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It finally reached       1      9 personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Hindon around 5 pm.   *,!0,5"/  ) :           Border Police (ITBP) besides A C-17 plane on Monday  /  *);O#       two Delhi-based journalists, morning had also brought out utting the Government in a        took place after some high more than 40 Indians, includ- Ptight spot, the Supreme  #           /  level talks between Indian and ing diplomatic staff, and land- Court on Tuesday issued notice    US decision makers. ed here. Both the C-17s flew to the Centre in the contro- External Affairs Minister S to Kabul and returned cir- versial Pegasus snooping mat-     O        Jaishankar called his US coun- cumventing the Pakistani air- ter, making it clear that it did         terpart Anthony Blinken to space, sources said. The US not want the Government to ensure the safe evacuation of forces made sure that the two disclose anything which com- fidential and secret. There is no Indian citizens from the Kabul flights landed and took off promises national security. issue on that,” the bench airport, which is now in the without a hitch, sources said. At the same time, the court  said. control of the US Armed forces. They also clarified that the      #       $  !#%&  '     also said there is nothing wrong While referring to the Jaishankar is in New York. Indian Embassy in Kabul is not with competent authorities fil- aspect of national security, Similarly, National Security closed and the local staff is pro- ing affidavits in cases of inter- Mehta said the Government is Adviser Ajit Doval held viding consular services. More from the Embassy in Kabul rent situation in Afghanistan, continue to run its commercial ception of the phones of civil- not saying it will not tell this to detailed discussions with his than 1,700 Indians have applied after a similar exercise was car- Ambassador Tandon said the services to Kabul as long as the ians as alleged by the petition- anyone. “I am just saying that US counterpart Jake Sullivan to for their return to India. ried out in 1996 when the situation is serious and though airport there functions. ers. The bench headed by Chief I don’t wish to tell it publicly,” co-ordinate the rescue mis- It is the second time that Taliban first captured power. they have returned, India has Air India has suspended its Justice NV Ramana made this he told the bench, which post- sion, sources said here on India evacuated all its staff Giving a sense of the cur- not abandoned the people of commercial services because of comment after Solicitor ed the matter for hearing after Afghanistan and the alliance the situation at the Kabul air- General Tushar Mehta, appear- 10 days. will continue. Thanking the port. Tandon said, “We con- ing for the Centre, repeatedly be done only with the permis- He said the Government IAF for evacuating them, he tinue to ensure that anyone said divulging information on sion of the competent author- had made its stand clear in the      said the flight was undertaken who is stuck there is somehow affidavit on the issue of whether ity. There is nothing wrong in affidavit which was filed on in crisis situation. The Indian brought here for which the the Israeli firm NSO’s Pegasus that. What is the problem if that Monday. “Our considered contingent was flown out Ministry of external affairs has spyware was used or not would competent authority files an response is what we have under conditions “that are not opened a help desk. There are involve the aspect of national affidavit before us,” the bench, respectfully stated in our last   !"# $ normal,” said Tandon. many others who continue to security. also comprising Justices Surya affidavit. Kindly examine the Against the backdrop of work in Kabul city, despite the The bench said the peti- Kant and Aniruddha Bose, issue from our point of view as several Indian citizens still in changing situation and have tioners, who are civilians and told Mehta. our affidavit is sufficient,”   *,!0,5"/ emergency e-visa to Afghan All Afghans, irrespective of Kabul and other provinces of changed their mind subse- some of them are persons of The bench said it doesn’t Mehta told the bench, adding, nationals who want to come to their religion, can apply for the Afghanistan, he said India is quently and will be brought eminence, have alleged snoop- want even a word in the affi- “The Government of India is ith the fast changing sit- the country in view of the pre- “e-Emergency X-Misc Visa” continuously monitoring the back when the commercial ing on their phones through davit regarding the defence or before the highest court of the Wuation in Afghanistan vailing situation in Afghanistan online and the applications situation. He said Air India will services begin.” the Israeli spyware. national security of the coun- country.” with the Taliban taking control after the Taliban captured will be processed in New Delhi. “They are alleging snoop- try. “That issue is absolutely He said the Centre has and the Indian diplomatic staff power there. The announcement came two ing or hacking or whatever you beyond the domain of these said in its affidavit that it will returning home, Prime The Indian Embassy in days after the Taliban cap- call interception of their proceedings and like you, we constitute a committee of Minister Narendra Modi Kabul is not closed and local tured power in phones. Now, this can be done are extremely reluctant to know experts to examine all the chaired the Cabinet Committee staff is providing consular ser- Afghanistan.         in case of civilians also and anything about that... That is aspects and the panel will sub- on Security (CCS) late on vices. More than 1,650 people There are Sikh and Hindus rules permit this. But that can something which must be con- mit its report before the SC. Tuesday. The Government have applied for their return to living in Afghanistan for long.  ! P   announced it will issue an India, sources said here in the Punjab Chief Minister Captain emergency e-visa to Afghan backdrop of the entire Indian Amarinder Singh on Monday   "/'78.*.*".#7'.1 As directed by Chief  nationals who want to come to diplomatic staff, including had appealed to the Central Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, K the country in view of the pre- Ambassador Tandon, airlifted Government to bring out Sikhs he Kerala Government on Elangovan, Principal Secretary    P    vailing situation. to New Delhi in an IAF aircraft. numbering more than 300. TTuesday said at least 41 to the State Government, and    P  Modi was briefed by Malayalis, including women Harikrishnan Namboothiri K,     Ambassador Rudrendra and children, have been strand- the CEO of the NORKA, sent       Tandon, who returned with the ed in Taliban-controlled Kabul separate letters to the Ministry         Indian contingent from Kabul. and requested the Centre to detailing the plight of the      O Home Minister Amit Shah, make necessary arrangements stranded Keralites there.     National Security Adviser for their safe evacuation to the Some of the messages    (NSA) Ajit Doval, Defence home country. received by the State    Minister Rajnath Singh, In the wake of panic calls Government even stated that      Finance Minister Nirmala from the stranded people the Talibans were verifying the     Sitharaman and Foreign received at the Department of identity of the stranded Indians  $   6.117   !   Secretary Harsh Vardhan NORKA, State-run welfare and taking away their passports       Shringla attended the CCS agency of non-resident and other important docu- n the third attack on a BJP    meeting. Keralites, the Government sent ments, he said. Ileader in the last 10 days, ter- "# O$  Meanwhile, reaching out to letters to the External Affairs The letter also said that a rorists gunned down Homi   %  citizens of Afghanistan, India Ministry seeking immediate “huge threat is hanging on the Shali Bugh constituency pres-   on Tuesday said it will issue an steps for their repatriation. life of the Malayalis”. ident in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday.       The slain BJP leader has       ! been identified as Javed Ahmad " "  &       Dar. According to reports, Dar   '()  

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But ing fearful after the insurgents’ gratulated the Afghan Taliban events to mark the 75th wife, was “mercilessly” killed by  Afghanistan and urged women many Afghans remain skepti- takeover saw prisons emptied on taking control of Independence Day. terrorists inside their home in to join their Government on cal. Older generations remem- and armories looted. Many Afghanistan, describing it as a The last rites of the slain Lal Chowk area of Anantnag Tuesday, seeking to convince a ber the Taliban’s ultraconserv- women have expressed dread “victory for the whole Islamic BJP leader were performed by on August 9. Three days later, wary population that they have ative Islamic views, which that the two-decade Western world”, according to a media the family. Hundred of people a three-year-old nephew of a changed a day after deadly included severe restrictions on experiment to expand their report on Tuesday. In the state- assembled at the residence of BJP leader Jasbir Singh chaos gripped the main airport women as well as public ston- rights and remake Afghanistan ment, TTP spokesperson the BJP leader and joined the (Mandal President) was killed as desperate crowds tried to flee ing and amputations would not survive the resurgent Mohammad Khorasani reiter- last rites in his native village. in a grenade attack on his their rule. before they were ousted by the Taliban. ated the group’s “allegiance to Strongly condemning the house in Rajouri. Following a blitz across US-led invasion following the Germany, meanwhile, halt- the Afghan Taliban leader- killing, Jammu & Kashmir BJP National Conference vice- Afghanistan that saw many September 11, 2001, ed development aid to ship,” and pledged to “support unit chief Ravinder Raina said, president Omar Abdullah and cities fall to the insurgents attacks. Afghanistan over the Taliban and strengthen the Islamic “Another BJP worker has PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti  "  #  without a fight, the Taliban Kabul remained quiet for takeover. Emirates of Afghanistan.” become a victim to the sense- condemned the killing of Dar.   "         !  "    ./' The Central team reached and inquired about the damage    ! village Sila and Palaicha of caused due to excessive rainfall.   " !# 0 $  Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior The team suggested speedy district on Tuesday. It took relief operations in all the         $  stock of the damage caused by affected villages. Collector excessive rainfall in both the Gwalior Shri Kaushalendra $   %&''     &";#.5 villages. The team also inspect- Vikram Singh informed in ed the site of damage to the detail about the damage caused   *,!0,5"/ he central team inspected damaged houses and crops. in both the villages of Tthe damages in Gwalior, During the visit, the central Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior ndia on Tuesday reported Datia, Shivpuri, Morena and team visited the damaged hous- district and the immediate I88.13 lakh Covid-19 vacci- Sheopur districts on the last day es, government properties, cul- relief given to the affected. nation doses given in the last 24 of the two-day visit to inspect verts and farms in the flood The team led by Sunil hours, which is the highest sin- the damage caused by excessive affected villages and discussed Kumar Varnwal, Joint gle-day vaccination rainfall in Chambal division. with the affected families. Secretary, Government of count. The national recovery rate, dispensation of more than While discussing with the The central team asked to India, was accompanied by the On Tuesday, India report- which stands at 97.51 per cent, 88.13 lakh doses. senior officers, it suggested to repair the roads damaged due Commissioner Land Records ed its lowest single-day rise in is also the highest since March A Union Health Ministry develop the houses complete- to excessive rain at the earliest. Gyaneshwar Patil, Divisional Covid-19 cases in 154 days. 2020. release said that 46 per cent of ly destroyed by the floods as a So that the transport system Commissioner Ashish Saxena, Total 25,166 new infections India on Tuesday reported all adult Indians had model town at a suitable place. will be able to operate smooth- Collector Kaushalendra were reported in the last 24 the highest-ever number of received the first dose, while 13 After this, the team also ly again. The team stopped at Vikram Singh, CEO District hours, the Government Covid-19 vaccination admin- per cent of all adults had inspected the damage done to various places in the rural area Panchayat Kishore Kanyal and (  )  ! ' *   ' # said on Tuesday. istered in 24 hours, with the received both doses. the bridge over Parvati river. and discussed with the villagers other officers were present. + ,)   "    "#$%#&$ '  ()(& *+ ,,  !  "#

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Panchayat and Rural Development,             Governor Mangubhai Patel said A special cover has been issued on Ramkhelawan Patel was also present &3  -1  ) () -      that we have to live for the country. these by the Department of Posts. He on the occasion.     -1    ")  and work for the country. Even small said that special covers or postage Addressing the program, Gautam )  -1  -        efforts made with this spirit can bring stamps are issued by the department said that the role of journalists has     -          big results. He said that we can build to make any special event, occasion and changed with the passage of time. In  /     - H)  H )    the nation even while doing our day event memorable. The special cover is the emergency, we used to read the   H$  H -     to day work. We can build a strong sent to every corner of the country for news on the third day of the incident. Underlining the market dominat- the common man and no one can          self-reliant nation by being vocal for publicity. He gave brief information At that time only newspapers were the ing journalism in the present era, question it. the local, using the local products of about three special covers. important means of information, but Gautam said that today there is a need Gautam also released the book of      01 the country. He is congratulated and On this occasion, Senior today along with electronic media, the to create readers not customers of Responsibility on this occasion and &3  :  .   0       appreciated the release of special Superintendent of Post Office, news reaches the people in a few newspapers. News should be published said intimacy comes in face to face and   @ .  %9%9%     cover by the Department of Posts on Sagar Nilesh Shah, Assistant moments through the medium of on electronic media and social media, there is information in Facebook.  1      .  E%9% GI Tag (Geographical Indication) Director, Business Development social media. Information revolution but it should also be kept in mind that He also announced a grant of Rs     -1  -     products of Madhya Pradesh. Chandresh Jain, Assistant Director, should be used in solving the problems the joy that is in face to face is not in 50000 as an incentive for the educa- I  1      Postmaster General Madhya Postal Life Insurance Abhishek of public and common man. Facebook. Even in the age of social tion of Falguni Purohit, a differently-     .  %9 .   I -1  Pradesh Circle Shri Jitendra Gupta told Choubey and Assistant Gautam said that real journalism media, we also need to protect human abled girl child with her melodious -            Governor Patel that the Central Superintendent of Post Office, is not only about reporting the inci- relations and social interests. voice and singing the national anthem. Government has given a specific indi- Business Development Jitendra dent after seeing it, but also bringing Journalists' writings should be so The Speaker also wished a bright cation of GI tag to promote the prod- Solanki were present. out the reasons behind that incident. strong that they become the voice of future for the girl child.  P  '7  3 /        Q     N-  ' .  1O    #      &";#.5 dents. Stability Analysis of Population     &";#.5 The forces should be vigi- On this occasion the Pro Dynamic Models. lant and prepare a strategy to seven-day international e- Vice Chancellor of the University Vishnu Narayan, IGNTU movie depicting the brav- destroy the nefarious intentions Aworkshop was organized by Sangeeta Johri, Dean Academics Amarkantak spoke on 'Some Aery and contribution of of the enemy. In this way, in the Department of Science, Sanjeev Gupta and Dean Science results on summation-integral common people and Indian Air emergency situations, the citi- Engineering and Technology at Department Dr. Researchers type operators and their prop- Force during wars 'Showdown zens are safeguarding the coun- Rabindranath Tagore University. from all over the country joined erties', Prof. Rakesh Mohan at Sunset 1985' was screened at try as well. Citizen awareness The topic of this workshop including Neetu Paliwal. The Saraf, Universities of Technology Shaurya Smarak on Tuesday. campaigns are also carried out is 'Analysis and Modeling of coordinator of this programme and Applied Sciences, Sallah, The move is produced by by Indian Air Force while the Current Research Areas in Bharti Saxena is Associate Sultanate spoke on 'Importance Film Division of India and force keeps a vigilance against Mathematics'. Professor Mathematics. of Spirituality in Modern was directed by AK Ghoora. any outside threat. At the beginning and end of In this seven-day interna- Education System', Prof. Amit The movie depicts that how The movie was screened at the workshop, Sunil Kumar tional e-workshop, mainly Jain, SRD Modi College, Kota, Indian Air Force trains the the open air auditorium of Garg, Senior Scientist MPCST, Rajrani Bhargava Former Rajasthan 'Application of Linear civilians to face any warlike sit- Shaurya Samrak under the Vice Chancellor of the University Professor and Head IIT Roorkee Programming', Palak Koner, uation and emergency situa- regular series of film screen- Brahmaprakash Pethia and talked about 'Piezoelectric Smart Amity University Kolkata, 'Fuzzy tions. This way, the civiliams ings. Registrar Vijay Singh was spe- Materials', Sabyasachi Mandal, set and its extension towards cur- are made capable of facing It is to be noted that every cially present. Associate Professor Amity rent research scenario in math- any challenge. day movies based on the brav- Through this workshop, the University Kolkata spoke on ematics'. The brave soldiers with ery of the Indian army, air students got information about 'Modeling with Fluids on Besides, Izharuddin their skilled training and expe- force, navy and police is being the modern research happening Current Research Areas and Assistant Professor Jamia Millia rience trained the citizens of screened at Shaurya Smarak. in the field of mathematics. The Applications in Real Life', Islamia, New Delhi delivered his the regional regions. They The regular film screening is workshop was very useful for the Anandita Bhattacharya, lecture on the topic 'Applications teaches the skill of protecting being organised as a tribute to !  (     , " - .*  " /)    students. Subject experts also Associate Professor, Amity of Fixed Point Theory in Diverse property along with their sur- their contributions and their (   / "   "  resolved the queries of the stu- University Kolkata talked about Fields'. vival. sacrifices. # #         *0       !" 

