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` 110 per kilo standuptoexpansionism,saysPM edge in Bengal, ` 135 per kilo Expansionism18th centurythinking, Assam: Himanta ` 66 per Dozen says Modiinveiledreference to China; says soldiers secureIndia, give it voice LIZMATHEW HAPPY DIWALI NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 ARED initiativeappears EXPRESS NETWORK in today’s edition of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE THE BJP win in Bihar and the by- The Indian Express.This NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 polls in manystatesshould be INDIASUMMONS seen as areiteration ofPrime page is an initiativeofthe PAKISTANENVOY marketing solutions team CONVEYING THEnation’s Diwali Minister Narendra Modi's per- of The Indian Express greetingstosoldiers standingvigil OVERCEASEFIRE formance in the 2019 Lok Sabha Group and contains at itsborders, Prime Minister VIOLATIONS elections, Assam’s Health, content paid forby NarendraModi Saturdaysaid that PAGE 7 Educationand Finance Minister advertisers. This page India will give a “fierce reply” if it Himanta BiswaSarma said. should be read as an is tested by itsenemies. And, in a “It’s morevocalnow,people's advertisement. veiledreference to China, he said The country, he added, has support forModi is stronger... India has become astrong global the capabilityand political will and it willcreatepositive psy- voice againstexpansionism. to give abefittingresponseto chologicaleffect on Bengaland As partofhis annual tradition those who challengeit. Assam elections,” he said at an of joining soldiers at forward Without naming China, Modi IdeaExchangeprogrammewith HimantaBiswa Sarma at Idea posts each Diwali, Modi visited said that the “thewholeworldis TheIndian Express on Saturday. ExchangeonSaturday. Express the iconic Longewala Post in troubledbyexpansionistforces In Assam, the Muslims who Rajasthan and later the Jaisalmer today”. “Expansionism is, in a migrated from Bangladesh in Air ForceBase. way, amental disorder and re- different times, do notvotefor cultures.The so-calledmigrant Addressing troops in flects18thcentury thinking. BJP,and so the party is notboth- Bangladeshi Muslims have cre- Longewala – whereIndiahad Indiaisalso becomingastrong ered about what is happening to ated anew dialect —theycall it thwartedalargerPakistani force voice againstthis thinking.” them, Sarma said. But the state Miyaculture, Miyapoetry, Miya in 1971 —and later in Jaisalmer, He took aswipe at Pakistan will continue itsdevelopment school etc. It's no longer afight SUNDAY Modi outlinedwhat he called and said that Indian soldiers work,hesaid. between Hindu and Muslims. India’s “clear” strategy: “Today's have struck"sponsors of terror- According to Sarma, the next One cultureispropagated by STORY India believesinthe policy of un- ism" intheir home, invoking the election in Assam will be afight these people.But we have to pro- derstanding and making others surgicaland air strikes on terror- between twocultures and will tect the compositeculture of PAGE 10 understand, but if we aretested, istcamps in Pakistan. PrimeMinisterNarendraModi duringhis visittoLongewalapostinJaisalmer on Saturday. PTI be on the development work Assam.Soit'sabattlefor culture.. COVID’S thereplyisequallyfierce”. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 done by theBJP government. “In it's no longer religious, because XFACTOR Assam, it's afightbetween two CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Howdoctors, scientists are trying to unravel No train via Punjab, Army took road,stockedwinter supplies Covid-19 after-effects Maharashtra:Places on mental health Military sources said winter enacted by the Centre, had MANAMANSINGHCHHINA stocking of supplies forperson- prompted Punjab Chief Minister &ANJUAGNIHOTRI nel of the Armyand Central Amarinder Singh to warn that it of worship to reopen THE WORLD CHABA ArmedPolice Forces deployedin would notonlyhit the state’s CHANDIGARH,JALANDHAR, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh farmersand industryand peo- NOVEMBER14 wascompletedbythe end of pleofneighbouringstates, but tomorrow, Uddhav October.Any further replenish- also the supplyofessentials to WITH FARMER protests roiling ment will be flown in once the soldiers bracingfor the winter in Punjab andthe Railways sus- passes close in J&K and Himachal Ladakh and the Valley. says follow rules pending services of goods and Pradesh, the sources said. Asenior Armyofficer saidad- passengertrains, the Armyhit The suspension of train serv- equatereserves arealready in the road to ensurestockingofes- ices following the farmer place and the rail blockade will EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ED TRUMPSUPPORTERS sential supplies fortroops on the At acheckpointalong ahighway leading to Ladakh. Reuters file protests,whichgainedmomen- notpose aserious threat. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 Apolitical HEADTOSTREETS northern frontiers. tum afternew farm laws were CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PLAIN E ● tussle PAGE 12 PLACES OF worship in EX Maharashtra, whichhavebeen shut since April,willreopenon THE REOPENINGof Monday, with Chief Minister placesofworshiphas UddhavThackeray on Saturday been apoint of political Israeli operatives At 15th East Asia Summit, Jaishankar brings asking people to "strictly follow contention. While the rules" and ensurediscipline. Centrehad in itsJune 8 The reopening of places of un-lockdown plan said ‘secretly’ kill Al-Qaeda’s up territorial integrity&sovereignty again worship has been apoint of con- religious places across tention, with the Oppositionas the countrycould reopen, No. 2inIran wanted Lastmonth, he had spoken He also underlinedthe needfor well as the Maharashtra the Thackeray-led SHUBHAJITROY about respecting territorial in- greater international coopera- Governor targeting the Maharashtragovernment NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 tegrity and sovereignty afterthe External tion in the post-Covid worldto MaharashtraVikasAghadi gov- had, in view of the surg- for US Embassyattacks Indo-US 2+2 meeting in New Affairs tackle the challenges cutting ernment forkeeping places of ing Covid cases, said they IN Aclear signal to China, Delhi. Minister across national boundaries such worshipshut, despiteCentral would remain shut.The External Affairs MinisterS On the SouthChinaSea issue, SJaishankar as terrorism, climate changeand guidelines of June 8allowing government decision had Iran denies; Al-Masri shotwith daughter Jaishankar on Saturdayempha- Jaishankar expressed"concern pandemic among other issues. them to be reopened. ledtoprotestsbythe BJP. who waswidowofOsama’s son sised theimportance of adher- about actions and incidentsthat Jaishankar made these re- The stategovernment has ing to international law, “re- erodetrust in theregion” – in a Conduct negotiations shouldnot marksas he represented India at over the pastfew monthsbeen spectingterritorial integrityand clear reference to Beijing’sag- be prejudicial to legitimateinter- the 15th East AsiaSummit on firm on notreopening places of tivalseason, could turn into ADAMGOLDMAN, sovereignty”, and promoting a gressive actions. ests of thirdparties and should Saturday,whichprovidesa worship, fearing that large gath- Covid super-spreaders. ERICSCHMITT, rules-based global order. He stated thatthe Code of be fullyconsistent with UNCLOS. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 erings, especiallyduring the fes- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 FARNAZFASSIHI &RONENBERGMAN WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER14 My ISOLATION Covid effect: With fewer publications bringing out AL-QAEDA’S second-highest leader,accused of being oneof Aweeklywindowintolives the masterminds of the deadly ofIndia’snewsmakersand Diwali ank thisyear, Marathireadersleft wanting more 1998 attackson US embassies in The FBI posterfor Abu impactofthepandemiconit Africa, waskilled in Iran three Muhammad al-Masri. FBI festival season, have seen adrop copies available in the market health, women’s issues, carica- months ago, intelligence officials PAGE 11 MAYURAJANWALKAR in numbers amid the pandemic, this year have sold out in India tures, humour,children’s spe- have confirmed. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 with reducedadvertisements and abroad, even before Diwali. cials and also satireand politics. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, Osama bin Laden’sson Hamza and apprehensions over drop in The tradition, about acen- But in ayear when little is like who went by thenom de guerre bin Laden. THIS DIWALI, celebrated amid a salesleading to fewercopies be- turyold, of reading Diwali anks it usedtobe, publishers, who AbuMuhammad al-Masri, was The attackwas carriedout by pandemic and restrictions on ing publishedthis year.About has been dear to manyMarathi usuallybegin work on theDiwali gunneddownonthe streetsof Israeli operativesatthe behestof movement, another tradition— 100magazines have backedout households. It evolvedduring special editions around April- Tehran by twoassassins on a the United States,accordingto and acherishedhabit —may from publishing this year and simpler times when adultsand May, and distributors were faced motorcycle on August7,the an- officials. It is unclear what role if ‘In lockdown, Itook up have to take abackseat. manyothers have reducedthe children spent their Diwali vaca- with manychallenges amid the niversaryofthe embassy attacks. anywas playedbythe United Iyengar Yo ga...’ Diwali ank,the 800-odd number of theirpages. About 100magazines not tionreading these magazines pandemic. He waskilledalong with his States, whichhad been tracking ROHAN BOPANNA Marathi magazines that arepub- Amidthis gloom, thereisa being published this year thathad arange of subjects—so- Hemant Bagwe, owner of daughter,Miriam, the widowof CONTINUEDONPAGE2 lishedevery year in time forthe silverlining, though: The few cial and philosophical issues, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Mumbai policemanwho nabbed big-ticket serial killerRaman Raghavdies

AlexFialho, 92, passedawayinMumbai; wasawarded the "I hadheardofFialho as this shut themselvesinafter dark,or Raghavhad been arrested. goodhockey playerwhoplayedin armedthemselveswith sticks or What gave Raghavaway, President's Medalfor crackingthe serial-killer case in 1968 the police team. In the later years, clubs if theyhad to venture out. Fialho recalledinaninterview Iinteracted with him and he was EmmanuelModak,thencom- once, wasthat he wascarrying a PAGE 1 Sub-Inspector AlexFialho spot- fullyathis Mumbai residencein anofficerwhoknewhiswork.He missioner of police, wanted the wetumbrella in sunnyDongri. ANCHOR tedaman carrying awet um- the early hours of Saturdayaged will, of course, alwaysbeknown murderssolvedquicklytorestore On being questioned, he told brella in sunnyDongri. Fialho 92. He is survivedbyhis wife fornabbing Raman Raghav.” public confidence.Ateam ledby Fialho that he wascoming from walked up to him and placedhis Sheila. He wasaloving father/fa- The Raman Raghavcase got inspector Vinayakrao Vakatkar Malad, whereitwas raining. hand on the man’s shoulder. ther-in-lawtoFabian/Rita, another lease of lifewith Anurag wasformedtocrack the case. Policehad spotted the killer in SAGARRAJPUT Mumbai's firstbig-ticketse- Wendy/Anthony&Brian and Kashyap's 2016 movie,the From accountsofsurvivors Malad over the previous days. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 rial killer, Raman Raghav, had grandchildren Alexa,Athena and Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer and investigations, police zeroed Eventually, Raghavconfessed been arrested andFialhohad got Theia,” amessagefromhis fam- Raman Raghav2.0.Inthe run-up in on Raman Raghav, amigrant to over 40 murders, forwhichhe IT WASthe monsoon of 1968.A the biggest break of his career. ilyread. His funeral washeld at St to themovieandafter, Fialho,who from Tamil Nadu with acriminal wasconvicted and sentencedto serial killer wasonthe loose in He wasawarded the President's Andrews Church at Bandra. joinedthe police forcein1962, record. Fialho, whowas part of lifeimprisonment. then Bombay, andmen, women Medal forthe arrest,and retired Former Mumbai commis- gave astring of interviews on the Vakatkar team, carriedRaghav's In one of his interviews after and children were being killed as Assistant Commissioner of sioner Julio Ribeirosays Fialho casethat definedhis career. photo in his pocketall the time, the release of Raman Raghav2.0, acrossthe northernsuburbs of Police. On Saturday, Fialho wasa"celebrity" about whom The Raman Raghavcase definedAlexFialho's career;(right) Fortwo months in 1968, and so, in August1968, when he Fialho had said that one of his re- thecity, theirheadsbattered,their passedawayinMumbai. he had heardofevenbeforehe as ayoung sub-inspectorinthe 1960s Bombaywasrockedby thekillings, spotted aman in Dongri, he gretswas that Raghavhad jaws broken. Then, on August24, “Fialho passedawaypeace- could arrive in Mumbai. mostlyofhomelesspeople.People walked up to him. Raman passedawaybeforehim.

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No train been asking the statetoreopen enttimes, theyare notgoing to mandirs as per rules. Theyhave votefor the BJP anyway.. so what Moreover, movement of spe- been forced to do this aftercriti- theythink or what theydois.. cial militarytrains forexercises cism that theyfaced from various Indiawill give fierce replyiftested… completely an activity to be no- andfieldfiring,theofficersaid,has quartersacrossthecountryforthe ticedbythe Congress and AIUDF, notbeentakingplaceduetoCovid delay." notbyus,”hesaid. “We aresure restrictions. Thegovernmenthas,however, stand up to expansionism, says PM that we arenot going to getany MajorGeneralYashMor(retd), defendedits decisiontonot open votes.. but we arecontinuingour whoraisedtheLadakhSubAreaa places of worship until now, say- development worksbecause the couple of years agoand wasuntil ing it wasdone to safeguard “Nothing in the worldcan but we can neverforgetthat, launchedfromland,waterorair, makewhilestayingattheborder government is forall.. we arenot UP CM Yogi Adityanath at recentlyChief of StaffofaCorps, againstapossible second wave. stopourbravesoldiersfrompro- vigilance is the waytosafety, that have been tested have cre- andtheausterity,createsatrustin muchbotheredaboutwhat'shap- Vantangia villagein said: “Allwinter stocking for "This decision(to reopen) has tecting the border of the coun- awareness is the supportof atedan invisible wall of security the country” and creates the be- pening there,” he said. Gorakhpur. PTI Ladakh is over.Thereisenough beentakenconsideringthereduc- try,”the Prime Ministersaid. happiness, strength is the belief in the Indian sky,” he said. lief that “together the biggest Sarmaarguedthatthemigrant shortdumpingof essentialstores, tioninnumberof cases.Hadthese These remarks come aday of victory, and competence is Significantly, on the ground challengecan be overcome”. Muslims in the statehavebeen fooditemsandclothingetcwhich places been openedduring the afterfour Indiansoldiers,aBSF the prize of peace”. as well, he said, “megainfra- He said it wasthe soldiers’ tryingto create aseparateculture. Lights, statues is then movedupasper require- festiveseason, therewas fear of jawanand at leastfour civilians The worldknows this, he structureprojects” forconnec- commitment that had inspired “In Assam manyhavecome from ment.Itisaveryfinelytunedcycle, overcrowding, whichcould have were killedinan“unprovoked said, and understands “that this tivity at the borders were also the countrytoprotect the lives different places to Assam and as- made in India... andinanycasemostofthemove- sparkedoff asecond waveofin- ceasefireviolation” by Pakistan countryisnot going to compro- completed,theshowpiecebeing of everycitizenduring the pan- similated into the bigger ment of supplies takesplace via fection likewhat is being wit- alongtheLineof Control.At least mise itsinterests even at any the Atal Tunnelfor Ladakh. demic. Assamese culture.. .Noone tried didn’tcome road. Anyreplenishment which nessedinEurope," said Irrigation “six to eight”Pak soldierswere cost.” “Dozens of long roads on At theBSF post, he recalled to createanindependent cul- needs to be done forforward ar- MinisterJayantPatil. killedinretaliatoryfirebyIndia. Commending the commit- our northern and western bor- thebattleof Longewalaasoneof ture,”he said adding thatthe from China due eas takesplace by air once the Modi said that"whenever ment of the soldiers, Modi said ders have also been completed exemplarycoordinationbe- Muslimswhohave migratedfrom roads areblockeddue to snowfall Covid effect someone castsawrongful eye that “be it thepeaksofthe duringthis time,” he said, espe- tweenthethreeservices.Hesaid what is nowBangladesh triedto to Covid: UP CM afterlateOctober." Girgaum’s BDBagweAgency,a towardsus, then passion with Himalayas, the expanse of the ciallywhen “the entireworld is it wasduringthe 1971 warthat doso,butnowthey“wantrespect Asenior official in the leading bookshop forvarious whichtheyare giventhe re- desert, the dense forest or the in chaos and everyone is trou- Pakistanwas exposed, as its and space withinthe greater NorthernRailwaysconcededthat Diwali ank,said this year,about a sponseintheir ownlanguage” depth of the sea, your valour has bledabout their lives, working armyhad terrorised citizensof Assamese culture". PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA somegoodstrainsmeantforArmy hundredmagazines,includingthe is the "strength of ourforce" always overpoweredonevery determinedlyduring suchasit- Bangladesh and committed “Hereisacommunitywhohas GORAKHPUR,NOVEMBER14 supplies were delayedinthe last popular Shatayushiand Vasant and addedthatthis has made challenge”. uationyou have wonthe hearts atrocities againstwomen. distorted our cultureand created 50 days.Railway officials got in that arepublishedannually, did “Indian forces moredepend- He flagged thefactthat the of thecountry”. Regarding the cross-fireon alanguagecalledMia whichyou PROMOTING LOCALproducts, touchwithArmyofficerswhotold notbring out their copies and able in the world”. Covid-19pandemic wasnot al- On reforms in defence the LoC Friday, theArmysaid have notheard inanywhereinthe UttarPradesh Chief MinisterYogi them that though theyhaveal- manyotherswho did, had fewer India’sincreasedstaturein lowedtoimpactthe operational manufacturing, he cited the that Pakistaninitiated “unpro- world..it'snot anindependentcul- Adityanath on Saturdaysaid that ready doneadvance dumping of pages. Over 20 children's maga- the world, Modi said, “is due to preparedness of the forces. Atmanirbhar Bharatproject to vokedceasefireviolations” in ture.. Everyone knows that dueto coronavirusthisyearlights ration,clothing,armsandammu- zineswere notpublishedthisyear, your powerand your might,” Indeed, it wasduring the reduce dependenceonforeign Dawar, Keran, Uriand Naugam SrimantaSankardeva Kalakshetra. and statues of Gauri-Ganesh did- nitionand equipment, thereare said Shivaji Dhuri, founder mem- and added “youhavesecured pandemic,hesaid, that the force companies,and stated that “to and“deliberatelytargeted”civil- ThisisaseatforVaishanavsectbut n’t come from China, and every- some day-to-dayrequirements. berofthe Diwali Varshik Ank the country, that'swhy India to- sawthe delivery andinduction increase synergy between all ian areas with “mortars and theysay their lungishouldbeal- thingwas made in thecountryby “Afterthe Rail Roko was Samiti (DIVA). dayspeaksvigorouslyonthe of newweaponsatarapid pace three forces, and forquickerde- other weapons”. lowedthere.. it's basicallyaggres- potters and at gaushalas. startedbyfarmers in Punjab, at “Since therewas adropinthe global forums”. – the Rafale jets along with a cision-making… we brought Sources said firing from sion,” he said. Addressing agatheringat least15-20trainswithArmysup- numberof advertisements,many He said history “tells us that Tejas squadron, Apache and the conceptofthe Chief of Pakistanbegan afterthe Army “Whatidentityyouwanttoas- Vantangia village Tinkonia plies were affected.Thesewere of themagazineshadfewerpages onlythose nations have re- Chinook helicopters and sub- Defence Staff.” had “eliminated infiltration at- sert?If youare anAssamese,then Number-3,Adityanathsaid,“Iap- notArmyspecial trains, but gen- and the prices have slightlyin- mainedsafe, onlythose nations marines. “Ihavebrought the greet- tempts in the Keransector” beanAssamese..whydoyouneed peal to alltolight adiya(earthen eralfreighttrainscarryingsupplies creasedbecausetheentirecosting have movedforward,which He also highlighted that ings of everyIndian to youto- Fridaymorning. to assert.. whichmeans youwant lamp) in the name of martyrs. fortheArmy,”aNorthernRailways mathwasdisturbed.Wehaveover had the abilitytotakeonthe in- during the same period multi- day,” he told the soldiers. “You The soldierswho losttheir to counter Assamese culture ag- “We all have to makePrime official said. 200magazinesthisyearandsome vaders”. plemissiles have been success- maybeonsnow-capped liveswereGunner Subodh gressively.Byencroachingtheland MinisterNarendra Modi’s dream Another Railway official said moreare yettoarrive,"says And even with international fullytestedand said that “the mountains or in deserts,but my Ghosh; Havildar Hardhan of our monastery what type of cometrue.Due to corona, deep that ever sincethe blockade, no Bagwe, addingthatwhile mostof cooperation, he said, the coun- successful test of the Diwali is complete only when I Chandra; Naik Satni Bhushan identity youwant to assert.. we (earthenlamps),lightjhaalar,stat- special train demand forJ&K was themagazinesare soldout,it'snot tryneeds to bestrong to defend Hypersonic Demonstrator celebratewith you. My happi- Rameshra; and SepoyJandhole will notallowit,” he said. ues of Gauri-Ganesh didn’t come placedbythe Army. Regular asign of increaseddemand. "If itself.“No matterhow farinter- Vehiclehasput Indiaamongthe ness doubles whenIlook at the Rushilrash RamChandra. The SrimantaSankardeva wasa from China and everything here queries regarding resumption of only30-40 per cent of the copies national cooperation has come, topthree-four countries”. joyonyour faces.” BSF jawankilledwas Sub Vaishnavitesaint-reformer in wasmade by potters and at the goods trains have been coming areavailable thisyear,theyare equations mayhavechanged, “Severalmissiles, whether Hesaidthatthe“sacrificeyou Inspector Rakesh Doval. Assam who focussedonthe spir- gaushalas.Artists of Aurangabad- from the Army, the official said, bound to be sold out. So we can’t itualsideof religion.Hehadestab- Ekla villageofGorakhpur show- adding “if thereisan emergency, saydemand has increased.” lishedtheSatra,monasteriescen- casedterracottaproductsinanex- special trains canberun forthe Withpubliclibrariesre-open- other Qaeda operativesinIran for The killing came amid asum- On Covid-19, he briefed the apremier leaders-ledforum for tral to the religio-cultural hibitioninLucknow, wherethey armedforces”. ing onlyaround Dussehraand years. merof frequentexplosionsinIran, EASleadersaboutIndia'sresponse discussions on important strate- movementstartedbyhim.TheBJP said that theyearnedRs8lakh in many, especiallysenior citizens, IranonSaturdaydeniedthere- mounting tensions with the US, to the pandemic and highlighted gicissuesintheIndo-Pacific,anda has alleged forlong nowthat the three days.Adeepstand wassold Maharashtra avoiding public spaces,the ank port, saying therewerenoal- days afteranenormousexplosion India'seffortstosupporttheinter- leading confidence-building landbelongingto Satrasarebeing forRs22,000.Thereisdemand “Although all places of wor- readership in theselibrariestoo Qaeda "terrorists"onits soil, intheportofBeirutandaweekbe- national community.Hereiter- mechanisminthe region. India encroachedupon by Bengali-ori- but effortswerenot made (ear- ship were closedduring thispe- maybesee adropinnumbers, he Reutersreported.Forreasonsthat fore the UN Security Council was ated Prime MinisterModi's com- strongly believesthattheASEAN- gin Muslim communities in the lier).We needtobe‘vocalwithlo- riod, God has been taking careof says. arestill obscure, al-Qaeda has not to considerextending an arms mitment to helpmakethe Covid ledframeworks,of whichtheEAS state. cal’,” he said. us in the form of doctors, nurses “Withlocaltrainsnotfunction- announcedthe deathofone of its embargo againstIran. Therewas vaccine accessible andaffordable isanimportantpart,areatthecore The Kalakshetraisapresti- and ward boys... Nowthe govern- ing fully, the chain of distributors topleaders, Iranian officials cov- speculation that the killing may to all nations. of theregionalsecurityarchitec- gious cultural instituteinAssam ment has decidedtoopen all to readershasbeenupset.Readers ereditup,andnocountryhaspub- have beenaWesternprovocation TheMinistryofExternalAffairs tureand needtobestrengthened namedafter Sankardeva. placesof worship,includingtem- haven’t lost their love forreading liclyclaimedresponsibility forit. intendedtoelicit aviolent Iranian saidthathe“notedthegrowingin- further. Sarmawasreferringto apolit- ples, on theeve of Padvatomor- butmanyhaven’tbeenableto buy Al-Masri,who wasabout58, reactioninadvanceof theSecurity terest in the Indo-Pacific as an in- TheEASisaregionalgrouping ical controversy in Assam last row. But everyone has to strictly the Diwali ankthis year,” says wasone of al-Qaeda’sfounding Council vote. tegrated andorganic maritime of 18 participating countries --10 month over aproposed museum followrulesandensurediscipline. Bagwe. leadersandwasthoughtto befirst Andthetargetedkillingby two space,withASEANatitscentre.He ASEAN countries (Brunei, to showcaseobjectsfromAssam’s The keyistoavoid crowds in Bharatbhushan Patkar,editor in line to lead the organization af- gunmenonamotorcycle fitthe appreciatedthesynergybetween Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, riverine sand belts, whichare prayer halls and protect yourself and publisherofAwaz, apopular terits current leader,Aymanal- modusoperandiof previousIsraeli the ASEAN Outlook and India's Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, dominated by Muslims of and others,” Thackeray said. humourous Diwali ank,began Zawahri. assassinations of Iranian nuclear Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. Singapore,ThailandandVietnam), Bengali-origin. Sarma has threat- Whilethestate governmentis commissioningarticlestowriters Long featuredonthe FBI’s scientists.ThatIsraelwouldkillan Indiawas equallypositive about Australia,China, India, Japan, enedtoput Congress legislator Kejriwal and his wifeat yettoreleaseadetailedSOPonthe around April. “Igavethem stand- MostWantedTerroristlist,hehad official of Hezbollah, which is the Indo-Pacific policies an- Republic of Korea, NewZealand, ShermanAliAhmed—whoselet- Akshardham Temple. Twitter reopening,officialssaidmaskswill ing instructions that we don’t beenindictedintheUnitedStates committed to fighting Israel, also nouncedrecentlybyother na- RussiaandtheUS.Indiaisafound- tertoexpeditethe foundation of be compulsoryand trustees of want articles aboutthe coron- forcrimesrelatedto thebombings seemedtomakesense, exceptfor tions. Harmonizing various per- ingmember of the EAS. The18 the museum setoff the contro- places of worship have been told avirus.Itisaserious issue and we of theU.S.embassiesinKenyaand the fact that Israel had been con- spectiveswould neverbea membersof theEAStogetherrep- versy —behindbars forhis pur- Kejriwal performs to regulatecrowds. should notbemocking it,” says Tanzania,whichkilled224people sciouslyavoidingkillingHezbollah challengeifthereiscommitment resent 54% of the worldpopula- portedcommentsofputting a TheCentre hadinitsJune8un- Patkar, aresident of Borivali. and wounded hundreds. The FBI operativessoasnot to provoke a to international cooperation”. tion and accountfor 58% of the ‘lungi’ in suchamuseum in Lakshmi Puja lockdown plan said religious The lockdown meant that his offereda$10 millionrewardforin- war. In fact, therewas no Habib Thesummitdiscussedwaysto global GDP. Kalakshetraafter stateelections placesacrossthecountrycouldre- graphic designers could notvisit formation leading to his capture, Daoud. strengthenthe EAS platform and Thisyearmarkedthe15than- next year. at Akshardham open, but the Thackeray-led hishousingsociety,butPatkarsays and as of Friday,his picturewas SeveralLebanese with close to makeitmoreresponsive to niversaryofthe EAS, whichisthe Sarma also said the govern- Maharashtra government had, in he wasdeterminedtobring out still on the MostWanted list. tiesto Iransaidtheyhadnotheard emerging challenges on its15th onlyleaders-ledforum of itskind ment is at the laststage of closure EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE view of the surging Covidcases, the ank. “This is our 70th year of That he had been living in Iran of him or his killing.Asearch of anniversaryand adoptedthe Ha that brings the US, China, Russia, of 600MadrasasinAssam,which NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 said theywould remain shut. publicationand Idid notwantto wassurprising,giventhatIranand Lebanese news media found no NoiDeclaration. India, RoKand Australia together wouldturnintogeneraleducation The government's decision take abreak.Thereweredifficul- al-Qaeda arebitter enemies. Iran, reports of aLebanesehistorypro- Theleadersunderlinedtheim- on one platform. institutions.HesaidtheMadrasas DELHI CHIEF MinisterArvind had ledtoprotests by theBJP and ties...forfourorfivemonths,Ihave aShia Muslimtheocracy,and al- fessor killedinIranlastsummer. portanceof cooperationinensur- The network of ASEAN-led whichallowedthe student to Kejriwal and his Cabinetcol- the All IndiaMajlis-Ittehad-ul- beensingle-handedlyworkingto- Qaeda, aSunni Muslim jihadi Andaneducationresearcherwith ing safe, effective andaffordable frameworks,liketheEAS,areavi- score 200marks on the subject leagues Saturdayperformed Muslimeen(AIMIM),withthefor- wardsbringingouttheedition.But group, have fought eachother on accesstolists of allhistoryprofes- accesstoCovid-19 vaccines. They talpartoftheregionalsecurityar- basedontheQuranwere creating Lakshmi Puja at the merholdingastate-wideagitation for69years, our readers have battlefieldsinIraqandotherplaces. sors in the countrysaid therewas calledfor greater cooperation in chitecture.Indiaattachesgreatim- inequality among the students as Akshardham Temple duringan on August29topress forthe re- stood by us so Ihad to do this for Americanintelligenceofficials no recordofaHabib Daoud. keeping the global supplychains portance to EAS as apremier the otherscould notscoremarks event organisedbythe AAP gov- openingoftemples in the state. them,” he says. saythatal-MasrihadbeeninIran’s Oneof theintelligenceofficials open foranexpeditious and sus- leaders-ledforum and sees it as a on the subjectsbasedontheir re- ernment to celebrateDiwali. Thedelayhadalsoledto aface- ButthishasbeenagoodDiwali “custody” since 2003,but that he saidthatHabibDaoudwasanalias tainable economic recovery. logicalplatformto promoteafree, ligious scriptures. Kejriwal, flanked by his wife offbetweenthestategovernment forChaprak,aPune-basedank, had been living freelyinthe Iranianofficialsgaveal-Masriand Regional and international is- open,inclusive,transparent,rules- “Onlyaclassofsectionsareal- SunitaKejriwal, performedthe and MaharashtraGovernor that has publishedand sold one Pasdarandistrictof Tehran,anup- the history teaching job wasa sues suchasthe South China Sea, based, peacefuland prosperous lowedtostudytheirholybookand rituals amid chanting of mantras BhagatSingh Koshyari, who in lakh copies, outdoing itsprevious scale suburb, since at least 2015. coverstory. situationinKoreanpeninsulaand Indo-Pacificregion,officials said. score. So we had twooptions- ei- by priests from theJhandewalan October wrotealettertothe CM sales. Around 9onawarmsummer Although al-Qaedahas been Rakhinestatewerealsodiscussed. ther youallowall others .. but in- Temple. The 30-minute-long demanding the immediatere- GhyanshyamPatil, editor and night,hewas driving his white overshadowedinrecent years by BesidestheHanoiDeclaration,the Himanta troducingtheBibleof theGitawill puja wastelecastliveacross 26 openingofplaces of worship and publisher of Chaprak,says they RenaultL90sedanwithhisdaugh- the riseofthe Islamic State, it re- summit also adoptedfour other AssameseMuslims areonour notbeeasyasAssamhas more channels from 7.35 pm. mockinglyasking Thackeray if he aimedatcapturing the market ternearhishomewhentwogun- mains resilientand has active af- leaders’ statementsonMarine side,” Sarma said. smallcommunitiesinitscompos- The event, attendedbyAAP had turned “secular”. that fell vacant withnot many menonamotorcycledrew upbe- filiates around the globe. NYT Sustainability;Epidemics Muslims of Bengali-originare iteculture.Soitiseasierto remove MLAs, also sawculturalperform- The BombayHigh Courtand Diwali ank publishing this year. side him. Five shots were fired Prevention and Response; colloquially—and oftenderoga- the Quran subjects from the ances, including one by popular the Supreme Courthas over last “Forfivemonths, my 15 col- fromapistolfittedwithasilencer. East Asia Summit Women, Peaceand Security;and torily—called‘Miya’ in Assam. schools,” he said adding that the bhajan singer Anup Jalota.Inthe fourmonthspassedordersgrant- leagueswerededicated to bring- Four bulletsentered the car platformfordiscussiononimpor- Steady Growth of Regional Asked if the BJPisworried government will introduce mod- run-up to theevent, Kejriwal had ing partial relief across religions. ingoutourDiwaliank.ThisDiwali, throughthedriver’ssideandafifth tant strategic issues in the Indo- Economy. about parties likeAIMIM which ern education inthem. said that the rituals would essen- While the Supreme Courtal- we wantedto makeeveryMarathi hit anearbycar. Pacific region. Lastyear,Prime The virtual summit meeting used issueslikeCAA and NRCin Sarma had said lastmonth tiallybeacollective prayerforgood lowedthe opening of three Jain reader happy. We broughtout a Asnews of theshootingbroke, MinisterNarendraModi had rep- waschairedby thePrimeMinister Bihar elections and made un- that he will shutmadrasas healthandwellbeingof Delhiites. temples in Mumbai during 316-pagemagazine pricedatRs Iran’s officialnews mediaidenti- resented India at the EAS in of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, precedented wins in Muslim- through anotificationin The Delhi government said ‘Paryushan’ period in August, the 250 and sold alakh copies,of fiedthevictimsasHabibDaoud,a Bangkok. andwitnessedtheparticipationof dominated areas, Sarma said his November. His argument has the function wasbeing organ- HighCourtgrantedpartialconces- which46,000 were pre-booked. Lebanesehistoryprofessor, andhis Jaishankarunderlinedthekey all the 18 EAS countries. partydid notbother about the been thatpublic moneyshould isedwith an aim to preventthe sions forMuharramTaziyapro- We hadreaders notjustfrom 27-year-old daughter Maryam. role playedbythe EastAsia US President DonaldTrump MuslimcommunityvotesinBihar, notbeusedfor teaching religious air quality from deteriorating cessions,Dussehraprocessionsby Maharashtrabutotherstatessuch TheLebanesenews channelMTV Summit (EAS) as aleading mech- had namedNational Security wherethecommunityconstitutes texts. He had told the press in further duringDiwali. the Sikh communityinNanded, asAssam,ArunachalPradeshand and social media accounts affili- anism of the Indo-Pacific region Advisor Robert CO’Brien as his 35per cent of the population. Guwahatilastmonththatthegov- Meanwhile, an official in the and the opening of twoJain tem- from 25 countries suchasUSA, ated with Iran's Revolutionary and reiterated India'ssupport to Special Envoy to the summit, “Forme,we arenot gettingany ernment wantstoshut610-odd CM’s Office said that Kejriwal is plesduringDiwali,amongothers. Australia, AbuDhabi. We sent Guardreportedthat Daoud wasa makeitstronger andmorere- wherehereaffirmedthecommit- supportfromthese 32 or 31 per madrasas run by the State likelytomeetUnion Home On Saturday,criticisingthe three copies to Fiji too.” member of Hezbollah,the sponsive. He alsore-affirmedthe mentof theUnitedStates to pros- cent.. Of course,the Assamese Madrasa Education Boardwhich MinisterAmit Shah to followup government forits delayinre- Iranian-backedmilitantorganiza- importanceof EASastheLeaders- perity and security in the Indo- Muslimscommunitywillvotefor coststhegovernmentoverRs260 on the requestmade by him for opening temples in the state, BJP Al-Qaeda’s No. 2 tion in Lebanon. ledforum to exchangeviews on Pacific during virtualremarks. us.ButtheMuslimswhohave mi- crore. — WITHABHISHEK SAHA, additional bedsinhospitals. MLARam Kadam said, "Wehad the movementsofal-Masriand It seemedplausible. strategic issues. Establishedin2005,theEASis grated from Bangladesh in differ- GUWAHATI

