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THE EDITORIAL PAGE 27% FOR OBCS, 10% FOR EWS IN UG, PG COURSES THEPEGASUS NIGHTMARE Govtannouncesquotainall-Indiaseats BY BHASKAR CHAKRAVORTI PAGE 6 ofstatemedicalanddentalcolleges WORLD Will benefit 5,500studentsyearly;PMhails ‘newparadigm of social justice’

Calling it “a historic and a everyyear nearly 1500OBC stu- The move wasnecessitated Inrun-up HARIKISHANSHARMA landmarkdecision,” the Ministry dentsinMBBS and 2500OBC as the uniform 27%reservation E toUPpolls ● NEWDELHI,JULY29 of Health and FamilyWelfare, in studentsinpostgraduation and forOBCs wasnot extendedtothe EXPLAINED astatement, said the AIQ con- also around 550 EWSstudentsin AIQ seatsofstate medical and THE CENTRE announced sists of 15%oftotal available UG MBBS and around 1000 EWS dental colleges. THE ANNOUNCEMENT Thursdaythat it will provide 27% seatsand 50% of total available studentsinpostgraduation,” the At ameeting on July26, the comes days afterthe $1 TRILLION US INFRA reservation forOBCs and 10% PG seatsingovernment medical Ministrysaid. Prime Ministerhad directed the reshuffle of the Union reservation forthe economically colleges. The reservation would Announcing his govern- Ministries concernedto“facili- Council of Ministers that DEAL SCALES weaker section (EWS) in the All applytothese seatsunder the ment’s decision, Prime Minister tate an effective solution to this gave greater weight to SENATE HURDLE IN India Quota (AIQ) scheme forun- AIQ forundergraduateand post- NarendraModi, in aTwitter post, long pending issue”. OBCs. There’s alarge OBC BIPARTISAN VOTE dergraduateand postgraduate graduatemedical/dental courses said: “This will immenselyhelp The AIQ scheme wasintro- votebase in UP where medical/dental coursesinstate (MBBS/MD/MS/Diploma/BDS/ thousands of our youth every ducedin1986under the direc- elections aredue next TALIBAN SAY FLOODS medical and dental colleges MDS) in statemedical and den- year getbetteropportunities and tions of the Supreme Courtto year —six other states too HAVE KILLED 150 IN from the current 2021-22 aca- talcolleges. createanew paradigm of social provide fordomicile-free will vote. Blinken visit key NE AFGHANISTAN demic year onward. “This decision would benefit justice in our country.” CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PAGE 10 takeaway: India, Officials skip House In her meet with Gadkari, US closest ever IT panel meeting; Didi seeks EV contempt, breach of industryin on Afghanistan West Bengal ‘Gentle pushback’ from India as US privilege: Tharoor raised‘international freedoms’

MANOJCG SHUBHAJITROY BUSINESSASUSUAL NEWDELHI,JULY29 NEWDELHI,JULY29 BY UNNY Taking strong exception to the INDIA AND the US have come “lastminuterefusal” Wednesday “closer than ever before”onthe by representativesofthree min- situation in Afghanistanwith istries to attend ameeting of the both sides agreeing that violence ParliamentaryStanding or apower-grab will notlead to Committee on Information Committee chairman stability there. Technology,the panel’s chair- Shashi Tharoor has written MONSOON EVENING This wasone of the keytake- man, Shashi Tharoor,has writ- to Speaker Om Birla. File Banerjee with Gadkari on aways from visiting US Secretary tentoLok Sabha Speaker Om Clouds gather over the statue of SawaiJai Singh at Statue Circle in Jaipur Thursday. Rohit Jain Paras Thursday. WB CMO of StateAntonyJBlinken’s meet- Birla asking him to take “serious ing with External Affairs cognizance” of the matter,and Wednesday. MinisterSJaishankar, The Indian calledtheir conduct "unprece- Tharoor has pointed out that Express has learnt. dented", “breachofParliamen- the officers notifiedthat they EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE However, againstthe back- tary privilege” and “contempt of would notbeappearing before As talks continue, Cong MLAs NEWDELHI,JULY29 ground of the Government’s the House”. the panel within minutes of each confrontation with Big Tech,the intomypolity and judgeme”. The IT panel, whichisex- other,at2.33pm, 2.44pmand WEST BENGALChief Minister US side didmakeacase forIndia The Indian side conveyed pected to discuss the Pegasus 2.55 pm. list their complaints to Maken MamataBanerjee metUnion to supportthe ideals of “interna- that both countries were dealing spywareissue, had calledoffi- In his three-pageletter, TransportMinisterNitin Gadkari tional freedoms”. But therewas with historical issues —the US cials of the MinistryofElec- whichhehas reportedlycircu- MinisterAshok Gehlotheld an contestedthe lastAssembly on Thursday, the thirdday of her “gentle pushback” from the Ind- polity with systemic racial ten- tronics and Information Tech- lated to all the members of the DEEPMUKHERJEE informal dinner forMLAsathis elections but lost. visit to Delhi, and discussedsev- ian delegation during the two- sion, and India with the situation nology (MeitY), Ministryof panel, Tharoor has pointed out JAIPUR,JULY29 residence. While legislators loyal Health MinisterRaghu eral infrastructureprojects. hour meeting on Wednesday. in Kashmir.“Thereare historical Home Affairs, and Department that the twoministries and the to him were present, former Sharma, who metMaken She later metDMK leader On the issue of human rights wrongs that arebeing made of Telecommunication on the department were informed FORTHE second consecutive deputy CM Sachin Pilot, who is Thursday, said therewas no Kanimozhi, and wrappedupthe and civil liberties, sources said the right,” the Indian side told subject ‘Citizens’ DataSecurity about the July28sitting of the day, AjayMaken, the AICC gen- in Delhi, skippedthe dinner. truth to media reports that MLAs daywith meetings with artistes Indian messagewas: “Don’t come CONTINUEDONPAGE2 and Privacy’. ParliamentaryStanding eral secretaryin-charge of “I told AjayMaken ji that had complainedabout minis- JavedAkhtar and Shabana Azmi. While the meeting could not Committee as early as July20. Rajasthan, individuallymet ministerShanti Dhariwal might ters. “The system of feedbackis Banerjee said she spoketo take place as the 10 BJP members “All the three Ministries/ party MLAs to take feedbackon be agood ministerbut when it notnew and has been therefor Gadkari about bringing manu- present did notsign the atten- Department had confirmed issues suchasCabinetexpan- comes to his performance as the along time in the Congress. But facturing industrytoWest Opp puts up ajoint dance register, and hence en- their participation... However, sion, the constitution of district in-charge ministerfor Jaipur dis- what yousee or read in newspa- Bengal, suchaselectric buses or sured lackofquorum, it is the ac- justbeforethe sitting wasabout Congress committees and polit- trict, he has performedpoorly,” pers is notthe truth,” Sharma other vehicles, and stressedon tions of the ministryofficials that to take place, Iwas informedby ical appointments. said aCongress MLAoncondi- told reporters. the needfor proper roads as the front in LS, Cong Tharoor has takenupwith the the Committee Branchofthe Sourcesinthe Congress said tion of anonymity. MLAs known to be loyalto stateborders Bangladesh,Nepal, Speaker.The Standing Comm- Secretariat that email commu- that in the course of Wednesday Afterthe firstday’s meeting Pilotemphasisedthe needtoin- Bhutan, and connectsthe ittee has 31 members (including nications have been receivedin and Thursday, severalofthe MLAs with Maken, Congress MLAfrom clude youth and give proper rep- Northeastern states. MP gives notice to Tharoor), and at least10needto the afternoon around 3PMon who metMaken didn’t mince Chaksu VedPrakash Solanki had resentation to “those who She brought up the deep sea be present foraquorum. After July28fromthe three wordscomplaining about minis- said that the communication ex- helpedthe Congress form the portatTajpur,aswell as specific the BJP members absented Ministries/Department ters and party office-bearers. ercise should also include those government in the state”. bridges and flyovers in separate discuss Pegasus first themselves, onlynine remained CONTINUEDONPAGE2 On Thursdayevening, Chief Congress candidates who had CONTINUEDONPAGE2 parts of the state. The Tajpur sea- portisexpected to see an invest- ment of Rs 15,000croreand gen- Gandhi and party leader Rahul INSIDE erate25,000 jobs. LIZMATHEW Gandhi has broken the ice and SC weighs in, HC orders SIT probe into "Gadkari asked me to send NEWDELHI,JULY29 the twoparties will nowwork my chief secretary. His DG, PWD together,instead of the separate Minister, secretary, transport THE OPPOSITION Thursday slogan-shouting seen earlier. hit-and-run death of Dhanbad judge secretaryand he will be there mounted joint protests against On Thursday, Congress MP too. My chief secretaryiscom- the government over the Manickam Tagore gave anotice has setupaSpecial Investigation records examinedbyThe Indian ing to Delhi todayfor ameeting Pegasus spywareissue in to stop all other proceedings and ABHISHEKANGAD& Team (SIT) to probethe killing of Express,ASJ Anand passed36or- on Friday. As per the conven- Parliament, with the Congress have adiscussion on the Pegasus ANANTHAKRISHNANG ASJ Uttam Anand, 50, who was ders in July, of which34per- ience of Gadkariji, Iwill send my deciding to further raise the heat issue in the presence of Prime DHANBAD,NEWDELHI, knockeddownwhile on his tainedtoregular or anticipatory chief secretarytomeethim," she by collecting signatures of MPs MinisterNarendraModi and JULY29 morning walk Wednesdaybyan pleas forbail in cases ranging said. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 to press foradebateinthe House Home MinisterAmit Shah. The I-PAC MEMBERS GET auto-rickshawthat visibly from murder to coal smuggling on the matter. Congress will be submitting the THEDEATH of an Additional veered sharplytowards him on —heallowedthe pleas in six. Fourteen Opposition parties signatures of Opposition MPs BAIL, DEREK O’BRIEN Sessions JudgeofDhanbad in an emptyroad. On Thursday, police detained had metWednesdaytoplan seeking adiscussion on Pegasus REACHES TRIPURA what police suspect wasapre- Jharkhand police officials autorickshawdrivers Lakhan THE EDITORIAL PAGE joint action on the Pegasus issue to Speaker Om Birla. AMID DIN, RS PASSES meditated hit-and-run incident told The Indian Express that they Verma and Rahul Verma who, in Parliament, and forthe first While the government has echoedinthe Supreme Court areinvestigating the possibility theysaid, were nabbed with the THEHOTSEAT time since the Monsoon Session been repeatedly saying it is BILL TO OPEN UP Thursdaywith Chief Justice of of the incident being linked to an “stolen auto”that hit the judge. RakeshAsthana’sappointmentas beganonJuly19, theyworkedin ready to debateevery issue, FACTORING SECTOR, India NVRamana saying that he Momentsbeforethe auto hit order or anyaction by the judge. “Lakhan and Rahul have said Delhi’spolicecommissionerwillbe tandem. Sources said West Congress and TMC leaders have HELP MSMEs has spoken to the Jharkhand High judgeAnand in Dhanbad on No link has yetbeen revealed, that they drovethe autorick- closelywatched Bengal Chief MinisterMamata alleged that the Treasury PAGE 3,4 CourtChief Justice in this regard. Wednesday. CCTVfootage grab said sources. shaw that hit the judge. PAGE6 Banerjee’s meeting with benches do notwant to discuss The Jharkhand High Court According to local court CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Congress president Sonia CONTINUEDONPAGE2

PAGE1 ANCHOR Lone spectator inspires Atanu to win overSKorean champ—wifeDeepika

that pushedhim to pull offthe shot,” she shouted everytime Atanu’s upsetwin waspartof win over Olympic champions lighted India’s day. biggestupsetinthe men’s indi- Das got closer to bullseye. the best couple of hours forIndia Argentina to seal their place in ForSouth Korean archers, an vidual archerycompetition at “Confidence!” she shouted in Tokyosince weightlifter Sunday’s quarterfinals, where Olympic gold is almostlikea EXPRESSAT the TokyoGames, defeating for- when Jin-hyektriedtowrestle Mirabai Chanu wonthe silver theyare likelytomeetone familyheirloom, passedonfrom mer Olympic champion Oh Jin- control. medal on the opening dayofthe among Germany, Britain, and one generation to another since OLYMPICS hyek in the elimination rounds. “I washearing her full time. competitions lastSaturday. the Netherlands. 1988. Theyhavebeen trainedfor On Thursday, as the two She waspushing me up: ‘believe Afterastring of bad news BoxerSatish Kumar,too, it by handling snakes, walking MIHIRVASAVDA archers indulged in an epic bat- in yourself’, ‘you can do it’, ‘just about Indian competitors exit- sailedintothe lasteight with a through haunted houses, shoot- TOKYO,JULY29 tle, adifferent contestplayedout stay calm and handle the situa- ing the Games without muchof comfortable win over Jamaican ing in front of thousands as side- in the background: between a tion’. Iamprivileged to have my afight, Thursdaycame as aboost. Ricardo Browninthe 91kg cate- actsduring baseball matches, MOMENTS AFTER piercing the small group of Koreans who wifeinthis competition. She is a Rio Olympics silvermedallistP gory.And shooterManu Bhaker undergoing endurance testsat cloak of invincibility that South cheered fortheir athlete,and the great supportand motivation for VSindhu setthe ball rolling by leftbehind the disappointment militarycamps, and meditating Korea’s ace archers wear at the onlyperson in Das’s corner,his me, so Ireallydid my best in the dispatching Denmark’s Mia of the 10mpistoleventswith a at Buddhisttemples. Olympics, Atanu Das showedoff wifeDeepika Kumari. matchtoday,”Das, who married Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13with a strong showing in the 25m pistol Theyalso do the boring stuff his tworings: his wedding ring Deepika will compete foran Deepika lastJuly, said. “(Atthe ruthless performance. She will event, whereshe is placedfifth right —following everyinstruc- on the right hand, and the individual medal on Friday. But Olympic Village) Istaywith the Atanu Das, who is marriedtofellowarcher Deepika Kumari, face home favouriteAkane afterthe firstround of qualifying. tion in the operations manual of Olympics symbol on the left. on the eveofher event, she was men’s team, she is staying with shows his wedding ring and aset of Olympic rings that he is Yamaguchi in the quarterfinal. The medals podium is still the national team, whichis The rings, he appeared to the onlyvoice of supportfor her the women’s team (but) mostof wearing on his finger,inTokyoonThursday. Reuters Then, the men’s hockeyteam some distance away forthese roughly700pages thick, and lists suggest, were the driving force husbandand teammate. “Good thetimeweare together.” conjured up adominating 3-1 athletes, but Das’s win high- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JULY30,2021 FROMPAGEONE

