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Eight States, includ- is showing a consistently ing Maharashtra, are the major declining trend,” the Ministry ***R contributors in the total case- said in a statement. loads, the Union Health The Health Ministry fur- New Delhi: Delhi reported " ! 23# Ministry said on Saturday. ther said five States account for over 800 Covid-19 cases for the Maharashtra, Kerala and 81.38 per cent of the fresh first time this year on Saturday n a shocking development Punjab cumulatively account- deaths due to the virus. as the positivity rate breached Ithat further threatens the ' (' ! )'! # + , ed for 76.22 per cent of India’s Maharashtra saw the maxi- the 1 per cent-mark after over very stability of the Shiv Sena- total active caseload. The west- mum casualties at 70, Punjab two months, while two more led three party Government in Deshmukh — in a tweet put in to erode the credibility of the ern States contributed to 62 per followed with 38 daily deaths fatalities pushed the death toll Maharashtra, Mumbai’s for- the evening — debunked ruling MVA partner. cent of such cases, while the and Kerala reported 17 deaths to 10,955, as per data shared by mer Police Commissioner Singh’s charge and said, “The The Shiv Sena may insist southern and northern States ! #$% in the last 24 hours. the health department. The Param Bir Singh on Saturday former Commissioner of on its alliance partner NCP to accounted for 8.83 per cent and Meanwhile, in a major number of active cases rose to alleged that State Home Police, Parambir Singh, has ask Deshmukh to resign as a 5.36 per cent of active cases Thane (16,735) and Nashik (2,147) and Thrissur (2,065). relief, fifteen States and UTs did 3,409 from 3,165 a day ago, Minister Anil Deshmukh of the made false allegations in order “damage control” exercise. respectively. (11,867) while the top five dis- Similarly, the top five dis- not report any Covid-19 deaths according to the latest health NCP had asked now arrested to save himself as the involve- Upping the ante, leader of The top five districts in tricts in Kerala recording the tricts in Punjab recording the in the last 24 hours. bulletin. and suspended police officer ment of Sachin Waze in the Opposition in the State Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases were highest number of cases were Continued on Page 4 Sachin Vaze last month to “col- Mukesh Ambani & Mansukh Assembly and senior BJP leader highest number of cases were Ernakulam (2,673), Jalandhar (2,131), SAS Nagar lect” a staggering 100 crore Hiren’s case is becoming clear- demanded the State Home Pune (37,384), Nagpur Pathanamthitta (2,482), (1,868), Patiala (1,685), $ % & per month from bars, restau- er from the investigation car- Minister’s resignation over (25,861), Mumbai (18,850), Kannur (2,263), Palakkad Ludhiana (1,643) and rants and other sources. ried out so far & threads are what he dubbed as “earth- Three days after he was leading to Singh as well.” shattering letter” written by ' " shunted and posted in a rela- In his letter, Singh claimed Mumbai’s former top cop. tively insignificant post as the that he had the briefing sessions “Under the circumstances, Nagpur: Restrictions imposed Commandant General of with the CM, Dy CM, NCP the State Home Minister in Nagpur district will contin- Home Guards, Singh dropped president Sharad Pawar and should immediately tender his ue with some relaxations from Bhopal: A lockdown has been a bombshell on the MVA other Ministers about the “sev- resignation. The Chief Minister March 22 to March 31 in view announced in Madhya Government, in the form of an eral misdeeds and malpractices should immediately seek his !""# of rising coronavirus cases, Pradesh’s capital Bhopal, Indore eight-page sensational letter being indulged in by the Home resignation. And there should Maharashtra Energy Minister and Jabalpur. The three cities written to Chief Minister Minister. “I noticed that some be an impartial enquiry. This Nitin Raut said on Saturday. will remain shut from 10 pm on Uddhav Thackeray, in which he Ministers were already aware of enquiry must be conducted by Responding to a question In Nagpur city, restaurants Saturday to 6 am on Monday, laid bare “misdeeds and mal- some aspects mentioned by me Central agencies. If this is not on vaccinating more people, and eateries can operate till 7 and their schools and colleges practices” indulged in by the to them,” he said. acceptable to them, then it Paul said the issue is vaccines pm while shops can remain will remain closed till March State Home Minister. The letter by Singh not should be a court-monitored ! " # are limited and that is why pri- open till 4 pm, said the 31, the State Government said In his swift retaliation, only seeks to expose probe,” he said. oritisation has been done. Minister. on Friday. State Home Minister Deshmukh, but also threatens Continued on Page 4 “If we had unlimited sup- ply, we would open the vacci- nation for everyone. That is the %& reason, not everyone is getting vaccinated. Most countries in ' " %( -./-01 the world are not able to go beyond priority