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RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008 on Thursday. has filed an affidavit in the top “We will inquire and go to court claiming a larger con- he Supreme Court on the root of alleged claims of fix- spiracy of alleged fixers to TWednesday roped in CBI, ers at work and manipulating frame the CJI on allegations of Intelligence Bureau and Delhi the judiciary. If they continue sexual harassment, placed Police to go into the larger con- to work then none of us will before the Bench material to spiracy behind the attempt to survive... Fixing has no role to substantiate his claims. “frame” Chief Justice of India play in the system. We will The Bench after perusing Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual inquire and take it to the logi- the material, placed by him in harassment case. The court cal end,” it said. a sealed cover, said “very dis- emphasised that it will go to the Earlier in the day, the apex turbing” facts have emerged in root of the alleged conspiracy court directed chiefs of the CBI, the matter. and the sensational claims IB and Delhi Police to appear “Can you call some respon- made by a lawyer that he was and meet in chambers sible officers from the CBI, offered bribe to “fix” the CJI. the three judges who are hear- preferably the director? Can A three-judge Special ing his claim that there was a you call him to meet us in our Bench headed by Justice Arun larger conspiracy to frame the chambers?” Justice Mishra Mishra said if fixers continue to CJI. asked Venugopal. work and manipulate the judi- After meeting the directors He replied in the affirma- ciary as claimed, neither this of the CBI and the IB, and the tive and referred to the April institution nor any of “us” will Delhi Police Commissioner, 20 Facebook post of Bains in survive. the Bench reassembled at 3 pm which he had claimed that The Bench, also compris- to hear the matter at length. there was a larger conspiracy ing justices RF Nariman and The court turned down a by some people to fix verdicts Deepak Gupta, asked lawyer request by Attorney General of the Supreme Court and Bengali sweets and his favourite Relating an interesting inci- Utsav Singh Bains, who has KK Venugopal and Solicitor malign the office of the CJI. ‘Kurta-Pyjama’ from Kolkata. dent where he hit out at the made claims of a larger con- General Tushar Mehta to order between the hearing of meeting these officers in secret. Mehta told the Bench that n a non-political interview In an interaction with film `double-faced` practices of spiracy, to file another affidavit a court-monitored SIT probe Bains’ claims of larger con- We don’t want any evidence to he was very disturbed with the Ion Wednesday Prime star Akshay Kumar, the Prime ‘Samajwadis’, the Prime Minister by Thursday morning after he into the matter, saying the spiracy and the in-house be disclosed,” the Bench said. It allegations against the CJI as Minister Minister detailed some inter- said once when he came out of claimed that he has some more court was not venturing into inquiry ordered into the sexu- had asked the three officers to well as claims made by the revealed that notwithstanding esting anecdotes of his life say- the Pune Railway station and “incriminating evidence”. any enquiry at this moment. al harassment allegations meet the judges in chamber at lawyer and said they concern political rivalries West Bengal ing he has never been nervous was walking down the road, a The Bench said it will The Bench also clarified against the CJI. 12.30 pm. the judiciary in the country. Chief Minister Mamata while speaking at internation- three-wheeler was slowly mov- take up the matter for hearing that there is no connection “It is not an enquiry. We are At the outset Bains, who Banerjee used to send him al fora. Modi said so when ing by his side. After a distance Kumar asked him whether he he stopped and asked the was nervous when he first ‘Rikshaw wala’ why he was fol- spoke in the United Nations lowing him. To his surprise, the after taking over as Prime three-wheeler driver quizzed Minister. him “Are you a Samajwadi ?” Pointing out that contrary To that Modi asked “ what to public perception there is makes you say so ?” good bonhomie among polit- “Sir, all Samajwadis walk a ical leaders and they keep distance for a while before good relations with each other, stepping into a rickshaw as they Modi said Bangladesh Prime do not want public to see that Prime Minister saying how Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazid they are taking to rickshaw during his regime the two used to send her Bengali sweets comfort”, Modi said and ven after the Election major scams had taken place in and when Mamataji (West laughed suggesting that there ECommission of India crack- here seemed no political the name of Jandhan and Bengal Chief Minister) came to was a gap between the preach- ing down heavily on the politi- you have given clean chit to T"hangover" of gifts being demonetisation. know about it she would also ing and practice of ‘Samajwadis’ cians over loose comments, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. exchanged between Narendra She said, “Notebandi and send him Bengali sweets. The in the county. especially women leaders, n a major relief to Sadhvi Applicant did not ask about Modi and Mamata Banerjee as Jandhan were two scams that Prime Minister said TMC chief While answering the actor’s politicians in Madhya Pradesh IPragya Singh Thakur, a it. the duo pounced on each other happened during Modi's rule" would also send him a set of answer, Modi also quipped seem unfazed. Special National Investigation Keep in mind that the from public rallies hours after a paving way for huge amount ‘kurta-Pyjama’ each year from about his wife and columnist Two senior leaders from Agency (NIA) court here on court has framed charges televised interview of the Prime of black money that went to Kolkata. Detailing some of his Twinkle Khanna’s views saying BJP and Congress were Wednesday rejected a plea against her because it found Minister highlighted Mamata's The PM in an interview to the saffron coffer. "With that habits, he said he is habitual of she takes her anger against engaged in below the belt seeking to restrain her from some substance in allega- 'sweet diplomacy' with Modi. In film star Akshay Kumar con- black money they have been taking tea without sugar at 5 (me) that would have balanced remarks on women. contesting the polls tions made against her,” Judge the interview, the PM said he ceded having received sweet fighting elections, buying am and then in the evening at Kumar’s family life. “ That way Former BJP State head and from Bhopal, even as it Padalkar observed. often received gifts like sweet and apparel from Mamata at votes," she said warning, 6 pm under open sky. “But that I am doing a favour to you”, said the Khandwa candidate upbraided the investigating Sadhvi Pragya is one of and apparel from his stated the cost of affecting electoral "When we will come to power is not possible in his South an smiling Modi. “I keep tabs Nandkumar Singh Chauhan agency for mentioning in its the seven accused who are arch rival, the Bengal Chief prospects. “It may affect me will definitely get them Block office”, he said. on social media to know what who made headlines calling response to the plea that it had being tried by Special Court Minister. during elections but I can admit probed." Asked what would he want is happening in the world. I al- scribes Pakistainis for asking given a “clean chit” to Sadhvi under the Unlawful Activities "Yes I send him sweets but that Mamata still gifts me kur- She said, "If someone mis- if he gets the magical lamp so keep an eye on your and Tw- uncomfortable questions and Pragya in the case. Prevention Act (UAPA) and I will not let him take votes," tas," said the PM, adding that takes political courtesy for ‘Aaladeen-ka-chirag’, the Prime inkle Khanna’s Twitter ac- also said that Rahul Gandhi Hearing an application various other sections of the Mamata told a huge rally at when the Chief Minister heard something else then one is liv- Minster said there was noth- counts. could say he was bringing a filed by Nisar Ahmed Sayyad IPC for their alleged involve- Serampore in Hooghly even that "Bangladesh PM Sheikh ing in a fool's paradise because ing like this exists as the con- The way she vents her machine where he would put a Bilal, father of one of the vic- ment in the 2008 Malegaon as the Opposition CPI(M) Hasina gifted me Bengali we in Bengal will give them cept has come from outside. anger against me, your family man form one side and a tims in the 2008 Malegaon blasts. and the Congress promptly sweets, she also started sending sweets but not votes." Neverthless, he said he would life must be quite peaceful. woman would come out of the blasts, seeking to restrain On October 30, 2018, went to town "exposing the me the same." Reacting to Banerjee's wish that all the people in the She would take out all the other. Sadhvi Pragya from contesting the special court in Mumbai nexus between the BJP and But before the Opposition remarks a senior Marxist country be instilled with a anger against me. You must be Chauahn when accosted by the Lok Sabha polls, Special had framed charges against the TMC so as to divide the could exploit the statement, leader promptly said, "Didi notion that hard-work makes at peace. In a way, I feel I have the media over his remarks Judge VS Padalkar noted: “In Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Prasad votes in order to establish a particularly among the will probe Modi the way he everything possible. This is helped you, especially in crossed the line even further. ongoing elections this court Shrikant Purohit and five pro-rich and anti-working Mamata's minority voters, the has probed the chit fund for what our ancient wisdom has Twinkleji’s case,” Modi told “There are women who does not have any legal pow- other accused in the 2008 class Government in Delhi”. Chief Minister hit out at the the past five years." bequeathed to us, he said. Kumar in Hindi. give birth to kids every week ers to prohibit anyone from Malegaon case. and produce 52 babies every contesting elections; it is job of year,” said the senior BJP leader electoral officers to decide. who has stirred controversy This court can’t stop the with his bizarre remarks in the accused number one (Pragya past as well. Singh Thakur) from contesting Another senior leader, for- elections. This application is mer Leader of Opposition of negated”. Congress Ajay Singh while While dismissing Bilal’s comparing his family’s works application, the special court with that of his opponent-- did not mince words when it BJP’s Reeti Pathak also crossed expressed its displeasure over the line. the NIA’s mention of “clean “Unko aap log ajma chuke, chit” being given to Sadhvi thik maal nahin tha (You peo- Pragya in its reply to the plea ple have tried her and she seeking a bar on her contest- day after being denied wasn’t a good choice), Singh ing the Lok Sabha polls. Aparty ticket and outwitted had said in Baghelkhandi. “There was no need to by the poll managers of Continued on Page 4 mention in your reply that (BJP), the sitting Member of parlia- ment (MP) from the North west Delhi seat, Udit Raj deserted the saffron party and joined Congress. He termed the BJP and the Prime Minister rogation of Apoorva after the case on its head. The autopsy also revealed that on way back Narendra Modi as “anti-Dalit”. police sought her 3-day custody. said the cause of death in this to Delhi he had been drinking Launching a blistering attack Rohit, 40, was smothered case is asphyxia as a result of all the way along with a woman on the BJP leadership, the dis- to death on the intervening strangulation and smothering relative,” said Rajeev Ranjan, gruntled Udit slammed his for- night of April 15 and 16, an and also stated that the death Additional Commissioner of mer party saying it wants ‘Dalit autopsy report said. Apoorva, occurred within two hours of Police, Crime Branch. “The votes’ but not a leader from the a lawyer by profession, was his last meal around 11 pm. couple had a fight over a rela- community who speaks his questioned by police for last “Rohit had gone to tive. Rohit was in inebriate state mind. The BJP has replaced three days. Rohit was earlier Kathgodam in Uttarakhand to and was not in a condition to Udit from the North West Lok believed to have died of a car- vote on April 10 and returned resist,” said Additional CP. Sabha constituency with Punjabi he Delhi Police on Monday diac arrest but the autopsy on the night of April 16. He “She has confessed. As of Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans. Tarrested wife of Rohit report by the forensic experts was in an inebriated state now, from the fact and High drama had unfolded Shekhar Tiwari for allegedly of All India Institute of Medical when he returned home. circumstances, it seems the on Tuesday the last day of filing killing him last week. Citing a Sciences (AIIMS), turned the During investigation it was killing was not planned. The of nomination for Delhi’s seven turbulent and unhappy mar- background was there that LS seats that go to the polls on riage as the motive behind the they had a turbulent marriage May 12. Udit waited for some murder, police said Apoorva and Rohit and his family were communication from the BJP strangled her husband Rohit, thinking of separation. and in the process kept chang- the son of the late veteran After interrogation, it was ing goal posts. politician ND Tiwari and found that Apoorva and Rohit He had threatened to file his choked him with a pillow fol- had a rocky marriage and were nomination as an Independent lowing a heated argument. not on good term owing to candidate on Tuesday if the BJP Apoorva was produced in their inherent contradictions,” denied him the party ticket, but Delhi’s Saket Court on Monday said the Additional CP adding did not do so. He removed the where she was send to two days that discrepancies were found prefix ‘Chowkidar from his police custody. Chief in her statements which led twitter handle in the afternoon, Metropolitan Magistrate police to suspect her involve- only to add it again by Tuesday Deepak Sherawat allowed inter- ment. evening.

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ilkharia police has seized a region, students from insti- Bcar transporting liquor ille- tutes of other states i.e. IIT gally and nabbed two persons. RISP Bhopal has launched BHU, NIT, Government col- The police recovered 61 litres CIndustrial training leges of Chhattisgarh, VIT of liquor worth 23,640 near Calendar for engineering and Vellore, VIT Bhopal, SRM ndira Gandhi Rashtriya Bilkharia check post in the polytechnic students exclu- Chennai, Jaypee Noida, IManav Sangrahalaya under night of Tuesday. sively for summer vacation SGISTS Indore, KIT its popular summer series of Acting on a tip off, police 2019. These programmes are of Bhuvneshwar etc has started ‘Do & Learn’ educational pro- rushed to the spot and after two weeks, three weeks and enrolling in these Industrial grammes, commenced the stopping the car, bearing reg- four weeks’ duration. training programs. training workshop of Gond istration number These are designed in such The CRISP in a statement painting of Madhya Pradesh till MP04CV8878, found liquor manner that students will get informed that these pro- May 1, 2019. inside the car. When the two chance to get exposure on grammes have been designed In this workshop, tradi- inside the car were asked about uled to be delivered but it technology related to keeping in mind needs of tional Gond artists, Ram Singh the illegal liquor, they failed to could not materialise as the University curriculum. Corporate world and more Urveti and his assistant, are provide any details and then, smugglers were nabbed before Programs are useful for all and more focus is given on imparting training of this fig- centre of Gond paintings. The 'Nohadora', the beginning of they were detained. delivery. branches of engineering i.e. practical. Almost 80 per cent urative and narrative visual Gond houses are the best each painting. The two were identified as The police have registered Electrical, Electronics, time is spent on performing art. On this occasion, Prof examples of rural primitive Besides, the Indira Deepak Thakur and Sanjay a case under section 34 (2) of Mechanical, Automobile, Civil practical, which lead to Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, architecture and Gond paint- Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Punjabi of Chawni Pathar. The the Excise Act and have start- etc. improvement in placement. Production and Automobile Director, IGRMS, Dilip Singh ings represents the tradition- Sangrahalaya is organising crime record of the two would ed further investigation. Most of these programs With the support of corporate engineering. Another LN (Joint Director, IGRMS) and al festivals of the community. the next chapter of its popu- be investigated. The loading of Police have recovered two will get start from May world, four new labs have been Electrical and Electronics Lab Participant formally inaugu- Making mural paintings lar series, Curatorial Talk the vehicle and scheduled plastic sacks in which 250 bot- onwards. Various batches stated functioning. have been established in asso- rated Museum’s training work- on whitewash clay walls is one Show on Thursday at 4.30 pm. delivery of the liquor could not tles of country made liquor would start from May 8, 16, Three labs in Automobile ciation of M/s Lucas Nuelle. It shop for Gond Painting of of the favourite activities of In this Curatorial Talk, be ascertained. were recovered. The car was June 2 and 4. fields have been established in is useful for students of Madhya Pradesh. women of Gond Community. Assistant Curator of Manav The circumstantial evi- coming from Raisen but it was Online registrations have association with M/s Eicher Electrical, Electronics and On this occasion, With the formation of the Sangrahalaya, Shri Arun Kiro dences suggest that a nexus is not immeditely confirmed. already started in it and stu- tractors Mandideep, M/s Communication engineering. Traditional artist, Ram Singh wall, the Gond women make will speak on ‘Bhagiran: A working behind the illegal The Police are also trying dents can enroll it on Volkswagen Pune and M/s Students will get chance to Urveti said that the clay hous- different design from the vanishing folk theatre of the transport as the quantity of to verify the details of the www.crispindia.com. In addi- TVS Chennai. These are useful work on State of the Art equip- es of Gond community are emerging lines, which is called Rabhas of Assam’. liquor transported was sched- seized car. tion to students of Bhopal for students of Mechanical, ments and instruments.

or shooting players, D FCourse has been organised by the International Shooting Federation from April 25 to 28 at the shooting academy locat- ed in the Capital city. In this four-day event, 60 training coaches from all over the country will be trained and participated. Director, Sports and Youth Welfare, Dr. S L Thoussen, said that the training pro- gramme is being done by the International Shooting Federation for the purpose of applying technical training pro- gram to the Academy. Under this, Kevin Kulti of Germany; Annie Grith of Oslo, the President of Oslo, will pro- vide technical training to the trainers in Shantgan, Pistol and Rifle, all the three games of Dante Devipat Shikshan Shooting game. This is the first time when the D-course is being organised simultaneously in all the three shooting genres. Shri Rajiv Bhatia, Secretary, Indian Shooting Federation will be in rime Branch nabbed four the D-Course programme on Cgamblers from two different April 26 and 27. places in the State Capital for It is to be noted that it is an n exhibition of designer accepting bets on the ongoing international level shooting Adresses, kurtis, saris and IPL T20 cricket matches late in academy. Interestingly, at the other accessories on display the night on Tuesday. The police academy the equipments are wooed the shopaholics of the recovered 3 mobile phones, one provided from the city. Tara, a lifestyle exhibition, LED TV, betting slips and International Shooting Sports began here at Hotel Sayaji from 18,300 cash from their posses- Federation and players are pro- Tuesday that concluded on sion. The police team conduct- vided with international facil- Wednesday. exhibition cum sale gave shop- ed raids at MP Nagar and ities. The two-day exhibition cum pers ample choice of accessories, Lalghati area and nabbed two sale was all about the designer clutches and Indian wear such as persons each from the areas. dresses, kurtis, saris, clutches and saris, dresses and kurtis. From Roof Tree fourth floor accessories. The exhibition cum Besides, the exhibition cum building in MP Nagar zone 2, sale was organised by the women sale Tara aims to capture not only police nabbed a person identi- entrepreneurs of the city. the young crowd but also mid fied as Bharat Mangwani and Named Tara this exhibition aged and aged ladies to be in the recovered betting slips, mobile was an offering to fashion lovers league of latest trends prevailing. phones and 10,500 and when who are passionate to wear This exhibition covered all he was quizzed, he revealed something beautiful, exclusive the accessories, fashion trends that he worked for Arman of TT and unique. This was also an and other lifestyle essentials that Nagar and would get 10 percent attempt to get the vibrant colours are must in this festive season. on the betting booked. and Indian couture on the same The exquisite variety of fab- The police have registered a stage. rics and colours, unique pattern case under section 4 of the The exhibition cum sale creations and trend setting pieces Public Gambling Act and sec- showcased a magnificent mix of with attention down to the tion 66 of IT Act. contemporary fashion and more minutest detail, was the highlight The Second place which from across the State. The exhi- of the exhibition. It displayed a was raided was Hotel Moksh at bition cum sale was a fusion of colourful range of designer Lalghati and nabbed Deepak various styles of Madhya Kurtis, Salwar Kameez, Suits, Shivnani, Sagar Israni and Pradesh. Some stalls displayed Handbags and other elegant Praveen Manglani. Three mobile bagh print while some show- accessories, that are sure to phones, one LED TV, one set top cased chanderi and mahesh- whet the appetite for designer box and 7,800 cash and betting wari with a western twist. The wear. receipts were recovered.                                                                                                                                                !        "                                            #            $ % S                      '                "       (          