Tharoor appointed that some elements and Jaishankar. sweat to form the government, the powerofhis rings this time. meeting of the parliamentary scholarships meant forminor- on September 18 lastyear.His on some issues have chosen to The Indian side shared itsas- theyshould getrepresentation. panel on Information ity school students, whichwas wifeKriti Sinha has submitted a informing that their representa- reduce this committee to some sessment, with the US delega- We conveyedour stand on those Pegasus first Technology Wednesday, which investigated by The Indian complaint to police citing CCTV tive will notbeable to appear sortofaping pong match, which tion agreeing that the Taliban’s ministers againstwhom we had either the farm laws or Pegasus. wasmarkedbyashowdown be- Express. footagetosay that “it appears the before the Committee,” Tharoor Idon’t believe is in the spirit of atrocities and rapid advance to- complaints,” saidCongress MLA Ameeting between tween the ruling party and In the six cases in whichhe autorickshawdriver, in apre- has written. Parliament or parliamentary wardsmajor cities is “verycon- Ramniwas Gawriya, asupporter ParliamentaryAffairs Minister Opposition leaders.Earlier, granted bail, the period of cus- plannedmanner,hit him on his Detailing the sequence of committee.” cerning”. of Pilot. “If those who formedthe Pralhad Joshi, leader in the Rajya Dubey had accusedTMC MP tody wasthe main ground. In head whichled to his death”. events, he has said the MeitY On BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Sources pointed to identical government afterworking hard, Sabha Piysuh Goyaland Mahua Moitraofcalling him the remaining cases, he rejected “forward an email at 2.44PM” moving a“privilegemotion” statementsfromJaishankar and if theydon’t have astake,then in Congress leader in the Rajya names. the pleas forregular and antici- Quota seeking exemption from ap- againsthim, Tharoor said it has Blinken in their post-discussion the futurethe Congress and all Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge ahead An emotional Dubey,anMP patorybail, citing the natureof merit-basedopportunitiesto stu- pearance before the committee no “validity” as no constituted briefing. of us would have to paythe of Thursday's proceedings failed from Jharkhand, said he had the crime. dentsfromany statetoaspireto stating that the Chairperson of procedurewas followedinintro- Blinken had said: “An price,” he added. to end the stalemate, amid ru- been aparliamentarian for13 Consider some of the keyor- study in agood medical college the Joint Committee on Personal ducing the motion, whichre- Afghanistanthat does notre- Another Pilotsupporter, MLA mours that the Monsoon years, and belonged to aregion ders passedbyASJ Anand this located in another state. DataProtection Bill, 2019,has quires the Speaker to getthe spect the rightsofits people, an Mukesh Bhakar,said youth Session, whichisthreatening to with linkstoRam and Sitaas month: According to the Ministry, “desired to have an urgent meet- leave of the House before it can Afghanistanthat commitsatroc- should getimportance within be awashout, maybecurtailed. well as Gautam Buddha. Before ■Murder: Rejected bail plea therewas no reservation in the ing with the Secretaryand other be introduced. ities againstits ownpeople, the Congress as this would make As the Lok Sabha assembled he could complete his submis- of ShekharKumar Rawani, a AIQschemeupto 2007 –thatyear senior officers of MeitY fordis- On Dubey’s allegation that would become apariah state... the party stronger.Bhakar said Thursday, Birla expressedhis sion, the House plunged into gangsteraccusedinthe murder the Supreme Courtintroduceda cussion/clarification on The Trinamool Congress MP Mahua taking over the countrybyforce it wasuptothe Congress to de- “pain” over the unrulybehav- chaos, forcing one of severalad- of aman identifiedasVinod Jha. reservationof 15%forSCsand7.5% Personal DataProtection Bill at Moitrahad calledhim a“Bihari and abusing the rightsofits peo- cide howtoutilise the consider- iour of Opposition MPs who had journments. Rawani is in custody since forSTs in the AIQ scheme. 3.45 in Chairman’s chamber in goonda” when the panel mem- ple is notthe path to achieve able supportbase of Pilot. torn agenda papers and thrown Amidstthe din, the govern- February28, and achargesheet “When the Central Parliament House annexe". bers had assembledfor the those objectives.” them at the Chair the previous ment pushedthe Airports has been filedinthe case. The Educational Institutions The MinistryofHome meeting Wednesday, Tharoor Jaishankar had said: “We Atanu day, and warnedevery member Economic RegulatoryAuthority order said it appears the peti- (Reservation in Admission) Act Affairs, Tharoor has said in his said, “Howcan Itell youabout a don’t think that the outcome everytinydetail about their day- to ensurethis is notrepeated. of India (Amendment) Bill and tioner worked as the henchman became effective in 2007 provid- letter,“forwardedtheir mail at meeting whichnever hap- should be decidedbyforce on to-daytraining. “Weshould collectively decide the Inland Vessels Bill through of ahistory-sheeteridentifiedas ingforuniform27%reservationto 2.33PMseeking exemption pened? Iamcompletely un- the battlefield. We think the The sport’s popularity in to protect the dignity of the Lok Sabha without discus- MintuKashyap who had “devel- OBCs, the same wasimple- from attending the meeting on awareifsomebody allegedly peace negotiations should be a South Koreacould be gauged Parliament... Iwill have to take sion, within half-an-hour of opedanimosity” with Jha. mented in all the Central account of urgent and pressing said something at ameeting that negotiation and should lead to from the fact that when football stringent action againstsuch eachother. According to police, Kashyap Educational Institutions viz. commitmentsrelated to the... nevertook place to somebody peace.” star Hwang Ui-jo scored against people if this happens repeat- had linkswith the Guddu Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Parliament session". who wasnot there. HowamIto However, both countries did Honduras on Wednesday, he edly... Anyrecurrence mayat- Dhanbad judge Shukla gang and wasarrested HardingeMedicalCollege,Aligarh Asimilar communication, he be concernedabout it?” notappear to be on the same celebrated by imitating a“bow tract action from the Chair,” Birla However, the motive is not on June 28 in the Jha murder Muslim University and Banaras has said, was“receivedfromthe trackonPakistan, at leastinpub- and arrowshooting” action. warned, adding that clear yet. The auto wasstolen case. He diedearlier this month. Hindu University etc. However, Department of Blinken lic. Das does notenjoythe same Wednesday's events"were from Jharia on Tuesdaynight. ■ Minorities scholarship this wasnot extendedtothe AIQ Telecommunication at 2.52 PM Blinken’s delegation, referring to While Jaishankar said levelofsupport. Yet, on this rare againstthe basic ethics of this Both arebeing questionedand scam: Rejected the bail applica- seatsofState medical and dental stating that it will notbepossible the abrogation of Article 370. Afghanistan’s independence occasion, he showedit’s possi- augustHouse". will be arrested and sent to ju- tion of aschool principal. “This is colleges,” the Ministrysaid. forSecretary, DoTtoappear be- On the face-offwith Big Tech, and sovereignty will onlybeen- ble to beat aKorean. On awindy Birla said he had always tried dicial custody,” BokaroDIG basicallyadocument-based The government, it said, is fore the committee due to ur- The Indian Express has learnt that sured “if it is free from malign in- morning, he wobbledbut won. to give everyone an opportunity Mayur Patelsaid. case...probewas required to be “committed to providing due gent Parliament related matters the Indian side conveyedthat fluences”, the US Secretarywas It wasdowntoone arrowin to raise issues. “If thereare any “Lakhan Verma has previ- widenedtolook intothe role of reservationbothto thebackward relating to Parliament questions the US is also dealing with fake silentonPakistan’s role. the tie-breaker.Jin-hyek, complaintsagainstthe Chair, ouslybeen booked fortheft. Bank Officers, StateLabel Officer categoryaswell as the EWScate- listedfor July29”. news on social media, and However, sources pointed to renownedfor his dynamic one can come to my chamber. Thereare contradictions in their of MinorityScholarship, District gory”. Citing Direction 59(1) of the pointed to US President Joe Blinken’s commentsthat “any shooting style, went firstand Throwing papers at the Chair is statements. We areinvestigat- EducationOfficer...investigation OBC studentsfromacross the Directions by Speaker,whichsay Biden’s recent comment that the futuregovernment in shotanine-pointer.Tobeat the notacceptable. Members have ing,” he said. Patelispartofthe is still in progress.” country, it said, will nowbeable aministryordepartment should spread of Covid misinformation Afghanistanhas to be inclusive first-everKorean man to win an to decide collectively howtoen- three-member SIT headedby The orders also covercases to take advantageofthis reserva- be represented by the Secretary is “killing people”. Biden wasre- and fullyrepresentative of the individual Olympic title, Das had hance the dignity of the House.” ADG (Operations) SanjayAnand of alleged sexual harassment, tion in the AIQ scheme to com- or the Head of the Department sponding to aquestion about the Afghan people. But ultimately, to getcloser to the bullseye. Leader of the Congress in the Latkar and also includes sale of fake lotteryticketsand pete forseatsinany state. Being a if required to give evidence be- alleged role of “platforms like this has to be an Afghan-ledand The wind blewfromleftto House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Dhanbad SSP SanjeevKumar. use of false number plates by Centralscheme,theCentrallistof fore acommittee on anymatter, Facebook” in spreading false- Afghan-ownedpeace process right and had severe down- said theyall respected the Chair. “Weare notruling out the liquor smugglers to Bihar and ri- OBCs shall be usedfor this reser- Tharoor has written, “it is impor- hoods about vaccines and the that we will all support.” This range. Under pressure, and "The productivity of this House possibility of the killing being oting. vation. Around 1500 OBC stu- tant to sharethat, as pandemic. has been India’s bottomline for shooting second againstaleg- has reachedanew high under related to orders passedbythe ASJ Anand wasalso the Motor dentsinMBBS and 2500inpost- Chairperson, Idid notexcuse The Indian side said both years now, and NewDelhi is end of the sport, Das held his the current Speaker and we ac- judgerecently. We aretracking vehicle AccidentsClaims Tribunal graduation will benefit through these witnesses from atten- governmentsweredealing with “pleased” that Washington’s in- bowfor long, swayed alittle and knowledge this. But whatever is the activity of people men- judge. In one of these cases, the this reservation. dance". similar challenges on Facebook, terlocutors arefinallyonthe releasedthe arrow. “It wasa happening in the House is due tionedinthose orders,” officials vehicle involvedwas an autorick- “In order to provide benefits Referring to provisions con- and that it wanted Washington same page. tense moment,” he said. “Win or to the stubbornness of the gov- said. shaw, and the judgeobserved to studentsbelongingto theEWS tainedinthe Practice and to “look at the big picture”, and NewDelhi also feels that the lose.” ernment," he said. In the Supreme Court, the that therewas “rash and negli- categoryinadmissiontohigher ProcedureofParliament by Kaul supportNew Delhi in itsfight Biden administration, by putting He won. The arrowhit the Joshi intervenedasmatter wasraisedbeforea gent driving”. He awardedRs9 educational institutions, a and Shakdher,Tharoor has said againstfakenews.Sources said the Quad grouping of nations at centreofthe target,signalling a Chowdhurywas speaking, say- benchofCJI Ramana and Justice lakh in compensation to the de- Constitutional amendment was the failureofawitness to appear the WhiteHouse has been in- the centreofits Indo-Pacific 10.And Das out-nerved Jin- ing, “Do youthink the behaviour Surya Kant by senior advocate ceased’s family. In another case made in 2019 whichenabledthe before acommittee when sum- creasing pressureonsocial me- strategy —has re-established hyek.“It might sound likeanex- of your MPs wasappropriate? Vikas Singh, president of at the tribunal, he had awarded provision of 10%reservation for monedconstitutes contempt of dia companies to tackle disinfor- India’s strategic position in the cuse, it’s quitedifferent from Tearing papers and throwing Supreme CourtBar Association Rs 68 lakh to the wifeofanacci- EWScategory. Accordingly,seats the House. mation. region. From that perspective, what it lookslikeinagustof them at the Speaker,Treasury (SCBA), who had described the dent victim. in medical/dental colleges were “The last-minuterefusal of On fundamental freedoms, sources said, Blinken’s visit was wind,” Jin-hyeksaid. “Atanu is a benches and media gallery... is it incident earlier as an “attackon According to local police, increasedovertwo yearsin2019- the Ministries/Department to India made the point that “free- akey signal to China. great player...top class. Iwas not the waytobehave?” judicial independence”. Wednesday's hit-and-run oc- 20and2020-21toaccommodate appear before the Committee dom is notanarchy”, and should Asenior functionarysaid, better than him.” Congress MPs stood up to “I spoketothe Chief Justice curredatRandhir Verma Chowk. this additional 10%EWS reserva- has been unprecedented and notbe"mixed up" with lackof “Blinken didn’t come hereto The competition has justbe- protest, saying Chowdhury of Jharkhand High Court. He has Around 5.30 am, police said, a tion so that the total number of clearly constitutes breachofpar- governance and poor gover- pickafight...he made his points, gun forDas, though. He had should be allowedtocomplete takenupthe case and all officers passerbytook Anand to Shahid seatsavailableforunreservedcat- liamentaryprivilegeand con- nance. but afterlistening to us, he un- reachedthe same stageinRio as his speech. The House then areasked to be present. Now Nirmal MahtoMedical College egorydonot reduce. In the AIQ temptofthe House. Besides, this Despitethe “gentle push- derstood wherewewerecom- well —and to go further this plunged intopandemonium leave it there. If it’s necessary and Hospital wherehesuc- seats, however, this benefit had has underminedthe authority back” on some issues, sources ing from, and struckthe right time, he will firsthavetobeat again, leading to adjournment. then we will involve (our- cumbed to aserious head injury. notbeen extendedsofar,” the of aParliamentaryCommittee. I said therewas considerable con- note outside closeddoors.” Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa Although some BJP MPs had selves),” the CJI told Singh. In the Supreme Court, Vikas Ministrysaid. hope youwill take serious cog- vergence on Afghanistanand the when the competition resumes sought action againstthe Singh sought aCBI probeto Singh had initiallymentionedthe “Therefore, along with the nizance of this matter and un- Taliban’s actions over the past Maken on Saturday. Furukawa wonsil- Congress and LeftMPs over their find out if the hit-and-run was matter before abenchheadedby 27%reservation forOBCs, 10% dertake action as deemedap- fewmonths. Cabinetexpansion and polit- veratthe London Olympics, actions, the Speaker had only a“murder” in retaliation forthe Justice DYChandrachud. “It is reservation forEWS is also being propriateunder the rules,” TheUSside, sourcessaid, as- ical appointmentstoaccommo- wherehelosttoJin-hyekinthe summonedthem to his cham- judgerejecting the “bail appli- shocking. Ajudgeisonamorn- extendedinAIQ seatsfor all the Tharoor has said. sessedthat violence is notthe datehis men have been among final. berand warnedthem. cations of gangsters”. The bench ing walk and is hit by avehicle. He undergraduate/postgraduate Talking to reporters in routetostability in Afghanistan, the long-standing demands of And at some stage, Das Earlier,the Question Hour asked him nottodrawconclu- wasdealing with bail applica- medical/dental coursesfromthe Parliament on what transpired and that wasreflected in Pilot, who had mounted arevolt might stumble upon another could take place at 11.30 am, sions. “Weare awareofit. Let tions of gangsters. This is an at- current academic year 2021-22. at the meeting Wednesday, the Blinken’s statementsafter the againstGehlotlastyear. Korean, former worldnumber 1 with ministers Anurag Thakur, the HC look at it”, the CJI said. tack on judicial independence,” This will benefit everyyear Congress MP said, “I am very dis- meetings with NSAAjit Doval “Those people or sections and worldrecordholder Kim Hardeep Puri and Jyotraditya Dhanbad courtrecords said Singh. The benchasked him around morethan 550 EWSstu- who gave their blood and Woo-jin. But then, Das trusts in Scindia replying to questions. showthat the 36 orders passed to bring it to the attention of the dentsfor MBBS and around 1000 Soon after, BJP MP by ASJ Anand in Julyalso cover CJI. ASJ Anand joinedthe judicial EWSstudentsfor PG medical Nishikant Dubey got up to say cases of alleged sexual harass- services on May29, 2002, and courses,” it said. that a"woman MP" had called ment, sale of fake lotterytickets waspreviouslypostedinBokaro. “This decision is also in sync him “Bihar ka goonda” at a and the alleged diversion of He took charge as ASJ Dhanbad with the significant reforms car- riedout in the field of medical ed- ucationsince2014,” the Ministry said. “During the lastsix years, MBBS seatsinthe countryhave increasedby56% from 54,348 seatsin2014to84,649 seatsin 2020 and the number of PG seats have increasedby80% from 30,191seatsin2014to54,275 seatsin2020. During the same period,179new medicalcolleges have been establishedand now the countryhas 558 (Govt:289, Pvt:269)medicalcolleges,”itsaid. Mamata "Chief MinisterofWest Bengal MamataBanerjee called on Union MinisterNitin Gadkari today. In the presence of officials theyreviewedvarious road proj- ectsbeing undertakeninthe state," Gadkari's office tweeted. Sources said Banerjee pre- sentedareporttothe Union min- isteronthe construction of rural ODISHA ADARSHAVIDYALAYA roads in West Bengal under the SANGATHAN thirdphase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. N-1/9, NAYAPALLI, PO.- SAINIK SCHOOL, Kanimozhi, meanwhile, N-23 BHUBANESWAR-751005 tweeted, “It wasapleasuremeet- ing Mamatadidi and congratu- ADVERTISEMENTNo.01/2020 latedher on the landslide victory NOTICE TO THE SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES in the Bengal Elections. Ialways feel inspired meeting women FOR INTERVIEW leaders. 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CPM member writes BJP pulls out, Covid curbs for TMC mouthpiece, Sircar set to be Ex-ministeramong7Tripura extended till elected to RS Aug 15, cinema faces show-cause notice halls can reopen In the series of articles titled EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CongleaderstojoinTrinamool EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “BongoRajnititeNarishakti KOLKATA,JULY29 KOLKATA,JULY29 [Women powerinBengal poli- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tics]”, the firstofwhichwas pub- TMC CANDIDATEJawhar Sircar KOLKATA,JULY29 THE CPI(M) is likelytosend a lishedonWednesday, Ajantadis- is settobeelected unopposedto DEBRAJDEB I-PAC members show-causenoticeto itsmember cussesthecontributionof women the RajyaSabha afterthe BJP on AGARTALA,JULY29 THE WESTBengal government AjantaBiswas forwriting forthe politicians in West Bengal from Thursday decidedtonot field its on Thursdayextendedexisting Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) the pre-Independence eratill the candidatefor the single seat by- SEVEN SENIOR Congress leaders get bail, Derek Covid-19restrictions in the state mouthpieceJagoBangla.Biswasis present times. The series began poll on August9. in Tripurajoinedthe Trinamool till August15but also relaxed the daughter of the lateAnil withanarticleonfreedomfighter Thedecisionwas announced Congress (TMC) hereon some curbs. Biswas who wasthe party’s Basanti Devi, and is scheduledto by BJP MLAand Leader of the Thursday, giving the party aboost The government allowedcin- Politburomember and stategen- end with one on TMC chief Opposition in the stateAssembly amid itstussle with the BJP-led reaches Tripura ema halls, whichwereclosedin eral secretary. MamataBanerjee, whose desire Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday. stategovernment over the pur- April as the second Covid wave Ajantateaches history at to become the chief ministerwas “Todayisthe lastdatefor porteddetention and booking of sweptthe country, to reopen at RabindraBharati University.She once mockedbyAnil Biswas. nomination of RS by-poll in WB. 23 members of the Indian 50 per cent seating capacity.The is aCPI(M) card-holder and a ThetopTMCleadership,how- BJP is notputting up anycandi- Political Action Committee (I- The newlyinducted TMC DEBRAJDEB stateadministration said govern- member of the party’s organisa- ever,defendedAjanta. TMC sec- datefor this seat. Outcome of the PAC) that chalked up the Bengal members in Agartala on AGARTALA,JULY29 ment programmes at indoor fa- tions of teachers and professors. retary-general and senior minis- poll is definedand known to all... ruling party’s poll strategy forthe Thursday. Express cilities could nowtakeplace with Though the CPI(M) refusedto terPartha Chatterjee said, “It Our fight againstthis irrational stateAssembly elections. TWODAYSafter TripuraPolice 50 per cent seating capacity. commentofficially, sourcesinthe seems that people aremorecon- Govt will continue," tweeted The sevenCongress leaders booked 23 members of poll Buses, taxis, and autorickshaws party said the matter wasdis- cernedabout the person who Adhikari. who switchedsides areformer Bhowmik added, “Thereis‘jun- strategistPrashantKishor'sIndian have been permitted to operate cussedatits statecommittee wrotethe article than the article The by-poll wasnecessitated ministerPrakash ChandraDas, gleraaj’ in Tripurasince the last PoliticalActionCommittee(I-PAC) with 50 percentcapacity, while meeting on Wednesday. Ajanta itself. The article is on averyim- afterformer TMC leader Dinesh former MLASubal Bhowmik,All four years. Thereisnofreedom of during avisit to conduct asurvey offices, both government and pri- toowas unavailable forcom- portant issue and it is written by Trivedivacated the seat earlier India Congress Committee (AICC) people, freedom of speech, dem- in the state, the West Tripura vate,are allowedtofunction with ments. aperson who knows the subject. this year. member Panna Deb, Congress ocratic rights. The ruling party District and Sessions Courton halftheir manpower. All other re- “She is aparty member.How Everyone should read the article Former Prasar Bharati CEO minority leader Mohammad Idris alone can do everything…. They Thursdaygrantedthemuncondi- strictions imposedasper the last can she writeanarticle without and getenlightened. The matter Sircar had on Wednesdayfiled Miah, and Premtosh Debnath, want to createanambience of tional anticipatorybail. order on July14havebeen ex- permission from the party in a is entirelyacademic and Ibelieve his nomination at the office of the Bikash Das and Tapan Dutta. terror by weakening the federal Senior advocatePijush Kanti BJP govt in Tripuraisscared tendedtill August15. dailynewspaper of arival politi- that party and politics should not Assemblysecretariat in the pres- West Bengal Education structureofgovernment where Biswas, who represented the I- of TMC: Derek O'Brien in The government instructed cal party?” asked asenior leader. come intoit.” ence of West Bengal MinisterBratyaBasu addressed people don't have their basic PACmembers in court, told the Agartala on Thursday. ANI all district administrations to en- AnotherveteranCPI(M)leader TMC spokesperson Kunal Parliamentaryministerand TMC the press at an event wherethe rights.” mediathattheywereillegallyde- surestrict compliance with itsdi- said, “According to party disci- Ghosh said, “Weshould read the secretarygeneral Partha Congress leaders joinedthe TMC. He questionedwhy everyone tainedfor three days before they rectivesonwearing masksand pline, she should be at leastsus- article, then appreciateorcriti- Chatterjee. He accusedthe BJP government who wanted to join the TMC were booked in acase with Management Actand preventive maintaining social distancing. pended.Now, itisto beseenwhat cise it. The name behind the ar- On July24, the TMC had an- of trying to scuttle his party’s po- were stoppedfromdoing so on chargesinapplicable on them. sections forCovid-19along with “Anyviolation of the restric- steps the party will take against ticle should notcome in our way nouncedSircar as itscandidate litical activities citing Covid cur- account of Covid rules while state Meanwhile, senior TMC IPC Section 188(disobedience to tion measures will beliable to be thedaughterof aformerpowerful of appreciation. She is ateacher forthe seat. fewnorms, and asked it whyit LawMinisterRatan Lal Nath dis- leader and party's RajyaSabha order promulgatedby public ser- proceededagainstasper the pro- leader.Had Anil Biswas been of historyand she has takenahis- Trivedihad resignedasMPin “obstructed”the I-PAC team tributed relief aid at agathering leader Derek O'Brien arrivedin vant). visions of the Disaster there, he would nothavespared torical perspective in writing the Februaryand joinedthe BJP members from conducting their 5,000people. AgartalaonThursdayandsaidthe Additional Public Prosecutor Management Act, 2005, and rel- her.” article...” ahead of the stateAssembly polls. survey. The former MLAclaimedthat I-PAC members were “hired by BidyutSutradharsaidacomplaint evant sections of the IPC,” read Former MLASubal Bhowmik the TMC would form agovern- Trinamool Congress and they wasfiledbythe Sub-Divisional the order. said he joinedthe TMC forthe “in- ment in Tripurain2023 while the cameheretodotheirprofessional Magistrate, Sadar,againstthe I- Meanwhile, West Bengal’s terest of people and the sakeof BJP would fail to win even asin- duty”. But, O'Brien alleged,they PACteam,andthecasewasregis- dailyCovid increase droppedto Heavy rain batters south Bengal, time”. Bhowmik usedtobethe gleseat. were detainedinAgartala on or- teredatEastAgartala police sta- 766onThursdayfrom815 the BJP’s statevice-presidenttill the Reacting to his former party dersof theBJP'scentralleadership. tion. previous day. The newcases took 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and has colleagues shifting to the TMC, “They(BJPcentralleadership) O'Brien, meanwhile, claimed the Covid tallyto15,26,539, ac- man electrocuted in Kolkata changed parties seventimes till Pradesh Congress president aretrying to impose the Gujarat that the BJP-ledgovernment in cording to the bulletin released now. Pijush Kanti Biswas said theyhad modelacrossthecountry,”hetold Tripuraisscared of TMC chief by the Health Department. The Morerain expected, “It is true that we have had to no “political stability” and were the media. The I-PAC team has MamataBanerjeeandparty'sna- statehas 11,300active Covid redalertin6districts take adecision in the interestof infamous forfrequentlychanging been camping in Agartala to as- tionalgeneralsecretaryAbhishek cases. The Covid toll rose to people of the state, forthe sakeof political parties. sess the political situation and Banerjee. 18,123 with 14 morepatients time. Our leader Mamata “These people had no active TMC's potential supportinthe Asked whether TMC has a succumbing to the virus in the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Banerjee has put up suchafight connection with Congress since state.Thepolicedetainedthemin favourable political futurein last24hours. KOLKATA,JULY29 that people across the countryac- lastone-and-a-half years. They ahotel citing Covid-19norms on Tripura,O'Briensaid,“Something As manyas822 Covid pa- ceptedshe is the onlyleader who were totallyinactive.Now that we Sundaynight.TheirCovidreports is happeninghere....Iamhearing tientsweredeclared recovered, AS HEAVY overnight rain caused can showdirection to this country areworking to reconstitutethe came negative on Tuesdaynight. alot of people talking about taking the overall tallyto by alow-pressuresystemover and take it towardsdevelop- party structure, theyhaveleft. Biswas, who is also president Uttarakhand and Karnataka; we 14,97,116. Total45,936 samples Bangladesh and West Bengal af- ment,” he said. Theyare rudderless ships and of thestateCongressunit,saidthe arealso hearing about Tripura, were testedsince Wednesday, of fected normal lifeinKolkataand In asharp criticism of the lackpolitical material and sincer- I-PAC memberswere bookedun- and that TMC is going to come which1.67per cent were posi- other south Bengal districtson Ferryservices to Howrah were disrupteddue to aturbulent Biplab Deb government, ity,” he added. der the National Disaster here.” tive. Thursday, inundating low-lying Hooghlyriver afterrainfall on Thursday. Partha Paul areas. An elderly man got electro- cuted to death in Kolkata’s Jorabagan area while three were and fell on acar parkedunder the Hooghly. Ared alerthas been is- injured in Alipore. building. No one wasinjured. suedinthe districtsofHowrah, Officials identifiedthe victim About fifteen minutes later,apor- Northand South 24 Parganas, as Darpanarayan Tagore Street tion of awall on the topfloor of a Purba and Paschim Medinipur, resident Kashinath Jyoti. He died three-storieddilapidated and and Jhargram. The Met while trying to lowerthe shutters emptybuilding at 43 Balaram Department said heavy rainfall of ashop. Sources said two Majumder Street collapsed. There would continue in Northand lawyers and aworkerwerein- were no injuries. South 24 Parganas, Bankura, jured on the Aliporecourtprem- The MetDepartment has Purulia, Paschim Bardhaman, and ises aftertheytoo got electro- forecastmoredownpour in Paschim Medinipur till Saturday cuted.Atabout 6.45 pm, acornice Kolkatatill Fridaymorning, and morning. ResidentsofKolkata on the topfloor of athree-storied issuedanorangealertfor Kolkata, woke up to waterlogging of thor- emptyresidential building in the Bankura, Purulia, Purba and oughfares and inundatedlow-ly- AmherstStreetareacollapsed Paschim Bardhaman, and ing areas. Two arrested for ‘sharing photos on adult website’ Kolkata: Aman and awoman were arrestedfrom Dumdum on Admission Notice 2021-22 Thursdayfor allegedly sharing photosoftwo women on aporn LAST DATE 31st JULY2021 website. Apply online at www.ipu.ac.in for more than The women lodged acom- plaint with Newtownpolice in 150 programmes like BTech, MBBS, BA Kolkataand alleged that they LLB/BBA LLB, B.COM(Hons), BEd, BJMC, were takentoanupscale hotelfor aphoto-shootonthe pretextofa Architecture, BBA, BCA, Diploma &Weekend modelling offer. Theyallegedthat their photos programmes,etc. were later circulated on aporn Examination centres for CET based site. The accused, identifiedas programmes are :- Delhi NCR,Chandigarh, Mainak Ghosh (39) and Nandita Chennai, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai Dutta(30), were allegedly work- ing as coordinators. ENS &NaviMumbai.

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Date of Nature and type of facility/ Name &Address Security agreement with brief Notice /Acctt. Limit /Rate of interest / of Borrower description of securities Name /NPA Date Amount Outstanding 13(2) Notice Borrower: Mr. Term Loan, Baroda Home Equitable Mortgage of Flat bearing survey no. Date: Aloke Paul & Loan / located at Flat No. T-1, on the third floor (Western 06.04.2021/ Mr.Pulak Paul, Limit: Rs.23,40,000/- / Side) Measuring an area of 1110Sq. ft. Super built Mr.Aloke Paul Flat No. T-1, 3rd Rate of Interest: Under floating up lying and situate under Mouza- Kalidaha, J.L. No. 23, R.S. No. 16, Touzi No. 1298/2833, under &Mr. Pulak Floor,Mira option, 0.50% above 1year Apartment, MCLR +Strategic Premium per R.S. Dag No. 4715, R.S. Khatian No. 574 under Paul / 1409/5, S.H.K.B Khatian No. 1627 and 4714, bearing Holding No. NPADate: annum with monthly rest i.e. Sarani, Kolkata- applicable rate is 7.90% (at 1409/5, S.H.K.B Sarani, under Ward No. 18, P.S. 24.12.2019 700074 present) / Dum Dum, Kolkata-700074 belonging to Mr.Alok Outstanding :Rs.23,43,507.70 Paul &Mr. Pulak Paul. The Property is butted and as on 31.12.2019 plus un bounded by on the North: House of Abani applied interest since Bhattacharjee, on the South: House of Kamal Chakraborty,onthe East: House of Dilip 31.12.2019 Chakraborty and on the West: 12' Wide Road. Youhave committed default in repayment of Term Loan, Baroda Home Loan mentioned above with further interest at the agreed rate availed from our branch as mentioned in the above. The bank has issued notice under the said Act to youtorepay theoutstanding amount in theabove mentionedtable.The Demand Noticessenttoborrowers’baddress yregisteredposthas beenreturnedunserved.Youarecalledupontopay theduestogetherwithinterestwithin60daysfromthe dateofthisnoticefailing whichbankwillbeconstrained to exerciseright of EnforcementofSecurityinterestasagainst thesecured assets giveninthe schedule of Securitization andReconstructionofFinancial Assets andEnforcement of Security Interest Act2002. This notice is withoutprejudice toanyother rightremedyavailable tothebankincluding initiationoflegalaction. Date of publication: 30.07.2021, Place: Kolkata Authorised Officer,Bank of Baroda