groups IIMS Director Randeep because of this reason,” he () tant partner amid rapidly shift- Memorandum of Agreement), AGuleria on Saturday hoped said. ing international dynamics and COMCASA (Communications that the vaccine would be able The NITI Aayog member * & a “central pillar” in Compatibility and Security to give good protection from ! , also said the highest mortali- Washington’s approach towards Agreement) and BECA (Basic the infection for eight to ten ! ! ty was seen among people the region. Exchange and Cooperation months or be even more. ( ! #$% with co-morbidities and older " +, Describing the talks as Agreement). “The Covid-19 vaccine age groups. “comprehensive and fruitful,” He also said the recent should be able to give good “There are multiple rea- “These people must not Rajnath said the two sides summit of leaders of India, the protection from the infection sons for the surge, but the main delay taking the vaccine. So the agreed to enhance cooperation US, Japan and Australia under for eight to ten months and reason is that there is a change message is that they need it -./-01 between Indian military and the Quad framework empha- maybe, even more,” Guleria in people’s attitude and they more than others. That is the the US India-Pacific sised the resolve to maintain a said at an event organised by feel the coronavirus is over. reason they have been priori- ndia and the US on Saturday Command, Central Command free, open and inclusive Indo- the IPS (Central) Association. People should still restrict tised for getting the Covid-19 Icalled for deepening defence and Africa Command. Pacific region. Over four crore people in non-essential travel for some vaccine,” he said. and strategic ties with the US Moreover, both the countries Continued on Page 4 the country have been vacci- more time,” he asserted. Talking about the effec- terming the partnership as a are keen to work together to nated against the virus till NITI Aayog member tiveness of the available Covid- “stronghold” of a free and open realise the full potential of the now. The AIIMS head also said (Health) VK Paul said the 19 vaccines, Covaxin and India-Pacific region. This was ' -. ,/ 0 1! India-US global strategic part- ) no major side-effect of the vac- chain of transmission has to be Covishield, Guleria said, “If we in obvious reference to grow- 2,+ ! #$% nership, he said. cine has been recorded. stopped and for that vaccine is look at the two vaccines, they ing Chinese assertiveness in the Referring to India-US 4 He said the biggest reason one tool but another is con- produce equal antibodies and region. cussion on bilateral defence still on at some flash points. foundational agreements on for the surge in cases is that tainment and surveillance are very robust. We should take This takeaway came out relations and situation in the After the talks, Lloyd said defence cooperation, Rajnath people feel the pandemic is strategy. the vaccine available to us after visiting US Defence India-Pacific. They also report- elevating the India-US defence said both sides discussed steps over and they are not follow- “Not following Covid-19 because both are equally effec- Secretary Lloyd J Austin and edly reviewed the situation on partnership is a “priority” of the to be taken to realise the full ing Covid-appropriate behav- behaviour and laxity is a major tive in terms of efficacy and Defence Minister Rajnath the Line of Actual Control in Biden administration, and that potential of pacts such as ! iour. reason for the surge,” he said. long-term protection.” Singh held wide-ranging dis- Ladakh where stand-off was India is an increasingly impor- LEMOA (Logistics Exchange -./-01 S Defence Secretary & # & ULloyd Austin said he had " talked about human rights of , minorities in India during his meeting with Cabinet . ! " / 0 0 Ministers here during his ongoing visit. It was impor- -./-01 The panel said although doing business and for remov- %12 tant for partners to have the country has become sur- ing the fear of frequent statu- “those kinds of discussions,” he Opposition parties — plus in most agri-commodities, tory controls under the -./-01 he said. !" ! -./-01 TCongress, TMC, AAP, farmers have been unable to get Essential Commodities Act in In an interaction with DMK, SP, PMK and NC — better prices due to lack of order to boost immediate he Delhi Government’s media, “We have to remem- he Rashtriya Swayamsevak have supported “the Essential investment in cold storage, investment in agriculture sec- Tdoorstep ration delivery ber that India is our partner, TSangh (RSS) on Saturday Commodities (Amendment) warehouses, processing and tor, increase competition and scheme will be implemented in a partner whose partnership elected Dattatreya Hosabale as Act 2020”, one of the three farm export as entrepreneurs get enhance farmers’ income. the national Capital without we value. And I think partners # $ the next sarkaryavah (general laws against which farmers are discouraged by the regulatory “The Committee hope(s) any name and a fresh propos- need to be able to have those secretary). Hosabale replaces protesting at Delhi