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Salman Khan 25 HE SIAN GE shares T NEWA DELHI TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2019 A another poster of Dabangg 3 NATION | Communalism NEWSMAKERS | Interview Condolezza Rice says Prince Harry admits to tension, govts should stay above says he is charting a path religious preferences 4 different from brother William 12 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 246 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ Cong may do worse in Maharashtra, Haryana than in LS polls We’ll go inside Exit polls predict landslide PoK if needed: Malik, Rajnath win for BJP in both states Mend your ways, behave, Pak told VINEETA PANDEY YUSUF JAMEEL NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 EXIT POLLS ‘NO DENT TO BJP’S GRIP ON POWER’ with agency inputs Pakistan troops Voter turn out SRINAGAR/LEH, OCT. 21 The exit polls have pre- HARYANA: TOTAL SEATS - 90 63% dicted a landslide victory Jammu and Kashmir gov- violate 2003 for the BJP-led National BJP+ CONG+ INLD JJP OTHERS ernor Satya Pal Malik Democratic Alliance in TIMES NOW 71 11 0 0 8 warned Pakistan on truce yet again both the Maharashtra and Monday of stern military Haryana Assembly polls CNN NEWS 18 75 10 0 0 5 action if it continued to AGE CORRESPONDENT held on Monday. While push in terrorists into SRINAGAR, OCT. 21 Fast bowler Umesh Yadav cele- NEWS X 75-80 9-12 0 0 1-4 brates the dismissal of South most exit polls predicted a Sharad Pawar J&K to foment trouble in REPUBLIC TV 5-9 African Heinrich Klaasen saffron tsunami, the TV9 52-63 15-19 0-1 7-9 the state. “We will dis- Pakistan troops on Bharatvarsh poll indicat- mantle all the terrorist Monday again violated the during the third day of final TV9 BHRATVARSH 47 23 0-1 11 8 Test between India and South ed a hung Assembly in Pawar: There camps. If they don’t desist November 2003 ceasefire Africa at JSCA Stadium in Haryana. Poll of Exit Polls 66 14 2 4-6 2 we will go inside understanding by resort- Going by the exit polls, (Pakistan-occupied- ing to unprovoked small Ranchi on Monday. Voter turn out will be change ■ Report on Page 14 — PTI the BJP-Shiv Sena Kashmir),” he said while arms firing and mortar alliance is expected to MAHARASHTRA: TOTAL SEATS - 288 63% Mumbai: Nationalist talking to reporters on the shelling along the Line of form the government in BJP+ CONG+ OTHERS The BJP- Congress Party chief sidelines of a function Control in Jammu and SC: Demolished Maharashtra again, while Sharad Pawar expressed organised by the police to Kashmir’s Poonch district. in Haryana incumbent REPUBLIC 223 54 11 Sena will confidence here on pay tribute to its martyrs A defence spokesman in have a Ravidas temple CM Manohar Kal Khattar ABP NEWS 204 69 15 Monday that there will be at Zewan on the outskirts Jammu said that the will get a second term. record-break- a change of guard in of Srinagar. Pakistani troops targeted can be rebuilt Once elected, Shiv Sena’s INDIA TODAY 166-194 72-90 22-34 ing victory and Maharashtra after the The governor also said: the Indian forwards posi- Aditya Thackeray, who Assembly elections. “War is bad and Pakistan tions and civilian areas in TIMES NOW 230 48 10 Fadnavis will New Delhi: The Supreme made his political debut, be the chief "Youngsters want should behave. If they Shahpur and Gotriya area Court on Monday agreed to is likely to get a major CNN NEWS 18 243 41 4 minister change. The BJP and Shiv don’t mend their ways, of Poonch. PAGE 4 allow construction of a portfolio as he makes a again Sena ruled the state and what will happen in future shrine to Guru Ravidas, start in governance. NEWS 24 230 48 10 people hoped their expec- will be worse than what to ask the boys here what revered by the dalits, in In Maharashtra, the — Nitin tations would be fulfilled. happened yesterday.” did they achieve, so far south Delhi, on a 400 square “Poll of Exit Polls” Poll of Exit Polls 218 57 13 Gadkari That trust, however, has In a message to the peo- (through confrontation)?” metre plot of land at the showed that the BJP-Sena been betrayed," Mr Pawar ple of the Valley, particu- Defence minister same site where a Ravidas alliance had a clear roll told reporters afterwards. larly its youth, Mr Malik Rajnath Singh also talked temple was demolished in over their rivals, ■ More on Page 2 said: “There will be a new tough on Monday, saying August. The court also Congress and Nationalist Kashmir from November the armed forces will keep ordered the release of peo- Congress Party (NCP), The Assembly elections 1... participate in it and giving a befitting reply to ple arrested for protesting. with 218 seats predicted were also the first big test take it ahead. I would like ■ Turn to Page 4 Full report on Page 13 for the ruling alliance in for both first-time chief the 288-member ministers — Devendra Assembly. Fadnavis and Manohar ‘No terror camps destroyed’: Siachen is now The Congress-NCP is Lal Khattar. The main expected to get 57 seats, BJP plank for both the open to tourists while others may get 13. states was largely polaris- Pak Army rejects India claim Interestingly, the BJP- ing national issues, rang- SHAFQAT ALI Services Public Relations New Delhi: Siachen glacier, Sena had contested the (From left) Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, actresses Diya Mirza and Deepika ing from the abrogation of ISLAMABAD, OCT. 21 of Pakistan Army Major world’s highest battlefield 2014 Assembly polls sepa- Padukone show their inked fingers after voting in Mumbai on Saturday. — PTI Article 370 in Kashmir to General Asif Ghafoor said known for extreme cold rately and later came the National Register of Pakistan military on Indian Army Chief's state- weather and tough moun- together to form the gov- In Haryana too, the The results of these exit over economic slowdown Citizens, and the ruling Monday rejected India ment was “disappointing taineering terrain, has been ernment. But this time “Poll of Exit Polls” gave polls are a major blow to and loss of jobs. However, party avoided local issues Army Chief's claim of as he holds a very respon- opened for tourists. “The they decided to be togeth- the BJP 66 seats in the the Congress, which was the BJP juggernaut and the economic slow- destroying four alleged sible position.” He said Siachen area is now open for er from the beginning Assembly of 90, while giv- hoping to revive its for- apparently rolled on down. camps in Pakistan Indian high commission tourists,” said defence minis- itself to avoid splitting of ing 14 to the Congress, tunes in the two states. unhindered in both states The BJP also strategical- Occupied Kashmir, saying in Pakistan was welcome ter Rajnath Singh. votes and giving the two to the INLD and The party had hoped to as the Congress was ly changed several sitting there were no such to take any foreign diplo- Full report on Page 3 Congress-NCP alliance an Akali Dal alliance and encash on the brewing bogged down by internal MLAs to handle camps. mat or media to prove the advantage. eight to others. dissent among people strife and factionalism. ■ Turn to Page 4 Director deneral Inter claim on ground. SC ruling on PC bail appeal likely today Winter meet of New Delhi: The Supreme Canadians vote in a tight Court is likely to pronounce Singhvi triggers new Savarkar row Parliament to on Tuesday its verdict on former finance minister P. race, Trudeau might lose Chidambaram’s plea for bail Ottawa, Oct. 21: in parlia- Cong MP calls Hindu Mahasabha leader an ‘accomplished’ man start Nov. 18, in INX Media case investigat- Canadians began voting ment. AGE CORRESPONDENT does not subscribe to ed by the CBI relating to the in a general election At final NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 I personally don’t sub- Savarkar’s ideology. “I per- key bills listed alleged criminality and cor- Monday, with surveys campaign scribe to Savarkar’s sonally don’t subscribe to ruption in the case. predicting a minority gov- stops in Wading into the ongoing ideology but that does- Savarkar’s ideology but AGE CORRESPONDENT Full report on Page 3 ernment as Prime western- debate over a Bharat Ratna that doesn’t take away the NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 J. Trudeau n’t take away the fact Minister Justin most British for V.D. Savarkar, senior that he was an fact that he was an accom- COUNTERPOINT Trudeau’s Liberal Party Columbia on Sunday, for- Congress leader Abhishek ‘accomplished man’ plished man”, who played a The Winter Session of risks losing its majority mer golden boy Trudeau “Manu” Singhvi on part in the freedom strug- Parliament will be held or even being kicked out made an emotional appeal Monday praised the who played a part in gle, fought for dalit rights from November 18 to of office. to voters to enable him to Hindutva ideologue and the freedom and went to jail for the December 13. Sources The Liberals and the build on the achieve- said he was an “accom- struggle country,” the Rajya Sabha said that the decision Conservatives, led by ments of his first term. He plished” man who fought — A.M. Singhvi, MP, who was elected with was conveyed to the sec- Andrew Scheer, could be warned against Scheer’s for dalit rights and had Congress MP Trinamul Congress sup- retariats of both the Lok set for a near dead heat pledged rollback of envi- taken part in the freedom port, tweeted with the hash- Sabha and Rajya Sabha with pundits calling it one ronmental protections struggle. Mr Singhvi’s com- tag “never forget”. by the parliamentary Canada’s closest elections including a federal car- ments came days after the Mahasabha leader with a launched a scathing attack Mr Singhvi had earlier affairs ministry. ever. bon tax that discourages BJP’s Maharashtra unit reverential “Savarkar ji”, on the BJP over the Bharat set off a controversy when The government is Neither the Liberals nor the use of large amounts had proposed a Bharat Dr Singh said former PM Ratna demand for he tweeted that the likely to introduce sev- the Conservatives — the of fossil fuels. “We need a Ratna for Mr Savarkar. Indira Gandhi had issued a Savarkar, with the Congress Party shoud not eral major bills, includ- parties that have led strong, progressive gov- After this, former PM postal stamp in Savarkar’s Congress itself saying needlessly criticise every ing the Citizenship Canada since ernment that will unite Manmohan Singh too had memory. “(But) we are not Savarkar, while acquitted move of Prime Minister Amendment Bill, nulli- Confederation in 1867 — Canadians and fight cli- toned down the Congress’ in favour of the Hindutva later, had faced criminal Narendra Modi. He had fying the National is forecast to win enough mate change — not a pro- stand against Savarkar, ideology Savarkar ji patro- charges over the murder of been supported by many Registrar of Citizens to a support to secure an gressive Opposition,” he saying the party only nised and stood for”. Mahatma Gandhi. leaders in the party, includ- considerable extent. absolute majority of seats said. — AFP opposes his Hindutva ideol- Earlier, however, the On Monday, Mr Singhvi ing his Rajya Sabha col- Two crucial ordi- ogy. Referring to the Hindu Opposition parties had added, however, that he league Jairam Ramesh. nances are also on the list to be converted into laws during the session, one the ordinance WEATHER Henry Kissinger at Delhi conference reducing the corporate tax rate to reverse the O Max: 32 C Blow to Boris as Speaker slowdown, issued in Min: 18OC September, and the RH: 35% other banning the sale Rainfall: 0% and manufacture e-ciga- rejects new Brexit deal vote rettes. Forecast: Sunny This, however, will be London, Oct. 21: British Bercow said. “Today’s a very short session, Prime Minister Boris motion is in substance compared to the last few ASTROGUIDE Johnson was dealt anoth- the same as Saturday’s years, when winter ses- er blow Monday when the motion and the House has sions were convened on Vikari: Dakshinayana Speaker of Parliament decided the matter.” November 21 and ended Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula denied him a second shot Lawmakers refused on in the first week of Navami till 3.30 am at winning MPs’ approval Saturday to give their January. (Wednesday) for his EU divorce deal, backing to Mr Johnson’s The 20-day session is with Brexit looming in revised settlement plan the first after the dilu- Star: Pushyami till 4.33 pm Boris John just 10 days’ time. Johnson Bercow until all the domestic leg- tion of Article 370 and Varjyam: 4.36 am to 6.06 am House of Commons islation needed to ratify it the complete shutdown (Wednesday) Speaker John Bercow — a time in 37 years, had has passed. in Kashmir. colourful figure who has voted to demand that the Mr Johnson's foes are The government, for Durmuhurtam: 8.32 am to played a starring role in Conservative PM delay now forging new alliances the first time in six 9.19 am, 10.46 pm to 11.36 the Brexit drama — said Brexit while they further and trying to attach years, is comfortably pm Mr Johnson was not consider his newly- amendments that could placed in the Rajya Rahukalam: 3 pm to 4.30 pm allowed to push for the agreed EU divorce agree- either force him to push Sabha, with a fractured SUNSET TODAY 5.45 PM same measures twice in ment. for closer trade ties with Opposition and num- the same parliamentary “The motion will not be the EU — or abandon the bers in its favour and is SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.26 AM sitting. debated today because it deal and accept a third Union minister Piyush Goyal greets former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger at the unlikely to face much of MOONRISE TOMORROW 12.51 AM Lawmakers, meeting on would be repetitive and delay this year. — AFP second annual India Leadership Summit hosted by US-India Strategic and Partnership a hurdle in passing leg- MOONSET TODAY 1.54 PM a Saturday for the first disorderly to do so,” Mr ■ More on Page 11 Forum with the theme ‘Partners of Growth’ in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI islation. 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BSP president Mayawati says that ever PAGE since the BJP came to power in Uttar Pradesh, crimes have been increasing Nation 2 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Naxal-hit There will be change, C’garh seat says NCP chief Pawar sees 74% I am confident that turnout we will see the result NCP supremo says BJP-Sena betrayed people Raipur, Oct. 21: A high we (Congress) are Mumbai, Oct. 21: voter turnout of 74.39 Nationalist Congress per cent was recorded in expecting Party chief Sharad Pawar ‘DON’T KNOW IF FEAR OF LOSING the bypoll to the Naxal- expressed confidence on hit Chitrakot Assembly — Shashi Tharoor, Monday that there will be BEHIND PANKAJA’S FAINTING’ constituency in Congress leader a change of guard in AGE CORRESPONDENT gations Chhattisgarh till the Maharashtra after the MUMBAI, OCT. 21 against scheduled deadline of 5 Assembly elections. Dhananjay pm on Monday, an elec- Voting for the 288 Asse- Nationalist Congress Munde. “But tion official here said. SHORT TAKES mbly seats in the state Party (NCP) chief Sharad later she The voting till 5 pm began at 7 am on Monday. Pawar asked on Monday fainted...I was peaceful and those Elderly standing in The BJP-Shiv Sena com- why Bharatiya Janata Pankaja saw her inter- standing in queues in bine, which ousted the Party (BJP) leader Munde view subse- the premises of polling Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar arrives on a bicycle with his supporters Congress and NCP from Pankaja Munde should get quently. In booths after the official to cast vote during the Haryana Assembly elections in Karnal on Monday. — PTI queue to vote dies power in 2014, is seeking a upset and faint during a that she said she was end of voting will be Pune: A 62-year-old man second term this time. rally merely because her referred to (by Dhana- allowed to exercise their fainted while standing in Pawar, his grand-daughter estranged cousin njay) as ‘Bahinabai’,” Mr democratic right and the queue outside a polling Revati Sule and son-in-law Dhananjay Munde called Pawar said. this may push up the station in adjoining Pimpri- Sadanand Sule voted at a her “Bahinabai” (sister). “I did not understand final turnout figure, he Chinchwad industrial town- polling booth in south He did not know if why one would be pained said. Violence mars polling in ship on Monday and later Mumbai in the morning. Pankaja, the Maharashtra or faint when referred to Six candidates are in died of brain hemorrhage “Youngsters want Women and Child Welfare as Bahinabai. Nothing the fray from the Naxal- in a hospital, said police. change. The BJP and Shiv Minister, fainted due to happens to you while you affected seat reserved According to the police, the Sena ruled the state and fear of losing to give speech for 30-40 min- for Scheduled Tribe (ST) Haryana, leaves 7 injured deceased, Abdul Rahim people hoped their expec- Dhananjay, NCP nominee utes and you faint at the nominees, but the main Shaikh, a resident of tations would be fulfilled. from Parli Assembly con- end of it,” Mr Pawar said. contest is between the Chandigarh, Oct. 21: Shantinagar, which is part of That trust, however, has stituency, Mr Pawar said “I don’t know if behind ruling Congress and the Haryana on Monday the Bhosari assembly con- been betrayed,” Mr Pawar in a sarcastic vein. this episode there was opposition BJP. recorded a voter turnout of BOGUS VOTING IN HARYANA stituency, was suffering from told reporters afterwards. Talking about the some fear that there could The bypoll in the 65 per cent in the assembly cancer for the last one year. Maharashtra lagged episode, Pawar said dur- be a different (unfavo- assembly segment, polls, a sharp drop from VILLAGE, ALLEGES DUSHYANT “He, along with his wife, had behind in sectors such as ing her 40-minute speech urable poll) result,” the which falls in the Bastar the 2014 elections which come to cast his vote at one agriculture and indus- the BJP leader made alle- NCP chief added. region, became neces- brought the BJP to power Jind, Oct. 21: JJP leader Singh. Mr Chautala said of the polling stations in tries, and there were job sary after sitting in the state. Dushyant Chautala lev- when he objected to it, Bhosari. While standing in losses too, the former Meanwhile, Maharashtra and politicians has Congress MLA Deepak Seven people were hurt elled allegation of an attempt was made to the queue, Shaikh fainted Union minister claimed. BJP president Chandr- increased. The reason for Baij resigned after win- in stone-pelting between “bogus voting” in con- hurl a glass at him by and was taken home by fam- “All this has created rest- akant Patil ridiculed Mr that is the transparent ning from the Bastar two groups in a Nuh vil- nivance with a police some persons. ily members and others," lessness among people...I Pawar’s statement that it government of Prime Lok Sabha constituency lage and there were official at a booth in “When I said a said a senior official got good response across would not be an easy win Minister Narendra Modi,” in May. “minor incidents” in Dumerkha Kalan village woman's vote was cast in attached to the Bhosari the state (during the cam- for the BJP-Shiv Sena he said. The voting in Rohtak, Narnaul and of the Uchana Kalan a bogus manner, five to police station. paigning). I do not have alliance as the situation in “Body language of vot- Chitrakot, which has Bahadurgah districts, assembly constituency six persons tried to hurl — PTI any doubt that there will the state had changed in ers shows that the BJP- 1,67,911 eligible voters, is police said. But they main- here on Monday. a glass at me. I have com- be a change,” he said. the last few days. Shiv Sena alliance would spread across two dis- tained that polling over the Dushyant Chautala plained to the returning Election results will be “Since the 2014 elections, achieve a huge victo- tricts, began at 8 am 90 assembly constituen- (31), a former MP from officer concerned about AIMIM MP roughed out on October 24. people’s faith in politics ry,” Mr Patil added. — PTI amid tight security. cies was largely peaceful. Hisar, is in the fray from the police official and “After the deadline for The turnout was less Uchana Kalan and con- others,” Jannayak Jana- up near poll booth voting ended at 5 pm, than the 76.54 percentage testing against sitting ta Party leader said, 74.39 per cent voter in the 2014 assembly elec- BJP MLA Prem Lata, demanding that Aurangabad: AIMIM MP turnout was recorded in tions and the 70.36 per cent who is the wife of former repolling be held at the Imtiaz Jaleel received minor the Chitrakot seat,” he recorded over the state’s 10 Union Minister Birender booth. — PTI injuries in a clash between said. parliamentary constituen- workers of the NCP and his However, the figure is cies in the Lok Sabha elec- party in Aurangabad provisional and might tions this year. FIRs were registered. Police Sangeeta Kalia said Central assembly constituen- go up as voters were Currently, the ruling He said there were two an argument broke out cy in Maharashtra on waiting in queues out- Bharatiya Janata Party incidents of firing in Nuh between the two local lead- Monday, the police said. side several polling has 48 members in the district during the day, but ers, and this was followed Elecions to the Maharashta booths after the deadline state assembly and the these were not poll-related. by stone-pelting. Assembly were held on for voting ended, the Congress 17. Seven people, including a “However, the polling Monday. The incident took official added. Addressing reporters in woman, were hurt when process was not ham- place near a polling booth in No untoward incident the evening with supporters of a village pered,” she said. There Katkat Gate locality, was reported in the con- Haryana's Chief Electoral sarpanch and a former were reports of minor a local police official said. stituency during the Officer Anurag Agarwal, headman clashed outside a fights taking place bet- There was a scuffle between polling process which he said there were “minor polling booth in Malaaka ween the supporters of the workers of the All India was by and large peace- incidents of clashes” in village in Nuh district in BJP and the Congress in Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen ful, he said. Nuh, Rohtak and Narnaul Mewat region, police said. Rohtak and Bahadurgarh and the Nationalist Congress The presiding officer districts. Altogether, 13 Nuh Superintendent of districts. — PTI Party, and when Jaleel inter- at the Matnar polling vened, he too was attacked booth (No. 15) was by unidentified men, said a replaced after a com- local police official. — PTI plaint was received INSIDE INDIA CRECHES AT POLL against him, the official Voters display their identity cards as they wait in a queue to cast their votes for the said without providing BOOTHS FOR KIDS Bhujbal too busy Maharashtra Assembly polls in Sangli on Monday. — PTI details. — PTI MAHA VOTER OF WOMEN VOTERS to cast his vote AGE CORRESPONDENT WITHOUT ARMS MUMBAI, OCT. 21 Mumbai: Senior NCP leader Keralaites GETS TOE INKED Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday Bihar grand alliance in In a bid to make the said he could not cast his Mumbai, Oct. 21: In a polling process conven- Rahul Gandhi vote in the Maharashtra brave rains rare instance, polling ient for female voters, assembly elections on Mo- officials in Deolali asse- temporary creches for RIGGED EVMs nday as he was busy in the mbly constituency in children were set up for Yevla Assembly constituency to cast turmoil on bypoll day Nashik district on Mo- the first time in some in Nashik district from where nday applied the indeli- Assembly segments, an H’yana MLA he is seeking another term. their vote Patna, Oct. 21: Beset with ties, and, on the other, he ble ink to one of the toes official said Monday. Mr Bhujbal is a registered squabbles since its incep- goes on demeaning his of a farmer who had As several female vot- voter in Nashik city. “I was in Lucknow/Kochi, Oct. 21: tion, the Opposition grand alliance partners. Let the lost his arms in an acci- ers have no option but to most honest: my constituency, which is big A moderate turnout of alliance in Bihar appeared results come out. He will dent a few years ago. carry their children in size. I fanned parts of the nearly 57 per cent was to remain adrift on learn what is our worth In Deolali, the polling along with them to the constituency since this morn- reported on Monday in Monday when bypolls and how strong the RJD is officer applied the polling booths, the Rahul takes ing. I could not even cover all the bypolls to 51 assem- were under way in a Lok without the support of its indelible link to one of Election Commission parts of it,” Mr Bhujbal told a bly seats and two Lok Sabha seat and five allies”. toes of Bajirao Mojad, came up with this initia- dig at BJP news channel. Meanwhile, the Sabha constituencies Assembly seats, being There had been bad who had lost both his tive, the official said. former deputy chief minister spread across 18 states, billed as the “semi-final” blood between the RJD arms in an accident. Additionally, around New Delhi, Oct. 21: claimed that he would win while voters braved ahead of Assembly elec- and its junior allies after In another incident, 12 hydraulic vans spe- Taking a dig at the with a margin of at least one heavy rains in Kerala tions next year. Jitan Ram Manjhi the Lalu Prasad-led party villagers joined tractor cially designed for pick Bharatiya Janata Party lakh votes. He also exuded where streets were inun- In two of the five Assem- respective cadre”, RJD surreptitiously distrib- trolleys together in up-and-drop services for (BJP), Congress leader confidence that the dated and water entered bly segments — Nathnag- national vice-president uted tickets for four Baramati constituency specially-abled people Rahul Gandhi on Congress-NCP combine will some polling booths. ar in Bhagalpur and Simri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh assembly segments, leav- in Pune district so that were made available, Monday described the bag at least 12 of the total 15 Uttar Pradesh saw a Bakhtiarpur in Madhepu- claimed. ing only two for the voters can reach a considering there were BJP’s candidate from seats in the region. low voter turnout of ra — more than one con- Former Bihar chief min- Congress. polling booth avoiding 3,085 specially-abled Haryana’s Assandh as — PTI 47.05 per cent in 11 stituent of the five-party ister Jitan Ram Manjhi, Manjhi and Sahni had waterlogged area of the voters from Colaba to the “most honest man” assembly seats. Gangoh alliance have fielded their who is the founding presi- lambasted RJD heir appar- polling station. — PTI Sion. in the ruling party after in Saharanpur district respective candidates. dent of HAM, reacted indi- ent Tejashwi Yadav for a video went viral in saw a high of about 60.30 Having failed to defuse gnantly to Singh’s com- ignoring their wish to con- which he is purportedly 110-YEAR-OLD per cent voting while the crisis in time, Lalu ment, saying his remarks test the by-polls and went TN CONG MP ARRESTED FOR CORRUPT heard saying no matter Lucknow Cantonment Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata were “preposterous”. on to announce their own which button is pressed assembly seat witnessed Dal (RJD), which leads the “I respect him as a senior candidates for Nathnagar PRACTICES, LATER RELEASED ON BAIL on the EVM, the vote MAN CASTS the lowest at 28.53 per pack, on Monday sought to leader. But his utterances and Simri Bakhtiarpur, would go to the BJP. cent in the state. make light of its allies are preposterous. If my while stating that they Tirunelveli (TN), Oct. tions, includ- Mr Gandhi posted the VOTE IN ODISHA The overall voting per- Hindustani Awam Morcha candidate or that of would be supporting 21: Congress MP H. ing 171-H video in which sitting centage in the bypolls to (HAM) and Vikassheel Mukesh Sahni (VIP chief) Grand Alliance candi- Vasanthakumar was (Illegal pay- MLA Bakshish Singh Bhubaneswar: A 110-year- 51 assembly seats was Insaan Party (VIP), which were not serious about the dates in the remaining arrested for alleged cor- ments in con- Virk purportedly makes old man in Odisha’s nearly 56.84 per cent, the have fielded their candi- contest, we would not have seats. rupt practices and stay- nection with the remarks. Virk has Baragarh district on Monday Election Commission dates in the two seats. campaigned so intensive- They also campaigned ing in Nanguneri assem- an election), dubbed it as a “fake cast his vote during Bijepur said while releasing data “Grand alliance is unit- ly,” Mr Majhi said. enthusiastically for each bly constituency in the and under section 123 