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                         ./.012 ly fought Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the RSS and ongress president Rahul the institutions they have cap- CGandhi on Wednesday tured. He further said this cap- made his resignation public ture of power will result in through an emotional four- “unimaginable levels of vio- page letter that he put out on lence and pain for India,” while tweeter in which he took moral alleging that the PM’s win does responsibility for the party’s not negate the “breadth of cor- rout in the Lok Sabha polls ruption allegations against asserting that accountability is him”. critical for the future growth of Asserting that it was now the party. crystal clear that India’s once “As president of the cherished institutional neu- Congress party, I am responsi- trality no longer existed, he ble for the loss of the 2019 elec- said, “The stated objectives of tion. Accountability is critical the RSS, the capture of our for the future growth of our country’s institutional struc- party. It is for this reason that ture, is now complete. Our  -     ",)2 "   '()'*
* %   I have resigned as Congress democracy has been funda- *    !   ,*  president. Rebuilding the party mentally weakened. There is a he world-famous RathYatra  -  requires hard decisions and real danger that from now on, Tof Lord Jagannath, Lord numerous people will have to elections will go from being a Balabhadra and Devi Suvadra were placed into their respec- deities would be served be made accountable for the determinant of India’s future to here will commence today. tive slot earmarked in white by Khechudi (a recipe made of failure of 2019. It would be a mere ritual. With the deities all set for a the police. rice, ghee and vegetables) and unjust to hold others account- “This capture of power sojourn to the Gundicha Ghar, Thousands of pilgrims then leave the temple able but ignore my own respon- will result in unimaginable three tallest chariots meant for viewed the Lords for the second between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm. sibility as president of the       !  "# levels of violence and pain for them to carry forward for a consecutive day at the temple. The Cherapahara rites on party,” he said in the letter India. Farmers, unemployed nine-day-long tour, were ready Due to fall of Amamasya (dark three chariots by Gajapati shared on his Twitter account. utmost love for you.” take over as its interim chief in Congress, I am responsible for youngsters, women, tribals, by Wednesday noon near the moon day), the journey of Dibyasingha Dev would be Signing off his letter, he While Rahul will officially case of a resignation by the the loss of the 2019 election. Dalits and minorities are going Lions Gate. During the first deities to the Gundicha Ghar conducted between 2 pm and said, “Thank you to the thou- continue to be the president of incumbent. Accountability is critical for the to suffer the most. hour, the chariots were pulled was delayed by a day for which 3 pm. At 4 pm, the movement sands of Indians, both at home the party till his resignation is In his letter, Rahul said it future growth of our party. It is The impact on our econo- by the pilgrims from the Rath Rath Yatra is falling on of chariots would begin, and abroad, who have sent me accepted by Congress Working had been an honour to serve for this reason that I have my and nation’s reputation will Khala. Thursday only. Since informed the Shree letters and messages of support. Committee (CWC), there was the party whose values and resigned as Congress presi- be devastating. Before leaving, the temple’s Amamasya is believed to be Jagannath Temple I will, of course, continue to speculation that veteran Moti ideals have served as the dent,” Rahul stated. The Prime Minister’s win Pujapanda servitors performed ominous for a happy journey, Administration. fight for the ideals of the Lal Vohra may be given inter- lifeblood of this beautiful Rahul said the Congress does not negate the breadth of the ritual of ‘Agyan Mala’ so deities got one more day in Before the visit of the king, Congress party with all my im charge till the process of nation. didn’t fight a political party in corruption allegations against (divine order) ritual on the the temple before their pleasure Sankaracharya Swami strength. I am available to the electing a new party president “It is an honour for me to the 2019 election, rather it him; no amount of money and chariots before the chariots trip. Nischalananda Saraswati would party whenever they require is completed. Vora, 90, is cur- serve the Congress party, fought the entire machinery of propaganda can ever hide the moved out of the Rath Khala As per the time schedule come on to the chariots to offer my services, input or advice. To rently Congress general secre- whose values and ideals have the Indian state, every institu- light of the truth.” (where the chariots were con- made by the temple adminis- prayer for happy and hassle free those who support the tary in-charge of administra- served as the lifeblood of our tion of which was marshalled Rahul urged the CWC to structed). tration for the Rath Yatra, the journey of the deities. Congress ideology, especially tion. beautiful nation. I owe the against the Opposition. entrust a group of people with The cars then moved on Mangalaati ritual of the Lords It is hoped the cars will our dedicated and beloved According to the Congress country and my organisation a Leading the grand old the task of finding a new pres- one by one on the Badadanda would be observed at 6am. reach the Gundicha temple by karyakarta, I have absolute constitution, the party’s senior- debt of tremendous gratitude party in two general elections, ident as it would not be prop- (Grand Road) amidst devo- After completion of all the evening depending on the cli- faith in our future and the most general secretary will and love. As president of the Rahul noted that he personal- er for him to do so. tional fervour. The chariots morning Nitis (rites), the matic conditions in Puri.           !"      

  ./.012 have been raised by 125, 75 and Agriculture Organisation    and 100, respectively, for the (FAO) Council has approved n its bid to give a major boost 2019-20 crop season. The MSP India’s proposal to observe an Ito farmers across the coun- of arhar increased from 5,675 International Year of Millets in    try impacted by the delayed to 5,800 per quintal; moong 2023. onset of the southwest mon- from 6,975 to 7,050 per quin- As many as 26 out of the soon and scanty rainfall, the tal and urad from 5,600 to total 36 subdivisions of the   ./.012 Modi Government has raised 5,700 per quintal. country are facing deficient the minimum support price The decision was taken at rainfall, with the overall mon- nvironmental degradation (MSP) of paddy, a key kharif the Cabinet Committee on soon deficit standing at 28 per Eby illegal and unregulated crop, by 3.7 per cent from Economic Affairs (CCEA) cent. Rains have been below coal mining has taken place in 1,750 to 1,815 per quintal for chaired by Prime Minister normal in West Uttar Pradesh Meghalaya, the Supreme Court the 2019-20 crop season. Narendra Modi on Wednesday and Haryana, where the deficit held on Wednesday and direct- The MSP for paddy (grade which approved the hikes in is more than 60 per cent. ed the State to deposit 100 A) saw an increase of 65 per MSP. The move will lead to The country has so far crore with the Central Pollution quintal. Paddy is the main increased investment and pro- received 138 mm rainfall Control Board (CPCB) for kharif crop, the sowing of duction through assured remu- against the normal of 191.6 restoration work. which begins with the onset of nerative prices to the farmers. mm. As on July 3, the monsoon It said however that southwest monsoon. Despite a The increase in MSP for is yet to cover Punjab, Haryana, Meghalaya has very limited below-normal monsoon last kharif crops is in line with the and parts of Uttar Pradesh. sources of revenue and allowed year, there was a record rice principle of fixing the MSPs at Tomar said the Centre has it to transfer 100 crore from output of 115.63 million tonne a level of at least 1.5 times of the increased the MSP of kharif the Environment Protection due to increased support price. all India weighted average cost crops for 2019-20 in line with and Restoration Fund. ing were fully proved from This year too, the rice output is of production which was the principle of fixing MSPs at A Bench of Justices Ashok materials on the record, includ- likely to be on the higher side. announced in the Union department’s forecast, the situ- 311. In addition, medium been increased by 120 per a level which is at least 1.5 times Bhushan and KM Joseph said ing the report of the experts, Due to delayed rains, the Budget for 2018-19. ation would improve and the cotton MSP has been raised by quintal from 2,430 to 2,550, the cost of production, which the CPCB, as directed by the report of the Meghalaya State total area sown to kharif crops After the CCEA meeting, monsoon would be normal,” 105 quintal and long cotton and ragi by 253 per quintal was announced last year. National Green Tribunal Pollution Control was down at 146.61 lakh Union Agriculture and Farmers Tomar said. MSP by 100 a quintal. The from 2,897 and 3,150. The The MSP mechanism pro- (NGT), will utilise the amount Board, the report of former hectares till last week as against Welfare Minister Narendra As per Cabinet decision, highest percentage return to move comes against the back- vides a price guarantee to the of 100 crore only for restora- High Court Judge BP Katakey last year’s 162.07 lakh hectare, Singh Tomar said the monsoon the minimum support price, farmers over their cost of pro- drop of the need to promote farmers for their produce. This tion of the environment. committee, which all proved as per Agriculture Ministry has been delayed this year and which the Centre guarantees to duction is for bajra (85 per cultivation and consumption of is implemented across the “The allegations of envi- environmental degradation of data. it is worrisome for the farmers pay to farmers, has also been cent) followed by urad (64 per nutri-cereals. Besides, India country as nearly 86 per cent ronmental degradation by ille- water, air and surface,” the The MSP of tur (arhar), as well as the Government. raised in case of groundnut by cent) and tur (60 per cent). celebrated 2018 as the National farmers are in small and mar- gal and unregulated coal min- Bench said. moong and urad pulses also “But according to the weather 200 a quintal and soyabean by The MSP for jowar has Year of Millets and the Food ginal category. QR
