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Ph-V campaign ends, bigwigs in fray USUALSUSPECTS SWAPAN DASGUPTA Voters to decide Rajnath, Sonia, Rahul, Smriti’s fate; polling on 51 seats tomorrow

DEEPAK K UPRETI n NEW DELHI India needs to address he high-pitched cam- Tpaigning for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 51 seats spread across seven States hostile Western media ended on Saturday with the BJP won by the BJP while National marred by the panic over Fani, trying hard to keep the steam Democratic Alliance (NDA) which caused large-scale n the summer of 2014, the influential British weekly The on and repeat 2014 magic and had swept all five seats of destruction in Odisha. IEconomist — also read by a section of India’s decision- the rival Congress seeking to Bihar. The Congress could win A high-decibel campaign makers — created a minor flutter by endorsing the Congress. retrieve ground it had lost in only the Rae Bareli and Amethi for seven Lok Sabha con- Actually, more than being enthusiastic about the UPA-II that had the last general elections. — out of the 80 seats in the stituencies in the Bundelkhand completed an uninspiring five years, the magazine was In 2014, the BJP had con- entire State. region of Madhya Pradesh outrightly disapproving of the challenger, Narendra Modi. Its solidated its position from the State-wise distribution of ended at 5 pm on Saturday. argument was less focused on the future of Indian capitalism fifth phase onwards to single- Lok Sahba seats in this poll Polling for Tikamgarh, under Modi but principally centred on the BJP’s alleged handedly cross the majority round is: UP (14 constituen- Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, programme of social divisiveness. mark. For the Congress, its cies), Rajasthan (12), Madhya Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul In any case, The Economist’s advice to Indian voters was president Rahul Gandhi is in Pradesh (7), West Bengal (7), seats, all held by the BJP cur- greeted with indulgent smirks and attributed to the ignorance of the fray against BJP’s Smriti Bihar (5), Jharkhand (4) and rently, will take place on May distance. At the same time, there was some unease in India at Irani from his pocket-borough Jammu & Kashmir (2). The 6. This will be the second the sheer presumption of a British publication advising Indians Amethi. However, the contest phase would see conclusion of phase of polling in MP, the first on voting preferences. seems to be tougher this time voting in all 29 seats of phase having been held on Last week, The Economist did it again. Once again it called given the BJP’s focus on the seat Rajasthan, which were won by April 29. Union Minister for a vote for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. It approved the for the last five years. Rae the BJP in 2014. Virendra Kumar Khatik is the idea of India undergoing a spell of coalition uncertainty Bareli, Congress leader Sonia In contrast to previous BJP candidate from Tikamgarh because it was preferable to the supposed anti-democratic Gandhi’s constituency, is one of rounds, poll campaigning in while former Union Minister tendencies of the Modi Government. Of course, this time the the 12 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Rajasthani artist Gopal Biss during an election awareness campaign for Lok Sabha polls in Bikaner on Saturday PTI this phase has been peaceful and sitting MP Prahlad Patel is charge of trying to influence voting behaviour was less marked Pradesh which will go to polls even as electioneering during the party’s Damoh candidate. because more than half of India had already voted. More to the on Monday. Lok Sabha poll, yielding a duck Rajnath Singh is seeking re- Chambal dacoit Malkhan the last couple of days was Turn to Page 4 point, the publication’s main target audience in Bengaluru and The other seats in the elec- for the BSP and only six seats election from Lucknow con- Singh of Pragati Sheel Mumbai had already voted or, given the abysmal turnout, not torally important UP are for the SP. stituency, which has been rep- Samajwadi Party (Lohia). In the voted. Dhaurahra, Sitapur, In this phase, the BSP is resented in the past by the BJP Faizabad parliamentary con- This week, however, the outrage over The Economist Mohanlalganj (SC), Lucknow, contesting on five seats — patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee. stituency, under which the editorial has been more marked. Part of this is because the Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Rajnath Singh is facing temple town of Ayodhya falls, Catfight has Amethi publication is a repeat offender. The convention in India is that (SC), Barabanki (SC), Faizabad, Mohanlalganj, Fatehpur and Samjawadi Party’s nominee sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh is the media, while entirely free to parade their political and Bahraich (SC), Kaiserganj and Kaisarganj. While Samajwadi Poonam Sinha, wife of actor- taking on Nirmal Khatri of the ideological bias, stop short of actually telling people how to Gonda. SP-BSP-RLD has Party is fighting on seven seats politician Shatrughan Sinha. Congress. Khatri is a former vote. Maybe this is hypocritical and it would be more honest if, emerged in UP as the main — Lucknow, Banda, Former Union Minister Uttar Pradesh Congress prick up its ears like publications in the United States and, increasingly, the UK, rival of the BJP and banking on Kaushambi, Barabanki, and Congress candidate Jitin Committee chief. openly endorse parties or leaders. However, for good or bad its combined vote bank share Faizabad, Bahraich and Gonda. Prasada is contesting from In 2014 elections, 12 of 14 this is the convention. It would also be helpful if global which was divided in the last Union Home Minister Dhaurahra against former seats of this phase in UP were publications — The Economist no longer thinks of itself as merely a British publication but a magazine that is published from London — stop extending the spirit of globalisation to other countries. In some quarters, national sovereignty is an 42 passengers outdated concept — which is why Brexit is so utterly despised by them — but here in India, cutting across the political divide, injured as bus it is cherished. The Congress may have been flattered that its leader has secured an influential international endorsement. At the same time, the more sober in that party must have overturns after recognised the ominous implications of the gratuitous advice from editorial writers in London. In the days to come, The hit by truck Economist editorial will become what we in India call ‘timepass’. It is unlikely to influence the verdict in even a single PTI n NOIDA constituency. At best it will encourage a few political upstarts in the Congress to claim credit for this searing indictment of Modi. bus ferrying 42 female However, there is a larger issue at stake here. A few weeks Aemployees of a private ago, the head of the Overseas Congress questioned the company overturned after it Congress president Rahul Gandhi with party general secretary and sister Priyanka veracity of the air strikes in Balakot. When quizzed, Sam Pitroda was hit by a speeding truck, Gandhi Vadra during the mahila workers meeting, ahead of the fifth phase of Lok said that his doubts arose from reading about the issue in the resulting in injuries to passen- Sabha poll in Amethi on Saturday PTI New York Times, a publication he had faithfully read for the past gers in Noida Sector 93 on 50 years. In Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Saturday around 6 am. AGENCIES n AMETHI BJP slamming the Congress Banerjee raised similar doubts and even questioned the “The bus had 42 passen- for taking the segment for wisdom of the anti-satellite systems India has developed. She gers, all women employees of a he last day of the Lok granted with dynasty politics. too said she had based her opinion on foreign publications. private firm, who were on their TSabha poll campaigning Campaigning for her Neither Pitroda nor Mamata were being disingenuous. way to work when their vehi- in Amethi turned interesting brother, Priyanka said, “Smriti Those accustomed to reading the mainstream publications in cle overturned after being hit with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Irani comes here and distrib- the English-speaking countries of the West will have noticed the by a truck,” Phase 2 SHO and Smriti Irani locking horns utes shoes and sarees. She strong disapproval of the Modi Government. This does not stop Farmood Ali Pundir said. on several issues. should come and beg for votes at their outrage over beef lynchings and the supposed The injured were rushed to Sitting MP and Congress rather than distribute you marginalisation of India’s Muslims. The hatred of Modi has gone a nearby hospital, while those chief Rahul Gandhi is seeking shoes. I also want to ask if the so far that it stretches to a denial of the economic progress critically wounded were taken to defend his turf for the BJP is so concerned about made in the past five years. The Western pundits have to Kailash Hospital, he said. fourth time against Union Amethi, why did they wind up traditionally carped against corruption but when the “The truck involved in the Minister Smriti Irani, who projects which Rahul Gandhi Government has acted to curb cronyism and corruption, it has incident has been impounded had brought down Rahul’s initiated.” chosen to focus on the collateral tremors. There is a single and its driver detained,” the victory margin to just over a On the other hand, Smriti message: Modi can do nothing right. SHO said. lakh in 2014. mocked Rahul in a rally, say- This unending negativity may, on the surface, have not had He scotched rumour of Charges have been flying ing, “Absentee MP has already the desired results. Over the past five years, Foreign Direct the law and order situation at thick and fast with the given up on you and run away Investment has increased substantially and the progressing of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn is transported on the royal palanquin by royal bearers during his visit to the Temple of the the accident site, and said Congress accusing the BJP of to Kerala.” the Ease of Doing Business has been recognised. Likewise, Emerald Buddhism just before his coronation on Saturday AP probe is underway. trying to bribe voters and the Turn to Page 4 India’s sovereign ratings have not witnessed any slide. Corporations interested in finding non-Western locations for capital investment don’t seem to have been influenced by this PM Modi to visit negativity, not least because they have alternative sources of information. These assessments are based on realism, not Fani peters out in Bengal, bites Bangladesh Odisha tomorrow liberal ideology. Yet, for every $10 invested in India there is probably another $2 that failed to find its way because smaller PNS n NEW DELHI different airports in the aged while 12 were complete- Prime Minister Narendra Modi companies may have felt that India lacks a wholesome social Northeast region due to bad ly destroyed,” she said. on Saturday discussed the situ- environment. eople of West Bengal weather. The Kolkata Port Trust ation with Odisha Chief Minister Most of the assessments by Western publications are Pheaved a sigh of relief as According to the National (KoPT) also resumed its rou- Naveen Patnaik and assured all based on their pre-existing familiarity with India’s liberal severe cyclonic storm Fani Crisis Management tine operation on Saturday support from the Central ecosystem. The same people who sign the petitions against weakened on Saturday morn- Committee (NCMC), headed morning at both Haldia and Government. Modi will visit Modi and wail over the supposed erosion of Indian democracy ing which wreaked havoc in by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, Kolkata docks. As Fani has Odisha on Monday to take stock are the ones who influence the foreign journalists and their Odisha leaving 12 persons the cyclone has caused exten- moved away, flight operations of the situation. editorial masters. Compared to their overriding influence in dead. However, Fani killed at sive damage to telecommuni- resumed at Kolkata and Western intellectual circles, the Modi Government hasn’t been least 14 people in Bangladesh cations and power infrastruc- Bhubaneswar airports on UN agency lauds able as yet to create a nationalist counter-establishment that as it barrelled into the nation ture in Puri, Bhubaneswar and Digha, Haldia, Tajpur, loss of life was reported from Saturday. “Flight operations has influence in such circles. The Government has been on Saturday. some other areas of Odisha Mandarmani, Sandehskhali, the State. to and from Bhubaneswar air- IMD accuracy tremendously successful in influencing Governments and even North-East States — while the West Bengal Contai, Diamond Harbour, According to Bengal Chief port has resumed. Alliance the strategic establishments all over the globe, but it has met Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Government has reported mild Bankura, Sriniketan, Asansol, Minister Mamata Banerjee, Air flight from Ranchi is the The UN agency for disaster with unbudging hostility in media and academia. This is a Meghalaya, Nagaland, impact of the cyclone. Dumdum and Alipore, the entire administration was first flight to land,” tweeted the reduction has commended the lacunae that has to be attended by Modi if he secures a Manipur, Mizoram and The Andhra Pradesh Kharagpur, Kolkata, and awake the whole night. “We Ministry of Civil Aviation. India Meteorological renewed mandate on May 23. Tripura — have witnessed Government informed about Burdwan. Trees were uproot- were very worried about the The Eastern Naval Department’s “almost pinpoint What is needed by the next Government is a focused intermittent rain since Friday heavy rainfall and some dam- ed, power and telecom lines cyclone Fani. There were not Command has launched a accuracy” of early warnings that outreach aimed at sensitising civil society — beyond the due to the impact of Fani. As age to crops and roads in snapped, metal hoardings much damage in the State. At massive rescue and rehabilita- helped authorities conduct a diaspora — to the excitement of crafting a New India. The many as 79 flights were can- Srikakulam district. blown away as the storm swept least 850 mud houses in the tion effort in Odisha. well-targeted evacuation plan strategic worth of such a project should not be underestimated. celled at In Bengal, the storm lashed through Bengal. However, no districts were partially dam- Turn to Page 4 and minimise the loss of life. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 city 02

