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Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a die-hard supporter of in Panama Papers cases: Jaitley Nawaz Sharif, was today elected Prime New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Fi- Minister by Pakistan’s National Assem- nance Minister Arun Jaitley on bly and put up a strong defence of the Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha ousted leader saying that he may have that criminal proceedings will be been disqualified by the Supreme Court carried out in cases arising out of but remains the “people’s premier”. the Panama Papers disclosures, Abbasi, 58, was elected after getting and the tax department will go 221 votes in the House of 342, defeating into claims about people claim- his three rivals emphatically. Naveed ing NRI status to avoid scrutiny. Qamar of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) “I want properties from 1988 got 47 votes, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, an to be covered under the Benami Awami Muslim League leader who was Act. The money in foreign coun- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s candidate, tries was reported from four got 33 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami’s sources, including HSBC, Inter- Sahibzada Tariqullah managed just four election was a victory for democracy. national Consortium of Journal- is not. Lot of people claim NRI reply, the House approved the votes. Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League- He heavily criticised the Supreme Court ists and Panama Papers. These status, we will see if it is valid or first batch of Supplementary De- Nawaz (PML-N) nominated Abbasi as judgement which disqualified Sharif. details need documents. Other- not. It is now a disincentive and mand for Grants for 2017-18, for Deepika Padukone looking out for interim Prime Minister until Sharif’s “Sharif has been sent home but he is wise there is no proof. a risky business,” he said. an additional expenditure of Rs Hollywood projects brother Shehbaz is elected as a National still people’s premier,” he said. “Justice “In cases of which we are re- The Finance Minister was re- 11,166 crore, and three appro- Assembly member. “Shahid Khaqan demands that 1,000 guilty are set free ceiving details, we send notices, plying to a debate on the Supple- priations. CBI sets up team to probe Abbasi has been declared as elected as than one innocent is convicted,” Abbasi assess their income tax details mentary Demand for Grants for On the Goods and Services Prime minister of Islamabad Republic said. He also hailed his Pakistan Muslim and raise tax demand. Accord- 2017-18 and the relevant Appro- Tax (GST) which has completed Manipur killings of Pakistan,” National Assembly Sardar League-Nawaz (PML-N) party for stand- ing to the law, criminal pro- priation Bill. one month of implementation, New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The CBI has Ayaz Sadiq announced amid sloganeer- ing united after Sharif was disqualified. ceedings are also carried out. He was replying to a query by Jaitley said the incidence of tax constituted a special team to investigate ing. He then asked Abbasi to take the Abbasi also promised that there would In HSBC and now in Panama an Opposition member about will be lower than the previous cases of alleged extra-judicial killings by seat of the prime minister and address be no power shortage in the country af- Papers, the proceedings will what the government was doing indirect tax regime once the in- the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur the House. Abbasi, while addressing ter December. be carried out. In some cases in the case of Panama Papers put tax credit is availed and the Police in insurgency-hit Manipur, an offi- Parliament after the voting, said that his ...... more on page 8 details are received, in some it disclosures. After the Minister’s prices will come down. cial said on Tuesday. “A five-member team led by a Superinten- dent of Police was formed last week to investi- gate these cases,” a Central Bureau of Investi- Overarching guidelines needed to Opposition parties demand roll- gation (CBI) official said. The agency’s move comes days after the Su- guard personal information, says SC back of LPG price rise preme Court on July 14 directed CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma to appoint a team of offi- New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Chief Justice JS Khehar, also Chelameswar, SA Bobde, RK New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) and the Modi government ly withdrawn.” Communist cers to investigate the killings. The Supreme Court on referred to the fact that In- Agrawal, R F Nariman, AM The government’s decision wanted subsidies to go only Party of India-Marxist’s P.K. The apex court ruling came on a public in- Tuesday said that there have dia was a signatory of a 1948 Sapre, DY Chandrachud, to raise the subsidised do- to the poor. Sreemathy Teacher pointed terest litigation for a probe and compensation to be “overarching” guide- international convention Sanjay Kishan Kaul and mestic LPG cylinder by Rs 4 Raising the issue in the out that poor families will with regard to what it said were 1,528 extra- lines to protect an individ- which recognised privacy as S Abdul Nazeer, said that each month to finally elimi- Lok Sabha, Congress mem- not be able to afford LPG. judicial killings in Manipur from 2000 to 2012. ual’s private information a human right. there has to be an “over- nate subsidies by March ber K.C. Venugopal said the The government told in public domain to ensure Referring to arguments arching” or all-embracing next year led to protests in government was working the Lok Sabha on Monday India, Somalia discuss piracy, that it was used only for an put forward by the Maha- guideline to ensure that the Parliament on Tuesday with on speedy elimination of that it had authorised the maritime security intended purpose. A nine- rashtra government on the private information of in- the opposition demanding a subsidy on cooking gas and oil marketing companies to judge Constitution bench, issue, the court said, “Even dividuals, put in public do- rollback of the decision. this will affect the common raise the subsidised cook- New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) With many ships, dealing with the contentious if we accept it that the Con- main, was used only for an The Lok Sabha witnessed man. ing gas price to eliminate all including Indian ones, becoming victim of issue whether right to priva- stituent Assembly dealt intended purpose. a walkout by some opposi- “International prices of subsidies by March 2018. piracy in the Gulf of Aden, India and Somalia cy was a fundamental right, with it (privacy issue) and “If I give personal infor- tion parties after the govern- crude oil are coming down. Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday discussed piracy and maritime se- rejected plea of a Gujarat decided against including it mation like names, par- ment refused to back off. What justification do you Minister Ananth Kumar did curity among a range of issues during a meet- government lawyer that as a fundamental right, then ents’ name and telephone In the Rajya Sabha, op- have to end the gas subsidy? not respond to the queries ing between External Affairs Minister Sushma misuse of personal informa- how you will deal with the numbers for a particular position members forced an The government should im- raised by the opposition. Swaraj and visiting Somali Foreign Minister tion could be dealt with on fact that India is a signatory purpose, then a reasonable adjournment even as Petro- mediately withdraw its deci- Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Yusuf Garaad Omar here. a “case-to-case basis” and to the Universal Declaration expectation will be that it is leum Minister Dharmendra sion,” he said. told the opposition that she “The entire gamut of India-Somalia bilateral re- said an all-embracing guide- on Human Rights which rec- used only for that particular Pradhan said the proposal Trinamool Congress cannot force the govern- lations, including the issue of piracy and maritime line was needed keeping in ognises it.” purpose... (Otherwise) how to revise prices of subsi- leader Sudip Bandopadhyay ment to answer. The oppo- security were discussed between the two sides mind the size of the popula- The bench, which also we will deal with the viola- dised LPG cylinders had agreed. “This is anti-people sition members then walked during the meetings,” the External Affairs Ministry tion. The bench, headed by comprised justices J tions?” it asked. been made during UPA rule and it should be immediate- out. said in a statement. The Somali Foreign Minister also held talks with Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar. Pakistani militant killed in “Further, discussions on regional issues pertain- Parliament amends ing to developments in Gulf region and India’s Kashmir while visiting wife neighborhood were held,” it stated. Right to Education Bill Omar, who is accompanied by a senior-level of- Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) A top including the August 2015 Udham- ficial delegation, arrived here on Monday on a five- Pakistani militant who carried a pur strike that left two Border Se- New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The vadekar said that learning out- day visit at the invitation of Sushma Swaraj. reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head curity Force troopers dead and 12 Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed comes are important and have was killed by security forces on injured. the Right of Children to Free and been defined. a teacher, who did not possess BSE 32,575.17 Tuesday when he went to visit his “The killing of Abu Dujana and Compulsory Education (Amend- He said the teachers have been minimum qualifications, was Sensex Indian wife in a village in Jammu Lalihaari is a big success for the ment) Bill, 2017 extending the provided with handbooks and required to acquire them in five NSE 10,114.65 and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, security forces and a huge setback deadline for teachers to acquire parents would be provided with years. police said. to terrorist activities in south Kash- the prescribed minimum qualifi- pamphlets detailing what a stu- The Act was enacted to provide GOLD 22 CT 29,100 The Jammu and Kashmir Police, mir,” a police official said. cations for appointment by four dent in a particular standard is free and compulsory education SILVER 1 KG 38,500 which had apparently been track- Addressing the media with Lt years. supposed to know. to all children between the age of ing the militant, called the killing of Gen J.S. Sandhu, General Officer The Bill amends the Right of Noting that teachers can get six and 14 years. Abu Dujana, whom they described Commanding of the Army’s 15th Children to Free and Compul- the prescribed qualification us- The central government sub- Forex Rates as the Lashkar-e-Taiba command- Corps, Inspector General of Police sory Education Act, 2009. Under ing the Swayam portal, Javadek- sequently received requests from Indian Rupees er active in southern Kashmir since Munir Khan said: “Dujana’s killing the new Act, the teachers who ar said there were about six lakh states for extension of the period 2012, as a “huge achievement”. is good riddance to a nuisance.” do not possess the minimum teachers with inadequate quali- to enable them complete the US Dollar 64.07 His local accomplice who died Acting on information about the qualifications as on March 31, fications in the private sector training process for in-service with him in Hakripora village was presence of Dujana and Lalihaari, 2015 will acquire the minimum alone. untrained teachers. British Pound 84.01 identified as Arif Lalihaari. security forces surrounded the vil- qualifications within a period of “Concerns have been raised Teachers should register on A) huge achievement for the po- lage at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday four years -- that is, by March 31, how 11 lakh teachers will be the Swayam portal and they will Euro 75.14 lice and security forces,” the police and the house. 2019. trained in two years? They will be also be provided hands-on ex- Qatar Riyal 17.67 tweeted. The inmates in the house, which The Lok Sabha has already trained through online and of- perience by the respective state Dujana, a resident of Gilgit- included Dujana’s wife and her passed the Bill. fline courses,” he said. governments, he said. Saudi Riyal 17.38 Baltistan region in the Pakistan- parents, were told to leave. The Replying to a three-hour long According to the Right of Swayam is a government-ini- administered Kashmir, was said family was then asked to persuade discussion on the Bill in Rajya Children to Free and Compul- tiated programme designed to UAE Dirham 17.52 to be responsible for a number of the Pakistani to surrender. He re- Sabha, Human Resources De- sory Education Act, 2009, which achieve access, equity and qual- attacks on Indian security forces, fused, triggering the gun battle. velopment Minister Prakash Ja- came into force on April 1, 2010, ity in education. Indian Horizon 2 City Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Top scientist P.M. Medicos at Osmania Investiture ceremony Bhargava dead held at Army Public hospital continue strike School RK Puram against those involved in the at- Hyderabad, Aug 1: tack and measures to beef up their The Investiture Cere- security. The strike is causing se- mony for the academ- vere inconvenience to patients in ic Year 2017-18 was one of the oldest hospitals in the held at Army Public country, with services in out pa- School, RK Puram in tient block remaining paralysed Secunderabad yes- for a second consecutive day. terday. The grandi- The junior doctors have lodged ose ceremony held a complaint with Afzalgunj police with pomp and show towards their duties to uphold Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) One of India’s top sci- station demanding the arrest of was presided over by the Chief the Motto of the School “Truth entists and founder-director of the Centre for Cel- the accused under non-bailable Guest Brigadier PK Sharma, is God”. An impressive display lular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Pushpa Mi- sections. The strike was called by Commandant of AOC Centre of March Past by the contin- tra Bhargava died on Tuesday after a brief illness. Junior doctors at the government-run Osmania General the Telangana Junior Doctors As- and Chairman of the School. gents of the four Houses Kabir, He was 89. According to his family members, he Hospital (OGH) on a strike after relatives of a patient sociation to protest against the Mrs Babita Sharma cordially Meera, Tulsi and Rahim added attacked their colleagues; in Hyderabad on Tuesday. breathed his last at his residence at Prashant Nagar rising number of attacks on medi- graced the occasion. The sol- to the splendid function which in Uppal here. He is survived by a son and a daugh- Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Junior dants of a woman patient, who cos, saying this was the fourth in- emn event witnessed the stu- was lauded by one and all. Flag ter. Born in Ajmer on February 22, 1928, Bhargava doctors at the government-run died during treatment, assaulted cident at OGH in one month. dent council being bestowed drill display was another im- did his Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from Osmania General Hospital (OGH) two junior doctors. On Monday, OGH Superinten- with duties and responsibili- pressive one. The Chief Guest Lucknow University. His pioneering vision and ef- here continued their strike on Nearly 250 junior doctors, in- dent G.V.S. Moorthy set up a com- ties in various appointments commended the efforts of the forts led to the founding of CCMB here in 1977 as Tuesday demanding better secu- cluding house surgeons, boycot- mittee to look into their demands of the School Senate. The Principal M Usha Rani, Staff & an institution for research in basic biology and for rity. The indefinite strike began ted their duties except emergen- and asked for a report within Council Members took the students and encouraged them seeking its application for benefit of society. CCMB on Sunday night after four atten- cy services, demanding action three days. oath of integrity and devotion in his address. staff expressed their condolence over the demise of Bhargava. In a statement, the CCMB noted that he Noted criminal belonged to the generation of nation building sci- Chella Sridhar Reddy, a realtor of entists who built the edifice of Indian science. He Nine held for usurping house Sitaphalmandi, Secunderabad Kukkala Raju jailed was an internationally recognised molecular biolo- masterminded the crime and gist, thinker, and institution builder. colluded with forgery expert Mo- under PD Act “His interests and engagements covered science plot by forging documents gallapu Suresh and Aska Vinaya- Hyderabad, Aug 1: The Racha- as well as art and culture and their relation to soci- kumar (GHMC bill collector) and konda Police Commissioner has de- ety. He remained deeply engaged in social issues, fabricated death and family cer- tained a notorious gaming offender particularly those relating to the impact of science tificates and sold the property. Kukkala Mahesh, 36, of Rajanagar, on society in India and the world. His extraordinary In the fake deals, Kunchalakanti Uppariguda, Malkajgiri. Police said energy and commitment will continue to always Laddu, a gym coach acted as a the accused was involved in 11 cases inspire us in our future endeavours,” it said. Bhar- GPA holder. under Excise Act, Gaming Act, bodily gava also served vice chairman of National Knowl- Other accused Chitrala Jag- offences since 2013 under Malkajgiri edge Commission constituted in 2005. Conferred adish, real estage broker of Nagole, police limits. He was bound over un- Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third highest civilian Mutyala Gopinath, brother-in- der Section 107 CrPC as his unlawful award in 1986, he had in 2015, he had announced law of Jagadish, Lode Harikrishna activities are prejudicial to the main- that he would return the award as he was worried of Ramnagar signed as witnesses tenance of public order. Police said about India’s future. He was among 100 scientists in the fake documents. Another the accused has been indulging in who had released a statement expressing con- accused Badam Bhupal Reddy of unlawful activities under Excise Act/ cern over “climate of intolerance” and “the ways Kuntloor village acted as mediator Gaming Act/bodily offences creating in which science and reason was getting eroded”. Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat showcasing seized documents for sale deed execution in favour fear and panic among the people and Bhargava had expressed concern over “RSS people” while addressing media in Hyderabad on Tuesday. of one Sanjeev Kumar. The ninth creating insecurity to the health of attending a meeting of Council of Scientific and In- Hyderabad, Aug 1: The Hayath 242, 245, 246 & 247 in Kuntloor Malakpet had purchased the plot accused Govardhan Reddy, docu- the common public. He was selling dustrial Research (CSIR) labs. He had warned that if Nagar Police arrested nine per- village and executed GPA and through a registered Sale Deed ment writer at SRO Hayatnagar, ID liquor to the poor people ruining the present trend continued, India would cease to sons in connection with forgery Sale Deeds in favour of third par- from original owners P Nar- Samsthan Narayanpur and Bhon- their health and wealth. Despite a be a democracy and become a theocratic country of Death and Family Member ties for monetary gain. Accord- simha Reddy and eight others gir in Yadadri district prepared number of cases were booked against like Pakistan. He had also found fault with Prime certificates of a deceased couple ing to Rachakonda Police Com- represented by their GPA holder GPA without parent document in him, he never stopped his illegal ac- Minister Narendra Modi for stating at Indian Sci- and usurping 200 yards house missioner, Jyothi, wife of Nagesh P Yadagiri Reddy and Bhujanga collusion with principal. tivities. He was running Matka, Satta ence Congress that India had known technique of plot bearing No.261 in Sy.Nos V Rao of Revenue Board Colony, Reddy in 1986. Principal accused accused Chella Sridhar Reddy. gambling and making easy money. organ transplantation long ago. Girl Harassed by I&PR to conduct Photography Traffic penalty point 2 men in Auto contest on Aug. 19 Hyderabad, July 31: A 19-year-old girl travelling in Hyderabad, Aug 1: The competition. Photos ex- system from Tuesday an autorickshaw in Hyderabad was harassed by two Department of Informa- hibited previously in any men riding a motorbike who stopped the auto and tion and Public Relations, competition will not be ac- Hyderabad Aug 1 : 24 months, with anyone and so on. Each of the abused her in a deserted area on Tuesday. She re- Government of Telangana cepted. The decision of the Safety matters. And from accruing these 12 points violation has a different corded the entire incident while she was on her way is conducting State Level Jury/Commissioner, In- Tuesday, only those who within that period set to point value, ranging from to the Abids mall along with another girl. The duo fol- Photography Competi- formation and Public Re- drive safe and adhere to have his or her licence one to five. While drunk lowed her for over 10km and later called some other tions on the occasion of lations Department will be rules in the city will be suspended. driving can land a driver men to the spot to further harass the girl. Police have “World Photography Day” final and binding and no able to retain their driv- Repetition of the ac- three, four or five points, taken three men into custody, however, the main ac- on August 19 in the fol- may send a maximum of further correspondence ing licences. The Hyder- crual of 12 points after depending on the catego- cused is still at large. The girl’s father says there were lowing themes/Concepts three entries per theme/ will be entertained. The abad Traffic Police, in the the suspension is over ry of the vehicle, absence six men in total. In the video, the two accused can be and invites entries for the concept and should write Department reserves the form of a unique Traffic will have the licence sus- of an insurance certifi- seen following the girls on a bike, and when they start same, according to an of- the detail of the photog- right to use the accepted Penalty Point System, is pended for two years, cate means two points. protesting, one of them enters the auto and sits on the ficial press release issued rapher's name, address, entries for publications/ ushering in a new traffic and for a third repeat, for Helmetless driving will front seat. He then starts hurling abuses and stops the here today. mobile/telephone number, advertisements/exhibi- regime of sorts, one that three years. Many were mean one point. auto. “There were many passers-by, however, no one The First Category is on concept/theme, self-decla- tions taken up by the I&PR is similar to those preva- seen on Monday rush- Though Traffic Police tried to help us. I made the video so that people take (Bangaru Telangana) and ration and title/caption on Dept., the release said. lent in countries such as ing to get their insurance officials said they had my claims seriously. These men have been stalking the theme should be on the back side of each entry. The entries should be Australia, United King- certificates renewed,launched an awareness me for some time but no one believed me earlier and Haritha Haram, Mission All Photographs submitted