/ (' &''       $ ##' $     &";#.5 moting Swachh Culture besides ant Hirdaram Girls College, observing post COVID- 19   :!.5/;' pital here. The accident degrees when the accident Maharaja Bada is very old and SBhopal has been conferred precautions and maintaining occurred when the employees occurred. according to staff and people with Green Champion Award other social distancing norms. fter three days of the dev- were putting up the national According to many staff living around it could collapse by Mahatma Gandhi National The awards, given to only Aastating crane accident that flag on top of the historical post members at the Fire Brigade any day. On being asked, the Council of Rural Education one institution per district, occurred at Maharaja Bada, office building situated in even proper uniforms are not authorities at the Gwalior (MGNCRE), Department of were announced on the occa- many aspects of mismanage- Bada. given to the staff. Some of them Municipal Corporation said Higher Education, Union sion of Earth Day. About 1,000 ment and incompetence at the Preliminary investigation even claimed that there was that the newly appointed Ministry of Education, for its higher educational institutions Gwalior Fire Brigade have about the accident has revealed high-level corruption in the Acting Municipal contribution to Swachhta participated in the Mahatma come to light. that only 30% of the staff at the purchase of the cranes, and Commissioner, Ashish Tiwari Education and Practices. Gandhi National Council of The accident caused by Fire Brigade has any sort of because of that the cranes that will be conducting a thorough Principal Dalima Parwani Rural Education, ‘One District total negligence, had killed training to handle emergencies. are used at the Fire Brigade are investigation to fix responsi- received the award on behalf of One Green Champion’ awards three employees of the Gwalior Even the drivers of the cranes below par in quality. However bility and to take remedial Institution from Avinash under Swachhta Action Plan Municipal Corporation, are not trained to handle such there is no proof for this action. In the meantime, a Lavania (IAS), Collector, 2020-2021 which is a Swachha attached to the Fire Brigade, complicated vehicles. charge. sum of Rs 4 lakh each was Bhopal in an event organised Bharat initiative of the Prime while one was critically According to experts the crane The staff also pointed out handed over to the kin of the by the Union Education cil. The award is based on var- waste management, green cam- Minister. The college has injured. should be turned only at 20 the shortage of proper safety deceased by the outgoing Ministry. The event coordina- ious parameters including pus drive, toilet adequacy in the carved out a niche as the Green The injured is battling for degrees but it was learnt that equipment. Deputy Municipal tors were Rajan Bhateja and hygiene, cleanliness, usage of campus, tree planting and Champion of the Bhopal dis- his life at the government hos- the crane was turned at 28 The Fire Brigade office at Commissioner Mukul Gupta. Khyati Dhurve from the coun- green and renewable energy, community outreach in pro- trict.       , "3  " ""        &";#.5 DROs were present on the "   456 occasion. s a part of the ‘Swachh Later, adhering to Covid-     &";#.5 found which were carrying under section 8 and 15 NDPS . ABharat Abhiyan initiated 19 guidelines, all the employ- nder continuous action to poppy husk powder.A man was The drugs were worth Rs 60 lakh on October 02, 2014, under the ees of Bhopal unit took the Ustop the transport and sup- arrested with the truck and and truck carrying the drugs was leadership of the Prime safety pledge at their respective ply of illegal narcotics special when he was questioned he told also seized. The team seized a Minister of India, a weeklong workplace. Marking the occa- police team has been assigned his name as Gurusevak alias total of drugs and truck worth Rs Swachhta Pakhwada is cele- sion General Manager (Feeders and deployed and station in- Sewa Singh Julaha (41) of village 86.40 lakh from the possession brated across BHEL in the & Cyber Security) made the charge Dehat Biaora and his Khanpur tehsil Kharad district of the accused. month of August. beginning of the massive clean- team arrested a drug peddler Mohali Punjab. Police said that the details of The fortnight began on liness drive to be carried out with 3000 kg poppy husk pow- From the truck 140 flour procurement and delivery of Monday with Nalin Singhal during the week in the entire der worth 60 lakh at Bhopal tri- sacks of premium company were the drugs would be searched in CMD BHEL administering the factory as well as the section bridge late in the night on found in the truck, which were the further investigation. During Swachhta pledge to the township. Monday. removed and on checking, about investigation local connection of employees all across the cor- During the week various After the information was 3000 kg of illegally carried poppy drug peddlers would be investi- poration through webinar. competitions on safety, tree received vehicle was tracked husk powder was found in 150 gated. The drug peddler is active C Ananda Executive plantation and awareness pro- which was coming from Indore black plastic bags under these for how long and to whom he )  O/  / "1  "  "  " 2  2  / " Director BHEL Bhopal along gramme on waste disposal will road and when the truck was bags. used to sell drugs in what quan-   "  with all general managers & be organised. checked packet of flour were Police have registered a case tities would be investigated. $%       # !                 &";#.5 members of the staff inaugu- implementation of the official     &";#.5 ments seized from accused. which case under section 419 youth used to commit cyber ration was done . On this occa- language in the offices and The fraudster woman was and 420 of the IPC was regis- frauds and for which the ircle Head and Area sion all staff members and branches in all mediums. yber Crime Branch Bhopal arrested after complaint was tered and in the investigation accounts were managed by CGeneral Manager Rooplal officials took oath which was On the first day of the Carrested woman who used made by Namrata Dudhani Anjali was arrested. Anjali. Anjali used to fraudu- Meena Union Bank of India administered by Circle Head Hindi month Rangoli compe- to facilitate bank accounts for that her friend and tenant The accused Anjali is an lently buy the account from her and Area Head Akhilesh Meena that they official lan- tition on the theme of 'Azadi cyber fraud criminals and Anjali took her account by MBA student and also used to own friends and their friends Kumar Union Bank of India guage will be used always ener- Ka Amrit Utsav (75 Years of recovered 3 bank passbooks, 3 asking for the scholarship amount are being done in the do part time job in the com- and send it to Ajay. In the inves- inaugurated Hindi month getically and constantly striv- Independence)' on the premis- bank cheque books, 22 ATM amount to be received in the account. On the basis of tech- pany for her high standard of tigation so far accounts have which would be celebrated ing towards implementation es of Union Bank of India was cards, 1 mobile phone, 2 SIM account. nical evidence on complaint living, during this time she met been bought by the accused from August 17 to September and constantly monitor, organized by staff members cards from her possession and Later Namrata got infor- investigation, prima facie it a boy named Ajay Raj who woman from 10-12 people. 19, 2021. encourage, reward for use. Will from offices and branches in transactions over Rs 60 lakh mation from the bank that was found to be used by Anjali came from Bihar to Bhopal in The search for Ajay has been In the presence of the always be concerned about the the competition. have been found from docu- daily transactions of huge for cyber fraud and based on connection with work. The started.

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Pradesh, is organizing special Madhya Pradesh and the Cycling in and around the Cycle riders complete their fairs and expo in coordination ‘Mrignayani Emporium’ of Sant buffer zone of the National journey through the pristine with the Ministry of Textiles, Ravidas M.P. Handicrafts and Park as part of the campaign dense forests of Kanha, enjoy- Government of India. Handloom Development 'Safar Mein Buffer' has become ing the beauty of the Baiga cul- Bhargava said this at the Corporation, Bhopal is orga- an unforgettable moment for ture's tile-roofed houses, step- launching of ‘Special nizing a special handloom tourists to connect with nature. wells, farmlands and getting Handloom Expo’ 2021 to be )  !   7 #  "/     expo to provide marketing Principal Secretary Tourism introduced to the local culture. organized in Gauhar Mahal " 0  8"  ) / "   "  assistance to the weavers of the and Culture Sheo Shekhar Cycling in the national park Complex. The expo is being country and the state to help Shukla informed that in col- and surrounding areas is devel- organized from August 16 to the protection and promotion Pradesh, Zari Zardozi purses solve the problems being faced laboration with Madhya during monsoon through country like Indore, Betul, oping nature and the country- 29, 2021. for the goal of Atmanirbhar and jute products of Bhopal, by weavers due to Covid pan- Pradesh Tourism Board, adventurous and soft adventure Nagpur, Bangalore, Nasik, side as a new tourism Bhargava said that Prime Madhya Pradesh set by the tiger prints in Dhar district, demic. Madhya Pradesh Tiger activities. The event will attract Pondicherry, partici- product. Minister Narendra Modi has state government. He said that wooden toys of Sehore and Its main feature is that the Foundation Society and Kanha national and international level pated in the "Tour of Kanha". Apart from being eco- appealed to the countrymen to there is no dearth of talent in Sheopur, Gond paintings of country’s excellent quality National Park, "Tour of Kanha" cycling communities as well as Tourists covered a distance of friendly, it also makes tourists adopt Khadi in their everyday the state. The need is to refine Mandla district etc. have got a products will be available to the was organized by Cycle Safari encourage cycling and adven- 400 km from the buffer area of aware of the local culture and life. Khadi can become a pow- them by providing better different identity due to the people of Bhopal. About 56 Sanstha from August 13 to 16, ture activities in other nation- the park in 4 days and enjoyed cuisine. Such activities will erful medium of employment resources. local artists. stalls have been put up by 2021. al parks as well. the Natural and scenic views reduce tourist pressure in the in urban and rural areas. With He said that we all know Minister Shri Bhargava also weavers from Uttar Pradesh, The objective of this Thirty cyclists from the through the villages like core area and encourage non- this spirit, work is being done that sarees of Chanderi and spoke to the shopkeepers who Gujarat, Karnataka, Delhi and unique initiative was to enthrall Netherlands and France along Lagoor, Baihar, Ukwa, Garhi, polluting and exciting tourism to select Ek Zila -Ek Utpad for Maheshwar in Madhya came to the expo from other other states at the expo. the tourists in the buffer area with different regions of the Chilpi, Motinala, Khatiya, etc. in the buffer zone.  !"#$ '.%/$% *,   %55# 1#    %&"#! '" )%"  '   $ !$    "" 5 $  RQ/'' /    *""+% #%%" 0R ( ' $(  ''(          -".*0/:.'" the State to take the people’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). own Ministers, did not listen to oath on his children not to have  ; C-1     &";#.5 youth drowned while his friend feedback which would eventu- “While the Chief Minister Capt the people and even teachers any truck with the Congress escaped at Upper Lake when oving a step ahead all ally be the part of party’s elec- Amarinder Singh had a lot to seeking to meet him were party but broke it within days.     &";#.5 50-year-old man died the two had gone to take a bath Mpolitical parties in Punjab, tion manifesto for 2022 polls. answer vis-à-vis Rs 6,500 crore thrashed brutally. The only Even Punjab AAP convener Awhile three others were on Monday; Koh-e-Fiza police Shiromani Akali Dal is all set to “The purpose of this exer- excise scam, five of his minis- work the Capt Amarinder Bhagwant Mann swore on his hief Minister Shivraj Singh injured after their jeep turned have started investigation. launch a massive outreach pro- cise is two-fold. First, to bring terial colleagues are accused of Government has done was to mother to leave drinking alco- CChouhan has said that turtle when tyre exploded at The youth had gone along gramme from Wednesday, the corruption done by the indulging in corruption,” he loot the State treasury,” said hol, but never honoured the Madhya Pradesh’s daughter road under Berasia with friend. The two went spreading over 100 days cover- Chief Minister Capt Amarinder said.While Sadhu Singh Sukhbir. same.” Prachi Yadav has become the police station area; all were on inside water in which one died ing all 117 assembly con- Singh’s Government as well as Dharamsot was involved in the “Nothing has been done in Lashing out at Arvind first Indian woman to represent their way to Vidisha. after he slipped, police have stituencies, from Zira, not only his Council of Ministers before SC scholarship scam, the way of development. In Kejriwal, Sukhbir said that AAP India at the Olympic level in Police said that four injured started investigation. aimed at exposing the ‘corrupt the people; and secondly to col- Sukhjinder Randhawa was fact, gangsters have been convener wanted to implement Para-Canoeing. Prachi's father persons were rushed to hospi- The deceased, identified and scam ridden’ Congress lect feedback from them as to involved in the seed scam, patronized and are wantonly a failed Delhi model in Punjab. fulfilled his responsibility and tal after their jeep turned tur- as Hamza of Nishatpura , had Government but also to reach what they expected from the Balbir Singh Sidhu in the running extortion rackets from “Kejriwal is a master of deceit. recognised the talent of the tle. The driver who was driving gone to take a bath along with out to every household across next SAD-BSP Government,” COVID procurement as well as inside State jails,” he added. He is known to have taken daughter and gave her the the car lost control over the car his friend Sajid. The two Punjab ahead ensuing elec- said Sukhbir. de-addication tablets scam, Saying that in his life, he opposite stands on the SYL opportunity to play. Chouhan after tyres busted and which entered in water and when tions. SAD chief also released a Bharat Bhushan Ashu in the had seen only three leaders issue in Punjab and outside the congratulated Prachi by tweet- lead to the accident. went deep he started to drown Launching the party’s ‘Gall missed call number service wheat scam and Sham Sunder who had taken an oath and bro- State. He has also taken an anti- ing today. In the initial investigation and to save Sajid tried to go Punjab Di’ campaign, SAD with number — 96878-96878 Arora in the JCT land scam, said ken it without any qualms, Punjab stand on the issue of Prime Minister Narendra police have found that the deep inside but was saved by president Sukhbir Singh Badal — to invite Punjabis to join the Sukhbir. Sukhbir said: “Capt Amarinder stubble burning besides filing a Modi also congratulated Prachi deceased Gajraj Rajput was on locals who were fishing at the would undertake a 100-day party’s campaign as well as Taking the Chief Minister took an oath on the holy Gutka petition in the Supreme Court Yadav while interacting virtually. his way to Vidisha along with bank of lake. yatra across 100 constituen- share their aspirations with the head on, Sukhbir said that Capt Sahib and broke it by not ful- demanding the closure of ther- An avid swimmer, Prachi took three persons. After the pre- Body was sent for the post cies, holding 700 public meet- party. A website — Amarinder had destroyed filling his promise to eradicate mal plants of Punjab,” he said. up the sport of canoeing and liminary investigation body mortem after the preliminary ings and addressing each and www.GallPunjabDi.in — was Punjab in the last four and a half drugs, ensure a complete Rs “In direct contrast to the mastered it. Due to her deter- was sent for the post mortem. investigation. The police have every section of the society also launched for the purpose. years. “Punjab has the misfor- 90,000 crore loan waiver and Congress and AAP, SAD has a mination, Divyangta never hin- Condition of the injured is registered a case under section during the course of which At the same time, Sukhbir tune of having a Chief Minister provide jobs in each house- credible leadership which has dered her sports performance. reportedly stable. 174 of the CrPC and started SAD workers would go to each also released the charge-sheet who did not come out of his hold...Similarly, AAP convener always delivered on its com- It is noteworthy that two Meanwhile an 18-year-old further investigation. and every village and ward in against the Congress and the home, did not meet even his Arvind Kejriwal had sworn an mitments. talents trained in Madhya Pradesh are participating in the Para Olympics being held in #@ $   C0 % Tokyo from August 24 to  #""% &")+! 1 September 5. Prachi Yadav in ! )   )"/15. incident.The State Government Canoeing and Sharad Kumar in had announced financial com- High Jump will represent India.  ' , +" -""   +"%"%)+!! 