Jawwad extends SP going soft on Cong: Modi support to NDA to form next govt Rajnath Singh PTI n PRATAPGARH/BASTI under Modi: Amit Shah rime Minister Narendra Lucknow (PNS): Modi on Saturday Prominent Shia cleric and PNS n LUCKNOW Paccused the Samajwadi Imam-e-Juma of Lucknow, Party of going soft on the Maulana Kalbe Jawwad, has haratiya Janata Party pres- Congress, saying the two par- announced his support to Union Bident Amit Shah on ties were playing a “big game” Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Saturday reiterated his claim against Bahujan Samaj Party the Bharatiya Janata Party can- that the National Democratic chief Mayawati. didate from Lucknow. Alliance under the leadership Addressing Bharatiya “I have not extended my of Prime Minister Narendra Janata Party rallies in support to any political party but Modi would form the next Pratapgarh and Basti, Modi a particular person, Rajnath government at the Centre said the SP-BSP alliance part- Singh, as everybody desires good Addressing an election ners would be at each other’s people to be elected to the high- meeting in Fatehpur on throats when the results were est legislature institution of the Saturday, the BJP president, out on May 23. country,” Maulana Jawwad said who also held a roadshow in He said while Mayawati in a press conference here on Amethi, said there was a was openly targeting the Saturday. “Rajnath Singh is a per- groundswell of support for the Congress and its policies, a son with impeccable credentials BJP and Narendra Modi as BJP president Amit Shah during an election roadshow in support of party's Congress leader was sharing who will never do any wrong wherever he went he found that candidate Smriti Irani on Saturday PTI the stage with the Samajwadi with anybody and will never do people had already made up Party. anything which is divisive and their minds to vote for the BJP. development, without dis- the choice was between dynasty The apparent reference was against the larger interests of “I have come here after criminating on caste lines,” and development. to Congress general secretary Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a rally in Pratapgarh on Saturday PTI society, so I have decided to issue travelling all over the country Shah said . Shah was accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s pres- an appeal to the people to sup- during the last four-and-half Hitting out at the opposi- the party’s candidate and Union ence at an SP meeting in Rae its president Rahul Gandhi of ment in the country,” he said. that Modi should not come to port the Union Home Minister,” months. From east to west and tion, Shah said “they cannot minister Smriti Irani. Bareli on Thursday. harping on the acquisition of “The naamdaar must power, but the country is say- Maulana Jawwad said. He, how- north to south, wherever I keep the country safe”. He said “In UP, the choice is “The SP is going soft on the Rafale aircraft only to tarnish clearly listen that this Modi was ing Phir ek baar, Modi sarkaar,” ever, added that it was the dis- went I heard chants of Modi, the country was safe only in the between dynasty and develop- Congress, but its alliance part- his image, Modi took a swipe not born with a golden spoon, he said. cretion of an individual to decide Modi. This is not just a chant hands of Modi, whose imme- ment. And people will choose ner BSP chief Mayawati is at former prime minister Rajiv nor was he born in any royal In Basti, Modi accused the his/her support for any party and but the blessings of 125 crore diate response against terrorists development over dynast,” he attacking the Congress,” Modi Gandhi. family,” he said, referring to opposition of playing vote bank candidate. people of the country. People earned new respect for India said. Shah also asserted that the said in Pratapgarh. “Your father was termed Gandhi. politics. The cleric said, “The deci- have already decided that the and its people. BJP would win the Amethi Lok He claimed the SP had ‘Mr Clean’ by his courtiers, but Modi claimed that the “The SP, BSP and Congress sion to support Rajnath Singh next PM will be Modiji,” the “The biggest achievement Sabha seat by one lakh votes. derived advantage out of the his life ended as ‘Bhrashtachari Congress was known for divid- are the biggest example of how has been taken with the consent BJP president said. of the Modi government if of “Our overall seats in UP will also alliance, talking about “respect” No. 1’ (corrupt number 1),” ing the country, and charged it principles are trampled upon of the Rashtriya Shia Sufi Sangh, Shah lashed out at the securing the nation against increase,” he said. towards her. Modi said. with bringing down coalition for power. They are so affect- which does not support any par- gathbandhan (alliance) of terrorism. During Sonia- Irani said the people of “It was said you (Mayawati) He claimed that the governments in the past. ed by the bad habit of getting ticular political party but a par- Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Manmohan rule, terrorists used Amethi wanted change and they will be made the prime minis- Congress chief had admitted in Referring to the UN listing their vote bank arithmetic right ticular person who is always Samaj Party, accusing both to enter India at will and even would vote for development. ter, but now `Behenji’ has an interview that his only aim of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief that they consider people just available to the common man in parties of indulging in divisive behead our soldiers,” he said. Smriti Irani had lost the understood that the SP and the is to tarnish Modi’s image. Masood Azhar as a global ter- numbers,” Modi said. the hour of crisis.” He said “for politics by pursuing narrow Listing the achievements of election to Rahul Gandhi in Congress are playing a big “By hurling abuses, you rorist, Modi said it was a The PM said the NDA the welfare of the country and caste-based politics. the Modi government, Shah 2014, but was able to substan- game with her,” he said. cannot turn the 50 long years “major victory in India’s fight work culture was different the communities, people should “The previous govern- said it had worked hard for all tially reduce his victory margin Modi said the Congress of Modi’s tapasya (struggle) against terror”. from that of the mahamilawati support a candidate who is ori- ments of SP and BSP would sections of society, especially from more than three lakhs in has been reduced to the status into dust,” the prime minister He attacked the Congress (adulterated) alliance. ented towards serving people divide people on caste lines and the poor and the distressed. 2009 to just above one lakh in of a ‘vote katwa’ party, sug- said. over its own record in tackling “We want to decentralise and the nation and has a broad not focus on development. The The BJP chief held a road- 2014. gesting its only relevance now “By tarnishing my image terrorism. “These people had the government. But the outlook and personality”. He Yogi Adityanath government show in Amethi, the home turf The BJP had won 71 seats is to queer the pitch for other and by making me look small, created the hype of Hindu ter- ‘mahamilawatis’ are eager to maintained that he had never and the Narendra Modi gov- of Congress president Rahul out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh in parties. these people want to form an rorism. Today, the terrorists come to Delhi in their lust for supported any political party ernment at the Centre have Gandhi, on Saturday in which 2014, while two seats were Accusing the Congress and unstable and a weak govern- and their masters are praying power,” he said. neither would do so in future. shifted the focus entirely to he said that in Uttar Pradesh bagged by its ally Apna Dal. CPI-M backs Modi lacks courage Lucknow will be Arms supplier held in Chandauli SP-BSP-RLD ‘cakewalk’ for PNS n LUCKNOW give details of the breakthrough. of Sujawalpur area in Sankarpur under to speak about his Sources said that the ATS was get- Mufsil police station of Munger in alliance Rajnath: BJP n arms supplier was arrested in a ting information about someone sup- Bihar. Lucknow (PNS): The Lucknow (PTI): Winning the Ajoint operation of Anti-Terrorists plying arms and ammunition in large Communist Party of India Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, which the BJP Squad and Chandauli police and four quantities in eastern UP for the last few SPEEDING CAR KILLS FOUR (Marxist) on Saturday poll promises: RaGa has held since 1991, will be a “cakewalk” pistols besides other ammunition were months. The arrested person reportedly Meanwhile, four persons, including announced its support to for Union minister Rajnath Singh, recovered from him. brought weapons manufactured in two minors, resting under a tree along- Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Sultanpur (PTI): Congress Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma The arrested person, who hails Munger and later sold them to eastern side the Lucknow-Varanasi road in Samaj Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal president Rahul Gandhi on claimed, even as Samajwadi Party’s from Munger in Bihar, disclosed dur- UP ganglords to make quick money. Pratapgarh, were killed after being alliance in Lucknow and other Saturday claimed that Prime Poonam Sinha seeks to give a tough fight ing interrogation that he supplied arms The ATS sleuths were trailing the run over by a speeding car. constituencies going to polls in Minister Narendra Modi lacks to the saffron party. and ammunition to some hardened suspect and on Saturday morning, The accident took place in Mahkani the fifth phase of Lok Sabha courage to speak even a word The seat was won by late prime min- criminals in eastern Uttar Pradesh. they were tipped-off that the arms sup- village and the deceased were identified elections on May 6. CPI-M sec- about the poll promises, includ- ister Atal Bihari Vajpayee five consecu- Senior police officers were grilling plier was coming to Chakiya crossing as Mamta Devi (30), Gudhiya Devi retary Heera Lal Yadav said the ing on jobs, that he had made in tive times between 1991 and 2004, and him to extract information whether in Alinagar police station area of (32), Neeraj (5) and Suman (4), ASP party had decided to defeat the 2014 and said a strong leader Sharma believes that Singh will win as he weapons have been also supplied to Chandauli. The ATS team laid a trap Avneesh Mishra said. Bharatiya Janata Party in the should be able to apologise for has carried forward the BJP stalwart’s anyone to create trouble in the sixth and with the help of local police and The four were rushed to a local election as the ruling party’s failing to keep his word. “vision for development”. seventh phases of parliamentary elec- nabbed him. On taking search, they hospital, where doctors pronounced faulty policies had destroyed Addressing an poll meeting Congress has given ticket to While the SP-BSP-RLD alliance’s tions in eastern Uttar Pradesh. A case recovered four pistols and ammunition them brought dead, he said. the country’s economy. here, Gandhi repeated the claim Sanjay Singh, while the BSP has Poonam Sinha, who is backed by her has been registered in this regard. from his possession. The car also overturned and fell that six surgical strikes were con- nominated Chandrabhadra actor husband and former BJP leader The arrest was confirmed by IG The accused was taken to local into a ditch. The driver of the car was ducted during the tenure of the Singh. He said the entire coun- Shatrughan Sinha, is making her polit- (Anti-Terrorists Squad) Aseem Arun police station where he revealed his taken into custody and the bodies were UPA and said his party never try had understood that the ical debut, the Congress has fielded self- but he said the Chandauli police would identity as Mohamed Danish, a resident sent for post-mortem. used it for political benefit. He “chowkidaar is doing chowki- styled spiritual guru Pramod Krishnam, said the prime minister must tell daari of Ambani, Nirav Modi, who had unsuccessfully contested as to how the youngsters will be Vijay Mallya and Mehul Choksi. Sambhal in 2014 and got just 1.52 per given employment after 2019. This chowkidaar has spoken lies cent of the votes. Krishnam is seeking “Modi is unable to speak even a before the country.” votes invoking Vajpayee’s legacy and has word about his earlier promis- “The lion-like Congress promised that if he wins, he will build a NOTICE es. If Modi had the guts, then he workers have burst Modi’s bal- grand statue of Vajpayee in the UP cap- would have said that I had spo- loon which was inflated by the ital on the lines of the Statue of Unity in It is notified for the information ken about giving two crore jobs media,” he said. Gujarat. that my Original Qualifying every year in a rush of blood but A day after Modi mocked In the midst of his hectic cam- Examination Certificate of Main, I have made a mistake. But, this the Congress saying the party, paigning, Sharma told PTI: “The Secondary, Senior Secondary man lacks courage.... which first ignored the surgical (Lucknow) seat will be a cakewalk for Examination of Year 2014 and “A strong leader is the one strikes carried out under his gov- Rajnathji, who has carried forward the Roll No. 5710710 issued by who accepts the truth. A strong ernment across the Line of vision for development of Atalji in this CBSE has been actually lost. leader is the one who would ten- Control and then opposed them, constituency.” Singh was a minister in the Name of the candidate Aastha der an apology for failing to pro- was now crying “me too, me Vajpayee Cabinet between 2003 and Gupta, Address B-99, Sector-C vide two crore jobs to young- too”, Gandhi reiterated his party’s 2004, and also the president of the BJP Mahanagar, Lucknow. sters and `15 lakh, and then talk stand. “There were six surgical from 2013 to 2014 before Amit Shah took about rectification (of the mis- strikes during the tenure of the over. lwpuk take),” Gandhi told voters in the UPA. 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istrict Magistrate Kaushal DRaj Sharma directed all the sector and zonal magistrates to be present at Kanshiram Smriti Upvan at 6 am on Sunday for departure of the polling parties and report the pro- ceedings with details. Presiding over a review meeting at Scientific Convention Centre where the sector and zonal kiosk should be at least 200 magistrates were trained, the metres away from the polling DM said on the polling day booths. He also appealed to the (May 6), they had to reach their people to constitute ‘bulawa respective booths and carry out tolis’ in their respective colonies a mock poll and also make reg- so that people could be encour- ular visits during the polling. He aged to go out and vote. He said also issued directives for the safe people who had not got their movement of EVMs after the voting slips were required to dial polling is over. 1950 to get the same. As the (Left) Rajnath Singh’s supporters led by Neeraj Bora, Acharya Pramod Krishnam, and Poonam Sinha (below) taking part in poll campaigning in city on Saturday Pioneer The DM said voters could campaigning concluded at 6 take their vehicles uptill 100 pm, the DM said no candidate metres of polling booths but would be allowed to organise PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW weather in Bihar. She said she there should be no campaign- rallies or roadshows any further. would leave for Mumbai after ing material for any party. He However, door-to-door meet- he last day of the cam- the polling day (May 6). Traffic diversions said the political parties must ings were allowed, he said, paigning in Lucknow Congress candidate keep their desks at least 200 adding that loud speakers would Ton Saturday saw Lok Acharya Pramod Krishnam PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW towards Mansarovar project. metres from polling booths or be banned from 6 pm on Sabha poll candidates putting took part in a motorcycle The vehicles will not be else action would be taken. Saturday (May 4) to 6 pm on in every ounce of energy try- rally, which was flagged off by he Traffic department allowed to move from Rain The DM said the voters could May 6. ing to convince the electorate party leader Rajeev Shukla Tannounced diversions in Basera Rally Sthal towards not carry their mobiles inside to vote for them. Even after from Begum Hazrat Mahal view of the movement of Aurangabad and will be the polling booths and there NINE PINK BOOTHS the campaigning ended at 6 Park. The rally moved towards polling parties to diverted towards BBAU would be no provision to keep IN LUCKNOW pm, majority of the candidates Parivartan crossing, Hanuman Mohanlalganj from Smriti underpass and then towards the mobiles there. “The voters District Magistrate Kaushal said they would continue Setu, Nishatganj, IT crossing, Upvan on Sunday and the the service road. Vehicles will not be allowed to have Raj Sharma, who is also the dis- meeting people and organisa- Hazratganj crossing, and movement of polling parties will also not be allowed to gutka, tobacco, cigarette and trict election officer, said there tions while some said they Mahatma Gandhi Marg. towards Rama Bai Sthal for move from Ramabai Rally similar items at the polling would be nine pink booths in would take rest and catch up Krishnam said he would safe deposit of EVMs. Sthal police station trisection booths. They will also not be Lucknow with female staff and with families and friends. not rest till he was declared The vehicles going from to Rain Basera trisection or allowed to take arms, match- only women voters would be Samajwadi Party candi- the winner and the incumbent Rae Bareli road will come out Aurangabad Shaheed Path boxes, sharp-edged weapons or casting their votes there. For date Poonam Sinha, who had government was out of power. of Gate No. 3 and then turn underpass and will be divert- lighters inside the polling the security of the fairer sex, a hectic day, met the members “ I will be continuing my towards Bijli Pasi Qila cross- ed towards Shaheed Path. booths. The voters who reach female cops would also be of Kayastha Sabha. She said meetings with various organ- ing, Sector N crossing and Traffic will not be allowed the polling booth at 6 pm will deployed at these booths. she would catch up with her isations and people at large. I paigning on the last day with with family and friends. then BBAU trisection to move from Aurangabad be given a token and allowed to The DM was speaking dur- family. “I will also try out the am used to working till late padyatras and held a meeting “I am not worried about towards Shaheed Path. The Shaheed Path underpass to vote but those who reach after ing the training of the staff to famous cuisine of Lucknow as night and then starting early with Bharatiya Kisan Union. the results. If we win, nothing vehicles will not be allowed to the rally sthal and will be 6 pm won’t. People won’t be be deployed at the pink polling I am fond of cooking and eat- in the morning. On May 7, I Among other candidates, like it. However, if we don’t, move in front of the rally diverted towards Parag Dairy allowed to assemble near the booths. He also gave the staff ing. There are some friends will be leaving for Madhya Kapil Mohan Chowdhary we will work harder,” he said. sthal and will be diverted road, Bijli Pasi Qila and polling booths after casting pink sarees and pink caps to who have been bringing deli- Pradesh since I am the star from Mera Adhikar Dal Party Mohammed Faheem from from BBAU Gate No. 3 Sportsganj. their votes,” Sharma said. The wear on the polling day. The cious home-cooked food,” she campaigner of the Congress,” said they distributed the cam- Indian National League said DM said any person or organ- training was carried out for pointed out. he said. Home Minister paigning material which they he visited areas where there continue meeting people and Indian Forward Bloc Party isation could make arrange- presiding women officers and Asked whether the heat Rajnath Singh’s sons Pankaj had in abundance and held were a lot of girls. “I do not reach out to as many as pos- said he continued with hectic ments of drinking water for the polling officers. The women bothered her in Lucknow, she Singh and Neeraj Singh kept door-to-door meetings. He intend to rest even as the cam- sible,” he added. campaigning in trans-Gomti voters in view of the hot weath- were informed about the func- said she was used to similar up the hectic pace of cam- said he would be catching up paigning has ended. I will Ramesh Kashyap from areas on the last day. er prevailing in the city, but any tioning of EVMs and also given city 04 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019

