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 6=(6>3 The appointment has come Ranjana Prakash Desai has  ,!!.3?6=(6>3 through five years after the recommended three panels of etired Supreme Court Lokpal Act was notified for names to the selection com- oa Chief Minister RJudge Justice Pinaki effecting a panel of ombudsmen mittee for appointment of GManohar Parrikar passed Chandra Ghose, 66, has been to look into cases of corruption chairperson, judicial and non- away on Sunday evening after recommended to be India’s and maladministration by pub- judicial members in the anti- prolong illness, leaving behind first Lokpal or anti-corrup- lic servants. What makes the graft body. a major political vacuum and tion ombudsman of India. His Lokpal powerful is the author- The Attorney General had a big question mark on the name was finalised and rec- ity under the law to investigate told the Bench that he will ask future of the BJP-led coalition ommended by the Selection complaints against current and the secretary of the Government amid attempts by Committee comprising Prime former Prime Ministers, Union Department of Personnel and the Congress to capture power Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Ministers, members of Training to ensure that the in the coastal State. Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Lok Parliament, Government meeting of the selection com- Parrikar died at his private Sabha Speaker Sumitra employees and employees of mittee is convened as early as residence here. He was 63. Mahajan, eminent jurist Mukul public sector undertakings, and possible. The top court had Parrikar is survived by two sons Rohatgi. Leader of Opposition key employees of Non- refused to pass directions to and their families. in the Lok Sabha and Congress Governmental Organisations disclose names in the three The Centre has announced member Mallikarjun Kharge, receiving more than 10 lakh a panels. Following the court’s national mourning on Monday who is part of the Committee, year in foreign contributions, proceedings, a meeting of selec- to mark death of Parrikar. did not attend the meeting. held later this month. the Supreme Court in May among others. tion panel was held on Friday. The BJP stalwart’s health, Justice Ghose was one of The appointment of Justice 2017. He has been serving as a The Lokpal is expected to Though the Lokpal and which has been fluctuating for the leading names shortlisted Ghose, however, if made, may member of the National work along with the Central Lokayuktas Act were notified a year, took a turn for the worse earlier by the Lokpal Search trigger a political storm as Human Rights Commission Vigilance Commission and can in early 2014, but no one was in the past two days. Committee. Congress leader Kharge had (NHRC) since June 2017. He order any investigating agency, appointed as the Lokpal till In a tweet, President Ram Sources said the notifica- boycotted the selection panel’s was also the former Chief including CBI, to probe now. Supreme Court in January Nath Kovind said, “Extremely tion for the appointment of the meet on Friday. Kharge was Justice of the Andhra Pradesh allegations of corruption under had pulled up the Centre for sorry to hear of the passing of Lokpal, as well as selection of called in as a special invitee to High Court and a former judge the Prevention of Corruption repeatedly delaying the Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief eight others as members of the the selection committee meet- of the Calcutta High Court. As Act. appointment of the Lokpal. Minister of Goa, after an illness "#  $  %&&' ()*+ % national anti-corruption ing but he refused to attend. the Chief Justice of the Andhra A Bench of Chief Justice On March 7, a Supreme Court borne with fortitude and dig- ombudsman, is expected to be Kharge pointed that a special Pradesh High Court, he had Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA Bench headed by CJI Ranjan nity... An epitome of integrity issued early next week. Sources invitee would not have any convicted Sasikala, the live-in Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna was Gogoi had asked the Narendra and dedication in public life, his said it could be made public rights to vote and that the companion of former Tamil on March 7 informed by Modi Government to inform service to the people of Goa before the next date of hearing Opposition was being made Nadu Chief Minister J Venugopal that the Lokpal the court within a fortnight by and India will not be forgotten.” February 2018 when he was Assembly constituencies on on the matter in Supreme “voiceless” in a critical matter. Jayalalithaa, in a corruption search committee headed by when it would finalise the Expressing sadness over diagnosed with a pancreatic ail- April 23. These will held in the Court, which is slated to be Justice Ghose retired from case. former apex court judge names. Parrikar’s death, Prime ment. State along with the Lok Sabha Minister Narendra Modi said, With the demise of polls.  “Deeply saddened by Manohar Parrikar , the BJP-led coalition “With CM Parrikar’s Parrikar’s demise; he was in Goa has to search for a new demise, the ruling coalition will unparalleled leader, true patri- leader to replace him. The have to make a fresh represen- P          ot and exceptional adminis- death of the former Defence tation to the Governor after    trator.” Minister, who represented the choosing their leader. The rep-      Sources said former Panaji Assembly seat, will also resentation will have the letter   
  party to settle for 8-9 seats to Defence Minister Parrikar had necessitate a fourth bypoll in of support,” a senior official 
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 to Delhi to call on the Congress Treturned the favour to the Gandhi’s constituency, Amethi, Azhar as global terrorist. that the list of Lok Sabha can- Meanwhile, the three NDA "       high command on whose insis-
 
 
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    dates on seats from where the “SP-BSP alliance has left “I am quite sure this matter will announced late in the evening, announced the names of can- Mahagathbandhan bandwag- regional giants have announced two seats for us — Amethi and be resolved. This is only a but it had to be shelved after didates for the 40 Lok Sabha %     *! on. Kolkata: The West Bengal unit to contest elections. Rai Bareli. We respect them for technical hold and the matter news broke out of Parrikar’s constituencies for the coming +  +   Sources said if the RJD of the Congress on Sunday The seats include this gesture and now in return can be resolved through con- death. Several senior BJP lead- general elections.  ! "#   # # continues to plays the “big called off seat-sharing talks Mainpuri, from where we are leaving 7 seats for BSP- tinued consultation,” he said. ers who are members of As per the announcement !    brother” then a possible with the CPI(M)-led Left Front Samajwadi Party patriarch SP-RLD. The seats include The Chinese envoy also Central Election committee made at a joint Press confer- #  6 alliance of Congress-RLSP and for Lok Sabha polls, after weeks Mulayam Singh Yadav is con- Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad referred to the informal sum- are flying to Panjim to attend ence of the three parties in  "" # other smaller parties could not of hectic parleys failed to testing, Kannauj, where SP and whichever seats Mayawatiji mit between Prime Minister Parrikar’s last rites. Patna, the BJP and the JD (U)  .##/0# be formed, and Bihar could see resolve the impasse over dis- president Akhilesh Yadav’s wife and RLD’s Jayant and Ajit Narendra Modi and Chinese The party has named its will contest 17 seats each and   
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3$%%< while RJD wants the grand old deal to take on the BJP. contest and any seat that a Press conference. We are quite optimistic Pradesh Assembly, according to Champaran (Motihari), Mayawati chooses to contest. The Congress is also like- about the future bilateral coop- a statement. Muzaffarpur, Saran, UP Congress president Raj ly to leave out Azamgarh from eration, Luo said. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Maharjaganj, Sheohar, Babbar made this announce- where Akhilesh Yadav may On Wednesday, China for Minister Pema Khandu has Madhubani, Darbhanga,   
  
   ment here on Sunday. The contest. The Congress stitched the fourth time blocked the bid been fielded from Mukto con- Ujiarpur, Begusarai, Patna decision came two months pre-poll alliance with Apna to designate Azhar a global ter- stituency. Sahib, Pataliputra, Ara, Buxar, after Samajwadi Party chief Dal (Krishna) and has given it rorist by putting a technical In Andhra Pradesh, the Sasaram, Aurangabad and Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan two seats of Gonda and Pilibhit. hold on the proposal. two main challengers for power Araria.
 

 
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  !    # launched a mega campaign. alliance with AAP would detri- dates in East Delhi,’ said a recorded a 36 per cent, 26 per names of candidates for the “The Congress is confused and mental to the party’s interest. senior political analyst on con- cent and 21 per cent vote share other six seats was announced waited long enough for an folio in Arvind Kejriwal cabi- cisive for the past three months, every one is giving different But certain senior leaders are dition of anonymity. points to a minor Congress by the party on March 2. alliance with the Congress but net, a announced the name of the AAP has decided to take its statements,” Rai said. bating in the favour of alliance During a senior party lead- revival at AAP expense. Elections to the seven Lok seeing the “irresponsible and Jakhar. “The AAP has declared movement (for full statehood Sources said the AAP was with AAP, as they are eying Lok ers meeting held earlier this In a national election Sabha seats in Delhi will be indecisive” attitude of the grand all its seven candidates. We for Delhi) forward,” Rai said. in talks with the Congress over Sabhat seats to resuscitate their month with Rahul Gandhi at Congress could turn more held on May 12.The results will old party, the AAP has decid- waited for long that all parties Announcing the name of seat sharing but both the par- political careers. his residence, Ajay Maken and attractive to voters than a be declared with the rest of the ed to declare the name of its would join hands to beat the Jakhar, Rai said he has been ties wanted to contest from the According to sources, West All India Congress Committee regional party like AAP,” said S country on May 23. seventh candidate. government but the way the associated with the AAP since same seats due to which a Delhi, Chandni Chowk and (AICC) in-charge of Delhi PC P Arora, a senior political ana- AAP’s Delhi Convenor Rai who also hold Congress is behaving, irre- the Jan Lokpal Movement. He they could not reach a con- New Delhi are the three seats Chacko were the only two lyst and an expert of Delhi pol- Gopal Rai said the party has Development and Labour port- sponsibly, and has been inde- was the president of co-ordi- sensus. on which AAP has been eager leaders, who backed the idea of itics. -  R% .    ) #&# % +& % &      % # &* + ## ))&#)&
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TIndia Traders (CAIT) on “The material being lower price and then this mate-   6=(6>3 makers. he National Green Tribunal is functioning on a continuous “The CPCB may explore the Sunday expressed concern over received in our country from rial goes into grey market and is Professor Majid Jamil, the Thas directed the Central basis, in seven cities, the NGT possibility, in consultation with imports of goods from China China is said to be highly under- sold at very competitive prices ith its huge campus and secretary of Jamia Teachers’ Pollution Control Board asked the board to consider set- leading manufacturers of public saying that these goods are sup- valued. It is necessary to under- as compared to Indian goods Wlarge auditoriums, the Association, said the varieties (CPCB) to prepare a noise pol- ting up of such mechanisms in address systems and other man- posed to have a nexus with stand what material is actually where GST is paid at full Jamia Millia Islamia is increas- have been asked to generate lution map and remedial action all cities where noise pollution ufacturers of such instruments, hawala transactions resulting imported and what nomencla- amount,” said Khandelwal. ingly becoming a favourite their own funds and efforts are plan to solve the issue across the is beyond permissible limits. to manufacture such equip- in a huge loss of custom duty ture has been given to it. In order “In order to save Indian option for filmmakers to shoot underway to generate own country. “The state pollution control ments wherein the noise meters and IGST revenue to the to attract lower custom duty and economy, in order to save their projects. fund resources. The green panel said the boards may undertake noise with data loggers are fitted Government. lower IGST the declaration in MSMEs of our country and in While the Delhi University “For the last two years, the absence of implementation of level monitoring in conjunction therein so that as and when the Calling it a serious matter, many cases do not match the order to ensure that proper tax continues to be a favourite varsity has been facing issues in noise pollution norms affects with police and take remedial prescribed parameters are vio- the CAIT urged the material that is actually being collection is done at ports, it is with Bollywood, the filmmak- paying salaries of teachers. The health of citizens, especially action. “The police departments lated, the same gets recorded and Government to institute a high- imported. This needs proper high time that all imports should ers say they usually avoid going varsity had to even break its infants and senior citizens. of all the states and Union ter- retrieved by the regulators for level inquiry at Indian ports and verification of document along pass through a proper check as to the Jawaharlal Nehru fixed deposits to pay the It also affects sleep, comfort, ritories may obtain the noise fixing the responsibility on the said the crony nexus should be with the material that is being regards valuation of these prod- University (JNU) as securing salaries of teachers. Every uni- studies and other legitimate monitoring devices within a violators,” it said. brought to an end. The traders’ import from China,” said ucts are concerned. It cannot be permissions there is a tedious versity is facing these issues and activities, it said. A bench head- period of three months and Chief secretaries can finalise body added that imported Khandelwal. denied that the goods that are process. most of the research and devel- ed by National Green Tribunal specification of such devices action plans in this regard with- goods are heavily undervalued Khandelwal said that it is being imported in our country According to sources, the opment activities are being (NGT) Chairperson Justice may be finalised in consultation in three months and submit the and as a result indigenous prod- believed that the materials being from China are highly under- reason behind the JMI opening hampered,” he added. Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the with the respective state pollu- same to the CPCB, the NGT ucts are unable to compete with imported from China are priced. It is common sense that its doors for shoots can also be The grand finale of ‘Bigg CPCB to prepare the map, iden- tion control boards,” the green said.The CPCB may also lay the Chinese products. declared at highly undervalued difference in actual price and the attributed to fund cuts by the Boss 12’ was shot in one of the tify noise pollution hotspots panel said. down the scale of compensation CAIT National President B prices. “It could be Collusion or billed amount has to be trans- government. They said the auditoriums of JMI, while a and categorise cities with spec- The NGT said police may to be recovered, including con- C Bharatia and Secretary hand in glove offer with certain ferred to Chinese exporter varsity administration has film titled ‘Doordarshan’ star- ified hotspots and propose a also train their staff regarding ditions on which equipment General Praveen Khandelwal mysterious officers. When such through some means,” said become lenient with shoots ring Mahie Gill was recently remedial action plan within the use of such devices and seized is to be released within said that it is an important materials which are grossly Bhartia. and that has helped the film- shot in the campus. three months. Noting that the develop a robust protocol for one month, it said. ()P*(+  "#  # # !   # #* # &#     6=(6>3 Aayushman Bharat and 10 per society. cent reservation for economi- The opposition parties are head of Lok Sabha polls, cally weaker sections of forward afraid of his popularity and - # ADelhi Bharatiya Janta Party classes,” said Tiwari. today we should pledge to elect (BJP) Other Backward Class Tiwari also raised the issue Narender Modi as a Prime (OBC) Morcha on Sunday held of guest teachers in Delhi and Minister again in the forth-     6=(6>3 Gandhi began as a jibe at a meeting of the representatives said that they are in the favor of coming Loksabha elections,” the hard work done by PM of Maurya, Saini, Kushwaha adopting the policy of Haryana said Jai Prakash. haratiya Janta Party (BJP) Modi, has been turned upside and Shakya communities in Government in which there is Morcha President Shri Bon March 17 stepped up its down. “It is not PM Modi but national Capital on Sunday. work guarantee up to 60 years. Gaurav Khari said that the ‘Main bhi chowkidar’ cam- people of India who are Addressing the meeting Tiwari also said that Modi backward classes should fully paign with Prime Minister answering an arrogant Delhi BJP wing President Government has taken care of take care of the education of the Narendra Modi and other party Congress for misleading the Manoj Tiwari said that he all the sections and has worked children for their progress. It leaders, including its Delhi BJP nation and churning lies after is proud of OBC communities to develop the country with the will create awareness and enable unit senior leader and Leader lies,” Gupta said. which have given help of public welfare schemes them to get higher Government of Opposition in Delhi “The slogan of ‘Main Bhi Emperor Ashoka, Mahatma like Jandhan Yojna for bank positions. Assembly (LOP) Vijender Chowkidar’ has gained huge Jyoti Rao Govind Rao Fule, accounts, Ujjwala Scheme for He said that we should Gupta prefixing the word ground, on social media and Savitri Bai Jyoti Rao Phule to liberating women form the suf- also make innovations in our ‘chowkidar’ to his name. otherwise. It is the result of last the country. focating life, Swatchh Bharat profession and strengthen our He said that, today, each 5 years of work done by the Hitting on Aam Aadmi Abhiyan for constructing 10 society. and every nation’s loving India government, under the leader- Party (AAP) Tiwari said that crore toilets in villages and OBC Morcha Vice is inspired by the leadership of ship of PM Modi that has today Aam Aadmi Party has cities. President and Programme Prime Minister Narendra Modi strengthened people’s resolve to become the enemy of common Delhi BJP wing’s Vice Convener Shri Anand Yadav, and is eager to contribute to the do their part in the develop- man. “Kejriwal Government is President, Jai Prakash said that Shri Mithlesh Maurya, Shri nation’s progress. ment process all the more. creating atmosphere of we should try to connect with Deepak Saini, Shri Suman Saini, “The ‘Main Bhi There is renewed faith in the confusion and conspiracy and all the people of various com- Shri Bharat Maurya, Shri Chowkidar’ movement called way government is working to is afraid of the Modi munities with the spirit of tak- Rajkumar Saini, Shri Kishore by the Prime Minister is reflec- protect the interest of the peo- wave. ing all together. “Prime Minister Saini, Smt. tive of the outpouring of peo- ple because “Chowkidar” (PM Kejriwal has betrayed the Shri Narender Modi also comes Geeta Saini alongwith hun- ple’s trust and support to his Modi) is at the helm,” said )   #  +  ) # # &  & # # & #((/" &  people of Delhi by not imple- from backward class and is dreds of invitees were present in motto of ‘Nation First’. Gupta. # 0      # menting welfare schemes like loved by all the sections of the the programme. Every citizen who does He said that the prime his/duty with honesty and minister would address the integrity and with the feeling of people of India on 31st March service is a ‘Chowkidar’ him- in view of taking forward his    )  self,” said Gupta. mission, for which there is Gupta said that what immense enthusiasm on the Congress President Rahul ground.     6=(6>3 drug dealings, murder, prosti- second line as ‘The little hub and residential area tution and other illegal activi- Amsterdam of India’. “The peo- too.” he trailer of upcoming ties. ple do not have any problem While the producer Tmovie ‘Paharganj’ which “We saw the trailer and with the movie; our demand is of the ‘Paharganj’ movie, has hit the mobile screens of clippings of the movie which is to rename the name of the film. Prakash Bhagat told The around 1.16 lakh views and clearly defaming and is depict- Otherwise our protest will con- Pioneer, “The makers more than10,000 likes across ing the Paharganj area as little tinue and we will protest intend to meet the the nation, is getting negative Amsterdam of India. People against the release of the movie members of RWA and impression from the people of and tourist from across the and if needed will also move to Traders association and Paharganj on which the movie world come to Paharganj for court,” said Devraj Bhaveja, will brief them about the is based on. The agitating peo- shopping and stay in the hotels General Secretary of film. The misconcep- ple of Paharganj also claimed situated here. Besides, shopping Confederation of All India tion they have drawn by that the poster of the movie is and trading, the place is also a Traders (CAIT). watching the teaser and depicting Paharganj as ‘The resident welfare association, The protesting people said the other videos is not Little Amsterdam of India’. such depiction and a film with that all the eight traders asso- true. The entire film is As soon the official trail- title of this place’s name will ciation and RWA’s will conduct fiction and is not hurt- er of the movie was released on scare the people from coming a big protest against the movie ing the sentiments of the social media platforms, here and also will give bad on Monday. Another member any community or peo- scores of people, Resident name to the people living here. Ramesh Kapoor, said, “The ple living in the area in Welfare Association (RWAs) Thus, change the name and give a bad impact on business a bad light.” and the members of traders show us before it get release,” and reduce the tourist attrac- Bhagat further & +#  # #& ## 
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New Delhi: Terror master- visited Lucknow, Shahranpur The next morning, on mind Masood Azhar had and Islamic seminary Darul- February 10, he was escorted by   90 - undertaken a month-long uloom Deoband, according to Afghani to a place called sojourn to England to collect his interrogation report. Matigund where all funds for militants operating in "I spent two days in Dhaka Pakistan/PoK-based terrorists Jammu & Kashmir and his and thereafter travelled to had gathered. New Delhi: The Bhim Army travel was facilitated by a Delhi by Bangladesh Airlines "They (the terrorists) were said the Congress has done Muslim cleric of Gujarati ori- (Biman), reaching the IGI happy about my visit and merg- nothing for Dalits during its 60- gin. Airport in the early hours of er of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen year rule and there is no reason During his stay in the UK, January 29, 1994. The immi- and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami. for it to support the party in he visited a number of mosques gration officials at the IGI I had taken their addresses and Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha and collected 15 lakh in commented that I did not look letters so that I could commu- polls. Pakistani currency, though he like a Portuguese but when I nicate their welfare to their The remarks by the Bhim got a "very poor" response replied that that I was a families after returning to Army's national president Vinay while travelling to Sharjah and Gujarati by birth, he did not Pakistan," he had told the inter- Ratan Singh came days after Saudi Arabia before arriving in and visited several mosques in Jamaat-e-Islami. hesitate to stamp my passport. rogators. Congress general secretary in- India in 1994. Birmingham, Nottingham, "Since Hizbul Mujahideen "I hired a taxi and asked While returning from charge for east Uttar Pradesh Azhar, the founder of Jaish- Burleigh, Sheffield, Dudsbury owed allegiance to Jamat, we (the driver) for a good hotel. I Matigund, accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met its e-Mohammad, responsible for and Leicester where I sought were politely refused any aid. was taken to the Ashok hotel in Afghani and one Farooq, a mil- chief Chandrashekhar Azad at a series of terror strikes in India financial assistance for Kashmir The Arab nations as such do Chanakyapuri where I stayed," itant of Matigund area, who a hospital in Meerut on he would contest against Prime should make amends if he including the attack on (militants). I could collect Rs 15 not want to give aid for the the interrogation report read. was armed and had a wireless Wednesday, which is being seen Minister Narendra Modi from wants Dalits to vote for his Parliament in 2001 and a CRPF lakh (Pakistani currency)," he Kashmir cause," he told the After arriving in the set, the car developed some as a Dalit outreach move of her Varanasi and welcomed support party," he said. convoy in Pulwama last month, told his interrogators. interrogators. national capital, Azhar went to trouble and stopped. party. of all parties, including the He was referring to SP had procured a Pakistani pass- The terror mastermind In Abu Dhabi, Azhar could Darul-uloom Deoband , Azhar and his accomplice "The Congress fought B R Congress, to take on the BJP. founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's port in his real name and orig- also met other Muslim leaders collect Rs 3 lakh in Pakistani Gungoh and then Saharanpur boarded a three-wheeler and Ambedkar. The party ruled the Chandrashekhar had also comment in Parliament that inal address in 1986 and had in the UK including Maulana currency, another Rs 3 lakh in before returning to New Delhi proceeded to Anantnag. After country for so long, but did sought the support of the Modi should become Prime extensively toured African and Iamail, who was also of Indian Sharjah and Rs 2 lakh in Saudi two days later. travelling for about 2-3 km, the nothing for us. Atrocities were Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Minister again and the party's Gulf countries where he origin and was engaged in the Arabia on his second visit. On reaching Delhi, Azhar auto rickshaw was stopped by inflicted on Dalits under its rule. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for alleged silence on Dalit issues. realised that the Arab nations construction of mosques and Azhar arrived in New stayed at hotel Janpath located Army personnel, according to It gave rise to the RSS and the his candidature, saying his Asked about Mayawati were not sympathetic to the madrasas in Mangolia and Delhi in January 1994 with a near Connaught Place. Since his the report. BJP," Singh alleged, adding group would back their alliance terming the Bhim Army a "Kashmir cause". Albania. fake Portugese passport. flight to Srinagar was booked "Farooq started running "there's not a single reason for in other seats. product of the BJP during the According to Azhar's inter- In the early 1990s, Azhar The Ashok hotel in Delhi's for February 9, he decided to and opened fire which was us to support it". Singh said the Bhim Army 2017 Saharanpur clashes, he rogation report available with had visited Saudi Arabia, Abu posh Chanakyapuri area, which visit one Maulana Abu Hassan returned by the Army men. "She wanted to meet would not have supported BSP said, "We would have never security agencies here, he had Dhabi, Sharjah, Kenya, Zambia houses the diplomatic enclave, Nadvi alias Ali Mian at his Farooq managed to escape but Chandrashekhar bhai, but he supremo Mayawati had she not supported her and her party visited the UK in October and collected funds for the ter- was the first stop of Azhar, who madrassa in Lucknow. I along with Afghani was said no. She then made a spe- been part of the Dalit move- had she not been part of the 1992. rorists operating in Jammu dodged immigration officials' Azhar reached Srinagar on arrested," he told the inter- cial request and they met for a ment and asked SP chief Dalit movement. There are a Mufti Simail, a cleric at a and Kashmir. queries about his Portugese February 9, 1994 where he rogators. few minutes. No political issue Akhilesh Yadav to make number of Dalit MPs and mosque at Southall in London, Azhar had also visited passport by claiming he was a stayed at the Madrasa Qasmian Azhar was freed from an figured in their talks," he told amends for the mistakes of his MLAs who are not part of this had facilitated his travel. Saudi Arabia for fund collec- "Gujarati by birth". in Lal Bazar. Indian prison in 1999 along PTI. party. He said a few people in movement. We have nothing to Originally from Gujarat, Simail tion and contacted two main The Pakistan-based ter- Later in the evening, a with two other terrorists in The Dalit group's founder, the SP have taken up the issues do with them." Singh also said had studied at Darul-Ifta-Wal- agencies in the country han- rorist, who was arrested in militant, Sajjad Afghani, came exchange for passengers of an Chandrashekhar Azad, had of Dalits. "But, mistakes have a candidate would also be field- Irshad in Karachi. dling such aid but without Jammu and Kashmir within the to meet him along with his Indian Airlines aircraft which announced at a rally in the been made and Akhilesh Yadav ed against Union Minister "I stayed with Mufti Ismail success. One of them is Jamiat- next two weeks, had also stayed deputy Amjad Bilal of Harkat- was hijacked and taken to national Capital on Friday that should give an answer. He Smriti Irani. PTI in the UK for about a month ul-Islah, which is an ally of in capital's hotel Janpath and ul-Jihad al-Islami. Kandahar in Afghanistan. PTI 01       
