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WINDOWS ASSEMBLY ELECTION VERDICT 2019 MAHARASHTRA, HARYANA BJP leads, but loses heft BJP-SHIV SENA TO FORM GOVT IN MAHA, MANOEUVRING BEGINS IN HARYANA

SANJAY BASAK NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 TOTAL MAGIC MAHARASHTRA 288 SEATS 146 MARK Crafting caste Taking the voters for granted did not work for the BJP this time. The slogan, “Ab ki baar 75 paar” about the 90 seats BJP 105 + SS 56 CONG 44 + NCP 54 alliance revives in Haryana and 220-plus target of 228 OTHERS 29 Assembly berths in Maharashtra fell by TOTAL 161 TOTAL 98 the wayside. woe-hit Cong The BJP, which brazenly ignored Bollywood actor Sonakshi local issues, refused to address econom- AADITYA WINS WORLI AJIT PAWAR TAKES BARAMATI PANKAJA MUNDE LOSES SREEPARNA CHAKRABARTY Sinha at a Diwali party, host- ic slow down, unemployment and stuck Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Former Maharashtra dy CM Maha minister loses to and ASHHAR KHAN ed by producer Ramesh instead to contentious national issues Thackeray won from Worli. and NCP leader Ajit Pawar her cousin and NCP candi- NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 Taurani, in Mumbai, late on — abrogation of Article 370 and the He is the first Thackeray to won from Baramati with date Dhananjay Munde Wednesday. — PTI National Register of Citizens (NRC) — More than the BJP forming the gov- was delivered a body blow by voters in stand for elections. over 1.65 lakh vote margin from Parli ernment, it was the resurgence of the both the states. Congress that made news in this SC allows Centre There are TOTAL MAGIC round of Assembly polls on People of already talks 90 SEATS 46 MARK Thursday. However, it wasn’t the to recover `92Kcr of replacing HARYANA clout of Rahul Gandhi’s brigade, but a Maharashtra Punjabi chief carefully craft- from telecom firms have blessed minister ed social ◗ Making Jat New Delhi: The Supreme NDA with Manohar Lal BJP 40 CONG 31 JJP 10 OTHERS 09 alliance of Jats strongman Court on Thursday rejected immense affec- Khattar with and dalits that telecom companies’ appeal a Jat face in brought cheer Bhupinder tion. We are SURJEWALA LOSES, AGAIN MANTRI ABHIMANYU LOSES ‘KINGMAKER’ DUSHYANT? against the government's Haryana. to the flagging Hooda the humbled to have Congress spokesperson Abhimanyu, Cabinet Great-grandson of Devi Lal definition of adjusted gross If Haryana party in party’s face and revenue (AGR) and allowed got the people’s turned into an loses to BJP’s Leela Ram minister in Haryana, loses seemed set to play ‘king- Haryana. In dalit leader the Department of support yet unmitigated from Kaithal by 1,246 votes. to JJP’s Ram K. Gautam in maker’ after his JJP won 10 Maharashtra, it Kumari Selja the Telecommunications (DoT again. horror show He had also lost LS polls. Narnaund by 18,243 votes. seats in its debut elections was the change to recover dues worth for the BJP in the state state committee PARLIAMENTARY BYPOLLS `92,000 crore from telecom — Narendra with a hung leadership and chief just before companies — Bharti Airtel, Modi Assembly and In the 2 parliamentary bypolls, the NCP and Lok Jan Shakti Party the alliance Reliance Communications six ministers with Sharad polls is what led retained their seats in Satara (Maharashtra) and to the party’s (RCom) and Vodafone Idea. losing the Samastipur (Bihar) respectively. The Samastipur Pawar’s Full report on Page 9 polls, in Maharashtra, despite the seat was taken by LJSP’s Prince Raj, while Nationalist impressive per- NDA’s win, BJP was put on the racks as Congress Party formance in its ally and bugbear Shiv Sena began NCP’s Shriniwas Patil won from Satara that did the Govt mulls personal talking of a “50-50 deal” for the chief with ease. trick for the Haryana minister’s post. Congress in Income Tax relief Despite the poor show in Haryana, the increasing its tally. The decision to New Delhi: Government is BJP, which was six short of the simple make Jat strongman Bhupinder considering tax relief for majority of 46 Assembly berths has won Hooda the party’s face and dalit leader individuals as it looks at the support of four of the seven Kumari Selja the pradesh Congress measures to accelerate con- Independent candidates. Now just two committee chief just a little over a sumer demand and boost seats short of majority, chief minister month before the state went to polls is economic growth, people Khattar is all set to stake claim to form what paid dividends for the party in with direct knowledge of the government. The party has flown Haryana. A decision was also taken at the matter said. The Modi’s the Independent MLAs to Delhi to “keep the highest level to give charge of the government is mulling a them safe” from “poachers”. and eight went to others. Gujarat, the BJP has won two and was leading in has miles to go, it was celebrating the tri- campaigning to Mr Hooda which paid proposal to hike the taxable The by-polls held in 51 Assembly seats home turf of both, PM Narendra Modi one. Turncoat Alpesh Thakor, who had umph of the old guard. Despite Congress rich dividends. income limits. also did not go the BJP way. Even and home minister Amit Shah, threw up quit the Congress to join the BJP, lost leader Rahul Gandhi’s open attempts to Along with this, the campaign strat- Full report on Page 9 though the BJP held on to 30 Assembly a major surprise with the Congress win- the bypoll to Radhanpur Assembly seat sideline former chief minister and Jat egy of focussing on economic distress berths, the Congress managed to win 12 ning three of the six Assembly by-polls. in Gujarat. Even though the Congress ■ Turn to Page 5 ■ Turn to Page 5 39 dead in UK were Chinese, says media JJP emerges Uddhav insists on Pawar magic London: The 39 people leads to NCP’s found dead in a truck in as 3rd force Britain were Chinese nation- remarkable als, British media outlets in Haryana 50-50 power share reported on Thursday, citing poll comeback sources. The victims were AGE CORRESPONDENT BHAGWAN PARAB and It is time to remind discovered in a container on NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 SONU SHRIVASTAVA BHAGWAN PARAB the back of a truck in Grays, MUMBAI, OCT. 24 the BJP about the MUMBAI, OCT. 24 east of London, on The Jannayak Janata formula arrived at Wednesday. Party (JJP) has The Bharatiya Janata when BJP chief When cam- Full report on Page 11 emerged as a third Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena Amit Shah visited paigning force in Haryana as will form the next govern- began for COUNTERPOINT results for the ment in Maharashtra, my home... We had the Lok Assembly polls came in albeit with a reduced mar- decided on fifty-fifty Sabha polls, on Thursday. With the gin, and some compromis- formula for the the chances Sharad party securing at least es. of Sharad alliance. Pawar 10 Assembly con- Indicating that he would Pawar-led stituencies, it may drive a hard bargain in — Uddhav Nationalist emerge as one of the talks with the BJP during Thackeray Congress Party key factors in forma- government formation, (NCP) was all but tion of a new govern- Sena chief Uddhav written off by poll ment. Thackeray said on Sabha polls taking into pundits. Badly hit by With the Bharatiya Thursday that it was time consideration the BJP’s a series of defec- Janata Party falling to implement “fifty-fifty” difficulties. However, I am tions, NCP was short of half-way mark formula for power-sharing now not ready to expected to hit rock in the 90 member decided during the Lok empathise with the BJP bottom in the House, it is learnt that Sabha polls. every time as I have to Assembly polls. party is in touch with “Despite the 50:50 formu- look after my own party’s However, the party ■ Turn to Page 5 la, I agreed to contest growth,” he said. Claims rose like a phoenix fewer seats in the Vidhan ■ Turn to Page 5 from the ashes and surprised everyone by winning 54 seats. The NCP emerged as the third-largest WEATHER Bypolls spring surprises party in the state, relegating the Max: 31OC Congress to the Min: 19OC fourth position. If RH: 49% for BJP in Bihar, Gujarat the BJP-Sena Rainfall: 20% alliance decides to VINEETA PANDEY form a government Forecast: Sunny NEW DELHI, OCT. 24: OWAISI’S PARTY OPENS BIHAR ACCOUNT together, NCP will stake claim to the The Bharatiya Janata Bypolls were held Asaduddin Owaisi’s position of Leader of ASTROGUIDE Party’s popularity took a for 2 parliamentary, Telangana-based Opposition in the hit as the results of the 51 Assembly seats AIMIM opened its legislative Vikari: Dakshinayana bypolls, that were con- across 17 states in account in the north Assembly. Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula ducted in two parliamen- India with its first victory in The credit for the Dwadasi till 7.05 pm tary and 51 Assembly The BJP took 14 and Bihar. Its candidate revival of NCP’s for- seats across 17 states, were the Congress bagged Qamrul Hoda tunes goes to its 79- Star: Pubbai till 10.58 am declared on Thursday. year-old party chief Varjyam: 5.24 pm to 6.50 12 seats defeated Even though in the Sharad Pawar, who pm Assembly bypolls, the BJP BJP’s popularity Sweety Singh of single-handedly ran the BJP in Durmuhurtam: 8.33 am to took 14 and the Congress took a hit as the the party’s cam- bagged 12 seats, the results results of the bypolls Kishanganj paign, notwithstand- 9.19 am, 12.22 pm to 1.08 threw a few surprises in ing his poor health. pm Bihar and Gujarat. ing as both, the Congress Asaduddin Owaisi’s He also took on Rahukalam: 10.30 am to The BJP managed to get and the BJP, got three Telangana-based party BJP’s star campaign- 12 pm only one out of the five each out of the six seats AIMIM (All India Majlis-e- ers, PM Narendra Assembly seats in Bihar, that went for bypolls. Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen), Modi and CM SUNSET TODAY 5.42 PM while Lalu Prasad Yadav’s In all, the saffron party which opened its account Devendra Fadnavis SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.28 AM Rashtriya Janata Dal and its allies grabbed a in the north with its first aggressively, which MOONRISE TOMORROW 4.10 AM (RJD) got two. Gujarat total of 30 seats. victory in Bihar after its energised the party’s MOONSET TODAY 4.06 PM results were also surpris- Another surprise was ■ Turn to Page 5 cadre. ASSEMBLY AKHILESH YADAV TERMS THE VICTORY OF SP CANDIDATES IN VERDICT Congress workers must UTTAR PRADESH BYELECTION AND MAHARASHTRA ASSEMBLY POLLS AS A MANDATE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY believe that the BJP can be PAGE defeated in an election. Calm and quiet patriotism can defeat muscular nationalism 2 — P. Chidambaram 2019 Senior Congress leader FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI THE ASIAN AGE REACTIONS ■ Bypolls deal body blow to NDA, hold glimmer of hope for RJD Barring two, all SHARAD PAWAR NCP chief People have exit polls off not accepted AIMIM opens account in Bihar the talk of NAYEAR AZAD 220 seats PATNA, OCT. 24 The byelections to 51 Assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies (out of across 17 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry have thrown up a the mark again 288)... The Bihar chief minister few surprises, especially in BJP-ruled Bihar and Gujarat election Nitish Kumar suffered a AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ Haryana was result shows people huge setback after NDA RAJASTHAN NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 where majority of lost three of the five KERALA did not like the Congress candidate Rita Chaudhary on In Vattiy- the Exit Polls went arrogance of power. assembly seats during the The credibility of the by-polls on Thursday. Thursday won the Mandawa assembly bypoll oorkavu in Exit Polls came under wrong as they failed The LJP, which is also a in Rajasthan by a margin of 33,704 votes. cloud once again with SANJAY RAUT Thiruvan- to catch the mood member of NDA in Bihar, On the other Assembly constituency of anthapuram almost all barring two — on the ground. Shiv Sena leader however, managed to Khinwsar in Nagaur, RLP candidate Narayan district, CPM’s TV9 Bharatvarsh and It will be a BJP-Shiv retain its Samastipur par- Beniwal has defeated Congress leader young face VK Prasanth Indian Today-Axis — that In Maharashtra, the Sena government. liamentary seat which fell Harendra Mirdha, who hails from the Mirdha won with 14,465 votes had predicted a close fight India Today-Axis poll pre- vacant upon the demise of family and a hung assembly in dicted 166-194 seats for the Seats may increase of senior party leader and In Konni, situated in Haryana. Majority of the BJP-Shiv Sena, 72-90 for decrease in an election. MP Ram Chandra Paswan. Nitish Kumar Pathanamthitta district Exit Polls had, however, the Congress-NCP and 22- We will talk to Uddhavji, His son Prince Raj won the nizational level to find rea- HIMACHAL PUNJAB where Sabarimala is had predicted a Saffron 34 for other smaller par- he will then speak seat by a comfortable mar- sons behind the humiliat- Ruling BJP The ruling located, CPM’s Janeesh Tsunami indicating huge ties and independents. In with the CM. And gin by defeating Congress ing defeat. retained both Congress won three Kumar is won with majority for the BJP-Shiv Maharashtra, the BJP- what was agreed rival Ashok Kumar. Speaking on the issue Dharamshala and Assembly seats, 9,940 votes. Sena alliance where the Shiv Sena combine is set before the elec- Simri Bakhtiyarpur and JD(U) spokesperson Pachhad seats in while the opposition Congress candidate NCP and Congress combi- to bag 159 seats and the tion, 50-50. Belhar Assembly seats Arvind Nishad said that, Shanimol Usman won nation did not do as bad Congress-NCP alliance were won by the RJD. “NDA’s performance in Himachal Pradesh Shiromani Akali Dal as predicted. 102 seats. The ABP-C Daraundha seat where a the by-election is a matter where bypolls (SAD) won one in the with a slight majority of In Maharashtra, the Voter had a made a fore- PANKAJA MUNDE rebel BJP leader of introspection. We will were held earlier Punjab bypolls 2,079 votes in Aroor ‘Poll of Exit Polls’ showed cast of 210 seats for the BJP leader Karanjeet Singh alias soon review the poll this week. In Congress candi- BJP-SS alliance were to BJP and 63 seats for the Vyas Singh contested as results to find reasons Pachhad, Reena date and former IAS ASSAM bag 218 seats in the Congress-NCP alliance, I worked for an independent against behind our defeat”. Kashyap of the BJP officer B.S. Dhaliwal The BJP has retained assembly of 288 while the while the Times Now gave the con- the JD(U) nominee also Upbeat over the party’s defeated her near- defeated BJP’s Rangapara and Congress-NCP was to get 230 and eight for 48 for the stituency. won by a huge margin. victory in the by-elections est rival former Rajesh Bagha by a Ratabari constituencies 57 and others 13. In BJP-Sena and the Though, I In Kishanganj, BJP can- RJD spokesperson minister Gangu in the assembly bypolls Haryana too the ‘Poll of Congress-NCP combine. didate Sweety Singh was Mrityunjay Tiwary on margin of 26,116 Exit Polls’ gave BJP 66 This is not the first time was in the Ram Musafir of the votes in Phagwara. while its party candi- government, defeated by Asaduddin Thursday said, “People of seats in the Assembly of that the majority of Exit Owaisi’s party AIMIM Bihar have suffered dur- Congress by a Congress’s Indu date also won in Sonari. 90, while giving 14 to the Polls have failed to give my struggle nominee Qamarul Hoda ing the current regime margin of 2,742 Bala won from BJP’s Rajen Congress, 2 to INLD and correct predictions. The for my constituency by more than 11,000 votes. and now want a change. votes. Mukerian by defeat- Borthakur Akali Dal alliance and 8 situation was similar to and people contin- According to political We are sure that the RJD In Dharamshala, ing BJP’s J.L. defeated his to others. the Exit Polls of Bihar in ued. experts, AIMIM’s entry in led alliance will be able to BJP’s Vishal Nehria Mahajan. nearest However, Haryana was 2015 where majority of Kishanganj could influ- form a government in defeated his Congress’s Congress where majority of the the pollsters went wrong BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA ence a large group of vot- 2020”. nearest Raminder Awla candidate Exit Polls went wrong as after they predicted huge Former Haryana CM ers in the Seemanchal Using the occasion to they failed to catch the majority for the BJP-led region where Muslims charge Nitish government rival defeated Kartik Kurmi by a mood on the ground. NDA and giving little to We (Congress) have maximum represen- for poor handling of flood Rakesh SAD’s R.S. whopping 50,104 votes India Today which the then Grand Alliance would have won a tation. crisis and AES outbreak Kumar by a Dibipura by in Rangapara announced its Exit Polls of Janata Dal-U, full majority if we had During the Lok Sabha in the state, RJD leaders margin of 16,633 votes Bijoy Malakar was the next day kept its esti- Rashtriya Janata Dal, more time. The trends polls, AIMIM’s candidate said, “He remained in 6,758 in Jala- declared winner in mates conservative and Congress and others. are in our favour. People Akhtarul Imam was power for almost 15 years votes. labad Ratabari. predicted a close fight Today’s Chanakya, which want a strong defeated by Congress nom- but failed in providing between the BJP and the had earned a reputation government with inee Mohammad Javed. even basic facilities for the BIHAR Congress. It predicted 30- for being most accurate Political analysts are of people. By-elections is an 40 seats for the Congress had to issue an apology the Congress, JJP the view that poor per- indication that people of Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP retained The AIMIM registered its first and 32-42 for the BJP. after it went way off mark and other formance by the ruling the state are not happy the Samastipur reserved Lok electoral victory in Bihar with its The ABP-C Voter had in Bihar. parties. alliance may cause trouble with the government". Sabha seat from where his candidate, Qamrul Hoda, winning predicted 70 seats for the In fact, the only one that for the JD(U) which has By-polls on five assembly nephew Prince Raj made a from Kishanganj BJP and eight for the had got it right in Bihar DUSHYANT CHAUTALA been trying to maintain a seats in Bihar were neces- successful debut in the by- RJD’s Zafar Alam and Ramdeo Congress, while the CNN- 2015 was Axis-Ad-Print- JJP chief status of “big brother” in sitated after MLAs who IPSOS and Times Now Media that had to post its the NDA. Sources said that represented them won the election necessitated by Yadav won from Simri Bakhtiarpur forecast of 75 and 71 for findings on website after Counting of a section in the BJP wants Lok Sabha elections earli- the death of his father and Belhar respectively the BJP and 10 and 11 for the news channel it had slips from a introspection at the orga- er this year. the Congress respectively. tied up with refused to air. VVPAT is underway. As soon as I get certifi- cate,I’ll dis- ‘Maha, Haryana have cuss with everyone and decide future course of action. reposed trust in BJP’ AJAY KUMAR LALLU UPCC president AGE CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 Till the 27th round, the Congress candi- Thanking people of date was leading by 4,753 Maharashtra and votes and then the DM Haryana for reposing got the counting faith in the BJP, Prime stopped and the Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised candidate and both the incumbent counting agents chief ministers — to leave the Devendra Fadnavis and counting centre Mahohar Lal Khattar. Asserting that the BJP SITARAM YECHURY led governments in both Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to address CPM general secretary states will work even supporters at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on harder in the next five Thursday. BJP president Amit Shah and working Results show years to serve them, Mr president J.P. Nadda are also seen. — PTI that commu- Modi said while govern- nal jingoism ments often lose power Fadnavis, the Prime would often fight elec- does not after five years, it is Minister said the tions as a junior partner work at a “remarkable” that the Khattar government of one party or another BJP have been given a took along all sections of in the state and consid- time when fresh mandate for five society while his ered itself lucky if it people are in years in both states. The Maharashtra counter- crossed even 10 seats in misery over lack of BJP’s tally, howvere, part ran an untainted assembly polls before jobs and economic decreased in both states administration and 2014. Noting that it used slowdown as compared to last became the first to be a junior partner to Assembly polls. Maharashtra chief min- Shiv Sena in AKHILESH YADAV While addressing the ister in 50 years to com- Maharashtra before BJP workers at the party plete term. 2014, Mr Modi said the Former CM UP headquarters, Mr Modi Mr Modi said both the BJP-run states work People have seen described the party’s chief ministers had no “seamlessly” to imple- through BJP game performance in prior administrative ment central schemes plan and will no longer be Haryana,where it failed experience when they while the opposition- fooled by their false even to get simple major- took over in 2014 but the ruled states are busier in promises. They are ity, as “unprecedented”. people “have put their renaming them. He also said that the stamp of approval on the Earlier, BJP president now talking about party’s vote share went works on these chief Amit Shah hailed the our regime and up to 36 per cent from 33 ministers”. mandate and said the comparing it with per cent in 2014. Recalling his organisa- party has won the first BJP. Congratulating Mr tional work in Haryana, round of elections in the Khattar and Mr Mr Modi said the BJP Modi 2.0 government. 98.3% polling in first-ever BDC polls in J&K Srinagar/Jammu, Oct. 24: Councils which are second ◗ The panch and the polls to elect chairper- The first democratic exer- tier organisation in the sarpanch in Srinagar sons of BDCs, officials said. cise in Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj system. PRIs have three levels — after the scrapping of its The state has 316 blocks were taken in a bus village, block and district — special status in August was but elections were held in under security cover and election for the first tier held on Thursday, with all 283 blocks on Thursday. In to facilitate them in were held last year, which major political parties, 27 blocks, chairpersons polling. was also boycotted by the other than the BJP, staying were elected unopposed. National Conference (NC) away from the Block Elections couldn’t take saw 100 per cent polling by and the People’s Democratic Development Council (BDC) place in two blocks as they 11 am. Party (PDP). elections because of contin- did not have an elected The similar exercise was Congress, CPI(M), NC and ued detention of their lead- panch and sarpanch, while followed in all remaining PDP did not take part in the ers. in four blocks reserved for districts in Kashmir, where elections, which are being Out of the 26,629 eligible women, there was no elect- terrorists have threatened held on party basis, leaving 'panch' and 'sarpanch', 98.3 ed woman panch. to disrupt the democratic the field open to the BJP, per cent voted to elect 310 The panch and sarpanch exercise. that had candidates in 280 chairperson for their in Srinagar were taken in a The poll percentage for the blocks, and Independents. respective blocks, Chief bus under security cover to 10 districts in the Kashmir The National Conference Electoral Officer (CEO) facilitate them in polling region was 93.65 per cent had made clear that it would Shailendra Kumar said. and the district, which has and 99.4 per cent for the 10 be able to decide on partici- Panch and Sarpanch are been witnessing a tense districts in the Jammu pating in the BDC elections elected by people at the vil- atmosphere since August 5 region, Kumar said. only after its leadership lage level. These representa- when the state’s special sta- There were 26,629 panch was released so that a tives go on to elect chairper- tus under Article 370 was and sarpanch voters -- 8,313 broader consultation could sons of Block Development abrogated by the Centre, women and 18,316 men -- for be held. — PTI ASSEMBLY ALMOST HALF OF RULING BJP’S SITTING MLAs LOST THE VERDICT Prime Minister Modi, BJP ELECTIONS, INCLUDING EIGHT MINISTERS, AS HARYANA THREW UP A FRACTURED MANDATE ON THURSDAY. chief Amit Shah and its entire PAGE leadership are away from the ground realities 3 — Anand Sharma 2019 Cong leader FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI THE ASIAN AGE BJP’s ‘nationalism’ plank backfired? BIG YOJNA GUSAI NEW DELHI, OCT. 24

An “overconfident” BJP Haryana: Cong keeps 8 Haryana WINNERS floundered in both Maharashtra and Haryana in the Assembly post-poll options open ministers polls, though the party New Delhi, Oct. 24: The Bhupinder Singh Hooda continued to remain as Congress is adopting a arrived in the national the largest political outfit wait-and-watch appr- capital late in the lose polls and indicated that it will oach and has kept its evening for talks with stake the claim for gov- post-poll options open in the party leadership. Chandigarh, Oct. 24: Eight ernment formation in Haryana after the BJP He met some Congress Haryana ministers lost the both states under the failed to get a majority leaders in Delhi and is assembly elections, which incumbent chief minis- on its own in a hung ver- set to meet party presi- saw just two of the 10 minis- ters. Results of dict. dent Sonia Gandhi on ters fielded by the ruling BJP Maharashtra and Sources said the Friday. Mr Hooda will returning to the state assem- BHUPINDER Haryana assembly polls Congress is seeking to also hold discussions bly. Cabinet minister and ANIL VIJ (BJP)) were declared on woo all other non-BJP with All India Congress five-time MLA Anil Vij ● Ambala Cant, SINGH HOODA Thursday. parties and its leaders Committee (AICC) gen- retained his traditional bas- defeats Chitra ● Garhi Sampla- Poll results were a clear have appealed to them to eral secretary in-charge tion of Ambala Cantonment, indication that the BJP’s come together in a bid to of Haryana Ghulam whereas minister of state Dr Sarwara Kiloi, defeats S. nationalim plank, includ- stop the Bharatiya Nabi Azad and senior Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla Kiloi Banwari Lal emerged victo- (Independent) by Nandal (BJP) by ing the abrogation of Janata Party (BJP) from party leader Ahmed constituency celebrates after his victory in the Assembly elections in rious from Bawal. 58,213 VOTES Article 370, and also its retaining power in the Patel. Earlier in the day, Rohtak on Thursday. — PTI Mr Vij drubbed Congress 20,165 VOTES claim of “pro-incumben- state. Mrs Gandhi called up rebel Chitra Sarwara, who cy” factor, failed to garner Congress’s former Hooda to discuss the fought as independent, by DEVENDRA FADNAVIS the expected results. Just chief minister election verdict. — PTI over 20,000 votes. few months ago, the BJP Election verdict moral Dr Lal retained Bawal, (BJP) strategists had given cred- defeating Dr M.L. Ranga by ● Nagpur SW, defeats it to both nationalism and BJP leadership also clari- states. Mr Modi appreciat- over 32,000 votes. pro-incumbency — for its fied that the saffron party ed both Mr Khattar and The minister who lost the Ashish Deshmukh (Cong) thumping majority in the will continue to remain Mr Fadnavis for retaining defeat of BJP: Congress elections are Ram Bilas by 49,344 VOTES parliamentary polls. the “big brother” in the the people’s faith in their Sharma (Mahendragarh), Ticket distribution, over- ruling alliance, thus respective state and run- New Delhi, Oct. 24: The poll verdict they stand for,” he Capt Abhimanyu confidence and anti- trashing reports on the ning a corruption free in Haryana and Maharashtra is a told reporters at a (Narnaund), Om Prakash incumbency against the chief ministerial issue government and remind- moral defeat of the BJP and what it press conference. Dhankar (Badli), Kavita Jain local BJP leadership, are coming from the Sena’s ed that after 50 years stands for, the Congress said on Prime Minister (Sonipat), Krishan Lal also being blamed for the side. Mr Thackeray again Maharashtra saw a chief Thursday, hoping that Prime Modi, BJP chief Panwar (Israna), Manish party performance, espe- raised the 50:50 power minister completing five Minister Narendra Modi will now Amit Shah and its Kumar Grover (Rohtak), cially in Haryana where sharing formula. years term. Mr Khattar is focus on the problems confronting entire leadership Krishan Kumar Bedi the BJP remained short of Speculation is also rife expected to meet Mr Shah the country and its people. are away from the (Shahbad), and Karan Dev six seats from the half that the BJP is also in on Friday morning over Senior Congress spokesperson ground realities Kamboj (Radaur). AMIT C.C. BHUJBAL way mark. touch with Dushyant government formation Anand Sharma said BJP president and their cam- The BJP had earlier denied While the party leaders Chautala, whose fledgling issue. Amit Shah’s claim of victory in Anand Sharma paigns did not tickets to two of its minis- DESHMUKH (NCP) got in touch with inde- outfit, JJP was the biggest In Haryana, where the Haryana does not hold as the party talk about peo- ters-Vipul Goel and Rao (CONG) ● Yevla (Maha), pendents in Haryana, gainers in Haryana other BJP had set a target of is short of a majority. ple’s issues, Mr Sharma said. Narbir Singh. including controversial than the Congress. Mr ‘Mission 75 plus,’ the There has also been a significant Even after “misuse” of official The saffron party's idea of ● Latur, beats beats Sambhaji leader Gopal Kanda, BJP Chautala however, party remained short of drop in the BJP’s vote percentage machinery and state resources in shifting minister Karan Dev Sailesh Lahoti Sahebrao Pawar national president and remained non-committal few seats from the half- in just four months after its Lok massive campaigns in the two Kamboj from Indri to Raduar (Shiv Sena) by Union home minister on whether his party way mark in the 90-mem- Sabha election victory in the state, states, the BJP’s vote share fell sig- also failed to yield positive (BJP) by Amit Shah will speak to would support the BJP or ber assembly. Reports he said. nificantly, he claimed. results. Khattar retained his 40,321 VOTES 53,870 VOTES ally Shiv Sena chief not. The BJP parliamen- reaching the BJP leader- Claiming that the verdict of There is a need to create a mas- Karnal constituency. Uddhav Thackeray tary board met in the ship showed that the Haryana is against the BJP, Mr sive awareness programme that Grover and Kamboj lost to regarding government evening and was also numerically dominant Sharma said all parties opposing will come out in the form of a ‘jan their rivals by just over 2,000 formation. Speculation is attended by Prime Jats and the Dalits the BJP must come together as has andolan’. “They cannot terrorise votes, whereas other minis- rife that Mr Thackeray’s Minister Narendra Modi. favoured were in favour of been appealed by former Haryana the Indian voters anymore”, Mr ters faced defeat by over M.L. KHATTAR (BJP) son, Aditya, who made his Earlier, BJP Mr Shah and the saffron party’s oppo- chief minister Bhupinder Singh Sharma said. 10,000 votes. Lone woman ● Karnal, beats electoral debut, could be Mr Modi addressed the nents. Dushyant Chautala Hooda. The Congress party hopes that minister in the Khattar cabi- Tarlochan (Cong) the deputy chief minister party workers and led JJP, a fledgling outfit, “We accept the verdict of the peo- “Mr Modi will now look into the net, Kavita Jain, a three-time in Devendra Fadnavis led thanked the voters for and the Congress were the ple with humility. This verdict is a problems confronting the country.” MLA, lost her traditional by 45,000 VOTES NDA government. The retaining faith in both the biggest gainers. moral defeat for the BJP and what — PTI Sonipat seat. — PTI JJP, with 10 seats, may BIG get to play kingmaker

