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Nehru, the State Government various castes, religions and orthodox thinking and super- (Naseeruddin Shah), his wife olar police have nabbed a ened her. ‘Double Delight’ on Friday is working in a planned man- languages in the country, stition. At that time, even a nee- Shernaz (Sarika), son Parzan Kyouth who was charged Afraid of the accused vic- which is aimed to provide loan     ner to provide education to the Nehruji made the country dle was not manufactured in (Parzan Dastur) and daughter with kidnapping and molesta- tim consumed phenyl and to customers for home loan,      future generation of the State to stand under one flag, which is our country. Dilshad (Pearl Barsiwala). tion of 16-year-old girl. Victim reported illness and was rushed vehicle loan and loans to small make them competent and acknowledged by the entire Minister for Public The plot is based on the attempted suicide after accused to hospital where after she businesses MSME loan at ? successful with their personal- world today. He said that today, Relations PC Sharma said that story of Rupa Mody, whose forced her to marry him. regained conscious revealed attractive rate of interest. ?   ity development. Kamal Nath our democracy in the country today the Chief Minister Kamal son went missing after the Police said that the accused the whole incident and doctors The Executive Director BS was addressing a seminar on is strong, every effort to weak- Nath is developing the state in 2002 Gujarat riots. Gautam Kade had held the vic- informed the police regarding Shekhawat inaugurated the @ G DD  the 130th birth anniversary of en it is failing, the credit of it the field of industry and edu- The ten-year-old Parzan tim at his house on November the harassment and molesta- campaign at the town hall Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at goes to Pandit Nehru. He cation according to the pro- disappears during these riots 4 and molested her and later tion faced by the victim. meeting with the bank staff at @   Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya strengthened democracy by gressive thinking of Pt Nehru. when their surrounding released her. Based on the complaint Bhopal on Wednesday. ?  on Thursday. giving Baba Sahib Ambedkar The Key Orator of the homes are attacked. Cyrus, The accused later started to police have registered case of On the occasion he said The Chief Minister Kamal the responsibility of forming seminar, Educationist Anil Shernaz and Dilshad manage pressurize her to marry by kidnapping, molestation and that central bank of India has sent loan rates are very com- Nath said that Pandit Nehru the Constitution. Sadgopal said that there are to escape the carnage. threatening her to reveal the sexual abuse of children. The brought double happiness as petitive and home loans rates was very serious about devel- Recalling his childhood three significant views of Pt In the aftermath of the fact to her mother that she was police have nabbed the accused processing fee has been waived are provided at 8 percent by oping a scientific approach memories when he came in Nehru, which are not only rel- riots, Cyrus searches for his held captive and molested. and started further investigation. off on home loan, personal loan central bank of India which is with an educated nation. After contact with Pt Nehru, the evant at this time but also missing child while fighting The incident occurred on The condition of the victim and car loan while discount of lowest in the banking industry. the independence, he had a Chief Minister Kamal Nath guide us. He further men- for his own sanity. November 4 when the victim is reportedly stable. 25 percent on processing fee on He appealed to all branch great challenge towards nation- said that when he was the tioned that Nehruji used to say While assisting the had gone to house of accused The victim left her studies cent shop, cent rail and cent managers to provide maxi- building in the form of classmate of Sanjay Gandhi at that the objective of education Pithawalas in their search, who is also son of her uncle and and used to stay at home. Her mortgage. mum number of loans, repo strengthening unity in diversi- Doon School, Pt Nehru along is service. Education should not Allan battles to uncover the after she entered the house father works as labour. The Along with this home loan, rate linked rate of interest and ty and enlightened nation. He with Smt. Indira Gandhi used be used in self-interest but it reason behind the riots in an accused held her kidnapped accused used to visit the house vehicle loan and MSME loans low rate of interest so that peo- faced this challenge with his to visit Sanjay Gandhi and used be used in the service to effort to make some sense of and molested her for hours and in the absence of the parents are provided on rates linked ple could be benefitted at larg- competent leadership, vision Rajeev Gandhi once a month as the entire society. the incident. later allowed to return home. and used to tease the victim. with repo rate of RBI. At pre- er level.  % 
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"'  )  10 ;;; From Page 1  DD    9=! During the investigation Madhya Pradesh Cabinet police found that the miscre- Minister Lakhan Ghanghoria ajaria police have nabbed ants hold crime record. The too advised Laxman Singh on  Bthree miscreants planning accused used to recce and Thursday stating that he was not burglary and recovered a would identify their targets seasoned enough to preach oth- sharp-edged weapon and iron and would commit burglary ers. The minister claimed that Bhopal: Woman and Child state. She informed that in rods and tools to break locks in the night. preaching something to Kamal Development Minister Imarti Anganwadi centers, children from their possession at Kallu and Puspendra were Nath was like showing the light Devi today took part in the of the 3 to 6 age-group are Kapda Mill on Wednesday. scheduled to break in and to sun. Recently, he had embar- Balrang fairs held at various given pre-school education Police said that acting on would escape with the valu- rassed his own elder brother Anganwadi centres in Bhopal. through games. Play Schools a tip off three miscreants ables while Premnarayan Digvijay Singh while sitting on She said that for the first time have been started in 313 were nabbed and when they would keep an eye outside the dharna at latter's residence in Children's Day is being cele- development blocks of the were quizzed they confessed house to alert them during Bhopal demanding that his con- brated in all Anganwadi cen- state. She said that Children's that they were planning bur- burglary. stituency Chachoda be elevated tres of the state on the birth Day is a good opportunity to glary. The accused told the into a district. Prior to this, Singh anniversary of Pandit make pre-school education On the receipt of the police that they planned to had put his own government in Jawaharlal Nehru. Till now, interesting and to ensure information police team was target house in the nearby the dock claiming that loan there was a tradition of cele- community participation in it. formed and raided the spot area but before they could waiver promised to the farmers brating Children's Day only in Woman and Child where the three were plan- commit burglary they were did not materialize in the state. schools. Imarti Devi took Development Minister Imarti ning. In the initial investiga- nabbed by the police. After He had even asked then party part in the child fairs orga- Devi rewarded the children tion the nabbed accused were the preliminary investigation president Rahul Gandhi to apol- nized at Anganwadi centres in who won the painting, rangoli identified as Kallu alias the police have registered a ogize to the farmers. Bhimnagar, Vallabh Nagar, and greetings-card competi- Neelesh Kori, Puspendra case under section 401 of the Congress insiders claim that Bag Sevania, Narela Shankari, tion in Anganwadi centres. Kumar and Premnarayan. IPC and section 25 of the Laxman Singh is upset with the Arif Nagar and Dwarka She awarded ‘Master Healthy’ The details of crime com- Arms Act. party over his exclusion from Nagar. and ‘Master Ridey’ awards to mitted by the three would be In the further investiga- Kamal Nath cabinet whereas Minister Imarti Devi said selected children. Imarti Devi searched. The three have been tion more crime would be junior leaders like jaivardhan that this time Bal Rang Mela also planted saplings at involved in crimes in differ- confessed by the nabbed Singh, Digvijay's son Shivraj has been organized on Vallabh Nagar and Narela ent parts of the city. The accused and stolen valuables Singh, Digvijay's nephew where 6  .  7 7+   %   '  7+      .  (8 (- %  Children's Day at every Shankari anganwadi three are resident of would be recovered from included in the government as "  #      Project Headquarters of the centers. SR Chandbad area. their possession. cabinet ministers. #(  % 
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 in this case, has been identified majority of the case workout for Cooperatives, as the mastermind of the entire doing surveillance and gathering Parliamentary Affairs and 
plan. Police have also recovered intelligence. General Administration 100 per cent of the money loot- According to the informa- Govind Singh said that the  
ed and the motorbike used to tion provided by the local police, three-tier cooperative system commit the crime. Dehradun they received written complaint will continue to be in force in / Senior Superintendent of Police from the local representative of the State, so that necessary (SSP) Arun Mohan Joshi has the Infra Micro Credit facilities can be provided eas-   awarded 2,500 to the police Cooperative Society that around ily to the villagers. team which solved the case. 2 lakh had been looted from Singh said that in fulfilling On this occasion, the The accused have been iden- their agent Sabir Ali, while he the dream of economic uplift- Minister inaugurated the exhi- tified as Sabir Ali (22) and Amir. was going to distribute the ment of the villagers cherished bition organised to commem- Both are natives of Saharanpur, money to village societies in     %  '  ' !     