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4held for stealing Webinar to mark lakhsafter World Antimicrobial INNUMBERS tampering with Awareness Week Pune: The WorldAntimicrobial ATM dispensers Awareness Week (WAAW) is cel- 14 ebrated from November 18 to The number of Covid- Pune: The Pune City Police Crime November24 everyyear.Itaimsat 19 deaths reportedin Branchhas arrested agang of increasingawarenessaboutglobal Pune on Saturday. four forallegedly stealing money antimicrobialresistance (AMR) from ATMs by tamperingwith and encourage best practices 8,163 their dispensers. amongthegeneralpublic,health- Policehaveidentifiedthe ac- careworkersandpolicymakersto The toll so farinthe cusedasSandipkumarRamsenhi avoid further emergence and district. Prajapati (19), Arvind Rajaram spreadof drug-resistantinfections. Kumar (24), Ashok Rajaram The slogan forthis year is 509 Kumar (25)and Mukesh Rajesh ‘Antimicrobials:handlewithcare’ The number of fresh Yadav(25). Deputy and the theme is ‘United to pre- Covid-19cases Commissioner of Police (crime), serveantimicrobials’. Dr Rajesh reportedonSaturday. BachchanSingh,saidtheprobeso Karyakarte,head of the farhas revealedthatthe accused Department of Microbiology and withdrew nearlyRs17lakhfrom the Hospital Infection Control 3,31,089 various ATMs in the city. Committee of BJ medical college, The total positive cases Acting on atip-off, acrime saidseveralactivitieshave beenor- so farinthe district. branchteam ledbySeniorPolice ganisedtocelebrateWAAW. ENS Inspector RajendraMokashiand sub-inspector GungaJagtap laid atrapand nabbed Sandipkumar, Arvind and Ashok on October 30 in connection with thefts from ATMs in the jurisdictionof Sinhagad Road police station. Furtherinvestigationledpolice to UttarPradeshandtheyarrested thekeyaccusedMukeshYadavon PRAYERS TO GODDESS OF WEALTH November 9. Policehaverecov- ered 60 ATMcards of different Traders perform LakshmiPuja on Diwali, at Gultekdi MarketyardinPune on Saturday. PavanKhengre banks,fivecell phones,ascooter and some cash, in totalworth Rs 1.08 lakh, from the keyaccused. Police said afterinserting the Robin Hood Army, cardinthe ATMand processing Bengali Welfare further,the accusedtampered IndaysafterDiwali,airqualityto with the dispensers of the ATMs Committee conduct in such away that moneywas withdrawn from the machine, donation drive but the transactionwas not beonbrinkof‘poortoverypoor’ recordedinthe ATMsystem. Police said even aftermoney EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE waswithdrawn, the messageof PUNE,NOVEMBER14 ug/m3 while on November 16, “invalid transaction” was EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE HOTSPOTS it will come down to 91 ug/m3 recordedintheelectronicsystem IN COLLABORATION with the PUNE,NOVEMBER14 and on November 17,itisex- of thebank.Theaccusedthencol- Robin Hood Army, Pune, the pectedtodropfurther to 79 lectedthewithdrawnmoneyand Bengali WelfareCommittee con- AIR QUALITYduring this Diwali ■Early morning hours ug/m3.OnNovember 18,the informedthebankthattheywere ducted adonationdrive on the is expected to be on the brink of of Nov15(1amto6pm), levels of PM 2.5 areexpected to invalid transactions. The bank occasion of Diwali on Friday. ‘poor to very poor’ in Pune. butitwillbebackto be around 76 ug/m3.The 24- thentransferredthismoneytothe Nearly 250 kits, whichincluded However, therewill be some re- moderatelevel from the hour permissible levelis60mi- bankaccountsofthe accused. traditional ladoo,namkeen and lief,according to an updated next day crograms per cubic meter. Policehave solvedthreecases, Diwali faral,weredistributed at forecastbySAFAR (System of Air ■ Mostpollutedareas in These fine particles can get includingtwolodgedatSinhagad labour camps and schools in Qualityand Weather Pune on Nov15: deep intolungs and exposurecan Road policestation and one at Akurdi and Ravet. Forecasting And Research)re- Kothrud, ModelColony, have short-term health effects Uttam Nagarpolice station. ENS “TheBengali Welfare leasedonSaturday, as tempera- Bhumkar Chowk and suchaseye,nose, throat and lung Committee has been associated tures arerelatively warm and Shivajinagar irritation.Ifthe air quality is in the with the Robin Hood Armyfor the wind speednot so calm. This poor range, thereisincreasing almostayear now. ForDiwali, means that the pollutants in the cooledasexpected and winds likelihood of respiratorysymp- we decidedtospread the festiv- air will disperse faster. arenot so calm, whichmay bring suedbasedonthe high-resolu- toms in sensitive individuals. The ities amongpeoplethrough the SAFARscientists on Friday relief forPune. The Air Quality tion atmospheric chemistry children and elderly areatrisk donation drive.Apartfromthe said the air quality is predicted Indexisgoingtobetowards the transportmodel known as SA- and everyone maybegintoex- Diwali sweetand savoury to deterioratetothe lowerend of edge of poor to very poor,better FAR-Air Quality Forecasting perience some levelofdiscom- items, we also gave sarees to very poor by November 15,the than what wasexpected,” scien- Model. fort.People with heartorlung women and gifts to childrenof dayafter Diwali.Atlower tem- tists at SAFARtold The Indian The concentrationoffine diseases, older adultsand chil- the schools,” saidShouvik Dey, peratures, the pollutantscon- Express on Saturday. particles —ParticulateMatter 2.5 dren shouldreduce prolongedor general secretaryofBengali tinue to hang in the air. The Air Quality Forecastfor —onNovember 15,the dayaf- heavy exertion and outdoor duty, WelfareCommittee. “The temperaturehas not the Diwali period forPune is is- terDiwali, is expected to be 122 experts have said. ‘Maratha reservation, schemes for educated youth andgovt employees top of my agenda’

Marathi author SHRIMANT gions.Healways supportedthem, cess to costly medical treatment. Withnopolitical support, SHIVAJI KOKATE is in thefrayfor backedthem and worked forthe On topofmyagendaisreserva- howdoyou see your chances? theMember of LegislativeCouncil welfareofoneandall.Butthesaf- tion forMarathacommunity,un- Ihaveanedgeoverother (MLC) seat from thePune gradu- fron forces do notadhere to employment allowance forthe candidates. Ihavebeen cam- ates constituency.Heisfacingastiff Shrimant ChhatrapatiShivajiMaharaj’side- educatedyouth,reviving old pen- paigning forthe lasttwo-and- challengefromArun Lad, whois Shivaji ology.That is whyIhavenothing sion schemes forgovernment -a-half years. Ihavereached supported by theNCP,and Sarang Kokate to do with such people. and semi-government employ- everynook and corner of the Deshmukh, who is backed by the ees. Besides, Iwill be pressing for five districtsand metthou- BJP.The Pune graduates con- Whydoyou want to become setting up aGraduates Vikas sands of people, especially stituency comprises thefivedis- peopleinthe name of religion. I an MLC? Maha Mandal, whichwill help youngsters, and understood tricts of Pune, Solapur,Sangli, have always opposedsuchten- Iwanttoraise theissues of youths getloans at zeroper cent their problems. Ihavebeen Sataraand Kolhapur.Kokatehas dencies. IamaShiv bhakt and be- thosewhose voices arenot reach- interestrate, celebration of teach- campaigning through social written 10 books,mostly on thelife lieve in theideology, principles ing the government,beitthe ers dayinthe name of Mahatma media, besides holding meet- and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji and values of Chhatrapati Shivaji graduates, teachers, jobless Phule, promotion of agri-based ings. In fact, inthe last20years, Maharaj. In an interviewwith Maharaj.The warriorking be- youth, retired government and industry, whichwill encourage Ihaveheld 4,000 lectures and MANOJ MORE,the author says he lievedintakingalongpeoplefrom semi-government employees the youth to take up self-employ- therefore, people knowme is confident of his victory as he has different castes, creedand reli- andthepoor,who donothaveac- ment in abig way. very well in Maharashtra. been campaigning forthe lasttwo -and-a-half years.

YouwereseekingNCP support, but the party has rejected it. Areyou upset aboutthat? Yes, NCPhas rejected my claim. This is my firstelection. Though these elections arenot contestedonparty symbols, the candidates arepickedand backedbypoliticalparties. My ideology matches that of the NCP’s. Ihad metNCP chief Sharad Pawarand party’s state chief Jayant Patil at leastsix times. They had, till November 11,the second lastday of filing of nominations, promisedmesup- port. However, lateonthatday, the name of someone else was announced. Ihavefiledmynom- ination and the Sambhaji Brigade is supporting me. NCP has notgiveany reason forre- jecting me...I have nothing to say.

Did youapproachthe BJP? WhywouldIapproachthe BJP? Even if theyoffer me aRajya Sabha ticket,Iwill neveraccept it. Ihavenothingtodowiththe BJP.

Youhavebeen vocalagainst the BJP and SanghParivar... Their ideology is of dividing

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 MAHARASHTRA THE SUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER15,2020 Centre gives Rs 268 crore Over7lakhlitresofhandsanitiser for rehabilitation of those remainunsoldasstatesugarmills hit by cyclone Nisarga

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Disasters causedby unabletomarketproductwell PUNE, NOVEMBER 14 cyclones are THE MINISTRY of Home Affairs uncommoninthe state produce hand sanitisers from tributed free of cost. At thestart high from retail as well as insti- (MHA) has approvedasum of PARTHASARATHI theirstock of Ethanol.Till of the next sugarcane crushing tutional buyers likehospitals. Rs 268.59 croreinassistance to BISWAS November 1, the cooperative season, the total unsold stockof But in reality,mostsugar mills Maharashtrafor rehabilitation to extremelyheavy rainfall PUNE, NOVEMBER 14 and private mills had produced hand sanitisersinMaharashtra complain that theyhavenot of those affected by cyclone events in recent years, disasters 19.35lakh litres and9.84lakh is around 8.67lakh litres. been able to crackthis market Nisarga.Earlier this month,the causedbycyclones areuncom- AT THE beginning of the Covid- litres of handsanitisers, respec- Hand sanitisershave75per as traditional healthand hy- stategovernment had also an- mon. Aftercyclone Phyan 19 pandemic, demand forhand tively.Cooperative millshave cent or moreethanol,whichis giene brands have already es- nouncedassistance forfarmers (2009), Nisarga wasonlythe Kotak MahindraBank Limited sanitisers had skyrocketed, reportedlysold 15.03 lakh litres, diluted forhumanusage. tablishedtheir presence there. who were affected by cyclone second super cyclone to cross Registered Office at 27BKC, C27, GBlock, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), prompting severalsugar mills in while their private counterparts Ethanolisaby-product of sugar, Mostsugar mills, especiallythe Nisarga andfloodingduring Maharashtrainover50years. Mumbai– 400051 (Maharashtra). the statetostart manufacturing have sold7.09 lakh litresofthe withsugar mills producing the cooperative ones, had failedto monsoon. Usually, cyclones do nothit Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited KOTAK HOUSE, Agri Business Group, the product. Nearly eight cleansing agent. fuel additivetosell to oil mar- follow the marketing chain and On June 3, the cyclone made Maharashtracoastusually. 2nd Floor,KGPoint, B/s Ganga Palace, Opp. Kalyan Jewellers, GhodDod Road, Surat 395007 (Gujarat). months later,sugar millsare Other manufacturers, which keting companies.Backin selltheir product successfully. landfall close to Alibag in Fewer cyclonesare formedin nowstraddledwith unsold includes grain-basedethanol March,when ethanol-based The managing director of a Raigad. Heavy rainfall and the Arabian Sea,theyoften fol- (RULE-8(1) POSSESSION NOTICE Whereas, The undersigned being the Authorised Officer of the Kotak Mahindra Bank stockastheyhavenot quite manufacturers, micro-brew- hand sanitisers were high in de- Kolhapur-basedcooperative squallywinds lastedfor two lowawestward trackand head Limited under Securitisation and Reconstruction of FinancialAssets and Enforcement of been able to crackthe retail mar- eries and liquor manufacturers mand and notreadilyavailable, sugar mill said theyhavenot days as the storm approached towardsthe Gulf region. Along Security InterestAct, 2002 (SARFAESIAct) and in exercise of the powers conferred under ket of hand sanitisers. Of the in the state, produced12.35 sugarmills,alongwith alcohol been able to sellalmost40per the coast. The cyclonic storm af- with Maharashtra, the MHA has sections 13(2) and 13 (12) read with Rule 3ofthe Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 29.19 lakh litres of hand sanitiser lakh litres, of whichtheyhad distillers, were issued excise centofthe product. “When we fected Sindhudurg, Raigad and also announced relief fundsfor 2002 issued a Demand Notice dated 24-Jul-2020 calling upon the borrower/s, producedbysugar mills (coop- sold 8.37lakh litresofhand permission to produce hand started, the idea wasthat it Pune districts, severely damag- West Bengaland Odisha,which guarantor/s and mortgagor/s i.e. 1. M/s. Dipak Pashu Ahar Centre (Borrower), having office at 1, Opp. College Hostel, NH No.8, Kamrej Char Rasta, Kamrej, Surat-394185. erative and private), as muchas sanitisers. The statehas sanitiserstomeetthe demand would be aquickrevenue gen- inghomes and farmlandsof facedsuper cyclone Amphan in 2Mr. Devisinh Hemsinh Rajput (Borrower and Mortgagor), residing at Flat No. 105, 7.07 lakh litres remain unsold. recordedproduction of 41.55 in retail markets. erator,but it failedtotakeoff. manyvillagers in the coastal May. In all, six states whichbat- 1st Floor,OmPalace, Krishna Nagar Soc-2, Kamrej, Surat -394185 &1,Opp. College In Maharashtra,19cooper- lakh litres, with producers re- Hand sanitiser waslooked We might notbeable to con- districts. terednaturalcalamities willbe Hostel, NH No.8,Kamrej Char Rasta, Kamrej, Surat-394185. 3. Mr.Shrawansinh Rajput ative and nineprivate sugar porting sale of 30.50 lakh litres by sugar mills as quickrevenue tinue production post Even though the statehas providedwith financial assis- (Guarantor), residing at – 808-1, Rabari Vas, Navagaum-, Tal. Kamrej, Dist. Surat- 394185 &1,Opp. College Hostel, NH No.8, Kamrej Char Rasta, Kamrej, Surat-394185. mills were issued licencesto and 2.38 lakh litresbring dis- earners, as the demand was December,” he said. seen asharp increaseinheavy tance from theMHA. 4. Mrs. Parashkuvar D. Rathod (Guarantor), residing at 808-1, Rabari Vas, Navagaum-1, Tal. Kamrej, Dist. Surat- 394185 &1,Opp. College Hostel, NH No.8,Kamrej Char Rasta, Kamrej, Surat-394185. to repay the amount mentioned in the notice being Rs. 21,05,357.44 /-(Rupees Twenty One Lakhs Five Thousand Three Hundred Fifty State pushesfarmers’ market scheme,allocates Seven and Forty Four Paisa Only) and interest from 18-Jul-2020 within 60 days from the date of the said notice. The borrower/guarantor having failed to repay the amount, notice is hereby given to the borrower/guarantor and the public in general that the undersigned has taken possession specific taskstoagri dept officials and FPCs of the property described herein below in exercise of powers conferred on him /her under Section 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act read with Rule 8ofthe above said Rules on this 11th producercompanies(FPCs)to en- by thestate government in 2016, have been entrustedtherespon- Individual farmers, farmers’ Day of November of the year 2020. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE surequality production, timely local civic bodies areexpectedto sibility of planningand creating groupsand producer companies The borrower/guarantor in particular and the public in general is hereby cautioned not to deal with the property and any dealings with the property will be subject to the charge of PUNE,NOVEMBER14 supplyand trouble-free sale of provide spacetothesemarkets awareness about demand for have beenaskedtoensurediver- the Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited for an amount of Rs 21,05,357.44 as on 17-Jul-2020 the produce in the ‘weeklymar- while the Maharashtra State various kinds of farm produce, sity of supply so that consumers and further interest thereon. AMID the controversy over new kets’ in cities and towns. AgriculturalMarketing Boardfa- area-wise planning ofcrops, can find all the required vegeta- The Borrower's attention is invited to provisions of sub-section (8) of section 13 of the act farm laws,the Maharashtragov- The scheme -- ‘SantSavta cilitates the farmers or Farmers supplyofinput materialand bles and fruitsatone spot.They in respect of time available, to redeem the secured assets. ernment has stepped up its Mali Farmers’WeeklyMarket’ -- Producers Companies to organ- transportarrangement forthe have been asked to maintain Details of Secured Assets: All that part and parcel of None Agriculture Immovable weeklyfarmers’marketscheme, waslaunchedinAugust 2016 ise them. produce to the respective goodqualityof supplyandensure Commercial property being, Plot no 27, admeasuring total land area of 148.64 Sq. Mts,. with construction there on around 101.77 Sq, Mts,. with all other present and future whichallowsproducers of veg- during then chief minister Fresh guidelines issued on weeklymarketsTheyare also that measurement equipment construction on the said land of R. S. No.515/1, Block no. 479, Krishna Nagar Society –2, etablesandfruitstoselltheirpro- DevendraFadnavis’tenure,fol- Thursdaybythe Uddhav supposedtoarrange education areaccurate,the sireofthe At- Kamrej, Ta-Kamrej, Dist- Surat, Gujarat, India, Owned by Mr.Devisinh Hemsinh duce directlytoconsumers at lowing the success of suchactiv- Thackeray-ledgovernment and training programmes to im- weeklymarketiscleanedupand Rathod with boundary as under: EAST:Plot No. 38, WEST:Road after Plot No.26, designated places. ities in Pune city as the result of designatespecificresponsibili- provegrading, packagingand theunsoldproduceistakenback. NORTH: Plot No. 27 after Municipal Nala, SOUTH: Road after Plot No. 28. Thegovernmentissuedfresh an initiative by local politicians, ties to taluka and district-level sales capacities of farmers. They “The newguidelines issued Sd/- Authorised Officer Date: 11th Nov 2020 guidelines on Thursday, allocat- where farmers were setting up agricultureofficers,ATMAoffi- arealso required to co-ordinate by the government bring more Place: Surat Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. ing specific responsibilities to stallsonweekends to sell their cials as well as individual farm- with municipal officials and of- clarityaboutrolesof variouscom- Agriculture departmentofficials, producedirectly. ers, farmers’groups/compa- fice-bearers of housingsocieties ponentsofweeklymarket staffers of Agricultural Presently, thereare about110 nies. As per the government to decideonthe time and place schemes. While the structureof TechnologyManagement weeklyfarmers’ markets in the resolution, the scheme will now of settingupofthe stalls. theschemeremainsasitwasear- Agencies (ATMA) and farmers’ state.Aspertheguidelinesissued be called‘Sant Shiromani Savta ATMA officials have been lier,the fresh GR aims to allocate Mali RayatBazaarAbhiyan’, askedto co-ordinatetheeffortsat specificresponsibilitiesto ensure whichwill further Thackeray’s districtand divisional levels and qualitysupplyandgreaterco-or- vision of ‘Vikel te Pikel’ (growing helpfarmers’groups or compa- dination,” said Tushar Agarwal, produce that sells). niesto getrequisitepermissionto director of Swami Samarath Taluka AgricultureOfficers setupweeklymarkets. FarmersProducers Company. Kolhapur village mourns soldier killed in LoC ceasefire violation: ‘It’s asad Diwali for all of us’