handed over in person dom, Germany, a few while many more were campaign since the last this is the first time they have confronted me,” said Bhageeratha, Aaroghya must be the original work of or sent by post to the As- other European coun- seen checking the Face- one month, several com- one of the girl The girl’s uncle said, “As soon as she Lakshmi and Tourism, the participant. Entries sent sistant Director (Photo), tries, the United States, book page of the Hyder- muters in the city are left the house for shopping, two men started following Culture and Heritage, to the competition will not Information and Public Canada and Brazil. abad Traffic Police to still unaware of the sys- her. They forcefully stopped the vehicle in a deserted the Second Category is be returned. Photos taken/ Relations Department, I The system, known see what each violation tem, while those who are area and harassed her. Where are the SHE teams and on (Telangana festivals) exposed after August 2016 Floor, Samachar Bhavan, also as demerit point would mean for them. aware are already check- where are the police? All this happened on a busy and the theme should in- within Telangana State are A.C. Guards, Hyderabad system in other coun- Some of the most com- ing their documents road.” The girl’s father said the men tore off buttons clude Telangana festivals only eligible for competi- – 500028. The Last date for tries, aims at identifying, mon violations witnessed to ensure that they are of the girls’ clothes and snatched away their sandals. like Bonalu, Bathukamma tion. Entries for the Best the receipt of the entries deterring and penalizing on the city streets have equipped. Many were and recently held Krishna News Picture (III- cat- is 09.08.2017. Entries re- repeat offenders of traffic been included in the new seen on Monday rushing Pushkaralu and the Third egory) should have been ceived after the due date laws. The Traffic Police system. These are driv- to get their insurance cer- Category is on ( Photo published in any daily/ will not be accepted. For here have identified 17 ing without wearing seat tificates renewed, while ADVERTISEMENTS INVITED journalism) and photos Journal of Telangana, further details S.A.Hashmi, violations of the Motor belts and helmets, speed- many more were seen should be on best News details should be clearly Assistant Director (Photo), Vehicle Act, amended the ing, drunk driving, using checking the Facebook To Advertise in Picture in Telangana. mentioned on the back may be contacted on cell act to add specific points mobile phone while driv- page of the Hyderabad The entries should be of side of the photo. Digital No.9949351669 or may vis- for each violation and ing, jumping signals, lane Traffic Police to see what (8’x12’ ) or (10’x12’) size in mixing/Computer mixing it the department website fixed a limit of 12 points crossing, driving without each violation would INDIAN HORIZON colour. Each participant photos are not eligible for www.ipr.tg.nic.in. within a block period of insurance certificatesmean for them. Power contract Justice Ramesh Ranganathan no steps were being initiated for and Justice J. Uma Devi on Mon- ment) Order, 1975, inserted by English Daily and Justice J Uma Devi is likely appointment and that the idea day directed the government not issuing A.P. Public Employment at concessional rates. staff: plea to take up on Tuesday a writ plea was only at a rudimentary stage. to take any further steps in merg- (Organisation of Local Cadres Pleasing display, challenging challenging the decision of the S. Satyam Reddy, counsel for the ing the service cadre of teachers and Regulation of Direct Recruit- TS government to regularise the petitioners, pointed to the deci- from the Panchayat Raj Dept into ment) Order, 2017. Senior coun- Wider reach govt decision to services of contract employees sion of the government to regu- government service. The bench sel S. Ramachandra Rao pointed Please contact: be taken up on in the power sector. An unem- larise their services. The bench was dealing with a writ plea filed out that the Presidential Order ployed person, Shravan Kumar, then said that it would hear the by Government Teachers’ Asso- has far-reaching consequences 040-66616611, 66839818, Tuesday filed a writ petition contending matter on Tuesday. Local bod- ciation and eight others challeng- as it affects the service conditions or Email: [email protected], Hyderabad Aug 1: A two judge that such an action was unconsti- ies teacher posts’ merger deferred ing the A.P. Public Employment of about 40,000 teachers to their bench of the High Court at Hy- tutional. The official stance then The two Judge bench of acting (Organisation of Local Cadres detriment, who have been serving [email protected], derabad comprising acting Chief before the government was that Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganthan and Regulation of Direct Recruit- the State. Indian Horizon Wednesday, August 2, 2017 State 3 Actor Nandu appeared before SIT in drug case IAF to conduct

Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) the NASA, a Dutch national like Ravi Teja, Charmme Kaur band concert in Telugu film actor Ananda Mike Kamminga, and seven and leading director Puri Ja- Krishna alias Nandu on Tues- B. Tech degree holders, most gannadh. With the question- Hyderabad day appeared before the Spe- of them employed with multi- ing of Nandu, the SIT has Hyderabad, Aug 1: Indian Air Force is con- cial Investigation Team (SIT) national companies. Nandu completed interrogation of ducting Band Concerts in various cities across of Telangana's Excise Depart- began his film career in 2007 the Tollywood personalities the country to commemorate the Independence ment, which is probing drug with "100% love" in which he summoned in the case. Their Day. Hyderabad is one such chosen city for con- racket. played a character caller Ajith, names cropped up when the ducting the Band concert. IAF in coordination Nandu reached Abkari Bha- a role liked by the film buffs. SIT found their contact details with Telangana Tourism Department is planning van, the office of the Prohibi- He also acted in Ram Gopal in the call data of Calvin Mas- to conduct Band concert at Forum Sujana Mall, tion and Excise Department, Varma's movies "Ice Cream 2" carenhas, the kingpin of the Kukatpally on August 4 evening. IAF Symphony at 10 a.m., and the question- and "365 days". Nandu is mar- recently busted drug racket. Orchestra concert is open to general public. ing started 30 minutes later. ried to popular singer Geetha The investigating team will No 3 Air Force Band is housed at Air Force A four-member team ques- Madhuri. After his named likely call more Tollywood Academy, Dundigal since 1971. It has 22 musi- tioned him about allegations first cropped up in the case, personalities for questioning. cians who play Brass, woodwind, red string, elec- that he takes drugs and also Nandu had uploaded a video The SIT has so far arrested 20 tronic and percussion instruments. The objective has links with peddlers ar- on Facebook, denying that he persons, including US citi- of musicians of No. 3 Air Force Band is to interact rested in the case. The inves- consumes drugs or has links zen Dundu Anish, a former with the people and create awareness about the tigating team will likely call with peddlers. aerospace engineer who has Indian Air Force through the sound of music and more Tollywood personalities The SIT on Monday had worked with the NASA, a show case what they are capable of outside the for questioning. The SIT has questioned actor Tanish Al- Dutch national Mike Kam- world of martial music. The No. 3 Air Force Band so far arrested 20 persons, ladi for four hours. Nandu is minga, and seven B. Tech symbolizes teamwork, harmony, ethos and dedi- including US citizen Dundu the 11th artist to be interro- degree holders, most of them cation of an air warrior to his profession. Telugu film actor Ananda Krishna alias Nandu arrives to Anish, a former aerospace en- appear before Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection gated by the SIT, which has employed with multi-national Air Warrior Musicians of No. 3 Air Force Band gineer who has worked with with drug racket case in Hyderabad on Tuesday. so far questioned top actors companies. have performed concerts across the countries like UK, France, Italy, Germany, Malaysia, Sin- gapore, Thailand, Sri-Lanka and Bangladesh. Digvijaya Singh replaced as Nerella incident: Geeta Training in IAF inspired many of our musicians to experiment and even compose an original Congress in-charge of Telangana score, some of which will be presented during wants SC/ST Atrocity case the band concert. They have also participated New Delhi, Aug 1 lease said. Khuntia will in International Military Music Festival in Fin- (IANS) The Congress on be assisted in his task by slapped on erring cops land, France, Italy and recently at Malaysia. The Tuesday divested party Satish Jarkiholi as the Indian Air Force Band, with its scintillating per- General Secretary Digvi- party Secretary, the re- Hyderabad, Aug 1: police resorting to vio- formance, has enchanted the audience at home jaya Singh of responsi- lease added. Questioning the Chief lence than during United and abroad. In 2005 the IAF Band became the bilities as in-charge of the Earlier in April, Digvi- Minister K Chandrasekhar Andhra Pradesh state, he first Asian member of the International Military party affairs in Telangana jaya Singh was replaced Rao as to why he was not said and alleged that Ani- Music Society with its HQ’s at Norway. The band and assigned the job to affairs in Telangana. as the in-charge of poll- responding on Nerella mal Husbandry Minister is not only capable of playing the military music R.C. Khuntia. Digvijaya Singh has been bound Karnataka as well issue, Congress senior Talasani Srinivas Yadav but also plays patriotic and popular Hindi film "Congress President relieved of the respon- as Goa, where the Con- leader Dr J Geetha Reddy was addressing for low- song tunes. IAF band music is poised to “Touch Sonia Gandhi has ap- sibilities as the General gress failed to form a gov- alleged that the state gov- level politics. the Sky with glory”. From the earliest times, Mu- proved a new AICC team Secretary in-charge of ernment despite emerg- ernment resorting to at- and asked IT Minister KT Asking Talasani wheth- sic has been a soul-stirring accompaniment to to look after the party Telangana," a party re- ing as the single-largest tacks on Dalits by stand- Ramarao to tell whether er he had common sense, the men of arms, acting as a means of exciting ing beside sand mafia. he was not in a position to Dasoju described TRS passion in advancing soldiers. Military bands Speaking to the media see the condition of Dalits leaders as uneducated enliven the spirit, strength the mood and help in here on Tuesday, Geetha in his own constituency. fools. It was atrocious promoting pride and camaraderie. The Indian Reddy demanded the state “KTR has no humanity”, on the part of MP Balka Air Force has a strong tradition of its own when government to file SC, she lamented. Suman, who was a Dalits, it comes to Military Music and Musicians. The ST Atrocity case against TPCC official spokes- to speak against Dalits, he first Indian Air Force band was formed at Kohat, the police who tortured person Dasoju Sravan wondered and suggested in the North Eastern frontier in 1944 with One Of- Nerella Dalits. She asked alleged that the heat of Suman not to carry the ficer and forty-seven airmen by the order of Wing TRS leaders not to speak Meira Kumar visit of Siri- palanquin of anti-Dalits. Commander, GR Bowler, Under Secretary, war similar to mad people and cilla district touched KCR He threw a challenge at department of Govt of India. Indian Air Force alleged that TRS leaders seat. The TRS leaders, who KTR to come forward for has a total of 08 Brass Bands, located in various were resorting to low- sell sand illegally, have no an open debate on Ner- commands. They are credited with a rich variety level politics in regard to right to criticise the Con- ella issue and suggested of Indian and Western music in their repertoire. Sircilla incident. It was gress party, he said. De- KTR not to make the small Training in IAF inspired many of our musicians not correct to TRS leaders manding the resignation leaders speak against Ner- to experiment and even compose an original to say that only four Dalits KTR, Dasoju said that he ella issue. He asked Dalits score, some of which will be presented during the received police torture. “Is will rub his nose to the intellectuals to awake and band concert. Waqf Board Chairman Mohammed Saleem visits Hakim Baba Dargah this the attitude towards land if KTR wins from Sir- question the TRS govern- along with other board officials in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Dalits?” she questioned cilla in 2019 elections. The ment. Oracle, Andhra Jeeyar Swamy okays IT Academy extend Bhadradri Master We created buzz about Plan: Tummala collaboration New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Oracle and Andhra Hyderabad, Aug.1 (NSS): Pradesh Information Technology Academy (APITA) women's cricket: Mithali Raj Noted Saint Chinna Jeeyar on Tuesday extended their agreement to integrate Swamy today approved the Oracle Academy curriculum focusing on big data, Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The ally nice because all these years master plan of Bhadradri Tem- mobility, cloud computing and Internet of Things Indian women's cricket team nobody gave us acknowledge- ple and related works are to be (IoT) into the state’s educational programmes. As did not win the ICC World Cup ment. taken up in August itself. This part of the three-year agreement, Oracle Academy but team captain Mithali Raj "This time the matches were was stated by Roads and Build- aims to train 375 faculty members in computer feels they created a buzz among telecast live on television and ings Minister T Nageshwar Rao. science instruction with a goal to reach 10,000 people about women's cricket. social media. It created wider The Minister called on Swamy, students across 200 Polytechnic, engineering and "Our team did well in the atmosphere and many people who, on going through the plan, degree colleges in Andhra Pradesh, the company World Cup. I wouldn't say tweeted in support of the In- has said that it is fantastic and said in a statement. “There is a growing demand good because of the result dian team," she said. Mithali made a few small suggestions for a highly skilled technology workforce in Andhra but we have created a buzz thanked Chamundeswarnath. in the design. Chief Minister K Pradesh. APITA has pioneered the state’s initiatives about women's cricket in India "I am truly honoured. This is Chandrasekhar Rao is to give in developing skills of its youth to prepare them for among people. I am hoping it the second car from him. He his nod for the project which is the workforce,” said Damian Haas, Regional Direc- will be good times henceforth had given the first car in 2005 a formality and tenders will be tor, Oracle Academy, Oracle Asia Pacific. Teach- for women's cricket," she said. when the team was not even finalized this month. The min- ers will be instructed through six Oracle Academy The skipper was talking to in the BCCI and nobody ac- ister said that Chinna Jeeyar courses, including Java Foundation, Java funda- reporters after a felicitation knowledged us." The Telan- Swamy has appreciated the mentals, Java programming, database foundation, programme at the Pullela Gopi- gana government last week master plan and expressed sat- database design and programming with SQL and chand Badminton Academy Indian women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj was gifted a BMW 320d announced a cash award of isfaction. prepared by Archi- Programming with PL/SQL. “Oracle Academy of- where she was presented a BMW Vice President of Hyderabad Badminton Association Chamundeswari- Rs 1 crore and 600 square yard tect Anand Sai and advised the fers us a very modern and relevant curriculum that car by Chamundeswarnath, nath at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy on Tuesday. house site in Hyderabad's government to go ahead with can prepare our students for careers in the field Vice President of the Telangana tion despite losing the final. As "This appreciation and feed- Banjara Hills area for her im- construction with a few chang- of IT. I am looking forward to working with Oracle Badminton Association. "I did a team we were all sad after the back from the Prime Minister pressive performance in the es to be made. On finalizing the Academy,” Dr B Sundar, IFS, CEO, Andhra Pradesh not expect this kind of recep- defeat in the final," she said. to Chief Minister has been re- World Cup. tenders, foundation stone. Information Technology Academy, added. Telangana Congress created ‘Sircilla drama’: Govt whip Hyderabad Aug 1 : Telangana the Congress leaders created an natural resources, he added. “Dur- various jobs and a fresh case was ment for better utilisation of funds gion. He said despite the hurdles Congress leaders created ‘Sircilla issue and accused K T Rama Rao,” ing the 10-year-rule of Congress, also filed by the outsourcing agen- for the development of SCs and STs. created by the Congress leaders all drama’ by involving former Lok said Reddy. He said Meira Kumar’s only Rs 50 crore revenue was gen- cies for not allowing regularisation He said Congress leaders were fil- irrigation projects would be com- Sabha speaker Meira Kumar and statement’s on attacks on Dalits and erated from sand mining, whereas of 21,000 employees. He added that ing false cases on ongoing irrigation pleted in time. Reddy said 19 other made her speak lies on the Narella sand mafia were totally baseless and within three years of TRS rule, the Congress would not come to power projects. “Congress leaders have cases were filed by the Congress incident, said government whip caused pain to the people of Telan- revenue generated from sand min- even in 2024. Party council member filed 29 cases on Kaleshwaram proj- leaders against the recruitment pro- Palla Rajeshwar Reddy here on gana. Reddy requested Meira Ku- ing has reached Rs12,000 crore, this Gangadhar Goud also spoke at the ect to stall the works,” Reddy said. cess of various jobs and a fresh case Tuesday. He was speaking to press mar to inquire about the actual situ- is enough to explain the corrupt press meet. Talking about the wel- He asked why Congress lead- was also filed by the outsourcing persons at TRSLP and launched a ation, and asked her to think about practices of Congress leaders,” said fare programmes launched by the ers were mum during the unified agencies for not allowing regularisa- scathing attack on Congress lead- the sand mafia. It was the Congress, Reddy. Reddy said 19 other cases ruling government, he added that Andhra Pradesh rule when the then tion of 21,000 employees. He added ers for fabricating the Narella is- who encouraged the sand mafia were filed by the Congress leaders SC/ST Special Development Fund Chief Minister diverted water from that Congress would not come to sue. “Nothing happened in Narella, and made crores of rupees from against the recruitment process of Act was brought by TRS govern- Krishna and Godavari to the AP re- power even in 2024. Indian Horizon Wednesday - August 2, 2017 South 4

Seven Tamil films set Film shoots in Tamil Nadu stalled over for Independence Day weekend release FEFSI members’ strike Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Seven Tamil films are vying for screens Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The shoot- “The shoot of over 20 Tamil films for August 11 release. They are “Podhuvaga Emmanasu Than- ing of over 20 Tamil films came to a including Rajinikanth’s ‘Kaala’ has gam”, “Thappu Thanda”, “Maayavan”, “Kurangu Bommai”, standstill across the state on Tues- been stopped. FEFSI workers are “Magalir Mattum”, “Sathya” and “Naan Aanaiyitaal”. There’s day as members of Film Employees part of most Tamil films and they a mad rush for release on August 11 following the postpone- Federation of South India (FEFSI) have been instructed to not take part ment of Ajith Kumar’s highly anticipated Tamil actioner “Vi- struck work to demand a revision of in the shooting. They have to under- vegam” from August 10 to August 24. “The postponement of daily wages. stand it will only affect their liveli- ‘Vivegam’ has come as a big blow for other films. Due to the The demand has been turned hood,” a member of the Producers major shuffle in the release of ‘Vivegam’, films that were long down by Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council told IANS. due for release are aiming for August 11 as it gives them five Council (TFPC). Interestingly, shoot of Vishal’s up- days’ window keeping in mind the holiday on Independence FEFSI, which comprises 24 unions coming Tamil crime thriller “Thup- Day,” trade analyst Trinath told IANS. While “Podhuvaga Em- of various crafts of the film industry parivaalan” is underway in Chidam- manasu Thangam”, “Thappu Thanda”, “Maayavan”, “Kuran- and has over 25,000 members, and baram, Tamil Nadu. gu Bommai” and “Naan Aanaiyitaal” have officially confirmed TFPC are at loggerheads. FEFSI had A shooting video was released they are hitting the screens on August 11, “Magalir Mattum” an altercation with producer-actor by film’s publicist on Tuesday. The and “Sathya” are yet to make an official announcement. The R.K. Suresh on the sets of his Tamil team was shooting an action se- industry grapevine is that Dhanush’s “VIP 2” might also join film “Billa Pandi” last month as its quence. the August 11 race. The official release date of “VIP 2” will be members who are employed as tech- Vishal had told IANS that Produc- announced on Tuesday at 7 p.m. “The Tamil version of ‘VIP 2’ nicians in “Billa Pandi” demanded ers Council won’t give in to the de- is likely to release on August 11. The Hindi and Telugu versions increase in their daily wages. spearheading the strike. revision in daily wages. The mem- mands of the Federation. might release a week later on August 18,” Trinath said. When Suresh escalated the matter “TFPC should work with the mem- bers should be paid new wages and “We are willing to work with any- to Vishal, president of TFPC, the lat- bers of FEFSI who are more than until then we will be on strike,” Sel- one from FEFSI or even those who Fortunate to be ter called off the film’s shooting and 25,000 in number and can’t use non- vamani told IANS. are not associated with the federa- suggested that technicians outside FEFSI members. The wage agree- The strike has come as a big blow tion. We will not give in to their de- launched by director Ram: FEFSI can be used for shooting. ment for FEFSI members expired on for over 20 Tamil films that are cur- mands and we stand by what we said FEFSI head R.K. Selvamani is July 31 and that’s why we requested rently on the floors. earlier,” Vishal said. Vasanth Ravi Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Actor Vasanth Ravi says he feels for- Karnataka: Bengaluru tunate to be launched by director Ram in upcoming Tamil drama “Taramani”, which also stars Andrea Jeremiah and An- jali. “’Taramani’ has been an incredible experience for me. I police chief Praveen Sood have known Ram sir for a long time. He has been a guiding force throughout the shoot of the film. I feel fortunate to be transferred launched by him,” Vasanth said in a statement. “Taramani”, slated for release later this month, is about how globalisation A government notification said on city police chief on January 1, faced has affected the male-female relationship in society. Talking Monday that Sood has been trans- criticism from Kannada activists and about his role, Vasanth said: “I play a call centre