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Uddhav Thackeray on the fam- an RSS apparatchik and come together on the basis of a racies. The US saw power pass- ily party, the NCP. It had noth- MAHARASHTRA allowed that to overpower his shared region, religion or ing from a self-nominating con- ing to do with policy or politi- sense of morality. Clearly, he caste, with any one of these ventional process to a primary Mohan Guruswamy cal morality. It was a question What we have wit- has shown himself as not fit to impulses being the dominating based system that binds the of his place in the family peck- nessed in these past hold that position. The Prime motive for coming together. convention to the choice of ing order. Like Sonny weeks in Maharashtra Minister used a rarely-used Take each of our many parties. individual party members. Corleone, Ajit Pawar too had a is a complete collapse provision to be used during a The only party that claims a This kind of a transition did tendency towards the rash and war or financial emergency to pan-Indian appeal has long not happen in India. On the went alone to meet his fate. of the notion of politics facilitate the daybreak coup ceased to be anything but an other hand, we migrated from Now we have the likelihood being about a vision for leading to Fadnavis being old feudal order presided over a system where parties consist- e saw an longer be sure of its place in of a Shiv Sena-led government a better future and sworn in as chief minister. by an aristocracy. None of ed of equals sharing a common interest- Maharashtra politics the next with the two Congresses sup- what is best for the What we have witnessed in these parties has a formal purpose and, sometimes, goals ingtime. So it baled out of the porting it from within. The these past weeks in membership, a formal to one where power passed into twist to alliance. BJP may very well say it is people. Instead, we Maharashtra is a complete col- requirement for membership, the hands of a self-perpetuat- anThe pre-election alliance of glad to have the Shiv Sena saw a sordid drama lapse of the notion of politics forums for participation ing political aristocracy. Like unam- the BJP and Shiv Sena won monkey off its back. Narendra played out in five-star being about a vision for a bet- and articulating aspirations the Gandhis, Pawars and biguous over 42 per cent of the popular Modi once described the Shiv hotels in Bombay, with ter future and what is best for of their communities, Thackerays. people’s vote, while the two Congresses Sena as a hafta collection money replacing vision the people. Instead, we saw a or facilities to choose leaders verdict in Maharashtra. The together won only 32.6 per cent party. Now the BJP can hope to sordid drama played out in by any formal process other The writer, a policy analyst WBJP-Shiv Sena alliance cam- of the popular vote. If there muscle into the Shiv Sena base and ideas. five-star hotels in Bombay, than general and often-simu- studying economic and security paigning on an unabashed was any morality and decency and become the biggest hafta with money replacing vision lated acclaim. issues, held senior positions in Hindutva platform won a clear left in our politics, the rightful collecting party in India’s rich- When the team led by B.R. and ideas. We have seen the transition government and industry. He mandate winning 160 of the 288 government in Maharashtra est state. Ambedkar wrote the The Pawar family schism of democratic styles in many of also specialises in the Chinese seats. The BJP that won 105 should have been of the two But this is not a simple “art of Constitution, it obviously did that so impacted Maharashtra the world’s established democ- economy. seats had a strike rate of over undesirables. But that was not the possible” power play. This not contemplate the capricious politics is yet another 70 per cent (105 out of 152), to be. Uddhav Thackeray did newly-scrambled alliance of a disregard for norms and disre- metaphor for the collapse of while the Shiv Sena had a an Ajit Pawar on the BJP by renegade Hindutva group with gard for decency and consis- the party system in the coun- strike rate of about 40 per cent pulling out of the right-wing two clan-led Congresses has tency inherent in our leaders. try. From Punjab to Tamil (56 out of 124). Clearly, it was a formation. major implications for Indian How “we” look is a no longer a Nadu, we now have a party win for the worst Hindu revan- Sharad Pawar has never politics. Soon after the concern. In the Maharashtra system that is neither constitu- chism, for the Shiv Sena stands made any bones that he Supreme Court’s somewhat drama, we saw all provisions tional nor legal. Though the or, is it now stood, for every- believed in to old adage that judicially dubious verdict on and expectations of the founders of this Republic never thing right of the RSS. In fact, “politics is the art of the possi- the King Rama birthplace in Constitution flouted and tram- used the term “political party” the Shiv Sena even makes or ble”. What Otto von Bismarck Ayodhya, many in the pled on by all the constitution- even once in the Constitution, made the Bajrang Dal and VHP said was a little more. He actu- Congress welcomed the judg- al authorities. The from day one we were intended looks tame. Be that as may be, ally said: “Politics is the art of ment, just as many of its lead- Maharashtra governor, Bhagat to be and are a party based it was an unambiguous victory the possible, the attainable — ers welcomed the scrubbing of Singh Koshiyari, an RSS appa- democracy. When people elect for the combined retrograde the art of the next best.” In Article 370. By deciding to ratchik, willingly allowed him- representatives they are in fact ideologies of the RSS and SS. Maharashtra’s case, it clearly remain quiet on it, the so- self to be lied to and apparently choosing parties. The people of Maharashtra was the less worst. called liberal or centrist par- accepted signatures by all the How parties function then had spoken and under normal What was possible in ties in our political firmament newly elected NCP MLAs on becomes critical to our democ- circumstances their wishes Maharashtra went way beyond made their ideological choice. sheets of paper attached to Ajit racy. If parties did not func- should have been respected. what was thinkable. The sec- They all moved rightwards. Pawar’s “letter of support” to tion or are not required to But the election results and ondary theme of the BJP-led Now they are allied with the the BJPs chosen legislative function in a prescribed con- their performance clearly told alliance was to arrest the ugly face of that reality. Allied party leader, Devendra stitutional and democratic the Shiv Sena that their time growth of corruption in the with a party that viscerally Fadnavis. Common sense manner, the leadership was running out. The once state by promising to arrest hates religious, ethnic and would have told Mr Koshiyari inevitably migrates into the junior partner of the alliance Ajit Pawar and change his way regional minorities. So where that while some support for hands of an elite, as we have — the BJP was now the engine of life in jail. The suddenly does this leave Indian politics? Ajit Pawar was possible, all seen in almost all our political of the right wing in marooned BJP found a life- Do we now have two right wing was impossible. Clearly, the parties now. These political Maharashtra. It could no saver when Ajit Pawar did an formations? governor never stopped being parties have now factions that PMO ordered illegal electoral bond Careful what sale before vital Assembly elections you wish for

Central government in the year email are on the policy deci- ELECTORAL BONDS-3 of the general elections to the sions taken by the then respec- Sadguru Rameshji Prime Minister House of People. At this stage, tive competent authorities. In Narendra Modi’s office such a special window with this context, it may be men- Nitin Sethi directed the finance general elections to Lok Sabha tioned that in the Government far away, may not be in conso- organisations all the decisions ministry to break its nance with the wordings of the are taken in good faith and in own rules to approve notification.” the larger public interest. any people have experienced in their lives the special and illegal This was the first time offi- Interpretation of decisions that whatever they were worried about sale of electoral cials put down in writing that taken may have different per- came true. Whatever they did not want to bonds just before the instructions had come from spectives, hence an appropri- Mhappen, happened. Most of these unfavor- This is Part 3 of the 6-part illegal sale of electoral bonds none less than Prime Minister ate explanation may only be able and unpleasant situations are created by us, though #PaisaPolitics investigative for state assembly elections on critical state Assembly Modi’s office. given, after taking into consid- unconsciously, unwantedly and unknowingly series by HuffPost. Reprinted two separate occasions. elections In Indian bureaucratic prac- eration all he aspects factored Imagine each thought you think as a mental photo- with permission from the These state elections — in tice, even instructions directly into the decisions making graph. These images then signal the subconscious Huffington Post. Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, from the Prime Minister are process,” said the finance mind as well as cosmic forces to create a real life situ- Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, dow period was being asked by referred to as those from the ministry. ation. Cosmic forces understand images sent by the n January 2, 2018, Rajasthan and Telangana — the PMO in the run-up to the ‘Prime Minister’s Office’ on The Prime Minister’s Office subconscious mind as signals for our desire. Then cos- the Narendra Modi- were the last round of polls assembly elections. government records. did not respond to queries. mic forces influence us and push us to take such led Bharatiya before the Modi government's He drew attention to the fact At the mention of the PMO, actions that make the image convert into a real life sit- Janata Party (BJP) first tenure ended, and were that this was not allowed under Garg, the secretary of econom- STATE ELECTION uation. If we are careful in our thoughts, imagination government notified expected to set the political the current rules. ic affairs, quickly fell in line CASH STASH and feelings then we can avoid creating unwanted theO rules governing the contro- narrative for the 2019 General “Para 8 (2) of the notification and reversed his position. With elections scheduled in painful situations in life. In fact we versial new electoral bonds Elections in which the BJP regarding Electoral Bearer On April 11 itself, he wrote a November and December 2018 can start creating all those situa- scheme. eventually trounced its rivals. Bonds issued on January 2, note to finance minister for Chhattisgarh, Madhya tions which we really want for our Soon, Prime Minister Modi’s But in the first ever sale and 2018 however, refers to the elec- Jaitley, where he said the elec- Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan success, prosperity, happiness and office ordered that these rules donation of bonds in March tions only for the House of toral bonds were allowed to be and Telangana, the same well-being. There should not be any be broken to allow for an illegal 2018, BJP garnered 95 per cent People (Lok Sabha),” Vijay issued only four times in a year deputy director Vijay Kumar, negative thoughts, imaginations sale of electoral bonds. This of all political donations made Kumar, deputy director in the that elections to the on October 22 2018, moved a and worries for anything. You was first justified as an excep- through this particular fund- department of economic affairs Parliament are not to be held. proposal to his seniors for should not allow your mind to focus tion and then made into a prac- ing channel, shows the party's handling the electoral bond This, he said, was done “as another special window to sell on something which you don’t tice. annual report. Data is not yet scheme, wrote in internal file the electoral bonds are bearer electoral bonds in November want… otherwise you actually strengthen the neural The electoral bond scheme, available for funds that BJP or notings on April 3, 2018. “This bonds, it was considered safe 2018, ahead of the assembly networks of your brain and would create the image for implemented over the fervent others got through electoral would imply that additional and adequate that only four elections. This time, he did not something which you don’t want. objections of the Reserve Bank bonds in the run-up to assem- issuance of Electoral Bearer windows in a normal year say where the instructions Worry is actually a very powerful form of negative of India, the Election bly elections during the finan- Bonds cannot be meant for should be provided to make came from, but made clear the goal setting. Five laws to create what you want in life Commission of India and cial year 2018-19. state assembly election.” political contributions through purpose of these instructions. and avoid creating what you don’t want: India’s opposition political par- The PMO’s intervention to Kumar suggested that the electoral bonds for ensuring His note made clear that the (1) Stop worrying and fearing for anything in life and ties, legalised the influence of open extra windows for politi- problem perhaps lay with the that these bonds are not used BJP-led Union government had instead direct your mental focus on those things, situ- big business in India’s elec- cal donations via electoral rules rather than with the as a currency”. decided to treat May 2018’s ations and circumstances which you want. “Never tions by providing them and bonds is significant because PMO, and so suggested the This, as mentioned earlier, “special” but illegal window as focus on anything which you don’t want”. others a route to secretly the limited sale periods were rules be changed. had been done after warnings a precedent to be followed. (2) Whenever you cannot stop your worries then offer donate to parties and opened intended as a precaution The rules, Kumar wrote in his by the RBI. To quote from Kumar’s them at the feet of God and ask Him to take care of it as the doors for offshore money to against money laundering. As April 3 2018 note, did not reflect Yet, Garg then suggested that October 22, 2018 note: “In view you are incapable of handling your worries. Accept pour into Indian politics. HuffPost India has reported, the “intent” of their draftsmen, finance minister Jaitley break of the forthcoming State assem- whatever you get as a gift from God. First announced in Arun the Reserve Bank of India had and that the bonds had always the regulations that the Union bly elections in five states and (3) Seek forgiveness from all those people whose feel- Jaitley's 2017 budget day initially recommended that the been meant to be used for both government had approved and as per the directions, addition- ings, knowingly or unknowingly, you have hurt. speech, the bonds offered com- bonds only be sold twice a year Lok Sabha and State notified just four months ago in al 10-day special window for (4) Visualise your positive goals with positive affir- plete anonymity to donors. The for a short duration. Legislative Assembly elec- January 2018. issuance of Electoral Bonds is mations. donor would not need to tions. He said this “omission” “In view of the requirement, proposed, on the analogy adopt- (5) Meditate regularly and learn to relax and control divulge the source of funds and PMO’S MEMO needed to be rectified. we may, as an exception, open ed at the previous occasion of your mind. the political party would not The rules for electoral bonds His suggestion was shot down an additional window for the issuance of electoral bonds need to disclose who it got the were broken at the first given by the secretary for economic period of May 1-10, 2018,” Garg through special window during Sadguru Rameshji is a modern age spiritual guru funds from. Another change, opportunity. SBI was supposed affairs, the topmost bureaucrat concluded. May 1-10, 2018 by the govern- and the force behind Poorna Ananda, a Hyderabad- implemented at the same time, to sell the first tranche in April in the department, S.C. Garg, Garg left the nature of the ment in view of state assembly based centre for spiritual evolution and joyful living. removed limits on election 2018, but the first round was who said the observation was “requirement” unspecified, but elections in Karnataka with He can be contacted at www.poornaananda.org funding by corporations — opened a month earlier in incorrect. Jaitley signed off on the excep- the approval of the finance meaning they could now funnel March 2018 instead. `222 crore “This special issue was meant tion anyway. minister.” as much money as they wanted worth of bonds were bought in only for Lok Sabha. If we were The finance ministry in its Both Garg and Jaitley signed to the parties of their choice. this round, with 95 per cent to open a special window for files claimed that this illegal off without hesitation. `184 To this end, in January 2018, going to the BJP. assembly elections as well, sale of electoral bonds just crore worth of electoral bonds India buys one lakh the government specified four The following month, in April there will be several special before Karnataka assembly were bought by donors from 10-day windows in January, 2018, SBI opened another win- windows, sometime, in a year. elections, on the instructions of SBI in this phase, and given to tonnes of U.S. wheat April, July and October each dow for political donation — in No need for amendment,” Garg the PMO, was being approved political parties. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. year when the State Bank of this, bonds worth another wrote on April 4, 2018. as an exceptional case. What was initially a one-off India has bought 1,00,800 long tonnes of US Western India (SBI) would sell these `114.90 crore were purchased A week later, on April 11, But a spate of critical assem- illegal breach of regulations in White Wheat at 1.46-1/4 Dollars per bushel. bonds to donors. The rules also and donated. But the govern- 2018, Kumar sought to make bly elections were scheduled at May 2018 under orders from Officials here said the purchases comprised 38,000 allowed for an additional 30 ment was still not satisfied. explicit the contradiction the end of 2018. Breaking the Prime Minister Modi’s office tonnes from Cargill, 25,000 from days sale of electoral bonds in With the Karnataka state between what the rules said, regulations governing elec- had been institutionalised by Continental Grain, 22,000 from years when a general election elections due in May 2018, the and what Prime Minister toral bonds would become a his government as practice by 50 YEARS AGO IN Louis Dreyfus, and 15,800 from was scheduled. PMO instructed the finance Modi’s office wanted. habit for the BJP government. the end of the year. By May Toshoku. Now, previously unpublished ministry to open a special and “PMO desired to open a spe- The finance ministry told 2019, more than `6,000 crore India still has to buy about government documents, extra window of another 10 cial 10-day window for HuffPost India via email that it worth of electoral bonds had 117,000 tonnes of US Hard Winter obtained by transparency days. issuance of electoral bonds,” would not be able to provide been sold and secretly donated and approximately 59,000 tonnes activist Commodore Lokesh To be sure, the PMO did not Kumar, the deputy director, detailed responses to specific to political parties. If the first of Western White Wheat under PL-480 purchase authori- Batra (Retd.) and reviewed by explicitly link its request to wrote to his superiors. questions because it was busy tranche of bonds sold offered sations already issued by the United States Department of HuffPost India, show how the impending polls in Karnataka, “However as per para 8(2) of preparing next year’s Union any lessons, it is likely that the Agriculture. Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) but finance ministry officials the notification on electoral Budget, but said that all the party in power, BJP, garnered In addition, PL-480 purchase authorisations for about 2.2 directed the finance ministry caught on to the link. bond Scheme, dated January 2, decisions were taken “in good most of the money. million tonnes remain to be issued to cover the full three to break its own rules to An officer in the finance min- 2018, an additional 30-day win- faith”. million tonnes of wheat under a PL-480 agreement signed approve the unscheduled and istry noted that the extra win- dow could be specified by the “All the issues raised in the ■ To be continued last October. — Reuter. Big blow PAGE In a blow to Pak PM Imran Khan, the country’s top court ordered temporary suspension of World 10 army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

The United Nations Environment Programme in its ‘WAY BEHIND CLIMATE GOALS’ annual assessment on greenhouse gases said the  It said global emissions need to fall by 7.6 per world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster cent, each year, every year until 2030 to limit without an immediate fall in fossil fuel emissions. global temperature rises to 1.50C.  While the UN insisted the 1.50C goal is still attainable, it acknowledged that this would require an unprecedent-  Three years  The Paris deal committed ed, coordinated upheaval of a global economy that is We plan to have our after 195 coun- nations to limit temperature still fuelled overwhelmingly by oil- and gas-fuelled tries signed rises above pre-industrial lev- growth. own fighter jet ready the Paris treaty els to ‘well below’ 20C, and to 0 on climate a safer 1.5 C if at all possible.  While advice varies between We are failing to in five to six years change, emis-  Taking into account current countries, the theme is clear: curb greenhouse — Tayyip Erdogan sions have completely phase out coal, gas emissions. Unless Turkish President, amid risen on an Paris pledges, the world is on track for a 3.20C temperature significantly pare back oil and gas, we take urgent action dispute with US over average 1.5 per and dramatically build up renew- now and make very cent annually rise, something scientists fear purchase of F-35 jets could tear the society. able energy. significant cuts to over the last global emissions decade, hitting  The UN’s emissions gap  G20 nations were singled out as we're going to miss a record 55.3 the target of 1.5C. IN BRIEF billion tonnes report highlighted specific laggards: although they produce of CO2 gases in ‘opportunities’ for big emit- around 78 per cent of all emis- — INGER ANDERSEN, Copter strike kills 2018. ters to push their economies sions, only 15 rich nations have executive director, 13 French soldiers into line with the Paris goals. outlined plans to reach net-zero. UNEP Paris: A midair collision between two helicopters has killed 13 French soldiers AIRPORTS ON fighting against Islamic extremists in Mali, French ALERT IN LANKA President Emmanuel Macron Don’s actions diminish said on Tuesday. Macron expressed deep sadness at AFTER COP FLEES the news of the Monday Colombo, Nov. 26: The evening crash, which took Sri Lankan govern- place during a combat oper- Pentagon’s command ment has put airports ation. In a written statement, on alert to stop police he expressed his support for detectives leaving with- the French military and Navy chief’s sacking rakes up debate on Trump’s control out permission after a stressed the courage of the top officer who had French soldiers fighting the Washington, Nov. 26: rejecting their plans to reportedly received persistent Islamic threat in President Donald demote and force navy death threats fled the the Sahel region. Defense Trump’s interventions commando Edward island, police said on minister Florence Parly said in US military policy, Gallagher out of SEALs Tuesday. an investigation has been from reversing a Navy after his conviction for The alleged threats opened to determine the cir- SEAL’s demotion to having posed for a pic- against inspector cumstances of the accident. withdrawal from Syria to ture next to the body of a Nishantha Silva came a transgender ban, Islamic State fighter. after the November 16 Quake in Albania increasingly undermine Trump was drawn to election of Gotabaya Pentagon leadership, supporting Gallagher Rajapaksa, who was defense experts said on after Fox News made his also under investiga- kills at least 14 Tuesday. case a conservative polit- tion by him. A Thumane: Rescue crews used The firing on Sunday of ical cause early this year. spokesman said names excavators to search for sur- navy secretary Richard Navy officials feared of 704 officers had been vivors trapped in toppled Spencer, who challenged that letting off sent to immigration apartment buildings on Trump’s intervention in Gallagher, who avoided authorities. — PTI Tuesday after a powerful the SEAL commando’s conviction on murdering pre-dawn earthquake in case, was the latest sign a prisoner in Iraq, would Albania killed at least 14 of the US military’s signal to other SEALs struggle with Trump’s that they can get away people and injured more US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump than 600. The 6.4 magnitude off-the-cuff, highly politi- with crimes. with the military dog in Washington, on Tuesday.— AFP quake was felt across the cal micromanagement. “This was an outra- southern Balkans and was Critics called it a sign geous, irresponsible followed by multiple after- of “disarray” that could interference by shocks. In nearby Bosnia, send dangerous signals President Trump in the another temblor with a pre- to troops on the ground military justice system,” Dog that helped kill liminary magnitude of 5.4 and to US allies overseas Democratic senator Jack struck southeast of the capi- that the Pentagon com- Reed said. “It signals to tal and rattled Sarajevo. mand structure can be people that they can Baghdadi honoured There were no immediate overruled at any time by operate outside the rule reports of casualties and Trump, who wields of law and the Geneva Washington, Nov. 26: sion that killed only minor damage in that authority as the US com- Convention.” But it was US President Donald Baghdadi, visit- earthquake. The quake in mander-in-chief. only the latest interven- Trump has honoured ed the White House on Albania collapsed at least “The senior military tion by Trump in mili- Conan, the specially Tuesday and met three buildings while people leadership is in a really tary affairs. trained ‘hero dog’ who President Trump in his slept, and rescue crews were difficult position,” said Earlier this year, while helped US commandoes Oval Office. It later working to free people Mara Karlin, director of the Pentagon was assess- in the mission that led to appeared before the believed trapped. strategic studies at the ing bids for a $10 billion the death of ISIS leader White House press corps School of Advanced cloud computing con- Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi. in the Rose Garden along International Studies at tract, Trump weighed in Baghdadi, 48, died in with Trump, the First Indian diaspora in Johns Hopkins against Amazon, which October after the world’s Lady Melania and Vice University. “In terms of owns the Washington most wanted terrorist President Mike Pence. Oz gets $3M boost civil-military relations, Post, a frequent critic of was chased by the US spe- Introducing the Belgian Melbourne: The government what has been happen- his administration. cial forces along with Malinois as “probably of Victoria in Australia on ing with the President is Trump has interfered military working dogs. the world’s most famous Tuesday announced an assis- not a Democratic issue in numerous other ways. He blew up his suicide dog, Trump said he had tance of Aus$3 million for or a Republican issue, He forced the Pentagon vest following the US raid given Conan a plaque and the state’s Indian diaspora to it’s a dysfunctionality to reallocate funds from on his compound in called the canine com- help the country’s largest issue.” Last week, base construction proj- Syria’s Idlib province. mando so brilliant, so Indian community renovate Trump defied the ects to his US-Mexico The dog, who was smart. and revamp its temples and Pentagon leadership by border wall. — AFP injured during the mis- — PTI construct centres for cultural activities. Minister for multi- cultural affairs Richard Wynne, while announcing the infrastructure fund on 3 PIOs charged in $1B Tuesday, said, “We’re deliv- ering on a promise to help build and upgrade Indian community facilities.” start-up fraud in US “Victoria is home to Australia’s largest Indian Washington, Nov. 26: Outcome Health, Rishi their own auditors by community. They have Three Indian-origin ex- Shah, 33, and Shradha falsely representing rev- helped make Victoria one of executives of a Chicago- Aggarwal, 34, and for- enue for additional prof- the most successfully multi- based health tech start- mer executive Ashik it,” said an official. cultural places in the world,” up have been charged by Desai, 26, are among six “The charges Wynne said. The grant will the federal authorities people accused of fraud announced today be made available to state’s for their alleged roles in “that targeted the com- demonstrate that lies Indian community to be used a fraud scheme which pany’s clients, lenders and deception cannot for upgrading temples, com- involved falsifying the and investors,” the US serve as the basis for munity centres and other company’s financial per- department of justice any company, including community facilities and can formance to raise nearly said. “Outcome’s former start-ups, to falsely grow be used by Indian non-profit $1 billion in debt and executives and employ- revenue for additional organisations. private equity. ees allegedly deceived capital and private The co-founders of lenders, investors, and gain,” he said. — PTI

GREEN | METHOD Acceptance of drink remains psychological issue Recycled water used to brew beer

Stockholm, Nov. 26: ■ Swedish experts attempted to recycle issue is overcoming mental Having reservations about blocks,” Filipsson said. drinking recycled sewage sewage water by passing it through delicate He said the idea had water? Have a beer! membranes and cleaning processes and turn- cropped during one of the Swedish experts have ing it into cleanest possible water. discussions one-and-a-half used recycled sewage water, ■ The process ■ Experts carried years ago. The team con- passed it through delicate tacted executives at New membranes and cleaning involves cleaning it in out detailed lab Carnegie Brewery who processes including reverse an energy-efficient testing of the recy- reverted within a week osmosis and turned it into manner using specially cled water after showing interest, he said. the country’s first hot-sell- made membranes fol- which professionals “Brewery people said this ing beer. lowed by a reverse at a brewery took was a great idea and they Experts at the IVL osmosis and filtration over the remaining were interested in being Swedish Environmental mechanism. process. part of it. We had approval Research Institute, famous from authorities to brew beer-maker Carlsberg, beer from the waste water,” Sweden and New Carnegie She said the recycled in Hammarby Sjostadsverk Filipsson said. Brewery here joined hands water is so clean that they to recycle sewage water by The process involves to use the water from the had to add salt to it. passing it through delicate cleaning it in an energy- city to brew beer and to It is all about acceptance membranes and cleaning efficient manner using spe- overcome the mental block of that water which is more processes and turning it cially made membranes fol- regarding drinking of recy- of a psychological issue, into cleanest possible lowed by a reverse osmosis cled water. Deshmukh said, adding water, said project manager and filtration mechanism. The popularity of the that the institute is not in at IVL Staffan Filipsson. The IVL experts carried recycled water beer the business of selling alco- “Resistance to drinking out detailed lab testing of PU:REST, which was hol and the project is to reused waste water is quite the recycled water after launched in May 2018, has prove a point of recycling high. We were working on which it was delivered to soared with 6,000 litres of it waste water to potable lev- how to overcome this resist- New Carnegie Brewery being sold in the market so els. ance. Technically drinking where professionals took far, IVL expert Rupali The IVL has set up a pilot reused water is not a prob- over the remaining process. Deshmukh said. and demonstration facility lem at all but the bigger — PTI 64 core PAGE Next year, AMD will release the first Threadripper CPU with 64 Technomics 11 computing cores and 128 threads DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD 2 SDKs harvest SM user data Firings spark dissent in Google San Francisco, Nov. 26: Google on Monday fired four OneAudience and MobiBurn discontinue their respective SDKs employees on the grounds they violated