LOSERS AGE CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 HARYANA 90 SEATS The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) PARTY SEATS has emerged as a third force in Haryana as results for the BJP 40 Assembly polls came in on Thursday. With the party secur- CONG 31 ing at least 10 Assembly con- stituencies, it may emerge as one JJP 10 of the key factors in formation of a OTHERS 9 RANDEEP CAPTAIN new government. ◗ SURJEWALA ABHIMANYU With the Bharatiya Janata Party The party was forced to falling short of half-way mark in contest the polls alone (CONG) (BJP) the 90 member House, it is learnt after its much-touted ● Kaithal, loses ● Narnaud, loses that party is in touch with several of these newly-elected MLAs. alliance with BSP fell to Leela Ram to R.K. Gautam However, it is also understood that through just days ahead (BJP) by (JJP) by the BJP is also trying to woo sever- of the voting day 1,246 VOTES al newly elected independent 18,243 VOTES MLAs for possible post poll The alliance of the JJP with the alliance. Aam Aadmi Party in the Lok YOGESHWAR JJP chief Dushyant Chautala has Sabha polls earlier this year had proved he is a force to reckon with proved to be a disaster, where it DUTT (BJP) in the state, with the chance that he had to suffer a humiliating defeat, ● Baroda (Har), could even play kingmaker in case being unable to secure even a sin- of a hung assembly. The party, gle seat. The party was confident loses to S.K. Hooda formed in December 2018, is under- that the situation before October (Congress) by stood to hav banked on its strong 2018 and after were different as 5,000 VOTES and infulential Jat votebank in the over 80 percent of Chaudhary Devi state. The young and energetic Lal loyalists have returned to the leadership of Dushyant Chautala, JJP fold, sources claimed. led his less than an year old party The party was forced to contest BABITA PHOGAT from the front and ensured that it the Assembly polls alone after its ● Dadri, loses to emerged as a viable alternative much-touted alliance with Bahujan Somvir Sangwan that has a future in the state poli- Samaj Party fell through just days tics. ahead of the voting day. by 14,272 The JJP worked on a expectation However, the failure to get inot an VOTES that a repeat of recent Lok Sabha alliance has seemingly turned into polls defeat would not be possible. a boon for the party. Cong old guard proves itself yet again SREEPARNA his support for JJP’s versus new leadership rival- CHAKRABARTY Dushyant Chautala. ry in Congress came out in NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 The bitter rivalry contin- the open right after the Lok ued during campaigning Sabha polls. Thursday’s Assembly poll with things coming to such a Days after the reults of the results show that old pass that Mr Hooda did not general elections, Mr remains gold as far as the even attend the two rallies Gandhi had resigned as the Congress is concerned with by Rahul Gandhi. party president owing Pawar Jat strongman Bhupinder Hooda The results were though responsibilty for the defeat. Singh Hooda and key ally Tanwar, who is seen to be a satisfactory for the Sources say what he proba- Sharad Pawar helping it gar- Rahul Gandhi pick, fought Congress with Mr Hooda bly expected was that all of ner a decent seat count in bitterly to save his post, but largely delivering with a the top leadership would fol- Haryana and Maharashtra. eventually was ousted when kitty of 31 seats in an elec- low suit thus helping him Largely written off by the the Hoodas threatened to tion which had earlier been effect a structural change. pollsters, who had predicted leave the party. seen to be a no contest. However, what it led to was a a tally of less than 10 seats Bowing to the pressure tac- In Maharashtra, the party bitter turf war between the in both states for the tic, Congress president adopted a completely differ- old and new leaders. Congress, the proverbial old Sonia Gandhi removed Mr ent strategy outsourcing the While many of Rahul guard of the party showed Tanwar and made Dalit entire campaign to Mr Gandhi loyalists or the “new its mettle. leader Kumari Selja the new Pawar. The old war horse, an guard” quit, the old leader- The biggest takeaway was PCC chief and Bhupinder ex-Congressman, not only ship largely stayed put in Haryana where the senior Hooda the chief of the cam- kept his own pocket though officially asking Mr Hooda and his son paign committee as well as burough of Marathwada Gandhi to continue. It was Deepinder had been the legislative party leader. intact, but also helped the only after three months embroiled in a bitter turf After this, it was Mr NCP-Congress alliance since the May 23 results that battle with then state PCC Tanwar’s turn to rebel breach the respectable mark Sonia Gandhi took over as chief Ashok Tanwar. Mr which he did by announcing of 100 seats. The veterans the interim chief. Child development

Odisha government plans PAGE to make state child marriage free by 2030 Nation 5 THE ASIAN AGE FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI India, Pak sign Kartarpur pact 3 Cong ex-MLAs Pilgrims can carry `11,000, a 7kg bag ■ Online registration for pilgrimage starts under CBI lens SRIDHAR Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. home affairs, children I am very grateful KUMARASWAMI A robust security architec- below 13 years and elderly for horse-trading to our Congress NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 ture has been put in place INDIA TO ASK COUNTRIES TO SHUT persons of about 75 years while facilitating smooth and above will have to workers. We have to India on Thursday signed and easy passage of pil- ‘KASHMIR CELLS’ SET UP BY PAK travel in groups. AGE CORRESPONDENT UTTARAKHAND an agreement with grims.” Eco-friendly material, NEW DELHI, OCT.24 ◗ The CBI filed an show our strength. Pakistan government on The Indian government AGE CORRESPONDENT Pakistan’s move to take preferably cloth bags, the modalities for opera- said, “Pilgrims of all NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 foreign diplomats sta- should be used during the A day after registering a FIR against Harish — D.K. Shivakumar, tionalisation of the faiths and of Indian origin tioned in Islamabad to pilgrimage and the sur- case against the former Rawat and his then Congress leader Kartarpur Sahib Corridor can use the Corridor. The India on Thursday said areas near the LoC as roundings should be kept chief minister of cabinet colleague at the “Zero Point, travel will be visa-free and that it would request for- “drama”, saying “every- clean. Uttarakhand, Harish Harak Singh Rawat, International Boundary, pilgrims need to carry eign nations to shut one knows there are Wi-Fi and broadband Rawat for the alleged Dera Baba Nanak” in only a valid passport. down “Kashmir cells” launch pads in proximi- devices, flags and banners attempts of horse-trading who is now a mem- SHORT TAKES Punjab that will allow pil- Persons of Indian Origin established in Pakistani ty”. The MEA accused challenging the territorial in 2016, the CBI is now ber of the state’s grims access to the his- need to carry Overseas diplomatic missions Pakistan of indulging in integrity of India or probing the role of at BJP-led govern- Prime Minister toric Kartarpur Sahib Citizenship of India (OCI) abroad, whose job was to “naked propaganda”, Pakistan, liquor and a least three former ment, for alleged Gurudwara near the bor- card along with the pass- “incite the local popula- adding that the host of other items have Congress MLAs in con- attempts of horse- to visit Saudi der in Pakistan’s Punjab port of their country. The tion in those countries” Islamabad should instead been put in the prohibited nection with the case. for the 550th birth corridor is open from against India and “radi- show the world what list. Sources said, “The CBI trading in 2016 anniversary celebrations dawn to dusk. Pilgrims calise” them. credible action they are The Indian government will soon call three former Arabia on Oct. 29 of the founder of Sikhism travelling in the morning India also termed taking against terrorists. further said, “The main Congress MLAs for ques- tion/insertion/tamper- New Delhi: Prime Minister and the first Guru of the will have to return on the issue that has been a point tioning in connection with ing/morphing” in the Narendra Modi will make an Sikhs, Guru Nanak. same day.” of discussion is the insis- the case. It is suspected video files, they added. official visit to Saudi Arabia The Indian government The corridor will be to travel on foot. India will will be allowed to carry a tence of Pakistan to levy that these three former The video purportedly on October 29, even as New said, “The required infra- operational throughout send the list of pilgrims to maximum of `11,000 and a $20 as a service charge per MLAs were in constant showed the Congress Delhi said that the “under- structure viz., the high- the year, except on notified Pakistan 10 days ahead of 7kg bag, and will not be pilgrim per visit. For reg- touch with Harish Rawat”. leader discussing money standing” showed by the way and the passenger ter- days, to be informed in travel date. Confirmation allowed to venture beyond istration of pilgrims, the The CBI on Wednesday to win back the support of Saudis on India’s position minal building are near- advance. They will have a will be sent to pilgrims 4 the shrine. According to online portal (prakash- filed an FIR against disgruntled MLAs, who regarding the Kashmir issue ing completion for the choice to visit as individu- days before the travel date. the “do’s and don’ts” purb550.mha.gov.in) has Harish Rawat and his then had crossed over to the has “had a salutary effect on timely inauguration of the als or in groups, and also Additionally, pilgrims issued by the ministry of gone live on Thursday. cabinet colleague Harak BJP so that the Congress Pakistan”. An agreement Singh Rawat, who is now a could get back to power. between the two countries on member of the state’s Recently, the the Strategic Partnership BJP-led government, for Uttarakhand high court Council will be signed on the K’taka Speaker to take call alleged attempts of horse- gave its nod to the CBI to occasion. The Council will be 2 truckers killed trading in 2016, which was go ahead with its investi- chaired by PM Modi and the caught on tape by an edi- gation in the case and Saudi Crown Prince tor of a news channel. lodge an FIR against Mr Mohammad bin Salman and is on rebel MLAs, SC told The CBI had registered a Rawat after the agency intended to be an institutional as militants torch preliminary enquiry to submitted a report in a mechanism to monitor the probe the alleged horse- sealed cover on the pre- strategic partnership between AGE CORRESPONDENT to vote in the favour of trading attempt on March liminary inquiry. Besides the two nations. PM Modi will NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 motion of trust moved by 23, 2016, when the state Harish Rawat and Harak attend the third session of the vehicles in Valley the former chief minister was under President’s Singh Rawat, the CBI has Future Investment Initiative The Supreme Court on H.D. Kumaraswamy. rule. It sent the tape to the also booked editor-in- Forum and will deliver the YUSUF JAMEEL Thursday was told that the The former chief minis- forensic science laborato- chief of Noida-based keynote address on the occa- SRINAGAR, OCT. 23 Former DU prof Karnataka Assembly ter had moved the trust ry, Gandhinagar in Samachar Plus channel sion. The FII is also referred to Speaker Vishweshwar motion after he lost major- Gujarat for an analysis, Umesh Sharma, who had as the “Davos in the Desert”. Two more truck drivers SAR Geelani dies Hegde Kageri can hold a ity support following which opined that the purportedly carried out During the visit, PM Modi will were killed and a crew fresh hearing on the resig- rebellion by 17, now recording was “genuine” the sting operation in the meet both Saudi King Salman member was critically New Delhi, Oct. 24: nation coupled with plea V.H. Kageri unseated, lawmakers. and there was no evidence airport lounge, sources and Saudi Crown Prince wounded in a sneak Former DU professor for the disqualification of Seeking the quashing of of any “addition/dele- said. Mohammad bin Salman. attack carried out by sus- Syed Abdul Rahman 17 unseated lawmakers of them fresh hearing. the former Speaker Speculation is rife that PM pected militants in Geelani, who was sen- state Assembly, belonging “Under the rules, a mem- Ramesh Kumkar’s order, Modi may brief the Saudi Jammu and Kashmir’s tenced to death by a spe- to Congress and Janata ber whose disqualification these disqualified law- King and Crown Prince on the southern Shopian district cial court but later Dal (Secular), if court so is being sought would be makers have assailed the latest developments in on Thursday evening, acquitted by the Supreme decides. given a minimum of 7 Speaker Ramesh Kumar’s Kashmir. officials said. Court in the 2001 Noting that the order days time to reply to decision on the grounds The assailants also Parliament attack case, unseating 17 lawmakers of notice by the Speaker. In that their resignation was How long Kashmir torched two trucks in died here on Thursday Congress and JD(S) was the case the lawakers were prior to issuance of the which apple boxes were following a cardiac ex-parte and suffered from given just 3 days time, whip and their defiance of restrictions stay: being loaded for trans- arrest, his family said. procedural disabilities as ”said SG Mehta, during the same. portation to a Delhi fruit “He passed away on disqualified lawmakers the second day of the hear- Appearing for former market and also a three- Thursday evening due to were not given required ing of disqualified law- CM Kumaraswamy, senior SC asks Centre wheeler load-carrier cardiac arrest,” a family time under the rules, solic- makers from the state counsel Rajeev Dhavan New Delhi: The Supreme owned by a local resident, member confirmed. itor general Tushar Mehta Assembly for the rest of assailed the argument by Court on Thursday has a report said. Geelani, who used to told the bench comprising its term. the unseated lawmakers asked the J&K government Confirming the incident, teach Arabic at DU’s Justice N.V. Ramana, The then Speaker of that then Speaker should to cleanly spell out on how Shopian’s DCP Muhammad Zakir Hussain College, is Justice Sanjiv Khanna Karnataka Assembly had have accepted their resig- long they are going to con- Yasin Chaudhary said that survived by his wife and and Justice Krishna disqualified and unseated nations as they were both tinue with the restrictions in the seriously injured con- two daughters. Murari that the current 17 lawmakers belonging to voluntary and genuine the Kashmir Valley, which ductor of one of these He was also charged Speaker Vishweshwar Congress and JD(S) after and were presented to the Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi during her visit to were imposed with the trucks, identified as Jeevan with sedition in 2016, Hegde Kageri can give they had defied the whip Speaker in person. Amethi on Thusrday. — PTI abrogation of Article 370 Singh, has been evacuated after he had organised an and converting the state in to a hospital. event against the hanging two union territories. “You The police said that gun- of Parliament attack con- ■ have to give us a clear-cut men targeted the truckers vict Afzal Guru. — PTI March on Kashmir is planned by pro-Pak separatist groups picture of how long you are and their vehicles in going to continue with Chittergam Kalan village The security forces laid these restrictions. Already of Shopian, about 50-km siege to a vast area two months have been south of summer capital around Chittergam Kalan UK bans protest near Indian high commission on Diwali passed,” asked Justice N.V. Srinagar. One of the slain to conduct searches, the Ramana sitting with Justice men is Ilyas Khan, a resi- sources said. On October AGE CORRESPONDENT demonstrations was ◗ Britain had told report of news agency PTI tary Priti Patel will be rais- R. Subhash Reddy and dent of Alwar district of 16, two apple buyers from with agency inputs “wholly unacceptable”, it from London. ing it with the police, Mr Justice B.R. Gavai. Seeking Rajasthan, whereas the Punjab were shot by sus- NEW DELHI/LONDON, emerged on Thursday that India that it will pre- On Wednesday, Johnson responded. We response from the J&K gov- other victim could not be pected militants in Tranz OCT. 24 the groups behind the vent recurrence of Conservative Party MP must all be clear in this ernment as to when are identified immediately but area of Shopian. While protest will have to steer the violence seen a Bob Blackman had raised House that violence and they going to ease the situ- he appears to be a Hindu, a one of them Charanjit A march planned by pro- clear of the Indian mis- few weeks ago out- his fears of violence during intimidation anywhere is ation and restore the police officer said over the Singh was brought dead Pakistani separatist sion area of Aldwych in the weekly (British) Prime wholly unacceptable in this Internet, Justice Ramana phone from Shopian. at a government-run hos- groups on Kashmir to coin- Central London. side the Indian high Minister’s Questions ses- country, he said. said that ultimately people DC Chaudhary said that pital in neighbouring cide with Diwali on Sunday The route of the march commission during sion in Parliament. He With an anti-India should have a mode of com- the corpses of the slain Pulwama district, the con- has been denied permis- will now reportedly end a similar demon- urged the British Prime demonstration being munication. Joining Justice drivers and injured con- dition of the other identi- sion by the UK authorities up at Trafalgar Square stration Minister to take action as planned in London by pro- Ramana, Justice Reddy also ductor bore both bullet fied a Sanjiv Kumar who to assemble outside the instead, a requirement he told the House about vio- Pakistan elements and said that the government and burn injuries. An ear- is admitted in a Srinagar Indian high commission imposed due to concerns the restrictions, but it fol- lent protests by similar pro- Kashmiri separatists on has to review the restric- lier report had said that hospital continues to be (IHC) in London. of violence in the wake of lowed various interven- Pakistani groups at the Diwali day, Britain had tions imposed by it. “Mr. the identity of one of the critical. The assailants A day after Prime clashes at a previous tions over the last few London mission during told India that it will pre- solicitor general, you have slain drivers could not be had also torched the truck Minister Boris Johnson demonstration by similar days, including a diplo- Indian Independence Day vent recurrence of the vio- to review the situation”, ascertained as his body in which the apple boxes told MPs in the House of groups on August 15. The matic “note verbale” from celebrations on August 15. lence seen a few weeks ago said Justice Reddy. had been charred beyond bought by the duo were Commons that any kind of Metropolitan police is yet the IHC expressing safety This is a police operational outside the IHC during a recognition. being loaded. violence during such to confirm the details of concerns, according to a matter and the home secre- similar demonstration. Bypolls surprise BJP Congress’ revival BJP-Shiv Sena to Uddhav for 50% power ■ Continued from Page 1 Sena’s bargaining power ■ Continued from Page 1 between former Union minister for government formation has increased. in Bihar, Gujarat and local issues as well as avoid- Milind Deora and former form govt in Maha will be made after dis- While the two parties ing falling into the nationalism Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay cussing the formula, Mr can form the government ■ Continued from Page 1 ing for his fourth term in trap by not discussing Article 370 Nirupam. Instead they asked for- ■ Continued from Page 1 2014) and Shiv Sena 56. Thackeray added. comfortably, the BJP fell candidate Qamrul Hoda 2020, the BJP and its ally also paid off. mer chief ministers Ashok leader Bhupinder Singh For the Haryana Shiv Sena, which fought short of its target of defeated Sweety Singh of seem to be losing ground Mr Hooda along with his son Chavan, Prithviraj Chauhan and Hooda, the elections in throne, both the BJP and Assembly elections in reaching near the half-way the BJP in Kishanganj. as it managed only one out Deependra Hooda, a former two- family members of late Vilasrao Haryana witnessed the Congress are trying to Maharashtra in alliance mark on its own, giving The states that strongly of the five Assembly seats time MP from Rohtak, started Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar return of the “Hooda fac- woo Dushyant Chautala’s with the BJP, has won 56 more leverage to the Sena. backed the BJP were where bypolls took place. campaigning in all the con- Shinde to contest. This bolstered tor.” JJP and the seats, and was leading in The predictions of all Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s stituencies of Haryana immedi- the fortunes of the party as they The Congress’ battle Independents. The BJP one more constituency as pollsters were way off the Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim. Rashtriya Janata Dal ately after the Lok Sabha debacle were able to attract the Maratha plan — worked out by the has asked Akali Dal lead- the results came in on mark, as the saffron allies The BJP had an upper (RJD) bagged two seats. in which the Congress lost all 10 vote. campaign committee ers Prakash Singh Badal Thursday. With the BJP’s could not repeat their hand in UP where 7 out of The AIMIM, which had seats in the state. Hooda senior Like Haryana, in Maharashtra chief, Mr Hooda, and and Sukhbir Singh Badal tally coming down to 105 remarkable performance 11 seats went to it and fielded six candidates in held almost 200 small and big ral- also the Congress concentrated state unit president to approach the JJP, from 122 in 2014, the Shiv in the Lok Sabha polls. another one went to its Bihar Assembly elections lies in the state. on local issues of unemployment, Kumari Sheilja — to while the Congress Jat ally, Apna Dal (S), while in 2015 and one in 2019 in Capturing the local mood, Mr farm crisis and the state of the stick to local issues and leader, Mr Hooda, is in the Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha elections but Hooda announced that one per- economy. The party also did well play the Jat-Dalit card touch with Mr Chautala. bagged three seats. The had failed to open its son from every family would be in the byelections, winning outwitted the BJP. The BJP is ahead in the state witnessed some high account, registered its first given a job. He also promised job Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. In Maharashtra, race with four JJP 3rd force in Haryana drama with Congress victory in Bihar’s reservation in the state for locals In Gujarat, the Congress and the Maratha strongman and Independent candidates ■ Continued from Page 1 ensured that it emerged leader Priyanka Gandhi Kishanganj. The fifth seat on the lines prevalent in several BJP both won three seats each in NCP chief Sharad Pawar falling into its coffer. several of these newly- as a viable alternative accusing the UP govern- in the state went to other states like Gujarat, Madhya bypolls. led the UPA charge, While the BJP high elected MLAs. However, that has a future in the ment of manipulating the Independent candidate Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Congress leadership both bringing much needed command went into a it is also understood that state politics. counting in Gangoh Karnjeet Singh who Among the other promises made at the state and the national level cheers to the Congress huddle after the “shock- the BJP is also trying to The JJP’s worked on a Assembly seat where the defeated JD-U’s Ajay was free electricity for farmers, avoided getting into verbal duels camp. Following its poor ing” outcome, some saf- woo several newly elected expectation that a repeat Congress’ Noman Masood Kumar Singh. loan waiver for farmers having with disgruntled former state show, the BJP high com- fron functionaries felt independent MLAs for of recent Lok Sabha polls lost to the BJP’s Kirat Gujarat results were also land holdings of two acres. unit chief Ashok Tanwar, who mand is now worried that the “sheer arro- possible post poll alliance. defeat would not be possi- Singh by over 5,000 votes. surprising as the Congress PCC chief Kumari Selja also had been replaced with Ms Selja. about the forthcoming gance” of the party lead- The JJP chief Dushyant ble. The alliance of the An upbeat UP chief min- and BJP both bagged three did her bit by keeping the focus Before resigning from the party, polls in Jharkhand at the ers after the overwhelm- Chautala has proved he is JJP with the Aam Aadmi ister Yogi Adityanath gave seats each. Among the big on local issues. “Be it the PM Mr Tanwar even held a demon- end of this year and ing victory in the Lok a force to reckon with in Party in the Lok Sabha credit to Prime Minister defeats was that of OBC (Narendra Modi) or other top stration outside the residence of Delhi early next year. Sabha polls was one of the state, with the chance polls earlier this year had Narendra Modi’s policies leader Alpesh Thakor, BJP leaders or the Haryana CM, the Congress president and went In Haryana, the BJP the “major reasons” for that he could even play proved to be a disaster, for the party’s victory. “In who had jumped from they did not talk about even one on to accuse the Congress of sell- bagged 40 seats, the party’s “under- kingmaker in case of a where it had to suffer a 8 out of the 11 seats, BJP Congress to join the BJP. issue of Haryana because they ing tickets. There was also a Congress 31, JJP 10, whelming performance”. hung assembly. The humiliating defeat, being and its allies have regis- Mr Thakore was an MLA know that they are on the back scare that he may put up inde- INLD one and others In Haryana, two crucial party, formed in unable to secure even a tered victory. I congratu- from Radhanpur on foot. The people of Haryana said pendent candidates who could seven so far. In communities, Jats and December 2018, is under- single seat. The party late all the candidates who Congress seat since 2017 that first you should give your diminish the chances of Maharashtra, the BJP- Dalits, who had voted for stood to hav banked on was confident that the sit- have won today. PM Modi’s before he quit the party to report and then ask for vote. Congress candidates. Shiv Sena combine were Prime Minister Modi its strong and infulential uation before October mantra of Sabka saath join the BJP after differ- They could not give a report and Sources told this newspaper leading in 158 seats, during the Lok Sabha Jat votebank in the state. 2018 and after were differ- sabka vikas has become ences with state party tried to divert attention continu- that Congress president Sonia Congress-NCP in 106 and polls in 2014 and 2019, The young and energetic ent as over 80 percent of the mantra of the politics leadership. He was defeat- ously,” she said. Gandhi called Mr Hooda on others in 23. The break- deserted the BJP in this leadership of Dushyant Chaudhary Devi Lal loy- in India,” Mr Adityanath ed by the Congress’ In Maharashtra, the Congress’ Thursday morning and asked up shows the BJP win- Assembly polls. They Chautala, led his less alists have returned to said. In Bihar, where JD-U Raghubhai Desai by 3,807 state and Central leadership him to take the lead in govern- ning 103 seats (19 seats turned to the Congress than an year old party the JJP fold, sources chief Nitish Kumar is hop- votes. stayed away from the infighting ment formation if needed. short of what it got in and the JJP instead. from the front and claimed. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER RICHARD FEYNMAN NEYMAR PAGE For a successful technology, reality must I don’t mind being the one people talk about. 6 take precedence over public relations It doesn’t weigh on me. Edit THE ASIAN AGE FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

