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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021, KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 12 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00/EX-KOLKATA `6.00 (`12 IN NORTH EAST STATES &ANDAMAN) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM Op Langda: In UP DAYAFTERMONSOONSESSION encounters of a GovtderailedHouse: different kind, 3,300 ‘criminals’ shot at Oppraisespitch,draws Police saymaiming notstrategy: battelinesoutside ‘shows our aim to arrest,not kill’ Twitter 'locks'handles of Rahul, Cong, Govt fields 8 AVANEESHMISHRA LUCKNOW,AUGUST12 over 20 leaders and party stateunits ministers to ■August12, Ghaziabad: Afsha- run, wanted forrobberyand car- take on Opp, rying arewardofRs50,000,isar- rested afterapolice encounter in alleges threats whichheisshotinthe leg. The GSLVrocketmalfunctionedminutes afterlift-offfromSriharikotaonThursday. PTI ■August8,Bahraich: Maniram, wanted in over 35 cases mainly LIZMATHEW of dacoity and carrying areward &HARIKISHANSHARMA of Rs 50,000,suffers bulletin- NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 juries on his leg in apolice en- GSLV suffers snag in cryogenic counter.Police sayheallegedly THE Modi government Thursday firedfirstatthe team that sur- fieldedeight Union ministers to roundedhim. stage, mission setback for ISRO take on the Opposition over the ■ August4,GautamBuddh Afsharun, wanted in acase washed-out Monsoon Session, Nagar: Sachin Chauhan, amur- of robbery, sufferedabullet failureofthe mission. Opposition leaders meetVice President MVenkaiah Naidu accusing it of “bringing anarchy der accused, suffers abulletin- injuryonhis leftleg in an AMITABHSINHA New The launchfailurewas the first in NewDelhi on Thursday. ANI from the streetstoParliament” juryonhis leg in apolice en- encounter Thursday. Express PUNE,AUGUST12 launches sufferedbyISROinfour years. The and of “literallythreatening that counter.Officers sayChauhan E lasttime an ISROrocketfailed to if (the government attemptsto ● maybehit openedfireataNoida Police THE INDIAN Space Research EXPLAINED put asatelliteinorbit wasin THE EDITORIAL PAGE pass more) Bills, therewill be team that apprehendedhim. Langda (Lame)". Organisation (ISRO) lostanim- August2017, and involvedaPSLV MANOJCG even moredamage”. ■ June 22, Bahraich: Parashu- Since March 2017,when the portant earth observation satel- INDIA HAS had afew set- that wascarrying the navigation NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 PARLIAMENTLAMENT Thepress conference by the ram, arape accused, sustains bul- BJP came to powerinthe state, liteduring launchonThursday backs in the cryogenic satelliteIRNSS-1H. Govt doesn’thavelanguageto ministers followeddays of letinjuriesonhis leg during apo- UP Police have shotatand in- morning afterthe GSLVrocket stageearlier,but several “Performance of firstand sec- ADAY afterthe Monsoon Session talk to Opp between elections protests by Opposition parties, lice encounter.Police saythe jured at least3,302 alleged crim- carrying it malfunctionedabout successes as well. ISRO ond stages wasnormal. of Parliament came to an abrupt PAGE 6 whichjoinedrankstostall the encounter took place afterthe ac- inals in 8,472 encounters, leav- five minutes afterlift-off. will have to recalibrate However, Cryogenic Upper Stage end, Opposition parties launched functioning of Parliament and on cusedescapedfromcustody. ing severalofthem hobbledwith The launchwas supposedto launchplans now, and CONTINUEDONPAGE2 an offensive againstthe govern- Thursdayheld amarch outside bulletwounds on their legs. The place the earth observation the forthcoming sched- ment, alleging that “outsiders” undemocratic actions of the gov- the House as well as presented a IT DOES notexistofficially. But in death toll from these encounters, satellite, EOS-03, intoageosta- ules arelikelytobeim- who were notpartof“Parliament ernment”. Adelegation of senior memorandum to RajyaSabha private,some senior officials in meanwhile, is 146. tionaryorbit. The problem with pacted. EXPLAINED security” were brought intothe Opposition leaders then met Chairman Venkaiah Naidu over UP have aname forit: “Operation CONTINUEDONPAGE2 the rocket,however, ledtothe PAGE 8 RajyaSabha to “manhandle” MPs, Naidu and conveyedtheir protest. what happenedinthe House including women members, dur- Opposition MPs from both Wednesday. ing passageofthe General the Houses, including senior The Monsoon Session was WEST BENGAL Insurance Business (Nationali- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, adjournedWednesdaysine die, BUSINESSASUSUAL Retail inflation eases to 3-month sation) Amendment Bill. also metatKharge’s chamber twodays ahead of schedule. Leader of the Opposition in and then staged aprotest march The ministers, including BY UNNY UPSCISASKING the RajyaSabha Mallikarjun from Parliament to VijayChowk. Cabinetministers Piyush Goyal, low, industrial output up 13.6% QUESTIONSSETBY Kharge wrotetoChairman M The Congress, that has played DharmendraPradhan, Pralhad BJP:MAMATA PAGE 3 Venkaiah Naidu condemning aleading role in rallying the Joshi, BhupendraYadav, The food inflation compo- “the authoritarian attitude and CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ENSECONOMICBUREAU KEYMARKERS nent easedto3.96 per cent in NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 Julyfrom5.15per cent in June, ■Food inflation eased while fuel inflation inchedlower Retail INFLATION basedon to 3.96% in July to 12.38 per cent in Julyfrom Consumer Price Index ■Coreinflation 12.68per cent in June. Corein- (Combined) easedtoathree- marginallydownat5.7% flation -- the non-food, non-fuel month lowof5.59 per cent in ■ Eases concerns of rate inflationcomponent -- camein Julydue to moderation in food hike at 5.7 per cent in Julyasagainst prices, according to datareleased 5.9 per cent in June. Thursdaybythe National Though retail inflation has Statistical Office (NSO). per cent contraction in June easedinJuly, it is expected to re- The inflation print has come 2020, indicating awaning of the main sticky going ahead and EXPRESS NETWORK within the RBI's targeted range lowbase effect of lastyear,ac- mayevenrise again in the of 2plus/minus 4per cent after cording to aseparateset of data January-March quarter. KANPUR ASSAULT: twomonths, easing concernsof releasedbythe NSO. In itsAugustpolicy meeting, MAN MADE TO CHANT an immediateratehikeaction by Industrialactivitywasaffected the RBI maintainedstatus quoon ‘JAI SHRI RAM’ the central bank. dueto thenationwideCovidlock- rate but stated that high fre- Industrial output rose by 13.6 down lastyear in April and May quency indicators suggest NO MINISTER WILL per cent in June as againsta16.6 but had pickedupJune onwards. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 UNFURL FLAG IN 7 HARYANA DISTRICTS PAGE 4 Delhi court acquits man in POCSO WORLD case, says framed for being Dalit

him of being a“serial sexual” of- charge of his duties to showfair- ANANDMOHANJ fender forallegedly committing ness in his investigation against NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 repeated actsofaggravated pen- the accused”, the courtsaid. The etrative assault on the four mi- investigation was“absolutely ACOURTinDelhi has acquitted a nors. He had been in jail since lackadaisicaland lacking objec- man who spent six years in jail May18, 2015,when the alleged tivity”, it said. forallegedly sexuallyassaulting incident took place. Police had registeredthe case four minor girls, observing that Principal District and in the Outer Delhi district. The TALIBAN SET TO he had been “falselyframeddue Sessions JudgeDharmesh accusedtold the courtthat he to prejudicial disposition of the Sharma also took the rare step of had been falselyimplicated by CAPTURE KANDAHAR parentstowards the accused, ordering the statetopay acom- thecomplainant because he is a AFTER TAKING who belongs to the Dalit com- pensation of Rs 1lakh to the ac- Dalit. He said that the com- HERAT, GHAZNI munity”. cusedwithin twomonths. This plainant, who belongs to an up- The man had been put on wasa“symbolic amount and per caste,and he had quarrelled NEW ZEALAND EYES trial on August7under provi- without prejudice to his legal on multiple occasions because OPENING TO THOSE sions of the Protection of rightsand contentions”, the the complainant's dog would re- VACCINATED EARLY Children from Sexual Offences courtsaid. peatedly defecateoutside his NEXT YEAR PAGE 10 (POCSO) Act, 2012. The investigating officer had house. The prosecution had accused “completely failedinthe dis- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Alion whoguarded judicialinstitution: CJI’sfarewell tribute to JusticeNariman

PAGE1 tors. But merit always comes ANCHOR first.” Seconding SCBApresident and Senior AdvocateVikas Singh, who made apitchfor moredi- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE rect appointmentsfromthe Bar NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 to the Bench, Justice Nariman said, "It is time moredirect ap- OUTGOINGSUPREME Court pointees were elevatedtothis judgeJustice RFNariman on bench... Iwould also say, and ex- Thursdaysaid merit mustbethe hortthose direct appointees predominant factor in the selec- who areasked,never to sayno. tion of judges to the topcourtso It is their solemn duty having that people’s expectations about reapedsomuchfromthe profes- the quality of justice aremet. sion, to give back.” Speaking at afarewell event Nariman, who wassworn in organisedbythe Supreme Court Chief Justice of India NVRamana with Justice RFNariman as ajudgeofthe Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) forhis re- at the latter’s farewell in NewDelhi on Thursday. Tashi Tobgyal on July7,2014, waselevateddi- tirement, Justice Nariman said, rectlyfromthe Bar —onlythe “I believe thereisalegitimateex- fourth suchappointment in the pectation in the people of India certain quality of justice from clear,merit mustpredominate, Supreme Court. and the litigating public to geta this final court. Forthat, it is very subject, of course, to other fac- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,AUGUST13,2021

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Need understandingon FROMPAGEONE 8ministers another police encounter while Atul Kumar Srivastavaargued jab certificates, being broughttoUP. that “notasingle question was not vaccines: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Govt derailed House: Opp draws battelines outside put to anyofthe witnesses re- Anurag Thakur,aswell as Retail inflation garding anymalicious com- EAM on foreign Ministers of Statefor Opposition together,said Sharad Pawar, the Shiv Sena’s panysaid it wasalerted by the Godiyal, Anil Kumar softening of price pressures in plaint or prosecution due to ParliamentaryAffairs ArjunRam Thursdaythat the party's offi- SanjayRaut, the Samajwadi NationalCommission for Chaudhary, Madan Mohan Jha, edibleoils and pulses in Julyin caste factor of the accused; and travel curbs Meghwal and VMuraleedharan, cial Twitter handle,handles of Party’s RamGopal Yadav, the Protection of Child Rightsabout Revanth Reddy and Balasaheb response to supplyinterven- it wasstrenuously urgedthatthe sought the “strongestpossible six of itsstate units, as well as RJD’sManoj Jha, the DMK’s the said content. Thorat;AICC in-chargesRajani tions by the Government. While statement of eachofthe victim action againstthose who broke handles of at least22leaders, Tiruchi Siva,the CPM’s Asource said, “If yousee the Patil and Chella Kumar;and input pricesare risingacross girls wasanatural version of the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the rules". including Rahul Gandhi, had Elamaram Kareem and the tweets withheld, theyhavea spokespersons, leaders manufacturing and services sec- actsofsexual assault committed NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 Joshi, the Parliamentary been locked. Starting with CPI’sBinoyViswam. notice saying theyare notasper Ponnam Prabhakar,PranavJha, tors,weak demand and cost cut- uponthem by theaccused”. Affairs Minister, also blamed the Rahul,the handles were locked The TrinamoolCongress, Twitter's guidelines. If there PawanKheraand Gourav ting aretempering the pass- On Srivastava's argument EXTERNAL AFFAIRSMinisterS Opposition forthe early endof by Twitter ostensiblyoverposts whichdid notattend the wasalegal notice, the withheld Vallabh were locked. through to output prices, it said. that it was“notconceivable that Jaishankar Thursdaysaid coun- the Session,saying thegovern- containing photograph of the Opposition meeting nor was tweetwouldhavesaidthat it The Congress unitswhose The RBI has projected theCPI the parentsofthe victim girls trieswouldhave to developanun- ment actuallyintendedtoex- familyofanine-year-oldsus- partofthe delegation, also is- wasbeing done in responseto handles arelockedare Mumbai inflation at 5.7 per cent during would fabricatethe entiresaga derstanding over Covid-19vacci- tend it till Monday(it wasto pectedrape-murder victim. suedastatement attackingthe alegal notice." Regional CongressCommittee, 2021-22 -- 5.9 per centinthe and tutor their children over a nation certificates, instead of wrap up on Friday). “However, The head of the Congress's government. Priyanka asked whether MaharashtraCongress second quarter, 5.3 in the third petty dispute”, the courtsaid: “In particular vaccines, forforeign the Oppositionsaid we will not socialmedia department, Besides,leaders of 14 Twitter wasfollowing itsown Committee, GujaratCongress and 5.8 in the fourth, with risks our society thereisconstant travel, but acknowledgedthatit discuss. Irequestedthem to co- Rohan Gupta,claimedaround Opposition partiesissueda policy,orthe government’s. Committee,Rajasthan broadlybalanced. CPI inflation fight between the ‘good’ and the willbeachallengeassome na- operateatleastinthe passing of 5,000 accountsofits toplead- joint statement accusing the "Whyhadn’t it lockedthe ac- Congress Committee, Daman & forQ1in2022-23 is projected at ‘evil’, and we areliving in an age tionswillpushtheview thattheir our Bills. We were threatened, ers andworkers had been government of having“delib- count of SC commission that Diu Congress Committee and 5.1per cent. wherethe moral values in the vaccines areamust. saying that if youtry to pass the blockedbyTwitter.His was eratelyderailed”the Monsoon had tweetedsimilar photosbe- TamilNadu Congress “...withinflation expected to societyare degenerating...every- The ministeralso expressed Bill... insurance Bill and other amongthem. Session, stonewalling demands fore anyofour leaders did?" Committee. remain sticky in the 5-6% range thing is possible.” hopethatthe WorldHealth Bills... amoredisastrous situa- The Congress accusedthe fordiscussions intothe Pegasus shesaid. Questioning PM Addressing apress confer- over the next three quarters, it's “It is our experienceinman- Organisation maygiveanindica- tion (might happen). Yousaw in NarendraModi government of scandal,farmers’ agitation, in- Modi's silenceonthe incident, ence withOpposition leaders, increasinglydifficult to charac- ning the criminal justice deliv- tion on an approval to Bharat the evening what happened trying to suppress itsvoice by flation and the economic situa- the Congress generalsecretary Rahul Gandhi said the “voice of terise the pressures as purely erysystemthat people level Biotech’s Covaxin “maybein yesterday, the climbing on ta- "threatening" Twitter,with tion. "The government re- said the real issuewas the Delhi 60%ofthiscountry was transitoryinnature. Asmall dis- false accusations formyriad rea- September”. bles, morethan that wasgoing partyleader Randeep mainedarrogant, insincereand Policenot lodging an FIR for15 crushed, humiliated”in ruption could push inflation sons, one of whichiscaste ha- At aplenarysession of the CII to happen. This wasclearly told Surjewala asserting the at- obdurate,” theysaid. hours in the matter. Parliament. He also hit out at backabove the 6% threshold, tred as exemplifiedinapprecia- Annual Meeting, Jaishankar as- in unambiguous terms. It was temptwould fail. His account Sources in Twitter said the Senior Congress leader Naidu and LokSabha Speaker whichimplies that some uneasi- tion of evidence in this case, and sertedthat the worldstood by told to us. Now, they aresaying wasamongthoselocked. action of either blocking access ShashiTharoor,who is also the Om Birla, saying it wastheirre- ness will continue about how theydosowithout sensitivity India during the second waveof that Bills were passedinthe din,” Congressgeneral secretary to the tweets or restrictingac- chairman of the Parliamentary sponsibility to run the House. soon the MPCmay embarkon about the honour,dignity, life Covid as the country had helped Joshisaid. Priyanka Gandhi Vadraaccused cess to accounts over aphoto Standing Committeeon “In my 55 years of parlia- policy normalisation,” Aditi and liberty of their opponents,” othersinthe firstwave. Specificallyattacking the Twitterofcolludingwith the allegedlygiving away theiden- Information Technology that mentarycareer,Ihavenever Nayar, ChiefEconomist,ICRA the courtsaid. Asked about theneedfor Congress, he added: “It waspre- government to stifle democ- tity of aminor 'rape' victim was has questionedTwitter over its seenthis kindofbehaviour to- Ltd, said. global vaccine passports and decidedbythe Congress and its racy.ManyCongress leaders re- done "acrossthe spectrum" policies, said he could under- wardswomen MPs... More “Weanticipatethat the MPC Justice Nariman problems being facedbyIndians friendlyparties that we should placedtheir Twitter profile pic- and notjustaccountsaffiliated stand themicroblogging site's than 40 men and women were will embarkonpolicy normali- Earlier in the day, as is cus- inforeigntravel,hesaidalot of this notallow Parliamenttofunction tures with Rahul's. withthe Congress.The action position that it has no choice brought intothe House from sation once domestic demand tomaryonthe lastworking day travel impediment is speculation this time and we shouldtakeit In the note theyhanded wasaccording to Twitterpolicy but to blockaccounts that vio- outside... It is an attackon strengthens and starts dominat- of ajudge,Chief JusticeofIndia N and notfact based. “The US does towardsawashout... That’s why over to Naidu, Opposition lead- and notdependent on alegal lateIndian lawand Twitter pol- democracy,” Pawarpostedon inginflationary pressures,in VRamana sat with Nariman on notinsistonyour being vacci- Iamtrying to count the chronol- ers said that what happenedin notice,asource said. icy,but said this could be re- Twitter. place of supply-side issues. We aceremonial benchand said nated to enter the US, it insists on ogy of the events." the RajyaSabha Wednesday In itsofficial response, viewed. "Automaticallylocking Raut said private people foresee achangeinthe stance to that with his retirement, “I feel youbeingRT-PCRnegative before Blamingthe disruptions in was"an unprecedented insult Twitter, which has been facing accountsisanextreme step dressedas marshals triedtoas- neutral from accommodative in likeIam losing one of the lions youboardaplane.Atthemoment the House forthe Bills being to our democracy" and it was heat from the Modi govern- that stifles the freedomofex- saultwomen MPs. “Mujhe laga the February 2022 policy review, that guardedthe judicialinstitu- thereisanIndia issue because passedwithout discussion, Joshi liketherewas “martial law” in ment over itspolicies, said it en- pression of Indian citizens.” yehmarshals nahin the, mar- followedbyahikeinthe repo tion; one of the strong pillars of theyare notallowingpeoplewho said the Opposition is "notready Parliament. “A verylarge num- forced therules “judiciously Tharoor addedthat Twitter tial lawlagayatha RajyaSabha rate of 25 bpseachinthe April the contemporaryjudicial sys- have beeninIndiaforacertainpe- to digestthe people’s mandate". berofsecurity personnel, who and impartiallyfor everyone”. had notlockedthe account of a aurParliamentmein,”hesaid. 2022 and June 2022 reviews,” tem”. riodimmediatelytogotothe US "Especiallythe Congress feels were notpartofthe regular "Wehavetaken proactive ac- BJP nationalspokesmanwho “I felt Iwas standing at the Nayar said. Heaping praise on Justice directly,”Jaishankar pointed out. that ye hamaraseat tha, ye partofthe watchand ward staff tion on severalhundredTweets had "posted apicture of the Pakistanborder and Iwas Among sectors forindustrial Nariman, the CJI saidhe“is a “Iwouldsay, stillthegeneralprac- Modiji ne aakar chheen liya(This of the RajyaSabha Secretariat, that postedanimagethat vio- Hathras rape victim (violating stopped from going inside." output, manufacturing, which man of principlesand is com- tice(forforeigntravel)rightnowis wasour territory, Modi has were deployed.Theyusedun- lated our Rules, and maycon- Section 228Aofthe Indian Interestingly,formerprime comprises 77.63 per cent of IIP, mitted to what is right”. very muchtesting-basedrather usurpedit), that this is our acceptable forceand physically tinue to do so in line with our Penal Code)", or of the SC ministerand JD(S)chief HD rose by 13 per cent in June after The CJI pointed outthat thanvaccination-based.” birthright. Because of this men- manhandledMembers of rangeofenforcement options. Commission. "Action taken Deve Gowda issued astate- an increase of 34.5 per centin JusticeNariman, in his seven The ministersaidtherewere tality,these things arehappen- Parliament,” it said. Certain types of private infor- againstaprominent ment saying both the govern- May. Miningoutput increased years in the Supreme Court, dis- problems when Europeissueda ing. Ialso demandaction against Khargesaid Opposition mation carry higher risks than Opposition leader raises obvi- ment and Opposition must“re- by 23.1per cent and powergen- posedofnearly 13,565 cases. notification granting exemption peoplewho climbed on tables MPs had been prevented from others, and our aim is always to ous concerns of selectivity & flect hardabout howweshould eration increasedby8.3 per cent “All Ican stateisthatwith from quarantine to those inocu- and triedtomanhandle mar- registering their protest against protect individuals’ privacy and bias,” he tweeted. move forward”. “Being terribly in June. judgmentslikeShreyaSinghal lated withcertain kinds of vac- shals,” Joshi said, adding that he the insurance Bill, "on which safety,”aspokespersonfor the Besides Rahul, Surjewala adamant and being over-en- The IIP had contracted 16.6 (wherein the SC quashed cines. “Wetook up that issuebi- had asked Naidu to lookintoit. therewas awide consensus platform said. and Rohan Gupta,the Congress thusiastic arebothdangerous. per cent in June 2020. Section 66AofITAct,2000), his laterallywith awhole lotof Goyaldescribed theinci- that it should be referred to a If apostfound in violation said accountsofAICC general We have to quicklyfind amid- Cumulatively,during April-June opinions in Puttaswamy(pri- European countries and made dentsinthe Houses as a“shame- SelectCommittee". of rules is notdeletedbythe ac- secretaries AjayMaken, KC dle path,” Gowda said. this year,the IIP grew by 45 per vacy case) and Shayara Bano surethatinitiallyCovishieldwhich ful disgrace in the parliamentary Apart from Kharge,the del- count holder,Twitter said,it Venugopal, Harish Singh Rawat On Thursday, Union minis- cent againstacontraction of 35.6 (holding triple talaq unconstitu- wasexcludedisincluded,”hesaid. history of India”.The Leader of egationthatmet Naidu in- hides the account behind ano- and JitendraSingh; LokSabha terDharmendra Pradhancalled per cent in the same quarterlast tional), he has left an indelible Jaishankarnotedthattravelto the House in the RajyaSabha cluded theCongress deputy ticeand it remainslockeduntil MP Manickam Tagore;Rajya on Gowda, later hailing him on year. markonthe jurisprudenceof Europe forthosewho have taken said: “This is aclearsign that the leader in the RajyaSabha the said tweetisremovedoran Sabha MP Ripun Bora; Mahila Twitter as a"statesman" who Capital goods output, which the country. His judgmentsre- Covaxin wasstill aproblem, and Opposition is trying to preempt Anand Sharma,its chief whip appeal againstitissuccessfully Congress chief SushmitaDev; has "devoted his lifefor farm- indicates investment, rose by flect his erudition, clarity of arguedthatthe regulator has anyaction because of their mis- Jairam Ramesh, NCPchief processed. The US-basedcom- stateunitpresidentsGanesh ers". 25.7 per cent in June, down from thought and scholarly ap- recognisedonlyalimited setof conduct and unrulybehaviour... 78.2 per cent in May. Consumer proach,” the CJI said. vaccines. So if countries only re- The threatening approachofthe durables output grew by 30.1 Addressing the farewell ceive those who have been ad- Opposition, the waytheyman- seen this type of things? Ithink successfully. duringthese encounters. In January2019, the per cent in June as againsta98.2 event, CJI Ramana said judges ministeredthosejabs, very few handledthe security personal of Pawarjishould tell the nation Thursday's launch wasthe Instead, theypoint out that 13 Supreme Courtreferredtoa per cent growth seen in Mayand have to be prepared foranum- foreignerswillbeableto enterany Parliament and the marshals... whether he condones this be- 14th involving aGSLVrocketand police personnel were killedand string of suchkillings and said a34.8 per cent contraction in berofpersonal sacrifices, includ- country, he said. “So, the answer the waythey(climbed on)ta- haviour,” Goyalsaid. the fourth failure—but the first 1,157moreinjuredinthese en- theyrequire “serious consider- June lastyear. ing monetary,likeinthe case of to my mind willhavetobesome bles, the waytheyattackedthe Pradhan, who wasalso pres- since 2010.Inbetween, this counters that have ledtoarrests ation”. The Opposition parties, JusticeNariman, who had asuc- kindof understandingovervacci- Chair,itwas ashameful dis- ent at the press conference, rocket,the Mark-II version of of 18,225 criminals. too, have spoken out often POCSO case cessful practice when he agreed nationcertificatesnotonvaccines. grace.” tweetedalleging an Opposition GSLV, has had sevensuccessful Speaking to The Indian againstthese killings,describing The courtsaid that the “testi- to take up judgeship, said the CJI. Thereisaprecedent foritinyel- Thakur calledthe Opposition "toolkit". In aseriesoftweets, flightswith similar cryogenic Express, UP Police ADG (Law& themasthe stategovernment's monyofthe victim girls exam- “One mustbemoved by aspirit lowfever,therewereyellowfever behaviour “condemnable” and Pradhan said,"Disrupting the engines. The lastsuccessful Order) Prashant Kumar said the “thok do” (finish them) policy. inedvis-à-vis their parents of public duty to take suchade- certifications,”hesaid. termedits protests "ghadiyali Parliamenthas emergedasa launchhappenedinDecember high number of those injured in But, with the next stateelec- makes the case of prosecution cision,” he pointed out. Jaishankar notedthatthese ansoo (crocodile tears)".The newToolkit forthe Congress and 2018 when the GSAT-7A,acom- police encounters suggests that tionsaround thecorner,officers highlyimprobableand thereis JusticeRamana also spoke conversationsarebeginningto get Ministerfor Information and theopposition parties to prevent municationsatellite, wasput in killing criminals is notthe pri- in Chief MinisterYogi ample evidence to suggestthat aboutthe "misconception" in tractionandthattheInternational Broadcasting demandedthat themselvesfromgetting ex- orbit. marymotiveofpolice. The pri- Adityanath's government have accused hasbeen falsely framed the minds of people that judges CivilAviation Organisation has the Opposition apologise to the posedonthe weboflies that The failureisamajor setback maryaim, he said, is to arrest the listedthese encounters as an due to prejudicialdisposition of have an "easylife". “Thereexists been havingsuchdiscussions. country,adding,“Whilethe peo- theyhad spun on keypublic is- to ISRO, whosemissions areal- person. achievement. On severalocca- the parentstowards theaccused, amisconception in the minds of The minister,however, added ple expect issues pertaining to sues." ready delayedbecause of the “The UP government has a sions, Adityanathhimselfhas is- who belongs to the Dalit com- the people that judges stay in big thathedoesseetheissueasachal- them to be raisedinthe House, Covid-19pandemic. The launch zero-tolerance policytowards suedwarnings, saying thepolice munity (and) who wasresent- bungalows,workonly10to4 lenge becausesomecountries the Opposition’s agenda has GSLV snag of EOS-03 wasinitiallyplanned crime and criminals. While on would nothesitatetoknock ing defecation... by the dogs...”. and enjoytheir holidays.Sucha “will trytoget acrossaviewpoint been only anarchy, from street ignition didnot happen due to forMarch lastyear but had to be duty,ifsomebody firesatus, we criminals down “if theydid not The courtsaid thatitis“un- narrative is untrue. It is noteasy thattheirvaccines areamust”. to Parliament. Neither do they technical anomaly. Themission put off, firstdue to some techni- retaliate, and that is alegal mend their ways”. able to persuade itself to believe to preparefor morethan 100 careabout public interest, nor couldn't be accomplishedasin- calglitches, and then because of powergiven to the police. Accordingtopolice data, the the version of the incident as tes- cases everyweek,listentonovel about taxpayers' moneyor tended,” ISROsaid in astate- thepandemic. During this process, therecan be Meerut zone in western UP tops tifiedbythe child victims exam- arguments, do independent re- 17 newCovid Constitutional values.” ment,without giving anymore EOS-03, partofthe newgen- collateral injuries and deaths. the listinencounters (2,839), ar- inedinthe instant case that search,and author judgments, Responding to the details. eration of earth observation Our peoplehavealso been killed rests(5,288), deaths (61) -- and clearly appears to be aresult of while also dealingwith the var- cases recorded Opposition's allegation that The cryogenic upperstage satellites, wasmeant to provide and injured. The bottom line is injured (1,547). Then comes heavy tutoring to implicatethe ious administrativeduties of a women MPs were manhandled has an indigenously developed almost real-time images of large that if someone does something Agra,inthe sameregion,with accused with repeated actsof judge, particularly of asenior in Rajasthan in the RajyaSabha by the mar- cryogenic engine fuelledbyliq- parts of thecountrythat could illegal,the police react. However, 1,884encounters, 4,878 arrests, sexual assaultsatthe behest of judge... Therefore, when false shals, Bhupender Yadavsaid: uid hydrogen and liquid oxygen be used formonitoring natural our main motive is nottokill the 18 deaths -- and injuries to 218. their parents”. narrativesare created aboutthe Jaipur: Seventeen morepeople “You can see the footagewhich at very lowtemperatures. disastersuchasfloods and cy- person but to make an arrest,” Thirdonthe listisBareillyzone, The “parentsofthe victim supposedeasy lifeled by judges, have tested positive forthe coro- shows women MPs misbehav- Cryogenic engines aremuch clones, waterbodies, crops, veg- Kumar said. with 1,173encounters, 2,642 ar- girls indulged in thesinisteract it is difficult to swallow,”ex- navirusinRajasthan, bringing ing with women marshals.” moreefficient, and provide etation, and forest cover. “Thereisaset procedure rests, sevendeaths -- and in- of tutoring their daughtersina plainedthe CJI, adding thatit's the infection count to 9,53,887 Goyaltook on NCPleader greater thrusttopropel heavier Following the failureofthe basedonSupreme Courtguide- juries to 299. mostbrazen and shameless the duty of the Bar to refute on Thursday, according to an of- Sharad Pawaroverhis statement rocketslikeGSLVthat arede- launch, the satellite, along with lines on what to do if an en- The Meerutzone also saw manner and merely because ac- these"false narrativesand to ed- ficial report. The death toll from that outsiders were brought into signedtocarry biggerpayloads the rest of the rocket, would counter killing takesplace. Other thehighestnumber of police cusationsorchargesagainstthe ucatethe publicabout the work the pandemic remainedun- Parliament to restrain the into space. have likelyfallen somewherein thanthat, everyencounter goes personnel injured (435), fol- accusedare grave, severedor put in by judges”. changed at 8,954 as no fatality Opposition MPs. “He was But these arealso much the sea. through amagisterial inquiry. In lowedbyBareilly(224) and despicable”, it said. AttorneyGeneralKK due to Covid-19was recordedin wronglyinformed, maybeby morecomplexthan conven- court, thevictims have all the Gorakhpur (104). Amicus curiae advocate Venugopals said that Nariman the last24hours, the reportsaid. somebody. Their figures are tionalliquid and solid propel- Op Langda right to present their case. The highestnumber of police AbhijeetAshok Bhagat told the is “notjustajudge”, but an “au- Amaximum of five fresh wrong and their allegations are lants, because of the extremely Officially, senior police offi- However, till date,no fatalities wasrecorded in the courtthat “accusedwas framed thority on religions of the coronavirus cases were reported also wrong... Iwould like to urge lowtemperatures —hundreds cers denythat thereisany spe- Constitutional institution has Kanpur zone -- all the eight on by theuppercaste complainant world...religious scholar” and from Udaipur,followedbyJaipur Sharad Pawarjitointrospect on of degrees Celsius belowzero— cific strategy to maim criminals said anything adverseagainstUP thelistwerekilledinthe 2020 party forthe accusedbelonging that "his judgmentscon- where 4people tested positive. the behaviour of the Opposition, that arerequiredtobemain- in encounters as adeterrent for Police encounters,” the ADG Bikru villageencounter during to the Dalit community and dar- tributed significantlytothe de- Ajmer,Alwar and Nagaurre- whether the parties with which tained. ISROhas had afew diffi- others. And police have not said. the police operation to nab ing to challengetheir actsor velopment of jurisprudence in portedtwo fresh cases eachwhile he is standing todayiswhat he culties with the cryogenic stage maintaineddataonhow many And yet, these encounter gangster Vikas Dubey.Dubey, omissions in nottaming their the country”. Ganganagar and Hanumangarh has seenin55yearsofhis par- earlier too, even though several were leftdisabled aftersustain- killings have notslippedunder who later surrendered in dogs”. FULLREPORTSON recordedone case each. PTI liamentarycareer.Has he ever launches have been completed ing bullet injuries on their legs the radar. Madhya Pradesh,was killed in Additional Public Prosecutor www.indianexpress.com