of video” and alleged that assembly by-poll. Ramaji available till 7 pm, ed. The presence of HAM Sahni, a former other’s candidates and ca- district in 'violation' of the Representation of it was a conspiracy by Sahu, the elderly man, came adding that the polling and VIP candidates has Bollywood set designer nvassed for the Congress election rules during a the People Act (corrupt his opponents to defame in a wheelchair-and exer- passed off peacefully. not been taken seriously who had floated the VIP nominee in Samastipur, bypoll held there on practices), they said. him and his party. cised his voting right at The bypolls to the five by anybody. Their candi- about a year ago, said, “On but stayed away from the Monday, police said. Earlier, after being “The most honest man Polling Station 108 at assembly constituencies dates may not have been one hand, Raghuvansh campaign in Belhar and A case has been regis- detained, he was taken in the BJP,” the former Sankarsana Government in Kerala were marred able to withdraw their Prasad Singh keeps talk- Daraundha constituen- tered against him under to the Nanguneri police Congress chief tweeted Upper Primary School in by heavy rains, especial- nominations since it ing about the need for cies, where only the RJD Indian Penal Code sec- station. — PTI along with the video. Bijepur. “I have been voting ly in Ernakulam, as vot- would have demoralised unity of opposition par- was in the fray. — PTI After the video went my franchise right since the ers waded through viral, the Election first elections were held in water-logged roads to Commission on Sunday 1952. It is a sacred duty of a exercise their franchise issued a show-cause citizen and I never want to and water seeped into notice to the BJP leader miss the opportunity to per- some booths on Monday. Bypolls crucial for both NDA, grand alliance and appointed a special form this,” said Ramaji. Ernakkullam saw a rel- observer to the con- Another centenarian woman atively low turnout at NAYEAR AZAD of the five assembly seats ◗ The five assembly been closely monitoring tough contest from the stituency to take “cor- - Lochana Nayak - cast her 53.27 per cent. PATNA, OCT. 21 had created a flutter in the the by-polls on Monday JD(U). From the rective action”. vote at a polling booth at The state generally has grand alliance last month. seats where byelec- said that the main fight on Kishanganj assembly seat, It said former deputy Agalpur under Barpali high polling percentage. Bypolls on one parliamen- Former chief minister tions were held on the Nathnagar seat was Congress had fielded a election commissioner block. Sources in the CEO, High voter turnout was tary and five Assembly Jitan Ram Manjhi who Monday fell vacant between HAM and JD(U). candidate against the BJP. Vinod Zutshi is being Odisha, said polling in reported in Khonsa West seats held on Monday is had joined the grand after the leaders “Our candidate is going Reports suggest that the sent to Assandh con- Bijepur recorded 72 per seat in Arunachal being seen as semi-finals alliance in February 2018 to win from Nathnagar Congress nominee also stituency in Karnal "in cent by 5 PM. The CEO Pradesh (90 pc), Naxal- ahead of assembly elec- has been giving indica- who represented seat. As far as RJD is con- faced a tough contest light of the video circu- sources also said that this hit Chitrakot in tions due next year. tions of joining hands them were elected cerned they will be pushed against the Lok Janshakti lating in social media". was a tentative figure and it Chhattisgarh (74 pc), Political analysts are of with other like-minded to the Lok Sabha. to the third position”, Party (LJP) on Samastipur In the video, Virk also may increase when the final Huzurnagar Telangana the opinion that poll secular forces before the HAM spokesperson parliamentary seat. purportedly tells a small figure comes out. “Voting (84 pc) and Jhabua in results will also decide the Assembly polls scheduled faced a month ago when Danish Rizwan told this The five assembly seats gathering of his sup- was held peacefully and no Madhya Pradesh (62 pc) future of Tejashwi Yadav in 2020. RJD rejected Jitan Ram newspaper. where byelections were porters, “We will come violence has been reported per cent and Shella in who has been facing a lead- Hindustani Awam Manjhi’s demand for the On the remaining three held on Monday fell vacant to know who has voted at any booth,” said Chief Meghalaya (84.56 pc), ership crisis in the RJD. Morcha (HAM) leaders Nathnagar assembly seat. assembly seats — Belhar, after the leaders who rep- for whom, there should Electoral Officer Sushil according to data relea- Sources claim that RJD’s said that differences with- HAM spokesperson Simri- Bakhtiyarpur and resented them were elect- be no misconception Kumar Lohani. sed by the EC. — PTI decision to contest on four in grand alliance had sur- Danish Rizwan who has Daraundha the RJD faced ed to Lok Sabha. about this....” — PTI Accept mistake

Own up fault of riding 2-wheeler sans PAGE helmet, pay fine: L-G Kiran Bedi to Puducherry CM, V. Narayanasamy Nation 3 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI INX case: SC verdict on Manipur outfit, Cong oppose PC bail plea likely today Autonomous Naga Council AGE CORRESPONDENT Pakistan has made NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 a business ($20 fee Local body warns of consequences over Article 371A extension The Supreme ED to quiz Indrani again, for Kartarpur Court is likely MANOJ ANAND reporters that they would ◗ The UCM, a extending Article 371(A) to pronounce GUWAHATI, OCT. 21 not accept any compro- pressure group of Constitution related pilgrims) out of faith on Tuesday its seek fresh clarifications mise with territorial with Nagaland in the verdict on for- AGE CORRESPONDENT murder case. “There are Amidst the sudden out- integrity of Manipur. of Manipur, also state. — Harsimrat Kaur Badal, mer finance NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 certain fresh evidences break of violence in rem- Formation of Autonomous demanded a The UCM leaders also Union minister minister P. related to the case that ote districts of Nagaland, Council and extension of clarification from regretted that the Chidambaram’s plea for A team of Enforcement need to be verified from the United Committee Article 371A to Manipur the Manipur govt Government of India is bail in the INX Media Directorate (ED) offi- her. If required, the Manipur (UCM) and amounts to interference going to conclude the case, investigated by the cials is likely to visit agency may send a team Opposition Congress have with the territorial integri- on whether it was Naga peace accord but SHORT TAKES Central Bureau of Byculla prison in of its officials to Byculla threatened to oppose the ty of the state, he added. aware of the they have not been con- Investigation (CBI). The Mumbai to seek fresh prison,” sources said. formation of autonomous The United Committee Centre agreeing to sulted as yet on the forma- HDK meets jailed judgment was reserved on clarifications from The ED has already council and extension of Manipur (UCM) also reaf- grant autonomy tion of autonomous dis- October 18 by a bench Indrani Mukherjea in recorded her statement Article 371A for Nagas in firmed its strong opposi- territorial council trict council for Nagas and leader Shivakumar comprising Justi-ces R. connection with the in the case. Indrani has Manipur. The Governm- tion to any kind of settle- extension of Article 371A Banumathi, A.S. Bopanna agency’s probe pertain- turned approver in this ent of India has agreed to ment, including arrange- to Manipur. It is signifi- New Delhi: Former and Hrishikesh Roy. ing to the INX Media case. A Delhi court create an Autonomous ments for territorial coun- impose territorial council cant that Nagas of Karnataka chief minister and The judgment will be case in a day or two. recently sent former Council for Nagas in cil, 6th Schedule and eth- or 6th schedule in the state Nagaland and their land JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaras- pronounced by Justice Indrani, a former direc- finance minister P. Manipur and Arunachal nic-based administration forcefully, the UCM will and resources are protect- wamy met Congress leader Banumathi. tor of INX Media (P) Ltd, Chidambaram for custo- Pradesh by rejecting the ,to the ongoing peace talk not remain silent. ed under Article 371A of D.K. Shivakumar at Tihar Jail The CBI had vehemently is lodged in Byculla dial interrogation by the demand of NSCN(I-M) for between the NSCN(I-M) He alleged that if the the Indian Constitution. on Monday.Mr Shivakumar is opposed the plea for bail, prison in connection ED till October 24 in the integration of Naga domi- and the Government of Centre has been negotiat- The UCM which has accused of evading tax and contending that given the with the Sheena Bora INX Media case. nated areas into India. ing with the NSCN(I-M) on started holding meetings being involved in alleged position and stature of Mr Nagaland. UCM president Sunil territorial council, the to formulate their future hawala transactions worth Chidambaram, his mere The issue came into Karam said that they were Centre has failed to keep strategy has also asked all crores of rupees. He was presence was enough for extension of his custody. court order rejecting bail focus suddenly with the already made aware of a its assurance of consult- the legislators of the state arrested on September 3 by influencing witnesses. The ED is investigating plea by the former finance Government of India set- distinct possibility of ing all stakeholders before to clarify their stand on the Enforcement Directorate The CBI had told the court the money laundering minister. ting the deadline of making an arrangement finalising the Naga solu- proposed Naga peace and his judicial custody has that Mr Chidambaram aspect of the INX Media The CBI had approached October 31 to conclude the to provide a territorial tion. accord which extends to been extended till October should not be set free till case. the top court against the ongoing Naga peace talks. council or 6th Schedule The UCM, a pressure territorial boundary of 25. “It was a cordial meet- the examination of cru- Mr Chidambaram is one high court finding that Mr Manipur Congress presi- for bringing a settlement. group of Manipur, also Manipur a well. ing. He looked very confi- cial witnesses. of the accused relating to Chidambaram was not a dent Gaikhangam, who on He reiterated that the demanded a clarification Referring the case of dent despite in this situa- The CBI had filed the alleged irregularities in flight risk and could not Monday asked the ruling UCM has been strongly from the Manipur govern- J&K, he did not rule out tion. He is mentally very chargesheet in the case on the grant of FIPB clear- tamper with documents BJP to clarify their stand opposing such type of eth- ment on whether it was the possibility of the Cen- strong. He is prepared to October 18. ance to INX Media for which are in CBI custody. on Autonomous Council nic administrative divi- aware of the Centre agree- tre imposing President’s fight the next battle,” Mr However, even if the top receiving `305 crore However, the high court for Nagas and extension of sion and if the Central ing to grant autonomy ter- Rule in Manipur to thrash Kumaraswamy told reporters court grants bail to Mr against the approved over- ruled against Mr 371A to Manipur, told government tries to ritorial council and the dissenting voice. after meeting his former Chidambaram, it would seas investment of `4.62 Chidambaram on the Cabinet colleague in the not come into effect as he crore. issue of influencing the Congress-JD(S) coalition is in the custody of the Besides Mr Chidamba- witnesses. government. — PTI Enforcement Directorate ram, his son Karti is also The former finance min- for seven days and solici- an accused in the case. ister is in Tihar Jail under Girl, 15, seeks Chinmayanand tor-general Tushar Mehta Both Mr Chidambaram judicial custody since the India to sign Kartarpur had told the top court on and the CBI had moved rejection of his anticipa- Gehlot help to writes to UP cops October 18 that they the Supreme Court tory bail by the top court would be seeking the against the Delhi high on September 5. stop marriage Shahjahanpur: Former Union Corridor pact on Oct. 23 minister Swami Chinmaya- Jaipur, Oct. 21: A 15- nand, who is accused by a year old girl met law student of raping her, on Envoy: Many MEA makes final attempt to convince Pak on $20 fee Rajasthan chief min- Monday sent a letter to the ister Ashok Gehlot on police demanding that the Sex CD case: SC VINEETA PANDEY to levy service fee on pil- Monday and sought in Gangster Act should also be opportunities NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 Pak to earn `258cr grims. “India would be intervention in stop- slapped on the woman for a year from pilgrims ready to amend the agree- ping her marriage. allegedly blackmailing him. for French to With time running out to ment accordingly at any The girl, hailing The 23-year-old law student stays Baghel trial sign the agreement on New Delhi: Pakistan is time,” MEA said. from Tonk district, was arrested last month by a Kartarpur Corridor, India expected to earn up to “In view of the long met the chief minis- SIT on charges of extortion. invest in India New Delhi, Oct. 21: The on Monday made one last `258 crore per annum — pending demand of the ter at a routine public According to the SIT, the law Supreme Court on attempt to convince about Pakistani Rs 571 pilgrims to have visa free hearing at his resi- student and her three New Delhi, Monday stayed the ongo- Pakistan to drop its plan crore — from pilgrims access to Gurdwara dence along with her friends allegedly demanded Oct. 21: India ing criminal trial in the to charge $20 from the visiting Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur Sahib and in uncle. She told Mr `5 crore from Chinma- and France alleged sex CD case Indian pilgrims, who will Kartarpur, the final rest- the interest of opera- Gehlot that her father yanand, failing which they have huge involving Chhattisgarh be visiting Kartarpur ing place of founder of tionalisation of the corri- wanted to marry her threatened to upload online untapped chief minister and sen- Sahib Gurdwara using the Sikhism Shri Guru dor in time before the off after the demise of video clips showing him get- potential for ior Congress leader corridor. Nanak Dev, officials said 550th birth anniversary of her mother. ting massages from her. developing E. Lenain Bhupesh Baghel as an In a statement issued on on Monday. The service Guru Nanak falling on 12 Taking note of the — PTI business accused. Bhupesh Baghel Monday, the MEA urged fee from the pilgrims November 2019, govern- matter, the chief min- relations and there are A bench comprising Pakistan government to will be another source ment has today conveyed ister directed officials many opportunities for Chief Justice Ranjan plaint that he had shed rigidity and drop the of foreign currency gen- that we would be ready to to ensure that the girl Woman gets stuck French businesses to Gogoi and Justices S.A. allegedly tried to frame ideas of charging $20 eration for Pakistan, sign the agreement on is not married off. invest and create jobs in Bobde and S.A. Nazeer the then state PWD min- “Service Fee’’ from the which is already reeling Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Following this the in lift shaft, dies India, the European nat- also issued a notice to ister and BJP leader pilgrims. under severe financial on 23 October 2019,” MEA officials gave neces- Mumbai: A 45-year-old ion’s envoy Emmanuel Mr Baghel on a plea of Rajesh Munat in the India has said that it is a crisis, a government said. sary instructions to woman died on Monday Lenain said on Monday. the CBI seeking transfer fake sex CD case. matter of disappointment official said. — PTI MEA added that the the district collector after getting trapped in the Calling relations bet- of the criminal case out Solicitor-general that while understanding Indian government has and the SP, a release lift shaft of a building in a ween India and France of Chhattisgarh on Tushar Mehta, appear- has been reached on most such a fee,” the Indian taken the initiative to put said, adding the CM Navy residential colony in “fabulous”, Mr Lenain grounds, including that ing for the CBI, said that of the elements for facili- government said in a in place the state of art asked the girl to focus Colaba in south Mumbai, the said the two countries the chief minister has two prosecution wit- tating the visit of pil- statement. infrastructure and open on studies and assur- police said. Arti Pardeshi, a share a great level of been allegedly threaten- nesses have lodged com- grims from India, The agreement will be the Kartarpur Sahib ed her full support of domestic help, got trapped confidence and partner- ing the witnesses in the plaints with the probe Pakistan continues to signed on October 23. Corridor on the occasion the government. in the lift shaft and was ship in sectors, includ- case. agency that they have insist on levying a service However, the ministry of of the 550th birth anniver- At the public hear- pinned against a wall ing military, defence and The CBI had registered been threatened at the fee of $20 per pilgrim per external affairs said that sary of Guru Nanak Dev, ing, people from dif- between two floors of a culture. a case against Baghel in behest of accused for visit. “Government has while agreeing to sign the so that the pilgrims from ferent parts of the multi-storied building in the “We have a solid rela- September 2018, then giving statement consistently urged agreement, the govern- India and those holding state apprised the CM colony around 12.15 pm, an tionship in terms of Chhattisgarh Congress against the chief minis- Pakistan that in deference ment of Pakistan has overseas citizen of India of their problems. official said. “Pardeshi, who political ties between president on a com- ter in the case. — PTI to the wishes of the pil- been once again urged to card can undertake visit — PTI works in a third-floor flat, the two countries. But as grims, it should not levy reconsider its insistence to Kartarpur Sahib. was going out to walk a pet compared to political dog when she fell into the ties, the two countries gap between the lift and the still have a huge poten- HINDU LEADER KILLING wall while trying to enter the tial for developing busi- Arrested accused was in touch with others lift,” he said. An accidental ness relations,” he said death case has been at the launch of the sec- registered. — PTI ond edition of the annu- al Indo-French business ` forum “Ambition India 2.5L prize for arrest of suspects 2020”. Mr Lenain noted that AGE CORRESPONDENT police, on Saturday BANERJEE TO India has many fast MUMBAI, OCT. 21 arrested Ali in connec- growing sectors such as Do not think Hindu leaders tion with Tiwari’s mur- IT that can be tapped. The UP police has anno- der. Tiwari (45), a former VISIT KOLKATA “We would also like to unced a reward of `2.5 leader of the Hindu welcome Indian invest- lakh each for the arrests unsafe in nation: RSS leader Samaj Party, was killed at HOME TODAY ment to my country. In of two more suspects. Nagpur, Oct. 21: RSS Mr Joshi’s statement his house in Naka Kolkata: Nobel laureate context of Brexit and Meanwhile, the Anti- general secretary about safety to “Hindu Hindola area of Lucknow Abhijit Banerjee will come to huge reforms there is a Terrorism Squad (ATS) Bhaiyyaji Joshi on leaders” came in the on October 18. his paternal home in the city huge potential of busi- on Monday claimed that Monday said that he did wake of murder of a Vikram Deshmane, on Tuesday to visit his 83- ness between India and the 29-year-old man not think that the former leader of the Maharashtra ATS deputy year-old mother after win- France. We are a pro- arrested from Hindu leaders were faction of Hindu commissioner of police, ning the global award. Mr business country and we Maharashtra’s Nagpur unsafe in the country Mahasabha, Kamlesh said, “Ali’s interrogation Banerjee will be in the city see India as one of the area in connection with but added that their Tiwari in Lucknow, last revealed that he played a for two days and his mother major players,” he said. last week’s murder of safety should be week. very important role in Nirmala Banerjee, an econo- “They (French busi- Hindutva leader Kam- ensured. The senior RSS leader the killing of Tiwari.” mist in her own right, is busy nesses) come forward as lesh Tiwari in Lucknow, Speaking to reporters was speaking to Mr Deshmane said that a overseeing the last minute partners and engage in a was in continuous touch here, he also said that reporters after casting team of the Uttar preparations to welcome lasting relationship with with other persons held Hindutva ideologue his vote for the Mahar- Pradesh police reached him. She said she is this country (India). in the case. Vinayak Damodar ashtra Assembly elec- Nagpur on Monday. personally prepar- They can invest in India, A senior ATS officer Savarkar should get tions in Mahal area According to a police ing the room where create jobs in India, said that the probe “suitable honour”. here. — PTI officer, Ali was produced her elder son will ‘Make in India’, and also agency suspected that in a court in Nagpur, stay at their home innovate in India, as Sayyed Asim Ali, who which gave the UP police in an apartment. Mr India is offering huge was apprehended by the Nagpur on October 19, crime. The Maharashtra his transit remand to Banerjee, who wasd opportunities,” the Fre- Maharashtra ATS from had played a “very ATS, on the basis of leads take him to Lucknow for declared to be winner of the nch envoy said. — PTI Mominpura area in important” role in the provided by the UP further probe. Nobel Prize, is now in New Delhi. He will be at his home on October 23 and leave for the US early next morning, a family member said. Nirmala Siachen, highest battlefield, now open to tourists Banerjee told reporters that she would be preparing fish PAWAN BALI eastern Ladakh. He was ◗ Now, common bring tourists in large India to launch Operation items for food to welcome NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 addressing a function to tourists will be able numbers. Meghdoot to secure the her Nobel laureate son. “He inaugurate Col. Chewang The Siachen Base Camp glacier in 1984. loves fish and eats fish items Siachen glacier, world’s Rinchin Bridge on Shyok to trek the glacier is at around 10,000 feet However, the tourists whenever he is in Kolkata. I highest battlefield known River, located about 45 km independently. above sea level. From will not be allowed to will prepare Katla fish curry for extreme cold weather from the county’s border However, sources there, tourists will be able Bana post, which is the and other fish items,” she and tough mountaineer- with China. He indicated said that tourists to trek on to Kumar Camp highest Indian Army post said. The family and his ing terrain, has been that this step will make which is at 16,000 feet, the on the glacier at around friends have decided not to opened for tourists. people appreciate the still will need some distance of the trek being 22,000 feet. make it a gala affair this “The Siachen area is efforts put in by jawans, clearance either 60 kilometres across 8-9 Indian Army had been time as he will be on a tight now open for tourists and engineers and other from Army or the days. conducting an annual schedule. “He will be in the tourism. From Siachen workers, who are local administration The post is named after Siachen Glacier Trek for city in December-January base camp to Kumar Post, deployed at such a diffi- Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ around thirty selected and we are planning some the entire area has been cult environment. Kumar, who was one of civilians recommended big celebrations then,” Mr opened for tourism pur- Defence minister said and better connectivity the first officers who did by the Indian Banerjee’s childhood friend poses,” said defence min- that Ladakh has tremen- and the newly created extensive expedition of Mountaineering Bappa Sen said. — PTI ister Rajnath Singh in dous potential in tourism Union Territory would the Siachen, helping Foundation (IMF). Speaking out

Judgment that upholds justice in PAGE Ayodhya issue would reinforce rule of law: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi Nation 4 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI VHP reciprocates Muslims’ peace gesture Army expecting Cancels all programmes proposed after Ayodhya verdict, advocates harmony more infiltration Ayodhya, Oct. 21: goes in their favour. ◗ The two communi- dent should occur that mix in the country first. The Reciprocating Muslims’ The two communities ties have put their venom in the cordial rela- Muslims will definitely gestures to preserve peace have put their best foot for- tion between the two com- establish cordial relations English-speaking and communal harmony ward even as the Ayodhya best foot forward munities,” he added. with Hindus as we are hav- bids by terrorists liberal media didn’t in Ayodhya after the police is making its own even as Ayodhya “We have cancelled all ing close and peaceful Supreme Court verdict on concerted efforts to ensure police is making its our programmes and gath- relations since ages. The PAWAN BALI present ‘fair picture’ the title suit over the dis- that no communal trouble own concerted erings of Hindu workers. court verdict will never be NEW DELHI, OCT. 21 Pak violates We are fully conscious allowed to affect the har- on Article 370 puted Ram erupts after the apex court efforts to ensure no Janamabhoomi-Babri delivers its verdict on the about what happened in monious relationships Indian Army is expecting ceasefire again, Masjid land is delivered, vexed issue. communal trouble Godhra and its aftereffects between us,” Haji more infiltration — S. Jaishankar, the VHP on Monday “All of our proposed pro- erupts after the in whole Gujarat. We are Mahboob, one of the key attempts by terrorists in Army retaliates External affairs minister announced cancellation of grammes and different verdict committed to ensure that Muslim litigants to the next one and a half all its programmes pro- activities of our various no such situation is Ayodhya dispute, had said month despite destruc- AGE CORRESPONDENT posed after the ruling. outfits regarding the Mr Sharma added, repeated here or any- on Saturday. tion of launch pads in SRINAGAR, OCT. 21 For the maintenance of upcoming Ayodhya ver- “Whether the verdict be in where else in the country,” Amid the two communi- Pakistan Occupied SHORT TAKES peace and communal har- dict next month have been favour of Hindus or he said. Two days ago, the ties taking up measures to Kashmir (PoK) through Pakistan troops on mony post-ruling, the cancelled,” Vishva Hindu Muslims, it is the high Muslim parties to the suit preserve communal har- targeted shelling. Monday once again vio- Muslim parties to the tile Parishad’s Uttar Pradesh time that both communi- announced deferring the mony after the verdict, “Before snow closes the lated the November 2003 Fire engulfs Indore suit earlier had spokesperson Sharad ties must present the construction of the police too are beefing up paths in mountains ceasefire understanding announced deferring the Sharma told PTI on greatest example of har- mosque in Ayodhya even if security in the temple along the line of control by resorting to unpro- hotel, no casualties construction of Masjid at Monday. mony and brotherhood.” they win the case. “We town, besides taking up (LoC), we are expecting voked small arms firing Bhopal: A huge fire broke the disputed site in Reciprocating the “We all must have to must take care of peace several inter-community more attempts by terror- and mortar shelling out in a luxury hotel in dis- Ayodhya if the verdict Muslim parties gesture, ensure that no such inci- and communal harmony coordination steps. — PTI ists to intrude into along the Line of Control trict headquarters of Indore India,” said a senior (LoC) in Jammu and in MP on Monday, the police Army official. Kashmir’s Poonch dis- said. However, no casualty “We were expecting trict. was reported in the incident. Pakistan trying to up the A defence spokesman in The fire had spread to entire HC steps in to monitor MP terrorist flow after the Jammu said that the four-floor building in no Financial Action Task Pakistani troops targeted time. However, borders and Force (FATF) meeting the Indian forwards posi- staff members of the early, this month. Now, tions and civilian areas “Golden Gate Hotel”, com- honeytrap scandal probe with Pakistan getting in