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Chief Minister Late Subhash Cooperative Union Rituraj -    Yadav has been Ranjan informed about the commendable. activities to be organized dur- #   Singh informed that efforts ing the Cooperative are being made to revive the Week.   %   inactive cooperative institu- He told that seminars will  DD    9=! 1    O tions of the State. be organized on competent (/ 1/ 2   This will provide a large legislation for cooperatives on    number of employment oppor- November 15, re-orientation of iya Eco Products Ltd a leader Bhopal: All India Police Water keeping in mind the criteria and tunities to the youth and con- education-training through Jin manufacturing and sup-    Sports competition would be standards of the international sumers will get quality mater- success stories on November plying quality briquettes and   hosted by Madhya Pradesh sports competition. ial at reasonable price. 16, strengthening of coopera- pellets, on Thursday   /3      Police; event would be held from He said that arrangements Singh said that policies tives on November 17, new announced its financial results  / December 12-16, 2019 at Upper for the players and officials par- will be made on the basis of the government initiative through for the second quarter ended 450367 Lake of the State ticipating in the competition conclusions of the seminars cooperatives on November 18, September 30, 2019.  DD    9=! with a vision to expand its out- Capital. should be the best and the details  organised under the cooperatives for youth, women During the quarter, the  5"308 reach globally, the CRISP has Separate committees have of competition should be wide- Cooperative and weaker sections on company showed consistent    RISP, has joined hands with already extended their quality been constituted to organize the ly publicised so that sports lovers Week. November 19 and on acquisi- performance and maintained    CEthiopian MSME Chamber training facility at Addis Ababa, arrangements related to the All and sportspersons of the state Presiding over the seminar, tion and digitisation of finan- its growth momentum. Total   of Commerce to promote Ethiopia. India Police Water Sports could also enjoy this national Farmers Welfare and cial inclusion techniques income was up by 2 % at industrialisation, technological This training center focus- Competition. level competition. Agriculture Development through cooperatives on 54.89 cr as against 53.47 cr trajectory on a Q-o-Q basis and upgradation & transfer, inter- es on Technical and Vocational Special Director General of For conducting the compe- Minister Sachin Yadav said November 20. reported in the corresponding advancing towards our long national marketing, joint ven- Training for the Industrial, Police of SAF Vijay Yadav gave tition successful various com- that cooperatives have an Administrator of Apex period last year. PAT stood at term vision of emerging as a tures, business opportunities, Government staff at Ethiopia as necessary guidelines on Thursday mittees have been set up under important role in the prosper- Bank Ashok Singh, Principal 5.42 cr against 6.47 cr in the leader in the bio-fuels seg- and tenders etc. well as catering to the needs of at the meeting of the in-charge of the chairmanship of Additional ity of small farmers. Secretary, Cooperatives and corresponding period in the ment. Our new pellet manu- Ethiopia offers tremendous the Ethiopian youth towards the committees. Renowned play- Director General of Police and Through this a new market Agriculture, Ajit Kesari, previous year, declining by 16 facturing facility at business opportunities for skill development. ers associated with police forces other senior officers are shoul- can be made available to the Commissioner cum Registrar % attributed to industry cycli- Gandhidham, Gujarat, with a MSME of Madhya Pradesh and The centre aims at offering and central police organizations dered with the responsibility. produce of the farmers with MK Aggarwal, Managing cal factors and availing of MAT total rated capacity of 54400 also get way to other African various technology based ser- of different states of the country In the All India Police Water small holdings and farmers Director of Markfed, Swati credit in quarter ended MT pa will commence com- countries. President of chamber vices as Industrial Training, will participate. Sports Competition, players can be given a beneficial price Meena Nayak, Managing September, 2018. mercial operations soon and PK Techwani and Mukesh Software development & In the meeting held in the would wrestle to beat the best in for their produce. Director of Apex Bank Pradeep Commenting on the occa- will help us further ramp up Sharma, Chief Executive Consultancy. auditorium of the State Police canoeing, kayaking and rowing Yadav stressed the need for Neekhra and Chief General sion, Bhavesh Kakadiya , capacity, market share, topline Officer, CRISP signed MoA in CRISP shall carry its tech- Headquarters Special DG Yadav sports competitions. Madhya making the primary coopera- Manager of NABARD SK Managing Director, Jiya Eco and bottom line growth. Our this regard. nical expertise and affiliations directed that all preparations of Pradesh Police has hosted the tive credit institutions multi- Bansal was also present in the Products Ltd, said, “We are glad fundamentals remain robust As part of CRISP’s exten- with business partners for offer- the All India Police Water Sports event in the year 2003, 2007, 2013 purpose. programme. to maintain a profitable growth and outlook positive.’ sion programme and in line ing these services. Competition should be finalized and 2017 successfully.  G   H  /       -  / - )        '        DD    9=!

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In the PAC, the   ference at the party office, to Bofors to submarine to Government on the purchase This might be the triggering Congress is having only three Union Law Minister Ravi AugustaWestland, where of 36 Rafale fighter jets from s the doors of Rafale issue point between the Congress MPs including the Chairman, he BJP lost no time to Shankar Prasad said the undertaking a political pro- French company Dassault Aare closed in Court, the and BJP MPs inside the PAC. who has major decision-mak- Tlaunch a blistering attack Congress and in particular its gramme masquerading at the Aviation and rejection of peti- Congress is expected to take It is learned that the MPs ing powers. on the Congress on Thursday former president Gandhi quest of justice. tion for registration of an FIR up the matter in Parliament's opposing the Rafale deal are This exercise by the PAC describing the Supreme Court must apologise to the country. With the Congress insist- by the CBI for the alleged Public Accounts Committee determined to raise demand would lead to a face-off judgment on Rafale as 'victo- Hailing the Supreme Court's ing on a high-level probe into kickbacks in the deal like that (PAC), headed by its leader for summoning PMO offi- between Congress and BJP ry of truth' and demanding an order on the Rafale deal as a the deal after the court's in the Swedish Bofors howitzer Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. cials engaged in Rafale nego- similar to the one they had in apology from the party and its victory of the country's order, the law minister said it Gun case, has seemingly The PAC was constituted in tiations. The Congress MPs in 2011, when then PAC leader Rahul Gandhi for national security, Prasad said, was really "shameless" of the knocked the bottom of the the last week of August this the Committee may also Chairman Murli Manohar telling a spate of "lies" on the "It is recognition of the hon- opposition party to continue Congress plank of attacking the year and has shortlisted the demand summoning of Anil Joshi examined 2G scam, sum- entire issue. est decision making process of to push for an investigation Narendra Modi dispensation Rafale issue for examination in Ambani, whose company got moning all top officers from Soon after the SC verdict, the Narendra Modi despite losing the battle in on `big-ticket' corruption and the coming days, which could offset contracts in the Rafale PMO, Telecom, Attorney the BJP fielded its top Government... Satayamav courts as well as in elec- taken away its shine built on its lead to a fresh Congress-BJP deal, which is the main con- General and all telecom cor- Ministers and party leaders to Jayate. The Congress party tions. anti-corruption pitch against face-off. The Committee is troversy in the purchase of 36 porate including Ratan Tata, launch an all-out attack on the have been better utilised for must apologise and Rahul Asked that former Prime the UPA regimes. first expected to examine the fighter jets. Anil Ambani, Sunil MIttal Congress and Rahul. the welfare of people. After Gandhi in particular must Minister Rajiv Gandhi was The verdict coming days CAG officials who prepared The PAC will not summon and controversial lobbyist Nira Leading the attack, Union today's rebuke from SC, apologise to the country." also let off by a court order in after the court had put a lid on the report on Rafale and later, Ministers and need Lok Sabha Radia. Home Minister Amit Shah on Congress and its leader, for Pointing to Rahul's the Bofors case, Prasad said the decades-old dispute on the call the Defence Ministry top Speaker's clearance. The PAC meetings of 2G Thursday termed the Supreme whom politics is above "Chowkidar chor hai" slogan that was a "highly question- title suit of 'Mandir-Masjid' officials and senior Air Force The PAC Chairman is Scam led to the members Court verdict on Rafale deal national interest, must apolo- ahead of the Lok Sabha elec- able" order of the Delhi High dispute paving way for the officials. selected from the Opposition almost coming to blows with a befitting reply to the leaders gise to the nation," Shah said tion, Prasad said the Congress Court when the Congress construction of a temple for It is likely that the PAC parties and the ruling party the ruling Congress MPs hav- and parties who rely on "mali- in a swipe at Rahul. leader has not only called the government at the Centre did 'Lord Ram' at Ayodhya , Uttar Chairman would prefer to call has a majority. The PAC has 21 ing majority then even occu- cious and baseless" campaign, The Rahul and the entire Prime Minister a thief, but he not challenge. Pradesh, has come as a major the PMO officials who dealt Members of which 15 are pying the chair of Joshi and and sought apology from Congress leadership have car- lied about the former French In Tawang in Arunachal political boost for the BJP the files of Rafale negotiations from Lok Sabha and six from declaring a parallel PAC. them. ried out an aggressive cam- Prime Minister's statements Pradesh, Defence Minister which had promised to the In a series of tweets, Shah paign before the last Lok and misquoted the Supreme Rajnath Singh said the alle- effect at its Palampur against the latter with a warn- Rahul's `optimism` on the for registering an FIR, which said the judgement of the Sabha elections against the Court. gations of corruption in the (Himachal Pradesh) conven- ing that he should be careful in possibility of opening a probe, Rahul said "has opened a apex court has proved that the multi-billion dollars deal to " Today the people of the Rafale deal were aimed at tion in 1989, when it had future. They demanded an the political drama on the huge door into investigation of disruption of Parliament over buy 36 Rafale fighter aircraft country want to know which maligning Modi's image of a adopted a resolution to build a apology from the former Rafale deal may still be on the the RAFALE scam". the Rafale fighter aircraft deal from France. powers were backing Rahul clean and honest leader and temple at the birth place of ` Congress president for his mis- roll despite Supreme Court's The apex court contended was a "sham". "Supreme Hitting hard at Rahul , Gandhi. All I can say is that demanded an apology from Bhagwan Ram`. demeanor and "lies" . two-time dismissal of the cases that the review applications Court's decision to dismiss the BJP working president J P the whole campaign is the Congress. The BJP had reacted with The BJP is now certain to on the French defence pur- cannot be entertained unless review petition on #Rafale is Nadda said the Congress extremely suspicious. He ran Hailing the judgement, obvious glee over the judgment convert the 'opportunity' to chase. The issues raised by the there is an "error apparent on a befitting reply to those lead- leader had tried to mislead the a sponsored political pro- Union Finance Minister which would only add further put the Congress on the back- opposition on the decision the face of the record". ers and parties who rely on country on the issue and gramme that masqueraded Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted polish on the anti-corruption foot on the issue in the com- making process, pricing and The petition seeking re- malicious and baseless cam- should now apologise. as a quest for justice. Today, the SC verdict on Rafale plank of the party and the claim ing winter session of the the offsets were dismissed by examination of the December paigns," he said. Asserting that truth has pre- Rahul Gandhi, you need to shows Government's decision that its leadership was " with- Parliament, beginning the apex court. 