data security DC CORRESPONDENT The company said it has policies, prompting ire with agency inputs FB LAUNCHES NEW MARKET RESEARCH APP also informed Google and among colleagues concerned HYDERABAD, NOV. 26 ■ FACEBOOK HAS a new market ■ IN JANUARY, Facebook shut down Apple about the vulnera- it was retaliation for worker bility so that they can take organizing. Social media giants, research app launching today called a market research app ostensibly further action. One of the workers fired Facebook and Twitter, on Viewpoints, just a few months after the offered as a virtual private network The warning comes as was connected to a petition Monday, announced that company introduced an Android data (VPN) provider. Facebook, Google and against Google working with hunderds of users had Twitter are all facing the US immigration and bor- collection app called Study designed to ■ THE APP was marketed to teens their personal data improp- monitor what and for how long users heightened scrutiny from der patrol agency. She con- erly accessed after they and used a special software certifi- regulators, lawmakers and firmed her firing in a mes- workers were fired in an didn't work.” used it to log into certain are accessing other soft- cate Apple gives out to businesses, users for the ways that per- sage posted on Twitter. attempt to crush efforts to The Google workplace long Android apps that were ware on the Google- designed mainly to allow the distri- sonal data is used by out- A memo to employees titled organize staff. “Four of our seen as a blend of fun, good- downloaded via the Google owned operating bution of internal apps to employ- side developers to track “Securing our data” sought colleagues took a stand and will and free food has been Play Store. system. ees, but not the public. and target consumers. to correct what it contended organized for a better work- disrupted by employee oppo- According to a CNBC Meanwhile, Facebook, in was misinformation about place,” read the post by sition to top-level decisions report, both firms received ■ FACEBOOK’S RESEARCH efforts a statement, said, the purported wrongdoing, Google Walkout for Real ranging from making con- reports from security now live on in Viewpoints and “Security researchers saying it involved “systemat- Change. “When they did, tracts with the military to tai- researchers that a software Study. With Viewpoints, Facebook recently notified us about ic searches for other employ- Google retaliated against loring a version of the search development kit (SDK) two bad actors, One ees' materials and work,” them.”Authors of the post engine for China and the han- named One Audience gave isn’t peering into how you use third- Audience and Mobiburn, according to reports by US contended that Google poli- dling of sexual misconduct third-party developers party apps. Instead, it’s an app that who were paying develop- media. cies on data security were allegations. Google employees access to personal data. will give you rewards for filling out ers to use malicious SDKs Google, the money-making tightened to provide cover for poured out of buildings at the The data includes the surveys. in a number of apps avail- engine of parent company getting rid of workers company's Mountain View email addresses, user- able in popular app stores. Alphabet, confirmed a copy involved in efforts to union- campus a year ago, filling names and most recent After investigating, we of the note published by ize. “They think this will courtyards and patios in soli- tweets of people who used sible for a person to take any hostile takeover. their accounts,” said removed the apps from our Bloomberg but declined to crush our efforts, but it darity with co-workers who their Twitter accounts to control of someone else’s “We think it’s important Lindsay McCallum, a platform for violating our comment further. won't,” the Medium post said. staged similar demonstra- access apps including Twitter account via this for people to be aware that Twitter spokeswoman. platform policies and However, a Medium account “One of the most powerful tions at offices in countries Giant Square and Photofy. vulnerability. However, this exists out there and Twitter further said it issued cease and desist let- connected to a massive walk- companies in the world around the world to protest The report further said the security researchers that they review the apps will be informing users ters against One Audience out by Google employees last wouldn't be retaliating the company's handling of that it may have been pos- didn’t find any evidence of that they use to connect to who were affected. and Mobiburn. year argued that the four against us if collective action sexual misconduct. — AFP Joining a new SM platform does not make sense quantified and being sold to tised and people can host for the longest time been the few people who do not who do not specifically have is fairly buggy and that is to people who would use that their own servers instead. competing for attention and suffer from that and are their network on Mastodon, be expected. There is so to profile and target you. As a tech enthusiast, that mind-space. Because the indifferent to the dopamine do not get a lot of value out much right with Mastodon. Plus, each server (commu- sounds wonderful and I more time you spend on the that notifications induce in of using it. It is a great working exam- nity) has a relatively small honestly wish that this is platform, the more ads you your brain, this one doesn’t In addition, there is iner- ple of the democratisation Rohan Seth size with a separate admin, what Twitter should have will see and the more apply to you. Then there is tia. Remember when we set of social media. It also hap- moderator, and by exten- been. money they will make. No the network effect and iner- aside Mastodon’s problems pens to exist in an age sion, code of conduct. All of Keeping all of that in wonder it is so hard to quit tia. I for one, am for moving earlier, here is where they where it would be near this sounds wonderful. The mind, I don’t think I will be Instagram and Facebook. the needle forward little by fit in. Mastodon is not as impossible to get funding character count is also 500 joining Mastodon. Hear me Joining a new platform for little. But here, there is little intuitive as using Twitter or for or to start a new social astodon is what’s tions that Twitter had been words as opposed to 280 (if out. A large part of it is not social media today is an to gain right now, with more Facebook. That makes it a media platform. The prob- happening in India blocking hundreds and thou- that is the sort of thing you because Mastodon does not investment that does not to lose. deal-breaker for people of lem is that for people who Mright now. Indian sands of tweets in India consider to be an advan- have its own prob- make sense unless the other Network effects are when certain ages and also hap- don’t explicitly feel the need Twitter users are moving to since 2017 with a focus on tage). lems, let’s set that one shuts down. There is a products (in this case, plat- pens to be a significant con or see the value in joining the platform and have taken accounts from Kashmir. Mastodon is aside for now and high chance of people ini- forms), gain value when for people who don’t want to Mastodon, are unlikely to to using hashtags such as Enter Mastodon. The plat- moving the move on tially quitting Twitter, only more people use them. So, it spend a non-trivial chunk of split their attention further #CasteistTwitter and form, developed by develop- needle for- to the to come back to it while makes sense for you to use their time learning about by joining a new platform. #cancelallBlueTicksinIndia. er Eugen Rochko, is open- ward by a attention being addicted to another WhatsApp and not Signal, as servers, instances, toots, The switching costs, net- A key reason for this to tran- sourced, so no one entity significant economy. platform. The more plat- all your friends are on and so on. work effects, and inertia are spire is that Twitter has gets to decide what content increment Much forms you are on, the thin- WhatsApp. Similarly, it There also isn’t an official simply too high. been, to put it mildly, less belongs on the communities when it like how ner your attention is makes sense for you to be on Mastodon app, however, (Rohan is a policy than perfect, in moderating there. Also, the data on comes to goods and stretched. That is objective- Twitter as your favorite there are a bunch of client analyst at the technology content in India. There is the Mastodon is not owned by social networking. The services com- ly bad for anyone who celebs and news outlets are apps that can be used and policy programme at incident with lawyer Sanjay one single corporation, so idea is for us to move pete for a share thinks they spend a lot of on there. Mastodon does not instead, most popular The Takshashila Hegde that caused this to you know that your behav- towards a future of your wallet, time on their phone. have the network effect among them is Tusky, but Institution. Views are blow up, along with accusa- ior on there is not being where user data isn’t mone- social media has If you’re lucky to be one of advantage, so most people reviews will tell you that it personal.) Probe finds RBI bearings red-flags collusion by rising units of SKF, Mudra Schaeffler & loans stress Tata Steel WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Overleaf ■ Target cut to $1,485 an ounce; prices may go up next year Motor cover to include quick Citigroup cuts gold’s on-road price, fittings BITES SANGEETHA G be payable subject to CHENNAI, NOV. 26 depreciation as per the new scale. Proportionate three-month target premium for reinstate- The insurance regulator INDICATORS % has recommended a sim- ment of sum insured from Sensex 40,821.30 -0.17 SANGEETHA G assets to riskier assets. plified calculation for the date of loss till expiry Nifty 50 31,718.30 0.51 CHENNAI, NOV. 26 Citigroup’s downward depreciation and sum shall be deducted from all revision of price target insured under own dam- partial loss claims. For S&P 500 3,138.71 +0.16 Assessing the recent bear- comes at this backdrop. age motor insurance. The Commercial and Miscella- Dollar (`) 71.69 -0.23 ish trends in the bullion However, market watchers new calculation provides neous and Special Type of Pound Sterling (`) 92.24 -0.52 market, Citigroup has cut do not anticipate any fur- enhanced valuation for Vehicles, partial loss its three-month gold price ther sharp fall from the customers. The Insurance claims shall be payable Euro (`) 78.75 -0.32 target by $90 an ounce. current levels. On the Regulatory and Develop- the insurer. “The draft subject to depreciation as Gold (10gm)* (`) 37,673▼50 -0.13 However, the company is other hand, they expect ment Authority of India seems to focus on making per the different scale sug- still bullish about the long- prices to move up next has also suggested a few life simpler and effective gested. Brent crude ($/bbl)* $63.90 +0.25 term prospects of gold and year and gain further checks that are beneficial for consumers. Better In addition to the existing IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.478 +0.011 expects fresh cyclical strength in 2021. for the insurers. value for customers in the provision, it is recom- US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.735 -0.029 highs by 2021. “We could see gold per- For brand new private initial three years where mended that in all cases of “Citigroup has cut its four weeks, considerable this time. A reduction in haps correcting to $1,440- cars aged up to three years, sum insured is equal to total loss / constructive * As of 9:30 pm IST three-month gold price tar- weakness has been evident global uncertainty is a neg- $1,420 levels and some con- the sum insured shall rep- invoice value of car and total loss claims and theft get to $1,485 from $1,575 an in the bullion counter, as ative for safe haven assets solidation is insight in the resent the current day on- post three years also bas- claims, the registration ounce. According to the some of the macro-eco- like gold. Chinese con- next three to four weeks as road price of the vehicle ing SI basis depreciation certificate (RC) of the vehi- note, they are still bullish nomic factors that have sumers, grappling with the the fund managers would insured, including Invoice on invoice value instead of cle shall be cancelled and ICICI Pru, HDFC saying that they “remain been pushing the prices up slowest economic growth consolidate their positions value, road tax and regis- depreciation on ex-show- claim shall be settled only bullish bullion in the medi- were seen faltering. since the early 1990s, were by the year-end. However, tration charges and value room price,” said Sajja after the insured surren- um-term and still project Though the US Federal also seen shunning gold, thereafter prices can move of all accessories fitted Praveen Chowdary, Head- ders such cancelled RC. MF get `437 cr fresh cyclical highs being Reserve has not reversed anticipating further up and by next year gold thereon by the manufac- Motor Insurance, Policy- The policy shall be can- breached by 2021,” report- its rate cut regime yet, it decline in prices. can break this year’s turer. bazaar.com. celled without return of from Essel Group ed Kitco.com. has been sending out sig- In fact, the two large con- highs. Possibly it can go up For vehicles beyond three For commercial vehicles, premium. In September, Citigroup nals that the economy is in sumers of physical gold-- beyond $1,600 and remain years, sum insured will the sum insured shall rep- “From an industry per- ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund had been extremely bullish a better shape and proba- China and India---have within $1,700,” said Gupta. represent the current day resent the current day spective also, it puts in and HDFC Mutual Fund said about the yellow metal, as bly it would go slow with seen tremendous drop in According to him, there manufacturer’s listed invoice value plus cost of place various checks with- they have received payments to it had predicted that the cuts, said Himanshu consumption since prices is no trend reversal yet for price of the vehicle insur- body building, if any, and out which the insurance the tune of Rs 437 crore from prices might rally above Gupta, Vice President and started moving up. This gold. The trade war is not ed, including value of all all accessories fitted there- industry might not be able Essel Group. ICICI Pru MF has $2,000 an ounce in the next Head of Commodities and has also undermined over yet and the global accessories fitted thereon on by the manufacturer to sustain after a period of got Rs 270 crore as repayment two years. While the Currencies Research at gold’s prospects. growth still is predicted to by the manufacturer, and adjusted for depreciation time given the fraudulent and interest while the same for assumption still holds Globe Capital. Further, the US treasury be lower. The US Fed has adjusted by age-wise at the rate of 10 per cent claims, etc. It puts in place HDFC MF has been Rs 167 crore. ground, in the short- to The US-China trade war yields were seen recover- not started increasing the depreciation as per new de- per year or part thereof minimum premium, man- With this, ICICI Pru’s exposure to medium-term, the is also seen cooling down, ing from their lows, allay- interest rates and this is preciation table. The new subject to maximum of 75 datory deductible linkage Essel has become nil. HDFC MF prospects look rather sub- with both parties sitting ing fears of a global reces- good for gold. “We have depreciation table is sug- per cent. For Total Loss, to sum insured, cancella- holds NCDs secured by a pledge dued. down to talks for at least sion. The global equities, seen some profit booking gested for up to 15 years. Theft and Constructive tion of RC and insurance shares valued at Rs 275.63 crore. Gold has fallen from its partial resolution. Market including the US market, after gold rallied 20 per Beyond 7th year, sum Total Loss claims, the mandatory for total loss annual high of $1,580 an expectations are that both picked up well in recent cent from the recent lows. insured shall be arrived at amount payable shall be cases, claim intimation ounce to the $1,460 levels parties will arrive at some times, leading to flow of The fundamentals have a mutually agreed value the sum insured. within 24 hours, etc,”said CSB Bank IPO now. In the past three to tariff reduction decisions money from risk-averse not reversed,” he added. between the insured and Partial Loss claims shall Chowdary. subscribed 87 times Bringing rupee trading home is an uphill task Ind-Ra pegs SUBHADIP SIRCAR has been moving to make sure. They can only enter GDP growth NOV. 26 its onshore market more London ahoy! into plain vanilla for- wards and option con- attractive and preparing Rupee trading in London overtakes As London does more to replicate offshore cen- onshore volume tracts and are generally in Q2 at 4.7% rupee trading than ters in specially designat- not allowed to rebook a ■ ■ Mumbai, authorities in ed financial zones within 2016 2019 contract once canceled. New Delhi, Nov. 26: The India are taking steps to the country. 