Shahpur and Gotriya prising some restaurants and time from FATF, it will go area of Poonch. However, 25 rooms, were evacuated RABINDRA NATH ◗ HC pulled up Nath also directed the SIT chief back to its old game,” there were no immediate by firemen. Fire tenders CHOUDHURY government for fre- and director general of said sources. reports of any casualties. were pressed into service to BHOPAL, OCT. 21 police Rajendra Singh to Pakistan has got The spokesman further douse the blaze. quently reconstitut- ensure that all the elec- reprieve from Financial added that the Indian Madhya Pradesh high ing the SIT set up to tronic documents, includ- Action Task Force (FATF) troops retaliated “strong- court has begun monitor- probe the scandal ing videos, sex chats and till February 2020. ly and effectively” to the Odisha couple weds ing the high profile honey and ordered it not mobile call data seized Indian Army on early Pakistani firing and trap racket that purport- were tested in CFSL at Sunday morning had shelling. by Constitution edly hooked several babus to change the inves- Hyderabad and not in the killed atleast 6 Pakistani A report from J&K’s Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon meets the fam- and political leaders in tigating officers of laboratory run by the soldiers and destroyed Kathua said the Pakistan Berhampur, Odisha: A young ily members of martyred police personnel after the the state. state government. three terror launch pads Ranger and Border couple in Odisha has set an the case without its parade on Police Commemoration Day in Bhopal The Indore bench of MP Around 4,000 smut along the line of control, Security Force (BSF) example by solemnising permission. Monday. — PTI high court on Monday videos, sex chats and pic- opposite Tangdhar sector have again exchanged their marriage in a novel pulled up Kamal Nath scandal, the petitioner in tures of the trapped play- through heavy targeted small arms fire along the way. They did not take the government for frequent- the case Manohar Dalal boys in compromising artillery shelling. international border (IB) help of any priests, nor were ly reconstituting the spe- told the media. position were recovered Indian Army Chief in the district’s any hymns chanted. They cial investigation team A division bench of the from the laptop, cell General Bipin Rawat had Hiranagar sector. The took oath on Constitution Scindia renews (SIT) set up to probe the Indore HC, comprising phones and pen drives said that in last one Pakistani border guards declaring themselves as life scandal and ordered it not justice Satish Chandra seized from the five month, there have been resorted to unprovoked partners. Biplab and Anita, to change the investigat- and justice Sailendra women arrested on repeated attempts from firing at a few places in the couple, kept their mar- ing officers (IOs) of the Shukla also expressed its charges of honey trapping different sectors to infil- Hiranagar sector to riage a low-key affair. attack on Kamal case without its permis- displeasure over the sta- and then blackmailing trate terrorists. which the BSF gave befit- Reports on Monday said sion. The state govern- tus report that was filed their victims for money. Sources said that there ting reply, the police Biplab Kumar and Anita took ment has changed SIT by the SIT before it and In a related develop- are still 6-7 terror launch sources said. the marital vows on the Questions bailing out of spurious chief twice in a span of ordered the SIT to submit ment, the SIT issued pads in PoK along the Indian Constitution on eight days, raising eye- a report detailing notices to people, purport- LoC in North of Pir where 10-15 terrorists are Sunday in the presence of food traders by MP Cong govt brows in several quarters. progress made in the edly hooked by the honey Panjal range. “The num- kept by their handlers, guests and their relatives. A RABINDRA NATH The Indore bench of MP investigation so far, on the trapping gang, named in ber of launch pads is before trying to push blood donation camp was CHOUDHURY HC would now monitor next date of hearing on the dossier submitted to dynamic. These are them into India,” said also organized to mark the BHOPAL, OCT. 21 the probe into honey trap November two. The court the DGP of MP V.K. Singh. makeshift structure, sources. occasion. “I am a rationalist and do not believe in age- AICC general secretary old religious practices. We Jyotiraditya Scindia on kept it simple and got the Monday renewed his Kamal Jyotiraditya marriage solemnized in a attack against Kamal Nath Scindia unique way,” said Biplab’s Govts should stay above religious choices: Rice Nath government ques- father Mohan Rao. tioning how people state health minister arrested for their alleged Tulsi Silawat and urged ‘Nothing can be more dangerous than people going after each other for religious reasons’ Leopard enters involvement in spurious the minister, who was food trade were let off present on the occasion to New Delhi, Oct. 21: tain religious people. religion is preferable, she US-India partnership to without punishment. ensure that such people Cautioning that nothing There is “nothing more added. When Ms Rice was help this region reflect godown in Ambala Mr Scindia’s fresh were brought to book. could be more dangerous emotional, more danger- asked about her advice for upon the values of open- Ambala: A leopard entered a attack against the Mr Scindia’s vitupera- than people going after ous than when people go India-US trade deal nego- ness for sovereignty for wheat godown in Baldev- Congress government in tive attack on the Kamal each other for religious after each other for reli- tiators, she said, “...Get freedom of navigation. nagar area of Ambala city Madhya Pradesh comes Nath government has reasons, former US secre- gious reasons and to the the deal,” while adding “Let’s not get tied by the creating panic among the in the wake of his expo- caused huge embarrass- tary of state Condoleezza degree that the state can that this region is chal- new trade agreement,” she locals on Monday. A woman sure of failure by the ment to the chief minis- Rice on Monday said gov- stay above it and say you lenged by a growing and said. noticed the leopard hiding in chief minister Kamal ter as well as the ruling ernments should stay are American or Indian or sophisticated China. Ms Rice, who was the the wheat husk late on Nath to fulfill his promise party. above religious prefer- whatever your religious “My advice for trade secretary of the state, Sunday night and locked the of waiving farm loans up Mr Scindia, who has been ences in a democracy. preferences, that is Condoleezza Rice negotiators is get a deal....I when India signed the godown’s door. The resi- to `two lakh of each peas- sulking ever since Mr Nath Ms Rice, while speaking absolutely critical for would not want to see this nuclear deal with US, said dents of the area then ant in the state. He was was chosen over him by the at the US-India strategic functioning any state par- leader is cognisant of possibility elude us when it opened up possibilities informed the authorities. addressing Congress Central party leadership to partnership forum here, ticularly a democratic whatever the pull there so much is going on in the for more sophisticated Later, the forest department workers in Gwalior in MP. become chief minister of expressed concern over state,” she said. may be in speaking of reli- region...This region is India-US relationship. personnel with the assis- “It is not proper to bail the state after Congress the safety of religious Her remarks came in gion in politics,” Ms Rice challenged by a growing The deal was not only tance of police, tranquillized out the businessmen returned to power in MP minorities across the response to a question that said, while adding that and sophisticated China,” about civil nuclear power, the feline and trapped it in a involved in illicit trade of after a gap of 15 years, world, saying their protec- there was more and more though she is “deeply reli- she said. it was about removing net, they said. The police spurious food”, he said. appeared upset over the tion is becoming a prob- emphasis on religion gious”, it never occurred However, she added nei- number of the constraints said the forest department Mr Scindia indicated delay in replacing Mr Nath lem worldwide and there across the world. to her to impose her faith ther of the two countries on the ability of the United will release the leopard in a that cases against such with him as president of are lot of people in the US, “We will all suffer badly on others, when she was in wants to isolate China, but States and India to have forest area. There is no people were being closed MP Pradesh Congress who worry as they see rise if we go down this road. a position of power. they should take advan- defence cooperation and dense forest nearby, so it without knowledge of Committee (PCC). in hate crimes against cer- And I just hope that every Separation of state from tage of the possibilities for others, she added. — PTI could not be ascertained from where the leopard reached the city. — PTI With 3.59L FIRs, crimes against We’ll go inside PoK if women rise for 3rd year in a row needed: Malik, Rajnath ■ Continued from Page 1 no scope for enemies”. New Delhi, Oct. 21: As women and kidnapping. straight year. Pakistan until it stops “However, our neigh- many as 3,59,849 cases of According to the NCRB Assam recorded the infiltration. The asser- bour Pakistan... Our crime against women data for 2017, which was highest crime rate of 143 tions by Mr Singh and Mr armed forces have never were registered across the released after a delay of in the country in 2017. Malik came a day after been offensive on the country in 2017, continu- more than a year, the max- Odisha and Telangana Army Chief Gen. Bipin Pakistani side. We have ing the upward trend for imum cases were regis- recorded the second-high- Rawat said that six to 10 never done the first fir- the third consecutive year, tered in Uttar Pradesh est crime rate of 94 each, Pakistani soldiers were ing,” he said. “But, by Farooq Abdullah the latest National Crime (56,011) — the country’s followed by Haryana (88) killed and three terror supporting terror activi- Records Bureau (NCRB) most populated state. and Rajasthan (73). camps destroyed in retal- ties, attempts have been data released on Monday Maharashtra recorded Eight states — iatory action by the made from the other side showed. the second-highest num- Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Indian Army across the to destabilise, weaken FAROOQ TURNS In 2015, 3,29,243 cases of ber of crimes against Himachal Pradesh, LoC opposite the Tangd- and compromise the crimes against women women with 31,979 cases, Manipur, Meghalaya, har and Keran sectors in integrity of India,” he 82, HAS A were registered and followed by 30,992 in West Mizoram, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir. added. 3,38,954 cases were regis- Bengal, 29,778 in Madhya Sikkim, Tripura — regis- Mr Singh, speaking at a On Sunday, the Army tered in 2016. The cases cat- Pradesh, 25,993 in tered crimes against function in Leh for the had said it destroyed QUIET BIRTHDAY egorised as crimes against Rajasthan and 23,082 in women only in three dig- inauguration of the 1,400- three terrorist camps and Srinagar: It was a quiet women mostly include Assam, the data said. its, with not even one per Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath holds a ft Col Chewang Rinchen damaged a fourth one just birthday for Lok Sabha par- murder, rape, dowry death, Delhi, however, saw a cent contribution to the child while honouring widows of police martyrs on the bridge in eastern Ladakh across the LoC in PoK’s liamentarian and three-time suicide abetment, acid decline in crimes against all-India figures, according occasion of Police Commemoration Day in Lucknow on over the Shyok River, the Neelam valley, killing six chief minister of Jammu and attack, cruelty against women for the third to the NCRB data. — PTI Monday. — PTI highest-altitude perma- to 10 Pakistani soldiers. Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, nent bridge in the coun- The Army claimed it used who is detained under strin- try, said that after the artillery guns to target gent Public Safety Act abrogation of Articles 370 terrorist camps in PoK, (PSA), as he turned 82 on and 35A, the Ladakh from where the terrorists Monday. West Bengal chief DG rules out Sasikala’s premature release region will now only were being pushed into minister Mamata Banerjee “draw friends” and “leave J&K. was among the first ones to D. SEKAR Karnataka home minister reformed and be given Sudhakaran and greet Mr Abdullah, who con- CHENNAI, OCT. 21 Basavaraj Bommai in a concessions such as early Sasikala’s kin Ilavarasi. tinues to remain confined to function at the Parappana release after taking into “These are all motivated his house. “Birthday wishes Amid active social media Agrahara prison to dis- account their ‘good con- and false news; it’s noth- Landslide win for BJP to Farooq Abdullah Ji. These traffic on hot speculation tribute the premature duct’ in prison. ing to do with what we do; are difficult times for you. over AMMK chief V.K. release sanction papers in DG Mergharikh seemed we don’t react to all that”, ■ Continued from Page 1 dence and predicted a We stand by you. Please Sasikala gaining prema- respect of over 140 lifers perturbed that the social said the DG, when he was the possibility of an anti- change of government stay positive. We pray for ture release from on the occasion of media has been afire with asked about the huge incumbency mood even as voting was going your good health Bangalore’s Parappana Karnataka Rajyotsava, reports that Sasikala is all social media traffic on against the local leaders. on. @OmarAbdullah,” she post- Agrahara jail, director state’s formation day on set to get released prema- Sasikala getting prema- The BJP had also fielded The polling for the ed on twitter. Mr Abdullah general of prisons N.S. November one. V.K. Sasikala turely—she was sentenced ture release. sportpersons like Babita Assembly seats in both was wished by his wife Molly Megharikh there has The people now released by the Supreme Court in “We are not responsible Phogat and Yogeshwar the states ended on and daughter Safia, who denied there’s any such belonged to a different cat- told Thanthi TV. He appar- February 2017 to four for any speculation or Dutt and TikTok star Monday. The votes will were permitted to see him possibility. egory of convicts, most of ently implied that the tag years in jail in the 21-year- social media traffic. We Sonali Phogat to encash be counted on Thursday, on Monday. The former chief “Whatever terms and them being accused of of ‘good conduct’ would old disproportionate want Chinnamma to be on their wide popularity. October 24. minister has been detained conditions are here, one murder and attempt to not apply to Sasikala as assets case, in which the released and we are taking In Maharashtra, the The day started with a along with other political has to complete the term murder; whereas, the case she fell into a different cat- late chief minister and recourse to legal action for Congress seemed to have lukewarm response by leaders of the state since the and then only go out”, the of Sasikala was different egory—obviously under AIADMK supremo securing that”, insisted handed over the baton to voters with only 37.64 Union government abrogat- DG told a popular Tamil as she was convicted the economic offences tag Jayalalithaa was the first prominent AMMK NCP chief Sharad Pawar per cent turnout by 2 pm ed Article 370 on August 5. TV channel just after par- under the ‘Prevention of and not the violent crimi- accused, followed by spokesperson C.R. to lead the campaign. Mr in Haryana and 30.91 per — PTI ticipating, along with Corruption Act’, the DG nals, who could be Sasikala and foster son Saraswati. Pawar exuded confi- cent in Maharashtra. PAGE News+ 5 THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI 50 YEARS AGO IN Poking around this Diwali: How poker Former ministers denounce EMS’ kings and queens are ‘acing’ the sport leadership Trivandrum: The ulti- Arjun mate fate of the attenuat- Rampal ed United Front Cabinet of Kerala headed by E. Reshil Charles M.S. Namboodiripad stood postponed to Friday when the Assembly adjourned at focus midday today to meet again tomorrow to take up a motion introduced ■ be felt post sundown in the by T.A. Majid (CPI) to ‘I don’t capital. For seasoned discuss the chief minis- drinkers, this is reason ter’s statement of gamble that enough to crack open the vacy of an individual October 17 with particu- bottle especially as the experience, ranks online lar reference to the steps much. In build up to the day of light- higher than offline for the initiated to deal with the ing (green) crackers few hardened online corruption charges lev- fact, I don’t approaches. But apart gamers I spoke to. They elled against four minis- from the nibbles, a key make up for lack of “face- ters. gamble.’ accompaniment to glasses reading” by “noting the A strong police force filled with brands of alco- betting pace and style” of stood guard outside a When the hol that cover a wide spec- their (invisible) opponents packed House in which trum in keeping with the that are logging in from all the RSP, the CPI, the ISP maths is consumers’ economic parts of India including and the Muslim League capacity, is a deck of cards. tier two cities. Navin had moved away from I’m not sure how many Goyal, CEO of the treasury benches, done, actor people use goddess adda52.com, one of the heard seven out of eight Parvati’s win over Lord more popular Indian ministers who tendered Arjun Shiva in a game of dice as online poker websites, has their resignations and inspiration (widely found an interesting way mounted a vigorous Rampal’s believed to be the mytho- to merge the two platforms attack on the CPI, logical reason for a round by organising the annual Marxist and particularly clarification of cards being considered tables for the classic card clearly a loud, fun party for poker, with live tourna- Assam and Gujarat, “World Poker Tour” (with on Mr Namboodiripad. “auspicious” on Diwali), party games, while the game, and involves a ments being held all year ‘games of skill’ that a grand prize of `3.25 It was noticed that Mr adds up to but the term “card party” rest are all playing poker. classy setting with the in elaborate poker rooms, involve money are not per- crore) at the Deltan Royale P.N. Namboodiripad had is a welcome cover for Residential poker is a bit ability to bluff more”, is as they are officially mitted in any form (online Casino in Goa, where “It is “vindicativeness and ‘I play a “heavy drinks and snacks more social than a tourna- another factor responsible licensed. But Vaibhav or offline). But barring a mix of online and offline. double standards” in his till 3 am followed by butter ment. A few drinks maybe for the large exodus to Gaggar, a leading Delhi- these states, it is legiti- Part of the festival hap- approach to the problem game of chicken” along with the and some chatter, but no poker, according to based lawyer, who is lobby- mate to hold commercial pens online and those who of dealing with the cor- possibility of making or one is really getting Mandira. ing hard for poker tourna- poker events as long as qualify, fly to go and play ruption charges. skill. It’s losing anywhere between a smashed”, confirms So, what is poker? Very ments to be held officially licences are in place. The at the casino.” For a web- Chandrasenan (ISP) was few hundred to a few lakh Mandira Singh while sip- simply put: a card game in cities across India, challenge is that when you site that has been active sitting along with sup- rupees, depending on the ping on coffee at a 5 pm with an element of betting addresses the elephant in go to the authorities for eight years running, his porters of the CPI called poker.’ “stakes” being played. Sunday evening poker get- where the winner is deter- the room. He recently permissions for game observations about how (Marxists). College students can plan together. An example of mined on the basis of the managed official permis- rooms in cities, they con- poker can help an individ- M.N. Govindan Nair, T. ’m not a gambler. I them last minute, pick up a both the growing number combination of cards they sion for a licensed poker sider it gambling as they ual holistically by “prepar- V. Thomas (both CPI), don’t gamble that few beers and pass out on of women playing poker have been dealt and how event in Delhi with mem- don’t know better.” In a ing people to stay calm P.R. Kurup (ISP), C.H. much. In fact, I don’t the table by round three. and the shift in gamblers they use strategy and skill bers of the judiciary and nutshell, Rampal is safe! under pressure,” given the Mohammad Koya, gamble”. When the The more evolved in age to “players”, she has been to their advantage. Your some top cops in atten- As with most activities high stakes and prize Avukaderkutty Naha Imaths is done, actor and affluence create a set- playing for the last few favourite search engine dance. “Culturally, poker that have their roots in a money involved, and (both Muslim League) Arjun Rampal’s clarifica- ting with decor and staff years, and has been will give a more elaborate had been officially allowed time before the Internet, it “being able to take calls on and T. K. Divakaran tion adds up to “I play a in attendance, suited to involved in it professional- definition along with the in India since the West was inevitable that poker what is right and wrong, (RSP), all of whom game of skill. It is recog- make sure gambling into ly too as an affiliate for an various types of games Bengal Gambling and would get online world- when to stay in the game resigned on last Friday nised the world over. It’s the night is as pleasant a online poker website, and and rules on the poker Prize Distribution Act in wide. While some Indian and when to cut off,” come in protest against the called ‘poker’.” Yes, there package as can be! And the lost as well as “made table, but Arjun Rampal 1957. It is treated as a poker websites are with a pinch of salt. chief minister’s action is a monetary aspect to it highest of high rollers hire enough money to fund one adds another layperson ‘game of skill’ by the licensed under the While doing some work- against four colleagues, with cash to be won and event companies to re-cre- of my holidays”. Well, all fact that “You always have courts wherein the ele- Nagaland Prohibition of shops at a residential boa- and P. K. Kunju (ISP), lost, but in his capacity as ate Vegas in South Delhi. this does not happen in the an out. Even before you’ve ment of skill outweighs Gambling and Promotion rding school in Mussoorie who left the Cabinet in brand ambassador and But over the last few one-month build-up to placed your bet, you the element of & Regulation of Online recently, the spread of po- May, described the chief promoter of the Indian years, and more so this Diwali. What started off as can fold your chance, and Games of Skill Act, others ker made itself apparent minister’s decision as online poker website — season, a small but grow- a “cool” game that Indian cards at the ‘Residential hence real float along unofficially in when I was invited to play discriminatory and vin- pokerhigh.com, Arjun ing lot has moved well students who went to the start of the money, the vast ocean of the Web a round at a staff mem- dictive. B. Wellingdon hopes his association with beyond the staple card United States and England game itself. poker is a bit gaming till discovered and banned. ber’s cottage on a Sunday (KTP) denounced the the “sport” will disassoci- game “teen patti”, a game for college and started That’s more social than a and cash The debate between which afternoon. Since I’m not a “four-party front” as ate it from falling under where winning is based bringing back in small why it is tournament. A few prizes is more the real experi- player (yet) I chose tan- traitors to the cause of the gambit of gambling, almost entirely on luck, numbers over the last two consid- drinks maybe and some are ence is an amusing one. doori chicken and gulab the United Front. possibly the first impres- and developed a rather decades, has branched off ered a legiti- Since a large part of the jamuns on the mall road The Business Advisory sion that it gives out to the strong fancy for poker. into a year-round activity sport chatter, but no one is mate. game is dependent on instead. But the invitation Committee of the Kerala many “naive people who Plastic chips replace bun- with its rise in India world- really getting smashed’, This reading the body language broke the association the Assembly, meeting here think it is just another dles of cash and “skill” spreading across tourna- wide. But says Mandira Singh at makes of your opponent and game has with going on this afternoon, decided gambling card game”. The becomes the key require- ments, online games, resi- because it a Sunday poker playing “facetime” on a table, “into the wee hours”. On to allot three days for the reason for this naivety, ment, reducing luck to a dential games and recent- is cards and poker at online loses points there — the hillside, its supper by 6 debate on the motion however, is a mix of cli- bite-sized side plate — ly launched poker leagues there is get-together home per- given it is just the individ- and bed by 8 pm. Sports introduced today by CPI mate and a deep-rooted with intoxication falling (similar to any sporting money involved, fectly above ual and the screen. But are played before. member T. A. Majid to tradition that is widely in an equally low ranking. league with celebrity people like to call it board, as long as being able to play on your discuss the chief minis- popular. “Quite a few cards parties brand ambassadors, multi- gambling here.” The casi- no one is charging ‘rake’ (a own time, not needing to Reshil Charles is a ter’s statement on The worst of summer is I go to in Delhi around city teams et al). The fact nos off the Mandovi river fee/commission charged chase people to set up a Web and TV producer, October 17 in the behind us. Feelers of the Diwali time have started that “it is more refined in Goa have always been for hosting a poker game). game and the logistics that presenter and writer Assembly. signature autumn nip can keeping maybe one or two than teen patti, which is considered the safe place In Odisha, Telangana, come with it, and the pri- who tracks trends The king who had wanted to become a concert pianist