1 he death toll in the landslide pensation of Rs five lakh each to Chief Minister Chouhan had Tat Nigulsari in Himachal the next of kin of the deceased also honoured them in a pro- /    0 Pradesh's Kinnaur district has and Rs 50000 to those serious- gramme organised at Minto " )P " ! %""#%)"" climbed to 28 with the recovery ly injured in the incident. Hall on August 12.     *,!0,5"/ of three more bodies on Tuesday.     *,!0,5"/ ended up making an online The landslide occurred on   "" #! Q he Police Families Welfare payment of Rs 2.25 lakh in an August 11. TSociety (PFWS) celebrated he Delhi Police have arrest- IDFC bank account of the State Disaster Management *        -".*0/:.'" Independence Day at all its 10 Ted two for allegedly duping accused. Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta Welfare Centres with the fer- a man of  2.25 lakh on the pre- After receiving the amount, told the mediapersons that     pposing more than one monthly pension to the MLAs and vour of patriotism in the text of providing interest-free the accused stopped taking according to the information Oformer MLAs, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have National Capital. loan in the National Capital. the complainant's phone calls,” received, three more bodies demanded for ‘One MLA-One Pension’ rule. “The team leaders of the Police said that six mobile said the DCP. have been found in Chaura vil-  "  , 1  A delegation of AAP MLAs, led by the Leader of Opposition welfare centres hosted the pro- phones and several registers “The bank account details lage on National Highway 5 in Harpal Singh Cheema, on Tuesday handed over a memorandum gramme and around 915 fam- containing details of people of the accused were analysed Nichar tehsil on Tuesday.   -".*0/:.'" and private schools for class 9th to Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana KP Singh. ily members including 391 were recovered from the pos- and with the help of technical He said that search and to 12th had opened on July 16 Through the memorandum, AAP MLAs opposed more than kids participated in the cele- session of the accused. surveillance and call detail rescue operations, which were aryana Education Minister while schools were opened one monthly pension for MLAs or former MLAs, who had brations at various Welfare The accused have been records analysis, the team locat- suspended on Monday night, HKanwar Pal Gujjar on from July 23 for classes 6th to become legislators more than once stating that such financial gain Centres. identified as Mohammad ed the duo in East of Kailash resumed this morning. Tuesday said that no decision 8th. The students have been in the name of increments etc, was morally and theoretically In most of the centres, the Anish (38) and Abdul Jabbar area. The rescue operation was has been taken to open the given the option of attending wrong. “Therefore, a MLA should be given the same pension as senior-most resident of the (31). The accused were appre- carried out jointly by the schools for primary classes yet online classes as well. a government employee, no matter if he had become MLA more colony unfurled the Tricolour According to R P Meena, hended and they disclosed National Disaster Response in the state. Haryana Government had than once,” they said. followed by singing the the Deputy Commissioner of during interrogation that Force (NDRF), the Indo-Tibetan The State Government is on April 16 ordered closure of Cheema said that the taxpayers have full control over the National Anthem by all,” said Police (DCP), Southeast dis- besides tailoring, both of them Border Police (ITBP) and police reviewing the situation and a all schools, colleges, coaching exchequer of Punjab and no individual has the right to misuse Anil Mittal, the Additional trict, on June 21, one Lokesh used to run a fake call centre and home guard personnel. decision regarding opening institutions, ITIs, libraries and the tax paid by the taxpayers for the welfare of the country and Public Relation Officer lodged a complaint at the from a rented room at Khada Five vehicles, including an schools for class 1st to 5th will training institutes whether gov- Punjab in any way. “Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress (APRO) of Delhi Police. Okhla Industrial Area Police Colony, Jaitpur,” said the ill-fated Himachal Road be taken accordingly, the ernment or private in the state Government had stopped the pensions of Punjab Government On the occasion, the Station against unknown peo- DCP. Transport Corporation (HRTC) Minister told the mediapersons in view of surge of COVID employees in the name of reforms in 2004, which was strongly President, PFWS, Anu Asthana ple for duping him of Rs 2.25 “They would purchase cus- bus carrying passengers, one here. cases. opposed by the entire employees or pensioners’ community which extended her warm wishes to lakh which he was asked to pay tomer data with details such as truck and three small vehicles Gujjar said that the gov- Meanwhile, to ease the continues till date,” he said.The AAP leader questioned why the all the families of Delhi Police as a service charge for an inter- mobile number, PAN card were buried after boulders and ernment is focusing on pressure on students, the Board legislators did not remember various monthly pensions received and instilled a sense of patrio- est-free loan of Rs 30 lakh from number and would dupe their debris fell on them on August 11 COVID-19 vaccination drive of School Education, Haryana by the MLAs or ex-MLAs in the name of increment while tak- tism in everyone with her LIC. victims by offering lucrative, at Nigulsari. and all teachers of govern- had recently announced to ing decisions like discontinuation of working class pensions. motivational words, “The “The complainant, who interest-free loans from LIC The HRTC bus was on its ment schools are likely to be reduce 30 percent syllabus for “Congress, SAD, and the BJP MLAs concerned should give the Tricolour flutters not with the works as station controller at upon payment of 10 percent in way from Reckong Peo in vaccinated by the end of secondary and senior sec- answer to the people,” he said, adding that all AAP MLAs were wind but with the breath of Govindpuri Metro station, fell advance as service charge,” the Kinnaur to Haridwar.13 people August. ondary classes for the academic against more than one pension rule per MLA. each Indian”. prey to the fraud calls and DCP added. were rescued on the day of the Notably, the government session 2021-22. !     :     # ( #      "  >   ; %<            -".*0/:.'" The Administration has also decided to lift   -".*0/:.'"=.1'/).' (9mm), along with live bullets its 50 per cent capacity cap on public transport. and magazines from their pos- n the backdrop of decline in Covid-19 cases, Additionally, people no longer require permis- wo days after arresting two session. Ithe Chandigarh Administration on Tuesday sion from the sub-divisional magistrate for social Tmilitants, the Punjab Police DGP Dinkar Gupta said decided to withdraw night curfew in the Union gatherings and instead must only intimate on Tuesday recovered another that following the disclosures of Territory. Restaurants and bars would now stay them. cache of hand grenades and the accused persons, police open for business from 8 am to 12 midnight. Hockey, Football and Cricket Academies of arms and ammunition con- team has recovered four more These decisions were taken in a meeting the sports department have been allowed to cealed by them near hand-grenades, besides, three presided over by Chandigarh Administrator VP function, by following all Covid protocol and Suchetgarh village in Batala dis- pistols (9 mm), six magazines, Singh Badnore. subject to the condition that all eligible players trict. and 30 live rounds from the As per the order, Government offices will must have been vaccinated with at least first Notably, the Amritsar spot. now remain open for public dealings from 12 dose. Rural Police on the intervening The preliminary investiga- noon to 1 pm on all working days except for As regards players under 18 years of age, night of Sunday and Monday, tions indicated that the recov- Wednesdays and Fridays. Visitors to these consent of parents is required. For marriages, had arrested two militants ered arms and ammunition offices must either have had at least one dose social gatherings, etc. only intimation and identified as Amritpal Singh were to be used to disrupt the of a Covid-19 vaccine or must have tested neg- undertaking to adhere to Covid protocols is and Sammy, both residents of peace and harmony and create ative in an RT-PCR test taken no less than 72 required to be submitted to the concerned SDM, Amritsar after recovering two a sense of terror in the state of hours ago. instead of permission, it stated. hand-grenades, one pistol Punjab, he added.   "#$%#&$ '  ()(& *+ ,,   "0

    !/ "  " $'     ! "    #!)!  &' '  '' *2 though it had about 1.07 lakh confirmed cases during that period, said an official from the   *,!0,5"/ Union Ministry. There is a fear that if the he BJP on Tuesday lashed third wave strikes, NE may Tout at Congress leader report a huge surge. This could Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of be because other States have pursuing “reckless” politics by already seen this surge and revealing the identity of the being a “political tourist” in States in the region are yet to family of a minor rape victim Kerala after losing the Lok experience peaking. and “falsely” claiming to have Sabha elections from Amethi. Assam, which reported the done it with their consent. “The real intentions and highest 3.6 lakh cases in the Rahul’s Twitter account emotions of a person do not   *,!0,5"/ than the rest of India and so it second wave in the region, has was blocked for allegedly change merely by changing the was taking time to decline. been able to fully vaccinate revealing the identity of the state,” Nadda said. attling a prolonged second “In the last two weeks, the only about 24.21 lakh people of family of a rape victim which Addressing a press con- Bwave of the pandemic, the cases have started declining in the 2.31 crore 18+ population. is against the law. ference here, Patra accused Northeastern States will get a the Northeast and this is a Similarly, the lowest of 1.67 Congress, in a letter to the central financial package of  good sign. All the States took lakh second dose has been Twitter, had claimed that they ex-Congress president of sub- 1,300 crore as an aid to fight the various steps to contain the administered in Nagaland. had a letter of consent from the mitting a “forged letter” to crisis which refuses to abate in second wave and it is ending “A large number of people family stating they had no Twitter to get his account the region. Union Health now,” Mandaviya said. are yet to be fully vaccinated in   *,!0,5"/ Front (UDF) government. The Adoor Prakash, MLA A P Anil objection to their identity being “unlocked”. Minister Mansukh Mandaviya The NE States, which were the Northeast. If a third wave woman had alleged that she Kumar, and BJP leader A P disclosed which BJP claims is “When Twitter blocked made an announcement in considered the safest in the strikes now, it can turn disas- he CBI has taken over the was sexually exploited by them Abdulla Kutty are the accused not true. his account for disclosing the this regard on Tuesday. country during the first wave trous. The situation will Tinvestigation into cases in 2012, officials said. in the six cases. The case A section of media identity of a rape victim’s fam- After reviewing the Covid- of the pandemic, are now improve if it does not. The pos- against former Chief Minister The CPI-M-led Left against Kutty was registered in claimed that the rape victim’s ily, Rahul Gandhi lied about 19 situation with Health being ranked among States itivity rate is coming down of Kerala Oomen Chandy, for- Democratic Front (LDF) gov- 2014 when he was a Congress family denied having given consent given by the family. No Ministers of all the with the highest number of even in Mizoram, though it’s mer Union Minister K C ernment in Kerala had recom- MLA from Kannur. He later any consent letter to responsible politician behaves Northeastern States in cases. not at par with Assam’s less Venugopal, both senior mended a CBI enquiry into the joined the BJP. allow the use of their pictures in such a manner,” Patra said. Guwahati, Mandaviya told A tiny State like Mizoram than 1%,” the official added. Congress leaders, and other cases in January this year, In a letter to the Police by the Congress. Patra claimed that the reporters that the fund is being has 10,618 active cases now. However, considering the politicians related to allegations months ahead of the Assembly Commissioner of Ernakulam BJP president J P Nadda Congress had presented a provided to purchase medi- This is a huge number when acceleration of the inoculation of sexual exploitation by a elections in the State in April- on July 19, 2013, the woman and BJP national spokesperson “forged” letter to get Gandhi’s cines, enhance oxygen supply, compared with bigger States drive, they hope that a signif- prime accused woman in the May. had levelled charges of sexual Sambit Patra attacked Rahul as Twitter account unlocked. increase beds — general, ICU like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh icant number of people may sensational multi-crore solar The Opposition Congress misconduct and corruption an irresponsible and careless “Does such an irresponsi- and children — at local and where the daily figures are escape the wrath of the third scam. in the State had then dubbed against several Congress and leader, devoid of sensitivity. ble person have the right to be district-level hospitals. around 500. wave. Nevertheless, they are The cases against six politi- the move as “politically moti- UDF leaders, including “If you have zero sensitiv- on any public platform…. He “The fund will also be The daily positivity rate in not sure whether cases will cians, including Chandy, were vated”, saying the CPI-M-led Chandy, some of his ministers ity, loads of arrogance and has used the family of a rape utilised to speed up the vacci- Mizoram is 7-10%. Assam’s drop in winter, like in the first registered over the last several government could not find and two former Union minis- reckless style of politics, then victime to further his own nation drive by the States in the 8,654 active cases may not be wave. “Last year, we did not see years and investigated by the anything against the party lead- ters. you have scant regard for the political career,” Patra said. region. The Government of considered high as the State many cases during winter. But Crime Branch of the Kerala ers and took the decision as The agency has taken over rule of law,” Nadda said, refer- While public has already India is committed to provide recorded over 5.78 lakh cases no one knows what is on the Police based on a complaint by elections were round the cor- the six FIRs registered by the ring to Rahul. locked his political enough vaccines to the States,” from March 31 last year. cards,” Assam NHM director, the woman, an accused in the ner. Kerala Crime Branch and re- Inaugurating the account, Twitter should also he said adding the peak in the Manipur remains closest to Lakshmanan S had said recent- multi-crore solar panel scam Besides Chandy and registered them to investigate Kozhikode office of the BJP, lock his account, quipped BJP region was seen much later Assam with 6,671 active cases ly. during the United Democratic Venugopal, MP Hibi Eden, the allegations, officials added. Nadda also accused Gandhi of leader.  ) 1 0 8 *2 R' !     