employee in ferred with immediate effect and writers over a police case under sec- the film. When I asked Ram what kind of preparation I should posted until further orders as the Ad- tion 153A of IPC against activists for do for the role, he suggested that I come and shoot with an ditional Director General of Police, blackening Hindi signages at metro open mind.” Produced by JSK Satish, the film has music by Communication, Logistics and Mod- stations, recently. Yuvan Shankar Raja. Heaping praise on his co-star Andrea, he ernisation. Kumar was earlier the Ad- The section relates to promoting said: “She has performed terrifically. I’m sure audiences will be Bengaluru: Aug 1 (IANS) The Kar- ists and writers during recent protests ditional Director General of Police and enmity between different groups on able to relate to our characters.” nataka government has transferred against Hindi signboards at some met- Managing Director of the Karnataka grounds of religion, race, place of birth, city police chief Praveen Sood, who ro stations. T Suneel Kumar has been State Police Housing Corporation Ltd. residence and language and doing acts Dhanush’s ‘VIP 2’ to had drawn flak from Kannada activ- appointed as the new Commissioner. Sood, who had taken charge as the prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. release on August 11 Gutka scam: Why Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Actor Dhanush on Tuesday con- ‘IRDAI missed early warning signals firmed that his forthcoming Tamil action-drama “VIP 2” will not CBI probe, hit the screens on August 11. A sequel to 2014 Tamil block- at Sahara India Life’ buster “Vela Illa Pattathari”, the film has been directed by Madras high court Soundarya Rajinikanth while the story and screenplay is by Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The In- life insurer. Stationery of group as Sahara India Life had submit- Dhanush. The film marks the return of Kajol to Kollywood af- dian insurance regulatory author- companies was being used. ted all rent agreements along with asks ter two decades where she plays the role of a suave, conniving ity seems to have clearly missed or The regulator had termed these compliance to inspection obser- Chennai: Aug 1 (IANS) The Madras high businesswoman. Although Dhanush shared the release date of misread the early warning signals violations of prudent accounting vation. court has ordered notice to the Union and the film’s Tamil version on Twitter, he didn’t confirm whether of the happenings in private life norms. The insurance regulator was sat- State governments and the CBI on a petition the dubbed Telugu and Hindi versions will also release on Au- insurer Sahara India Life Insur- However, the IRDAI did not isfied with the explanation given from a DMK MLA seeking the constitution of gust 11. Jointly produced by Dhanush and Kalaipuli S. Thanu, ance Company Ltd, senior indus- press the charges further as it was by Sahara India Life on observa- a Special Investigation Team headed by a re- the film also stars Samuthirakani, Vivekh and Amala Paul.. try officials said. satisfied with the life insurer’s tions pertaining to the payments tired high court judge, to probe into the pan A cursory reading of the Insur- explanation that also confirmed made to Sahara group companies. masala / gutka scam. Mohanlal’s son’s debut ance Regulatory and Develop- that Sahara India Life’s officers The regulatory had then penal- The scam allegedly involves a Tamil Nadu ment Authority’s (IRDAI) order themselves were verifying/pass- ised Sahara India Life for issues minister, the current DGP and several other film ‘Aadi’ starts rolling against Sahara India Life in 2012 ing bills. like delays in claim settlements. officials of the central and state governments. shows the regulator has clearly “Taking into account the fact But in its July 28 order, the IR- A division bench comprising Chief Justice Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Pranav Mohanlal’s maiden Malay- missed the wood for the trees, of- that overall expenses are also DAI had concluded that the pro- Indira Banerjee and Justice M.Sundar ad- alam film “Aadi” went on the floors on Tuesday and the first ficials told IANS on condition of within the limit of Rule 170 of In- moters of Sahara India Life are no journed to September 11 further hearing of schedule will be shot in Nedumbassery, according to direc- anonymity. surance Rule, 1939 charge is not more fit and proper and a sum of the Public Interest Litigation filed by DMK tor Jeethu Joseph. “Apart from Kochi, we will also shoot in The regulator had fined Sahara pressed. However, the insurer be Rs 78 crore has already been si- MLA J. Anbazhagan. Bangalore and Hyderabad. The principal shooting should be India Life Rs 12 lakh for various cautioned to stop all these prac- phoned off in the name of security When the matter came up for hearing, se- wrapped up by October. Originally, we had planned for Christ- violations observed during an on- tices and confirm the same,” then deposits. nior counsel P.Wilson, appearing for the pe- mas release but now I doubt if it will be able to come out on site inspection in 2010 -- some of IRDAI Chairman J. Hari Narayan Refuting the charge, Sahara In- titioner submitted that after the raid on the time. We have post-production and VFX work so it will take the them pertaining to corporate ordered on Feb 27, 2012. dia Life in a statement on Sunday premises of one gutka manufacturer in Chen- time,” Joseph told IANS. Also starring Siddique, Sharafudheen, governance issue, industry offi- Interestingly, payment of rent said: “In fact this amount was kept nai, namely MDM brand, by the Income-Tax Siju Wilson, Anusree, Aditi Ravi and Lena, the film doesn’t fea- cials said. to group companies by Sahara In- as security deposit to one entity -- department, certain documents were seized, ture a romantic track. “Although there are female characters, An onsite inspection -- nearly dia Life was also considered and Sahara India -- who has provided which shows that regular bribes were alleged- you won’t find a romantic track. Pranav doesn’t have a love six years after Sahara India Life approved by IRDAI in 2012 itself. furnished, computerised office ly paid to the state health minister Vijayabas- interest in the film,” he said. The film is being produced by was licenced to operate -- ob- The insurance regulator had ob- accommodation at around 150 kar, high level police officials including the Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas. served that it was not function- served that rent payment to group places.” present DGP and several other top bureau- ing as an independent accounting companies was without formal According to the group, this ar- crats and central government officials from Chennai: Neighbour and legal entity. agreements. rangement is very beneficial for Central Excise department. Officials of group companies However, the IRDAI in its order Sahara India Life while IRDAI The investigation into this matter by the slams dog to death with were authorising payments for the said it was not pressing the charge concluded otherwise. state police will not be fair or impartial and should be transferred to CBI, Wilson added. Advocate general R.Muthukumaraswamy cricket bat Chennai: Abandoned pregnant girl finds submitted the state government has directed Chennai: Aug 1 (IANS) A 27-year-old man approached the the DVAC to probe into the matter and the Royapettah police with a complaint against his neighbour, who DVAC is conducting the probe. he claimed killed his dog by hitting it with a cricket bat on Sun- saviour in college student One other petition filed by Kathiresan be- day. The complainant, A. Manikandan is a resident of PM Dargah Chennai: Aug 1 (IANS) An aban- a beggar. “She was oblivious of the “She was screaming and was un- fore the Madurai Bench came to be disposed Street off Lloyd’s road and works as a washing machine service doned pregnant girl, who was aim- surroundings. When I noticed her willing to talk to me. She did not of with certain directions including the direc- mechanic. On Sunday morning, Manikandan took his pet dog, lessly commuting on a suburban clearly, I understood that she is too want to come,” she added. The Rail- tion to the DVAC to constitute a special team a five-month-old dachshund pup, for a walk and was returning train, was given a ray of hope. A social young to be pregnant,” narrated Am- way Police Force (RPF) officials’ at- to investigate this matter, he added. Wilson home. His dog had barked at a young girl in his neighbourhood. work student from Madras Christian rita. The girl is believed to be below tempts to soothe the pregnant girl said the petition before the Madurai Bench Police sources said that the girl got scared and informed her par- College who understood the pain of 20 years of age. The girl did not get turned futile, as she boarded a run- was specifically targeted against Rajendran’s ents who picked up an argument with Manikandan. The quarrel the mentally disturbed girl extended off the train at Tambaram, which ning train, prompting Amrita to take extension of service as the DGP and all the escalated and in the melee, the girl’s father, Arumugam picked a helping shoulder. When the girl is the last station of the Chennai the same train. “I found her after directions in the said judgment can only be up a cricket bat and smashed it across the dog’s head, which was with untidy clothes and crinkly hair Beach— Tambaram suburban route. a much difficulty. I reached out to viewed in that context. The vigilance com- tied to Manikandan’s motorbike. “The dog was bleeding from boarded the train at Guindy railway Amrita, who had no heart to leave Rehoboth, an organisation for the missioner was nothing more than the home its nose and ears. My brother and I took the dog and rushed to station on Sunday afternoon, Amrita the girl, convinced her to get down mentally ill for help and learnt that secretary under whom the entire police de- the Government Veterinary college in Vepery,” Manikandan said Xavier, a 24-year-old student com- and tried to know her whereabouts. there were no volunteers available. partment functions. Hence, handing over the in his complaint. However, the doctors’ attempts to save the dog muting on the same train did not It was then that the social work stu- A few passengers helped me to take investigation to the vigilance commissioner went futile and the dog succumbed to injuries. give a thought, assuming her to be dent realised that she is mentally ill. her to the Beach police station. or DVAC was only farcical, Wilson added. Indian Horizon Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Nation 5

Short Takes ‘BP, joint diseases Bhitarkanika National Park re- common in people Four die, 20 hurt as buses opens for tourists in Odisha living in high-rises’ Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (IANS) The the short period aims to ensure the collide in Punjab Bhitarkanika National Park in Odis- safety of humans and provide a con- Chandigarh, Aug 1 (IANS) Four people, including a po- Noida, Aug 1 (IANS) Lifestyle by 2025. “The factor which was ha’s Kendrapara district reopened for genial environment for the croco- lice officer, were killed and 20 others injured when two diseases such as high blood pres- found common among both the tourists on Tuesday after remaining diles to breed. private buses collided in Punjab on Tuesday, police said. sure and joints-related issues are age groups, which according to closed for three months for the breed- Kanika Forest Ranger Askhya Ku- The private buses, belonging to Libra Transport and Raj becoming common among peo- the doctors was adding to the ing season of estuarine crocodiles. mar Nayak said as many as 82 nests Transport, collided on National Highway 54 near Sarhali ple living in high-rises, revealed health woes of the respondents, The national park was closed for of the estuarine crocodile were village, about 25 km from Tarn Taran town. a survey on Tuesday. were lack of mobility and physical visitors from May 1 to July 31 in view sighted by the forest personnel this Eyewitnesses said that both buses were speeding. The The survey, which was result of activity due to staying in the high of the breeding season of the saltwa- year within the Rajnagar Mangrove victims included assistant sub-inspector Rashpal Singh a free medical screening camp, rise buildings,” said the survey. ter crocodiles. (forest) and Wildlife Division. and a woman Ram Kaur. also revealed that nearly 20 per The free health screening camp “A three-month long prohibition While 73 nests were sighted at cent of adults between 40-55 age was organised by Polo Founda- on the entry of tourists and visitors Kanika Wildlife Range, six nests group had blood pressure levels tion, a pan-India NGO, working to the wetland site had been en- were sighted under Rajnagar wild- between 140-159, which is an in- in the areas of health, Informa- forced as the reptiles turn violent life Range and three nests at Ga- Bodoland student leader dication of prehypertension. tion Technology education and during the season and attack human hirmatha wildlife Range, he added. According to the World Health solar energy at corporate multi- for their interference in breeding,” A nearly 145 sq km stretch of the shot dead in Assam Organization, high blood pres- storey societies in Noida. said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), national park, with its vast expanse sure, also known as hyperten- The doctors who took part in Rajnagar Mangrove (wildlife) Forest of mangrove cover and wetland Guwahati, Aug 1 (IANS) Tension gripped parts of Assam sion, is a condition in which the the social initiative were mostly Division, Bimal Prasanna Acharya. spots, is an ideal eco-tourism desti- after two unidentified assailants shot dead Lafikul Islam, blood vessels have persistently from the prestigious All India In- He said the closure of the park for nation for camping and trekking. president of the All Bodoland Minority Students’ Union raised pressure. stitute of Medical Sciences and (ABMSU), on Tuesday afternoon. Blood is carried from the heart some private practitioners. Police said two motorcycle-borne assailants shot at Lafi- to other parts of the body in ves- Over 100 people, mostly adults kul in Basugaon area in Kokrajhar district around 3.30 p.m. sels. Each time the heart beats, and senior citizens, attended the ‘Shiksha Mitras’ put off protests from close range. He was immediately taken to a hospital, it pumps blood into the vessels. screening camp. where he was declared brought dead. Two people have Blood pressure is created by the According to the survey, many after meeting Adityanath been detained so far in this connection. force of blood pushing against complained of high BP and other Later in the day, ABMSU supporters blocked roads by the walls of blood vessels (arter- lifestyle related problems de- Lucknow, Aug 1 (IANS) The agitating their assimilation as Assistant Teach- burning tyres and shouted slogans in Basugaon and other ies) as it is pumped by the heart. spite being on various forms of ‘Shiksha Mitras’, who had taken to the ers. adjoining areas, protesting the killing. The higher the pressure, the medication. The survey sup- streets against the state government in Resorting to violence, two persons Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly harder the heart has to pump. ported a similar finding almost the last one week, withdrew their pro- even lost their lives during the demon- Debabrata Saikia condemned the murder and termed it “a In the health screening camp, 26 years ago by Japan based Fu- tests on Tuesday after a meeting with strations. The protests turned violent at failure on the part of the state government to maintain law 40 per cent of the senior citizens, mio Osaka of Tokai University Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. some places after which the state gov- and order”. above 60, had more problems Medical School. It had said that After remaining closeted behind ernment had to intervene. Studies in “Late Islam boldly raised his voice against various injus- of joints-related issues, such as women in their 50s who live on doors with Adityanath and Minister many schools across the state were hit tice meted out to people living in Bodoland Territorial Ar- arthritis or osteoarthritis. Doc- the top floors of high-rise apart- of State for Basic Education Anupama by the agitation. eas Districts by the government as well as by a section of tors say that India may become ments are more likely to suffer Jaiswal for over three hours, the protest The Chief Minister reportedly as- people,” said Saikia, while demanding action against the the osteoarthritis capital of the from high blood pressure than leaders said they were putting off the sured the agitating Shiksha Mitras that assailants. world with over 60 million cases those living on lower floors. protests for one week following an as- they will try and find a way out of the surance by Adityanath to do something imbroglio, specially in light of the apex for them. court’s ruling. The protestors then as- The 1.72 lakh Shiksa Mitras had gone sured the state government that they Ban Sunny Leone’s con- Modi promises to work on the war path after the Supreme would be returning to teaching from Court on July 25 upheld a 2015 verdict Wednesday and will wait for a week for dom ads on buses: Goa out long-term solution to of the Allahabad High Court cancelling the government to act in their favour. Congress MLA Arunchal disasters: CM Panaji, Aug 1 (IANS) A Goa legislator on Tuesday de- Itanagar, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime He also requested a compre- Darjeeling unrest: House, vehi- manded a ban on condom advertisements, featuring ac- Minister Narendra Modi has hensive package for the state tress Sunny Leone, on buses operated by the state trans- promised to work out a long-term to meet the gap besides deput- port corporation, saying it “shames us”. solution to the recurring prob- ing the Inter-Ministerial Central cles torched, GJM denies hand “These ads should not be displayed. It shames us,” Con- lem of natural disasters that hit team so that an accurate assess- gress MLA from St. Andre Francis Silveira said in the Goa Arunachal Pradesh every year, ment of damage could be done. Kalimpong, Aug 1 (IANS) Two days with the villagers for plying his ve- legislative assembly. Silveira first asked Speaker Pramod Chief Minister Pema Khandu said Citing the national and state after the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha hicles,” local Morcha leader Ramesh Sawant if the word condoms can be used in the state as- on Tuesday. disaster relief fund norms that threatened to spread its agitation for Rai said. sembly, before going on to say: “What are these ads telling Khandu, who attended a re- do not permit restoration works Gorkhaland onto the plains of north “The villagers asked him to stop Goans. Students use buses... Goans use the bus.” view meeting to take stock of the in certain sectors, he sought the Bengal, a house and four vehicles plying his vehicles due to the indefi- The ads, featuring the former pornstar, are displayed on the flood situation in the northeast, Prime Minister’s intervention in were torched, allegedly by GJM activ- nite shutdown for Gorkhaland but he Kadamba transport buses as part of an advertising contract chaired by Modi, at the Assam relaxing them for his state. ists, in Kalimpong district’s Bagrakote refused to listen. Also he, along with between the contraception company and the corporation. Administrative Staff College at He also appealed for a special village in the early hours of Tuesday. people, attacked the house of a local Khanapara in the neighbouring consideration for the damages Two trucks, a private car and a mo- resident last night following an alter- state, said he had drawn attention that occurred in the state within a torcycle of the house owner in the vil- cation. The villagers got enraged and Amarinder warns Badal to the problem and sought the span of two to three months this lage in the Dooars region also were torched his house and vehicles,” Rai central government’s interven- year due to unprecedented in- set ablaze by the goons, sources said. claimed. against threats to officers tion for a foolproof system to not cessant rain. Khandu also sought “A group of Morcha activists at- The police said 10 persons sus- only avert natural disasters but mitigation funds from the Central tacked my residence last night and tained injuries in the incident. How- Chandigarh, Aug 1 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Ama- also have a very quick and robust government prior to any disaster set fire to the house and the vehicles. ever, no arrests have been made yet. rinder Singh on Tuesday warned Shiromani Akali Dal relief and damage control system, so that the state could gear up for They also beat up my family members The arson attack took place three (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal against issuing an official system said. preparedness instead of engaging who were in the house at that time,” days after the ongoing tension in the threats to bureaucrats and police officers, saying his gov- Development of North Eastern itself for restoration works after house owner Rakesh Perial alleged. north Bengal hills spilled onto the ernment would not tolerate it. Region Minister Jitendra Singh, the damages occur. Officers of Malbazar police station plains with the GJM activists clashing Reacting to Badal’s reported threat to officers who he Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secre- “A provision of advance fund- and the fire tenders rushed to the spot with the police in Sukna, 65 km from claimed were registering false cases against SAD workers tary Shakunta Gamlin and other ing for mitigation plan, advisory to control the situation. However, the Darjeeling, on July 29. The Gorkha- at the behest of “Congress masters”, the Chief Minister senior government officials at- warnings and other preparedness four vehicles were completely gutted land supporters also fought a pitched said his government did not believe in victimisation or tended the meeting. activities will lessen the damage before the fire officials could douse battle with the police in Alipurduar vindictive action and was following the democratic norms “Damages caused over the and avoid human losses,” the flames, the police said. district’s Jaigaon, bordering Bhutan in every case. years have accumulated a se- Chief Minister said. The local GJM leadership denied the on the following day. Amarinder Singh warned the former Deputy Chief Min- vere burden to the state thereby Assured all possible support to involvement of their activists in the The GJM leadership has given the ister “to desist from engaging in provocative statements creating a huge gap. The State the state, Modi said that the Cen- arson attack and claimed that Perial central government a 10-day dead- and deeds that could disturb disrupt the state’s peace and is left with a mammoth task of tral government is committed to fell prey to the rage of the locals after line, starting from June 30, to inter- stability. restoring damages, which it is bring in a lasting solution to the he decided to ply his trucks amid the vene in the issue of Gorkhaland and “My government will come down heavily against any in- unable to carry out due to its state’s flood situation as well as ongoing shutdown in the hills. threatened to spread the agitation to dividual or organisation found indulging in such activity,” meagre resource,” Khandu said help the state cope up with the “GJM has no involvement in it. We the plains if no steps are taken on its he said in a statement issued here. the meeting. present situation. have heard that he had an altercation demands.

