3 0 = )"# "3()) 86)733+;63! $"#4"3()) "(,!;63! $"#4"3()) VRGR '%&((!1#VCEB R BP A"'!#$#1!$"#0$"T utqBVQWBuxy( 5/-&$)5(67 6$ 6 + #6(. 7 -$6(8 %7#")$@3! - / @ /1 1 1 <C / 1 <*/ / 1 B1< /BB 1 1 @/ / @/@ < < - A B A >)<" #$4 & 55+6 ' > "1%6,)"8 44#"67#) " 1 33 8 t a time when the ! " AGovernment claimed the coronavirus spread has been Maharashtra reported contained, the number of cases highest single-day spike of on Thursday crossed over 20 11,514 cases, followed by )$36%!)(%4#3$)$438) lakh mark in the country. With Andhra Pradesh 10, 328 fresh !3(#)433(())6"3(38) 20.21 lakh cases, India is cases, Karnataka 6805 and he Defence Ministry has )8)(6)"(")7")($)) behind Brazil which is second Tamil Nadu 5,684 cases. As the Tpulled out a document "(6) %)$ spot with more than 28.62 virus claimed another 316 lives from its website giving details lakh cases and the United in Maharashtra, the State's about the Chinese "transgres- !""(,3( %$ States which continues to be death toll climbed to 16,792. sions" in Eastern Ladakh begin- ))(3388"6"#3$83!) the worst affected nation with Mumbai reported 910 fresh ning early May. It was the first "("3("$)#)"3( close to 50 lakh cases. cases of Covid-19 and 57 time that the Government offi- <"()),,)"3(7))("(6)"(, India has added 10 lakh deaths in the last 24 hours. cially admitted that the Chinese #3(,) <($!3)4"6%##"( cases in just 20 days. Globally, After Maharashtra, racing Army had intruded into India -#(##)"(6) ; )<"()) over 18.82 million people have closer to the two lakh mark, the leading to the ongoing stand- "$)(,))$"())38*%(, been reported to be infected by coronavirus tally in Andhra offs at the Line of Actual #-3,($(37(+38 (,3(, the novel coronavirus globally Pradesh reached 1.96 lakh on Control (LAC). 33(:')"(""$"(" and 70,6779 have died so far. Thursday as another 10,328 The document was 2))6"3(3())7") Brazil on July 17 Brazil crossed cases were added for the second uploaded as part of the month- 20 lakh coronavirus cases with consecutive day. Worsening ly report on news section of the 76,000 deaths. further, East Godavari report- Defence Ministry website and said, "Neither has anyone Ministry said. the fact that the two Corps India, the third-most- ed another 1,351 cases in the was there since Tuesday. intruded into our territory nor "The situation in Eastern Commanders on July 14 par- affected country by total cases last 24 hours. " # # ! # However, it was missing on taken over any post. Our forces Ladakh arising from unilater- leys agreed for mutual and and fifth by death toll, has Continued on Page 2 ! $ % & ( Thursday. There was no official are doing what they have to do al aggression by China contin- complete disengagement of added 30,3946 cases in the word from the Ministry on this to protect the country, whether ues to be sensitive and requir- troops from the friction points. past six days alone. This is the deletion. it is deployment, action or ing close monitoring and ninth consecutive day that Acknowledging for the first counter-action. Our patrolling prompt action based on the # $% &' coronavirus cases have time that the Chinese had capacity has increased due to evolving situation," the docu- increased by more than 50,000. !"#$% &' intruded into India, the report newly built infrastructure, ment noted. On July 28, India had ($ $) ' '& said the present situation aris- especially along LAC." Incidentally, in an inter- ( recorded 15 lakh cases. The ing from "unilateral aggression" Meanwhile, the deleted view to some television chan- new five million came in nine *(+ ' ''& ' by China continues to be sen- document said ground-level nel in early June, Defence % days, with an average of 50,000 )#" sitive requiring close monitor- interactions were held between Minister Rajnath Singh had fresh cases logged each day. $) &' ' & ing and prompt action based the Armed forces of both sides acknowledged that China has The country has reported over on evolving situation and the to defuse the situation. A Corps moved troops in "significant 57,000 cases and over 800 ))(,# ' & & present standoff "is likely to be commanders' flag meeting was numbers". Moreover, during fter the Defence Ministry's deaths in the last 24 hours. )#(,( & & ' & prolonged." held on June 6. "However, a his visit to Leh in July, Rajnath Aadmitted that the Chinese Meanwhile, the World Health " '' '' ' & "Chinese aggression has violent face-off incident took had said he cannot guarantee to troops have transgressed into Organization urged the mem- -%. ' & been increasing along the Line place between the two sides on what extent the issue with the Indian territory in Eastern ber nations of its Southeast Asia of Actual Control (LAC) and June 15, resulting in casualties China would be resolved even Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul region to maintain essential ! '' ' more particularly in Galwan on both sides." as the talks are on at military Gandhi on Thursday asked health services and accelerate .( ' valley since May 5. The Subsequently, said the doc- and diplomatic levels. why the Prime Minister was resumption of healthcare facil- /$" & '& ''' Chinese side transgressed in ument, a second Corps com- In an effort to break the lying over the issue. ities hit by the pandemic as an the areas of Kurang Nala, mander level meeting took logjam, the two countries have "Why is the PM lying?" integral part of the Covid-19 ( & ' & Gogra, and north bank of place on June 22 to discuss the held five rounds of Corps Gandhi tweeted, renewing his response. $ $) & Pangong Tso on May 17-18," modalities of de-escalation. Commander level talks since attack on Modi on the issue of As per the Government *)# & ' ' the Ministry said in its What's "While engagement and dia- June but there is no noticeable the standoff with China. data, five most affected States New section on the website. logue at military and diplomatic improvement in the situation. Rahul has frequently by total tally of cases are Prime Minister Narendra level is continuing to arrive at China continues to dilly-dally attacked Modi on this issue, Maharashtra (4,79779), Tamil Modi in an all-party meeting in mutually acceptable consen- in withdrawing troops from the inviting sharp reactions from Nadu (279,144), Andhra ight coronavirus patients June regarding the volatile bor- sus, the present standoff is like- contentious Pangong Tso (lake) government minister and BJP Pradesh (1,96,789), Karnataka Edied in a fire inside the ICU der situation in Ladakh had ly to be prolonged," the leading to tension. This despite leaders. (158254) and Delhi (141,531). ward of a private hospital in ! Ahmedabad city in the early The much-touted conva- hours of Thursday, officials said. lescent plasma therapy was A para-medical staff mem- hardly effective in reducing % - )* ) ber of the hospital was injured IIMS Director Dr Randeep mortality risk among Covid-19 in the tragedy. A cumulative AGuleria told PTI on patients, according to an inter- compensation of Rs 6 lakh each Thursday no clear mortality im analysis of a randomised for the families of the deceased benefit of convalescent plasma controlled trial done at AIIMS 452 .1 %! $ ! ! was announced by the Centre therapy was seen during a trial here to assess the efficacy of and Gujarat Government. conducted among 30 Covid-19 this mode of treatment. Continued on Page 2 patients. Continued on Page 2 (& 3 ( ! 1 ( " "! * ! fter the surprise exit of & ( AGirish Chandra Murmu & !& + as Lieutenant Governor of # Jammu & Kashmir, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday he CBI on Thursday regis- ,-$ %. & appointed former Union Ttered a case in connection Minister Manoj Sinha in his with the death of film star place to handle the adminis- Sushant Singh Rajput and tration of the trouble-torn entrusted the probe to a Special he Rajasthan High Court on Thursday dis- ndia on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan's crit- union territory. Investigation Team (SIT). Tposed off a petition filed in the case Iicism of the launch of construction of the Ram A day after his resignation Centre is aiming to kick start Rajput's girlfriend Rhea ! # ! regarding the merger of six BSP MLAs in the temple in Ayodhya and asked the neighbouring from the L-G post, Murmu was the stalled political process, Chakraborty among others is ! ) Ashok Gehlot led Congress Government in country to refrain from "communal incitement". appointed as CAG by President especially in the Kashmir val- an accused in the case. & & Rajasthan giving some respite to Gehlot External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag on Thursday evening till ley in the coming months. Deputy Inspector General amid the ongoing political crisis in the State. Srivastava also asked Pakistan to desist from inter- November 21, 2024 as CAG, till A large number of main- and IPS officer of Gujarat cadre ed to the death of Rajput on the a probe to investigate the money A division Bench of Rajasthan High fering in India's internal affairs. "We have seen the age 65. The 1985 batch Gujarat stream Kashmiri politicians, Gagandeep Gambhir will request of Bihar Government laundering angle in the case. Court gave relief to Gehlot and the Congress Press statement by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Cadre IAS, hailing from already released from deten- supervise the probe into the and further notification from Besides Bollywood actress Rhea which is battling rebellion within since over on a matter internal to India. It should desist from Mayurbhanj in Odisha was tion, are growing "restless" in sensational case that had led to the Centre and taken over the Chakraborty, her relatives a month now. The BSP and BJP legislators had interfering in India's affairs and refrain from com- Principal Secretary to Narendra the absence of political activi- a turf war between the Bihar investigation of the case, earli- Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya appealed seeking a temporary freeze on the munal incitement," Srivastava said. "While this is Modi when he was Chief ty. They have even accused the Police and Mumbai Police over er registered at police station Chakraborty and Showik merger of its six former legislators with not a surprising stance from a nation that practices Minister of Gujarat. Before Central Government of run- jurisdiction. Gambhir will Rajiv Nagar, Patna vide FIR Chakraborty also her associate Congress Government. cross border terrorism and denies its own minori- becoming the L-G, Murmu ning its political agenda with- report to Joint Director Manoj no.241/2020 dated 25-7-2020," Samuel Miranda and Shruti The decision, expected on August 11, will ties their religious rights, such comments are nev- was Expenditure Secretray. He out allowing them the space to Sasidhar, officials said. the CBI said in a statement. The Modi and others have been have crucial implications for the Ashok ertheless deeply regrettable," he added. will take over CAG's post on operate and even preventing The move comes after the CBI further said the case was named as accused in the case. Gehlot Government, which is struggling to He was responding to a question on Pakistan's August 9 after the retirement of their movement out of their Bihar Government recom- registered against six accused The case has been regis- hold on to its majority in face of the rebellion criticism of the laying of foundation stone of the Ram current incumbent Rajiv houses. "Presence of full time mended a probe into the mat- and others and investigation is tered under Indian Penal Code by Sachin Pilot and his 18 loyalist MLAs. temple in Ayodhya on the site of the Babri Masjid. Mehrishi politician in the Raj Bhawan is ter by the Central agency. "CBI underway. "We are also in touch sections relating to criminal Gehlot claims he has the support of 102 MLAs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid The appointment of a expected to fill the vacuum and has today registered a case relat- with Bihar Police," a CBI conspiracy, abetment of suicide, one above the majority mark for the Assembly the foundation of the Ram temple in Ayodhya at a grass root politician, who bridge the widening gap spokesperson said. wrongful restraint, wrongful session scheduled on August 14. The BJP has grand ceremony. Last November, the Supreme enjoys Prime Minister Modi's between the Government Taking cognisance of the confinement, theft, criminal 72 MLAs and with the rebel camp and three Court paved the way for the construction of the Ram confidence, is expected to fill machinery and the common Bihar Police FIR in this con- breach of trust, cheating and independents MLAs, the numbers of the other temple at the site where the 16th century Babri the 'political vacuum' in Jammu masses", said a political com- nection, the Enforcement criminal intimidation. side will touch 97. mosque was demolished in December 1992. and Kashmir at this crucial mentator. Directorate has already launched Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 juncture. Due to sustained Continued on Page 2 O P anti-terrorist operations and elimination of top commanders ! of different terror outfits, the Q'" ! $ ' $ R %R 0 " $% ! ! &1 2 %-1 " ihar police chief BGupteshwar Pandey on ! Thursday warned of legal seems to be suicide case. It is ! " action if an IPS officer, who suspected that he hanged him- #$#%"(+23(,!( ending out a chilling had gone to Mumbai to elevision actor Samir self two days back. adding that such criminals "($.4+43")$ Sreminder to the security probe actor Sushant Singh TSharma, best known for his We have sent the body for roaming free cannot be toler- 3,)43#""6#63!)76+3( forces "unidentified" terrorists Rajput death case, was not roles in “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi an autopsy," Malad police sta- elhi Chief Minister Arvind ated. Talking to reporters after %$"433+( on Thursday carried out yet released from "forcible quar- Bahu Thi” and “Left Right tion's senior inspector George DKejriwal visited the AIIMS his visit to the AIIMS, Kejriwal )##)$($)837", another bloodiest attack on antine" by the end of the day. Left”, was found dead in his Fernandes said. Sharma, who on Thursday to enquire about said the condition of the girl is "63"()"6):4343()$ grass root Panchayat workers in Pandey expressed bewil- home in suburban Malad also worked in serials such as the health conditions of a 12- serious, adding that he spoke to ,)()#)#)6"3(663$"(,3 which one BJP sarpanch was derment over no positive where he lived alone, police “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki”, “Yeh year-old girl, who was alleged- Police Commissioner S N )%#((3%(6)$38; killed in Vessu village of response from the municipal said on Thursday. Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke” and “Wo ly sexually assaulted, and said Srivastava, who told him that Qazikund block in South authorities in Mumbai, whom The 44-year-old was found Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki”, lived in his Government will provide a the police are trying to nab the Kashmir's Kulgam district. he accused of keeping IPS hanging from the fan of the a rented flat in Chincholi Bunder financial compensation of 10 accused. ' Police identified the slain officer Vinay Tiwari in virtu- kitchen on Wednesday night, locality in Malad (West). His lakh to her family. He said the Aam Aadmi ()*+-.-./(-0+*-% 4)34#) BJP sarpanch as Sajad Ahmad al house arrest, despite being police officials said. He may body was discovered by the The girl is stable after Party (AAP) Government will ))+"##)$"()!")() Khanday who camping in a informed about the adverse have been dead for two days building's watchman, who surgery, says AIIMS doctor. ensure strict punishment for "(($3(,"($7))$ secured migrant camp. remarks made by Supreme before he was found hanging, peeped through the kitchen- Earlier, in a tweet, the the accused by engaging the 438*)#3( %$; Detailed report on P5 Court against their action. they said. "We have not found window and saw him hanging. Chief Minister said the incident best lawyers in the case. any suicide note at the spot. It Continued on Page 2 1 L 3 has shaken him to the core, Detailed report on P3 !"#$#$