2$P      2+  #"#* #' $ &    *,!0,5"/ & ' #'   *,!0,5"/ day after Finance Minister griculture ANirmala Sitharaman said   *,!0,5"/ AMinister that there will be no cut in Narendra Singh excise duty on fuel as the pre- day after hosting the Tomar on Tuesday vious UPA Government had AOlympics medal winners at held a meeting reduced fuel prices by issuing his home, Prime Minister with his ministry Oil Bonds of 1.44 lakh crore, Narendra Modi on Tuesday officials to plan the the Congress on Tuesday hit interacted with the Indian celebration of the back by saying that the para-athlete contingent for International Year Government since 2014-15 has Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games of Millets in 2023. spent 73,440 crore on servic- and their families and coaches The United Nations (UN) has of millets. ing oil bonds and collected  via video conferencing and declared 2023 as the The country even cele- 22.34 lakh crore through taxes form of bond repayment and Government for high taxation assured them that India is International Year of Millets, brated 2018 as the national year on petroleum products. interest on the outstanding oil on fuel, Maken said, “The being increasingly made acting on India’s proposal. of millets and notified them as Addressing the AICC press bonds. At the present rates, the Modi Government has extort- ‘Divyang-friendly’. “The proposals for activities nutritious cereals giving an conference, former Union Government is expected to ed 22,33,868 crore by levying As many as 54 para-ath- to be undertaken to celebrate ‘unique identity’. Minister Ajay Maken said the collect 5 lakh crore from excise on petrol-diesel in the letes from across nine sports the International Year of Millets As a result, millet produc- official figures expose BJP’s oil taxes on petroleum products. last seven years.” disciplines will be heading to rural areas,” said the Prime Manipur, status of sports in the were discussed in detail in the tion in India has risen to 176 bond falsehood. “Since 2014- He said that the real rea- Citing the official figures Tokyo to represent the nation. Minister. New National Education meeting today,” an official state- lakh tonne in 2020-21 crop 15, the Modi Government has son is not oil bonds but reduc- of the petroleum planning This is India’s biggest ever con- Modi informed informed Policy and Khelo India ment said. year (July-June) from 164 lakh spent 73,440 crore on servic- tion in subsidy by 12 times and and analysis cell, he said that tingent to the Paralympic players that for recognizing Movement as key steps in that The Government will tonne in 2017-18 crop year, he ing of oil bonds and against increase in taxes by three during the UPA Government, Games. local talents, 360 Khelo India direction. organise events in India as said. this, they have collected 22.34 times. it gave a subsidy on petroleum Speaking on the occasion, Centres have been established. “Whatever state, region well as in other countries. A The Minister said 96 high- lakh crore through taxes on “In 2020-21 alone, tax on products to the tune of 1.64 Prime Minister lauded the Soon this number will be you belong to, whatever lan- series of programmes will be yielding, disease-resistant, petroleum products,” Maken petrol-diesel was 4.53 lakh lakh crore in 2012-13 and  para-athletes for their self con- increased to 1000 centres, he guage you speak, above all this, organised throughout the year, including 10 nutritive-cereal said at AICC Press confer- crore. It is three times more 1.47 lakh crore in 2013-14. fidence and will power and said. today you are ‘Team India. it said. For this, cooperation of crops and three biofortified ence. than 2013-14, “ Maken said. “On the contrary, the pre- credited their hard work for the Prime Minister said This spirit should permeate State Governments, local varieties have been released. Maken pointed out that He said that the BJP raised sent Modi Government dras- biggest ever contingent to the equipments, grounds and every part of our society at administration of all districts, Minister of State for spending on servicing of oil central taxes on petrol and tically reduced this amount Paralympic Games. other resources and infra- every level”’, the Prime urban bodies, MPs and other Agriculture Kailash bonds is just 3.2 per cent of the diesel by 23.87 and 28.37 year after year to 12,231 Modi said he is hopeful structure are being made avail- Minister said. public representatives from Chaudhary, Agriculture tax collection from petroleum per litre in the last seven crore in 2020-21,” he said. after interacting with the para able to the sportspersons. The Prime Minister said across the country will also be Secretary Sanjay Agarwal, products. years. He said that the “Since the lockdown, the athletes that India will create a The Country is helping its that earlier, giving facilities to taken, it added. ICAR Director General The Congress said that in Government collected addi- increase on excise duties on new history at the Tokyo 2020 sportspersons with an open Divyang Jan was treated as In the meeting, Tomar said Trilochan Mohapatra and other the current fiscal also, the tional 1.89 lakh crore every petrol and diesel has sur- Paralympic Games. heart. The country provided welfare, today the country is the Government has taken sev- senior officials were present in Government has only a liabil- year. passed all forms of exploitation The Prime Minister said necessary facilities and targets working for this as part of its eral steps to boost production the meeting. ity to pay 20,000 crore in the Slamming the and extortion”, Maken said. that” today’s new India does through ‘Target Olympic responsibility. That is why, not put pressure for medals on Podium Scheme’, said the the Parliament enacted a law the athletes but expects them to Prime Minister. like ‘The Rights for Persons    give their best.” The Prime Minister insist- with Disabilities Act to provide $# ##  7 "  Referring to the recent ed that in order to reach the comprehensive security to the  "6 Olympics, the Prime Minister top, we have to shed fears that Divyang Jan. He said ‘Sugamya said that the country is firmly made home in the hearts of the Bharat Campaign’ is the  =     $$>  - '  # with the athletes in their efforts older generation when families biggest example of this new whether they win or miss. were apprehensive if a child thinking. Today hundreds of The Prime Minister dis- was interested in sports and government building, railway   *,!0,5"/ cussed the importance of men- there were no career prospects stations, train coaches, domes- "     tal strength along with physi- in sports barring one or two tic airports and other infra- nion Minister of Road cal strength in the field. He sports. structure are being made UTransport & Highways   *,!0,5"/ 1!3    *,!0,5"/ praised the para athletes for This insecurity needed to Divyang friendly, he said. Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said %  4+    overcoming their circum- be destroyed said the Prime Efforts like standard dic- that India will soon fully devel- first-of-its-kind handbook he National Investigation stances and moving forward Minister emphasizing that “we tionary of Indian Sign op Lithiumion vehicles, which Aon formation and promo- , %, 1 TAgency (NIA) on Tuesday despite them. have to keep on improving our Language, Sign language will bring down the cost of tion of Fish Farmer Producer 5  1 % ) arrested two ISIS operatives — The Prime Minister said ways and system to develop translation of NCERT are Electric Vehicles and he con- Organisations (FFPOs) under Mizha Siddeeque and Shifa that our villages and remote sports culture in India.” changing lives and giving con- firmed that he will be launch- the central flagship Pradhan    Harris — in connection with areas are full of talent and the He pointed out that tradi- fidence to numerous talents all ing India’s first electric tractor Mantri Matsya Sampada ,! 2 ISIS Kerala module case. said. contingent of para athletes is tional sports are getting a new over the country, said the next month. Yojana (PMMSY) was released ( )  The arrested accused per- “Investigation has revealed a living example of that. identity along with the pro- Prime Minister. And while the new scrap- on Tuesday at an event here. sons are residents of Kannur that accused Mizha Siddeeque “Today the country is try- motion of international sports. Sports Minister Anurag page policy will increase sales The handbook, which was !) district in Kerala. is affiliated with ISIS. She had ing to reach them, special He mentioned establishment Thakur also attended the vir- of new vehicles, he said, he has released by Parshottam Rupala,    The NIA had registered a travelled to Tehran along with attention is being paid to the of Sports University in Imphal, tual meet. requested manufacturers to Union Minister of Fisheries, suo moto case under sections her associates to join ISIS in give 5% discount on new vehi- Animal Husbandry and Indian Penal Code sections Syria. On instructions of cle bought against scrapping Dairying, provides a road map that various awareness and relating to criminal conspira- accused Mohammed Ameen, the old vehicle. for setting up a FFPO as a sensitization programmes for cy and waging war against the she had created a page on “Vehicles in Delhi/NCR cooperative and spells out sim- promotion of FFPOs have been nation among others besides Instagram to propagate, moti- &!  %'  will be scrapped after 10 and 15 ple steps to be taken by the held in the past several months relevant provisions of the vate, radicalise and recruit years as per judgement of the Community Based Business to encourage the farmers to set Unlawful Activities gullible Muslim youth for ISIS. NGT,” said Gadkari in the Organization engaged by up such entities. (Prevention) Act on March 5 She had also radicalized other  )  !6* presence of MoS Gen V K National Cooperative “The Department of this year in a case relating to accused in the case namely her Singh. Development Corporation Fisheries has kept a target of terrorist activities of one cousin Mus’Hab Anwar, Shifa   *,!0,5"/ September 13, the poll panel carried out and sanitiser will be He said he was glad to (NCDC). forming 500 FFPOs in the Mohammed Ameen alias Abu Harris and was motivating said in a statement. According made available at all locations, share that India now manu- Sundeep Kumar Nayak, country, of which 50 FFPOs Yahya of Kerala and his asso- them to join ISIS,” it further he Election Commission to established practice, the the commission said. factures almost 90 percent of Managing Director, NCDC will be formed by the NCDC in ciates, the NIA said in a state- said. Ton Tuesday said the bypoll counting of votes will be held “The chief secretary, Tamil world leading car brands and and Jatindra Nath Swain, the first year under the ment. Shifa Haris alias Ayesha to fill up a vacant seat in Rajya an hour after the polling con- Nadu is being directed to very soon the nation will Secretary, Department of Cooperative Societies Act,” Yahya and his cohorts has affiliation with ISIS and on Sabha from Tamil Nadu will be cludes at 4 pm on September depute a senior officer from the become a major transport Fisheries, were also present on Swain added. have been running various directions of accused Mus’Hab held on September 13. The 13. The commission said all state to ensure that the extant manufacturing hub of world. the occasion. Finding potential in the ISIS propaganda channels on Anwar and Mizha, she had Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Covid-related protocols will instructions regarding COVID- Gadkari said as conveyed Rupala shared that cooperative sector as a way to different social media plat- transferred funds to Nadu fell vacant following the be followed during the poll. 19 containment measures are by PM the scrappage initiative PMMSY, the flagship scheme boost the income of the farm- forms such as Telegram, Hoop Mohammad Waqar Lone alias death of AIADMK member A Each individual will wear a complied with while making will promote a circular econo- for fishers provides financial ers and fishers among others to and Instagram for propagating Wilson Kashmiri for support- Mohammedjan (72) on March face mask during every elec- arrangements for conducting my and make the process of and technical assistance for help make them self-reliant, the the violent Jihadi ideology of ing ISIS activities. Shifa was 23 this year following a heart tion-related activity. At the the said by election,” the EC economic development more setting up FFPOs to econom- Modi Government has recent- ISIS and radicalising and willing to perform Hijra to attack. He had earlier served as entry of hall or premises used statement said. sustainable and environment- ically empower the fish farm- ly set up a new Ministry called recruiting new members for ISIS controlled territory for a minister in Tamil Nadu. for election purposes, thermal Mohammedjan’s term was to friendly. ers while Nayak pointed out the Ministry of Cooperation. the ISIS module, it further joining ISIS, it added. The bypoll will be held on scanning of all people will be otherwise end on July 24, 2025.   "7   "#$%#&$ '  ()(& *+ ,, #$  "%& "   & &6# $'  :      $;5$.. student." "- 1  O Earlier in a letter to rinamool Congress leader Congress president Sonia  $ TSushmita Dev has said that Gandhi she wrote “I cherish my being the Chief Ministerial three-decade-long association    "      171&./ face of her party in Assam was with the Indian National not the condition for her join- Congress. May I take this ‘Kolkata: The Bengal BJP is “We have raised the issue he Covid-19 fatalities and ing the party. opportunity to thank the party, likely to move the court to seek formally with Speaker Biman Tinfections appeared to be Dev a former Congress all its leaders, members and disqualification of Trinamool Banerjee. The petition was to relatively on the lower side for women's cell chief on Monday workers who have been my Congress MLA Mukul Roy be heard this week but it has the second consecutive day on left her old party of 30 years to memorable journey. Madam, I who won the April-May again been postponed … now Tuesday, as the State logged 116 join the TMC after a brief thank you personally for your Assembly elections on BJP I am movintg the Calcutta deaths and 4,408 fresh cases. meeting with Trinamool guidance and the opportunities ticket before moving across to High Court seeking Mr Roy’s A day after the Covid-19 national general secretary you gave me. I value the enrich- the TMC. Roy a former nation- disqualification from the deaths dropped to 100 deaths Abhishek Banerjee. ing experience.” al vice president of the BJP House … or for that matter we and the infections went down On whether she was hope- The daughter of Santosh joined the Trinamool Congress will also appeal to the High to 4,145 in the State, there was ful of getting projected as her Mohan Dev the late Union on June 11 and was promptly Court to set a date for the com- a marginal increase in the new party's Chief Ministerial Minister Susmita has been a appointed as its national vice pletion of the hearing by the number of deaths and fresh candidate in Assam, Dev said   ! *, .  " )     -,   popular name in Assam’s Barak president by Trinamool supre- Speaker in this matter,” Bengal cases in the State. her joining the TMC was Valley and is likely to be the mo Mamata Banerjee. Oppostion Leader Suvendu With 116 fresh fatalities 'unconditional'. whom she had supreme faith. confidence I Rahul Gandhi, she Madam Sonia ji I have already face of her new party in the Subsequently besides Adhikari said. reported on Monday, the total She said "my joining the All "I have full confidence in said, "Rahulji too is a very able written in my letter written to North-eastern State where the demanding his disqualifica- Meanwhile, Roy is known number of deaths in the State India Trinamool Congress was madam Mamata Banerjee ... leader and I have no questions her on 15 August... I had a 30- TMC has been trying to make tion from the House the BJP to written an application to the increased from 1,35,139 to unconditional ... I willl follow She is the most able leader and on his leadership. I wish him year association with the a desperate attempt to set foot has been protesting his Speaker seeking an extention of 1,35,255, while the infections - the directions of my leader- Abhishek Banerjee is the most success in future." Congress... My father was a in, in its bid to become a appointment as the chairman the date of hearing. “Mukul da - with 4,408 new cases – went ship," saying Mamata Banerjee able general," she said. On Sonia Gandhi she said, Congress leader... I am doing nationally relevant political of the Public Accounts has asked for month’s time,” a up from 63,96,805 to 64,01,213. was the most able leader on On whether she had lost "whatever I had to say about Congress politics since I was a party. Committee. TMC MLA said. PNS As 5,424 patients were dis- charged from the hospitals across the state after full recov- #  ery, the total number of people '  ''#  (      discharged from the hospitals since the second week of March  .  