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This is the based terror group, maintain- in China’s Qingdao, the second found no survivors but recov- first meeting between the two ing that talks and terror cannot time at the BRICS summit in ered the flight data recorder or leaders after Modi’s re-election go together. South Africa’s Johannesburg black box. This retrieval will following the stunning victory Early this year, tensions in July and third time in help the IAF to ascertain the of the BJP in the general elec- flared up between India and December last on the sidelines cause of the accident. 13 personnel were positioned tions last month. Pakistan after a suicide bomber of the G-20 summit in “Eight members of the res- at a Jorhat base camp waiting The meeting also comes a of Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Argentina. cue team reached the crash site for news about their loved month after the 1267 Al Qaeda Muhammed (JeM) killed 40 Ahead of the meeting, today morning. IAF is sad to ones. Sanctions Committee of the CRPF personnel in Kashmir’s China hinted that President Xi inform that there are no sur- On Wednesday, the first powerful UN Security Council Pulwama district. would highlight the need to vivors from the crash of AN- team of mountaineers of the designated Pakistan-based ter- ! "        #    $  !   % &  ' (  '  " '     )  Amid mounting outrage, forge a united front against US 32,” the IAF said in a tweet. IAF reached the crash site after ror group Jaish-e-Mohammed * ' $    '  +*$, *(""  -##. / ' .  2(  !23 the Indian Air Force (IAF) President Donald Trump’s poli- The 13 personnel onboard getting airdropped but could chief Masood Azhar as a glob- carried out a counter-terror cies of trade protectionism and were identified as Wing not get close due to rain. On al terrorist after China, began with President Xi con- said India has a consistent Gokhale quoted the PM as operation, hitting the biggest unilateralism using tariffs as a Commander GM Charles, reaching the exact spot on Pakistan’s closest ally, lifted its gratulating the Indian Prime position with respect to telling President Xi. JeM training camp in Balakot weapon. China and the US Squadron Leader H Vinod, Thursday, the unit did not technical hold on the propos- Minister over his election vic- Pakistan that it wants peaceful Modi’s comments came in Pakistan on February 26. have been in an escalating Flight Lieutenants R Thapa, A find any survivors. Efforts are al to blacklist him. tory. “After the election results relations with Islamabad. ahead of President Xi’s meeting The next day, Pakistan Air conflict over trade for the past Tanwar, S Mohanty and MK now on to secure the remains After the delegation-level in India, I got your message, Gokhale said Modi told Xi with Pakistan Prime Minister Force retaliated and downed a year. The scope of the battle has Garg, Warrant Officer KK of the deceased and deliver the talks with Xi, Modi tweeted, and today again you wish me that he has made efforts to Imran Khan, who is also here MiG-21 in an aerial combat expanded in recent months as Mishra, Sgt Anoop Kumar, black box safely to the IAF “Had an extremely fruitful on the victory, I am very grate- improve ties with Islamabad in the Kyrgyz capital to attend and captured an IAF pilot, Washington has tightened Cpl Sherin, Leading Aircraft authorities for examination, meeting with President Xi ful to you for this,” Modi but these efforts have been the SCO summit. Khan has who was later handed over to trade restrictions on Chinese Men (LAC) SK Singh, Pankaj, sources said. Jinping. Our talks included replied. “derailed”. twice written to Modi, seeking India. China played a role in telecom giant Huawei. Non Combatant Enrolled Meanwhile, ground troops the full spectrum of India- Briefing the reporters after “Pakistan needs to create resumption of dialogue on all easing tensions between New Modi also met Russian NC(E) Putali and Rajesh of the Army and Indo-Tibetan China relations. We shall con- the meeting, Foreign Secretary an atmosphere free of terror, issues, including Kashmir. Delhi and Islamabad. President Vladimir Putin here Kumar. Border Police (ITBP) will reach tinue working together to Vijay Gokhale said that there but at this stage we do not see Responding to Khan’s over- The 2018 Wuhan summit and the two leaders reviewed The families of the per- the site in day or two for sal- improve economic and cultur- was a brief discussion on it happening. We expect tures, Modi told his Pakistani between Prime Minister Modi all aspects of bilateral rela- sonnel have also been vaging the parts of the plane al ties between our nations.” Pakistan during the talks Islamabad to take concrete counterpart that creating trust and President Xi was largely tions to further strengthen the informed, officials said. and other related activities. The Modi-Xi meeting between the two leaders. He action” to resume talks, and an environment free of vio- credited to have turned around strategic relationship. For a week, relatives of the Continued on Page 4 P                 

   
  
  
     
  
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 10,000 barrowed from the killers es have not been reported. al Junior Engineer (JE) of the uncaring due process of law. Had to test the integrity and impar- the Government is mulling to as Balaram Patra. Earlier, police which enraged the latter to kill It is regrettable that occur- Works Department was publicly Mr Meher ventured to inflict tiality of our dear Chief Minister fill the vacant posts in had nabbed main accused ! $%) !&% his little daughter. rences of these horrendous and humiliated hounded and forced such kind of humiliating pun- with regard to this sensitive two years. Biswaranjan Mohanty alias Such dastardly act of cruel- shocking incidents of sexual to do sit-ups a hundred times ishment to a JE of higher caste, case. I think he will let the force “There will be no doctors’ Happy. But two other accused attacked by Biswaranjan and ty and barbarity has been unre- violence have not impacted the holding his ears in public by the the consequence for him would of law take its course. shortage in Odisha. are still at large and police his associates with sharp servedly condemned. An instant State Government and the latter Patanagarh BJD MLA. have been unthinkable. Since the (The writer, a columnist Recruitment will be completed teams have been formed to nab weapons on June 9 night. action against the killers has is frightfully apathetic towards Even the Executive Engineer poor JE belongs to ST, no action and a regular contributor to within two years,” said Health them. The incident was fallout of been demanded. the shameful and disgraceful present at the spot had also against the MLA has been taken Letters to the Editor, is a resi- & Family Welfare Minister Notably, Tapan Nayak of a dispute between the gangs of No civilised nation with a acts. Only stubborn determina- slapped the same helpless engi- after the lapse of a week. dent at Nilakantheswar Marg, Naba Kishore Das on Matia Mangala Sahi in Jobra the deceased and the accused democratic polity can tolerate tion and political will of the State neer instead of defending him Nobody is above law. The Baramunda Bhubaneswar) Thursday. area had died after being over fishing at Jobra barrage.