25 OCTOBER 2019 Merger fine, but BSNL Subhani not out of the woods he Union Cabinet’s decision to clear a nearly `69,000 crore bailout package, albeit long delayed, for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) — two loss-making Tpublic sector telecom service providers — is a step in the right direction. After two failed attempts to merge MTNL with BSNL in the last 15 years, the government has finally bitten the bullet. MTNL — which was set up 14 years before BSNL in 1986 to cater to two metropolises, New Delhi and Mumbai, that ostensibly required better services than rest of India — has lost its relevance in view of mobile telephony and the internet revolu- tion. Today, Indians living in both metropolises as well as small towns have access to the same content with same quality. The allocation of 4G spectrum to BSNL - though much delayed - could help it compete in a data- driven market, while a handsome voluntary retirement package for 1.9 lakh employees could reduce salary cost that eats away 77 per cent of its profits, leaving virtually nothing for capital expenditure. These decisions are positive for ailing BSNL and MTNL. However, the government should be under no illusion that BSNL would have achche din LETTERS henceforth as the malaise in government-run companies runs deeper. Unless the management structure and work culture of BSNL are reformed, NOT HIS TURN the state-owned telecom company cannot Returns on rhetoric daydream of competing with the highly- The government focused private telecom trio — Jio, Airtel It is for the first time that should hive off all the and Vodafone. Air India is a classic example someone from the of how a PSU, bogged down by bureaucratic military-related ser- shortcomings, could go bankrupt despite Thackeray family has vices offered by the having the best of equipment — aircraft in diminishing for BJP fought elections. public sector telecom case of Air India. BSNL too has been the vic- However, I feel that the company into a new tim of bureaucratic procedures that had put Pawar’s Nationalist The BJP is winning Congress Party (NCP) aspiration of young department under the it at a disadvantage compared to the private Parsa companies. After the allocation of 3G, BSNL in Maharashtra but and not the Congress. Aditya Thackeray to defence ministry. was still in the process of inviting tenders Venkateshwar it is not a case of The Congress is set to Later, it should divest for telecom gear when the private compa- winner takes all. become the junior part- become chief minister is 51 per cent of its nies were ready to roll out the service. The Rao Jr The Shiv Sena, ner in the alliance. The out of place as he is yet stake in BSNL... telecom PSU must jettison this kind of lesson for Congress in lethargic decision-making, if it wants to though in a second these elections is quite to gain political experi- spare itself the ignominy of going to the gov- position, becomes clear. It had found a reli- ence. If someone from ernment seeking a bailout once again. On its part, the government should a key partner. The able and strong leader the Sena family wants to allow functional autonomy to BSNL. BJP cannot form in Bhupinder Singh Speaking about the issues behind cautious lending by government-owned rime Minister in Maharashtra which Hooda in Haryana. become a CM, it should banks, Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee has recently claimed that public Narendra forced it to make that the government There was no leader of be Uddhav Thackeray, as sector lenders are scared of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Modi and vulgar electoral without the Sena. the party in While the mandate of the CVC to control corruption in government-run Union home promise of conferring Maharashtra. Pawar he has more experience organisations is important, the government should not lose its sight of the minister and Bharat Ratna on Vir proffered when critics was the face of NCP. and his finger on the fact that most PSUs - BSNL included — are functioning in a competitive PBharatiya Janata Party Savarkar, an insult to pointed out that the There is a lesson if pulse of the entire state. market and not a monopoly. The processes must be, therefore, suitably (BJP) president Amit Savarkar, to Bharat BJP won the Lok Sabha someone wants to learn changed to make them competitive. Shah have turned the Ratna and to election by raking up from it. Jubel D’Cruz For making BSNL market-ready, the government should hive off all the state Assembly elec- Maharashtra. The BJP national security, ter- There is also much Mumbai military-related services offered by the public sector telecom company into tions into referendums did not win because of rorism and Pakistan, need to hector either a new department under the defence ministry. Later, it should divest 51 per of the party’s govern- this singularly shame- and that they had no Congress’ working pres- cent of its stake in BSNL and list it on stock exchanges. The government ment at the centre, a ful promise, but it positive agenda of their ident Sonia Gandhi or should fund all operations that BSNL undertakes to connect areas that are test of the party's stand- betrays the fear of own. It is true that Mr former president Rahul BUILD CONSENSUS not served or underserved by private companies from the Universal ing in the country as defeat that the party Modi had spoken bel- Gandhi about reviving Obligation Fund corpus. If the government lacks the will to take these such. It is because of and its leaders seemed ligerently about develop- the party, of vacating APROPOS THE EDITORIAL, steps, one should have no doubt that BSNL too would go the Air India way the political markup of to have sensed in the ment and the economy their privileged space to “Kashmir ‘internationalised” (Oct — if not now, a few years later. the provincial electoral run-up to the polls. It in the 2014 election, but the non-existent 24), though it has not happened yet, contests that Assembly has won in the state, he could not do the same claimants. The grand Pakistan, too, is hell bent on election results in the and with a comfortable in 2019. The achieve- old party is likely to internationalising the Kashmir issue large western state of majority with the help ments of the govern- trundle along its dis- backed by its all-weather friend, Dynasts and the cricketer Maharashtra and the of its ally, the Sena. But ments of Fadnavis and graceful path of depend- China, which currently heads the small northern state of it becomes clear that Manohar Khattar were ing on the Nehru- Financial Action Task Force. After t’s a positive strike for democracy that the elected representatives Haryana become bigger the party sensed the nothing to write home Gandhis to maintain the drubbing of its team at the should be running the BCCI once again. The choice of Sourav Ganguly, than they really are. discontent and disen- about. Mr Modi and Mr cohesion in the rickety hearings, the Narendra Modi Ia reliable batsman of his time, engenders optimism that what’s right for The BJP is winning in chantment of the peo- Shah had to shout from party. And there will government has no choice but to cricket and its players will be done. The wounds the game suffered by way Maharashtra but it is ple. The party’s market the rooftops about what emerge local satraps comply with the powerful US of major hits to its image as metaphor for fairplay may have been self- not a case of winner savvy-leaders are sure they believe to be his- like Mr Hooda who will Congressional Committee’s urgings inflicted as administrators indulged their offspring or “damads”. takes all. The Shiv to laugh at the sugges- toric decision to do away salvage the fortunes of to lift restrictions in the Kashmir The top court had to entrust revival of the game to a bureaucrat and a Sena, though in a sec- tion that they were with the temporary spe- the party in the states. Valley to pre-empt such a retired Indian woman cricketer as they were about the only ones who ond position, becomes a quite apprehensive and cial status of Jammu and Satraps like Mr Hooda predicament. It should also try and stuck to their SC-appointed-administrators’ tasks. Would you believe that key partner. The BJP the Bharat Ratna-for- Kashmir. The BJP may do not entertain nation- reach out to the people to build a Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji are to be paid `3.5 crores each for holding the cannot form the gov- Savarkar was a politi- have to review its propa- al ambitions while pro- consensus among them regarding reins for 33 months, a princely sum a first class cricketer would not have ernment without the cal insurance policy. ganda offensive based on viding a safety valve at their political future. earned in his career as match fee for sweating it out under the unforgiving Sena. It is not the case The Devendra Fadnavis national security, terror- the ground level. S.S. Paul sun in a test of skills against his peers! that the BJP is gener- government has to be ism and Pakistan. Mr The BJP and the Chakdaha, West Bengal Cricket in India is a “stinking” rich game, with a reported `2,400 crore ous towards its ally on its toes now. It can- Modi and Mr Shah Congress face the same revenue surplus in 2018, about 95 per cent of which comes from the cash though it can form the not bask in the reflect- should strive for a time problem. While the BJP cow IPL. A sense of perspective is lost when riches pour in like that. Even government on its own ed glory of Mr Modi. when they can fight and has to come out of the so, it seems excessive when the suit and tie media plan executives and as it is in the Lok Sabha Mr Modi, Mr Shah win an election without Modi trance, the FINETUNE REFORM number crunchers are paid comparatively extravagant salaries when the where it is in a majori- and the rest of the top referring to Pakistan. Congress will have to get Prime Minister of India gets a basic pay of `1.6 lakhs per month. ty on its own. brass in the BJP are These Assembly elec- out of the Nehru-Gandhi This refers to the news titled “Govt Administrative efficiency after an in-demand game sells itself for billion And in Haryana, the likely to argue that tion results prove that syndrome and throw up throws open fuel retailing to all is vastly over-rated. While CoA and BCCI associations were at loggerheads BJP gets a jolt and the they did not fight the the people are not hyp- leaders at the national players”. This is indeed the biggest all through the interregnum, the cricketers held the Indian pennant high, Modi juggernaut is lit- Assembly elections in notised by the Modi level as it does in the oil sector reform in many years. winning mostly every prize in the Test arena and performing well enough erally halted. Given the these two states on the charisma, and that they states. Leadership is Lowering the investment threshold in unpredictable white ball cricket. So much so, it raises the point about gung-ho spirit of Mr issue of abrogation of would vote for his party important but when a for entering fuel retailing is also a why so many in India line up for honorary jobs in cricket administration. Modi and Mr Shah, Article 370 in Jammu based on performance party depends on an welcome decision. The government But at least a Test cricketer gets to direct the game while dynasts of the they will declare that and Kashmir, and that and when the individual as the sole has put a clause for opening at least political, industrial and cricket admin variety claim their share of reflect- the people in these two the Prime Minister and Opposition fails to pro- leader, it is going down one CNG, LNG or electric charging ed glory. states have reposed the home minister men- vide a reasonable alter- the slippery path of station simultaneously in the next faith in the Prime tioned it in passing in native. The BJP will decline and heading three years. But it should have Minister because Mr the election rallies they have to get off its high towards defeat. increased the cap for setting up THE ASIAN AGE Modi has been made the held, and the media had horse of ranting nation- these pumps in rural areas from fulcrum of the party’s played it up. 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ing of Muslim names, Mir If you study the Treaty being a “Muslim leader”. Ullah Khan stressed in his 2010 vened and himself deleted the Baqi, who is supposed to have of Hudaybiyyah as a Communal polarisation is Allahabad high court judgment phrase, thus paving the way built the mosque, was quite built into the approach. Little on Ayodhya. Justice Khan gave for a treaty which declared a clearly a Shia. Why then was parable alongside wonder he found himself dig- the example of the Treaty of truce between the two sides. Saeed Naqvi there no agitation in the Shia some of Iqbal’s ging his heels in for the Hudaybiyyah which Prophet The terms of the treaty were enclaves of Lucknow? And couplets which Justice mosque when the Ayodhya dis- Mohammad signed with the considered a surrender. For finally, and most importantly, Sibqat Ullah Khan so pute erupted. The VHP and the hostile tribe of Quraysh in 628 instance, despite the compro- if the Hindus had claimed it to BJP had reheated an old issue AD. It had been six years since mise, Muslims would not be Wide Angle be the birthplace of Ram, why aptly quotes, his as a strategy to neutralise V.P. the Prophet and his followers allowed to perform Haj that had the Muslims raised their message becomes Singh’s promotion of caste had left Mecca for Medina. year. Next year, they could, objection to the highest pitch. clear: ‘communal forces in the Hindi belt. L.K. After these years, the Prophet provided they stayed in Mecca s was the Alas, there is no Ataturk Let me try to quote her verba- disharmony’ is what Advani’s Rath Yatra was with a caravan of 1,000 men on for only three days and so on. custom in around to take a statesman-like tim from memory: intended to serve more than his way to Mecca for the Haj In modern military terms, medieval position on Ayodhya. “A Muslim can spread out his has to be conquered one purpose: to contain the reached Hudaybiyyah. the treaty turned out to be a times, Already, intemperate whis- prayer mat anywhere facing ogre of casteism let loose by Quraysh had made it known sort of tactical retreat, because Ottoman pers are afloat that should the the Kaaba and say his “namaz” sharpen Muslim-Hindu polari- V.P. Singh and to accentuate that they would block Muslim in a matter of a few years, Sultan Supreme Court verdict favour (prayer). A Hindu consecrates sation on an even larger scale. the anti-Muslim slant of the entry to Mecca. The Prophet Muslims had conquered Mehmet the the mandir, some members of the idol which is then alive The boost from two BJP seats BJP. This is where Shahab’s consulted his companions: Mecca. At this stage, the story Conqueror All India Muslim Personal Law eternally for worship.” in 1984 in Parliament to 350 fierce opposition helped the should the caravan return to becomes a parable. in 1452 transformed the great- Board would go in appeal. It is not wise for Muslims to now would not have been pos- BJP. What Mr Advani initiated Medina or proceed, risking a What “conquest” was Justice estA Byzantine cathedral, the Years ago, a radically different argue against the Hindu claim sible without the Muslims hav- has spiralled into the stratos- battle? Intermediaries carried Khan recommending? If you Hagia Sophia, into a mosque. way out for Muslims was spelt that Ram Lalla was born under ing been ensnared into oppos- phere which is where the BJP messages back and forth. All study Hudaybiyyah as a para- But the founder of modern out by my mother, Atia Naqvi. what became the central dome ing the agenda. This posture of today is. that the Muslims wanted was ble alongside some of Iqbal’s Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Pasha She had accompanied me to of the mosque, now demol- Muslims, ironically, served I must, of course, add in to perform Haj at Mecca. This, couplets which Justice Khan Ataturk, in 1935 discarded Ayodhya, not specifically to ished. What archaeologists say Hindutva’s purpose. parenthesis, that Shahab was the Quraysh were determined so aptly quotes, his message medieval insensitivities and watch the brick laying ceremo- is, in political terms, not as Muslims were first led into far from being communal. He to prevent. Eventually a truce becomes clear: “communal transformed the Sophia ny in August, 1989, but to be important as what the vast faulty politics by Syed was a deeply religious gentle- was agreed upon. Ali, the disharmony” is what has to be mosque into a Byzantine muse- able to spend time with me majority of people have been Shahabuddin, a brilliant offi- man. In amoral politics, devoid Prophet’s cousin, drafted a conquered. um. An Europeanist, he knew because soon after the Ayodhya induced to repose absolute cer of the Indian Foreign of honesty, such a person can treaty. The prophet dictated But that precisely is what that the ancient cathedral, as a assignment, I would catch the faith in. Since this faith is Service whom Atal Behari easily be cast as “communal” that it was a treaty between majoritarianism does not mosque, at the entry point to flight to New Delhi from being exploited by political Vajpayee, as foreign minister by those on an agenda of “Mohammad, the Prophet of want. Its meteoric rise since Europe, would continue to hurt Lucknow, where she lived. interests towards their agenda in the first Janata government majoritarianism. Shahab had Allah, and Quraysh”. 2014 is based on polarisation Europeans for generations. In She made three observations: of a “Hindu Rashtra”, the (1977-80), handpicked as a the honesty to recognise his Interlocutors for Quraysh and more polarisation. 1526, someone associated with First, she found a mosque on a Muslim opposition to this “Muslim” face of the Janata naiveté and withdraw from objected. They did not recog- Babar is alleged to have trans- high ground jarring in a transformational plan pro- Party. Shahab fell into the trap politics. nise him as God’s Prophet. Ali, The writer is a senior formed a comparably holy patently Hindu temple town. vides grist to the Hindutva of wanting to be a leader of Shahab did not have the his cousin, refused to drop the journalist and commentator Hindu place into a mosque. Secondly, by her understand- mill. It enables Hindutva to Indian Muslims rather than “tact” which Justice Sibqat preamble. The Prophet inter- based in New Delhi Slowdown due to corporate reform Big brother handles

Private investment and indeed the country, is sector on the ease of doing media in Kashmir creating jobs... has not paying a heavy collateral for business, making India the system clean-up. The col- investor-friendly and so forth. been very effective. lateral is in terms of a slow- Those who have been criti- Rajeev Ahuja And much of the down of economic growth, job cal of the Narendra Modi gov- reason for a slowdown losses and reduced investors’ ernment’s economic policies in private investments confidence which is having a need to not talk in generali- Anand K. Sahay cascading effect, engulfing ties. They need to come up can be attributed to almost every section of the with specific ideas and sugges- the corporate cleansing society. The root cause of this tions. They have the advan- TROUBLE IN PARADISE-5 that the Narendra problem is not the fact of a sys- tage of a government that is ecently, India’s FM the one leading it. Modi government is tem clean-up but the conduct listening and is responsive to Nirmala Sitha- This reform isn’t confined to of the people at scale good ideas and suggestions. Srinagar/Baramulla/Shopian: the wait can be long), provid- raman blamed a for- the corporate sector alone. having to do. indulging in hanky-panky The government may not Aside from the communica- ed they signed an undertaking mer Indian PM, Actually, this reform touches dealings. agree with all their sugges- tions lockdown and the jailing that they would not “misuse” Manmohan Singh, people from all walks of life, The Narendra Modi govern- tions but good ideas have a of leaders of the non-BJP par- the facility. Since the meaning Rand a former RBI governor, be it politicians, bureaucrats, ernment and its policies. ment seems to be pro-private high chance of getting acted ties, a major casualty in of this term was not made Raghuram Rajan, for the cur- judges, bankers, etc whose Some may be trying to destroy sector, provided it plays by upon. Kashmir has been the sanctity clear, there were no takers. rent banking mess in India. In financial interests span out- evidence too — just in case. the rules. India’s growth story As more and more cases of of the news flow on account of As a consequence of the her lecture, delivered at side of their work domain. It’s impossible for the remains intact. The Indian corporate malfeasance are tight surveillance. press gag, everyday happen- Columbia University, she said People often wear more than Narendra Modi government to market is also quite lucrative coming to notice, the govern- This has come in the way of ings cannot be reported. that under their combined one hat. Mr Modi is indeed unearth each and every cor- for any long-term investor. To ment is trying to plug loop- letting the country know of Drawing the big picture is out leadership, the Indian bank- having to reset the moral com- rupt dealing of significance. access this market, however, holes, tighten the law and the stifling of the public voice, of the question. Vague ing sector had its worst phase. pass of Indians that had gone But through the rigorous pur- the private sector needs to bal- strengthen accountability of practically all economic rumours float about. Mostly, Earlier, Mr Rajan had put the awry. suit of select high-profile ance their profit motive with mechanisms. The corporate activity, and of the experience people are kept unaware of blame for slower growth of the To carry out such epochal cases, the Narendra Modi gov- the motive of serving society. sector too needs to recognise of people’s interface with the events happening even near Indian economy during the reform, a certain degree of ernment probably wants to In her recent visit to the US, that the terms of doing busi- security forces present in their homes. What they con- NDA’s first term on an centralisation is indispens- convey the message that it is Ms Sitharaman told interna- ness in India have changed fighting gear. sume in dollops, though, are extremely centralised govern- able. Given its nature, this serious about its zero-toler- tional investors that they will too. In keeping with this Thus, the unreal parades as the national television chan- ment and a lack of a consistent reform can’t be decentralised ance policy towards corrup- find no better place than India change, they need to change the real — the media is crude- nels, which the government articulated vision. or delegated to other con- tion. This message is as much to invest in. India has a their mindsets and business ly suppressed — both televi- chose not to interrupt when Regardless of this spat stituents as it involves dealing for corporates as it is for the reform-oriented government, ethos. sion and print. With the clo- the clampdown came on between them, the fact with resourceful and influen- others, for anti-corruption the rule of law works here, sure of the Internet, the social August 5. These tend to be remains that the Indian econ- tial people. They are also cannot be a halfway house. and the environment is capi- The writer is a development media — egregious though its downright derogatory to the omy is going through a tough smart people who have cov- Like an anti-termite solution, talism-respecting. Further, economist, formerly with contents can be — is dead. people of Kashmir and injure phase. One of the key drivers ered their dealings beneath anti-corruption calls for a the government is open, trans- the Bill & Melinda The newspapers in the their pride, turning in the of economic growth — name- several layers to make those total cleansing. parent, and receptive to ideas Gates Foundation Valley, which used to be lively knife psychologically and ly, private investment creat- opaque. Money has been In doing so, the government, and inputs from the corporate and the World Bank if somewhat partial to the deepening alienation. ing jobs/employment which diverted and misappropriated Separatist aspiration, have Visiting Baramulla’s con- in turn generate incomes that from businesses to the person- been obliged to become the gested old city recently, I people spend on consumption al accounts of their relatives government’s voice exclusive- learnt that there have been — has not been very effective. and friends and to their off- ly. There is a sorry dullness frequent public protests. The And much of the reason for a shore accounts. Funds have and unanimity about them. papers cannot carry such slowdown in private invest- been routed and rerouted The government’s spokesmen news. In Srinagar, the propri- ments can be attributed to the through several shell compa- have full play. No other entity etor of a successful hardware corporate cleansing that the nies and invested in benami has any say. store says he has kept his Narendra Modi government is properties and other unac- Editorials, which reflect a establishment shut for a long having to do. counted assets. newspaper’s opinion on key time. He says there are no This cleansing is a major It is precisely because of the issues, are not written now. construction trade workers reform in itself, and is the tightening of the noose by the Long, boring articles on eso- left in the Valley, not even a hardest one as it relates to Narendra Modi government teric and arcane themes typi- handful to load goods into dealing with the mindset of that some people are now cool- cally fill the op-ed space. trucks. India Inc. Things had gotten ing their heels in jails; some District correspondents have A government advisory really bad. Examples abound have fled the country to little work to do. issued on August 2 raised of loans taken by businesses escape the judiciary; some are Very slow Internet lines fears and drove the approxi- with the intention of not still fighting legal battles; have of late been made avail- mately 4.5-5 lakh workers — repaying, bribes taken to pur- some have chosen to commit able at district headquarters just under 10 per cent of the sue policies/decisions suicide; and some have come for use by people in emergen- Valley’s population — from favourable to a select few, pay- forward to settle their dues. cies. The same lines are also other states out of Kashmir. ments made to legitimise ille- And many are living under a meant for the media. The They were farm labourers, galities, money paid to get cov- constant fear that their process takes long. In any construction workers, carpen- eted positions or to win gov- hanky-panky dealings may case, news that is fit to print ters, plumbers, electricians, ernment contracts and so also come to the surface. does not make the cut. Hawk- motor mechanics, even shop- forth. Things had gone to such Through their proxies they eyed minor officials see to keepers. All fled. A trans- a pass that somebody had to are trying to create an impres- that. porter in Baramulla, whose do this cleansing. PM sion that something is wrong Congress leader and former business has also suffered Narendra Modi happens to be with the Narendra Modi gov- ‘Enough portraits — respect my privacy!’ J&K chief minister Ghulam badly on account of the policy- Nabi Azad was in Baramulla imposed labour constraint, about three weeks ago. Some confirms this. half-a-dozen delegations The impact of the serious called on him (several were labour shortage on Kashmir’s prevented from doing so). economy is yet to be assessed. Local journalists got their sto- The short-sighted advisory When desire arises, we must be vigilant ries by talking to them, but has since been recalled. But these could not be filed, some the non-state workers, a large it arises in your mind. You is not in front of us, our mem- it also knows how to improve of them told me. The unoffi- chunk from Bihar, have not think, “What a wonderful ories have kindled a longing upon previously experienced cial censors would not let returned. Local media reports movie. I should also go and to repeat that joyful experi- pleasures. The senses see them. are unable to offer an under- see it soon.” A craving can ence. objects in the present; the The editor-in-chief of standing of any of this. That Swami Tejomayananda arise after hearing about an Perception by itself does not mind focuses on the past; and Greater Kashmir, the English- would amount to discussing object without seeing it. Even create desire. Yearning rises the intellect plans the future. language paper with the the current situation. That is an aroma can create desire. when the mind starts project- Therefore, desires arise by largest circulation in the out of bounds. These analogies are related to ing beauty, joy and enjoy- perception, remembrance, Valley, was recently called to In Shopian, a political figure eating, but similar compar- ment on a particular object or thinking and planning. When New Delhi by the National explains that Kashmir valley isons can be applied to other experience. Sometimes, per- longing arises, it creates agi- Investigation Agency for is mostly a “middle class” situations as well. Desires ception acts as an excuse or a tation, veils our faculty of questioning. The Kashmir place, unlike other states. ow does desire chocolate cake and delicious that trouble man trigger for the thinking and discrimination. correspondent of a television Nearly every family owns a arise? It comes in mango ice cream are placed rise from seeing, mind to fantasise. When desire arises, we must channel, who had shown up car or two-wheeler. diverse ways. in front of you. You see them hearing, smelling, At other times, be vigilant; we should exam- the discrepancy in an official Sometimes these choke roads, HSometimes it hap- and say, “Well, on second tasting and touch- there is nothing; ine whether it is sattvik, raja- claim, had to be hurriedly although shops and schools pens when you see an object. thought, anytime is dessert ing — that is, they but the mind con- sic or tamasic in nature; called to headquarters for a and colleges are shut. The rea- Let us take a familiar illus- time!” emanate from the tinues to crave question its impact on the temporary period as a protec- son is that public transport is tration. You go to an elderly Now what changed your senses. objects and expe- mind and ask whether it tive gesture. The message has off the roads and government aunt’s home and she asks, mind and created desire? It Sometimes, riences. should be fulfilled or not. gone down the line. employees must attend office. “What would you like to have arose because you saw the while sitting Here, the mind As a special dispensation, on The sick must be taken to hos- — something hot or cold? object. Had you not seen it, alone the mind has little to do Swami Tejomayananda is their request, senior journal- pital. There are social visits to What about a snack to go there may not have been any relives an earlier with the present. from Chinmaya Mission. ists in Srinagar were offered make. Visuals of tight traffic with it?” yearning for it. enjoyable experi- It associates with To find out more about the restoration of broadband have been presented on “No, no, I am full. I just had At times, desire arises when ence. That very memory cre- and remembers pleasant past Chinmaya Mission and Internet connections in their national television to suggest my lunch. I don’t want any- someone describes an object. ates a desire to repeat it. “I experiences, giving birth to Swamiji, visit offices (so that they may avoid normality in Kashmir, and as thing.” For instance, your friend nar- must go again on a vacation desires. www.chinmayamission.com. the inconvenience of having a sign of happy acceptance of Your aunt refuses to take rates the story of a fascinat- to Europe. It was so wonder- The intellect has the ability © Central Chinmaya to queue up to email their their present fate. “No” for an answer. A slice of ing movie. The longing to see ful.” Here, though the object to plan, think and improvise; Mission Trust. reports from the govern- ment’s media centre where (Concluded) PAGE Books+ 8

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INDIAN TOP 10 BESTSELLERS Conservatives can co-opt NON-FICTION the new Indian aesthetic

destruction did lead to some dain might have given us an discontinuities, there added incentive to light the remained a flowing stream fires of our creativity. At within the tradition. For least until now we have not Jaithirth Rao example, even as there was had to face the poignant pain what our erstwhile rulers of Roger Scruton and his liked to call pre-British anar- friends, as English church extract chy in the land, Tanjore music seems to be maintained and enhanced disappearing. artistic traditions right from We have produced scholars In The Indian Conservative, talism, there was a school of the Chola period of the tenth- of aesthetics. Vishnu THE ANARCHY the author’s bold objective is British thinkers led by eleventh centuries through Narayan Bhatkande, Ananda 1 William Dalrymple, to explore the philosophical William Jones, and which the Nayaka and Maratha Coomaraswamy and the Bloomsbury, `699 underpinnings of modern included James Prinsep, periods from the sixteenth to extraordinary multifaceted Indian conservatism. With Alexander Cunningham, the nineteenth centuries. genius Rabindranath Tagore GOOD ECONOMICS FOR this vision, he has analysed Robert Sewell, G.V. Pope and And isolated Himalayan stand out as signifi cant art 2 HARD TIMES the influence and predomi- Edwin Arnold, that oscillat- kingdoms, such as in historians and philosophical Abhijit V. Banerjee, nance of conservative ed between a balanced, sober Ladakh, Kashmir, Chamba minds. Fortunately, not all Esther Duflo thought and practices in the affection for Indian culture and Spiti, produced astonish- foreign scholars were of the Juggernaut, `699 political, economic, social, and occasionally an enthusi- ingly important and beauti- patronizing variety. Stella cultural, and aesthetic and asm which was a tad ful art from the tenth century Kramrisch and Heinrich educational spheres, often excessive. onward right through till the Zimmer made significant KASHMIR’S UNTOLD 3 with interesting results. Over the years, the extreme early twentieth century. positive contributions to the STORY: DECLASSIFIED Here is an excerpt: condescending orientalist Another kind of subter- study of Indian art. Iqbal Chand Malhotra, positions have been pretty ranean continuity also oper- With the coming of Maroof Raza, t all started with orien- much demolished. A tradi- ated. Kakanakote, by Maasti, Independence, the country Bloomsbury, `599 talism. Let me state the tion of aesthetic scholarship the great twentieth-century found a new pride and new basic orientalist prem- going back to the legendary Kannada writer, can be seen energy in its art scene. It was POOR ECONOMICS: ises. Indian sculpture Bharata Muni, to Saran- as deriving its inspiration not just painting, sculpture, 4 lacked classical simplic- gadeva, to Abhinavagupta, to from Kalidasa's classic music, dance and drama that RETHINKING POVERTY I AND THE WAYS TO ity. It was too ornate, con- Appayya Dikshita, to Abhijnanashakuntalam. flourished. Aesthetics as a END IT fused and bordering on the Jagannatha Pandita and They both deal with the branch of philosophy and as Abhijit V. Banerjee, grotesque. The only partially many others existed in our theme of an urban sophisti- a close cousin of political sophisticated Indian sculp- country. The Navarasa theo- cate marrying a nature philosophy also got its fair Esther Duflo ture was on account of Greek ry, which posits that the aes- nymph, represented by a share of attention. Kamala- Penguin, `499 influence on the Gandhara thetic experience emanates maiden from the forests. devi Chattopadhyaya, B.N. school. Indian painting from the rise and fall of nine For that matter, when in the Goswami, Sivaramamurti, WHAT THE ECONOMY lacked an understanding of emotive states, has retained seventeenth century a K.K. Nair who wrote under 5 NEEDS NOW perspective and was there- its originality and its rele- Nayaka king wrote a dance the pseudonym of Krishna Editors: Abhijit Banerjee, fore childish. Indian music vance, and today seems to fit drama depicting the divine Chaitanya and others were Gita Gopinath, Raghuram lacked harmony and there- in with some of the insights wedding of Senkamala joined by brilliant and sym- Rajan, Mihir S. Sharma fore could not be considered of neuroscience. The texts of Nachiar to Rajagopalas- pathetic foreigners like Anna Juggernaut, `599 an evolved art. There was the Natya Shastra and Shilpa wamy, he was deriving his Dallapiccola, David Shul- nothing in Indian drama Shastra traditions continue content and his technique man, George Michell and BOTTLE OF LIES comparable to the Periclean to be mined for insights that from another monarch, the Richard Blurton in this 6 Katherine Eban or the Elizabethan stages. are timeless and refreshing. sixteenth-century Vijaya- endeavour. Juggernaut, `699 Because it was sculptural in And while conquests and nagara emperor Krishna Conservatives have every its tone, Hindu, Buddhist and Deva Raya, who wrote the reason to be happy about the THE HINDU WAY- AN Jain architecture was unim- graceful Amukta Malyada. current state of both high- pressive. The only Indian The tradition of kings writ- brow and popular art in 7 INTRODUCTION TO architecture worth talking ing plays and composing India. We have not aban- HINDUISM about was the Islamic school. music that their subjects doned traditions and sought Shashi Tharoor There, too, ornate schools admired goes back to refuge in sterile modernism Aleph, `799 like the Gujarati Muslim Mahendra Varma Pallava in or that abomination, post- school of architecture need- the seventh century and modernism. If anything, REMNANTS OF A ed to be at a discount. Indian comes down all the way to declining folk and other tra- 8 SEPARATION literature was almost exclu- Wajid Ali Shah in the nine- ditions have been revived Aanchal Malhotra sively focused on religion teenth century, whose compo- and the disdain for so-called HarperCollins, `599 and myths. It was as if it had sitions and choreographies folk art has disappeared. It never come of age. India around Lord Krishna were has become fashionable to ARTICLE 370: A lacked any sound aesthetic loved by his subjects. talk of India's soft power. If 9 CONSTITUTIONAL theory. Art remained at best Despite the attempts at suf- such a thing exists, it is at the folk level. Indian crafts, focation on the part of orien- because despite all the glitzy HISTORY OF JAMMU as distinct from art, in the talist British administrators influences of technology, we AND KASHMIR form of its textiles, brass, and puritanical Christian have kept faith in our unique A.G. Noorani, bronzes, carpets and furni- missionaries, Indian art of artistic traditions, our diver- Oxford India, `595 ture had a childlike and THE INDIAN CONSERVATIVE all kinds — the classical, the sities and our connections primitive charm. But none of folk, the pan-Indian and the with the sacred. NEHRU SAGA these could stand up to solid By JAITHIRTH RAO regional — not only did not 10Arun Bhatnagar aesthetic standards. Juggernaut die, but it demonstrated an Excerpted with permission Blue Rose, `399 In fairness, side by side pp270 astonishing vitality. In fact, from the publisher, with this hypercritical orien- British rule and colonial dis- Juggernaut Ideas crystallise in the Kasauli sun

words, as one has come to length book. The writers S.C. Tyagi and Col Sonam Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri. Sudeep expect of her, and her plea showed honesty, grit and Wangchuk (MVC) spoke Tagore highlighted the for an egalitarian secular immense determination — with patriotic gravitas, high- importance of family (espe- Sen India rang true loud and not only as they spoke — but lighting the sense of cially her Bengali upbring- clear. Another session of also through their written camaraderie and brother- ing), lineage, and education. parallel interest was word and books. At the time hood our soldiers show on The session was a potted Polyphony “Gandhi: The Disobedient of the festival Priyanka’s the front-lines. slide show of the Hindi and Indian”, which included book had a stay order Bengali film industry, with Ramin Jahanbegloo and against it, which she had nother emotionally personal anecdotes punctu- FICTION he incipient crisp Brinda Puri, finely moderat- challenged, and the case is charged session ating the discussion. winter sun lit up the ed by the journalist Sunit in the Supreme Court. Aincluded the cancer- THE TESTAMENTS multi-hued marquee Arora. survivor, Bollywood actress, he grand finale includ- 1 (BOOKER PRIZE 2019 Tat the Kasauli Club nother interesting Manisha Koirala. She spoke ed the actress and WINNER) as it prepared to host the nurag Tripathi, session for me was and read from her new book, Tactivist Shabana Azmi, Margaret Atwood eight edition of Khushwant author of Dera Sacha Aappropriately titled Healed (Penguin, pp.240, Saif Mahmood and I as we Singh Literature Festival. Sauda and Gurmeet “Delhi: From Sujan Singh to `499), a memoir and her did the Kasauli launch of Chatto & Windus, `799 A This year’s theme ‘Of Saints Ram Rahim (Penguin, Khushwant Singh”. Both journey through the vicissi- Kaifi Azmi: Poems | Nazms & Sinners’ also commemo- pp.216, `299); Ushinor Swapna Liddle [author of tudes of her illness. Sathya (Bloomsbury, pp.224, `499) — GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER rated 550 years of Guru Majumdar, author of God of Chandhi Chowk: The Saran guided the conversa- a book I have edited, intro- 2 (BOOKER PRIZE 2019 Nanak, 150 years of Sin: The Cult. Clout and Mughal City of Old Delhi tion with sensitivity and duced and co-translated. WINNER) Mahatma Gandhi, 20 years Downfall of Asaram Bapu (Speaking Tiger, pp.196, many in the audience were Azmi read the Urdu poems Bernardine Evaristo of the Kargil conflict, cente- (Penguin, pp.356, `350); and `499)] and Giles Tillotson left teary-eyed. Another of her father with perfect Hamish Hamilton, `799 naries of Jallianwala Bagh Priyanka Pathak-Narain, [author of Delhi Darshan: wonderfully crafted book in pitch and musicality —her and the great Urdu poet author of Godmen to The History and a similar vein that is well side-notes that preceded GRAND UNION Kaifi Azmi. So unsurpris- Tycoon: The Untold Story of Monuments of India’s worth reading is Lisa Ray’s each reading providing a 3 (STORIES) ingly, the bulk of the ses- Baba Ramdev (Juggernaut, Capital (Penguin, `499)] Close to the Bone (Harper- glimpse into the life of the Zadie Smith sions concentrated on histo- pp.237, `299) — provided a showed the trajectory of Collins, pp.386, `599) — one man himself. Mahmood in ry, military matters (the club fascinating panel “Godmen: Delhi’s growth as a city with that Deepa Mehta describes his typically exuberant and Hamish Hamilton, `699 being housed in the canton- Of Cults, Sinners, Saints” understated élan. as containing “beautiful passionate style moderated ment area), politics, saint- and their “empire of prose which is accessible, the session displaying his THE GUARDIANS hood, sinners, godmen, art, exploitation”. One of the alianwalla Bagh has honest, often ironic and immense knowledge of the 4 John Grisham poetry, and of course a good points that emerged was, been the subject of long heartbreaking all at the Urdu poetic tradition. The Hodder, `399 dose of Bollywood quotient often journalists covering Jcelebrations recently, same time”. 200-odd copies of this book provided by Sharmila these controversial stories and rightly so. Kishwar in the bookstore sold out NOTHING VENTURED Tagore, Shabana Azmi and are out on a limb on their, Desai and her team’s excel- n epitome of elegance within minutes, and the peo- 5 Jeffrey Archer Manisha Koirala. without the support of the lent initiative made the and class, Sharmila ple were left with paper nap- Pan Macmillan, `399 organization they work for. much-needed Partition ATagore held forth in kins, handkerchiefs and adha Kumar’s So the only way forward, Museum in Amritsar possi- the session “60 Years of stray pages in notebooks to THE SECOND SLEEP “Kashmir: Past Imper- especially if the reporter is ble. It restores dignity and a Filmistan” adroitly get signatures. fect, Future Tense” passionate and conscien- sense of history to the right- anchored by the extremely 6 Robert Harris R was one my favourite ses- tious to get the story out into ful players and celebrates knowledgeable film-buff, here was music, per- Hutchinson, `599 sions. She is the author of the world, is to publish a full- the rich important history of editor and publisher, formances and film several books, including the that time. The session, Tscreenings (including DRIVE YOUR PLOW excellent recent one, “Punjab at the Time of an excellent documentary, 7 OVER THE BONES OF Paradise at War: A Political Jalianwalla Bagh” included Peering Souls, by Amardeep THE DEAD History of Kashmir (Aleph, two star speakers — Navtej Singh, that beautifully Olga Tokarczuk pp.394, `799), which was the Sarna, author of The Book traced nearly 100 disused Fitzcarraldo Editions, basis for the discussion. The of Nanak (Penguin, pp.160, gurdwaras in Pakistan). `599 discussants — General Ata `250) and Navdeep Suri, “The hills [were truly] alive Husnain, Tavleen Singh and author/translator of Khooni with the sound of music”, KALKI-SWORD OF Tuhin Sinha — were feisty, Vaisakhi (HarperCollins, dance, fiercely argued 8 contrarian and controver- pp.128, `399) — both former debates, and finely SHIVA (MAHAYODHA sial; but amid all that Indian ambassadors to the crafted words — a kaleido- BOOK 3) Radha Kumar held her UK, USA and Saudi Arabia. scopic mosaic that came Kevin Missal head high with grace, lin- The level of discourse was together beautifully under Fingerprint, `250 guistic erudition and sound cerebrally calibrated and the able directorship of scholarship. emotionally restrained at Rahul Singh and Niloufer MUSIC TO FLAME LILIES the same time. Billimoria — in an atmos- 9 Megha Rao agarika Ghose, author phere full of camaraderie Tara India Research Press, of the new book, Why I argil: 20 Years On”' and celebration. `299 SAm A Liberal (Penguin, PARADISE AT WAR was wonderfully mod- HEALED pp.480, `599), in a similar Kerated by the prime- Sen is an award-winning LETHAL AGENT mode, was simultaneously time NDTV news-anchor, poet, translator, editor and 10 intelligent and forceful By RADHA KUMAR Vishnu Som. He brought in a By MANISHA KOIRALA photographer; whose most Vince Flynn while discussing “State Aleph soft touch as he narrated the Penguin recent book is Kaifi Azmi: Simon & Schuster, `599 Powers & Liberal Values”. pp394; `799 deeds of some of our war pp240; `499 Poems | Nazms Bahrisons, New Delhi She did not mince her heroes. Officer-soldiers Col (Bloomsbury) Housing sales inching Young towards entrepreneurs pre-demon look for levels social causes FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Overleaf ■ The country now ranks 63 on the World Bank index Telcos suffer `1.4 L cr jolt quick India jumps 14 places as SC asks them to pay up PRAMOD KUMAR BITES with agency nputs in ease of doing biz NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 Banks say no material In a jolt to the troubled INDICATORS % telecom sector, the Sensex 39,020.39 -0.10 MADHUSUDAN SAHOO Insolvency’ where it Supreme Court on impact from SC order Nifty 50 11,582.60 -0.19 NEW DELHI, OCT 24 jumped by 56 places to Thursday ordered the become the 52nd easiest FC BANKING BUREAU S&P 500 3,006.99 +0.08 service providers, includ- banks as well as the debt India has moved up 14 Govt to simplify GST place in addressing bank- ing Bharti Airtel, MUMBAI, OCT 24 servicing ability of tele- Dollar (`) 71.01 +0.08 notches to the 63rd spot in ruptcy. Streamlined proce- Vodafone Idea and many com companies, they said. Pound Sterling (`) 91.54 +0.34 the World Bank’s ease-of- FC BUREAU dures allowed by the imple- defunct telecom compa- The Supreme Court’s “Around a year-and-a- doing-business global ran- NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 mentation of the IBC are nies, to pay the govern- decision that upholds the half ago, the Reserve Euro (`) 79.00 +0.16 kings 2019, released on largely to thank for this. ment Rs 92,000 crore dues DoT demand is unlikely Bank of India had identi- Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,110▲107 +0.28 Thursday. India figured In a move to improve “Since its implementa- arising from sharing of to have much material fied the telecom sector as among the world’s top 10 India’s ranking in the tion, more than 2,000 com- adjusted gross revenue impact on banks. Bankers stressed and had asked Brent crude ($/bbl)* $61.79 +0.62 most improved countries World Bank’s ease of panies have used the new (AGR). said except Jio, other tele- banks to make additional IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.678 — for the third consecutive doing business index, the law. Of these, about 470 The court said that apart com players have not bor- provisioning towards US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.740 -0.019 year on the back of faster government is likely to have commenced liquida- from the fee on account of rowed from banks in the their exposure. bankruptcy resolution and further simplify Goods tion and more than 120 termination of call and last one-and-a-half years Technically, there has not * As of 9:30 pm IST issuance of construction and Services Tax (GST). have approved reorganiza- roaming charges, all rev- while the existing been any borrowing from permits. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tion plans, with the enues coming to telcom stressed loans to the sec- the telecom companies The improved rankings Nirmala Sitharaman on remaining cases still pend- service providers would be tor have been provided since then. Only Jio has are expected to facilitate Thursday said that ties are. We are also look- ing,” it said. counted in AGR. f o r. borrowed from banks and Fitch cuts FY20 higher foreign investment efforts would be made to ing at what were the The report quotes studies The apex court upheld However, analysts said it too has been bringing into the country to pace up further the simplify GST glitches in using online that have found that restric- the government's position that the Supreme Court down the debt by monetis- growth at a time when the system. filing of returns. So, GST tive labour regulation in on including revenue from decision comes as a major ing its assets. Whatever GDP growth Reserve Bank of India, Sitharaman said effort is an ongoing process in India is associated with a 35 non-telecommunications setback to the incumbent exposure we have towards International Monetary would also be now to improving. Even now for per cent increase in firms’ businesses in calculating telcos as it implies higher the telecom sector, we forecast to 5.5% Fund and the World Bank achieve the target to the next meeting, as and unit labour costs while a 10 the annual AGR of telecom payments when the indus- have provided higher for have slashed India’s eco- reaching within top 50 when it happens, we per cent increase in judi- companies, a share of try is facing a price-war those loans as it is already Fitch Ratings slashed India's GDP nomic growth forecast for rank. want to make sure that cial quality increases firm which is paid as licence and intense competition. a stressed sector in terms growth forecast in the current fis- 2019-20. “In GST, it is an ongo- several steps are taken to sales by 1-2 per cent. and spectrum fees to the The payment terms for of revenue generation cal to 5.5 per cent, saying a large India also ranked ing process to under- simplify compliance,” Welcoming the WB rank- exchequer. these liabilities would and profitability,” said a credit squeeze emanating from Number One in South stand where the difficul- she said. ings, CII president Vikram While the government remain a key monitorable banker with a large public shadow banks has pushed eco- Asia. India went up ahead Kirloskar said, “India had raised a demand of Rs for the asset quality of sector bank. nomic growth to a six year low. by 23 and 30 places, respec- achieved another signifi- 92,000 crore from Bharti Fitch, which had in June this year tively, in the past two years. country needed to do more ment. cant millstone in the area Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and put India's GDP growth at 6.6 per Finance Minister in areas such as enforcing The report said India had of ‘trading across borders, many now-defunct telecom tors. The total amount is arate order on the time- cent for the fiscal year that began Nirmala Sitharaman said contracts and registering broken into the club of 100 where we now stand at 68th operators in licence fees around Rs 1.34 lakh crore. frame within which Rs. in April 2019, said the recent gov- that besides implementa- property where India easiest nations to conduct rank, up from 146th in 2018. based on revised revenue, It is likely to go up by 4-5 92,000 crore would be paid ernment measures to boost econo- tion of Insolvency and ranks a dismal 163rd and business two years ago Procedures, time and cost the actual payout will be per cent as the liability of by the telecom operators. my will gradually nudge growth. Bankruptcy Code, efforts 154th globally. Also, in the when it managed to jump for export and imports around Rs 1.4 lakh crore one more quarter will get Telcos have to pay would be made to simplify most fundamental of them 30 spots from the 130th have been coming down after including spectrum added to it," an official around 3 per cent of AGR Goods and Services Tax for all--ease of starting a busi- position. “The World Bank sharply with continuous usage charge, penalty and said. as spectrum charges and further improving India’s ness–India’s rank rose by has named India as one of introduction of trade facil- interest, it is learnt. Directing the cash- another 8 per cent as Nifty Midcap150 ranking in the index. “In just a single place in the lat- the economies with the itation reforms.” Over the next few days, strapped telecom service licence fees. the next ranking, the World est report,” the World Bank most notable improvement “We have a long way to go the numbers will get fur- providers to cough-up the The court has not accept- Bank will include the busi- noted. for the third year in a row, in several other indicators ther calibrated. Older tele- past dues, a bench of ed the contention by the Quality 50 Index ness climate in Kolkata Industry bodies said the along with Saudi Arabia, of ‘doing business’ report, com companies would be Justice Arun Mishra, telecom service providers and Bengaluru as well. jump in India’s ranking is Bahrain, Kuwait, and including enforcing con- the worst hit, while Justice S. Abdul Nazeer that AGR should exclude launched Currently, it takes into a testimony to the remark- neighboring Pakistan and tracts, registering proper- Reliance Jio, which and Justice M.R.Shah said the earnings from non-tele- account only Delhi and able improvement in the China,” it said. ty, and starting a business. entered in 2016, owes the they would decide on the com revenues, including Mumbai,” she said. country's business climate As far as resolving insol- With continuing reform least among all. time-line for the payment rent, dividend income, The report, however, said owing to the series of vency is concerned, the momentum and govern- “Fresh calculation will of Rs. 92,000 crore by the interest income, profit the challenges India is fac- reforms undertaken by the country had the best per- ment-industry partner- be done now for all the lia- service providers. from the sale of fixed ing would continue. “The Narendra Modi-led govern- formance in ‘Resolving ship, I am confident of bilities of telecom opera- The court will pass a sep- assets, etc.

