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     !#$%&%&& ations. With a view to provide  '()*(+%$# greater flexibility and ease of $% &%   he Centre on Wednesday  .$*(/ $&#$ operations to SBRT entities, it Tannounced major steps to has been decided that all pro- attract foreign investment and  011/ %%# %)%&# curements made from India by give a boost to medical educa- the SBRT entity for that single tion in the country. The automatic route has been mining and sale of coal as also brand shall be counted towards Government relaxed Foreign allowed, he said, adding that 26 associated infrastructure activ- local sourcing, irrespective of Direct Investment (FDI) rules per cent FDI has been allowed ity has been allowed to help whether the goods procured in many sectors, including sin- in digital media. attract international players to are sold in India or exported. gle brand retail, coal and On FDI in single-brand create an efficient and com- Further, the current cap of lignite mining, contract man- retail, the Cabinet has expand- petitive coal market. considering exports for five ufacturing and digital media. It ed the definition of mandato- “Easing local sourcing years only is proposed also decided to open 75 med- ry 30 per cent domestic sourc- norms for FDI in Single Brand to be removed, to give an ical colleges which will add ing norm. It also allowed sin- Retail Trading (SBRT) was impetus to exports, it added, at least 15,700 MBBS seats in gle-brand retailers to start announced in Union Budget               detailing the changes in the the country. online sales, waiving the pre- Speech of Finance Minister.        ! "  single brand FDI norms. Briefing reporters on the vious condition of setting up a This will lead to greater flexi- #   $% FDI is a major driver of decisions taken by the Union mandatory brick-and-mortar bility and ease of operations for economic growth and a Cabinet headed by Prime store, said Goyal. SBRT entities, besides creating training and product skilling. Government. source of non-debt finance for Minister Narendra Modi, “The changes in FDI poli- a level playing field for com- “The above amendments The FDI policy provides the economic development of Commerce and Industry cy will result in making India panies with higher exports in to the FDI policy are meant to that 30 per cent of value of the country. Minister Piyush Goyal said a more attractive FDI destina- a base year. In addition, per- liberalise and simplify the FDI goods has to be procured from The Government has put 100 per cent FDI under auto- tion, leading to benefits of mitting online sales prior to policy to provide ease of doing India if SBRT entity has FDI in place an investor-friendly matic route in coal mining and increased investments, employ- opening of brick and mortar business in the country, lead- more than 51 per cent. Further, policy on FDI, under which associated infrastructure has ment, and growth,” Goyal told stores brings policy in sync ing to larger FDI inflow and as regards local sourcing investment up to 100 per cent been approved. a media briefing after the meet- with current market practices. thereby contributing to growth requirement, the same can be is permitted on the To boost domestic manu- ing of the Union Cabinet. Online sales will also lead to of investment, income and met as an average during the automatic route in most sec- + , O P        (  facturing, 100 per cent FDI in He said 100 per cent FDI creation of jobs in logistics, dig- employment,” said the state- first five years, and thereafter tors/activities. .    "& /#   + contract manufacturing under under automatic route in coal ital payments, customer care, ment issued by the annually towards its India oper- Continued on Page 4        ritish Prime Minister Boris    +,",,,-   # '       BJohnson on Wednesday unveiled plans to suspend     Parliament until October 14, days ahead of the October 31       "   %&'.  $    ()* Brexit deadline, in order to pre-    sent what was described as a “new bold and ambitious leg-      ground zero so as to convince we are not going to change.” islative agenda”, a move which of this Parliament will com- people of the State that in real- $     Meanwhile, the SC asked has attracted widespread crit- mence with a Queen’s eaching out to a large army ity these measures were taken $  "%&' the Centre and the Jammu & icism from the Opposition. Speech on Monday 14 Rof unemployed youth in to ensure their well being. In administration to reply Downing Street said October,” Downing Street said Jammu & Kashmir, Governor the next six months, we will     to the pleas seeking removal of Johnson had spoken to Queen in a statement. Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday start many developmental pro- several regressive restrictions in Elizabeth II to request an end The House of Commons announced one of the largest jects in Jammu & Kashmir     %&' the State, including the com- to the current parliamentary Speaker, John Bercow, led the single recruitment drive and Ladakh. You will see peo- munications blockade, that are session in its second sitting charge against the move, to fill at least 50,000 vacant ple on the other side start talk-   hampering the functioning of week next month, starting describing it as a “constitutional posts within a span of next ing that they too want to enjoy the media after the abrogation September 9. outrage”. “However it is dressed two-three months. similar development.” he Supreme Court on of Article 370. The SC issued Three Conservative party up, it is blindingly obvious The Governor listed out a Making an appeal to the TWednesday referred a batch notices on the two petitions, members of the Queen’s Privy that the purpose of (suspend- slew of measures taken by the common people to bear restric- of petitions challenging the filed by Anuradha Bhasin, Council, the monarch’s body of ing Parliament) now would be Government for the welfare of tions on mobile calling/mobile changes in Jammu & Kashmir’s Executive Editor of Kashmir advisers, took the formal to stop (MPs) debating Brexit the people and said starting internet facilities for some constitutional status by abro- General Tushar Mehta were Times and Congress activist request to her Scottish resi- and performing its duty in from Prime Minister lishments and schools. Let more time Malik said, “It is one gating provisions of Article marking their presence in the Tehseen Poonawalla. dence at Balmoral Castle on shaping a course for the coun- Narendra Modi, everyone is normalcy come at a slow pace. of the dangerous tools used by 370 to a five-judge Constitution court. “We will refer the mat- The first petition chal- Wednesday morning on behalf try,” he said. working towards restoring nor- We are not rushing to restore the Pakistan and its stooges to Bench. The SC, which said the ter to a five-judge Constitution lenging the Presidential Order of Johnson. Opposition Labour leader malcy in the State. normalcy. It’s your city, you disrupt peace in the region.” petitions will be listed for hear- Bench,” said the Bench while scrapping Article 370 was filed It was then approved, Jeremy Corbyn said, “None of us want to see decide on your own. We are The Governor said, mobile ing in the first week of October, not accepting the argument by advocate ML Sharma, who allowing the Government to “Suspending Parliament is not loss of human lives under the here to facilitate you,” he said. calling facility will be restored in also issued notices to the that the notices would have a was later joined by another suspend Parliament any time acceptable, it is not on. What prevailing circumstances,” The Governor said the all 10 districts of Jammu region Centre and the Jammu & “cross-border repercussion”. lawyer from Jammu & between September 9 and 12 the Prime Minister is doing is he added. Prime Minister has also given by late Wednesday night along Kashmir administration on the The Bench also comprised Kashmir, Shakir Shabir. until October 14. a smash and grab on our “We are working round the a solemn assurance to save, with two districts of Ladakh. batch of pleas challenging the Justices SA Bobde and SA National Conference (NC), a British MPs will now democracy to force through a clock to bring back normalcy protect and preserve He said out of 197 police presidential order abrogating Nazeer. The Attorney General prominent political party from return from their ongoing sum- no deal.” in the region. We are not in a identity, culture, heritage, soci- stations, there are no day time Article 370 of the Constitution. said whatever was being said by Jammu & Kashmir, filed a mer recess next Tuesday and He said when MPs return hurry to throw open shops. We ety, language and religion of restrictions across 166 police A Bench headed by Chief the court was sent before the petition on August 10, will conclude business by the to the Commons next Tuesday, are not putting pressure to Jammu & Kashmir. stations in the State. Nearly Justice Ranjan Gogoi did not United Nations (UN). As the contending that the changes following week, giving them “the first thing we’ll do is throw open business estab- “Our aim is to work on 3,000 primary and 1000 mid- agree with the Centre that counsel appearing for both brought in the status of the very little time to table any new attempt legislation to prevent dle schools have been reopened there was no need for issuing sides were involved in argu- State had taken away the legislative measures for debate. what (the PM) is doing”, fol- and attendance is picking up notices in the matter as ments and counter-arguments, rights of its citizens without “Following the conclusion lowed by a vote of no confi- gradually, he said. Attorney General KK the SC said, “We know what to their mandate. of the traditional party confer- dence “at some point”. )     Continued on Page 4 Venugopal and Solicitor do, we have passed the order, Continued on Page 4 ence season, the second session Continued on Page 4  %&'        R        R  2 3  45P .4   &7             R    !"  ! #$#%   t was a dream come true for #      &% Ia daily wager when his '(!$) ormer Congress chief daughter cracked National Technology (NSUT). will no longer be a handicap for *+,# FRahul Gandhi has Eligibility cum Entrance Test “I am very thankful to poor students. Chief Minister !! ##-.& slammed Pakistan for insti- (NEET) and got admission in Delhi Government and the is fulfilling the dream of Baba %%#/0 ( gating and supporting vio- the prestigious Lady Hardinge Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Saheb Ambedkar by ensuring  ! lence in Jammu & Kashmir. Medical College (LHMC) in Kejriwal for such a wonderful medical education for a labour- /#&$ His statement came after the the national Capital. Shashi, the scheme. This Government has er’s daughter.” %!& Congress hit out at Pakistan daughter of Akhilesh Kumar given a chance to poor people Meanwhile, Arvind $,! for “mischievously” dragging Gaur and student of a Delhi like us to achieve success and Kejriwal tweeted, “If every stu- !!!/1% the name of Rahul Gandhi in Government school, has showcase our talent. When I dents coming from poor fam- / !)  its alleged petition moved to cleared NEET examination got to know about the scheme, ily will be given a chance to the United Nations to justify its Kahsmir” and the situation with the help of “Jai Bhim I immediately went to the study and fly, the poverty will '   “lies” and misinformation on was very bad there. Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas training centre with my father. be vanished from the country   88 3 Jammu & Kashmir. This prompted Union Yojna”, a flagship scheme of the It was my dream to become a within a generation. I am very  &79 *#, # The Congress said using Minister Prakash Javadekar AAP Government. doctor,” said a beaming Shashi, happy that students a number !!*#! the name of Rahul Gandhi in to say the Congress was doing Besides Shashi, there are adding that now she can sup- of students coming from ,%/ the alleged petition moved by the “most irresponsible politics three other beneficiaries of the port her family and two siblings below poverty line are getting !//% the Pakistani Government to ever” and favouring Pakistan. scheme. Vijay Kumar, who after completing studies. a chance to study engineering ( !$ 2 ! 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Amarjeet and Himanshu Wednesday. east Delhi.  !$ UN, Pakistan has quoted demanded apologies from cracked JEE and got admission Congratulating Shashi, She had earlier appeared in ,L%%!M!, Rahul Gandhi saying “people each other. in National Institution if Gautam said, “Jai Bhim the 2017 NEET exam, but was /% " & #   &'&$" (    )      are dying in Jammu & Continued on Page 4 Technology (NIT) Delhi and Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas not successful. ) ! Netaji Subhash University of Yojna is ensuring that poverty Continued on Page 4 &   ! $ "     P   ( 

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Scheduled Caste  *10+50>5<>!@ "combat vector-borne disease" Lauding Mohalla clinics 3 =   : 52    (SC) and scheduled  0@$%&$ programme starting from and 500 fever clinics, Kejriwal Tribe (ST), the Social # September 1. said in Delhi in 2015, the total 3  *10! *10( *10 *10+ *10> Welfare, SC/ST Disclosing previous three number of dengue cases stood department of Delhi in many cases talented students  **$%&$ years health records focusing at 15,867, while the number '. 0!+( <<@0 < *( * >+ !B      Government has decided to miss the chance due to pover- # dengue and chikungunya, decreased to 2,798 in 2018. It extend the benefit of the ty thus, the government has  $ Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also resulted deaths being   .'.3 5 (1 !!> 0(! *0B iting dengue and chikun- scheme to the students belong- decided to extend the facility to said cases of vector-borne dis- recorded at four as compared Cgunya data of the Delhi ing to Other Backward Classes the other category students. $#$ eases have dropped by 80 per to 60 in the corresponding Government which claimed the (OBC) and Economically The department has prepared 5 cent from 2015-18 contrary to period ". "It is possible due to  88 .'.*+)*10> number of vector-borne diseases Weaker Section (EWS) catego- cabinet note for the extension &7)F77 all over India where the num- Mohalla clinics, as people don't have decreased by 80 per cent in ry as well. The Aam Aadmi of the scheme to the OBC and . %7& ber of cases escalated to have to rush to big hospitals as 3  *10! *10( *10 *10+ *10> three years span from 2015 to Party (AAP) Government is EWS category students and C.D)A)2 ) 1,88,401 in 2017 from 60,000 in medical services are available in 2018, Delhi BJP president Manoj also planning to increase the are expecting to get approval 2 $. 2009. Fever clinics," Kejriwal said. '. Tiwari said Chief Minister coaching time in order to pro- soon. "The cabinet note is pre- C2 .D; The Aam Aadmi Party Kejriwal announced that    (1 01 01 1< 8C  D Arvind Kejriwal admitted that vide a quality education. pared and we will announce (AAP) regime claimed that he will begin this campaign three Municipal Corporations The Minister of SC/ST and this happy news to the public the number of deaths also from his own house on Sunday are working in a better way and Social Welfare Department, tomorrow on Thursday," time period of coaching and decreased in past three years. and will check that there is no <+'%!/ now he should release the funds also the brain behind the Gautame said. fees for the particular course. Citing Health Department stagnant clean water in any of to corporations. scheme Rajendra Pal Gautam The OBC and EWS stu- The fees for engineering and data, Kejriwal said , "In 2015 , the sources where mosquitoes It is pertinent to mention said, "We have successfully dents whose annual family medical examinations will be total number of deaths due to can breed. "We appeal to the #'  +# here that in Monsoon season, implemented the scheme for income is not above Rs 8 lakh extended to Rs 1 lakh, While vector borne were 60 whereas people of Delhi to give 10 corporations play pivotal role as SC/ST students under which will avail the facility under coaching fees for the civil ser- the deaths number decrease to minutes on every Sunday at  &79 %$!! $#!) ! employees visit door to door to about 30 students have secured this scheme. Currently under vices will be doubled to Rs 1.5 only four in 2018." 10:00 AM to check all sources %%!4; ' ensure no mosquito breeding admissions in top university the scheme about 5000 stu- lakh and Rs 50,000 will be Conspicuously, India is of stagnant water in their %%9$! '%!/&C!!!) take place. "Cleaning of drains, such as IIT, NEET, Netaji dents of SC/ST are provided sealed by the government as among the 100 countries high- homes, as the Dengue mos- !! !<+ ! $! prevention of waterlogging and Subhash University of free coaching classes in top coaching fees for Group-I offi- ly affected by vector borne quitoes breed only in clean ',%!$ / 0,0! the public awareness campaign Technology, Delhi University, coaching centres but with the cers. Besides, an amount of Rs disease. 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The scheme to the needy students poor needy students of OBC ernment paid Rs 40,000 as cases between 2009 and 2017. afford to save Delhi from %9$!%! ,$//! number of patients suffering from OBC and general cate- and EWS, the minister added. coaching fees for the entire ses- The number of cases of Dengue Dengue and Chikungunya", he #$%,) #%%'%$ from Dengue has been decreas- gory students coming under Under Jai Bheem Yojana, sion", Gautam said. and Chikungunya increased said. C## !) ing year after year," Tiwari said. 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"In 2015 - in the very %!#%%' %$#% ed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the students with talent and he added. but now it will be extended to '10 Hafte, 10 Baje , 10 Minute first year itself, our government D#$!) $%#/&% for not releasing the required skills should not lag behind "The department has also one year once the cabinet Har Ravivar , Dengue Par War', increased the Health Sector L //%/!, %!) amount to pay salaries to MCD because of poverty. Everyone decided to increase the number accords its approval for the Kejriwal urged people to budget to 14percent. The bud- ',',, employees. has the Right to Education and of courses coaching centres, scheme, he said.   %   + -     $/ # $  % ',% '     $ $ $ E1</!