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The India from Porbandar to the south. up to Saturday before it com- climbers who were killed last the base camp on the scheduled Meteorological Department The cyclone is moving towards pletely moves over into the sea month in an avalanche near an date of May 25. (IMD) said that the storm has the north and was crossing over at Dwarka. unscaled peak adjoining The team was led by made a small deviation, skirt- Saurashtra,” he said. Besides taking help of the Nanda Devi East. British mountaineer Martin ed the Gujarat coast. The Chief Minister’s Office armed forces and the Coast “A team of 11 specially Moran. “It is moving over north- in Gujarat said Prime Minister Guard, the state government chosen personnel of the force, It was a 12-member group east and adjoining east central Narendra Modi spoke to Chief has deployed 33 teams of the many of whom have con- out of which four were rescued. Arabian Sea. Heavy rains which Minister Vijay Rupani imme- National Disaster Response quered the Mount Everest and Indian Air Force heli- lashed the coastal areas were ness along the Maharashtra “The cyclone is likely to diately after reaching Bishkek Force (NDRF) (each having 90 other peaks, today began their Pandey said the team of copters had spotted five bod- likely to continue,” the IMD and Gujarat coast in view of move north-northwestwards for the SCO Summit and to 100 personnel) and nine operation to retrieve the mor- the ITBP, a border guarding ies on June 3 after multiple sor- said. According to private Vayu. “Senior Navy officials for some time and then north- inquired about the cyclone teams of the State Disaster tal remains of the climbers,” force tasked to guard the China ties to trace them. forecaster Skymet Weather, the briefed Singh at a meeting in westwards, skirting the preparedness and assured all Response Force (SDRF) in 10 Indo-Tibetan Border Police border, is expected to reach the The missing mountaineers cyclone which at present is naval headquarters during Saurashtra coast (and) affect- assistance and support from coastal districts of the state, he (ITPBP) spokesperson Vivek base camp in a week and after comprised seven from the UK, Category 2 storm may weaken which he was apprised about ing Gir Somnath, Diu, Centre to mitigate the effects of said. Kumar Pandey said. required acclimatisation, it will the US and Australia, and a into a Category 1 storm. various measures being taken Junagarh, Porbandar and the storm. In addition, 11 columns of “The personnel, led by our attempt to retrieve the bodies. liaison officer from Delhi’s However, strong winds and by the force to deal with pos- Devbhoomi Dwarka with wind Skymet Weather had earli- the army (each having nearly second-in-command rank offi- “It will be a very challeng- Indian Mountaineering rough seas are expected to sible scenarios,” officials said. speed of 90-100 kmph gusting er stated that the ‘Very Severe 70 personnel), two companies cer Ratan Singh Sonal, will be ing mission as the site is locat- Foundation. continue and may cause dam- The railways has cancelled 86 to 110 kmph during the next Cyclone’ might weaken into a of the Border Security Force, 14 aided by other ground teams ed at about 20,000 feet in The route to the peak age. The cyclone may impact trains and short terminated 37 12 hours,” the IMD said in a Category 1 Cyclonic Storm companies of the State Reserve and will trek over a 100 kilo- between glaciers and other begins from Munsiyari, about the arrival of monsoon in Goa. others as a precaution even release. from Category 2, though the Police and 300 commandos are metres to finally reach the site snow hazard prone areas. Air 132 km from Pithoragarh dis- For his part, Defence though the cyclone changed its Pankaj Kumar, Additional wind speed will be 135-145 deployed at different locations where the bodies of the support will also be taken for trict headquarters. 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K opportunity to move forward together, for the good +        -   (   of both of our peoples, the Indo-Pacific region, and                  indeed the entire world.  (       *      The idea of a US-India partnership frankly                ( stretches back a long way. When the Indian peo-     ple first courageously won their independence over +  %         R      70 years ago, a strong relationship between our    S    S       countries was something people talked about. Our   *  .  #          ( two democracies and a close relationship seemed              0  inevitable, a matter of “when” not “if.” But for too long — indeed, for decades — we found ourselves ified our common vision for the Indo-Pacific and and Open Indo-Pacific. It starts from the premise the competitiveness of their own companies,              R    on different trajectories. The US was fighting the taken a far tougher stand on Pakistan’s unaccept- that we share a common set of values — the val- their own businesses, their own people, and pri-   S D            -E   Cold War. And India was asserting itself, its new- able support for terrorism in the region. ues of democracy and freedom and a core belief vate sector companies. We’ll also push for free flow   "             ( found, cherished independence through its non- Just a few weeks ago, in a truly historic elec- in the ingenuity of the human spirit. of data across borders, not just to help American              aligned movement, trying not to take sides. We tion, 600 million Indians voted in the largest exer- We also have to make sure that we have eco- companies, but to protect data and secure con-               cooperated when we could, but frankly I think most cise of the franchise in history. And they gave Mr nomic openness. We have to have a central theme sumers’ privacy. 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It needs to be a place where our part- has so much promise for its people, for our rela- tape. Five-year plans became the received wisdom, I’ve been watching closely. And we knew that the nership is one of true equals, not of domination. tionship, and for the world – I hope together, we              ( ( something like our 2 per cent growth here in the Prime Minister was a new kind of leader for the Based on my conversations in New Delhi last year, will finally fulfill the great promise of cooperation          D      ( last administration became sort of a new normal. world’s most populous democracy. He is the son and in subsequent phone calls and meetings, I that was present at India’s birth and which remains  E        C  S     We focussed our attention on other Asian trading of a tea seller who worked his way up to govern- believe this is a deeply shared vision. evident today.     "          ( partners, and what were once cubs grew up to be ing a state for 13 years and now leads one of the Third, we have to deliver. We have to execute. I did business in India when I — before I lost       +      ( true tigers in the region. But all that changed in world’s truly emerging powers. He’s made econom- The Trump administration has already enabled my mind and ran for Congress — ran a small busi-                 1991, when India opened its doors to the world. ic development for the poorest Indians a priority. American companies to export more high-tech ness that made machine parts for the aerospace               Prime Minister Rao said that at the time his gov- And indeed, millions who once went without light items to India. This includes cutting-edge defence industry. And I spent a fair amount of time in               ernment would “sweep the cobwebs of the past and bulbs now have electricity. And millions who lacked platforms like armed UAVs and ballistic missile Bangalore and in Chennai working with HAL. I’ll 0               usher in change.” India’s free-market reforms cook stoves now have them. It’s interesting that defence systems. We’ve already launched the tell you what. It was tough. India