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Ttion campaign which the CAA. ing in the Constituent Modi also accused the started as a three-corner fight Modi referred to the 1950 Assembly “so far as the side of Congress of discreetly insti- among the incumbent AAP, Nehru-Liyaqat agreement on Pakistan concerned, minori- gating anti-CAA agitation. the BJP and the Congress has minority security and non- ties are practically liquidated. “Khoob parda hai, chilman se now narrowed down to a discrimination against “reli- Those who live in East lage baithe hain, saaf chhupte direct fight between the AAP gious minorities”. Why did Pakistan live in total frustra- bhi nahin, samne aate bhi and the BJP with the Nehru not use “all citizens”? tion”. Modi also gave anoth- nahin” (Closeted to screen but Congress appearing to have he asked to counter protests er instance of Jogendra Nath would not come out in open), given up hope with its low-key against exclusion of Muslims Mandal, a backward caste Modi recited a romantic canvassing for the February 8 in the agreement. He said an leader also the first Law poem to nuance his political election. year ago before this agree- Minister in Pakistan who also message. Hardselling its five years of ment, Nehru wrote a letter to likewise returned to India development works and free- Assam Chief Minister after observing that minori- bies provided to Delhiites, AAP Gopinath to distinguish ties were being successfully convener and Delhi Chief between Hindu refugees and driven out of West Pakistan $ Minister Arvind Kejrwial is Muslim migrants from and the same was being done hopeful of retaining power. Pakistan. Modi quoted in the East Pakistan. / * )2 However, the AAP is facing Nehru’s statement in the Lok As he accused the a stiff challenge from the BJP . Sabha on November 5, 1950 Congress of telling “lies” and wo former Chief under the stewardship of Union , , - ! ' . that affected minorities com- spreading “false propagan- TMinisters, Omar Home Minister Amit Shah. by raising the question of the improve on its 2015 tally of ing to India have right to cit- da” on the CAA on account of Abdullah and Mehbooba Besides promising freebies like saffron party’s inability in not three seats. izenship and “law needed to its vote-bank politics, the Mufti, currently under polit- 2/kg atta, the BJP tried to cap- announcing its CM candidate. A few even predict that the + **+ 56/$6731 ers, Modi quoted the first Prime be changed.” Prime Minister assured that ical detention for last six italise on the anti- It is too early saffron party may get closer to Minister of the country, Drawing attention to the the CAA will not “discrimi- months, were booked under CAA protests in to jump to any the half-way mark in the harging the Opposition with Jawaharlal Nehru, to buttress persecution of religious nate” between Hindus and controversial and stringent Shaheen Bagh. pioneer conclusion about Assembly. Cinstigating anti-CAA protests the case for the CAA saying it was minorities in Pakistan from Muslims and cause no dam- Public Safety Act (PSA) that The AAP the election out- The Congress, whose and spreading “falsehood”, Prime he who first spoke of “pressure” the very beginning, the Prime age to minorities. allows detention of any indi- throughout the poll Analysis come, poll pun- prospects are dim, is likely to Minister Narendra Modi on on and “safety” of minorities in Minister gave the instance of Taking a jibe at the vidual for up to two years campaign played dits think the increase its vote share in five Thursday warned that agitations East and West Pakistan and need freedom fighter Upendra Congress on its “save without a trial. The move was safe by not getting drawn into AAP is likely to retain major- boroughs, including Delhi against laws passed by Parliament to change the law to grant Indian Nath Dutta — a member of Constitution” pitch, he necessitated as their six- the Shaheen Bagh debate and ity in the Assembly. Cant, Kasturba Nagar, and and State Assemblies may lead to citizenship to “minorities” com- All India Congress recalled unconstitutional month preventive custody kept its focus on development However, observers feel Muslim-majority Mustafabad, “anarchy”. He justified action ing from Pakistan. Modi sought Committee — who had measures during Emergency, ended on Thursday. works and freebies. It used that aggressive campaigning where party workers hope to against PDP and NC leaders in to ask the Opposition benches stayed in Pakistan but placing of National Advisory Detailed copy on P7 other tactics to corner the BJP by the BJP is likely to help it gain strength. Jammu & Kashmir suggesting whether Pandit Nehru was that his Government cannot be “communal” to raise the issue of with those supporting “open the plight of “minorities” in the secession” and lampooned neighbouring country. ! " Congress campaign of “save “This was not only Mahatma Constitution”. Gandhi’s but also Nehru’s senti- In a speech laced with ments. Was Pandit Nehru com- % $ & Palestine and Kashmir issues. humour, “shayari” and verbal munal? Did he discriminate Pakistan has persisted with its wallops at the Opposition lead- between Hindus and Muslims? proposal so far. + .+ 56/$6731817)))$ the Foreign Ministers of the February 9 to make prepara- Soon after Pakistan’s OIC on Kashmir by Saudi tions for the Council of absence at the Malaysia sum- ndia on Thursday reacted Arabia, in an apparent move Foreign Ministers (CFM). mit, Saudi Arabia showed flex- ! 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Organisation of Islamic replace the 57-member group- on Kashmir on Pakistan’s India, in a major diplo- Cooperation (OIC) seems to ing led by it. request, the report quoted a matic achievement in March ) * have not yielded desired result Prime Minister Imran diplomatic source as saying. last year, addressed the OIC after Riyadh showed reluc- Khan had confirmed Pakistan’s The Jeddah-headquar- Although there has been a considered a must for any meeting in Abu Dhabi for the ##+ 56/$6731 tance to the move. participation in the summit tered bloc, which is the second meeting of the contact group move at the OIC, which is first time. India’s participation Upset with Malaysia hosted by Malaysia, but largest inter-governmental on Kashmir on the sidelines of dominated by Saudi Arabia came despite strong demand by ith an aim to counter the move, India urged that coun- skipped the event at the body after the UN, has usual- UN General Assembly session and other Arab countries from Pakistan to rescind the invita- W“falsehood” spread by the try’s leadership to develop a eleventh hour due to pressure ly been supportive of Pakistan in New York and a report by the Gulf. The kingdom has tion to then External Affairs BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) better understanding of facts exerted by Saudi Arabia and and often sided with the OIC’s Independent made several proposals to Minister Sushma Swaraj to launched a satirical campaign and acknowledge that Pakistan the United Arab Emirates - Islamabad on the Kashmir Permanent Human Rights Pakistan to avoid the CFM address the grouping of the titled “AmitShahKaUltaChashma” remains an epicentre of glob- key financial backers of the issue. Commission on the alleged including holding of a parlia- OIC which was turned down on Thursday. The party launched al terrorism. cash-strapped country. Prime Minister Khan rights abuses in Kashmir, no mentary forum or speakers’ by the host UAE, resulting in a website amitshahkaultachash- According to media The report by Dawn News voiced frustration over the progress could be made conference from Muslim Pakistan’s Foreign Minister ma.com on which seven com- reports in Pakistan, there were came ahead of the bloc’s senior OIC’s silence on Kashmir dur- towards the CFM’s meeting. countries and, according to a Qureshi boycotting the parative images are uploaded. plans to convene a meeting of officials’ meeting in Jeddah on ing his visit to Malaysia. Support from Riyadh is source, a joint meeting on plenary. The seven pictures of a Mohalla Clinic, a night shelter, is unable to see the development playground, three visuals of delivered by the AAP dispensa- Government schools and one of tion because its glasses are taint- the streetlight initiatives uploaded ed, it said, adding that the AAP on the website convey the situa- has depicted how its has worked tion in Delhi before and after the hard to develop Delhi AAP came to power. Government schools by upgrad- along party lines foiled the !"# “Throughout his campaign, ing infrastructure, introducing Democratic Party’s deter- Union Home Minister Amit Shah the happiness curriculum, and mined bid to overthrow blamed the AAP for not deliver- creating a positive environment. Trump from the White House + 61 159 it added. ing its promises. Whereas the fact The visuals depict how the ahead of the November 3 Chinese officials said 19 is that the party has not only ful- Mohalla Clinics have changed the presidential election. hina on Thursday foreign nationals living in the filled the 70-point manifesto as health infrastructure of Delhi, it The Democratic-led Cdenounced as “rumours country have been confirmed promised in 2015 but also deliv- said, adding the concept is an House of Representatives and lies” the reports of a much of contracting the novel coro- ered much more,” the AAP said inspiration for other States. approved the articles of higher death toll and infected navirus as of Thursday, but did in a statement. The party said these visuals impeachment on December cases in the coronavirus out- not disclose their nationalities. The fundamental idea of this also communicate the bid to 18 after charging Trump with break that it said has killed 564 China also said that it has satirical campaign is that the BJP make Delhi a dark spot-free city. pressuring Ukraine to smear people as the authorities fin- lodged diplomatic protests with former US vice president Joe ished work on a second hospi- countries whose airlines have Biden, a potential Democratic tal to treat thousands of patients cancelled flights to Chinese rival in the 2020 presidential suffering from the disease. cities alleging that they are election, using nearly USD Overall 564 people have spreading panic in the wake of 400 million in military aid as died in China due to the virus deadly coronavirus. P leverage. Though Trump, 73, on Wednesday and 28,018 con- Seventy of the deaths has been acquitted, he will firmed cases have been report- reported on Wednesday were become the first impeached ed from 31 provincial-level from Hubei province and its president to seek re-election. regions, the National Health capital Wuhan, the epicentre of A two-thirds majority Commission reported on the virus outbreak, where ! " vote was needed to remove Thursday. China is building a large num- " # $%& " 2)1 Trump, which was always On Wednesday, 73 people ber of hospitals at frantic pace ' ( going to be a long shot in a died - the highest casualty in a including converting stadiums, he Bombay High Court on 100-member Senate con- single day — due to the virus auditoriums and schools into ! TThursday granted bail to Peter trolled by his Republican Party and the new confirmed cases of hospitals to cope up with the " !# ! 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Pal Gujjar on Thursday said He said the Governor will deployed. a final decision will be taken in Senior education officers SThursday asked Punjab Chief farmers, the youth have also got Stating that the Chief Chief Minister Manohar Lal address the Assembly on “Our government has due course. have been directed to ensure Minister Capt Amarinder Singh demoralized by the CM’s failure Minister could not get away with Khattar, who is also the Finance February 20, which will be the amended the Haryana Official that every district prepares to prove his claim of providing to fulfill the Ghar Ghar Naukari this deceit, Grewal asked Capt Minister, will present Budget formal start of the session. It Language Act, 1969, to make STEPS BEING TAKEN TO Power Point presentations of 11 lakh jobs given to youth or promise and some of them have Amarinder to disclose why his for 2020-21 on February 27 or will be a longer session this Hindi the authorised language IMPROVE BOARD the previous year’s board result apologize to them. even starting to take their lives Government had failed to imple- 28. time, he stated. for proceedings and any judg- RESULTS with detailed analysis gender- “After the lies and theatrics in despair”. ment the 2,500 per month The Budget Session of ment, decree or order passed by wise, class-wise, subject-wise, in Delhi, the youth of Punjab are “Forget creating new jobs, unemployment allowance which Haryana Vidhan Sabha will GOVT'S ACHIEVEMENTS courts and tribunals function- Gujjar, who is also State and stream-wise in the meet- waiting with baited breath for the Government has failed to fill had been promised to youth begin at 11 am on February 20 OF 100 DAYS WOULD BE ing under the Punjab and Education Minister, said that ing. Special target will be given Chief Minister Capt Amarinder up more than 50,000 vacancies while campaigning in while the three-day long pre- PART OF GUV'S ADDRESS Haryana High Court,” he said, Haryana Government is com- to the schools where the num- Singh to release the data of 11 which have been created in the Delhi. Budget talks with MLAs will adding that the State mitted to improve the results of ber of students was more than lakh jobs given to the youngsters last three years,” he said adding “You even denied central take place from February 17. Asked about the achieve- Government has decided to board examinations of 75 and the result was not upto by the Congress Government in that the Government has also scholarship funds to scheduled Talking to The Pioneer, ments of the Government in give free education till Class XII Government Schools in the mark last year. Punjab,” said senior SAD leader refused to regularize 27,000 con- castes for more than a year. In Gujjar said, “In order to incor- the last 100 days, Gujjar said and will provide books. It will State and several steps have He said instruction has Maheshinder Singh Grewal. tractual employees. your dispensation school girls are porate suggestions of MLAs in this would be part of start from the next session. been taken in this direction. been given to the senior edu- He said: “Now that the Chief Regarding placement drives being denied cycles and students State’s Budget, for the first Governor’s address. “Validity of the Haryana He said for this, the Deputy cation officers to organise a Minister has recuperated suffi- of private technical institutions even winter uniform,” he added. time, pre-Budget discussions The Minister said that teacher eligibility test result has Commissioners of the districts Mega Parent Teacher Meeting ciently after a day’s campaign in which had been appropriated by Stating that the chief minis- will take place with all MLAs Haryana Government had been increased from five years concerned will preside over the by the heads of the Delhi, he should release the the Government, Grewal said, ter should not shy away from in the State on February 17, 18 recently increased old-age pen- to seven years. No State meeting of Education Officers Government Schools in the data of 11 lakh jobs which have “Youth have started boycotting Punjabis and also share his and 19.” sion by 250. To save the envi- entrance examination will on February 10. All District State soon in which the teach- been given to youth in Punjab so the Rozgar Melas of the Congress “achievements” with them, “By having discussions ronment and curb burning of require the candidate to travel Education Officers, District ers will share the marks that he could be felicitated appro- Government because they are Grewal said that it was sad that among the MLAs of coalition stubble, the Government had beyond 50 km from residence. Elementary Education Officers, obtained by the students in the priately. If he cannot do this, he being offered jobs even below the Capt Amarinder had chosen to parties BJP and BJJP as well as paid 100 per quintal for stub- Bus journey of candidates District Project Coordinator, pre-board examinations with should apologize to the youth prescribed daily wage. There befool the people of Delhi with MLAs of Opposition Congress ble. Buses for women had been going for interview will be and Block Education Officers the parents of the students. and Punjabis for mouthing lies have been instances where not outlandish statements. ) !

