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+++ Babri demolition case verdict case. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut incident as grand Ram Mandir       +++ and said justice wins. He also said on Wednesday that both is now being built. If the Babri From Page 1 said that the decision makes it the party as well as Maharashtra structure had not come down, From Page 1 For re-opening of schools than physically attend school, the Head of Institution will sat- Taking to twitter, BJP leader clear that “for political bias by Chief Minister Uddhav we would not have seen the con- Business to Business (B2B) and coaching institutions, they may be permitted to do so. isfy herself/himself that there is Ram Madhav welcomed the the then Congress Government, Thackeray have welcomed the struction of the Ram temple,” exhibitions will be permitted to State/ UT Governments have Students may attend schools/ a genuine requirement of Babri Masjid demolition case who indulged in vote bank pol- verdict. Raut said, reacting to the ver- open, for which, SOP will be been given the flexibility to take institutions only with the writ- research scholars (PhD) and verdict, saying victory has tri- itics, led them to defame the “We should not forget the dict. issued by the Department of a decision after October 15 in ten consent of parents. post-graduate students in sci- umphed. He said the acquittal country’s revered saints, Commerce. a graded manner. “The deci- Attendance must not be ence and technology stream for in Ramjnmbhumi conspiracy Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “Swimming pools being sion shall be taken in consul- enforced, and must depend laboratory/experimental works. case was long overdue and leaders, senior officials associ- #  +++ menting the three farm laws in used for training of sportsper- tation with the respective entirely on parental consent,” “For all other higher edu- asked everyone to welcome the ated with the Vishwa Hindu the state. While the Congress sons will be permitted to open, school/ institution manage- said the new guidelines. cation institutions eg State uni- judgement. Parishad (VHP) and various From Page 1 vehemently opposed the pas- for which the SOP will be ment, based on their assess- “However, higher educa- versities, private universities Bihar Deputy Chief other social organisations.” The ruling Congress and sage of the Bills in both the issued by Ministry of Youth ment of the situation, and sub- tion institutions only for etc., they may open only for Minister Sushil Kumar Modi The UP Chief Minister also NCP, which are two con- Houses of Parliament, Sena Affairs & Sports (MoYA&S). ject to the following conditions: research scholars (PhD) and research scholars (PhD) and tweets “Jai Shri Ram”. “All the said those responsible for the stituents of the MVA staged a walkout during the Entertainment parks and sim- Online/ distance learning shall post-graduate students in sci- postgraduate students in sci- accused, including Advaniji, conspiracy should apologise to Government in Maharashtra, debate in the Rajya Sabha after ilar places will be permitted to continue to be the preferred ence and technology stream ence and technology stream acquitted. There was no pre- the people of the country. The have come out in the open backing the passage of the bills open, for which the SOP will be mode of teaching and shall be requiring laboratory/ experi- requiring laboratory/experi- planned conspiracy to demolish Shiv Sena has welcomed the about their opposition to the in the Lok Sabha. On its part, issued by Ministry of Health & encouraged. Where schools mental works will be permitted mental works as per decision to the Babri structure,” he added. acquittal of 32 accused associ- farm laws, while the Shiv Sena the NCP opposed the Bills in Family Welfare (MoHFW),” are conducting online classes, to open from October 15, 2020, be taken by the respective Uttar Pradesh Chief ated with the Ram is also very much with the two Lok Sabha but staged a walkout said the MHA’s “guidelines for and some students prefer to as under: For Centrally Funded State/UT Governments,” said Minister Yogi Adityanath also Janmabhoomi movement in of its ruling partners in the state after the bills were put to the re-opening”. attend online classes rather Higher Education Institutions, the guidelines. expressed happiness over the the Babri Masjid demolition in its reservations in imple- voice vote in the Upper House.