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National Conference and the will be announced only after as he promised corruption- home turf would be an insult by removing him from the post develop a common strategy to expressed his disappointment He was 74. PDP held a series of rallies on that," provincial president of free politics that will also help to the socialist stalwart, Uttar of party president," he said. combat terrorism and speedi- over China's decision to block D'Monte was admitted to Sunday, with the new entrant the party Nasir Aslam Wani in bridging the gap between the Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister "But Mayawati seeking ly conclude the deliberations of the proposal of UN Security the Lilavati Hospital in subur- Jammu and Kashmir People's said. Centre and the state. Keshav Prasad Maurya said votes for Mulayam Singh the Comprehensive Council to list Jaish-e- ban Bandra sometime back Movement led by former IAS PDP president Mehbooba While Faesal, soon after his Sunday. Yadav in his bastion will be a Convention on International Mohammed chief Azhar where he breathed his last on officer Shah Faesal also making Mufti, a former chief minister, resignation from government "Recently I came across greater insult to the socialist Terrorism. Mahmood as a global terrorist, Saturday evening, his friend its debut. began the campaign trail from service in January this year had new reports that BSP chief stalwart," he added. Speaking at a felicitation according to an official release. said. National Conference (NC) north Kashmir's Kupwara dis- expressed his desire to contest Mayawati may campaign and SP patriarch Mulayam function organised here, fol- "This once again under- In a career spanning sev- vice president and former chief trict but other leaders stayed the Lok Sabha elections, a seek vote for SP patriarch Singh Yadav had created a lowing the conferment of lines the need for expanding eral decades, he served as the minister Omar Abdullah chose put in south Kashmir, holding party leader Sunday said they Mulayam Singh Yadav in SP flutter in the Lok Sabha last Doctor Honoris Causa upon the security council," it quoted resident editor of Mumbai edi- PDP stronghold of south a party convention in Kulgam will take a final decision on stronghold Mainpuri," said month when he said he him by the Peace University of him as saying. tions of The Times of India and Kashmir to kick-start the mass district. contesting the parliamentary Maurya. wished to see Narendra Modi Costa Rica in recognition of his The vice president said he The Indian Express, he said. contact programme as the The PDP campaign strate- elections in the next few days. "If this actually happens, it back as prime minister, a sen- contribution to the rule of law, would undertake a nationwide Besides a career in jour- party organised a rally at gy seems to be a mirror image The gatherings at the ral- will amount to a severe insult timent that the PM had democracy, Naidu said the hor- campaign to promote rule of nalism, he had a keen interest Khanabal in Anantnag district of the NC strategy as the party lies of all three parties might to a socialist stalwart like acknowledged with folded rific shooting of worshippers in law and peace and to strength- in environmental issues and of the militancy infested region. has focussed on areas where not have been proportional to Mulayam Singh Yadav," he hands. New Zealand once again high- en democracy, fight corruption, took some initiatives for the Although the party has they have lost ground over the the nature of the elections added. "I wish that all members lighted the need for all countries create greater awareness on cause, he added. not announced its candidates years. but the numbers were "If Mayawati is going to come back to the House," to come together to eliminate sustainable development and Meanwhile, former Union for the Lok Sabha polls for the Sajad Gani Lone's People's respectable enough, given the seek vote for Mulayam Singh Yadav had said during the last the scourge of terrorism. encourage social harmony. minister Jairam Ramesh three seats in the valley, Conference has made major general disinterest in the Lok Yadav in Mainpuri, I feel sitting of the 16th Lok Sabha. "It is a global challenge Naidu said the quest for expressed grief over D'Monte's Abdullah starting the cam- inroads in the past five years in Sabha elections in Kashmir Akhilesh Yadav is deliberately And pointing to Modi, the which requires a global industrialisation and mod- demise and appreciated his paign from south Kashmir Kupwara district while the over the past three decades. indulging in insulting and SP founder had added he response. No country is ernisation had raised atmos- work towards environmental shows that the party is focussed PDP managed to win only one The voter turn out in Lok humiliating his father," Maurya wished the BJP leader too to immune to these threats," he pheric carbon dioxide emis- issues. on gaining the lost ground in of the four seats in Kulgam dis- Sabha polls in Kashmir has told PTI here. come back as the prime min- said. sion to dangerous levels, lead- Ramesh said he knew what has turned into a strong- trict in the 2014 assembly elec- been on the lower side since Maurya rued that Akhilesh ister. His remarks had drawn Pointing out that India has ing to climate disruption and D'Monte very well for over hold for the PDP over the past tions, in spite of a strong wave the eruption of militancy in Yadav is bent upon "insulting applause from the treasury been a victim of mindless vio- global warming. PTI three decades. PTI two decades. in its favour at that time. the valley in 1990. PTI his father" time and again. benches. PTI 3#" & ( #    ##! &R 444 6  % .   Hyderabad: Congress in Pradesh Congress Committee Haripriya Naik, Ch Lingaiah, P MLAs join the dissidents, the From Page 1 ,+R   2 Telangana continued to face (TPCC) SC cell chairman Sabita Indra Reddy, D Sudhir group will not attract provisions The JD(U) will field candidates from Valmikinagar, desertions ahead of Lok Sabha Arepalli Mohan joined TRS in Reddy, Upender Reddy had of anti-defection law. Siwan, Gopalganj, Jehanbad, Gaya, Karakat, elections as one more MLA the presence of TRS working announced their decision to TRS scored a thumping win Madhepura, Supaul, Jhanjharpur, Sitamarhi, Purnea, and a party functionary on president K T Rama Rao, TRS shift to the TRS. in the assembly elections win- Kishanganj, Banka, Bhagalpur, Munger, Nalanda and  . Sunday announced their deci- sources said. The desertion of the MLAs ning 88 seats. Katihar. sion to leave the party and join Venkateswara Rao said he is seen as a setback to the Congress has accused the Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP will con- the ruling TRS. would quit the Assembly mem- Congress in the run-up to the TRS of encouraging defection of testing the Lok Sabha seats of Hajipur, Samastipur, From Page 1 wake of the Pulwama terror attack Vanama Venkateswara Rao, bership "if necessary". Lok Sabha elections. its MLAs and said it would meet Jamui, Nawada, Khagaria and Vaishali. The joint The Chinese move was termed in which 40 CRPF personnel were representing Kothagudem, "All-round development of It would lose the status of the state Governor besides NDA Press conference was held at the JD (U) office “disappointing” by India. killed. announced his support to the Kothagudem constituency is main opposition in the 119- launching a campaign against here in the presence of the three NDA partners, which It is only a technical hold which The JeM had claimed respon- TRS president and Chief important to me. KCR ji has member House if the eight the ruling party. were represented by Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai, means consultations on the issue sibility for the Pulwama attack. Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. assured me to comprehensive- MLAs go ahead with their deci- Congress Legislature Party State JD(U) chief Bashistha Narayan Singh and LJP will continue, government sources Government sources said on He becomes the eighth ly develop it," he said in a state- sion to resign. (CLP) leader M Bhatti chief and state minister Pashupati Kumar Paras. had said Saturday. Saturday that India will show MLA to shift loyalty to the ment here. The party requires mini- Vikramarka had in a recent Sources said former Union Minister Shahnawaz The sources said India was patience with China for “as long as Congress, which had won 19 TRS sources said the MLA mum 12 MLAs, being 10 per statement alleged the Chief Hussian will not get a BJP ticket as the Bhagarpur seat “disappointed” with China for it takes” but will not compromise its seats in the December 7 elec- met the TRS chief at the latters cent of the house strength to Minister was "conspiring to which he contested in 2014 has gone to the JD(U). putting the technical hold on the position on firmly dealing with ter- tions to the 119-member farmhouse at Erravelli near here. retain the principal opposition eliminate the Opposition as he There are also indications that Law Minister proposal to designate Azhar as a rorists. Telangana Assembly. Earlier, Congress MLAs status. lacked courage to answer their Ravishankar Prasad could be fielded from Patna in global terrorist and will continue to China has to resolve certain Separately, Telangana Atram Sakku, Rega Kantha Rao, If four more Congress questions". PTI place of Shatrughan Sinha. pursue the matter with Beijing. issues with Pakistan though it has The fresh proposal to designate adequate information that certain Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda terror groups are operating from has been reduced to 36 due to Sanctions Committee of the UN Pakistani soil and they are acting ::: demise of BJP MLA Francis    R444 5    Security Council was moved by against Chinese interests as well, the D’Souza earlier this year, and France, the UK and the US, in the sources had said. Parrikar on Sunday, and resig- From Page 1 nations of two Congress MLAs From Page 1 Dal earlier. The party leader-     444 “If the Governor (Mridula Subhash Shirodkar and Babbar said the party will ship had said it was fine with Sinha) is not convinced, then Dayanand Sopte last year. contest 7 seats in alliance with whatever seats we have to From Page 1 2 she will have to invite the sin- After the news of Parrikar’s Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) led by offer, but wanted to contest the Doval told Munir that India’s fight was with the gle largest party to form broke, the coalition partners the tainted former BSP leader Vidhan Sabha election. For militant groups that freely operated from Pakistani soil Government,” he said. have called emergency meet- Babu Singh Kushwaha, main the Lok Sabha election, Mahan and it was prepared to escalate, said the government Parrikar, who was Defence ings. The three Goa Forward accused in multibillion nation- Dal leaders have agreed to source.  $$ $  Minister, was sworn in as Goa Party MLAs led by Vijai al rural health mission scam. contest on our symbol. We’ll A Pakistani government minister and a Western Chief Minister in 2017 after he Sardesai and the MGP’s three The JAP would contest five find out a way to work with diplomat in Islamabad separately confirmed a specif- From Page 1 party’s candidate from the seat. won from Panaji in the same MLAs will meet separately seats on its symbol and two on them,” the State Congress chief ic Indian threat to use six missiles on targets inside And this is something g Lalu Asked if the Congress fielded year. In order to allow him later in the evening. Congress symbol. added. Pakistan. They did not specify who delivered the threat is not going to accept at any cost, Anwar from Katihar, Tripathi said entry into the Assembly, Panaji The Congress on Saturday The seats given to Jan Congress president Rahul or who received it, but the minister said Indian and said a senior party leader. the NCP would still go ahead MLA Siddharth Kuncolienkar had staked claim to form the Adhikar Party are Jhansi, Gandhi on January 19, after the Pakistani intelligence agencies “were communicating In another development, UPA with fielding Shakoor from the resigned on May 10, 2017, Government in a letter to the Chandauli Etah and Basti launch of Priyanka Gandhi as with each other during the fight, and even now they partner NCP on Sunday said it will seat. after which the bypoll was Governor after which the BJP while one seat would be Congress general secretary in are communicating with each other”. field a four-time party MLA from The Congress and the NCP held. had started an exercise to look announced later on. Two seats charge UP (east) had said the Pakistan said it would counter any Indian missile the Kaithar Lok Sabha con- will contest the Lok Sabha polls as The Congress is currently for replacement of Parrikar in -- Ghazipur and one another party would fight the elections attacks with many more launches of its own, the min- stituency, which is represented by allies in Maharashtra. However, the the single largest party in the case of any exigency. There was would be contested on on front foot on its own ister told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymi- Tariq Anwar, who had quit the NCP has re-nominated its MP State with 14 MLAs while the speculation that Congress Congress symbol. JAP in 2012 strength. In his recent com- ty. party to join the Congress last year. Mohammad P P Faizal from BJP has 13 in the 40-member leader Digambar Kamat may UP Assembly elections had ments, Akhilesh Yadav has “We said if you will fire one missile, we will fire Party sources said the issue had Lakshadweep. He had defeated a Goa Assembly. The Goa switch side and become the allied with BJP. The BJP was maintained the Congress is a three. Whatever India will do, we will respond three come up for discussion when NCP Congress candidate in 2014. Forward Party, MGP and Chief Minister. However, compelled to call off the part of the UP gatbandhan times to that,” the Pakistani minister said. leader DP Tripathi met Lalu, who Bihar will go to polls in all the Independents have three MLAs Kamat dismissed the reports as alliance following the outrage. (alliance), and it had been Doval’s office did not respond to a request for com- is admitted in a hospital in Ranchi, seven phases on April 11, 18, 23, each while NCP has one legis- “baseless’ and said he was in Babu Singh Kushwaha is given the two seats of the ment. India was not aware of any missile threat issued last week. Tripathi said April 29, May 6, May 12 and May lator. Delhi to attend personal presently in jail. Gandhi family, Amethi and to Pakistan, a government official said in reply to a Mohammad Shakoor, a four-time 19. The results would be The strength of the House engagements. “We had talked to Mahan Raebareli. Reuters request for comment. MLA from Bihar, will be the announced on May 23. !( #) (#%*+,-.*/  - 8 