3)#$83 % 0 2 %- 7)"(,!( - '* brutally attacked, and her con- that the police are trying their dition is very critical now. She best to nab the culprits and the has suffered serious internal investigation is underway. The 3$) ./0 injuries, which are very hard to toughest punishment will be even describe,” given to the culprits on behalf visit to AIIMS to meet the 12- “She is currently in a state of of the Delhi Government. We year old girl. Following his visit unconsciousness, and the doc- will appoint the best of our 22-year-old man was beat- attended by other dignitaries 12-year old girl who faced to the hospital, Kejriwal said tor was telling me that she was lawyers on the court case so Aen to death allegedly by from Maharashtra. The train Aa barbaric assault in Delhi that the girl was in a critical in a really bad condition when that the culprits get the strictest two brothers who suspected will reach Danapur at 18:45 hrs on Tuesday is stable now. state and was unconscious. she was brought to the hospital punishment for their crime." him of stealing mobile phones n pursuance of announce- on the next day covering the "Police have arrested the 33 Kejriwal also said that he on Tuesday. She has undergone The Chief Minister has and cash from their truck. Iment made by the Finance journey of 1519 kms in 31:45 year-old accused identified as has spoken to the police com- surgery and the doctors are try- also announced financial sup- Police said the two accused, Minister in Union Budget hrs. Krishan on Thursday. He is also missioner who has assured ing their best to save her. It port of Rs 10 lakh for the fam- Sandeep (30) and Sanjeev (32) 2020-21, Indian Railways is all “The train will provide a found involved four crminal him that they are trying their incident with a 12-year old girl would take around 24-48 hours ily of the victim. "The Delhi have been arrested by the set to introduce “Kisan Rail”, a seamless supply chain of per- cases including murder and best to nab the culprits. “The has shaken me to the core. Such to know and assess whether she government will offer the fam- police. special Parcel Train from ishable produce. This train is attempt to murder. Further Delhi Government will ensure predators roaming free cannot will be out of danger. We hope ily of the girl financial assis- The deceased has been Devlali (Maharashtra) to a step towards realizing the investigation is going on," said the toughest punishment for be tolerated. I will be visiting that she recovers fully here and tance of Rs 10 lakh. This is a identified as Vishal, a resident Danapur (Bihar) on Friday. goal of doubling farmers’ Shalini Singh, Joint the culprits in the court by AIIMS in some time to meet goes back to her home out of any very brutal attack that cannot of Haiderpur village in north- The train will provide a seam- incomes by 2022. Indian Commissioner of Police, appointing the best lawyers the girl." danger," he said. hold any value, but this is just west Delhi. The incident was less supply chain of perishable Railways aims to help double Western Range. on the case,” he said. Briefing the media follow- Kejriwal said, "I have spo- a means of providing monetary reported to police on August 2. produce. farmers’ income with the Chief Minister Arvind Earlier in the day, Kejriwal ing his visit, Kejriwal said, ken to the Police support to her family," he The man was caught by the The move is expected to launch of Kisan Rail,” he said. Kejriwal on Thursday paid a had tweeted, "The barbaric "The 12-year old little girl was Commissioner, who told me added. two brothers at the Azadpur provide a great relief to the The official further said Mandi as they suspected that farmers as freight will be that this train will help in he had stolen cash and mobiles charged as per parcel tariff of bringing perishable agricul- 3)34)(,!))+#7-3 from their truck. normal train at ‘P’ Scale tural products like vegetables, *(&O+ P * (, After beating him up, they In the Union Budget 2020- fruits to the market in a short tied his hands and legs, threw 21, the Minister of Finance had period of time. The train with nese products in the last 20 olution and boycott Chinese )($4343#3:-,"( him in the truck and started for made an announcement ‘to frozen containers is expected years under a long strategic goods, then India's business Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur build a seamless national cold to build a seamless national mid recent rift between planning and also the changed can get independence from and weekly market was reject- district, from where they hail. supply chain for perishables, cold supply chain for perish- AIndia and China, the trade circumstances, it is very impor- China very soon and seven ed by the Lieutenant However, when the truck inclusive of milk, meat, and ables, inclusive of fish, meat associations have decided to tant to liberate the country's crore traders of the country elhi Chief Minister Governor. was stopped by a policeman for fish’. It was also stated that the and milk, he said. launch ‘Quit India Movement’ retail market from Chinese under the leadership of CAT DArvind Kejriwal on It was said that the situa- traffic violation on northwest Indian Railways will set up a “Over Central Railway, against China on August 9 products and create a self- have taken this resolution Thursday sent a proposal for tion arising out of Corona Delhi's GTK road, the tied-up Kisan Rail. Bhusawal division is primari- across the country. reliant Indian market and to firmly,” they said. opening of hotels , gym and remains worrisome and the man was found in the back of As announced in the cur- ly an Agro based division. The trade associations will reduce Country’s dependence Khandelwal announced weekly baazar to Lieutenant threat has not yet been ended. the vehicle. The local police rent year’s Union Budget by the Nasik and the surrounding raise the bugle for a movement on China. that all the upcoming festivals Governor Anil Baijal. However, after this deci- were informed who in turn Finance Minister, Indian region produces huge quanti- against the across the coun- “The people of the coun- celebrated in the country will Citing the health bulletin sion of LG, Deputy Chief rushed the man to the BSA Railways is introducing the ties of fresh vegetables, fruits, try and will make a loud slo- try supported the CAIT cam- be celebrated using Indian reports of health department, Minister Manish Sisodia write hospital where he was declared first “Kisan Rail” from Devlali flowers, other perishables, gan china Quit India" in about paign of celebrating the recent goods and Chinese goods will Kejriwal mentioned in his let- a letter to Union Home brought dead. to Danapur Friday from onions and other agro prod- 600 cities, the Confederation Rakshabandhan festival as not be used at all. ter to LG Baijal that scare of Minister Amit Shah instruct- According to Vijayanta Devlali. ucts. These perishables are of All India Traders (CAIT). Hindustani Rakhi and com- They said that the upcom- corona are decreasing in the ing LG Baijal to open hotels Arya, the Deputy The train will be flagged mainly transported to areas B C Bhartia, national pres- pletely boycotted the Chinese ing festivals include country’ Capital. In this way, and weekly markets. Commissioner of Police off via video conferencing by around Patna, Prayagraj, Katni, ident and Praveen Khandelwal, Rakhi as a result of China has Janmashtami, Ganesh hotels and gyms and weekly According to Delhi gov- (DCP), Northwest, police have Union Minister of agriculture Satna etc,” he said. secretary general of the CAIT suffered a loss of Rs 4 thou- Chaturthi, Navratri, Dussehra, markets should be opened. ernment statistics, till August registered a case at Mahendra and farmers’ welfare, rural This train has scheduled said that in view of the way sand crores rupees. It is clear Dhanteras, Diwali, Bhaiya It may be recalled that ear- 5, a total of 140232 cases of Park police station and both the development and panchyati halts at Nasik Road, Manmad, China has occupied the retail from the fact that if the peo- Dooj, Chhath Puja and Tulsi lier, Kejriwal’s government’s coronavirus have been regis- accused drivers have been raj Narendra Singh Tomar and Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Burhanpur, market of India through chi- ple of the country take a res- Vivah. decision to reopen the hotels tered in Delhi. arrested and sent to jail. Minister of Railways and Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Commerce and Industry, Satna, Katni, Manikpur, Piyush Goyal. Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. burned in it. I killed my dream means or feels like? No you A senior railways official Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar Q'",,, to wake up from it. Now my don't, unless you've been ,,, )* ,,, said that the event shall be and Buxar. dream is gone,” he wrote on his through it yourself. And any- From Page 1 page. After that, he posted body who hasn't, will never From Page 1 He then alerted members some photographs but no writ- ever be able to understand While allotting the Ram Janmabhoomi From Page 1 ! "# of the society who informed the ten content. His bio on what that feels like,” he wrote site for a temple to be built by a trust, it The CBI said it is also in touch with Bihar Police. police. Instagram reads “Actor. Writer. on July 22. ordered that a five-acre site should be found "A Regular Case (FIR) is, therefore, registered " " $%$%% $ Police rushed to the spot Poet” and mostly has shots of Bollywood star Sidharth elsewhere in Ayodhya for a new mosque. under Section 341, 342, 380, 406, 420, 306, 506, 120B and took Sharma to a hospital beaches and videos of him Malhotra, who worked with Separately at a media briefing, Srivastava hit IPC against (I) Rhea Chakraborty and her family " - C in Ghaziabad Municipal where doctors declared him driving to scenic places. Sharma in “Hasee toh Phasee”, out at Pakistan for coming out with a new members (2) Indrajit Chakraborty (3) Sandhya Corporation, told a press con- brought dead, another official Sharma's death comes at a condoled the actor's death. political map of the country incorporating Chakraborty, (4) Showik Chakraborty, (5) Samuel orruption in the Municipal ference here today that the said. Efforts were on to get in time the entertainment indus- Sharing a picture with Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Gujarat Miranda, (6) Shruti Modi & others and entrusted CCorporation is at the Uttar Pradesh government has touch with the family of the try is reeling from the shock of Sharma from the film, as its territories. He said this type of to Anil Kumar Yadav, Additional SP, CBI, AC-VI, height. The latest case related a clear directive that tax should actor, who had been living the death of Bollywood actor Malhotra wrote, “Really sad absurd claims showed that Pakistan wants SIT, New Delhi for investigation," reads the CBI FIR. to the property tax department be levied on every property alone since February, he said. Sushant Singh Rajput, who and unfortunate to take control of more areas by using cross The CBI FIR also includes a six-page complaint of the Municipal Corporation falling in the corporation area, Based on primary infor- was found hanging at his apart- #RIPSameerSharma.” border terrorism. On Tuesday, he had of Rajput's father Krishna Kumar Singh (74) on the where no tax has been imposed but the corporation officials mation, an Accidental Death ment in suburban Bandra on Actor Varun Dhawan also described the Pakistani move as "political basis of which the Patna police had filed the orig- on 60 per cent commercial and met the property owners and Report (ADR) has been regis- June 14. Rajput's death, which shared a picture on his absurdity" and said these "ridiculous asser- inal case in the abetment to suicide case of the non-commercial property till taxed them. tered, Fernandes said, adding will now be investigated by the Instagram stories and wrote tions" have neither legal validity nor inter- deceased actor. date, thus the corporation has ]He also handed over a that further investigations are CBI, exposed many faultlines in “#RIPSameerSharma”. national credibility. "We have Apart from other things, Rajput's father alleged to pay fifty crores as tax evasion long list of evidences of tax eva- underway. the industry. On June 9, Rajput's former seen a so-called 'political map' of Pakistan in the complaint that instead of unraveling the crime every year. sion to the reporters. BJP's On July 27, Sharma posted "Depression is a lonely disease," manager Disha Salian jumped that has been released by Prime Minister the Mumbai Police was busy questioning less rel- Lime is being applied. All Fire Brand Councilor has his last words on Instagram Sharma had posted after from a high-rise building. Imran Khan. This is an exercise in politi- evant people instead of grilling the prime accused this is happening due to the alleged that Divyansh First with a poem on death and Rajput's death. “Biopolar The month earlier, on May 15, cal absurdity, laying untenable claims to ter- despite a lapse of 40 days. connivance of big municipal Society in Indirapuram has dreams. “I built my pyre and Disorder, Depression, and TV actor Manmeet Grewal ritories in the Indian state of Gujarat and Apart from the IPC Sections clamped in the FIR, officials and big property own- 200 flats, out of which only 11 slept on it and with my fire it Schizophrenia etc. Do you had hanged himself at his our Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir Singh had also sought probe under the Mental ers. House Councilor Rajendra flats have been taxed by the was lit. And all that was me I know or understand what that Mumbai home. PTI and of Ladakh," he had said. PTI Health Care Act. Tyagi, leader of the BJP party corporation officials.