   who will run which campaign.     victim was having Rs three Extension, Badarpur.      "The BJP opposed every major lakhs hence Raj told him that During interrogation announced by the AAP wo persons who were run- they also have a bundle of Rs Shahid disclosed that he is man was shot dead enior AAP leader and Government such as a one- Tning an acting school were six lakhs in fake currency and fond of acting and he wanted Aallegedly by his friend as he SRajya Sabha MP Sanjay time waiver of water arrears, arrested by police for duping they can exchanged the cur- to be a Bhojpuri star. He tried was unable to return the Singh said Delhi BJP leaders free ride for women in metro people by exchanging fake cur- rency. Raj torn the corner of the but failed and due to financial 15,000 which he had are competing with one and registration of unautho- rency in lieu of original notes packet and showed the money issues he couldn't produce his borrowed in Central Delhi another to become Chief rised colony residents," he said. in south east Delhi's Badarpur to the victim. own film. Prasad Nagar area on Tuesday Minister. Singh said three In the run up to the Delhi area. The complainant further Later he came to Delhi and night, the police said on Delhi BJP presidents — Assembly elections that is like- The duo arrested were stated that he became greedy started an acting school in the Wednesday. Manoj Tiwari, Vijay Goel ly to be held early next year, identified as, Shahid alias Raj and he exchanged the packet name of Shahid Stars at According to the police, the and leader of Opposition in Singh asked the BJP not to hin- Shinghaniya (24) a native of and when he tried to check the Nizamuddin, New Delhi. He deceased has been identified as Delhi Assembly Vijender der their work as AAP was try- Poornia, Bihar and currently packet Raj denied him to do so couldn't manage the expenses Vinay, a resident of Karol Bagh Gupta were desperate to take he said. ing to win the confidence of the residing in Batla House area of due to large amount. of the school and hence he who was shot dead by his credit of the policy decisions "Manoj Tiwari, Vijender people so that they get the Delhi and Hemraj (44) a resi- The victim reached home hatched a conspiracy along friend Akash. Both of them are taken by the Arvind Kejriwal Gupta and Vijay Goel take mandate once again. dent of Noida UP. and opened the packet and with Hemraj who was working into Garment trading business Government. turns in organizing pro- Singh said the BJP leaders DCP (southeast) Chinmoy found that the packet was hav- as a barber at his office, to rob on Tank road, they added. "Ever since the grammes to take credit. The should stop making people of Biswal said, in July, a com- ing (Churan wale notes ) notes people by offering them fake "We got a PCR call regard- Chief MinisterArvind reality is that the BJP leaders the capital suffer because of plainant reported that, he is which were used by children currency. ing a firing following which a Kejriwal talked about giving are embroiled in a fight over their internal tiffs. "I want to tell contractor of tiles and one of while playing. They also involved Salman team was rushed to the spot. right to the ownership to the who will be the party's chief the BJP's Delhi unit that does- his known namely Raj With the help of local intel- who procured a Police Uniform After which we got to know people living in the unau- ministerial candidate," he said. n't make people of Delhi suffer Shinghania along with Hemraj ligence, Raj was nabbed from as if in case the robbery would that the victim was already thorised colonies, the BJP has The AAP leader said that in your personal fight over and Salman met with him at Jaitpur Mor, Badarpur and on have gone wrong Salman taken to hospital where he was been trying to take credit for the BJP leaders are so disparate chief ministerial position," he Badarpur. his instance Hemraj was also would come there for help declared brought dead," said a it by doing various theatrics," that they cannot even decide said. Raj was knowing that the nabbed from Molarband impersonating as a cop. senior police officer. (/! ' $   2    . '     9!,              %             %('  A 3         lowship will start from % (   Thursday and will continue till ames of the candidates for n a bid to improve extracur- September 15, 2019. Nthe much-awaited Jawahar ieutenant Governor Anil Iricular activities and to pro- Applications are invited from     Lal Nehru Students’ Union LBaijal on Wednesday con- vide a platform to student to individuals working in the field (JNUSU) 2019 elections have stituted a committee for re- explore their talent, the Delhi of acting, direction, script- he Delhi Police has been announced by the JNUSU development of Sheesh Mahal Government on Wednesday writing, dance, music and other Tarrested an 88-year-old Election Committee. District Park in Shalimar Bagh announced street performance forms of street performances, woman who is involved in Similar to last year elec- and heritage structures inside fellowships for 1,000 young said the officials. the selling of heroin in tions, all the major four left it, directed officials to complete artistes. The officials further added Inderpuri area of West Delhi. parties such as All India the task by December 2020. The fellowship to thou- that, the art and culture depart- The woman has been arrested Students' Association (AISA), Baijal chaired a meeting sands of students will be award- ment will divide the 1000 fel- ninth time since 1996 in sim- Students' Federation of India with officials of various agen- ed by Delhi Governments Art, lows into 100 groups and each ilar crimes. (SFI), Democratic Students' cies to discuss the redevelop- Culture and Languages group will have a maximum of DCP (West) Federation (DSF) and All India ment of the Sheesh Mahal dis- Department, under the lead- 10 artists. Each of these 100 Monika Bharadwaj said, fol- Students' Federation (AISF) trict park. It was a follow up ership of Deputy Chief groups will be performing at lowing a tip off the team of have joined hands to form a didate Raghvendra Mishra are elected for the Joint Secretary's meeting after he visited the Minister Manish Sisodia. least 4 times a month. Anti-Narcotics Cell laid a 'United Left' alliance and will be in the fray. post, is hoping to win this time park earlier this month. "The "To encourage, promote Besides, an individual fel- trap near Naraina flyover At contesting for one post each. The Left unity is hoping to again and contesting on all four LG stated that there is a need and mentor young talents, a low will be provided with Rs about 3 pm on Tuesday Rashtriya Swayam Sevak repeat the last year's clean posts. for proper redevelopment plan street theatre or performing 5,000 per month and an addi- an elderly woman was seen Sangh (RSS) backed Akhil sweep on all the four posts. "We want to make sure that and maintenance strategy of arts fellowship has been initi- tional Rs 4,000 will be provid- coming in an e rickshaw, the Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad During nominations, AISF the university is known for its the whole park and its monu- ated by the Delhi Government. ed for the group leaders of the staff nabbed her and recovered (ABVP), National Students' took down two names from the courses and quality of educa- ments. "He constituted a Street performers are a very individual groups for the logis- 16 gm heroin from her pos- Union of India (NSUI), the stu- nomination list after forming tion, rather than that inci- committee under the important part of our cultural tical arrangement per show. session. dents wing of Indian National alliance. dent," a senior ABVP leader Chairmanship of principal fraternity but they have not The performances will take It was revealed that, the Congress, Birsa Ambedkar This time the post of pres- said. commissioner (horticulture), been recognized by the gov- place across the National woman who is a Bad Character Phule Students' Association ident has gone to SFI, last year JNUSU elections usually which included representa- ernments earlier. We want to Capital. (BC) of Inderpuri police sta- (BAPSA )and Chatra Rastriya it was held by AISA. DSF is revolve around national issues tives of ASI, INTACH, PWD, empower, encourage and The age of the applicants tion, used to procure drugs and Janta Dal-CRJD are also in the contesting on Vice president and reflected in Presidential Police and members of the strengthen the street perform- should be between 18 to 40 further used to sell them from fray. post, AISF on Joint secretary debate (to be held on local community," a statement ing art, therefore, this initiative years and the individuals will be her home. Total six candidates are post and AISA is contesting for September 4). This time parties from the LG office said. is being taken. Street theatre or selected based on interview. The alleged woman, who is contesting for the post of pres- the post of General Secretary. are also promising better hos- Baijal directed officials to Nukkad Natak always gives a The interested candidates can a resident of JJ colony ident. SFI’s Aishe Ghosh is the Justifying this AISA's JNU unit tel facilities, more books in take on greening activities in strong social message in the apply here and read the details Inderpuri, was sent to one day candidate of the Left Alliance, president Simone Zoya Khan library, security and seat the entire area by planting fruit form of performance hence we here: https://delhi.gov.in/street- police remand by the court, while Manish Jangid from said-"It is in spirit of unity and increase in various courses. bearing native trees, redevel- believe that this will help in performancefellowship/ Delhi police said. ABVP, Prashant Kumar of comradeship". The JNUSU election will be opment of water bodies, ren- bringing social change, Govt announces Street Efforts are being made to NSUI, Priyanka Bharti from ABVP, which last won a held on September 6, 2019 and ovation of heritage structures "Sisodia. Performance Fellowship for identify other persons who CRJD, Jitendra Suna from JNUSU post in 2015 when the results will be announced in the park. The applications for the fel- 1000 artists. would be in this racket. BAPSA and Independent can- Saurabh Kumar Sharma was on September 8, 2019.

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Today, India's tionship between India and world had thrown up new con- economic interest have shifted Russia. cepts and approaches and the towards the Pacific, so the Jaishankar, who arrived Indo-Pacific was one of them. policies matured into 'Indo- here on Tuesday on a two-day ‘We are actually moving Pacific',’ he added. visit finalise the preparations significantly out of the world of India, the US and several for Prime Minister Narendra alliances to a world of conver- other world powers have been Modi's forthcoming visit to gence...But countries who find talking about the need to Russia, said that ‘I first came common cause on particular ensure a free, open and thriv- here almost to the date exact- issues have an interest in work- ing Indo-Pacific in the back- ly 40 years ago and in 40 years   &  /   +    ing together and the Indo- drop of China's rising military lot of things have changed, the %&          #   $% Pacific is a concept that has manoeuvring in the region. world has changed, Russia and grown out of this era of con- China has been trying to India have changed.’ relationship (India-Russia). If any other significant relation- vergence,’ he said during the expand its military presence in Jaishankar was posted in you look 40 years ago at the big ship of our era,’ he added. discussion. the Indo-Pacific, which is a bio- the Indian mission in Russia relationships that characterised Delivering a speech at the ‘In our neighbourhood we geographic region, compris- from 1979 to 1981. international relations... India- discussion platform of the have a policy 'neighbourhood ing the Indian Ocean and the ‘I would say relatively Russia has remained a much Valdai Discussion Club on first' which is a non-reciprocal western and central Pacific speaking, a constant in these 40 more stable factor in the inter- 'The prospects of India's poli- policy of prioritising co-oper- Ocean, including the South +/   .     .     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From Page 1 Secretary have completed an ,%%,$ USD 286 billion in five years Affairs TV channels, the The new medical colleges Comparing the present sit- exercise where they are looking /,%%$#  &79  from 2014-15 to 2018-19 as Cabinet has decided to permit would be set up in under-   & uation on ground zero with forward towards completing !/$% $// compared to USD 189 billion 26 per cent FDI under gov- served areas having no medical that of agitations of 2008, 2010 this special drive within a span %%#' /''# in the previous five-years, he ernment route for uploading/ colleges, with district hospitals Washington: A 64-year-old Sikh and 2016, the Governor told of next 2-3 months. 4!3+! !!&%9 said. At USD 64.37 billion. streaming of news and current having at least 200 beds, a gov- man from India was stabbed to reporters that in 2008, at least Referring to apple growers 4#O)*/ 9,/%# FDI in 2018-19 is the high- affairs through Digital Media ernment statement said. death by an unidentified person 50 lives were lost in the first two in the State, the Governor said EKL#!'%%/ %!/)* ! est ever investment received for on the lines of print media/ ‘The establishment of new in the US’ while he weeks of agitation, in 2010 around 7 lakh farmers are pro- %!(*  %,F G any financial year. The Cabinet Committee medical colleges, to be attached was on his evening walk, accord- over 100 people were killed, ducing 22 lakh metric tonnes #!%),!/3 ,!%/! Presently, 100 per cent FDI on Economic Affairs (CCEA) with existing district and refer- ing to a media report. and in 2016 over 80 lives were annually. He said, the EK&KKK#,,! ,%3+&4#+& under automatic route is approved setting up of 75 ral hospitals, would lead to an Parmjit Singh was attacked lost in continuous cycle of vio- Government is expected to $')A+& +!  &<&4& allowed in coal and lignite Government medical colleges, increase in the availability of in Gretchen Talley Park in Tracy lence. procure more than 50 per cent ##%%/# *!#&#  mining for captive consump- to be attached with existing dis- qualified health professionals, around 9 pm on Sunday. He died He said, ‘We care for produce to the tune of Rs %!!$/!$ <'! !H%$ tion in power projects, iron and trict or referral hospitals, by improve tertiary care in gov- from his injuries, ABC News human lives of Kashmiri peo- 5,500 crores. (O%,! !) steel and cement units. Now, 2021-22. The establishment of ernment sector, utilise existing reported. Detectives say a passer- ple. I can claim preventing Commenting on reports ,!!#!) , ,!%& the same has been allowed for these medical colleges will add infrastructure of district hos- by spotted the man bleeding on loss of human lives is one of our related to shortage of medi- N*#%%//# !,#'! sale of coal and mining, at least 15,700 MBBS seats in pitals and promote affordable the ground and immediately biggest achievements. No loss cines and nature of injuries to #!#!, ,%#!<#%) including associated processing the country. The total cost of medical education in the coun- called 911. Police have launched of civilian life has been report- protesters, Governor Malik #!/ &#!%%,! infrastructure such as coal this project is Rs.24,375 crore. try,’ it said. a homicide investigation. ed since August 5.’ clarified he was personally %!/% $' washery, crushing, coal han- The medical colleges will The Cabinet also approved Police don't have any clear Elaborating on the timeline monitoring medical care ,!!$ !<+ !,%#$9 dling, and separation (magnetic be set up in under-served areas Rs 6,268 crore subsidy for suspects. On Monday, they of filing these 50,000 vacancies, facilities and even visited !$O&! 0&''& and non-magnetic). having no such institutes. export of 6 million tonnes of asked for the community's help the Governor said all our hospitals to review the ground //%' & &!& While the extant FDI pol- These medical colleges will to sugar during the next market- identifying a man captured on offices led by the Chief situation.  8!,) ,#& !*,#) icy provides for 100 per cent attached with district hospitals ing year starting October to video hopping a fence and run- investment under automatic having at least 200 beds, a gov- offload surplus domestic stock ning away from the park around route in the manufacturing ernment statement said. and help mills clear huge sug- the time when the incident took 3  sector, there was no specific Preference will be given to arcane arrears of around Rs place, according to the report.     """ provision for contract manu- ‘aspirational districts’ and dis- 15,000 crore. ‘We just need to figure out facturing in the policy. trict hospitals having 300 beds, ‘We have taken an impor- who that is, why they were in ,, From Page 1 plan to prorogue Parliament we absolutely want to do so In order to provide clarity it said, tant decision in the interest of the area, what they may have Johnson had briefed his during September – a month with a deal. The PM was also on contract manufacturing, it The move comes days after sugarcane farmers. The cabinet seen and potentially any of N#;' Cabinet of the plan at a meet- traditionally dedicated to con- clear however that unless the has been decided to allow 100 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved export subsidy their involvement in the inci- ing earlier, highlighting the ferences by all major political Withdrawal Agreement is per cent FDI under automatic said that with rising awareness for 6 million tonnes for the dent,’ said Tracy Police E1% number one legislative priori- parties. According to the time- reopened and the backstop route in India as well, Goyal about healthcare, rising 2019-20 marketing year Spokesperson Lt Trevin Freitas. ty as Brexit. If a new deal is line being considered, it would abolished there is no prospect said. incomes and greater focus on (October-September),’ Singh was wearing a tradi-   forthcoming at the European lead to a customary Queen's of that deal,’ a Downing Street With a view to providing aspirational goals among peo- Information and Broadcasting tional Sikh turban as he always Council in mid-October, he Speech – which lays out a new spokesperson said. Therefore, greater flexibility and ease of ple, thousands and thousands Minister Prakash Javadekar would for his walks twice a day. nion Human Resource will then introduce a UK government's parliamen- the issue of an Irish backstop – operations, the Union Cabinet of doctors will be needed to ful- told reporters after the Cabinet Some residents are worried Singh UDevelopment Minister Withdrawal Agreement Bill tary business for the year – on the EU's post-Brexit insurance decided that all procurement fil the demand, especially in meeting. may have been attacked because Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on and ‘move at pace’ to secure its October 14. It is widely seen as policy on an open border made from India by such enti- rural and urban areas. A lump-sum export sub- he was Sikh. Police said they can- Wednesday launched a web passage before October 31. an attempt to block MPs from between EU member-country ty for that single brand shall be The establishment of new sidy of Rs 10,448 per tonne will not say if it was a hate crime. portal ‘Shagun’, which links ‘I believe it is vital that tabling and debating any other Ireland and UK territory counted towards local sourcing, medical colleges will be under be given to sugar mills during We can't say what it was over 15 lakh schools across the Parliament is sitting both major legislation, including an Northern Ireland – continues irrespective of whether the phase III of the ongoing the next marketing year which right now. We're keeping all country, to provide all infor- before and after European attempt by the Opposition to to be central to the UK-EU goods procured are sold in Centrally sponsored scheme, is estimated to cost the exche- possibilities open. We have no mation on school education. Council and if, as I hope, a deal prevent a no-deal Brexit by the standoff. Brexiteers like India or exported. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya quer Rs 6,268 crore, he said. information that would lead us ‘The progress of the coun- with the EU is forthcoming, October 31 deadline. Johnson have claimed the back- Further, the current cap of Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) This will benefit millions of to the motive of this crime. It try is dependent on education Parliament will then have the Parliament returns from stop would be used by the 28- considering exports for 5 years which will add at least 15,700 farmers in Uttar Pradesh, is something that we can't dis- and the foundation of education opportunity to pass the summer recess next Monday, member economic bloc to keep only is proposed to be removed MBBS seats in the country. The Maharashtra and Karnataka prove at this time and we're needs to be solid. Shagun is an Withdrawal Agreement Bill and another recess was expect- the UK tied to EU rules even to give an impetus to exports. plan will cost the exchequer as well as other states, he actively investigating all possi- important initiative and through required for ratification ahead ed to take place between rough- after Brexit. While the extant FDI policy almost Rs 24,375 crore added. bilities,’ Freitas said. this portal, more than 2.3 lakh of 31 October,’ Johnson said in ly September 13 and October 8 educational websites can be a statement. to cover the political conference integrated,’ the minister said. ‘We must focus on crucial season. There had been hopes )      %&'      888 According to HRD offi- public priorities...We have made that the second break could be #0 '     cials, there will also be a third- an important start...But to shortened to keep business *!!,!!!,/#0 (/N!%,,%O party verification of the infor- deliver on the public's priorities going in the run-up to Brexit. #) !'!!!,/3#4!!  mation provided by schools we require a new session and a The idea of shutting down !%$/ %/O'&%!,'$#,/   /// and websites of 1,200 Kendriya Queen's Speech,’ he said. Parliament – known as proro- %!!/,,<&N,$,%O%# Vidyalayas, 600 Navodaya Downing Street said the gation – has already caused !)N!%,9#!#$#!# From Page 1 Vidyalayas, 18,000 CBSE-affil- decision to end the current par- controversy, with critics saying %%#%!,#$%,#&O !'!) Arguing that the legislation approved by iated schools, 30 SCERTs, liamentary session, which is it would stop MPs being able to !'!4!%O$#%<! Parliament and the orders issued by the presi- 19,000 organisations affiliated ‘the longest in close to 400 years use legislative measures to pre- %#/'/N$'O,%) O%/,',3!, dent subsequently were ‘unconstitutional’, the with NCTE among others are and in recent months one of the vent a damaging British exit #+$%' !'&!#$$N/ O! petition asked for those to be declared ‘void and integrated with the portal. least active’, will enable Johnson from the EU as part of N,%$%O)*'!& !''!/3#4!O! inoperative’. ‘Report cards of 15 lakh to put a fresh domestic pro- Johnson's ‘do or die’ Brexit %!!#%%#%)* !,!& The petition was filed by NC's schools all over the country will gramme in front of MPs for pledge. The UK Government !!&'$//!  MPs Mohammad AKbar Lone and Justice be available on the newly creat- debate and scrutiny while also move comes a day after the ) !3#!%<!! (retd) Hasnain Masoodi. Lone is a former ed junction. The portal seeks to ensuring that there is good time Opposition parties had been #,,!$#,('#!,%!, Speaker of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly and connect approximately 92 lakh before and after the European able to agree on a strategy of /$#%#O4! $!#!$!!/ Masoodi a retired judge of the Jammu and teachers and 26 crore students. Council, scheduled for October using legislative means to work #,,% !)3#!#! Kashmir High Court. In 2015, he ruled that The website provides a very 17 and 18 – for Parliament to together to prevent Johnson 4#&%<#! Article 370 was a permanent feature of the robust feedback mechanism. further consider Brexit issues. leaving the EU without any /('/)N !4#)0#& Constitution. Common people can directly Crucial voting on legislation is agreement in place by the '$#%< !O#!/ There are other petitions challenging the give their feedback about schools likely to fall on October 21 and October 31 Brexit deadline. ('/%#/&O!*)N*% Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, which will further increase the 22. ‘The Prime Minister set out  #H<)*%$%#!!#,,!$(' including a plea filed by a group of former public participation and will The Downing Street state- that the UK will be leaving the %'$,#,,/%!&O!!!) defence officers and bureaucrats, who have also ensure accountability and trans- ment followed unconfirmed EU on October 31, whatever 3#4!$%'4<#!!! sought directions declaring the Presidential parency,’ the official said. media reports earlier of such a the circumstances, and that ' ,,!(/N!%!O! Orders of August 5 ‘unconstitutional, void and N$#/%O#!,,!) inoperative’. & ! #&<!!'!#! The plea was filed by professor Radha $,/ !&!%%#!('/% # Kumar, a former member of the Home H<)N'0 (!4!,%)#% Ministry's Group of Interlocutors for Jammu & 0 (/!,%#M /&#!% Kashmir (2010-11), former IAS officer of /!!,&O#+!$/!) 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!    