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SHORT TAKES ‘DR BOMB’ Punjab moves resolution to repeal CAA ARRESTED IN Just like Kerala, Punjab says it will move Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act KANPUR Chandigarh, Jan. 17: law would “spoil the secu- Where will the poor three hours of discussion. told reporters outside the helm in Germany. ments associated with it Calling the Citizenship lar fabric of the country”, The Kerala Assembly Assembly. Participating in the dis- are amended suitably, in Mumbai, Jan 17: A convict in Amendment Act “inher- but the BJP opposed it. go and from where was the first to pass a reso- In response to a question, cussion, Singh hit out at order to allay apprehen- the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb ently discriminatory”, the The opposition will they procure their lution against the amend- he made it clear that the the Centre and said, “You sions that it is a prelude to blasts case, Jalees Ansari, who Punjab Assembly on Shiromani Akali Dal, an birth certificates? This is a ed Citizenship Act. Kerala census in Punjab would be want to change secular NRC and designed to went “missing” while on Friday adopted a resolu- ally of the BJP, sought great tragedy. has also moved to conducted on the old fabric of this country. It is deprive a section of parole, was arrested on Friday tion by voice vote seeking inclusion of Muslim in the Supreme Court against parameters. very sad what is happen- persons from citizenship from Kanpur in Uttar its immediate repeal and list of communities that — AMARINDER the law. The new factors added by ing now. We had not even of India and implement Pradesh, an official said. Chief Minister Amarinder would be granted citizen- SINGH Chief Minister the Centre for the purpose thought of such a thing. CAA. Ansari (68), a Mumbai resi- Singh announced that his ship under the amended Amarinder Singh said the of the National Population We want to break brother- Terming the “divisive” dent, who was serving a life government would law. Punjab Chief Minister Centre would have to make Register (NPR) would not hood merely for politics.” Act and NRC a tragedy, he term in a Rajasthan jail, was approach the Supreme The CAA provides for the necessary amend- be included, he said. “Clearly, no lessons had said, “Where will the poor nabbed in a joint operation of Court against it, the sec- granting citizenship for Contending that the Act ments to the CAA, if it had Inside the Assembly, the been learnt from history, go and from where will Maharashtra’s Anti- ond state after Kerala to do Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, was a “negation of the sec- to be implemented in Chief Minister described he said. they procure their birth Terrorism Sqaud and the so. Jains, Parsis and ular fabric on the Punjab and other states the CAA as against secular The resolution also certificates? This is a great Uttar Pradesh Special Task The ruling Congress, Christians, who had Constitution”, the opposing the legislation. fabric of the country and urged the Central govern- tragedy. And I am very Force (STF), the official said. main opposition Aam migrated to India before Assembly passed the reso- “Like Kerala, our gov- said events unfolding now ment to put on hold the sorry to say...I wish I was Ansari, known as ‘Dr Bomb’ Aadmi Party and the Lok December 31, 2014, from lution, moved by parlia- ernment will also were similar to the ones work on the National not here when this is hap- for his suspected involvement Insaaf Party supported Pakistan, Bangladesh and mentary affairs minister approach the Supreme witnessed in Europe when Population Register pening to my country,” in more than 52 blast cases the resolution saying the Afghanistan. Brahm Mohindra, after Court on the issue, he later Adolf Hitler was at the (NPR), till forms/docu- —PTI across the country, went “missing” on early Thursday morning. He was on a 21-day parole and was expected to return to Kerala Gov seeks Ajmer Central Jail by Friday evening after end of the parole period, he said. Ansari, a resident of report from govt Mominpura in Agripada in central Mumbai, is an MBBS DC CORRESPONDENT informed that the govern- doctor by training. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , ment is going to Supreme While on parole, he was JAN. 17 Court to challenge a ordered to visit the Agripada Central law which is none police station everyday The rift between Kerala of state’s concern. between 10.30 am and 12 pm to Governor Arif Moha- Citizenship is a Central mark attendance, he said. mmad Khan and the subject,” he said. However, Ansari did not visit CPM-led LDF govern- “It is the duty of the the police station on Thursday ment escalated further on Chief Minister whether during the designated time, Friday, with the former he comes personally, the official said. seeking a report on the sends his ministers or In the afternoon, his 35-year- suit filed by the state in one of his officials writes old son, Jaid Ansari, Supreme Court challeng- to my principal secretary. approached the police station ing Citizenship That is his concern. But with a complaint about his Amendment Act (CAA). he is duty bound to sub- “missing” father, he said. Khan told the reporters mit this before issuing an According to the complaint, in the national capital order,” the Governor said. Jalees Ansari woke up in the that by not seeking his “I have to ensure that early hours and told family approval before filing the constitutional machinery members he is going to offer suit in apex court, Chief in the state does not col- namaz, but did not return Minister Pinarayi lapse,” he said. home. Vijayan had violated rule Reacting to the Chief Acting on his complaint, the 34 clause 2 of the rules of Minister’s dig on Agripada police registered a business of the govern- Thursday that the era of missing case, the official said. ment. residents of British Raj The Crime Branch of the The following classes of was over, Khan said, “Yes Mumbai Police, the cases shall be submitted we are not living in colo- Maharashtra ATS and other by the Chief Minister to nial period. Here nobody agencies launched a massive the Governor before the is supreme. Supreme is manhunt for the terror con- issue of order; cases the Constitution. But vict, he said. which affect the relations what he is saying should of the state with the reflect in his action. I am Centre, or any other state appealing to Chief GO TO PAK, government, Supreme Minister to realise that Court and the High we are not living in colo- TEACHER Court. nial India anymore. Now Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad holds a copy of the Constitution during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act at Jama Masjid in The Governor said that it is rule of law. I am not New Delhi on Friday. Azad, who has been accused of inciting people during an anti-CAA protest at Jama Masjid on December 20, on Friday moved some might say that this above law. I am constitu- TELLS GIRLS court seeking modification of the conditions imposed on him by a Delhi court while granting him bail in the case. —PTI was only for passing the tional head of the state. I information. “Even if am below the law, and so DC CORRESPONDENT this is accepted, in the is everybody else,” he THIRUVNANTHAPURAM, JAN. 17 No papers will be required under CAA: Ghosh present case, I was not said. A teacher of a government girls school in Kodungallur in Thrissur district of Kerala RAJIB CHOWDHURI | DC Howrah that no docu- state the date you entered alleged, “Didi is saying: state the date of your was placed under suspension KOLKATA, JAN. 17 ments would be required India and mention your Do not fill up the forms. arrival correctly. Those after he allegedly asked stu- for applying for citizen- father’s name with the Never fall prey to her ploy. who have come here till dents to pack off to Pakistan if West Bengal BJP presi- ship under the CAA. address say Saatkhira Ask those businessmen December 31, 2014 will be they were unwilling to accept dent and MP from Ghosh, however, made it (Bangladesh). This is the who did not register them- awarded citizenship. So the Citizenship Amendment Midnapore Dilip Ghosh clear that each person proof. No other document selves in the GST and had your word is the last Act. The officials of the gener- said on Friday that Prime from Bangladesh living in and attestation will be to pay fines later. An word.” al education department said Minister Narendra Modi India would be mandated needed.” Aadhaar card or attempt is being made to Lashing out at Trinamul that the disciplinary action would give barely four to fill up the CAA form. voter card is not the citi- fool Bengalis.” Congress for their anti- was initiated on Thursday months’ time to the people Ghosh said, “Modiji will zenship, he added. “You will become an CAA protests, he argued, against Kaleshan, who taught to apply for citizenship give three-four months’ Taking a dig at Chief Indian citizen from the “They are scaring people Hindi in the school. under the Citizenship time. You have to fill up Minister Mamata date you would state in the saying the dates of birth of The decision to suspend him Amendment Act (CAA). the forms according to the Banerjee, the BJP MP, who form. Someone might have parents would be asked was taken after the deputy He said at a rally in sup- CAA. No documents will has become the state party come in 1975, others in for. It would not be director of education depart- port of the CAA in be required. You will only chief for the second time, 1980 and 1985. You will sought.” Kerala Governor M Arif Khan addresses the media at ment conducted a detailed Kerala Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday. —PTI inquiry into the incident. The father of a student had filed a complaint through the social media and the authori- Sonia aide faces No cases of ‘love jihad’ in Rajini in dock for ties took cognizance of the matter and ordered the probe. MEGA JOB ED investigation Kerala, says DGP Behera Periyar comment M. K. ASHOKA | DC ■ FORMER MINISTER DC CORRESPONDENT besmirching the reputa- MELA IN BENGALURU, JAN. 17 George is accused of DC CORRESPONDENT Minorities sent a missive report within 21 days. CHENNAI, JAN. 17 tion of Periyar by making amassing properties THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, to him, seeking a probe The Synod passed the a false statement that Will Sonia Gandhi confi- worth millions of dollars JAN. 17 into the allegations of resolution in Ernakulam Dravidar Viduthalai nude pictures of Lord KANDHAMAL dante, senior Congress ‘love jihad’ levelled by the on Wednesday, expressing Kazhagam (DVK) has Rama and Sita were car- leader and former minis- in the name of his daugh- Kerala DGP Lokanath Synod of influential Syro concern over the rising filed a police complaint ried by marchers in a DC CORRESPONDENT ter, K.J. George meet the ter and son-in-law in Behera on Friday refuted Malabar Church on cases of ‘love jihad’ in demanding action against rally organised at Salem HYDERABAD, JAN. 17 same fate as D.K. Manhattan, New York the allegations of ‘love Wednesday. Kerala. actor Rajinikanth for in 1971. Shivakumar, who was jihad’ cases in the state. Behara said that he had The resolution further making an allegedly false DVK president Kolathur As many as 7,000 rural youths jailed during the course the annexures filed by all The state police chief not seen the commission stated that half of the 21 statement about Dravidar Mani said the actor had were placed in 71 companies at of investigation by the your concerns for the said no ‘love jihad’ case directive, but the depart- youth recruited by ISIS Kazhagam founder, uttered a “blatant lie” the two-day mega job mela in Enforcement Directorate financial year 2005-06 has been reported in ment would look into the from Kerala were convert- Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, while referring to a rally Kandhamal parliamentary (ED)? onwards and till date.” Kerala for the past two issues referred in the com- ed from Christianity. in his speech at the gold- organised by Periyar, and constituency, organised at the Sources claim that, George, after being years. “During the last munication. Meanwhile, differences en jubilee celebrations of demanded an uncondi- initiative of Dr Achyuta George, who is accused of grilled for hours, stated two years we have not The National have cropped up within the Tamil magazine, tional apology. Samanta, Kandhamal Lok amassing properties that he will produce all come across any case in Commission for the Church over the tim- Thuglak, on Wednesday The actor also earned Sabha MP, in cooperation with worth millions of dollars documents sought by the the state,” he told Minorities directed the ing of the resolution. in Chennai. the ire of DMK’s Youth the district administration. in the name of his daugh- officials, but refused to reporters in Kozhikode. state police chief based on Some believe that the The complaint regis- Wing head, Udhayanidhi The mega job mela was a ter and son-in-law in divulge any other details The DGP’s reaction a resolution passed by resolution and the allega- tered at the Katoor police Stalin, for another resounding success with rural Manhattan, New York, to the media. comes a day after National Syro Malabar Church