borders for mechanisms in the Essential and expect(s) that the recent- al will be sent to the Centre for kinds of discussions. And %& Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, 73, who more than 100 days now. political parties have been Commodities Act, 1955. ly enacted ‘Essential its approval, Delhi Chief certainly, we feel comfort- & % " held the position since 2009 for A Parliamentary Standing demanding the repeal of all “This has resulted in farm- Commodities (Amendment) Minister Arvind Kejriwal said able doing that. And you can the fourth time. Committee on the Ministry of three farm laws enacted by the ers suffering huge losses when Act, 2020’, which was aimed at on Saturday. have those discussions in a ! Hosabale, 65, was serving Consumer Affairs, compris- Centre recently and backing there are bumper harvests, addressing the issue, will The announcement came a very meaningful way and !" as the organisation’s saha- ing Farooq Abdullah, GS the farmers’ protect against it. especially of perishable com- become a catalyst for unlock- day after Centre red-flagged make progress.” he added. sarkaryavah in the RSS. Basavaraj, Shafiqur Rahman The report was tabled in modities, much of which could ing vast untapped resources in “Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar His response came in the ( % &&L The important decision for Barq, Bhagwant Mann, Parliament on March 19, ask- have been reduced with ade- the agriculture sector by creat- Ration Yojna”, saying subsidised backdrop of US Senator &M O the change of guards was taken Anbumani Ramadoss, Fauzia ing the Government to “imple- quate processing facilities,” the ing an environment for foodgrains under the “National Robert Menendez, Chairman &&% &% at RSS’ “Akhil Bharatiya Khan, Shanta Chhetri and ment the Essential panel said. enhanced investments in agri- Food Security Act” cannot be of the Senate Foreign Prathinidhi Sabha”, the highest Ganesan Selvam, has asked Commodities (Amendment) Also, it noted that even the culture sector, fair and pro- used for State specific scheme. Relations Committee men- % , annual decision-making con- the Government to implement Act, 2020 so the farmers and High Powered Committee for ductive competition in agri- Kejriwal said, “We will tioning about “the deterio- % clave of the Sangh, which was in “letter and spirit” the other stakeholders of the farm- Transformation of Indian cultural marketing and increase accept all conditions of the rating situation of democra- & held near Bengaluru this year Essential Commodities ing sector in this country Agriculture had suggested that farmers’ income,” the report Centre but will not allow any cy in India.” % " from March 19 to March 20. (Amendment) Act 2020. receive the benefits intended there was a need to create an added. obstruction of the scheme.” Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 The same leaders and their under the said Act. environment based on ease of Continued on Page 4 Detailed report on P3 + ,-. ,/,-
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We -./-01 “We dreamed of this he said, adding that under this were trying to understand the he Delhi Government’s scheme for 20-22 years and I scheme, the Government reason behind such a direction. he Delhi Government Tdoorstep ration delivery was personally preparing for it decided to prepare a pack com- The Central Government has Tlaunched the “Education scheme will be implemented in for the last 2-3 years, our bat- prising atta, rice and other written that we cannot keep the Mentoring Programme” through the national Capital without any tle of 22 years will be won with ingredients, which the name Mukhya Mantri Ghar its “Youth for Education” initia- name and a fresh proposal will the implementation of this Government would then deliv- Ghar Ration Yojana. It looks tive, which focuses on mentor- be sent to the Centre for its scheme. er to individuals. like they have some issues in the ing of girls studying in grades IX approval, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal said, “On 25th “We realised this can use of the word Mukhya to XII in Delhi Government Arvind Kejriwal said on March 2021 the Delhi reduce the issues citizens face in Mantri.” Schools. Under the programme, Saturday. Government was supposed to getting their monthly ration. “This scheme is not to students will be mentored by The announcement came a begin the revolutionary flagship This is why the Delhi publicise our name. We are not B.Tech, M.Tech, PhD and MBA day after Centre red-flagged project — the Mukhyamantri Government came up with coming up with this scheme to students of Indira Gandhi Delhi ‘’Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ghar Ghar Ration Yojana. Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar publicise our name. The Centre Technical University of Women. Ration Yojna’’, saying that sub- on Monday and its proposal Every State Government pro- Ration Yojana. We were all set has written that the name of the On the involvement of receive the right guidance, which attending government schools. sidised foodgrains under the will be sent to the Centre. vides ration to its poor. People to launch this scheme on 25th scheme will make it look like a women and girls in the field of will help them build sustainable We built the professional capac- ‘National Food Security Act’ Kejriwal said “We will get ration from ration shops March but yesterday afternoon State Government scheme. I innovation, Deputy Chief innovations. It is our vision that ity of our teachers and sent them cannot be used for State specific accept all conditions of the and face various difficulties. In we received a letter from the want to make it very clear that Minister Manish Sisodia said, our girls equally dominate the all over the world - Harvard, scheme. Centre but will not allow any many cases, the ration dealers Central Government, whereby we did not plan this scheme to “Our world is becoming a STEM sector.” Cambridge, Singapore and The Central Government obstruction in the implemen- also charge extra money from the Central Government direct- get any credit. I am very hope- knowledge economy with ded- Addressing the mentors, he Finland for training. Delhi has objection to the word ‘Chief tation of the scheme. We were the poor, which is why citizens ed us not to implement the ful that after this decision, the icated research and innovation said, “If I have to speak about the Government school children Minister’. So we have decided to a little disheartened with the face a lot of difficulties in get- scheme,” he said. Central Government will not quickly becoming the key to enrolment rate of pre-primary attained a 98 per cent pass per- provide door to door ration Central Government’s objec- ting ration.” The Chief Minister said, “It have any more problems with progress. Although our nation is and primary schools, approxi- centage in CBSE board exams. without any name of the tion, but we have understood Taking cognisance of this was a bit surprising because just this scheme and they will allow seeing some major innovations mately 21 lakh children are Our students are going to IITs scheme,” he said, adding that their issue with it; we just want situation, the Delhi five days before the launch of us to implement this decision,” in every field of work, these enrolled every year. However, without any coaching,” he said. there will be a Cabinet meeting the people to benefit and the Government came up with the the scheme we received such a he said. innovations are mostly led by only 10,000 girls take up STEM Appreciating the efforts of men. The participation of studies in higher education. mentors in guiding students, he women is abysmal when it Our students and teachers are said, “Many students, especial- comes to innovation, especially continuously endeavouring to ly male students are going to IITs $ %&+ in the field of STEM. According work hard in this field but we without any guidance. They % ,, to a study I recently came across, need to fill in this gap. Therefore, receive guidance from their 12 6/ women form only 33 per cent of your participation and mentor- teachers or fathers and brothers. the total workforce in research ing will play a crucial role.” I am aware that a lot of students and innovation in STEM in “Our Chief Minister Arvind are confused about their long- ! ! 4 4 South Asia.” Kejriwal wants to bring in a rev- term goals and they require the Sisodia said, “With the olution in education. When I right information at the right Education Mentoring used to visit government schools time because making such deci- Programme, Delhi Government earlier, I was always astonished sions can be challenging. The Pradesh and Delhi, particularly wants to empower students of to see how dilapidated the build- best kind of guidance a student -./-01 in rural areas. Two uniforms of Delhi in the fields of Science, ings were, how unsanitary the can receive is from his/her Delhi Police were also recov- Technology, Engineering and classes were. We laid the foun- senior and I am happy that you ith the arrest of four ered from them. Vaishali used Mathematics. We want our stu- dation of basic education to help will play a key role in guiding Wpeople, the Delhi Police to pose as an IPS officer and dents, especially our girls, to our students take pride in our students,” he said. on Saturday busted an inter- two of her associates used to State paper leak gang operat- pose as sub-inspector and head ing in Haryana, Rajasthan, constable of the Delhi Police to # 8 & & Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and impress people, the DCP said. Delhi. Police said that they “The accused used to have also recovered two police charge around 10 to 25 lakh, & 3 uniforms from the possession depending upon the nature of of the accused. the job, from candidates in -./-01 their male relatives who are an open space for half an hour,” The accused have been order to pass the examination. incarcerated in other jails of he said. identified as Rohit (23), Love Usually an employee of private elhi Prisons Department Delhi. Earlier during the pre-Covid Kumar (26), Himanshu (23) examination centre helped to Don Saturday resumed the “In today’s mulaqat, 128 