Maratha Light Infantry. The en- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Local administration tirevillageisproud of the PUNE,NOVEMBER14 and police officials said supremesacrifice made by our young son. But we arealso BAHIREWADI VILLAGEin arrangementswere deeplysaddenedand trying our Kolhapur district is mourningat being made for best to console the family, which the time of Diwali as 20-year-old Jondhale’s lastrites has lostits lovedone. It's aper- Rushikesh RamchandraJondhale, sonal loss foreveryone in the vil- aresidentofthe village, lage. It's asad Diwali forall of us." wasoneof the four Army Jondhale had come home on personnel killedinthe ceasefireviolation by thePakistan leave before the Covid-19lock- ceasefireviolation by ArmyinUri and Gurez sectors at down wasenforced. Because of Pakistanalong the Line of multiple locations. One casualty the lockdown, he had stayed Control in North wasalso reportedamong Border home longerand had resumed Kashmir on Friday. Security Forcepersonnel and four duty in mid-June. Jondhale, who be- among local civilians from these Chavansaid Jondhale's fa- longs to afarmer family, areas, including achild. ther told him that the familylast had joinedthe Armyin Bahirewadi villagesarpanch spoketothe soldieroverthe 2018.Heissurvived by Sunil Chavan, who is an ex-serv- phone on Wednesday. his father Ramchandra, iceman from the Maratha Light Localadministration and po- mother Kavitaand sister Infantry,said, "The entirevillage lice officials said arrangements Kalyani. The familylives is mourning the death of were being made forJondhale's in Bahirewadivillagein Rushikesh... mostofushaveseen last rites, whichwillbe AjratalukaofKolhapur him grow up... He wasverygood conductedonthe premises of a district. at sports since the beginning and school in the villageafter Jondhalewas among had averyhelpful nature. We his mortalremains areflown the four Armypersonnel were very proud afterhehad to Maharashtra from Jammu killedinunprovoked joinedthe Armyinthe 6 and Kashmir.

AGAINST DECISION TO SELL ONLY 14, 18, 22 CARAT HALLMARKEDGOLD ORNAMENTS HC seeks Centre’s response on plea by Pune jewellers’ body

MadhavJJamdar,on purityofthe precious metal. OMKARGOKHALE November 5, heardaplea by However, the time wasex- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 PuneSaraf Association,argued tendedtoJune 2021inviewof through senior counsel Anil V the Covid-19pandemic. THE BOMBAY High Court last Anturkar and advocate Goldhallmarkingisapurity week directed the Union Shubham HMisar,seeking to certificationandisvoluntaryin MinistryofConsumerAffairsto setasideandquashtheJanuary natureatpresent. The BIS is al- respondto apetitionfiledbyan 15 order. ready running ahallmarking organisation of jewellers from The association sought re- schemeforgoldjewellerysince Pune challenging an order lief,suchasstayonnotification April 2000 and around 40 per dated January15, whichdi- pending hearing, stating that cent gold jewelleryisbeing rected compulsoryhallmark- traders involvedingoldbusi- hallmarkedatpresent. ing, and prohibited selling and nesswillbe"tremendously af- The jewellers' association stamping of higherpurity fected"bythe order causing alsoarguedthatvedhanis(gold (morethan22carat)hallmark- losses as theyare prohibited rings),purchasedbyalarge sec- ing of gold ornaments. fromsellinggoldwith"highpu- tion of buyers in Maharashtra, Instead of 10 grades earlier, rity".Accordingto thenotifica- have purity between 23.5and hallmarkedgoldjewellerywill tion,jewellerscansellonlyhall- 24carat,andthatitisthesource be available in three grades of markedjewelleryandartifacts of acquisitionof goldforpeople 14 carat, 18 carat and 22 carat madeof 14,18and22caratgold belonging to all economic only. Theassociation claimed from June 2021and violations classes. Theysaid it cannotbe that the order wasagainst willattractpenaltyandimpris- as per the decision. Article19(1) (g) of the onment of one year. Itfurthersaidtheorderpre- Constitution,whichguarantees Jewellers gotayear's time vented the saleof24-carat tra- rightto practiceany profession, to register withBureauof ditionaljewelleryand, there- trade or business. Indian Standards(BIS) and im- fore,"cultural heritage" of the Adivision benchofJustice plementmandatoryhallmark- statewillbe"wipedout"dueto Suresh CGupte and Justice ing of gold jewellerytoensure the legislation.

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were stopped midway and vic- financing agency Pak envoy, lodges ASADREHMAN tory certificates were handedto two seatseach LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER14 someone else.” He said: “Cheating on sucha ElectionCommissionsaid.Hede- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA strong protest SAMAJWADI PARTYpresident big scalehas neverbeen done PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA featedDilipKumarChaudhary, an THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Akhilesh YadavSaturdayhinted (before). They(BJP) defeated PATNA,NOVEMBER14 aide of JD(U)working president NOVEMBER14 death of four innocent civilians at atie-up with uncle Shivpal Mahagathbandhan by cheating.” Ashok Choudhary. SHUBHAJITROY and serious injuries to 19 others, Yadav’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Asked about therecentby- THE JD(U)lostone seat in the JD(U)’s Neeraj Kumar and Kerala Finance MinisterThomas NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 the ministrystated. Party(PSP) forthe next Uttar polls to sevenseatsinUP, Bihar Legislative Council to an Devesh ChandraThakurretained Isaac on Saturday lashedout at “India condemns, in the Pradesh Assemblyelections and Akhilesh withShivpal. File Akhilesh said: “We wonthe seat Independentcandidateand held their Patna graduateand Tirhut the CAGfor its “findings” in a The MinistryofExternal Affairs strongestterms, the deliberate emphasisedthathis party will whichwas ours. When the elec- onto twoconstituencies,withfive graduateseats.Neeraj Kumarwas draftreportthat on Saturdaysummonedacting targeting of innocent civilians by notget intoany alliance with tion is contestedbyDM, SP,ADM, others retainedbythe BJP (2), CPI the ministerfor Information and the Kerala PakistanHigh Commissioner Pakistani forces. It is highlyde- “big parties”. will adjustthe party (PSP). SO andconstables(alleginguseof (2)andCongress(1),afterthepolls Public Relations. Infrastructure and lodged a “strong protest” plorable thatPakistanchose a “The SP will try(to form al- Jaswantnagar is their seat.The governmentmachinerytowin held lastmonth, officials said on AshokChoudharyheldthe Investment over “unprovokedceasefirevio- festiveoccasioninIndiatodis- liance with) parties whichwe SP has leftthe seatfor them.In the by-elections by theBJP gov- Saturday. building construction portfolio. Fund Board(KI- lations”, whichclaimedthe lives rupt peace and perpetratevio- have been in talkswith. We will future, their people should meet ernment), who will win?” Countingof votesforthegrad- Kumar and Choudharywere IFB) wasraising of four Indian soldiers, aBSF lence in J&K through coordi- have an adjustmentwithsmall and form government.Wewill Asked whyhedid notvisit uateconstituencies of Patna, strippedoftheircabinetberthsre- Thomas loans “uncon- trooper and at least four civilians, nated firing alongthe lengthof parties, but therewill be no al- maketheir leader (Shivpal) a Hathras in the aftermath of the Koshi,DarbhangaandTirhut,and centlyassixmonthselapsedsince Isaac stitutionally”. including aseven-year-old boy. the LoC using heavy calibre liance with big parties," Akhilesh Cabinet ministertoo. Whatother death of the 19-year-old Dalit the teacher constituenciesof their membershipofthe legisla- Dismissing At leastsix to eightPakistani weapons, including artilleryand said while addressing the media adjustment is needed?” woman, aftershe wasallegedly Patna,Darbhanga,Tirhutand tureexpired. Choudharyisex- the findings, soldiers were killedinretaliatory mortar on Indian civilians,” the in Etawah on Saturday. Shivpal has been afive-time gangraped, Akhilesh said: “SP Saran, whichbegan on Thursday, pected to be accommodated Isaac told reporters that Kerala fire by India, sources had said. MEAsaid in an official statement. Elections to theUPVidhan MLAfromJaswantnagar. workers went and sat outside concludedlateonFriday. through the Governor’s quota. will notallowthe Comptroller The MinistryofExternal Indiaalso“strongly protested” Sabha arescheduledfor The SP chiefalso accusedthe her villageaspartofdemonstra- Thepollingfortheseats,which BJP’s NK Yadavand Nawal and Auditor General to “destroy” Affairs on Saturdaysaid that the Pakistan’s continuedsupportto February-March 2022. BJPofresorting to “deceit” in or- tion.” The SP chief said he spoke fell vacantinMay,was deferred KishoreYadavretainedthe Koshi KIIFB, the state’s primaryagency Charge d’Affaires of the High cross-borderterroristinfiltration, Asked aboutthe possibility of der to defeat the RJD-ledGrand with the victim’s brother. “He duetothe pandemic and held on graduateand Patna teacher con- forfinancing critical infrastruc- Commission of Pakistanwas including through supporting an alliancewith the BSP in 2022, Alliance in Bihar Assemblyelec- asked me to help him getthe October 22. stituencies, respectively. tureprojects. summoned todayand astrong coverfireprovided by Pakistan he said: “We have saidthat we tions. He said: "Maximum pub- body so that theycould do the The ruling JD(U), headedby CPI’s SanjayKumar Singh and “They(CAG) claim KIIFB loans protestwas lodged over unpro- forces, the MEA stated. “Pakistan will form alliance with small lic supportwas seen at lastrites. Itold himIwill trybut CM Nitish Kumar,lostthe KedarNathPandeyretainedtheir areunconstitutional. Since 1999, vokedceasefireviolations by wasonceagainremindedofitsbi- parties, but notwith big parties.” Mahagathbandhanrallies, and the government maynot Darbhangateacher constituency respective teacherconstituencies CAGauditedKIIFB nine times and Pakistani forces on multiplesec- lateral commitment to notallow On possibility of an alliance all surveys hintedtowards ahis- budge... IcalledmyMLC;Icalled to Sarvesh Kumar,anof TirhutandSaran.StateCongress preparedthe audit report. This al- tors along the Line of Control anyterritory under itscontrol to withPSP,Akhilesh said: “Ihave toric victoryfor it. But when the the district magistrate... Our Independent who polled15,595 chief Madan Mohan Jha retained legationwas notraised anytime (LoC)inJammu and Kashmir on beusedforterrorismagainstIndia said this in Lucknowalso.... We EVMs were opened, the results party did everything possible...” out of 22,549votes cast, the Darbhangateacher constituency. before this,” Isaacsaid. Friday. The firing had ledtothe in anymanner.”

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BRIEFLY WHOAND US CENTERSFOR DISEASE CONTROL ANDPREVENTION REPORT India among 6countries with highest tally of Govtextends infants who didn’t get measles vaccine: report Mishra’sterm creases in cases and deaths. erageagainstmeasles remains

ANURADHA ED “We knowhow to prevent well belowthe 95 per cent or MASCARENHAS Covidshadowon measles outbreaksand deaths,” higher neededwith both doses Cong leader being PUNE,NOVEMBER14 measlescrisis said Dr Tedros Adhanom to control measles and prevent asEDdirector treatedfor Covid E Ghebreyesus, WHO Director- outbreaksand deaths. ● INDIA WASamong six countries EXPLAIN General. “These datasend a “These alarming figures with the highestnumber of in- ALTHOUGH REPORTED cases of measles arelower in 2020, clear messagethat we arefail- should act as awarning that, Appointment order modified; will DELHI fantswho had notreceivedthe necessaryefforts to control COVID-19haveresultedindis- ing to protect children from with the Covid-19pandemic oc- AhmedPatel vaccine against measles —while ruptions in vaccination and crippledefforts to prevent and measles in everyregion of the cupying healthsystems across servethree-year term instead of two the contagious viral disease minimise measles outbreaks. As of November,morethan world. We mustcollectively theworld, we cannot afford to shiftedto surgedworldwide in 2019 94 million people were at risk of missing vaccines due to work to supportcountries and take our eyeoff the ball when it reaching the highestnumber of pausedmeasles campaigns in 26 countries. Manyofthese engagecommunities to reach comes to other deadlydiseases. KHUSHBOONARAYAN Medanta reportedcases in 23 years —last countries areexperiencing ongoing outbreaks. Of coun- everyone, everywhere with the Measles is entirelypreventable; MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 NewDelhi: Senior year,according to anew report tries with postponedplanned2020 campaigns, onlyeight measles vaccine andstopthis in atime in whichwehavea Congress leader and of the WorldHealth (Brazil, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of deadlyvirus,” the WHO chief powerful, safeand cost-effective THEPRESIDENThasmodifiedthe RajyaSabha MP Ahmed Organisation and US Centers for Congo, Ethiopia, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines and Somalia) has said. vaccine nobody shouldstill be 2018 appointmentorderof IRSof- Patel, whohad been un- Disease Controland Prevention. resumedtheir effortsafter initial delays. To control measles and pre- dying of this disease. Covid-19 ficer SKMishratoensurethathe dergoing treatmentfor Atotal of 1.2million children vent outbreaksand deaths, vac- has resulted in dangerous de- gets another year as the director Covid-19, has been ad- did notreceivethe firstdose of cination coverage rateswith the clines in immunisationcoverage, of Enforcement Directorate(ED) mitted to the Medanta measles-containing-vaccine The report, titled‘Progress timated2,07,500lives in 2019 required MCV1 and MCV2 must leading to increasedrisk of until November 2020. hospital in Gurgaon. His (MCV1) in 2019 in India, ac- TowardsRegional Measles alone, it said. reach95per cent and be main- measles outbreaks. Thisiswhy Mishra's two-year fixedterm condition is said to be sta- counting fornearly half of the EliminationWorldwide 2000- Comparing 2019 datawith tainedatnational and subna- countries urgentlyneedtopri- as ED director wastoend on ble. Patel, the Congress world’s total along with the re- 2019’, states that cases across the the historic lowinreported tional levels. oritise measles catch-upimmu- November 18. treasurer,was undergo- maining five countries -- Nigeria worldincreasedto8,69,770 in measles cases in 2016,authors of MCV1 coverage hasbeen nisation through routine serv- The modifiedappointment ing treatment in aprivate (3.3 million), Ethiopia (1.5mil- 2019,the highestnumber re- the reportciteafailuretovacci- stagnant globallyfor morethan ices to mitigatethe risk of order of Mishra, 60, stated: “The hospital in Faridabad ear- lion), Democratic Republic of the portedsince 1996 with arise in natechildren on time withtwo adecade at between 84 and 85 outbreaksand ensure no child President of India is pleased to lier.Congress leaders said Congo(DRC) (1.4 million), all WHO regions. Global measles doses of measles-containing- percent. MCV2 coverage has goes without this lifesaving vac- approvethe modification in the he is stable but is on par- Pakistan(1.4million), and deaths climbed nearly50per- vaccines (MCV1 and MCV2) as been steadilyincreasing but is at cine,” said Dr Seth Berkley, CEO earlier order dated November SKMishra’s (left) two-year tial ventilator support. Philippines (0.7 million). cent since 2016,claiming an es- the main driverofthese in- 71 percent now. Vaccinationcov- of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. 19,2018, appointing ShriSanjay fixedterm as ED director “Thereisnothing to Kumar Mishraasdirector of en- wastoend on November 18. worryabout. He is stable. forcement in the Enforcement ANI file He has corona. He is be- Directorate.” ing treated at the TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE It said that his appointment Medantahospital. He is will be foraperiod of three years the modification to Mishra's on partial ventilator sup- CASES: RECOVERED:81,63,572 instead of two, from the dateof appointment. portand he is recovering," 257 assumption of charge of thepost, Sourcessaidthegovernment's Congress communication DAYSSINCE 87,73,479 DEATHS:1,29,188 or until further orders, decision to modify Mishra's 2018 PANDEMIC department head BEGAN TESTS: 1,24,031,230 | DOUBLING RATE: 139.10** whicheverisearlier. appointment order,instead of is- Randeep Surjewala said. Themodification of Mishra's suing an extension or reappoint- ENS appointment order wasdone on mentorder,willhelpitavoidlegal the basis of Solicitor General's le- challenge. Mishraturned 60 on galopinion, as the CVCAct is May20, the retirement agefor silent on theissue of extension government officials. WESTBENGAL forthe postofEDdirector, The government wasalso ActorSoumitra sources said. consideringthe ordinanceroute KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING This is the firstthat an ED di- foramending the CVCAct but Chatterjee’s TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** rector willserve athree-year did notopt foritbecause it could term instead of twoyears. have ledtoproblems in healthworsens ■ Maharashtra 1,740,461 4,132 0.25% 288.08 The appointment of director Parliament later,sources said. Kolkata: Theneurological ■ Kerala 514,060 5,804 1.18% 60.91 at the ED is governedbySection As the ED director,Mishra condition of iconic actor 25 of CVCAct,2003. As per the has been overseeing anumber ■ Delhi 474,830 7,802 1.64% 44.00 SoumitraChatterjee de- law, no person belowthe rank of of sensitive cases, including teriorated on Fridayand a ■ West Bengal 424,675 3,835 0.95% 75.76 Additional Secretarytothe gov- Augusta Westland, Sterling doctorattending on him ■ Karnataka 857,928 2,016 0.27% 266.70 ernment is eligible forappoint- Biotech,case of Congress leader said it is the worstinhis ment as the director,and the per- and former Karnataka minister over one month stay at *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth son appointedhas afixed term DKShivakumar,Yes Bank,and the hospital whereheis CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT of notless than twoyears. the caseofDeepakKochhar, hus- admitted.AnEEG has REMEMBERING NEHRU The CVCcommittee meton band of former ICICI Bank chief 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY shown that thereisvery November 12 to recommend Chanda Kochhar. little activity in the brain, 1.48 7.26 44,684 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tributetohis great-grandfather and India’s firstPM the doctor said. Though NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, at Shanti VaninNew Delhi, on Saturday. Gandhi Chatterjee did notsuffer 1.47 7.07 47,992 said Nehruwas atowering visionarywho laid the foundation of the country with valuesof anyconvulsion, his heart Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs brotherhood, egalitarianism and modern outlook.Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also conditions tooare not positivecases (in %); numbertested recovering; more extendedgreetings on Children’s Day, whichisobserved on Nehru’s birth anniversary. Prime good, he said. His oxy- indicator of progress (in %); indicatorof recoveries for 14 days MinisterNarendraModi also paid tributetoNehru in apostonTwitter. PTI in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak genation requirement DataasonNovember13,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers has gone up and his kid- includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive neyfunction has deterio- rated. PTI Sabarimala opening: 34 undertrial TAMIL NADU India’s activecaseload Twofirefighters precautionary measures prisoners test killedinbuilding has shrunk: Centre in place in view of Covid positive in UP collapse lastfiveweeks,” the statement takenbythe government to en- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Madurai: Twofiremen PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA said. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA sureasmooth pilgrimageinthe MAHOBA(UP),NOVEMBER14 Farmers work in afieldinDelhi on Saturday. Reuters were killed in abuilding NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 The cumulative national fig- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, wake of thepandemic, collapse in Madurai town ureis93.05 per cent. The total re- NOVEMBER14 Surendransaid eachpilgrimvis- AS MANY as 34 undertrial pris- on Saturday whiletrying INDIA’S ACTIVE caseload of coveredcases stand at 81,63,572, iting the shrine should carry a oners lodged in the Mahoba jail to put out afire, police Covid-19has shrunk to 4,80,719, and the gapbetween the recov- WITH ONLYone dayleftfor the Covid-negative certificate, taken herehavetestedpositive for AQI414: Delhi’s said. Chief MinisterK registering afour-daystreak of ered cases and active casesthat is opening of Sabarimala Lord within the last24hours. COVID-19, an official said on Palaniswami condoled less than five lakh active cases, steadily increasing,presently Ayyappa temple forthe annual Covid-19testing kiosks Saturday. the death of KSivarajan the Health Ministrysaid on stands at 76,82,853, the Health Mandalam-Makaravilakkusea- would be openedatPampa and Mahoba's Chief Medical and PKrishnamurthyand Saturday. ministrysaid. son, the Kerala government on Nilakkal, the base camps, to help Officer Dr Manoj Kumar Sinha airquality turns announcedaid of Rs 25 In astatement, the ministry “With 6,498 persons recov- Saturdaysaid elaboratearrange- devotees to carry out the test be- said twobarracksofthe jail have lakh eachfor their kin. said the shareofactive cases in ering from Covid-19, Delhi saw mentshavebeenmade to ensure fore beginning the trekking, it been transformed intoLevel-2 Police said ashortcircuit the totalpositive cases has fur- the mostrecoveries in the past that no Covid-19patient reaches wasinformed. COVID hospital. ‘severe’ on Diwali is suspected to have ther decreasedto5.48per cent. 24 hours. Kerala saw6,201daily the hill shrine forthe pilgrimage. Apartfromthis, arrange- “In the reportobtainedon causedthe fire in the old “Newcases continue their recoveries, while Maharashtra The entirepilgrimagewould mentswould be madebythe Fridayevening, 34 undertrial building whichsuddenly downward slope indicating saw4,543 newrecoveries," be through the virtual queue sys- health department to make prisonerslodged in Mahoba jail to 390 the next dayand remained collapsedwhen Fire adoption of COVID Appropriate it said. temthis time, so the usual heavy antigen testsinvarious centres, have tested positive forCOVID- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA in the “severe”categoryonthree Servicepersonnel were Behaviour among the popula- The ministryfurther said that rush can be regulated, including all bus stands and rail- 19,” he said. NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 consecutive days thereafter. In trying to douse the tion, and effective containment tenstates/UTshavecontributed Devaswom Minister waystations at So far, nine COVID-19pa- 2017,Delhi’s24-hour averageAQI flames. The injured vic- measures by theState/UT gov- 76.38 per cent of the newcases. KadakampallySurendran said Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruvalla, tientshavediedinthe district, DELHI’S AIR quality turned “se- on Diwali (October 19)stood at tims diedwhile being ernmentsfollowing guidelines “Delhi reported7,802 cases afterahigh-levelmeeting of of- Chengannurand Kottayam, the CMO said, adding that 1,094 vere”onDiwali with stubble 319. It, however, slippedintothe rushedtoahospital. PTI of the Union Government. The in the last24hours topping the ficials to reviewthe final prepa- wherepilgrims arrive to pro- patientshaverecovered from the burning accounting for32per “severe”zone the next day. dailynew casesonanaverage tallyofnew additions,” the rations at the temple on Friday. ceedtothe temple, Surendran disease and 135patientsare un- cent of the city’sPM2.5pollution This time, the India RAJASTHAN showadeclining trend over the Health Ministrysaid. Detailing various measures said. dergoing treatment. and calm winds worsening the Meteorological Department has situationastheyallowedaccumu- said that afresh western distur- Fivediedue lation of pollutants, weather offi- banceislikelytoincreasethewind to‘liquor cialssaid. speedandimprovetheairquality You taught me we should maintain dialoguedespite TheMinistryofEarthSciences’ in Delhi-NCR postDiwali. Light overdose’ air quality monitor,SAFAR, said, rain is likelyonSundayunderthe “Evenasmallincreaseinlocalad- influence of awestern distur- Jaipur: Five men have political differences: Pawar’sletter to late mother ditionalemissionsislikelytohave bance. It is still to be seen if it is dieddue to asuspected asignificantdeteriorationimpact enough to wash away pollutants, liquor overdose in the trouble aftersome of his close Iremembered howyou guided tances, oftenluggingthe little on Sunday andMonday.” It said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of Kaman area of Bharatpur EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE colleaguesdesertedthe party, me when Ifiledthe nomination babies on your side ... All these peaklevelsof PM10andPM2.5are the IMD's regional forecasting district, police said PUNE,NOVEMBER14 Pawarsaid: “Some party col- papers formyfirst-everelec- qualities were imbibed in me expectedbetween1amand6am centre, said. “However, Delhi- Saturday. The men fell leagues desertedusand we tion,” wrotePawar,79. whichhelpedmetoliveupto incaseof additionalinternalemis- NCR’s air quality is likelytoim- sickand theywereadmit- IN AN emotional letter penned facedthe challengeofwinning Saying his mother had people's expectations..” sions. Earlier,ithad said that the provepostDiwali due to an ex- tedtohospitals in the to his latemother on Diwali, NCP the election...Since youhad given dreamedofhim becoming the He praisedhis mother fornot PM2.5concentration in Delhi on pectedincreaseinthewindspeed area, the police said, chief Sharad PawarSaturday me the mantratotakeonany Chief Ministerofstate,Pawar imposing her “socialist views”. Diwali is likelytobethe “lowest” on Sunday,” he said. adding the cases were re- took atrip down memorylane, challengewithout accepting de- lamented that she wasnot “Though youinclinedtowards inthelastfouryearsif nofirecrack- VKSoni,theheadof theIMD’s portedinthe pasttwo recalling his political milestones feat and without gettingde- around to see himtakethe oath. socialistprinciples, Iwas influ- ers areburnt. environmentresearch centre,said days. “Postmortemof and her influence on his life. pressed, therewas no question “Similarly,when Appasaheb and encedbythe ideology of The city recordedanoverall calm winds, smokefromfarm four men wasnot con- In the letter,addressedtohis of giving up.” Prataprao were honoured with Mahatma Gandhi-Pandit AQIof414 onSaturday, whichfalls firesand firecrackers emissions ducted as the familyhad mother Shardabai and postedon He recalledanincident in NCPchiefespeciallyrecalled Padmashree (Pawar's siblings), Jawaharlal Nehru-Yashwantrao in the “severe”category. The 24- maypush the air quality to the performedthe lastrites. Twitter,Pawar credited her for whichhis mother sufferedirre- his speechinrain that youwerenot there. When Ire- Chavan's Congress. But you hour averageAQI was339 on “severe”zone on Diwalinight. So, the exact cause of his ability to maintain dialogue versible damagetoher legafter became the defining image ceivedPadmabhushan from the neverimposedyour political Fridayand314onThursday. Delhi Thewind speedisexpected to death is notknown. The with people holding different abull attack, and the wayshe of 2019 Maharashtrapolls central government, Iwas views on me...You taught me recordeda24-houraverageAQIof pickupthereafterand the wind fifthman diedatahospi- ideologies. livedontenaciouslyand en- floodedwith your memories....” that though thereare political 337onDiwali lastyear (October direction willbeeast-southeast- talinUPand the reason of He made aspecial reference gagedinpublic service.“Drawing Referring to his mother's differences,weshould maintain 27), and 368and 400inthe next erly,hesaid.Therewillbeasignif- his deathwill be clear af- to his rain-soaked speechthat inspiration from the incident, I Ievenbravedthe heavy rain at election to the district local dialogue with eachother.” twodays.Thereafter, pollutionlev- icant improvementinair quality terthe post-mortem,” became the defining imageof decidedtorise again and travel an election rallyinSatarawhich board, Pawarsaid: “The wayyou Stating that the siblings miss els remainedinthe “severe”cate- by November 16,Soni said. SHO of Kaman policesta- the 2019 stateassembly elec- across Maharashtra, reaching struckachordwith the voters, handledthe dual responsibility their “bai” everyDiwali, Pawar gory forthree days on the trot.In TheAirQualityEarly Warning tion SumeetMeherda tions and turnedthe tide in out to everynook and corner. translating intovotes.... Newpo- of public lifeand domestic front, said: “Though we miss you, your 2018,the 24-hour averageAQI System forDelhi also said the sit- said. PTI favour of his party,the NCP. During this period, Ifelt asurge litical equations were formed it leftdeep impression on my memories remain with us every (281)onDiwali wasrecordedin uationislikely to “improvesignif- Recounting howNCP wasin of newyouthful energy in me as and our governmenttook office... mind....You travelledlong dis- moment.” the“poor”category. Itdeteriorated icantly” on Sunday.