and tions have come up in an station in Coimbatore, remark he made as part of youths, mostly having under seems to be in trouble. Ravikrishna Reddy, the Commission for asked him to submit a inappropriate time. accused the actor of the same speech. matric qualifications, getting Acting on a complaint complainant in the case, jobs with salary ranging from by political activist alleged that George, being `10,000 to `20,000 in well estab- Ravikrishna Reddy, the “a powerful politician lished companies. The compa- ED began investigating since the 1990s has IN BAD | TASTE Tweet by tourism dept on beef fry on Sankranti draws flak nies will provide other facili- the matter. George, who amassed properties in ties, in addition to salary. appeared before the ED Manhattan area of New On January 9, the mega job seemed to be confident York city, which is regard- mela was held at Phulbani, the that he would not be pros- ed as one of the costliest Kerala minister defends ‘beef tweets’ district headquarters of ecuted. ED officers have real estate in the world”. Kandhamal. asked George to furnish The details of three More than 12,000 youths from details of all bank properties on Lafayette GILVESTER ASSARY | DC tweet, highlighting Tourists in Kerala “Tender chunks of beef, munalise everything,” he Phublani, Kotagarh, accounts maintained by Street in Manhattan, and THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Kerala’s popular delicacy enjoy pork, beef and slow-roasted with aromat- said. Tumudibandh, Baliguda, K. him and his family mem- two properties on JAN. 17 beef ularthiyathu. Kerala ic spices, coconut pieces, The minister said each Nuagaon, Daringbadi, Raikia, bers, both in India and Mullberry Street in New government, the tourism fish. Controversy is creat- and curry leaves. A recipe recipe including that of G. Udaygiri, Tikabali, abroad. York has been listed. Most With the “beef fry” tweet department and the Left ed by those who want to for the most classic dish, pork delicacies have been Chakapada, Phiringia, They have also sought of the properties are in on the official Twitter han- came in for sharp criti- communalise issue beef ularthiyathu, the uploaded on the official Khajuripada block and details of all movable and the name of his daughter dle of Kerala Tourism trig- cism by a section of stuff of legends, from the website of the depart- Phulbani Municipality area of immovable properties in Renita Abraham and son- gering a major controver- Twitterati, who alleged — KADAKAMPALLY land of spices, Kerala,” ment. Kerala tourism has Kandhamal district, Gania, India and abroad owned in-law Kevin Abraham, sy, tourism minister that the tweet on “beef SURENDRAN evoked sharp reactions. huge following on social Daspala and Nuagaon block of by him, along with proof. Reddy alleged. “All these Kadakampally Surendran fry” was deliberately post- Kerala tourism minister Many felt it was needless. media with 35 lakh follow- Nayagarh district The ED also asked the properties are worth mil- on Friday categorically ed on MakarSankranti. But the minister on ers on Facebook, 18 lakh Bhanjanagar and Jagannath Congress leader to pro- lions of dollars and the stated that there was no Surendran said the peo- “There are several pork Friday stood firmly by the on Twitter and two lakh Prasad of Ganjam district duce “Income Tax daughter and son-in-law’s attempt to hurt anyone’s ple criticising the beef dishes which are already tweet. on Instagram. No other attended the job mela and out returns from the finan- income does not match,” religious sentiments. tweet were trying to give a on the tourism depart- “Tourists arriving in state in India has more of them 10,000 registered their cial year 2005 onwards till he said. The minister said there communal colour to the ment’s website,” the min- Kerala enjoy all dishes, followers than Kerala. All name for placement. As many date. Copies of Income In his submission to was a deliberate attempt whole issue by posting pic- ister said and added that whether it is pork, beef or items including food are as 6,300 were selected for Tax returns, audited bal- Lokayukta, George in from certain quarters to tures of pork and daring in Kerala cuisine is not fish. The whole controver- marketed by tourism placement. 21 companies par- ance sheet and P&L 2014 said that “the income add communal colour to the tourism department to linked with religion. sy has been triggered by department on the social ticipated, selecting 700 youths. account, along with all of his children is nil.” the tourism department’s upload such pictures too. The controversial tweet: fanatics who want to com- media, he added. 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IN BRIEF Ghosn: Images Iran: Strikes on US bases a Day of God show accomplices In rare Friday sermon, Ayatollah Khamenei lashes out at West, slams American clowns Istanbul: Turkey’s state news agency has published images of Tehran, Jan. 17: Iran’s Thousands had gathered two men accused of helping Supreme Leader inside the large prayer 11 US TROOPS fugitive businessman Carlos Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hall in central Tehran and Ghosn escape via an Istanbul air- said in a Friday sermon packed the area and port, as he fled a corruption trial that Iran’s missile strikes streets outside the build- HURT IN ATTACK in Japan. The security camera on US targets in Iraq ing, chanting “Death to images, first made public on showed it had divine sup- America”. ON IRAQ BASE Thursday, show Michael Taylor port in delivering a “slap He said that demonstra- and George Antoine Zayek at on the face” to a world tions at home over the Washington, Jan. 17: passport control at Istanbul power. accidental downing of a Eleven American troops Airport, according to state news He lashed out at Western Ukrainian airliner were were injured in an Iranian agency Anadolu. The Wall Street countries as he led Friday unrepresentative of the attack on an Iraqi base Journal described Taylor as a prayers in Tehran for the Iranian people and where American soldiers former US special forces opera- first time in eight years, accused the country’s ene- were deployed, the US tive now working as a private dismissing “American mies of exploiting it for Central Command said security contractor. Ghosn, the clowns” who he said pre- propaganda purposes. Thursday, although the US former boss of carmaker Nissan, tend to support the Khamenei said the military had previously fled from Japan reportedly by Iranian nation but want to downing was a “bitter” maintained there were no hiding inside an audio equip- stick their “poisoned dag- tragedy but should not be casualties. ment box, later giving a news ger” into its back. allowed to overshadow the “While no US service conference in Lebanon. He has “The day when Sepah’s “sacrifice” of one of members were killed in refused to comment on the (the Guards’ Farsi name) Iran’s most storied com- the January 8 Iranian details of his escape. Turkish missiles demolished the manders, assassinated in attack on Al-Asad Air police say he disembarked on US military base in Iraq is a US drone strike in Base, several were treated foot at the smaller Ataturk also one of Allah’s days. Baghdad. “The plane for concussion symptoms Airport and transferred to anoth- That a nation has the crash was a bitter acci- from the blast and are still er private jet for Lebanon. power to slap a global, dent, it burned through being assessed,” US Anadolu report suggests Taylor harassing, arrogant our heart,” Khamenei Central Command and Zayek accompanied Ghosn power in this way shows said. “But some tried to... spokesman Captain Bill from Japan to Turkey, but then God’s power and is one of portray it in a way to for- Urban said in a statement. took a separate flight to Beirut Allah’s days,” he said. get the great martyrdom At the time of the attack, with Middle East Airlines. Khamenei used his rare and sacrifice” of General most of the 1,500 US sol- appearance at the weekly Qasem Soleimani. diers at the base had been prayers to deliver a fiery Khamenei said Iran’s Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads Friday prayers in Tehran. The last time Khamenei led Friday tucked away in bunkers, Pension strikes hit address in which he insist- enemies had seized on the prayers at Tehran’s Mosalla mosque was in February 2012, on the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution. — AFP after advance warning ed Iran would not bow to plane tragedy in a bid to from superiors. Urban France’s Louvre US pressure after months undermine the Islamic we stand with the people He also slammed the gov- iffs on European cars. to surrender,” he said. said that “in the days fol- of crushing sanctions and republic. “Our enemies of Iran. You’re lying,” ernments of Britain, “It has been proven now, Meanwhile, Russian lowing the attack, out of Paris: The Louvre museum in a series of recent crises — were as happy about the Khamenei said. “These France and Germany, after about a year, that Foreign Minister Sergei an abundance of caution, Paris shut down Friday after from the killing of a top plane crash as we were American clowns that lie which on Tuesday decided they are, in the true sense Lavrov on Friday urged a some service members striking workers blocked the Iranian general to the sad,” he said. in utter viciousness that to trigger a dispute mech- of the word, America’s “de-escalation” of the ten- were transported from Al- entrance, the management said, accidental shooting down “The spokesmen of the ‘we are with the people of anism in the 2015 nuclear lackeys, and these coward- sions and an end to the Asad Air Base — eight to in the latest protest against of a Ukrainian passenger vicious American govern- Iran’. See who the people deal with Iran, following ly governments are wait- “constant threats”. Landstuhl, and three to plans to overhaul France’s pen- plane. ment keep repeating that of Iran are.” US threats to impose tar- ing for the Iranian nation — AFP Camp Arifjan”. — AFP sion system. Hundreds of disap- pointed visitors massed in front of the entrance to the world’s most visited museum, some hurl- ing insults at the striking work- Xi in Myanmar ers, according to a reporter at Trump’s impeachment trial begins the scene. The blockade came as union leaders seek to widen Washington, Jan. 17: ■ LEV PARNAS, AN opposition to the pension The US Senate opened the associate of Rudy to bolster ties reforms, which have triggered impeachment trial of Giuliani, told reporters the longest transport strike in President Donald Trump France in decades. The unions with quiet ceremony on he witnessed President Naypyidaw, Jan. 17: are looking for a second wind as Thursday — senators Donald Trump telling a President Xi Jinping on US WARSHIP the movement starts to flag, standing at their desks to top aide that the US Friday vowed to take with the proportion of workers swear an oath of “impar- ambassador to Ukraine China’s ties with TREADS TAIWAN at national railway operator tial justice” as jurors, should be fired. It was Myanmar to a “new Taipei, Jan. 17: A US SNCF falling to 4.6 percent on House prosecutors for- level” during his maiden warship has sailed Friday. On Thursday, around mally reciting the charges one of several visit, which aims at through the Taiwan 187,000 people took part in a and Chief Justice John instances when Trump boosting the Communist Strait, mainland and sixth day of nationwide protests Roberts presiding. attempted to fire then- giant’s investments in Taipei officials said against the overhaul. The trial, only the third ambassador Marie mammoth infrastructure Friday, the first such pas- such undertaking in Yovanovitch, Parnas projects, including a $1.3- sage since the island American history, is said in the latest million port deal that will resoundingly re-elected Lebanese block unfolding at the start of provide Beijing a step- its independence-leaning the election year, a time of installment of a wide- ping stone to the Indian president. In Beijing, for- roads in protest deep political division in ranging interview that Ocean. eign ministry spokesman the nation. Four of the aired Thursday night. On his arrival in Geng Shuang said China Beirut: Protesters blocked sever- senators sitting in judg- Myanmar, the first by a “closely followed” the al main roads across Lebanon on ment on Trump are run- ■ FAR FROM FEELING Chinese leader in 19 ship throughout its Friday as unprecedented ning for the Democratic the heat, Trump will be years, President Xi entire journey. demonstrations against a politi- Party’s nomination to chilling in Davos, a received a royal welcome cal elite accused of corruption challenge him in the fall. US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Announcement of the with two fighter jets vinced that his visit will and incompetence entered their “Hear ye, hear ye, hear Guidance on Constitutional Prayer in Public Schools, at the White House in fancy Swiss ski resort, escorting his plane after “take the bilateral ties to fourth month. The protest move- ye!” intoned the Senate’s Washington on Thursday. — AFP when the Senate hears it entered the country’s a new level and into a ment rocking Lebanon since sergeant at arms, calling opening arguments in airspace. As his plane new era”. China, which October 