14, 2018 verdict was filed by Slamming the Congress, vailed, Nadda said, "From apologise. Today even the was right on the price, the out a blemish". November 18, and insist that its However, Justice K M former Union Ministers Shah said the decision reaf- road to Parliament, Rahul review petition is rejected. process and on the offsets. The party leaders including image is spot clean. Joseph, who wrote a separate Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie firms Modi Government's Gandhi and his party tried You apologised to save your- "PM Modi put BJP President Amit Shah also The judgment has given a judgment said he agreed with and activist lawyer Prashant credentials as a dispensation hard to mislead the country self from the court. But will #NationalSecurity on top. latched on the court's admo- blow to the Congress efforts to the main verdict written by Bhushan. Other review peti- that is transparent and cor- on this issue but truth pre- you apologise before the peo- Indian Air Force needed to be nition to Congress leader Rahul turn the Rafale deal into a Justice S K Kaul , subject to tions were filed by lawyer ruption-free. "Now, it has vailed. I wish Rahul would be ple of India?" Prasad said. strengthened without any fur- Gandhi for saying "Chowkidar Bofors saga which had in the certain aspects on which he has Vineet Dhandha and Aam been proved that disruption of in country and should apolo- Hitting at Gandhi family, ther delay. #NationFirst. Chor hai' ( alluding to Modi) past derailed the successive given his own reason. He said Aadmi Party lawmaker Sanjay Parliament over Rafale (issue) gise to nation. he said, "People having saga of Motivated propaganda defeat- and closing the contempt Congress regimes. 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% The CBI had registered a (MHA) in May alleging viola- pointed out a single violation of   "beyond understanding". The tury, the Supreme Court, in its Sunni Waqf Board should not  #%)     case against Grover and the tion of FCRA provisions. non-disclosure under the court accepted that placing verdict in the Babri Masjid- accept the land, but finally it is *# * ** NGO over alleged violation of While the FIR did FCRA. At the time, following aintaining that the SC idols in a mosque and demol- Ram Janmabhoomi title case up to them," said the head of *# ) %) # * the Foreign Contribution not name Jaising as an accused, the inspection report, the MHA Mjudgment on Ram ishing it is illegal."But the court on Saturday, said the entire 2.77 JUEH, which was also a litigant  #)  ) ; (Regulation) Act (FCRA) in the the MHA complaint, which is had issued an order cancelling Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid gave its decision in favour of acres of disputed land should in the case."The issue is about () # # use of foreign funds received by part of the FIR, mentioned her the registration of Lawyers title dispute was “beyond those responsible for it," he be handed over to the deity rights not about land. We don't ) 
9 *00 Lawyers Collective. name and made specific alle- Collective for receiving foreign understanding”, the head of said. Ram Lalla, who was one of the want land. Muslims don't need ) ' !  ( #; The probe agency gations against her. funds. This cancellation order prominent Muslim body Jamiat The JUEH president also three litigants in the case. land," he said. ()*#5 *) * G;6G contended that the high Court The CBI alleged that the was challenged in the high Ulema-e-Hind (JUEH) said the court has accepted that The five-judge Madani said that according 0)5) %   # #) had neither rendered any find- NGO received foreign funds court by the NGO in 2017, and Maulana Arshad Madani on the Babri mosque was not built Constitution bench also to religion, a mosque remains #)
%  #; ing as to how the FIR registered between 2009 and 2015, but is currently pending before a Thursday said the Sunni Waqf by demolishing a temple dur- directed the Centre to allot a a mosque irrespective of against the accused parties was failed to disclose a major part single judge, the petitioners Board should not accept the 5- ing Babur's rule. 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf 'namaz' is being held or not.  % "unsustainable and bad in law" of it. It said that Grover and said. acre plot which the apex court Madani said a decision on Board in Ayodhya to build a "The SC said it was  D  L   nor referred to any finding as Jaising used foreign funds for While granting directed the Centre to allot for whether a review petition in the mosque. mosque and not made by ,,.3)E7   to how the continuance of the "personal benefits". According interim relief, the division a mosque. Ayodhya case should be filed Asked about his views on destructing a temple. For us, ! 1)) 
) investigation against the to the MHA complaint, during bench took note of the peti- He said the Jamiat had will be taken in a meeting of the whether the land should be accordiong to religion, it is still +H )# ) accused would be contrary to her tenure as Additional tioners' submission that the asserted that the Supreme working committee of the accepted by the Muslim side, a mosque," Madani said. + # #
     law. Solicitor General, Jaising con- CBI's act of filing an FIR on the Court verdict in the Ayodhya JUEH which would sit till late Madani said, "The land has not Responding to a question, #  ;()  )   Grover and his wife had tinued to draw remuneration basis of a two-and-a-half-year- case, based on evidence, will be evening to deliberate on the been given to us. They have he asserted that whatever they  1))5)% approached the high court in from the old report, when the matter respected by it. matter. given the land to the Sunni have to say on the verdict they 5 
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While the origin of the dispute is unclear, it has been reported that the clash #      S              was over a parking dispute. Whatever be the      ;<=     !    > reason, the scuffle between them escalated +     #       ( into something much more serious. It was reported that three lawyers were shot and                  ?   as a result of the struggle, more than 30 peo-                       ple were severely injured. Police vans and       *            vehicles were set on fire and the lawyers’ chambers were ransacked. The dispute     S           continues to linger till the date of writing    "   $              ( this article and peaceful ground between the     ,    #       4   police and the lawyers looks far away. Both Therefore, I will not go through leadership arise. Through the held completely responsible sides have stuck to their guns, holding the these details again. entire dispute we saw senior for a crisis. In an economic/job                       other side responsible for the scuffle. The fact, however, is that we police officials stepping in. We crisis, for example, external               ?  5   Almost a year ago, a similar dispute had now live in a country where we have seen numerous voices factors matter, too. However, as                     ( erupted, which had led to the breakdown of have been immunised against throw their inputs into the mix. things stand today, there should the law and order situation. Again, a Central impropriety in general. This is But what we did not see was the be little debate on the fact that         3             Government agency was involved. In not necessarily always in the form intervention of the Union Home there are internal governance                 ( October last year, an internal rift between the of cases like Swami ( Minister on this issue. We have issues, which have exacerbated     @     =:=A 4  ,-$        then Director of the Central Bureau of Chinmayanand and the Uttar '=B ( 1 seen the Lieutenant Governor of the problem further. It would                     Investigation (CBI) Alok Verma and his Pradesh Police’s handling of the Delhi in the front and centre but have been nice to see the number two, Rakesh Asthana, had become rape case against the said BJP +!  (! none from the Union Finance Minister talk about                       ( a public spectacle. Both Asthana and Verma leader. Sometimes, mockery Government intervened. This is redressing these issues rather     3 *   # +         ( hurled corruption charges against each takes different forms. For exam-  1 15==( especially disappointing because than worrying about image other and approached the courts to ensure ple, the unilateral manner in 1!>=++ ! it follows a trend where during management. The former is the                   *   S protection against legal action. In an extra- which demonetisation was the good times — typically elec- kind of leadership that can help                      ordinary move, the Union Government sent pressed upon the citizens and the =++! tion victories — we get to hear India steer itself through crisis. >       "  0           both officers on leave and with effect, lack of scientific examination into P!!( == many representatives of the The showdown between                   divested the CBI Director of all duties. This it that has had a tectonic impact Government speaking on tele- the police and lawyers calls for move was extraordinary because the CBI on the country’s economy. =B  vision for great lengths. a brand of leadership where                8 0    Director enjoys a tenure of two years after Another example is how the !117! ;  However, just as often, dur- people are reassured that the                     his appointment by a high-profile commit- Right to Information (RTI) Act ing times when the Government Government is capable of tak-         B       3    ( tee, which includes the Leader of Opposition. was watered down or how fake !+ 1(! 1 is faced with a crisis, we do not ing steps to ensure that the cri- However, this committee was bypassed news and hate speech have see any official offer an explana- sis is averted with minimum                     ( to remove Verma, who among other voices, been allowed to thrive on social  tion or provide reassurance. In loss and with maturity. I am   # 5                ( had cast aspersions on the Government for media. All of these instances, !B1 a few instances, where we have fortunate to see the Aam                    subverting investigations into significant while completely unconnected seen Ministers taking questions Aadmi Party (AAP) at work. I cases. While I have written about the crisis at the first blush, have a discon-  1(1(!A ' during difficult situations, we have seen it taking steps while         ?   C          of credibility in the past, the reason I want to certing common thread run- ?71( =1 have been left a little concerned at the same time encouraging          ,     3       recount this incident is because both the pre- ning through them: They are all 7 ' ++ 7( than reassured. One example of brand of leadership. No doubt,                    ( sent crisis involving the police and lawyers as symptoms of a weakening this was how the Finance there will be instances where well as the last incident involving the CBI have democracy. The clash between 1 (7!( =15 Minister responded and react- we may fall short, too, but I am           ,     two things in common: First, both situations the police and the lawyers is ed to the economic crisis. While optimistic that we will not shy                   ( make a mockery of the law and water down only the latest symptom of a !B9 taking questions on the slow- away from the problem, no                "   safeguards that are essential for a democra- more serious problem. = (! down of the auto industry, matter how uncomfortable. cy to thrive. Second, in both cases no one from Now let’s talk about the Finance Minister Nirmala I will instead face the prob-                        the Government took responsibility for the second issue, which relates to the !117 Sitharaman deflected the blame lem head-on. This is frankly     ,           5 ( mess or showed interest to ensure that the sit- fact that no one from the to cab aggregators like Ola and what our voters expect from us.         *            uation is diffused in a responsible manner. Government has taken respon- Uber for the plummeting sale of Similarly, I think we should not The failure to maintain law and order sibility for or ensured that the cars. A response like this seems be shy of demanding same             0      8 is unfortunately becoming more frequent stand-off between the Delhi to be disconnected from reality standards from other political over the last few years in the country. 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Apart from coal and construc-                     tion dust, vehicular emissions and smoke from                  ( Diwali firecrackers, stubble burning by farmers in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh        (UP) are cited as the primary reason for this cri- ,             sis.              5  While the Delhi Government has been try-      )       I   ing to bring down pollution levels through its vehi- ( 1O(  (   ) %           cle rationing odd-even scheme and by closing pol-  $   )              luting factories and coal-based power plants !=(!( 2*    5           ( among other things, biomass burning is something (!A1( (O                ( it has failed to stop. For this, it needs the cooper- =(( $      $          ation of its neighbouring States and has no con- ( 1 (           "    trol over the farmers there. ' =!1= “Air pollution in cities like Delhi may ing the economic loss and associated around early November. The average Crop residue burning is a practice where farm- be attributed to the growth of the metro health costs. It found that about 14 per daily PM2.5 concentrations in November        #  2*()    1 (=9 ers set their entire fields on fire after harvesting the !++ (9> and the pollutants from sources far away cent of acute respiratory infections, were also found to be 29 per cent high-                 rice crop, to make way for the next i.e. wheat. The that get carried to the national Capital recorded in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi er after the groundwater Acts were  (            sowing of rice is timed such that its intense water 9 = !11 by the moving air or environmental con- in 2013, could be attributed to stubble passed.                 needs are met by the monsoon rains in the Indo- 97 '; ditions, which are unfavourable for the burning. Researchers estimate that liv- With the clamour for alternatives to                    Gangetic plains and the crop is harvested just before !3Q1(7>5 dispersion of pollutants,” said Prof Vinoj ing in areas where there is intensive crop stubble burning increasingly being heard,                ( winter starts. However, the result is a whopping   V from the Indian Institute of burning increases the chance of acute res- science may have solutions, as shown by  4  )S          )+#    23 million tonnes of paddy residue in the fields that B1( '!( Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, talking piratory infections three-fold, with chil- a 2019 study. It analysed 10 alternatives             ( need to be cleared in a short span of 10 to 20 days, (1=7 =+ about his study published in 2018. The dren under the age of five being the most to stubble burning and found that con-      )S           !  before the farms are readied for sowing wheat. If =7(!(1  study, among other things, had found affected. trary to what farmers believed, these                 the farmers had more time between crops, they 3  ! ( 1 that crop burning has been increasing at Crippled policies adding to woes: methods were not only environment- could have just left this biomass lie in the fields and an alarming rate of 25 per cent since As most studies have pointed out, a friendly, but also profitable. Among them     )+#       2*    =((! let it turn to mulch, which is an excellent fertilis-  5+=7 2000. robust combination of the right policies, is using Happy Seeder, a machine that    )      "       er. However, with such a short gap between the two It isn’t Delhi alone that takes the hit; economic incentives and awareness can sow wheat despite the presence of                 crops, setting fields afire seems to be the easiest way (!( ! 1 other tier-2 cities in the region also seem campaigns are the need of the hour to rice straw in the fields. This yielded near-    2*  )         0  to get rid of the stubble. This however severely  A!  (1!5 to be affected by biomass burning for curb the “burning” problem of air pol- ly 10-20 per cent increase in profits or ,S I   ,  )        ) degrades the ambient air quality of Delhi-NCR. ! '!! similar reasons. A 2019 research, which lution. Badly-designed policies could about 11,498 per hectare on an average. %   #    (       Taking cognisance of the consequences of 7 !!5 investigated the source of pollutants in have unintended effects on air quality, as The profits come from lower land *   2*  )        ( stubble burning, the Government banned it in June, =1 7 20 Indian cities other than Delhi, found shown by a research from the preparation cost and the reuse of the crop        # ) %    imposing fines on those who defied the diktat and 97 '5 that in places like Amritsar, Chandigarh International Maize and Wheat residue, which increases soil moisture                ( recently the Supreme Court (SC) even pulled up !=' ( and Ludhiana, crop residue burning, Improvement Center in India and and benefits the long-term health of the                    the chief secretaries of the three neighbouring States  11 =1+= along with emissions from power plants Mexico and the Cornell University, soil. and ordered them to ensure that farmers don’t burn and seasonal dust storms contributed to USA. It showed that groundwater con- However, these benefits come at a    #         )   =  crop residue anymore. !(1! about 50-52 per cent of particulate servation policies, introduced in 2009 in cost of 2.4 billion — necessary to pro-   "           Nevertheless, the practice seems to have con- matter. Punjab and Haryana, could have con- duce about 16,000 Happy Seeders to cater                tinued as growers contend that feasible, affordable 1!1=!71( In essence, the timing of winter- tributed to the rise in stubble burning. to 50 per cent of the rice — wheat cul-      %             and scalable alternatives are lacking. In an effort 1(= 1 related atmospheric phenomena, coupled Although rice is a lucrative crop for tivation areas. With a meagre subsidy of              5    ( to encourage farmers to find alternatives to burn- =( 97( with the surge in emissions when the farmers, it is water-intensive. Hence, the 2,000 provided by the Government for                ing the residue, the SC had also directed the three (=!9=7( fields are set on fire, is a perfect pollu- ‘Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water purchasing machines to manage crop                 States to pay 100 per quintal of paddy straw to G3$G ( tion cocktail. Act’ and the ‘Haryana Preservation of residue, machines like Happy Seeders are              ( growers, but it doesn’t seem to have worked. =+!( 7!( The health and economic costs of Subsoil Water Act’ banned the transplan- unaffordable to many farmers, leaving                   The atmospheric factors at play: People often !(( stubble burning: It is well-known that tation of rice before monsoon to con- them with no options but to set fields on          "        #  wonder how a practice followed a few 100 km from inhaling polluted air can lead to severe serve groundwater. As the monsoon fire. Delhi-NCR has big implications. Here is the sci- health conditions like lung cancer, dia- arrives in these States in July, the crop is As most of these studies have point-     2*()            )  ( ence behind this phenomenon. During winter, the betes, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, harvested in early November, forcing ed out, with a robust combination of the                  ( region sees low wind speeds and temperature inver- bronchitis and dementia. Not just this, farmers to clear their fields as soon as right policies, economic incentives and        #     ( sion — an atmospheric phenomenon where the air pollution also adversely affects crop possible for wheat sowing. Using satel- awareness campaigns, the pressing prob-                temperature of the air near the surface is lower than yields in India. But, what really is the eco- lite data, the study found that prior to lem of managing crop residue can be        # )  #  ) 6)#)7 ( that of the air higher in the atmosphere. Hence, nomic cost of stubble burning in these 2009, about 40 per cent of rice was har- addressed. It is about time that policy-      %         ( when the pollutants from vehicular emissions and maladies? vested by late October and this number makers took note of such insights and                  crop burning are released into the air, they are not A study, published by researchers at declined to 14 per cent after the law was acted to provide us all with clean air to  2*()         dispersed but trapped in the lower layers of the USA’s International Food Policy Research enforced. The number of fires went up breathe — a basic necessity of life. 6           7 atmosphere. As a result, the air quality takes a deep Institute and Oklahoma State University, from 490 per day during late October (The writer is managing editor at a dive. pegs that number at $30 billion, includ- prior to 2009, to 681 per day, peaking science portal) #"   " " 

                           

at a “privileged, middle-class” foe. conflict was mainly due to econom- second introduced the death penal- newspapers of this period are full of anti-Ahmadi Bill also came from the ed the move and tabled a Bill that did Indeed, the poor did rise up in ic tensions between the “industri- ty for those found to have commit- statements by religious parties Left and liberal quarters. For exam- not include the death penalty. France but the uprising was largely alised North” and the “agricultural ted blasphemy. expressing economic grievances in ple, Wali Khan’s National Awami However, during a debate, which instigated and navigated by the mid- South.” Prominent in this respect was When explained in a nutshell, ‘Islamic’ terms. Then, an episode in Party did not oppose the Bill, and a included no more than six legislators, dle-classes against common foes: The the perception in the South that tax the Second Amendment is elucidat- Rabwah, in which a group of Ahmadi June 7, 1974 editorial in Dawn the death sentence was added. As a aristocratic/landed elite and the revenues collected there were large- ed as the sole doing of the “socialist” youth clashed with the student- explained the Bill as the Opposition’s last-minute addition, the powerful clergy. The well-known his- ly being transferred to strengthen regime of ZA Bhutto. Unlike various wing of Jamaat-i-Islami, suddenly “democratic right.” Government hastily added “death torian Henry Heller, in The French industrial interests of the North. conventional religious groups that triggered a brand new anti-Ahmadi Now, to Article 295-C. In the penalty or life imprisonment” in the Revolution and Historical The anti-slavery position was had opposed the creation of Pakistan, movement in Punjab. nutshell version of its history, this Bill that was passed. '++ -)$% Materialism, roots the revolution in adopted by the North and President Punjab’s Ahmadi community had In his 1997 study of the Bhutto Article was introduced by the reac- Upon emotional appeals, espe- the gradual growth of the middle- Lincoln only after the Southern backed Jinnah’s call. They then regime, Rafi Raza writes that Bhutto tionary General Zia dictatorship. It cially by those who had demanded class in France. states declared their secession. became prominent in the country’s refused to allow the Opposition to is true that this dictatorship intro- the death penalty, Zia, as President, istories, when confined to According to Heller, by the 18th Lincoln’s original stance on slavery, State and Government institutions. discuss the issue in the Parliament. duced various controversial laws in signed the Bill into law in