time, this mulaqat was done and Vaishali (26), all residents “During investigation, provide a mobile phone to process of internal mulaqat of male inmates met their relative every Saturday, except second of Haryana. WhatsApp data of the seized their candidate,” said the DCP. 7 ! !, inmates inside the jail premises. female inmates of jail no 6. Saturday. Now, it will be allowed According to Urvija Goel, mobile phone was retrieved “The dummy candidate 0! ) ! #$% According to a senior prison Similarly, 42 male inmates had twice a month, the first and third the Deputy Commissioner of and analysed, following which used to send a picture of the official, on Saturday, the physi- mulaqat in jail no 16, Mandoli. Saturday, he said, adding that Police (DCP), West district, three more people were arrest- paper to the kingpin. Then ated to other platform from cal mulaqat of female inmates of These male inmates were proper Covid protocols, includ- police received specific inputs ed from Delhi and Haryana,” “solvers” solved the paper with- 91#(#3#/ platform number 2,” said the jail no 6 Tihar and Jail no 16 brought to the female jails and ing masks and social distancing, that some illegal practice was said the DCP. in a few minutes and circulat- official. Mandoli was facilitated with allowed to meet face to face in were ensured for all concerned. going on at Om and Chander “During interrogation, it ed the answer-key to their he Lucknow-bound Associates Examination Centre was revealed that Vaishali is the examination centres in differ- TShatabdi Express caught in Naraina Industrial Area kingpin of the gang. She, along ent states,” said the DCP. fire when it reached during the examination for with her boyfriend Anil “The bank statement of Ghaziabad junction early on the post of forest guard. Sharma, brother Love and accused persons revealed Saturday. The officials said no “On February 4, police other associates, used to run a heavy cash transactions in one was injured in the inci- conducted a raid at the centre racket related to online exam- 2021. Efforts are being made to dent and the fire was in par- and nabbed Rohit who was inations for various nab their associates. Links of cel boggy in which all the arti- using a mobile phone for solv- Government jobs,” said the candidates who have cleared cles kept were completely ing his online paper. DCP. the examination by unfair burnt. Thereafter, a case was regis- “The gang operated in var- means with the help of the However, the train moved tered at Naraina police station,” ious States, including Haryana, gang are being investigated,” toward its destination after the said the DCP. Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar- said the DCP. boggy was separated from the train. According to Sunil Kumar Singh, the Chief Fire Officer (CFO), the fire department received information from railway at around 7:00 am # # about the incident following which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. 1 0 “The fire was in the parcel boggy of the train and it took -./-01 half an hour to douse the area doused the fire,” said the flames. The train was depart- -./-01 SKM. he Delhi Police has arrested ed for its destination after Hundreds of farmers are Tthree men for allegedly cleansing and detaching the he Samyukt Kisan Morcha camping at Delhi’s borders molesting a 25-year-old woman parcel boggy,” said the CFO. T(SKM) on Saturday said a points at Ghazipur, Singhu and and robbing a truck driver in The General Manager fire broke out in a tent at Tikri since November demand- South Delhi. Northern Railway Ashutosh Delhi’s Singhu border where ing that the Centre repeal the The accused have been iden- Gangal, who was present at the farmers have been protesting three contentious farm laws tified as Yogesh (26), Naveen site said an enquiry has been the Centre’s three agri laws. and make a new one that Lohmod (25) and Baljeet (30), all initiated and officials have However, there was no official would ensure legal guarantee residents of Aya Nagar. been asked to submit its report word about the incident from on the MSP. According to Atul Kumar within a short period of time. the police or the fire depart- Enacted in September, the Thakur, the Deputy “The enquiry committee ment. three farm laws have been pro- Commissioner of Police (DCP), will consist the forensic scien- According to SKM, the jected by the Centre as major South district, on the interven- tist’s team to determine the incident took place around 10 reforms in the agriculture sec- ing night of Thursday and Friday, electric and other banned am near an under-construction tor that will remove middle- information was received that the items,” said the official. flyover where the tent was put men and allow farmers to sell caller was molested by three to The Shatabdi Express had up and the tent was complete- their produce anywhere in the four men in their car who had left New Delhi railway station ly burnt. country. also tried to rape her and torn at around 6:38 am and reached “A man was also injured The protesting farmers, her clothes. Ghaziabad junction at 6:41 am while trying to