17 has resurged this the proceedings to order dates the chief justice remain standing, and would, and then they lined his impeachment trial touched down in for decades has main- week, over delays in forming a just past noon. Senators serve as the presiding offi- raise their right hand,” up to sign an oath book. next week. Trump is so Naypyidaw, children pre- tained close ties with new cabinet to address the filled the chamber, an cer, and Roberts made the Roberts said. “Do you Trump faces two charges confident that his sented him flowers before Myanmar military even country’s growing economic cri- unusual sight in itself, sit- short trip across the street solemnly swear that in all after the House voted to he was whisked off to a when Suu Kyi was incar- sis. No progress seemed to have ting silently under strict from the Supreme Court things appertaining to the impeach him last month. Republican party greeting party, China’s cerated for years, has been made on a final lineup, rules that prohibit talking to the Capitol. He has long trial of the impeachment One, that he abused his majority will stay loyal state-run Xinhua news again became an impor- which protesters demand be or cellphones, for a trial insisted judges are not of Donald John Trump, power by pressuring that he sees no risk in agency reported. tant ally. A key deal made up solely of independent that will test not only politicians and is expected president of the United Ukraine to investigate jetting to Switzerland Huge portraits of the which the Chinese experts and empty of traditional Trump’s presidency but to serve as a referee for States, now pending, you Democratic rival Joe for the annual World Chinese President and President is expected to political parties. In central also the nation’s three the proceedings. will do impartial justice Biden, using military aid banners celebrating the finalise with Myanmar is Beirut, dozens of protesters branches of power and its Senators rose quickly according to the to the country as leverage. Economic Forum on China-Myanmar friend- the $1.3 billion project to Friday stood between parked system of checks and bal- when he appeared in his Constitution and laws, so He is also charged with Tuesday, right as law- ship and cooperation develop the Kyaukphyu cars blocking a key thoroughfare ances. plain black robe. “Will all help you God?” The sena- obstructing Congress’ makers convene for the were put up along Xi’s port, which will provide linking the city’s east and west. The Constitution man- senators now stand, and tors responded they ensuing probe. — AP historic trial. route from the airport to China a stepping stone to “We blocked the road with cars downtown. According to the Indian Ocean, besides because it’s something they reports, Xi told Myanmar energy security. can’t move,” a protester said. Haftar secretly Pak court sentences 86 leaders that he was con- — PTI MISSING INDIAN WOMAN FOUND flies to Greece Islamists to 55 yrs in jail Islamabad, Jan. 17: A the police over the arrest submit Rs 12,925,000 and Athens, Jan. 17: Libyan Pakistani court has sen- of party chief Khadim directed authorities to DEAD IN CAR military strongman tenced brother and Hussain Rizvi in 2018, seize their moveable and New York: A 34-year-old Khalifa Haftar was hold- nephew of a radical Dawn news reported. immoveable assets. Indian-origin woman who was ing talks in Athens on Islamist party chief along Those convicted include After the verdict was reported missing two weeks Friday two days ahead of with 84 others to 55-year TLP chief Khadim announced late on ago has been found dead under a peace conference in prison terms each for tak- Hussain Rizvi’s brother Thursday night, the con- mysterious circumstances in Berlin, which he and the ing part in protests in Ameer Hussain Rizvi and victs were escorted to the trunk of her car in the US head of Tripoli’s UN- 2018 over the acquittal of nephew Mohammad Ali, Attock jail in three vehi- state of Illinois, according to recognised government Aasia Bibi, a Christian the report said. The court cles under tight security. media reports. Fayez al-Sarraj are woman in a controversial handed 86 workers and In November 2018, over Sureel Dabawala was report- expected to attend. blasphemy case, accord- supporters of the TLP 2,000 people, including the ed missing by her family on Haftar secretly flew to ing to a media report. with a prison sentence of chief of a radical Islamist January 1 after she failed to Athens on Thursday for The anti-terrorism 55 years each in a case party, were booked under return home in Schaumburg, talks as Greece criticised court (ATC) in pertaining to rioting and terrorism and other Illinois, on December 30, the its exclusion from a Khalifa Haftar Rawalpindi was hearing a resisting against the charges of rioting, Schaumburg Police said in a United Nations-backed case against the Tehreek- police, the report said. attempting murder and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar State statement. peace conference in ■ RUSSIAN PRESIDENT i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Additionally, the court hurling threats during Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands during a She had gone to work out at a Berlin this weekend. Vladimir Putin will workers who held violent on Thursday ordered the the protests following the welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in gym and was last seen driving On Friday, Haftar take part in a peace protests and clashed with convicts to collectively acquittal of Bibi. — PTI Naypyidaw on Friday. — AFP her car. She never came home thanked Vladimir Putin, after that, her family was quot- his “dear friend”, for his conference on Libya in ed as saying by the Chicago efforts to bring peace in Germany on Sunday, ■ Tribune. On Monday, the Libya after Moscow as world powers step RUFFLING | FEATHERS Facial hair a point of some fascination, says Harris Chicago Police contacted announced that the up efforts to find a Schaumburg Police to report Russian leader would lasting ceasefire. that a body had been recovered attend Sunday’s confer- from the inside of the vehicle ence. However, Russia’s fighters and displaced owned by the missing acting foreign minister tens of thousands. An Koreans flip out over a moustache Dabawala, the statement said. Sergei Lavrov said Haftar interim truce that came The Chicago Police are han- and Sarraj could not even into force on Sunday has Seoul, Jan. 17: Tensions reminds many South and the mockery of his nations,” Harris said of dling this as a death investiga- bear each other’s pres- mostly held, despite accu- may be running high on Koreans of the days of moustache — despite the the lingering tensions tion, it said. After private ence, let alone talk. sations of violations from the Korean peninsula, but Japanese colonial rule fact that many famous between South Korea and investigators hired by “So far ties between Haftar’s forces and the Harry Harris’s facial hair from 1910 to 1945. Korean historical figures Japan. “But I am not the Dabawala’s family located her them are very tense, they rival Tripoli-based is vying with denucleari- In an interview with a had similar facial hair. Japanese-American white sedan parked in don’t even want to be in Government of National sation as the defining local radio station, a rul- “My moustache, for some ambassador to Korea — I Chicago’s West Garfield Park the same room to say Accord (GNA). theme of his tenure as US ing party lawmaker com- reason, has become a am the American ambas- neighbourhood, Chicago police nothing of meeting each Haftar walked away ambassador to South pared Harris with a “gov- point of some fascination sador to Korea.” officers were called there. The other,” Lavrov said. from ceasefire talks in Korea, according to news- ernor general” of the here,” Harris said at the He also drew criticism trunk of the car was opened, World powers are trying Moscow on Monday, but paper reports. Japanese government dur- briefing. from the highest levels of after her father arrived with to mediate a lasting German Foreign Harris, a former navy ing the colonial period. In a protest outside the government in Seoul on the keys of the car. Dabawala ceasefire nine months Minister Heiko Maas vis- admiral who was born in Others criticized Harris US Embassy in December, Friday for suggesting that was found wrapped in a blan- after Haftar’s forces ited his eastern Libya Japan to a Japanese moth- more directly, with some activists plucked mous- Seoul consult with ket and authorities later pro- launched an assault on stronghold of Benghazi er and an American navy even commenting on his Harry Harris tache hairs from posters of Washington about the pos- nounced her dead, it said. The Tripoli, sparking fighting on Thursday to persuade officer, has been accused Japanese-American her- Harris. “I understand the sibility of reopening medical examiner’s office that has killed more than him to join the Berlin of insulting his hosts by itage. mentioned the public com- historical animosity that tourism with North Korea. released her identification. 280 civilians and 2,000 conference. — AFP growing a moustache that On Thursday, Harris also ments about his heritage exists between both of the — Agencies c m y k c m y k MIND POWER JIM CARREY JURGEN KLOPP PAGE Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I That’s what you live for as a sportsman. You 10 wouldn’t trade it for poverty and obscurity have to put up a fight. Edit DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 18 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

18 JANUARY 2020 Govt should heed Modi’s mantra: Treat all equally Subhani

even years back, drawing a contrast to the UPA-2 government’s policies, then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi told a television channel that government policy should treat everybody equally, and even Sif there were loopholes in the policy, it should not favour any one entity. This statement implies the government should be agnostic to any person or company. It should neither favour nor target any entity. But commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday virtually indicted Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his company for violating rules by offering deep discounts. This statement almost amounts to extra-judicial prosecu- tion. If Mr Goyal sees something fishy, his government should get the Enforcement Directorate to probe foreign investments by ecommerce companies. But singling out one company or commenting on it, especial- ly when the issue is being looked into by the Rajasthan High Court, does not augur well. At the outset, the rant appears to have been provoked by non-policy considerations, and could damage India’s credibility on the LETTERS Ease of Doing Business front. Walmart’s recent decision to retrench 56 employees — indicating a virtual retreat from India’s cash and carry INVITE TO IMRAN business — also does not make good reading for foreign investors. Faultlines deepen in Gulf: Prime facie, deep discounts offered by big ecommerce companies and India’s decision to invite the losses incurred by them do raise suspicions about their revenue Pakistan Prime Minister model. Thousands of small entrepreneurs have gone out of business as customers swamped ecommerce sites to take advantage of lower prices. Imran Khan after a long While the government should be considerate and sympathetic to them, it What’s Trump gameplan? gap gives another opportu- cannot do much to enforce price parity between physical stores and nity for both countries to online sellers, as the latter don’t have to spend on establishment costs. All amicably resolve their long- disruptive ideas or inventions such as mechanisation in the 17th century Iran played a decisive compact in Eurasia, par- or computerisation in the 20th century have created upheavals in tradi- role in the defeat of ticularly Central Asia. pending differences tional markets and led to the loss of old jobs. Ecommerce is one of the dis- President Jimmy Carter Second was the quiet through discussions (India ruptive ideas and no country can shy away from it. The government K.C. Singh in 1980 by refusing to presence of a US delega- to invite Imran for SCO should, therefore, nudge small traders to understand changing market release kidnapped US tion led by deputy nation- meet in Delhi, dynamics and refashion their strategy to stay in business. diplomats before the last al security adviser January 17). In his role as Prime Minister, Mr Modi should recall his old interview vote was counted and Mathew Pottinger, in It is also a nice proposal to and ensure that the forthcoming National E-commerce Policy does not Ronald Reagan’s victory New Delhi ostensibly for arrange a friendly cricket favour anybody and puts everyone on an equal footing. There are allega- known. the Raisina Dialogue, tions that the government is playing to the tune of some big corporates to This year’s Raisina when Iranian foreign match between their offi- put others at a disadvantage. The government should use the new policy he January 3 ures like Ali Motahari, Dialogue was held in minister Javad Zarif was cials and our leaders as framework to unequivocally prove all such allegations wrong. If the gov- killing of Maj. son of a close associate of New