/ * / * 3)5$19)<3 against the SAD president tions, limiting himself to Taksali faction ahead the 2022 Sukhbir Badal’s leadership and Bathinda — home constituen- polls. Strategy could also be he Dhindsas have decided the party’s dented image fol- cy of his daughter-in-law devised in relation to the Tto challenge the Akalis on lowing the allegations of sacri- Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Then he impending elections to the the same ground from which lege incidents, pardon to Dera also did not attend the party Shiromani Gurdwara the foundation of their expul- chief, among others. event to mark SAD’s 99th foun- Parbandhak Committee sion was laid. SAD’s “disgruntled” old dation day. But, he turned up at (SGPC). Within a week after the guard also opposed and gave a Sangrur rally to counter the Notably, during 2007 and Dhindsa father-son duo was call to free the party from the attack of his once party col- 2012 assembly elections, Doaba thrown out of the Akali Dal by rule of a single family — the league. played a crucial role in forming dubbing it as the “decision of Badals. However, they were Now with the Akali Dal SAD-BJP coalition the masses” taken in the party eventually shown the door out finally expelling the father-son Governments. During 2017 rally at Sangrur—the bastion of of the party. duo from the party’s primary elections, SAD faced a massive Dhindsas, the Rajya Sabha MP SAD’s senior leader Daljit membership, the Dhindsas are defeat in Malwa and Majha, and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Singh Cheema said that the working mutually with the got just five seats in Doaba. Parminder Singh Dhindsa have decision regarding their expul- SAD Taksali, gaining support in From entire Malwa region, only decided to hold a massive rally sion was taken by the people at all regions of the state. nine candidates could win, and at the same place to challenge the SAD’s rally at Sangrur and Taksalis already enjoys Majha has Bikram Singh the Badals. the core committee had only respectable hold in Majha with Majithia as the only winner. For the same, and to fur- gave its stamp of approval. the top leaders hailing from the Now, SAD has four MLAs ther garner the support in his Notably, the five-time Chief same region. Dhindsas, who are from Doaba after it lost Shahkot favour, the Dhindsas are work- Minister Parkash Singh Badal, strengthening its support base assembly segment in bypolls ing along with the Akali Dal’s who has been out of state’s polit- in Malwa region of which following the death of SAD Taksali faction which has the ical scene ever since the SAD- Sangrur is the part, are also MLA Ajit Singh Kohar. former SAD leaders Ranjit BJP combine lost the power working on the SAD’s “dis- Sources in SAD Taksali Singh Brahmpura, Ratan Singh after 2017 state assembly polls, gruntled elements” to muster maintained that the party’s Ajnala, Sewa Singh Sekhwan, came out of hibernation to support in the region. functioning would now be among others. take on the Dhindsas’ attack It has been learnt that a more organized and soon a rally Unhappy with the party’s against his son. meeting would be held next would be organized, along with functioning and the current Badal, the SAD patron, did week to further put in order all the Dhindsas, in Sangrur to 7 ) ' ) ) ) ' ! - $ leadership, the traditional Akali not campaigned aggressively the efforts to give it a final official declare a war against the ' ! leaders raised a banner of revolt during 2019 parliamentary elec- shape, and strengthen the Badals. !"!!# $ $(# ) ' # - (& %& '(!# "!!#!!$ # !# ((( $ ( .% 3' " Guards would be deployed in Yamunanagar. + 3)5$19)<3 framed on the lines of Union refugees should also be in the PGIMS Rohtak, 190 in Bhagat “Earlier, private security Ministry of Home Affairs. possession of the Registration Phool Singh Government personnel were deployed at aryana Chief Minister He said the benefits will Certificate issued by the @ Medical College, Khanpur Government hospitals through HManohar Lal Khattar has allow the children to enrol in Central Tibetan Relief Kalan, 200 in Kalpana Chawla outsourcing for the security of accorded approval to formulate government schools, mid-day Committee. Government Medical College, the doctors. Taking serious a rehabilitation policy for meal scheme, to have text The minister said the State Karnal and 300 in Shaheed note of increasing such inci- Tibetan refugees on the lines of books and uniform free. overnment will organise + 3)5$19)<3 Hasan Khan Mewati dents, we have decided to a similar policy adopted by the Pal said a Tibetan individ- Aadhaar enrolment camps at Government Medical College, replace private security guards Centre and it will extend ual should be residing in India least twice in a year for the or security arrangements Nalhar. with home guards in the State,” Government benefits to their for a minimum of 182 days to refugees to get the cards so that + 3)5$19)<3 low of 2.8 degrees Celsius. Fin all government medical He said Home Guards he added. children. avail the benefits. The claim they don''t face any hardship in There was no respite from colleges of Haryana, the Health would be posted in Health The Home Minister said Stating this, Haryana would be approved by the availing the benefits. here was no let up in the the cold at other places includ- and Home Minister Anil Vij on Centres of all districts. Under that there will be no compro- Education Minister Kanwar administration of the district The Tibetan administra- Tongoing cold weather con- ing Bathinda (4 degrees Thursday said that 1518 Home which, 92 Home Guards would mise on security of the doctors Pal Gujjar on Thursday said they are living, he said. tion-in-exile is based in ditions in Punjab and Haryana Celsius), Faridkot (4 degrees Guards would be deployed be posted in Health Centres in working in various hospitals of that Tibetan Rehabilitation He said the individual or Himachal Pradesh's on Thursday with freezing cold Celsius), Gurdaspur (5.1 additionally on outsourcing district Ambala, 120 in the State. Other measures like Policy in the State is to be family members of Tibetan Dharamsala town. in Adampur as it recorded a degrees Celsius), Ludhiana (5.6 basis. For this, further process Bhiwani, 44 in Charkhi Dadri, installation of additional CCTV minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius), Pathankot would be carried out soon. 60 in Faridabad, 66 in cameras have been ordered in degrees Celsius. (5.4 degrees Celsius) and Earlier, approval was grant- Fatehabad, 104 in Gurugram the Government hospitals. Adampur in Punjab was Patiala (6 degrees Celsius). ed to deploy 1,652 Home and 137 in Hisar. Similarly, 100 To provide better health N )') ? ! the coldest place across both In Haryana, Karnal and Guards in all Primary Health Home Guards would be post- services to the people of the the states as night temperatures Narnaul shivered recording Centres, Community Health ed in Health Centres of Jhajjar, State, the Haryana Government continued to hover below nor- identical below normal mini- Centres and District Hospitals 98 in Health Centres of Jind, 68 has set up as many as 2643 mal limits, a meteorological mum temperatures of 4 degrees in the State. in Kaithal, 87 in Karnal, 48 in sub-health centres, 513 prima- ! O department official said here. Celsius each. The respective Vij said that in total 3,170 Kurukshetra, 43 in Nuh, 62 in ry health centres, 128 commu- Among other places in minimums at Hisar, Rohtak, Home Guards would be Narnaul, 52 in Palwal, 51 in nity health centres and 22 dis- Punjab, Amritsar reeled at a low Bhiwani, Sirsa and Ambala deployed in all Government Panchkula, 56 in Panipat, 52 in trict hospitals in the state + 3)5$19)<3 of 2.3 degrees Celsius followed settled at 4.7, 5, 5.9, 5.1 and 6.2 medical colleges and health Rewari, 65 in Rohtak, 87 in wherein as many as 2651 doc- by Halwara, which registered a degrees Celsius. centres. Under this, 828 Home Sirsa, 94 in Sonepat and 66 in tors have been deputed. ollowing the non-compliance of order issued Fby Punjab and Haryana High Court banning the display of designations or description of offices on both private and government vehicles in the city, the Chandigarh Administration has on Thursday written to all its senior officers to follow the instructions. !" # $%&'# ( $ The advisory issued by Manoj Parida, Adviser to UT Administrator on Thursday stated, “No government or private vehicle will carry + 3)5$19)<3 and India) - designed by archi- Fernandez, who is specializing various conservation measures examined the restoration of the word like Court, Army, Airforce, Navy, tect Le Corbusier which were in the restoration of 20th cen- and restoration works under- exposed concrete façade work Police, Press etc.” French delegation, which is included in the list of UNESCO tury buildings. taken and planned for heritage being undertaken in 30-bays “No Government or private vehicle will Aon a visit to Chandigarh to World Heritage Site in 2016. “The French delegation buildings in Chandigarh building, 17 Bays building, carry the designation like chairman, vice- examine the progress of The Capitol Complex is the has shown keen interest in designed by Corbusier. Library, Town Hall, DC office, chairman etc. The words like government or UT restoration work of heritage largest complex amongst all the sharing of expertise of the The delegation visited the Pierre Jeanneret house, Le Administration can be allowed to be displayed Under the order, the display of designation buildings designed by Swiss- UNESCO listed heritage build- restoration work being under- Capitol complex for assessing Corbusier Centre at Sector 19 when the occupants are performing Government or description of office and unauthorised born French architect Le ings planned by taken in Chandigarh and the ongoing restoration work in here. duties,” the order stated. emblems on all vehicles was prohibited. Printing Corbusier in the city, will sub- Corbusier. France, so as to highlight the the Punjab and Haryana High Notably, the UT “District magistrate, Additional District words like Court, Army, Press and Police and mit a report of observations The delegation is current- legacy of Le Corbusier,” said a Court, Civil Secretariat and Engineering Department is Magistrate, Doctors, Ambulance, Fire-brigade designations, such as Chairman and Vice- and recommendations to the ly on a week-long visit to senior officer of UT Assembly building. The dele- undertaking steam cleaning can display their designation only during per- Chairman, was banned. Only ambulances, fire UT Administration in next Chandigarh to finalize an Administration. gation also visited the for restoration of decade old formance of magisterial or medical duty in emer- brigades, police cars and other vehicles used for two days. agreement to collaborate with He said that the delegation Government College of Art, buildings in the Capitol gency situation,” it further stated. rescue were exempted. The French delegation the Administration to provide has proposed a road map, so Government Museum, Complex. The buildings of the The letter has been sent to Principle Violation of the order will invite a challan comprising Brigitte Bouvier, expertise in preserving the that engineers and architects Chandigarh College of Complex were inaugurated in Secretary, Home, Secretary Personnel, under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles (MV) Director, France based heritage buildings. from both the countries can get Architecture, and Government the period 1953 to 1968. The Commissioner, District Magistrate, Senior Act. Under this, the first offence entails a chal- Fondation Le Corbusier met The delegation included together in the field of restora- Press building, where the main buildings in Complex Superintendent of Police, Secretary State lan worth Rs 500 while the fine increases to Rs Manoj Parida, Adviser to UT Brigitte Bouvier, conservation tion of heritage buildings. restoration of the buildings are the Secretariat the Transport Authority, UT Director Public 1,000 for subsequent offences. Administrator and other senior architect Bénédicte Gandini, The delegation will submit has to be undertaken by the Legislative assembly, the High Relations and UT Director Health Services to Notably, the Member of Parliament Kirron UT officers on Thursday to dis- Thierry Zimer, Deputy a report to us regarding their Administration. Court and 'Open Hand' mon- ensure compliance to the instructions. Kher had written to the UT Administration cuss the restoration work of Director of Laboratory of observations and recommen- The Administration has ument, which is the symbol of The officers have been told that the instruc- seeking an exemption to use a flag — with ‘MP’ heritage buildings especially Research of Historic monu- dations about restoration work proposed to convert the icon- Chandigarh. tions will come into immediate effect from written on it — on her car. In her letter, she had at Capitol Complex in Sector 1 ments (LRHM), research engi- undertaken by UT ic press building in Sector 18 In the past, the Fondation February 6. stated: “Being Member of Parliament, I have to here. neer (concrete specialist) Administration in next two here into a museum for her- Le Corbusier had assisted the The Punjab and Haryana Court had on visit various places across tricity for official and The Capitol Complex is Myriam Bouichou, Professor of days, the officer added. itage furniture and vintage Administration in drafting the January 24 had banned display of designation non-official works. The recognition of my part of the group of 17 sites - Architectural History & On the first day of their cars. It is also proposed to keep dossier submitted before and profession on private as well as Government vehicle must be in the knowledge of officials and across seven countries (France, Culture at ENSA Paris- visit, the Administration had all heritage items on the first UNESCO in 2016 for the nom- vehicles in the tricity, and had asked the police general public. Therefore, I must be allowed to Switzerland, Belgium, Belleville, Jean-Paul Midant, given a presentation to the floor of the press building. ination of World Heritage sta- to enforce the ban within 72 hours. fly flag on my vehicle mentioning ‘MP’.” Germany, Argentina, Japan research teacher Vanessa delegation elaborating about The French delegation also tus for Capitol Complex. !"!" " # *

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Replying to the debate in jobs in the next six months”, will take six months to pre- tubelights are like this," Modi We asked the Prime Rajya Sabha on a motion the Prime Minister on pare. said prompting ruling NDA Minister repeatedly that you thanking the President for his Thursday countered him wit- "In these six months, I will members to burst into laugh- have given a one and a half address to the joint sitting of tily saying he would increase do more surya namaskar so ter. hour speech and if for 2 min- both Houses of Parliament, the number of surya that my back is ready for the Modi also took several utes you can tell the youth Modi said for the first time in namaskars so that his back can beating. I have been subjected digs at leader of Congress in about employment and what decades, people of Jammu & bear the beatings. to abuses in the past 20 years, Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan your Government has done Kashmir got benefits of reser- Modi also took a dig with I will make myself gaali-proof Chowdhury for frequently ris- about it." vation besides putting in place his "tubelight" jibe at Rahul for (abuse-proof) and also danda- ing from his seat and inter- "You would have seen, a comprehensive start-up, trade his delayed reaction during his proof (stick-proof)," Modi rupting him, saying that he is youngsters saw, that the Prime and logistics policy. , , - ! ' ! reply to a debate on Motion of said. publicising 'Fit India' cam- Minister could not give a There were BDC (Block . Thanks to the President's Addressing an election paign of his Government in reply," the former Congress Development Council) polls Address even as he made rally in Delhi, Rahul had on Parliament. president said while speaking and RERA (Real Estate some made tongue-in-cheek Wednesday said, "The PM is Responding to to reporters outside Regulatory Authority) came remarks at other Opposition delivering speeches, but six Chowdhury on the issue Parliament. into being there, Modi said. "'$ ! $$ members. months later, he will not be unemployment, Modi said he Earlier, the Government He attacked the Opposition Outside the house, Rahul able to even leave his home. will resolve unemployment in used to talk about economy, for not offering any "construc- reacted saying the PM did not The youth of India will the country but not his and of Make in India, USD 5 trillion, tive suggestion" during the "# % talk about the main issue of beat him up with sticks his party's. but the Prime Minister now debate, saying they made a unemployment and alleged and make him understand On Congress leader does not talk about "virtue out of stagnation". that he was distracting people that this country will not be Shashi Tharoor's criticism of the biggest issue facing the Modi said one member + ! implement GST? 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PModi on Thursday in protest. the complexities of the new Gandhi, the Prime Minister his seat and questioned Modi in-law" of the region, referring Nehru to Pakistan and "This observation is not cor- attacked the Congress for the "I had said that you should regime have driven many said: "In 70 years, no Congress on the issue of unemployment, to his late wife Sunanda Bangladesh. rect. The entire nation has delay in implementation of the address the manufacturing small enterprises out of busi- leader has ever become self- the Prime Minister said he was Pushkar. seen the detailed discussions Goods and Services Tax , say- states issues in order to imple- ness and forced hundreds of on the subject. MPs have ing that it was only after he ment GST.(Arun) Jaitley ji thousands out of jobs. The locked and televised address amendment to the citizenship the style of Ranbir Penal Code. Territories-Jammu and voted in favour of the deci- took office that the outstand- addressed these issues. The Congress, which had accused stopped when the Bill to bifur- law. The erstwhile State was the Kashmir and Ladakh. sions." ing issues were resolved, issues that I raised as a CM the BJP of holding up the GST cate Andhra Pradesh was Many Central laws were only one to have a separate Following the reorganisa- "People do not forget paving the way for the rollout (Chief Minister), I have worked when it was in the opposition, passed, the PM told the joint not implemented due to the constitution and flag as per the tion of the erstwhile State into things easily. I want to remind of the unified tax regime. on them as a PM," he added. has been one of the sharpest session. special status provided to the provisions of Article 370. two UTs, a number of the the Leader of the Opposition in "GST has seen a lot of The Central Government critics of the implementation The Prime Minister further erstwhile State of Jammu & However, the status of J&K leaders from the Valley were Rajya Sabha about the manner changes. It is a big achievement had launched the GST in 2017, of the tax reform by the PM said there is "unprecedented Kashmir under the Article 370 changed after the Article 370 put under detention as a pre- in which proceedings regarding for the country. 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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief constituency),Ramesh Jarkiholi The three who were bility,” Yediyurappa had said on and make Yediyurappa chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on (Gokak), Anand Singh expected to get Cabinet berths Q R Wednesday night. minister, the caste considera- Thursday rewarded with (Vijayanagar), KSudhakar were Umesh Katti, Arvind Sriramulu later clarified tion did not matter much. Cabinet berth 10 defectors, (Chikkaballapur), Byrathi Limbavali and CP Yogeshwar. that there was no discordin the Reacting to Cabinet expan- who helped the BJP bring Basavaraj (KR Puram), A section of the BJP had party and Yediyurappa was his sion, former Chief Minister and down the Congress-JD(S) AShivaram Hebbar (Yellapur), opposed making Yogeshwar a leader. Congress leader Siddaramaiah coalition and come to BC Patil (Hirekerur), K Minister, pointing out that he He also said he was busy said he is not happy that those power. Gopalaiah(Mahalakshmi had lost the Assembly elections distributing invitations for his who defected from Congress The Cabinet expansion led Layout), KC Narayana Gowda and not a member of either daughter’s wedding and had and the JD(S) became ministers to dissatisfaction among a sec- (KR Pet) and Shrimant House. sought the approval of the because it was “anti-democra- tion of ‘native’ BJP leaders who Balasaheb Patil (Kagwad). Late on Wednesday, party leaders to skip the swear- cy” and they had betrayed were left out of the exercise as Thursday’s much-awaited Yediyurappa said induction of ing-in ceremony. their parties. the party sought to contain dis- expansion takes the strength of BJP old-timers had been put off “There is no discord in the “They had won the election sidence in the face of intense the Cabinet to 28, with six following directions from the party. As some people are- and now became Ministers, so lobbying for berths by several vacancies now. party’s central leadership. Government headed by HD resentment, Katti and building the narrative of native I will congratulate them. I contenders. In the first expansion, last The decision to take none Kumaraswamy. Kumathalli skipped the swear- and outsider, I don’t believein want them to do pro-people The then disqualified August, 17 Ministers were of the ‘native’ BJP leaders into Among these disqualified ing-in ceremony. Minister, was also conspicuous such differentiation,” Sriramulu works,”Siddaramaiah, however, Congress-JD(S) MLAs who inducted. The latest exercise the Cabinet in the current MLAs, 13 had contested the by- While Katti’s name was by his absence, along with told reporters. added. had shifted loyalty to the BJP wasn’t a smooth affair for the round came after intense lob- polls in December and 11 had doing rounds ever since the Yogeshwar. There was a section with- When asked that his ‘good- and won the December by- Chief Minister and it was not bying from several aspirants won. Chief Minister announced on Kumathalli was aggrieved in the BJP, especially M old friends’ have become min- elections, were sworn-in at a without a twist. which threatened to go out of The one who had been left Sunday that three old-timer that he didn’t secure the PRenukacharya, which isters, former Chief Minister simple ceremony at the Raj Yediyurappa had hand at one stage, party sources out in the Cabinet expansion- BJP leaders would be inducted berth. opposed induction of and JD(S) leader HD Bhavan with the Governor announced on Sunday that 13 said. is Athani MLA Mahesh in his Cabinet. “It is difficult to make him Yogeshwar. Kumaraswamy said, “I am Vajubhai Vala administering aspirants,including the 10 who The ten newly-inducted Kumathalli who has been Health and Family Welfare (Mahesh Kumathalli) Minister As the Thursday’s exercise happy. They had put in lotsof oath of office and secrecy. were sworn-in on Thursday Ministers were among the then promised by theChief Minister Minister B Sriramulu, who had now. I will call him and discuss was meant to honour the efforts to fulfill their aspira- The ten are: ST and three BJP old-timers would 16 Congress-JD(S) MLAs who “some other big responsibility.” made no secret of his ambition with him. We will try to give promise made to those who tions. Let them do some good Somashekar (Yeshwantpur be inducted. brought down the coalition Apparently displaying their to become a Deputy Chief him some other big responsi- helped BJP come to power work for the people.” PTI :+: # ) 3.: <0= >? )