Commissioner Mukesh Kumar been asked to submit the of patients was given conva- cient antibody to be useful to + ,,, and Principal Secretary enquiry report in three days, ( * ,,, lescent plasma therapy along COVID-19 patients. (Health) Jayanti Ravi visited the the Chief Minister's Office said with the standard supportive The efficacy of convales- From Page 1 spot. in a statement. ! 999 From Page 1 treatment while the other cent plasma therapy in mod- The blaze broke out around "We have learned that an Deputy Chief Minister The therapy involves tak- group only received standard erate to severe coronavirus- 3.30 am on the top floor of the electric short circuit led to a Nitin Patel said another atten- From Page 1 fall of Gehlot government, the ing antibodies from the blood treatment. The number of fatal- infected patients was discussed four-storey Shrey Hospital in blast. The blaze spread in the dant received 25 to 30 per cent The halfway mark in the Congress's politics too would of a person who has recovered ities recorded in both the in the third National Clinical Navrangpura area, officials ward within minutes," said burn injuries while trying to 200 member assembly will also come to an end in the State. from COVID-19 and transfus- groups was equal and there was Grand Rounds (CGR) on said. It is one of the 60-odd Kumar. According to Chirag save the patients. The attendant come down to 97 from the cur- Chaudhary, who is on a three- ing those into an active coro- not much clinical improve- COVID-19 held on `designated' private hospitals Patel, a hospital attendant who and 41 patients were shifted to rent 101. day visit to his parliamentary navirus infected patient to help ment in the condition of Wednesday. which have been authorised by saved the lives of three elderly SVP Hospital, he added. BSP and BJP had gone to constituency Barmer, said the kickstart the immune system to patients, he said. "Plasma is safe. As far as its the Ahmedabad Municipal patients, there were eleven Prime Minister Narendra court challenging the Speaker's state government has lost the fight back the infection. "However, this is just an efficacy is concerned, we do not Corporation (AMC) to treat patients on the fourth floor Modi expressed grief over the decision in September 2019 confidence of people and the AIIMS Director Dr interim analysis and we need to have a green signal yet. So the coronavirus patients. when the fire broke out. incident and announced ex- allowing the merger of the six chief minister has to confine Randeep Guleria told PTI on do a more detailed evaluation clinical use has to be very "Eight coronavirus patients The deceased were identi- gratia compensation of Rs 2 BSP MLAs with the Congress. MLAs to hotels. Thursday no clear mortality to see if any sub-group may judicious and within the ambit admitted in the ICU ward on fied as Lilavati Shah (72), Jyoti lakh for the kin of the deceased The parties had demanded a "The Gehlot government benefit of convalescent plasma benefit from plasma therapy," of national guidelines," Dr the fourth floor of Shrey Sindhi (55), Ayesha Tirmizi and Rs 50,000 for the injured. stay on the participation of the will fail to prove its majority in therapy was seen during a trial Dr Guleria said. Monish Soneja, additional pro- Hospital have died due to fire. (51), Navneet Shah (80), Arif "Saddened by the tragic six MLAs in the house pro- the floor test in the Assembly. conducted among 30 COVID- He also underlined that fessor in the Medicine depart- 41 other Covid patients who Mansoori (42), Narendra Shah hospital fire in Ahmedabad. ceedings -- crucial if the Ashok Not only the people of 19 patients. plasma has to be tested for its ment at AIIMS, said at the were in the general ward on (62), Arvind Bhavsar (78) and Condolences to the bereaved Gehlot government has to take Rajasthan have lost faith in the During the trial, one group safety and should have suffi- webinar. bottom floors were rescued Manu Rami (82). families. May the injured a trust vote. The merger of BSP government, ministers and and shifted to SVP Hospital," Additional Commissioner recover soon. MLAs to the ruling Congress MLAs too are not happy with said Rajiv Kumar Gupta, an of Police R V Asari told "Spoke to CM @vijayru- was a boost to the Ashok the chief minister," Chaudhary reported.Among states with May one of the biggest hotspots IAS officer. reporters that Bharat Mahant, panibjp Ji and Mayor @ibijal- Gehlot-led government as it said. ,,, more than 25,000 cases, the five of the virus. Andhra Pradesh Shrey Hospital was sealed a trustee of the hospital, was patel Ji regarding the situation. helped increase the party's tally Amid a political crisis in with worst recovery rates at has become the eighth state to for investigation, said Gupta, being questioned. Chief Administration is providing of legislators. Rajasthan, the MLAs support- From Page 1 present are Karnataka cross 1,600 deaths. who has been deputed in Minister Vijay Rupani ordered all possible assistance to the Meanwhile, , Union ing Gehlot are staying in hotels The area has been fol- (49.31%), Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Ahmedabad as an officer on an inquiry by Additional Chief affected," the PM tweeted. Minister Kailash Chaudhary in Jaisalmer as the chief min- lowed by Kurnool 1,285 and (55.97%), Uttar Pradesh Delhi, Karnataka and Gujarat special duty. Secretary (Home) Sangeeta Chief Minister Rupani also claimed the Congress govern- ister is trying to save his gov- Anantapuramu 1,112. Guntur (58.01%), Kerala (60.15%), and have the highest tolls, with a Preliminary investigation Singh and her counterpart in announced a compensation of ment in Rajasthan would col- ernment, following a revolt by registered 868 fresh cases, West Maharashtra (65.25%).In gen- 75% share in the national death showed that the fire was caused the Urban Development Rs 4 lakh for the kin of the lapse and its countdown has his former deputy Sachin Pilot Godavari 798, SPS Nellore 788, eral, large cities continue to be count.By now, the death tra- by a short circuit, he said. Department Mukesh Puri. deceased and Rs 50,000 for the begun. and 18 other Congress legisla- Visakhapatnam 781, Chittoor disproportionately affected by jectories of Delhi and Gujarat Gupta, Municipal The two IAS officers have injured. Chaudhary said with the tors. 755, Srikakulam 682 and the coronavirus. Five urban appear to have stabilized. Kadapa 604 till 10 am on centres—Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra’s trajectory, Thursday. Chennai, Pune and though not worsening, has Hindu University and later Subrahmanyam, DGP Dilbagh Divisional Commissioner, had openly favored the restora- Karnataka is in the third Hyderabad—alone account for been rising at a stable rate. % 999 represented Parliamentary con- Singh and Principal Secretary Jammu Sanjiv Verma bid him tion of 4G network for the peo- place with 6,805 new cases 29% of confirmed cases and Death tolls are rising rapidly in stituency of Ghazipur in east- to the Lt- Governor Bipul farewell at the airport by pre- ple of Jammu and Kashmir. His (including 2,544 in Bengaluru 40% of deaths nationally. some other states. In the last ern Uttar Pradesh thrice in the Pathak were present to receive senting a bouquet. observations prompted even Urban) in a single day and 93 Fifteen top cities account for seven days, the curve has From Page 1 Lok Sabha. He lost last Lok him. Speculations were also rife the center to inform the deaths, taking the total tally to 38% of confirmed cases and become steeper for Bihar and A section of political Sabha polls to Bahujan Samaj He was later escorted in the corridors of power over Supreme Court that it will ver- 1,58,254, including 75,068 53% of covid-related deaths in Punjab, where the toll rose 31% observers feel, Murmu, who Party (BSP) candidate Afzal under tight security arrange- the exact reasons behind Girish ify the statement of the active cases, and 2,897 deaths the country. and 37%, respectively, during was a man of a few words, was Ansari. He has also served as ments to the Raj Bhawan. Chandra Murmu's sudden exit Lieutenant Governor. till date.Uttar Pradesh record- Meanwhile, in southern the period. struggling for a long time to fill minister of communications Earlier, late Wednesday from Jammu and Kashmir. GC Murmu's assessment ed its highest daily increase in India, coronavirus cases and The northeast is the latest the political vacuum especial- and minister of state for evening Lt-Gov Girish It is widely believed both over holding fresh Assembly coronavirus numbers with 61 related deaths are still rising region in the country where the ly in Kashmir valley. Railways. Chandra Murmu tendered Murmu and Chief Secretary polls in Jammu and Kashmir more deaths and 4,586 fresh faster than most other states, coronavirus has begun to pick These observers claimed, According to the official his resignation and the same were not on the same page for had also created ripples in infections. So far, 1,08,974 but the pace has slowed down up in the last few days. "it is for the same reason cen- sources, the oath ceremony of was accepted by the President a long time. This was obvious- New Delhi. cases, including 1,918 fatalities, over the last week. The week- Assam has the 10th high- tre decided to shunt him mid- the newly appointed Lt- early Thursday morning. ly affecting smooth imple- This time, the Election have been reported from the ly growth rate of the death toll est number of active cases, way and brought another sea- Governor Manoj Sinha is Before the arrival of newly mentation of the developmen- Commission of India had state. West Bengal recorded the in Andhra Pradesh has come states such as Nagaland, soned politician to bring back scheduled to take place in appointed Lt-Governor Manoj tal package in Jammu and pulled up Murmu for his state- highest single-day spike of down to 42 percent, and Manipur and Tripura have also the stalled political process on Srinagar on Friday. Sinha, Girish Chandra Murmu Kashmir. ment on the conduct of elec- 2,954 COVID-19 cases on Karnataka’s to 33 percent. Both seen new outbreaks in recent track". Meanwhile, Sinha arrived , who was camping in Jammu, According to these tions in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, which pushed the states had witnessed much days. Their total case-load is a The newly-appointed Lt- in Srinagar in the afternoon returned to New Delhi along observers, Murmu also paid the saying holding polls is the tally to 86,854. steeper spikes in fatalities last small fraction of that in the rest Governor has tasted grassroot and was accorded warm wel- with his wife and children in a price for speaking 'out of turn' mandate of the Commission With 1,299 fresh cases, month. of India, but the four states politics since his students days. come and formal guard of special BSF plane. over certain contentious issues. and it was not the domain of Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbs Karnataka has become the together have recorded a 63% He remained President of the honor at the technical airport. In the absence of any other In a series of interviews to the Lieutenant Governor. to 1,41,531; death toll rises to latest state to surpass the death jump in active cases over the Students Union in the Banaras Chief Secretary BVR senior officer in Jammu, different media houses, Murmu 4,059 with 15 more fatalities toll of Gujarat, which was until past week.
! " # $ % S ' " (
Q vrq hq iyvurq i 8uhqh Hv h s hq iruhys s 8H`F Q vrpu Gq I % 7ruvq Byhi 7uhh 7huhq Tuhu ahsh Hh t Ir 9ryuv ! Qur) # #$$ 8vphv Pssvpr) A" Trp % IPD96 Bhh 7qu Ihth ! " VQ Qur) !#'&(' 6 #'&(( hq vrq h Eht h Q hxhuh Gq 9 ! ! Trp %" Ivqh VQ @qv ) 8uhqh Hv h 6DS TVS8C6SB@ s ! @h) 8hyph I u) Gru Xr) Hihv 6 6urqhihq Tu) 7hthy r 6 8urhv 8r hy ) Fuhw hu Gpx Pssvpr) #u Ay Thuh h Tuvt 8r r Ahvhihq Shq Gpx!!% % Uryrur) $!!!"#%##" !"#%### !"#%##$ !"#$#$ $-!" *-., * ,1234 4 44 /5&
/ 0 approach wherein the Centre the COVID Warriors portal is leading the COVID-19 may also be engaged in coro- cent of the rest are from seven Harsh Vardhan also he Centre has released response and management, navirus duties. states. The spread of the virus stressed that earlier viral out- T890.32 crore as the second and supporting the states and The first instalment of thus has been contained,” he breaks like the Avian Influenza, instalment of the COVID-19 UTs through technical and Rs 3,000 crore was released in nion Health Minister said. H1N1, Zika and Nipah had Emergency Response and financial resources. April to all States and UTs to UHarsh Vardhan on The Minister said that the provided institutional memo- Health System Preparedness The second instalment of aid and enable them ramp up Thursday asserted that the lockdown was effective in ry in designing containment package to 22 States and Union the aid will be used to testing facilities, augment hos- The Government has set spread of Covid-19 has been slowing down the rate of and management strategies. Territories, the Union Health strengthen public health pital infrastructure, conduct up a high-powered committee contained in the country, growth of cases and gave the “India’s proactive and Ministry said on Thursday. infrastructure for testing, surveillance activities along ife-saving ventilators for to address issues and encour- pointing out how half the total government time to augment graded multi-level institution- The amount of financial including procurement and with procurement of essential LCovid-19 patients are now age the domestic industry to cases are from three states the health infrastructure and al response to Covid-19 made assistance to each state and installation of RT-PCR equipment, drugs and other being embedded with Global manufacture ventilators and only and another 30 per cent testing facilities. it possible to have very low Union Territories is based on machines, RNA extraction supplies, the Ministry said. Positioning System (GPS) chips ramp up their production. from seven others. “From one lab in January, cases per million and deaths their COVID-19 caseload. kits, TrueNat and CB-NAAT As part of this package, to ensure they are not misused Based on expert projec- His comments come even India has 1,370 labs today. per million in spite of having Those who received finan- machines, bolster infrastruc- states and Union territories or diverted and their move- tions in March, the Health as India is all set to breach the Indians anywhere can access a a high population density, and cial assistance in the second ture for treatment and devel- have been strengthened with ment is tracked on a real-time Ministry decided to procure 20-lakh mark of Covid-19 lab within three hours travel low fractional GDP spending, instalment include opment of ICU beds, instal- 5,80,342 isolation beds, basis. about 60,000 ventilators for cases with over 40,000 deaths time. 33 of the 36 states and per capita doctor, and hospital Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, lation of oxygen generators 1,36,068 oxygen-supported The Union Health Covid-19 patients. About and record number of cases at UTs (Union Territories) exceed bed availability as compared to Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and procurement of bedside beds and 31,255 ICU beds. Ministry has created a dash- 18,000 ventilators have been so over 50,000 infections being WHO’s recommendation of other developed countries,” he Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra oxygen concentrators among Also, 86,88,357 testing board for tracking the real-time far supplied to states, central reported daily in the past few testing 140 people per million contended. Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, others. kits and 79,88,366 Vial status of the indigenously- government hospitals, and days. per day.” Despite India’s population Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, It would also be used for Transport Media (VTM) have manufactured ventilators being Defence Research Dr Harsh Vardhan was Harsh Vardhan also said and low fractional GDP, the Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, engagement, training and been procured by them. As dispatched, delivered and Development Organisation speaking at a virtual meeting that the country was “prepar- proactive and graded multi- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, capacity building of necessary many as 96,557 human installed for monitoring and facilities, said the senior official. of WHO’s Regional Director, ing for the pandemic as soon level institutional response to Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram human resources and incen- resource has been added and feedback, said Union Health They have been installed in South East Asia, Poonam as China informed the World COVID-19 by government has and Sikkim, the ministry said tives to healthcare workforce incentive has been given to Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. at least 700 hospitals across the Khetrapal Singh with Health Health Organisation on made it possible for the coun- in a statement. and volunteers, including 6,65,799 human resources. “We can track the location country. Bharat Electronics Ltd Ministers from the region on January 7”, over three weeks try to maintain “very low cases Prime Minister Narendra ASHA workers on COVID-19 The package has aided of each of these devices as each (BEL) rolled out the first local- maintaining essential health before the first case emerged. and deaths per million” popu- Modi had announced the Rs duties, the Ministry said, provision of mobility sup- ventilator is geo-tagged. We will ly-made ventilator on May 30. services and public health pro- India had reported its first lation, the Union Health 15,000 crore package as part of adding that wherever neces- port to 11,821 staff, the get to know in real-time if a Bhushan said about 96 per grammes in the context of the coronavirus case on January 30 Minister said. the ‘Whole of Government’ sary, volunteers registered on Ministry said. ventilator is changing loca- cent of the 60,000 ventilators Covid-19 pandemic. when a student from Kerala, “India was preparing to tion,” he said. being procured are indigenous “The strategy of contain- who was studying in China’s fight the pandemic as soon as On the issue of giving nod and most of them have been ment has been successful in Wuhan University, came back China informed WHO about for export of ventilators, the sponsored by the PM CARES that 50 per cent of the cases are to India and tested positive for it on January 7, Dr Harsh official said that just about Fund established to fight the from three states and 32 per the deadly virus. Vardhan said. * - 0.27 per cent of total active Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 cases are on a venti- “The Make in India families from August 4-6, 2020. ness re-engineering services lator across the country. “At any [indigenous] ventilators have a expert committee has come up based on the committee’s rec- Zone 13,500. The prices of The screening campaign is and solutions, to screen mem- given time, not more than 1 per share of more than 96 per with minimum essential spec- ommendations. locally-made ventilators range he Press Club of India part of the special initiative by bers for risk factors of COVID- cent of patients are sick enough cent% by volume and more ifications for the basic ventila- Public sector BEL has between 1.5 and 4 lakh per T(PCI) organised a three- Tech Mahindra, a leading 19 through temperature and to need ventilator support,” than 