pianist dedicated his Third Piano Concerto to the Maharaja ● Jayachamarajendra’s of Mysore. Internationally piano concerts Shona recognised as a real connois- among friends seur of Western music, in 1945 Adhikari Jayachamarajendra was made and family an honorary Fellow of the clearly showed Trinity College of Music and in his talent. In 1939, aside 1948, he become the first a world tour gave President of the Philharmonia Concert Society in London. him the opportunity his is the centenary However, his hopes of becom- to learn from the year of Maharaja ing a concert pianist were cut maestros of Western Jayachamarajendra short by the untimely death in classical music. Wadiyar Bahadur, a 1939, of his father Yuvaraja Tking who had set his Narasimharaja Wadiyar — heart on becoming a concert Krishnaraja’s younger brother his kingdom with the Republic pianist and a composer of and heir to the throne. This was of India in 1950. music. To ensure that his dream followed soon after by the death It also important to mention would be fulfilled, as a gift for of his uncle the Maharaja that Jayachamarajendra his talented nephew, his uncle Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV in 1940 Wadiyar was the first ruler to Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Jayachamarajendra’s accede to the merging of his bought a large palatial mansion dreams of being a concert kingdom with the newly-formed known as Arni House that had pianist had to be pushed to the Indian Union after India’s been built in 1903. Named after backburner as it dawned on him Independence in 1947. He signed Jayachamarajendra, the that he was the obvious choice the Instrument of Accession Jayamahal Palace was meant to for the throne of Mysore. with the Union of India on the be a place where he would be Maharaja Jayachamarajendra eve of India attaining able to devote his full attention Wadiyar Bahadur, born on July Independence in August 1947. to music. Interestingly, all the 18, 1919, was officially crowned The state of Mysore merged Mysore rulers were known to be as the 25th ruler of the kingdom with the Republic of India on lovers of art, literature and of Mysore at the Mysore Palace January 26, 1950. At that time, music and for them it was nec- on September 8, 1940 and ruled Jayachamarajendra held the essary that all the royal chil- as the Maharaja till January 25, The many moods of Maharaja position of rajpramukh (gover- dren should have knowledge of 1950. When monarchy was abol- Jayachandrajendra Wadiyar nor) of the state of Mysore from music, even if they were not ished in 1950, he continued to January 26, 1950 to November 1, musicians. In this case we hold the title of maharaja until another assumed name — Shri man — left without an heir, in whenever a rogue elephant or a books is illuminating. 1956. After the integration of would have expected a prince princely titles were abolished in Vidya! All his compositions are April 1944, Jayachamarajendra man-eating tiger attacked their “Dedicated by gracious per- the neighbouring Kannada- who knew South Indian music, 1971. in different ragas and some are married Tripura Sundari immediate surroundings. mission to His Highness, Sri majority parts of the states of but instead we have one who has As the Mysore Maharaja, even considered the very first Ammani Avaru. This was a very When, India’s famous cricketer Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Madras and Hyderabad, he learnt only Western classical Jayachamarajendra soon compositions ever made on successful marriage, with six and spin bowler E.A.S. Bahadur, Maharaja of Mysore became the first governor of the music! realised that it was necessary these ragas. children — one son and five Prasanna was chosen as part of — ruler, scholar and patron of reorganised Mysore state, from Jayachamarajendra’s piano for him to learn the nuances of Jayachamarajendra: tall, daughters. His heir, Prince the Indian cricket team to play arts and sciences and supporter November 1, 1956 to May 4, 1964 concerts among friends and South Indian classical music. handsome, well read, a musi- Srikantadatta Narasimharaja in the West Indies, of every good cause aiming at and was the governor of the family clearly showed his talent. He began his initiation by learn- cian and a sportsman, was what Wadiyar succeeded to the Jayachamarajendra was the moral and material progress state of Madras from May 4, In 1939, a world tour gave him ing to play the veena and mas- would be considered a real throne after responsible for persuading his of the people — in token of His 1964 to June 28, 1966. the opportunity to learn from tered the nuances of Carnatic “catch” among royalty. His mar- Jayachamarajendra’s death. father to allow his son to go with Highness’ deep and abiding Jayachamarajendra died at the maestros of Western classi- music under the tutelage of the riage to Sathya Prema Kumari Jayachamarajendra was also a the Indian team. interest in the scientific study of the young age of 55 years on cal music. During his travels, he veteran composer Asthan of Charkhari was celebrated keen sports lover. He was a com- During his reign, history and pursuit of histori- September 23, 1974. He can be met Nikolai Medtner, a lesser Vidwan Sri Vasudevacharya — with great pomp in May 1938. petent horseman and a good ten- Jayachamarajendra encouraged cal research along modern considered the last living per- known Russian composer. under the assumed name of Unfortunately, the marriage nis player — who is known to historical research on modern lines.” son who had been the Maharaja Realising his genius, Chitprabhananda. What is quite appears to have failed and there have helped Ramanathan lines and this can be seen in the Unfortunately, the author was of a state with 21-gun salute sta- Jayachamarajendra introduced unbelievable is that within a were no children from this mar- Krishnan to be included and work of C. Hayavadana Rao, unable to complete the work as tus in British India. Medtner to the Western world — few years, he began to compose riage. Maharani Sathya Prema participate at Wimbledon! He entitled History of Mysore in originally intended and had to financing the recording of a Carnatic music and over the Kumari decided to leave Mysore was also well known for his three volumes, published stop at the year 1949, as the The writer is an author, large number of Medtner’s com- years composed as many as 94 and settle in Jaipur. Leaving the marksmanship and was highly between 1943-46. Rao’s dedica- Maharaja had to accede to the a professional communicator positions. Some years later, the Carnatic music krutis under well read, a musician, a sports- sought after by his subjects tion to the Maharaja in his wishes of his people and merge and an intrepid traveller c m y k c m y k MIND POWER SPIKE LEE JAMES MADISON PAGE A lot of times, we censor ourselves A well-instructed people alone can be 6 before the censor even gets there permanently a free people Edit THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

22 OCTOBER 2019 Pact to end ceasefire Subhani violations now dead hough many ceasefire violations, some quite serious, have occurred since 2003, when Pakistan signed an agreement with India to not allow this, transgressions were sorted out by invoking Tthis deal. By and large, the spirit of the ceasefire was not thought to be dead. The events across the Line of Control last weekend, when India said it retaliated hard as Pakistan violated the ceasefire in Tangdhar area to give covering fire to infiltrating terrorists from launchpads across the LoC, will guide us in understanding whether even the spirit of the agree- ment between Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as President, and then PM Atal Behari Vajpayee, now survives. India had prided itself on its troops not violating the LoC, rightly hold- ing violations were done by Pakistan to aid infiltration. This was needed to persuade the world of Islamabad’s use of terrorism as an instrument of policy in Kashmir and elsewhere. Without giving thought to the larger picture, the Narendra Modi gov- ernment adopted the “surgical strike” posture in 2016 to look valiant. This was for electoral reasons. In doing so, it turned its back on the long-held LETTERS view that violating the truce and crossing the LoC was a Pakistani spe- ciality. Amid Brexit furore, will BUDGET FOR KIDS In response to the Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy, the Balakot attack in late India had prided itself February, in which Indian fighter jets It is unfortunate that on its troops not crossed the LoC to hit targets inside despite being the world’s violating the LoC, Pakistan, effectively put a seal of finality on a new tactical line regarding Pakistan. This Boris have to eat his hat? second largest producer rightly holding renders the 2003 pact on not violating the of wheat and rice, India violations were done ceasefire wholly irrelevant. The new ranks poorly on the by Pakistan to aid mantra is — if Pakistan violates the truce, If a politician whom Mr Johnson relied infiltration. This was India reserves the right to reply in kind. has to eat for support to vote for Global Hunger Index What this does, in turn, is to allow the the- him, although he boasts (102nd among 117 needed to persuade oretical possibility of things getting out of Sunanda K. today what of having worked out a the world hand — a strategic miscalculation by either he said compromise that gives countries). To tackle the of Islamabad’s side, quite by accident. This bespeaks a par- Datta-Ray yesterday, Britain’s the British province the problem, there is a need use of terrorism. lous state in policy terms. ebullient Prime best of both worlds. Whether this derives from poverty of It soon became clear for the government to thinking, or a display of pseudo-nationalis- Reflections Minister might that Mr Johnson was work on a budget for tic fervour in which the readiness to go to any military length to appear suffer acute indulging in tortuous children’s nutrition. The bold (to intimidate the foe) is paramount, is not easily discernible. Nobody indigestion from manipulation to wriggle outside India is impressed, of course. Within the country, it’s those in the f a politician has to a country that having too hearty out of his legal obliga- problem is all the more top tiers of government who are the most impressed. eat today what he lost an empire, is still tion under the Benn and complex because the There is a case for dispelling this air of self-congratulation in the aftermath said yesterday, seeking a role, as Dean a repast Letwin Acts to inform of the August 5 move on Kashmir, which appears to have had a negative Britain’s ebullient Acheson put it. Britain Tories. The purpose was Brussels of the outcome food basket differs from effect on the internal security situation in the Valley despite the greatly Prime Minister remains poised in the to compel the Prime of Saturday’s debate and region to region. It is, enhanced force levels. Resort to diplomacy is always available to persuade mightI suffer acute indi- uncertainty of no-man’s- Minister to obey the sim- ask for more time. He therefore, essential that Pakistan that a show of belligerence on the LoC is in no one’s interest. It’s gestion from too hearty land. But Saturday’s ses- ilarly defiant Benn Act sent an apology of a let- also time our military leaders lowered their own decibel levels. a repast. First, Boris sion ventilated public — the European Union ter by ordering a senior we have an efficient and Johnson announced that concerns and regional (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act diplomat to email an integrated system for he would “rather be anxieties. The million 2019 — requiring him to unsigned photocopy of dead in a ditch” than ask massed protesters seek an extension to the request by MPs set food production, The politics of selfie love for the “do or die” chanting outside the avoid a no-deal crashout out in the Benn Act — processing, preservation October 31 Brexit dead- Palace of Westminster on October 31, thereby the Labour Party’s Sir and distribution that can ove aaj kal is blossoming. Specifically, and quite spectacularly, on line to be postponed. demonstrated popular delaying Brexit well Keith Starmer, responsi- Twitter, where Bollywood biggies have been tweeting selfies with Then, after Saturday’s support for not leaving beyond the deadline. ble for Brexit, called the address children’s food LNarendra Modi. Appended to these smile please photos are mushy humiliating defeat in the EU now that there is Neither law may have deception “childish” and budget needs region by messages about the honour of posing with the honourable PM. the House of Commons, better understanding of been thought necessary “silly”. A second letter, Karan Johan, Salman Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Akshay Kumar have he proclaimed: “I will the costs involved. John if parliamentarians had which Mr Johnson region. been among Modiji’s happy and regular Bollywood posers for long. But not negotiate delay”. Bercow, the Speaker, trusted Mr Johnson. The signed, warned of the Srishti Mathur there are some Johnny-come-latelys to this selfie lovefest that’s known to Yet, with prosecution was at his best as a larg- absence of trust was “corrosive impact” of Ujjain restore stars’ self worth. and even jail looming er-than-life version of highlighted when Ian delay, blamed In 2015, Aamir Khan talked about rising intolerance in Bharat. ahead for defying the West Bengal’s valiant Blackford, the Scottish Parliament for “missing Incredible India frowned and dropped his mug. Modiji has since been the law, he sent not one but Bijay Kumar Banerjee National Party’s rhetori- the opportunity to inject WELL DONE, ARMY face of InIn, and Khan a regular at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, to pose and post three letters to the who in 1967 — when the cally aggressive leader momentum into the rati- selfies. Last Saturday it was the turn of Shah Rukh Khan, who too, in 2015, European Union asking rule of law was much in the Commons, said fication process”, and KUDOS TO the Indian Army for its was all negative and anti-national when he spoke of religious intolerance for precisely that, and stronger in India — bluntly that he wouldn’t said “a further exten- counter-attack along the LoC oppo- taking us away from achche din. then telephoned Donald thunderingly denounced buy a house from “this sion would damage the site the Tangdhar sector of Jammu A month later, his film flopped and he quickly went on to make serious Tusk, the EU Council the governor, Dharam Prime Minister”. interests” of both parties and Kashmir, killing at least six amends. First he said, I never said. Then he said, I am a proud Indian. And president, and other Vira, as another English Earlier, he had called and UK-EU relations. Pakistani soldiers and destroying then he almost made Rajat Sharmaji weep on TV by saying, kabhi kabhi I European leaders, plead- King Charles I. To no Mr Johnson “racist” There was a third cover- four terror launchpads, which was feel like crying when the likes of Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP general sec- ing that the request was one’s surprise, Mr and, referring to his ing letter from the in retaliation for the Pakistan retary, say my heart lies on the wrong side of the LoC. from Parliament and not Johnson tried to slip journalism, accused him British ambassador in Army’s ceasefire violation a day But now that he has tweeted his first selfie with PMji, and has been given him. dextrously through loop- of making a career out of Brussels. earlier in the sector, killing two homework to complete and submit soon, things should look up. “Super Saturday”, as holes that lesser mortals lying. Ignoring the sub- Indian soldiers and a civilian. Our But it seems PMji’s love for Bollywood is making southern stars suffer it’s called, made history. didn’t even know exist- More important, he terfuge, Mr Tusk Army interrupted the Pakistan’s acute bouts of FOMO. Upasana Konedelaji, daughter of Chiranjeevi and It was the House of ed, recalling that anoth- complained that the deal responded exactly as if Army’s plan to push terrorists into missus of Telugu star Ram Charan, got her langa voni in a twist over this Commons’ first er Tory Prime Minister, Mr Johnson had negoti- Mr Johnson had made a India and our attack inflicted northern bias and cutely complained to Modiji, suggesting that he look at Saturday sitting in 37 fellow Etonian David ated with Brussels straightforward request heavy losses on terrorists. It is stars beyond the Vindhyas. years. It was democracy Cameron, had accused “shafted” Scotland for more time without unfortunate that in spite of global Given that Modiji is so busy, it’s not easy to take time out for selfies with in action of a vibrant him of “sharp prac- where 62 per cent of vot- any pussyfooting or pre- criticism, Pakistan has not stopped all stars. He does so only to keep up the nation’s josh and everyone in the kind never seen in India, tices.” ers want to remain in the varication. In conse- sponsoring terrorists. service of Bharat Mata. Yet, we believe, Modiji listens to everyone’s mann for all that 900 million Gordon Brown, the last EU. The Scottish govern- quence, the British are M.C. Joshi ki baat and tries to adjust. voters queue up in the Labour Prime Minister, ment, which failed to trying desperately hard Lucknow The lawns of the PM’s bungalow will soon be lit up for stars from the heat and rain to make once predicted that Mr push independence this week to rush unconquered South. So all Tollywood, Kollywood, Mollywood worthies their mark against a pic- Johnson would be the through in the through in 10 days the must keep their kanjivarams and crisp mundus ready for an outing with ture. That is why it last Prime Minister of September 2014 referen- procedural require- WAY TO GO, HITMAN! PMji, to pose, praise and post. would have been educa- the United Kingdom. dum, is now demanding ments under the Letwin tive for Narendra Modi, The cracks began to another vote on seceding amendment to keep to ROHIT SHARMA appears to have Amit Shah, Rajnath appear on Saturday from the UK. It feels that the deadline. made the opening slot his own by Singh, Rahul Gandhi when 322 MPs voted for the fear of a separatist Meanwhile, the Prime coming out with a string of big THE ASIAN AGE and all our rumbustious (with 306 against) an Scotland not having Minister might take a scores in the current series against MPs to watch the day- amendment moved by enough clout in the EU if tip from the politician South Africa. The “Hitman’s” dou- T. VENKATRAM REDDY Editor in Chief long session with proba- Sir Oliver Letwin, one of Britain withdrew who had a hat made of ble hundred in the third and final Printer & Publisher: T. 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recent BBC investigation cific tasks such as food delivery or see a growing militarisation of technology needs are at the fore- ic society. There is a lack of trans- revealed the use of social technical support. If you have chat- cyberspaces, with the systematic front of the relationship between parency on how much of our data media bots to promote a ted with a customer service repre- creation of disinformation to mis- technology, defence and increasing- is being collected, by whom and for Apro-government agenda in sentative on a website, chances are lead citizens, including memes, ly sophisticated warfare tech- what purposes, and what surveil- Papua, Indonesia, where the mili- you were chatting with a bot. videos, fake news and manipulated niques. Many technologies we now lance techniques are being used Anum tary has played a controversial Social media bots, however, are media. The presence of state actors use, such as GPS, have their origins against us. The legal system is cur- role in cracking down on a sepa- often designed for nefarious goals is prevalent across platforms — in military-funded research. This rently inadequate to deal with Malkani ratist movement. The social media — censorship, propaganda, surveil- Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, centuries’ old affinity lends itself social media and data-driven bots have been deployed in a well- lance and/or bullying. They take WhatsApp — with online spaces well to the use of modern technolo- manipulation campaigns. Techno- coordinated campaign to skew per- on fake personas and advocate cer- being usurped by bot accounts as gy in the state’s war against its citi- logy companies are unwilling to spectives. tain ideas, observe activity and well as human-run accounts. zens. Globally, information warfare open up their business models and Modern tech gives us great rea- amass followers. These bots may Significant resources appear to and psychological operations (psy- algorithms to scrutiny, and govern- son for optimism about the future, spread misinformation, create the have been allocated towards such chological techniques used to alter ments are unwilling to reveal the with its potential to solve so many illusion of mass support for certain campaigns in Pakistan — teams the state of mind and behaviour) extent of their use of our data and Weaponisation of our greatest challenges. At the ideas, bully dissidents and engage working year-round, with strate- have been in military playbooks social media. same time, it appears to bring us in innovative techniques such as gies around social media control throughout history. While they are While these are greater chal- ever closer to a dystopian night- “hashtag hijacking”. and manipulation. Data-driven not new concepts, the scale and lenges to resolve, on an individual mare. As Don DeLillo describes in A recent study by the Oxford strategies are also employed to impact are unprecedented with the level, it is crucial to be wary of of social media: his novel White Noise, “This is the Internet Institute found evidence maximise the impact of disinfor- advent of social media, algorithms whom one follows and befriends on whole point of technology. It cre- of organised social media manipu- mation campaigns by profiling citi- and automation. social media, and to be critical of ates an appetite for immortality on lation campaigns conducted by zens and targeting specific groups. Social media was once seen as a the information one consumes. As Defence in DNA the one hand. It threatens univer- state actors in 70 countries in 2019, This is just one symptom of the democratising force, giving people Indonesian human rights lawyer sal extinction on the other.” up from 48 in 2018 and 28 in 2017. corruption at the heart of the tech- access to more information than Veronica Koman told the BBC, “We A bot is an automated pro- Social media in these countries has nology sector. The dirty little ever before, as well as a space to con- are fighting machines, the only of tech sector gramme designed to run simple been co-opted to crush dissent, con- secret, which leaders in this space nect and debate. It has now been thing individuals like me can do is and repetitive tasks. Bots are not duct smear campaigns against now take great pains to hide, is that weaponised, and the digital space is remain hopeful that the truth will always bad. For example, customer opponents, and suppress political defence work has been in their the new battlefield where state agen- be stronger than any kind of propa- service is a popular application of participation and freedom. DNA throughout history. cies wage war and exert control. ganda.” bots where they can carry basic In many other countries around The companies that we have Access to private online spaces is conversation and assist with spe- the world, including Pakistan, we increasingly come to rely on for a fundamental right in a democrat- By arrangement with Dawn Word SPY BHAG IDEA HAMSTER PAGE An ambitious or difficult A person with a creative, inventive mind Oped 7 plan or goal who is constantly churning out new ideas THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI 2025: A glimpse of the geopolitical future

Catalonia and Hong Kong are The growth of India’s may. India’s efforts to nor- civil liberties, but the number oil monopoly of the Middle indications that this trend will economy and the malise relations with China of fatalities directly attributed East and its political influence continue, driven by the social will flounder because of to terror is microscopic com- will diminish sharply. media. No country will find the democratic system Pakistan. An India-China war pared to the 700 killings a year The West will attempt to Krishnan Srinivasan golden mean between free- remains our best is also unlikely, but China will by so-called law enforcement drive a wedge between Russia range liberalism and statism. insurance policy. use Pakistan as a proxy to hin- agencies. The same is the case and China, but the price to pay In international relations, India is one of the der India’s rise. The growth of with India, where the number for this will be high. the centre ground for concepts India’s economy and the demo- of road deaths is 364 times The World Trade like strategic autonomy will world’s big economies, cratic system remains our best higher than terrorism casual- Organisation will fall into dis- shrink with polarisation, and but big-player status insurance policy. India is one ties. The ability of intelligence use, unable to engineer global affect countries like India, is difficult without of the world’s big economies, agencies worldwide against agreements. It is arguable that o look too far prolonged itself through which has already, with a wary being pivotal but big-player status is difficult terrorism has enormously China and India no longer into the future widening the franchise, but eye on China and Pakistan, without being pivotal in South increased. deserve special differentiated is speculative: voters everywhere distrust moved towards a more aligned in South Asia. Asia where India’s leadership The race is on for supremacy status as developing nations. 2025 is a better elected representatives and position with all the liabilities is insufficiently credible. in artificial intelligence and In the US, Europe and every- horizon; democracy looks headed for a that this entails. something that the world has Multilateralism is the answer 5G. Cyber attacks will prolifer- where, it will be harder for the President long drawn out decline. Mr Trump’s foreign policies to adjust to. Despite the slow- to managing China’s rise. The ate. The role of the intelligence minorities, refugees, economic Donald Trump Liberalism is used in India are more popular than com- down, China grows at around West will regret their refusal to agencies will grow with tech- migrants and asylum seekers. will have fin- today to attack the government monly perceived, with support six per cent and will overtake grant China its rightful share nological capability; govern- The mainstream media will ished a possible second term; and by the government against for isolationist and protection- America’s GDP before 2030. of control in the multilateral ments will increasingly rely on be on the defensive to show TPrime Minister Narendra its detractors. Russia and ist policies. So, whether or not The Belt and Road Initiative financial institutions. them and eventually be in accuracy as it scrambles to Modi will have finished his China are not the only coun- Mr Trump is re-elected, the will succeed in bringing Multilateralism is also the thrall to them. It will be impos- compete with an ever-growing second term, and China’s tar- tries to believe they have a dif- America First doctrine will Central Asia, Eurasia and means to counter trends sible to distinguish between number of news sources. gets set by President Xi ferent kind of civilisation endure. This makes US foreign West Europe into greater eco- towards unilateralism, ethno- the role of intelligence organi- The Responsibility to Protect Jinping can be assessed. where sovereignty trumps policy essentially bilateral, nomic cooperation and centrism, protectionism and sations and conventional diplo- doctrine will be back on the In many countries, populist- democracy and stability generating less chance for the enabling China’s reach into racial intolerance. macy. shelf where it belongs. As for nationalist parties have trumps human rights. India, expansion of permanent mem- Latin America and Africa. On the “frozen” disputes of The quality of democratic humanitarian arguments, such squeezed traditional political Turkey, Iran and many others bership of the UN Security Connectivities are never exclu- Cyprus, Palestine, Ukraine debate will plummet. reasoning has been appropriat- parties; only they seem to fire feel they present an alternative Council to which India aspires. sive but the political implica- and North Korea, little Opponents will be regarded as ed by Russia in Georgia and up enthusiasm among voters. model to Western-style liberal- Leaks are a feature of tions are clear when China progress is possible unless enemies. Interference in elec- Ukraine. The International The public is abandoning ism. American politics ever since becomes lender of first resort Washington’s position changes tions by the US, Russia, China Criminal Court will remain mainstream political parties The desire for freedom is uni- the founding fathers and will rather than the World Bank on the last three. If the situa- and smaller fry will increase. without credibility. because the social contract versal, but freedom to shatter grow apace. Impeachment will and the Asian Development tion in Kashmir deteriorates, The green movement will con- The time has come for a new that promised equal opportuni- the economy in protests as in be on the agenda if Mr Trump Bank put together. President the issue may be revived in tinue to grow, but remain on Geneva Convention to replace ty and rising incomes for both Hong Kong, or freedom to blas- wins a second term. The Xi Jinping has set 10 objectives international forums, although the political fringes for want of the existing four, a new global the elites and the masses is dis- pheme as in the French Zelensky telephone scandal for global leadership for China no third party has enthusiasm corporate financing. agreement to replace the WTO, credited. Financial corporates Charlie Hebdo or Russian will make every foreign leader by 2025; among them, Artificial for India-Pakistan disputes. Muslim grievances, which and treaties on the use of plas- made profits in globalisation Pussy Riot cases, or freedom to cautious in talking to the US Intelligence, driverless cars, Kashmir cannot be solved can take extremist form, will tics and ocean sanctuaries. while the working class lost bear arms as enshrined in the President. robotics, and quantum engi- bilaterally except on the basis remain as long as the Kashmir Action to protect the environ- jobs; in the United States, the American Constitution, are America perceives China as neering. of the status quo. and Palestine issues remain ment against global warming, average income of the top one examples that show that liber- its greatest threat. China is There is unlikely to be a Eighteen years after the Twin unresolved and the Shias despite US opposition, has a per cent is 138 times higher ty has limitations, even if self- regarded as an affront, since China-US war other than by Towers fell, 75 per cent of believe the West is hostile. Iran greater chance of success. than the bottom 50 per cent. imposed. The relative success the presumption is that being accident. Iran and the South Americans call terrorism a will continue to be a stone in The Western flagship model of of street protests in Algeria, American implies Number China Sea are unlikely to cause national priority and 50 per the throat of the West. So too The writer is a former democracy and free market Sudan, Iraq, France, Ecuador, One status. China’s rise is accidents, but North Korea cent prioritise security over Turkey, to a lesser extent. The Indian foreign secretary Fruitless in Kashmir, no sign of Pak hand