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CIN-L65910KL1992PLC006623 , MANAPPURAM FINANCE LTD. IV/470A (old) W638A(New), Manappuram House, Valapad, Thrissur,Kerala -680 567. GOLD AUCTION NOTICE DurgmedicalcollegeBill Thepledges, in specific and the public, in general, are hereby notified that public auction of the gold ornaments pledged in the below accounts is proposed to be conducted at the following branches on 16/08/2021 from 10.00 am onwards. We are auctioning gold ornaments defaulted customers who have failed to make payment of his/her loan amount despite being notified by registered letters. Unauctioned items shall be auctioned on any other days without further notice. Changes in venue or date (if any)will be displayed at auction centre and on website without any further notice. List of pledges:- cleared,tweaksrejected BANKURA, BANKURA, 138510700000846, 1039, 1043, 1082, 1088, 1096, 1105, 1117, 1125, 1389, 1423, 1431, 138510730002339, 3003, 3136, 3137, 3635, 3951, 4501, 5032, 6152, 6704, 6778, 7006, 7076, 7109, 7240, BIDHAN SARANI, 112910700041036, 1333, 1349, 1454, 1554, 1600, 1713, 1777, 1793, 1800, 1825, 1914, 2603, 2694, 2700, 2702, 2704, 2708, 2717, 2726, 2727, 2734, 2747, 2761, 2770, 2772, 2780, 2792, 2797, 2803, 2817, 2822, 2828, 2832, 2833, 2843, 2848, 2855, 2860, 2863, 2879, 2913, 2914, 2916, 2922, 2928, 2934, 2939, 2942, 2954, 2962, 2970, 2971, 2974, 2975, 2977, 2979, 2980, 2981, The amendmentsmoved by In anycase, the Assemblyshould 2982, 2983, 2993, 2994, 3001, 112910730043097, 4860, 5105, 6373, 6412, 6495, 112910730050839, 0870, 0880, 0918, 0943, 1035, 1080, 1082, 1087, 1127, 1178, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1410, 1419, 1439, 1452, GARGIVERMA BJP leader Brijmohan Agarwal be made awareofthe details 1528, 1548, 1554, 1558, 1561, 1620, 112910780000021, BISHNUPUR, 138640700000342, 138640730003002, 3680, 5973, 5982, 6057, 6119, 6128, 6143, 6168, 6319, SONAMUKHI, 138140700000493, RAIPUR,JULY29 raisedthreepoints:thattheexist- filedbythe companywith the 0590, 0790, 138140730004337, 4416, BARDHAMAN, ASANSOL, 109330700019273, 9274, 9277, 9324, 9474, 9487, 9498, 9746, 9755, 9756, 9765, 9774, 9776, 9780, 9796, 9815, 9823, 9824, 9830, ing employees be absorbed,that Registrar of Companies before 109330730014592, 5112, 5570, 5639, 5702, 5706, 5751, 6794, 6802, 6827, 6869, 6870, 6874, 6879, 6892, 6893, 109330780000015, BURNPUR ROAD,ASANSOL, 116850700023929, 6061, 6635, 6790, 6791, 6802, 6804, 6992, 7003, 7024, 7116, 7118, 7123, 7125, 7173, 7180, 7355, 7370, 7386, 7407, 7408, 7432, 7466, 7473, 7499, 7522, 7555, 7829, 7894, 7989, 7990, 7997, 8014, 8027, 8032, 8052, 8054, THE CHHATTISGARH govern- the government clarify who passingthe Bill.Without infor- 8081, 8093, 8101, 8104, 8105, 8139, 116850730017673, 7878, 7930, 7995, 8148, 8186, 8231, 8261, 8338, 8339, 8371, 8788, 9293, 9294, 9389, 9416, 9510, 9530, 9785, 9787, 9829, 9851, 9864, 9926, 9927, ment Thursdaypassedthe wouldpaytheloanstakenagainst mation on whether the com- 9928, 9946, 9996, 116850730020001, 0002, 0004, 0030, 0105, 0122, 1316, 1344, 1356, 1367, 1368, 1382, 1385, 1386, 1417, 1446, 1507, 1518, 1529, 1600, 1613, 1614, 1623, 1627, 1666, 1669, 1672, Chandulal Chandrakar the college, and that the exclu- panyhas clean booksornot,how DURGAPUR, 109140700026851, 7839, 8182, 8215, 8313, 8358, 8510, 8518, 8525, 8626, 8648, 8774, 8779, 8847, 8849, 8878, 8907, 8966, 8976, 8997, 9031, 9046, 9084, 9109, 9151, 9157, 9236, 9254, Memorial Medical College sionarypowers of the special of- can we voteonthe Bill?" he said. 9322, 9336, 9385, 9392, 9403, 9405, 9423, 9502, 9508, 9510, 9523, 9542, 9574, 9610, 9618, 9625, 109140700030095, 0117, 0130, 0135, 0143, 0151, 0160, 0167, 0184, 0204, 0206, 0211, 0215, 0229, 0240, 0243, 0253, 0296, 0299, 109140730035782, 5797, 5798, 5997, 6012, 6020, 6209, 6864, 6866, 7862, 8130, 8133, 8170, 8190, 8269, 8270, 8310, 8311, 8590, 8644, 8649, 8987, 109140730041555, 1870, 1929, (Acquisition) Bill, 2021, amidst ficer berevokedsothat his valua- Former CM and BJP leader 2047, 2164, 2172, 2402, 2414, 2415, HATTALAROAD,DURGAPUR, 117370700021158, 1175, 1571, 1575, 1580, 1605, 1639, 1732, 1740, 2140, 2144, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2150, 2161, 2168, 2213, 2240, 2272, strong opposition from the BJP. tiondecisioncouldbechallenged. Raman Singh brought up the un- 2274, 2276, 117370730012753, 3250, 6615, 6698, 6737, 6761, 6868, 6869, 7014, 7054, 7078, 7802, 8040, 8264, 8511, 8674, 8675, 8730, 8748, 8752, 8805, 8892, 8893, 117370730020068, 0100, 0103, 0116, The collegelinked to the family As per the Bill, employees of favourable commentsbythe 0128, 0134, 0215, 0222, 0224, 0259, 0268, 0293, 0296, 0374, 117370780000015, JAMURIA BAZAR, BURDWAN, 132610700019774, 9985, 132610700020050, 0101, 0184, 0796, 0822, 0847, 0865, 0867, of Chief MinisterBhupesh the collegewould be released Medical Council of India (MCI) in 0900, 0928, 0931, 0948, 0968, 0971, 0973, 0976, 0977, 0987, 1017, 1018, 132610730013418, 3977, 5049, 5083, 5235, KALNA,W.BENGAL, 115270700025061, 5170, 5206, 5385, 5428, 5536, 5894, 5929, Baghel's son-in-lawwill be ac- from their duties following the 2018 and the National Medical 5938, 5981, 115270730015172, 5340, 6876, 7569, 9557, 9640, 9664, 9806, KATWA-CIRCUS MAIDAN, 117220700032279, 3357, 3389, 3394, 3557, 3744, 3955, 4028, 4080, 4161, 4193, 4639, 4647, 4688, 4692, 4693, 4700, 4755, 4771, 4777, 4781, 4797, 4823, 4825, 4826, 4827, 117220730079343, 9548, 9735, 9907, 117220730083261, 5042, 7621, 7861, 117220730094646, 4855, 4885, 4912, 4992, 5047, quired by the government at a government acquisition. It also Council (NMC) in 2020 regarding 5139, 5232, 5281, 5305, 5307, 5417, 5418, 5462, 5547, 5548, 5549, 5550, 5581, 5744, 5823, 5848, 5886, 5893, 5997, 6087, MEMARI, 135450700008848, 8981, 8982, 9080, 9105, 9121, 9124, 9276, 9293, costofRs140 croreper year to states that owners areliable to re- the college, as reportedbyThe 9307, 9396, 9417, 9808, 9816, 135450730016986, 6987, 7381, 7646, 7674, 8676, 8678, 8694, 8762, 8930, 9251, 135450730021591, 1631, 1842, RANIGANJ,BURDWAN, 117650700025616, 5770, 5845, the exchequer. paythe liabilitiesofthe institute Indian Express Thursday. "When 5846, 6133, 6247, 6250, 6267, 6271, 6308, 6383, 6749, 6872, 6874, 6875, 6895, 6896, 6897, 6908, 6911, 6913, 6914, 6920, 6927, 6930, 6931, 6932, 6933, 6944, 6961, 6970, 6975, 6977, 6978, 6979, 6983, Forthe firsttime in the state prior to the government takeover, the Medical Council is saying that 6986, 6988, 6993, 6995, 6997, 6998, 7003, 7020, 7021, 7038, 7045, 7047, 7048, 7049, 117650730009778, 9785, 9790, 117650730010136, 0586, 0623, 0687, 0762, 0770, 0772, 0779, 0781, 0784, 0850, 1092, 1234, 1235, 1399, 1400, 1481, 1482, 1498, 1557, 1693, 1833, 1970, 3139, 3146, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3181, 3182, 3191, 3249, 3250, 3253, 3255, 3264, 3274, 3275, 3276, 3277, 3278, 3279, 3285, 3290, 3297, Assembly, the Opposition de- and says no action can be taken the collegeisinadequate, whyis 3329, 3339, 3380, 3381, 3384, 3394, 3395, 3417, 3443, 3457, 3458, 3459, 3495, 3510, 3520, 3545, BIRBHUM, BOLPUR WEST BENGAL, 135340700015503, 6613, 7207, 7208, 7293, 7296, 7324, 7377, mandedadivisionof votes(which against the special officer. the government hell bent on ac- 7397, 7454, 7498, 7509, 7933, 8003, 8102, 8106, 8111,8112, 8119, 8140, 8147, 8150, 8153, 8180, 8197, 8201, 8205, 8207, 8212, 8253, 8256, 8265, 8276, 135340730012716, 2821, 4676, 4703, 4849, 4850, records howamember voted on Arguing againstthe amend- quiring it, if notfor helping own 5069, 6765, 6809, 6815, 6915, 6916, 6954, 7090, 7094, RAMPURHATWEST BENGAL, 135370700018311, 8620, 8650, 8874, 8903, 8930, 8968, 8979, 8994, 9066, 9072, 9112, 9123, 9129, 9144, 9146, 9183, amotion).Fifty-sixMLAsvotedin ments, Singh Deo said, "The gov- familymembers?" he said. 9191, 9224, 9240, 135370700020000, 0025, 0089, 0106, 0107, 0121, 0123, 0134, 0148, 0206, 0222, 0234, 0237, 0250, 135370730018169, 8352, 9681, 9684, 9710, 9854, 9857, 135370730021909, 1992, favourof theBill,16 against,while ernment cannotabsorb private The Indian Express firstre- 2020, 2043, 2060, 2069, SIURI, 135420700011154, 1203, 1768, 2003, 2023, 2086, 2177, 2264, 2621, 2625, 2641, 2661, 2662, 2676, 2695, 2731, 2737, 2748, 135420730019610, 135420730022642, 2747, 3376, 3564, 4588, 4589, 4751, 4973, 5021, 5058, 5110, 5180, 5227, 5645, 5662, 5757, 6360, 6363, 6454, 6455, 6456, 8923, 8973, 8983, 9237, 9474, 9596, 9597, 9598, 9692, 135420780000005, DARJILING, 18 did notvote. The House has 70 employees as hiring agovern- portedTuesdaythe Chhattisgarh BURDWAN ROAD SILIGURI, 135680700003990, 4136, 4317, 4330, 4350, 4584, 4587, 4588, 4591, 4608, 4612, 4622, 4623, 4626, 4627, 4629, 4630, 4631, 4632, 4633, 4635, 4648, 4649, 135680730016554, Congress MLAs, 15 of the BJP,and ment employeeisastructural government's plan to table the 6565, 6566, 6567, 6568, 6713, 7060, 7388, 7424, 7480, 7606, 7680, 7681, 7808, 8675, 8736, 8744, 8766, 8816, 8847, 8851, 8856, 8961, DARJEELING, 139390700000343, 0505, 0665, 0670, five of otherparties.Amendments process. Once the collegeisac- Bill to acquirethe private med- 139390730002705, 3400, 5253, KURSEONG, 139400700000382, 0429, 139400730001659, SF ROAD SILIGURI, 139200700000709, 0779, 0791, 0841, 0866, 0914, 0919, 0924, 1017, 1064, 1070, 1277, proposedbyBJP leaders were re- quired,wewould followthe ical collegeinDurg. Among its 1287, 1302, 1305, 1307, 1308, 1314, 1316, 1317, 1322, 1341, 139200730003572, 3573, 3578, 3645, 3653, 3672, 3683, 3792, EAST MIDNAPORE, MIDNAPORE, 135670700009577, 9642, 9891, 9991, 9992, 9993, 9996, 9998, 135670700010013, 0025, 0057, 0073, 0074, 0082, 0083, 0084, 0088, 0090, 0098, 135670730034423, 5181, 5978, 5979, 7530, 7889, 8438, 8440, 9547, 135670730040611, 3184, 4631, jected by avoice vote. process and hirethe employees. directors and shareholders are 4690, 4799, 4835, 4879, 4898, 4969, 5030, HOOGHLY, AARAMBAG, 113280700047408, 7526, 7652, 7889, 8284, 8315, 8325, 8369, 8374, 8440, 8456, 8461, 8492, 8550, 8663, 8708, 8747, 9176, 9344, 9460, The Bill, pilotedbyMedical Similarly,the special officer will familymembers of Baghel's son- 9468, 9472, 9495, 9518, 9524, 9540, 9542, 9546, 9565, 9567, 9582, 9589, 9690, 9706, 113280730046332, 7540, 8341, 8433, 9716, 9717, 9718, 113280730050436, 2124, 2125, 2587, 3429, 3431, 3464, 3780, Education MinisterTSSingh Deo, have to have powers to take de- in-lawKshitijChandrakar. 3782, 4098, 5777, 5916, 113280730060773, 1060, 1112, 1173, 1181, 1214, 1243, 1381, 1469, 1969, 1974, 2022, 2062, 2408, BANDEL, 111540700023667, 3701, 3813, 3816, 3832, 3872, 4066, 4194, 4203, proposes to paythe owners of cisions and notbeaffected by ex- On Thursday, The Indian 4278, 4281, 4372, 4418, 4425, 4434, 4450, 4453, 4462, 4468, 4884, 4908, 4933, 4939, 4941, 4955, 4966, 4991, 4992, 5016, 5018, 5021, 5023, 5025, 5034, 5042, 111540730020867, 1246, 6689, 6823, 7540, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial ternal factors." Express wroteabout redflags 8328, 8471, 9015, 9083, 9590, 9591, 9595, 9720, 9774, 9951, 111540730030074, 0134, 0138, 0208, 0392, 0605, 0673, 0679, 0899, 3388, 3512, 3572, 3628, 3715, 3817, 3913, 3937, 3954, 3987, 3988, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4040, 4097, 4098, 4110, CHANDERNAGAR, 112670700036171, 112670700041218, 2176, 2243, 2286, 2289, 2295, 2300, 2333, 2404, 2454, 2699, 2787, 2864, 2930, 2991, 3093, 3151, Medical Collegetwice itsvalua- BJP MLAfromAkaltara raisedbytheNMCandearlierMCI 3175, 3185, 3192, 3299, 3354, 3393, 3395, 3412, 3413, 3467, 3491, 4013, 4221, 4227, 4228, 4229, 4234, 4251, 4261, 4303, 4316, 4317, 4318, 4330, 4334, 4339, 4343, 4344, 4348, 4360, 4361, 4365, 4366, tion sum. Aspecial officer would Saurabh Singh opposedthe Bill onthecollege'sfunctioning.Itwas 4367, 4381, 4391, 4392, 4394, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4413, 4420, 4425, 4433, 4457, 4463, 4465, 4481, 4487, 4492, 4511, 112670730031283, 6757, 6954, 7260, 7793, 8502, 8861, 9407, beappointedby the government on the grounds of process. "It is recognisedfor MBBS degree only 9429, 9470, 112670730041180, 1593, 1607, 1623, 1624, 1627, 1671, 1672, 1673, 1705, 1745, 1762, 1763, 1766, 1789, 1803, 1806, 1816, 1877, 1881, 1885, 1886, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, to undertake the valuation of the notclear if the government is for2015-2016. 1961, 1995, 2003, 2027, 2028, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2045, 2068, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093, 2096, 2113, 2135, 2204, 2221, 2229, 2234, 2265, 2270, 2281, 2295, 2315, 2321, 2337, CHINSURAH TOWN, 113350700047180, 7181, 7182, 8698, 8815, 8944, 9025, 9031, 9075, 9083, 9119, 9132, 9160, 9213, 9227, 9254, 9277, 9297, 9312, 9347, 113350700050013, 0015, 0023, 0024, 0025, 0027, 0035, 0042, 0057, movable and immovable prop- onlyacquiring assets of aprivate FULLREPORTON 0060, 0074, 0080, 0087, 0092, 0099, 0108, 0122, 0133, 0134, 0142, 0194, 0205, 0208, 0211, 0214, 0224, 0229, 0231, 0233, 0237, 0248, 0250, 0251, 0252, 0253, 0254, 0256, 0258, 0262, 0265, 0276, 0282, erties of the college. companyorthe companyitself. www.indianexpress.com 0285, 0288, 0290, 0298, 0302, 0309, 0312, 0320, 0321, 0322, 0325, 113350730045362, 5878, 6144, 6147, 6148, 6149, 6150, 6151, 6267, 6268, 7316, 7559, 7652, 8223, 8225, 8440, 8441, 8442, 8501, 8512, 9336, 9414, 9513, 9829, 113350730050301, 0344, 0345, 0507, 0526, 0527, 0654, 0797, 0801, 0904, 0957, 0968, 1053, 1071, 1072, 1074, 1304, 1333, 2599, 4325, 4487, 4583, 4617, 4689, 4705, 4778, 4779, 4812, 4865, 4904, 4945, 5089, 5096, 5098, 5131, 5142, 5204, 5205, 5294, DANKUNI, 110710700024619, 5554, 5665, 5701, 5818, 5839, 5875, 5888, 5917, 5927, 5948, 5950, 5959, 5971, 5972, 5973, 5994, 5998, 6002, 6006, 6015, 6025, 6041, 6481, 6513, 6524, 6527, 6529, 6551, 6578, 6582, 6596, 110710730013887, 3889, 3966, 4142, 4172, 4227, 4228, 4237, 4380, 4383, 4442, 4443, 4487, 5022, 5023, 5155, Amid din, RS passes Bill to open 5214, 5215, 5216, 5235, 5236, 5263, 5275, 5341, KALIPUR BAZAR,DANKUNI, 133850700028703, 8728, 9166, 9213, 9254, 9262, 9324, 9354, 9375, 9394, 9402, 133850700030023, 0024, 0098, 0099, 0101, 0104, 0108, 0109, 0116, 0119, 0122, 0123, 0124, 0126, 0129, 0130, 0142, 0151, 0157, 0164, 0178, 0185, 0187, 0188, 0190, 0201, 0202, 0226, 0238, 0242, 0245, 0246, 0251, 0258, 0265, 0266, 0268, 0269, 0270, 0276, 0293, 0295, 0296, 0310, 0318, 0330, 0336, 0347, 0348, 0349, 0350, 0362, 0363, 0364, 133850730015428, 5756, 5945, 5946, 5993, 5996, 6089, 6211, 6212, 6213, 6214, 6215, 7159, 7191, 7219, 7220, 7249, 7250, 7271, 7284, 7290, 7305, 7315, 7328, 7331, 7332, 7333, 7334, 7338, 7339, 7341, 7342, KONNAGAR, 111250700044802, 5010, 5614, 5679, 5713, 5856, 5894, 5923, 5979, 5980, 6019, 6059, up factoring sector, help MSMEs 6111,6113, 6172, 6184, 6207, 6235, 6891, 6893, 6999, 7035, 7045, 7047, 7050, 7058, 7059, 7072, 7083, 7090, 7110, 7112, 7129, 7133, 7140, 7142, 7149, 7152, 7155, 7162, 7169, 7171, 7173, 7176, 7179, 7200, 7203, 7211, 7212, 7213, 7221, 7232, 7233, 7234, 7237, 7249, 7250, 7253, 7256, 7258, 7259, 7265, 7273, 7299, 7307, 7315, 7316, 7317, 7318, 7319, 7322, 7323, 7324, 7337, 7343, 7366, 7368, 7373, 7385, 111250730019873, 111250730027527, 8065, 8067, 9744, 9750, 9819, 9822, 111250730030199, 0529, 0616, 0620, 0696, 0738, 0750, 0797, 0804, 0808, 0942, 0996, 1075, 1162, 1163, 1174, 1198, 1199, MinisterNarendraSingh Tomar 1210, 1211, 1222, 1223, 1269, 1308, 1328, 1356, 1545, 1592, 1595, 1627, 4111,4150, 4156, 4194, 4212, 4220, 4248, 4255, 4290, 4319, 4320, 4377, 4380, 4390, 4408, 4477, 4487, 4519, 4520, 4521, 4547, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE introducedthe Coconut 4550, 4561, 4569, 4572, 4610, 4617, 4618, 4619, 4621, 4641, 4677, 4692, 4697, 4742, 4759, 4783, 4786, 4825, 4835, 4838, 4864, NABAGRAM, 112190700037677, 112190700042856, 3182, 3247, 3279, NEWDELHI,JULY29 Development Board 3297, 3310, 3322, 3349, 3351, 3354, 3355, 3356, 3410, 3411, 3418, 3435, 3488, 3513, 3529, 3594, 4185, 4497, 4499, 4518, 4537, 4542, 4550, 4567, 4579, 4609, 4610, 4613, 4617, 4618, 4624, 4650, 4692, (Amendment) Bill, 2021. 4694, 4698, 4705, 4707, 4708, 4709, 4716, 4717, 4722, 4730, 4731, 4734, 4736, 4737, 4738, 4743, 4744, 4746, 4750, 4756, 4769, 4771, 4773, 4793, 4799, 4814, 4831, 4835, 4846, 4848, 112190730011970, 6865, 9969, 112190730020088, 0155, 0484, 0804, 0805, 0855, 0870, 0924, 0946, 0949, 0950, 1104, 1105, 1413, 1789, 1879, 2102, 2236, 2239, 2240, 2279, 2336, 2358, 2361, 2362, 2366, 2367, 2390, 3897, AMID PROTESTS by the Opposition parties, that raised 3898, 3989, 4020, 4022, 4063, 4078, 4080, 4091, 4183, 4184, 4250, 4277, 4361, SERAMPORE, 111360700032520, 3214, 3284, 3315, 3350, 3362, 3366, 3574, 3812, 3813, 4008, 4050, 4051, 4052, 4053, Opposition over the Pegasus slogans on the pegasus snooping 4054, 4062, 4089, 4166, 4171, 4201, 4240, 4249, 4273, 4282, 4283, 4303, 4318, 4320, 4872, 4885, 4886, 4925, 4962, 4963, 4964, 4982, 4989, 5005, 5017, 5019, 5022, 5034, 5039, 5041, 5043, 5050, 5051, scandal and the farm laws,Rajya controversy,price rise and the 5071, 5073, 5078, 5082, 5086, 5100, 5119, 111360730018687, 9587, 9750, 111360730023879, 4260, 4402, 4403, 4406, 4407, 4409, 4410, 4444, 4604, 4659, 4904, 5397, 5398, 5399, 5501, 5676, 5806, 5807, Sabha Thursdaypassedthe three farm laws,did notpartici- 5917, 5950, 6044, 6111,6112, 6113, 6353, 6354, 6537, 6539, 6863, 6905, 7003, 7144, 9000, 9058, 9072, 9073, 9074, 9075, 9076, 9098, 9178, 9185, 9186, 9212, 9334, 9395, 9432, 9456, 9482, 9517, 9575, Factoring Regulation pateinthe debateonthe 9598, UTTARPARA,HOOGLY, 119750700029650, 119750700030085, 0153, 0182, 0202, 0205, 0242, 0298, 0331, 0333, 0491, 0494, 0525, 0527, 0528, 0537, 0710, 0724, 0727, 0728, 0751, 0755, 0767, 0773, 0781, 0804, 0812, 0820, 0834, 0843, 0888, 0897, 0907, 0915, 0922, 0926, 0928, 0939, 1406, 1413, 1416, 1423, 1425, 1440, 1447, 1454, 1457, 1458, 1470, 1477, 1490, 1491, 1494, 1496, 1499, 1500, 1504, (Amendment) Bill, 2021that Factoring Regulation Bill, which 1506, 1513, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1524, 1525, 1527, 1530, 1535, 1547, 1552, 1553, 1570, 1572, 1577, 1581, 1595, 119750730020099, 0196, 5491, 5606, 5650, 6112, 6578, 6579, 6848, 6849, 6950, 7033, 7034, broadens participation in that amends the Factoring Regulation 7342, 7369, 7472, 7486, 7596, 7696, 7698, 7699, 7723, 7894, 7895, 7896, 9280, 9333, 9369, 9370, 9371, 9380, 9397, 9398, 9399, 9400, 9401, 9441, 9446, 9452, 9471, 9495, 9521, 9525, 9544, 9571, 9589, sector. Finance MinisterNirmala Actof2011. 9594, 9619, 9652, 9662, 9670, 9690, 9706, HOWRAH, BALLYBAZAR,HOWRAH, 128520700019006, 9104, 9125, 9130, 9131, 9132, 9146, 9250, 9266, 9298, 9345, 9354, 9379, 9382, 9391, 9392, 9393, 9402, Factoring firms provide work- Sitharaman in RajyaSabha Finance MinisterNirmala 9427, 9778, 9926, 9941, 9947, 9954, 9962, 9970, 9979, 9989, 9990, 9995, 128520700020001, 0002, 0003, 0009, 0012, 0021, 0022, 0023, 0025, 0045, 0070, 0072, 0073, 0074, 0079, 0082, 0089, 0092, 0095, 0103, 0117, 0120, 0134, 0136, 128520730014429, 4474, 4505, 4537, 4539, 4540, 4541, 4817, 4830, 4911, 4936, 4937, 4938, 5053, 5054, 5123, 5125, 5127, 5187, 5322, 5323, 5324, 5327, 5339, 5340, 5379, ing capital to micro, small and on Thursday. PTI Sitharaman said: “Thereare diffi- 5380, 5391, 5571, 5578, 6236, 6237, 6272, 6283, 6310, 6322, 6352, 6375, 6397, 6404, 6411, 6431, DOMJUR,HOWRAH, 119190700023779, 3801, 3962, 3989, 4129, 4228, 4351, 4909, 4928, 4939, 4943, medium enterprises —whichof- culties constantlyfacedby 4948, 4949, 4950, 4951, 4967, 4970, 4985, 5003, 5009, 5012, 5015, 5018, 5021, 5027, 5028, 5052, 5054, 5062, 5068, 5069, 5087, 5097, 5105, 5115, 5120, 5128, 119190730012879, 2895, 2897, 3096, 4096, tenhavetowait long forpay- MSMEs in that their receivables 4212, 4306, 5082, 5273, 5274, 5286, 5332, 5348, 5350, 5393, 5394, NETAJI SUBHASH ROAD, 115320700031693, 1708, 1770, 1868, 2009, 2043, 2046, 2381, 2432, 2473, 2493, 2509, 2530, 2545, 3017, ments—bybuying their invoices. capital moreeasily. getdelayed, and thereforesend- 3020, 3035, 3039, 3045, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3062, 3109, 3123, 3124, 3131, 3134, 3135, 3181, 115320730016009, 115320730020145, 0205, 0232, 0662, 1366, 1397, 1503, 1535, 1536, 1537, 1562, 1581, 1582, The opening up of the factoring The Upper House, mean- ing these to athirdparty.This Bill 1605, 1606, 1681, 1682, 1683, 1694, 1707, 1708, 2023, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2805, 2825, 2862, 2864, 2897, 2905, 2953, 2955, 2971, 2984, 2985, 3000, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3067, 3068, 3094, NONA,ULUBERIA, 118230700047306, 7323, 7325, 7578, 7656, 8016, 8017, 8018, 8105, 8109, 8114, 8133, 8142, 8219, 8340, 8344, 8345, 8438, 8439, 8440, 8441, 8458, 8474, 8486, 8487, 8512, 8531, 8541, 8561, 8610, 9887, sector to morenon-banking fi- while, functionedfor 15 minutes will ensurethat therebusinesses 9910, 9915, 9918, 9921, 9929, 9938, 118230700050011, 0026, 0028, 0030, 0040, 0083, 0085, 0095, 0101, 0103, 0116, 0127, 0140, 0150, 0152, 0154, 0197, 0204, 0205, 0216, 0230, 0251, 0256, 0267, 0300, nancial corporations is expected in the second half of the dayand run moresmoothlyand that 0304, 0314, 0329, 0332, 0336, 0337, 0349, 0350, 0355, 0356, 0393, 118230730018516, 8664, 9685, 118230730020762, 0902, 0909, 0919, 0948, 0955, 1001, 1004, 1119, 1171, 1443, 1445, 2886, 3216, 3217, to help MSMEs access working wasadjournedafter Agriculture thereisahealthier cash flow...” 3262, 3356, 3425, 3459, 3489, 3514, 3590, 3665, 3682, PANCHANANTALLA, 114410700033417, 4382, 4561, 4817, 5047, 5170, 5171, 5177, 5219, 5262, 5263, 5266, 5268, 5271, 5281, 5290, 5291, 5298, 5309, 5330, 5331, 5820, 5821, 5830, 5840, 5843, 5845, 5846, 5850, 5851, 5853, 5855, 5857, 5858, 5861, 5862, 5865, 5866, 5867, 5868, 5869, 5870, 5876, 5879, 5880, 5881, 5887, 5890, 5906, 5909, 5913, 5918, 5921, 5924, 5926, 5929, 5948, 5954, 5955, 5956, 5965, 5966, 5969, 5970, 5972, 5973, 5974, 5975, 5976, 5980, 5983, 5989, 5991, 6003, 114410730043610, 9970, 114410730050265, 0402, 0404, 0408, 0411, 0414, 0454, 0641, 0782, 0845, 0895, 1286, 1878, 1880, 2688, 2989, 3010, 3537, 3539, 3541, 3554, 3576, 3578, 3664, 3792, 3801, 3804, 3828, 3829, 3867, 3873, 3894, 4050, 5723, 6087, 6189, 6202, COPS DENY ‘LOVE JIHAD’ CLAIM BY HINDUTVA ACTIVISTS 6203, 6256, 6274, 6276, 6280, 6323, 6353, 6354, 6355, 6356, 6358, 6456, 6462, 6465, 6466, 6467, 6468, 6542, 6543, 6545, 6547, 6610, 6611, 6613, 6617, 6669, 6670, 6677, 6689, 6702, 6771, 6773, 6776, 6777, 6778, 6832, 6983, RAMRAJTHALA,RAILWAYSTATION ROAD, 116450700022580, 2592, 2614, 2634, 2645, 2819, 2825, 2848, 2858, 2861, 2877, 2878, SALKIA,HOWRAH, 106420700039391, 9399, 9402, 9554, 9607, 9675, 9905, 106420700040005, 0156, 0194, 0209, 0210, 0211, 0241, 0272, 0287, 0301, 0345, 0346, 0420, 0451, 0479, 0499, 0941, 1009, 1051, 1060, 1065, 1071, 1076, 1078, 1081, 1090, UP: Interfaith marriage stopped, 1091, 1092, 1096, 1098, 1107, 1111,1112, 1134, 1148, 1155, 1165, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1185, 1187, 1193, 1200, 1205, 1207, 1212, 1214, 1217, 1222, 1228, 1230, 1235, 1237, 1242, 1243, 1249, 1250, 1254, 1260, 1262, 1264, 1267, 1280, 106420730016907, 6966, 7011, 7622, 7672, 7747, 7813, 7814, 7815, 7817, 7821, 7866, 7869, 7882, 7906, 7907, 7908, 8308, 8429, 8450, 8560, 8624, 8628, 8682, 9451, 9756, 9765, 9772, 9857, 9873, 9874, 9875, 9876, 9891, 9892, 9917, 9947, 9949, 9957, 9959, 9960, 9994, 106420730020025, 0026, 0028, 0056, 0067, 0078, 0099, 0165, 106420780000048, SALKIYA, 119760700032295, 2395, 3140, 3148, 3230, 3231, 3235, 3295, 3302, 3316, 3450, 3456, 3633, 3644, 3692, 3730, 3744, 3864, 4008, 4099, 4115, 4180, 4786, 4895, 4902, 4903, woman forced to leave court 4904, 4905, 4911, 4919, 4931, 4937, 4942, 4944, 4958, 4960, 4961, 4970, 4973, 4987, 4989, 4997, 5024, 5034, 5040, 5044, 5046, 5049, 5065, 5067, 5082, 5090, 5105, 5106, 5113, 5122, 119760730032675, 2757, 2941, 3039, 3116, 3117, 3118, 3322, 3323, 3630, 3707, 3708, 3831, 3833, 3834, 4946, 5330, 5331, 5800, 5801, 5907, 5940, 5941, 5949, 6054, 6140, 6244, 6246, 6277, 6284, 6526, 6528, 6667, 6730, 6786, 6995, 7339, 7340, 7341, 7342, 7357, 7411, 7462, 7828, 8087, 119760730040546, 1054, 1059, 1072, 1082, 1093, 1096, 1145, 1190, 1192, 1198, 1200, 1201, 1212, 1222, 1279, 1343, 1378, 1389, 1390, the woman is an adult.” Siddiqui, 24 —willingly.Inthe 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1521, 1549, 1612, 1636, 1643, 1654, 1684, 1686, 1765, 1788, 1814, 1827, 1936, 1979, 1988, 1996, 2066, SALKIYANORTH WEST BANGAL, 131790700017294, 7443, 7464, 7521, ASADREHMAN Tada also said, “Some people video, aman, who purportedly 7585, 7626, 7627, 7628, 7659, 7692, 7785, 7794, 7795, 7806, 7814, 7856, 7857, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8257, 8263, 8264, 8265, 8266, 8271, 8278, 8292, 8296, 8304, 8306, 8313, 8314, 8327, 8331, 8335, 8336, LUCKNOW,JULY29 allegedthatillegalconversionwas identifies himself as aKarni Sena 8343, 8354, 8358, 8370, 131790730008295, 8583, 8838, 8850, 8851, 8863, 8879, 8885, 8922, 8943, 8988, 9902, 9903, 9938, 9958, 9994, 131790730010023, 0050, 0051, 0059, 0061, 0137, 0150, taking place but nothing of that worker,isheardasking the SHIBPUR,HOWRAH, 121680700025059, 5060, 5086, 5233, 5580, 5597, 5654, 5702, 5756, 5876, 6226, 6404, 6406, 6410, 6414, 6415, 6418, 6432, 6438, 6442, 6457, 6465, 6473, 6480, 6481, 6486, 6487, AN INTERFAITH wedding was sortwas found. Some people had woman: “What is your name… 6496, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6504, 6506, 6512, 6521, 6529, 6530, 6542, 6558, 6559, 6561, 6571, 6577, 6578, 6583, 121680730023202, 3266, 3421, 3501, 3503, 3504, 3587, 4142, 4378, 4427, 4469, 4470, 4505, 4506, 4542, 4621, 5219, 5367, 5378, 5391, 5393, 5413, 5416, 5421, 5422, 5423, 5424, 5425, 5426, 5428, 5430, 5431, 5433, 5443, 5457, 5459, 5460, 5496, 5537, 5554, 5560, 5561, 5581, 5588, JALPAIGURI, stopped, allegedly by activists of broughtherto thelocalpolicesta- What caste areyou from? Which DHUPGURI, 135930700020371, 4237, 4843, 5047, 5140, 6824, 6843, 6850, 7133, 7301, 7350, 7358, 7560, 7637, 8093, 8498, 8696, 8733, 9043, 9056, 9083, 9105, 9114, 9123, 9124, 9125, 9169, 9170, 9230, KarniSena,atalocalcourtinBallia tion, levelling allegations of con- caste doestheboybelongto?Ishe 9240, 9243, 9248, 9258, 9269, 9280, 9283, 9290, 9296, 9297, 9316, 9322, 9323, 9325, 9337, 9348, 9351, 9364, 9397, 9398, 9399, 9408, 9415, 9418, 9425, 9431, 9442, 9446, 9459, 9483, 9490, 9491, 9493, district by labelling it acase of version.” Muslim? Whyare yougetting 9517, 9519, 9533, 9556, 9578, 9579, 9592, 9599, 9647, 9696, 9698, 9701, 9711, 9731, 9747, 9750, 9751, 9752, 9768, 9771, 9793, 9815, 9818, 9821, 9823, 9839, 9845, 9850, 9866, 9878, 9903, 9911, 9919, “forcedconversion and love ji- The complaint againstthe marriedtohim?” 9932, 9947, 9948, 9951, 9961, 9970, 9975, 9982, 135930700030364, 1093, 1459, 1466, 1470, 1483, 1487, 1488, 1489, 1491, 1515, 1527, 1556, 1558, 1559, 1586, 1622, 1632, 1653, 1654, 1658, 1660, 1665, 1682, 1689, 1702, 1725, 1745, 1746, 1748, 1749, 1751, 1774, 1782, 1786, 1795, 1801, 1806, 1810, 1828, 1829, 1865, 1867, 1880, 1885, 1886, 1892, 1924, 1927, 1957, 1970, 1988, 135930730012490, 2491, had”,thepolicesaidonThursday. man waslodged by the woman’s To this,thewomanapparently 2689, 3140, 3529, 4184, 4669, 5260, 5895, 5935, 5936, 5993, 6034, 6036, 6094, 6106, 6224, 6225, 6228, 6229, 6285, 6337, 6502, 6611, 6612, 6613, 6708, 6709, 6710, 6711, 6750, 6777, 6888, 7428, 8957, The workers of the Hindutva father,Jai Prakash, in the evening said that she comes from aDalit 8988, 9036, 9053, 9056, 9081, 9153, 9184, 9186, 9187, 9210, 9262, 9285, 9332, 9335, 9356, 9392, 9437, 9439, 9447, 9460, 9488, 9521, 9567, 9602, 9619, 9648, JALPAIGURI BRANCH, WEST BENGAL, outfit then allegedly forced the aftertheruckusatthecourtinthe community,isanadult,andiswill- 135890700009036, 135890700010396, 0533, 1215, 1264, 1397, 1412, 1415, 1416, 1420, 1451, 1513, 1514, 1627, 1894, 1936, 2020, 2102, 2181, 2189, 2194, 2204, 2220, 2229, 2246, 2263, 2271, 2283, 2305, womanto go to Kotwalipolicesta- afternoon, said Gyaneshwar ingly getting marriedtothe man. 2315, 2353, 2354, 2357, 2364, 2385, 2390, 2394, 2424, 2456, 2489, 3215, 3216, 3218, 3219, 3222, 3224, 3225, 3227, 3228, 3233, 3234, 3235, 3236, 3237, 3242, 3246, 3251, 3252, 3253, 3256, 3258, 3261, tion, wherepolice officers inter- Mishra, SHO, Ubhaon police sta- According to the video, 3262, 3265, 3269, 3271, 3273, 3277, 3300, 3301, 3303, 3309, 3312, 3313, 3314, 3325, 3327, 3328, 3343, 3352, 3356, 3357, 3358, 3359, 3368, 3371, 3373, 3374, 3391, 3398, 3401, 3406, 3408, 3415, 3420, 3436, 3437, 3454, 3455, 3458, 3463, 3479, 3480, 3481, 3484, 3485, 3486, 3488, 3491, 3497, 3501, 3503, 3507, 3508, 3511, 3514, 3515, 3516, 3521, 3524, 3529, 3533, 3539, 3540, 3550, 3551, 3553, 3555, venedand handedoverthe 18- tion, wherethe case wasfiled. Siddiqui, who comes from Padri 3559, 3560, 3561, 3562, 3569, 3576, 3580, 3581, 3582, 3583, 3588, 3592, 3600, 3605, 3608, 3609, 135890730015586, 9187, 9356, 9390, 9396, 9465, 9509, 9574, 9601, 9679, 9681, 9690, 9839, 9840, year-old woman to her parents, Prakash has alleged that his villageunder Ubhaon police sta- 135890730020034, 0140, 0205, 0215, 0305, 0371, 0388, 0403, 0405, 0406, 0417, 0475, 0482, 0497, 0517, 0526, 0537, 0643, 1169, 1213, 1288, 1311, 1316, 1334, 1344, 1350, 1357, 1369, 1372, 1375, 1380, untilshegivesastatementincourt. daughter had notreturnedhome tion limits, wasalso questioned 1394, 1395, 1396, 1400, 1401, 1408, 1414, 1445, 1451, 1454, 1462, 1463, 1465, 1466, 135890780000029, 0040, 0058, 0063, 0064, KOLKATA,ANDULHOWRAH, 116380700022912, 2914, 3275, 3684, 3692, The incident took place on fortwo days andthathehadheard and threatened. He reportedly 3707, 3717, 3730, 3781, 3791, 3793, 3799, 3839, 3842, 3845, 4371, 4412, 4414, 4419, 4434, 4436, 4442, 4444, 4450, 4452, 4455, 4473, 4474, 4481, 4487, 4490, 4491, 4506, 4515, 4521, 4522, 4528, 4530, 4531, 4533, 4545, 4547, 4549, 4551, 4552, 4553, 4557, 4560, 4561, 4563, 4572, 4574, 4581, 4583, 4602, 4609, 4610, 116380730011005, 1060, 1094, 1158, 1197, 1245, 1264, 1280, 1793, 1794, 1888, 1893, Wednesday. some people, including the man, fledfromthe courtpremises fol- 1894, 1895, 1896, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1937, 1938, 1954, 1981, 1982, 1987, 2068, 2069, 2096, 2142, 3271, 3277, 3278, 3287, 3296, 3297, 3327, 3360, 3386, 3423, 3448, 3451, 3452, 3460, 3478, 3485, Ballia'sSuperintendentofPolice, hadcoercedherandwere getting lowing the ruckus. 3486, 3501, 3529, 3592, 3602, 3605, 3607, 116380780000046, B.T.ROAD,RATALA, 121990700018156, 8163, 8177, 8179, 8202, 8424, 8452, 8454, 8488, 8625, 8626, 8627, 8804, 8808, 8844, 8848, 9246, VipinTada,said,“Wehavelodgeda hermarried,said Mishra. In another video, whichap- 9247, 9265, 9272, 9273, 9281, 9283, 9293, 9295, 9301, 9302, 9305, 9306, 9309, 9313, 9320, 9321, 9322, 9328, 9330, 9335, 9336, 9338, 9339, 9344, 9345, 9354, 9357, 9358, 9360, 9366, 9370, 9371, 9373, caseonacomplaintfromherfather Avideo shared on social me- pears to have been shotsubse- 9375, 9376, 9378, 9379, 9381, 9382, 9385, 9386, 9388, 9389, 9398, 121990730020828, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 2753, 2985, 2999, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3075, 3091, 3124, 3125, 3126, 3129, 3135, 3197, that his daughter had been kid- diashows thewomanbeingheck- quentlyatthe police station, a 3243, BARRACKPORE, 106460700028641, 8667, 8705, 8751, 9085, 9242, 9283, 9286, 9289, 9370, 9798, 9799, 9815, 9821, 9827, 9830, 9840, 9841, 9845, 9859, 9874, 9876, 9904, 9905, 9906, 9910, 9925, 9939, 9945, 9953, 9954, 9955, 9970, 9978, 9981, 9986, 9987, 106460730076039, 7145, 7268, 7798, 7955, 8021, 8024, 8034, 8184, 8862, 9623, 9909, 106460730080051, 0855, 0856, 0859, 1110, 1545, 1974, napped. We will present her in a ledbysome men, allegedly be- group of people areheardtalking 2027, 2661, 2727, 2729, 3187, 4709, 5326, 5330, 6859, 106460730093106, 3232, 3306, 3308, 3397, 3398, 3454, 3455, 3483, 3494, 3596, 3597, 3598, 3599, 3663, 3672, 3689, 3762, 3781, 3789, 3854, 3858, courtsoon, whereshe will record longing to the Karni Sena, while to the woman. “Howcan youdo 3867, 3898, 3899, 4023, 4304, 4360, 4458, 4627, 4686, 4694, 4765, 4766, 5014, 5024, 5231, 5235, 5236, BEHALA SEHKHER BAZAR, 110530700043604, 4059, 4103, 4150, 4265, 5126, 5130, 5136, 5144, her statement. Further action will she purportedlysays that she is this to your parentswho raised 5146, 5151, 5157, 5162, 5165, 5175, 5178, 5181, 5185, 5186, 5187, 5191, 5198, 5203, 5208, 5212, 5217, 5220, 5224, 5226, 5229, 5238, 5241, 5246, 5249, 5251, 5255, 5274, 5275, 5276, 5278, 5286, 5290, betakenbasedonherstatement,as getting married—toone Dilshad you, gave youaneducation.” 5308, 5311, 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5317, 5318, 5321, 5322, 5326, 5327, 5336, 5337, 5341, 5346, 110530730079755, 110530730081549, 1550, 1876, 1882, 1885, 2116, 3016, 3017, 3043, 4268, 4269, 4270, 9644, 110530730090122, 1011, 1221, 1502, 1815, 1823, 2293, 2479, 2980, 3365, 3779, 7476, 9040, 110530730100041, 1027, 1341, 1494, 1495, 1547, 1623, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1679, 1740, 1741, 1775, 1792, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1827, 1831, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972, 1973, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2066, 2077, 2081, 2090, 2091, 2103, 2110, 2163, 2164, 2169, 2185, 2195, 2196, 2197, 2198, 2204, 2205, 2207, 2208, 2245, 2261, 2262, 2263, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2335, 2339, 2350, 2351, 2360, 2384, 2392, 2399, 2420, 2464, 2482, 2485, 2489, 2490, 2495, 2496, 2513, 2514, 2516, 2526, 2528, 2554, 2678, 2679, 2688, 2692, 2693, 2702, 2703, 2705, 2706, 2741, 2789, 2878, 2883, 2898, 2899, 2900, 2903, 2904, 2905, 2940, 2943, 3057, 3058, 3067, 3103, 3157, 3215, 3246, 3404, 3487, 3488, 3489, 3573, 3595, 3600, 3677, Goa gangrape accused held; 3684, 3842, 3864, 3865, 3869, 3874, 3894, 3895, 3944, 3945, 3975, 3976, 3977, 4019, 4068, 4079, BIRATI,W.BENGAL, 124030700029185, 9358, 9431, 9500, 9557, 9586, 9633, 9655, 9693, 9728, 9839, 124030700030316, 0484, 0493, 0501, 0517, 0530, 0533, 0539, 0543, 0560, 0562, 0564, 0566, 0567, 0586, 0598, 0599, 0608, 0619, 0620, 0621, 0623, 0631, 0632, 0635, 0637, 0641, 0646, 0647, 0648, 0654, 0656, 0657, 0674, 0675, 0680, 0686, 124030730022900, 3121, 3122, 3251, 4119, 4121, 4276, 4304, 4453, 4457, 4624, 4641, 4642, 4644, 4645, 4703, 4811, 5625, 5937, 5944, 5945, 5946, 5947, 5953, 5962, 5964, 6004, 6005, 6011, 6018, 6030, 6036, 6046, 6047, 6055, 6059, 6060, 6072, 6082, 6083, 6149, 6173, 6174, 6175, 6176, 6179, 6181, 6197, 6246, 6261, 6265, 6270, 6275, 6279, 6280, 6313, 6314, 6315, parents also to blame, says CM 124030780000016, BOW BAZAR, 103970700734399, 5316, 5424, 5425, 5426, 5427, 5596, 5698, 5734, 5771, 5976, 6446, 6460, 6469, 6479, 6495, 6496, 6497, 6498, 6499, 6504, 6508, 6519, 6535, 6536, 6537, 6538, 6539, 6550, 6551, 6556, 6571, 6611, 6620, 6621, 6624, 103970730027243, 7437, 7439, 7447, 7856, 8329, 8368, 8790, 8801, 8945, 9283, 9379, 9467, 9741, 9742, 9744, 103970730030019, 2030, charges. Theyare in police cus- 2034, 2042, 2159, 2182, 2276, 2323, 2455, 2478, BURDWAN, 111090700026044, 6211, 6349, 6355, 6386, 6396, 6411, 6638, 6697, 111090730025112, 5147, 5153, 5166, 5228, 111090780000003, DUM EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tody. DUM, 105920700024251, 4365, 4427, 4456, 4531, 4571, 4664, 4733, 5018, 5025, 5033, 5064, 5077, 5080, 5091, 5104, 5105, 5108, 5121, 5122, 5133, 5135, 105920730027004, 7936, 7938, 7946, 8761, 8885, 8924, 8926, 9267, 9270, 9362, 9418, 9478, 9492, 9493, 9613, 105920730031860, 2568, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2612, 2689, 2696, 2738, 2739, 2771, 2895, 2896, 2897, 2907, 2908, 2917, 2920, 2921, 2965, PANAJI,JULY29 Amidstthe Opposition's alle- 2976, 2988, 3015, 3032, 3129, DUNLOPBRIDGE, 105070700743298, 3315, 3534, 4029, 4120, 4139, 4151, 4152, 4153, 4159, 4165, 4166, 4167, 4169, 4170, 4178, 4179, 4180, 4181, 4182, 4184, 4188, 4205, gations of deteriorating lawand 4212, 4213, 4218, 4219, 4228, 4229, 4230, 4232, 4237, 4253, 4262, 4267, 4278, 4279, 4283, 4294, 105070730039351, 105070730041043, 2157, 4724, 5023, 5934, 8235, 9156, 9391, 9581, 9594, 9601, 9602, AS GOAChief MinisterPramod order in Goa, twomorecases of 9603, 9624, 9625, 9689, 9690, 9710, 9771, 9796, 9810, 9812, 9821, 9829, 9837, 9846, 9847, 9852, 9855, 9858, 9870, 9874, 9876, 9906, 9907, 9958, 9993, 9994, 9995, 9996, 105070730050004, 0005, 0006, Sawantcontinuedtoprovokecon- Pramod rape were reportedfromSouth 0024, 0033, 0045, 0071, 0087, 0090, 0091, 0092, 0093, 0094, 0095, 0163, 0164, 0182, 0192, 0193, 0199, 0224, 0230, 0265, 0272, 0275, 0326, 0417, 0418, 0419, 0420, 0421, 0426, 0450, 105070780000010, GARIA MORE, 104820700043096, 3901, 4002, 4008, 4203, 4296, 4485, 4674, 4703, 4887, 4955, 4994, 5685, 5699, 5716, 5717, 5718, 5726, 5731, 5732, 5734, 5739, 5742, 5743, 5744, 5745, 5746, 5749, troversywithhisremarksoverthe Sawant Goa. 5753, 5754, 5758, 5760, 5761, 5765, 5770, 5781, 5782, 5788, 5789, 5800, 5803, 5808, 5813, 5814, 5822, 5828, 5829, 5830, 5831, 5832, 5837, 5840, 5842, 5843, 5844, 5849, 5854, 5860, 5862, 5866, 5876, gangrapeof twominorgirlsonJuly Denying therewas anyspike 5877, 5881, 5885, 5886, 5888, 5893, 5895, 5896, 5901, 5908, 5910, 5911, 5915, 5926, 5932, 5943, 5946, 5952, 5957, 5963, 5964, 5968, 5976, 5983, 5986, 5988, 6000, 6002, 6003, 6005, 6009, 6017, 6018, 25, one of the accusedwho is a in crime, Sawant, who holds the 104820730040843, 1200, 1447, 1516, 1614, 2016, 2017, 2316, 2587, 2756, 2798, 2799, 2800, 2801, 3047, 3093, 3094, 3255, 3403, 3435, 3437, 3438, 3591, 3669, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3756, 3829, 3878, 3971, government employeehas been night, we needtothink about this. Home portfolio, told the 4045, 4081, 4116, 4179, 4695, 5966, 5970, 5999, 6444, 6447, 6448, 6465, 6473, 6519, 6525, 6526, 6528, 6534, 6598, 6612, 6617, 6623, 6635, 6638, 6655, 6656, 6657, 6658, 6659, 6677, 6688, 6702, 6710, suspended. Sawant announced Parentsare also responsible." AssemblyThursdaythat all the 6711, 6720, 6736, 6740, 6741, 6743, 6763, 6766, 6768, 6779, 6780, 6793, 6822, 6827, 6835, 6836, 6844, 6853, 6870, 6875, 6913, 6917, 6934, 6935, GORA BAZAR,W.BENGAL, 122390700024474, 4718, 4934, 5008, 5046, 5049, 5069, 5070, 5081, 5119, 5168, 5182, 5184, 5556, 5577, 5611, 5647, 122390730028297, 8478, 8480, 8700, 8702, 8704, 8846, 8848, 8849, 8850, 8858, 8859, 8860, 8878, 8924, 9111, this Thursday, as the Opposition On Thursday, the CM re- four accusedinthe Benaulim 9139, 9149, 9194, 9206, 9216, 9217, 9475, 9982, 9983, 9984, 9985, 122390730030072, 0169, 0627, 0722, 0972, 1452, 1494, 1495, 1527, 1677, 1691, 1793, 1861, 1862, 1943, 2020, 2060, 2136, 2196, 2197, accusedhis government of "col- peated this, saying, “It is the re- gangrape had been arrested 2198, 2199, 2200, 2201, 2202, 3821, 3827, 3829, 3875, 3895, 3896, 3897, 3898, 3899, 3906, 3931, 3969, 3977, 3979, 3992, 3997, 3998, 4007, 4009, 4039, 4040, 4046, 4047, 4116, 4149, 4183, 4185, 4238, lapseof lawandorder"inthestate. sponsibility of parentsalso. They within 24 hours. Mane, adriverin 4251, 4265, 4266, 4267, 122390780000006, HAZRA, 113940700044007, 4027, 4040, 4136, 4194, 4314, 4492, 4522, 4532, 4569, 4577, 4583, 4652, 4657, 4663, 5070, 5264, 5269, 5274, 5283, 5289, 5294, On Wednesday, replying to a should take responsibility while the AgricultureDepartment, has 5295, 5304, 5305, 5308, 5312, 5316, 5327, 5328, 5338, 5346, 5349, 5379, 5384, 5389, 5392, 5394, 5397, 5398, 5402, 5406, 5408, 5411, 5420, 5428, 5444, 5471, 5476, 113940730073852, 113940730080540, 2024, 2353, 2354, 2356, 2395, 2396, 2397, 2454, 2634, 3467, 3967, 3969, 6145, 6146, 6147, 6148, 6151, 6557, 6636, 6742, 6807, 7375, 7785, 7810, 8046, 8049, 8056, 8121, 8136, 8165, 8177, 8221, 8290, calling attention motion by the sending minor children out.” been suspended, he said 8291, 8373, 8374, 8398, 8460, 8538, 8560, 8809, 8975, 9326, 113940730091555, 1742, 1747, 2102, 2103, 2754, 2794, 2795, 2797, 2805, 2806, 2836, 2846, 2855, 2856, 2859, 2860, 2869, 2871, 2903, 2927, Opposition in the Assembly, The twogirls were allegedly Thursday. “Goa has acrime detec- 2931, 2984, 2991, 3013, 3019, 3040, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3062, 3078, 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3137, 3140, 3154, 3167, 3169, 3203, 3212, 3213, 3230, 3234, 3275, 3295, 3296, 3299, 3350, Sawant said, “Ten people went to rapedbyfour men near Benaulim tion rate (cases in whichthe ac- 3352, 3354, 3387, 3388, 3399, 3409, 3411, 3468, 3469, 3470, 3475, 3492, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3527, 3548, 3552, 3576, 3577, 3578, 3612, 3655, 3682, 3697, 3703, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3716, 3718, 3719, 3720, aparty on the beachofwhichsix beachonJuly25, who also beat cusedare caught) of morethan 3722, 3736, 3821, 3832, 3834, 3852, 3866, 3867, 3871, HOWRAH MAIDAN, 104830700723178, 3287, 3304, 3462, 3478, 3529, 4108, 4116, 4117, 4129, 4132, 4135, 4137, 4142, 4143, 4147, 4148, 4158, went home and four stayed back up the friends with them. They 90%, whichisthe highestinthe 4160, 4161, 4164, 4166, 4167, 4168, 4169, 4177, 4179, 4184, 4188, 4190, 4191, 4194, 4207, 4219, 4223, 4230, 4237, 4239, 4256, 4257, 4258, 4259, 4272, 4279, 4283, 4284, 4286, 4291, 4294, 104830730010275, 0319, 0643, 0644, 0646, 1031, 1174, 1175, 1293, 1401, 1487, 2020, 2237, 2243, 2246, 2263, 2264, 2284, 2286, 2293, 2306, 2312, 2313, 2322, 2335, 2362, 2363, 2367, 2368, 2369, 2405, all night -- twoboys and twogirls. reportedlyalso triedtoextort country,”hesaid. 2406, 2407, 2408, 2421, 2437, 2438, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448, 2449, 2457, 2467, Theyare 14-year-old children. moneyfromthe girls threatening Goa ForwardParty presi- Persons wishing to participate in the above auction shall comply with the following:- Interested Bidders should submit Rs. 10,000/- as EMD (refundable to unsuccessful bidders)by way of Cash on the same day ParentsinGoa should also think to circulatevideos of the assault. dent and FatordaMLA Vijai of auction. Bidders should carry valid ID card/PAN card. For more details please contact :9072604049 about this. Theyalso needtotake Subsequently, Asif Hateli, Rajesh Sardesai had said the probein Authorised Officer care. Youcannotblame onlythe Mane, Gajanan Chinchankar and the matter wasbeing influ- For Manappuram Finance Ltd government and police. If 14-15 Nitin Yabbal, all locals, were ar- encedasMane waswith the year-olds stay on the beachall restedon gangrape and extortion government.

Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JULY30,2021 EXPRESS NETWORK 5 Govt outreach fails in face of Opp debate demand Six-member Central team to visit toldthemthattheOppositionhas cussion. But we will continue to Kerala today amid rise in Covid cases MANOJCG jointlytaken adecision on seek- insistthat adiscussion should be NEWDELHI,JULY29 ing adiscussion on the Pegasus held and the Home Minister coronaviruscasesforthethirdday the stategovernment claimed rowand he cannotcommit to should replytothe debate," a HARIKISHANSHARMA in arow —itlogged 22,064 new that theyhavecontainedthe ASTHElogjaminParliamentcon- anything on his own. leader said. NEWDELHI,JULY29 casesand128deathsonThursday Covid-19due to their effective tinuedoverthe Opposition’s de- “The ministers came unan- The Congress strongly coun- —takingthecaseloadto 33,49,365 management,” MinisterofState mand foradiscussion on the nounced. It wasmoresymbolic teredthe BJP charge that the AMID Asurge in Covid-19cases and the toll to 16,585. forExternal Affairs V Pegasus issue, the government than substantive.Theyjust Opposition wasrunning away in Kerala, the Union Ministryof Meanwhile, the BJP and the Muraleedharan told Republic TV. Thursdaymade an attempt to wanted to showthat theywere from adiscussion. “Who is run- Health and FamilyWelfarehas state’s rulingCPI(M)traded “Howsome irresponsible reachout but failedtoresolve the reaching out to the Opposition ning? Who is hiding? Who is decidedtodeputeasix-member barbs over the situation, with the politicians putscountryatrisk of impasse. The Congress signalled and making an effort to resolve avoiding? Who is prevaricating, high-levelmulti-disciplinary former blaming “politics of ap- COVID193rd wave, even as onceagainthatitwillnotsettlefor the impasse,” asenior Congress who is fudging on asimple ques- team to the stateto“collaborate” peasement” forthe rise in cases narendramodi govt has worked anything less than adebatein leader told The Indian Express. tion, it is the government alone. with the state’s healthauthorities in Kerala and criticising the state so hardtodefeat both the Houses in the presence “And the bid has clearly failed.” And ‘ultachor kotwal ko dante’, formanagement of the outbreak. government forrelaxing curbs Covid19SecondWave,” Union of Home MinisterAmit Shah. The floor managers of the Having done all of this, theyare The Central team to Kerala is forEid-ul-Adha. ministerRajeevChandrasekhar Union ministerand Leader of Congress in both the Houses met blamingus,"Congressspokesper- headedbyDrSKSingh, Director, “The Kerala government has tweetedonThursday. theHouse in RajyaSabha Piyush in the evening to take stockofthe Pralhad Joshi speaksinthe Lok Sabha. PTI son Abhishek Singhvi said. National Centrefor Disease triedtoutilise this pandemic for Hitting backatthe BJP,senior Goyaland ParliamentaryAffairs situation. It wasdecidedthat the The Congress leader said the Control, the ministrysaid in a political benefitsand that’s the CPI(M) leader and former ministerPralhadJoshimetLeader party will work with other simple question is whether the statement. It will reachthe state whole purpose of these relax- Finance MinisterTMThomas of the Opposition in RajyaSabha Oppositionpartiesandwillnotdo notmakethe demand fora scandal as a“precondition” fora governmentoranyofits agencies on Fridayand visit afew districts, ations. In fact, therewas fake Isaac urgedthe Centretoprovide Mallikarjun Kharge in the morn- anything to disturb the unity. SupremeCourt-monitoredinves- discussion.“Thatdemandwe can acquired Pegasus softwareand it said. propaganda right from the be- morevaccines to Kerala than ingaspartofthereachout.Kharge SourcessaidtheCongresswill tigation intothe phone hacking makeduringthecourseof thedis- useditagainstany person. Kerala reportedover22,000 ginning of the pandemic when “free advice”.