NSE Indices Ltd launched a Govt mulls income-tax relief for top bracket after scrapping exemptions new smart beta index, Nifty Midcap150 Quality 50 Index, VRISHTI BENIWAL income limits, especially part of the federal budget foreign direct investment deficit to 3.3 per cent of Top marginal tax rate in which will track performance of OCT. 24 the Rs 10 lakh slab, which to be unveiled in rules, and merged state- the gross domestic prod- India is 42.74 per cent for mid-cap companies based on attracts a 30 per cent tax February, the people said. run lenders. uct (GDP) this year, the income above Rs 5 crore. profitability, leverage and earn- India is considering tax rate at present, the people A spokesman for the A steep reduction in cor- government has limited That’s higher than the ings growth variability. The relief for individuals as it said, asking not to be iden- Finance Ministry couldn’t porate tax rate to 22 per fiscal space for fresh give- Asia average of 29.99 per beta index includes top-50 looks at measures to accel- tified as the discussions be immediately reached cent meant companies pay aways after the $20 billion cent, according to data companies from its parent erate consumer demand are private. for a comment. taxes at a lower rate than corporate tax stimulus. compiled by KPMG. Only Nifty Midcap 150 Index, select- and boost economic The move will be accom- If the government tin- many individuals who are It’s now banking on com- about 5 per cent of the ed based on their 'quality growth, people with direct panied by scrapping some kers with personal taxes, in the top 30 per cent rate panies and individuals to population pays taxes and scores'. knowledge of the matter tax breaks, including the it will add to the list of bracket. That’s raised the boost consumption and the country’s tax-to-GDP said. one offered on house rent measures taken in recent month’s cut in corporate clamor for a relief in per- add to revenue collec- ratio of about 11 per cent Prime Minister payments and interest months to boost growth taxes, the government has sonal income tax rates. tions. ranks lower than the glob- Narendra Modi’s govern- earned on some bank that’s expanding at the also rolled back a levy on As Finance Minister Personal tax kicks off on al average. ment is mulling a propos- deposits. slowest pace in nearly six foreign funds, injected $10 Nirmala Sitharaman income above Rs 250,000 a Trump says Fed al to hike the taxable The measures may form years. Apart from last billion into banks, relaxed aims to narrow the fiscal year, levied at 5 per cent. — Bloomberg 'derelict in its duties' President Donald Trump again IndiGo reports attacked the US Fed on Maruti Q2 profit tanks 39% Infosys confirms US SEC probe Thursday, calling for more inter- biggest est rate cuts to stimulate the MICHAEL GONSALVES tax expenses (as the compa- quarter dropped 24.3 per- RAVI RANJAN PRASAD media inquiries and American economy just days PUNE, OCT. 24 ny enjoyed the maximum cent year-on-year to Rs MUMBAI, OCT. 24 reports.” before the key policy meeting. quarterly loss benefits because of the cor- 16,985.3 crore as volumes “The anonymous whistle- "The Federal Reserve is derelict Hit by subdued demand in porate tax rate cut fell 30 per cent year-on- In a regulatory update, blower complaints have in its duties if it doesn't lower SACHIN RAVIKUMAR & the Indian passenger car announced by the govern- year. “This year, the auto- Infosys on Thursday con- been placed before the the Rate and even, ideally, stim- ADITI SHAH market, Maruti Suzuki, ment in September) and mobile industry has seen a firmed probe into the audit committee who has ulate," he said on Twitter, a rel- BENGALURU/NEW DELHI, India’s biggest car maker, higher other income significant decline in sales whistleblower’s allegations retained the law firm of atively mild epithet after calling OCT. 24 on Thursday reported a helped the company limit owing to several factors,” by the Securities and Shardul Amarchand policymakers "boneheads." massive 39.4 per cent year- the profit decline. Maruti said. Exchange Board of India Mangaldas & Co. to con- India's biggest airline on-year drop in net profit “Net profit fell on account “One of the main factors (Sebi) and the US duct an independent inves- IndiGo reported its for the September quarter of lower sales volume, is increase in the cost of Securities Exchange tigation,” Infosys said. biggest ever quarterly at Rs 1,358.60 crore due to higher sales promotion acquisition of the car due Commission (SEC). The tion into this matter. The Makarand Joshi, partner loss on higher mainte- weak auto sales amid sub- expenses and higher depre- to various reasons coming Bengaluru-based IT major company will cooperate at Mumbai-based MMJC nance costs and cut capac- dued demand in the econo- ciation expenses, partially together like implementa- also said a class action law- with the SEC’s investiga- and Associates LLP--a cor- Smartphone ity expansion targets, at a my. The Delhi-based maker offset by cost reduction tion of more stringent safe- suit has been filed against tion. Also, Securities and porate compliance firm-- time when the industry is of popular models like efforts, higher fair value ty and emission (BS6) it in the US. Exchange Board of India said, "So far, as per the shipment grappling with slowing Vitara Brezza and Baleno gains on invested surplus norms, increase in vehicle Surprisingly, amidst all has requested additional prevalent Sebi LODR passenger growth. had clocked Rs 2,240.4 crore and reduction in corporate insurance expenses and the trouble, in an apparent information from the com- Regulations, there are no IndiGo parent Inter- in profit in the same period tax rate,” Maruti said in a hike in road taxes in many move to lift the sagging pany concerning the clauses that makes it touches 49 mn Globe Aviation Ltd's net in 2018. BSE filing. states. the company morale of its employees, anonymous complaints. mandatory to disclose such India smartphone shipment loss grew to Rs 1,066 crore A sharp fall in corporate The revenue during the explained. the software major annou- The company will provide information to the stock reached the highest-ever quar- in the three months to nced grant of stock incen- the information as per exchanges, however, as a terly shipment at 49 million Sept. 30 from Rs 652 crore tives of around 23 lakh Sebi’s request.” principle every material units in the July-September a year earlier, the only shares to around 7,000 “The company is also information needs to be 2019 quarter, growing 10 per other instance that the thousand mid-level eligible aware of a securities class informed to stock exchange cent year-on-year and beating airline reported a quar- employees. action lawsuit that has under regulation 30 of Sebi terly loss. Jewellers expect better Dhanteras The Infosys stock remain- been filed against the com- LODR Regulations. concerns of slowdown in the segment, a Counterpoint Maintenance costs ed the whipping boy of the pany in federal court in the However, between the peri- Research report said . The spiked as IndiGo was SANGEETHA G “The prices have reduced market for the fourth day, United States based on the od when the whistleblower growth was driven by new forced to reassess the CHENNAI, OCT. 24 a bit and the customers closing 2.36 per cent down generalised allegations in complaint was received launches, discounts and various expense of leasing and now understand that at Rs 635.40 on the BSE. the anonymous com- and the information was pre-Diwali sale channel fill by maintaining older Airbus Dussehra sales had disap- prices may not fall further Reports said the Sebi has plaints. The company made public, if some insid- all the leading brands. A320 planes to fill a gap pointed the jeweler frater- much. There is a latent sought additional informa- intends to defend itself vig- er including the whistle caused by the grounding nity. However, they hope to demand in the market and tion from the company, orously in such a lawsuit,” blower himself had traded of newer A320neo aircraft see the latent demand for we have started seeing while the National Infosys said. in Infosys share, it will Printed & Published by due to engine issues, gold to support Dhanteras sales picking up slowly Financial Reporting Autho- On BSE questioning it without doubt violate the T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan Chief Financial Officer sales this time. since Navarathri. Jewell- rity (NFRA)--which is part over late disclosure of norms of insider trading." Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed at Aditya Pande said on a Gold demand has had come closer to Rs ers are seeing an increas- of the corporate affairs whistleblower’s com- "Legal liabilities in such BFL Infotech Ltd, C-9 Sector 3, Noida- call with analysts on remained subdued for pre- 40,000 per 10 gm levels in ing trend in pre-festival ministry--has been asked to plaints, Infosys said, cases can be exponential 201301. Published at 219, N D Tiwari and Infosys has already Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Thursday. vious festivals, where the domestic market bookings. We expect 10 to look into the matter. “Before conclusion of the New Delhi-110002. The company also cut its Dussehra sales were 20 per amidst rising internation- 12 per cent growth in sales Infosys said, “The compa- investigation of the gener- informed that a securities Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI expectations for capacity cent lower than previous al rates and weakening during this Diwali,” said ny has been in touch with alised allegations in the class action lawsuit that Registration number 30074/09, Air sur- expansion for 2019-20 to 25 year, finds Motilal Oswal rupee. However of late, Bachhraj Bamalwa, former the Securities and complaints, a disclosure has been filed against the charge Re 1. © All rights reserved. per cent from 30 per cent, Financial Services. Cust- there has been some stabil- chairman of All-India Gem Exchange Commission under Regulation 30 of company in the US federal Reproduction in whole or in part with- blaming a 3-4 month delay omers have been keeping ity in the market and jew- & Jewellery Domestic regarding the anonymous LODR Regulations was not court based on the gener- out written permission of The Editor, in aircraft deliveries by away from the market for ellers expect that cus- Council (GJC). Wedding whistleblower complaints required. The disclosure alised allegations in the Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. Airbus. the past four months as the tomers will make use of purchases too have started and has learnt that the SEC made on October 22, 2019 anonymous complaints," —Reuters prices were rising. Prices the stability. picking up. has initiated an investiga- was to respond to multiple Joshi said. PAGE Financial 10 FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

■ China aims to Rising enthusiasm among youth globally to work for a mission Housing sales OPENING buy $20bn of Young entrepreneurs inching towards BELL US farm goods PROJECTION FOR TODAY Oct. 24: China aims to pre-demon levels buy at least $20 billion of look for social causes agricultural products in Market a year if it signs a par- SANGEETHA G Benami Act, have almost tial trade deal with the BELINDA GOLDSMITH, down. “For me it was about CHENNAI, OCT. 24 settled down. “The real U.S., and would consider SARAH SHEARMAN GRETA EFFECT using my college education estate market has become consolidating boosting purchases fur- ADDIS ABABA/SAN and career skill set and Despite the subdued senti- more dependable. Further, ther in future rounds of FRANCISCO, OCT. 24 bringing that back into my ments, the residential mar- the declining interest rates talks, people familiar community in a way that ket has started looking up. also have started manifest- in range of with the matter said. As the brains behind a lifts my community,” Jones While the industry is confi- ing positively, especially in That amount would hydroponics farming sys- told the Thomson Reuters dent that sales will get back the affordable and mid-seg- take China’s imports of tem in rural Kenya, 17-year- Foundation at the sidelines to pre-demonetisation lev- ment residential units. 11720-11470 U.S. farm goods back to old Jefferson Kang’acha of SOCAP in San Francisco. els, it is not sure about Once the economy starts around 2017 levels, struggled to get noticed but “We realise we have been touching 2013 levels. picking up, things will The market continued to before President Donald he now expects the youth cli- extracting so much from the As per the data from JLL improve,’ he added. be volatile in the busy Trump began a tit-for- mate movement led by earth without replenishing India, residential sales in Meanwhile, the govern- earnings season; on tat tariff feud with Greta Thunberg to bolster and that is not sustainable – the top seven cities have ment measures to boost the Thursday Supreme Beijing. In the second other young people on a mis- we can do business, make a moved up to 1.15 lakh units affordable segment sales are Court order on telecom year of a potential final sion. profit, make money, but also in the first nine months of expected to support faster companies license and deal when all punitive Kang’acha, a computer give back to our customers, 2019 from 1.01 lakh units in delivery of units. PropTiger spectrum usage charges tariffs are removed, pur- technology student, decided community and the environ- the same period last year. estimates that nearly 4.5 to be paid to the govern- chases could rise to $40 to apply technology to farm- ment.” Post demonetization, in the lakh affordable homes will ment led to higher billion to $50 billion, ing when his parents were A Deloitte report on the first nine months of 2017, be delivered by 2020 in volatility as telecom said the people, who hit by another drought and rise of social enterprise in sales had fallen to India’s 9 major cities. stocks fell sharply. asked not to be named he came up with an auto- ◗ A Deloitte report on the rise of social enterprise 2018 highlighted that for the 72,300 units – a The Real estate devel- Assembly election because talks are pri- mated hydroponics unit first time in mature mar- decline of 40 per 2013 level is opers have results for Maharashtra vate. The market reac- built from recycled waste in 2018 highlighted that for the first time in kets, young people believe cent from 1.19 the ultimate changed their and Haryana also were tion to China’s pledge and plastic bottles. mature markets, young people believe their lives their lives will be worse lakh units in benchmark. But if approach amid not as per market expec- was relatively muted, After his first unit pro- will be worse than their parents than their parents. the previous the industry gets changing market tations with Haryana’s with Chicago soybean duced 2 tonnes of tomatoes, This was making them year period. back to those dynamics, show- hung assembly verdict. futures climbing less he founded the Eden Horti- question corporate behav- According to levels is a big ing a greater The Sensex closed near- than 0.5 per cent but cultural Hub, a social enter- experience of older people, nomic systems,” she said, iour and the economic and Samantak Das, question commitment ly flat at 39,020.39, down staying below highs prise that now runs four not as rivals.” adding the library not only social principles that guide Chief Economist towards project 38.44 points or 0.10 per from earlier this week. hydroponics systems in his A Thomson Reuters used equipment filling up it, with 86% of millennials and Head of delivery than on new cent, in a volatile trading When trade talks home town of Limuru to Foundation poll released landfills but also cut con- saying business success Research & REIS, JLL launches. session, the index wrapped up in supply the local community this week found there was sumerism. should be measured in India, the first benchmark “The demand for afford- touched an intra-day Washington on Oct. 11, and lunches to 1,500 school rising enthusiasm among As well as concerns about terms of more than just would be the pre-demoneti- able homes is expected to high of 39,327.15 after Trump said China pupils. young people globally to the global economy and cli- financial performance. sation levels, which is increase in the near future opening in the green but would lift agriculture Echoing many young work for businesses with a mate change, young entre- At the same time, techno- achievable for the industry. amid record low-interest later touched a low of purchases to between social entrepreneurs attend- mission to do social good. preneurs said a lack of jobs logical advances were open- However, it will be difficult rates and higher tax bene- 38,840.76. $40 billion and $50 bil- ing two of the sector’s big Three in four of about 900 and worries about affording ing up new opportunities for for the market to get back to fits. In the past, project Telecom major Bharti lion. — Bloomberg annual events this week, experts surveyed said more their own homes weighed businesses to positively 2013 levels when 1.48 lakh delays have resulted in Airtel fell close to 10 per Kang’acha said he was young people—under the on their generation. impact society. units were sold in the first developers attracting nega- cent intra-day, but recov- brushed off at first but even- age of 25 — were interested Having previously worked Ellen Chilemba, 25, a DJ nine months. tive publicity, which has ered later posting more tually - similarly to Swedish in working in social enter- for a Wall Street hedge fund, and founder of Tiwale, a ‘The 2013 level is the ulti- dented the fortunes of many than 3 per cent gain. teenager Thunberg - people prises, which tackle a host of New Yorker Bree Jones community-based organiza- mate benchmark. But and left several others strug- Infosys also fell in the Nafed will started to listen. issues, from healthcare to decided to use her skills to tion set up in 2012 to give whether the industry will gling for survival. A reset in last hour of trade closing “At first it was hard to be climate change. help people so founded microloans, training and get back to those levels is a this regard is absolutely 2.36 per cent down at Rs heard, particularly as the “We don’t just want jobs, Parity, a social enterprise school grants to women and big question. The investor necessary to bring back the 635.40 on the BSE as both not sell average age of a farmer in we want meaningful jobs,” that converts abandoned girls in Malawi, said people fraternity which was active missing trust factor among Indian and US market Kenya is about 60,” said said Sabrina Chakori, 27, homes in Baltimore into were starting to take young in the real estate market till home buyers. Now that the regulators have begun Kang’acha, now 20, speak- who set up a “tool library” affordable ones. people more seriously. 2013 is not likely to come government has announced probe in the whistle below MSP ing on the sidelines of the in Brisbane in Australia in Jones, 28, said younger “For us, our future is not back. Till then, it was last-mile funding for stuck blower matter. 12th annual Social 2017 that charges an annual generations have been as visible as for older gener- investor-driven sales an d projects through the launch Bharti and Vodafone New Delhi, Oct 24: The Enterprise World Forum membership fee to borrow spurred on by the “existen- ations,” said Chilemba at now it is an end-user mar- of the Rs 20,000 crore stress Idea’s overdue licence fee National Agricultural (SEWF) in Ethiopia. donated tools, camping tial threats” they face, from the SEWF, pointing to the ket. The industry as such fund, project delivery rates stands at Rs 6,800 crore Cooperative Marketing “But young people have equipment and sports gear. mass incarceration, police global climate movement will be in a better position will hopefully improve fur- each. Including the inter- Federation of India Ltd the advantage of exposure “The current economic brutality and maternal mor- spurred by Thunberg. in 2020,” said Das. ther in the near future,” est and penalty, the total (Nafed) decided not to to technology and can bring system does not work for the tality rates afflicting black “It is time for movements The disruptions in the said DhruvAgarwala, outstanding amount for sell mustard seed, urad, solutions to old problems, majority of us and we are people in the United States, and not just individual market, including RERA, Group CEO, Elara technolo- all the companies is Rs moong and gram below working together with the starting to look at new eco- to issues like climate break- efforts.” — Reuters GST and the changes in the gies, which owns PropTiger. 92,600 crore. The decision the minimum support comes as a major steback price (MSP) to curb its to the incumbent telecom losses, said an official of companies as it implies the cooperative giant. higher payments when The move will have a the industry is facing bullish impact on prices Growing preference for e-com in festive shopping price-war and intense in the open market as competition, analysts till now the government SANGEETHA G the preferred channel. growth of credit cards and this season as compared to said. agency was selling puls- CHENNAI, OCT. 24 Last year also e-commerce debit cards as preferred 8 per cent and 6 per cent Nifty-50 index closed at es and oilseeds at pre- was the most preferred payment modes. Additional respectively last year. 11,582.60 down 21.50 vailing prices, which is As the most preferred chan- channel, but the share of offers like cash-back and “Product features fol- points or 0.19 per cent. much below the buying nel, e-commerce is being customers was lower at 65 loyalty points available for lowed by discounts are the The sectoral indices price or MSP, said opted by 76 per cent of the per cent. In 2017, it was card purchases too have led most influencing factors for closed mixed the losers traders. Nafed has festive shoppers this time. much lower at 53 per cent. to their increased use dur- purchase decisions this fes- included BSE Bankex decided not to sell below Similarly, credit card is the Festive season sales have ing festive sales. tive season. However, con- (-1.16 per cent), Power MSP, said a senior offi- most preferred and grow- become major shopping Credit cards are preferred sumers are also looking at (-1.24 per cent), IT (-0.71 cial. The base price is to ing mode of payment. events on the online plat- by 55 per cent customers unique experiences and per cent), Telecom(-0.67 be kept at MSP plus Adoption of e-commerce form with huge discounts, and this share was 42 per cashback offers, followed per cent), Auto (-0.32 per bonus (where bonus is has been growing year- offers and credit facilities. cent in 2018. In 2019, debit by attractive EMI offers and cent). declared by the govern- after-year. The Festive The event has been growing cards are being used by 28 the opportunity to redeem The market didn’t get ment of India) said the Shopping Index by in size year-after-year with per cent, up from 26 per their kitty of loyalty much support from official. Retailers Association of new customers coming in. cent in 2018. Cash has lost points,” said Kumar either domestic the insti- Nafed purchases urad, India and Litmus World Similar to e-commerce, its share significantly from Rajagopalan, CEO, tutions who were net sell- moong, chana, masur, found that 89 per cent cus- malls too have been grow- 19 per cent in 2018 to 9 per Retailers Association of ers of equities worth Rs tur, mustard seed, soy- tomers were willing to ing their share of cus- gone up to 71 per cent. share was higher at 48 per cent in 2019. Mobile Wallets India. 738.75 crore or the for- bean etc. at government make some purchases dur- tomers. In 2017, malls had a Shops have a smaller cent in 2017. and Net Banking modes of The survey was conduct- eign portfolio investors fixed MSP to save farm- ing this festive season. Of share of 49 per cent, which share of 41 per cent, which Meanwhile, the wide- payment also show a down- ed on a sample size of 50,000 also were net sellers by ers from distress sales this 89 per cent, a whopping grew to 64 per cent in 2018. has grown from 37 per cent spread adoption of e-com- ward trend with 5 per cent consumers across metros, Rs 72.87 crore. and to encourage to 76 per cent found online as By 2019, this has further last year. However, their merce has helped the and 3 per cent respectively tier II and III cities. grow these farm pro- Technical View duce more. Nafed is car- rying a stock of around Shrikant Chouhan, sen- 9.80 lakh tonne of mus- ior vice-president- tard seed. Audi drives in all-new A6 luxury sedan Equity Technical — TickerNews Service Research, Kotak Securities said, “Mixed STREETbuzz MICHAEL GONSALVES takes on the likes of the 40,000 luxury car unit Indian paired to a 7-speed dual- news flow on the domes- PUNE, OCT. 24 BMW 5 Series, Mercedes- market in over a year. clutch automatic gearbox as tic front kept the market Benz E-class and the Jaguar The new A6 model is avail- standard. volatile throughout the ITC Q2 net profit up 37% Audi, India’s third biggest X F. able in two variants— The fully connected, com- day. Supreme court’s ver- Oil company German luxury car maker, The A6 costs about Rs 4 Premium Plus and fortable, sporty and elegant- dict for telecom carrier FMCG major ITC on Thursday reported a 37.06 per on Thursday introduced the lakh more than its predeces- Technology—and comes ly sculptured new A6 is now to pay past dues of $13 cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 4,173.72 crore much awaited eighth gener- sor, and it is also priced just with a petrol engine only. available across Audi dealer- billion has shaken the stocks fall for the second quarter ended September 30. ation all new Audi A6 sedan below rivals like the Powered by the 2.0-litre ships in the country. telecom companies, as The company had posted a net profit of Rs 3,045.07 to take on archrivals Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 turbo-petrol engine, it gener- “With the launch of the well as their lenders like crore in July-September quarter a year ago, ITC said Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Series and Jaguar XF to ates 245 hp and 370 Nm of new Audi A6, we are present- private and public banks. up to 3% in a regulatory filing. Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo entice buyers. torque propelling ing the eighth generation of Also, assembly elections New Delhi, Oct 24: Its net sales rose 6.16 per cent to Rs 12,759.44 crore Cars and Lexus in Asia’s In fact, the A6 sedan is the car from 0- the successful full size sedan results were little below Shares of oil marketing during the quarter under review from Rs 12,018.61 third biggest economy. the German car- 100 kmph in that brings numerous inno- expectations that has companies on Thursday crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Priced between Rs 54.20 maker’s first 6.8 seconds. vations to the segment,” increased short term dropped up to 3 per cent Total expenses rose 4 per cent to Rs 8,455.16 crore in lakh and Rs 59.20 lakh at pan all-new prod- The engine Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head nervousness in the mar- after the government July-September from Rs 8,129.19 crore in the year-ago India showroom, news A6 uct in the comes of Audi India, said. ket.” relaxed norms for set- period. “However, the market is ting up petrol pumps, Shares of ITC on Thursday closed 0.82 per cent lower preparing for a major allowing non-oil compa- at Rs 248.95 apiece on the BSE. trending move and such nies to venture into the type of negative news business. flow offers buying oppor- Hindustan Petroleum The ‘choice’ factor in startup valuations tunity for those who have Corporation tumbled PNB Housing USL net missed the opportunity 3.16 per cent, Bharat ANUJ BALI advantage for securing overall valuation owing to Revenue recognition prin- at lower levels. Techni- Petroleum Corp Ltd net rises 45% down 28.6% funds from investors. In irregular and inconsistent ciples for sale of goods, ren- cally, we are of the view (BPCL) 2.49 per cent and Steep start-up valuations such cases, investors end up reporting methodologies. dering of services and pro- that the market is consol- Indian Oil Corporation PNB Housing Finance Liquor major United have become a global con- losing their money. This has been observed at portionate completion of idating between the fell 2.22 per cent on the reported a 45 per cent Spirits Ltd (USL) report- cern, with many stocks dis- Collectively, more than 27 later stages than the early work have certain rules to be range of 11,720 and 11,470 BSE. rise in net profit at Rs ed a 28.59 per cent decline appointing investors post- Indian Accounting stage, which points to the followed as per Indian to surpass its resistance In the biggest reform 366.8 crore in the second in consolidated net profit IPO. Many believe the valua- Standards prescribed by the fact that these deficiencies Accounting Standard 9. But level of 11,720 decisively,” in fuel retailing sector quarter ended September at Rs 157.6 crore for the tions often do not commen- ICAI attempt to ensure get highlighted on profes- this is applicable primarily Chouhan said. in almost two decades, of this fiscal. The bank second quarter ended surate with a start-up’s com- truthful, consistent and fair sional scrutiny. One reason for companies with more the government on had posted a net profit of September on consump- petitive market share, size, presentation of incomes, for this is that most account- than Rs 50 crore turnover. Market View Wednesday relaxed Rs 253 crore in the corre- tion slowdown and liq- pricing, customer base and expenses, assets and ing principles that are Others, may adopt a differ- norms for setting up sponding July-September uidity challenges. The growth rate. What shakes payables. These have been, mandatory are applicable to ent approach that suits Vinod Nair, Head of petrol pumps, allowing period last fiscal. Total company had posted a the very foundation of a fair to a large bigger sized com- them. Research, Geojit non-oil companies to income rose to Rs 2,230.34 net profit of Rs 220.7 valuation is misleading extent, panies only, hence More than $4.88 billion has Financial Services said, venture into the busi- crore during the quarter crore in the July- accounting reporting struc- embraced by the reporting of been invested in the first half “Market has been flattish ness —a move that could under review from Rs September period last fis- tures and presentation of the Ministry of Column certain heads of 2019 in Indian startups. during the week assess- help private and foreign 1,808.26 crore a year ago. cal. Its revenue from accounts. Corporate becomes manda- But a shift has been ing the ongoing Q2 result firms to enter the Net interest income operations rose 2.26 per In India, the accounting Affairs, thereby imposing tory only in later stages. observed in the investment which is marginally bet- world's fastest-growing rose 36 per cent year-on- cent to Rs 7,299.9 crore regulatory bodies have laid compliance to these stan- Very recently, a celebrated pattern—from investing into ter than expected till market. year to Rs 628.4 crore. during the quarter. down certain principles for dards for consistent report- global startup booked dis- pre-revenue to revenue-earn- date. Given the trading State-owned oil mar- presentation of accounts for ing for all. counts received in negotia- ing startups. This makes holiday, volume has keting companies— consistent analysis and to However, due diligence tions while renting of prop- reporting and presentation reduced taking a conser- Indian Oil Corp (IOC), present a true and fair view exercise by investors prima- erties as revenues—this is of financials all the more vative approach. Going BPCL and Hindustan Praj Industries net up 81% of a company’s books for rily focuses on the numbers misleading as this has no critical in decision-making. forward weak crude oil Petroleum Corp Ltd shareholders and other presented, not on the tangible impact on cash Any startup with a less than prices, positive global (HPCL) —own most of The Pune-based Praj Industries, the global biofuels stakeholders. But there is accounting principles fol- inflow. a certain threshold limit of sentiments and further 65,554 petrol pumps in technology and renewable energy firm, has reported scope for manipulation of lowed in the recognition of Technology companies turnover has the elasticity of reforms from the govern- the country. Currently, 81.2 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 16.1 crore. The rev- this if not carefully scruti- revenue, expenses and capi- resort to similar manipula- “choosing” the reporting ment are expected to pro- IOC is the market leader enue was up 17.2 per cent at Rs 294.1 crore versus nised. talisation. tions wherein proportionate methodology. Investors have vide positive momen- with 27,981 petrol Rs 251 crore in the same quarter last year. It is noticed that certain Globally, more than 20 per- completion methodology to be beware of this. tum." pumps. —PTI regulations have been cent of the companies have gives misleading revenue (The author is Founder, —RAVI RANJAN PRASAD —FC BUREAU tweaked by startups to their seen a sharp decline in their and profit numbers. Anbac Advisors) Conspiracy PAGE The PML-N said the government was delaying treatment to Nawaz Sharif as part World 11 of a campaign against him and his family THE ASIAN AGE FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Trump impeachment disrupted 16 get death for Ukrainian Prez faced pressure from Trump, Dems target December burning alive teen Feni, Oct. 24: Sixteen peo- Washington, Oct. 24: A US have taken part in the them at risk of exposure. leader’s April 21 election. ple were sentenced to I denounce, in front House of Representatives process throughout. By having Republican The full details of what death on Thursday for of the Bolivian people impeachment inquiry After a delay of about lawmakers barge into the the two leaders discussed burning alive a devolved into chaos as four hours, Cooper began hearing room, Trump’s in that phone call are not Bangladeshi teenager that a coup d’etat is Republican lawmakers, her testimony. allies sought to put the publicly disclosed. who refused to withdraw encouraged by President It was a dramatic con- focus on what they portray Meanwhile, Democratic sexual assault charges in progress Donald Trump to get frontation in the House of as unfair Democratic tac- lawmakers hope to com- against her head teacher. tougher in fighting Representatives inquiry tics rather than on the plete their impeachment The case highlights — Evo Morales Democratic efforts to that threatens Republican president’s conduct. inquiry into President what activists say is a cul- on Bolivia situation impeach him over deal- Trump’s presidency even Meanwhile, more than Donald Trump by year’s ture of impunity over ings with Ukraine, as he seeks re-election two months before the end and are coalescing sexual violence in the stormed into a high-secu- next year. ■ phone call that launched around two articles of South Asian country of Nusrat Jahan Rafi rity hearing room and Democrats are investi- UKRAINIAN PREZ the impeachment inquiry impeachment, abuse of 168 million people, as well IN BRIEF delayed testimony by a gating whether there are Volodymyr Zelenskiy into President Donald power and obstruction, as abuse rife in around room. Rafi was lured to witness. grounds to impeach felt pressure from Trump, Ukraine’s newly lawmakers and aides said. 20,000 seminaries that the rooftop of the semi- The more than two dozen Trump over his July 25 elected leader was already But some Democrats fear educate mostly poor and nary in Sonagazi where Imran Khan vows Republican lawmakers, request in a phone call to Trump months before worried about pressure that a costly distraction rural students. her attackers pressed her who were not authorized Ukrainian President July call on Biden from the US president to may be the looming battle Nusrat Jahan Rafi was to withdraw the com- not to resign to attend the hearing, Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate his Democratic between the Republican doused in kerosene and plaint she had filed with Islamabad: A defiant Imran entered before Laura investigate a domestic investigation rival Joe Biden. Trump and Congress over set on fire on April 6 after police. Khan has vowed not to step Cooper, the US defence political rival, former Vice Volodymyr Zelenskiy funding the government she made a sexual harass- When she refused, she down as Pakistan Prime official who oversees President Joe Biden. a letter to House and his group of advisers when money runs out for ment complaint against was tied up, doused in Minister despite the Ukraine and Russia mat- Biden is a front-runner for Intelligence Committee on May 7 in Kyiv had a many federal operations the principal of her rural kerosene and set on fire. Opposition mounting pres- ters, was due to testify the 2020 Democratic presi- Chairman Adam Schiff three-hour discussion on Nov. 21, Democratic Islamic seminary. She suffered burns to 80 sure on him and dismissed behind closed doors before dential nomination. calling on him to have the talking about how to navi- aides said. The head teacher, who a per cent of her body and the next week’s planned Republican and Federal election law pro- whistleblower testify pub- gate the insistence from Some Democratic law- court in the southern died in hospital four days mega sit-in as agenda-driv- Democratic lawmakers. hibits candidates from licly. They said Schiff had Trump and his personal makers said they believed coastal town of Feni later. Her death triggered en, saying it has sent a wave The Republicans yelled accepting foreign help in decided that the commit- lawyer Rudy Giuliani for a they already had gathered found had ordered the widespread horror across of joy in India. The Azadi complaints that the an election. tees would not hear the probe and how to avoid enough evidence from the brutal killing from jail the nation, with protest- March in Islamabad on Democrats in charge of The content of the phone whistleblower’s testimony. becoming entangled in the testimony of current and after being arrested over ers in the capital Dhaka October 31 will be led by the inquiry were conduct- call was revealed by a A Schiff spokesman American elections. former US officials to the harassment claim, staging days of demon- Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief ing it in private, lawmak- whistleblower complaint declined to comment. The meeting came before impeach Trump for asking was among those sen- strations seeking “exem- Fazlur Rehman. All major ers and aides said. against Trump by a per- Trump had suggested Zelenskiy was inaugurat- Ukraine to investigate a tenced to death. plary punishment” for Opposition parties including Republicans who are son in a US intelligence the person committed ed but about two weeks political rival, Joe Biden, a Others included the killers. the Pakistan Muslim League- members of the three con- agency. treason, leading after Trump called to offer leading contender for the activists from the ruling The murder put pres- Nawaz of jailed former prime gressional committees The top Republicans on Democrats to worry that his congratulations on the presidential nomination Awami League party and sure on Prime Minister minister Nawaz Sharif and conducting the inquiry the three committees sent their testimony could put night of the Ukrainian in 2020. — Reuters some students — includ- Sheikh Hasina to do more the Pakistan Peoples Party ing two females — who to protect women, with of former president Asif Ali either participated in the her government ordering Zardari have announced killing or guarded the some 27,000 schools to set their support. Fazl has gates of the seminary up committees to prevent demanded Khan’s resigna- Victims in UK truck while it took place. sexual violence. tion, alleging that the elec- “The verdict proves that Rafi had gone to police tion held in July, 2018 was nobody will get away in late March to report rigged to help his Pakistan with murder in the sexual harassment, Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Bangladesh. We have the and a leaked video shows Geo News reported. were chinese: Police rule of law,” prosecutor the local station chief Hafez Ahmed told registering her complaint Grays, Oct. 24: British ■ Emergency work- Chinese authorities had reporters after the ver- but dismissing it as “not Hong Kong rallies police said on Thursday read the reports with a dict in a crowded court- a big deal”. — AFP that 39 people found ers discovered the “heavy heart” and were for Catalan leaders dead in a truck near bodies early on in close contact with London were all police “to seek clarifica- Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro- believed to be Chinese Wednesday inside the tion and confirmation”. testers plan to rally in sup- nationals, in a case that refrigerated container The deaths echoed the port of demonstrators push- has triggered national discovery of 58 Chinese ing for a separate Catalonia outrage over the human of a truck parked in immigrants hidden in a in northeastern Spain as a trafficking business. an industrial area east Dutch truck in the Chinese official denounced Emergency workers of London English port of Dover months of “mad violence” discovered the bodies in 2000. Only two people and forces pushing for inde- early on Wednesday ■ Police are conduct- survived. pendence. The protests in inside the refrigerated With the help of immi- Spain’s wealthiest region of container of a truck ing the country’s gration officials and the Catalonia bear some resem- parked in an industrial largest murder probe National Crime Agency blances to the demonstra- area east of London, (NCA), Essex Police are tions in Chinese-ruled Hong shortly after it had in more than a leading the biggest mur- Kong, where millions have arrived on a ferry from decade into what der probe in Britain taken to the streets for five Belgium. Prime Minister Boris since the 2005 London months to vent their anger Police are conducting terror attacks that over what they see as the country’s largest Johnson described as killed 52 people. Beijing’s tightening grip on murder probe in more an ‘unimaginable The force confirmed the city. Most protesters than a decade into what officers had searched want greater democracy, Prime Minister Boris tragedy’ three properties in among other demands, Johnson described as Northern Ireland although a small minority is an “unimaginable Chinese nationals,” overnight in connection calling for independence, a tragedy”. Essex Police said. with the probe. red line for Communist Party The local police force, China’s foreign min- The addresses are leaders. “It has become who have arrested the istry said its embassy believed to be linked to more and more clear that it truck’s driver, said in a staff in London were the arrested truck driv- is not a peaceful demonstra- statement that eight of heading to the scene “to er, a 25-year-old man tion at all, but a violent the dead were women verify this situation”. from the province, said crime that is mad,” said Xie and 31 were men. “All An embassy the police. Feng, the Commissioner for are believed to be spokesperson said — Agencies the Chinese Foreign Minister. ZUCKERBERG DEFENDS FB’S CURRENCY Washington: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers as he defend- ed the company’s new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency while also dealing with widening scruti- ny from US regulators. The immediate focus of the hearing by the House Financial Services Committee was the project for the curren- cy, to be called Libra. Zuckerberg took pains to reas- sure lawmakers that he would- n't allow Facebook to move for- ward without explicit approval from all US financial regulators. Members of the House Financial Services com- mittee were not convinced. Rep. Maxine Waters, the California Democrat who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, said that Facebook's cryptocurrency project Libra “create many concerns” and argued that maybe Facebook should be broken up. On the Republican side, Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri asked Zuckerberg why several high-profile corporations have recently departed the Libra project. Zuckerberg, momen- tarily at a loss for words, noted that “it’s a risky enterprise”. While the hearing is focused on the digital currency, the full range of Facebook’s policies, conduct and market domi- nance is attracting congres- sional attention. It’s the Facebook chief ’s first testimo- ny to Congress. The company seems to spark public and offi- cial anger at every turn these days, from its shift into mes- saging services that allow encrypted conversations to its alleged anticompetitive behav- ior to its refusal to take down phony political ads or doc- tored videos. Legal woes Singer-rapper Lizzo hits back at the PAGE plagiarism accusers for her song, 12 Truth Hurts, with legal action Newsmakers THE ASIAN AGE FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Thai king Pak #MeToo: Director says Dogs show nose for dismisses 6 archaeology, help palace officials for misconduct I do intermittent media tycoon raped him find ancient tombs B a n g k o k : fasting, so there’s no Rocks Pak social media with tweets describing 13-year-old assault London: The scent-track- ● The dogs sniffed The Thai ing abilities of trained out burial chests King has food in morning. Just Islamabad: Acclaimed dogs have helped archae- fired six green juice & coffee. Pakistani filmmaker ologists discover iron age containing human palace offi- Jamshed Mahmood Raza tombs in Croatia dating bones and artefacts cials for — Jennifer Aniston, McGowan files lawsuit has added new momentum back nearly three thou- in a hilltop fort in “severe dis- American actress to the country’s fledgling sand years. the Velebit moun- cipli- #MeToo movement after against Harvey Weinstein The dogs sniffed out bur- nary Thai King airing allegations that he ial chests containing tains along the miscon- was raped by an unnamed Los Angeles: Actor Rose human bones and arte- Adriatic coast duct,” only days after IN BRIEF media tycoon. McGowan has filed a facts in a hilltop fort in stripping his royal con- The director, who is popu- lawsuit against dis- the Velebit mountains but which were not appar- sort of her titles and larly known as Jami, graced Hollywood pro- along the Adriatic coast. ent, without telling the military ranks, CNN Chazelle & Hamilton rocked Pakistani social Jamshed Mahmood Raza ducer Harvey Weinstein Experts have said that trainers the location. reported. media over the weekend over alleged attemps of using dogs could be a “We always use at least According to two offi- expecting 1st child Rose Harvey after he published several trust victims of sexual silencing her. McGowan McGowan Weinstein good way to identify two dogs to confirm the cial notices from the Los Angeles: Filmmaker tweets describing the assault and avoid ignoring was one of the first archaeological sites, as it position,” Glavaš said, Thai Royal Household Damian Chazelle and wife alleged assault that hap- their accusations. women to speak up credit her after she is less destructive than adding that the second on Wednesday, King Olivia Hamilton are set to pened 13 years ago. “I told my few close about Weinstein’s accused him of rape. many traditional methods, trainer and dog were not Maha Vajiralongkorn welcome their first child “Why im so strongly sup- friends but no one took it alleged history of sexual “This case is about a dia- the Guardian reported. told where the first dog dismissed six officials together. The news was porting #metoo? cuz i seriously,” added Jami, harassment and abuse bolical effort by one of “Dogs’ noses obviously and trainer had indicated and stripped them of shared by Hamilton, 32, on know exactly how it hap- whose 2015 film Moor incidents in the year America’s most power- don’t make mistakes,” a grave. their ranks. They range Instagram where she recently pens now, inside a room (Mother) was a massive hit. 2017. In her lawsuit, ful men and his repre- said Vedrana Glavaš, an The canines discovered from officials in the posted photos from her trip then outside courts inside The filmmaker has so far which also targets attor- sentatives to silence sex- associate professor of all three graves, even police and army, to a to Rattlesnake Canyon with courts and how a survivor refused to name the tycoon neys David Boies and ual assault victims,” the archaeology at the though the human “khun ying,” or a lady in Chazelle. On Tuesday, hides confides cuz i was allegedly behind the Lisa Bloom. She said the documents filed in LA University of Zadar in remains, associated arte- the Royal Household. Hamilton shared a photo with brutally raped by a very assault, while the allega- producer tried to dis- court stated. — PTI Croatia and the lead facts and surrounding Among those dismissed friends Lauren Rodman and powerful person in our tions have unleashed a tor- author of the study, which soil had been removed. is Sakolket Chantra, a Yas Yeganegi placing their media world,” he wrote rent of differing reactions “Jami is a true ally. This suffering by both #metoo was published in the The area had also been high-ranking police lieu- hands over her growing baby Sunday evening. The online. “@jamiazaad I see is unprecedented in & misuse of #MeToo,” Journal of Archaeological exposed to wind, sun and tenant general of Royal bump. “Magic hour with tweets were in response to you. I hear you. I stand Pakistan. This kind of rev- wrote Ali Raj. Method and Theory. rain since the excavation. Household Bureau. magic humans,” she cap- a backlash online after a with you. Always,” tweeted elation from a man,” wrote #MeToo and #Timesup Glavaš had already Glavaš said the porous “His Majesty the tioned the image. Chazelle, professor in the eastern popular actress Meesha Twitter user Khizra. campaigns have gone glob- found a few tombs in a rock around the excavat- King’s order accused 34, and Hamilton got married city of Lahore committed Shafi — who helped kick- Others were more scepti- al since allegations of sex- necropolis near the pre- ed soil had probably them of severe discipli- in September 2018. — PTI suicide after allegedly start Pakistan’s #MeToo cal. “Still, u cant b serious ual misconduct by Harvey historic hilltop fort of absorbed enough of the nary misconduct and being falsely accused of movement in 2018 after using it to square Lhr pro- Weinstein in 2017, sparking Drvišica, which dates aroma of decomposition exploiting their bureau- sexual harassment. Amid accusing a popular singer fessor’s suicide & misuse an avalanche of accusa- back to the eight century that the dogs could still cratic position for per- French media to the backlash, Jami pleaded in the country of harass- of #MeToo,” said another tions against other power- BC. Hoping to find more, detect it. Glavaš then let sonal gains,” the palace with social media users to ment — on Thursday. Twitter user. “Pakistan is ful men. — AFP she contacted Andrea the dogs loose in an area statement read. drag Google to court Pintar, a trainer who they suspected more These dismissals are works with dogs used for remains could be found, the latest development Paris: French media firms sniffing out graves in and excavated six new in a turbulent week at said Thursday that they NEWS NUGGETS criminal investigations. tombs – five of which are the palace. On Tuesday, would drag Google before Pintar brought Belgian described in the recent the King stripped his the country’s competition malinois and German paper. royal consort of her regulator over its refusal to HK BIZMAN PAYS shepherds to the remote The dogs were extreme- titles for being “disloy- pay for displaying their con- site in 2015. ly accurate in every case. al,” only three months tent in search results, setting $1M FOR Glavaš first sent the The tombs consist of after she was anointed. up a legal fight over a new PARKING SPACE dogs to graves they had small stone burial chests. Sineenat had been EU copyright law. The APIG dug up the previous year — Agencies bestowed the title of press alliance, which groups Hong Kong: Hong royal consort on July 28, dozens of national and Kong might be heading Lily Aldridge (left) the first woman to be regional newspapers, said it for recession after IRAN TV AIRS and model Georgia given the rank by a King would also press the French months of violent Fowler attends the in nearly a century — government to take action protests but that hasn’t INTERVIEW WITH world premiere of but palace announce- against the US internet giant. stopped one business- Very Ralph at The ment on Tuesday “We are outraged,” man from forking out JAILED INSTA STAR Metropolitan accused her of trying to said Jean-Michel Baylet, almost $1 million for a Tehran: Iranian state Museum of Art in obstruct the King’s wife APIG president. — AFP parking spot. television has aired New York City on from being crowned The mind-boggling an interview with Wednesday. — AFP queen. — Agencies sum paid by Johnny an Instagrammer Cheung highlights the famous for drasti- gaping inequality that cally altering her has helped fuel nearly appearance through five months of demon- plastic surgery to look strations in the finan- like a zombie and cial hub, where one in arrested for alleged five people live below “blasphemy”. the poverty line. The The social media HK$7.6m ($9,70,000) celebrity known as Samuel comes to price tag is more than Sahar Tabar was 30 times the average arrested on the orders Tarantino’s rescue annual wage in HK of Tehran’s Islamic Los Angeles: Actor Samuel and about same as a guidance court on Jackson defended Quentin one-bed apartment in October 5 after “numer- Tarantino over usage of N- London’s plush ous requests from the word in his films. Jackson, Chelsea area. It is situ- public” for her to be who featured in the docu- ated in The Centre, the detained, the broadcast- The gilded bronze statue of the French sculptor mentary QT8: The First Eight, city’s fifth-highest sky- er said. Pierre Granet “La Renomée au Combat” depicting questioned the double stan- scraper, which hit She faces charges a woman holding a winged horse at night with the dards in outrage against the headlines in October including blasphemy, Eiffel Tower in the background in Paris. — AFP use of the slur. “You take 12 2017 when it became inciting violence, gain- Years a Slave. Steve McQueen the world’s most ing income through is different than Quentin. expensive office build- inappropriate means When you have a song that ing. after HK’s richest and encouraging cor- says (N-word) in it 300 times man sold it for over $ ruption among the nobody says s**t. So it’s ok 5bn. — AFP young. — AFP for Steve McQueen to use (N- word) because he’s artistical- ly attacking the system and 500 YEARS ON, the way people feel, but Quentin is just doing it to DA VINCI SHINES just strike the blackboard AT THE LOUVRE with his nails. That’s not true...,” he said. — PTI Paris: Leonardo da Vinci is the star in a blockbuster retrospec- tive opening Thursday MIRREN ONCE at the Louvre museum humanity — with an in Paris to mark 500 emphasis on his paint- years since the death of ing. SECRETELY TOOK the Renaissance master. A decade in the plan- Some 2,40,000 people ning, the show simply Adult film actress Sophie have already reserved titled Leonardo da MOMOA’S PHOTO their place in line for Vinci groups 162 works, Dee at the world pre- Los Angeles: Veteran Helen the exhibition, the including 24 drawings miere of LadyKillerTV at Mirren has said that she once biggest ever organised loaned by Queen the Brenden Theatres secretely clicked a photo of to showcase the Tuscan Elizabeth II of Britain inside Palms Casino the Aquaman star Jason polymath’s indelible from the Royal Resort in Las Vegas, Momoa aboard a plane. The contributions to Collection. — AFP Nevada on Wednesday. Meerkats inspect a pumpkin in their enclosure of the zoo in Hanover, northern 74-year-old actor shared the — AFP Germany on Thursday days before Halloween. — AFP incident during her appear- ance on CBS chat show The Talk. “I had secretly sort of done something rather uncool on an air- In land of patriarchy, Afghan plane. I didn’t Jordan urged to stop imprisoning know him at all at that point. “He was with his girls create their superheroes beautiful wife women for defying wishes of men (Lisa Bonet) and Herat, Afghanistan: Like representation in the my heart just the princess who hops gaming industry and told went... I was with over goblins and throws her they were bored of L o n d o n : Amnesty be forcibly separated from Report accuses In Jordan, women my husband Helen Mirren daggers at evil wizards in “playing games where International has called their children if their (Taylor Hackford), the video game they built, men are superheroes”. on Jordan to end what it Jordan of applying require permission babies are seen as “ille- but my heart just a team of women coders The game represents has described as an abu- ‘coercive power to from a male guardian gal”, when they are the went, ‘Oh my God, that is just in patriarchal “the challenges and obsta- sive system that jails reinforce male to get married if they result of an unsanctioned the most beautiful man I Afghanistan wants to cles that women are fac- women if they disobey guardianship, collud- are under 30 and sex relationship. have ever seen in my life,” inspire a generation of ing every day in their male “guardians” or ing with males to outside marriage is In Jordan, women Mirren recalled. The veteran girls to smash obstacles. Afghanistan and despite have relationships ensure male control’ punishable by up to 3 require permission from a star said she was “floored” The young women are Afghan students attend a all the backlashes they deemed inappropriate. male guardian to get mar- by the personality of the part of an after-school class at the Code to Inspire keep fighting and going Despite recent efforts to over women years in prison ried if they are under 30 actor and it prompted her to training programme school in Herat. — AFP through it,” Forough, who give women better protec- and sex outside marriage take his photo without his called Code to Inspire in is now based in New York, tions, Amnesty said in a Under the male at determining whether is punishable by up to 3 knowledge. “Oh my God, he the western city of Herat, app in which a princess said in an email exchange new report published on “guardianship” system, they’ve had sex outside years in prison. Similar was so gorgeous,” she said. where they learn tech wearing a green veil leaps with AFP. Wednesday that Jordan which Amnesty said is at marriage, the Guardian practices are prevalent But fate was not yet done skills and create games around a crumbling castle In a country where girls still allows the arbitrary the centre of a web of dis- reported. across Middle East, but with the actor as she was and apps to educate girls in a quest to defeat a wiz- often have limited educa- detention of women, criminatory provisions, The report accuses Amnesty’s 64-page report asked to present an award across Afghanistan and ard and rescue her family. tional opportunities, including when male fam- men are empowered to Jordan of applying “coer- — which interviewed 121 with Momoa during the beyond. Their highest- Fereshteh Forough, a internet access is patchy ily members — usually control “women’s lives cive and penal power to people, including women Oscars this year. “When they profile success has been computer science teacher and women face deeply fathers or brothers — and limit their personal reinforce male guardian- held in Juwaideh prison, said, ‘Would you like to pres- this year’s release of and a former refugee who ingrained discrimination, complain to the authori- freedoms”, while women ship, effectively colluding the country’s main ent with Jason?’ I thought, “Afghan Hero Girl”, built founded Code to Inspire in Forough sees tech skills ties that they have been could be subjected to with male guardians to women’s jail — shows ‘My dream has come true’,” over six months by 12 2015, said students were as having a transforma- absent without permis- degrading practices such ensure male control” over they are also taking place Mirren said. — PTI young women, a phone sick of the lack of female tive potential. — AFP sion. as “virginity tests”, aimed women. Women can also in Jordan. — Agencies