90 per cent% by value.” tors manufactured in India. All manufactured 30,000 ventila- unit. Imported ventilators cost day health screening camp for provider of digital transfor- antibody test, blood pressure said Bhushan. The ministry’s technical the procurements are made tors and Andhra Med-Tech between 10 and 20 lakh. its 4,500 members and their mation, consulting and busi- and blood glucose test. */ # P ;7%) P According to OP Singh, if Miranda was kept in custody 6778 9/$77&-5 informally for a day, then he would have spilled the beans ! " about Chakraborty who was #$ & allegedly controlling Rajput’s life, reports said. ' ' Miranda, according to " allegations, was recruited by #$ Chakraborty as Sushant’s eferring to the coronavirus & house manager and was look- Rpandemic and floods’ havoc ing after the employees and in several parts of the country, # house expenses. a group of students on & Thursday filed a petition in the #( Supreme Court on Thursday he Enforcement seeking postponement of JEE TDirectorate on Thursday (Main) April 2020 and NEET- & questioned actress Rhea Undergraduate examinations, Chakraborty’s associate Samuel Earlier, the ED had regis- actions were made to Rhea which are scheduled to be con- Miranda for the second con- tered a case under the Chakraborty from the late ducted in September. secutive day in connection Prevention of Money actor’s account. The plea has sought quash- advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, with a money laundering case Laundering Act after taking Miranda’s statement was ing of July 3 notices issued by has also sought direction to the relating to film star Sushant cognisance of the Bihar police recorded under the the National Testing Agency authorities to increase the num- Singh Rajput’s death. FIR. Prevention of Money (NTA), by which it was decid- ber of examination centres for The ED questioned Miranda’s questioning Laundering Act. Miranda has ed to conduct Joint Entrance these exams. “Conducting the Miranda about the finances of comes a day ahead of been named as an accused in Examination (Main) April 2020 aforesaid examination across Rajput, sources said. Chakraborty’s grilling as she the case. and National Eligibility-cum- India at such perilous time, is ED had lodged a money has been summoned by the Miranda was reportedly Entrance Test (NEET)- nothing else but putting lives of laundering case against Rhea agency to appear before it on named by Rajput’s brother-in- Undergraduate exams in lakhs of young students (includ- Chakraborty and her family Friday in Mumbai. law and IPS officer OP Singh September. ing petitioners herein) at utmost members after Rajput’s father Earlier, the agency had in his WhatsApp message to The plea, filed by 11 stu- risk and danger of disease and had filed a complaint before grilled Rajput’s Chartered Mumbai Police DCP dents belonging to 11 States, death. Patna police and accused the Accountant Sandeep Sridhar Paramjeet Dahiya. OP Singh said that the authorities be The best recourse at this deceased actor’s girlfriend of who had in his statement wanted the Mumbai police to directed to conduct these exams stage can be to wait for some swindling his funds to the before the Mumnai police informally interrogate Samuel only after the normalcy is more time, let COVID-19 cri- tune of Rs 15 crore. claimed that no major trans- Miranda, according to Dahiya. restored. As per the public sis subside and then only notices issued by the NTA, JEE conduct these exams, in order (Main) April 2020 is scheduled to save the lives of the students %())+34))($$""3(#)"$)(6)"8 from September 1-6, while and their parents,” the plea NEET UG 2020 exam is sched- said. uled for September 13. It claimed that NTA, which 1<(3"8")$"%7!""3(3(63()!4 The plea, filed through conducts entrance exams for admission in higher education- New Delhi: A day after the had issued show cause notice to were against the judges regard- al institutions in India, has Supreme Court reserved its Bhushan after initiating the ing their conduct in their per- decided to conduct JEE (Main) verdict, activist lawyer Prashant criminal contempt against him sonal capacity and did not April-2020 through online Bhushan on Thursday moved for his two alleged derogatory obstruct administration of jus- mode and NEET UG-2020 a plea seeking to present addi- tweets against the judiciary, had tice. exams through offline mode at tional evidence if the court is reserved the verdict on Referring to judgements 161 centres across India. not satisfied with his submis- Wednesday. in support of the plea, Bhushan It alleged that NTA has sions that the contempt was not Senior advocate Dushyant said he had earlier submitted a indefinitely postponed the made out against him for his Dave defended Bhushan before preliminary reply to explain his National Council of Hotel two tweets allegedly against the bench, which also com- tweets and the law laid down Management Joint Entrance judiciary. prised Justices R Gavai and on the issue to highlight that Examination-2020, which was A bench headed by Justice Krishan Murari, and had said the contempt notice was not scheduled to be conducted on Arun Mishra, which on July 22, on Wednesday that the tweets sustainable. PTI !"#$#$ *
< ,4$ " ! - 2! # when ‘unidentified’ terrorists close range in Bandipora. Bari fired upon him”. “Bleeding pro- had a 10-member police secu- he Border Security Force ending out a chilling fusely he was rushed to the rity and all of them were sus- T(BSF) has dismissed a con- Sreminder to the security nearby hospital where doctors pended and arrested because stable from service for alleged- forces ‘unidentified’ terrorists declared him brought dead”, they were not with him when ly facilitating Pakistani smug- Thursday carried out yet official sources said. he was attacked. glers to sneak in contraband another bloodiest attack on This is the second attack on On June 8, Congress like weapons and drugs. grass root Panchayat workers in a BJP worker in the last 48 sarpanch Ajay Kumar Pandita BSF constable Rajendra which one BJP sarpanch was hours in the region. was killed outside his house at Prasad was arrested along with killed in Vessu village of Earlier, BJP Panch Arif Lokbhawan in Anantnag. two others by the Punjab Police Qazikund block in South Ahmad was critically wounded Meanwhile, fearing for on July 28 from his native Kashmir’s Kulgam district. after terrorists fired at him in their lives three more BJP place at Sriganganagar in Police identified the slain Akhran Qazigund on the Workers of Kokernag con- Rajasthan. BJP sarpanch as Sajad evening of August 4. Since June stituency of Naropora Watnard “As per the Punjab Police Ahmad Khanday. 2020 this is the fourth major ter- Village Thursday resigned from investigation report, Constable According to ground ror attack on Panchayat workers basic membership of BJP party. Rajendra Prasad of 71 Bn BSF reports, “Sajjad Ahmad was in Kashmir valley. These workers were identified was found guilty on the charge camping in a secured migrant Last month, former BJP as Shabir Ahmad Khan S/o Gh %?%, $(.@-A %?%, $(.@-A of collusion with smugglers. camp in the area for the past district president Waseem Bari, Rasool Khan, Reyaz Ahmad Subsequently, on August 4, several days. Early Thursday he his father and brother were Rather S/o Ab Aziz Rather, Ab under the zero-tolerance poli- stepped out of the camp and was killed inside their shop after Khaliq Sheikh S/o Mohd cy, Constable Rajendra Prasad 20 meters short of his home terrorists fired on them from Subhan Sheikh. ! : ; (was) dismissed from the ser- vice under the provision of the %!"1 < 1 :+ 1 => ! BSF Act and Rule with effect $"( 5 from August 4,” reads the state- % 1 ment of BSF (Punjab Frontier). &-% ( Prasad, posted at a border 3 The suburban train service 8.30 am on August 5 and 8.30 but no damage to any vessel outpost (BOP) in Chhina vil- New Delhi: The National services on the Main and am August 6, which incidentally was reported, while winds lage in Taran Tarn district of Highways Authority of India day after the Island city of Harbour lines of the Central and was the highest rainfall in 46 caused extensive damage to the Punjab, was found to be the (NHAI) under the Ministry of AMumbai registered a Central Railway were affected by years. The city suburbs record- DY Patil Stadium in Nerul in part of cross-border Road Transport and Highways record rainfall in 46 years, the the continued rains and conse- ed a rain of 162.3mm during the Navi Mumbai. drugs and weapons smuggling 1<= on Thursday signed a MoU country’s commercial capital quent inundation of tracks at same period. In a related development, syndicate busted by the with the Indian Institute of and neighbouring area reeled several places. This was the sec- Of the 15 wall collapses Kolhapur district in Western Punjab Police. )6) &&8#"!+ $"!) Technology (IIT) Delhi to set under the intense wet spell for ond landslide within Mumbai in reported on Thursday, six were Maharashtra has been put on The Punjab police had up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) the third consecutive day on three days — the other being the reported from the Island city, high alert with the Panchganga recovered a.30 bore pistol along "())+)63$ $) for use of Artificial Intelligence Thursday, resulting in disloca- one reported earlier at Kandivli six incidents took place in the river flowing over the flood line with five live cartridges (AI) in data driven decision tion in bus and suburban train in north Mumbai along the eastern suburbs, while the in some places. The and Rs 24.50 lakh in cash from 3#"(8)6"3(!3%(3 making and advance data man- services and inundation of the Western Express Highway. remaining three incidents were Panchganga river is flowing at Prasad and two of his accom- agement system for Highways. low-lying areas. For most part of the day, reported from western suburbs 41.2 feet level whereas the alert plices — Surmail Singh and $),3%43 Under the partnership, IIT A landslide along upmarket team of civic workers were of the city. level is 39 feet and danger Gurjant Singh. Delhi will work with NHAI on Peddar Road, 15 wall collapses, involved in clearing the piled Similarly, there were 361 mark is 43 feet Punjab Police probe had developing advanced analytics 360-odd tree falls and 47 inci- up loose soil from the landslide tree falls — 274 in the city, 40 The movement on nine revealed that Prasad had alleged- 3 based on AI and ML, prepare dents of electric short-circuits and branches of the trees. As a eastern suburbs and 47 in the State highways and two dozen ly helped the syndicate in getting simulation models, enhance data were the highlights of consequence, the main arteri- western suburbs — were report- roads in the Kolhapur district 17 kg of heroin and two foreign- n a major spike in the num- storage and retrieval capacities to Thursday’s monsoon report al road remained out of bounds ed from across the metropolis, were affected because of rain- made pistols in May. During Iber of Covid-19 infections in further strengthen NHAI’s capa- card for the metropolis put out for the traffic movement for while 57 incidents of electric fall since the last three days. questioning by the Punjab police, Maharashtra, an all-time daily bilities in data-driven decision by the Brihanmumbai several hours. short circuits were reported Maharashtra Chief Minister Prasad’s associates Surmail and high of 11,514 people tested making. The collaboration, Municipal Corporation (BMC). Talking to mediapersons from the different parts of the Uddhav Thackeray reviewed Gurjant had revealed that they positive for coronavirus on according to a statement from In one of the major mon- after visiting the spot, metropolis. Following the call the situation in Kolhapur, along were working with a cross-bor- Thursday, while 316 people the MoRTH, will be undertak- soon-related incident that dis- Maharashtra’s former Chief by the weather bureau, the fish- with the neighbouring district of der smuggler, Satnam Singh succumbed to the pandemic in en on the identified thrust areas rupted the traffic towards south Minister Devendra Fadnavis ermen from the Coastal Konkan Sangli which had in July-August alias Satta, a resident of Taran various parts of the State. like Project Management and Mumbai, a portion of the land said: “I visited the Peddar Road region chose not to venture into witnessed deluge and floods. Tarn district. Satta was closely Surpassing the earlier Data Management, Highway slid along with trees planted near in south Mumbai where the the sea. Uddhav advised Konkan and linked with Pakistan-based record daily tally of 11,147 Network Traffic Demand and the wall protecting the hillock entire road got blocked due to Meanwhile, 16 fishermen Pune divisional commissioners smugglers for getting heroin infections reported on July 30, Incident Management, along the Peddar Road. The landslide. Not only traffic got who were stranded off Arnala to focus on overflowing of rivers and weapons supplies from the State witnessed a new high Highway safety, Highway landslide took place in the early affected but water supply too”. off Thane district were rescued in Kolhapur, Raigad, Ratnagiri across the border to Punjab. The of 11,514 infections, taking Work-zone Management, hours of Thursday, at the edge Meanwhile, the Island city by Indian Coast Guard. and shift local residents duo had also disclosed that the total number infected cases Highway Pavement of the Malabar Hill located just of Mumbai recorded 331.8 mm A crane in the Jawaharlal to safer places in view of Prasad was also involved in the to a staggering 4,79,779. Management System. PNS off the Kemp’s Corner flyover. of rains during 24 hours between Nehru Port Trust collapsed flooding of rivers. smuggling racket. Breaching the 300 fatality mark on the fourth consecutive recovery since the second week day in week, Maharashtra of March this year to 3,16,375.. - 111 recorded 316 deaths on The recovery rate rose to 65.94 ) *%* % Thursday. Earlier, there were per cent. The mortality rate in 322 deaths on August 1, the the state is 3.50 per cent. The .2 state recorded 300 deaths on State health authorities pegged August 4 and 334 on August 5. the number of “active cases” in -R " Lucknow: Amidst Met office forecast of rain or With the 316 fresh deaths, the state at 1,46,305. + %$,! " thundershowers at many places over eastern UP the total number of deaths in Pune, which has emerged and at a few places over the western part of the the state mounted to 16,792. as the second worst-affected 3 < state over the next 24 hours, as many as 666 vil- Of the total reported on district in terms of spread of the lages have been affected by floods across 17 dis- Thursday, Pune accounted for pandemic, has recorded 1 oth the National Investigation Agency tricts of Uttar Pradesh. According to the data the highest 62 deaths, followed 1,04,353 infections and 2496 B(NIA) and the petitioner (Swapna Suresh, the released by the UP relief commissioner, major by 57 deaths in Mumbai and 56 deaths till now. 1 kingpin in the gold smuggling racket through rivers are flowing above the danger mark at some deaths in Thane. With 1,00,875 infected diplomatic channel at Thiruvananthapuram) places in the state. The Sharda river at Palia Kalan Apart from 62 deaths in cases and 2,823 deaths, Thane 3 3 */* Chakrabarty who had like Jyoti completed their arguments before the Special in Lakhimpur Kheri, the Saryu at Elgin Bridge Pune, 57 in Mumbai and 56 in continued to be the second- Basu and other senior Marxist Court in Kochi on the bail application moved in Barabanki and Ayodhya and Turtipar in Ballia Thane, there were 18 deaths in worst hit district in he dreaded coronavirus leaders had donated his body for by the latter. The judge has reserved the orders , and the Rapti at Birdghat in Gorakhpur are flow- Nagpur, 15 in Solapur, 13 each Maharashtra. Tclaimed yet another polit- medical research will however for August 10. ing above the red mark. PNS in Nashik, Jalgaon and Out of 24,87, 990 samples ical victim when veteran be handed over to the Kolkata While the lawyer representing Swapna told Kolhapur, 10 in Palghar, 7 each sent to laboratories, 4,79,779 Marxist leader, former Rajya Municipal Corporation for the court that though the gold was smuggled in Aurangabad, Parbhani and have tested positive (19.23 per Sabha Member and an impor- funeral in accordance with into the country, the team probing the vase has Amravati, 6 in Latur, 5 each in cent) for COVID-19 until tant member in Jyoti Basu corona protocols, both his failed to prove that it had any links with ter- Raigad, Ahmednagar, Sangli Thursday. Cabinet Shyamal Chakrabarty daughter Ushashie Chakrabarty rorism related activities. and Nanded, 3 in Buldhana, 2 Currently, 9,76,332 peo- died on Thursday. He was 77 and CPI(M) State secretary “It is an offence which could be resolved by each in Dhule, Satara and ple are in home quarantine and is survived by a daughter. Suryakanto Mishra said. remitting the fine prescribed by the rule books,” Yavatmal and one death each in while 37,768 people are in He had tested positive for “CPI(M) expresses its deep said the lawyer. He also disclosed that each and Nandurbar, Ratnagiri and institutional quarantine. the virus and, admitted to a pri- sadness at the demise of com- every gram of gold seized from Swapna’s lock- Akola. Meanwhile, Maharashtra vate hospital on July 31, sources rade Shyamal Chakrabarty a er had been accounted for and there was no ille- With 57 deaths, the Covid- Governor Bhagat Singh said, adding he was suffering veteran trade union leader, a galities in her owning that gold. 19 toll in the city rose from Koshyari e-inaugurated a new from comorbidities like renal former minister and a central But the NIA told in its reply that the accused 6591 to 6648, while the num- Covid-19 testing lab at conditions. committee member,” a party was well aware of the implications of her action ber of infected cases went up by Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Mira He was one of the five release said. and she had confessed to the agency 910 to touch 1,20,150. Road, one of the Corona “Young Turks” of the Left Condoling his death Chief that she was not bothered about the possibili- On a day when 10854 hotspots, in the presence of the movement in the 1970s, includ- Minister Mamata Banerjee said ty of the profitability from smuggling being patients were discharged from hospital Chairman Hrishikesh ing Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, “saddened at the passing away diverted to anti-national activities hospitals in the state after full Mafatlal, Mira-Bhayander Biman Bose, Anil Biswas and of … Shyamal Chakrabarty. My and terrorism. recovery, taking the total num- Municipal Corporation Mayor Subhas Chakrbarty all of whom condolences to his family The revelations by the NIA to the court that ber of patients discharged Jyotsana Hasnale and MLA were close friends and rose to friends and supporters.” the accused Swapna Suresh has close links with from various hospitals after full Gita Jain. prominence as mass leaders. Meanwhile the Bengal higher officials in the Chief Minister’s Office A senior Trade Union leader Government on Thursday (CMO) was a serious issue. who started his political career claimed that about 87.6 percent “She had approached her contacts in the in the early 1960s from students’ of the total corona deaths in the CMO to get the gold released from the Customs. movement, Chakrabarty later State were caused due to She was getting sufficient help from the went on to become CPI(M)’s comorbidity. Briefing the police department of the State,” said the assis- central committee member media the Chief Minister said tant solicitor general Vijayakumar who repre- known for integrity, dedication there were “little more than sented the NIA. and gentleness, said Congress 50,000 active cases” in the The lawyer for Swapna is opposing the slap- Lok Sabha leader Adhir State adding “some 87.6 percent ping of the UAPA in this case which would make Chowdhury. of fatalities were caused due to it impossible for the accused to come out on bail The mortal remains of comorbid conditions.” foe the next one year. !"