40 BSE’s subsidiary India Indian economy may get foreigners to transact For Halley, that’s like International Exchange have slowed for the sixth onshore. Analysts say that fighting the waves. 20 (IFSC) Ltd, which will consecutive quarter in will be no easy task. “Institutions have access probably spearhead the July-September to 4.7 per The initial public offering of 0 There’s no good reason to a Michelin 3-star menu” UK India Singapore Hong US launch of the rupee deriv- cent, Fitch group firm CSB Bank was subscribed 86.89 for market participants to of currencies from “all Kong atives, says the new venue India Ratings and times on the final day of bid- switch from excellent over the world, all in one will be cost-competitive. Research (Ind-Ra) said ding. The IPO received bids for Figures in $ billion global trading hubs such centre,” in hubs like (Average daily volumes in April) Source: BIS But that alone won’t be on Tuesday, as it lowered over 100 crore shares against as Singapore and London, Singapore and London, he enough to attract trading, GDP growth forecast for the total issue size of 1.15 crore said Jeffrey Halley, a sen- said. “Banks would have London has become the US taper tantrum of 2013 In October, the RBI said according to investors. the current fiscal for the shares, as per NSE data till ior market analyst at no incentive, from a pure- biggest centre for trading when the Indian currency it would allow rupee trad- Manu George, Senior fourth time. 18:45 hours. The retail individ- Oanda Asia Pacific Pte, ly cost basis alone, to set the Indian currency, was plummeting to record ing by customers outside Investment Director at The economy expanded ual investors category was sub- who’s extensively traded up a separate operation according to the latest sur- lows on an almost daily the jurisdiction of the Schroder Investment 5 per cent in April-June, scribed 44.25 times, QIBs 62.18 currencies in offshore onshore.” vey by the Bank for basis, with NDFs blamed domestic economy in low- Management in its slowest annual pace times and non-institutional markets over a three- At issue is the rise of International Settlements for a surge in speculative tax venues. Singapore, said it’s diffi- since 2013. The 4.7 per investors 164.68 times. decade career. For derivatives known as non- in September. Average trading. The International Finan- cult to see a situation cent projection for the Schroder Investment deliverable forwards daily volumes for the In a report in July, an cial Services Centre in the where offshore trading second quarter of the Management Ltd, the (NDFs)—bets on the direc- rupee in the UK soared to RBI task force on offshore Gujarat International migrates to within India’s current fiscal would need to add more counter- tion of a currency made $46.8 billion in April, rupee markets recom- Finance Tec-City, or GIFT borders. mark six consecutive parties would just in offshore centres, exceeding the $34.5 billion mended getting trading City, an effort by Prime “India is not a major FX quarters of slowing IIT-K launches increase investors’ trad- beyond the rules of recorded in India. back to the onshore mar- Minister Narendra Modi trading hub and so it’s growth, a first since 2012. ing costs. domestic authorities and Volumes have also sub- ket by extending trading to replicate the market in inefficient from a firm’s “This is the fourth revi- cyber security India’s authorities are without the need to deliv- stantially jumped in other hours and allowing local Singapore, is awaiting point of view as there are sion and has come in concerned a surge in er the currency itself. The centres like Singapore, banks to offer price quotes regulatory approvals more counterparties to after the agency had programme rupee trading overseas contracts, which allow New York and Dubai. to foreigners round the before becoming the coun- generally trade FX than revised its FY20 GDP threatens the stability of investors to hedge, arbi- “It will be a better world clock. It also said non- try’s first venue to offer onshore in India,” he said. growth forecast only a The Indian Institute of the currency, especially in trage and speculate in for us if there is no NDF deliverable forwards trad- NDF rupee contracts. “Adding further counter- month ago to 6.1 per Technology, Kanpur in partner- times of stress. That non-convertible curren- market, but we cannot ing should be permitted in In the existing onshore parties adds to the cost cent,” Ind-Ra said. ship with TalentSprint on worry has intensified cies such as the rupee, can wish it away,” former special centres within over-the-counter market, and expense of setup and The Q2 numbers are Tuesday announced anad- after London overtook be traced back to the 1990s Reserve Bank of India India that would replicate foreigners are allowed to trading.” likely to be announced vanced certification programme Mumbai as the top trading but have surged in popu- chief Duvvuri Subbarao the attractiveness of off- hedge only on the basis of on Friday. —PTI on cyber security and cyber centre. In response, India larity in recent years. famously said during the shore locations. their underlying expo- — Bloomberg defence. The programme is designed for current and aspir- ing professionals who are keen to explore and exploit the latest trends in cyber security Women’s employability sees uptick technologies. Mid-cap shares may be RITWIK MUKHERJEE best companies that togeth- KOLKATA, NOV. 26 er employ over 4.9 lakh women professionals in the in line for a comeback The degree may be small current year, 2019. Oyo’s net loss but it certainly is an indi- Barriers for increased ERIC LAM Bloomberg. cation of rising employa- women’s workforce partici- NOV. 26 “One of the reasons to widens to bility level of women in pation is found relatively buy mid and small caps is urban India or organised more in semi-urban and India’s smaller companies the high return potential” sector. There has been a rural areas. “The majority have earned another look if investors can pick a win- `2,385 cr in FY19 marginal increase in of employers are in the after suffering through ner, Goyal said. Of course, Oyo Hotels and Homes’ net loss women being employed as informal and smaller eco- some two years of under- this is easier said than widened to Rs 2,384.69 crore regular salaried personnel, nomic units that employ performance relative to done. The analyst notes for the FY19 against a net loss going by the latest data fewer people. As per the their larger peers. that only 2 per cent of of Rs 360.43 crore in FY18, as released by the National MSME annual report, 2018- The divergence between small caps have become per a valuation report filed by Statistical Office (NSO), a 19, 55 per cent of MSMEs in the two groups is “signifi- gone from extreme opti- large caps over the past 10 the company with Registrar of wing of the Union India operate out of urban cant” compared with mism to huge pessimism.” years, while 20 per cent Companies. Revenue from oper- Ministry of Statistics and areas. Currently, 24 per longer-term historical cor- Companies across either have ceased to exist ations rose to Rs 6,456.90 crore Programme Implementa- cent of the workforce at relations, according to India—big and small—are or are no longer listed. for 2018-19 from Rs 1,413.02 tion. But if that reflects or MSMEs is women, the total Citigroup Inc. The MSCI grappling with a slowing The odds are a bit better crore. The financial results are indicates closing the gen- employee count being 11 India Mid-Cap Index has economy amid waning con- for mid caps, with 15 per unaudited and have been pre- der gap on a sustainable quarter ending March 2019. Best Companies for Women crore. Being the second lost 17 per cent in the past sumption. The government cent able to elevate to large- pared by the valuers and not by basis remains to be seen. “The increased percent- in India (BCWI) has largest sectoral employer two years, while the bench- has announced a series of cap territory, but on the its auditors, Oyo said. The NSO data suggests age is indicative of rising increased from 31 per cent in the country, the potential mark S&P BSE Sensex reforms to arrest the slide other hand almost two- that the percentage of employability levels of in 2018 to 33 per cent in for job creation is equally Index has gained more and attract investment, thirds were downgraded to women in regular wages or women in urban India as 2019, a rise of 2 per cent. huge. If MSMEs are to look than 20 per cent. including an overhaul of small caps. as salaried employees has also the higher retention Over the years, since the at this surging talent pool With better risk-reward controversial labour laws, Top mid-cap picks from Printed & Published by gone up to 58.2 per cent in potential of women. The inception of the BCWI, of skilled women as viable, post underperformance, aggressive cuts to corpo- Citi include cement maker T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan the quarter ending March role of women in economic women’s representation in the sector can contribute we would selectively look rate taxes, relaxation of ACC Ltd, biotech Biocon Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at 2019, vis-a-vis 56.1 per cent activity has increased the 100 best companies for substantially to increasing to add mid-caps,” Citi ana- foreign investor rules and Ltd and L&T Finance Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan in the year 2018, indicating steadily showing a decline women has continued to women’s workforce partici- lyst Surendra Goyal wrote the biggest privatisation Holdings Ltd. Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, a rise of 2.1 per cent in in unemployment rate,” increase. pation rate,” said Rajesh. in a note this week. drive in more than a Financials, health care, Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, women’s employment in said Dr Saundarya Rajesh, According to the BCWI Significantly, the BCWI is “Valuation discount of mid decade. materials and industrials Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg urban India. Compared to social entrepreneur, study, released earlier this projected to get to a 50-50 caps versus large caps is India’s economy is fore- make up more than 70 per No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights this, the rise in men’s Founder–President, Avtar year, women’s representa- gender balance by 2027. close to 10-year highs, high- cast to slow further to 6 per cent of the MSCI mid-cap reserved. Reproduction in whole or in employment for the same Group, a diversity & inclu- tion rose from 31 per cent Further, women leading lighting the improved risk- cent growth this year, fol- index. Less than a third of part without written permission of The period stood at 1.5 per sion strategy firm. in 2018 to 33 per cent in business roles is currently reward and low expecta- lowing a deceleration in the 26 names in the gauge Editor, Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. cent—46.4 per cent in 2018 Interestingly, women’s 2019, which was at 25 per at 16 per cent and all set to tions. In two years, mid-cap 2018, according to econo- are in the green this year. and 47.9 per cent for the representation in the 100 cent in 2016 among the 100 grow to 25 per cent by 2025. sentiment seems to have mists surveyed by — Bloomberg PAGE Financial 13 WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

■ ‘Govt not Deputy Governor Jain urges banks to monitor lending Reliance Probe finds bearings Naval surges honouring RBI red-flags rising collusion by units of SKF, 700% in contracts’ record streak Mumbai, Nov 26: Schaeffler & Tata Steel Biggest constraint to Mudra loans stress RONOJOY MAZUMDAR doing business in the ADITYA KALRA & P R SANJAI country is poor contract NEW DELHI, NOV. 26 NOV. 26 enforcement, and the FC BUREAU whopping 126 per cent in blame for the same rests NEW DELHI/MUMBAI NOV. 26 FY19—jumping by Rs An Indian antitrust investi- The penny stock hasn’t mostly with the govern- 9,204.14 crore to Rs 16,481.45 gation has found that units declined for a single ment. The government Concerned over the unex- crore in FY19 from Rs of Tata Steel, Sweden’s SKF session since Sept. 9 in delays payments or does pected growth of non-per- 7,277.31 crore in FY18. and Germany’s Schaeffler a rally that has lifted it not deliver on promises forming assets (NPAs) in “Systemic risk may arise colluded on the pricing of to Rs 7.67 from its made earlier, posing Mudra loans, the central from unsustainable credit bearings, a report seen by record-low close of 95 challenges to business- bank on Tuesday cautioned growth, increased inter Reuters shows, opening paise. That’s the es, Principal Economic banks that some risk in the connectedness, pro-cyclical them up to potential fines. longest winning streak Advisor to the finance system could emerge from and financial risks mani- The Competition Commi- since the company’s minister Sanjeev Sanyal the space in the future, and fested by lower profitabili- ssion of India (CCI) began trading debut in 2009. said on Tuesday. hence, banks should moni- ty,” Jain said. an investigation in 2017 National Engineering The revival of the Even as we have tor such loans. “It is interesting to see after allegations that five Industries and Tata Steel’s shipyard is crucial for leapfrogged on the over- “The growing stress in leading e-commerce compa- companies colluded on bear- bearings division contra- Anil Ambani, who is all ease of doing busi- Mudra loans, which has nies tying up with banks ings prices from 2009-2014 to vened antitrust law by dis- betting on cash flows ness ranking, we are crossed more than Rs 3.21 and NBFCs to offer working pass higher raw material cussing and agreeing prices. from government still ranked 163rd among lakh crore system-wide, capital loans to their suppli- costs onto customers in the SKF, the world’s largest defense contracts as 190 countties when it and banks need to monitor ers, that are mostly micro auto sector. maker of ball-bearings, said Prime Minister comes to enforcing con- such loans closely as unsus- to offer speedier credit up finance minister Arun and small enterprises, at The CCI can fine firms up in a statement it had assist- Narendra Modi plans tract, and only "dysfunc- tainable credit growth in to Rs 10 lakh to small busi- Jaitely had brushed aside competitive terms,” he to three times the profit ed the investigation and dis- to spend billions of dol- tional and war-affected" the sector can risk the sys- nesses, which are non- cor- the concerns. added. made in each year of wrong- puted any claim of wrong- lars on national securi- countries follow us, he tem,” Reserve Bank India porate, non-farm small/ The government had in Stating that GST has hit doing or 10 per cent of rev- doing. ty. Brokers say the said. (RBI) Deputy Governor micro enterprises and July informed Parliament the informal economy sig- enue, whichever is higher. Schaeffler did not respond stock’s parabolic "The biggest con- M.K. Jain said. which normally do not get that total NPA in the Mudra nificantly, he further said European Union antitrust to a request for comment. advance is likely driven straint to doing busi- While addressing a Sidbi bank funds due to their scheme of over Rs 3.21 lakh that as a result of the regulators fined SKF, Tata Steel and National by speculators, rather ness in our country is event on micro-finance in poor or mostly no credit rat- crore has jumped to 2.68 per improved digital footprint, Schaeffler and three Engineering Industries - than by a change in the simply the business of Mumbai, Jain said, “Mudra ing. These loans are extend- cent in FY19 from 2.52 per MSMEs have become Japanese auto parts makers part of Indian conglomerate company’s fortunes. enforcing contracts. loans are a case in point. ed by banks, NBFCs, RRBs, cent in FY18. Since incep- attractive clients for banks, $1.3 billion in 2014 for taking CK Birla Group - declined to “This could be a pure- Unfortunately, many While such a massive push cooperative banks and tion of the scheme, over 19 NBFCs and MFIs, thereby part in a bearings