October nutshells, become absolute century, the political and economic which he displayed a year before the The Iranian-American author And when violence increased, he the name of faith, but the fact is, Zia 1986. Hfacts devoid of context. They aspirations and interests of the Civil War, was rather different. He and academic Vali Nasr, in The publicly threatened to crush the was actually not in favour of intro- The addition of the words “or life are turned into miniature caricatures, French middle class began to clash had said: “I have no purpose to inter- Vanguard of Islamic Revolution, protests with the help of the military. ducing the death penalty in this con- imprisonment” was challenged by the paraded as stripped actualities that with those of the ancien régime, i.e., fere with the institution of slavery writes that soon after Pakistan’s cre- However, with the army already text. same politicians in 1987 in the anyone can dress in the manner they the monarchy, the feudal class and where it exists. I believe I have no ation, radical religious groups in engaged in fighting an insurgency in According to a February 11, 2011 Shariat Court. In 1990, the court deem fit. This is particularly true in the church. This friction saw the lawful right to do so, and I don’t Punjab often “articulated economic Balochistan, Bhutto demurred. On article by Khalid Ahmad in The ruled that the death penalty alone the age of social media, that only middle-class intelligentsia strongly intend to.” grievances in Islamic terms.” This the insistence of some of his party’s Express Tribune, some journalists and should be mandatory for blasphemy. allows the exhibition of historical propagate the ideas of democracy, There are numerous such exam- contributed to the 1953 anti-Ahmadi members in the Punjab Assembly, lawyers from Punjab approached the It asked the then sitting Government facts as end results. It completely secularism and nationalism, which ples from world history which, when movement when the provincial the religious parties were finally Federal Shariat Court in 1984, peti- of Nawaz Sharif to remove the words ignores the complex historical became the main ideological engines carefully studied outside their nut- Government, headed by Mumtaz allowed to table a Bill. tioning it to introduce stern laws “or life imprisonment” from the law. processes which led to the end of the revolution. Another example shell versions, often add a deeper Daultana, failed to address an eco- In an essay for Political Power against blasphemy. The Government planned to chal- results. is the American Civil War (1861- dimension to the end result. Many nomic crisis. As a distraction, and Social Theory, Sadia Saeed writes On June 8, 1986, some members lenge the decision in the Supreme For example, as miniaturised his- 1865). In a nutshell, it is often such examples are also present in Daultana went on to tacitly support that the 1953 movement had large- of the National Assembly — which Court but since those who had orig- tory, the 18th century French explained as an armed conflict Pakistan’s history. Take for instance, the movement. He was dismissed by ly been crushed on the insistence of was formed after the 1985 elections inally demanded the death penalty Revolution was an uprising of the between the pro-slavery South and the 1974 Second Constitutional the President after the movement was the military and the bureaucracy but — agreed to table a private Bill that were by then part of Sharif’s party poor against the rich. Just recently I the anti-slavery North in the US. Amendment and the 1986 Article crushed by the military. that, by the 1970s, both had been would include the death penalty for and coalition Government (the heard someone say this in a podcast, American economists M Thornton 295-C in the country’s penal code. The 1973 international oil crisis weakened and distanced from poli- blasphemy. Islami Jamhoori Ittehad), the regime positioning it as a “historical fact” and RB Execlund write, in The The first ousted the Ahmadi commu- badly hit world economies and tics. She also writes that the pressure The Zia-backed Government of withdrew the challenge. which the podcaster said was aiming Economics of the Civil War, that the nity from the fold of Islam and the Pakistan was no exception. Urdu to allow the Opposition to table the Mohammad Khan Junejo pre-empt- (Courtsey: Dawn)  ! #$% & '() )$*+,-*.  6 ()  *+,-%./ 0 + /0-1   % ' ."7 ! %   ?  8 / 0 4*% 0 party office here. ticket.  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Moreover, Centre the nominee for Ranebennur then Assembly Speaker K R While, the 13 disqualified party, unlike 16 other disqual- Patil (Kagwad), Ramesh Kumaraswamy, who was “defying” constitutional is supposed to release  17,000 constituency yet to be Ramesh Kumar but allowed MLAs have been fielded again ified legislators who were wel- Jarkiholi (Gokak), Shivram forced to resign as Chief provisions and Bengal crores which the state has not named. them to contest the bypolls from their respective seats, M comed into the BJP fold. Hebbar (Yellapur), B C Patil Minister in July after the Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar yet received. Economic growth A day after the Supreme necessitated by the action Saravana, a former corporator, BJP sources cited “reser- (Hirekerur), Anand Singh rebellion by the now for “acting like BJP’s mouth- is so low that every State is suf- Court paved the way for them- against them. has been has been given the vations” expressed by party (Vijayanagara), K Sudhakar disqualified MLAs, said the piece” the Chief Minister said fering.” to contest the bypolls, as many The court had set aside the ticket from Shivajinagar, deny- leadership over Baig, who faced (Chikkaballapura), Byrati JD(S) was facing the federal structure of the coun- The relation between the as 16 disqualified MLAs on portion of the Speaker’s order ing it to R Roshan Baig, a dis- inquiry in the IMA ponzi scam, Basavaraj (K R Puram), S T polls keeping both the nation- try was in peril. Raj Bhavan and Nabanna (state Thursday joined the BJP at the bywhich the MLAs were dis- qualified Congress legislator among the reasons for his non- Somashekar (Yeshwanthpur) al parties at “equal “I generally do not say secretariat) had been anything qualified till the end of the- from the constituency. induction and denial of and MTB Nagaraj (Hoskote). distance”. anything on constitutional but cordial in Bengal with reg- posts but there are some peo- ular run-ins between senior ple who are behaving just like Bengal Ministers and the BJP’s mouthpieces,” she said Governor.  @   pointing out at “what is hap- On the visit of Union pening in my State,” she told Minister Babul Supriyo at reporters at the State secretari- Namkhana post cyclone Bulbul  


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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on ed statements by Prime Minister not implemented later, then things will Modiji on several occasions..... For us, NCP on Thursday crossed the Though the three parties Thursday charged that Shah had kept Narendra Modi and him at election definitely come out. Whatever tran- the venue where the discussion first hurdle — of jointly are coming out in the open, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the meeting that Devendra Fadanvis spired in the closed door meeting between Amit Shah and Uddhavji is preparing a draft of Common senior leaders of the Shiv Sena, loop about the 50:50 power sharing would be the next Chief Minister if the between Amit Shah and Uddhav is not not just a room but a temple” Minimum Programme (CMP) NCP and Congress are agreement reached with his party saffron alliance returned to power in Raut said that he had not heard small thing. It involves the self- “If someone says such agreement for a three-party Government developing the contours of the president Uddhav Thackeray ahead of the state. Amit Shah saying that Devendra respect of Maharashtra. For us, it is had not take place in that room, it is — after detailed tripartite talks proposed three-party the Lok Sabha polls. “At all meetings, Narendra Modiji Fadnavis would become the next like Pran jaye vachan na jaye. It an insult to that temple and late among their leaders. Government which may take In a hard-hitting response to the used to say Devendra Fadnavis would Chief Minister of Maharashtra. “ I had involves the future of Maharashtra. If Balasaheb. It is also an insult to With the vetting and for- full shape by the week end. BJP president’s rejection of the Shiv be the next chief minister. At all meet- not heard Amit Shah say anything in you say that whatever transpired at the Maharashtra as well. We take the malisation of the CMP by the “The power-sharing formula Sena’s claim about the promise of rota- ings, Uddhav Thackeray also used to this regard. I had heard Prime meeting did not happen, then defi- pledge in the name of Balasaheb and central leaders of the three will comprise CMP and the dis- tional chief ministership purported- say that the Shiv Sena man would be Minister Narendra Modi saying that nitely this issue will come out”. say we do not lie. If you still feel bad parties having become a mere tribution of ministerial port- ly made by the former ahead of the the next Chief Minister. When the Devendra Fadnavis would become the Raut said that the Shiv Sena had about whatever happened inside the formality now, the talks on folios among the three parties,” Lok Sabha polls, Raut said: “The fact alliance was formed between the two next Chief Minister. We did not con- not converted politics into a business. temple, then please come out and tell power-sharing arrangement a senior Congress leader remains that our beloved Amit Shah parties, Uddhavji used to say that they test Modiji’s statement keeping in “We are not traders, we are the people what transpired at the among the leaders of Shiv said. had not informed as to what tran- would be 50: 50 sharing of power and mind his standing and stature of the Maharastrians. This is the land of meeting. We have never used lies to Sena, Congress and NCP may The rapid pace in which spired between him and Uddhav positions. At that time why did Amit Prime Minister and left it like that Chhatrpati Shivaji, Mahatma Phule, practise politics nor will we do. The begin from Friday. the three parties are moving Thackeray at a closed door meeting Shah not say that this kind of agree- thinking that we would deal with it Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Shahu Thackeray family has sacrificed for the In another major develop- should be light of a request ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. He ment had not been reached? He after the polls,” he said. Maharaj. Whatever we do comes country,” he said. ment, the Congress and NCP reportedly made by the Shiv should have informed the Prime should have taken objection to Interestingly Raut, while ripping from the inspiration of Chhatrapati The stand-off the two saffron are understood to have agreed Sena leadership to wrap up all Minister about whatever transpired at Uddhavji’s statement then,” Raut said. into Amit Shah, had good things to Shivaji The persons whom I referred alliance partners should be seen in the in principle to give the Cchief the nitty-gritties before the a closed door meeting between him “You (Amit Shah) did not say any say about Modi. At one stage, he said: to had never indulged in business. context of what transpired at the meet- Minister’s post to the Shiv Saturday evening so that it and Uddhavji”. such thing till the Lok Sabha polls. “After all, we have sought votes in the They sacrificed their lives for the ing that BJP president Amit shah and Sena which won as many as 56 Sena can submit the letters of “If you (Amit Shah) had recon- This issue has come up only after the name of Modiji Modiji is a tall leader. country. For us politics is not busi- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seats as against 54 and 44 seats support received from the ciled to whatever had been decided State Assembly poll. We expect and We have along respected Modiji and ness,” the Sena leader said, while tak- had with Sena chief Uddhav bagged by the NCP and Congress and NCP to ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and kept practise morality in politics. We will continue to do so. After all. he is ing indirect dig at Shah. Thackeray on February 18 this year Congress respectively in the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat the Prime Minister in the loop, Modiji expected minimum mortal ethics the Prime minister, he was a Chief Giving an emotional spin to the when the two parties formalised the State Assembly. Singh Koshyari on the death would have cognisance of this and we (from the BJP),” the Sena spokesper- Minister earlier and a leader. We love issue, Raut said: “The venue where seat-sharing pact for the Lok Sabha It remains to be seen if the anniversary of late Bal would have not arrived at such a sit- son said. Modiji as much as BJP workers do”. Amit Shah and Uddhavji held talks polls. NCP will share the post with Thackeray on November 17. 7%