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Many women excluded BJP MLA, others held during stir CAPF EXAM ROW from income support UPSCaskingquestions scheme, claims Adhikari

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE givenbyBJP:Mamata KOLKATA,AUGUST12 ACCUSINGTHE TMC government EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CMWARNSBJPOF of breaking one of itspoll prom- KOLKATA,AUGUST12 ises announcedahead of the REPERCUSSIONSIN March-April elections, BJP MLA CHIEF MINISTER Mamata VIEWOFATTACKS and Opposition Leader in the Banerjee on Thursdayalleged AssemblySuvendu Adhikari on the Union Public Service Thursdayclaimedthat many Suvendu Adhikari in Commission (UPSC), the premier Kolkata: CM Mamata women had been excludedfrom Kolkata, Thursday. Partha Paul recruiting agency under the Banerjee on Thursday the minimum income support Central government, wasasking warnedthe BJP that if the scheme, ‘Lakshmi Bhandar’. The questions “givenbythe BJP” fora atrocities on TMC workers scheme waspartofTMC’s plemented from September 1, CAPF (Central ArmedPolice continuedinTripura, the Assemblymanifesto. women of poor families belong- Forces) examination. She alleged repercussions would be felt “Thereare about five crore ing to the General Categorywill that the BJP was“destroying in- in Delhi. The CM visitedthe women in West Bengal. But after receive Rs 500amonth and those stitutions likethe UPSC”. state-run SSKM hospitalon coming to power, the number of from the SC/STcommunityare el- Her remarks came afterthe Thursdaytocheckon women beneficiaries of the igible forRs1,000. CAPF paper had listedquestions CM Banerjee at the state Trinamool workers, who newlylaunchedscheme has been "When Prime Minister BJP workers being detainedduring their protestinKolkataonThursday. Partha Paul related to “poll violence in West secretariat, Thursday. CMO were injured in an attackal- reducedto1.6 crore. If the govern- NarendraModi is focusing on Bengal” and farmers’ protest legedly by BJP workers in ment had to provide the benefits Atmanibhar Bharat, the TMC is againstthree controversial farm Tripura’s Dhalai district on to 5crore women then the annual making adependent Bengal by AgnimitraPaul, the stateBJP workers and their familymem- laws.The candidates were and images circulated by the BJP. August8and were arrested expense forthe scheme will have increasing itsdebt burden. They EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Mahila Morchagathered outside bers. Post-poll violence is contin- asked to writea200-wordes- However, the CalcuttaHigh for“violating Covid norms”. been Rs 15,000crore. This would will ultimatelymakethe state KOLKATA,AUGUST12 Bhawani Bhawanfor a“lawvio- uing unabated in the state. Police sayon“poll violence in West Courthas pulledupthe state Later,theywereflown to have increasedstate's debt bur- bankrupt. With no investments lation programme” againstpost- aredoing nothing. Today, we Bengal”. government forits “denial Kolkatafor treatment. den to agreat extent. That's why coming to the stateand it having MORE THAN 40 BJP workers and poll violence and other crimes. gave acall forthe lawviolation Addressing apress confer- mode”. Lastmonth, the National Banerjee said, “The fight in the stategovernment in aclever ahigh unemployment rate,we aBJP MLAwerearrestedon KolkataPolice stoppedthem programme to protestagainst ence at the statesecretariat, Human RightsCommission told Tripurawill continue. We will wayexcludedmanywomen urge the government to reopen Thursdayfor allegedly violating from carrying out their agitation this," said Paulafter her arrest. Banerjee said, "The UPSC is ask- the HC that the situation wasa certainlywin the election in from getting the benefitsofthe closedfactories, fill up vacancies, Covid-19restrictions during a and arrestd45party workers, in- Similar programmes were ing BJP's questions. UPSC usedto manifestation of “lawofruler” Tripura”, adding, “If thereare scheme," said Adhikari during a provide DA to employees and protestinKolkataagainstthe law- cluding Paul. also held in Bankura, West be an impartial body,but the BJP instead of “rule of law”. atrocities in Tripura, itsreper- news conference here. pensioners, and resume ration," and-order situation in the state. “The stategovernment is us- Midnapore, Howrah and North is giving it questions. Even the The TMC then alleged that a cussions will befelt in Delhi.” Under the scheme, to be im- addedthe BJP leader. LedbyMLA and itspresident ing violence as atool to target BJP 24 Parganas districts. question in aUPSC paper on the member in the NHRCteam was Accusing the BJP of running protestbyfarmers waspoliti- a“BJP man". an anarchic government in callymotivated." the northeaststate,she Four SIs named The BJP has alleged that after ‘Allowyour photo on claimedthe dispensationun- Covid curbs extended Rain continues to lash the Assemblypoll result, the deaths certificates too’ der Chief Minister Biplab Deb for police medal TMC has murdered morethan does nottoleratevoices of op- Kolkata, brace for more 40 of itssupporters, and thou- CM Banerjee hit out at Prime position. On Friday, till Aug 30, but night Kolkata: Four sub-inspectors sands became homeless. MinisterNarendraModi forhis Education MinisterBratya arelikelytocontinue over the postedinWestBengal have been The TMC and Bengal govern- photo on Covid vaccine certifi- Basu will lead another dele- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE districtsofWestBengal during chosen forthe Union Home menthave maintainedthatthere- cates and asked him to allowhis gation of TMC leaders to curfew hours reduced KOLKATA,AUGUST12 12th to 15th August. Rain or Minister’s “Medal forExcellence ports of post-election violence image to be displayedondeath Tripura. ENS thundershowers areverylikely in Investigation”, 2021. were exaggeratedwithfakevideos certificates too. KOLKATA WOKE up to heavy to occur at mostplaces over the The listincludes three sub in- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE rainfall on Thursday, while districtsofWestBengal during spectors from KolkataPolice and KOLKATA,AUGUST12 neighbouring districtsalso expe- 12th to 15th August,” the another from West Bengal Police. riencedmoderateshowers along weather department said. The awardees areSudip Kumar 2more held for Tripura clash THE MAMATA Banerjee govern- with scattered,intense spells in Meanwhile, parts of Purba Das, KaushikbrataMajumdar, ment on Thursdayextended some areas. Bardhaman and Bankuradis- Suman Sadhukhan and Jitendra leader Debangshu Bhattacharya Covid-19restrictions in the state According to the trictsexperiencedthunder- Prasad. DEBRAJDEB TMC’s RajyaSabha MP from Amtali in Agartala. The duo till August30. Meteorological Department, the storms accompaniedbylight- KaushikbrataMajumdar has AGARTALA,AUGUST12 Santanu Sen, who have been sent to judicial cus- However, the chief minister statecapital is likelytoreceive ning, as well as light to moderate been pickedfor his role in the in- tody forfour days. announcedsome relaxation in In asymbolic protest, enhancedrainfall intothe week- rainfall. Thunderstorms accom- vestigation intothe murder of an ATMC activistand adriverwere arrivedhereon Amtali sub-divisional police the night curfew timings. The CalcuttaUniversity teachers end, while other parts of the paniedbymoderatelightning, as elderly womaninGariahatby her arrested on Thursdayincon- Thursday, termedthe officer Anirban Das said night curfew,whichwas earlier and studentsdemand statemight experience occa- well as light to moderaterainfall, daughter-in-law, granddaughter nection with aclash between arrests‘politically Ambassa police informedthem in forcefrom9pm to 5am, will resumption of physical sional and intense spells of will continue over some parts of and her boyfriend. TMC and BJP workers near about their arrivaland aconsta- nowbebetween 11 pm and 5am. classes. Partha Paul showers. Purba Bardhaman, Birbhum, The other twoofficers of Tripura’s Dhalai district on motivated’ ble went with them during the Addressing apress conference The Metoffice said the mon- Jhargram and West Midnapore KolkataPolice arefromthe Anti- August8.Police had earlier ar- raids. on Thursday, Banerjee said local soon trough, while heading fur- districtsintothe weekend, the Bank Fraudsection. Theyhave rested 14 TMC workers for“vio- The arrestswerepoliticallymo- In the August8clash at trains will beallowedtofunction eachday.Bed occupancy is close ther northeastintoArunachal Metsaid. been chosen forthe honour for lating Covid norms”. Theyare tivated. We can see police rajis Ambassa, twoTMC leaders — onlywhen morepeople in rural to 3%. West Bengal has reported Pradesh afterpassing through An ‘Orange’ alerthas been is- taking the investigation intothe out on bail. prevailing here…" he told re- Sudip Raha and Jaya Datta— areas arevaccinated. minimum wastageofvaccines. Amritsar,Patiala, Bareilly, suedfor severalnorth Bengal ATMskimming case to itslogical TMC’s RajyaSabha MP porters. sustainedinjuries. The TMC and She said, “A lotofpeople are We aretopping the states in the Gorakhpur,Patna and Cooch districts, including Darjeeling, end. Some Romania nationals Santanu Sen arrivedhereon According to Ambassa police, BJP had blamedeachother for asking whyweare notallowing countryinvaccination.” Behar,will pickupmoremois- Kalimpong, Alipurduar,Cooch were found involvedinthe case. Thursdayand metthe family the twomen identifiedasTMC the incident. Protesting the at- local trains. Till we areable to vac- Thegovernment further clar- turefromthe BayofBengal be- Behar and Jalpaiguri on Friday. The award, instituted in 2018, members of the arrested men. worker Amal Bhowmik and tack,the TMC blockednational cinatemorepeople in rural areas, ifiedthat onlyemergency serv- tween August12and 15,bring- However, the intensity of rainfall isaimedatencouraginghighstan- “These arrestsweremade in Surajit Sutradhar,werearrested highway,whichwas later with- we cannotallowlocal trains to ices will be allowedtofunction ing morerain to the state. over south Bengal is likelytore- dards in criminal investigations the absence of local police and during raids on their houses. drawnafter police firedtear gas run.” during night curfew. “Enhancedrainfall activities duce in the coming days. and recognising excellence. ENS without showing anycause. Sutradhar is adriverofTMC shells. The CM extendedthe curbs Meanwhile, on Wednesday, amid fears of an onsetofathird the statereported10Covid waveofcoronavirus some time deaths, pushing the overall in September. number to 18,268. As manyas On the current Covid situation 747fresh cases were reported in the state, Banerjee said, “Covid in the last24hours, pushing cases have come down. We are the cumulative figureto reporting 600-800new cases 15,36,446.