4 cars reduced to ashes in parking Bus hit biker, driver thrashed by mob PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW irate but cops reaching the scene late made them lose their Chain-snatchers made to eat bus driver was thrashed cool and they started beating up lot fire; locals suspect foul play Aafter he knocked a biker in the driver,” they said. A police Ashiyana on Saturday. He was spokesman said Rishi was humble pie by gritty woman PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW rushed to Lokbandhu Hospital admitted to hospital by cops. Lucknow (PNS): Two but I caught hold of his hand where the mishap victim was “The bus driver, identified as bike-borne unidentified mis- and also clung on to her chain. massive fire broke out in a also admitted. Hausla Prasad of Barabanki, creants attempted to deprive a He tried to snatch it and later Aparking lot close to Dargah As per reports, Rishi suffered injuries in the attack corporator of her gold chain pushed me down. But as I did Hazrat Abbas in Saadatganj Tripathi of Hasanganj was going and he was also hospitalised,” he when she was distributing voter not let go of the chain, the mis- police station area on Saturday towards Power House crossing said, adding since no com- slips in Madiaon on Saturday. creants could not take it away. afternoon. While locals sus- when his bike was knocked by plaint had been lodged in this In a bid to confront the mis- However, it broke into two pected foul play, police sought a bus from behind. “The victim connection, no FIR had been creants, she fell on ground and pieces. Geeta, a resident of the to allay their apprehensions and who was moving slowly on the registered. Denying reports that suffered injuries. locality, raised an alarm after claimed that the fire broke out roadside went flying into the air the police took time in reach- The victim, identified as which the miscreants sped off due to short circuit and four before falling. The bus driver ing the scene, he said the alle- Rupali Gupta, is a BJP copora- the scene,” she told the police. cars were damaged in the inci- tried to flee the scene but some gation was unfounded. “The tor from Bhartendu Police said they got some dent. Police spokesman AK commuters nabbed him,” eye- mob chased the bus driver and Harishchandra ward. She was CCTV footage and the victim Dwivedi said the fire broke out witnesses said. thrashed him before the police distributing voter slips near a identified the miscreants when around 2:30 pm. They said the commuters could reach the scene. The parking lot around 11:30 am shown the same. “The bike was “The land belongs to caught hold of the errant bus men who created ruckus fled when targeted by the chain- seen moving towards Paltan Dargah Hazrat Abbas and the driver and called the police. the scene after the police snatchers. “The pillion-rider Chhavni via bylanes,” SHO, parking lot is managed by the “Initially, the people were not reached there,” he said. laid his hand on my gold chain Madiaon said. mutawalli, identified as Rafiqul, who had appointed Sajid of Kashmiri Mohalla to look after the affairs. Those parking their vehicles there pay Rs 600 per KGMU sets up breast cancer support group month to avail of the facility. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW The parking lot is adjacent to the boundary wall of the ucknow Breast Cancer Dargah. The fire was intense LSupport Group was and it damaged four cars before launched at the Endocrine the flames were doused by the Surgery department of King firefighters. Two fire tenders George’s Medical University were pressed into service,” he surprise to several locals. After fire had engulfed the cars the scene and started throwing (KGMU) on Saturday. said. People whose cars were the fire broke out, a huge num- which were reduced to ashes,” water on the vehicles on fire. “Breast cancer is the most gutted were identified as ber of residents assembled at a local resident said. The policemen also used pipes common and deadliest cancer Arvind Kumar, Parvez Mirza, the scene. By the time, the fire- Meanwhile, a fire broke out to sprinkle water to douse the among women. Breast cancer RP Sihna and Raju Gupta (all men reached the spot, the res- in the residential premises of flames. was one of the two most com- of Saadatganj). idents had taken measures on Gudamba police station on The police said a school mon cancers in 2018, accord- Discounting any foul play, to douse the fire. Saturday noon under mysteri- bus and two bikes were burnt ing to the World Health Dwivedi said there was no “The fire was intense and ous circumstances, damaging in the mishap. They said the Organization (WHO) with 20.9 reason why someone would set flames were leaping so high several impounded vehicles. fire broke out after someone lakh cases and 627,000 deaths. fire to the cars. “The locality is that it had the local residents The fire was contained by cops threw a bidi on a heap of Early detection, screening and dense and it is difficult for res- and shop-owners scared. present at the police station garbage. It was not the first fire diagnosis saves more lives, “Patients do not only need social wellbeing of each indi- are modifiable,” Dr Pooja idents to take their cars to their Initially, the fire broke out in before it could spread further. incident at Gudamba police improves quality of life and physical health but also require vidual and their carer,” Dr Ramakant of Endocrine houses situated in narrow the back side of the parking lot As per reports, some cops station, which is one among the reduces cost and complexity of support for mental health, Rama Kant, former head of Surgery department (KGMU) bylanes. However, the case is but soon, the flames reached present in the office saw model police stations in the treatment,” said Dr Anand K where this group can play a Surgery department and ex- said. under investigation on that the gate. We dialled police smokes emanating from a vehi- city. Several vehicles were dam- Mishra, head of Endocrine pivotal role. There are over 350 chief medical superintendent Dr Kul Ranjan Singh line too,” he said. control room but the cops cle dumping yard in type-II aged in fire incidents on July 2 Surgery department, KGMU. patients who have successful- of KGMU. Dr Rama Kant pointed out that breast cancer The incident came as a big reached late. By that time, the quarters. The cops rushed to in 2017 and on May 19 in 2018. “The group is being ly received breast cancer treat- donated Rs one lakh for the incidence was occurring more formed with over 25 female ment and care by the cause. in younger women in India. and two male breast cancer Endocrine Surgery depart- “There are risk factors for “Breast cancer is very aggres- survivors to help support not ment of KGMU. With over 1.5 breast cancer that are modifi- sive in biology when it happens only patients who are going lakh breast cancer patients able, such as obesity, unhealthy in younger women. Women Catfight has Amethi prick up... through diagnosis, treatment every year in India, KGMU’s diet and sedentary lifestyles. present late to us unfortunate- and care but also their atten- Endocrine Surgery depart- Tobacco and alcohol in any ly as 50-70% of patients who Frrom Page 1 locals with development. unmanned rail crossing for Bhola Nath, “For the sake of the dants and family members. ment has stepped up its ser- amount is also responsible for reach us are already in I am sending the Congress “Where was the absentee MP decades. Even in the last elec- Gandhi family’s legacy, people Survivors themselves will con- vices for breast cancer patients carcinogenic mutations. advanced stage or metastatic manifesto in an envelope to the when 10 Amethi villages tion we had threatened a boy- may still vote for Rahul Gandhi nect via Facebook and with 70-80% cure rate. Early Exposure to certain environ- when they are first diagnosed. people. They are sending you caught fire recently? He aban- cott but Rahul Gandhi told us here.” A section of people dis- WhatsApp groups besides diagnosis is vital for improving mental compounds such as Late diagnosis of breast cancer `20,000 each. They think they doned you even after winning he will help. Nothing has agree and feel the competition meeting in person as they survival,” Dr Bhatt said. polycyclic aromatic hydrocar- is directly proportional to sur- can buy you with votes. They the seat in 2014 whereas I moved. We feel betrayed,” said this year is cut throat and any- decide upon,” Dr Mishra said. “Breast cancer patient sup- bons (PAH) also increase vival rate. Educating women, are mistaken. I have learnt so stood by you even after losing,” Surinder Singh of village thing can happen. KGMU Vice-Chancellor port groups play a key role in breast cancer risk. Non-mod- men and transgenders about much from you.” Irani told people as she exud- Birahimpur, where locals have “It is a very close contest Dr MLB Bhatt thanked the helping complement health- ifiable risk factors are like healthy lifestyles to reduce Earlier Priyanka said, “The ed confidence that they will resolved to boycott the May 6 and nothing can be said. This breast cancer survivors who not care as well as give moral genetic (5-10%) and early cancer risk is important. We way my father was dedicated to “teach the absentee MP a les- poll. According to Mumtaz time the Gandhis are cam- only defeated the deadly can- boost to patients and families. menarche and late menopause have to raise awareness about the welfare of people of son for ignoring his con- Khan, an ex-village head of paigning much harder than cer but also demonstrated Breast cancer care includes but majority of 90% risk factors breast self-examination and if Amethi, my brother too is stituency for 15 years”. Raydepur, the fight for an before and their anxiety is vis- courage, compassion and sol- dignity, respect, support and for breast cancer are modifi- any change or inconsistency is committed.” To the women of Amethi, under bridge started in 1987 ible,” said Mahesh Jaiswal of idarity to step forward to help love and considers not just the able. We all must act upon found, people should check Priyanka’s canvassing for Smriti has promised sugar at and people are dejected enough Amethi. Chhattisgarh Chief and comfort other patients physical impact of cancer but reducing cancer risks and with the doctor,” Dr Singh her brother centred on emotion `13 a kg and to voters she has to consider a boycott. Minister Bhupesh Baghel and needing support. respects the emotional, and addressing the risk factors that said. as she went around greeting pledged development calling “We are a VIP segment yes OBC leader Tamradhwaj Sahu, locals, addressing them as out the slogan ‘Phir ek baar but we are fed up now,” he rued besides Ghulam Nabi Azad “family members” and recalling Modi sarkar’. as the segment wears a desolate and others also campaigned for the old days when her father, As titans clash in this large- look bereft of finesse that Rahul. the late Rajiv Gandhi, used to ly underdeveloped area, some should have been attached with The BJP also gave a final Ph-V campaign ends, bigwigs... represent Amethi. locals see Amethi and the such a seat. push to its campaign with “I used to come here with Gandhis as inseparable, while That said, generational loy- Amit Shah holding a road From Page 1 Prime Minister’s commitment (SC) seat, Shantanu Thakur Congress has nominated my father as a 12 year old. I others are willing to shun old alty for the Gandhis remains a show for Smriti on Saturday In 2014, the BJP had won to his work which is evident was injured in a road accident. Sourav Prosad. have seen this arid land turn loyalties and seek new hori- factor here with some locals and Yogi Adityanath holding 27 of 29 seats in the State. The from his having not taken a Seats in which elections In Barrackpore, the TMC green after my father came zons. Amethi is still awaiting indicating that despite lack of rallies earlier. Congress later increased its day off in 20 years. will be held on Monday are has fielded its sitting MP here. The way my father was fruits of development so much development, Rahul Gandhi Another local Shiv Kumar tally to three after wresting Bollywood actor and BJP Bongaon (SC), Barrackpur, Dinesh Trivedi against BJP’s dedicated to the people of so that a cluster of local villages was likely to be voted back. said, “Earlier, the Gandhis Ratlam seat from the BJP in a MP Hema Malini held a rally Howrah, Uluberia, Arjun Singh, who had defect- Amethi, my brother is also is considering to boycott elec- For Uma Shankar Pathak, would only come to file the bypoll. The Congress, which at Sitamarhi where she Serampore, Hooghly and ed from Mamata Banerjee’s committed,” Priyanka told the tions over an old unfulfilled an old timer, “The Nehru fam- nomination. This time they are came to power in the State in expressed delight over the Arambagh (SC) where party ahead of the poll. The people. The BJP, on the other promise of a rail under bridge ily gave this place its identity spending much more time in December last year after 15 improved infrastructure in 1,16,91,889 electorate will Congress has nominated Md hand, flagged Congress’s dynas- in the Amethi town. though there has not been Amethi because they know years, hopes to carry forward Bihar and recalled with decide the fate of 83 candi- Alam and CPI(M) Gargi tic politics as the bane of “We have been demanding adequate development.” Smriti Irani is a tough chal- the winning momentum while amusement the 1990s when dates, the Election Chatterjee. Amethi and sought to woo a rail under bridge at an According to another local lenger.” the BJP hopes to repeat its then Chief Minister Lalu Commission said. Howrah Lok Sabha seat 2014 magic. Prasad reported promise of The EC will deploy a total will see TMC’s Prasun The five seats of Bihar making the potholed roads of 578 companies of Central Banerjee, a footballer-turned which would go to poll are the State as smooth as her forces, which will cover almost politician locking horns with CANTTWATCH Muzaffarpur, Saran, cheeks had made headlines. 100 per cent polling booths in BJP’s Rantidev Sengupta. Sitamarhi, Vaishali and BJP MPs Ajay Nishad and the seven constituencies to Congress has nominated OPERATIONAL CONFERENCE Hajipur. Prime Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy are seeking ensure free and fair polling, Suvra Ghosh and the CPI(M) The second joint Army-Indo Tibetan Narendra Modi led the cam- re-election from their respec- officials in the poll body said. Sumitro Adhikary. Border Police (ITBP) Operational Conference paigning from the front, hold- tive seats of Muzaffarpur and The campaign saw poll Kalyan Banerjee is the was held at the Central Command ing a rally at Muzaffarpur Saran respectively. Rudy faces meetings by Prime Minister TMC candidate from Headquarters in Lucknow Cantonment on where he canvassed in favour Chandrika Rai of RJD, father- Narendra Modi, BJP president Sreerampur seat against BJP’s Saturday. The conference was chaired by Brig of the local BJP candidate as in-law of Lalu Prasads elder Amit Shah and West Bengal Debjit Sarkar. The Congress Vikram Singh, General Staff (Operations), also nominees fielded by son, Tej Pratap Yadav. Chief Minister and Trinamool has nominated Debabrata Central Command, and was attended by alliance partners the JD(U) LJP chief Ram Vilas Congres supremo Mamata Biswas and CPI(M) has field- senior officers of Army and ITBP. The ITBP and the LJP. Paswan, who has announced Banerjee. Mamata also par- ed Tirthankar Ray for the seat. contingent was headed by IG Nilabh Kishore. Congress president whose that he would no longer con- ticipated in a number of road- In Hooghly seat Ratna De Various strategies ranging from sharing of party is not contesting any of test direct elections, has field- shows. Nag of TMC will contest operational intelligence, improving coordi- the five seats going to the polls ed his younger brother and In Bongaon (SC) seat, against BJP’s celebrity candi- nation and enhancing synergy between the on Monday, did not hold an State Minister Pashupati which is on the Indo-Bangla date Locket Chatterjee. The two forces were discussed at the conference election meeting in these con- Kumar Paras from his pocket border and has a large num- CPI(M) has nominated Pradip to maintaining better vigilance along the Line stituencies which are, howev- borough of Hajipur. ber of voters from the Matua Saha and the Congress Pratul of Actual Control. er, being contested by alliance In Bengal, the fear over community, TMC has fielded Chandra Saha for the seat. partners in the Fani cyclone led all political Mamata Thakur against the Braving inclement weath- Mahagathbandhan. parties to cancel their election BJP candidate Shantanu er due to Cyclone Fani, the BJP chief Amit Shah meetings in last two days. On Thakur. The Left Front con- polling personnel have already SCHOOLSCAN addressed rallies at Saran and the last day of campaigning stituent CPI(M) has nomi- left for the 13,290 booths in Sitamarhi and spoke about the the BJP candidate of Bongaon nated Alakesh Das, while the the seven constituencies. FUN OUTING principal Kusum Batra con- expression, recitation, health & Tiny-tots of The gratulated all students. hygiene, yoga, taekwondo, Hermitage School, Aliganj, drawing, songs & music. enjoyed a Metro ride as part of OPEN DAY Besides, a puppet show, play veys, the Eastern Naval an educational trip on Friday. City Montessori School, zone, dental check-up for kids Command is undertaking a The children had a delightful Gomti Nagar Campus II, and cooking, drawing, com- Fani peters out in Bengal... three-pronged rescue and reha- time as they kept looking out organised Open Day celebra- puter and other interesting bilitation effort centred around through the windows. During tions on Saturday. The parents contests were also organised From Page 1 landfall close to the temple other obstacles on most of the Puri and its suburbs in coordi- their visit, they were also admired the artistic talents of for mothers of the students. “The cyclonic story crossed town of Puri on Friday morn- roads. In Andhra Pradesh, Fani nation with the State briefed about the ticket vend- their children as they show- CMS founder Jagdish Gandhi Kharagpur and is likely to con- ing, leaving a trail of destruction triggered heavy rain in coastal Government and the district ing machines and special fea- cased their skills in English said they were able to achieve tinue further in north-east in the State. Life remained districts of Andhra Pradesh administration. Meanwhile, the ture inside the trains. speaking, mental maths, sci- their target because they got direction with a wind speed of paralysed on Saturday, a day besides uprooting 10,000 examination authority, National ence experiments, moral val- parents’ support and they they 90 kilometres per hour. The after the ‘extremely severe’ coconut trees and destroying Testing Agency (NTA) has can- YOGA COMPETITION ues, etiquettes & manners, self- shared the school’s vision. extremely severe cyclonic storm cyclonic storm in Odisha. agriculture and horticulture celled NEET UG 2019 for can- Council for the Indian relatively weakened after enter- As communication net- crops. The Jharkhand didates appearing in Odisha in School Certificate ing coastal Odisha and trans- works are not in place, the Government issued an adviso- wake of Fani. The notification Examination (CISCE) organ- formed into “very severe” as it extent of damage could not be ry on May 3, asking all district has been issued a day before the ised an inter-school yoga com- approached West Bengal. ascertained. Energy infrastruc- deputy commissioners to set up scheduled exam date on May 5. petition at Seth MR Jaipuria Analysis and numerical model ture has suffered a massive control rooms to meet any exi- According to the notification, School in Gomti Nagar on guidance suggested widespread damage in the region. Failure of gency in the wake of Fani. “NEET exam scheduled for Friday. Students of SKD rainfall activity across mobile connectivity has added Two maritime reconnais- May 5 in Odisha has been Academy (Rajajipuram) won Northeastern States and wide- to the chaos. The National sance sorties were undertaken postponed as per the request of various contests. Some of the spread rainfall activity over Disaster Response Force by the Dornier aircraft of the the State Government working winners included Archit Arunachal on May 4 and 5,” the (NDRF) has moved 16 addi- Navy revealing widespread on relief and rehabilitation Shukla, Deependra Yadav, IMD said. Heavy rain along tional teams, comprising about destruction localised around work in the wake of Fani. Yuvraj Singh, Akshat Verma, with a wind speed of 175 kilo- 45 personnel in each, for rescue the temple town of Puri, Revised dates for the exam in and Asmit Patel. Director of metres per hour battered and relief work in Odisha and according to an official state- Odisha will be announced SKD group Manish Singh and Odisha as cyclone Fani made has removed fallen trees and ment. Based on the aerial sur- soon.” LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 landmark 05 Election Commission biased against Opposition: Rahul PNS n NEW DELHI Hai" jibe as it is a reality and con- tinue using the slogan again ongress president Rahul Prime Minister Narendra Modi. CGandhi on Saturday minced Rahul said he apologised to the Rahul Gandhi’s partner got offset no words in accusing the Supreme Court as he felt he had Election Commission (EC) of made a mistake. being "completely biased" when "There is a process is going it comes to matters related to the on in the Supreme Court and I contracts of Scorpene deal: BJP Opposition. His remarks come made a comment attributed to in the wake of clean chits given SC so I apologised. I did not PNS n NEW DELHI had found out to take a swipe at Gandhi, top Congress leadership to respond at the by the EC to Prime Minister apologise to the BJP or Modi ji. saying it is story of a man who aspired to earliest," he said. Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi and BJP chief 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' will irtually describing Congress President be a defence deal pusher and is now aspir- Congress president, he wondered if it Amit Shah on various com- remain our slogan," he said. VRahul Gandhi a defence deal pusher ing to be prime minister. would have been better had he remain in plaints of Model Code of "More than half of the elections or facilitator of defence offset contracts, BJP Detailing the allegations Jaitley said the defence business and not joined poli- Conduct violations. are over and there is clear cut on Saturday sought to counter Congress Rahul and his sister Priyanka Gandhi tics. Rahul also said Congress's Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference ahead of the fifth feeling that Modiji is losing … on the Rafale controversy by alleging that Vadra were directors in Backops Services In another pincer attack by BJP internal assessment after four phase of Lok Sabha polls at AICC HQ in New Delhi on Saturday PTI Our general assessment is clear- Rahul was instrumental in getting an Pvt. Ltd. Registered in India in 2002 and spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao phases of polling shows that the ly saying that BJP is losing the Scorpene submarine offset contracts to his then a firm of a similar name was regis- termed Congress president's attacks on BJP will lose in the Lok Sabha its responsibility and carry it out. as carried out under the UPA elections," Rahul said. company's partner in a deal which India tered in the UK in which Rahul Gandhi Prime Minister, outcome of frustration as elections and he sees a "scared "All this institutional capture rule, he said those were not con- "The reality is that Modiji is had with France during the UPA regime. and Ulrik Mcknight were directors. the party is not only losing elections across Prime Minister" unable to face that is taking place and all the ducted by his party, but by the losing the elections and it's vis- In a counter-offensive on the eve of the It was an "influence for cash" company, the country in a big way but its "so-called the onslaught of the Opposition. negative effects of it will have Army. "When he (Modi) says the ible on his face," he said. 5th phase of polling, BJP rejected Rahul's Jaitley alleged, adding that Mcknight was bastion Amethi is also crumbling." At the same time, the consequences in the future. We Indian Army's surgical strikes The main issues facing the claim that BJP was losing as per Congress married to a Congress leader's daughter Addressing a press conference, Rao Congress president lashed out are not going to allow Indian were video games, he does not country, he said, were unem- party's "internal assessment" and stated that and was part of Rahul Gandhi's "social said the remarks by the Congress chief Modi saying the Indian Army is institutions to be disturbed, insult the Congress, but the ployment and the crisis facing even Congress president was set to lose gang". indicate "desperation because the party is not the Prime Minister's "per- controlled, crushed and anybody Indian Army. "The Army had the farmers of the country but Amethi, his home constituency in Uttar Rahul and Mcknight registered the seeing not only its fortunes crumble all over sonal property". And seeking to who colludes, anybody who done this (surgical strikes). It is the Prime Minister said nothing Pradesh. same London address, which Jaitley said India but also seeing its so called bastions counter the BJP's zero-toler- falls to this pressure, is com- their job. We do not politicise the about the concerns of the com- Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley sought was owned by Ajitabh Bachchan, brother in Amethi and Rae Bareli crumbling". ance policy against terrorism, he mitting a crime," the Congress Army," Rahul said. mon people. to draw Rahul's attention to the charges of actor Amitabh Bachchan. In 2009 "People of the country want Modiji said the Congress will deal with chief said. He also took a swipe at the Hitting out at the Prime against him that his American associate Rahul Gandhi left the UK firm and the back. Rahul Gandhi knows the reality and it "more sternly" than Modi. Addressing a press confer- BJP on the release of Pakistan- Minister, Rahul said: "Modiji's who was a partner in his now-defunct Indian company wound up in 2010 but his is scared of losing Amethi, and out of des- On the EC, Rahul said, ence at the Congress headquar- based terrorist Masood Azhar entire strategy is to distract. We London-based company had got an offset partner remained associated with differ- peration is making such claims which are "When it comes to issues of the ters in Delhi, he launched anoth- back in 1999. "Who sent have fought four to five elections submarine contract and demanded an ent firms, he said. Mcknight won an off- factually incorrect," he added. BJP, the EC is absolutely on the er attack on Modi for "insulting" Masood Azhar to Pakistan? Did with him. We have fought "structured response" from him and his set contract with a French firm awarded "Congress is facing extinction in this straight line, when it comes to India's armed forces. The Congress send him to Pakistan? against him in Gujarat, party. an Indian Navy deal to build submarines, election. Despite a series of lies uttered by the Opposition's issues, it is Congress does not politicise the Which Government negotiated Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and " How come the company through he said. Gandhi over the last several months, he completely biased." army, Rahul said, and it is not with terrorism? Congress didn't Chhattisgarh. As soon as he vicarious ways get the offset contract ?" , Jaitley asked, "The question is how will simply has not been able to bring the party "The working style of Modi, anyone's property as PM Modi send him there. The reality is realises that he is not going to he asked addressing a press conference and you like now to be judged. You are judg- back to life and is literally on the death- the ruling BJP and the RSS is to questioned the Congress' claims that BJP compromises with ter- win then he brings something posed a counter to what he called Congress ing others when there is no evidence. You bed in this election," Rao said. put pressure on institutions. that the UPA government had rorism," Rahul said. new like he brought seaplane in President's wild and baseless allegation on distance yourself from a shady company Responding to questions by the This is evident everywhere — carried out six surgical strikes The Congress chief also Gujarat." The Congress chief's a private Indian company getting Rafale launched by Congress leaders as to why national secu- SC, EC, Planning Commission, during its tenure. "The army, air declared that it was clear the BJP remarks come a day after the offset contract signed between the BJP and you and then your partner gets an off- rity was an issue, he said it is the top issue RBI. That is their approach. We force or navy are not the per- was losing the Lok Sabha polls". PM said during a public meet- the French Government. He said it was a set contract." for the BJP and dominant issue for the do not expect that the EC will sonal property of Narendra He said it was the "assessment" ing in Rajasthan's Sikar that the serious charge. "What was his (Rahul) own role? Did country unlike the Congress, during not be affected by that pressure," Modi ji like he thinks," he said. of the Congress that the BJP was party which questioned the sur- Finance Minister cited a media report he want to start off as a defence dealer. It whose regime there have been several ter- Rahul said. However, he assert- Referring to the six surgical losing. Rahul also said he will gical strikes is now saying "me and gave more information that he said he is a very serious subject and we will want ror attacks. ed that the EC has to commit to strikes the Congress had listed stand by his "Chowkidar Chor too, me too". ‘I don't remember', says Akbar to After EC notice, Kirron Kher apologises Modi gets clean chit for Guj speech PNS n NEW DELHI Wing Commander such violation of the extant ered by PM Narendra Modi at queries from for campaign video featuring children Abhinandan at Patan in advisories/provisions is attract- Patan. n another clean chit to Prime Gujarat on April 21. ed," EC says. PM Modi had in his Patan Ramani's counsel PNS n NEW DELHI Commission for Protection of IMinister Narendra Modi, "The matter has been Sources in EC said that speech took on Pakistan and Child Rights in January 2017 the Election Commission (EC) examined in detail in accor- Chief Electoral Officer of described how his government New Delhi: Former Union ollowing the Election had requested the EC to ensure on Saturday said PM did not dance with the extant advi- Gujarat had sent a detailed had kept the Pakistan govern- Minister MJ Akbar, who FCommission's notice, BJP that children are not involved violate the mode code of con- sories, provisions of the Model report on the alleged violations ment on its toes to ensure the recorded his statement before candidate Kirron Kher on in any form with election- duct at his speech in which he Code of Conduct. After exam- of advisories of the safety of Wing Commander a Delhi court on Saturday in a Saturday apologised and said related activities, by either elec- said he had kept Pak on toes ination, the Commission is of Commission and Model Code Abhinandan in the aftermath of defamation case filed by him that it was done "unintention- tions officials or political par- for safe release of IAF pilot the view that in this matter no of Conduct in a speech deliv- Balakot air strikes. against journalist Priya ally", acknowledging that it ties. Ramani, replied that he does was "wrong". "Some party The EC had subsequently not remember their meeting worker sent it and my social Kher after she shared a video instructed that it should be and other details after he was media team shared on twitter in which children ensured by all political parties cross-examined by Ramani’s it...Sometimes because of rush were seen campaigning for and election officials that chil- counsel. of work and enthusiasm, peo- her. The poll panel has asked dren are not involved in any Appearing before ple do it and which is wrong. the actor-turned-politician to election-related activity, as per Additional Chief Metropolitan Children should not be used reply within 24 hours. the notice. Magistrate Samar Vishal, for this at all. I agree with that "You have shared a video Kher is seeking re-elec- Akbar said that his defamation and it was not done uninten- on your twitter account which tion from the Chandigarh Lok complaint against Ramani, tionally...So it was very bad, not shows that children are being Sabha seat and is pitted against who has accused him of sexu- good and it should not have used for election campaign in four-time MP and Congress al misconduct 20 years ago, been done," Kher said in her your favour through slogan candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal was “correct” as his public life reply to Election Commission 'Vote for Kirron Kher' and 'Ab and AAP's Harmohan has been “adversely affected” (EC). Ki Baar Modi Sarkar'," the Dhawan. and “lifetime’s good reputa- Earlier, the EC issued a notice, issued on May 3, said. Chandigarh will vote in the tion” damaged by her “offen- notice, seeking reply of BJP's In the notice, it was men- last phase of Lok Sabha elec- sive words”. PTI Chandigarh candidate Kirron tioned that the National tions on May 19. SC's Rafale verdict Scindia, Gambhir richest has no apparent error warranting candidates in 6th phase its review: Centre PNS n NEW DELHI New Delhi: The Centre has ith assets worth over told the Supreme Court that W`374 crores, Congress "categorical and emphatic" candidate from Guna findings recorded by the top Jyotiraditya Scindia is the rich- court in its December 14 last est candidate contesting in Lok year verdict in the Rafale deal Sabha sixth phase elections case has no apparent error while BJP's cricketer-turned- warranting its review. politician Gautam Gambhir is It said the petitioners, in the second in the list with assets the garb of seeking review of BJP National president Amit Shah, along with party candidates Hans Raj Hans and Harshvardhan being garlanded during an election rally for the Lok Sabha polls in over `147 crore. Indian the verdict and placing Rohini, New Delhi on Saturday PTI National Lok Dals (INLD) can- reliance on some press reports didate Virender Rana is the and some incomplete internal third richest candidate with file notings procured unau- assets worth over `102 crore. thorisedly and illegally, cannot Cyclone Fani: IAF sends 3 Sunanda Pushkar death case: Court reserves In its latest report on can- Lok Sabha poll. seek to re-open the whole didates contesting 6th phase of There are 12 candidates matter since the scope of Super Hercules aircraft to order for May 13 on Swamy's plea the Lok Sabha polls, the who have not been analysed review petition is "extremely Association for Democratic due to unavailability of their limited". New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday framing of additional charges. Reforms (ADR) said Scindia, properly scanned and complete The Centre's reply came Bhubaneswar for relief ops reserved its order for May 13 on Pushkar was found dead in a suite of who is also in-charge of the affidavits, at the time of mak- on pleas filed by former Union Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking to be a luxury hotel in the city on the night of Congress in western Uttar ing this report," it said. Among Ministers Yashwant Sinha, New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Saturday part of the trial in the death of Sunanda January 17, 2014. The couple were stay- Pradesh, topped the list of 967 the major parties 46 out of 54 Arun Shourie and activist- sent three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi ing in the hotel as the official bungalow candidates. The Harvard and candidates from BJP, 37 out of advocate Prashant Bhushan Bhubaneswar from Hindan Air Base for Tharoor. Special judge Arun Bhardwaj of Tharoor was being renovated at that Standford alumnus declared 46 candidates from Congress, seeking review of the humanitarian aid and disaster relief, an IAF passed the order after hearing all the par- time. The former Union minister has movable assets of `45,58,00,245 31 out of 49 candidates from December 14 verdict by which spokesperson said. ties. Swamy's plea has also sought to bring been charged under sections 498-A (hus- and immovable assets of BSP, six out of 12 candidates their plea seeking probe into The aircraft are carrying approximate 45 on record the Delhi Police's vigilance band or his relative subjecting a woman `3,28,98,18,500. from AAP and 71 out of 307 alleged irregularities in the tonnes of relief material including medicines report on tampering of evidence in the to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) The ADR has analysed the Independents have declared multi-crore Rafale fighter jet for the locations affected by Cyclone Fani. case and claimed that it might lead to of the IPC. PTI self-sworn affidavits of 967 out assets worth more than Rs 1 deal was dismissed. "The IAF had remained on hot standby of 979 candidates, who are crore.The average asset per Two other review peti- for a launch ever since the first warning about contesting in the sixth phase candidate contesting in sixth tions have been filed by AAP the cyclone was received. The aircraft were that goes to polls on May 12. phase is `3.41 crores," it said. leader Sanjay Singh and advo- positioned at Hindan for a short notice take Wife of chopper scam accused Gautam Second on the list is Gambhir It also said Shiv Sena's many as 189(20%) out of 967 cate Vineet Dhandha. off, waiting for the restoration of landing with assets over `147 crore, candidate Rajib Mahato from candidates analysed have All the review petitions facilities at cyclone affected airfields," he said. including `1,19,15,87,789 mov- West Bengal's Purulia con- declared criminal cases against are scheduled to be taken up The Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter Khaitan gets bail in black money case able assets and `28,00,00,000 stituency has declared zero themselves. Nearly 146(15%) for hearing next week by a landed at Bhubaneswar for humanitarian immovable assets. The former assets. The ADR said 395 can- out of 967 candidates analysed bench headed by Chief Justice assistance and disaster relief operations. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday not tamper with the evidence or try to national-level cricketer also didates have declared their have declared serious criminal Ranjan Gogoi. The helicopter, launched from Guwahati granted bail to Ritu Khaitan, wife of contact or influence the witnesses and has the highest liabilities of over educational qualification to be cases against themselves. "The review petition...Is airbase, is one of many IAF aircraft being AgustaWestland chopper scam join the investigation as and when `34 crore and highest annual between Class 5 and 12, while Among the major parties, an attempt to get a fishing deployed to the cyclone affected areas, he accused Gautam Khaitan, in a black called. income of over `12 crore for 509 candidates have declared 18(33%) out of 54 candidates and roving inquiry ordered, said. money and laundering case. The fresh criminal case under the financial year 2017-18 as they are graduate or hold a bet- from BJP, 12 (26%) out of 46 which this court has "Air operations began after the restora- Special Judge Arvind Kumar Prevention of Money Laundering Act declared in the ITR among ter degree. A total of 35 candi- candidates from INC, 17(35%) specifically declined to go tion of landing facilities at cyclone affected granted relief to Ritu Khaitan after she (PMLA) was filed by the Enforcement candidates contesting in Lok dates have declared just that out of 49 candidates from BSP, into based on perception of airfields and are going to continue with full appeared before the court in pur- Directorate against Gautam Khaitan Sabha sixth phase elections. they are literate while 10 said 5(31%) out of 16 candidates individuals. A non-existent force in the coming days. suance to summons issued after filing and his wife on the basis of a case With total assets worth they are illiterate. In the sixth analysed from SHS, and 27(9%) distinction is sought to be cre- "The Indian Air Force is committed to of charge sheet. lodged by the Income Tax Department over `102 crore, Indian phase there 83 female candi- out of 307 independent candi- ated between an inquiry by providing dedicated efforts to bring succour In the same case, the court had on against him under the provisions of National Lok Dals (INLDs) dates when 59 constituencies dates have declared serious the CBI and the court by and relief to the affected populace and help April 16 granted bail to Gautam the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Virender Rana is the third from seven States. criminal cases against them- playing on words," the in restoring normalcy in the region," the Khaitan and had put various condi- Income and Assets) and Imposition of richest candidate in sixth phase In the 6th phase polls, as selves. Centre's affidavit said. PTI spokesperson said. PTI tions on him, including that he will Tax Act, 2015. 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STATES SEATS QUOTE-UNQUOTE Bihar (5) Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur He (Narendra Modi) demonetised the Your father was termed ‘Mr Clean’ by Jammu & Kashmir (2) Ladakh, Anantnag (Pulwama, Shopian) economy, we will remonetise it his courtiers, but his life ended as Jharkhand (4) Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh through (minimum income ‘Bhrashtachari No 1...The naamdaar Madhya Pradesh (7) Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul guarantee scheme) NYAY...I can must clearly listen that this Modi was Rajasthan (12) Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, debate him anywhere apart from Anil not born with a golden spoon, nor Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur Ambani’s home was he born in any royal family Uttar Pradesh (14) Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Bahraich, Kaiserganj, Gonda West Bengal (7) Bangaon, Barrackpore, Howrah, Uluberia, Srerampur, Hooghly, Arambag RAHUL GANDHI NARENDRA MODI High-pitch WB campaign recedes PTI n KOLKATA where an electorate of ipated in a number of road- Trivedi against BJP’s Arjun In Hooghly seat Ratna De 1,16,91,889 will decide the fate shows. Singh, who had defected from Nag of TMC will contest against he high-pitched cam- of 83 candidates, the Election In Bongaon(SC) seat, which Mamata Banerjee’s party ahead BJP’s celebrity candidate Locket paigning by different Commission said. is on the Indo-Bangla border of the poll. The Congress has Chatterjee. The CPI(M) has Tpolitical parties for seven The EC will deploy a total and has a large number of vot- nominated Md Alam and nominated Pradip Saha and Lok Sabha constituencies going 578 companies of central forces, ers from the Matua communi- CPI(M) Gargi Chatterjee. the Congress Pratul Chandra to the polls in the fifth phase on which will cover almost 100 per ty, TMC has fielded Mamata Howrah Lok Sabha seat Saha for the seat. May 6 came to an end Saturday cent polling booths in the seven Thakur against the BJP candi- will see TMC’s Prasun Banerjee, In Arambagh(SC) seat, evening. The campaigning dur- constituencies to ensure free and date Shantanu Thakur. The Left a footballer-turned politician TMC’s Aparupa Poddar will ing the last couple of days was fair polling, officials in the poll Front constituent CPI(M) has locking horns with BJP’s contest against Tapan Kumar marred by the panic over body said. nominated Alakesh Das, while Rantidev Sengupta. Congress Ray of BJP. The CPI(M) has Cyclone Fani, which caused All the seven seats, which the Congress has nominated has nominated Suvra Ghosh fielded Sakti Mohan Malik and large scale destruction in neigh- are spread across North 24 Sourav Prosad. and the CPI(M) Sumitro Congress Jyoti Kumari Das. bouring Odisha. Parganas, Howrah and Hoogly The Matuas (Namasudras) Adhikary. Braving inclement weather The fear over the calamity districts and parts of Nadia are a closely-knit scheduled In Uluberia seat TMC’s due to Cyclone Fani, the polling led all political parties to cancel district, will see a four-cor- caste group with presence in five Sajda Ahmed will contest personnel have already left for their election meetings. nered contest between parliamentary seats in North against Joy Banerjee of BJP. the 13,290 booths in the seven On the last day of cam- Trinamool Congress, BJP, and South 24 Parganas dis- The Congress has fielded constituencies. paigning the BJP candidate of Congress and the Left Front tricts of West Bengal, making Shoma Ranisree Roy and Besides general election Bongaon(SC) seat, Shantanu major CPI(M). them one of the biggest vote CPI(M) Maksuda Khatun. observers and expenditure Thakur was injured in a road The campaign saw poll banks in the state. Shantanu Kalyan Banerjee is the TMC observers, the poll panel has for accident. meetings by Prime Minister Thakur is the grandson of the candidate from Sreerampur seat the first time deployed a special Seats in which elections Narendra Modi, BJP president late Matua matriarch Binapani against BJP’s Debjit Sarkar. The police observer and a special will be held on Monday are Amit Shah and West Bengal Devi, while Mamata Bala Congress has nominated observer. In another first, Bongaon(SC), Barrackpur, Chief Minister and Trinamool Thakur is her daughter-in-law. Debabrata Biswas and CPI(M) VVPAT will be used in all Howrah, Uluberia, Serampore, Congres supremo Mamata In Barrackpore, the TMC has fielded Tirthankar Ray for polling booths along with the Hooghly and Arambagh (SC) Banerjee. Banerjee also partic- has fielded its sitting MP Dinesh the seat. EVMs, EC sources said.