Delhi against this also in town. External cricket is Imran’s pet game. ernment adopts nepotistic practices, India will lose the confidence of for- Gen. Qasem Ayatollah Khomeini, backdrop. Seven “have affairs minister S. Gudipati Anirudh eign investors and that will be a big mistake. Though India’s economy is Soleimani, father of the Islamic revo- been” heads of state/gov- Jaishankar, when Secunderabad now the fifth largest in the world at an aggregate level, it is still a middle Tcommander of lution. The hardliners ernment and a dozen-odd quizzed about Iran-US income country on per capita basis and still needs a lot of foreign money the Al Quds Force of the were beginning to circle foreign ministers ties, simply said they are to develop itself to match Western standards. The Modi government Iranian Revolutionary their wagons, preparing adorned the podium. individualistic nations should, therefore, avoid all temptations to imitate China in using busi- Guards Corps (IRGC), in to defy America. Choosing to flatter the and that the “ball is in RELIGIOUS CHANT ness restrictions to browbeat foreign companies for political or nepotis- a US drone attack at With a sulking and host while former their court”. It is more Abdul Sabur Kidwai seeks to justi- tic reasons. Baghdad airport have irate IRGC on the defen- Afghan President Hamid than likely some direct or fy the protests against Shashi had multiple conse- sive after the airliner Karzai talked of a indirect contact between Tharoor’s remarks on chanting ‘La quences, in Iran and incident, Iranian “humane world order”, the two adversaries must ilaha illallah’ during the anti-CAA Farewell Dhoni? abroad. Iran expectedly President Hassan another leader suggested have been made, proba- protests (Reclaiming our identity as retaliated five days later Rouhani found his voice India as the fittest to lead bly facilitated by India. Indians & Muslims, January 17). by firing a barrage of on January 16 when he a global alliance of It’s too soon after the The fight against CAA should not lanning a fitting farewell for Mahendra Singh Dhoni has just got missiles at two Iraqi mili- berated the disqualifica- democracies. Former Soleimani killing to real- be narrowed down to a communal trickier. In not picking up a bat since Team India stumbled in the tary bases, after alerting tions, arguing: “This way Canadian PM Stephen ly imagine any meaning- issue. Not only the Muslims, but all PWorld Cup semi-final in July, Dhoni has placed neither selectors nor the Iraqis. Iran claimed is not an election”. He Harper went a stage fur- ful engagement, but often sections of Indians from every reli- the BCCI in an embarrassing position. The wise men of cricket tasked killing 80 “American ter- further invoked Gen. ther by lauding deft signalling can be the gion must strive to protect our with picking the team had no need to announce they were leaving Dhoni rorists”, in what was Soleimani as a non-parti- Narendra Modi’s vision starting point of a Constitution. out of their plans and the BCCI could leave the former captain out of the more symbolic revenge, san figure who talked to of India as a new kind of détente. L. Prabhakar annual central contracts list without kicking up a shindig. as no loss of Iraqi or all political factions. Mr nationalism independent During Mr Zarif’s call Secunderabad The situation leaves Dhoni with the delicate task of formally announc- American lives was Rouhani’s message of of Western liberalism. on Mr Narendra Modi, ing his retirement, which he will not do until he is convinced his ageing reported. For now, the national unity was criti- That all this was in con- the focus was clearly on body will not let him give 100 per cent to Team India. The October- point of further escala- cised by the Guardian flict with the reality of bilateral ties as there is PHARMA CITY PLAN November T-20 world championship could well be his dream last hurrah. tion into open hostilities Council as creating ten- popular protests over the just no space for high- A Pharma City needs three things. Timing retirement from sport may be a personal decision, but it can has passed, although the sions and undermining Citizenship Amendment level mediation between Firstly, it requires abundant fresh assume a huge public dimension. Nobody can be perfect in this, not even faultlines persist, if any- unity. Thus, a deep churn Act, the use of brute President Trump and water apart from facilities to treat Don Bradman whose well-planned farewell was ruined by tears in his eye thing with deepened hos- is underway in Iran force by the police in Ayatollah Khamenei. But and discharge toxic wastes that didn’t allow him to spot the Eric Hollies googly that bowled him when tility. though it is difficult to some BJP-run states to even an uneasy stalemate (Activists red flag pharma city pro- he was just four runs short of a magical Test average of 100. In order to exacerbate say that it would not end disrupt protests and a is not good for business posal, January 17). In the end it Sunil Gavaskar’s stumps were brutally rearranged in his last innings for domestic Iranian civil like many times in the challenge to Indian feder- or investment. Oil prices needs to be close to a water body in India, but he was a cricketer who may have called it a day when his skills unrest, which was mani- past when the regime and alism, rule of law and have hovered over $60 which the treated discharge can be were still intact. As a rule, great Indian cricketers, including Kapil Dev fest preceding the the IRGC have shown constitutionalism and touching $70 as the released. Hyderabad is not close to and Sachin Tendulkar, tended to tarry before putting up their feet. Soleimani killing, US resilience in quelling dis- seemed not to matter. Gulf crisis unfolded. a sea or abundant water. It would Dhoni has been an enigmatic character who called time on his Test President Donald Trump sent. The danger, as The Two noticeable factors Saudi Aramco stock, on be major health risk to promote a career and his ODI captaincy in unusual ways, springing his announce- ramped up sanctions, Economist puts it, is that emerged. First was which Crown Prince Pharma City in Hyderabad. ments on unsuspecting teammates. He may already have decided there’s while offering talks on although Iran could per- Russian foreign minister Mohammad bin Salman A.S. Murthy no motivation left in him for ODIs, but he indubitably deserves a grand January 8. Thousands of haps successfully strike a Sergey Lavrov, on the has based his diversifica- Hyderabad farewell in keeping with his enormous contribution to Indian cricket. 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Pradeep S. Mehta he first phase of the US-China com networks. The US also placed wireless technologies, opening doors India, one of the largest telecom cosy relationship with the Chinese trade deal that has recently restrictions on its firms supplying to Huawei gaining global leadership markets, initially kept Chinese com- government and intelligence-shar- and Sidharth Narayan been signed breaks the two- software and hardware to Chinese in technology, is believed to have led panies in a limbo. However, New ing laws in China add to this con- Tyear trade confrontation companies, following which Google to the decision. Delhi has now taken an in-principle cern. Another argument is the risk of between the two nations. However, had temporarily stopped providing The world, including Europe, has decision to give 5G spectrum to sanctions on Indian companies sup- word has it that the partial deal may updates to its Android technology for been divided on whether to ban Chinese companies for trials. plying US-made components to not offer much relief to Huawei. In a Huawei products. Huawei and other Chinese compa- Industry experts have often said Huawei. bid to block China’s ambitions of The primary stimulus behind the nies. Many countries like Australia Huawei’s equipment was superior to Given the already-delayed 5G tri- dominating the tech industry, ban is the possible transmission of and Japan are following the US lead. those offered by Ericsson and Nokia, als, one would look forward to trials including the crucial 5G technology, sensitive information being carried Countries who have already allowed besides being 20 per cent cheaper. being undertaken within this quar- the United States had earlier called through the company’s telecom net- Chinese vendors include Russia, This move gives clarity not only to ter itself. Huawei must be watched for restricting Chinese companies works to the Chinese government, Hungary and Thailand. Chinese vendors, but also domestic closely, and be urged to increase its Geopolitics from participating in 5G trials not thereby exposing digital networks to Some countries like Britain, and foreign telecom firms who seek transparency and accountability to only in the US, but in its allied coun- foreign surveillance and security Canada and Italy are yet to take a to participate in 5G trials, some of the governments of host countries. tries as well. Citing security con- threats. Apart from the US, other stand on the issue. Some are consid- which are looking to partner with From a global perspective, a ubiq- & the rollout cerns, the move endeavoured to cre- countries, as well as private compa- ering putting security measures in Chinese companies. Vodafone, Idea uitous 5G network is imperative for ate a China-free 5G alternative. But nies, have accused Huawei and its place for Chinese vendors, without and Airtel have already applied to reaping the full potential of the tech- despite this, India agreed to give employees time and again of stealing imposing an outright ban. But coun- participate in 5G trials in partner- nology. Having inter-operability at equal opportunity to Chinese compa- trade secrets, technology and also tries like Germany have complica- ship with Huawei. the heart of the many industrial and of 5G: The nies to participate in the 5G trials. spying for the Chinese government. tions to deal with. China has hinted However, speculation exists on consumer uses of 5G, which range Politically, this is also an assertion of Furthermore, the US has been at retaliatory sanctions against whether Huawei and other Chinese much beyond smartphones to India’s multipolar foreign policy and wary over losing its tech superiority Mercedes and Volkswagen. On the companies would eventually also be enabling the Internet of Things, we strategic autonomy. to China. These concerns also fuelled other side, in a bid to persuade its allowed in the final 5G deployment, need to look proactively at a future way forward Huawei, China’s biggest tech firm, America’s move to block the Nato allies, the US also said it may or the clearance will be restricted to that helps India join leading nations is caught in the middle of this global takeover of top US chipmaker consider restricting intelligence mere trials. Arguments against the in the technology sector. tech tussle. Despite the company Qualcomm, by Singapore-based sharing with countries using government’s decision are based on being a leader in 5G technology, the Broadcom, as it was labelled a Huawei’s equipment. Needless to suspicions about Chinese tech com- The writers work for CUTS US has been urging its allies to ban national treasure. Fears over the say, 5G technology has thus become panies hacking and stealing military International, a public policy Huawei equipment from their tele- weakening position of the US in hugely politicised. secrets. The cloud surrounding their research and advocacy group No big threat China’s economy slumps Even by 2021, India’s $1.2, trillion-a-year retail market will be to 29-year-low of 6.1% dominated by mom-and-pop shops China's GDP grew by 6.1% last year, 7% E-commerce the lowest in 29 years, as sluggish domestic demand and the bruising 18-month trade war with the US seri- 18% ously impacted the world's second- Organised largest economy. The new GDP data retail released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) comes a day after 75% China and the US signed a long-awaited phase one deal. Traditional China's economic growth of 6.1% is the worst since 1990. However, significant from the Chinese government's perspec- tive, the GDP expanded to $14.38 trillion from last year's $13.1 SATURDAY | 18 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD Source: Deloitte, unraveling the Indian Consumer/Bloomberg trillion. In 2018, the economy sank to a 28-year low to 6.6%. quick ■ Telecom and retail now account for 40% of Ebitda Adani set to buy 49% RIL reports record in Kakinada SEZ port N. VAMSI SRINIVAS | DC tion process told this remained a non-starter BITES VIJAYAWADA, JAN. 17 newspaper that GMR for more than a decade- would offload 49 per cent and-a-half since its incep- quarterly net profit The Adani group is set to stake to Adani in the port tion by Oil and Natural INDICATORS % annex yet another port in project. The deal, howev- Gas Commission (ONGC) its conquest of Indian er, does not include the and Kakinada Sea Ports Sensex 41,945.37 0.03 Mumbai/New Delhi, Electronics, Fashion & coast. The group has in SEZ project, sources Limited--the private oper- Nifty 50 12,352.40 -0.03 Jan. 17: Reliance Lifestyle and Grocery seg- principle decided to added. ator of existing deep- Industries