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THESUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER15,2020 Crude Wa tch OIL DIPS ON HIGH LIBYA OUTPUT, VIRUS CASES NewYork: Oilprices fell about 2per cent on Friday, pressured by swelling output from Libya and fearsofrising coronavirus cases. Brent crude fell 75 cents, or 1.7%, to settle at $42.78 abarrel. US WTI 9 ECONOMY REUTERS crude futures fell 99 cents, or 2.4%, to end at $40.13 abarrel. INWith2012, LIBORLWASIBORFOUND TOsetHAVE BEENtoMANIPULATceaseED, CREATINGby2021,SHOCK WAVES RBIplansnewIndianbenchmark

MIFOR. “The clearing and settle- tryspecific ARR as asubstitute participating in and monitoring GEORGEMATHEW mentarrangementswillalsoneed BANKSTOLDTO onceLIBORceasesto exist,beyond global developmentsrelated to MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 to be modifiedtoprovide forthe PREPAREINAUG 2021. As we move closertothe LIBOR transition andhas tasked alternatebenchmark,”the transitiondate,allcontractswhich the Indian Banks’ Association THE RESERVE Bank of India(RBI) ReserveBank reportadded. will continue afterLIBOR cessa- (IBA)to consultonrelevantissues. ■ In August 2020, the is going ahead with itsplanto In India,exposures to LIBOR tion will need to be renegotiated The IBAhas since formedthree Reserve Bank issueda work outanew benchmarktore- arisefromloancontracts(ECBsor and replaced,” it said. workstreamsonLIBORtransition MUHURAT TRADING:SENSEXATRECORD HIGH ‘Dear CEO’lettertoall placeMumbaiInterbankForward externalcommercialborrowings) “Criticalforthiswillbethecre- arrangements,ratesandmethod- scheduledcommercial OutrightRate(MIFOR) as the linkedto LIBOR,FCNR(B)deposits ation of adequatestakeholder ologyandoutreach to market par- Traders at the BSEduringthe one-hour Muhurattrading sessiononSaturday. Ganesh Shirsekar banks, sensitising London InterbankOffered Rate withfloating ratesofinterest awarenessacrossallclassesof fin- ticipants. It has also circulated a themaboutthe need to (LIBOR) —the global benchmark linked to LIBOR and derivatives ancialmarket participants. Rela- guidancenote amongitsmember be prepared forthe forborrowings —isexpectedto linked to LIBORortothe MIFOR. tedaccountingandtaxissueswill banksto enablethemassesstheir ■ The BSE Sensexrallied194.98points to a ■ Brokers said buying activity gathered LIBORcessation cease afterend-2021. India’s ex- Accordingtothe RBI, prelimi- alsoneedtobeaddressed.Existing preparednessforLIBORtransition fresh lifetime high to closeatrecord43,637.98 momentum as investors openedtheir books ■ In India, MIFOR, with posureintheformof borrowings, naryestimatessuggestthatabout regulations, whichreferenceLI- onvariousparameters,viz.,expo- duringthe special Muhuratsession to mark the on the firstsession of Samvat2077. Major LIBOR as acomponent, bonds,FCNRdepositsandderivat- $50billionofdebtcontractsinthe BORwill needtobeamendedto sureassessment and assessment beginning of Samvatyear 2077.Nifty rose 50.65 gainers were BajajFinserv,IndusInd Bank,Tata is akey benchmark ivecontractsthroughLIBORises- form of ECB/FCCBs and $281bil- provide forcontractsreferencing of the accounting, tax, informa- pointstoclose at 12,770.60. Steel, Bharti Airtel, L&T,Axis Bank and ITC. PTI used in interestrate timatedto bearound$331billion. lionof derivative contractswillex- ARRs,” it said. As is beingplanned tiontechnology(IT)relatedimpli- swap markets “With the cessation of LIBOR, pireafter 2021. Thesefiguresare, in mostjurisdictions globally, a cations, the reportsaid. ■ An alternate an alternatetoMIFOR will also however, notstatic as newcon- cut-offdateafter whichnonew The ratesand methodology benchmarkbasedon needtobedeveloped,”thecentral tractsreferencingLIBORcontinue contractscan be entered using workstream is developing an ac- globalwillneedtobe bank said. In 2012,the most to besigned.Inaddition,thereare LIBOR willneedtobenotified. ceptable alternative forMIFOR developedinplace of widelyusedglobal financial government exposures linked to The MIFOR benchmarkisa whiletheoutreachworkstreamis Forex Local version of PUBG the MIFOR benchmark,theLIBOR,wasfound LIBOR.TheseincludeLIBOR-refer- synthetic benchmark, acompos- reaching out to stakeholders to have beenmanipulatedby indi- encedloansavailedbythegovern- iteratewith the US dollarLIBOR through webinarsand confer- reservesat vidualsatvarious financial insti- ment from multilateral/bilateral andUSDrupeeforwardpremiaas ences to createawareness about to be launched: What tutions, creating shockwaves in agenciesandlinesofcreditoffered theyrelyonLIBOR interestrates itscomponents. Essentially, the the upcoming challenge. the financial system. to other countries, it said. of major jurisdictions, theRBI re- MIFORrepresentsthecostofbor- In August2020, the Reserve fresh peak, In India, MIFOR —whichhas Alarge numberoftrade con- portsaid.Accordingto thecentral rowing in US dollars and swap- Bank issueda‘Dear CEO’ letter to it brings for India LIBORasoneof itscomponents— tractsalso reference LIBOR but bank,ascrutinyofexisting ping the same to the rupee, thus all scheduledcommercial banks, isakey benchmarkusedinthein- mostofthese areshortterm and loan/derivative contractsshow syntheticallyrepresentingthedo- sensitising them about the need rise by While banning 118apps in- terest rate swap(IRS)markets.An existing contractsmay notcon- that contractual fallbackclauses mestic term interestrate. to be preparedfor theLIBOR PRANAVMUKUL cluding PUBG Mobile,the govern- alternatebenchmarkbasedon tinueafterthecessationof LIBOR, cateringtocessation of LIBOR are IRS contractsreferencedto cessation. Bankswereasked to $7.77billion NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER14 ment had said it receivedmany global ARRs(alternatereference itsaid.ThechallengesforIndiaand notavailableinexistingcontracts, MIFOR areusedbybanks to price identify exposures that reference complaintsfromvarious sources rates) will needtobedeveloped milestonesfor preparing forthe whichwillcontinuebeyond2021. andcovercurrencyswapsoffered LIBORandwhichare likelytocon- PUBG CORPORATION,the creator including severalreportsabout in place of the MIFOR, the RBI has cessation of LIBOR at theend of “Fallbackclauses customised to ECB borrowers. At present, tinue beyond cessation date; as- ENSECONOMICBUREAU of multiplayermobile game misuse of some mobile apps said in itsreport. Currently, the December 2021are similar to to domesticmarketsbutbasedon about afifth of outstanding IRS sess preparednessfor thetransi- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER14 PUBG, recentlyan- available on Android Clearing Corporation of IndiaLtd thosefacedbyotherjurisdictions, global practices will, therefore, contractsinthecountryare refer- tionandidentifyassociatedrisks; nounceditisprepar- and iOSplatformsfor providesguaranteedsettlement especially those whichare,in needtobedeveloped. These con- encedtothe MIFOR, the RBI said. andensure customersensitisation THE FOREIGN exchangereserves ingtolaunchPUBG stealingandsurrepti- forIRScontractsthatreferencethe some sense, LIBOR-takers, i.e., tractsmay have to adoptthecoun- The Reserve Bank has been on the subject, the RBI said. jumpedbyamassive$7.779bil- MobileIndia—anew tiouslytransmitting lion to touchalifetime high of game created specif- users’ datainan $568.494 billion in the week icallyfor the Indian unauthorisedman- endedNovember6,datare- market.The move ner to servers located IN 2020-21 leased by the ReserveBank of comes afterthe gov- outside India. “The India(RBI)showed. ernment, on compilation of these In the previous week ended September 2, bannedthe game data, itsmining and profiling by Recent rise seen some time rally in October 30, the reserves had among 118other mobile apps elementshostile to national se- ‘Demand surge:Covid likelyto since July 2019 when prices 28.8%domestic gold swelledby$183million to reach with Chinese links. curity anddefenceofIndia,which started moving up sharply price this year and the need for $560.715billion. Forthe report- ultimatelyimpinges upon the boostgold loansto`4,05,100crore’ quick credit among small ing week,the rise in reserves was What is the announcement? sovereigntyandintegrity of India, UTILITY OF THIS INDUSTRY: businesses will further spur primarilyonaccount of anin- PUBG Corporation said it will is amatter of very deepand im- With gold being aprominent featureinIndia’s investment landscape, thedemand for The gold loan industry has gold loans’ growthpost the crease in foreign currency assets launch alocalversionof itspopu- mediateconcern whichrequires traditionally been apillar of pandemic gold loans has growndue to theimpact of theCovid-19pandemic and is expected to (FCAs), amajor componentof lar battle royale game with in- emergency measures,” the Centre support for small businesses the overall reserves. game content that will betailored had noted. grow to `4,05,100crore ($55.2 billion) in FY21, according to areport titled ‘Gold loans and households in need of expected The central bank’s weekly to reflect local needs. Manyaspe- help India weather theCovid-19storm’ by theWorld GoldCouncil (WGC) emergency short-term 15-20% growthin data, releasedonFriday,showed ctsofthe game will be cus- What arethe measures being assistance and for the AUM by India’s leading gold that FCAs rose by $6.403 billion tomisedfor Indian gamers, such takenbyPUBG Corporation to OUTLOOK: unorganised lending that NBFCs in the current financial to $524.742 billion. as the game nowbeing setina address these concerns? ■ Outstandingorganisedgold normally co-exists with any year Expressedindollar terms, virtual simulation training Lastmonth, the SouthKorean loanisexpectedtogrowtoRs robust gold market, WGC the FCAs include the effect of ap- ground, newcharacters automat- companyrevoked theIndian 4,05,100crore($55.2billion) Managing Director (India) Demand for gold loans, both preciation or depreciation of icallystarting clothed, and green franchisee of PUBG Mobile from in2020-21fromRs3,44,800 Somasundaram PR said through banks and NBFC non-US unitslikethe euro, hiteffectstoreflect the virtualna- Chinese Tencent Games, which crore($47billion)in2019-20 poundand yenheld in the forex tureofthe game. Further,the distributedthe gamein theIndian ■ Goldloanswillbenefitnotjust AVERAGEINDIANHOUSEHOLDINVESTMENTPATTERN reserves. companysaid it plans to createan market.Moreover, PUBG thedemandsidebutalsothe Afterdeclining in the previ- Indian subsidiarythat will hire Corporation announcedplans to supplysidedynamics,asmany Real estate, Gold 11% ous week,the gold reserves rose over 100employees specialising createanIndian subsidiary. banksandNBFCstargetthis physical Rest (Including by $1.328 billion to $37.587bil- in business, esportsandgamede- productsegmentonaccountof goods financial assets) lion in the week ended velopment backgrounds. In addi- When is PUBG Mobile India itsacceptableriskprofile 84% 5% November6,asper the RBI data. tion to establishing alocal office, expected to launch? The special drawing rightswith the company said it will lookto Although the companyhas of- the InternationalMonetary Fund actively collaborateand leverage ficiallysaid that it will release in- Why is this important: Gold has avital significance for Indian consumers and Dependence of rural households in physical assetslike gold has been a (IMF)roseby$7 millionto$1.488 local businesses to strengthen its formation on thelaunchonalater is often considered asymbol of social status, financial security, and cultural result of not just love of gold, but also poor banking penetration till lately, Source: billion during the week.The gaming service. date, those in knowofthe devel- legacy.Households are emotionally attached to gold jewellery and prefer to when the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched in August 2014, WGC/PTI country’s reserve position with opmentssaid that thegameisex- use it as collateral to meet their financing needs rather than outright selling altered the scenario by covering several households with abank account the IMF also gained$40 million Whywas PUBG Mobile pected to be releasedoverthe to $4.676billion. WITHPTI banned? next fewmonths. Fear on thefrontier as riskier Pandemic payment holidays mask Flying in stock markets left trailing wave of European problem debt Covid market managers have also been times: More TOMARNOLD AUMDOWNTO selling down benchmarkfrontier LONDON,NOVEMBER14 $4BNFROM$15BN exposure, Steven Holden, direc- US airlines torofCopleyFundResearch,said. JOHNO’DONNELL FRONTIER STOCKS have trailed Arecordlow of 41 per cent of FRANKFURT,NOVEMBER14 ■ Moneymanagers say biggeremerging marketsinre- fundshad anyfrontierexposure assets under free up seats covering from the coronavirus- at all, with averageweightsof PANDEMIC PAYMENTbreakson management(AUM) in inducedcrash as liquidity has 0.82 per cent towardsthe bottom European loans totalling billions dedicated frontier driedupand investorsbeat a of the 13-year range, he said. of euros threatentoundermine ASSOCIATEDPRESS funds have fallen to $4 hasty retreat. The exit of Kuwait’s stocks, effortsbytheregion’sbankstoput WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER14 billion from around BMO Global AssetManage- accounting foraround $100mil- the coronaviruscrisis behind $15billion in 2014 mentshut a$78 millionfund and lion of dailytrading on the index, them.Someof themillionsof bor- EVEN AS public healthexperts ■ In asignofthe risk Aberdeen StandardInvestments from thefrontiermarketbench- rowers who were givenrepay- recommending staying at home aversionfelttowards wound up an investment trust, markinthe comingmonthsis ment holidays by banks andgov- to keep oneself and otherssafe frontier stocks, both invested in frontier stocks, adding to the malaise. Kuwait, ernmentsacrossEurope shortly from infection, manypeople are outflows have in recent months afterfellow whichat36per centhas the afterthe Covid-19outbreak still thinkingaboutflying forthe holi- persistedevery month fund manager Baringstook a largest country weighting, has needrelief as asecond waveof days.And as flightsare getting since April 2018,EPFR similarsteplastyear. been reclassifiedbyMSCI to the lockdowns squeezes the econ- morecrowded, moreairlines in Globaldatashows Moneymanagers sayassets emerging market benchmark omyandputspeopleoutof work. The Bank of England building in London(pictured). As per EU data, personal debt is at a the United States plan to stop undermanagement in dedicated from November-end. But the longer their loan re- recordhigh. Although some countries cut backinthe pastdecade, consumers in Britain, blocking seatstoaccommodate frontier funds have tumbledto “The upgrade (of Kuwait) will paymentsarekeptonice,thebig- Franceand Germanyborrowedroughly one fifthmore. Reuters the growing number of people close to $4 billion from around compensatefor the addedriskof have seismic implications on the gerthe potential problemfor takingtothe skiesagain. $15billion in 2014,when from marketsprone to crisesorcapi- stability and overall liquidity of banksasdebtsstack up, making Starting December 1, South- Nigeria to Lebanon, markets once talcontrols.Sincethe Covid-19 the indexand on fund perform- them moredifficult to tackle. O’Hara,amanageratacharityad- sultsshowingthatthe10 have set of France’s Credit Agricole, which west will joinUnited andAmeri- seenastoo riskysaw an influx of pandemic triggeredglobal mar- ance as passive flowsdistort fun- European CentralBank (ECB) visingthoseindebtdifficulty,said aside some 45 billion euros to hasabout24 billioneurosof loans can in allowing everyseat on money,withinvestors bettingon ketfalls in lateFebruary, investor damentals,” Bassel Khatoun, chief supervisorAndreaEnriahas prompted acallsurge Pilots, pro- coverthe costofunpaid loans. on payment breaks, pledging to planesto besoldintheUS.JetBlue fast-growing economies and disappointmenthas intensified. managing director,offrontier warnedofa“hugewave” of unp- grammers and even horse train- An analysis of loans stillona help customers hit by lockdown. will scalebackthe number of idiosyncratic investment stories. MSCI’s Frontier Markets and MENA, Franklin Templeton aidloansthatcouldtop1.4trillion ershave joinedthoseonlowerpay paymentbreak at tenofEurope’s Calculatingdefaultriskiscom- blockedseats, and along with “Flowshavebeen negativefor Index, encompassing adiverse EmergingMarkets Equity,said. euros and has cautionedagainst inseekingadvice.“Thereare peo- largestbanks, Santander,HSBC, plicatedandbankstakemanyfac- Deltaand Alaskaplanstodrop all the last three years,” Fergus group banded together due to Fund managers saythe im- postponing writing them off, ple in difficulty who neverantici- Barclays,SocieteGenerale,BNP torsintoconsiderationsuchasthe limits some timenextyear. Argyle,assistant manager of scarce liquidity, lack of size and pact of an estimated $12trillion warningthatwaitingforloanmo- pated being in trouble,” she said. Paribas,ING,Intesa,UniCredit,De- typeof loan,thecircumstancesof As perareport,funded by the frontier at SomersetCapital accessrestrictions, has fallen 6.3 in stimulus whichhas been ratoria to expire could seemany Personaldebt in Europe, utsche Bankand Credit Agricole, theborrowerandthewiderecon- aviation industry,the riskofviral Management, told Reuters.”On per centsince late February, rolledout mainlyinadvanced borrowers “unravel at once”. whether forhouses, whitegoods showmanythousandsarestillde- omy. Bankssay theyare realistic spread on planeswas foundtobe the one hand it’s abit alarming, while itsemerging market equiv- economies since the pandemic Although the volume of loans or cars, is at arecordhigh, laying resuming monthlyrepay- about judging the risk,while very lowifeveryone wears a but on the other hand it’s also alent has climbed by 10 per cent has drawninvestorcash from the on pause fell sharplyoverthe European Union datashows. ments.Forbankslookingto avoid manypoint to thelarge numbers mask,sinceplaneshave goodven- quiteencouraging ... there’salot over the same period.Several frontiers. summer,aReuters surveyand Althoughsomecountriescutback areturn to thedarkdays of the of borrowers who have resumed tilation and strong air filters. of pain in the market already and frontier funds have hadeven Whileithas helpedpumpup analysisof thelatestdataavailable in the pastdecade, consumers in debt crisis adecadeago,thereisa payment afteraholiday. Spain’s However, theUSCenters for alot of capital has leftthe market poorer performances. stockmarket valuations in the shows thatloans totalling about Britain,FranceandGermanybor- delicatebalancing act between Santander, whichhas 39 billion Disease Control and Prevention and we don’t see asignificant In asign of the risk aversion developedworld, with some 320 billion euros ($380 billion) rowedroughlyone fifthmore. meeting government requests to eurosofloans on hold, made 9.6 notesthatsitting within 6feetof needfor changefor sentiment to felt towardsfrontierstocks, out- trickling intobigger emerging were stillonapaymentholidayat So when paymentholidays go easyonborrowersandnotput- billioneuros of provisions forun- others sometimesfor hoursmay reallyimprove,” Argyleadded. flowshavepersistedevery markets,ithas notdone so in 10 of Europe’s biggestbanks. became widespread during the tingtheir loan booksinjeopardy. paiddebt,whileItaly’sIntesa,with still increase risk of getting in- The draining of cashreflects month since April 2018,EPFR frontiermarketswherecentral In Ireland, banksstarted to firstwaveofcoronavirus lock- “We mustensurethat we al- 48billioneurosof loansonmora- fected.Morethan 1,000 people disappointmentwithanasset Global data shows. bankshavefar less fiscal fire- phase out payment holidays in downs inEurope, lenders pre- loweveryone to go through this toria,setasidejust2.7billioneuros who refusedtowear maskshave class that has frequentlyfailedto Meanwhile,global emerging power. REUTERS September,amove Michelle paredforlosses,withfinancialre- phase,”saidPhilippeBrassac,CEO this year. REUTERS been bannedbyUSairlines.