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Now, asamember ostensiblyfor border control, can bedeployed question, the legality of incursions intopri- Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill, 2021, paving the wayfor depositors to of the Pegasusclub,he ridesthatwingedhorse to control civilians well within the border as vacy by thestate or by corporationsshould be able to withdraw upto Rs 5lakh in just90days in case of bank failure. This of Greek myths in distinguishedcompany, well. The ultimatesurveillance capitalists — be debated and challenged by civil society in O from multiple heads of statetoatleastone US Big Tech —are at risk of being comman- legislatures, independentmedia and the comes afterthe government had raisedthe depositinsurancecover last year to Rs 5lakh from Rs 1lakh earlier —the Rs 1lakh limit had been kept unchanged since king.Not bad forsomeone withno officialad- deeredby governments, suchasIndia’s, to use courts within India andelsewhere. In addi- ministrative title. Yes, yes, Iknowthe Pegasus their platforms and datatodothe govern- tion, we needclearerlines protecting theidea 1993. Coming on the heels of recent bank failures, the mostrecent examples being of the clubalso admitsthe hoi polloi —haplessjour- ment’s bidding, if notfor direct surveillance, of privacy itself, whichhas become afluid Punjab and MaharashtraCooperative Bank and the Lakshmi Vilas Bank,when restric- nalists,dissidents,friends of aprincess, but not then to manipulatethe narrative and suppress conceptinadigitallysaturatedage.Weneed tions were imposedonthe withdrawal of deposits,these measures aredesignedtopro- the princess, and even someone who had the dissent. Meanwhile, the capitalists that are to find technologicallyfeasible andlegallyen- tect the interests of depositors and bolsterconfidence in the banking system. audacity to accuseaformerChief Justice of handmaidens forstate surveillance —Chinese forceable ways to give users agency over use These changes mean that most depositors in the country—98.3 per cent of alldeposit India of sexual harassment. Even if it is an op- Big Tech —may be ostracisedbysome coun- of their data. accountsand 50.9per cent of alldepositsbyvalue —willbecovered.This places India in erative in the home ministry, thereissome- tries, but none, includingIndia, candowithout Work needs to bedone beyond India’s bor- one who cares about Mr Gandhi. In aworld the Chinese video snooping powerhouse, ders, as the best technology is imported. We afavourable position when compared to other countries. As Finance MinisterNirmala whereattention is the greatestcurrency,that Hikvision. cannotexpect much from either Israel or Sitharaman noted, deposit insurance coverage globallyisfor around 80 percent of ac- mustmean something. In parallel, India’s ownsurveillance infra- China unilaterally, as they aresecretiveand countsand 20-30 per cent of thedeposit value. Fordepositors who have had to wait forlong Mind you, Idonot wish to makelight of structuregets moresophisticated,fromacen- will citenational interests.The US seems obliv- periods to gettheir deposits whichare insured againstdefault, the latestmeasurewill hispredicament. Pegasus is ascarypiece of tral monitoringsystemfor intercepting online ious and this needs to change. LikeEdward bring considerablerelief.Togivesomeperspective —in2019-20, the number of days be- spyware, especiallysofor thehoi polloi who activities directlytopolice apps that trackso- Snowden,whoraisedthe alarmabout thesur- tweende-registration of abankand claimsettlementbythe DICGCwas 508. In 2018-19it makeittheir job to notget attention and pre- cialmediabehaviours,sentimentsand trends. veillance state, those concerns seem to be in fertodirectattention towardsthe dismantling Indiaholdstheworldrecordininternet-mut- exile overtakenbyanobsession withthe ills of was1,425.However, now, afterabank is placedundermoratorium by the Reserve Bank of democracy.The Pegasus exposé should not ing, awell-honedcontrol tactic. On topofthat, surveillance capitalism. We urgentlyneed of India (RBI), in the first45days,depositor claims will be submitted to DICGC. This infor- makeany of us feel comfortable about the cur- the legal infrastructurehas expandedtoex- trans-national treaties along the lines of the mation will then be reviewed,and depositors will be paid over thenext45days. rent unsteady dance between living digitally tend the surveillance net. Section 69A of Paris climateaccord to collectively make it dif- While theseare important steps to protect the interests of depositors, moreneeds to and living in democracies.The Israeli com- India’s Information Technology Act, the ficultfor rogue governments andcorporations be done. The series of financial frauds that have come to light in the recent pasthaveex- pany, NSO, responsiblefor this beast, which Telegraph Actand newinternetregulation to implement surveillance at scale. Past at- posedthe limitsofthe central bank’s supervisory/oversight capabilities. These needtobe can getyour phone to recordand shareyour laws give the government morepower to cen- tempts,likethe Wassenaar Arrangement,to strengthenedsothat gaps/weaknesses in the financialsystemcan be identifiedand tack- everymovewithaspook,says itsclients areall sor and conduct online surveillance. promote transparency in exports of conven- “fullyvettedgovernments”. India’s trumpcardcould ultimatelyprove tional arms and dual-use technologies, haven’t ledintime. Further,considering that theamounts paid by DICGCtowards claimsare Younever knowwith fullyvettedgovern- India’strump card could to beAadhaar,already with arecord of numer- succeeded. Anew proposal from David Kaye, skewed towardscooperative banks, farstricteroversight is needed. Thereisalso the need mentsthese days.Somethingtellsmethatthe ous privacy redflags. In March 2020, reports aformer UN specialrapporteur andMarietje to bringabout arobustframework forthe resolutionoffinancial firms justasanarchitec- vetting of the Indian government wasdone ultimately prove to be surfacedthat the government is assembling Schaake, aformer member of the European turewas introducedfor resolution of struggling non-financial firms.The government when former Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Aadhaar,alreadywith a aNational Social Registrythatcould track Parliament,calls foramulti-prongedapproach had introducedthe Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill in Parliament Netanyahuand India’sNarendra Modi were record of numerous privacy everyIndian—whom theymarry,wherethey combining amoratorium on spywaresales in 2017,but withdrew it in 2018 on account of opposition to particularclauses. It should wetting their feet in the Mediterranean Sea live or move to,occupations, financial status, until aglobal exportregimeisdefined, trans- during the 2017 Modi visit. But the Indian gov- red flags. In March2020, etc. The database is foundedinservices tied parent, rule-of-lawbased requirementsfor reintroduce the Bill, afteraddressing the contentiousissues. ernment neither acknowledgesnor denies reports surfaced that the to Aadhaar, but could go well beyond that and use of suchtechnologies, giving legal recourse that it is an NSO client. government is assembling a could become theultimatenationwide sur- to targetsand requiring companies to adhere Wheredowegofromhere? In thenear- National Social Registrythat veillance machine. to globallyacceptedcodes-of-conduct. term, Rahul Gandhi’s high-frequency phone Asecond development to keep an eyeon In the meantime, Iwon’t hold my breath. could trackeveryIndian — THE HOTSEAT swapping maybeimpractical formostofus. areGreek horsesofakind different from Ihope that better angels will prevail every MamataBanerjee’s putting“plaster” on the whom they marry, where Pegasus —Trojan horses that provide the ac- timeIpickupmyphone.Ialsokeepthephone Rakesh Asthana’sappointment as Delhi’s police phonemaybeacheaperfix.But we needbet- they live or move to, ceptable rationale forsurveillance technolo- farfrommybedso that Ican at leastget some terlonger-term solutions to sleep more occupations, financial status, gies,whichspill overtootherpurposes once sleepatnight.AndIwould hatefor it to broad- commissioner will be closely watched soundly. the technology is in place. Besides national se- casttothe worldthat Isnore. The firststepistoput Pegasus in context. etc. Thedatabase is founded curity andpublic safetywenow have the pan- HERE IS NO escaping the fact that the seat of the Delhi Police Commissioner,in Thereare otherhorsesinthe surveillance sta- in services tied to Aadhaar, demic as the newest excuse. Contact tracing The writer is dean of Global Business at The these polarisedtimes, is alightning rod. Moresowhen in the frequent tussles ble; cleaning it is atask that is beyond but could go well beyond andCovid exposurenotification apps prolif- Fletcher School at TuftsUniversity, the between the elected government in thenational capital and the Centre, the of- Herculean. Nurtured by repressive govern- that and could become the eratedlastyear.Mostofthese weren’t effective founding executivedirector of Fletcher’s T mentsand with exports to othergovernments in serving their original objective,but can be Institutefor Business in theGlobal Contextand fice of the Commissioner is seen as aproxy forthe Centreand the person in the aspiring to similar heightsofrepression, the ultimate nationwide repurposed. Sadly, India offers acase in point anon-resident senior fellowatthe Centrefor seat has oftenappeared to be acting at the behestofthe latter.The controversial appoint- industryis booming. Israel —and itseliteUnit surveillance machine. —the exposureidentification app, Aarogya Social and Economic Progress ment of Rakesh Asthana by the Centrejustfour days before he wasdue to retire and two months afterthe Supreme Courtruledthat Asthana could notbeCBI chief because he had less than six months to go in his tenure, sends adisquieting signal. His appointment—certainlyinspirit if notinletter—isabout an overweeningCentre placing itsown man at theheadofDelhi’s lawand order apparatus. This despitethe apex courtmaking it clearthatanIPS officer close to retirement oughtnot to beplacedinanoffice that provides him with ayear-long extension. In fact,itisthis verdict thathas been used by FASTER, STRONGER, HAPPIER the Delhi Assemblytopassaresolution opposingAsthana’s appointment Thursday.This, in additionto thefactthatAsthanadoesnotbelongto theAGMUTcadre—previouslytheUnion In choosing her well-being over sport, Simone Biles sets anew bar forgymnasts Territorycadre—fromwhichDelhiPoliceCommissionershavecustomarily beenappointed. Asthana wasalsoinvolvedinapublicturfwar within the CBI and washead of thepro-active Narcotics Control Bureauwhen it arrested Rhea Chakraborty,friend of actor Sushant Singh Shivani Naik Rajput, and veritablychasedaflockofwildgeese on suspicion of drug use and trafficking. Asthana takescharge whenthe Delhi Police hasn’texactlycovereditself in glory. During THE KIDS WERE alwaysalright, doing their even without attempting theYurchenkodou- (read: country). Shewould likenittodivingin theCovidpandemic, some of itsmenandwomendid exemplaryworkonthefield.Butthat cartwheels and tumbles. It wasthe adultswho ble pike. But it rang sufficient alarm bells in apool without water. Kathleen Johnson hardly chips the tarnish. At theJamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University cam- neededtogrowout of their blinkered idea of her to notrisk anything more. She made way Clarke,one of USA's earliestinternational puses, it pitted itself againststudents. During the Delhi riots and in their aftermath, itsrole what sportought to signify.Intheir worldof forthe rest of the team in the all-aroundcom- medallists,talkedabout the 1979 World has raisedquestions. Itssweeping definition of “terror” and“nationalsecurity” hasbeen pirouettes-to-Olympic-podiums,gymnastics petition, from whichthe US drew asilver. She Championships, wheresix weeksafter sur- wasglorifiedfor itspursuit of inordinaterep- prioritisedher mental health over everyother gery,she felt iffy postwarmups and was seen moreasaploytohound rather than ensuredue process.Asrecently as July28, the etitions, so that once everyfour years, the rationale that pushedher to compete. scratchedfromthe team, but facedbacklash Delhi High Courtdeclinedtostayalower courtorder that criticisedthe Delhi Police forfail- worldcould applaud aperfect performance. Gymnastics has gone on toolong without for“feigning illness”. It shattered her spirit. ing to register an FIRon avictim’s complaint.Asthana’scasefiles coverabroadsweep:from SimoneBilesknewthisdrill.She evenaced allowingitspractitionersto decideif theyfeel Over the course of twoseasons, Biles has the Bihar fodder scam to stintsacross Gujarat including his investigation of the Godhra train it, with sixmedals—four golds —atthe Rio comfortable withthe riskstheyare taking. questionedaspectsofgymnastics thatleave attack,the Ahmedabad serialblasts and the Hardik Patelseditioncase.Unlike his prede- Olympics. Her Olympic success precededthe This is mostlybecause gymnasts startyoung, athletes vulnerable. Shedid this as aBlackath- cessor,his reputation is linked to his proximity to the powers that be.This adds to his chal- darkest realisations of her life: That ateam aim at teenageworld dominance, have par- lete from theUS, as aleader of adiverse team doctor she and her teammates should have entsand coachestake thebiggestcalls ontheir coming out of the Nassar years and as aGOAT lenge.As Delhi PoliceCommissioner,whatAsthanadoeshas implications beyond thecity’s Gymnastics has gone on too beenabletotrustblindlyhad sexually abused livesand aresoconditionedtoflirtwith the gymnastwho had muchatstake,and plenty limits. That the stategovernment has no control over the police has been alongstanding them when theyhad been either tooyoung long without allowing its danger dangledatthem from behind ashiny to gain by merely keeping shut. political issue. Howmindful he is of that and howhedeals with the people of Delhi —es- or toonaive to know. TheAmerican gymnast practitionerstodecide if they medal that consentneverenters the equation. Increasingly,young women from across peciallywhen theyexercise their Constitutional right to protest—will be closelywatched. knewher broken toes could heal but becom- feel comfortable with the Entirecountrieshave lumpedtheirexpec- the worldwill refuse to be slavestoanerst- Asthana has done manyajob, this one is, perhaps, the one that could matter the most. ing the face of gymnastics’ biggest-known risksthey are taking. This is tationsontheshouldersofyoung femalegym- while idea of success. Even China, with amil- scandal could leave triggers foralifetime.Au- nasts and sent them intobattle afteryears of lennial generation that is influencedbythe thorities did their belated bandagework, but mostly because gymnasts cruel prep.Manyinthe western worldshould Tang Ping movement that promotesgoing no one dared tell Larry Nassar's victims that start young,aim at teenage alight from their high horses, as it wasn’t easy on the ratrace, might notbefar behind. SERVING BEAUTY theywereonadeadline to recovermentally. world dominance,have merelythe Iron Curtain countries and China or They have Naomi Osaka and Bilestoemulate. Biles,in themeantime, movedtoTexas un- parents and coaches take the Japan whichhad generations scarredbybul- Both sports andcountrymustnow learn to der anurturing coaching couple, dropped lying,hitting,body shaming andtoxic inter- appreciatethe stop-start staccatoofyoung Nandu Natekar represented abrand of badminton that relied sponsors she didn’t sharevalues with, and at biggest calls on their lives nal competition. Biles’s greatestdeedofthe champions who won't live by the old diktats. on wrist-craft, anticipation and deception in stroke-play her unique breakneckpace, developedsome and are so conditioned to TokyoOlympics might well begiving courage Biles reckonsathletesought to join the rest of stunninglydifficult eponymous elementsfor flirt with the danger dangled to former gymnasts to talk about their former the worldinenjoying sport. The gymnasts’ her routines on the vault, beam and floor. lives. In the 1996 AtlantaOlympics, American medal-winning smiles from behindthemask HILETHEBREATHLESS powerand speedofmodernbadminton looms at them from behind ashiny Landing in Tokyo, ayip on her opening Dominique Moceanu hit her head on the can then finallyreachtheir eyes. large around us,agiant of gentleness passedaway. Little to nothing of vault—atemporaryblanking out—andastut- medal that consent never beam and wasexpectedto take offonher floor W the badminton doyen’s game wascommitted to tapedmemory, so teroff-bounds would fetchher atop score entersthe equation. routine minutes later in service to the “team” [email protected] YouTubemight be of no help. But forasportthat has seen India climb up to globalechelons with Olympic contention at three straight Games, the idea that an in- ternational winner once existed, forged out of neither strength nor speed, but softtouch, is acharming throwbacktotender sepia. Nandu Natekar,who hailedfromthe genteel sugar bowl of Sangli,wascharmedbythe Malaysian and Danish greatswho gracedthe softwooden JULY 30, 1981, FORTY YEARS AGO courts of SouthBombay. None of theirfreneticpace, however, could turnhim away fromplay- ing abrand of badminton that reliedonanticipation and deception in stroke-play. EARTHQUAKE IN IRAN ROYAL WEDDING watchedthe event live on BBC andITV — In the 1950s and ’60s, when shuttlers went aroundtheir head to cross returns, Natekar about 750 million viewers in the US,Canada, would develop apleasant backhand game. Crowds thronged to watchhim caressthe THE BODIES OF 800earthquakevictims have AMIDSTTHE STRICTESTsecurity measures Australia, NewZealand and Japan. been recoveredinthe southern Iranian re- and nationwide rejoicing, Britain’s event of shuttle back, relyingonplacement, againstthe great TNSeth. Seth, who glidedonthe gion of Kerman and the final toll could be the decade, the wedding of Prince Charles BJP FOR JOINT ACTION courtwith equal grace but usedthe backhand defensively,set up afine show with Natekar 4,000,the stateradio said.Itsaid about half Arthur George to Lady Diana Frances, took as India begantoappreciatethe indoorsport. Natekar also persuadedagenerationto the area hit by the quakewas buried under place at St Paul’s Cathedral on July29. The THE BHARATIYAJANATAParty PresidentAtal think about the sport,himself being agreat controller of the shuttle and amasterstrate- rubble. Rescue workers were digging for future King of Britain, in spiteofthe happi- Bihari Vajpayeesaid that his party wascon- gistwho could read rivalgames. morebodies. The earthquakemeasuredbe- estoccasion of his life,probablyspent half sulting other parties forajoint action against Suresh Goel, and laterDinesh Khanna and Prakash Padukone, would inherit the same tween 6.5 and 7inthe Richter scale and was of his time in the cathedral in tears. He had the midnight ordinance whichhas robbed spongesoaking, cerebral ability of Natekar to masterthe wrist-craft, before compulsions centred 65 km eastofthe provincial capital. himself chosen the music forhis wedding the Indian workers of their right to seek legit- The regionwas devastated by another earth- service. While over 2,500mostimportant imatedues. He said that the party washold- of thecompetitive circuit brought in elementsofpower,speedand fitness to the game. quakeabout 45 days ago. The governor gen- guests witnessedthe wedding, over amil- ing consultations with the Janata, Congress Yet, Natekar wasnot game forflamboyance. Along with tennis icon Ramanathan Krishnan, eral of Kerman, AbolhossanSayeh, has ap- lion people lineduponbothsides of the (U), Lok Dal forcoordinated action against Natekar setIndian racquetsports on apath that went deeper intoskills than awin-loss pealed fortents, food and clothing forthe routefromBuckinghamPalace to St Paul’s the government’santi-people policy suchas zero-sum game. survivors. to greetthe couple. Severalmillion Britons the ordinance, and price rise.

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Covid could help us come to terms with uncertainty in the medical world, acknowledge them Nation, One Police and help frame calculated response Severalstate governmentshavepassedPolice Acts that violatespirit of Supreme Courtorder on police reforms. Centretoo hasfailedtolegislateamodel Act

adoptedthrougharesolutionpassedonthat behalf by theHouse or,wherethereare two Anand Krishnan Houses, by eachofthe Houses of the legisla- tureofthat state. The leastthatthe Governmentof Indiacouldhave donewasto THE LAST YEAR or so hasbeen the mostun- legislatefortheUTsandthenprevailedupon certain andunexpected period in ourlives the states whereits party wasinpower to with the pandemic disrupting setroutines. pass similar legislation.That way, we would Nobody likes uncertainties. Predictability Prakash Singh have achievedsome uniformity in 10 to 12 makes people feel safeand givesthem a states. Enacting asimilar lawinthe other sense of control, while uncertainty makes statescouldhave beenincentivisedbylinking them anxious. Experts do notliketobeseen THE GOVERNMENT of India has latelybeen theirpassagewiththemodernisationgrants as tentative or admit ignorance. The stronger talking of “One Nation, One Ration Card”, made available to the states. the opinion, the better theexpert.Neither “OneNation,OneRegistry”,“OneNation,One Unfortunately, neitherthecentralleader- politicians nor the publicingeneral arecom- Gas Grid”,and even “One Nation, One ship nor the statesatraps displayedany such fortable with uncertainties. Everybody wants Election”.Theseideasarelaudableandwould intent, letalone showedthe required vision. astraight answer —yes, no or anumber.This contributetoanintegratedscheme in differ- No wonder, thearchaic police structurecre- maynot always be possible.The WHOhas entfacilitiesandnetworksacrossthecountry. ated by the imperialpowercontinues to acknowledged that the inevitable uncer- Varyingrulesforthesamefacilityindifferent haunt us and givesusharrowing moments tainty with regardstoCovid-19 could lead to regions of the countrycan be quitepuzzling. from timetotime with policenot being able fear,and that needs to be addressed. The attempt at uniformity should, however, to meetthe democratic aspirationsofthe Uncertainties related to Covid have mul- take cognisance of local factors and special people. tiple origins. First, the disease itself wasnew features. As longasthe regional characteris- ThePoliceActlegislatedin1861appliedto and we did notknowmuchabout itsepi- tics areretainedand recognised, the same almostthe whole of India. The colonial gov- demiology and pathophysiology.Manyofour system —inits broad outlines—iswelcome. ernmentwasoftheviewthatthe“conditions initial responseswere, therefore, productsof In police matters, however, we aretoday of police service, machineryand work must educated guesswork.Second, the disease had confrontedwithasituationwhereeverystate be fairly uniform throughout India”. The amultifacetedimpact on our liveswith each islegislatingadifferentPoliceAct.TheseActs PoliceCommissionappointedby LordCurzon aspect of the response affecting other aspects arebeingpassed purportedlyincompliance in 1902 found that theAct Vof1861was not resulting in acascading of uncertainties. The withtheSupremeCourt’sdirectionsonpolice applicable in the provinces of Madras and third cause of anxieties stemmedfromavoid- reforms givenonSeptember 22, 2006. Bombay—it,therefore, recommended that able datadeficiencies. However, ananalysisof theseActsshowsthat theActbeenforcedintheseprovincesaswell. Scientists understand and deal with un- theobjective behindtheselaws isto give leg- In due course,the states passed their own certainties. Theyuse the concepts of confi- islativecoverto theexistingarrangementand PoliceRegulations/Manuals, but these were dence intervals or uncertainty intervals in therebycircumvent theimplementation of essentiallywithintheframework of thecen- their estimations as statistical ways to deal CRSasikumar judicial directions. Eighteen states have al- tral legislation.Itisagalling thought, but the with the uncertainties of estimating asingle clear and unambiguous opinion on mostof pert, so be it.Agradedresponse enablesus ready passedPoliceActs. We areinthe British showedgreater vision andfar-sight- number —instead of one number, theyoften them, and we followedsuit.This raises the to watchthe consequences and modify our process of having “one nation, manypolice edness in the matter. choose arange. My close familymembers issue of faith. Faith, whether in god, govern- response, thus reducinguncertainty. acts”. Whythis dichotomy?Why has the Meanwhile,weare hobblingfromonecri- have oftenaccusedmeofnot giving adefi- ment,scientists or doctorsisagood antidote So howdowerespondtosuchuncertain- Centrebeen indifferent to having asingle sisto another.Inrecenttimes,we sawtheun- niteresponse to their questions, oftenhinting to uncertainty. However, in the case of this ties? Typically, humans choose one of two Police Actfor the entirecountry? seemlyspectacleof theMumbaipolicecom- at alackofcompetence. My inability to give pandemic, such certitudes have been tested types of responses—denial of the problem SoonaftertheSupremeCourt’sdirections missioner accusing the statehome minister adefiniteanswer is preciselybecause Iknow and found wanting. resulting in policy paralysis or by brazenness on police reforms, the Police ActDrafting of using the police as an instrument forex- my subject well and thus understand uncer- Letustakethe issue of the opening of in decision making. Whatisneededisacal- Committee of the MinistryofHome Affairs tortion. In West Bengal, the police have been tainties. Letmeillustratethis with the exam- schools. Iamamazed at some experts who Identify things that are culated response that confrontsuncertainty headedbySoli Sorabjee, aformer Attorney amutespectatortoTrinamoolcadresattack- ple of aquestion oftenasked to adoctor when unabashedlyadvocatethe openingofschools certain and those that are head-on. Doctors and scientists must learn General,cameoutwiththeModelPoliceAct, ing thosewho voted againsttheirparty.The one’sclose relative gets diagnosedwith can- as well as those who vehementlyoppose it. riddled with the most to communicateuncertainties unambigu- 2006.The Government of India should have Centre, through afiat, gave protection to all cer:Doctor,this is curable, isn’t it? If youask me, Iwill say“it depends”.Unlike ouslyand unapologetically. Providing and enactedalaw basedon this Model Police Act the MLAs of the BJP.Normally, anysuch Unfortunately, exceptinafewcases, this the example of cancer above,wemay notal- uncertainties. Usethem to displaying information on uncertainty is the with suchchanges asit mayhavefound nec- arrangement should have been in consulta- querycannotbeanswered with astraight- ways be able to quantify the uncertainties build case scenarios starting point. Policymakers and the public essary,and the states should have mutatis tion and with the involvement of thestate forward“yes” or “no”. The onlylegitimatean- and comparemultiple sets of uncertainties. including the most likely and needtobeeducated that uncertainties area mutandisadoptedit. Thatwould have en- government. The CBI’s arrest of four senior swer is “it depends”. Cancerexperts now In thisexample, we knowthat theprimary worstcase scenario.Befully partoflifeand cannotbewished away. sured auniform police structureacross the TMC leaders mayhavebeen justified, but its handle this uncertainty better.Theyuse the push foropening schools is the adverse Some strategies that canbeadoptedin country. Thatdidnot happen.TheCentrehas timingcausedserious misgivings. term “median survivaltime” or five-year sur- scholastic and social impact of continuing prepared forthe most likely dealing with uncertainties are: Identify beendilly-dallyingonpassingaModelPolice In retrospect, it wasperhaps amistake to vivalasanindicator to startadialogue on this withonline teaching as well as the parental one and tryyour best to things that arecertain and thosethat arerid- Act. have copiedinthe Constitution the distribu- uncertainty.Inother words, theytry to esti- burden of caregiving. These aredifficult to obviate the worstone. Seek dledwith the mostuncertainties. Use them Severalstateshave, in the absenceofany tion of powers between the Centreand the matethe durationfor which50per cent of quantify.The other sideisthe impact of the to build case scenarios including the most central guidance or directive,passedtheir states from the Government of India Actof patientswithsuchcases wouldsurvive or opening of schools on infectionsinchildren diverse perspectives, initiate likely and worstcase scenario.Befullypre- ownPolice Acts,blatantlyviolating the 1935.However,itwouldbewrong to blame what proportion would survivefor five years andthe probabilityoftheir bringingthe in- dialogue and discussion with pared forthe mostlikelyone and tryyour SupremeCourt’sdirections.HarishSalve filed thefounding fathers of theConstitutionfor giventhat theyare in the samestage and with fection home to elders. Thereisalot of un- all concerned. Abroadly best to obviatethe worstone. Seek diverse acontempt petition against these statesas that. Theycouldnot have foreseenthat, over the decidedtreatment modality.However, certainty in this estimation. shared decision is more likely perspectives, initiatedialogue and discussion the laws enacted “fall foul of the basic mini- time, policing would become so complex, this still does notanswer individual-levelun- Howdoyou comparethe twosides of this with all concerned. Abroadlyshareddeci- mumrequirementstobesatisfiedbythestate politics so murky and that Centre-state rela- certainty.Nobody can sayfor certain if apa- equation?Therecannotbeany doubt that to be successful and even if sion is morelikelytobesuccessful and even in accordancewith the constitutional guar- tions wouldbeunder great strain. tient is in the firsthalf of themedian or its thereisa“small” but definitepossibility of wrong,unlikely to be if wrong, unlikelytobecriticised. anteeasinterpreted by this Hon’ble Courtin What is the wayout? The best option second half. But this information enables us some extradeaths causedbythe opening of criticised. Communicate the Communicatethe final decision and itsra- thePrakashSinghcase.”Thepetitionremains would be forthe central and stategovern- to pegour expectationstoanumber andpre- schools. Even if we assume that to be asmall final decision and its tionale to the public along with the risksand pending.TheSupremeCourthas,forinexpli- mentstorespecteachother’sturfinaspiritof parefor theoutcome. number,are we readyasasociety to accept consequences. Monitor the response, ac- cablereasons,notissuedacontempt noticeto cooperative federalism. If that doesnot hap- We sawuncertainty playout in the open thatnumber as acostofreturn to normalcy? rationale to the public along knowledge mistakesand be ready to under- anyofthestatesfornon-complianceof itsdi- pen, it would perhaps benecessarytohavea during thepandemic as we discusseddiffer- Who takesthis call? Do parentshaveasayin with the risksand take course corrections by learning from rections on police reforms. freshlookatthedistributionof powersinthe ent optionsfor treatmentorprevention of this decision, giventhat theyare the primary consequences. Monitor the those mistakes. Institutionalise these learn- Article 252 of the Constitution gives seventh schedule of theConstitution. the disease. People got frustrated when they risk takers? Howdowedeal with parentsof response,acknowledge ings so thatwedonot repeat mistakes. Parliament the powertolegislatefor twoor sawscientists,who areexpected to provide children who do notwant to take anyrisk in Perhaps, theseuncertain timescan help morestatesbyconsent and it lays down that The writer,aretired Police Chief, has been clear and definiteanswers, contradicting these uncertain times and do notwant to mistakes and be readyto us come to terms with uncertainty itself and suchanAct shallapplytothe consenting campaigning forpolice reforms formore eachother.Atanindividual level, we dealt send their children to school?Dowepenalise undertakecourse corrections help us deal with it better. states andtoany other states by which it is than twodecades with uncertainties related to wearingamask, them forthis concern? Providing answers to by learning from those getting vaccinated, going to office, usingpub- these questions requires value judgements mistakes. Institutionalise The writer is aProfessor at Centrefor lic transport.Eventhough allthese decisions with significant uncertainties. Idonot think Community Medicine, All India Instituteof were aplayofprobabilities, theyhad the ad- this problem is amenable to adefinitive an- these learnings so that we do Medical Sciences, NewDelhi.Views vantageinthatthe government provideda swer either way. If that makes me apoor ex- notrepeat mistakes. expressed arepersonal LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR

GALILEO, NO BAR IDEAS THIS REFERS TO the article, 'Signs of House under siege Pseudoscience' (IE, July29). Prime ONLINE MinisterNarendraModi is leading the MinistryofScience and Technology, ONLYINTHE EXPRESS The Opposition is preventing Parliament from performing itsduties and India aims to be “VishwaGuru”. Yet, it is going to teachstudentsastrology, ● NEP2020IS that to at the Masters’ level, at the Indira TRANSFORMINGTHEVISION VinaySahasrabuddhe Gandhi National Open University(IG- FOREDUCATIONININDIA: NOU); that the sun goes around the SUDHAACHARYA earth and is at par with the moon. WHILEENTERINGthe 75th year of inde- functions. In the ongoing lockdown of some deterrentsaswell as incentivesem- both Houses. Unlessthis is done, the fears Whoeverispushing suchacourse in the ● PRASHANTKISHORAND pendence, aquestion worthpondering over Parliament, dozens of MPs from both Houses beddedinthem, ruckus-mongering can’t be voicedinaresearch reportbyVidhi Centre name of scienceought to recallthat APOLITICALPOLITICS: is whether our judiciary, executive and wanting to raise issues during the ZeroHour prevented effectively.Rule of lawalso means forLegal Policy afew years agomay come even the Roman Catholic Church has SHAJAHANMADAMPAT Parliament have reallydischargedtheir con- losttheir chance to speak,and give voice to ensuring the complete rejection of the “do a true. The reporthad talked of a“transformed apologisedalmost359 years later for stitutional duties well. Parliament is the most the agonies and aspirations of the people wrong and getawaywith it” phenomenon. Parliament” as its“naturehas changed from condemning Galileo forhis assertion www.indianexpress.com crucial instrument of representativedemoc- theyrepresent. Fornofault of theirs, many Again, when groups and parties indulgein being the apexlegislative body in India to a thatEarth revolvesaround the Sun. So racy and hence, both the role as well as the MPs had to forego theirchance of making the politics of pandemonium, the travesty of forum forgrandstanding on mattersofpub- whereisIndian science heading to? contribution of Parliamentneedacloser observations,and giving suggestions while justice becomes morepronounced as it is not lic importance. Disruptions areaneffective LRMurmu. Delhi look.Goingbyall that is happening—or discussing aBill.This wasfrustrating notjust the trouble makers but those respecting method forsuchgrandstanding…” NEP COMPLACENCY rather nothappening —inbothHouses cur- forthe Parliamentmembers but moreim- rules and regulations who arepunished, and Anydiscussion about parliamentary ACT, DON’TJUST TALK rently, one can infer that Parliament is being portantly,for the voters who elected them. that toofor their civility! deadlockfeatures an element of THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Making politicisedtothe hilt, preventing it from per- Democracy is all about deliberation, debates Some out-of-the-boxsolutionscould whataboutery. Diggingintothe pastand THIS REFERS TO theeditorial, NEP work’(IE, July29). The NEP’s vision forming itsduties. anddiscussion andthe moment allthese are perhaps showthe way. With thegovernment claiming that practices of the bygone eraare ‘Democracy talk’(IE, July29). The US of achieving “aspirational goals of 21st- Even in the second week of the ongoing pushedtothe periphery, the damageto rightlyaverse to the idea of passing billsin relevant even todayisrefusing to accept the Democratic Party, even before coming centuryeducation” is certainlyroman- Monsoon Session, Parliament continues to be democracy becomes irreparable. the din, twothingsbecome easy prey —Zero demands of changing times. Ruckus, pande- intopower this year,was nothappy tic on paper.But we arefoolingour- stalled. Despitethe fact that the Opposition Butthe moot question is: Can we find a Hour and Question Hour. On average, this monium and unendingdeadlockcause de- with the BJP-ledNDA government’s selvesintoastate of false complacency had demandedaspecial session to discuss the solution to this? The sense of helplessness two-hour windowprovides an opportunity lays in law-making and at times, deprive the trackrecordinfollowing the demo- until we have incorporated the three Covid-19situation and the government grippingthe minds of all rule-abiding MPs foratleast35-40MPs to makeapoint, raise process of an element of essential quality cratic values and practices in India. We major elementsintoour education showedthe willingness to discuss all issues — bodes ill forthe health of democracy. an issue or seek moreinformation everyday. control. This adds to the damage already should have at leasttaken the cue from structure—leadership, globalisation from Pegasus to the pandemic —asdesired First, it is onlytheoreticallycorrect to say Whenboththese hoursare washed out, as done to democracy as awhole. Arestive President Joe Biden’s wordsinhis inau- and integration. Addressing the mis- by the Opposition, ruckuscontinuestorule that the Treasury alone is responsiblefor the many MPs aredeprivedoftheir rightful op- young population wanting to makeadiffer- gural address: “I’ll be President forall matchindemand and supplyofthe re- the roost. Sadly, most opposition parties seem smooth functioning of the House. In asitua- portunity,aninjustice is done to their elec- ence and the dynamics of achanging world Americans.” Thatshould have made quired skill set, developing aproblem- to have convertedParliament intoaplug-and- tion whereagroup of just10-20 members tors. All this can be —atleastpartly—pre- demand early and effective deliveryfrom clear what his countrywill expect from solving and an inter-cultural nuanced playinstrumentto achievetheirpartisan ends. can easilyholdthe functioning of the House vented if thepresiding officers go foran democratic governance. As if unmindful of us on human rightsand liberties. approachisthe needofthe hour.We Undoubtedly,evenasingle daylostinthe to ransom, it becomes the collective respon- out-of-the-boxsolution by conducting both this, those stalling Parliamentare prevent- Instead, we were busy reviewing the stand quitefar from creating an egali- din costs thenation heavily. But more impor- sibility of allgroups. Again, when it comes to ZeroHour and Question Hour in-camera, ingdemocracy from delivering and civility Citizenship Amendment Actand up- tarian societyuntil the disadvantaged tant than the financial losses is the demo- the allotment of time to various groups par- within their chambers with relevant MPs is being crucified, somethingwhichjustcan’t dating the National RegisterofCitizens. and the marginalisedchildrenare af- cratic polity’s loss of popular aspirations. ticipating in adebate, can’t we makeaclear and ministers mandatorilypresent. be defended. Instead of feeling tetchy,India musttry forded theirdue in the education Democracy is also about redressing griev- distinction between those creating ruckus In addition to this, the ending of parlia- to figureout what irritates the US. structure. ances, cultivating policies and floating new andthose tolerating the same helplessly? mentarydis-functionalityalso calls forfur- The writer is MP,RajyaSabha and former Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur Vinay Saroha, Delhi ideas. All this happens onlywhen Parliament Unless our parliamentaryprocedures have ther incentivising the smooth functioning of national vice-presidentofthe BJP

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On April 13,2016, theSupreme Courtup- in 1986 under the directions of the Supreme ScheduledTribes be introducedinthe AIQ. ment issuedbythe Health Ministry. tition and on July19, the MadrasHighCourt SHYAMLALYADAV held the newlyinsertedsection 10-D of the Courttoprovide fordomicile-free, merit- The sameyear,the governmentpassedthe Between 2017 and 2020, nearly 40,800 stated,“The Union’s attempt to notimplement NEWDELHI,JULY29 IndianMedical CouncilAct,which provides basedopportunities to studentsfromany Central EducationalInstitutions (Reservation seatshavebeen allocatedunderthe AIQ in col- the OBC reservation quotainrespectof the all- forauniform entrance examination to all statetostudyinagood medicalcollegein in Admission) Act, 2007 providing for27% leges run by stategovernments, areport by Indiaquotaseats… in theacademic year 2021- ON WEDNESDAY,the centralgovernmentap- medical educational institutions at under- anyother state. reservation to OBC studentsincentral govern- theAll-IndiaFederation of OtherBackward 22 appears to becontumacious, in derogation proved reservation forthe OBC and EWS graduatelevelandpostgraduate levelinHindi, Astudent domiciledinUttar Pradesh, for ment institutions. While stategovernment Classes Employees’ Welfarestates. That im- of the order datedJuly27, 2020, passedbythis (EconomicallyWeaker Section) categories English and various other languages. example, maybeeligible foradmission to a medical and dental colleges provide reserva- plies that up to 10,900OBC studentswould Court.” within the All India Quota (AIQ) forNEET,the Since then, NEET has been the uniform en- seat in astate government medical collegein tion to OBCs in seatsoutside the All India have missedout onadmissionunder theOBC AmidprotestsfromOBC students,includ- uniform entrance examination formedical trance test formedicalcourses across the West Bengal, providedshescoreshighenough Quota,this benefit wassofar notextendedto quota. ingonsocial media, Solicitor General Tushar and dental colleges across the country. country. It wasconductedby theCBSEinitially, in thenational merit list. If herscoreisnot high seatsallocated underthe AIQ in these state Mehtasubmitted to the Madras High Court and has been conducted by the National enough forAIQ, she maystill hope foradmis- colleges. The 10%EWS quotaunder the What ledtothe decision? on July26thatthe government’s decision on What is NEET? Testing Agency(NTA) since 2018.In2020, sion under the statequota in her home state. Constitution (One Hundred AndThird The denial of OBC and EWSreservation has implementing OBC quotafor MBBS seatsun- The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 15.97lakhstudentsappeared forNEET(UG) In deemed/central universities, ESIC, and Amendment) Act, 2019,too, has been imple- been the subject of protests foryears. In July der AIQ in stategovernment colleges is at “very (NEET) is the entrance examination forentry on September 13,2020.This year,NEET is ArmedForcesMedical College(AFMC), 100% mented in central educational Institutions, lastyear,onapetition by Tamil Nadu’s ruling advancedstage”. The next hearing is listedfor to all undergraduate(NEET-UG) and postgrad- scheduledonSeptember 11 (UG) and 12 (PG). seatsare reserved underthe AIQ. but notinthe NEET AIQ forstate institutions. DMK and itsallies, the Madras High Court August3,while other petitions have been filed uate(NEET-PG) medical and dental courses ruledthatOBC studentstoo canavailreserva- too, including one by Saloni Kumari. in the country. What is the All India Quota? What wasthe reservationpolicy followed What changes now? tion in the AIQ. It held that the reservation While the government has announcedits Until 2016,the All India Pre-Medical Test Althoughthe same examination is held so far? Reservation forthe OBC and EWScate- could notbeimplemented forthe then aca- decision,the NEETinformationbookletonthe (AIPMT) wasthe national-levelentrance ex- across the country, achunk of the seatsin Until 2007,noreservation wasimple- gories within the AIQ will be offeredinmed- demicyear forwant of time,and can be im- NTAwebsitereads: “The reservation to OBC amination formedical colleges, while state statemedical/dental colleges is reserved for mented withinthe All IndiaQuota formed- ical colleges from the current academic year. plemented from 2021-22. candidates in Statesurrendered seatsunder governmentsusedtohold separateentrance studentsdomiciledintheir respective states. ical admission. On January31, 2007,inAbhay Thiswould benefit nearly 1,500OBC students However, when thenotificationforNEET- All India Quota from theacademicsession testsfor seatsthat were notcontestedatan The remaining seats—15%inUGand 50% in Nath vUniversityofDelhi and Others, the in MBBSand2,500OBC studentsinpostgrad- 2021was issuedon July13thisyear,itdid not 2021-22 shall besubject to the outcome of the all-India level. NEETwasheldforthe firsttime PG —are surrendered by the states to theAll Supreme Courtdirected that reservation of uatecourses, and around 550 and 1,000EWS mention anyprovision forOBC reservation (Saloni Kumari) case pending before the in 2003, but discontinuedthe following year. India Quota.The AIQ scheme wasintroduced 15%for ScheduledCastesand 7.5% for students respectively,according to astate- within theAIQ. The DMKfiledacontempt pe- Hon’ble Supreme Court.”

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SputnikV’sdosesnotshown liquidity in the economyhaveled to sharp 12 0.90 3.8 96 10,000 83 5, rise in primarymarketactivity over the last 6, Although mostofthe IPOs this year (till 20 inpie;breakupisforJuly27 28 1, fewmonths. While 28 companies have al- 1, date) have generated big returns forin- 0

ready concludedtheir initial public offerings 0 vestors, experts remind that primarymar- 1* 11 17 18 14 16 19 10 15 13 12 07 08 09 DOSES ON JULY 28 45,49,598 (IPOs), raising over Rs 42,000 croreoverthe 06 ket activity onlyrides on the buoyancy in the 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 202 20 20 20 20 JULY 27: 42,44,264 (28,07,912 st doses; 14,36,352 2nd) lastseven months,34others have filedtheir 202 secondarymarket.So, if the secondarymar- offerdocumentswith marketregulator SEBI Source: Prime Database *until July27 ketturns negative forsome reason, the pri- forapproval. Besides, over 50 morehavean- marymarket activity mayalso slowdown, INDIA ACTIVE CASES 4,03,840 nouncedtheir intentiontocome with their and even listing gains maywitness acorrec- IPOs this year;these include names from even moreinvestors. Traditional vs startup tion in line with the decline in the broader both traditionalbusinesses and new-age When someone is planning to invest in a indices.Investors musttakeaverycareful 5,00,000 technology basedcompanies suchas Howhas the investor rush been ? traditional business, he or she can look at an look at the pricing of theissue; if the com- PhonePe, MobiKwik,Grofers, PolicyBazaar, In January2020, the number of investor alreadylistedcompany within the sector, and panycoming forIPO is demanding ahigher FlipkartInternet, and Delhivery. accountswith the Central Depository do apeer review.However,when it is anew- valuation, investors maywait. With IPOs witnessing hugesubscription Services Limited (CDSL) stood at 2.01crore; agecompanyplanning to getlisted, there are Mrinal Singh, CEO and CIO of InCred Asset 4,06,130 4,03,840 2,50,000 and impressive listinggains, anumberof over the last17months, it nearly doubledto no peer comparisons available in mostcases, Management, said, “IPOs aremoney-raising newinvestors have been opening demat ac- 3.96 croreaccountsbyJune30, 2021. In fact, and the entireinvestment dynamicsare dif- tools and companies line up withtheir pub- counts,investing in thesecondarymarket, over the lastsix months since December ferent. Although these companiescould be lic issue when the liquidity in the marketis and filing applications forthe IPOs. Whilethis (2.89 croreaccounts), CDSL has added1.07 making losses at present, the betisonits fu- high. Bunching up IPOs whenthe liquidity is maybethe firstbig IPO boom foralarge croreaccounts. ture growth and profitability. high leads to elevated price discovery,and 0 LAST 10 DAYS number of younginvestors,experts advise So, while therehas been abig addition of Forthis newset of companies,factors historical trend shows thatonly50% of the July19July28 caution againstgetting swayed. newequity investors in India, it also indicates suchasgrowth in business, revenue, profits companies areable to deliverupon the ex- that alarge number of thesenew investors and marketcapitalisation will be eventually pectations that getbuilt-up from them. So, I Note:The July 27 figures in these graphs arebased on thegovernment updatesonJuly29 Whyisthe market talking about IPOs? areopening accountstobenefitfromthe rise known in the future,and will depend upon would saythat retail investors should be very Everyone likes quickmoney, andIPOs in thesecondarymarket andalso participate technology disruptions. Investorsneedto cautious while investing in IPOs and valua- INDIA TOTALCASES 3,15,28,114 have deliveredexactlythat. TatvaChintan in IPOs. makeacareful assessment before they take tion sanity is akey.” Source: Ministry of Health &FamilyWelfare, updated at 11 pm on July 29 Pharma, the latesttoget listed, took less than a5-10-year call on anyofthese companies. He said retail investors should strictly twoweeks to morethandoubleinvestors’ What factorsshould investors consider? While marketshare, business, expansion and avoid takingloans forinvesting in equity money. Afterthe issue opened forsubscrip- Financial advisers sayitisimportant that revenue growth potential is key,manyex- markets, and mustseek professional advice. tion on July16, it got listedonThursdayand investors buildadiversifiedportfolio that has perts sayone mustalso see if the entrybar- “Justbecause onehas access to invest in mar- closed the daywith againof112%overthe abigger component of growth oriented blue- riersare high fornewer players in their area ket, it doesn’t mean youshould notseek ad- issueprice. Similarly,Zomatonearly doubled chip companiesalongwithmid-sizedand of business. vice,” said Singh. investors’ moneyinlessthan10days, hav- small companieswith strong fundamentals. Some feel new-agecompanies thatare The CEO of aleadingbrokerage firm said ing opened forsubscription on July14and Manyfeel that good-qualityIPOs can be backedbyventurecapital,private equity in- that in mostofthe cases, the pricing is such got listedonJuly23. partofthe overallportfolio, andthisinvest- vestors and other largeinvestors do nothave thatthereisnot muchleftfor retail investors. Of the 26 companies newlylistedthis cal- ment should notbepurelyfor listinggains big concernsonissues related to promoter “Since liquidity in the market and demand endar year,onlythree aretrading belowtheir but forthe value theycan offerinthe medium or corporategovernance.“The good partis arehigh, thestocksare risingonlisting. offerprice. Six aretrading withgains of over to long terms. It is important to keep in mind that these aregood companies as theyare However, whenthe tide turns, some of them 100%, and 12 withgains between 40–100%. thatwhile alarge number of retail investors backedbyPEinvestors forother large in- mayevensee vanishing of the listing gains.” While severalcompanies in the second- maynot getshares allottedduring the IPO vestors, and thereisnot muchtoworry on Investors mustalso look at the interest arymarketshavealso generated high returns processofagood companybecauseofhuge the governance aspect,” said PranavHaldea, shown by qualifiedinstitutional buyers in an over the lastone year,the near certainty of a oversubscription, theywill getanopportu- MD, Prime Database. IPO, as that givesanidea of the quality of the high return by IPOsthis year is attracting nity to enter the companyafter itslisting. Market participantssay that fornew-age, issue and itspricing. Jaipur’sAmagarhFort:history,andfactorsleadingtocurrentconflict

process went viral on social media.Hindu In June, an FIR at the TransportNagar police scatteredpopulation acrossthe state, the DEEPMUKHERJEE groups have accusedMeena community stationalleged vandalism and theftofidols. community can influence election out- JAIPUR,JULY29 members of tearing the flag in presence of AccordingtoACP Adarsh NagarNeel Kamal, comes in unreserved seats, too. Ramkesh Meena, while the MLAand other police detainedagroup of juveniles from AFORTinJaipur is at the centreofaconflict Meenaleaders have said that theHindu the Muslim community.After the saffron Whereisthe face-offheaded? between the tribal Meena community and groupshad agreedtotakedownthe flag af- flag wasbrought down, both sides regis- Aftervideos of the saffron flag being localHindu groups. Both sides have filedpo- terdiscussions, and that it got accidentally teredFIRs underIPC section 295 (Injuring pulleddownwent viral, supporters of lice cases and arerunning social media torn while members of Hindu groups were or defilingplace of worship with intent to Hindu groups startedahashtagcampaign campaigns to assemble at the fort andshow bringing it down. insult the religion of anyclass) and sections on Twitter,demanding the arrest of their strength. ABrahmin group toohas joinedthe de- of the IT Act. Ramkesh Meena. Tribal andDalit leaders, bate. At apress conference on Thursday, Meena community members have including Bhim ArmychiefChandra What is the dispute? Brahmin Mahasabha president Suresh maintainedthat therewas “no Hindu- Shekhar Azad, have come out in supportof Members of the Meena community say Mishra, who once contestedanelection on Muslim angle” to theidols being vandalised. the Meenas. the AmagarhFortwas built by aMeena ruler aCongress ticket, said Ambika Bhawani MLARamkesh Meena has blamed“extreme In asocial media campaign, Hindu predating Rajput rule in Jaipur, and has been near the fort belongs to afamilyofpriests The fort at the centreofdisputebetween Meena tribals and Hindu groups. Express elements” from Hindu outfitswho “wanted groups said theywill hoistasaffron flagon their holysitefor centuries. Independent conducting rituals herefor generations. an excuse to enter thefortand trytogivea the fort on August1,and Meena commu- MLARamkeshMeena said people from the communal colour to theincident”. nity members said theywill stop anysuch community usedtoworship Amba Mata What is the history of the fort? she said. She stressedthe needfor adetailed from Ambika Bhawani. “Like other tribal effort.The Jaipur police have said the fort and other deitiesinthe fort. According to historian Rima Hooja, the documentation of the history of the Meena groups,Meenas tooworship ancestors. Whydoes theMeena community and itsadjacentareas belongtothe Forest In June, following reports of idols being present form of the AmagarhFortwas given community,now largely oral. Amba Matawas suchanancestor, aliving matter in Rajasthan? Department and nobody would be allowed vandalisedand hoisting of asaffron flag at in the18th century by MaharajaSawai Jai Dr HeeraMeena, former assistant pro- person and notagod. Amba Mataisnot re- The community has substantial clout. to assemblethere. the fort,Meena community members ac- Singh II, founder of Jaipur.“It has always fessor in Delhi University and ascholar in lated to AmbikaBhawani or Durga.Anef- Of the 25 Assemblyseats (outof200)re- “Themajoritariansection of the popu- cusedHindu groups of trying to appropriate been believedthat therewas some con- tribal culture, said the fort wasbuilt by a fort is being made by Hindu organisations to served forScheduledTribes,mostare rep- lation tries to distributetheir symbols in tribal symbols intothe Hindutvafold, and struction at the place before Jai Singh II built MeenaSardar from the Nadlagotra,now appropriateAmba MataasAmbika resented by Meena MLAs from both the suchaway that the other sections will be- of changing the name of Amba Matato the fort,” she said. known as BadgotiMeenas. “Sardars from Bhawani,” she said. Congress and BJP.The community is also come apartofit. We can seethis when Ambika Bhawani. Prior to Rajput rule by the Kachhwaha the Meena community ruledlarge parts of well represented in the bureaucracy. Hindu groups trytoassimilatetribal sym- On July21, the saffron flag wasbrought dynasty,Jaipur and itsnearbyregions were Rajasthan till around 1100 AD," she said. What arethe police cases filed? According to Census 2011,STs constitute bols," said RajeevGupta,formerprofessor down, and avideoofitgetting torn in the ruledbyMeenas, whohad political control, She addedthat Amba Mataisdifferent Three FIRs have been registeredsofar. 13.48% of the state's population. Due to a of sociology,UniversityofRajasthan.