Ltd’s December- ments," said RIL. acquire considerable Recently, the Adani water port in Kakinada. S&P 500* 3,323.51 0.20 quarter profit jumped 13.5 During the December stake in the proposed group bought a 75 per cent The GMR group entered Dollar (`) 71.08 0.2 per cent to another record, quarter, Reliance Retail Kakinada SEZ port in stake in the into the project following Pound Sterling (`) 92.65 0.04 as the conglomerate bene- added 456 stores, taking Andhra Pradesh, being Krishnapatnam port. At the exit of ONGC and fitted from steady double- the developed by the GMR one stage, it was in talks acquired land for the SEZ Euro (`) 78.95 -0.24 digit growth at its con- total store count to 11,316 group, it is learnt. with the Gagavaram port running into 8,000 acres. Gold (10gm)* (`) 40,590▲32 0.07 sumer-facing units. stores with an area of 26.3 The state government management for acquisi- GMR later approached the Consolidated net profit million square feet in near- had already signed a con- tion of the port but the government to change the Brent crude ($/bbl)* 64.69 0.07 climbed to a record Rs ly 7,000 towns. cession agreement with deal never got through. captive port to commer- IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.622 0.024 11,640 crore in the Reliance Industries’ oil the GMR group for devel- The group owns Dhamra, cial port as the former US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 1.839 0.030 December quarter, RIL refining margins rose after oping the port along with Katupalli and was unviable. The state said on Friday. six straight quarters of a Special Economic Zone Krishnapatnam, besides government opted for * As of 9:30 pm IST Consolidated revenue fell decline, though the weak- in about 8,000 acres near owning terminals in Swiss Challenge method 1.4 per cent to Rs 168,858 ness in the petrochemical Kakinada. Visakhapatnam and and awarded the commer- crore. businesses continued. Though the companies Ennore ports on the East cial port to GMR, which The quarterly profit, last financial year. bundle best-in-class con- The operator of the are tight-lipped, sources Coast. quoted the highest rev- which trumped the record Reliance Jio posted a 62.5 nectivity with bouquet of world's largest oil refining involved in the acquisi- The Kakinada SEZ enue share. Jet Airways to Rs 11,262 crore in the prior per cent jump in its stand- digital content and servic- complex saw pre-tax earn- quarter, was also higher alone net profit at Rs 1,350 es," RIL chairman and ings from the business rise sell Netherlands than analysts’ average crore versus Rs 831 crore managing director 12 per cent to Rs 5,657 crore expectation of Rs 11,432 in the year-ago quarter. Mukesh Ambani said in a in the third quarter of the biz to KLM crore, according to Operating revenue jumped statement. current fiscal year. China’s Great Wall Motors Piramal sells Refinitiv data. 28 per cent at Rs 13,968 Reliance Retail’s pre-tax It earned $9.2 on turning Bankrupt Jet Airways said it Reliance has been invest- crore from Rs 10,884 crore. profit jumped 62.32 per every barrel of crude oil had agreed to sell its assets in ing heavily in its retail and "Jio has continued on its cent at Rs 2,727 crore. into fuel as compared to a DRG biz for the Netherlands to Dutch airline telecoms arms to bring unprecedented growth Revenue was up 27.40 per gross refining margin of KLM. If the deal is finalised, it them on par with its refin- journey... Jio is also deter- cent at Rs 45,327 crore as $8.8 per barrel in October- to buy GM’s Talegaon plant $950 million will only involve a sale of part ing and petrochemicals mined to redefine the wire- against Rs 35,577 crore in December 2018. The GRM of the company’s business and units. The two segments line infrastructure, home the same period last fiscal. was, however, lower than Mumbai, Jan. 17: not impact the shareholding now account for nearly 40 entertainment and enter- "Revenue growth was led $9.4 per barrel earned in Chinese auto-maker Great New Delhi, Jan. 17: pattern, Jet said in a statement. per cent of its Ebitda now, prise market in India with by robust 35.7 per cent July-September 2019. Wall Motors on Friday Ajay Piramal-led It did not detail the assets held up from close to 25 per cent its FTTx services, which growth in Consumer —Agencies said it has inked a pact Piramal Enterprises has in the Netherlands. KLM, a part with General Motors (GM) signed an agreement for of Air France KLM, was once a to acquire the latter's man- sale of its Decision code-share partner with Jet. ufacturing facility in Resources Group (DRG) Talegaon, near Pune. vice president Liu business to US-head- The transaction, which is Xiangshang said the trans- quartered Clarivate HCL Tech net rises 13% TCS turns in flat profit in Q3 subject to regulatory action would underpin the Analytics for $950 mil- EU to move WTO approval, is expected to company's plan to enter lion (over Rs 6,745 New Delhi, Jan 17: HCL per cent for 2019-20 from Mumbai, Jan. 17: “In a seasonally weak close in the second half of and invest in India. crore), and will use the Technologies posted a 13 its previous forecast of India's largest software quarter characterised by 2020, Great Wall Motors GWM will officially money to reduce debt if distortions seen per cent rise in its consol- 15-17 per cent. exporter Tata furloughs across multiple (GWM) said in a release. debut its Haval brand and and to explore organic idated net profit at Rs “We continue our stel- Consultancy Servi-ces industry verticals, we The auto-maker is set to GWM EV at the Delhi and inorganic growth in US-China deal 2,944 crore for the lar performance over the (TCS) said Friday that its focused on execution, debut its Haval brand and International Auto Show, opportunities. December 2019 quarter years and have now quarterly net profits rose while continuing to invest electric vehicle at the Auto and launch its Indian mar- The transaction is against Rs 2,605 crore crossed a revenue run just 0.2 per cent, missing for future growth,” COO Expo-Motor Show 2020, ket plan, he said. expected to be complet- reported for the year-ago rate of $10 billion this estimates despite robust N. Ganapathy Subraman- slated to be held in Greater GM will provide a sepa- ed by the end of Febru- quarter, as per Indian quarter. Our revenues demand from European iam said, pointing to the Noida early next month. ration package and transi- ary 2020, Piramal Enter- Accounting Standards, have grown 16.4 per cent clients. hiring of 30,000 trainees “Under a binding term tion support for employees prises Limited (PEL) the company said in a year-on-year in constant The firm said its consol- from April to September sheet signed on Thursday, impacted due to the deal, said in a statement. statement on Friday. currency and we have idated net profit rose to Rs last year. the GM India legal entity, as well as an orderly tran- PEL DRG Dutch The tech major’s rev- delivered a strong 20.2 8,118 crore ($1.14 billion) Revenues increased by 6 which includes the sition for partners, the HoldCo BV, a 100 per enue from operations per cent earnings before for the quarter ending per cent, while demand Talegaon facility, will release said. cent subsidiary of PEL grew 15.5 per cent to Rs interest and taxes (Ebit)," December 31, marginally from European clients transfer to GWM,” the Chevrolet will continue and the holding compa- 18,135 crore from Rs HCL Technologies presi- higher than the Rs 8,105 grew 15.9 per cent year-on- release said. to honour all warranties ny for DRG, has signed a The EU will challenge the US- 15,699 crore in the year- dent & CEO C crore reported a year ear- year, he added. Analysts After more than two and provide after-sales definitive agreement for China trade pact at the WTO if it ago quarter. The compa- Vijayakumar said. lier. A Bloomberg survey said the firm's profit mar- decades of operations in support, including ongo- sale of DRG to Clarivate creates "distortions" in the mar- ny has revised its con- The company has of analysts had projected gins, although weak, had India, General Motors ing service and parts Analytics, it said. ket that harm EU firms, the stant currency revenue declared a dividend of Rs the net profits to come in enjoyed a boost due to the stopped selling cars in the requirements for existing Piramal group chair- bloc's envoy to Beijing said. Am- growth outlook to 16.5 -17 2 per share. —FC Bureau at Rs 8,189 crore. rupee's falling value. — country from 2017 end. customers in India, the man Ajay Piramal said bassador Nicolas Chapuis said in GWM Global Strategy release said. — PTI it would be used to Beijing that the EU "will monitor reduce debt and to the implementation" of the explore organic and "phase one" deal. "In our opin- inorganic growth oppor- ion, quantitative targets are not tunities. PEL had ini- WTO-compatible if they lead to tially invested $650 mil- trade distortions," he said. Goyal tries Gold demand to remain positive in 2020: WGC lion in 2012 to acquire DRG, out of which $260 to contain SANGEETHA G ive for gold in 2020. In par- ing central banks, will face oped market sovereign WGC analysed the per- million was infused as CHENNAI, JAN. 17 ticular, we believe that an increasing set of geopo- debt is trading with nega- formance of gold as equity. It has realised 2.3 financial and geopolitical litical concerns, while tive nominal rates and a implied by four different times its initial equity JP Morgan takes damage Financial uncertainty and uncertainty combined many pre-existing ones whopping 90 per cent is hypothetical macro-eco- investment in rupee lower interest rates cou- with low interest rates will will likely be pushed back trading with negative real nomic scenarios provided terms, the statement strategic stake Ahmedabad/New pled with weakening in likely bolster gold invest- rather than being resolved. rates, WGC believes the by Oxford Economics, added. "We are pleased Delhi, Jan. 17: A day global economic growth ment demand,” said World Historically, when real opportunity cost of gold which included a global to have grown DRG's in Arcesium after he scoffed at will drive gold demand in Gold Council in its outlook interest rates have been almost goes away, even pro- deceleration, US-led reces- market leadership over Amazon.com founder 2020, finds WGC. The for 2020. negative, gold’s average viding what can be seen as sion, a more pronounced the last few years...This J.P. Morgan has taken an equity Jeff Bezos' offer to invest macro economic factors Net gold purchases by monthly returns have been a positive “cost of carry” slowdown in China and an transaction demon- stake in Arcesium, an invest- $1 billion in India, com- will also see gold perform- central banks will likely twice as high as the long- compared to bonds. economic improvement in strates our continued ment-management technology merce and industry min- ing positively this year. remain robust even if they term average. Even slightly Further, market surveys emerging markets. The commitment to create business that D.E. Shaw & Co. ister Piyush Goyal on “We expect that many of are lower than the record positive real interest rates indicate that majority of result of the analysis sug- sustained long-term launched as an independent Friday tried to do dam- the global dynamics seeded highs seen in recent quar- may not push gold prices economists expect positive gests that gold may see a value for all stakehold- company in 2015. The invest- age control, saying the over the past few years will ters. Looking ahead, WGC down. In an environment growth in 2020 for most positive performance in ers," Piramal said.—PTI ment will build on Arcesium’s country welcomes remain generally support- believes investors, includ- where a quarter of devel- countries. 