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  can be reopened as per conve- aking strong exception to a grave concern at this decision valid Chinese visas or residence announced that the colleges nience and in tune with rele- Tdecision to transfer by Pakistan targeting the rights permits to the country from and universities will reopen as !    vant State, city or local laws, Gurudwara Kartarpur to a of the minority Sikh commu- India due to the Covid-19 pan-   502.06  per the UGC guidelines issued rules and regulations/unlock non-Sikh body, India on nity in Pakistan. demic. The Chinese embassy in consultation with the Home, guidelines in force,” said the Thursday protested to Pakistan Such actions only expose here said foreigners holding he Centre on Thursday Health and Education   502.06  Ministry in a statement. terming the move as “unilater- the reality of the Pakistani Chinese diplomatic, service, Tnotified a set of guidelines Ministries. These guidelines contain al and condemnable.” Government and its leader- courtesy and C visas will not be for the reopening of universi- “It is a request to all edu- fter cinema halls, monu- standard operating procedure In a statement, the ship’s tall claims of preserving affected by the decision. ties and colleges closed since side the containment zone can cational institutions, students, Aments and gyms, now the (SOPs) to be followed by the Ministry of External Affairs and protecting the rights and The decision comes after March in view of the Covid-19 be opened in a sequential man- parents and all those associat- museums, art galleries and management of museums, art said here, “We have seen welfare of the religious minor- almost 20 passengers of an Air pandemic. ner after consultation with the ed with the education world to exhibitions are all set to be galleries and exhibitions (both reports about Pakistan trans- ity communities. Pakistan is IndiaVande Bharat Mission For Central universities respective State/UT ensure compliance of these reopened from November 10. temporary and permanent), as ferring the management and called upon to reverse its arbi- (VBM) Delhi-Wuhan flight of and other Centrally funded Governments. UGC has sug- guidelines for the survival and They have been closed since well as the visitors to these maintenance of the Holy trary decision to deprive the October 30 tested positive on higher education institutions, gested six-day weeks, smaller bright future of themselves March 17. spaces, the Ministry said. Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib Sikh minority community its arrival last Friday. A proposed the decision for reopening of class-sizes to enable social dis- and others,” Pokhriyal tweeted The Culture Ministry on “Comprehensive guidelines away from the Pakistan Sikh right to manage affairs of the VBM flight for November 6 campuses has been left to the tancing, however, teaching on the new SOP. Thursday issued guidelines for have been issued for adequate Gurudwara Prabhandhak Holy Gurudwara Kartarpur was rescheduled as China held Vice Chancellors and heads of hours in a day may be extend- cleaning, purchase of tickets Committee (PSGPC), a body Sahib.” back clearances on flights from the institutions. ed, as per the institution’s        ,  !  (   and for ensuring safety of vis- run by the minority Sikh Reports indicated as per a India. However, for State univer- requirements. itors and staff at museums, Community, to the adminis- notification issued on Air India had planned four sities and colleges, the respec- “Six-day schedule may be New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre exhibitions and art galleries,” trative control of the Evacuee November 3, Pakistan’s flights to China between tive State Governments will followed so that classes can be to issue directions within a month on banning or regulating the Ministry said. Trust Property Board, a non- Religious Affairs Ministry November 13 and December 4 have to take a call as per the conducted in phases and the the use of disinfection tunnels spraying chemical or organic The Ministry has also clar- Sikh body. This unilateral deci- handed over the management which could now be impacted. fresh set of guidelines notified seating arrangement be made disinfectants on humans. Similar directions may be issued on ified that no museums and/or sion by Pakistan is highly con- of Durbar Sahib Gurdwara to “The entry into China with by the Education Ministry keeping in view the require- exposure of humans to artificial ultraviolet rays, the apex court art galleries shall re-open inside demnable and runs against the a “project management unit” visas issued after November 3 issued through the university ments of physical distancing. said, observing that the Covid-19 pandemic has “threatened containment zones, and spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib under the Evacuee Trust is not affected,” Chinese regulator University Grants Universities and colleges may the health of entire citizenry” and all facets relating to its pre- State/UT Governments may Corridor as also the religious Property Board, a department Embassy in India said adding Commission (UGC). consider reducing the class vention and cure be dealt with by the authorities empowered consider proposing additional sentiments of the Sikh com- that oversees the shrines of the the suspension is a temporary As per the new guidelines, size and break them in multi- under different statutes. measures as per their field munity at large. 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   !5. !7 Singh Bajwa and Shamsher told the MPs that rail services president JP Nadda has, in a let- Singh Dullo —also met the could not be resumed in the ter to Punjab Chief Minister he meeting between the Union Railways Minister, and State till the time all the tracks Capt Amarinder Singh, TPunjab Congress parlia- handed over a letter to urge were completely cleared. slammed him for the continued mentarians and the Union him to resume fright services The Congress leaders suspension of goods trains to Railways Minister on the issue in Punjab. maintained that all the main the state, saying that he and his of suspension of goods trains’ Notably, Congress’ Lok railways lines are cleared, and party are responsible for this movement on Thursday Sabha MPs — Preneet Kaur the farmers have called off situation as they openly remained inconclusive with from Patiala, Gurjit Singh their ‘rail roko’ agitation on encouraged agitations against eight party MPs walking out Aujla from Amritsar, Manish October 22. farms laws. after Piyush Goyal remained Tewari from Anandpur Sahib, “We told him that all lines Capt Amarinder had earli- adamant on his stand — that is Mohammad Sadique from are clear and only two private er written an open letter to to assure complete clearance of Faridkot, Amar Singh from lines, leading to the two private Nadda expressing concern over railway tracks and safety of Fategarh Sahib, Santokh Singh thermal plants, have been occu- the continued suspension of staff. Chaudhary from Jalandhar, pied by some farmers and thus goods trains by the railways Now, the party MPs have Jasbir Singh Gill from the Centre should resume the and warned of its dangerous sought time from the Union Khadoor Sahib, and Ravneet goods trains to the State as the effects on national security Home Minister Amit Shah, Singh Bittu from Ludhiana — coal stock has dried up in the and the armed forces. and are scheduled to met him have met Goyal to seek the State leading to massive power The Punjab Chief Minister on November 7 to take up the restoration of goods train traf- cuts,” Congress MP told The had also staged a dharna in the issue. fic in Punjab. Pioneer, who did not wish to be national capital along with all Meanwhile, Congress’ It has been learnt that the named. Congress MLAs and many Rajya Sabha MPs — Partap Union Minister categorically Meanwhile, BJP national MPs from Punjab.    