PTI n PATNA Amit Shah at the latters Sitamarhi rally dropping ample hints about ampaign ended on Saturday High stakes for BJP in Bihar his future political move. The seat Cfor five Lok Sabha seats in has now gone to Chief Minister Bihar which go to the polls in the sition weak, loosely knit and help- his work which is evident from state as smooth as her cheeks had Nitish Kumars JD(U), which fifth phase of general elections on less against menaces of black his having not taken a day off in made headlines. has fielded former MLA Sunil May 6. money, corruption and threats to 20 years. All the five seats going to Kumar alias Pintu. The five seats are national security. In his speeches Shah sought polls in the fifth phase were won The party had earlier nom- Muzaffarpur, Saran, Sitamarhi, Congress president Rahul to present a contrast with Gandhi in 2014 by the NDA two each by inated Varun Kumar, but he Vaishali and Hajipur. Gandhi, whose party is not con- whom he accused of going on a BJP and LJP and one by Upendra declined to contest. Pintu faces Prime Minister Narendra testing any of the five seats going holiday every three to four Kushwahas RLSP, which quit Arjun Rai of RJD, who had won Modi led the campaigning from to the polls on Monday, did not months. the coalition last year and joined in 2009 on JD-U ticket. the front, holding a rally at hold an election meeting in these Bollywood actor and BJP the ‘Mahagathbandhan’. BJP MPs Ajay Nishad and Muzaffarpur where he canvassed constituencies which are, how- MP Hema Malini held a rally at Sitamarhi MP Ram Kumar Rajiv Pratap Rudy are seeking re- in favor of the local BJP candidate ever, being contested by alliance Sitamarhi where she expressed Sharma, who had supported election from their respective as also nominees fielded by partners in the delight over the improved infra- Kushwaha when he severed ties seats of Muzaffarpur and Saran, alliance partners the JD(U) and ‘Mahagathbandhan’. structure in Bihar and recalled with the NDA, revolted after he respectively. Ajay faces another the LJP. BJP chief Amit Shah with amusement the 1990s when was denied a ticket by RLSP, Nishad, Raj Bhushan Chaudhary He described the ruling addressed rallies at Saran and the then chief minister Lalu which is contesting five seats as fielded by the Mukesh Sahni-led NDA in the state as a cohesive Sitamarhi and spoke about the Prasads reported promise of against three five years ago. VIP, which is seeking to assume three in one entity and the oppo- prime ministers commitment to making the potholed roads of the He shared the stage with leadership of the Nishads. Pulwama, Shopian may witness poor voter turnout MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU It is the young brigade of These two districts always son behind disenchantment Abdullah and former CM Omar ‘home grown’ militants who are played a pivotal role in electing with the poll process. Abdullah held closed door picentre of home grown still ruling the roost and setting PDP representatives during Meanwhile, in order to meetings in secure zones to Emilitancy — Pulwama and the agenda. They had pasted Assembly polls as it remained repose faith of the voter in the ensure safety of political work- Shopian — two South Kashmir posters and issued diktats PDP’s strong hold. election process, the Election ers. Similarly Congress candi- districts are set to witness low against participation in the Mehbooba Mufti’s fate too commission of India had date GA Mir focused on door- voter turnout, in the last leg of ongoing poll process. is hanging in balance due to recently rushed around 300 to-door campaign and avoided three phase polling for the At last count, around 100 poor voter turnout in first two additional companies of para big election meetings due to Anantnag Lok Sabha seat dur- local militants were still active phases. Poor turn out in these military forces to ensure inci- presence of foot prints of local ing fifth phase of polling in in the area. The current crop of two pockets does not augur dent free polling in the area. militants in the area. Jammu & Kashmir on May 6. top militant commanders, well for her political survival in Barring few election meet- In the run up to the 2019 active in Kashmir Valley, all the State politics. ings, organised in the party Lok Sabha polls, dastardly come from Pulwama district. In the aftermath of killing offices or residences of sup- Omar: PM harping attack on a CRPF convoy in Hizbul Mujahideen’s poster of HM Commander Burhan porters/officer bearers of these Pulwama, leading to martyr- boy Burhan Wani, followed by Wani in July 2016, the equation political parties no other sig- on Pulwama, Balakot dom of 44 jawans, had changed his successor Sabzar Bhat both changed on ground zero dras- nificant political assembly has the political discourse across were natives of Tral area in tically. Unrest in the area pre- been reported in the area. to hide failures on the country. But on ground Pulwama. Riyaz Naikoo and vented the Election commis- The local politicians in the zero, as the entire Government Zakir Musa,active militant sion of India from holding by- area too have failed to change economic front machinery is gearing up to hold commanders, also hail from polls to the Anantnag Lok the narrative. This is evident Pulwama: National Conference peaceful polls, the common Pulwama. Sabha seat after the same was from the participation of sup- leader Omar Abdullah on voter remains elusive. Compared to first two vacated by Mehbooba Mufti porters during campaign meet- Saturday said Prime Minister In the absence of high- rounds of polling in Anantnag before occupying Chief ings of rival political parties. Narendra Modi was harping on octave electioneering in the and Kulgam, which witnessed Ministers chair in the state. PDP Chief Mehbooba the Pulwama terror attack and area even the ‘passionate’ vot- 13.6 and 10.42 per cent polling, Political observers in Mufti, stayed away from these subsequent air strikes in ers are showing little or no Pulwama, Shopian — hot beds Kashmir claimed the voting areas fearing backlash from Pakistan’s Balakot to hide his interest in reaching out to the of militancy — are set to wit- may not touch double digit fig- common people, angry with her failures on economic front, job polling booths to cast their ness sharp decline in the voter ure in these pockets. They over her decision to align with creation and alleviating agrar- votes. Despite huge presence of turnout. Pulwama district com- attribute large-scale militancy the BJP after the death of PDP ian distress. security forces, fear is still lurk- prises four Assembly segments related violence and crack Patron Mufti Mohd Sayeed. The former CM said while ing in the minds of common of Tral, Pampore, Pulwama down by the security forces in She had joined protest demon- Kashmir was no more an elec- people over the outcome of and Rajpora, while Shopian the aftermath of killing of stration in support of Jamat-e- tion issue in Pakistan, it was participating in the ongoing district has two Assembly seg- Hizbul Mujahideen poster boy, Islami in Pulwama. NC top Prime Minister Modi who poll process. ments of Shopian and Wachi. Burhan Wani as the main rea- brass, including Farooq focussed his election campaign on the situation in the Valley. “There was a time when J&K used to dominate elections in Pakistan but now it is PM Modi who is going to town with J&K in the election campaign. The PM is raking up Balakot and Pulwama terror attack to hide his Government’s failures on economic front, employ- ment generation and the agrar- ian distress in the country,” Abdullah said. PTI

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GLOBE TROTTING Dozens of rockets fired at Israel from Gaza PAKISTANI AMONG 4 HELD IN SRI LANKA sions to calm the situation, as rocket was fired from the ter- Colombo: Four foreign nationals it has done repeatedly in the ritory. Israel’s Army blamed including one from Pakistan who Israeli response kills 1 past. Israel announced on Islamic Jehad for the rocket, violated immigration and Saturday afternoon that it was which fell into the emigration regulations were AFP n GAZA CITY(PALESTINIAN Ashkelon and spoke of other closing its people and goods Mediterranean. arrested by the police in Sri TERRITORIES) injuries without providing crossings with Gaza as well as On Thursday, Israel said its Lanka during search operations. details. the zone it allows for fishermen aircraft struck a Hamas military The arrested persons include aza terrorists on Saturday A house near Ashkelon off the enclave until further compound after balloons car- two Nigerians and one each from Gfired dozens of rockets at was damaged, while other notice due to the rocket fire. rying firebombs and explo- Pakistan and Bangladesh, News Israel, which responded with rockets hit open areas. The escalation follows the sives were launched across the 1st reported. The 25-year-old strikes that killed a Palestinian, The Israeli army said it had most violent clashes along the border. Pakistani and the 24-year-old officials said, as another esca- targeted two rocket launchers Gaza border in weeks on Palestinians in Gaza have Bangladeshi nationals were lation between them threatened in Gaza with an air strike in an Friday. frequently fitted balloons with arrested in Grandpass for a fragile ceasefire. immediate response and its Four Palestinians, includ- firebombs in a bid to damage residing in the country without a The latest flare-up came tanks and planes later hit some ing two Hamas militants, were Israeli property and have in the valid visa. with Hamas, the Islamist move- 30 military targets for Hamas killed after two Israeli soldiers past succeeded in setting fire to ment that rules the blockaded and its ally Islamic Jihad. were wounded in a shooting large areas of farmland. ‘9 DEAD IN ISIS ATTACK’ Gaza Strip, seeking further A Gazan security source during weekly protests on the Following that air strike, Israel IN SOUTH LIBYA concessions from Israel under said a series of Israeli strikes border. said two rockets were launched Tripoli: At least nine people were the ceasefire. targeted at least three separate Israel and Palestinian mil- from Gaza. killed on Saturday in an attack Israel said around 150 areas of the Gaza Strip and that itants in the Gaza Strip have With the ceasefire at risk, claimed by the Islamic State rockets were fired from the three “resistance fighters” were fought three wars since 2008 a Hamas delegation led by its group targeting forces loyal to Palestinian enclave by late wounded. The Gaza health and fears remain of a fourth. Gaza head Yahya Sinwar left strongman Khalifa Haftar in Saturday afternoon and its air ministry reported one person A ceasefire between Israel the enclave for Cairo on southern Libya, officials said. defences intercepted dozens of killed and seven wounded. and Hamas brokered by Egypt Thursday for talks with ISIS fighters, “backed by them. One woman was seri- Israeli Prime Minister and the United Nations had led Egyptian officials. criminal groups and ously injured in a rocket strike Benjamin Netanyahu was hold- to relative calm around Israel’s The ceasefire has seen mercenaries”, launched a dawn on the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, ing consultations with securi- Smoke rise from explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday AP April 9 general election. Israel allow Qatar to provide assault on a military training some 20 kilometres from the ty chiefs. A statement from But on Tuesday, Israel millions of dollars in aid to camp in the southern city of Gaza border, police said. Islamic Jihad claimed respon- pared for more if necessary. dling rockets and threatening near Tel Aviv. reduced the offshore fishing Gaza to pay salaries and to Sebha, which is controlled by Police said a man was also sibility for at least some of the Its armed wing distributed key Israeli sites, including Ben- A source in the group said limit it imposes for vessels finance fuel purchases to ease Haftar’s forces, the city’s mayor hospitalised in the city of rocket fire and said it was pre- a video showing militants han- Gurion international airport Egypt was engaged in discus- operating out of Gaza after a a severe electricity shortage. Hamed al-Khayali told AFP.