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Hindus of today follow a faith most happening one as the rit- tious State officials have been ry BC when the practice of veg- mother is a pure vegetarian, my actually known as ‘Sanatana uals teach, inspire and promote P succumbing to these rogues in etarianism spread throughout father is not. He taught me that Dharma', which not even the healthy, peaceful coexistence in the recent years and, believing India among Buddhists, Jains the sunrise, a little bird song, a purest of practitioners of simplest possible ways. In no Lord Krishna with the best dred nineteen categories. A that pacifying these crooks can and Hindus, many Hindus tall tree are all God. He taught Hinduism use as they are ancient Hindu scripture, there human face. Prabhupada, an Hindu Union Minister, put the prevent untoward events dur- continued to eat beef. In the me if we do not see ourselves essentially degenerate Hindus is any mention of idolatry or extremely intelligent ‘Sanatana' car festival on the national ing the Car Festival, some very time of the oldest Hindu sacred in others then there is no beau- without fundamental clarity disapproval of rituals and rites preacher chose to make popu- television live and all hell has high officials and politicians text, the Rig Veda (c. 1500 BC), ty to being human. So when of the basic tenets. of other faiths. lar the Car Festival across the broken loose ever since then. have resorted to bribing the cow meat was consumed. dangerous nitwits try and cir- The Jagannath Temple at Most importantly, there is world. Television turned many periph- ‘one-month servitors' called According to these texts, the cumscribe me into narrow Puri has been projected as the no mention of even ‘beef ban'. That’s how the festival is eral servitors big in the eyes of the ‘Daitas'. cow is food. Swati Thiagarajan, boxes with their filtered jingo- most inclusive among all that There is ample evidence of the most popular Hindu event the masses as the core ones The Daitas who are not an eminent columnist wrote istic take on Hinduism, it promote and popularise typical popular beef eating by even today and the non-Hindu now never got any footage when the even Brahmins and cause pol- once: ‘So I am a beef-eating makes me wonder what kind of tenets of human faiths only to sages. Hindu converts are anytime deities made public appearance lution to the deities on touch- Hindu Brahmin, married to a people they are, and do they   -    indicate clearly that God is one The founding monarchs much more devout and sincere between the Snana Yatra and ing accidentally on regular South African of no religious even see India the way I do? Let and all humans have to trust of the Jagannath cult did take about the core rituals than the Car Festival, all so horribly days have come centre-stage affiliation. I am a trained Bharat me say that I am not going to oday is the world-famous only one Lord as the Creator of extreme care to make the pil- most born Hindus of India. hyped now that the TV chan- only because they become vis- Natyam dancer and I also love romanticise my view of India. TCar Festival day. Nearly everything animate and inan- grim-devotees feel great while Ironically, the white-skin nels are bee-lining on location ible on television. In the event hip-hop, belly-dancing and I see the poverty, the helpless- the whole world is celebrating imate. visiting the magnificent temple. ISKCON devotees, who are to capture moving pictures of an accidental touch, the jazz ballet. I studied Sanskrit ness, the garbage, the corrup- this event for its exciting and Thus, the temple inspires They had put in place nearly any time more ‘Hindu’ than the and make raise enormous ad deities are forced to bathe and Tamil as second languages tion, the violence. I wake up to colourful rituals. universal brotherhood and seventy-five categories of servi- most India-born Hindus, are revenue without sharing a again to become sanctified. along with Hindi which I still stories of an old Muslim man The innumerable faiths peaceful coexistence of all tors who perform chores as if not allowed into the Jagannath penny with the deities on They are responsible only for struggle to speak with correct killed by a mob on the suspi- and religions founded by dif- species, human and beast. The the deities were disciplined, Temple whereas Bangladeshi record. nursing, guarding and clean- grammar and pronunciation, cion he was eating beef. His ferent thinkers, philosophers 12th-century temple inspires ethical human individuals. Muslims can enter and devour Fortunately, good admin- ing-up jobs, not one more. making English my first lan- younger son was also beaten and spiritual reformists preach incredible awe even among Later, when monarchy was the divine food offerings. Local istrators have been on the job So, whoever put up the guage. Tamil is my mother badly.” and promote the same essence: the rabidly hardcore rational- gone, the State Government Muslims and Christians too are for quite some time. They rou- cautioning note saying, 'Only tongue. I love yoga, I love Swati only laments because All human beings are the same ists who laugh off deities seat- took over the management of not disallowed for they look tinely ensure that the sincere, Orthodox Hindus Allowed' did chanting Sanskrit Shlokas but, some Indian Hindus have and cannot be governed on the ed at shrines. the huge temple because the like any other Hindu of India. devoted servitors do not feel not study Hinduism well or was over and above all of that, I am turned fundamentalists, some- basis of manmade religious Evidently, Lord Jagannath monarchs without power of The servitors of the temple, threatened or depressed due to a non-Hindu hater, which is a woman and an Indian. My times with State sponsorship practices. inspires absolute ‘universal money lost control over the particularly the touch-not deity want of a decent enough earn- antithetical to the basic tenets culture - and I mean mine per- when the regime is non-secu- The term ‘Hindu' is a geo- brotherhood’ by carrying sym- servitors. categories, are plain blasphe- ing. of true Sanatana faith. sonally - is one of lovely con- lar in spirit. graphic expression. Any com- bols of all known faiths and Pilgrims growingly felt hurt mous. They eat fish and fowl The servitor communities Incidentally, nearly all famous tradictions. It is high time the law- munity living on the land cults. The most significant of all and dwindled in number as with alcohol and run such have become unruly and Hindu shrines of India wel- No one can tell me I am makers, the judiciary and the through which the river Sindhu symbols is the ‘formlessness of time rolled by. Much later in businesses including shops, greedy so much that they have come anyone who states only not Hindu. No text can tell me executive came together to flows is a Hindu. For that mat- god’. The deities in question are the twentieth century, ISKCON hotels and manufacturing units garnered courage to threaten that he believes in Hinduism. how exactly to be one. No, the gather the basic principles of ter, the river in question flows essentially stumps of Neem founder Prabhupada revived and more. and arm-twist the government Much of true Hindu prac- Ramayana is a story, not the Hinduism, assimilate the spir- through Pakistan and the wood with only painted eyes, the Jagannath cult by popular- Their number has grown authorities to extract more tices are not known to the so- ‘Word' like the Bible or the it and internalise the same so Pakistanis are logically to be not carved. ising the fact that Lord way beyond the original sev- wages than due to them. called researchers and philoso- Quran. In fact, I prefer the as to be able to turn India into considered Hindus. The The Jagannath shrine is the Jagannath is the incarnation of enty-five or currently one hun- Unfortunately, some supersti- phers. After the fourth centu- Mahabharata any day. My a truly safe, secular state.

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  %      < "  hreat posed to stability of in fighting drug cartel. women and gender inequality. TPunjab due to drug smug- For his part, responding to Mumbai floods due to gling in the backdrop of recent concerns raised by Samajwadi monsoon was raised by Majeed   ./.012 Among other issues, for- Last week, 40 construction tress of PSUs in the country. drug haul of more than 500 kg Party (SP) member Ram Gopal Memon(NCP), who said it was mer Union Minister Ram workers died in Pune and 20 in The House has discussed the of heroin on Atari border, rain Yadav, Information and "shameful" that such serious ongress MP Manish Kripal Yadav and BJP MP Mumbai. Since construction poor financial health of state- havoc in Mumbai, indecent Broadcasting Minister Prakash problem occurred every year CTewari on Wednesday from Patliputra, Bihar, workers are part of the unor- owned BSNL and MTNL, he advertisements, crime against Javadekar said "more effective adding havoc took place due to raised the issue of declining demanded that Patna univer- ganised sector, they don't come said, adding, India Post too is women and installation of a steps" are needed to deal with negligence of civic officials. defence allocation in the Union sity, which has completed hun- under the safety net, he added. under stress. statue of Bharat Ratna recipi- obscenity and vulgarity in Even though Mumbai's munic- Budget in the Lok Sabha even dred years, should be declared CP Joshi , BJP MP from India Post has made a loss ent Bhupen Hazarika were advertisements in the media. ipal corporation is the richest as neighbouring China, he a Central University. He said it Chittorgarh, said the of 15,000 crore, he said, urg- some of the issues raised in the He said as many as 6,700 com- civic body in the country with said, has raised its defence has been a long-pending Rajasthan government has ing the Government to devise Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. plaints have been dealt with a budget of Rs 30,000 crores but spending. demand by the people of the failed to implement farm debt a plan and mechanism to Raising the issue of drug and agreed with Yadav that the no steps are taken to find per- The MP hoped that the state. waiver as promised, forcing revive such PSUs and make menace in Punjab, Pratap issue was important. manent solution, he said. new Finance Minister Nirmala Raising the issue of death farmers to commit suicide. them financially viable. Singh Bajwa(Congress)termed Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Memon also expressed Sitaraman, who has also been Sabha during the Zero Hour. of construction workers in The Congress had Hansraj Hans, BJP MP it as narco-terrorism and also said the issue is serious. concern over the death of 27 Defence Minister, would take Citing a Parliamentary Pune and Mumbai, Girish promised to implement farm from Northwest, raised the sought strict action against Drawing the attention of people on account of acci- corrective steps in the upcom- panel report, he said, the coun- Bapat , BJP MP from Pune, debt waiver in 10 days of com- matter of drug abuse and death some officers of para-military the house to indecent adver- dents due to wall collapse and ing Budget try's defence expenditure was said there is an urgent need to ing to power but they have of sanitation workers in many forces and the local police act- tisements, Yadav demanded pot holes dotted roads. He also "China is spending more reduced to 1.60 per cent of the implement Development failed to do so, he said. parts of the country. The MP, ing in connivance with the regulation on such promo- said there are reports that on defence. Their defence GDP in 2017-18. It further Control (DC) Rules so that Gaurav Gogoi, Congress a noted sufi singer, also regaled drug mafia. He also said a tions to protect culture from even mega Bollywood star spending has grown over the came down to 1.52 per cent in they are brought under the MP from Kalibor, Assam, the house with some of his high-level probe was ordered bad influences. The SP said Amitabh Bachchan could not years," Tewari said in the Lok the interim Budget for 2019-20. safety net. raised the issue of financial dis- compositions. last year into drug smuggling there was a rise in obscenity leave his house due to the but it was yet to be made pub- and vulgarity in advertise- floods. lic and urged the Enforcement ments shown in electronic as Birendra Prasad Baishya( Directorate to seek the report. well as print media, including AGP)demanded that late 6  #   # ;  % 8 Bajwa termed the officers magazines. Bhupen Hazarika's statue allegedly involved in the drug He said it was even diffi- should be installed in racket as "black sheep". cult to watch news shows on Parliament complex. Shwait  -/ %%  He also said the 532-kg television along with the fam- Malik (BJP) expressed concern   %  (  1% seizure of heroin three days ily because of such advertise- over burning of crop residues back was one of the highest in ments shown during breaks. in some states, including  ;  9 <  the past few years and called The senior SP member Punjab and Haryana, leading   ./.012 Chatterjee had on Tuesday stopped. for immediate steps to check said the country was moving to spread of diseases besides targeted Mamata Banerjee in a Speaking during the Zero drug and arms smuggling. He towards a "moral crisis" and the causing air pollution.   ./.012 JP and Trinamool Congress statement in the Lok Sabha. Hour, B Mahtab (BJD) cautioned that the state had spread of nudity and alco- In his mention, Ripun Bora B(TMC) members took on On Wednesday, Chatterjee demanded that the Centre con- witnessed 15 years of terrorism holism was on the rise. (Congress) asked the pposition members in the each other in the Lok Sabha on said Lord Shri Ram signifies duct investigation into the death wherein thousands of people According to him, vulgarity Government to stop privatisa- OLok Sabha on Wednesday Wednesday after BJP's Locket noble thought and honesty and of Dr Shyama Prasad were killed. The Congress was responsible for the increas- tion of 64 oilfields managed by rushed to the Well of the House Chatterjee accused the ruling the state of West Bengal should Mookerjee. leader suggested the ing crime against women. ONGC and Oil India. Bids have after DMK member TR Baalu party in West Bengal of killing be run by people who believe in Mahtab said that West Government could take help of Earlier, his party colleague, been invited for the oilfields. raised objections over a tweet by ing, DMK members also joined people for chanting 'Jai Shri these. Bengal assembly had passed a Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Baalu and protested against the Ram' and of taking "cut money" "Shyama Prasad resolution to conduct an Bedi. tweet. — a term used to describe Mookerjee's Bengal is burning. inquiry into the death of The DMK members were DMK MPs also rushed to bribery allegations against Chief Whoever is chanting Jai Shri Mookerjee, which was also also backed by the Congress and the Well of the House. DMK Minister Mamata Banerjee. Ram, TMC goons are killing moved to the Centre. AAP on the issue. This is for the MPs were also joined by TMC leader Sundip them," she said, as TMC mem- "The mysterious disap- first time that Opposition mem- Congress members.AAP's lone Bandopadhyay sought deletion bers tried to shout her down. pearance of Netaji Subhash bers have entered the well of the MP Bhgawant Mann also joined of her comment on "cut money" Separately, another BJP Chandra Bose is being investi- House in the new Lok Sabha. them in the Well. from the records. The clash member from West Bengal, gated. I urge upon the new dis- Leader of the DMK in Lok Parliamentary Affairs between the two sides prompt- Arjun Singh, raised the issue of pensation at the Centre to Sabha Baalu cited a tweet by Minister Pralhad Joshi said the ed Speaker Om Birla to say: cows being smuggled to investigate the death of Shyama Bedi and said it "belittled" state issue cannot be discussed dur- "Don't make this house the Bangaladesh. Prasad Mookerjee," Mahtab MPs. He also sought govern- ing Zero Hour and members Bengal assembly." "Cow smuggling is rampant said, amid thumping of desk by ment's reply on this. have to submit a motion for dis- He assured that he would in West Bengal and this is hap- BJP members in the lower Speaker Om Birla inter- cussion on this as Bedi holds a examine the records and take a pening with the support of the House. rupted him, saying Bedi holds a constitutional post. decision. state government. The smug- While taking a large num- constitutional post and Baalu Defence Minister and Mamata Banerjee has gling takes place through the ber of questions from the first- could give the statement in Deputy Leader of the House reportedly asked her party men Bangladesh border in return for time women MPs, Speaker also writing. Rajnath Singh intervened in to return the "cut money", fake currency and drugs," he sought law makers to desist Baalu was, however, unsat- the matter. 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  ate the Jaipur, Guwahati and Functional Selection Grade infertile Indian couples. "While Disabilities" report pointed out It said only 61 per cent of "The percentage of children the goal of inclusive education 
 Thiruvananthapuram airports, (NFSG)," said Government in commercial surrogacy will be that the number of girls with CWDs aged between 5 and 19 attending schools is the lowest besides accessibility to physical owned by the AAI. statement. prohibited, including sale and disabilities in schools was were attending an educational among those with multiple dis- infrastructure, processes in the  @   The AAI had chosen the Several writ petitions were purchase of human embryo "fewer" than boys. The report institution compared to the abilities, mental illnesses and school, assistive and ICT tech-    winner on the basis of the "per- filed in Delhi High Court by and gametes, ethical surrogacy which has been prepared by overall figure of 71 per cent mental retardation," the report nology and devices being essen- % %'  (7    passenger fee" offered by the bid- Group 'A' Executive Cadre to the needy infertile couples Tata Institute of Social Sciences when all children are considered. said as it acknowledged that tial resources. It recommended 2'"    ders. Principal Spokesperson of Officers of CAPF for grant of will be allowed on fulfillment (TISS) and commissioned by "Around 12 per cent of inclusive education is complex amending the Right To 5  B72'"5C  the Government of India OGAS status and consequential of stipulated conditions. It will UNESCO, talks in detail about CWDs dropped out of school, to implement and requires a fine Education (RTE) Act to better ' !    Sitanshu Kar said on Twitter, benefits of NFFU and NFSG. also prohibit exploitation of challenges such as inadequate which is comparable with the understanding of diverse needs align with the Right of Persons       "Cabinet approves proposal for The Cabinet also approved surrogate mothers and children allocations, delays in releasing overall percentage of dropouts of children and their families with Disabilities (RPWD) Act     leasing out of three airports viz. a bill that bars commercial sur- born through surrogacy," an funds and under-utilisation of among all children. 27 per cent across different contexts. by including specific concerns
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Beijing seems to have developed some   $          ,/       ( expertise in taming humans and nations, too.    %  S    .             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But it is not only the Philippines, which on Tibet, which was held in Dharamsala was denied visa to news, dared to write: “Horror "     /     *:$          1  has been tamed and has accepted Beijing’s dik- Latvia’s capital Riga between attend a conference in Mongolia. Awaits African Leaders as China               ( tats. India’s northern neighbour, Nepal, May 7 and 10, after Beijing pres- Karma Gelek Yuthok, Minister of Withdraws Debt Funding.” It     "   *   1         seems to have fallen in the trap, too. surised Kathmandu. ' Religion and Culture, was to explained: “After an impressive      "        Newsgram, an independent media agency, In a joint Press statement, the attend the Asian Buddhist run of a good relationship with recently pointed out that it is the Nepal two MPs declared that they 2 /.". /. ( Conference in the Mongolian China, scooping up at least $9.8   ,   S                Government in Kathmandu, which forces “happened to inadvertently capital, Ulaanbaatar. The Minister billion between 2006 and 2017,       .             local journalists to avoid critical reporting on attend the conference …due to ./2''. $> could only say that it was “the making it Africa’s third-largest  C                 China, the largest investor of the Himalayan wrong information …when they ).$. (0> clearest sign yet of China’s aggres- recipient of Chinese loans, the land-locked nation. Anil Giri, the foreign were on a private visit to Turkey, sive campaign of undermining good ‘friendship’ between the two      1                   affairs correspondent for The Kathmandu Switzerland and Latvia.” They "52 (./5,( core democratic freedoms across countries seems to have come to                  B Post, told Voice of America that “journalists had even given their speeches by (1'(2(2& the world.” a snag.” The reporter noted that                   C.$ ( are discouraged from covering Tibetan affairs mistake! This shows how China On the Roof of the World, in September, China promised to mollify China and that Government offi- can today dictate terms to “small” (1. ."'0 China has now all the cards in another $60 billion in aid and   *  *:$ (  > C    S      ( cials shy away from commenting on China- countries like Nepal. hand to nominate its own 15th loans to the continent: “Xi Jinping         1           *   related issues. China sponsors junkets for At the same time, Xinhua 56.) . (2 Dalai Lama. Gyaltsen Norbu, promised the money would              Nepalese journalists and that’s why probably proudly reminded its readers '(1' /, the Panchen Lama, selected come with no political strings we don’t see a lot of criticism about China’s that in the summer of 1921, “a and groomed by Beijing, has attached.” -                    growing investment in Nepal, Chinese doing dozen of Communist Party of 12$1 been elected as the president of But all good things have an                        business in Nepal and China’s growing polit- China (CPC) members were 75)$.&05$'0 the Tibetan branch of the end. When Uhuru Kenyatta, the             *           ical clout in Nepal.” forced to leave a small building Buddhist Association of China. Kenyan President, visited China The lamb-lamb attitude in Kathmandu in the French concession area of ?5,) '02&(&(5 Gyaltsen Norbu recently visited in May, “the atmosphere that

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in the worst ever floods the financial raw end of nature’s fury. Government nor the people have capital of the nation experienced in the The mangrove’s complex root sys- understood the severe cost they are last decade. After the city went through tems and the branching architecture of paying each year even as the risks are nearly 16 inches of rain in the past few trees acted as a natural barrier to reduce building up. With virtually no bar on days, several parts of the booming the force of water flow. But now, they migration and no infrastructure metropolis became inundated in waist- are built over. Garbage clogs the water- support in place to handle the del- deep water. This led to the local train ways almost everywhere. Most chan- uge of humanity flowing into and bus services being disrupted. Even nels and waterways that connect water Mumbai, the per square km popu- (1.55/ schools and colleges were closed down bodies have been built over, too, thus lation level is reaching unimaginable 1')/. &   as 50 flights were cancelled from the preventing streams from easily reach- levels. So is the threat factor of lives Mumbai airport. ing the sea — forcing them to spread being lost in case of a solid natural (     t’s that time of the year when The maximum city seems to be out into low lying areas, adding to the disaster. How will this spiralling sit-    Mumbaikars roll up their sleeves receiving a maximum dose of rain- severe flooding problem. uation get under control? The answer Iand take on the wrath of monsoon related disasters annually. The pressing Mumbai’s extensive wetlands and squarely lies in regulating the con- 
 1   as their offices, homes, streets and even question is: Why is this scenario Of late, the city has also witnessed coastline. Given the astronomical land mudflats, which had connected parts struction industry first.  