0102  %   #$   R 9          metric tonnes of sugar for one    year from August 1, 2019. he Union Cabinet on However, even after taking   :  /6    TWednesday approved a into account this buffer stock- 6,268-crore subsidy for export ing of 40 lakh metric tonnes till nderscoring the impor- of 60 lakh tonnes of sugar dur- July 31, 2020 and likely diver-   Utance of forensic science, ing the 2019-20 marketing year sion of sugar by way of pro- Amit Shah announced, “A starting October, in order to liq- duction of ethanol from B- amenting the “very pitiful” police and national forensic sci- uidate surplus domestic stock heavy molasses/cane juice dur- Lconviction rate in criminal ence university will be created and help mills in clearing huge ing 2019-20 and requirement cases in the country, Union at the national level. Its affili- sugarcane arrears to farmers. of normative stock for two Home Minister Amit Shah on ated colleges will be there in The decision, meant for the months, there shall be about 60 Wednesday said the era of age- every State and after class 12 if sugarcane season for the cur- lakh metric tonnes of excess old police techniques like any student who has decided to rent year involving an export sugar stock that will need evac- administering third degree to pursue a career in police or subsidy of 10,448 per metric uation through export. suspects and phone tapping CAPFs, we should ensure that tonne to sugar mills, comes in are over as they do not yield the training of such students is the backdrop of upcoming desired results in curbing crime. done from the beginning itself.” polls in Maharashtra, Addressing the top brass of Such a student, he said, Jharkhand and Haryana.    $   Central Police Organisations should get “weightage” when Maharashtra and Haryana tially curb pilferage and direct- during the 49th Raising Day they appear for police entrance. are among the top sugarcane ly reach the farmers. The sugar   )      event of the Bureau of Police “BPRD has sent the proposal to producing states. India has 162 season 2019-20 is expected to Research and Development us and in few days we will put lakh tonnes of sugar stock. Of start with an opening and clos- (BPRD) here, Shah exhorted it before the Cabinet for a this, 40 lakh tonnes is buffer ing stock of 142 MT and 162  6 6  4# the use of forensic evidence by final decision,” he said. stock and 60 lakh tonnes are MT respectively,” officials said. police investigators to clinch “I believe the usage of FSL meant for export. The announcement is   aims to bring together the convictions against criminals. (forensic science laboratories) After the Cabinet meeting, expected to give a boost to BJP’s largest number of state heads Hinting at an overhaul of should be encouraged and Information and Broadcasting support base among farmers in rime Minister Narendra to generate commitments to policing techniques, the minis- made compulsory under law. Minister Prakash Javadekar Maharashtra, Jharkhand, PModi will launch the combat the effects of climate ter said that he has asked the We will then see more success said that the government has Haryana and Delhi. In a major Coalition for Disaster Resilient change and resulting disasters. BPRD to prepare a plan to have in getting criminals punished taken an important decision in outreach initiative to address Infrastructure (CDRI) at the Its supporting secretariat ‘modus operandi bureaus’ at the and after this only the tenden- the interest of sugarcane farm- the concerns of the farming upcoming United Nations will be set up in New Delhi. national and state-level and cy to commit a crime will ers. “This will benefit millions community, which cost the Climate Summit in New York The memorandum and by- that the government is mulling :  + &(     "&;   (   reduce. BPRD should also work of farmers in Uttar Pradesh, BJP three state elections last on September 23. laws of the CDRI society will making forensic evidence com-  "     ,      "  (  <,=">?& on this,” Shah said. Maharashtra and Karnataka December, the NDA govern- The Union Cabinet be prepared by the National pulsory in all criminal cases ;&  : +   ;    @A   as well as other states,” he said. ment extended the scope of the approved the proposal during Disaster Management where the quantum of punish- "  .   ,="   B ! " #   $% Automatically, the conviction The government is providing Pradhan Mantri Kisan its meeting on Wednesday. Authority (NDMA). ment is seven years or more. rate will improve.” subsidy for export of 50 lakh Samman Nidhi, or PM-Kisan India has pledged Rs 480 “No additional financial He said he has asked the documented and recommen- This needs to be corrected and The minister asserted that tonnes of sugar for the current scheme, to include all the 145 crore to the CDRI to help implication will be required. BPRD, a police think tank dations should be sent to the this can only be corrected when a good law and order environ- 2018-19 marketing year. million farmers across the fund technical assistance and The financial resources under the Home Ministry, to ministry. There has been no a probe is supported by foren- ment in the country is essen- “The subsidy will be trans- country, besides announcing a research projects, setting up of required to conduct research initiate a countrywide “con- change for a long time in CrPC sic evidence,” he said. tial to realise Prime Minister ferred directly to the farmer’s  3,000 monthly pension offices and covering recurring will be met from the existing sultative process” for effecting and IPC and we should go for- He further said, “If a charge Narendra Modi’s dream of account on behalf of the mills scheme for 125 million small expenditures for the next five budget and schemes of the changes in CrPC (Criminal ward on this,” he said. sheet is supported by forensic making India a $5 trillion against cane price dues and sub- and marginal farmers. years under the initiative. National Medicinal Plants Procedure Code) and IPC “The conviction rate is very evidence, then there are not economy and getting the coun- sequent balance, if any, would To deal with this situation, The proposal was initial- Board, Ministry of (Indian Penal Code). pitiful in the true sense. It can- many options before the judge try a place among top three be credited to mill’s account. the government has recently ly approved by the Prime Aayush,” according a govern- “All suggestions should be not go like this in these times. and the defence lawyer. economies of the world. The direct transfer will poten- created buffer stock of 40 lakh Minister on August 13 and ment statement.           )   .8' .   '     8           $      &79?+#!/         #&#4#& !!,,! 3        %,/(   $  ,,*$#)4#&   $ ! ##--&!       %&%& +%!??% rime Minister Narendra ( !$O   committee of Speakers of he Supreme Court on PModi’s visit to Russia from %&& %,$),% AState Assemblies will frame TWednesday extended till September 4 to 5 will open a E %$ #% ) the “code of conduct” for tomorrow the interim protec- he Supreme Court on “new chapter” in already close members of legislative assem- tion from arrest granted to for- TWednesday allowed a law bilateral ties as the two sides $P   = 0> 8  blies and councils to make mer finance minister P student from Jamia Millia will aim to boost cooperation P8 88   them more efficient, transact Chidambaram in the INX Islamia University here to visit in a plethora of areas including  &79*NO9$ #2&%$77& good legislative business and Media money laundering case his parents in Anantnag district defence, trade, civil nuclear !*!! %7# 7 reduce adjournments, Lok lodged by the Enforcement of Jammu and Kashmir and energy and hydrocarbons, #!$9 $ % && Sabha Speaker Om Birla Directorate (ED). askedthe police to provide Russian envoy Nikolay /!' $$#7@1 announced here on Tuesday. A bench of Justices R him security. Kudashev said on Wednesday.  ,-KE> E  #& Birla announced this while Banumathi and A S Bopanna The top court asked the Expanding existing civil <&3#$E> $%7  chairing a meeting of the pre- heard arguments advanced by student Mohd Aleem Syed to nuclear cooperation will be a !! !/ &&%%& siding officers of legislatures Solicitor General Tushar Mehta file an affidavit after visiting key focus area during Modi’s %%)* attended by more than 30 who said that Chidambaram his parents. visit and both countries are 4!&!0 speakers of state assemblies needed. “A committee of state was trying to play the “victim card,” Mehta said while oppos- A bench of Chief Justice working to firm up a general Russia. !$!E1 ! and chairpersons of legislative assembly speakers will be card” and prevent ED from ing grant of anticipatory bail to Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A agreement for building six In Russia, Modi will attend /%%) councils. formed which will hold delib- exercising its right to arrest him Chidambaram. Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer more atomic reactors in India the Eastern Economic Forum The Speaker had earlier erations with speakers all state in the case. CBI had lodged an FIR on asked the police to provide him apart from those under the in Vladivostoc as the chief '' : ' said a code of conduct for legislative assemblies and chair- “This is not a witch hunt May 15, 2017, alleging irregu- security and facilitate his visit Kudankulam project, Deputy guest and hold the 20th India-  88'. members of both Houses of persons of state legislative as alleged by them. We have larities in FIPB clearance grant- to the family. Chief of Russian Embassy Russia annual summit. Apart  &79* !! Parliament would be framed. councils. It will give its report material to show that it is a seri- ed to INX Media group for The bench told senior Roman Babushkin said. from bilateral issues, the two %!%#%/ The committee will give its in November and a final deci- ous case of money laundering. receiving overseas funds of Rs advocate Sanjay Hegde that if Without sharing specific leaders are expected to delib-  /! #% report in November and a sion will be taken thereafter,” We have collected cogent mate- 305 crore in 2007 during the Jamia student wants to details, Babushkin said a num- erate on major regional and  #O final decision would be taken Birla said. rials in the case,” Mehta told the Chidambaram’s tenure as travel to Anantnag on ber of agreements will be signed international issues as well. %!& thereafter. Birla said digitisation of all bench, which would continue finance minister. Thursday then the court order to expand cooperation between “The 20th summit will be #% '<# / Addressing the media state legislatures were discussed hearing arguments in the case Thereafter, ED lodged a will be made available to him the two countries in several key unique as compared to the #%/ !(! about the meeting, Birla said it in the meeting and a commit- on Thursday. money laundering case. in one hour. areas during Modi’s visit. previous highest level engage-  #) was very fruitful and all pre- tee was formed for the purpose. The apex court is hearing Chidambaram was Union min- Syed, in his plea filed Referring to the Afghan ments between our two lead- siding officers agreed that there The Speaker had in the last a plea filed by Chidambaram ister for finance as also home through advocate Mrigank peace process, he said both ers,” said the Russian     = is need to frame rules for session announced that upgra- who has challenged the August during the UPA-I and UPA-II Prabhakar, said he is a perma- India and Iran were important Ambassador. *   8 =   improving the efficiency of dation of the current 20 verdict of the Delhi government from 2004 to 2014. nent resident of Anantnag and players in Afghanistan and He said the summit  &793!!& state legislatures. Parliament building was under High Court denying him antic- He had said in the apex since August 4-5, he has not that New Delhi has made great between Modi and President #H<& The participants unani- consideration which would ipatory bail in the INX Media court on Tuesday that the ED received any information about contribution in socio-economic Vladimir Putin will lay a solid %#!% mously decided that for the also mean inclusion of latest corruption and money laun- be asked to produce transcripts his parents.Syed said that he development of the war-rav- ground for exploration and ,/ #& smooth conduct of proceedings communication technology dering cases lodged by the of his questioning in the case suspects that his parents have aged country. promotion of a new dimension ! and fruitful session with less and use of various gadgets to CBI and the ED. and claimed that the probe been detained in Kashmir as he Kudashev and Babushkin to the special and privilege !/ #3!) adjournments, a code of con- make Indian Parliament as one “A ghost is sought to be agency wanted his arrest just to was not able to contact them by addressed a press conference partnership between the two duct for the legislators was of the best in the world. created by playing the victim “humiliate” him. any means or manner. on Modi’s upcoming visit to countries. .8 38 8   3 3   &79 #, 0$#! !   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These structures will fidant of West Bengal Chief Tapproved the Army propos- ensure that water collected Minister Mamata Banerjee al to construct and repair more during rains does not go before he broke ranks with the than 130 educational schools run waste. In fact, Taj Mahal is the Trinamool Congress (TMC), by it. The repairs will be carried first monument to already was called at the agency head- The sting was later broad- nection with the case. from within the Army budget. have such a system in place. quarters where a team of offi- cast on various channels by In its FIR, the agency has The annual expenditure on this The project is now being cials from Kolkata had come to Narada news editor Mathew said suspect public servants project is 160 crores. replicated at other monu- +  3  &  )$. P     3 .      5( 67( examine him, officials said. Samuel who had provided the have been identified who were Giving details of the pro- ments as well,” said an official   + 86   $   &         Roy had joined the BJP recordings to the CBI pur- shown to have either accepted ject, officials said here on from the ASI.         (    ( 92     .     3 . (  months after being named as portedly showing alleged pay- money in cash given by Samuel Wednesday that while 130 He said the Union Culture           +"   %  9         ( .   an accused in the case by the ments received by politicians posing as a representative of a schools are located on defence Ministry has recently written a CBI on April 16, 2017. and senior bureaucrats of West Chennai-based company or land all over the country, seven letter to the ASI to ensure structures will soon act as a Mehrauli Archaeological Park to make the premises plastic- The CBI team from Bengal Government. asked him to handover the others are on private land or on green measures in all the mon- reserve for recharging the and Red Fort, the official free following a call from the Kolkata also questioned TMC The agency confronted money to someone else on lease. The Army runs these uments and accordingly all the groundwater level. Four rain- added. Prime Minister. leader and Rajya Sabha mem- Samuel and Singh on alleged their behalf. schools from within its own ASI circles have been asked to water harvesting units are being Also, a sewage treatment Concerned about the water ber K D Singh in connection payments to the politicians An FIR was lodged for budget. However, in 2014-15 share the budget estimates for constructed inside the new plant (STP) will be construct- crisis in rural areas, Modi in with the case, they said. who were caught on camera, alleged criminal conspiracy construction and repair or such purpose. parking lot of the complex. The ed near the toilet facilities at all June 2019 had written a per- The agency suspects that they said. under the Indian Penal Code maintenance of these institu- To begin with, in the ASI will also carry out similar the monuments for better sonal letter to ‘gram pradhans’ Singh had investments in an The CBI had booked 12 and relevant provisions of the tions came to a halt after the national capital, Qutub Minar, water conservation initiatives at sewage management facilities (village chiefs) requesting them investigation magazine which top TMC leaders, including Prevention of Corruption Act government asked the Army to the 13th century minaret in other heritage spots such as the while a campaign will be to conserve rainwater during had commissioned the sting MPs and West Bengal minis- dealing with bribery and crim- get the schools running on Mehrauli, and its surrounding Tughlaqabad Fort, Hauz Khas, launched from October 2, 2019 the monsoon seasons. operation, they said. ters, and an IPS officer in con- inal misconduct. defence land regularized.    !" #$!  !

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New Delhi: Startling revela- Referring to the FIR lodged    $ 4 tions in the Swami against him for the alleged Chinmayanand sexual abuse abduction of a law student in ',$ +  %   $  case has given a new twist to SS College in Shahjahanpur, the the story, which has taken BJP leader told a news channel: ' $   5 Uttar Pradesh by storm. "This is a conspiracy against me The Shahjahanpur girl who and the girl in question is a part  $$   $ 6 %4 released a video on August 23, of it. There are four other boys accusing former BJP Union who had earlier tried to black- Lucknow: Congress leader Priyanka went missing following her allegation ily alleged that the accident was an Minister Swami mail me and extort money." Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Women Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said in a video clip that he had been attempt to eliminate her. Chinamayanand of sexual The former minister fur- Commission on Wednesday sought a report the alleged harassment of a woman harassing her. In another tweet, Gandhi said, harassment, has been traced in ther said that attempts were from the Shahjahanpur district administration student by ex-Union Minister and Her father had filed a complaint "Not a single day passes in Uttar New Delhi, along with the boy being made to malign the on the disappearance of a Post-graduate student BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand in with the police accusing Pradesh when the BJP government who reportedly demanded a image of the Yogi Adityanath who, in a video clip, had accused former Union Shahjahanpur appears to be a repe- Chinmayanand of sexually harassing manages to assure women that you ransom of 5 crore from Government. minister Swami Chinmayanand of harassing her. tition of the Unnao case. her, a charge refuted by the BJP are safe and you will get justice if any- Chinamayanand. Shahjahanpur to Delhi through "Earlier Kuldeep Singh UPWC chief Vimla Batham also expressed In a tweet, she alleged that in leader's lawyer who claimed it was a thing happens with you." A senior Uttar Pradesh the records of their mobile Sengar was implicated in a her commitment to safe return of the girl, who Uttar Pradesh, if a woman registers "conspiracy" to blackmail him. She also tagged new reports of Police officer confirmed with phones. similar case and now I am had been pursuing her studies in a college run a complaint against a BJP leader her The woman's father alleged that the case involving Swami IANS that CCTV footage Sources said that after being targeted," he said. by BJP leader Chinmayanand's Mumukshu security is not guaranteed. she has gone missing at the behest of Chinmayanand in support of her retrieved from a hotel in August 24, the couple switched Expelled BJP MLA Sengar ashram. Gandhi was referring to the rape the 72-year-old BJP leader, who tweets. Dwarka establishes the pres- off their phones and probably has been charged with rape and "We have taken note of the incident and charge made by a 19-year-old woman heads Mumukshu ashram. She is a "Last year, the BJP government ence of the victim with the boy started using new numbers. attempt to murder the rape vic- sought a report in this regard from district mag- from Unnao against MLA Kuldeep post-graduate student in one of the had withdrawn a rape case against who reportedly made an extor- The police also said that the girl tim and her lawyer by staging istrate and superintendent of police of Singh Sengar, who was expelled colleges run by the ashram. accused (Chinmayanand). It's clear tion call to Chinmayanand. spoke to her family till August a road accident. Sengar is in Shahjahapur. We are awaiting report and will from the BJP recently. In "In Uttar Pradesh, this matter where the government is standing. "We have recovered an 24. The victim, who alleged Tihar Jail at present. ensure that she returns safely," Batham told Shahjahanpur, Chinmayanand was appears to be repetition of the Unnao UP girls are watching," Gandhi said Aadhaar card, submitted as that Chinmayanand was sexu- Chinmayanand has been reporters. booked on Tuesday under IPC sec- case. If a woman complains against in the microblogging site. address proof, from the Delhi ally harassing her, was in touch accused of "harassment and The missing woman's father subsequently tions related to abduction in order to a BJP leader, then she is not guaran- "The girl, who raised voice is hotel. The couple shifted to with the local boy for the past destroying lives of several girls" in a complaint to the police has accused murder, and criminal intimidation. teed justice, even her own safety is missing or deliberately being taken another hotel on August 25," several days. The records of her by a student of Shahjahanpur's Chinmayanand of sexually harassing his daugh- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's not guaranteed," Priyanka Gandhi away. What is happening with her said an official associated with mobile phone established that SS College, of which the BJP ter and being behind her disappearance — a media advisor Mrityunjay Kumar said in a tweet in Hindi with hash- nobody knows. Till when this will the investigation, adding, "The the two were staying in the leader is a director. The girl stu- charge vehemently refuted by the BJP leader's was quick in his retort advising the tag 'EnoughIsEnough'. continue?" she posed in another boy also belongs to same premises in Delhi. dent made this statement in a lawyer. Congress general secretary not to cre- The 19-year-old rape survivor tweet. Shahjahanpur. Efforts are on to Earlier, Chinmayanand video clip that was posted on On the father's complaint, the police has ate confusion and the police have from Unnao and her lawyer suffered Reacting on Priyanka Gandhi's identify his place and family." had said that he was being social media last week. A day lodged an FIR against the former Union min- taken all the steps in this regard. critical injuries in a car-truck colli- comments, Mrityunjay Kumar took The police have also traced framed in a case of abduction later, the girl went missing and ister under sections 364 (kidnapping or abduct- The Shahjahanpur police on sion in Rae Bareli district in Uttar to the same platform to say, "Dont the location and the elopement and sexual harassment as part her father lodged a complaint ing for murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) Tuesday lodged an FIR against Pradesh on July 28. Her two aunts create confusion Priyankaji. UP route of the young couple from of a conspiracy. with the police. IANS of the Indian Penal Code. PTI Chinmayanand after the student died in the incident. The girl's fam- police has taken all steps." PTI    $ .   %   !R4   .       " !   $  6  $ 6 ! ' 4     R.    3!    