was still open-                 unleashed the innovation, the entrepreneurship, the young Indians constituted one of the Prime Asia-EDGE programme to help India raise private ing up, it was still figuring its way through, but there sheer drive of its own people to do remarkable Minister’s largest voting blocks, one of his biggest capital to meet its energy and security needs for was a real value proposition there and we did well.           things. First, we’ve had a seven per cent growth in groups of support in this most recent election. I years to come. These are solid achievements but When I think about that, when I think about what               India from 1997 to 2017, year-on-year. Millions think that tells you something. we want to do so much more. businesses need when they go to invest in each        $     ( of Indians have been lifted out of poverty. India For my part, as the Secretary of State, I know We clearly have overlapping interests: defence, other’s countries, they need stability, they need a              became a world leader in IT — IT services, engi- I have a strong partner, a new, great counterpart energy, space. The list goes on. The first batch of set of rules that they can understand, they need to         S      neering, pharmaceuticals, and so many more things in Minister Jaishankar — a former Ambassador to Apache helicopters is coming off Boeing’s produc- make sure that the efforts that we put forward  "                that you all know so well. The US-India bilateral the US. First, we have to build ever-stronger rela- tion line in Arizona even as we speak. Lockheed together from the US have sufficient bipartisanship,          B 0      trade reached $142 billion just last year, a seven- tionships. In fact, we’ve sent some of our finest Martin’s F-21 and Boeing’s F/A-18 are state-of-the- that they won’t be whipsawed as we have elections                fold increase since 2001. Additionally, more than minds to New Delhi, thinkers like Daniel Patrick art fighters that could give India the capabilities it here. That is, when you invest, your ROI often        B 500 American companies now successfully oper- Moynihan and our current ambassador, Ken Juster. needs to become a full-fledged security provider extends beyond any particular congress or any par- .            " ate in India. And of course, the US is a market for But forging stronger ties is more than that. It means throughout the Indo-Pacific. ticular administration.          RS  RS      roughly 20 per cent of India’s exports in both goods formalising these individual friendships, building On energy, we want to complete the It’s already happening in technology and and services. Indian-Americans, too, have con- out a diplomatic framework for our two countries. Westinghouse civil nuclear project and deliver engineers. I know all of the amazing, brilliant  , 4        (     tributed mightily to things that happened here in I think we’ve done that but there’s more to do. Last more LNG and crude. These steps will give Indian students that come to study in our schools           ,    ( the US. We’ve watched Indians reach the heights year we kicked off a 2+2 dialogue and I went to Indians reliable, affordable, diversified energy at Wichita State University in my hometown, lots             of industry, and academia, and government. attend it alongside the Secretary of Defence. We independence. So they will no longer have to rely of amazing people doing amazing things want            B #   People like Microsoft’s CEO and the FCC chair- also reinvigorated the Quad Dialogue among the on difficult regimes like those in Venezuela and to come work in places where they can go make       , S        ( man Ajit Pai, a great Kansan, have done remark- United States, Japan, and Australia — all like-mind- in Iran. On space, NASA is already working with money and be successful. They don’t care so                 able things all around the world. ed democracies in the Indo-Pacific. the Indian Space Research Organisation on the much if it’s with an Indian company or an         0         US Presidents of both parties have seized the But I want to talk about a couple other things world’s most advanced earth-observation satel- American company. They want to go out and            (   ( opportunity for closer ties. President Clinton’s visit I believe we can do together. We must embrace lite and India’s second lunar mission. I mean, use their skill set. If we can, at the State   (    in 2000 set a real marker, he set the table for clos- that strategic framework that works for both of how cool is that? Department, lay the foundation for that, then I’m =            *  er cooperation between the two countries, and then our nations. We respect India as a truly sover- Now, I’m sure we’ll broach some tough topics confident the folks in this room will knock it out President Bush inked a historic civil nuclear deal. eign, important country, with its own unique pol- too. But as we democracies have come to know, that of the park. They’ll take risk, they’ll invest cap-              More recently, President Obama granted India itics and its own unique strategic challenges. We we work out our disagreements. We bring them ital, they’ll invest capital here and in India, and    0       (     ( “Major Defence Partner” status and supported get it. We realise it’s different to deal with the to the table honestly and fairly. And we’ll proba- we’ll grow both sides of the relationship.                 ( India’s quest for a permanent seat on the UN likes of China and Pakistan from across the ocean bly discuss the recent decision on the GSP pro- (Excerpted from the remarks of the US Secretary        .   ( Security Council — a position that the US contin- than it is when they are on your borders. That’s gramme. I do hope, and remain open – and we of State Michael R. Pompeo at the India Ideas Summit       ues to support. And under President Trump, we’ve why in this room, not so many months ago, I remain open to dialogue, and hope that our friends and 44th Annual Meeting of the US-India Business     taken our defence cooperation to new heights, solid- elaborated on President Trump’s vision for a Free in India will drop their trade barriers and trust in Council)  - $     E          D       E    )                 

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TThursday adjourned the hearing on Jet Airways ("   ?@A ) strong inflows in the manufac- has historically accounted for 70 A depreciating rupee and India’s industrial output    - insolvency case to June 20. turing, communication and to 80 per cent of inflows to the weak global cues also weighed grew to a six-month high of 3.4 By asking the two operational creditors — Shaman (   (  financial services sectors, and subregion. Further, the growth on the markets, traders said. per cent in April mainly on Wheels and Gaggar Enterprises — who have taken Jet cross-border merger and acqui- in cross-border M&As for India After plunging over 300 account of improvement in    Airways to NCLT, to again serve legal notices to the sition activities, according to a from $23 billion in 2017 to $33 points intra-day, the BSE gauge mining and power generation, grounded airline, the tribunal is yet to admit the bank-   '    UN report that ranked India billion in 2018 was primarily due pared most losses to settle while retail inflation spiked to napping its two-session ruptcy pleas. among the top 20 host economies to transactions in retail trade 15.45 points, or 0.04 per cent, a seven-month high of 3.05 per Sgaining streak, the rupee These two companied had on June 10 dragged the      for FDI inflows in 2017-18. ($16 billion), which includes e- lower at 39,741.36. cent in May, though remaining dived 16 paise to close at airline to the NCLT seeking bankruptcy proceedings. The World Investment commerce, and telecommuni- However, the broader NSE within the RBI’s comfort level. 