cartel comment beyond saying the ly speculative move by people have whined would have lifted many ben- small finance banks. crore loans have been reducing their dependence from 2004 through 2011. CCI proceedings were confi- certain market opera- about it for long, but eficiaries out of poverty, Interestingly, it can be extended under the scheme on informal source of CCI’s investigations arm dential. tors with a vested inter- very little actual think- there has been some con- recalled that within a year up to June 2019, the govern- funds. “The cost of credit said in a report dated May 6, The investigation arm’s est as there is no change ing has gone into it," cerns at the growing level of the launch of the ment had said. Of the total, for MSMEs will also come which has not been made 106-page report said it found in fundamentals of the Sanyal told an event of NPAs among these bor- scheme, the then RBI gover- 3.63 crore accounts were in down meaningfully as public, that it analysed com- no evidence against the fifth company, which is reel- organised by impact rowers.” nor Raghuram Rajan had default as of March 2019. lending will shift from col- pany emails, call records firm, ABC Bearings, part of ing under various trou- investing firm Prime Minister Narendra warned of asset quality However, according to an lateral based lending to and executive testimonies U.S. firm Timken Co. ABC bles,” said Arun Aavishkar. Modi had launched the troubles bubbling in the RTI reply, the bad loans in cash flow based lending,” and concluded that SKF Bearings declined to com- Kejriwal, Director at Mudra scheme in April 2015 scheme but the then the Mudra scheme soared a he said. India, Schaeffler India, ment. — Reuters KRIS, an investment advisory firm in Mum- bai. “It is quite easy to create such triggers on shares as prices are too TVS Motor Sical to sell low.” Discoms may get loans to clear dues to RE firms The company didn’t or hive off immediately respond to drives in new NEHA DASGUPTA & backed ReNew Power and ment has asked state ease cashflow constraints renewable energy. calls and emails seek- SUDARSHAN VARADHAN Softbank-backed SB Energy lenders Power Finance Corp and reassure wary investors India is looking to install ing comment. businesses NEW DELHI, NOV. 26 over 97 billion rupees ($1.35 Ltd, REC Ltd and that new projects are 175 gigawatt (GW) in renew- Meanwhile, the bank- billion), according to the IREDA to extend safe to participate in, able energy capacity by ruptcy tribunal is con- Apache range Govt India has asked state Central Electricity short-term securi- one of the sources 2022, solar and wind power sidering putting Reli- has asked MICHAEL GONSALVES to pare debt lenders to provide over $1 Authority, an arm of the fed- tised loans to the said. “It is meant generators say. ance Naval and PFC, REC & PUNE, NOV. 26 billion to government power eral power ministry. distribution to show our intent Japan’s SoftBank Group Engineering in bank- IREDA to extend SANGEETHA G distribution companies to Adding to the problems of firms at preferen- to secure develop- Corp has plans to invest up ruptcy as lenders led by short-term loans TVS Motor, India’s third CHENNAI, NOV. 26 clear long-standing debts to the power generators, a new tial rates, two ers’ revenues,” the to $100 billion in solar power IDBI Bank have decid- biggest two-wheeler green energy firms that government in Andhra sources in govern- to discoms source said. generation in India. ed not to restructure maker, on Tuesday Sical Logistics, a Coffee Day could hinder further invest- Pradesh—which owes ment and one in Foreign investment Andhra Pradesh, which the company’s debt. introduced BS VI com- Group company, has sought ment, three sources familiar renewable energy firms industry said. is central to India’s accounts for about a 10th of Even after the recent pliant new range of TVS shareholders' permission to with the plan said on more than any other state— Commercial banks are green energy ambitions, India’s renewable energy gains, the company’s Apache RTR 200 4V and sell, dispose of or hive off Tuesday. wants to renegotiate its con- unwilling to lend to these and a slowdown in overseas capacity, owes green energy shares are down 45 per TVS Apache RTR 160 4V multiple business under- The companies owe solar tracts, saying the prices it firms because of their high funding could hurt Prime generators Rs 2,510 crore cent for the year. motorcycles to boost takings to pare debt. It has and wind power generators pays are inflated. outstanding debt. Minister Modi’s commit- ($353 million), over a fourth —Bloomberg sales. also proposed to deleverage including Goldman Sachs- The New Delhi govern- The government wants to ment to increase adoption of of all dues. — Reuters The new bikes also get the firm by raising the limit a new LED headlight. in making investments, This series of TVS extending loans, guarantees Apache RTR 4V motor- or providing securities to cycles were the first roll- persons or corporate bodies out of BS-VI vehicles up to Rs 200 crore. 21 ‘corrupt’ tax officers sacked Emirates offers Indian from the stable of TVS In order to pay off the Motor Company. debts and for running the The Apache RTR 160 major businesses of the New Delhi, Nov. 26: The Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, In June, the government 4V (drum) has been company in a smooth man- government has compulso- Hazaribag in Bihar, had compulsorily retired cashew delicacies to pax launched at Rs 99,950, ner, the board of directors rily retired another 21 “cor- Nagpur in Maharashtra, 15 commissioner-level offi- while the RTR 160 4V at their meeting held on rupt” tax officers in the Rajkot in Gujarat, cials of CBIC on charges of (disc) has been priced at August 2, 2019 had directed fifth tranche of its crack- Jodhpur, Madhopur, and corruption, collecting and RITWIK MUKHERJEE with a rare gastronomic Rs 1.03 lakh. The BS6 the management to explore down on errant officials Bikaner in Rajasthan and giving bribes, smuggling KOLKATA, NOV. 26 delight. It goes well with Apache RTR 200 4V, the opportunities to accused of corruption and Bhopal and Indore in MP. and even criminal conspir- our brand philosophy,” said meanwhile, now costs deleverage the company other malpractices, finance Sources said the action acy. Thereafter, the govern- From butter chicken, khaju Emirates officials. Rs 1.24 lakh at pan and its subsidiaries, the ministry sources said. was in line with Prime ment had compulsorily badam diya macher and Significantly, every year, Indian showroom. company said in a notice The Central Board of Minister Narendra Modi's retired 12 senior IRS offi- pongal to shahi paneer, Emirates serves around 33 “The new 2020 range of sent to its shareholders. Direct Taxes — the agency address to the nation from cials from the Income Tax murgh korma and many tonne of masala cashews Apache RTR series The company is currently that overseas income and the ramparts of the Red department over charges more—it’s cashew all the around its global network, offers an array of premi- looking to sell its various corporate tax collections Fort when he had said of corruption, sexual way- in different avatars- and 125 tonne mixed nuts of um features enabled by business units as well the — compulsorily retired 21 some black sheep in the harassment, dispropor- whole, sliced and paste, if which cashew is a key cutting edge technology shareholdings held in the Group B officers of the tax administration may tionate assets under Rule you are travelling to any ingredient, besides and will transform per- subsidiaries either as such rank of Income Tax have misused their powers 56(J) of the Central Civil destination from India on almonds, pistachios and formance biking,” or consolidating by pur- Officer under Funda- and harassed taxpayers, Services (Pension) Rules. an Emirates flight. The macadamia. This is not Meghashyam Dighole, chasing the shares held by mental Rule 56 (J) in the either by targeting honest In August, the govern- connect is simple. Every counting the tonnes of Head - (Marketing) any other investors in the public interest, due to cor- assessees or taking exces- ment compulsorily retired year, India exports over cashews the airline buys to Premium Motorcycles, subsidiaries. ruption and other charges sive action for minor or 22 CBIC officials. 80,000 tonne of cashew ker- First and Business Class include in its regional and at TVS Motor Company, Such sale shall be for a and CBI traps, they said. procedural violations. The Rule 56(J) of Central nels, valued at more than passengers. The largest international dishes, said. price based on valuation Since June, this is the “We have recently taken Civil Services (Pension) $900 million. Nearly 22 per international airlines is Emirates spokesperson and made either through fifth round of sacking of the bold step of compulso- Rules, 1972 provides for cent of this revenue comes leaving no stone unturned added. strategic sale or slump sale. corrupt tax officials. With rily retiring a significant periodical review of the from cashew exports to the to make Indian cashews While cashews cross the The proceeds would be this, 85 officers, including number of tax officials, performance of govern- UAE, where Emirates is reach beyond the country’s seven seas mainly by ocean utilised to pay off the debts. 64 high ranking tax offi- and we will not tolerate ment servants with a view based. In 2017-18, UAE shores to over 150 destina- freight, Emirates Sky- The firm is in the process of cers, have been compulso- this type of behaviour,” he to ascertain whether they imported 21 per cent of tions across 85 countries Cargo, the cargo division of Protesting identifying suitable buyers. rily retired. Of the high had said. should be retained in serv- India’s total cashew and territories. At present, the airline, steps in quickly The company has also ranking officers, 12 were More than half of the ice or retired in public exports and became the Emirates serves nine to transport urgent ship- been exploring opportuni- from the CBDT. officials retired were those interest. As per these largest importer of the nut. Indian cities: Ahmedabad, ments. This year for exam- farmers sow ties to deleverage it and its The last round of sack- who were were arrested by instructions, the cases of Little wonder therefore Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, ple, SkyCargo transported subsidiaries as per the ing was in September the CBI for allegedly government servants cov- that Emirates is using this Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, more than 50,000 kg of directive of the board of when 15 Central Board of receiving illegal gratifica- ered by FR 56(J), 56(1) or popular buttery nut exten- Mumbai, and Thiruvanan- cashews from Kochi to Los PepsiCo seeds directors. During this Indirect Taxes and tion. One of them was Rule 48(1) (b) of CCS sively in its international thapuram, with 170 weekly Angeles during the months Ahmedabad, Nov 26: process, the company may Customs (CBIC) were com- caught accepting a bribe of (Pension) Rules, 1972 and regionally inspired services. From Dubai, April to October. Indian Farmers' rights activists be required to consolidate pulsorily retired. `50,000. One official should be reviewed six cuisine, gracing its sump- Emirates connects cus- cashews on Emirates’ glob- on Tuesday sowed FL- its holdings in some of the Sources said the officers allegedly had over `20 lakh months before they attain tuous dishes, beginning on tomers to 159 global desti- al services of 159 destina- 2027 potato seeds on a subsidiaries or undertak- retired in the latest round cash in his bank locker the age of 50-55 years, in November 23, the World nations in 85 countries and tions has piqued interest, plot of farmland here to ings by acquiring the include three in the while a Thane officer had cases covered by FR 56(j) Cashew Day. The airline territories, spanning six created awareness and protest food and bever- shares of other sharehold- Mumbai office of the acquired immovable and and on completion of 30 has been specially prepar- continents more opportunities for ages major PepsiCo's ers or joint venture part- CBDT and two in adjoin- movable assets worth over years of qualifying service ing masala cashews, Indian “It is actually a story Indian farmers and indus- reassertion of rights ners in those subsidiaries ing Thane district. Other `40 lakh in his and his under FR 56(1) or Rule 48 of style, sourced from Tamil about the meticulous try. The airline recognises over the variety. and undertakings and then officers sacked were post- wife's name, the sources CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. Nadu to get the perfect efforts of an airline to cater its significant role in con- Farmers in Gujarat take appropriate action for ed in Vishakapatnam, said. — PTI snack that is neither to the preferences and necting communities and have been claiming that sale of such units. greasy nor sticky for its needs of its passengers fostering trade. under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Act, 2001, they can sow the seed with- out the company's per- The country must clean up or clear out dodgy brokers mission. PepsiCo registered FL- ANDY MUKHERJEE ulator said in its interim kets, including sanctity of keenly followed even outside problem of missing indus- so much client money and 2027 variety in 2016 and order that the broker may contracts and guaranteed A startup leads the pack India, seems to have woken try-wide profitability, some stock be entrusted to so introduced it in Gujarat Any attempt at sweeping out have helped itself to settlement of trades. The up the regulator. traditional brokers are many poorly capitalised bro- for cultivation. The com- a corner of India’s financial investors’ money and secu- authorities are keen that Indian discount broker Zerodha, which India is hardly immune to boosting their proprietary kerages just to make equity pany uses it for produc- system means bringing rities and diverted as much assets, where the underlying takes stock orders online and via a the global trend of sliding trades — or extending lever- investing accessible to the tion of wafers. investors face to face with as $150 million to its real- risk emanates in India, mobile app, has the highest number fees and trading commis- age to customers — by dip- wider public. Even the con- On September 23 this creepy-crawlies. Disagre- estate business. should be traded onshore, of investors trading on its platform sions. Unlike other places, ping into clients’ funds. The duct of bigger intermedi- year, PepsiCo had eable as the task is, it’s also Karvy’s management has and not via derivatives in market pressures haven’t Business Standard esti- aries needs closer supervi- asserted in a letter to necessary. denied the charges and told Singapore, Hong Kong or led to the kind of brutal con- mates it to be a Rs 10,000 sion. Derivative contracts Authority under the More than $200 billion in employees that it can pro- London. 438K solidation that should have crore ($1.4 billion) problem have built-in leverage. When PPVFR Act that as the bad loans tumbled out when vide “necessary However, Kotak 909K taken place. Too many with three dozen brokers brokers lure day traders to "holder of certificate of banks were made to open clarifications” to when a foreign Zerodha small, independent shops under investigation. The these products by offering registration for FL- their attics to the regulatory the regulator. investor enters 510K are still open for business true extent will only become additional leverage for 2027", it has the "rights broom four years ago. That The amounts Column into an option Sharekhan even as their owners try to clear as Sebi presses on with trades they must enter and under the Act to pursue cleanup isn’t over, and involved aren’t trade in India, sell themselves to bigger enforcement. The regulator exit in five minutes, they necessary actions already it’s the stockbro- large enough to cause sys- he could risk facing off 672K 844K intermediaries. Meanwhile, read the riot act in June and aren’t helping foster a against individuals and kers’ turn. Who knows what tem-wide panic. What wor- against a broker who's using HDFC ICICI nearly a million active, said that from September healthy equity culture. companies alike who will emerge? ries market participants, stolen client securities as mostly younger Indian clients’ securities couldn’t Technology and economics infringes its rights". Investors are waiting to however, is that they all margin. If such trades are traders have moved to the be pledged to raise funds by have done their bit to nudge Kapil Shah of the Beej find out after the Securities know the practice that Sebi then annulled, the party Source: National Stock Exchange of India likes of Zerodha, an online brokers even with their the industry toward a much- Adhikar Manch said and Exchange Board of wants to uproot — commin- that won the market bet *Clients who traded at least once in FY2019 broker that charges nothing owners’ permission. delayed consolidation. It’s various organisations India, or Sebi, banned gling clients’ and broker feels cheated. That’s what for shares held for longer Now that Sebi has started time for the regulator to do fighting for farmers' Karvy Stock Broking Ltd, a assets — is rampant. happened to Citigroup Inc whose owner has since been than a day and collects less the cleanup, it must take its its job, regardless of the rights have asked them middleman for nearly Unearthing bad behaviour earlier this year in a deal charged by India’s economic than 30 cents on intraday broom to the dark crevices. unpleasantness that crawls to sow the seeds. — PTI 250,000 clients, from taking is a welcome first step. At involving Allied Financial offences wing. and derivative orders. Fundamentally, the regula- out. on new customers. The reg- stake is the integrity of mar- Services Pvt Ltd, a broker This case, which has been To mask the underlying tor must ask if it’s safe to let —Bloomberg Not Guilty PAGE In a 30-page written ruling, Madrid’s Audiencia Provincial Court acquits former Liverpool and Games 14 Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso of tax fraud DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