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Arecent Lancet study found 18.1 percent Covid patients had apsychiatric problem within14to90days of infection.TABASSUM BARNAGARWALA on howdoctors and scientists aretrying to unravel the after-effectsofSARS-Cov-2onmentalhealth —frominsomnia and anxiety to depression Covid’s Xfactor

Insomnia, dementia, anxiety most common: Lancet study

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NEARLYONE-FIFTH, or 18 in every 100patients, presentedwith apsy- chiatric diagnosis within 14 to 90 days of their Covid-19infection. This is among the key findings of aOxford University study published in the Lancet on 62,354 people with Covid- 19.Infact, instances of Covid-associ- ated psychiatric problems were higher than other respiratorytract infections,infuenza, fracture, or skin infections. The study found that insomnia, dementia and anxiety disorder were mostcommon among people in- fected by the coronavirus. Dementia hit harder if aperson wasagedabove 65 years. “Among anxiety disorders, ad- justmentdisorder,generalisedanx- iety disorder,and, to alesser extent, post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder were the mostfre- quent,” the study found. The study also looked at whether

Thestudyalso looked at whether existing mental health problems put a person at higher risk of Covid-19 infection Amit Chakravarty existing mental health problems put RJALIL PARKAR has treated loss,theywerenot serious enough and he Gawde contracted Covid-19. While 60-year- aperson at higher risk of Covid-19 morethan 1,400Covid-19 pa- eventuallydid remember details. old Madhumati, who is diabetic, had to be infection. The answer is aringing tientssinceMarch 11.Byearly admitted to Mumbai’s ApexHospital, yes. “Having adiagnosis of psychi- June, by whichtime he had ■ ■ ■ Madhukar wastaken to acivic isolationcen- atric disorder in the year before the Dseen some 200critical Covid treinMulund, in Mumbai’s eastern suburb. COVID-19outbreak wasassociated cases being rushedintoMumbai’s Lilavati It is notunusual forviruses to causeneu- Theynever saweachother again. with a65% increasedrisk of Covid- Hospital, whereheis asenior pulmonolo- rological changes in the brain. There’s evi- Madhumati,who stayed critical and on ven- 19,” the study said. gist, he thought he knew “the a-b-c-d of the dence that some patientsofbothSevere tilator supportfor long, passedawayafort- Other groups toohavebeen virus”. So if he ever felt the symptoms him- AcuteRespiratorySyndrome (SARS) and night ago. studying psychiatric post-Covid. self, he thought, his plan of actionwould Middle EastRespiratory Syndrome (MERS), “Since then, he (Madhukar) hasn’t been The UK-basedCoroNervegroup kickineffortlessly, one that he had pre- predecessorsofCovid-19, had anxiety,in- sleeping. He doesn’t payattention when we is nowcompiling datathrough cli- scribed to eachofhis patients—the usual somnia, memoryloss and manic symptoms. aretalking and doesnot talk muchhimself. nicianreports to map neurological ivermectin (antiparasitic drug) and doxy- Ahundred years ago, the Spanish flu that It’s as if his mind is elsewhere. He keeps say- and neuropsychiatric disorders in cycline (antibiotic). killedover50million globally, also affected ing if he were notinisolation, he would have Covid cases to provide alargerdata- But when he wasdiagnosedwith Covid- parts of thebrain, especiallythe pons, basal savedhis wife.Heisnow on anti-anxiety base. 19,the 62-year-old realisedhehad underes- ganglia, midbrain and cranial nerve. medication,” says Madhukar’s son-in-law Astudy published in the British timatedthe virus. Adiabetic, Parkar says the Autopsies of patientshaveshown brain Amit Aparaj. Medical Journal (BMJ)inOctober says virus notonly “ravaged” his lungs but also at- damageand recoveredpatientshavebeen In his book,Parikh has written about one autopsies of deceasedCovid-19 tacked his central nervous system. documented with obstructive compulsive of his patients—a35-year-old fitness trainer patientsshows evidence of inflam- Parkar is considered acelebrity doctor disorder (OCD) foryears. Severalothers who required critical caredue to Covid-19 mation inthe brain. Neuroimaging in Mumbai, with the lateBalasaheb have exhibited adisorder similar to Par- (Top) Residentspractise yoga at aCovid carecentreinNaviMumbai. Experts say foranentiremonth. At theend of it, the studies have detected aneurologi- Thackeray,actor Dilip Kumar and Sanjay kinson’s disease. lackofsocialisation and forced isolationhaveincreasedsense of loneliness; trainer had muscle weakness and difficulty caldisorder calledleukoencepha- Dutt, among others, as his patients. As he Professor Paul JHarrison from the Dr JalilParkar says post-Covid, he had instances of confusion and memory loss moving. Forsomeone whose liferevolved lopathyand microbleedincritical announcedThackeray’s deathtoan Department of Psychiatry, University of around staying fit, his weak muscles now patients. emotionallychargedmedia in November Oxford, co-authorofalargecohortstudy cov- became acause fordepression, fear Astudy from China afterthe first 2013,manyhad notedhow calm and com- ering62,354 Covid patientsthat waspub- and nightmares. wavefound 9per cent of 99 patients posedhewas. lished in TheLancetPsychiatry lastweek,told Even before pandemic, gaps The BYLNair Hospital in Mumbai has studiedsufferedfromastate of con- “Irarelycry,exceptwhenmymother The SundayExpress that whiletheynoticed a seen three cases of psychosis in women who fusion. Afew months later, JAMA died. ButCovid-19was pure trauma... like definitecorrelationbetween Covid and had Covid-19and who had givenbirth in the Neurology publishedanother study seeing deathand coming out of it. WhileI mental health, thereare severalquestions in India’s mental health infra hospital. The women sufferedpostpartum of 214patientsinChina.Atleast78 washospitalwith Covid, Iwould break that remain unanswered.Likewhether these depression, as severalmothers do afterchild patientswerefound to have down and cryevery time acolleague called neurological changes aredifferent fordiffer- WHILE LONG Covid is aglobal phenom- Department that handles primaryhealth birth, but in this case theyalso became ‘delu- neurologic manifestations. Some me,” he says. ent agegroups and forrural/urban popula- enon, theevidence ofpost-Covidmental centres, rural and district hospitals across sional’. The hospital treated the three with studies have also pointed towards Afterdischarge,while under quarantine, tion, or whether it could result in illness is particularly alarming forIndia the state,has only44psychiatrists to run anti-psychiatric drugs and theyrecoveredin cautious use of steroids whichact as Parkar says he would oftenlose trackofwhat Parkinson’s-likedisorders. “Spanish flu did givenhow it is already sitting on amen- the District Mental HealthProgramme. about aweek. adouble-edged swordand can he wasdoing. Justthe inabilitytosmell or result in Parkinson’s-likeproblemsfor many. talhealthlandmine. Datatill November 9shows 19,287 EveryCovid-19patient Dr RahulPandit causeneurophyschiatricproblems tastehis coffeeevery morning irritated him. Remains to be seen if same applies to Covid- Covid-19 patientsand health workers treatsinFortis Hospital, he makes it apoint among patients. And besides, therewas an inexplicable “fear” 19,” he said. Consider this : have been providedpsychological coun- to counsel them about possible signs of that lurkedsomewhereinhis mind. Dr Rajesh Parikh,neuro-psychiatristand ■The NationalMental Health Survey selling to deal with the pandemic. worsening mental health. An intensivistand Of all the unknowns that accompany Director of Medical Research at Mumbai’s (NMHS), 2016,indicates that 14 percent In Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, the largest amember of the Maharashtrastate task force SARS-Cov-2—the virus that’s known to Jaslok Hospitaland co-authorofthe recently of India's population require state-run hospital in forCovid, Pandit has personal experience to Doctors and experts saythe unpre- cause Covid-19, one that’s 1,200times released The Corona Virus —What YouNeed to active mental healthinter- Maharashtra, thereare only vouchfor.While he contracted Covid-19in dictabilityof thevirus—withsymptomsrang- smaller than the diameterofahair strand KnowAboutthe Global Pandemic,says, “We vention six psychiatrists to attend to May, he did notrealisehewas battling a ingfromnoneto mildflu-likeirritationto more and an invisible specktothe human eye— areseeing three categories of patients: first, ■ While India needs one the 200-odd patientswho severe post-Covid mentaldisorder until he debilitating illnessesand finally,atthe other the leastdiscussediswhat it does to the hu- wherethe coronavirus directlyaffectsthe psychiatristper lakh popula- visit itsOPD daily. came out of it. endof thespectrum,death—iswhatisadding man mind. brain; second of people with existing men- tion, as the NMHS survey Here, apsychiatristvisits “Ijustcouldn’t sleep, Ithought about amentaldimensionto thedisease.Addtothat Long Covid, nowacommon phrase for talhealth problems; and the third, where shows, moststates, except aCovid-19wardtwice a Covidall the time,therewas constant fatigue. the isolation that patientsgothroughindis- prolonged post-Covid complications for mental health issues arecausedbythe viral Kerala, fall shortofthis re- week to do group coun- Onlyafter it settleddowndid Irealise these ease and death, and the fact that measures by thosewho have recoveredfromthe infec- infection’s complications.” quirement. Madhya Pradesh selling and individual coun- were neuro-psychiatricsymptoms,” says governmentstocheckthe spread of the virus tion, is nowbecoming alargerburden than In the firstcase, Parikh says,the coron- is the worstwith 0.05 psychiatristper selling. “The group counselling is for15- Pandit, 47. have hadeconomic ramificationsinthe form actively infected cases. avirus gains direct and quickentrythrough lakhpopulation; Kerala has 1.12. 20 minutes. We trainpatientstodo Pandit, who has treated severalpoliti- of job losses and salarycuts. In India, thereare 4.89 lakh active Covid the olfactorynerve(responsible forsense of “The limited availability of specialist coping and relaxation exercise. But if we cians forCovid-19, including former Dr ShubhangiParkar,former head of cases and 8million of those who have recov- smell) intothe brain. Once the virus enters mental health human resources (psychi- had morepsychiatrists,individual atten- MaharashtraCMDevendraFadnavis and KEM PsychiatryDepartment, says she has ered.While thereisnosystematic process to the brain, the spikeproteins on the virus’s atrists,clinicalpsychologists and psychi- tion couldbeimproved,” apsychiatrist current statehousing ministerJitendra been seeing severalcasesofCovid patients trackeachone of them,given the numbers, surface lockwith ACE-2 receptors and enter atric social workers)... has been one of the from the hospital said. Once apatient is Awhad, is acase in point to showhow hard having to dealwith the stress of job lossor doctorssay severalpatients have been re- brain cells. barriers in providing essential mental discharged, thereisnofollow-up. it can be to detect psychiatric disturbances insecurity at work. “The pandemic has led turning with complaintsofprolonged fa- “Because the viruscan getdirect accessto healthcaretoall,” the NMHS report Eight months intothe pandemic, only even formedical practitioners. to financial losses. Those already in finan- tigue, headaches, insomnia, shortness of the brain through the olfactorynerve, many observes. afew hospitals have afull-fledged post- Pandit says psychiatric episodesare more cial distress find the stress hardtodeal with breath, body pain, muscle pain, lackofap- Covid-19patientshavelossofsmell. But in Maharashtra’s Public Health Covid OPD clinic. common in Covid-19patients admittedto if theyalso getinfected with Covid,” she petite,sorethroat and even diarrhoea. Add some cases, mental disturbance could bethe ICUs than those isolatedathome. says,adding that acombination of external to that,mental health issues. firstsigns of Covid-19infection, even before Even aftertwo months of getting in- factors areatplay. “Lackofsocialisation and Thereisnow increasing evidence that loss of smell, tasteorfever,” Parikh says. fected,formerJalna MLAArjun Khotkar,a forced isolation have increasedthe sense Covid-19, apart from causing lung,heartand Nowthat the virus has begun itson- tokines can cause depression, delirium and guilt (afterlosing afamily membertoCovid) ShivSena leader and aformer minister, con- of loneliness.” kidneydamage,can lead to anxiety,depres- slaught, the body’s immune system stirs memoryloss. Apatient maynot realise the or display anxiety over whether theywill sur- tinues to feel the after-effects. “It’s is very dif- Fornow,doctors saytheydon’t know sion, psychosis, insomnia and memory fogs, awakeand releases cytokines to fight back. time of day, whotheyare talking to,what vive the infection. “This is what we callpost- ficult to putinwords what Iamfeeling…,” howlong it willtakefor Covidpatients to makingapersonforgetful and disoriented. But cytokines, Parikh explains, arealso theyweredoing. traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-in- he says. “Chidchida rehtahun harsamay (I am recoverfully, except that mostofthem will A LancetPsychiatry study publishedlast known to causeinflammation and affect Parikh says patientswith existing men- tensivecaresyndrome (PICS),” says Parikh. frustrated allthe time).” needsome kind of support. week found that 18.1 per cent Covid patients neurotransmitters likeserotonin, dopamine talhealth illness already have lowerimmu- “By afternoon, Iforgetwhat Iate in the “We areonlybeginningtounderstand had apsychiatric problem within 14 to 90 and glutamateinthe brain. Serotonin and nity and arethus morevulnerable to the ■ ■ ■ morning. Iwas usedtoworkingfor 12 hours theimpact of post-acuteCovid, including days of infection. dopamine arehappy or feel-good hormones, virus. Once infected,their mental illness is straight. Nowby2.30 pm, Iwant people to psychiatry. What we knowisthat it lasts,but In Parkar’scase, he says that while there and glutamateiskey to learning andmem- aggravated by the virus. This is whatthe Gawdes went through. leave me alone.Iget panicky if peoplesur- forhow long, we don’tknowyet,” says were instances of confusion and memory ory. Adisruption in their levels due to cy- Patientsmay alsostrugglewith survivor’s In October,Madhukar and Madhumati round me. Ijustwant to sleep,” he says. Parikh, the neuro-psychiatristatJaslok.

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EVERY ELECTION will have awinner and Gujarat to Bihar,the BJP has displacedthe discriminated againstand deprived. No or participation in governance. Thereis aloser, but everyelection mayleave ana- Congressasthe dominant party.Inthe countrycan devoteadequateresources no attempt to re-imagine India as amod- tion more dividedthan it wasbefore.That Southern states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, fordevelopment if it is in astate of hos- ern, science &technology-driven, secular, MayDiwali seemstobethe lesson thrownupbythe Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra tility with itsneighbours. No countrycan diverse and open society. presidential election in the United States Pradesh, and the UT of Puducherry), the become adevelopedcountryifiterects as well as the stateAssemblyelections regional parties hold sway with the ex- protectionistwalls. No countrycan be bring hope PCHIDAMBARAM in Bihar. ception of Karnataka. The Congress, talent-drivenifitpulls the shutters down COUNTER NARRATIVE Website:pchidambaram.in By-elections areadifferent matter. CPI(M) and CPI in Kerala behave,and are on anykind of immigration as well as in- ABSENT Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN Therewas atime whenone or moreby- regarded more, as Kerala-specific re- ternal migration. RabindranathTagore thisvile year elections in astate were atestofthe in- gional parties than the stateunitsofna- put it succinctlyinthe following lines of In theUS, an understated Mr Biden cumbent government’s performance tional parties. his celebrated poem Gitanjali35: wasable to put across, fairly successfully, and acceptability.Nolonger.Inby-elec- his message of ‘healing the divisions, co- THIS HAS been atrulyvile year.Not just tions today, theruling party startswith “Wherethe world has notbeen broken operation vs confrontation, acaring State forIndia but forthe whole world. Except ahugeadvantagebecauseitcommands ETHNO-NATIONALISM up intofragments/ By narrow domestic vs laissez faire,and gender and racial perhaps forour old foeChina from both powerand money. Thevoters in a Letmecome backtothe ‘dividedna- walls...... racial equality vs discrimination’. In India, whence came the worstpandemic in by-election seem to think ‘What the tion’ phenomenon. The driving forcebe- Wherethe clear stream of reason has thereappears to be no party on the scene, morethanacentury. As someone who heck, let’s votefor the ruling party,at hind the deepening division is ethno-na- notlost its way/ Intothe dreary desertsand particularly in NorthIndian states,which thinksofChina as an evil country, it galls leastwemay getour work done’.Work tionalism. In the US, ethno-nationalism of dead habit...... ” can put across an alternative message me thatitseems somehowtobedoing heremay stand forahand pumpora hides base instinctslikewhitesu- that candent the narrative pushedby justfine. Youread thisonthe morning of In the US,anunderstated road or a sarkari job forone’skin. The premacy,racialand gender prejudice, Mr Trumppolled 72.3 millionvotes Mr Modiand the BJP/RSS. Diwali and so we musthope that on this Mr Biden wasable to put asking and giving of avote arepurely and an entrenchedsuspicion of globali- (47.4per cent) and lostthe election. My conclusion is that the divisions festivalthat celebrates the victoryofgood across, fairly successfully,his transactional. sation. President DonaldTrumpcould Despiteworld leaders acknowledging willcontinueand mayevendeepen in over evil, the gods hear ourprayers and getawaywithoutrageous decisions like Mr Joe Biden as the President-elect, nei- the US as well as in India. The US will be help us to,atthe very least, banish message of ‘healing the repudiation of NAFTA,walking out of the ther MrTrumpnor his mostardent sup- hurt, definitelysocially, but the economy Chinesesoldiersfromour territoryin divisions, cooperation vs NORTH-SOUTH Paris Accord,denying US monetary con- porters areinamood, at the time of this maystill flourish,attract investment,cre- Ladakh. Maythe gods also punish China confrontation, acaring State DIFFERENCE tributions to theUnitedNations,WHO writing, to concededefeat to Mr Biden. atejobs and provide acushion forthe by doingasmuchharm to itseconomyas vs laissez faire,and gender and WTO, denigrating NATOetc.Sober In India,despitehis repeated success in poor.India will be badlyhurt, the society has been done to ours and to the General elections areabetter test. reflection willrevealthateachone of elections, Mr NarendraModi has not will be divided, the economywill regis- economies of some of the richestcoun- and racial racial equalityvs Kerala has settledonapattern. The peo- those decisions washarmful to the US’s reachedout to minorities (especially terindifferent and tepidgrowth, the poor tries in the world. discrimination’. In India, ple of Kerala supporttwo fronts—the interests;nevertheless ethno-national- Muslims) or Dalits. His relationship with will remain poor, and economic inequal- Having got my bile againstChina off there appearstobenoparty LDF and UDF —and elect them in alter- ismprevailed. the poor is transactional: votefor me and ity will increase. my chest, Ifeel good. And, since it is Diwali, on the scene,particularly in nateelections.Ithas been so since1980. In India, ethno-nationalismhides il- Iwill give youelectricity,toilets,freevac- In the US,the changers prevailed. In Iamgoingtotry in this week’s column to In Tamil Nadu, it wassosince 1989, un- liberal instincts likeHindu supremacy, cine againstcoronavirus, etc. Thereisno Bihar,the no-changers prevailedbya talk about thingsthat mayhelp us all get North Indian states, which tilthe AIADMKunder Jayalalithaa broke upper caste dominance,animosity to- attempt to re-imagine Indiawhere every whisker(37.26percentvs37.23percent). intoafestive mood.The mostrecentgood canput acrossanalternative the pattern in 2016 againstthe DMK, un- wardsminorities, Dalitsand Pakistan, child will have aworld-class education, Mr Modihas been in powersince 2014 thing that happened in my viewwas the message that candent the der an ailing MKarunanidhi. Punjabhad and protectionism. No countrycan be- everyfamily will have work/job that will and Mr Nitish Kumar since 2005. Bihar is election result in Bihar.Nitish Kumar may narrative pushed by Mr Modi apattern similar to Kerala until it was comeadevelopedcountry—and cer- liftthem well above thepoverty line, and the pooreststate of the country. If the peo- nothavedoneasmuchinhis 15 years as broken in 2012. tainly notarichcountry—bykeeping none of the factors likereligion or caste or ple of Bihar have votedfor ‘no change’, we Chief Ministerashecould have,but he did and the BJP/RSS In the states of NorthIndia, from one-half or moreofits population poor, languagewill be relevant forgovernance mustacceptthat decision, and move on. alot morethan Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi did forthis wretchedly poor stateinthe 15 years that theyruled. When the PrimeMinisterdescribed their son Tejashwi Yadavasthe Yuvraj of My ISOLATION Jungle Raj, it broughtbackfor me memo- We have achoice,to ries of thoseyears. Iusedtogooften to AWEEKLY WINDOW INTO THE LIVES OF INDIA’S NEWSMAKERS AND IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THEM Bihar in thosetimes and the truth is that ‘jungle raj’ is amild description of the complete breakdown of lawand order deactivate thatprofile that existedthen. In Patna Iremember ‘In lockdown, Itook up Iyengar Yo ga... people living in fear of the lawless gangs Lanier’s TenArguments ForDeleting Your that ruledthe city and could notbe Social Media AccountsRight Now, stoppedbecause among them were rela- Algorithms of Oppression by SafiyaUmoja Idon’t have cartilegeleftinknee caps’ tivesofthe chief minister. Tejashwi may Dalitality Noble, and Virginia Eubanks’s Automating be afine young man but he carries some Inequality:How High-Tech ToolsProfile, very bad baggage. SURAJYENGDE Police, and Punishthe Poor. What precautions areyou taking wifebought online.Iuse those along with Theother thing that cheered me up in Twitter@Surajyengde Theyaffirmedmyscepticism. giventhe coronavirus? the light-blue ones when Itravel. these longmonths of lockdowns and iso- Part of theproblem is the promise of While travelling fortournamentsthe lation wasthe announcement of the New unaccountable anarchy the technology mostimportant precautionwas getting Whileinteracting with people at EducationPolicy. It will be along while holds forits creators.Thiswas clearata tested,almostevery four days.The or- work,how do youensuresafety? before millions of Indian children in gov- BY THEend of thearticle youmight call recentUSSenatehearing, where theyap- ganisers asked us nottohigh-fiveorfist- Idon’tthink Ihavegreetedanyone ernment schools getaccess to an educa- me asocial media sceptic, technology peared disconnected andnot muchin- bumpthat often, and do the racquettap with ahug (since the tour resumed). It is tion and notjustliteracy,but this policyis cynic and old school democrat. Iwould vested in the futureofhumanism. instead. As doubles players, we have either an elbowtap or a‘Hi’. Even at astepinthe right direction. It is my fer- leave it to your sad-sad-vivek-buddhi, as Manyusers of social media areuned- been asked to nottalk about strategy restaurants(during the tour), everyone vent hope that it will also be the firststep theysay in Marathi. ucatedabout itsperils, particularly their holding the ball in front of the mouth kept agood enough distance from each towardsdecolonisingapubliceducation Iwas once an avid Orkutuser, until a use as misinformation tools. Elections are (players do that to ensurethe other side other.Inlockerrooms too, everybody is systemthat wascreated by our colonial friend who had movedtoCanadain2010 nowfought with thelargerinterface of so- can’t read their lips)...Mostofthe time wearing masks. masters to produce clerks forthe British told me that people therepreferFacebook. cial media. we followthese precautions. But empire. It should have been decolonised When Imoved to Mumbai, Facebook Then, thereisthe enormous datamine sometimes, on the spur of the moment, Howlongdid yougowithoutseeing years agoand, if it happensnow, seemedlikeanoption to connect with thatwehavewillingly giventothese social youjustinstinctively do the fist-bump. your family? NarendraModi will be remembered in persons of interest. Three years in, Ifound media companies. By clicking “IAgree” It’sahabit... we have been doingitfor Iwas with my familyduringthe lock- history forthis. myself spending toomuchtime updating we have jumpedthe hoops of checks and 15-20 years. down. Whenthe tour resumed, Ididn’t The othervital tool that people need privacy options to my newlyuploaded balances. Dataisthe mostpowerful re- Also, now, we carry severalsanitiser travel with anyone. So Iwas away from to pull themselvesout of povertyisde- photos, videos or posts.Iwas living three source now, manipulatingyour choices, bottles in our bags. Wearing amask has them foraround twomonths. cent public healthcare.Itisashamethat lives—in India, overseas and one forthe influencing your senses, and dictating become normal. Therehavebeen times Illustration: Suvajit Dey government hospitals and primary family. Until one day, Iwent to the setting your actions. Today, we arede-factoro- when Ihaveentered ahotel room, and Whiletravelling, whatprecautions do health centresremain in terrible shape option and deactivatedmyaccount. Ifelt bots controlledbynon-living digits coded onlyrealisedafter 10 minutes that Istill India’shighest-ranked doubles youtake? even in cities likeMumbaiand Delhi, but light. Barring afew,noone in the Facebook by profiteering enterprises. As the old wis- have themask on... We have become so player,ranked World No.39, Icarry sanitisers and masks. When I it is to thecredit of state governments friend list “missed” me or even noticedI dom goes, informationispower. usedtothem. The onlytime Itakeoff the Rohan Bopanna,40, reached the boardaflight, Iuse alcohol wipes to clean that theysomehowmanaged to prevent wasgone. Many giantsofthe Silicon Valley mask is when I’m playing or eating. Before the hand rests, seat belt and tray because their shambolic hospitals from crum- The occasionofraisingthis issue has worldhavedistancedthemselvesfrom ashortflight too, Itry and eat beforehand quarter-finals of the Paris those arethe thingsthatare normally bling under the weight of Covid-19. In arisen in light of Netflix’s The Social this dystopia afterrealising itsreal so that Idon’t have tointhe flight. That Masterslast week,with his touchedbyeveryone.And Imakesurenot Mumbai Iknowpeoplewho have been Dilemma —adocumentarythat is awalk hunger.Any companyinvestedinprof- wayIavoid taking offthe mask. partner,Austrian player to touchmyface with my hands. Ialso treated andquarantinedinCovid facili- through the cave of our nightmares, with itsispartofalargerand older plan,which Oliver Marach,before they lost sanitise my hands all the time. ties and theyreportthat theywerewell our bodies brushing againstthe walls as is to extractand exploit. These newcom- Have yougot yourself tested for caredfor. we trytomakesense of our beings. paniesare notany different, we justhave Covid-19? 6-0, 7-6. Since he resumed Howmuchtime do youspendinfront On the political front, mayIsay, as I Social media is oneofthe crises along- to realise this. From starting the tour in Augusttore- touring this year in August,the of ascreen? did once before recently, that theabro- side climatechangeand socio-economic The messaging is right thereinfront turningtoBangalore recently,Ihave 2017FrenchOpen Mixed It varies. During the indoor season, gation of Article 370was agoodstep injustices that we need to face in our life- of youinthe documentary The Social been tested at least35-40 times. Theday Doubles champion says, he has when thereare notmanycourts to play even if the aftermathwas badlyhandled. times. It has invadedour reality,altered Dilemma. And yet, afteryou finishthe youland at anew venueand enter the or practise on, one is either watching the At therisk of morebrickbatsfromretired our emotions and reactions. highlyinfluential film, youmight end up hotel, youhavetogoinfor testing. Then undergone the coronavirus test game from the stands or in the room.So officials and Kashmiri politicians, Iam Thereare close to four billion social using the same platform to express your youhavetobeinthe room and quaran- “30-40” times the screen time is alot more. But, in gen- going to repeat that Article 370had to media users in the world. According to opinion.Social media and technological tine till the result comes. Then, in 48 eral, before thepandemic, Iwouldspend go.Ithad to go because it served mostly Global WebIndex, atechnology market companies arebecomingthe newoxygen hours, there’s another test,and then a around acoupleofhours in aday on to encouragethe averageKashmiri to research company, theworld spends of our ecosphereand we aredependent test everyfourth day. AS TOLD TO SHAHID JUDGE screens. Now, this is easilyaround five or think that it is onlyamatter of time be- around 2hours, 24 minutes per dayonso- on it forsurvival. sixhours. fore he gets ‘azadi’fromIndia. The lead- cial media/messaging platforms. This has The storyofsocial media is brutal and What wasyour routine likeinself- ers of this former stateknowwell that significantlyaltered theperception of pri- very depressing.Asyou descend intoan isolation? anymoreineither patella (knee cap).It Howdoyou keep your mind offthe this is nevergoing to happen. The lead- vate vs communal. The 16-24age group abyssoftrauma and helplessness, do look The firsttwo-and-a-half months of the has completelyworn offoverthe years. pandemic? ers of Pakistanknowwell that this is spends the mosttime on the Net. up and around, youwill find moredark- lockdown, Iwas in Coorg(in Karnataka) The couple staying next door conduct the Things that Icannotcontrol don’t nevergoingtohappenbut,because of Socialmedia wasonce celebrated as a ness. We gave birth to this pessimistic fa- with my family. Therewas enough space yoga classesand Ihavebeen attending worryme. Ijusttakeprecautions. the special status that Article 370pro- protector of ‘democracy’ in lightofthe tality and nowitisupon us to make formydaughter to playaround. And it them since then. It has made atremen- vided, continuedtopretend that Arab Spring. Manyincluding myself found choices. Likeclimatechange, this is pro- mayhavebeen 25 years since Imanaged dous difference to my knees. What is the firstthing youwant to do Kashmir would one daybeabsorbed anew instrument of weaponrytoassert gressing very fast,and unlesswereverse to spend that muchtime with family. Ialso experimented with cooking. in aCovid-freeworld? intothe Islamic Republic. ourselves, even if Iremainedsuspicious it, we maynot be abletosurvive. Iwent formorning walkswithmy Explorecities. We keep going to so To make this dream real theyencour- of the western-directed neoliberal influ- Should youget offsocial media? Not daughter.Ienjoyedhome food and being What kind of glovesand mask do manycitiesfor tournaments, and Ialways aged Islamism to spread through the ence of social media. having an accountisnot an uncool thing. at home. youuse? enjoyexploring placeswhen Ihavesome Valleyinstead of Islam. Fordecades vio- When Imoved to the Harvard Ialso startedIyengar Yoga,whichwas Idon’t use gloves much. But Iuse freetime. Iliketogofor walks, do some- lent jihadistgroups have been moreim- Kennedy School, my former director Nicco Suraj Yengde, author of Caste Matters, suggestedbyacousin because of thecon- masks(the regular ones). Therewere thing alittle different. So that’s the thing portant than elected politicians.Ifnot Mele gave me three bookstoread —Jaron curates thefortnightly ‘Dalitality’ column dition of my knees —Idon’t have cartilage some made of organic material that my I’d liketodo. even the hugepresence of Indian troops could prevent this from happening, it should be clear proofofafailedpolitical policy.Itisnosurprisethat the abroga- tion of Article 370has suchpopular sup- portinIndia that the Prime Minister On the boasts about it in election speeches. Milind Soman case: Skin in the game What else cheered me up in this awful LOOSE year? The Prime Minister’s inaugural of the Ramtemple in Ayodhya with great LEHERKALA aging to run with reckless abandon, more permission first. ArtistSubodh Gupta has smearedcow nisedmooning by hundredsofpeople in fanfareand melodrama? Personally, I [email protected] powertohim. Soman isnostranger to IPC Section dung on his barebody and Sonia front of TrumpTowers in NewYorkisdo- think it served mostlytofurther alienate It’s unclear what Soman’s motivations 294. Twenty-fiveyears agoheand then Khurana’s video installations have fea- ing the rounds on WhatsApp these days. our alienated Muslim community,but it were forappearing in astate of resplen- girlfriend were hauledupfor an ad forTuff tured her nude. Nobody accuses them of The enthusiasticdisplayofasea of bare also brought closuretoamovement that AFTER Apolitical outfit, Goa Suraksha dent undress, though acynic will see it as shoes thatshowedthem intertwined titillation. The bodyasamedium of ex- buttock-ed,ordinarypeople feels farfrom hascausedfar toomanypeopletodie and Manch(GSM), lodged acomplaintagainst an opportunity to grab the limelight and naked with apython,and said footwear.It pression is perfectlylegitimateespecially indecent. Rather,itcomes across as an fartoo muchhatred to spread. This can- athlete Milind Soman forrunning naked trend among his million-plus social media snowballed into ahugecontroversybut among ayounger generationofartistes emphatic statement that citizens are notbeabad thing. on abeach, the Goa Police registered a following. The GSM’s objection to the im- the ad went on to become acult example who came of ageatthe same time as united in their desiretoeffect complete Nowitistime forModi to concentrate caseagainsthim underIPC Section 294 agewas that it portrayed the seaside state of provocateur advertising.The ironyis Instagram.The boundariesbetween pho- discontinuity of Trumpideals. This style on the onlything that reallymatters, (committing an obsceneact in public). in apoor light, as if one shotofaclothes- that today, acreativethat features adults tography, portraitureand sculpturehave of protest, while anti-disciplinary, steers whichisreviving the economy. His eco- Soman had sharedanimageofhimself, less profile means Goa is atantalisingly minus clothes is unthinkable, no matter become increasingly blurred,ashave one towardsthe subversive powerofir- nomicfailures, that beganwith demon- ostensiblyonanempty beach, in buffand permissive place forwannabe nudists. No howoriginal thestoryboard. No adver- conventional sensibilities regarding bare- reverence. Occasionally, it’s thesesmall etisation, should reduce anysatisfaction in motion, to markhis 55th birthday. The doubt though,ifpeople randomlystarted tiser will risk the wrath of political fringe ness. Aviewermay see aperformative but radical forces that turn intosomething he gets from his politicalsuccesses. Iam picturepassedInstagram’s notoriously stripping wherever theywanted,itwould elementslikethe Karni Sena. It explains quality in Soman’snaked image; the transformative likeWoodstock or the notgoingtosay morethan this because I tough standards forpropriety.Infact, a lead to utter chaos. WhileSoman might whyTanishq,aTatacompany, swiftly contouredmuscles, the messageofhis Arab Spring. If the point is to come up with promisedthatthis week Iwould concen- middle-aged observermay be forgiven for be averypleasant sight to behold, that withdrew aheartwarming ad on inter- passion,running. It makes onewonder, newideas about the natureofhumanity, trateonlyongoodthings. feeling some pangs of envy:55certainly doesn’t hold true formostlyeverybody faith marriageatthe firstthreat of vio- considering the surfeit of skin in mass it is important to recognise the distinc- When Ilight the diyas this eveningand can’t look anybetter. And if in times like else. Besides,there’s something intensely lence lastmonth. media, in 2020, can streaking still be con- tions between depictions of the un- send up my atheistic prayers, Ishall pray these when manyofusare imprisonedby creepy aboutforcing bystanderstolook Historically, nudity in India has been sidered countercultural? adorned, human form. that we will notneedmasksthis time next Covid and the pollution, Soman is man- at one’snaked body withoutseeking their acceptable onlyinanartistic framework. In India, perhaps. Avideo of asynchro- The writer is director,HutkayFilms year.HappyDiwali.