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He said Yogi said amid nationwide out- Hathras at night. “The crema- UP Police and expressed it is clear from such rhetoric rage over the incident. tion was done around 2.30 am doubts that the perpetrators of that the district administration To further salvage the sit- - 3 am,” the father of the the heinous crime would not be does not intend to bring justice uation the CM spoke to the deceased girl told media per- punished and the victim’s fam- to the victim’s family. father of the girl and assured sons on Wednesday morning. ily members would be denied Congress spokesperson strictest action against the “Police forcibly took the of justice. Sushmita Dev said the way the guilty. body and my father along with The Bhim Army and the victim was cremated and she “The CM has spoken to the them for cremation. When my Congress joined protests in was left to languish in a hospi- father of the deceased woman father reached Hathras, he was the national Capital and vari- tal ward for over six days, of Hathras. Her father asked for immediately taken to the cre- ous parts of Uttar Pradesh despite the serious nature of her the harshest penalty against the mation ground by the police,” demanding justice for the vic- injuries, was a gross violation accused. The CM assured him the girl’s brother said. tim. “Instead of protecting the of human rights. “No first that the most stringent action Senior police and admin- victim and her family, your information report (FIR) was shall be taken against the istration officials were also Government became complic- filed for eight days. Even after accused and all possible help present at the cremation it in depriving her of every sin- it (FIR) was filed, what sections shall be provided to the fami- ground in the middle of the gle human right, even in death. of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) ly of the deceased,” Additional night, an official said. You have no moral right to did this hopeless and ruthless Chief Secretary (Home) According to purported visu- continue as Chief Minister,” (UP) Government invoke?” Awanish Kumar Awasthi said. als from the site that surfaced Priyanka said. Dev asked at a Press confer- According to the CM’s on social media some of the “A daughter of India is ence. office, the victim’s family will be policemen were in anti-riot raped-murdered, facts are sup- Left parties said such a bar- given Rs 25 lakh as ex-gratia gears donning body vests and pressed and in the end, the baric caste-based rape crime is compensation and a junior helmets. right to perform the last rites is reflective of the utter lawless- assistant job for a family mem- The disturbing sequence of also taken away from the vic- ness in UP under the BJP ber. The family will also be events captured last night tim’s family,” former Congress Government and the patronage allotted a house in Hathras. showed the bereaved family of chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted. given to casteist and reac- the victim begging to take the Samajwadi Party (SP) also tionary forces leading to a big body home, while the relatives attacked the UP Government. increase in crimes against were seen throwing themselves The party’s national president Dalits. on the hood of the ambulance Akhilesh Yadav termed the The Chief Minister also carrying the body. They want- BJP Government as a sinner for directed for trial of the case in ed to take the body of their conducting the last rites of the a fast-track court. The loved one to their home. victim without the consent of announcement was made by ADG Law and Order, the family. Yogi just a few hours after Prashant Kumar, however, Yadav, in his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the police action social media, described the talked to him over phone and claiming that the cremation Yogi Government as both a enquired full details of the was carried out “as per the sinner and a criminal in the incident and directed for tough wishes of the family”. Hathras gang rape case. action. Congress and Samajwadi He said under the pressure “CM Yogi has ordered the Party termed the Yogi of the Government in Hathras’s formation of a three-member Government as a failure for daughter “rape-murder case”, SIT to investigate the Hathras women’s safety and thus the last rites conducted by the incident. It will be headed by demanded immediate removal police at night, without the per- State Home Secretary Bhagwan of UP CM as this was not the mission of the family, is against Swarup, and will have inspec- first case of Dalit atrocity in the the rites. It is a blasphemous act tor general Chandraprakash State. BSP chief Mayawati, to erase evi- however, avoided a direct attack dence, he on Yogi. said. In a statement, the CPI(M) SP condemned the “callous woman approach” of the Yogi leader leader Government and the “blatant Juhi Singh denial of justice” to the Hathras tweeted that rape victim and her family. the body of Hitting out at Yogi, Hathras’s Congress general secretary daughter, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, India’s “Gross inhumanity. You did not daughter, was stop the crime but behaved like not given to criminals. You did not stop the family by the atrocities, but committed atroc- administra- ity on an innocent child and tion. Police her family twice.” cremated the Mayawati tweeted that the body last rites, which were conduct- overnight, ed by the UP Police, created this squid “doubts and resentment” about and disgust- the role of the UP administra- ing face of