RUSSIAN | DOPING Thunder strike gold WADA wants We are plunging, for Oklahoma rally past Warriors for first away win four-year ban the next four years, Montreal, Nov. 26: A key ● World Anti-Doping into a new phase of Washington, Nov. 26: World Anti-Doping Agency Agency’s Chris Paul hit a 19-footer (WADA) panel has recom- Russia’s doping with 36 seconds left to put mended Russia be barred Compliance Review Oklahoma City ahead and from all sporting competi- Committee called for crisis. Alec Burks missed a con- tion for four years after the sanctions, which — Yury Ganus, Russia’s anti-doping tested shot in the paint accusing Moscow of falsi- would see Russia chief, on WADA’s proposal moments later on the fying laboratory data hand- other end, sending the ed over to investigators, banned from next Thunder to their first road the global anti-doping year’s Tokyo win of the season with a watchdog said on Monday. Olympics, to be SHORT TAKES 100-97 victory over the In a bombshell statement, approved at a Golden State Warriors on WADA’s Compliance meeting in Paris on HCA calls entries Monday night. Review Committee (CRC) The Warriors led most of called for the sanctions, December 9. for inter-schools the way before the which would see Russia Thunder scored the final banned from next year’s DC CORRESPONDENT 13 points. Tokyo Olympics, to be The Russian Anti-Doping HYDERABAD, NOV. 26 Glenn Robinson III approved at a meeting in Agency (RUSADA) had scored 25 points and Ky Paris on December 9. been suspended for nearly The Hyderabad Cricket Bowman added 24 as The WADA committee three years previously over Association is inviting schools injury-plagued Golden has also recommended revelations of a vast state- to participate in its Under-14 State competed with just Russia be barred from stag- supported doping pro- inter-schools tournament. eight healthy players. The ing or bidding for major gram. Entries will be treated on a Warriors lost their third international sporting However WADA said in first-come-first-served basis. straight game and 10th in events for a four-year peri- its statement on Monday The entry fee is set at `1,000 11, committing five of od — potentially placing that the data handed over towards charges for registration their 12 turnovers in the Saint Petersburg’s status was beset with problems, of players. Entries should be final quarter. as one of the venues for the describing it as “neither submitted by November 30 at Meanwhile, Milwaukee’s Euro 2020 football tourna- complete nor fully authen- the HCA office at Rajiv Gandhi Giannis Antetokounmpo ment in jeopardy. tic.” International Cricket Stadium in and Los Angeles Lakers If the sanctions are It said hundreds of Uppal, between 11 am and 5 pm. star LeBron James deliv- approved by WADA’s adverse analytical findings Schools should submit original ered exceptional scoring Executive Committee, had been removed while birth certificates, school efforts as their confer- Russia can appeal the deci- underlying raw data and bonafide of each player and ence-leading clubs sion to the Court of PDF files had been deleted. team list on the school letter stretched NBA win Arbitration for Sport. While some of the deleted head with stamp and seal of the streaks to eight games. The proposed punish- findings had taken place in school at the time of registra- Greek playmaker ments followed what 2016 or 2017, when the tion, the HCA secretary said in a Antetokounmpo scored 50 WADA investigators Russian doping scandal press release. points, grabbed 14 described as “an extremely first erupted, other infor- rebounds and added six serious” case of non-com- mation had been removed assists to rally the Bucks pliance “with several in December 2018 or over the visiting Utah Jazz aggravating features.” January of this year — 122-118. The recommended four- shortly before the data was The reigning NBA Most year ban comes after delivered to WADA. Valuable Player’s run of WADA investigators exam- WADA also said someone 17 double-doubles to start ined data from Russia’s in the Moscow laboratory a season is the NBA’s doping-tainted Moscow had planted fabricated longest since 1976. laboratory, which was messages in a key database Four-time NBA MVP handed over to WADA in — between November 2018 James scored 33 points January. and January 2019 — in an and passed off 14 assists Full disclosure of the attempt to support a theory while Anthony Davis con- data from the Moscow lab that doping whistleblower tributed 19 points and 12 was a key condition of Grigory Rodchenkov had rebounds to spark the Russia’s controversial dripped false entries into NBA-leading Lakers in a LeBron James (from left) of Los Angeles Lakers drives past Jakob Poeltl of San Antonio Spurs for a basket during reinstatement by WADA in the system as part of an 114-104 victory at San their NBA game in San Antonio on Monday. Lakers won 114-104. — AP September 2018. extortion plot. — AFP Antonio. The Lakers improved to points to Milwaukee in the career, the Cameroonian Hield’s 41 points, lost after remaining gave the an NBA-best 15-2 to pace third quarter and made star missing all 11 of his Bogdanovic missed a 3- Brooklyn Nets a 108-106 the Western Conference only 26. shots from the floor, four point shot and Cory victory at Cleveland. Marco van Basten with Milwaukee atop the Utah’s Donovan Mitchell from 3-point range, and Joseph missed a last-sec- The Cavaliers had RUSADA CHIEF BRACES Eastern Conference at 14- was driving for a tying three free throws. ond tip-in try. scored nine points in a Sport broadcaster 3, the league’s second-best layup in the dying seconds Cameroon forward Miami matched Toronto row to equalise before record. but Brook Lopez blocked Siakam and VanVleet and Boston at 12-4 by Dinwiddie hit the last of FOR TOUGH SANCTIONS suspends Basten James made 13-of-24 the shot to preserve each scored five points in defeating Charlotte 117- his 23 points. Moscow, Nov. 26: new phase of Russia’s shots from the floor, Milwaukee’s victory. a game-ending 10-0 run for 100. Butler and Adebayo T.J. Warren scored 26 Russia’s anti-doping chief doping crisis,” Ganus The Hague: Former Dutch for- including 4-of-7 from 3- Toronto. each had 21 points. points to lead six double- said on Tuesday that he said, pointing out that the ward Marco van Basten has point range, and his 12 in RAPTORS FLY PAST Jaylen Brown scored 24 figure scorers for host expected the country to ban would affect Russian PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND PIN been suspended from his role the fourth quarter helped points and Jayson Tatum CHICAGO BULLS Indiana in a 126-114 win be barred from all sport- athletes at the 2020 as a television analyst for one the Lakers improve to 7-1 Toronto’s Pascal Siakam added 20 as the Boston over Memphis. ing competition for four Summer Olympics in week after using a term associ- on the road. had 25 points and seven Celtics edged visiting Carmelo Anthony scored Luke Kennard scored 20 years, after a bombshell Tokyo and 2022 Winter ated with Nazi rallies. Antetokounmpo scored rebounds and Fred Sacramento 103-102. 25 points to lead the points and seven assists as recommendation from Olympics in Beijing. The 55-year-old said “Sieg 32 points in the second VanVleet added 24 points Bogdan Bogdanovic’s 3- Portland Trail Blazers Detroit defeated visiting the World Anti-Doping “The most difficult and Heil”, which in German means half to spark a comeback and eight assists in the pointer gave the Kings a over host Chicago 117-94. Orlando 103-88. Agency that shocked tragic thing is that our “hail victory”, on the Dutch edi- for the Bucks and chants Raptors’ 101-96 home vic- 102-101 edge but Boston’s The 35-year-old forward Karl-Anthony Towns Russian athletes. athletes have become tion of Fox Sports after a of “M-V-P” from Bucks tory over Philadelphia. Marcus Smart answered hit 10-of-20 from the floor, had 28 points, 13 rebounds WADA’s Compliance hostages of the actions of German coach was interviewed fans. Sixers big man Joel with a layup to create the 4-of-7 from 3-point range. and eight assists to spark Review Committee rec- our sports officials,” he by one of the channel’s Utah led 57-48 at half- Embiid was held scoreless final margin. Spencer Dinwiddie’s Minnesota over Atlanta ommended the ban on added. reporters for the De Eretribune time but surrendered 42 for the first time in his The Kings, led by Buddy jumper with 1.8 seconds 125-113. — Agencies Monday, accusing The proposed sanctions show on Sunday. The ‘hail victo- Moscow of falsifying lab- are the latest chapter of a ry’ phrase became notorious for oratory data handed over saga which began in 2015, its use at Nazi rallies to investigators. when an independent Van Basten apologised later in Honour Asked if he expected the WADA commission inves- the programme while Fox said recommendation to be tigating allegations of in a statement on Monday that From cotton fields to upheld, RUSADA chief Russian doping said it the comment was “stupid and Yury Ganus said: “That’s had found evidence of a inappropriate” and that it had the reality.” vast state-sponsored sys- suspended the three-times “We are plunging, for tem stretching back Ballon d’Or winner until Dec. 7. national cross country the next four years, into a years. — AFP The channel added that Van Basten’s wages for the week Aurangabad, Nov. 26: A I train daily and have Gayatri said that she would be donated to the 15-year-old girl, who qualified for the tour- trains daily for three Netherlands Institute for War works in the fields, has nament. I work with hours. Documentation. qualified for the national my family in the fields, “I train daily and have Van Basten’s comment came cross country champi- where I pick cotton. I qualified for the tourna- on the same weekend players onship, to be organised ment. I work with my Russia to compete aim to win a medal in across the top two leagues of by the School Games Punjab. family in the fields, Dutch football stood still for the Federation of India, in where I pick cotton. I aim first minute of games to protest Punjab next month. — GAYATRI to win a medal in against racism. — Agencies For Gayatri Sukhdev SUKHDEV Punjab,” the budding under neutral flag Gaikwad, who hails from GAIKWAD runner said. Babulgaon Budruk vil- after qualifying The young athlete is Montreal, Nov. 26: ● Russians would lage from the district, for the national able to practice only for a Russian athletes will have operate under a attending school and cross country session as she has to a chance to compete at next HYD PLAY RR picking cotton in the championship work with her family. year’s Olympics, but their system similar to fields is a routine. But “She is the daughter of flag would not fly in Tokyo what was done in IN FINAL OF what drives her is run- a farmer and picks cot- if the World Anti-Doping 2018, when 168 ning. teacher Satish Patil said ton to help her family. Agency approves a recom- athletes went to And intense practice on Tuesday. She trains in just one mendation it received Pyeongchang, South BASKETBALL ensured she won a state- “And our school has session of three hours Monday. level cross-country event received confirmation daily, that too after help- Telangana para volleyballer Ragula Naresh Yadav (centre) The WADA compliance Korea, and DC CORRESPONDENT held in Satara in western letter from District ing her family with is felicitated by Sarojini Academy CEO and former nation- review committee pro- competed under the HYDERABAD, NOV. 26 Maharashtra and quali- Sports Office, signed by household work before al volleyball player G. Kiran Reddy (left) on being selected posed a four-year ban on banner “Olympic fied for the national DSO Ashok Giri, in this attending school,” he in the Indian team for the IWAS World Games to be held Russia hosting major Strong contenders Hyderabad cross country tourna- regard. Gayatri will par- told. events but stopped short of Athlete from at Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand in February next year. Russia.” women set up title clash with ment. ticipate in training camp Apart from training at The Academy also contributed a purse towards the `1.40 asking for the blanket ban Ranga Reddy with a convincing “Gayatri, despite recov- at Balewadi Sports Jay Hind School in lakh he needs to participate in the championships. on Russian athletes that is 40-25 win over Medak in the ering from a knee injury Complex before the com- Aurangabad, she runs on among the possible sanc- Naresh is still seeking sponsors to fund his trip to semifinals of the senior inter- just recently, won in petition,” an enthused the roads, for up to 10 tions for the most egre- WADA says, was the plant- district basketball champi- Satara and has qualified Patil added. kilometres at a time to Thailand. He captained India’s beach volleyball team to gious violations. ing of evidence in an onship being conducted by the for nation cross country According to Patil, the pick up endurane the the fifth place at the Pingtan Beach World Series Open The WADA executive attempt to implicate the Medchal & Malkajgiri District competition to be held in tournament will be held coach claimed. held at China earlier this year and also did well at the committee will rule on the lab’s former director, Basketball Association at the Punjab,” her coach and from December 11-15. — PTI Nationals in Chennai to make the Indian side. recommendations Dec- Grigory Rodchenkov. The Secunderabad YMCA. ember. 9. planted evidence claimed Hyderabad, boasting of The proposal follows a Rodchenkov, who blew the Railway players, were swift and lengthy investigation into whistle on the Russian dop- scored easy baskets. Only lab data handed over by ing plot, did so as part of a Monika of Medak was able to Russia in January. Giving scheme to extort money penetrate the strong Hyderabad Andy recalls Dunblane school massacre the data to WADA was part from athletes. defence. of a deal to lift a suspen- Under the proposal, In the other semifinal, Ranga London, Nov. 26: Former aged five and six, and a who is 15 months older, ago why tennis was impor- got divorced. We don’t talk sion of the Russian anti- Russians would operate Reddy beat Khammam 47-17. world tennis number one teacher in the gymnasi- was in another classroom. tant to me. Obviously I about these things,” says doping agency, and the data under a system similar to Earlier in the league phase, Andy Murray reveals for um. Murray has rarely spo- had the thing that hap- Murray in the documen- was supposed to be used to what was done in 2018, Hyderabad beat Karimanagar the first time in a new doc- Andy Murray, then eight ken about the massacre pened at Dunblane. I am tary that will be aired on expose past cover-ups of when 168 athletes went to 39-4 and Khammam 42-10 to umentary that he suffered years old, had been on his and did not want to be sure for all the kids there Friday. drug use by Russian ath- Pyeongchang, South top the Pool whereas from breathing problems way with his classmates to filmed talking about it. it would be difficult for Murray, who bursts into letes. Korea, and competed Khammam beat Karimnagar 24- and anxiety following the the gym when Hamilton But the documentary different reasons. The fact tears halfway through the But in a damning admis- under the banner 17 to end second. Dunblane School mas- — armed with four hand- ‘Andy Murray: that we knew the guy voice-note, says the mas- sion, WADA said the “Olympic Athlete from Ranga Reddy beat Warangal sacre. guns and 700 rounds of Resurfacing’ includes a (Hamilton), we went to his sacre precipitated a fur- Russians were tampering Russia.” 