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He also said he has “not received any com- construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya shrine commencing on to set up a larger bench to re- er bench, the RSS on Thursday experts to get more clari- munication” from the AIMPLB about its meeting. and the Supreme Court judgment on the November 17, the focus has examine religious issues includ- said the restrictions on ty on the Supreme Court’s Ansari, 53, along with several other local Muslim decades-old issue is the “best verdict” that now shifted to the LDF gov- ing those arising out of its ear- women’s entry in the famous Sabarimala verdict but it leaders had recently said the five acres of land to be could have been possible. ernment in Kerala over allow- lier verdict that lifted a cen- Kerala shrine have nothing to seems that the earlier allocated for building a mosque as per the landmark In a unanimous verdict, the Supreme ing women in the 10-50 age turies-old ban on women of do with gender discrimination. order on allowing entry of Asked if women will be verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dis- Court last week cleared the way for the con- group to offer prayers as the menstruating age visiting the Arun Kumar, Akhil women of all age groups still provided security to enter the pute should be within the 67 acres of land acquired struction of a Ram temple at the disputed Supreme Court has decided to shrine. Bhartiya Prachar Pramukh of stands, Chief Minister Pinarayi shrine, Vijayan said such things by the Government in Ayodhya. site in Ayodhya and directed the Centre to keep pending the pleas seeking Asked if women will be pro- the RSS, said on the organisa- Vijayan said on Thursday. can only be decided after clear- “I know the Muslim Board (AIMPLB) is holding allot a separate five-acre plot to the Sunni review of its verdict. vided security to enter the tion’s Twitter handle that “mat- Vijayan, who met the ing “certain doubts and confu- a meeting on Sunday to take a decision on seeking a Waqf Board to build a mosque. “Now prepa- The left Government shrine, Vijayan said such things ters related to traditions and media here to explain the gov- sions” in the order. review of the Supreme Court judgement. I have not rations are on for the construction of a grand would consult legal experts to can only be decided after clear- customs are issues of faith and ernment stand in the backdrop Ahead of the pilgrimage received any communication in this connection,” he temple at the Ram Janmasthan,” Rizvi get more clarity on the Supreme ing “certain doubts and confu- belief”. of the apex court’s decision to season commencing on said. PTI said. PTI Court’s Sabarimala verdict but sions” in the order. “We welcome the Supreme refer the case to a larger bench, November 17, Vijayan said “It it seems that the earlier order on Ahead of the pilgrimage Court decision to accept the said the State Government was seems like the September 28, allowing entry of women of all season commencing on review Petition and refer the always ready to implement the 2018, order still stands. age groups still stands, Chief November 17, Vijayan said “It matter to a larger Constitutional court order, whatsoever it may However, there are certain Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. seems like the September 28, Bench,” he tweeted. “Matters be. The top court has decided confusions with regard to Vijayan, who met the media 2018, order still stands. related to traditions and cus- to set up a larger bench to re- today’s order. The court ordered here to explain the government However, there are certain con- toms are issues of faith and examine religious issues includ- for a seven-judge bench to con- stand in the backdrop of the fusions with regard to today’s belief. Restriction of women ing those arising out of its ear- sider various gender related apex court’s decision to refer the order. The court ordered for a belonging to a particular age- lier verdict that lifted a cen- issues.It had kept pending the case to a larger bench, said the seven-judge bench to consider group to the Sabarimala shrine turies-old ban on women of review petitions on Sabarimala. various gender related issues.It has nothing to (do) with gen- menstruating age visiting the We need to get more clarity on had kept pending the review der inequality or discrimina- shrine. various matters,” he said. petitions on Sabarimala. 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Its total loss the recent Supreme Court 62,187 crore (including share the government’s measures like Moody’s had also affirmed loss for the second quarter definition of telecom revenues. of filing a review petition on the stood at 50,921 crore in order that has sent shock waves of Tata Group of companies the cut in the corporate tax rate, India’s Baa2 local-currency ended September 30, due to Airtel’s colossal net loss adjusted gross revenue matter. September quarter, against through the industry which is and Telenor India), while bank recapitalisation, support senior unsecured rating and its provisioning of 28,450 crore for just-ended September quar- This is the highest ever 4,874 crore loss in the year- already grappling with losses Vodafone Idea may have to pay for the auto sector and plans for P-2 other short-term local- in the aftermath of the Supreme ter was on account of excep- quarterly loss posted ago period. and billions of dollars in debt. about 54,184 crore. infrastructure spending, among currency rating. Court ruling on statutory dues. tional charge pertaining to by any Indian company in Its revenue rose 42 per The Supreme Court, last The remaining liability is others, to arrest the growth India’s credit rating at Baa2 The Sunil Mittal-led com- provisioning of 28,450 crore recent memory. cent to 11,146.4 crore during month, upheld Government’s with state-owned BSNL/MTNL slowdown. is the second lowest investment pany said the apex court judge- towards the AGR dues, that Vodafone Idea said its abil- the second quarter this year. position on including revenue and some of the shut/bankrupt “However, none of these rating and Moody’s has warned ment — which had upheld gov- included principle of 6,164 ity to continue as going con- The company has estimat- from non-telecommunication telecom companies. measures directly address the that India could be heading ernment’s way of calculating crore, interest of 12,219 widespread weakness in con- towards a debt trap and reces- revenue of telcos (on which crore, penalty of 3,760 crore, sumption demand, which has sionary phase. statutory liabilities like licence and interest on penalty of  "2"-, 0P5,*(3 0O, ")24 7-P"''()" 7  "  fee and spec- 6,307 crore. trum usage Announcing its Q2 earn- New Delhi: Amid ongoing Differences between co- They are promoters of % %     charges are ings scorecard, Airtel said its feud between the airline’s pro- founders and co-promoters — InterGlobe Aviation which oper- computed) — consolidated net loss before moters, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul ates IndiGo, country’s largest air- C $(%   % has “signifi- exceptional items (the one time Dutta on Thursday said there Bhatia — came to fore in July line in terms of domestic mar- cant financial charge) for the quarter was is “zero impact” on the carrier after Gangwal sought market ket share. About feud, Dutta said '  5 >(#  implication 1,123 crore, and that the net right now as they are on the regulator Sebi’s intervention to as far as the airline is concerned, for the com- Loss (after exceptional items) same page over the airline’s address alleged corporate gov- it was only directly involved in New Delhi: The Income Tax pany”. Last was 23,045 crore. strategic direction. ernance lapses at the company. Related Party Transactions.PTI Department has detected alleged irregularities to the tune of 735 crore after it con- ducted searches on civil con- 8'#   B> tractors who work for the Brihanmumbai Municipal  !  Corporation (BMC), the CBDT said on Thursday. The search and survey    lakh crore. 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He also said the tax had taken entries in the form the Taxpayers Lounge at payer services is one of the of loans among others from Pragati Maidan here. focus area of CBDT. Keeping entry providers and “During the beginning of this in mind, a member has also inflated expenses in the the year, we were given the tax been appointed for tax payer books of accounts to suppress collection (target) of 13.35 services. income. PTI  ! #$% & '() )$*+,-*. AA

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"Henry signed a two-year deal, Seasoned veteran Leander Paes returned with an option for 2022," the club said to the Indian team after more than a year on its website. along with top players Sumit Nagal, Henry, 42, who helped France win Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sasi Kumar the World Cup in 1998, is familiar with Mukund and Rohan Bopanna for the tie to the MLS, having played from 2010 to be held at a yet-to-be-finalised neutral venue 2014 with the New York Red Bulls. on November 29 and 30. He scored 51 goals and had 42 Nagal, Bopanna, Ramanathan and assists in 122 games with the club. Mukund had reservations about travelling "It's an honour to coach the to Pakistan due to security concerns, the Montreal Impact and return to MLS," basis of the International Tennis Federation’s said Henry. "It's a league I know well, decision to change the venue. in which I had some very nice moments. “It’s a special case this time. We do not "I've always kept an eye on the club pick such a big travel party but we did not  71!9 matches, while Afghanistan continued to ried that confidence into the game on a There was a change straightaway for and now I'm here." want the players who were ready to go be on the third with four points. chilly evening when the temperature India after the break as Stimac substituted Henry becomes the seventh coach Pakistan, to feel left out. So we had to cre- ndia escaped with a 1-1 draw after an Starting the away game, being played dropped to nine degree celsius. Mandar with Farukh Choudhary. of the Montreal Impact in just eight ate a balance,” Zeeshan Ali, who is on the injury-time goal saved them the blush- in extremely cold conditions at the Central The hosts looked the better of the two The visitors showed urgency and years, succeeding Colombian Wilmer selection panel and is also the India coach Ies against lower-ranked Afghanistan in Republican Stadium, on a bright note, India sides in the first half and the goal, in the looked desperate for an equaliser. They had Cabrera, who was acting coach for two said. their FIFA World Cup Qualifier match here conceded a goal in the first half's injury time added time of first session, was not inap- a chance in the 58th minute but skipper months after the dismissal in August of In the squad announced by the All India on Thursday. (45+1). propriate. Sunil Chhetri's header off a cross from right French coach Remi Garde after 10 Tennis Association (AITA) selection com- The result meant the 106-ranked India Afghanistan went into lead after a fine On and off, Afghanistan managed to back Pritam Kotal was saved by Azizi. At months in charge. mittee, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Saketh remained winless in their qualifying cam- move saw David Najem play a square ball put pressure on the Indian defence manned the other end, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made Henry made his name as a world- Myneni and Siddharth Rawat also found a paign so far. to Zelfagar Nazary at the centre of the box, by Mandar Rao Desai, Adil Khan, Rahul a diving save. class player at Arsenal where he scored place in the team. All these players were will- When the visitors seemed headed for and the mid-fielder's attempt breached the Bheke and Pritam Kotal. With their