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Iftekhar Theatre Sadhvi Pragya’s Programme held IN BRIEF FIRING AT PRISONERS’ VAN: POLICE STARTS PROBE Bhopal: Police have started investigation in a case of firing by residence gets unidentified miscreants who opened fire at a police van at VIP road in memory of Dr carrying 42 prisoners back to Central Jail after appearing in a hearing Festival evokes case at district court in the evening on Tuesday. ASP Zone 3 Manu Vyas said that an ASI with the prisoner inside the van spotted miscreants firing in air but cartridges have not been found extra security Babu Rao Gujrar at the spot. A case has been registered and further investigation has good response been started.The incident occurred at around 4 pm on Tuesday when STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL Notably, a man was arrest- STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL All the speakers the prisoners of central jail were on their way back in police custody. ed by the police on Tuesday ASI Shobharan Singh spotted three bike-borne miscreants who fired in STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL ty four hours in Chacha’s life ecurity has been beefed up after he showed black flags to n memory of Dr. Babu Rao remembered his air. The nearby CCTV cameras and other details would be investigated. from three stories of the series: to Bharatiya Janata Party the sadhvi during her proces- Gujrar, a programme was work and his S I MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFS FACTORY he Iftekhar Theatre Fest is “Talaash”, “Teemaardaari”, and (BJP) candidate Pragya singh sion taken out before filing organised by Smriti Babu Rao contribution as Tevoking a good response. It “Dhoban Ko Kapde Diye”. Tje Thakur’s local residence in nomination papers and was in Dushyant Kumar Memorial Bhopal: A car, two bikes, massive amount of raw material of incense is being conducted at Ravindra hilarious play was a satire on Bhopal on Wednesday. also beaten up by the BJP Manuscript Museum. Various well sticks and goods at servant quarters of incense sticks factory worth Bhavan. Marking the third day society. The security cover would workers. personality traits of Baburao over `10 lakh at Lambakheda were gutted in fire in the evening on of the fest, a comedy play of The character Chacha be led by a CSP rank officer With large number of were discussed on this occa- cise school. Tuesday.Fire tender vehicles from Chola Mandir, Gandhi Nagar and mid twenties Chacha Chakkan Chakkan is an entirely differ- and Thakur’s safety would be women coming to meet the BJP sion. Presiding over the function, Fatehgarh fire stations were pressed into service after fire broke at was staged here on Wednesday. ent man present on this plan- taken care of by 22 armed candidate, some women police Initially, the museum Mahesh Saxena said that around 4 pm. The fire rapidly spread in the incense sticks making The play is a story by et. He loves to interfere in each police personnel and a metal personnel too have been director Rajurkar Raj told that Baburao was friendly and was a factory Pooja Path incense sticks owned by Congress leader Govind Imtiyaz Ali Taj and it was and every thing. He is lovable detector has also been installed deployed at her residence. Babu Rao was an integral part very serious person. The Chief Goyal. directed by Sayed Alam. The but at the same time he is at Thakur’s residence. The sadhvi could also Z of Museum. Baburao's pres- Guest Ashok Nirmal said that Panic prevailed in the area. There were few workers and security guard play was presented by the annoying. All the comedy sto- Every person entering the plus security cover shortly, said ence is still felt in one of the Baburao had a different kind of at the time of incident. After the fire tenders reached the spot, they artists of theatre troupe from ries were beautifully making residence based in Rivera Town sources. museum mammals. creativity . started extinghishing fire but it took more than an hour for around a New Delhi. audience laugh thier hearts in the city would have to go Remembering Baburao, the Special guest Mamta dozen fire tenders.In the fire, apart from vehicles, huge amount of raw Chacha Chakan (1926) is a out. through frisking. Official Every person museum patron, Shri Ramrao Tiwari said that Baburao's material was also gutted. The fire broke out due to short circuit which hilarious comedy of plays for The play was much sources also claimed that the Vamankar said that Baburao habit was made to reach its was found in the initial investigation. children with themes of satire enjoyed by the audiences. move has come following an entering the used to live in the role of a saint work at any cost. He used to and humour. Chacha Chakan Somewhere down the line it alert from security agencies. residence based in in the true sense. He continued put himself in trouble, but he 17 BHEL EMPLOYEES GIVEN FAREWELL is considered the funniest char- brought a huge smile on their Chief Minister Kamal Nath Rivera Town in the working as a museum and the would have done the work. Bhopal: In a simple programme held at Third Floor Administrative acter in Urdu drama. Chakkan faces as they burst out laugh- replying to the media query on right hand of Rajurkar. Not All the speakers remem- Building BHEL, Bhopal Shri D K Thakur, Executive Director bade is said to be based on Jerome ing at comical situations, it also this, claimed that it was only city would have to only for the museum, but also bered his work and his contri- farewell 17 employees comprising of, 02 supervisors and 15 workmen K. Jerome's character Uncle somewhere told about the ill- done to ensure that the BJP can- go through the presence of Dr. Babu Rao bution as well. A piets neet was on their superannuation from the organisation. Shri Thakur, in his Podger. fated situation of a common didate does not blame the State frisking. Official in the entire city is known slso held on the occasion. address, wished all the employees a happy retired life. On this The play revolves around man. Sensible acting skills government on security cover today, he added. On this occasion, Rajendra occasion, M Isadore GM (HR), all general managers and DROs were Chacha Chakkan, a forty-five- along with a good presentation, in case any untoward incident sources also Recalling Babu Rao, Sharma letter, Ramvallabh present. year-old gentleman, his fami- the play received much appre- takes place. claimed that the Shailendra shared a secret that Acharya, Rajshree Rawat, ly, and the quirky misadven- ciation of the audiences. On being asked whether it move has come he also wanted to contest the Ramesh Nand, Gokul Soni TRAINEE NAIB TEHSILDARS CALLS ON GOVERNOR tures that emerge from his The comedy play beauti- was done on the basis of any election of the Ward Councilor, etc. remembered Baburao. Bhopal: Trainee Naib Tehsildars on Wednesday called on Governor penchant for interfering in fully describes the social evils intelligence input, Nath said he following an alert Ghanshyam Maithil Amrit told Finally, Vice President Vipin Smt. Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhavan and shared their training household affairs. through the play. It was per- was not aware of this and police from security that Baburao used to practice Bihari Vajpayee expressed grat- experiences with her. Since March 11, as many as 102 Naib Tehsildars The play showcases twen- formed with much intelligence. officer could answer this. agencies wrestlibg by going to the exer- itude. are undergoing a10-week training at RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration. Governor Patel said that prompt redressal of public grievances along with regional development should be the first priority of the 20-year-old girl commits administrative officers. If the officers discharge their duty with patience and fairness, the results will always be pleasant and satisfying. She said that administrative staff should work as a team, only then implementation of schemes will be ensured at the ground level. suicide at Kiran Nagar Director General of the Academy AP Shrivastav presented a book, ‘My experiments with truth’ by Mahatma Gandhi, to the Governor. The trainees told about the positive change that came over in their work- STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL went inside her room in anger deceased used to remain style from innovations during training, Deputy Director of the Academy and committed suicide, the depressed and was frequently Shweta Pawar was present. nnoyed over taking mobile family members spotted her teased by friends and on teas- Aphone by her mother, a 20- hanging and rushed her to JP ing he would warn of commit- SAGAR STUDENTS CELEBRATE ENGLISH DAY year-old girl committed suicide hospital where doctors declared ting suicide. Bhopal: Students of Sagar Public School Gandhi Nagar and Rohit by hanging with the ceiling at her dead and informed police. The body was sent for the Nagar celebrated English Day mirroring works of Jane Auesten and Kiran Nagar under Piplani Police have not found any post mortem after the prelim- William Shakespeare in its state-of-the-art auditorium. The school police station area on Tuesday. suicide note. Body was sent for inary investigation and a case celebrates English day to inform, communicate and enrich students on Police said that the post mortem after preliminary under section 174 of the CrPC values of literature for the enrichment of lives. deceased Urvashi was found investigation and a case under and started further investiga- At Sagar Public School, Rohit Nagar students depicted the execution of hanging and was rushed to section 174 of the CrPC was tion. theatrical performance King Lear written by William Shakespeare. nearby hospital where she was registered by police. The flawless performance of the students accompanied with their declared dead. The deceased Meanwhile, a 26-year-old mesmerising and stupendous dance performances was witnessed by was pursuing BCA from pri- man committed suicide by THE DECEASED Chief Guest Seema Raizada and Director, Sagar Public School, Jaishree vate college and was eldest hanging with the ceiling at WAS PURSUING Kanwar. At Sagar Public School, Gandhi Nagar, Students of Class VI to among three siblings. Shankracharya Nagar under X staged different nuance of Jane Auesten famous novels - Pride and In the initial investigation Bajaria police station area on BCA FROM Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion and evoking the police found that on Tuesday Tuesday. Deceased identified as consciousness of the Era amongst the audiences. evening Urvashi’s mother rep- Shahbaz Khan was found hang- PRIVATE COLLEGE With their acts students depicted Women are Strong and are gender rimanded her after her for ing by his house owner and AND WAS ELDEST equal in society. talking for long on mobile other tenants and later he was The acts were adjudged by Rakesh Dubey, Manager, Training and Congress senior leader and party's candidate for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, Digvijaya Singh, meets Aamil Shaikh Taher Bhai and phone and took away her declared dead when taken to AMONG THREE Development at Veta and Kuldeep Ganju, Principal SISTec Pharmacy. other Community members of Dawoodi Bohra Community at the office complex of Anjuman-e-Mohammadi Dawoodi Bohra phone and went outside house hospital. SIBLINGS Radhika Sagar Agrawal, Director Sagar Group, Jaishree Kanwar, Director, Jamaat during an election campaign in Bhopal on Wednesday Pioneer photo which irritated Urvashi and she Police found that the Sagar Public School also graced the celebration as special guest. RTI revelation One arrested for About `1.58 cr spent on Kamal Nath and three of his top bureaucrats’ stay in Switzerland stabbing wife over

STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL in Davos, Switzerland held in a representative of the January, it said. Confederation of Indian ‘illicit relationship’ bout `1.58 crore was spent The delegation of Madhya Industry, Madhya Pradesh is Afor making arrangements Pradesh government partici- also accompanying the delega- for the stay of Madhya Pradesh pated in the exclusive business tion and the financial sanction past few days he used to drop Chief Minister Kamal Nath lounge in Davos to co-brand of Rs 1,57,85,000 accorded for STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL and pick her wife from work- and three of his top bureaucrats the state along with the the above visit to Davos, also place in Shakti Nagar area in Switzerland, among other Department of Industrial covers the cost of air tickets, ovindpura police has where she used to work as expenses, according to RTI Policy and Promotion, gov- accommodation, etc. Of the CII Garrested a 40-year-old man domestic help. On Tuesday documents. ernment of India, the RTI doc- representative,” an order said. who had stabbed his 38-year- night while bringing her home, In a note sheet, a copy of uments said. Giving the break up, it old wife at Bengali colony in the accused entered a fight at which was received in response “The dedicated team mem- said Rs 30 lakh was paid for air the evening on Tuesday. The Shakti Nagar area and attacked to the RTI application filed by bers of the delegation in col- ticket and visa expenses for husband attacked wife sus- her injuring her in her neck anti-corruption activist Ajay laboration with 'Invest India' Davos, Rs 45 lakh for hotel pecting her illicit relationship. and faces and she was rescued Dubey, necessary approval for will closely interact with poten- (stay and meeting room), Rs The victim was identified by locals. expenditure of nearly Rs 1.58 tial investors, academia, policy 9.5 lakh on local conveyance, as Rajni Ahirwar. she was Based on the complaint crore on the trip, including that makers, etc. To highlight the Rs two lakh for VIP lounge Priyadarshini Raje Scindia, wife of Congress candidate for Guna Lok Sabah seat Jyotiraditya Scindia during an election attacked with a sharp-edged after the preliminary investi- on a session on Madhya state as a highly potential access at Zurich airport, ` campaign in support of her husband in Chanderi State Assembly constituency, Ashok Nagar district on Wednesday weapon by her husband Naresh gation the police have regis- Pradesh, was sought on January investment destination in cen- 50,000 on travel insurance and Pioneer photo Ahirwar after a verbal spate tered a case under section 307 5. tral India so as to get them ` 40 lakh on DIPP lounge par- which soon turned violent. of the IPC and started investi- Kamal Nath and Madhya attracted for making invest- ticipation charges and promo- The victim was rushed to gation. Accused was nabbed by Pradesh Chief Secretary SR ments in various sectors in tional material. nearby hospital where she is the police later in the investi- Mohanty, Principal Secretary to Madhya Pradesh,” the state A sum of Rs 1.5 lakh was LS election:149 candidates reportedly stable. gation. The crime record of the the chief minister Ashok government had defined as the Dearness Allowance (DA) In her complaint woman accused would be searched. Barnwal and Principal the purpose of the visit. at the rate of USD 100 per day stated that she separated from Secretary, Department of It said if the visit is not and `15 lakh was for miscella- her first husband in the year Industrial Policy and undertaken then Madhya neous expenses, the RTI reply declared valid out of 169 2012 and along with her par- Investment Promotion of the Pradesh “may lose opportuni- said. An amount of `14.35 ents she came to Bhopal and state government, Mohammed ties of investment promotion to lakh was paid as ten per cent STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL Bhopal and 13 candidates in Mandsaur and Khandwa, two started living with her parents Suleman participated in the get investments in the state.” administrative fees to the CII, Rajgarh parliamentary con- nominations of one candidate in Alkapuri and later started World Economic Forum, 2019 “Further, it is clarified that it said. ne hundred forty nine stituency are left in poll fray. in Ratlam (ST), four nomina- living in a rented house in Ocandidates have been For the election under the tions of four candidates in Bengali Colony where she declared valid after the scruti- 3rd phase, 27 nominations in Indore and three nominations came in contact with her ny out of the total 169 candi- Morena, 22 in Bhind (SC), 27 of three candidates have been neighbour Naresh and later tied dates, who had filed their nom- in Gwalior, 11 in Guna, 13 in received in Khargone (ST) knot in Bhojpur temple around State Capital temp soars inations for Lok Sabha election- Sagar, 16 in Vidisha, 39 in from the publication of notifi- a year ago but their relationship 2019 for 8 parliamentary con- Bhopal and 13 in Rajgarh par- cation dated April 22 to till date went sour as Naresh addicted stituencies to be held under the liamentary constituency have for fourth phase election. to liquor started fighting fre- 3rd phase (6th phase of the been filed till Tuesday April 23. Today one nomination quently with her suspecting to 46 degree celsius country) of the State. The par- Besides, 15 nomination each of one candidate received illicit relationship and from liamentary constituencies papers of 14 candidates have in Ujjain (SC), Dhar (ST) and STAFF REPORTER n BHOPAL Chambal divisions in the next perature at 45 degree Celsius, namely Morena, Bhind (SC), been received for the fourth Indore parliamentary con- 24 hours. while Raisen, Damoh, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha, phase (seventh phase of the stituency, 2 nominations of 2 tate Capital recorded high- With clear sky and scorch- Nowgong, Hoshangabad Bhopal and Rajgarh are includ- country) in the state under Lok candidates in Mandsaur and Sest day temperature of the ing heat mercury was set to recorded 44 degree Celsius ed under this phase. The last Sabha Elections-2019. Khandwa and 3 of 3 candidates season at 42.2 degree Celsius on rise significantly on Tuesday as which were among the places date for withdrawal of name This phase includes 8 par- in Khargone (ST). Wednesday while day temper- the morning was witnessed where mercury peaked to and voting has been fixed as liamentary seats which are ature in the State soared to 46 with high temperature and extreme levels making the April 26 and May 12 respec- Dewas (SC), Ujjain (SC), Besides, 15 degree Celsius. bright sunshine which was weather conditions discom- tively. Mandsaur, Ratlam (ST), Dhar nomination papers of After a little period of intense hot. The state capital forting. After the scrutiny, 25 can- (ST), Indore, Khargone (ST) 14 candidates have relief harsh weather conditions recorded night temperature Most of the places in the didates in Morena, 19 in Bhind and Khandwa. One nomina- been received for the are again making weather con- at 24.4 degree Celsius. state recorded day temperature (SC) (Hearing against objection tion of one candidate each has fourth phase (seventh ditions unbearable. Met Khargone remained the around 42 degree Celsius on of one candidate has been been received in parliamentary phase of the country) department issued warning hottest place of the state by Tuesday. Very few places wit- fixed for April 25), 19 in constituency of Ujjain (SC) in the state under Lok of heat wave conditions in recording 46 degree Celsius. nessed day temperatures Gwalior, 11 in Guna, 12 in and Dhar (ST), two nomina- Indore, Hoshangabad and Dhar recorded day tem- around 41 degree Celsius. Sagar, 15 in Vidisha, 35 in tions of two candidates each in Sabha Elections-2019 ; ,-, 4R5  /0 16 remains of thousands of people three seats it contests in alliance Minister Harsimat Kaur Badal. still buried in Kedarnath, the with the SAD. Congress’ MLA from he Uttarakhand High petitioner had stated. In the o less than nine leaders are Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Gidderbaha Raja Amarinder TCourt has directed the State past too, the court had direct- Neyeing to traverse the road which has snatched the position Singh Warring, AAP’s MLA Government to reply within ed the government to remove from Punjab Vidhan Sabha to of the main opposition party from Talwandi Sabo Prof four weeks regarding the skele- the remains from Kedarnath the Parliament during Lok from SAD after 2017 state Baljinder Kaur, and AAP’s tal remains of pilgrims missing valley and cremate them but Sabha elections. assembly polls by bagging 20 ‘rebel’ MLA from Bholath since the 2013 disaster in the government has not done Banking on their not only seats, has also decided to field Sukhpal Singh Khaira would Kedarnath. The HC division so. The petitioner has also tried and tested, but also win- its one MLA in the ensuing fight it out against each other in bench of chief justice Ramesh stated that even now remains of ning horses, the major political elections. the known Badals’ bastion. Ranganathan and justice the disaster victims are being players in the State are banking A total of three sitting Khaira, who had rebelled Narayan Singh Dhanik also found in Kedarnath. More than on their elected representa- MLAs would be representing against his party after he was asked that if DNA tests were 900 people had approached the tives to romp home to victory the Punjab Democratic Alliance unceremoniously removed conducted on the skeletal government so far seeking the in the May 19 elections. (PDA) — a conglomeration of from the post of the Leader of remains and which laboratory remains and were also ready for While the ruling Congress six political outfits and newly- Opposition and left AAP, float- were these being conducted in. DNA tests. The government and its arch rival Shiromani created splinter groups. ed his own political outfit by the Delhi resident Ajay should extract the remains, Akali Dal (SAD) has decided to Maximum three legislators name of Punjab Ekta Party Gautam had filed a PIL in the get the DNA tests conducted lay their bet on two sitting would be facing each other in (PEP) and would be contesting high court stating that since the and hand over the remains to MLAs each, Bharatiya Janta the most watched-out electoral his first Lok Sabha election 2013 disaster, 4,200 persons the family members, the peti- Party has fielded a sitting leg- battle of Bathinda against the from Bathinda as PDA’s joint had been missing from tioner has demanded. islator from one out of the total SAD’s sitting MP and the Union candidate. Kedarnath and that skeletal Considering the seriousness remains of 600 had been found of the matter, the HC has so far. The government is not directed the State Government < doing anything to remove the to reply within four weeks. 5 played a very important role probing the case. in the Gurdwara movement. “The EC belongs to the day after Akali power “They (Badals) have for- BJP and they got the officer Acouple of Sukhbir Badal gotten history and have removed, despite the fact that and Harsimrat Badal declared defamed the Akal Takht,” even courts do not interfere rue to his style of hogging as party’s candidates from added the Chief Minister who in the ongoing investiga- =< Tthe limelight, former chief Ferozepur and Bathinda was addressing a public gath- tions,” he pointed out, declar- >= minister Harish Rawat is respectively, Punjab Chief ering in Faridkot, in support ing that the same officers attracting media attention by Minister Capt Amarinder of Congress candidate Mohd would probe the case and series of posts on social media Singh on Wednesday declared Sadiq, who filed his nomina- take it to its logical conclu- platforms. to “personally campaign” to tion papers later. sion once the elections are After his barb on chief ensure their defeat. Also unleashing a virtu- over. , minister Trivendra Singh “I will personally cam- al war on the Badals, Capt “They (the Badals) have Rawat that he has remained in paign in Bathinda and Amarinder made it clear that simply managed to delay the the heart and minds of the peo- Ferozepur to ensure that the they could not escape inves- probe for some time, but ple of Uttarakhand even after Sukhbir-Harsimrat Badal tigation in the Bargari and they will eventually have to -. suffering electoral reverses, the couple is forced to bite the Kotakpura firing cases by pay,” said the Chief Minister, ond term, BJP’s Kirron Kher is Adityanath, Union Ministers former CM has now launched electoral losses has not under- dust in these Lok Sabha elec- getting an SIT officer shifted vowing to ensure that nobody once again pitted against Rajnath Singh and Nitin tirade against BJP on his mined his image in past and tions,” he declared, adding out by the BJP-controlled found guilty of the crime Congress’ nominee and former Gadkari will also address elec- Facebook page. nor it would do so in future. It that even the BJP’s delaying Election Commission. escapes punishment. JP President Amit Shah four-time MP Pawan Kumar tion rallies in the region in the In his new message, Harish is known fact that former CM tactics in not making the Taking the Badals head- Taking a dig at former Bwill hold election rallies in Bansal while the Aam Aadmi coming days, he said. Rawat has said that the BJP has who also is the member of chopper available to him one on over the Bargari and Chief Minister Prakash Singh Chandigarh and Yamunanagar Party’s candidate is former Chandigarh BJP media- become highly arrogant. Congress Working Committee week after it was hired by the Kotakpura police firing inci- Badal for claiming ignorance (Haryana) on May 5 to boost Minister Harmohan Dhawan. incharge Ravinder Pathania Turning philosophical he (CWC) is fighting battle of his Congress would not help the dents, the Chief Minister about the Bargari and party’s Lok Sabha poll cam- While Kher had managed informed that as per the ten- said that electoral losses don’t life from Nainital- Udham Badals. warned that they could not Kotakpura firing, Capt paign. to register her maiden victory tative schedule received by the cast any effect on importance Singh Nagar Lok Sabha con- Lashing out at the Badals evade inquiry by using their Amarinder termed it a com- Apart from these two ral- and defeat former MP Pawan party city unit, national presi- of any leader. In one of his lat- stituency against President of for making the SAD a family influence with the ruling BJP plete lie, pointing out that “no lies, Amit Shah may also Kumar Bansal in 2014 polls dent Amit Shah will address a est posts on social media, the state unit of BJP Ajay Bhatt. It affair, the Chief Minister to get IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap officer could have opened address another rally in the while riding high on Modi rally in Chandigarh on May 5. former CM has sarcastically is widely believed that a elec- questioned their claim to Singh shifted by the Election fire without orders from the region on the same day. wave and lapping up the anti- The Chandigarh BJP unit said that he is happy as one of toral loss at this juncture of being Akalis, who he said had Commission from the SIT top”. Chandigarh, being the joint incumbency votes against has also requested the party his tweets jolted the time would push him to the capital of neighboring states of Congress, she is locked in a high command for a rally of Uttarakhand BJP which is now political oblivion. It is pertinent Punjab and Haryana, is a pres- tough triangular battle in Prime Minister Narendra Modi trying to portray chief minis- to mention here that Harish tigious Lok Sabha seat in north- Chandigarh this time. and senior Central leaders in ter Trivendra Singh Rawat as its Rawat contested from Kichha ern India. Similarly, BJP nominee and Chandigarh, he added. super star. in Udham Singh Nagar and On the other hand, parts of outgoing MP Rattan Lal Notably, Prime Minister He added that the CM Haridwar rural assembly con- Yamunanagar district falls Kataria from Ambala seat and Narendar Modi, BJP chief Amit should be thankful to him as stituencies in 2017. However, under two Lok Sabha con- Haryana Minister Nayab Saini Shah, Union Ministers and his party is now recognising his the veteran leader lost from stituencies including Ambala from Kuruksherta constituen- senior national leaders are contribution albeit belatedly. both seats. and Kurukshetra in the state of cy are pitted against strong con- among the star campaigners In his tweet on Monday, Senior journalist Jai Singh Haryana. tenders of opposition parties. named by the BJP in Haryana Harish Rawat had questioned Rawat said that the reason The ruling BJP is facing a BJP’s Rattan Lal Kataria and Chandigarh. Trivendra Singh Rawat; “where behind sudden spurt in the tough challenge to retain three will take on Congress’ heavy- The star campaigners were you in the elections? Did activity of Harish Rawat on Lok Sabha seats of Chandigarh, weight Rajya Sabha MP include Central leaders includ- anyone seek votes on your social media platform in which Ambala and Kurukshetra in the Kumari Selja in Ambala con- ing Home Minister Rajnath name and works?” he has targeted CM Trivendra ensuing Lok Sabha polls. stituency while Nayab Saini is Singh, Road and Highways What is interesting is that Singh Rawat appears that While voting to 10 Lok facing a triangular electoral Minister Nitin Gadkari, the former CM lost no time in Harish Rawat wants to make it Sabha seats in Haryana is contest against Congress’ for- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley leaving Assam where as a in very clear that he would retal- scheduled to be held on May mer Minister Nirmal Singh and External Affairs Minister charge of party he was iate and retaliate hard if he is 12, the polling in Chandigarh and INLD candidate Arjun Sushma Swaraj. engrossed steering the targeted. “ Harish Rawat is will be held on May 19. In Chautala, fourth generation BJP vice president Uma Congress party’s campaign very intelligent and seasoned Haryana, the BJP had won 7 politician from Chautala fam- Bharti, Railway Minister Piyush after end of campaigning and politician and knows what to out of 10 seats in last general ily in Haryana. Goyal, HRD Minister Smriti taking on CM of Uttarakhand say and when to say. He was elections. Rattan Lal Kataria, while Irani, UP Chief Minister Yogi on social media. perfectly right when he said Only a day before, the BJP talking to the mediapersons Adityanath, Haryana Chief Political pundits are of the that people have forgotten the had announced to re-nominate said that the BJP chief Amit Minister Manohar Lal, actress view that an astute politician he names of those who have MP Kirron Kher to contest the Shah will address an election and MP , actor is, Harish Rawat is trying to defeated him in the past elec- general elections from rally on May 5 in Yamunanagar. turned politician Sunny Deol underline the fact that he still tions but he continues to linger : Chandigarh parliamentary seat. Apart from him, are among other senior leaders is the tallest leader in in heart and minds of people,’’ Seeking a mandate for the sec- Chief Minister Yogi named as star campaigners. Uttarakhand Congress and Jai Singh Rawat said. 11 :; 10 The video that went viral When Kaushik was asked by hyped ‘Vijay Sankalp rally’ at < saw Kataria seeking forgiveness villagers on why he did not Pirthala in Faridabad. In the R and votes with folded hands. He redress their grievances in last video which had gone viral, Sangrur: Terming the “brazen Akal Takht is not a Sikh in he electoral battle for the rul- was also seen arguing with the five years, the outgoing MP workers were seen shouting slo- leaders by fixing the responsi- use” of the Akal Takht for my eyes”. Ting Bharatiya Janata Party villagers that it was not possible highlighted his achievements gans against Gurjar in the pres- bility for the victory of the can- political gains as the act of a Capt Amarinder, address- would not be a cakewalk in to cover all villages and asked and went onto say that he has ence of Kalraj Mishra, party’s erform or perish! The didates in Punjab on the non-Sikh, Punjab Chief ing a public rally before Haryana with its sitting MPs fac- them to have faith in him. 100 percent attendance in incharge in Haryana for Lok PCongress party has cau- Ministers and MLAs of the rul- Minister Capt Amarinder Congress candidate from ing anti incumbency and pub- Later, Kataria justified the Parliament sessions. Sabha polls and party MLAs, tioned Punjab Ministers and ing party. Singh on Wednesday lashed Sangrur Kewal Singh Dhillon lic ire during election cam- anger saying that he got around Recently, BJP’s Bhiwani- Interestingly, not only sitting party legislators to ensure vic- “The decision has been out at the Badals for playing filed his nomination papers, paign. 6 lakh votes in 2014 polls while Mahendragarh candidate and MPs but party’s candidate from tory of the party candidates or taken by the Congress high with the religious sentiments minced no words in con- The incidents of public other 6 lakh voters in the con- outgoing MP Dharambir Singh Sirsa constituency, Sunita Duggal else face action. command, under the leader- of Sikhs by abusing the com- demning the outrageous protests in various corners of the stituency supported opposition was also left red-faced due to also came under fire from farm- The party has made it clear ship of Rahul Gandhi, to accel- munity’s highest temporal seat attempts of the Badals to state have gone viral on social parties. Thus, 6 lakh people protest in Gaindawas village ers during canvassing in that all the Ministers and the erate the momentum for to promote their vested inter- undermine the supreme power media, causing major embar- who voted against me in last elec- during his election campaign in Hassanga village in Fatehabad. MLAs would be held account- achieving the party’s Mission ests. of the Takht. rassment to the BJP while it has tions, could speak their mind the constituency. She had reportedly engaged in a able for the party’s Lok Sabha 13 in the ongoing Lok Sabha “Such politicisation of The Akalis claim to be handed opposition fresh ammo whenever they want, he said. Upset over videos of protest war of words when they criti- candidates’ performance in elections,” he said. religion would backfire on the custodians of Sikh reli- to target the saffron party in the BJP’s nominee Kataria is surfacing on the social media, cized BJP for not doing anything their respective constituencies. Chief Minister said that the SAD,” said the Chief gion but have always used it election season. facing a tough challenge from Dharambir had a day back for the farming community. “As per the high com- party has also made the crite- Minister, declaring that “any- to promote their political Four out of five MPs re- Congress’ candidate Rajya Sabha alleged that his opponents are Notably, the saffron party, mand’s decision, incumbent ria for allotment of chairman- one who tries to use the interests, he added. nominated by the BJP have MP Kumari Selja in Ambala trying to defame him by posting which was riding high on the Ministers in Punjab who do not ships of various Board, and faced awkward situations, find- constituency this time. Another videos on the social media. The Narendra Modi wave in the 2014 succeed in ensuring a victory Corporations, etc more strin- ing themselves at the receiving BJP lawmaker and party’s nom- BJP nominee is pitted against Lok Sabha elections had won for the Congress, especially gent. “Toughening its stance, end of public anger during elec- inee from Sonipat, Ramesh Congress candidate, former MP seven seats out of 10 seats in from the constituencies they the Congress has decided that 333 tion campaigning in the state. Kaushik also had to face the Shruti Choudhry, who is daugh- Haryana. represent, will be dropped from such chairmanships will be Only a day before, BJP anger of villagers on two separate ter of CLP leader Kiran Eyeing to win all 10 Lok the Cabinet. In the case of allotted on the basis of the per- From Page 1 Chouhan who is known as a nominee from Ambala seat, occasions during canvassing. Choudhry and granddaughter of Sabha seat in Haryana which Congress MLAs, it has been formance of individuals in the Congress in Rajgarh has sober and decent takes on Rattan Lal Kataria was left Ramesh Kaushik, who is former CM Bansi Lal. goes to polling on May 12, the decided that those who fail to ongoing Lok Sabha polls,” he also accused the Badrilal Soni opponents. embarrassed when the residents locked in a three-cornered elec- In another incident, Union party has retained its MPs name- perform in their constituencies said while adding that perfor- the former BJP MLA from Chouhan was scheduled of Bhagwali village of Raipur toral contest with Congress Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar, ly Rao Inderjit Singh will not be considered for tick- mance and not seniority will be Susner of making a derogato- to address two rallies at Rani block of Ambala district nominee former Chief Minister who is seeking mandate for the (Gurugram), Krishan Pal Gurjar ets in the next Assembly elec- the criteria determining their ry comment on its woman Chowrai and Umreth in asked him why he failed to visit Bhupinder Singh Hooda and second term in Faridabad had to (Faridabad), Rattan Lal Kataria tions,” said Chief Minister Capt eligibility for boards and cor- candidate in Rajgarh. Chhindwara on Wednesday them in the past five years. Jannayak Janta Party candidate face protest from his own party (Ambala), Ramesh Chander Amarinder Singh on porations. There was an unlike but the district collector did The villagers alleged that Digvijay Chautala in the fray, workers. Kaushik (Sonipat) and Wednesday. He clarified that the objec- member in the list in former not permit his chopper to neither they were allowed to has faced protest by people of Last month, BJP workers Dharambir Singh (Bhiwani- Capt Amarinder said that tive behind these decisions Madhya Pradesh Chief land at Umreth which left meet the MP nor he visited them Pouli village and Chhichhrana had protested against Krishan Mahendergarh) for 2019 Lok the party has decided to push was to promote a performance- Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan fuming. in the last five years. village in his constituency. Pal Gurjar at party’s much- Sabha polls the bar of performance for its based culture in the party. @

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Parliament. Reforms), three Independent Five candidates have declared related to crime against women declared serious criminal cases Y on with Modi who is all sched- “Retrospectively there has “I have said this repeated- candidates-Priyanka Shirole cases related to murder (IPC such as assault or criminal against themselves. Besides, QQQQQ uled to file his nominations been no big contest during the ly that I will do what the party and Vithal Natha Chavan, both section 302 ) and 12 have been force to woman with intent to 37 out of 71 constituencies are |Q{Q from the seat which he repre- times of Jawahar Lal Nehru, asks me to do. Am ready to of them from Nashik and convicted cases against them. outrage her modesty (IPC red alert constituencies. Red Y[ sented in the current Lok Ram Manohar Lohia, Jay fight from Varanasi if Rahul ask Premlata Banshiwal from Tonk The ADR also says 210 Section-354), husband or rela- alert constituencies are those Q Sabha. Prakash Narayan, Indira me to do so,” Priyanka replied Sawai Madhopur have declared (about 23%) candidates in the tive of husband of a woman constituencies where 3 or more QQ Though Priyanka has been Gandhi or Atal Bihari Vajpayee. to media when asked last on zero assets in their affidavit fray have criminal cases against subjecting her to cruelty (IPC contesting candidates have QQ making statements regularly It is a sort of convention. It still the issue. while Prince Kumar of their names. Of them, Section-498A),” the ADR said. declared criminal cases against QQ about her desire to contest the exists barring a couple of exam- Priyanka was appointed Jhalawar Baran, Shamshudin of 158(17%) have declared serious The ADR says among the themselves,” it said. Q Lok Sabha elections, Rahul ple slike Sushma Swaraj taking General Secretary incharge if Q{ himself is learnt to be precari- on Sonia Gandhi once. Rahul East UP comprising of 40 seats ous about fielding his sibling Gandhi has given a second and has been campaigning in against a heavyweight for the thought to Priyanka’s idea and the region which also includes ]] first time. The last date of thus has thought it wise to send Rahul’s Parliamentary con- \‚ƒQ nominations for the last phase the matter to Sonia’s court. She stituency Amethi and Sonia’s ‚ of May 19 polls is April 29 and is an astute politician and only seat Rae Bareli. Q QQNYQ [Q YQ QQ  01 Q QQ 8 QQQQY ers and the poor, is now trying [Q to become a better actor than Q 2Q Akshay Kumar ji.” Q[QQ{ “It seems a failed politician who is about to be rejected on \ May 23, 2019, is looking for an alternative employment avenue \Q G in Bollywood, but I don’t think QQQ so, a failed politician like Modi QQ[Q[ ji will be a successful actor in QQ[ ;H; Bollywood. Akshay Kumar will  ? remain Akshay Kumar,” he ††Q J told reporters. QQ G To another question on Q J the interview, Surjewala said ]_ KGJM Prime Minister Modi is trying Q{ {Q]Q to “become a better actor than he biopic on Prime Minister he Congress on Wednesday Akshay Kumar but he has TNarendra Modi is a “hagiog- Q_Q revealed that the company and Ttook a dig at Prime again failed miserably like he raphy”, which treats the subject ] its promoters have committed Minister Narendra Modi over has failed India”. with undue reverence, and its Q_Q[ a scheduled offence and his interview to actor Akshay Asked about Modi’s public screening during poll QQQ activities in the adjacent derived proceeds of crime by Kumar saying it seems a “failed remarks in the interview that campaign will “tilt the electoral QQ TAMIN leased land and there- indulging in the illegal quar- politician” who is about to be other prime ministers left early, balance”, the ed in such a manner that their ]_{ he Enforcement by causing wrongful loss to the rying and the trade proceeds of rejected by the people on May but he works till 11 PM, ElectionCommission (EC) has identification is clear and obvious QQ[ TDirectorate on Wednesday Government and correspond- the company were further 23 - when the Lok Sabha elec- Surjewala asked if he used to told the Supreme Court while to the viewers.” [QQ attacheed 25 moveable and ing wrongful gain to them- relentlessly incubated resulting tion results come-is looking for work in the Prime Minister’s opposing the release of the It said that the biopic was Q immoveable assets worth over selves, the agency alleged. in further accruals of proceeds an alternative employment Office or he used to do PM’s movie starring Vivek Oberoi more than a biography and was YQQQ[Q 40 crore belonging to the son The ED initiated the probe of crime, all of which were avenue in Bollywood. scheduling. Surjewala alleged before the polls end on May 19. a “hagiography” (which treats the Q of expelled DMK leader MK under PMLA against Olympus camouflaged in the organisa- The Congress’s swipe at that the Prime Minister makes In its 20-page report sub- subject as saints and gives undue { Alagiri in connection with a Granites P Limited, Madurai to tional system as business earn- Modi came after channels a joke of everything. mitted to the apex court bench reverence) and the construct of money laundering case. identify the crime proceeds ings, the ED further said in the aired the Prime Minister’s “You looted the entire cur- headed by Chief Justice Ranjan the movie was “unabashedly The agency has attached on the basis of FIR and charge statement. interview with the Bollywood rency of this country and were Gogoi on the film titled ‘PM uni-dimensional”, which puts an land, buildings in Madurai, sheet filed by Tamil Nadu The statement claimed that star, who described it as a clapping and laughing during Narendra Modi’, the poll panel individual on a higher pedestal \ NQ Chennai and fixed deposits Police against the company, its these earning were gained out “candid and completely non demonetisation. Is the PM’s job said that the biopic “produces a through use of specific symbols, QQQ| totalling to 40.34 crore of promoters and directors and of the illegal activity. political” chat. to make fun of people, make political environment where an slogans and scenes. Y{Q| Olympus Granites Pvt. Ltd. other individuals. Accordingly, 25 movable and Reacting to the interview, fun of institutions, make fun of individual acquired cult status” The report was submitted Y and others under Prevention of The charge sheet discloses immovable properties were Congress spokesperson people whom the country feels and its public screening during after the apex court had on QY Money Laundering Act, 2002 commission of various offences identified as part of crime pro- Randeep Surjewala said: proud of, or will he do some the period when model code of April 15 directed the EC to |Q|Q{ (PMLA) in the illegal granite including offences under the ceeds and the properties worth “Akshay Kumar ji is a great work also,” he said. conduct is in operation would re-examine its earlier order YQQ mining case, the ED said in a Indian Penal Code, Explosive of 40.34 crore were provi- actor and we like him. He is a In the interview, which favour a particular political and take an informed decision  statement. Substances Act, by the accused sionally attached under the very successful actor. An aimed to unveil “some lesser party. on banning pan-India the QQQQ The company’s share hold- consequent to the illegal gran- provisions of PMLA. These unsuccessful politician who known facts” about Modi, the The EC said “there are sev- release of the biopic after watch- [[[[ ers S Nagarajan and Alagiri ite mining indulged by the include land and buildings in has decimated prime minister touched upon eral scenes depicting a major ing the full movie. The court QQ{ Dhayanidhi along with other company and other accused. and around Madurai and India’s economy, who has various aspects of his child- opposition party as corrupt and had asked the poll panel to pro- Q|Q accused, criminally conspired persons. Chennai and a fixed deposit, it decimated India’s jobs, who has hood and his journey before he showing them in poor light. vide its report to the producer QQ[Q and indulged in illegal mining Investigation under PMLA added. made life hell for India’s farm- came to power. Their leaders have been depict- of the movie. Q{ OP P