Azamgarh (UP): Police have He said Tuesday’s protest Park. When the Notices sent to booked 135 people protesting against the CAA was led by women got up from the spot to against the Citizenship Ulema Council national gen- offer namaaz, the policemen 1,000 people Amendment Act for sedition eral secretary Tahir Madni, started hurling abuses at them. and arrested 20 of them in the who was arrested on They even threatened them. Aligarh (UP):District author- city’s Bilariaganj area. Wednesday. The policemen started creating ities are issuing notices to In the FIR, only 35 people The officer said a reward of tensions. They beat up the about 1,000 people sitting on an have been named and the rest 25,000 each has been protestors and also pelted anti-CAA dharna here, warn- are unidentified, police said. announced on absconding stones at them,” Zakir from Al ing that they may lose their The FIR lists sedition among Ulema Council leaders Nurul Falah Front, the NGO, said property if they do not give a the charges. Huda, Mirza Shane Alam and here. satisfactory explanation on why The protesters accused the Osama. “Women have been beaten they are violating prohibitory police of thrashing them. He alleged that the pro- up severely, pulled by their hair. orders. Police, however, said they used testers used foul language One Sharavari Bano was bru- In addition, police are tear gas shells to tackle the pro- against Hindus and Prime tally beaten up in front of pro- sending out “red notices” to testers when they became Minister Narendra Modi. testors. She is under treatment some local leaders, cautioning unruly. An NGO in Azamgarh has at Azamgarh hospital now,” he them against disrupting law “The FIR has been regis- alleged that nineteen people said. and order. tered against 35 named and including minors were beaten The NGO claimed that Senior Superintendent of over 100 unidentified persons up and arrested from Maulana Tahir Madani was Police Akash Kulhari said the involved in anti-CAA protests Bilariaganj area when they allegedly pressurized to stop the notices being sent to about on Tuesday near Jauhar park in were ‘peacefully’ protesting protests and threatened with 1,000 people say that if they do Bilariaganj area. Of them 20 against the amended dire consequences. not give a satisfactory reply, the have been arrested,” citizenship law. The 135 people have been formalities for attaching their Superintendent of Police, “The women were peace- booked under various sections property will start. Triveni Singh, said fully protesting at Mohd Ali of IPC , SP said. PTI ,' ' ) $ :$ $ " . The process of sending out these notices to identified individuals has begun, authorities said. !"##$% ' O “If they do not give a satisfactory reply to the notice " within seven days, legal action Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala The Opposition trooped “The State Government addressing the concerns will be taken against them Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan out of the House after Speaker has claimed that it has decid- regarding it. “We can- # )) under relevant sections of the on Thursday assured the State P Sreeramakrishnan refused ed to avoid two questions from not halt census proceedings. Indian Penal Code,” City Assembly that the National to allow a notice for adjourn- the census data questionnaire. But we cannot simply move + :7)) Magistrate Vineet Kumar Singh Population Register will not be ment motion urging the But the centre itself has said forward without addressing Puducherry:The BJP in control of the Union Home said. implemented, but the State Hovernment to temporarily they don’t require answers to the concerns. he TMC women’s wing Puducherry on Thursday Ministry and therefore there Hundreds of women have will go ahead with the census halt the census activities until those questions. Until the confusion and Ttook out a protest rally in opposed the Congress could be no tabling of any been sitting on dharna round process. concerns related to the The census officials have the concerns are cleared, we the city on Thursday in protest Government’s move to table an motion againstCAA in the the clock near Eidgah in Delhi As the Congress-led National Population Register been appointed and now they need to stop the census against the amended anti-CAA resolution in the assembly and any debate there- Gate area for the past one Opposition UDF and the trea- (NPR) were cleared. will directly report to the cen- process,” Chennithala said. Citizenship Act. Assembly in the coming sitting, to will be violative of the week in protest against the sury benches sparred over the The UDF MLAs left the tre and not the state govern- The Congress leader also Carrying posters and plac- claiming such a course Constitution, he said. Citizenship (Amendment) Act NPR, Vijayan said the State hall even as the chief minister ment,” Shaji said. said even though the chief ards against the BJP govern- would be violative of Besides, the Union and the proposed National cannot cancel the Centre’s noti- assured the House that all However, Vijayan coun- minister and his party were of ment at the Centre on the Constitution. Territory Act 1963 also laid Register of Citizens. fication asking officials to start activities related to NPR was tered Shaji saying opposition’s the opinion that the Unlawful issue of CAA-NRC-NPR, sev- A delegation of BJP MLAs, down that theterritorial assem- Authorities have imposed the enumeration process. put on hold and the State attempt to raise the matter in Activities (Prevention) Act eral senior TMC leaders led by its leader V Saminathan, bly can debate only matters that prohibitory orders that ban “But we can stay it. We Government had issued direc- the House was part of “some (UAPA) should not be imple- including Chandrima submitted a petition in the fell in the domain of the State assembly of people without have stayed the NPR process. tion to the district collectors to agenda” as the State mented, two students are now Bhattacharya and Shashi Panja office of assembly Speaker VP or concurrent lists of the permission.On Wednesday, Since the opposition leader is stop all NPR related works. Government had made it clear in custody and were being were seen shouting slogans Sivakolundhu urging him not Seventh schedule of the there was bedlam at the protest insisting, the Government will “The census work is that it will not allow NPR in probed by the NIA under demanding immediate repeal to permit the Government to Constitution. site when a stray bull barged look into it. nothing new to the State. It is State. “I would like to make it UAPA. The veteran leader later of the contentious law. table any motion to protest the As citizenship fell under into the crowd of protesters. We stand by the decision a normal process. Information clear that no detention camps told reporters that they were The TMC women’s wing Citizenship Amendment Act the purview of the Central list, A policeman posted there that census will go on. We will will only be collected for the will be opened in Kerala. not against the census. took out the rally from (CAA) in the House scheduled the territorial assembly has no managed to push out the stray not implement NPR. The ques- census. Enumeration with regard to “The President of India Gariahat to Hazra More, about to meet on February 12. power to discuss it,he said animal from the crowd of tionnaire for that is different,” The chief secretary has NPR will not be implemented. says NPR will be implemented, five km away. The petition was signed by adding any motion to women protesters, many of the Chief Minister told the also issued directions to district We have issued specific Prime Minister says it will not The Citizenship all the three legislators— opposethe CAA would be an whom were carrying children. House. collectors in this regard,” direction on the matter and if be implemented, while the Amendment Act has been the Saminathan, S.Selvaganapathy infringement on the A 20-year-old woman was The Government had in Vijayan said, replying to an any official goes beyond such Home minister says it will be latest political flash and KG Shankar. Saminathan Constitution under which all rushed to hospital by police for December itself ordered stop- adjournment motion moved by directions, strong action will be implemented. It is totally con- point in West Bengal, with later told reporters that both the MLAs had taken the oath medical aid. Some others also page of all activities in con- Indian Union Muslim League taken,” Vijayan said. fusing. We need clarity in this Chief Minister Mamata the Houses of Parliament had and pledged to uphold it. Chief received minor injuries. nection with NPR in the state (IUML) MLA K M Shaji. Leader of the Opposition matter first,” he said. The state Banerjee, who is among the already passed the Citizenship Minister V Narayanasamy has Some protesters reported- considering ‘apprehensions’ of According to Shaji, NPR in the Assembly Ramesh had on January 16 directed all most vocal critics of the saffron Amendment Bill which had recently said the government ly raised slogans against the the public that it would lead to and the census require similar Chennithala said they under- its officials to ensure that NPR party, opposing it since become an act with the would move a resolution police alleging that the bull had NRC in the wake of the data and it was a huge mistake stand the importance of the was not mentioned while send- tooth and nail and the BJP keen President’s assent. opposing the CAAin the been let loose deliberately to Citizenship Amendment Act to say that only the census census process, but cannot ing the communication on on implementing it in the Puducherry functioned assembly on February 12 harass the protesters. Police (CAA). activities will take place. allow it to held without Census 2021. PTI State. under the direct administrative `come what may`. PTI denied the charge. PTI ( )) - P 2 /0, $ " 2'

Patna: The BJP on Thursday coat), can also be called Nitish suffixed with Kumari and who R accused RJD leader Tej Pratap Kumari. And his companion wear bangles deserve no Yadav of misogyny for his Sushil Kumar Modi, the bear- respect? His tasteless remarks Guwahati: One suspected anti- IEDs away from the populous remarks berating Chief er of the saffron flag, called and the applause they received talk ULFA(I) cadre was arrest- location and those were deto- Minister Nitish Kumar and Sushil Kumari Modi. They from his supporters are proof ed on Thursday for planting nated safely later. We suspect it Deputy Chief Minister Sushil cannot take us head on ... that misogyny runs deep in the two improvised explosive is the handiwork of ULFA(I),” Kumar Modi and asking them They sit in their homes wear- RJD,” Anand said. devices in the State Capital he added. to replace Kumar in their ing bangles,” Yadav jeered He said Yadav’s “misogy- ahead of Prime Minister The police team immedi- names with ‘Kumari’, often before the crowds.The RJD nistic” remarks lend credence Narendra Modi’s day-long visit ately launched an operation used with the names of rally was held at Masaurhi in to the charges his wife has lev- to Assam. and arrested one suspected girls. rural Patna late on Wednesday elled against him. He demand- Modi is scheduled to visit cadre of ULFA(I), Gupta said. Yadav, the elder son of RJD night and video clips of it were ed that the RJD leader apolo- Assam on Friday and address To queries whether these supremo Lalu Prasad, put his beamed by local TV news gize to the chief minister and a public rally at Kokrajhar bombs were planted targeting foot in the mouth at an anti- channels. his deputy. after the Bodo peace agree- Modi’s visit to the state, Gupta CAA, NRC, NRP rally where BJP spokesman Nikhil “If he is trying to emulate ment, which was signed in said, “We cannot say immedi- he flayed the JD(U), which is Anand reacted angrily, his uncouth father, he must New Delhi on January 27. ately that the IEDs were plant- headed by Kumar and BJP, to demanding an apology from beware he may similarly land Guwahati Police ed targeting to the PM’s visit. which Sushil Kumar Modi the RJD leader. He reminded in jail one day, the BJP Commissioner Munna Prasad We are investigating”. belongs, for the dramatic Yadav of the allegations of spokesman said. Gupta told PTI that the two Police had recovered another realignment of the two parties domestic violence that his Yadav had tied the knot IEDs were found in the busy five IEDs from Panikhaiti area, in July, 2017. estranged wife has levelled with Aishwarya Roy, daughter Paltanbazar and Panbazar areas near here on the same day. “I therefore say Nitish against him. of RJD MLA Chandrika Roy, in of the city late on Wednesday Modi during his visit to Kumar, whom my father had “Was Tej Pratap trying to May 2018 but filed a divorce night. Assam has no programme in 0@ " , ) aptly named palturam (turn- say that those whose names are petition six months later. PTI “The bomb squad took the the city. PTI , ' * . !"!" " # 5

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" "+ :7)) being laid on the table. tended to be in no mood to for- in his rights to put in his own The TMC promptly react- students. “I have been in politics for get previous altercations. views. ed with Bhattacharya accusing Thereafter on a number of ith no love lost between the past several decades but “There were learned gov- The State Government was the Governor of deliberately occasions both sides traded WChief Minister Mamata never saw a Governor acting ernors before me, they all were well within its rights to put trying to create problems. “We charges alleging non-coopera- Banerjee and Governor like this. Never saw a Governor iconic people but when I forth its achievements in the all know he is deliberately try- tion and interference in each !!" Jagdeep Dhankhar the Bengal wanting to read the Budget address the Assembly tomor- Governor’s address to the ing to create trouble and that is other’s domain. Assembly may on Friday turn before its being tabled in the row I will be making history. House, he said. “But as why he has crossed his brief on The Chief Minister often */ ++ spread over Chennai and out to be an arena of House. It seems that he is My predecessors were all born Governor, as constitutional several occasions. He is acting alleged that the Governor was 3655)1B Madurai”, said the confrontation between Raj working with some purpose,” before Independence and I am head of the state, I have also my as per orders of the central acting as a BJP’s agent and was release. Bhavan and Nabanna (State State Law Minister Chandrima the first Governor to be born own rights and I have given my Government,” the Minister running a parallel Government leuths of the Income Tax The release issued by the Secretariat). Bhattacharya said on Friday. after the Independence. I will suggestions (accordingly). I said. at the instance of New SDepartment seized unac- CBDT on Thursday was silent This particularly became Though the State create history tomorrow,” the won’t disclose what those sug- The State Government and Delhi. counted cash of about about the name of the actor. But clear after Dhankhar on Government had been trying Governor said raising eye gestions were. I think it will be the Governor had not been in However the Chief 77 crore from hideouts pur- it said that the prominent Thursday dropped hints of a for the past a few days to reach brows. incorporated in my speech. I good terms ever since he took Minister extended olive branch portedly belonging to a Actor’s investment in immov- history being created “when I out to Dhankhar with senior According to established will act as per the Constitution,” charge last year. The face off a few days ago offering the state financier of Tamil films in able properties and remunera- will address the Assembly Minister Partho Chatterjee practice the Governor reads out he maintained. commenced after Dhankhar helicopter —which was earlier Chennai and Madurai in tion received from the said tomorrow.” The Governor has meeting him at the Governor’s the speech prepared by the His comments came a day alleged ignored the denied to him — for trips to searches held on Wednesday. Producer for acting in the film already drawn flak from the House and the Government State Government which after he had said that he might Government’s advice and per- Shantiniketan and Farakka. This was revealed by a press is the subject matter of investi- Trinamool Congress offering him the State chopper includes its own policies in the make changes to the speech he sonally went to rescue Union “We hope things pass off peace- release by the official spokesper- gation in the present search. Government for reportedly —which it had refused on ear- said speech. is scheduled to read out at the Minister Babul Supriyo to fully keeping in view the lofty son of the Central Board of “Searches in some of the expressing his desire to go lier occasions — for a short trip However, Dhankhar beginning of the Budget session Jadavpur University where he tradition of our State,” said a Direct Taxes on Thursday. premises are still continuing, “ through the Budget before its to Shantiniketan the Governor reminded that he too was with- on February 7. was gheraoed by the agitating Minister. The Pioneer had reported the release said. on Thursday that Tamil cinema’s Large number of property reigning superstar Joseph Vijay documents, Promissory notes, <' ' (Thalapathy to fans and fol- post dated cheques taken as col- ! ' "! + lowers) was picked up by the lateral security were recovered Income Tax Department from during the search and have " a location in Neyveli, taken to been seized. “As per evidence ( ( his residence in East Coast detected during the search , it is Road in Chennai and was ques- estimated that the concealment ) tioned about certain financial in this case is likely to exceed + $ ( dealings for hours. 300 crore,” said the CBDT B Ayodhya: Muslim litigants of the mosque and temple will be He claimed that though the Though no names were spokesperson. the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri inside the 67-acre precinct. land was being given to the furnished by the CBDT The release further stated Masjid case here expressed According to the November Sunni Waqf Board, Muslim spokesperson, the release said that all documents in original + !256 dissatisfaction over the location 2019 SC judgment, land for the organisations, including the the searches were held ‘in the recovered from the hide out of the site granted for building mosque was to be given at an AIMPLB, as also the Muslim case of four major players in the place was under scrutiny. It also he construction of Ram a mosque to replace the important place in Ayodhya. community, have denounced film industry including a pro- said that the IT department was Ttemple in Ayodhya will demolished Babri Masjid, say- The plot identified is under accepting the alternate land for ducer, a prominent actor, his checking and analysing the commence either on Ram ing it is too far from the city Raunahi police station and in Babri Masjid. The Supreme distributor and financer based documents seized from the res- Navmi or Akshaya Tritiya in centre. Sohawal tehsil, it is not even in Court in a historic verdict on in Tamil Nadu’. idence and premises of the film April, Swami Govind Devgiri The UP Government has Ayodhya.” November 9 last year in the The release said that the producer. Maharaj, a trustee of Shri Ram given the allotment letter to the Reacting to the allotment politically sensitive Ram common thread among all these Though the release is silent Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra Sunni Waqf board for the land of the land by the Uttar Pradesh Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid entities were the success of a about the name of the film, it Trust said here on in Dhannipur village in Government, Zafaryab Jilani, land dispute case backed the recent film which was a box has become clear that the film Thursday. Sohawal tehsil in Ayodhya on executive member of All India construction of a Ram temple Pune: The Indian armed forces and Nepal. office hit collecting around in question is Bigil starred by The exact date, however, the Lucknow highway, about 18 Muslim Personal Law Board, by a government trust at the are maintaining a tight vigil “We are keeping a tight 300 crore. “About 38 premis- Vijay and which according to will be finalised in the first km from the district head- said renaming a town and disputed site in Ayodhya, and along the borders with China vigil at check-posts along the es of the group were covered in the fans of the superstar grossed meeting of the Trust, he said. quarters, state government extending its municipal limits ruled that an alternative five- and Nepal in view of the coro- Nepal and China borders, as search and survey actions 300 crore in box office. Swami Devgiri Maharaj spokesperson Shrikant Sharma does not mean that the land acre plot must be found for a navirus outbreak in China, these areas are very porous,” he was talking to reporters here, a told reporters on Wednesday. offered is still in Ayodhya. mosque in the Hindu holy Armed Forces Medical Services said. day after the Modi government Speaking to PTI on “The Uttar Pradesh town. (AFMS) Director General He said the AFMS has constituted an independent Thursday, litigant Mohammad Government had renamed Based on this verdict, the Anup Banerji said on responded to this national call 15- member Trust, including Umar said the site was not a Faizabad district as Ayodhya Centre had asked the Uttar Thursday. and all stakeholders in the him, to oversee the construc- prominent place. during Diwali celebrations last Pradesh government to allocate The Government has sanc- government and the defence tion of Ram temple in “The Supreme Court year. In all court documents 5 acres of land to the Sunni tioned 10 research laboratories are also pitching-in. Ayodhya. directed that land should be part of the litigation all this Waqf Board. to screen and test samples of He also said that several “I welcome Modi govern- allotted at any prominent place while, Ayodhya was a small The dispute over the site of various pathogens, including Indians evacuated from Wuhan ment’s decision to form a trust in Ayodhya, but the allotted town, a town of Faizabad. This Babri Masjid, a three-domed the coronavirus, Lt Gen Banerji in China’s Hubei province were for the establishment of Ram land is 25 kilometers away in a Ayodhya cannot be equated to mosque built by or at the said. being provided all medical mandir in Ayodhya. The con- village and off the road, so this the new district created by the behest of Moghul emperor He was talking to reporters help at the quarantine facilities struction of the temple will is not prominent place,” he government now,” he said. Babur, dates back centuries during a conference at the set up by the Army and commence either on Ram said.Another litigant, “Merely renaming a town with Hindus contending that Armed Forces Medical College ITBP. Navmi (April 2) or Akshaya Hasbullah Badshah Khan, said, and extending its municipal the invading Muslim armies in Maharashtra’s Pune city. The government has Tritiya (April 26) this year as “The 1994 Supreme Court limits do not mean the land had razed an existing Ram To a question, he said the already sanctioned 10 labs to discussed during a meeting at judgment in the Ismail Faruqi offered is still in Ayodhya,” temple to erect the armed forces were taking strin- carry out research on viruses Prayagraj,” he said. case clearly mentioned that Jilani said. mosque. PTI gent and foolproof action to and these could also be used for prevent the outbreak of coro- screening and testing samples navirus infection on the coun- for coronavirus, if required, Lt A $ ) try’s borders adjoining China Gen Banerji said. PTI B ) ) ?0) . ) % ) :' Pune: A defence lawyer in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case argued on Thursday !) that only the High Court can transfer the case to the special / * )2 Srinagar,and former CM and NIA court. Union Minister Dr Farooq A sessions court in Pune wo former Chief Ministers, Abdullah, is already detained is hearing an application filed TOmar Abdullah and under PSA act by the J&K by the National Investigation Mehbooba Mufti, currently administration. He is current- Agency (NIA) to transfer the under political detention for ly lodged in his residence locat- case. last six months, were both ed on the Gupkar road in The agency moved the booked under controversial Srinagar. court after the Union and stringent Public Safety Act Though no formal state- Government transferred the (PSA) that allows detention of ment was issued by the official probe to the central agency. any individual for up to two spokesman of Jammu & The NIA lawyer on years without a trial. The move Kashmir Government till late Thursday sought transfer of was necessitated as their six- evening but highly placed case papers, seized data, court month preventive custody was sources claimed, PSA’s were records and proceedings to the ending on Thursday. first slapped on National special NIA court in Official sources privy to Conference General Secretary Mumbai. these developments in Srinagar Ali Mohd Sagar, former NC Advocate Siddharth Patil, claimed, the PSA order was MLC Bashir Ahmed Veeri and one of the defence lawyers, signed late night by the con- PDP leader Sartaj Madni and in argued that as per section cerned authorities after which the end PSA orders of both 407 of the Code of Criminal both the leaders were duly Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Procedure, a case can be trans- informed about the same. Mufti too were signed on ferred from one district to Three other leaders Ali Thursday. The trio were also another only by the high Mohd Sagar, Bashir Ahmed detained in the aftermath of court. Veeri of National Conference abrogation of Article 370 and “Not only the (main) and Sartaj Madni of PDP were 35-A since August 5, 2019. charge sheet but supplemen- also booked under PSA by the A total of 389 people are tary charge sheet has been filed concerned authorities on already in detention under the and we are in the middle of Thursday. Public Safety Act (PSA) in framing charges,” he said. PTI Sitting MP from Jammu & Kashmir. !"!" ( # 6 $ $ ('8 ; $ ! "'('8 8 ($)**+# # 0+ , ( (