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This is the time (SDMC) for its decision to put 38,000 extra. For a 100 sqm too. If the plot is of 500 sqm land in the city. Further, after around 15-20 of Corona, and this smoke is a compensatory regulatory area, you have to pay extra Rs then the SDMC will charge Rs Delhi Chief Minister days, the stubble will soften and hazard for everybody living in charges that decisions will 1.30 lakh. Similarly, for hous- 15,000 per programme. If the Arvind Kejriwal said this will will convert into manure. villages and cities. Every affect the lives of traders and es of 150 sqm area, you have area is of 500-1000 sqm then be provided to all farmers free “Once this stubble con- responsible government must the people of unauthorised to pay Rs 2 lakh extra. At the Rs 25,000 would be charged of cost. “As a responsible verts into manure, it will devise alternate systems for colonies and demanded the same time for the industrial and for 1000-5000 sqm the Government, we must provide improve the fertility and pro- their farmers so that the farm- cover one hectare of land. The liquid form is a time-consum- roll back of the decision. area for 50 sqm area, you charge would be Rs 50,000 fol- alternate solutions to farmers ductivity of the land and ers are not forced to burn the mixture when sprayed softens ing process. We have decided Senior Aam Aadmi Party have to pay Rs 80,000 more, lowed by Rs 1 lakh for a big- so that they are not forced to decrease the usage of fertilizers. crop stubble." the hard straw and turns it into that this mixture will be pre- (AAP) leader and MCD in- for 100 sqm area you have to ger area.” He said. burn the crop stubble,” Kejriwal Burning the stubble used to kill He said, "This year, Pusa manure.” pared by the Delhi government charge Durgesh Pathak said pay Rs 2.70 lakh more and for Prem Singh Chauhan, said, “The entire process will be the useful bacteria in the soil,” Research Institute, which is The farmers usually start itself under the guidance of the that earlier the SDMC hiked 150 sqm area you have to pay Leader of Opposition SDMC executed under the guidance of Scientists associated with the the most reputed institute in preparing for the next sowing Pusa Research Institute. We various taxes. around Rs 4 lakh extra. For said, “The BJP is continuous- the Pusa Research Institute.” project said. the field of agricultural research season around October 15 have made all arrangements for “The North MCD and the agricultural land, you have to ly harassing the citizens of As above said the process The Delhi government will in the country, has presented a every year, and so there was no the same, and this process will east Corporation also tried to pay Rs 12.84 lakh extra." Delhi by increasing the taxes. will be executed under the itself set up the entire spraying very cheap alternate solution to time for the Delhi government begin on October 5. There are hike various taxes but due to Pathak said, "We all know “When the AAP started expos- guidance of the Pusa Research system through tractors on the problem of stubble burning. to have distributed capsules to around 800 hectares of land in the protest from the AAP that in the unauthorised ing the nexus and the corrup- Institute and the cost of the fields, free of cost for the farm- They have formulated cap- the farmers. Delhi where the non-basmati councillors, they could not colonies of Delhi people from tion of the BJP then they implementation of the entire ers. sules, four capsules can be “Distributing these cap- rice is grown, following which hike the taxes. Now the SDMC Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, decided to silence us by sus- project is less than Rs 20 lakh. Kejriwal said, "The month mixed with a liquid solution sules, providing training to the the stubble is collected and has again brought several tax Bihar and other states stay. For pending the councillors on In every winter season, air of October is starting tomor- prepared by jaggery and gram farmers, and conversion of burned,” a government official hike proposals at the standing any family function, they do Tuesday.” quality get worsen due to half row, and we know that this flour and can be sprayed to these capsules into a sprayable said.  "  #  !"     -  ) '   !"#$
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Press conference said that action will be taken against var- the same budget. But BJP crore is pending means total Rs ious properties of the Delhi should stop crying like a child 1924.81 crore has not been Government including schools, daily," it said. released to North DMC,” he hospitals, Public Works North Delhi Mayor, Jai said. & #        /  Department, Delhi Secretariat, Prakash, South Delhi Mayor Mayor of East Delhi Delhi Jal Board etc in respect Anamika and East Delhi Mayor Nirmal Jain said that the AAP  ##     . .,/ this year are only 22 which are con- which are without covers and other active sessions for schools students, to outstanding property tax due Nirmal Jain while addressing is working to abolish constitu- siderably less than the previous two water containers, prone to larva breed- RWAs, or other public activities due to on them for long. the media said that all the three tional institutions in Delhi. ith the sustained efforts of the years wherein figures were 81 in 2018 ing. After the checking of 836480 water Corona pandemic. However, responding to it, Municipal Corporation of “The Delhi government Whealth department of the New and 52 in 2019. containers only 3514 were found pos- the Delhi Government said it Delhi will soon take action to has not yet released Rs 1050 Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in “So far as the cases of Malaria and itive for larva. is unfortunate that all the three recover an outstanding amount crore of East Delhi Municipal respect of prevention and control of Chikungunya are concerned, this year NDMC has issued 2894 notices Mayors of MCDs united to give on various properties of the Corporation, due to which all Dengue and other Vector Borne the number of Malaria cases are eight this year while in the year 2018 and completely fake figures. Delhi Government. development works have been Diseases, the number of cases has while only four case of chikungunya 2019 were issued 3112 and 2819 The SDMC said Delhi govt Jai Prakash said that the stalled and the corporation is decreased considerably in comparison have been reported in comparison to respectively. During the year 2018 and owes it Rs 10,000 crores from DJB has not paid property tax unable to pay salaries to its to the last two years as only 22 cases last year. Whereas in the year of 2018 2019, the numbers of Challans were the few properties under Delhi of worth Rs 216 crore and Rs employees on time,” he added. of dengue reported under its jurisdic- and 2019, the Malaria cases were 49 issued 124 and 108 respectively while govt, but their total property 293 crore of road cutting to Mayor of South Delhi tion this year. and 44 respectively,” he added. this year only 163 challans have been tax collection last year was Rs North DMC. Anamika Mithilesh said that Dr Ramesh Kumar, Medical NDMC regularly conducted an issued till date. 940 Crore from around 12 “Besides this, Delhi gov- there are four zones under the Officer (NDMC) while issuing the anti larva checking drive, in which Outlining the details of the efforts lakh properties, the govern- ernment has not given the due South Delhi Municipal comparative status of three years on teams have been visited and checked undertaken by the department, Kumar ment said in a statement fund of Rs 955.84 crore for the Corporation and in each zone, prevention and control of Vector 427970 houses and found 1636 posi- said that the focus of NDMC has been "People of Delhi can not be first and second quarter to property tax worth about Rs Borne Disease in NDMC area said that tive premises for larva till date. to create awareness by different medi- fooled. If BJP cannot run the North Corporation. 