69.50 against the US dollar The airline, which was grounded on April 17, owes 8.74 hares of Jet Airways on Thursday Report 2019, released by the cation ($13 billion). Nifty inched up 7.85 points, or “Benchmark indices ended Thursday amid a sharp rise in crore to Shaman Wheels and 53 lakh to Gaggar Scracked nearly 18 per cent after stock UN Conference on Trade and It said that notable 0.07 per cent, to close at on a flat note amid weak glob- crude oil prices. Enterprises. exchanges decided to impose restrictions Development (UNCTAD) megadeals included the acqui- 11,914.05. al cues. After opening negative, Brent crude futures, the Jet Airways owes more than 8,000 crore to a con- on its stock trading from June 28. Wednesday, said global FDI sition of Flipkart, India’s biggest Yes Bank was the biggest Nifty reversed its trend and global oil benchmark, soared sortium of banks led by the State Bank of India, which The scrip plunged 16.71 per cent to flows slid by 13 per cent in 2018 e-commerce platform, by loser in the Sensex pack for the closed positive above 11,900 3.84 per cent to $62.27 per now run the airline, while it has a much larger debt pile close at 91.95 on the BSE. During the to $1.3 trillion from $1.5 trillion American giant Walmart. In second consecutive session, levels. However, investors barrel after attacks on two oil by way of accumulated losses to the tune of 13,000 day, it dropped 23.18 per cent to 84.80 the previous year — the third addition, telecommunication plummeting 12.96 per cent, remained cautious on Nifty tankers in the Gulf of Oman crore and vendor dues of over 10,000 crore and salary — its multi-year low. consecutive annual decline. deals involving Vodafone (UK) after Moody’s placed the private and Bank Nifty weekly expiry triggered fears of supply dis- dues of over 3,000 crore. On the NSE, shares tumbled 17.72 However, FDI inflows to and American Tower (US) sector lender’s ratings under day. ruptions. The banks have appointed SBI Capital Markets as per cent to close at 90.75. developing countries in Asia amounted to $2 billion. review for a possible down- “Post election euphoria, The rupee opened at the investment banker to find an investor to scout In terms of traded volume, 35.05 rose by 3.9 per cent to $512 bil- The report added that grade. markets to shift focus on earn- 69.33 per dollar and fell fur- investors. lakh shares were traded on the BSE and lion in 2018, with growth occur- India and the UAE, not tradi- IndusInd Bank, Infosys, ings visibility, onset of mon- ther to touch a low of 69.56 at Bankers, after taking over the airline late March had over three crore shares changed hands ring mainly in China, Hong tionally in the top 20 outward Maruti, Vedanta, Hero soon and various economic the interbank foreign invited bids on April 8 to sell up to 75 percent stake in on the NSE during the day. Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and investor countries, were also MotoCorp, Tata Motors, reforms and policies by way exchange market. the crippled carrier that formally stopped operations Led by the sharp fall in the scrip, its other ASEAN countries, as well considered as among the top 10 ONGC and RIL too fell up to Union Budget. On global front, The local unit finally set- on April 17. market valuation fell by 209.47 crore to as India and Turkey. The Asian most important sources of FDI 4.96 per cent. US-China trade wars along tled at 69.50, down by 16 Though it had received initial bids from parties- 1,044.53 crore on the BSE. region remained the world’s for the 2019 to 2021 period. Top gainers included with oil price volatility will paise over its previous close. Ethihad Airways, private equity players TPG Capital and Jet Airways shares have been falling for largest FDI recipient, absorbing Further, prospects for FDI PowerGrid, M&M, Kotak determine further trend,” said The rupee Wednesday closed Indigo Partners, and the sovereign wealth fund NIIF, ninth consecutive days, tumbling 39 per 39 per cent of global inflows in inflows into South Asia are Bank, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Hemang Jani, Head — at 69.34 against the US dollar. none of them chose to submit the final bids. cent on the BSE. Stock exchanges will 2018, up from 33 per cent in largely determined by expecta- Airtel and HDFC twins, rising Advisory, Sharekhan by BNP Foreign investors pur- Currently bankers are trying to stave off bankruptcy impose restrictions on trading in Jet 2017. FDI inflows to South Asia tions of growing investment into up to 1.54 per cent. Paribas. chased shares worth a net even as media reports said Etihad Airways, which Airways shares from June 28 as part of pre- increased by 3.5 per cent to $54 India. Announced greenfield According to experts, mar- Sectorally, BSE teck, auto, 172.35 crore Thursday, pro- already owns 24 percent in the airline, has teamed up ventive surveillance measures to curb billion. investment in the country dou- ket mood was subdued amid energy and healthcare indices visional exchange data with the Hindujas to buy the airline. excessive volatility, according to a circular. “Investment in India - the bled to $56 billion in 2018, with rising uncertainty over trade ended up to 0.57 per cent showed. The Jet Airways counter plunged close to 17 per- The cash-starved company suspend- subregion’s largest recipient - projects in a number of manu- talks between the US and lower. Realty, power, finance, The 10-year Government cent to 91.95 on the BSE after the exchanges put many ed operations in April and lenders are rose by 6 per cent to $42 billion facturing industries, including China. Oil prices soared fol- consumer durables and utilities bond yield was at 7.01 per restrictions on trading in the stock last evening. working on ways for revival of the airline. with strong inflows in manufac- automotive, the report said. lowing conflicting reports of gained up to 0.62 per cent. cent on Thursday. ")O 
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The ndia detected at least 22 vio- employees toward the health annual savings of over 5,000 meeting of Niti Aayog’s Governing Council to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata a strict disclosure framework same has to be disclosed on the Ilations of auditing standards insurance scheme of Employees’ crore to these firms. be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Banerjee, however, has refused to attend the for credit rating agencies website of each CRA. by Deloitte Haskins & Sells and State Insurance Corporation The ministry said that the here on Saturday. meeting, saying it is “fruitless” as Niti Aayog has wherein they will be required Sebi has also mandated a a KPMG affiliate while inves- (ESIC) to 4 per cent from the reduced rate of contribution The agenda for the meeting also includes no financial powers to support state plans. to provide the probability of specific section on ‘rating sen- tigating a fraud at a financial existing 6.5 per cent, a move will bring about a substantial rain-water harvesting, aspirational districts Headed by the Prime Minister, the default for various rated instru- sitivity’ in the press releases company, leading it to seek a which would lead to an esti- relief to workers and facilitate programme and structural reforms in the agri- Governing Council includes ministers of ments. from the agencies to indicate five-year ban on the auditors, mated annual saving of around further enrollment of workers culture sector, an official statement said. Finance, Home, Defence, Agriculture, The regulator’s move comes possible trigger for an upward according to government legal 5,000 crore for firms. under the Employees’ State The meeting, to be held at Rashtrapati Commerce and Rural Development, besides against the backdrop of rising or downward rating change in filings seen by Reuters. The reduced rates will be Insurance (ESIC) scheme and state chief ministers and Niti Aayog vice chair- instances of debt defaults and a simple language rather than