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But forthe firsttime, US President hints beheading are linked anew administration maybecoming REUTERS Photosofthe man who PARIS,NOVEMBER14 beheadedSamuel Paty At agatheringto JOHNWHITESIDES honour 31-year-old WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER14 THE MAN suspected of knifing were found on the Roman Bondarenko, to death three people in a phone of the assailant who diedThursday. AP US PRESIDENT DonaldTrump’s church in the Frenchcity of who killedthree people supporters willtaketothestreets Nice had on his phone pictures on Saturdaytobackhis unsub- of the man who beheadeda at the church in Nice, BELARUS stantiatedclaimsof election fraud middle school teacher near prosecutors said Protester’sdeath as he pushes ahead with aflurry Paris 13 days earlier,prosecu- of longshotlegal challenges to tors said on Friday. sparksunrestand overturn President-elect Joe Thisadministrationwillnot The discovery of thephotos Muslims see them as blasphe- sanctionsthreat Biden’s victory. begoingtoalockdown. on the phone of 21-year-old mous, while French officials Trumphas made little head- Hopefullythe,uh, Tunisian Brahim al-Aouissaoui, have defendedthe right to pub- THOUSANDS OF people wayinthecourtswithhislawsuits whateverhappensinthe who wasshotand woundedby lish them, saying it is amatter tookto thestreetsofMinsk and forthe firsttime on Fridayhe future—whoknowswhich police in the October 29 attack, of freedom of expression. andotherBelarusiancities begantosounddoubtfulabouthis could indicateacommon mo- Until now, theonlyconnec- aftera31-year-old anti- prospects, telling reporters “time administrationitwillbe.I tivebehind the twoattacks. tion prosecutorshad drawnbe- governmentprotesterdied willtell”who occupies the White guesstimewilltell.” Anti-terroristprosecutors tween the Paris attackand the inhospital.Witnessessaid House from Jan. 20. DONALD TRUMP said in amedia statement that Nice church attackwas the Roman Bondarenko was Therehavebeen otherpro- Trumpsupporters at arallyinWashington on Friday. Reuters an examination of Aouissaoui’s method employed. In both U.S. PRESIDENT detainedafter scuffling Trumpprotestsaround the mobile phone had also re- cases, the attackers used alarge with peopleinplain countrysince Biden waspro- vealedimages linked to the knifeand beheaded, or triedto clotheswhohadcometo a jected thewinner on Nov. 7, but Islamic Stategroup. The prose- behead, their victims. ED playgroundto remove red- theyhavebeen small and un- cutors did notsay what they The knifeattackinNice and-whiteribbons repre- foldedwithfew incidents. Lookingto With historic win in Georgia, were or howtheywerelinked promptedthe government to senting the protestmove- The pro-Trumpdemonstra- PLAIN E to thegroup. raise the security alertfor all ● thefuture ment againstPresident tions in Washington and other EX The middle school teacher, Frenchterritorytoits highest Alexander Lukashenko. cities arescheduledtofeature a Biden’s Electoral College Samuel Paty,was killedbya leveland President Emmanuel The European Union in a mixof thePresident’sbackers,far- TRUMP IS increasingly com- young man of Chechen origin Macron said moresoldiers statement from itsforeign right personalities and members ing to terms with the fact that who, before the attack, recorded would be deployedtoprotect policydepartment called of the Oath Keepers militia and he does nothavemanyop- tally matches Trump’s in 2016 amessagesayinghewanted to keysites suchasplaces of wor- Bondarenko’s death “an Proud Boys in apublic displayof tions lefttotry and reverse punishPatyfor showing pupils ship and schools. outrageous and shameful supportforhisbidto stayinpower. the resultsofthe presidential caricatures of the Prophet France and Germany result of the actions by the Organisers have giventhe election, his aides have been countedinGeorgia,Bidenreceived Mohammad in acivics class. pushedonTuesdaytotighten Belarusian authorities”. rallies variousnames, including quotedassaying in multiple PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA 49.5 per cent of the vote, while The attacker, partiallyiden- European Union borders to Thebloc,whichhasblack- the Million MAGA March,the media reports.Heisnow WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER14 Trumphad 49.2 per cent. Biden’s tifiedbyprosecutors as head offwhat Macron called listedsome Belarusian of- March forTrumpand Stop the looking to the future, and margin in his apparent victory Abdoulakh A, wasshotdead. the “threat of terrorism” after ficials, threatenedfurther Steal. MAGA is an acronymfor maybeplanning another PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE Biden has overTrumpinthestatewas14,152 It wasthe latestinalitanyof suspectedIslamistmilitants sanctions. REUTERS the Trumpcampaign slogan White House bid in 2024, the wrestedGeorgia and President votes, according to NBC News. violencespanning severalyears killed eight people in Paris, Nice “MakeAmerica Great Again.” reports say. In the meantime, Donald Trumphas retained The outcome in Georgia, in France linked to the cartoons. and Vienna within amonth. Trumphas tweetedhis support. he is expected to keep him- NorthCarolina, major US media however, is subject to aplanned Some left-wing groups are self in the limelight with pos- outlets have projected,bringing recount of the state’s votes. LEBANON planningcounter-demonstrations sible newventures in news the closely-fought and bitter Joe Biden no has306 With 99 per cent of the vote Nationbegins in Washington and other cities. and socialmedia to over- 2020 presidential race to aclose. Electoral Collegevotes countedinNorthCarolina,Trump Bidenfurthersolidifiedhisvic- comewhat he considers the Trump, who has notyet con- had 50 per cent of thevote,while 2-weeklockdown tory on Fridayasresultsfrom unfair roadblocks thatthe cededthe election to thepro- Biden had 48.6 per cent. Trump's LEBANESE POLICE on EdisonResearchshowedhimwin- mainstream media and in- jected winner, Biden, has repeat- againstHillaryClinton in the marginofvictoryoverBideninthe Saturdaypatrolledthe ning Georgia, giving him afinal ternetfirmshaveput on his edly asserted,without evidence, 2016 presidential election. statewas over 73,600votes. streetsofthe capital tallyof306ElectoralCollegevotes. ability to communicateun- that fraudand other irregulari- Biden, aDemocrat, will win Trump’s projected winin Beirut, ordering shops to But Trumpbrieflyappeared hindered with the public, es- ties deprivedhim of millions of Georgia,CNNprojectedonFriday, NorthCarolina added15 closeasthe countrybegan closetoacknowledgingthe like- peciallyafter the election. votesinkey battleground states. striking at theheart of what has Electoral Collegevotes. atwo-week lockdown to lihood he will be leaving the Georgia and North Carolina been aRepublican presidential With 97 percent of the vote limit the spread of the White House in Januaryduring were the lastAmerican states to stronghold fornearly three across the countrycounted on coronavirus that has killed remarksat aWhite House event. ministrationitwill be?Iguess be projectedinthe race forthe decades. The former vice presi- Friday, Biden ledTrumpby50.8 dozens of people over the “This administration will not time will tell,” Trumpsaid in his WhiteHouse. Biden’s victoryin dentisthe firstDemocratic nom- percentto 47.4percentinthepop- pastdays in the small begoingto alockdown.Hopefully firstpublic remarks since Biden Georgia added16electoral votes inee to triumphinGeorgia since ularvote.Trumphadlostthepop- Asecurity checkahead of atributeearlier this monthtothe Mediterranean country. the, uh, whatever happens in the wasprojected as the election’s to his tally, bringing him to 306 Bill Clinton did it in 1992, it said. ularvote in 2016 also while win- victims of the deadlyknifeattackinNice, France. Reuters The number of cases in- future—who knows whichad- winner aweek ago. REUTERS —matching Trump’s total With 99 per cent of the vote ning the Electoral College. PTI creasedsharplyinrecent weeksaround Lebanon straining the country’s Ethiopia: Missiles medicalsectorwhere in- US Covid cases reach 181,000 in tensive careunitsare al- target airports mostfull. The lockdown comes as Lebanon is pass- near Tigray as one day, states tighten measures ing through itsworsteco- nomic and financial crisis conflict widens in decades. AP home”orderto beginMonday and GIULIAPARAVICINI THENEWYORKTIMES lasttwo weeks. She asked people USA ADDISABABA,NOVEMBER14 NOVEMBER14 to shelterinplaceexceptforessen- tial tripsand saidnonessential Atleast7dead TWOAIRPORTS in Ethiopia’s GOVERNORS AND public health businesses and nonprofitsmust inNorthCarolina Amharastate whichneighbours officials across the United States cease in-person activities. Tigray where federal troops are arepleading with Americans to Nearly half of all states have flashfloods fightinglocal forces were tar- changetheir behaviour and pre- measures in place forvisitors, AT LEASTseven people getedbyrocket fire lateonFriday, parefor along winter as the but the measures themselves diedinNorth Carolina on the government said, as an 11- country shatters recordafter vary from mandatorytesting to Thursdayasflash floods dayconflict widened. recordoncoronavirus cases and quarantine requirements. On sweptthrough parts of the Houses aresubmerged in floodedareas in Cagayan valleyregion, northern Philippines. AP The airportinGondar in hospitalisations. Thursday, California surpassed state. At least twopeople Amharastate,whichneighbours Both records fell yetagain onemillioncases,becoming the were missing. In the state’s Tigray,was hitonFriday, while Friday, as morethan 181,100new Anurse takesasample at a second state, afterTexas,todoso. AlexanderCounty emer- Typhoon Vamco kills 53 in Philippines, anotherrocket aimedattheBahir cases were reportednationwide. mobile virus testingsitein The latestwaveofcases is gency responders found Dar airportmissedthe target, the It wasonlyeight days agothat NewYorkCity. NYT washingovernearly everypart three bodies and evacu- government said. The ruling the US reportedits first100,000- of the United States,unlikethe ated more than 30 people set to makelandfallinVietnamnext Tigray party,the Tigray People’s case day. Nowthe seven-day av- spring, when it wasconcen- from acampground, Liberation Front(TPLF), said the erageofnew dailycases is more nation,announcedseveralmeas- trated in the NewYorkmetro- emergency services said. Packing winds of up to 165 InthePhilippines,coastguard Tigray Defence Forces conducted than 140,000. ures lateFriday, including amask politan area. Case numbers are Afourth person in KHANHVU& kph, Vamco is forecasttohit a and disasteragenciesscrambled missile strikes in militarybases in Sixteen states also setsingle- mandate,alimitonindoordining trending upwardin49states, Alexander County was NEILJEROMEMORALES swathe of Vietnam’s coastfrom on Saturdaytorescue thousands Bahir Dar and Gondar in retalia- daycase records on Friday, and of 50percentcapacityor150peo- and no states areseeing declines. killedinacar when a HANOI/MANILA,NOVEMBER14 Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai province, in anorthern province afterthe tion forair strikes conducted by 30 states addedmorecases in pleand asuspension of high Morethan 30 states, from Alaska bridgewas destroyed,and thegovernment’sweatheragency 21st cyclonetohitthePhilippines Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed’s the lastweek than in anyother schoolwintersportsandextracur- to NewHampshire, have set twoothers were killed in VIETNAM WASbracing for said on Saturday. thisyeartore throughthemainis- forces in various parts of the state. seven-day period. ricular activities until Dec 14. records in recent days. the Iredell County. Police TyphoonVamco to make landfall “This is averystrong ty- land of Luzon late on Wednesday “As long as the attacks on the In areversal, Governor Doug In NewMexico on Friday, Morethan 1,380 new said achildhad drowned inthecountry’scentralcoastearly phoon,” Prime MinisterNguyen and early Thursday. Vamco has peopleofTigray do notstop, the Burgum of NorthDakota, which GovernorMichelleLujanGrisham deathswerealso reportedon in Rolesville. REUTERS on Sunday, as the death toll in the Xuan Phuc said, warning killedatleast53people, injured attacks will intensify,” Getachew has criticallyunderstaffedhospi- announcedthe nation’s most Friday, pushing the 7-dayaver- Philippines rose to 53 from that provinces in Vamco’sprojected 52 and left22missing in the Reda, aspokesperson forthe tals and the highestrates of new sweeping statewide measureof agetomorethan 1,090 new country’sdeadlieststormthisyear. path to preparefor itsimpact. Philippines. REUTERS TPLF,said. REUTERS casesanddeathsperpersoninthe the fall season,issuinga“stay at deaths aday.

PART OF ANUMBER OF MEASURES TO ADDRESS ACCUSATIONS OF RACISM AND DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES London police to recruit 40%ofofficers from minority backgrounds

tionandracism,includingareview theBlackLives Matter protests Police commissioner,said that crimes. One turning point came coronaviruslockdown. ELIANPELTIER of all road trafficstops, afterthe this summer had highlighted the her forcewas “notfreefrom in 1999, when the forcewas ac- In July, police apologisedto LONDON,NOVEMBER14 forcefoundthatBlackpeoplewere needtochangethe perceptions racism or discrimination.” cusedof“pernicious and persist- Bianca Williams, a26-year-old four times morelikelythan white of the police and that recent By recruiting 40 per cent of ent institutional racism” by champion sprinter,and her THE LONDON Metropolitan peopleto bestoppedandsearched episodes had shedanew light on newofficers from ethnic minority William Macpherson, aretired partner,bothofwhomare Police will aim to hire40per cent in their vehicles in London. discriminatorypractices that in- backgrounds by 2022, the High Courtjudgeleadinganin- Black, aftertheyweredetained of newrecruitsfromBlack, Asian The police in London and clude the disproportionateuse Metropolitan Police said the goal quiryintopolice failings around while driving in West London andother minority backgrounds cities around the worldhave of force, including Tasers, and wasfor 16 per cent of the forceto the murder of Stephen with theirtoddlersitting in the by 2022, MayorSadiq Khan said come underincreasedscrutiny stop-and-frisk tactics. befrom minority backgroundsby Lawrence, aBlackteenager who back. They were handcuffedfor Friday, the centrepiece of a in recent months, and Khan said “We mustdomoretoim- 2022, and 28 per cent by 2030. waskilledbyfive white youths 45 minutes while officers sweepingeffortto makethe city’s in an action plan that the proveBlackLondoners’ trustand Thereare currently5,000officers in southeastLondon in 1993. searched thevehicle.Nothing main policeforcemorerepresen- Metropolitan Police should be confidence in our police service, from ethnic minority back- (Two men were ultimately con- wasfoundinthe car. tative as it tries to address accu- moreinclusive;workmore and ensurepolice powers don’t PoliceataBlack LivesMatterprotest in London in June. Reuters grounds of atotal of 32,600, com- victed in the casein2012.) Khan, who oversees the sationsof racism anddiscrimina- closelywith localcommunities; disproportionatelyimpact pared with 3,000adecade ago. The police forcecame under city’s police forces along with tory practices againstminorities. and gain the trustofminorities, them,” Khan said on Twitter. The Metropolitan Police have fire again early this year forthe Britain’s Home secretary, said The plan also calls forthe who aretreated differentlythan In ararepublic acknowledg- recognisedthe pain felt by Black inating the disproportionateuse along history of discriminatory discriminatory use of stop-and- afterthe arrest of Williams that Metropolitan Policetotakeother whiteLondoners. ment, the Metropolitan Police communities in London, and of forceonBlackLondoners.” conduct and shortcomings inin- frisk tactics, afteraspikeintheir he had commissionedthe ac- measures to counter discrimina- In the report, Khan saidthat said in astatement Fridaythat it that it was “committed to elim- Cressida Dick, theMetropolitan vestigating raciallymotivated use wasreported during thefirst tion plan. NYT