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GUIDE TO FORTUNE Tick the answer and check them below. Poll effect: City BJP keen to 4 DU students beaten Which philosopher pro- 1duced “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” in woo back traditional voters up by bouncers at cafe 1690? AGE CORRESPONDENT Houseful Cafe in Hudson ■ Sir Isaac Newton Saffron party failed to win support of Punjabi, baniya voters after 1993 NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 Lane where an alterca- ■ John Locke tion broke out over rais- ■ David Hume SHASHI BHUSHAN back the trust of the Four students of Delhi ing of the volume of NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 BJP has been out of BJP has so far not Punjabi and baniya com- University’s law faculty music. Following this, In 1154, Henry II became power in Delhi since paid much attention to munities. were allegedly beaten up the cafe bouncers 2the first English sover- The outcome of the 1998. It first rode to its erstwhile traditional “Leaders from the by bouncers at a cafe over thrashed four students eign from which House? Haryana Assembly elec- power in 1993 with the vote bank in Delhi. Punjabi and Baniya com- raising the volume of severely. The thrashing tions has set the Delhi munity must be promoted music in Northwest was so brutal that one of unit of the BJP thinking support of Punjabi and A party leader sug- and given key role in the Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar the students, Mayank, ■ Norman baniya voters, but gested that the saffron ■ Tudor on how to woo back its tra- organisational set-up area, the police said on DU students sit on a had to be referred to RML ■ Plantagenet ditional voters to ensure failed to retain its tra- leadership must woo along with the Thursday. dharna Hospital. the party’s victory in the ditional vote bank and Poorvanchalis but at Poorvanchalis,” he added. The injured have been “Incidents like these What name is given to coming elections. was reduced to just the same time make Concerned over the dis- identified as Samar, under Sections 323 (pun- are a common sight in The party has been out of three seats in the 70- serious attempts to gruntled Jat community, Mukul, Abhigyaan, and ishment for voluntarily the university area 3the line in the Scottish power in Delhi since 1998. which voted against the Mayank, all hailing from causing hurt), 341 (pun- where cafe owners and Highlands that runs from The saffron party, which member Assembly in win back the Punjabi party in Haryana, a senior the Purvanchal area. ishment for wrongful bouncers assault stu- Inverness to Thurso and first rode to power in 1993 the 2015 elections. and baniya voters. party leader from South Samar and his friends restraint) and 34 (acts dents,” Mr Singh said, Wick? with the support of the Delhi said that if the com- had gone to a cafe in done by several persons adding “As initially the Punjabi and baniya vot- munity does not vote in its Hudson Lane on in furtherance of com- authorities failed to ■ The Far North Line ers, had failed to retain its much on its traditional has already appointed favour, it will be very diffi- Wednesday evening to mon intention) was regis- deliver justice, we were ■ The Grampian Line traditional vote bank and support base of Punjabi Subhash Chopra, a cult to win the Jat-domi- celebrate his birthday. tered at the Mukherjee left with no option but to ■ The Highland Line was reduced to just three and Baniya (traders) voters Punjabi, as its Delhi unit nated seats like Mundka, During the celebration, Nagar police station. The protest. However, later seats in the 70-member in the national capital. president and cricketer- Najafgarh, Narela, a scuffle broke out accused have been identi- the police registered a Assembly in the 2015 elec- Instead, the party’s focus turned-politician Kirti Bawana, Kirari, Nangloi between the victims and fied and they will be case.” SHORT TAKES tions. has been on wooing only Azad, a Poorvanchali, as Jat, Vikaspuri, Matiala, bouncers of the cafe for arrested soon,” said DCP The owner of the cafe A senior party leader told the Poorvanchali voters,” the head of its campaign Bijwasan, Mehrauli, R.K. raising the volume of (Northwest) Vijayanta did not get the verifica- this newspaper that from he said. committee to woo tradi- Puram and Rithala. music, following which Arya. tion of his employees Maharatna status the poll outcome in “Everyone is important tional and new voters. The BJP had failed to the accused started beat- Former DUSU presi- done, including the Haryana and Maharashtra, and the party must make However, things are win even a single ing them, a senior police dent Shakti Singh said bouncers. Owing to this, for Powergrid it is clear that any imbal- inroads into the new vote quite different with BJP, Assembly constituency officer said. that some students of the a case has been regis- ance in the traditional vote bank. The message from which has so far not paid dominated by the Jats in “Based on the com- law faculty were having a tered against the cafe New Delhi: The Power Grid bank will not give the the outcome of the two much attention to its erst- the 2015 polls. “If we fail to plaint of Samar, a case birthday party at the owner, the police added. Corporation of India Limited desired results to any polit- state Assembly elections while traditional vote woo back the Jat commu- has been conferred with the ical outfit. “Initial analysis is loud and clear that one bank of Punjabis and nity, it will weaken our Maharatna status by the shows that Jats and should not stray away Baniyas in Delhi. chances to return to Government of India, Union Marathas have voted from its traditional sup- A party leader suggested power after two decades. minister of state for power, against us in Haryana and port base,” the senior that the saffron leadership Now, it is necessary to win SDMC collects new and renewable energy Maharashtra. In the last party leader added. must woo Poorvanchalis back all the traditional Woman, aide held R.K. Singh announced at the couple of years, the party Another senior saffron but at the same time make voters of the city,” a BJP `21.35L fine, 30th Raising Day celebrations leadership has not focused leader said that Congress serious attempts to win MP said. of the company in New Delhi for `7 lakh theft issues 310 on Wednesday. The Maharatna status provides AGE CORRESPONDENT enhanced powers to the Traders’ body NEW DELHI, OCT.24 The accused were challans board of Powergrid to facili- identified as Kavita New Delhi, Oct. 24: tate expansion of operations, protests A 31-year-old woman and Kumari (name Continuing its drive both in domestic as well as her accomplice were changed), a native of against dust and air pol- global markets. Powergrid, parking lots’ arrested for robbing `7 Faridabad, and Ravi lution, the SDMC has in the third largest CPSE in lakh cash and Jewellery Rajbhar (29), a native one day issued 310 chal- India, is also the third largest from a house in Greater lans amounting to `21.35 transmission company global- closure in CP Kailash-II where she used of Madhubani, Bihar. lakh for burning of solid ly. It has been recognised as to work as a domestic waste, dry leaves and “fastest growing electric AGE CORRESPONDENT help. other violations, officials utility in Asia Pacific” succes- NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 The accused were iden- footages of the CCTV said on Thursday. sively for the last six years, tified as Kavita Kumari cameras installed in the In Central Zone, 175 since 2014. “Ban crackers, not (name changed), a native vicinity of the area were challans were issued cars”, say traders at of Faridabad, and Ravi analysed. Further infor- amounting `10.5 lakh as Connaught Place, who Rajbhar (29), a native of mation was received fine during night Mobile of woman are objecting to the clo- Madhubani, Bihar. Stolen regarding her friend patrolling on Wednesday sure of parking lots and cash `5,10,520 and jew- Ravi. for violations related to scribe snatched some roads in the area ellery have been recov- Later, it was revealed solid waste management for Delhi government’s ered from their posses- that both had fled to and pollution-related New Delhi: A man snatched four-day laser show sion, said DCP (South) Bihar. When the team laws. the mobile phone of a 45- starting from Saturday. Atul Kumar Thakur. reached Bihar, it was The teams looked for year-old female journalist, The traders have put A complainant reported learnt that the duo had violations such as burn- working with an English up posters across the that he had hired a domes- moved towards Delhi. The ing of solid waste, newspaper, in central Delhi’s Connaught Place, in the tic help 17-18 months ago. staff nabbed them from garbage, dry leaves, and Daryaganj area on Thursday heart of Central Delhi, On October 14, his domes- Delhi. plastic, rubber, and con- morning, barely 100 metre Newly-appointed president of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Subhash Chopra saying “CP is a commer- tic help left the house on They confessed to com- struction activities. away from Daryaganj police and Congress campaign committee chairman Kirti Azad with Congress president cial centre not mela the pretext of some emer- mitting the theft and were In Najafgarh Zone, 63 station. The police said that Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi on Thursday. ground” and “Ban crack- gency. arrested in the case. On challans have been the incident happened when ers, not cars”. Soon, the complainant questioning, they dis- issued while in the West the victim, was travelling in The New Delhi Traders realised that some orna- closed that they knew each Zone, 46 were issued. In auto-rickshaw from Association has also ments and cash, which other for last 6-7 years and all, 310 challans amount- Daryaganj to Connaught Traffic logjam continues as written a letter to were kept in the almirah, owing to their poor finan- ing to `21.35 lakh were Place when near 24x7 store a Lieutenant Governor were missing. cial condition, they had issued across the four man snatched her Samsung Anil Baijal, seeking his During investigation, committed the theft. zones. — PTI A-50 phone. The man was on intervention in the mat- foot. The victim and the divyangs protest for 2nd day ter. “It is a good idea to auto-rickshaw driver ran encourage people to cele- behind the snatcher but AGE CORRESPONDENT coming from brate Diwali without before the Delhi Gate traffic NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 Commuters were Akshardham towards ITO crackers and we are not signal the snatcher managed advised to use Tilak has been diverted towards against holding the to flee, said the police. A Commuters had to face Marg and India Gate Geeta Colony,” the Delhi event but why affect case under relevant section inconvenience as traffic to reach Mandi House traffic police tweeted. business of traders? of Indian Penal Code (IPC) snarls were reported in since Sikandra Road The Bhagwan Das Road Why close roads?” said has been registered at Central Delhi, on is currently closed for Atul Bhargava, presi- Daryaganj police station. Thursday, owing to a and Bhagwan Das traffic and other roads at dent, NDTA. Police teams are scanning protest at Mandi House by Road had to be closed the roundabout are func- “We have written to L- CCTV footages in the area to differently-abled people owing to the protest tioning. G Baijal today and we identify and nab the culprit, who had applied for group Commuters were will also be writing to said a police official. D jobs with the Railways. advised to use Tilak Marg Delhi police commis- They had staged a Mandi House roundabout and India Gate to reach sioner about the same. protest at Mandi House on area for traffic and the Mandi House since Our attempts to have dis- Man killed by Wednesday, demanding vehicles have been divert- Sikandra Road and cussions with NDMC did that railway officials meet ed to other routes,” a sen- Bhagwan Das Road had to not yield results,” he unknown vehicle them. ior traffic police official be closed owing to the added. The laser show They continued their said. protest. will be organised to New Delhi: A man was killed protest on Thursday. The “Traffic is affected on The agitators blocked encourage people not to after a vehicle hit him in police had to divert the Vikas Marg from Laxmi the road on Wednesday burst crackers on northeast Delhi’s Khajuri traffic on the route, which Nagar to ITO due to and said they will end Diwali, chief minister Khas area, police said on caused jams. demonstration at the their protest after getting Arvind Kejriwal had A potter sells diyas (oil lamps) at a roadside shop ahead of Diwali in New Delhi on Thursday. During patrolling “We have blocked the Mandi House. Traffic their appointments. said on Monday. Thursday. — AFP at around 5.45 am, the police team noticed a body lying near the service road in Khajuri Khas, said Ved Lull at Sadar Bazaar as crackers’ sale takes a hit Prakash Surya, DCP (north- 2 rescued by PCR staff east), adding that skid marks were also present at the New Delhi, Oct. 24: dent of the Sadar Bazaar drastic dip in sales. The fun of Diwali is lost,” spot. The police analysed the from car after accident Festivities appear to have fireworks and general With Delhi’s air qual- “There’s only ‘anaar’ he said. CCTV footage and found that peaked in the capital’s traders association, said ity plummeting to dan- (flowerpot) and ‘phuljhari’ Another merchant at the victim was hit by an AGE CORRESPONDENT At the spot, two persons wholesale market Sadar only 12 people applied for gerous levels around (sparklers) so far, that too Vishal fireworks said, “We unknown vehicle, following NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 were found stuck inside Bazaar, colourful, glitter- licences this time out of Diwali every year, the are hard to come by. There have been selling govern- which a case under sections the damaged car. The staff ing and all lit up ahead of which seven got the Supreme Court in 2018 is a lack of variety and the ment-approved green fire- 279 (rash driving) and 304A Two persons who were evacuated the injured Diwali, but it is almost licences this week in the stock is limited,” said a crackers only. Despite (causing death by negli- stuck in a car after an persons out of the car impossible to find any fire- bazaar, which is also the had ordered that only shopkeeper. that, there was a protest gence) of the Indian Penal accident in South Delhi after breaking open the crackers. city’s largest wholesale green firecrackers can A proprietor at Majestic by schoolchildren here on Code has been registered. were evacuated and shift- door and immediately With Delhi’s air quality market for firecrackers. be manufactured and fireworks alleged “there’s Monday.” Efforts are being made to ed to hospital by the PCR took them to Spinal plummeting to dangerous “Earlier, around 80 sold a conspiracy to finish the A buyer said it’s good identify the victim and the staff of Delhi police. DCP Injury Hospital, Vasant levels around Diwali every licensed merchants would industry”. “The crowd of that green crackers are vehicle, the DCP said. (PCR) S.K. 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Shivam Dube was reward- ed with a maiden call-up for his “phenomenal” exploits with the India A team. SHORT TAKES The prolific Sanju Samson and leg-spinner India to face SL in Yuzvendra Chahal returned to the side for the U-19 WC opener T20 Internationals. The 24-year-old Samson Dubai: Holders India will begin from Kerala has played his their Under-19 World Cup only T20I, against defence with a clash against Sri Zimbabwe in 2015. A regu- Lanka on January 19 at the lar in the India A set up, Mangaung Oval in Samson has been reward- Bloemfontein, South Africa. ed for a good Vijay Hazare Four-time champions India Trophy season, having have been grouped alongside amassed 410 runs in eight New Zealand, Sri Lanka and innings, including a dou- first-timers Japan in Group ‘A’ ble-century earlier this in the tournament, starting on month. January 17. Dashing all-rounder India will take on Japan and Hardik Pandya was not New Zealand on January 21 and discussed in the selection 24 respectively in the 16-team meeting as he underwent a tournament, the final of which surgery in the UK for a is scheduled for February 9. back injury this month, Three-time champion paving the way for the 26- Australia will take on West year-old rookie Dube’s Indies in Group ‘B’ opening inclusion in the shortest encounter that also features format. England and debutants Nigeria. Dube pipped Vijay Group ‘C’ will see Pakistan Shankar as the second battle alongside Bangladesh, choice all-rounder, prima- Zimbabwe and Scotland. South rily based on his big-hit- Africa will play their opening ting prowess. match against Afghanistan on Chairman of selection January 17. — PTI committee MSK Prasad said, “You can see, earlier Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma (left), captain Virat Kohli, BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, President, Sourav Ganguly and chief selector, MSK Prasad share a light moment during their we had Hardik Pandya, selection meeting for Bangladesh’s tour of India at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday. — BCCI ECB chief defends then we also tried Vijay Shankar. All of us agreed 100 tournament in unison that the role we have, he (Dube) fits in very SQUAD FOR T20I SERIES London: England cricket chief well. Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Tom Harrison says the contro- “He bats aggressively, his Kohli upbeat about Dada time versial Hundred competition performances in the India Rahul, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Manish will help protect other formats A Series in West Indies Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar, Mumbai, Oct. 24: India cap- him and I expect the same committed to fulfilling ● While M.S. Dhoni of the game despite fears over and also against South Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, tain Virat Kohli on this time,” he added. One those during his tenure. has been unavailable its potential impact. Africa in the ODIs (for Thursday said he is look- thing Ganguly wants from Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube & WILL BACK PANT, post the 2019 World The Hundred, starting in 2020, India A) was phenomenal. Shardul Thakur. ing forward to a “high- Kohli is to lead India to tro- is a new tournament consisting He has gone up by leaps level, professional” discus- phies in ICC tournaments, ASSURES MSK Cup, the selection of eight city-based franchises. and bounds, a notch higher TEST TEAM sion with newly-elected something that the coun- Chief selector M.S.K. committee has #StopThe100 trended on and we are convinced BCCI President and for- try has not done since the Prasad on Wednesday included Sanju Twitter while the draft was tak- about it.” mer skipper Sourav Champions Trophy. made it clear that they are ing place and several people As has been the case in Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Ganguly when the two On Wednesday, the 47- willing to give Rishabh Samson as a back- were asked to remove “Oppose the past, Rohit Sharma Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, meet to thrash out the way year-old Ganguly said he Pant a long rope, saying up for Rishabh Pant. the 100” T-shirts during an evi- will lead the squad in Hanuma Vihari, W. Saha (wk), R. Jadeja, R. forward for the national has a fair understanding of Mahendra Singh Dhoni is dence session held by British Kohli’s absence. Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, cricket team. Kohli and the team’s on the same page with the selection committee on lawmakers involving England Apart from the three- Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill & After taking charge as requirements and he was selection committee’s deci- Thursday included Sanju and Wales Cricket Board chair- match T20 series which BCCI President here on sion to back youngsters. Samson as a back-up wick- man Harrison and other ECB starts in New Delhi on Rishabh Pant. Wednesday, Ganguly had While Dhoni et-keeper for Pant in officials. “The 100 is a really November 3, followed by called Kohli the most has made India’s T20 squad. good way of protecting every- matches at Rajkot and important man in Indian himself un- Prasad said he has thing that we are serious about. Nagpur on November 7 ALL EYES ON HAZARE FINAL cricket and said he was available for already mentioned that it’s It’s about protecting Test match and 10 respectively, there to make life easier selection time to think beyond cricket, it’s about protecting Bangladesh will also play for the skipper, not diffi- since the Dhoni and it reflected in four-day Championship cricket, two Tests as part of the AS TN TAKE ON KARNATAKA cult. 2019 World their team selections. “I it’s about getting kids playing World Championship, in Mumbai, Oct. 24: The spotlight will be on India players “I am going to meet him Cup, the made it very clear, post more cricket at school,” Indore and Kolkata, from Mayank Agarwal, R. Ashwin and K.L. Rahul when the now. I am looking forward World Cup that we are Harrison said. — AFP November 14-18 and evenly-matched Karnataka and Tamil Nadu lock horns to a good discussion. He moving on. We are giving November 22-26 respective- in the title clash of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on is someone who has opportunities to young- ly. Friday. played a lot of cricket sters and see that they The squad for the Test The Manish Pandey-led Karnataka were convincing in before, who knows the establish themselves in the series against the neigh- their victories in the knockout games but Tamil Nadu, situation we are in, side. With Rishabh Pant bours remained unchan- who dominated the league phase, were a tad lucky as the what the team needs, doing so well and Sanju GANGULY TO ged after India’s 3-0 white- rain rule allowed them to go past Punjab in the quarter- the requirements of Samson coming into the wash of South Africa finals before young M. Shahrukh Khan guided them Indian cricket,” said side, I am sure, you must recently. Left-arm spinner home in the semifinal against Gujarat. Kohli at an Audi event be understanding our DECIDE ON Shahbaz Nadeem, who The two sides are equally matched, with a formidable here on Thursday. thought process. We defi- picked up four wickets on batting line-up and a set of quality bowlers, though the “So you need a good, nitely had a chat with SELECTORS his Test debut against presence of R. Ashwin gives the TN attack more experi- professional, high-level Dhoni and he also endors- South Africa, was not con- ence and variety. discussion. It will be a es our view of backing New Delhi: The selection com- sidered for selection. The Friday’s clash will be decided by how the two bowl- healthy discussion youngsters,” Prasad said. mittee, headed by M.S.K. Shahbaz, though, was not ing attacks perform given that both teams have a lot of because I am playing Putting his weight firmly Prasad, is nowhere close to part of the original squad depth in batting. currently and he has behind Pant, Prasad said, completing its tenure as per the against the Proteas, com- The home side has been well served by out-of-favour played before, there “Post World Cup, I have new BCCI constitution but new ing in as replacement for Test opener K.L. Rahul (546 runs in 10 games), who has will be a understand- been very clear on this, Board President Sourav the injured Kuldeep Yadav come into his own in the quarterfinals and semis and his ing of these things. I and now, we have started Ganguly will decide whether ahead of the Ranchi Test. opening partner Devdutt Padikkal. — PTI have had good discus- Sourav Ganguly and Virat backing Rishabh Pant,” the panel completes the man- — PTI sions in the past with Kohli in this file photo. Prasad said. — PTI dated five years in office. The selectors’ term was four years according to the old con- stitution but the amended con- stitution, which has come into BANGLADESH’S effect now, has a provision of a BCCI needs to get back its power, says Dhumal maximum of five-year term. TOUR OF INDIA The clause 26(3) of the new constitution states: “No person New Delhi, Oct. 24: India eters. who has been a member of any not having a “say” in the Dhumal, brother of for- IS ON TRACK Cricket Committee for a total of International Cricket mer BCCI President Dhaka, Oct. 24: five years shall be eligible to be Council is a major concern Anurag Thakur, is “sur- Treasurer wants to keep a Bangladesh cricketers, a member of any cricket com- for newly-appointed BCCI prised” at the amount of led by star allrounder mittee.” Treasurer Arun Dhumal, money that has gone into Shakib Al Hasan, have The Prasad (south zone) and who has questioned the covering legal expenses. called off their strike Gagan Khoda (central zone) very relevance of the Since 2017, the Board was tab on rising expenditure over pay and benefits were appointed at the 2015 world body if it doesn’t being managed by a after getting assurance BCCI Annual General Meeting have the country in a Supreme Court-appointed New Delhi, Oct. 24: The ● The newly elected there is a meeting of the from the country’s board (AGM) and technically their prominent role. Committee of newly appointed BCCI treasurer has been senior members and Apex that all their demands term would end in September, After taking charge Administrators, which treasurer Arun Dhumal’s Council. will be met, putting their 2020 as per the new constitu- under new President — demitted office on primary objective is to taken aback by the “We need to sit with the tour of India back on tion. the legendary Sourav Wednesday. increase the board’s rev- expenses that have president and other senior track. On the other hand, Jatin Ganguly, Dhumal spoke Arun Dhumal “My goal is to increase enue generation by curb- gone up in the past members of Apex Council The deadlock between Paranjpe (East zone), about his immediate prior- the BCCI revenue as what ing the unnecessary few years due to and decide on an amount. the players and Sarandeep Singh (North zone) ities, which include Could we have has happened now is that expenditures and instead But it will depend on the Bangladesh Cricket and Devang Gandhi (east zone) increasing the Board’s rev- ever imagined revenues are stable but use that money to improve legal hassles. quantum of increase in Board (BCB) ended after a have two years left as they enue despite the fact that that BCCI will not expenses have gone up. the financial health of revenues as we have to two-hour long meeting started in 2016. the BCCI remains the rich- have a say in ICC’s Administrative and legal first-class cricketers. ities and issues with the check how much we are which went on close to The matter is expected to be est body in international expenses need to be Dhumal, another young past IPL franchisees also earning from the bilateral midnight on Wednesday. discussed during BCCI presi- cricket. roadmap? It was checked,” Dhumal said. face in ‘Team Sourav needs to be addressed,” and other ICC tourna- The truce means that dent Sourav Ganguly’s meeting “Could we have ever never imagined. “There are few other Ganguly’s cabinet, has Dhumal said. ments,” he said. the team’s T20 and Test with the selectors. imagined that BCCI will — Arun Dhumal, issues that we need to han- been “surprised” at the He echoed president But one thing Dhumal is tour of India, beginning There is a clause in the selec- not have a say in ICC’s dle including the tax liabil- amount of expenses that Ganguly’s sentiment that hellbent on is to check the November 3, will go on as tors’ contract that states that a roadmap? It was never BCCI treasurer on ities and issues with the had gone up in past few first-class cricketers need- undue expenses and said per schedule and players renewal is required at every imagined. What is ICC the Board’s road past IPL franchises also years mainly due to the ed to be taken care of and that is something non- will be joining the AGM. Since there were no without BCCI?” asked map in the ICC need to be addressed,” legal hassles. hence they need more negotiable. preparatory camp on AGMs in 2017 and ‘18 due to the Dhumal referring to Dhumal said. “My goal is to increase financial resources. “Definitely, the legal Friday. Board being governed by India’s absence from the He echoed Ganguly’s sen- the BCCI revenue as what “We need to increase the expenses have shot up in “As Papon bhai (BCB Committee of Administrators, ICC’s newly-created work- the new proposal of the timent that first-class has happened now is that revenue so that it can ben- past few years. Not only boss Nazmul Hassan) the panel continued. ing group to chalk out a ICC with regards to cricketers need to be taken revenues are stable but efit first-class cricketers as am I surprised but all the said, it was a fruitful dis- Ganguly has indicated that fresh governance model increase of tournaments,” care of. expenses have gone up. we would be able to dis- members are surprised cussion. He and the rest of Prasad and Khoda are set to be for the body. he said. “We need to increase the Administrative and legal tribute the amount among with the kind of expenses the directors assured us replaced while Paranjpe, Gandhi He also made it clear that Dhumal said cutting revenue so that it can ben- expenses need to be them. Because they are incurred. This needs to be that our demands will be and Sarandeep have a year left. BCCI is not on board with down on unnecessary efit first-class cricketers as checked,” the BCCI treas- required to be looked checked and we will defi- met as soon as possible. It is believed that Ganguly’s the ICC as far as the expenditure would be high we would be able to dis- urer said during an inter- after,” he said. nitely do it.” Based on their assurance, statement was based on the old Future Tours Programme on his priorities. He would tribute the amount among action. While they haven’t decid- He also made it clear that we will start playing the constitution which had provi- (FTP) for the 2023-2031 look to use that money to them. Because they are “There are few other ed on any amount, BCCI is not on board as far NCL and attend the train- sion of a four-year tenure. cycle is concerned. improve the financial posi- required to be looked issues that we need to han- Dhumal is confident they as the FTP for the 2023- ing camp,” Shakib said. — PTI “We are not agreeable to tion of first-class crick- after,” he said. — PTI dle including the tax liabil- will have a figure once 2031 is concerned. — PTI — PTI Awarded PAGE Los Angeles FC coach Bob Bradley was named MLS Coach of the Year for the third time. LAFC set a new single season Sport 15 points record (72) as well as equalling the goals record (85) THE ASIAN AGE FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