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The to take up with Pakistan the ease which increased the death reported in Punjab, taking the death toll stood at 229,” stated transfer of Kartarpur Sahib toll to 1859 in the State. death toll to 4,281 on Thursday, Chandigarh Health gurdwara’s management from The State has an active case while 541 fresh cases pushed Department’s evening bulletin. a Sikh body to a separate trust count of 14,644. The health the infection tally to 1,35,834, The fresh cases were report- and ensure restoration of sta- authorities discharged 1507 according to a medical bulletin. ed in Sectors 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, tus quo. patients of the disease after Six deaths have been reported 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, Pakistan government’s their recovery on the day. from SAS Nagar, four each 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, decision to establish a project A total of 159,643 patients from Jalandhar and Faridkot, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, management unit consisting of have so far recovered from the two from Ludhiana and one 51, 52, Behlana, Daria, Dhanas, non-Sikhs has hurt the senti- disease in the State. The recov- each from Amritsar, Ferozepur, Industrial Areas Phase 2, ments of the Sikh community ery percent of Covid-19 in the Gurdsapur, Hoshiarpur, Kaimbwala, Khuda Alisher, worldwide, Badal said in a State is now at 90.63, the sam- Kapurthala and Ropar. At pre- Khuda Lahora, Kishangarh, statement here. Badal sought ple positivity rate is at 6.39 per- sent, there are 4,621 active Maloya, Manimajra, Mauli Modi’’s intervention in the cent, the fatality rate is at 1.06 cases in the state, the bulletin Jagran, Ram Darbar and matter. per cent while doubling rate is said. Sarangpur, the bulletin stated. He urged Modi to take up 55 days. Among the districts the issue with his Pakistani which reported a spike in counterpart Imran Khan and Covid-19 cases included that the Ministry of External Gurugram (555), Faridabad Affairs (MEA) be tasked with (372), Hisar (192), Sonepat the responsibility to ensure (129), Rewari (108), Fatehabad status quo is restored at (80), Rohtak (79), Kurukshetra Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, (65), Mahindergarh (63), Sirsa Kartarpur at the earliest. (61) and Panchkula (50). 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India has Rahul Gandhi promised on president also termed the boat   502.06  make a person ineligible for this tough message to China Elaborating upon deter- also forged a very special part- Thursday that a grand-alliance tragedy in Bhagalpur as “very drawing RHA. without naming it, he also said rence, Rajnath said “perhaps nership with reliable friends Government will create “Naya tragic” and urged Congress he Central Reserve Police Only when a person avails dialogue is the most favoured the most fundamental lesson like France and Israel, he stat- Bihar” by bringing in industry, workers to provide all possi- TForce (CRPF) has asked leave for more than 30 days at way to resolve differences. that the roller coaster of the rise ed. ensuring employment, waiving ble help. “The boat accident in all its formations to recover a time, he/she will not be eli- His statement came in the and fall of nations taught us Stating that India and farm loans, reducing electrici- Bhagalpur is very tragic. My Risk and Hardship Allowance gible for RHA for the whole backdrop of the ongoing ten- was that peace cannot neces- Australia share “common con- ty tariff by half, and providing condolences to the families of from personnel who availed period, the circular said. sion at the Line of Actual sarily be achieved by a desire cerns” and “shared values”, the free education and justice to the deceased. The local over 30 days of cumulative “Leave period of any kind Control(LAC)in Eastern for peace but by the ability to minister said India-Australia girls. administration is expected to leave in a year. of less than 30 days may not Ladakh for the last six months. deter war. Unfortunately, the virtual summit in June 2020 In an appeal to voters of quickly find and treat the The circular styled as be counted for His reaffirmation that India is mere desire to seek peace, if not gave a fillip to the already Bihar, the Gandhi scion tweet- missing passengers. I appeal to “Regarding clarification on deduction of RHA,”, it said, a peace loving country but is reciprocated by others, does not strong comprehensive strategic ed in Hindi, “Get ready, now the Congress workers to do Recovery of Risk and adding, “Take action accord- ready to make any sacrifice to necessarily succeed in building partnership. the grand-alliance Government everything possible to provide Hardship Allowance (RHA) ingly.” defend itself was a day ahead of a harmonious environment in Last month, the foreign will provide employment to all help possible,” he said in yet against availed cumulative Officials said the rule will the eighth round of Corps a world beset by conflicting ministers of Quad grouping you, waive loans of farmers, another tweet in Hindi. leave beyond 30 days in a be applicable to all the Central Commander level talks ideas of security, sovereignty consisting of India, Australia, reduce power bill by half, pro- A boat carrying nearly 50 year” was sent across the paramilitary forces like the between the two countries at and national interests.” Japan and the US met in Tokyo vide free education and justice people capsized in Bihar’s formations on October 28. Border Security Force (BSF), the LAC on Friday. He outlined four broad and later India invited to girls, will clear obstacles in Bhagalpur district on Earlier, the CRPF head- Central Industrial Security Speaking at the diamond principles that are likely to Australia for Exercise Malabar the progress of all classes, will Thursday, killing a 40-year-old quarters had on September 24 Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan jubilee celebration webinar of guide India’s quest for nation- 2020. The four nation exercise set up trade and industry and woman, while seven others issued a clarification articu- Border Police (ITBP) and the National Defence College al security in the future. The is currently underway in the will create Naya (new) Bihar”. were feared drowned, offi- lating that the leave stretching Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) (NDC), Rajnath also said India first is the ability to secure Bay of Bengal. In another tweet, he cials said. for more than 30 days will among others. has fostered close relationships India’s territorial integrity and As regards Pakistan, attacked the BJP Government Polling in 71 and 94 con- and partnerships with like- sovereignty from external Rajnath said it continues to at the Centre for not provid- stituencies, out of the 243 minded countries to further the threats and internal challenges. remain adamant in the use of ing employment opportunities Assembly seats, was held in common interests of countries Second, the ability to cre- terrorism as state policy. to people, alleging that the job the first two phases on 7''     in the region and beyond like ate secure and stable condi- “However, we have achieved crisis in the country is further October 28 and November 3 Australia, Japan and the US. tions that can facilitate India’s substantial success in working deepening and the Modi gov- respectively. The remaining 78 “Recently, India has been economic growth, thereby, cre- with progressive and like- ernment is doing nothing to seats will go to polls on facing other challenges on its ating the resources for nation minded countries to not only resolve it. November 7 and the counting 89*    3 borders. India is a peace-loving building and to meet individ- expose Pakistan’s regressive “Lack of employment is a of votes will take place on country. We believe that dif- ual aspirations. policies but also make it national crisis which is further November 10. ferences should not become Third, “we remain stead- increasingly difficult to con- deepening. The Modi The Congress is contest-     disputes. 