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Aon the status of Ladakh the sides reiterated their com- accepted the 1959 LAC. ministry spokesman Wang and the Line of Actual mitment to sort out the issue India outright rejected it Wenbin told a media briefing Control(LAC), India and through the five-point action and said it never accepted the that the main topics discussed China on Wednesday held the plan etched out by the foreign so-called unilaterally defined are how to implement the five- " #    -    1 sixth round of diplomatic level ministers of two countries. 1959 LAC. This was proposed point consensus reached in talks, under the aegis of Earlier, External Affairs by Chinese premier Zhou Enlai Moscow by the two foreign   . .,/ posts of kitchen staff, drivers, gion (negative influence of according to which, the ethnic Working Mechanism for Minister S Jaishankar and his on November 7, 1959 to Prime ministers to resolve outstand- administrators, software tech- religion as per Chinese gov- community is divided into sec- Consultation and Co- Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. ing issues on the ground and to mid the continuing border nicians, spectrum monitors ernment contention), take away tions of control, and data of Ordination(WMCC) to had held more than two hour In this backdrop, the diplo- ease the situation along the Atensions with China in and other positions but they their lands and herds, turned individuals are recorded in resolve the five-month-long long bilateral meeting on matic level talks under the border. eastern Ladakh, reports have have been covertly combatised into wage labourers and sub- military-style with a combat stand-off at the border. September 10 in Moscow on aegis of the WMCC on border The five-point action plan emerged suggesting the People’s for ostensible deployment in sequently used as cannon fod- visualisation through the use of The ministry of external the sidelines of the Shanghai affairs took place on included measures like quick Liberation Army (PLA) is insurgency in India along the der for insurgency along the maps and charts. The employ- affairs said after the talks the Cooperation Wednesday virtually. The disengagement of troops, recruiting civilians from Tibet Line of Actual Control (LAC). Indian States and Union ment process also entails pro- two sides reviewed the current Organisation(SCO). Both Indian side was led by Joint avoiding action that could esca- for “technical” and profession- Reports attributing Territories like Ladakh, paganda against the commu- situation along LAC and had stressed the need for continu- Secretary in the ministry exter- late tensions, adherence to all al posts into its ranks. Chinese experts also asserted observers on China said. nity by subjecting them to detailed discussions on devel- ing sustained dialogue and nal affairs Naveen Srivastava agreements and protocols on While China’s Western the recruitment should not be While an estimated one “thought education” to “educate opments since the last WMCC maintain peace and tranquili- and China was represented by border management and steps Theatre Command did not hyped as being related to million Uyghur Muslims are and guide the unemployed to meeting. The two sides ty at the LAC. Hong Liang. Both the officials to restore peace along the LAC. itself comment on the devel- China-India border tensions. housed in detention camps change their closed, conserva- attached importance to meet- Even though the two sides have so far held six rounds of On the basis of the under- opment but Chinese experts Meanwhile, international and compelled to work as tive, and traditional employ- ings between the two Defence since then have refrained from parleys since the stand-offs in standing reached between claimed the move to be as part experts on Tibetan affairs said forced labour for cheap after ment mindset.” Ministers and the two Foreign bolstering their military pres- early May. The last round was Jaishankar and Wang, the two of a regular recruitment plan, China has introduced new being subjected a variety of The poverty alleviation Ministers earlier this month. ence further, war of words on held on August 20. sides held a nearly 14-hour- assessments here suggest the recruitment policies, coercing subjugation measures like re- program mandates the increas- India and China agreed Tuesday indicated the logjam The focus of the latest talks long Corps commander-level PLA is seeking to deploy local thousands of Tibetans in the education amid constant sur- ing use of military training sys- that the next (7th) round of may take a long time to be was to de-escalate tensions, talks on September 21 follow- Tibetans after being con- region into mass labour veillance, the Tibetans are tems like the reformation of meeting of Senior untangled. people familiar with the devel- ing which they announced a strained due to mirror deploy- through a militarised system. being coerced differently, they thoughts, re-education, and Commanders should be held at China triggered the tension opments said, adding the two slew of decisions to de-escalate ment in Ladakh by the Indian The militarised vocational said. teaching of Chinese language an early date so that both sides by stating it “does not recognize sides discussed ways to imple- the situation. Incidentally, it Army. training system is an attempt to In Tibet, China has adopt- and teaching Communist ide- can work towards early and the so-called Union Territory ment the five-point agreement was the sixth round of military The Tibetans being recruit- practically suppress Tibetan ed the use of a grid system, ology besides combat drills, complete disengagement of the (of Ladakh) illegally estab- reached between their foreign level talks regarding the ongo- ed are being absorbed on the culture and dilute Tibetan reli- detention camps in disguise, they added. &(&0 #         -A( F   %  