context. “When calculated using the lowest (and most- ndia may be the largest man- sold) generic price offered in Iufacturer of generic medi- pharmacies, the estimated cost cines in the world, but cancer- of chemotherapy medicines afflicted children, who are ]^ needed for treating a 30 kg he Supreme Court warned among society’s most vulnera- child with standard risk Ta lawyer on Wednesday ble groups, remain a deprived leukaemia was 27,850 and that he will be “thrown out of lot as far as availability and 17,500 for early stage Hodgkin’s the court” after taking umbrage affordability of essential anti- lymphoma, requiring 88 and 55 at his remarks that Attorney cancer drugs are concerned. days’ wages, respectively, for the General K K Venugopal was This has been pointed out lowest paid government work- “personally targeting” him dur- by a new study published in the er,” said Ramandeep Arora, ing the hearing on his claims of British Medical Journal (BMJ) paediatric oncologist. “If the fixing and manipulation in the Global Health, which found sector retail pharmacies were curement and supply systems,” public-sector procurement patient/family is not offered top judiciary. that there is a lack of availabil- surveyed. said Neha Faruqui, principal prices, a patient would pay two any pharmacy discount and A special three-judge ity of essential anti-cancer The researchers used a author of the study from the times and 2.9 times for anti- had to buy the same medicines bench headed by Justice Arun drugs, in both public and pri- modified WHO/Health Action George Institute for Global cancer and non-cancer medi- at maximum retail price, they Mishra told advocate Utsav vate sector pharmacies even in International methodology to Health. cines in the private-sector. require an extra 12 days’ wages Singh Bains, who has filed an the national Capital , for treat- collect data on availability and Median prices were calcu- Therefore, initiatives to for both diseases,” he said. affidavit alleging “larger con- ing childhood cancer, so much price of 33 strength-specific lated by comparing consumer improve public-sector medi- “Government insurance spiracy” to frame Chief Justice so that it is much below the anti-cancer essential medicines prices with international refer- cines availability are needed, schemes and discount phar- of India Ranjan Gogoi, that World Health Organisation’s and four non-cancer essential ence prices. On an average, the the researchers said. macy initiatives should expand Venugopal is one of the most prescribed standards. medicines. Affordability was mean availability of essential “Availability is low in the the inclusion of essential anti- respected members of the bar personally. He is the most meant was that he should The study titled, ‘Evaluating calculated for the two most anti-cancer medicines in the capital city of India which can cancer medicines, as a way and he should also must respect respected member of the bar. respect the Attorney General. access to essential medicines for common cancers in India: survey hospitals and retail phar- be considered the best case sce- towards limiting the cata- him. We also learn from him.” “We, all of us, have so treating childhood cancers: a acute lymphoblastic leukaemia macies combined was 70%, in nario for access to anti-cancer strophic out-of-pocket expen- “You (Bains) must know “...Otherwise we will throw much respect for him. You are medicines availability, price and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. retail pharmacies it was 38%, in medicines. We don’t expect diture associated with cancer that we learn from him you out of the court,” Justice a young man and you should and affordability study in New “Mean availability of public hospital pharmacies 43% availability to be higher in treatment,” said Faruqui. (Venugopal). You must respect Nariman told the counsel, understand this,” Justice Mishra Delhi, India,’ was led by the essential anti-cancer medicines and in private hospital phar- other states,” said Rohina Joshi, Childhood cancer com- him,” the bench, also compris- adding, “he (Venugopal) is a said. George Institute for Global across all hospitals and phar- macies it was 71%. associate professor at prises almost 3-5 percent of the ing Justices R F Nariman and true gentleman”. “Do not take anything to Health in collaboration with the macies surveyed was less than The study found that only University of Sydney. total cancer cases in India. Deepak Gupta, told Bains. Minutes later, Bains said, your heart. What my lord University of Sydney, Cankids the WHO’s target of 80%. Low three anti-cancer essential Medicine prices were rela- According to the Indian cancer When Bains reiterated that “Since Justice Nariman said he (Justice Nariman) advised you India, Max Super Speciality availability and poor afford- medicines were available on the tively low in Delhi compared society, it is estimated that Venugopal was attacking him will throw me out, I myself opt is to be polite. He does not Hospital, and Boston University ability of anti-cancer essential Jan Aushadhi website. The with international reference about 50,000 children and ado- personally, an irked Justice to walk out of the court.” mean to throw you out (of the School of Public Health. Seven medicines highlight the need to prices of Jan Aushadhi prices prices. However, the cost of lescents ages 0 to 19 years will Nariman said, “You must not However, Justice Mishra court) really. Nobody is attack- hospitals — four public and streamline public sector and are much lower than retail chemotherapy medicines be diagnosed with cancer each have even an iota of doubt on tried to pacify Bains and said ing you. You are doing an three private — and 32 private- private sector medicine pro- pharmacies but compared to seems unaffordable in the local year in India. him. He never attacks anyone that what Justice Nariman important job,” he added. Y{Q ˆQ Q{Q 85 R07 ; <         |QYQQQQQ #    +                            QQ[QQQ{QYQ   ((   3                                     6          *        (               O             O                   S    4                     f one looks at India’s development dur-   #S         "        ( ing the five last decades, one can only                  ( admire the progress made by it.                -      However, there are some fields where the country has been left far behind by                   "( theI ‘great’ powers, particularly in the domain  8 3          6    9 of innovation. China’s case is worth study-    (  (   $  0    0 ing. Huawei technologies, which often for the wrong reasons, has been in the news in                 0    recent months, has been a role model in   $         *         terms of innovation for the Middle Kingdom.      6       P   Q        In February 2018, Reuters reported that the giant telecom group of companies    "         0   increased “its annual spending on Research       +            and Development (R&D) to between $15 bil-   0  )  ) -            lion and $20 billion as it races to be a glob- al leader in 5G technology.” Can you name                 " 8 any Indian telecom company investing in #              0 #4  R&D in this way and on this scale? No. The   -            $  .S   < big Indian business houses simply prefer to remain in the “service” field, without taking            ) )       ( the risk of investing in any long-term vision.     $0               ( As a result, during the next 10 or 20 years,    +      #         China and Western companies will remain the leaders while India will have to buy their     0     9 S P Q  # 9  technologies, with all the risks involved. based Zhuhai Ziyan UAV com- oping high-tech weapons; some Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-       (0            According to Reuters, Huawei, China’s pany, the manufacturer of this armament is also being based military analyst, told The          =        largest telecommunications equipment explained: “The 1.87-m long, exported. Another article Global Times: “With the new      #    0 6        and smartphone maker, spent $13.23 bil- 0.62-m tall helicopter drone reported that the Chinese sci- engine, China’s future advanced lion on R&D in 2017, a whopping 14.9 per has a maximum take-off weight entists continue to research fighter jets will finally solve the                     cent of its total revenue. The world’s top of 38 kilograms and is capable stealth and camouflage materi- ‘heart problem’ …This is great,

                8 R&D spenders, Amazon and Alphabet, the of carrying a 12-kilogram pay- als that can hide from a broad great news.” All this does not -     5                two biggest spenders on R&D in the US load. In its strange belly-less spectrum of electromagnetic imply that the outcome of the respectively, spent $22.6 billion and $16.6 fuselage, the Blowfish A2 can waves, “after they successfully Chinese research will soon be            0       billion in 2017. About 80,000 of Huawei’s carry radar, jamming devices, fabricated a material that can reaching the level of the US or                 3   employees or 45 per cent of its total work- guns or bombs under its spine.” hide a hot object from heat- European technology but it                  *  force are engaged in R&D. Should India not The speed of the helicopter sensing infrared cameras.” simply means that the gap start emulating world leaders such as drone is 130 km/hour. The research, published in between China and the most       0   S    9 S    Huawei or even Google, Apple or Amazon The examples can be mul- [ American Chemical Society advanced nations is being filled         6          instead of just being proud of the Indian tiplied. The most prestigious is Journal, affirmed that the new up …while India is left behind.              #S   origin of Google’s CEO? In the defence undoubtedly the J-20 (or material, a kind of aerogel At the same time, all is not domain, China is innovating too. Earlier Mighty Dragon), a single-seat, film, has good thermal insula- rosy in China. The Hong Kong-     )             this month, the China Shipbuilding twin jet, all-weather, stealth [ tion properties: “It is enhanced based South China Morning $    9               0 Industry Corporation (CSIC) announced fifth-generation fighter aircraft by coating its fibres with poly- Post recently observed: “The                 that the first armed amphibious drone boat developed by China’s Chengdu ethylene glycol (PEG) and a slowing Chinese economy may was successfully delivered to the People’s Aerospace Corporation. The { protective waterproof layer.” be claiming some unexpected        *      3    Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) first aircraft was delivered to the One can also give the exam- victims …Despite healthy cap- #              -  - +   The Global Times pointed out: “China PLA Air Force (PLAAF) in ple of a new turbofan engine to italisation, investors are finding  6         # 3       has built the world’s first armed amphibi- March 2017 and inducted in power China’s carrier-based that some companies’ underly- ous drone boat, which military analysts said February 2018. The J-20 is the [ stealth fighters, though the exact ing technologies may not be as      >?@A    5 %        .  could be used in land assault operations world’s third operational fifth- [ outcome should perhaps be innovative as hoped…”. In other %                       and is capable of forming a combat triad generation stealth fighter air- taken with a pinch of salt. words, the most innovative will =           %          with aerial drones and other drone ships.” craft after the US F-22 and F-35. According to The Global Times, be the fittest to survive. Even if Named ‘Marine Lizard’, the drone left In March 2016, on the a team of young researchers and tomorrow China produces less $(      (     .         the factory in Wuhan in Hubei Province: occasion of the third plenary aero engine designers received new Baidu, Alibaba or Tencent,          *           .  B  “The 12-metre-long Marine Lizard is a tri- session of the National People’s an award “for successfully there is no doubt that the future  *                 ( maran propelled by a diesel-powered hydro- Congress, President Xi Jinping designing and prototype testing belongs to those who innovate.    (      %       6 jet and can reach a maximum speed of 50 asked the PLA delegates to of a new top-class turbofan In Nehru’s socialistic world, knots while maintaining stealth. When “pour efforts into developing engine that will help Chinese research was a state monopoly,

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While more [ women have been enrolled for bank accounts, a larg-  FG    1 >>IAAA2  JAIA      >A?@A er gender gap persists in account usage. And beyond #              account ownership, in terms of credit and insurance         *         usage, gender gap remains high. For example, female ic products that are only superficially tai- ger of mis-selling that can damage mar- financial institutions can increase women         D      account owners showed 11 per cent point gap against lored to their needs. ginalised segments, who have an uncer- staff and appoint dedicated people to serve   B           CAAAA   %3# men in terms of account usage; 54 per cent of Women face several barriers towards tain cash flow. 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We need to address these through financial stewards, make wise decisions for Women look for a consistently high-qual- ers against 72 per cent of men as on March 2017. behavioural and reformist approaches themselves, their families and the world. ity experience and the qualities they look              ,      ( Financial inclusion of women is one of the many instead of the usual hardware-based Women are more discerning customers, include: Trustworthiness, understand-     1      C 2     powerful levers that can advance gender equality. approach so that demand and supply side asking for more information before buy- ing, dependability and accessibility. In fail-    +                 Efforts to get more women signed up for accounts barriers faced by them in accessing ing products and services than men. ing to develop client experiences rooted %3#     1    S    has seen good results in recent years as development finance are eliminated. A simple all- Financial products are often not in men and women’s fundamentally dif-         "     ( agencies and Governments alike have stated focus- embracing broadest possible definition of designed, distributed or bundled to meet ferent perspectives on finance, financial      2        ing on financial products as a tool for poverty alle- financial inclusion for women would the needs of women. They are usually services institutions are missing a signif-  %              ( viation and female empowerment. Despite increased include not just access to services and tasked with stretching the family budget icant business opportunity. Employing  )              attention to financial inclusion for women, we have  credit but meaningful use of valuable and in times of financial hardship. Providing more women as bank tellers or mobile                 not been able to translate these efforts into large- innovative financial products to build micro credits or a small affordable and money agents can make it easier for #            @   >A ( scale, meaningful progress. Significant change can security and prosperity. account-linked overdraft can help women women to board financial services. come only through focussed efforts from Women’s participation in the finan- cover their day-to-day household emer- Women want financial services to be    @E         %3#  { Governments and banks. It is here that increasing cial system can have significant benefits gencies. Women’s financial needs and delivered to them by someone who expe-         E    ,     awareness can play a big role to bridge the gap. in terms of economic growth, greater responsibilities require bundled solu- riences similar issues as them. The coun- EA                 @ Women have the power to make, spend, save [ equality and societal well-being. When tions of savings, credit and insurance. try has only five per cent women as busi-       >E       +    and control their money — they make gains not only women are empowered as economic Professionals and practitioners have ness correspondents. India has 8.7 million JE              GE  for themselves but also for their communities. It is actors, benefits touch everyone. Women put forth some silent features of financial SHGs comprising more than 100 million        now a recognised fact that “women’s market” rep- have more child-centered preferences than products and services that foster women’s women members. The number of SHGs # %  S              resents numerous segments of clients — from low- men. Access and usage of financial ser- active participation in formal finance. in the business correspondent space      6   5            income salaried workers (factory and domestic) and vices are levers for increasing their par- They found that women do not have a needs to be stepped up.                   ( low-income self-employed women in the informal ticipation in the economy. This enhances smooth financial journey and have more To make financial inclusion for               sector to women who work in agricultural value their self-confidence and gives them the interruptions and life-stages in their women more relevant and meaningful, we      #        )    chains to small and medium enterprises. power to make financial decisions, thus financial lives (withdrawal from employ- also need to educate men about the pecu- Gender characteristics shape cultural beliefs, resulting in large development payoffs. ment during pregnancy and in medical liarities and needs of the female lot.           1   2 which, in turn, impact women’s attitudes about In short, financial inclusion enables emergencies for nursing sick family Inadequacies of focussing on women in        +      (    ( money and finances. The top barriers that constrain women to smooth consumption, ensure members). They may remain active users isolation have long been recognised:                 ( women’s effective financial inclusion are: Not hav- security, increase saving and investment of the accounts during these periods. Women live in communities, they live in "  $   %3#             ing enough money to invest; unexpected expens- rates, lower financial risks and facilitate Women should be able to reactivate their families and with men. Abstracting   K %3#        #    ( es; not knowing whom to trust; inability to main- new livelihood and income opportunities accounts without much hassles or penal- women from their social realities distorts                 ( tain balance between spending and saving so as to for the family. It enhances financial ties. Women are also more price-point our understanding of the relational nature    %              achieve a healthy balance between short-term needs resilience for low-income women. Further, sensitive and expect affordable fees. of gendered power and the interdepen-             #   and long-term goals; being overwhelmed by choic- there are several barriers that constrain the Women clients, particularly in rural dency of women and men. This has a   *   %          es when it comes to financial options; and not under- full inclusion of women in formal finance. areas, find interacting with male staff at strong bearing on women’s motivations,     (         standing financial jargon. More broadly, these bar- Product-driven financial literacy is nec- banks an intimidating experience and may choices and possibilities. riers break down into three categories: Insufficient essary to ensure that poor women are not not trust them. Banks are not considered (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s      knowledge, insecurity and lack of control. Moreover, short-changed. While financial products part of their trusted service providers. To National Committee on Financial Literacy        woman customers continue to be served by gener- have their benefits, there is a clear dan- overcome such psychological barriers, and Inclusion for Women) =                    ?P=PWP              

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This will er than what it would have been if other hand, global warming climate change conditions. It is, in cific. This due to the fact that encourage the masses to seek envi- Œ there was no global warming. reduced per capita income in the fact, a vicious cycle. In order to every country and region has its ronmentally-friendly solutions for Researchers at the university poorest countries by 17-30 per arrive at a sustainable solution, it is own peculiarities and differentiat- their energy and transportation QY 8 V examined 50 years of annual tem- cent. The researchers claimed that crucial to understand that social ing features. needs. An aware population that has perature data as well as GDP from climate change has brought few of and economic inequality itself can India must understand that glob- embarked on an eco-friendly way of QYQ he spectre of climate change 165 countries during the same time the largest economies to perfect act as drivers of climate change. al policies to control climate change life can turn the clock back on cli- QQ has spread its tentacles far period to analyse effects of temper- temperature for economic output, Several researches in the past and ensure economic equality are not mate change and start restoring the [Y Tbeyond the ambit of the envi- ature fluctuations on economic while some smaller nations are few decades have shown that directly applicable for conditions temperatures to previous levels. Q ronment. As global warming and growth. By looking at 20 different taking the hit. unequal societies inflict more envi- over here. The problem of poverty is All of this is possible through a |{ Green House Gas emissions scale climate models, the team deter- However, the good news for ronmental damage than more eco- deep-rooted in our country and can hybrid collaboration of the legisla- new heights, their aftershocks are mined how much each nation had developed economies is only short nomical ones. One key issue that is only be weeded out through a cus- ture and the judiciary. ŠQQ being felt across new quarters. already warmed between 1961 to lived for if uncontrolled global still being overlooked is how envi- tomised solution. To ensure that cli- Socio-economic inequalities as a Q According to a recent Stanford 2010. 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So, even though get a grasp of the link between cli- Additionally, the impact of cli- no room for evasive action by Q have not only enriched cooler coun- researchers came to the conclusion the impacts of rising global temper- mate change and inequality. Many mate change in urban India will humanity. This is worrisome and has Q tries like Norway and Sweden but that crop yield and people’s health atures may seem smaller year to people, who live in low-income have to be valued economically and to be resolved at the earliest. The  also dragged down economic are better when it’s neither too hot year, they can yield dramatic gains communities, for example, cannot damage assessments must be done beginning, as always, will have to be QQ growth of warmer countries such as nor too cold. or losses over the next 30 to 50 afford to retrofit their homes to at regular intervals. This is crucial at the grassroot level by adopting sus- India and Nigeria. These observa- This means that in countries years. The study emphasised on the make them more energy-efficient. because one cannot improve some- tainable development solutions. { tions are disturbing since India which witness cold conditions, lit- importance of improving sustain- Meaning, they use more power thing when it is not quantified. (The writer is an environmental       specifically features in the report. tle warming can help. The opposite able energy access for the purpose than necessary, thus generating The Government must also journalist)  X