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On Wednesday, diyas and other clay items care on priority, Bhushan said “Doctors, nurses, para- stubble burning in Delhi-NCR stubble burning had contributed such as Laxmi-Ganesh idols that “you are requested to medical staff, technicians, pollution rose to 42 per cent on only five per cent to Delhi’s pol-   502.06  and other decoratives through direct all facility lncharge i.e. pharmacists, ward assistants, Thursday, the maximum so far lution, 10 per cent on Tuesday its outlets in Delhi and other both Government and private scientists and research staff, this season. and 16 percent on Monday and arthen lamps (Diya) made cities. These idols are being to submit the data with imme- students of medical, dental, The satellite images 40 per cent a day before. Last Eby potters in the remote made by potters in Varanasi, diate effect. lf required, addi- Ayush and nursing courses, showed 4,965 stubble burning year, the farm fire contribution parts of Jaisalmer and Rajasthan, Haryana and other tional staff may also be supporting staff including incidents in Punjab, 132 in to Delhi’s pollution had peaked Hanumangarh districts in states and are fetching good   502.06  engaged using the funds avail- dieticians, bio medical waste Haryana, 144 in UP and 585 in to 44 per cent on November 1. Rajasthan are reaching every income for the potters. Diyas, able under the Emergency staff, sanitation workers, Madhya Pradesh on November PM10 levels in Delhi-NCR corner of the country, thanks to on the other hand, is being ven as strategies are being Response COVID- l 9 pack- ambulance drivers and cleri- 4 that was highest in this sea- stood at 561 microgram per Khadi India’s e-portal . procured from KVIC units in Eworked out towards the age. Please ensure complete- cal and administrative staff are son. NASA’s satellite imagery cubic metre (μg/m3) at 10 am — Khadi and Village Pokharan in Jaisalmer and preparation of Covid-19 vac- ness, quality and authentica- among those will get the vac- showed a large, dense cluster of the highest since November 15 Industries Commission Rawatsar in Hanumangarh cine, with the shots expected tion of the healthcare workers cine once it is ready,” said an fire dots covering Punjab and last year, when it was 637 μg/m3, (KVIC), this year, for the first district in Rajasthan. Over to be available early next year, data.” official from the Ministry. parts of Haryana and Uttar according to CPCB data. PM10 time, decided to sell diyas to 10,000 diyas have also been the Central Government has The data will be com- The Indian Medical Pradesh. Of the 119 cities, 18 levels below 100 μg/m3 are con- online and through stores to sold through various Khadi asked all the States to submit piled at the District level only. Association (IMA) had last mostly from north India have sidered safe in India. PM10 is become foot soldiers of the outlets. the list of health workers — “After receiving the complet- month said that over 500 doc- recorded the worst level of air particulate matter with a diam- Prime minister’s vision of KVIC Chairman Vinai doctors, MBBS students, nurs- ed datasets from the facilities, tors in the country have died quality. eter of 10 micrometers and is Vocal for Local. Kumar Saxena said the online es, paramedic staff and ASHA the Districts will upload the due to Covid-19, even as it The average 24-hour AQI at inhalable. These particles include The KVIC launched an sale of clay items isa unique workers – in the Government templates on Covid:19 criticised the Centre for 4 pm on Thursday was 464 in dust, pollen and mold spores. online sale of Diyas on October way to truly empower potters. and private sector who have Vaccination Beneficiary “washing its hands” of respon- Ghaziabad, 464 in Baghpat, 453 The levels of PM2.5 – finer par- 8, and in less than a month, “ Potters in a particular region been identified as the priori- Management System sibility by admitting that it in Meerut, 452 in Bahadurgarh, ticles which can even enter the nearly 10,000 diyas have would only sell their items ty group to get the first doses. (CVBMS), for which guide- does not maintain a database 457 in Greater Noida, 450 in bloodstream – were 347 μg/m3 already been sold online. Huge locally but with the pan-India In a letter to all the State lines will be shared later,” said of health workers who have Noida, 443 in Gurgaon, 439 in at 12 noon. PM2.5 levels up to demand for Khadi’s clay diyas reach of Khadi’s e-portal, these Governments, Union Health the health secretary. succumbed to the viral infec- Muzzaffarnagar, 434 in 60 μg/m3 are considered safe. was seen from the very first products are being sold in Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said After the data is shared, tion. Dharuhera, 442 in Hapur, 427 in All the 36 monitoring sta- day of its launch and In less every part of the country. that the Centre is in the the central government will The IMA had slammed Jind, 422 in Kaithal, and 416 in tions recorded the air quality in than 10 days, a majority of Through KVIC e-portal, diyas process of preparing a data- supply free doses of the vac- the Centre after it said in par- Faridabad. the ‘’severe’’ category. The designer diyas were complete- made in Rajasthan are being base of healthcare workers cine to the state governments liament that the Union Health It was 389 in Ghaziabad, 368 neighbouring cities of ly sold out. purchased in remote states who may be prioritized for as per their need. Ministry does not maintain in Greater Noida, 345 in Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Following this, KVIC like Arunachal Pradesh, J&K, receiving the Covid-19 vac- According to the data about the number of 331 in Faridabad and 290 in Noida, Gurugram and Noida launched new sets of designer Kerala,Assam, Maharashtra, cine once it is available. Government, the health work- healthcare staff who died from Gurgaon, on Wednesday. also recorded ‘’severe’’ levels of diyas that are also in huge Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Asking the State ers would get shots in the first Covid-19. Unfavourable weather con- air pollution. demand. The sale of diyas is This has prompted an increase ditions involving a sudden An AQI between zero and further rising with Diwali in production and higher change in wind pattern con- 50 is considered “good”, 51 and inching closer. income of the potters,” Saxena #2"& # 3!2(+   - tributed to a deterioration in 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 KVIC has launched 8 types said. “ Delhi’s air quality on Thursday. “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, of designer diyas that are Notably, KVIC has trained According to Head of India 301 and 400 “very poor”, and priced nominally between Rs these potters and provided Meteorological Department’s 401 and 500 “severe”. 84 and Rs 108 for a set of 12 them with electric potter . &-!"#( !"