#$#$ ! + -+" # %%-!* 86)733+;63! $"#4"3()) = )"# "3()) "(,!;63! $"#4"3()) $$A( # 8* $-- 6 . 2! 3 * ! # * 4 < ( S O # ))!"($)$"88))(6)7)))()$)$%6")($"($%6")4436);@3$3!)"6 2:4 O ( > 4)6)34)"#)())$363:)")4)6)63)O#"!"(7)63(83("3(" ( ( ( ( ( # .6$ ( ? .6$ @ < < S < ) . /00 ,-./ .6$( < < .6$ erala Governor Arif > . Mohammad Khan hit the nail on its head last ) 6 ? < $ , :35A week when he said that 193A5 < 541A 7 some people make the @ ( mistakeK of equating culture with religion. The former is about a con- ? # .6$ ( sciousness and identity that set us apart as a people and wholly unre- . , 15444 lated to the individual faiths we might practise. Yet some com- @ S mentators look at things from a > ( Western or Semitic frame of refer- ence. The subject of logic has two broad sections, namely deductive and inductive. The former section $ S % begins reasoning with a clear-cut 8 @ + % B # premise without any explanation. For example, Judaism asserts that 6 < ( Jehovah is god; Moses the Prophet .6$S ( and Torah the scripture. What fol- C #S " 8 low are logical corollaries of this premise, all of which the believer So what lies at the core of the explain the multiplicity of quent. For the deductive to be at must expectedly accept during Hindu-Muslim equation in Hindu denominations. One of peace with the inductive is more C %? 8 his/her journey to heaven, which India? There are differing views the few common factors that difficult. This is the Hindu- ends on Doomsday. on the subject. MA Jinnah had runs through all of them is Muslim syndrome. While the . Allah, the merciful, is the god said that Pakistan was born the karma, leading to bhagya or Sultans and Nawabs ruled, there of Muslims. Muhammad is the last day the first Hindu was convert- fate; deed causes destiny. This was no way the Hindus could % Prophet and the Quran the final ed to Islam. In contrast, MK @ equation is as near as faith can riot. This violent civil phenom- ; /% C message for all those who consid- Gandhi had told the then British @@< get close to science or physics; enon began after these rulers < # % S er Abraham as the first Prophet of Prime Minister Ramsay for every action, there is an were brought down and an all. The Quran is supplemented by MacDonald in London in 1931 equal and opposite reaction. equalisation set in. 0 the Hadith or traditions and the that Hindu-Muslim riots are To illustrate the liberality of Remember that the C % Sunnah, which records the lessons coeval with British rule. The rule < B the inductive approach, let us dethroning work was per- - ? ( of the Prophet’s life. Between these ended 73 years ago but riots still < B take a hypothetical example. Let formed by the British East scriptures, the momin or the faith- continue; remember the us assume four Hindus from India Company; Robert Clive in # ( ful Muslim would get a complete Partition was meant to be a solu- / <1 1 four directions of India dis- the east vanquished Nawab % ( prescription for how to live life tion to the problem. In that con- < 1 ; cussing the subject of “roses.” Sirajuddualla in 1757. Lord @ individually as well as collective- text, Jinnah’s separatism did take The person from the east could Wellesley saw the conclusive ly. There is, as it were, no need to the Islamic pressure off the @/ claim that “roses” are always end of Tipu Sultan in 1799 < - look left or right. The Islamic other communities. He, howev- 1 1 1/ 1 white. One from the west could while Lord Dalhousie pushed $ 8 8S 0 ( scriptures lay out all possible dos er, had in mind a complete contend that “roses” are always out Nawab Wajid Ali Shah for ( and don’ts, the halals and haraams exchange of population, as B / red and no other colour. The the company to take over about which the believer does not designed by the League of /1/ northerner would insist that he Awadh in 1856. These were the ? , need to ponder or hesitate. The Nations and implemented in and his friends have only seen three corners of India. The @ @* logic of the religion flows like a 1923 between Greece and
/ .04 6 7 8 H . # * >S Q 6 % . # ?,C) (19 ( ) P ( Q > ( S ( # 0 B - FB-G # 1 ? $ B@ 8 ; 5451 @ > P( 56/ ( ( n the last two decades, the gender landscape (( ( Q in rural India has been greening and women # Iare now on the cusp of a powerful social and + ? political revolution. The harbinger of this change ( is a unique policy experiment in village-level gov- 54/9 # 8 8 ernance, the Panchayati Raj Act, which has ( brought transformative results for the weakest of - ? ( the weak: The village women. In a country that P Q 541A . ( has a bad scorecard in matters of gender equal- 5 ity, India has set a stellar example by becoming a crucible for one of social democracy’s most - innovative experiments in gender justice. Women B@ 8 ? 8 now steer local governance in thousands of vil- lages. This revolution led to the discovery of sev- @ eral hidden gems and one of them is Shalan < ( Shelke, an intrepid and passionate woman with A 1/ H ; a unique brand of earnestness and determina- B@ ! tion. She has galvanised the poor, unlettered / ? > ( 8 H # women in Sangamner, a remote corner of India’s / * ( deep hinterland. Sangamner is the site of the con- /< / fluence of three rivers: Pravara, Mhalungi and O1 %$@ ( Adhala in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. /-/ -1 Now a 49-year-old firebrand, Shalan was one - / culture, tribal welfare and other While pursuing her entrepreneur- rated with an acclaimed food compa- ( ( of those emerging backyard leaders, who realised Government agencies. Through their ship journey, Shalan didn’t lose sight of ny to set up a bakery. Reema Sathe, a > ?S O early on that powerful things could happen if
presence of traditional laundries along that are primarily installed to treat the worse, as according to a report by the committees that can look at the the banks of the river and 23 drains water and ensure that the pollution CPCB, sewage generation in India is underlying causes for the inoperable from Delhi directly discharging remains in a controllable range in our 61,000 MLD or enough to fill 24,800 STPs and those that require repairs to sewage containing phosphate deter- water bodies and rivers. In 2014, the Olympic-sized swimming pools daily. be functional again. gents and industrial effluents into it. Ministry of Environment and Forests Against this, we have a paltry sewage To save our rivers, there is a need The two-member Yamuna mon- stated that 70 per cent of India’s STPs treatment capacity of 23,277 MLD. to attach top priority to the establish- itoring committee got this information were dysfunctional and the main Adding to the problem is the ment of new STPs that can increase - /4 with the aid of the nine quality mon- reason for this was the high cost of absence of a centralised sewerage sys- the current 37 per cent treatment itoring stations of the DPCC along the maintenance and the ever-growing tem that allows for correct channelling capability to at least 80 per cent of the / /1 banks of the river. Now that the cause gap between the sewage to be treated of sewage output. The 12th Five-Year sewage generated. This can be done )4)"3(6%3$"# hile crossing the Kalindi for the toxic foam on the river’s sur- and the capacity of the STP to handle Plan Report on Urban Development by opening the STP sector to entrepre- +"##"(,"()()7#6+3% Kunj bridge over the face has been found, it is for the it. Six years down the line, the situa- highlighted that a shocking 4,861 cities neurship platforms and providing "6))3()#33+ WYamuna in Delhi, have you Government to convert the findings tion is not any different. The facts pre- and towns in India do not have a basic the necessary technical expertise, ever wondered about the reason for of the report into verifiable and sent a grim picture and a break for central sewage system. Large cities funding and subsidies on encourag- " ($"%##3) the white, frothy foam floating on the meaningful action. India’s long-suffering rivers seems such as Bengaluru find themselves in ing terms. This will serve the twin pur- 4)34#)38*!";3) river’s surface? This toxic foam, that Sadly, rivers in urban India have been in the news for spewing exces- far off as nearly 70 per cent of the this list as nearly 50 per cent of the pose of creating employment-gener- +"()43#"634"3( is usually seen in abundance in July, always been the dumping ground for sive white, toxic foam. The pollution sewage treated in India does not city’s households do not have a prop- ating enterprises, besides also narrow- 3$$)""%"3(M prompted the National Green Tribunal sewage, effluents from industries, level in Bengaluru’s largest lake is an meet the acceptable standards and er sewage system that is connected to ing the gap between sewage generat- (NGT)-appointed special committee riverside laundries and tanneries, example of the apathy and inefficien- there is a 78.7 per cent gap between a central system. This naturally means ed and sewage treated. India needs an 6)($",): to instruct the Delhi Pollution Control ashes of the dead and even bodies of cy of the Bangalore Water Supply and sewage generation and the STP’s that these households channel their action-oriented initiative to turn (!"(,)##8"()7% Committee (DPCC) to submit a those who are not cremated. The Sewerage Board in managing sewage installed capacity to treat it. Even if the sewage to the nearest water body. around the urban rivers and water "(%88"6")(37)$))$%4 report to it on the issue. The report Yamuna is no exception and has disposal. To make matters worse, the additional 1,742.6 million litres a day The impact of all this pollution on bodies that are plagued by pollution ),"643#"6; ) concluded that sewage flowing into the endured pollution of all kinds, for cen- dumped chemicals and oil in the lake (MLD) of sewage treatment capacity water bodies is devastating to say the such as the toxic white foam seen on 6##)(,)83)83)",( Yamuna contained an abnormally turies. The most visible form of a river tend to float to the surface and also is factored in, that is either in the plan- least. Aquatic life and biodiversity suf- the Yamuna’s surface. Till such action high amount of detergent. This, cou- lodging a silent protest against pollu- catch fire intermittently, thus adding ning stages or under construction, fer irreversible damage and so do is taken the white foam on our rivers 43#"6)7#"!)("6#) pled with the churning of the waters tion is the appearance of the toxic to air pollution. This level of pollution there will still be a gap of 72.7 per cent humans who are dependent on the will be a reminder that we have failed K($""(3"%)$ at the barrage, led to the formation of foam. in our water bodies raises pertinent in the sewage treatment capacity in the water bodies for their livelihoods. our rivers. "("$))63!833(); the toxic foam on the river’s surface. The Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru questions about the role and efficien- country. There is an urgent need for the (The writer is an environmental N )$"3"#O The problem was compounded by the is another such water body that has cy of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) The situation is expected to get Government to set up special action journalist) !"#$#$ 9
Q! 9: 3,1 8 6 8! (" 1 8! 05 ;// !! #( !& B " New York: The day after “It's meant we've been liv- Washington: Facebook Inc has Donald Trump's election in ing with a three-alarm fire in taken down a post by US Detroit (US): Joe Biden's respect and dignity to this coun- November 2016, the American every part of our house.” Since President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential cam- try. We choose Joe Biden to lead Civil Liberties Union posted a the day Trump took office, the which the company said vio- paign has launched a new us all towards that American Washington: The Republican message to him on its website: ACLU — according to a break- lated its rules against sharing national ad focused on Black promise together.” African Party and the Trump campaign “See you in court.” down it provided to The misinformation about the novel Americans, urging them to Americans have largely sup- have collectively raised over As president, Trump hasn't Associated Press — has filed coronavirus. stand up to President Donald ported Biden's presidential bid $165 million in July, surpassing personally squared off against 237 lawsuits against the admin- The post contained a video Trump the way their ancestors and have been credited with the billion-dollar threshold the American Civil Liberties istration and about 160 other clip from an interview with Fox stood up to "violent racists of single-handedly transforming with a total haul of $1.1 billion. Union (ACLU) from the wit- legal actions, including & Friends earlier on a generation ago." the Democratic presidential The joint re-election effort ness stand, but the broader Freedom of Information Act Wednesday, in which Trump The one-minute ad, which race and cementing his status as continues their cash in hand warning has been borne out. requests, ethics complaints and claimed that children are was shared exclusively with front-runner after his decisive advantage, with an over $300 As of this week, the ACLU administrative complaints. "almost immune" to COVID- The Associated Press before its primary win in South Carolina. million war chest, the has filed nearly 400 lawsuits and Of the lawsuits, 174 have 19, the disease caused by the digital and television release on But Black Americans, who Republican National other legal actions against the dealt with immigrant rights, novel coronavirus. Thursday, is meant to drum up form one of the party's most Committee (RNC) announced Trump administration, some targeting the family separation "This video includes false support among Black loyal voting blocs, have been hit on Wednesday. massive fundraising totals Victory operation to over 1,500 meeting with setbacks but policy, detention and deporta- claims that a group of people is Americans, a key constituency doubly hard by the COVID-19 “With 90 days until victo- prove,” said Bill Stepien, Trump – double that of Biden's field many resulting in important tion practices and the admin- immune from COVID-19, for Biden, ahead of November's pandemic — they have died ry, our teams and supporters are 2020 campaign manager. operation. victories. istration's repeated attempts to which is a violation of our poli- general election. from the virus at dispropor- in overdrive working to re-elect “Voters express their sup- With a grassroots army of Among other successes for make it harder to seek asylum cies around harmful COVID The ad, titled “Better tionate rates across the coun- President (Donald) Trump and port for President Trump in 1.8 million Americans, the the ACLU, it prevailed in a U.S. at the U.S.-Mexico border. misinformation," a Facebook America,” also takes a direct try, and they've borne the brunt Republicans up and down the many different ways and donat- Trump Victory field effort is on Supreme Court case blocking The other lawsuits address spokesman said. swipe at Trump, without men- of its economic fallout. ballot,” said RNC chairwoman ing to his campaign is one of pace to surpass the 2.2 million the administration from plac- an array of issues high on the A tweet containing the tioning the Republican presi- And in recent months, his- Ronna McDaniel. the most personal, because volunteers that helped re-elect ing a citizenship question on the ACLU's agenda: voting rights, video that was posted by the dent by name. toric protests against police According to the RNC, they feel invested in his success President Barack Obama in 2020 census. It also spearhead- LGBT rights, racial justice and Trump campaign's “We must choose to fight brutality and systemic racism July's massive haul is not only and the future success of the 2012, the media release said. ed legal efforts that curtailed the others. In one long-running @TeamTrump account and for that better America,” the nar- have changed the national dis- a record for the month, but also country. The President's sup- Seeking re-election for his policy of separating many case, the ACLU succeeded in shared by the president was also rator states. “And just like our course around race, thrusting eclipses the total raised in any port continues to increase second consecutive term, migrant children from their blocking the administration's later hidden by Twitter Inc for ancestors who stood up to the it into a national spotlight and single month of 2016. while Joe Biden just posted a Trump, 74, is pitted against parents. policy of barring young immi- breaking its COVID-19 misin- violent racists of a generation at the heart of the presidential July was also the largest down fundraising month from Democratic presidential nom- “The assault on civil liber- grant women in government formation rules. ago, we will stand up to this campaign. The ad is part of the online fundraising month ever his basement,” he said. inee Joe Biden, 77, in the ties and civil rights is greater custody from getting abortions. A Twitter spokesman said president and say, 'No more,' Biden campaign's planned $280 for the re-election effort, it said. The RNC recently November 3 presidential elec- under this administration than “Donald Trump has pro- the @TeamTrump account because America is better than million digital and television ad "The enthusiasm behind announced the hiring of an tions. Most of the opinion any other in modern history,” vided a full employment pro- owner would be required to him. So we choose to be bigger. buy that was announced President Trump's re-election additional 300 field staffers, polls show that Biden is sever- said the ACLU's president, gram for ACLU lawyers on all of remove the tweet before they We choose to be bolder. We Wednesday and will run continues to grow as July's bringing the total Trump al points ahead of Trump. PTI Anthony Romero. our issues,” Romero said. AP could tweet again. AGENCIES choose to bring back justice, through the fall. AP ! 0 " : < ! " 2= 0 F 6"!D % ! 8!1 , ! # * " 9 . " && & &