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QQ{QQQQ[[ ongress general secretary The Congress leader said : Q|QQ[Q Cand UP east in-charge though the Prime Minister LMQ[ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on called himself a ‘chowkidar’, QQQQQ[ Wednesday hit out at the everybody knew that only the Q{ Bharatiya Janata Party and rich could afford ‘chowkidars’. 8= Prime Minister Narendra Modi Priyanka appealed the vot- for questioning the achieve- ers to help her and her party QQQYYQ|Q ments of the Congress candidates to end the politics of QQQQ in the past 50 years and went ‘divisiveness and negativity’ [QQQ{ on to dub Modi as ‘Pradhan and teach the BJP a lesson in QQQ Q]_[QQ Prachar Mantri’. the Lok Sabha election. Shah alleged referring to for- QQ]_[{ In a tweet, Priyanka also E “Change the government mer J&K Chief Minister Omar accused the BJP of “wasting not only for your needs, but for Abdullahs controversial state- f drinking water” to clean roads your future generations and JP president Amit Shah on ment favoring restoration of the ~~Q[QQQQQ in Banda, an arid town in man) or a ‘shahenshah’ (emper- develop the country. “The save the country as the coun- BWednesday tore into the office of Wazir-e-Azam. [QQQQQQY[ Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand or) coming from Delhi?” asked mentality of the BJP is just to try is in danger. Remove the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress With the surgical strikes QQQQQ region. Priyanka’s attack on the Congress leader in her attack my family as all speech- politics of divisiveness and and its allies accusing them of after Uri terror attack and the air QYQQQ†{ Modi and the BJP came a day tweet. Later, addressing a poll es of their leaders’ revolve negativity, and usher in politics being soft on terror and of tac- strikes after Pulwama, India Q~{[Y ahead of the Prime Minister’s rally in Khaga town of around Congress,” she said. which speaks about you, your itly approving Kashmirs seces- found itself on par with the US Q[[Q[Q visit to Banda on Thursday. Fatehpur, Priyanka attacked On Congress’ promise to grievances and makes efforts to sion from India. and Israel which are known to Q[Q{ “Water from tankers was Modi for questioning the give Rs 72,000 every year to the redress them. Do not to go for Shah also lambasted the act tough against terrorism. 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Were terrorists \ ] and women living there, school- Gandhi had done in the past 50 is committed to fulfilling the women and workers feel festo and declared that such blown to smithereens by our QQQ going children, crops, birds and years,” she said. promise.” exploited, so wake up. Once moves would be stoutly armed forces cousins of these [Q{Q animals are facing the spectre of Priyanka claimed that nei- The Congress leader did not you are awake, these people will opposed by the BJP even if it Opposition leaders, Shah asked. Q[Q drought,” Priyanka tweeted. ther the BJP had any policy nor spare the Prime Minister for his not be able to destroy the was no longer in power. Let Rahul hear and let Lalu YQQQQ “Is he a ‘chowkidar’ (watch- does it have any intention to interview to Bollywood actor country,” she said. The BJP chief was on a hear inside his prison cell, you Q{QQ whirlwind election tour of Bihar are free to do Ilu Ilu (a famous QQQQ[QQQ where he spoke at three back- Bollywood song of the 1990s QQQQ{Q PH to-back rallies at Munger, that abbreviated the expression QQ{QQQ Begusarai and Ujiyarpur in as I love you) with terrorists. But QQ[QQQQ  many Lok Sabha constituencies. at present Narendra Modi is the Q{QQY In Munger, BJP’s ally JD(U) Prime Minister and he is going QQ†[QQQQQQ candidate Rajiv Ranjan Singh to assume power again. Even QQQQ{ Lallan, a close associate of when the BJP was no longer in Q[[Q propaganda involving actions ister’s remarks in Latur, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is power, every worker of the {LQQQ]QQ_Q of the armed forces. Maharashtra on April 9 urging in the fray. Union Minister party will oppose your designs Q{Q{[M he Election Commission “...Parties/candidates are young voters to cast ballot in the New Delhi: The Election Giriraj Singh is trying his luck against AFSPA and sedition law. Q[QQ Twill “soon” take a decision on advised that their campaign- name of heroes of Balakot air Commission is examining from Begusarai while at “Rahul Gandhi will not be Q{ complaints regarding political ers/candidates should desist, as strike, Chandra Bhushan Kumar Prime Minister Narendra Ujiyarpur in Samastipur district able to do as he pleases in his leaders invoking armed forces in part of their election cam- had said, before taking a deci- Modi’s remarks urging youth to state BJP president Nityanand lifetime. We will ensure that campaigns, highly-placed paigning, from indulging in any sion, the EC looks into the issue vote in the name of those who Rai is the NDA nominee. after him if another Gandhi sources said on Wednesday. political propaganda involving in its “entirety”. carried out Balakot air strikes, When elections were being rises to power, he too does not While the commission had activities of defence forces,” the Initially, he said, district but its grievance redressal por- held in Jammu & Kashmir, lead- play with national interests, asked Uttar Pradesh Chief commission said on March 19. authorities had sent only the tal shows that the complaint ers of the National Conference Shah said evoking frenzied Minister Yogi Adityanath to be “Decision will be taken relevant paragraph of the PM’s has been “resolved”. which is a Congress ally came reactions from the crowds. careful in his utterances in soon. The commission is exam- speech. “The officials there are Now, the Commission has out with the demand that the Earlier, speaking at future on his “Modi ji ki sena” ining the matter,” highly-placed good in English and Marathi. sought an explanation from the post of Prime Minister be Begusarai where Union minister remarks, it is examining reports sources said. On Tuesday, But Hindi is an issue. When we concerned returning officer restored in that State. “For the Giriraj Singh is in a triangular on comments made by Prime Deputy Election Commissioner demanded, a certified tran- for the error. past fortnight, I have been chal- contest with CPIs Kanhaiya Minister Narendra Modi and Chandra Bhushan Kumar, script was sent to us on April “The status should have lenging the Congress to come Kumar and RJDs Tanveer BJP president Amit Shah on the responding to a question on 16. The matter is (now) under shown that the matter has clean on the issue. But Rahul is Hussain, Shah launched a caus- armed forces. Shah’s reported remarks on examination,” he said. been referred to Election silent and so is his allies like Lalu tic attack on the former JNU stu- Union Minister Mukhtar ‘Modi ji ki vayu sena’ made in Asked why in some cases the Commission headquarters. But and Rabri Devi (RJD leaders, dents union president, who is Abbas Naqvi was also asked to West Bengal on Monday, had EC has taken decisions imme- the entry reflected that the allies of the Congress in Bihar)”, facing sedition charge. You must be careful in future for his said, “details have to be col- diately and why was it delaying complaint as resolved ... It is Shah said at his rally in Ujiyarpur. teach a lesson to this ‘namoona’ “Modi ji ki sena” remarks. lected which will come in a day in other matters, another Deputy being rectified,” explained a Can any country have (sample). Defeat this member of The EC had sought reports or two”. Election Commissioner Sandeep senior EC functionary. more than one Prime Minister. the tukde tukde gang and send on Modi and Shah in the con- Responding to a volley of Saxena said the EC takes decision An explanation has been The Congress and its allies him back to Delhi for cooling his text of its advisory issued last questions on ‘delay’ on the part after looking into various aspects sought from the concerned want Kashmir to secede from heels, Shah said without men- F month asking parties to desist of the commission in finalising such as model code of conduct, official the functionary said. India. It is for the voters to tioning the CPI candidate by from indulging in political its response on the prime min- legal angle. PTI decide whether it is acceptable, name. H

: >8 ? P Speaker of the House under win all the 22 by-elections and O the provisions of the Anti- Stalin would be sworn in as Defection Law. chief minister,” said Balaji, who hough elections to the 38 Despite the support of 134 had returned to the DMK after P TLok Sabha and 18 assembly AIADMK MLAs in a house a stint with the AIADMK and constituencies in Tamil Nadu which has an effective strength the AMMK . the divide created by the BJP got over on April 18, the of 234 members, the Edappadi Enthused and energised and vehemently criticised the heat and dust generated during Palaniswamy Government was by the results of the opinion enowned theatre personal- intention of divide of Hindus the poll are yet to settle down always under the threat of polls held be certain private Rity and film actor and Muslims. He had said he in the State. TTV Dhinakaran, the lone e agencies which claimed that the Naseeruddin Shah who is vocal was worried for children in Tamil Nadu is in for yet member of the AMMK who DMK would make a clean in criticising Modi led today’s India. He’s worried another bout of bypolls as four had declared from day one that e sweep in the election, Stalin Government feels space for because he imagines a situation more Assembly constituencies his ‘sleeper cells’ in the treasury and some of the senior leaders rational debate has disappeared. where his children may be sur- would elect their representatives benches would strike at the have even started the process In a brief chat on Wednesday at rounded by an angry mob and to the State Assembly on May right time and bring down the for forming the government, theatre Ranga Shankara in asked: “Are you Hindu or 19. The results of these bypolls government. But over the last share the optimism of party said a source close to the party Bengaluru Naseeruddin Shah Muslim?” would be declared on May 23 one year, Dhinakaran has chief MK Stalin who claims at leadership. Udhayanidhi and feels sad about disappearing “My children will have no simultaneously with that of the stopped speaking about the each and every opportunity Sabari, son and son-in-law of space for rational expression. answer,” Naseeruddin Shah 38 Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly sleeper cells while it is the that the end of the AIADMK Stalin are the persons entrust- However he was very firm and says, “Because we chose not to polls which were held DMK which has upped the Government is near. ed with the task of selecting the said he stood by his earlier give a religious education to on April 18. ante with claims of change of Senthil Balaji, the DMK MLAs to be sworn in ministers. statements which were sub- our children.”Naseeruddin Bypolls for two constituen- Government in the State. candidate for the Aravakurichi Some of the bureaucrats jected to right wing criticism. Shah also says that there is a cies (Thirupparankundram and The DMK which has 97 assembly constituency who and leaders of Tamil Nadu He said, “Anything you say “poison” that has spread in the Sulur ) were necessitated by the MLAs in its bench should win filed his nomination paper on Government Employees and today becomes controversial Indian society. “It will be very death of the sitting members, 21 of the 22 seats for which by- Wednesday said that Tamil Teachers Organisation (a .The space for rational debate difficult to capture this djinn while the remaining two con- polls are held to touch the Nadu would see a change of frontal organisation of the has just disappeared. I don’t (genie) back into the bottle.” stituencies (Aravakurichi and magic figure of 118 for gov- government immediately after DMK) have started lobbying want say anything. So far what “There is complete Ottapidaram) saw the disqual- ernment formation. Even hard- May 23, the day when results for positions at the I have said I stand by it. I stand impunity for those who take ification of the legislators by the core DMK supporters do not are declared. “The DMK will Government Secretariat. by all my previous statements; the law into their own hands,” I don’t want to make any fur- Naseeruddin says. “We have ther statements because my already witnessed that the family and I have been put to death of a cow has more sig- lot of harassment”. “ I don’t nificance [in today’s India] want to get in to any sort of than that of a police officer.” @8 controversies or create the con- Recently he was one of the troversies. And I have lot to do signatories of artists asking reserved seats over the years. ~QQ|[|Q[Y[[Y[ Ashok Dohre said, inside the theatre,” he added. people to vote against BJP. In 2014, the BJP had won QQ[YY[[Q[Y[Q[QQ “I am thankful to the On Modi’s biopic he said it He is in Bengaluru to per- he fourth phase of elections all seats, barring Kannauj, Congress and the looks hilarious. He said “We form the play “Father” along with Tin Uttar Pradesh will focus where Dimple Yadav had won Qƒ[Q[QQQ|[ results will prove that make terrible biopic. As you his troupe. The play has had more on political personalities on a Samajwadi ticket, albeit QQ|Y[QQ the scales have tilted in must have seen the biopic of three-month-long runs in than on parties in the 13 Lok with a slender margin. QQQQQ my favour.” Milka Singh. It’s bogus and September 2017 and 2018 at the Sabha seats where polling will Dimple Yadav now faces Q In Unnao, BJP MP false. And there is Dhoni one NCPA, Mumbai, and November be held on April 29. the challenge of retaining her Sakshi Maharaj, known I did not bother to to December 2017 at The 13 seats are Kannauj, seat in face of the tough chal- for his controversial see. And I don’t Prithvi Theatre, Shahjahanpur, Lakhimpur, lenge posed to her by BJP can- in 2014, Khurshid has been ier for Congress candidate and remarks, is seeking re- think we make good Mumbai. Written by Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, didate Subrat Pathak. If Dimple keeping a low profile and his former union Minister Shri election but Annu bio picks. I don’t French novelist-play- Farukkhabad, Etawah, , Yadav manages to retain the supporters want to see him Prakash Jaiswal. Tandon of Congress is giving has denied ticket to its union think we should do wright Florian Zeller Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi and seat for her party for the eight back in action. In Etawah, the BJP has him a run for his votes. minister Krishna Raj and it. Modi’s it looks and translated by Hamirpur. consecutive times, she will After denying Murli fielded its MP from Agra, Ram Sakshi Maharaj, however, is replaced her with Arun Sagar pretty hilarious. Britain’s Christopher Among these have a lot to thank the BSP for Manohar Joshi the ticket, the Shankar Katehria. This has boisterously over-confident and that has made party workers That’s all I can say as Hampton, The Father is Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Misrikh, her win. BJP is facing a tough challenge again left the cadres upset. says, “Every person with a recede into their homes. I have seen only the an emotional play about Etawah and Jalaun are reserved In Farukkhabad, it is for- in Kanpur. Uttar Pradesh The denial of ticket to sitting conscience and a golden heart This phase, in fact, is rather trailer”. Dementia, and how a seats. For the Bahujan Samaj mer union Minister Salman Minister Satyadev Pachauri, MP Ashok Dohre, who is now will vote for me. I am going to troublesome for the BJP since Naseeruddin mental dysfunction can Party (BSP), the five reserved Khurshid who is battling to contesting the seat, is facing the Congress candidate on the get elected with a record mar- it has changed six of the 12 can- Shah made many affect both the sufferer seats provide a major challenge make a comeback into centre resistance from party cadres, same seat, is another factor that gin this time.” didates, causing ripples of dis- statements against and carer. since the BSP has been losing on stage politics. After his defeat making the electoral battle eas- is troubling the BJP. In Shahjahanpur, the BJP content among its cadres. Y ,:

dar (watchman)”, Rahul 72,000 to poor families under people and not “mann ki baat”, will form government at the before.” Earlier, Congress gen- alleged, “This chowkidar oblig- the scheme, if voted to power, Rahul said taking a swipe at Centre and that “after the Lok eral secretary in-charge of west iring a fresh salvo at Prime ed 15 selected people during his even as the BJP claimed ‘Nyay’ Modi’s monthly radio broad- Sabha polls, the next target was UP Jyotiraditya Scindia made FMinister Narendra Modi, five-year term but told sugar- will “ruin” fiscal discipline and cast. He said as per suggestions (UP) Assembly elections (in a scathing attack on the Modi Congress president Rahul cane farmers that cane-farming the Congress will impose new from the people, the Congress 2022) to ensure that the State and Adityanath Governments Gandhi on Wednesday accused caused sugar (diabetes).” taxes on the middle class to manifesto provides no jail term is at the top in education, and accused them of ignoring him of shielding the interest of The diabetes remark is, finance it. for farmers who default loans. health and employment as the farmers and youths. “15 selected people” and leav- however, mostly attributed to “The scheme has been “Similarly, the Congress ing “high and dry” farmers and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister thoroughly discussed and if has decided to present a sepa- the poor. Yogi Adityanath. Raking up the crores of rupees owed by Anil rate budget for farmers so that Rahul was addressing an Rafale issue, the Congress chief Ambani, Vijay Malya, Nirav they can know about MSP election rally here to boost the said, “Anil Ambani, who never Modi and Mehul Choksi can be (minimum support price), prospects of the party’s candi- manufactured an airplane, was waived, then Rs 3,60,000 crore bonus and cane dues in date for the Kheri Lok Sabha awarded with a Rs 30,000 crore for five crore families under advance,” the Congress chief seat Zafar Ali Naqvi and its contract, but cane farmers were Nyay can also be afforded,” said. He promised the youths nominee for the Nighasan told that cane-farming caused Rahul said in a bid to allay fears that if the Congress is voted to Assembly bypoll Atal Shukla. sugar (diabetes) when they about the scheme’s feasibility. power, the Centre will fill up 22 Claiming that Modi during demanded their dues.” He said, “Unlike noteban- lakh Government vacancies his last visit to Kheri had The Government has di (demonetisation) and within a year after assuming assured farmers in Uttar repeatedly denied any corrup- ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ by Modi office, besides employing 10 Pradesh that they will get their tion in the Rafale deal. Government which disturbed lakh youths in panchayats. sugarcane dues within 14 days, Elaborating on his party’s min- the economy and employment, Rahul also assured them the Congress chief asked, “Has imum income guarantee ‘Nyay’ Nyay will benefit the economy “to scrap permission for new any assurance come true in five scheme, Rahul said, “The by enhancing demand for con- entrepreneurship for initial years?” “Narendra Modi in scheme was pronounced after sumer goods and thus, boost- three years to boost self 2014 made a number of false due consultation with econo- ing the manufacturing sector employment.” Raising the issue assurances of ‘achhe din’ (bet- mists and think-tanks.” and employment.” of stray cattle in UP, he said, ter days), of two crore jobs, of “The scheme will provide The Congress chief has “The Modi Government has Rs 15 lakh in every bank annually Rs 72,000 in individ- often termed the Goods and made every farmer chowkidar account but none of them ual bank accounts of 25 crore Services Tax (GST) as ‘Gabbar of their crops and he (PM) came true,” he said. poor people,” he said. The Singh Tax’. The Congress’s himself became the chowkidar Taking a jibe at Modi for party has promised to give an manifesto reflects the views and of Ambani.” referring to himself as “chowki- annual income support of Rs suggestions of the common He claimed that his party , Q  Q 1; Party from their alliance in Varanasi: Prime schedule available Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Minister Narendra now. P chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sabha elections. Modi will hold a road- The procession SWednesday lashed out at the “Like the BJP, the Congress show and take part in will end at about 7 Congress over its “big ego” too believes in threatening the Ganga ‘aarti’ on pm at the while continuing his attack on political opponents,” he said. Thursday, a day before Dashashwamedh the BJP, suggesting that voters “We had an alliance he files his nomina- Ghat, the most will walk away this time from with the Congress, but found tion papers from this prominent of the tea being offered by the that their ego is too big,” Uttar Pradesh con- Varanasi’s ghats, ‘chaiwala’ Prime Minister Yadav said. stituency, a party where Modi will take Narendra Modi. The SP had an under- functionary said. part in the evening prayers. Mocking Modi at a public standing with the Congress The nomination on Friday On Friday, the PM will meeting in Hardoi, he said during the 2017 Uttar Pradesh will also see a show of strength hold a meeting at 9 am with people voted for the ‘chaiwala’ Assembly elections. with several BJP allies, includ- BJP workers at a hotel in the in 2014. “As you know the taste In the ongoing Lok Sabha ing Shiv Sena’s Uddhav cantonment area. He will then of the tea now, will you vote for elections, the alliance of the SP, Thackeray and Janata Dal- offer prayers at the Kaal him again?” the Samajwadi the Bahujan Samaj Party and United’s Nitish Kumar, expect- Bhairav temple before leaving Party president asked. the Rashtriya Lok Dal has ed to accompany Modi when for the collectorate to file his He also called the Prime shunned it. he files the papers. papers, seeking re-election Minister a “prachar mantri”, or However, the alliance The roadshow will begin at from the Lok Sabha seat. a publicity minister. At his decided not to field any candi- around 3 pm after the Prime Senior leaders from the Kanpur rally, Yadav sharpened date from Rae Bareli and Minister garlands the statue of BJP and other parties in the his attack against the Congress, Amethi, the bastions held by Banaras Hindu University National Democratic Alliance which has been kept out by the Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi < founder Madan Mohan will accompany Modi to the SP and the Bahujan Samaj and Rahul Gandhi. =< Malaviya, according to the collectorate. PTI :E “Recruitment of local youth (area of north Kashmir’s free of militancy, they (militant about Awan’s activities in continues to be low, it is a Kupwara district). For the last leadership) were under Srinagar, the SSP said he most- healthy sign. He said, in 2018, about two years, he was active pressure to revive the militan- ly visited areas around 272 terrorists were eliminated in different places of Srinagar. cy there and that is why these Srinagar-Baramulla highway across the State and a large When he was returning to two were going to Baramulla, and few areas in downtown the number of them were appre- Baramulla, he was intercepted he said. interior areas of the city here. hended.” at a naka (check post). He said a pistol and some “We are identifying and After the Press briefing However, the driver of his other things were recovered pinpointing more people was over, the State police also vehicle rammed it into police from the Pakistani militant involved with him,” Qayoom produced a Pakistan based vehicle and sped away. when he was arrested. Asked said. Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) ter- Police chased them and rorist in front of media. about 1.5 km away from the LeT terrorist identified as naka, they left their vehicle on Mohammad Waqar Awan, a the road and tried to flee, but resident of Mohalla Miana in were apprehended. The driver, Mianwali area of Punjab in a conduit, is a Kashmiri. We Pakistan, was arrested earlier will share further details when =:< this week in Baramulla and we have them, the SSP said at paraded before the media at the the Press conference. Police Control Room. Qayoom said Awan’s pri- them were Pakistanis and 13 Senior Superintendent of mary task was to revive mili- were A+ Category terrorists,” Police (Baramulla), Abdul tancy in those areas which eneral Officer he added. Qayoom, said Awan had infil- had been declared militancy- GCommanding (GOC) of During the Press briefing, trated in the Valley in July 2017. free. We had this input that the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Dilbag Singh revealed, He was active in Handwara since Baramulla was declared Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, on Wednesday said after the elimination of over one dozen top commanders of Pakistan based Jaish-e- 0;< Mohammad (JeM) outfit,(cat- egorised as A+terrorists),post Pulwama attack, no one in Kashmir Valley is coming for- 11 ward to take over the leader- ship in the Valley. executing the Mumbai attacks Lashkar-e-Tayyeba. Addressing a joint Press in November, 2008 that left 166 Asked if he was involved in conference with the Director Pakistani terrorist, who people dead. Lakhvi is cur- any attacks in the valley, Awan General of J&K Police, Dilbagh Awas indoctrinated and rently on bail, and the case is said, “I was not involved in any Singh in Srinagar, Lt-Gen trained by 26/11 Mumbai moving very slowly. attack.” Dhillon said, “post Pulwama attacks mastermind Zakiur Awan, known by alias of The Senior Superintendent attack we have “targeted Jaish- Rehman Lakhvi, was arrested “Chota Dujana”, told reporters of Police (SSP) of Baramulla, e-Mohammed (JeM) leader- from Baramulla district of that before he joined militan- Abdul Qayoom, said Awan ship across Kashmir Valley”. He Jammu & Kashmir, police said cy, he was told that atrocities had infiltrated into the valley in said,”the situation now is that here on Wednesday. were being inflicted on the peo- July 2017. “He was active in no one is coming forward to Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) ple of Kashmir by security Handwara (area of north take over the leadership of terrorist Mohammad Waqar forces but he saw no such Kashmir’s Kupwara district). JeM in the valley. Awan, who was tasked with thing in the Valley. For the last about two “Even after Pakistan’s best reviving militancy in certain “I received training for years, he was active in different efforts, we will continue to sup- areas of the Kashmir Valley, four months at a camp in places of Srinagar. When he press JeM, especially after was arrested earlier this week Muzaffarabad. I was told that was returning to Baramulla, he Pulwama,” he said. and paraded before the media atrocities are committed on was intercepted at a naka “Operations against the on Wednesday at the Police children and women. Prayers (check post). terrorists will continue with full Control Room. are not allowed in mosques and However, the driver of his vigour and we will not let ter- Awan, a resident of houses of Muslims are vehicle rammed it into police rorism rise up,” the top Army Mohalla Miana in Mianwali destroyed,” he told reporters, vehicle and sped away. “Police commander said. area of Punjab in Pakistan, was adding he found that the con- chased them and about 1.5 km Sharing details of CI oper- indoctrinated by Lakhvi at his ditions were different in away from the naka, they left ations conducted so far in this residence in Rawalpindi, offi- Kashmir. Police officials said their vehicle on the road and year, Dhillon said, “as many as cials said. The initial arms Awan’s arrest and “confession” tried to flee, but were appre- 69 terrorists have been killed training to the Pakistani ter- is “live evidence” for Pakistan hended. The driver, a conduit, and 12 have been apprehend- rorist was also given by Lakhvi, as to how youths are manipu- is a Kashmiri. We will share ed this year. “Post Pulwama 41 who along with six others has lated on its soil, prepared for further details when we have terrorists have been killed and been charged by the Pakistani militancy and then sent here to them,” the SSP said at the press out of them 25 belonged to authorities with planning and join Jaish-e-Mohammad or conference. Jaish-e-Mohammed, 13 of Z ,0 < =01 ABDE : ireless S-based co- Wbroadband Uworking subscriber base operator WeWork surged to 532 mil- on Wednesday lion in February said it will offer he Finance Ministry has 2019, onboarding job opportunities Tintroduced changes in the 10.2 million users to Jet Airways e-way bill system, including during the employees, who auto calculation of distance month, with were affected by based on PIN codes for gener- Reliance Jio cor- the recent suspen- ation of e-way bill and block- nering nearly 56 sion of operations. ing generation of multiple bills per cent of the Running into on one invoice, as it seeks to overall wireless broadband scriber base remained steady at a debt of more crack down on GST evaders. market, ICRA said. 1,023 million. It added to the than 8,500 crore, Touted as an anti-evasion “The wireless broadband wireless broadband subscriber Jet Airways has tool, the electronic way or e- subscriber base continues to base maintained strong shut down opera- way bill was rolled out on maintain its strong growth tra- momentum, demonstrating a tions temporarily April 1, 2018, for moving goods the e-way bill portal. the goods are in transit/move- jectory, increasing to 532 mil- growth of two per cent during after lenders worth over 50,000 from one For example, if the system ment. lion in February 2019, or 45 per the month of February. decided against state to another. The same for has displayed the distance The e-way bill portal, cent of the total subscriber “The growth in subscriber extending emer- intra or within the state move- between Place A and B, based which has been developed by base, witnessing addition of base in February was primari- gency funds for ment was rolled out in a phased on the PIN codes, as 655 kms, the National Informatics 10.2 million during the month. ly driven by RJio, which added its survival. manner from April 15. then the user is allowed to enter Centre (NIC), the country’s R Jio leads the wireless broad- 7.8 million subscribers. State- Cash-starved With instances of mal- the actual distance covered up premier informatics services band market, with market owned BSNL or MTNL (Bharat Jet Airways, which has around candidates can send their send their resumes...And we practices in e-way bill genera- to 720 kms (655 kms + 65 organisation, would also gen- share of 56 per cent, followed Sanchar Nigam Ltd/Mahanagar 23,000 employees, has delayed resumes to an email ID creat- will fast-track the process to tion getting detected, the rev- kms). erate a report for users on the by Bharti and Vodafone-Idea at Telephone nigam Ltd) was the payment of salaries to the ed specifically for applications schedule a meeting with you,” enue department decided to Besides, the Government list of e-way bills about to 21 per cent each,” ICRA said in only other telco gaining sub- employees, including pilots. from Jet employees, and these it said in a statement. rework the system for genera- has decided not to permit expire. its latest report. scribers in the month, adding WeWork, in a statement, profiles will be considered on SpiceJet Chairman Ajay tion of e-way bill by trans- generation of multiple e-way This would help the user to ICRA noted that 100 per 0.9 million users,” Harsh said it will actively consider job priority for any of the open Singh has stated that the airline porters and business. bills based on one invoice. analyse the data and ensure that cent of Reliance Jio’s subscribers Jagnani, sector head and vice applications from Jet employ- roles across verticals. has absorbed nearly 1,000 Jet The new enhanced system This means, if the e-way bill the goods reach the destination are broadband subscribers, while president — Corporate Ratings, ees for openings across mar- Lowe’s India — the tech- Airways employees and will would come with auto-calcu- is generated once with a par- within the valid time period. the same ratio for Vodafone-Idea ICRA said. keting, community manage- nology products and solutions continue to hire more. lation of distance between the ticular invoice number, then Transporters of goods stood at 27 per cent and for “The overall active sub- ment and sales. centre for $71.3 billion Lowe’s Startups like CureFit have source and destination, based none of the parties — con- worth over 50,000 would be Bharti at 32 per cent. scriber base remained at 1,023 “In line with WeWork’s mis- Companies — has also offered also stepped in to offer employ- on the PIN codes. The user signor, consignee or trans- required to present e-way bill The wireless subscriber million in February, as increase sion to create a world where peo- to recruit employees from the ment to the distressed workers would be allowed to enter the porter — can generate anoth- during transit to a GST inspec- base in India increased to in RJio’s and BSNL or MTNL’s ple work to make a life, not just IT division of Jet Airways. at Jet. actual distance as per the er e-way bill with the same tor, if asked. Failure to produce 1,183.7 million in February active subscriber base has been a living, the company is opening “We at Lowe’s India wel- CureFit co-founder Ankit movement of goods, which invoice number. an e-way bill can attract a 2019, adding 1.7 million sub- at the expense of other indus- up opportunities for jet employ- come any employee of the IT Nagori had recently tweeted will be limited to 10 per cent The enhanced feature penalty of 10,000 or amount scribers over the previous try participants, who lost 10.4 ees to be a part of the global division of Jet Airways to apply that the company would be more than the auto calculated would permit extension of of tax sought to be evaded, month, the report said. million active subscribers on a shared community,” it added. for technology positions with open to hire candidates distance displayed, according to validity of the e-way bill when whichever is higher. The active wireless sub- combined basis,” he added. WeWork said interested us. Interested candidates can from Jet. g]  Y i  ; As per a Central Board of which businesses have to pay ‚‚{Y QQ Indirect Taxes and Customs lower rate of tax on their iving relief to composition (CBIC) notification, composi- turnover. QQ Gscheme taxpayers under the tion scheme taxpayers will now The CMP08, which has to Q[ GST, the finance ministry has file GSTR-4 annually by April be filed by the 18th day of the allowed such businesses to file 30 for the previous financial subsequent month following XVV QUV crore against Singhal and ‘self-assessed tax’ return on quar- year ending March 31. the end of a quarter, will others. terly basis in a simplified form. The CBIC has notified the include details like outward he CBI has issued Look Loans worth 47,204 crore So far, businesses opting for simplified ‘statement for pay- supplies, inward supplies TOut Circulars (LOCs) were availed from 33 banks and composition scheme had to file ment of self-assessed tax’ in attracting reverse charge he Centre has purchased he Reserve Bank has has against chairman of Bhushan financial institutions from 2007 tax returns every quarter in Form GST CMP08 to be filed including import of services; usic streaming app Gaana T55.17 lakh tonnes of Tdivested its entire stake in Power and Steel Limited Sanjay to 2014 and the company GSTR-4 which ran into around by taxpayers who have opted tax, interest payable; and taxes Mexpects to double the wheat from farmers in the National Housing Bank (NHB) Singhal and his wife Aarti, defaulted on their repayments, seven pages. for composition scheme, under and interest paid. number of monthly active users ongoing 2019-20 marketing and the National Bank for who is vice chairman of the the CBI said. on its platform to 200 million year so far, a senior Food Agriculture and Rural company, in connection with The searches were carried in the next two years repre- Ministry official said on Development (Nabard) for cheating in loans worth over out in a number of cities, senting around 50 per cent Wednesday. 1,450 crore and 20 crore, 2,348 crore, sources said. including the Delhi-NCR, share in the overall market, a Haryana and Madhya respectively. The LOCs have been Chandigarh, Kolkata, Odisha, top official of the company said Pradesh have contributed the The central bank sold stake opened recently to prevent any at the office and residential Wednesday. most to wheat procurement so in NHB on March 19, while it attempt by the accused to leave premises of the company, its “With increased competi- far, the official said. sold the stake in Nabard on the country without permission directors and promoters and tion, the market stands at about The Centre has set the February 26, the bank said in from the authorities, the their associates in the bank 160 million total online music wheat procurement target at a statement Wednesday. sources said. fraud case. listeners. That will go to 400 357 lakh tonnes for the 2019- “With this, the A look out circular is a let- The CBI has also already million in the next two years. 20 marketing year (April- Government now holds 100 ter used by authorities to keep booked Sanjay Singhal, Aarti We will continue to be the mar- March) on hopes of a record percent stake in both these a tab on an individual. The Singhal, directors Ravi Prakash ket leader. We will get next 100 1,000 lakh tonne production financial institutions,” the RBI Immigration authorities at all Goyal, Ram Naresh Yadav, million (monthly active) new this year. said. airports and entry-exit points Hardev Chand Verma, listeners in two years,” Gaana State-run Food Divestment has been done across the country will have to Ravinder Kumar Gupta and Chief Executive Officer Corporation of India (FCI) on the recommendation of the inform the CBI if Singhal and one Ritesh Kapoor besides Prashan Agarwal said on the along with state government second Narasimham commit- his wife attempt to leave the unidentified public servants. sidelines of achieving 100 mil- agencies buy wheat at the min- tee report and the discussion country. The company deliberately lion monthly active users imum support price to meet paper prepared by the RBI on The agency had on April 6 defaulted on repayment and (MAUs). the demand of welfare schemes. ‘harmonizing the role and carried out searches at 18 loca- also claimed inadmissible cred- PXMH;L\N< He said the next 100 mil- The Government has fixed the operations of development tions connected to the compa- it causing a loss approximate- ==^= lion MAU will come for the wheat MSP at 1,840 per quin- financial institutions and ny after registering a case of ly of over 2,348 crore to the < company from Tier-III towns tal, up from 1,735 a year banks,’ the central bank said. cheating amounting to 2,348 banks, the CBI had alleged. and cities. earlier. C M Y K

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Colombo: Sri Lankan claimed responsibility for the small skirmishes, but nothing Local and international Government on Wednesday attacks and identified the seven of this magnitude," media reported that India and admitted that "major" intelli- suicide bombers who carried Wijewardene told reporters the US provided specific warn- gence lapses led to the horrif- out the devastating blasts. here. ings about terror attacks to Sri ic Easter Sunday blasts and Guansekera said that there Intelligence suggested that Lanka, ahead of the Easter asked two top security officials were nine suicide bombers the attackers were motivated by Sunday bombings. to resign, even as the death toll including a woman involved in the Christchurch shootings, However, US Ambassador in the coordinated attacks rose the bombings. "Eight of them the minister said. to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz to 359 amidst a nationwide have been identified," he "One of the suicide said, "We had no prior knowl- manhunt to nab the perpetra- added. bombers studied overseas. edge of these attacks." tors. Top officials have acknowl- Most of them are well-educat- Meanwhile, police said that Nine Suicide bombers, edged that Sri Lanka received ed, and come from maybe as many as 34 foreign nation- believed to be members of intelligence about possible ter- middle-class or upper-mid- als who lost their lives have local Islamist extremist group ror strikes ahead of the attacks, dle-class. So they are finan- been identified. called National Thowheed but both President Sirisena cially quite independent and Of them, 10 are from Jamath (NTJ), carried out a and Prime Minister Ranil their families are quite stable India, three from Denmark, series of devastating blasts that security establishment within Ruwan Guansekera said. Wickremesinghe have said that financially. one each from Japan, the tore through three churches the next 24 hours, saying the He said that the search they did not receive the infor- "We believe that one of the Netherlands, Portugal, and three luxury hotels. people were questioning why operations were being carried mation. suicide bombers studied in Bangladesh, Spain, two each President Maithripala action had not been taken by out and so far 60 people, all Sri State Minister of Defence the UK and maybe later on did from China, Saudi Arabia, Sirisena has asked Defence the top security officials despite Lankan nationals, have been Ruwan Wijewardene acknowl- his post-graduate in Australia, Turkey, six from the UK, two Secretary Hemasiri Fernando the availability of intelligence arrested in connection with the edged that there had been before coming back to settle in holding the US and the UK and Inspector General of support from a friendly neigh- attacks. "major" lapses in the security Sri Lanka," he said. nationalities and two holding Police Pujith Jayasundara to bouring country. Many of the arrested peo- arrangements. Wijewardena said the mul- Australian and Sri Lankan quit after their failure to pre- Meanwhile, several people ple have suspected links to the "We (the government) tiple bomb attacks were carried nationalities, officials said. vent the blasts despite having succumbed to their injuries NTJ, the group blamed for the have to take the responsibility," out by a splinter group of the The mortal remains of nine prior intelligence. sustained in the blasts, taking bombings. However, the NTJ he said. NTJ. The group had differ- out of 10 Indians have been Sirisena Tuesday night the death toll to 359. has not claimed responsibility "Some of them (the attack- ences and the final attack was sent to India, according to the pledged that he will make "The number of death now for the attacks. ers), in earlier incidents, had carried out by a group that left Indian High Commission in changes in top positions in the is 359," police spokesman The Islamic State has been taken into custody (after) the main NTJ, he added. Colombo. PTI QF 8

