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Centre informed them on efforts of states and UTS to nerable population groups in deaths came down to 500 on the state climbed from 94,844 has crossed 21.58 crore, the ministry said. "I have been intimated Monday. increase the pace of vaccination the country from COVID-19 Monday, even as the infections to 95,344. Similarly, with Union Health Ministry said on The total of 21,58,18,547 about my nomination to Rajya In a review meeting held in the last week of May 2021 as continues to be regularly in Mumbai went down to a 15,077 new infections, the Monday. includes 98,83,778 healthcare Sabha," Jethmalani told PTI. through video conferencing, most of the vaccine supply of reviewed and monitored at the lowest of 666 in recent months total number of cases climbed It said that 12,23,596 peo- workers (HCWs) who have His father Ram Jethmalani, the states and UTs were also the current month reached the highest level, the Health thus marking a significant from 57,31,815 to ple in the age group of 18-44 taken their first dose and a renowned lawyer who fought exhorted to proactively increase states towards the end. Ministry statement said. improvement in the situation 57,46,892. years received their first dose 67,87,633 HCWs who have several high-profile cases, was engagement with private hos- He also pointed out there "With a focus on commu- in the metropolis. As 33,000 patients were and 13,402 their second dose of taken their second dose, and also a Rajya Sabha pitals on COVID vaccinations is a substantial scope to accel- nity-based outreach approach A day after Maharashtra discharged from the hospitals Covid vaccine on 1,56,67,311 frontline workers member. and take up non-health facili- erate the pace of vaccination where sessions can be conduct- logged 18600 infections and across the state after full recov- Monday. (FLWs) who have received Mahesh Jethmalani's nom- ty based settings and nearer to even further, the statement ed in non-health facility based 814 deaths, the infections ery, the total number of peo- Cumulatively, 2,02,10,889 their first dose and 85,21,965 ination came days after two home vaccination centres for said. settings and nearer to home(e.G. dropped by 3523 to touch the ple discharged from the hos- people across the country have FLWs who have taken their seats in the nominated catego- the elderly and differently- "The total availability of In a community centre, RWA day’s tally of 15,077, while the pitals since the second week of received their first dose and second dose. ry became vacant -- Swapan abled. vaccines is going to increase fur- centre/office, panchayat ghar, daily deaths decreased to 500 March last year increased from 23,491 their second dose since The ministry said Dasgupta resigned from the They were advised to con- ther in June 2021 (as already school buildings, old age homes – which comprised 184 cur- 53,62,370 to 53,95,370. The the start of phase three of the 2,02,10,889 people in the 18-44 upper house in March this stitute a dedicated team of 2-3 shared with them through the etc.)for elderly and differently- rent fatalities and 316 previous recovery rate in the state rose vaccination drive, the min- years age group have received year after the BJP fielded him members to regularly coordi- Vaccine Visibility Calendar). abled population, an advisory unaccounted deaths. from 93.55 per cent to 93.88 istry said. their first dose and 23,491 as a candidate in the West nate with vaccine manufactur- Nearly 12 crores (11,95,70,000) for "Near to Home COVID In what came as a big per cent. Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, their second dose. Bengal assembly elections and ers and private hospitals for doses will be available to states Vaccination Centres (NHCVCs) relief, the infections in The total “active cases” in Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Besides them, 6,64,02,012 Raghunath Mohapatra suc- timely supplies of vaccine, a and UTs in June 2021 enabling for Elderly and Differently Mumbai dropped to 666, the state increased marginal- Pradesh, Maharashtra, and 1,07,15,693 beneficiaries in cumbed to COVID-19 earlier health ministry statement said. them to ramp up the vaccination Abled Citizens" has been shared while the daily deaths came ly from 2,71,801 to 2,53,367. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar the 45-60 years age group have this month. In the meeting with numbers," the statement said. with states and UTs," it said. down to 29. As a consequence, The fatality rate in the state Pradesh and West Bengal have taken their first dose and sec- The President, on advice of administrators from states and Many states have com- States and UTs were urged the Covid-19 toll in the rose 1.65 per cent to 1.66 per administered more than 10 ond dose, respectively, while the Centre, can nominate 12 UTs on the progress of vacci- plained of persistent shortage to increase the number of near- metropolis increased from cent. lakh beneficiaries in the age 5,88,31,736 and 1,87,74,039 members to Rajya Sabha. nation, Health Secretary Rajesh of vaccine. The meeting was to-home vaccination centres, 14,797 to 14,826, while the The situation in Pune group of 18-44 years their first beneficiaries above the age of The nominated members Bhushan assured them that held on a day Kerala Chief and create awareness among infected cases went up a rela- improved further, as the dose of COVID-19 vaccine, it 60 years have received their first are drawn from fields such as the central government will Minister Pinarayi Vijayan the masses for use of these tively low of 666 on Monday “active cases” dropped from said. dose and second dose, respec- literature, science, sports, art, provide the states and UTs wrote to 11 CMs of non-BJP CVCs. to trigger a jump in the infec- 39,466 to 36,563. The cumulative number tively. and social service. ' ... $ ... #$ # ! ! """ ... From page 1 because she had prescheduled Bandopadhyay, a 1987 trips to make to cyclone-hit From page 1 “We will keep this in mind what From page 1 state of the nation’s economy From page 1 Singh Dharmasot said that batch IAS officer, whose service areas. She also said that though During the hearing con- you (bench) have said.” “We GDP at constant (2011-12) and is all the more glaring since After the meeting, most of there was no resentment of any career was to end on May 31 the meeting was to happen ducted through video-confer- have no difficulty. You take the prices in Q4 of 2020-21 is esti- the Centre had begun the the leaders maintained that kind in the party. “The high was a few days ago allowed an between the Prime Minister encing on Monday, the Attorney decision on what should be mated at 38.96 lakh crore, as ‘Unlock’ process from July they had no issues with the command is like our parents, extension of three months by and the Chief Minister, she General told the bench, “The appropriate given the situation against 38.33 lakh crore in Q4 2020 onwards after imposing a Chief Minister or any other we will definitely come when- the Centre at the request of the found BJP leaders like Bengal government will take a final deci- we are in,” said the court. of 2019-20, showing a growth nationwide lockdown in March leader, and if there was any ever they call,” he said. State Government (considering Opposition Leader present at sion within the next two days. During the hearing, peti- of 1.6 per cent,” the Ministry of 2020, which had lasted till conflict within the party, it Congress MLA Sangat his indispensability in han- the meeting hall. We are hoping that your lord- tioner Mamta Sharma raised Statistics & Programme June 2020. The fourth quarter would soon be resolved. They Singh Gilzian said that if the dling the pandemic situation). Mentioning that the ships will give us time till the issue of difficulty which stu- Implementation said in a press numbers are all the more poor pointed out that their main party did not act in sacrilege He was, however, recalled Centre’s order to recall Thursday (June 3) so that we can dents, who wish to study abroad release. as during the January-March concern is that the party fulfills and other issues, the party is set by New Delhi as an apparent Bandopadhyay was “unilateral” come back with the final deci- after Class 12, might face in case To regain 145 lakh crore period, all sectors had been its pre-poll promise punishing to lose. “The party should not measure of retribution for fail- Banerjee said that the top offi- sion”. Venugopal said that last the results are delayed. “Let them size, the economy will have to completely opened and the sit- the guilty of drugs and sacri- lag behind in this matter. Our ing to act to the protocol at cer had been transferred “with- year, board exams for some take the decision. Depending on grow by 10-11 per cent in the uation was near normal, yet a lege. government, including me and Kailaikunda airport during out prior consultation with the papers were over before the that, we will see. We will consider current 2021-22 fiscal but the 1.6 per cent growth during the Jakhar, who is well known also the Chief Minister, is Prime Minister Narendra State Government” which was COVID-19 induced national this on Thursday when the in- outbreak of the second wave of fourth quarter of FY21 shows for his proximity both to the responsible for not taking any Modi’s visit there. The Prime “not the tradition.” lockdown was imposed in March principle decision is placed Covid-19 infections last month all is not well with the fiscal Chief Minister and the former action for four and a half years Minister was on an aerial trip Expressing “shock” and 2020. “We don’t want to go into before us,” the bench said. has disrupted the momentum health of the nation. The econ- Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in sacrilege and related firing of coastal areas of Odisha and Banerjee said that the so-called the nitty-gritty at this stage. You “List on Thursday (June 3) of economic activity and many omy had grown by 4 per cent was first to meet the panel. cases,” he said, adding that but Bengal hit by cyclone Yaas. “unilateral order is an unrea- take the decision. Hope has as requested by the attorney expect the GDP may not touch in the previous 2019-20 fiscal. Sources told The Pioneer we had promised and we will Modi was to join a soned volte-face and by your been expressed by the petition- general as the competent double-digit growth rate The GDP expanded by 8.3 per that Jakhar gave the chronolo- take the matter to the conclu- prescheduled meeting with the own admission, against the inter- er that policy adopted last year authority is examining all the despite the low base. cent in 2017-18 before slipping gy of events, how things sion. Chief Minister, who however, ests of the state” and its people. can be adopted this year too. If aspects of the matter and is The GDP numbers to 7 per cent in the following unfolded and reached such a Notably, the panel has met him briefly and came out She said, “I am shocked to you are departing from that, you likely to take in-principle deci- released by the NSO on fiscal and to 6.1 per cent in point. It has also been learnt not been given any decision along with her Chief Secretary receive this letter. We had writ- must have tangible reasons for it,” sion which will be placed Monday reflected the delicate 2018-19. that he highlighted how some making authority. The com- leaving no senior bureaucrat to ten to them saying that they the bench observed. before the court,” the bench leaders, who were in the habit mittee would submit its report make a digital presentation of cannot take unilateral deci- To this, Venugopal said, said. of “finding an opportunity in to the party’s national president the cyclonic aftermath as was sion. Chief Secretary is the !""" crisis”, tried to exploit the sit- after hearing the views from the demanded by the Prime senior most bureaucrat in a uation. Congress leaders over the three Minister’s Office. government. It is shameful and From page 1 Covid-19 and is this policy of the He also pointed out to the days, following which a final Later Banerjee said that she neverhappened in the %$Q$ R""" The judges questioned central government?” the bench panel that the way party’s Rajya decision will be taken by the came out of the meeting history.” From page 1 conducted. The public is vital- whether the Government asked Solicitor General Tushar Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa high command. He once again asserted ly interested in this project,” the thinks that this process is viable Mehta. On the Centre’s pro- himself gave a 45-day ultima- that “no heritage building bench said. and asked him to place the pol- curement policy, it referred to the tum to his own party’s gov- ‘DON’T AIR GRIEV- would be touched” and that a Hitting out at the icy document on record. fact that states like Punjab and ernment was “not the right ANCES IN PUBLIC’ ((( new Parliament Building was a Opposition, Puri said he has The apex court was hear- Delhi are in the process of issu- thing to do”. From page 1 one house claiming the attempt “necessity”, not a vanity project. been noticing that a false nar- ing a suo motu case on the ing global tenders to procure for- Sources have also After paying due attention In the petitions filed by is to “create a chilling effect” for The High Court said the rative is being created over the management of Covid situation eign vaccines for Covid-19. The informed that some of MLAs to grievances and issues of all media houses from Andhra news channels in the State so Public Interest Litigation (PIL) central project. “...for the past in the country. bench said even municipal cor- vociferously raised the issue of the leaders, the panel has vir- Pradesh, the apex court that they are wary of hosting any was not genuine and also few months a false narrative is Expressing displeasure on poration like BMC has received sacrilege, pointing out that if tually issued a gag order to the restrained the Andhra Pradesh content which is critical of the imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on being created about the Central the pricing differences in the pur- bids. “Is this the policy of the cen- the same was not resolved and party leaders not to air their police from taking any coercive Government. The channels the petitioners citing lack of Vista project. None of the his- chase of vaccines by Centre and tral government that the state or the guilty would not be pun- views out in the media. “We action against the channels have claimed that the FIR has bonafide on their side. was toric iconic cultural buildings the States, the judges asked the municipal corporation can pro- ished within next two months, have been asked that whatev- and their employees or staffers been lodged against it for airing hearing the plea by Anya will be touched. They will Centre about the vaccine pro- cure the vaccine or the Union the Congress party had to suf- er we wanted to talk about, we in connection with the FIR. programmes involving rebel Malhotra, a translator, and remain exactly as they are. curement policy of the Centre by Government is going to procure fer in the next electoral battle. should do it at the party level. The bench also sought the MP Raju who has been critical Sohail Hashmi, a historian and Currently, two new projects are referring to the fact that states for them like a nodal agency? We Congress MLA and party’s They said that we have heard response of the State of the State Government led by documentary filmmaker, seek- underway - The New like Punjab and Delhi are in the want clarity on this and rationale senior Dalit leader Raj Kumar you. If we want, they will listen Government within four weeks his own party. On May 21, in a ing to halt the ongoing part Parliament Building and the process of issuing global tenders behind this policy,” the bench Verka, among other issues, high- to us again. But, going out in on the pleas of the channels relief to the MP, the court grant- redevelopment of the Central Central Vista Avenue. A deci- to procure foreign vaccines for said. lighted that during the past four the media, will adversely which are charged for various ed him bail in a sedition case Vista Avenue which includes sion on these projects was Covid-19. The bench said that It asked the law officer to years term, the Dalit communi- impact the party’s image and it offences including the harsh registered in Andhra Pradesh both sides of Rajpath where taken before the pandemic,” even Municipal Corporation address dual pricing policy and ty did not get what it should have, should be avoided,” a Congress penal offence of sedition. saying that considering the Republic Day celebration are Puri added. like Brihanmumbai Municipal said, “We have some concerns. “but only 50 percent”. MLA said, after the meeting. Both the media houses have medical report received from held. The Minister also stated Corporation (BMC) has received Now we have a spectacle, where Verka also added that the recently moved the top court Army hospital, the possibility of “In fact, the whole Central that the decision on the New bids. “Is this the policy of the different municipal corpora- high command has invited not SIDHU, PARGAT SINGH seeking quashing of an FIR his “ill-treatment” in custody Vista project is an essential pro- Parliament Building and the Central Government that the tions, different states are issuing just the disgruntled MLAs but TO MEET TODAY registered against it in a sedition cannot be ruled ject of national importance, Central Vista Avenue was taken State or a municipal corporation global tenders. We want to know, all the leaders and the views of The committee will con- case in Andhra Pradesh, with out. where the sovereign functions before the outbreak of the can procure the vaccine or the is this policy of the Government all the leaders will be heard. tinue its consultations till of Parliament are also to be Covid-19 pandemic. Union Government is going to of India... Does the Centre con- “The meeting has been called Wednesday, concluding it with procure for them like a nodal template that for the procure- to resolve the prevailing con- the meeting with the Chief Q!$ R (!""" agency? We want clarity on this ment for foreign vaccines, that flict. Whatever decision the Minister. Sidhu, Pargat Singh, and rationale behind this policy,” there will be individual states or high command will take, we all and also Partap Singh Bajwa - From page 1 denounced. And then the per- ... the bench said. “Several States corporations submitting bids or will follow it and no one will go who all have opened front “You better do your job. If son goes on to state he would are issuing global tenders to are you going to be a nodal beyond that decision,” he against the Chief Minister - are you can’t do your job, tell us, we do it again. If it continues, we From page 1 an affidavit,” said Justice Rekha procure foreign vaccines for agency for the bids?” . added. scheduled to meet the panel on will have you suspended and let know how to deal with it,” the “The grievance of the peti- Palli. Among other issues Tuesday. Sidhu wants his someone else do your job,” said bench said. tion is towards non-appoint- An official statement by the underscored during the meet- “respectable” rehabilitation Judges. The bench also pulled “Thousands of strips he is ment,” said Justice Palli. Before Twitter spokesperson ing includes unbridled powers either in the government or the up Gambhir for again making obtaining. On the day people the Judge passed the order, the informed, “As we have stated to the bureaucrats, MLAs not party. He has been attacking the a statement that he will con- needed it, they were not able to counsel for Twitter Inc, San earlier, Twitter strives to com- being heard in their own gov- Chief Minister, saying that he tinue to do such work. “We buy it. Time was of essence. He Francisco, US, Sajan Poovayya, ply with applicable laws in ernment, Chief Minister not is waiting as the high command have already said it is a mal- bought more than what is made an oral prayer for dele- India. We continue to be strict- giving enough time to meet the has intervened. Sidhu dared the practice. This tendency of peo- required. How is it that the deal- tion of Twitter ly guided by principles of trans- party leaders and he should Chief Minister to prove his alle- ple trying to take advantage er has sold it to a foundation,” Communications India Pvt. parency, a commitment to give more time. gations of his joining another and then trying to appear as a it asked while pointing out that Ltd as Respondent because the empowering every voice on the Cabinet Minister Sadhu party. saviour when they themselves 285 strips are lying unused. entity that would deal with the service, and protecting freedom created the problem has to be The court also perused the present matter is Twitter Inc, of expression and privacy status reports of an inquiry con- San Francisco, US. The court under the Indian law.” ducted over allegations of noted the submission and The court was hearing a procuring and hoarding medical issued notices to the Centre plea by lawyer Amit Acharya oxygen made against AAP and Twitter Inc, San Francisco. over Twitter’s non-compliance. MLAs Priti Tomar and Praveen Addressing the court, the The plea, filed by lawyer Amit Kumar. The court accepted the counsel for Twitter said, “The Acharya through advocates report filed on allegations Rules have been complied with. Akash Vajpai and Manish against Tomar, but it rejected the There is no question of Rules Kumar, states that Acharya, on status reports filed regarding not being followed. 