Patna: Members of a pan- days after being produced Bengaluru: Senior Congress However, he was unwilling the Congress legislatureparty chayat in Bihar’s Gaya district before a designated court while leader DK Shivakumar on to give any direct response to a and it was left to the high com- “punished” a gangraped minor the girl's statement was record- Srinagar: The more politi- become leaders. Let them be Tuesday said he was not lobby- questionwhether he will accept mand todecide on who should girl by tonsuring her head and ed before a magistrate after her cians spend time in jail, the there. The more they spend ing for Karnataka Pradesh the KPCC president post, if the be the LoP. Rubbishing media parading her through the vil- medical examination. more political dividends they time in the jail, the more they Congress Committee President party asked him. reports that he had made com- lage, a police officer said here She said the girl is yet to are likely to accrue — was how will claim during post and will always abide by the "At several situations in ments against Siddaramaiah, on Wednesday. recover from the trauma but Jammu & Kashmir Governor elections...That I have spent six Gandhi family decision. thepast when I was to be made who is the other maincontender The 15-year-old girl was has been able to identify one of Satya Pal Malik sought to jus- months behind bars... Shivakumar's assertion (president), I was not made for the post of LoP post, he said kidnapped by residents of her the accused. tify the detention of main- "So if you sympathise with comes in the backdrop of his (president), now I'm not both- "I'm not some one who make village on August 14 and gan- Meanwhile, the state stream politicians after the them, do not be sad over deten- recent visit to Delhi to meet the ered about it. If it's in my fate, such loosecomments against graped, sources in the police women commission has shot abrogation of the State's special tion. And they all are in their Congressleadership leading to everything will come searching some one, under whom I have headquarters said. off a missive to Gaya police status under Article 370 of the homes. I was jailed in speculations about him lobbying for me," he said, pointing out worked. I was Minister under The girl narrated the inci- chief, demanding speedy justice Constitution. Fatehgarh during the forthe post. He visited Delhi that Laxman Savadi, who is not Siddaramaiah in his Govt." dent to her parents who then to the victim besides sum- Malik, addressing his first Emergency where it used to amid reports that the state even a legislator, was today With B S Yediyurappa tak- approached the local panchay- Director General of Police a moning the five panchayat press conference after the take two days to reach. If Congress chief will be changed. Deputy Chief Minister. ing over as the Chief Minister at for justice two days later. week after the panchayat’s ver- members. Centre announced its move on someone is detained in any "...I don't want to respond to "It was in his (Savadi's) fate, last month, following the fall of However, the members of dict. "It is a very serious matter. August 5, was asked about the issue, if he is wise, he will take what others are saying. I'm not I congratulate him". theCongress-JD(S) coalition the panchayat accused the girl Six people, including five We have asked the Gaya SSP to continued detention of three political benefit. I am wishing an aspirant to any position. I Shivakumar during his Government, the LoP post is of making unfounded allega- members of the panchayat, ensure that the accused are former Chief Ministers — them well," the governor said. don't plead for any post. You meeting with the central lead- vacant. With the Congress now tions against the accused, who were arrested on August 26 awarded strict punishment and , Omar While senior Abdullah is at (media) said I had gone for lob- ership of the party has reportedly the principal oppositionparty in enjoy clout in the area, and after recording the statements the victim gets justice. We Abdullah and his home, his son Omar has bying, why should I lobby?" he asked them to consider his the Assembly, the the position punished the minor by ton- of the victim and her parents, have asked the five panchayat — and other politicians and a been kept at Hari Niwas and said here. name for the post of the leader goes to it. Besides Siddaramaiah, suring and parading her Mohanpur SHO Ravi Bhushan members to appear before us timeline for their release. Mehbooba is at Chesmashahi Speaking to reporters, he of the opposition (LoP) in the there are several other senior through the village, they said. said. and explain why such an inhu- "Don't you want that peo- hut. The other politicians have said, "I have belief inthe Gandhi assembly, if notfor KPCC chief. leaders including Shivakumar, The incident came to light Gaya Mahila Thana in- man treatment was meted out ple should become leaders. I been kept at Centaur Hotel family and their leadership. Responding to a ques- HK Patil and Krishna when the victim and her par- charge Ravi Ranjana said the to a minor girl," State Women have gone to jail 30 times. located on the banks of Dal Whatever they do I consider it tion,Shivakumar said ByreGowda, who are reported- ents lodged a telephonic com- arrested persons have been Commission Chairperson Those who will go to jail, will Lake. PTI as 'prasad' and accept it." Siddaramaiah was the leader of ly eyeing for the post. PTI plaint with the office of the sent to judicial custody for 14 Dilmani Mishra said. PTI 7'  !  $    ( !.     ( ( C++&  4  ,  %  % Guwahati: The All Assam Samujjal Bhattacharya told PTI. promised that they will ensure Students' Union (AASU) on Union Home Minister publication of a foreigner-free Wednesday said it has full faith Amit Shah, who is also the BJP NRC but now they have adopt- +    Daman: IAS officer Kannan door of the room in a decision as he wanted to in the updation process of the president, and Chief Minister ed a different stand," the AASU Gopinathan, who resigned last Government guesthouse express his views against the NRC and claimed that the Sarbananda Sonowal had ear- leader said. The BJP and the week and stated that he did so where he lived. "denial of freedom of expres- apprehension expressed by var- lier "hailed the publication of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi as the denial of "freedom of The notice, dated August sion" in Kashmir. ious political parties is a ploy to the draft NRC but suddenly Parishad are claiming that a large     D !C expression" to the people of 27, has been signed by His resignation, though, confuse people as they want to they started criticising the number of foreigners have been Jammu & Kashmir was not Gurpreet Singh, deputy secre- had made no mention of the protect their votebanks. process," he said. included in the NRC drafts. acceptable to him, has been tary, personnel department of Kashmir issue. The AASU is a signatory to Former Congress chief The state and central gov- + D   . asked to resume duty and Daman and Diu. After tendering resigna- the Assam Accord, a 1985 doc- minister Tarun Gogoi who had ernments had moved the continue to work till his res- Citing Department of tion, Gopinathan, who hails ument that provided for "detec- claimed it was his government Supreme Court seeking per- Guwahati: An organisation "Their singular obsession ignation is accepted. Personnel and Training from Kottayam district of tion, deletion and deportation" that initiated the NRC process, mission for 20 per cent sample against infiltration on was to include Hindu Gopinathan, who was the (DoPT) rules, the notice said Kerala, had said to abrogate of illegal foreigners from Assam. recently alleged that the regis- re-verification to find out Wednesday accused the Assam Bangladeshis in the NRC by secretary, power department resignation by a Government Article 370 of the Constitution Under the monitoring of ter is going to be just a "scrap of wrongful inclusions and exclu- Government of "doing nothing granting them citizenship. of the Union Territories of officer "becomes effective was the "right of elected the Supreme Court, the paper", Bhattacharya claimed. sions of persons in the NRC. at the right time" to ensure an They were not even bothered Daman and Diu, and Dadra when it is accepted". Government", but in democ- National Register of Citizens "Political parties seek to pro- The apex court rejected the error-free NRC, while alleging with large scale inclusion of and Nagar Haveli, submitted "Therefore, you are racy people have the right to (NRC) is being updated in the tect their vote banks involving plea on July 23. that the ruling BJP was only foreigners in the draft NRC," resignation to the Home hereby directed to continue respond, too. BJP-ruled state to prepare a list both Hindus and Muslims and The AASU leader urged interested in including Hindu he alleged. After the first NRC Ministry on August 21. attending to your assigned "After taking the decision of genuine Indians. The final these criticisms are just a ploy to political parties and the gov- Bangladeshis in the document. draft was published on The Personnel duties immediately, till a deci- on Kashmir, nearly 20 days version of it is slated to be pub- confuse people," he alleged. ernments not to confuse peo- It is now "evident" that the December 31, 2017, the Chief Department of Daman and sion is taken on your resigna- have passed and even now, the lished on August 31. The BJP government is ple but cooperate in the process National Register of Citizens Minister had described it as Diu has now asked him to tion," it said. people there are not allowed to "We have full faith in the there at the Centre since 2014 of the NRC publication. During (NRC), the final version of 'historic', and now the BJP is attend the office till it is When contacted, react or respond to it and that process. Different political par- and in the state from 2016, and the last 34 years since the sign- which will be published on crying foul over the inclusion accepted. Gopinathan told PTI that he is not acceptable in a democ- ties are trying to confuse the both have the power to resolve ing of the Assam Accord, there August 31, will include a large of a large number of illegal for- As he was not present was aware of the notice, but ratic set-up. Personally, I could people by expressing appre- the foreigners' issue, the AASU has been no detection or number of foreigners illegal- eigners in the document, he in Silvassa, the capital city declined to comment further. not accept it and continue in hensions at a stage when the leader said. "Before both the deportation or sealing of the ly living in Assam, claimed the said. "Either, they are enacting of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, After resigning, the IAS the service during such a NRC is to be published in a few assembly poll and recent Lok Indo-Bangladesh border, Prabajan Virodhi Manch a drama to assuage the senti- officials pasted a notice on the officer had claimed he took the time," he had told PTI. PTI days," AASU Chief Advisor Sabha elections, the BJP Bhattacharya claimed. PTI (Forum Against Infiltration). ments of the indigenous peo- "They (the State ple..., or it is plain incompe- Government and the BJP) tence," he insisted. %#  were only so happy to turn a The Manch chief said the 18 ,   blind eye whenever discrep- only alternative left to protect ancies in the NRC process the identity of Assamese peo- O!   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The State Government it to the final version of the reg- district, police said on people injured, Prasad said. there were no caste-based dif- The issue pertains to a news has been "doing nothing at the ister. On August 1, BJP mem- Wednesday. The injured were initially ferences. article published in an English right time when it was bers in the Assam Assembly The incident took place at taken to a local dispensary The submission was made daily that claimed that Dalits required,... No proceedings had claimed that the rate of Daudnagar village under but later referred to the Sadar during a hearing on a petition were denied the access to their (were) drawn up against such exclusion of NRC applicants in Vaishali police station area of Hospital at the district on access routes being alleged- cremation ground on the banks officers", it claimed. the districts bordering the district, where children of headquarters in Hajipur in ly blocked for Dalits to a cre- report after Assistant Solicitor pathway and the land belonged of Palar river forcing them to air- "The Chief Minister and Bangladesh was less than the the two households picked up view of their serious condition, mation ground in General G Karthikeyan drew to individuals. drop their dead from a 20- the leaders of the ruling party State average of 12.5 per cent. a fight in the morning and com- he said. Narayanapuram village, forcing attention to it, had on Monday The owners of the land foot-high bridge. On Monday, have started blaming all and Assam, which had faced plained to their family mem- Five persons, who alleged- the community members to sought an explanation from the would have permitted the the court had decried the sundry, particularly the Chief an influx of people from bers, SHO Vinod Prasad said. ly threw the acid, have been lower bodies of their relatives, authorities on the issue. Dalits to pass through their practice of earmarking separate Coordinator of NRC Prateek Bangladesh since the early Members of one of arrested and are being inter- with the help of ropes, from a When the matter came up land to reach the cremation burial and cremation ground Hajela for what is evidently 20th century, is the only state the families went to the neigh- rogated, the SHO said, adding, bridge into a nearby riverbed for hearing before a bench of ground had anyone for Dalits, while pointing out going to be an NRC riddled having an NRC which was first bouring house and the further investigation and for the past four years. Justices S Manikumar and approached them, but "unfor- that right to entry into temples, with flaws, which will include prepared in 1951. It is for the two sides picked up a quarrel, action would ensue after The court, which had ini- Subramonium Prasad, the gov- tunately no one approached hospitals or any public office is a large number of foreigners," first time since then that the he said. recording the statements of the tiated the petition on its own ernment pleader said there them or the local authorities," equal to all, irrespective of reli- Hazarika claimed. NRC is being updated. PTI One family was involved in accused. PTI taking cognisance of a media was no encroachment of the the government pleader said. gion or caste. PTI    !" #$!  & 1   4>? Q  9 A )$ Q7   4% $% Guwahati: With just three days Officers engaged in the who had any objection filed In addition, people who Supreme Court is monitoring  : R left for the publication of the exercise of updating the list are against their inclusion, can see were not called for the hearings the exercise. National Register of Citizens in constant touch with the their status in the supplemen- have "no cause to worry about It is for the first time since (NRC) in Assam, officers are government departments con- tary list of inclusion by visiting their inclusion status, as they 1951 that the NRC is being  $  $       working round-the-clock to cerned, including the border designated NSK/office of circle continue to be included in the updated in Assam to identify ensure an "error-free" final list, police wing and the Foreigners officers/office of deputy com- final NRC", the notice added. bonafide residents and deport   #$  +     ;  4 official sources said on Tribunals (FTs) so that name of missioners," the notice said. Assam DGP Kuladhar illegal immigrants. Wednesday. any person against whom cases People can also check their Saikia said the police is "fully When the draft NRC was Data compilation is com- are pending in the tribunals are status online by typing their prepared" to prevent any unto- published on July 30, 2018,   today’s world. Our bilateral rela- nuclear power plant is well plete and the NRC offices at the not included in the NRC. Application Receipt Numbers ward law and order situation in there was a huge controversy tions are immune to any nega- under way. During the visit, district, circle and block levels Meanwhile, the office of (ARNs) on the NRC website the run-up to the publication over the exclusion of 40.7 lakh learly, the informal talks and tive influence from outside.” If both countries intend to sign a are working 24X7 to ensure no the NRC state coordinator from August 31 under the title of the NRC and after. people from it. The NRC Cpersonal chemistry between there was any doubt on Russia’s general contract for the con- bonafide citizen is left out, issued a notice on Wednesday 'Supplementary List of The state government had included the names of 2.9 crore Russian President Vladimir role vis-a-vis India-Pakistan, struction of at least six extra they said. on how to check the names in Inclusions/Exclusions Status'. on Tuesday said it will provide people out of the total 3.29 Putin and Prime Minister this clearly dispelled it. power units of the NPP of the The final NRC list will be the final list. Those who were included free legal aid to "needy" people crore applications. Narendra Modi have reset the While the envoys said that Russian design.” Meanwhile, published on August 31. "Those who submitted in the complete draft and not whose names do not figure in In the list published in Indo-Russian axis of coopera- they were satisfied with current Russia hopes to fatten up the "Quality control checks are claims as they were not includ- excluded in the Additional it, as it sought to assuage the June 2019, over a lakh more tion, one that many had thought levels of defence cooperation, bouquet of existing cooperation underway to ensure that the ed in the complete draft pub- Draft Exclusion List, but were fears of bonafide Indians who people were excluded. was being pulled at the edges in the Vladivostok summit is in hydrocarbons and liquefied NRC is error-free and this lished on July 30, 2018 or called for hearings from July 5, apprehend losing citizenship. Assam has seen a huge a US-dominated scenario. expected to promote stable natural gas, where delivery has would continue till the last day," excluded by the Additional 2019 onwards, can also check The process of updation of influx of people from Going by the chief guest status mutual growth of trade been timely. Post the Modi sources in the NRC state coor- Draft Exclusion List published their status in the same man- NRC is being conducted by the Bangladesh since the early 20th accorded to Modi for the turnovers, aiming to touch $ 30 visit, one can expect coopera- dinator's office told PTI. on June 26, 2019, and those ner, it said. Registrar General of India. The century. PTI Eastern Economic Forum meet- billion by 2025. While ONGC tion in geological exploration ing at Vladivostok, introducing Videsh has been an early play- and joint development of oil India as a decisive economic er in the region with the and gas fields in both Russia 7    player in the Russian-Pacific Sakhalin oil fields, the new and India, including offshore  %    region and holding the 20th areas for Indian investment and fields. On the agenda are scal- bilateral summit there as an agreements would be mining ing up direct air communica-  '  , example of expanded coopera- mineral resources, harnessing tion for passengers and freight, tion, the relationship is not energy, participation in phar- including between the regions $% %  6 +  only on an even keel but emerg- maceuticals and R&D, part- of the two countries. -+ +  .   ing as a major force in the Far nerships in education, agricul- Now that Russia will be East. As the Russian ambassador ture, aquaculture, promotion of training and selecting astro-  < < * were only summoned and the  .' '.  < < * general political climate of the On how the opposition to India, Nikolay Kudashev, tourism and people-to-people nauts for Gaganyaan, there ones who join the BJP are country from Kashmir to else- parties were being forcibly bro- said at a press conference, “Our contacts. A visit to Vladivostok will be increased cooperation n a development that could spared. amata Banerjee has fore- where is one of panic,” Banerjee ken by using central agencies leaders, who represent global is now being facilitated by e- between the Roscosmos State Iwork as a face-saver for the Apart from Chatterjee, the Mseen a “one-election-one- said lashing out at the Centre against them Banerjee alleged powers, playing an active role in visas. Low-cost financing and Corporation and the Indian BJP, the Central Bureau of CBI has also summoned leader-one-party “presidential on a host of issues. that the opposition leaders shaping a more just, equal and preferential tax regimes will be Space Research Organisation Investigation summoned for Aparupa Poddar, TMC MP rule” in India. Launching a vit- Aiming at the Modi including their MPs and MLAs representative multi-polar world offered to encourage invest- (ISRO), on production of rock- questioning former Kolkata from Arambagh. Poddar has riolic attack on the Narendra Government for pursuing a were being summoned and order, will for sure synchronise ment. Most importantly, the ets and spacecraft, exploration Mayor Sovan Chattejree who been asked to appear before the Modi Government from a rally policy of repression she said threatened by the CBI, ED watches on international and Vladivostok-Chennai sea route, and use of outer space, includ- recently left the Trinamool CBI investigators on Monday in of the party’s students’ arm “their policy is one of occupy and other agencies. regional developments, while which was once used by Russian ing planetary exploration and Congress to join the saffron connection to the Narada pay- Trinamool Congress Chhatra the entire country, leave no “Here they are threatening we enjoy similarity of approach- cargo ships, will now be devel- manned flights. outfit. off case, sources said. Parishad, the Bengal Chief space for dissenting voice, my colleagues and me with es in global affairs.” oped as a key transport and Of course, Russia will have Chatterjee, a former Man “I will definitely appear Minister on Wednesday said, break the judiciary, break the CBI and ED but I am not Given the immediacy of logistics corridor. to consider the Indo-China Friday of Chief Minister and cooperate with the officials “here I am making a final pre- media,” which had no cue on afraid of them. Today they Jammu & Kashmir as a context On its part, the Russians will anxieties within the RIC Mamata Banerjee who called if I am asked to do so. I will visit diction for you … India is what was going on in Kashmir. have summoned my brothers, that tested ties, he further reit- enhance industrial cooperation, (Russia, India, China) if it her by a pet name ‘Kanan, has their office as many time as I going towards a one-election- Referring to the goings on tomorrow they will summon erated Russia’s position that it create new technological and wants to be a pivot of the Asia- been asked to appear before the am asked to do,” she said. one-leader-one-party and one in Kashmir she said, “look me. But I am not afraid of respected “India’s constitution- investment alliances, and con- Pacific region. The envoys investigation officers at its Reacting to Chatterjee’s emergency rule… that is their how they have subjected every- going to jail. Even if they send al space, that Kashmir was an tribute to infrastructure devel- deflected that concern saying Nizam Palace office on case State BJP president Dilip (BJP’s) ultimate agenda.” one under the gun in Kashmir me to jail I will not stop internal issue of India to be opment through the “Make in every country in the region had Saturday, CBI sources said. Ghosh however said that any- Citing how the country … No one has any information opposing them,” Banerjee said decided within the parameters India” project. For example, its own vision and “the idea was Chatterjee’s summon is one who is summoned did not was living under a shadow of (on that State). They do not adding “from jail I will con- of the Simla Agreement and the Russian Railway will collaborate not to exclude anybody from likely to provide the BJP a become guilty. “No one is guilty fear she said no political party even allow the media to go and tinue my fight considering it as two countries would have to on the Nagpur-Secunderabad dialogue.” Cooperation within face-saving argument silencing only for the fact that he or she could raise its voice when the report about the ground situ- another struggle for solve their issues through dia- high-speed corridor. G20, BRICS, SCO, RIC, EAS the critics who wondered why has been summoned. Let Sovan Kumaraswamy Government ation there. No one is allowed Independence and never bow logue.” Backing him up, the Russia is stepping up and other multilateral formats the tainted Opposition leaders babu face the CBI,” he said. was toppled in Karnataka. “The to speak on the issue.” down to the BJP’s politics.” Deputy Chief Mission, Roman efforts to prepare bilateral inter- will be an important part of the Babushkin, clarified that during governmental agreements on Russian-lndian agenda, they the closed consultations in UN promotion and mutual protec- added. Security Council earlier this tion of investments, expedit- ,& + ..( 7   month Russia had insisted that ing the Free Trade Area members should adhere to the between the Eurasian UN charter, which says there Economic Union (EAEU) .   seat will be declared later, the (Pratapgarh Sadar), Akhilesh   % should be no interference in and India and expanding the BSP said. Kumar Ambedkar (Jaidpur), domestic matters. “There was no use of local currencies in   81  The candidates are: Rakesh Pandey (Jalalpur), mention of any specific UN res- mutual payments. “We must Naushad Ali (Hamirpur seat), Abdul Quayum (Ghosi). olutions. We are committed to eliminate dependence on the Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Zubair Masood Khan (Rampur Most of these seats fell     $ non-interference in domestic US dollar,” said Babushkin. Party will go it alone in all the Sadar), Abhay Kumar (Iglas), vacant after the sitting MLAs affairs of a third country,” he And since nuclear ener- 13 Assembly constituencies in Ramesh Chandra (Balha), Sunil were elected to the Lok Sabha Thanjavur(TN): A 10-day- grandmother fed mercury with said. The envoys also highlight- gy constitutes a fundamental Uttar Pradesh where bye-elec- Kumar Chittaurh (Tundla), in May. old baby girl is battling for life betel leaf juice (to the infant) ed Russia’s continued support to building block for strategic tions are to be held as the party Arun Dwivedi (Lucknow Hamirpur will go to polls at a Government hospital here leading to her critical condi- India’s candidacy as a permanent partnership, Russia remains on Wednesday announced its Cantt), Devi Prasad Tiwari on September 23, while the after she was allegedly fed tion," he said. member in the Security Council the only foreign country in candidates for the 12 seats. (Govind Nagar), Rajnarain Election Commission is yet to mercury mixed with betel leaf Sumathira, baby's mother and the “inadmissibility of dou- India involved in practical The candidate for Gangoh (Manikpur), Ranjit Singh Patel announce the election schedule juice by her grandmother to said her child had developed ble standards on terrorism. The construction of nuclear reac- for other seats. treat stomach ache. stomach pain due to constipa- Russian-Indian ties successful- tors. The ambassador said The BSP had tied up with A doctor at the hospital tion after which the grand- ly adjust themselves to the that the implementation of the SP in the Lok Sabha polls, said the infant was suffering mother gave her the concoc- modem realities, including tur- the project to build six power but soon after the results were from Septecemia due to mer- tion. PTI bulence and unpredictability of units of the Kudankulam out, BSP supremo Mayawati cury poisoning. had announced parting of ways Septecemia occurs when a and decided to go solo, fol- bacterial infection elsewhere in lowing which SP chief Akhilesh the body, such as lungs or skin, Yadav too said his party will enters the bloodstream. contest on its own. PTI "The baby's maternal 4 $   % ,,   4      3!