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All # The most obvious and visible example special investigation team N/:/&&2, #0>@&@A, K) C K< 9 K5 KCC * + ( * ,-.. ./ ( 0.1/ * % 2 ! 3 3 Sir — All eyes are on the Delhi elec- " " " " # Sir — The BJP seems to be pulling ,/ 01 ,/. tion. The AAP and BJP are the key " ' all stops to win the forthcoming Enforcement Directorate’s disclo- 4 2 mitment to politics of delivery ' O 1 sure of Popular Front of India’s role enable people to identify themselves 9 ' " " ' 9 ' ' " " in the Shaheen Bagh protest in the * * with the primarily Delhi-based 5$)' C 7 ! '' ' ' nick of time not misuse of official 15 regional party and give it an advan- "! )) ' ' O) O0 # ' # machinery? Aren’t all these last- 4 ( tage over the mightier Hindutva- 5$)9 ' 1 ' " 9$!O/ " ditch attempts to avoid coming a oriented Right-wing BJP. ( C O " S, ' '# distant second to the AAP? 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The fact remains that poor forest gov- ( ( ernance can have significant negative impacts in 7)5$1)?1516 development of outcomes on all the pillars of strat- )5$?<)9176 egy, the environment, poverty-reduction and social <6:2< 615 4 development. 15$1)(1 ( SD Richardson, late Chairman of Forest <6T21<6 Education in the UN, once observed, “The greatest )<6?27 challenge in conservation is not the conservation of 32)5$<(36 2 " ( threatened or vanishing species or even biological 7 ::?:17 diversity, it is the enhancement of soil fertility to 6<:1:5)5$ < + ) * enable sustainable development in a world reluctant + ) to accept the steady state economics.” $69<)$)1:51 forestry for rural development. These dif- efits are considered in scale of time and lic/political opinion. The demand for P ( 4 ( One would like to add that there is no better 67$: ferent names signify different functions of space. Trees can influence beyond their outdoor recreation and social cohesion is ( means to maintain, sustain or enhance the produc- !6< 61@6$ trees under different settings. But these immediate environment. Their roots may catching speed and city dwellers love to get 4 tivity of the soil but for trees or perennial vegetation. 6 )261115 reflect a growth of social consciousness extend well outside their plots and trees on first-hand experience of forests. Forested Proper trees at the proper place are the key to main- @)<1:2 )76 about trees. But first what does social the upper side of the watershed affect landscapes in India are few and far from 4 Q taining, sustaining and enhancing soil productivity. )5$)9512$6( forestry mean? Though there is no clear downside farms, while trees in the valley the reach of city and village dwellers. + + ) This is also the answer to job-creation, reducing the :516)5$:?? or agreed meaning, it has come to cover affect the hydrology. Hence, while count- Hence, there is great demand for forested disparity of income and for maintaining, or decel- 1636 : any kind of forestry activity directed to ing benefits of agroforestry, both goods and landscape for city dwellers like Kukrail in erating the rate of climate change, due to their unique social needs. services need to be considered and there Lucknow, or other big cities. It requires :?:176<:1:5 capacity to sequester carbon. )567::? Agroforestry: A forester will often say is no doubt that a right combination of skill, experience in anticipating the clear Land is a finite and fragile resource in India. It that agroforestry has changed the land- trees and crops can be both efficient, aim and the demands of the people or spe- (( ( ( requires a careful husbandry. The cost of soil ero- !<:$2 1@6 scapes in western UP, certain parts of resilient and sustainable. But agroforestry cial interest groups, the finance to be put sion and degradation is seldom perceived because !:651)7 Haryana and or Punjab. Yamunanagar in is not simply limited to a matter of solv- in and the returns. * < it is in various scales and magnitude. On site and off <6$2 1:5:? Haryana is a hub of forest-based industri- ing technical problems. It is also necessary Urban forestry: Is another conspic- 3 # site, the cost of soil erosion can be loss of produc- 15?17<)1:5 al activity which served as a showcase of to understand the socio-economic and uous kind of social forestry, which has ) tive potential, reduction of infiltration rates, reduc- <)6 what agroforestry can do. The fact remains hence political context within which agri- shown great potential and which is anoth- tion in water holding capacity, loss of nutrients, <6$2 1:515 that the drylands of India constitute a culture is practised. Research of this kind er pointer to social consciousness about " increased tillage operation cost, reduced storage /)6<3:7$159 unique challenge for development plan- has become all the more important trees. The main purpose of the urban for- capacity of dams, reduced water supply and deple- )!) 17: ning, observes economist Mihir Shah. because day by day the area of land under est is shade, screening and aesthetic. The ( tion of wildlife and so on. In case of rivers, health of Biologists advanced various claims in traditional agriculture is dwindling and composition of urban forested landscape # < :?52<165 forest greatly determines the quality and quantity of 15 <6)6$ favour of agroforestry like controlling soil suitable use of trees can do so much to is also often on socio-economic strata. P Q P water. Riparian vegetation impacts metabolic func- erosion, maintaining organic matter, improve soil productivity. Such areas of Hardy and economically useful species are Q P Q tioning of biota. Branches and twigs often work as 177)96 improving and maintaining the physical research are just beginning to receive atten- selected (such as moringa, neem, jamuns, ( debris dams and often serve as important habitat. :!6<)1:5 : property of soil, addition of nitrogen, addition. Agroforestry at present is largely con- eucalyptus) for slums or for low-income * There are large areas in India where sustainable <6$2 6$ tion of mineral nutrition, reduction in soil fined to the prosperous pockets of fertile areas. People living in the slums are gen- agriculture is only possible with the aid of trees, :<)96 acidity and alkalinity, addition biomass land and the benefits are mostly accruing erally not bothered with trees except for ( whether as a part of crop rotation, shade providers )!) 1:? through tree root system, enhancement of to rich farmers. How these benefits or a few species that provide fodder or or as a fodder. Trees have an important part to play $)<6$2 6$ mycrorhizal associations, imputed capture gains get distributed among the landless, shade for their temporary shops or homes. 8 in land restoration/reclamation. There are large areas /)6<2!!7 of rainfall and sunlight, control of damage small farmers and contract labourers Urban forests of affluent areas generally in the country, particularly the so-called dry lands )5$$6!761:5 from disease and so on. All can be true or remain to be analysed with location-spe- have well-planted, well-tended trees. D 3 which have been so badly misused in the past that untrue unless the choice of components, cific hard data. Urban trees are important for their ben- :?/17$71?6 they are no longer capable of growing food and fod- )5$::5 their arrangements and their management There are various issues and innumer- efits to city dwellers, climate amelioration ( ( ( der for people who live and depend on them. In all are optimised within an environmental able location-specific problems and solu- and engineering, architectural and aesthet- 3 P< these critical situations, their contribution will be deci- conducive to it. tions that need to be addressed for which ic uses. But except a few cities, management 7 Q sive. This is about the most important job that trees Agroforestry for sustainable agricul- there is neither effective institution, nor of urban areas generally reflects a lack of 4 have to do in India today. ture: Agroforestry systems can provide sev- capacity or proper policy instrument. skill and experience, in addition to financ- " Technological innovation in agriculture is often eral products, requiring different yardsticks The rural poor, who have either no land ing and proper monitoring and, of course, advanced as an answer to deteriorating productivi- for their measurements. They occur in dif- at all or insufficient land to support them, information, education and training of 4 % S ty. Most “agricultural innovation” theses fail to explain ferent ways and on different scales of time are increasing in number every year. The stakeholders. ( * 7 why in many parts of the country, completely dif- and space. Different products may require problem will not go away by ill-conceived Trees have manifold roles to play. ferent technologies are being applied on lands, which different units of measurement. For exam- schemes or absence of schemes. They can Forest policy expert Bjorn Lundgren had $ are similar but adjacent. Small, independent farm- ple, crop per season, timber or poles after be mobilised to restore the land, water bod- rightly observed that there is a range of $ ers may be applying a traditional technology to sus- several years, non-timber forest products ies or for the conservation of local biodi- local problems that requires solutions 4 ,- ( tain themselves right next to an adjoining stretch of in different units; or tonnes of top soil versity. City-trained extension purveying based on different strategies. This is why $ ( land where modern, sophisticated technology is pro- saved, rainfall conserved. In short, both orders and advice to farmers often find the key person may or may not be a forester ( ( +" ( ducing cash crops. short and long-term benefits occur from their advice ignored. It makes more sense but the one who links the local commu- Similarly, it is oversimplification to regard different agroforestry systems (with tree- to convey new ideas through individuals nity to the store of expertise and acts as a deforestation/degradation as a consequence of pop- crop mixture). Short-term benefits occur chosen to represent them at their level of catalyst in getting things on the way. It mat- 4 ulation. Any incisive study or analysis of history will in the shape of mulch and litter that affect knowledge or literacy. What is required is ters little whether he/she is called an ( show that deforestation is nothing but manifestation root growth and the soil’s physical prop- total revamping or rejuvenation of the van- activist, village representative or what have 7 4S ( of unjust social relations. In such a scenario, an area erties. Farmers need to be exposed to the quishing ecosystem. you. It is through such people that foresters ( which promises great hope but also requires careful fact that to measure a lasting benefit in nat- Recreation forestry: This is another or others can gain an understanding of scrutiny is social forestry. ural capital, we shall have to consider time dimension of social forestry, which requires problems and suggest feasible solutions. P This connotes many concepts to many people, and space scale. Agroforestry can add to careful nurturing, because its users are by (The writer is former Principal Chief Q forests for socio-economic development, agro- both efficiency, stability and resilience for and large opinion makers of society. They Conservator of Forests, UP and Advisor, @ ! " ! "" A forestry, urban forestry, recreation forestry and sustainable agriculture, provided the ben- are influential, with ability to mobilise pub- Amity) / ! :

can cause foetal and neonatal illness and tackle STIs. India in particular has made per 100,000 live births. All countries child transmission of syphilis and HIV tine schedule. Bangladesh, Indonesia, death while human papillomavirus significant inroads against them, with should achieve and sustain 90 per cent to increasing STI testing among key Nepal and several Indian States have (HPV) can cause cervical cancer. When strong success at the sub-national level. coverage of the HPV vaccine. To make populations. Each country has much to conducted pilot projects. We must access to appropriate products and However, the region’s battle against STIs the necessary progress, which will help offer. Together we must leverage exper- closely guard the region’s progress !<:6 36 services is provided, they are greatly continues as new challenges have end STIs as a major public health prob- tise to overcome barriers and drive against STIs. We cannot afford for it to : 6)5 empowering: Practise safe sex, get test- emerged. As a recent WHO report out- lem, several areas should be of focus. down the STI burden. Crucially, all gaps be reversed. As together we strive to ed and where necessary, use effective lines, several gaps and constraints — To start with, STI control should be in STI data must be filled. To that end, reduce the incidence of syphilis and 9 treatment. By working to ensure all peo- including inattention and a lack of repositioned as a public health priori- basic STI surveillance must be carried gonorrhea by 90 per cent by 2030 and AJ # ple can access the products and services resources — are undermining STI con- ty. Resources, staffing and planning out, with all pregnant women and achieve and sustain 90 per cent cover- %% 7 needed to prevent, detect and treat STIs, trol and causing diseases to increase in should be allocated independent of HIV patients from key populations screened age of the HPV vaccine, all stakehold- member states of the WHO South-East specific areas and communities. This programmes. Public awareness, engage- for STIs routinely. Standard case reporters must refocus their attention, " here are two things everyone Asia Region have made significant cannot continue. As health authorities ment and participation should be pro- ing procedures should be developed and resources and energy on the task at ' ' " should know about sexually trans- progress against them. In the mid-’90s and donors increasingly promote HIV moted. The common ground and followed, allowing authorities to track hand. WHO will continue to support " Tmitted infections (STIs). First, the region accounted for more than a services, it is imperative that STIs are potential synergies in STI and HIV con- the efficacy of interventions and recal- Member States in their efforts to do that, ' almost all STIs can be prevented third of all new STI infections global- given the attention, resources and ener- trol efforts should be better grasped and ibrate them as and where needed. and to ensure all people are empowered " through the use of a highly-effective ly. By 2012, it accounted for an estimat- gy required to sustain and accelerate the programmes should be integrated. A To protect against HPV, which is a to practise safe sex, get tested and, where technology — condoms. The four most ed 11 per cent. In 2016, Thailand elim- region’s advances and promote health clear line should be drawn from where cause of cervical cancer in women, two necessary, use effective treatment. The ( 25' common STIs — chlamydia, gonorrhea, inated mother-to-child transmission of for all. each country is, to where it needs to be. doses of the HPV vaccine should reach end of STIs as a major public health " " syphilis and trichomonas vaginalis — syphilis and HIV. In 2019, Maldives and Our goals are clear. By 2030 we To help do that, we must share and learn all girls between the ages of nine and 14. problem is possible. Together we must can be cured by antibiotics. Second, STIs Sri Lanka achieved the same. From must reduce the incidence of syphilis from member state successes. All coun- To date, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand act. don’t always show symptoms. Untreated Bangladesh to Indonesia and on to and gonorrhea by 90 per cent based on tries in the region have implemented and Maldives have introduced the vac- (The writer is Regional Director, ( gonorrhea and chlamydia can cause Myanmar, the region’s member states the 2018 levels. Congenital syphilis successful policies aimed at a range of cine nationally, while in India, Sikkim WHO South East Asia. Views expressed infertility. Syphilis in a pregnant woman have rolled out innovative policies to should amount to no more than 50 cases outcomes, from eliminating mother-to- is the only State to make it part of its rou- are personal) % & !"!" ' ;

$* * / " # /8 // 8>> Nirmala Sitharaman in her slippage in FY20, that has not 3 " ' unconventional tools such as may impact tourist arrivals budget last week, the MPC said, increased the market borrow- ' ' " the ones used by the US after and global trade. "the rationalisation of person- ings, and also noted that the ' ' ! '( the global financial crisis in "Downside risks to global al income tax rates in the government has budgeted for a $* * 2008 to boost growth as rate growth have increased in the Union Budget 2020-21, should Rs 70,000 crore increase in the # " + /# cuts were not effective enough. context of the outbreak of support domestic demand gross borrowings in FY2021 %& $ < : "It has to be kept in mind coronavirus, the full effects of along with measures to boost when it has managed to crimp ? " " ' 1 " & that the central bank has sev- which are still uncertain and rural and infrastructure spend- the fiscal gap to 3.5 per cent. ? < % 1?<&$ " "'" " " ( " ' " $6?6U!: ( #4%!#45 " ' :?$< ,-./0! ' " " ' % ' ' " " + 2)1 nounced during the fourth ' ' ' " quarter of this fiscal as onion " ( he Reserve Bank of India prices ease following arrivals of Thas raised upwards its late kharif and rabi harvests, "7 +# : ! retail inflation projection for the Reserve Bank of India %& " " the last quarter of the current (RBI) said in its last bi-month-

hina on Thursday said it will halve Cpunitive tariffs on $75 billion in US imports from February 14, a month after Beijing and Washington signed a truce in their long-running trade war. The reduction will apply to levies of five per cent and 10 per cent that were imposed on more than 1,700 items in September, according to the State Council Tariff Commission. Products that had been hit by the 10 percent tariffs included fresh seafood, poultry and soybeans. Tariffs also applied to items such as tungsten lamps for scientific and medical purposes, as well as some types of aircraft. The move is aimed at "pro- moting the healthy and stable development of China-US economic and trade relations", the Commission said in a statement. It added that the reduction will kick in at 0501 GMT on February 14 — the same day Washington is expected to halve tariffs on USD 120 billion worth of Chinese products. The Commission added it "hopes that both parties will be able to abide by their agreement, strive to implement its relevant content, (and) boost market confidence". Other retaliato- ry tariffs, however, remain in place. The US and China in January signed a partial deal that dialled down tensions in their bruising trade war, with Beijing agreeing to buy an additional USD 200 billion in American goods over the next two years. !"!" ' ;; ' 4 ( $* ! ( (& $* &)56789 %

ing and small businesses till the central bank has several :78 + 56/$6731 ment and regulatory policies threshold of the MPC’s medium ately, opined Rumki Majumdar, July 2020. instruments up its sleeves, hint- however were a positive surprise term target.” economist, Deloitte India. Rate-sensitive financial, ing at use of unconventional Mumbai (PTI): India’s rice conomists and financial and could potentially turn out to The RBI also raised upwards Engineering Exports and banking and auto stocks rallied, tools such as the ones used by exports is expected to witness Eexperts have welcomed be a big support to the troubled the retail inflation projection for Promotion Council (EEPC) with BSE Finance spurting up the US Fed after the global around 20 per cent decline this RBI’s widely expected status sectors in the economy,” Thakur last quarter of this fiscal to 6.5 Chairman Ravi Sehgal said RBI to 1.21 per cent. However, financial crisis in 2008. fiscal, due to heightened geopo- quo on repo rate, and other said. per cent citing high input cost measures to provide one-time + 2)1 realty settled in the red. Global markets darted up litical tensions in the Middle announcements to spur eco- Specific announcements in for milk and pulses besides restructuring window for IndusInd Bank was the after China slashed tariffs on East and tighter trade norms, a nomic growth and ensure terms of CRR relief or long-term costlier crude oil prices amid ris- advances to MSMEs would help quity indices marched high- top gainer in the Sensex pack, some US imports. report said on Thursday. money supplies effectively. durable liquidity for banks push ing geo-political tensions. Nayar growth revival in the employ- Eer for the fourth session on climbing 4.85 per cent, fol- Bourses in Shanghai, Hong According to a report by the The RBI on Thursday kept the overall credit availability in said the statement suggests the ment-oriented sectors. the trot on Thursday after the lowed by SBI, Bajaj Finance, Kong, Tokyo and Seoul settled US-based trade finance com- the key policy rate unchanged at the financial system. Whether near certainty of at least one “With global markets being RBI left the policy rates Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Axis up to 2.88 per cent higher. pany Drip Capital, export of rice 5.15 per cent. This follows a these steps manage to improve additional rate cut, even if its subdued, exporters, particular- unchanged but maintained its Bank and Hero MotoCorp. Stock exchanges in Europe has witnessed a significant cumulative 135 basis points demand conditions is another magnitude is modest, the tim- ly those in the SMEs are facing accommodative stance to shore On the other hand, Infosys, too opened on a positive note. decline across the world owing (bps) cut in repo rate since question all together, she added. ing of which will depend on how challenges. The RBI measures up growth. Titan, ITC, Kotak Bank and Meanwhile, Brent crude to heightened geopolitical ten- February to December 2019. Upasna Bhardwaj, econo- quickly inflation appears to be through loan restructuring and The 30-share BSE Sensex Asian Paints slipped up to 1.73 oil futures advanced 0.25 per sions in the Middle East — one The six-member Monetary mist, Kotak Mahindra Bank, reverting towards 4 per cent. providing CRR incentives to settled 163.37 points, or 0.40 per cent. cent to USD 55.42 per barrel. of the biggest export market. Policy Committee (MPC) head- said very aptly, MPC has Umesh Revankar, MD and the banks to lend to MSMEs per cent, higher at 41,306.03. Broader BSE midcap and Following this, India’s rice ed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta addressed the growth concerns CEO, Shriram Transport would certainly help the export- The broader NSE Nifty rose smallcap indices rose up to 0.81 + + exports is likely to go down by Das unanimously decided to through pushing transmission Finance said the attention-grab- ing sector,” he said. 48.80 points, or 0.40 per cent, per cent. " 18-20 per cent in 2019-20, the keep the repo rate unchanged. via tweaking the liquidity frame- bing aspect of the policy is Ample liquidity with the to 12,137.95. “Monetary policy action On the currency front, the report said. Bank of India MD and work, providing long term liq- marginal improvement in IIP, banks should lead to lowering of In the sixth bi-monthly from the central bank on rates Indian rupee on Thursday rose “Exports so far are looking CEO AK Das termed the RBI uidity operations and incen- manufacturing index (PMI) and interest rates as part of effective monetary policy review of came on expected line while by 6 paise to close at 71.19 bleak with Iran, the biggest policy quite progressive and tivising credit to select sectors. service index. These numbers transmission of earlier reduc- 2019-20, the six-member measures to spur growth in against the US dollar. export market, seeing a 22 per forward looking. “Notwith- “We expect these measures to depict beginning of increasing tions, he added. Monetary Policy Committee credit came as a surprise. Investor sentiments cent fall in shipments. Other standing unchanged policy rates, aid transmission with the short- activity though still under wait Anarock Property (MPC) unanimously voted to Removal of CRR for loans strengthened after the Reserve export markets like the UAE (33 introduction of Term Repo er end of the yield curve expect- and watch radar to bring in any Consultants Chairman Anuj keep the repurchase or repo made to specific sector and Bank of India signalled to con- per cent), Nepal (23 per cent), opens up ways to transmit the ed to rally meaningfully. These further excitement, he said. Puri said the extension for rate unchanged at 5.15 per open market operations will tinue with accommodative Yemen (2 per cent), Senegal (90 signal rate changes,” he said. measures should help availabil- “We believe that all the pol- restructuring of project loans by cent while retaining its accom- support the economy with stance, while low crude oil per cent) and Bangladesh (94 “Measures like DCCO ity of funds at lower costs and aid icy decisions along with pro- a year is a major relief to the real modative stance. more credits at lower rates. prices, weakening of the US dol- per cent) have also seen a fall in extension for realty, MSME win- sectors in stress,” Bhardwaj said. consumption budget corrobo- estate sector. “Loans for projects The central bank also kept “Inflation rate is forecast- lar and gains in domestic equi- rice shipments from India,” dow expansion for restructuring ICRA economist Aditi rates that there would be better that have been delayed for rea- the GDP growth estimate ed to subsequently reduce in ty market supported the domes- Drip Capital co-founder and co- and CRR exemption for incre- Nayar said: “The tone of the demand from the consump- sons beyond the control of their unchanged for the current fis- the coming months and pro- tic currency, forex traders said. CEO Pushkar Mukewar said. mental funding to key segments MPC’s statement was rather tion side. Once that increases, promoters have been extended cal at 5 per cent but projected vide more room for RBI to cut At the interbank foreign On the other hand, exports are growth oriented and promise dovish, especially given the reit- automatically there will be bet- by another one year without a pick up to 6 per cent in the interest rates as and when nec- exchange market, the local to certain nations defied the to provide the much needed eration that policy space is avail- ter credit demand,” Revankar downgrading the asset classifi- next financial year. essary,” said Vinod Nair, head currency opened on a positive broader trend and registered an impetus to bank lending,” Das able for future action. said. cation. This is a big move and To boost credit growth, it of research at Geojit Financial note at 71.22. During the day, increase. Saudi Arabia wit- said. “The accommodative stance The expansionary monetary will bring the much-needed also relaxed cash reserve Services. it saw a high of 71.11 and a low nessed a 4 per cent rise, while According to Rajni Thakur, will be maintained for as long as policy stance was necessary and relief to the cash-starved real requirement for banks for every RBI Governor Shaktikanta of 71.30 and finally settled at for Iraq it was 10 per cent, Benin economist, RBL Bank, MPC’s necessary to revive growth, in is an assurance that there will be estate sector - and to both devel- new loan extended to loans for Das said while the pause deci- 71.19, higher by 6 paise against (8 per cent) and the USA (4 per decision was on expected lines. spite of the headline inflation no reversal of easing and that the opers and HFCs from the liq- automobiles, residential hous- sion may be on expected lines, its previous close. cent), he added. “The changes in develop- having breached the upper RBI will not hike rates immedi- uidity perspective,” Puri said.