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Nandigram result hearing adjourned Mother ‘kills’ Kolkata: The CalcuttaHigh Court Shampa Sarkar that the legisla- on Thursdayadjournedhearing torhas approachedthe 3-yr-old in of apetition movedbyChief Supreme Courtseeking transfer MinisterMamataBanerjee, of the case from West Bengal. 9420885A RFN SHAMSHER TAMANG, 13 AUG 1998 Malda, held On this day 9420885A Rfn Shamsher Tamang of 1/11 Gorkha challenging the assemblypoll In keeping with the respon- Rifles (BATALIK) made the supreme sacrifice during 'OP PWD (GOVT of WB) resultsinNandigram, till dent's prayer,Justice Sarkar di- November 15. rected that the matter will be EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MEGHDOOT' on 13 Aug 1998 in atrue act of valour.The brave sol- TENDER NOTICE dier will always be remembered for his enthusiasm and outstand- Adhikari's lawyers submit- takenuponNovember 15. KOLKATA,AUGUST12 The E.E.-I, Kolkata South tedbeforethe courtofJustice PTI ing professionalism. To this brave martyr we pledge that his Health Electrical Division, immortal spirits shall always guide us and we shall strive to do his AWOMAN allegedly killedher name proud. PW Dte. Invites Short eNIQ PWD (GOVT of WB) GovernmentofWest Bengal three-year-old daughter by slit- CO AND ALL RANKS, 1/11 GORKHA RIFLES for “SITC of 600 KVAsilent TENDER NOTICE Office of the District Magistrate, ting her throat in the (BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE) Diesel Generator Set for PurbaBardhaman Harishchandrapur police sta- The E.E.-I, Kolkata South SocialWelfareSection (BATALIK) power backup to the tion area of Mohanpur in Malda Health Electrical Division, Ph.No. 7797110455 LATE SUBEDAR HAZARI LAL : 05 DEC 1957 - 13 proposed ICU, HDU &PICU Notice district. Inviting 5(five)sealedfor AUG 2002 of Casualy Building, 3 PW Dte. Invites Short e-NIQ According to sources, the In everlasting memory of Late Subedar Hazari Lal, tenders forGovernment run for “S and IofAir- Specialised Adoption Agency (G- mother,identified as Manowara who made the supreme sacrifice for the honour of storied J.D. Building, New Conditioning System SAA),details uploaded on the Bibi, even took lunchataneigh- the Nation on 13 Aug 2002 in J&K .His Memory will Kitchen Building and WebSite bour’s house afterthe crime. continue To inspire all ranks of SHOLAS. Morgue for upcoming 3rd regarding enhancementof https://purbabardhaman.nic.in/ It wasalleged that she herself CO & All Ranks 16 RAJPUT Last Date of submitting tenders wave of COVID pandemic at COVID Critical Care beds to on 07.09.2021 upto01PM. brokethe news that she had Sambhu Nath Pandit cope up with the upcoming Sd/- killedher daughter while having District Social WelfareOfficer, lunchwith the neighbours. Hospital, Kolkata” Vide 3rdwave at 1stfloor &2 PurbaBardhaman Tender ID- nd floor of Casualty Building Apolice team rushedtothe spotassoon as theygot word of SHORT Eol NOTICE 2021_WBPWD_340075_1. of Sambhunath Pandit Last date of submissions- the incident. Theytook custody Hospital, Kolkata.” Vide of the minor’sbody and sent it 16.08.21 up to 04.00 PM. All ''IMPORTANT'' Tender ID- forautopsy at the Malda Medical documentscan be seen/ Whilst care is taken prior to 2021_WBPWD_340052_1. acceptance of advertising Collegeand Hospital. obtained from the websites copy,itisnot possible to verify The mother has been de- Last date of submissions- https://wbteders.gov.in/ its contents. The Indian tainedand is being questioned 16.08.21 up to 04.00 PM. Express (P) Limited cannot be www.pwdwb.in and office held responsible for such in connection with the killing. Department of Urban Development & Notice Board. Alldocumentscan be seen/ contents, nor for any loss or According to her husband, she is Sd/- Executive Engineer-I obtained from the websites damage incurred as aresult of notinasound mental stateand Poverty Alleviation Government of Mizoram transactions with companies, has been under medication. KolkataSouth Health https://wbteders.gov.in/ associations or individuals According to sources, her Invitation for Expression of Interest from Electrical Division, PW www.pwdwb.in and office advertising in its newspapers or Publications. We therefore husband, Shaheb Ali, leftfor Skill Training Providers Dte. Notice Board. recommend that readers work as usual on Wednesday Sd/- ExecutiveEngineer-I make necessary inquiries morning. With nobody else Date: 12th 13th August 2021 before sending any monies or KolkataSouth Health entering into any agreements around to watchtheir daughter Electrical Division, PW with advertisers or otherwise Arefa, Manowara slit her daugh- The Department of Urban Development & acting on an advertisement in ter’s throat in the bedroom Dte. any manner whatsoever. Poverty Alleviation, GovernmentofMizoram around noon. Aresident of Mohanpur,Ali invites eligible Skill Training Providers to worksasadailywagelabourer in another state. However, since submit Expression of Interest to impart Skill the lockdown came intoeffect, Training under Employment through Skill he has been working in Malda. Sources said his firstwife Training &Placement, DAY-NULM scheme. diedafew years ago. He has two children from his firstmarriage Interested applicantsmay obtain Expression to Begam Bibi --- ason and a daughter.After her death, he of Interest form at NULM Cell, UD&PADeptt., marriedManowara,aresident of Govt. of Mizoram, MINECO, AizawI Mizoram Kumedpur.She gave birth to a daughter three years agoand or may download it from the Department's theynamedher ArefaKhatun. Regd. Office.: PSEB H. O. Building, The Mall, Patiala Her husband claimedthere website i.e. udpamizoram.nic.in. CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813; Website: were no domestic issues. “She www.pspcl.in The last day for submission of Eol is 25th had once jumpedintoapond (Contact No. 96461-18773) with her daughter.Luckily, some August, 2021. TENDER ENQUIRYNo. QQ-1309/PO-C&S villagers sawitand pulledthem Chief Purchase Officer/ MM, Central Purchase Organization, PSPCL, out of the water. She is notmen- 2nd floor,MultistoreyBuilding, The Mall, Patiala, invites E-Tender forpro- tallysound and has been on Mission Director,DAY-NULM curement of flat twin core LT PVC Cable i.e.2Cx6 sqmm-21500 Km and medicationfor awhile,” he told 2Cx10 sqmm-7300 Km. Fordetailed NIT &tender specification please local media. UD&PADepartment refer to https://eproc.punjab.gov.in from 12.08.2021 onwards. Police, however, said that IPR NO. 68 Govt. of Mizoram NOTE:- Corrigendum and addendum, if anywill be published online at theyhaveinitiated an investiga- https://eproc.punjab.gov.in 6728/Pb C-300/21 tion intothe incident.

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GOA TWO SISTERS GANGRAPED, FORCED TO CONSUME INSECTICIDEINSONIPAT KANPUR ASSAULT CASE: 3HELD Woman found dead on beach; They were cryingfor help,Icouldn’t do Videosshow cops say no indication of anything... never felt this helpless: Mother 34-year-old sexual assault All this while she watched, wasthe fear that even afterher She later revealedthatfour men, been arrested.Theyhavealso JIGNASASINHA scared andhelpless. daughters fell sickshe told who stay in arentedroom next seizedthe insecticidebottlesand SONIPAT,AUGUST12 Her twosons,aged18and 14, everyone it wassnakebite. “The to hers, rapedher daughter.” areinvestigating the matter. madetochant EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE were sleepingonthe terrace at men were scary and told me that Autopsy also confirmedsex- The girls' familysaid they PANAJI,AUGUST 12 SITTINGOUTSIDE her one-room the time. theywill kill all my children. uallyassault and poisoning. neverinteracted with the men. rented accommodation in avil- The girls diedlater at aDelhi What could Ido,” she said. Taking strong note,the While the girls worked at nearby THE BODY of a19-year-old lageinHaryana's Sonipat district, hospital, wheretheyweretaken Her eldestson said, “I wish National Commission for farms, their brothers and mother ‘JaiShriRam’ woman wasfoundonCalangute shecan't stop thinkingabout her fortreatment. my mother told us whathap- ScheduledCastes(NCSC), on or- worked at construction sites. beachinNorth Goa on Thursday twominor daughters and their “Howcan Ieverforgetwhat penedbut she wasscared and ders from itsChairman Vijay Theypaid Rs 1,100per month for that.We have namedsomelocals, morning, aday aftershe wasre- lifeinBihar –and the night that theydid? Theyfirstthreatened wascrying all night. Itriedasking Sampla, has sent anotice to the their one-room accommoda- ASADREHMAN includingunderSectionspertain- portedmissing by herfamily. turnedtheirworld upside down to kill me and my daughtersand her but she didn’t sayanything. Haryana government, askingof- tion. The familysaid afterthe in- LUCKNOW,AUGUST12 ing to assaultand rioting.” According to Goa police, apost- within weeksofmoving here. asked us nottoshout. Iwas Around 6am, my sisters com- ficials to submit an action taken cident, theyare struggling, with In his complaint, Ahmadhas mortemrevealedthat therewas Theyhad no stable job or made to sit in acorner of the plainedofheadacheand vom- reportbyAugust19. no joband neighbours who pre- VIDEOSHAVEsurfacedofthe as- namedfivepeople, while 10 are no indicationofsexual assault moneyinBihar,but were happy, room and one man held me. The ited.Iasked my mother again “Toensurethat justice is pro- fertoavoid them. sault in Kanpur on a34-year-old unidentified.Hestatedthatsome or violence and the woman had said the 35-year-old woman, others rapedmydaughters. They but she didn’t sayanything.” videdtothe victims, the “In Bihar,myparentsand in- on Wednesday, which shows a men had caught holdofhim dieddue to drowning. who movedtoSonipat along were crying forhelp but Icould- The familytravelled12kmto Commission has sent notices to laws weren’t supportive but we groupof menforcinghimto chant Wednesdayafternoonandstarted The woman, aresident of with her twodaughters and two n’t do anything to save them. I reachahospital in Delhi for the Chief Secretary, Government were happy,”said the woman, 'Jai Shri Ram' even as hisdaugh- beatinghimup.“Theythreatened Mapusa, waslastseen at abus sons in search of abetterlifelast neverfelt this helpless...,” the treatment. At thehospital, one of Haryana;the Director General who has been looking afterher ter, 5, keeps pleading withthem to kill me and my familyand said stand whereher father had month. But tragedystrucksoon. woman told The Indian Express girl wasdeclareddead on arrival of Police, Haryana Police; the family afterher husband's death to lethim go. Ishouldleave thearea.Iwassaved droppedher.Superintendent of On August5,alittle after1 on Thursday. and the other diedduring treat- Deputy Commissioner (District adecade ago. In one of the videos, some by police,” says the complaint, Police, NorthGoa, Shobhit am, four men who livedina Shesaid the accused brought ment. Sonipat) and the Superintendent “My daughters were sweet men wearing saffron scarves are lodgedunderIPCSections147(ri- Saksena said the police wasin- room next to hers bargedinto the insecticide bottles with SHO Ravi Kumar said, “The of Police (District Sonipat),” a and shy. Theyoungerone also at- seen assaulting Afsar Ahmad, an oting),323 (voluntarilycausing formedabout the body by a herhome and allegedly raped them. woman wasn’t ready to tell us spokesperson forNCSC said. tendedschool in Bihar. She was e-rickshawdriver, andaccusing hurt),504(intentionalinsultwith passerby, on Thursday. He said her twodaughters, aged 15 and According to police, the ac- what happened.Our officers According to the police, the smart.” him of raising anti-national slo- intentto provoke breachofpeace) thepost-mortemhad revealed 11,and forced them to drink in- cusedhad threatenedthe questionedher afterthe doctors four accused, migrant workers INPUTSFROM gans. Ahmad pleads repeatedly and 506(criminal intimidation). that the cause of death wasas- secticide when they protested. woman nottotell anyone. Such found her statementssuspicious. aged between22and 25,have ENS,CHANDIGARH that he did notraise anysuchslo- Police Commissioner Arun phyxia and death due to drown- gans, even as his five-year-old said that in the previous dispute, ing. daughter sobs,trying to free him. theyhad filedcases following Questions were raisedover Police had rescuedAhmad, complaintsfrombothsides. The sexual assault since the 3engineers airlifted, Indian embassy sounds alarm and takenhim and his daughter rowhad later seen accusations of woman’s bodywas foundina to apolice station. forcibleconversion. semi-cladcondition. Police offi- mainedatadam project siteinan movementsinside Afghanistan. On Thursday, three people On Wednesday's attackon cers said that theywerealso ex- SHUBHAJITROY area,notunderthe controlof gov- Earlier in the day, India said were arrestedinconnectionwith Ahmad,theACPsaid,“Somepeo- aminingifthis could have been NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 ernment forces”. the situation in Afghanistanisof theincident.Theywereidentified ple from aHinduoutfit had come acase of suicide, although no This has brought to light that concern,anditis a“rapidlyevolv- as AjayRajesh "Bandwaala", to meetone of the families in- suicide note wasrecoveredon THREE INDIAN engineers had to Indian nationals, receiving the ing situation”. Aman Gupta,and Rahul Kumar. volvedinthedispute,demanding Thursday. be airlifted from aTaliban-con- embassy's advisories are“not MinistryofExternal Affairs "Weare conducting searches for actionontheirbehalf.Whilethey Sources said that the trolledareainAfghanistan, heedingitsadvice”, and continue (MEA) official spokesperson other accused," Kanpur police were there, some local residents woman, who worked at afast- promptingthe Indianembassyin to put themselvesin“mortal dan- Arindam Bagchi said India is in commissioner Asim Kumar Arun caughtholdof amanrelatedto the food chain, had recovered KabultoreiterateonThursday its ger”. touchwith all stakeholders in said.Meanwhile,several Bajrang otherfamilyandbeathim.Hewas from Covid-19amonth ago security advisoryfor Indian na- The embassy has under- Afghanistanand is closelymoni- Dal activists ledaprotestoutside takenawaybypolice and is fine but wasafraid to go backto tionals in the war-ravagedcoun- scored theneedfor all Indian na- toringthe groundsituation there. theDCP (South) office in Kanpur now."Asenior police officer said work since her recovery.She try. tionals to fullyadheretosteps in At amedia briefing, Bagchi said againstthe trio'sarrest. theVHPandBajrangDalhadheld had told her familymembers Meanwhile,reportsemerged security advisories providedfrom India attendedaregional confer- LinkingWednesday'sincident aprotestinthe area on that she felt her health would from Afghanistanthat Herat, time to time. ence on AfghanistaninDoha. to adisputethat took place a Wednesday. worsen if she steppedout of Afghanistan's third-largestcitylo- It also said that special atten- "Thesituation inAfghanistanisof monthago betweentwo families Kanpur DCP (South) Raveena her house again. catedcloseto the Iran border,has tion is onceagain drawntomem- concern.... We continue to hope belonging to different communi- Tyagi issuedastatement on the On Wednesday, the also fallen to the Taliban. Head of India’sdelegation JitenderPal Singh walkswith bers of the Indian media arriving that therewill be acomprehen- ties who live in the slumwhere previous incident,saying a woman’s father,atwo-wheeler Thursday'swas the fourth se- India’s ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal, as theyarrivefor inAfghanistanfor“groundreport- sive ceasefire in Afghanistan," he the assault took place, ACP woman had lodged acomplaint taxi pilot, had droppedher to a curity advisorybythe Indian em- Afghanpeace talksinDoha, Qatar.Reuters ing”. Without mentioning photo- said. (Govindnagar)VikasPandeysaid, on July 12 against acouple from bus stand to go to work. bassy in the lastthree months — journalistDanishSiddiqui’skilling Asked about Pakistan's con- “Ahmad submitted acomplaint. the neighbourhood, alleging ha- Opposition parties including the lastone wasissuedonlytwo it said thatasarecenttragic inci- tinued supporttothe Taliban, We have filedacaseonthebasisof rassment under IPC Section354. GFP and AAP,once again, trained days ago. It comes on aday India Abdullah Abdullah, along with continue to remain valid. dentdemonstrated, “public pro- Bagchi said the international guns on Chief MinisterPramod attendedaregionalconference Indian envoy Deepak Mittal. All Indian nationals in file of Indian journalists in community is well awareofthat Regional Office Kolkata Sawant, who holds the home on AfghanistaninDoha, at the in- The latestadvisorywas in Afghanistanare again requested Afghanistanentailsadditional country's role. Door No.20A, Ward No. 63, 1st Floor Flat No. 1 portfolio, raisingquestions over vitation of Qatar. continuation to the earlier three to strictlyadheretothemeasures, risks”. Asked about India’s engage- Mother Teresa Sarani, Park Street, Kolkata, women’s safety. The 19-year- MinistryofExternal Affairs’ —dated June 29,July24and it said. It said that it is advisedthat ment withthe Taliban, Bagchi West Bengal 700 016 old's death comes twodaysaf- Joint secretary(Pakistan, August10—and stated that pre- It cited arecent case that re- members of the Indian media said NewDelhi is engaged with Experience Next Generation Banking Phone :033 -40031212, Email :[email protected] tera13-year-old wasrapedin Afghanistan &Iran) JPSingh went cautions and security measures quired “emergency air rescue of should take additional security all stakeholders, including re- Notice U/s. 13 (2) of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Valpoi. to Doha and metAfghan leader advisedin the previousadvisories three Indian engineers (who) re- measures fortheir stay,and gional countries. Interest Act,2002 (hereinafter referred to as ACT r/w Rule 3(1) of Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002) To Borrowers 1) M/S KHANDELWALPROJECTS PRIVATELIMITED, ROOM NO 202, 2ND FLOOR, PREMISE NO 64A, HEMANTABASU SARANI, BBD BAGH, KOLKATA WESTBENGAL-700001 ALSO AT:VILLAGE GOBINDAPUR, PS DADPUR, DURGAPUR EXPRESS WAY- NH-2, NEAR DIAMOND HOTEL, HOOGLY-712305 Guarantors Registered Offce: Bombay House, 24,Homi Mody Street, Fort, Mumbai -400 001 India 2) MR SHYAM LAL KHANDELWALDIRECTOR, M/S KHANDELWALPROJECTS Te l.: 91 22 6665 8282 •Fax No.: 91 22 6665 7724 •Email: [email protected] •Website: www.tatasteel.com PVT LTD. P-201,GROUND FLOOR ,FLATNO1,CIT ROAD, SCHEME VIIM, BLOCK CIN: L27100MH1907PLC000260 1, KAKURGACHI, WESTBENGAL-700054 3) MRS ARCHANA KHANDELWALDIRECTOR, M/S KHANDELWALPROJECTS NOTICE PVT LTDP-201, GROUND FLOOR ,FLATNO1,CIT ROAD, SCHEME VIIM, BLOCK 1, KAKURGACHI, WESTBENGAL-700054 Extract of Standalone Financial Results for the quarter ended on 30th June 2021 4) MR SANDEEP KHANDELWALDIRECTOR,M/S KHANDELWALPROJECTS ` Crore PVT LTD., P-201, GROUND FLOOR, FLATNO1,CIT ROAD, SCHEME VIIM, Particulars BLOCK 1, KAKURGACHI, WESTBENGAL-700054 Quarter ended on Quarter ended on Quarter ended on Financial year The 1st among you as Principal Borrower and 2nd 3rd &4thamong you as guarantors 30.06.2021 31.03.2021 30.06.2020 ended on availed aCash Credit Open Loan limit for Rs7,00,00,000/-(Rupees Seven Crore Aprotest againstthe arrest of farmers in the police lines of 31.03.2021 Only), ECLGS Loan for Rs. 1,40,00,000.00 (Rupees One Crore Forty Lakhs Only) Haryana’s Ambala city on Thursday. AAggarwal and Funded Interest Term Loan for Rs38,03,000/- (Rupees Thirty Eight Lakhs, Three Audited Audited Audited Audited Thousand Only) from THE SOUTH INDIAN BANK LIMITED, having its registered Total revenue from operations 20,798.31 21,202.58 9,338.78 64,869.00 office at “SIB HOUSE”,T.B. Road,Thrissur -1, Kerala and one of its Regional Offices at Kolkata- Door No.20 AWard No.63, 1st Floor,Park Street Kolkata 700 016 and one of Net Profit /(Loss) for the period (before tax and 8,825.81 7,506.88 (505.44) 15,022.08 its Branches at 136/136A, GIRISH GHOSH ROAD, DON BOSCO CAMPUS, LILUAH, exceptional items) HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL-711204 for working capital purpose executing necessary No Haryana minister Net Profit /(Loss) for the period before tax documents on 06-April-2019, 12-June-2020, 03-Sept-2020 and is secured by the 8,978.49 8,456.14 17,795.13 (after exceptional items) 1,553.46 assets scheduled below (hereinafter referred to as Secured Assets). The said account/s have been classified as Non-Performing Asset in our Accounts on 29-MAY- Net Profit /(Loss) for the period after tax 6,780.04 6,593.54 13,606.62 to unfurl I-Day flag 1,193.27 2021 and we had issued notice under S. 13 (2) of theAct on 15-JULY2021 demanding Total comprehensive income for the period payment of Rs.8,94,13,521.84 [Rupees Eight Crore Ninety Four Lakh Thirteen [Comprising Profit /(Loss) for the period (after tax) Thousand Five Hundred Twenty One and Paise Eighty Four Only] outstanding as on and Other Comprehensive Income (after tax)] 6,817.33 6,954.98 1,207.44 14,015.36 14-JULY-2021 plus further interest and costs within 60 days from the date of receipt of in 7‘troubled’ dists the notice. However,asNo. 1toNo.4 of you have avoided service of the said notice, Paid-up equity share capital [Face value ` 10 per share] 1,203.04 1,198.78 1,146.13 1,198.78 this public notice is issued pursuant to Rule 3(1) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) aconfrontation.” Rules, 2002. Hence, you are hereby called upon by this notice to discharge your Reserves excluding revaluation reserves VARINDERBHATIA On itspart, the farm unions 89,293.33 liabilities in full within 60 days of this notice, failing which, we shall, without any further CHANDIGARH,AUGUST12 announcedparallel “Tiranga Basic earnings per share of ` 10 each (not reference, be constrained to enforce the secured assets scheduled below by annualised) -inRupees (after exceptional items) 56.45 57.03 9.98 117.04 exercising all or any of the rights given under Section 13(4) of the said Act. Youmay Yatras” across various districtsof further note that as per Section 13 (13) of theACT,you are restrained/ prohibited from FACINGINTENSE protests by Haryana on August15. Alarge Diluted earnings per share of ` 10 each (not disposing of or dealing with the above securities or transferring by way of sale, lease or 56.37 56.69 9.98 117.03 farmers at both publicand party number of farmershavealso an- annualised) -inRupees (after exceptional items) otherwise (other than in the ordinary course of business) any of the above secured events,theministersintheBJP-JJP nouncedthat theywill reach assets, without our prior written consent. Please note that this publication is made alliance government in Haryana Singhu border as amarkofsoli- without prejudice to such rights and remedies as are available to The South Indian Extract of Consolidated Financial Results for the quarter ended on 30th June 2021 Bank Ltd. against the borrowers and the guarantors as per law. willnotunfurlthenationalflagon darity with those who had been ` Crore August15inthe seven“troubled camping at Delhi's borders over SCHEDULE OF SECUREDASSETS Particulars Quarter ended on Quarter ended on Quarter ended on Financial year 1) All that Residential Flat/Apartment No B-3 at Block No.M 11 situated on the ground districts”, whichhavesent the the pasteight months. floor admeasuring abuilt up area of 693.5 Sqft (approx..) and super built up area of 763 highestnumber of protesters to According to the 30.06.2021 31.03.2021 30.06.2020 ended on 31.03.2021 sqft (approx.) consisting of one kitchen, one living cum dining, two bed rooms, one the ongoing agitation againstthe Independence Dayitinerary, toilet, one WC and one balcony comprised within MOON BEAM East Horizon Housing farm laws at theSinghu and Tikri Khattar will unfurlthe Tricolour Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Audited Project pertaining to HIDCO Plot No. IIC /BLK /8,Premise No 02-0689 in Action Area protestsites at Delhiborder. in Faridabad,whileDushyantwill Total revenue from operations 53,371.81 49,977.40 25,474.52 156,294.18 IIC, New Town, Kolkata,Police Station Rajarhat, within Gram Panchayat Bishnupur Rajarhat-II, Mouza-Hidco [formely Mouza-Raigachi], JLNo.12 District-North 24 Instead, Deputy do the same in Mahendragarh. Net Profit /(Loss) for the period (before tax and Parganas, Pin- 700061, AND TOGETHER WITH all rights, liberties, benefits, Commissionerswill unfurlthe exceptional items) 12,259.08 10,347.99 (3,438.94) 14,886.85 privileges, easement AND the use and enjoyment of common areas and Tricolour in Kaithal, Rohtak, Net Profit /(Loss) for the period before tax facilities/amenities attached and/or appurtenant to the said and the premises in the Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Jind, Jhajjar (after exceptional items) 12,076.75 9,356.86 (3,380.58) 13,843.69 name of Sri. Shyamlal Khandelwal registered as Document No 4561/2016 dated and Sonipat districts,asper a 16.05.2016 of ARA-IV Kolkata and entered in Book –I, Volume Number 1904-2016, Net Profit /(Loss) for the period after tax (4,648.13) schedule releasedbythe office 9,768.34 7,161.91 8,189.79 Page from 162489 to 162510 .The entire housing project (i.e MOONBEAM of the state's chief secretary. Total comprehensive income for the period (MIG)UNDER EAST HORIZON HOUSING PROJECT) is Butted and bounded as [Comprising Profit /(Loss) for the period (after tax) Forthe pastseveral months, follows :-ON THE NORTH :-Sewage Treatment Plant ON THE EAST :-Canal Bank and Other Comprehensive Income (after tax)] 10,382.86 6,131.03 (9,631.00) 978.78 almostthe entirestate cabinet, Walk Wayand Peripheral Canal. ONTHE SOUTH :- WBHB Land &Street No. 689 (40M wide) (20Mwide)ONTHE WEST:- Street No.666 includingChief Minister Paid-up equity share capital [Face value ` 10 per share] 1,201.87 1,197.61 1,144.95 1,197.61 2) All that Residential Flat No.1 on the Ground Floor of “Ridhi Sidhi Apartment’’ Manohar Lal Khattar and his Premise No P-201, CIT Road, Scheme VIIM admeasuring more or less 820 Sqft ( deputy Dushyant Chautala, be- Reserves (excluding revaluation reserves) super builtup area being more or less 902 Sqft) comprised in Holding No.10 (portion) in 75,535.84 sides BJP and JJP leaders,have and Non controlling interest Sub Division-II, Division-2, Dihi Panchanangram, PSManicktola, ADSR Office- facedmassive protestswherever Earnings per equity share: Sealdah, within Ward No 32 under Kolkata Municipal Corporation, District South 24 theytriedtoattend functions. Basic earnings per share of ` 10 each (not Parganas registered in the name of Mr.Shyam Lal Khandelwal, Mrs,Archana Therehavebeen instances of annualised) -inRupees (after exceptional items) 74.24 57.53 (39.01) 63.78 Khandelwal and Mr.Sandeep Khandelwal vide Deed of Sale dated 29.08.2009 registered in the office of ARA-I, Kolkata and entered in Book-I, Volume No 21, Pages protesting farmers forcing the Diluted earnings per share of ` 10 each (not 1746 to 1762 being No. 09223 for the year 2009. Butted and bounded as per titledeed:- ministers, includingthe CM, to annualised) -inRupees (after exceptional items) 74.13 57.19 (39.01) 63.78 On the North: By Flat No.2 of Mr Jhunjhunwala. On the South: By Common Passage; cancel, skip or postpone events. On the East: By Common Passage; On the West: by Common passage. \ Seekingto gaintraction,theBJP Note: 3) All that part of land admeasuring more or less 65sataks situated at Mouza- startedtakingout“TirangaYatras” Gobindapur,PSDadpur,District Hooghly and comprised in LR Dag No 6 a)The above is an extract of the detailed format of Standalone and Consolidated results for the quarter ended on 30th June 2021 filed with corresponding to RSDag No 10 (LR Khatian No 697, 698, 699 and 700 corresponding beginningAugust1.WhiletheBJP the Stock Exchanges under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing and Other Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The full format of says the“TirangaYatras”areaimed to RSKhatian No. 119and LRKhatian No 359/1) New LRKhatian No. 867 (byvirtue the Standalone and Consolidated results for the quarter ended on 30th June 2021 are available on the websites of the Stock Exchanges of government order dated 19.09.2014) and situated within Babnan Gram Panchayat, atcreatingapassionforpatriotism (www.nseindia.com /www.bseindia.com) and the Company's website (www.tatasteel.com). ADSR and District Registry Office: Hooghly registered in name of M/s Khandelwal amongtheyouths,thefarmersde- Projects Private Limited vide Deed of Sale dated 24.07.2013 registered in Book-I, CD cidednot to oppose it saying“the TVNarendran Koushik Chatterjee Volume Number 6Page from 8882 to8898 being No. 03223 for the year 2013 in the honouroftheTricolourissupreme Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director & office ofARA-III Kolkata Bounded on the :On the North by Old Plot Nos 8and 9and; On Managing Director Chief Financial Officer forus,” but addedthat the events the South: RSDag No 21;On the East: Durgapur Expressway; On the West: Dag No were a“ployofthe BJP aimedat Mumbai: August 12, 2021 47 in Mouza Goye. defamingtheagitationif thesame Date :12.08.2021 Place :Kolkata AUTHORISED OFFICER isopposedbyfarmersandleadsto