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According to tancing, 1,193 for large public added. produced domestically so far. data shared by police, a total gatherings or congregations, 63 Explaining it further, he Right now they are importing 1,080 challans were issued for for spitting and 118 for con- said that the Centre first denied the vaccine and will start man- mask rule violation on Sunday. sumption of liquor, pan, tobac- $ <3 39 The BJP leaders criticise medical oxygen to Delhi, forc- ufacturing it in August. A part According to Anil Mittal, co etc. and abuse Arvind Kejriwal ing the AAP Government to go of the doses imported from the Additional Public Relations The number of challans for ttacking the Bharatiya whenever he works for the to court to ensure its supply. Russia will be provided to Officer (APRO) of Delhi Police, mask violations was 3,155 on AJanata Party (BJP) leaders people, he said. Now, the BJP leaders are mak- Delhi. 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Tnational Capital fell below at 14,26,240 and the death toll does not suit the Central issued 1,06,558 challans for On March 31, the number of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Delhi’s CM for his relentless Speaking on the issue, one per cent on Monday, the at 24,237. Government. I appeal to the not wearing masks, violating challans for the mask rule vio- Sisodia said that Kejriwal will efforts in vaccinating each and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind first time since March 19. Delhi With the positivity rate Central Government to realise social distancing and spitting lation went up to four digits, as continue to demand Covid-19 every citizen of Delhi,” he Kejriwal also said: “I believe also reported 648 new Covid- below one per cent, thousands that this is the time to fight during the lockdown from police booked 1,091 people vaccines, despite the attack on added. that this is not the time to do 19 cases and 86 fatalities, of beds in various hospitals are corona, together as Team April 19 to May 30. We urge and 16 people were also chal- him by the ruling party at the The Deputy Chief Minister politics but to help the States according to the health bulletin vacant now. Of the 24,852 hos- India,” he added. people not to come out of laned for not maintaining Centre. further said that the BJP lead- and fight corona together. This released by the Government. pital beds for coronavirus their homes unnecessarily and social distancing. “Haryana Chief Minister ers are making false statements does not suit the Central Approximately 1,622 peo- patients in the city, 20,068 are follow the Covid-appropriate Delhi Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and BJP to cover up the failure of the Government. I appeal to the ple have either recovered, vacant. behaviour despite the fact that Arvind Kejriwal had chief JP Nadda have criticised Centre in vaccine manage- Central Government to realise migrated out or have been dis- The national Capital con- the cases are reducing and the announced a lockdown in the and abused Kejriwal as he has ment. “At the time when the that this is the time to fight charged, according to the ducted 65,240 tests, including process of unlocking has start- national Capital in view of an started demanding more vac- nation was reeling under the Corona together as Team health bulletin, while there are 50,003 RTPCR/CBNAAT/True ed,” Mittal said. exponential rise in coronavirus cines for Delhi,” he alleged. Covid cases and needed imme- India.” 11,040 active cases and 5,374 of Nat tests. A total of 90,000 people cases. !"#,"# )%*% * #" ) ,, - 6 !
of the hour was to vaccinate families. “I am happy that this more and more people at a facility has been launched and !66 6 faster pace to protect them the demands of the journalists from Corona. have been met. Urging the Central “We will rectify whatever $ the patient or their families will of cylinders. A small cylinder Government to defeat issues the people are facing. I .D=D.=8% have to apply online on the (B type) will cost 80, big Coronavirus together as ‘Team observed that the portal was portal. On acceptance of the cylinder (D type) will cost India’, Kejriwal said based on facing some issues today. We s many as 1,339 Covid application, information will be 250, while the delivery charge the experience of the last one are working towards resolving Apatients placed in home sent to the patient’s registered will be 100. or two months, it has become those and all the other issues isolation have received liquid mobile number through an An individual ordering the apparent that States are not able based on the feedback of the oxygen cylinders at their SMS,” Yash Garg, Deputy B-type small cylinder will have to procure vaccines on their people,” he added. doorstep by applying on an Commissioner Gurugram, to pay 180 (including the own despite all attempts, and Addressing the issue of online portal “http://oxy- said. delivery charge) and anyone the Central Government black fungus cases in Delhi, he genhry.in”, said Gurugram dis- The applicant will also who gets D-type big cylinder should do it. said, “There are 300 cases of trict administration officials. have to upload the photo of the shipped will have to pay 350. “Procurement, production, black fungus in Central The administration had oximeter for Oxygen level or Meanwhile, on Monday and distribution of the vaccines Government hospitals and launched a door-to-door deliv- the doctor’s prescription and 305 people were cured of is the responsibility of the around 650 in Delhi ery service of oxygen cylinders the Aadhaar number while Covid-19 while 112 new cases Central Government and Government hospitals. through an online portal near- applying online. were reported on Gurugram. administering the vaccines to However, the supply of injec- ly three weeks ago. In addition, it will be According to the daily the people is the responsibili- tions is low. We had received With this initiative the mandatory to write the age and health bulletin, 1,77,602 people ty of the State Governments,” 1,000 injections the day before corona patients in the city have address of the patient. An have recovered so far in $ <3 39 at DDU Marg, ITO. The newly- said while launching the facil- he added. His deputy Manish yesterday, but did not receive got huge relief while, on the application can be made only Gurugram. launched facility will vacci- ity on Monday. Sisodia also accompanied him any injections yesterday. It other hand, black marketing of once a day from a mobile According to the figures, elhi journalists can now nate journalists and their fam- Appealing to all journalists to the facility. takes three to four injections cylinders has also been number,” a district adminis- the number of total active case Dget their vaccine doses in ilies in both age groups, the 18- to get themselves and their “This vaccination centre per person per day to cure a stopped. tration official said. in Gurugram district is 1,525 the State Government’s facili- 45 years and the 45+ category, families vaccinated at the cen- has been especially set up to patient suffering from black “In order to avail the ser- The district administra- out of which 1,294 patients are ty at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tre, Kejriwal said that the need vaccinate journalists and their fungus.” vice of oxygen cylinder refill, tion has already fixed the rate in home isolation. 1'";,< 6
letin, Atishi said: “The youth 0 can only get inoculated at pri- vate hospitals. There is no commitment yet on the doses ' for them. According to the Centre, we will receive an 1+). instalment of shots for this cat- egory on June 10. There is a commitment of 5.5 lakh vac- &.& cines,” she said. “This means, now we have 2'3 four days worth of Covaxin and 20 days worth of Covishield $ <3 39 45 plus age group on Sunday. stocks in Delhi for the 45 plus those who had been adminis- The AAP leader said that age group, frontline workers tered the first dose. There were enior Aam Aadmi Party the Government received over and healthcare workers,” she many people who were inocu- ! & S(AAP) leader Atishi said 25,000 doses of Covaxin and added. lated with the first dose more & $ that the national Capital had over 83,000 doses of Covishield She further said that than a month back and were & * # + received fresh stocks of on Sunday. Covaxin will only be used to waiting for the second dose. 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Mewat, for allegedly cheating a allegedly supplying drugs in the for the national Capital. and May 26 in 2013, three in Police said that he was wanted person on the pretext of pro- city. Police have also recovered in worth 60 lakh in interna- According to the report, no 2014, nine in 2015, eight in in three cases of cheating and viding oxygen cylinders in 500 grams of heroin worth 61 tional market was recovered cases were recorded in January, 2016, 19 in 2017 and 15 in forgery. Delhi and its peripherals. lakhs from the possession of from their possession,” said two were recorded in February, 2018, it said. Earlier, Manipur Police had The accused has been iden- at GTB Enclave police station the couple. The accused have the DCP. “Rajkumar bought five in March, 10 in April and Dengue mosquito larvae earlier announced a reward of number of several fake docu- tified as Shabeer. He is pursu- and investigation was taken been identified as Raj Kumar the recovered heroin from one 12 in May, it said. breed in clear standing water, 1 lakh on information leading ments and signatures, using ing BAMS degree from SMS up,” said the senior police offi- and Mariyam (24), both resi- Israr of Fatehganj, Bareilly in Ten cases of malaria and while those of malaria thrive to his arrest after he continued which he showcased himself as Jaipur. Police said that he also cial. dents of Moti Nagar. UP and the accused were going five of chikungunya were also even in dirty water. to evade them. He has been a prominent personality, han- runs a small hospital called “Police analysed the details According to Anto to supply the heroin in western taken to Imphal after a Delhi dling international schemes. In Jaipur Hospital in Mewat dis- of the e-wallet and found that Alphonse, the Deputy Delhi area. He engaged his wife Court granted transit remand. order to make people believe, trict and Haryana. the fraudster had recharged Commissioner of Police in supplying heroin so that they Manipur police had put in he had even got himself pho- According to a senior various mobiles. Details of (DCP), North district, on would not be stopped or caught request with the Delhi Police tographed with a number of police official, one Devesh bank accounts associated with Saturday, police received infor- by police,” said the DCP adding regarding Singh and asked international personalities,” Tiwari, a resident of F-Pocket, the e-wallet were also obtained. mation that one Rajkumar, that efforts are being made to them to help them nab the said a police official. GTB Enclave, reported that The bank account was found in along with his wife Mariyam, trace the source of supply and accused. “In the name of the his father was a Covid patient the name of Shabeer,” he said. was supplying heroin from the persons to whom the hero- According to a senior International Youth Committee and in need of an oxygen “A police team was sent to Loni in Ghaziabad to Moti in was proposed to be supplied. police official, KK Singh was on (IYC), Singh had defrauded cylinder. Mewat and a raid was con- Nagar in an SUV car and “Mariyam disclosed that the run since 2016 and he was several national and interna- “He contacted one Shabeer ducted at the hideouts of the would come via Wazirabad her mother is also a drug ped- arrested for his alleged involve- tional students by seeking through social media who has accused. The accused, identi- Old Yamuna Bridge. dler. She started supplying ment in cases pertaining to funds from them,” he said. cheated him of 50,000 on the fied as Shabeer. Mobile phone “Thereafter, police inter- heroin along with her mother. forged documents, forged sig- Licypriya was in the news pretext of providing the cylin- and SIM card used in the cepted one car near Soor ghat, After marriage with Kumar, she natures and presenting a larg- for being invited to speak at a der. The transaction was made crime were recovered from his Wazirabad, and apprehended started supplying heroin from er-than-life image of himself in UN session and was conferred from his e-wallet to the e-wal- possession,” police said, adding the accused persons. One poly- Bareilly in UP to Delhi along youth. with several awards for her cli- let of Shabeer. A case was reg- that his other involvements bag containing 500 grams hero- with him,” said the DCP. “Singh had procured a mate change movement. istered under relevant sections are being verified. !"! &
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This list also provides administrative as well as aca- six months before a Vice eration corvettes, airborne early an excellent opportunity for demic preparedness of the Chancellor’s term ends, the warning systems, tank engines likely to translate into firm items will now be procured ‘start-ups’ as also medium and institutions for more than a Central Universities. In the decorum as well as sanc- education ministry sets up a and radars. These items will orders in the future. from indigenous sources as small scale units(MSMEs), year now, especially amidst between, after the clearances tity of objective academics search cum-selection com- now be manufactured indige- The first negative list of per provisions given in Defence officials said. the pandemic and when the from the selection panel the but now even a new recruit mittee to find a new VC. The nously. items included towed artillery Acquisition Procedure (DAP) In order to ensure speedy Centre has embarked on to its MoE has sent all the files has been heard to hold such committee then submits a The Centre approved the guns, short-range surface-to-air 2020. development, the defence min- ambitious New Education pertaining to the appoint- positions in education coun- ‘panel’ of names – mostly a list second list including these 108 missiles, cruise missiles, off- Like the first list, import istry and the Defence Research Policy (NEP). ments unofficially to the cils,” said Sharma, who retired of three names – to the edu- items. It is the second such list shore patrol vessels, electronic substitution of ammunition and Development Sources in the Ministry of PMO. Though this is not a as Dean of the Business cation ministry for informal with the first one termed “neg- warfare systems, next-genera- which is a recurring require- Organisation (DRDO) besides Education said that the delay rule, this has been a practice Faculty at Delhi School of ‘vetting’ and ‘due diligence’. ative” in August last year. It had tion missile vessels, floating ment has been given special the Service Head Quarters will in appointments even after the even in the past,” said a top Economics. These are then sent to the banned the import of 100 items dock and anti-submarine rock- focus. Not only does the list take all necessary steps, includ- recommendation of names by MoE official. As of now, 20 of the 40 Visitor to all central universi- and directing the armed forces et launchers. recognise the potential of local ing hand holding of the selection and search panels Former Visitor’s central universities have no ties for approval, after which to buy local. The ‘Second Positive defence industry, it will also Industry. has even resulted in the can- (President of India) Nominee full-time VCs which is affect- the final appointments are The fresh list also restricts Indigenisation List’ comprises invigorate impetus to domes- It will assist in ‘Make in cellation of the Vice to several Central universities ing the day to day challenges announced. import of notified items but is complex systems, sensors, sim- tic Research and Development India’ vision and develop the Chancellors virtual confer- Prof J P Sharma said such a involved in offline education Former Delhi University now called ‘’Second Positive ulator, weapons and ammuni- by attracting fresh investment capabilities for defence export ence with Education Minister circumstance has never been and administration of the uni- Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh Indigenization List”. Defence tions like Helicopters, Next into technology and manufac- in the near future. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank heard earlier. “In the present versities and in turn, colleges regretted the delay in the Minister Rajnath Singh on Generation Corvettes, Air turing capabilities. In the last couple of years, twice last month. It was state of affairs we come across affiliated and recognized by appointments which is ulti- Monday gave the nod for the Borne Early Warning and Officials said the second the government has taken a scheduled following the meet- people in ad hoc positions, these universities. mately hampering the higher proposal mooted by the Control (AEW&C) systems, list was prepared by the min- series of measures to boost the ings with State Education officiating postings, OSDs Some of the other Central education in the country. “The Department of Military Affairs Tank Engines, Medium Power istry after several rounds of domestic defence industry. Ministers on the matter of running not only the central universities without its top delay is affecting the appoint- of the defence ministry to have Radar for Mountains, Medium consultations with government The new defence procurement Board examinations. universities but various uni- man for more than a year are ments and recruitment such a list. range surface to air mis- and private manufacturing policy projected a turnover of Sources in the Ministry versities and institutions Central Universities of strength of the other teaching The restrictions on import siles(MRSAM)and many more industry confederations to Rs 1.75 lakh crore (USD 25 bil- confirmed that selection of the across the country. Perhaps, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and non-teaching manpower will progressively come into such items. assess future capabilities of lion) in defence manufacturing VCs of 18 Central Universities this is for the first time that Haryana, Jammu, Manipur, of the universities and most of effect in the period from This will give further boost Indian Industry which will be by 2025. is complete and technically such a situation has come in Hari Singh Gour University the colleges and institutions December 2021 to December to indigenisation with active able to meet requirements of According to estimates, pending at the “highest the last few years. The present Madhya Pradesh, Central affiliated to the Central 2025, officials said here. participation of public and pri- the Armed Forces. the Indian armed forces are offices”. “There is no role of regime has also forgone the University Manipur, Central University. It seems education The second list lays special vate sector for fulfilling the The Defence industry can projected to spend around ACC or PMO in the appoint- convention in appointing University of Hyderabad, is not this government’s pri- focus on weapons and systems twin objectives of achieving gainfully utilise this golden USD 130 billion in capital ments of VCs as this is done members of councils. Earlier, South Bihar University, the ority,” Singh told The Pioneer which are currently under self-reliance and promoting opportunity to build robust procurement in the next five by the Rashtrapati Bhawan not less than a Professor used North East Hill University, when sought for his com- development or trials and are defence exports. All the 108 Research and Development years. who is the Visitor of all the to be a member to maintain Rajasthan Central University, ments on the matter. $$ ! , ! -./ ") & - , $ <3 39 to Dominica where he was $ <3 39 arrested, the reports claimed. 