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GETTYIMAGES Even before the pandemicchanged the way we consume entertainment,dramatic technological innovations had ensured that over-the-top platforms would be the future of entertainment —one immersive story at atime

cipal instrument to shapeimaginations for playermightcomeacrossanOrcwhois scared over half acentury, till the arrivalofpersonal of him or is seeking revenge. Thus, every computingdevices. In the21st century, thein- playerhas an unique experience, including ternetand over-the-topentertainment con- distinctrelationshipswithenemycharacters. tent (OTT) capturethe zeitgeist of our times. SomeIndian studios, too, have jumpedon The impact of technology on entertain- to theimmersiveentertainmentbandwagon. mentduringtheCOVID-19pandemichasher- Nodding Head Studios in Pune is translating aldedaparadigmshifttowardsOTT.Asmovie Indian storiesintonext-genentertainment hallsshuttered,peopleloggedontheirphones, products. Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-ad- Shekhar Kapur tablets and smartTVs forriveting content. venturegame that tells the storyofayoung &Vani Tripathi Production houses, hit hardbythe shutdown, girlcalledRajidestinedtofacethe demon lord read the writing on the wall and releasedfea- Mahabalasura. Acommonthread that ties turefilmsononlineplatforms.TheOTTmarket popular OTT content and Raji... is that theyare TORIESHAVEalways beenabout in Indiaispredicted to grow at 21.8 per cent distinctlyIndian culturalproducts, rooted in our inherent questtodefine and CAGR, from Rs 4,464 croretoRs11,976crore, the country’srichheritageand history.In2019, understand the worldaroundus. between2018 and2023,accordingto arecent 1,600hoursof originalOTTcontent were pro- The Mahabharata, oneof the old- PricewaterhouseCoopersreport.Butitisn’tjust ducedinIndia —33.3 per cent higher than in estreligious texts, tells the tale of the viewerwho is rejoicing at the prosperity TWIST IN through feministnarrativesthat arenolonger Fortnite aformidablepresence in the market. 2018,according to aFICCI-EY 2020 reporton Stwofamilies fighting eachother of OTT content in India. solelydominated by male characters. In a2019lettertoitsshareholders, Netflix the media and entertainment sector. THE TALE forthe throneof Hastinapur. But it is alsomuch Forindividual content creators, who did- However, OTT content is justone of the identifieditasabigger rivaltoits operations In the lastfew years, it has become appar- (Clockwise from the morethanthat.Inthe best traditionsoforal n’t have thefinancialorinfrastructural sup- manywaysinwhich technology has changed than HBO.Within the game itself, Fortnite has ent that rapid digitalisation has ushered in a storytelling in India, grandmothers sat grand- porttoexpressthemselvesontraditionalme- top) OTT platforms thewayweentertainourselves.Ithasalsoim- aspacefor players to participateinvarious ac- sea changeinIndia’s entertainment industry. children down and narratedthe stories of the dia, OTThas been agodsend. Theycan now have changed how pacted storytellingitself. Earlier,tales justhad tivities, includingvirtualconcertsbyGrammy- It mustnow mine the country’s richcultural long-drawnbattlebetween theKauravasand makediverse,nicheand high-qualitycontent we consume stories; readers, listeners or viewers who flipped nominated musicians likeTravis Scottand heritagetomakethe greatleap forward. Epics the Pandavas. The Mahabharatastories were andbeassuredofalarge audience. YouTube’s astillfrom ASuitable throughthepagesof abook,lookedatascreen Diplo. Commentators saythis is onlythe be- likethe Ramayana, the Mahabharata, as well richinthemes that areasrelevant todayas highestearning content creator for2018and Boy on Netflix;from orheardapodcast.Today, augmentedandvir- ginningofsuchonline experiences, especially as the Hamzanama, on the exploitsofAmir theywerecenturies ago. Deceit,manipula- 2019 wasRyanKaji, an eight-year-old, who Paatal Lok on tualrealityandartificialintelligenceallowcon- afterthe disruption causedbythe pandemic. Hamza, arenon-linear,layered sagas. India’s tion, the dharma of doing the right thing or ex- startedhis career by reviewing and unboxing sumerstoparticipate in thestorytelling The gaming industryhas also pioneered creative ecosystem should take advantageof amples of large-heartednessand sacrifice — toys.In2019, he earned $26 million, up from Amazon Prime process. Aconsumer is no longer imagining immersive storytellingthrough open-world such storiesandshowtheworldthat,whenit oral storytelling allowedfor fargreater varia- $22 million in 2018.Similarly,manyIndian descriptions of characters or locations; she games, both online and offline. These arevir- comes to technology-enabledstorytelling, tion and embellishment, as everystoryteller storytellershave found theirvoice onlineand plays avitalroleinshapingthem.Perhaps,the tualplaygroundswhere listeners/viewers use theyare ready to seize the opportunity —one narratedatale in her distinct style. The ab- represent the regional, linguistic and cultural mostvisiblemanifestationof thisisinthegam- their ownimagination and, combinedwith immersive storyatatime. sence of visual elementsmeant that children diversity that is adistinctlyIndian preserve. ing industry,whichisincreasinglycompeting the scenes provided,createtheirown story. had to createtheir ownimageries. Another changelies in the moreprivate foralargerchunkofthe entertainmentpie. Forinstance, in the game Middle-earth: ShekharKapurisanaward-winningfilmmakerand Themarch of humanevolution,accompa- natureofOTT viewing. The viewerhas a Online games suchasFortnite,afree-to- ShadowofWar,aplayeristransportedtothe president,FilmandTelevisionInstituteofIndia,Pune niedbythe frenetic pace of industrial revolu- greater degree of control overwhat, howand playgame, have innovated with content and worldofJRR Tolkien’screation, and givena tions,hadasignificantimpactonstorytelling. whereshe consumescontent.It has alsoshat- business models to become platforms them- character to play. As the game goes on, the VaniTripathiisanactor,producerandmember, In the15th century, the GutenbergPrinting teredviewing habitsinstilledinusbytelevi- selves. Fortnite hasover350 million players, playercan decide whichadversarytogoafter, CentralBoardofFilmCertification Press beganrecording tales on paper forpos- sion. Forinstance, aconsumer nowhas the who spent atotal of 3.2billion hours playing howtoapproachaparticular adventureand terity.Inthe 19th century, theLumiere powertowatch apsychological thriller at 7 the game in April alone. While players do not what abilities to upgrade. Aunique mechanic *This article is based on their forthcoming Brothers showedthe worldhow motion pic- amonhermobilephoneratherthancatchup paytoplay, theycan choose to buy bonus con- calledthenemesis system trackshis encoun- joint report on thefutureofIndia’s entertain- tures could bring stories to life.After the end with the breakfastnews on TV at that same tent —the primarydriverofrevenue. This ap- ters with various enemyOrcsand evolvesits ment Industry,tobepublished by thethink of WorldWar II, television became the prin- hour.OTT hasalso ledto thecreationof break- proachtowards monetisation has made memories of pastactions. Consequently, the tank EsyaCentre, NewDelhi ‘Manymorepossibilitiestotelldiversestories’ ‘Indianshaveastrongappetiteforlocalshows’ SRISHTIARYA,DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONALORIGINALFILM,NETFLIXINDIA APARNAPUROHIT,HEAD,INDIAORIGINALS,AMAZONPRIMEVIDEO

Ektaa Malik your programming? Ektaa Malik What arethe factors that influence We wantarobustslateofstoriesthatare your programming? suited to different moods of our members. Indian audiences have astrong appetite What were your expectations when Everynight is apremierenightonNetflix. Howwould youdescribeyour progress forlocal, authentic shows.Itisimportant youlaunchedNetflix in India? Stories on astreaming service can be dis- since your launchinIndia in 2016? to serve their preferences indifferent lan- We launchedinJanuary2016and have coveredfromwhentheypremieretowhen- We focussedonlong-form, immersive guages. Furthermore, we dub and subtitle been delighted to see howquickly creators ever newconsumers join the service. These storytelling through our originals, early content acrosslanguages. andconsumershave embracedeverything could be recent releases like ASuitable Boy window(and nowdirect-to-streaming) ourservice hasto offer. In 2019-2020,Netflix or earlier hitslike Sacred Games and Guilty. movies across nine locallanguages, giving a Is thereaformula to selecting will invest Rs 3,000croreinIndia. So far, we stagetothe best of stand-up comedy from projects? have announcedmorethan 60 productions What does the futurelook like? India; bringing in the best of global enter- When selecting astory,the questions and have releasedmorethan 40 films and Thereare manymorepossibilities to tell tainment, andrelentlesslyamplifying our we askare —why this storyand whynow? series, in addition to stand-up specials, doc- damental changetoourstrategy—wewere diverse stories —stories that have notbeen reachand access. One keylearning —good anywherepersonalisedentertainmentand Muchofthat answer comes from the cre- umentaries and kids’ content. alreadybig believers in original films and toldbefore,thatchallenge perspectives, that content transcends geographical barriers. ayoung demography, hungry forcontent. ators and their belief in their projects. We areinvesting in it. Streaming allows theflex- reflect moreliveson screen. This golden age Smartphones and the cheapestdatainthe arechasing good stories and good story- The pandemicmusthaveaddedmany ibility to explorevarious themes and to of entertainmentinIndia has openedup Has the pandemic swelledviewership? worldhavemade streaming accessible to a tellers and we will do whatever we canto moreviewers. bring in moreinnovation in content. lots of opportunities. In these unprecedentedtimes, multiple large part of the population. The handheld translategoodstories on screen. The currentenvironmentcreatedsome tailwindsaredrivinggrowth:changingcon- device is becoming the preferredmode of near-term opportunities, but there’s no fun- What arethe factors that influence Fullinterviewonwww.indianexpress.com sumerhabits—theconvenienceof anytime, content consumption formany. Fullinterviewonwww.indianexpress.com

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EYE SPY EVERY FORTNIGHT, WE PICK, YOU WATCH Worlds Away His Dark Materials captures the thrill of Philip Pullman’s trilogy

Shubhra Gupta

’M Afan of Phillip Pullman’s trilogy His Dark Materials,consisting of Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass), The Subtle Knife and TheAmber Spyglass, Iwhichcame out between 1995 and 2000.Itis craftedasanold-fashionedquest,whichpushes itstwo young protagonists,Lyraand Will, to explorealternate universes —featuring talking animals, flying witches, and other marvels —while examining deep philosophical viewpoints: what happens when organisedreligion be- comes aplace of command and control, and freedom of thought and expression goes out of the window? And GETTYIMAGES doesn’t it resonatewith the times we areliving in? In 2007, The Golden Compass came out as afilm, star- allinyour head”; “cheer up”; “think of people ring Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman. It bombed,asit farworse than you”; “what do youhavetobe managed to alienatepeople on both sides of the religious WHATWEWANT depressedabout?”; “happiness is achoice” ; divide: the Catholics, because Pullman’s fictional body of ”justdoyoga” and definitelyany sentence be- sinisterblack-robed officials, the Magisterium, is clearly ginning with, “at your age…” or “when we indicative of theChurch,aswell as those others who did- were young”. n’t want the film to waterdownthe author’s anti-Church schticksomuch. Also, it wasn’t aparticularly good film. It OUR PARENTS ■ Iwish we couldhavemorefun at home, had toomuchstuffedinand toolittle breathing room. laugh, sing, do all kindsofsillythings we did In November lastyear,came the real deal. The firstsea- earlier.Why is everybody so serious all the son of the HBOOriginal TVseries wasawinner.Each IMAGINE time and walking on eggshells? episode took itstime in building the parallel worlds of the novels. Both Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) by SheljaSen ■ Don’t guilt me intogetting better by say- live in Oxford. But in Lyra’s Oxford, humans have dae- TO KNOW ing, “Please do it forme.” Iamwading mons (a physical manifestation of the soul that takesthe through the thickdarkness of depression and form of an animal), whichaccompanythem wherever ELL US what we can do?” This is your saying that makes it even moredifficult. theygo. Will’s Oxfordisthe one in our world, and when something parentsask me very That they have got our back even when we mess up, the twodiscoverthereare “windows”through whichyou often, particularly whentheir ■ Stop shaming me with your constant jabs cancross intothe multiverse, theyrealise justhow differ- children arestruggling with that they’ll be there for us, no matter what about my weight, my grades, howIdonot ent, yetsimilar theyare. Tmental-health difficulties. It is have friends. Iknowyou aredisappointedin The second season, whichopenedlastweek and is noteasy being ahelpless witness to our chil- me, so stop gaslighting me everytime Ibring streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, lookstobeasthrilling as dren’sdailytorments, particularlywhen crying, too. It is hardenough forme, so stop IN THEIR the psychiatrist. Justtalking aboutitand hav- it up by saying, “Youare toosensitive.You the first. I’veseen five episodes of the season’s seven, and thereare suicidalexperiences, addictionsand taking it personally. WORDS ing youunderstand and listentowhat Iam justread toomuchintoeverything.” enjoyedeachtothe hilt. In the previous one, we sawLyra theystart shutting us out of theirlives.Rather going through can reallyhelp. Iknowyou Yo ung people are looking forher friend Roger, who,along with manyother than listening to them, we turn to profession- ■ Sometimes, the pressureyou put on me is worryabout my safety, butcan it notbethe ■ Can youplease appreciatethe small things children, has vanished. She is helpedbyanarmoured als to advise and guide us. However, as anar- implicit. Youtell me that it is okaythat my experts in their lives onlything we talk about? Idoevery day? It might notbebig but keep- bear,a“balloonistfromTexas”calledLee Scoresby(Lin- rative therapist,Idonot subscribetothe view grades have dropped, but Ican makeout and they carry ing in mind howmucheffortittakesmetodo Manuel Miranda), and the fierce and kind gyptians, who that we areexperts in the livesofthe persons from your expressions that youare disap- insider knowledge of ■ What Iamgoing through is notareflection them, it would be great if youcould justac- live on boatsand arewaryofmostlandlubbers. As befits who consult us. We have thehonour of re- pointed in me. Youtell me that if Itried lived experiences of yourparentingskills.Sopleasestopbeating knowledge them rather than dismissing quests,Lyrahas close encounters with all kinds of people, ceiving their stories of suffering and being harder,Icouldstill catchup. Iamdone with that mental health yourself up by constantlytalking about your them with, “youneedtotry harder”. including the elusive LordAsriel (James McAvoy), the evil witness to theirsmall steps of resistance in the “catching up” game. Please justlet me be “failure”. That makes me think thatyou think professionals Mrs Coulter (Ruth Wilson), and the noble witchSerafina notletting these hardships define them. This forsome time. Justliving one dayatatime is the same about me. Depression is persistent ■ Iknowseeing me likethis pains you, as Pekkala (RutaGedmintas), who bears an ancient is what makes them stand up forwhat they all that Ican manageright now. can overlook in nagging me intobelieving that Ihavefailed everyparent wantstheir children to do well prophecy of achild who will save all the worlds. believe in and reclaim their life. at life, and your wordsjustmakeitalotworse. and be happy. But Ihope youcan see that I This time around, we find Lyra andPan, her daemon, Young people areexperts in their livesand ■ Don’t be ashamedofmyproblems and tell am morethan my problems. It will makea wandering around another world. The desertedcity of they carryinsider knowledge of livedexperi- me nottotalkabout them to my friends. My ■Iknowitisnot easyforyoutoseemelikethis, worldofdifference to me. Cittàgazze is bathedinagolden light, but is overrun with ences that mental health professionals —in- friends getme, and it helps me to knowthat so please take care of yourself.Dowhat works darkspectres who suckthe living soul out of adults, leav- cluding psychiatrists,psychologists and ther- theyknowwhat Ihavetolivewith everyday. foryou, meditate, take abreak,gofor therapy. ■ Iamnot doing this on purpose. Ifeel so ing them merehusks. Will has also found his wayintothis apists —can overlook,because we have been It is okaywith me thatyou don’twant to tell Knowingthatyouare okaywilleasemy heart. trappedbythis anxiety that robs me of all very strange, very dangerous place from his Oxford. Their trained into pathologisingour clientsasdis- your friends about it —that is your choice. things that give me happiness and meaning. coming together,Lyrawith her alethiometer, amagical ordered,deficientand even deviant,leading ■ Can Ipleasebeexcusedfromthe produc- But if youbelieveinme, Iwill learntoslowly golden compass whichtells the truth, and Will with his to marginalisation. No wonder the so-called ■ It would help me alot if youcould justlis- tivity race, where Ihavetoconstantlyshow believe in myself and be the personIknowI subtle knife, whichcan be usedtoslash apath intoother “healers” end up misusingtheir powerand tentomewith an open heart. It willmean my worthaccording to what the society can be. worlds, is lovely:the awkwardness of teenagers, privilegetohidebehind their textbook ex- that youare listening to me from your heart thinksisworthwhile? Iamexhausted, so whicheverworld theybelong to,aswell as aspiky aware- pertise over the know-howofthe people. and notyour ears.Earscan be judgemental, please don’t push me. ■ What will help me mostistoknowthat ness of the other,isareal thing. Therefore, Iinterviewedsome young maybebecause theyare closetothe brain (I youare therefor me, likearock, steadfast and His Dark Materials is one of those coming-of-ageset of people, who Iworkwith, to understand what am joking!). Listening from the heartmeans ■ If youhavenoidea what to do, justask me strong. That even if Imess up at times, you novels whichhas broad generational appeal. When we theywould liketheir parentstoknow: that youacceptmeas Iam, without trying to howIwould liketobesupported or howyou have my back. No matter what. meetthem, Lyra and Will arechildren,but theyare grow- This is what theyhad to say: fixmeoradvise me. can help me.Itmeans alot as then Iknow ing up fast,poisedonthe cusp of innocence and aware- youreallycaretofind out rather thanjustas- DrSheljaSenisanarrativetherapist,co-founder, ness. That stageishardtocapture,and Pullman does it ■ Iknowitistoughfor youtosee me so low ■ Thereare timeswhenIhave thoughtsof suming or believing what others aretelling ChildrenFirst,writer,and,inthiscolumn,she beautifully. As does the series. but can youpleasenot makeitabout your- hurtingmyselforevenendingmylife. Iwish youtodo. curatestheknow-howofthechildrenandyoung self?Becausethen Ihavetogoand hide in Icould talk to youatthosetimeswithout you peoplesheworkswith.Writetoher the bathroom and cryasIknowyou willstart going intoapanicorimmediatelycalling up ■ We don’t want to hear all thesethings –“It’s [email protected]

must forgivetheotherinpeace aswe work to- ward justice in order to endurethe next tun- Let There Be Light nel we face together. Today, the worldfinds itself subsumedby the pandemic. Iwonder howmanyofus Can we look beyondthe darkness that engulfs globally areseeing true light while living and breathing in synchronywith darkness? Or, us and find hope? areweonlyseeing the lightsthat decorated our homesthese lastseveraldays,reaching knowledge and hope.Wecelebrate Diwali in itszenithyesterdayonthe occasion itself? order to embrace the positive values of this Areweable to tunnel through the gloom of SLICEOFLIFE life, and to leave behind those thoughtsand fear and sickness, of death and economic memories thatcloud us in darkness.Itiscel- downturn? Areweresoluteabout seeing the ebrated with great pageantryacross the universal lightthat exists all around us and in worldtoday,and it is afestivalthat always us? Alightthatshinesits spectacularglory leavesmeindeep thought. whenweriseabove ourisms and come out This year my thoughtsturn to America. It of our safelycomforting communes to con- is onlyrecentlythat IhavereturnedtoIndia nect with the other whose lifeand light is afterovertwo decades in NewYork. And, so, connected to ours. The other,whom we must this Diwali seasonIfindmyself thinkingofthe firstsee forwho theyare,accept their right- recent presidential election and howthe ful place in our collective, and with thatbe- young nation has, with great celebration and hindus, light up the universe with genuine joy, emerged from ignorance to knowledge, goodness and peace. from despair to hope, from darkness to light. Therewas and remains, in manyhearts,a Iwell remember the despondency that hope to find newlifeafter thetroublesthatall overwhelmedmanyAmericans when the un- have witnessed. Somewhat likethe storybe- thinkable happenedand Donald Trumpwas hind Diwali. When Ilook at the light emerging electedthe 45thpresidentof the UnitedStates. from the darkness, Iamremindedofthe uni- Shockand dismayonlypavedthe wayfor the versal spirit of Diwali. The premise of appre- horrorthat grew minutebyminuteaswewit- ciatinglightthroughdarkness, embracingdif- nessedthe heinous actsand deplorable de- SUVIRSARAN ferences to celebrateunity. SuvirSaran crees he and his sycophantic administration TOGETHER ing at the same time as it seared self-satisfied happen, it is easy forahuman to turn intoan The lasttwo weekshavegiven me great normalisedoverthe next four years. WE STAND consciences with white-hottruth. animal of the mostvicious type. But the ones reason to believe in the largergoodthat pre- Suvir Saran is achef,author,educator and It has been adarktime. But light that The empathyand knowledge,pain and who makeanattempt to inviteforgiveness vails in all of us, across oceans. Irrespective of Diwali reminds us world traveller comes at the end of atunnel is brighter than sense of lossforone’scountrymadecompas- and find ways of renewing their faith in each our beliefs, our spoken languages, or our eth- anyother.Atthe end of this tunnel, many that the light within sionatepeople realise that something this hor- otherarethe heroes.Few wantto find strength nicmakeup, we all want the same magic to DIWALI IS called “the festival of lights” be- Americans have found true patriotism forthe each of us has rific and ugly musthavesome truth and to build thebridges neededand repudiatethe touchour lives. We all have dreams.Weall cause it is literallyacelebration of light and firsttimeintheirlives—the longingfor aland one form meaning.Itmustcometosomebetterend.Of ugliness of revengethat is the cryofthe mo- have love to shareand crave. We all want to illumination. Diwali is aHindi word,but it that holds “justicefor all.” Forsome, the revi- course, howtoachievethat better end, how ment.Forthosefew, theroad to betakenisthe grow and supporteachother.Weall rise and comes from the Sanskrit “deepavali”, which sionisthistorytheyhad been fedall their lives to emergefromthe tunnel intothe light, is a onetowardsloveand hope. Somechoosethis fall, laugh andcry, breatheand eventuallystop means “arow of lights.” The holiday symbol- wassuddenlyexposed, and their eyes were choice that mustbemade by eachindividual. road becausetheythemselveshavefound sad- breathing.Diwaliremindsusthat the light that ises forusthe vanquishing of the ignorance opened to the injustices sufferedbythe mi- Forsome, it is aquestion of whether vio- nessin deathandtragedyinpain,andthe past livesinside eachofushas but one form. It truly that overwhelmshumanlifeand spirit, and nority,the marginalised,thedisenfranchised, lence and hatred could be an acceptable has made them accustomedtosuchrealities reaches us all, around the world, wherever and the driving away of darkness with the light of theother.The lightbroughtnewunderstand- means of seeking justice. When bad things of life. They know,thatin thistimeof light,we whoeverwemay be.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020 SPOTLIGHT 15 In Letter and Spirit DOWN IN JUNGLELAND What nine decades of media missives from the Rashtrapati Bhavan reveal Ajay Singh and Ankit Jain RanjitLal HE DECISION to shiftthe seat of the imperial powertoDelhi had Ranjit Lal is an author, evoked extreme reactions from environmentalistand the British settledinCalcutta. birdwatcher TEnglish-language newspapers of the time, ledbythe redoubtable The Statesman,launchedacampaignagainst the move.The noise from the media was apersistent “naggingnuisance” for the establishment. Float likea That waswhen agentleman namedEM Hughman steppedforward. “Ican control practicallythe whole of Calcuttapress, and makethem dance to anytune Iliketoplay,” he wrotetoJHDuboulay, privatesecretaryto Butterfly theviceroy,LordHardinge,onDecember25, 1911.The Viceroy rejected his offer. This is one of the manyepisodes that de- Power,precision, speed —there’s a fine the calibrationsofcommunicationand theevolution of languageovernine decadesin lot to the inherent grace of animals what wasonce the Viceroy House and is now Rashtrapati Bhavan. T’S Aquality I’vealways admired and envied, and it’s Once the Viceroy House wasfunctional, it found right across the species spectrum in the ani- beganissuing “communiques”, or unofficial mal kingdom: the natural ease and grace with notes, related to diverse matters. Forin- Iwhichcreatures move in their ordinarylives. It does- stance, the marriage of Felicity Wavell,the n’t matter if theyliveinthe darkestdepths of the oceans, second daughter of LordWavell, with or inhabit the highestand mostfrigid mountain ridges Captain Peter Longmore, on February 20, and peaks. Notall animals possess this quality,but many 1947,merited acommunique. The note gives do and areworth looking at closely. avivid description of the bridegroom’s fam- Mostcreatures living in waterare graceful. Ethereal ilyand speculatesabout thepossibility of the jellyfish, trailing their silvery,deadlytendrils, float lan- newlywed couplereturning to Europe. guidlyinthe depths, spreading their diaphanous skirts. Wheneverthe Viceroy metIndian leaders Fish have anatural grace, as theyswirland dart, their fins likeGandhiji,Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar blurring; whales and sharks move with alazy ease that Vallabh Bhai Patel, BR Ambedkar and COURTESY:RASHTRAPATIBHAVAN belies speedand lethal intent. Yes, theylose their compo- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, communiques mourning and postponement of engage- but the nation found itself in no mood to cel- surewhen theypounce on and shred aseal, thrashing would be sent out to thepress —often brief mentsand tours to be undertakenby ebrate, as the scars of Partition were still about in an unbecoming way. But, soon, they’rebackinto and crisp, conveying barefacts. the Mountbattens. fresh. In his greetings to the nationon their serene mode, slipping through the wateratthe rate On March31, 1947,less thantwo months On June 21,1948, when C November 11,1947, Rajaji expressedthe sen- of knots.Goldfish in abowl, too, displayanatural ease of aftertheir arrivalinIndia, Lord andLady Rajagopalachari became the governor-gen- timent: “We maynot have the mind to in- movement, even if it is onlytoswim in circles. Sea snakes Mountbatten metGandhi. The commu- eral of India, Mountbatten deliveredamov- dulgeinfestive rejoicing when we aresur- swim sinuously, their bodies twisting, coiling and uncoil- nique that daynoted, “This wasthe firstoc- ing speech, capturedinthe day’s unusual roundedbydifficulties.” ing as theyzip through the depths. casiononwhich the Viceroy has had the press note.The event waspoignant and in- When the next Diwali came, the nation Other reptiles and amphibians, too, move beautifully. pleasureofmeeting Mr Gandhi.” Bereftof spiring in equal measure. Mountbatten’s wasyet to come out of the shockofGandhiji’s Sea turtles, so clumsy on land, aretransformedunder wa- irreverence and condescension, the simple outstanding eloquence made it moremem- assassination. Rajaji by nowhad made peace ter, and the crocodiles, whichalso seem to lose their heads sentence conveyed that Gandhi, despitehis orable as he spokefromthe heartabout with sorrow, and advisedfellowcitizensto afterthey’vegrabbed avictim, move as silentlyassub- inimical relations with the India’s Iron Man: “Iwas appreciate the beauty of life. “Thereare griefs marines when theysneak up on their victims. Frogs and establishment, wastoo warnedbeforeIcame to and trials enough in the world, but thereis toads do apleasing, relaxing breaststroke, reminding us toweringapersonalityto Indiathat Ishould meet no reason forustobealways harpingon that all neednot be hustle and bustle. be disrespected,atleast my match in (the) very troubles.Thereisnomerit in mourning. Let Insects, youmay argue, don’t reallyhavethe smooth publicly. tough guy,Sardar Vallabh us respect our national festivals whichwere moves; again, some do and some don’t. Whirligig beetles When Mountbatten BhaiPatel,but when we intendedfor joy. In joyrests God,” he notedin dartabout in spurts and jerks and cockroaches scuttle metJinnah on April 5, 1947, met, Icame to the conclu- amessageofOctober 21,1948. helter-skelter intocorners when youswitchonthe lights. the note gave abrief ac- sion that he could notbe TALKING idential building of the GovernorGeneral.” Aperusalofthe press releases issued Butterflies come down to land preciselyonaflower, dis- count of themeetingand quiteastough as theact he HEADS Perhaps, Rajaji’s spartanlifestyle redefined since Dr RajendraPrasad became the presi- playing amazing grace and control. Moths blur and hover also added, “Mr Jinnah and put on. He is so very ap- the purpose of the magnificent complex. dent in 1950 is indicative of theceremonial and hoverflies dartsuddenlyfromside to side,backand Living History (Top) Lady Miss Jinnah have been in- parentlyhardand firm The communiques issuedduring Rajaji’s role playedbythe RashtrapatiBhavan. Most forthorupand down before coming to astopinmidair in vited to dine with their An Indian Express and unyielding, and Ithink Mountbatten with tenurewerenoteworthyontwo counts: of the releases were routine in nature—ex- an enviable displayofthe mastery of flight. CRajagopalachari Excellencies tomorrow collaboration with the he is likethat because he Wordsreflected his unique wisdom and his ceptthe one dated June 25,1975. It repro- Watching birds in flight, particularly the largerones, (Sunday) evening.” doesn’t want the worldto (left) and Sardar candour wasuncharacteristic forthe highest duces anotification that says, “In exercise of with long, narrowwings or big, broad ones, can be an- As Partition loomed RashtrapatiBhavan knowwhat averywarm Patel (far right) in functionaryofthenation.Hiscondolencemes- the powers conferred by clause (1) of the other eye-opener.Albatrosses arefamous forthe lazy largeoverthe subconti- heartbeatsbehind that the Mughal Gardens sageadayafter the demise of his Pakistani Article 352ofthe Constitution,I,Fakhruddin nent, the communiques expressedthe rugged exterior and Iregardhim as one of counterpart, Jinnah, on September 12,1948, Ali Ahmed, President of India, by this on February 15, Viceroy’s earnestdesiretogothe extramile the greatestfriends Ihavemade hereand beganbyaddressing the lateleader’s sisteras Proclamationdeclarethat agrave emergency to create acongenial atmospherefor nego- am sad that he can’t be with us tonight”. The 1949; President “Dear sister” and went on to addaphilosoph- exists whereby the securityofIndia is threat- tiations among the different stakeholders. release remains one of the mostheartfelt Rajendra Prasad icaltouch:“Maythemindsof menandwomen enedbyinternal disturbance.” Most of these pressnotes,however, were ei- communiques ever from the Press receiving Diwali in India and Pakistanturn reverentlyupward Perhaps, the ghostofHughman had ther embargoed or came withinstructions Information Bureau(PIB). greetings from the on thissolemn occasion and mayall of us be reawakened and runriotfor 21 months as nottorevealthe source of information, Within amonth of taking over, staff of Rashtrapati enabledbythe mosthigh to go worthily an aberration in theotherwise illustriouslife though theyusuallycontainedbarefactsand Rajagopalachari issuedaclarification, and Bhavan in October through all ourtrialsand tribulations.” of the republic. revealedalmostnothing sensitive. this wasconveyedthrough apress note on Rajaji had held the charge as governor- Aflurry of pressnotes were issuedinthe July16, 1948: “The Government House will 1954 general brieflywhenMountbattenhad gone AjaySinghispresssecretary,PresidentofIndia. wake of theassassination of Mahatma thus be,infuture, moreinnatureofthe to attend thewedding of Queen Elizabeth AnkitJainisofficeronspecialduty Gandhi. Mostpertainedtothe declaration of Government House than exclusively the res- in November 1947.Itwas time forDiwali, (Communications)atthePresident’sSecretariat