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the nation or standing up for that Supreme Court continued — unaf- threaten democracy itself. robust and protected, all the stake- end up causing greater damage to the which is right. fected and happy — till his retire- The one feasible option forward holders in the system would end up system to which they owe everything, Those who make unfounded ment. No media campaign or pub- is to improve the system, alter the being the major losers. and destroy its credibility making it allegations vitiate the atmosphere, lic scrutiny could alter this position. way it functions today, rather than It is to be first acknowledged that vulnerable to the core. Does such a reduce the strength and indepen- But it is an equally disturbing truth demolish it brick by brick, with alle- there are a series of attempts being judicial system serve any purpose? dence of the judiciary and gradual- that the image of the judiciary not gations and complaints. made by outsiders to precipitate The CJIs are such luminaries ly make it supine and weak. only got dented but also went down A major thrust should be fights and differences between the who come with the heft of decades /.,:+( +77+(- Subsequently, over a period of time, in the eyes of the citizens of the coun- towards stressing on the need to Bar and the Bench and these should of dedicated service in the judiciary due to the constant and consistent try. simultaneously improve and consol- be collectively thwarted by the entire and a great service to the nation at A(70 4.('A.4 attacks on the judicial system, it That poses a very pertinent idate the judicial system, so that only judicial system. large. The testimony of evidence for +  &
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 "7 % but to start leaning towards the democracy — is this trend healthy ty get selected by the Collegium and uals and individual interests over and judgments penned in their capacities executive for support. and does it serve any purpose to any make it to the top. Most important- above institutional interests are not as judges at various High Courts and    %   constant and consistent pat- When the judiciary begins to constituent? The larger question ly, if the system is strong, then indi- bothered about the system and in the subsequently upon their elevation to  

 
 tern is emerging in the corri- shake and eventually tremble, antic- also related to the issue is whether viduals do not matter in actual process end up committing a great the apex court.    % Adors of the Indian judiciary, ipating the unending onslaught of this continuing trend shall visibly terms. disservice to the nation. Needless to A flurry of allegations against   
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  "+ design, indicative of attacks on the foul and finally alleges that the judg- cial ecosystem? Because, make no jigsaw puzzle with many entities would end up being the biggest losers the judiciary in a bad light and caus- Chief Justices of India (CJIs), past, ments are not strong enough to mistake about it, the country’s judi- from the Bar and the Bench, the ever- in the long run. However, what es the people to lose faith in them        % present or incoming, is neither a ensure that justice is delivered in cial ecosystem and all the stakehold- growing number of litigants, the remains unrealised is that the real and question their every move. It is
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 cannot, in truth, deny that there have more harm to the judicial system the recent past. ies that keep fighting among them- Such people will realise finally thereby weaken the system. It is time been instances of corruption in the than to the individual judges. If this goes unchecked, we are selves for one reason or the other. that by fighting some robed luminar- to pause, introspect and react.    " judiciary, but to taint and paint all It is a fact, that in spite of a major heading for real bad times that will In the end, if the judicial process- ies, they may emerge as crusaders in (The writer is a Special G    with one brush is in no way serving hue and cry, a particular judge of the not just impact the judiciary but will es in India do not end up becoming the short-term but in the long haul Correspondent of The Pioneer)   H    !"#$%$%  2 )+8"*!$ +# *+# "+ "$8"8 )*

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ment known as Antifa. has ever had.” nothing fraudulent. Uand his Democratic rival rival Biden also traded barbs pandemic that has killed more Biden alleged that Trump On nominating Judge Amy Trump raised concerns Joe Biden fiercely clashed over about each other’s families, mak- than 200,000 people and infect- has used everything as a “dog Coney Barrett for the Supreme over the use of mail-in ballots, a number of issues, including ing it one of the most chaotic ed over 7 million in the US, whistle” to try to generate Court to fill up the vacancy fol- saying there are high chances the Covid-19 pandemic, racism, White House debates in years. Biden said the president has racist hatred and division. lowing the death of Judge Ruth of the process getting manipu- economy and climate, during “The fact is that everything “no plan” to fight the deadly Defending his record as Bader Ginsberg, Trump said: lated. “I hope it’s going to be a the first presidential debate, he’s (Trump) saying so far is disease and he lied to president, Trump attacked “We won the election and we fair election, and if it’s a fair marked by angry interruptions simply a lie. I’m not here to call Americans. Biden for his role in crafting the have a right to do it”. Biden dis- election, I am 100 per cent on and bitter accusations. out his lies. Everybody knows “He still hasn’t even 1994 crime bill. agreed. Trump also rued that board, but if I see tens of thou- During the first of the three he’s a liar,” Biden said. acknowledged that he knew “I’m letting people out of Biden was getting better press sands of ballots being manip- presidential debates in Trump responded, saying this was happening, knew how right number. Just so you under- “Are you willing, tonight, to jail now,” he said to Biden. than him. ulated, I can’t go along with Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday Biden is a liar and graduated dangerous it was going to be stand,” Trump said, defending condemn white supremacists “You’ve treated the black com- “They give you good press. that,” Trump said, in his latest back in February, and he did- his handling of the crisis. As the and militia groups and to say munity as bad as anyone in the They give me bad press because instance in which the n’t even tell you. He is on record two rivals clashed on medicate, that they need to stand down?” country. You called them that’s the way it is, unfortu- Republican leader has refused as saying it. He panicked or he Trump said the Democrats were the moderator asked Trump. superpredators and you’ve nate...I don’t care. I’ve gotten to commit to accepting the /     just looked at the stock market, planning socialising of medicine. “I would say almost every- called them worse than that.” used to it. But I’ll tell you, Joe, results of the polls. one of the two, because guess Biden replied, “What this clown thing I see is from the left wing, “I never said that,” Biden you could never have done the Biden said Trump is scared Q. RQ.R $ 
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You know Csonal attacks and insults,” in the national polls.” word smart with me.” Biden, however, vowed to which Biden chimed in, “Proud police custody in Minneapolis. that he has been drawing in the why? Because once the winner one Chinese newspaper editor The greater worry is over “When you talk about rejoin the historic accord if Boys”, referring to a far-right Trump also asserted that he election campaign. is declared after all the ballots said of the US presidential how tight the race might be and numbers, you don’t know how voted to power. outfit that has been designated paid millions of dollars in Hitting back, Trump said are counted, all the votes are debate. An Australian counter- whether a delay in election many people died in China. You They also clashed over the as a hate group by the nonprofit income taxes and dubbed the nobody shows up to Biden’s ral- counted, that will be the end of part said the debate was results might prove disruptive, don’t know how many people issue of racism in America legal advocacy organisation, recent New York Times report lies. Trump also expressed it,” Biden said. “swamped” by the “rancor said Stephen Innes of AxiCorp. died in Russia. You don’t know during the debate wherein the Southern Poverty Law Centre. that he paid just USD 750 in hope that the November 3 “If it’s me in fact, fine. If it’s engulfing America.” Denmark’s “A highly polarized and how many people died in India. Republican leader hesitated to “Proud Boys -- Stand back, income tax in the year he was election would be “fair” and not me, I’ll support the out- prime minister bemoaned the possibly legally contested U.S. They don’t exactly give you a condemn white supremacists. stand by,” Trump responded elected US president as “wrong”. urged his supporters to watch come,” he added. quarrelling and interruptions on election is just around the cor- display. The first debate pitting ner,” Innes said. “With mail-in Republican President Donald votes likely to be too high (and Trump against Democratic chal- potentially questioned), there is =   5#    9       & lenger Joe Biden was not a a chance that we still will not highlight of political oratory in know the result by Inauguration   + /7' idential debates between “Chris Wallace is a dis- divergent governing philoso- American4Hindu. Supreme Court in retaliation if the eyes of many overseas. Day, with constitutional chaos Trump and Biden. grace. Republicans need to phies. We saw Joe Biden a “President Trump was Trump’s high court pick, Amy Yet interest ran high for its ensuing.” ndian-American supporters President Trump and stop allowing the slanted media statesman on debate stage and forthright in explaining his Coney Barrett, was confirmed potential impact on what may be In Europe and Africa woke Iof President Donald Trump Biden began the first presi- to have any role in debates in what a president looks like. achievements in his close to to replace the late Justice Ruth the most consequential U.S. up to reports about the cacoph- said the Republican leader dential debate in Cleveland, future years,” tweeted Dhillon, Who was, calm, steady, strong, four years term in appointing Bader Ginsburg. election in years, now just over onous showdown overnight. “sealed the deal” at the first Ohio on Tuesday with heated co-chair of Lawyers for Trump resilient…. Biden 300 Federal judges and “Tonight’s presidential a month away. “The comments I’ve seen presidential election debate exchanges over health care, and co-chair of Sikhs for proved that he has what it takes possibly appointing three debate was without much of Observers from Asia and from various European press is while the community members the coronavirus and the future Trump. to lead us out of the mess Supreme Court judges, a his- decor but contentious as Australia to Europe and Africa basically: ‘I’m happy I’m not an supporting his Democratic of the Supreme Court. However, Biden’s support- Trump has made,” said Ajay toric opportunity,” said Sampat expected with angry exchanges looked for possible impact on American voter this year.’ It’s just challenger Joe Biden asserted “President Trump seals the ers said that during the debate Jain Bhutoria, National Finance Shivangi, a member of the including not so polite words financial markets and curren- a mess,” said Jussi Hanhimaki, a that the former vice president deal for his re-election, crush- the former vice president suc- Committee member, Biden for Indian Voices for Trump. by Biden ‘will you shut up cies, although the reaction was Finnish-Swiss professor of made a “successful case” to ing Biden at the debate. Game cessfully made the case that President 2020. During the debate, the two man’,” he said. muted overall. Share prices International History at the occupy the White House for over,” said Al Mason, co-chair Trump is thoroughly unde- But Trump’s supporters leaders frequently interrupted “One of the most enter- slipped further in Japan and the Graduate Institute in Geneva. the next four years. of the Trump Victory Indian serving of another four years. disagreed. each other with angry inter- taining and combative sessions dollar weakened against the “That’s all extremely dis- Indian Americans, who