8> Colombo: The US has said At least four Americans into how warnings about pos- that it did not provide Sri were killed in the attacks. sible attacks were not passed Colombo: A senior Sri Lankan ongoing probe found that the foreign influence. Lanka with advance intelli- She said, "the Sri Lankan to top ministers. Muslim leader on Wednesday suicide bombings were in The Islamic State terror gence prior to the Easter government has admitted Nine suicide bombers, dismissed as "nonsense" the revenge for the March 15 killings group has claimed responsibili- Sunday militant attacks that lapses in their intelligence including a woman, were Government's view that the at two mosques in Christchurch ty for the attacks in Sri Lanka, but killed over 350 people. gathering and information involved in the massive Easter deadly attacks on Easter Sunday which left 50 people dead. did not mention New Zealand as This comes amidst what sharing." Sunday bombings and 60 peo- on churches and luxury hotels But Hilmy Ahamed, the a justification. the Sri Lankan government When asked her about de ple have been arrested so far may have been a retaliation for Muslim Council of Sri Lanka's "It is nonsense to link (the minister Harsha de Silva said Silva's claim, Teplitz respond- for their suspected links to Sri last month's massacre of vice president, did not buy the attacks) to New Zealand," Monday that advance intelli- ed, "Well I can't speak for oth- Lanka's worst terror attack Muslims in two mosques in government's version. Ahamed told CNN. gence had been provided by ers. I don't know what other that killed at least 359 people. New Zealand. Pointing to the relatively "The New Zealand attack "both India and the United sources of information the Suicide bombers, believed Addressing an emergency short period of time between the opened the eyes of the world to States." government of Sri Lanka to be members of local session of Parliament on Tuesday attacks, Ahamed said it was the crisis the Muslims are facing," "We had no prior knowl- might have had. I can just tell Islamist extremist group, car- to discuss the country's worst ter- impossible for the bombings in he said, adding it was something edge of these attacks," US you that we had no prior ried out a series of devastat- ror attacks, state minister of Sri Lanka to have been planned of "blessing" for drawing atten- Ambassador to Sri Lanka knowledge." ing blasts that tore through defence Ruwan Wijewardene in the period, saying it was like- tion to growing Islamophobia Alaina Teplitz was quoted as Sri Lankan authorities churches and luxury hotels in said the early findings of the ly in the works for longer, with worldwide. PTI saying by the CNN. have started an investigation Sri Lanka on Sunday. PTI 8 1  5 4 11 >Q QI > DGDH Washington: President Donald Democrats and Trump Haters, 8J Trump threatened on and with unlimited money Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Berlin: The UN's human rights branch of Islam and had been London: The Scottish Wednesday to fight a possible behind it ($35,000,000), didn't Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on chief is calling Saudi Arabia's convicted of terrorism-related Government will introduce impeachment effort by lay a glove on me. I DID Wednesday called the end of mass execution of 37 men, crimes. The body and severed legislation "shortly" as a first Congressional Democrats in NOTHING WRONG," Trump oil sanction waivers by the including three who were sen- head of a convicted Sunni step towards another inde- the US Supreme Court. wrote. United States a "hostile mea- tenced as minors, "shocking" and extremist were pinned to a pole pendence referendum to be That could be difficult — "If the partisan Dems ever sure" that "won't be left with- "abhorrent." as a public warning. Bachelet said held by 2021, First Minister the US constitution, and the tried to Impeach, I would first out a response". Michelle Bachelet's office it was "particularly abhorrent that Nicola Sturgeon announced court itself, have made clear head to the US Supreme "US efforts to boycott the said Wednesday the beheadings at least three of those killed were on Wednesday. that it has no role in impeach- Court." Released on Thursday, sale of Iran's oil won't get in six cities across Saudi Arabia minors at the time of their sen- "We will shortly intro- ment proceedings, which rep- Special Counsel Robert them anywhere. We will were carried out Tuesday despite tencing." She urged Saudi Arabia duce legislation to set the resent the legislature's power to Mueller's final report from his export our oil as much as we repeated warnings from rights to review its counterterror leg- rules for any referendum," check wrongdoing by the pres- Russia meddling investigation need and we intend," his offi- officials about lack of due islation, expressly prohibit the the Scottish National Party ident. listed a dozen separate actions cial English-language Twitter process. The men mostly death penalty for minors and halt (SNP) leader told lawmakers But Trump's tweet sug- by Trump that supported account said. belonged to the minority Shiite pending executions. AFP in Edinburgh. gested the White House is tak- obstruction allegations. The United States on She said she hoped the ing seriously a debate among But Mueller demurred on Monday announced it will no legislation would be agreed by Democrats on whether to concluding if they amounted to longer grant sanctions exemp- the end of 2019. launch the process that could a crime, leaving that decision to tions to Iran's oil customers Her government aims to remove the president on the Congress, where the House of and will start imposing sanc- "give people a choice on inde- basis of evidence of obstruction Representatives has the power tions on countries such as pendence" from the United of justice in the Mueller report to impeach a president — for- India, China and Turkey if Kingdom before the end of the released last week. mally charge him — and the they buy Iranian oil. current term of parliament "The Mueller Report, Senate to find him innocent or In May 2018, President expires in May 2021. AFP despite being written by Angry guilty. AFP Donald Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal which had given the Islamic republic sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme. Washington reimposed oil sanctions on Iran in November but initially gave eight Governments six-month reprieves. Five of the countries — Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan — have already heavily reduced their purchases from Iran. "They (the US) wishfully think they have blocked Iran oil sales, but our vigorous nation and vigilant officials, if they work hard, will open many blockades," Khamenei said on Twitter. AFP

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Sunrisers ing for a turnaround in the for- Parthiv then got into Hyderabad due tunes of a struggling Kolkata the act for RCB, hitting out to "poor form". Knight Riders, as they meet of the park Shami for three "There is Rajasthan Royals at Eden boundaries and a six in sixth no doubt that Gardens on Thursday. over, who conceded 18 runs Kuldeep is KKR have suffered five in his third over. going through defeats on the trot, exposing The left-hander also was a rough patch their over-reliance on Andre severe on Ankit Rajpoot, in IPL. T20 is a Russell, and Karthik has copped B de Villiers' scintillat- hitting him for four bound- format which criticism for not promoting the Aing half century and a aries and a six. The wicket- can destroy the big-hitting West Indian up the 121-run stand with Marcus keeper batsman did not last confidence of order. Stoinis propelled Royal long as he was caught by any bowler but Chosen ahead of the young Yadav, Sunil Narine and Piyus Challengers Bangalore to Ravinchandran Ashwin off let's not com- Rishabh Pant in the World Cup Chawla have accounted for just 16 202 for four against Kings XI Murugan Ashwin, after he pare formats. squad, the Tamil Nadu veteran, wickets from 10 matches, sum- Punjab in a must-win Indian had smashed seven 4s and One-day who was KKR's leading run-get- ming up their misery. Premier League match here two sixes. (match) is a ter last season, is struggling for The seam attack too has been on Wednesday. Looking good at 71 for different ball runs with an average of 16.71 ordinary and they may be forced Sent into bat, De Villiers 2 in 38 balls, RCB lost two game and you will see a very different Kuldeep," from nine outings. to rejig their bowling attack once scored a brilliant unbeaten quick wickets of Moeen Ali Harbhajan said. Facing a must-win situation again. 82 off 44 balls with three (4) and Akashdeep Nath Harbhajan said from what he has seen Kuldeep ahead of the remaining four Clinging to one spot below fours and seven sixes, while (3), leaving RCB at the bowling in the IPL, the wrist spinner has no technical matches, head coach Jacques KKR at seventh in the eight-team Stoinis hammered 46 off 34 crossroads way 81 for 4. problems as such. Kallis has backed the under-fire standings, Rajasthan Royals' fate balls with two fours and De Villiers brought up "I have watched a bit of his bowling and I don't think skipper to script a 2014-like turn- too hangs by the thread. They three sixes. the fifty runs partnership for there is any technical problems. And please check who around when they won their sec- showed urgency with Steve Smith In the last two overs, fifth wicket with Stionis all are hitting Kuldeep? The Indian guys are primari- ond title with nine wins in a row. replacing Ajinkya Rahane as the both Stonis and De Villiers with a mighty six over deep ly hitting him. Virat (Kohli) in two games, Mayank The biggest letdown for the captain ahead of their clash hamered 45 runs off mid-wicket off Murugan. (Agarwal), Mandy (Mandeep), Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas team has been its bowling unit, against Mumbai Indians. Mohammad Shami and Giving him an able sup- Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan. especially the spinners who have The move has clicked and RR Hardus Viljoen. port at the other end was "Leave aside Virat, who is in a different league, all lacked sting at the Eden Gardens, were able to bring their campaign After reaching his 50 Stoinis, who notched up a these guys are competent players of spin bowling. They something that was its main back on track beating Mumbai. off 35 balls, De Villiers, useful knock. read Kuldeep's wrists much better than foreign bats- strength during the title-win- Rahane, too, roared back to form smashed Shami for three It turned out to be a for- men. So in World Cup, Kuldeep will be bowling most- ning campaigns in 2012 and with an elegant century, albeit in sixes, plundering 18 runs in gettable day for Shami and ly to those who are still not reading him well. I think 2014. a losing cause, against Delhi the penultimate over. Villjoen as they conceded 53 you will see a different Kuldeep," said Harbhajan, who The famed trio of Kuldeep Capitals in their last match. In the last over, both and 51 runs, respectively. has played two World Cup finals. I /; = 1 n't go my way. I lost a bit  hennai Super Kings' success mantra is a "trade of rhythm in my batting. Csecret" revealing which could leave Mahendra hane Watson couldn't "So, for them to keep Singh Dhoni unsold at the IPL auctions, jocularly Sthank Mahendra Singh faith in me I really appre- says the talisman. Dhoni and Stephen ciate it. In the end, you orld Cup snub could "(On CSK's mantra of success) If I tell every- Fleming enough after end- need a bit of luck going Wsurely be disappointing one what it is, then they won't buy me at the auc- ing his prolonged slump in your way as well. Bhuvi but 21-year-old Rishabh Pant tions. It's a trade secret," Dhoni said cheekily after form, saying he would worked me over in the will play "many more World CSK's six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad and have been "dropped a long first couple of overs in par- Cups" and don the national their 97th overall. time ago" in his previous ticular and you need those colours for at least 15 years, Dhoni has led franchise. little bits of luck," he said former skipper Sourav his team to glory He had gone without added. Ganguly. three times in the a fifty in his first 10 The strongly built The 21-year-old Pant was Indian Premier innings of the ongoing batsman who hammered pipped by veteran Dinesh League (2018, 2011 IPL before striking 96 off leg-spinner Rashid Khan Karthik as the second-choice and 2010) and 53 balls on Tuesday to for quite a few runs, said wicketkeeper in the World under him guide Chennai Super the Afghan is one of the Cup squad. Chennai Super Kings to a win over best in this format. "Dhoni will not play on Kings have quali- Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Australian was forever. DK will also not play fied to the playoff "I can't thank Stephen effusive in his praise of on forever. Rishabh is the in every season of Fleming and M S Dhoni compatriot and SRH next best. Pant is the future the league, barring enough for their belief in opener David Warner, absolutely," Ganguly said. in 2016 and 2017, me. Just about every other who has been in tremen- "He's got 15-16 years when they were team I've been in... For me dous form this IPL. ahead of him. I don't see it as not part of the IPL. to miss out on not scoring time ago," Watson said. Fleming and MS Dhoni in reporters. "I really don't sort of a major blow. I don't think it's "The crowd runs for long as I had Thanks to Watson's particular to keep the faith "For me personally, remember for the last a problem. He might miss this support and fran- throughout the tourna- knock, CSK chased down in me and knowing that I knowing that I had come four-five years a tourna- World Cup but he will play chise's support are ment, if I had been in a a target of 176 with six had a really good innings off from the PSL and com- ment where Warner has- many more World Cups. This key of course. previous team I would wickets to spare. in me it was great," the 37- ing into this I was flying n't scored a hell lot of runs. is not the end of road for Huge credit has to have been dropped a long "... So, for Stephen year old Watson told high and then things did- He's a world-class player. him." also go to the sup- As a 'selector' Ganguly port staff who play would have picked Pant in the a huge role in side but overall he said it's a keeping the team well-balanced side for the atmosphere good We have right combination for WC: Dravid showpiece event beginning for the team and May 30. other individuals. "Maybe I would have "Other than (picked Pant as a selector). this, I can't reveal But I think Dinesh Karthik is Ganguly also posted the anything till I retire. It's alright, not showing signs ormer skipper Rahul Dravid reckons also very good... I think it's a picture on his official Twitter of getting worse. With the World Cup coming, I need FIndia's recent 2-3 loss to Australia in a good team, they picked them- handle with a caption: to be careful as that comes first," the 37-year-old said. home ODI series will not have much impact selves. I don't think many "Rishabh pant CSK, sitting pretty at the top with 16 points in the Men in Blue's 2019 World Cup cam- missed out. Rishabh would @RishabPant777 from 11 games, will next lock horns with Mumbai paign and their good show in the past few have been great but that's the @ParthJindal11 u deserve Indians on Friday. years has made them the strong title con- way it goes." this.. U r wow." Chennai Super Kings have lost only three off tenders. As an advisor, Ganguly's "Old habits don't go, what their 11 matches in the 2019 IPL. After taking a 2-0 lead in a five-match ODI pat on the back during tough to do? It means a lot because Dhoni has led CSK in 155 matches and won 97 rubber last month, India faltered and were times was something that you get involved with teams to while losing 57. defeated in the rest three matches and lost the Pant needed and he got from make them successful. When Battling a sensitive back for a long time, Dhoni series. one of India's greatest cap- you win the happiness is wants to be careful with it as the ICC World Cup "In the last 30 months, India has been tains. there," Ganguly said. is round the corner. playing really well, and the loss, much to the "Obviously, you tell him, Ganguly is also credited The CSK skipper said that there has been some credit of the way Australia played, came at the he's just 21 years of age. You for Shikhar Dhawan's turn- stiffness but it is holding up as of now. back end of a very busy series," Dravid was get upset for a couple of days around as he's back among "The back is holding up, it's not getting worse, quoted as saying by The Times of India. and then you recover. I think runs with three half-centuries with the World Cup coming up, can't afford that, "We have the right combination for the Rishabh has been a better including an unbeaten 97 because that's too important," Dhoni said at the World Cup. If India wins the World Cup, we player outside Delhi than in against Kolkata Knight Riders post-match presentation ceremony after CSK beat will not be worrying about who won 2-3 or Delhi because of the wickets. here. Sunrisers by six wickets. 3-2. There will be an odd series that India will He enjoys fast wickets where "I can help him because Dhoni said that at the highest level, there aren't lose. But the (ICC) rankings prove that India the ball comes on to the bat," he's a left-hander. During a any players who are not playing with a niggle or is there and should win the World Cup to performing in the tournament. You can equipped for that. English conditions have Ganguly said talking about tournament, you can't talk two. become No 1," he said. always argue one or two cases, one or two actually changed, especially for ODIs. We were Pant's explosive knock in in much about skills, you just tell "If it becomes worse, I certainly take some time When asked what he thinks of the Indian names. The team has been picked and hope there last year for an 'A' series, and the scores Jaipur. them how to bat in most sit- off but at this level you play with some niggle or squad for the showpiece event as stumper they do really well," the 46-year-old opined. were really high, 300 was par score, and was A passionate Ganguly was uations. Dhawan's record in the other. Because if you wait to get fully fit, then Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu were not Dravid also felt that unlike the previous being chased consistently. seen lifting the youngster in one-day cricket is as good as there will be a gap of five years between two match- included in the team, Dravid termed the side times, the wickets have changed in England "ODIs have changed in England and you the air in celebration, some- anybody in India. So the tal- es," the skipper said. as 'well-balanced'. and the upcoming tournament will witness can't go with the typical mindset that it will thing many related to with his ent was always there. When he In 10 matches for Chennai this season, Dhoni "India has a very good, balanced team for high-scoring games. be the old English conditions of swing and jersey-waving celebration at played for SRH, he had a fan- has been their top-scorer scoring 314 runs at an this World Cup. They have a lot of combina- "This World Cup will probably be a seam. Wickets have become flatter, encourag- the Lord's balcony after win- tastic record. He's just a good average of 104.66 and a strike rate of 137.11. tions, lot of options. It is a question of them much high scoring one, and India is well ing higher scores." ning the NatWest Trophy. player."