/& '&#( Regional Forecasting Centre, pieces. KVIC is also offering a wheels and other equipment Kuldeep Srivastava, “There is a discount of 10% on these diyas. under Kumhar Sashaktikaran   502.06  government and private sector an additional carbon sink of 2.5- layer of pollutant in the atmos- KVIC potters have expressed Yojana that has increased their on climate change that protects 3 billion tonnes of carbon diox- phere from the smoke emanat- happiness that they are earn- production and income by up esponding to the call of the the country’s interests and ide equivalent through addi- ing from the stubble burning and ing Rs 2 to Rs 3 on sale of every to 5 times. RGovernment, India Inc on ensures that India is on track tional forest and tree cover by local sources. There will be no Thursday pledged to work to towards meeting its climate 2030. respite for the next two-three combat climate change and build change obligations under the Addressing the India CEO days (till Sunday).” Experts said sustainable economies, thereby Paris Agreement is the need of Forum on Climate Change, raging farm fires and a fall in the  %   helping the country achieve its the hour”. Javadekar had requested the wind speed and temperatures targets under the Paris The companies recognised companies to provide their inter- pushed air quality in Delhi- Agreement. that India is committed to com- nal roadmaps and targets on a NCR to the worst levels in CEOs of companies like bating climate change and has yearly basis to the Environment around a year on Thursday.       Reliance Industries Ltd, Tech demonstrated exemplary lead- Ministry and participate in According to the Ministry of Mahindra, Dalmia Cement, ership in addressing the chal- achieving targets set under the Ambuja Cement, Dr Reddy’s, lenge. Paris Agreement on Climate Sun Pharma and Adani India is party to the United Change.   (6 ()* Transmission, among others, Nations Framework Convention “I appeal and I’m sure fac- held a virtual discussion with on Climate Change (UNFC- tories are reducing emissions and domestic passenger flights till Union Environment Minister CC). The objective of the con- bringing more greenery in cam-   502.06  February 24 next year due to Prakash Javadekar at the India vention is to achieve stabilisation puses. Using new technologies to the prevailing coronavirus sit- CEO Forum on Climate Change of GHG concentrations in the save water and (increase) ener- he Ministry of Civil uation. who had exhorted them to work atmosphere that would prevent gy efficiency is also a concern TAviation on Thursday said In a press release on for helping India achieve climate dangerous anthropogenic inter- which you are taking care of. You that the cap on the number of Thursday, the ministry said, change targets. ference with the climate system, (CEOs) are the captains. This is domestic flights that Indian air- “MOCA is monitoring traffic Following the discussion, it noted. a CEOs’ forum. You will give lines are permitted to operate everyday, and it is expected that they issued a ‘Declaration of The goals are reduction in shape to India’s actions,” he said. would be increased to 70-75 the traffic would further pick- Private Sector on Climate emissions’ intensity of GDP by About the importance of com- per cent of their pre-COVID up because of the festival sea- Change’, pledging to take neces- 33-35 per cent by 2030 from the bating climate change, Javadekar levels as the passenger traffic son and as passenger traffic sary action to help India achieve 2005 level, achieving about 40 said India was doing well surges. The ministry had ear- increases, the upper cap would its targets under the Paris per cent cumulative electric towards achieving its nationally lier stated that the Indian air- be revised to 70-75 per cent of Agreement. power installed capacity from determined contributions lines can operate maximum 60 normal capacity in the coming The declaration stressed that non-fossil fuel-based energy (NDCs) under the Paris per cent of their pre-COVID days.” “a coordinated response by the resources by 2030, and creating Agreement.   !"#$#$ +

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Article 370 and 35-A on Thursday. ing. firecracker-free festival of lights morning sessions during the uation is very much under simultaneous raid in the residence and A team of senior officials from the The security personnel deployed Emerging out of the meeting for- to prevent Covid-19 patients festival. If they want to organ- control, we will increase the business premises of Bineesh since office of the Child Welfare Commission too outside the exit gate of the airport mer PDP MLC Surinder Choudhary from being exposed to air pol- ise events during the Diwali fes- number of tests and increase Wednesday morning. The raid in the house reached the spot on hearing the news that premises stopped traffic for some time told reporters, “PDP Chief took lution caused by firecrackers. tival, the people could do so fever surveillance among the of the CPI(M)’s younger son continued till the grandchildren of the party secretary to allow her cavalcade to move stock of the political situation and also Hours after Maharashtra online on social media plat- people during the coming 11 am on Thursday in the presence of his were threatened by the ED officials. smoothly without facing any road interacted with PDP leaders from dif- Health Minister Rajesh Tope forms like Facebook and Cable days,” Tope said. wife and mother-in -law. The Kerala Police had demanded an block. ferent areas of Jammu division during exhorted the people to refrain networks. Meanwhile, the According to Renitta, wife of Bineesh, explanation from the ED for the charges Displaying black flags and plac- her maiden visit to Jammu”. from bursting firecrackers, the “In place of social events, Brihanmumbai Municipal the ED team wanted her to sign on a state- made by the father-in-law of Bineesh ards, activists of Bajrang Dal and Shiv He said the political affairs com- State Government came out the people can organise blood Corporation announced that it ment in which it was mentioned that the Kodiyeri that his wife, daughter and Sena shouted slogans 'Go back mittee of the party will hold a sepa- with a set of guidelines for the donation and health camps would ban the busting or light- latter seized the credit card belonging to grandchildren were harassed by the cen- Mehbooba'. She had earlier provoked rate meeting to take a final call over Diwali celebrations this year. during the festival. They can ing of all fire-crackers at pub- Anoop Mohammed from the residence. tral agency even while the raid was under strong reactions in Jammu by the issue of participating in the Among other things, the also organise programmes to lic places during the upcoming Mohammed has been arrested earlier by progress. The Police tem had asked the ED announcing that she will not uphold District Development council polls state government appealed to create awareness among epi- Diwali festival. the Narcotics Control Board on charges of officials to explain why they raided the res- the Tricolor till the time the state flag beginning November 28. the people to celebrate this demics like Dengue and Additional Municipal drug trafficking and money laundering. He idence and asked them to furnish the details is restored. During her brief stay in Jammu, year’s Diwali in a simple man- Malaria. Commissioner Suresh Kakani had told the ED about his business deal- of the members in the team. Thursday’s Mehbooba later chaired a meet- Mehbooba Mufti is scheduled to ner and not to burst firecrack- Earlier in the afternoon, said that any violators would be ings with Bineesh Kodiyeri and this led the developments assume significance in the ing with the PDP leaders from dif- attend a meeting of the Peoples ers as the smoke from it would talking to media persons, the penalized and the SOPs in this investigating agency to arrest