Jammu: A group of Gujjars led cent persons by Pakistan- by former minister Abdul Gani backed terrorists is unbearable. Kohli on Wednesday staged an The Gujjar community will anti-Pakistan protest against not be cowed down by such the recent killing of two mem- acts as we are nationalists by bers of the community by ter- core and ready to sacrifice our rorists in Kashmir. lives for our nation," Kohli Several BJP leaders belong- said. ing to the community, includ- Describing the killing of ing state vice president Ghulam two Gujjars as the "murder of Ali Khatana, also joined the humanity and an anti-Islamic protest outside the party head- act", Khatana expressed hope quarters and raised anti- that the killers will be identified Pakistan slogans. and appropriate action will be Bullet-riddled bodies of taken against them. the two nomads -- Abdul Qadir "The BJP stands with the Kohli and his cousin Manzoor bereaved families at this hour Ahmad Kohli -- were recovered of grief," he said, assuring all on Monday and Tuesday, help to the families of the respectively, after they were deceased persons. abducted by terrorists from Later, addressing a press the higher reaches of Tral in conference, BJP state spokesper- south Kashmir on the inter- son Tahir Choudhary said the vening night of August 18 and killing of the two Gujjars is a 19. conspiracy to demoralise the "The murder of two inno- community. PTI ( (  (    

Mathura (UP): A man and his ting circulated on social media. wife set themselves on fire out- The couple suffered serious side a police station here on burn injuries and has been Wednesday, alleging inaction by referred to Delhi for treatment, the police over their complaint the officials said. that some village strongmen "The case was related to were harassing them, officials an August 23 incident in said. which an FIR with names The couple reached Surir of accused was registered. police station in Mathura in the The couple claimed morning after pouring kerosene there was no action by the oil on their bodies and set them- police," Mathura's Senior selves on fire there, with a pur- Superintendent of Police Shalabh ported video of the incident get- Mathur said. PTI    !" #$!    ' "$% '( ")* /%$')%8!, 7*( )%8!,8 <)0!B<661      -    & 7  ! %         %               3!         $ $  *4$/!%/!/ %.LK 6A                      S        @ ( /!) #!%$//%/#     6  *     (                      S  (       -      )7 $    # S   *                     6            3B?  6S        *         +           (    9            S    6      he abrogation of Article 370 has led to a lot of typing on the key-   $  A    A   $      9   boards of Indian as well as foreign          6S        ( journalists. Most scribes were ill-   7         (* 7        informed about the legality of the issueT but generally, the Indian Press dealt with (6           *  6       the subject more decently, taking into con- $(  7                 ( sideration the situation on the ground,    7     #         6  including Ladakh where the “liberation” of the mountainous division was celebrated as     #         #  in Jammu, too. The Indian Press also men-              6     tioned about the tragic fate of the Kashmiri                  : Pandits and how the Article fuelled terror- ist acts, which have plagued the Valley for             A 9    decades. Even the Supreme Court, which +A9 ,   $   $  *     ( sometimes does not mind stepping in the role           *        of the Executive, handled the issue with           6($   ( restraint and care in the higher interest of the population concerned.                     But this has not been the case of the for-               C eign Press, which has once again shown not #   *      $          only its partisanship — the often-violent “anti-Modi” bias (they hate the ‘Modi’ phe-                    nomenon which eludes their understanding)   (         $ 6       ( — but also its abysmal ignorance of the his-       $   # A    6( torical background of the Kashmir issue. Take the example of the French Press. $             $S P  Following the August 5 decision, it is diffi-  Q          P   Q      ( cult to say that it was the worst, because the given this note, which could have future date when law and order January 1, 1949, the military rep-                 #  ( British and the American were really bad, too informed their “all-knowing” had been restored and the soil of resentatives of India and Pakistan (particularly the BBC). In their offices Press; it is part of the bilateral the State cleared of the invader, met in Karachi between July 18      $     6       beyond the seas, editorialists remain stuck in relations, no? the people of the State were given and 27, 1949, under the auspices              *S      old clichés — they love to portray Modi’s The foreign Press could have the right to decide whether they of the United Nations 6    *        A     India as having only one objective: To mas- been told: “You are free to use the should remain in India or not.” Commission for India and sacre as many Muslims as possible. Due to briefing and check the facts if you Then the note mentioned Pakistan. Before leaving for          26-   )5 .    A sheer “White” arrogance, most of these “grand want.” One of the problems is the ** ( 3 3@ “[the] invasion of the State by Karachi, the delegates had a               6    reporters” do not need to study the issue sacrosanct “freedom of the Press” Pakistan Regular Forces on May briefing from Sir Girja Shankar        % 5   #       ( before writing on it, as “they know” about it. which allows anybody to write 0 <43  ? 8, 1948, in contravention of Bajpai, the Secretary General of After the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to anything! Those who object to 3* .LK international law. One of the the MEA, who explained the    6         * "     the UAE, one French publication even this are “fascists.” grounds for this military opera- legal position in detail to the del-    (        $    #   (     wrote: “Modi has managed to escape the Now what are the facts?   A tion, as disclosed by Pakistan’s egates. He told them that the res- -           6S    *   ( Muslim ire …for now.” The Chinese factor A few years ago, I came 02( & Foreign Minister himself, was a olution of August 13, 1948 “had and their indecent claims over Ladakh have across a top secret note entitled, recommendation of the conceded the legality of        @      -      also been brushed aside; the Buddhists of ‘Background to the Kashmir Issue: ( 3*  3@ Commander-in-Chief of Kashmir’s accession to India    4D>E   .              Ladakh and the Pandits are not worth a word. Facts of the case’, written in the   *(3 A Pakistan that an easy victory for and as such no man’s land, if any,           )     S       It is ironic that at the same time, the Indo- early 1950s in the Nehru Papers the Indian Army was almost cer- should be controlled by India                6     French bilateral relations have been blossom- (the JN Collections at the Nehru   tain to arouse the anger of the during the period of ceasefire ing (but journalists will probably say, “Modi Memorial Museum and   < ?* 3 invading tribesmen against and truce.” Thus, the Line of      # ($     9  # 9  has bought Macron on his side by promis- Library). It makes for a fascinat- Pakistan.” Ceasefire (now Line of Control) +9#9,                ( ing to buy a few Rafales more”). ing read. It starts with a histori-   *3 * A Pakistan was not interested was drawn and accepted by       $         Who is responsible for this constant mis- cal dateline: “Invasion of the State in the plebiscite, further it want- Pakistan on this principle. information or disinformation? As I said, it by tribesmen and Pakistan ?3 S  * ed to grab …Buddhist Ladakh, Who remembers the August                   ( is not possible to change the ideological slant nationals through or from (? too. At some other point, the 1948 resolution today?           2          of the Press (foreign or French), so one should Pakistan territory on October 20, *33 3   note observed: “Pakistan, not Similarly, for Article 370,  6        $            let it be. Where the Government of India 1947; ruler’s offer of accession of content with assisting the invad- the temporary background failed is in “educating” the Press by giving a the State to India supported by ?3  3  er, has itself become an invader should have been explained,    "         . .      full historical briefing on all the facets of the the National Conference, a pre- and its Army is still occupying a particularly how it deprived *         A=   $(2  *  issue. dominantly Muslim though *  ? large part of the soil of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh of their              2          One problem is that the Ministry of non-communal political organ- *3 S  thus committing a continuing administrative freedom; how it External Affairs (MEA) today functions with- sation, on October 26, 1947; breach of international law.” helped fuel terrorism from   $  *   $         out a historical division, (in the 1990s, some acceptance of accession by the 4390  This was noticed by Sir across the LoC; how gender-    (     S    S         smart mandarins thought they knew every- British Governor-General of *  Owen Dixon, the UN biased it was. This should have          thing and that a division was not required). India on October 27, 1947, Representative. Pakistani politi- been done. It would not have Before the announcement, the South Block under this accession, the State cians (and others) often quote removed the bias of the foreign should have prepared a “background note on became an integral part of India; the UN resolutions but very few “secular” Press but they could the Kashmir issue and the history of the tem- expression of a wish by Lord have read them. Has Pakistan not have said they did not     porary Article 370 of Indian Constitution” but Mountbatten in a separate letter Prime Minister Imran Khan know. nobody probably had the time for such to the ruler the fulfillment of ever looked at them? I bet not. (The writer is an expert on - !         niceties. 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The need for an objec-         :      than not, when they do come out or are outed, they ( ()*  erosexual conduct it fails to include alter- whether requiring one’s gender status is tive medical protocol in this regard is thus                   often face ridicule and discrimination. In fact, the 0  native sexual experiences. necessary for a scheme or policy. Where pressing.                Indian LGBT Workplace Survey, 2016, shows that (( 3* Therefore, in light of the realities of gender is irrelevant, schemes or polices In fact, most recently, the Madras                 #  ( about 40 per cent people have faced harassment at * 3 sexual violence, a potential way forward can be actively un-gendered. The same High Court in a path-breaking judgement             (    ( the place of employment on account of their gen-  @9* 9 @ could be the neutrality of the victim for logic could also be extended to forms in held that non-consensual surgery on  !    S           der identity/sexual orientation. 2(3   the offence of rape and for related pro- the private sector where details regard- infants with intersex variations was a vio-       #          More significantly, in spite of constitutional  **  visions of sexual violence. Further, in line ing gender identity may be irrelevant to lation of the SC’s judgment and directed                  ( recognition of rights in various judgments, exist- ( @ with the recommendations of the Justice the purpose for which the form is being the Government of Tamil Nadu to issue           ing laws continue to exclude LGBTQ people. This Verma Committee, introduction of a vic- filled. Active un-gendering of forms is also an order prohibiting such surgeries on becomes apparent in their day-to-day experiences * 3 tim-neutral provision that deals with non- in line with international best practices. infants. Similar measures are the need of 7            ( with the law and the legal system. 4 * *  penetrative acts of sexual violence could In instances, where gender specifica- the hour in other States as well. Ironically,              ( Besides discrimination in the formal sector,  **  also be considered. tion is relevant for a scheme or collection in spite of the recognition of the trans-   A      "   ( LGBTQs, specifically transgenders, continue to be *4  Such an approach would recognise of such data is necessary for policy pur- gender identity and an individual’s fun-                 disproportionately targetted by enforcement agen- @* LGBTQ people’s right to sexual autono- poses, the requirement to provide gen- damental right to choose one’s gender    (   (          cies in the unorganised/informal sector. This is par- my and choice and also obviate concerns der status must also account for transgen- identity in the SC’s judgment in National $               ticularly prevalent in the case of sex workers and of the use of a dated provision like Section der persons. Legal Services Authority Vs Union of    9        (   beggars, wherein transgender persons are often tar- 377 in instances of sexual violence. Further, the law also tends to freeze India, way back in 2014, laws have not                ( geted by laws such as the Immoral Traffic Neutrality of the perpetrator is, howev- identities at birth which goes against the responded adequately and still remain  #                ( (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA) and anti-begging er, a more complex issue and would fluid nature of identity. The Registration unclear on what the consequences of a             laws, respectively. The lack of regulation of the infor- require further research to be undertak- of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 opera- change in gender identity would be and mal sector makes LGBTQ community members en before being considered. tionalised through State rules and forms, how rights and liabilities translate post    A        ( working in the sector particularly vulnerable to dis- However, neutrality cannot be the only recognises two sexes i.e. male and such a change.                  crimination and harassment. This is also the case only answer to LGBTQ inclusion in the female in the birth certificate. Recording Even the recently introduced          (    9   ( with laws dealing with violence as there are two car- law and much more needs to be done in this attribute is also mandatory, which Transgender (Protection of Rights) Bill                ( dinal problems with them. First, substantive laws order to make access to justice a reality. thus results in the assignment of sex and 2018 remains completely silent on this.            may not account for the LGBTQ community, thus This requires measures such as greater eventually gender within the male- Illustratively, does a marriage dissolve #     6      (  ( creating barriers in accessing such provisions. legal education, sensitisation of law female binary. This binary understand- upon a change in gender identity because            -  Second, prevalent discriminatory patterns lead to enforcement authorities etc. ing of male and female sex also indicates same-gender marriages are not recog- %                 the well-documented persecution that they face at In India, even instances of workplace how persons with intersex variation i.e. nised in India? Countries like Malta, (               the hands of law enforcement agencies. sexual harassment are dealt by the Sexual those who do not fit into either of the two Argentina and Norway have clarified the   # %         ( The discrimination against LGBTQ persons in Harassment of Women at Workplace sexes are rendered invisible by the law, impact of such a change on the rights of substantive criminal law occurs at two levels. First, (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) which ends up force-fitting them into the persons who change their gender iden-            #       the operation of such laws in the male-female bina- Act, 2013 (POSH Act). Provisions in the two categories. tity in their gender identity laws. It’s time        "      ( ry does not take into account the transgender iden- Act, however, only recognise the com- Further, such laws also cause the India does the same and also makes laws          @       ( tity, thereby creating a barrier for transgender per- plainant to be an “aggrieved woman” medical community to perform non-con- more inclusive for the LGBTQ commu-            ( sons from accessing such provisions. Second, the under Section 2(a), thereby excluding sensual medical procedures on minors nity.             ((   operation of criminal laws on heteronormative transgender persons and precluding the with intersex variations so that their bod- The fact remains that India is home )             assumptions does not recognise same-sex relation- possibility of LGBTQ people being sub- ies fit into the binary of male or female. to more than 55 million LGBTQ adults                ships or non-heterosexual sexual orientations, there- jects of workplace sexual harassment. Conversations with doctors revealed and the country as a whole cannot afford                    by limiting the operation of such provisions to sex- Further, law and Government poli- that there is no uniform protocol for to ignore them anymore, both as individ- +          ual acts in the male-female binary. cies also render transgender identity invis- assigning sex at birth and shockingly, in uals, a market and as a talent pool.     , Criminal law provisions such as rape, Section ible by operating in the categories of male some cases the choice of sex in infants is (The writer is a Research Fellow at the 375 of the IPC, exclude LGBTQ people at both lev- and female or by providing only male and based on the surgical intervention that Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy) ?   R        % Xxus ƒry„utyƒ†qs vx‘ƒq„y„uˆ’u„y „vˆu‡‘u„v ˆu‰r‚q–u‰q„ts‚yƒqusxq„wuy‰ruwy„„y„w u‚‚ „ +%$ xuxuq‚x vxu9ƒq– „ˆqy„v ˆu‰‰xuƒ‘sx„uututsqˆr „‰y„ vxu“ ˆ‚t