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106.90 111.60 104.75 109.25 PHOENIXLTD 885.15 898.00 874.80 874.80 JSWSTEEL 271.10 277.50 267.75 275.35 6.10 TATASTEEL 477.30 487.25 471.85 477.95 MFSL 482.00 487.25 472.10 480.20 GODFRYPHLP 1268.10 1289.60 1251.70 1256.85 BIRLACORPN 769.15 769.15 750.00 758.00 LINDEINDIA 731.00 738.50 729.40 730.45 HEROMOTOCO2395.00 2427.00 2355.00 2419.00 45.75 ZEEL 230.50 241.00 230.10 235.75 AIAENG 1773.00 1844.45 1773.00 1817.60 AMBUJACEM 207.55 209.10 204.65 207.55 KEI 546.60 546.70 535.00 537.30 FCONSUMER 22.65 22.90 22.35 22.55 IOC 115.50 117.50 115.40 116.80 2.10 TATAMOTORS 182.70 183.20 175.80 178.85 PVR 2049.90 2065.45 2034.30 2045.30 FRETAIL 331.20 343.70 329.40 339.05 TEJASNET 79.50 84.00 78.10 78.70 BLUESTARCO 820.00 823.00 805.00 808.60 ITDCEM 61.90 69.25 61.35 63.20 LAOPALA 184.00 200.00 182.80 199.00 PGHL 4446.00 4457.00 4382.10 4400.00 AXISBANK 727.45 745.00 723.00 736.70 12.65 PEL 1472.00 1614.55 1449.25 1570.80 WESTLIFE 471.05 476.70 450.00 452.10 HINDCOPPER 43.50 44.25 42.40 42.50 ASTRAL 1199.00 1203.25 1187.00 1198.75 HDFC 2390.00 2447.80 2369.65 2433.00 41.35 INDUSINDBK 1272.00 1340.00 1263.10 1334.55 REDINGTON 113.85 118.80 113.85 118.55 LAURUSLABS 439.00 442.00 435.90 436.75 SOLARINDS 1265.00 1284.75 1250.00 1281.65 POWERGRID 189.95 193.75 188.65 192.45 3.10 JINDALSTEL 192.30 198.60 191.20 197.75 PRESTIGE 376.95 386.35 368.55 381.20 SHILPAMED 371.05 390.00 364.40 372.10 ERIS 526.00 527.80 512.25 514.70 DRREDDY 3167.60 3176.80 3136.60 3165.00 31.65 EICHERMOT 19659.60 20633.70 19250.00 20507.05 ICICIGI 1343.00 1380.55 1341.45 1376.95 SOUTHBANK 10.14 10.20 10.06 10.12 DCAL* 86.85 86.85 86.85 86.85 NTPC 110.50 112.50 110.50 112.30 1.10 SRTRANSFIN 1130.00 1234.80 1130.00 1220.00 BOSCHLTD 13974.00 14179.15 13865.90 14118.70 CREDITACC 818.00 844.90 816.40 820.25 NH 360.00 360.05 353.15 355.30 ADANIPORTS 370.00 373.20 367.65 370.10 3.50 BAJFINANCE 4530.05 4678.85 4529.50 4666.00 PHILIPCARB 123.55 129.70 123.55 128.30 FORTIS 156.30 156.30 153.70 155.50 SYMPHONY 1235.00 1267.45 1233.10 1239.90 HCLTECH 598.95 613.00 598.00 601.00 5.40 YESBANK 37.90 39.50 37.85 38.55 DEEPAKNI 413.00 413.35 395.70 397.40 RCF 47.80 48.05 47.20 47.25 AKZOINDIA 2079.95 2079.95 2024.65 2035.00 ONGC 106.80 107.80 106.30 107.50 0.70 MOTHERSUMI 136.20 139.00 135.20 136.70 TORNTPHARM 1984.40 2028.15 1976.00 1996.35 GALAXYSURF 1609.50 1609.50 1592.70 1603.00 TATAMETALI 622.75 626.00 606.00 606.50 SUNPHARMA 428.20 438.00 424.00 428.80 2.55 BHARTIARTL 533.60 552.85 533.60 546.75 TATAPOWER 57.30 58.15 56.85 57.75 NESCO 780.00 782.65 761.50 765.65 CORPBANK 22.65 23.85 22.65 23.25 WIPRO 242.75 245.95 241.65 243.65 1.40 DMART 2250.05 2360.75 2250.05 2294.45 ASTRAZEN 2513.40 2536.45 2416.60 2456.75 VBL 804.60 806.00 772.00 780.95 TCIEXP 886.40 899.95 879.00 890.75 LT 1322.90 1325.00 1309.05 1317.00 6.95 HDFCBANK 1248.00 1248.30 1237.45 1239.85 GMRINFRA 22.95 23.40 22.75 23.20 MIDHANI 159.35 161.20 157.85 160.30 INDOSTAR 289.95 296.95 285.00 290.00 RELIANCE 1454.10 1467.00 1440.10 1455.00 6.50 ADANIENT 238.45 243.60 234.15 234.55 HINDZINC 193.90 198.40 192.00 192.45 BAYERCROP 4475.00 4557.05 4462.25 4500.00 SYNGENE 314.85 318.10 311.60 315.45 VEDL 144.85 146.80 142.70 143.70 0.60 L&TFH 119.90 129.55 117.50 128.00 JINDALSAW 90.00 91.65 89.35 90.25 SUPREMEIND 1380.60 1380.60 1347.60 1348.00 JISLJALEQS 6.75 7.06 6.74 6.93 TATASTEEL 478.00 487.25 471.60 476.80 1.75 LICHSGFIN 407.50 441.50 403.75 437.65 SWANENERGY 136.00 141.00 132.70 134.05 JKTYRE 74.25 74.45 73.00 73.20 THERMAX 1061.15 1062.05 1047.95 1050.00 ICICIBANK 540.35 547.00 536.25 541.10 2.00 ITC 217.05 219.80 211.85 213.50 CHENNPETRO 118.80 127.00 118.80 121.90 SANOFI 6687.60 7000.00 6665.00 6804.20 IFCI 6.29 6.29 6.05 6.12 TECHM 812.70 825.95 810.05 817.00 2.95 DLF 247.00 254.55 243.45 246.20 METROPOLIS 1658.00 1672.00 1521.80 1600.00 VAIBHAVGBL 1020.00 1028.00 994.50 996.00 PERSISTENT 705.25 707.85 700.60 707.85 COALINDIA 180.20 181.60 178.25 179.70 0.45 HDFC 2390.00 2447.40 2370.95 2435.50 TECHM 812.50 825.50 811.35 817.60 VENKYS 1616.00 1648.00 1607.00 1609.65 ASHOKA 114.70 116.00 113.00 113.70 ZYDUSWELL 1480.00 1487.80 1454.85 1463.35 BAJAJFINSV 9600.00 9709.00 9560.00 9610.00 18.60 RBLBANK 318.50 340.00 318.50 332.05 GRAPHITE 303.00 312.00 301.30 309.15 PCJEWELLER 20.65 21.75 20.35 20.70 GSFC 77.20 78.90 76.70 77.00 DHANUKA 525.00 525.00 502.80 516.10 HINDUNILVR 2166.00 2196.25 2134.05 2160.00 -0.30 AXISBANK 726.00 744.80 722.95 737.00 RAJESHEXPO 719.80 722.35 706.50 708.10 INTELLECT 168.95 169.00 164.35 165.10 INFIBEAM 57.75 57.75 56.20 56.20 SONATSOFTW 336.00 344.25 336.00 343.70 GRASIM 802.40 806.65 793.30 799.50 -0.40 NETWORK18 25.90 26.40 24.85 26.40 INFRATEL 246.50 251.00 240.95 244.90 KEC 342.90 353.50 334.00 348.15 TIINDIA 524.55 540.00 505.05 535.10 GODREJIND 415.00 427.95 415.00 427.95 UPL 537.05 545.20 533.60 536.90 -0.55 LUPIN 730.00 738.40 706.05 720.50 BOMDYEING 88.85 90.60 88.20 89.10 DIXON 4660.00 4798.40 4650.00 4662.50 KANSAINER 506.65 509.00 496.70 506.50 ANDHRABANK 16.25 16.85 16.25 16.25 BRITANNIA 3260.35 3293.00 3236.35 3248.50 -7.45 HDFCAMC 3201.00 3334.00 3169.00 3320.45 CANFINHOME 479.50 498.80 479.00 489.55 GLENMARK 321.00 323.00 317.80 318.00 NATCOPHARM 651.00 651.90 638.90 641.00 ENDURANCE 1125.00 1125.00 1090.05 1093.00 NESTLEIND 16399.00 16549.45 16157.80 16337.00 -47.85 ESCORTS 856.05 864.80 846.85 854.60 GLAXO 1389.15 1400.55 1327.40 1343.00 LTI 1942.00 1946.35 1901.10 1914.00 IIFL 165.90 174.30 163.20 172.75 CUB 230.00 234.75 230.00 233.00 MARUTI 7070.40 7120.25 6980.00 7010.00 HONAUT 34780.00 35180.25 34195.50 34500.00 DELTACORP 174.20 176.50 172.70 173.55 RATNAMANI 1298.00 1348.00 1265.00 1274.50 WABCOINDIA 6770.00 6770.00 6735.40 6735.40 MARUTI 7075.00 7120.35 6976.80 7014.20 -26.70 SUNPHARMA 428.00 438.20 424.35 430.95 GODREJCP 662.95 666.00 648.35 650.75 NBCC 33.20 33.40 32.80 32.95 PIIND 1533.00 1548.90 1526.85 1546.00 HIMATSEIDE 127.95 129.90 126.40 127.80 HDFCBANK 1244.65 1248.70 1237.20 1239.95 -4.70 ULTRACEMCO 4476.15 4518.30 4446.80 4467.20 UPL 539.00 545.25 533.90 536.65 REPCOHOME 335.10 358.80 332.15 350.80 GEPIL 700.10 741.35 700.10 730.20 SUNDRMFAST 493.20 497.15 483.90 489.00 ULTRACEMCO 4480.00 4519.05 4442.00 4453.65 -18.15 BRITANNIA 3262.00 3292.05 3239.35 3248.60 RELINFRA 20.00 21.75 19.75 21.75 CYIENT 486.00 514.00 486.00 486.75 MEGH 58.40 59.00 57.50 57.80 MAGMA 60.30 60.30 57.50 59.00 INFRATEL 246.00 251.00 240.60 245.00 -1.05 BPCL 503.00 510.00 492.40 494.00 BEL 87.40 87.95 85.70 86.90 GICRE 255.35 266.10 253.50 255.40 RELAXO 749.95 749.95 736.05 741.25 MAHLIFE 408.10 414.00 400.55 400.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 3170.00 3211.00 3141.40 3148.00 -13.50 CANBK 184.60 194.40 184.10 189.60 MCX 1314.00 1316.00 1275.05 1288.60 INDIACEM 78.50 79.00 77.30 77.70 BAJAJELEC 414.25 418.95 409.65 412.55 NLCINDIA 56.70 56.70 56.00 56.60 M&M 585.00 589.15 576.05 580.60 -3.75 AUROPHARMA 508.30 514.50 505.75 511.20 ADANIPORTS 370.00 373.15 367.75 370.00 BDL 286.75 308.00 283.10 301.85 VGUARD 216.00 216.50 213.45 214.05 CENTRALBK 17.60 18.25 17.60 18.10 ASIANPAINT 1878.00 1882.40 1845.00 1861.00 -12.50 CAPPL 338.00 383.75 338.00 345.95 BHEL 39.80 40.20 39.45 39.55 INDHOTEL 141.00 141.95 140.55 141.35 TATACOFFEE 100.05 100.05 98.10 98.25 KPITTECH 98.15 98.15 94.25 95.75 TCS 2145.00 2174.20 2115.50 2129.45 -17.10 DIVISLAB 1939.95 2079.75 1933.25 2021.00 EXIDEIND 189.50 189.50 181.90 182.95 AMARAJABAT 772.00 793.50 772.00 781.25 KALPATPOWR 441.30 456.80 438.60 450.05 NBVENTURES 71.50 73.60 70.65 71.10 KOTAKBANK 1693.90 1697.90 1668.00 1675.75 -14.00 BANKBARODA 88.70 92.50 88.00 91.65 RITES 316.70 321.00 308.00 314.75 CARERATING 689.00 704.20 683.25 685.70 GULFOILLUB 810.60 810.60 772.00 795.00 ARVINDFASN 349.00 356.65 340.15 351.50 HINDALCO 196.40 197.35 192.65 194.00 -2.30 HINDPETRO 235.80 244.90 233.10 243.35 EQUITAS 114.75 116.50 112.75 114.45 SCI 62.80 63.05 60.40 61.15 FINEORG 2383.90 2417.45 2354.95 2380.85 IFBIND 578.65 607.55 577.95 580.15 BPCL 503.30 510.00 492.20 494.80 -6.90 HEROMOTOCO 2382.00 2425.10 2379.10 2411.90 APOLLOTYRE 171.05 171.05 163.40 165.05 UNIONBANK 48.80 50.65 48.50 48.95 ADANITRANS 342.00 343.95 336.00 339.10 JSLHISAR 77.25 78.05 76.70 77.15 ITC 218.00 219.90 211.80 213.40 -3.05 HINDUNILVR 2160.60 2195.85 2134.80 2161.50 SPICEJET 92.70 93.45 91.50 91.75 SUZLON 2.18 2.28 2.14 2.26 SKFINDIA 2195.75 2200.00 2146.25 2162.60 BASF 976.50 989.15 974.55 975.25 INFY 784.35 786.80 770.00 772.00 -12.55 BAJAJFINSV 9595.00 9700.00 9560.05 9612.20 ITI 88.50 94.70 88.50 89.80 CASTROLIND 147.60 149.75 146.40 147.85 SHANKARA 389.00 409.45 386.10 409.45 HEIDELBERG 201.35 201.70 198.20 198.95 TITAN 1284.95 1294.20 1252.05 1259.30 -20.55 LT 1320.00 1325.00 1309.50 1317.35 DCBBANK 176.25 178.20 175.05 178.00 3MINDIA 23389.00 23826.30 23100.00 23425.00 CENTURYPLY 173.65 174.70 170.00 171.90 CARBORUNIV 334.00 334.00 325.50 329.30 CIPLA 462.50 464.35 435.35 438.55 -9.00 VEDL 144.90 146.80 142.95 143.85 SPARC 191.50 195.70 187.35 189.60 TRENT 598.50 598.50 590.50 596.05 CESC 727.90 729.60 718.80 722.30 INOXWIND 40.05 40.45 38.80 38.80 TATAMOTORS 182.00 183.40 175.75 178.50 -5.25 PNB 57.00 59.25 57.00 58.60 SBILIFE 911.00 924.70 911.00 919.60 BAJAJCON 216.55 243.20 216.00 219.00 GRINDWELL 678.00 678.05 645.00 670.50 FINOLEXIND 560.50 560.50 553.45 553.45 PNBHOUSING 425.10 464.25 424.60 444.50 OMAXE 158.10 158.45 154.40 156.50 SUNTECK 395.00 398.10 391.10 394.05 ZENSARTECH 163.75 165.55 162.95 164.10 HAVELLS 626.00 633.70 623.85 631.75 NTPC 111.00 112.50 110.55 112.00 RALLIS 237.40 240.95 234.00 235.40 TAKE 92.00 96.30 92.00 94.50 DRREDDY 3138.00 3176.45 3138.00 3162.95 BHARATFORG 522.00 527.50 510.50 511.70 EIDPARRY 231.90 240.00 230.00 238.45 BLUEDART 2818.60 2859.10 2779.50 2802.15 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE MANAPPURAM 169.90 174.25 168.75 170.95 NATIONALUM 44.40 45.15 43.90 44.50 APLLTD 632.50 651.20 632.50 640.40 ESSELPRO 188.15 188.15 178.20 178.20 NIFTY NEXT 50 28625.30 28934.70 28599.95 28890.65 352.85 TITAN 1285.00 1294.40 1252.50 1258.70 PAGEIND 25150.00 25150.00 23900.00 24062.75 CROMPTON 286.25 286.50 279.30 284.00 FINCABLES 381.50 398.00 381.50 396.60 IBULHSGFIN 272.90 326.40 268.20 319.75 43.05 JSWSTEEL 271.00 277.40 267.85 276.35 ABCAPITAL 96.00 98.80 94.50 96.45 OBEROIRLTY 537.70 549.95 529.20 538.30 VARROC 459.50 465.65 445.80 449.65 L&TFH 119.25 129.65 117.50 128.30 9.85 TATAGLOBAL 398.00 398.00 387.50 392.15 NAUKRI 2993.75 3095.70 2962.35 3072.25 RVNL 25.50 25.80 25.10 25.20 MINDACORP 103.90 105.45 101.40 101.85 SRTRANSFIN 1132.50 1234.50 1130.40 1225.00 92.05 JUSTDIAL 528.05 541.70 521.70 530.10 BEML 989.00 1003.50 972.75 978.00 VINATIORGA 1055.05 1093.40 1053.00 1065.05 VSTIND 4290.00 4441.00 4245.15 4402.80 PEL 1472.00 1615.00 1447.60 1576.10 117.10 POWERGRID 190.00 193.60 188.95 192.35 MASFIN 1106.40 1112.30 1069.00 1092.00 RELCAPITAL 8.45 8.58 7.92 8.58 PRSMJOHNSN 64.00 66.70 64.00 66.65 NIACL 146.50 159.50 146.50 152.45 9.80 UJJIVAN 403.70 414.40 399.15 402.80 VIPIND 469.70 488.15 469.70 474.00 PNCINFRA 204.80 205.00 193.75 195.00 STARCEMENT 85.80 92.40 85.80 91.65 HDFCAMC 3205.00 3335.00 3165.60 3328.00 138.20 BANDHANBNK 432.00 436.00 421.50 425.50 PIDILITIND 1563.90 1563.90 1524.05 1558.30 ALKEM 2390.00 2422.75 2380.00 2391.95 KAJARIACER 568.50 572.00 559.10 561.00 BANKBARODA 88.60 92.50 88.00 91.55 3.40 CADILAHC 273.50 288.40 270.70 273.10 GRANULES 153.60 162.55 153.35 161.25 QUESS 614.00 623.10 601.40 614.05 INOXLEISUR 416.60 416.60 410.65 414.00 DIVISLAB 1950.00 2079.40 1930.00 2024.00 61.35 RECLTD 152.40 153.40 150.15 152.70 MGL 1195.25 1212.05 1184.70 1191.50 ISEC 460.00 468.35 458.75 466.20 SOMANYCERA 214.75 227.95 214.75 223.05 UBL 1318.70 1356.00 1318.70 1353.00 39.95 IDEA 5.32 5.50 5.10 5.18 GAIL 123.00 124.35 121.50 123.55 JUBILANT 575.00 575.00 565.60 568.60 SHK 112.50 112.90 110.00 110.75 PNB 57.35 59.30 56.90 58.60 1.70 CIPLA 460.00 462.85 435.60 439.70 GRASIM 800.10 806.80 793.75 800.10 RAMCOCEM 796.20 799.40 783.55 793.15 TTKPRESTIG 5888.25 5915.20 5811.10 5823.45 ICICIGI 1340.50 1380.00 1340.00 1375.00 38.70 STAR 494.00 503.85 488.70 490.00 APOLLOHOSP 1681.00 1681.00 1621.45 1653.70 BLISSGVS 144.10 144.10 