Hiroshima: The dwindling ernment to heed the appeal of American troops and is pro- Washington: At the last 8! ! witnesses to the world's first the (bombing survivors) to tected by the US nuclear minute, President Donald Colombo: Sri Lanka's power- Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna atomic bombing marked its sign, ratify and become a umbrella. Trump and his Democratic Washington: President Washington: Dr Hiral ful Rajapaksa family-run Sri (JVP). 75th anniversary Thursday, party to the Treaty on the Tokyo has not signed the rival, Joe Biden, are searching Donald Trump is still trying to Tipirneni, an Indian-American Lanka People's Party (SLPP) The SJB has won only with Hiroshima's mayor and Prohibition of Nuclear nuclear weapons ban treaty for places to impressively yet overturn “Obamacare,” but emergency room physician, has appeared to be heading for a three seats from both districts. others noting as hypocritical Weapons,” Matsui said in his adopted in 2017, despite its safely accept their parties' pres- his predecessor's health care won the Democratic party pri- landslide win in the country's In the polling division the Japanese government's peace declaration. non-nuclear pledge, a failure idential nominations as the law keeps gaining ground in mary for the US House of twice-postponed parliamen- results from other districts refusal to sign a nuclear “As the only nation to suf- to act that atomic bombing spread of the coronavirus adds places where it was once Representatives in the US state tary election, according to where counting is in progress, weapons ban treaty. fer a nuclear attack, Japan survivors and pacifist groups fresh uncertainty to the cam- unwelcome. of Arizona. New polling showed early results announced on the SLPP has taken unassail- Mayor Kazumi Matsui must persuade the global pub- call insincere. paign for the White House. Missouri voters this week that Tipirneni is just three points Thursday. able leads, sources said. urged world leaders to more lic to unite with the spirit of The US dropped its first Trump said Wednesday approved Medicaid expansion down to the Republican incum- The SLPP has polled more In the Tamil minority seriously commit to nuclear Hiroshima.” His speech high- atomic bomb on Hiroshima on he's considering giving his by a 53 per cent to 47 per cent bent David Schweikert. The votes than its rivals, scoring dominated north, the main disarmament, pointing out lights what survivors feel is the August 6, 1945, destroying Aug. 27 acceptance speech on margin, making the conserva- seat is said to be a Republican over 60 per cent of the total Tamil party - Tamil National Japan's failures. hypocrisy of Japan's govern- the city and killing 140,000 the grounds of the White tive state the seventh to do so stronghold. votes in the 16 seats declared Alliance (TNA) - despite bag- “I ask the Japanese gov- ment, which hosts 50,000 people. AP House, a move that could vio- under Trump. “I am honoured to be the so far from the South, domi- ging a few polling divisions late ethics law. The president readily car- nominee in Arizona's 6th nated by the Sinhala majority had also suffered unexpected Biden, meanwhile, ried Missouri in 2016, but the Congressional District. For community. The party won 13 reversals at the hands of SLPP's ' '' ( scrapped plans to accept the Medicaid vote comes as more nearly a decade, our district has seats out of 16. Tamil allies - the Eelam Democratic nomination on people have been losing work- been represented by a DC politi- In Galle destrict, the SLPP People's Democratic Party = ! August 20 in Milwaukee, where place health insurance in a cian who puts the profits of his won seven out of nine seats on (EPDP). the party has spent more than treacherous coronavirus econ- special interest corporate donors offer while in the neighbour- The counting began in the Beirut: Lebanese officials tar- by an accidental fire that ignit- >11& ! a year planning a massive con- omy. over positive change that will ing Matara district they did morning after the polls were geted in the investigation of ed a warehouse full of ammo- vention. That leaves only a dozen make life better for working even better by winning six out closed on Wednesday. the massive blast that tore nium nitrate at the city's port, Kabul: Afghanistan officials Presidential conventions states opposed to using the fed- families here in Arizona,” of seven seats on offer. As the counting of votes through Beirut sought to shift rippled across the Lebanese say a traditional consultative are a staple of American poli- eral-state health program for Tipirneni said. Tipirneni was The nearest rival is the new began, SLPP founder and its blame for the presence of capital, killing at least 135 council will convene on Friday tics and have played out against low-income people as a vehicle three years old when her fami- party formed by former pres- National Organiser Basil explosives at the city's port, people, injuring more than to decide whether the last 400 national traumas as signifi- for covering more adults, main- ly immigrated from India to this idential candidate Sajith Rajapaksa — who is the and the visiting French presi- 5,000 and causing widespread Taliban prisoners will be cant as the Civil War and ly people in jobs that don't pro- country to pursue the American Premadasa who has relegated younger brother of President dent warned Thursday that destruction. released as part of a peace World War II. AP vide health care. AP dream. PTI his mother party, the United Gotabaya Rajapaksa with the without serious reforms the It also may have acceler- agreement, even as its Health National Party (UNP), of for- eldest being Prime Minister country would “continue to ated the country's coronavirus Ministry says half of Kabul's res- mer premier Ranil Mahinda Rajapaksa — said sink.” outbreak, as thousands flood- idents are infected with the Wickremesinghe to the fourth that the party is all set to form The blast Tuesday, which ed into hospitals in the wake coronavirus. D! 0 4 place even below the Marxist a new government. PTI appeared to have been caused of the blast. AP The Taliban have rejected any changes to the deal they signed in February with the US. , " That deal calls for 5,000 Taliban prisoners to be freed by Beirut: All I could think about too. Normally I would have apartment, hinges and all, was Kabul and the Taliban to free was finding the cat. been with him, speeding to the ripped out of the walls. So was 1,000 government personnel, It was an irrational senti- scene on his motorcycle like my air conditioner. My big including security officials, ment but I kept thinking: If I we often do when news breaks fan split right in half. My ahead of the start of intra- could find Sunday, then every- in Beirut. So when I saw him massive living room windows Afghan negotiations to map thing would suddenly be OK. tweet that the city's port was flew at me. The glass didn't out a framework for a future I don't even normally like on fire, I grabbed my helmet just shatter; the windows Afghanistan. The release of the pets, and have no idea how and changed into a pair of themselves flew clean off. I 400 prisoners is the final hurdle during lockdown, I fell in love jeans. genuinely, even now, have no to the start of negotiations. with this ginger cat who's con- My boyfriend asked why I idea how I am not dead. I The Taliban have freed the stantly swishing her bushy tail. was going. He said the fire did- stood in a whirlwind of nails 1,000 prisoners they were hold- I kept imagining that dramat- n't seem like big news. "Why and glass and splintered wood. ing and US And NATO soldiers ic tail lying flat, her eyes glazed are you wasting your time?" he I saw Sunday for a split second. have already begun withdraw- over, dead under a beam. asked as I walked into the liv- Then we heard loud humming ing troops in line with the But if Sunday was alive, I ing room. Then everything that sounded like planes and agreement. AP decided, then maybe my close blew up. within moments, the second friend, a fellow journalist, was Every door inside my blast hit. AGENCY !"#$#$ :
(, " & # 8 " 36+))$"()() %-%A % " 7 #$ 4()"43443%("") Bajaj Auto 0.67 per cent and measures announced to sup- " ($"(%44#") MRF 0.42 per cent. port the stressed sectors were the existing framework, pro- the aggregate exposure limit of nterest rate-sensitive bank, The BSE auto index closed also received well by the mar- around USD 2.6 billion. vided their accounts with the the existing guidelines. As a Irealty and auto stocks closed registering a marginal rise of ket,” said Gurpreet Sidana, Lockheed Martin on Thursday n view of the continued need concerned lender were classi- result, the exposure limit also on a mixed note on Thursday 0.07 per cent. chief operating officer, Religare S aerospace giant said its RMS team will work Ito support the viable MSME fied as standard as on March 1, including non-fund based facil- after the RBI left interest rates Among realty companies, Broking Ltd. T h e ULockheed Martin shared with capable Indian companies entities on account of the fall- 2020. ities of banks and NBFCs to the unchanged but maintained an Prestige Estates Projects Sensex surged 362 points to information about new part- over the next 7-8 years and out of Covid-19, the Reserve This restructuring will have borrower should not exceed Rs accommodative stance to shore jumped 8.49 per cent, Sunteck close at 38,025.45. nership opportunities with the provide opportunities to the Bank on Thursday extended to be implemented by March 25 crore as on March 1, 2020. up growth. Realty 5.48 per cent, Oberoi The Monetary Indian companies during the industry to integrate into the the one-time debt restructuring 31, 2021,” he said. As per the The MSME sector plays an Shares of Bandhan Bank Realty 2.94 per cent, Sobha 0.57 Policy Committee (MPC), five-day virtual annual suppli- global supply chain. for small businesses by anoth- existing scheme, the borrower important role in the growth of declined 3.57 per cent, RBL per cent and DLF 0.21 per cent. headed by RBI Governor ers conference that ended on “RMS’ Supply Chain team er three months to March account had to be standard as the Indian economy as it con- Bank 0.49 per cent, Axis Bank Godrej Properties Shaktikanta Das, left the bench- July 31, said an official state- already works with several 2021. on January 1, 2020. tributes over 28 per cent of the dipped 0.43 per cent and SBI fell 1.48 per cent, Indiabulls mark repurchase (repo) rate ment on Thursday. industrial partners in India Besides, the central bank Asset classification of bor- GDP, more than 40 per cent of 0.29 per cent on the BSE. Real Estate 1.35 per cent and unchanged at 4 per cent. These opportunities with the and plans to expand that list, has also relaxed some of the rowers classified as standard exports, while creating In contrast, City Union Mahindra Lifespace “Given the uncertainty sur- Indian industry are in areas like strengthening its commitment existing provisions for availing may be retained as such, employment for about 11 crore Bank rose by 2.50 per cent, Developers 0.31 per cent. rounding the inflation outlook space, aeronautics, rotary and to the country,” it added. this scheme by the micro, small whereas the accounts which people. Commenting on the ICICI Bank gained 1.97 per The realty index closed with a and extremely weak state of the mission systems (RMS) and In April last year, the Indian Air and medium enterprises may have slipped into NPA cat- scheme, PwC Partner Kuntal cent, HDFC Bank 1.24 per gain of 1.15 per cent. economy in the midst of an missiles and fire control Force issued an RFI (request for (MSMEs). egory between March 2, 2020 Sur said it is a good move by cent, Kotak Mahindra Bank “The status quo was large- unprecedented shock from the (MFC), the company said. information) or an initial ten- With Covid-19 continuing and date of implementation the RBI and would help 0.44 per cent, IndusInd Bank ly on the expected line. The ongoing pandemic, the MPC “A highlight from the compa- der to acquire 114 multirole to disrupt normal functioning may be upgraded as ‘standard MSMEs impacted by COVID- 0.39 per cent, and Federal apex bank is closely monitor- decided to keep the policy rate ny’s RMS group is future work fighter aircraft at a cost of and cash flows, the stress in the asset’, as on the date of imple- 19 to get time and space to ser- Bank 0.19 per cent. The BSE ing the impact of various mea- on hold,” Das said. with MH-60R (naval heli- around USD 18 billion, which MSME sector has got accentu- mentation of the restructuring vice debt when cash flows are Bank index closed 0.71 per cent sures announced in the past He said the central copter) for India. is billed as one of the world’s ated, warranting further sup- plan. under pressure due to uncer- higher. From the auto pack, and now prefers to wait and see bank would remain “watchful There is an offset require- biggest military procurement in port, RBI Governor Shaktikanta However, the RBI asked tainty. Noting that a TVS Motor Company rose by how the COVID situation pans for a durable reduction in ment for the programme, and recent years. Das said while announcing the banks to maintain additional restructuring framework is 2.22 per cent, Tata Motors 1.13 out for further action. inflation to use the available so as part of that, Lockheed The top contenders for the central bank’s bi-monthly mon- provision of 5 per cent over and already in place for MSMEs, he per cent, Maruti Suzuki India Having said that, their space to support the revival of Martin will put more indirect deal include Lockheed’s F-21, etary policy outcome. above the provision already said it was subject to restruc- 0.49 per cent, Hero MotoCorp accommodative stance and the economy.” The committee work over in India,” it stated. Boeing’s F/A-18, Dassault “Accordingly, it has been decid- held by them for accounts turing being implemented up 0.26 per cent, and Ashok expectation of easing in infla- unanimously decided to con- During the February visit of US Aviation’s Rafale, the ed that stressed MSME bor- restructured under these guide- to December 31.The scheme Leyland 0.10 per cent. tion keep the possibility of a tinue to keep its accommoda- President Donald Trump, India Eurofighter Typhoon, Russian rowers will be made eligible for lines. has provided relief to a large However, Mahindra & rate cut alive. tive policy stance “as long as announced that it will procure aircraft Mig 35 and Saab’s restructuring their debt under The RBI has also retained number of MSMEs, he added. Mahindra dipped 0.75 per cent, “Besides, the additional necessary to revive growth”. 24 MH-60R helicopters, worth Gripen. 3#388387%%,"(, <**/?@? 1 ) 3 " %$ <3"$:6)"(3!)1) %#% " #% 6%)8363(6)(P6"!( ! (, %*% ! $ */* The management has taken a number of measures to - C ata India Chairman safeguard and reopen stores, OYO Hotels and Homes BAshwani Windlass on while according top priority to founder and Group CEO total of 12 proposals were Thursday said it has not laid off employee and customer safety, ndustry body FICCI and Ritesh Agarwal said, “The cer- Apresented in the 156th T services major Wipro on any employee so far, but admit- company officials said. Ihospitality firm OYO on tification course will enable nnouncements made by board meeting of the GDA on IThursday said it has part- ted that there is not much clar- “Actual demand recovery shall Thursday said that they have hospitality professionals and Athe Reserve Bank, partic- Thursday, of the Ghaziabad nered Intel to enable its LIVE ity on “where the footwear be concurrent with the overall joined hands to develop and hotels across the country to ularly the one on resolution of Development Authority, most Workspace solution with the major is heading” amid the rag- recovery of the economy, which design an online training and determine new ways of work- loans, have been welcomed by of which were passed. The latter’s vPro platform that will ing Covid-19 pandemic. is inching up now. certification course specifical- ing, understand government the industry as well as market special thing is that in the help customers drive business As of March, the company Complete reinstatement of ly for the hospitality industry. guidelines and align with best players and experts. board meeting, the sector rate allottee in the Authority’s continuity by enabling remote had 9,762 employees across pre-COVID state of affairs is “The course will focus on practices and re-imagine oper- The Reserve Bank of India was freezed by 31 March 2021 scheme and recover it from the IT support and solutions. functions and locations, of still sometime away,” the chair- redesigning the sanitisation ations in a manner that helps (RBI) on Thursday to dispose of the undocu- employee concerned. Declining Wipro integrated the Intel vPro which 4000-4500 are on third- man said in his address at the protocols and minimising per- both customers and employees announced a loan restructuring mented properties. the proposal to amend the platform into LIVE Workspace, party contract, he said. virtual AGM. Bata India son-to-person contact for a feel safe, secure and comfort- window for corporates follow- The mitigation policy 2020 cyber use of the proposed edu- a suite of digital workplace ser- “There is no layoff till date. has achieved 35-40 per cent of hotel in line with the standard able.”FICCI will enable and ing the demand from bankers was also approved. The meet- cational land use in the map of vices to provide remote man- Bata has friendly HR policies,” the pre- COVID business lev- operating procedures support the implementation and the industry. ing was chaired by the Kaushambi Residential ageability of devices, a state- Windlass told shareholders at els, he said. announced by the tourism of information technology (IT) The restructuring will be Mandalayukta and GDA Scheme, dismantling the cyber ment said. the 87th annual general meet- “Moreover, the RBI mora- ministry,” according to a joint infrastructure and the online allowed as per the prudential Chairman Anita Seen hub in view of the land use of This extends to users at ing of the company.“I don’t torium will help bolster the statement. delivery platform for the online framework issued in June 2019, Meshram. In addition, the the land blocks to be kept home or in the office and pro- think we have complete clari- huge supply chain for Bata,” The course will help bud- certification course, the state- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Board approved the mitigation educational only and the vides enhanced protection and ty about where we are heading. Windlass told PTI. Of the get, mid-segment and bou- ment said. OYO has developed said. policy 2020. desired area for the cyber hub security against firmware-level Intermittent lockdowns and footwear major’s 1,500 stores tique hotels and homestays in and designed the course mate- Last week, Finance Minister GDA Vice President Kanchan is not completed. attacks, it added. the surging pandemic in some across the country, around 85 India as well as hospitality rials for the programme, it Nirmala Sitharaman had said Verma said that the GDA The proposal for has been The combined solution states is of concern for us. At per cent are now open, he said, professionals to maintain and added. “This course has that the government is working chairperson has given instruc- approved. On the proposal provides practical business the end of the current quarter, adding, the manufacturing improve their safety and been designed to help develop with the RBI on the need for tions to make an inquiry on the made in connection with the continuity services to enable we will be better placed to units are also operating hygiene standards in line with a uniform set of self-regulating restructuring of loans to help proposal to terminate the inter- progress of high-tech and inte- enterprises to rapidly design, analyse and calibrate our strate- smoothly, while adhering to government and industry guidelines,” FICCI Secretary the industry tide over the est due to non-intimation of the grated township schemes being deploy, and manage a true gies,” he said. health and safety protocols. benchmarks, it added. General Dilip Chenoy said. impact of COVID-19. outstanding amount to the implemented in Ghaziabad. remote work experience. %"()34"!"!83 %#:1)4 7 P! / ; !