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Bitterness you inadvertently lets your interest in the or her what’s been bothering you. Sit down everyone makes mistakes. We all have bad comes when you hold on to hurt and refuse other decline. That's not hard to do, since and try to work it out. or grumpy days. Many people say things to forgive the person that hurts you. interest, left on its own, naturally wanes Perhaps your spouse does know of they do not mean now and then. Everyone Most of the time, this comes as a result with familiarity. your unhappiness, but chooses to contin- needs to forgive and to be forgiven. This of ongoing actions of a small nature for Be open and receptive to forgiveness. ue in the same patterns. This does not is especially true if the person who hurt example, lack of understanding, misuse of Make a conscious decision to forgive your negate your responsibility to remove the you is attempting to make amends and finances, harsh comments etc that build up spouse. 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It converts rasa dhatu to rakta dhatu (blood). he 4th Trans India Law It also produces bile (ranjak Associates (TILA) pitta) and detoxifies the body, TInternational Energy eliminating ama from the Conference was organised by the Dr blood. Wrong diet and lifestyle Gopal Energy Foundation (DGEF) damages the liver tissues and at New Delhi recently. The interna- leads to diseases like jaundice, tional event was inaugurated by the fatty liver and hepatitis. contain guduchi. The herb director general of the International Thankfully, Ayurveda can also has known benefits in Solar Alliance, Upendra Tripathi. help. Include these five simple treating Kamala (jaundice), The chief guest on the occasion Ayurvedic herbs in your life to hepatitis and fatty liver. released the ‘Right to Energy keep your liver healthy. Guduchi should be taken Declaration’ and launched the ‘TICE under the guidance of an Achievers Award 2020’, for institu- KUTKI: This bitter tasting Ayurvedic doctor. tions and/or individuals who con- herb is cooling in nature and tribute to accelerate the pace of ener- has a cleansing effect on the TRIPHALA: The mixture of gy revolution through various inno- liver and the gallbladder. In amla, bibhitaki and haritaki vative means. The dignitaries present Ayurveda, kutki is prescribed helps in regularising metabo- on the occasion included the man- to improve the appetite and to lism and bowel movements. It aging director of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), J N Swain, the managing director of PTC, Pawan Singh, the managing among others. The international April 15 in New Delhi. director of the Indian Renewable community, including representa- The conference was supported Energy Development Agency tives from the Solar Alliance, by leading companies in the ener- (IREDA), KS Popli, Anjuli Chandra Electricity Regulatory Commission, gy sector like Power Finance from Punjab State Electricity public sector undertaking units, Corporation (PFC), Rural Regulatory Commission (PSERC) energy funding agencies and various Electrification Corporation (REC), cools down the body and bal- and Ramesh Chaudhry from BERC, financial corporations, participated IREDA, Tehri Hydro Development treat jaundice or bile disorders. ances all tridoshas in the body. among others. in this conference. Corporation India Limited (THD- The herb is beneficial in skin Triphala churna can be taken DGEF is a premiere non-profit The convener of the conference, CIL), Satluj Jal Vidyut Limited disorders and also improves by anyone every night before organisation founded on April 15, Raj Singh Niranjan, who is also an (SJVNL), Railway Energy the metabolism. bed. 2015, which has been working to energy law expert and the manag- Management Company Limited enable an energy revolution by serv- ing partner of TILA, said that the (REMCL), National Hydro Electric TURMERIC: This yellow ALOE VERA: Aloe vera juice ing the international community in objective of the conference is to Power Corporation Limited herb supports liver functions flushes toxins out of the liver the disciplines of power, petroleum, bring about an 'energy revolution' by (NHPC), Power System Operation and cleanses the blood. It can (hepatoxicity) and promotes gas, coal, nuclear and renewable bringing together all key stake- Corporation Limited (POSOCO), also aid the process of trans- energy sector, with the motto— holders on a single platform. This Patel Engineering, Jakson, Delhi forming rasa into rakta. ‘Energy for All’. would allow them all to discuss the Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), The conference witnessed an existing government's initiatives, energy poverty in India. Some of the energy experts from across the Gujarat Metro, Maharashtra Metro, ‘Open House Multilateral Dialogue’ policies and innovative ideas and to themes on which the delegates globe resolved to observe April PTC Financial Services and others. on need for energy revolution suggest potential measures for a deliberated included sovereign 15th as ‘Right to Energy Day’ every Trans India Law Associates, the legal between representatives of various wholesome implementation of the fund/lending to the power sector year. Keeping in view the above, the adviser to the International Solar countries including Nigeria, South Indian government's initiative (Urja and state regulatory bodies. During 5th TILA International Conference Alliance (ISA) was the knowledge Korea, Cameroon and Canada Kranti) to remove the course of the conference, the delegates and on Energy 2020 will be convened on partner of the conference. good bowel movements. In addition to soothing the diges- tive system, aloe vera also Turmeric also promotes elim- fights stress and strengthens ination of toxins from the the immune system. body. In most cases, you do NOTE: Please do not self- n an attempt to fulfill the aspira- India's participation assumes spe- the Irkutsk city. India's country level footwear, coir and jute products, hor- not need to take any addition- medicate with herbs. For treat- Itions of the Indo-Russian business cial significance as both the countries participation will bring the two coun- ticulture, print and packaging tech- al turmeric if you already use ment of liver problems, please fraternity, the first ever national level have made a resolution to set a tar- tries together to work jointly towards nologies, sports goods, food process- it in your meals. consult a doctor. participation in the sixth edition of get for US$ 30 billion in bilateral trade integrating them into a regional ing machines/equipment, food and the Irkutsk International Trade Fair, by 2025 and both the countries are value chain, thereby promoting mutu- beverages, Ayurveda, yoga, herbal GUDUCHI: This herb is (The views expressed are Irkutsk, Russia (August 21 to 24, working together towards devel- al trade and investment. products and cosmetics, health care known for its detoxifying and personal. Dr Partap 2019) is being organised by the India oping a Free Trade The multi-product services, educational institutions, blood cleansing properties. Chauhan is an author, public Trade Promotion Organisation Agreement (FTA) to display profile includes hospitality and tourism industry Ayurvedic herbal medicines speaker and a (ITPO) at the Irkutsk Exhibition facilitate this target. goods and indus- along with participation from the prepared for liver problems Ayurvedacharya). Complex in Russia. This also includes tries including media and entertainment industry. The event aims to carry forward the sale of com- engineering The business visitors to the exhibi- the momentum to further strength- modities along goods, informa- tion would include importers and en the bilateral trade relations and with civil tion technolo- exporters, wholesalers, local and provide an excellent business plat- nuclear energy gy, renewal regional buyers, among others. form to the Indian companies in and defense energy, elec- Those who wish to participate in Russia’s untapped Balkan region. equipment. The tronics, build- the exhibition can pay the participa- he first knowledge sharing workshop between the Public The event will feature bonhomie of multi-product ing and con- tion fee of $300 per square meters for TRelations Society of India (PRSI) Chapters was conducted the people of Russia towards Indian B2B and B2C struction indus- the equipped shell stands. The in Bhopal recently, under the patronage of Pushpendra Pal Singh, products as they have a special place event is being held try (hardware, san- exhibitors can order additional equip- the chairman of the Bhopal Chapter and Naresh Kumar, the chair- in their hearts. Significantly, the with the support of itary ware, ceram- Š ment and furniture from the exhibitor man of the Delhi Chapter. The former general manager (PR) of event will be visited by the companies the Embassy of India in ics, tiles, interior and manual. The catalogue and tariff for the Airport Authority of India, G S Bawa, was also present on from main cities of Siberia, Russia and Russia, the Government of décor), pharmaceutical, extra display stands, renting extra this occasion. The workshop was organised by the Bhopal Chapter India’s neighboring countries like Irkutsk Region, the East Siberian chemicals, medical and surgical showcases, tables, chairs, and other of PRSI on the occasion of the National Public Relation Day. The China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Chamber of Commerce and the equipment, apparel, textiles and accessories are available on request event was attended by professionals from the industry and stu- Ukraine, Belorussia and so on. Industry and City Administration of handloom, jewellery, handicrafts, with the organisers. dents of the Makhanlal Chaturvedi University. =8? OE=<P =88=885

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after his team had scored twice, Carles Alena guiding one into arcelona will win La Liga on the corner before Luis Suarez, BWednesday if Atletico in Messi's absence, took and Madrid lose to Valencia after a dispatched a penalty. 2-0 victory over Alaves gave Valverde leaving out his them a 12-point lead at the top captain and star player, presum- of the table. ably with an eye on next week's Lionel Messi started on the Champions League semi-final bench at Mendizorrotza on against Liverpool, was a luxu- Tuesday in a move that made ry Barcelona have earned and clear just how comfortable can afford. Barca are in this title race, its Liverpool, still jostling with conclusion surely now Manchester City in the only a matter of when Premier League, are rather than if. unlikely to feel the Should Atletico same sort of confidence avoid defeat to Valencia when they face at the Wanda Huddersfield on Metropolitano, the Friday. Catalans will still be Other players were crowned champions on preserved too. Jordi Saturday at the Camp Nou Alba, Clement Lenglet and placed Chelsea and four ahead of out reply. against West Ham before focusing on The 32-year-old's effort surpassed with a victory over Levante. Arthur Melo all began on the Arsenal in fifth. This was the most frustrating fix- the first leg of the Champions League the previous fastest Premier League They could even have it bench, allowing Samuel Umtiti auricio Pochettino admitted "The team are not as fresh as we ture at the £1 billion ($1.3 billion) semi-finals against Ajax next week. goal, scored by Tottenham defender wrapped up before kick-off on more minutes as he recovers his tired Tottenham stars are wanted, not just legs, but minds, so we ground as the hosts looked hamstrung Ledley King in 9.9 seconds against Saturday if Atletico fail to take from a knee injury, while the Mpushing themselves to their have to congratulate the players. I'm without injured striker Harry Kane Bradford in December 2000. at least four points from struggling Philippe Coutinho limits after Christian Eriksen's superb so proud of them," said Pochettino. until Eriksen came to the rescue with \Southampton striker "It's a record, is it?" Long told Sky Valencia and Real Valladolid, started in a front three with late strike sealed a hard-fought 1-0 win "Brighton were a really brave his ninth goal of the season in all com- Shane Long scored the fastest goal in Sports News with a grin after the game. the latter whom they face a few Ousmane Dembele and Suarez. over struggling Brighton on Tuesday. opponent. The most important thing petitions. Premier League history on Tuesday "Straight from the kick-off we hours earlier on Saturday. Alena, the 21-year-old Pochettino's third-placed side is we believed, we didn't give up." But Pochettino was delighted with after netting just 7.69 seconds into his wanted to put them under pressure. 99 "It's an incredibly valuable Spaniard, scored his second La dominated from start to finish at the Although Arsenal can close the the way his players kept plugging away side's 1-1 draw at Watford, who times out of a hundred you block it and win," coach Ernesto Valverde Liga goal and showed again Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but a gap to one point if they win at Wolves right to the end despite the draining snatched a point thanks to Andre it doesn't work but this time it did." said. Real Madrid, who play why many believe he could be combination of brave Brighton defend- on Wednesday, this was a vital result effects of their hectic fixture list. Gray's late equaliser. Long's historic goal, just his fourth their game in hand against a key figure for Barcelona in the ing and poor finishing kept the match in Spurs' bid to qualify for next sea- "There were more than 20 Long's record-breaking goal came this season, didn't prove to be the win- Getafe on Thursday, sit 16 years to come. in the balance until the 88th minute. son's Champions League via a top four attempts and the reward is massive," immediately after the kick-off when he ner at Vicarage Road after Gray's 90th points adrift in third. Alaves Suarez's goal, meanwhile, Eriksen finally ended Brighton's finish. he said. blocked a clearance from Watford minute equaliser for the FA Cup stay eighth, their hopes of a was his 21st in the league and stubborn resistence with a sensation- Tottenham have now won all four Tottenham can take another step defender Craig Cathcart, allowing finalists but nonetheless moved them Europa League spot fading fast. marks the fourth consecutive al long-range drive that lifted games in all competitions at their plush towards securing their top-four berth the Republic of Ireland international six points from the relegation zone Messi came on as a substi- season in which he has passed Tottenham three points clear of fourth- new arena, scoring eight goals with- in Saturday's crucial London derby to dink a cool finish over Ben Foster. with three matches remaining. tute in the 61st minute shortly the 20 mark for Barca. 8 ; Liverpool: QQ  Q The men in medal rounds are The best performance by men Qƒ†ƒQ[ Deepak Singh (49kg), Amit Panghal was in 2009, which led to seven medals QQQ Q { [ he men have already equalled their (52kg), Kavinder Bisht (56kg), Shiva in India's kitty, including one Gold. The Q Q  Tbest ever medal haul, while the Thapa (60kg), Ashish (69kg), Ashish best by women was back in 2005 in op Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal Q[QQQQQ women have maintained their consis- Kumar (75kg) & Satish Kumar (+91kg). Taiwan when India finished overall Tnotched up contrasting wins to enter the second QQ Q Q Q{ tent domination to put India on top of Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Manisha champions with 11 medals, seven of round but Kidambi Srikanth suffered a shock defeat in  Y Q Q Q Š the standings ahead of the semifinals (54kg), Sonia Chahal (57kg), L Sarita them Gold. the Asia Badminton Championship here on Wednesday. Q Q of the Asian Boxing Championships Devi (60kg), Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and The Indian juggernaut has been Olympic and world championship Silver-medallist  Q QQ[ Q †{ here on Thursday. Pooja Rani (75kg) make up India's rep- unstoppable so far and national coach Sindhu eased past QQ Thirteen of the country's boxers — resentation in the women's semifinals. C A Kuttappa said rediscovering the Takahashi Sayaka of  Q Q Y{ Q seven men and six women — are Wednesday is rest day in the tour- aggressive streak has been vital to the Japan in straight QQQQ assured of at least Bronze medals after nament, being held simultaneously success. games. QYQY{ advancing to the last-four stage of the for men and women for the first time. "It's good to be cautious when you Sindhu looked in marquee continental championship. "So far we have done exceptional- are faced with a tough opponent but command from the The performance has placed India ly well but now comes the big test. All overall it is better if you make a state- beginning and regis- Tokyo: QQQQQ ahead of powerhouses Kazakhstan these semifinals are being treated as ment from the word go. That's what we tered a thumping 21- QQŠQ (seven men and four women) and finals," India's High Performance have succeeded in doing consistently 14, 21-7 victory in just [QQQ[Y China (two men and eight women). Director Santiago Nieva said. here," he said. 28 minutes. The Q YQ Q fourth-seeded Indian Y{    Q will next face QQQQQQQ Choirunnisa of Q[QQ 9 HH\EH Indonesia. QQ{ World number QQQQ[~| \`H\H nine Saina had to work  Q[ Q Q hard to get the better of   ~ƒ Sathiyan was the lone sur- Š China's Han Yue. Q { ~ Q Gvivor at the 2019 ITTF The seventh seed-  Q Q Y Y World Championships as the mit Dhankar clinched a ed Indian came back YQQQ Indian edged past Christian ASilver medal while strongly to pull off a { Pletea of Romania 11-5, 11-9, Commonwealth Games cham- thrilling 12-21, 21-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6 in a round of pion Rahul Aware won a 21-17 win after con- 64 match in Budapest. Bronze as Indian men's ceding the first game. She will next square off against Paris: Q[QQQQQ The world No 28 will freestyle wrestlers continued Kim Ga Eun of South Korea. QŠQ[ meet Hugo Calderano of their impressive performance In men's singles, fifth seed Srikanth lost to YQQ[[ƒƒ‚[ Brazil, ranked No 7, in the at the Asian Wrestling Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in 16-21, 20-22 in QQ{Q round of 32 later on Championships here on a match that lasted 44 minutes. QŠQQQQ Wednesday. Wednesday. Sameer Verma notched up a hard-fought 21-13, 17- Q QQ Q ƒƒ†{  Sharath Kamal, on the Amit, who won Gold in 21, 21-18 victory over Sakai Kazumasa of Japan. QŠQ other hand, was woefully out made the main draw cut, round of 64 Tuesday night. 66kg in the 2013 edition, set- The 27-year-old Indian It was end of the road for the men's doubles pair of QŠQQQ of sorts against Tomislav Pucar failed to go past Austrian Taipei's Szu-Yu Chen beat tled for a Silver in the men's lost to Behnam Eshagh M R Arjun and Ramchandran Shlok, who went down Q QQ Q  QŠ of Croatia when he went down Robert Gardos despite a very Manika 11-2, 11-8, 7-11, 11- 74kg freestyle event after los- Ehsanpoor of Iran in the quar- 18-21, 15-21 to the duo of He Jiting and Tan Qiang. [ Š Q Q 9-11, 10-12, 11-8, 4-11, 9-11 in good fight. The young Indian 7, 11-9 as the world No 24 ing to Daniyar Kaisanov of terfinals in a Victory by Fall In the women's doubles event India's campaign came Q[QQ{Q the round of 64. paddler lost 13-11, 6-11, 11-8, needed mere 34 minutes Kazakhstan 0-5 in the final. verdict. to end as all three pairs lost their matches. ‚ Q Q Q The Indian, ranked No 36, 11-3, 2-11, 10-12, 6-11 in the against the world No 56 Aware, who won a 57kg But since Ehsanpoor Meghana Jakkampudi and Poorvisha S Ram lost 21- Q Q Q †ƒ QŠ failed to come to grips against round of 128. Indian. In contrast, Suthirta Gold at the CWG in Gold reached the final, Aware was 13, 21-16 to the Thai pair followed by Pooja Dandu and QQ QQ Q the world No 58, who had a Both Manika Batra and managed to take two games of Coast , produced a dominant up against Siripong Jumpakam Sanjana Santosh going down 21-13, 12-21, 21-12. Q{ better control over the match Suthirta Mukherjee ended her rival before losing to display to beat Jincheol Kim 9- in the repechage round which Aparna Balan-Sruthi K were ousted after a 12-21, ] and Sharath. their world championships Puerto Rican Adriana Diaz 11- 2 in the men's 61kg freestyle he won 12-1 in in a Victory by 10-21 loss in just 25 minutes to the unseeded Singaporean Manav Thakkar, who had campaign, bowing out in 4, 8-11, 11-7, 5-11, 3-11, 9-11. Bronze medal play-off. Technical Superiority. pairing of Jin Yujia and Sugiarto and Barkah Yulfira. London: Q  Q  Q Q Q Q QŠQ{ƒ =F Q Q Q { QII Petkovic sets up duel with Kerber ŠQQQ \HF\H QQ granted a bye to the second round after QQ|Q F Simona Halep withdrew from the tour- QQ{ nament with an injury, and will now face ;\F QQQQ her friend and compatriot in an all-  Q † Q QŠ German duel on Thursday. ]ƒƒ†_ Q lexander Zverev has admitted he is at "I will send Angie a SMS or two this ndia's top women's singles player QQ[QQ{ Aa loss to explain his dip in form after evening," said Petkovic after beating IAnkita Raina shocked former US QQ€ƒƒ]ƒƒ_Q the world number three was beaten by Tormo 6-3, 6-4. Open champion Samantha Stosur for ]ƒƒ†_Q{ lucky loser Nicolas Jarry in the second "Usually, the loser has to buy the the biggest win of her career, progress- round of the Barcelona Open on Tuesday. other one dinner," she added. ing to the second round of Kunping Beijing: Q QQ Q Y Q Zverev spurned a match point at 6-5 In the other ties Belgium's Greet Open here on Wednesday. QQY and then a 3-0 lead in the final-set tie- Minnens sprung a surprise when she The Indian, an Asian Games YQQƒQ break before going down 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) beat Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova, Bronze medallist, shocked the fancied QQ{Q to Jarry, ranked 81st in the world. ranked 159 places above her, to set up a Australian 7-5, 2-6, 6-5 in a gruelling ‹QQ[Q‚‚QQ The German had taken a late wildcard second round meeting with world num- two hours and fifty minutes battle at Q‚Q in Barcelona in search of both matches and future star of the men's game. ber three Petra Kvitova. the WTA 125K event. Q{ŠQ|QQQ form after a string of surprise defeats. The Chilean upset both Marin Cilic Laura Siegemund became the third This is the second time the two Q‚QQQ "I just play bad, it's not a secret," in Shanghai and Dominic Thiem in German to reach the second round when faced off, with Stosur winning their last Zverev said afterwards. Hamburg last year but this was the she beat Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, encounter in straight sets. Q{QQŠ~Q[Q QŠ ‹Q Q ‚ "The tennis was very low-level. Most biggest victory of his career and another while Anna-Lena Friedsam went down The 26-year-old Indian struggled  of the points that I won were unforced setback for Zverev, with just over a month fighting in two sets against Dutch sixth to hold her and managed only three ~~ Q{ Q YQ Q| | errors by him. I'm in a hole and I don't to go before the start of the French Open. ngelique Kerber will face compatri- seed Kiki Bertens. aces throughout the match compared QQ‚€ know how to get out of it." Jarry, meanwhile, will face either Aot Andrea Petkovic in the second Earlier in the day, Elise Mertens of to Stosur, who smashed seven aces. ‚{ Q  Q Jarry had even lost in qualifying to Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov or veteran round of this week's WTA tournament Belgium was knocked out by Russia's However, the world No 77 made Q Q Š ƒ Q Q Spain's Marcel Granollers but, after being Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the third in Stuttgart, after Petkovic beat Spain's Darya Kasatkina, and Anastasika more errors — 18 double faults — QŠƒQQ given a reprieve, knocked out the same round on Thursday, with Japan's Kei Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets on Sevastova overcame fellow Latvian Jelena compared to Ankita's six. Q{ opponent in the first round to set up a Nishikori now the highest ranked seed left Tuesday. Ostapenko in a rollercoaster battle over She will face Kai-Lin Zhang of meeting with Zverev, long-considered a in the bottom half. World number five Kerber was three sets. 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