Anand K. Sahay TROUBLE IN PARADISE-2

Srinagar/Baramulla/Shopian: anism — the orchard-gate-to- Says a 30-year-old, a minor gov- loading-the-trucks process to ernment functionary in me, and fall silent. One of them Baramulla, in an uncomplicat- begins again, and asks: “What ed way, “Aap apne Pakistan ka was wrong with the way the gussa Kashmir par nikal rahe Congress used to do things in hain!” (You are taking it out on Delhi? Why have these people us in Kashmir because you are ended 370 and ended everything angry with Pakistan!) that was normal?” He is angry. “Look at what I shrug this off and ask, “So, Modi has done. Militancy had when will the people’s protest tapered off, but you scrapped end — why not lift the self- Article 370 on the pretext of imposed embargo and get on stopping terrorism. Life was with it?” Hearing this, the other running quite smoothly until man comes to life, “No! We the Burhan Wani killing. And must carry on with our strike. then, after an interruption, it Why does the government was back to normal again.” think it can do anything it likes “New Delhi has cooked up the and get away with it?” fear of terrorism,” says the Shopian in the south produces young man. After this, who Kashmir’s best apples and has knows what will happen? the second-most important Militants are gathering apple mandi after Sopore. It too already. The Army says hun- is shut, I find two days later. dreds have crossed over from Completely shut. Since all com- Pakistan. Young men here can’t mercial establishments are be unaffected. They are hurt closed in Kashmir these days, a and angry. The government has few trucks show up in the vil- cut our mobile phones. So now lages to load the fruit. In a nor- the militants can go about mal year, about 800-1,000 trucks organising, and no one can leave Shopian every day, laden know.” (This was the day with the apple. Business worth before the embargo on post-paid crores of rupees is transacted. connections ended after 70 In the current season, local days.) traders say, only around 20 One morning, I rise early and trucks go out every day. rush to get to the famous apple According to a high-ranking trade mart — the apple “mandi” district official in northern at Sopore in northern Kashmir, Kashmir, apple could account the biggest in India after New for about 25 to 30 per cent of Delhi’s Azadpur mandi, by Kashmir’s GDP. The season is about eight in order to get there practically over but apple grow- ahead of the closing time ers have no interest in selling to imposed by the “people’s Nafed, the government market resistance”. These days shops intervention agency. The open in Kashmir, other than the market is a well-oiled system local vegetable seller or and offers a much better price butcher, don’t stay open beyond than the government’s fixed 9-9.30 in the morning, if they rate. open at all. The growers won’t mind sell- The place is practically ing to Nafed the apples that fall empty. It is supposed to be so off trees and get somewhat dam- packed with trucks on a normal aged but would still be first rate day around this time of the year for juice and jams. But Nafed that visitors must park their has shown no interest. cars more than 2 km away and Since all the phones were walk. But we drive right in. dead until a few days ago, the There are no more than a dozen apple grower and trader could trucks and a few tempos and not be in touch with their desti- tractors scattered about, and nation markets in faraway this is peak season. On a nor- places and gain access to mar- mal working day, around 1,400 ket intelligence, which usually trucks laden with the lush helped them regulate daily sup- apple crop start revving out of plies. This too has led to a drop Sopore for destinations as far in earnings. away as Bangladesh. Apparently, in order to keep But this year the fruit econo- markets shut, suspected mili- my is in shambles, badly dent- tants have killed an apple trad- ing the incomes of practically er in Sopore, and last week hit every single Kashmiri home at a transporter from Punjab since nearly everyone owns a and a trader from Rajasthan in few apple trees, or is connected Shopian and Pulwama respec- with the fruit trade in some tively. In September, a shop- way — as financier, trans- keeper was killed in Srinagar. porter, commission agent, Plain murder is naturally cul- loader, push-cart apple seller, pable, but the militants’ game labourer, the dhaba people who also seems foolish since an feed the thousands who come to angry Kashmir appears to seek the mandi every day. to press on with the peaceful I accost a couple of commis- strike anyway — at least for sion agents, who are just hang- now. There appears to be no ing around, not having much to Pakistani hand in this. do. Both have very sad faces. They explain the trading mech- (To be concluded) 2nd attack PAGE Czech antivirus maker discloses second attack aimed at compromising Technomics 8 CCleaner releases. THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE — THE NEXT BIG THING? Currently, ● Once the data is collected by BCI and passed on to SHORT TAKES BCIs can gather other software, it's just as secure as any other set of ● data that is more based information. While Elon Musk’s Neuralink may be one of the around measuring the physical ● best-known brain-computer interface (BCI) com- movements people want to make However, in the wake of recent data breaches PRASAD: USE panies in the world right now, Facebook recent- or their emotional state. But, as it's clear there are no guarantees that sensitive ly acquired CTRL-labs thus officially kicking off machine-learning information is better protected than others. DIGITAL INDIA FOR the race among the big tech giants. algorithms become ● A ● ● However, like every new big technological more sophisticated and The Royal Society warned that if report RURAL AREAS advances, BCI, which allows us to connect our BCI hardware becomes developments are dictated by a from the brains to computers for some limited purpos- more capable, it may handful of companies then less New Delhi, Oct. 21: Digital Royal es, comes with its own set of challenges and be possible to read commercial applications could be India initiative should be lever- Society – sidelined. It said regulation should aged to transform rural India nightmares. thoughts with and create avenues for those in greater preci- the UK’s not be so onerous, complicated smaller towns and cities, IT ● Neural interfaces are devices implanted in the sion. national sci- and expensive that it allows ‘big minister Ravi Shankar Prasad body, or worn externally, which are capable of ence academy tech’ to dominate the emerging said on Monday. recording or stimulating activity in the brain. The idea – said the gov- field. The minister said Digital of such technology, also known as brain-computer interfaces (BCI), isn't all ernment should ● The Royal Society said that the India should become a beacon that new. Currently, there are two options available to all users who are look- launch an investiga- for inclusion, healthcare, edu- government needs to investigate ing at this new technology — Invasive and non-invasive tion into neural inter- the ethical issues presented by cation and entrepreneurship. face technologies, He launched the next version ● While invasive systems will continue to be used by those with the greatest amount neural interfaces, to address ques- of the government's mobile including looking at reg- tions of what data should be col- payment app Bharat Interface to gain from BCIs, such as people with spinal injuries or neurological conditions like ulations around their Parkinson's disease, broader uptake among consumers is likely to be concentrated on lected, how it is kept safe, and the for Money (BHIM) called BHIM development and the acceptability of enhancements. 2.0 that is packed with new fea- non-invasive systems. ethics of using them. tures and capabilities. The minister also launched an Indian software products reg- istry, which will act as a single window portal to collate Indian software product database. Speaking at the 'Ministry of Russian hackers hijacked New lithium-ion battery Electronics and IT (MeitY) StartUp Summit' here, Prasad said there is compelling case for social startups and that won’t catch fire: Scientists these should be encouraged so they unleash their power in Iranian spying operations Washington, Oct. 21: storage, these safety technology,” said Konstan- India's changing digital narra- Scientists have developed advancements mark a sig- tinos Gerasopoulos, a sen- tive. “I want Digital India plat- a flexible lithium-ion bat- nificant step forward in ior research scientist and form to transform rural India In the past, Moscow, Tehran denied Western allegations tery that can not only transforming the way Li- principal investigator at and create aspirations in tier 3 operate under extreme ion batteries are manufac- APL. and tier 4 cities and towns,” London, Oct. 21: Russian conditions — including tured and used in elec- “Li-ion battery form fac- the Minister said. Citing suc- hackers piggy-backed on MSSQL SERVER BACKDOOR FOUND cutting, submersion, and tronic devices, the tors have not changed cess stories of technology an Iranian cyber-espi- simulated ballistic impact researchers said. much since their commer- platforms Unified Payments onage operation to attack ■ Chinese cyberspies have developed mal- — but also does not catch In the research published cialisation in the early Interface (UPI) and GSTN government and industry ware that alters Microsoft SQL Server fire. in the journal Chemical 1990s; we still use the (GST-Network), the Minister organizations in dozens of (MSSQL) databases and creates a backdoor Current Li-ion batteries Communications, the team same cylindrical or pris- said government entities such countries while mas- are susceptible to cata- described a new class of matic cell types. The liq- as NIC, STPI should also querading as attackers mechanism that can let hackers connect to strophic fire and explosion “water-in-salt” and “water- uid electrolyte and become competitive. from the Islamic Republic, any account by using a "magic password." incidents — most of which in-bisalt” electrolytes — required hermetic pack- “For Digital India to succeed, British and US officials arrive without any dis- referred to as WiS and aging have a lot to do with the government entities must said on Monday. ■ Furthermore, the backdoor ■ In a cernible warning — WiBS, respectively. that,” Gerasopoulos said. also become competitive. I have The Russian group, also hides user sessions inside report because they are built with These electrolytes, when “Our team’s efforts have told National Informatics known as “Turla” and the database's connection logs flammable and com- incorporated in a polymer generally been focused on Centre (NIC) that your people accused by Estonian and published bustible materials, accord- matrix, reduce water replacing the flammable have to become competitive Czech authorities of oper- every time the "magic pass- today, ing to researchers from activity and elevate the liquid with a polymer that and innovative...they have ating on behalf of Russia’s word" is used, helping hackers ESET said hackers deployed the Johns Hopkins Applied battery's energy capabili- improves safety and form changed. Software Technology FSB security service, has remain undetected even when backdoor as a post-infection tool, Physics Laboratory in the ties and life cycle while factor. We are excited Parks of India (STPI) also must used Iranian tools and administrators may suspect after compromising networks United States. ridding it of the flamma- about where we are change,” the Minister said. computer infrastructure They noted that some ble, toxic, and highly reac- today,” he said. — PTI to successfully hack in to something is wrong. through other methods. phones were banned from tive solvents present in Additionally, the damage organizations in at least 20 airlines as a result of this current Li-ion batteries. tolerance initially demon- different countries over “We want to send a clear world. Intelligence officials Western allies have also danger, and the US Navy's It’s a safe, powerful alter- strated with the team's the last 18 months, British message that even when said there was no evidence used foreign cyberattacks prohibition of e-cigarettes native, the researchers flexible battery in 2017 is ANDROID GETS security officials said. cyber actors seek to mask of collusion between Turla to facilitate their own spy- on ships and submarines said. further improved in this The hacking campaign, their identity, our capabili- and its Iranian victim, a ing operations, a practice is a direct response to the “Li-ion batteries are new approach to creating TWITTER’S the extent of which has ties will ultimately identi- hacking group known as referred to as “fourth party need to reduce the flam- already a constant pres- Li-ion batteries. not been previously fy them,” said Chichester, “APT34” which cybersecu- collection,” according to mability of such devices. ence in our daily lives, “The first generation of revealed, was most active who serves as the NCSC’s rity researchers at firms documents released by for- With these batteries from our phones to our flexible batteries were not ‘LIGHTS OUT’ in the Middle East but also director of operations. including FireEye FEYE.O mer US intelligence con- emerging as the energy cars, and continuing to as dimensionally stable as AGE CORRESPONDENT targeted organizations in Officials in Russia and say works for the Iranian tractor Edward Snowden storage vehicle of choice improve their safety is those we are making MUMBAI, OCT. 21 Britain, they said. Iran did not immediately government. and reporting by German for portable electronics, paramount to further today,” Gerasopoulos said. Paul Chichester, a senior respond to requests for Rather, the Russian hack- magazine Der Spiegel. electric vehicles, and grid advancing energy storage — PTI Months after having rolled out official at Britain’s GCHQ comment sent on Sunday. ers infiltrated the Iranian GCHQ declined to com- a dark mode for Twitter’s iOS intelligence agency, said Moscow and Tehran have group’s infrastructure in ment on Western opera- users, the social media compa- the operation shows state- both repeatedly denied order to “masquerade as tions. By gaining access to ny has finally done the same backed hackers are work- Western allegations over an adversary which vic- the Iranian infrastructure, COMPANIES for its android app users. ing in a “very crowded hacking. tims would expect to target Turla was able to use Rolled out only for its select space” and developing new them,” said GCHQ’s APT34’s “command and group of invitation admitted attacks and methods to GLOBAL HACKING Chichester. control” systems to deploy LEAKING DATA TO ‘alpha’ users, the mode is better cover their tracks. CAMPAIGNS Turla’s actions show the its own malicious code, called the ‘Lights Out Mode’. In a statement accompa- Western officials rank dangers of wrongly attri- GCHQ and the NSA said in VIRUS SCANNER While twitter’s android users nying a joint advisory with Russia and Iran as two of buting cyberattacks, a public advisory. had already received a version the US National Security the most dangerous threats British officials said, but The Russian group was San Francisco, Oct. 21: of a dark mode for its applica- Agency, GCHQ’s National in cyberspace, alongside added that they were not also able to access the net- Despite the growing tion, this still had a bluish- Cyber Security Centre said China and North Korea, aware of any public inci- works of existing APT34 mainstream focus on grey background. Dark modes it wanted to raise industry with both governments dents that had been incor- victims and even access the data security, companies are known to provide battery awareness about the activi- accused of conducting rectly blamed on Iran as a code needed to build its are still being quite care- conservation with pitch black ty and make attacks more hacking operations against result of the Russian oper- own “Iranian” hacking less about sensitive data UIs, where OLED screens are difficult for its adversaries. countries around the ation. The US and its tools. — Reuters being uploaded online, AI CAN DETECT NERVOUSNESS known to be able to switch off according to a report on some parts of the screen. Bloomberg. ● Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a tech- This flaw reportedly gets cor- Citing cybersecurity nology that is more accurate at tracking com- rected within the new update, firm Otorio, Bloomberg plex facial expressions such as awkward gig- according to reports saying Apple Inc starts reported that companies gles, nervousness or confusion. that, the pitch-black interface New artificial skin will using Alphabet’s virus would be available upon opt- selling iPhone XR scanner and similar ing for the ‘lights out’ mode. products are unwittingly ● The company's lab- ● Fujitsu mentioned Thus, the new version will assembled in India leaking sensitive data oratories have come various potential also retain the older, bluish- help devices feel ticklish such as blueprints to up with an AI-based applications for its grey coloured background in APPLE INC has started intellectual property technology that can new technology, the interface under the name selling its popular London, Oct. 21: well as sensing resolu- online. track subtle changes which include push- ‘dim’ mode. If you are a mem- iPhone XR phones Scientists have devel- tion. The report further stat- of expression such as ing the uncanny val- ber of the ‘Alpha’ group of assembled in India, as it oped an artificial skin The researchers est that the firm has dis- users, you can check the avail- looks to expand its share that allows devices adopted a bio-driven covered thousands of nervousness or con- ley by making robots ability of this version 8.19.0 in the world’s second- such as smartphones approach to developing unprotected files from fusion. Companies that are capable of through by going through the largest smartphone mar- and computers to 'feel' a multi-layer, silicone firms in the pharmaceu- like Microsoft are both recognising our Settings and privacy menu. ket where it has strug- the user's grasp, pres- membrane that mimics tical, industrial, automo- already using emo- most subtle changes gled against cheaper sure and location, and the layers present in tive and food industries tion tools to recog- of humour, and of products from rivals. can even detect interac- human skin. This is as part of a project to nise facial expression, recreating those GOOGLE TO FIX The phones are being tions such as tickling, made up of a surface research the malware but they are limited shifts themselves. It assembled at Chinese caressing, twisting and textured layer, an elec- logged by VirusTotal, to eight "core" states: could also improve contract manufacturer pinching. trode layer of conduc- which is owned by anger, contempt, road safety by ‘BUG’ FOR Foxconn’s India factory, The Skin-On inter- tive threads and a Alphabet cyber security helping the Cupertino, face, developed by hypodermis layer, the subsidiary Chronicle. fear, disgust, happi- detecting even small California-based compa- researchers at the researchers said. “From what we found, we ness, sadness, sur- changes in drivers' IPHONE PICS ny avoid high levies on University of Bristol in Not only is the inter- could design a very con- prise or neutral. concentration. AGE CORRESPONDENT the import of fully-built the UK in partnership face more natural than structive hack. We found MUMBAI, OCT. 21 devices as well as meet with Telecomm a rigid casing, it can files that gave us a blue- ● Whether the tool can achieve a high level of local sourcing norms for ParisTech and also detect a plethora print of how to infiltrate accuracy, however, is likely to be a topic of Google is soon going to patch a opening its own retail Sorbonne University in of gestures made by the production floor,” bug in its Photos app that stores in India. France, mimics human the end-users, they said Otorio CEO Daniel debate for psychologists, who argue that AUs allowed iPhone devices free iPhone XR boxes with skin in appearance as said. — PTI Bren. — Agencies do not on their own reflect emotion. services of the Google Photos an “Assembled in India” backup feature that allowed tag were seen on users to a backup an unlimit- Monday in many of the ed number of photos at its country’s electronic original resolutions. On product retailers, Android, users could either including Croma, with a Facebook open to currency-pegged stablecoins choose between 15GB of back- price tag of 49,900 Indian up for original resolution pho- rupees (£542) for the 64 tos and videos or unlimited GB version. Due to scepticism, FB said Libra could use cryptocurrencies based on fiat currencies backup at a lower resolution. The company has Getting both features would slashed iPhone XR Washington, Oct. 21: “We could do it different- ners to quit the group addressed. require a fee. prices in India to count- Facebook, facing growing ly,” he said. “Instead of FB ROLLS OUT DARK MODE behind the project. Marcus told Reuters that As Apple’s HEIC file format er a prolonged sales skepticism about its digi- having a synthetic unit ... Other key members that Facebook was still aiming is more efficient than Google’s slowdown amid fierce tal currency project we could have a series of ■ Facebook has ■ When they log into have pulled out included for a June 2020 launch of reduced quality JPEG files, competition from premi- Libra, on Sunday said the stablecoins, a dollar sta- begun rolling out the desktop site, some Stripe, eBay and Booking Libra, but acknowledged the app would simply take the um smartphones from initiative could use cryp- blecoin, a euro stablecoin, a new interface users have reported Holdings and PayPal. it could miss that target original pictures, but this Samsung and OnePlus. tocurrencies based on a sterling pound stable Global policymakers due to regulatory hurdles. would not add up in the limit- Earlier this year national currencies such coin, etc,” Marcus told the for desktop seeing a pop-up asking and regulators have also “We’ll see. That’s still ed 15GB storage. Reuters had reported as the dollar, instead of panel. users, with an whether they would worry that creation of a the goal,” Marcus told While the solution is not yet that the company would the synthetic one it ini- “We could definitely optional dark like to try the new new synthetic global cur- Reuters when asked if the clear, it would be easy to assemble its top-end tially proposed. approach this with having mode in addition design, which is rency could upend the recent departure of sever- assume that the patch would iPhones in India. David Marcus, who a multitude of stablecoins global financial system, al major partners from in some way make it mandato- Apple did not immedi- heads the Libra project that represent national to the traditional referred to as threaten users’ privacy, the project would delay ry for the HEIC files to be first ately respond to a for Facebook, told a bank- currencies in a tokenized white design. 'Facebook Beta'. and facilitate money laun- the planned 2020 launch. converted to JPEG for free request for comment. ing seminar the group’s digital form,” he said. dering. “We’ve always said that users. This would mean iOS Prime Minister main goal remained to “That is one of the option. “What we care strate a lot of agility.” Group of 20 finance lead- we wouldn’t go forward users not paying for service Narendra Modi’s govern- create a more efficient options that should be about is the mission and The Facebook-led proj- ers on Friday agreed to set unless we have addressed would actually end up letting ment has tried to posi- payments system, but it considered.” there are a number ways ect suffered severe set- strict regulations on cryp- all legitimate concerns the app use more of the tion South Asia’s third- was open to looking at Marcus said he was not to go about this,” Marcus backs earlier this month, tocurrencies and said and get proper regulatory phone’s resources to convert biggest economy as a hub alternative approaches for suggesting currency- told Reuters after the as major payment compa- such stablecoins should approval. So it’s not and upload the ‘lower quality’ for smartphone manu- the currency token it pegged stablecoins were panel, adding that the nies Mastercard and Visa not be issued until vari- entirely up to us,” he said. images. facturing. — Reuters would use. the group’s new preferred Libra needed to “demon- became the latest part- ous global risks were — Reuters World UltraTech economy is Cement net stumbling up 62% to towards `578 crore disaster in Q2 TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Overleaf ■ NBFCs, HFCs still rely heavily on securitisation Whistleblowers allege quick Securitisation market window-dressing by Infosys Bengaluru, Oct. 21: An BITES anonymous group claim- ing to be employees of IT to cross `2L cr in FY20 major Infosys has written to the company’s board INDICATORS % accusing CEO Salil Sensex 39,298.38 +0.63 FALAKNAAZ SYED (ABS) logging healthy Parekh and CFO Nilanjan Nifty 50 11,661.85 +0.65 MUMBAI, OCT. 21 uptick in volume,” said Roy of indulging in Rohit Inamdar, Senior “unethical practices” to S&P 500 3,002.29 +0.54 Funds raised through the Director at Crisil. boost short-term revenue Dollar (`) 71.14 0.00 securitisation route have A bigger boost, however, and profits. Pound Sterling (`) 92.05 +0.21 seen an unprecedented rise is expected from regulato- “We have high respect in the last one year as non- ry interventions, say ana- for all of you and bring to Euro (`) 79.09 -0.16 banking finance compa- lysts. Among recent regu- your notice the unethical Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,955▼30 -0.07 nies (NBFCs) and housing latory interventions, the practices of CEO in finance companies (HFCs) Reserve Bank has relaxed recent quarters. Same Brent crude ($/bbl)* 58.65 -1.30 facing a shortage of funds the guidelines on mini- measures are taken up in IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.692 -0.008 since the IL&FS crisis in mum holding period in the current quarter also have irregularities. The US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.778 +0.028 September 2018 have securitisation transactions to boost short term rev- CASTING DOUBT CEO is bypassing reviews resorted significantly to backed by long-tenure enue and profits,” the let- ◗ and approvals and * As of 9:30 pm IST this route for raising funds. loans till December 31, ter addressed to the Whistleblowers instructing sales not to The HFCs and NBFCs 2019. This would ensure Board of Directors dated say they were asked send mails for approval. have raised as much as Rs ment by pooling together lakh crore under the PCG increased supply of eligi- September 20, read. not to fully recognise He directs them to make 2.36 lakh crore over the last loans such as home mort- scheme by February 2020, ble assets available for Calling themselves as costs like visa costs wrong assumptions to Gold bonds one year (October 2018 to gages, automobile loans or we believe that the size of MBS transactions. “ethical employees”, the show margins. CFO is September 2019) through credit card debt obligations the securitisation market Krishnan Sitaraman, “whistleblowers” have to improve profits in compliant and he pre- sell down of their loan and future receivable and would be at an all-time Senior Director, Crisil said