responsibilities. body corporate for the purpose tence for a minimum of 15 ignate an existing subsidiary for L%)#"43)63$#3P)43 “Considering the growing of regulating IAs. It further years, should have a minimum the purpose of regulating IAs. mid growing number of number of registered provides that Sebi may, at the net worth of Rs 200 crore, The subsidiary will put in place New Delhi:Business optimism sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, “The spike in the number of Aregistered investment Investment Advisers (IAs)...It is time of recognition of such should have nation-wide ter- systems for grievance redressal, for the July-September quarter the extension of lockdown in positive Covid-19 cases, the advisers, markets regulator Sebi decided to recognize a wholly- body, delegate administration minals as well as investor griev- administrative action against slumped to a record low due to containment zones and stag- extension of lockdown in con- on Thursday said a wholly- owned subsidiary of the stock and supervision of IAs to such ance redressal mechanism, IAs, maintain data, share infor- gered easing of restrictions, tainment zones and the stag- owned subsidiary of a stock exchange (stock exchange sub- body or body corporate on cer- including arbitration, the cir- mation with Sebi. according to a report. gered easing of restrictions exchange can administer and sidiary) to administer and tain terms and conditions. cular said. Besides, The subsidiary needs to Dun & Bradstreet affected the business optimism supervise such advisers. supervise IAs registered with Sebi said the recognition the stock exchange needs to have the necessary infrastruc- Composite Business levels,” said Arun Singh, Global Besides, the regulator put Sebi,” the regulator said in a cir- of stock exchange’s subsidiary have investor service centres ture like adequate office space, Optimism Index for the July- Chief Economist, Dun & in place the criteria for grant of cular. will be based on eligibility of (ISCs) in at least 20 cities. equipment and manpower to September quarter fell to a Bradstreet.All six optimism recognition to a stock Under IA Regulations, Sebi parent entity. The par- Sebi said the exchange will effectively discharge its respon- record low of 29.4. indices -- volume of sales, net exchange’s subsidiary and its can recognise any body or ent entity should be in exis- either form a subsidiary or des- sibilities. The index registered a decline profits, selling prices, new of 40.6 per cent over the last orders, inventories and employ- quarter. ees -- have registered a decline The BOI covered about 350 as compared to the previous senior executives in June this quarter, the report said. year. PTI !"#$#$ & A
< > # # % $> ! ? * /B C ' 63 ) ctor Tahir Raj Bhasin is an outsider with no Aconnections in the industry. He debuted with $3)(3(3,)%6+"( Mardaani to show his acting prowess as a vil- 3!)"(,63()(")(37): lain and since then, Tahir is delighted about how "8")$($)"(36"(, his career has been shaping up. After making a 8!); mark in Mardaani, which earned him the Best L 2!(3))838!); $3 Supporting Actor and Best Villain awards, Tahir decided not to look back. His powerful per- #"+))4)+3!)"!)7% formances in the subsequent films like Manto, $3(2+)%66)($8"#%) Chhichhore and many more made him grab pro- )"3%#7)6%)))))!: jects like 83 and Looop Lapeta. He is thrilled 43($##))#: about the fact that he has shaped his own des- ")M$"+"$; tiny in the Bollywood. LA3%6(2+) “I’m very proud of the journey I’ve had in Bollywood. When you start from the scratch, you )"))"3%#7% value the recognition that your work gets and 3%6(2.% the opportunities you’ve earned because they are ",(3))!; ) built solely on the basis of your talent. I consid- ))"!43: er the parts I’ve done so far to be a personal col- (4)6"( lage of experiences,” he says. The actor credits the directors he has col- 3%.3%()K laborated with for having faith in him. “I’ve been 3%())$44)6": fortunate enough to work with some amazing "3(3%())$34 filmmakers. This has led to my growth as an 3%76+!( actor and as a person. Every project has taught "!)3%)3 me to focus on being true to the process. What #3))44)6": matters is making a part fun to watch and authentic. The next exciting turn of my career "3()##($ is going to be equally challenging. Looop Lapeta 3%)3#3 is a thriller comedy and pairing up with a tal- #)(83!3% " ent like Taapsee (Pannu) is something I really 8"#%)($(3,) look forward to.” $).)6)$;13 Tahir discloses his journey in cinema makes )7#(6)$ $%5! +!%+ "+" 2"5, +$1%%"$ $ him proud. “The part in YRF’s Mardaani chal- lenged me to stretch my abilities as I was a star- 4436M) ing opposite an icon like Rani Mukerji. The $$)$; %1 + , +%# + 21%#!6+ uniqueness of the part made it a great one for me. From doing that to shifting gears in a light lot of love stories have from an office function to a hearted college drama Chhichhore and now to O# & blossomed in last few reunion. About 23 per cent of a romantic lead in Looop Lapeta is incredibly ful- ( < Amonths of the lock- the people admitted that they filling and gives me a sense of pride in the jour- down and the new couples look for new relationships or ney so far,” he says. / $ are eagerly waiting to meet flings in a party gathering, Tahir also reveals who his biggest inspira- ! their loved ones. From the while 22 per cent of the peo- tions are. “People who I count as mentors in cin- outset, it’s hard to judge ple would prefer it on a vaca- ema aren’t always the ones with me on a day to / when this global health cri- tion or while travelling. For 19 day but are magnetic people who I’ve briefly ( ( sis is going to leave the per cent of them, the best crossed paths with. It’s ( country but one thing is for time is when their spouse is something they’ve said sure, love is unhindered not at home or is out for a or did that left a deep < ! from the outside surround- business trip. Also, about 12 impression on me. ! $ ing and blooming like never per cent of the people are will- Aamir Khan, who I before. ing to find new connections had a chance to meet $ # A dating app, Gleeden, within their office premises, soon after Mardaani, & $! conducted a survey after the while the remaining 24 per said — never be in a # beginning of ‘Unlock 1.0’ cent of the total users are will- rush and never be afraid and found out that about 75 ing to try out multiple mea- to take chances. It ! & <= # per cent of its users are will- sures to find out their love seemed cryptic back ! ' $ ing to meet their love inter- interest. then but as time ests if provided an opportu- passes, it ! & " nity. The survey was rolled Keep it casual makes > # out among 1,000 of its newly the same time? Well, the Why partners cheat love with someone else other It seems that casual rela- more and joined users and was con- answer to this question is as Infidelity is considered as than their spouses, while for tionships are the need of the more # $ ducted across metropolitan tricky as the question itself a taboo worldwide and there the remaining 27 per cent, the hour for 38 per cent of the sense. My && ! $ # cities like Mumbai, Delhi and the users are no excep- are a lot of factors leading up decision of committing infi- app users, who would like other cine- ( $
- .A- MERCEDES RETAIN BOTTAS FOR NEXT SEASON $ " @ London: B#)" 3 ",()$ () $)# " )6)$)+))4"(,"!)@3!%#/())!%("#) )($ 38 ) & )3(; 3 3 %(():%4 3 Cricket in India (BCCI) and vivo sorship rights for five years from expect that after November, when The stand-off at the Line of sorship money is distributed !"#3(#).3"()$)6)$)"( &($38 Mobile India Pvt Ltd have decid- 2018 to 2022 for a reported sum IPL ends and before the next IPL Actual Control (LAC) caused equally among eight franchises (36)$)","(($ 43#)43""3("))!; he BCCI on Thursday sus- ed to suspend their partnership of 2190 crore, approximately starts in April 2021, there would outrage across India with sever- which comes to 27.5 crore. pended the IPL title spon- for Indian Premier League in 440 crore per annum. be no anti-China sentiment? Are al calls for boycott of Chinese “As of now, it will be very dif- TOKYO BAY TEMPORARILY REMOVE OLY RINGS Tsorship deal with Chinese 2020,” the press release stated. It is learnt that the two we serious?” the veteran companies and products. ficult for the BCCI to match the Tokyo: )/#!4"6"(,!3(%!)("(##)$"( 3+3 mobile phone company Vivo for The company, on its part, parties are now working official said. The BCCI is now likely to sponsorship amount at such short 83 ) & & 1%!!) -!) )!43"# the event’s upcoming edition stated that the association is out a plan in which Vivo The anti-China sen- float a tender for new IPL title notice. Therefore both BCCI and )!3)$83!"()((6)3( %$($"##)%("( amid the Sino-India border face- being paused. might come back for a timent in the country sponsors as mandated by its con- the franchises should be pre- )6)!7) )( 4( )$ "(3 ) 8"(# )6 38 off. “The Board of Control for fresh three-year period peaked after the violent stitution. pared to lose out on some money 4)4"3( 83 ) )6)$%#)$ ))(; ) !3(%!)( The BCCI sent out a one-line Cricket in India (BCCI) and vivo starting 2021 on revised face off between the However, the end of this — BCCI more but each franchise "6"(##)$))(!3(,3($($ ; ! statement, without giving any Mobile India Pvt Ltd have mutu- terms. However, a top Indian and Chinese (sponsorship) deal could spell from Vivo’s exit will potentially ##($ ; !"$)"##7)6#)()$($%($),38) details, to say that Vivo will not ally decided to pause their part- BCCI official offered a divergent troops in eastern Ladakh. India losses for the franchises as they get lose 15 crore,” the official said. "(4)6"3(7)83)7)"(,):"(##)$; be associated with the IPL this nership for the 2020 season of view. lost 20 soldiers in the clash, while a substantial share from the spon- “This year will be difficult for year. Indian Premier League,” it stated. “Here we are talking about China also acknowledged unspec- sorship pool. everyone but the show must go MAN CITY SIGN AKE FROM BOURNEMOUTH “The Board of Control for Vivo won the IPL title spon- diplomatic tensions and you ified casualties. Half of the annual Vivo spon- on,” the official said. Manchester: (6)) <" ) ",()$ %6 $)8)($)( +)83!3%()!3%; +)4%4)( 344)3(8"):)$)#+))4"(,"!<"%("#) %!!)38 & ; ) :):3#$"$)"$)#",)$3 (<"%(8"(")$ ).3"()$<"6#%7)8))#388)"!))"(,) ())$3"(34")($)%66)8%#6)); Inter, Man Utd reach Europa quarters 7%"()"(<P43) FRIEDKIN GROUP COMPLETE ROMA TAKEOVER -1* < Manchester: The " $ %"#"+ + Rome: 1:7)$ @")$+"( ,3%4 )6)$ ( 0 %,*87"* 1(6).3"()%"838)) Champions League is the -6 @ 8A A8#6(2 ,))!)(")6%)(3()381)") 6#%73! anchester United edged missing piece in 37%)83!)#),%)6!4"3(83 !"##"3()%3; MLASK 2-1 and Inter Milan week at Manchester United. Manchester City’s growing silverware collection, 3!"$"()!)(3()($6#%74)"$)( beat Getafe 2-0 on Wednesday “Alexis Sanchez has joined defender Aymeric Laporte said ahead of his side’s !) ##3 ",()$ ) ()6) 4)#"!"( in rescheduled ties due to the anchester United’s the Nerazzurri on a free trans- last-16 second leg against Real Madrid on Friday. 63(63(@")$+"()6%)(6"!(($</ coronavirus pandemic to clinch MChilean forward Alexis fer,” the Serie A side said in a City have dominated English football in 38 )@")$+"(-3%43()$()$(",; places in the quarter-finals of Sanchez has signed a three-year statement. recent years under Pep Guardiola, although they the Europa League. contract with Inter Milan, the The 31-year-old, who had finished second to Liverpool in the Premier GARCIA JOINS ATK MOHUN BAGAN FC United had a 5-0 lead from Italian club announced on been on loan at Inter this sea- League this season, but have yet to add Europe’s Kolkata: 14(" !"$:8")#$) $% -6" ",()$ their first leg played in March Thursday. son, signed a contract until June most coveted prize to their trophy cabinet. 3:)$)#"()#!),)$ *3%(,(@< and will face Copenhagen who No transfer fee was 30, 2023, the club added. “City have unfinished business in the )8(6")38) 1((3%(6)$3( %$;"(, enjoyed a 3-0 victory on the involved in the deal as Sanchez scored four goals Champions League, we have been talking )4))()$)(,#%%@<"( &:'-6")%()$3 night over Istanbul Basaksehir. United seemed to be in a for Antonio Conte’s Serie A about it for a long time, it’s the thing we are miss- ) 183))63($#838) &':" *($ Antonio Conte’s Inter hurry to offload the runners-up behind Juventus. ing,” Laporte told Spanish newspaper AS on 63)$)"(("(,,3#,"(<)((""(@<3,%"$) Milan will face either Steven forward who could- “Everyone at Thursday. )!3)63$"$"#)#)3(; Gerrard’s Rangers or Bayer n’t reach the heights Manchester United wish- “Last year we won four trophies in the same Leverkusen with the Germans of his previous es Alexis Sanchez all the season but couldn’t win the Champions League, MCA WRITES TO CM SEEKING NOD FOR PRACTICE holding a 3-1 lead going into years at Old best in his future career so if it’s our turn this year, perfect.” Mumbai: ) %!7" <"6+) 36""3( N< O Thursday’s match. Trafford. He was as he joins Inter Milan City were knocked out in the quarter-finals ")(3<$$ 6+)))+"(," Despite United’s comfort- also reportedly on a permanent transfer,” last year on away goals by Tottenham after hav- 443#83"4#)246"6))"($3386"#"38) able lead from March 12’s first earning in excess of the Premier League club ing a last-gasp effort ruled out by a VAR review. ($*%#<3!4#); )-3)(!)( leg, the visitors caused prob- 500,000 pounds per said. They were beaten on away goals by AS Monaco 38(3##3)$()!433)%!)"()) lems early on. 5 P6 B 7 B B(= ( in the last 16 in 2017. ($ ) ) #3 (3 ,")( ,3:)$ 83 ) Andres Andrade hit the after 33 minutes. of a clearance inside his own “I don’t know what we’ve been doing )%!4"3(38"("(,38"($""$%#6"6+)); crossbar with a powerful head- Their celebrations were one leg in Gelsenkirchen to The Spaniards were given area. wrong as the team has been the same in the last er after 10 minutes at an almost shortlived as Jesse Lingard save time ahead of next week’s a chance to take the game to Elsewhere, 2009 champi- few years. Away goals have been key. Last year LEDLEY KING HIRED AS MOURINHO'S ASSISTANT empty Old Trafford before equalised on the counter-attack last eight to be held in penalties with 25 minutes ons Shakhtar Donetsk booked Tottenham scored the same number of goals as London: 3)(!443"()$83!)64"()$#) Peter Michorl fired wide just for United three minutes later. Germany. remaining as VAR said Diego a last-eight spot against Basel or us but eliminated us,” added Laporte. *"(, 3 7)63!) ( "( !