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§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA SC anguish on parties’ inaction on criminalisation BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL is welcome —but maynot be enough

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Government onlyknows howtoengagewith Opposition as a ON AUGUST10, the Supreme Courtmade a stoppedshort of drastic steps to combat this violation of Article 14,whichguarantees to poll enemy, doesn’t have languagetotalk to it between elections newmoveinits bid to call intoquestion the problem. It has rejected the suggestion of all citizens equality before the law. Even a SGOVERNMENT ANDOpposition confront eachother outsidethe House,af- rising tide of criminalisation in Indian poli- senior advocateand amicus curiae KV peoncannotbeappointedifevenaminor terthe MonsoonSessionofParliamentwas brought to an early end, thereis tics. The judgmentcame in response to aplea Viswanathan to directthe Election criminal case is pending againsthim.But a of contempt filedbyadvocateBrajeshSingh Commissiontobar politicalparties that fail personchargesheetedfor murderorrapecan an unedifyingwar of accusations. The allegations from both sides that thicken A againstpolitical parties flouting itsorders re- to comply withcriminalisation protocolsby become alegislator and even aminister. the air aregrave —about “lies” and physicalviolence. The Opposition has al- garding disclosing criminal antecedentsof using itsauthority derivedfromClause 16A To add insult to injury, an “innocent” un- leged that “outsiders”,who were notpartofParliament security,werebrought in to man- candidatesinthe 2020 Bihar Assembly elec- of the ElectionSymbols Order.This step, the dertrial cannotvote, but aman charge- handle their leaders and MPs, who were protesting thegovernment’s “authoritarian atti- tions.“The nation continues to wait andis SC reasons,would be going toofar and infil- sheetedfor murder can even contestelec- tude” and “high-handedness”. The government broughtout abattery of ministers to accuse losing patience,” the apexcourthas gone on trating the domain of the legislature. tion from jail. the Opposition of “anarchy”, apremeditatedbid to derail proceedings. The ministers drew recordtosay. The legislaturehas been very slowin The ECI has suggestedsomesafeguards The courthas imposedfines of Rs 1lakh addressingthis issue, and political parties againstvendettapolitics. First, only offences attention to avideo in whichawoman marshalappearssurroundedbyOpposition MPs, on the BJP,the Congress and the JD(U), remain extremelyreluctant to change that carry an imprisonment of at least5years theycalledfor punitiveaction againsterrant MPs. An investigation of the melee maywell among others, forfailing to comply with its their ways,citing twomajor excuses. aretobeconsidered. The case againstthe siftthrough the claims and assign blame at alater date. Fornow,this uncivil crossfire of orders regarding complete disclosureoftheir “Winnability” of candidates is the firstrea- candidateshould have been filedatleastsix wordsand images should embarrass both government as well as Opposition. candidates’ criminalhistory.The CPI(M) and son. The logic of acandidatewithcriminal months before the scheduledelections forit Notwithstanding itsstrenuous attemptstomount the podium anddeclaim on the the NationalistCongress Partywerefined chargesdoinggood forthe people of acon- to be considered. And finally, acompetent sanctity of parliament and democracy,this moment indicts the government muchmore. Rs 5lakh forcomplete failuretocomplywith stituency is dubious at best.The winnabil- courtmusthaveframedthe charges. Because the abortive Monsoon Session wasnot justmade of the unrulyscenes that fi- anyofits mandates. ity clause is an attempt by the party to ab- An alternative solution wouldbetotry Growing criminalisation has been acon- solve itself of all blame and put the onus cases againstpolitical candidates in fast-track nallybrought the curtain down on it. It wasalso about the government’s refusal to yield stant theme of Indian politics. According to of sending acriminallychargedcandidate courts.The Supreme Courthad sent adirec- anyspace at all to the Opposition, and itsbrutish use of amajority to push through im- the Association forDemocratic Reforms to Parliament solelyonthe voter.This is tive to this effect as farbackas2014, direct- portant bills without even amodicum of discussion, muchlessareference to aparlia- (ADR), 233MPs in the current Lok Sabha are Thelegislature has been very unacceptable. ing that cases againstpolitical candidates mentarycommittee. The governmentrefusedtotalk at allabout the Pegasus revelations facing criminal charges, up from 187in2014, slowinaddressing this issue, The other reason offeredbypolitical par- mustbecompletedwithinayear,failing of itsalleged useofIsraeli spywaretopotentiallytargetpolitical opponents, dissenters and 162in2009and 128in2004. and political parties remain ties is summarisedbythe maxim of Indian whichthe matter should be reportedtothe others forsnooping. It onlyallowedadiscussion on the broad theme of agriculture after The current orders of the SC have put a law, whichisthat anyaccusedisinnocent Chief Justices of the respective High Court. newonus on the Election Commission to do extremely reluctant to until proven guilty.Mostcriminallyaccused This is amatter entirelyinthe judicial do- sanitising it of anyreference to the Centre’s three farm laws that continue to stokefarm- something concrete, forexample, createa change their ways, citing two candidates, Indian political party spokes- main. We have heardnothing about the im- ers’protests. In this session, too, the government’sefforthas been to paint theentire phone app to displaythe detailedcriminal major excuses. ‘Winnability’ peoplemaintain, arethe victimsof plementation of this order.Why has the apex Opposition as aband of disruptors who arestill unreconciledtoNarendraModi’s popu- history of anycontesting candidate. This “vendettapolitics”. While thereissome courtlostsight of it? larity and the BJP’s electoral victories, and when it is notdoing that, to resortto should be accompaniedwith aseparatecell of candidates is the first merit to this argument, Ihavepointed out The Supreme Court’s anguish and limited whataboutery. What about the parliament days lostwhen the Congress ruledthe Centre, in the ECI to monitor the compliance of all reason. Thelogic of a the fallacy of itsapplicationinthis matter pro-activeness, at least, provides asemblance what about the abbreviatedsessions of legislatures in Congress-ruledstates, goes the the political partiesregarding this;any candidate with criminal multiple times. Therewere4.78 lakh pris- of hope. breachshould be brought to theattention of oners (as of December 2019)ofwhom 3.30 Your Lordships, in the face of your appar- government’s best defence of itsown continuing inabilitytorun the House. The writing charges doing good forthe theSCwithout delay. lakh were under trial, i.e. notyet proven ent helplessness to circumvent the maxim of on the Parliament wall is clear:This governmentseems to knowhow to engagethe While seeking to add strength to the people of aconstituency is guilty.Yet,their fundamental rights—their “innocent till proven guilty”, mayIhumbly Opposition onlyasthe enemyinelectoral battle,itdoes notappear to possess —nor is will- Election Commission to combatcriminali- dubious at best. The righttoliberty,freedom of movement,free- submitthat the release of 3.30 lakh “inno- ing to learn —the languagetoacknowledge it and talk to it in between elections. sation is awelcome step, the Supreme Court winnabilityclause is an dom of occupation and right to dignity —are cent”undertrialsbeconsidered forthwith, It would be taking aterriblydenudedviewofparliamentarydemocracy to see the floor remains sceptical about the legislaturetak- attempt by the partyto curbed completely. to upholdArticle 14 —equality of all before ingconcretesteps to solve the problem.This Ihaveposed this question on various fora, the law. Here, youdon’t have to begand of the House as aplace to pass Bills alone. It is also aspace from whichthe Opposition par- absolve itself of all blame ties—andthepeopletheyrepresent—demandaccountabilityfrom theexecutive,applythe scepticism is notunwarranted.Political par- wherehonourable judges and eminent ju- pleadwiththe legislature andthe executive. ties in India have always been notoriouslyre- andput the onus of sending rists were present. Nobody has ever ex- This is entirelyinyour domain. Please ad- checkonits power. This is so even and especiallywhen the executive has alarge majority luctant to introduce changes to combat crim- plainedthis paradoxtome. Besides, theSC mit it as my PIL. —whenthe Opposition does nothavethe numbers, it mustdepend on the rules of the game acriminally charged inalisation, and the excuses theyhavegiven candidate to Parliament had annulled theappointment of aCentral to makeitself seenandheard. FromModi’siconic2014 genuflectionat thegatesofthe“tem- fordoing so have remainednearly un- Vigilance Commissioner on the ground that Thewriterisformer Chief Election ple” of democracy to his imprimatur on astate-of-the-artParliamentbuilding and afutur- changed since Independence. solely on the voter.This is acriminal case waspending againsthim. Commissioner of India and aDistinguished istic Central vista —the legislatureisthe pivot of this government’s, anygovernment’s, le- The Supreme Courthas, however, unacceptable. Theseblatant double standardsare aclear FellowatAshoka University gitimacy.Its letter and spiritstandviolatedwhenthe government stonewallsthe Opposition.

SPREADING THENET UNSEEN AND UNCOUNTED Vaccination drive hasmade heartening gains. Local governmentsmustbuild on them Sanitation worker deaths areoften notregistered, pandemic or not ECENT DATA ON Covidvaccinations in Indiasuggests that vaccine hesitancy maybewaning. Over 63 per cent of vaccinations in the past threeweekshave Pragya Akhilesh R takenplace in ruralareas, wherehesitancyhas been high. Accordingtothe latest data, vaccinations in rural India nowaverage 29.66lakh doses daily, up IN THELAST50years, therehavebeen over Prohibition of Employment as Manual excretawith the help of suchdevices using from an averageof17.81 lakh doses between May1and June 23. This turnaround is enor- amillion estimated uncounteddeathsof Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation protective gears then the person will notbe mouslyheartening. About 65percent of Indialivesinvillages,and this shouldhelp the gov- sanitation workersinIndia. Many deaths oc- (PEMSR) Actand government interventions deemedasamanualscavenger”, therere- ernment address the gaps and lags in Covid containment. curredduring the peakofthe pandemic’s also needtobehighlighted. mains the question of wherethese devices, Vaccine hesitancy has crippledvarious government programmes even before the second wave, when sanitation workers han- Manymanual scavengers have appealed promisedunder the SafaimitraSuraksha Covid outbreak,includingfor polioelimination. It has been moreprevalent in rural areas dleddead bodies in semi-urban and rural to both municipal authorities and panchay- Challengelastyear,are.Again, like all Covid foravariety of reasons, including the dearth of healtheducation. In the case of Covid-19, areas and on the banks of the Gangaincities atsfor their identification in the lasteight deaths, it is difficult to tell exactlyhow many likeBuxar,Ballia, Kannauj, Allahabad, years. In this regard,what is true of the fail- sanitation workershavediedinthe last50 the focus wasinitiallyonurban areas, whichsaw maximumvaccination numbers in the Unnao. In the lastfiveyears, morethan 9,730 ureofthe urban bodies is true, mutatis mu- years, but with modelling basedonrecorded early days of the rollout. RuralIndia calledfor anuancedstrategy that involved engage- peoplehavediedfrommultiple chronic con- tandis,ofthe local rural bodies. This is the cases, surveys of families of the dead, the ment with, and participation of, multiple stakeholders and influencers. Since lateJune, ditions emanating from their employment primaryreason whystatesgiveresponses study of community healthimpact due to withinformation aboutsupply available in advance, district administrations have un- in the dehumanising practice of manual liketheyhave“no manual scavengers or no this occupation and symptoms in case of dertakencalibrated campaigns to reachout to the public.The next challengefor the gov- scavenging and cleaning insanitary latrines. moremanual scavengers lefttorehabilitate”, Covid-relateddeaths, it is possible to come ernment will be two-fold. First, it needs to speedilyincrease the coverage,asonly43per Over 600havediedinthe hazardous clean- letalone ensuring the eliminationofunsan- up with amoreaccurateestimation.It’s not ing of sewerand septic tanks, with around itarylatrines and hazardouscleaning in the justduringthe pandemic that deaths have cent of the estimated adultpopulationhas receivedthe firstdose. Second, the government 18-20 per cent unreportedcases in both sewerand septic tanks. District magistrates gone unregistered. While deaths remaining needs to increase the percentageoffullyvaccinated adults,whichisjustover12per cent. these categories. have also repeatedly failedtocomplywith unregisteredbecause of Covid-19and the Even as vaccination is voluntary, it is critical to incentivise beneficiaries. In that direc- Rather than expanding the categories of theprovisionsofthis Actand the appointed small scope of the surveys to determine the tion, the Maharashtragovernment’s decision to only allowfullyvaccinatedpeople to travel manual scavengers—fromdry latrine It’snot just during the “inspectors” have failedinexhibiting appro- number of sanitation workers is one prob- in Mumbai local trains, will ensuremorepeople come forwardtoget vaccinated.Local workers,drain sweepers, septic tank clean- pandemic that deaths have priatelists of their examination of sanita- lem, non-compliance with the PEMSR Actis ers and railway sanitationworkers to sani- tion infrastructures. another.In2021, thegovernment has no ac- governmentsshouldframe similardistrict and block-levelspecificmodels. The gender remained unregistered. disparity in Covid vaccinations also needs to be addressed—exceptinafew states like tary toiletcleaners, open faecal sludgehan- When sanitation workers identify them- curaterecord of thenumberofsanitation dlers, hospital sanitationworkers, While deaths remaining selvesasmanual scavengers, theyare often workers, letalone manual scavengers and Kerala, men dominatethe vaccinated population. Apotential thirdwavemay target hith- sanitation-waste intersection workers, unregistered because of harassed with deaththreatsbylocal author- their approximatedeath count. erto unaffectedsectionsofthe population, and it is important to spread the netwider,and bone scavengers etc. —the government has Covid-19 and the small scope ities. It is important to note that if these pro- The poor estimation of 58,098manual coverareas with limitedhealth infrastructureand those moreprone to vaccine hesitancy. gone backwards, notrealisingthat sub- hibited activities continue to be carriedout in scavengers and then itsdenial aweek later, castesofthe Dalitcommunity arelargely of the surveys to determine secret by theprincipalemployers hired by Union MinisterofState forSocial Justice and engaged in all these unidentifiedcategories the number of sanitation the local authorities, then thereisnopoint Empowerment,Ramdas Athawale’s inaccu- of sanitation work,whichalso involve man- workersisone problem, non- in seizing records. In suchcases, non-com- rate response about the number of manual ual scavenging. Until now, the government compliance with the PEMSR pliance is hardlyeverpenalised and compen- scavengingdeaths andthe recentsewer A HUMANWARRIOR has merelyreached5per cent of the total sation and promises of one-time case assis- deaths in Hyderabad —all thesenot only population of manualscavengersand only Actisanother.In2021,the tance areonlyprovidedinaround 40 per cent showthe authorities’ lackofintention to Buriedina1000-year-old grave, amessage: Binarygender 20 per cent of the total area of Indiainits government has no accurate of “all recordedcases”. Clauseslike“power solve this problem but also how, under the identification-related surveys. to remove difficulties and powertoexempt” cloak of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime identities and hierarchies arethe real aberration record of the number of Notonlydoes the number of deaths of sanitation workers, let alone againfracturethe very coreofthis Act. MinisterNarendraModi has failedthe san- sanitationworkers (manualscavengers or Even if the government is using aloop- itation workers of India. INCE 1968,WHEN it wasfirstdiscoveredinsouthernFinland, a1,000-year-old other categories) needtobeestimated,but manual scavengersand their hole in the Manual Scavenging Act2013, gravedrew abinaryresponsefromthe scientific community.The occupant was the lapses in the implementation of the approximate death count. “that whenaperson is employedtoclean The writer is atrade unionist clearly an individual of highstatus, dressedinclothing appropriatefor women Sof that time. In addition,she (as theythought then) wasburiedwith asword and other accessories appropriatetowarriors—thought to be mostlymen —atthe time.Till recently, researchers assumedthat therewereeithertwo bodies —aman and woman — buriedtogether or thatthe gravewas evidence of female warriorsinmedievalFinland. AUGUST 13, 1981, FORTY YEARS AGO Both assumptions were wrong. Recentlyconducted DNAanalysis of thecontentsofthe grave, publishedinthe YES TO N-POWER PROHIBITION SCRAPPED complete prohibition,thereis, however, no European Journal of Archaeology,indicatesthat itsoccupant suffered from Klinefelter syn- denying the fact that this has playedanim- drome, acondition whereaperson has XXY chromosomes (instead of eitherXXorXY). PRIME MINISTER INDIRA Gandhi has said THE RAJASTHAN CABINET lateonTuesday portant role in the revision of thepolicy. India will notgiveupits nuclear powergen- night decidedtoscrap total prohibitioninthe And the high-status burial suggests that theywerenot justaccepted, but respected.The erationprogrammeongrounds of environ- statewithimmediateeffect andrevivethe AFGHAN TALKS messagefromthe Finnishgrave is asimple one. In terms of ossifiedgenderidentities, it mental hazards. She told journalists in old Excise Act. The Cabinetfurther decided is the contemporaryworld —oratleastalarge part of it —that is the aberration. Nairobi before leaving forIndia that unless to implement the 12-point temperance pro- FAIRLYSERIOUS ATTEMPTS arebeingmade Conservativeschagrinedabout women in the armedforces or whichtoiletatransgen- therewas an alternative and effective source gramme as underlinedbythe Centreonthe to initiate adialogue between Afghanistan der personwilluse oftencite“human nature” and history as justification fortheir preju- of energy generation, nuclear programmes basis of the Tekchand Committee recom- and Pakistanbeforemid-Octoberwhen the dice.But across societies —includinginthe subcontinent —gender andsexuality have ex- can’t be phasedout. Mrs Gandhi said that she mendations. An ordinance repealing the UN General Assemblyistotakeupthe istedacross aspectrum, and been acceptedaspartand parcel of the diversity of the human hadher ownviews on the environmentalef- Prohibition Actand reviving the old Excise Afghanistanquestion. The outcome of these fects, but had to be guidedbynational inter- Actwas immediatelyissuedbythe Governor effortswill be knownperhaps by the end of species. ADNA analysis is notneededtoshowthat human societies, even contemporary est. Attempts at harnessing solar energy,bio- to give effect to theCabinet’s decision. this month, depending on whether the ones, arethe mostadeptatcreating differences and then assigning them an oppressive gasand the likefor powergeneration had not Though the ordinance doesnot refertothe Karmal regime in Afghanistanand General hierarchy. Athousand years ago, aperson of composite biology and identity could be a yetopenedupgreat commercialpossibili- tight financial position of the stategovern- Zia ul Haq of Pakistanagree to give up the warrior,perhaps even anoble. Perhaps it’s time human naturewent backtoits roots. ties, she said. ment as one of the reasonsfor scrapping rigid positions theyadoptedinthe past.