the son of the backdrop of chief minister Pinarayi ferent parts of Jammu division at the Alliance for Gupka Declaration in contribute to air pollution State Health Minister said that regard would be issued short- Marxist leader. Vijayan’s warning to the central probe agen- state Guest house. She gathered Jammu on November 7. Member which would add to the respi- he would personally request ly. “We have proposed the ban There was a stand off between the cies not to meddle with the development feedback from them about the pre- Parliament from Srinagar and ratory problems of the Covid- chief minister Uddhav on bursting of firecrackers in members of the Kodiyeri family and the works in Kerala and Wednesday’s decision vailing political scenario and hard- National Conference Chief Dr Farooq 19 patients in the state. It also Thackeray to ban bursting of view of the ongoing Covid-19 ED team once the latter finished the raid by the CPI(M) led government to withdraw ships faced by the people across Abdullah and Omar Abdullah are also urged the people to wear masks firecrackers. pandemic and the early onset operations. “We were harassed and assault- its permission to CBI to investigate any Jammu region. Three senior PDP reaching Jammu on Friday to address and maintain social distancing Tope, who reviewed the of the winter,” Kakani said. ed by the ED officials. Both our children future cases in the State. leaders from Jammu who recently quit a workers meeting. %% /
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There are Muhammad is the messenger of separate “Meostan” was raised. 5 (            (     ers. only eight mosques in the 50 vil- Allah.” The sixth Kalima is espe- Interestingly, it was pitched by Nuh is different from the rest of lages of the tehsil of Tijarah. cially a rejection of disbelief and the Communist leader Kunwar      <           !:    Haryana because of its religious Leaving aside the temples, the polytheism. The Kalimas consti- Mohammed Ashraf. Its bound- 3S  #  ?        #         demography. While Muslims con- places of worship of the Meos are tute disavowal of associating aries were envisaged as extend-             1           stitute 7.06 per cent of the State’s very much similar to those of  0@01 Allah with any other divine ing from Mehrauli in Delhi to       (     1 S           population (as per Census, 2011), Hindu neighbours. They are authority. Naturally, syncretism is Bandikui in Dausa district of they constitute 75 per cent of the dis- known, for instance, as Paanch not merely out of place, but sin- Rajasthan. The Meos of Alwar                2$    trict. As per the 1971 census, the Peera, Baisa and Chahand.” @=6@2070 ful, to be practised alongside and Bharatpur had formed the          8      !   48  Muslims constituted 62 per cent of Mewat, as a historical region, !.++0705 Islam. Rajputana Muslim League. One = !4> .   :=2>         (   $  ; ( the population in the five tehsils that extends into Alwar and Way back in 1970, Hashim of its sections was determined to now form Nuh. This reversal of the Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan 61O 07 Amir Ali, Director, Rural achieve Meostan, envisaged as                   majority-minority relationship has and Mathura district of Uttar Institute, Jamia Millia Islamia, adjacent to Pakistan, by the !4          -        4    had its consequences, particularly in Pradesh beyond its heartland, >570@ had, by examining the features power of guns. This naturally (                    1   the polarised context prevailing in that is Nuh. One has to cross the of the movement, stated that the culminated in a riotous situation the rest of the country. That’s why region while going to either 1=6. !?0005 “institution of Tabligh has begun where Meos suffered heavy loss-                       Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Agra or Jaipur from Delhi. It lies to blow a wind of change for the es due to the Hindu backlash. #              1:$    ( declared that his Government would at the heart of the “golden trian- !50P!@'601 worse in the hitherto tranquil Narayan Bhaskar Khare, the  ( 3                   bring a law against forced conver- gle” tourist circuit comprising and uniquely syncretic culture of Congressman who was then the sions and set up a board to protect Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.  0701+ 0 the Meos” (The Meos of Mewat: Dewan of the Alwar State, had    5     3          Hindu properties. It is barely known to the out- Old Neighbours of New Delhi, described the situation in detail        1:$           " ( The Mewat district was renamed siders how this region, merely 70- @=6@1+ 0 P.41). Ali feared that orthodoxy, in his memoirs (My Political                  ( ( as Nuh in 2016. Earlier in 2001, 80 km away from Delhi, acted as championed by Tabligh, would Memoirs or Autobiography, Mewat (1,507 sq km) was carved out the laboratory of Islamic alien- =15505 be ruinous for the economic life 1959).                     ( from Gurgaon district. Nuh has ation over the last century.  017 1.1P>& of the Meos. The religious However, Lord Mountbatten’s   # 1:$               -   ( been in the news for the wrong rea- Maulana Mohammad Ilyas injunction against interest might Partition declaration, dated June    4+                  sons. Mewati gangs are notorious for (1885-1944), who started the  !@'150.> discourage them from accepting 3, 1947, which stipulated the cattle smuggling, automobile thefts itinerant Tabligh movement loans from banks, opening bank division of both Punjab and         67@A  S "       ( and highway robberies. Jails in (Tablighi Jama’at), chose Mewat  0!6 accounts or even joining coop- Bengal, knocked out the plan for                 ,      Gurugram and Faridabad districts as its nursery in the 1920s. The erative societies. It might be a Meostan. Beleaguered, a large (       1:$          ( have a disproportionate number of movement has been run from its @1?0@05& remembered that Dar-ul-Uloom number of Meos fled to Pakistan Mewati inmates. Terror suspects headquarters in the Banglewali at Deoband has pronounced but only to be invited back to                  have been arrested from Nuh. There Masjid in the Nizamuddin area  !5 0. several fatwas against any kind India by the Jawaharlal Nehru        :=2>            1(   have been reports of communal dis- of Delhi. Since Maulana Ilyas was of borrowing/lending which Government. Stopping them  1:$ 1                   turbances. a product of Dar-ul-Uloom at !66 ! involves payment of interest. It from migrating to Pakistan also Yet things need not have played Deoband (in fact, a pet student is high time that fresh sociolog- became an article of faith for out like this. The Meo Muslims were of its co-founder Ahmed Rashid ical studies are undertaken to Mahatma Gandhi. Khare, there- a different lot; they were more or less Gangohi), the imprint of its ascertain how far the Islamic pro- fore, was not certain that perma- /    Hindu in custom and culture until orthodoxy is evident in the hibitions on certain issues (like nent peace had returned to the beginning of the 20th century. Tabligh movement. “Kafiresque” (that is not sanc- interest on lending/borrowing Mewat. He was apprehensive Their syncretism could have been an Tabligh is an outreach move- tioned by Islam) practices, which and family planning methods) that communalism could still !    #     example for the rest of the Muslims ment by Muslim missionaries to might be the legacy of the pre- have kept the Muslim commu- rear its ugly head. Time has vin- $  R    + $  of the subcontinent. Major Percy take authentic Islam to the Islamic past. The recital of six nity backward and impover- dicated Khare as the discontent William Powlett wrote about the doorsteps of the believers. It Kalimas (six verses of Quran) and ished. continues to simmer.           ( Meos of Alwar (then a princely encourages nominal Muslims performing namaaz form the The result of the Tabligh (The writer is an author and             *   +  State) in Alwar Gazetteer (1878). 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Oddly enough, they have also .= 0 -               repeatedly shown themselves to be remarkably =05!5>         1          incompetent when it comes to negotiations with !63= #         )   4    adversaries. Pandit Nehru, for example, turned ! 0 500                 -  out to be extremely short-sighted in his handling of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) issue, seek- !?0.150             -  4  ing to negotiate a settlement just as preparations 1?07 07              !  to recapture lost territory were moving forward. 1='!151+            = ( We are still paying with blood in J&K for his fol- .'=0.   (   > .   -  4    lies then. 07717>5     (       $   To add to that, Nehru’s disastrous handling  0.0'!5 the Government to take all necessary the Jampheri ridge, our Army did Government’s refusal to acknowledge <S           of the Indo-China relationship continues to haunt =(017 measures to arrange for their return, respond to the ingress in an extreme- the PLA’s alleged occupation of approx- *              us to this day as well. What was pathetic at the 2 60 sadly with little success till now. This ly robust manner to halt Chinese road imately 1,000 sq km of disputed terri-  2-    .       #     time was his abject surrender and acceptance of C=0!''!705 is not just a reflection of the callousness construction activity. Surprisingly, tory in eastern Ladakh was not unex-              3   ( defeat without even a semblance of resistance,  ! 0 or lack of empathy within our political however, this action was at the initia- pected. Nor was the public endorse-         "      reflected in his farewell address on radio to our  500 establishment that only gives impor- tive of the local commanders on the ment of this stand despite the loss of 20 Assamese brethren after our forces had retreat- tance to anything that impacts its elec- ground, unwilling to be bullied by the bravehearts to Chinese treachery at                 # ed from Arunachal Pradesh. This was not just a !70515! toral prospects, but also indicts all of PLA, reportedly much against the Galwan.               reflection of his incompetence or inability to +!?1=7!60 us citizens, who prefer to live in igno- wishes of the Army Headquarters and Since then, the surprise pro-active               , 5 "   understand the manner in which the military '115 rance. the Government, who were probably action of the Army to occupy heights               operates, but more importantly, showed him to 16!=5 ! Leaving all this aside, to understand fearful of the consequences of oppos- along the Kailash Range may have 2        1     #   be irresolute and lacking in moral fibre as well, +=66(+60. 0. what exactly the signing of a “Doklam- ing the Chinese. strengthened the hands of the             # S     a flaw that taints most of our political establish- 1++05?0! type agreement” signifies, we would Favourable public opinion, howev- Government in the continuing negoti-       -   ment even today. '7005.=0 need to focus on how that confronta- er, forced the Government’s hand and ations but it has not truly understood - #            !  While one cannot blame Prime Minister 1 160 tion, in July 2017, which lasted for 75 they had no choice but to walk the talk the significance of the military action. $                Shastri for either lack of spine or absence of prin- 20! 07 days, played out. To understand the on nationalism. This matter was sub- If India understood the importance    1   (            ciples, he, too, showed complete ignorance of how 15.15 context, it is necessary to remind one- sequently supposedly resolved at the of the military action, it would refuse the military operates and, therefore, a remark- self that at that time, our general elec- Wuhan informal summit where a to discuss the issue in any talks just as                ( able lack of judgement in his talks with Field !5.!6!31+ tions were due in just over a year and vaguely-worded statement, the so- the Chinese have done over their                 Marshal Ayub Khan of Pakistan at Tashkent after 70C=0 the NDA Government was already fac- called “Wuhan Consensus”, was occupation of disputed territory in the           S     the Indo-Pak War of 1965. The decision to vacate +170& 0 ing difficulties because of a faltering released. In view of the mutually- Depsang sub-sector. While it is quite     (            Haji Pir Pass, a key feature in the Pir Panjal =!15 economy, not helped by a rather disas- agreed withdrawal of troops by both apparent that the Chinese are not in a         -  4  #      mountain range, was to put it mildly, not just @!>2066 trous demonetisation exercise. sides at the confrontation site to reduce favourable position to launch a full-        S      P( short-sighted but utterly naïve. The fact of the  !5 0 Clearly the last thing the Centre tension and probably based on good fledged offensive at present due to hos-  Q  P Q   2-         matter is that its capture, after a brilliantly- >50P needed was trouble on our borders. faith, the Indian Army carried out troop tile weather conditions and a lack of            : 1   planned and executed operation, not only '75 This is ironical, given that the BJP prob- withdrawals as required. However, the requisite forces, the situation may well      CB $     2-     allowed us the option to reach Poonch directly ably won handsomely because of the PLA reneged and after pulling back change by next spring.                  from Uri but also dominate the important Pulwama incident and our subsequent only a few hundred metres, established Would the Government then still townships of Rawalkot, Bagh and Kotla in attack on Balakot. a new camp, recommencing road con- remain steadfast in its aim and contin-               ( Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). They could The critical importance of the struction activity along a slightly dif- ue to confront the bully, or will it back    2-  67@B          have been ours to occupy at any time of our Doklam plateau lies in the fact that it ferent alignment three months later. In down, as it has before, accepting some   D               ( choosing. These locations are now used by straddles the People’s Liberation Army the process, it illegally occupied much facile, token, face-saving tidbit thrown         9 *         Pakistan as launchpads to push militants into (PLA)-occupied Chumbi Valley, which of the Doklam plateau. at us by the Chinese? After the Centre’s   1            2-  Kashmir. is to its north, and the Jampheri Ridge The latest reports suggest that they earlier misstep in Doklam, there must   $  4    =  2-  " While the Bangladesh Liberation War was to its south, which overlooks the completed construction in January be fairly serious reservations, within the    C>          S    ( undoubtedly an unequivocal victory, its post-war Siliguri Corridor, India’s lifeline to its 2019 with the road terminating at the security establishment at least, as to     -   <          impact weighed heavily on our military. Not only North-Eastern States. Though the sta- base of the Jampheri ridge. whether this Government can follow  S       S           did Prime Minister Indira Gandhi reduce pen- tus of the Doklam plateau itself is under However, the response of the through on its present course to its log-   #      2-S         sions and the status of the military, she agreed dispute with the Chinese laying claim, Government to this provocation was ical end, especially given that China to the return of 90,000 prisoners of war (PoWs) it was till recently in the possession of remarkably subdued with no counter- controls the escalation ladder. #      1          without either forcing Pakistan to enter into an our steadfast ally, Bhutan. Therefore, it action being initiated by the Army Actions always speak louder than              #  ( agreement on the status of J&K or getting back would be reasonable to expect that the against renewed Chinese activity. words and we will soon know if Modi                  our own servicemen captured by them. The fact Indian Army would intervene in sup- Clearly its hands had been tied by the has it in him to be different from those         #       # P that 54 of our servicemen continue to languish port of the Bhutanese Army if the Government making abundantly clear in whose footsteps he follows.  