that they have emails last quarter vents us from showing in price fixed at assets under either the then selling them to high, in excess of Rs 2 lakh Ratings said, “The partial and voice recordings on ◗ “This quarter, there board presentations large credit guarantee scheme deal issues,” they further securitisation or direct investors as securities. crore for FY2020.” these matters. is lot of pressure to `3,835 a gram assignment route. This Abhishek Dafria, Vice- “Growth rode on both, launched by the Ministry “We hope the Board will alleged. unprecedented increase in President and Head of established and new origi- of Finance is expected to conduct immediate inves- not recognise rever- “The CEO told us, no The government on Monday sell down volumes reflects Structured Finance at Icra, nators entering the market further lift demand for tigation and take action,” sals of $50 mn of one in the Board under- rolled out the sixth tranche of the choking up of tradi- “NBFCs and HFCs contin- to augment their resources securitisation from public they added. upfront payment in stands these things, they sovereign gold bonds. The tional borrowing channels ue to rely heavily on securi- profile in a challenging sector banks. Many of The Bengaluru-based FDR contract" are happy as long as share Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) such as loans, bonds and tisation as a tool for raising financing environment. these banks have already Infosys said the whistle- price is up...”, the group Scheme 2019-20 - Series VI will commercial paper funds, manage liquidity The number of active orig- sanctioned loans under the blower complaint has ◗ Infosys said the alleged. close for subscription on the issuances. As per Icra, the and to correct any ALM inators was close to 100 in scheme and disbursements been placed before the complaint has been Claiming that several day of Dhanteras, on Oct. 25. domestic securitisation mismatch. In addition to the first half of this fiscal, are expected over the next Audit Committee as per placed before the billion dollar deals of last The issue price has been fixed market is expected to this, the partial credit guar- compared with 70 in the few months.” the company’s practice. few quarters have nil at Rs 3,835 per gram with set- remain robust and FY2020 antee scheme (PCG) of the corresponding period of Securitisation of gold “The whistleblower Audit Committee margin, the whistleblow- tlement date as Oct. 30. A dis- is poised to be another good government will also add last fiscal. Overall, growth loan receivables, personal complaint has been ers have urged the Board count of Rs 50 per gram is year in terms of issuance bulk to the overall market was broad-based with both loan receivables, two- placed before the Audit recognise reversals of $50 to ask auditors to check available for digital buyers. volumes. volumes. With the public mortgage backed securiti- wheeler loan receivables Committee as per the mn of upfront payment in deal proposals, margins, Securitisation involves sector banks directed to sation (MBS) and asset- and lease rental receiv- Company’s practice and FDR contract, which is undisclosed upfront com- creating a financial instru- disburse funding of Rs 1 backed securitisation ables are now mainstream. will be dealt with in against accounting prac- mitments made and rev- accordance with the tice. As this will reduce enue recognition. Banking staff Company’s whistleblow- profits for the quarter “All information is not ers policy,” it said in a and negative for stock shared with auditors.” statement. price, they are putting “In board meetings, we to strike work ‘Low inflation The whistleblowers pressure not to take the are told not to present Amid economic gloom, household have also written to the charge,” they claimed. data on large deals and today US-based office of the Alleging that “critical important financial focus hurting Whistleblower Protection information” is hidden measures as it will get Programme on October 3, from the auditors and board attention. The CEO farm sector’ wealth grows 5.2%, debt 11.5% alleging willful misstate- Board, the letter claimed and CFO are asking us to ment and accounting that in large contracts show more profits in New Delhi, Oct. SANGEETHA G Exchange-rate fluctuations irregularities for the last like Verizon, Intel and treasury by taking up 21: Stringent CHENNAI, OCT. 21 between the dollar and the two quarters. JVs in Japan, ABN Amro risks and make changes commitment of local currency are mostly Stating that in the last acquisition, “revenue to policies. This will pro- the government Amidst the economic slow- the source of the biggest quarter, they were asked recognition matters are vide short term profits. to low inflation down, India’s household gains and losses, finds the not to fully recognise forced which are not as They ask us not to make is hurting the wealth grew 5.2 per cent to study. Further, India with 6 costs like visa costs to per accounting stan- key disclosures in 20F agriculture $12.6 trillion in 2019. But its per cent and China with 9 improve profits, the dards”. and annual report and to Services in state-owned banks sector and Abhijit household debt grew faster per cent rise in prices were whistleblowers have “We have emails and share only good and may be affected as some has resulted Banerjee at 11.5 per cent, says a among the nations experi- claimed: “We have voice voice recordings and we incomplete information employees unions will observe in farm dis- report. encing a robust housing recordings of these con- will share when investi- with investors and ana- a nation-wide strike on tress, Nobel laureate As per the Global Wealth market. Gold too has appre- versations. When auditor gators ask us. We are lysts,” they wrote. Tuesday to protest against Abhijit Banerjee said here. Report by Swiss bank ciated significantly this opposed, the issue was asked not to share large “Whoever, disagrees is bank mergers and the fall in He also said disinvest- Credit Suisse, Indian other real assets, which year. postponed.” deal information with sidelined and many of deposit rates. But officers and ment is not a long-term households added $625 bil- make up the bulk of house- Wealth per adult grew a “This quarter, there is auditors,” they said. them leave,” they claimed. private sector banks are not solution for bridging fiscal lion by mid-2019 from mid- hold assets. bit slower in India at 3.3 per lot of pressure to not “Large deal approvals —PTI part of the strike call given by deficit. Attributing farm 2018 levels, taking their Growing by 6.9 per cent cent to $14,569 in 2019. But the All India Bank Employees distress to the govern- total wealth to $12.6 tril- or $708 billion in absolute this was higher than the Association and the Bank ment's commitment to low lion. The country recorded terms, non-financial assets global growth of 1.2 per Employees Federation of India. inflation, winner of Nobel 5.2 per cent growth in had a higher share in the cent. Wealth per adult grew Prize for Economics said it household wealth, which wealth of households. This by an average of 11 per cent has affected support price. was higher than the global included real estate and annually over the period On banking sector stress, growth of 2.6 per cent. gold. Financial assets grew 2000-2019. Prior to 2008, Bigwigs give polls a miss he said part of the problem Total wealth in India by $37 billion, or by 1.4 per wealth rose strongly, from China now has is that decision-making is increased four-fold cent, in 2019. $2,127 in 2000 to $6,378 in absolutely frozen. He said between 2000 and 2019. Much of the year-on-year 2007. After falling 29 per Mumbai, Oct. 21: Busi- Mariwala, and M&M their families on the more unicorn probably the moderation in Credit Suisse finds that variation in wealth levels cent in 2008, it rebounded ness tycoons like Ratan Managing Director polling day, did not cast direct tax could push the personal wealth in India is is due to changes in asset and grew at an average rate Tata, N. Chandrasekaran, Pawan Goenka who also their votes this time startups than US growth northward. — PTI dominated by property and prices and exchange rates. of 12 per cent up to 2019. the Ambani brothers, appealed to citizens to around. Sajjan Jindal and so on cast exercise their domes- Why they did not make China now has more start-ups were conspicuous by tic right. it this time around is not valued by investors at over $1 their absence at the The polls saw a voter known yet. billion than the US. There were polling booths for turnout of around 63 per After casting his vote, 206 Chinese firms out of a Assembly elections that cent, almost matching the Mahindra tweeted: global total of 494 unicorns in Unorganised trade sees muted sales recorded 63 percent 63.38 per cent polling "Casting your vote is one June 2019, says Hurun Report. turnout on Monday. recorded in the last elec- of the most empowering Thus, China is No. 1 in unicorns, SANGEETHA G nessing a slump in busi- ry is witnessing a slump of cent in gift items, 25 per Their spokespersons tions held in 2014. experiences in life. And with the US placed second with CHENNAI, OCT. 21 ness. Usually, the retail 60 per cent. Sales of FMCG cent in furnishing goods said these leaders had According to official it's the privilege of living 203 such companies. China’s trade in India does an goods, consumer durables and 25 per cent in decora- unavoidable prior com- sources, Tata and in a democracy-a privi- top 3 Ant Financial, ByteDance Unorganised traders, who annual business of about and electronics goods have tive items. mitments, forcing them to Chandrasekaran and lege we often take for and Didi Chuxing—have a com- have alleging that e-com- Rs 45 lakh crore of which dropped 35 per cent and Building hardware is see- stay out of the city on the Jindal were not in town. granted." bined value of $280 bn. merce companies have festive season alone electrical appliances, 30 per ing a 15 per cent decline in important day. The island Jindal, however, took to As many as 3,237 candi- been grabbing away their accounts for about Rs 6 cent, Cait said. In apparels, sales, 30 per cent in kitchen city alone sends as many Twitter to appeal to vot- dates, including 235 business, anticipate a drop lakh crore. which is a major category equipment. 30 per cent in as 38 legislators to the ers to exercise their women, are in the fray for of 50 to 60 per cent of sales According to the for Diwali season, a 25 per computer and computer 288-member house. rights saying, "I urge the 288-member house. during the festive season Confederation of All-India cent drop is expected. A 20 goods and 30 per cent in fit- Those who did cast their each and every one of you Their fate will be known this year. Traders (Cait), traders are per cent fall is expected in ness and sports goods, votes included Mahindra to exercise your duty on October 24. Energy trade With a week more to go witnessing around 60 per footwear and watches and finds Cait. group Chairman Anand towards our democracy." Due to the polls, major for Diwali, the commercial cent drop in business as a 30 per cent in beauty and There are about seven Mahindra, HDFC Chief The Ambani brother markets like equities, cur- with US to jump markets in different cities, major chunk of the sales cosmetics and bags. crore small businesses in Executive Keki Mistry, Mukesh and Anil, who rency and debt were shut. comprising of small and has shifted online. Festival-specific items too the country, generating Marico Chairman Harsh normally come out with —PTI 40% to $10 bn medium traders, are wit- The mobile phone catego- are seeing a slump—35 per about 45 crore jobs, it said. India's energy trade with the US is likely to jump by over 40 per cent to $10 billion in 2019- 20, as the world's third-largest oil consumer seeks to move Start-up founder to join Indonesia’s new cabinet away from suppliers in the Middle East, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. YOOLIM LEE & ride-hailing giant he start- nials in his second-term usual.” the state and within a big- stage, everything was India in October 2017 began VIRIYA SINGGIH ed nine years ago. That team — shouldn’t disrupt The Gojek co-founder ger scale.” done manually — employ- importing crude oil from the OCT. 21 leaves the $10 billion start- operations at Gojek given hails from a prominent Gojek is the largest play- ees called motorbike driv- US and in March 2018 it got the up, one of Southeast its deep bench of experi- Indonesian family. His er in an Indonesian inter- ers one by one until some- first shipment of LNG from Indonesian President Asia’s largest, without its enced managers. grandfather was part of net industry that’s boom- one accepted an order — there. Joko Widodo has offered most visible leader at a “This means President the delegation that won ing as smartphone adop- and Makarim had to work the 35-year-old co-founder time it’s pursuing funding Jokowi’s new cabinet will the country’s independ- tion there explodes. The at other startups in order of the country’s biggest to compete with arch-rival be filled with young peo- ence from the world’s fourth most popu- to sustain Gojek. Printed & Published by startup, Gojek, a position Grab Holdings Inc. Gojek ple with ability to exe- Netherlands in a 1949 con- lous country with 264 mil- It was only in 2014 that T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan in his new cabinet, affirm- said President Andre cute,” said Willson Cuaca, ference at The Hague. lion people has produced the Gojek chief decided to Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed at ing the importance of the Soelistyo and co-founder Managing Partner of East “Since the beginning, other unicorns including introduce a mobile app, BFL Infotech Ltd, C-9 Sector 3, Noida- internet sector in pro- Kevin Aluwi will take the Nadiem Makarim Ventures, one of the most my mission in Gojek has Tokopedia and with backing from private 201301. Published at 219, N D Tiwari pelling Southeast Asia’s helm as co-CEOs. The active Indonesian-focused been to display Indonesia Bukalapak, which are equity investor Northstar Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, company will outline its taken up by Makarim in a venture capital firms. “It on the world’s stage,” driving e-commerce and Group. When that debuted New Delhi-110002. largest economy. Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Nadiem Makarim on next steps in the coming later announcement. shows that Indonesia Makarim told reporters the digital economy more in January 2015, the serv- Registration number 30074/09, Air sur- Monday told reporters he days, Gojek said in an Makarim’s appointment appreciates what they’ve when he announced his generally. ice was so popular that charge Re 1. © All rights reserved. has accepted a cabinet emailed statement. — in line with the done for the country. For resignation in Jakarta on Makarim started Gojek Gojek couldn’t cope with Reproduction in whole or in part with- post after resigning with Widodo, commonly Indonesian president’s Gojek, it’s reached a point Monday. “So, this is a con- in 2010 as a call center demand, Makarim said in out written permission of The Editor, immediate effect as chief known as Jokowi, will stated desire to include that even if Nadiem tinuation of that mission, arranging couriers in an interview in 2016. 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■Revenue from ops rises 4% to `9,620 cr, domestic sales fall 1.2% Sterling hits Share of ready OPENING 5-month peak UltraTech Cement net up housing units rises BELL above $1.30 PROJECTION FOR TODAY London, Oct. 21: The to 12% in Sept qtr pound hit a five-month ` peak above $1.30 Monday 62% to 578 crore in Q2 Q2 results on renewed Brexit optim- ism after Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested to drive another extension to Bri- tain’s scheduled departu- Infratel profit Ujjivan Fin re from the European market Union. At about 0830 GMT, the pound reached up 61% to profit doubles the highest level since sentiments May at $1.3012, up from `964 crore to `93 crore $1.2984 late in New York Market may see a lot of ac- on Friday. The euro stea- New Delhi, Oct. 21: New Delhi, Oct. 21: tion this week in the run died at about 86 pence. Bharti Infratel posted 61 Ujjivan Financial Servi- up to Diwali on Sunday as “Markets (are) starting per cent jump in consoli- ces reported over two-fold people buy gold and stocks to price in a best case sce- dated net profit at Rs 964 jump in consolidated net on this occasion. nario in terms of the de- crore for the second profit to Rs 93 crore for The market would also al getting passed this we- quarter ended the second quarter ended track busy earnings sea- ek and then a short exte- September 30, 2019. September 30. son in progress, results to nsion to pass any neces- The mobile tower arm The company had regis- SANGEETHA G homes priced within Rs 45- be declared on October 24 sary legislation,” CMC New Delhi, Oct. 21: With this acquisition, of Bharti Airtel had tered a profit of Rs 44.3 CHENNAI, OCT. 21 80 lakh- are ready-to-move- for the assembly elections Markets analyst Michael UltraTech Cement on UltraTech’s cement manu- recorded a profit of Rs crore in July-September in. in Maharashtra and Hewson told AFP. Monday reported a 62.59 facturing capacity stands 600 crore in the same 2018-19. Top seven cities have a total Recent government Haryana as well as other “Whether that opti- per cent increase in consol- augmented to 117.4 mtpa, quarter a year ago. Total income increased of 81,300 ready-to-move-in announcements, including vacant Lok Sabha and mism turns out to be pre- idated net profit at Rs including its overseas “We continue to believe 55 per cent to Rs 710 crore unsold units, which is 12 per tax benefits and interest Assembly seats that went mature is another mat- 578.55 crore in the second capacity,” the company that there is a strong in the quarter under cent of the total unsold rate deduction for afford- for polling. Attack on ter- ter; only time will tell.” quarter ended September said. growth potential in tele- review as against Rs stock. Their share has risen able housing to a large rorist camps in Pakistan Johnson was on Mond- 2019. “This makes UltraTech com passive infrastruc- 459.04 crore in the year- from 11 per cent or 77,100 in extent will attract first-time Occupied Kashmir and ay attempting again to The company had record- the 3rd largest cement com- ture in the country as ago period, Ujjivan Q2, despite demand picking homebuyers. As ready global cues like US-China push his EU divorce deal ed a net profit of Rs 355.82 pany in the world, outside telecom networks keep Financial Services said in up for affordable and mid- homes are in demand and trade negotiations and through parliament and crore in the July- of China. It is also the only pace with the continuing a release. segment units. property prices are at their EU, UK Brexit deal in the avoid the political dama- September quarter a year company in the world to exponential data con- The company’s sub- The top cities had a total lowest best, those homebuy- final phase of Parliament ge of delaying Brexit ago, the Aditya Birla Group have a capacity of over 100 sumption growth,” sidiary Ujjivan Small of 6.56 lakh unsold units at ers waiting to take the approval would come into beyond next week. firm said. million tonnes in a single Akhil Gupta, Chairman, Finance Bank has filed its the end of September quar- plunge will come forward, play as market opens on Lawmakers on Saturd- Its revenue from opera- country, outside of China,” Bharti Infratel, said. DRHP with SEBI in ter. Of this 12 per cent of finds Puri. Tuesday after. ay mandated the prime tions rose 4.01 per cent to it added. The company reported August 2019 and is com- 81,300 were ready-to-move- Trends also suggest that BSE and NSE will condu- PM to break his promise Rs 9,620.47 crore as against However, UltraTech a marginal dip in rev- mitted to complying with in units. the sops for affordable seg- ct one-hour special muhu- and send a letter to Brus- Rs 9,249.26 crore in the cor- Cement’s domestic sales enue to Rs 3,638 crore the listing condition with- According to Anuj Puri, ment are beginning to show rat trading session on the sels asking for more time. responding quarter of pre- fell 1.20 per cent to 17.19 from Rs 3,668 crore in the in the stipulated time- Chairman, Anarock some positive signs as occasion of Diwali on — AFP vious fiscal. million tonnes in July- year-ago period. lines, it said. Property Consultants, the ready inventory of afford- Sunday, October 27 maki- UltraTech Cement’s total September as against 17.40 — PTI — PTI share of ready homes able homes has declined by ng it an extended week for expenses rose marginally million tonnes in the corre- among overall unsold stock nearly 3 per cent on quar- the market. to Rs 8,877.92 crore as sponding quarter last year. has seen a quarterly rise. terly basis while mid seg- Since Monday was a hol- against Rs 8,868.43 crore in “Monsoon quarter results “Out of the overall unsold ment saw it fall by 2 per iday, second quarter resul- China Banks the year ago period. in lower volumes,” the com- stock in Q2 2019, ready cent. However, with new ts declared by Reliance The consolidated results pany said in its investor homes were more than ready inventory getting Industries, HDFC Bank, also include the cement presentation. Piramal Q2 net up 15% to `554 cr 77,100 units across the top added, their share will LIC Housing Finance keep prime loan business of Century During the first half seven cities comprising remain higher in the near among others would boost Textiles, whose acquisition (April-September) of this New Delhi, Oct. 21: Piramal Enterprises said. nearly 11 per cent share. As future as well. market sentiments with process was completed by fiscal, Ultratech Cement’s Diversified business group Its total income was up many as 4,200 units since Mumbai has 21,000, robust performances. rate at 4.2% UltraTech Cement on net profit almost doubled to Piramal Enterprises on 14.55 per cent to Rs 3,666.24 then completed in one quar- National Capital Region Ajit Mishra, Vice Presid- October 1, 2019. Rs 1,859.82 crore from Rs Monday reported 15.33 per crore as against Rs 3,200.41 ter, thereby increasing 16,800 and Pune 14,260 ent — Research, Religare Beijing, Oct. 21: China’s On a standalone basis, 940.84 crore in the corre- cent increase in its consol- crore in the corresponding unsold ready stock to 81,300 ready-to-move-in units. Broking said, “It’s going to base rate for new corpo- Century Textiles had net sponding period of previ- idated net profit at Rs quarter of the previous fis- units as on Q3 2019 with However, Chennai with be an important week on rate loans stayed sales of Rs 746 crore in ous fiscal. 554.08 crore for the second cal. overall share of ready 10,640 units, has the highest the earnings front as big unchanged in October, July-September quarter. Revenue from operations quarter ended September, Piramal Enterprises’ homes increasing to 12 per share of ready-to-move-in names like HDFC Bank, defying expectations of “UltraTech completed the rose 11.87 per cent to Rs 2019. total expenses was at Rs cent in Q3 2019,” he said. units among its total unsold Axis Bank, SBI, ITC, Bajaj a reduction as the econo- acquisition of Century 21,025.41 crore in the first The company had report- 2,934.29 crore as against Rs Nearly 35 per cent or stock. While Bangalore’s 17 Auto, Hero Motocorp, L&T my sees its slowest pace Textile’s cement business, half as against Rs 18,794.11 ed a net profit of Rs 480.42 2,630.60 crore, up 11.54 per approximately 28,830 units per cent unsold stock are and HCL Technologies of growth since 1990s. with the Scheme of crore in the corresponding crore for the July-Septem- cent. are in the affordable brack- ready homes this is just 9 will announce their num- The one-year loan pri- Demerger becoming effec- period of 2018-19. ber quarter a year-ago, — PTI et and 32 per cent or 26,180 per cent in Mumbai and bers along with several me rate was kept at 4.2 tive from 1st October, 2019. — PTI units in the mid-segment - NCR. others. Participants will per cent, according to a first react to the Reliance People’s Bank of China. results and minutes of That compares to the 4.15 RBI’s MPC’s meet which per cent median estimate came in after the market compiled by Bloomberg. hours on Friday.” The five-year tenor was Almost resolved broad issues in It’s neither RERA nor “Technically, Nifty looks also kept unchanged at buoyant for further surge 4.85 per cent. but 11,800 would be tough The LPR is a revamped to cross. In case of profit- market indicator of the India-US trade package: Goyal HIRA in Bengal realty taking, 11,540-11,370 zone price that lenders would provide the needed charge clients for new New Delhi, Oct. 21: India RITWIK MUKHERJEE the carpet area of the apart- support. The underperfor- loans, and is linked to and the US have almost KOLKATA, OCT. 21 ment or property, which mance of the banking ind- the rate at which the resolved broad issues of the he/she is buying. This has ex is still a concern and pe- central bank will lend proposed trade package and ‘Will protect interest of industry’ In a curious turn of events, enabled to develop more rhaps the upcoming resul- financial institutions an announcement is expect- New Delhi, Oct. 21: Vietnam) and their six two ministries of the transparency between the ts from the banking majo- cash for a year. It’s made ed soon, Commerce and Commerce and Industry free-trade pact partners Mamata Banerjee govern- builder and the customer. rs may help in triggering a up of submissions from Industry Minister Piyush Minister Piyush Goyal Australia, China, India, ment seem to have locked But to my surprise, we came sustainable move ahead. a panel of 18 banks, Goyal said on Monday. said on Monday that the Japan, South Korea and horns over a policy related to know that still the direc- Amid all, we do not see though Beijing has a He said that the two coun- government will protect New Zealand. issue pertaining to the real torate of registration and easing in volatility,” role in setting the level. tries should look at a much the interest of domestic “Every interest of estate sector. While one stamp revenue is conduct- Mishra said. The rate is released larger engagement in the industry before entering domestic industry and the department prefers taking ing the registration process Buying in equities by the monthly. days ahead, possibly even into the proposed mega people of India has to be the sides of the consumers, in super built-up area, thus foreign portfolio investors A static 1-year rate sh- leading to an announce- free-trade pact RCEP, protected before we exe- that is home or property forcing a customer to pay last week was quite encou- ows China “may be tr- ment for a bilateral agree- which is in the last phase cute any free-trade agree- buyers, the other seems much more stamp duty and raging for the market as ying to balance the shri- ment which will go beyond of negotiations. ment,” he told reporters more concerned about exp- While this is applicable registration cost than both Sensex and Nifty-50 nking margins of banks near tinkering which “we The RCEP (Regional when asked whether anding the state’s coffers. across the country, except in he/she should have actually indices rose for the sixth with support to the are doing at present”. Comprehensive Economic RCEP negotiations would Quite significantly, the J&K, the West Bengal gov- paid if the registration had consecutive session. It will economy,” said Zhou The minister said that Partnership) agreement is be concluded next month. issue also leads to a much ernment is the only one that been conducted on the car- be interesting to see when Hao, Economist at trade negotiations are com- being negotiated among 10 The member countries bigger question of whether has come out with its sepa- pet area of the property.” the profit booking comes Commerzbank AG. plex in nature but things ASEAN members (Brunei, have fixed a target to con- two separate Acts on the rate legislation, HIRA. “As a consumer protection in the market this week as — Bloomberg are going smoothly between Cambodia, Indonesia, clude the talks in subject of regulation of the Interestingly now, one of minister, I have received traders would like to book the two countries. Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, November and sign the real estate sector — one the departments of Bengal several complaints from the some profit before Diwali “We have almost resolved the Philippines, agreement in June 2020. enacted by the Centre government is neither fol- consumers regarding this while institutions like the broad contours of what Singapore, Thailand, and — PTI (RERA) and the other by a lowing RERA. Nor is it com- contradiction in the rules of mutual funds would take we are going to announce. I particular state (HIRA) — plying with the provisions WBHIRA and directorate of advantage of sharp fall in do not see any great difficul- can coexist. The matter of WBHIRA. registration and stamp rev- prices of the Mid-Cap and India to import ty in closing the gap on the that we have huge potential present,” Goyal added. relates to the existence of West Bengal consumer enue. So please rectify this Small-Cap stocks and go first announcement,” he which we still need to tap... When asked about the Real Estate (Regulation & affairs minister, Sadhan problem as soon as possible for buying before the said here at a USISPF pro- We will hopefully come out visit of USTR here, he said Development) Act, 2016 Pande, in a letter and charge the stamp duty prices soar on account of refined copper gramme. with a first set of agree- as soon as both the sides are (RERA), which is a central (MIC/432/2019), dated and registration cost on the FPIs buying. FPIs are net He said that probably by ments soon”. in a position to come to a government legislation, and August 21, addressed to basis of carpet area as per buyers by Rs 4,790 crore in now, both the sides could “But we both believe that reasonable conclusion, the Housing & Industrial Onkar Singh Meena, secre- the rules of WBHIRA,” the October so far. after 18 yrs: Care have announced something, India and the US should USTR would visit India. Regulation Act, 2017 (HIRA), tary, housing department letter from the minister How the overnight US but certain other engage- look at a much larger The minister said things which was enacted by the and designated authority, added. market performs and New Delhi, Oct. 21: The ments including the US engagement in the days are on the right track and West Bengal government. WBHIRA, unequivocally The letter from the con- opening of Asian markets closure of Vedanta’s talks with Japan and China ahead, possibly even lead- India is looking to the US RERA had been fully noti- said, “WBHIRA came into sumer affairs and protec- would also define Indian copper smelter plant at delayed the announcement. ing to an announcement for for technology, innovation, fied in 2017 and states were force in the year 2017 and tion minister, however, is yet markets performance on Tuticorin in Tamil “Both I and US Trade a bilateral agreement which skills and quality educa- given powers to notify their according to the Act of to elicit any response from Tuesday. Representative Robert will go beyond near tinker- tion. respective rules and appoint HIRA it was decided that a the other department, that Nadu has led to a rise in —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD imports of the metal, Lighthizer have understood ing which we are doing at — PTI regulatory authorities. customer will only pay for is housing. making the country a net importer of refined copper after 18 years, Care Ratings has said. “India used to be a net exporter of copper cath- odes till FY18. Now with World economy is stumbling towards disaster the closure of the Tuticorin smelter, the BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL the 3.3 per cent predicted in income. Next time, govern- but the result is outlandish with China, and threatened sure, the resulting financial a stroke. The risks posed by drop in domestic pro- BOARD the spring) and by a still- ments will be reluctant to asset valuations and height- any other country that vulnerabilities could sur- Trump’s trade wars, for duction has led to the sluggish 3.4 per cent (down lean as heavily on extra pub- ened credit risk. Recklessly caught his attention with face abruptly, with conse- instance, would evaporate if domino effect of The world’s finance minis- from 3.6 per cent) in 2020. lic borrowing to raise inflated house prices were a the same. This astounding quences not just for China. he merely refrained from increasing the country’s ters and central-bank gover- Economic momentum is demand, rightly or wrongly main cause of the crash; in recklessness, unaccount- The UK has lately seemed stirring pointless conflict. imports and decreasing nors gathered this past fading almost everywhere fearing lack of fiscal space. many countries, they’ve ably tolerated by Congress, intent on wrecking its econ- Others are much more com- its exports. India has weekend in Washington and — the IMF calls it a “syn- Monetary policy is all but soared again on the back of has already caused enor- omy and system of govern- plex. Reducing fragility become a net importer looked out at a global econo- chronized slowdown.” The exhausted too, with interest cheap credit. Banks have mous economic damage, not ment in pursuit of Brexit. requires smarter regula- of refined copper after my badly in need of treat- revised outlook is already rates either close to their added capital since 2009, but least in the US. Should the The EU has had years to tion, to recognize the risks 18 years,” Care Ratings ment. Most say they under- the weakest since the crash effective lower bound (as in not enough to make them synchronized slowdown equip the euro area with that arise from constantly has said. stand the dangers, but that 10 years ago, and the risks the US) or slammed down safe in another big down- become an outright world- two basic necessities of a evolving financial systems. During FY2018-19, seems open to question. in the forecast are very against it (as in turn. The noto- wide recession, the US gov- single-currency area — a Reviving macroeconomic exports fell by 87.4 per With the facts in plain sight much, as economists say, to the European rious “doom ernment will get, and common budget to mitigate policy in a world of persist- cent, whereas imports and the need for policy the downside. Union). loop” of risky deserve, much of the blame. recessions and a function- ently low interest rates increased by 131.2 per changes all too apparent, This would be concerning Another lega- Column sovereign debt But the responsibility goes ing banking union — and demands fresh thinking on cent, it said. they've shown little sense of under any circumstances, cy of that previ- and bank insol- wider. Other countries has provided neither. In both monetary and fiscal India imported refined urgency, and even less sign but the prospect of reces- ous recession, and the vency — recognized as a could be doing far more to every part of the world, gov- fronts. Answers will be copper from, Japan, of action. Prodded by an sion under current condi- extraordinary measures major risk after 2008 — guard against these height- ernments have dithered found and are starting to Congo, Singapore, unhinged US administra- tions is truly alarming. The taken to contain it, is height- remains substantially unad- ened risks. over reforms that would emerge, but governments Chile, Tanzania, the tion, the world could be hesitant recovery of the ened financial fragility. dressed in Italy and other China, for instance, has make their economies more should step up the pace. UAE and South Africa stumbling into the next past decade has depleted the With abundant quantitative countries. been too slow to address its productive and robust. With These questions can’t wait while exported refined global recession. conventional tools of easing and super-low inter- With all these vulnerabili- financial imbalances. No risks mounting almost any longer. The world econo- copper to China, The International macroeconomic policy. In est rates, financial condi- ties to the fore, and with few doubt, Trump’s trade war wherever you look, political my is at a dangerous junc- Taiwan, Malaysia, Monetary Fund has lowered many countries — not least tions have been kept loose to if any policy options for has made this harder, but dysfunction has conspired ture, and stands desperately South Korea and its growth forecasts yet the US — fiscal stimulus support asset prices, press dealing with the crash they the Beijing government has to make things worse. in need of wiser and more Bangladesh during 2018- again. Global output is pro- and persistent budget down on yields and might cause, US President made little progress in Given the will, all of these effective leadership. Until it 19. jected to rise by just 3 per deficits have boosted ratios strengthen demand. The Donald Trump chose to repairing its credit-alloca- problems are fixable. Some, gets some, the risks are — AFP cent this year (down from of public debt to national measures were necessary, embark on his trade war tion system. Under pres- to be sure, could be solved at unlikely to subside. Fitness battle PAGE Limited-overs captain Aaron Finch is battling to be fit for Australia's opening Twenty20 against Cricket 14 Sri Lanka after picking up a side strain. THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

I don’t think Fast & furious playing the Hundred will dilute ■ Pacers Shami and Yadav let it our chances of winning the next rip as India on brink of 3-0 Test World Cup series sweep over South Africa — Joe Root, Englang Test Ranchi, Oct. SCORECARD skipper 21: India’s pace prowess came to the fore India (1st innings): 497-9 dec yet again as Mohammad South Africa (1st innings): D. Elgar c Saha b Shami 0, Q. SHORT TAKES Shami and Umesh Yadav de Kock c Saha b Yadav 4, Z. Hamza b Jadeja 62, F. du bossed over a fragile South Plessis b Yadav 1, T. Bavuma st Saha b Nadeem 32, H. African batting line-up to Klaasen b Jadeja 6, G. Linde c Rohit b Yadav 37, D. Piedt put the hosts on the cusp of lbw b Shami 4, K. Rabada run out (Yadav) 0, A. Nortje a 3-0 whitewash here on lbw b Nadeem 4, L. Ngidi (not out) 0. Extras (b8, lb3, Monday. nb1) 12. Total (in 56.2 overs) 162. As many as 16 South FoW: 1-4, 2-8, 3-16, 4-107, 5-107, 6-119, 7-129, 8-130, 9- African wickets fell on day 162. three of the third and final Bowling: Shami 10-4-22-2, Yadav 9-1-40-3, Nadeem Test with Shami and 11.2-4-22-2, Jadeja 14-3-19-2, Ashwin 12-1-48-0. Andrew McDonald Umesh doing the bulk of South Africa (2nd innings, follow-on): Q. de Kock b the damage. The duo Yadav 5, D. Elgar (retired hurt) 16, Z. Hamza b Shami 0, McDonald named bowled with fiery pace and F. du Plessis lbw b Shami 4, T. Bavuma c Saha b Shami were also rewarded for con- 0, H. Klaasen lbw b Yadav 5, G. Linde run out (Nadeem) sistently attacking the 27, D. Piedt b Jadeja 23, T. de Bruyn (batting) 30, K. RR head coach stumps. Rabada c Jadeja b Ashwin 12, A. Nortje (batting) 5. Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals on Staring at another mas- Extras (b5) 5. Total (for 8 wickets in 46 overs) 132. Monday appointed former sive defeat, South Africa FoW: 1-5, 2-10, 3-18, 4-22, 4-26 (Elgar retired), 5-36, 6- Australian cricketer Andrew were 132 for eight in their 67, 7-98, 8-121. McDonald as their new head second innings at stumps Bowling: Shami 9-5-10-3, Yadav 9-1-35-2, Jadeja 13-5- coach for a three-year term. with India needing to turn 36-1, Nadeem 5-0-18-0, Ashwin 10-3-28-1. McDonald has been a part of up on day four to complete the Indian Premier League, hav- formalities. It has proved to African first innings for 162 ing played for Delhi Daredevils be another dismal tour of in 56.2 overs in yet another in the 2009 season before India for the South African Saha injured, meek batting surrender being signed up by Royal batsmen and notwithstand- that lasted less than two Challengers Bangalore in ing the high quality of fast Pant keeps sessions after the visitors 2012–2013. He was also the bowling, they looked like resumed the day at nine for bowling coach of Royal sitting ducks on Monday. two in five overs. Local lad Challengers Bangalore. The 38- Resuming the day at nine wickets Nadeem cleaned up the tail year-old former Australian all- for two in their first Ranchi, Oct. 21: India’s first- by trapping Anrich Nortje rounder has coached innings, South Africa were choice Test wicketkeeper in front to make it a memo- Leicestershire, Victoria and the bowled out for 162 before Wriddhiman Saha suffered rable debut, returning with Melbourne Renegades. India enforced the follow- an injury on his right ring figures of 11.2-4-22-2. McDonald, who played four on. Umesh set the tone of finger during the South Nadeem had his “big Tests for Australia, had guided the day by clean bowling African second innings as moment” when he dis- Victoria to the title win in South African skipper Faf Rishabh Pant kept wickets in missed Temba Bavuma (32) Sheffield Shield in his first year du Plessis with an the final hour. The 35-year- for his first wicket in inter- as senior coach. The Victorian unplayable late outswinger. old Saha, who was phenom- national cricket. He foxed then moved the Renegades If Umesh was lethal in the enal behind the stumps in Bavuma with his flight as from 7th position to winning first innings, Shami upped the second Test in Pune, was the batsman stepped out of Umesh Yadav the Big Bash this year. “We are his game in the second. The hurt in the 27th over, while the crease, leaving celebrates a delighted to appoint Andrew as left-arm spinners, debutant keeping to off-spinner Wriddhiman Saha to do the South African our head coach. He shares our Shahbaz Nadeem and Ravichandran Ashwin. The rest. Nadeem’s first inter- wicket. belief of discovering potential Ravindra Jadeja, too did latest injury adds to the national wicket incidental- — AP and championing dreams and is their bit as India steam- long list of on-field setbacks ly came even before any aligned with our vision to con- rolled the opposition. Like that the Bengal stumper had batsman could score run tinue to drive innovation in the he had done in the first suffered in his career includ- against him. South Africa IPL,” said Ranjit Barthakur, innings, Umesh gave the ing a career-threatening began the second session Executive Chairman, Rajasthan first breakthrough in South shoulder injury for which he staring at an imminent fol- Royals in a team statement. Africa’s second essay when had to undergo surgery low-on as they lost their — PTI he cleaned up Quinton de which forced him out of seventh wicket on the Kock (5) with a perfect national team for 20 fourth ball after the lunch- I’ll meet Kohli on length delivery that angled months. — PTI break when a hapless Dane across the left-hander. Piedt was beaten by Oct. 24: Ganguly Then Shami ripped innings. An early tea was Shami’s raw pace as it cut through the middle-order, taken as both the teams back in to trap him in front. Kolkata: BCCI president-elect first castling Zubayr were left shaken after open- What followed was a body Sourav Ganguly on Monday left Hamza for a duck with a er Dean Elgar was hit on blow in 39th over where it to skipper Virat Kohli to take full length delivery before the helmet by a 145kmph Shami made Nortje hop all a call on his availability for getting rid of Faf Du bouncer from Yadav. over with his sharp incom- the upcoming three-match Plessis (4) and Temba The batsman took a ing bouncers though the T20 series against Bavuma (0) in successive pause, sat on the ground tail-ender managed to sur- Bangladesh, starting overs to leave them gasping before going off the field. vive the hostile spell. November 3. at 22 four in their second India wrapped up the South — PTI There is a speculation that Kohli, who has played 48 of the last 56 international games across South African formats, will take rest for the Dean Elgar is Elgar suffers concussion after being hit by bouncer T20s but come back for the felled by an two Test matches in Indore and Umesh Yadav Ranchi, Oct. 21: South from Yadav, who was in assessed and we are fol- issued a statement on Kolkata. “I will meet him on bouncer. — AP Africa opener Dean the middle of a hostile lowing the standard ICC behalf of the team. Elgar October 24. I will talk to him Elgar was on Monday spell of short-pitched concussion protocol. I is the third concussion like a BCCI president talks to ruled out of the third bowling. Elgar was hit will send an update as substitute after Marnus the captain. He is the captain Test against India as he just above the ear and soon as there is one to Labuschagne of and he can take a call," suffered concussion immediately fell on the send. Australia (in place of Ganguly told reporters at the after being hit by a ground, calling for med- The Match Referee has Steve Smith during CAB headquarters. He was all bouncer from pacer ical help. approved Theunis de Ashes Test at Lord’s) and praise for Rohit Sharma, who >>> Umesh Yadav. He was batting on 16 off Bruyn as Dean Elgar’s Jermaine Blackwood (vs has been a smash-hit with 529 Mohammed Minutes before the tea 29 balls when Umesh replacement as result of India replacing Darren runs in his kitty, including a Shami break, Elgar tried to bouncer struck him. concussion,” South Bravo). maiden double hundred. — PTI duck a short delivery “Dean Elgar is still being Africa media manager — PTI Bangladesh cricketers go on strike Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu Dhaka/Kolkata, Oct. 21: lakh (Bangladesh Taka), Bangladesh’s upcoming which is now 35 thousand make semis; Mumbai out tour of India was on only. At the same time, the Monday thrown into jeop- salary of first-class crick- Bengaluru, Oct. 21: Rain VIJAY HAZARE BRIEF SCORES ardy after their national eters also should be ended Mumbai’s Vijay team players refused to par- increased by 50 per cent,” Hazare Trophy campaign Chhattisgarh 190 for 6 in 45.4 overs (Harpreet Singh Bhatia ticipate in any cricketing said their most decorated here on Monday as 83, Amandeep Khare 59 not out, Dhawal Kulkarni 2 for 9) activity until their player Shakib. Chhattisgarh made it to the vs Mumbai 95 for no loss in 11.3 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 60 demands, including a hike “A first-class cricketer semi-finals on the basis of not out, Aditya Tare 31 not out). Tamil Nadu 174 for 6 in 39 in salary, are met. gets only 1500 taka as the more wins against their overs (Baba Aparajith 56, Washington Sundar 35 not out, The boycott plan was daily allowance. I don't quarterfinal opponents in Gurkeerat Singh 2 for 25) vs Punjab 52 for 2 in 12.2 overs. announced by the country's think this is enough for a the league phase. (Note: Both matches were abandoned due to rain) top players such as Test and cricketer in order to get a Tamil Nadu also reached T20 captain Shakib Al healthy lifestyle. At the the semi-finals on the basis As per rules, Mumbai out) led the recovery with a Hasan, Mahmudullah and same time, we are demand- of more wins than Punjab needed to bat a minimum of 135-run stand. Mushfiqur Rahim at a press ing to increase the travel in the league stage after 20 overs to get a result in In the other last eight conference here. allowance. We will be happy their quarter-final game this game. But as the game game, Punjab restricted Nearly 50 players are part if BCB ensures the air tick- was cut short by rain. was abandoned, Tamil Nadu to 174 for six in of the protest. A boycott of ets for travelling for the Tamil Nadu had won nine Chhattisgarh qualified. Put 39 overs when rain stopped any cricket activity for the First-class cricketers out of nine matches in into bat at the Alur cricket play. Tamil Nadu had a foreseeable future will have around the country.” Group C, while stadium III, Mumbai shaky start after openers an immediate impact on the Some of the players’ main Chhattisgarh emerged vic- bowlers did well to restrict Murali Vijay (22) and National Cricket League, demands are: Bangladesh torious in five out of eight Chhattisgarh to 190 for six Abhinav Mukund (17) currently in progress. Premier League (BPL) must games in Group A. in 45.4 overs, when play failed to convert starts. But The action could also jeop- go back to franchise model, Mumbai won four. While was halted due to rain. the in-form Baba Aparajith ardise the training camp for Flanked by his teammates Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan (centre) addresses the Dhaka Premier League Tamil Nadu will take on Experienced medium- came up with a patient 76- next month’s tour of India media at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. — AFP (their domestic first-class Gujarat in the semifinals pacer Dhawal Kulkarni ball 56 (2 fours, 2 sixes) to and possibly the tour itself. competition) must go back on Wednesday, hosts sent Chhattisgarh opener pull his side out of trouble. During the tour starting press conference. However, many in the Dhaka and it’s surrounding to open market transfers, Karnataka will clash with Jiwanjyot Singh Chauhan He lacked support as all- November 3, Bangladesh The camp was supposed to Indian Cricket Board feel towns to watch the match, a central contract salary Chhattisgarh on the same (0) back after he edged to rounder Vijay Shankar (13) are scheduled to play three start this week with the that Ganguly’s cordial rela- first in Kolkata. I believe should be higher, and day. In pursuit of a revised keeper Tare. Shardul and skipper Dinesh T20 Internationals and two team’s spin consultant tions with both players and that they will pay heed to include more players, high- target of 195 from 39 overs, Thakur got rid off Karthik (11) didn’t last long Test matches as part of the Daniel Vettori in atten- officials in Bangladesh our president’s request if er first class match fees, Mumbai were cruising at 95 Shashank Chandrakar to enough. Thanks to World Championship. dance. cricket might help in sal- the situation demands,” players association to no for no loss in 11.3 overs leave Chhattisgarh in trou- Washingston Sundar’s “We have to respect the BCCI president-elect vaging the situation. another BCCI official said. longer have conflict of with young Yashasvi ble at 3 for 2. Ashutosh unbeaten 35 off 39 balls, local coaches, physios, Sourav Ganguly said in “There is a Test match in One of the major points interest. “We just came to Jaiswal batting on 60 (38 Pratap Singh (27), who Tamil Nadu breached the trainers and groundsman. Kolkata that he was confi- Kolkata, which will certain- raised by the players was know about it we will dis- balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes) and came in at one drop, was 170-run mark. They get really a little dent that Bangladesh will ly generate a lot of interest better remuneration for cuss it in the board and try Aditya Tare on 31. However, unable to convert his start Punjab were 52 for two in amount of salary at the end not call-off the series. “It is among the Bangladesh fans those competing at the first- to resolve it as soon as pos- the skies opened up and the as Chhattisgarh slipped to 12.2 overs, having lost of the month,” senior open- the internal matter of BCB keeping the local connect in class level. “Match fee for sible,” BCB CEO match was abandoned, end- 40 for 3. Skipper Harpreet Abhishek Sharma (6) and er Tamim Iqbal said on but it's not under my mind. A lot of fans are the first-class cricket Nizamudin Chowdhury ing Mumbai’s topsy-turvy Singh Bhatia (83) and Anmolpreet Singh (9) when behalf of the players at the purview,” Ganguly said. expected to travel from should be increased to one said. — PTI campaign. Amandeep Khare (59 not rain stopped play. — PTI National duty PAGE World number two Rafael Nadal has been named in the Spain squad for the Davis Cup finals in Madrid next Sport 15 month. He missed Shanghai Masters due to wrist injury THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Back on course TENNIS | ROUND-UP I had the ■ procedure a little Marseille end four-match slump with Strasbourg win bit early and got Paris, Oct. 21: Marseille ended a four-match win- INJURED SUELE ahead of it. less streak in Ligue 1 after Boubacar Kamara’s early — Star golfer Tiger Woods said strike and a late Kevin TO MISS REST OF his fitness was ahead of Strootman penalty saw schedule after knee surgery them to a deserved victory SEASON, EUROS over lowly Strasbourg. Kamara, 19, struck the Berlin, Oct. 21: Germany SHORT TAKES opener with just two min- central defender Niklas Andy Murray of Britain poses with the trophy after winning utes on the clock when his Suele will miss the rest of the European Open final in Antwerp on Sunday. — AP shot was deflected home the season and Euro-2020 Murray, Bencic by Strasbourg defender after injuring his knee Ludovic Ajoruqe, and playing for Bayern at the rise in rankings Strootman finished off weekend, club president with a calm spot-kick deep Uli Hoeness said on Murray wins first Paris: Former world number in stoppage time after Monday. one Andy Murray was rewarded Dario Benedetto was “Apparently, the season for his victory in Antwerp at the brought down by is over for him, he can for- weekend, with another dramat- Mohamed Simakan. get about the Euros,” ATP title in 2 yrs ic rise in the ATP rankings The win sends Andre Hoeness said. which were released on Villas Boas’ inconsistent The 24-year-old tore his Antwerp (Belgium), Oct. match. I didn’t expect to Monday. The Scotsman, who is side fourth, one point off left knee anterior cruci- 21: Andy Murray said he be in this position at all. on the comeback trail after the Champions League ate ligament on Saturday was “very proud” after I’m happy, very happy,” career-saving hip surgery, places, while Strasbroug in Bayern’s 2-2 earning his first ATP title added Murray. climbed 116 places to 127 fol- drop to the bottom of the Bundesliga draw in since March 2017 on Murray became the low- lowing his first title in two league after a perform- Augsburg. He had sur- Sunday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 est-ranked ATP champion years. Murray, who has won ance that offered little. gery on Monday. victory over fellow three- since No. 355 Pablo three Grand Slam titles and However, Marseille are Joachim Loew, the time Grand Slam champi- Andujar triumphed at the spent 41 weeks at number one still eight points behind national coach, said it on Stan Wawrinka in the 2018 Marrakech Open. from November 2016 to August leaders Paris Saint- was “very bad news” and Antwerp final. “I’ve really enjoyed my 2017, saw his ranking slip as low Germain, who swatted called Suele was “a pillar” Former world number week here. The atmos- as 839 in July 2018 as his Nice aside 4-1 on Friday. in his reconstruction one Murray, who contem- phere the last few days injured hip threatened to end Marseille and bitter project for the Euros. plated retirement earlier has been amazing. I’m his career. Novak Djokovic rivals PSG meet next Loew put his faith in this year before undergo- very proud of the win this remains at number one, the weekend but Villas-Boas Suele when he said in ing career-saving hip sur- week,” said Murray. 