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The govern- oilandgasPSUsthathave re- surance business in the best in- nualgrowthrate of 11.49percent. ingthatunfair“platform-to-busi- Co-operative (PMC) Bank,Yes depositinsurancelawsto ment plans to introduceamend- ceivedin-principle approval terest of the community.Thegov- Thisdataisbasedonthelatestan- ness rules” and unequal bargain- Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank provide funds up to `5 lakh mentstothe GeneralInsurance forstrategicdisinvestment. ernment has steadilyopenedup nual reportsofthe Insurance ing powerbetween digital via @CCI_India Twitter have put spotlight on the sub- to an account holder Business (Nationalisation) Actin According to apress note the insurance sector forprivate Regulatoryand Development platforms and businesses could ■CCI Chairman Ashok ject of deposit insurance. The within 90 days in the event the ongoing Monsoon session of of DepartmentforPromotion sector participation and even per- Authority of India (Irdai). result in exploitation. KumarGupta said,“The Union CabinetonWednesday of abank coming under the Parliament,the official said.Apart of IndustryandInternalTrade mitted up to 74 per cent foreign In 2019-20, the market share TheCompetitionCommission relationship of multiple clearedchangestothedeposit moratorium. from the privatisation road map, (DPIIT),anew clause has direct investment. of NewIndia Assurance margin- of India (CCI) is currentlyinvesti- actors in the ecosystem insurancelawstoprovide this is one of the keyreform pro- been addedtothe FDIpolicy The decision wastaken at the allyincreasedto14.19 per cent in gatingallegationsof anti-compet- withthese (online) funds up to Rs 5lakh to an ac- posals unveiledinthe Budget. foroil and natural gassector. Cabinetmeeting on Wednesday. 2019-20 from 14.11per cent in itive conduct by onlineplatforms platformshas been countholderwithin90days in the DICGC, and notbepassed Thereare four PSU general in- The move would facilitate Private insurance companies 2018-19. The market share of including Amazon, Flipkartand increasinglyraising theeventof abankcomingun- on to depositors. Bankspay a surance companies:New India privatisation of BPCL. PTI have been consistentlygaining United India Insurance, National MakeMyTrip. Google is currently competition concerns. Sit- der the moratorium imposed minimumof 10 paiseonevery Assurance,UnitedIndiaInsurance marketshareoverthe years in Insurance and Oriental Insurance facing three separateCCI investi- uations can arise where by theRBI. Rs 100worth depositstothe (UII),NationalInsuranceCompany general (or non-life) insurance declinedto9.27per cent, 8.08 per gations intoits conductinthe dominant firms in market DICGC as premium (NIC) and Oriental Insurance sultationwiththeNITIAayogand segment. cent, and 7.24 percent in 2019- SmartTV, mobile operating sys- areinaposition to extract What is deposit forthe insurance Company(OIC). The government acoregroup of secretaries on dis- In 2009-10, themarket share 20 from 9.69 per cent, 8.93 per temand online payment plat- largerents, or even oust insurance? cover, whichisnow had earlier dropped itsplanto investment,willfinalisetheinsur- of public sector generalinsurance cent and 7.79 per centin2018-19, forms spaces. their trading partners.” Currently, in an beingraisedtoamin- merge UII, NIC and OIC and de- ance companythat is to be priva- companies was57.14 per cent, respectively. “While thereisnodoubtthat unlikelyevent of a imumof12paise. cidedtorecapitalisethem.Besides, tised.Theentiregeneralinsurance while that of private companies New India Assurance, which digitalmarketsare theepicentres bankfailinginIndia, the government owns reinsurer businessinIndiawasnationalised includinghealth and specialised collected direct premium Rs of technologicalprogressininno- CCI claiming that online food de- adepositorhasclaim Howwill the fresh GeneralInsuranceCorporation by General Insurance Business insurers was42.86 per cent. By 26,813 crore, continuedtore- vation, latelytheyhavebecome livery platforms Swiggy and to amaximum of Rs changes benefit (GIC Re). (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. 2019-20,thisproportion nearly main the largest general insur- centres forentrenchedand Zomatoare charging exorbitant 5lakhperaccountasinsurance account holders? The Finance Ministry, in con- TheGovernmentof Indiatook reversed, with market shareof ancecompany in India. uncheckeddominance,” said CCI commissions to restaurantsand cover. ThecoverofRs5lakhper According to the Finance ChairmanAshok Kumar Gupta at areusing customer datatopro- depositor is providedbythe Ministry, depositors normally avirtual event organisedbythe mote theirown cloud kitchens. Deposit Insurance andCredit endupwaiting for8-10years CenterfortheDigitalFuture(CDF). Gupta alsosaidthatarecente- Guarantee Corporation (DIC- before theyare able to access Gupta notedthat digitalmar- commerce market study by CCI GC),whichisRBI’sfully-owned their deposits in adistressed ‘Job opportunities opening up as RISE IN INTENT TO HIRE ketsinIndia were rifewith single concludedthatincaseswhereon- arm. Depositors having over bank —onlyafter itscomplete curbs ease on economic activities’ 7% FRESHERS DURING THE players or duopolies command- line platforms serveasboththe Rs 5lakhin their accounthave liquidation. With the changes, JULY-SEPTEMBER QUARTER ing asignificant market share. marketplace and acompetitor, no legal recourse to recover nowdepositors will getinsur- Relaxation of restrictions on economic activity,coupled “Therelationship of multiple theyhavean“incentive to lever- funds in case abank collapses. ance moneywithin 90 days, withincreasing focus on ramping up operations and sales actorsintheecosystemwiththese agethe control or the platform in without waiting foreventual by businesses, is having apositiveimpact on hiring of Indicators that recorded Major sectors that recorded (online)platformshasbeenincre- favour of their preferredvendors Who pays forthis liquidation of the distressed growth, signaling recovery positivity in hiring intent: asinglyraising competitioncon- of private labelproductstothedis- insurance? banks.Thiswillcoverbanksal- freshers, according to aTeamlease report from the second wave cerns.Situations can arise where advantageofothersellersorserv- ■ Healthcare & impact: dominantfirmsin themarket are ice providers with the platform.” Deposits in public andpri- ready under moratorium and pharmaceuticals vate sector banks, localarea those that could come under ■ GST collection inapositionto extractlarge rents, The CCI had earlier this year banks,smallfinancebanks,re- moratorium. Within the first ■ Information technology or even ousttheirtrading part- ordered aprobe intoFlipkartand ■ E-way bills gionalruralbanks,cooperative 45 days of thebank beingput ■ Educational services ners,”hesaid,addingthatcompe- Amazon over allegations of pref- banks, Indian branches of for- undermoratorium,theDICGC ■ Vehicle registrations titionhadto beincreasinglymind- erential treatment to certain sell- ■ E-commerce &technology eignbanksand payments would collect all information ■ Electricity demand ful of unequal bargaining power ers on their platforms through banksare all insured by the relating to deposit accounts. startups between business and platforms. preferredlistingsandthroughthe DICGC. The premium forthis Full report on ■ Rail freight The NationalRestaurant platforms agreeingtobear the insurance is paid by banksto www.indianexpress.com ■ Petrol consumption Source: Teamlease/PTI AssociationofIndia (NRAI)re- costofdiscountsfromcertainsell- centlyfiled information with the ers duringkey sales periods. BRIEFLY Tata Sons arm to buy 43.3% stake Madgaum Urban Co-op Bank licence GlenmarkLife SciencesIPO in Tejas Network for `1,850 crore cancelled over weak financial position NewDelhi: The IPO of Tejas will makepreferential GlenmarkLifeSciences was ENSECONOMICBUREAU PREFERENTIAL allotment of 1.94 croreequity TheRegistrar of Cooperative position would be unabletopay subscribed 44.17times on MUMBAI, JULY 29 shares at apriceper equity ENSECONOMICBUREAU Societies, Goa, has also been re- itspresent depositors in full,” Thursday,the closing dayof ALLOTMENT shareofRs258 per share, aggre- MUMBAI,JULY29 questedtoissue an order for the RBI said. Public interest subscription. PTI TATA SONS subsidiaryPanatone gating to Rs 500crore. winding up the bank and ap- would be adverselyaffected if FinvestLtd has proposedtobuy ■ Tejas will make Therewillalso be preferen- THE RESERVEBank of India on point aliquidator forthe bank, the bank is allowedtocarry on a43.3 per cent stakeinTejas preferential allotment tial allotment of 3.68crore war- Thursdaycancelledthe licence the RBI said. On liquidation, itsbanking business anyfurther, IBSSoftware Networks, aglobal optical, of 1.94 croreequity rants, eachcarrying aright to of MadgaumUrban Co-opera- everydepositor would be enti- it said. onboardsJAL broadband and datanetwork- shares at aprice per subscribetoone equity shareat tive Bank Limited,Margao, Goa, tledtoreceive deposit insurance With thecancellation of li- ing products company, for equity shareofRs258 an exercise price of Rs 258 per as the bank with itscurrent fi- claim amount of his/her de- cenceand commencement of NewDelhi: IBS Softwarehas around Rs 1,850 crore. per share, aggregating equity shareaggregating to Rs nancial position would be un- positsuptoamonetary ceiling liquidation proceedings, the onboarded Japan Airlines Panatone and other compa- to Rs 500crore. 950crore,whichmay be exer- able to payits present deposi- of Rs five lakhfromthe DICGC process of paying the depositors (JAL)asacustomerforitsca- nies of the Tata group would cisedbyPanatoneinone or tors in full. subject to the provisions of the of the bank as per the DICGC Act, rgoterminal management makeapublic announcement moretranches during the pe- According to the RBI, as per The RBI in Mumbai. File DICGC Act, 1961. 1961 will be setinmotion. systemiCargo.TheSaaSsol- to acquireupto4.03 croreeq- quisition will touchRs2,850 riod commencing from the date the datasubmitted by the bank, “The bank does nothavead- MadgaumUrbanCo-opera- utionsprovidersaidinarele- uity shares of Tejas Networks croreifthe public offeristaken of allotment of the warrantsun- about99per cent of the depos- equatecapital and earning tive Bank wasplacedunder RBI ase, “TomeetJAL’s needs for representing 26 per cent of the into consideration. til expiryof11monthsfromthe itors will receive full amountsof ceases to carry on bankingbusi- prospects. The continuanceof directions vide RBI directive the unique Japanese air car- emerging voting capital in ac- Tejas sharesrose 5per cent dateofallotment. their depositsfromthe Deposit ness witheffect from the close the bank is prejudicial to the in- dated April 26, 2019 from the go market,IBSSoftwarespe- cordance with Sebi Takeover to Rs 246onthe BSE on SanjayNayak will continue Insurance and Credit Guarantee of business on July29, 2021, the terestsofits depositors. The close of businessonMay 2, 2019 cially adaptediCargo to cre- Regulations. The total cost of ac- Thursday. as MD and CEO of Tejas. Corporation (DICGC). The bank RBI said. bank withits presentfinancial foraperiod of six months. ateits CTO(cargo terminal operation)forJapansolution —making iCargo theonly V-shaped recovery last year: CEA non-Japanesesystemonthe market thathasfullJapanese “Inthefourthquarteras MarketConference,Subramanian customsNipponAutomated ENSECONOMICBUREAU well,emphasisisoncapital said:“Itshows theresilienceof the Cargo AndPortConsolidated MUMBAI,JULY29 expenditure,whichisone Indian economywhichhas ledto System (NACCS) reporting the V-shapedrecovery. In the capabilities directlywithin CHIEF ECONOMIC Adviser (CEA) ofthekeyaspectsofour fourthquarteraswell,theempha- the product.” ENS KVSubramanianonThursdaysaid policyinitiativebecausea sisisoncapitalexpenditurewhich lastyear the country had aV- capex-drivengrowthleads isoneofthekeyaspectsofourpol- shapedrecovery.Lookingatthe tosustainedgrowth” icy initiative because acapex Russiafines lastfourquarters’numbersduring drivengrowth leads to sustained Google the Covid pandemic, India is the KVSUBRAMANIAN, growth. The government has also only countrythathas registered CHIEFECONOMICADVISER takensteps forthe sectors im- Moscow: RussiaonThursday twoconsecutive quarters of pacted by the pandemic.” finedGoogle 3million roub- growth, he added. 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TOPOFTHE Europe on vacation, but vaccination not taking abreak WORLD NICOLASGARRIGA AstraZenecato &MIKECORDER seek US approval CARRY-LE-ROUET,JULY29 of Covid vaccine EUROPE’S FAMED summer hol- idayseasonisinfull swing, but later this year effortstoinoculatepeople againstthe coronavirus arenot Senator ChuckSchumer,the majority leader,expressed taking abreak. DANICAKIRKA optimism about the newagreement. NYT AfterPedro Castillo’s Instead, with lockdowns eas- LONDON,JULY29 swearing-in ceremony, ing despiteconcerns about vari- People line up at amobile in Lima. Reuters antsand nations looking to testingsiteinParis. AP ASTRAZENECASAID Thursday breathe newlifeintotheir ailing that it intends to seek US ap- tourism industries, vaccinations proval forits Covid-19vaccine $1trillionUS PERU arebeing takentovacationers. tion, when it seems whole cities Covid screening in in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu in the second half of this year, Castilloshuns It’s all partofanefforttomain- emptyoftheir residentsfor Province, Wednesday. AP further delaying the long- tain momentum in campaigns weeks.Thoselongabsencesfrom awaited application. ‘HouseofPizarro’ to protect againstthe pandemic home pose aparticular challenge The Anglo-Swedish drug- infradealscales that has killedmorethan 1mil- formanynations European, China steps up port, driver maker announcedthe new inbreakfrom lion across the continent, includ- wherepublichealthsystems of- timetable as it said the company colonialpast ing in the European Union, the tenfocusondeliveringvaccinesto and itspartners have delivered United Kingdomand Russia. people basedonwheretheylive. checks after new virus cases over 1billion doses of the vac- PERU’S NEW President Senatehurdle From France’s sun-kissed In Britain, where70% of cine to over 170countries where PedroCastillo,achampion Mediterranean coasttothe adultsalready arefullyvacci- Nanjing, acity of 9.3 million it is already authorisedfor use. of the rural poor,will not azurewatersofItaly’s Adriatic nated,campaigns noware JOEMCDONALD people northwestofShanghai, AstraZeneca said it has de- Big win forBiden on keypartofagenda live in the government beaches and Russian BlackSea aimedatthe younger genera- BEIJING,JULY29 has ordered tens of thousands to cidedtoask the US Food and palace in Lima known as resorts,healthauthoritiesare tions with walk-in pop-up clinics stay home and is carrying out Drug Administrationfor full reg- the ‘House of Pizarro’—a trying to makeaCovid-19shot in parks,arecent event complete ROADBLOCKS WERE setupto mass testing while experts look ulatoryapproval of the vaccine, EMILYCOCHRANE ED symbolic break from some Repurposing as muchpartofthis summer as withDJatthe Tate Modern mu- checkdrivers and adisease-con- forthe source of the virus. rather thanthe fast-trackemer- &JIMTANKERSLEY already 500years of tradition and sunscreenand shades forthose seum and shots on offertomusic trol official calledThursdayfor in- Theearliestcaseswere among gency use authorisation origi- JULY29 PLAIN E theAndeancountry’scolo- ● who arenot yetfullyvaccinated. lovers at the Latitude Festival. creasedtesting of workers at employees and people who nallyanticipated.Aspartofthis EX clearedfunds nial past. Castillo, who The newdrive to take shots to Mickael Bomard, from Le Chinese ports afterarash of coro- passedthrough Nanjing’s airport, Biologics License Application, THEUS SenatevotedWednesday comes from afamilyof tourists is away of adapting to Plessis-Robinson in the Paris re- navirus cases tracedtoamajor whichserves 30 million passen- the FDAhas requestedextensive to take up abipartisan $1 trillion HOWTOpay forthe infra- peasant farmers in rural Europe’s annualsummermigra- gion, recently took his 15-year- airportrattled authoritieswho gers ayear.Officials citedby datafromclinicaltrials around infrastructure deal as Republicans structureplan wasone of the Peru,saidinhisfirstaddress tion, when it seems whole cities old son Nolan to asquat building thought theyhad the disease un- Chinese media sayairportem- the world, as well as dataonreal joinedDemocratstopavetheway main issues on whichthe Bill to the nation afterhis inau- emptyoftheir residentsfor justmeters (yards) from the gen- der control. ployees mayhavebeen infected worlduse of the vaccine. foraction on acrucial piece of has been held up forsolong. guration on Wednesday weeks.Thoselongabsencesfrom tlylapping waves of the The 171new cases of the from improper handling of trash “Wehaveanenormous President Joe Biden’s agenda. While Democratsinitially that the palace would in- home pose aparticularchallenge Mediterranean at Carry-le- morecontagiousdeltavariant in but did notsay howthe virus amount of data, clinical data The 67-32 vote, whichin- plannedtoraise taxestopay stead be used to house the formanynations European, Rouet, apopular holiday spot the eastern city of Nanjing and might have got there. “Weshould and all of the datacoming from cludedthe supportof17 forthe ambitious package, the MinistryofCultures under wherepublic health systems of- near the portcity of Marseille. surrounding Jiangsu province takespecialmeasuresonhigh-risk the work we’vedone around Republicans, came justhours af- GOP vehementlyopposed the his government. “I will not tenfocusondeliveringvaccinesto “Given the measures thatare aremodestcompared with India groups, suchasthose at entry the world,” CEO Pascal Soriot tersenators in both parties and idea.The breakthrough came rule from the House of people basedonwheretheylive. being takennow and the obliga- and some othercountries. But ports,when it comes to tests, dis- said on aconference call with the WhiteHouse reachedalong- when the partiesdecidedto Pizarro,because Ibelieve Thenew drive to take shots to tions when school starts againin infections tracedtoNanjing covery,tracing and vaccination,” reporters. “A BLAisamuchbig- sought compromise on the Bill, “repurpose” already approved that we have to break with tourists is away of adapting to September,wehavedecidedto get Lukou International Airport have said ShaoYiming of the Chinese gersubmission than the emer- whichwould provide about Covid stimulus funds, that colonialsymbolsto endthe Europe’s annualsummermigra- himvaccinated,”Bomardsaid.AP spread to at least10cities. Centre of DiseaseControl. AP gency use approval.” AP $550 billion in newfederal have notyet been used,tohelp tiesofdominationthathave moneyfor roads, bridges, rail payfor the package. been in forcefor so many lines, transit projects, watersys- years,” he said. REUTERS tems and other physical infra- Talibansay flooding kills structureprogrammes. ahead and having the opportu- WhileafinalSenate voteonthe nity to have ahealthydebate 150 in N-E Afghanistan legislation is days away,the test here in the chamber regarding WESTASIA voteWednesdaymarkedamajor an incrediblyimportant project Palestinianboy the insurgentsordered theirown victoryforBiden,whohaspressed forthe American people,” said RAHIMFAIEZ rescue crews to the affected area. forthe plan formonths, and aval- GOP Sen. RobPortman, and a shotdeadby KABUL,JULY29 He also said theTaliban have also idation of his faith that abiparti- lead negotiator forhis party in orderedthat5millionAfghanis— san breakthroughwas possible the bipartisan talks. Israelitroops FLASH FLOODINGkilled150 or about $62,000 —bespent aid- even in apolarisedWashington. The compromise Bill wasex- ISRAELI TROOPS shot and people in aremote area in ing the clean up and the villagers ItcamejustaweekafterSenate pected to include $110 billionfor killeda12-year-old Afghanistan’s mountainous affected by the flooding. Republicansunanimouslyblocked roads, bridges and major proj- Palestinianboy who was northeastern Nuristanprovince However, it is unclear how consideration of the plan, raising ects; $66billion forrail; $39 bil- ridinginacar with hisfa- controlledbythe Taliban, a equippedthe Taliban aretodeal doubts that thebipartisan group lion forpublic transit; $65 billion ther in the occupiedWest spokesman forthe insurgents withemergencies in areasunder that had been toiling over the de- forbroadband; $17billion for Bank on Wednesday, said Thursday. The provincial their control, whichare mostly tailscouldholdtogetherinsupport portsand waterways; and $46 Palestinian officialssaid. government appealedtothe rural areas. of theirdeal.OnWednesday, even billion to help states and cities TheIsraelimilitarysaidone Taliban to allowrescueteams “Werecalling on the public RepublicanSen.MitchMcConnell, preparefor droughts,wildfires, of itssoldiers had opened intothe area to help. to offerasmuchhelp as theycan theminorityleader,votedtoallow flooding and other consequences fire towardsthe car’s Taliban spokesman to the affected people of the plan to be considered. of climatechange, according to wheels afterconcluding Zabihullah Mujahedsaid heavy Merdeshvillage,” Mujahid said “Welook forwardtomoving WhiteHouse officials. NYT thatthe vehicle had been rains lateWednesday causedthe in the statement, adding that involvedin“suspiciousac- flash flooding. charitable organisations arealso tivity”earlier in theday. In astatement, Mujahid said being asked to assist. AP Palestiniansdisputetheac- EVER GIVEN ARRIVES IN ROTTERDAM Harris releases plan count. The boywas shotin the chest, the Palestinian Imran: Pak govt Taliban admit The container ship Ever Given,whichgot stuckinthe SuezCanal forsix days in March,arrived healthministrysaid fol- in the DutchportofRotterdam on Thursdayafter being releasedbyauthorities in Egypt. The to address root lowing the incident in the is not Taliban’s they killed vessel, one of theworld'slargest container ships, became jammedacross the canal in high Palestinian villageofBeit winds on March 23, haltingtraffic in both directions and disrupting global trade. Reuters Ummar. REUTERS spokesperson Afghan comic causes of migration

MALTA SAJJADHUSSAIN KATHYGANNON ELLIOTSPAGAT Govtcarries ISLAMABAD,JULY29 ISLAMABAD,JULY29 Malaysianpremier faces calls to SANDIEGO,JULY29 responsibility THEPAKISTANgovernmentisnot AFGHANISTAN’S TALIBAN took US VICE President Kamala Harris forjournalist’s aspokespersonfortheTalibanand responsibility this week forthe resign after rare palacerebuke said Thursday that effortstoad- Islamabadcannotbeheldrespon- killing of acomic in the country’s dress root causes of migration murder:probe sible forthe actions of the insur- south, raisingthe specter of re- the palace said the revocation of from three Central American ANINDEPENDENTinquiry gentgroupinAfghanistanfollow- vengekillings as the US and JOSEPHSIPALAN the ordinances wasdone with- countries won’t produce imme- Kamala Harris intothe car bomb murder ing the withdrawal of soldiers NATOput the final touches on KUALALUMPUR,JULY29 out the king's consent and thus diate resultsasshe unveileda of anti-corruptionjournal- from the US and itsallies,Prime their departure. rancountertothe federal consti- broad strategy thatexpands on istDaphneCaruanaGalizia MinisterImran Khan has said. Avideo of twomen slapping MALAYSIAN PRIME Minister tution and the principles of law. principles the Bidenadministra- treme weather while commit- found on Thursdaythat In his com- and abusing Nazar Mohammad, Muhyiddin Yassin facedcalls to Muhyiddin’s office said his tion previously outlined. ting sustainedattention to long- the statehad to bear re- ments to better known as KhashaZwan, resign on Thursdayfromthe op- government had acted in accor- Harris said the United States term motivations forpeople to sponsibility aftercreating Afghan media spread widelyonsocial media. He position and the biggestblocin dance with the lawand the alone cannottackle deep-seated leave theircountries. a“cultureofimpunity”. thatwereaired waslater shotdead. Taliban the ruling coalition, afterarare Malaysian constitution. motivesfor peopletoleave “Wewill build on what CaruanaGaliziawaskilled on Thursday, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rebukebythe kingoverthe gov- Malaysian Prime Minister The move comes afterovera Guatemala, Honduras and El works, and we will pivot away in amassive explosionas Imran Khan Khan also said acknowledgedthat the twomen ernment'shandling of emer- Muhyiddin Yassin year of political upsetinthe Salvador,including corruption, from what does notwork,” she droveout of her home Pakistanwould were Taliban. gency ordinances. SoutheastAsiancountryfollowing violence and poverty.The gov- Harriswroteinanintroduction on October 16,2017. have good rela- The men have been arrested Muhyiddin's government theunexpectedexitof formerPM ernmentsofMexico, Japan and to the 20-pageplan. “It will not Prosecutors believe top tions with whoeverthe Afghans and will be tried, Mujahid said. said earlier this week thatonJuly viceofMuhyiddin, who had said Mahathir Mohamad in February South Korea, along with the be easy,and progress will notbe businessman Yorgen choose. “What the Taliban aredo- He alleged that the comic, from 21 it had revokedall ordinances it wasneededtocurb the spread 2020 amid infighting in his gov- United Nations, have committed instantaneous, but we arecom- Fenech,whohadcloseties ing or aren’t doing has nothing to the southern partofKandahar that had come into effect sincea of Covid-19. But critics have erning coalition. Muhyiddin has to joiningthe push, she said mitted to getting it right.” withseniorgovernment do with us. We arenot responsi- province, wasalso amember of national stateofemergency was slammedthe move and accused governedwitharazor-thinmajor- without elaborating. Harris notedthat she re- officials, masterminded ble,neitherare we spokespersons the Afghan National Police and imposedinJanuary. the premier of trying to clingto ityandledanunstablerulingcoali- The plan, whichavoids dead- cently travelledtoGuatemala, the murder. REUTERS forthe Taliban,” Khan wasquoted had been implicated in thetor- King Al-Sultan Abdullah im- poweramid aslim majority. tion since coming to powerin lines, supports short-term relief “whereone of the largest chal- assayingby Dawnnewspaper.PTI ture and killingofTaliban. AP posedthe emergency on the ad- In astatement on Thursday, March 2020. REUTERS formigration pressures likeex- lenges is corruption”. AP China’s new ambassador arrives ‘A LITERARY INSTITUTION OF ONE’ Roberto Calasso, titan of Italian literature, dies in US with words of optimism departureafter eight years in MICHAELMARTINA Washington. He also established adistinc- Ruin of Kasch wasabout two WASHINGTON,JULY29 “I firmlybelievethat the door REUTERS tive placeinItalian cultural life things, the firstbeingthe French of China-U.S. relations, whichis MILAN,JULY28 as director of the prestigious statesmanTalleyrand, thesec- CHINA’S NEW ambassador to already open, cannotand should Milan publishing house Adelphi ond being “everything else”. Washington, Qin Gang, on notbeclosed,” Qin told reporters THE ITALIAN writer and pub- Edizioni whereheworkedfor al- The Paris Reviewonce called Wednesdaywishedthe United at his residence in the US capital lisher RobertoCalasso, “a literary most60years and whichhe him a“literaryinstitution of one” StatesvictoryagainstCovid-19and afterarriving from the airport. institution of one” whose erudite bought out in 2015 to prevent its and with his esoteric mix of in- said great potential awaitedbilat- “The China-US relationship explorationsofmyth and litera- sale to thegiant Mondadori terests—fromMarlon Brando to eralrelations,strikinganoptimistic has come to anew critical junc- tureweretranslated into more group. 17th centurywriters on hiero- tone as he arrivedathis newpost Qin Gang (centre)is ture, facing notonlymanydiffi- than 20 languages has diedat80, “With the death of Roberto glyphics —hebecame one of amid deeplystrainedties. replacing China’s longest cultiesand challenges, but also his publishing house Adelphi Calasso, we have alostapillar of Italy's mostinternationally Qin’s arrivalcomes days after serving ambassador to the great opportunities and poten- said on Thursday. Italian publishingand an ex- recognisedwriters. high-leveltalksinthe northern United States,Cui Tiankai tial,” Qin said. The son of an antifascistuni- traordinaryintellectualwith a His death, afteralong ill- Chinesecity of Tianjin between He said relations kept mov- versity professor,Calasso was RobertoCalasso masterful vision of our culture ness, coincidedwith the publi- US Deputy SecretaryofState ing forward“despitetwists and born in Florence in 1941 and and itsroots,” CultureMinister cation of twonew works, onea Wendy Sherman and senior terwhose recent pastportfolios turns,” and addedthatthe US quicklydisplayedaprodigious Dario Franceschini said in a memoir of his childhood in Chinese diplomatsendedwith have includedEuropean affairs economywas improving under literaryintelligence, reading his best-known worksincluded of Greek myth, buthis subjects statement. wartime Florencewhereone of both sides signalingthat the and protocol,isreplacingChina’s President Joe Biden’s leadership. Proust’s monumental In Search The RuinofKasch, Ka and The ranged from theancient gods to The difficulty of classifying his earliestmemories washid- other mustmakeconcessions for longestserving ambassador to “I wish the countryanearly of Lost Time at theage of 13. MarriageofCadmusand the painter Tiepolo and writers Calasso wassummedupbythe ing with his parentsfromthe ties to improve. the United States,Cui Tiankai, 68, victoryagainst the pandemic,” Fluent in severallanguages, Harmony,aretellingofthe world likeKafka and Baudelaire. writer Italo Calvino who said The Fascistpolice. Qin, 55,avice foreign minis- who lastmonth announcedhis he added. REUTERS

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COUNTRY GSBTOTAL 1. China 15 07 09 31 Upper berth confirmed 2. Japan 15 04 06 25 3. USA14141038 4. ROC08110928 5. Australia 08 02 10 20 Men’s hockeyteam booksquarterfinalspotbybeating defending championsArgentina 3-1 6. GBritain 05 07 06 18 7. SKorea 04 03 05 12 8. France 03 05 03 11 EUROPEANCHALLENGELOOMS 9. Germany03030713 Indiawill have to beat one of 48.India 00 01 00 01 Germany, Netherlands and *G- Gold,S-Silver, B- Bronze EXPRESSAT OLYMPICS Britain to enter semis EYEONINDIA POOLA Country Pts WD LGD ARCHERY MIHIRVASAVDA Australia 12 40013 Women’s individual TOKYO,JULY29 India 93010 Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova Spain 4112-1 Round of 16: 6:00AM THE CAMERAMAN wouldn’t leave Graham NewZealand 4112-2 WorldNo1Deepika Kumari is edg- Reid alone. Argentina 4112-4 ing closer to quelling the ghosts of The Indianmen’s hockey team’scoach Japan 1013-6 previous failedattemptsatwinning leanedonthe sideboardand watchedhis an Olympicgold medal. Sheplays playerswaste onechance afteranother POOLB Russia’s Ksenia Perova foraplace in againstOlympic champions Argentina. After Country Pts WD LGD the quarterfinal.The medal matches everymiss, Reid would flail his arm and fid- Belgium 12 40017 will take place starting1:00PM dlewith his cap. But, with the cameraman Netherlands 72112 kneeling acouple of feet away and pointing GreatBritain 72110 SHOOTING directlyathim, Reid wasforcedtorestrain Germany 62027 Women’sindividual himself. SouthAfrica 3103-8 Women’s 25m pis- Afteralmost10minutes of this sequence, Canada 0004-18 tol (Medal Alert); Reid had apolitewordwith the broadcaster. Manu Bhaker And afterabrief conversation, the latter re- Qualification: 5:30 lented –but continuedfilming Reid from a ■By beating reigning gold AM;Finals: different angle. medallists Argentina, India ensured 10:30 AM One could understand whythe camera- theywill finish second in Pool A. ManuBhakerisinastrongpositionhead- man didn’t stop pointing at Reid. India had, India’s HarmanpreetSingh (R) celebrates afterscoring the thirdgoal against Argentina. PTI The topfour teams from eachpool ingintothesecondroundofqualification. till then, been so dominant that apoint came makethe knockout stage. halfway through the thirdquarterwhen ■ The topfour spots in Pool B ATHLETICS goalkeeper PR Sreejesh crouchedatthe edge cumbed to their heaviest defeat at the INDIA ARGENTINA Harmanpreetand his defencepartner areoccupied, at the moment, by Men’s 3000mSteeplechase; Avinash of India’s‘D’ and watchedthe matchwithout Olympics,7-1 –qualifiedfor the quarterfi- 03 01 Rupinderpal Singhsaidthe team immedi- Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Sable; Heats: 6:17AM anyworry in the world. nals. Reid’s team is placedsecond in Pool A VarunKumar43’ SchuthCasella 48’ atelyhad ameeting afterthe defeat to Britain and Germany(in that Men’s 400m hurdles; Jabir Palliyalil; India were so solidthat till that moment, behind Australia, and the topfour go VidyaSagarPrasad 58’ Australia to makesurethe effectsofthat did order). Heats: 8:27AM Sreejesh didn’t even have to makeasingle through to the last eight. HarmanpreetSingh59’ notlinger.“We fixedlittle things like, moving ■ India will face the third- Women’s 100m; Dutee Chand; Heats: save,and Argentina were barelyable to get As things stand, India arelikelytomeet side-to-side in asynchronisedmanner.Soif placedteam in the oppositegroup. 8:45 AM onwards out of their ownhalf. But forall thepressure, Britaininthe quarterfinals on Sunday.But yousee,whenweare shifting flankswhile The identity of that team will be Mixed 4x400m relay; Heats: 4:42 PM India were beingwasteful and trying too that could changeonFriday, when the group terfinal opponentsafter the matches be- defending, the entireteam is moving in one known afterthe lastround of Pool hardtoscore, whichbecame asource of stageconcludes. And if Thursdaywas any- tween Britain and Belgium, and Germany direction, whichleavesverylittlegap forour Bmatches on Friday. BADMINTON frustration forReid. thing to go by,therewill be plentyoftwists and the Netherlands. Belgium –who have opponentstoexploit,”Rupinderpal said. ■ Germanyface the Women’ssingles; PV Sindhu vs Akane Eventually, India won3-1.But notbefore before the quarterfinal line-upisconfirmed. scored18goals in their last twogames, 9 Upfront, India have blown hotand cold. Netherlands while Great Britain Yamaguchi(JPN); theymade thingstoughfor themselves. eachagainstSouthAfrica and Canada -are On Thursday, Reid rested forwardLalit will be up againstworld Quarterfinal:1:15PM AfterVarun Kumar brokethe deadlockto- The other pool confirmedtable-toppers in Pool Bwhile Upadhyayand without him, the attack champions Belgium. If the Dutch wardsthe end of the thirdquarter, during a South Africa’s stunning 4-3 win over India areset to finish second in their group. lackedafocalpoint. Mandeep Singh wastry- and Belgians win, India will face BOXING period when India wonseven penalty cor- Germany, so farthe biggestupsetinhockey It meansReid’s side will have to beat either ing toohardperhaps, whichled to him miss- Britain.Ifthe Germans and Britons Women’s lightweight; Simranjit ners in the space of five minutes, theyal- at these Games, has openedupPool B. But Britain, Germanyorthe Netherlands to ing morewhile Prasad, till the time he scored prevail, it willbeGermanyfor Baatth vs Sudaporn Seesondee (THA); lowedtheir opponentsbackintothe game forget the qualifying scenarios foramo- makeittotheir firstsemifinal since 1980. the goal, and Sumit had tough outings. India. Round of 16: 8:18 AM rightatthe startofthe fourth,leading to ment:herewas acrowd-funded team, In the bigger picture, India’s win over Rupinderpalsaid it wasagoodsign that ■ If theDutchand Britons win, Women’s welterweight (Medal some anxious momentsbeforeacheeky fin- whichhas in the pastbeen deniedthe Argentina won’t matter alot.Ultimately, it their worstmatchofthe tournament got it willcome down to goal alert) ish from areboundbyVivek SagarPrasad chance to compete at the Olympics because willcome down to justone game –the quar- done early.“So in that sense, whatever hap- difference between the twosides Lovlina Borgohain vs Nien-Chin and apowerful drag-flickbyHarmanpreet theyweren’t good enough, beating a terfinal. But Reid andhis players will take penedagainstAustralia, happenedfor good,” with the team with the inferior Chen (TPE); Quarterfinal: 8:48AM Singh ensuredIndia got all three points from European royalty and European heartfromthe fact that afterconceding he said. “It wasthe startofthe tournament goal difference facing India. Same Lovlina Borgohain is justawin away the game. Championship runner-up. sevenagainstAustralia,theyhavere- and we have learnt our lesson. Thodi sar pe is the case if Belgium and from securing at leastabronze The win also made surethat India –after While South Africa had no chanceofpro- spondedwith aclean sheet againstSpain, padti hai tabakal aati hai (a setbackoften Germanywin on Friday. medal, whichwill makeher the first asetbackagainstAustralia,when theysuc- gressingfurther, India will knowtheir quar- and allowedjustone goal againstArgentina. brings one to theirsenses).” Indian since MaryKom in London 2012 to have wonaboxing medal.