King Vajiralongkorn is King Maha Vajiralongkorn the tenth monarch of the Erdogan calls for Istanbul vote to be re-run Chakri dynasty, which AFP n ISTANBUL denounced “massive irregu- crowned Rama X of Thailand has reigned since 1782 larities”, and his party accused urkish President Recep voting officials of under- AFP n BANGKOK His fourth wife, Suthida — TTayyip Erdogan on reporting votes cast in favour married in a surprise ceremo- Saturday called for the oppo- of its candidate. ing Maha Vajiralongkorn, ny days before the coronation sition’s local election victory in “My fellow citizens say to KRama X of Thailand, was — was invested as Queen, Istanbul to be declared invalid me: ‘My president, there must crowned on Saturday in a daz- kneeling in respect in front of and the vote re-run, increasing be a re-run of this election’,” zling show of pageantry, laced her husband who sat on a the pressure on the country’s Erdogan said. “Come and let’s with Hindu and Buddhist rit- throne. electoral authorities. go before the people and we ual, vowing to reign “with For most Thais, it is the “Clearly, there were irreg- will accept what the people’s righteousness” on behalf of first time they have witnessed ularities and corruption,” wish dictates.” the Thai people. the pomp and grandeur of a Erdogan said in a speech at a Istanbul prosecutors on Starting at the auspicious coronation — the last was in business leaders’ meeting. Thursday said they had opened time of 10:09 am (0309 GMT), 1950 for the king’s beloved “If the Supreme Electoral around 30 probes into the the public was granted a rare father Bhumibol Adulyadej. Council could dissipate all this, vote, and over 100 voting booth window into the cloistered “I’m excited to have a that would ease the conscience managers had been summoned halls of Thai power as the key chance to be a part of this... I’m of our fellow citizens,” he for questioning. rituals of the three-day coro- here to capture people’s emo- added. In comments later nation began. King tions,” said Jakarin Kerdchok, The electoral body, the race by a tight margin. nomic capital. Saturday Imamoglu urged the Vajiralongkorn is the tenth 16, a volunteer student taking YSK, is due to meet on Monday Several partial recounts Observers attribute the electoral council to “take a monarch of the Chakri dynasty, photos near the palace. to examine a request by have so far supported the ini- electoral setbacks to the ruling decision based on the law and which has reigned since 1782. Hundreds of state officials Erdogan’s AKP party to cancel tial results in both Ankara and Justice and Development Party justice,”. He ascended the throne in immaculate white uniforms the result of the March 31 local Istanbul, with the main oppo- (AKP) to voter discontent over CHP spokesman Faik over two years ago following lined the streets around the elections which the party lost sition CHP party calling Turkey’s ongoing economic Oztrak told Erdogan to “stop the death of his beloved father, Grand Palace. But only a mod- in Istanbul, where the main Erdogan a “bad loser” willing troubles. putting pressure on the YSK”. but waited until after a long est number of civilians braved opposition candidate Ekrem to do anything to hold on to Refusing to concede the “There were no irregular- mourning period before setting the hot sun for the royal con- Imamoglu won the mayoral power in the country’s eco- Istanbul result, Erdogan ities, no abuse,” he insisted. his coronation date. voy. Saturday’s sombre cere- “I’m really happy and mony opened with the white- In this photo released by Bureau of the Royal Household, Thailand’s King Maha proud because as citizens, we gowned king — the folds of his Vajiralongkorn sits on the throne in front of an audience of diplomats and have the best king and queen in robe leaving one shoulder dignitaries after being officially crowned king at the Grand Palace on Saturday AP Thailand or even the world,” Trump hails ‘very positive’ bared — receiving sacred water said Pornthip Pongsai, a resi- from across Thailand and dab- Brahmins were also in atten- Victory, a tiered gold 7.3-kilo- dent of Ang Thong province bing it gently across his face at dance at the syncretic ceremo- gram (16-pound) headpiece who travelled hours to catch a a shrine inside the Grand ny, which symbolises Rama topped by a diamond from glimpse. Venezuela talks with Putin Palace complex. X’s transformation from a India. The king held a grand AFP n WASHINGTON socialist Maduro had been Trump has refused to take the A cannon salute marked human to divine figure. Uttering his first, brief audience with members of the poised to flee to Cuba, but was threat of military action off the the moment as pipes played He later took his seat under royal command he vowed to royal family, the privy council resident Donald Trump talked out of it by the Russians. table, in an intensifying cam- and Buddhist monks chanted. the umbrella of state and was reign “with righteousness” for and senior officials later in the Psaid he held “very positive” Recognized as interim paign to drive Maduro from Several grey-haired Hindu handed the Great Crown of the benefit of the Thai people. afternoon at the Grand Palace. talks on Friday with his Russian leader by more than 50 coun- power. counterpart Vladimir Putin tries including the United Washington is insisting on the crisis in oil-rich States, Guaido has vowed to Maduro’s days are numbered - North Korea fires 14 dead, 63 injured Venezuela, where Washington keep the pressure up on - but experts say US options for Handover swords, large knives, is pushing to oust the Moscow- Maduro, urging his supporters breaking the stalemate are lim- several short-range as cyclone ‘Fani’ backed president. to stage peaceful ited, and that Washington may Army uniforms to police: The US leader adopted a demonstrations at military have overestimated the oppo- projectiles into sea hits Bangladesh strikingly conciliatory tone fol- bases on Saturday in a fresh bid sition leader’s strength. Lankan police to public lowing a more than hour-long to rally the armed forces Acting Defense Secretary AP n SEOUL PTI n COLOMBO Gunasekara said that police Dhaka: At least 14 people were conversation with Putin, com- behind him. Patrick Shanahan hosted and army uniforms or such killed and 63 others injured as ing days after an abortive mil- US-Russian tensions have Pompeo at the Pentagon Friday orth Korea fired several olice in Sri Lanka on camouflaged materials, which cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ barrelled itary uprising in support of spiked over the months-long along with National Security Nunidentified short-range PSaturday asked members are in possession with the into Bangladesh on Saturday, a Juan Guaido, the opposition standoff in Venezuela, and the Advisor John Bolton and projectiles into the sea off its of the public to hand over common people should also be day after leaving a trail of leader seeking to drive Kremlin’s assessment of the Admiral Craig Faller, com- eastern coast on Saturday, the swords or other large knives to hand over to the police. destruction in eastern Indian Venezuelan President Nicolas Trump-Putin call differed sub- mander of the US Southern South Korean Joint Chiefs of the nearest police station after “This will be in effect from coastlines, media reports said. Maduro from power. stantially from that coming Command. Staff said, a likely sign of a haul of such blades were today until tomorrow”, he said, However, Bangladesh “It was a very positive con- from the White House. Reiterating Trump’s posi- Pyongyang’s growing frustra- recovered from mosques and adding, “If you are having Disaster Management Ministry versation,” Trump said. “He is “Interference in internal tion -- that “all options” are on tion at stalled diplomatic talks homes during searches follow- police or camouflaged military officially confirmed four deaths not looking at all to get affairs, attempts to change the the table -- Shanahan declined with Washington meant to ing the Easter Sunday suicide uniforms, please hand them — two in Barguna and one involved in Venezuela other leadership in Caracas through to provide any details on a pos- provide coveted sanctions relief bomb attacks. over to the nearest police sta- each in Bhola and Noakhali — than he’d like to see something force, undermine the prospects sible military intervention. in return for nuclear disarma- Announcing the amnesty tion”. on the basis of “initial reports” positive happen for Venezuela.” for a peaceful settlement of the “I’m trying to avoid walk- ment. scheme, police spokesman The move came after police from the three coastal districts “And I feel the same way. conflict,” said a Russian state- ing into ‘We could do this or we South Korea’s military has Ruwan Gunasekara that the recovered a large haul of and said it was yet to compile We want to get some human- ment. could do that,’” he said. bolstered its surveillance in knives which are used for day- weapons, including swords, the details of the casualties and itarian aid. Right now people “Vladimir Putin stated that “What people should feel case there are additional to-day “domestic” and “justifi- and camouflaged materials damages caused by the cyclone. are starving.” only the Venezuelan people confident about is we have... weapons launches, able” purposes were not during searches of mosques “The detailed information Trump’s tone came in stark have the right to decide the There’s depth to these plans.” and South Korean and U.S. required to be handed over to and houses following the Easter from all the affected districts is contrast to that of his top advi- future of their country,” it “We have a comprehensive Authorities are analysing the police. Sunday’s suicide attacks, which yet to reach us,” State Minister sors, in particular Secretary of added. set of options tailored to certain details. Apart from large blades, claimed 250 lives. said. PTI State Mike Pompeo who The United States has conditions and I’m just going charged this week that the imposed tough sanctions and to leave it at that.” Taliban say gap ‘Miracle’: Plane crashes into narrowing in Japan’s emperor Florida river, but no deaths talks with US greets public for 1st Islamabad: The Taliban on AP n JACKSONVILLE (US) Saturday said the gap is nar- rowing in talks with time since succession charter plane carrying 143 Washington’s special peace Apeople and travelling from envoy over a timetable for the Tokyo: Japan’s Emperor happiness, and sincerely hope Cuba to north Florida ended withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Naruhito greeted the public that our country pursues world up in a river at the end of a run- Afghanistan. The two sides are Saturday for the first time peace hand in hand with other way Friday night, though no continuing to meet in Qatar, since his succession, expressing countries and will develop fur- critical injuries or deaths were where the insurgent movement hope for Japan to keep pursu- ther.” reported, officials said. maintains a political office. ing peace. As he waved from the bal- A Boeing 737 arriving at In a voice message to AP, Naruhito ascended the cony, where he was accompa- Naval Air Station Jacksonville the Taliban spokesman in Chrysanthemum Throne on nied by other members of his from Naval Station Doha, Suhail Shaheen, said Wednesday, a day after his 85- royal family, the spectators Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with both sides have offered new year-old father, Akihito, abdi- cheered, took photos and 136 passengers and seven air- proposals for drawing down cated. From a balcony over- waved Japanese flags. crew slid off the runway into U.S. And NATO forces. looking the palace ground, Akihito, who became the the St. Johns River, a NAS In this photo released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, authorities work at the This would be a significant Naruhito thanked throngs of emperor emeritus, and his wife Jacksonville news release said. scene of a plane in the water in Jacksonville, Fla. on Friday AP initial step toward a deal to end well-wishers for congratulating Michiko, were not present to The Jacksonville Sheriff’s nearly 18 years of war and him. avoid concerns about interfer- Office posted on Twitter that a ported to local hospitals in from The Associated Press. America’s longest military “I am deeply grateful and ence with the serving emperor. marine unit responded to good condition. Capt. Michael Connor, the engagement. pleased that I am receiving cel- Naruhito was scheduled assist. The plane was in shallow A photo posted by deputies commanding officer of NAS “There are proposals to ebration from you all today,” to make balcony appearances water and not submerged. shows a Miami Air Jacksonville, said during a news lower the gap between the two said Naruhito, wearing a formal several more times through the Everyone on the plane was alive International logo on the plane. conference that passengers sides, but (it) still needs nego- suit and standing next to his evening to greet many more and accounted for, the agency The company didn’t imme- were a mix of civilian and mil- tiation to reach a final agree- wife, Empress Masako. people still waiting in long posted, with 21 adults trans- diately respond to messages itary personnel. ment,” he said. AP “I wish for your health and lines outside the palace. AP LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 films & tv 08

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ARJUN GETS EMOTIONAL hand at it in any case. Punit and Aftab later mother’s love is the purest form of love added to it and appreciated Harsh’s patience eople are often heard saying that love wherein she had to pay the bill and he didn’t Awhich never falls short even after the and perseverance in being with Bharti. keeps growing after marriage and feel shy about it. child grows up to become an adult. To Pjudge Shaan proved the fact on the sets After which Shaan was left speechless celebrate this unconditional love, Colors’ A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE of Zee TV’s popular non-fiction show Sa and in a very coy manner said, “aap toh meri Kitchen Champion celebrates Mother’s Day Zee TV’s Dance India Dance has Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs. In the upcoming pol khol rahe ho.” Radhika further with a special episode dedicated to the revolutionised the landscape of dance in episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs, host embarrassed Shaan and revealed that once mothers. Being a part of the celebration were India, making it a mainstream career choice Ravi Dubey asked Shaan if it’s an easy life he recycled the same letter that he had the special guests Jayati Bhatia and Nimisha for millions. The biggest dance legends who for him at home when his wife is not received from his ex-girlfriend to which Vakharia along with their mother and helm the industry as top-of-the-league around. A man of few words ace singer and Radhika replied ‘you have guts.’ daughter. choreographers, reality show judges and Judge Shaan who doesn’t talk much about While reliving all the old memories, Host Arjun Bijlani and the guests got performers have all risen from DID. Be it his personal life, revealed that life is easy Shaan also revealed about his wedding day nostalgic as they shared anecdotes and Dharmesh, Shakti Mohan, Punit J Pathak, when his wife is not around at home. madness, “On the day of our wedding, I memories with their mothers. Amidst the Salman Yusuf, Raghav Juyal, Prince or the Hearing this, Ravi instantly told Shaan that went shopping for my sherwani two hours conversation Jayati Bhatia asked Arjun how winner of the previous season Sanket we should hear this from the horse’s mouth before the mandap mahurat. It wasn’t much he loves his mom and what he feels Gaonkar. Now, Dance India Dance is all set and invited Shaan’s wife Radhika on stage. because of any superstition, I had initially for her. The moment Arjun started to to return with an all-new, never-seen-before Which left Shaan harrowed. thought of wearing a dhoti, but a friend of express, as a surprise, a video from his season with a revamped format — Dance Talking about her beloved husband, mine told me that I’ll not be able to get on mother was played for him. His mother India Dance: Battle of the Champions. This Radhika revealed rare facts about Shaan and the ghodi in a dhoti, so we had to drop the expressed how much she loves him and she year, the show will introduce an exciting, her relationship. Furthermore she spilled the idea last minute and rush to shop for the is proud to have a son like him. hyper-competitive format wherein beans about her first date with him, sherwani in an emergency.” Overwhelmed to see the video Arjun got contestants will be divided into four zonal emotional and expressed, “My mother has teams and pitted against each other in been the pillar of my life. I lost my father Bhavesh Mattu gave a tribute to Shaan in a weekly dance-offs. when I was 19 and was very disheartened very special way, by performing to his song Recently Bollywood choreographer Hotstar Premium makes way for with this loss. While struggling with Love-ology while wearing wigs recreating Bharti’s romantic hardships, I lost my path and got into bad Shaan’s hairstyle from the late 90’s. Shaan MasterChef Australia influences. One day I saw my mother sitting was surprised and touched by their dance alone and crying, I realised she was feeling performance. Right after the performance asterChef Australia has been one very lonely. That day I decided that I will not Richa Sharma requested Shaan to wear the Mof the most loved international olors’ Khatra Khatra Khatra has been let her shed a tear and reach to the peak of wig and sing along with the boys. Shaan shows in India since it first aired over Cproviding viewers with rib-tickling success to give her all the happiness she being the star of the evening and a complete 10 years ago. Australia’s favourite judges laughter and pranks that can make one’s deserves. She has sacrificed a lot and stood sport, obliged and performed with the Li’l Gary Mehigan, George Calombaris, stomach hurt. Recently, in an evening filled by my side at every step of my career. She Champs. and Matt Preston have become non-stop entertainment, Bollywood’s household names in our country too. renowned actor, Aftab Shivdasani and very LOTS OF FUN AND KHATRA MasterChef is no longer just a TV show, beautiful, Sonnalli Seygall decided to visit the It seems as if Bharti Singh has found a it’s a cultural phenomenon and this time, sets of Khatra Khatra Khatra. new way of entertaining the audience - with Hotstar Premium, you will not Keeping in mind the show’s nature assigning fun, fierce and crazy tasks to need to wait for months to watch the which is full of challenges, the duo celebrities on Colors’ Khatra khatra Khatra. latest season of one of the biggest participated with all enthusiasm and In the upcoming episode, Bharti Singh had a reality shows in India. Season 11 of performed every task thrown at them. The field day when it came to assigning tasks, MasterChef Australia will be available in highlight of the show was when Bharti caught Aftab Shivdasani was made to be paired with India exclusively on Hotstar Premium Aftab off-guard and she forced him to dance his companion Harsh Limbachiyaa and Punit from the May 4 2019, soon after the on a romantic song Kitni Baichain Hoke and Pathak. The task involved them to dress up show’s premiere in Australia. led the dance floor with hilarious moves. A like females and gossip for a few minutes. To Twenty-four talented and passionate surprised Aftab, was sporting enough to play add to the fun task, and bringing alive the home cooks have earned the privilege on and got into the romantic character rather punjabi-ness, Bharti Singh selected bright of wearing the coveted white apron. easy. The whimsical act was well appreciated and colorful sarees for them. The entire cast Bosco Martis was roped in as the first judge With different backgrounds, different thus making it one of the most attractive and crew were on the floor with laughter, and joining him on the panel will be popular experiences, skills and cultural moments of the evening. Harsh like a typical gossip monger started rapper Raftaar. Well, what many might not influences, there is one thing that unites know is that Raftaar first appeared as a our Top 24 — their passion for food. contestant of DID Doubles eight years ago Will Jess Hall, a New South Wales travel and will now be seen as the judge on the agent who wears her heart on her show. sleeve, succeed in winning the hearts of Raftaar has received accolades for his the judges? Will Tim Bone, who shares contribution to the music industry and with an uncanny resemblance to Prince his innate sense of rhythm, his inimitable Harry, find his crowning achievement musicality and killer moves up his sleeve, we in the kitchen? Will Sandeep Pandit, a are excited to watch him step into the shoes Victorian IT project manager from has motivated me in all my struggles and yet of a dance-guru. Kashmir, tip the judges spice meter over gave me the freedom to pursue my dream Commenting on his new role as a judge, the edge with his traditional feast? The hence whatever I am today is because of Raftaar said: “Dance and music run in my stakes are high as aspiring MasterChef’s and I am still enjoying the euphoria that her.” blood and judging Dance India Dance is a contend for culinary glory with shocks, surrounds MasterChef Australia. It is huge deal for me as I was once a contestant surprises and bundles of fun at every truly an incredible experience laced with SHAAN RECREATES LOVE-OLOGY on the show. I have so many fond memories step of the way. both delight and excitement. MasterChef Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs of dancing on this stage and I can't wait to Last year, Sashi Cheliah, an Indian- Australia enjoys a massive fan following contestants have been winning the watch many others like me sizzle on the Singaporean origin Australian cook in India and the fact that Indian audiences’ and judges hearts while making dance floor. I started off as a dance stood victorious. With more talented audiences do not have to wait for the entire nation groove to their powerful instructor which helped me save money for home cooks competing this year, who months to catch up on the latest voices and brilliant performances. The musical career so I am overjoyed and will the next MasterChef be? Only happenings of the show is quite upcoming episode will witness loads of Indie thankful to have got this venture. I have an time will tell! Hotstar Premium is the wonderful. With India being such a pop songs entertainment as the singing emotional connect with this stage. Moreover, first and only destination for you to culturally vibrant country, food plays a goddesses Alisha Chinai and Shilpa Rao this year there is a complete change in the watch this show just days after the very central role among Indian families gracing the show as special guests. format of the show and I am really looking international premiere. and with this show, they now have yet To add to the gala evening, the naughty forward to witnessing some amazing Sashi Cheliah, Indian-Singaporean another reason to connect with what Li’l Champs boys– Hritik Gupta, Pritam talking about his wife, Bharti Singh and how dancing talent battle it out in a hyper- born Australian television cook, prison they love most — food. I wish all the Acharya, Mohammad Faiz, Ayush KC and she overpowers him all the time or tries her competitive space of dance-offs.” officer and winner of MasterChef new contestants for season 11 the best Australia 2018 said: “It’s been a year now of luck as the competition progresses.” LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 special 09