RANJITLAL AMAZINGGRACE Watching birds in flight is to marvelattheir symmetry

‘The industry is afair place’ manner in whichtheytacktoand frooverthe ocean waves, catching the currentsofair generated just above the waves. Theycan flyseemingly foreverlikethis, cover- ing enormous distances, with the occasional languid wing As Anurag Basu returns with anew film, the writer-director talks about learning from his mistakes and his love for music beat. Even scrappyseagulls, unseemlyand hawkish as theyfight forscraps, aretransformedintothe epitome of AlakaSahani While working on television shows,Iused grace as theywing their wayoverthe waves. I’vespent to handlebothcinematographyand direction. hours photographing them in flight. Big fellows likethe Imoved to Mumbai with the ambition of be- large herons, too, flywith an ease that one can onlyenvy. Your movies oftenhaveafairly large coming acameraman. Ihandledcinematog- High above landmasses, the vultures and raptors are canvas. In Ludo,you seem to have raphyfor Barfi!(2012)and JaggaJasoos (2017), masters of graceful movement. Theycatchthe hotchim- expanded it further. though Idid nottakecareofitfully. The cine- neys of thermal updrafts,and travel hundredsofkilome- Therewas no conscious decision to make matographers Iworkwithwerebusy. So, I tres, gliding with an enviable ease. Atwistofthe tail, aflick it big. When Iamwriting the scriptand visu- thought Iwould shoot Ludo. of the wing and theycan changedirection, bank,lose or alising the characters, it becomes easier for gain height as theywish, and maytouchdownwith such me if Ihaveaface to the characters.Iimagined Do multiple narrativesfascinateyou? deceptive easethat it leavesyou gobsmacked. One Abhishek (Bachchan)playingBittuand Pankaj Life...in aMetro (2007)was atriptych,too. minutethey’reswooping down, onlytosuddenlyslow (Tripathi) as Sattu. Fortunately, theysaid yes. Ilikeitwhen amovie is notrestricted to down inches above theground and land with naryahop, one particular genre. When youare juggling skip or jump. Actors Sanya Malhotraand Bachchan with so manygenres, thereisneveradull mo- Amongstthe mammals, the felines take the prize for have said that theycame on board ment.Youfollowonecharacter,then another. the sheer fluidity and grace of movement. Watchacat because youweredirecting it. What do leap up or down awall —it’s aliquid movement of sheer youthink accountsfor your popularity? Yourosethrough the rankstobecounted beauty.Big cats, chasing prey,too, displayasinuous grace Ican’t say. Maybe, it’s my processorthe at- as asuccessful filmmaker.How do you as their muscles coil and bunchand then letgo. mosphereonthe sets that theylike. look backatyour journey Racehorses aregorgeous to watchastheygallop over the The industryisafair place —I’m the biggest tracks.Eventhe clumsy heavies —the hippos and rhinos Theyhavealso mentionednot knowing example of it. Aftercoming to thecity,myaim —canter with smooth, silken movements. Rhinos, with details of the scriptand scenes... wastodirectatelevision show. Then, Iwanted their horse-likehooves, can do U-turns on acoin as deli- This could bemy drawback.Idon’t commit to makeasuccessful show. When the indus- catelyasanyballerina and can put on quiteaturn of to ascene till the lastminuteeventhough my trygives youabreak,grabitand proveyour- speed. Camels pad softlyacross the sands with anatural scriptisready.You can’t writeacomplicated self to getanother chance. Proveyourself again relaxing rhythm. But it’s the elephantsthat arethe epit- scene impromptu. However, Ikeepimprovis- to getthe thirdchance. ome of gigantic grace.Theyswayasif to someinternal ing on the sets,and, so, Idon’t give it to theac- When Iwas writing the script, Ithought I BACK TO around folkart. My parentsare theatreartistes music, their hugeears flapping in time and when they tors beforehand.After everyfilm, Ipromise would createasong like Obetaji...for ascene BUSINESS and Iwas exposedtodifferent kinds of artand Howdid yourecoupafter Jagga...? move,it’s liketheyhaveall the time in the world. myself Iwon’t do this during my next film. It featuring Pankaj. Later,Ithought of using the theatreforms. Iwas alsopartofafolk artgroup Iwas under-confident and startedques- And, then, there’s us! Lean, long-legged marathon Anurag Basu goes well during the firstweek.Then, Igoback original one and looked forits rights, which in Chhattisgarh. The child in me comes alive tioning my decisions.Eventually, the film runners displayanatural grace in their strides, but mostof to my old ways.You writeascriptsitting in an HMV had. It wasalwaysmyfavouritesong (centre) with actor when Isee folk artistes. reachedthe age-group itwas made for— us, while jogging or power-walking, look likewe’rebeing air-conditionedroom. When yougotothe from Albela.It’s delightful yetphilosophical. Abhishek Bachchan teenagers. Because of the digital platforms, tortured!Traineddancers have graceful movements, too, sets,everythingaffectsyourscene.You have to on the sets of Ludo, Howchallenging wasitto do justice to all the kind of response Iamgetting todayhasre- but this comes afteralifetime of rigid discipline. With so incorporatethe ambience in the scene. Howdoesmusicinfluence your work? which released on the four stories in Ludo? stored my confidence. Otherwise, Iwas con- manylabour-saving gadgetsavailable, we’relosing the Music is apartofmylife. Ican’t writewith- Netflix on When youare conducting an orchestra, sidering rewiring myself. ability to move,let alone move gracefully. Perhaps, we Have your initial years of directing TV out music playing in the background. Ispend there is ariskthat it mightbecomeanoise and needtowatch aclip of hoolockgibbons as theybrachiate November 12 shows shapedyour process? alot of time educating myself about music — notmelody.Iwant the audience to enjoythe Howdoyou keep yourself afloat through their waythrough the canopy. Parkourpractitioners dis- Morethan television, the wayIorchestrate different genres and gharanas. graph of the film and notlook at it as four dif- the ups and downs? playafluid grace (perhaps they’vewatchedthe gibbons!) ascene owesalot to theatre. Inever assisted ferent stories. Yet, thereisabeginning,mid- As long as youare good at your work,the but onlyafter years of training and falling. But all is not anyone. So, theatreismyonlyschool. Tell us about your fascination with folk dle andend in everystory.Writing itwas box-officeresult of amovie doesn’t affect your lost! Ican still watchajumbo jettakeoff and land all day, art, aglimpse of whichwesee in some of tough and took longer than usual. career.People will judgeyou by howserious marvelling at howsuchanenormous weight can getoff What’s the storybehind the beautiful use your movies, including in Ludo? youare about your job. Thereare,however, in- the ground or touchdownwith suchdelicacy! of the song Obetaji…from Albela (1951), Wherever Ican use them, Ido. Maybe, one In Ludo,you have also got credit for stances of people suffering asetbackbecause picturisedonBhagwan Dada, in Ludo? day, Iwill makeafilmset in NorthBengal cinematography... their lastfilm didn’t work.

Pune THESUNDAY EXPRESS,NOVEMBER15,2020 M ILAN COACH PIOLI TESTS POSITIVE AC Milancoach Stefano Pioli has tested positive forCOVID-19, theSerie A leaderssaid in astatement on Saturday.Milan said the 55-year-old wasshow- 16 ing no symptoms, wasinquarantineathomeand thatSaturday’straining ses- SPORT sion had been cancelled.

BRIEFLY Ganguly says PrajneshentersCary Challengersemis Saha to be fit

Yetagain erasingaone-set deficit, Indian Davis Cupper Prajnesh for Testseries Gunneswaran went pastThomaz Belluccitomarch into the semifinals of the Atlantic Tire Championships, REUTERS an ATPChallenger tour event, here. NOVERMBER14 The Indian left-hander won3-6 7-5 7-6(5) againstthe Brazilian qualifier INDIAN CRICKET board(BCCI)president in the quarterfinals of the USD 52080 Sourav Gangulyhas no doubt wicket-keeper hardcourttournament.Itwill be Wriddhiman Saha, Prajnesh's second last-four appear- currentlynursing a ance this season afterheresumed doublehamstringin- competing on the tour.Hehad jury, willbefit for reachedthe semifinals at the India’s four-testse- Isamning event in Germanylast ries in Australia be- month. Prajnesh, ranked 146, will ginning next month. nowclash with Denamrk's Mikael Saha, considered Torpegaard, ranked 198, foraplace in technicallythe best the summit wicketkeeperin India, injured both the hamstrings dur- Uruguay thrash ingthe IndianPremier Leagueand missedthe Colombia3-0 playoffs intheUnitedArabEmirates.TheBCCI lastweeksaiditwouldtakealatecallonSaha’s Uruguay’s availability forthe tour whichbeginswiththe EdinsonCavani firstofsix short-form internationals on scored early and November 27 in Sydney. fellowstriker “Ithink people don’tknowhow the BCCI Luis Suarez con- works,”GangulytoldTheWeekmagazine,dis- verted asecond- HUSTLE IN THE BUBBLE missing criticism of the board’s handlingof half penalty,his player injuries. “The BCCItrainers, physio and fourth in three Hardik Pandyaand Cheteshwar Pujaraduring India’s firsttraining session in SydneyonSaturday. Twitter/@BCCI Wriddhi himself knowthat he has twoham- games forhis stringissues. WriddhiistravellingtoAustralia country, as theybeat Colombia3-0 in becausehewill be fitfor tests. He is notpartof Friday’s WorldCup qualifier.Cavani ■ The Indian team in Australia trained in ■ The players had an outdoor training ■ The cricketers will remain in ■ India playthree ODIs, 3T20s and four theshorterformats.”RishabhPantistheother got the openerinthe fifthminuteaf- SydneyonSaturdayafter thesquad and gym sessiontwo days afterflying in quarantine forthe firsttwo weeks, even Testsstarting Nov27. The ODI &T20 series wicket-keeperinIndia’stestsquad. terNahitan Nandez had donethe hard cleared Covid-19tests. from Dubai to Sydney. whiletraining in isolation. will be playedinSydneyand Canberra. Confusion wasalso rifeonRohit’sham- work in midfield by robbing the ball stringinjurywhichthe openerhad sustained and setting him up to fire home alow duringthe IPL.Rohitwas initiallyconsidered right-footshot. Suarez then added to unfit forthe Australia tour,but continuedto the lead nine minutes intothe second play,leading the Mumbai Indians to their period when he scored from the spot recordfifthIPL title. He wassubsequently afterJeison Murillo brought down broughtbacktothetest squad.“Rohitisstill70 RodrigoBentancur. Darwin Nunez per cent (fit),”Gangulysaid. “That is whyheis completedthe scoringafter 73 min- Newcourt order still notpickedfor theODIs &T20s Down utes when his potshotfrom25me- Under. He has been added to the test squad.” tres beat the diving David Ospina. YerryMina wassent offfor Colombia The Big3Federer, Nadaland Djokovic stilldominatebut youngsters areonthe cuspofatakeover Pucovski’s offsocial media afterasecond yellowcardinthe final Australia’srisingstarWillPucovskihasde- minuteofthe game to complete a measuring stick, Thiem is certainlyahead of activatedhis social media accountstostay miserable afternoon forthe home STUARTMILLER theothers,havingbeatenFedererthreestraight away from the hype and intense speculation side. Suarez’s goal washis 63rdinter- NOVEMBER14 times, Djokovic four of the lastsix and Nadal ATP FINALS over hisselection in the playing XI forthe Test national strikeand came afterhe threeof thelastsix.Theotherthreehave com- series opener againstIndia next month. scored twice from the penalty spotin THEATPFinalsinvitesthetour’stopeightplay- binedfor a3-13record againstNadal. DATES: Nov15toNov22 Veryfewyoung Australiancricketers have Uruguay’s 4-2 loss to Ecuador and ers eachyear,but this exclusive club actually However, Zverev upsetNadalinthe Paris VENUE: O2 Arena, London generated as muchbuzz in recent years as once in their 2-1 win over Chile in has amuchmorelimited seating capacity. MastersthismonthbeforelosingtoMedvedev Pucovski, thankstohis prolific form in their opening qualifier lastmonth. Barring injuries, RogerFederer,Rafael Nadal in the finals,apreviewofhow the game’s bal- This year marks the 50th Sheffield Shield.Tofreehimself of all the dis- and NovakDjokovic, known as the Big Three, ance of powercouldbegintoshift. Anniversaryofthe ATP tractions, he has cut himself offcompletely 50Finals, firstheld in 1970 along with Andy Murray have usuallytaken Martina Navratilova,aTennis Channelan- from social media.“It’s abit of amedia build- Mourinhogets up halfthe slots. alystand winnerof18Grand Slams, said that in Tokyo. It is also the tournament's up to be honest, the big bat-offthing,” he told suspended1-match But in recent years, agroup of young play- while the next four groupofyoungerplayers 12th and final edition in London as reporters on Friday. ers,whocouldbecalledthenextfour,are mak- were “acut above the rest,” that doesn’t mean next year,the season will hostedby “AllIcan really control is howIgoabout it Europeanban ingthe pickings even smaller.Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev wonthe ATPFinals in they’llbesuperstars.Forher,it’snot justabout Turin, Italy in my preparationand then obviouslyinthe is heading to his fifthATP Finals; Alexander 2018 andisplayinginthe tournamentfor winningGrand Slams, it’s about the quality of game so Ifeel likemybatting’s in areallygood Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Zverev,the 2018 champion, will playfor the thefourth consecutive year. Reuters play. “Thejuryisstillout,” she said. “Youdon’t ● NovakDjokovic, 33,isbidding fora place.I’moffalotofsocialmedia,sothatmakes Mourinho has been handedasus- fourth consecutive year;and the defending say, ‘Here’s the special one.’ With Rogerand sixth crowninthe season-ending it alot easier.You can’tget tagged on Twitter pendedone-matchEuropean com- champion,StefanosTsitsipasisbackforhissec- Rafa,Ijustknewitthe firsttime Isaw them tournament to go levelwith Roger and stuffifyou don’t have the app, so that’s petition ban, UEFAsaid on Friday. The ondstraight year,asisDaniil Medvedev. “They’redifferentfromtheguyswhoknocked play.For these guystobegood forthe sport Federerand will take on Argentine been apretty easy one forme.” Portuguese coachwas deemedtobe The question is no longer whether these on the door but weren’t fixtures in the Grand theyneedtoreachthatlevel.” DiegoSchwartzman in his opener on The prodigiouslytalentedpair of Pucovski responsible forthe latekickoff of players will become ATPFinalsfixtures SlamsemisandfinalsandattheATPFinals,like McEnroesaidtheir careers might resem- Monday. and Cameroon Greenwereamong five un- Spurs’ Europa League matchatRoyal throughoutthis decade, but whether theyare Milos Raonic or KeiNishikori.” ble those of Grand Slam winnerslikeLleyton cappedplayers pickedThursdayina17-mem- Antwerp on October 29. UEFA’s ready,after Thiem’s United States Open tri- Yetliketheir predecessors, theyremain in Hewitt, Andy Roddickand Stan Wawrinka, Groups berAustralian Test squadfor the big-ticket Control, Ethics and Disciplinarybody umph this year,totakeoverfromthe players the shadowofFederer,Nadal and Djokovic. who nevercrossedthe all-time-great thresh- TOKYO1970: NovakDjokovic, Daniil four-matchseries againstIndia, starting said the ban is deferredfor aproba- whohavelongbeen at the top. “The Big Three arestill playing at ahigher old. Still, Ivan Lendl provides inspiration. Medvedev,Alexander Zverev,Diego December 17.Inrecent times, Australian tionaryperiod of one year.Tottenham Theanswer,tennisexpertssaid,wasmixed. level,”saidTimHenman,aBBCanalyst,butthe Through1984,Lendl,thenatwo-timewinner Schwartzman greatshavecalledfor Pucovski's selection in were also fined25,000 euros Expect them to win majors, but Federer, and younger players “mayjustsneak away acou- ofthe year-end tournament (then the Grand LONDON 2020: Rafael Nadal, the team following hisfine run in domestic ($29,565) forthe latekickoff plus especiallyNadal and Djokovic, will win even ple of Slams in the next three or four years.” Prix Masters), had areputation forchoking in Dominic Thiem, Stefano Tsitsipas, cricket – the 22-year-oldstruck successive 3,000 eurosfor abreachofUEFA’s more. And by thetime the Big Three finally PaulAnnacone,aTennisChannelanalyst,went theGrandSlams.Hehadwononlyoneandlost Andrey Rublev double centuries in his twoShield appear- equipment regulations. Spurs lostthe fade, anew generation maybeready to chal- further,predicting that amember of the six times in the semifinals or finals to Jimmy Sunday's singles matches: ances. His inclusion has setupacompetition match1-0 in Belgium but topGroup lengeThiemand company. younger group would win at leastone Grand Connors, John McEnroe and BjornBorg. But (3) DThiem (AUT)vs(6) STsitsipas with fellowopener Joe Burns, who is feeling Jongoal difference,ahead of Antwerp “Thenumbers speak forthemselves,” said Slam in 2021. Henman and McEnroe said theyweredone by 1985, and Lendl captured (GRE); (2) RNadal (ESP) vs (7) A the heat afteradisastrous starttothe first- and LASK Linz. AGENCIES PatrickMcEnroe,anESPNanalyst.“Thesefour Thiem,theoldestandmostaccomplished,was five of thenextnineGrandSlams,dominating Rublev(RUS) class summer,though he still seems to have have solidifiedthemselvesasthat next tier. slightly aheadofthe others. In the ultimate the tour forfiveyears. NYT the backing of coachJustin Langer. BUMPY ROAD AHEAD Why awarding aFormulaOne race to Saudi Arabia is controversial

Theconservativekingdom’srecordonhuman rights is poor,and critics sayhigh-profile events allowautocratic regimes to ‘sportswash’their reputations

is organising an event at the King Abdullah driving. One of the activists wastriedand and wasnotablyseen during the Berlin What other major eventshavebeen ANDREWAMSAN Economic City. “The current Saudi regime sentencedto10lashes, according to Olympicsin1936(openedbyAdolf Hitler) held in SaudiArabia? NOVEMBER14 uses sportstowhitewash itscrimes, to have Amnesty International.In2013, Loujain al- and the 1978 FIFAWorldCup in Argentina The countryhas historicallyfrownedat awindowtothe West,while maintaining Hathlou triedtospearhead asimilarcam- to themuchmorerecent 2008 Olympics in “Western-influenced” sports andentertain- FORMULAONE lastweek confirmedthat and even worsening women’s conditions,” paignusing social media. But the Saudi gov- Beijing, and the Sochi Winter Games in ment. But 2016 sawthe kingdom changeits SaudiArabia wouldhostits firstrace next Lina wrote. The event carries acash award ernment warnedthat the womenwould be Russia. Critics see it as essentiallyapublic stanceasithostedthe Race of Champions year from November 26-28 at the portcity of $1.5 million from the Saudi dealt with “firmlyand with relations exercise whichprovesveryeffec- (ROC) motorsportevent, inked amajor deal of Jeddah. While F1 has expandedits orbit Public Investment Fund, force”. The campaign website tive.Sportspeople have ahugereachacross withthe WorldWrestling Entertainment

to nowinclude racesin33countries, hu- headedbythe CrownPrince ED washackedjustadaybeforethe different cultures and can draw positive (WWE),and opened itsdoors to boxing man rightsorganisations have allegedthat MohammedBin Salman. protestwas scheduledtotake headlines forcountries with tarnished im- eventsfeaturing the likes of Briton Amir

the event has little to do with the promo- AIN place. ages.“When we google Saudia Arabia, they Khan.Saudi also hostedaPGA European Tour tion of sportinthe region – and is actually When did the protestto don’t want us to see beheadings or bomb- golf event in December lastyear,and the re- partofthe kingdom’ssweeping ‘sports- securethe right to drive PL What is the current situation ings, but somethinglike “Riyadh hosts avi- matchbetween AndyRuiz Jr.and Anthony washing’plan. begin? in Saudi? brant F1 Race,” Jakens said. Joshua,for theunifiedWBA (Super), IBF,

EX E● Activists sayit’s “ironical” that aFormula Saudi Arabia bannedwomen According to Amnesty WBOand IBOheavyweight worldtitles.And One race should be held in acountrywhere from drivingbackin1957, and the firstpub- International, the crackdown on dissent Whendid Saudi Arabia begin thepush it is slated to hosttwo cash-richLadies severalwomen activists,who fought forthe lic protests happenedin1990 – when has increasedrapidly in recent times. Loujainal-Hathloul, one of the faces of forits alleged sportswashing? European Tour golf eventsthis month. right of women to drive,are behindbars, around 40 womendrove down aprominent Saudi Arabia is thirdonthe listofcountries the women’s driving rightscampaign, The country’s interestinsports grew man- and wheredissent is crushed. street in the capital Riyadh. Police haltedthe with the mostnumber of executions last wasarrestedwithnine othersin2018. ifoldafter 2016 as partofCrown Prince But is this the firsttime thatFormula protest, and several women were later sus- year,asper Amnesty records. Several Mohammedbin Salman’s Vision 2030 eco- One is partnering with acountry So, who arethe women activists, and pended by their employers. But activists women activists arebehind bars on nomic development program. accusedofhumanrightsviolations? whyhavetheybeenimprisoned? kept “The Women to DriveMovement” chargessuchascontacting an interna- able to drive arenow themselveslanguish- To getthe wheels moving, Princess Reema Not really.In2016, Azerbaijan, acountry As per Amnesty,13activists arefacing trial afloatwith sustainedprotests. In 2007,cam- tionalrights organisation with reports of ing in jail – bravepeople likeLoujain al- Bandar al-Saud, currentlySaudi Arabia’s with a “poor humanrights” recordaccord- forchargessuchas“contactingforeign me- paigners sent apetition to the lateKing tortureand abuse.Amnestyhas been try- Hathloul and Nassima al-Sada,” Amnesty ambassador to the United States,worked ing to Human RightsWatch, hostedits first dia, activists and human rightsorganisa- Abdullah, and the following year on ing to securethe release of 13 suchactivists UK’s head of campaigns, Felix Jakens, told with amajor American lobbying firm to set Formula Oneraceamidprotestsfromac- tions”. Loujain al-Hathloul, one of the faces International Women’s Day, rights activist whohavebeenjailed for “exercising their TheIndian Express. up meetings withtop sports organisations tivists.Recently, Formula One wasaccused of the women’s driving rightscampaign, Wajihaal-Huwaider postedavideo of her expressionoffreedom”. likethe National Basketball Association, of turning ablind eyetoallegations of hu- wasarrestedwithnineothersin2018just behindthe wheelonsocial media. Asimi- “Even feminism has been declaredanex- What is ‘sportswashing’?Isthisanew Major League Soccer,World Surf League, man rights violations in Bahrain when they months before the ban on women driving lar act of “defiance” waswitnessedin tremistword, whichisridiculous.Women concept? and FormulaOne, according to areportin racedthereinMarch 2019.InAugustlast carswas lifted.Loujain’ssisterLina, alawyer October 2016.Women’srightsactivists cannotspeak about their rightsorraisetheir To critics who use the expression, sports- The Guardian. year,KingHamad handed aroyal pardon basedinBrussels, said her older sibling was postedtheir driving videos on YouTubeto voice forfellowwomen facing persecution washing refers to hosting asports eventor In 2016,Prince Salman had ordered the for105 detainees,including activistNajah subjected to “tortureand degradation, in- markInternational Women’s Day. Some of fordissent. The bitter ironyoveraSaudi owning areputedsportsteam to improve country’s sports governing body to setup Yusuf who wasimprisonedin2017party cluding sexual abuse in prison”, in aletter them were arrested,and were pressuredto Grand Prix is that the very people who the imageofacountry by attractingposi- asports development fund to boostthe forher socialmedia posts opposing Formula writtentothe Ladies European Tour,which sign pledgessayingtheywould refrain from fought forthe rightsofSaudi women to be tive headlines. As aconceptitisnot new – sector. One races in the country.

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