down the rate of global warming. Apart According to the India less species and disaster for the indige- from this, they are home to millions of Metrological Department (IMD) data, nous populations that call the tropical animal species and indigenous popu- the average maximum temperatures rainforest home. lations. Anthropogenic intervention have been on the rise at most places in Be it forests in India or in the had been nibbling away at these forests Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Amazon, they all have a crucial role to for long but till now this ecological mar- Mizoram, Tripura, Punjab, Haryana, play in containing climate change and  *@ vel had been successful in keeping its Chandigarh, Delhi, east Uttar Pradesh, absorbing atmospheric carbon. Sadly, A3 *  adverse impact at bay. Sadly, now the Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, these precious carbon sinks are falling combined impact of human interven- Chhattisgarh, Marathwada and coastal prey to human greed. */// (&   , tion coupled with climate change is Andhra Pradesh. The Forest Survey of In the case of the Amazon, the $#O ! beginning to tell on the health of these India’s (FSI’s) data shows that on an biggest threat that is emerging is the 3% onsidered a formidable natur- rainforests. average, there are more than 100 large, presence of economic interest groups, al fortress, the Amazon rain- The intensity and the consequent active forest fires in the country. The which are eating away at the Amazon %&$/! Cforests have a legendary repu- damage caused by these blazes can be highest number of blazes is being rainforests such as cattle grazers and ,# tation due to their density, which gauged by the fact that the smoke ema- reported from Uttarakhand, soyabean growers. These human ,%' reaches almost mythical levels. But the nating from these infernos caused an Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and groups are slowly wreaking havoc and %)(#% spectre of climate change seems to be hour-long blackout in Sao Paulo, a city Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, have attracted world attention. On Uttar Pradesh. this is precisely what the countries /$'%' catching up with these awe-inspiring 2,700 km away. While the dry season who attributed it to farmers setting fires August 23, 2019, the United Nations Another reason that literally adds across the world must fight to stop. The ecological assets as well. This year has provides favourable conditions for to clear land. chief, Antonio Guterres, also expressed fuel to forest fires is the scanty rainfall. impact of climate change is becoming / been particularly punishing, as Brazil’s wildfires in Brazil, fires meant to clear However, conservationists blame deep concern over the fires and called These conditions are further exacerbat- apparent in all walks of life and now the ,#!' National Institute for Space Research the land for cattle ranching also cause Bolsonaro for encouraging loggers for the protection of these rainforests. ed in areas such as the Amazon where global forest covers, too, are not %)0#/ (NISR) detected 72,000 fires between them. Amazonas, a state in northwest- and farmers to clear the land, resulting Yet another cause for the spike in the loss of green cover is immediately exempt. There need to be concerted & January and August 2019 and around ern Brazil, declared an emergency in in rampant forest fires and deforesta- wildfires is the rapid rise in ambient apparent. In fact, studies show that global efforts to ensure that natural 9,500 conflagrations since last the wake of the conflagrations, while tion. In fact, scientists believe the loss temperatures. In India, too, rising nearly 2.2 million square miles of the assets are insulated against degrading ,%/,# Thursday alone. satellite images showed Roraima of forests in Amazon is taking place at temperatures play havoc with our Amazon rainforest are nearing a tip- developments. The state of the Amazon '/!%/ According to the space agency and engulfed in choking black smoke. a faster rate since the new President green cover. As many states witnessed ping point, and large, fragmented por- rainforests due to the fires is nothing %$!$,+#!%) satellite data, wildfires in the Amazon According to data published by took office in January 2019. higher than normal maximum temper- tions of the rainforest could degrade short of unfortunate and needs imme-  rainforest rose by 84 per cent this year. NISR, the country saw 88 per cent Given the important role these nat- ature this week, instances of large blazes into an entirely different, drier ecosys- diate intervention and redressal. #) The world’s largest, these rainforests increase in deforestation in June 2019, ural carbon sinks play in fighting glob- increased more than six times across tem. This would lead to the accelera- (The writer is an environmental play the role of a carbon sink and slow a figure that was instantly dismissed by al warming, the Amazon conflagrations the country. tion of climate change, the loss of count- journalist)    ./0    !" #$! .=-   7=3?'      $ . )       )     .  3 many youngsters in cities are believe the short-term actions 2/ 73/) <3// now looking at shared mobil- being taken by the Finance A#   B2** ity options, but we believe Ministry will give an impetus 38?7   3)2)/ 8> there are opportunities in to demand. The slowdown in 

6   #9    $ & )       B                       0 among other factors. Maruti, NTPC and HUL too industrials, energy and finance   3 I = - $  B/CD 4 After a choppy session, fell up to 4.06%. indices tumbled up to 3.40% . he BSE Sensex snapped the 30-share Sensex settled On the other hand, HCL Realty, IT and teck indices set- apanese auto majors Toyota its three-session rising 189.43 points, or 0.50%, lower Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, tled up to 1.86 per cent higher. JMotor Corporation and      = said the potential of buying cars Tstreak to close 189 points at 37,451.84. Similarly, the HDFC, TCS and Asian Paints The broader BSE midcap Suzuki Motor Corporation on there was developing and was lower on Wednesday, led by broader NSE Nifty fell 59.25 rose up to 2.61%. and smallcap indices too ended Wednesday said they would rench auto major Renault is    4,44 becoming as good as that of losses in metals, energy, bank- points, or 0.53%, to 11,046.10. “Despite reversal in sur- 0.92% lower. acquire stake in each other as Fbetting on Indian small urban market. ing and auto counters, as glob- Global equities were held charge, FPIs continued to be Elsewhere in Asia, they seek to strengthen their towns and rural markets as it New Delhi (PTI): French “These towns are all slow- al markets wobbled amid reces- back by fears of an impending net sellers due to clouds over Shanghai Composite Index and alliance. As part of a capital looks to double sales here in the auto major Renault on ly expanding and as they sion fears. recession following the latest global trade discrepancies, risk Hang Seng ended in the red, alliance agreement, Toyota will next three years, a senior com- Wednesday said it would expand, their transportation Profit-booking following inversion of yield curves of US of recession and fall in bond while Kospi and Nikkei settled acquire 2.4 crore shares of com- pany official said. bring electric vehicle (EV) in needs are also increasing... We the recent rally and a depreci- Treasury bonds — seen as a pre- yields, which are having a rip- on a positive note. Equities in mon stock in Suzuki (4.94 per The company, which cur- India by 2022 but wanted the are currently selling around 500 ating rupee also weighed on dictor of economic contraction. ple effect on the market. Europe were trading in the neg- cent stake) for 96 billion yen rently sells around 80,000 units government to aggressively cars per month in rural areas,” bourses, traders said. Yes Bank was the biggest Consensus estimate a drop in ative zone in their respective (over 6,510 crore), while Suzuki annually, aims to start selling 2 develop ecosystem “before he said, adding that the com- Additionally, India Ratings loser in the Sensex pack, plung- domestic Q1FY20 GDP growth early sessions. plans to acquire shares in Toyota lakh units in the country over any forced” launches in the pany aims rural sales to lowered the country’s growth ing 7.47%, after Moody’s to 5.7% and weakening rupee Meanwhile, the Indian equivalent to 48 billion yen the next three years, aided by country. account for around 30 per cent forecast to a six-year low of 6.7 Investors Service downgraded impacted investors’ optimism rupee depreciated 27 paise to (around 3,255 crore). new model launches and high- Stating that India was of its total sales in India. per cent for the current fiscal the lender’s long-term foreign- on earnings outlook,” said 71.75 against the US dollar On October 12, 2016, the two er sales in rural markets. still not equipped with the The company at present from its earlier estimate of currency issuer rating, terming Vinod Nair, head of research at intra-day. Brent crude futures, companies had first announced Renault, which launched ecosytstem for EVs, Renault just gets about 2 per cent of its 7.3% on account of slowdown the bank’s outlook as negative. Geojit Financial Services. the global oil benchmark, rose their business partnership. In compact seven-seater multi pur- India Operations Country overall sales from rural markets. in consumption and modera- Vedanta, Tata Steel, Tata Sectorally, the BSE metal, 1.07 per cent to USD 59.66 per March this year, they agreed to pose vehicle Triber priced CEO and MD Venkatram “As we move ahead, we tion in industrial growth, Motors, ONGC, M&M, auto, power, utilities, bankex, barrel. engage in joint product develop- between 4.95 lakh and 6.49 Mamillapalle said launching have a mid-term plan of up to ment and collaboration in pro- lakh on Wednesday, aims to EVs now and “having the cars 2022 to double our market duction, in addition to promot- introduce one new product each in the garages makes no share, which means double ing mutual supply of products by year till 2022 which would be sense”. our volumes. Which means we      %  ( C?   bringing together Toyota’s specifically designed and devel- can’t be doing only in a con- strength in electrification tech- oped for the Indian market. are very successful in Brazil and centrated market place. Rural nologies and Suzuki’s strength in “Every year we will launch Russia and bring it to India — markets offer a solid potential. New Delhi (PTI): Stating that every same time you have also seen the package which is going through a slowdown, he technologies for compact vehicle. a new product in India. We are that was Captur, and we don’t They are evolving very fast,” economy faces headwinds and India was which has come from the finance ministry... said, “slowdown is there today, but will it Elaborating on the reasons for not going to be a ‘me too’ prod- want to make the same mistake.” Mamillapalle said. no exception, mining major Vedanta said you have to remember that our economy is remain for all time to come? You are aware their capital alliance, Toyota and uct. We are going to be very Mamillapalle said the com- Elaborating on company’s the country’s economy was going through going through a transition,” Ajay Kapur, that in auto and other sectors slowdown Suzuki in a joint statement said innovative for the Indian mar- pany made mistakes by fol- sales network push to attain a “transition”. The remarks come at a time CEO, aluminium and power, Vedanta told has happened in the past.” the automobile sector was cur- ket, designed for the Indian lowing the market and launch- targets, Mamillapalle said when IMF and Asian Development Bank reporters here on Tuesday. The company, a The company said it was focusing a lot rently experiencing a turning customers, like the way Triber ing ‘me too’ products. “We Renault would double its sales (ADB) have lowered India’s growth fore- leading primary metal producer, further said on value-added products, including billets point unprecedented in both is,” Renault India Operations will no longer go into that network, which currently cast, citing global and domestic headwinds. it was producing new products, especially and wire rods. scope and scale, not only because Country CEO and MD direction. That is a mistake stands at around 360 outlets, by “I think every country, every economy for the auto sector which would be a game When asked if the company was plan- of enhanced environmental reg- Venkatram Mamillapalle told Renault did in the past,” he said. the end of the next year. faces headwinds. Ours is no exception. You changer in the time to come. ning to tap any new market, Kapur said, ulations but also from new entries reporters here. Commenting on the sig- Majority of these new outlets are aware that in auto and other sectors, slow- When asked if it was a good idea to within India the company was concen- from distinct industries and He further said, “We don’t nificance of the small towns would come up in rural mar- down has happened in the past but at the produce new products for the auto sector, trating more on value addition. diversified mobility businesses. want to bring products which and rural market in India, he kets, he added.

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1828.30 VGUARD 227.15 228.75 226.00 226.55 INDUSINDBK 1379.00 1406.50 1353.70 1361.75 -24.35 COFFEEDAY 89.00 89.00 82.75 82.75 SUVEN 263.80 264.00 254.55 255.50 MRPL 46.95 47.50 46.50 47.25 MAHSCOOTER 3990.10 4008.85 3922.80 3953.75 GAIL 130.80 133.60 127.50 127.85 -2.35 UFLEX 212.50 213.90 209.50 210.70 GSFC 74.50 75.60 71.70 72.35 NAVINFLUOR 732.90 732.90 713.60 718.40 TTKPRESTIG 5711.85 5754.25 5650.15 5693.90 HINDUNILVR 1835.00 1848.40 1812.50 1827.00 -34.40 HINDALCO 181.50 181.85 176.50 178.40 PHOENIXLTD 690.85 699.95 654.80 684.95 THERMAX 1003.30 1020.05 1002.05 1013.05 EIHOTEL 162.85 163.80 160.20 161.70 HEROMOTOCO2597.75 2626.00 2555.00 2564.90 -49.55 FORCEMOT 1275.00 1289.10 1248.00 1251.75 BERGEPAINT 368.00 368.20 362.45 366.50 DCMSHRIRAM 405.00 405.00 386.10 389.95 NH 234.45 236.50 231.05 233.55 IOC 125.90 126.90 121.70 123.10 -2.65 BAJAJELEC 391.90 406.10 387.70 396.50 EXIDEIND 183.00 183.00 177.90 178.50 CENTRALBK 20.10 20.20 18.00 19.50 MHRIL 214.25 216.30 212.40 214.30 M&M 556.70 559.90 534.75 540.55 -13.50 M&MFIN 339.00 339.00 315.70 319.90 RITES 236.80 237.65 226.85 228.05 GLAXO 1227.00 1227.00 1194.00 1200.05 FLFL 440.00 443.00 430.30 433.20 NTPC 123.80 124.70 119.45 120.20 -3.00 ADANIENT 136.85 137.00 132.20 135.45 PIIND 1137.80 1138.00 1110.00 1118.60 BOSCHLTD 14698.00 14698.00 13987.05 14202.15 SFL 1205.00 1247.55 1192.05 1227.15 MARUTI 6248.00 6248.00 6070.00 6109.95 -167.80 INDIANB 197.45 199.80 187.00 196.35 JKTYRE 58.95 59.30 56.85 57.35 MAHLIFE 373.80 375.50 364.15 368.40 LAURUSLABS 328.00 332.60 328.00 329.85 TATAMOTORS 120.55 124.00 114.80 116.70 -3.65 GRASIM 730.00 732.45 708.85 713.55 ENDURANCE 885.45 915.50 879.15 895.55 WESTLIFE 287.35 288.85 281.00 281.60 SHOPERSTOP 401.30 402.00 385.95 400.90 IBULHSGFIN 465.05 473.35 447.50 457.00 -14.50 DRREDDY 2550.25 2568.50 2504.05 2511.05 LAOPALA 165.00 188.65 159.70 176.60 JKCEMENT 1075.00 1085.05 1054.55 1062.60 CORPBANK 17.75 18.10 17.55 17.70 ONGC 125.05 125.95 120.40 121.50 -4.10 ASHOKLEY 67.20 67.55 65.65 66.75 EQUITAS 111.90 111.90 101.30 105.00 CUMMINSIND 569.50 578.00 556.00 569.10 ASTERDM 118.10 119.25 117.00 117.65 GET&D 153.00 154.80 150.00 152.10 COALINDIA 189.00 192.60 184.20 184.70 -7.15 RPOWER 3.19 3.23 3.01 3.05 LTTS 1626.80 1653.00 1579.95 1592.05 CUB 197.35 197.35 192.60 193.45 LINDEINDIA 522.00 524.00 504.90 509.25 HAL 647.90 664.50 647.85 657.30 VEDL 138.10 138.45 131.60 132.90 -5.20 BAJFINANCE 3370.00 3370.00 3300.50 3326.45 THOMASCOOK 132.00 140.00 130.25 133.45 UBL 1368.80 1368.80 1318.65 1329.30 ESSELPRO 90.50 95.95 86.60 95.20 PFIZER 2899.40 2907.55 2896.20 2897.85 JSWSTEEL 214.00 214.25 202.80 205.25 -8.15 INFY 785.10 804.90 785.10 802.10 TATACOFFEE 72.20 77.50 72.15 75.50 DEEPAKFERT 82.80 85.50 80.05 81.05 IRCON 343.00 343.45 335.00 336.85 FINEORG 1425.55 1430.00 1350.00 1417.20 TATASTEEL 350.90 350.90 333.40 335.85 -15.05 RELCAPITAL 36.50 36.65 33.85 34.65 JINDALSAW 72.20 72.35 67.30 67.80 SUZLON 4.33 4.33 4.06 4.17 NHPC 23.45 23.45 22.95 23.05 SOLARINDS 1160.00 1170.00 1132.00 1137.20 ZEEL 363.90 370.00 360.95 364.25 GNFC 193.00 193.20 181.75 182.80 PTC 56.30 57.60 56.00 56.50 INDHOTEL 137.05 139.50 137.05 138.70 APARINDS 548.50 552.20 543.95 550.95 YESBANK 64.50 65.15 58.05 59.90 -4.60 ICICIBANK 418.90 418.90 409.80 413.05 AUROPHARMA 590.10 601.25 586.15 591.00 VINATIORGA 2142.75 2192.95 2141.35 2167.10 OFSS 3014.70 3020.00 3000.00 3006.70 SHRIRAMCIT 1385.75 1391.35 1352.00 1379.80   HINDUNILVR 1841.20 1847.65 1813.20 1827.75 ENGINERSIN 105.40 107.80 103.50 104.05 SHANKARA 287.90 287.90 259.50 261.70 MOIL 