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Ohydroquinone, a strong of the Drug and Cosmetic Minister Manohar Parrikar and said Parrikar has shown Jammu and Kashmir hearts and he also contributed cials and the herculean paper- Meera Sanghamitra, an bleaching agent used for reduc- Rules. died this evening, officials said. how a BJP worker “even during Governor Satya Pal Malik immensely towards the devel- work can double or triple the activist with the National ing skin pigmentation, have The products would A Home Ministry his toughest time, is commit- described him as a widely opment of the nation. pain of transgender people if Alliance of People’s Movements been banned from being sold require DCGI approval before spokesperson said the nation- ted to the philosophy of Nation respected public figure and an Nationalist Congress Party not heighten their anxiety, and Telangana Hijra Intersex Over-the-Counter (OTC) in being sold to the public and al flag will fly at half-mast in the First, Party Next and Self Last”. able administrator (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar also social humiliation and dys- Transgender Samiti alleged that India from April 1, 2019 as their would only be available with a national Capital, the union ter- The Prime Minister Rajasthan chief minister expressed grief over demise of phoria. Thus many prefer not there has been “no meaningful unchecked usage can cause doctor’s prescription, explained ritories and the State Capitals. described Parrikar as an Ashok Gehlot and deputy chief Parrikar. to undergo this ordeal,” Hajra attempt” to implement the redness, inflammation and dis- Dr Mukesh Girdhar, Vice A meeting of the Union “unparalleled leader”, who was minister Sachin Pilot condoled “We have lost an able and said. 2014 Supreme Court judgment colouration and in the long run President, Indian Association Cabinet will be held on a “true patriot and exception- his death and prayed for peace industrious administrator who “Transgenders face similar to give ID cards to transgenders permanent blemishes. of Dermatologists, Monday at 10 am. State funer- al administrator and admired of the departed soul. made his mark with his simple problem while applying for in all States based on self- It means that ointments Venereologists and Leprologists al will be accorded to Parrikar. by all”. Terming him as a Expressing sadness over demeanour and extraordinary passports also. Medical certifi- identification and ensure inclu- containing hydroquinone as (IADVL). “The chemist cannot The Goa Chief Minister builder of modern Goa, Modi Parrikar’s demise, former pres- intellect. My sincere condo- cates of a gender transition is sion of their names in voters list ingredients will not be sold give it to anybody without died at his private residence in said his tenure as a defence ident Pranab Mukherjee said lences to his family members,” sought despite the 2014 or change of their names or without a doctor’s prescription prescription. Its usage can Panaji. He was 63. PTI minister saw enhancement of the Goa chief minister fought Pawar tweeted. NALSA verdict that states that gender as per their choice. from next month. cause irritation, rash while Dermatologists have been over-use or long term usage can using it for the treatment of damage the skin which cannot freckles, melasma (butterfly be treated,” he cautioned about ./01'**# 23 ("*'# shaped blemishes) and gener- its unchecked usage. al brown patching. Worldwide, Last year, the Ministry had hydroquinone is still the most placed all pharmaceutical for- %  6=(6>3 per cent of the farmers who 3.11 crore beneficiary data was announced a direct income commonly used bleaching mulations containing steroids have received the first instal- found valid after passing support of 6,000 per year in agent. for external use under Schedule s many as 67.11 lakh small ment are in BJP-ruled states through the validation process three equal installments to 12.5 Sources in the Union H of the D&C Act to stop their Aand marginal farmers of and a few others including including Public Finance crore small and marginal farm- Health Ministry said that the OTC sale following a public West Bengal, Delhi and Sikkim Punjab and southern States. Management System (PFMS) ers with land holding below amendment to the Drugs and interest litigation filed in the have left out of the direct ben- Union Agriculture validation. two hectares or five acres under Cosmetics (D&C) Rules of Delhi High Court by the efit transfer (DBT) scheme as Minister Radha Mohan Singh Fund has been transferred the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi 1945 to bring hydroquinone- IADVL, seeking a ban on man- these States have not uploaded said that the estimated total eli- to around 2.75 crore benefi- Yojana. The first round of pay- containing ointments under ufacture and sale of skin creams their details on the PM Kisan gible farmers for West Bengal ciaries. For another 22 Lakh ment for 2,000 has to be Schedule H will come into potentially harmful ingredi- portal while 1.65 crore forms is 67,11,230 and in case of West beneficiaries, States/UTs have made before the end of finan- force on April 1, 2019. The ents. have been returned to States Bengal opting for scheme to submit requests for transfer cial year 2018-19. Over 40 per move follows a recommenda- Some studies also report and Union Territories for rec- 1342 crore would have bene- of funds. Transfer of funds for cent of the eligible farmers in tion by the Drugs Technical abnormal function of the tification of errors and various fitted by the eligible farmers of around 8 Lakh beneficiaries is Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Advisory Board, the country’s adrenal glands and high levels discrepancies including resub- been made. 6,000 a year in three instal- West Bengal by the first install- under process. 1.65 Crore ben- Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal highest drug advisory body of mercury in people who have mission for validation. On the other hand, the ments. If the scheme is put on ment of 2,000. Similarly, eficiary data which was Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra on technical matters. used hydroquinone-contain- The three States are besides government has sought the hold, farmers in most non-BJP 55,090 farmers in Sikkim and returned to States/UTs is Pradesh, Assam and Andaman Hydroquinone is a pre- ing cosmetics. For these rea- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, views of the Election ruled states such as West 15,880 in Delhi could not pending with the State & Nicobar have received the scription drug all across for sons, hydroquinone has already Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya Commission (EC) about the Bengal, Rajasthan and Madhya receive their share from the 11 Governments for rectification first installment, he said. In long. But in India, it was not a been banned in Japan, the and Lakshadweep where funds PM-Kisan yojna in which Pradesh would have to wait crore and 3 crore funds meant of errors, discrepancies and Jammu & Kashmir, Dadra & prescription drug, so any com- European Union, and Australi have not been transferred to the BJP-ruled states have taken longer for the benefit, while for them under the scheme. resubmission for validation,” Nagar Haveli, Telangana, Tamil pany would put the substance while the US has imposed reg- eligible farmers as uploaded the lead in sending names of others would soon be eligible “As on date 33 States and the minister said. Nadu too, the installment has as ingredient and sell it to ulations on its OTC sales, data has not been verified and small and marginal landhold- for the second instalment of UTs have uploaded 4.76 Crore In the interim Budget, the been transferred to 25-40 per anybody. In other words, any according to a report. request for fund release has not ers who are eligible to receive 2,000 in April. More than 65 beneficiary data. Out of this, Narendra Modi Government cent of the beneficiaries.     )  

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In fact, 149 polit- Rajasthan, Sabsi Badi Party, Election Commission had in or funny name which include ical parties were registered '163A66'311!-3D6( Delhi, Bharosa Party from 2016 asked the Central Board Twenty 20 Party, Jagte Raho with the poll panel between C&11->631= >6C>!46 Telengana and New Generation of Direct Taxes to look into the Party, Indian Lovers Party, Life February and March on the eve People’s Party from finances of 255 registered but Peaceful Party, Super Nation of the announcement of the 1'>116-1!31-L-66 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. unrecognised political parties Party, Voters Party, Vidhayak poll schedule. The notifica- Other parties with odd names, it had “unlisted” that year for Party, Vidarbh Maza Party, tion of the first phase of 91 Lok C&1M3+6(&C>66' at English translation include not contesting polls in the last Youth India Tangress Par ty, Sabha seats in 20 States polls the Poor Man’s Party and the one decade between 2005 and Wazib Adhikar Party, “Bharosa will be issued on Monday. !''1(3A1>6!66' Yours-Mine Party, the Mai Hee 2015. Party”, “Sabse Badi Party”, and For instance, Twenty 20 '3'+!>66!6I<+'>-66 Bharat, Voters Party, Vidhayak There have been fears that “Rashtriya Saaf Niti Party”. Party registered in Kerala, Party, Vidarbh Maza Party, most of such parties are used to They are among the 2301 odd seems to have inspired from the C&1!4!3!&6'+6C Youth India Tangress Par ty ‘round trip’ the black money political parties registered by Indian Premier League (IPL and Wazib Adhikar Party. into white. The EC had found the Election Commission (EC) 20-20 cricket). According to As per data, till February that some of the parties were have weird name or funny EC, some odd name of politi- murder, looting, corruption, tered, though. The name has this year, as many as 2,143 “no longer in existence or func- names. cal parties include Tamizdar price-rise and other problems everything in it — man, reli- political parties were regis- tioning”. These registered but Party, Tola Party, Indian Lovers in India”. gion, political, party, India and tered with the EC, with 58 of While the poll watchdog unrecognised political parties Party, is founded by B Kumar Jagte Raho Party (Stay most importantly (and inex- them getting registered ahead has the mandate to register a do not have the privilege of Sri Sri, aims at supporting Awake Party)’s name echoes plicably) “revolving”. of the assembly polls in political party, the electoral contesting elections on a fixed lovers in their struggle against the cries of watchmen on the The Pyramid Party of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, laws denies it the power to symbol of their own. They society. Its objective is to “heal graveyard shifts who yell “stay India, meanwhile, has been Telengana, Mizoram and deregister any party. With its have to choose from a list of the wounds inflicted by the awake!” periodically to remind around since 1999 to “spread Chhattisgarh during demand to get power to dereg- “free symbols” issued by the society to lovers”. each other to be vigilant. The the twin concepts of vegetari- November-December last year. ister a party being pending with EC. According to the latest EC The symbol of Indian cries, punctuated with the anism and meditation”. The To become a recognised the Law Ministry, the circular, there are 84 such free Lovers Party is a Taj Mahal in thumps of their batons, also name borrows from a local political party either at the Commission had used its pow- symbols available currently. a heart with an arrow through double as warnings for movement that advocates med- state or national level, a party ers under Article 324 of the The EC’s latest data on it. The principle of the party is prospective thieves. itation as the “true source of has to secure certain minimum Constitution to “unlist” parties political parties, registered till to “eradicate poverty, hunger, The Religion of Man wisdom”. percentage of polled valid votes for being dormant and not con- March 9, a day before the Lok famine, starvation, atrocities Revolving Political Party of Some of the recently regis- or certain number of seats in testing elections for a long Sabha elections were against women, terrorism, India managed to get regis- tered 149 parties include the state legislative assembly or time. !( #) (#%*+,-.*/  . >      $& !   2    '$       >          +&!3     010!! forces commenced route- *;8=#  umbai Congress chief marches in the volatile areas of MSanjay Nirupam on he police continued to seize both Kolkata and the districts Sunday accused Maharashtra Ttrucks load of explosives in an apparent bid to “instill 0#  likely to be fielded by the party Chief Minister Devendra from various parts of poll- confidence” among the voters to challenge Kanimozhi. Fadnavis of “fooling bound Bengal even as central even as the Trinamool   Out of the 20 candidates, Mumbaikars to shield the cul- forces commenced route march- Congress alleged “this is a ploy seven are new faces. Notable prits behind countless deaths” in es well ahead of the general polls to intimidate the common man among the candidates are various recent mishaps that prompting the ruling Trinamool house collapsed when explo- and the TMC workers.”   Kathir Anand, son of party took places in the metropolis Congress to charge the Narendra sives stocked inside it went off, A furious TMC general '>6!3 treasurer Durai Murugan who due to “sheer negligence” of the Modi Government with “using police said. A local politician, secretary and State Minister is entering the election battle Maharashtra Government and strong-arm tactic” to win the reportedly a Trinamool Partho Chatterjee said “BJP is ormer Union Ministers T R from Velloor. A Raja of the 2G Brihanmumbai Municpal polls. Congress leader was arrested in not only humiliating Bengal by FBaalu, Dayanidhi Maran, A Spectrum Scam fame is trying Corporation (BMC). As late as on Saturday, the that connection. Party sources demanding supersensitive sta- Raja, Jagatrakshakan and SS his luck from Nilgiris while Referring to the Foot Over (#  