Q               in Pakistani captivity is shameful. But what is Chinese attempted to illegally occupy that the present Prime Minister had, (The writer, a military veteran, is a               worse is the Government’s utter disinterest in get- the plateau, given the potential threat like those before him, succumbed to Consultant with the Observer Research =   S    R       ting our PoWs back. As some may be aware, that it posed to our own security as well. Chinese pressure despite being fully Foundation and a Senior Visiting Fellow    ! "#S> there is an ongoing case in the Supreme Court, Therefore, when the PLA com- aware of the grave implications of the with The Peninsula Foundation, lodged by their next of kin, requesting it to direct menced road construction towards Chinese activity. Therefore, the Chennai) /    $ )$                     

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4 ers, the United States has long had a major hand in making votes needed to carry the White House, smoothly and successfully and said that there is a Biden, 77, has not won the presidential the world a frenetic and impatient place, primed and hun- securing victories in the “blue wall” bat- room for cooperation between the two nations elections yet, but is inching closer to be Houston: Young electors in the US have been making their gry for instant gratification. tlegrounds of Wisconsin and Michigan, despite “some differences,” as observers forecast declared the winner by garnering 253 electoral voices heard and although the votes are being counted, So the world's realization Wednesday that the U.S. Election and narrowing President Donald Trump's heightening of the rivalry between the top two votes out of the required 270. His Republican their choice could shape the outcome of the closely-fought winner might not be known for days or longer was jarring path. economies no matter whoever emerges victorious. rival and incumbent US President Donald 2020 presidential election and decide the presidency of for a planet weaned on American speediness. With just a handful of states still up for The US presidential election remained unde- Trump has got 213 electoral votes, according the world's oldest democracy. According to the Center for The guessing game of trying to figure out whether — and grabs, Trump tried to press his case in court cided Thursday evening, turning the nation's atten- to latest projections released by the US media. Information and Research on Civic Learning and how — President Donald Trump or challenger Joe Biden in some key swing states, It was unclear if tion to a handful of battleground states that con- On November 4, the US formally with- Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University, voters aged would end up in the White House quickly turned global. any of his campaign's legal maneuvering tinue to tabulate the crush of mail-in ballots that drew from the 2015 Paris Agreement on between 18 to 29 are voting in record numbers, includ- Government leaders scrambled to digest the delay and over balloting would succeed in shifting the will decide whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden Climate Change, a decision originally ing more than eight million young people who voted early ordinary people swapped views, hopes and fears on feeds and race in his favour. will be victorious. announced three years ago. or absentee in the 2020 elections. phones. Some scratched their heads — not for the first time Two days after Election Day, neither “People are following closely, me included but “Today, the Trump Administration offi- “I think with the recent happenings, racial injustice — over the U.S. Presidency being decided not by the overall candidate had amassed the votes needed it seems that the votes are still being counted and cially left the Paris Climate Agreement. And and the pandemic, it's kind of driving people to be more votes by by whoever wins 270 votes in the Electoral College. to win the White House. But Biden's vic- results have not come yet,” China's Vice-Foreign in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will passionate about the things that are happening in our Gloating was heard from parts of the world that have been tories in the Great Lakes states left him at Minister Le Yucheng said at a media conference rejoin it,” Biden tweeted on Wednesday night, world as well as just passionate about electing leaders that on the receiving end of U.S. Criticism about their elections 264, meaning he was one battleground state here when asked to comment on the US reflecting his decision to reverse one of the key have the same ideas and values that they do,” Texas and governance. Underscoring how the drama captured glob- away — any would do — from becoming Presidential poll. “We hope the election will pro- policies of the Trump administration on day Southern University junior Mariah Campbell said. al audiences, television graphics in Japan used fireballs to president-elect. ceed smoothly and successfully,” Le, a former one. Young voters have been making their voices heard and denote some of the battleground states crucial to the outcome. Trump, with 214 electoral votes, faced Ambassador to India said, adding that there is a The US, under the Obama administration, mobilising, an extension of rising youth activism in “I'm hearing it may take some time before things are sort- a much higher hurdle. To reach 270, he room for cooperation despite “some differences”. had acceded to the Paris Agreement in 2016. response to concerns over issues such as racial inequality, ed out,” said the Japanese finance minister, Taro Aso. “I have needed to claim all four remaining bat- “As per the China-US relationship, China's atti- It was a signature achievement of the Obama climate change and gun violence, CIRCLE said. no idea how it may affect us.” A Spanish resident of Paris was tlegrounds: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, tude is clear and consistent. China and the US have administration. The Paris accord committed According to an analysis from the CIRCLE, the pre- stunned to wake up without a declared winner. “I thought there Georgia and Nevada. some differences but we have extensive common the US and 187 other countries to keeping ris- eminent, non-partisan research center on youth engagement was going to be something clear. And I have read different With millions of votes yet to be tabu- interests and room for cooperation,” he said hop- ing global temperatures below 2C above pre- at Tufts University's Jonathan M Tisch College of Civic Life, articles, no one really knows who is going to win,” Javier Saenz lated, Biden already had received more than ing that the incoming American administration industrial levels and attempting to limit them youth votes have been crucial in the 2020 elections. PTI said. AP 71 million votes, the most in history. AP would meet Beijing halfway. PTI even more, to a 1.5C rise. PTI   I  -0        "         '   (-./    % F Chicago: A federal appeals helps ensure those who are self- take effect again.USCIS food stamps, Medicaid or other court has allowed a Trump sufficient come to the country. spokesman Matthew Bourke public benefits. Green card !          