SWISS| INDOORS Roger into 17th Wolves net win Basel quarters It’s good to make ■ Basel (Switzerland), Oct. It’s a super feeling to 400 here in Phillip Irving’s 50 points not enough in Brooklyn Nets debut 24: Roger Federer crushed know exactly where the Island because it is New York, Oct. 24: Kyrie Radu Albot 6-0, 6-3 on ball is going, what the Irving dazzled in his Wednesday to win his other guy is doing. I was an iconic place for Brooklyn debut, but his 50 22nd match in a row at the hitting a lot of winners points weren’t enough as Swiss Indoors and earn a (against Albot), those motorsport. the Nets fell 127-126 in quarter-final place at his kind of moments are — Motorcycle driver Valentino overtime to the Minnesota home event for the 17th really rare. Rossi ahead of Austrian GP Timberwolves in their time. NBA season-opener. The nine-time champion — ROGER “Outstanding,” was the was ruthless in a 22- FEDERER verdict of Nets coach minute opening set, fin- Tennis star SHORT TAKES Kenny Atkinson. “Great ishing the entire job in 63 debut for him.” minutes in front of 9,000 Beverley fined Irving, whose arrival fans. in Basel for the 19th time, from the Boston Celtics as He will on Friday face won his first set to love at $25K by NBA a free agent helped stamp the winner from Stan the tournament since the Nets as contenders Wawrinka and Frances 2006. Los Angeles: Los Angeles this season, opened the Tiafoe, who both earned His loss of just three Clippers guard Patrick Beverley night with an emotional straight-set wins earlier games on Wednesday was was fined $25,000 by the NBA address to fans in in the day. his most powerful show- on Wednesday for hurling the Brooklyn -- not far from “It’s a super feeling to ing on the ATP since beat- ball into the stands at the finish where he grew up in New know exactly where the ing Andreas Seppi at the of his team’s season-opening Jersey. ball is going, what the Paris Masters 6-1, 6-1 four victory Tuesday. Beverley was “I’m eternally grateful to other guy is doing,” said years ago. standing next to a referee after be here, be back home in top seed Federer. “I’m very happy, it was the Clippers defeated the Los front of you guys with my “I was hitting a lot of important to start the sec- Angeles Lakers 112-102. But teammates,” Irving said, winners, those kind of ond set with a break,” instead of handing the official choking up at one point. moments are really rare.” said 38-year-old Federer. the ball after the final seconds But it was the Federer’s Swiss compa- “Even though I was play- expired, Beverley hurled the Timberwolves who triot Wawrinka fired 10 ing well, I was not over- ball a considerable distance jumped out to the faster aces and 30 winners to confident, I was always into the spectator area. The fine start, leading by as many overwhelm fellow veteran worried that he might on Beverley marked the first as 18 in the second quar- Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-4 to make a comeback.” fine or punishment of any sort ter. make it into the second If Wawrinka beats imposed by the league follow- Then came Irving, who round, keeping alive his America’s Tiafoe in their ing the start of the 2019-20 scored 13 points in the outside chances of mak- second-round match, the campaign. The 31-year-old fourth quarter. His step- ing the ATP Finals. Swiss pair will clash in American had 10 rebounds and back three put Brooklyn Federer, who is playing the quarters. — AFP six assists for the Clippers up 115-112 with 1:16 left in despite a 1-for-7 shooting per- regulation, but Karl formance for two points against Anthony Towns -- who led the Lakers. Beverley played in Minnesota with 36 points Kyrie Irving (right) of the Brooklyn Nets guards Treveon Graham of the Minnesota Timberwolves as he dribbles the Ukraine, Greece and Russia and 14 rebounds -- ball during the second half of their game at Barclays Center on Wednesday. — AFP after college before joining the answered with a three- Houston Rockets in 2013 and pointer as they went to Irving finished without a loss to the 76ers in Al Horford added 16 bitting 126-125 victory spending four seasons with the overtime. turnover and broke the Philadelphia. points for Philadelphia. over the Chicago Bulls. club before being traded to the They traded the lead five previous record of 47 for Ben Simmons, who Gordon Hayward led the Hornets coach James Clippers as part of a deal that times in the extra period, most points by a player in opted not to play for Celtics with 25 points. Borrego gave Washington brought Chris Paul to the two driving baskets from his first game with an Australia in the World Jayson Tatum had 21 and the start in his first NBA Rockets. — AFP Andrew Wiggins giving NBA team. Cup to focus on his prepa- Kemba Walker added 12. game, saying he’d seen in the Timberwolves a 127- “It’s a great starting rations for the season, led the pre-season that the 124 lead. point,” Irving said. the Sixers with 24 points, Washington shines first-year player isn’t Irving sank two free “Obviously, you wanted to eight rebounds and nine afraid of the big moment. Hope And Glory throws, but with the ball come out and get a win in assists. Charlotte rookie PJ Washington justified in his hands for a poten- front of our home crowd, Five 76ers in double fig- Washington, the 12th over- that faith, making his first wins Delhi races tial game-winner he lost but we’ve got another ures included Joel all pick in the draft in three shots — all from his balance, recovered and chance on Friday.” Embiid, who took a beat- June, made a splashy three-point range. He AGE CORRESPONDENT kept the play alive but The Celtics’ post-Irving ing on the way to 15 points debut, scoring 27 points to made seven of 11 from Switzerland’s Roger Federer acknowledges the crowd NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 missed the final shot. life began with a 93-107 and 13 rebounds. help the Hornets to a nail- three-point range. — AFP after beating Moldova’s Radu Albot. — AFP Hope And Glory wins the Champion Sprinters Cup, the main event at the Delhi races MOTOR RACING here on Thursday. RICCIARDO AND RESULTS 1st race: The Flying Brave Plate Marquez keen to (1000 mts) Hamilton doubts title chance HULKENBERG 1. Master Badal, 2. Artaxias, 3. Mexico City, Oct. 24: If 2017 and 2018, have high Darjeeling things go his way, Lewis hopes of success at a DISQUALIFIED Hamilton can clinch his track where Mercedes better Oz record 2nd race: The Taurian Plate (1000 sixth drivers’ world title have admitted they expect Paris, Oct. 24: Renault mts) triumph in the rarefied to struggle. drivers Daniel Ricciardo Phillip Island (Australia), course to try to win, but 1. Mister Stunner, 2. Powerhaus, 3. atmosphere of the Although Mercedes and Nico Hulkenberg Oct. 24: Phillip Island is once the weekend begins, Master Jefferson Mexican Grand Prix this completed a record sixth were disqualified from one of Marc Marquez’s we will see where we are 3rd race: The Celin Dion Plate weekend. consecutive constructors’ the Japanese Grand Prix favourite places and the and assess the situation.” (1400mts) It would be a monumen- and drivers’ champi- on Wednesday after their already-crowned MotoGP He has a chequered histo- 1. Responsibleforlove, 2. Jungle tal achievement, nudging onship double at the team was punished for world champion has no ry in Australia. Wave, 3. Seahorse him ahead of five-time Japanese Grand Prix ear- breaching regulations intention of easing up this Marquez won at the pic- champion Juan Fangio lier this month, the team over brakes, the govern- weekend in Australia, turesque circuit in 2015 4th race: The Champion Sprinters and making him the sec- have been overhauled by ing body FIA announced. where he lays claim to a and 2017 but was dramati- Cup (1200mts) ond most successful driv- Ferrari, in terms of pure Ricciardo was sixth and bizarre record. cally forced out after a 1. Hope And Glory, 2. Organic, 3. er in Formula One histo- speed and performance, Hulkenberg 10th in the The gifted Spaniard, who frightening high-speed col- Master Cristiano ry behind only Michael since the Belgian GP. race at Suzuka on October equalled Australian Mick lision last year. Schumacher whose seven Charles Leclerc won in 13 but the French team Doohan’s premier class Starting from pole, he 5th race: The Romantic Hero titles between 1994 and Belgium, where Ferrari will now lose the nine wins tally with his 54th vic- was shunted by Yamaha’s Plate (1200mts) 2004 remain the pinnacle. began a run of five suc- points accrued by the tory in Japan last weekend, Johann Zarco on lap six as 1. Mighty, 2. Ashwa Maithli, 3. Fly Lewis Hamilton spars with Mexican former boxing The 34-year-old champion Julio Cesar Chavez in a promo event. — AP cessive pole positions. Australian driver. is eager to keep his incred- they were screaming down Away Englishman, though, That domination yield- “Renault have been dis- ible season going. the track at 250 kph. While holds out little hope of did enough in 2017 and points. But he accepts ed three victories, two for qualified from the results “It’s one of my favourite he managed to stay on his 6th race: The Desert Eagle Plate (1100mts) either winning the race at 2018 to secure the world that the Finn will be Leclerc and one for four- of the Japanese Grand tracks. I enjoy a lot, riding bike, his back seat was 1. Forever Yours, 2. Miss Blue a venue ill-suited to the titles in Mexico. a very competitive rival time champion Sebastian Prix after a protest there, especially the left mangled and his suspen- Fairy, 3. Imbali strengths of his Mercedes Hamilton, who leads the and unlikely to wave Vettel, and two opportuni- brought by rivals Racing corners,” said Marquez, sion damaged, forcing him car or sealing the title. championship by 64 him through to the che- ties lost due to mistakes Point was upheld,” said who will be gunning for his to call it a day. “Mexico is generally points with four races, quered flag. and misfortunes. an FIA statement. 11th victory of the year, It meant Marquez has our worst race of the year including Mexico still to “After two races in “Racing Point’s protest and fifth in a row, on the failed to finish in Australia because of the way our come, knows he can take which we could have done regarded an alleged island south of Melbourne. on three occasions after WORLD CUP car is set up and it’s going a cautious approach with- Resurgent Ferrari better, we arrive in breach of the Sporting “But it’s a circuit where clinching the world title in to be a tough one for us,” out scrapping for victory Mexico determined to and Technical many others, and especial- Japan -- 2014, 2016 and 2018. said Hamilton. on Sunday. Both the in-form Ferrari win. We will be aiming for Regulations and the FIA ly Yamaha can be strong,” He sealed his sixth world NEXT FOR History shows that this He will secure the title team and Red Bull, for our sixth consecutive International Sporting he added. crown this year a race ear- is one of his least by out-scoring his whom Max Verstappen pole, before looking to Code, relating to a ‘pre-set “Normally we have a lot lier in Thailand, while CHINA? favoured tracks — he has Mercedes team-mate will hope to complete a convert that into victor,” lap distance-dependent of competition there and it wrapping up a 25th con- won just once, in 2016, in Valtteri Bottas, who lies hat-trick of Mexican vic- aid Ferrari team chief brake bias adjustment will be a challenge as structors’ championship in Shanghai: China, the world's four races although he second, by at least 14 tories after his wins in Mattia Binotto. — AFP system’.” — AFP always. Our target is of Motegi for Honda. — AFP second-biggest economy, is becoming increasingly influen- tial in football under Xi Jinping, INTERNATIONAL a known fan of the game. He GOLF and Gianni Infantino met last week. Xi and his communist government’s stated aim is for the country of 1.4 billion to host Dice set to roll Tiger roars back to share lead in Japan and eventually win a World Inzai (Japan), Oct. 24: Championship. Cup. A bid for the 2030 World Tiger It was ugly early and it Woods got off to a horrific But all that had not Cup has long been mooted. was nice to be able to Mark Dreyer, a Beijing-based from next year start before roaring back seemed remotely possible expert on China’s sports indus- with nine birdies in 15 holes flip it. Now I’m in a posi- when Woods, who won his try, said that the country has a Chiba (Japan), Oct. 24: ment day, which can to share the inaugural Zozo tion where we’re going 15th major at the US proven track record in staging The US PGA Tour is stretch to 12 hours or Championship lead in to have a long, long Masters in April, creaked major sporting events and ready to roll the dice more. Japan Thursday as Rory weekend of a lot of golf. into action after a two- views a World Cup as the ulti- and unveil gambling at The $9.75 million Zozo McIlroy struggled. Hopefully I can keep it month layoff for arthro- mate aim. But Dreyer, founder tournaments “from Championship, which Woods, three over after going. scopic left knee surgery. of the China Sports Insider next year” to tap into began Thursday featur- three holes, bounced back — TIGER Starting his round on a website, added: “I worry from new audiences, ing Tiger Woods and in stunning fashion with a WOODS 10th hole lined by massive crowds more than 10 people China’s perspective whether the Commissioner Jay Rory McIlroy in a star- back-nine of 29 and a six- US golfer other competing bids (for Monahan has revealed studded field, is the under round of 64 to top the deep, Woods dropped three 2030) will use this (hosting the to AFP. middle leg of the Tour's leaderboard alongside US shots in as many holes with Club World Cup) against China Gaming restrictions new Asian swing, Open champion Gary second best player on the three consecutive bogeys. and say they already have are being relaxed worth almost $30 mil- Woodland. planet, but you wouldn’t He steadied himself with something from FIFA and have across the United lion in prize money. “I certainly was not have known it as he a par at the 13th before rewarded the country for its States and golf has It began last week in expecting to shoot six- scratched around with a turning his round on its financial support, so give the been preparing for South Korea at the under par after that start,” cold putter in a two-over 72, head with three birdies in a World Cup to someone else.” legalised sports betting $9.75 million CJ Cup admitted Woods. the low point being a dou- row. His fourth gain in five Infantino largely dodged ques- for years, Monahan won by Justin Thomas “It was ugly early and it Tiger Woods of the United States watches his tee shot on ble-bogey six at the 12th. holes at the 18th saw him tions that could be raised over said in an exclusive and concludes at the was nice to be able to flip it. the 11th hole in Tokyo on Thursday. — AP Remarkably, Woods’s 64 turn for home in one-under China’s human rights record as interview on the side- $10.25 million WGC- Now I’m in a position where was the lowest season-open- 35, with only two pars on a result of the Club World Cup lines of the inaugural HSBC Champions in we’re going to have a long, “I was excited that fans in June, never looked trou- ing round of his long career his card. decision. He was also asked by Zozo Championship in Shanghai next week. long weekend of a lot of were calling out my name,” bled in a blemish-free round and came as the 43-year-old Three more birdies from AFP whether players coming to Japan. “It’s all about engage- golf. Hopefully I can keep it said Matsuyama, who at with six birdies. chases an 82nd US PGA the third, his 12th hole, took China may have to self-censor. “You’ll start to see ment,” said Monahan. going.” 27th in the world is the “I drove the ball well. Any Tour victory to tie the all- Woods to a share of the lead “Everyone can say what they product in the market “When done right, it The American duo head highest-ranked Japanese time I can control the ball time record held by Sam at four under with want,” he said. “As far as we are place next year,” he gives fans the opportu- into Friday with a one-shot player in the event. “We on the greens from the fair- Snead. Matsuyama and Woodland. concerned, we are trying to use said, with the primary nity to engage with lead over home favourite don’t normally have such way and make some putts, It was the most birdies A two at the short seventh football as a catalyst for posi- aims to attract new your sport over a Hideki Matsuyama at big crowds.” that adds up to a pretty good Woods has scored in 18 put Woods out on his own to tive, and never for negative,” he fans and to prolong longer period of time,” Accordia Golf Narashino Woodland, who won his day,” said the world number holes since the first round a deafening roar from the added. — AFP interest over a tourna- he added. — AFP Country Club in Inzai City. first major at Pebble Beach 18. McIlroy is ranked the of the 2013-WGC Mexico golf-crazy crowd. — AFP Ray of hope PAGE Inter Milan interested in signing former Germany star Thomas Mueller, who has lost his starting Games 16 place at Bayern Munich, says report THE ASIAN AGE FRIDAY | 25 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Liverpool, Chelsea win on road as Messi, Mertens and Haaland set goals records Heavyweights It is really an incredible record. I hope Leo will continue to do well. — Ernesto Valverde, Barcelona coach on Lionel Messi making history in the Champions League have it easy SHORT TAKE Paris, Oct. 24: India drop 2 spots Liverpool and Chelsea clinched impressive vic- in Fifa rankings tories on the road in the New Delhi: The Indian football Champions League on team dropped two places to Wednesday as Lionel 106th position in the latest Fifa Messi, Dries Mertens and rankings issued on Thursday. teenage sensation Erling The downward slid came fol- Braut Haaland claimed lowing the Blue Tigers’ 1-1 draw impressive goal-scoring against lower-ranked landmarks. Bangladesh in the Fifa World Defending champions Cup qualifier earlier this month. Liverpool defeated Genk The draw against Bangladesh 4-1 which saw Alex came after India’s impressive 0- Oxlade-Chamberlain 0 stalemate against Asian score twice while Michy champions Qatar in September. Batshuayi gave Chelsea a Bangladesh, however, benefit- 1-0 win at Ajax. ted from the draw, jumping Elsewhere, Messi became three rungs to 184th spot. the first player to score at Belgium has managed to hold least once in 15 successive on to the top spot, followed by Champions League seasons France and Brazil. as Barcelona beat Slavia Top-ten rivals Uruguay (5th, up Prague 2-1. 1), Croatia (7th, up 1), Argentina Napoli defeated Salzburg (9th, up 1) have edged closer to 3-2 in a game which saw the summit. England are placed Mertens go past Diego fourth ahead of Uruguay, Maradona’s 115-goals tally Liverpool’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (right) celebrates after scoring a goal against Genk Portugal, Croatia, Spain, for the Italian club while at the Luminus Arena in Genk on Wednesday. — AFP Argentina and Colombia. — PTI Haaland’s two strikes for the Austrians in the same Austria. However, a VAR a breathless second half. game made him the first review scrubbed off the Haaland at least had the THE RESULTS player to score six times in goal for offside. consolation of becoming RAMOS FINED his first three Champions The Italians made the the first player to score six Red Bull Salzburg 2 League games. most of their reprieve goals in his first three (Haaland 41-pen, 72) England international when veteran forward Champions League games. Napoli 3 BY SPANISH Oxlade-Chamberlain, who Mertens converted a cross (Mertens 17, 65, missed almost all of last from captain Jose Callejon ‘HUGE’ WIN FOR Insigne 73) TAX AUTHORITY season due to injury, to score. It was the CHELSEA opened the scoring in the Belgian’s 115th goal for Chelsea showed that their Genk 1 Madrid: Real Madrid’s Sergio second minute at the Napoli and took him level young side were ready for (Odey 88) Ramos has confirmed he has Luminus Arena and scored with Maradona. the European stage after Liverpool 4 been fined by Spanish tax Liverpool’s second just Haaland levelled from the Batshuayi’s late winner (Oxlade-Chamberlain authorities for irregularities before the hour mark. penalty spot in the dying fired them to a 1-0 win at 2, 57, Mane 77, Salah relating to his image rights Sadio Mane and moments of the first half. Ajax. 87) between 2012 and 2014. Mohamed Salah then set up Mertens, however, Substitute Batshuayi According to the newspaper El each other for late goals to grabbed his second on 64 struck in the 86th minute Inter Milan 2 Mundo, Ramos was fined one wrap up the victory before minutes, again with and put Chelsea level on six (Martinez 22, million euros for transferring substitute Stephen Odey Callejon the provider to go points with last year’s Candreva 89) revenue to his own company pulled one back for Genk. past Maradona’s record set semi-finalists at the top of Borussia Dortmund 0 Sermos 32 SL, which is based in Liverpool remain a point between 1984-1991 and close Group H. “It’s feels huge, Spain, in order to pay less tax. behind Napoli in Group E. in on Marek Hamsik’s all- which always scares me Slavia Prague 1 The Spain and Real Madrid cap- Haaland, 19, and widely time club high of 121. because there’s a lot to do. (Boril 50) tain has paid the fine but said tipped for a big-money Haaland equalised again We’re entitled to be excited Barcelona 2 in a statement late on Tuesday move to England or Spain, but just a minute later, about the way we played (Messi 3, Olayinka 57- he plans to appeal as he claims had the ball in the Napoli Napoli restored their lead tonight,” said coach Frank og) he was unfairly penalised by a net after just 10 minutes in through Lorenzo Insigne in Lampard. — AFP change in the law. RB Leipzig 2 Ramos joins a growing list of (Laimer 49, Sabitzer high-profile footballers target- 59) ted in recent years by the REDS CONDEMN ‘RACIST’ ORIGI BANNER Zenit St Petersburg 1 Spanish tax agency, who have (Rakitskyy 25) cracked down on loopholes in Genk (Belgium), Oct. 24: match, which Liverpool with the local authorities regulations on image rights. Liverpool condemned a won 4-1. and stadium team in Benfica 2 But while the likes of Cristiano Barcelona’s “racist” banner depicting A club statement said: Genk to identify those (Rafa Silva 4, Pizzi 86) Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Lionel Messi (left) Divock Origi that was dis- “Liverpool Football Club responsible. Lyon 1 Neymar have faced criminal celebrates with Arthur played in the away end condemns the offensive “Any subsequent action (Depay 70) proceedings, Ramos has after scoring against before their Champions banner displayed in our will be taken in keeping emphasised his case is adminis- Slavia Praha in their League clash with Genk section of the ground, with our sanctions Ajax 0 in Belgium on Wednesday. prior to kick-off. process.” trative. “It is an administrative Champions League Group F Chelsea 1 fine, not a criminal offence,” The banner appeared to “To be clear, the image Asked for his reaction match at the Sinobo (Batshuayi 86) Ramos said in the statement. show Origi’s head photo- used perpetuated a racist after the game, manager Stadium in Prague, Czech “Given the information pub- shopped onto a naked stereotype. This is com- Jurgen Klopp replied: “I Lille 1 lished recently, I would like to Republic, on body alongside the pletely unacceptable. didn’t see it yet but I Wednesday. — AP (Ikone 90+5) emphasise that I declare all my Champions League tro- “We acted swiftly to heard we already gave a Valencia 1 income in Spain. I have a team phy. It was removed have the banner removed statement so I have noth- (Cheryshev 63) of professional advisors who before the start of the and we are now working ing to add.” — AFP analyse, manage and resolve all my tax matters.” — AFP WOMEN’S | SQUASH Satwik-Chirag stun world champs Mumbai City open Chinappa aims to Sindhu, Saina too enter French Open quarterfinals account in Kochi Kochi, Oct. 24: A late goal Paris, Oct. 24: The Indian notched up a stunning 21- to snap her recent run of the last eight. from Amine Chermiti be back in top-10 men’s doubles pair of 18, 18-21, 21-13 win over early exits and enter the The reigning saw Mumbai City FC stun ATK SEEK FIRST Chennai, Oct. 24: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy the world No 2 pair, a win- quarterfinals. Commonwealth Games Kerala Blasters FC 1-0 in a leading female squash and Chirag Shetty ner of the 2013, 2015 and The world No. 6 Indian champion, who had lost closely-fought Hero player Joshna Chinappa is shocked reigning world 2019 World is expected to meet world in the first round in last Indian Super League POINTS AGAINST working harder than ever champions Mohammad Championships. No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of three successive events, clash here on Thursday. as the world number 12 Ahsan and Hendra The world No. 11 pair Chinese Taipei next. will next take on Korea’s The teams had several aims to break back into the Setiawan to join P V will next face Denmark’s The eighth-seeded An Se Young, who had half chances to break the HYDERABAD FC top-10 of PSA rankings, Sindhu and Saina Kim Astrup and Anders London Olympics bronze last week knocked out deadlock but lacked an Kolkata, Oct. 24: Back starting with a good show- Nehwal in the quarterfi- Skaarup Rasmussen. medallist Saina, who had India’s P.V. Sindhu in the end product for most of home after suffering an ing in the World nals of the $750,000 World champion won the Indonesia opening round of the game until Chermiti’s away defeat, former Championship in Cairo. French Open here on Sindhu, who made early Masters early in the year Denmark Open. smart 82nd-minute finish champions ATK will look The 33-year old, who Thursday. exits in the last three before going through a Saina had defeated settled the contest. to regroup and pick their achieved a career-high Satwik and Chirag, who tournaments at China, rough patch, dispatched Hong Kong’s Cheung While the result meant first points when they ranking of world number had claimed their maiden Korea and Denmark, beat Denmark’s Line Højmark Ngan Yi 23-21, 21-17 in the Mumbai start their sea- begin campaign in the 10 in 2016, will be compet- Super 500 title at Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min Kjaersfeldt 21-10, 21-11 in opening round on son with a win, it was also sixth season of the Indian ing at the World Thailand Open in August, 21-10, 21-13 in 34 minutes 27 minutes to make it to Wednesday night. — PTI their first-ever victory Super League against Championship starting on over Kerala Blasters in Hyderabad FC here on Thursday . Joshna Chinappa Kochi. Friday. “I am looking forward to ing forward for to repre- Kerala Blasters strug- For Hyderabad FC, who competing at the World senting her country in the gled to test Amrinder were formed after Pune Championship. I would upcoming South Asian Singh early on while FC were disbanded last like to break back into top Games (SAF) starting in Mumbai resorted to aeri- season for financial irreg- 10 this season, better my December. al balls and floating cross- ularities, this will be the career high rank of 10 and “After the World es into the box at the first match of the season. take it from there,” Championships I will go to other end. Despite a sixth minute Chinappa said. the UK to train for few A Diego Carlos cross lead by Carl McHugh, Chinappa will face 42nd- weeks. We have been into the box from the ATK were left to rue some ranked Haley Mendez of informed that we have SAF right flank in the 10th good opportunities as USA in the first round fol- Games coming up. And minute had the home Kerala Blasters restored lowed by either Mariam hopefully I can be part of defence under pressure parity by converting a Metwally (27) or Ho Tze- Indian team that plays but Mohamed Larbi’s spotkick in the 30th Lok of Hong Kong. In the there in Nepal.” weak header fell straight minute and sealed the pre-quarters, the Indian Indian players have been into the hands of goal- issue before half-time in could face world number 2 training without a full- keeper Bilal Khan. the ISL opener in Kochi Nour El Sherbini of Egypt. time coach ever since Mumbai continued to on Sunday. “Right now, I am seeded Egyptian Achraf Karargui threaten and Carlos out- Most of the players from 12 in the tournament. I left on a bitter note ahead paced Jessel Carneiro on the now-defunct Pune FC have a couple of tough first of the Commonwealth the right flank again in have been retained by the and second round matches. Games last year. Talking the 19th minute. This Hyderabad side. Phil I have the current world about the standard of time around, the former Brown, who joined Pune No. 2 in my pre-quarter, so, Indian squash presently, FC Pune City player last season in January right now, I am just looking Chinappa, who won her attempted a powerful and guided the club to a forward to take it match by 17th national title in June, strike from a tight angle, seventh-place finish, will match,” she said. said the competition at the forcing Bilal Khan to continue to guide The world number 12 domestic level has got a lot come up with a reflex save Hyderabad as they play player said she is also look- stronger. — PTI at his near post. — PTI their first match. — PTI