gress supremo also slammed 30 Tripura policemen injured in Mamata slams Centre for LPG the Centre for reducing interest rates on deposits in the banks attack by tribal party activists price hike, banks’ interest rate cut and said this would in a way benefit the chit fund companies Agartala, Aug 1 (IANS) Over 30 Abhijit Saptarshi told IANS. “The among the injured were police, Chopra (West Bengal) Aug supply of ration products like sugar the social obligations. The LPG in the country that provide high- policemen were injured in Tripura IPFT people damaged government TSR, Central Reserve Police Force 1 (IANS) Taking a swipe at the and kerosene is being stopped,” Ba- subsidy given to people was not er rates of interest on savings. on Tuesday when activists of a properties and attacked Bodhjung- personnel and senior security of- Centre for the hike in the price nerjee said at a public meeting here coming from the pocket of some “The interest rates in the tribal party attacked them, alleging nagar police station and TSR (Tri- ficials. The police resorted to mild of subsidised cooking gas, West in North Dinajpur district. Stating specific person. It is the money banks are being reduced. This a woman has been abducted, the pura State Rifles) camp.” lathicharge and brust tear-gas cells Bengal Chief Minister Mamata that the money for subsidy on LPG of common people,” she said. would in a way benefit the chit police said. “They were claiming that a to disperse the mob. Orders pro- Banerjee on Tuesday said the came from common citizens and Banerjee said the poorer sec- funds. I want to ask the Centre is The woman was later found at young tribal woman was kid- hibiting any gathering of five or situation in the country under not from the pocket of anyone spe- tions were the worst sufferers it necessary for you to assist the her father’s house, a police officer napped,” Saptarshi said, adding more people under Section 144 of the BJP-led regime was becom- cifically, Banerjee claimed that the with kerosene supply being chit funds?” Banerjee said. said. that the woman was found in the CrPC have been imposed in the ing hostile for the commoners government should focus on ad- stopped, and claimed that with- Terming the central govern- Hundreds of activists of the Raishabari in northern Tripura’s area. and the poor. dressing the social obligations with drawing subsidy on the cooking ment’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Pad- Indigenous People’s Front of Tri- Dhalai district. Huge contingents of paramili- “A lot of people are sad since its own income. gas would massively impact the hao” scheme as a pulicity stunt, pura (IPFT) attacked the security Saptarshi, who was also injured tary and state security forces have yesterday (Monday) as the subsidy “A government should focus commoners as they already had Banerjee said the Kanyashree personnel with stones and sticks at in the stone pelting, said the agitat- been deployed in the tension rid- on LPG is being withdrawn and its on addressing the social obli- to bear a huge burden of edu- scheme started by her govern- Bodhjungnagar, 20 km from here, ing mobs also damaged transform- den Bodhjungnagar industrial area price hiked. The situation is slowly gations first. It should spend a cation and medical treatment ment was much more beneficial West Tripura District Police chief ers and other assets. He said that and surrounding places. becoming hostile for the poor. The part of its income in meeting expenses. The Trinamool Con- for the development of girls. Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Indian Horizon Is it the end of the Sharif dynasty? BY ZAHID HUSSAIN the country. But it certainly does ruling against Maryam Sharif was of the military establishment. It is HE inglorious exit of Nawaz not threaten the democratic politi- expected after the allegation of not surprising that he remained Sharif may have come as a cal process as speculated by Shar- forged documents, the inclusion of locked in perpetual conflict with Tserious blow to the coun- if’s supporters. Shahbaz Sharif in the list was un- the military leadership throughout try’s most powerful political dy- The judgement is a serious blow expected. his third term in office. nasty. The devastating ruling by to dynastic politics but one is not That has exacerbated the PML- Although the Muslim League the five-member Supreme Court sure if it is the end. In fact, it is a N’s leadership predicament. But has historically remained close to bench has not only seen the former serious blow to dynastic politics many in the party appear confi- the military establishment, Nawaz Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Prime Minister disqualified for life that has been the biggest impedi- dent that the junior Sharif can still Sharif tried to transform it into a but has also indicted almost all the ment to the development of demo- lead them despite facing charges in mass populist party, though he Sharifs who have dominated the cratic institutions and values in NAB. There is a move by the PML- may not have been fully success- country’s political scene for more the country. The Panama ruling N to play the victimhood card and ful in his endeavour. Still, over Any unfavorable help to the than three decades, whether in or has also broken the widespread project the ousted Prime Minister the years, despite ups and downs, out of power. perception that Sharif being a Pun- as a “political martyr”. But one is Sharif developed a popular mass farmers of developed countries But one is not sure if it marks the jabi leader was untouchable, while not sure that will work in the pres- base that elected him to a record end of the family’s political legacy. leaders from Sindh and the other ent situation. Sharif’s influence third term in office. The backing It is evident that the baton of lead- smaller provinces could easily be over the party has become limited of the powerful Punjabi civil es- is against the developing ership will now be passed on to dispensed with. with his moral and political posi- tablishment, including the bureau- Shahbaz Sharif, thus maintaining So this hue and cry over the fall tion weakened. cracy and sections of the judiciary, countries farmers’ interests the dynastic hold over power at from grace of Sharif and describing A child of the establishment, also appeared to have helped his least for now. the events as a setback to democra- Nawaz Sharif was politically bap- family’s stranglehold over Punjab. Indeed, the unprecedented judi- cy is beyond comprehension. The tised by Gen Zia’s military govern- A big question is whether a dis- India and China have one common inter- cial action against a sitting Prime case against Sharif went through a ment in the early 1980s as part of graced Nawaz Sharif will be able to Minister is a watershed moment whole legal process and cannot be the plan to prop up an alternative keep the party united. More impor- est and that is agriculture to be protected by for the country’s democratic evalu- described as part of a conspiracy or leader to challenge Benazir Bhutto. tantly, will the Punjab establish- ation and has been described as a a judicial coup. His trajectory from Punjab Chief ment continue to back the PML-N step forward in efforts towards es- It became quite apparent that the Minister to Prime Minister in the under the younger Sharif’s leader- all means. Years of efforts by India to build tablishing the rule of law. Notwith- Prime Minister was in deep trouble 1990s owed to the backing of the ship after the damning indictment standing the scepticism over the after the JIT report came out with military and the powerful civil es- of the family? good relations with China have come to end judgement perceived as radical, a damning indictment of him and tablishment of Punjab. Previously, cracks showed up the action came from within the his family. It went beyond the fam- That political power also saw a in adverse situations. The biggest system and not outside the consti- ily’s failure to provide a money massive rise in the family’s busi- example was the formation of the at Doklam. As far as economics is concerned, tutional framework. trail for the London properties and ness fortunes. That financial scan- PML-Q after Musharraf’s coup. It also signifies a milestone in the included charges of perjury and dal continued to dog him through- Interestingly, many defectors re- China and India have been together on many development of an independent non-disclosure of some foreign out his political career, particularly turned to the ranks with a sizeable judiciary not subservient to the financial assets. But such extreme after his ascent to the country’s number on the treasury benches, executive, though the perceived action against the entire family and top position. It finally caught up even in the cabinet. That will be the points. They have a common interest against harshness of the ruling can rightly a consensus ruling came as a shock with him after the Panama Papers most serious challenge to the Shar- be disputed. For sure, the ruling not only to the government but named his family, and caused his if family. Party unity will also de- the solidarity of developed countries, which is appears to have generated an up- also to those outside. downfall. With his rise to the pin- pend on the ability of the PPP and heaval and a period of political un- Indeed, indictment of other nacle of political power, Nawaz PTI to make inroads in the PML-N certainty — that is bound to hap- family members and sending cor- Sharif tried to break away from the stronghold in Punjab that remains unfavorable to developing countries, as it is ev- pen when any entrenched political ruption cases against them to the influence of the military establish- the main political battlefield. The dynastic order is shaken. It also National Accountability Bureau ment that also brought him down other provinces are not affected by ident at various Forums like the IMF and WTO. appears that the ruling has further (NAB) has disrupted the dynasty’s in his previous terms. The former Nawaz Sharif’s downfall. deepened political polarisation in succession plan. While the court protege turned into the nemesis IANS The advanced countries have been afraid of an alliance between powerful and emerging econ- Draft Energy Policy: Several unanswered questions BY ANJALI VISWAMOHANAN omies and have tried to water down the BRICS’ framing the NEP. The IEP laid out a port for implementation of RPO opers being reluctant to absorb & KANIKA CHAWLA roadmap and provided a basket of and REC obligations. the high cost for retrofitting their he 2017 National Energy specific measures to meet specific The RPO system has perhaps al- projects to meet the new standards growing importance. For decades, since World Policy (NEP), drafted by the objectives. ready served its purpose in nudg- (around Rs 1 crore or $1.56 million TNITI Aayog, takes the baton For instance, the section in the ing states with renewable energy per megawatt), the government is War II the developed countries have called the forward from the 2006 Integrated IEP on the advancement of renew- potential to incorporate clean likely to push the deadline for com- Energy Policy (IEP) in setting the able energy recommended the energy into their energy mix. As pliance to December 2019. trajectory of growth for the en- conversion of the Indian Renew- renewable power becomes more The NEP makes broad recom- shots in formulating the rules of international ergy sector. able Energy Development Agency commercially viable, states could mendations on how India should The value proposition of the NEP (IREDA) into a national refinanc- be left to decide how, when and work towards developing and ac- financial institutions and trade negotiations is to present a broad framework for ing institution on the lines of NAB- what source of power to integrate quiring technology needed for the the overall energy sector, taking ARD, specifically to advance clean into their system, as no clear mea- energy sector. However, it does not into account the multiple technol- energy. sures are being adopted to provide recommend consistent and strong between the developed and developing coun- ogy and fuel options. The NEP, however, contains a the much-needed enforcement of policy and budgetary support for However, the NEP draft comes list of general courses of action for the obligations. technology development. tries. In trade and finance, the Northern coun- at a time when the energy sector is the government -- identified objec- Policy uncertainty is further The NEP prescribes grid-based seeking clarity. In the face of claims tives that could be considered for highlighted in the NEP’s focus on supply to all households to be In- of surplus power, even as rampant implementation. utilising coal powered thermal dia’s primary endeavour, with tries have tried to subjugate the global South energy poverty continues to plague Going by the broad strokes of plants for securing the base load renewable energy implemented the country, the sector needs clear the NEP, credit is due to the NITI requirement to meet rising en- to address the access issue only and surprisingly enough, China and India signals of the future pathways. Aayog for recommending some ergy demand. The NEP’s reliance in cases where grid power is un- This need has become particu- revolutionary reforms, such as the on thermal power fuels scepti- available. The NITI Aayog in this larly pronounced with the rapid opening up of the entire power cism about India’s commitment instance has used the term renew- are united in this common battle at the WTO decline in renewable energy tariffs, sector value chain to private in- to clean energy, and could distort able energy interchangeably with and an associated and projected vestment in order to create an ef- investor confidence in the renew- decentralised renewable energy. A against the global trade. Recently China and scaling up of grid-connected clean ficient electricity market. ables sector. rationale for this position has not energy. However, it fails to provide an From both an air quality and a been indicated, even as the gov- Highlighting the difference be- adequate framework for a number climate leadership perspective, ernment continues to promote India have opposed the huge subsidies that the tween the IEP and NEP, Piyush of issues that have arisen and in- it would not be ideal for India to decentralised electrification pro- Goyal, Minister of Power, Coal, tensified over the course of India’s stress on expanding its thermal grammes. U.S and EU have given to farmers at the WTO, New and Renewable Energy and ongoing energy transition, which is power capacity to 441 GW in 2040 Rather than promoting a par- Mines, lauded the NEP for taking still in its nascent stage. from 125 GW in 2012, as proposed ticular means of electrification, the sharp decline of crude oil pric- On the renewable energy front, in the NEP, without having ad- the NEP could encourage context- which lead to increased export production at es, change in solar energy technol- the NEP disappoints by failing to equate technology in place for specific electrification approaches, ogy, heightened concern of climate address the rampant uncertain- improving the efficiency and re- by considering economic viability, a low price, which in turn hurts the develop- change issues, and the govern- ties, specifically on issues around ducing the emissions from these consumer demand and aspiration, ment’s rural electrification agenda renewable purchase obligations plants. The Ministry of Environ- affordability, as well as reliable into account. (RPO) and renewable energy ment, Forests and Climate Change provision of electricity. ing countries that are competing against the However, apart from this, there is certificates (REC). The only half- had come down hard on coal-fired As India’s importance and role in a stark difference in the broad ap- hearted consolation on offer is thermal power producers in 2015, the global energy markets contin- developed countries. For example, the subsidy proaches adopted by the erstwhile targeted at the distribution com- setting a December 2017 dead- ues to grow, it needs to be strategic Planning Commission in fram- panies (Discoms) which have line for meeting revised norms on in its energy planning. granted by the U.S to cotton farmers, means ing the IEP and the NITI Aayog in been assured of government sup- emissions. However, with devel- IANS that developing countries cannot match the that was implemented from July 1. Market investors need to avoid being The GST has not impacted corpo- rate earnings for the organised sec- low prices of U.S cotton. The large subsidies tor as they were paying taxes ear- driven by animal spirits lier anyway and the tax slabs have given to the farmers in the US and the EU is BY AMIT KAPOOR ensured that the tax rate would not forming exceedingly well despite domestic and international factors vary much from their earlier levels. one of the worst practices that have perpetu- he Indian stock markets seem low investment activity across the that are unrelated to real invest- Moreover, the implementation to be on a steroid-infused country. The problem of rising ments. First, as noted in my col- of GST has unified the Indian states Tdream run. Both the National non-performing assets in banks umn last week, Indian households into a common market, making it ated the dominance of developed countries Stock Exchange's Nifty-50 and the has been highly inimical to cor- have been displaying a non-linear easier to transport goods across Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex porate lending and, thus, private shift towards savings in financial state borders and to do business in agricultural trade despite objections being have surged to record highs almost investment. The lending situation assets post-demonetisation. Mu- in general. Third, on the exter- every day in the last few weeks. The has worsened to the extent that tual funds have emerged as the nal front, global investors have former crossed the 10,000-mark bank credit increased by merely 5.1 preferred mode of investment. regained their faith in the Indian raised by the developing countries? Therefore, for the first time since its inception per cent in the fiscal ending March In fact, net inflows into mutual growth story. Foreign direct invest- two decades ago while the latter 2017, which has been the lowest funds have witnessed an expan- ment hit an all-time high of $60.1 it is essential that there must be a check im- breached the 32,000 mark, a life- since 1951. Likewise, fresh corpo- sion of 155 percent, which is the billion in the last financial year. time high in itself. rate investments during the same highest in their history in India. On the other hand, foreign port- Both of these indices, which period have grown at their slowest These funds ultimately find their folio investors (FPIs) have also re- posed on such favorable practices exercised represent 50 and 30 of India's larg- pace since 1992. Just going by these way into the stock markets. Retail cently become bullish on the In- est companies, respectively, are factors, it can be said that busi- investors and high net-worth in- dian market. Net FPI inflow, which by developed countries. If we go into details, it generally seen as the referential ness sentiment across the country dividuals are also choosing to put had been Rs 48,411 crore (more guide on the country's business has been at its worst in decades. their money in financial assets than $7.5 billion) in 2016-17, has sentiment and economic activity. Therefore, the recent stock market rather than holding cash. Second, already exceeded Rs 1 lakh crore becomes inevitable to ensure the safety of de- However, this does not seem to performance seems inexplicable. the market performance can also ($15 billion) in the current finan- hold true in the current economic The bull run of the stock market be seen as a positive response to cial year from April 1. veloping countries, which must be taken care scenario. The stock market is per- is, however, being driven by a few the Goods and Services Tax (GST) IANS of, otherwise the economy will not survive. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon Wednesday, August 2, 2017 OP-ED 7 CONFLICT BETWEEN ROUHANI AND IRAN’S Qatar PR blitz is fooling no one REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS INTENSIFIES BY SAMI MOUBAYED arlier this summer, Qatar hired at Normalisation of relations with the West will be tantamount to the end of the revolution and the intensification of the conflict between least three firms to help shake off ac- Rouhani and the IRGC is the early July sign- Ecusations of terrorist affiliation fired revolutionary institutions would lose their relevance.. By Cyrus Namjoo Moghadam ing of a 20-year contract between the Ira- against its government by neighbouring nian government and French energy giant Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE. he conflict between Iranian President and even non-economic ills is linked to the and an estimated annual turnover of $12 Total to develop Iran’s South Pars gasfield. One of them, Avenue Strategies, was Hassan Rouhani and the Iranian Rev- flow of foreign investment into the country. billion (Dh44 billion). The chief director of Total will invest an initial $1 billion for the founded by Corey Lewandowski, a former Tolutionary Guards (IRGC) is a micro- “The oppressive sanctions must be re- the company, General Abdullah Abdullahi, first stage of the project and take a 50.1 per campaign manager to President Donald cosm of the power struggle between the two moved so that investment can come and recently announced that the government cent interest. Its investment will eventu- Trump and includes George Birnbaum, a competing camps within Iran: the moder- the problems of the environment, employ- owes the company $6 billion. ally reach $5 billion. The Chinese will own former chief-of-staff to Israeli Prime Min- ates/reformists and the conservatives. The ment, industry and drinkable water are re- In 2009, a consortium of three invest- 30 per cent, and Iran’s Petropars 19.9 per ister Benjamin Netanyahu. It will be cost- formation of the struggle dates back to the solved,” he remarked in 2015. For Rouhani ment companies, two of them owned by cent. The contract is the first deal of its kind ing Doha $150,000 (Dh551,000) monthly to 1987 election of Iran’s first reformist presi- to achieve this goal, it is imperative that the IRGC, teamed up to participate in the since the culmination of the nuclear deal provide “research, government relations, dent, Mohammad Khatami, and the emer- Iran abandons its aggressive and revolu- largest deal in the history of the country’s between Iran and the world’s six powers. and strategic consulting services.” The gence of the reform movement. tionary policies and give priority to diplo- stock exchange in a bid to own a controlling The project, reaching into an area where contract adds that the PR firm may pro- A few months after the election of Has- macy and interaction with the countries stake in Telecommunication Co of Iran. the IRGC is heavily active, rang alarm bells. vide “communications with members of san Rouhani in 2013, an unexpected and perceived as enemies. The partners won the stake for $7.8 billion, If other foreign companies follow Total, Congress and Congressional staff, execu- extraordinary event occurred in Iran. The IRGC views this approach as an ex- Iran’s largest privatisation ever. It is obvi- over time there would be less space for the tive branch officials, the media, and other Having realised the threat posed by the istential threat to the organisation for two ous that if the country’s doors are opened IRGC in the oil and gas industry, Iran’s larg- individuals.” sanctions on the system, Iran’s leader, reasons. First, as a result of a de-escalation to the foreign companies, the companies est economic sector. The IRGC fiercely op- The second firm is headed by former US Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who opposed with the West that could lead to détente could seriously undermine the IRGC’s posed the nuclear accord, which led to the Attorney General John Ashcroft, who held talks with the Americans for more than with the US, the IRGC will lose its relevance. dominant position in Iran’s economy. lifting of sanctions against Iran in exchange office at the time of 9/11. At a high cost of two decades, changed his stance by intro- That is because the philosophy behind its Why has the conflict intensified? A recent for a sizing down of the country’s nuclear $2.5 million, he will audit Qatari efforts at ducing the concept of “heroic flexibility” existence is shaped upon hostility against statement Rouhani made caused an uproar activities. After the nuclear deal was sealed, halting terrorism funding. in diplomacy. The move opened the path the western hemisphere led by the US, among the IRGC and its supporters. Clearly Major-General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the The third and last firm, Information to the formation of bilateral talks between militarism (as opposed to diplomacy), and referring to the IRGC, Rouhani remarked, commander of the IRGC, said, “The nuclear Management Services, will get paid $1.1 the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad revolutionarism. A normalisation of rela- “Part of the economy was in the control of a deal is by no means an honourable docu- million for a renewable 3-month contract. Javad Zarif, and his American counter- tions with the western bloc could be tanta- government without guns. [During Ahma- ment for the Iranian people. People accept- Given their close ties to the White House, part, John Kerry. mount to the end of the revolution. In such dinejad’s tenure] we gave it to the govern- ed it reluctantly.” the three firms might try to mend broken This development brought the infighting a scenario the revolutionary institutions led ment with guns. This is not economy. This Commenting on Total’s contract, Gen- political fences between Doha and Wash- between the centrist Rouhani — who has by the IRGC would lose their relevance or is not privatisation.” eral Abdullahi said, “While we have the ington DC, given that President Trump has metamorphosed into a reformist — and the their importance, to say the least. The IRGC’s reaction was overwhelm- capability of handling such projects we singled his siding with the Saudis while his conservatives to the public consciousness. Second, the IRGC and its subsidiaries are ing. The recent issues of the weekly Sobhe should never damage our dignity by ac- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has tried to Ostensibly, the IRGC, as the most powerful the country’s largest economic powerhous- Sadeq, the political organ of the IRGC, are cepting to work as sub-contractors [of To- stand on neutral ground in the Gulf crisis. and organised institution in the conserva- es and dominate key sectors such as oil and filled with assaults on Rouhani and his ad- tal].” He criticised Rouhani’s comments, Pro-Qatar ads have already started ap- tive camp, spearheaded the battle with the gas, power generation, transportation, con- ministration. In an editorial in its July 10 is- in which Rouhani alluded to the IRGC as pearing inside the famed black cabs of opposing camp, which Rouhani leads. The struction, telecommunication, media, min- sue, “the incumbent administration,” and “the government with guns. He added: London, saying: “Lift the blockade against culmination of the nuclear accord between ing, electronics, the car industry, banking, a number of newspapers supported by it, “We are not competing with the private the people of Qatar.” Meanwhile, the Sau- Iran and the world’s six powers (the US, and shipping, among others. For example, were accused of having possible connec- sector... While the banks offer 20 per cent di-American Public Relations Affairs Com- Russia, China, the UK, France, and Germa- one of the companies owned by the IRGC is tions with “foreign enemies.” The article interest on your money, private sector mittee has reportedly fired back with its ny) escalated the conflict between Rouhani Khatam Al Anbia, a construction company requested that “all the security and the companies are not able to handle projects own campaign, buying 30 seconds of tele- and the IRGC. Rouhani believed — and still primarily involved in gas and oil mega proj- intelligence systems... enter the case and with 7 to 10 per cent profit margin.” vision spots on NBC-4, for $138,000. believes — that the solution to all economic ect. The company boasts 40,000 employees investigate the matter.” Another reason for COURTESY : GULF NEWS This is not the first time that Arab coun- tries have resorted to western public rela- tions agencies to polish their image. For- half the class would set about crafting mer Tunisian President Zine Al Abedin The myth of American 'greatness' Pilgrim hats, the other half would craft Bin Ali had hired a leading British PR firm "Indian" headpieces, and then we'd all to polish his image and that of his coun- BY BELEN FERNANDEZ capitalist system, occurs - naturally - at nation itself, which is instead cast as a harmoniously draw turkeys together and try long before the “jasmine revolution” s the world has by now been made the expense of human wellbeing both at pioneer in democracy, equality, human consume pumpkin pie. brought down his regime in January 2010. painfully aware, Donald Trump's home and abroad. rights, and all that good stuff. Another highlight of the school years Before that he made sure that a positive Apreeminent goal as president of In his seminal work "A People's His- Obviously, it would be far easier to buy was the daily standing recitation of the article ran in the London press about Tu- the United States is to "make America tory of the United States", the late Amer- into the notion that the US now occupies Pledge of Allegiance to "one Nation un- nis, showing that the country was child- great again". But for many students - ican historian Howard Zinn noted one an enlightened realm of post-nastiness der God … with liberty and justice for all". friendly, or welcoming to tourists, for not to mention victims - of international particularly gleeful period of Cold War if, you know, American cops didn't con- So much for the separation of church example, rather than repressive of dissi- history, the burning question remains: military spending in which a certain Tri- tinue to murder innocent black people and state - or the fact that "liberty and dents or run by an oligarchy loyal to the when exactly was America great? dent submarine - one of various "fright- with impunity. justice" have never been "for all", being president’s family. The answer is surely not to be found in ful and superfluous weapons … totally It would also help if the American as they are totally irreconcilable with the Such actions usually work when one the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in useless except in a nuclear war" - came non-elite didn't continue to be generally obscene socioeconomic disparity that wants to market his country to the outside 1945, the lethal chemicals used to satu- with a $1.5bn price tag. asphyxiated by the very society decried continues to prevail in the US. world but this is not the case with Qatar. rate Vietnam, or the unexploded muni- This sum, Zinn reported, was "enough by Zinn: One that is engineered to en- In August of last year, CNN Money an- The tiny country’s image in the West is tions that continue to maim and kill peo- to finance a five-year program of child sure that all men are not, in fact, created nounced that, according to a report by positive — certainly in no need of polish- ple in Laos decades after the secret US immunisation around the world against equal, particularly when it comes to the the Congressional Budget Office, "the ing. The purple and white colours of the war on that country. deadly diseases, and prevent five million distribution of wealth. rich are still getting richer in the US, Qatari flag are now immediately associ- Nor, presumably, would Latin Ameri- deaths". But why let dying kids get in the Fortunately for the powers that be, the with the wealthiest 10 percent control- ated either with the 2022 Fifa World Cup cans slaughtered by US-backed dicta- way of US greatness? US education system is essentially rigged ling three-quarters of all family wealth in or with prestigious American universities tors and death squads be able to provide Alas, few observers are as meticulous to toe the official line. Schoolchildren the country." that have opened at Doha’s Education many clues as to the whereabouts of as Zinn, who relentlessly connected the are bombarded with myths of American The article continued on to note that City, like Georgetown and Carnegie Mel- America's historical "greatness". dots, exposing the economic founda- exceptionalism aimed to counteract a "the entire bottom half of the popula- lon. Doha’s Hamad International Airport Ditto for Iraqis, Afghans, Yemenis and tions and functions of the more than a physical reality of societal decay, while tion" was left with "just 1 percent of the continues to receive international awards, other civilian populations consistently half-millennium of bloodshed, plunder, bellicose shenanigans abroad are pre- total pie". while Qatar Airways is showered with over-represented in the US-inflicted displacement, and exploitation that has sented as freedom and democracy pro- Now, of course, one particularly praise. Simply: Qatar doesn’t need PR in "collateral damage" category. On the do- characterised the American landscape motion and the natural behaviour of wealthy character is threatening to London or New York — it needs it closer to mestic front, too, the whole concept of since Christopher Columbus' so-called great people. "make America great again". But given home, in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama. greatness has been rather elusive - un- "discovery" of the place in 1492. My own recollections of attending that American "greatness" has for so This is where the problem started and less, of course, we take it to mean a cen- In contrast, the official mass-marketed Catholic primary school in the US - aside long been tantamount to widespread where serious work needs to be done to re- turies-long tradition of crushing Native version of US history predictably white- from being taught that my dog was not oppression, we might be forgiven our brand the country’s political orientation. Americans, blacks, and everyone else washes the American trajectory, con- going to heaven and that Saddam Hus- pessimism. And while much of America No PR firm can do the job — it can be done whose dignity can be comprehensively verting potentially unpleasant memo- sein could send a missile to my class- is consumed with the furore over "fake by one person only, being Shaikh Tamim violated in the service of elite socioeco- ries - the wars on Native Americans and room at any minute - include annual fes- news", much more of a ruckus could Bin Hamad Al Thani. nomic domination. Moreover, America's blacks, for example - into stand-alone tivities surrounding everyone's favourite stand to be made over what amounts to Only he has the power to change his ongoing prioritisation of the health of tragedies and unfortunate episodes that whitewash of genocide and land theft: America's fake history. country’s image in the eyes of its neigh- the arms industry, a pillar of the current in no way taint the moral integrity of the Thanksgiving. Come mid-November, COURTESY : AL-JAZEERA bours, and it’s not hard at all. No territo- rial concessions are required here — no 100-year leasing of ports or gas reserves, ing solidarity with those in Washington no snatching of sovereignty or destruction As the US and EU square off over Russia who want to constrain Trump’s pro-Putin of economy. No extraditing of any Qatari instincts, the EU appeared to contradict top official, no toppling of the emir, and earlier pledges. Two months ago, German not even the changing of a single minister. sanctions, only Putin can win Chancellor Angela Merkel declared: “We All Qatar needs to do is walk away from BY NATALIE NOUGAYREDE Europeans must really take our fate into Hamas and Yousuf Al Qaradawi, while re- sanctions provide leverage in dealing with French and other companies. The project our own hands.” vamping Al Jazeera TV’s editorial policy. ike Pence, the United States Vice- him on Ukraine, where the war contin- angers central Europeans and the Balts In the age of Trump and Brexit, Europe It also needs to stop sending money into President, is on a European tour ues unabated. Having Congress step in to because, from a Kremlin standpoint, it un- needs to stand up for itself as never before. Syria and elsewhere, which is finding its Mthis week to assure allies that ensure the sanctions aren’t squandered dermines Ukraine, through which much of To an extent, this new stance has been on way into the pockets of Al Qaida, Jabhat “America First doesn’t mean America should be good news. Europe’s gas is currently piped. display — on climate, trade and values. Al Nusra, and Daesh [the self-proclaimed alone”. But Europeans are dismayed by the But that’s not how the EU reacted. It The US bill potentially targets the new But last week it no longer seemed synony- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]. moves coming out of US President Donald didn’t rejoice. Instead, the German foreign Baltic pipeline. This infuriates Germany, mous with standing up to Trump. One can Shaikh Tamim can do it just like oth- Trump’s White House. “When will this ... ministry suggested a US business plot was which has always insisted that Nord Stream easily guess some of the reasons. Merkel is ers have done before him, like Hafez Al end?” a former prime minister of Finland at play to promote liquefied natural gas ex- 2 is a purely commercial endeavour — seeking re-election and keeps a close eye Assad, who averted a military confronta- recently tweeted. “Please America, go back ports to Europe. The French government though that argument hardly squares with on Germany’s business lobbies, as well as tion with Turkey by expelling Kurdish dis- to how you were: great and all.” questioned the international legality of the how Putin uses energy routes to further those parts of German public opinion that sident Abdullah Ocalan from Syria back Last week, another transatlantic spat bill. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of Russian influence in Europe. favour a conciliatory stance towards Rus- in 1998 — although it had hosted him and erupted. The European Union (EU) open- the European commission, was so incensed The EU reaction seemed to prioritise sia. France’s Emmanuel Macron is careful his notorious PKK for years. ly complained about the new sanctions he called for retaliatory measures (although large corporations making money in deals not to break ranks with Merkel. So far, Qatar’s PR outburst to the Gulf states against Russia adopted by the US Congress. the EU later stepped back from that threat). with Russia, rather than the wider diplo- He also happens to have courted Trump and wider Arab world has focused on milking One reason the US took this step was to In this episode, the EU gave the impres- matic picture. To be fair, not all the Euro- spectacularly. Central and eastern Europe- the Palestinian cause — investing heavily in show Russia that it wouldn’t be left off the sion that it was somehow siding with Putin pean complaints were disingenuous. Ear- ans don’t dislike the US bill, but they mat- the latest standoff at the Al Aqsa Mosque — hook after US intelligence agencies had against the US Congress. That was awk- lier versions of the US bill over-reached ter less than the Franco-German partner- to show just how committed Doha and its concluded that it had interfered with the ward. You can picture Putin just relishing into areas that might have prevented the ship — and Poland’s populist government emir are to justice in Palestine. After a wave of US election. the spectacle of splits appearing between EU from diversifying its energy routes away is emphatically Trump-friendly. As for Brit- agony swept the Arab World since 2011, this Another was to place Trump in a Con- Washington and its European allies. Some from Russia. ain, consumed by Brexit it has all but disap- doesn’t sell any longer throughout the region. gressional straitjacket: As a result of the in Brussels claimed that the US sanctions These days Washington is so embroiled peared from the European picture. In fact, it sounds and reads as cheap, cliché, sanctions bill, the US president is no longer risked dividing Europeans on Russia, rather in political chaos that it seems incapable But perhaps the deepest reason of all and very outdated. Somebody needs to whis- able — even if tempted — to ease the sanc- than uniting them. But that handily glosses of looking beyond its own bubble. Nor was is that none of this was subject to much per in the ear of the emir — and senior man- tions single-handedly. He’s given up on over the fact these divisions have long ex- the European reaction entirely unanimous. open political debate. The EU commission agement at Al Jazeera — that they need to do vetoing it. One would think the Europeans isted. And that they’ve been made worse by There was notable silence from Donald acted technocratically, more interested in a better job to polish their image; rather than would be breathing sighs of relief. After all, the behaviour of various European energy Tusk, the president of the European coun- entrenched business interests than in geo- spend millions on agencies in London and they had been worried about Trump strik- firms. Take the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline cil, who is an open critic of Nord Stream 2. politics. Redefining Europe-US relations Washington, it’s far more urgent — and less ing a secret deal with Russian President that Russia wants to build across the Baltic A transatlantic rift has opened up all the under Trump is no easy task. costly — to do the job at home. Vladimir Putin over their heads. Western sea into Germany, with the help of German, same. By complaining, rather than express- COURTESY : AL-JAZEERA COURTESY : GULF NEWS

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WORLD SNIPPETS Shahid Khaqan Abbasi elected Pak PM by National Assembly

Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Sha- Abbasi also promised that there ruption cases be filed against hid Khaqan Abbasi, a die-hard would be no power shortage in him and his children over the Indonesia says convict supporter of Nawaz Sharif, was the country after December. Panama Papers scandal, forc- today elected Prime Minister by After the voting and counting ing him to resign. Pakistan's National Assembly process, many of the PML-N Abbasi will remain premier organized major drug and put up a strong defence of National Assembly members till Shehbaz is elected to the the ousted leader saying that he entered the House with post- House to take over as prime trafficking ring may have been disqualified by ers of Sharif. The National As- minister and lead the govern- JAKARTA Aug 1 (IANS) A convict in a maximum-security the Supreme Court but remains sembly Speaker objected to this ment till next year when the Indonesian prison masterminded an operation to import the "people's premier". and asked them to put away general election will take place. 1.2 million ecstasy tablets which led to two arrests and the Abbasi, 58, was elected after the placards and posters. Ab- Pakistan has seen such ar- death of another suspect, authorities said Tuesday. They getting 221 votes in the House Minister until Sharif's brother was a victory for democracy. He basi will be sworn-in in later at rangements in the past too. told a press conference the arrested pair could face the of 342, defeating his three ri- Shehbaz is elected as a National heavily criticised the Supreme a special ceremony at the Presi- During former military dic- death penalty if convicted of importing the drugs from the vals emphatically. Naveed Assembly member. "Shahid Court judgement which dis- dent's House, where President tator Gen Pervez Musharraf's Netherlands. The alleged mastermind — currently serv- Qamar of Pakistan Peoples Khaqan Abbasi has been de- qualified Sharif. Mamnoon Hussain will admin- time, politician Chaudhry Shu- ing a 15-year sentence in the maximum security prison Party (PPP) got 47 votes, Sheikh clared as elected as Prime min- "Sharif has been sent home ister the oath to him. He is a true jaat Hussain was appointed as at Nusakambangan — would also be charged in the new Rashid Ahmed, an Awami ister of Islamabad Republic of but he is still people's premier," loyalist of Sharif and stood with an interim prime minister until case and could face death if convicted, said national po- Muslim League leader who Pakistan," National Assembly he said. "Justice demands that him when his government was Shaukat Aziz, who was nomi- lice chief Tito Karnavian. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani was Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced 1,000 guilty are set free than toppled in 1999 by Musharraf. nated by Musharraf, got elected Indrawati warned that Indonesia has been targeted by candidate, got 33 votes, while amid sloganeering. He then one innocent is convicted," Ab- Abbasi was imprisoned after by the ruling Pakistan Muslim major trafficking syndicates who see it as a highly lucra- Jamaat-e-Islami's Sahibzada asked Abbasi to take the seat basi said. the coup and was kept in jail for League Quaid-e-Azam (PML- tive market. Police, national narcotics agency staff and Tariqullah managed just four of the prime minister and ad- He also hailed his Pakistan two years. The Supreme Court Q). Earlier in the day, the oppo- customs raided a warehouse in Banten province outside votes. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim dress the House. Abbasi, while Muslim League-Nawaz (PML- on Friday disqualified 67-year- sition parties' meeting failed to Jakarta on July 21 after investigating a syndicate for two League-Nawaz (PML-N) nomi- addressing Parliament after the N) party for standing united old Prime Minister Sharif for result in agreement over a joint months. Hundreds of thousands of ecstasy tablets were nated Abbasi as interim Prime voting, said that his election after Sharif was disqualified. dishonesty and ruled that cor- candidate. seized and police arrested a 39-year-old man who told them the drugs had been shipped from the Netherlands. The 39-year-old said the smuggling was organized by the Won't allow anyone drugs convict. On July 24 police arrested another suspect in Philippine police watching Tangerang just outside Jakarta with 56 bags of ecstasy tab- lets on him, bringing the total seized to more than 1.2 mil- to split Chinese lion. On July 27 a third man caught with two kilogrammes (4.4 Muslim hitmen ahead of pounds) of methamphetamine was shot dead for resisting territory: Xi Jinping arrest in West Jakarta, police said. “For this case, then (two international gathering Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Chi- during a parade, Xi said the detainees) could face the death penalty,” Karnavian said, nese President Xi Jinping on PLA was capable of defeat- adding the drugs had an estimated street value of more than MANILA Aug 1 (IANS) Philip- Tuesday said China cannot ing invading enemies. $45 million. Last month police shot dead a Taiwanese man pine security forces are moni- let a single piece of its ter- Xi said the PLA had done caught with a ton of crystal methamphetamine just outside toring a group of former Maoist ritory split and won't allow its duty to counter secession- Jakarta and arrested four other Taiwanese. Indonesia has assassins who joined Islamist anyone to damage its sover- ist forces in Hong Kong and some of the world’s toughest anti-drugs laws, including capi- militants as a possible threat eignty. Speaking at the Great Macau. China is locked in a tal punishment for traffickers. It has executed several foreign to this week’s 50th anniversary Hall of the People here on number of territorial disputes and Indonesian narcotics convicts by firing squad in the past meeting of Southeast Asian for- the 90th anniversary of the - both on waters and land - few years. eign ministers, Manila’s police People's Liberation Army with various countries. It has, chief said on Tuesday. (PLA), Xi asked the military however, settled its land dis- 60 civilians killed in US Twenty-seven foreign min- to always remain combat putes with all 14 but two coun- isters from the Association of ready. "We do not allow any tries: India and Bhutan. China South East Asian Nations (ASE- individual, any organisa- claims India's Arunachal airstrikes in Syria AN) and its dialogue partners tion, any political party, at Pradesh as its own and calls it Damascus, Aug 1 (IANS) At least 60 civilians were killed like Japan, the United States, any time or by any means to South Tibet. India lays claims in US-led airstrikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al- India, Canada and Russia, will or ABB, a group of assassins is Quiapo, an old commercial split any single piece of Chi- to Aksai Chin in the western Zour on Tuesday, the media reported. The US-led “aggres- gather in Manila from Friday that was active in the 1980s. district close to the presidential nese territory," said Xi, who sector, which is under Chi- sion” on several villages and towns in Deir al-Zour also left until Tuesday. He said the men had joined palace area, where a bomb dur- commands the world's larg- nese control. The decades-old tens of others injured, Xinhua news agency reported. The Metro Manila’s police chief pro-Daesh militant groups in ing an ASEAN leaders’ summit est standing army. feud between India and China airstrikes came less than two days after the US coalition Oscar Albayalde said there was the Philippines and could be in April wounded 14 people. "No one can expect us to has a new addition: Doklam in on Sunday struck a hospital and a club in Bukamal city of no specific threat so far, but planning to disrupt the upcom- The authorities said the motive swallow consequences that the Sikkim section where both Deir al-Zour countryside, killing six civilians and wound- police were monitoring sev- ing meetings of foreign minis- was a personal dispute. Secu- damage our sovereignty, armies have been engaged in a ing tens of others. The anti-terror coalition has been strik- eral “Balik-Islam,” or Christians ters. “We are watching several rity forces have been on high security and developmental stand-off. Doklam is disputed ing the Islamic State group’s positions in northern Syria who converted to Islam. They enclaves where there are large alert since an alliance of pro- interests," he said. On Sun- between China and Bhutan, since 2014. Syrian Foreign Ministry called on the UN Secu- were former hitmen of the com- numbers of Muslim popula- Daesh fighters laid siege to the day, addressing the Chinese whose ally India backs Bhutan rity Council to dissolve the US-led coalition, saying it was munist Alex Boncayao Brigade, tions,” he said. Among those southern Marawi City. Army in Inner Mongolia in its claims over the region. formed without any request by Damascus. Myanmar swine flu UK High Court Etihad helping Australia toll reaches 12 blocks Tony Blair Yangon, Aug 1 (IANS) The death toll from swine flu in Myanmar has risen to 12 with over 200 persons still hospi- prosecution over talised due to respiratory problems, state-media reported with plane ‘terror plot’ on Tuesday. The Health Ministry confirmed on Monday the SYDNEY Aug 1 (IANS) though details of the al- Police Commissioner happened to our coun- death of two other patients admitted to a children’s hospi- Iraq war Etihad Airways said leged plot have not been Andrew Colvin said on try,” he said late Mon- tal in Yangon city, Efe news quoted the Global New Light of Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) India is making up an Tuesday it was helping confirmed by police.Sunday an improvised day. “It’s clear that this Myanmar daily as saying. Health authorities said that 210 imaginary "China threat" because of growing Australian police with “The Etihad Airways explosive device was has been inspired by other people had to be hospitalised due to respiratory prob- threats to its own national unity, a leading Chi- their investigation into aviation security team involved. Unidentifiedradical Islamic ideology. lems, 62 of whom were confirmed to have contracted the dis- nese newspaper said on Tuesday. "It is hard to an alleged plot to bring is assisting the Austra- officials told the Austra- “We’re obviously ease. Myanmar has not experienced any swine flu outbreaks understand India's groundless 'China threat' down a plane, as au- lian Federal Police with lian Broadcasting Cor- looking at the links that since the 2009 global pandemic, during which dozens of theory," said a report in the state-run Global thorities sifted through its investigation and the poration the suspects they have to the organi- people were infected in the country. Last week, authorities Times by Long Xingchun, a research fellow at evidence from counter- matter is ongoing,” the — reportedly Lebanese- zation within the Middle also reported an outbreak of the H7N9 virus, also known as The Charhar Institute and director of the Centre terrorism raids. Abu Dhabi-based car- Australian — might have East, but there’s nothing bird flu, detected in June in the city of Dawei. The minis- for Indian Studies at China West Normal Uni- Four men were ar- rier said in a statement. links to the Islamic State further that I can say try also sent a report on the situation of the outbreak to the versity. "India probably just needs an enemy, rested in Sydney on Sat- “Etihad is complying (IS) group in Syria. about that at this stage,” World Health Organisation (WHO) last week, and asked for even an imagined one. With multiple nation- urday evening, with se- fully with the enhanced Justice Minister Mi- he added. assistance in containing the virus and supplying vaccines, alities, religions and languages, plus intense curity tightened across security measures at air- chael Keenan told the Australia’s national medicines and equipment. Authorities called on citizens to internal conflicts and a strong centrifugal force all major Australian ports in Australia and national broadcaster he terror alert level was follow precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the pushing against national unity, India needs an domestic and interna- monitoring the situa- would not comment on raised in September virus, which include avoiding large crowds, regularly wash- external enemy as distraction. "The previous tional airports as inves- tion closely. Safety is the the IS links, but stressed 2014 amid concerns ing hands and consulting doctors after noticing influenza- arch-enemy Pakistan will no longer suffice as tigators search several airline’s number one the significance of the over attacks by individ- like symptoms that do not subside in two days. Myanmar India grows into a big power. China, with large homes across the city. priority.” Its statement attack if it had taken uals inspired by organi- has not experienced any swine flu outbreaks since the 2009 border areas in dispute and the memory of the Local media on Mon- came as Sydney’s Daily place. zations such as IS. global pandemic, during which dozens of people were in- 1962 war, naturally fills that place," the report day reported that the Telegraph reported that “What is very clear A total of 12 attacks, fected in the country. Last week, authorities also reported an said. The report questioned India's decision men, who have not yet an Etihad flight to Abu is that, if these allega- before the latest one, outbreak of the H7N9 virus, also known as bird flu, detected to send troops into Doklam, which China says been charged, planned Dhabi, which could tions were to have gone have been prevented in in June in the city of Dawei. is its territory, leading to a dragging stand-off to use poisonous gas or have carried up to 500 ahead, it would have the past few years and between the two armies. China has repeat- a crude bomb disguised people, was the target. been just an enormous- 70 people have been edly told India to pull back its troops. The re- as a meat mincer, al- Australian Federal ly dreadful thing to have charged. N.Korean missile disintegrated port asked: "Is China really a strategic threat to India?" It said the Siliguri Corridor on India's on re-entering atmosphere northeast was on a plain rather than a plateau. 2 officers remain hospitalized and asked the man, who Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) An intercontinental ballistic "It only resembles a 'chicken's neck' on a map, was standing in the kitchen missile (ICBM) launched on July 28 by North Korea may rather than a 'neck' in a geographical or mili- near the front door, to step have disintegrated as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, tary sense. "Even if Chinese troops seize the after shooting in California outside so they could speak. experts have revealed. The expert at 38 North, a US-based 27-km wide corridor, this could in no way stop USA Aug 1 : Two police said one of the officers, a six- The daughter of the 39-year- But the man refused and website that specialises in North Korea analysis, said in a the movement of the Indian troops between officers remained hospital- year veteran, was shot in the old suspect, who has not became argumentative report on Monday that video footage from Japanese state the main bulk of Indian territory and its north- ized with gunshot wounds torso, lower leg and head on been identified, called au- and the two started strug- broadcaster NHK indicated that the missile’s re-entry ve- east. India knows this well enough and dwells after a struggle with a man Monday. The other officer, thorities just after 6 a.m. gling, Brizzee said. During hicle did not survive the second test, reports Efe news. For on the 'chicken's neck' to find an excuse for suspected of breaking into who joined the department Monday to report her father the struggle, the officer an intercontinental missile to destroy a target, the re-entry its intrusion into Doklam." It said New Delhi his estranged wife’s apart- a year ago, was shot in the had broken into the fam- used his stun gun but the vehicle must withstand extreme atmospheric conditions to was worried that if its dragging border talks ment in central California, torso. Both were in stable ily’s apartment through a man removed the probes maintain the trajectory of the projectile. with China fail, Beijing will take back the areas authorities said. Los Banos condition late Monday at window, Brizzee said. An of- from his body and contin- claimed by China. Police Chief Gary Brizzee Modesto-area hospitals. ficer entered the apartment ued to resist. Indian Horizon Wednesday - August 2, 2017 Business 9

Financial institutions expect May save Rs 2,000 cr on rate cut: SBI improvement in economy in Q2: Survey Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) The SBI on “These accounts cater to the un- Rate (MCLR) would not have been a Tuesday said its 50 basis points (bps) derprivileged sections. So, the idea wise step. New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Fi- The CII-IBA Financial Con- said: “Overall optimism on the rate cut on savings accounts can lead was that we should not touch their “Sixty per cent of funds in savings nancial institutions, includ- ditions Index for Q2 2017-18 impact of several reforms initi- to savings of Rs 2,000 crore over one interest rate. For the rest, because the accounts has gone back into the sys- ing banks and non-banking recorded a substantial change ated by the government, be it year in case status quo is maintained real interest rates have become very tem post-demonetisation. When financial companies (NBFCs), from 56.9 in the first quarter to the special ordinance for the and that there won’t be huge out- high, it was high time we cut the in- there are talks of softening the inter- are pretty optimistic about im- 71.4 in the current quarter ow- resolution of NPAs or GST augur flows due to rate cut. terest rates on savings,” he said. est rate, when credit growth is mut- provement in the financial con- ing to expectation of improve- well for the economy which is “If everything remains the same, The SBI had maintained 3.5 per ed, increasing MCLR would not have ditions in the overall economy ment in the overall financial reflected in the Index position if there are no further changes and cent interest for savings accounts been a very wise step,” he said. due to the GST implementation conditions in the economy. at 71.4. Even better reading of conditions remain the same as today, during 2003-11. In 2011, it was in- He said the bank would again re- and initiation of the insolvency Releasing the Index for the sub-indices of cost of funds and over a 12-month period it can result creased to 4 per cent for all savings view the costs. process to tackle bad loans, a second quarter of 2017-18, CII funding liquidity reinforces the in Rs 2,000 crore in savings for us,” accounts. “When we meet in August’s last survey said on Tuesday. Director General Chandrajit fact that the credit is available at State Bank of India (SBI) MD Rajnish Rajnish Kumar said the interest rate week, we will again take stock of our “There seems to be substan- Banerjee said: “Goods and Ser- a much lower cost than before.” Kumar told BTVi in an interview. cut is not likely to result in any huge costs. In six months, we have cut term tial optimism across most of the vices Tax (GST) is one of India’s A total of 29 banks and finan- The largest public lender in India outflow as the SBI has the advantage deposit rate seven times; MCLR cut sub-indices leading to improve- most significant and ambitious cial institutions participated in on Monday announced a rate cut of scale and is present in every neigh- of 90 bps was pretty sharp. In these ment in the Financial Condi- reforms ever attempted and it the survey including 11 public of 50 bps to 3.5 per cent for savings bourhood. circumstances, the maneuverability tions Index in this quarter as is believed that the positive im- sector banks, 5 private sector accounts with deposits below Rs 1 “Our market share in deposits is 73 to further cut rates are very limited,” compared to previous quarter,” pact of GST on Indian economy banks, 4 foreign banks and 2 crore. Saving account deposits above per cent. A savings account is a utility he said. said the Confederation of Indi- is going to be significant. cooperative banks. Represent- Rs 1 crore will continue to attract 4 account. The convenience and safety With the Reserve Bank of India to an Industry-Indian Banks’ Asso- “Apart from the GST, imple- ing other financial institutions, per cent interest. considerations are a priority on the decide on the monetary policy on ciation (CII-IBA) Financial Con- mentation of various reform 7 leading NBFCs participated He said the bank has Rs 9.4 lakh customer’s mind. So I am not expect- Wednesday, he said that a 25 bps cut ditions Index for Q2 2017-18. measures by the government in the survey with a combined crore in its savings deposits, of which ing any huge outflow,” he said. was expected though it will not have A total of 29 banks and finan- including promulgation of total assets of over Rs 58 lakh 90 per cent accounts have deposits The SBI has 24,000 branches, much impact on the SBI. cial institutions participated in amendment to the Banking crore. below Rs 1 crore. 50,000 customer service points, and “A 25-bps cut is likely tomorrow the survey including 11 public Regulation Act giving special “Among the sub-indices, The SBI official said that as far as 60,000 ATMs. (Wednesday). If no cut, or if there is sector banks, 5 private sector powers to Reserve Bank of In- the cost of Funds Index has re- two-tier rate structure is concerned, “We have the advantage of scale. a 50 bps cut, then it will be a big sur- banks, 4 foreign banks and 2 dia (RBI) to tackle bad loans corded the highest level (77.6) bulk deposits of Rs 1 crore and above But certain actions are inevitable. prise,” he said. cooperative banks. Represent- has raised the expectations of followed by Funding Liquidity are mostly in state government ac- Even borrowers or depositors have to “In banks in India, the emphasis ing other financial institutions, substantial improvement in the Index (72), External Financial counts. keep in mind the rate is not fixed for- is more on retail deposits. We don’t 7 leading NBFCs participated financial conditions”. Linkages Index (68.1) and Eco- Some government departments are ever, it will keep changing,” the SBI get impacted that much by change in the survey with a combined Rajeev Rishi, Chairman, IBA nomic Activity Index (68.1),” a allowed to keep funds for develop- official added. in repo rate. The wholesale market total assets of over Rs 58 lakh and Chairman and Managing joint statement from CII and mental activities in interest-bearing Rajnish Kumar said cutting Mar- gets more impacted by repo rate,” he crore. Director, Central Bank of India IBA said. accounts. ginal Cost of funds-based Lending added. JSW Steel net profit down 43% in Q1 Huawei names James Wu President for Southern Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) JSW Steel on 5,000 crore, through different modes Tuesday reported a 43 per cent dip in for replacing short-term loans, meet- its consolidated net profit to Rs 624 ing the long-term working capital East Asia crore in the quarter ended June 30, and capital expenditure. “The Board Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Chinese technology giant Huawei 2017 as compared to Rs 1,096 crore in of Directors has approved the raising on Tuesday announced the appointment of James Wu as the year-ago period. of long-term funds through issuance the new President for Southern-East Asia Region. Its revenue from operations dur- of secured/unsecured, redeemable, Wu would be responsible for managing the company’s ing the quarter under review stood at non-convertible debentures not ex- strategy and directions as well as developing new busi- Rs 15,977 crore -- up by 24 per cent ceeding Rs 5,000 crore, by way of pri- nesses in Southern-East Asia, the company said in a from Rs 12,886 crore in the year-ago vate placement and/or by way of pub- statement. period. lic issuance in one or more tranches, “We will progress faster towards a better connected, “The current quarter was marked in the domestic market, majority to intelligent world. It is difficult to imagine the depth and by industry-wide destocking, espe- sales volume,” the company said in and sales of value added and special replace short-term loans, meet long- breadth of the changes to come,” Wu said. cially for long products and sales a statement. As a result, overall steel products grew by 12 per cent year-on- term working capital requirements, Wu Joined Huawei in 2003 and has held several senior through the trade channel, as cus- sales volume stood at 3.51 million year, primarily due to higher volume requirements for normal and/or ap- positions within the company. tomers in general adopted a cautious tonnes during the quarter with some of electrical steel, CRCA, galvanised proved capital expenditure/reim- He would also oversee the company’s management, approach towards carrying invento- accumulation of inventory, it added. and colour coated products. bursement of capex already incurred guiding its strategic direction, leading its business devel- ries in the run up to GST implemen- The steelmaker said it remained fo- The board also approved raising of and/or for general corporate purpos- opment and customers’ relations to drive wider adoption tation, which impacted our domestic cused on enriching the product mix long-term funds, not exceeding Rs es,” it said in a regulatory filing. of the Huawei’s technology innovations.