American Finance Committee. “The choice in this election “Biden’s few major flaws jections, with Biden eventual- and Trump came in fully Japanese yen and the euro, turbing for many Europeans, account for one per cent of the Indian American attorney could not be any clearer,” Neha were exposed as he refused to ly snapping at Trump “Will you charged up and while U.S. futures were lower, who generally would think the country’s population, but are from California Harmeet K Dewan, national director of answer the law and order and shut up, man?” Biden was defending — on auguring a weak opening on United States would be a sym- increasingly getting active in Dhillon slammed debate mod- South Asians for Biden, said. Portland protests. He won’t That was after the presi- racial issues, law and order, Wall Street. European bourses bol of democracy — that’s been domestic politics, organised erator Chris Wallace, a popu- “In the debate we saw two answer Supreme Court judge dent badgered him over his enforcement and economy — showed few initial tremors. the oldest democracy in the watch parties, mostly virtual, to lar Fox news anchor, for very different men with polar he won’t answer,” said Raj refusal to comment on whether Trump was a winner,” said The debate itself went as world — that has this long, long watch the first of the three pres- allegedly taking sides. opposite temperaments and Bhayani, founder of SuperPAC he would try to expand the Sridhar Chityala. expected, said Jeffrey Halley, a tradition of, yes, very acrimo- senior market analyst at Oanda. nious debate, but there’s always “Markets have remained been a winner and a peaceful calm, as no policy surprises have transfer of power,” he said. #    #
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Paddy procurement share BSE Sensex ended 94.71 According to the data days, at the minimum support commenced from September points or 0.25 per cent higher released by the Controller price (MSP) from Punjab and 26 in Punjab and Haryana, at 38,067.93.   General of Accounts (CGA), Haryana. while in the remaining states On similar lines, the broad- fiscal deficit during April- The procurement data, on September 28. er NSE Nifty rose 25.15 points   001+ August was at 109.3 per cent of which is released on a daily For the current year, the or 0.22 per cent to finish at the annual target estimated in basis, sends a message to farm- government has fixed the MSP 11,247.55. napping a two-session los- the Budget. ers who are protesting against of paddy (common grade) at Tech Mahindra was the Sing streak, the rupee In absolute terms, the fis- new farm laws that the 1,868 per quintal, while that top gainer in the Sensex pack, strengthened by 10 paise to cal deficit was at 8,70,347 Government was continuing of A-grade variety at 1,888 per spurting 2.84 per cent, fol- close at 73.76 against the US New Delhi: The Confederation crore. It stood at 78.7 per cent demic. 2,84,495 crore or 17.4 per cent with the MSP procurement quintal. That apart, under the lowed by Titan, Nestle India, dollar on Wednesday, sup- of Indian Industries (CII), one of Budget Estimates (BE) in the Fiscal deficit had soared of BE during the first five process. Price Support Scheme (PSS), HUL, HDFC Bank, HDFC and ported by macroeconomic of the largest of its kind in the corresponding period during to a seven-year high of 4.6 per months of the fiscal. During the Farmers of Punjab and the Government through its ITC. data and positive domestic Country, has nominated Shri the last fiscal. cent of the Gross Domestic corresponding period of the Haryana and several other nodal agencies has procured On the other hand, Bharti equities. At the interbank Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Fiscal deficit or the gap Product (GDP) in 2019-20, last fiscal, it was at 24.5 per cent states are protesting against 46.35 tonnes of moong at 33 Airtel led the losers’ chart, forex market, the domestic Chairman, SAIL as the between the expenditure and mainly on account of poor of BE. the new farm laws, which they lakh MSP value so far, benefit- slumping 3.34 per cent. unit opened strong at 73.81 Chairman of its PSE Council. revenue had breached the revenue realisation, which Total receipts of the gov- feel will lead to procurement in ting 48 farmers in Tamil Nadu. Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, and shuttled between a high of This PSE Council plays a annual target in July. dipped further towards the ernment stood at 16.8 per cent the hands of corporates and the Similarly, 5,089 tonnes of M&M, Sun Pharma and ICICI 73.69 and a low of 73.86 vital role in the overall func- The Government had end of March because of a of BE or 3,77,306 crore. In the end of MSP. copra (the perennial crop) hav- Bank were among the other against the greenback. tioning of CII, which works pegged fiscal deficit for 2020- nationwide lockdown to con- Budget, the Government had In a statement, the Union ing an MSP value of 52.40 laggards, shedding up to 2.77 It finally finished at 73.76, with Government and the 21 at 7.96 lakh crore or 3.5 per tain the spread of coron- estimated the total receipts agriculture ministry said the crore has been procured, ben- per cent. Reliance Industries registering a gain of 10 paise public sector enterprises on cent of GDP in the Budget pre- avirus. for the fiscal at 22.45 lakh arrival of kharif crops has just efitting 3,961 farmers in pared intra-day gains and over its previous close of various policy issues and serves sented by Finance Minister As per CGA data, the gov- crore. begun and the MSP operation Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in closed 0.49 per cent lower after 73.86. According to Devarsh as a reference point for the Nirmala Sitharaman in ernment’s revenue receipts The Government’s total is in full swing. the past three days. the company announced that Vakil, Deputy Head Retail industry. Formed in 2007, the February. stood at 3,70,642 crore or 18.3 expenditure stood at About 41,303 tonnes and The Ministry said it has global private equity firm Research - HDFC Securities, Council has grown from These figures, however, per cent of BE in April-August. 12,47,653 crore or 41 per 3,506 tonnes of paddy from given nod for procurement of General Atlantic will invest Rs better-than-expected current strength to strength over the may have to be revised signif- During the same period of the cent of BE at end-August. Punjab and Haryana, respec- 14.09 lakh tonnes of kharif 3,675 crore to buy a 0.84 per account data helped the rupee years. Today, it consists of 96 icantly in view of the econom- last fiscal, it was at 30.7 per cent During the same period of the tively, have been procured at pulses and oilseeds from Tamil cent stake in its retail arm, outperform amongst its Asian members comprising 10 ic disruptions created by the of BE. last fiscal, total expenditure the MSP rate of 1,888 per Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, extending the conglomerate’s currency peers. Maharatnas, 14 Navratnas and outbreak of coronavirus pan- Tax revenue stood at was at 42.2 per cent of BE. quintal in the past three days Telangana and Haryana. fundraising spree. 72 Miniratnas. %   .    '53 "#  =-> #   #  . 0+"    