5 6 ystery shrouds the Browne has yet again on ormer Rajya Sabha MP Munknown woman seen Sunday asserted that Choksi can FSabir Ali, whose induction with fugitive diamantaire Mehul directly be deported from $ <3 39 in the BJP had created contro- Choksi when he was nabbed in Dominica to India as his citi- versy in 2014 with stiff oppo- Dominica after he went missing zenship in Antigua is contested. ringing attention to Covid- sition by many senior BJP from Antigua on May 23. Choksi is wanted in the 13,500 B19 work across the States, functionaries, particularly While Antiguan Prime crore PNB credit fraud scam BJP president JP Nadda on Union Minister Mukhtar Minister Gaston Browne has and is also contesting an extra- Monday virtually laid founda- $ <3 Anurag Thakur. Abbas Naqvi, was on Monday dubbed the mystery woman to dition plea by India in Antigua. tion stone for nine Oxygen 39 “Taking note of appointed the party’s Minority be Choksi’s girlfriend, some Late on Sunday (India plants in Gujarat and two oth- Covid vaccine Morcha General Secretary. reports quoted sources report- time), Browne told Antigua ## <3 39 arranged for all Covid warriors ers in Himachal Pradesh. nion wastage reports The BJP announced six edly close to Choksi as refuting News Room, “The information who lose their lives in the line Under its programme ‘seva UHealth in some districts Vice Presidents, three General the claims of the premier of the that we are getting is that Mehul he CRPF has directed all its of duty while fighting Covid.” hi Sanghthan’, BJP has stepped Minister Dr of Rajasthan, I Secretaries, seven secretaries island nation. Choksi may have taken his girl- Tformations across the Local circumstances, State up its efforts to reach-out one Harsh wrote to State and one treasurer, media prab- The woman seen with friend to Dominica probably to country to offer a befitting protocol and norms of Covid lakh villages and is also orga- Vardhan on Health Minister hari and social media prabhari Choksi was reportedly part of have dinner or have a good time funeral to the Covid warriors appropriate behaviour may nizing supply of essentials Monday took to investigate the each from different States. the team involved in his alleged and so on and got caught. That in its ranks who died in the line be followed for disposing off required in the treatment of note of the alleged wastage of matter. I have also asked for Ali from Bihar is one of “abduction, torture and arrest”. would have been a monumen- of duty while fighting coron- the mortal remains of the Coronavirus. vaccine in Rajasthan as information over planning at the three General Secretaries of The reports further quoted tal error because in Antigua he avirus infection. deceased, says the letter sent Nadda laid foundation pointed out by those like BJP the local level to prevent Minority Morcha- the other the sources as asserting that the is a citizen, we could not deport The directive comes as the to all the formations. stones of 9 Oxygen plants vir- leader and MoS Finance vaccine wastage,” he tweeted. being Sufi MK Chisti (Goa) said woman was staying in him....” last rites of some deceased The CRPF left it to the tually and dedicated them to and JP D ‘Souza (Karnataka) Antigua and she started meet- “The problem is if he is sent personnel were not done prop- discretion of the Head of Gujarat which would augment Ali’s membership was can- ing Choksi during morning back to Antigua because he is erly or as per protocol of the Offices (HOOs) as to how the supply of O2 for virus infected celled within 24 hours in 2014 and evening walks. After an Antiguan citizen, even Force. The paramilitary funeral will be organized patients in the respective hos- are planned in the State by him. beds has been organised in the after a massive uproar against befriending Choksi, she called though his citizenship is unset- expressed concern over it. broadly keeping the concerns pitals, according to a BJP state- Earlier during the day, satate adding Unna in the State his induction but was brought him to an apartment to meet tled, he still enjoys constitu- “While making a random in mind. ment. Nadda flagged off too will have an oxygen plant. back in the party the very next her on May 23, the day the tional and legal protections. We check of funeral process being However, it must be The O2 plants, among oth- COVID relief material for The Covid19 related mate- year. Indian businessman went miss- have no doubt that his citizen- observed in the case of Covid ensured that in no case, fam- ers, will be set-up in Surat, Himachal Pradesh in presence rial sent to Himachal Pradesh Naqvi had gone on record ing from Antigua. ship will ultimately be revoked warriors, it was noticed that in ilies of the deceased be left Navasari, Bhavnagar , Jamnagar of State MP and Union Minister also included 8 O2 opposing Ali’s induction ques- When Choksi reached because he did not disclose some cases, the last rites of the unattended. The families of and Junagadh by of State for Finance Anurag concentrators, 105 Oxygen tioning his credentials as a there, a group of people alleged- material information,” Browne deceased have not been done the Covid victims should be Ballabhbhusan Brajkumar, BJP Thakur. Cylinders, 200 oxygen regula- political leader. ly abducted him and took him said. properly and the appropriate facilitated in all cases and not said. A total of 29 such plants Nadda said O2 for 1010 tors and 400 O2 masks respect as per protocol of the left to fend for themselves. Force has not been offered to All the establishments 6 them, which is a cause of con- under their respective opera- tracted the viral disease of navirus infection. 114 to 121 during the period 2 " cern,” reads an internal docu- tional jurisdictions have which 21,649 patients recov- From May 17 to May 28, in which the number of active ment. instructed for strict compli- ered from the disease and the CRPF recorded a surge in cases has recorded a down- It further said, “The com- ance of funeral protocols. 121 personnel lost their lives. the tally of infected personnel ward spiral from 2,867 to just +B petent authority has desired As on Friday, as many as A total of 1,818 patients con- from 22,216 to 23,588 and the 1,818, a decline of over 1,000 $ that a befitting funeral be 23,588 CRPF personnel con- tinue to suffer from the coro- spike in the death toll from cases in the 12-day period. $ <3 39
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The recovery rate has Covid-19 in mice infected with screened 75 drugs that target policy” which is acting as a “dag- heart disease, malnutrition, at least 123 (71 boys) kids with n a move to enhance farmers’ including Abhilaksh Likhi, further climbed to 91.60 per SARS-CoV-2, and could also sensing pathways in lung cells. ger in Mother India’s heart”. He malignancy, diabetes and median age of 3 were admitted, Iincome through horticulture, Additional Secretary, and Rajbir cent while daily positivity rate treat other respiratory coron- They identified nine candi- also attacked Prime Minister chronic kidney disorder among of which 47 (38 per cent) had the National Horticulture Singh, NHB Managing at 9.07 per cent continues the aviruses. dates that significantly sup- Narendra Modi over media others have less chances of sur- comorbidities. Board (NHB) on Monday Director. streak of less than 10 per cent The findings, published in pressed infection by activating reports which claimed that post- vival, according to a study pub- Eighty four (68.3 per cent) launched the pilot phase of the The Ministry has identified positivity for seven continuous the journal Science STING — the simulation of Covid the unemployment rate lished in the recent journal of children did not require respi- Cluster Development 53 horticulture clusters, of days, said the Ministry. 85,288 Immunology, suggest that the interferon genes which plays an was in double digits in May this Indian Pediatric. ratory support while more Programme covering 11 States which 12 have been selected for more recoveries were reported drug diABZI activates the important role in innate immu- year. Of the 969 children admit- number of children in Group I and UTs, including Himachal the pilot project. Based on the during the last 24 hours as body’s innate immune nity. “The zero vaccine policy of ted during the study period ie 13 out of 19 kids required Pradesh and Jammu and learnings from the pilot project, compared to the daily new response, the first line of The team tested a newly- the Modi government is acting between March 19, 2020 to ventilator care. Similarly Kashmir. The 12 clusters the programme will be scaled cases. defence against invading developed drug molecule called like a dagger in Mother India’s August 7, 2020, it was found Vasoactive drugs were required include Shopian (J&K) and up to cover all the identified Out of the people infected pathogens diABZI, which is currently heart. Sad truth,” Rahul Gandhi that 123 i.e. 12.8 per cent test- in 15 percent of the total cases Kinnaur (HP) for apple, clusters. These clusters will be since the beginning of the pan- “This paper is the first to being tested in clinical trials to said in a tweet. “One man and his ed positive for Covid-19 includ- while 139 (32 per cent) chil- Lucknow (UP), Kutch (Gujarat) implemented through Cluster demic 2,56,92,342 people have show that activating an early treat some cancers. The arrogance + One virus and its ing 16 (13%) extramural dren required intensive care and and Mahbubnagar (Telangana) Development Agencies (CDAs) already recovered from Covid- immune response therapeuti- researchers found that diABZI mutants,” he said in another neonates. Five (4.1 per cent) 14 (11.4 per cent) died, said the for mango, Anantpur (AP), which are appointed on the rec- 19 while2,38,022 patients have cally with a single dose is a potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 tweet, citing a report that claimed had a history of travel. study. and Theni (TN) for banana, ommendations of the respective recovered in the last 24 hours. promising strategy for con- infection of diverse strains, that “97 percent of Indians are SARS-CoV-2 positive chil- While Covid-19 generally Nasik (Maharashtra) for grapes, State/UT Government. A total of 16,83,135 tests trolling the virus, including the including variant of concern poorer post-Covid”. dren were classified into Group causes mild disease in children, Siphahijala (Tripura) for Regarding its reach and were conducted in the last 24 South African variant B.1.351, B.1.351, by stimulating inter- Rahul Gandhi has been crit- I comprising previously healthy severe respiratory illness and pineapple, Solapur impact, Tomar said, “doubling hours in the which has led to worldwide feron signalling. ical of the Modi government’s children while Group II had MIS-C occur, in some cases (Maharashtra) and Chitradurga farmers’ income is one of the country and cumulatively India concern,” said Sara Cherry, a Because the drug needed handling of the COVID pan- children having comorbidities with fatal outcomes. Children (Karnataka) for pomegranate biggest priorities of our gov- has conducted 34.48 crore tests professor at the University of to reach the lungs, diABZI demic and its vaccine policy. The like heart disease, diabetes, with underlying diseases might and West Jaintia Hills ernment. The CDP will bene- so far. Pennsylvania in the US. was administered through a BJP has accused the Congress of malignancy, malnutrition, be at special risk for severe dis- (Meghalaya) for turmeric. fit about 10 lakh farmers and So far more than 21.31 They found that the virus nasal delivery. spreading misinformation and renal, hepatobiliary, neurolog- ease. Union Agriculture Minister related stakeholders of the value crore vaccine doses have been is able to hide, delaying the Mice treated with diABZI fear on vaccination as part of a ical, surgical/ orthopedic con- In fact, an analysis of at Narendra Singh Tomar on chain. With this programme, administered under nation- immune system’s early recog- showed much less weight loss campaign against the Modi ditions, etc, as per the study least forty-two studies con- Monday virtually launched the we aim to improve exports of wide vaccination drive. Of this, nition and response. The team than the control mice, and Government. It said Rahul ‘Outcome of Children taining 275,661 children with- Horticulture Cluster the targeted crops by approx. the total consumption, includ- predicted that it may be able to had significantly-reduced viral should rather be concerned about Admitted With SARS-CoV-2 out comorbidities and 9,353 Development Programme 20% and create cluster-specif- ing wastages, is 21,22,38,652 identify drugs that could set off loads in their lungs and nos- the Congress-ruled states as they Infection: Experiences From a children with comorbidities (CDP) in the presence of min- ic brands to enhance the com- doses (as per data available at this immune response in the trils, and had increased have not been able lift their Pediatric Public Hospital.’ was done by a team of scientists isters of state Parshottam petitiveness of cluster crops.” 8 AM on Monday). respiratory cells earlier and cytokine production. quota from vaccine producers. A team of doctors led by Dr last year too. !"! '
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$ 9D7< after the setbacks in the recent he fortune of Kerala BJP panchayat elections and they Thas reached the nadir and amajwadi Party, which has were holding marathon meet- the outfit finds itself in a quag- %D%(8> line from Versova-Andheri- Sremained dormant for the ings to find out where they mire of corruption, black Ghatkopar which was inaugu- last over four years, after being erred and were anxious to set money, nepotism and hawala n a precursor to the intro- rated in June 2014. defeated by the Bharatiya Janata their house in order ahead of operations. While Prime Iduction of two more north- The first phase would cover Party in the 2017 UP Assembly 2022 UP assembly elections but Minister Narendra Modi and south metros in Mumbai’s nine stations each for both the polls, faces an uphill task of no such activity was visible in his Council of Ministers were north-western suburbs, lines covering a distance of having a credible political nar- and launched sustained state- the opposition camps. having a subdued second Maharashtra Chief Minister 10.50 kms (Line 2A) and 9.20 rative to take on the ruling wide agitations against the Abhay Dube argued, anniversary function to mark Uddhav Thackeray, on Monday, kms (Line 7), while the party in the 2022 UP Assembly Mayawati regime. Its efforts and “Elections are round the corner, the victory of the party in the kicked off the trial runs for the remaining sections will become elections. hard work paid rich dividends but you do not see any politi- 2019 Lok Sabha election and city’s 2A Yellow Line and 7 Red operational in the second Though the SP was upbeat and the party for the first time cal movement by the swearing in of the govern- Line, both-elevated metro phase. after its good performance in was voted to power in 2012 with Samajwadi Party to build up a ment, Kerala saw group clash houses of BJP’s Thrissur district the businessman about her lines. The two lines, when they the panchayat polls held in a clear majority in the assembly. political atmosphere to attract by the party’s State level lead- leaders. M Ganesh, Kerala influence in New Delhi. While the Line 2A -- built become operational, will not April, the wisdom is dawning We have not witnessed such people as they are confident ers and cadres over sharing of organizational secretary of the The vernacular media, at a cost of around Rs. 6,400 only cut down the travel time on the party leadership that effort by the SP to come back to that they will be the natural Rs three crore, a part of the ille- party and G Gireesh, office sec- including satellite news chan- crore -- runs from Dahisar to from the current 75 to 90 min- panchayat elections have little power in the last four years since choice of the people in 2022 gal money meant for funding retary of the party were sum- nels and newspapers, have DN Nagar, fully elevated for utes to barely 25 minutes, but bearing on the Assembly polls. 2017,” said political analyst Prof assembly elections’.” the recently held assembly elec- moned by the investigating been charging that Rs 400 18.60 kms with 17 stations, the they will also cater to 6 l;akh The SP has lost three con- Abhay Dube. He added that the SP was tion. officer and questioned for crore has been pumped into the Line 7 -- constructed at a cost commuters daily over a period secutive elections on its prin- Moreover, Dube said, “the confident that it would easily Vadanappalli in Thrissur almost five hours. They were let State to fight the assembly of around Rs.6,200 crore runs of decade, thus helping decon- cipal turf -- 2014 Lok Sabha politics of social justice has capitalise on the failures of the district watched with shock on off with a notice that they elections following the assur- from Dahisar East to Andheri, gest the city road polls, 2017 UP assembly polls been tried and tested during BJP without hitting the street Saturday as two groups of the would be summoned again for ance by Kerala BJP leaders fully elevated for 16.50 kms traffic. and 2019 Lok Sabha polls. For the last three decades and these and this was going in favour of Hindutwa outfit clashed among questioning. that the party is sure to win 35 with 13 stations. More than 93 percent of all the last four years, the SP was leaders have enjoyed the com- the ruling party. themselves with deadly “We do not have anything seats in the election. Over the next few days, the the civil works on both the hardly seen or heard except forts of power and made for- The SP leaders are busy cre- weapons resulting in Kiran to do with this heist and black “If the BJP wants to survive Mumbai Metropolitan Region Metro lines have been com- during an odd by-poll and tunes and they have lost the grit ating the perception that the (27) getting grievously injured. money. Our dealings were in Kerala as a political entity, Development Authority pleted and now other system made no impact in the legisla- and vigour to again move on non-Jatav and non-Yadav OBCs He has been admitted to hos- through electronic money the central leadership should (MMRDA) will test the two and station works are current- tive assembly and the legislative the path of social justice”. were disillusioned with the BJP pital. transfer and all transactions oust the present State leaders lines with 6-car rakes at vari- ly in full swing to make them council polls. “The erstwhile protagonist and they would vote against the Kerala Police is investigat- have been accounted for,” said and bring in new persons with ous speeds. Both these lines are ready for the first commuters Political observers say that of politics of social justice like ruling party in 2022. ing the source of Rs three K Surendran, party’s Kerala capabilities to lead the cadre. expected to be commissioned by September 2021. the SP has so far offered no cred- the SP and BSP are living in “No such sentiments are crore which was waylaid and chief. There are personalities like Dr in two phases – the first in At the inaugural function, ible explanation as to why it has self-created castles in air that visible on the ground. The robbed by a group of persons An audio clip of the party’s Jacob Thomas, T P Senkumar, September 2021 and the second chief minister Udhhav remained dormant for the last the BJP is very unpopular and OBCs remain deprived and that included many district top woman leader in the State former directors general of in January 2022. Thackeray, Deputy Chief four years despite being the prin- the people will vote for them have got nothing from the pol- level leaders of the BJP in asking a businessman to part police, actors Suresh Gopi and When trains begin to oper- Minister Ajit Pawar, Mayor cipal opposition party and giving and they will come back to itics of social justice and it is not Thrissur. The money was with Rs 25 lakh so that she Krishnakumar who have ate on these two metro corri- Kishori Pednekar, other min- a walkover to the ruling BJP. power,” said a political analyst, possible that their political pref- reportedly meant for the elec- could get a national level post- proven track records in public dors, it will mark completion of isters of Shiv Sena-Nationalist “During the Bahujan Samaj adding that it amounted to erence will change overnight tion expenses of a party can- ing has gone viral in the social service,” said Shajan Skariah, a crucial phase of the metro Congress Party-Congress Party rule from 2007 to 2012, the political hara-kiri. and they will vote for the didate in the district. media. The leader has dragged political commentator and system in the city, currently alliance flagged off a train that SP made effective efforts to A political analyst pointed Samajwadi party or the Bahujan A part of the money was the name of a prominent union chief editor of political portal served by a single east-west was operated on a trial come back to power in the state out that the BJP was restless Samaj Party,” Dube argued. seized by the Police from the cabinet minister to convince Marunadan Malayali. 