The failures were detected effective from July 1, 2019, the bring more and more work- man, CEO and members. concerns over the role of cred- like a general risk factor. as part of a wide-ranging probe Labour Ministry said in a force into the formal sector. According to the statement, the Governing it rating agencies in assessing the Besides, the regulator into alleged fraud and mis- release. This would benefit 3.6 Similarly, reduction in the Council reviews the action taken on the agen- possible risks. Credit rating expect the rating agencies to management at Infrastructure crore employees and 12.85 lakh share of contribution of da items of the previous meeting and delib- agencies have also come under make meaningful disclosures Leasing & Financial Services employers. employers will reduce the finan- erates upon the future developmental priori- the scanner in the IL&FS case. about liquidity conditions by (IL&FS), which defaulted on its “The government has taken cial liability of the establish- ties. “...CRAs (credit rating using simple terms like supe- debt obligations last year and a historic decision to reduce the ments leading to improved via- So far, four meetings of the Governing agencies), in consultation with rior or strong, adequate, sparked fears of financial con- rate of contribution under the bility of these establishments. Council have been held under the chairman- Sebi, shall prepare and disclose stretched or poor, with proper tagion. Employees’ State Insurance Act This shall also lead to enhanced ship of the Prime Minister. standardized and uniform explanations to help the end Both auditors have denied from 6.5 per cent to 4 per cent Ease of Doing Business. The first meeting the Governing Council probability of default (PD) users understand them better. wrongdoing. (employers’ contribution being It is also expected that was held on February 8, 2015, at which the benchmarks for each rating cat- Also, the CRAs will have to After the government took reduced from 4.75 per cent to reduction in rate of ESI con- Prime Minister laid down the key mandates egory on their website, for devise a model to track devia- over IL&FS, government inves- 3.25 per cent and employees’ tribution shall lead to improved of Niti Aayog such as fostering cooperative fed- one-year, two-year and three- tions in bond spreads, Sebi said. tigators began looking into contribution being reduced compliance of law. The eralism and addressing national issues through year cumulative default rates, Additionally, CRAs shall one of its key financial units, from 1.75 per cent to 0.75 per Employees’ State Insurance Act active participation of the states. both for short-run and long- now assign the suffix ‘CE’ IFIN, which was audited by cent),” the ministry said. 1948 (the ESI Act) provides for The second meeting on July 15, 2015 run,” the circular said. (Credit Enhancement) to rat- Deloitte between 2008/09 and As many as 12.85 lakh medical, cash, maternity, dis- reviewed the progress made by the three sub- Issuing guidelines for ing of instruments having 2017/18, and by a KPMG affil- employers and 3.6 crore ability and dependent benefits groups of chief ministers and the enhanced disclosures by CRAs, explicit credit enhancement, it iate, BSR & Associates, from employees contributed 22,279 to the Insured Persons under two task forces. the watchdog has called for added. 2017/18. crore towards the ESI scheme the Act.  :    !"#$ %

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Andheri in north-west others four days later. then I felt very uncomfortable SBJP following the failure of cy in winning any election. He the 2016 assembly election. Tamilissai Sounderarajan, the Mumbai, stating that they had After she recorded because of his behaviour and I the party to win at least one Lok states that though the BJP-led “Some connected houses were State BJP president was trounced no evidence to prosecute the Tanushree’s statement on the felt he has outraged my mod- Sabha seat in the State in the Government at the Centre raided but after that there was no by a margin of 3,47,209 votes, senior actor in the alleged sex- night of October 10 last year, esty,” Tanushree alleged. recently held Lok Sabha elec- brought in a number of pro- action,” he says. while former Union Minister ual harassment case filed contested the “clean chIt” given the Oshiwara police formally “He (Patekar) told the tions. While a senior leader of poor programmes and pro- According to Kannan, the Pon Radhakrishnan lost by against him by actress to the senior actor, by alleging: registered an FIR against choreographer and other junior the party has written to Prime farmer policies, the BJP’s Tamil central leadership of the BJP 2,60,000 votes. H Raja, th Tanushree Dutta. “A corrupt police force and Patekar and three others under artists to back away so that he Minister Narendra Modi asking Nadu leaders failed miserably in should take into confidence the national secretary , lost by 3, Confirming the develop- legal system giving a clean chit sections 354 (Assault or crim- could teach me the dance steps for an urgent overhaul of the explaining it to the people of the farming community in the State 32,244 votes to tainted Karti ment, Deputy Commissioner to an even more corrupt per- inal force to women with intent through he was not a choreo- party in the State, another senior State. as TN is an agricultural econo- Chidambaram of the Congress. of Police and Mumbai police son Nana who has been to outrage her modesty), 354- grapher and he was not leader blamed the ineffectiveness Kannan says in his letter that my. “Not a single farmer has The BJP should introspect why spokesperson Manjunath accused even in the past of bul- A (Assault or use of criminal required during the choreog- of the leaders in countering the the BJP should not have aligned voted for the BJP this time,” he these leaders were defeated by Shinge said: “Yes. We have lying, intimidation and harass- force with intent to disrobe her) raphy as per my previous DMK-led Opposition’s anti- with either of the the dravidan said when asked about the rea- such huge margins,” said Arjun filed a B-summary report ment by several women in the and section 509 (word, gesture rehearsals,” the actress added. Modi campaign. parties viz, the DMK and son behind the failure of the BJP. Sampath. He said he had spoken before a Metropolitan film Industry” or act intended to insult the “After the incident, I was “In Tamil Nadu there was a AIADMK. "Both the parties are Kannan also wanted the to the national leadership about Magistrate at Andheri (west)”. “Our witnesses have been modesty o a woman) of Indian under tremendous shock, I strong anti-Modi campaign tainted and tarnished. These two central leadership to order a the state of affairs in Tamil The investigators file a B- silenced by intimidation and Penal Code. suffered psychological trauma, unleashed and fanned by the parties have been looting Tamil thorough overhaul and revamp Nadu BJP. Summary report in a court fake witnesses have been put In her complaint lodged was unable to take up work, DMK and other Tamil outfits. Nadu for the past 50 years. If of the party in the State and Interestingly, the ire of the when they do not find any evi- forth to weaken the case. What with the police on October 6, suffered huge monetary losses They were united in harping for you make raids against both appoint a farmer as the State party cadre has also been direct- dence against the accused per- was the rush to file a B-sum- Tanushree had alleged that the in crores and therefore I decid- the past four years that Modi is party leaders you can unearth party chief. The words of ed against the high profile P son to file a charge-sheet mary report when all of my incident took place on March 26, ed to take action through film pro-corporate and anti farmer," huge money," says Kannan who Kannan were echoed by Arjun Muraleedhar Rao , the secretary against him and seek a