2020. existing client relationship with investments that follow J.P. Morgan, including its securi- the “letter and spirit” of ties services business, which the law. provides fund administration Goyal clarified his and outsourcing to asset man- remarks on Twitter as agers and allocators. Sectoral focus could lift exports Office market booming well as to reporters, say- ing some people have misconstrued his rema- rks by suggesting that he by $100 bn-$150 bn in 10 years had said something neg- despite economic woes Yes Bank drops ative against Amazon. “Our country has some SANGEETHA G In the global chemical footwear exporters. There RAVI RANJAN PRASAD ting up their development Hyderabad’s unprece- over Moody’s rules for e-commerce CHENNAI, JAN. 17 trade of $2.3 trillion, India is an opportunity to reach MUMBAI, JAN. 17 centres as their margins dented rise to the second industry. We welcome all has a share of $50 billion. $8 billion exports over the are under pressure while largest market, after those investments which India can achieve an incre- According to Kotak, next 10 years if market Despite trouble brewing in India is able to provide Bangalore, is indicative of rating review come as per these rules. mental gain of around India’s export opportuni- share grows to 3 per cent the domestic economy resources, talent pool and two features, which bode Shares of Yes Bank closed 1.75% How-ever, it should not $100-150 billion over the ties in chemicals can be from 1.9 per cent. country's top office mar- scalable office space at rea- well for its future. The lower on Friday, after plunging create unfair competi- next decade if the govern- around $110 billion if mar- Furniture contributes 0.5 kets, including Mumbai, sonable cost. quantum leap in absorp- 6.88% intra-day, after Moody's tion for the small traders ment focuses on accelerat- ket share increases by 1.5 per cent of Indian exports, NCR, Hyderabad, Banga- “The high growth in tion in 2018 and 2019 indi- Investors Service placed the of India. They do not get ed export growth in sec- times and market grows at despite growing at 11 per lore, Chennai and Pune India’s office market was cates its strong inherent bank’s long-term foreign curren- zero per cent loans. They tors such as chemicals, 4 per cent CAGR over the cent CAGR over FY2010-19. grew at 22 per cent in 2019 largely due to India’s potential. cy issuer rating of B2 under do not have lakhs and footwear, furniture, and next 10 years and $180 bil- Kotak envisages that the over 2018, amounting to a increasing capabilities in Bangalore remains the review, with the direction uncer- crores of rupees. They textiles, finds a study. lion if market share opening of Ikea in India gross absorption of 57.72 the technology sector, rise biggest market with 15.6 tain, owing to "slowness in rais- do business with small India would do well if it increases by 2.5 times. The will help further growth million square feet. in flexible spaces, formali- mn sq. feet absorption in ing new capital." The rater said capital,” Goyal said in improves on the issues growth of the Indian competency in furniture At 46 per cent, IT & ITeS sation of the Indian econo- 2019, a year-on-year growth the move “reflects Moody's Ahmedabad. related to sector-specific chemical industry will be manufacturing. Furniture sector created the highest my and the growing off- of 15.4 per cent over a large expectation that the bank's “Our laws say that the tax issues, infrastructure driven by private capital exports can reach $4 bil- demand for Grade A office shoring by Western corpo- base of 13.5 mn square feet. standalone viability is getting interests of such small and trade relationships to and entrepreneurship. The lion if market share grows spaces pan-India, followed rations. Despite headwinds Chennai also registered increasingly challenged.” traders should not get gain dominance on these chemical industry derives to 1.2 per cent from 0.8 per by 14 per cent from co- in the domestic economy, good growth in fresh leas- hurt. Investment should sectors for the long term. its advantage from use of cent and $8 billion if the working and 10.6 per cent we expect this growth to ing with 8 mn sq. feet be in the purview of set “We estimate India’s technology, IP and a skilled share touches 2.4 per cent. from banking and finan- trend in 2020 as well,” said absorption, a YoY growth Printed & Published by parameters. That is the exports in chemicals, workforce. India has sig- The textile sector cial services, said the year- Anurag Mathur, CEO, of nearly 60 per cent while T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan view of me and the gov- footwear, furniture and nificantly lower wages. accounts for 12 per cent of end 2019 report by Savills Savills India. Delhi NCR grew at 13.7 per Chronicle Holdings Limited, Printed at ernment,” he added. textiles to increase to $200- India’s market share in exports. While exports India, a UK-based interna- Hyderabad recorded the cent at 10.89 mn sq. feet and Deccan Chronicle Press at Deccan Goyal’s remarks 300 billion over the next 10 global footwear exports of have grown steadily over tional property consultant. highest year-on-year Pune’s growth was flat at Chronicle Holdings Ltd. #563/9/D&9/E, notwithstanding, Ama- years. India could poten- $149 billion has been stag- the past ten years, Asian Three top office markets increase in terms of 6.8 mn sq. feet. Behind Andhra Bank Pet Basheerbagh, zon chief Jeff Bezos on tially gain around $100-150 nant over the past 10 years. countries like Bangladesh, of India touched, or were absorption at 9.5 million The combined absorption Kompally, Ranga Reddy Dist. Editor: Friday announced plans billion over the next Despite being the second China and Vietnam saw very close to, 10 mn sq. feet square feet in 2019 with of the top 3 southern cities T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI Reg to create one million decade through these sec- biggest producer of sharp growth. India has to mark: Bangalore, NCR & 53.2 per cent growth from —Bangalore, Hyderabad No.APENG/2008/24282. © All rights new jobs — exclusing tors if the focus is shifted footwear globally, 90 per correct the inverted duty Hyderabad. the 6.2 million square feet. and Chennai—constituted reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part the seven lakh it enabled towards accelerated cent of production is structure in import of syn- There was no effect of Hyderabad was also the over 57 per cent of total without written permission of The Editor, so far — in India over exports growth,” said a utilised domestically. India thetic goods, make prod- India slowdown on office city which added maxi- office space absorption in Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. the next five years. study by Kotak Economic has the second lowest aver- ucts competitive and sign market as global compa- mum stock at 9.9 million 2019 compared to 52 per Research. age wages among major FTAs with key buyers. nies preferred India for set- square feet. cent in 2018. Welcome PAGE Serie ‘A’ side Hellas Verona have loaned Scottish midfielder Liam Henderson to Games 12 second-division Empoli, the club announced DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 18 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

SHORT TAKES CITY CLIPS Bouchard fails to Innings win for Hyderabad Under 14 qualify for Oz yderabad defeated Goa by an innings & 10 runs to Barty clips Collins Hget off to a solid start in the South Zone Under 14 Melbourne: It was in the shad- cricket tournament being played in Bangalore. D. ows of the main show courts at Manish (4 for 14) and K. Sriniketh (3 for 23) were too Melbourne Park, days before Ash to lock horns with Yastremska in final hot to handle as Goa folded for 106 in their second the first Grand Slam tourna- innings after Hyderabad had replied to their first ment of the season is set to innings total of 76 with 192. begin in earnest, and Eugenie Adelaide, Jan. 17: World Brief scores: Goa 76 in 39.2 overs & 106 in 57.1 overs (S. Bouchard’s stay at the No. 1 Ash Barty came Venkatesh 32, Imran Ghouri 2 for 30, K. Sriniketh 3 for 23, Australian Open was over in the from a set down to beat D. Manish 4 for 14) lost to Hyderabad 192 in 78 overs (P. last round of qualifying. American Danielle Raghava 27, Aawez Ahmed 48, Varun Tej 50, P. Naik 3 for The 2014 Wimbledon runner- Collins 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) in 40, S. Venkatesh 3 for 24) up, once as high as No. 5 in the the Adelaide rankings, has had a long slide International semifinals down to No. 211. She’s had to on Friday. Hyderabad sides for various events get used to playing away from Barty will meet World packed stadium courts. But a No. 24 Dayana Yastremska ollowing players have been selected to represent constant echo around the arena in Saturday’s final after FHyderabad in various tournaments, according to a on Friday presented something the 19-year-old Ukrainian press release by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. new. beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 ■ Ranji Trophy match against Bengal in Kalyani Bouchard survived nearly 7-6 (4). (West Bengal) from January 19 to 23: Tanmay three hours against You Xiaodi Collins was bothered by Agarwal (captain), P Akshath Reddy, B Sandeep, in heavy smoke and haze in the a back injury in the final Himalay Agarwal, Kolla Sumanth (Wk), Mehdi Hasan, first round of qualifying and set. She received treat- Tanay Tyagarajan, C. V. Milind, Rahul Buddi, M. Ravi advanced through a second- ment and was able to con- Kiran, Yudhveer Singh, Saaketh Sai Ram, J. rounder against Maddison Inglis tinue. Mallikarjun (Wk), T. Ravi Teja, Mir Jaweed Ali, Y. in 65 minutes. “It was probably my first Shravan Kumar With a spot in the main draw real taste (this year) of ■ U-19 for Cooch Behar Trophy match against on the line, though, Bouchard some adrenaline late in Gujarat in Hyderabad from January 18 to 21: 1. G lost 6-4, 6-3 to Martina matches. And that is what Aniketh Reddy (captain), Vaishnav Reddy (vice-cap- Trevisan. — AP we’re after, to try and tain), M. Pratyush, Hema Teja, Mirza Houzef Baig, B. practice those things as Punnaih, Abhishek Murugan, Mayank Gupta, Pratek best we can. I felt like I did Reddy, Venkat Chaitanya, B. Rishkesh Reddy, Sai Prajnesh out of what I wanted to do well Purnanand Rao, Abhinav Tej, Shaziab Khan, tonight and got over the Divyananda Raju, Raghvendar Satwick. Oz Open qualies line,” Barty said. ■ Women’s U-23 team for One-Day Trophy in Barty beat Yastremska Mulapadu (Andhra Pradesh) from January 25 to Melbourne: India’s top-ranked in their only previous February 12: D. Ramya (captain), Anitha K (vice-cap- player Prajnesh Gunneswaran meeting last year in tain), Sneha Morey, G. Trisha, Anuradha Nayak, failed to make the main draw of Miami. Shravya, Varsha Rajak, B. Shravani, Lakshmi the Australian Open men’s sin- In the men’s draw at Prasanna, Keerthi Reddy, Bavishya, Pranavi Chandra, gles event after going down Memorial Drive, South T. Chandana, P. Survartha, Yashasri. in straight sets to Ernests African Lloyd Harris ■ Girls U-16 for One-Day Trophy at Pondicherry Gulbis of Latvia in the final reached his first ATP final from January 22 to 31: Chandra Smitha (captain), round of the qualifiers here on by defeating fellow quali- Ashleigh Barty of Australia serves against Danielle Collins of the United States during their Adelaide International Kranthi Reddy, Allivellu, Hasini, Poojashri Jadala, Friday. fier Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-7 semifinal on Friday. Barty won the match 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5). — AP Ishitha Koduri, Siri Chandana, Shivani Goud, Sandya Prajnesh, ranked 122nd in the (3), 6-3. Gora, Vrishti, Parvathi, Kavya Shree, K. Anika, world and seeded 17th in the The 19-year-old Sheema, Manjula. qualifiers, lost 6-7 (2) 2-6 to Yastremska blitzed World Gulbis in his final round qualify- No.20 Donna Vekic in the ing match. quarterfinals of the Sania-Nadiia are in finals All India U-19 cricket from Tuesday Prajnesh had earlier defeated Memorial Drive tourna- local wildcard Harry Bourchier ment a day after 18th- he seventh edition of the Rajiv Gandhi All India and Germany’s Yannick ranked Angelique Kerber Hobart, Jan. 17: Indian lasted one hour and 24 While Sania and outsmart their opponents TUnder 19 Twenty20 Cricket Championship will be Hanfmann. retired from their match tennis ace Sania Mirza minutes. Kichenok had to fight and take the lead. played in Hyderabad from January 21 to 24. It was a close first set which with back pain from a set cruised into the women’s The fifth-seeded Indo- hard in the opening set, The second set was a no Twelve teams from India and abroad have been divid- went into tie-break, where down. doubles final of the Ukrainian combination the second set was a cake- contest as Saina and ed into two pools and will play day/ night matches on Prajnesh faltered to hand early “I’m pretty happy, this Hobart International with will lock horns with sec- walk for the new combina- Kichenok broke their a league-cum-knockout basis at three different venues advantage to his opponent. new season is off to a good her Ukrainian partner ond seeds Shuai Peng and tion. opponents thrice — in the — Lal Bahadur Stadium, Vijayanand Grounds In the second set, Gulbis broke start. I’m just doing my Nadiia Kichenok here on Shuai Zhang of China. The first set was a tough second, sixth and eighth (Attapur) and Amberpet Water Works Grounds, for- Prajnesh in the first and third job on court, playing my Friday. The Chinese pair got a contest between the two game — to easily pocket mer MP and AICC secretary V. Hanumantha Rao, games to race to a 3-0 lead. game,” Yastremska said Sania and Kichenok walkover after Belgium’s pairs, bringing the tie- the set and a place in the chairman of the Cricket Federation of India that From there on, the Indian found after defeating Sabalenka sailed past the Slovenian- Kirsten Flipkens and breaker into the equation summit clash. organises the tournament, said. it tough as Gulbis held his serve of Belarus for their third Czech pair of Tamara Alison Van Uytvanck con- after it was level at 6-6. Before the ongoing Nepal, Hyderabad, CFI, Bihar, Vdarbha and Chennai to close out the contest that match in as many meet- Zidansek and Marie ceded the other semifinal In the tie-breaker, Sania event, Sania last played at are in Pool ‘A’ while Malaysia, Tamil Nadu, Andhra lasted for one hour and 20 min- ings. Bouzkova 7-6 (3) 6-2 in the match because of an and Kichenok upped their China Open in October Pradesh, Bangalore, Karnataka and Telangana have utes. — AP, AFP semifinal contest that injury. game by a few notches to 2017. — PTI been grouped in Pool ‘B’. With Prajnesh’s ouster, India’s campaign in the singles ended in the