11.40 kms Mumbai Metro One run. % % 2 $ 9 01 ( ! $ 7& $ ' 0 $ 567 # $$ 7 ++ 2 :8<8 raful Patel, the administra- our children died in the $ 9D7< chayat elections,” he said. The Ptor of Lakshadweep Islands $ $ 89.8= ing, but the police did not take Fspan of 24 hours in Bihar's cabinet specified that for con- was saffronising even the any action. In the name of giv- Darbhanga Medical College he Uttar Pradesh firmation of COVID-19, a per- coconut trees in the archipel- n the village of Noorpur in ing security, two policemen and Hospital (DMCH), includ- TGovernment has increased son should have an RT PCR ago, according to Kerala Chief ITappal police station area, were installed in the village. ing, a two and half month old the ex-gratia payment to the positive report, blood test Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He about a hundred and twenty The villagers alleged that infant, who tested positive for dependents of teachers and report or CT scan report. demanded the immediate recall Hindu families, angered by "Baaraat" was attacked in a the coronavirus. Government employees who “In case a person who has of the administrator and quash- other community for stopping planned manner by a particu- The principal of DMCH died of Covid-19 during pan- tested COVID-19 negative but ing of all orders issued by him the marriage procession, wrote lar community mob. Annoyed confirmed the deaths. He said chayat elections, to 30 lakh. has died of post-COVID-19 in the name of development of Act in Lakshadweep, where who was arrested and impris- “Makan Bikau Hai (House for by the police's action, the that the deceased had experi- The Government has also complications should also be the group of islands while crime is rare. A dictatorial sys- oned by the Karnataka Police sale)” on their doors. Police was aggrieved family and the peo- enced breathing problems. decided that the dependents of treated as COVID-19 positive introducing a resolution in the tem of governance is being in connection with the also alerted when these photos ple in support of them protest- The doctors of DMCH are State employees and teachers case,” the official said. Legislative Assembly on developed through these mea- Bangalore serial blast cases went viral on social media. On ed outside their doors, shout- suspecting that the other three who tested coronavirus nega- The Uttar Pradesh Monday. sures,” said Vijayan while intro- and Tamil Nadu Police for the Sunday evening, a report was ing slogans against the police children might have died due tive after treatment but died of Madhyamik Shikshak Sangh In a show of unity and sol- ducing the resolution. burning of a State Transport lodged against 11 people. and the administration. to multi system inflammatory post-Covid-19 complications has however criticised the gov- idarity, all political parties sup- The chief minister also Bus, pointed out K Surendran, Although a complain was also Seeing the matter escalat- syndrome in children. will also be entitled to the ex ernment for giving Rs 30 lakh ported the resolution intro- blamed the Adminisrator for Kerala BJP president. Early given in the police station from ing on Sunday evening, the The incident came to light gratia payment. These deci- as compensation. duced by the chief minister his efforts to ban cow slaugh- this year, the House had adopt- the other side, but it could not Tappal police have filed a after Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu sions were taken in a cabinet “Our demand is that the which was adopted unani- ter in the islands. “This is an ed unanimous resolutions be lodged. report on the complaint of Yadav tweeted the deaths of meeting held through circula- government should pay Rs 1 mously. Leaders of all political important part of the staple against the Citizen The case has been report- Omprakash, son of children in DMCH. Yadav is tion here on Monday. crore as compensation. If a parties belonging to the ruling food of the people in Amendment Act and Farm ed to prevent the marriage of Tejpal. undergoing treatment in Sources in the government small state like Delhi can give LDF and the Opposition were Lakshadweep. The adminis- Bills. Chief Minister Vijayan two daughters of Omprakash of According to Rajveer, son DMCH after he was arrested in said that as per the cabinet a compensation of Rs 1 crore seen vying with one another in trator is taking the lead in grad- has declared that the CAA and Scheduled Caste, resident of the of Mihilal of the village, the a 32-year-old kidnapping case decision, the person who died why not UP?” he asked. lambasting the Narendra Modi ually destroying the life and Farm Bills do not have legal village, on the afternoon of 26 population of Nurpur village is in Madhepura. within 30 days of his/her first In other decisions, children Government at the Centre and culture of the people of sanctity in the State. May. According to Omprakash, around 3,500. Of this 80 per Addressing Chief Minister day of election duty would be who have lost both of their par- its representative in the islands Lakshadweep,” charged T G Mohan Das, political marriage procession was com- cent of the people are Muslim Nitish Kumar, Yadav tweeted: entitled for the ex gratia pay- ents or earning parents will be Praful Patel. Vijayan. commentator, said he was ing to his door. Some people and 20 per cent are of Hindu "I am requesting CM Sahab to ment. “The State Election given financial assistance of Rs “The unique way of life of He said that bizarre orders shocked that the resolution from a particular community society living. Rajveer said: “ please save the children from Commission guideline has not 4,000 per month. Besides, a the people of Lakshadweep is related to elections were being remained silent over the oppo- gathered near the mosque on From time to time, people of the third wave of taken care of the time taken financial assistance of Rs being tampered with and implemented. The stance that sition of the residents of the the main road and started particular community pres- Corona. between a person getting 1,0,1,000 will be given for the attempts are being made to those with more than two chil- island towards installing the opposing it. surise us to convert and also "The children of Bihar can- infected of COVID-19 and the marriage of orphaned girls impose a saffron agenda and dren were not eligible to con- statue of Mahatma Gandhi, This mob attacked the give temptation.” Rajveer says not afford to face the deterio- death, thus needing a validation under the Chief Minister Bal corporate interests in the test panchayat elections was the Father of the Nation, in the guests and the Hindus of the that this is not the first case of rating health infra in your from the cabinet,” the official Seva Yojana. islands. It started with painting unheard of in India, said islands. “A statue of the village with sticks and rods. people protesting against the state and ill equipped hospitals. said. The cabinet has also saffron colour on the coconut Vijayan. Mahatma designed and built in Meanwhile the glass of the DJ girl's marriage. Earlier three Please intervene immediately. “We believe that the time approved a proposal to give trees and it has grown to an The Kerala House had 2010 is still awaiting clearance car broke. Two people, includ- such incidents have taken place. "If mothers of Bihar would frame of 30 days will include all tablets/laptops to children extent that would destroy their adopted unanimous resolu- for installation from the local ing the driver of the car, were According to Omprakash, ear- lose their children due to the teachers and the govern- above class 9 or up to 18 years habitat, life and natural rela- tions in the past demanding the residents. It is getting dusted in injured. He gave information lier on April 25 and May 9, Corona infection, you will also ment employees who have died of age who are getting voca- tionships… Steps have been immediate release of leader of the administrator’s office for against the accused in the marriage processions were lose the chair of chief of COVID-19 during pan- tional education. taken to bring in the Goonda PDP Abdul Nazar Madani, more than a decade,” said Das. police station the next morn- opposed in the same way. minister." 3'* ' . #6 ! , $$ $ $ 23 $0 $ 4 4 & $ 45 $ 9D7< $ 89.8= that many beneficiaries were The CMO formed a joint triving to figure out the prevalence updated on the portal without investigation committee under $ Sof Covid-19 in urban and remote $ G8:D= n FIR has been registered vaccine. Even after filling the the direction of ACMO Dr. areas of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Aagainst in-charge medical syringe with the vaccine, the Durgesh Kumar and Dr. MK # G8%%D Yogi Adityanath has ordered a ‘sero he Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has officer, Dr Arfin Zehra and beneficiaries were deprived Mathur. On May 25, the 8 survey’ across the state from June 4. Tapproved the proposal to upgrade contractual ANM Niha Khan of the vaccine. This seems to Health Department team he Union Territory of Jammu and The survey will help find the volume the Nagarfort sub-tehsil of Tonk district in Jamalpur Urban Primary have been done intentionally. reached the PHC and con- # $$ 7 TKashmir is in recovery mode now. of immunity among the people of to the new tehsil and upgradation of Health Center for throwing The medical officer in charge ducted an investigation. The For the first time in the last over one state against the deadly coronavirus. Mitrapura Sub-Tehsil of Sawai 29 vaccine-filled syringes in and the pharmacist held vac- statements of both ANM Niha he efforts of Chief Minister Pinarayi month the positivity rate dropped The survey involves testing blood Madhopur District into Tehsil. garbage. They have been cination staff responsible. The Khan and Annu, staff nurse TVijayan to contain COVID-19 trans- below 5 per cent. serum of a group of individuals to accused of causing damage to Inquiry Committee reported Sonam Rajauria and medical mission has started yielding results as the On Monday a total number of 1525 determine the presence of antibodies public property, violation of that the contract ANM gave a officer in-charge Dr. Arifin number of new persons tested positive for persons tested positive for coronavirus against corona infection and its find- epidemic act, conspiracy and statement of imposition of 15 Zehra were recorded in this. the pandemic came down to 12,300 on while 4070 patients were discharged ings were expected to be released by the misinformation. The depart- vaccines, whereas 60-70 vac- The ANM reported the Monday. Though the fatality rate was on from the different hospitals. 37 patients, end of June. Stating that it was neces- ment has already taken action cines were given that day. syringe to be defective. No one the higher side as the pandemic claimed 20 in Jammu division and 17 in sary to conduct the survey, the chief to stop increment of medical This was in the knowledge of admitted of throwing a syringe 174 lives, the Test Positivity Rate dipped Kashmir succumbed to the virus. minister, while addressing a high level officer and transfer to the medical officer in charge, filled with vaccine. No one had to 13.77 per cent on Monday, according Meanwhile, the UT administration meeting on Monday, said that the sam- Harduaganj CHC and also ter- but he did not give any infor- an answer to why the use of a to a release issued by the department of has already intensified an ongoing vac- ples would be collected from June 4 and mination of the ANM. mation to the CMO. Therefore bad syringe was not stopped. health. cination drive to cover the majority pop- would enable an assessment of the sta- The newly upgraded Tehsil The case has been regis- they are guilty of concealing The pharmacist said in his On Monday, 89, 345 samples were test- ulation over 45 years of age. So far 32.09 tus of infection at different scales Nagarfort will comprise 4 land records tered on behalf of the District the facts. Niha Khan is held statement that the vaccine ed for the pandemic . While 56 health lakh persons have been vaccinated including gender and age.There are inspector circles, 17 patwar divisions and Immunization Officer Dr. guilty of not throwing 29 should be carried out by the workers were afflicted with the disease, the across J&k which included 26.49 lakh people who did not undergo RT-PCR 87 revenue villages. With this decision Durgesh Kumar and Deputy doses of vaccine loaded team of ANM. The medical number of patients in the State undergo- people in the 45 years plus age group. tests and could be asymptomatic. of the Chief Minister, people will be able District Immunization Officer syringes into the garbage. Niha officer in charge also made the ing treatment too came down to 2,06, 982. According to the media bulletin, In cases like these, the sero sur- to ease the execution of revenue works Sharad Aggarwal. In state- Khan has damaged the nation- same statement. The officials The flattening of the COVID-19 with the constant decline in fresh vey could be a significant step at this at the local level itself. ment given to the Civil Line al program by this act. She has were neither satisfied with the curve in the State made Pinarayi Vijayan cases the total active positive cases in time of the pandemic as medical pro- Tehsil Mitrapura will include 3 Police Station, Vaccine and played with the sentiments of ANM nor the statement of the to write chief ministers of 11 non-BJP J&K have also come down to 35095. fessionals look for IGG against Land Records Inspector increments, 11 Cold Chain Manager Ravindra the public in violation of the medical officer in-charge. ruled States suggesting a joint action The active positive cases in Jammu dis- COVID-19 which helps in finding Patwar divisions and 43 revenue villages. Sharma had inspected the epidemic act. The police have Because, no one reported a against the Centre demanding immediate trict stood at 5617 and in Srinagar at who has developed immunity against With this decision of the Chief Minister, Jamalpur Urban PHC on 22 filed a lawsuit against the syringe malfunction. procurement of vaccines and financial 4348 on Monday. the virus. Many microbiologists people will be able to ease the execution May. According to the Covid medical officer in charge and Jamalpur Urban PHC is packages. The Kerala strongman, with his Out of 20 districts in J&k only two explained that when virus attacks, the of revenue works at the local level itself. portal, 200 people between the the fired ANM under the being vaccinated from May 10. eyes set on the 2024 Lok Sabha election districts of Jammu and Srinagar record- body combats with a protective During the budget session of 2021- ages of 18 and 44 were vacci- Disaster Act, for damaging Reports of good vaccination reminded the 11 chief ministers that the ed over 200 plus cases on Monday while immune response producing an anti- 22, Gehlot had announced the opening nated (Covaxin) on the said public property, concealing were being received daily from Centre should provide vaccines to all eight districts of Jammu division record- body, a kind of protein, called of various new tehsil and sub-tehsil date. In this session, 29 such facts, giving false informa- here, but in inspection on 22 States free of cost. He said vaccine man- ed less than fifty positive cases and six immunoglobulin (IG). But in the case offices in the state and to upgrade the syringes were found in which tion, intentionally commit- May, 29 vaccine-filled syringes ufacturers were not interested in respond- districts of Kashmir division recorded less of coronavirus infection, scientists sub-tehsil. In view of these announce- the vaccine was loaded and the ting malicious acts and con- were found in the ing to the global tenders floated by the than 100 new cases and three districts look for IG-M and IG-G from the ments, the Chief Minister has given this hub was cut. Which showed spiracy. garbage. States for direct supply of vaccine. recorded more than 100 cases on Monday. host of IGs present in the body. approval for Tonk district. !"! (
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As a wag in Hong Kong put it, we like Confucianism for breakfast, );:, (2< - ( Buddhism for lunch and Taoism ( for dinner. We are not so god- of trepidation when it came to the 30,000 sq km of Aksai South China Sea. That is when # ( fearing as you people but we dealing with China. I still Chin they had occupied in the India can play its Himalayan dread losing our face, especially remember the 1962 invasion as 1950s, of which Nehru had card. India’s Foreign Ministry 2A( (D to strangers. it appeared to me when I was said in Parliament: “Not a can and should convince the E 51 F9 Jawaharlal Nehru, briefed by a resident in Kolkata. The blade of grass grows there.” Russian leadership that the real " Menon, went to the extent of Peking (now Beijing) Radio The reality is that no threat to it will be from China. , , reading the Chinese through twice a day in November of the Government in Delhi can dare Russia has vast empty spaces the latter’s eyes. Indian history year announced that the sign off this territory and still of land in Asia and, sooner or 23 # was interrupted by the rule of troops of Peoples Liberation hope to remain in power. This later, China is likely to grab ,( " * 6 Islamic sultanates from 1206 Army, as China’s army is called, may be possible if and when some of it. The two neighbours B - , AD to 1526 and, thereafter, the were looking forward to “cel- China gets into a corner, we share a long border; Russia has ( B G ( ?, @ Mughals took over until official- ebrating Christmas in can get a significant concession space without people and ly 1858, when the Sepoy Calcutta”. The possibility did 3=389E4 as compensation. China has people without ( B G , ( Rebellion ended. Thereafter, for- seem real at the time. When on 8< With the most successful space. The two countries B mally the British Crown took the 21st of November, we of leaders, the wheel of fortune fought a war across the Ussuri over, and Europe influenced heard on the radio news at 8 . F3=<%3<< turns and the needle stops and River in 1969 and there is no Indian thinking for well over 200 am that the Chinese had 39 8<8=3 points to misfortune. Adolf reason why they cannot clash years. We Indians are thus cast in declared a unilateral with- 4.< CC 4 Hitler and Nazi Germany again. In 1962, India had the several different moulds. On the drawal, it is difficult to imag- could do no wrong between misfortune to be headed by a other hand, as Jasper Becker in ine the relief all knowing 3== =E8< 1933 and most of 1942, a span leader who told General his book The Chinese has put it: Indians then felt. 499 :3 of nearly 10 years. A man, who Lockart, the interim British “The Chinese State is probably Reading through the =3%8<<: 3=' after four years of World War Commander-in-Chief of the the oldest functioning organisa- records of the meetings with One could not rise above the India Army in 1947, that India tion in the world, dating back Chinese Premier Chou En-lai 4%8E(3 rank of corporal, commanded was a “peace-loving country more than 2,000 years.” For most until 1960, it seems clear that : 44(93C8< the finest of German Field and it did not need an Army”. of these centuries, it was a cen- the Chinese wanted us to con- 3< <8.34 Marshals with implicit obedi- The police was sufficient to trally governed empire. It has cede what they had grabbed in ence. The saga of Napoleon protect us. Moreover, Nehru’s been a dominantly a single race Aksai Chin. They wanted < 8 =<3= 3 Bonaparte is well known. Defence Minister was the country, unlike the diversity in Tibet to be connected with 8<.38 President Xi Jinping’s ambi- Communist Krishna Menon, India. China has never experi- Sinkiang by a road which they 4.<C8< tions are not qualitatively dif- who was absolutely certain that enced democracy; its people had already built. In return, ferent. China was a “fraternal” coun- have known only imperial-style they would concede what we <344 <84 That is when the Quad can try and could never attack us. subjugation. However, all these claimed in the eastern and %:3<48 < come into real play. The US This is the second of the factors do not make the Chinese middle sectors. In other words, can provoke Beijing on two-part series. Concluded. invincible. It is necessary to they must even today be insist- Taiwan. Japan, with its navy, as (The writer is a well-known stress this, since my generation ing on similar terms; India well as Australia’s, can block columnist and an author. The and the next used to be in a bit should give up wanting back the appropriate channels of views expressed are personal.) ,,+ ,* ,,- #,*+ SOUNDBITE ' Sir — This refers to the news report, G/B “Chinese scientists created the virus in a lab ! !- ' ! in Wuhan: Study” (May 31). COVID-19 46 2F relentlessly invaded the nukes and corners - 6 .- - !6 - R of the world and killed at least 3.5 million - - '= ! humans. Yet, the world is in the dark over $ -6 ! how CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID- 6 - ! 8!' ' ' : -- -'M 19, came to be among us. At core, there real- ( 62 - ( ( ly is only one reason that China's inflexible G':(% ! .-O- ! K 8 70 obfuscation of pandemic’s origin story. 'D ) Scientists have still managed to put togeth- 6- .: er evidence that both weakens the theory * # + # , - !6 O66 6 of natural emergence in Wuhan, and - ! ! 6 L ( strengthens the possibility that the virus (! ' ! O 6 !6 6 " originated in a lab there. ! : - % #:%$ < ! 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India's overall debt is $2628.49 dollars or 3.80 lakh crore as on March, 2021. Debt servicing cost has also increased. Interestingly enough no money was raised 3=3: = through "masala bonds" as rupee-denominated bonds (RDB) are called in a choppy global mar- 4=89 ket and tight domestic monetary C 38FE conditions.External commercial borrowings =3.D98 =E8< , A3A3 during March 2021 amount to $9.23 billion. It will be a difficult task to devolve Rs 3 tril- 8O(D=3<4 6 lion till 2026 to the states as suggested by the (3<.%: 43 economies is constrained by the regulatory and tax burdens being These are critical areas the 15th Finance Commission (FFC). 938<. 