IN CAPITAL LETTERS

With the perfect blend of youth and experience in the squad and result coming in its favour, reshaped Delhi look set to end the wait of more than a decade for its maiden IPL trophy. What makes it a serious contender for the title this time under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, HARSHIT BISHT has a say about as he analyses the factors which worked in the Capitals’ favour

fter failing to make single final cessfully lead Sunrisers to the winner’s tro- the order in place of young Prithvi, who sixes) to help Delhi post-213-6 and then a appearance in the cash rich, phy in 2016. DD CAPTAINS looked a slight off colour and hasn’t played combined bowling performance sent MI high profile and glamorous While, Warner stint was satisfactory any such impactful innings so far apart his back to pavilion for 176 runs in 19.2 overs. Indian Premier League (IPL) with Delhi, Caribbean powerhouse Andre Name Mat Won Lost Tie NR Win% 99 against Kolkata. This was the only game in the entire tour- even after being the regular Russell failed to make much an impact dur- Or could have asked Rishabh Pant to nament when Mumbai was sent all packing. participant in the tourna- ing his stay. He featured in seven games for Virender Sehwag 52 28 24 0 0 53.84 adjust his game plan according to the team But the brilliant start couldn’t last long ment since its inception in 2008, Capital- Delhi wherein four innings he could only situation. Because at times the Delhi lad as in the first home game at Feroz Shah A Gautam Gambhir 25 12 13 0 0 48.00 based side Delhi Capitals (formerly manage 58 runs and only one wicket. But threw his wicket at crunch situation by play- Kotla, defending champion Chennai Super Daredevils) made a string of changes this after moving to Eden, he managed 1318 runs Dinesh Karthik 6 2 4 0 0 33.33 ing irrelevant short which could have been Kings beat Delhi by 6 wickets. year (highlight of which was changing the in 46 innings with a strike rate over 185. He avoided at that point. However the side quickly bounced name) before the start of this year’s tour- has also crowned the most valuable player James Hopes 3 0 2 0 1 0.00 But, neither of this happened and the back and halt Kolkata Knight Riders two- nament. They retained the core this time in of the 2015 edition. coaches and captain gave full freedom to match winning run in the third game (sec- hope that the retention of three of India’s And the way these two performed this Mahela Jayawardene 18 6 11 1 0 36.11 everyone in the squad, to express themselves ond at home) after a tense super over fin- brightest upcoming talents may lead to the season, making an impact in every game by Ross Taylor 2 0 1 0 1 0.00 as per they want and that blossomed con- ish. Prithvi Shaw missed a well-deserved change of fate for the side. their presence in the line-up, just imagine fidence in the players which was clearly evi- maiden century by a run but it was Kagiso Till now the kind of performance the what Delhi could have done with these two David Warner 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 dent in the field through their body-lan- Rabada’s brilliant Yorkers in the one over young Shreyas Iyer’s side has delivered, it in its ranks. guage. decider that steal the limelight. The South looks like the change has really worked for However the way, Delhi played this sea- Kevin Pietersen 11 1 10 0 0 9.09 The team looks fresher this time and the African pacer defended 11 runs against the new looking Delhi Capitals (DC). son with all young guys coming together and JP Duminy 16 6 9 0 1 40.00 players are giving their best to contribute in Andre Russell and lead Delhi home. After 13 games, the side is at the third performing consistently well throughout has the game not only with the bat and ball, but The fourth game Delhi played at Mohali spot in the points table with eight wins and made an impact for Delhi. Especially skip- Zaheer Khan 23 10 13 0 0 43.47 also in the fielding. was the reality check for them where Sam has not just only secured its first playoffs per Shreyas Iyer, the way DC’s 12th skipper Karun Nair 3 2 1 0 0 66.66 The other significant change that is vis- Curran exposed loopholes in the batting line berth since 2012 but also became the first took the responsibility of leading from the ible this time includes the team’s strong up as Capitals saw shocking collapse and lose team to do so in this year’s league. front. bench strength which provides the man- seven wickets for just 8 runs in 167 runs What’s special about this time was the The 24-year old Mumbaikar is much local Delhi boy is in the fourth place for HEAD agement to try out various combinations in chase and thus losing the game by 14 runs. fact that despite not getting enough home disciplined with his shot selection and has Orange Cap race and has already scored 470 games based upon the nature of the wick- In the fifth game, Sunrisers keep the jug- advantage from the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch, kept his nerve calm in precious situations runs in 13 innings. Year League table Final et. Often, it is seen that teams don’t try to gernaut rolling and won comfortably by five Delhi won matches and that too against the and time and again allowed his bat to make While, his opening partner Prithvi standing standing alter winning combination even though it wickets after restricting the hosts for 129 for high profile fancy opponents like Mumbai an impact more than his words. Shaw, who made sensational Test debut mismatched with the on-field conditions but 8. Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata In the batting front, where explosive against West Indies in October 2018 by scor- 2008 4th out of 8 Semifinalists (4th) DC has not hesitated with change and chop- With three defeats in first five games, Knight Riders, which have a perfect blend wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant and ing 134 runs in his maiden innings in 2009 1st out of 8 Semifinalists (3rd) ping. the ghost of yesteryears started to haunt of an all-round balance in its ranks in their seasoned campaigner Shikhar Dhawan is International cricket, has also played some 2010 5th out of 8 5th In the slow track of Kotla, at times they Delhi, but before it could make an effect the own backyard. catching the eyeballs because of the flam- vital knocks at the top. 2011 10th out of 10 10th played with three spinners — Amit Mishra, team bounced back in an amazing fashion However securing a playoffs berth is just boyance, it is Iyer’s sensible cricket that has But, apart his 99 against Kolkata Knight Axar Patel, and Sandeep Lamichhane while and won the next three games on the trot. the first step in the path of success for any helped Delhi to cross the finishing line on Riders at Kotla, he has not played any other 2012 1st out of 9 Playoffs (3rd) in high scoring venues of Mumbai and The first was against Virat Kohli’s led other team playing in the competition but many a times. impactful innings , but is complementing 2013 9th out of 9 9th Kolkata, they believed in the pace battery of Royal Challengers Bangalore at M for Delhi’s side that has finished at the bot- His three fifty-plus scores (67 vs Royal Shikhar well at the top by adding quick runs 2014 8th out of 8 8th Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Chris Chinnaswamy. Kagiso Rabada’s 21/4 first tom half of the table for half a dozen year Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore, 52 at in the first power play to provide Delhi a Morris, and Keemo Paul. restrict RCB under 150 and then Shreyas (three times at the last spot in the past six Kotla) and 58 not out vs Kings XI Punjab, solid start at the top of the order. 2015 7th out of 8 7th The kind of combinations with which Iyer’s first fifty of the season, 67 runs help years) this is certainly a moment to cheer along with 45 against Sunrisers, 43 in the tied Delhi’s success this time is much 2016 6th out of 8 6th Delhi played shows the amount of game- DC win by four wickets. for. game against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi, because of the impact innings from the top 2017 6th out of 8 6th changing talent present in the dugout. Next stop was at Eden Gardens where The side is always considered as an which was decided after super over finish four Indian batsmen and to complement 2018 8th out of 8 8th And that’s whats the primary element of a Shikhar Dhawan’s 97 not out anchors underachiever in this big cash-rich league came in winning the cause. them, the side has Kagiso Rabada in its rank, successful team. seven-wicket triumph. In the third succes- primarily because of the fact that they failed And to his support in the middle who after missing majority part of the last 2019 3rd out of 8 TBA Over the years, Delhi tried to bring sive away game, Delhi faced Sunrisers and to make use of the best possible resources order, there is Dhoni’s Indian team deputy season due to injury, is back into business impactful players for a big price and tried after posting 155 runs on the board, Delhi available to them. Rishabh Pant. Delhi’s leading run-getter in and is currently the leading wicket-taker in campaign. to influence the result via them but every fought back against the likes of in-form Many of the former players performed the last season (684 runs in 14 games), the tournament (25 wickets), miles ahead Though the side will miss its ace pacer time it turned out to be a blunder. The fran- David Warner and Jonny Bairstow and dis- exceptionally well in the tournament after Pant started this season with a of his closest contender and countrymen during the most important phase of the tour- chise spent `16 crores to land Yuvraj Singh missed last eight opposition batsmen for just moving out of Delhi, time and again leav- bang, thrashing World’s Number Imran Tahir (21 wickets). nament, they still have enough players who in Delhi but the left-handed batting all- 15 runs to pull out result in its favour. ing Delhi with the guilt of not keeping 1 bowler Jasprit Bumrah during His excellent death bowling, per- can step up and deliver in the big game. rounder could only manage 248 runs in 14 This was probably the game which enough faith in its squad’s abilities to per- his 27-ball, 78 run innings at fect yorker, and wicket-taking ability It is beyond any doubt that Delhi games and just took one wicket. In 2018, changed the perception about Delhi going form and win tournaments for it. Wankhede in the first game of this makes him stand out of the rest. The always had some great names in its ranks, they went with Glenn Maxwell for `9 crores ahead this season. The comeback was just For example, arguably one of the most year’s edition. South African also defended 11 be it from the Indian subcontinent — the but the Aussie too failed badly and just man- out of the box against Sunrisers. successful skipper Gautam Gambhir, who And after the World Cup runs against big-hitting Andre players who are traditionally the best play- aged 169 runs in 12 games. However, coming back to Kotla, does- won two IPL trophies with the Kolkata snub, he smashed 36-ball against Russell during the Kolkata ers against spin bowling or the fancy over- The problem with Delhi was not just n’t worked for Delhi initially and they lost Knight Riders in his seven-year stay at the Rajasthan Royals, which earned game in the seasons first seas players — ones more comfortable that their big picks failed to perform but also the third home game by 40 runs against City of Joy was part of the Delhi side for four him praise from Indian former super over. He sent Russell against the seam. the management’s lack of trust in its key Mumbai Indians. seasons (2008-10 and 2018) but the local skipper and Delhi Capitals advi- packing on his 147 km/h But what didn’t even happen in presence players. Constant changing and chopping of But, they finally manage to break the Delhi lad who is often referred to as the mas- sor Sourav Ganguly, who took to yorker, which Ganguly of seasoned campaigners like Virender the squad and the change of the support staff Kotla code in the fifth and sixth game against ter planner couldn’t help Delhi win the title. social media to praise the young referred to as the “ball Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, always have a bad impact. KXIP and RCB respectively with Shreyas And it’s not just about Gambhir or batsman and wrote: “Rishabh of the IPL.” Zaheer Khan, Kevin Pietersen, Ab de This time neither of this happened and Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan leading from the Sehwag, but even the two most consistent Pant, you deserve this. You are However, by Villiers, David Warner, and Dilshan was the the result of which is evident in the points front by scoring half-centuries in both the and impactful overseas players of the IPL wow.” the end of the result in Delhi’s favour. So what different table where Delhi became the first team to games. DC won by five-wickets against over the years — David Warner and Andre Also adding to the list of tournament, happened with time. Is it because of the pres- qualify for playoffs. Punjab and 16 runs against Bangalore. Russell were also a part of Delhi’s side before consistent performers for the Delhi suffered a ence of Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly The belief in abilities is such high among In between both these games, they relocating to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi side, Shikhar Dhawan massive setback when in the dugout? the players that when Shikhar Dhawan was played against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur, Kolkata Knight Riders, where they become is the most experienced Cricket South Africa Certainly, the presence of two of the asked about what team is expecting from where Rishabh Pant’s 36-ball 78* outshines the biggest match winner of their respective player in the line-up. After called back Kagiso biggest leaders have a great impact but what now, the Gabbar said: “We are very confi- Ajinkya Rahane’s second IPL hundred (105 sides. being traded from Rabada as a precau- not to forget is the combination with which dent of winning the title and time and again not out) to help Delhi win by six-wickets. The leading run scorer of this year’s Sunrisers to Delhi in tionary step keeping in Delhi played this time. The franchise we have proved that in this season that we But, in the penultimate game of the tournament and two time orange cap win- return for Vijay mind the ICC World backed its players to perform even after few are ready to do so. The belief is such high league phase, without the likes of Rabada ner in the past, Warner (692 runs in 12 Shankar, Shahbaz Cup starting in less than disappointing innings. This was some- that we will not only play the final but will and Ishant, Delhi first failed to understand innings) started his IPL journey with Delhi Nadeem, and a month time. thing which was missing in the last 11 years. also win it and end the barren run of tro- the nature of Chennai’s wicket and failed to in 2009 and stayed here till 2013. During his Abhishek Sharma, The pacer was suf- Unlike previous times, where they con- phy-less tenure.” restrict MS Dhoni to take CSK close to 180 five-year stay, the New South Wales open- Shikhar found his fering from a stiff back stantly used to tussle combinations for the Delhi started this year’s campaign with runs mark. The side suffered its heaviest er smashed 1456 runs in 56 innings at an mojo back and issue and was sidelined favourable outcomes. This time, the top four- a convincing 37 runs win against Mumbai defeat of the campaign at Chepauk by 80 average of 28.54 and with two hundreds and became the lead- against Chennai game on Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer Indians at Wankhede in a high scoring affair. runs where Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja 10 fifties. While after relocating he managed ing run-scorer May 1, which Delhi went on and Rishabh Pant played every game of this Rishabh Pant was the star performer in shared seven-wickets to sweep Delhi out for 3271 runs in 71 innings an average of 55.44 for Delhi in the to lose by 80 runs — its year’s campaign even though at times it felt Mumbai, where the World Cup hopeful 99 runs. with 2 centuries and 34 fifties. Also, he suc- tournament. The biggest defeat of this year’s like Delhi could have tried Colin Munro up scored 27-ball unbeaten 78 (7 fours and 7 LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 variety 10

‘I have made my place in the industry’

nHow did acting happen? ing out well. Competition jisko lagta multiple things at the same time. He This the first time that I am host- I knew that I wanted to be an ho, woh uskey bare me sochey mere manages everything so well that it ing a crime-based show. Savdhaan actor when I was two-and-a-half years dimag me aisa koi khyaal nahin aata doesn’t make any difference while he India is an iconic show and I feel it old. I did my first stage performance hai. is shooting. So this concentration is will probably go on for many more back then. My parents worked as nFrom Platform to Bioscopewala, I STILL FEEL something that I learnt from him. years. It is a talked-about show where teachers in a school and they wanted how has your journey been? EXCITED TO GO ON When it comes to Aamir Khan, then everyone has either seen it or heard somebody to play Lord Krishna, in I still feel the same excitement of course he does a few things but he about it. It has completed its seven his younger years. That’s how I went while going on the sets. I still feel THE SETS. I FEEL goes deep into them, so this is what I years which is a big thing. Also, it is on stage for the first time. Now, I feel delighted to have signed a new film. I learnt from him. Then, Kareena not just an overnight thing, it is a fortunate enough to have spent two feel happy when people read out a DELIGHTED TO HAVE Kapoor Khan was another great artist classic. I liked the idea of the show decades working in the industry, certain kind of script to me. I feel joy- SIGN A NEW FILM. I to work with. She is lovely, generous, and the premise that it sets out — to doing some of my best work. ful. I like playing different kinds of happy, friendly and relaxed about be alert. In our country, where there nIs it hard to survive in the people, that’s the thrill for me. FEEL HAPPY WHEN being on sets. It feels like she was born is such a vast populace, there is an industry? nDo you have any regrets? on the sets and it’s a part of her life. important need for alertness. I am in a comfortable Not really. Eventually, all my deci- PEOPLE READ OUT nYou have worked on different Furthermore, in these seven years of place now where peo- sions have turned out right because I CERTAIN KIND OF media — stage, TV, films and web. the show, they have kept up with the Talktime ple would not like to am still here in the industry. What is the one differnce you felt in changing nature of the crimes. Also it compromise with nYou have shared the screenspace SCRIPTS TO ME. I all of them? is a medium where I get to play TISCA CHOPRA wanting somebody with some of the prominent actors Films are director-oriented. He is myself. It is my direct connect with else instead of me. I in the industry. What is that one FEEL JOYFUL. I LIKE the one who sees the whole thing in the audience where I can communi- She is known for giving stellar performances in have had made my thing that you learned from them? PLAYING DIFFERENT his head and he will shoot you and cate to them ki maksad aapko darana films like Taare Zameen Par and Dil Toh place in the industry I have learnt something or the put only those parts in the film that nahin, aap ko samjhana hai. n Bachcha Hai Ji. She speaks with where people show other from all of them. I have recently KINDS OF PEOPLE he likes. He will change and modify What next? Musba Hashmi that belief in me that worked with Akshay Kumar for a film things according to him to make the There is a web series coming out about her journey in the you can do this and and he has a unique, razor-sharp AND THAT’S THE performance work. Also everything is in May — Hostages. It is a dream role industry, hosting a crime show and you should do this. focus. He is doing about 75-80 things THRILL FOR ME shot in bits and pieces. Television is for me. I am doing a film — Good upcoming projects The best of opportuni- at any given time — listening to the writer driven. Stage is solely an actor’s News with Dharma Productions. It is ties are coming my way. I songs of some upcoming film, listen- medium and there is no retake. I my first project with them and I am have produced a short film ing to the narration of some scripts, enjoy films and TV for their reach. excited about it. I am writing and — Chutney, which was loved meeting someone and working on the nYou are now a part of Savdhaan directing a feature, so that will be by all. So things have been work- promotions of something. He can do India so what made you say yes to it? next. It’s a kids world