273rd week in his career that he played down the signifi- March that he would no gery, fought back from a Wawrinka, who was also holds the top spot, with Rafael cance of the fixture. longer pick veterans set and 3-1 down to claim hunting a first title in Nadal just 320 points behind. “It will be a totally dif- Jerome Boateng and Mats his 46th career title. over two years, was full of Belinda Bencic completed an ferent match, against a Marseille’s Valentin Rongier (right) duels for the ball with Strasbourg’s Lionel Carole Hummels, who between “It means a lot. The last praise for an opponent excellent week, which saw her team that is not in the during the French League One match in Marseille on Sunday. — AP them had won 146 caps few years have been who in January tearfully win the Kremlin Cup and qualify same league,” he said. and started together in extremely difficult,” revealed he was in con- for the year-ending WTA finals, “We will play the match Benedetto also wasted a Rennes on Sunday. three points. the 2014 World Cup final. Murray, who broke down stant agony from a hip with a three-place climb to for the match, but it is not chance with Marseille Yedder pounced on Keita The scores were level The German team’s dis- in tears at the end, told injury. number seven in the WTA rank- a game that matters too still just a goal up when he Balde’s flick two minutes thanks to Islam Slimani plays since then suggest Amazon Prime. “I think the tennis ings released on Monday. much for me.” failed to get a contact on into added time to lash equalising Faitout that Loew had not yet “Both me and Stan have world, including me, was The Australian Ashleigh Barty The hosts could have Maxine Lopez’s cross. home a powerful left-foot Maouassa and Adrien found the right partner had a lot of injury prob- really sad in Australia retains the number one slot easily won by more, strik- Wissam Ben Yedder fired finish and send Leonardo Honou’s strikes for for the 6ft 5in Suele at the lems in the last couple of after that press confer- ahead of the Czech Karolina ing the woodwork either Monaco out of the Ligue 1 Jardim’s side up to 14th Rennes when Balde heart of his defence. years. It’s amazing to be ence. To see you back at Pliskova. — AFP side of half-time through mire with a stoppage time just as it looked as if a thought he won the game Bayern coach Niko back, playing against him this level, it’s amazing. Duje Caleta-Car and winner that earned an handball spotted by for Monaco seconds before Kovac has other options in the final like that. I We’re all really happy,” Nemanja Radonjic. entertaining 3-2 win over VAR had denied them the Yedder’s winner. — AFP in central defence. — AFP think it was a great said Wawrinka. — AFP Sharma finishes INTERNATIONAL GOLF 40th in France ANOTHER LANDMARK IN Paris: Shubhankar Sharma card- ed an unimpressive 73 on the final day to finish tied 40th at Colsaerts seals his first Fit Woods hints SIGHTS FOR FEDERER the Open de France Golf Championship where compatri- Basel, Oct. 21: Roger Federer will check off another ot Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia landmark on Monday when he starts his bid for a 10th wasted three good days to end title in seven years he’ll pick himself Basel title by playing the 1,500th match of his career. tied 48th. Chawrasia wasted a The 38-year-old begins his bid for his 103rd title good start have a double bogey Paris, Oct. 21: Nicolas Narashino, (Japan), Oct. “It progressively got against German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk. and a bogey in his final few Colsaerts held on to seal 21: Tiger Woods said worse and got to the point The 20-time Grand Slam champion has beaten the holes to have a below-par a gripping one-shot vic- Monday his fitness was where it was affecting even German twice -- including at Indian Wells last March. round of 76 on the final day, tory over Denmark’s ahead of schedule after reading putts,” the 43-year- “My preparation had to be a little faster than usual slipping to 48th position. Joachim B Hansen at the arthroscopic knee surgery, old Woods said. since I have to start Monday,” said Federer ahead of Nicolas Colsaerts (72) held on French Open, claiming and dropped a heavy clue Woods has a large depth the Swiss Indoors tournament, which he first attended to seal a gripping one-shot vic- his first European Tour he might use one of his of talent from which to as a ballboy. tory over Denmark’s Joachim B title for seven years on four Presidents Cup cap- make his four captains “I’ve already practiced Friday and Saturday in Basel. Hansen (68) claiming his first Sunday at Le Golf tain’s picks on himself. picks ahead of the match I hope to really start strong and have a great indoor European Tour title in seven National. “I’m probably a week against Ernie Els’s season.” Federer, who has made the Basel final on all years at the Le Golf National The big-hitting Belgian early. My season had ended International team at of his last 12 visits, owns ATP titles this season in course. Sharma had a double led by three strokes a little bit earlier than I Royal Melbourne. Dubai, Miami and Halle. bogey on his card for the fourth overnight but made sev- had expected it,” the 15- Despite not adding to his tally of majors, he still straight and overall he had four eral errors as South time major winner told Needling and jabbing stands at 47-8 for the year, a record bettered only by doubles and a quadruple. African George Coetzee reporters at Accordia Golf, eternal rival Rafael Nadal, whose triumphs at Roland Chawrasia had two double on and Hansen both moved Narashino Country Club “I’ve been pretty con- Garros and the US Open have taken the Spaniard to 19 the last day. —PTI ahead briefly on the back near Tokyo before coming sumed by it,” he said, Grand Slams. nine. through an exhibition adding his return to fitness Federer made the final at Wimbledon in July where But Colsaerts recov- match unscathed. made it more likely that he he had two match points before losing to Novak ered and kept his nerve “I had the procedure a lit- would use one of his wild- Djokovic in a five-set epic. — AFP on the final three holes to Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium reacts after winning the tle bit early and got ahead cards on himself. card a one-over-par Amundi French Open in Paris on Sunday. — AP of it,” he added. “It made me more hopeful ROMA SORRY fourth round of 72 and Woods is in Japan this that I could play this week, win on 12-under for the through ups and downs made bogey, opening up week to play in the US PGA play Hero and play FOR ABUSE tournament. for so many years now.” a five-shot lead over his Tour’s inaugural Zozo Australia,” said Woods, “It’s very special. I It was Colsaerts’ third playing partner. Championship, the second who has dropped one place Rublev, Bencic win mean, the French Open European Tour triumph The Belgian then stum- $9.75 million tournament to number 10 in Monday’s ON VIEIRA for me is very special in total and his first bled as world number 289 of an almost $30 million new world rankings. because I’m French- since the Volvo World Coetzee reeled off three three-event Asian swing. “The way I was feeling Milan: Roma issued an apology speaking,” said the 36- Match Play straight birdies around He intends to end his year towards the middle part of Kremlin Cup title for their supporters racially year-old, who was part of Championship in May the turn to seize a one- by playing in the Hero the year, it was going to be abusing Sampdoria’s English Europe’s 2012 Ryder Cup- 2012. The return to the shot advantage. World Challenge beginning a tall order to be able to do Moscow, Oct. 21: Russia’s years down the road.”In midfielder Ronaldo Vieira dur- winning team in the winners’ circle also An eagle on the par-five December 4, before going it all.” Andrey Rublev celebrated the women’s final, Belinda ing their goalless Serie A draw. ‘Miracle at Medinah’, but secures his tour card for 14th put Colsaerts back to Australia to captain If Woods burns one of his his 22nd birthday in style Bencic fought back from a “AS Roma would like to apolo- has since slipped to 424th the next two years, hav- in the lead. He stood on Team USA in the picks on himself that by clinching the Kremlin set down to beat home star gise to Ronaldo Vieira for the in the world rankings. ing started the week the 18th tee needing a Presidents Cup a week leaves him the difficulty of Cup on Sunday to bag his Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova racist boos he was subjected “I’ve been coming here 114th in the Race to par to finally put the later. choosing three players second career title. 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. to,” Roma said on Twitter on for I don’t know how Dubai standings, per- tournament to bed and Woods, who completed a from the likes US Open The sixth-seeded Rublev The victory came a day Sunday. “Roma does not toler- many years. It’s been a ilously just inside the top he managed just that. good return from years of champion, Gary Woodland, eased past France’s Adrian after the 22-year-old Swiss ate racism of any kind and the long road. 117 who qualify automat- “To lock it in like this injury and personal prob- Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Mannarino, who was run- clinched the final slot at club will support the authorities “So many people have ically for next season. on 18, which is one of the lems to win the US Masters Kevin Kisner and Jordan ner-up to another Russian the season-ending WTA in identifying and subsequently supported me over the Colsaerts got off to a most difficult par-fours in April, said his knee had Spieth. Woods also wants Karen Khachanov last Finals in Shenzhen, a tour- banning any individuals found years. That’s why I get so dream start with a birdie on tour, is very satisfy- been giving him more pain to come back to Japan next year, 6-4, 6-0 in a one-sided nament boasting record guilty of racially abusing the emotional. I went on the first as Coetzee ing,” he added. — AFP as the year wore on. year for Olympics. — AFP final. $14 million (12.53 million midfielder.” Monkey chants Rublev, the world number euros) prize money. were directed at 21-year-old 31 whose first title came in It is the first time that Vieira towards the end of the Umag in Croatia in 2017, Bencic has reached the first half of Sunday’s match NBA SEASON had never won a match at WTA Finals where she will with an announcement made his hometown tournament line up with Ashleigh over the stadium loudspeaker, LAKERS’ KUZMA before this week. Barty, Karolina Pliskova, but the match was not inter- “I’m at a loss. I can’t find Simona Halep, Bianca rupted. The English U21 interna- Lakers, Clippers set to sizzle RULED OUT FOR the right words for what it Andreescu, Naomi Osaka, tional, who was born in Guinea means to me to win here,” Petra Kvitova and Elina Bissau and raised in Portugal Los Angeles, Oct. 21: It’s a Clippers are the top pick Rublev said. Svitolina. and England, joined Sampdoria whole new ballgame in to contend in a survey of OPENING MATCH “I grew up with this tour- “It feels unbelievable in 2018 from Leeds United. the NBA, where a seismic NBA general managers, nament. I spent my whole right now. I still can’t imag- “This happens too often, it shift in star talent has thanks to the arrival of Los Angeles, Oct. 21: The childhood at the Kremlin ine it,” Bencic said. shouldn’t be this way,” Vieira flung the door wide open Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Lakers say Cup. I will remember this Earlier this season told Italian television Rai Sport. to an array of 2020 title reigning champion Kyle Kuzma won’t play tournament and this win Bencic won the WTA event The English footballer later contenders. Toronto Raptors and Paul when they open the NBA for many years, and I’ll in Dubai and later reached wrote on Instagram: “Football The NBA, whose sudden George from Oklahoma season against the Los hopefully be playing this the final at the Mallorca has a responsibility to punish row with China promises City. Angeles Clippers on tournament for many Open. — AFP and educate the idiots in the to linger, will be hoping The revamped Clippers Tuesday as he continues stadium today. Nonetheless, it on-court excitement in are out to usurp the to recover from a stress was a good point for the team.” the wake of unexpected Lakers as Los Angeles’ reaction in his left foot. Sampdoria later thanked Roma off-season moves will pull top team, although the Kuzma, who averaged via social media for their mes- attention from simmering LeBron James-led Lakers 18.7 points and 5.5 sage: “Thank you. Always tensions when the 2019-20 won’t go quietly. rebounds per game last together for a better football campaign tips off on A “very motivated” season for the Lakers, was #stopracism” The problem of Tuesday. James, whose first cam- hurt while he was with racism is a recurring one in With Kevin Durant gone paign in LA ended with the United States team in and Klay Thompson ruled him missing the playoffs the run-up to the World Italian football. This season Lakers’ Devontae Cacok (left) and Warriors’ Marquese Inter Milan’s Belgian striker out for the first half of for the first time since Championships in China. Chriss in action during their game on Friday. — AP Romelu Lukaku and AC Milan’s the season after knee sur- 2005, says the team is He was cleared for non- Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie gery, the Golden State goal” for him, Draymond open their glitzy new $1.4 ready to contend with for- contact practices after the have been targeted by monkey Warriors’ march to the Green and the rest of the billion Chase Arena in mer New Orleans Lakers returned from chants without any sanctions finals that has defined the Warriors’ new-look team San Francisco, the center Pelicans star Anthony playing two NBA pre-sea- being applied. Atalanta were past five seasons looks to after Golden State fell to of gravity in the still pow- Davis lining up alongside son games in China last fined 10,000 euros ($11,000) be a thing of the past. the Toronto Raptors in erful Western Conference Dwight Howard, Kyle week. Lakers coach earlier this month for racist Stephen Curry says a last year’s title series. has shifted south. Kuzma and newly arrived wants to see Kuzma do Belinda Bencic of Switzerland kisses her trophy after final abuse by their fans. — AFP championship is “still the But just as the Warriors The Los Angeles Danny Green. — AFP more work. — AFP win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. — AP Not quite champions PAGE Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side are still not strong enough to count themselves as realistic Games 16 contenders to win the Champions League for the first time THE ASIAN AGE TUESDAY | 22 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI French toast on IT’S A RED LIGHT Sindhu’s mind There was clear Paris, Oct. 21: World cham- ● Seeded fifth in the contact and Divock Liverpool’s unbeaten run halted by Manchester United pion P. V. Sindhu would tournament, Sindhu look to snap her recent run Origi goes down. Manchester, Oct. 21: of early exits when she will be up against Liverpool failed to record begins her women’s singles Canada’s world They carried on and a record-equalling 18th campaign at the $750,000 number 9 Michelle counter-attacked. straight Premier League French Open badminton Li, who has beaten win, but Adam Lallana’s tournament, beginning — Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager late equaliser saved the here on Tuesday. the Indian in the cries foul over draw with Man U European champions Since claiming her maid- past twice. The from a shock defeat at en World Championships world champion has Manchester United in a 1-1 title in August, Sindhu has looked a tad slow in draw on Sunday. looked awfully out-of-form SHORT TAKES Marcus Rashford’s con- as she had failed to cross her movement in the troversial goal handed Ole the second round in three last three Seeded players Gunnar Solskjaer’s strug- tournaments. tournaments, gling Red Devils a 1-0 half- She faltered in the second showing signs of dip lose at squash time lead, but they could and first rounds at the not hold out for a much- China Open and Korea in her form. Chennai: There were a number needed victory as they left Open respectively last of upsets on the penultimate substitute Lallana month. Sindhu again exit- day of the Sub-junior/Junior unmarked at the back post ed in the second round in easy outing for the world National Championships at the to level with five minutes straight games against number 9 Indian as he Indian Squash Academy (ISA) to play. Korea’s An Se Young in opens his campaign here on Monday. Liverpool move six Denmark Open last week. against second seed Higher-seeded players went points clear of The Olympic silver Chinese Taipei’s Chou down in four different cate- Manchester City at the top medallist looked a tad slow Tien Chen. gories (Boys Under-11, Boys of the table, but will still in her movement in the Parupalli Kashyap would Under-15, Girls Under-13 and feel this was a missed last three tournaments, look to prove that the first- Girls Under-15) in the semi- opportunity to inflict showing signs of dip in her round exit last week at finals. In the Girls Under-15 final more pain on a United form. Denmark Open was an four stage, local girl Pooja Arthi side sitting 13th in the Seeded fifth in the tour- aberration when he lock fought hard to defeat seed No.1 Premier League, just two nament, Sindhu, a 2017 horns with Hong Kong’s Kaavya Bansal (Maharashtra) 11- points off the relegation semifinalist, will be up NG Ka Long Angus. 6, 11-6, 4-11, 7-11, 11-4 in a see- zone. against Canada’s world Sameer Verma, who had saw duel. The two most successful number 9 Michelle Li, who reached the semifinals of Unseeded Diya Yadav of sides in English football has beaten the Indian in the World Tour Finals last Maharashtra reached the Girls could not have come into the past twice. December, will meet Under-13 final by beating sec- the game in more con- If Sindhu gets past the Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto ond seed Unnati Tripathi trasting form. early rounds, the world in the opening round. (Uttarakhand) 12-10, 11-4 11-5. However, United number 6 Indian is likely World number 12 B. Sai In the Boys Under-11 section, answered Solskjaer’s calls to face top seed Tai Tzu Praneeth, who had claimed Aryaveer Dewan (Delhi) upset to rise to the occasion in Ying of Chinese Taipei in a bronze at the World top seed Agastya Bansal in style. the quarterfinals. Championships, will once straight games (11-1, 12-10, 11-3) Liverpool were without World number 8 Saina again face the legendary to sail into the summit clash. Mohamed Salah through Nehwal, who is also taking Lin Dan of China in the Tamil Nadu’s Darshil injury and the Egyptian’s part in this BWF World opening round. Parasrampuriaalso secured a pace and trickery was Tour Super 750 event, has In the doubles, the shock 8-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-3 win, badly missed. also been struggling with women’s pair of Ashwini overcoming Subhash The visitors were able to her fitness and has made Ponnappa and N. Sikki Choudhary (Rajasthan), seeded welcome back goalkeeper three first-round exits in Reddy will square off second. — PTI Alisson Becker for the her last three tourna- against fifth seeded Korean first time in two months ments. duo of Lee So Hee and Shin after a calf injury, but the The 29-year-old, who had Seung Chan. Ocean of support Brazilian was rarely test- finished runner-up at the The men’s doubles pair of ed as United were happy 2012 edition, will meet Satwiksairaj Rankireddy for football body to sit back and counter- Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan and Chirag Shetty face the attack. Yi in the opening round. Dutch combination of Jelle Mumbai: The Western India Solskjaer changed his In the men’s singles, 2017 Maas and Robin Tabeling. Football Association (WIFA) formation to a 3-5-2 in an champion Kidambi Another men’s doubles has further strengthened their attempt to limit Srikanth too will be des- pair of Manu Attri and B. relationship with the Oceania Liverpool’s flying full- perate to turn around his Sumeeth Reddy and the Football Confederation (OFC) backs Trent Alexander- poor run in form when he mixed duo of Satwiksairaj and is implementing the ‘OFC Arnold and Andy steps out at the Stade and Ashwini are also in the Just Play’ programme. Robertson and it was Pierre de Coubertin here. fray. — PTI The theme of ‘OFC Just Play’ largely effective as the However, it will not be an is about spreading the aware- hosts restricted the league ness of sanitation and hygiene leaders to precious few among young footballers. chances. OFC General Secretary Franck Liverpool’s best opening Castillo and Fiji Football before the break came SUSHILA SURE HOCKEY Association President and FIFA when Sadio Mane finally Council Member Rajesh Patel found some space to SIDE WILL MAKE TOKYO paid a visit here to sign a counter-attack, but from his cut-back Roberto Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21: Memorandum of Understanding Manchester United’s Scott McTominay (left) vies for the ball with Sadio Mane of Liverpool during their English Midfielder Sushila Chanu is Firmino fired too close to confident of the Indian women’s hockey team qualify- (MOU) between OFC and WIFA. Premier League match at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. — AP The programme will be deliv- David de Gea. ing for the Tokyo Olympics as she feels the country has ered by WIFA, OFC’s national United had not scored in made a lot of improvement in the last three years. implementing partner in India. their two previous match- The Indian team, which returned to the Olympic fold Souter Vaz, General Secretary es prior to the internation- in Rio in 2016 after a gap of 36 years, plays against of WIFA, and Henry Menezes al break, but finally pro- United States here on November 1 and 2 for a berth in led the WIFA signing delega- duced a moment of quali- Inter close gap at the top next year’s Tokyo Games. tion and discussions. “We thank ty going forward to take “We know how it felt representing India at Olympics the OFC for their valuable sup- the lead, even if fortune Milan, Oct. 21: Inter Milan The match at Sassuolo’s 71 minute, following against Barcelona in the when we qualified for it after a 36-year gap in Rio. port to the WIFA-Just Play in was also on their side for held off a late Sassuolo Mapei Stadium was Lukaku’s quick-fire dou- Champions League and However, when we came back from that outing, there India. We ensure our strong the goal to stand. surge to win 4-3 and keep briefly interrupted before ble on 38 and 45 minutes. Juventus in Serie A. was a unanimous feeling around the group that we commitment towards this pro- Victor Lindelof looked pace with leaders the break after a para- Inter were in control 4-1 “Once it goes to 3-1 and 4- need to push ourselves and make sure we consistently gramme,” said Vaz in a media to have upended Divock Juventus in Serie ‘A’ on chutist inexplicably land- with 20 minutes to go, 1, it should be over,” said put in the performances which will help us in qualify- release. — PTI Origi on halfway, but no Sunday as Claudio ed on the pitch just as when Antonio Conte Lukaku who has now ing for the next edition,” Sushila said. foul was given by Martin Ranieri settled for a goal- Lukaku was about to take brought on winger Matteo scored five Serie ‘A’ goals “We have made huge strides from the previous Atkinson and as United less draw against former a penalty. Politano and midfielder in eight games. Olympics, and now we are all very determined to broke forward, Daniel club Roma in his first The man was quickly led Valentino Lazaro for their “In the first half, we did secure our place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” said the James’s cross perfectly game as Sampdoria coach. off by security agents as first appearances this sea- everything well. However, 26-year-old Sushila who captained the side in 2016 Rio picked out Rashford to Romelu Lukaku and players and fans looked on son. we should have scored in Olympics. SHOOTERS IN prod past Alisson. Lautaro Martinez each bewildered. Then the for- Then Filip Djuricic (74) the first 15 minutes after “We have 10 players in this current side who were Liverpool manager bagged a brace for Inter in mer Manchester United and Jeremie Boga (81) hit the restart to really kill off there in Rio as well, and all of us collectively want to Jurgen Klopp was furious a seven-goal thriller to striker slotted in to give back for the hosts to add to the match. The positive we experience that feeling again. Not just that, we want to UGLY SPAT AT on the touchline even keep Antonio Conte’s side Inter a 3-1 lead. Domenic Berardi’s first- take is that we got the win a medal for the country this time in Tokyo,” said before a VAR review failed second, a point behind Martinez had opened the half goal. three points, but we need the midfielder from Manipur. THE RANGES to overturn the decision. Juventus who beat scoring after two minutes. Inter held on for a win to defend better than — PTI — AFP Bologna 2-1 on Saturday. He added a penalty after after consecutive defeats that,” he said. — AFP New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India’s Athletes Commission on Monday launched an inquiry into the scuffle involving two marksmen inside the Dr Karni Singh Ronaldo’s Juve ready to Gritty NorthEast Shooting Range here, promis- ing appropriate action at the earliest. The Sports Authority of India attack left, right, centre hold Bengaluru (SAI) has cancelled the mem- bership of the two marksmen — Rome, Oct. 21: Juventus SUMIT SINGH United defence and drilled Babar Khan and Yoginder Pal forward Cristiano BENGALURU, OCT. 21 a shot across the goal. Singh — while the national fed- Ronaldo gave coach Live on TV Another chance went eration referred the matter to Maurizio Sarri a vote of CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Galatasaray vs Real Madrid Bengaluru FC and begging as the Blues could its Athletes Commission, head- confidence on Monday from 12.30 am (Wednesday) NorthEast United played not divert one on target as ed by former international when he said he was Shakhtar Donetsk on Sony SIX, HD out a goalless draw in the Sunil Chhetri drove a loose shooter Morad Ali Khan. happy with the “more vs Dinamo Zagreb second match of the Indian ball that evaded the near from 10.25 pm on Sony Six, Manchester City vs Atalanta Ugly scenes were witnessed attacking” approach the HD from 12.30 am (Wednesday) Super League at the Sree post. at the range on Sunday when club had adopted since on Sony TEN 1, HD Kanteereva Stadium on Udanta Singh then the two errant shooters got into Sarri came on board in Atletico vs Leverkusen Monday amidst relentless missed a glorious chance a fight after an argument the summer. from 10.25 pm on Tottenham vs Crvena Zvezda rain. This was the first after being played by Sony TEN 2 , HD from 12.30 am (Wednesday) Raphael Augusto. The BFC regarding the scheduling of “I think the team is get- on Sony TEN 3, HD time a game ended in a rounds. ting better,” said Ronaldo Juventus vs stalemate since the Blues winger shot wide of the “The process of inquiry has on the eve of Juve’s Lokomotiv Moskva Club Brugge vs entered the ISL. target with only the goal- started and we will come out Champions League from 12.30 am (Wednesday) Paris Saint-Germain Coach Carles Cuadrat keeper to beat. with the findings as soon as Group ‘D’ meeting with on Sony TEN 2, HD from 12.30 am (Wednesday) opted for a 4-3-3 line up NorthEast got into the possible, and then pass our rec- Lokomotiv Moscow. on Sony ESPN, HD with a three-man midfield groove as Martin Chaves ommendation to the NRAI pres- “We are getting more with Dimas Delgado, had the first sight on goal ident for appropriate action. I and more confident. We weekend when Juventus goal while playing for Harmanjot Khabra and after linking up with Gyan. will call not just the two shoot- are playing a different beat Bologna 2-1 to con- Portugal. “That’s already Raphael Augusto while Gurpreet Sandhu made a ers involved but all those pres- brand of football, more solidate top spot in Serie in the past. I want to North East started routine save. Gyan then ent there at the time of inci- attacking. I like the way ‘A’ . move on, reach new Asomah Gyan as a lone put the ball in the net but dent, the inquiry will be very he (Sarri) wants the “My role hasn't heights to help the team. striker in a 4-2-3-1 forma- his position was ruled off- detailed,” Morad said. team to play. We are cre- changed, perhaps I have I want to play and help tion. side. Earlier, the breach of disci- ating more opportuni- a bit more freedom,” he the team win trophies. Of BFC started on the right A defensive error almost pline had forced the National ties, we have more confi- said. course I am proud of the note maintaining posses- gifted North East the open- Rifle Association of India dence in ourselves, I'm “I am happy because, individual records but sion that restricted the ing goal late in the first (NRAI) to act against the happy with these bit by bit, we are getting the priority is to win Highlanders to playing on half after Rahul Bheke shooters. “The NRAI has changes,” Ronaldo said. to where Juventus ought games for Juventus and the break and the first headed a ball back to referred the matter to the “Maybe we could score to be. We have a differ- Portugal,” Ronaldo said. chance came from the new Sandhu only for it to be Athletes Commission and asked a little more but I'm ence coach, a different The Italian champions signing Ashique Kurinyan. intercepted by Chaves who them to look into it, send them proud of what we are system, new players. We top Group ‘D’ in the The former Pune City FC pulled it wide. Gyan rattled a notice and launch an inquiry. doing,” he added. changed in order to Champions League hav- Tottenham Hotspur’s English defender Eric Dier takes player deployed as a left- the goal post in the second Meanwhile, their ‘pay and play’ So far this season, improve,” he said. ing drawn with Atletico part in a drill during a training session at Tottenham’s back picked the ball near half with his left foot, after scheme membership has been Ronaldo has scored five Last week, the five-time Madrid and beaten Bayer Enfield Training Centre in north London on Monday, the halfway mark and being played in by Chaves cancelled by SAI,” an official of goals in nine games and Ballon d’Or winner Leverkusen 3-0 in the last ahead of their UEFA Champions League Group ‘B’ match sprinted down the left, but once again was ruled the federation had said. — PTI was on target at the scored his 700th career round of games. — AFP against Crvena Zvezda. — AFP bypassing the North East offside.