trial. witnesses have not even record- 2008 during the shooting of a industry by lodging a written said Kaattumannarkoil Kannan, was recently in the news for Sampath, leader of the Hindu in charge of the State. “Please do Reacting to the develop- ed their statements yet?,” song in the film “Horn Ok complaint with the Cine and leader, Kisan Morchha, in a let- authoring the book “River Makkal Katchi. “The present an audit about his contributions ment, Tanushtree's lawyer, Tanushree asked. Pleaseee”. The entire was to be TV Artistes Association. The ter to the Prime Minister, a copy Cauvery , The Most Battled”. and past leaders of Tamil Nadu towards the BJP .That will reveal Nitin Satpute said that he “I'm neither shocked nor picturised on the actress, while Association decided the matter of which was accessed by The He points out that the BJP should make way for new the whole story,” said a second- would challenge the B-sum- surprised being a woman in Patekar had only line in the song. and passed the order without Pioneer. integrity of the Tamil Nadu BJP faces as they had proved their rung leader based in Chennai. mary report in a court. “The B India this is something we all She said that before the shoot, considering my complaint for or C-summary report filed by have got used to. I mean if rape she had made it clear to the pro- apology,” Tanushree stated in the police is not final. 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   punching television journalist after the policemen entered into the total number of long-dis- jurisdiction of WR i.e. Veraval, Amit Sharma. an argument with Sharma when tance trains affected by the Okha, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Subsequently, the scribe was he was covering the derailment cyclone Vayu-triggered Bhuj and Gandhidham, etc,” the    sonal contacts with Hashim in detained by the railway police- of a goods train in Shamli inclement weather condition- WR spokesperson said. Two  addition to the exchange of men. Sharma has alleged that he sm the total number trains special trains from Okha were information through the social Police registered a case was thrashed by the GRP per- affected since Wednesday went run to evacuate affected people he National Investigation media sites. against the four personnel, sonnel and put in a lock up. up 128. in coastal area, while eight spe- TAgency in a surprise move The six persons who have including Station House "They forced me to take my The Western Railway con- cial coaching rakes were kept in on Wednesday took into cus- been taken into custody besides Officer Rakesh Kumar, on clothes off and urinated on me," tinued to take precautionary readiness at Ghandhidham, tody six persons from Azharudheen are Akram Wednesday under sections of the scribe said. However, this measures on the second con- Bhuj, Khambalia, Adri, Botad, Coimbatore who were plan- Sindhaa (26), Shiek the Indian Penal Code (IPC) charge was denied by the GRP. secutive day on Thursday, even Ranavav, Wansjaliya & ning to stage massive suicide Hdayatullah (38), M pertaining to causing hurt, The policemen were booked as Cyclone Vayu spared Gujarat. Bhavnagar stations on Western attacks in South India on the Abubacker (29), Sadhaam insult, robbery and wrongful after an agitation by journalists Till Wednesday, 77 main- Railway to evacuate people pattern of the Easter Sunday Hussein (26) and Shahin Shah confinement, GRP over incident.They staged a sit- line trains had been cancelled affected with VAYU in the bombings at Colombo which @Ibrahim (28). All those who Superintendent of Police in in Shamli on Wednesday. PTI while 33 were short terminat- coastal area. had claimed more than 250 have been taken into custody lives. are residents of Coimbatore Mohammed Azharudheen, district, a known hub of a 32-year-old youth, who has Islamic extremism. !/ ( ' 2 9(
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year’s Art Basel show in Art Journey links tradition- Hong Kong; Matthias BMW, created to recognise VALENKI, which comprised four virtuoso ments and MoUs, introducing a new plat- #1%% 1  Hong Kong. Yang is repre- al and modern cultural Mühling, Director, and support emerging artists violin, accordion, piano and double-bass form for aspiring entrepreneurs — Russia- "
" ("&"&  sented by the gallery Société forms to radically transfor- Städtische Galerie im worldwide. The unique players and played numbers that had the India Business Summit, which showed "   % in Berlin. mative contemporary tech- Lenbachhaus und award is open to artists who guests shaking their heads. eagerness and ability of our companies to She has demonstrated nologies. In a larger sense, Kunstbau, Munich; Patrizia are exhibiting in the Nikolay Kudashev, Ambassador of enhance trade, economic and investment !)"& 
!"! how in Legong, a tradition- it will look into how we Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Discoveries sector during Russia to India, while addressing the partnership.” $C6"  al Balinese dance, for exam- negotiate our evolving rela- President Fondazione Art Basel in Hong Kong. A guests, reiterated that Russia highly valued He was pleased to note that the rela- "#$2 ple, movement is controlled tionship with machines that Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, judging panel comprised of and respected India’s rich history, culture tionship was not confined to the two gov-   #& 1 to such a degree that may ultimately surpass our Turin; Philip Tinari, internationally renowned and traditions. “We are very proud to note ernments as “it is gratifying and inspiring dancers are able to manip- human limitations. Director Ullens Center for experts meet first to select a that one of the first major international ini- that people-to-people contacts and mutu- "" ## $"$ ulate their finger joints indi- “This gives a great start- Contemporary Art shortlist three artists from tiatives taken by new Russia was the sign- al affinity are the key drivers of the !4565(" # vidually. The facial and eye ing point for long-term (UCCA), Beijing; and the sector, who are then ing of the Treaty on Friendship and Russian-Indian friendship giving new "& "!%& ""&!)-   movements of India’s research projects. This is not Samson Young, artist and invited to submit proposals Cooperation with India on January 28, impetus to the ever-expanding areas of our     !#!  Kathakali dancers resemble just an art journey. It will be winner of the first BMW for a journey aimed to fur- 1993 which reaffirmed the continuity of cooperation. This is the reason why we " !#  ! #6C"!  the workings of sensors and a wonderful start for me to Art Journey. ther develop their ideas and our unique relationship,” he said. He fur- proudly declare that the amity between motors in advanced open a new chapter of my “What we found exciting artistic work. The jury ther elaborated that the Declaration of Russia and India has become a deep-root- !!"!2 humanoid robots. A similar creation,” says Lu Yang. about Lu Yang’s proposal reconvenes to choose a win- Strategic Partnership of 2000 laid the ed popular tradition in both countries.” robotic precision is The international jury and work,” the jury noted in ner from the three propos- foundation of the modern relationship, The evening ended on a high note for expressed in the Japanese consisted of Claire Hsu, its statement, “is the way she als. which since 2010 has enjoyed the status of the guests and the delegates.    !"#$ %