137.80 139.85 CERA 2592.60 2669.00 2550.00 2575.80 ICICIPRULI 480.20 500.55 480.00 489.90 12.60 ICICIPRULI 480.00 500.40 479.85 488.10 POLYCAB 1010.00 1063.60 1010.00 1057.85 GODREJAGRO 564.95 566.10 551.05 559.95 MAHLOG 403.40 418.20 397.00 418.20 HINDPETRO 234.05 245.00 233.00 242.95 6.00 ASHOKLEY 80.75 81.85 79.60 80.95 SCHNEIDER 90.00 94.35 89.40 94.35 HUDCO 37.95 39.80 37.60 38.70 GMDCLTD 61.55 62.05 61.20 61.65 BOSCHLTD 13879.00 14198.80 13822.50 14111.15 317.45 SRF 3988.20 4054.40 3977.40 4020.00 NIITTECH 1953.00 1960.10 1882.00 1909.75 CUMMINSIND 572.60 577.00 564.80 568.00 UNITEDBNK 8.64 9.02 8.64 8.87 PETRONET 268.50 274.50 268.40 274.40 6.00 PFC 123.75 124.50 121.75 123.80 BALRAMCHIN 158.45 169.05 157.95 168.15 IRB 109.90 110.30 107.60 108.90 ASTERDM 166.65 166.80 163.55 164.20 NMDC 114.55 117.45 112.20 116.05 2.15 DISHTV 12.65 12.78 12.08 12.26 MRF 72330.00 72894.60 71365.30 71646.90 IPCALAB 1220.65 1252.00 1220.65 1236.00 AAVAS 1950.85 2000.00 1940.00 1960.00 TNPL 187.15 187.90 182.45 183.00 MOTHERSUMI 135.70 139.00 135.05 137.80 2.45 ABFRL 239.40 260.65 232.15 254.40 SHREECEM 25000.00 25252.00 24755.75 25000.00 JCHAC 2454.00 2490.00 2415.20 2475.00 CEATLTD 989.10 989.10 975.00 975.00 ECLERX 635.00 643.80 630.00 635.00 DMART 2255.00 2360.00 2255.00 2288.35 39.45 JAICORPLTD 115.40 118.45 112.15 113.55 GODREJPROP 1151.00 1177.00 1143.80 1173.60 UCOBANK 15.95 16.70 15.20 15.80 MAXINDIA 88.55 91.45 87.55 89.40 ALLCARGO 116.00 116.00 112.40 112.40 HDFCLIFE 587.00 598.70 587.00 593.50 10.05 INDIGO 1446.00 1455.30 1387.80 1404.35 MARICO 311.40 311.70 303.30 306.05 SOBHA 408.00 415.95 407.50 412.15 PARAGMILK 125.50 126.00 124.50 125.45 MAHSEAMLES 384.80 390.00 379.80 385.00 HAVELLS 626.80 633.85 623.70 631.40 10.30 ADANIGREEN 191.00 202.20 190.45 202.20 HINDALCO 196.25 197.15 192.90 194.00 J&KBANK 22.60 23.50 22.10 23.05 APLAPOLLO 2004.00 2017.75 1995.05 2003.55 GDL 131.05 132.60 127.30 127.30 ACC 1477.10 1493.70 1460.20 1490.10 20.30 ADANIPOWER 62.00 62.50 60.50 60.75 DABUR 515.00 518.25 506.00 509.65 JSWENERGY 63.00 63.75 61.90 63.00 DCMSHRIRAM 378.00 378.00 356.85 367.15 HATHWAY 18.60 19.30 18.60 19.00 ASHOKLEY 80.75 81.90 79.55 81.20 0.85 MINDTREE 912.40 949.30 899.00 902.95 ADANIGAS 174.70 174.70 169.20 170.25 CCL 246.90 248.70 236.70 238.15 HAL 820.00 825.25 799.40 801.10 SIS 520.00 538.00 515.25 533.25 SBILIFE 916.10 925.00 912.05 920.00 9.45 BIOCON 295.80 300.75 293.90 296.10 COLPAL 1389.00 1389.00 1368.50 1384.90 DEEPAKFERT 95.65 99.00 95.45 97.35 OFSS 3010.00 3025.10 2891.85 2901.00 MHRIL 225.90 231.90 225.90 229.35 COLPAL 1373.50 1388.90 1367.00 1386.30 13.80 WOCKPHARMA 355.45 360.75 338.25 341.60 CONCOR 599.70 601.95 582.70 584.10 MOTILALOFS 809.40 826.00 806.00 806.20 MRPL 42.85 43.55 42.70 43.20 FLFL 409.95 415.60 403.45 403.45 HINDZINC 193.70 198.70 191.90 192.60 1.85 M&MFIN 390.00 399.90 384.45 391.40 WELCORP 192.00 199.00 191.90 198.35 NHPC 24.60 24.60 24.15 24.30 GILLETTE 6489.85 6489.85 6377.45 6408.95 GARFIBRES 1577.15 1577.30 1530.40 1537.20 AUROPHARMA 508.85 514.70 506.10 511.90 3.90 HDFCLIFE 586.00 598.35 586.00 593.30 PETRONET 268.60 274.75 268.60 273.25 AEGISLOG 236.95 236.95 224.50 227.85 THYROCARE 619.45 625.00 605.45 610.75 CRISIL 1670.00 1702.80 1670.00 1685.25 LUPIN 731.50 738.75 706.00 728.00 5.50 AJANTPHARM 1252.00 1322.85 1250.95 1305.60 EDELWEISS 91.05 96.00 89.55 93.15 ORIENTELEC 245.45 258.90 243.65 245.20 ALBK 16.30 16.50 16.10 16.10 TIMETECHNO 54.45 56.20 53.75 53.75 SIEMENS 1502.00 1521.00 1493.75 1506.65 9.00 BERGEPAINT 581.00 585.70 568.95 575.30 NAM-INDIA 361.00 364.90 357.15 362.30 ITDC 298.00 310.80 295.45 296.30 JYOTHYLAB 145.00 147.00 142.70 143.20 HERITGFOOD 346.45 352.10 346.05 348.00 SHREECEM 25048.00 25274.95 24750.25 25005.00 111.55 AVANTI 599.00 629.00 598.00 624.00 GPPL 85.10 99.30 84.90 89.60 BAJAJHLDNG 3868.65 3887.00 3759.05 3777.05 GREAVESCOT 139.60 142.90 138.75 138.95 MAHABANK 12.39 12.47 12.30 12.38 MCDOWELL-N 657.00 661.70 646.05 655.70 2.95 COALINDIA 180.50 181.50 178.30 179.80 BATAINDIA 1877.15 1883.10 1849.10 1853.25 GSKCONS 9340.10 9451.00 9197.65 9226.15 JSL 42.30 42.80 41.60 42.20 JAGRAN* 69.80 69.80 69.00 69.65 PIDILITIND 1551.30 1558.75 1523.50 1556.00 5.05 EMAMILTD 309.90 324.00 299.70 302.95 RADICO 407.00 412.25 401.75 407.05 COCHINSHIP 354.00 360.10 348.00 353.85 GUJALKALI 384.65 384.80 378.75 379.25 SHRIRAMCIT 1400.00 1472.10 1375.40 1394.85 CADILAHC 274.20 288.60 270.40 272.50 0.85 JUBLFOOD 1940.80 1940.80 1857.65 1865.00 TATAMTRDVR 75.60 75.60 72.70 73.20 IDBI 34.25 35.25 33.90 34.60 HFCL 16.95 17.15 16.90 16.95 TEAMLEASE 2456.25 2467.40 2429.00 2448.00 AMBUJACEM 207.25 209.25 204.55 206.95 0.55 IGL 516.00 527.00 515.00 522.25 SUDARSCHEM 505.00 505.95 478.00 479.85 ATUL 5050.00 5050.00 4905.00 4920.05 JKCEMENT 1386.00 1417.85 1380.00 1391.15 LAKSHVILAS 15.15 15.35 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The This terrible ordeal was always who chose loyalty to >-0,4,%,%043&& 2,,>,,,% %&,02,1 AI C vote along party lines foiled a campaign tactic to invalidate President Trump over loyal- ( the Democratic Party’s deter- the 2016 votes of 63 million ty to their oaths,” Hoyer said. 2&4%044&2@22%&2 4,>&,&0,%,%,%--44& mined bid to overthrow Americans and was a trans- In her statement, White House * ! Trump from the White House parent effort to interfere with Press Secretary Grisham said %&2&>-@%>,@0,304,0M0 01N ! ! ahead of the November 3 the 2020 election, only nine it was yet another witch- 2,3 ' presidential election. months away.” hunt that deprived the The Democratic-led Democratic Party accused President of his due + 9 ' O House of Representatives the Republican-dominated process and rights and : '" ' " approved the articles of Senate of ignoring the facts, was based on a series of ' impeachment on December “the will of the American peo- lies. ' " 18 after charging Trump with ple and their duty to the “Representative 2%&,0 <' (? pressuring Ukraine to smear Constitution”. Adam Schiff lied to < @ former US vice president Joe “Today, the President and Congress and the $ ' " "1 Biden, a potential Democratic Senate Republicans have nor- American people with " ' ' rival in the 2020 presidential malized lawlessness and reject- a totally made up state- )' ! "( election, using nearly USD 400 ed the system of checks and ment about the President’s L" " M( million in military aid as balances of our Constitution,” phone call. “Will there be no 1 ' leverage. said Congresswoman Nancy retribution? Speaker Nancy EA# # ' '2 # " / Though Trump, 73, has Pelosi, Speaker of the US Pelosi also lied to the >,B*A%2,C5))O been acquitted, he will become House of Representatives. American people ' "< 6 the first impeached President “The President will boast about the need to swiftly pass ! 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+ 61 159 00&2& %&,*+ online on Thursday that “we 4 ,4 have noted some rumours and hina on Thursday 0<&>4@22 AII lies on this epidemic, which are Cdenounced as “rumours worse than the virus itself”. and lies” the reports of a much 2-@,4@22 A+EA “You may have noted that higher death toll and infected 4>4&@,@% I*4,+ even WHO Director-General cases in the coronavirus out- has repeatedly called on people break that it said has killed 564 diums, auditoriums and to not believe in rumours or people as the authorities fin- schools into hospitals to cope spreading them. In some coun- ished work on a second hospi- up with the cases. tries, relevant departments have tal to treat thousands of patients China on Thursday opened been stepping up efforts to suffering from the disease. a new 1,500-bed makeshift bring to justice to those creat- Overall 564 people have hospital especially built for ing and spreading rumours,” died in China due to the virus virus patients days after a she said. on Wednesday and 28,018 con- 1,000-bed hospital started China is acting with open- firmed cases have been report- functioning with prefabricated ness, transparency and a high ed from 31 provincial-level wards and isolation rooms in sense of responsibility, Hua said, regions, the National Health Wuhan. Chinese officials argue adding that the government has Commission reported on that the death toll and con- been sharing information in a Thursday. firmed cases are rising in Hubei timely manner, enhancing inter- On Wednesday, 73 people province because of lack of national cooperation. died — the highest casualty in enough hospitals and beds. a single day — due to the virus State-run China Global and the new confirmed cases of Television Network, or CGTN, Q R the epidemic went up by 3,694, showed new tent hospitals ) ) ) it added. coming up in the city to treat 2 . Chinese officials said 19 patients besides a host of foreign nationals living in the mobile clinics. 154,023, ten times the official the report claimed. "$) country have been confirmed Meanwhile, China vehe- figure at the time...Most omi- When asked to comment of contracting the novel coro- mently denied a Taiwan media nously, the death toll listed was on the report, Chinese Foreign navirus as of Thursday, but did report that Beijing is under- 24,589, vastly higher than the Ministry spokesperson Hua #+ 9656@) not disclose their nationalities. reporting the death toll and 300 officially listed that day,” Chunying told a media briefing China also said it has infected cases from the virus uman Rights Watch on lodged diplomatic protests with outbreak. Tencent, which runs HThursday accused countries whose airlines have popular social media APP China of suppressing criti- cancelled flights to Chinese weChat, over the weekend cism of its response to the cities alleging that they are seems to have “inadvertently deadly novel coronavirus spreading panic in the wake of released what is potentially the and said it had made the out- deadly coronavirus. actual number of infections break worse. Seventy of the deaths and deaths, which were astro- + 61 159 group on the popular Chinese HRW chief Kenneth reported on Wednesday were nomically higher than the offi- messaging app WeChat that Roth also criticised the from Hubei province and its cial figures,” Taiwan News hinese doctor Li Wenliang, seven patients from a local Chinese Government’s lock- capital Wuhan, the epicentre of reported. Cone of the eight whistle- seafood market had been diag- down on various cities in an the virus outbreak, where “On late Saturday evening, blowers who warned other nosed with a SARS-like illness attempt to contain the virus China is building a large the Tencent webpage showed medics of the coronavirus out- and quarantined in his hospi- as a “sledgehammer” number of hospitals at frantic confirmed cases of the Wuhan break but were reprimanded by tal. Li explained that, accord- approach. pace, including converting sta- virus in China as standing at the police, died of the epidem- ing to a test he had seen, the ill- “There have been big ic on Thursday, official media ness was a coronavirus — a problems in China’s response reported. large family of viruses that to the coronavirus that have Li, a 34-year-old doctor includes severe acute respira- worsened the outbreak,” who tried to warn other medics tory syndrome (SARS) which Roth told reporters in of the epidemic, died of coro- led to 800 death in China and Geneva, although he also navirus on Thursday in the world in 2003. said China deserved credit Wuhan, the state-run Global Li told his friends to warn for sharing the DNA Times reported. He was the first their loved ones privately. But sequence of the virus early to report about the virus way within hours screenshots of his on. Roth pointed in particu- back in December last year messages had gone viral - with- lar to what he said was the when it first emerged in out his name being blurred. “suppression” of reports on Wuhan, the provincial capital “When I saw them circulating the virus in China during the of China’s central Hubei online, I realised that it was out early days of the outbreak, as province. of my control and I would well as subsequent efforts to He dropped a bombshell in probably be punished,” Li was stamp out criticism of its his medical school alumni quoted as saying CNN recently. response on social media. #"# ; !"!"