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Thetop of Indiansocietyremains overwhelmingly upper caste. Acaste census threatens to pushthis light persists dimension intothe open, makingitimpossible forthe political classtocontinue to hide behindeuphemism Amid rising intolerance, threatsto citizens’ rightsand privacy,stories of courageand truth-telling

Slanders of this sort arespread in other landstoo. But when America’s social media turnedBarackObama intoaMuslim,his Satish Deshpande Republican opponent, John McCain,publicly rebuked the lie. Such corrections arenever offeredfromIndia’s high places, even though THE NOW-FAMILIAR FUSS around the ques- perpetual, directcommunicationfromthese tion of countingcaste in the national Census high places to theIndian citizen has become highlightssomething thatthe worldisbegin- Rajmohan Gandhi the norm. ning to notice. Theglobal pandemic of author- This is appalling, but notshocking. itarianism —morevirulentthough less wide- When stabbing to death ahelplessboy on spread than the other pandemic we have AS WE approachanother IndependenceDay, atrain is notswiftlyorroundly repri- struggledwith —has overturned the popular here’s areflection.When thepowerfulbully manded, whywould mere character-mur- maximoftheinformationage.Today, poweris the vulnerable, we’rerevolted, notim- der be condemned? information,nottheotherwayaround;andthe pressed. When the weak stand up to the Fortunately, we’vealso been inspired by absenceofinformation, too, is an effect of mighty,we’restirred. some things. Mostofall, perhaps, by theex- power. Gigantic data-gathering exercises like Near the head of sickening developments ertions of the humble Indian, including in theIndianCensushave always beencontrolled has been the frequent pursuit by our police, finding oxygen foragaspingCovid patient by thosewho count rather than thosewho are afteramob has attackedahelpless individ- or wood forcremating avictim. By theun- countedorthose who do the counting. ual (oftenaDalit or aMuslim), notofthe at- seen toilof helpers whoalmostalways leave Controllingone’sownsocialvisibilityisone tackers but of the victim’s relativesnamed, by their ownloved ones with someone else of the important perks of power. Those who the mob. Arrestsofjournalists as theystrive while assisting morefortunatecompatriots. arepowerless can be made invisible and so- to report murdersandrapesfall intothiscat- At another level, we were thrilledbythe ciallyerased,orthey canbemarkedorbranded egory. Likewise, the continuing incarceration rawcourageofasingle woman, adaughter in different ways andmadehumiliatinglyor withouttrial of thousands, anddeathsinde- of Bengal, who with her plasteredfoot sentimentallyhyper-visible. Politics being a tention, usuallyunreported. shovedaside agargantuan juggernaut. And game,unexpectedresultsare occasionallypos- Father Stan Swamy’s death piercedthe therebybreathednew lifeintowhat almost sible even when the playing field is farfrom wall of silence, but that wasanexception. looked likeasinking democracy.Weloved, level. But on the whole,the powerful getto We’vebeen repelledalso by election-time too, the woman celebrated as aDadi, who choosewhetherandhowtheyare visibleto so- raids on thehomesandoffices of opposition became asymbol of the successfulnation- ciety.Countingcaste intheCensusthreatensto politicians. As forthe government’s wide movement againstthreatstothe citi- makevisibletheonlysocialgroupinindepend- stonewalling over Pegasus and the demoli- zenshipofMuslim Indians. entIndiathathasneverbeencounted—theso- tion of privacy,that has created rage more And weren’t we upliftedbythe fearless called“upper” castes. than shame. advocatewho wasready to be punishedby Today, it is clearer than ever before that by The drive to control the customs, eating powerful judges but notprepared to swal- farthe mostpowerful and hence the most habits, and movement of the 70,000 or so lowhis conscience?Morerecently, and most pampered minority in Indiansociety is com- men, women and children who live in the hearteningly,wehaveheardstrong pro- posedlargely of the uppercastes. This fact re- CRSasikumar Lakshadweep chain of islands should be nouncementsinfavourof liberty and equal- mains unchanged across our manyreligions, the gathering of momentumaround the de- countingcaste wasalsomoral-political,namely listedinthe topbracket of actions that dis- ity from judges of the Supreme Court, includ- numerousregions,andalongthepoliticalspec- mand foracaste census.The 2001 Census that doing so would strengthen caste identi- grace India’s democracy.Inthe eyes of the ing the Chief Justice. trumfromrightto left.Theminorlocalisedex- sawthe firstbattles, but the opposing forces ties, contradicting the official goal of erasing government and itssupporters, the Mostencouraging of all, however, is an- ceptions merelyprove the rule that,inIndia, wonrelatively easily. The 2011 Censuswit- them. Thereismorethanalittle truth to this Lakshadweep population’s great if unspo- other sound. Idon’t quiteknowhow to de- theuppercastesrule.Whileitistruethatmuch nessedamoreevenfight, ultimately forcing argument, butits dishonestyisinits implied kenflawisits Muslim faith. Whyshould scribeit. It is the sound of pens, pencils, key- has changed in the pastthree decades, these the UPAgovernment intoabackdoor escape corollary, or the claim that notcounting it India tolerateaMuslim-majority unit boards,texting fingersandcamerasin tens of changeshave beenconfinedmostlytothemid- via the Socio-Economic andCaste Census, a would weaken caste.Ofcourse, this did not within itslimits? That is the plain if unut- thousands of Indian hands. Of journalists, dle. Moreover, differentiation withincaste project designedtofail. In an early demon- happen —how could it, giventhe wayour so- teredquestion. students, citizens and citizen-journalists in groups —segmentsofthe uppercastesare not stration of the maxim that powerisinforma- ciety works? To whichthe answer is that unitswhere small towns and interior villages who share privileged,and manymembers of the lower tion,eventhe sketchydatacollected in that Themain reason fornot The technical-practical reasons foroppos- aminorityisthemajorityaresourcesof pride. with fellowIndians their stories and images castesare nowrelatively privileged—isstillfar exercise waskeptsecret. counting caste has been ing caste enumeration —namely,that it is im- India is notaHindurashtra. In our country, of coercion or courage. from transforming the overall composition of The discordant responses of the ruling possible to count something as complexand citizensof differentfaithsornofaithare,orat Their wordssometimesfind their way the socialeliteand the precarious underclass. party (or at leastsome sections)and the gov- political, and produced variedascaste —werealways more orlessfake. leastsupposed to be,equal in the rightsthey intobrave online journals, sometimes even Thus, as we enter the thirddecade of the 21st ernment indicatethat the stakesmay beeven broadly similar responses In the 2001 and 2011 censuses, the peopleof enjoy. Including the right to exist. The non- ontopages of establishednewspapers. Or century, thetopofIndiansocietyremainsover- higher in 2021. No great insightisneededto from both the UPAand the Indiasaidthattheyprofessedaround1,700re- Hindumajorities of states or UTslike songs,jokes, cartoons, and even videos re- whelminglyupper caste while itsbottomhas see that the combinedeffectsofthe market ligionsandspokearound19,500languages,not Lakshadweep, Punjab, Kashmir,Meghalaya, sult from their words, and areswiftlycircu- stayed almostentirelylowercaste. and the pandemic have wideneddisparitiesin NDA. Theperennial to speakofthe thousands of occupationsthey Mizoram and Nagaland, as also the Hindu lated.Thankstothese active citizens, the pos- Thisishardlyamomentousdiscovery.Most the recentpast. In fact, this is what is so dif- Nehruvian argument offered practised.Ifour census could, withdiligent ef- majorities elsewhere, and minorities every- sibility of changeseems to showuponthe Indians,especially thoseatthebottomandthe ferent about this centurycomparedtothe pre- fornot counting caste was fort,makesense of this enormously compli- where, should have this and other rights. horizon. Happily, we also have afew really top, have knownthis intuitively all along. But vious one. Until the 1970s, it wasbroadlytrue also moral-political, namely cated data, then caste cannot be toohardto These rightsflowfromthe lawofhuman- bravepersons even on mainline TV and in thedominantpoliticallanguagedevelopedun- to saythat the overall ethos of Indian eco- handle, especiallywith the immense advan- ity andalso from our Constitution.Pride in the press. Their voices sustain our morale. dertheumbrellaof Nehruviannaivete andthe nomic and social policy wasthat of sharing that doing so would tagesofdigital datagathering. territories we “possess” but resentment that “For Ican see that in the midstof “Congress system” in the decades after poverty. In theneoliberal era, India has done strengthen caste identities, The data-for-developmentargumentsfor “others”livethereare the marksof colonial- death, lifepersists;inthe midstofun- Independence turned this into apublic secret better than mostdevelopedcountries in pro- contradicting the official goal acaste censusare important, but theyhave ism at itsmostprimitive.Also sickening, at truth,truth persists;inthe midstofdark- —something widelyknown but neverac- ducing dollarbillionaires, whileits perform- of erasing them. There is neverwon because the opposition to it has an entirely different level, is the continuing ness,light persists.” knowledged. The sentimental excessesof ance in povertyalleviation has been fair but beenfundamentallypolitical.Theironyhereis character assassinationofRahul Gandhi and The learnedwillknowthat these were povertyasapoliticalmetaphorservedto mask farfromspectacular.Inanewlymediatised more than alittle truth to that if and when it happens, acaste census of his forebears. Rahul is an outspoken man wordsthat GandhiwroteinYoung Indialong the corrosive castedimensionofour inequali- social sphere, inequalities generatemoredis- this argument,but its wouldnotreallybesomethingto beproudof — whose father,aprime minister of the land, ago, on October 11,1928. It waswhat he be- ties. Acaste census threatens to push this di- content than theydid in akinder,gentlerpast. dishonestyisinits implied it wouldmerelybeanother device formaking waskilledincold blood. As was, earlier,his lieved, but also what he sawaround him. Do mensionintothe open, making it impossible Moreover,thereisthe possibility thatthisdis- corollary, or theclaim that our society morelegible. But everythinking grandmother,also aprime minister.And we see todaywhat he saw? forthepoliticalclassto continuetohidebehind content mayfracture thelargest votebank the Indianoughtto beembarrassedbythefactthat what have theynot said, year afteryear, euphemismand circumvention. worldhas ever seen. not counting it would ourrulershave lackedthepoliticalcourageand about her father,PanditJawaharlal Nehru, The writer is research professor at the The silencearound casteinnational-level In sum, the main reason fornot counting weaken caste. Of course,this the moral conviction to makeithappen. who wasnot onlyIndia’s jewelbut also the Centrefor SouthAsian and Middle Eastern politics wasfinallybreachedduring the caste has been political,and strong enough to did not happen —how could nation’s unflaggingservant? And about Studies, University of Illinois at Mandalmoment. The 1990s were adecisive produce(sofar)broadlysimilarresponsesfrom it,given the way our society The writer teaches sociology at Jawaharlal’s father,Motilal? Urbana Champaign watershedfor our collective understanding both the UPAand the NDA. Interestingly, the Delhi University.Views expressed of caste, and one of itsdirectoutcomes was perennialNehruvianargumentofferedfornot works? hereare personal LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR

NUMBERSTHATCOUNT An e-RUPI in hand IDEAS THIS REFERS TO the editorial ‘Counting in’(IE,Aug 12). Notwithstanding the po- ONLINE New digitalpay option can makewelfareschemes efficient,transparent litical compulsions of all parties to gar- ner OBC votes, the BJP’s hesitancy,de- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS RSSharmaand Ashok PalSingh spitedemand from within the party for acaste census, reflectsits unprepared- ● HELPLINETOAID ness in deviating from the Sangh CHILDREN,NOT RECENTLYLAUNCHEDbythe Prime Minister, problems of deliveringcash subsidies and en- 2011,atask forceondirect transfer of subsi- vouchers of designated value tenable at em- Parivar’s coreupper-caste constituency. POLICETHEM: e-RUPI is adigital prepaid, purpose- and per- suring their end-use. dies on kerosene, LPG and fertilisersheaded panelledhealthcarefacilities, providing Itspet project of “subcategorisation of KHUSHBOOJAIN son-specific payment utility.Itbringsthe ease Policymakers have debated whether di- by Nandan Nilekani had suggestedaroadmap them portability and facility choice. The OBCs”, suggestedevenbythe Justice and simplicityofUPI to thesocial security plat- rect cash transfers deliverbenefitsmoreeffi- fordirect cash transfer of fertiliser subsidies service provider will benefit from theim- Rohinicommission, necessitates that ● DRIVECLEANER,LIVE form of DBT,two pioneering fintechofferings cientlythan in-kind transfers likethe Public in aphasedmanner.Its recommendationson mediatepayment. their numbers be available.Hence, the LONGER: of India. DistributionSystem(PDS) andfertilisers.The the LPG subsidy got implemented withde- Corporateapplications of e-RUPI include Modi government has no reason fornot AMITABHKANT As aone-to-manypayments facilitator, Covid-19pandemic has revivedinterestin siredresults. The ones relating to fertilisers scrupulous disbursement and easy compli- doing acaste census. it will help the government sharpen tar- Universal Basic Income (UBI). Aschool have nothappened. The e-RUPI will allayap- anceofprovidingemployee benefitswithtax LRMurmu, NewDelhi www.indianexpress.com getedwelfareprogrammes. The private sec- voucher programme has itsvotaries. The con- prehensionsabout creating an IT infrastruc- implications such as meals, education, travel torwillfind it helpfultodisburse non-cash traryargumentisthat cash transfers areno ture,managing nearly 3,00,000fertiliser sale and health. THIS REFERS TO the editorial ‘Counting benefitstoemployees and support focussed magic bullet, giventhe widespread failureof points, the collapse of dealer networkdue to The adoption of e-RUPI in various govern- in’(IE, Aug12).The 127th Amendment CSR programmes. Later,individuals could marketsinserving the poor.The utilityof cash liquidity squeeze in the event of subsidy pay- ment programmes will enhance business ef- Bill has been greetedwarmlybyall the their questions on Pegasussnooping, use it forgifting. transfers to guaranteefood security or gener- mentsgettingdelayedand acomplexsystem ficiency,simplicity,transparency,and ac- politicalparties. But the governmenthas farmers’ agitation, and skyrocketing fuel Itsimmediateand first-use caseis to facil- atesustainable livelihoods compared to PDS of timely credit of subsidy intoanestimated countability in these programmes. nottouchedupon the issue of sub-cate- prices. As contentious issueswere itatecashless serviceatpaidCovid vaccina- orMGNREGA,forinstance,is consideredsus- 129million Aadhaar-linkedbank accountsof The Aadhaar experience suggests owner- gorisation of OBCs, as recommendedby bound to be raised, theLok Sabha tion centres (CVCs). Forinstance, corporates pect.e-RUPI could break the policylogjam by farm households. shipmustvestwith aspecific agency.Without the Justice Rohini commission. The en- Speaker and RajyaSabha Chairman and philanthropiescan buyservicesinbulk making cash transfers purpose- and person- e-RUPI is almost custom-designedfor the UIDAI nurturing itsapplications within tirediscussion in the Parliament on the neededtohavetaken allpossiblesteps to vaccinateemployees and those in need. The specific, freeing them from dependence on school voucher programmes. The efficacy the government and the private sector,the Bill wasmarkedbythe absence of PM to avertthe showdown. intendedbeneficiaries will receive an SMSor bank accountsand providing visibility from of these programmes is well establishedin widespread adoption of Aadhaar would not Modi in the House.Ample time should Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur QR code on their feature/smartphone, re- the time of issue until redemption. manycountries. Identifiedstudentsreceive have been possible.Making the distribution bedevotedto discussing bills rather than deemable forcashless vaccination at partici- e-RUPI could makethe PDS programme voucherstopay school fees and expenses andacceptance of e-RUPI incentive-compat- judging “productivity” of the House by DIFFICULTWOMEN pating centres. Asingle-source MIS gets cre- moreefficient. The inefficiency of the pro- at empanelledinstitutions of their choice, ibleis recommended, asdemonstratedby the the number of bills passedinasession. ated effortlesslyatthe backend. gramme is rootedin high overheadcosts,leak- public and private,whichcompete to get popularisation of prepaid telephonybythe VinaySaroha, NewDelhi THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘When state Built on the UPI platform, e-RUPI is easy ages, exclusion and inefficiencies. Afood-spe- fullfee-paying students: The resultantop- telecom industry. is the patriarch’(IE, August12). It is dis- to scale by theissuer. At the point of pres- cific e-RUPI voucher will allowbeneficiaries tion and competition benefitsstudents and Lightregulationand the opening of e-RUPI NDA’SARROGANCE turbing to note that the statehas shown ence, the verificationcode receivedbythe to buy rations from an outletoftheir choice. schools while enhancing transparency and to competitionwillspurinnovationandadop- acallous disregardfor justice in recent beneficiary is shared withthe service The value addition beyond the One Nation, accountability. tion. All banks, small and big, NBFCs, non-bank THIS REFERS TO thereport‘Early session rape cases. Patriarchyinthe home or in providertoauthenticateand authorisethe One Ration Cardwill come from removing Another application is in basic income PPI issuers, and telcos maybeallowedtois- end: Naidu breaksdown, Birla expresses thestate rears itsuglyhead by restrict- transaction: Contactless, real-time pay- price distortionand the redemption of the support. The lockdowns to contain the pan- sue it later.e-RUPI opens up aworld of oppor- anguish’ (IE, August12).Whathap- ingwomen’s freedom in the guise of re- ment and online settlement of funds into voucherat market priceby merchants within demic exposedthe poor to acutedistress, due tunities to the government, people, and busi- penedinbothHouses shows the obdu- spectability.Nowonderthatamajoritar- the service provider’sbankaccount. and outside the PDS network. to lossofmeans of livelihood.e-RUPI can mit- nessestoprovide, avail and payfor services racy and arrogance of the NDAgovern- ian, patriarchal stateisuncomfortable Fourteen leading banks have alreadyinte- It couldalso beusedtostreamline fertiliser igatetheir stress by rapidlydistributing food seamlessly. ment.The opposition leaders had no with women who fight backand seeksto grated it with their systems. subsidies to farmers. e-RUPI will enable farm- and cash vouchers at scale. alternativebut to react, maybethis time punish them. The deployment of e-RUPI forvaccinations ers to buy fertiliser at nominal prices with di- Asimilar application of e-RUPI can be en- Sharma is theCEO of National Health abit morestrongly,toits stonewalling Ila Railkar, Mumbai is aforerunnerto myriad applications, some of rect credit of the subsidy amount intothe ac- visaged forthe Ayushman Bharat healthcare Authority and Singhisaformer member of whichcan help mitigatehitherto intractable countofthe authoriseddealers.As farbackas initiative.Beneficiaries will receive e-RUPI thePostal ServicesBoard. Viewsare personal

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TOTAL VACCINATED IN INDIA (at least one dose) GSLV-F10 failure: takeaways 40,69,80,329 ■Firstdose ■ Seconddose

60,00,000 The launchwould have markedIndia’sreturn to normal spaceflight, but has failed. Howimportant is the 33,84,241 rocket,and howfar will itsfailureimpact the upcoming missions Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan-3 and NISAR?