enter- While he will be disappointed to end 228 goals in 377 appearances, making ing travel to Islamabad when the others had their second defeat, substitute Seiminlen Indian defence before finding the back of prise, the likes of striker Ahmad Omran and the match in a stalemate, Stimac's decision him the English club's record goalscor- refused. Doungel (90+3) provided India with a life- the net. mid-fielder Faysal Shayesteh kept India on to bring in Doungel in place of Kotal paid er. AITA usually names five-member main line, outjumping his markers to head one It wasn't really a home match for their toes, forcing Bheke and Adil to make dividends. After winning the World Cup on squads along with one or two reserve play- into the far post. Afghanistan either, but wins here against a few clearances in the first quarter. Stimac made three changes to the line- home soil in 1998, he played in three ers. Afghanistan had taken the lead through Cambodia and B’desh, followed by draws India looked to take on the opposition up that drew against Bangladesh last further World Cups in 2002, 2006 and While the ITF is still considering the Zelfagar Nazary's strike (45+1), putting with Tajikistan and Jordan have given them but they could not create any clear chances, month, starting with Kotal, Brandon 2010. Pakistan Tennis Federation’s appeal against India on the backfoot. much-needed confidence ahead of the clash and the couple of half chances in the open- Fernandes and and Pronay Halder in place He is also France's all-time leading the decision to shift the tie out of Islamabad, India remained at the fourth position against Igor Stimac's 106-ranked India. ing minutes failed to test the Afghan cus- of Anas Edathodika, Anirudh Thapa and scorer with 51 goals in 123 games, in AITA has gone ahead with the team selec- in Group E with three points from four And the 149-ranked Afghanistan car- todian. Manvir Singh. front of Michel Platini. tion. “We wanted the players to be mentally ready. They can make their respective schedules now. We did not want them to #  "  O + wait more to know if they will be picked or not. Irrespective of the venue, only these players will be a part of the tie, wherever it %" 0 > /! ! is played,” said non-playing captain Rohit #$  Rajpal. D =1!'1 “The story continues...Now Zlatan for his contributions to the “Not all of them would get to play but go back to watch baseball.” LA Galaxy and Major League at least the new players will get a feel of what wedish star Zlatan The Galaxy said in a brief Soccer,” said LA Galaxy President it is like being on the Indian Davis Cup SIbrahimovic confirmed his statement the club had part- Chris Klein. squad. It will be a kind of experience for the departure from the Los Angeles ed company with “Since his arrival in new generation players like Rawat. We have Galaxy on Wednesday, but gave Ibrahimovic by mutual 2018, Zlatan has positively to prepare the next rung,” added Rajpal. no clue over his future plans or agreement. influenced the sport of soc- It has been learnt, that the ITF will stick possible retirement. “We would like to thank cer in Los Angeles. We are with its decision to have the tie at a neutral The 38-year-old striker’s grateful for his work ethic and venue. The world body is expected to departure from the Galaxy had passion. We thank Zlatan for announce its final decision by November 18. been widely expected following his professionalism and In the absence of top player Prajnesh the club’s elimination from the immeasurable impact on the Gunneswaran, India’s singles challenge will 1     Major League Soccer playoffs last Los Angeles community and be led by the in-form Nagal (ranked 127) month. the soccer community in and Ramanathan (190). Mukund (250) Ibrahimovic, who joined the North America as a whole.” and Myneni (267) will be the back-up sin-     2 2 Galaxy in the opening months of Ibrahimovic has been gles players. the 2018 campaign, announced strongly linked with a return to Perhaps for the first time, the squad has D =1!'1 the end of his Californian Italian club AC Milan, where he three doubles specialists in Bopanna, Paes sojourn in a characteristical- played for two seasons between and Nedunchezhiyan. S men’s doubles duo Bob Bryan and Mike ly enigmatic post on Twitter. 2010 and 2012, scoring 42 goals Divij Sharan and Prajnesh, who were UBryan said on Wednesday they will retire “I came, I saw, I con- in 61 league appearances. part of the five-member squad, which was at the end of the 2020 season, bringing the cur- quered. Thank you Although Ibrahimovic was announced earlier when the tie was to be tain down on one of the most successful pair- @lagalaxy for making me unable to help Los Angeles held on September 14 and 15 are now ings in tennis history. feel alive again,” Galaxy return to the pinnacle of unavailable for personal reasons. The 41-year-old twins said in a statement Ibrahimovic wrote. “To Major League Soccer, the Swede While Sharan is taking a two-week they planned to hang up their racquets after tak- the Galaxy fans — has been one of the most success- break after his wedding reception on ing part in next year’s US Open, where they made you wanted Zlatan, I ful foreign players ever to grace November 23, Prajnesh is getting married their Grand Slam championship debut in 1995. gave you Zlatan. You the league, scoring 53 goals in 56 on November 28, a day before the start of Since that first Slam appearance, the Bryans are welcome. regular season appearances. the tie. have racked up a record 118 trophies including 16 Grand Slam doubles titles. They also won  ='A=' -   #   %    '   ' ;  E

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The out before going down narrowly to sets to advance to the last four E A Grigor Dimitrov- ATP Tour,” Bob Bryan said in a statement. months after claiming a thrilling win was Sindhu’s first loss to the Thailand Guntur shuttler, who received a world number 2 Chou Tien Chen of of the ATP Finals on led Bulgaria was among the “It has truly been a magical ride,” he added. in men’s singles here on Thursday. player in 11 meetings. first-round bye from world number Chinese Taipei 21-12, 21-23, 10-21 Wednesday after Rafael Nadal final six teams announced on “However, we want to end this great ride while It was also curtains for H S Earlier, former world number 1 1 Kento Momota of Japan, will face in a match that lasted exactly an came back from the dead to Thursday for the ATP Cup in we’re healthy and we can still compete for titles.” Prannoy and Parupalli Kashyap Srikanth, who slipped to the 13th Olympic champion Chen Long of hour. keep his title hopes alive. Australia. At their peak, the Bryans were a formida- after they suffered contrasting loss- spot in the latest BWF rankings this China next. In other results, fourth seeded The Greek tyro, 21, broke Chile, Poland, Uruguay, ble doubles duo, rising to No 1 in the rankings es in the second round. week, emerged as the only Indian Earlier, H S Prannoy suffered a Japanese pair of Arisa Higashino and his big-serving German oppo- Moldova and Norway were the for the first time in 2003. World number 6 Sindhu went survivor after notching up a 21-11, 12-21, 19-21 loss to sixth seed Yuta Watanabe the beat Indian pair nent three times in the Group other countries to make the They spent a total of 438 weeks at the top down 18-21, 21-11, 16-21 to world 15-21, 21-19 win over compatriot Indonesian Jonatan Christie in the of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Andre Agassi match to seal a 6- grade, based on the ranking of of the rankings and ended 10 seasons as the No number 18 Busanan Sourabh Verma in the men’s singles second round. Ashwini Ponnappa 21-19, 21-12 in 3, 6-2 win at London’s O2 their number one singles play- 1 team. Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in 69 second round. Srikanth had last Former Commonwealth Games 42 minutes in the mixed doubles. Arena. er at the second entry deadline The straightforward victo- of November 13. ry, which took Tsitsipas’s head- The rest of the 24-nation to-head record against Zverev field was announced in Sept, &P # $  !  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She is a this is my first time, and we’ll have on the brink of defeat when fac- As the highest-qualifying sional mixed martial arts debut Commonwealth Wrestling to see where I’m at after this fight.” ing a match point at 5-1 down country at the second dead- when she takes on Korea’s Nam Hee Championships Gold Medallist, Ritu Phogat will make her pro- in the deciding set but stormed line, Bulgaria replace the Swiss Kim in an atomweight contest. The World U23 Wrestling World fessional mixed martial arts debut back to win 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 7-6 and join Belgium and the pair faced-off on Thursday at an Championships Silver Medallist, tomorrow and how she performs (7/4). Andy Murray-led Great open workout and are scheduled to Asian Wrestling Championships against her opponent, Nam Hee “Today is one of those days Britain in Group C in Sydney. meet in the One Championship Bronze Medallist, and multiple-time Kim, will be a great indicator as to that one out of 1,000 you win The championship takes place ring at One: Age Of Dragons, which Indian National Wrestling how far she has yet to climb the and it happened today,” said a from January 3-12 in the lead- takes place on 16 November, at the Champion. mountain until she reaches the top. delighted Nadal. up to the year’s first Grand Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China. Already a recognizable face in Reaching the pinnacle of the sport The 19-time Grand Slam Slam, the Australian Open in Ahead of her first foray into the now is preparing me for that,” said her home country, Phogat now is something she is completely champion, who also beat Melbourne. mixed martial arts arena, the 25- Phogat. “I made the decision to jump enters the international arena. focused on. For Phogat, it’s only a Medvedev in the US Open Eight teams — with up to year-old details how she envisions into this with my full heart and will. She looks to make her presence matter of time. “I’m in no rush. final, said earning a break back five players each — will her path unfolding in a new sport, My goal is to become the first known. “One of my goals is to bring I’m young, I’m strong, and I’m in the deciding set had infused emerge from the round-robin her ultimate goal, and how she Indian woman to win a mixed mar- honor to Indian martial arts. I think hungry,” Phogat concluded. “Give me him with confidence. stage to compete in the knock- plans to accomplish the mission tial arts World Championship. I it’s really important that we celebrate a few fights, let me get a feel for this Both players were under out phase in Sydney until one she has set for herself. believe I’m in a great position to rep- my country’s culture and history and and I’ll be contending for a World intense pressure after losing is left standing with ties com- “No question, I want to become resent my country and I want to I really hope I can represent that well Title soon. I promise my fans I’ll give their opening round-robin prising two singles and one a mixed martial arts World inspire as many women as I can. It’s on the global stage,” said Phogat. “I them something to cheer about. I matches on Monday. doubles match. PTI Champion, and everything I’m doing an honor.” have big plans, but first, I have to want to make my country proud.” 1 ' 1 $ 