3 underdeveloped financial systems imposed leading to the rise in government naturally finds it an JK, While its debt burden is growing, the associated with widespread infor- numbers of informal employment. uphill task to turn the table. It has ) K K- ) 6 K # domestic situation is a matter of concern. The =43< 3' > n this fast-paced world with Union Bank of India; and sales networks, vendor tributing the fixed costs over an product lines facilitate an higher market coverage and where speed is augmented Oriental Bank of Commerce relations, R&D capacities, and increased volume. Mergers can increase in the categories of innovation capacity, due to Iby globalization, intense and United Bank with Punjab so on. also enrich the learning curves products, which in due course resource deployment. competitiveness and rise of National Bank; Syndicate Bank Over the years, most of the lead by sharing, which in turn of time leads to cross-selling Overall, the performance of cross-border trade, horizontal was merged with Canara Bank; horizontal mergers have been paves way for decrease in costs. and bundling of products, a horizontal merger can be mergers are the quickest ways and Allahabad Bank was seen as a tool to achieve Apart from economies of which may be more valuable to measured by reduction of costs of corporate growth. A horizon- $%' (%)*!1*, merged with Indian Bank. straight-up cost reductions, scale, a horizontal merger customers than separate prod- and enhanced revenues tal merger is a type of merger Any merger is said to add and utilization of economies of results in increase in economies ucts. Revenues can also be through asset divestiture and where companies operating in value or synergy if the stand- scale. Therefore, several studies of scope, which means increased through product line resource redeployment. In asset the same industry come togeth- alone value of the two merging focused on the relevance of enhanced scope of activities by extension if a merged firm can divestiture, both targets and er leading to value enhance- firms is less than the newly- cost-based synergies of hori- allowing distribution of a take advantage of strong brand acquirers can be the objects of ment of the merged entity, merged firm. One way of gain- zontal mergers. Cost reduction merged entity's resources over reputation, sales network and divestiture measures. Mergers which is manifested in a num- ing this synergy is through through exclusion of obsolete a wider range of products or marketing strategy. Innovation also add value and increase the ber of ways like increase in mar- cost-reduction. When two activities and unproductive services. Increasing revenues which is an important source of performance of firms by pro- ket share, improving the firms merge, there is a huge management practices, also due to access to complementary enterprise value can be viding preferential access to economies of scale and devel- potential of reducing cost by known as asset divestiture, has resources is another driver of a enhanced by horizontal merg- resources that are not freely oping synergies based on cost downsizing in areas like sales been found to increase the successful merger. Post-merg- er where the innovation capac- available in the market. or revenue. India Inc has recent- force, manufacturing, logistics, functioning and performance er revenue can be improved ities of both the merging firms Therefore, in these imperfect ly witnessed its share of hori- R&D and administration. The of horizontal mergers. either by higher market cover- can lead to enhanced product market conditions, where zontal mergers. The banking second theory of synergy is Economies of scale and scope age or by augmented innova- attributes or to improve orga- resources cannot be freely inter- industry is an example with the The writer is Associate from the point of view of also play a major role in the suc- tion capability, or both. The for- nizational and marketing effec- changeably used by different latest merger of public sector Professor at Amity resource augmentation for cess of a horizontal merger. It mer can be achieved through tiveness which can be convert- firms, mergers also provide banks completed earlier this University, Noida. increased revenues. The target can be said that a merged enti- addition to achieving geographic extension of the ed into increase in price or vol- opportunities for selling or year. Six 'weaker' PSBs were The views expressed firm and the acquiring firm can ty has reached economies of economies of scale in manufac- market and providing access to ume, leading to higher rev- acquiring bundles of resources merged with four 'stronger' are personal. use the resources of one anoth- scale if the scale of an activity turing activities, such benefits wider market base to sell the enues. Therefore, it can be said and can facilitate value creation banks, Andhra Bank and er in a number of ways like increased after the merger lead- can be attained in other aspects existing products. that a merger can lead to rev- for both the target and the Corporation Bank were merged technical know-how, marketing ing to per unit cost savings. In of business operations by dis- Complementary and shared enue-based synergies, that is acquirer. !"! 2 " / # #% 4 R5 $) )$)% ) %0) * "" #1 )#%0#"2 $ Beijing: China's ruling that further optimizing the eased in 2015 to allow all to Wellington: The leaders of and protect and promote these Communist Party will ease fertility policy, implementing have two. But after a brief rise lead a government of national- New Zealand and Australia values. Not just on the beach- birth limits to allow all couples the policy of one couple can the next year, births declined. ?' unity. downplayed their differences es of Gallipoli but in to have three children instead have three children and sup- Couples say they are put off by "At such a crucial moment, over China and urged more Afghanistan and so many other of two to cope with the rapid porting measures are con- the cost of having children, dis- responsibility must be taken. investigation into the origin of places around the world." rise in the average age of its ducive to improving China's ruption to jobs and the need to 6' Therefore, I am announcing the coronavirus Monday after Ardern said New Zealand population, a state news agency population structure,” the look after their own parents. today that I intend to act with their first face-to-face meeting maintained a strong and prin- said on Monday. report said. The share of working-age Jerusalem: Israel could be no possibility of a right-wing all my strength to form a in more than a year. cipled stance toward China on The ruling party has It gave no details on when people 15 to 59 in the popula- headed for a break from the Government.’ national-unity government The two leaders also indi- human rights and trade, and its enforced birth limits since 1980 or how the change would be tion fell to 63.3 per cent last "Bibi-regime" as several former Getting unseated from pre- together with my friend Yair cated an Australian-born mass positions were very similar to to restrain population growth carried out. year from 70.1 per cent a allies of longest-serving Prime miership at this juncture would Lapid so that, God Willing, murderer would remain Australia''s. but worries the number of China's population of 1.4 decade earlier, according to Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be a huge blow for Netanyahu, together we will rescue the imprisoned in New Zealand. She said New Zealand working-age people is falling billion already was expected to the census data. The group seem to have joined hands popularly nicknamed Bibi, as country from this tailspin, and Australian Prime Minister remains a committed member too fast while the share over age peak later this decade and start aged 65 and older grew to 13.5 with political opponents to his trial for bribery, fraud and we will get Israel back on Scott Morrison met with his of the Five Eyes intelligence- 65 is rising, adding to strains on to decline. Census data released per cent from 8.9 per cent. form a national-unity govern- breach of trust picks up steam track,” Bennett, 49, said on New Zealand counterpart, sharing alliance with Australia, the economy and society. May 11 suggest that is hap- The 12 million births ment that would not only have in Jerusalem’s District Court. Sunday. Jacinda Ardern, in the tourist the US, Britain and Canada. A meeting Monday of the pening faster than expected, reported last year was down political formations from the The 71-year-old, who has "Yair and I disagree on a resort of Queenstown. “That is not in question, party's Politburo decided straining underfunded pen- nearly one-fifth from 2019. Left, the Centre and the Right, dominated Israeli politics for a number of issues of substance. Morrison was the first major not in doubt," she said. “China will introduce major sion and health systems and About 40 per cent were but may also be supported by generation, has dismissed the But we are partners in our love world leader to visit New In Beijing, Chinese Foreign policies and measures to active- cutting the number of future second children, down from 50 an Arab party. charges as a politically moti- for the country and willingness Zealand since both countries Ministry spokesperson Wang ly deal with the aging popula- workers available to support a per cent in 2017, according to In a dramatic develop- vated witch-hunt, aimed at to work for the sake of the closed their borders last year to Wenbin said the two leaders tion,” the Xinhua News Agency growing retiree group. Ning Jizhe, a statistics official ment, a former ally of toppling his premiership. country," he asserted, in what keep out the virus. had made “irresponsible said. Restrictions that limited who announced the data on Netanyahu announced on As Prime Minister, was the first clear indication Australia has taken a hard remarks" about China''s inter- Party leaders “pointed out most couples to one child were May 11. AP Sunday that he intends to form Netanyahu has been accused of coming from him of having stance against China in recent nal affairs concerning Hong a national-unity government to assailing the courts, attorneys- taken a decision after vacillat- years and the relationship Kong, Xinjiang, and the South "stop the craziness" of more general and police investiga- ing between options. between the nations has dete- China Sea, which China claims D7 elections and continued polit- tors, accusing them of bias. As Informed sources said that riorated. virtually in its entirety. %%) *"!"#$3 ical deadlock to put "Israel leader of the Opposition, his the "path forward is not easy" New Zealand has opted for The two were guilty of -8! back on track". ability to maneuver court pro- in getting a coalition of diverse a more diplomatic approach at “seriously violating interna- Naftali Bennett, leader of ceedings would wane signifi- ideologies together but "all the times, which some say is too tional law and basic norms of $) )* # )*%) 6 the small hardline Yamina cantly. sides look serious in their soft. But Morrison said he and international relations, and party, who in the past served as Bennett, whose support intent" to end the political Ardern had similar philoso- grossly interfering in China''s <8 6 Netanyahu''s Chief of Staff and base consists primarily of hard- deadlock which has seen the phies. “Australia and New internal affairs," Wang said at %**"" * #4 as a minister with various port- liners drawn from religious country go through an Zealand are trading nations,” a daily briefing. London: Britain said Monday folios over the years including and nationalist Jews, has for unprecedented four elections in Morrison said. Morrison said Australia Moscow: The Russian military draw its forces. it will make it easier for defence, made it clear that he months weighed-in the option two years and still stares at the “But neither of us would works closely with New will form 20 new units in the Russia annexed Ukraine's Afghans who worked with was going to negotiate a coali- of risking his political future by possibility of a fifth one if dis- ever trade our sovereignty or Zealand in the Five Eyes part- country's west this year to Crimean Peninsula in 2014 British troops to settle in the tion deal with opposition leader getting into this new alignment cussions fail. trade our values. We have nership and many other inter- counter what it claims is a following the ouster of the U.K, amid rising fears for their Yair Lapid, given that there was or "take responsibility" and PTI stood side-by-side to defend national forums. AP growing threat from NATO. country''s Moscow-friendly safety as foreign forces leave Defense Minister Sergei president and then threw its Afghanistan. Shoigu made the announce- weight behind separatist rebels More than 1,400 Afghan ment on Monday at a meeting in eastern Ukraine. More than interpreters and their relatives D7 !, @# with top military officials. He 14,000 people have been killed have already moved to Britain pointed to a growing number in seven years of fighting in under a resettlement scheme. of flights by U.S. strategic eastern Ukraine. The government says about #8 bombers near Russia''s borders, Russia has recalled some 3,000 more are expected to deployments of NATO war- troops from its western part come under new rules which ! Seoul: North Korea said on won't return to talks and would “The US is mistaken, how- ships and increasingly frequent after sweeping maneuvers in broaden eligibility and make it Monday the US allowing South enlarge its nuclear arsenal as ever. It is a serious blunder for and massive drills by alliance April, but Shoigu ordered them easier for people to bring their London: An eminent Indian- variant of the COVID-19 had Korea to build more powerful long as US hostility persists. But it to pressurize (North Korea) forces. to leave their weapons behind families with them. origin scientist advising the fuelled "exponential growth", missiles was an example of the the latest statement was still by creating asymmetric imbal- He charged that such for Russia's Zapad (West) 2021 Defense Secretary Ben British government has warned the BBC reported. US's hostile policy against the attributed to an individual ance in and around the Korean actions “destroy the interna- military exercises in September. Wallace said that “with Western that there are signs that the UK On Sunday, the UK report- North, warning that it could commentator, not a govern- Peninsula as this may lead to tional security system and force He noted Monday that powers leaving Afghanistan, is in the early stages of a third ed more than 3,000 new lead to an “acute and instable ment body, suggesting North the acute and instable situation us to take the relevant coun- preparations for the exercises, the threat is increasing and has wave of coronavirus infections COVID infections for a fifth situation” on the Korean Korea may still want to leave on the Korean Peninsula now termeasures." which will be conducted joint- increased, including targeted and urged Prime Minister day in a row. Prior to this, the Peninsula. room for potential diplomacy technically at war,” he said. “We will form another 20 ly with Belarus, are now in their attacks by the Taliban.” Boris Johnson to delay the UK had not surpassed that It's North Korea's first with the Biden administra- The United States had pre- units and formations in the final stage and emphasized He told Sky News “it''s planned June 21 reopening of number since April 12. response to the May 21 summit tion. viously barred South Korea Western Military District until that the maneuvers have an absolutely right that we stand the country by a few weeks, Gupta also called on Prime between the leaders of the “The termination step is a from developing a missile with the year''s end,” Shoigu said “exclusively defensive charac- by” people who risked their according to a media report on Minister Johnson to delay the United States and South Korea, stark reminder of the US hos- a range of longer than 800 kilo- He added the military units ter.” lives to help British troops. Monday. planned June 21 reopening of during which the U.S. ended tile policy toward (North meters (500 miles) out of con- in Western Russia have com- Last week, Russia offered “They sacrificed a lot to Professor Ravi Gupta of the the country by “a few weeks”. decades-long restrictions that Korea) and its shameful dou- cerns about a regional arms missioned about 2,000 new political support to its ally look after us, and now we''re University of Cambridge, who The UK's overall COVID- capped South Korea's missile ble-dealing,” Kim Myong Chol, race. The range is enough for pieces of weaponry this year. Belarus, which diverted a going to do the same,” he said. is a member of the govern- 19 caseload and death toll cur- development and allowed its an international affairs critic, a South Korean weapon to Last month, a massive Ryanair plane flying from At the peak of the post- ment’s New and Emerging rently stood at 4,499,939 and ally to develop weapons with said, according to the official strike all of North Korea but is troop buildup in Russia''s south Greece to Lithuania on a ruse 2001 deployment there were Respiratory Virus Threats 128,043, respectively. unlimited ranges. Korean Central News Agency. short of hitting potential key and southwest near the to arrest a dissident journalist. almost 10,000 British troops in Advisory Group (Nervtag), Prof Gupta said the UK The accusation of US pol- “It is engrossed in confronta- targets in other neighbors like Ukrainian border raised con- The European Union Afghanistan, mostly in said although new cases were was already in a third wave of icy being hostile to North tion despite its lip-service to China and Japan. cerns in Ukraine and the West, denounced the flight's diver- Helmand province in the south. "relatively low" the B.1.617 infections. PTI Korea matters because it said it dialogue.” AP which urged Moscow to with- sion as piracy. AP AP 8 @# 8 (2-O -6 5 %*)" !"# $ #& 6 > @0A # # !> % -! 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Houston, Texas, where it sold Gulen in an overseas operation tion and the trauma and tri- announcing anyone leaving country''s foreign secret service its acronym FE, in 2014 con- ister said after an emergency The Iranian crude oil the just over 2 million barrels and have brought him to umph of the civil rights move- the populous region must be allegedly helped the United ducted an internal investigation meeting to address the politi- showed up in new figures of crude oil within it for USD Turkey where he faces prose- ment. It showed her that Gov- tested for the virus following a States spy on European leaders, into whether the U.S. National cal crisis in Mali. released over the weekend by 110 million, or at around USD cution, Turkey''s state-run news ernment can be “a powerful spike in infections that has including German Chancellor Security Agency had used its The bloc, the Economic the U.S. Energy Information 55 a barrel, court documents agency said Monday. force for improving people''s alarmed authorities. Angela Merkel, more than cooperation with the Danes to Community of West African Agency, raising the eyebrows of show. The money will be held Selahaddin Gulen, who lives” but also one “that oppress- Guangdong, which bor- seven years ago. spy against Denmark and States, “is worried about the commodities traders as Tehran in escrow amid a court case was wanted in Turkey on es some, ignores others.” ders Hong Kong, recorded 20 “We want the cards on the neighbouring countries. security implications for West remains targeted by a series of over it. charges of membership in a ter- A generation later, despite new confirmed cases, all con- table,'' said Defense Minister The probe concluded that Africa because of the continued American sanctions. When asked Monday ror organisation, was seized in her interest in public office, tracted, in the 24 hours through Peter Hulqvist, adding it was NSA had eavesdropped on insecurity brought about by the The EIA figures included about the case, Iranian Foreign an operation by Turkey''s there was no obvious pathway on Sunday. Guangdong''s num- “unacceptable to eavesdrop on political leaders and officials in political upheavals in that just over 1 million barrels of Ministry spokesman Saeed national spy agency MIT, the for someone like her. bers are low compared with allies.” Germany, France, Sweden and country,” Foreign Minister Iranian "crude oil imports" in Khatibzadeh said he had “no Anadolu Agency reported. “There weren''t a lot of role many places in the world, but On Monday, Danish law- Norway. Shirley Attorkor Botchwey said. March. details” about it. The report did not say models ... examples of Black the rise has rattled Chinese maker Karsten Hoenge of the According to DR, the At the end of their summit, The oil came from the MT "Since the time of the for- where he was seized or when he women” in power, said leaders who thought they had left-leaning Socialist People''s alleged set-up between the the heads of state of the Achilleas, a ship seized in mer U.S. president, Mr. Bill was returned to Turkey. McClellan in an interview. the disease under control. Party, which is supporting United States and Denmark ECOWAS member nations February by the U.S. off the Clinton, no oil has been pur- Gulen''s nephew however, was Now, she is a 48-year-old state People leaving Guangdong Denmark''s Social Democratic was codenamed “Operation demanded that Malian author- coast of the Emirati port city of chased from Iran because of believed to be residing in senator running for governor by plane, train, bus or private government, said he would Dunhammer.” It allegedly ities immediately release for- Fujairah. their laws,” Khatibzadeh said. Kenya. herself: “We''re in a very dif- car after 10 p.m. on Monday quiz the Scandinavian coun- allowed the NSA to obtain mer transitional President Bah U.S court documents allege At the height of trade with His case is the latest in a ferent Virginia.” McClellan's must present results of a nucle- try''s defense and justice min- data by using the telephone N'Daw and Prime Minister the Achilleas was subject to for- Iran, in July 1977, the U.S. series of forced repatriation of candidacy alongside fellow ic acid test within the past 72 isters in parliament about the numbers of politicians as Moctar Ouane, who are being feiture under American anti- imported some 26.5 million people affiliated with Gulen''s primary candidate Jennifer hours, the provincial govern- case. search parameters. kept under house arrest. terrorism statues as Iran''s para- barrels of crude oil from Iran, movement, which the Turkish Carroll Foy demonstrates the ment announced. It said testing “The government must DR said its report was In statement, the leaders military Revolutionary Guard then under the rule of the government blames for a failed rising political power of Black stations for truck drivers would explain how come Denmark based on interviews with nine condemned the arrests by Mali's tried to use it to sell crude oil American-allied Shah coup attempt in 2016. women, long a foundation of be set up on major roads. The has been acting as a willing tool unnamed sources, all of whom military, which they said vio- to China. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Gulen, a former ally of Democratic victories, and government of the provincial for a U.S. intelligence service, were said to have had access to lated mediation steps agreed to The U.S. has identified the The aftermath of the 1979 Turkish President Recep Tayyip recently, as candidates and capital, Guangzhou, a busi- and what it will mean for classified information held by last September, a month after a Guard as a terrorist organisa- Islamic Revolution in Iran saw Erdogan who now lives in exile officeholders, from Vice ness center of 15 million peo- cooperation with Denmark''s the FE. The military agency coup d'etat led by the same man tion since the administration of those sales plummet to zero in in Pennsylvania, has rejected President Kamala Harris to ple, ordered mass testing after neighbouring countries,” he allegedly helped the NSA from who has now again taken power former President Donald the months that followed. the accusations of involvement mayors in Atlanta, Chicago locally acquired infections were said. 2012 to 2014. in Mali, Col. Assimi Goita. AP Trump. AP in the coup attempt. AP and San Francisco. AP found beginning May 21. AP The Danish broadcaster AP & A # 6 && # $ A B L(!222 Cairo: Egypt and Sudan on Mohammed Farid. Kathmandu: A Chinese from Austria was the second Lahore: A 25-year-old recover his body, the Daily Monday concluded joint war The exercises aimed at Bangkok: Thailand reported a record number of new coronavirus climber who became the first blind person to reach the peak. Pakistani man has drowned in Times newspaper reported. games that involved ground, air “strengthening bilateral rela- cases on Monday as the governor of Bangkok announced an eas- blind Asian to scale Mount “Personally I plan to try the the Jhelum river in Punjab Ali''s friend, who also dived and naval units. The six-day tions and unifying methods on ing of some restrictions in effect for more than a month — includ- Everest says he aims to climb grand slam'' in the next few province while shooting a video into the river, is safe. drill meant to showcase deep- dealing with threats that both ing people visiting parks for exercise. the highest peaks on all seven years — the seven summits for the online platform TikTok, TikTok, a video-sharing ening security ties between countries are expected to face,” Thailand has been fighting to deal with a virus surge that continents and then travel to around the world on seven according to a media report on social networking service, is the two neighboring countries said a statement from began in early April in a group of nightclubs in Bangkok and has the North and South Poles. continents and the North and Monday. popular in Pakistan. However, and present a show of force Khartoum. since spread around the country. Zhang Hong, 44, is also the South Poles,” Zhang said. The deceased, Sheikh Ali, scores of youths have died so amid mounting tensions with Sudan and Egypt have The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration report- third blind climber interna- “Today I sit here and think and his friend had decided to far filming various dangerous Ethiopia. deepened ties since the ouster ed a record 5,485 new cases, of which 1,953 were in prisons. tionally to reach the world''s about Eric (Weihenmayer), jump into the river from a spot videos. The dispute stems from of former Sudanese President Confirmed deaths increased by 19 to bring the total to 1,031 since highest peak. Following his who inspired me to have such in Nekokara, Punjab province, Last week, a 19-year-old Ethiopia's controversial, unfin- Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 the pandemic began last year. guides and Sherpas, he reached a dream and work all the way, on Sunday, while a third friend boy died as he was filming a ished dam on the Nile River''s amid a public uprising against The total number of confirmed cases has now risen to the summit on May 24 and and eventually I achieved it," he would shoot their acrobatic act, clip that required putting a gun main tributary. Monday's part his nearly three-decade of rule. 159,792, of which 82% occurred during the latest surge. Many returned safely to Kathmandu. said. “So, I would think there according to the Dawn news- to his head and pulling the trig- of the drill, at a military base The growing Cairo-Khartoum of the cases are concentrated in prisons, housing for construc- He said on Monday that he are so many other visually paper. ger. The incident which near Khartoum, was attended rapprochement has caused tion workers, factories, slums and low-income housing areas. was inspired by a blind impaired people around the However, the incident occurred in Swat District of by the two countries'' chiefs of concerns in Ethiopia. Officials have in some cases been criticized for allowing com- American climber, Eric world and also in Asia, and I quickly turned tragic when Ali Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province staff, Sudan''s Mohammed Talks over the disputed panies to isolate and quarantine workers inside factories. Weihenmayer, who scaled hope what I did can be an was unable to come out of the attracted widespread condem- Othman al-Hussein, and his Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Bangkok, which has been a hot spot in the outbreak, report- Everest in 2001. A climber inspiration for them." AP water. Rescue divers are yet to nation from social media. PTI Egyptian counterpart, Lt. Gen. Dam stalled in April. 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Development (OECD) said on strengthening disclosures about other entity controlled by them pared to 5.64 per cent in The maximum upward Monday, while warning that such loans and guarantees, the need to be disclosed, along with $ <3 39 sequent to the low industrial dipped by 2.1 per cent in April March, mainly due to lower pressure in current index came recovery from the Covid-19 Securities and Exchange Board aggregate amount advanced production across all sectors as against (-) 6.4 per cent in the prices of certain food items. from Food & Beverages group pandemic-related losses will of India (Sebi) said in a circu- during six months and balance he output of eight core caused by nationwide lock- same month last year. “Year-on-year inflation contributing 0.43 percentage be “very uneven”. lar. outstanding at the end of six Tsectors jumped by 56.1 per down imposed to contain ICRA Chief Economist for the month (April) stood at points to the total change. Growth will be driven by The regulator has come out months. cent in April mainly due to a spread of Covid-19 last year,” Aditi Nayar said that as expect- 5.14 per cent compared to 5.64 At an item level, Arhar the world’s three main eco- with a new disclosure format in In case of any guarantee or low base effect and uptick in the ministry said in a state- ed, the low base of the nation- per cent for the previous month Dal, Masur Dal, Fish Fresh, nomic powers, with China’s this regard which will be effec- comfort letter provided by the production of natural gas, ment. wide lockdown pushed up the and 5.45 per cent during the Goat Meat, gross domestic product (GDP) tive from financial year 2021- listed entity in connection with refinery products, steel, cement According to the com- core sector expansion in April corresponding month of the Poultry Chicken, Eggs- set to expand by more than 8 22. any loan(s) or any other form and electricity, official data merce and industry ministry 2021. previous year,” the labour min- Hen, Edible Oils, Apple, per cent, dpa news agency “In order to bring about of debt, Sebi said that the list- released on Monday showed. data, production of natural “The improvement was istry said in a statement on Banana, Grapes, Leechi, quoted the Paris-based OECD transparency and to strength- ed entity needs to make dis- The eight infrastructure gas, refinery products, steel, fairly broad-based, with an Monday. Orange, Papaya, Tea Leaf, Tea as saying in its 2021 Economic en the disclosures around closure about aggregate sectors of coal, crude oil, nat- cement and electricity jumped expected spike in the growth of According to the state- Hot-drink, Barber/Beautician Outlook. The US should be loans/ guarantees/comfort let- amount of issuance during six ural gas, refinery products, by 25 per cent, 30.9 per cent, cement and steel production, ment, food inflation stood at Charges, Flowers/Flower close behind, registering near- ters/ security provided by the months and balance outstand- fertilisers, steel, cement and 400 per cent, 548.8 per cent although both lagged our pro- 4.78 per cent in April against Garlands, Doctor’s Fee, Rail ly 7 per cent GDP growth, with listed entity, directly or indi- ing at the end of six months, electricity had contracted by and 38.7 per cent in April, as jections suggesting some 5.36 per cent in the previous Fare, Servicing Charges of the European Union clocking rectly to promoter/ promoter taking into account any invo- 37.9 per cent in April 2020 due against (-) 19.9 per cent, (-) impact of the regional lock- month. The same was at 6.56 Motor Cycle and Cable a higher-than-usual 4.25 per group entities or any other cation. to lockdown restrictions 24.2 per cent, (-) 82.8 per cent, downs on activity,” she said. per cent in April 2020. Charges were among those cent. But while this year’s pro- entity controlled by them, it has With regard to any secu- imposed to control the spread (-) 85.2 per cent and (-) 22.9 “We expect the IIP (Index The All-India CPI-IW that contributed to the rise in jected rebound would amount been decided to mandate such rity provided by the listed enti- of coronavirus infection. In per cent in April 2020, respec- of Industrial Production) to (Consumer Price Index- the index. to “an impressive surge after the disclosures on a half yearly ty, they need to disclose about March this year, the eight sec- tively. record a transient spike to a Industrial Workers) for April However, the increase was 3.5 per-cent contraction in basis, in the compliance report type of security, whether its tors had recorded a growth rate Coal and fertiliser seg- 130-150 per cent expansion in 2021 increased by 0.5 points largely checked by items such 2020” it is unlikely to return liv- on corporate governance,” Sebi cash or shares; aggregate value of 11.4 per cent. ments too recorded positive April 2021, followed by a mod- and stood at 120.1 points from as Rice, Onion, Bitter Gourd, ing standards “to the level said. of security provided during “This high growth rate in growth during the month eration in May 2021 in line 119.6 points in March. Drum Stick, Lady Finger, expected before the pandemic” Under the new format, any six months and balance out- April 2021 is largely due to low under review. with the proliferation in state- In terms of one-month Parval, Cooking Gas and by the end of next year, the loan or any other form of debt standing at the end of six Index base in April 2020 con- However, crude oil output wise restrictions,” she added. percentage change, it rose by Petrol. OECD said. advanced by the listed entity month. (C- ! 5 6 ' '4.54 2 % '708 =! throughout the session. 4)!*%" #%*"!# %0 & *$ Investor sentiments remained 9 +3 bullish over hopes of revival in GD43 the global economy and a " # " #"0 %8 declining trend in COVID-19 F7=8%G43< $ %D%(8 as compared to a growth of 2.7 cases continues to offer comfort 2 &% %00"#* $ :$ (3 8=%8< per cent a year ago. to investors. on-food bank credit grew Within industry, credit to “Index heavyweight :9(;9<=+ Nat 5.7 per cent in April food processing; textiles; gems Reliance and large banking $ %D%(8 On the other hand, M&M, $ <3 39 2021 as against 6.7 per cent in and jewellery; paper and paper stocks like ICICI Bank and Infosys, L&T, IndusInd Bank, the year-ago month, RBI data products; glass and glassware; HDFC Bank were among the he NSE Nifty defied grav- Tech Mahindra and Sun $ %D%(8 he Indian Broadcasting showed. infrastructure; leather and top contributors to benchmark Tity for the seventh straight Pharma were among the lag- TFoundation (IBF) on The growth in advances to leather products; and wood gains in today’s session,” said session to close at its fresh life- gards, skidding up to 4.53 per alting its three-day win- Monday announced the agriculture and allied activities and wood products registered $ <3 39 Sumeet Bagadia, Executive time high on Monday as a cent. Hning run, the rupee on appointment of former accelerated to 11.3 per cent in an accelerated growth in April Director, Choice Broking. steady decline in daily Covid- “Amidst mixed global Monday tumbled by 17 paise to Supreme Court judge Justice April 2021 as compared to a 4.7 2021 as compared to the cor- nvestors have gained Rs Reliance Industries was 19 cases bolstered investor sen- trends, Indian equities regis- close at 72.62 against the Vikramjit Sen as the Chairman per cent growth in April 2020, responding month of the pre- I3,93,349.08 crore in four the biggest gainer in the 30- timent amid mixed global cues. tered gains ahead of Q4 GDP American currency as stronger of its newly formed self-regu- the data on Sectoral vious year, RBI data showed. days following a strong rally in share frontline companies pack, Market heavyweights data which has a mixed fore- US dollar against key rivals and latory body Digital Media Deployment of Bank Credit – However, credit growth to the equity markets amid a jumping 3.13 per cent, fol- Reliance Industries, HDFC cast. But it is expected to be surging crude oil prices Content Regulatory Council April 2021, released by the mining and quarrying; bever- declining trend in Covid-19 lowed by ICICI Bank, Bharti twins and ICIC Bank wit- better for FY22 and increased weighed on sentiment. At the (DMCRC). Reserve Bank of India on ages and tobacco; petroleum, cases. Airtel, Dr Reddy’s, Maruti and nessed robust buying ahead of optimism from declining interbank foreign exchange Besides, six other eminent Monday, showed. Credit coal products and nuclear fuels; In four consecutive ses- ITC. GDP data. Rising for the fourth COVID cases is helping the market, the domestic currency industry members which growth to industry decelerated rubber, plastic and their prod- sions of gains, the 30-share BSE In contrast, M&M, day, the 30-share BSE Sensex market.“The rise in heavy- opened at 72.38 a dollar and hit include filmmaker Nikkhil to 0.4 per cent in April 2021 ucts; vehicles; vehicle parts Sensex has climbed 1,299.91 Infosys, L&T and IndusInd ended 514.56 points or 1.00 per weights supported the rally an intra-day high of 72.34 and Advani, writer and director from 1.7 per cent in April and transport equipment; basic points or 2.56 per cent. Bank were among the lag- cent higher at 51,937.44 -- and sectors like metal, private a low of 72.65 during the Tigmanshu Dhulia, filmmaker 2020. However, credit to medi- metal and metal products; The BSE benchmark index gards. around 200 points shy of its banks and energy witnessed day.Paring all its intra-day and writer Ashwiny Iyer um industries registered a cement and cement products; on Monday closed at 51,937.44, In the broader market, the closing record hit on February maximum gains in anticipation gains, the rupee closed at 72.62, Tiwari, content producer and robust growth of 43.8 per cent all engineering, chemicals and a gain of 514.56 points or 1 per BSE midcap and smallcap 15 this year.The broader NSE of better economic growth,” registering a decline of 17 paise distributor Banijay Group CEO in April 2021 as compared to a chemical products; and con- cent. indices gained up to 0.50 per Nifty surged 147.15 points or said Vinod Nair, Head of over its previous close of 72.45 and founder Deepak Dhar contraction of 6.4 per cent a struction decelerated. In four days, the market cent. 0.95 per cent to 15,582.80, Research at Geojit Financial a dollar. On a monthly basis, would also be part of the self- year ago, the data showed. Growth in loans to the ser- capitalisation of BSE-listed “The rise in heavyweights closing at a record high for the Services. India reported the the domestic unit has gained regulatory body, IBF said in a Growth in loans to micro vices sector decelerated to 1.2 companies zoomed Rs supported the rally and sectors third consecutive session. lowest daily new coronavirus 149 paise or 2.01 per cent over statement. This Council also and small industries accelerat- per cent in April 2021 from 10.6 3,93,349.08 crore to close at a like metal, private banks and Reliance Industries was the infections in 50 days with the US dollar in May. includes - Sony Pictures ed to 3.8 per cent in April this per cent in April 2020, mainly record high of Rs energy witnessed maximum top gainer in the Sensex pack, 1,52,734 cases, taking the tally The dollar index, which General Counsel Ashok year as compared to a con- due to deceleration in credit 2,22,99,810.27 crore on gains in anticipation of better surging 3.13 per cent, followed to 2,80,47,534 on Monday, gauges the greenback’s strength Nambisan and Star and Disney traction of 2.2 per cent a year growth to NBFCs and margin- Monday. economic growth,” said Vinod by ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, while the active caseload against a basket of six curren- India Chief Regional Counsel ago, while credit to large indus- al contraction in credit to trans- “After making a flat start, Nair, Head of Research at Dr Reddy’s, Maruti, ITC, declined to 20,26,092, the cies, rose 0.04 per cent to Mihir Rale, it added. tries contracted by 1.9 per cent port operators, the data showed. market extended gains Geojit Financial Services. NTPC and Axis Bank. Health Ministry said. 90.07. 3+4 ' * 3:C -- $ < $$ 6# 4 % ! $ $ 6 F6 - ' - New Delhi:Retirement fund draw Covid-19 advance to 6 ! !2 13 body EPFO has allowed its over meet exigencies due to the - ! <3 39 five crore subscribers to avail pandemic.The members were ! - 5 - $ <3 39 the second Covid-19 advance allowed to withdraw three 6!-- 62 he travel Industry, one of in view of the second wave of months basic wages (basic pay O6 'E -N O 6 Tworst affected sectors dur- mphasising the need for the coronavirus infections in + dearness allowance) or up to -! F ' ing the pandemic, is disap- Eanother fiscal package, a the country. Earlier last year, 75 per cent of amount standing - 2- ! ' F pointed as the government has Ficci survey on Monday said the Employees’ Provident Fund to their credit in their 06 - ! so far not come up with a spe- the business sentiment in the Organisation (EPFO) had provident fund account, 6! -6 ! O!'9 2- cific economic relief package country has been deeply allowed its members to with- whichever is less. -! ! ! for it. impacted due to the second 66-' IATO, one of the apex wave of coronavirus infections. body tour operators, has vide succour by lowering the It said that the overall busi- $ $ $ expressed deep disappointed stiff GST which is imposed on ness confidence index has # < over its request for rationalis- the tourism industry. nosedived and stood at 51.5 in % @%" :. 6 9 - #: 3=.=$ ing GST and cascading impact According to Rajiv Mehra, the current round after report- %:4D % : .- it causes on the tourism indus- President IATO, “Tourism, ing a decadal high value of 74.2 ! 2 !//B2F - 2 try not even being discussed in more particularly the inbound in the previous survey round. 42 2 - 9 !6 the GST Council meeting held one, is the worst affected with According to FICCI’s ! -! 2': 3=.