46,32,340 30,00,000 Whereitwent wrong 12,06,254 muchbettergrip on itstechnology.GSLVMk- AMITABHSINHA Problems in the cryogenic stageofthis III has had four successful flightstill now, in- PUNE,AUGUST12 rocket arenot new. Asimilarissue had ledto cluding the one that launchedChandrayaan- 16,88,135 the failureofGSLV-D3 as well in April 2010. 2in2019. 0 THE LAUNCH of GLSV-F10was supposed to That wasthe firstflight of GSLVwithanin- Thursday’s failure, therefore, might not LAST 10 DAYS (daily) markthe return of normal spaceflight activ- digenous cryogenic engine modelled on the directlyimpact the schedule of Gaganyaan Aug2 Aug11 ity on the Indian space scene. Instead, itsfail- Russian design, very similar to theone flown or Chandrayaan-2. But it is possible that the ureonThursdayhas castashadowonthe on Thursday.The cryogenic stagehad failed GSLVMk-II rocket is usedfor some prepara- IndianSpace Research Organisation’s (ISRO) to igniteonthat occasion as well. tory flightsortotestout some of the tech- TOTAL DOSES COVISHIELD COVAXIN launchcalendar,whichhas already been se- Eight months later,the next GSLVflight, nologies that would be integrated in those 87.5% 12.4% verely affected by the pandemic.Apart from this time being poweredbyaRussian cryo- twomissions,especiallyGaganyaan. In that 52,36,71,019 thelossofacrucial satellite, it is likelytoim- genic engine,the lastone of the seventhat case, anydelayinthe schedule of GSLVMk- pact the schedule of some big-ticket future Russia had suppliedaspartofadeal in the II would impact the actual mission as well. (SputnikV's6,09,588doses missions as well, though the ISROhas notyet 1990s, also failed. Afailure analysis had found disclosedhow serious the malfunctioning malfunctioning in theelectronics of the cryo- NISAR notrepresentedinpie) wasthat ledtothe failure. genic engine. Thursday’s failure, however, is abig cause Betweenthenandnow,however,theGSLV of worryfor the NISAR mission, afirst-of-its- DOSES ON AUG 11 45,90,495 What went wrong Mk-II rocket hascarriedout six successful kind collaboration betweenNASAand ISRO Aboutfive minutesintothelaunchearly on launches,allusingthatsameindigenouslyde- forajoint earth-observation satellite. NISAR, AUG 10: 45,80,256 (34,38,031 st doses; 11,42,2252nd) Thursdaymorning, the flight of GSLV-F10, velopedcryogenic engine in the upper stage, whichwill use twosynthetic apertureradars whichwascarryinganearthobservationsatel- the lastone in December2018whichde- (SAR) to monitorthe entireEarth in a12-day liteEOS-03, deviated from itsscheduledtra- posited GSAT-7A,acommunication satellite, cycle, is the mostimportant mission as yet INDIA ACTIVE CASES 3,87,987 jectory. Thefirstandsecondstagesoftherocket intoits orbit.The struggleswith the cryogenic involving the GSLVMk-II rocket. had functionednormallyand detached.But stageseemed to be athing of the past, but The keenlyawaited NISAR mission aims the upper stage, poweredbyacryogenic en- Thursday’sfailurehasbroughttheghostsback. to measurethe Earth’s changing ecosystems 5,00,000 ginefuelledbyliquidhydrogenandliquidoxy- Thereare no morelaunches of GSLVMk- and dynamic surfaces to provide informa- genatverylow temperatures, failedtoignite. II scheduledfor this year,but severalin2022 tion about biomass, natural hazards, sea- The rocket lost the powertocarry on and its and2023. Scientists said it waspossible that levelrise and groundwater.Itwill help re- remains, alongwiththat of the satellite, most Thursday’s malfunctioning was“accidental”, searchers and user agencies to systematically 2,50,000 likelyfell offsomewhereinthe Andaman Sea. in whichcase theremight notbeany major map thesurface of the earth. ISROwantsto 4,04,958 3,87,987 EOS-03, apowerful earth observation impact on the schedule of the future use it foravariety of purposes including agri- satellite that wassupposedtohelp in near launches by this rocket.But aserious issue cultural mapping, and monitoring of glaciers real-time monitoring of the Indianlandmass, could push backevenmajor missions likethe in the Himalayas, landslide-prone areas and 0 waslostinthe process. The deployment of human spaceflight. changes in the coastline. LAST 10 DAYS EOS-03, initiallyplannedfor March lastyear, As partofthe collaboration,NASAwill Aug2 Aug11 wasalready delayedbyoverayear and ahalf, Impact on futuremissions provide one of thesynthetic apertureradars Note:The August 11 figures in these graphs arebased on the govt updates on August12 firstbysometechnical glitches and then by Missions likeGaganyaan and (L-band) whilethe other (S-band) will come the pandemic.EOS-03 would have provided Chandrayaan-3willbelaunchedonGSLVMk- GSLV-F10, withEarth Observation from ISRO. NASA will also provide communi- relatively low-resolution, but continuous, III,amoreadvancedversionof theGSLVrocket SatelliteEOS-03 on-board, blasts off cation and control systems while the launch INDIA TOTALCASES 3,20,77,706 imageryofthe Indian landmass that was thatisdesignedtocarry muchheavier pay- from Sriharikota. It failedtoinject the andrelated services would be the responsi- Source: Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, updated at 11 pm on August 12 meant to be usedfor monitoring of natural loads intospace. GSLVMk-III toouses an in- satellite into orbit. PTI bility of ISRO. disasterlikefloods and cyclones, waterbod- digenously-developedcryogenicengineinthe As of now, NISAR is scheduledfor launch ies, crops, vegetation and forest cover. upper stage, but, unlikethe one in Mk-II, this in early 2023fromthe Sriharikota facility.It’s “(The mission) could notbefullyaccom- is notareverse-engineeredRussian engine. to burn fuel. It is closer to the designs used in alaunchthat ISROhas been putting avery Aprotein-based vaccine that plishedmainlybecause of atechnical anom- Instead,thecryogenicengineusedinGSLVMk- the Arianne rocketsthat were usedbyISRO priority on. Thursday’s failureisundoubt- alyobserved in the cryogenic stage,” wasall III,calledCE20,hasbeentheresultof overthree earlier to sendits heavier satellites intospace. edly asetback to this mission, and is likelyto mimics shape of coronavirus that ISROchairmanKSivan said afterthe decades of research and development,start- It is muchsimpler and, because it is en- forceathorough investigation intothe cryo- launchfailure. ing from scratch, and usesadifferent process tirelyhome-grown, ISROscientists have a genic stageofthe GSLVMk-II rocket. RESEARCHERS HAVE im- in twodoses three weeks munisedmice with apart. Forcomparison, nanoparticles that mimic theyimmunisedanother SARS-CoV-2 by display- groupofmice with poly- Google’s update to protect kids under 18 ing multiple copies of the mersomes that encapsu- receptorbinding domain latedthe RBD, along with (RBD) antigen. The find- PAPER the nanoparticles con- ings on their protein- taining the adjuvant. Minors arebeinggiven more controlovertheir digital footprint.How is Google doing this, and why? basedvaccine have been CLIP Although both groups publishedinACSCentral of mice producedhigh changes as well as digital well-being tools. turnedonbydefault forall users under 18. berollingout easy-to-understandmaterial for Science. The team made NEWRESEARCH levels of RBD-specific an- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Now, this is so onlyfor usersunder 13.This minors to figureout the best data practices. nanoparticles similar in tibodies, onlythe surface- NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 Howisitgiving minors morecontrol? will also beturnedon by default forschool ac- size to SARS-CoV-2 and decorated decorated nanoparticles generated Google has announcedthat users under countsonthe Google Suite. WhyisGoogle doing this? them with manyRBDs. Theyinjected neutralising antibodies that prevented THE PANDEMIC has pushed millions forchil- age18, their parentsorguardians will, as per With Google Assistant, minor users will The search giantand other big tech com- them intomice, along with separate SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells. dren and teenagers online likenever before. itsnew policy, be able to requestremovalof have ‘default protections’toprevent them panies have been under pressuretoput in nanoparticles containing an adjuvant, Source:American Chemical Society Whiletheyare benefiting from the advan- theirphotosfromits imageresults.Whilethis from encountering maturecontent,including placebetter protectionfor minorusers.In the tagesofonline classes andinteractive ses- willjustremovetheimagefromthe search re- on smartdisplays. US, the 1998 Children’s Online Privacy sions at atime when thereisstill no clarity on sultsand notthe websitehosting it, it will go Underageuserswillsoon find thattheir lo- Protection Actthat restrictstracking and tar- when schools will be backtonormal, it has along wayinreducing the exposureofthe mi- cation history is turned offbydefault with no geting of children under age13could soon be also exposedthem to thedarkside of the nor online. option to turn it on without supervision. updated to extend this to thoseunder 18. worldwide web. Now, Google has an- Forapps, Google Playwill soon letparents TheGoogleupdateseemsto bealign with nounced aset of measures to keep usersun- HowisGoogle updating itsproductsfor know whichapps followtheir familypolicies this. Incidentally, in 2019,Google has to pay der age18safeonline. underageusers? making it easier forthem to decide if the same up a$170million fine forviolating this very On YouTube, anyvideo uploadedbyami- is appropriatefor their children. Actand collecting dataofchildrenwithoutthe What is Google doing? nor will nowbeinprivate mode by default. Also, age-sensitive ads will no longer be consent of parents. Google is working on multiple frontsto Along with this, YouTubewillsurface more shownto teensand advertisers will notbeable Facebook-ownedInstagram has recently keep children and teenagers safeonits plat- digital well-being content forthis segment to target their productswhen it comes to users broughtinchanges that made alot of features forms. Forone, it is giving minors “morecon- while also teaching them about commercial under 18 using age, gender or location. private by default forteenagers. LikeGoogle, trols over theirdigitalfootprint”. Then it is also content on the platform. Alongwithnew Digital Wellbeingtools Instagram toobannedads targeted on inter- ‘tailoringproducts experiences’ forthis seg- When it comes to Google Search,‘safe thatallowuserstofilter out content from ests or activity of children, but allowedthese ment and has also announcedadvertising search’, whichfiltersoutexplicitresults, will be news,podcasts and the web, Google will also forage,gender and location.

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DSP US Flexible Equity Fund 31.02 17.6418.19 550 US market,for investors who cannottrack ther mutual funds or direct equity,thereare Exchange(NSE IFSC) and the BSE’s India TheNSEIFSCbusinessmodelwillnotonly companiesonaregular basis, mutual fund severalbenefits of investing in adeveloped International Exchange(INX) announcing provideanadditionalopportunityforinvest- Motilal Oswal S&P 500IndexFund -30.44N.A N.A1,850 options arebetteroptions.Through mutual market wherelarge companiesinnovate and that trading will soon be facilitated through ment but also makethe entireprocess easy Regular Plan |InvestOnline funds, one candoamonthlySIP of Rs 5,000 work on newtechnology,drugresearch,de- theirIFSCplatformsinGIFTCity,Ahmedabad. and at alower cost. NSE IFSC Clearing Nippon India US Equity OpportunitiesFund 28.3 20.9 19 495 and invest in oneofthe severalschemes that fence R&D and other key areas. CorporationLtdwillofferitsrobustriskman- Sensex42.8 21.8 13.36 NA areinvesting in US stocks. Alarge number of market leaders are What is the model? agementframework,facilitateclearing and listedinthe US.For Indian investors,who are The entiretrading, clearing, settlement settlementof alltradesindepositaryreceipts, Howwill these investmentsbetaxed? regularconsumersof theirproducts,thenew andholding of US Stocks willbeunder the and provide settlement guarantee in respect tary receipts in their owndemataccounts guidanceofIFSC Authority and the support Investment in international equityfunds options provide an opportunity to be apart regulatorystructure of IFSCAuthority.Indian of all trades executed on theIFSCplatform. openedinGIFTCityandwillbeentitledtore- of allthekeystakeholdersinvolved,we hope attracts debt taxation in India. So if thehold- of the growth storyofthesecompanies. retail investors cantransactonthe NSE IFSC All the trades will also be coveredunder the ceive corporateaction benefitspertaining to to operationalise this product soon,” said ingperiodislessthanthreeyears,capitalgains Theyalso provide acurrency hedgefor platform within the LiberalisedRemittance investor protectionframework at NSEIFSC. theunderlyingstock.NSEIFSCwillannounce Vikram Limaye,MD&CEO, NSE. aretaxed as per the income taxslab; if it is thosewhoplanto sendtheirchildrenabroad Scheme (LRS) limitsprescribed by theRBI: The NSE is yettoannouncethe US stocks the operational details shortly. Depositories, morethan threeyears, it will be taxedat20% forstudies. While all assets in India areval- theycan take out or remit $250,000everyfi- to beavailablefortrading;analystssayGoogle, banksandbrokershave alreadystartedwork- At present, what arethe avenues for withindexation benefit. By comparison, uedinrupees,whensomeonedecidesto send nancialyear.Investorswillbeprovidedanop- FacebookandApplearelikelytobeavailable. ingwithNSEIFSCto enabletheseinvestment investing in the US? while thereisnolong-term capitalgains tax achild abroad, one has to convert therupee tionto tradeinfractionalquantity/valuecom- productsfor Indian investors. Currently, IndianscanopenaccountsinUS (over1year) on gains of up to Rs 1lakh, they intodollarsandpay. If oneparksapartoftheir pared to the underlying shares tradedinUS Howare shares transferredtothe “The product enables resident individu- brokeragesandremitthefundsundertheLRS attracta10% LTCG on gains above Rs 1lakh. overall investment in US equities,itprovides markets. Sources saythe cap forone unitofa investor’s account? als to easilyand costeffectivelyinvestinUS limit. This routeiscumbersome; besides, in- AsfordirectinvestmentthroughNSEIFSC, ahedge againstrupee depreciation against stockislikelytobe$8.Theoffering,facilitated Investors will be able to holdthe deposi- stocks under theLRS framework.With the vestment gains will be taxedinIndia. Also, Swamysaid,“Thereiswillnosecuritiestrans- the dollar.

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International market data till 1900IST ‘GOVT PURSUING KEY REFORMS; DOING RIGOROUS WORK’ ‘NO FTA WILL CAUSE LOSSESTOINDUSTRY’ SECTOR WATCH Goyal: Need to exploit FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY BesttimeforCorporateIndia To kick off credit strengths for FTAs Partnership (RCEP) with 15 ENSECONOMICBUREAU countries noting that the final supercycle, fintechs tostepuprisktaking,saysFM NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 deal did notaddressthe govern- ment’s issues and concerns. FREE TRADE agreements (FTA) “You maynot be competitive growth willbegiven importance tureinvestments.Consumption will onlybepossible if Indian in certain areas. Leave thosear-

dissect consumer ED ENSECONOMICBUREAU and growth will be pushed both also has been giventhe necessary companies arewilling to be gen- eas. Everycountrycan’t be com- NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 Boosting by theReserveBank and by the pushthroughvariousgovernment erous and potentiallyexit some petitive in everyarea. We needto data for lenders PLAIN E government,” she said. While the policies, she argued. lines of business wheretheyare exploit our strengths but we will ● sentiment FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala EX centralbankwilltakemeasuresto She said thenatureofinvest- uncompetitive,Commerce and needtoshowgenerosity in some Sitharaman on Thursdaysaid the contain inflation, growth is what mentshas changed,with citizens Industry Minister Piyush Goyal areas, onlythen will FTAs bepos- PRANAVMUKUL& While the lending government is doing everything FINANCE MINISTER willmakeallthedifferenceto eco- nowmoreopen to invest in the said on Thursday. sible,” Goyalsaid at the event. SANDEEPSINGH happens through a required to supportthe economy, Nirmala Sitharaman say- nomic revival, shesaid.The min- stockmarkets.It’sthebesttimefor The governmentiscurrently Some key FTAs that the gov- NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 andurgedindustryleadersto step ing that the government isterindicatedthatthe RBI will Corporate Indiato stepuprisktak- in talksfor 20 FTAs, with six of ernment is currentlyfocussing bank,aNBFC or a up investmentsand build capac- and the RBI will continue continue to maintain itsaccom- ing as corporatetax rate has been them being apriority forit, ac- on include those with the UAE, FROM SMALL-TICKET loans to micro-finance ity in domestic chip manufactur- to supportthe economyis modative and growth supportive among the lowest,and thereisan cording to officials. UK and Australia, according to of- fund online purchases to easy institution, tech ing and renewable energy. aimedatencouraging in- policy.“Iamgladthat the RBI has opportunity to build capacity for “I can assureyou thatnoFTA ficials.The Centre has also called non-collateralisedcredit ap- The government is pursuing dustrialists to step up been voicing that understanding domesticchipmanufacturingand will cause (losses) to you(indus- foranearly review of the ASEAN- proved online with onlyas companies facilitate keyeconomic reforms, and doing investments. thattoo quickaretrievalorsuck- in the renewable energyfield, she try), and eachFTA will be agreed Indiatrade in goods agreement. muchasaKYCprocess is an the dataanalysis part “rigorouswork”toachieve thepri- ing out of liquidity from theecon- added. Foreign direct investment upon afterdiscussions,” Goyal The Ministeralso called on areathatfintechcompaniesare vatisation plan outlinedinthe omymay notbethe necessary has been “flowing intoIndia non- said at Confederation of Indian the industrytoinvestinskilling bettingontokick-offthecredit Budget and hope to complete andinvestment—are starting to stimulusthatisrequiredandhave stop” due to the belief in sound Industry’s (CII) India @75 event, programmes, noting that the in- super-cycleinIndia,withinter- bank,itcannotdothe lending strategic sale of Air India,BPCL, work well to aid the recovery notgiven anyindication of suck- macroeconomicfundamentals, asking that the industry notbe- dustry itself would be the great- netfirms in the financial serv- on itsown, so it has tiedup among others, withinthis fiscal process. The economyisbuoyant, ing outthe liquidity that is avail- she said,adding the government come “petty” in seeking opening estbeneficiaryofthe increased icesspacelikeAmazon,Paytm, withalenderandpassesonthe year,she stressed. in termsofthe buoyancy to be able,”shesaid,addingthatthegov- wasalways inagreementwithin- up of trade onlyincertain areas availability of askilledwork- PayU,and Ola providing these informationofapersonwhois SpeakingattheCIIannualses- seenduringrecovery-time. ernment and RBI has been dustryonretrospective tax, and and opposing trade in sectors force. He said suchprogrammes digital lending features. creditworthytoits partner. sion through avideolink,she said “Governmentiscommittedtodo- working in close coordination. oncethearbitrationverdictscame wheretheyare producers. would help reduce inequality. At theheart of these credit From this,Paytm stands to the four engines of economic ingeverythingthatitisrequiredto Exportsof steelandmanyoth- out, the governmentwas ready In 2019,the Centrehad “The countryhas alimit on how products, however, is notthe makeacommission.That’sthe growth —net exports,govern- bedonefortheeconomy,”shesaid. ershavegrownrecently, whilethe withthe necessarylegal changes backedout of the Regional long it tolerates suchvastin- conventional verification sys- business model. Oncethe ment expenditure, consumption “Growth will have itspriority, Centre has steppedupinfrastruc- to end retrospective tax. Comprehensive Economic equality. temtoestablish creditworthi- lending partner realises that nessofacustomer,but hun- these arehigh quality cus- dredsofdifferent datasets tomersthat aremuchless beinganalysedby techfirmsto likelytodefault,theywillcome ‘PV wholesales rise 45% in Zee Entertainment understand the consuming backwithbettercommission. andpayingpatternof aperson. In fact, acompanylikePaytm Julyamid easing Covid curbs’ “Welookatdatapoints is notlooking to getintopro- insidertrading: suchashow soon acustomer viding Rs 1,000 croreloans to Passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales rose on-year in July,as pays his electricitybill, how 100corporates but Rs 10,000 Covid-led curbs eased and companies pushed stocks to longishepaying the electric- loans to 10 million people,” a dealers to build up inventories forfestiveseason, SIAM said itybillatthesamehouse—in- source said. However, institu- Sebi bars 15 entities dicatingheownsthathouse— tions focussedonproviding 2,64,442 manufacturers(OEMs)to howmuchdoes he spendon non-collateralisedloansto the dealershipsinJuly;up45%over variousnon-essentialitems,to unbankedhave runintoprob- TotalPVunits—including 1,82,779unitsintheyear-ago Fallintwo-wheeler Risein3-wheeler ENSECONOMICBUREAU understandwhetherthisper- lemswiththeloaneesdefault- dispatchesofcars,utility month,asperSocietyofIndian 2% wholesales,from 41% wholesales, MUMBAI,AUGUST12 son can be extendedasmall ing in large numbers. While vehiclesandvans—soldfrom AutomobileManufacturers 12,81,354unitsinJuly2020to 17,888thisJulyover12,728 loan and whether he will re- this maybeonaccountof originalequipment (SIAM)data 12,53,937unitslastmonth Source: SIAM/PTI THE SECURITIES and Exchange paybackontime,” atop exec- stress in the economydue to BoardofIndia (Sebi) on Thursday utive at afintechfirm told factorslikeCovid,itexposesan barred15entities, including indi- The Indian Express. inherent risk in the business viduals, from the capital markets While the lending ulti- model,whenmacroeconomic CONGESTION AT SHANGHAI, NINGBOPORTSAFTER COVID CASEDETECTEDATLATTER forindulgingininsider trading in matelyhappens through a factors areunder duress. the scrip of Zee Entertainment bank,anon-banking financial Additionally, highpenalties Terminal closure clogs China’s top two ports EnterprisesLtd(ZEEL).Theregula- Sebi also orderedimpounding institution or amicro-finance andfeesfornon-repaymentof toralsoorderedimpoundingof ill- of ill-gottengains of `23.84cr institution,technologycompa- duesimposedbythese digital since early Wednesday, while gottengains to thetune of Rs from certain entities. File nies likePaytm and Amazon, lenders has also attracted ire. REUTERS other terminals in Ningbo im- 23.84 crorefromcertain entities. facilitatethedataanalysispart Last month,the DelhiHigh BEIJING/SINGAPORE,AUG12 posedrestrictions limiting the The 15 entities are—Bijal andpassontheinformationof Court pulledupthe banking number of people and cargosen- Shah, Gopal Ritolia, Jatin Chawla, ZEEL around the announcement creditworthiness to lenders. regulator forits claim that it CONGESTIONOFFChina’stoptwo tering portareas. Amit Bhanwarlal Jajoo, Manish of thefinancialresultsforQ1FY20, Forexample, Paytm has hadnopowertoregulatedigi- container ports Shanghai and Meidong’s ownerNingbo Kumar Jajoo, Gomati Devi Ritolia, declared post-trading hours on tiedupwithClixFinanceIndia tallendingplatformsthatwere Ningbo is worsening following Zhoushan Port Co Ltd said Daljit Gurucharan Chawla, August18, 2020.The regulator Pvt Ltd forits postpaid service, charging exorbitant interest the shutdown of acontainerter- Thursday it would divert the ves- Monika Lakhotia, Pushpadevi foundthatagroup of connected Amazon Payhas partnered rates. This wasduring hearing minal in Ningbo whereaCovid- selsdueto callatMeidongto other Jajoo, Bhawarlal RamniwasJajoo, or related entitieshad taken long Capital Float. Entities suchas on apublicinterestlitigation, 19 case wasdetected this week. terminals in Ningbo and will co- Bhawarlal Jajoo HUF,Ritesh positions in ZEEL. PayU,however, that areregis- seeking regulation of these Tighter curbs to fight the lat- ordinatewith other ports to ease Kumar KamalkishoreJajoo, Followingtheannouncement teredwiththeReserveBankof platforms. The petition stated estvirus outbreak arestarting to the backlog. Successure Partners, Yash Anil of theresults,theentitiessquared Indiaassystematicallyimpor- that therewereinstances of hitmorepartsof China’seconomy. Containersatthe YangshanDeep-WaterPortinShanghai. PortsinnearbyShanghai, Jajoo and Vimla Somani. offtheirlongpositionsandgener- tant non-banking financial overcharging of exorbitant in- The highlytransmissible Delta About 30 vessels arequeuingoutside Yangshanport, akey wheremanyvesselsarebeing re- The order,issuedbyWhole- ated hugeprofits.The company companies,offertheseservices terest rates, and citedreports varianthasbeendetectedinmore containerterminal in Shanghai, while 40 vesselsare waiting at routed,are seeing the worstcon- TimeDirectorMadhabiPuriBuch, had declaredasubstantial in- ontheirown.PayUoffersserv- pertainingto cases,whereon- than adozen cities since lateJuly. outerZhoushananchorageatNingbo. Reuters file gestion in at leastthree years. comes afterthe surveillance alert creaseinprofits,whichresultedin icesundertheLazyPay banner. lineplatformscharge asmuch Fortycontainer vessels were About30vesselsarequeuingout- systematSebidetectedsuspicious asurge in the scripbyover13per “Ifyou take the case of as over 500percentagepoints waitingattheouterZhoushanan- side Yangshan port, akey con- trading patterns in the scrip of cent on August19, 2020. Paytm, whichisapayments on an annualisedbasis. chorageonThursday, up from 30 the Meidong container terminal from Refinitiv showed.Meidong tainer terminal in Shanghai, on August10when aworkerat tested positive forCovid-19, data terminal suspendedoperations Refinitiv datashowed. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply &Transport Undertaking BRIEFLY NCLT orders Siva liquidation BEST (Of The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) BEST Reeboksale TENDER NOTICE is notaproposal under Section father of Sivasankaran, does not E-tenders are Re-invited for the supply of following items. Berlin: Adidas is selling ENSECONOMICBUREAU 12A, but ratherarestructuring conform to Section12A of IBC. (1) 70844, (2) 70854. Reebokto AuthenticBrands MUMBAI,AUGUST12 proposal.Thereisnooffer,norafi- TheNCLT hadaskedlendersto Group (ABG) forupto$2.5 nal acceptance. Thereisonlyam- explain the hugehaircut in one- Note : For more details, log on to website https://mahatenders.gov.in. billionastheGermansport- THE NATIONAL CompanyLaw biguityabouttheoffer, hencethis timesettlementplanapprovedby inggoodsmakerfocusseson Tribunal (NCLT) Chennai has re- application stands dismissed.” the CoC. As partofthe proposal, PRO/AAM(M)/53/2021 GENERAL MANAGER itscorebrand. Adidas bou- jected the debt resolution pro- The resolution plan wasear- bankswill get6.5 per cent of debt ghtReebokfor$3.8billionin posalof Siva Industries,promoted lier clearedbythe committee of of Rs 4,863 crorefromthe offer 2006 to compete with rival by CSivasankaran, and ordered creditors (CoC) ledbyIDBI Bank. madeby theSivasankaranfamily. Nike.Over11 years,ABGhas the liquidationofthe company. TheNCLT saidthesettlementoffer The familyoffered to payRs5 amassedover30labels sold Rejecting the proposal, the made by RCKVallal, oneofthe croreupfront and the rest within in 6,000stores. REUTERS Benchsaid,“Weconcludethatthis shareholdersof thecompanyand 180daysofapproval. TataSteelQ1net Airlines can NewDelhi:TataSteelsawQ1 ‘5G: 10 times faster consolidatednetprofitofRs operatemax of 9,768.34croreoverlossof Rs 4,648.13crore ayearago. PTI download likely’ 72.5%pre-Covid over exact spectrum allocations domestic flights PFCQ1profit ENSECONOMICBUREAU and rollout plans (including the Mumbai:PowerFinanceCo- NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 radio access networkand im- NewDelhi:Airlinescannowoper- rporation(PFC)saw 34%rise provementstobackhaul and ateamaximumof 72.5percentof in profit aftertax to Rs 2,274 THELAUNCHof commercial5Gin transportnetworks), but it’s safe theirpre-Coviddomesticflightsin- crorefor Q1FY22. ENS India has the potential to increase to say5Gwill bring aconsiderable steadof the65percentallowedtill themediandownloadspeedbyup bumptooverall speeds,”it saidin date,theMinistryofCivilAviation to 10 times compared to the areport. Ookla’s assessment and statedonThursday. Theordersaid CILe-auction download speeds offeredcur- finding of median download the cap will “remain in place until NewDelhi: Coal India’s (CIL) rentlyby4G- LTE(long term evo- speedrising by up to 10 times is further order”. e-auction allocation rose lution) networks,global internet basedontesting speedofnet- Inaseparatedevelopment,the 28.6% was35.5MTinApril- testing firm Ookla said in areport. worksofAsian nations where5G Ministryraisedthe cap on special Julyunder five categories. “It is impossible to sayexactly has been rolledout recently. flightsthatoperatebetweenIndia howfast5Gwill be forthe aver- Fullreport on and the UK from 30 to 60 flights Renewableenergy ageIndianuser,givenuncertainty www.indianexpress.com per week from August16. ENS NewDelhi: PowerMinister RK Singh said the total in- ‘ICAI to come out with 8new stalled renewable energy generationcapacitycrossed 100GWmarkThursday. 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,AUGUST13,2021 MEANWHILE SHIP SPLITS IN TWO OFF JAPAN APanamanian-registered ship ranaground in anorthern Japanharbour,then split in twoand wasleaking oil, but there were no injuries among the 21 crew,the Japan 10 THE WORLD Coast Guard said. The39,910-tonne vessel, the Crimson Polaris, wascarrying wood chips when it ranaground on Wednesday morninginHachinohe harbour. TOPOFTHE Pak blames India, WORLD Talibantightengrip,captureHerat, Afghanistan for July Ghazni;Kandaharonvergeoffalling bus attack that killed Insurgentsreject Afghangovt’s reportedpower sharing offer Some Afghans blame Chinese engineers