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He complained how of all the 20 candidates who Kalanidhi Veerasamy, son ers injured and three major fire row, several questions were to the BMC in Andheri’s consignment was coming from The truck was intercepted by “CRPF personnel are being have been fielded by the DMK of Arcot Veerasa, a former mishaps witnessed in the city in raised against the BMC Chief Gokhale Bridge collapse inci- Telangana and was bound for the Special Task Forces of the used to intimidate our voters. were announced on Sunday by close associate of late the recent past, Nirupam said: “ but no action was taken,” the dent. “In that case, the chief Birbhum, source said. Kolkata Police near Tala Bridge CRPF jawans were seen going party chief M K Stalin. Most of Karunandhi, Thangapandian, In each of the cases, it’s the small- City Congress chief said. minister said that the responsi- “The truck was carrying in North Kolkata. The vehicle house-to-house and threaten- the candidates hail from the sister of former minister and er officers who have been made “After the the September bility of maintaining and con- 229 bags of ammonium nitrate, was bound for Birbhum, police ing the voters with conse- families of party loyalists. sitting MLA Thangam the scapegoats while the bigger 29,2017 FOB stampede at ducting a safety audit of the 250 bags of gelatin sticks and 66 said. “We are investigating the quences if they tried to become M K Kanimozhi, daughter Thennarasu, Gautha Sikamani, officials who have been involved Elphinstone Road stationwhich bridge lay with the railway bags of detonators,” an official matter as to why the consign- adventurous,” Chatterjee said of former party chief late M son of former minister have gotten away scot free”. claimed 23 lives and left 39 oth- authority which was not done,” said adding the truck driver ments were being sent to his party would report the Karunanidhi by his third wife Ponmudi are the other candi- Alluding to the unfortunate ers injured, the chief minister the Congress leader said. was arrested as he was not car- Bengal,” a senior police officer excesses committed by the Rajathi Ammal has been field- adates fielded by the DMK. Kamala Mills mishap in 14 said that the Railways will con- “And now the fourth inci- rying any valid document. said in Kolkata. forces to the Election ed from Thoothukudi. This is The party has stuck to its innocent Mumbaikars were duct an inquiry into the incident dent CSMT FOB collapse, only The Sunday’s incident Incidentally the Bengal Commission of India. her first electoral battle. old dictum that it is family killed and 55 others injured in and take strict action. Instead, 2 junior engineers have been came a day after huge quanti- Opposition parties had been Central forces were con- Kanimozhi is a two term mem- connections and loyalty to the December 2017, Nirupam said Fadnavis turned his guns on the dismissed...Fadnavis cannot ties of explosives were seized urging the Election ducting route marches in the ber of the Rajya Sabha and her Karunanidhi clan which counts that while the chief minister innocent hawkers ordering their fool the people of Maharashtra from Indupur and Saltora in Commission of India to declare interior areas of Birbhum, term expires in June 2019. It while selecting candidates for ordered BMC Chief Ajoy Mehta eviction from the Railway and Mumbai for far too long. Bankura district. Explosives the State as “super sensitive” Bankura, Midnapore, North may be noted that parliamentary election. The to take strong action against premises,” Nirupam said. People know that it is always the were also seized from zone against the backdrop of and South 24 Parganas includ- Thoothukudi has a strong pres- DMK president also released erring officials immediately. Raising question over the junior officers who get the sack Goalpokhar area of North large-scale violence during the ing Kolkata, sources said. ence of Nadar population, the the names of the 18 party can- “A report based on the chief minister’s “desperate whereas the nexus between the Dinajpur district. last year’s panchayat elections Additional companies of central community to which Rajathi didates who will fight the by- probe conducted by the attempts” to shield the “failing” officials at highest posts and the At Goalotre bordering that left about 100 people dead. forces would reach North Bengal belongs. Tamil Nadu BJP chief polls to be held simultaneous- Additional Municipal civic administration, Nirupam politicians sadly continues to Bihar a child was killed after a Meanwhile, the central on Monday EC sources said. Tamilissai Sounderarajan, is ly with the Lok Sabha polls. Commissioner Vijay Singhal charged that the chief minister thrive,” he said. &. &  (   " # @  -6 
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"The passengers of the Jammu: National Conference was a need to fight polarisation, only raise slogans as slogans Kohima: The Congress will protected under Article 371(A) A largescale protest had chartered flights and heli- president Farooq Abdullah on hatred and injustice. cannot run this country," he Muzaffarnagar (UP): One per- solve the vexed Naga problem of the Constitution," the erupted in the Northeastern copters will be frisked and Sunday announced that his son, The former chief minister said. son was arrested in connection if voted to power in the upcom- Nagaland Pradesh Congress states as the indigenous people their baggage will be checked," Omar Abdullah, will be the asked people to support those Without naming the BJP, with the killing of an eyewit- ing Lok Sabha election, NPCC Committee (NPCC) chief said of the region were apprehend- Singh said. party's chief ministerial candi- candidates who could run the Abdullah alleged that the party ness in the Muzaffarnagar riots president K Therie said on in a statement. ing that if the Citizenship Bill He also said that the noti- date. country based on the principle had purchased television chan- case, police said on Sunday. Sunday. Chishi was chosen as the was enacted, it would endanger fication for filing nominations Kick-starting the party's of equality. nels and newspaper offices and The communal clashes in "Give us another chance to Congress candidate to contest their livelihood and identity. for the first phase of polling will campaign for the Lok Sabha He also countered allega- unleashed a propaganda to mis- Muzaffarnagar and its adjoin- deliver and if we do not, throw the lone Lok Sabha seat in The bill, being vehement- begin on March 18. polls here, the party chief said tions that the National lead the people. ing areas in August and us out," Therie appealed to the Nagaland after wide consulta- ly opposed in the region even The ATC directive was he will represent Jammu and Conference discriminated Slamming the BJP and the September 2013 had claimed voters. tions to accommodate the by certain allies of the BJP, was issued recently for all the states, Kashmir in Parliament. against Jammu and Ladakh. RSS for accusing him of being more than 60 lives while over Even after the signing of views of like-minded parties, passed in the Lok Sabha on an official said. "I will not be the chief min- In a veiled dig at the BJP, he a Pakistani, he said recently his 40,000 people were displaced. the framework agreement with societies and groups, he said. January 8 but was not tabled in The nodal officer for ister. The chief minister will be said the state emblem of 'Lotus' party worker was killed because On Monday, Ashfaq, who the NSCN(IM) in 2015 and six The party has appealed to the Rajya Sabha. expenditure, district magis- Omar Abdullah as he is young. was testimony that the state he was holding the tricolour. witnessed the killing of his two Naga nationalist political the like-minded parties for The Bill seeks to amend the trates, superintendent of police, I am old and I cannot match the never discriminated against Continuing his tirade brothers during the riots, was groups joining the peace talks their support to their candidate Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant officers of paramilitary forces energy of young people, but he anyone unlike the party, which against the BJP-led NDA, he shot dead at Khatoli here. separately, there has not been in view of the common belief Indian nationality to people were among those present at can. I will go to Parliament and shared the lotus emblem, and claimed that when CRPF per- Vasu alias Deepak was a breakthrough on the decades- in secularism, opposition to the belonging to minority com- the meeting. I have full faith that I will be was "dividing people on the sonnel were killed in arrested on Saturday evening in old Naga problem. Citizenship Amendment Bill munities — Hindus, Sikhs, The income tax depart- there," Abdullah said addressing basis of religion and spreading Chhattisgarh, no one from the connection with the case and a "The Indian National and early political solution to Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and ment officials will track any a party rally at Bahu Fort here. hatred". BJP visited them to offer floral reward of 2,500 each has been Congress and the founding the Naga issue. Christians — in Afghanistan, dubious and suspicious trans- Accusing the BJP of divid- "Let us pray for unity and tributes. On the Ram temple announced for information on fathers of the Nagaland The Congress will also Bangladesh and Pakistan after actions above 10 lakh, the ing the people and spreading love, let us pray that those peo- issue, he asked the Centre who five others, who are at large, Congress have delivered polit- scrap the controversial six years of residence in India ACEO said. The staff of vans hatred in the country, he said ple come to power (at the was stopping it from con- Senior Superintendent of ical solution in the past due to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill instead of 12, even if they carrying cash from banks that the country had to be Centre) who can understand the structing the shrine at the dis- police, Muzaffarnagar, Sudhir which the Nagas are enjoying if it comes to power, the NPCC don't possess any proper doc- should wear proper identity strengthened within and there pain of the people and do not puted site in Ayodhya. PTI Kumar, said. 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Meanwhile, former IPS Gangtok: Sikkim Krantikari The names of the rest of the resorting to unprovoked firing Pradesh, allotting three Lok A few years ago he was officer V Lakshmi Narayana Morcha on Sunday announced candidates will be announced along the Line of Control (LoC) Ahmedabad: Gujarat BJP Chauhan, a party MLA from Sabha and 21 assembly seats to asked to be the BSP AP unit joined the Jana Sena, ending the names of nine candidates soon, he said. in Rajouri district of Jammu & workers want party president Vejalpur, which is a part of it for the April 11 elections. president but he could not speculation about his political for the coming state assembly The list of candidates Kashmir, a defence spokesper- Amit Shah to contest from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha con- Announcing this, Sena oblige because of the then polit- moves. polls to be held simultaneous- announced includes the names son said. Gandhinagar parliamentary stituency. president Pawan Kalyan said he ical situation, the Sena chief Narayana shot into fame as ly with the Lok Sabha elections. of Kunga Nima Lepcha and Mortar shelling and firing seat in the sate where polling He said Shah was earlier wished to see BSP chief said. the then Joint Director of CBI The announcement of the Rev Sonam Lama who are sit- from small arms from across the will be held on April 23, a an MLA from Sarkhej seat, Mayawati as the Prime Veer Singh said AP needed in AP, who led the probe into canidates' names follows SKM ting MLAs in the assembly. LoC started in Sunderbani sec- party legislator said on which is also a part of the Minister. a Chief Minister like Pawan the Jaganmohan Reddy dis- calling off its nascent alliance The seven other candi- tor around 6.30 pm, prompting Sunday. Gandhinagar Lok Sabha con- Kalyan had met Mayawati Kalyan, saying he was aiming proportionate assets case. with the BJP on Friday and dates are Sangey Lepcha from effective retaliation by the The seat is currently held stituency. in Lucknow two days ago. to usher in a social change. A Maharashtra cadre offi- deciding to contest all the 32 Yuksam Tashiding, Mingma Indian Army, the official said. by BJP veteran L K Advani. "He (Shah) knows every- BSP senior leader and Rajya Mayawati would tour cer, he took voluntary retire- state assembly seats and the Norbu Sherpa fromDaramdin, He said there was no report Observers were sent by body here and is the right can- Sabha member Veer Singh Amalapuram on April 3 and ment late last year and toyed lone Lok Sabha seat in Sikkim. M K Dhakal fromSingtam of any casualty on the Indian the BJP on Saturday to seek an didate to represent us," came to Vijayawada Sunday to Tirupati the next day and then with the idea of floating his own SKM president P S Golay Khamdong, Chungkipu side in the firing, which was still opinion of party workers and Chauhan said. formalise the alliance. go to Hyderabad, he said. political outfit. announced the names at a well Lepcha from Dzongu, Sandup continuing when last reports leaders in Gandhinagar about No BJP worker or leader Accordingly, the BSP has The Jana Sena said its There was speculation that attended meeting of the party Lepcha from Lachen-Mangan, were received. Border skir- the candidate from the seat. staked claim for Gandhinagar been allotted SC reserved Lok alliance with BSP would extend the ruling TDP might field at Hee Gaon in West Sikkim R K Basnett fromRangang- mishes witnessed a spurt after "BJP workers want party and all of them "in one voice Sabha seats Chittoor, Tirupati to April 11 Lok Sabha elections him as a candidate from during the day. Yanagang and Ganesh Rai from India's preemptive air strike on president Amit Shah to con- demanded that their national and Bapatla. in neighbouring Telangana as Visakhapatnam district. The nine candidates rep- Namchi-Singhithang seats, he Jaish-e-Mohammad terror test from Gandhinagar Lok leader contest from the seat", The 21 assembly seats have well but did not specify the seats Narayana met Pawan resent all the four districts of said. camps in Balakot on February Sabha seat. I made this party observer Nimaben not been finalised yet. each would contest. Kalyan after midnight Saturday Sikkim, he said adding they Kunga Nima Lepcha will 26, following the Pulwama demand in front of the Acharya said, without reveal- Many could not appreciate The Jana Sena is also yet to and formally joined the Sena on have been selected unani- contest fromSyari andRev attack in which 40 CRPF per- observers and it was support- ing the name suggested by the her personality and greatness. finalise seat-sharing with the Sunday at a function in the mously by the party's parlia- Sonam Lama from the Sangha sonnel were killed. PTI ed by all," said Kishor partymen. PTI Country needs a strong leader CPI and the CPI-M in AP party office here. PTI mentary committee. seat, he added. PTI  P#%