Oracle, Andhra IT academy Truecaller integrates Google Duo extend collaboration for video calling New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Oracle and Andhra in developing skills of its youth to prepare them for New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Lead- The initial announcement of the Pradesh Information Technology Academy (APITA) the workforce,” said Damian Haas, Regional Direc- ing communication app Truecaller collaboration came in March ear- on Tuesday extended their agreement to integrate tor, Oracle Academy, Oracle Asia Pacific. on Tuesday announced it has inte- lier this year, where Truecaller had Oracle Academy curriculum focusing on big data, Teachers will be instructed through six Oracle grated with video calling app Google announced its plans for the Indian mobility, cloud computing and Internet of Things Academy courses, including java foundation, java Duo that will allow users to make market. (IoT) into the state’s educational programmes. fundamentals, java programming, database founda- video calls directly through True- Along with this integration, True- As part of the three-year agreement, Oracle Acad- tion, database design and programming with SQL caller on Android and iOS platforms. caller had also announced a com- emy aims to train 375 faculty members in comput- and Programming with PL/SQL. The feature, that went live on Truecaller users globally. By having pletely new redesign of the Android er science instruction with a goal to reach 10,000 “Oracle Academy offers us a very modern and Tuesday, will now make high-qual- a fantastic partner like Google, we app that includes features includ- students across 200 polytechnic, engineering and relevant curriculum that can prepare our students ity video calling available to the over can provide a high-quality video ex- ing SMS filter, Flash Messaging and degree colleges in Andhra Pradesh, the company for careers in the field of IT. I am looking forward 250 million Truecaller users globally. perience to millions of users using Truecaller Pay. said in a statement. “There is a growing demand to working with Oracle Academy,” Dr B Sundar, “We’re very excited to announce Google Duo,” Rishit Jhunjhunwala, In April, Truecaller launched for a highly skilled technology workforce in Andhra IFS, CEO, Andhra Pradesh Information Technology the next step in delivering a one- Vice President of Product at True- Flash Messaging for Android and Pradesh. APITA has pioneered the state’s initiatives Academy, added. stop communication platform for caller, said in a statement. iOS devices Price reduction, good monsoon drives Google wants local developers to build apps optimised for India auto sales up in July and make Android consumers aware of the new experiences our developers are New Delhi/Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The with only 11,345 units shipped out during July creased to 46,216 units from 43,160 vehicles creating”. price reduction in automobiles following the 2017, down from 11,338 units sold abroad in sold in July 2016. According to Google India, majority of successful roll out of Goods and Services Tax the like period of 2016. Tata Motors’ domestic sales of Tata com- internet users in the country are going (GST) and the good monsoon spurred vehicle The second largest car maker in the country mercial and passenger vehicles for July 2017 Bengaluru, Aug 1 (IANS) Google India online primarily via smartphones. sales last month, said industry officials on Hyundai Motor India said its domestic sales were higher by 13 per cent at 42,775 units on Tuesday announced a ‘Made in In- There are now more people using An- Tuesday. “The benefit of a good monsoon, in the month increased to 43,007 units from from 37,789 units sold during the correspond- dia’ initiative where the company wants droid devices in India than in the US. the successful rollout of GST and a good run 41,201 units in July 2016. ing month of last year. Indian developers to build apps that are People in India also install more than a up to the festive season, starting from August, Further, the company reported a month- “The overall commercial vehicles sales in specifically optimised for the country, billion apps every month from Google give us confidence of continuing a robust on-month sales growth of 14.5 per cent due July 2017, in the domestic market were at showcased on Google Play Store in a Play. “These numbers might seem stag- growth in Q2,” said Rajan Wadhera, Presi- to healthy demand for its automobile models 27,842 numbers, higher by 15 per cent over special section. gering already but the number of apps dent, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahin- like Grand i10, Elite i20 and Creta. July 2016, due to ramp-up of BS4 produc- “At Google Play, we are committed to installed in India has grown by 150 per dra (M&M). Rakesh Srivastava, Director - Sales and Mar- tion, across segments,” the company said in helping Indian developers of all sizes cent each year,” Google India said in a Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki India keting, Hyundai Motor India, said: “Hyun- a statement. “The company also passed on seize this opportunity and build suc- statement. reported a rise of 20.6 per cent in its monthly dai with a growth of 14.5 per cent month on the benefits of GST to consumers by reducing cessful, locally relevant businesses,” said Indian consumer spend on apps and sales for July 2017, selling 165,346 units in month and 4.4 per cent year on year contin- the prices of its vehicles across all commercial Purnima Kochikar, Director, Business games is accelerating at a rapid pace as July from 137,116 units sold during the cor- ued its growth momentum...” vehicle segments.” The company exported Development, Games and Applications well, tripling in just the past year alone, it responding month of 2016. Maruti’s domestic Similarly Tata Motors Ltd reported seven 3,441 units in July 2017, “a decline of 6 per at Google Play. added.The summit, that brought togeth- sales edged higher by 22.4 per cent to 154,001 per cent rise in its total sales. cent, compared to 5,371 vehicles sold in July Speaking at Google India’s first-ever er over 700 Indian app and games devel- units from 125,778 units. According to the company, the total sales 2016, due to drop in volumes in Sri Lanka and ‘App Excellence Summit’ here, she said: opers, showcased Google Play success However, exports inched-up by 0.1 per cent of its passenger and commercial vehicle in- Nepal,” the statement added. “We support developers’ imaginations stories from several local developers. Indian Horizon Wednesday - August 2, 2017 Business 10

Transsion Holdings launches Quarterly, auto results lift equities, Infinix Note 4 in India Nifty50 crosses 10,100-mark New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) China- has 32GB of internal storage and is pow- Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) The key kets, the S&P BSE mid-cap index based Transsion Holdings on Tuesday ered by an Octa-Core processor with Indian equity indices, which trad- was up 0.45 per cent, whereas the NSE Nifty BSE Sensex Intra-day on August 1, 2017 Intra-day on August 1, 2017 launched Infinix Note 4 and Hot 4 Pro 3GB RAM for superior performance. ed on a flat note for most part of small-cap index was down 0.12 High:10,128.60 Low:10,065.75 High: 32,632.02 Low:32,462.25 smartphones in India for Rs 8,999 and It has 4,300mAh battery with Xcharge the session due to profit booking, per cent. Rs 7,499 respectively. technology. The 13MP Rear camera closed at fresh highs on Tuesday “Benchmark indices ended with Close: Close: 37.55 10,114.65 60.23 32,575.17 Available exclusively on Flipkart, the comes with ‘Pro’ mode and 8MP front on the back of healthy quarterly trade at record closing highs for (0.37%) (0.19%) devices come with an offer of free one- facing camera with large 1.14 �m results from corporates as well as the second straight session, with time screen replacement within 100 pixel size comes with customisable LED July automobile results. the Nifty closing above 10,100 for days of purchase. Infinix Note 4 will flash. Besides, positive global cues, the first time ever on strong auto start retailing from August 3 at noon “The Indian smartphone industry is along with hopes of a rate cut in sales numbers and hopes that RBI Previous Open: while Hot 4 Pro will be available starting ever changing. Our vision is to become the upcoming monetary policy re- will cut interest rates tomorrow close: Previous 10,101.05 10,077.10 Open: close: from midnight the same day. a preferred choice for young consumers view of the Reserve Bank of India (Wednesday),” Dhruv Desai, Di- 32,579.80 32,514.94 “India is an important market for us by designing products that complement (RBI), kept investors’ sentiments rector and Chief Operating Officer 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 and the scope for growth is phenome- their lifestyle and make technology in- buoyed. of Tradebulls, told IANS. nal. We look to capture 8-10 per cent of novation affordable, Benjamin, Global The wider Nifty50 of the Nation- “Marico, FMCG major, dropped the smartphone market when we com- Head of Infinix, told reporters here. al Stock Exchange (NSE) closed as much as 5.4 per cent after re- search, HDFC Securities. ing,” Desai added. plete 2018,” Anish Kapoor, CEO Infinix Hot 4 Pro has a 5.5-inch HD IPS above the psychologically impor- porting first quarter earnings.” On the macro front, data re- Sector-wise, the S&P BSE au- India, told IANS. screen, 4,000mAh battery and 3GB RAM tant 10,100-mark for the first time. On the currency front, the rupee leased during market hours tomobile index surged by 384.56 Infinix Note 4 comes with a 5.7-inch with 16GB of internal storage. It has a The NSE Nifty rose by 37.55 strengthened by 11 paise to 64.07- showed that India’s manufactur- points, the metal index by 126.84 Full HD IPS display. The 2.5D curved 13MP rear camera and 5MP front facing points, or 0.37 per cent, to close at 08 to a US dollar from its previous ing sector’s output declined last points, and the oil and gas index glass on the front and metal print back camera supported by a soft light flash. a new high of 10,114.65 points, af- close at 64.18-19. month due to the launch of the by 51.54 points. body creates a sleek exterior and great All Infinix range of smartphone sup- ter touching a fresh intra-day high In investments, provisional Goods and Services Tax (GST) and On the other hand, the S&P style. It comes with a customized XOS ports 4G LTE bands with VoLTE support of 10,128.60 points. data with the exchanges showed weak demand. BSE consumer durables index de- UI layer for enhanced user experience, for HD calls and faster call connection. Similaly, the 30-scrip Sensitive that foreign institutional investors The Nikkei India Manufactur- clined by 123.81 points, the capital Index (Sensex) of the BSE closed (FIIs) sold scrips worth Rs 945.83 ing Purchasing Managers’ Index goods index by 66.66 points and at a fresh high of 32,575.17 points crore, while domestic institutional (PMI), which is a composite in- the telecom index was a tad down Airtel Payments Bank, HPCL tieup -- up 60.23 points, or 0.19 per investors (DIIs) purchased stocks dicator of manufacturing perfor- by 5.35 points. cent, from its previous close of worth Rs 1,390.65 crore. mance, stood at 47.9 in July from Major Sensex gainers on Tues- for digital payments 32,514.94 points. “Markets rallied further on the index reading of 50.9 in June day were: Hero MotoCorp, up The Sensex scaled a high of Tuesday to close at new life highs. 2017. 2.05 per cent at Rs 3,729.10; 32,632.02 points and a low of The gains came on the back of “With manufacturing activ- Maruti Suzuki, up 1.96 per cent 32,462.25 points during intra-day positive global cues. Private sur- ity contracting and retail infla- at Rs 7,859.10; Wipro, up 1.82 per trade. However, the BSE market vey showing Indian manufactur- tion slowing, the RBI will be hard cent at Rs 294.25; Mahindra and breadth was bearish with 1,656 ing activity contracting in July kept pressed to announce a rate cut Mahindra, up 1.77 per cent at Rs declines and 1,030 advances. gains of indices under check,” said of at least 25 basis points in the 1,426.85; and Dr. Reddy’s Lab, up New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Aiming to fur- would be able to access a range of con- In terms of the broader mar- Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Re- upcoming Monetary policy meet- 1.73 per cent at Rs 2,426.75. ther boost digital payments in the coun- venient banking services at these 14,000 try, Airtel Payments Bank on Tuesday fuel stations like open new accounts, announced a strategic partnership with make cash deposits and withdrawals fa- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Lim- cility, and transfer money. This will add Brics nations play key role in global economy: OECD ited (HPCL). All 14,000 HPCL fuel stations to the depth and reach of Airtel Payments Paris, Aug 1 (IANS) The Brics their joint share in the world econ- country that has not experienced 2018,” he estimated. Russia, which will act as banking points for Airtel Pay- Bank's retail based network that lever- countries will continue to play a omy. a slowdown in the past few years, has experienced “a very complicat- ments Bank, an official statement said. ages over 300,000 Airtel retail outlets as key role in the global economy “China and India continue to with a growth rate of around 8 per ed situation”, will be able to shake "All Airtel Payments Bank customers banking points," it added although they reported slower maintain a very sustained growth, cent in 2015 and 7.7 per cent pro- off recession in 2017 and reach a growth in recent years, said an ex- a situation that both Russia and jected for 2018. growth rate around 1.4 per cent, pert with the Paris-based Organisa- Brazil are expected to reach next Brazil and Russia are poised for he said. However, the outlook for 'Crop and motor insurance to drive tion for Economic Cooperation and year,” Bonaglia said. Latest OECD economic recovery, Bonaglia said. South Africa remains clouded, said Development (OECD). Federico economic outlook expected a re- The Brazilian economy contracted the expert, who put the country’s Bonaglia, deputy director of OECD turn to growth in Brazil and Russia. 4 per cent in 2015 and 3.6 per cent growth rate for 2017-2018 at 1 per general insurance sector's growth' Development Centre, told Xinhua Meanwhile, China and India are in 2016. “The good news is that (it) cent. Bonaglia told Xinhua that Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Crop and mo- had a 12 per cent market share in FY2017 news agency that slowdown in the projected to expand their GDP by is expected to return to a positive Brics economies play a very im- tor insurance are expected to drive the vis-a-vis two per cent in FY2016, Sriniva- growth of the Brics economies will more than 6 per cent. growth in 2017 and reach a growth portant role by injecting dynamism Indian non-life sectors growth by 20 per san added. not have a significant impact on He said India is the only Brics rate between 1.5 and 1.6 per cent in into the world economy. cent this fiscal, said a senior official at "With the Government keen to in- ICRA Ltd on Tuesday. crease the acreage under insurance, The public sector players have seen a crop insurance segment is expected to growth was satisfactory and we saw increase sharp fall in their solvency indicators on grow in the current year as well albeit at Marico’s Q1 consolidated net in the market shares across all key franchi- the back of rise in claims and changes in lower pace as the availability of reinsur- sees,” Marico said in a statement. actuarial estimates with two of the play- ance capacity would be a key require- “The volume decline is attributable to steep ers reporting solvency levels below the ment," he said. profit down 12% pipeline correction across channels, especial- regulatory minimum during the year, According to him health and personal ly wholesale and rural, leading to a decline in said Karthik Srinivasan, Senior Vice- accident grew at 4.2 per cent in FY17 and Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) FMCG major Marico the stock turnover ratios (STRs) in trade. The President and Group Head Financial are likely to grow at fast pace given the on Tuesday reported a decline of 12 per cent northern and eastern markets were impacted Sector Ratings, ICRA. increased retail focus of the players. The in its consolidated net profit to Rs 235.94 crore more than the rest of India,” it added. "We expect the growth rates to remain corporate segments continued to record for the first quarter (Q1) ended June 30. On a standalone basis, the company’s net strong at around 20 per cent in FY2018 low growth and only a pickup in the in- According to the company, its India busi- profit dipped by 15.7 per cent to Rs 198.02 driven by crop, motor and health busi- vestment cycle would reverse the trend. ness during the quarter under review wit- crore during Q1 of 2017-18, from Rs 234.88 nesses," he said. ICRA has released its study on the nessed volume decline of 9 per cent against crore posted during the same period in the Presenting the performance of the general insurance sector in the country the backdrop of destocking by trade in June previous fiscal. During the quarter ended June general insurance sector at a webinar, analysing the performance of 14 non-life due to transition to the Goods and Services 30, the total income from operations of the Srinivasan added the central govern- insurers (comprising four government Tax (GST) regime. company was reported at Rs 1,405.15 crore -- ment's initiatives aimed at improving owned insurers and ten from the private The total income from operations of the down 4.85 per cent -- from Rs 1,476.71 crore the penetration and density levels cou- sector) collectively representing around company slipped to Rs 1,715.28 crore in Q1 -- reported during Q1 2016-17. pled with the industry's ability to lever- 87 per cent of the industry-wide Gross down 3.73 per cent -- from Rs 1,781.78 crore witnessed volume decline of 9 per cent on On a closing basis, the company’s scrip on age technology and reach is likely to Premium Written (excluding specialised reported during the same quarter of 2016-17. the backdrop of destocking by trade in June the BSE fell by 2.20 per cent to Rs 326.20 per facilitate higher business volumes over insurers) in FY2017. “For the quarter Q1FY18, India business due to GST transition. However, the offtake share. the medium to long term. With low investment earnings, and He said last fiscal, crop insurance was higher claims, the profitability indica- the fastest growing segment for the en- tors of government players have been e-platform for tire industry. more deeply impacted than that for se- Tata Steel UK completes sale of The segment grew by 6.5 times and lect private players, Srinivasan said. pipe mills to Liberty farm goods’ trade launched Samsung Pay to support SBI products supply chain. The steel producer will retain its 20-inch tube mill at the same New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The gov- Hartlepool site, which makes tubes for a ernment on Tuesday launched “e- debit cards range of markets, including construction, RaKAM” (Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi), solution that is transforming people’s Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Tata Steel UK on infrastructure and machinery, the company an e-platform to trade agriculture lives worldwide,” said Asim Warsi, Se- Tuesday said it has completed the sale of its said in a statement. commodities to ensure better returns nior Vice President, Mobile Business, 42- and 84-inch pipe mills in Hartlepool to "Further strengthen the 20-inch mill, the to farmers and access to larger markets Samsung India. Liberty House Group. company will be making a 1 million-pound to buyers. SBI debit card users can also avail The sale covers the 42-inch and 84-inch investment to increase its capability to make Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Pas- Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) The State introductory cashback benefits upto pipe mills, also known as the Submerged Arc high-strength steel tubes. The 20-inch mill is wan and Union Steel Minister Chaud- Bank of India (SBI) and Samsung India Rs 500. “We are committed towards in- Weld (Saw) mills, where about 140 employees supplied with steel coils from its European hary Birender Singh launched the por- on Tuesday announced the availability creasing the share of digital initiatives manufacture pipeline for gas and oil projects steelworks and is part of its strip products tal at an event here. of payment platform Samsung Pay for in products, services and transactions. around the world. "As a responsible seller it supply chain," it said. The company claimed According to them, the e-RaKAM higher variants of SBI debit Card. Tie-up with Samsung Pay is one such was important for us to find the most sus- that it would continue to be the largest steel- portal will leverage technology to con- This will allow SBI debit card hold- initiative which will give our customers tainable future for the 42- and 84-inch pipe maker in Britain following the sale of the 42- nect farmers with smallest villages to ers to make payments using Samsung an additional reason to go digital,” said mills. With this sale, the company completes and 84-inch pipe mills. Employing almost biggest markets through internet. smartphones at Point of Sale (PoS) card Rajnish Kumar, MD, National Banking its portfolio restructuring to focus on the strip 8,500 people, it will manufacture advanced The platform has been developed by machines at merchant outlets. Group, SBI. Samsung Pay uses Magnetic products supply chain linked to Port Talbot," products for sectors like automotive and con- MSTC, a public sector unit under the “Both Samsung and SBI are house- Secure Transmission (MST) technol- said Bimlendra Jha, CEO of Tata Steel UK. struction. Steel Ministry, and it will be assisted hold names in India and it is a momen- ogy, enabling consumers to make offline The two mills are fed with steel plate The steel producer has invested more than by the Food Ministry’s Central Railside tous occasion for us to collaborate on payments using Samsung smartphones sourced from outside Tata Steel, so the mills 1.6 billion pounds since acquiring steel com- Warehouse Company for marketing Samsung Pay and extend an innovative without the need for a physical Card. were independent of the company's strip pany Corus in 2007. and logistic parts. Indian Horizon Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Sports 11