qualifiers. — PTI Injured Murray Vishnu-Ravi win; Srivedya 2nd delays comeback London: Andy Murray on Telangana shuttlers do well at All India Junior Ranking tourney Thursday said he would have to further delay his comeback DC CORRESPONDENT rebound for a 21-17, 19-21, after failing to shake off a HYDERABAD, JAN. 17 21-8 win over top seed pelvic injury. Rohan Gurbani in 1 hour 5 The 32-year-old former World Sai Vishnu Pullela and minutes. No.1, who hasn’t played since Srivedya Gurazada did In girls’ singles, Uttar the Davis Cup Finals in Spain in Telangana proud with Pradesh shuttler Mansi November, had pencilled in a impressive shows at the Singh showed a lot of G. Sai Karteek Reddy (left) and Theertha Shashank return at either Montpellier in Yonex-Sunrise All India determination and steely pose with the scoreboard after winning their doubles France or the Dutch city of Junior Ranking resolve to stave off a stiff quarterfinals at the Khelo India Games on Friday. Rotterdam next month. Tournament held in challenge from the title “I don’t want to rush anything Chandigarh. favourite Tasnim Mir of Karteek-Shashank in doubles semis or put a timeline on my recov- Vishnu, son of national Gujarat. After losing the ery,” three-time major winner badminton chief coach first game, the top seed elangana’s G. Sai Karteek Reddy and Theertha Murray was quoted as saying by Pullela Gopichand, won made the second game TShashank reached the boys U-21 doubles semifinals British media. the boys Under 19 doubles highly competitive only to in tennis at the Khelo India Youth Games being held at “I’m going to listen to my body title alongside P. S. see Mansi edge her with a Guwahati in Assam. In the quarterfinals played on and step back on the court to Ravikrishna of Kerala 21-17, 21-19 win. Mansi fin- Friday, the Telangana team prevailed over Divesh compete when the time is right. while Srivedya combined ished the tournament Gahlot and Nitin Singh of Haryana with a 6-1, 6-7, 10-5 The bone bruising is taking with Kerala’s Aravind V. without dropping a game scoreline. longer to heal that first Suresh to finish runner- in six matches. thought, so I won’t be playing up in the U-19 mixed dou- Second seeds Aditi Bhatt in Montpellier or Rotterdam in bles. and Tanya Hemanth HFC pledges promotion at grassroot February,” he added. Seeded sixth, Vishnu reversed the upset trend The injury picked up at the and Ravikrishna caused a with a strong display in chool Football League (SFL) that has been working Davis Cup had already forced mini upset by beating girls’ doubles. The Son promoting football at the grassroot level in him to miss the Australian Open fourth seeds B. Gireesh Uttarakhand-Karnataka Hyderabad has joined hands with the Hyderabad which starts on Monday. — AFP Nayudu (Air India) and combine soared to a com- Football Club. The two organisations pledged to pro- Sankarprasad Udaya- Sai Vishnu Pullela (left) and P. S. Ravikrishna pose with their men’s doubles trophies. manding 21-11, 21-9 win mote the game, nurture talent, provide exposure and kumar (Kerala) 18-21, 21- Srivedya Gurazada (right) with the mixed doubles runner-up trophy at the All India against Shruti Mishra groom youngsters. 18, 21-16 in 44 minutes. Junior Ranking Tournament held in Chandigarh. and Shailja Shukla. Hyderabad produced some of the finest and best Both shuttlers are from This event was the first Olympic players in 1950s and 60s. But, that is the his- CONOR ALL the Pullela Gopichand It was Srivedya’s first U-17 from the 2018 claim the boys and girls of the selection tourna- tory. How do we revive that past glory? We must build Academy. final at the national level. Nationals. titles respectively. ments for the upcoming the fan base. Regular sporting events and establishing In the mixed doubles Earlier, she had got a In other matches, second In a blockbuster boys’ Dutch and German Junior conducive ecosystem will help achieve the past glory, SET FOR BIG final, Srivedya and Suresh bronze in women’s dou- seed Ravi and third seed singles final between the Open with the next one the panelists pointed during a discussion held on went 18-21, 14-21 down to bles at the U-19 Nationals Mansi Singh put up bril- top two seeds, Haryana scheduled to be held in Friday on promoting football at the grassroot level in UFC NIGHT top seeds Shruti Mishra last month to add to her liant performances to boy Ravi dropped the mid- Bangalore from January Hyderabad. and Edwin Joy. girls doubles bronze in the stun the top seeds and dle game but managed to 21 to 26. Las Vegas: Conor “Notorious” McGregor is all set to end his 15-month hiatus for his win in this one since his last fight with MALIK THE BOSS Khabib. McGregor who appears to be taking this fight very seri- Royal flush at 10th Poker championship AS NUGGETS ously has been working rigor- ously on his transformation NAIL WARRIORS after his break and has now GANDHARV KAMALA | DC IPC winner Raj Talwar end of the tournament, we with the free tourna- successfully moved to 170lbs. PANJIM (GOA), JAN. 17 said. are looking to go past the ments. Once they gain San Francisco, Jan. 17: Donald Cerrone, on the other “Poker has grown con- 2,000 mark,” Amin said. confidence, they can com- Playing the second half of hand, definitely has made more The 10th edition of the siderably in India. It’s “Like Raj mentioned, pete at the adults table. a back-to-back and with- trips to the octagon with a bet- India Poker about time we started poker should be seen as a But ensure you don’t go all out three injured starters, ter experience at the Championship, organised looking at it as more of a sport now. We are organis- out once you start winning the Denver Nuggets need- Welterweight Bout but also has by Spartan Poker, got sport and less of just gam- ing tournaments, paying big. Only bet the money ed a boost from their some big weaknesses which underway in a scintillat- ble. We need to get rid of our taxes, our papers are you have on bankroll (the bench and pair of late lines up too well in McGregor’s ing fashion at the Big the negative mindset in order and more and amount of money that a free throws from Malik favor. Conor’s height at 5’9” Daddy Casino here. towards poker. It actually more people are willing to person has allocated to Beasley to extend Golden with a reach of 74” has always The prize pool for the assists you in a lot of ways compete. It is not neces- play poker with). State’s longest losing left his opponents against the 2020 edition of the IPC, a in real life. It helps you to sary for someone to come Remember once you put streak in nearly 18 years. fence, mostly leaving them week-long tournament, train your mind and out and spend all their all the money on the table Beasley made two free unconscious. Talking to the has been increased from remain calm in both good money. There are many and you lose, there is no throws with 8.9 seconds media about his comeback and `11 crore to `15 crore with and bad situations. You tournaments where one looking back. So remem- left in overtime, and the his excitement for UFC 246, the winner taking home a play with the cards that does not have to pay any- ber the term bankroll and short-handed Nuggets McGregor says, “Patience is one minimum of `5 crore, are dealt to you, that thing upfront. They can compete in the tourna- handed the Warriors of the most valuable skills a without deductions, as requires a lot of mind play for free and win ments,” Amin advised. their 10th consecutive human being must master and I their prize money. training. A lot of people money. A lot of state gov- Unless you are a James loss with a 134-131 victory am working hard to master it “The IPC has helped me are embracing the sport Amin Rozani in action. ernments are finally com- Bond (Daniel Craig) from Thursday night. and I feel I’m getting there. realise a lot of my dreams. and that’s heartening to ing out to support poker. Casino Royale and you Beasley scored 27 points UFC 246 is a fight that excites I was introduced to poker see,” Raj added. out and express them- Last season we had a total But there is a lot more that have your own Vesper with five 3-pointers, one me.” by a common friend and For Amin Rozani, Co- selves. I am happy that IPC participation of 1,769 play- can be done,” Amin Lynd (Eva Green), who night after he played only — Agencies there has been no looking founder and Managing is doing just that. Over the ers. In 2020, at the end of explained. would save your life while seven minutes. Will Live on TV: Conor McGregor vs back since. While I com- Director of the Spartan years the property has the day two, we have While encouraging peo- betting big. Not everyone Barton had a season-high Donald Cerrone from 8:30am peted last year without Poker, the IPC is close to seen a growth of over 300 already seen close to 500 ple to come out and com- gets to say: “I’m sorry. 31 points. Nikola Jokic on Sony TEN 2 & Sony TEN2 any expectations this time heart. “We started the IPC per cent and the prize participants. Please keep pete, Amin had a word of That last hand... nearly added 23 points, 12 HD (English), Sony TEN 3 & around, I am here to as an event to give Indians money has increased sig- in mind these two days caution. “For beginners, I killed me,” and win at the rebounds and eight Sony TEN 3 HD (Hindi). defend my title,” the 2019 an opportunity to come nificantly over the years. were weekdays. So by the would suggest to start table. assists. — AP Set to quit Recalled Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez on Friday said PAGE he will retire from international cricket after the Twenty20 World Cricket 13 Cup later this year, vowing to end his career on a positive note DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 18 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD SHORT TAKES KL-assic comeback! Rahul’s late blitz, Kuldeep’s spell help India level the series with Australia SCORECARD India: Rohit Sharma lbw b Zampa 42, Shikhar Dhawan c Dada refuses to talk Ruturaj Gaikwad Starc b Richardson 96, Virat Kohli c Starc b Zampa 78, Rajkot, Shreyas Iyer b Zampa 7, Lokesh Rahul run out 80, Top-order shines Jan. 17: Manish Pandey c Agar b Richardson 2, Ravindra Jadeja Kuldeep (not out) 20, Mohammed Shami (not out) 1. Extras (B- on Dhoni’s omission Yadav 5 LB-4 W-5) 14. Total (for six wickets in 50 overs) 340. in India A’s win bowled a FoW: 1-81, 2-184, 3-198, 4-276, 5-280, 6-338. Kolkata, Jan. 17: BCCI professionalised. This is Lincoln (New Zealand): India A game-changing Bowling: Cummins 10-1-53-0, Starc 10-0-78-0, president Sourav Ganguly the right way forward. top-order warmed-up nicely for 38th over to com- Richardson 10-0-73-2, Zampa 10-0-50-3, Agar 8-0-63- on Friday refused to com- Many big clubs like their upcoming one-day series plement a KL Rahul 0, Labuschagne 2-0-14-0. ment on MS Dhoni’s omis- Manchester have also done with a 92-run win against New blinder as India lev- Australia: David Warner c Pandey b Shami 15, Aaron sion from annual central this. Only time will tell Zealand XI in the first of the elled the series with a Finch st Rahul b Jadeja 33, Steven Smith b Kuldeep 98, contract list amid fresh (about the success). This is two practise games here on comfortable 36-run Marnus Labuschagne c Shami b Jadeja 46, Alex Carey speculation on the future the way forward,” the for- Friday. Batting first, India A victory over Australia c Kohli b Kuldeep 18, Ashton Turner b Shami 13, Ashton of the World Cup winning mer Indian captain scored 279 for 8 in 50 overs in second ODI here on Agar lbw b Saini 25, Pat Cummins b Shami 0, Mitchell former captain. Ganguly said. and then dismissed New Friday. Starc c Rahul b Saini 6, Kane Richardson (not out) 24, While Dhoni has been left The merger has cast Zealand XI for 187 in 41.1 overs Put into bat, India put up Adam Zampa c Rahul b Bumrah 6. Extras: (LB-10 W-10) out due for not playing any doubts over the future of with let-arm pacer Khaleel a much-improved batting 20. Total (in 49.1 overs) 304. cricket for six months, it Indian derby from next Ahmed getting four wickets. performance with Rahul’s FoW: 1-20, 2-82, 3-178, 4-220, 5-221, 6-259, 7-259, 8- can’t be ruled out that he season as Mohun Bagan’s Batting first, skipper Gill hit a blistering 52-ball-80 taking 274, 9-275. can still be in the mix as arch-rivals East Bengal are half-century adding 89 runs for India to 340 for six after Bowling: Bumrah 9.1-2-32-1, Shami 10-0-77-3, Saini 10- far as World T20 in yet to finalise their the second wicket with another Shikhar Dhawan (96 off 90 0-62-2, Jadeja 10-0-58-2, Kuldeep 10-0-65-2. Australia is concerned. “I investors and an entry into specialist opener Ruturaj balls) and skipper Virat can’t comment on this,” the Indian Super League Gaikwad, who came in at one Kohli (78 off 76 balls) laid text. Mohammed Shami off 102 balls. Ganguly said in his from 2020-21. drop to accommodate senior the foundation. (3/77 in 10 overs) and However this match also straightforward response “Hopefully, East Bengal team player Mayank Agarwal. Australia were in the Navdeep Saini (2/62 in 10 brings to fore Rahul’s emer- on Dhoni’s omission from will also get into a deal Once Gill was out hitting seven game till Steven Smith (98) overs) then bowled some gence as proper keeper- the BCCI’s annual player soon. Both are big and her- fours, Gaikwad was