last year increased from $    $;-"/ Rebellion was no way con- “In later years , as the These labels are mislead- 61,95,744 to 62,01,168. The 1  nected to the Khilafat Administrative Reforms ing,” wrote Prof Narayanan in -&/ -10 recovery rate in the state rose ven as the LDF Movement as made out by the Commissioner and Secretary of his preface to “Gandhi and from 96.86 per cent to 96.87   EGovernment in Kerala is Congress leaders of that State, he was privy to the intel- Anarchy”, authored by Sir C per cent. going ahead with its one-year time. ligence despatches sent by the Sankaran Nair, the only Keralite The total “active cases” in   57-$*;! long grandiose ‘mega-cente- The recordings of Menon’s British Army to Delhi as well till date to occupy the coveted ' ) 1   the state dropped from 62,452 nary celebrations’ of the interview have been preserved as London,” said Prof P G position of the president of the to 61,306. The fatality rate in fter Allahabad was rechris- Mappila Rebellion of August in the archives of the School of Haridas, eminent historian of Indian National Congress. the state stood static at 2.11 per Atened as Prayagraj and 21, 1921 that saw the biggest Oriental and African Studies, Kerala University. Sir Nair was highly critical ‘New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday arrested Dibakar Das, Chief cent. Faizabad as Ayodhya, the ethnic pogrom in Eranadu and London, according to Left his- Prof M G S Narayanan, for- of Mahatma Gandhi’s support Managing Director (CMD) of a private company Rubi Star Pune with 14,325 active process has been initiated to Valluvanadu regions (spread torian Narayani Basu who mer chief of Indian Council of to the Khilafat Movement, Marketing Pvt. Ltd. in a chit fund scam. The CBI had registered cases emerged as the first in the rename Aligarh and Mainpuri across Palakkad, Malappuram authored The Unsung Historical Research and who which the Father of the Nation a case on June 8, 2017 against the CMD of the company based state in terms of maximum districts too. and Kozhikode districts) Architect of Modern India, was a native of the region thought would help him con- at North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) and others including two number of “active cases” in the A resolution to change the resulting in the massacre of the biography of Menon. Basu blames the Communists for nect with the Muslim commu- directors and branch manager. state, while Thane with 6985 names of these two districts has thousands of people, the fes- is the great granddaughter of distorting the Mappila nity to strengthen India’s free- The case was among many such cases registered at the behest cases stood second in the state, been passed in the meetings of tivities had been dampened by Menon. Rebellion and portraying it as dom movement. of the Supreme Court. followed by Satara (6797), the Aligarh and Mainpuri dis- disclosures made by persons “Khilafat leaders… were a peasant upsurge. But his dreams were shat- “It was alleged that the accused had entered into conspira- Sangli (5,915), Ahmednagar trict panchayats. The proposal who mattered in modern not non-communal. They were “The Conmunists who tered and Gandhiji came down cy with an ulterior motive of siphoning off the illegally collect- (5747), Solapur (5,131), to rename Mainpuri as Mayan India. merely making use of Gandhiji were always in the look out for heavily on the leaders of the ed money amounting to 38 crore from the investors under var- Kolhapur (3157) and Mumbai Nagar and Aligarh as Harigarh V P Menon, Secretary of for their own purpose,” Basu opportunities to foment trou- Rebellion. ious fraudulent schemes on assurance of paying high returns on (3048). was tabled in the meeting of the State, who was the Man Friday quotes Menon of telling ble, took advantage of this “I am aghast at the site of such investments on maturity and later closed its operation and Of the 5,12,91,383 samples District Panchayat Board on to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Hodson who had called on the Hindu-Muslim divide after our Muslim brethren mas- fled away by cheating the said investors for their due amount, sent to various laboratories Monday. The Houses passed country’s first home minister former in his capacity as editor independence. Their ideo- sacring their brothers and sis- and misappropriated the money invested with the accused com- across the state so far, 64,01,213 the motion by voice vote. Now and deputy prime minister, in of The Sunday Times. logues like E M S ters. The information that all pany,” the agency said in a statement. have tested positive (12.48 per the proposals will be sent to the his interview to Harry Hodson Menon hailed from the Namboodirippadu character- these killings happened as part It was further alleged that an amount of 5,65,18,924 was cent) for COVID-19 until Government level. After that, (who was the Reforms region which saw the worst ized the rebellion as a peasant of their attempts to convert the also diverted from the company's account to the bank account Tuesday. there is a provision to take fur- Commissioner to India till communal holocaust during revolt. They rechristened the Hindus into Islam” writes the of CMD, which was misappropriated by the accused.The Currently, 3,53,807 peo- ther action from there itself. 1941 before Menon stepped the pogrom and had lost many Mappila Rebellion as Malabar Mahatma in Young India (22- arrested accused was produced before the Court of ACJM, ple are in home quarantine Around a fortnight ago, into his shoes) had made it of his friends and relatives to Rebellion and Peasant 9-21) of which he was the edi- Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata and has been remand- while 2,233 people are in insti- the district panchayat had clear that the Mappila the knives of religious zealots. Rebellion. tor. ed to five days police custody. PNS tutional quarantine. passed a resolution to rename Firozabad as Chandra Nagar. The meeting of the district $    $  panchayat in Mainpuri was (     ; / ") held under the chairmanship of president Archana Bhadauria in 8, <3?    the Collectorate auditorium. Member Yogendra Pratap    ) ((  moved a proposal to name Mainpuri as Mayan Nagar and   #)6 it was accepted after a discus-  0  sion, sources said.   *,!0,5"/ 2019-20, when it was revealed was to the tune of approxi- $   In the first meeting of the that Patil was siphoning off mately 560 crore (including District Panchayat Board in he Enforcement funds from the bank through interest) in respect of 67 ficti- Lucknow: With 17 UP districts having zero active and   57-$*;! Commando Training Centre in Aligarh, Bijauli block chief TDirectorate (ED) on 63 fictitious loan accounts to tious accounts, it said. fresh Covid-19 cases, 27 new cases were reported across Lucknow and Noida before Umesh Yadav and Atrauli block Tuesday said it has attached the loan accounts of Karnala To hide the swindling, the the state on Tuesday. The districts with zero active cases fter the terrorist threats in Deoband too." chief Kehri Singh proposed that immovable properties worth Charitable Trust and Karnala available funds were routed to include Aligarh, Amethi, Badaun, Ballia, Bahraich, AUttar Pradesh in the past, Saharanpur is only 30 km away earlier the name of the district 234 crore of Vivekanand Sports Academy, which were these fictitious accounts and Chitrakoot, Deoria, Farrukhabad, Firozabad, Hardoi, along with the arrest of two ter- from Deoband. More than eight was Harigarh. In such a situa- Shankar Patil, a four time MLA founded and controlled by from these accounts to the Hathras, Kasganj, Kaushambi, Mahoba, Sant Kabir Nagar, rorists of the Al-Qaeda backed terrorists and ISI agents have been tion, a proposal to rename and former Chairman of him,” the agency said in a several bank accounts of enti- Shamli and Shravasti. “What has come as a big relief as organisation in Lucknow, the Uttar arrested in Saharanpur recently. Aligarh as Harigarh should be Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank statement. ties founded/ controlled by none of the 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh have reported Pradesh Government has decided There are more than 300 madrasas passed by the House and sent to Ltd, in a bank fraud case. The “fraud” was going on Patil. fresh Covid cases in double digits lately,” Additional Chief to expand the scope of Anti- in Deoband. Due to Darul Uloom, the government. The attached properties, since 2008. It was found that These funds were then Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said. Terrorists Squad (ATS). students from all over the country District panchayat presi- inter-alia, include Karnala management of the bank was utilised by Karnala Charitable “It indicates that the dangerous virus is receding in The Government has made and the world come to Deoband for dent Vijay Singh said that the Sports Academy and many under control of Vivekanand Trust and Karnala Sports the state with as many as 54 districts reporting no Covid preparations to open a new ATS education. Deoband, which is Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya land parcels. Patil. Academy for construction of case in the last 24 hours while over 21 districts report- commando centre in western UP called the city of knowledge, is now Mahasabha has also given a ED initiated investigation The agency had arrested properties such as sports com- ed new cases in single digits,” he added. at Deoband. The Government has on the radar of the Government memorandum to rename on the basis of an FIR regis- Patil on June 15 this year and plex, college and schools and In another significant development, the active case- allotted 20,000 square metres of due to terrorist activities. Because Aligarh as Harigarh. tered by Economic Offence filed a prosecution complaint for other personal gains, there- load in the most populous state, which was at a high of land near Deoband in Saharanpur of this, the UP Government has Aligarh district panchayat Wing (EOW) of Mumbai (chargesheet in police par- by using the proceeds of crime 3,10,783 in April, has been reduced to 420 now, where- for Uttar Pradesh ATS Commando decided to set up an ATS com- president Vijay Singh said the Police in 2019. lance) on August 12. and projecting the same as as states like Kerala and Maharashtra account for an active Centre. mando centre in Deoband. Selected proposal to rename Aligarh as “The fraud came to light Money laundering investi- untainted in contravention of caseload of 1,72,250 and 62,452, respectively. Advisor to the CM, Shalabh commandos of Uttar Pradesh Harigarh has been unanimous- after an audit was done at the gation under PMLA revealed offence of money laundering, Of the 1,83,270 samples tested in the last 24 hours, Mani Tripathi in a tweet on Police will be given training in ly accepted. instance of Reserve Bank in that the defrauded amount it added. the reports of only 27 came out positive in the most pop- Tuesday said ,"After the news of Deoband. To do this work, about ulous state while 24 patients recovered from disease, tak- barbaric and return of Taliban in one-and-a-half dozen officers of the ing the total recovery figures to 16,85,785. Afghanistan, Yogiji has decided to state will also be posted there. With proactive measures such as the aggressive T3 open ATS Commando Centre in A confidential proposal was *$ R 9    (trace, test and treat) approach and prevention through Deoband with immediate effect. invited from the Saharanpur dis- vaccination and partial corona curfews to eradicate the Work on war footing has also trict administration on this. The pandemic, the UP government has left no stone started. About one-and-a-half district administration had sent a   $  &,/." many of skilled and unskilled unturned to minimise the devastating impact of coro- dozen smart ATS officers selected proposal to set up an ATS com- workers returned back to the navirus, as a result of which the positivity rate has from across the State will be post- mando centre at the Industry he startup zone started at state after Covid-19 created slumped to 0.01 per cent, the lowest in the country, Sehgal ed in the centre. Preparations are Training Center in Deoband. The TChanpatia in West havoc in India earlier this year. pointed out. PNS underway to open ATS Government has approved it. Champaran district of Bihar “After skills mapping exercises has turned out a huge success at quarantine centers, we found story for many who returned that some of them are highly back to the State after Covid- trained and skilled in the tex- 19 pandemic hit the country. tile, leather and woodcraft sec- The move has not only tor. We started exploring ways helped skilled labourers to set to set up all these ventures here. up their own brand with the “We called a meeting of help of district administration, people who left Bihar years ago but also created thousands of across the country. With the nity to interact with top offi- and became well-versed in direct and indirect employment products being available with- cials who helped me a lot in set- these sectors. They provided in the home district. The suc- in the district at very low cost ting up my company. The offi- inputs of the latest technology, cess of the initiative can be eval- compared with that imported cials kept in touch and pro- machines, and raw materials uated with the fact that a vari- from Surat and other cities of vided the platform needed to needed for bulk production of ety of products manufactured Gujarat, many new shops also develop the business initially. goods. In order to speedy here are being exported to came into existence adding to Now, we are getting huge implementation of the pro- international markets such as the economic activities of the orders and working continu- ject, a single senior official Spain, Nepal and Bangladesh. small town. ously to fulfill demand from (single window system) was Mrityunjay Sharma, owner Aamil Husain, 35, who local markets, he said. appointed for every enterprise of a clothing brand called Lisso, used to work in Dubai in a tex- Similarly, Anand Kumar, that yielded positive results,” he returned to the state from tile company and returned an owner of Aarti Industries, said. Delhi after he lost his job due back after the first wave of deals in Utensils, closed his two “The district officials also to the pandemic. He was Covid-19. With the support of factories from Delhi and invest- provided them all requisite helped by district administra- district administration, he ed at the startup zone at support including buying of tion to avail 25 lakh under started his own brand called Chanpatia. “Getting such an raw materials, machinery and Prime Minister Employment Sufiya Textile and now his opportunity to work at home is helping them to sell their prod- Generation Programme company supplies orders in something I was looking for ucts in national or international (PMEGP) loan to set up his local markets as well as neigh- years. I shifted all the machines markets. The products manu- own brand. Now, within a bouring states. and inventory here from Delhi factured here are exported to short span of time, he started “I had no clue after return- after knowing about initiative. international markets such as getting orders in bulk and ing back here. The situation My products are being supplied Spain, Nepal and Bangladesh as overall transaction has reached started turning grimmer day by to various states in the country well,” he said. in Crores, a month. day and I lost all hopes to go and Nepal also, he said. The initiative in West The startups at this pro- back to work. During the skill Talking to the pioneer, Champaran was inaugurated duction hub are burdened with mapping test started by local District Magistrate of West by the Chief Minister Nitish huge orders coming from authorities, I got an opportu- Champaran Kundan said that Kumar in December last year.    # ,@  " 7,      "#$%#&$ '  ()(& *+ ,, "8

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Iraq as a counterpoise to able in supporting the Taliban destiny and is willing to contin- Almost two decades later, American influence and an to survive all these years? Isn’t ue to develop…friendly and @  *           .  !     72  more than 240,000 lives down and overt lifeline given to the North it true that every US Military cooperative relations with     # #            over $2 trillion burnt — the evict- Koreans — yet, the imperatives commander in-charge of Afghanistan” — rare warmth in   *              S  P  Q ed Taliban insurgents have just of global ‘Evil’ then were not Afghanistan had repeatedly words that could even embar- stormed back, and Afghanistan is clearly Chinese. Two decades blamed the Pakistanis of a rass a serial-fabulist like Imran           @      ( in the dark grip of the brooding later, with the Middle Eastern dangerous double game? If the Khan who played a pivotal        /      .  . Taliban like never before. 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The US is no longer weather friendship”), the     #           72    (WMDs), and North Korea’s Kim this recalibrated melee of glob- obliged to swallow its pride and Taliban-led Afghanistan could Jong Un and Donald Trump al outlook, the proverbial “Axis ;75;;$ dignity in tolerating the emerge as a worthy contender             apparently “fell in love”! The real of evil” has metastasised the #.$/).* Pakistani deceit as the need for to the revised list of “Axis of evil”. ‘nursery’ of State-sponsored glob- twin angularities of extremist Pakistani ‘hospitality’ in main- If only the US could get $&./ al terrorism, ie Pakistan remained religiosity and the Dragon’s fin- ,1,':,)A, taining US assets in over its fixation over the subject to schizophrenic love-hate gerprints; herein Pakistan .:./*.) 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Ironically, Washington DC must be 0,),'8/*: Taliban has seemingly made of the ultra-expansionist China, none of the global terror attacks — licking its wounds after its -;*,*0,' deliberate overtures to the ultra-extremist Afghanistan from India, Sri Lanka and inglorious run from Chinese as a possible source of and the ultra-untrustworthy European capitals to African heart- Afghanistan and pondering @;'6;/*/*:", commercial, diplomatic and Pakistan in a single-line arc to lands — had anything to do with the “what if” question of N.B/);@,8/5O strategic cover, as is readily form the updated name, geog- Iran or North Korea, as terror fin- Pakistan’s role and contribution offered by the Chinese to any raphy and face of ‘Evil’. New gerprints invariably pointed to to the situation that ultimately international pariah State like times, new entrants to the infa- the protected tracts of Af-Pak befell Afghanistan. Would the Pakistan, North Korea, Junta- mous “Axis of evil”. region, accommodatively Taliban have survived the US led Myanmar and now, possi- (The writer, a military untouched, undisturbed and flour- onslaught for nearly 20 years in bly, Taliban-led Afghanistan. veteran, is a former Lt Governor ishing under the protectorate of the a landlocked country (with Already in a telling augury of of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Pakistani establishment. border countries other than times, China has “welcomed” and Puducherry. The views While the “Axis of evil” classi- Pakistan inimical to Taliban, the Taliban and stated that expressed are personal.)  ' / 9,$ /' SOUNDBITE       &*    "A"  !>7,#%B  "   " )     Sir — The Plastic Waste Management     8(  Amendment Rules, as notified recently by     the Centre, would contribute towards  K      .  O   eliminating single-use plastic in our coun-           %         .      try in a phased manner. 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So much plastic                &        (  #   reaches the oceans that it is feared that by   .      %9 57 ;4 |           5 3 0 2050 there could be more plastic in the oceans than fish! The problem requires Bharat Biotech has reportedly recruited of people, who were all Indians until 57"4?)