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Apropos the state of the Opposition a month        8       before elections, an amorphous federal front is     (          yet to coalesce and put forth its Common   4    P   Q    ( Minimum Programme, while Congress presi-         dent Rahul Gandhi’s pre-Pulwama aggression -                 of making joblessness, agri-distress and Rafale  "    (      - -  (    allegations thematic talking points for electoral        #         ( campaigning has simmered down to a whim-                   per. State-level rivalries and monumental egos is best-equipped for last mile connectivity win. These achievements entitle Modi to con- tions last December and post-Balakot, there is of regional satraps to cede leadership at the with Modi’s social media warriors proficient in vincingly lay claim to the tag-line of “Modi hai a popular shift in perception as mirrored in the                   national level remain key impediments to a uni- the states and national level communications. to mumkin hai” because he has tried to deliver online poll of LocalCircles and the C-Voter sur-            fied, pre-poll alternative front. As for a Congress- The third arsenal in BJP’s favour is that, as the on universal basic essentials, ease of living and vey. The upswing in sentiments is attributed to          #          led UPA front, the grand old party being the potential architect of a “New India by 2022,” ease of accessing finance for an entrepreneur- the BJP’s recalibrated course correction with                   largest opposition bloc, it is still struggling to Modi has laid the building blocks for it during ial India, which is a legitimate proxy for job cre- counter-welfarist measures and on-ground -      gain primacy within its alliance partners. his first tenure. ation, a front on which he has ostensibly failed. delivery of the Kisan Nidhi Samman, which is #             # ( Besides, for a reality check on the battle-readi- Based on the above, let’s for a moment re- Because, with the advent of ‘Industry 4.0’, expected to have a pan-country resonance some-      #       8   ness of the Congress, after its three Hindi heart- calculate poll arithmetic another way, that is, not nowhere in the world are governments and the what. The sum of assumptions points to BJP in             # 8  (    ( land gains of December, it is smug in assum- counting the post-Balakot strike as BJP’s sole life- private sector able to fully absorb the youth the worst case scenario not going below 220 seats               #  ing that the verdict will necessarily mirror sim- line, because no single factor wins an election. entering the workforce annually. on its own, with the Congress unable to more                   ( ilar losses for the BJP in the national elections. First, a super confident Modi is enthusiastical- The pre-electoral media blitz, before the than double its 2014 tally. Even in that eventu- It must consider that the BJP cadre is also work- ly urging opinion leaders to influence an code of conduct kicked in, was a powerful fore- ality, keeping a party with over 220 seats and        "     ( ing the ground since that debacle. increase in voter turnout as a greater participa- runner series, with a compelling header that had allies out of power in preference to a party with                   Popular sentiments in favour of Modi have tion of urban voters is expected to favour the the stamp of Prasoon Joshi’s ad-style of 2014. over 80 seats and allies is a distant          (    taken a quantum leap over the last six months party. Modi is counting on two important demo- One can only guess if the strategists will retain possibility.         going by the three indicators of opinion polls, graphics, which could have a sizeable impact on the header, or if it’s a teaser leading on to a more As war optics help galvanise voters behind #              satta rates and a pre-poll market rally similar electoral outcomes. These are the millennial potent caption for the ad-campaign to be a strong leader, it provides the BJP the best            #     to 2013/14. All of these anticipate political sta- first-time voters and women. The latter com- released by the beginning of April. Modi’s media opportunity to expand its core voter base       #           bility with Modi’s likely return. But to think that prise 48 per cent of the electorate and are expect- blitz, by early March, had carpet-bombed beyond its traditional constituency. It could help              O   the Balakot strikes will retain the pull and ed to show up in larger numbers in favour of a national dailies in print, on air, in social media, the party retrace potential losses in North India,                O   momentum in favour of the BJP till the voting vote for the BJP, given the on-ground delivery on bill-boards, and much more. There was no which is historically more impacted by concerns             #      date would be fallacious. The current dipstick of female-prioritised schemes having benefitted escaping his omnipresence and top-of-the- of cross-border conflict than the South, where shows that satta operators are betting heavily for the particularly populous state of Uttar Pradesh, mind-recall. In addition to the above, came BJP’s expansion has anyways been negligible. An                 (   245 to 251 seats for the BJP, and over 300 for like Ujjwala, Awas Yojna and so on. Also, the MyGov mails chronicling the government’s anticipated swing between one to two per cent                      the NDA, more than sufficient to form the next political goodwill of the “Modi-care” scheme is achievements, with online messaging relayed of vote share can raise the tally significantly by                government. expected to touch the lives of 50 crore people. intermittently with a meticulously calibrated fre- even 20 seats out of 543, enabling Modi’s NDA P    Q    !     Whatever the scenario was before, as of now The mathematics is differently calculated quency. Add to that, Modi had been on a whirl- to return to power.                    Modi goes into the elections with pro-incum- here, away from the caste, religious or polaris- wind of pre-poll rallies, achieving a higher run- However, unlike the first surgical strike in          (        bency sentiments as the ruling establishment has ing criteria. It is the “clutter-breaking formula” rate than his opponents even before the the 2016, the patriotic euphoria may well be dissi-                 wrested the narrative from the jaws of the oppo- at play here, as it’s called in marketing parlance, Election Commission had sounded the bugle for pating at a faster rate this time in smaller towns     sition with its muscular policy, reminiscent of which the BJP hopes would give it the defining elections 2019. and villages, because the rapid pace of news flow #                 the 1971 Bangladesh war that helped Indira edge, based on the following calculus as given The BJP’s much-awaited manifesto and elec- has reduced attention span even in India’s hin- (             ( Gandhi’s return to power. In many ways, pop- by Amit Shah: “We previously had 2.4 crore toral pitch by the beginning of April is now terland. Yet, nationalism can succeed in keep- ular sentiments are similar to 1971, with the workers. Today, there are 11 crore. Plus, our pro- expected to go heavy on nationalism; on ing livelihood issues on the back burner from             #   ( overarchingly intimidating stature of the tallest grammes have touched the lives of 22 crore fam- increasing the amount on the income support regaining full dominance during the campaign                 ( national leader dwarfing his challengers, and ilies through delivery of cooking gas, toilets, scheme of Kisan Nidhi Samman if voted back phase. The key to electoral gains for the BJP will          S   with the emotive appeal of nationalism replac- heath insurance, housing and so on. To form a to power; on rationalising corporate taxation; hinge on a higher voter turnout and the actu- -S    -      ( ing even the Ram Mandir issue that the BJP part- government, we need 17 crore votes. 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uals or only 34 per cent of India’s pop- this figure is as low as 7.18 per cent medical journal Lancet estimating healthcare. Educating consumers and and benefits of buying a package. ulation were covered under any in South Africa, 11.1 per cent in the that almost double the numbers of explaining the benefits of preventive One of the most glaring problems health insurance in 2016-17. This US and 13.7 per cent in the EU. Indians are dying from heart disease care remains a significant challenge. in health insurance plans is the lack included private individuals or group Closer home, in China out-of-pock- today as compared to 1990. Incidence The rolling out of the ambitious of provision of any kind of OPD cov- insurance schemes as well as existing et expenditure accounts for 34 per of various types of cancers has also Ayushman Bharat programme has erage. It must be underlined here that State Government insurance schemes. cent of the total expenditure on gone up in recent years with environ- helped generate a lot of discussion a large part of medical expenses of The government’s flagship health health. Even among emerging mental pollution, obesity, unhealthy and debate on the subject of health people, especially those living with >!6-!'1C insurance scheme — Ayushman economies, India is one of the least lifestyles and rising life expectancy, insurance, which is a good sign, par- chronic diseases such as diabetes, Bharat — served as a highly positive insured countries. believed to be contributing to this ticularly in rural areas where pene- hypertension, heart disease and so on,       4 52+ movement in the direction of reduc- While India has pitifully failed to surge. tration of health insurance has been comes from OPD expenditure. Many   " "   ing the healthcare access gap by build a public health system that can The rising incidence of lifestyle specifically low. It will help educate people believe that buying a health  "   n over-burdened, under- proposing to bring 10 crore house- provide quality healthcare services to diseases also implies a rising cost of people about the benefits of having insurance package that covers a ran-     financed public healthcare sys- holds under a hospitalisation cover of all, it is imperative now to take mea- treatments. Unsupported by an insur- an insurance cover and how it can dom future hospitalisation need,       Atem, high cost of private 5 lakh. According to a report by sures to radically increase insurance ance provider, this expenditure can help the covered individual avail without giving any visible benefit in # " healthcare and high reliance on out- CRISIL, the scheme will improve penetration across the country to claim your entire life savings or push cashless treatment in hospitals across the present, is futile. Indian con- #  3"   of-pocket expenditure make health- health insurance penetration to over realise the goal of universal health- you into debt. A study by the Public the country. sumers want value for their money;   #" 