Maria Ressa REUTERS&AP SAJJADHUSSAIN Imran: US sees KABUL,AUGUST12 Pak for Taliban gains ISLAMABAD,AUGUST12 Pak useful only PHILIPPINES AFGHANISTAN’S THIRD largest PAKISTANONThursdayalleged for clearing mess Libelcaseagainst city,Herat, wascaptured by the KATHYGANNON that India and Afghanistanwere Taliban on Thursdayamid heavy PESHAWAR,AUGUST12 behind lastmonth’ssuicide at- in Afghanistan journalistMaria fighting, as the militant group tack on ashuttle bus in the coun- also establishedabridgehead WHENWAHABdisappearedfrom try’s restiveKhyber Islamabad: Takingadig at the Ressadismissed within 150kmofKabul. hishomeinAfghanistantosignon Pakhtunkhwaprovince that US, Prime MinisterImran APHILIPPINEcourthasdis- The Taliban claimedcontrol forjihad, it wasinneighboring killed13people, includingnine Khan has said that missedalibel case against of Herat, near the border with Pakistanthat he got his training. Chinese engineers. Washington sees Pakistanas Maria Ressa, alawyersaid Iran. And in what would be its The 20-year-old wasre- Afghan President Ashraf The bomb attacktookplace “useful” only forclearing the onThursday, oneof several mostsignificant twovictories cruited by childhood friends and Ghani andPakistan PM in the Dasu area of Upper “mess” it has leftbehindin lawsuitsfiledagainstthe since it begancutting aswathe wastaken to amilitantoutpost Imran Khan in Kabullastyear Kohistandistrict wherea Afghanistan after20years of journalistwhosays shehas through the countryinMay,the Taliban fighters patrolinside the city of Ghazni on Thursday. AP in Parachinar,onPakistan’s Chinese companyisbuilding a fighting and prefers India been targeted becauseof group also appeared close to rugged mountainousborder 4,300-megawatt hydropower when it comes to forming a her news site’s critical re- capturing Kandahar,adiplo- with Afghanistan. There, he un- Taliban and the Afghan project on the Indusriver. “strategic partnership”. ports on President Rodrigo matic source said. derwent training, preparing to Government. It is Pakistan’s war At least13people were killed Afghanistanhas seen an

ED US asks Taliban Duterte.Theplightof Ressa, Kandahar,Afghanistan’s sec- Mounting fight alongside the Afghan againsttheAfghannation,”hesaid. when the buscarrying Chinese uptickinviolence by the who wasnamedTime ond largest city,isthe group’s pressure to spare its Taliban, arelative told The “TheTalibanaretheirresourceand engineers and workers to the site Taliban afterUSPresident MagazinePersonofthe spiritual home. PLAIN E Associated Press, speaking on areworking as aservant.” of the under-construction Dasu Joe Biden’s announcement ● onKabul Year in 2018 forfighting The spiralling violence and EX embassy in Kabul condition of anonymity because Pakistanhas triedunsuccess- Dam explodedonJuly14. The of the withdrawal of US and media intimidation, has the militants’swiftadvances of fear of reprisals from militants fullytoconvinceAfghans they bus fell intoadeep ravine after NATOtroops by August31. raisedinternational con- promptedthe US and Germany AS THE Taliban continue their and government security agents. don’t want aTaliban govern- the explosion. “Pakistanisjustconsidered cern about the harassment to urge itscitizens to leave the onslaught, capturing major LARAJAKES As the Taliban swiftlycapture ment backinAfghanistan. They Addressingapressconference onlytobeuseful in the con- of journalists in the countryimmediately, justunder strategic cities and several WASHINGTON,AUGUST12 territoryinAfghanistan, many saythe days of Pakistanseeing inIslamabadafterthecompletion text of somehow settling this Philippines,acountryonce three weeksbeforethe lastofthe provincial capitals, manyin AfghansblamePakistanforthein- Afghanistanasaclient state, to of the probe, also assistedby mess whichhas been leftbe- seen as astandard bearer US-ledinternational forceare Kabul aremaking prepara- AMERICAN NEGOTIATORS are surgents’success,pointingto their provide so-called“strategic Chineseexperts,PakistanForeign hindafter20yearsoftryingto forpress freedom in Asia. due to pull out. tions forasafeexit before trying to extract assurances from use of Pakistani territoryinmul- depth” againstits hostile neigh- MinisterShahMahmoodQureshi find amilitarysolution when The cyber-libel case was Earlier on Thursdaythe what is being seen as the in- the Taliban that theywill notat- tipleways. Pressureismounting bor India, is athing of thepast. saidAfghansoilwasusedandthe there wasnot one,”Khantold filedbyacollegeprofessor Taliban, who nowcontrol about surgents’ increasinglyin- tack theUSembassy in Kabul if on Islamabad, whichinitially Pakistan’sPMImranKhanhas vehicle usedfor theattackwas foreignjournalistsathishome againstRessaandareporter two-thirds of the country, cap- evitable push intothe national the extremistgroup overruns broughttheTalibanto thenegoti- said thatPakistanwantspeace in smuggledfromAfghanistan. hereonWednesday.Khan at her site, Rappler,inOct tured Ghazni, situated on the capital. Kabul is notyet under the capital in adirect challenge atingtable,to getthemto stopthe Afghanistan, has no favourites in He accusedthe India’s said that since the US de- over astory whichalleged Kandahar to Kabulroad some attack, but with theTaliban to the country’s government, onslaught and go backtotalks. thebattleandisopposedtoamil- Research and Analysis Wing cidedtohavea“strategic theprofessorgave students 150kmfromthe capital. having already established twoAmerican officials said. While analysts sayPakistan’s itarytakeoverbythe Taliban. (R&AW) and Afghanistan’s partnership” with India, better grades in exchange The group on Thursdayalso their hold over nearly two- The effort,led by Zalmay leverage isoftenoverstated,itdoes Thecountry’s powerful army National DirectorateofSecurity Washington wastreating formoney. REUTERS ruledout sharing powerwith thirds of Afghanistan, US intel- Khalilzad,the chief American en- permitthe Taliban leadership on chief has twicewalkedout of (NDS) of carrying out the attack. Pakistandifferently, accord- the government. ligence estimates that Kabul voy intalkswiththeTaliban,seeks itsterritoryanditswoundedwar- meetingswiththeTaliban,accord- “It wasablind casebut ing to ajournalistpresent at The gateways to the capital will likelybeisolated in to staveoff an evacuation of the riorsreceivetreatmentinPakistani ing to senior security officialsfa- Pakistani institutions managed the meeting. PTI have been choked with people around 30 days,and captured embassy as the fighters rapidly hospitals. Their children arein miliar with the meetings. to traceit,” Qureshi said, alleg- POLAND fleeing violence elsewhereinthe by theTaliban within 90 days. seize cities across Afghanistan. school in Pakistanand some Still,Afghansareunconvinced. ing that thereisanexus of the LowerHouse countrythis week,aWestern se- TheTaliban’sadvancehasputem- amongthemownproperty.Some Eventheinternationalcommunity twoagencies whichwerebe- wasassociated with R&AW. curity source said. bassies in Kabul on high alertfor amongPakistan’spoliticianshave issceptical.TheUnitedNationslast hind the incident. Later it claimedthat a“common passesmedia Urging itscitizens to leave the Afghan government spokes- asurge of violenceincoming rebrandedthe insurgentsas“the week rebuffedPakistan’srequest He said the Pakistani author- link” has been establishedbe- country, the US Embassy said that people were notimmediately months, or even weeks, and new, civilisedTaliban.” to addressaspecialmeeting on ities examinedfootage of 36 tweenthe Dasu blastand the ex- reformBill givensecurity conditions and re- available forcomment and it was forcedconsulatesandotherdiplo- IsmailKhan,apowerfulUS-al- Afghanistantoagain give itsside. CCTVcameras while the area plosion outside Saeed's house. POLISH LAWMAKERS ad- ducedstaffing,its “ability to assist notclear to what extent the re- matic missions elsewhereinthe liedwarlord, who is trying to de- The criticism is fuelledbyim- under the investigation wasal- India has previouslytrashed vancedaBill on US citizens in Afghanistanisex- portedoffer differedfromterms countrytoshut down. fendhisterritoryofHeratinwest- agesof slainTalibanfightersbeing most1,400 kilometres. as “baseless propaganda” Wednesdaythatthe op- tremelylimitedevenwithinKabul,” already discussedatstalledtalks Khalilzad is hoping to con- ern AfghanistanfromaTaliban buriedinPakistanatfunerals at- Lastmonth, Pakistanalleged Pakistan’s claim that it wasbe- position says aims to si- accordingtoanoticeonitswebsite. in Qatar. vinceTaliban leaders that the onslaught, told localmedia re- tendedbyhundreds, waving the that the mastermind of an attack hind some attacksin Karachi and lence aUS-owned news Al Jazeerareportedagovern- Taliban spokesperson embassymustremainopen, and centlythewarraginginhishome- group’sflags.Lastyear,Khancalled near the residence of banned Lahoreand asked Islamabad to channel critical of the gov- ment source saying it had offered Zabihullah Mujahid said he was secure, if the group hopestore- land wasthe fault of Pakistan. Osama bin Laden amartyr in a Jamat-ud-Dawa outfit chief take “credible and verifiable” ac- ernment, leading to a theTalibanashareinpower,aslong unaware of anysuchoffer but ceive US aid as part of afuture “I can sayopenlytoAfghans speechtoParliament,seenasanod Hafiz SaeedinLahoreonJune 23 tion againstterrorism emanat- swiftdenunciationfrom as the violence comes to ahalt. ruledout sharing power. Afghan government. NYT that this war, it isn’tbetween to militants. AP was“an Indian citizen” and he ing from itssoil instead. PTI the United States,one of Warsaw’s mostimportant allies. Washington had warnedthat failuretore- New Zealand eyes reopening borders in 2022 newthe licence of Discovery-ownednews early nextyear.“We’resimplynot dertake self-isolation or ashorter channel TVN24could PRAVEENMENON in aposition to fullyreopenjust stay at aquarantine hotel. Those jeopardise futureinvest- WELLINGTON,AUGUST12 yet,”shesaidinaspeechoutlining coming from high-risk countries mentsinPoland, while plans to reconnect New Zealand or areunvaccinated will still have opposition politicians NEW ZEALAND planstoallow with the world. “When we move to spend14daysinquarantine. Seungri have condemnedthe Bill quarantine-free entrytovacci- we will be careful and deliberate, Some vaccinated travellers as an attackonmedia free- nated travellers from low-risk because we want to move with willbeableto participateinapilot doms. REUTERS countries from early 2022, as it Jacinda Ardern confidenceandwithasmuchcer- fromOctoberthroughDecember K-pop star lookstoopenitsbordersagainaf- taintyaspossible,”she said. this year,wherein theycan travel RUSSIA ternearly 18 months of pan- Ardern said the government and self-isolate at home. sentenced to demic-inducedisolation. nationof 5millionalmostentirely will look at opening quarantine- Ardernwonglobalplauditsfor Touristcopter Tight border controls and its cut offfromthe rest of the world. freetravelto vaccinatedtravellers containing local transmissionof People trytoput out afireinTizi Ouzouprovince,Algeria, three years in crashesincrater geographic advantagehelped PrimeMinisterJacindaArdern from low-risk countries from the Covid-19throughastrictelimina- this week. Reuters New Zealand stampout Covid saidonThursdaythatthecountry firstquarterofnextyear. tion strategy.The countryhas prostitution case lake;8missing muchfasterthanalmost all other is still notreadytoopen up en- Those travelling from recordedjust2,500 cases and26 countries, but this leftthe island tirely, butwillopeninphasesfrom medium-risk countrieswill un- REUTERS AHELICOPTER carrying deaths. At least 65 killed in Algerian Seoul: ASouth Korean military touristsplungedintoadeep courtsentenceddisgracedK-pop volcanic crater lakeonthe wildfires; Greece, Italy burn star Seungri to three years in KamchatkaPeninsulainfar Indonesia army stops ‘virginity tests’ on female recruits prison on Thursdayfor crimes easternRussiaonThursday. including providing prostitutes Eight people have survived ness and the condition of their uallyabusedwomen said the so- uated around 20 villages on the to foreign businessmen. the crash, while eight oth- NINIEKKARMINI spines and hearts to ensurethey called“virginity test”lacks any KAROLINATAGARIS Peloponnese, though ancient TheDefenceMinistrysaidthe erswere missingandfeared JAKARTA,AUGUST12 arehealthyandwillnotencounter scientific basis. &HAMIDAHMED Olympia, siteofthe firstOlympic former member of the boyband dead. The Mi-8helicopter life-threatening medical issues. Human RightsWatchre- ATHENS,ALGIERS,AUGUST12 Games, escapedthe inferno. BigBangwasalsofined1.15billion sank in Kurile Lake, which HUMAN RIGHTS groups wel- “These improvementsmake searcher Andreas Harsono called At the other end of the won($989,000). He wastaken wasformedinavolcano comedIndonesia’s decisionto us focused, effective and pre- forincreasedpressureon EXHAUSTED GREEK firefighters Mediterranean, Algeria deployed intocustodyaftertherulingby an calderaandcraterandislo- stop abusive “virginitytests”on cise, and (ensure) thatwehave Indonesia’s navy and air force battledblazes foraninth dayon thearmytohelpfightfiresthattore army courtinYongin,near Seoul. cated in the Kronotsky na- female armyrecruitsseven years direction,” Perkasa told re- commanders to end the practice Wednesdayamid sweltering throughforestedareasinthenorth Seungri,whose real name is turereserve.The water afterthe WorldHealth portersonTuesdayduring an- as well. temperatures that also helped of the country, killing at least65 Lee Seung-hyun, wasindictedin temperature inthelakewas Organisation declared they had IndonesianArmyrecruits nual US-Indonesia joint military “The armycommand is doing stokewildfires in Algeria, where people, including 28 soldiers. January2020onmultiplecharges, 5-6degreesCelsius,andthe no scientific validity. showtheir martial arts drills in NorthSulawesi’s the right thing,” Harsono said in at least65people died, and in President Abdelmadjid including arranging illegal sexual survivors had to swim ArmyChief of StaffGen. skills. AP file Minahasa district. astatement receivedbyThe southern Italy. Tebboune declared threedays of services forbusiness investors about 9metresuptothe AndikaPerkasasaidthearmywill He said the army’s hospital Associated Press on Thursday. “It FromTurkey to Tunisia,coun- national mourningfor thedead. from 2015 to 2016.Hewas also surface from the sinking nolongersubjectwomentoinva- directors and medical officers is nowthe responsibility of terri- tries around the Mediterranean In southern Italyfires ravaged convicted of embezzling funds helicopter, spokespeoplefor sive testsinwhichthe inspectors beassessedontheirabilityto take have been informedofthe new torialandbattalioncommanders have been seeing some of their thousandsof acresof landastem- from aSeoul nightclub he ranand the reservesaid. AP usedtheir fingers to assess partinphysical training andthat procedures since May. to follow orders, and recognise highesttemperatures in decades. peratureshit records well above violatinglawsprohibitingoverseas whether the hymen wasintact. the militarywould emphasise WHO in its2014clinical the unscientific, rights-abusing Greece, in the grip of itsworst 40 degrees Celsius and hotwinds gamblingby bettingheavilyatfor- Hesaidapplicantsshouldonly whether theyhavecolour blind- guidelines forhealth careofsex- natureofthis practice.” AP heatwaveinthree decades, evac- fannedthe flames. REUTERS eigncasinosfrom2013to2017. AP London police chief: Prince TOXIC WORK CULTURE Andrew case under review Alibaba rape allegation reveals China tech’s seamy side ASSOCIATEDPRESS LONDON,AUGUST12 this newspaper,theysaid. Often, publicallegations sim- industry, one female tech in- Britain’s LIYUAN The Chinese technology gi- Morethan 6,000 plygounaddressed. An em- vestor said. LONDON’STOP police official Prince AUGUST12 ant has deniedsuchclaims. But employees of Alibaba ployeefor Didi,the ride-hailing Notsolong ago, Chinese tech said Thursdaythat the city’s po- Andrew lastweekend, afemale em- signedaletter urging company, wasfired forpoorper- companies invited popular lice departmentisreviewing its FORYEARS, as Alibaba turned ployee alleged on the com- management to formance lastyear aftershe Japanese porn stars to their files butnoopening an investi- from ascrappyChinesestart- pany’s internal websitethat she forbidsexual remarks complainedtothe company’s eventstodrum up publicity. gation of Britain’s Prince Dick told British radio station up intoane-commerce behe- had been sexually assaulted by and games in team operations in Jiangsu Province Qihoo 360, acybersecurity com- Andrew,who faces sexual as- LBC. “Noone is above thelaw.” moth, some of itsbusiness acompanyclient then rapedby building andbusiness that she wasphysicallyand sex- pany, invited aJapaneseporn sault allegations in aUSlawsuit. Giuffre’s lawsuit accuses the units welcomed newemploy- her manager —and the disclo- meetings. Reuters uallyassaulted aftershe was star to dance with itsprogram- Metropolitan Police princeofsexually assaulting her ees with an ice-breaking cere- sureunleashedaslewofstories forced to bingedrink at abusi- mers in 2014,while some of its Commissioner Cressida Dicksaid in 2001,when shewas 17 years monythat alarmedmanyof about ice-breaking activities. ness meal. She later postedon female employees wore reveal- Londonpoliceworkingwithpros- old. Andrew,the thirdofQueen those who endured it. Former employees said online ing and other business events. the public, but it shouldn’t have social media photosofher badly ing outfits. ecutorshadalreadyreviewedthe ElizabethII’sfourchildren,hasre- Fresh hires were required to that they, too, had gone (Alibaba has said it firedthe em- surprisedthem. bruisedfaceand adoctor’s diag- Abusiness unit at China’s casetwicebefore VirginiaGiuffre, peatedly denied theallegations. answer deeplypersonal ques- through them. ployee accusedofrapeand will The male-dominated sector nosis. Didi didn’t respond to other internetgiant, Tencent, one of convicted sexoffender “Weare,ofcourse,opento tions in front of their colleagues, And in alettertomanage- take other steps to stop sexual has long objectifiedwomen, questions about whether it had made itsfemale employees at a Jeffrey Epstein’s longtimeaccus- working with authorities from according to former employees: ment signedoverthe weekend misconduct. It did notrespond blamed the victimsand nor- investigated her allegations, 2017 event kneeland usetheir ers, suedAndrew,61, in aUSfed- overseas,” the police chief said about their firstloves, their first by morethan 6,000 Alibaba to requests forcomment.) malisedsexual violence. Women backthen or when asked again mouths to open waterbottles eral courtthisweek. Thursday. “Wewill give them kiss and their firstsexual encoun- workers, employees urgedthe The allegations against who dare to speak outabout sex- forcommentthis week. that male colleagues clutchedin “As aresult of what’sgoing everyassistance if theyask us ters. The questions were phrased companytoforbidsexual re- Alibaba mayhaveshocked the ual harassment and violence are Incidentslikethe one at their crotches. Tencent later on, I’veasked my team to have foranything, withinthe law, in ways that aren’tprintable in marks and games in ice-break- Chinese technology industry and calledtroublemakers or worse. Alibaba happen throughout the apologised. NYT another look at the material,” obviously.”