  hospitals get inundated with flood repeated year after year? The answer lies phenomenal overcrowding, which has prices in many parts of the city as also of the city since the early 19th centu- Be it rainwater harvesting or eco     water. The extent of water logging this in the indiscriminate alteration done to led to immense loss of life in urban the extreme scarcity of land, it is no sur- ry, are nowhere to be seen now. Their friendly construction, the real estate A 
 2  year has been such that even depart- the environment and ecology of the city areas. Unprecedented and uncon- prise that Mumbai has sacrificed its presence will retain rainwater and let sector of Mumbai is not known for      ed souls have not been spared. and its surrounding regions. trolled growth is the main cause for the ecology for development. it soak into the ground, recharging the either and therein lies the problem. For Ambulances and hearse vans could not The city’s ability to absorb mon- booming population. This is the bane Real estate projects, industry and wells and ground water table. Today, a city on the edge of an ecological apoc-        ferry the dead to the cremation ghats soon rains has been weakened due to of most Indian cities, which are grow- State infrastructure, including rail- with nothing but concrete all around, alypse, the attitude is rather casual. This   or cemeteries, owing to neck-deep the construction boom that has ing at an unprecedented rate. From a ways, roads and the airport, have built the city’s land surface does not allow has to be discarded forthwith as nature    81   water on the roads. This annual trial destroyed much of its mangrove forests population of 2.86 million in 1950, over and choked the city’s water net- water to soak into it. Especially during is going through its cycle in a calculat-  
   either by fire, or water in this case, is — trees that once helped drain the sea- Mumbai is now home to more than 21 works at various strategic points. The intense periods of rain, devastation is ed manner and if the city does not want  (A    now part of the lives of denizens of sonal waters. Most flooded areas are million people and by 2030, it is result — every monsoon the city is extreme — at least 5,000 people are to get crushed under its inevitable Mumbai. No amount of year-round near the banks of the city’s Mithi River, expected to have a population of flooded. Mudflats, wetlands, flood- believed to have perished in the infa- weight, it better set the wrongs right and         work seems to liberate the city dwellers the 11-mile seasonal river that belongs almost 28 million. Built along the coast- plains, mangroves and wooded vege- mous floods of 2005 and the econom- give due credit to the environment by    $  from this retribution by mother nature. to the wetlands where the trees once line on a series of islands, the city is sur- tation once slowed down the flow of the ic damage was estimated at 30 billion taking care of it.   At the time of writing this article, grew. Rising sea levels with the rain rounded by water: In mudflats, lakes, storm water. But that is non-existent rupees ($690 million). (The writer is an environmental      around 32 people were confirmed dead have also contributed to the flooding. creeks, rivers and the ever-present now, thus exposing the people to the Sadly, neither the State journalist)  !"# %"&  ' ()*+,- .(9

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The demand Wednesday Hardeep Singh Puri told the “Our expectations is that in he said. Responding to anoth- volatile session as investors imports. was made for the completion of reserved its Rajya Sabha Wednesday. the coming months, in the er query on rising airfares, the looked ahead to the Union “Market will be volatile amalgamation of Bharti Digital order over Replying to supplemen- current year, we will make a minister said the disruption or Budget for further cues. ahead the big event and profit Networks Pvt Ltd, formerly admission of taries during Question Hour, profit and turn Air India the uncertainty caused on Extending its gains for the booking is natural at this high known as Tikona Digital contempt peti- the minister said there has around and then privatise the account the cessation of oper- third session, the 30-share BSE level. However, underlying Networks Pvt Ltd, with itself. tion filed been a steady improvement in airline,” Puri said. ation of Jet Airways in so far as Sensex settled 22.77 points, or trend of the markets seems The Telecom Disputes against finances of Air India and the “It is customary for situa- the domestic air travel is con- 0.06 per cent, higher at positive in expectation of Settlement and Appellate Reliance airline is set to make profit dur- tions like this for employees cerned has been almost com- 39,839.25. Similarly, the broad- revival in growth led by actions Tribunal (TDSAT) had taken Group Chairman Anil Ambani Mumbai bench of the National ing the current financial year. and stakeholders in the process pletely corrected. er NSE Nifty edged up 6.45 to boost infrastructure, invest- note of Bharti Airtel’s plea and its other officials by minor- Company Law Tribunal He said Air India is cur- to put pressure on the govern- “In so far as the interna- points, or 0.05 per cent, to ments, housing and bring a against the DoT demand for ity shareholders alleging non- (NCLT) started the corporate rently making a revenue of 15 ment. We have increased the tional airfares are concerned, 11,916.75. relief to rural distress. spectrum fees and stayed it. payment of dues by Reliance insolvency resolution process of crore everyday. Air India profitability by 7 we have for a three-month Investors are keeping their “A spur in safe haven asset A bench comprising Chief Infratel. RCom, which has a total bank “Our plan is to revive Air crore revenue per day. We are period allocated the slots to powder dry ahead of Budget indicates investors’ fear in the Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices A two-member bench, debt of over 50,000 crore. India, make it more opera- doing all that we can,” he said. other domestic carriers. 2019-20, to be presented Friday, global market and FIIs are on Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha headed by NCLAT Chairman HSBC Daisy had moved tionally viable and then to dis- The Civil Aviation minis- “In so far as the domestic and are expecting measures to risk off mode,” said Vinod Bose took note of the plea by the Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, said the appellate tribunal over invest it. So far as Air India is ter also rejected as “motivated” sectors are concerned, airfares spur growth and revive Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Department of Telecom (DoT) it will decide whether the con- alleged default of payment of concerned, the Government is certain news reports that the on the trunk sectors like Delhi- demand, traders said. Financial Services. for an urgent hearing and post- tempt petition filed by HSBC 230 crore by Reliance Infratel committed to the privatisa- airline did not have enough Mumbai which is on an aver- Risk sentiment was also Sectorally, the BSE realty, ed the matter for July 8. Daisy Investments (Mauritius) and stated that the company tion of Air India. Let there be finances and was unable to pay age 5,100 has not increased affected after data showed that capital goods, power, FMCG, Bharti Airtel said recently and others should be admitted has not fulfilled an undertak- no ambiguity on that,” he said. up salaries upto this October. over a 20 year period. That was the country’s services sector industrials, energy and finance that it has completed the amal- as Reliance Communications ing given by it. Puri said the costing and He said there is an overall the fare in 2001, that was the activity in June contracted for indices ended up to 0.76 per gamation. (RCom) is a now going As per the consent terms of overall calculations of an Airline debt of 59,000 crore and there fare in 2011 and now,” he said. the first time since May 2018. cent higher. In March 2017, Airtel had through insolvency proceed- the agreement among Reliance depends on a large number of was a proposal to retire 29,000 As far as international sec- Top gainers in the Sensex IT, teck, consumer announced its decision to ings. Reliance Infratel, against Infratel, HSBC Daisy and oth- factors, including external fac- crore into a special pupose tor is concerned, he said pack included IndusInd Bank, durables, healthcare, auto and acquire 4G business of Tikona which also the contempt peti- ers, recorded by the NCLAT in tors like closure of Pakistan air vehicle when an attempt was because Jet Airways used wide- ITC, L&T, M&M, PowerGrid, utilities slipped up to 0.86 per Networks, including broad- tion has been filed, is part of its order dated June 26, 2018, space, but should end the cur- made to privatise Air India. bodied aircraft and some of the Asian Paints and SBI, ending cent. Broader midcap and band spectrum and 350 sites RCom. the Anil Ambani-owned firm rent year in profit after which “Now when Air India’s alter- others do not possess wide- up to 3.79 per cent higher. smallcap indices rose up to 0.26 across five telecom circles, for The counsel appearing for was to pay the amount in the it will be disinvested. native mechanism is established, bodied aircraft which they are On the other hand, Tech per cent. about 1,600 crore. resolution professional said following six months. “There has been a steady we will take a view on these. in the process of acquiring Mahindra, Vedanta, Infosys, Bourses in Shanghai, Hong Tikona had 20 MHz spec- that as RCom was going After the six-month peri- improvement in Air India’s “After all, Air India is a and for a three-month period Yes Bank, Tata Motors, TCS, Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended trum in the 2,300-MHz band, through insolvency proceed- od ended, HSBC Daisy and finances. It has been my expec- viable airlines and it has some slots of Jet have been given to HCL Tech and Maruti were the on a negative note, while equi- with second largest ecosystem ings and was under the mora- nine other minority share- tations that in the current prized assets and when we go them and the resolution top losers, shedding up to 1.44 ty markets in Europe were of 4G devices in Gujarat, east- torium period under the IBC, holders holding 4.26 per cent financial year, we are hoping to for disinvestment, we will also process on Jet Airways pro- per cent. trading in the green in early ern UP, western UP, Rajasthan it cannot pay money. stake in Reliance Infratel filed make profit. But, the year that take care of this. But, the press ceeds have to be seen. Global equities turned jit- session. and Himachal Pradesh circles. In May this year, the the contempt plea. 8      & % #)?  #' '   9/ @      * %; #P    9           +    ./.012   ,'2  <    ./.012 Japan, Germany, Iraq and Saudi Arabia increased to $12 billion, he Delhi High Court irla Group patriarch B K   ./.012 ndia’s trade deficit, difference $7.9 billion, $6.25 billion, TWednesday asked RBI and BBirla passed away in Ibetween imports and $20.58 billion and $22.9 billion, Enforcement Directorate (ED) Mumbai on Wednesday at the our payment system oper- exports, has widened during respectively, in 2018-19. to respond to a plea alleging age of 98, his family said. Fators have yet to comply the past three years with as The minister added that that online payment platform A doyen of the Indian with the RBI’s 2018 circular many as 25 major countries the government has taken sev- PayPal was operating “illegal- industry, Birla had been suf- on data localisation, while 72 including South Korea, Japan, eral steps to boost India’s ly” without the central bank’s fering from age-related ail- others have complied with it, Germany, Iraq and Saudi exports and minimise the authorisation. ments. Birla was the chairman the Lok Sabha was informed Arabia, Parliament was impact of trade deficit. A bench of Chief Justice D of Century Textiles and on Wednesday. informed Wednesday. The steps include improv- N Patel and Justice C Hari Industries and had been active taken him to Mumbai due to The Reserve Bank of Commerce Minister ing ease of doing business, Shankar issued notice to the in business since the age of 15. his failing health. India (RBI) had in April 2018 Piyush Goyal said in a written scheme for development of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), He was instrumental in a The seat of the Birla broth- issued a circular on ‘Storage reply to the Lok Sabha that trade-related infrastructure, ED and Paypal Payments Pvt ing and food websites or apps, contended and sought direc- slew of business initiatives, ers in Kolkata — Birla Building of Payment System Data’ trade deficit depends upon rel- and scheme to mitigate disad- Ltd (PayPal) and sought their including Yatra, Makemytrip, tions to PayPal to “immediate- starting with his stint as the — will remain closed on advising all system providers ative fluctuations in the imports vantage of higher cost of trans- stand on the PIL before the Bookmyshow, Dominos Pizza ly stop its allegedly illegal and chairman of Kesoram Thursday as a mark of respect to ensure that within a peri- and exports of different com- portation for export. next date of hearing on and Myntra. unauthorized operations”. Industries, they said. to B K Birla. od of six months, the entire modities due to the global and India’s overall trade deficit, September 18. In his petition Mishra has It has also sought probe by He is survived by his Born in 1921, Birla was the data relating to payment sys- domestic factors such as including both goods and ser- Abhijit Mishra, a financial alleged that PayPal was also investigative agencies against daughters Manjushree Khaitan youngest son of philanthropist tems operated by them is demand and supply, currency vices, has increased to $103.63 economist, has claimed in his “operating as a foreign the directors, management and and Jayshree Mohta, who run Ghanshyam Das Birla. By the stored in a system fluctuations, cost of credit, and billion in 2018-19 from $84.45 plea that “Paypal is operating as exchange dealer in contraven- officers of PayPal for alleged Kesoram Industries and time he was 15, he was already only in India. logistics costs. billion in the previous financial a payment and settlements sys- tion of the Foreign Exchange malpractice and violation of Jayshree Tea and Industries actively associated with a large “As per RBI, out of 76 The increasing trade deficit year. tem in blatant violation of the Management Act (FEMA)”. provisions of Article 21 of the respectively. His wife Sarala number of companies and operational authorized non- in spite of positive growth of “As per Foreign Trade Payments and Settlements PayPal through its unau- Constitution of India, Payments Birla predeceased him in 2015. eventually became the chair- bank payment system opera- exports is mainly due to high- Policy 2015-20, the govern- Systems Act”. thorized operation “has unmon- and Settlements Act, FEMA His only son Aditya Vikram man of Kesoram Industries. tors (PSO), 72 have com- er imports of products such as ment aims to increase India’s He said PayPal does not itored and unauthorized access and Prevention of Money Birla had died in 1995. He focussed on the indus- plied with the requirements crude oil, electronic goods, iron export of merchandise and figure in the list of authorised to the personal information Laundering Act (PMLA). The sources said Birla’s tries such as cotton, viscose, of this circular. The remain- and steel, chemicals, coke, fer- services from $465.9 billion to payment system operators pub- such as Aadhaar, PAN, etc of the Mishra has also sought body would be brought to his polyester and nylon yarns, ing 4 entities are yet to com- tilisers, and machinery, he said. about $900 billion by 2019-20 lished by RBI on May 27, 2019. public”, he claimed. directions to RBI and ED to house at Birla Park in Kolkata refractory, paper, shipping, ply and are being monitored These products contribute and to raise India’s share in According to the PIL, filed Such access to the person- take action, including imposi- and the cremation will take tyrecord, transparent paper, by RBI for full compliance,” over 70 per cent share in total world exports (goods and ser- through advocate Payal Bahl, al information of the public was tion of fines and penalties, place on Thursday. spun pipe, cement, tea, coffee, Minister for Electronics and imports in 2018-19. vices) from two per cent to 3.5 PayPal’s services are being used a violation of Article 21 of the against PayPal for the alleged His grandson cardamom, chemicals, ply- IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said Trade deficit with Korea, per cent,” he said. by various online travel, cloth- Constitution of India, the plea violations. 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Narendra Modi requesting him Rai had on Tuesday said that lar hill station in adjoining of cross-voting by some of its "We will brainstorm and to hasten the process of renam- the name had not been changed Rajasthan, said party leaders on MLAs. exchange ideas to chalk our our ing West Bengal as “Bangla” because the procedure required Wednesday. Zala is a staunch support- strategy for the upcoming which was unanimously passed constitutional amendment The main Opposition party er of disgruntled Congress debates in the Assembly on the in the State Assembly three which was again done taking said its MLAs will take part in MLA Alpesh Thakor. budgetary allocations," Kotwal years ago and sent to the Centre into consideration a number of a brainstorming session at Both have openly criticised said. Kotwal, however, admitted for its approval. relevant factors. Mount Abu to chalk out a their party's move to shift that one or two party MLAs The Chief Minister’s The West Bengal Assembly strategy for the ongoing Budget MLAs out of Gujarat and may vote for BJP candidates request came soon after Union had passed a resolution on July session of the Assembly and declared they will not go to the during the bypolls. Home Minister Nityananda 26 last year renaming the State denied the move was linked to hill station with other col- "Both Zala and Thakor are Rai telling parliament that the as “Bangla” and had sent it to the bypolls. leagues. still our MLAs. We have not process of renaming West the Union Home Ministry for Party sources said Congress Notably, the Congress had suspended them yet. Barring Bengal or Paschimbanga had its clearance. The proposal for legislators will leave for Mount shifted 44 of its MLAs to a one or two MLAs, all legislators not been taken up as it need- renaming the State had come Abu this evening and stay there resort in Bengaluru to thwart a are with us and will not engage ed the constitution to be for the first time in 2011 when %     till the early morning of July 5. possible "poaching" attempt by in cross-voting," said Kotwal. amended. it was renamed Paschimbanga Voting for the bypolls, in the BJP ahead of the 2017 Thakor even refused to The Chief Minister report- by the State Assembly.   50'(' Roy on Wednesday quoted MPs Rupa Ganguli, Locket which MLAs constitute the Rajya Sabha polls. give a guarantee that he will edly wrote to the Prime However, as the proposal was from a “Government circular” Chatterjee, Samik electoral college, is scheduled to According to Kotwal, all vote for Congress candidates, Minister to take into account turned down by the Centre, a he West Bengal BJP has issued by the State IB to vari- Bhattacharya, Sayantan Basu, start at 9 am Friday. party MLAs have "unanimous- claiming he has not received the the sentiments and aspirations new initiative was taken in Talleged that the TMC ous district SPs to implicate 20 Jayprakash Majumdar, Arjun Congress chief whip in the ly" decided to hold a brain- whip issued by the party for the of the people of Bengal and 2016 by the Mamata Banerjee Government was planning to BJP leaders in various false Singh, Pratap Banerjee and Assembly, Ashvin Kotwal, storming session at Mount Abu bypolls. change the name of the State Government which preferred maliciously prosecute “20 of cases. others and sent a directive to claimed the decision to shift the to chalk out a strategy for the "I have not received party currently named as West Bengal three names — Bengal in our leaders through false cases,” “The IB has named 20 the district SPs to this effect,” MLAs to Mount Abu has noth- ongoing budget session of the whip yet. I can only say that I or Paschimbanga into Bangla. English, Bangla in Bengali and so as to thwart the rise of the leaders like our State party Roy told reporters in Kolkata. ing to do with the bypolls. Assembly. will cast my vote on July 5. Only The BJP, however, is oppos- Bangal in Hindi only to be saffron outfit in West Bengal. president and MP Dilip Ghosh, Though there was no reaction He denied suggestions that "There is no question of any time will tell whom I have ing renaming the State consid- rejected by the Centre once Senior BJP leader Mukul general secretary Rahul Sinha, from the TMC. the move is prompted by fear of fear or pressure. Since there is voted for," said Thakor. PTI ering the “historical facts and again in July last year. *  <    ) # 