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The the traders’ body urged the IGST is also paid at a very Government to start a high level lower price and then the mate- enquiry at Indian ports to bring rial goes into grey market an end to the crony nexus. where it is sold at very com- “Who are these hawala petitive prices as compared to operators who facilitate trans- Indian goods where GST is fer of money from our country paid at full amount, they said. to China. Are exports to China According to CAIT, it   6=(6>3 in November last year. 2018. being under invoiced and dif- could be easily substantiated if The renewable assets of the Several companies, sources ference settled through hawala verification of IGST paid at ash-strapped IL&FS Group group include operating wind said, have completed their due transactions or there is some customs port is linked to the Cwill receive first set of bids power plants with an aggregate diligence of the underlying other mode through which credit for IGST taken by under asset monetization process capacity of 873.5-mw, and assets. this money is going. This needs importers.   6=(6>3 Besides the RBI, change of LIC had been looking to on Monday as part of resolution under-construction such plants However, the completion to be checked at the highest “Surprisingly, it will be name requires clearance from enter the banking space by process, according to sources. with 104 mw capacity. It also of entire process and shortlist- level in the interest of security seen that in most of the cases, he IDBI Bank’s proposal for the Ministry of Corporate acquiring a majority stake in The company’s board will includes the solar power busi- ing of the final bidder will take of our country,” it added. where Chinese goods have Tchanging its name has not Affairs, shareholders, stock IDBI Bank, as the deal is later consider bids for 8,000 crore ness, under which it has around a few weeks as multiple Stating that India is facing been imported, nobody has found any favour from the exchanges, among others. expected to provide business renewable energy business that 300-mw of under-construc- processes are involved. a big fight against terrorism, claimed IGST. This proves the Reserve Bank of India, sources In January, the insurance synergies despite the lender’s was put on the block in tion projects. LIC is the single largest CAIT said, “There is no doubt point that the importer has sold said. behemoth LIC completed the stressed balance sheet. November 2018, the sources said. Japan’s Orix is the joint shareholder with over 25 per cent that someone is funding this the material in grey market for The board of IDBI Bank acquisition of 51 per cent For the third quarter ended This will be the first set of venture partner in the wind stake in IL&FS and Orix Corp terrorist activities. It is neces- which nobody has claimed last month proposed change in controlling stake in IDBI December, 2018, IDBI Bank bids that will be opened under power business and the com- owns a little over 23 per cent. sary to understand whether this IGST paid at the time of the name of the lender to Bank, marking the entry of posted widening of loss by asset monetization process as pletion of sale of this business IL&FS Employees Welfare funding can be linked to under imports,” it said. either LIC IDBI Bank or LIC more than 60 years old State- nearly threefold to 4,185.48 part of resolution process by is expected to reduce IL&FS Trust holds 12 per cent in the invoicing of import from If the Government takes up Bank, following its takeover by owned insurer into the bank- crore as bad loans surged. government-appointed and debt of about 5,000 crore. company. The Abu Dhabi China. In this way, China is this matter and is very vigilant Life Insurance Corporation. ing space. The bank had reported a Uday Kotak-led new board, When contacted IL&FS Investment Authority, HDFC helping fund terrorist”. that custom duty and IGST is According to the sources, In August last year, the net loss of 1,524.31 crore in they added. spokesperson declined to com- and Central Bank of India This aspect also needs to be recovered at the real value of the RBI is not in favour of Cabinet approved the acquisi- the corresponding quarter of The group, which is sitting ment on the same. hold 12.56 per cent, 9.02 per investigated in view of the fact imported material, Chinese changing the name of IDBI tion of controlling stake by Life the previous fiscal. on the debt of about 94,000 According to sources, near- cent and 7.67 per cent, respec- that China is not standing with goods will become costly auto- Bank. Insurance Corporation (LIC) as Total income decreased to crore debt, had decided to sell ly two dozen firms had partic- tively, in the cash-strapped India in its fight against ter- matically as compared to The board had proposed a promoter in the bank through 6,190.94 crore for the quarter, assets in various verticals, ipated in the expression of company. The country’s largest rorism, it added. Indian goods which bear full LIC IDBI Bank Ltd as the first a combination of preferential compared to 7,125.20 crore in including roads, education, interest sought by the compa- lender SBI has around 7 per CAIT National President B amount of GST, the CAIT preference followed by LIC allotment and open offer of the corresponding quarter a renewable energy, and broking ny that ended on December 10, cent stake in the company. C Bhartia and Secretary General added. 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In-Charge of South Central with Oman India Joint Some of demands that To improve farmers’ income, and 20 per cent (from present The expectation of a posi- review. R Kumar has taken Zone, heading operations in Investment Fund II for sale of Assocham wants political par- the industry body suggested the 30 per cent) for large companies tive outcome from the US- “With the expectation on Mcharge as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana 4.1 crore shares of PNB ties to incorporate in their exemption of GST on leasing ser- over a period of 5 years. China trade agreement along US interest rate hike declining, Life Insurance Corporation of and Karnataka States, since MetLife India Insurance 2019 election manifestoes vices for farm equipment and Among other steps, the with US Fed’s decision to put there has been increased flow India on 14th March, 2019. He April 2016. Prior to this, he has Company Ltd, Jammu and include simplification of GST machinery, as well as creation of industry body has suggested rate hike on hold, have worked into emerging markets. Locally, was In-charge of North Zone served in various important Kashmir Bank said in a reg- structure, time bound dilution Technology Up-gradation Fund taxing income from renting of in favour of entire emerging since February, there is a clear comprising of Delhi, Haryana, capacities as Executive Director ulatory filing. of government stake in Public (TUF) for agriculture to provide housing properties at a flat rate market segment, analysts said. trend of FPIs buying beaten Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Customer Relations This would be subject to Sector Undertaking (PSUs), capital subsidy. of 10 per cent, deduction from In February as well, foreign down segments such as bank- Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan Management and Executive fulfilment of certain condi- providing tax rebate of 1 per “Alleviate the losses to rental income under Section portfolio investors (FPIs) were ing and finance stocks...,” Vidya States and Union Territory of Director Bancassurance at tions precedent, which cent to companies that offer farmers from perishable pro- 24(a) to be increased from 30 net buyers as they had invest- Bala, Head — Mutual Funds Chandigarh since April 2017. Central Office, Mumbai. He include requisite prior over 20 per cent jobs for women duce by setting up robust sup- per cent to 50 per cent to ed a net amount of 11,182 Research at FundsIndia said. Earlier he has held other has also headed International approval from the Insurance and cut in corporate income tax ply chain system and cold stor- improve Rate of Return from crore in the capital markets Himanshu Srivastava, important positions as Operations at LIC Mauritius. Regulatory and Development for MSME sector. age or equivalent facilities at air- renting. both in equity as well as debt senior analyst manager Executive Director Pension & Vipin Anand has been Authority of India, it said. It further suggested expe- ports/ stock junctions for effi- It suggested exemption of segment. research at Morningstar Group Schemes and Executive appointed as Managing Jammu and Kashmir ditious roll-out of Ayushman cient transportation,” it said. long term capital gain on secu- As per the latest data avail- Investment Adviser India, said Director Personnel at Central Director of LIC. He is current- Bank holds 5 per cent stake in Bharat and reducing education To boost manufacturing, rities held for 3 years and more able with depositories, net it was a welcome change in FPI Office, Mumbai. Besides North ly Zonal Manager In-charge of the insurance venture. cost by minimising GST on out- the industry has pitched for and an additional 50 lakh limit inflow in the equities stood at trend. Zone, he has also headed South Western Zone, covering the PNB MetLife India sourced education services gradual simplification of GST be given under Section 54EC 17,919 crore, while the debt However, some of the Zone at Chennai and North States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Insurance is a joint venture from 18 per cent to 5 per cent. structure aiming for dual rate for investment in CPSE ETFs market saw an infusion of domestic concerns such as Central Zone at Kanpur. He has Goa and Union Territories of between MetLife To boost economic growth slab 8 and 16 per cent. bond market. 2,499 crore on a net basis, dur- slow pace of economic growth worked as In-charge of Daman, Diu and Dadra and International Holdings Inc, and investment, the industry It has also suggested reduc- The Lok Sabha polls will be ing March 1-15, period. and political uncertainty may Ahmedabad and Ernakulum Nagar Haveli. 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Rashid, who was injured in “I would say to him ‘I love bly that gave some time to us to consider the details of the massacre in which a lone gun- But the death toll could come back inside!” Unhurt, he Naeem Rashid, a resident of his bid to overpower the attack- him as a person’,” Farid Ahmad move out.. Even the dead he was changes on Monday. She has man used assault rifles to kill have been much higher if not picked up an empty shotgun Jinnahabad in Abbottabad and er, passed away on Saturday after told AFP. shooting them again.” said options include a ban on 35 people in Tasmania state in for the heroic actions of Aziz, the gunman had discarded and a professor in New Zealand, was succumbing to his injuries. Asked if he forgave the 28- He did not see his wife when private ownership of semi- 1996. an Australian citizen, whose shouted “come on here” repeat- present at the Al Noor Mosque Pakistan Foreign Office on year-old white supremacist sus- he left the mosque and only automatic rifles that were used “Personally, I don’t think efforts to distract and chase the edly in an effort to draw him in Christchurch when the ter- Sunday confirmed, nine pect, he said: “Of course. learned of her death after some- with devastating effect in guns should be legal at all. gunman away have attracted away from his sons and the rorist opened fire on Friday and Pakistani national were killed The best thing is forgiveness, body photographed her body. Christchurch and a govern- Maybe in some extreme self- widespread praise. other worshippers. killed 50 worshippers. in the attack that took place on generosity, loving and caring, “Her picture was out in the ment-funded buyback of newly defense, but I don’t think they “You don’t have much time “When he see the gun in Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday . positivity.” social media, so somebody outlawed guns. need such firearms like that,” to think, whatever you think of, my hands, I don’t know what extended support to the families The 28-year-old gunman, Husna Ahmed was among showed me the picture and I While curtailing gun own- Dawson said. you just do it, you know,” Aziz happened, he dropped the gun and also announced to award a identified Brenton Tarrant, live- 50 people killed in the attack on identified quite easily.” ers’ rights is a political battle- “New Zealand is not told AFP, brushing off the and I chased him with my own Pakistani who tried to tackle the streamed footage of himself two mosques that were packed Ahmad said if he was able ground in the United States, America. America is a totally “hero” tag as local Muslims gun... I managed to throw the attacker but was killed. going room-to-room, victim to for Friday prayers. to sit down with the mass mur- Christchurch gun owner Max different situation. I think in gathered to thank him for sav- gun on his car and smash the “We stand ready to extend victim, shooting the wounded When the shooting started, derer he would encourage him Roberts, 22, predicted Ardern America it would be probably ing relatives and friends. car window, and I could see he all our support to the families of from close range as they strug- she helped several people escape to rethink his outlook on life. won’t face serious opposition to more dangerous to take people’s “I just wanted to save as was a bit frightened.” Pakistani victims of the terror- gled to crawl away. from the women’s and chil- “I will tell him that inside her agenda. guns away. But here, I don’t much lives as I could, even if I The 48-year-old kept chas- ist attack in Christchurch. The attack has shocked New dren’s hall. him he has great potential to be “There will be no opposi- think we need them at all.” lose my life.” Aziz and his four ing the attacker as he sped off Pakistan is proud of Mian Zealanders, who are used to see- “She was screaming ‘come a generous person, to be a kind tion to it. There’s no movement Akshesh Sharma moved sons were worshipping at the in his car. The gunman was Naeem Rashid who was killed ing around 50 murders a year in this way, hurry up’, and she took person, to be a person who in New Zealand for that. Our to Christchurch from Fiji to mosque when they heard the apprehended by two armed trying to tackle the White the entire country of 4.8 million many children and ladies would save people, save human- media and politics are more left study. He was shocked that the loud cracks of gunfire outside police officers soon afterwards. Supremacist terrorist & his and pride themselves on living in towards a safe garden,” Ahmad ity rather than destroy them,” he wing,” said Roberts, a carpen- shooter was able to get his the building. Aziz returned to the courage will be recognised with a secure and welcoming place. said. said. ter who uses guns for hunting. hands on such military-style Initially thinking someone mosque where he was met by a national award,” Khan tweet- Police warned Muslims all “Then she was coming back “I want him to look for that Elliot Dawson, who sur- weapons. Sharma agrees with was setting off firecrackers, scenes of carnage. Dead bod- ed on Sunday. over the country not to visit for checking about me, because positive attitude in him, and I vived the shooting at the prime minister that gun Aziz became suspicious and ies were strewn around the Rashid’s 22-year-old son, mosques “anywhere in New I was in a wheelchair, and as she hope and I pray for him he Christchurch’s Linwood laws need to be tightened. ran out of the mosque, grab- mosque, among them his close Talha Naeem, a civil engineering Zealand” in the wake of the was approaching the gate she would be a great civilian one day. mosque by hiding in a bath- bing a small credit card pro- friends. graduate, was among those who Christchurch attacks. was shot. I don’t have any grudge.” '   1, # %  8#11    3 P2"    "!"  #O"#   !     