=2 last week. zero inbound tourism business Business Confidence Survey, 6 ! -)BB6 Though there is no substi- in the last 14 months and fur- there was a “sharp deteriora- !6-6-: 3=.=2 tute for resumption of tourism ther we see no hope of inbound tion” in the optimism level of 2 ,, activity which seems far off tourism to start soon. In a sce- corporate India vis-a-vis the 6 ! -!': 3=.= given the second wave of the nario like this we were hopeful previous survey. 3-!= 4-6 pandemic, the apex tourism that our request would be “Worsening current con- B !//B2F - 2 national body has now pinned favourably considered in the ditions, as well as muted expec- /I% /B/ ' -- ! ))2F4 its hopes that the government GST council meeting, but what tations about the near-term .3 ! 6 666 and GST council would sym- was disappointing was that it prospects on the back of a ' 2 42 pathise and do its bit and pro- was not even discussed.” sweeping second wave of coro- 2 6!' navirus infections, pulled down the overall index value by over J 20 points,’ it said on Monday. H <D9 5 .4 ! The majority of the par- - C-C 6 ticipants stated weak demand 9 - #CC $ +B! - !'CC < conditions and increasing raw D9 5 62- % G/) material costs as a bothering !- -'8+BB-CC <D9 5 <3 39 Indirect Taxes and Customs factor in the current survey. 6! D' (CBIC) said that for composi- “With household income 6-' he entre has extended the tion taxpayers, the due date for being severely impacted and - <D9 5 H26 Tdeadline to file GST returns furnishing annual return in past savings are already drawn 62 ! ! ! for May by 15 days till June 26. ‘Form GSTR-4’ for FY 2020-21 down during the first wave of !'CC <D9 5 C The development comes would has been extended to infections, demand conditions #C I+$ - - on the basis of the recommen- July 31. are expected to remain weak 6 2 < 8! =4- dations of the GST Council, Further, among other for longer this time around,” it #<8=4$/B8= 48! D which, in its 43rd meeting on relaxations, the Finance added. On the fiscal side, “com- 7F7P,6' BBB- May 28, had decided to extend Ministry has also extended the panies unanimously felt the #CCH$ 2- P6 ' certain compliance relaxations due date for furnishin ‘Form need for another fiscal pack- P6 !IQ on account of Covid-19. ITC-04’ (intimation of goods age”, focusing majorly on ' In a series of tweets on sent on job work) for the quar- addressing the demand side, it Monday, the Central Board of ter ending March till June 6. added. $%#; !"! $ " & ' () '* ('+) & + , . / ' '&0,&') 1 &&'+ * &'+ ) & * &'22&' &' '* &' 3 ' , 1 '' * &' & ** + '*'* & ' '&) '* '* +(*'+) & '* 2 ' * 3 (&&* '*'' * &' . &* ' , ' '&0&' '* ,* '& '* ' 1& 3'* #* # KEEP AWAY FROM =3F3<3=4<. 3 ! THESE FOODS F ! " < $ +< B 6 2 66' 6 -! ! F . #9<0 6 #8? -' ' %D4(8 84 %62 he pandemic and work from home for more than a year for most of us has Talready deeply hampered or rather - knocked down the sleeping patterns. Most of the people are not able to follow the right orthodox sleep timings thereby shattering physical and mental health. Here are some foods that should be simply avoided for qual- ity sleep at night. Alcohol: Alcohol is a false friend of sleep. <,;+);+ Certainly, as it causes relaxation of muscle tone, it helps to fall asleep but this same muscle relaxation promotes snoring and the occurrence of respiratory disorders during /,- sleep (apnea) thus making sleep unstable and causing arousals during the night. Dark chocolate: Why should you avoid consuming dark chocolate at night? Because it contains stimulants (tyrosine, theo- bromine, anandamide) which activate the heart and increase the heart rate. Not ideal 8)- before bed if you want to fall asleep easily. Cold cut meats: Cold meats like sausages, ham, salami and also sauces or even chips should be strictly avoided at night. This cold/frozen meat options and other fatty he risk of serious infection, prerequisites of ventilatory help t is a no-brainer that COVID cation since fibrosis (or scar tissue) sue changes occurring at the alveo- foods require a lot of energy and time to be Tand death rate are multiplied in patients who are active affects the lungs. However, the is not elastic and non functional for lar-capillary interface,” Dr. Tejinder digested during sleep. Prolonged digestion smokers. Without appropriate treatment for COVID-19, Ifact that the mortality rate is less oxygenation process. Hence, patients Kataria Chairperson Radiation can lead to restless sleep. They are there- smoking remains an adverse factor in the result. in COVID, people took a sigh of have to supplement oxygen from Oncology Cancer Center Medanta fore to be avoided in the evening. Tobacco kills more than 8 million people internationally relief. Now, to add to the woes is the outside for long time even post — The Medicity, Gurugram, Japanese and Chinese dishes: Chinese every year. More than 7 million of these are from direct tobac- results of a study done by UK-based recovery. The main symptom, he explains. and Japanese foods should be avoided in the co use and around 1.2 million are because of non-smokers who researches who have found out says, is breathlessness and low oxy- However, he points out that not evening because they are rich in sodium are being exposed to passive smoke. persistent damage in the lungs of a gen levels. all patients will need Xe-MRI and glutamate, an amino acid which accelerates Tobacco smoking is a proven risk factor for some respi- COVID patient even after months “Weakness, lethargy, breath- ,$ that the Xenon MRI hardware is not the metabolism and provides a boost of ratory contaminations and builds the seriousness of respira- of recovery. These patients report- lessness, chronic dry cough are yet commercially available. energy. Sodium glutamate is also found in tory illnesses. Various investigations uncovered that active ed breathlessness even after six some of the worrying symptoms of $ This is not all. However, prop- industrial ready meals, sauces etc. smoking and a background marked by smoking are altogeth- months of recovery. progressive fibrosis post-COVID,” ;< .+ er research is lacking, doctors predic Spicy dishes: Spicy foods are contraindi- er connected with expanded COVID-19 seriousness. Tobacco “I will call them residual dam- he says. Depending on the severity certain long-term effects of the cated in the dinner because they can cause smokers (cigarettes, bidis, warmed tobacco items) might be ages or post-COVID changes, of pneumonia, patients can develop $ $ complication. “Fibrotic changes in heartburn and bloating, and lead to poor more dangerous against COVID-19, as the process of smok- instead of permanent damages, fibrosis between two weeks and $ the lung, lead to reduced elasticity, quality sleep. Consuming spicy foods is also ing includes contact of fingers with the lips, which increases because long term follow ups are three months post recovery. and reduced scope for lung expan- associated with an increase in body temper- the chance of transmission of required for those patients who The surprising, or shall we say $ sion during deep breathing or exer- ature, another factor leading to poor sleep. ! infections from hand to developed lung complications dur- worrisome, fact is that these abnor- cise. So, it is easy to understand that Ice cream: Ice creams are super high in mouth. ing COVID-19. But yes, changes malities weren’t visible in the CT " a person with lung fibrosis has sugars which stimulates the brain and can $ COVID-19 is a serious have been found at three months fol- scan. “CT and MRI scans can only $ " 7 ,$ reduced effort tolerance or less res- keep the body awake for hours. For the same infection that fundamentally low ups. In lungs, fibrotic changes inform about the presence of ground piratory reserve, leading to easy reason, we also avoid cakes, pastries and " ! harms the lungs. Smoking have been found on repeat CT glass appearances or patches in the " " " fatiguability with minimal exer- mithais in excess. $ $ disables the lungs making it scans. Fibrosis is basically a patho- lung parenchyma. They let clinicians " $ cise,” Gupta tells you. Cheeses: Cheese have high fat content. harder for the body to ward off logical wound healing response. understand the lung pathology and But, level of symptoms depends They are hence hard to digest after dinner. COVID and other infections. Wound healing response elicited correlate with the clinical symptoms. " on the extent of lung involvement. It is always recommended to eat cheese dur- Tobacco is additionally a sig- during severe inflammation any- But, the new technology of 129Xe $ So, not all such persons will be ing the day. With this rationality, it is also " nificantly perilous factor for where in the body can lead to per- MRI throws light on the gas severely symptomatic. Also, those prudent to shy off consuming hard legumes $ 7 non-communicable illnesses manent damage of the respective tis- exchange and uptake of oxygen in "" $ who do regular exercise will have like chickpeas, lentils, split peas, etc in the like cardiovascular infection, sue or organ, through a process of the lungs. This function is useful to " less severe aftereffects. E dinner time as they ferment in the intestines , malignancy, respiratory sick- scarring called fibrosis,” Dr Ashish understand the actual physiological The good thing is that doctors and take time to be digested. ness and diabetes which put Gupta, Senior Consultant, Critical output of the lungs, specially in cases say even post-COVID, lung and Tomato: Certain vegetables should be individuals with these condi- Care Medicine and Infectious of post-COVID or fibrosis where 6*># heart function can be improved with avoided in the evening like tomatoes for tions at higher risk for creat- Diseases, Apollo Spectra Karol Bagh, CT scan might not detect any guided and regular rehabilitative example. It releases tyramine, an amino acid ing serious disease when influ- Delhi, tells you. abnormality,” Arora explains. $ , exercises and with regular healthcare that causes the production of norepineph- " enced by COVID-19. He adds that fibrosis leads to The Xe MRI scan can inform ! $ consultations. rine. This has an impact on digestion, Accessible exploration rec- reduced tissue elasticity, causing about the decreased oxygen uptake “Depending on the severity of increases brain activity and prevents easy 6 ommends that smokers are at organ dysfunction where elasticity in the lungs to the bloodstream that lung inflammation and damage, as and rapid falling asleep. The same is also higher risk of suffering from is required for normal function results in long term breathlessness well as patient comorbidities, dura- the case with brinjal because it is the veg- !!" severe sickness and demise. (e.g., lungs, heart). So, just like lung or hypoxia. ! tion of injury and genetics, patients etable that is richest in nicotine resulting in Within 20 minutes of quit- tissue, heart muscles can also devel- “Xenon is a noble gas which is L # $ " #" can see improvement in their lung increased heart rate and BP. ting tobacco, there is a raised op fibrotic changes if there was 4.5 times heavier than air and its function. Similar to having pneumo- Red meat: The strong proteins of red meat pulse and circulatory strain active involvement of heart during spin is lower than Hydrogen or the nia, over time, patients’ lung func- take a long time to digest. Eating red meat drop. Following 12 hours, the acute COVID-19. protons in the body tissues tion can recover. Looking at previ- in the evening or at dinner may interfere carbon monoxide level in the Dr Charu Dutt Arora, Infectious (Hydrogen is an integral part of ous experience with SARS and with falling asleep and cause night-time circulatory system drops to Disease, Home Care, Critical Care water in the body & the relaxation MERS Coronaviruses, studies fol- awakenings. In general, at dinner, it is bet- typical. Within two-12 weeks, the course improves and lung Specialist and Covid Care Expert at time of hydrogen is used for read- lowing patients after developing ter to prefer light proteins like chicken, function increases. Housepital, Sarvodaya Healthcare ing MRI signals). Researchers used pulmonary fibrosis showed that turkey, yogurt etc. Nicotine substitution treatments such as gum and fixes are agrees with Gupta and says that it hyperpolarised inhaled Xenon-129 pulmonary lesions diminished over 4 3 intended to help smokers quit tobacco. The Government pre- is a dangerous post-COVID compli- to increase the MRI visibility of tis- time in some patients,” he opines. 4 ?@ scribes that smokers find quick ways to stop by utilising demon- strated strategies like nicotine substitution treatments. The SARS-COV-2 pandemic should fill in as a force for patients and those in danger to keep up great wellbeing practices and end smoking. O P An appeal from healthcare workers on World No Tobacco Monsoons are all set to rain healthy outside starts from the Day: inside! True, this has been the dri- As the COVID-19 pandemic keeps on troubling social relief from the scorching sun. "? 0$#69 2 Aving force for Ritika Krit who has orders around the world, our investigation proposes that quit- However, not all is pleasant 2 2;<" recently laid the foundation stone of ting smoking addresses perhaps the most quickly modifiable in the season. It brings with Kamree, an ayurvedic brand that is a danger variables to lessen the significant bleakness related to name to reckon with in the health indus- the sickness and severity brought on by COVID. Considering it a plethora of diseases. try and an offering that is truly a bless- this discovery, governments, policymakers and other key part- ROSHANI DEVI shares tips ing for all the health connoisseurs. ners should guarantee that fitting measures are taken to help that can help t has been more than a doctors on every new infor- ment of any complications. Hailing from Ludhiana, Ritika and quit smoking to secure weak populations. Iyear now since we were mation they come across It is, thus, important for staunchly believes in the fact that the o matter how old parwal, tinda and cluster introduced to the COVID- before believing it. people to stay in touch with greatest wealth one can today accumu- school we believe our beans (guar). 19 virus, and since then, we The new COVID-19 doctors regularly and report late is ‘health’ and that is what motivat- Nelders or grandpar- Some easily digestible have come a long way in the strain is different not in the any discomfort instead of ed her to start Kamree, a self-funded Raw mango or often prescribed to people with ents to be, there was a reason spices during monsoon are diagnosis, treatment, and treatment it requires but in opting for self-treatment and bootstrapped startup. kachchi kairi is etched in all of morning sickness, constipa- behind most of the things garlic, hing, pepper, ginger, management of the virus how it shows itself and home remedies. “I have always been an ardent believ- our summer memories, as tion, diarrhoea, chronic dys- they did. One of their turmeric, jeera powder and infected persons. creeps up on the patients. Most patients who get er of using natural and herbal products. strongly as are the scorching pepsia and indigestion. most common was and coriander. Try Presently, even though the Patients whose symptoms tested and contact us in the Kamree is a first-of-its-kind brand that winds, the uncomfortable Raw mangoes are great for to change their and use them infections seem to have low- initially look like a case of early stages of infection, has socially, ethically and environmen- heat and the relentless sun. the liver, and are believed to eating habits while cooking ered down, we are still in the mild infection go on to when the symptoms are just tally responsible product range. We Drinking juice of raw mango treat liver ailments. Having a according to instead of pandemic stage. It might be develop serious complica- beginning to show, pass strive to provide holistic healthcare solu- during summers is more than little bit of raw mango powder the season. other spices. another month before we tions on the fifth -seventh through the disease rather tions and premium ayurvedic skincare a mere exercise in palate cures the afternoon drowsiness, And rightly Fruits can shift into a relatively day of disease. comfortably with fewer com- and hair products,” shared Ritika. pleasing. The drink reduces that often takes effect after your so. It helped are good comfortable endemic stage The symptoms range plications. The problem aris- All the products manufactured by the effects of intense heat meals, by giv- them to get for the of the disease. from sore throat, cough, es where the patients refuse Kamree are absolutely eco-friendly. Right and prevents ing you an the right body as During the first wave, we fever, vomiting, and pain- to get tested and continue to from environment friendly packing to dehydration, by stopping energy nutrients and they help us had established guidelines abdomen to atypical symp- believe it isn’t COVID-19 but chemical free products and no animal excessive loss of sodium boosr. stay fit. in restoring and the cases were easier to toms like simple muscle pain seasonal cold. They then cruelty, Kamree ensures to create inno- chloride and iron from the With mon- the energy. Go handle because of access to and body ache, indigestion, approach doctors after the vative products that perform, whilst body. These minerals often soon knocking the for mangoes, resources and relatively low and reddening of eyes. complications have arisen. In being respectful to our consumers and tend to leach out into your door, it is important to apples, pomegranates rates of infection. However, Persistent fever and cough in this meantime, not only do our environment. sweat, during summers, take extra care of yourself, and pears. the sudden spike in cases has the second week of illness, such patients harm their She further added: “We want to make making you dehydrated. more so when COVID is Pakoras and samosas go posed multiple difficulties shortness of breath, fall in health but pass the infection sure that we pave way for, ‘Make in India: Raw mango is also already wrecking havoc in well with tea and coffee dur- for patients and doctors oxygen saturation (< 94%) onto others. Healthy-living revolution’. Keeping that consumed for its action the country. ing monsoons. But fried alike. People are visibly pan- are all indicators of the in mind, we have a wide range of skin- against gastrointestinal One of the most impor- foods are not good as these icked and afraid. 