127.60 127.90 123.25 124.00 ORIENTELEC 151.50 153.00 151.15 152.35 BANKBARODA 97.40 97.65 93.80 94.50 ASIANPAINT 1600.00 1606.15 1590.80 1603.70 JYOTHYLAB 146.55 148.75 144.60 146.70 AIAENG 1555.90 1562.35 1533.00 1554.95 KPRMILL 565.55 571.25 561.60 566.55 RELINFRA 40.30 41.10 37.35 38.25 SPARC 143.90 144.30 139.00 141.35 MINDAIND 340.00 340.00 329.05 336.05 JKLAKSHMI 326.95 327.00 324.05 324.95 CCL 243.65 243.65 240.55 241.65 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE KOTAKBANK 1503.00 1503.05 1473.60 1483.60 TIMETECHNO 64.65 73.90 64.10 64.85 RCF 41.40 42.40 40.10 40.60 BAYERCROP 3100.00 3125.00 3071.00 3103.85 CGPOWER 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.50 NIFTY NEXT 50 26204.20 26234.25 25880.50 26032.15 -124.10 HDFC 2178.00 2193.10 2156.40 2187.40 ACC 1535.00 1549.95 1520.30 1541.35 SOMANYCERA 324.00 324.00 287.05 291.45 KNRCON 225.95 228.10 218.10 219.85 TRITURBINE 101.55 101.90 97.50 100.15 ICICIPRULI 402.00 420.00 398.10 419.65 20.70 RNAM 257.50 280.80 257.50 277.30 NMDC 84.00 84.00 80.40 80.95 TRENT 476.90 481.50 472.00 474.25 EVEREADY 84.05 85.05 78.20 82.20 ASAHIINDIA 185.00 185.00 181.60 182.15 HINDPETRO 258.15 268.60 255.25 267.95 8.20 DMART 1524.00 1578.00 1520.95 1554.10 SBILIFE 835.00 839.85 822.00 828.20 GHCL 195.55 199.20 192.75 193.85 MPHASIS 971.10 983.35 963.45 976.65 INDOSTAR 285.60 285.60 280.50 283.00 ICICIGI 1222.00 1255.00 1215.00 1251.00 36.30 MOTHERSUMI 101.00 104.25 96.85 97.65 CHOLAFIN 272.05 274.25 264.10 266.35 KTKBANK 78.70 78.85 75.30 75.70 CYIENT 439.00 439.00 433.00 434.05 JCHAC 1596.30 1635.00 1590.10 1613.60 DLF 160.80 165.80 158.65 163.55 2.80 L&TFH 98.30 98.95 92.90 94.70 NIACL 110.00 110.40 106.20 106.75 DIVISLAB 1565.00 1613.70 1565.00 1575.65 SUPREMEIND 1135.00 1135.00 1105.80 1115.15 UNITEDBNK 10.39 10.39 9.55 9.69 CADILAHC 218.00 224.70 216.55 221.65 3.50 VEDL 138.20 138.50 131.50 132.20 TATACHEM 561.20 567.80 558.80 565.15 ITDCEM 74.20 74.20 68.00 69.15 LAXMIMACH 3800.00 3825.00 3757.00 3779.90 INDIGO 1650.00 1665.00 1632.40 1664.65 16.05 BRITANNIA 2725.00 2743.00 2670.35 2702.40 BATAINDIA 1519.00 1520.75 1502.30 1507.70 TORNTPHARM 1687.70 1695.50 1661.40 1668.60 AAVAS 1537.00 1570.00 1517.00 1554.00 COLPAL 1205.70 1218.00 1198.15 1212.45 10.40 IBREALEST 73.20 73.70 70.10 71.85 LUPIN 740.00 751.25 726.00 732.35 FCONSUMER 28.65 29.45 28.15 28.75 IDFC 35.00 35.00 33.20 33.60 PETRONET 259.90 261.00 256.20 260.70 2.20 NOCIL 87.85 93.50 87.45 91.35 RAYMOND 586.00 599.80 567.00 572.50 THYROCARE 468.30 475.00 467.60 471.85 RALLIS 157.85 158.60 155.80 156.65 DMART 1528.30 1578.80 1520.00 1547.00 12.90 ITC 247.00 247.55 243.10 245.80 UNIONBANK 62.70 63.40 59.85 60.35 FRETAIL 401.00 402.00 390.00 393.80 GESHIP* 241.90 242.75 236.00 239.05 MARICO 386.25 392.95 382.70 389.10 3.20 DELTACORP 165.00 173.30 164.20 168.50 REDINGTON 102.70 112.50 102.00 110.05 SUNDRMFAST 444.00 444.00 419.00 423.70 OMAXE 195.45 195.55 194.20 194.45 HAVELLS 663.50 671.85 660.00 664.95 4.50 HINDPETRO 257.05 268.55 255.45 265.00 NTPC 123.40 124.70 119.50 119.90 PARAGMILK 146.25 146.60 136.80 137.45 INOXLEISUR 268.00 272.40 263.35 266.05 AUROPHARMA 590.50 601.50 585.95 590.70 2.35 JSWSTEEL 214.40 214.50 203.00 205.90 GSPL 214.55 220.00 212.60 218.80 ISEC 220.00 232.50 220.00 227.35 IEX 134.20 135.40 130.15 132.15 PIDILITIND 1376.00 1388.00 1363.15 1377.00 5.15 IDBI 28.75 28.75 25.90 26.75 HAVELLS 663.40 668.60 660.05 665.85 CAPPL 412.00 432.00 412.00 413.70 SUDARSCHEM 320.00 322.00 315.95 317.85 ASHOKLEY 67.00 67.55 65.65 66.75 0.10 GODFRYPHLP 1023.00 1098.00 1023.00 1036.50 DBL 381.50 387.10 372.35 375.85 ADANIGAS 149.00 150.00 146.10 146.80 BDL 285.85 289.00 281.05 281.80 ACC 1538.00 1550.00 1520.00 1541.50 1.90 ONGC 125.50 125.95 120.50 121.15 MGL 870.00 871.45 851.25 855.70 KEC 252.75 252.75 242.00 242.85 NESCO 534.25 542.00 525.90 527.40 MCDOWELL-N 604.00 608.50 593.10 600.00 0.45 SUNPHARMA 417.00 421.70 411.60 412.75 RAJESHEXPO 693.55 703.50 684.00 695.00 INFRATEL 245.25 250.45 244.85 248.90 IFCI 7.10 7.41 7.10 7.17 BANDHANBNK 476.00 477.00 470.70 474.40 0.35 MCX 908.00 948.00 904.00 942.60 PIDILITIND 1371.50 1387.75 1365.00 1378.80 HEIDELBERG 196.50 202.40 195.60 199.25 TEAMLEASE 2641.00 2732.80 2631.60 2714.55 AMBUJACEM 205.00 207.50 202.75 204.75 -0.35 KALPATPOWR 477.25 477.80 415.10 441.05 HATHWAY 30.30 33.20 28.85 33.20 WELSPUNIND 49.85 50.15 48.50 49.60 ADVENZYMES 151.15 153.20 149.55 149.90 SHREECEM 19066.80 19499.25 18959.05 19000.00 -66.80 JUBILANT 408.00 419.90 396.00 415.70 AJANTPHARM 951.00 1008.00 943.65 985.45 BANDHANBNK 475.40 476.75 471.30 474.95 LUXIND 1058.00 1070.00 1036.00 1051.00 OFSS 3025.75 3039.95 2998.05 3000.00 -10.70 BEML 770.00 814.95 770.00 801.35 STAR 380.00 385.60 370.70 373.70 SIEMENS 1197.10 1202.05 1173.50 1176.70 KRBL 218.05 224.00 218.00 221.50 HDFCAMC 2408.00 2478.80 2364.00 2400.30 -11.25 POWERGRID 207.05 211.20 204.40 205.70 NESTLEIND 12440.00 12850.55 12425.00 12514.70 ASHOKA 102.00 102.00 97.60 99.50 APLLTD 504.45 504.45 495.00 496.95 HINDZINC 213.15 215.40 208.70 211.90 -1.25 BIOCON 229.10 229.30 219.00 220.90 JBCHEPHARM 374.50 376.25 373.50 375.80 LAKSHVILAS 42.75 42.75 40.75 40.75 GUJGAS 180.10 180.50 177.05 178.10 DIVISLAB 1593.55 1616.00 1570.00 1583.30 -10.25 TCS 2242.00 2251.10 2216.05 2239.65 REPCOHOME 315.75 334.85 315.45 319.10 EMAMILTD 304.50 306.10 299.55 301.40 PERSISTENT 536.25 544.00 535.80 540.45 NHPC 23.25 23.25 22.95 23.10 -0.15 TATAMTRDVR 56.40 57.80 53.10 53.60 CEATLTD 925.00 925.00 878.60 911.60 HINDZINC 213.35 215.25 209.10 210.55 CHOLAHLDNG 437.50 453.50 437.50 442.50 PGHH 10200.00 10200.00 9936.95 10036.65 -68.40 TITAN 1130.00 1131.40 1108.30 1110.80 VIPIND 419.15 427.05 410.45 414.50 SHK 136.00 137.50 129.50 130.75 TATAMETALI 525.95 527.00 503.00 505.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3349.85 3349.85 3290.15 3301.10 -23.25 PCJEWELLER 34.70 36.15 34.30 35.20 VOLTAS 619.00 628.40 614.65 625.85 QUESS 469.15 472.00 459.75 464.60 IBULISL 90.95 92.65 87.35 87.60 LUPIN 742.00 751.30 725.25 731.90 -6.95 TAKE 107.00 122.50 106.70 117.45 NETWORK18 21.45 24.25 21.45 22.80 MEGH 47.10 47.75 45.65 45.85 MOTILALOFS 594.25 598.25 584.00 591.85 SBILIFE 840.00 841.80 821.55 825.45 -8.80 UPL 556.00 571.60 546.60 557.25 PHILIPCARB 117.95 118.60 113.10 113.95 JAMNAAUTO 35.00 35.45 32.80 33.50 TNPL 191.35 193.00 189.10 190.70 CONCOR 498.85 499.40 482.05 490.00 -5.80 ICICIGI 1212.95 1254.45 1212.95 1249.40 IRB 82.85 83.95 77.55 78.25 MUTHOOTFIN 635.70 636.05 618.50 622.65 CENTRUM 27.50 27.90 26.40 27.55 GODREJCP 600.30 605.00 587.40 596.05 -7.55 ADANITRANS 238.95 239.75 232.05 234.55 RADICO 315.10 318.45 303.75 305.05 AEGISLOG 197.10 198.00 190.10 196.00 GDL 99.65 101.75 97.40 97.95 PAGEIND 18270.00 18283.85 17920.00 18001.45 -229.90 HCLTECH 1096.55 1128.25 1092.30 1123.40 WOCKPHARMA 258.00 259.25 250.15 252.40 LALPATHLAB 1170.00 1184.25 1159.35 1169.70 ATUL 3506.15 3516.25 3490.00 3499.55 ALLCARGO 92.95 93.50 91.25 92.05 DABUR 441.00 442.15 433.15 434.00 -6.15 IGL 332.50 349.00 330.95 332.65 MANAPPURAM 122.50 123.45 120.55 121.40 HERITGFOOD 336.05 344.00 331.25 334.60 TATAINVEST 766.95 768.10 760.50 767.10 VBL 640.40 642.95 635.20 641.45 UBL 1334.15 1350.05 1318.20 1328.00 -19.45 INDIGO 1658.00 1664.35 1632.65 1659.50 MAHINDCIE 157.65 160.80 152.10 156.65 GRANULES 92.50 93.35 91.55 92.70 GPPL 80.90 80.95 78.35 79.10 ELGIEQUIP 243.75 244.00 243.75 244.00 ABB 1375.15 1390.05 1352.10 1355.00 -23.50 PETRONET 260.05 260.90 256.25 259.85 ABCAPITAL 89.80 90.25 87.40 87.70 PAGEIND 18399.00 18399.00 17934.00 18029.65 SREINFRA 11.60 11.80 10.17 10.89 MAXINDIA 56.45 57.65 55.10 56.60 HDFCLIFE 556.90 557.40 538.10 545.15 -10.05 AXISBANK 684.90 689.50 673.80 678.10 MARICO 386.95 392.15 382.80 391.20 JAGRAN 65.60 67.80 62.70 63.80 SYNDIBANK 32.90 32.90 30.45 30.75 IFBIND 663.60 665.25 652.00 661.90 SIEMENS 1196.00 1202.90 1172.25 1174.50 -22.30 ESCORTS 495.80 500.15 486.60 492.65 TV18BRDCST 20.50 22.70 20.40 21.60 BIRLACORPN 551.95 552.90 527.15 535.40 VMART 1950.00 1973.25 1907.00 1951.75 GAYAPROJ 111.00 111.00 108.10 108.95 MRF 58871.00 59200.00 57580.60 57760.00 -1111.50 TATAELXSI 657.00 669.00 643.00 648.75 CADILAHC 220.00 224.60 216.50 223.25 CONCOR 490.00 499.00 482.60 485.10 PNCINFRA 183.50 185.05 179.00 180.30 SYMPHONY 1240.95 1247.40 1230.00 1236.95 BOSCHLTD 14551.00 14551.05 13986.70 14200.00 -294.20 CANBK 231.30 231.60 224.95 226.45 CANFINHOME 399.00 408.80 392.10 404.65 BLUESTARCO 754.55 760.65 719.00 736.40 INOXWIND 36.50 37.05 33.85 34.30 WABCOINDIA 6100.00 6132.45 6100.00 6113.45 BHEL 52.60 53.40 50.60 51.50 -1.20 SRTRANSFIN 1028.95 1032.55 980.45 991.45 COLPAL 1204.25 1217.60 1199.50 1212.15 KEI 476.50 479.00 468.00 470.35 GSKCONS 7987.00 8052.40 7857.15 7903.80 SCHAEFFLER 4130.00 4130.00 4015.00 4069.65 NIACL 110.60 110.90 106.10 107.00 -2.85 IPCALAB 988.20 993.50 923.40 938.65 PRESTIGE 292.80 296.95 290.75 295.85 ASTRAL 1289.60 1309.00 1289.60 1303.40 WHIRLPOOL 1538.70 1542.50 1511.90 1539.70 HONAUT 24422.05 24710.00 24372.00 24610.00 SRTRANSFIN 1028.40 1032.50 980.10 992.55 -27.05 HEROMOTOCO 2607.00 2626.40 2555.45 2569.65 ADANIGREEN 45.80 45.80 43.60 44.35 SUPRAJIT 172.65 178.10 167.75 177.05 TEJASNET 84.10 85.40 80.00 81.85 MAHSEAMLES 374.60 376.55 371.65 373.60 BANKBARODA 97.20 97.65 93.75 94.50 -2.80 APOLLOHOSP 1477.00 1530.30 1477.00 1522.10 GRUH 251.80 256.40 250.25 253.55 HINDCOPPER 32.40 32.50 30.75 30.95 MAHLOG 344.85 347.00 336.20 338.40 JSWHL 2740.00 2770.15 2669.00 2769.20 PEL 1942.00 1951.45 1868.55 1892.00 -58.00 PNB 67.20 67.95 64.90 65.70 CHAMBLFERT 148.40 154.50 148.25 153.00 SONATSOFTW 317.00 319.50 316.00 317.95 TVTODAY 312.30 319.00 312.30 315.50 MAGMA 69.00 69.90 68.00 68.65 NMDC 83.80 83.80 80.40 80.90 -2.90 IOC 125.05 126.80 121.80 122.95 TORNTPOWER 284.00 287.90 278.40 280.90 COROMANDEL 386.55 389.00 376.70 385.80 FINCABLES 368.80 370.30 360.25 361.60 GULFOILLUB 850.00 856.35 843.60 848.80 L&TFH 98.65 99.00 92.85 94.80 -3.45 NBCC 36.90 36.90 35.50 36.00 FSL 49.65 50.25 47.65 47.85 JPASSOCIAT 2.10 2.10 2.02 2.08 ECLERX 453.80 466.15 452.50 455.35 HATSUN 603.00 603.00 594.00 601.70 GICRE 179.75 179.75 170.05 170.80 -6.75 TECHM 678.80 693.00 676.70 690.55 HEXAWARE 394.95 397.00 385.20 386.55 AUBANK 667.75 682.45 666.35 669.25 JSL 29.70 29.95 29.30 29.75 BLUEDART 2212.15 2239.90 2210.00 2237.00 MOTHERSUMI 102.00 104.25 96.75 97.55 -4.20 JUBLFOOD 1209.90 1223.30 1178.00 1184.60 SUNTV 450.55 456.30 434.60 441.80 GMRINFRA 15.47 15.57 15.19 15.27 CARBORUNIV 285.05 289.95 281.00 285.80 AKZOINDIA 1700.45 1705.85 1700.00 1703.60 BIOCON 228.80 228.80 218.65 219.20 -9.65 BHEL 52.65 53.40 50.60 51.25 MMTC 19.85 19.85 18.55 18.60 VARROC 434.70 465.80 433.00 438.55 MRF 58604.95 59198.80 57654.40 58005.05 MASFIN 594.65 594.75 587.50 589.80 IDEA 5.30 5.35 4.95 5.00 -0.30 UJJIVAN 293.00 293.00 275.15 283.90 TVSMOTOR 371.00 372.60 356.50 359.50 AMARAJABAT 622.00 625.00 607.05 613.00 SKFINDIA 1857.00 1870.95 1839.55 1843.45 VTL 889.75 889.75 882.80 885.30 SAIL 32.75 32.75 30.85 30.95 -1.90 M&M 556.40 559.85 535.05 539.90 AVANTI 305.05 312.60 302.70 309.70 ABFRL 195.95 198.50 190.00 191.00 IOB 10.14 10.21 10.00 10.10 SIS 773.00 773.00 766.05 767.00    !" #$! 360

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It said two of the police offi- of the support of black voters. critical for the Democratic spokesman Suhail Shaheen had finalised", as negotiators wran- rights abuses, violations have Governor Cuitlahuac Garcia Bloody battles between cers were 32 and the third was He has made appealing to nominee, notably to try to sent in Pashto. gled over individual words and also been perpetrated by pro- said in a tweet. warring cartels and gangs fre- 45. Two separate police check- them central to his candidacy reclaim states like Pennsylvania, The US embassy in Kabul phrases in a draft. government forces. Frantic family members quently erupt in the state. points were targeted, it said. and vowed to make maximis- Michigan and Wisconsin.      ' ' %  % *( *#, D    4L/N; N%#,;  % !  ( % % (#3%   &  La Paz: Bolivia's leftist President !/ Evo Morales gave a half-heart- *%( -  %.       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Pover 50 satellite receivers, Content, PEMRA regional as part of the world's "obliga- lems — particularly among told the Folha de S Paulo news- earth" Wednesday as the US showed President Donald Esper has the responsibili- dozen DTH and entire cable net- enforcement teams have carried tion" to preserve the Amazon children and the elderly — as paper. island braced for its first major Trump out of step with ty of implementing Trump's work of three networks in out operations in various cities rainforest. fires in the region rage. He said the number of storm since being ravaged by America's key partners. demands for a withdrawal of Punjab province as it intensified across Pakistan, including "I welcome that small, "The kids are affected the cases has more than doubled Hurricane Maria two years ago. "An oft-spoken admonition most US troops in Afghanistan, its crackdown against illegal Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, small, tiny contribution of $ 20 most. They're coughing a lot," since the early part of the Trump has feuded contin- in the Marines is this: When Iraq and Syria, the policies Indian devices, the country's Islamabad/ Rawalpindi and million from the G7 — that is said Elane Diaz, a nurse in the month. uously with the US territory in you're going to a gunfight, bring Mattis fell out with the president electronic media regulator said. Multan. not help, it is part of a shared co- Rondonia state capital of Porto Fears over health impacts the wake of Maria, where he all your friends with guns," over. Mattis, a retired Marine During the operation, ille- PEMRA says it has also responsibility, as all peoples Velho, as she waited for a doc- have been growing with the was widely accused of failing to Mattis wrote in the Wall Street Corps general, said he had to gal equipment has been banned telecast of advertise- have the obligation to preserve tor's appointment Tuesday at surge in fires, with more than bring sufficient help. He says he Journal, in his first public com- step down after his "concrete impounded in just two weeks ments showing Indian the ecosystem," Morales told the city's 9 of July hospital 77,000 blazes documented by did respond correctly and was ments since quitting in a policy solutions and strategic advice, time, including C-Line actors/talent on broadcast and Bolivia's Radio Panamericana. with her 5-year-old son the country's National Space never thanked properly. dispute with Trump last especially keeping faith with Receivers, LNBs, Dish Antennas distribution media. The richest nations "should Eduardo. Research Institute since the As Tropical Storm Dorian December. "A leader must dis- our allies, no longer resonated," and other related equipment, "The authority has also contribute a lot, and not only "They have problems start of the year. About half of bore down on the island, threat- play strategic acumen that incor- with the US leadership. thousands in numbers. issued show cause notices to when there are fires," the pres- breathing. I'm the fires occurred in the ening a direct hit on population porates respect for those nations Mattis also blasted the "We are successfully run- licence holder for violating ident said, adding that he hoped concerned because it affects Amazon region, with most in centers in the east, Trump that have stood with us when hyper-partisan political atmos- ning our drive against Indian PEMRA regulations." the aid would arrive as quickly their health." the past month. decided to restoke the intense- trouble loomed," Mattis wrote. phere in Washington as con- DTH (direct-to-home), C-Line PEMRA chairman Saleem as possible. The number of people But the issue has been over- ly personal row. "Nations with allies thrive, tributing to the erosion of US Equipment, Indian Channels Baig has directed the officials of Bolivia is one of nine South treated for respiratory issues shadowed by growing acrimo- "Puerto Rico is one of the and those without them wither. leadership in the world, saying and Indian Content throughout the authority to continue crack- American countries to share the increased sharply in recent ny between Brazil and most corrupt places on earth. Alone, America cannot protect he had little taste for "the polit- the country. During the crack- down and enforcement drive Amazon rainforest. days at the local Cosme e European countries seeking to Their political system is broken our people and our economy." ical fratricide practiced in down on Wednesday over 50 more rigorously against While fires in Brazil have Damia Children's hospital. help fight Amazon fires in a and their politicians are either Mattis's opinion column was Washington." AFP satellite receivers, dozen DTH sale/purchase of illegal Indian captured the world's attention, "This period has been very region seen as vital to the Incompetent or Corrupt," he and entire cable network of DTH and associated activities to Bolivia has been fighting its own tough. The dry weather and the health of the planet. tweeted. three networks were seized in completely eliminate grey mar- blazes that Morales said on Sargodha district of Punjab ket of Indian DTH and to Tuesday had destroyed 1.2 mil- province," says the Pakistan ensure strict compliance of lion hectares, or more than Electronic Media Regulatory orders of the Supreme Court of 4,000 square miles of forest Authority (PEMRA). Pakistan. and grassland, since May. AFP   0    !" #$!