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#&*%'# ily could do anything like this,” incident, which was captured establishment became aware of the Saeed-led Jamaat-ud- JuD leadership has gone     Fitzgerald said from her home on video. his mounting gambling debts Dawa (JuD) and its wing underground to escape arrests I   in New South Wales state. Prime Minister Scott which led him to also misap- Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation or waiting the dust to settle &'#&##* Tarrant grew up in the Morrison on Sunday took propriate the funds intended (FIF) in the list of proscribed down, it remained unan-  J  small town of Grafton and Connolly’s side, telling for the charity, ‘The Times’ organisations and arrested swered.   1'1= signed a treaty with representa- showed no signs he would reporters: “The full force of the reported. over 100 members of the out- For the first time in two   3!!&!( tives from Crimea to make it part later become enthralled with law should be applied to Sen. Hope reportedly had a pas- fits, including Jaish-e- decades Saeed was also not ussian President Vladimir of Russia, two days after a refer- white nationalist ideology while Anning.” Police allege sion for race-horses and tend- Muhammed (JeM) chief allowed to enter and deliver oreign Ministers of Muslim RPutin will travel to Crimea endum that was not recognised travelling in Europe and then Connolly, who calls himself ed to lose a lot of money on Masood Azhar’s son and his the weekly sermon at JuD Fnations will meet in Istanbul on Monday to mark the fifth by the international community. turn that hatred into violence. “Egg Boy” online, assaulted them, which led him to divert brother. headquarters in Lahore. on March 22 where an emer- anniversary of Moscow’s Kiev and the West “It’s only since he travelled the senator with the egg. charitable funds to deal with Pakistan also took control “The Pakistan govern- gency meeting of Organisation annexation of the Black Sea slammed the move as an overseas I think that the boy Anning “retaliated and mounting debt liabilities. The of the properties of the JeM, ment is yet to take a decision of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) peninsula from Ukraine, con- annexation, leading to sanc- has changed, completely,” she struck the teen twice” before money he was thought to have the JuD and the FIF, including on taking Azhar and Saeed has been called to discuss ways demned by the West but cele- tions against Moscow, but it said, adding that as a teen, Connolly was dragged to the siphoned off to settle his debts seminaries and mosques, into the protective custody,” of addressing anti-Islam senti- brated by most Russians. resulted in a major boost of Tarrant was interested mainly ground by Anning supporters, added up to 40,000 pound at across the country. the official said. ment following the twin A Kremlin statement on Putin’s popularity at the time. in computer games. a police statement said. the time. The government termed The government has mosque massacres in New Sunday said Putin would visit In Russia, March 18 has He began travelling after “The incident is being According to the corre- the action in accordance with upgraded a group of pro- Zealand, Pakistan Foreign the peninsula and its largest city been officially proclaimed as his father died several years actively investigated by Victoria spondence documents the National Action Plan scribed organisations to “high Minister Shah Mahmood Sevastopol to attend celebra- the “Day of Crimea’s ago, and has been living in Police in its entirety,” the state- unearthed in the archives, when (NAP) and meeting the oblig- risk” and started monitoring Qureshi announced Sunday. tions marking five years since Reunification with Russia”. recent years in the southern ment said, including Anning’s word reached Lord Wavell, the ations of the Financial Action and re-examining their activ- Qureshi told a press con- Crimea “rejoined” Russia. “It’s a very important date New Zealand city of Dunedin. actions. Viceroy of India at the time, that Task Force (FATF). ities and profiles under ference in Islamabad that The Russian leader will for all Russians so there should But he returned home a Anning came under blis- some of Hope’s creditors in “Except the alleged mas- heightened security checks at Turkey holding the rotatory take part in a ceremony open- be no doubt that Putin will take year ago for the birthday of his tering criticism over tweets on India wanted their money back, termind of the Mumbai terror all layers of legal, administra- OIC presidency decided to ing a new power station and part in the relevant events (to sister, and Fitzgerald said there Friday, including one that said, the British decided that the gov- attack, Hafiz Saeed, almost all tive, investigative and financial summon the Council of meet representatives of civil mark the date),” the Kremlin’s were no signs he had under- “Does anyone still dispute the ernor must be quietly removed main leaders of the JuD and regimes to comply with the Foreign Ministers meeting after society during the visit, it said. spokesman Dmitry Peskov told gone a transformation. link between Muslim immi- from office. 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It is an organ responsible for For instance, the class struggle, waged by various coun- many vital functions in our body such tries over the years, claimed that its goal was to get eco- as detoxication of various metabolites, nomic justice for a million deprived and exploited work- synthesises proteins, and produces ers and establish a classless society where people will have biochemicals which are necessary for freedom and basic needs. As a reaction to this, the cap- digestion. italist countries waged a relentless struggle, claiming that It is a process through which your it was to provide social, economic and political liberty to body gets rid of waste. If waste builds all sections of society and freedom to own a property and up, people get sick. The key is in fig- choose a profession of their choice. Similary, the Partition uring out how to enhance our body’s of the Indian sub-continent was claimed to be done for capacity to detoxify and get rid of a “noble cause” — that of seeking justice for the so-called waste while minimising our exposure minority community. In another similar case, those who to toxins. So, it is to prevent the build- are now waging a struggle for reservation of government ing up of waste in our bodies and to jobs for the SCs and STs (scheduled castes and scheduled prevent ourselves from any possible tribes), etc., claim that they are fighting for social and eco- sickness. nomic justice for the weaker and backward section of soci- Detoxification is not about weight ety. Of lately, even the extremists claim that their battles loss alone. It’s mainly about helping are for obtaining political freedom and human rights of and supporting your body to get free self-determination. of all the waste through proper dietary Even if we believe in this philosophy that the strug- choices. It is beneficial for one and all. gle waged by communities and individuals has been for The process is extremely important justified goals, a question arises — the medium through for us in order to have a healthy glow- which the professed goal has been achieved. Is it justi- ing skin too. When the toxins flush fied? Is that medium worthy? out of the body, the first impact can Looking at the historical facts, one would find out be seen on the skin quality. Hence, if that these struggles and protests, gory acts of bloodshed you are looking for healing your of hundreds of thousands of people, have left a deep feud skin in a natural way, go for a healthy against the capitalist world, thus leading to the build- diet free of toxins and drink a lot of up of large-scale armament. In their bid to create a class- detox water to flush the already exis- less society, they have led to the creation of antagonis- tent toxins out, and work out of tic groups and countries, locked in global conflicts of course. various sorts. The means, adopted by the leaders dur- It becomes necessary to detox the TIPS: with least number of ingredients and tioning of our liver, such as citrus fruits, also used that damages our skin. Go for ing the Partition, resulted in an unparalleled commu- body especially after the festive sea-  Start your day with a full glass of a which are less oily are the best ones to berries, beetroot juice, cruciferous a nourishing skin home treatments as nal carnage and genocide on a mass scale. Similarly, the son, and now that Holi is around the luke warm detox water. The ones that go for. vegetables. well. Use organic cosmetics, and oils for strategies of those who want reservation for the back- corner take note of that as festive time are naturally healing to one’s health  Avoid outside eatables and packaged  Avoid alcohol completely. Also, caf- body and hair. Give your skin a make- ward castes and the approach by militants also have led calls for a lot of unhealthy eating — issues are the best ones to begin with. food completely. Packaged drinks, feine should be restricted to some up detox too, which is go makeup free to great strife and the latter, in particular, have led to fried food, sweets and eatables rich in For example, a glass of lemon detox long shelf life food products etc. amount. Not more than a cup a day. for some days, or resort completely to numerous killings, abduction and fear. trans fat. Since, holi calls for a lot of water, cinnamon water, ginger water  Go for freshly squeezed vegetable  Work out. Follow a regular workout organic cosmetics. The analysis of the events in history draws the con- laddoo, samosas, namak pare and etc. Keep yourself hydrated and nour- juices over fruit juices. regime. Exercising doesn’t only help in  Consume juices like fresh green veg- clusion that if we wish peace for ourselves and the world not to forget bhang, a detox later on ished.  Eat small and frequent meals. This removal of the toxins but also releas- etables juice by mixing green spinach and aspire that the bloodshed and strifes should end, becomes a must. Detoxification is an  Resort to clean and simple eating. helps in the metabolism working faster, es certain hormones in the body that leaves, apple, lemon, and coriander then we must first review our goals and see if they are excellent way to recover your body Eating meals that are simple and not letting the body get rid of many toxins promote a healthy body. leaves. really justified or noble. And post that, we should dou- from the ill effects of such eating at complex. Foods that are not immense- in the process.  Also, since Holi is the festival of (The writer is a nutritionist and ble check whether our means to achieve the cause are the right time. ly flavored or seasoned. Dishes cooked  Eat foods that are good for the func- colours, and a lot of synthetic ones are founder at a health and fitness website.) also noble. 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The Chinese even-   " 7I#       !  enough good to compete at the Dubai last month. women's final in the California desert with her soon the Chinese caught up with him tually bagged the game and the match -  "3  ) (: . level that I need to compete, to "It's not going to be easy," 6-3 2-6 6-4 victory over sixth-ranked Ukrainian and made it 15-15. rather comfortably. play semi-finals match of this said Thiem, who has split four Elina Svitolina. event." prior meetings with Federer 2-2. It was her ninth win over a top-50 player this Federer, seeded fourth as he Federer was looking for- year and an astonishing 27th match win across pursues a record sixth title in the ward to the match and the all levels for a player who came through quali- )4@36-B@ G@3222462 California desert, will battle 25- chance to break out of a tie with fying to reach her first WTA final at Auckland year-old Austrian Thiem, who is seek- Novak Djokovic for most Indian Wells in January. ing his first title in one of the ATP's titles, but was sorry to miss a meeting In Kerber she'll be facing another former   346,11 Alisson Becker allowed from the spot. prestigious Masters 1000 events. with Nadal. world number one, but the German hasn't won Ryan Babel to give his for- Liverpool now hold a Thiem, ranked eighth in the world, "We've had so many epic battles," a title since claiming her third Grand Slam crown iverpool usurped mer club a huge scare 16 two-point lead over City, was rock-solid in a 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (3/7), Federer, 38, said. "I know that every one at Wimbledon last year. LManchester City to take top minutes from time. but the champions have 6-4 victory over 14th-ranked Canadian that we have now could be our last. So "I have learned a lot, especially in the last few spot in the Premier League but Fulham's awful defend- a game in hand. Milos Raonic. was this our chance at a last one — I tournaments after Australia," Kerber said, needed a James Milner penal- ing all season is the reason they The league leaders com- "It was an amazing day," said hope not and I believe at the level he's explaining that she'd made a conscious effort to ty nine minutes from time to are heading back to the pleted a clean sweep of four Thiem, who will be playing in his third playing and the level I'm still going narrow her focus to alleviate on-court pressure. see off lowly Fulham 2-1 at Championship after just one English sides into the UCL Masters 1,000 final. there's definitely going to be more." Reminded that Japan's Osaka had never won Craven Cottage on Sunday. season back in the top flight, quarters with a highly impres- The Austrian said it would "mean Nadal confirmed he would also a tournament when she swept to the title last year, The on-form Sadio Mane and the hosts gave Jurgen sive 3-1 win at Bayern Munich. the world" to break through for a skip the upcoming Miami Masters and Andreescu was asked if she thought she was put the visitors in front mid- Klopp's men a much-needed But they nearly suffered a Masters crown, but noted it would be aim to recover and prepare for the clay- primed for a similar breakthrough. way through the first half, but gift when goalkeeper Sergio very costly European hangover a tall order against 20-time Grand Slam court season, targeting a return at "I think so," the composed Canadian said. a rare defensive mix-up Rico bundled over Mane and against a Fulham side still 13 winner Federer — who is coming off Monte Carlo April 14-21. "I'm in the final — it's definitely a starting point." between Virgil van Dijk and Milner secured all three points points adrift of safety.

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3 !    !N Verstappen hounding Hamilton local hero Daniel Ricciardo in his a massive 20.9 seconds ahead of   !    L<$$23(*$$ but unable to find a way through. first race for Renault after switch- Hamilton. Bottas, whose last triumph "I had to overtake Sebastian to ing from Red Bull. Red Bull's precocious Max was at the Abu Dhabi season tion. Bottas, now in his third year get onto podium which is not easy He lost his front wing after Verstappen came third to join finale in 2017, was overshadowed "In the beginning it was all with Mercedes, knows he must here but was happy to pull that running onto the grass before the them on the podium last year by Hamilton, failing to about managing the race and perform with promising move off," said Verstappen, who first corner and had to pit for a after audaciously over- win a race, hampered by mechan- building the gap," Bottas said. "I Frenchman Esteban Ocon, 22, was ecstatic at beating the new nose. He finally retired on lap taking Ferrari's ical problems and bad luck but knew I could do it, I've done it waiting in the wings as the team's Ferraris. 30 of the 58-lap race. Sebastian Vettel mid- was fast in qualifying and only before, it was about being at my reserve driver. He delivered in The Italian team's perfor- The next Grand Prix is in way through the race. narrowly edged out of pole posi- best level." spades on Sunday for his fourth mance will be a source of worry, Bahrain on March 31.