&57=4+"4 *            urgent attention and action; we need to volunteers for trials in the 12-18 years age Partition, lost their lives and were rendered K$$        2              #S clean up the accumulated plastic waste and group. But to quell any needless fears and homeless on both sides of the divide. @    * 6                   halt further flow of plastic into oceans. put them in perspective, the Indian The memory of this cataclysmic G David Milton |Kanyakumari Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) released a tragedy should bring us home to the real-                       detailed statement in May this year, isation that hatred and violence can never &   #      #     3            which states: “Children are as susceptible be a solution to human differences and  2                  #        as adults to develop COVID-19 infection, aspirations. Instead of perpetuating a feel- / ) O Sir — Children are at the heart of fears 4 ,   around the looming third wave of the but not severely. It is highly unlikely that ing of otherness and enmity, the                72             3        # P    Q COVID-19 pandemic in India. There are the third wave will predominantly or announcement should result in fostering predictions that the third wave will hit exclusively affect children.” However, a feeling of remorse over what transpired    5                   India by the end of this month or in early given India’s woefully constricted medical during Partition and promote harmony, 48;"+ 8&"5++&4 /                    ( September, and will significantly impact infrastructure, and more so for children, understanding and peaceful coexistence K) (1 (          $          children below 18 years of age. But to date it is prudent to prepare for the complica- among fellow human beings. tions that come with the pandemic. Those who were directly affected still :          #    89         there are very few vaccines that have been tested extensively on children. This has Ranganathan Sivakumar |Chennai have anger and a strong sense of loss. 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n the evening of August fighters recognized that with facilities like water and electric- can boast of being the largest is a need for population regu- the champion of the non- 14, 1947, the then the hard-won independence ity. The second challenge was democracy in the world. lation, but it has to be volun- aligned world. She has come OViceroy, Lord came tremendous challenges to establish democracy. Except But some other elements of tary and not forced as had hap- closer to the United States in a Mountbatten, and his wife and responsibilities. India had for a brief period during democracy have also suffered. pened during Emergency. unipolar world. It is also a Edwina settled down to watch 30 crore people in 1947 which Emergency, democracy sur- The values of the freedom On the economic side, the nuclear country, a member of a Bob Hope movie, “My has grown to 1.35 billion in vived in a country that was struggle based on which country has made phenomenal G 20 and other world fora. Favourite Brunette.” A few /.0.(% 9%3' these 75 years. bogged down with illiteracy, Independence was achieved in progress in 75 years. The year Now that India is moving yards away, in the Central Hall The primary challenge in massive poverty, and other ills. 1947 are under threat. 1991, when the country towards its ambition to becom- of Parliament, Pandit Jawaharlal 1947 was to remain united, sov- There were challenges in edu- Communalism and divisive embraced liberalization, is a ing a global power, it needs a Nehru rose to make his famous ereign, democratic, and free, cation, health, and other sec- tendencies are spreading. There landmark. Our internet pene- roadmap for the future. “Tryst with destiny” speech harmonious, and diverse. From politics to social life, tors, and they still remain as the is a growing influence of tration is the second largest Looking forward, Prime announcing India’s Partition left behind a mess. Indians have witnessed signif- recent pandemic proved the money power and muscle after China. We have a revolu- Minister Narendra Modi has Independence. He declared, “At However, disproving many icant changes in their lives. inadequacy. power in politics. Institutions tion of start-ups in terms of lat- identified five agendas for the the stroke of the midnight prophets of doom predicting India faced challenges from Sixteen times power was have become weaker. Political est technology. India has hit future. “Freedom Struggle, hour, when the world sleeps, India's Balkanisation, the coun- neighbouring countries, mili- transferred without any hitch parties resort to the crudest, new heights in physics, maths, Ideas at 75, Achievements at 75, India will be awake to life and try has moved forward in many tants, separatists, Naxals, in the past 75 years. Even violent and polarising tech- chemistry, literature, music, Actions at 75 and Resolve at 75 freedom." Thus, on August 15, areas. There were tall leaders regionalism, and Indira authoritarian rulers chose to niques to mobilize voters in film, sports, or space. Four — we have to move forward two independent nation-states, like Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Gandhi's famous 'foreign hand' take the democratic route. their quest for power. There is Indians have won the Nobel with these five aspects.” Hindu-majority India and and Sardar Patel who laid the which she met boldly. Moreover, most political par- a need for a political consen- Prize. But simultaneously, there Every Indian has a role and Muslim-majority Pakistan, foundation for building the The country has taken ties had been given a chance to sus to restore those lost values. is also a broader disparity in should feel proud of being an were born. It is befitting to look country. Indeed, it is the story many steps in other areas like rule the country as a single- India is a young country skills development. Indian and take a vow to share back at and look forward to (The writer is a senior of success, yet a story of unful- information technology, phar- party majority or coalition. with a productive population. In foreign policy, India in building ‘New India.” This when India turns 75. journalist. The views filled potential. maceuticals, and space and This was possible because of There is an aspiring, emerging has become the leader of the would take the country to new It has been a long and expressed are personal. ) In the initial stages, the nuclear fields. However, sever- the democratic principle the middle class. They should be subcontinent. However, she heights and be a befitting trib- bumpy journey. The freedom challenges were too many. al rural areas are yet to get basic country embraced. Today India given the right direction. There has lost her premier position as ute to India's 75th birthday.   "#$%#&$ '  ()(& *+ ,,  1"; '! %   (  %

In the statement, TTP issued by the TTP and released war-ravaged nation. ist organisation/group against authorised to speak for the gov- allowed to pass. It was previ- ''Q  # spokesperson Mohammad to CNN. The Pakistani Taliban’s any country.” ernment, said Pakistan and ously closed for two weeks. Khorasani reiterated the group’s Taliban insurgents cap- main leadership has long oper- A separate report also said the Afghan Taliban agreed to The official, who was “allegiance to the Afghan tured Kabul on Sunday after ated out of Afghanistan and has that two border crossings keep the Chaman border open part of the team that spoke to $'  '(  'R Taliban leadership,” and the US-backed Afghan gov- been behind some of the worst between Afghanistan and between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. the Taliban, said the militant pledged to “support and ernment collapsed and terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Pakistan have been reopened, The southern crossing group has asked that Afghans Peshawar: The banned on taking control of strengthen the Islamic Emirates President Ashraf Ghani fled the In a statement released by including a major transit point located alongside the Afghan be allowed visa-free entry into Pakistani Taliban or the Afghanistan, describing it as a of Afghanistan.” country, bringing an abrupt Pakistan’s national security at Chaman. town of Spin Boldak was also Pakistan on humanitarian Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan “victory for the whole Islamic “It is a victory for the end to a two-decade campaign committee on Monday, a A senior official, who reopened, but only those hold- grounds. PTI (TTP) terror group has con- world”, according to a media whole Islamic world,” accord- in which America and its allies request was made that “Afghan spoke to CNN on the condition ing Pakistan or Afghanistan gratulated the Afghan Taliban report on Tuesday. ing to an official statement had tried to transform the soil is not used by any terror- of anonymity as they are not national identity cards were - 7) = & "#)'   P Q          .  C ,/1      &)'  & 2  .  > &    Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat urged women to join their !  O  Beijing: China on Tuesday on Tuesday said that Moscow Government. Lavrov said asked the US to tone down Islamabad: Interior Minister Kabul on Sunday after the US- was “in no rush” to recognise Moscow supports “the begin- frictions, re-impose the ban Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on backed Afghan government the new Taliban government in ning of an inclusive national Kabul: The Taliban have seized ran Afghanistan from 1996 to months when they invaded to on Xinjiang’s Uygur militant Tuesday said Pakistan has collapsed and President Ashraf Afghanistan and called for an dialogue with the involvement power in Afghanistan two 2001. Back then, women were root out al-Qaida, which group — the East Turkistan taken the Afghan Taliban on Ghani fled the country, bring- inclusive dialogue of all polit- of all political and confession- weeks before the US was set to barred from attending school orchestrated the 9/11 attacks Islamic Movement (ETIM) board over the issue of the ing an abrupt end to a two- ical forces in the country. al forces in Af”. complete its troop withdrawal or working outside the home. while being harbored by the —for cooperation to stabilise banned Tehreek-e-Taliban decade campaign in which Foreign Minister Sergey Russia designated the after a costly two-decade war. They had to wear the all- Taliban. But it proved more dif- Afghanistan after the Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group, America and its allies had tried Lavrov said Russia was “just Taliban a terrorist organisation The insurgents stormed across encompassing burqa and be ficult to hold territory and seized power in Kabul. hoping that Afghanistan’s soil to transform the war-ravaged like all other countries” and “in in 2003, but has since hosted the country, capturing all major accompanied by a male relative rebuild a nation battered by Taliban insurgents swept would not be used against it. nation. no rush to recognise” the several rounds of talks, most cities in a matter of days, as whenever they went outside. repeated wars. Kabul on Sunday after the US- Ahmad’’s comments come Speaking to Geo News, Taliban government. At the recently in March. Afghan security forces trained The Taliban banned music, As the U.S. focus shifted to backed Afghan government as reports said key TTP com- Ahmad said: “We have taken same time, Lavrov noted Moscow, which fought a and equipped by the U.S. And cut off the hands of thieves and Iraq, the Taliban began to collapsed and President manders were released from the Taliban on-board over the “encouraging signals from the 10-year war in Afghan that its allies melted away. Here’s a stoned adulterers. The Taliban regroup and in recent years Ashraf Ghani fled the coun- jails in Afghanistan as the TTP issue and told them that Taliban, who are declaring ended with the Soviet troops’’ look at what happened and have sought to present them- took over much of the Afghan try, bringing an abrupt end to Taliban took over the country. Pakistan will not allow its soil their desire to have a govern- withdrawal in 1989, has made what comes next: selves as a more moderate countryside. a two-decade campaign in Militants from the TTP or to be used against Afghanistan ment with the participation of a diplomatic comeback as a force in recent years and say Last year, then-President which America and its allies Pakistani Taliban have carried and it hopes Afghanistan won’’t other political forces”. mediator, reaching out to feud- /       they won’t exact revenge, but Donald Trump announced a had tried to transform the out major terror attacks across allow its soil to be used against His remarks came as the ing Afghan factions as it has    E many Afghans are skeptical of plan to pull out and signed a war-ravaged nation. AFP Pakistan in recent years. Pakistan.” Taliban in Kabul declared an jockeyed with the US for influ- The Taliban, a militant those promises. deal with the Taliban that lim- Taliban insurgents swept PTI “amnesty” across Afghan and ence in the country. AP group that ran the country in ited U.S. military action against the late 1990s, have again taken /      them. President Joe Biden then )/&   control. The U.S.-led invasion $   E announced that the last troops (% (  "  E/     # "  of Afghanistan in 2001 ousted Thousands of Afghans would leave by the end of  (  *   the insurgents from power, but rushed there, hoping to escape August. they never left. After they the country because they fear As the final deadline drew      6    6   7)  6   blitzed across the country in what the Taliban’s rule will close, the Taliban began a light- $   $  recent days, the Western- bring. Some were so desperate, ning offensive, overrunning   Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday backed government that has they clung to the side of a mil- city after city. blamed a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of Kathmandu: Nine Indian "  run the country for 20 years itary jet as it took off and then Brussel: European Union for- the country’s Western-backed armed forces, but he conceded that nationals and 118 Nepalese collapsed. Afghans, fearing for plunged to their deaths. U.S. /     eign ministers are holding the alliance must also address flaws in its military training pro- people, all working in the US ( / the future, are racing to the air- troops used helicopters to try   emergency talks on Tuesday to gram. NATO has been leading international security efforts in embassy in Kabul, arrived here port, one of the last routes out to disperse the crowds and fired  E weigh the security implica- Afghanistan since 2003 but wound up combat operations in 2014 on Tuesday from Afghanistan London: India as a key partner of the country. warning shots in the air. At least The short answer? tions of the Taliban takeover of to focus on training Afghanistan’s national security forces. NATO on a chartered flight after the of the UK in the region and seven people died in the chaos, Corruption. Afghanistan amid concern that helped build up an army some 300,000 troops, but that force with- Taliban seized control of the chair of the United Nations /    U.S. officials said. The U.S. and its NATO widespread fear of hardline ered in the face of the Taliban offensive in just days. strife-torn country. All 127 Sanctions Committee will have     E allies spent billions of dollars Islamist rule will provoke an “What we have seen in the last few weeks was a military and people arrived from Kabul via a very important role to play in They’re worried that the /     over two decades to train and exodus of people from the political collapse at a speed which had not been anticipated,” Qatar Air’’s flight. They land- dealing with the unfolding cri- country could descend into $  % /E equip Afghan security forces. conflict-ravaged country. Stoltenberg told reporters after chairing a meeting of NATO ed at the Tribhuvan sis in Afghanistan with the chaos or the Taliban could Probably because U.S. But the Western-backed gov- Afghans are among the biggest ambassadors. AP International Airport (TIA), takeover of the Taliban, the UK carry out revenge attacks troops are set to withdraw by ernment was rife with corrup- group of nationalities seeking Foreign Ministry sources said. government said on Tuesday. against those who worked with the end of the month. tion. Commanders exaggerat- sanctuary in Europe, after According to Sewa Lamsal, Foreign Secretary Dominic the Americans or the govern- The U.S. has been trying to ed the number of soldiers to Syrians. According to some spokesperson at the Ministry of Raab said the way forward ment. Many also fear the get out of Afghanistan, its siphon off resources, and EU estimates, around 570,000 Foreign Affairs, all the people would involve the creation of Taliban will reimpose the harsh longest war, for several years troops in the field often lacked Afghans have applied for asy- were brought to the country some form of international interpretation of Islamic law now. American troops ousted ammunition, supplies or even lum in Europe since 2015. AP with the coordination of the US “contact group” to ensure that they relied on when they the Taliban in a matter of food. AP Air Force from Kabul. PTI Afghancan never be used to launch terrorist attacks. 7)  “I think it’s incredibly -#67)     0   "   important in all of this to be     . 7) working with a wider group of N       not just like-minded countries . (  .  Paris: France has evacuated several dozen     but partners that can exercise    people from Kabul in a military plane maximum influence. And that Dubai: A top Taliban after the Taliban took power in Washington: A top US will mean, difficult as it is, to New York: The Committee to official has met with a Afghanistan. The flight on early Tuesday defence official says plans are engage with China and Russia Protect Journalists (CPJ) has Qatari official before brought the evacuees to a military air base being made to temporarily as well as our closer partners said the US has a special reportedly leaving the in Abu Dhabi, and several of the passen- house thousands of Afghans like India,” Raab told the BBC. responsibility to do more to country for gers were then sent back to France. The at three US military instal- The Minister, who faced ensure the safety of vulnerable Afghanistan. Mullah French military did not say whether there lations. Pentagon spokesman some criticism for going ahead Afghan journalists, including Abdul Ghani Baradar were Afghan or other citizens among the John Kirby said Tuesday that with his summer vacation plans providing emergency visas, met with Qatar’s several dozen people brought on the up to 22,000 Afghans and as the Afghan capital of Kabul emphasising that to under- Foreign Minister overnight flight. France withdrew its last their families could be fell over the weekend, returned stand what is happening in Sheikh Mohammed troops from Afghanistan in 2014 and has housed at the installations. to London on Monday ahead of Afghanwill depend on the sur- bin Abdulrahman Al already evacuated more than 1,000 Kirby did not identify more an emergency Parliament ses- vival of what was once a thriv- Thani on Tuesday. Afghans who supported French forces. specific locations. sion on Wednesday. PTI ing independent press. AP AP AP AP $  $R  '  &