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Even before technol- the track. perity, fame, establishment ogy got evolved and refined, Since the bridge will be of business empires, big posi- the quest to conquer nature, located in a highly corrosive tions; or tips to achieve any- reader right from page one. the effort to create order from environment, it is planned to thing you want in life; com- To conquer anything, one any form of disorder was the metalise the entire steel super- pleting the objectives; reach- must first study every facet of driving force for many. structure with zinc. With the ing the career goals; accumu- it. Author and IAS officer Archeological excavations provision for the vertical lift of lating abundance; the do’s Venkatesham has studied the have displayed the elegance of the navigational span, sophis- and dont’s etc. But this book illusive pattern of success and thought in prehistoric civilisa- ticated technology and speaks about success in 360 employed it in his personal tions, where highly evolved machinery will be used. The degrees, which is its USP. It life with incredible results. designs were thought of and manual winching of the old encompasses all the angles of The book is unique in many executed with great accuracy. bridge will become a figment it, providing various insights ways. The book has stories of These civilisations were pock- of the memory. Instead, there and comprehensive perspec- some well-known personali- ets in the wilderness and were will be operators stationed on tive of the world of success. ties from across the world — swallowed up sooner than top of the towers in the con- Everyone, who wants to reach Mahatma Gandhi to Escobar, later, to be discovered thou- trol room who will operate the success, should read it to Jack Ma to RamojiRao, Oprah sands of years afterwards, sur- lift. Thus, they will have com- know the unimaginable and Winfrey to Michel Jackson, prising us all by their existence. plete view of the bridge at all fascinating aspects of it. giving the reader greater In this context, it can be times. The book presents a holis- insights. said that the first-known effort The access to the control tic view of the success in a It is compartmentalised to connect the tip of Indian room will be both by stairs and poetic and philosophical way, well and the reader can either peninsula to the island nation elevator. The speed of the lift with fluid style. The aspirant read it in one go or in seg- of Sri Lanka was at the time will be hydraulically regulated cannot so far imagine what ments, based on the interest Lord Ram walked this earth. called Ceylon. bridge built on piers, with away by these waves. The (RVNL), a mini-ratna Central with automatic brakes for any the side effects of success or curiosity that the title of the According to the scriptures Construction of the 145 spans of 12.1 m steel gird- bridge was reconstructed. In Public Sector Enterprise unexpected movement. will be; and what the sins will segment arouses. The lan- this effort was successful. Pamban Bridge or Railway ers. It is made unique by its 2007, it was again upgraded, (CPSE) of the Ministry of Automatic lubrication will also be. The succeeding real life guage is simple and easy to The next known success- Bridge No. 346, started in 68.5 m navigational Scherzer when it was converted into Railways. For the work, be done of the bearings, cables stories highlight each concept comprehend for all ages. ful effort to do so was fairly August 1911 and was complet- span, which can be lifted to broad gauge, in keeping with 248.97 crore was sanctioned and sheaves. There will be suf- in a subtle way. It is the most A must read for its lucid recent but only up to the ed by December 1913. It was permit barges and ships pass- the unigauge policy of Indian in March 2019 on an out of ficient power back up, earth- comprehensive snapshot of style and unique taking, as island of Rameswaram, with- pressed into service in ing through the raised bridge. Railways. It underwent exten- turn basis. ing and lightening protection what success is. It’s a book that well as its comprehensive- in India, just 35 km short of Sri February 1914. It was India’s But being constructed in a sive repairs due to corrosion The new bridge will be of the bridge. There will be broadens horizons for the ness. Lanka. This was in the times first sea bridge and the longest highly corrosive environment between December 2018 to 2083 metre long and will be locking devices for prevention of the British Raj. Then railway till the Bandra-Worli Sea Link has taken its toll. Even though, February 2019, including constructed at a distance of of accidental opening of the lines were being laid across the was opened to traffic some the bridge has a well defined replacement of cracked and 27.35 metre on the northern span or movement because of subcontinent, connecting the years ago. It connects maintenance protocol, the damaged members of the nav- side of the existing bridge and wind lifting pressure. All hinterland to the ports, to Mandapam, the last station on 1964 cyclone and accompany- igational span. But since the will run parallel to it. It will be mechanical items will be pro- export the natural wealth of the mainland to Pamban on ing tidal waves washed away life of this 105-year-old bridge 3 metre higher than the pre- vided with outdoor maritime the country to run factories in the island of Rameswaram. the train No. 653 approaching is almost over, it is time to sent bridge, have 100 spans of protection. Toilet facilities and England. In this rail network The railway line was con- Dhanushkodi, resulting in loss build a completely new 18.3 metre each and one nav- a spare room shall also be pro- expansion, it was proposed to structed to the very tip of this of life of all passengers, train replacement. Once the new igational span of 72.5 metre vided. build a sea-link from the island, Dhanushkodi, the clos- crew and staff. The town of bridge becomes operational, length, which will be electrical- The target date of comple- Indian mainland to the island est point to Sri Lanka. 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UN-supported government said. ist organisation, a move decried In May this year, five peo- ment. unprecedented pro-democracy He warned of “serious con- The airstrike targeting the as “unjustified” by the separatist ple, including a Pakistani soldier, Meanwhile, the US also protests in Hong Kong, assert- sequences” if Beijing neglected detention center in Tripoli’s group fighting Pakistani rule in were killed after BLA gunmen sanctioned Hezbollah opera- ing that he was basking in the its commitments and supress Tajoura neighborhood also the resource-rich Balochistan stormed a five-star hotel in the tive Husain Ali Hazzima, chief glory of “faded British colo- pro-democracy protests. wounded 80 migrants, said province. port city of Gwadar. of the Beirut-based terrorist nialism” and “obsessed” with Britain handed over Hong Malek Merset, a spokesman for Pakistan in 2006 banned the Welcoming the US’ move, group’s intelligence unit. lecturing others. Kong to China on July 1, 1997 the health ministry. Merset post- outfit and have been urging the Pakistan said it hope that the It also updated its sanctions UK Foreign Secretary under a “one country, two sys- ed photos of migrants who were US to do the same. action will ensure that the BLA’s list to reflect a name change of Hunt has been expressing tems” formula which allows being taken in ambulances to “The BLA is an armed sep- space to operate is minimised. the Iranian Sunni Muslim ter- strong support to the demon- freedoms such as freedom of hospitals. Footage circulating aratist group that targets secu- It is important that the per- rorist group Jundallah to Jaysh strators in the former British speech, right to protest and an online and said to be from rity forces and civilians, mainly petrators, organisers, financers al-Adl. Jundallah, which was colony protesting against a independent judiciary not inside the migrant detention in ethnic Baloch areas of and external sponsors including designated as a foreign terrorist controversial extradition law, enjoyed by the people in main- center showed horrific images of Pakistan,” the State Department those glorifying these acts of ter- organisation in 2010, began which the people of Hong land China. blood and body parts mixed with said Tuesday. ror against Pakistan are held using the new name Jaysh al-Adl Kong apprehend could be used Reacting to Hunt’s remarks, rubble and migrants’ belongings. The Department of State has accountable and brought to jus- and associated aliases in 2012, to send political dissidents Chinese Foreign Ministry The UN refugee agency in designated the BLA as special- tice,” the Pakistan Foreign Office the state department statement from the territory to mainland spokesman, Geng Shuang told Libya condemned the airstrike ly designated global terrorist said in a statement in Islamabad. said. China for prosecution. the media here that “we deplore on the detention center, which (SDGT) outfit and made it a BLA spokesperson Jiyand Since its inception, the The protest intensified on and firmly oppose Hunt’s wrong houses 616 migrants and crime for anyone in the US to Baloch in a statement called the group has engaged in numerous Monday when demonstrators remarks. We have made stern refugees. 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February 2019 suicide bombing such as “Hong Kong is not urge British side to stop making and called for the UN support several terrorist attacks in the The BLA is resisting on its and an October 2018 kidnap- China”, and hung the colonial- such wrong remarks and stop mission in Libya to establish a past year, including a suicide motherland against foreign ping of Iranian security per- era flag. interfere in Hong Kong’s and fact-finding committee to inves- attack in August, 2018 that tar- intruders to protect its people. sonnel, it said. While recognising that China’s internal affairs.” tigate. 8%    A     ; 1 1   

'7-       '&12 (5 “A very sad time for America when the Supreme he Trump administration Court of the United States        Thas dropped a controversial won’t allow a question of “Is plan to add a question about this person a Citizen of the citizenship status on the 2020 United States?” to be asked on   '&12 (5 “Big 4th of July in D.C. census, marking a major vic- the #2020 Census! Going on for ‘Salute to America.’ The tory for civil rights groups a long time,” he tweeted. resident Donald Trump has Pentagon and our great mili- who argued that such a move The move was welcomed Pasked the Pentagon to mar- tary leaders are thrilled to be would deter immigrants from by the opposition Democratic shal tanks and fighter jets to doing this & showing to the taking part in the once-a- party leaders. showcase America’s military American people, among other decade population count. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of might during the July 4th things, the strongest and most The Trump administra- the US House of Independence Day parade, advanced military anywhere in tion’s decision comes just days Representatives, termed the alarming many who feel that he the world,” Trump said after the Supreme Court gration. without the question. My focus, decision as a welcoming devel- is using the armed forces for his Tuesday. blocked efforts to include the Commerce Secretary and that of the Bureau and the opment for the country’s 2020 re-election bid. The White House and the question, ruling that the gov- Wilbur Ross, who originally entire Department is to con- democracy. Unlike other countries, the Pentagon have been preparing ernment’s justification seemed directed the Census Bureau to duct a complete and accurate “House Democrats will be annual celebration of the this military parade for months “contrived”. add the question, said in a census,” he said. vigilant to ensure a full, fair and American Independence Day now. Trump had expressed his The White House argued it statement that he was moving Last week, the Supreme accurate Census.We will con- on July 4 is traditionally not desire to have a military parade would bolster protections for ahead with printing the 2020 Court temporarily blocked the tinue to advance strong legis- marked by any military parade. on the occasion of minority voters. census despite his disagreement citizenship question and said lation to secure critical funding Previous presidents have taken Independence Day celebration But opponents said it with the court’s ruling last the government had not pro- to guarantee maximum par- a low profile at independence soon after his inauguration in would deter immigrant house- week. vided adequate justification ticipation and inclusion so that commemorations. January 2017. holds from taking part in the “I respect the Supreme for it. every person in every com- The last time tanks and According to the population count. Court but strongly disagree President Donald Trump munity is counted,” she said. troops rolled through Department of Interior, this They said that the citizen- with its ruling regarding my initially touted the idea of Senate Minority leader Washington was in June 1991, year’s annual Independence ship question, which has not decision to reinstate a citizen- delaying the census to allow Chuck Schumer said the exclu- when 8,000 soldiers marched in Day celebration on the been included since 1950, ship question on the 2020 time to provide new legal argu- sion of citizenship question the so-called ‘National National Mall, will feature would drive many immigrants Census,” Ross said. ments. from the census is a victory for Victory Celebration’ marking music, flyovers, fireworks, to avoid answering out of fear “The Census Bureau has In a series of later tweets, the US democracy and for fair the end of the first US invasion and an address by President of being caught up in Trump’s started the process of printing President Trump said it was “a representation of all commu- of Iraq. 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(PTI) party in his declaration, among hundreds of passengers. University survey, while for- senator jumping into second ion poll said. The Election Commission stated that he has invested in Two suspects — identi- mer US Vice President Joe Biden place with 17 per cent support. “Round 1 of the Democratic of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday four foreign currency bank fied as Shan and Arshad — fell to 22 per cent among Likewise, a Suffolk University debates puts Harris and former publicly released the details of accounts. In the pound opened fire on a man near the Democrats and Democratic- Iowa poll found Harris surging Biden on two different trajecto- assets of key politicians, includ- account, he has 2,067 pounds, airport’s parking area. leaning voters. It is a significant into second in the crucial first- ries, as support for Harris surges ing that of Prime Minister in the dollar account USD He said their target was change from a Quinnipiac poll in-the-nation caucus state. but continues to slip for Biden,” Khan. 329,060, USD 1,470 in anoth- Zain Ali, a 30-year-old resident released last month that showed According to the Mary Snow, Quinnipiac The ECP revealed that er account while he has no of the Lakhodair area in Biden leading the pack with 30 Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea- University Polling Analyst, said. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) amount in his Euro account. Lahore. per cent and Harris lingering in ack) University National opin- The Indian-origin Senator, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto- Khan does not own a per- He died on the spot, a distant fourth place with 7 per ion poll, Massachusetts Senator whose mother was born in Zardari to be the wealthiest sonal car but has Rs 24 million Deputy Inspector General cent support. 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He is currently the highest run-get- Player-of-the-match Rohit Sharma The 33-year-old Andhra ter in the ongoing mega-event with 544 said he had positive feelings before Pradesh batsman was in runs from seven innings, including four going to bat but admitted that he was also India’s official standbys list for centuries and one 50. lucky to have got a reprieve when he was the big event in the UK but “I have been watching it for years on nine.Rohit was dropped by Tamim was ignored despite the now. He’s (Rohit) the best One-day Iqbal at deep mid-wicket off Mustafizur injury-forced ouster of all- player around and we are so delighted to Rahman early on in his innings. rounder Vijay Shankar. see him. When he plays like that, every- “I was lucky (early on)... Fortune Opener Mayank Agrawal body is happy to see him strike this so favours the brave. I never think about the was brought in on the team well,” Kohli about his deputy at the post- shorter boundaries when I bat, because management’s insistence and match presentation ceremony. my game is all about piercing the field. it is learnt, Rayudu was left The other architect of India's win was Once you are set, the idea is to put pres- quite disappointed by the turn $*     pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who, sure on the bowlers.” of events. with his toe-crushing yorkers, derailed Asked about his personal milestone “...I have come to decision Shankar couldn’t make much Bangladesh's chase. of four centuries in a single World Cup, to step away from the sport Five selectors of an impact and was eventu- “His overs were always going to be Rohit said: “I thought I just got a 100 and retire from all forms and combined would not ally forced out by a toe injury. crucial, so that's why we stopped him today. My mantra is whatever has hap- levels of the game. I would like Rayudu had taken a dig at after four initially,” said Kohli. pened in the past is in the past. Those in to take this opportunity to have made the runs Prasad’s statement with a “He’s a world-class bowler and he just form have to bat long and get the team thank the BCCI and all the Rayudu has in his cheeky social media post. knows what he’s up against. We can look to a big score. I need to focus on the next State associations that I have career. I feel “Just ordered a new set of to capitalise on situations where we are game now.” represented which include sad about this 3d glasses to watch the world in a position to score those extra 30 runs. Losing skipper Mashrafe Mortaza Hyderabad, Baroda, Andhra retirement. Pant and cup,” he had tweeted at the Very happy with the way the team has lauded his team’s effort but rued the and Vidharbha,” Rayudu said time. He was later put in the played so far.” dropped catch of Rohit, which eventu- in his mail to the BCCI. Mayank got selected standbys list but wasn’t called. India became the second team after ally turned out to be the difference. “It has been a honour and amidst the WC “I would like to thank the title holders Australia to enter the semi- “This was a good effort, but we had privilege to have represented injuries, and anyone captains I have played under, finals of the 50-over showpiece. to win this match. We could have had a our country,” he added. in Rayudu's place MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and “It’s good to have qualified on the bit more luck, but Shakib Al Hasan has Rayudu played 55 ODIs would have felt especially Virat kohli who points table now. This will keep us in a been in superb form, and Mushfiq has for India, scoring 1694 runs at always had shown great belief good frame of mind going into the semi- batted beautifully. Rohit’s catch was an average of 47.05. The play- equally bad. A in me throughout my career finals,” Kohli said. obviously disappointing, but those things er, who could never break into cricketer like him with the Indian team. Against Bangladesh, India went in happen in the field,” he said. the Test team, was in the who has played so “It has been a wonderful with only five bowlers and Kohli said it He said lack of partnerships did the spotlight before the World well in the IPL and for journey of playing the sport was a gamble which they took keeping damage for his side. Cup. the nation, scored and learning from every up in mind the size of the ground and com- “If one of them could have been 80- Declared the preferred No and down it brought up on for bination of the team. 90, it could have been a different match,” 4 batsman by captain Virat three 100’s and 10 the last 25 years at various dif- “(Five bowlers) Look, we experi- Mortaza said. Kohli not many months ago, 50's, and despite ferent levels,” he wrote. The enced that Hardik (Pandya) when put Out of the World Cup, Mortaza now Rayudu was ignored for that if a player has to right-hander earned the rep- under pressure has come back really well. wants to end on a high with a win against Shankar in India’s final squad retire — it is a sad utation of being a tempera- He's really looking forward to do stuff for Pakistan in their last league game tomor- for the big event. moment for Indian mental player owing to sever- the team. He has a gut feel of what the row. Chairman of selectors al confrontations with fellow batsman is looking to do. “We have played our best, and fans MSK Prasad had justified the cricket cricketers and even match “I know five bowlers was a gamble, have been fantastic. Hopefully we will end move by saying that Shankar — Gautam Gambhir officials in the domestic cir- but it was keeping in mind the ground    *C7     