joined by carried the battle back to exquisite toe-crushers to batsman option for white- retainership for 2019-20. itage clubs from Kolkata Suryakumar Yadav, who hit a the enemy camp but put an end to the contest. ball cricket as his extra The iconic former cap- and they should play in 48-ball-50 with four fours and Kuldeep’s ninth over Jasprit Bumrah (1/32 in 9.1 runs coming in at No 5, tain has been out of action ISL. It’s only a matter of two sixes as the duo added 89 turned out to be a game- overs) was economical as proving to be valuable in since India’s World Cup time,” the Indian legend runs. As Surya attacked, changer as he first dis- ever and his contribution the end. semifinal loss to New Ganguly added. Gaikwad held anchor at one missed wicketkeeper Alex cannot be overlooked. Not to forget his reason- Zealand in July last year. The former captain had end. During the back-end, Carey and then had a deliv- However on a placid ably decent keeping effect- He started training with also tweeted immediately Krunal Pandya scored a 31-ball ery that bounced extra to track, Smith, a proverbial ing a stumping and also his state team Jharkhand after the merger announce- 41 while Sanju Samson and have Smith played on. thorn in India’s flesh was took two catches. More from Thursday with an eye ment on Thursday: “A Vijay Shankar failed to make an The visitors were all-out again proving to be danger- importantly, his keeping on IPL comeback for momentous partnership impact. — PTI for 304 in 49.1 overs. ous along with Marnus down the leg-side was far Chennai Super Kings. for Bengal football. I have Brief scores: India A 279/8 in Kuldeep’s final fig- Labuschagne (44) as they better than Rishabh Pant, Ganguly however spoke no doubt ATK and Mohun 50 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 93, ures of 2 for 65 may added 96 in quick time. who is currently recover- on the merger Kolkata’s Bagan will be torchbearers Suryakumar Yadav 50, not be mind-blow- Ravindra Jadeja (2/58 in ing from concussion. iconic club Mohun Bagan of moving Indian football Shubman Gill 50) bt New ing but did just 10 overs) steady spell and Earlier, it was Dhawan, with ATK and hailed it as forward together. Zealand XI 187 in 41.1 overs enough damage to got rid of Labuschagne in who missed a well-deserved the “way forward”. @IndSuperLeague.” (Jakob Bhula 50, Khaleel see that the third nick of time to upset ton by a whisker but laid a “The game of football has — PTI Ahmed 4/43). ODI in Bengaluru Smith’s rhythm after he solid platform for the team. doesn’t lose con- had hit nine fours and a six — PTI VVS admires Rahul’s versatility Rohit, Dhawan join the list of ‘Maiden-over hero’ Rajkot: Former India cricketer injured players after 2nd ODI VVS Laxman on Friday lauded Nadkarni dies at 86 the versatility of batsman K. L. Rajkot, Jan. 17: Senior innings. While he was in Rahul, saying that “what an India opener Shikhar considerable pain and Mumbai, Jan. 17: Former important knock he played for Dhawan joined the list of needed medical attention, India all-rounder Bapu his team.” Rahul, who batted at injured players after Pat he decided to carry on bat- Nadkarni, best known for number five in the second ODI, Cummins bouncer hit him ting, scoring a fluent 96 in bowling a record 21 succes- guided the side to 340. He on the rib cage while bat- India’s total of 340 for six. sive maiden overs in a Test smashed 80 runs off 52 balls, ting in the second ODI match against England, K. S. Bharat studded with six fours and against Australia, here on INJURED ROHIT TAKEN passed away on Friday, three sixes. “Have to admire the Friday. OFF THE FIELD family sources confirmed. versatility of Rahul. Never easy BHARAT NAMED Incidentally, it was a Rohit Sharma was taken Nadkarni was 86 and is to play as an opener one day, Cummins bouncer in the off the field after hurting survived by his wife and No.4 the other and only the COVER FOR PANT first game that had left his left hand while fielding two daughters. “He died of 2nd time batting at 5 in ODIs Rishabh Pant concussed in the second ODI against old-age related problems,” and what an important knock New Delhi, Jan. 17: and out of the second Australia here. his son-in-law Vijay Khare he is playing for his team,” Andhra Pradesh wicket- match after being rushed Rohit awkwardly dived to said. Laxman tweeted. Rahul origi- keeper-batsman K.S. to hospital for a precau- save a boundary at deep Nadkarni, a left-handed nally bats as an opener but due Bharat was on Friday tionary CT scan. “Shikhar point when he hurt his left- batsman and slow-left arm to inform opening batsmen called in as back-up for Dhawan got hit on the rib- shoulder in the 43rd over. orthodox bowler, played 41 Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Rishabh Pant, who was cage on his right side. He Rohit running from sweep- Tests in which he scored Dhawan he has to shift ruled out of India’s sec- will not be taking the field er cover made a tumbling 1414 runs and grabbed 88 down in the ond ODI against today. Yuzvendra Chahal is effort and was in seen wickets with 6/43 as his batting Australia due to a concus- in as his substitute,” a writhing in best bowling figures. order. sion. BCCI media release stated. pain. — PTI Nadkarni was a Mumbai Bapu Nadkarni Sharma The 26-year-old Bharat Dhawan was hit in the stalwart having played 191 and is uncapped and has an 10th over of the Indian first-class matches and sive maidens. His figures Dhawan experience of 74 first- taken 500 wickets and in that Madras (now provided the ^ class matches with 4143 scored 8880 runs. Chennai) test read 32-27-5- solid start as ^ runs. The Nashik-born 0. they stitched an India’s KL Rahul celebrates “The All-India Senior Nadkarni made his Test He was known more for 81-run opening his half-century during the Selection Committee has debut against New Zealand his accuracy as he also had stand. Sharma second ODI against named K S Bharat as the in Delhi in 1955 and played Test match figures like the departed after Australia in Rajkot on back-up ‘keeper his last Test at Auckland 1960-61 series against scoring 42 runs. Friday. — AP for the 2nd ODI against the same oppo- Pakistan where he He was plumbed in in Rajkot,” said nents in 1968 under MAK returned with figures of front of the wickets Jay Shah in a Shikhar Dhawan lies on the ground after being hit on the Pataudi’s captaincy. 32-24-23-0 at Kanpur fol- by Zampa. — Agencies statement. — PTI ribcage during the second ODI against Australia. — AP However, he rose to frame lowed by 34-24-24-1 in after he bowled 21 succes- Delhi. — PTI Revisiting cricket’s darkest chapter England on top after twin tons Port Elizabeth, Jan. 17: ● The fifth Test at we went out there it wasn’t As England’s batsmen care- Centurion in 2000, a spicey pitch so I thought, Port Elizabeth, Jan. 17: the match and had possibly fully negotiated the open- well, we can chase on here.” Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope carved out a key moment in ing day of the third Test in which ended on Cronje set England a tar- made centuries to hammer the series, which is level at Port Elizabeth on Thursday, January 18 with an get of 249 in 79 overs. A a South Africa team already 1-1 but leaning heavily in many people in the cricket exciting narrow thrilling chase swung both hit by a ban for its top the tourists’ favor with one world were casting their England win, was ways before Gough hit the bowler as England took con- more test to come. minds back 20 years to first ball of the final over trol on a potentially deci- South Africa was way another Test in South celebrated at the for four to seal a two-wicket sive day of the test series on behind — trailing by 439 Africa. time for its win for England. Friday. runs — and burdened by The fifth Test at wonderful spirit ‘END OF INNOCENCE’ Stokes made 120, Pope 135 the additional blow of fast Centurion in 2000, which before the shroud of not out for his maiden test bowler Kagiso Rabada ended on January 18 with The initial response was century, and England being banned for the series- an exciting narrow match-fixing was celebration of the game. surged to 499-9 declared on deciding fourth and final England win, was celebrat- lifted to reveal a “We had a rough old time the second day of the third test in Johannesburg next ed at the time for its won- cancer of corruption on the trip so any inkling of test in Port Elizabeth. week. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates Joe Root’s derful spirit before the at the heart of the positivity was warmly wel- South Africa couldn’t safe- With that news hanging shroud of match-fixing was comed with the exception of ly see out 18 overs at the dismissal. over them, the South lifted to reveal a cancer of Hansie Cronje game. Athers (Mike Atherton) end and lost Pieter Malan Africans appeared com- corruption at the heart of DOUBLE FORFEIT and myself who thought it (18) and Zubayr Pacer Rabada banned for pletely deflated in the field the game. both sides forfeit an was a bit strange,” said Hamaza (10) to be and Stokes and Pope took “It was false, it was fake,” The English tourists had innings to set up a run Butcher. 60-2 in reply. Spinner full advantage on a pitch Mark Butcher, who opened been outplayed on the chase on the final day. “It Atherton has since Dom Bess took both final Test over celebration that’s pretty tough for the batting for England in 1999/2000 tour, the series just looked like we weren’t described it as “the wickets. Port Elizabeth, Jan. Joe Root out on the first bowlers anyway. that game, told TalkSport. already won by the Proteas going to have a game at all,” end of innocence”. England was 17: South Africa fast day of the ongoing third Stokes and Pope took their It was a Test that marked who led 2-0. At Centurion, the England captain of the Three months later, on top bowler Kagiso Rabada test in Port Elizabeth. careful 76-run partnership the beginning of the end for rain threatened a damp and day Nasser Hussain told Indian police revealed through- has been banned from Rabada ran through overnight to an unbroken Hansie Cronje, the South disappointing end to the Sky Sports this week. that they had record- out a the series-deciding final and celebrated — fists and flourishing stand of 187 African captain, whose new series, washing out part of “And then on the last day, ings of Cronje con- cricket Test against pumping and screaming by lunch. leather jacket — a reward the opening day and all of we were warming up and spiring to fix matches with England. — close to Root after They put on a mammoth from his bookmaker friend the next three. Hansie went up to Alec an Indian bookmaker and one- Rabada was given a bowling him. He was 203 for the fifth wicket by Marlon Arenstam for fixing South Africa were still (Stewart) and said ‘speak to three months after that sided one-Test ban after found guilty of “using the time Stokes hit a square the outcome of the Test — batting in their first Nasser and we’ll do what Cronje confessed. day and breaching the language, actions or ges- drive to be caught by Dean became for a while the most innings when, after helicop- we do in county cricket and The Centurion Test — South International Cricket tures” which could pro- Elgar after lunch and give famous in world sport. ters had been called in to forfeit an innings each and which yielded him 50,000 Africa Council code of conduct voke an aggressive Dane Paterson a first test “I saw it at the time as a dry the pitch, the fifth day we will set up a game’. rand and the leather jacket was for his celebration after response from the bats- wicket on his debut for terrific victory for started in front of a “I said to Alec — ‘no, tell —was just one incident in a relieved getting England captain man. — PTI South Africa. England,” said Darren respectable crowd. What Hansie this isn’t county chapter of fixes that Cronje when rain — AP Gough who hit the winning none of them knew was cricket, it’s a Test match’. admitted over the previous finally Brief scores: England runs. “If you ask anyone that plans were afoot to Also we were 2-0 down and I four years. allowed evening. at the other end. 499/9 decl. (O. Pope 135 who played in that game or make a game of it. It only didn’t want to go 3-0 down!” “I had a great passion for it to get Bess constantly troubled With star allrounder (not out), B. Stokes 117, K. was there to watch they will emerged several months Once Hussain saw how the game, my team-mates off the the batsmen and fast bowler Stokes leading the charge Maharaj 5/180) vs South say they were thoroughly later why. easily the pitch was playing and my country,” he told field in Mark Wood was clocking once again, England built a Africa 60/2 (D. Elgar 32 n. entertained, a belter to play Cronje threw England a on that fifth morning, he the commission into the the early speeds of 90 mph (145 kph) commanding position in o. , D. Bess 2/12). in. Just tainted.” carrot when he proposed changed his mind. “When scandal. — AFP Ollie Pope Vinesh wrestles hard PAGE A dominant Vinesh Phogat beat two tough Chinese rivals (Khrystyna Bereza 10-0 and Lannuan Luo 15-5) en route Games 14 to the 53kg title clash at the Rome Ranking Series DECCAN CHRONICLE SATURDAY | 18 JANUARY 2020 | HYDERABAD

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