Lahore: A nine-feet tall cold reported. in the report. bronze statue of the first Sikh The Lahore Fort’s admin- The nine-feet tall statue, ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh istration said that strict action made of cold bronze, shows the was on Tuesday vandalised by would be taken against the Sikh emperor sitting on a horse an activist of the banned accused. Reacting to the inci- with a sword in hand in com- Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan dent, Information Minister plete Sikh attire. (TLP) at the Lahore Fort in Fawad Chaudhary in a tweet The statue was unveiled in Pakistan’s Punjab province, said that such “illiterates are June 2019. This is not the first according to media reports. really dangerous” for Pakistan’’s time that the statue has been As per the video that has image internationally. targeted. The arm of the stat- gone viral, the accused could be Special Assistant to the ue was broken in Lahore last seen chanting slogans, breaking Prime Minister Imran Khan on year. It was also damaged in the arm of the statue and dis- Political Communication Dr August 2019 by two young mantling Singh’’s bust from Shahbaz Gill said that imme- men, according to Geo News. the horse and throwing it on diate action will be taken Maharaja Ranjit Singh was ground before being pulled by against the accused. the founder of the Sikh Empire, another man. “These are symptoms of a which ruled the northwest The TLP activist has been sick mindset. This is an attempt Indian subcontinent in the arrested by the Punjab police, to undermine Pakistan’’s assess- early half of the 19th century. the Express Tribune newspaper ment,” he was quoted as saying PTI 1  Q2 "        ('          '  $   #1 3#4 " R    London: Patients with long Moscow: A prototype military Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s king COVID syndrome continue to transport plane crashed while called for an end to political have higher measures of blood performing a test flight outside bickering at a meeting Tuesday clotting, which may explain Moscow on Tuesday, with party leaders as he began their persistent symptoms such Russia’s United Aircraft the process of selecting a new as reduced physical fitness and Corporation said. prime minister amid a wors- fatigue, according to a study. The new light military ening coronavirus outbreak. The symptoms of long COVID transport plane, Il-112V, The resignation of Prime syndrome, including breath- crashed in a forested area as it Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on lessness, fatigue and decreased was coming in for a landing at Monday after less than 18 exercise tolerance, can last the Kubinka airfield about 45 months in office followed weeks to months after the ini- kilometers (28 miles) west of mounting public anger over tial infection has resolved, and Moscow, spokespeople of the what was widely perceived as is estimated to affect millions corporation told the Tass news his government’s poor handling of people worldwide. agency. of the pandemic. AP PTI AP   "#$%#&$ '  ()(& *+ ,, "<

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Of the   171&./ (FI- Index) to capture the as a comprehensive index he Government will come week of September, we will ing them,” he said. fourth session in a row on Sensex constituents, 18 shares extent of financial inclusion incorporating details of bank- Tout with a solution on come out with a solution to Elaborating about the ben- Tuesday as participants glossed ended in the green and 12 in he rupee on Tuesday across the country. ing, investments, insurance, pending dues of exporters both the arrears of MEIS and efits under RoDTEP, he said over weak global cues to buy the red.Sectorally, BSE IT, teck, Tdeclined by 11 paise to Accordingly, the Reserve postal as well as the pension under the two incentive SEIS,” he told reporters. that the MEIS at its peak was shares in defensive sectors like healthcare, FMCG, consumer close at 74.35 against the US Bank of India has constructed sector in consultation with schemes, MEIS and SEIS, by He said that pending pay- covering 7,900 products, but IT, FMCG and pharma. durables and power indices currency due to a stronger a composite FI-Index which Government and respective the first week of September, a ments would probably be stag- the RoDTEP is covering 8,555 After scaling a fresh life- rose up to 2.33 per cent, while dollar in the overseas markets. was announced in the sectoral regulators. top official said on Tuesday. gered,”but (we will) stagger it in lines plus three chapters under time high of 55,854.88 during metal, telecom, basic materials At the interbank foreign ‘Statement on Developmental “The index captures infor- Exporters of goods and away that people (exporters) the RoSCTL of textiles. the day, the 30-share BSE and realty indices fell up to 2.63 exchange market, the domestic and Regulatory Policies’ in the mation on various aspects of services used to avail benefits can encash it early”. He added that the gov- Sensex settled 209.69 points or per cent.Broader midcap and currency opened flat at 74.23 first ‘Bi-monthly Monetary financial inclusion in a single under the Merchandise Export Exporters have time and ernment is working to resolve 0.38 per cent higher at smallcap indices advanced up against the American curren- Policy Statement’ for FY22. value ranging between 0 and from India Scheme (MEIS), again demanded for early all issues of exporters including 55,792.27 – a new closing to 0.71 per cent.”Domestic cy but later slipped to close at On Tuesday, RBI said the 100, where 0 represents com- and the Services Export from release of the pending dues related to logistics and others. record.The broader NSE Nifty indices swung between gains 74.35. FI-Index has been constructed plete financial exclusion and India Scheme (SEIS). The under these schemes. “Systematically, the govern- advanced 51.55 points or 0.31 and losses in a volatile session “Rupee opened on a flat without any ‘base year’ and as 100 indicates full financial MEIS ended last year. The secretary also said ment is approaching to all the per cent to a new closing high amidst weakened global mar- note but fell in the latter half of such it reflects cumulative inclusion.” “The FI-Index com- Commerce Secretary B V that Remission of Duties and problems,” he said. of 16,614.60. Intra-day, it kets. Due to concerns over the the session following weakness efforts of all stakeholders over prises of three broad parame- R Subrahmanyam said that Taxes on Exported Products When asked whether, third touched new all-time peak of rising global infection rate and in domestic equities. Broader the years towards financial ters viz., ‘Access (35 per cent), the arrears are there for MEIS (RoDTEP) is going to be a flag- party opinion has been taken 16,628.55. In the Sensex pack, tighter government regulations strength in the dollar against its inclusion. Usage (45 per cent) and Quality (two years), SEIS (one year) ship scheme for the ministry on the RoDTEP, Director Tech Mahindra was the top for the Chinese internet sector, major crosses also weighed on “The annual FI-Index for (20 per cent)’ with each of these and target plus scheme. for promoting exports. General of Foreign Trade gainer, rising over 3 per cent, global markets continued to fan the currency,” said Gaurang the period ending March 2021 consisting of various dimen- “It is a pretty large “There will be one or two (DGFT) Amit Yadav said, “We followed by TCS, Nestle India, investor worries,” Vinod Nair, Somaiyaa, Forex & Bullion is 53.9 as against 43.4 for the sions, which are computed amount...We are working very other schemes which are in the have taken a legal opinion on Infosys and HUL. 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The RoSCTL Association of India (RAI). Service Restaurants (QSR) meeting various developmen- bon neutrality through various Designed in partnership with Operation Greens Scheme, he scheme RoDTEP for 8,555 scheme was announced for In June, the retail sales recovered the best in July tal needs, and at the same environment-friendly mea- the National Payments said in a statement after meet- products, such as marine the export of garments and stood at 50 per cent of the pre- 2021 with sales at 97 per cent time, be responsible towards sures, such as extensive plan- Corporation of India (NPCI), ing with officials. The Minister, goods, yarn, dairy items. apparels. pandemic levels. of the pre-pandemic levels environment and society, the tation and adoption of clean on the Unified Payment who plans to visit Bihar on The Government has set For the RoDTEP scheme, In a statement, the retail- (July 2019). However, beauty ministry said in a statement. coal technologies. Interface (UPI), the payments August 20, said will conduct an aside 12,454 crore for refunds the amount is 12,454 crore ers’ body noted that retail & wellness segment, which Against this backdrop, During this year, coal and feature on WhatsApp is an on-the-spot assessment of a under the Remission of Duties and the remaining 6,946 crore businesses in the southern includes salons, is still at 50 India’s coal sector has been tak- lignite PSUs of the coal min- India-first, real-time payment mega food park at Mansi in and Taxes on Exported for RoSCTL. part of India have indicated a per cent of pre-pandemic ing several innovative initia- istry have set an ambitious system that enables transac- Khagaria district of Bihar, Products (RoDTEP) scheme As the RoDTEP scheme very sharp comeback in July sales, while apparel is at 63 per tives to promote sustainable target under the ‘Go Greening’ tions with over 227 banks, it which is 70 per cent com- for the current fiscal, a top offi- came into effect from January 2021 with sales at 82 per cent cent sales of the pre-pan- mining. drive to cover 2,385 hectares of said. plete.He will also meet Bihar’s cial said. 1 this year, additional funds will of the pre-pandemic demic levels in July 2021. One of the key initiatives area under bio-reclamation Industry Minister Shahnawaz Under the RoDTEP, var- be provided at pro-rata basis for has been ‘Go Greening’ drive in and plantation. The ‘Go Hussain to assess the progress ious central and state duties, the period January to March. also compliant to the World goods and exports. and around mining areas, Greening’ drive is to be pro- of the mega food park at taxes, and levies imposed on “Today we have notified Trade Organisation,” the sec- However three sectors of thereby not only ameliorating vided the right impetus Motipur block of Muzaffarpur input products, among others, the rates. RoDTEP is going to retary told reporters here. steel, chemicals and pharma- the local ecosystem but also through the launch of the district, approved by the Centre would be refunded to be a long-lasting scheme and it He added that both the ceuticals would not get the ben- creating additional carbon sink ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2021’ in April this year. exporters. is going to be a flagship scheme schemes together would cover efit of RoDTEP as they have to mitigate the causes of climate on August 19 by Coal and Commerce Secretary B V of the commerce ministry. It is 95 per cent of the tariff lines or “done well without” incentives. change. Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi. !   (    @'5 '      )-C"-@  : 

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This course also MBBS seats are available in medical col- is how good rank you hold in the National and abroad. Moreover, with allows the students to test leges in India and 14 lakhs students Eligibility cum Entrance Test. At last, coun- growing business relations their knowledge and sharpen appear in NEET exam. It makes it hard- seling and then the rest of the admission between India and other coun- their French speaking skills er for medical students to get admission process. Colleges set their cut-off list and tries, there has been a signifi- effectively. and in that case, they choose to study select only those students who fall in those cant increase in the inclination Coursera: This interme- MBBS abroad. criteria. towards foreign languages apart diate level B1/B2 French It is considered a better option for On the other hand, NEET rank does from English. course offered by Coursera is medical students. Apart from affordable not play a vital role in MBBS Admission As the world is becoming designed in accordance with fees, Government & top medical univer- in MCI/NMC approved medical univer- more connected and depen- wish to give a new definition lowed by regular bootcamps the requirements of the sities, global working opportunities, stu- sities abroad. There will be no predefined dent day by day, the perks of to your career graph, a French and internship opportunities. European Framework of dents can get easy admission without any cutoff for admission in medical colleges language learning are much language course offered by Alliance Française: The Reference for Languages and donation. Unlike India, foreign medical outside India. Aspirants just need to higher today than ever before. Henry Harvin is the most French learning course offered is a part of the dual system universities have sufficient medical seats. prove their eligibility and that’s it. This ever increasing demand viable option. This thought- by Alliance Française is divid- “training with digital tech- It accepts applications from international There is a myth every student must for the foreign language is fully designed course helps ed into six broad levels: nology” and “language and students. have heard that only those students apply directly proportional to the you in acquiring knowledge of Beginners (A1), Intermediate interculturality”. This profession becomes much in for MBBS abroad who are weak in their increase in the number of the language that will help you (A2), Advanced (B1), Lingoda: Lingoda demand during pandemics. Everyone studies. This is completely baseless. students opting for a foreign to touch skyscrapers in your Independent (B2), Superior 1 Institute offers a comprehen- realised medical science is the field that is months in India. That includes the train- Students who scored 550+ are applying for language. Amidst this, French career along with teaching (C1), and Superior 2 (C2). All sive online French class focus- in much demand amid COVID-19. Many ing or internship duration (12 months). On admission in top medical colleges abroad. is the language that tops the you the skills to articulate the six levels train the students ing on more than just gram- students back out from medical courses the other hand, countries like Russia, The reason is the competition is high. charts. your thoughts in the French with every minute concept of mar and vocabulary. The due to the expensive tuition fees of private China, or Ukraine offer six years (Approx.) For seeking admission in colleges of Aspirants are highly language. the language; right from the course covers useful topics medical colleges in India. On the other including internships under experienced countries like Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, inclined towards learning The training session is basic everyday expressions to like ‘Life abroad’ and teaches hand, students can complete MBBS abroad professionals. Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, and Georgia French to shape up their divided into two levels — B1 conveying their thoughts flu- you to speak confidently in for between 12 to 25 lakh including or Major benefits to study MBBS there is no entrance exam conducted. The careers to the best of their and B2 and is delivered by ently and spontaneously. any situation. excluding hostel and mess fees. abroad vs India only condition is that you complete the eli- advantage. While there are some of the most renowned Cosmolingua Institute of Split into multiple levels There are many countries in the Affordable fee: MBBS fee in India gibility and just pass the NEET exam. many institutes in India that industry veterans. The entire Foreign Languages: from Beginners to Advanced, world that are considered to be ideal for starts from 40 to 50 lakh (private med- Most of the popular universities are offer the best French learning curriculum of the course Cosmolingua Institute of from A1 to B2 respectively; the Indian students to study MBBS abroad. ical colleges). In comparison, the MBBS fee approved by the National Medical courses; picking the best one acquaints you with mastering Foreign Languages is one of course is delivered by indus- Many of them have invested a lot in the in developed countries like Ukraine is Commission and the local Government of might be a little tricky. Hence, the art of speaking the lan- the leading Institutes that try veterans and aims to pro- education system for R&D. Due to this the between 14 to 25 lakh. that country. The Medical degree is valid to help you simplify the selec- guage fluently along with writ- offers French learning cours- vide high quality and effective medical education is pretty affordable. World-class infrastructure: Not all in India and other countries as well. To tion process, we present to you ing long sentences in French. es with a communicative sessions as second language Duration of MBBS in India vs abroad colleges have their own hospitals to offer practice in India, students have to pass the a quick list of the top five insti- The successful completion of approach. The major aim of instruction and a deeper The duration of MBBS studies varies practical training to students in India. On FMGE exam after MBBS in abroad. tutes for French learning the course allows you to attain the institutes is to acquaint the understanding of the culture between countries. 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Are these fresh grad- course structure that prioritises domain- among the other candidates is competitive exam: uates competent in these skills that the specific and role-specific concepts. This mocks’. A mock means solving a test Get an idea of what to expect industry now demands? curriculum is led by technology, pro- for practice following all the rules on D Day: Mocks are exams sim- It is the institutes’ responsibility to viding every student with a customised of the actual examinations. This ilar to the actual exam. Solving Helps you to know how to use weigh your accuracy and time hone skills. They can do so by incor- learning. Through this, students get helps a lot while appearing for the mocks will give you an idea of the time efficiently: Solving mocks will spent. These two are essentional porating the following principles. versed with strengths and weaknesses actual examination. kind of questions that can be give you an idea of how fast or slow parameters for proper planning. Accountability in higher educa- and have a chance to apply their learn- A candidate can analyze his/her expected on the exam day. Mocks +4  4 you are. When you solve mocks you Reduces your pre-exam ner- tion: In the management field, place- ings in the real world to see for them- performance in the mock and will familiarise you with the kind of    = might realise that you need more vousness: Mocks are like an actu- ments are a show-stopper for any grad- selves what works and what doesn’t. make the necessary changes to syllabus, pattern, and difficulty time for a particular section and less al exam. So when you solve enough uate who is looking to enter the corpo- Such a tailored learning curve facil- avoid the same mistakes in the actu- level of the actual exam. ) for another. Once you know this, mocks you will know what it is like rate world. B-schools can enhance this itates professional growth among stu- al examination. Solving the mocks Analyse your preparation and  ) you can plan on how much time to in the actual exam. When you know by taking accountability for students' dents and bridges the gap between will help you to get to know how the performance: Mocks will give you spend on each section in such a way how it would feel on D-day you will placements with a sharp focus on build- industry demands and the soft skills. actual test will be. It will give you a reality check on how effective your 4 that you can complete the paper and be more at ease. When you score ing the credibility of their students' skills Along with this approach, game- an idea about various things like the preparation is. Mocks will help you 4)    have time to revise. well enough in marks you would & achievements, along with relationship changing skills and the onset of gig- paper pattern, what kind of ques- remember the concepts and not for- Know your mastery and areas also have confidence that you can building with corporates. This will lead economy, HRs can take lead in smooth tions can be asked, the difficulty get things that you have learned and 4 )  where you fall short: Once you do well in the actual exam too. to more corporate-student interaction hiring for remote positions and corpo- level of the questions, and how mastered. It will also help you to  =@) solve a couple of mocks you will Helps you keep a track of your before student's day 1 at his/her work- rates can thrive with low-cost especial- much time it takes to complete the keep revising the syllabus again 4)  know which section is your strength progress: You can keep an eye on place. ly on the infrastructure front. test. every time after you solve a mock. and which is your weakness or even how your scores have been as time Hands-on learning: The course For this smooth transitioning Without taking the mocks you Helps you try and test differ-  12  which topics in a particular section passed and as you solved more structure should encourage a more towards the future of work and remote will not know how good/bad your ent strategies: You can plan and ,.1    are easier and which are difficult. mocks. You can know how much hands-on way of learning, led by tech- working, corporates also need to take a preparation is. You can take the implement different strategies in Once you get an idea of this, your score has increased or if you nology. Our dependency on technolo- leap of faith and look at freshers as mocks and make strategies, plan each of your mocks and implement    you will know which topics to focus have fallen short on a certain occa- gy and the dire need for digital literacy industry-ready professionals. This will your study schedule and make the best one during the actual more on. The mocks analysis report sion. You can know your mistakes stood out during the pandemic. be led hugely by B-schools for deliver- your preparation to the mark. exam. This will give you a chance at the end of each mock will help immediately and start rectifying and Learning from that, the management ing a talent pool of graduates ready to Practice makes man perfect and to experiment and strategise well for you understand the topic-wise as working on them. curriculum needs to propagate the ease take on the challenges with the right soft for competitive exams, mocks are the exam day. well as section-wise analysis to !8>!  8  and usage of digital mediums. This will skills.

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The Super 12s — round two the second Test. from mental health break “I would stress again the As per the schedule, the of the tournament, with two England were in a domi- despite the team’s struggles in important thing is Ben is okay, 2007 champions next opponent groups — will begin on October nant position before they lost the ongoing Test series against his family is okay and that he will be World Test 23, with Australia facing South control during an unanticipat- India. comes back strong and, when Championship winners New Africa in Abu Dhabi and ed unbroken ninth-wicket “No, there is no pushing he re-enters the frame, he is Zealand on October 31 in England up against title holders stand of 89 between Shami (56 from my point of view. I don’t ready in his mind to come back Dubai, followed by a match and two-time champions West not out) and Bumrah (34 not think you can push with these and perform for England like against Afghanistan in Abu Indies in Dubai. out) on the final morning at issues. I will wait and there will we know he can. Dhabi on November 3. The first semifinal will be Lord’s. be an element of waiting for “I am certainly not pushing India’s remaining two Super held in Abu Dhabi on England were then bowled him to come to me to let me him for an answer and I don’t 12 matches are against the win- November 10, while the second out for 120 inside two sessions know he is ready,” he said. think that would be the right ner of Group B (November 5 in will be played in Dubai on to lose by 151 runs. Bumrah Stokes had taken an indef- thing to do. There are people Dubai) and second placed side November 11. contributed three wickets and inite break from the game last around him supporting him of Group A (November 8 in The final will be held in Shami one while the major month after leading England to and, when he is ready to come Dubai). Dubai on November 14 with damage on the Englishmen a 3-0 ODI series win over back in, we will welcome him The tournament’s first November 15 marked as reserve were done by Mohammed Pakistan. with open arms, but until then round kicks off on October 17 day. Siraj (4/32). Senior pacer Echoing Root’s opinion, he will get all the support he in Oman, with the hosts taking The tournament is being Ishant Sharma took two wick- Silverwood said one can’t push needs.” PTI on Papua New Guinea and hosted by India in the United ets. Bangladesh playing Scotland. Arab Emirates (UAE) and “I think a lot falls on my Group A consists of 2014 Oman since a third wave of the shoulders as captain. Tactically ing the stumps a little bit “But I would have taken a champions Sri Lanka, Ireland, Covid-19 is being anticipated at I could have done things more frequently and using little bit more time and proba- the Netherlands and Namibia, that time of the tournament. slightly differently,” Root said cult position,” he said. During the England first short balls when the Indian short ball as more of a sur- bly brought more modes of dis- at the post-match virtual news “It’s just disappointing we innings, Bumrah had dished late order duo were at the prise,” he said. missal into the game sooner.” &39 :+-, ;$ 393 ;,$ conference. didn’t manage to close out that out some short stuff against crease. Root admitted the “We have to give them There’s a nine-day break “It (Shami and Bumrah innings how we could have. number 11 batsman James short-ball ploy against Shami some credit. 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That’s the stand, which set up the game has till now scored 244 runs in * )  % 0  C99  Olympics in three years time. recover from a lower back injury, which also kind of atmosphere and team nicely for the bowlers to do the the series. >* @  0  C99  Chanu had ended India’s over forced her to withdraw from the World two-decade long wait for a weightlift- Championships. ing medal at the Olympics, clinch- Chanu acknowledged the contri- ing the 49kg category Silver medal bution of her coach Vijay Sharma Stimac ‘may consider’ releasing Jhingan for club football in Croatia at the Tokyo Games. in her journey of becoming an Now back to the country, Olympic medallist. “The more Chanu said she is focussing on the I would say, less it would be Kolkata: Indian men’s team itate him get his place in the his current club ATK matches under such circum- “We also looked at other Asian Games Gold medal, which (Jitna bolu wo kam rahega),” coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday team. Mohun Bagan if he gets stances. You need to understand options wherein we agreed to remains the only accolade miss- she said. said he “may consider” releasing “It’s important for him to get an opportunity to that no one is able to come play Nepal and Malaysia in ing from her cabinet. “Whenever my training his premier defender Sandesh into the playing XI. So we may play in to India, and if we Nepal. But Malaysia couldn’t “My target is now Asian was bad or I had an injury, Jhingan from national commit- consider releasing him from Europe. want to go out to travel owing to quarantine rules Games, where there is no medal in he always stood by me ... He ments to play club football in the camp and bringing him India play there are back home in their country,” the weightlifting. I would try my best to has always supported me Croatia. back but allow him to stay with will be trav- quarantine rules. So coach added. bring a medal for India in weight lift- and motivated me,” she said, Referring to Jhingan’s move the club.” elling to the options are very “Now we need to prepare ing from the 2022 Asian Games,” adding he never let her feel to Croatia to play league Stimac had coached Croatia Kathmandu limited,” Stimac said. for the next 12 days before we Chanu said during a virtual press confer- low in any of the defeats. Football, Stimac said: “Having in to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in later this month “We had agreed to head to Nepal. We also have the ence. Chanu said Sharma treated mind that the Croatian league Brazil. to play Nepal in first play Libya and SAFF Championship in October “After that in 2024 (Paris Olympics), her “like a daughter” and has already had five rounds, and The Indian team’s defensive two internation- Jordan in Istanbul. But followed by the AFC U-23 I will try to convert this Silver medal into wished that “the coming play- the players are fit, we are think- mainstay Jhingan is expected to al friendlies in the long duration of Qualifiers — maybe the best Gold.” ers, especially girls, should get ing as to how we can help join Croatian top division club September. quarantine in Istanbul did- option will be to hold on with Chanu had won a Silver and a Gold a coach like him.” Sandesh get into form as soon HNK Sibenik, making use of a “It is very dif- n’t allow us to proceed with the U23 team all throughout at the 2014 and 2018 Commonweath   !=  . D  as possible, and also try to facil- clause that allows him to leave ficult to organise the matches. 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Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner turned 20 on Gold medallist Alexander Spain’s Paula Badosa saved mer Blues boss Jose Mourinho The mistake happened reaching the sec- a rain-interrupted day and Zverev as he beat Japan’s five match points in two and in the Italian capital in a deal when Wolfsburg's cup tie at ond round of the celebrated with a 6-2, 7-5 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-4 three-quarter hours to get past worth 40 million euros. fourth-tier minnows Preussen Cincinnati win over Argentine with the help of 11 aces. Petra Martic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (11/9) Roma said that Abraham Muenster on August 8 went to Masters with a 6- Federico Delbonis. Canadian Felix Auger- and next takes on third seed had signed a five-year contract extra-time, during which Van 4, 6-4 win over Frenchman The young gun was Aliassime overcame his first- and Montreal semi-finalist and that Chelsea would “retain Bommel made a sixth substitu- Richard Gasquet. joined in the second round loss a week ago at home Aryna Sabalenka. the right to a percentage of any rience of winning major trophies tion. Competition rules allow The three-time Grand round after a delayed to beat Marton Fucsovics 7-6 Swiss Jil Teichmann future transfer fee involving the and I want to be in those com- only five changes. Slam champion who owns two start by 34-year-old (7/0), 6-3 in a match interrupt- stopped Romania’s Sorana striker”. petitions again — so I want to It was an embarrassing mis- titles here and played the 2016 Italian compatriot ed by the rain which plagued Cirstea with the loss of just two The 23-year-old, who will help this team to achieve that take for the ex-Bayern Munich final, has been struggling over Fabio Fognini, who play all day. games. wear the number nine jersey, and get to the level where Roma midfielder during his first com- the summer with a groin strain. joined the party with Dominik Koepfer won an Former French Open win- will earn 4.5 million euros net should be.” petitive game in charge of the Murray hammered 14 aces a 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 win all-German first-rounder with ner Jelena Ostapenko advanced each season. Abraham had scored 30 Wolves, who have qualified for and broke three times in the over Nikoloz his defeat of Jan-Lennard Struff past Slovene Tamara Zidansek “You can sense when a club times for Chelsea in all compe- the Champions League. win lasting just under two Basilashvili of 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-3. 7-5, 6-1. British qualifier really wants you — and Roma titions since breaking through in As a result, Munster's name hours. Georgia in a first- In the women’s draw at the Heather Watson put out made their interest clear imme- 2019 but his most prolific league will go into the draw on August After three games which time meeting. joint event, Roland Garros final- Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 3- diately,” said Abraham to the season as a professional came on 29 for the second round after the lasted for a total of 20 minutes Argentine ist Barbora Krejcikova made a 6, 6-1, ending a four-match loss Rome website. loan in the second-tier DFB disqualified Wolfsburg on to start, Murray grabbed a 5-3 Diego Schwartzman singles debut at the midwest streak that began in “Roma is a club that Championship with Aston Villa, Monday night, and awarded lead, which he lost a game later turned 29 on the venue as she defeated Russian Birmingham prior to deserves to be fighting for titles where he scored 25 goals in Muenster a 2-0 win, following a before re-breaking to win the day, defeating British Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2. Wimbledon. and trophies. I’ve had the expe- 2018-19. five-hour hearing. AFP