43-10; Medak 58-47 and The 32-year-old and his ammunition — opened voice-note that the three- kids’ club, he had been in ther traumatic sequence with the data as late as The system would be in Mahbubnagar 45-27 to top the older brother Jamie were fire. time Grand Slam champi- our car, we had driven and of events in the family. January 2019 — days place in Tokyo, at the 2022 other Pool while Medak stood pupils at the school in He was ushered away on and two-time Olympic dropped him off at train “Within 12 months of before they handed over Winter Olympics in second by beating Scotland where on March and told to hide under the gold medalist sent to film- stations and things. that happening, our par- the data that had originally Beijing and at world cham- Mahbubnagar 43-33 and 13, 1996, Thomas Hamilton windows of the headmas- maker Olivia Cappuccini. Within 12 months of that ents got divorced,” he been due on Dec. 31, 2018. pionships in a number of Warangal 38-17. shot dead 16 children, ter's office whilst Jamie, “You asked me a while happening, our parents said. — AFP Among the alterations, sports. — AFP Burden PAGE West Indian Chris Gayle feels he becomes a burden for his T20 teams Cricket 15 whenever he flops with the bat DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD Sachin is upset with lack MSD to decide of team spirit in Duleep There hasn’t been a Kolkata, Nov. 26: Indian cricket icon Sachin single day over Tendulkar feels BCCI presi- these last five years dent Sourav Ganguly future after IPL should initiate a revamp of when Phillip’s loss the Duleep Trophy as play- ers competing in the event hasn’t been felt. Shastri says IPL-13 will answer a lot of questions seem more focussed on — Kevin Roberts, CA chief pays individual performances tribute to late Phillip Hughes New Delhi, Nov. 26: Internationals and an when he took over as the than their teams. Former India captain equal number of one- Board President last The batting maestro feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni dayers. month. that team bonding is miss- will take a call on his National selection One of the biggest ing from the four-day tour- SHORT TAKES future after next year’s committee chairman names in Indian cricket, nament, which can be rein- Indian Premier League MSK Prasad has already Dhoni led India to two vented by bringing in four Gambhir gets a (IPL), a source close to made it clear that the world titles — the 2007 Ranji Trophy semifinalists the star cricketer said panel has “moved on” World T20 in South along with two teams of on Tuesday, seeking to and Dhoni is aware of Africa and the 2011 ODI promising U-19 and U-23 stand at Kotla quash the endless specu- its intent to blood World Cup at home. players. New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir lation surrounding his youngsters such as The veteran has played “I want him (Ganguly) to A file photo of India Red who won the 2019 Duleep Trophy. finally saw a stand named after career. Rishabh Pant keeping in 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 consider looking at the him at the Feroz Shah Kotla Dhoni has been on a mind next year’s T20 T20 Internationals for Duleep Trophy...I feel Annual General Meeting mote talented age-group here on Tuesday but the felici- sabbatical since India’s World Cup in Australia. India, accumulating Duleep Trophy is one tour- on Sunday, Tendulkar players from Under-19 and tation became more of a semifinal exit from the Pant, however, hasn’t over 17,000 runs. What I would nament where one is get- wants him to spare some Under-23. “If there’s some- sideshow with the former India ODI World Cup in capitalised on the He is also considered say is rather ting to hear that players are focus on Duleep Trophy. one exceptionally talented opener lamenting the current England in July. He has chances that have come one of the best wicket- than speculating of possibly more focused on “This is one change I U19 then you can look at mess in DDCA and even ques- missed the tour of the his way and has copped keepers in international their own performances would like to see because those players. Bring them tioning president Rajat Sharma. West Indies and the criticism for sloppy cricket with over 500 who is where, wait and what the next tourna- cricket has always been a and have this tournament Administrative chaos has come home series against work behind the stumps. dismissals in for the IPL to get ment is and they play team sport. It is all about together.” back to Delhi cricket again with South Africa and Recently, Pant also drew limited-overs accordingly,” Tendulkar team spirit bonding and “So you have got the best president Sharma pitted against Bangladesh. flak for poor DRS calls, format. He over and then said. playing together as a team. of both. You have got four the apex council. The senior “If at all MS will take a something that the sea- has nearly you are in a “For instance if there’s an Not as individuals,” he leading Ranji teams who journalist was appointed presi- call on his future, it will soned Dhoni had aced. 300 Test dis- position to take IPL auction, or an upcom- said. have been playing togeth- dent in July last year, when only be after the IPL. Dhoni, on his part, has missals to his ing T20 tournament or one- Explaining his idea on er,” he added. elections were held for the first You can’t stop specula- not uttered a word on credit. a call on who day, players end up playing how to revamp the Duleep — PTI time since 2013. He resigned tion as he is such a big his future course of — Agencies are the best 17 in that mode and not for Trophy, Tendulkar said to earlier this month but the player. He is in the best action. their team or looking at the get players to compete as a Ombudsman put his resignation shape possible fitness- He was, however, seen in the country. need of the hour,” he said. team, it should be held on hold and asked him to con- wise and has been train- training with —RAVI SHASTRI The Duleep trophy was a right after the Ranji tinue. Gambhir, who played all ing hard for the last one Jharkhand’s under-23 five-team zonal tournament Trophy finals and among his domestic cricket for Delhi month,” a source said. team in Ranchi some but now features India the four semifinalists, who and was also captain for a long “However the number days back, triggering a Blue, India Green and India play the whole season time, rued the state of affairs in of competitive games he fresh round of specula- Red in a round-robin for- together. DDCA. He also questioned will play before the IPL tion on a possible come- mat. “Top four Ranji teams and president Sharma for the delay will be decided in due back. Ganguly took charge as there should be two more in naming the North Stand after course,” he added. On Pant, Shastri said: the BCCI president on teams because there him. “I think the president can India coach Ravi “I just tell him that you October 23 and within a would be a number answer this question better Shastri said IPL-2020 are young and nobody week, he convinced the of teams with tal- because earlier I was told that will answer a lot of expects you to learn Bangladesh Cricket Board ented individuals stand will be unveiled during questions. “It all everything in one to play their first ever but which did not the India versus Australia game depends on when he day. You are bound Day/Night Test at Eden qualify. You pick (in March), then they said it will starts playing and how to make mistakes, Gardens. these players be the first game of the IPL. he is playing during the but as long as you As the former captain from various This was what was told to me in IPL. What are the other sit down and gears up for the BCCI’s first teams, also pro- the last six to seven months,” people doing with the thing about ways Gambhir said. — PTI wicket-keeping gloves or to rectify those I feel Duleep Trophy is one tournament what is the form of mistakes, you where one is getting to hear that Sourav, daughter those players as opposed know that is what to Dhoni’s form. The IPL this game will players are possibly more focused on becomes a massive tour- teach you. You their own performances and what the indulge in banter nament because that are not going to New Delhi: As soon as BCCI could be the last tourna- be a superstar in next tournament is and they play president shared a picture after ment after which more one day. You will accordingly. —SACHIN TENDULKAR the conclusion of the day-night or less your 15 is decid- have your ups Test between India and ed. and your downs. Bangladesh, Sourav Ganguly “There might be one That is life, but and his daughter Sana engaged player who might be the more you in some funny banter on there and thereabouts in work harder, the Instagram. Ganguly had posted case of an injury or more the sacri- Kohli closes in on top-ranked Smith, a picture from the presentation whatever. But your team fices you make, ceremony in which he can be I would say would be the better you Mayank makes maiden entry in top-10 seen sporting a serious look. known after the IPL. will become.” To this pose, Sana posted a What I would say is BCCI President Dubai, Nov. 26: India cap- Smith (931) to retain the jumping three places after comment saying: “What is it rather than speculating Sourav Ganguly tain Virat Kohli rode on second spot. scores of 91 and 28 against that you’re not liking”. of who is where, wait for has stated that his commanding century Agarwal, who struck a New Zealand. Ganguly, popularly known as the IPL to get over and Dhoni will get the in the Day/Night Test to double century in the first Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur ‘Dada’ quickly answered back: then you are in a posi- respect that a close in on top-ranked Test against Bangladesh Rahim gained four slots to “that ur becoming so disobedi- tion to take a call on who player of his Steve Smith, while opener in Indore, jumped one reach 26th after scoring a ent”. However, after Ganguly’s are the best 17 in the stature deserves Mayank Agarwal made place to 10th with 700 fighting 74 in the second comment, Sana came back with country,” Shastri told and had ruled out his maiden entry into the points. He is the fourth innings of the Kolkata a witty reply, saying she is IANS. an immediate top 10 in the ICC Test Indian batsmen in the top Test while Liton Das is up learning from him on how to be The 38-year-old, who retirement by the rankings issued on 10 list. Cheteshwar Pujara eight slots to 78th posi- disobedient. “Learning from captains Chennai Super celebrated wick- Tuesday. (791) and Ajinkya Rahane tion. you,” Sana posted as a com- Kings in the IPL, will etkeeper-bats- Kohli (928 rating points), (759) remained at fourth India fast bowlers Ishant ment on Ganguly’s post. The also skip the limited- man. who hit 136 against and fifth positions respec- Sharma and Umesh Yadav 47-year-old Ganguly had a busy overs home assignment “You know Bangladesh in the second tively. achieved career-high last week as he arranged India’s against the West Indies champions don’t Test in Kolkata, reduced England all-rounder Ben points after victories over first-ever day-night Test. starting December 6 and finish quickly,” the gap from 25 to three Stokes also reached the Bangladesh. — Agencies comprising three T20 he had stated MS Dhoni points with Australian top 10 for the first time by — PTI England to rally around Process to find umpires takes time: Taufel New Delhi, Nov. 26: Not a ● Taufel said an umpire in this tech- single Indian features in nology-driven era the ICC’s Elite Panel of another another where each mistake Archer after racial abuse Umpires right now and the Indian can’t be is magnified, Taufel celebrated Simon Taufel expected in the elite said: “Not necessari- Wellington, Nov. 26: support Jof, there is no reported to the police and doesn’t foresee anyone panel anytime soon ly. It is just the nature England players will rally place for racism in the face a life ban if identified making the cut in near of the beast, you got around an “emotional” game... you know what from the venue’s CCTV future either as he feels it as the process to keep adapting to the Jofra Archer after the our team is like, they’ll footage. takes a decade to create one “takes time”. changing environ- paceman was racially rally round him.” Williamson said such world-class official. ments.” abused by a spectator in The incident has over- racism was “against S. Ravi, who was India’s ● Ravi was only the “...if you look at New Zealand, director of shadowed the result of everything that we as representative on the panel second Indian to comments made by cricket Ashley Giles said the first Test ever played Kiwis are about”. “It’s a since 2015, was removed Tim Paine on Tuesday, as local offi- at Mount Maunganui’s horrific thing. In a coun- earlier this year after offici- enter the 12 member (Australia captain) cials scoured CCTV Bay Oval, which New try and a setting where it ating in 33 Tests, including ICC elite panel of during the recent footage to identify the cul- Zealand won by an is very much multi-cul- the Ashes, 48 ODIs and 18 umpires after S. Ashes series, he prit. innings and 65 runs. tural,” he told news web- T20 Internationals. Venkataraghavan. spoke about how “It’s a shame that sort of Black Caps captain Kane site stuff.co.nz. “It’s some- “It does take 10 years to difficult it is for thing is still in society,” Williamson described the thing we need to put to get to world-class. I remem- captains to get Giles told reporters after taunt as “horrific”, while bed quickly and hope ber when we started our about the structure and the reviews right, Archer was subjected to New Zealand Cricket said nothing like that ever hap- programme in India in 2006 system. It is all about creat- they have greater racist comments after the culprit would be pens again.” and finished in 2016, it took ing an environment where appreciation for being dismissed late on Both Williamson and 10 years to get S Ravi into the umpires can grow. the umpires now. day five of the opening New Zealand Cricket the elite panel,” the now- “That means you need to Umpiring is not for Test in Mount chief executive David retired Taufel, who was have dedicated resources. everyone. Technology Maunganui. White apologised to adjudged the world’s no.1 You need to have an also shows how many The Barbados-born Archer. White umpire from 2004 to 2008. umpires’ manager, good decisions they bowler tweeted after the ordered extra securi- “So there needs to be a umpires’ coach, umpires’ make,” he pointed out. match that it was “a bit ty to ensure there rethink (from the BCCI). I trainer,” the Australian Taufel also stressed on disturbing hearing racial was no repeat at the am not sure if there is any- said. the need for having best insults today whilst bat- second Test begin- thing wrong necessarily. “We also need to create an umpires in a Test match tling to help save my ning Friday in They need umpires and environment where people over two neutral umpires, team”. Hamilton and called Sourav Ganguly (new BCCI feel safe and there is meri- which has been the norm The 24-year-old later told on spectators to boss) perhaps is on the tocracy,” he added. since 2002. ESPNcricinfo that the “self-police” unac- right path when he talks After his retirement in “When we have neutral abuser was a solitary New ceptable behaviour. about strengthening 2012, the 48-year-old Taufel umpires and we don’t care Zealand spectator making “We’ll be increas- domestic cricket and hope- served as ICC’s umpire per- where they come from comments “about the ing security around fully umpiring is part of formance and training and they make a mistake, colour of my skin”. the areas where the that programme,” he said. manager until October so the game comes first. It Archer has been a pow- players are,” he Taufel said another 2015. Umpires are being is not about whether the erful advocate for diversi- told Newstalk ZB. Indian can’t be expected in scrutinised more than ever umpire is neutral or not. ty in cricket and Giles, — AFP the elite panel anytime due to the increasing use of “It is about whether he is when asked how the play- soon as the process “takes technology in the game, doing a good job or not. It er was faring, replied: time”. mainly the Decision should be merit-based. “The tweet, it was The 53-year-old Ravi was Review System. Why have we got differ- obviously emo- only the second Indian to In the past, Taufel has ent policies for ODI and tional, it enter the 12-member ICC spoken about the extreme Test cricket? Shouldn’t we hurts. elite panel of umpires after challenges of umpiring, be more aligned between “We S. Venkataraghavan. “...it maintaining that the art the two formats?” asked fully is not just about the cannot be perfected. Asked Taufel. Jofra Archer umpires themselves, it is if he would have liked to be — PTI Simon Taufel Ill health PAGE Borussia Dortmund striker Paco Alcacer to miss crunch Champions League clash at his former club Games 16 Barcelona as he has a gastrointestinal infection DECCAN CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY | 27 NOVEMBER 2019 | HYDERABAD