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Feliciano Lopez in the Paris Emil Forsberg’s penalty when they face a struggling SRH from the front, scoring But it would be easier said Masters second round. earned Leipzig a 2-1 victory as Royal Challengers Bangalore 529 runs from 14 games to than done as RCB seem to The 20-time Grand Slam they came from behind to beat in the Eliminator here on occupy the second spot in the have lost some of their steam. champion, back in the French a weakened Paris Saint- Friday. scorers’ list, Saha (184 runs In their last match against capital less than a month after Germain, dealing a major blow Pushed to the wall after a from 3 matches) has proved DC, RCB’s batting-heavy top- winning his 13th Roland to the Champions League aspi- slow start to the tournament, that the SRH team manage- order failed to live up to Garros title, edged out his fel- rations of last season’s runners- SRH produced a lion-hearted ment has erred in benching expectations. low Spaniard 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6- up. effort in the second leg and him for 11 ties. Josh Philippe, who has 4. Angel di Maria had given peaked at the right time to Such has been Warner and been brought in place of Aaron “I am proud about a lot of PSG an early lead in Germany qualify for the play-offs by fin- Saha’s performance that the Finch, has looked good in things, but I faced some chal- but he then crucially missed a ishing third in the league likes of Manish Pandey, Kane patches but hasn’t been able to lenges in my career in terms of penalty for the French cham- standings, just ahead of RCB. Williamson, Priyam Garg and convert his starts and in all body injuries,” said Nadal. pions, who were missing both It has been contrasting Jason Holder were hardly likelihood, Kohli might be “But I always had the pas- Neymar and Kylian Mbappe results for the two teams in the bothered. tempted to bring back Finch sion to keep going and the due to injury and ended the business end of the tourna- On the bowling front, SRH on Friday. humility to keep going when contest with nine men. ment. has found the right combina- Young Devdutt Padikkal, things are going in a way you Christopher Nkunku lev- While RCB suffered four tion in Sandeep Sharma, Jason who scored his fifth fifty of the don’t expect. It’s a great achieve- elled before half-time for consecutive defeats to finish Holder, Shahbaz Nadeem, T event in their last game, has ment for me.” Leipzig and Forsberg convert- the league stage at the fourth Natarajan and Rashid Khan been consistent at the top but Nadal, whose first match ed from the spot in the 57th spot, SRH registered a hat- and is expected to stick with Kohli needs to step up as of win on the ATP Tour came in minute before the visitors had trick of wins to edge past them. late, his strike rate has come April 2002 when he was just 15,   !5=6960'Q Making his 150th appear- in control. both Idrissa Gueye and Presnel Virat Kohli’s men in the stand- While Sandeep has been under the scanner. is fourth on the all-time list, ance in European competition, Paulo Dybala added a third Kimpembe sent off. ings. sensational in the powerplays, Kohli and AB de Villiers with Jimmy Connors leading ionel Messi scored as Messi dispatched an early before an own goal from Lasha Chelsea strolled to a 3-0 SRH made a remarkable Natarajan has done the job in need to take responsibility in the the way on 1,274 victories, 32 LBarcelona overcame a penalty at Camp Nou after he Dvali, with Franck Boli netting win at home against Rennes turnaround in their final three the the death overs. big match for RCB, which also more than second-placed depleted Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in was fouled in the area and for the hosts in the final who saw defender Dalbert sent games — defeating Delhi Rashid has been consistent features the likes of Chris Morris, Roger Federer. Ivan Lendl also the Champions League on Gerard Pique headed in Ansu minute. off after conceding two penal- Capitals, RCB and table-top- in the middle overs, but cer- Shivam Dube and Washington passed the 1,000-win barrier. Wednesday, while Juventus Fati’s cross on the hour. United produced a sham- ties in the first half. pers Mumbai Indians to book tainly the inclusion of Holder Sundar and bats quite deep. “One negative thing about eased Ferencvaros aside and Viktor Tsygankov grabbed bolic first-half defensive display Werner took over spot- their last-fourth berth. and Nadeem has provided Navdeep Saini, who was getting to 1,000 — is that Manchester United slumped to a consolation for coronavirus- as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side kick duties from Jorginho and And come Friday, SRH balance to the team. rested in the last match after he you’re very old as it means you an unexpected defeat in hit Dynamo as Barca, winless lost 2-1 against Istanbul confidently tucked both away would be brimming with con- On the other hand, know- suffered a split webbing, is have to have had a very long Turkey. in four games in La Liga, Basaksehir. before Tammy Abraham fidence, especially after their ing very well that another expected to return to partner career,” added Nadal. “But I’m Nine-man Paris Saint- recorded their third successive Demba Ba collected the turned in a third for the Blues 10-wicket win over MI in the blunder could send them Mohammed Siraj, Isuru Udana very happy.” Germain lost to RB Leipzig in Group G victory to stay three ball just inside his own half and on 50 minutes. last must-win game. packing, the Kohli-led RCB and Morris. Nadal was given a special a repeat of last season’s semi- points clear of Juventus. raced through to beat goal- Frank Lampard’s men have The credit for SRH’s suc- have a lot to ponder over. The spin department will be presentation to celebrate his final and Chelsea proved too “We are happy because we keeper Dean Henderson on 13 yet to concede in Group E and cess in the past few matches Coming into the match under the wings of Sundar and achievement after the match in strong for Rennes, with Timo won,” said Barca coach Ronald minutes, with Edin Visca are level on seven points with goes to the opening pair of with four consecutive losses, Yuzvendra Chahal. a near-empty Bercy Arena. Werner twice converting from Koeman. “But we have to play smashing in a second after Juan Sevilla, who rallied to defeat the penalty spot. better than we did today. We Mata was stripped of posses- Krasnodar 3-2 despite the dis- have to improve, above all sion. missal of captain Jesus Navas without the ball, where we Anthony Martial’s header late in the first half. haven’t played well.” cut the deficit before half-time Erling Braut Haaland Cristiano Ronaldo made but United saw their momen- notched a brace to lead his first start for the Italian tum in Group H halted after Borussia Dortmund to a 3-0 champions since September wins over PSG and RB Leipzig win at Club Brugge and send after testing positive for last month. the Germans top of Group F. Covid-19 in a 4-1 win at “You don’t just turn up and Thorgan Hazard had opened Hungarian side Ferencvaros. get three points in the the scoring in his native However, the Portuguese Champions League. We weren’t Belgium. star was outshone in Budapest by Alvaro Morata, whose two goals put Andrea Pirlo’s team