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She spoke to tory over American qualifier Jack draws at the Denmark Open Super and withdrew from the coach Patrick Mouratoglou and, she efending champion Rafael Nadal Sock. 750 tournament which will mark the French Open before said, “We kind of both thought Dtook another step closer to a The Austrian third seed will play restart of the adjusted international !0&1, "1 ' her second-round about it and we decided it wasn’t the 13th Roland Garros title while US Norway’s Casper Ruud. calendar after a coronavirus-forced match on Wednesday best for me to try and play today.” Open winner Dominic Thiem swept “I’m very happy with my game in hiatus of seven months. because of an injured This is Williams’ earliest exit at any into the third round at Roland the first two rounds. It was not an Former world number one Saina  5    Achilles heel. Grand Slam tournament since a sec- Garros. easy draw at all and I’m very happy and Srikanth will resume their hunt Williams hurt her- ond-round loss in Paris in 2014. Second seed Nadal claimed a 6- not to drop a set,” said Thiem, who for valuable ranking points to inch 7  ;  self during her semifi- She also pulled out of the French 1, 6-0, 6-3 win over Mackenzie defeated 2014 US Open winner closer to their Tokyo Olympics nal loss at the US Open Open in 2018 prior to what would McDonald. It was his 95th career win Marin Cilic in round one. dreams when the $750,000 tourna-  ,' ' debut at left back before Werner three weeks ago and have been a fourth-round match at the tournament and next faces Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 cham- ment, the only event to take place scored in the 19th minute. But said she hasn’t had against Maria Sharapova, citing a Italy’s Stefano Travaglia for a place in pion, shrugged off the Paris sonic since the All England ottenham staged a second- the recruit from Real Madrid “enough time to pulled muscle in her chest. the last 16. boom incident mid-match as he Championship, begins on October Thalf comeback before elim- made amends in the second half properly heal” That was Williams’ first Nadal didn’t face a break point in comfortably beat Dominik Koepfer of 13. inating Chelsea on penalties to when Jose Mourinho’s side was and needs “four major tournament back on tour Wednesday’s tie and hit 31 winners, Germany 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Court Srikanth, a Rio Olympics quar- reach the quarterfinals of the transformed, showing the threat to six weeks of after having a baby. looking in ominous form as he Suzanne Lenglen. He had beaten fel- terfinalist, will open against League Cup. missing before the break. sitting, doing She would go on to stepped up his pursuit of Roger low three-time Grand Slam champi- England’s Toby Penty and may face The first nine penalties were Reguilón chipped the ball nothing.” reach the finals at four of Federer’s 20 major titles. on Andy Murray in the first round. fellow Indian Subhankar Dey in the all successfully converted before over for Erik Lamela, who got The sudden the next six Slams, los- “The aim was to play as well as Sebastian Korda, the son of 1992 second round. Subhankar will take Chelsea’s Mason Mount missed ahead of Emerson Palmieri to announcement came ing each time, as she possible. I’m very happy. I have Roland Garros runner-up and 1998 on Canada’s Jason Anthony Ho-Shue the target to ensure Tottenham net the equalizer in the 83rd roughly an hour before tries to add to her another difficult match next,” said Australian Open champion Petr in the first round. advanced 5-4 in the shootout minute past goalkeeper the 39-year-old American professional-era Nadal. Korda, also progressed after a four- The world number 14 Indian, a after the game ended 1-1. Edouard Mendy, who was was supposed to head record of 23 Thiem had to save three set sets victory over fellow American title-winner here in 2017, may face Tottenham, playing its sec- making his debut in the out onto Court Philippe major singles points late in the match but pro- John Isner. second-seed Chou Tien Chen of ond of three games in a four-day Chelsea goal. Chatrier to face Tsvetana trophies and Taiwan in the quarterfinals if he can span, was completely over- No extra time is played in Pironkova. equal Margaret It was in the third set of that match Now the question becomes when register two wins in the earlier whelmed by Chelsea in a first the League Cup, so the game Williams said it is Court’s all-era that Williams stretched her Achilles dur- the world will see Williams compete rounds. half when Timo Werner scored went straight to penalties and “more than likely” she will mark. ing a point and then leaned over, next. For world number 20 Saina, his first goal for the west Tottenham scored all its spot not play another tourna- Earlier this month in New York, clutched at her lower left leg and asked “I think I need four to six weeks of France’s Yaelle Hoyaux awaits her in London club. kicks in a shootout without the ment in 2020. She said she Williams made it to the semifinals for a trainer. She took a medical time- sitting and doing nothing,” she said the women’s singles opener and she Sergio Reguilón gave the usual pressure coming from tried warming up for the before bowing out 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 against out for a tape job and continued to play Wednesday. “At least two weeks of just is likely to meet local favourite Mia ball away on his Tottenham the stands. match but knew she was- Victoria Azarenka. but was unable to pull off a win. sitting down.” Blichfeldt, seventh seed, next.