in Adelaide, when he captained in his first Virat Kohli’s men have achieved a lot more than earlier match and he is 27 Tests old now as captain. You can see a big difference. “You can see it in the body language that he has matured, teams with big names : Ravi Shastri and he will continue to mature and learn. For his age, he has done a lot (already) and COLOMBO AUG 1 (IANS) : India’s chief they had won after a gap of 22 years with Rahul Dravid beat a full-strength England there are signs that he can be right up there coach Ravi Shastri believes that the current Mohammed Azharuddin’s team winning a 1-0 in a 2007 away Test series. with the very best,” Shastri said. lot captained by Virat Kohli has achieved way series back in 1993. Not exactly known to Prior to that Sourav Ganguly’s team drew Shastri said that it’s a fresh start for him more than some of the teams of yesteryears hold back his views, Shastri made a telling 1-1 in Australia back in 2004 and also drew and he is not carrying the baggage of his which had illustrious names in their ranks. statement about teams of the past that had (1-1) the rubber against Nasser Hussain’s earlier stint. “This Indian team has been with each players with experience of two decades not England in 2002. “I don’t carry any baggage. For me, it was other for two years and they are much more winning a series in the island nation. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men won a like walking into the dressing room as I had experienced now. “A lot of big (Indian) names have played series (1-0) against New Zealand in 2009 and left it. Nothing has changed and there were They have already done things that a for 20 years and they have come to Sri Lanka drew (1-1) against South Africa in 2011. no special buttons I had to press. It was just lot of other Indian teams and a lot of big many times but they have never won a series. He also praised Kohli’s growing stature that one ‘play’ button and off you went.” names couldn’t do in their careers, for This team has done that. This team is used as a leader, comparing his present status as Under Kohli, India will be doing four example, winning a series here in Sri Lanka to doing things that a lot of other (Indian) the Indian captain to the time he first led in tours of South Africa, England and (in 2015),” Shastri said during a media teams haven’t done and that too overseas,” Adelaide more than two years ago. Australia, next year. “When you say conference, ahead of the second Test, the cut-throat former India skipper said. “I think he is still young. I can see a very overseas tours like South Africa, England, starting Thursday. When Kohli’s men won Shastri’s observation is, however, big difference from when he captained in etc. it is a lot of tough cricket coming up the Test series in Sri Lanka back in 2015, debatable given that the Indian team under his first Test to what he is now. I was there and I see it as an opportunity. Afridi thanks Sharapova battles into second round at Stanford LOS ANGELES AUG 1 (IANS) : Five-time Wimbledon qualifying. Sharapova, whose not competing for a long time, an opponent Kohli for Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova ranking has fallen to 171 in the world, received who’s able to play some great tennis ... I feel made a battling return to US hardcourts a wild card into the premier level tournament like I’m playing catch-up against everyone donating on Monday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 victory in Stanford, where she was tested Monday by who’s had a head start,” Sharapova said. “All over American Jennifer Brady in Stanford, the 80th-ranked Brady. that matters is that I keep playing.” California. Sharapova got off to a brisk start. Although Sharapova, who has also accepted a bat for his “I feel like I just want to hug everyone and she needed to save three break points in the wildcard into the WTA tournament in say thank you,” Sharapova told fans in a post- sixth game to take a 5-1 lead in the opening Cincinnati - another key warmup for the foundation match interview. “It’s my first match in the set, she broke in the next game to seize the set US Open - booked a second-round meeting States in a really long time, and it’s the closest before Brady won the second. with seventh-seeded Ukrainian Lesia thing to home for me.” “I had a bit of a letdown but that’s the way Tsurenko, a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Spain’s Lara The former world number one from it is,” Sharapova said. “You finish a set and Arruabarrena. Russia hadn’t played in the US since March think you’ve got it, but she came out firing, Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza, of 2015, before serving a 15-month doping capable of hitting winners and big serves.” who stunned Venus Williams in the final at suspension for the use of meldonium. Early in the third Sharapova fought off two the All England Club, is the top seed. She returned to competition in April, break points to consolidate her lead, and She will open with a second-round match but her comeback has been disrupted by a wrapped up the match after two hours and against American Kayla Day, who defeated hip injury that forced her to withdraw from two minutes. “I feel like I face a lot of things: Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-4, 6-2 on Monday. Paris to stage 2024 Summer Olympics; Los Harikrishna Angeles gets 2028 edition: Reports holds Navara BASTAD AUG 1 (IANS) : KFormer Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on A formal announcement about which city would host and when was not expected until September Monday expressed gratitude to India when the IOC is set to meet in September in Lima, Peru. in Biel Chess skipper Virat Kohli for donating his bat for the Shahid Afridi Foundation. NEW DELHI AUG 1 (IANS) : could host a low-cost Olympics Festival “Thank you @imVkohli for According to latest reports in Los given that it already has all the your kind gesture in support of @ Angeles Times, Paris is set to host necessary infrastructure in place, SAFoundationN. Friends & supporters 2024 Olympics, while Los Angeles while Paris would need to build like you ensure #HopeNotOut for will hold 2028 edition after striking several expensive structures. A everyone,” Afridi wrote on his twitter a deal with the International formal announcement about handle, attaching a picture of the bat. Olympic Committee on Monday. which city would host and when Kohli replied Afridi on Twitter, Los Angeles Mayor Eric was not expected until September “You’re most welcome Shahid Bhai.. Garcetti's office said he and when the IOC is set to meet in Wishing you and the @SAFoundationN other proponents of the city's September in Lima, Peru. all the luck for the upcoming events.” bid for the 2024 Olympic and But recent bids by Paris had The Indian team had also presented Paralympic Games would make been passed over and many felt a Kohli shirt, signed by all the players, an announcement to the news the French capital was due to to Afridi when he retired from the media at 5:30 AM IST. A formal get the nod for the 2024 Games, international cricket last April. announcement about which which will mark 100 years since BIEL (SWITZERLAND) AUG 1 The shirt, which fetched Rs 3 lakh at city would host and when was the last time it hosted a Games. (IANS) : Indian Grand Master Pentala an auction in London, had a message not expected until September Garcetti in June had indicated Harikrishna climbed to be tied first from the Team India captain, saying, when the IOC is set to meet that while Los Angeles would prefer position, courtesy a draw against Czech “To Shahid Bhai, best wishes, always a in September in Lima, Peru. to host the Games in 2024, it was not Grand Master David Navara in the pleasure playing against you.” Los Angeles had argued that it opposed to playing host in 2028. seventh round of the 50th Biel Chess Festival. The World No. 20, playing with black Vijender Singh and Zulpikar Maimaitiali indulge in war of pieces, was wary of the Czech's attacking prowess and started off on a defensive note to lead the game towards neutral words ahead of August 5 showdown territory after a mere 24 moves. The Chinese No.1 boxer said he was eyeing the second belt of his professional career. Harikrishna had to be at his defensive ahead of their scheduled bout in Mumbai best as the game saw both the players NEW DELHI AUG 1 (IANS) : Star on Saturday. 'Battleground Asia' fight night repeating moves thrice before they boxer Vijender Singh's "Chinese products" will give both the boxers a chance to claim agreed to share the points. remark has provoked his next opponent double titles in a winner-takes-all show. “It was an equal game and we had to Zulpikar Maimaitiali to issue a strong retort The Chinese No.1 boxer said he was eyeing repeat moves before we decided to end ahead of their eagerly-awaited bout titled the second belt of his professional career. the game as a draw,” the 31-year-old 'Battleground Asia'. Replying to Vijender's "I am fully prepared for this fight, this will from Guntur said after his game. comment that "Chinese products don't last be a big fight of my career as I am eyeing As the tournament entered its business long", WBO Oriental Super middleweight second belt of my pro career. I don?t think end, Harikrishna is on the pole position champion Maimaitiali said, "I will show he ever stood a chance in front of me, he tied with three other Grand Masters, Vijender what Chinese are capable of, we thinks I am a kid. I will show what this courtesy of two wins and five draws, have shown India time and again what kid is made of," said Maimaitiali. While remaining unbeaten after seven rounds. China is capable of, it's time that Vijender Vijender is the current WBO Asia Pacific He will take on former two-time FIDE too learns his lesson. "I am coming to your Super Middleweight champion, Zulpikar World Chess Champion and Ukranian home, Vijender, on 5th August and will take is the WBO Oriental Super Middleweight Grand Master Ruslan Ponomariov, in back your belt along with mine. I am going to champion and whoever wins the upcoming his second last game of this 10-man knock you out in the early rounds," he said fight will claim the twin titles. round-robin tournament. Medvedev sees off twisted ankle, match point to advance in Washington NEW DELHI AUG 1 (IANS) : American Steve Johnson. I'm just not quite fit enough for it this Potro is also on court. Women’s third Russia's Daniil Medvedev overcame The men's draw suffered a minor year. I'll be back!" In other first-round seed Lauren Davis was upset by Aryna an ankle injury then fought off a blow when John Isner, who won the men's action, American Donald Sabalenka 7-5, 6-3 on Monday, while match point to advance to the second Atlanta title last week and has been Young beat compatriot Tim Smyczek former number one Jelena Jankovic round of the Citi Open in Washington beaten three times in the final in 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, to set up a second round retired while trailing Oceane Dodin DC on Monday. Washington in 2007, 2013 and 2015, clash with world number nine Kei 2-0 in the third set. Medvedev twisted his ankle late in had to withdraw from the tournament Nishikori. German fourth seed Julia Goerges the third set and fought off a match with a knee injury. World number seven Dominic defeated Francoise Abanda 6-4, 6-4. point against Reilly Opelka before "Disappointed to have withdrawn Thiem, the top seed, is due to play on Top seeded Simona Halep will face he prevailed 6-7(8), 6-3, 7-6(6) to from the @CitiOpen this year," Isner Tuesday, while former Argentina’s American Sloane Stephens, who won move into a second round clash with posted on Twitter. "Unfortunately, US Open champion Juan Martin del the tournament in 2015 on Tuesday. Entertainment 12

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Anushka Sharma will not accompany Bigg Boss 11 shocker: Commoners to participate Shah Rukh Khan on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il for free on Salman Khan’s show? Champs and we know why city had to offer, said a statement. They Now, this is a piece of news and majority are happy to just got surprised when they learnt that the that will have everyone flab- get inside the house – paid or shop named “Tambulam Paan” has been bergasted. With only a couple unpaid. They can win money by there since a long time. Sharing his ex- of months left for Bigg Boss 11 accomplishing tasks and special perience of the visit, Shah Rukh tweeted: to go on air, rumours and gossip bonuses will be given to those “Harry, Sejal and Imtiaz had a great time about the show is flying thick responsible for TRPs. Those in Varanasi… Thank you all for coming and fast. We informed you how who make it to the finals will and big thanks to Manoj Tiwari. Jab Har- the channel is planning to get win some amount though. (Also ry Met Sejal inVaranasi.” Before Varanasi, Lopamudra Raut and Bani J on Read: Bigg Boss 11: Salman the team promoted the film in Ludhiana, board to host small segments Khan shot the promo of the Jalandhar, Jodhpur and Jaipur. with the contestants and here show today and we have all the Anushka Sharma, who essays a Guja- is a piece of news that is sim- details) rati girl in “Jab Harry Met Sejal“, says she ply shocking. In fact, it took us We earlier informed you that enjoys playing a character that has differ- a time to digest it but it might Bigg Boss 11 makers are plan- ent beliefs from her own. She says essay- just be true. After all, people did ning to put a penalty on those ing such a character gives her a creative give anything to be on TV on contestants bad-mouthing the Actress Anushka Sharma says that due high and adds to her perspective. Asked prime time. (Also Read: Salman show after exiting like Priyanka to ill health she had to miss shooting for if the process of convincing oneself to be- Khan’s Bigg Boss 11 forces out Jagga and Om Swami did last the show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs” lieve in a character that one has to play on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10?) year. They caused a lot of dam- where she had to promote her forthcom- screen gives her creative growth, Anush- age to the show’s reputation. ing film “Jab Harry Met Sejal” on Tues- ka told IANS here: “Yes, it does. I enjoy A little birdie told Bollywood Now, with this concept of no day. Anushka tweeted: “Please excuse when my philosophy is challenged by my Life that this time common participation fee, the channel me ‘… Li’l champs’. It’s my loss that my onscreen character. Then I start analys- man contestants won’t be paid will not feel bad, at least finan- ill health has kept me away from having ing the mindset, the values and beliefs of participation fee for doing the cially if some contestant turns fun on the show with you today… Lots the character… why is she like that. I start show. It sounds shocking, but truant. Also, the medical pro- of love.” This comes a day after Anushka, looking at things from a different per- this is what we heard from filing of contestants this year along with superstar Shah Rukh Khan spective. As an actress, if I manage to do someone close to the channel. will be more stringent so that and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali promoted the that on screen convincingly, I feel good.” It seems common man contes- no one can cry foul later on. romantic drama in Varanasi. The three Presented by Red Chillies Entertain- tants who have some recogni- All tests will be done by a doc- also tasted ‘paan’ from a 70-year-old ment, “Jab Harry met Sejal” is slated tion on social media might be tor appointed by the channel. shop. While driving through the streets for release on Friday. The actors are paid something but there is no Stay tuned to Bollywood Life for of the city, Shah Rukh, Anushka and Ali due to release a new song “Phurrr” participation fee for rank aam more scoop and updates… made an impromptu stop at a local betel from the film in Delhi on Wednesday. aadmi getting inside the house. It seems the channel is inundat- ed with auditions of aam junta Courtesy:BollywoodLife.Com leaf vendor shop to taste the flavour the Courtesy:SantaBanta.com Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal’s Raazi Sidharth Malhotra: A Gentleman is surely not a typical double role movie to release on May 11, 2018 Actor Sidharth Malhotra is con- all sorted out in life and is looking for fident the audience will love his a compatible girl to marry. The other pairing has made the film even ‘sunder, susheel, risky’ avatar in “A role is one of a guy who is ready to more interesting for us. Karan Gentleman”, in which he says he fight everyone with his aggressive Johar revealed the release date plays a double role with a differ- action moves. I am eagerly waiting of the film on Twitter saying, ence. Sidharth, who has returned to show the world both characters… Talking about her role and the from London, told IANS: “‘A Gentle- I’m really excited to bring the action- prep she is doing for it, Alia man’ is a fun popcorn action movie comedy genre back with style.” revealed to Mumbai Mirror, and I am looking forward to play the The film, directed by Krishna D.K. “She’s a 20-year-old girl so I two different characters. The movie and Raj Nidimoru, also features Sri have an idea about what she showcases a new twist on double Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernan- will be like but the film is based role and it is surely not a typical dez. Sidharth says his attempt is in a certain time period so the double role movie. “While one is a always to “ensure portraying differ- scripts”. Courtesy:BollywoodLife. character needed a different regular hardworking boy, who has it ent roles and work on interesting Com approach. Also read: Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal’s Raazi goes crazy and this has made every future on the floors – view pic There is Anushka Shetty has been replaced by this project of his pretty alluring. Buzz also another reason why we are suggested that Anushka Shetty will so kicked about this film. The heroine in Prabhas’ Saaho pair up with him in the film but later, plot of the film looks very fresh. it was heard that she was no longer It is about a 20 year old Indian part of the project. Since then specu- spy who married a Pakistani of- lations were rife about the leading ficer and sneakily supplies intel actress in Prabhas’ film and finally to Indian officials. It is based on we have the name. According to our a book named Calling Sehmat source, Shraddha Kapoor has been where a Kashmiri spy does her confirmed to play the lead opposite job in the backdrop of the 1971 the Baahubali 2 hunk. war. I’ve been working on the Also read: Anushka Shetty was Raazi is one film we are just why we are so kicked about this dialect which is important to OUSTED from Prabhas’Saaho – read dying to watch. Why the excite- film. The plot of the film looks the narrative. I will be speak- EXCLUSIVE details here ment you ask! Well, the film has very fresh. It is about a 20 year ing Urdu but there’s a Kash- Honestly, we too are sort of two of the most talented actors old Indian spy who married a miri twang to the girl’s diction stumped here. We mean we totally of the industry in the cast – Alia Pakistani officer and sneak- which I have to perfect. I’m didn’t see this coming. Shraddha Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. And ily supplies intel to Indian of- also learning self-defence tech- has definitely become everyone’s now we even have the release ficials. It is based on a book niques as I have some action se- favourite. Now only time will show date in place. The film will re- named Calling Sehmat where quences, which is a first for me. as to how she will look opposite lease on May 11, 2018. Can’t a Kashmiri spy does her job in I’m watching old movies off a Prabhas, but we do agree that it will wait for this day to arrive! the backdrop of the 1971 war. list that Meghna has given me.” be interesting to watch the two to- Also read: Alia Bhatt and We are pretty sure there will We have already seen her look gether. We EXCLUSIVELY told you Vicky Kaushal’s Raazi goes on be the tension of the war and from the film, now we are eager that Anushka’s weight had become the floors – view pic some romance between the to check out Kaushal’s as well. Saaho has become an obsession blamed for this. After Baahubali 2, an issue with the makers of the film. There is also another reason two. The fact that it’s a fresh Courtesy:SantaBanta.com lately and Prabhas is supposed to be we have been crushing on him like Courtesy:BollywoodLife.Com

Taapsee Pannu turns 30 today and like that. Eventually, it all begins with we at BollywoodLife decided to take Exclusive! 30 questions with birthday girl Taapsee Pannu a conversation and for me a grooming her down the memory lane by quiz- of a person is very important. Describe zing her with 30 questions about her where she talks about her relationship, best kiss and more… the perfect kiss in 3 words Spontane- life, love, family, friends and more. ous, short and sweet! Sweet in terms of Trust me, Taapsee has never been this here.” Also read: Exclusive! Salman stand up and sing Happy Birthday for I think the closest genre would be the smell and taste (laughs) candid before. The birthday girl, who Khan entered the sets of Judwaa 2 and you. comedy because I am very goofy, Is there any song that reminds you has just returned from Mauritius af- Taapsee Pannu got butterflies in her Your favourite cake? clumsy that way. I talk before I think of a relationship? ter wrapping up the shoot of Judwaa stomach There is nothing like favourite cake and I have a very nasty sarcastic kind It depends on the mood actually! 2, will be spending her day with her And here we begin with the fun for me. All cakes are favourite. Like of sense of humour. And the one who But ya if you ask one song that instant- family as she said, “I ll definitely not “Birthday Rapid Fire”…. I am not very fond of cheesecake or can duplicate me the best is my sister ly triggers that romantic vibe then it be working on my birthday. I am go- Your birthday resolution? mousse cake but other than that I love because she is equally funny. In fact a has to be Thousand Words from Twi- ing to go back home to Delhi to my I try to keep birthday resolution all cakes, especially the bread part of little more than what I am. light! parents and just spend it there. Usu- instead of New Year resolution and it. Craziest fan story on your birthday? What is the first thing you do when Are you single? ally my birthdays are very quiet. They follow them for longer and stronger. I think the fact that they remember you wake up every morning? Umm…No are not like party heavy. I either spend This year I haven’t thought about it as the date of a person who is not really I love staring at the horizon from my Any secret you would want to tell my birthday with friends and family at much. Probably one day I will sit and a part of their life in real is so special. window me? Whatever I have told is you all home or with them outside the coun- decide. Especially the way how they take so The last thought that you have every that I can tell you. I want to keep some try where I am just doing nothing, re- What is your best birthday memo- much efforts to send you gifts and night before going to sleep? secrets to myself so that I can laugh on laxing on the beach. This year max I ry? In school when you dress up dif- handwritten letters. I get really over- What time do I need to wake up to- them alone. Like they are just mine will do is take my family out for lunch ferently, out of the uniform wearing whelmed reading those letters on my morrow and nobody else gets to know about it! or dinner. Usually I prefer to spend it some casuals and then everyone is birthdays. What is the first thing you notice When was the last time lazy to calm myself down and intro- flocking around you because you are If a movie was made out of your life, about someone when you meet them? you were pressurized for spect how my next year is going to be just dressed up in fancy clothes. Also what genre would it be and who would The way they talk! I notice the accent marriage?Courtesy:BollywoodLife. and how I am going to see things from I used to love when everyone would play you? and see if it’s fake or they normally talk Com

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