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Be a mindful eater who pays atten- tion to the taste, texture, and aroma of every dish. Chew slowly while you try to guess all of the ingredients that were used to prepare your dish. Chewing slowly will also reduce those dreadful late-night cravings that sneak up on you after work Focusing on the end result can quickly become exhausting. Chasing a bold, audacious goal that’s going to require a lot of time and patience. Giving yourself consistent positive feedback will help you grow patience, stay encouraged, and find more joy in the process of achieving your goals. You are not perfect and that is okay. Show me a person who claims to be perfect. Demanding perfection of yourself will only stress you out, because it just isn’t possible. In a few easy ways you can practice patience every day, increasing your ability to remain calm and cool in the face of stress, the next time you go to the grocery store, get in the longest line, instead of going through the drive-thru at your bank, go inside, take a long walk through a secluded park or trail. If you would like to help your friends learn how to be more patient, pass this along so they can be calm and cool. There are many situations during the course of a day that can make us lose our cool: making a mistake in plain view, getting into an argument, having to listen to criticism, deal- ing with bad news or facing a looming project deadline with everyone involved moving way too slowly. It's easy to shine when everything is going well, but it's how you respond to these stress- ful events that sets you apart from the crowd. Losing your cool in front of customers, employees or other stakeholders has to be one of the most devaluing events. Losing your temper once in a while is for- givable—we've all been there. But doing so on a regular basis signals to others that you're not in control of your emotions, and this creates a doubt that puts a dent in your credibility. There's a lot of well-meaning advice out there on staying calm, such as not taking things personally or staying positive. For most peo- ple, however, the truth is, these are hard to do in the heat of the moment when we're about to lose our cool. What's more realistic and actionable is to focus on self-care practices and make them a way of life. To manage your emotions, you need to know your hot buttons—those situations and people that are likely to make you lose your patience and composure. Chances are, most of the things that irk you are of a recurring nature—they're a catalyst or a trigger that gets your adrenaline going. So start by raising your self-awareness in this cru- cial area, because self-awareness precedes self-management. 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The only time they moved to Old The first day’s proceedings slips cordon, also had a couple of caught behind and the occasional although a DRS call could have “I think Shami, Ishant and and Shami has probably in his best Trafford, you saw that Test wasn’t as exciting starkly highlighted the gulf clean-bowled dismissals in his fuller delivery holding its line that saved him had he opted for one. Umesh have been bowling well as rhythm in his entire career,” said the as the ones at the Headingley, or the Lord’s Test between world’s No 1 and No 9 kitty in the post-lunch session. forced Liton Das to edge one to In the first session, Shami a pack and if you add Bumrah to man, who completed a feat of 250 or for that matter even the one at the Oval. I Test sides. The three Indian pacers con- Virat Kohli in the slips. had dismissed Mohammed it over the last few months or a year Test wickets at home. thought those Test matches were exciting,” he Umesh Yadav (2/47 in 14.3 sistently bowled at 140 kmph, For Umesh, it started with Mithun with conventional inswing. said. overs), Ishant Sharma (2/20 in 12 with seam, swing and bounce brisk pace and getting it to seam Even without Jasprit Bumrah, exactly having a great day as far as It didn’t cost the team much For someone, who has seen the evolution overs) and Mohammed Shami making life miserable for into other opener Imrul Kayes and who is nursing a stress fracture, the slip catching was concerned. but the frustrated bowler then of the game from Test cricket to T20s, (3/27 in 12 overs) made life diffi- Bangladeshi batsmen. making him expect more incom- unit looked so formidable that one Umesh could have got Mushfiqur decided that breaching the defence Tendulkar remains a purist at heart, who would cult for a team whose batsmen Each of the three displayed dif- ing deliveries. Just when Kayes was could sympathise with Bangladeshi early had Kohli latched on to one was the best option as Mominul never endorse an IPL performance as being lacked both in technique and tem- ferent qualities and it was evident getting used to a pattern, Umesh batsmen facing their combined in the third slip. Haque (36) and Mahmudullah good enough to merit selection in the ODI and perament. from the manner of dismissals. produced away going deliveries for might. Ashwin had both Mushfiqur were dismissed due to poor judge- Test team. A luckless Ravichandran Ishant’s bowling was about the left-hander, squaring him up They attacked relentlessly and and Mahmudullah Riyad dropped ment and shot selection respective- Unless, of course, the player in question is Ashwin (2/43 in 16 overs), let disconcerting bounce from length and the edge flew to slips. it didn’t matter that India weren’t by Rahane at first slip. ly. as exceptional as Jasprit Bumrah. " % ) " #      7  7         statement. The 31-year-old, who has a  ! 0  2   ajasthan Royals on Thursday price tag of 4 crore, last played a %   # Rtraded their most-capped play- T20 for India in August 2016 and  != Malinga, opting out due to Khan said the confirma- has been confirmed, we will er Ajinkya Rahane to Delhi an ODI in February 2018. and Warner, but is more likely security concerns. tion will contribute in the shift our focus on series prepa- Capitals in exchange of leg-spinner In exchange of Rahane, to play down the order if est cricket will return to The upcoming series’ first PCB’s efforts towards ensuring rations to ensure we deliver Mayank Markande and bowling Markande and Tewatia were trad- selected for the two Tests start- TPakistan after more than a Test will be played in a regular resumption of inter- arrangements as per our very all-rounder Rahul Tewatia. ed to the Royals. After the 12th IPL ing in Brisbane next week, fol- decade with Sri Lanka on Rawalpindi from December national cricket in the coun- high standards,” Khan said. Rahane, who captained Royals edition, Markande was traded to lowed by a day-night clash in Thursday agreeing to a two- 11-15, while the second Test try. Incidentally, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket chief in 24 of his 100 IPL games between Delhi Capitals by Mumbai Indians. Adelaide. match series in December, will be held in Karachi from was also the last team to play executive Ashley de Silva said 2011 and 2019, was also their top The leggie made a name for him- Burns was unlucky to be which will be a part of the tra- December 19-23. Test cricket in Pakistan, back based on an earlier visit, the run-getter having scored 2810 self while playing for the Mumbai overlooked for the Ashes hav- ditional format’s ongoing “This is a fabulous news in 2009. SLC is comfortable and con- runs at an average of 34.26 and Indians following which he also got ing scored a century in the last World Championship. for Pakistan cricket and its rep- Sri Lanka were originally vinced that conditions are strike rate of 122.65. to play a T20 for India. Test he played against Sri Lanka Sri Lanka played a bilater- utation of being as safe and scheduled to play Tests in suitable and conducive for India’s Test vice-captain also Tewatia will return to Royals in February. al One Day Intetrnational and secure as any other country in October and then return in Test cricket. scored two centuries for the Royals after beginning his IPL career National selector Trevor Twenty20 International series the world. We are thankful to December for a limited-overs’ besides 17 half-centuries. with them in 2014, when he was Hohns suggested he would in Pakistan in September- Sri Lanka Cricket for agreeing series but the matches were TOUR SCHEDULE The trade announcement bought for 10 lakhs. open with Warner, pointing out October earlier this year to send their team for the swapped to “provide them December 11-15 1st Test, came on the final day of the IPL The arrival of Rahane means that “he has Test hundreds on despite 10 of its top players, longer version of the game,” the opportunity to assess the Pindi Cricket Stadium, players’ transfer window. an addition to the Indian stars in the board and has combined including ODI captain PCB Director (International situation before deciding on Rawalpindi “Ajinkya Rahane will now Capitals who already boast of D1>> very well with David in the Dimuth Karunaratne and Cricket) Zakir Khan said in a the Test venues”. December 19-23 2nd Test, move to Delhi Capitals following Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant past”. Twenty20 skipper Lasith statement. “Now that the itinerary National Stadium, Karachi. a successful trade,” read an IPL and Shreyas Iyer. ameron Bancroft and Joe Harris and Khawaja miss CBurns got the nod on out after failing to impress in Thursday for Australia’s Test England or in the Australia A squad to face Pakistan, with match, which was seen as a ) #0 &   . "" Usman Khawaja and Marcus “bat-off” for the Test slots up Harris axed after flopping dur- for grabs. ' "  9  ing the Ashes series against Middle-order batsman  7 9!  the Mumbai camp. Singh (56 off 45 balls) and England. Travis Head, who was dropped =" . "3#+, Mumbai opener Jay Bista Shreevats Goswami (43 off 28 Bowling allrounder for the last Ashes Test, was ll-rounder Shubham Ranjane (48 off 41 balls; 5x4 and 1x6) and balls) to post a below-par 153/4 Michael Neser was also includ- given another chance after balls, a quickfire innings that Ashone with both the bat and ball, Aditya Tare (37 off 27 balls) on the board. ed as a back-up to the formi- young prodigy Will Pucovski, included half a dozen sixes. as his unbeaten 30 helped Mumbai added 78 for the first wicket In the first match at Bandra dable pace attack of Josh pulled out of contention citing This was after Delhi decided defeat Bengal by three wickets in a before the team’s middle order Kurla Complex, Haryana defeat- Hazelwood, Pat Cummins, his “mental wellbeing”. to bat at the Patel International last ball thriller of the Syed Mushtaq collapsed. ed Pondicherry by six wickets, Mitchell Starc and James Hohns said Neser was Stadium. Ali tournament here on Thursday. Shreyas Iyer (15), Siddhesh while in the second game at the Pattinson. included due to “his ability Jammu and Kashmir Chasing a modest 154-run tar- Lad (0) and Shivam Dube (0) fell same venue, Assam thrashed Bancroft was only rushed move the ball both ways, giv- made short of the 166-run tar- get, Mumbai were teetering at 105/5 in quick sussession after Bista minnows Mizoram by nine into the Australia A team at the ing the team another bowling get, racing to victory in 15.5 at a stage. And then thanks to departed as Mumbai slumped to wickets. last minute this week when Nic option depending on the con-  17!( overs with eight wickets in Ranjane's heroics with the bat, 105-5 from 102-2. In the second game at Maddinson pulled out to deal ditions”. hand. The flying start to the Mumbai chased the target on the Then Ranjane did the rescue Wankhede, Madhya Pradesh with mental health issues. Asutralia Test squad: Tim hikhar Dhawan failed to chase was provided by open- final ball to remain unbeaten. act in company of skipper got better of Meghalaya by 85 But he made the most of Paine (capt), Cameron Sscore in his first game of the ers Shubham Khajuria (49 off This was Mumbai’s fifth win and Suryakumar Yadav (22 of 18 runs. his opportunity, top-scoring Bancroft, Joe Burns, Pat Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 22) and Jatin Wadhawan (48 they are on top of the points table in balls), as the two took the hosts with 49 in their first innings Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, as Delhi suffered an shock not out off 33) before Manzoor Group D and have almost sealed near the target. However, Surya RAJASTHAN BEATS UP total of 122 all out to put him- Travis Head, Marnus eight-wicket defeat at the Dar smashed 58 off 24 balls. their place in the knockout stage. fell with three balls to left,   %     self in the reckoning after fail- Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, hands of Jammu and Kashmir It was not an ideal start to The hosts needed four runs to putting the onus on Ranjane, Medium-pacer Deepak Chahar ing to make an impact in the Michael Neser, James for their first loss of the tour- the tournament for India win of the final ball and Ranjane (30 who finished the match in style. (3 for 46 and 13 not out) starred Ashes. Pattinson, Steve Smith, Mitchell nament. opener Dhawan, who is not in not out off 17 balls, 5x4) reversed Earlier, invited to bat, Bengal in Rajasthan’s five-wicket win He is one of three special- Starc, Matthew Wade, David Nitish Rana took Delhi to the best of form. His stay in the sweep a full toss to the third man failed to capitalise on the start over Uttar Pradesh in a Group ist openers, along with Burns Warner. 165 for seven with 55 off 30 middle lasted nine balls. boundary, as celebrations began in provided by openers Vivek B match.