SHALINI SAKSENA speaks with directors BUBBLES SABHARWAL and LUSHIN DUBEY about their latest workshop theatrical — Sleeping Beauty — an all children’s stage show

hat would your reac- “There has always been view- since the youngest star is just 4. tion be if someone ership for theatre. Back in Dubey tells you that her Wwere to tell you that 1992, Peter Pan was staged. We Starcast of Sleeping Beauty take a bow background as an special ed the Capital witnessed a stage did 30 shows. But Kingdom of makes her job easier. The fact shaw that had an all kids star Dreams gave a pan India podi- that she loves children is an cast. Incredulous, would be um to theatre. This has helped. added advantage. “You are the first thought to come to School groups were coming in working with specially-able mind. But believe it or not the to watch Wizwits,” Sabharwal kids. It can test your patience retelling of the classical — tells you. and tolerance. I am a calm per- Sleeping Beauty — enthralled According to her what son and love kids. When peo- the audience recently because brings down theatre is the pro- ple ask me how many kids I its stars ranged between the hibitive cost that comes if one have I tell them two — biolog- ages of four to 13 with the 13- wants to showcase it in Delhi, ical — but tens of thousands year-old playing the lead in not so in the case of Mumbai otherwise. The minute you Sleeping Beauty. where there are places where talk to children, you are on par The musical is a brainchild one can get basic infrastructure. with them. I don’t mollycoddle of Bubbles Sabharwal (Swara Fourteen-year-old Tahira them. There is an intrinsic Bhaskar’s mother in Veere Di Solomon from Sanskriti School wisdom in kids,” Dubey ‘An actor can’t Wedding) and Lushin Dubey. who played Aurora says: “I explains. With over 30 years experi- have been working with Kids There is an exercise that ence, the duo, who started World since I was about 6. Dubey insists upon. Each of her Kids World back in 1990, are With each play I’ve not only artists have to know the lines of be smug’ also the creators of Wizwits that created many new friends but other performers. If an artist is performed at Kingdom of I’ve also learned many new unable to perform, other one Dreams. things and have grown into a can step in. This way each kid AMOL PARASHER will soon Sleeping Beauty that began much more confident person feels important and knows that as a theatrical workshop soon under the guidance of Lushin nobody is a lead. be seen in Dolly Kitty Aur Woh took the shape of a full-fledged and Bubbles ma’am and I hope “Five-year-old Dipshi stage as the kids wanted to see to continue my journey with knows all the lines of the nar- Chamakte Sitare directed by themselves grow. them.” rator. If today, if the narrator “Entertainment should be Her sister Amyra who is in falls ill, Dipshi will step in,” Alankrita Shrivastava. wholesome and healthy not Class IV tells you that she used each and every stage play that The workshops that ulti- Dubey says. only movies. There should be to watch her sister do plays in Kidsworld has given — From mately culminate into a pro- Interestingly, the theatrical SHALINI SAKSENA chats up other avenues. Children’s per- Kids World since she was a tod- Annie to Oye Matilda! Tu Hai duction starts with introducing workshop found its way on to sonality grows with leaps and dler and was fascinated and that Ustaad! the kids to an animated version the stage. “We didn’t know the actor about his journey bounds having gone through got her interested in work- “My inspiration has always Each of the of a classical if it is available. what kind of lessons the kids theatre. We teach confidence shops. “Now , I got to be on been the kids. I started work- When it comes to singing, it is had imbibed. it is easy to per- and communication where stage and perform in front of ing with my uncle the minute artists have to not purely classical; the music form in front of moms, dads nWhat is the film about? there has to be clarity of many people. I have lots of fun I passed out of college. know the lines is peppy, something that they and chachas. The real test is to The film is directed and written by Alankrita Shrivastava. thought and speech. This and I make a lot of new friends,” Whenever we do a production, of other can identify with. see them perform in front of an It is an interesting take on lives of people in our country. All empowers you,” Sabharwal says. the eight -year-old student of we make singing a little con- “For this stage show, we unknown crowd,” Dubey my scenes are with Konkana and the complex relationship they A majority of the inspira- Sanskriti Schools shares. She temporary so that the kids can performers. If have used instruments like the shares. have since they are from different class. tion and elements for the musi- played the witch, Gorgon. enjoy and have fun while learn- any artist is cello and the flute. This is However, to take Sleeping nHow has your journey been thus far? cal came from the fairytale. The Anya Rastogi, a nine-year- ing,” Santana explains. unable to because I didn’t want to tam- Beauty to other cities may not I have been in the industry for around 10 years, I would rest was from everyday life. old Class V student of Modern The challenge is that kids per with the classic too much be so easy since the cast is so say that my acting journey began only five- six years back as “There are some fictional ele- School, Vasant Vihar who today are not exposed to jazz, perform, the but I introduced drums. The young — 4 to 13. In the past the I have been acting seriously in the last five years. ment to the play as well. There played Malificent says: “I have western classical and or even other one can beat here adds a bit of a tempo team has travelled with five nWhat has been some of the ups and downs? are a couple of characters who had lots of fun performing as Indian classical. “The minute step in. This so that the kids find it bouncy,” mothers as guardians and a In the beginning, there were many downs. When I came are not there in the original like Malificent in Sleeping Beauty. At they are exposed to music, it is Santana who also gets a lot young starcast. At best the to Mumbai I didn’t know anybody. I didn’t have any work. Ficklehead. They are like two Kids World, they don’t push you pop not that there is anything way each kid questions from the kids who directors will take the musical There were many lean periods. There were times of frustra- jokers. This is to introduce but make it interesting and wrong here. But we should be feels important want to introduce their own to close by places like tion. It was tough to pass time. Things changed in 2016 and humour into the play. make you take part in the deci- aware of our roots as well. and knows that touch to the song. Chandigarh or even Sohna. luckily I started getting work, a lot more than I expected. Maleficent is an eight-headed sions about the play also. I have Sleeping Beauty is western clas- “When they ask me this, I To put out this stage play, nHow tough is it to deal with this situation? monster whose power is in a also made a lot of new friends. sical by Pyotr Ilyich nobody is a give them options. if they want it has taken the directors two To be honest one is angry. It is easy to say have patience. purple flower. The reason for I love the music and the cos- Tchaikovsky. The minute they lead it to try their way or my way or to three weeks. The kids have But this is not easy when you see others get work and you have this dramatisation is to let the tumes as well,” hear it, they say: ‘Oh my God! — Lushin Dubey a middle path — theirs and been trained for two hours each none. One has to be patient in a good way. You don’t know kids’ imagination a flight of Laura Santana who gave What is this? We can’t sing this.’ mine. I work with each kid day with no break. how long you will last here. You have to be ready all the time. fancy,” Sabharwal tells you. the music tells you that she has To get them to change their individually. While working “Usually we don’t want to You have to keep yourself motivated at all times. Though 80 per cent of the ben part of the Kids World style of singing is challenging. with the lead of Sleeping Beauty, prolong the time of the work- nDid you always want to be an actor? Sleeping Beauty is in English, since she was a kid herself. Her But then they go back and I see what her range is and cus- shops. The time that we work No, not at all. I was pursuing my engineering in from IIT- there rest is in Hindi. inspiration for the musical explore it and enjoy tomise the song accordingly,” with is crucial. So sometimes Delhi. I started acting doing plays where I was there— with- She doesn’t agree that the- comes from the fact that her Tchaikovsky which is satisfying Santana says and tells you that we work without a break,” in the campus and outside. I even worked for a year while pur- atre has come of age today. father and uncle gave music to for me,” Santana says. the audience is always in awe Dubey says. suing theatre. But it was tough because of office hours. I was getting frustrated. I realised that I was missing acting and want- ed to go back to the stage. That is when I decided to take a SHALINI SAKSENA n NEW DELHI The products make a huge dif- break. I met a few theatre people in Mumbai, quit my job and ference as one of the therapist gets shifted here. 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There is experimentation. This is why a lot of Bollywood Director of The Mani Pedi Spa tells women find it uncomfortable. Also, I perfectly safe. That done, one has the filmmakers are doing web shows since they also feel that they you that the reason why she started was not sure about the instruments option of normal nail paint (OPI nail have a lot more to do. this spa was because she couldn’t find AFTER and whether they were being properly collection with lacquered finish). One nHas the change in content made you reinvent yourself? the service she wanted. sterlised. We use disposable where can choose from over 250 nail paints. There have been changes in web content. When I did my Bhardwaj says that the second possible, rest are put in a sterliser. The One can even go for nail art. if you first web show things were different since the budget was small outlet is the result of an overwhelm- products used are complete safe. 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Will flexible and have the ability to learn all the time. Things change providing these services is different Bhardwaj says. Delhi be first in line? Hopefully, yes. you can’t say you know all. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 sport 11

Hetmyer, Gurkeerat script RCB’s win DC END ROYALS CAMPAIGN PTI ■ BENAGLURU match-winning 120-run Apartnership by Shimron Ishant & Amit pick 3 wickets each to help Delhi win by 5 wickets Hetmyer (75) and Gurkeerat Singh (65) helped Royal PTI ■ NEW DELHI per Ajinkya Rahane (2) and Challengers Bangalore beat then came back an over later to Sunrisers Hyderabad by four elhi Capitals crushed clean up Livingstone (14). wickets in their IPL game here Rajasthan Royals' play- To make matters worse for Saturday. Doff hopes with a con- the visitors, in-form Sanju Earlier, captain Kane vincing five-wicket victory to Samson (5) fell victim to an Williamson dealt in fours and finish off the league campaign unnecessary mix up with sixes as Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing IPL on a high Mahipal Lomror in the next plundered 28 runs in the final note here on Saturday. over. over to reach a challenging 175 Already through to the Lomror (8) didn't help his for seven. play-offs, Delhi Capitals first cause either as he handed SRH were 147 for seven at rode on veterans Ishant Sharma Ishant his third wicket of the the end of the 19th over but and Amit Mishra's superb day, nicking one to Rishabh Williamson cut loose after that, efforts with the bowl to restrict behind the stumps. smashing Umesh Yadav for Rajasthan Royals to 115 for Parag and Gopal tried to two sixes and as many fours to nine and then chased down the stabilise the innings with a 27- finish the innings on a high. target in 16.1 overs, with run fifth-wicket stand before Williamson remained not Rishabh Pant remaining Mishra scalped two wickets in out on 70 off 43 balls, hitting unbeaten on a 38-ball 53. consecutive deliveries in the four sixes and five fours at the The win lifted Delhi to the 12th over to disturb Rajasthan's M Chinnaswami Stadium. second spot in the standings resistance. To make matters worse for with 18 points from 14 games Mishra first foxed Gopal Yadav, he was wrongly no- but to finish as second best side, (12) to be stumped by Rishabh balled by umpire Nigel Llong. the Capitals would need and then induced a faint edge Sent into bat, SRH were off Mumbai Indians to lose against from new man Stuart Binny, to a brisk start with Martin Kolkata Knight Riders on which again Rishabh obliged. Guptill and Wriddhiman Saha Sunday. This gave Mishra a chance for (20) putting on 46 runs for the A win for Mumbai would registering a hat-trick. opening wicket in 4.3 overs, but automatically drop Delhi to The leg-spinner was well the keeper-batsman failed to the third spot as they have an on course of scalping a hat- clear pacer Navdeep Saini as the inferior net run-rate. trick but Trent Boult dropped visitors lost their first wicket. Rajasthan are out of the Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer watch the pitch during the first game on Sunday IPL a sitter at long-off to hand After addition of another tournament, finishing with just Krishnappa Gowtham life. 14 runs to the team total, SRH 'three-dimensional' abilities, ular intervals, Williamson 11 points from 14 games. played on the next delivery. a big six over long-leg off and spot for Rajasthan as he held on However, Mishra got his lost their second wicket when Vijay Shankar raced to 27 with looked to rotate the strike and Chasing a modest target, Skipper Shreyas Iyer (15 off in the process also notched up to one fort and notched up his man an over later as Gowatham Guptill was dismissed by the help of three sixes, but again also go for the big hits. Delhi made a quick start 9) and Rishabh then added 33 his fifty. maiden IPL fifty to take the vis- gave a straight forward catch to Washington Sundar for a 23- failed to translate the start into Barring the opening stand, through Shikhar Dhawan (16) runs off 25 balls for the third Rishabh's unbeaten knock itors close to the 120-run mark. Ishant at long-off and ball 30. a big score. the only partnership that flour- and Prithvi Shaw (8) before Ish wicket before the former was was studded with two fours and Rajasthan had a disastrous Rajasthan slumped to 65 for Manish Pandey, who Shankar was Sundar's third ished a bit was the one between Sodhi (3/26) removed both holed out by Liam Livingstone five hits over the fence. start to their innings after opt- seven. stretched Mumbai Indians with scalp of the evening and Williamson and Shankar, who the openers in consecutive off Shreyas Gopal. Earlier, Ishant (3/38) did ing to bat as they were reduced Parag opened up late and his brave half century in their Yuzvendra Chahal picked up ended up giving a catch while balls to give himself a hat-trick While Delhi lost two more the early damage before leg- to 30 for four at the end of the smacked Ishant for two fours to last game, fell cheaply, for nine, his 100th wicket in IPL when going for a slog sweep. chance. wickets in the form of Colin spinner Mishra (3/17) came to first six overs of powerplay with pick up 18 runs off the 17th leaving the visitors in some he lured Yusuf Pathan into Williamson brought up his Sodhi first got rid off Ingram (12) and Sherfane the party to rock Rajasthan's Ishant doing bulk of the dam- over and then smashed Boult trouble at 61 for three in the playing an irresponsible shot to fifty in style, hoicking Yadav Dhawan, in the second ball of Rutherford (11), Rishabh car- innings. age. for two sixes in the final over eighth over. leave Sunrisers at 127 for five over long off for a six and fol- the fourth over, holed out by ried on his bat and finished off Young Parag (50 off 49, Ishant struck in the second before perishing in the last ball Picked in the World Cup in the final ball of 16th over. lowed that with some more Riyan Parag and then Shaw the chase by hitting Sodhi for 4x4s, 2x6s) was the lone bright over, removing Rajasthan skip- of the innings. bound Indian team for his Even as wickets fell at reg- lusty hits. Up Next Virat, AB sorry for up & down performance BENGALURU: Closing in on one of their worst IPL seasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore's bat- Super Kings look to maintain pole position ting mainstays Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers on Saturday apologised for their "up and down PTI ■ MOHALI and now with just a game left in the Dhoni, Raina, Ambati Rayudu, In the previous game against KKR, performances", and thanked the fans for their league stage, the defending champions Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis will despite posting a challenging 183/6, support. lready assured of a playoff berth, need a win to maintain their domi- look to score big runs in Mohali, while visitors' openers Shubman Gill (65 not "RCB fans, thank you so much for the sup- Atable toppers Chennai Super Kings nance and cement their position at the Tahir and Harbhajan will aim to out) and Chris Lynn (46) took the port throughout the season, you guys are will aim to maintain their pole posi- top. flummox the Kings XI batsmen with match away from the KXIP. After the incredible. Virat will agree to the fact that the tion with a victory over a struggling With 18 points from 13 games, a their spin magic. match, KXIP skipper Ravichandran last game with the rain, it was only a 5-over game Kings XI Punjab in their last IPL group win will give them 20 points, which is In contrast, Kings XI Punjab, who Ashwin admitted that powerplay has but one of the most memorable games in my life league encounter here on Sunday. unlikely to be achieved by any other are already out of the play-offs race, been one of his team's "massive prob- and it wasn't even the result. Thanks to you guys. After a defeat team. would be playing only for pride. With lems". "Sorry about the up and down perfor- Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD against Mumbai TO In their previous 10 points from 13 games, they are at Ashwin summed up his team's mances, we are hoping to finish on a high. Please Indians in an earlier HEAD match against Delhi seventh spot, a rung above bottom- campaign this season as not up the keep supporting us, it keeps us going. Hoping match, Mahendra Capitals, skipper placed Royal Challengers Bangalore. mark. something special is coming in the last game and M 20 Singh Dhoni-led CSK KXIP CSK Dhoni and Suresh Inconsistent KXIP's hopes of mak- Their in-form openers Chris Gayle next season," AB de Villiers said in the message bounced back with a vs CSK 12 Raina guided the team ing it to the playoffs were dashed in a and K L Rahul, who have been among to their fans for supporting them throughout a MOHALI massive 80-run win KXIP 7 to a challenging 179/4 seven-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight runs, would be keen to come good forgettable campaign. because even after three hours of a game being over Delhi Capitals in SUNDAY | 4:00 PM and then restricted the Riders in their last match here. Not against CSK. "One game left for the season, it's been dis- washed out, you still sit in the stadium and give their last game, to opponent to just 99. being in the reckoning for playoffs will The likes of Sam Curran, Mayank appointing for us and for all of you but as we us the loudest cheer when we walk out to bat. once again capture the No.1 spot. Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja be a disappointment for the home Agarwal and Nicholas Pooran will do every year, we are going to come out and do It's special and it's always going to be special in Heavy loss against Mumbai shared seven scalps between them as crowd in Sunday's match but they will have to shoulder more responsibility everything next season to turn it around. our hearts and minds. Thank you for being the Indians saw their net run-rate falling they wrecked havoc. hope that KXIP finish on a high. in the middle-order. "This has to be a special message for you all best fans that you are," Kohli said in the video.