EQUESTRIAN Eventing; Fouaad Mirza; Session 1: Home, but alone: Sindhu’sopponent Yamaguchi has abattle on hand 2:00PM

HOCKEY the quarters. Yamaguchi knowsit’s her Sindhu’s number,Yamaguchi’s retrieving preparefor thematchwell. Ican’t sayI’m Women’s group stage; India vs Ireland; SHIVANINAIK againstthe towering Indianinrampaging though solid, isn’t quitethe same. Sindhu is notworried. However, I’m reallylooking for- 8:15AM JULY29 form. The head-to-headfavours Sindhu, farmorepolishedatthe net, and will bank ward to (the Olympics). Because this is an Men’s groupstage; India vs Japan; their lastmeeting went the Indian’s way. No on her confidence in those eyeballcon- opportunity to fight againstinternational 3:00PM Imagine the pressureofdeafening si- minor stumbles even in the threematches frontations. players afteralong time.Iwillenjoy the lence at your home Games. That auralgap Sindhu has won-clinical,instraightgames. The Sindhu backhand has also mutated tournament as muchaspossible,” she had SAILING filledwith rushing voices of nervousness Plus the talk of her brimming with new intoafierce weapon -and she’s versatile on said. NethraKumanan; Vishnu Saravanan; and doubt in your head. Imagine the under- strokes. Yamaguchi will knowwho’s the everythingfromher servetoparrying While Yamaguchi can do spectacular KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar; whelming atmosphereand the hanging favouritehere. crosses to the almost straightdown-the-lin- things on courtindefence, it is her attack 8:35AM swordofcancellation as your countrygrap- ers.The trademarkYamaguchilungewillbe and Sindhu’s that will decide the outcome. ples withthe prospect of hosting10,000vis- Face tells the story summoned-whether in distress or to daz- The 156cmdynamo can drag the Indian into itors. Imagine beinginthe quarterfinals of AWorld junior champin2013and 2014, zle remains to be seen. high energy brawls of manic retrievals. But the Olympics-the stageyou lostat, last the WorldNo. 5Japanese, with asolitary she will needtogainascendancy at the net WORLDWATCH Games. Or justask Akane Yamaguchi. Worlds bronze in 2018 (Sindhu has 1gold, Battle of the Korean coaches with herlungingflicks to endrallies. Anylift ATHLETICS Then thereisPVSindhu, aggressive and 2silver, 2bronze), is notexactly known to Park Joo-bong is in hisfourth Olympics to the backcourtwill be acue forSindhuto WOMEN’S100MHEATS afoottaller,who’s thinking of gold -eu- put alid on pressuresituations. Her Bambi as head coachofJapan, though the firstfew attack. 5:30AMONWARDS phemisticallytalking of “changing the wide eyes betray everyflux that plays outin days have thrownupshockers forhis lead Sindhu’scoachParkTae Sang has made Theremay be no Usain Bolt at the colour of the medal.” her mind, and she’s neverbothered to pull cast-Momota and the men’s doubles team. her amoreaccomplishedplayer, and inter- TokyoGames, but the Jamaican duo All her life, Yamaguchi has been primed on the mask of inscrutability. Badspi.jp quoted him earlier this year as venedatjustthe righttimetocalmher of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce(two- forthis one tournament. Therewas ana- There’s justthe three matches of this saying, “The Olympics have been postponed nerves on defence againstMia Blichfeldt on time Olympic champion) and de- tional debateonwhether she should give week -starting with a23-minuteouting in forayear and the BWFcalendar has changed Thursday. He’s also kept herfocusedonthe fending champion Elaine her senior secondaryexaminations,orbe the pool game, and downingofScottish PV Sindhuhas a11-7head-to-head manytimes. Therefore, preparation for(the next point, even if the gold is the ultimate Thompson areall settolight up the playing at abig event. She wroteher exams Kirsty Gilmour and Korean Kim Ga-eun, recordagainstthe Japanese shuttler Olympics)has become very difficult. During destination. track.Fraser-Pryceisjuggling being finally-Japan has done all the right things whereher opponentsfound Yamaguchi and wontheirlastmeeting as well. PTI this corona, the nationalteam has had a But the coach-wardcombination will the fastestwoman alivewith moth- here. Therewas no added home advantage stingy with errors and unbreachable in de- training campevery month to improvethe need to be wary of that spotonher left -dip- erhood as she bids forathird100m extendedtothe home team, who moved fence. performance,” he said. The campwas scat- ping andracingawayfromher backhand, Olympics gold -- 13 years afterher into the Games VillageonJuly18likeevery- But Sindhuknows all that. Also that the backhand. teredacross private clubs and the National whichthe Japanese will target.After 16 firsttriumph. Also challenging for one else. standard Japanese instructions againsther – Likewise, Sindhu relies on floating those Centre matches, there’s no secretsonwhat weak- the crownwill be Britain's 200m No acclimatisation leeway, neithersome there’s the 2017,’19 Worlds finals -are to lure long, looping shots intothe court’s horizon Yamaguchiherself had kept expectations nesses to exploit. As forthe raucouscheers, worldchampion Dina Asher-Smith. arena conditions tweaked to suit their own. Sindhuforward on the forehand netand and making Yamaguchi jumpall over.Post in check. “The Olympicsare onlydays away. the twowomen will needtodrum up their And half their contenderspackedoff before then send slices peppering theIndian’s deep her knee problemsin2019whenshe had Iwanttobeingood physical condition and ownatmosphere.

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running between thewicketswas mind-bog- together day before positive test SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY gling. JULY29 Samson’s dismissal wasevenmoredisap- pointing.Beingthesecond-mostseniorplayer DEVENDRA PANDEY INDIA’SYOUNGbatsmen missedabig oppor- in afive-man batting line-up, his job wasto MUMBAI, JULY 29 tunity.Overthe back-to-back T20Is,Ruturaj take theIndian innings deep. Samson triedto Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal and Nitish Rana playacross the line to aHasarangaflipperand THE EIGHT Indian players who missedthe had achance to showtheir skills on the inter- wascaught plumb in front.Two balls later, second T20 InternationalagainstSri Lanka nationalstage.Instead, theyfailed to deliver. Gaikwadperished,ashefailedtoreadagoogly. in Colombo on Wednesday –and will sit Shikhar Dhawanwas expected to leadthe “If youare pickedtoplayfor India, be it a15- out the thirdone as well –had dinedto- depletedside from the front. He got outtoa member squad or 20-member,you shouldbe gether aday before Krunal Pandyatested goldenduckinthethirdT20Iafterchoosingto good enough to be in the XI,” coachRahul positive.Asaresult,theyweredeemed bat firstonafresh but dryPremadasa pitch. Dravidhadsaidyesterday. Theyoungstersdid- close contactsbyBCCI’s medical team. This series wassaid to be an audition forthe n’t live up to his expectations. AfterKrunal tested positive,eight other left-hander,withaneye to the upcoming T20 Ranawasbrilliantlycaughtandbowledby players –Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, WorldCup.Dhawanisnolongeranautomatic DasunShanakaand after10overs India were Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar,Yuzvendra pickintheshortestformatandafter86runsin 39/5,theirlowest-everT20Iscoreatthatstage Chahal, Manish Pandey, KGowtham and thethreeT20Isatastrike-rateoftouching109, of theinnings,afurtherdowngradefrom42/6 Ishan Kishan–havebeen kept under iso- he nowhas his big tournament reputationto againstNew Zealand in 2016. lationtill Friday. impress the selectors. WaninduHasarangainconversation with Kuldeep YadavonThursday. AP Bhuvneshwar Kumar hung around fora Krunal had complainedofasorethroat SanjuSamsonyetagainfailedtobridgethe while before beingout to another fine catch justhours before the matchscheduledon Krunal Pandyaduring the 2nd ODI. AP gapbetween league/domesticcricket andin- from Shanaka. But Kuldeep’s 23 notout off28 Tuesday. ARapid Antigen Test wascon- ternational cricket. Kuldeep Yadav’s resolve Pakistan.Leg-spinnerWaninduHasarangacel- scopeto maketheirpresencefelt.ThefinalT20I ballsshowedthatbattingwasn’tanimpossible ducted,whichreturnedpositive.The en- andapplicationhelpedIndiago pasttheirlow- ebrated his birthdaywith his career best 4/9 on Thursday gave them the opportunity to task.Kuldeep did the basics right, waitingfor tireIndian team subsequentlyunderwent Meanwhile, the Indian boardisintouch est-everT20Itotal,74versusAustralia.But81/8 fromfourovers.Withduecreditto the24-year- plan theirinnings.But theylooked to be in a the ball and playingwiththe turnagainstthe RT-PCR testsand all other resultsreturned with itsSri Lankan counterpart and the in 20 overs attested batting implosion. old, the Indian batsmen playedhim with the hurryto take thecharterflightto Bangaloreaf- spinners. Fiftymoreruns to thetotal and the negative. medical team is keeping atab on Krunal’s Rahul Chahar’s three wicketsdelayedthe uncertainty of facing Muttiah Muralitharan. terthe game. iffy Sri Lankanbattingline-upmight have Meanwhile, the rest of theteam is ex- health. inevitable.But it wasatoughask forthe Covid-forcedisolation of nine playershad The mix-up between Padikkal and comeunderpressure.Instead,India’seight-se- pected to take acharteredfight to It is understood that the eight players bowlers. BringingKuldeepintothe attackso giventhe opportunitytoGaikwad and Co to Gaikwad borderedoncomical. The southpaw ries winningstreakinT20Is endedwitha Bangaloreafter Thursday’s match. The deemedhis close contactswereearlier told late, afterdebutant SandeepWarrier,didn’t prove their mettle at international level. The attemptedasweep, misseditand the ball whimper. boardisalso making arrangementsfor the thattheywill be allowedtoplaythe last help matters either.Sri Lanka wonbyseven secondT20IonWednesday wastheirbedding- rolleddowntoshortfineleg.Padikkalranwith- BRIEF SCORES: India 81/8 in 20 overs (K twoEngland- bound players –Shawand twoT20Is. However, BCCI secretaryJay wickets with33balls to sparetoannexthe in game. Also, the waythe Indian innings outlookingathis partner. Gaikwad, initially Yadav23not out; WHasaranga 4/9) lostto Suryakumar Yadav–to join the Test squad Shah, in consultation withthe selection three-matchseries –theirfirstT20I series vic- pannedout on asluggish pitchyesterday,the ball-watching,sent himback. Thescoreboard Sri Lanka 82/3 in 14.3 overs (D de Silva 23 there. Theywill, however, have to present committee, decidedagainst it as theyfelt tory since 2019,when theyhad beaten likes of Padikkal and Rana didn’t have much recordedthe dismissal as leg-before, but the notout;RChahar 3/15) by 7wickets three negative RT-PCR tests. safetyofthe other players wasparamount.

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HIGHLIGHTREEL INDIA Final bell for the icon ARCHERY Atanu Das came up with athrillingfifth- setshoot-offwin over four-time World MaryKom exitsGames forthe lasttime aftera3-2 split decision hands Colombia’sIngrit Valencia the bout Champion and double Olympic gold- medallistJinhyek Oh to secureaspotin The stakes were high —but when have the men’s individual quarterfinals. GAURAVBHATT theynever been. Valencia deserved the JULY29 Twoyearsago,Maryhad beaten Valencia commendation. Alesser, BADMINTON in the WorldChampionships quarterfinal to PV Sindhu came up withacomprehen- Who is to question the heartand willpower become the mostdecorated boxeratthe younger opponent could have sive 21-15, 21-13win over Danish of MaryKom? But if Thursdaywas thelast event. Moreimportantly, it wasthe six-time been bogged down by the playerMia Blichfeldt to setupaquar- bow, it wasafitting wayfor her to leave the champion's firstWorldsmedal in the 51kg occasion, or could have terfinal matchagainstJapan’s Akane ring. With high stakes and odds stacked Olympic category.The pandemicstole all Yamaguchi. againsther,MaryKom went down fighting. momentum,leaving Maryolder,and slower, overcompensated and pressed In the flyweight quarterfinalsatTokyo by ayear.“Youhavetopress if youwantto on the pedal. Valencia, aveteran SWIMMING Olympics,Ingrit ValenciaofColombia beat win this,”women'shigh performance direc- at 31,matchedMarystepfor SwimmerSajanPrakashfinishedsecond Marybya3-2 split decision. The 38-year-old torRaffaele Bergamasco bellowedatthe end in hisHeat but that wasnot enough to Indianlostthe battle of thebronze-medallists of thesecond round. Therewas no frustrated step. advancethe semifinalsofthe men's by arazor-thin verdict,despitewinning the crosstalk.Marynodded,and shepressed. 100m butterfly event as India's under- last tworounds. With the Olympics having Mouth open, legs and lungs burning, Mary whelming campaign at the Tokyo an agecap of 40, this wastobeher lastbout. kept bouncing. She kept looking foropen- awide, tearysmile, she hugged Valencia and Olympicsended hereonThursday. The result, forall means and purposes, ings,keptsetting traps forthe Colombian. patted her on the back. wasdecidedinthe firstround. Three of the five judges thought she had done Valencia deserved thecommendation. A HOCKEY The bell rang, and Valencia ranatMary, enough to win the final round. lesser, younger opponent could have been The Indian men’s team secured their almosttoprove apoint. Had she persisted But the 4-1 firstround wastough to re- bogged down by the occasion, or could have spotinthe knockout stageofthe com- withthe pressure, Mary wouldhavecoun- coverfrom. Therearen't manyboxers more overcompensated and pressed on thepedal. petition afterbeating defending cham- teredher waytovictory. expressive in the momentsfollowing aver- Valencia,aveteran at 31,matchedMarystep pions Argentina 3-1. But Valencia droppedbackafter the dict.Maryknows when she's won. forstep. She is the closestColombia has to a opening skirmish, and playedthe waiting An eyebrow raisedatasplitdecision,a MaryKom. The nation's firstfemale boxerat game. Morethan the punches she threw, bewildered shakeofhead at perceived theOlympicstook bronze in Rio. INTERNATIONAL Valencia impressedwith the punches she wrong decisions. Afterthe loss in the semi- She grew up collecting firewoodand ba- TABLE TENNIS evaded. The Colombian, through sharp foot- finals at the aforementioned2019Worlds, nanas in Morales and hid from crossfires in WELCOMEDBYROYALTY work and cleverfeints, made Marymiss. she wasagitated enough to makeastate- the crisis-hit Aguablanca.At17, she became When Chen Meng converted her sec- Mary, on theother hand,whiffedonacom- ment on Twitter,tagging then-sportsminis- amother and tradedthe headgear foramin- ond championship point againstcom- bination in the dying seconds, Valencia terKiren Rijiju and Prime MinisterofIndia ers' helmet, extracting coal foraliving. On patriotYingsha Sun, to win her first landedapunchatthe bell.And that wasthat. NarendraModi. Thursday,Valencia celebrated to no end. Olympic gold medal, the WorldNo1 Valencia took the firstround 4-1.With the And afterher sixth worldtitle at 2018 in Several'te amo's' to her family, followed wasgreeted and congratulated by table open scoring system at the Olympics, the cor- NewDelhi,she slumpedonthe ringside by aheartgesture justincase her voice did- tennis royalty.Tears floweddownher ners knowwhere theirboxers stand.The steps, huddledbycoaches and criedher eyes n't makeitthrough. Thereare rounds to go cheeksasshe hugged Ma Lin, atriple- Colombian decidedtosit on the lead, but out. Shealso knows whenshe's lost.After and opponents to beat. Shestill needs one Olympic gold medallistand nine-time Maryusedyears of experienceand grit to the Olympicsemifinal defeat in 2012,she morewin to secure her secondOlympic WorldChampionship winner. closethe gap. The exchanges were even, but smiledand nodded. medal.But all that could wait. Colombia's Ingrit Lorena raises MaryKom’shand aftertheir Rd16bout. With the Meanwhile in the background Liu therewas urgency in her movement.She On Thursday, as the refereeraised She had justbeaten MaryKom. That's no Olympics having an agecap of 40, Mary who is 38 won’t be eligible forParis 2024. Guoliang, adouble Olympic gold wonthe second round on three scorecards. Valencia's hand, Maryraisedher own. With less than amedal. medallistand seven-time World Championship winner applauded, waiting forhis turn to congratulate China’s latestOlympic champion. In my mind,Ithought Ihad won: Mary Satish enters TENNIS quarterfinals ALL-CROATIANDOUBLESFINAL “First round, Idon’t know why it from the ring, considering this washer last Tokyoring. When Nikola Mektic and MatePavic MIHIRVASAVDA was 4-1 (in Valencia’s favour); Olympicbout–bythe timethe ParisGames But then, she waswhisked away to the Mumbai: India's firstsuper heavy- came up with astraight-sets win over TOKYO,JULY29 willtakeplace,Marywould have turned 40 dope-controlroom, whereshe eventually weight (+91kg) boxertocompete in Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys there was no fighting, there were and will be ineligibletocompete. learnt that she hadn’t wonthe bout. the Olympics, Satish Kumar,eased Sandgren, they setupanall-Croatian MARYKOM thought she had won–when no clear punches... Iwon the The Indian legend then walked through intothe quarterfinals of his debut tennismen’sdoubles final.Theylater she raisedher arms in the ring,hugged her secondand third rounds so when the‘mixed zone’,anintimatearearight next Raising questions Games. Satish defeated imposing posedfor aphotograph uploaded on opponent, bowed, fist-pumpedher coach, two rounds are mine, Ishould win. to the field of playwhere athletesand jour- “In my mind, Ithought Ihad won. The JamaicanRicardo Browninabattle of social mediawiththe other Croatian spoketothe media. The Indian wascon- Why should they give it to her?” nalists communicate. bout wasnot tooclose also. Firstround, I thedebutants, prevailing4-1,acom- team of Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic. vinced she wasthe winner. Indian women’s boxing’s high-per- don’t knowwhy it was4-1 (in Valencia’s fortable win forthe 32-year-old Army “When theytook me foradope test, MARY KOM formance director Raffaele Bergamasco favour); therewas no fighting, therewereno man despitethe splitverdict VOLLEYBALL Chhote (Lal, Mary’s coach) wastelling me, came firstand said even though he had clear punches... Iwon the second andthird "He got cutsbecause of three head CHINAISDEEPTROUBLE ‘Wehavelost3-2 but to me,you areawinner, afteradramatic pause, the redcorner – reservations over the decision to awardthe rounds so when tworounds aremine, I buttsduringthe bout. But it wasavery Afterwinning gold in Rio de Janeiro,and don’t worry’,” Marysaid, almostthree hours Valencia –was declared the winner. bout to theColombian boxer, he wasn’t bit- should win. Whyshould theygiveittoher?” measured performance by Satish, he coming to Tokyoasfavourites, China’s afterher bout againstColombia’s Ingrit Owing to Covid-19protocols, however, terabout it. “Of course, Iwill be biasedto- Maryquestioned. Forthe record, when could have been in trouble had Brown women’svolleyball team is justtrying Valencia. the referees arenot raising the arms of the wardsmyboxer.SoIunderstand the deci- pointsgiven by eachjudgewereindividually connected becausehewas huge and to win amatchinTokyo. The Chinese “I asked him,‘whatdoyou mean by that? winners while their names areannounced, sion,” he said. tallied, Valencia won3-2 by split decision. powerful," Indian boxing's High droppedtheir thirdstraightmatchin Ihavewon,no?’ It wasatthat point Irealised liketheydid in the past. So, the refereejust Maryappeared in the basement of the But Marydid notseem convinced. Named Performance Director SantiagoNieva poolplayatthe Olympics with afive-set Ihad lost. Then, Igot notification of atweet by pointed at Valencia. Marydid notsee that arena. She wascheerful throughout the con- by theInternational Olympic Committee’s told PTI. Next up forSatish is loss to the Russian team on Thursday (union minister) Kiren Rijiju sir,and I andshe, too, raisedher arms afterthe an- versation: she had nice things to sayabout Task Forceasone of the athlete ambassadors Uzebkistan's Bakhodir Jalolov, the that dealt another big blowtoChina’s thought, ‘oh my God, what happened?’” nouncementand subsequently, Valencia, too, Valencia,with whom shehas occasionally forthese Games,Marysaidshe will consider reigning worldand Asianchampion. medal chances. CoachLang Ping’s team What seems to have happenedisaseries raisedher opponent’s arm. sparred; spokeabout the challenges of jug- resigning from that position afterThursday’s Jalolovout-punchedAzerbaijan's overcame three losses in five pool-play of misunderstandings in what eventually gling different responsibilities -asanathlete, ‘unfair’ decision. MahammadAbdullayev5-0 in his last- matches in Rio, but she knows thesitu- turnedout to be Mary’s lastOlympic bout. Initial celebratorymood mother and Member of Parliament;and Mary, however, said she won’t hang her 16 bout. "He is notunbeatable. ationnow is muchmoredirewith China Marywas up againstRio bronze medallist Marysmiled,hugged theColombian, wondered if shewillbeallowedtocompete glovesjustyet,eventhough this might beher AlthoughSatish hasneverwonagainst in fifthplace in Pool Bwith onlyone Valencia in her Round-of-16bout. bowedtothe crowdofvolunteers and jour- at the next Olympics. last Olympics. him but the lasttime theyfought in the point through three matches. Out of the three rounds, Marywon two. nalists,and steppedout of the ring in acele- At that point, it felt morelikeshe was “I have time till 40. Therewill be compe- India Open, it wassplit verdict.” ENS/AGENCIES Yet, when the scores of the individual refer- bratorymood. looking backather career fondlyinstead of titions likethe Commonwealth Games and PTI ees were tallied, Valenciahadmorepointsand At that time, it wasseenasagracious exit looking forwardtoanother outing in the Asian Games, so Iwill keep fighting till then.” Sifan targetting the impossible

nearly 20 metres behind Kipyegonasthe latter NIHALKOSHIE postedthe fourth fastesttimeever, 3minutes, JULY29 51.07seconds. The TokyoGames were to startsoon afterthe FROM TRAVELLINGfromEthiopia to The Diamond League in theFrenchprincipality, lend- Netherlands as arefugee at the ageof15tomak- ingthe outcomeofthe race addedsignificance. ing headlines by becoming the European Under- The losstoKipyegonand the gruellingschedule 23 champion, justnine days afterbeing allowedto would have deterred lesser athletesfromrunning compete forher adoptedcountry. Twogold the three tough races. ButHassan’s rangemakes her medals at the WorldChampionships in Doha two special. Thehistoric double at Doha wasproof of her years ago-in the 1,500metresand the 10,000m versatility.The 1,500m takesless than four minutes -made her astar. No woman or man had wongold to finish, the 10,000mabout 30 minutes. at asingle major competition in these demand- Nowthat she has addedthe 5000m, it won’t be ing, but vastly different, events. acanter to gold or even to finish on the podium. NowSifan Hassaniswilling to push thebound- If Kipyegonhas laid down the markerinthe aries once again. shortest of thethree races, Ethiopian Letesenbet The 28-year-old’s audaciousbid forgoldinthe Gidey, the worldrecord holder,noses aheadasthe 1,500metres, 5,000metres and 10,000metres at favouriteinthe 10,000m. Gideyand Hassan have the TokyoGames mustrankasone of the boldest been rewriting worldrecordsinthe build-up to in the history of trackand field. the Olympics. In thefirstweek of June,Hassanim- Hassan’s name features in the entrylistofall proved Almaz Ayana’s previous markby10sec- three events, the firstofwhichisthe women’s onds, clocking 29:06.82.She lappedathleteson 5,000mheatsonFriday, theopening dayoftrack the trackand improved her previous best by 30 and field competitions at the Olympic Stadium in seconds. Arecordbythis marginisexpected to Tokyo. She will have no respite. She will run six stand forawhile. But with athletesofthe calibre races in nine days,including heatsand finals. The of Gidleyaround, it didn’t lastevenaweek.Two heat and humidity of Tokyoand predicted thun- days later,onthe same trackinthe Dutchcity of derstorms will makethe cycle of running, recov- Hengelo, Gidleyfinishedinfront with 29:01.03. ery, and running again even moredifficult. To put their astounding featswithin 48-hour of “I saylifeisnot about medals, it is notabout eachother in context: therecordwas untouched gold, it is also abouthistory.Imade the decision to from 1993 to 2016 before Ayana bettered it at the run the 1500m(in Doha) even though Ididn’t Rio Olympics. Hassan’s feat, and then Gidley’s, was knowifitwas possiblebecause nobody before celebrated but the chatter movedtohow techno- had done it (the 1500m&10,000mdouble),” logically-advancedsuper spikes areaiding ath- Hassan said earlier this month. letesrun faster than before.AtTokyo,the debate Michael Johnson, the 200and 400- metreleg- over the help athletesgain from their footwear end, took one look at the schedule and tempered will continue, so will the thrilling battle between down predictions of agoldrush.“It’salot,but Hassan and Gidleyinthe 10,000m. seems doable forher.Not sure aboutgoldinall Therewill be no Gidleyinthe 5,000as shehas three though,” he tweeted. skipped theevent despitebeingthe worldrecord There’s areasonJohnsonisbeing pragmatic holder.Yet Hassan can’t breathe easy.Fiveofthe about her chances. At the Monaco Diamond athletes settorace in Tokyoare amongthe top- League justoverafortnightago,Hassan wasover- 10 fastesteveroverthe distance. takenonthe home stretch. Kenya’s Faith If she pullsoff the near-impossible in Tokyo, Kipyegon, the Olympic Champion, outran her af- the once refugee from Adama would stride past terthe final bend. Hassan, visiblystruggling to some of thegreatestnames in the history of dis- maintain her running shape, finishedsecond, tance running.

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