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The restaurant is decorated with vintage paraphernalia like transistors, globes, hard-bound books, retro tele- phones and more with an entire wall cov- ered with a green board which has a seemingly detailed war plan. Low lights and retro-styled furniture add to the ambience. The roof, on the other hand, is built in the European style which imparts a modern touch to the place. Events like live music and DJ perfor- mances make the restaurant a perfect perfect bite. The fourth dish was Pav bhaji the dish. This was practically art on a plate. The place to spend some time with friends and cones, which was a nice twist to the much To accompany my food, I decided to platter looked like a garden, with a tree family loved street food dish. It had a soft roll get something to drink but I wasn’t at one end which had a chocolate bark Coming down to what I was here for cone filled with provencal style bhaji quite sure about what I wanted to order. and instead of leaves, had orange- — food — I decided to begin with the topped with onions, tomatoes and white I vaguely instructed the bartender that I flavoured candy floss. At the foot of the Thai styled chicken tikka. Served in an oval butter. While the presentation was real- would prefer one with fruit punch. To my tree was some chocolate soil along with black tray, the presentation was appeal- ly innovative, the flavours of the dish surprise, he actually responded to my edible flowers. The rest of the plate had ing as the bright colour of the dish was remained true to the original — a sort of request and prepared something that was coconut ice cream with jaggery sauce, in stark contrast with the background best of both worlds. not on the menu and was customised to chocolate ganache, paan chutney gel and which made it visually attractive. At the Though the description made my mouth On the chef’s recommendation, I The Chermoula marinated chicken my taste. The drink was a perfect blend mango micro-sponge. The entire dessert first bite it was obvious that the chicken water, I regretted my decision as soon as ordered Cream cheese chicken tikka next. skewers were next in line. The dish of flavours of different fruits. was a melange of flavours and textures was cooked to perfection. The dash of the dish made its way to the table. The Although served on a basic round plate, scored high on presentation. 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Cummins is increasingly scored 45 from just 39 balls, made win over Pakistan at Taunton. looking like the workhorse of it nervy for the defending champi- And he took two wickets to stake ace spearhead Mohammad Amir soaked up the adu- this Australian team, plug- ons until the last three wickets fell his claim for another shot when Plation from Pakistan fans as he roared to the top of ging away with the wickets / for just two runs — securing a third Australia take on Sri Lanka at the Oval the World Cup bowling charts with career-best figures while others hog the head- victory. this weekend. against Australia on Wednesday. lines. The 26-year-old looked .  / “It goes to show that everyone “Anytime someone questions your Amir was back in Taunton, in southwest England, in great rhythm against ./ ., can bat these days. It was a bit clos- bottle its tough but I was pretty dis- where he made his return to first-class cricket three years Pakistan, taking 3 for 33 to er than we would have liked, so it was appointed in my performances at the ago following a ban for spot-fixing. derail their chase. .// good to get those couple of wickets time and knew something had to The 27-year-old was a rising star in world cricket The right-arm pacer has and finish it off. We gave them a bit change,” he said. when his career came to a stunning halt in 2010 after bowled the most number of . .  .  too much width and suddenly they “I knew he (Aaron) thought that both he and new-ball partner Mohammad Asif were dot balls in the ongoing 2// . were back in the game, it’s a good les- because I remembered sitting down caught bowling no-balls on the orders of then Pakistan World Cup and the two son to learn,” Cummins said. with him and talking about it. captain Salman Butt as part of a newspaper sting. bowlers that follow him are .  // Cummins and his strike partner “I remember going on a tour to The trio all received five-year bans from cricket and also from Australia — Starc have 18 wickets between them Zimbabwe and not playing a game, jail terms, taking a huge chunk out of the left-arm pace- Mitchell Starc and Nathan ,..   in the tournament while the rest of you learn pretty quickly that you are man’s career. Coulter-Nile. ., ..< the team have a combined 12. outside the pecking order. The intervening years have not been easy for Amir “That’s the big improve- Meanwhile, Australian seamer “I’ve tried to stop caring about and he almost missed what is his first World Cup after ment in my game in the last K/  Kane Richardson is determined to selection and just focussed on doing taking just five wickets in 14 matches before a recent couple of years, the ability to ./  seize every chance that comes his way my best and playing cricket. one-day international series in hold a length and make it dif- at the ICC Men’s World Cup. Throughout the summer I took some England. ficult to get runs,” Cummins Richardson was a late call up wickets and a few blokes fell down and He did not bowl in the rain- said after Australia’s 41-run when namesake Jhye was ruled out I’m the next man in. ruined first match of that bilateral against Pakistan on with a dislocated shoulder, capping a “There was no point crying about series against England and missed Wednesday. dramatic change in fortunes for the it. I just thought I’ll do everything I the last four games with chicken “If you give away easy 28-year old South Australian. can, if I do end up not playing again pox. England won the series singles then 300 becomes On the eve of the tournament cap- then so be it. 4-0. quite an achievable score. tain Aaron Finch admitted he thought “It’s good to know the guys think Now he is back with a Cutting out the singles is ! $(""    ) # '  # ) )     (' Richardson’s international career was I’ve made progress and have confi- bang, taking five for 30 in huge, it means if you give    # #   $   over after a run of disappointing per- dence in me.” his 10 overs on Wednesday to improve on his previous best figures of 4-28 against looking forward.” Sri Lanka a decade ago. Warner’s century was also his third fifty With the crowd - ''   in four innings this World Cup after scores chanting “Amir, Amir, of 89 not out against Afghanistan and an Shabash” (come on) uncharacteristically slow 56 off 84 balls in from the stands in a defeat by India last time out. Taunton, he delivered  ! 1!O% "%"&%!1# !% “Personally, it’s a great thing,” said two maiden overs in his Warner of his hundred. “It was a long time first spell as Australia  //. I could... She really nailed that into coming. Against Afghanistan I felt like I had openers Aaron Finch me.” no rhythm. and David Warner avid Warner said wife Candice Candice Warner, who is preg- ❝ “And still last game they (India) bowled played and missed. Dhad been his “rock” and the nant with the couple’s third child, really straight to me. But to come out here, Amir conceded just 11 runs driving force behind his return to is now in England.  .:( play the way I know I can play was awe- off his opening four overs and Australia duty after the opener Australia, whose next match is /OG655H some,” explained Warner, who faced just then returned to snare Australia scored his first international cen- against Sri Lanka at the Oval on 111 balls at Taunton. captain Finch before taking the tury since a ball-tampering ban Saturday, now have an official // 2 Warner and Australia captain Aaron wickets of Usman Khawaja, during a 41-runs win over period of ‘family time’ today when /  Finch (82) shared an opening stand of 146 Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey and Pakistan. players can see their wives and — the highest partnership for any wicket Mitchell Starc. The opener made 107, his families. . / of this World Cup so far. His efforts helped peg first hundred in Australia colours “We’re fortunate enough to . 2 But they had to see off a testing open- Australia back to 307 but that since an Ashes century against have our families away with us ing spell from Pakistan left-arm quick ultimately proved too much for England during the 2017 Boxing which is great and obviously we’re  / Mohammad Amir, who finished with Pakistan, who lost wickets Day Test at Melbourne. going to be here for a while in the , / career-best figures of 5-30. consistently during their reply Both Warner and former cap- UK,” said Warner, set for a long stay “He’s a world-class bowler,” said Warner. to slip to a 41-run loss — their tain Steve Smith were given 12- given Australia remain in England ,/' “When he's swinging it, it’s very difficult to second defeat of the World Cup. month bans by Cricket Australia for an Ashes series after the World try to get on top of him. I tried my best to