Match After KKR face Mumbai in must win clash

PTI ■ MUMBAI carry on the winning momen- ified for the playoffs will eye tum as 18 points and a better net revenge after KKR after they had heir play-off chances hang- run-rate than both first placed suffered a 34-run defeat in Ting in balance, Kolkata CSK and third placed Delhi Kolkata. Knight Riders will keep no Capitals will give them two Also the result of the match stone unturned as they take on shots at qualifying for the final. which finalise on which position Mumbai Indians with a prayer With Chris Lynn and Mumbai finish and who will be on their lips in a must-win Shubhman Gill coming good their opponent in the play-off. Indian Premier League game on For the hosts, apart from Sunday. Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD Hardik (380 runs from 13 KKR defeated Kings XI TO matches), South African Punjab to keep their play-off HEAD Quinton De Kock (462 from 13) hopes alive till the last leage M 24 has been among the runs. But game but if Sunrisers MI KKR others including Rohit Sharma vs MI 18 Hyderabad manage to sneak MUMBAI Mumbai Indians players arrive at the pitch before the match IPL (331 runs from 12), Suryakumar KKR 6 past RCB on Saturday, it might SUNDAY | 8:00 PM Yadav (292 runs from 13), take a Herculean effort in terms Chahar have to be taken to task, apart by their opponents both in Krunal Pandya ( 176 runs from of improving the net run-rate. then KKR batsman will have to the Powerplay as well as at the 13) and Kieron Pollard (240 runs Placed fourth, SRH have a and the marauding Andre put up a special show. death. Pacers Harry Gurney, from 13) need to shoulder net run-rate of +0.653, which is Russell to follow at No 4, skip- Russell, who has been con- Sandeep Warrier, Narine and responsibility. comparatively better than fifth per Dinesh Karthik would fancy sistently delivering for his team, Piyush Chawla will have to However an area of concern placed KKR's +0.173. In case, his chances at the batting-friend- will have to showcase his bowl a tight line and length to for head-coach Mahela SRH lose to RCB, it will be like ly Wankhede. prowess and mettle once again. restrict the famed Mumbai bat- Jayawardene would be the fre- a quarter-final for KKR as a win If the likes of seasoned For KKR, their bowling has ters. quent middle-order collapse will do the job. Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, been the biggest concern as Meanwhile, Mumbai and he would like to strength- However MI would like to Krunal Pandya and leggie Rahul their bowlers have been ripped Indians, who have already qual- en before the knockouts. Won't mind if my anger gets best out of boys: Karthik

PTI n MOHALI It is rare, not many people have with both hands. It’s a big ground, seen me angry. If I feel I need to be but we did the small things well. We olkata Knight Riders skipper angry to get the best out of the boys, ran well between the wickets, put KDinesh Karthik is not known then maybe,” Karthik said after his pressure on the bowler and it was to lose his cool for on-field lapses team’s seven wicket win over KXIP. good execution from the bats- but he doesn’t mind letting it rip KKR fast bowler Sandeep men,” Karthik said. occasionally if it can bring the best Warrier said that the skipper was Asked what was the gameplan out of his players. urging his men to be on toes dur- for Rahul and Gayle, Warrier said, During Friday’s must-win away ing crunch situations. “I was looking not be predictable match against Kings XI Punjab, “He (Karthik) was telling us to to them because the wicket was just Karthik lost his cool at the innings be on our toes as it was a must-win holding a bit at the start. So, I was break as his bowlers and fielders game for us. He was telling us to trying to be not be predictable. My didn’t execute his plans properly. focus on every ball,” said Warrier, strength is swinging the ball, I When asked about his frayed who got the wickets of KL Rahul was trying to swing it both ways temper, the KKR skipper admitted and Chris Gayle. The skipper how- and mix it with slow balls in that he wasn’t happy with his ever was all praise for young between.” bowlers and fielders. Shubman Gill, who scored an “Back of the length was a bit “It’s been a hard few days. I unbeaten 65 off 49 balls to anchor hard to hit as the ball was not com- wasn’t too happy with the what the the chase of 184. ing onto the bat pretty easily, so I bowlers and the fielders were “It’s fair that we have given Gill stuck to this with the new ball and doing, so I thought I should let the a chance at the top of the order, and it worked,” the 28-year-old bowler boys know what I felt at that time. he has grabbed the opportunity from Kerala said. LUCKNOW | SUNDAY | MAY 5, 2019 sport 12

Ghosal, I will take you to psychiatrist: Ronaldo earns draw for Juve Chinappa AP n TURIN Gambhir hits back at Afridi ristiano Ronaldo scored storm into Clate as Juventus dented PTI n NEW DELHI “...YOU ARE A Torino’s chances of qualifying HILARIOUS MAN!!! for the Champions League final ot known to pull back with a 1-1 draw in Serie A on Npunches, Gautam ANYWAY, WE ARE Friday. PTI n KUALA LUMPUR Gambhir hit back at Shahid Torino looked set to com- Afridi, offering to take him to STILL GRANTING memorate the 70th anniversary he two stars of Indian a session with “a psychiatrist” VISAS TO of the Superga air disaster by Tsquash — the men’s top after the former Pakistan cap- beating Juventus following Sasa seed Saurav Ghosal and reign- tain wrote a few uncharitable PAKISTANIS FOR Lukic’s first-half goal, but ing champion Joshna Chinappa things about the Indian open- MEDICAL Ronaldo leveled six minutes — stormed into the final of the er. from time. Asian Individual Squash Afridi in his just-released TOURISM. I WILL Torino remained sixth, two Championship with convincing autobiography ‘Game Changer’ PERSONALLY TAKE points below fourth-place semi-final victories here on had sarcastically referred to Atalanta for the final Saturday. Gambhir as someone who YOU TO A Champions League berth, Women’s second seed “behaves like a cross between PSYCHIATRIST” ahead of the rest of the week- Joshna defeated sixth seed Don Bradman and James end’s games. Juventus has Sivasangari Subramaniam of Bond,” and has a “lot of attitude already won its eighth consec- Malaysia 11-7, 12-10, 11-3 and no great records” Gambhir personality. He who is barely a (wrongly referred in Afridi’s utive league title. while Ghosal ousted the sev- responded through his official character in the great scheme book as Asia Cup game). “The draw burns. We were enth seed Eain Yow Ng of twitter handle tagging Afridi. of cricket. He who has no “I remember the run-in thinking of victory,” Torino Malaysia 11-2, 11-6, 11-4. “...you are a hilarious great records just a lot of atti- with Gambhir during the 2007 coach Walter Mazzarri said. Joshna was the first to man!!! Anyway, we are still tude,” Afridi wrote. Asia Cup, when he completed “Two or three times we could appear on the court and granting visas to Pakistanis for “Gambhir behaves like he’s his single while running have scored the second goal according to coach Harinder medical tourism. I will per- a cross between Don Bradman straight into me. The umpires and maybe brought the win uventus's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus FC and Pal Sandhu, she could not have sonally take you to a psychia- & James Bond. In Karachi, we had to finish it off or I would home. There are still three Torino FC at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Friday made a better start to a match, trist,” Gambhir tweeted. call guys like him saryal have. Clearly we had a frank matches left. We have to play running away with an early The duo never shared a (grumpy). It’s simple, I like bilateral discussion about each them like we did tonight.” titles. everyone’s memory and heart.” Leonardo Spinazzola’s cross lead against Subramaniam. great rapport on and off-the- happy, positive people. Doesn’t other’s female relatives,” Afridi The derby was moved “The ‘Grande Torino’ side Torino took the lead in the into the top right corner in the There was focus and deter- field and it was reflected in matter if they are aggressive or recalled the uncharitable verbal ahead a day to avoid clashing represented the history of foot- 18th minute after Lukic mus- 84th minute for his 21st league mination in the Indian to start Afridi’s take on Gambhir. competitive, but you have to be exchange. Afridi has recently with the anniversary of the ball,” Juventus coach cled Miralem Pjanic off the ball goal, which moved him back with and even though “Some rivalries were per- positive & Gambhir wasn’t,” he agreed that he had indulged in 1949 plane crash in which 31 Massimiliano Allegri said. on a Juventus throw-in and into a tie for second behind Sivasangari caught up with her sonal, some professional. First further wrote. age-fraud and was 21 years old people died, including the “Tomorrow we have to curled into the far side of the Sampdoria striker Fabio in the second game and forced the curious case of Gambhir. The two had an angry bust when he scored his hundred “Grande Torino” team that commemorate this tragedy, net for his first goal for the club. Quagliarella for the most goals her to draw parity at 10 points, Oh poor Gautam. He & his atti- up during a bilateral series debut and not 16 as it was had won five straight league which will always remain in However, Ronaldo headed in Serie A this season. Joshna did not lose control. tude problem. He who has no ODI in Kanpur back in 2007 believed for a lot of years. Everton keep Euro dream alive with Burnley win

AFP n LIVERPOOL ing defence gave Richarlison an invitation to rifle beyond Tom verton kept their slim hopes Heaton. Eof a top-seven finish in the The Brazilian’s left-foot Premier League alive as they strike from the edge of the area recorded a fourth consecutive took a slight deflection off the victory at Goodison Park by unfortunate Mee, and Burnley’s defeating Burnley on Friday. luck worsened as Everton The Toffees have seen off increased their lead moments Chelsea, Arsenal and later. Manchester United on their Lucas Digne’s rasping effort patch recently — by an aggregate from a similar distance was par- score of 7-0 — and two goals in ried back into the danger zone three first-half minutes proved by Heaton, allowing Coleman, decisive against the Clarets. just onside, to stoop to head into Burnley defender Ben Mee an empty net. got a telling final touch to Everton’s second seemed to Richarlison’s strike while Seamus rouse Burnley, who thought they Coleman headed in on the had pulled one back when rebound as Everton ran out 2-0 Ashley Barnes expertly steered winners in both sides’ penulti- Robbie Brady’s ball into the area mate fixture of the campaign. across Jordan Pickford, only for The win moved Everton up the assistant referee to flag for to eighth and to within a single offside. point of Wolves in seventh — a Burnley showed more pur- position that will seal a Europa pose in the early stages of the League berth next season if second half than they did in the Manchester City beat Watford in whole of the opening 45 minutes. the FA Cup final later this Chris Wood’s low first-time month. Wolves could extinguish strike was saved by Pickford coach Marco Silva’s stated aim of while Brady’s teasing ball into the European football with a win area caught Johann Berg over already relegated Fulham Gudmundsson unawares, lead- on Saturday but this was an ing to the ball spooning over the impressive way to sign off at bar. home from Everton. Burnley could not find a way Just as it seemed the visitors back into the match, with had weathered the early Everton claiming an eighth clean onslaught, they fell behind in the sheet in their past 10 top-flight 17th minute as their backtrack- fixtures. Leipzig’s winning run ends ahead of Bayern showdown BERLIN: French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a late equaliser for Mainz to end RB Leipzig’s six-game winning streak in a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Bundesliga on Friday. Mateta’s 83rd-minute goal snatched a point after Timo Werner had put Leipzig on course for victory with a goal and two assists. The draw is an untimely set back for in-form Leipzig, coming just a week before they host league leaders Bayern Munich. With Bayern two points ahead of second place Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig could make a potentially title-deciding inter- vention by beating the leaders. They also face Bayern in the German Cup final later this month, but Rangnick said that his side were not getting distracted by the chance of silverware. Mainz took the wind out of Leipzig’s sails as they came from 3-1 down to earn a well-deserved draw. Werner set up Lukas Klostermann as Leipzig took an early lead on the counter-attack. Klostermann then doubled the lead in controversial circumstances, after team mate Willi Orban appeared to foul Mainz striker Karim Onisiwo in the build-up. Onisiwo got his revenge just before half- time, turning Klostermann in the box to fire Mainz back into the game. Werner, though, showed quick feet and a cool head to restore his side’s two-goal lead after the break and notch up his 16th league goal of the season. Moussa Niakhate prodded in another goal for Mainz at a corner on 67 minutes, before Mateta beat the offside trap to slot in a late equaliser. Leipzig’s midfield maestro Kevin Kampl will miss next week’s clash with Bayern after picking up a yellow card late in the game. Leipzig remain in third after securing Champions League qualification last week. Lahiri misses cut

CHARLOTTE: Anirban Lahiri’s Lahiri hit 13 of 18 greens in disappointing run continued as regulation during his second he missed the cut at the Wells round at the Wells Fargo Fargo Championship here. Championship, though it was He followed up his first better than the first day. Yet the round 79 with a 71 to be eight- first day’s 79 did not help his over for 36 holes and missed cause as the cut fell at one-over. action for another weekend. Lahiri had four birdies and This is Lahiri’s sixth missed three bogeys in his one-under cut in 14 starts and he has only 71, but it was little too late to one Top-10, at the Mayakoba keep him for final two rounds. Championships. Jason Dufner, who has He will now need some struggled since 2017 moved into quick results to ensure that he the lead at 11-under following a keeps his record of making the 63 in the second round. It is the FedExCup play-offs each year first time he has a 36-hole lead since 2015. since the 2017 Memorial. 
    

               
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Lauda would go on to win two ference between a birdie and a bogey is At the end, it all comes down to and the rules we choose to write as a Idon’t even know why I got clicked with more championship titles before retiring. what makes us sit up and take notice. man’s inherent drive to be the best. To society don’t matter at all.” Tiger Woods at Madame Tussauds Muhammad Ali, widely regarded as It’s what instantly puts him and the be better than the rest. And you can’t Eldrick Tont Woods, nicknamed when I clearly didn’t know enough to the “greatest of all time”, was stripped of whole of golf right back on the map. inculcate that drive. Another thing I Tiger, was always the outlier from the admire him or the legacy he was creat- his title and suspended for three years The news of Tiger Woods winning was shocked about (albeit pleasantly) very start: A child prodigy who was ing at that time. Then I grew up. Last after he refused to serve in the US Army another Masters hit me in three stages. was the kind of reaction he is receiving. introduced to golf before the age of two month was pivotal in the history of during the Vietnam War. His comeback First was that of shock. I was (and I’m It’s almost as if everyone has forgiven by his athletic father, Earl Woods. He golf, in more ways than one. Tiger against the undefeated Joe Frazier in the sure many of you were too) genuinely him for doing the wrongs he did. He already had the proverbial ‘10,000 Woods winning his fifth Masters, 14 match dubbed as “the fight of the centu- surprised to see him not only competing has paid the price. He has spent his hours’ under his belt way before he years after he last put on the Green ry” ended in his first ever professional amongst the best but beating everyone time in hell. And now it’s his time to started competing professionally. And Jacket, 11 years after last winning a loss. He would go on to beat Frazier in a again to be the best. After all, that’s shine. But why was I surprised that although the 10,000-hour rule is more Major is nothing short of extraordi- rematch. Then came the much awaited occurred. After all that’s passed. After all people reacted so positively in the first fiction than fact, it does hold signifi- nary, poetic, superlative, and a touch Thrilla in Manila in 1975. Frazier and that he must’ve faced. After all those place? Which brings me to the second cance. It does give you pointers. It does redemptive. Let’s put this into perspec- Ali were both geared up for this, Frazier nights he must’ve spent waiting for this thing that hit me: Happiness. give you the extra edge before anyone tive. Since 2009, he has seen his repu- desperately needing a win for his come- fine day. I cannot even fathom the tur- Everyone wants to identify with else. He was an outlier not only in tation severely tarnished amidst an back but Ali would not be denied by moil that must’ve gone through that your success but never your failure. I’ve terms of being an early starter and hav- infidelity scandal followed by divorce him a second time. Ali went on to win mind of his. Just like I couldn’t fathom seen that all too well from close quar- ing the kind of resources and golf with his Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, that dramatic 14 round fight (the 15th hearing what all he had done to put ters. Failure is an integral part of the courses only few could afford, he was had four back and two knee surgeries, was stopped as Frazier’s eyes were himself in that position. But I came to a success equation. By identifying in the also the outlier in terms of when he been addicted to painkillers causing swollen shut and he was badly beaten) realisation that people like him aren’t phenomenon of a successful comeback, was born. Augusta barred African his arrest for suspected driving under and Ali kept fighting till 1981. mere mortals. And maybe, just maybe, we are in some way relating it to our American players from the Masters influence, dropped out of the world’s Woods, though, was reluctant to that’s the reason they don’t have flaws own journey. His victory is somehow until 1975. Augusta National had no top 1,000 golfers, amongst many other claim it was even the best comeback in like the rest of us; something akin to a our victory. His win is somehow our black members until 1990. Tiger obstacles that makes this comeback all his own sport. He points to Ben Greek tragedy. Their flaws are tragic and hope. And his story is somehow our Woods’ birth year? Yep, 1975. He didn’t the more awe-inspiring. When we talk Hogan, who won the US Open a year fatal. They’re capable of extraordinary source of happiness. People want to have to deal with the racial barriers, of huge comebacks in the history of and a half after nearly dying in a car things in their field of specialty. They identify with your story because that the death threats, the prejudice. He sport — not just golf — this will rank crash. He does have a point. But the always have that extra mile in them, makes it more real, more tangible. And started his career when all of that had as one of, if not the best. comparisons of comebacks in different whatever the circumstances. And like there’s nothing more relatable than the been a thing of the past and golf was Peyton Manning is talked about in sports across different eras is not to any other Greek tragedy, their story has raw emotion of a comeback. 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Caliphal politics of President the Muslim world that the Islamist terrorist elements rants special attention, also other foreign outfits”. Maybe Government’s crackdown Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Such alarmist Islamist pol- Erdogan depends upon fulfil- recent embrace of pluralism being widely reported. because experience shows that this explains why Sri Lanka methods against the Islamists process of radicalisation of a itics on the part of the Erdogan ment of certain conditions. and diversity by the UAE and President Erdogan has Islamist forces, particularly became the sure-shot target for in the wake of the Easter section of global Sunni Muslim regime is not difficult to under- One, President Erdogan must Saudi Arabia is a weakness of emerged as one of the princi- ISIS, have flourished only in homeless Baghdadi, who has bombings, the success of the youth has hardly been focussed stand. It is likely to increase in emerge and be recognised as Islamic tradition and project ple sources of radicalisation of those regions which are afflict- lost his last redoubt in Syria. efforts hinges on the narrative upon. If one aspect of Islamist near future for three important the leader of Muslim world. his brand of Islamist authori- the Muslim youth across the ed with pre-existing conflicts - Although Baghdadi claims the Government is able to bombing in Sri Lanka, as reasons. First, the Islamist pol- This has pushed Erdogan to tarian anti-pluralism politics as world, particularly in Indian sectarian, ethnic, or religious. caliphate is not bound by the construct. Any ostentatious claimed by the perpetrators, itics is centrally linked with embrace aggressive, authori- real Islamic and in line with subcontinent where the second Despite local and global geography, he is raring to gain action against religious-cul- was to avenge the killing of Erdogan’s personal ambition of tarian style of politics with Caliphatic tradition. largest Muslim community of Intelligence reports suggesting lost ground in Iraq and Syria. tural symbol is fraught with the Muslims in New Zealand by resurrecting the institution of foremost anti-Israel, anti-west Two recent examples the world is living as religious that National Thowheeth ISIS already has a covert net- danger of spawning more rad- white supremacists, one is con- Caliphate in 1924 — the 100th Muslim face who is also cham- expose this mischief of the minority with historical sense Jamaath and its south Indian work in Iraq. Therefore, it is icals born out of the narrative strained to bring into focus the year of abolition of Caliphate pioning the cause of Muslim Erdogan regime. The first con- of discrimination and legacy of cohorts have been in touch essential that the coalition of the State operation. statement of President Erdogan, by the Kemalist state of Turkey. minorities living into non- cerned the Jamal Khashoggi Kh?lafat movement. There are with ISIS for long, the choice forces should maintain its hold Therefore, the burqa (face veil) which may have implication in Second, the deteriorating con- Muslim majority countries. incident, which was badly already reports that publica- of Sri Lanka for the revolting in the areas of ISIS caliphate till ban may be a pragmatic deci- further motivating the radi- dition of Turkish economy is With physical liquidation of Al exploited by Turkish state to tions regarding Kashmir has attacks is more to do with the it destroys the outfit’s raison sion — considering the facts calised Islamist elements to also pushing Erdogan to Qaeda and ISIS and the near expose the Saudi state in bad tremendously increased in peaceful island nation being a d’être. that some of women accom- commit barbaric acts. embrace Islamist politics. absence of other anti-west, diplomatic taste and deprive Turkey during last three years. safe target for ISIS, which is As for Sri Lanka, the island plices of the suicide bombers During the campaign of Third, Erdogan is losing anti-Israel Muslim political fig- the Kingdom of its Islamic The Government of India must desperate to stay in the reck- nation needs to ensure ISIS had fled the scene in burqa — municipal election in Turkey domestic political ground as ure, a good section of Muslim legitimacy to rule and claim the be cautious in dealing with the oning for global Islamist terror doesn’t succeed in having local for the time being till the raids last month, President Erdogan evident from his failure to win world looks into Erdogan a rightful custodian of Mecca Erdogan regime and must deny leadership. ISIS, which wield- franchises there. Considering and investigation are over, the lambasted the politics of over mayorship in some of the modern day Saladin. This and Medina and leadership of him the opportunity to radi- ed enormous control over huge the sophistication of the high- ban should be lifted as soon as Islamophobia in the West, largest cities like Istanbul, authoritarian Islamist brand of Sunni Muslim world. 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