(,) %($) 3) after the quarter of an hour Anthony Martial claimed They advanced to the next Godin had handballed in his Eintracht Frankfurt after three “We have all the ingredients to do great 3%"(3; ) :):3#$*"(,4)(")(") :) mark. the match-winner with two round as Romelu Lukaku own box but veteran cente-for- goals within the closing four things. The team is really up for it, we don’t have 4#"(, 6)) 3)(! ($ 7))( 6#%7 The Linz-based outfit had minutes to go despite LASK became the club’s first player to ward Jorge Molina missed the minutes clinched a 3-0 win over to change much, we just need a little more luck. !7$3"(6))""(,"( & ; )83!)6)()76+ to wait until the second half to goalkeeper Alexander Schlager score in five straight European resulting penalty. Wolfsburg. We have lacked that final spark which I’m sure !$) 44)(6) ($ #"8)$ ) ),%) <%4 break the deadlock as defend- getting a foot to the France appearances since Brazilian Christian Eriksen made In other remaining games we’ll find soon.” 64"("( &&'"6")6#%72#!.334;*"(, er Philipp Wiesinger rifled into striker’s shot. striker Adriano in 2004. sure of Inter’s spot after 84 min- Rangers head to Leverkusen, City hold a 2-1 lead over Real going into .3"()$3%"(3276+33!)!"(4#6)386"6# the top corner from outside the Inter’s meeting with the La Lukaku slotted home after utes with his first touch after Wolves host Olympiakos, and Friday’s second leg at an empty Etihad (#"6$3@3!3"(33#)8)6#%7; box after 55 minutes. Liga side was played over just Alessandro Bastoni’s long ball Dakonam Djene made a mess Sevilla face Roma in Duisburg. Stadium and will be without all-time top scor- er Sergio Aguero through injury. KYRGIOS LIKELY TO PULL OUT OF FRENCH OPEN Real will be missing captain Melbourne: "6+ *,"3 $344)$ %,) "( 3( Sergio Ramos, who was sent off in %$ ) "## +"4 ) @)(6 /4)( "(, ) & ( ' PA*+ B 3! the first leg. 6(6)38"!)##"(,3%34)")))L#"!3 “Everyone knows (3()M;L 2)#"!6(6) 2##4#"(%34); #!3 <1 The Premier Football Association Board Aguero, he’s an impor- #"! 3 (3() 3 7) 3()M ) "$; ) %#"( # $%$5"7 0 %,*77* League will revert to a max- allowing the temporary use tant player to be miss- ))+4%##)$3%38)%463!"(,1/4)("()A3+ ngland’s top order was put imum of three substitutions of five substitutions next ing just like theirs. $%)3)633("%4($)!"6; (7$*7 Eto the sword as Pakistan’s -6 @ - G A8#6(2 in matches next season with season, the league won’t be All the goals that he vibrant attack followed up Shan England’s top division clubs adopting it. The rule had has scored and the Masood’s 156 with a stirring That was the first blow in a deciding to no longer been seen to favor big- career he’s had since N77)#3(,"(#),%)38 display on day two of the first meticulous, methodical morn- allow two additional ger clubs with more he was young speak for Test. ing session that saw England changes. depth in their themselves,” added Laporte. Masood spent almost eight pick off three wickets for the Clubs previously squads. “He’s one of the best *3#"1!"($"##"!3(2 hours at the crease as his career- addition of just 48 runs. backed the use of five A maximum strikers I’ve ever seen but best knock lifted the tourists to Anderson and Stuart Broad’s substitutions to deal seven substitutes we believe in our other Former England captain Nasser 326 and the bowlers made initial 11-over spell cost just 11 with the congested schedule will be allowed on the team mates. Sergio Ramos is Hussain feels it’s time the cricket world changes good use of the platform to runs and brought a second after the league’s pandemic- bench but only three also a very important play- the moniker ‘Fab Four’ to ‘Fab Five’ by including leave England 92 for four at breakthrough when Asad enforced 100-day shutdown can be brought on when the er but we want to show that Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the same league as Virat Emirates Old Trafford. Shafiq pushed the latter to sec- ended in June. new season begins around we can play better than Kohli and Kane Williamson. Openers Rory Burns and ond slip. Despite the International Sept 12. AP them.” Agencies Australian run-machine Steve Smith and Dom Sibley were then taken Chris Woakes added England captain Joe Root complete the quartet of care of inside four overs as Mohammad Rizwan with a modern day greats. Shaheen Afridi and neat away-swinger to make it “They keep going on about the ‘Fab Four’ Mohammad Abbas dovetailed 187 for five at lunch but the $ R (Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe perfectly with the new ball. The continued presence of Masood, Root) — it’s the ‘Fab Five’ and Babar Azam is in latter struck a killer blow when who had moved from 55 to 77, that,” Hussain said on Sky Sports. he cleaned up Ben Stokes for a was a crucial factor. He flour- * Babar, who has been Pakistan’s best batsman duck and by the time Joe Root ished in the afternoon, upgrad- in the past few years, started the first Test against was undone by Yasir Shah's leg- ing a hard-working innings " India ODI captain Ganguly), secretary (Jay Shah) and pens in April-May and doesn’t col- England at Old Trafford on a bright note, scor- spin, his side were staring down into something of a class above. Mithali Raj totally understands the IPL GC chief (Brijesh Patel) have lide with WBBL (in Australia). ing an unbeaten 69 off 100 balls by the time bad the barrel. Shadab Khan contributed a frustration of foreign internation- been very encouraging towards “But these are unusual cir- weather stopped play on Wednesday. But Ollie Pope performed busy 45, but England made als on overlapping of T20 Challenge women’s cricket. cumstances, the window (tentative- “I think it is a real shame and it is in part a with skill and heart to make a themselves a soft target by and WBBL dates but firmly believes “I personally thought we may ly November 1-10) was a short one consequence of Pakistan playing away from punchy 46 not out before the serving up five overs of soft that BCCI “did its best” to fit in the not even get to play the Challenger and the BCCI did the best it could.” home, playing in the UAE all the time in front of close and will continue his # C ! spin at a cost of 27 risk-free four-match tournament in these trophy (domestic event) because The WBBL is scheduled from no one, Pakistan hiding in the shadow of fightback on the third morning. ! runs. unusual COVID-19 times. even the men’s IPL was in doubt but October 17 to November 29. Indian cricket, not going over The thrilling late action — & *D& The return of Anderson While the foreign players, led these games are most welcome,” “It (their frustration) is under- and playing IPL cricket, not and that is the only way to and Broad barely improved by Australian star player Alyssa Mithali said. standable. They (foreign players) playing India.” describe the boisterous, including tons in Karachi and matters, with the pair milked Healy, questioned the timing of the On comments of top interna- also want to be part of the event. I Babar’s cover drives have buzzing brilliance that Rawalpindi. Jos Buttler, who for 42 in eight overs with the exhibition games as it is clash- tionals like Healy, Suzie Bates, too want the best players in the some similarities with Kohli’s Pakistan brought in the missed a catch and a stumping new ball. Masood brought up ing with the WBBL, the BCCI Rachel Haynes expressing their league. “But the situation is not nor- and some consider him even field — owed much to when he had just 45 to his his hundred from 251 balls, was also criticised for not displeasure, the Indian legend mal. Right now, there is hardly any better in his execution. Masood’s hard work in the name on day one, will need no leaping with joy as his team- going ahead with the tried putting things into sporting activity in India and to “If this lad was Virat Kohli, first innings. reminder of the debt he now mates packed the players’ bal- women’s tour of England perspective. have the matches before the men’s everyone would be talking The opener battled with owes when he resumes on 15 cony. in September. “I know a lot of people IPL, it would require players to be about it but because it is England for more than not out alongside Pope. A wild hack from Shadab Asked about her (foreign players) have in match mode. We are yet to start Babar Azam, no one is talk- 107 overs, facing 319 Play started with Pakistan against Dom Bess ended a 105- thoughts on the two questioned the timing training. ing about it,” Hussain deliveries as he 139 for two, built in large part run stand, opening the door for subjects, Mithali of it but these are “My own state has just allowed said during commen- made his third Test around Babar Azam’s fluent Broad and Archer to take two spoke her mind. not normal cir- the opening of gyms. So for me to tary. “He is young and hundred in a row, 69. He was unable to add to that apiece as Pakistan’s last four fell “People tend cumstances. get match ready will take time. The he is elegant. He has a streak dating here, flashing at James for 35. Masood clubbed a pair to judge quickly. Normally, BCCI has given us that window and got all the swagger,” he back to Anderson in the first over of the of sixes before he was ninth The BCCI pres- the IPL we will have to work around it this added. PTI December and day. man down, lbw to Broad. ident (Sourav hap- year,” she said. PTI & ! ? /" &# !! $ = < !%##!3"(,3"(,
from July 23 till August 8 in 2021. women’s ODI World Cup in New but BCCI also doesn’t want to Despite her constant successes on the Zealand early next year. It is expect- forego its right to host the tourna- )83!<- BWF circuit, Tai Tzu is yet to win a medal he heads of BCCI and Cricket ed that some decisions will be ment in 2021. at senior international level which TAustralia will be connecting vir- taken,” an ICC Board member “The BCCI was originally / not good and a senior cricket includes Olympics and World C’ships. At tually to discuss the hosting of two said. scheduled to host the T20 World official told the country’s lead- London 2012 and Rio 2016, she crashed T20 World Cups in the next two The ICC World T20 Cup in 2021 and they would like to ricket Australia is contem- ing daily that there is no way the out in the last-16 round itself. years when the ICC’s all-powerful which was scheduled to be go ahead. Another reason being, Cplating moving the tradi- current schedule can go ahead “I didn’t have a problem with (post- board meets on Friday. held in Australia from hosting a T20 World Cup in 2022 tional Boxing Day Test against as planned with the state border ponement). I can use this time as a peri- The decision will also be October 18 this year was post- and then a 50 over global event India from Melbourne to restrictions in place amid the od of rest because it’s been a long and tight impacted by the stand of the two poned due to the COVID-19 within a gap of just one year. It Adelaide due to rising COVID- Covid-19 pandemic. schedule of high-level competition,” Tai boards on the next ICC chairman, pandemic, making way for the would be an overkill,” another ICC 19 cases in the state of Victoria. Victoria has so far reported Tzu said on the BWF’s Badminton the nomination process of which is cash rich Indian Premier board member said. According to a report in the over 13000 positive cases for the Ultimate Feature. “It’s a good time to rest yet to be announced formally. League, to be held from However for Cricket Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, coronavirus besides 170 deaths. and have even more time to prepare (for It is expected that BCCI presi- September 19 in the United it also has a few points in its favour. Adelaide has emerged as a fron- As far as the other the Olympics).” dent Sourav Ganguly Arab Emirates. “The ICC website states that trunner to host the December Australian states are concerned, Tai Tzu had earlier hinted that she and secretary Jay Shah It is expected those who have booked match tick- 26-30 marquee fixture. New South Wales comes a dis- 3 33 World No 2 shuttler Tai might call time on her career after the end along with CA’s Earl that Cricket ets for Australia World T20 event In this regard, CA chairman tant second with close to 4000 Tzu-ying has said she didn’t have any of 2020 season. But with the badminton Eddings and Nick Australia will like should wait till further announce- Earl Eddings has called for an positive cases. South Australia, problems with Tokyo Olympics getting calendar destroyed due to coronavirus Hockley will reach a con- to host the T20 ment. The reason being CA wants urgent convening of the nation- whose capital is Adelaide, has so postponed as according to her, she now pandemic, all such retirement talks have sensus on the hosting of World Cup in to host the event next year,” he said. al cricket cabinet next week to far reported 457 confirmed has more time to prepare and end her been put to rest for the time being. 2021 and 2022 editions. October 2021 as it It is also learnt that there is a discuss ways for smooth conduct cases with 445 of them recov- drought at the showpiece event. “I will play until the end of next sea- “The the main agen- had already started good chance that the eight-team of the series and avoid losing a ered. Tokyo 2020 was initially set to be son before I revisit the decision. As of now da of the meeting is preparations and Women’s ODI World Cup in New staggering 300 million CA had earlier said that the hosted in July this year but due to coro- I want to finish next season’s schedule,” scheduling of ICC tour- wouldn’t like to Zealand in February-March 2021 Australian dollars. existing schedule is subject to navirus pandemic, it will now take place the former World No 1 said. IANS naments including the wait for two years will go ahead as per schedule. The situation in Victoria is change.