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It’s a es for courses, and I agree warned his teammates to raise their field- new game, a new day. with him to an extent. ing standards ahead of the crucial game Pakistan have got to take The pitch there was good against India following the side's sloppy positives out of what they did for pacers and he rightly display on the field against Australia. to India in the final of the went with four of them. The "We made too many mistakes in all ICC Champions Trophy a issue was not the nature of departments. I'm very disappointed with couple of years ago. They the plan, but the execution. our fielding, it is not up to the mark or must think positively going Shadab is the key man in standard expected. We will have to work into this game. this side and I think they will hard to improve on this before we play I hope they have got look to bring him back in India, there can be no excuse," Sarfaraz their best game in the lock- against India. They might go said after the loss on Wednesday. er for India, who showed for five bowlers, use four pac- Pakistan had upset tournament against Australia that they are ers and Shadab and drop favourites England last week largely a very fine side. someone like Shoaib Malik. because Eoin Morgan's side produced a  0$@$1*?+. What I have seen in this It depends a lot on what poor display in the field. But roles were  " !# $  World Cup so far is that if conditions are like in reversed against Australia, as dropped you don’t pick up early wick- Manchester, up to a few catches, mis-fields and overthrows made ets, you’re in trouble. The hours before the game. a big difference in Pakistan's loss. new ball is so crucial and Going from a defeat to Asif Ali dropped opener Aaron Finch openers are being more care- !#     )    ) ( P )    '    playing the old rivalry against on 33 and then saw him go on to add ful in the first ten overs this India isn’t going to be easy. another 49 runs to his score, in an ulti- year. that I felt Pakistan missed a No-one really saw the with a couple of nicks early deliveries. India probably watched the mately decisive first wicket partnership They’re not really going trick in their entertaining comeback coming and for on. I think we all know Amir Australia game very closely with Warner. Asif's day didn't get any bet- full throttle, they are being a defeat to Australia at that, you have to take your Pakistan pulled it back is mentally very, very strong. and know what needs to be ter when he also dropped Warner later on. bit more watchful. Once you Taunton. hat off to Amir. Full marks to very nicely. They were sharp He showed once again that done. But there are some positives for don’t lose any wickets early Early on, we were not him for the way he bowled. after 25 overs and started class is permanent — he is no Pakistan need to lift Pakistan Sarfaraz to take into this week- on, it becomes easier because really sharp enough and Even with the new ball, picking up wickets. They doubt a match-winner. themselves up and I hope end's clash with India. Mohammad Amir the ball doesn’t swing and Sarfaraz Ahmed was not on I thought he bowled quite found the right lengths. Dealing with short bowl- they bring their best on produced a brilliant display of swing and batting becomes easier. his toes. Mohammad Amir nicely. He could have picked Amir bowled superbly. ing again proved an issue for Sunday. seam bowling to bank career best figures It was with the new ball, didn’t get any support from up more than five wickets in He showed us all his cutters, the batsmen. It’s been a real $(  3$$ -(  $   of 5/30 as Australia lost their last seven in both batting and bowling, the other end. the end. He was unfortunate variations and short pitched problem for them on this G DD$ I ?J wickets for just 86 runs. Sarfaraz was lavish in his praise of Amir, who was originally left out of the   //. It was a dismissal that trans- World Cup team but now the leading formed the match with three wicket taker at the tournament after his Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq "    more wickets tumbling quickly first-ever five wicket haul. described the World Cup match and it left Imam so crestfallen "If you take a positive from this against India on Sunday as a that he hung his head and match it is how Mohammad is bowling for "huge-pressure game", which could barely drag himself back us, that is a big thing to take into our next has also become a must-win one — every game now is very defending champions Australia. to the pavilion. matches." for his side following the loss to important for us, so yes you can Pakistan's opener looked "Obviously, I'm playing well "He's a world-class bowler. When Australia. say that. /F  in fine form and had just - and this team depends on me he's swinging it, it's very difficult to try to Despite some late defiance "Obviously, to be part of    K reached his 50 in a dangerous- and Babar (Azam). When Babar get on top of him. Then when it's seam- from captain Sarfaraz Ahmed that kind of game, it's great. It's '/  2 looking partnership with veter- got out (for 30), it was then my ing and swinging, it's even harder," and freewheeling number nine in Manchester, lots of Pakistani an Mohammad Hafeez. At that responsibility and I was going Sarfaraz said. Wahab Riaz, Pakistan suc- fans there so I'm really excited / F./., stage his side was at 136/2, chas- well but it was not a good ball Sarfaraz and Wahab Riaz put on a cumbed to a 41-run loss to about it. It's a huge pressure :/  ing what seemed a reachable that got me out, the same as I record eighth wicket stand for Pakistan at Australia on Wednesday and are game, obviously. Pakistan and target of 308. did against the West Indies. the World Cup. now in an increasingly precar- India, there's a lot of mysteries ///  / But he was dismissed for 53 "I knew I'd spent a hell of a "I'm very disappointed. We lost three ious position in eighth place in behind that but we want to just /. /,.. off 75 balls in soft fashion by Pat lot of time on a tricky wicket so wickets in 15 balls and that's why we lost. the standings. focus on our cricket strengths Cummins. From a ball which I knew it wouldn't be easy for any We conceded too many runs in the first Asked if the defeat made the and how we can get better." .  '/ was short down the leg side, and new batsman to come in. So it 20 overs, we came back and restricted high-pressure match against Imam also felt "hugely dis- /  / . would have been called a wide was a huge disappointment them well but it was a 270-280 pitch. India at Old Trafford a must- appointed" after getting out  /// had he left it alone, Imam tried because it's a World Cup stage "We made some runs and got starts but win affair, Imam admitted: "Yes, tamely just when he thought he to pull but could only glove it and if you get set, you really have we've got to convert them and go long. If we've had one game rained off was in a position to inspire his KU to the Australian wicket-keep- to make it count if you want to you want to win matches your top four 3""(=  (  '      which was very important for us side to a famous win over er Alex Carey. stay in the tournament," he said. must score runs," he added. !" #3 !# 6F. 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