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very breath you take and Hina agrees with Rohan Eevery move you make :R / and says, “When we make any + Every bond you break, film, there’s always evil and every step you take, I’ll be good. You can’t just have good watching you in the film and expect it to 1<$:297) ' ' " 3 Every single day and every # "# '># !## ( succeed. Do we get inspired by word you say / evil? No, right? So it’s up to the )' Every game you play, every person. Such films are a learn- night you stay, I’ll be watching (/ ( ( 3 &:?!# !#' ing experience for people and e was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. you.” not to put them on the wrong HHe died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king. The 1980s’ song by the net and if the network requires path.” Douglas, the muscular, tempestuous actor with group, The Police, can seem a password, it’s most likely not It’s the first time that the dimpled chin, lived out an epic American story scary rather than romantic if a secured network. If a Rohan is playing a dark and of reinvention and perseverance, from the rich- sung in present times. stranger comes to your place negative character. So how es he acquired and risked to the parts he took on Imagine, if one morning you and you give access to your did he prepare for it? Were and the boundaries he defied. Among the most find out that all your person- WiFi, s/he can hack all the there any references that he popular, versatile and recognisable leading men al data and life is under some- devices in your house. So now had to take up? He says that to of the 20th century, he could will himself into a body else’s control and hence, I don’t give my password to learn the technicalities of the role or a favourite cause as mightily as he willed out in public. You are being anyone. All this is so scary.” character, there was a team. “I himself out of poverty. constantly watched and every Hina feels that somewhere just had to prepare for the Douglas, who died at 103, was a force for move traced. You are hacked. even we are responsible. “We emotional quotient, which is change and symbol of endurance. He is remem- And you have no control over want to put our best foot for- to understand the mind of the bered now as a final link to a so-called Golden Age, how to end this surveillance. ward on social media, when it character. Why is he doing the father of Oscar winner Michael Douglas and What do you do? comes to pictures, tweets and such things? My prep was a man nearly as old as the industry itself. But in Hacked, directed by everything. I go to gym, click only to realise what and why. his prime, he represented a new kind of performer, Vikram Bhatt, is one such pictures, post them. We also There were no references as more independent and adventurous than Clark story. It revolves around a store our intimate moments in such. My script was my only Gable, Spencer Tracy and other greats of the stu- successful businesswoman our galleries. We should not be Bible.” dio era of the 1930s and 1940s, and more willing (played by Hina Khan), who is doing that. When we are not The Yeh Rishta Kya to speak his mind. His career began at the peak blow when he openly credited the blacklisted tracked by a 19-year-old lover going to post it, why risk it? It’s Kehlata Hai actor tells us that of the studios’ power and ended in a more diverse, Oscar winner Dalton Trumbo for script work on (played by Rohan Shah). The very important to talk about she didn’t give any audition for decentralised age that he helped bring about. Spartacus, the Roman epic about a slave rebellion film highlights how cyber- these things. We might get Hacked. When Vikram narrat- Reaching stardom after World War-II, he was that was released in 1960. security and online privacy is stuck in relationships where ed the script, she wasn’t con- as likely to play cads (the producer in Bad and The most famous words in a Douglas film in danger these days and how there are trust issues. There are vinced at the first go. “I was the Beautiful, the journalist in Ace in the Hole) as were said about him, not by him, in Spartacus. easily anyone can be a target. ways to navigate these but we very confused. I never thought he was suited for the hero-slave in Spartacus, as Roman officials tell a gathering of slaves their lives Actor Hina Khan tells us don’t do that and get carried I would debut in a film with alert to the business as he was at home before the will be spared if they identify their leader. As that Vikram narrated many away,” she points out. such an impactful topic. Also, camera. He was producing his own films at a time Douglas rises, a growing chorus of slaves jump such real incidents. One of his While such shows are this film has been co-written most stars were content to act and was working up and shout, “I’m Spartacus!” Douglas stands friends was stalked so much intended to make the audience by an ethical hacker. with an enviable range of directors, from a young silently, a tear rolling down his face. that she was forced to move to aware of online crime, do Eventually, all this moved me,” Stanley Kubrick to a middle-aged John Huston, Critic David Thomson dubbed Douglas “the a different city. Many are still they also give ideas to people says she. from a genius of noir like Jacques Tourneur to such manic-depressive among Hollywood stars, one unaware of her whereabouts. who have a negative mind? Well, it all seems perfect master satirists as Billy Wilder and Joseph L minute bearing down on plot, dialogue and “It’s so sad. You can’t use your Actor Rohan Shah says, on the outside but a lot of Mankiewicz. actresses with the gleeful appetite of a man just Facebook, Instagram, “A ny o n e w i l l w a t c h w h a t t h e y uncertainties and challenges Acting served as escape and as confession. His freed from Siberia, at other times writhing not just Snapchat or any social media find interesting. You cannot have gone behind Hina’s suc- favourite among dozens of films was the contem- in agony but mutilation and a convincingly hor- account because a hacker say that you are putting those cess in the industry. She porary Western Lonely are the Brave, which came rible death.” While filming Lust for Life, he was might get to know where you ideas in someone’s head as in believes that god has been out in 1962 and included a line of dialogue so caught up in Vincent Van Gogh he feared are. You are terrified for the order to teach how to deal kind on her. Her mantra is to Douglas called the most personal he ever spoke, becoming suicidal himself. rest of your life. It’s very unfor- with such situations, you have never stop working. “I believe “I’m a loner clear down deep to my very guts.” Issur Danielovitch took the name Kirk tunate that a lot of them have to show them too, isn’t it? You in the amalgamation of hard He never won a competitive Oscar, but he Douglas as he worked his way through the taken their lives because they cannot make everyone among work and destiny. They can received an honorary one, along with a lifetime American Academy of Dramatic Arts, choosing can’t deal with it,” says she. % 2 " the audience think the same make you reach where you achievement award from the American Film “Douglas” because he wanted his last name still It’s important to realise way. They will eventually think wish to,” says she. 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And selves. images. the calorie labels on food packaging seem “It’s unlikely you’re going to get the The brain behind the restau- like an immutable guide to help you track exact same number every time you rant is the very young and affa- what you eat. But the shifting numbers repeat the experiment,” he said. The ble Chahat Jain, who tells us it for almonds show how the figures print- almond studies are among several Baer was two things that inspired her ed on nutrition labels may not be as pre- has co-authored on the digestibility of to start the place. Having trav- cise as they seem. nuts. Another last year was funded by the elled the world, she felt that there Last month, Kind said it was lower- Global Cashew Council and found were certain segments in food ing the calorie counts for its snack bars, cashews had fewer calories than estimat- that lacked authenticity in India even though the ingredients weren’t ed. and she wanted to plug that gap. changing. The company cited studies that Despite his findings, Baer said he The second factor was that her indicate nuts have fewer digestible calo- thinks the calorie counts used for most elder brother is one of the ries than previously believed. other foods are fairly accurate. And founders of Grub Fest, the most Conducted by government even though the US Food and Drug successful food festival, held in researchers with funding from nut pro- Administration lets companies use differ- the capital. “I had a job at hand ducers, the studies show the inexact ent methods to determine calorie counts, but the joining date kept getting method of determining calorie counts the agency says products aren’t supposed delayed. My brother wanted me established more than a century ago. The to have more than 20 per cent more calo- to be a part of his team but I widely used system says a gram of car- ries than what’s stated on labels. wanted to strike out on my bohydrates and a gram of protein each That’s why health experts said that the own,” she says. have four calories, while a gram of fat has calorie counts on nutrition labels are still First, she started out with a around nine. Companies can also subtract valuable: They offer general guidance for food delivery service and then some calories based on past estimates of people trying to keep their weight in decided to start a dine-in. the how much of different foods are not check. But it’s even more important to pay result was Tera Vita. The restau- digested. attention to overall diet and not get hung rant is named ‘Tera’ after the But based on anecdotal comments, up on small caloric differences, experts Roman goddess of the ‘Earth’ researchers suspected more of the nutri- said. “That’s not what’s going to make or Terra, while ‘Vita’ translates as ents in nuts may be expelled in the bath- break someone’s attempt at weight man- ‘Life’ in Italian. “Everything here, room than previously estimated. “If agement,” said Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, a from the colours and furniture they’re not digested, then maybe the calo- University of North Carolina nutrition to the posters and artefacts have rie content is not correct,” said David professor. all been selected by me. In fact Baer, a co-author of the nut studies at the Mayer said that the studies on the my family tried to take off some US Department of Agriculture, which calories in nuts wouldn’t affect her gen- load and bought some pieces but funded the research along with nut pro- eral advice that they can be part of a it was not what I had in mind ducers like the Almond Board of healthy diet. She said it’s more important and got it all changed,” she says. California. to pay attention to how they’re prepared, Coming to food, the first To test the hunch, Baer and col- such as whether sweeteners are added. thing that grabbed eyeballs was leagues gave 18 people meals with and Kind’s founder, Daniel Lubetzky, said he Invisible salad because of its without raw almonds and instructed hopes the studies will help overcome the name. I noticed the ingredients them to return daily with their urine and reluctance some might have about eating only later and that made me cer- stool packed in dry ice. The contents were nuts because of their relatively higher tain that this was the dish I want- analysed to calculate that a serving of calorie counts. The studies also mean the ed to go for. A mix of green could practically make a meal that had my heart. Not only did almonds has about 130 digestible calories, company’s most popular bar can now apple, goat cheese, mesclun out of this. it walk the tightrope between the rather than the widely used figure of 170. drop from 200 to 180 calories, which greens and candied nuts, tossed Next up was the Charm bro- textures but also balanced the A few years later, in 2016, another could be a marketing advantage that in a sundried tomato paste made colli, which was served with flavours with equal panache. study by Baer and colleagues also looked sways decisions at the grocery store. “It for a mix that was healthy and harissa, sour cream and peanut The tart mandarin, slightly sweet at the effects of food processing. 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OA) !R P% stand for the fifth wicket proving cru- )6 + <) : cial in a 42-run lead. 789- 3 However left-handed Anuj, a for- +$ uryakumar Yadav blazed his way mer India U19 captain, then took the #+ :: to 134 to lead Mumbai’s fight back attack back to the opposition camp *):3 /%* Son the third day of their Elite with a superb 133 off 194 balls that had okyo 2020 Olympics organ- Group B Ranji Trophy game against 15 fours and two sixes. Tisers said Thursday the )31%)+* Saurashtra after the domestic giants Delhi ended the day at 228 for four Games would "go ahead as conceded 73 runs first-innings with a lead of 186 runs going into the planned", slamming misinforma- 34%% /:3 lead. final day. tion over the new coronavirus for After losing opener While the chances of an outright triggering panic. *3+ Bhupen Lalwani (3) early, win on a good batting track might not Chief executive officer Surya (134 off 130 balls, 17x4, be more than 25 percent but Anuj’s Toshiro Muto revealed that *8 5+) 3x6) and Jay Bista (46) wiped innings certainly gave Delhi a glimmer organisers have set up a task out the deficit in just 16 overs to of hope if they can get a lead of 275 force to combat the fast-spread- + 56/$6731 keep Mumbai in the hunt at the by lunch and get 60 overs at opposi- ing disease that has killed over SCA Stadium in Khandheri. tion. 560 people and infected at least rediting Abhinav Bindra for Surya notched up his 14th first- “That’s the plan. The wicket is 28,000 -- the vast majority in Cchanging the landscape of class 100, as he played his usual good for batting but it is slightly up and mainland China -- but promised shooting in the country, rising aggressive game, while Bista played down at times. But yes, bowlers need that the Games would be not pistol marksman Abhishek second fiddle. to bend their backs,” said the student derailed. Verma on Thursday said the The duo added 119-runs for the of Rajkumar Sharma, who is also Virat "The Olympics will go ahead gold medal gave confidence to second wicket and their partnership Kohli’s coach. as planned," he told reporters many aspiring shooters. brought Mumbai back into the con- after a Paralympic project review. In 2008, Bindra became the tention in what is a must-win game. GOA RETURN TO TOP "It is important to remain first Indian to win an individual Surya got a life at 44 and he made !/ Goa dished out an all-round objective and cool-headed. We gold medal at the Olympic Games optimum use of it. performance to thrash Nagaland by don't want to alarm the public. at Beijing. All-rounder Shams Mulani was 229 runs inside three days to return to The infection is still limited and "Abhinav Bindra's gold medal promoted to number four and he the top of Plate table. there is no problem staging the completely transformed the added 98 runs for the third wicket with With a cushion of 142-run first Olympics based on the current shooting landscape in our coun- Surya as Mumbai looked to gain the innings lead, Snehal Kauthankar (68 situation." try. It gave that confidence to upper-hand. not out from 63 balls; 9x4s, 1x6) and International Paralympic many aspiring shooters like me But left-arm orthodox spinner , P ' D . ' ? " "!$ ! . skipper Amit Verma (66 from 73 balls; Committee (IPC) spokesman that I too can perform well in the Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, who troubled 6x4s, 2x6s) put together 103 runs in 95 Craig Spence complained that sport and get a medal for my Surya, won the battle after trapping Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu defeated having him caught in the deep by sub- after we batted,” Vignesh said. balls for the fourth wicket to declare scaremongering had created an country," Verma said. him in front of the wicket. Baroda by an innings and 57 runs at stitute M Siddharth and Deepak their second essay at 221 for four, set- "info-demic" that could skew For the Tokyo Games, the In-form Sarfaraz Khan joined Motibaug Ground in Vadodara with Hooda (4). ANUJ RAISES DELHI HOPES ting a stiff 364 target for the hosts public perception in the run-up number of quotas stands at a Mulani and the two remained unbeat- right-arm medium pacer K Vignesh The 25-year-old medium-pacer, Wicketkeeper batsman In reply, only three Nagaland to the Olympics and record 15 after a highly success- en when stumps were drawn with taking a fifer in the second essay. who made a comeback into the team Anuj Rawat’s stroke-filled hundred batsmen reached double digit scores Paralympics. ful 2019 that saw Indian shooters Mumbai at 285 for 3, extending the Due to Vignesh’s heroics with the after being dropped for the match gave Delhi a slim chance of an outright as they were folded for 134 in 36.4 "Fear is spreading quicker top all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups lead by 212 runs. ball, Tamil Nadu dismissed the hosts against Railways (which Tamil Nadu win after Gujarat got the all-important overs to suffer their second defeat this than the virus," he said. and the season-ending World Earlier, resuming at the overnight for 259 in their second innings to reg- won comprehensively), said it was first innings lead in group A season. "It's important we quell that Cup Finals. 257 for 6, Saurashtra overhauled ister an emphatic win and picked up good to be back in the squad and encounter. Stuart Binny top-scored with 58 fear. Only 191 of the total cases Verma also managed to book Mumbai’s first-innings score of 262. seven points. among wickets too. In reply to Delhi’s 293, Gujarat but there was little support from the are outside mainland China, so an Olympic quota for India by A gritty unbeaten 84 by Chirag His haul included the key wicket “The wicket was good and we had scored 335 after starting the day at 269 other end with Shrikant Mundhe (38) let's put things into perspective. winning the gold in the 10m air Jani helped the hosts take a 73-run first of captain Krunal Pandya, who made to really bowl well in the second for 4 with Manprit Juneja (124, 190 being the other batsman to reach dou- "If you compare those rates pistol event at the Beijing World innings lead. a defiant 74 (95 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixes), innings because it slightly eased out balls) and Dhruv Raval (94)’s 221-run ble figures. with the common flu, they are Cup. still relatively small numbers," "I am working really hard added Spence. towards honing my skills and giv- + "The World Health ing my best shot at the 2020 !C : Organization (WHO) has not Tokyo Olympics," Verma said. declared this a pandemic. We The first edition of the Khelo " Indian tennis of my fellow Indians has always dealt with the Zika virus in Rio India University Games is being legend Leander Paes on been a source of immense # 9 1 O " and in these matters we need to organised in Bhubaneshwar from Thursday confirmed his par- pleasure and motivation for rely on the experts. Feb 22 February to March 1 ticipation in the Bangalore me. Bangalore has always had + 56/$6731 Earlier Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar "We will follow the advice of March and Verma feels the tour- Open ATP Challenger, begin- a crowd that understands ten- Ramanathan, Sasikumar Mukund and the World Health Organization. nament will help get a system in ning here on February 10. nis and the vibe of the stadium ourth-seeded Kwan Soon-woo Arjun Kadhe lost their respective match- Every organising committee place for aspiring sports persons. Paes, who is into his and the energy of the city real- Fstormed into the singles quarter-finals es in the opening round. looks into countermeasures, and "I think this is the best thing farewell season, will be seen ly invigorate me,” said Paes, at the third of Tata Open Maharashtra Earlier in other singles last-16 match, we have measures in place from to have happened for grassroots in action for one last time on who is currently playing at the with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) win Australia’s James Duckworth held his previous Olympics and level sports in our country, pre- home soil at the $162,000 TATA Maharashtra ATP Tour against India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran at nerves during thrilling three-set 6-7 (4- Paralympics here in Tokyo. It is viously there was a national uni- event at the KSLTA. event in Pune. Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium in Pune on 7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 over Taro Daniel. standard practice, it's business as versity championship that used to “Playing at home in front The 46-year-old veteran Thursday. Despite losing the first set, the sixth seed- usual." More than 20 coun- take place but no one was aware has 54 ATP Tour doubles titles Despite losing the first set, the India ed Duckworth made timely comeback to tries have confirmed cases of the of it," he said. 3 0 besides eight Grand Slam men’s No 1 put a brilliant show in attempt to win the hard-fought second set. However, flu-like coronavirus. "Firstly with Khelo India doubles crowns and 10 Grand comeback which saw the second set the Australian had continued the momen- Youth Games and now with the ,- Slam mixed doubles titles. And going into decider. However, World No tum to win the decider easily to complete GLOBAL PANIC Khelo India University games with just three short of 100 88 Soon-woo held his nerves in the tie- victory. Japan has had no reported taking place I think we finally Kabul: Afghanistan have Grand Slam appearances, Paes breaker to score crucial points and In doubles category, pair of Romain deaths so far, but 45 cases have have a system coming in place recalled fast bowler Shapoor is now aiming to play all the wrapped up the match. Arneodo and Andre Begemann caused a been detected, including at least which provides a professional Zadran for the upcoming Slams this year before signing Prajnesh, who entered the South major upset in the tournament as they 20 people on a cruise ship car- competition space for all aspiring three-match T20I series off. Asia’s only ATP Tour tournament, which knocked out top-seed pair of Robin rying more than 3,700 passen- athletes of our country." against Ireland. The pacer last “To my Bangalore friends, is organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Haase and Robert Lindstedt with a gers and crew quarantined off Verma also said it is very played a T20I in June 2018 fans and tennis lovers, I am Tennis Association (MSLTA) in associa- thrashing 6-3, 6-3 win to enter the semi- Yokohama. important that parents encourage against Bangladesh. The 15- looking forward to entertaining tion with Government of Maharashtra, finals. The WHO has declared the their children to take up sports member squad announced by all of you One Last Roar time. with a direct entry in the main draw, However, third seeded Jonathan Erlich outbreak a global health emer- and support them in their the Afghanistan Cricket Board See you guys soon,” said Paes, denied his opponent match points on a and Andrei Vasilevski also made their way gency. Japan has warned citizens endeavour of becoming an ath- (ACB) selection committee who last played in Bengaluru in couple of occasions. into the last four. Erlich-Vasilevski had against non-essential travel to lete. "Parents play a huge role in also consists of young all- the Davis Cup 2014 when he With Prajnesh’s loss in the round of fought hard before registering 5-7, 6-1, 10- China and fast-tracked new rules building their children's careers rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. partnered with Rohan 16, India’s challenge came to an end in the 8 win against Italian pair of Stefano including limits on entering the who are aspiring to pursue pro- Opening batsman, Usman Bopanna. PTI " ! 