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Sindhu, Tai Tzu Eyes on Ancelotti Mo Salah looks in Liverpool clash really good. I’m not Milan, Nov. 26: Napoli head for Liverpool on TV worried about it. Wednesday for a Live on Champions League clash — Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager which could prove crucial CHAMPIONS LEAGUE says he has no concerns about to coach Carlo Ancelotti’s Zenit vs Lyon Salah’s fitness ahead of their soar with top price future at the troubled from 11.25 pm on Champions League clash with Italian club. Sony ESPN, HD Napoli The three-time Champions League win- Valencia vs Chelsea Satwik big buy among domestic ning coach’s second season from 11.25 pm on Sony SHORT TAKES at the Stadio San Paolo has Ten 2, HD proved to be a complicated players in badminton auction one, after leading them to Barcelona vs Dortmund Vinesh, Sakshi up second in Serie A in his from 1.30 am (Thursday) for national title New Delhi, Nov. 26: ● Sindhu was Benagluru Raptors for first year. on Sony Ten 2 SD & HD World champion P. V. retained by `32 lakh. His team’s fortunes have Jalandhar: World Champion- Sindhu was on Tuesday Among other Indians waned after the high of Slavia Praha vs Inter Milan ships bronze medallist Vinesh retained by Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters who were retained by opening their Champions from 1.30 am (Thursday) Phogat and Olympic medal Hunters for `77 lakh in for `77 lakh while their respective franchis- League campaign with a 2- on Sony Six SD & HD winner Sakshi Malik will be the the auction for the fifth World No.1 Tai Tzu es are men’s doubles play- 0 win over reigning LOSC vs Ajax star attractions among women season of the Premier Ying was also ers B. Sumeeth Reddy European champions in the 2019 Senior National Badminton League here. (`11 lakh by Chennai Liverpool, with dressing from 1.30 am (Thursday) Wrestling Championships, to be World number one bought for the Superstarz) and Chirag room unrest amid friction on Sony ESPN SD & HD held in Jalandhar from women’s singles player same amount by Shetty (`15.5 lakh by between the players and Genk vs Salzburg November 29 to December 1. Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Bengaluru Raptors. Pune 7 Aces). club management. Over 500 wrestlers will be Taipei was also bought National badminton Napoli president Aurelio from 1.30 am (Thursday) on Sony Ten 3, HD vying for top honours in the for joint highest amount ● Men’s doubles coach Pullela De Laurentiis ordered the men’s freestyle, greco roman of `77 lakh by defending Gopichand’s daughter team to be confined to a Liverpool vs. Napoli and women events during the poster boy champions Bengaluru Gayatri Gopichand was week-long training camp from 1.30 am (Thursday) championship. Raptors after a bidding Satwiksairaj picked up by Chennai earlier this month after a 2- on Ten 1, HD The field in the women’s com- war with the Pune 7 Aces. Rankireddy was Superstarz for `2 lakh, 1 league defeat to rivals petition includes Vinesh (55 There was intense bid- bought by Chennai while young Assamese Roma saw them slip to sev- kg), Rio Olympics bronze- ding for India’s men’s shuttler Ashmita Chaliha enth in Serie A. Liverpool, four points medallist Sakshi (62 kg), the doubles poster boy, Superstarz for a was bought by her home But as Ancelotti voiced ahead of third-placed promising Divya Kakran (68 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, whopping `62 lakh team North Eastern his disagreement with the Salzburg with two games kg), Seema Bisla (50 kg), Sarita who won the Thailand while women’s Warriors for `3 lakh. lockdown, the players all to play. More (57 kg) and Navjot Kaur Open in August alongside doubles specialist The PBL season 5 lost returned home after a 1-1 They will reach the last (65 kg). The tournament will Chirag Shetty. The 19- Ashwini Ponnappa some sheen after London draw against Salzburg 16 if they beat Liverpool or also witness some sizzling rival- year-old eventually went Olympics bronze medal- three days later, which if Salzburg do not beat ries. While Kakran is expected to the Chennai surprisingly went list Saina Nehwal and stalled their bid to reach Genk, having failed to to get a tough fight from Pinki Superstarz for a whop- unsold. Kidambi Srikanth pulled the Champions League last advance past the group in the 68kg category. ping `62 lakh. out of the event to focus 16. stages last season. Greco Roman ace Sajan “I am really on international careers. Ex-Juventus coach But they come up against (77kg), along with ace happy to be a part Hyun and Hong Kong’s Seven teams will com- Massimiliano Allegri, a Liverpool side who have freestyle wrestlers Gaurav of the Chennai world No. 24 singles expo- pete in the 21-day event to meanwhile, was seen in the an eight-point advantage Baliyan (74kg), Sumit Malik team. I have many nent Lee Cheuk Yiu were be played in Bengaluru, stands at San Siro on on top of the Premier (125kg), Satywart Kadian friends in Chennai the only other shuttlers Chennai, Hyderabad and Saturday, fuelling specula- League table and whose (97kg) and Rahul Mann (70 and I am looking to cross the `50 lakh Lucknow from January tion he could be waiting in only loss this season came kg), will be among the forward to play mark as the former went 20 to February 9, 2020. the wings. at the San Paolo. stars to watch out for there. Every time to Awadhe Warriors for Bengaluru Raptors and Napoli are still on course To add to their problems among men. — PTI we have played `55 lakh while the latter Awadhe Warriors to qualify for the Napoli will be without cap- here the crowd has was purchased by the exhausted their entire Champions League knock- tain Lorenzo Insigne, who been exceptional North Eastern Warriors purse of `2 crore while out rounds as they are sec- hurt his elbow in Advani in All India and to represent for `50 lakh. Pune 7 Aces saved `23.5 ond in Group E behind Saturday’s match. — AFP them this season Parupalli Kashyap was lakh. Pune and Chennai Billiards semis will surely be some- the next costliest Indian were the only teams to Lucknow: Cue sport ace Pankaj thing that I am shuttler to be sold to reach the maximum Advani on Tuesday stormed looking forward Mumbai Rockets for `43 quota of 11 as 71 players into the semifinal of the All to,” Satwik said. lakh while Lakshya Sen were picked from a pool India Open Billiards However, women’s dou- will turn out for Chennai of 154 players at the end Championship here. bles specialist Ashwini colours after the Season 2 of the auction. Each tie The 23-time World billiards and Ponnappa surprisingly champions purchased will comprise five match- snooker champion comfortably went unsold at the auc- him for `36 lakh. es — two men singles, one beat Akshay Kumar of Uttar tion. Another top Indian women’s singles, one Pradesh 1351-210 in the two- Korea’s world No. 22 player B. Sai Praneeth men’s doubles and one hour knockout tie. doubles ace Ko Sung was also retained by mixed doubles. — PTI The Bangalore cueist scored heavily in the match, thanks to breaks of 296, 199, 177 and 109. The highest break of the tour- THE TEAMS nament so far of 369 remains HYDERABAD HUNTERS: Vladimir MUMBAI ROCKETS: Pia with Advani. In the other half of Ivanov, Sourabh Verma, Daren Liew, Zebadiah, Kim Sa Rang, Parupalli the draw, eight-time World bil- Kiran George, Ruthvika Shivani Gade, Kashyap, Lee Dong Keun, Pranav liards champion Geet Sethi of Siki Reddy, Sean Vendy, Ben Lane, N. Jerry Chopra, Jessica Pugh, Shreyansh Gujarat scored a facile win over Sikki Reddy, P. V. Sindhu. Jaiswal, Shlok Ramachandran, Nalin Patel. While the event is Shriyanshi Pardeshi, Kim Ji Yung. an open billiards tournament, a CHENNAI SUPERSTARZ: Kirsty Gilmour, prelude to the National champi- Manu Attri, Gabrielle Adcock, Sanjana NORTH EASTERN WARRIORS: Michelle onships to be held early next Santosh, Gayatri Gopichand, Satwik- Li, Lee Yong Dae, Kim Ha Na, Ashmita year, the duo participated on sairaj Rankireddy, Tommy Sugiarto, Chaliha, Rutuparna Panda, Lee Cheuk invitation. — PTI P. V. Sindhu and Sankar Muthusamy, Lakshya Sen, K. Yiu, Kaushal Dharmamer, Bodin Isara, (inset) Rankireddy Sathish Kumar, B. Sumeeth Reddy. Tanongsak. Satwiksairaj. BENGALURU RAPTORS: Eom Hye Won, AWADHE WARRIORS: Ko Sung Hun, INDIAN ARCHERS Tai Tzu Ying, Brice Leverdez, Tak Ching Shin Baek Cheol, Christinna Pedersen, Chang, Arun George, Chan Peng Soon, Subankar Dey, Ajay Jayaram, Ivan Ansal Yadav, Medha Shashidharan, B. Sai Sozonov, Tanvi Lad, Wong Win Ki BAG 3 BRONZES Praneeth. Vincent, Beiwen Zhang. AT ASIAN MEET PUNE ACES: Thi Trang Vu, Hendra Setiawan, Tse Ting Suet, Chris Adcock, Kuhoo Garg, Mithun Manjunath, Kazumasa Sakai, Bangkok: Led by Atanu Das, Rituparna Das, Loh Kean Yew, M.R. Arjun, Chirag Shetty. Indian archers made a big statement by bagging three bronze medals on Tuesday, while ensuring at least three sil- Most Expensive Buy: Tai Tzu Ying — Minimum Players per Team: 9 vers at the ongoing Asian PBL-5 AT A GLANCE `77 lakh (Bengaluru Raptors) Maximum Players per Team: 11 Championship here. Most Expensive Indian Buy: Satwik Maximum Number of Foreign Players The Indian archers are com- Total number of Teams: 7 Total number of Venues: 4 Sairaj Rankireddy — `62 lakh (Chennai per Team: 6 peting in the tournament as Superstarz) Minimum Number of female shuttlers neutral athletes under the (Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Chennai) Expensive Debut: Ashmita Chaliha `3 per Team: 3 World Archery flag due to the lakh (North Eastern Warriors) Total Prize Money for the tournament: suspension of the national fed- Total number of players in Auction: 154 Auction purse for each Team: `2 crore `6 crore. Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic (left) and Andreas Christensen eration (AAI). at a training session in London on Tuesday, the eve of Das first clinched a bronze in Total number of Players sold: 71 Player cap: `77 lakh. Broadcaster: Star Sports/Hotstar. their Champions League match against Valencia. — AFP the men’s recurve individual event in the morning. He beat Jin Hayek Oh of Korea 6-5 in the shoot-off in the bronze medal contest. GAYLE TAKES BREAK, Das, who had also won a Carlsen wins but Anand Chelsea target bronze in the recurve mixed team competition with Deepika WILL NOT TOUR INDIA Kumari on Monday, later com- pleted a hat-trick of bronze Johannesburg, Nov. edition of Big Bash runs out of steam, luck knockout berth medals by finishing on the 26: West Indies great League in Australia. podium in the men’s recurve Chris Gayle has said “I am not going to the Kolkata, Nov. 26: London, Nov. 26: Michy the superhero Batman, he team event as well. no to playing the three Big Bash. I’m not sure Viswanathan Anand ran FINAL STANDINGS Batshuayi can boast an joined Chelsea for around Das teamed up with senior ODIs in India next what cricket will come out of steam and got elimi- impressive goalscoring £33 million ($43 million) pro Tarundeep Rai and Jayanta month and rather up, I don’t even know nated from the Grand 1. Magnus Calrsen record. But the forward is from French side Marseille Talukdar to beat China 6-2 in wants to focus on his how my name reached Chess tour, getting just one (Norway, 27) finding it tough to con- in 2016 as then-manager the bronze medal tie. plans for 2020. the BPL (Bangladesh point in the last five games 2. Hikaru Nakamura vince Chelsea boss Frank Antonio Conte’s first sign- (USA, 23) Later, the Indian recurve West Indies are league), but I have of the Tata Steel Rapid and Lampard that he deserves ing, with a reputation as a women’s team of Deepika, 3-4. Wesley So (USA), Anish Giri scheduled to play been drafted in a team Blitz tournament, which (Holland) 18.5 each a place in his starting line- sharp finisher. Laishram Bombayla Devi and three T20s and as and I don’t even know concluded here on Tuesday. 5. Ding Liren (China, 18) up. But from the start he has Ankita Bhakat defeated Japan many ODIs in India how that happened,” Magnus Carlsen finished 6. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, The Belgium internation- been forced to play second 5-1 to clinch another bronze starting December 6. the West India bats- the tournament with a 17) al has netted eight goals for fiddle at Stamford Bridge medal for the country. The trio He is also unlikely to man added. whopping 27 points and 7. V. Anand (Indis, 16) club and country this sea- to forwards such as Diego had earlier lost to heavyweights feature in the T20 The 40-year old West broke his own record in the 8-9. P Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi son but has not been trust- Costa and Alvaro Morata. Korea 6-2 in the semifinals. games. “West Indies Indies opener, who Grand chess tour, bettering (Indis, 14.5) ed to start a single game in The 26-year-old has been Besides the Indian archers called me to play ODIs, played for defending his 26.5 points scored at 10. Levon Aronian (Armania, 13). the Premier League or the farmed out on loan to also stormed into the finals of but I am not going to champions Jozi Stars Abidjan, Ivory Coast earli- Magnus Carlsen Champions League. Borussia Dortmund, three compound events sched- play,” Gayle was quot- in what was a disas- er this year. On Wednesday, Chelsea Valencia and Crystal uled to be held on Wednesday. ed as saying by trous MSL campaign The Norwegian was not at scored only 18.5 points — a compatriot Vidit Gujrathi travel to play Valencia, Palace over the past couple — PTI ESPNcricinfo follow- for him, scored just his best on the final day, but good 8.5 points less than the that probably turned the where Batshuayi spent a of years after being ing his team Jozi 101 runs from six still came up with some champion. tide against Anand. few months on loan from deemed him surplus to Stars’ defeat in the innings. He also exemplary victories to win Anand, who turns 50 next What happened next was August 2018 to January requirements. Regd. No. H/SD/509/2018-20 MSL in South Africa. lashed out at his crit- by a huge four-point mar- month, missed the Grand simply devastating as 2019, though he only found The departure of Eden Printed and Published by T. “They (selectors) ics. gin over Hikaru Nakamura Chess tour finale by a Anand, in sight of a victory the net three times during Hazard in June depleted Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan want me to play with “As soon as I don’t of the United States, who whisker. The Indian ace against Giri, let his clock his time in Spain. Chelsea’s forward Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed the youngsters but for perform for two or finished second with 23 was in the thick of things run out of time. A draw Chelsea will be through resources, seemingly open- at Deccan Chronicle Press situated three games, then ing the door to Batshuayi, at Plot No. 9 Alwal Village, Vallabh this year I am going to points in all. and looked poised to finish with Nakamura followed by to the Champions League Nagar Taluk, Medchal Malkajgiri take a break,” he Chris Gayle is the bur- Such was Carlsen’s domi- sixth when five rounds another loss against knockout phase if they win but now he finds himself Dist. Telangana and Published at 36, added. den for the team,” he nance that the tied players were remaining and he had Carlsen sealed Anand’s fate but Batshuayi will be lucky behind 22-year-old England S.D. Road, Secunderabad-3. Gayle will also not said. on third place — Anish Giri scored back-to-back victo- as his excellent campaign to feature from the start. striker Tammy Abraham RNI Registration No. 3081/1957. play in the upcoming — PTI of Holland and Wesley So ries. ended with a heartbreak in Nicknamed ‘Batsman’ in the pecking order. Editor: Aditya Sinha of the United States — It was the loss against the end. — PTI due to his name and love of — AFP