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NEERAJ CHOPRA IS NO.2 IN WORLD RANKINGS India’sOlympic champion Neeraj Chopragained awhopping 14 places to 11 SPORT occupythe second spot in the men’s javelin throwworld rankings after his historicgold in the TokyoGames. PTI

Felicitations areerupting in different corners of the countryasIndia welcomes returning heroes, backfromits mostsuccessfulOlympics. While triumphs arebeing celebrated,indarkenedcorners non-medallists relive howthings went wrong. The phone stoppedringing afterher exit from Tokyo, as she beat backthe deafening sound of silence. Wrestler VINESH PHOGAT,who facedheartbreak in Tokyo, pens down her thoughts. Everyone outside is treating me like I’m dead... One medal (lost) and everything is finished

If you were really THEBACKSTORY expecting agold, then shouldn’t my long VINESH PHOGAT is aWorld term physio Purnima Championship bronze medallist have been there? (My from 2019 and wasamongstIndia’s favourites to land amedal at Tokyo, coach) Woller travelled Vinesh Phogat despitethe presence of formidable with me, to help me, Chinese and Japanese opponents. stayed with me in Notonlyhad she wonthe Asian Lucknow when his one- IFEEL likeIamsleeping in adream and Games in 2018,the 26-year-old had year-old son was in nothing has even begun. Iamblank.Idon’t wongold medals at Istanbul, Budapest. When COVID knowwhat is happening in life. Forthe last Poland, Rome, Ukraine and Asian one week,somuchhas been going on in- Championships since 2019 to head hit, he continued training side me. It’s astory of twohearts,two intothe Olympics as astrong and motivated me when minds. Ihavegiven everything to wrestling contender.However, she would go the Olympics was and nowisthe right time to leave.But on down to Vanesa KaladzinsKaya in postponed. He did not the other hand, by chance Ileave and don’t the quarterfinals, and exit her care about his personal fight, it’ll be abigger loss forme. second successive Games life. How can you blame Right now, Ireallywant to focus on my heartbroken, aftersnapping her that person? family. But everyone outside is treating me knee painfullyatRio. Her spirit likeIamadead thing. Theywriteanything, though wascrushedevenbefore theydo.... Iknewthat in India, youfall as she landedinTokyo, flying in fast as yourise. One medal (lost) and every- nettledfromFrankfurt, after And whichteam did Inot train with? thing is finished. desperatepleas foradedicated No one asked me what Idid or who Iwas Forget wrestling, letaperson be nor- physio were denied. Aphysio is the with. If youwerereallyexpecting agold, mal. Fellowathletesdon’t ask youwhat mostcrucial cog in the wheel for then shouldn’t my long term physio went wrong, theytell youwhat Idid wrestlers who cut weight right Purnima have been there? (My coach) wrong. Iamshockedthat theyform their before their competition and are Woller travelledwith me, to help me, ownperspective.Atleastask me what hap- expected to regain strength to go stayed with me in Lucknowwhen his one- penedtomeonthe mat. Whyare youput- through their day-long rounds in year-old son wasinBudapest. When ting wordsinmymouth that Ifelt acer- the draw.Assignedaphysio who COVID hit, he continuedtraining and mo- tain way. Ididn’t. Sorry. had been with the Shooting team, tivatedmewhen the Olympics waspost- Iwas on that mat. Iknowwhat Ifelt and Vinesh wasleftliterallyleftfending poned. He did notcareabout his personal what Ididn’t. No one knows it better than forherself, and struggledto life. Howcan youblame that person? me. If what youthink yousaw wasactually advance in the draw.Onher return, Woller did everything. He didn’t stop howthings were,then youcould explain the Wrestling Federation of India, crying when Ilost. His wifedidn’t stop cry- the entiremeaning of life. has slappedatemporaryban on her ing. She’s a4-time Olympian, and wasonly Idon’t careabout the world. But they for"notstaying with the team". The of help to my training being from ahigher still trytobreak me. Iwant to analysemy wrestler who has medals at all the weight category. I’vewon these lastthree loss. AfterRio, Icared about going backto Majors exceptthe Olympics knows years with the same supportstaff. the mat when everyone said Iwas finished. she still lovesthe sport, but is Iwill neveracceptthat Iwas under WhyisTokyonot my decision? unsureifshe wantstocontinue in stress or mentallydisturbed.Ihavebe- At the Olympics, no athlete is notunder the same strainedvein that has come emotional because of my journey. pressure. Iwas also under pressurein Vinesh Phogat wasbannedbyWrestling Federation of India forstaying and training away from the team. Express severely affected her mental health. Someone needs to understand that Ibe- Tokyo, in Rio. But Iknowhow to handle it. ganwrestling without anyone’s permis- Icould notdoitinRio but hereIdid. And I sion. Supportusbut don’t tell me what to will do it again. Vinesh did notlose because help me with what my regular physio used some breathing exercises but to no effect. n’t. What if Igot it on the flight and infected That time Iwas so bad that Iwas train- do. Iworkedhard. Iinvestedmyself. of pressure. Beforepassingjudgments, just to.Lastday,when Iamreducing weight, Iwas notfeeling in control. Iwas shivering. them? Iwas, in fact, thinking about them ing and suffering. Iwas injured in Asian Money? I’ll give youmoney, wrestle and ask the athlete what went wrong. am Isupposedtoexplain things to her on In the second bout, IknewIwas losing. and wanted to stay away for2-3 days to be Championships. That is when it struckme give me results. Iamatough person and Iwas okayinTokyo. Iprepared forthe howthings aredone in wrestling, or focus Iwas giving up pointsfrompositions I surethat theywerenot at risk.What’s the that this will finish me. Ispoketoapsychol- someone who wantstogiveherself pain humidity,Ihad salt capsules, Idrank elec- on myself?It’s unfair on both of us. would neverhave. Ican see that everything big deal? After2-3 days Iwas going to join ogist. Ineededemotional supportsoI and if Ican break to this level, imagine trolytes. Ijustwishedthis On the dayofthe is going away but Ican’t do it. My mind was them and even began neededtospeak up. what happens to athleteswho return problem would notarise. bout, Iwas notgetting blockedtothat levelthat Ididn’t knowhow training with Seema. So Everyone in the family emptyhanded. If someone is notstrong, But when it rains, it pours. Ihave not recovered the feel. Afterthe weight to complete atakedown. Iwas surprised there’s no question of me Iwas reducing helpedmebut Ican’t ex- imagine. We celebrateSimone Biles as she Ihad aconcussion in mentally. Islept cut, Iwarmedup, Istill that Iwas blanked out. notbeing ateam-player. press everything, what is said that Iamnot mentallyprepared to 2017,since then Ihavesuf- didn’t feel it. But the things that Iignored in the last Ialways invest in the weight. Iwas my going on inside. Itold my perform at the Olympics and did notdo feredfromit. Things be- once since Ireached Ihad noteaten the three years, Irealisedcould be the actual team. Itrain with the same own physio and Iwas the psychologistthat Iam her event. Tryjustsaying that in India. come blurry.Ithas gone home. Islept for two daybeforethe bout. I problem. Iwill getsome testsdone. But girls. NowIamgoing away, wrestler. Iwas assigned a very emotional and can Forget pulling out of wrestling, justtry say- down alot but when my hours on the flight and drank some nutrition but thereissomething. Ifeel worse than them. physio from the shooting cross that thin line. ing that youare notready. head strikes on anything, sometimes in the Village. Ifelt anxious. Iwokeup Since Igot COVID firsttime (August Iamanemotional per- team. She did not Do youthink doing Ihavenot recoveredmentally. Islept it comes back. There, Iwould walk alone with afeeling of vomit- 2020), Ican’t digestprotein. One year and son. When in 2019 I understand my body. My meditation and talking to once since Ireachedhome. Isleptfor two Maybeitwas that. in Games Village and ing but Icould not. Iwas Ihavehad no protein in my body.Itdoesn’t changed weight, Iwas di- apsychologistisenough? hours on the flight and sometimes in the Maybeitwas the blood in pain. Therewas noth- stay inside. When Icame backfrom agnosedwith depression sport has very specific Nothing is enough. Only Village. There, Iwould walk alone and pressure. Maybethe drink coffee. Iwas alone. ing in my body. Kazakhstanafter Asian Championships, I forthree months. Iwas in demands. She couldn’t we know. drink coffee. Iwas alone. When the sun weight cut. I’m usedtosalt When the sun would rise, UltimatelyIdid vomit. fell ill again. Iwas tested positive COVID for Spain. Ifelt something was help me with what my Now, Ifind it difficult would rise, Ifelt sleepy. capsules. Theyhelpeda Ifelt sleepy." On the bus ride to the sta- the second time whichIcontacted in wrong. Inever slept. For regular physio used to. to cry. Ihavezeromental Inever said makemeacontender for lot. But theydid notwork dium, IcalledPurnima Almaty.Irecoveredand flewtoBulgaria. A days Iwould be awake. strength right now. Like gold. Iamwrestling formyself and Iwas in TokyowhereIwas (myphysio) asking her fewdays later,myfamilybackhome tested Icame backto theydid notevenlet me thefirsttofeel awful afterlosing, but let alone. desperatelywhat Icould positive. Lucknow, it became worse. regret my loss. Everyone me do it. Leave me alone. Idon’t know Iwas reducing weight. Iwas my own do. Imagine howIhavegottenbacktothis If acoachevenspokeinaslightlyhigh tone, wasready with their knives. when Iwill return (tothe mat). MaybeI physio and Iwas the wrestler.Iwas as- Aftermyfirstbout, Itook asalt capsule. stageofthe Olympics. Five years. Iwould startcrying. As an athlete,the men- At leastdon’t abuse the people on the won’t. Ifeel Iwas better offwith that signedaphysio from the shooting team. Nothing improved so Itook one more. No When these things have happened, talpressureissomuchthat we arealways team because of my result. Who can feel broken leg. Ihad something to correct. She did notunderstand my body.Mysport change. Icould noteat anything because I whywill Istaywith the Indian team? They on that thin line. When it crosses, we are the pain morethan the wrestler who has Nowmybody is notbroken, but I’m truly has very specific demands. She couldn’t wasnauseous and felt likevomiting. Idid were tested everydayfor sevendays.Iwas- done. worked so hardmentallyand physically. broken. The cryptocurrency in Messi’s PSG deal Lukaku seals return to tour.The moretokens afan has, the more coin morethan doubledinvalue. Chelsea for record $135m GAURAVBHATT votes theyget in the polls. Ultimatelythough, In June, aPSG fantoken wasgoing for NEWDELHI,AUGUST12 the polls aredecidedupon by the clubs. $11.93. As of Thursdayevening, it is pricedat $43.91. The club told Reuters that therehad meanssomuchtome,asyouknow. Ihavesup- LIONEL MESSI’S signing on feeatParis St Whichteams have signedupfor Fan been ahigh volume of trading in itsfan to- ASSOCIATEDPRESS portedChelseaasakidandnowtobebackand Germain includes some of the Frenchclub's Tokens? kens afterreports that Messi wasset to join LONDON,AUGUST12 trytohelpthemwinmoretitlesisanamazing cryptocurrency “fan tokens”, in the latestbig Arsenal, AstonVilla, Everton, Leeds, the club. Trading volumes exceeded$1.2bil- feeling.”OnlyNeymar,KylianMbappe,Philippe name endorsement of newdig- ManchesterCity,Barcelona, AC lion in the days preceding the arrivalofthe ROMELULUKAKU sealedareturn to Chelsea Coutinho, Joao Felix, Antoine Griezmann and ital assets. Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Argentine. "Wehavebeen able to engage on Thursdaybymoving from Inter Milan fora Grealish have commandedabigger transfer PSG and the Portuguese with anew global audience, creating asig- reported$135million,arecordtransferfeefor feethan Lukaku. Astriker wasregardedasa What AreFan Tokens? National Team among others. nificant digital revenue stream," Marc the European champions that made the priority this offseason forChelsea, whichbe- FanTokens areatype of NFT According to SportsProMedia, Armstrong, PSG's chief partnerships officer, Belgium striker the seventh mostexpensive came European champions without having a (non-fungible token) whichisa when Barcelona launched wasquoted. playerofall time. regularcenterforwardafterTimoWernerun- digital-onlyasset. LikeBitcoin their firstbatchoffan tokens Lukakuisbackatthe London club where derwhelmedfollowinghismove fromLeipzig. and similar digital currencies, fan lastJune, theysold out in less Is this Messi’s firstforay into he spent three seasons from 2011,though he Werner joinedlastyear as partofChelsea’s tokens arevolatile assets and than twohours, generating cryptocurrency? wasout on loan fortwo of those years before biggestoffseason spending spree —nearly their value can drasticallychange $1.3 million. Socios claims the LastWednesday, the six-time Ballon d'Or beingsoldfor28millionpounds(now$39mil- $300million —since Russian owner Roman overnight. fantokens have generated Lionel Messi signedatwo-year contract winner announcedhis official NFT artcol- lion)to Everton.Now, the28-year-oldstrikeris Abramovichtook charge in 2003 and the club Fans can purchase said crypto tokens with close to US$200million in revenue. with Frenchclub PSG. Reuters lection called'The Messiverse'. "Soccer is like one of the world’s best strikers, prompting has spent big again to entice Lukaku, who real-world moneytogain access to exclusive art. It's timeless," Messi said in the announce- Chelsea to buy him backfor morethan three scored47 goalsin72 appearancesinSerieAfor content and augmented-reality games. WasMessi paid in crypto?Are thereany ment clip on Instagram. The 'Messiverse' col- times that feetomakehim the second most Inter in his twoseasons in Italy. Inter wonthe Among other rewards and perks,the fanto- previous examples? striker David Barralbecame the firstplayerto lection will include four digital artworks,de- expensive playerinPremier League history. leaguelastseasonforthefirsttimesince2010. kenholders also gettovoteonmostlyminor PSG informedReuters that fantokens be purchasedusing solelycryptocurrency, picting Messi in artworkthemedonchess England midfielder JackGrealish joined LukakujoinedInter in 2019 from decisions related to their clubs. 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With itsfinances badlyhit by the Step up and help your team take the right de- claimedtobethe firstfootball club in the players using crypto. Earlier this year,Messi wasalso featured five-year deal. “I’m happyand blessedtobe coronavirus pandemic and an early elimina- cisions by voting on all their official polls..." worldtopay one of itsplayers partofhis sign- in the Copa America NFT in July. And backin backatthis wonderful club,” Lukakusaid. ”It’s tion from the Champions League, Inter has ing feeinBitcoin. Omar Faruk Kiroglu re- Howhas Messi's arrivalhelpedPSG's 2017,Messi signedanendorsement deal been along journeyfor me: Icame hereasa been looking to reduce itswagebill and make What decisions can fans voteon? ceived0.0524inbitcoin and 2,500Turkish ‘Fan Token’? with SIRIN LABS, acompanythat launched kidwhohadalot to learn,nowI’mcomingback alarge profit in the offseason transfer win- Examples include kit designs, goal mu- Liraaspartofthe deal. 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That’s wherethe out the well-setIndian opener Rohit Sharma's AUG UST12 bowler had dismissedSachin Tendulkar at daystarted to tilt towardsIndia. Root could stumps.Itwasthe44thoverof theinningsand Eden Gardens by reversing the reverse. be criticisedfor holding Anderson backfor Sharma wascruising on 83.Anderson firstun- WHEN KL Rahul waspickedfor the Test Circa 2021and nearing middle age, alittle toolong afterlunch. Then again,the leashedthe wobble ball; it waspushedinand squad his place in the side wasnot guaran- Anderson got the better of Rohit by bowl- veteranquick had adodgy quad to look af- even as Sharmaset up to coverthe angle, it teed.Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma were ing an inswinger –the ball moving on the ter. shapedawaytothreaten the edge.But it was to face the newball and place in the mid- shinyside, with the seam pointing towards Rahul’s batting has been the real posi- nothing in comparison to what followed. The dle-order wasn’t available, at leastnot right firstslip. It went through the gate to dis- tive forIndia in the firsttwo Tests.For anat- seamwaspointingtowardstheslips,theshiny away. turb the timber,ofabatsman who wasbat- ural stroke-playerlikehim, it wasn’t easy side wasinside, to the leg side,and he pushed But ashininjuryruledout Gillbefore ting on 83. to playsuchapatient innings. At onestage, this one away from the batsman. Forall pur- the startofthe series. Mayank Agarwal, the In the firstTest, Anderson’swobbly before he danceddownthe trackand hit poses,itseemedlikeshapingaway butitjagged back-up opener,sufferedaconcussion in seam novelty had takendownKohliand Moeen Ali overlong-offfor asix, Rahul had back insharplyrightattheendto comprehen- the nets and took time off. Cheteshwar Pujara. Lord’s sawaserious been going at 22 runs off107 balls. His pa- sively beat Sharma. The illusion of an away- Opportunity knockedand Rahul made value addition. Anderson accounted for tience wasthe needofthe hour.Leaving curler,the lateness of the inward movement, the mostoffavourable circumstances in Pujarawithanoutswinger from wide of the the ball outside the offstumpwas the hall- and the ideal pace to beat anylast-minutead- difficult batting conditions. crease, with thebatsman playing alittle markofhis batting. Rahul playedsecond justmentssealedSharma’s fate.Asstandalone Areverse-swinging beauty that wasset up withthe wobble-ballbyAnderson got He made 84 at Nottingham in the rain- away from hisbody and pushing at it. fiddle to Rohit and then took the lead after deliveries, both were special but as acombo, Rohit Sharmaout. Reuters truncatedTest. On Thursday, he went astep BacktoRohit andherevelledinhis dis- twoquickwickets.Shielding Kohli from youcouldn’t have found adeadlier cocktail. ahead and scored amaturecentury, a127 cipline, applicationand flair.Hehas been Anderson before teaattestedhis maturity. What’sspecial about Anderson’s notout, afterreturning to the Test fold af- arevelation as aTestbatsman since hispro- The opening spotisnow Rahul’s to lose. ‘outswing’ grip, Anderson then changes the swing will always be those that can forceit tertwo years. motion as an opener.The defenceistighter, Thanks to Rohit and Rahul, India posted reverse? seam.“Ifit’snotworkingandif itsreversingfor slightlyinone direction withtheir actionand This waseasilyhis best long-form in- he plays close to his body andplays late. their firstcenturyopening partnershipat Often,inmodern-daycricket,bowlerstake theotherguy,thenIchangetheseamposition then getting thebias on theball to swing it in ningsyet andconfirmed hisplace on the And yet, he has so muchtime to playhis Lord’s in 69 years. In 1952, Vinoo Mankad the easier routetoreverse. If theywant to re- andholditstraighter.”Hedidn’thave to dothis theopposite direction--andof coursethelater Lord’s Honours Board. Riding on his sixth shots.MarkWood touched150kph, but and PankajRoy had 106totheir credit. verse it in, theyplace the shinyside inside,on to knockout Sharma. the better,” Holding had told this paper. Test centuryand RohitSharma’s sublimity, Rohit neverlooked hurriedevenonalively Today, Rohit and Rahul added126. thelegside,andthenactively strive to pushthe What does Michael Holdingsay What’s Anderson's set-up India finishedthe firstday of the second pitch. He hooked aWood bumper forasix, Together,theyalso offset theselection de- ball in. It tails in from thehand andthen fur- Test on 276/3, afterbeing sent in. completely disregarding his dismissal to a bate–Ishant Sharma over Ravi Ashwin. ther in with the shinyside. Since theyget about reverse? approach with the reverse? In 1990, Graham Gooch’s triple century similar delivery from OllieRobinsonat enoughpointers,goodbatsmentacklethisball Acouple of years ago, former West Indies He starts offbytakingthe ballout before at this venue deflated India, when Trent Bridge. Rohit refusedtoeschewhis SCORECARD by takingcarenot to bringthefrontfoot across. legendary fast bowler Michael Holding had usingthe inswinger as the surprise delivery. Mohammad Azharuddin had optedtofield. ego. Apull offWood in frontofsquarebor- India 1stinnings 276/3 Anderson does the old-school way. To re- toldthisnewspaperhispetpeeve aboutmod- Justlikehow he did in Sharma.“Generally, I The next four days will tell if Root must dered on thedismissive. Rohit Sharma bAnderson 83 (145b, 11x4, verse the ball in, he will grip and release it like ern-dayreverseswingbowling.“Atfirstreverse looktoget it out and the big inswinger is the carry Azhar’s repentance. ViratKohli’s scalp Shotselection had time and again let 1x6), KL Rahul batting 127batting (242b, an outswinger.The seam pointstowards the swing wassomeone likeWaqar Younis with surpriseball;lbworbowled.”Orboth,asitwas at the fagend of the daywill give the him down in Australia, and also in the first 12x4, 1x6), Cheteshwar PujaracBairstowb slip, the grip tooisthe same as he uses forthe his slightlylow armactiongettingthe ball to in Sharma’s case. Had he notbeen bowled,he England captain some comfort. Test againstEngland.OnThursday, Rohit Anderson 9(23b, 1x4), Virat Kohli cRootb outswinger–theindex fingerontheseamand bepushedwithhisactionaway fromtheright mightwellhave beengivenoutlbwasitfirsthit Dismissal shouldn’t be the starting wasvirtuallyflawless. Robinson42(103b, 3x4), AjinkyaRahane themiddlefingerontheleatherysurfaceof the hander and then the bias of the shine on the himonthebackleg.Whenhewantstoreverse point of abatting masterclass, but England batting 1(22b) ball, and he will trytopush it out. older ball swinging it backin. That's whyhe the ball away with theold ball,Anderson uses neededJames Anderson’s mastery to can- Biding time Extras (b 8, lb 5, nb 1) 14 “Itwillbeanoutswingerwiththenew ball wassodevastating.” So basically,push it away the gripthat he generallyuses forinswinger cel out Rohit’s brilliance. Afull house wit- He wasready to bide histimeand re- FoW: 1-126 (Sharma), 2-150 (Pujara), 3- butwiththeoldball,itwouldbeaninswinger. likeanoutswinger and then letthe shinyside withthenewball.“If Iampushingtheballinat nessedAnderson’s gemtodenyRohit his spect the conditions to startwith. Rohit 267(Kohli) …Basically, Ireversemy grip.Fortheinswinger of the ball drag the ball backinlate. the stumps, then it’screating an angle and it firstoverseas hundred. scored eight runs offhis first46balls. His Bowling: JamesAnderson 20-4-52-2, Ollie [when reversing with the old ball], the shiny Holding added, “But thesedays,once the swingsaway. The batsmenthink it’s coming The Indian opener wasinthe zone, next 37 deliveries yielded43totakehim to Robinson 23-7-47-1,Sam Curran18-1-58- sidewillbeinside.Theseamwillpointto slips. ball swingsoppositetothe conventional, that (in) and that’s when youare getting the edge. makingbatting feel likemusic with the his 13th Test half-century. OnceSam 0, MarkWood 16-1-66-0, Moeen Ali 13-1- Thesameindexfingerdoesthework (of push- ismerelyswingingtowardstheshine,it'scalled Basically, Ireverse my grip. So, Iamholding it lightness of touch. It neededaspecial deliv- Currancame to bowl,Rohit shiftedupa 40-0 ingtheballout),”hetoldSkySportsafew years reverse.Isupposetechnicallythat'scorrectbut likeaninswinger;itwill be an inswinger with erytoget him out and Anderson, who else, gear with four boundaries in an over. at stumps Day1 ago. If the ball doesn’t reverse in with that the mostdevastating exponent of reverse the newball.”

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