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Head coach Steve Rhodes spoke He also revealed that one ambi- BRhodes acknowledged the talent being a big fac- The coach would ideally like immediately after the 28-run loss to tion is to further his experience by paucity of cricketing talent in the tor. “As soon as we Mortaza to take a stock of things India at Edgbaston about a core of playing county cricket in England, country, saying there is no one find (good fast in the coming days. what he described as ‘middle’ play- following the likes of Tamim Iqbal on the horizon to replace long- bowlers) them “Mash is a very proud person, ers who hold the key to the next stage and Shakib who have both been serving captain Mashrafe and as soon as and I’m sure he will look at his of the country’s cricket development. popular figures across the shires. Mortaza. they’re start- performances so far and wish Soumya, 26, fits the bill having “I would love to play and I real- The 35-year-old ing to do well, they were a little bit better,” he now appeared in 51 ODIs and made ly hope that opportunity comes Bangladesh captain, who I’m sure that added. enough starts with the bat during the along,” he added. “It has always been recently won a General we would Rhodes, however, was firmly tournament to show that he has the something I have wanted to do Election to become a want to get against the Bangladeshi media talent to make a sustained impact at because it would be a great experi- Member of Parliament, them in the which has gone after Tamim Iqbal the highest level. ence in improving my game. has expressed his desire to team,” he added. for a disastrous World Cup with- He threatened the strong India “One of the challenges is to play continue playing for There’s no hid- out a single impactful perfor- attack as Bangladesh chased a target cricket in different conditions and Bangladesh despite the ing that the coun- mance. of 315, only to fall victim to Hardik I have learnt things during the poor show in the World try’s favourite cap- “We shouldn’t really start cas- Pandya on 33 in frustrating manner World Cup itself about the different Cup. Mortaza was tain was well below tigating or have a go at Tamim. as soon as the medium-pace bowler grounds. Things like the back- appointed captain in 2009. his best and Rhodes He’s a wonderful player. 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Imam said the 41-run defeat has backed them to finish on a got 148 in a youth World Cup A win for the tournament against defending champions high. game against Australia out of 208. -     hosts would all but ended the Australia earlier in the competition The side from the Caribbean "So I'm not surprised by his 1992 champions’ chances of reach- was painful. close out their campaign against talent. What's surprised me is it's ormer West Indies cricket captain and ing the last four — England is out “I think the Australia defeat Afghanistan at Headingley, hav- taken as long as this to really FChennai Super Kings star Dwayne of reach on 12 points while New hurts me a lot. I was set and play- ing failed to pick up a win since come through. And I hope that Bravo on Wednesday met 'Padman' Zealand have a far-superior net run ing well. I should have won that their opening success against he can build on this now and he Arunachalam Muruganantham and dis- rate to Pakistan so would likely match for Pakistan,” said Imam. Pakistan. can really cement his place for a cussed menstrual hygiene awareness. progress even if the two teams fin- “We lost four quick wickets But Estwick drew parallels very long time." Inspired by the work of Muruganantham, ished level on 11 points. and I think I should have won that with the Test series in England The Windies have had to an entrepreneur who developed cost- Imam said there game and we would have beaten a two years ago when the West cope with a number of injuries efficient sanitary napkins, Bravo chose to was no despondency big team in the World Cup.” Indies upset England in Leeds, over the course of the tourna- meet him during a private visit to the city, in the Pakistan camp Imam, who scored his Shai Hope hitting a brilliant cen- ment, losing Andre Russell mid- sources said. The ace all-rounder from despite the diffi- only fifty of the tourna- tury to level the series after a big way through, while star bowler Trinidad and Tobago discussed taking the cult situation. ment in that match, said he defeat at Edgbaston. Kemar Roach missed the Sri low-cost pad machine invention to his "We are was disappointed with his He explained: “Walking in Lanka game through illness. country to spread menstrual hygiene not thinking batting during the tourna- here I remember our backs were He is expected to be fit for the awareness, sources close to on the lines of ment. against the wall against England clash with Afghanistan, where the Muruganantham said. Bravo has also not reaching semi- “I think what expecta- (in 2017). We had lost badly at Caribbean side will look to per- been signed up to star in a film to be finals," said Imam. tions I had from myself I Birmingham. form better in the crucial directed by National award winning doc- "Our plan is to play could not do like that,” said “Everybody was saying going moments of the game. umentary filmmaker Aarti Shrivastava, to the semi-final with Imam, who has so far scored into the final day that we were     !  ( &   %  %   Estwick added: "Looking promote social awareness regarding an all-out 205 in seven innings. “I had going to lose to England badly as back over the eight games that we women's hygiene. He was in Chennai effort and at starts but couldn't score big. well. We chased 322 down. 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Although she bravely tried proceedings on Centre Court, Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev to continue, the Russian, who 52nd-ranked Puig was clearly were knocked out of his section has undergone three knee surg- over-awed, winning just nine of the draw. eries in her career, was forced to points in a 20-minute first set. Later Wednesday, the top quit. Former world number one seed takes on world number 111 "I was a little bit shocked, it's and double Australian Open Denis Kudla of the United States never nice to get this when winner Victoria Azarenka swept where he will attempt to make someone is injured like that," past Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic the last 32 for the 14th time. said Svitolina who goes on to 6-2, 6-0. The Kiev-born Kudla, who face Greece's Maria Sakkari for Azarenka, now at 40 in the moved to the US with his par- a place in the last 16. world, was a semi-finalist at the ents on his first birthday, made "It's really unfortunate for All England Club in 2011 and the third round in 2015, knock- her." 2012. ing out Zverev in the first Czech third seed Karolina Next up is a last-32 clash round. Pliskova reached the last 32 with either fellow ex-world Cori Gauff, just 15 years with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Puerto number one Simona Halep or old, was the sensation of the first Rico's Olympic champion Mihaela Buzarnescu. round when she stunned five- Monica Puig. It's the first time that 2018 time champion Venus Williams Pliskova, one of four play- French Open champion Halep having already become the ers who could end Wimbledon has ever met a fellow Romanian youngest player to qualify for as world number one, will face at a Slam. Wimbledon. ,  .0515)2P5 (. on the half hour when Sergio Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan for a Djokovic's path to a fifth She faces 30-year-old Aguero headed Messi’s free-kick spot in the fourth round. title was eased on Monday when Magdalena Rybarikova who abriel Jesus and Roberto onto the bar, the ball bouncing In a match which opened potential title rivals Stefanos made the semi-finals in 2017. GFirmino scored the goals as down just in front of the line Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina before Brazil scrambled it clear. 2-0 on Tuesday to qualify for the Messi then burst into life, Copa America final. driving at heart of the Brazil Jesus and Firmino netted a defense and playing in Aguero, goal apiece in each half to give who took advantage of a Thiago Brazil a victory which ensured Silva slip to make space for him- Lionel Messi’s frustrating wait self but Marquinhos was quick- for a major international tour- ly across to block the nament title with Argentina Manchester City striker’s shot. continued. Moments later, Messi beat Hosts Brazil will play the two men on the right, won back winners of second semi-final the ball with a sliding tackle between champions Chile and after overrunning it, but then Peru in Sunday’s final. wastefully shot high and wide. It was the first time these At the other end, Arthur age-old rivals had met in a shot powerfully, but straight at major competition since Brazil goalkeeper Franco Armani. ,  05 /5  man in the sport and 13 years his a warm embrace after acciden- beat Argentina 3-0 in the 2007 Argentina pushed Brazil junior. tally colliding with her as he Copa final. back at the start of the second hree-time major winner Opelka fired 23 aces and 59 sprinted to hit a backhand. English-based Jesus and half and Aguero picked out TStan Wawrinka was knocked winners and goes on to face Also feeling the pain was Firmino were the stars, each cre- Lautaro Martinez in the box but out of Wimbledon on either 2016 runner-up Milos Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan ating the other’s goal, although he didn’t catch his left-foot vol- Wednesday, falling in five sets to Raonic of Canada or Robin who was forced to retire when captain Dani Alves had a major ley cleanly and Alisson gathered 6ft 11in (2.1m) Reilly Opelka as Haase of the Netherlands. just two points from victory say in the opener. comfortably. Another promising defending champion Novak Opelka will be appearing in against Ukraine eighth seed “It was another step towards attacking move ended with Djokovic waited to push his bid the third round at a Slam for the Elina Svitolina. our objective. We’re achieving Rodrigo de Paul blazing over for a fifth title. first time having never won a World number 62 all the goals that we’re setting from 20 yards. Two-time quarter-finalist grass court match in his career Gasparyan was 7-5, 5-4 ahead ourselves,” said Alves. But Jesus produced a beau- Wawrinka, 34, was beaten 7-5, prior to coming to Wimbledon. when she collapsed to the “A lot of people doubt us tiful piece of skill, including a 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 by his Wawrinka won warm ground on Court Three, suffer- but we have a lot of faith in our- pirouetting drag-back, before American opponent, the tallest applause for giving a line judge ing with cramping. selves, in our plan, in our hard teeing up Philippe Coutinho work. who should have done better “We’re reaping the fruits of than shooting over. the seeds we’re sowing every Moments later, though, a day.” blocked shot from Martinez But it was a miserable night looped over to Messi who for Messi, whose hopes of lashed a shot from an angle landing a major international against the post, with Alisson honour with Argentina ended beaten. in disappointment once again. Alisson was alert to clutch He will get another oppor- a Messi free-kick on 66 minutes tunity next year, though, with that looked destined for the top the fourth Copa America in the corner. last five years, due to be played By then, Scaloni had in Argentina and Colombia. already gone for broke, bringing “We should have been the off midfielder Marcos Acuna team going to the final because and sending on speedy winger we deserved it, no doubt about Angel Di Maria, with Messi that. But sometimes football is dropping into a deeper role. unfair,” complained Argentina Just as Argentina looked coach Lionel Scaloni. capable of finding a way back Brazil took the lead on 19 into the match, Brazil stung minutes after a piece of indi- them on the counter-attack vidual brilliance from Alves. with Manchester City’s Jesus He beat three players on a getting away from two defend- mazy run before sending ers and teeing up the unmarked Firmino clear down the right Liverpool striker Firmino for a with a no-look pass, the tap in on 71 minutes. Liverpool forward crossing for Scaloni threw on another the unmarked Jesus to tap forward in Paulo Dybala but home. there was no way back for Argentina almost levelled Argentina.