5 )' ' 2 singles. Travaglia and Paolo Lorenzi. country as it tries to contain the fessional sports. With the govern- Ghani, who was not included spread of the virus. ment coming up with initiatives in Afghanistan's series against Japanese Prime Minister like the Khelo India University West Indies in October 2019, Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged Games, I feel it is essential for paris back in the squad as well. A) . ) )% *2 that preparations for the ents to understand that it should- Afghanistan will face Ireland in Olympics would proceed as nor- n't only be about studies, a career a three-match T20I series mal. in sports is very much a realistic which will be played on March The Indian men’s ly. Each and every player in the "The coronavirus is begin- thought," said the shooter. 6, 8 and 10. PTI hockey team began their FIH team has the Olympics in their !#%'( $! )#! ning to have an impact on Hockey Pro League campaign mind and we are working tourism," he said. "But the gov- on a fantastic note after defeat- towards doing well at the tour- After a marvelous expecting a great round of ernment will continue to steadi- ing the Netherlands in both nament,” said the 25-year-old. start of their Pro League cam- matches against India, who ly prepare for the Games in their matches last month. And The forward added that paign which saw them defeat have also improved massive- close cooperation with the IOC the world No 5 Indian team the team is confident ahead of Australia and New Zealand ly in the past couple of years,” (International Olympic now will face a bigger challenge taking on Belgium since India away from home, World said the 32-year-old. Committee), the local organising when they host world No 1 side performed brilliantly during Champions and world No 1 Commenting on oppo- committee and the Tokyo Belgium on 8 February and 9 their tour of Belgium last year. Belgium Belgian team led by nents India, Briels said he Metropolitan Government." February at the Kalinga “We had a great tour of experienced midfielder expects a good fight , “India The Japanese government Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Belgium last year, we won Thomas Briels, arrived in the is looking really sharp as has chartered three flights to India’s Forward Gurjant all our matches there. That Bhubaneswar brimming with well, and they have been repatriate 565 Japanese nationals Singh expressed that the result certainly gives us a confidence ahead of their two playing well which is some- from Wuhan, the central Chinese Indian set-up is improving lot of confidence. All the matches against hosts India. thing we saw in their initial city hardest hit by the virus. with each match and is FIH Hockey Pro League Expressing delight at the two matches against the Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike working towards a common matches will help us prepare prospect of playing India at Dutch. We expect a tough promised at the weekend to goal of performing well at the for the Olympics. All the top the iconic Kalinga Hockey couple of matches, and its implement "thorough measures" Olympics this year. teams in the world are playing Stadium, Briels said he’s look- going to be a good fight for us to protect people from the virus. “This is a very crucial time this tournament. Now the ing forward to playing at the as well. Of course, we are The health scare has led to for us. Every match is very Indian team is performing well. venue where his side lifted the wary of the threat that they the cancellation of Olympic qual- important for us. We are coor- We beat the Netherlands last FIH Men’s Hockey World possess, but we are really ifying events in China such as dinating and playing well as a month, who are ranked third in Cup trophy in 2018. “It feels excited to play a tough oppo- boxing and badminton. unit. However, we have to the world. So the team’s morale really good to be back in the nent like India so we can The Tokyo Olympics begin ensure that we keep putting up is quite high at the moment,” city where we became the improve further before the on July 24 with the Paralympics good performances consistent- said Gurjant. PNS World Champions. And I’m Olympics.” PNS starting on August 25. $&#!")" ) #"$" $.7 "$"

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* Top Pakistan batsman Babar replacing Sarfaraz as captain and also Azam is set to be named captain of the dropping him as a player after he took ($=( national ODI squad after having already Pakistan to the world number one rank- replaced wicketkeeper batsman Sarfaraz ing in this format. Ahmed as skipper in the T20 format. “There is no way the PCB or ! " The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selectors can now justify not keeping in October had dropped Sarfaraz from Sarfaraz in the ODI team or replacing ' the Test and T20 squads in a surprise him with Babar Azam. It would be decision while naming Azhar Ali as cap- great injustice with a fine captain and " tain in the longer format and Babar for a player,” former chief selector and head the shorter version. coach Mohsin Khan said. + <)/)7!15$1 But the PCB didn’t name a captain He said it was acceptable to change for the ODI format as Pakistan’s next Sarfaraz as captain in Test cricket but akistan’s confidence is boosted by 50-over assignment will be a lone not to drop him as a player for the Test Bangladesh appearing vulnerable match against Bangladesh on April 3 and T20 formats. Pwithout Mushfiqur Rahim and here. “There was pressure on Sarfaraz as Shakib Al Hasan for the first Test start- Critics, however, pointed out that captain for all three formats but he is ing on Friday. any decision to replace Sarfaraz as cap- still the ideal choice for the white ball Mushfiqur withdrew from the Test tain in ODI format is not going to be formats,” Khan said. because of security concerns, while all- easy as the wicketkeeper-batsman led Former Test batsman Ramiz Raja rounder Shakib is suspended. Pakistan to six straight wins last year noted that given Babar’s status as Pakistan captain Azhar Ali said on starting with the World Cup league being the number one batsman for Thursday they must reap the advantage stage matches. Pakistan in all three formats, he ) ' A . . at Pindi Cricket Stadium. The Board and selectors have appeared to be the logical choice to lead “Test matches are always played on already faced some criticism over in ODIs. AFP + )2 7)5$ your strength and at the moment we feel our fast bowling is our strength,” ew Zealand batsman Henry Nicholls on Azhar said. Pakistan has 80 points in the world return from April 3-9 for a one-off one- Thursday said the ODI squad did not carry “They are missing a couple Test championship, while Bangladesh day international and the second Test the baggage of the T20 side which was 0 N of key players and on current ;-89- 3 has none after losing both of its tests at Karachi. blanked by India and that reflected in its highest run form we can say we have an +#>(##()+$ against India in India. chase in 50-over cricket. upper hand. You take advantage Mominul said they were still con- SQUADS Riding on Ross Taylor’s 21st hundred, the hosts in your home conditions.” fident even without Mushiqur. Pakistan: Azhar Ali (captain), Abid Ali, chased down their highest total in ODIs on Young fast bowlers Naseem Shah “When you don’t have one of your Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Faheem Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match and Shaheen Afridi, along with best players, sometimes it’s a bit diffi- Ashraf, Bilal Asif, Fawad Alam, Haris series. Mohammad Abbas, snared 16 wickets cult, but on the other hand you can say Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Imran Khan, “We didn’t feel it as part of the group coming between them in December when ) ) ) ) ,' # 7 P ) ) $E it’s a good opportunity for a new play- Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad in. So I wasn’t feeling any pressure and there is no Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs in er,” Mominul said. Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah need to prove anything. It was a small ground and the second test at Karachi. match former India captain absence of Mushfiqur; Mohammad “(Our) expectation is we are going Afridi, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah a big chase, so it was nice we were able to do that,” The Pakistan top order also cashed Mohammad Azharuddin’s record of Mithun and captain Mominul Haque. to play good cricket here. We are not Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Nicholls said in Auckland on Thursday. in, as Azhar, Abid Ali, Shan Masood three centuries in his first three Tests. “We have to play our best game to good enough overseas, so we have to try Tamim Iqbal, Saif Hassan, Najmul “It was great, our biggest chase ever in ODI and Babar Azam scored centuries at Bangladesh still has some claws, beat Bangladesh,” Azhar said. to improve ourselves here.” Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah, cricket and it was good to be able to contribute in Karachi. including opening batsman Tamim “Even though they don’t have senior Bangladesh has split its tour of Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Taijul it. In the past, playing India in India, we have had Abid, who also scored a century on Iqbal, who scored a triple century last players, they have (other) players who Pakistan into three legs. Pakistan won Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Ebadot Hossain, a couple of chases around the 300-mark and oth- debut in the washed out Rawalpindi week in a domestic first-class game; can give match-winning performances. the Twenty20 series 2-0 in January. Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Rubel ers we got close to. It was nice to do that again at Test against Sri Lanka, has a chance to Liton Das, who will keep wickets in the We have to not give them a chance.” After this first Test, Bangladesh will Hossain, Soumya Sarkar. home, and to actually win the game, it was great,” he added. Taylor smacked an unbeaten 109, with Tom Latham knocking 69 off 48 balls. Their partnership 0 & ,- 2 broke India’s bowling strength in the middle overs. Nicholls paid rich tribute to the two senior batsmen. “Having someone like that at number four, espe- + 67:2<56 on the board. has been the top run scor- Q 08 cially with Kane Williamson not being there as well, The tournament, er for her side, will have the experience he brings is immense. It is not just he Indian women’s cricket which is an important to once again lead from Four-time champion sport takes off.” about the runs, because batting with him in the mid- Tteam will have to address its preparatory event ahead the front while hoping Australia’s skipper Meg Lanning The event will kickstart with dle, you keep having those conversations that help batting woes when it takes on of the T20 World Cup, is that young Shafali Verma believes the upcoming ICC title-holders Australia taking on your batting too. England Women in a crucial intriguingly poised with fires on top of the Indian Twenty20 World Cup has the India in the tournament-opener in “The dimensions of the ground helped us and league match of the T20 tri- all the three teams on 2 innings. potential to turn around the fortune Sydney and Lanning said their only he certainly likes batting there. It was a great part- series here today. points from as many Another key middle- of women’s cricket across the globe. goal is to feature in the March 8 nership and great knock from him. Ross being there A mid innings slump led to matches after one win order batter Veda The ICC Women’s T20 World final at the Melbourne Cricket till the end to be not out and win the game was India’s four-wicket defeat in and one defeat each. Krishnamurthy is due a Cup will be hosted by Australia Ground. immense for us.” their previous match against The Indian big innings from February 21 to March 8 and “Having taken in an incredible On Lathham’s knock, he said: “Tom and I have 2 + 2 hosts Australia. This was after batters, especial- <8=- 3 after two fail- Lanning said with so much hype atmosphere at a sold-out MCG, the played together for a long time, so I have certainly beating England by five wickets ly in the middle +#>*?@ (#A ures while and buzz around, the tournament chance to lead my country in seen him play like that before. He is very versatile in the tournament-opener last and lower order, one-down has the potential to infuse life into front of a full house would be an and adaptive to the game scenario and conditions. week. will need to produce a Rodrigues also needs to women’s cricket. honour to experience,” she said. The way he started, well it was slow, 2 off 10 balls Except for opener Smriti much-improved show come good on Friday for “This tournament can be a real “There are a few hurdles to get or something. Mandhana (35) and captain against England to bright- an Indian win. turning point for women’s sport over before we can think about the “But he managed to put the pressure back on Harmanpreet Kaur (28), Indian en their chances of reach- The England team around the world, it’s a really big MCG, but to play there in the ICC Kuldeep (Yadav) and their other spinners. Being cap- batters showed complete lack of ing the final. was lucky to have won event, there’s a lot of talk around it Women’s T20 World Cup Final, on tain he led from the front and that partnership application on a pitch offering “Our lower order against Australia via — certainly more hype than I’ve International Women’s Day, would changed the game for us,” said Nicholls. extra bounce at Canberra. India definitely needs to bat Super Over in their pre- ever experienced before — so be amazing for all of us. The batsman said he will continue to open as lost their last six wickets for 21 a lot better, especially vious match but it batted hopefully that’s a sign of everyone “We’re very aware of what we long as the management wants, despite suggestion runs to concede the match with when the top-order well in both the matches. jumping on board and getting need to do to get there, there’s a lot that Latham could move up top given his form. seven balls to spare. doesn’t get runs. However, A lot will depend on involved,” Lanning wrote in her col- of hard work involved and we need “Opening is not too different. I am used to bat- The Indian bowling attack really appreciate the per- captain Heather Knight umn for the ICC. to make sure we start off well in that ting in a few different spots. I was opening a bit for did all it could, stretching the formance of bowlers,” who has been in red-hot “Hopefully we can look back first game against India and go Canterbury coming into this series. So I am trying game till the penultimate over Harmanpreet said. form with two back-to- on this tournament as a real from there. There are no guaran- to form a new partnership up top with Martin but there were not enough runs ! D ) .$$E Harmanpreet, who back half centuries. moment from which women’s tees in this sport,” she added. PTI Guptill, and get those platforms in,” he signed off. ) ) *4 3Q 0 3 “Archer underwent further scans on take the lead at the Tottenham ,' his injured right elbow yesterday in the Hotspur Stadium. UK which confirmed a low grade stress But Lucas Moura equalised The star-studded Gilchrist XI also boasts a fracture,” said the ECB in a statement. before Son won and converted charity match to raise funds powerful top order as well fea- “He will now commence an injury the decisive penalty with just two for Australia’s bushfire victims, ture the legendary opener rehabilitation programme with the ECB minutes left. which will see Sachin himself, former Australia stars medical team with a view to be ready for “I have to be honest and say Tendulkar as coach one of the Shane Watson and Brad the international summer campaign start- I think the best team lost on the teams, has been shifted from Hodge and Indian great ing in June against the West Indies in a pitch but my team were the the SCG because of forecast of Yuvraj Singh. three-match Test series,” it added. ones with more heart and went torrential rain and will now be Former Australia Archer experienced discomfort in his to their limit,” Mourinho said. played in Melbourne on women’s team captain Alex right elbow during the series in South “We suffered but we deserved to Sunday. Blackwell, Andrew Symonds, Africa when he could only play the win because we were in our limits. The match, named Windies legend Courtney ( ) B ) ) .$$ Boxing Day Test. Southampton were fresher than us ‘Bushfire Cricket Bash’, was Walsh, AFL great Nick The 24-year-old Barbados born pacer but we played with our souls and earlier scheduled at the SCG Riewoldt, recently-retired + 7:5$:5 has represented England in seven Tests heart and gave absolutely every- on Saturday but will now be Australia fast bowler Peter and 14 ODIs, taking 30 and 23 wickets thing.” held at Melbourne’s Junction Siddle and leg-spinner Fawad op England fast bowler Jofra Archer respectively. He has also played a T20I. Tottenham, who last won the FA Oval on Sunday. Ahmed. Australia’s Test skip- Twas on Thursday ruled out of the His absence is a big blow to the Cup in 1991, will host struggling Indian batting legend per Tim Paine has been upcoming Indian Premier League due to Rajasthan Royals ahead of the IPL begin- -) , )' ) ! F Norwich in the fifth round in the first Tendulkar will coach the named coach. a stress fracture in his right elbow. ning next month. week of March. Ricky Ponting XI while Two more names will be The England and Wales Cricket In 21 IPL games, Archer has picked Jose Mourinho admitted Mourinho’s side were 12 minutes North Londoners are without a Australia Test skipper Tim added to the Gilchrist XI Board confirmed that Archer, who plays up 26 wickets at an average of 23.69. Tottenham got lucky after Son away from being knocked out after major trophy of any kind since the Paine will manage the other over the coming days, with for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, will In his maiden IPL season in 2018, he Heung-min’s late penalty secured a squandering the first-half lead given 2008 League Cup & Mourinho would team to be captained by for- the late rescheduling of the also miss England’s Test tour of Sri took 15 wickets in 10 games at 21.66 dramatic 3-2 win against to them by Jack Stephens’ own goal. dearly love to end that drought, but mer Australia wicketkeeper- match forcing some players to Lanka. He is expected to be out of action before taking 11 in as many games at 26.45 Southampton in Wednesday’s FA Shane Long and Danny Ings his team will have to improve signif- batsman Adam Gilchrist. drop out, like former for three months. the following season. Cup fourth-round replay. scored as Southampton hit back to icantly on this erratic display. AFP Shane Warne was to lead Australia captains Steve the side but as a result of the Waugh and Michael Clarke, change of date, he will not be and former batsman Michael available for the match due to Hussey. ) ' ) 4 prior commitments, and The game was scheduled Gilchrist will take over as as a curtain-raiser to the T20 #+ 251 3 from 4-1 down. lot of fun going forward in attack.” Simone Inzaghi’ side closed to within a captain. Big Bash League final, but “In the second half, we gave It was Mueller who had point of second-placed Inter Milan. Tendulkar’s side will fea- with downpours expected homas Mueller weighed in too much ball away and let them calmed Bayern’s early nerves, The Romans are four points behind ture a star-studded top order Cricket Australia (CA) said it Twith a goal and an assist as come back into the game,” admit- forcing an own goal from leaders Juventus and 11 points clear in the form of Justin Langer, would no longer be possible. holders Bayern Munich edged a 4- ted Bayern winger Serge Gnabry. Benjamin Huebner to equalise of fourth-placed Atalanta who occu- Matthew Hayden and “Change of plans! To 3 thriller with Hoffenheim on “We have to look at after Bayern defender Jerome py the final Champions League Ponting, who scored thou- ensure the SCG is in the best Wednesday to reach the German that, however Boateng had turned the ball berth, ahead of Roma on goal differ- sands of runs in Australia’s possible condition for the BBL Cup quarter-finals. we had a into his own net. ence. Test side during their decorat- final, we’ve made the call to not Mueller’s golden run contin- Mueller then gave Bayern “The game was intense. Despite ed careers. go ahead with Saturday’s ued at the Allianz Arena to leave a 2-1 lead before Lewandowski the disappointing result, we came Following that, legendary Bushfire Cricket Bash at the him with seven goals and nine netted either side of half-time away satisfied,” said Inzaghi. trio in the Ponting XI will be SCG,” CA tweeted. assists in the 14 games since Hansi to extend their lead before “We had 27 shots on goal, hit the post Brian Lara, Australian The match will be a 10- Flick replaced Niko Kovac as Hoffenheim’s late fightback. twice. I can’t ask the team for more. women’s player Elyse Villani over-per-side contest, with a coach last November. Bayern are the biggest name !2 , )5! ) G , "' ' ' “Results count, but so do performances, and teenage sensation Phoebe five-over Powerplay, no bowl- Not to be outdone, Mueller’s into the last eight after RB Leipzig and the lads gave it everything.” Litchfield, who rose to promi- ing restrictions, and batters strike partner Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund both / Lazio equalled a 21-year club record Lazio matched their longest unbeaten nence in this season’s Rebel unable to get out from the first claimed two goals in the third- crashed out on Tuesday to for staying undefeated but missed the Serie A run of 17 consecutive matches, the Women’s Big Bash League. ball they face. Bowlers will not round tie. Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder chance to move second in Serie A, being feat of the 1999 side coached by Sven-Goran Wasim Akram and Brett have over limits, fielders can However, Hoffenheim’s Bremen respectively. held to a goalless draw by Hellas Verona on Eriksson. Lee as well as Brad Haddin, sub on and off as it suits, while Israeli forward Munas Dabbur Also, a goal by Argentinian Wednesday. “It’s a record that pleases me,” said Dan Christian and Australian captains will have the ability caused Bayern a few nervous striker Lucas Alario helped Bayer The match had been rescheduled from Inzaghi who played for the team under Rules football great Luke to sub batters in and out dur- moments with two late goals as the Leverkusen to a 2-1 win at sec- last December, when Lazio beat Juventus to Eriksson and helped Lazio lift their last Hodge are other members. ing an innings. PTI visitors threatened a fightback ond-division side VfB Stuttgart. win the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Scudetto in the 1999-2000 season. AFP

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