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I seemed to be trying to please “From science to maths, my series, and what attracted you to with the infusion of electronic truly believe that the closer humans the current BJP government, best dream comes true this ?#!!/9 the project? rhythms, together with subtle become with nature and the better why had she chosen to play year. Most South Indians pur- %$ I am a great lover of animals African musical influences, it all they understand and can relate to India’s first female Prime sue science and maths, and I ) ! and have spent a lot of time in came together very easily. We both every living soul on this planet, the Minister and Congress mas- am sure my parents will now ! Africa. Three years ago, after a trip felt that the layering of voices more enlightened we will all cot Indira Gandhi in an forth- be satisfied that I traverse <;% to Kenya with a music artist, I could add an ethereal majesty to the become. Humans need to be hum- coming web series, she said, both worlds within one year decided to take a short break to visuals, so our first task was to find bled by the magnificence of our “When I think of powerful faster than the rest of them ) recharge my batteries. I found exceptional singers. I suggested planet and stop being obsessed by women, Indira Gandhi is the did!” %/! myself relaxing one afternoon pon- Lola Lennox and Cathy Dennis and our own powers. first name which comes to my Asked about her prepara-  dering over life, looking out at a both worked like a dream and they mind. I am very party agnos- tions for her role of !$//%9 watering hole in the Serengeti, elevated the songs to a whole other What is unique about the series, tic. I have nothing to do with Shakuntala Devi, she said, “It %! imagining what it must be like to level. I am absolutely delighted with especially from a musical point of any political party. The web is not just about maths. be one of those beautiful animals. the music and Will is incredibly tal- view? series is not about any polit- Anyway, I am going to fake it. N*3 The more I thought about it, the ented. I really wanted music to be an ical party, it is about an indi- The makers of the film are ?#!/ more I started to relate to their lives. important and essential part of vidual who goes beyond the going to give me the answers *#'! Their commitment to family and easily and naturally. I had grand What can the audience expect Serengeti. The words in a song have party.” that I will write on board. I #%/ providing for their loved ones, visions of who I wanted to work from the series (and the music)? a poetic license to say things that The actor was asked about think I need to be familiar $!O/ their instincts for survival and the with. However, before I had firmed What do you hope people watch- could not be simply spoken by a the schedule of the shoot of with the person more than the joy they take from the simple up any ideas, John Downer intro- ing can take away from it? narrator. Serengeti is a soulful show the web series. “Not any time subject. She was the only ,#&N*3 things in life. While sitting there on duced me to Will Gregory (of I am hoping that the audience and music plays to our souls, I want soon. It’s going to take time computer in the world with a ?#!/*#' that steamy afternoon, I decided I ), who he has worked will be inspired and enchanted by people to suspend their belief and because it’s a web series and wicked sense of humour and !#%/ wanted to make a TV series to tell with on several other shows. I was Serengeti. The music helps the go with the flow of these pure sto- that requires a lot of work to I am actually trying to imbibe $!! their stories. a big fan of Goldfrapp but we had viewer to feel things from the ani- ries of real animal’s lives and the put things together. So it may that quality. Since she also had #'!#%/ never worked together. After our mal's point of view in a seamless music takes you there seamlessly. take a couple of years to start an incredible journey, I am How was the music put togeth- first conversation it was clear that and natural way. If the viewer can (The series premieres on the shoot,” said Vidya. feeling nervous about playing #)O er? Will was the perfect person for the make that connection, they will be September 9, Monday to Friday at She will soon be seen her character in the film.” The music came about very job. Instantly we got on so well and rewarded by a very special insight 9 pm on Sony BBC Earth.) playing Shakuntala Devi in a L%+!& 7) 0    !" #$! SRM Institute inaugurates state-of-the-art facility he state-of-the-art facilities of engineering and technology. Researchers can send their sam- was inaugurated at SRM Professor Masaru Shimomura, ples through online booking TInstitute of Science and Hiroya Ikeda and Yasuhiro and gain access to the latest Technology’s Nanotechnology Hayakawa from Shizuoka equipment.” Research Centre in the University, Japan. The facilities, LFA 467 Kattankulathur campus recent- Speaking on the occasion, Dr hyperflash and ZEM3 are spon- ly. A workshop on Advanced Kamruddin said, “All these facil- sored by SRMIST at a cost of 3.5 (((. %  Characterisation of Material and ities are dream instruments. crores. The other facilities at the Devices was also held. Private universities and organi- institution include X-Ray photo- The campus has equipped sations should chip in more for electron spectroscopy (XPS), (  ' itself with advanced characteri- research and development. It is high-resolution transmission sation facilities — laser flash good that SRMIST is working electron microscope (HR-TEM), !9$!%% thermal conductivity, seebeck towards bringing such world field emission scanning elec- coefficient measurement sys- class facilities under one roof. tron microscope( FESEM), #%%,/ tem, cryogenic probe station These facilities are open to vibrating-sample magnetome- and semiconductor parameter everyone from all over the world ter (VSM) , X-Ray diffractome- #// analyser. where researchers can send in ter (XRD), scanning probe It was inaugurated by Dr M their samples.” Dr microscope (SPM), high resolu- he Indo-European youth orchestra organ- Kamruddin, associate director, Muthamizhchelvan said, tion mass spectrometry ( Tised a concert at the Danube Palace in ANG division, IGCAR “Research is not confined to HRMS) along with a supercom- Budapest, Hungary on August 18 in front of Kalpakkam. He was joined by Dr one department, therefore, these puter typically used for scientif- an extremely enthusiastic audience who treat- C Muthamizhchelvan, director facilities are open to all. ic and engineering applications. ed the Indian group with long applause. The cultural director of the Indian embassy in Hungary Ms Tanuja Shankar graced the con- E%  E    ?   cert along with her colleagues. +   . "+( (  A16 year old boy, Parth Sarthi of Noida was a part of the concert. He has learnt vio- lin from Delhi School Music and is currently             haziabad Development studying in eighth grade of violin music which GAuthority (GDA) offers is conducted by Trinity School, . He three-day conference on to buy property in the mid- has earlier won accolades for his work for Athird World Water dle of the city. The launch of reuniting missing children through aadhaar Summit and 10th World GDA’s Chandrashilavasi camps. While volunteering during summer Renewable Energy Yojana and auction of plots vacation and teaching vulnerable, runaway or Technology was organised by at Nandagram and other similar children, he organised aadhaar Energy and Environment Govindapuram will start camp for them which helped to reunite 12 of foundation at NDMC from Friday. them with their parents. He is the founder of Convention Centre in the Kanchan Verma, GDA an NGO- Raasta Foundation which has a city. It was held with the sup- vice president says that the theme, maths and music. He teaches mathe- port of the Union Ministry of prices of apartments have matics to children and also organises music Water Resources and the been revised in this scheme, classes so that they get positive diversion and Ministry of New and the value of each apartment stay away from negative influences such as Renewable Energy. Upendra has been reduced by 10 to drugs, smoking etc. He earlier organised a mini Tripathy, interim director 12 lakh. The fok apartment concert with eight such orphan children who general of solar alliance inau- was worth 65 lakh earlier, sang beautiful songs during a carnival in the gurated the event and gave in terms of energy for the organic fuels and renewable use the light, the heat ener- and now its revised value is city. out the Global Excellence future generations. The audi- materials. Tripathy said, gy is still unused which the 44 lakh. He further says The orchestra brought together 15 young Awards for the renewable ence was also provided the “Today the solar energy can industries should use. The that the residential scheme Indian musicians from different parts of energy sector. He was also information regarding compete with any kind of solar revolution will only has 120 apartments, of India, US and UK. The event is also known as the chief guest at the event. renewable energy technolo- other energy, it can be divid- come with the revolution in which 48 have been allotted. ‘Voyage to Europe’. The concert was culminat- The experts present gy, electric utilities and trans- ed into two spectrums of storage and we are waiting The plots are 90 and 60 ed with a gala concert under the baton of there discussed the solutions mission, organic energy, heat and light. But we only for that day.” square metres. Indian composer and conductor, Maestro Michael Makhal. Out of 15 members, 12 young talents have been selected from Noida, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Kolkata and %+%    (  6 ($)( )($)$ % Bengaluru and two Indian American mem- bers from Tallahassee Florida, USA and one Indian Portuguese member from UK. It had (     +    six professional Hungarian musicians in all the %% % ( . +$2 7%*(%.% section of the orchestra. The orchestra is collaborating with the he Institute of Chartered placement programme which customised course content, n induction ceremony Hungarian orchestra and institution of its own TAccountants of India (ICAI) will see the participation of interactive and participative Aof CISF was held at kind, Danube Symphony Orchestra to organ- has collaborated with Manipal reputed organisations from all learning, expert faculty, regular Nayara Energy Ltd ise the concert. This is for the first time any Global Education (MGE) and over the country. group discussions and certifi- Jamnagar, Gujarat. The unit India based western classical music orchestra designed Residential ICAI, in order to keep pace cate from the university. is headed by an assistant performed in Hungary and probably for the Management Development with the changing trends and to CA Prafulla Chhajed, commandant rank officer first time any Indian western classical orches- Programme (MDP). The 23 provide best learning platforms President, ICAI says, “MDP is and the sanctioned strength tra performed in Europe, making it a very sig- days programme is conducted to its students and members, is a dynamic training programme of CISF for this establish- nificant event for the country. keeping in mind the importance making efforts to provide expo- that is designed to enhance and ment was more than 100. Indian classical music stalwarts have been of managerial skills in today’s sure to the CA rank holders strengthen the leadership capa- Nilima Rani Singh, praised in the western world. Veterans like Pt global economy. It aims to with skills that will enhance bilities to lead, engage and excel deputy inspector general, Ravi Shankar, Ustad Zakhir Hussain and Dr L sharpen the skills of CA final their overall understanding of in career. ICAI is offering 80 per CISF, western zone, Subramanium have advanced the friendship rank holders in terms of lead- the business in addition to their cent of the course fee as a sub- Mumbai was the chief guest between India and the western world through ership abilities. It is being organ- strong technical proficiency. sidy and participants have to on the occasion. C music for decades. The director and conductor ised at Bengaluru campus of The sessions during the pro- pay only 20 per cent of the total Manoharan, director of the orchestra, Michael Makhal believed that Manipal University till gramme will be delivered by fee. For the rank holders (upto (Refinery), officers of the lishments under CISF secu- CISF western sector, company is set up in we should collaborate to associate ourselves with September 13 and will be made experts from academia who 50 ranks) belonging to the eco- the company and other dig- rity cover was raised to 10. Mumbai. Nayara is a pri- Jamnagar considering the the European classical music culture and tradi- available at a concessional fee. have vast experience of the nomically weaker section, entire nitaries were present on The administrative control vately held oil company high value of investment in tions through new musical approach. “We could- In addition to this, the course industry. fee would be paid by the organ- the occasion. With this of this private establish- that encompasses refining, the region and proximity to n’t have taken our first step if the Danube orches- will conclude with a special The Key highlights are — isation”. induction, the private estab- ment will be under IG, marketing, production. The the busiest Sea route. tra had not collaborated with us,” said he. +         F 4  $  

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afael Nadal launched his tilt at a fourth US Open title on Tuesday Rwith a swift defeat of John Millman as other leading seeds in his half of the draw tumbled out in the first &: (    !   ..          round. Four players in the world’s top 10 — Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Karen Khachanov and Roberto Bautista ,! Agut — lost Tuesday to ease Nadal’s potential path to the final. The Spanish second seed — US Open champion in 2010, 2013 and 2017 !!# — needed barely two hours to see Millman off 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium with the world number 60  @ 3< matches at the beginning, then from Australia unable to reproduce the ; !     ,  ;      & 2(   I went through the semi-finals magic that saw him stun Roger Federer eigning Wimbledon cham- or quarter-finals,” Halep said. here a year ago. upset by Italian giant-killer Thomas straight sets over Slovakia’s Martin Rpion Simona Halep, a first- “So I’m confident. I feel like Meanwhile on Wednesday, Past US Fabbiano 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, the Klizan. round US Open loser the past my game, it’s there. I’m moving Open runners-up Kei Nishikori and Austrian fourth seed slumping to Reigning women’s US Open cham- two years, felt a load had been well. I just need a little bit of Karolina Pliskova advanced to the another first-round exit, having pion Naomi Osaka confronted severe lifted Tuesday after advancing to mental confidence. Now I’m third round of the Grand Slam event lost at the same stage at Wimbledon. nerves as she overcame Russia's Anna the second round. trying to get it.” on a rainy day when most matches were Greek eighth seed Tsitsipas Blinkova, the world number 84. “Definitely I feel lighter Halep hopes to match the delayed by showers. struggled with cramps and accused Osaka suffered a first-round exit now,” Halep said. “I feel much level she reached in last month’s Japanese seventh seed Nishikori, umpires of having “preferences” last month at Wimbledon and the better that I could win a match Wimbledon final, where she the 2014 US Open runner-up and a after he fell to a 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 Japanese star struggled to put away finally in this tournament.” outplayed 23-time major cham- semi-finalist in 2016 and 2018, defeat- (9/7), 7-5 defeat by Next Gen rival Blinkova before prevailing 6-4, 6-7 Halep lost to Russian five- pion Serena Williams to collect ed 108th-ranked American Bradley Andrey Rublev in a gruelling four-hour (5/7), 6-2. time Grand Slam champion her second Grand Slam title after Klahn 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 after two hours slog. The top seed goes on to Maria Sharapova in the 2017 the 2018 French Open. and 44 minutes. Tsitsipas, for whom it was face Poland’s Magda Linette. first round and fell to Estonia’s “The good thing is that I “Looking forward to the next one,” also a second successive Grand Osaka must retain her Kaia Kanepi last year. believe I can touch that level,” Nishikori said. “Hopefully I can con- Slam opening-round defeat, US Open crown to have a “Well, the pressure was Halep said. “If I keep working tinue to play good tennis.” was hit with a point penalty for chance of remaining world tricky today. Winning one match every day really hard, I’m able to Next in Nishikori’s path will be a time violation in the final set. number one. in three years, it’s pretty tough,” do it again. So that’s why I’m either Australian Alex de Minaur or Russian ninth seed Wimbledon champion Halep said with a smile. “But it’s motivated. I’m still hungry of Chilean 31st seed Cristian Garin. Khachanov lost to Canada’s Vasek Simona Halep, ousted in the opening good that I could go over that. results, of titles. I’m sure that Czech third seed Pliskova, seeking Pospisil in five sets, with 10th seed round the past two years at Flushing “I was stressed before the with matches and with tourna- her first Grand Slam title and the world Bautista Agut of Spain succumbing in Meadows, beat US lucky loser Nicole match, also on this court that I ments I can get back there.” number one ranking, ousted 202nd- similar fashion to Mikhail Kukushkin Gibbs 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. lost last year. Was not easy. But She could become the world ranked Georgian qualifier Mariam of Kazakhstan to leave that quarter of “I feel much better that I could win I’m really happy that I could number one by winning the US Bolkvadze 6-1, 6-4 in 66 minutes. the draw wide open for Nick Kyrgios. a match finally in this tournament,” manage in the end to play bet- Open title and could chase for “It was a solid performance,” The volatile Australian eased past Halep said. “I feel like my game, it's ter than before.” the year-end number one rank- Pliskova said. “I didn’t have to play the American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 there.” Halep said she was thankful ing she held last year. “If I’m best today.” (7/1), 6-4 in a match that finished at Sloane Stephens, the 2017 cham- for a tough fight in her opener, healthy, I will go for it 100 per- She will next face either Tunisia’s 1:12 a.m. local time. pion, slid to a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Russian thinking it better prepares her cent,” Halep said. “I want to fin- Ons Jabeur or Aliaksandra Sasnovich Alexander Zverev, seeded sixth, qualifier Anna Kalinskaya, while 15- for the tests to come. ish number one. I still have of Belarus. outlasted Moldova’s Radu Albot 6-1, year-old Wimbledon sensation Coco “I’m not feeling great at the chances, so I’m going to work for Earlier on Tuesday, two-time 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, while Marin Cilic, Gauff edged past Anastasia Potapova, beginning of the tournament, them. I’m confident I have actu- French Open runner-up Thiem was   !  .               &2(   the 2014 champion, advanced in 18, in three sets on her US Open debut. but always when I played tough ally a big chance. I will fight.” '   4    @3 0   %(Q ($ ( )%) ndia might be celebrating a Iworld champion in P V Sindhu right now but national badminton         coach Pullela Gopichand feels there are reasons to be worried 1')%($  $ %3 -  about the future as the country has not “invested enough in coaches”. % A% $  Sindhu, who is also an Olympic board, more are needed to deal Silver-medallist, became India’s with the talent that is coming up. first world champion in the sport He said more coaches are    him ahead of the World with a straight-game triumph on required to strategise for matches Championship. Sunday. She returned to a frenzied against seasoned international play- olstered by a historic World cham- “The year has gone well for me welcome on Monday night. ers like Lin Dan. Bpionships Bronze, Indian shuttler and knowing about the Arjuna just However, Gopichand feels the “That we have not achieved. B Sai Praneeth is now eyeing a con- ahead of the World Championship, country needs to wake up to the Hopefully, when this generation of sistent show in the season’s remain- naturally gave me an additional fact that there aren’t enough coach- people retire, we will actually get ing tournaments to seal his Tokyo boost,” he said. es to handle the talent that is ris- these people. If these people get Olympic spot by early next year. “Winning the last point in the ing. back into coaching, then we’ll Last week, Praneeth became the quarterfinals against Jonatan “...We have not invested actually get back numbers which first Indian male player in 36 years to (Christie) is a moment that I will enough in coaches,” he said here are required,” he said. win a medal at the BWF World always remember. It was a big thing, with Sindhu by his side at a press “It’s a question without an easy Championship, emulating the leg- I knew it would be a record for India conference on Tuesday night. answer and till that time, foreign endary Prakash Padukone, who had if I win.” Gopichand, a Dronacharya coaches need to support,” he said. clinched a Bronze at the 1983 edition. On way to the World awardee, is credited with grooming The former All England cham- His historic feat saw him jump Championship semifinals, Praneeth not just Sindhu but also the trail- pion said the hectic calendar of the four places to World No 15 in the lat- had stunned two Indonesians in blazing Saina Nehwal and K sport is also the reason why a larg- est world rankings. straight games — World No 9 Srikanth among others. er pool of coaches and physiother- Only two shuttlers from one Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and World “We actually have a big vacu- apists is required. country, inside the top-16 on April 30, No 4 Christie. um in terms of producing coach- “It’s also our own doing. 2020, will qualify for the Tokyo Talking about the role of the es of quality and it’s not a training Because, we have grown too fast Olympics and Praneeth said his coaches — Pullela Gopichand and program. It’s an ecosystem issue. So, and the infrastructure around us chances are also bettered by the fact Park Tae Sang, Praneeth said, “The we need to work harder to bridge hasn’t grown enough. that he does not have to defend rank- inputs of the coaches were important that gap,” he said. “That’s a big problem we have ing points in the tournaments he will for the win. Sometimes in pressure sit- Gopichand said although there and we need to sort it out. We need participate in from now. uation during matches, a player can’t are some foreign coaches like to talk about it and collectively find “...Till Swiss Open next year. So think anything and the coaches can South Korean Kim Ji-Hyun on an answer,” Gopichand said. %  , &  ? &     (  (  B  #    there are a few tournaments where I provide the strategy. can play well and give some good per- “So both the coaches helped me, formances and maintain my rankings especially Gopi sir, in the quarterfi- for the Olympics,” Praneeth said. nals he gave me some inputs which I <   . "  &  )  “The Swiss Open is the only tour- didn’t even think of.” nament in the qualification period Praneeth also attributed his suc- where I have to defend lot of cess to the endurance train- points. Last year, I didn’t play ing of new foreign 0  $R      C)) China, Korea and lost early in coach Park. Denmark and French. I lost in “Park is very first round at Hong Kong as committed. He is   <  marks of the World race that included runners of the utes. On the other hand, Prajnesh was well. always behind the Championships to be held in caliber of Ayyasamy Dharun knocked out of the competition after “So if I can reach the players. He is helping sian Games Gold medallist Doha from September 28 to (400m hurdles national record losing 4-6, 1-6, 2-6 to world No 5 semifinals and quarterfinals us and played a role in Atriple jumper Arpinder October 6. holder) and Tamilarasan Daniil Medvedev. consistently or win a tourna- our success. His Singh won the Gold but failed to Balakumar Nithin and Alex Santhosh. “I am very happy to see two ment, that will help seal my endurance training, touch the World Championships Antony won the men’s 200m and Dharun and Santhosh fin- young tennis players Prajnesh and ranking,” he explained. long sessions ahead of qualifying mark on the second 400m gold respectively in the ished fifth and seventh while Sumit exceedingly displaying their tal- The 27-year-old from the tournament day of 59th National Inter-State absence of top runners. Haryana’s Harsh Baljeet Singh ents in the US Open. I think they have Hyderabad, however, said he helped,” he Athletics Championships here on Having won the sprint dou- and Karnataka’s Sachin Roby a great future ahead,” Rijiju said in a needs to work on his fit- said. Wednesday. ble in the Khelo India Youth took the Silver and Bronze video posted on his official Twitter ness to trouble big play- Arpinder managed the sea- Games in Pune earlier this year, respectively by finishing inside 47 handle on Wednesday. ers such as two-time son’s best jump of 16.83m, 12cm Nithin’s winning time of 20.91 seconds. “I am very happy to see their per- world champion Kento short of World Championship seconds here was the third-best Kunhu Mohammed, who has formances in the US Open and this Momota. qualifying standard of 16.95m on the list among Indians over the been part of the Indian 4x400m gives a lot of encouragement to the “I know if I am fit I under hot and humid conditions 200m this year. relay team, was unable to go past entire youth, especially in the tennis can play much better. In at the PAC Stadium here. Only Arokia Rajiv and the semifinal run in the morning, & !        world. These are good signs for the last few tournaments, Karnataka’s U Karthik and Muhammed Anas Yahiya — both clocking 47.69 to finish third in Indian sports,” he added. I have been performing Tamil Nadu’s Mohammed 400m specialists — have run his heats. Iranian Mahdi Pirjahan    The Sports Minister also urged well, so it gave me confi- Salahuddin took the Silver and faster in 200m than the bespec- won the men’s 400m hurdles in the two players to keep their focus and dence. For me, fitness has Bronze respectively with tacled sprinter from Tamil Nadu. new meet record time of 49.33 ports Minister Kiren Rijiju has lav- train harder. always been the key and I still jumps of 16.0m and 16.79m. The 200m qualifying time for seconds. The Athletics Federation Sished praise on tennis players Sumit had also earned praise from need to be more fit to beat play- The 26-year-old the World Championships is of India had invited some foreign Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Federer who said that the 22-year-old ers such as Momota,” said Arpinder, who has a per- 20.40. athletes for the meet. Gunneswaran who participated in the will have a solid career in the future. Praneeth, who lost to the sonal best of 17.17m (of Kerala runner Alex, who first P U Chithra won the women’s ongoing US Open. “I think he knows what he can Japanese in the semifinals at 2014), will have another shot gave glimpses of his potential 800m in her personal best time of On Monday, Nagal became the bring. That’s why I think he’s going to Basel. at World Championships quali- with a 46.66 second run in the 2:02.96 while Mohammed Afsal first tennis player to win a set in the have a very solid career. But, of Praneeth, who has been fication in the Indian Grand Indian Grand Prix V in Patiala pocketed the gold in men’s 800m first round of the US Open against course, it’s not the game that comes conferred with the Arjuna Prix in New Delhi on September earlier this month, improved his in the absence of Manjit Singh Swiss legend Roger Federer since out with the biggest surprises. It’s real- Award this year, said the 5. personal best with a 46.17 second and Jinson Johnson with the 2003. However, the 22-year-old from ly consistent. I think he did it very well news of the national award None of the Indians could effort. year’s best by an Indian, clocking Jhajjar eventually lost the match 6-4, tonight,” Federer had said in the post- came as a massive boost for come close to the qualifying It’s creditable that he won a 1:48.35. 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 in two hours and 30 min- match interview.