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I’m excit- comfortable best. expand an individual’s hunger and is nal spoken-word entertainment ed to see how they embrace this Our brains are fascinating things. & $ used in the logos of many fast-food and audiobooks, the Audible new novel, available free for Our surroundings can greatly impact brands. Original is a sequel to Datta’s members on Audible.” our feelings — specific lights can (4''4 ,,4B) & $ # Cool tones: Cool tones include much-loved audiobook The Last Speaking at the occasion, intensify our good or negative feelings, green, blue, and purple. Cool tones are Boy to Fall in Love, narrated by Rasika shares, “This is my third certain shades can cause us to feel ener- typically quieting and relieving but can Sikander Kher and Rasika in experience with Audible and it’s gised or lacklustre, elements in our also express sadness. Purple is often English. always so much fun working designs can make us feel more secure home now, but what more effects can reflects your mind-space. And it will be engineered as per your taste. used to help flash innovativeness as it’s “This is my first experience with them. Usually, as an actor, or significantly hungrier, and even tex- poor lighting have? Believe it or not, affect people who choose to visit your For instance, if you have a comfort- a combination of blue (quiet) and red lending my voice to audiobooks there are so many tools at one’s tures in our living space influence our poor lighting has been found to con- residence. Appropriate interior design able couch you love but you think it (serious). On the off chance that a com- and I have to tell you I’m hooked. disposal to create something. But feelings. tribute to depression and Vitamin D can make your space welcoming and won’t remain in style, take a shot at pany needs to show well-being, excel- I’m used to emoting on screen but here you only have your voice. I’m sure you’ve heard people say deficiencies, while appropriate lighting open, manifesting a positive atmos- dressing it up with a couple of throw lence or security, they fuse these tones. for the first time in my life, I got Working with my voice in isola- they dislike modern designs because is known to improve the state of mind phere. Picking furniture which is pro- cushions and a cover. to unlock the power of my voice. tion is a very interesting experi- they ‘feel cold’ or ‘feel sterile’, while to and energy levels. Some surveys addi- portionate to the space is essential. INCORPORATE GREENERY Recording The Last Girl to Fall in ence for me. It pushes me to learn others the simplicity and straight lines tionally show that lighting can impact Want your area to feel larger than it is? EFFECTS OF COLOUR Plants are a shockingly simple Love was an extremely gratifying something new each time.” are engaging because it ‘feels coordi- appetite. Significantly, lighting is known Add a huge mirror on the wall. Do you know colour tones exert approach to change the feel of a room. experience for me as an artist. The Prateik went on to express nated’ or ‘feels clean’. On the other hand, to impact circadian rhythms. This Organising furniture and utilising incredible power in our lives? While Adding more houseplants to your dialogues are well written and the how he prefers audiobooks over the adoration for traditional designs implies that lighting can add to your space will encourage your mood. impressions of tones are too subjective, home has numerous benefits. They are parallel universe storyline grip- reading because he lacks the often comes from it ‘feeling warm’ or alertness and awareness in the morn- Making dead space can uphold nega- some tone effects are known to be con- budget cordial, mood-boosting and air ping, to say the least. I can’t wait temperament. “I would prefer lis- ‘feels good and welcoming’. We, as of ings, and it can either tempt you to feel tive energy, like orchestrating most of stant. While colours can influence how purifying. It’s noteworthy how a little to see how fans react to it,” says tening to a book because I have now, have a verbal articulation of feel- tired or keep you up the entire night. the furniture against the wall. A pro- we feel and act, their impact is depen- plant life can light up indoor space. Prateik. no patience with reading books. ings when we talk about design styles, As you would expect, bright lights are ficient distribution of the elements in dent upon the individual, social, and Indoor plants can likewise tidy up your The story is set in a world So, if I sit down to read a book and people’s inclinations often depend best for mornings and daytime, while your household will expand your spir- situational factors. air quality and upgrade your psycho- where women reign supreme — maybe it will take days or weeks. on how those designs make them feel. dim lights are good for evenings. The its, and interior designing can help you Shading is an amazing communi- logical prosperity. they write the rules, and men fol- Whereas to listen to an audio- Here are some factors that can opposite of these can cause a confound- with this. cation apparatus and can be utilised to Not all can have a nursery, or even low them. Times have changed book, you finish listening to an affect your mood and your energy: ed circadian rhythm, messing with flag activity, impact mood and even a window ledge to grow plants on, but and the world has eroded into a entire book in a day or two. I your sleep cycle which would make it COMFORTABLE & STYLISH influence physiological responses. everybody can have one indoors. gender revolution. A bizarre case think it is less time consuming,” HOW LIGHTING AFFECTS hard to find energy for the next day. FURNITURE Certain tones have been related to Most of these plants don’t need a lot of of murder draws Manav, Sarita, he says. YOUR MOOD AND While you may pick the trendiest increased blood pressure, increased maintenance, permitting you to devel- and Sandhya into a universe of On the Bollywood front, PRODUCTIVITY ORGANISATION & SPACE furniture for your home, contemplate metabolism and eyestrain. So how pre- op your internal green thumb. intrigue, suspense, and delusion. Prateik will next be seen in the We all realise that bad lighting can Arranging and planning the design comfortability. When purchasing fur- cisely do colours function? (The author is a visualiser and the Full of thrilling segments, the films Brahmastra and Bachchan cause eye damage particularly since of your space by organising the ele- niture, you should never compromise Warm tones: Red, orange and yel- founder of a 3D architectural company audiobook is the perfect get- Pandey. many of us have to study or work from ments in a certain way influences and on the comfort factor. Aesthetics can low are close to one another on the based in New Delhi.) away into an alternate world full L'4 OB $& $P ,+5# +, rom September 1994 to May 2004, Factors Courtney Cox, David ith the growth and rise " ' )' % Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa $ Q4 Win popularity of inde- % Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew pendent music in the country Perry starred in the wildly popular sit- 8 !66 66 ! lately, singer Armaan Malik com, F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Little did they know feels Indian songs of the genre that they weren’t just shooting a show - .R could actually top interna- but were building a universal ‘happy tional charts in a few years. place’ for generations to come. Looking for Monica, but only “I don’t even have a pla.” “It feels amazing to see Such is their impact, that when the coming across Janices. When you respond with “I don’t independent artistes get the makers decided to bring it back through Contrary to Joey, I do share my recognition they deserve. a reunion special, Friends: The Reunion, food. them that it’s ‘not a sexual thing.’ There has been an immense which recently aired, Gen Z simply could spike in non-Bollywood music not contain their excitement. This is evi- If you haven’t got a date yet, here’s “It’s unisex. U-N-I SEX.” consumption in India and dent from the 3.5 times increase in men- how you can find your so-called ‘part- with the momentum, we have tion of ‘Friends Reunion’ on Tinder, an ner in crime’. Of course, ‘How you doin’?’ picked up currently, I do not online dating app, in April 2021 as com- is a classic icebreaker if you’re looking doubt that in a few years we’ll pared to April 2020. It is interesting how to connect with a F.R.I.E.N.D.S’ fan. But, get to see several Indian inde- a show, premiered 25 years ago, is still if you’re looking for someone who pendent acts topping the able to claim such a high degree of rel- passes the true-blue fan check to watch charts internationally,” evance among the audience of each gen- the reunion special with, try your hand Armaan said. eration, including Gen Z. at these six conversation starters. After He has collaborated with Chandler ruled on Tinder. When we all, if they know that you know they Korean-American singer- ranked the characters of the show know you know, then you bet it’s a have a ‘pla’” and they get it, you know songwriter Eric Nam and among the dating app users in April match! you’ve met your match. Just so you international music producer About collaborating with watch my favourite TV series 2021, it was Chandler who bagged the know, it’s not that common, it doesn’t KSHMR for his latest single Eric Nam, Armaan added: or films or play on my top spot. 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Medvedev, who had lost in the Paul. teenager Jannik Sinner, the 18th When Suarez Navarro was also take in Wimbledon, the US ! 6 4 ' The Polish player, who first round in all of his four pre- “It was a good match and I’ve seed, saved a match point against first diagnosed, she was inundat- Open and possibly the Olympics became the first major singles vious appearances in the tourna- been training really well,” said the home favourite Pierre-Hugues ed with messages of support from in Tokyo. “I am tremendously 8 ,/ =8<< 98#/<)9 ,8.8; champion from her country last ment, put his poor clay-court 25-year-old Medvedev, who lost Herbert to win 6-1, 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), the world of sport — Rafael Nadal, excited to be able to participate in < <8 H -6 5 October, hit 22 winners in an form behind him by beating the the Australian Open final to 7-5, 6-4. Novak Djokovic, Garbine Roland Garros. G64 % impressive opening to her bid for dangerous Alexander Bublik 6-3, Novak Djokovic in February. John Isner won the battle of Muguruza as well as Formula “I have been working in recent -! -6 ' a second straight Roland Garros 6-3, 7-5. “I’d never won at Roland the American big-servers with One driver Carlos Sainz and months to give myself the oppor- triumph. It is not just in Paris that Garros before so I really wanted Sam Querrey 7-6 (7/2), 6-3, 6-4, Barcelona football club. tunity to compete one last time in 8#-);(9-,);8 5#,% ;=8+8; “I tried to put it behind me Medvedev has struggled on clay. to win today. To win in three sets while former women's finalist “I think I’m a positive person, Paris. I am looking forward to tak- B !268- 4 ! (being defending champion) and The Russian had lost eight of his was a brilliant match on my part. Marketa Vondrousova came from not pessimistic. In the world of ing the court and feeling again how % 0 87%(! kind of use it in a positive way previous nine matches on the Medvedev is bidding to take a set down to beat Kaia Kanepi 4- tennis, everyone talked to me, special this place has always been !%- C' because I just know that I’m feel- surface dating back to 2019. advantage of being in the oppo- 6, 6-3, 6-0. everyone put things on Twitter and for me.” 0$E ‘Having Shafali in all # 6 formats is a definite plus’ $ D(8 $ 4E<3E $ <3 39 anjeet (91kg) fetched the mid hugs, tears of joy and relief, ndia skipper Mithali Raj has welcomed the selec- Slone Gold among Indian AAustralia’s jumbo IPL contingent Ition of teen sensation Shafali Verma in all three men boxers with a stunning comprising players, support staff and formats and said it would be crucial to get back to triumph over Kazakhstan’s commentators on Monday reunited winning ways on the UK tour after the disappoint- Olympic-medallist Vassiliy with their family members after serv- ment at home against South Africa. Levit even as defending ing a 14-day hotel quarantine here. Robbed of crucial game-time due to the pan- champion Amit Panghal The highlight of the day was pre- demic, India will get the ball rolling with the UK (52kg) and Shiva Thapa mier fast bowler Pat Cummins exiting tour comprising a one-off Test, three ODIs and as (64kg) settled for Silver the hotel and reuniting with his preg- many T20s. medals in the Asian Boxing nant partner Becky Boston, a video of With the ODI World Cup scheduled in New Championships here on which was uploaded on Twitter by Zealand early next year, the plans and preparation Monday. well-known Australian sports journal- for 50-over format assumes more significance Sanjeet triumphed 4-1 ist Chloe-Amanda Bailey. especially after the loss to South Africa at home. over Levit, who was chasing “Video of the day! After eight Big-hitting opener Shafali’s exclusion from the his fourth Gold of the tour- weeks away for the IPL, Pat Cummins ODI squad for the South Africa series became a big nament and is an Olympic finally leaves hotel quarantine and talking point. Silver-medallist. reunites with his pregnant partner Speaking to PTI, Mithali said Shafali’s inclusion With 15 medals in this Becky. All the feels!” Bailey tweeted in the Test and ODI squad is a big plus and talent edition, India surpassed its Zoirov’s favour. India sought bound boxers engaged in a scores thanks to the varied alongside the video. like her must be groomed sensibly. previous best-ever show at a review of the second round fast exchange of punches scoring across three rounds. Besides Cummins, batting maestro not just the players but there’s com- “Having her in three formats definitely is a plus. this Championship, achieved of the bout but the protest from the very first round. Thapa was equally Steve Smith, big-hitting all-rounder mentators, match officials and physios,” And we definitely are looking forward to see how in 2019, when the country was rejected by the jury Zoirov claimed the impressive against Glenn Maxwell and the swashbuckling Hockley said. she shapes up (in both the formats),” said the Test secured 13 medals in all, which stuck to the original opening round. But in the Chinzorig, rallying brilliant- opener Dave Warner were among “They are clearly quite shaken and ODI skipper hinting at the likely opening com- including two Gold. decision. second round, Panghal ly after losing the opening those who finally embraced their loved from the experience, very appreciative bination of Shafali and Smriti Mandhana in the 50- This time too, the coun- Thapa (64kg) also lost by raised his game by a notch, round. ones after nearly eight weeks away to be home back here in Australia.” over format besides T20s. try finished with two Gold the same margin to evading Zoirov’s range with But he lost the all-impor- from home. “I would reiterate that the BCCI Mithali feels it is important to give young play- medals. Mongolia’s Baatarsukh his pace and landing his left tant final round in a fight Most of them had not seen their have been absolutely fantastic in sup- ers the space they need to flourish and be there for The Army man, who is a Chinzorig, the reigning straights precisely. Zoirov, that became messy due to families since heading into the Indian porting the playing group, and the them when they are struggling. former India Open Gold- Asian Games Silver-medal- on the other hand, struggled close range punching. Premier League in early April. They entire group in terms of getting home “Sharing experience is one thing but allowing medallist, claimed the first list. This was Thapa’s fifth to connect. “This has been a chal- were flown home via a charter flight safely and we’re very grateful for that,” the player to do their best, giving them the platform two rounds in an evenly- successive podium finish and The two went all out in lenging year for all of us and after the IPL was postponed owing to Hockley said. to flourish and gain that knowledge is also equally contested bout before Levit second Silver at the show- the third round but it was despite all the uncertainties the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s a couple of weeks before the important. fought back in the final three piece. Panghal who was more our boxers had to undergo, Cricket Australia’s newly-appoint- West Indies touring party regroups at “You need to give them that space to grow, but minutes. Both the contests had the impressive with his body it is absolutely heartening to ed chief executive officer Nick Hockley the National Cricket Centre and I think at the same time, be around if they have a fall, that Panghal lost 2-3 to Indian boxers doing most shots despite an injured eye. see them ending the Asian said the feeling among the players that's a time to re-focus. is where I think the senior players step in. known nemesis Shakhobidin things right but not getting He even had the judges’ Championships campaign about going home to be with their fam- “But I know for now they’re look- “When a young talent falters, you’re there to hold Zoirov of Uzbekistan in what the judges’ nod. verdict in his favour for the with 15 medals including ilies could not be understated. ing forward to spending some time them. But it is a journey and they need to find their was a repeat of the 2019 The Panghal-Zoirov round but it was not enough two Golds...,” said Boxing “We’ve been texting, and I’ve spo- over the next couple of weeks with own feet sometimes,” said one of the greats of world championship final, clash lived up to the hype to alter the final score-line as Federation of India President ken to a couple of the broader group, family and friends.” women’s cricket. which had also ended in with both the Olympic- Zoirov had the requisite Ajay Singh. ? C D ( =!8! B <3 39 The former Atletico B <3 39 They even had to suffer an embarrass- ‘things are different’. Madrid player, leaves the ing exit against third division side “I want there to be respect for what # utgoing Manchester City Premier League club after 10 inedine Zidane resigned as Real Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey Round of we have achieved together.” Orecord goal scorer Sergio seasons and ended his spell as ZMadrid boss on Friday (May 28) 32 match. “I would have liked my relationship Agüero completed his high the foreign player with most because he felt Los Blancos ‘no longer has “I understand football and I know the with the club and the president over the B <3 39 ly hosted by Argentina and profile transfer to Spanish goals in the English top flight. faith in him’ and not that he jumped over- demands of a club like Real Madrid. I know past few months to have been a little dif- Colombia. giants FC Barcelona on In total he scored 260 goals, board or was tired of coaching. when you don’t win, you have to leave. ferent to that of other coaches.” outh American football But last week due to grow- Monday as a free agent. created 74 assists and won 15 In an open letter which was pub- “But with this a very important thing “I wasn’t asking for privileges, just a Sgoverning body CON- ing deadly unrest in Colombia, The Argentine has signed a trophies — 5 Premier League lished by Spanish newspaper Diario AS has been forgotten, everything I built little more recollection.” MEBOL on Monday they were stripped as co-hosts two year contract which will titles, 1 FA Cup, 6 League Cups on Monday, the three time day-to-day has been forgotten, what The 1998 World Cup winner was also announced Brazil as the new and on Sunday CONMEBOL keep him at Camp Nou until and 3 Community Shields with Champions League winner in his first I brought to my relationships with the upset about constant reports throughout hosts for Copa America 2021 annouced that the tourna- the end of the 2022/23 season the Manchester club. stint as Real manager, Zidane wrote, players and people who work with the season that he will sacked from his job in place of Argentina which ment is not possible in and his buy out clause is set at And on an international “I’m leaving because I feel the club and around the team.” if results don’t improve. was suspended as host coun- Argentina too which left the 100 million euros. level, Agüero was part of the no longer has the faith in me I “I am a natural born winner and “These days the life of a coach in the try on Sunday night ‘in view of marquee South American He will hope to play along- Argentine U-20 World Cup need, nor the support to I was here to win trophies, but even dugout at a big club is two seasons. For it the current circumstances’, as event without a host country side countrymen and close winning squads in 2005 and build something in the more important than this are the to last longer, the human relationships are the football crazy country only two weeks before kickoff. friend Lionel Messi, whose 2007 as well as winning an medium or long term.” people, their feelings and I have essential, they are more important than endures a record surge in “CONMEBOL informs contract is expiring in a Olympic Gold in Beijing Real had a disap- the sensation these things have money, fame and everything.” Covid-19 cases. that in view of the current cir- month’s time and has not in 2008 alongside Leo pointing 2020-21 sea- not been taken into account, that “They need to be nurtured. That’s why “The CONMEBOL cumstances it has decided to inked a new deal yet after Messi. Aguero looks set son as they failed to there has been a failure to under- it hurt me so much when I read in the @CopaAmerica 2021 will be suspend the organization of expressing his desire to to be one of several high- win any silverware stand that these things also keep press, after a defeat, that I would be sacked played in Brazil! Tournament the Copa America in leave the club last season. profile free transfers for the first time the dynamics of a great club if I didn’t win the next game.” start and end dates are con- Argentina,” CONMEBOL had Agüero, who is secured by the under Zidane’s men- going.” “It hurt me and the whole team firmed. The venues and the fix- tweeted. going to turn 33 Catalans this torship. “To some extent I have even because these deliberately leaked messages ture will be informed by CON- The Copa America like on June 2, played summer, with The Madrid been rebuked for it.” to the media negatively influenced the MEBOL in the next few hours. other continental tournaments his last game for Manchester club finished sec- Zidane, who won La Liga and squad, they created doubts and misunder- The oldest national team tour- was originally due to take Manchester City team- ond in the La Liga Champions League both as a standings,” he added. nament in the world will make place in 2020, but was post- City in mate Eric table — two points Real Madrid player and manag- He also said, “Of course I’m not the the whole continent vibrate!, poned for an year because of Saturday’s Garcia behind city rivals er, said that he left the club in best coach in the world, but I’m able to the governing body tweeted. the Covid-19 pandemic. 0-1 loss also Atletico and was also May 2018 ‘with so many victo- give everyone, whether it’s a player or the The 47th edition of the Brazil are the defending against expected knocked out by eventu- ries and so many trophies’ coaching staff, the strength and confidence tournament that will take champions and will face Chelsea in the to sign a al winners Chelsea in because he felt the club need- they need in their job. place from June 13 to July 10 Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador Champions long-term the Champions ed a new approach to stay at the “I know perfectly well what a team was initially supposed to joint- and Peru in the group stages. League final deal in the League semifinal. very highest level but in 2021, needs,” he concluded. in Porto. coming days.