extinguish on the other hand, have “Police reached at the spot where smoke coming out of the blaze. The tent was expressed apprehension that and met the victim where she parcel van was noticed. burnt after a cylinder caught the new laws would pave the said that three persons were in “The railway officers, ini- fire. There were around 10 way for eliminating the safety a car quarreled with her broth- tially, tried to control the fire to 12 people inside the tent cushion of the Minimum er. When she came to save him, through its workforce but they when the blaze broke out. Support Price (MSP) and do they sexual assault her. were not able to control it fol- Five mobile phones, twenty away with the “mandi” (whole- Thereafter, a case under relevant lowing which fire control mattresses, 20 chairs and dry sale market) system, leaving sections has been registered at department was informed. To ration were destroyed. A fire them at the mercy of big cor- Fatehpur Beri police station,” said pave the way to other inbound tender from Sonipat’s Kundli porates. the DCP. trains the Shatabdi was devi- % & * three (23) million passengers ministry said in a statement. necessary action on receiving -./-01 travel through the Indian Among the preventive complaints regarding any type Railways everyday out of measures that need to be of ‘Crime against women’. he Indian Railways in which 20 per cent i.e. about 4.6 adopted including proper The Ministry further said Torder to prevent the inci- million are women. lighting arrangements should that CCTV surveillance sys- dents of crime against women “The action plan should be be ensured covering all vul- tems should be used effective- in trains and its premises have classified in short term and nerable places identified in ly. “Time to time audit of the taken several steps in recent long term plan. Short term railway stations, circulating cameras installed and the area years as part of a focused plans should be implemented area, parking, approach roads, covered by them should be effort to collectively strive for immediately from the existing ends of platforms, yards and done. It should be ensured that safety of women passengers resources on priority without washing lines, etc, it said. all the persons visiting the and to mitigate atrocities any delay. It may include keep- It has been noticed that Railway Platform/ Passenger against women in railways. ing watch on suspects, regular generally cases of eve teasing, area are caught on the cam- Various guidelines or visit to vulnerable spots by if remain unattended, lead to eras,” it said. action plans issued by Indian duty officers and staff during increase in incidents of The vulnerable places Railways to all zonal railways their rounds. However, long molestation or assault on identified for such crime and production units to pre- term plan include improve- women. As a measure to pre- should mandatorily be covered vent incidents of crime against ment of basic infrastructure, vent such crimes, GRP/RPF under the CCTV surveillance, women. As estimated twenty CCTV, light masts, etc,” the officials shall promptly take it added. + ,-. ,/,- - =)> 0 " # " "Q5 2R2 : 5 !" "! State what it has lost in the past “BJP is not the party of out- 1#:#92:B70#91#$ seven decades of Congress, siders … rather it is the only ', Left and Trinamool party of Bengal as the father of amata Banerjee was run- Governments he said “you have Jan Sangh Shyama Prasad Mning a Pathshala of seen the Congress, communists Mukherjee was from this State.” Nirmamata (school of cruelty), and the Trinamool … now you Attacking the Bengal Prime Minister Narendra Modi give a chance to the BJP and Government for blocking the ! 7 1 decision. “How do you expect Chennai: With Tamil Nadu continue classes for 9, 10 and 11 10th and 11th with effect from on Saturday said launching a witness the development taking implementation of national me to check whether all the witnessing a sudden surge in from the health point of view as March 22 until further orders," frontal attack on the Bengal place in five years. If they took education policy in Bengal he n a setback to the BJP, the papers are ion order. It has to coronavirus cases over the last there has been a rise in COVID- state Chief Secretary Rajeev Chief Minister. you back in the past 70 years we said “enough is enough we will Ireturning officers rejected be done by the persons entrust- few days, the State Government 19 cases. Ranjan said in the order. Addressing a huge elec- will take you ahead in five years not allow you to play with the the nomination papers sub- ed with the responsibility,” on Saturday ordered closure of With regard to 12th stan- However, online/digital mode of tion rally at Kharagpur the time.” future and shatter the dreams of mitted by the party candidates Subramanian told The schools for classes 9, 10 and 11 dard, the director said the stu- education shall continue for Prime Minister said the Chief Attacking the Chief the youth of Bengal” as after at Thalasseri and Guruvayur Pioneer. from March 22 until further dents may be permitted to classes 9, 10 and 11, he said. Minister “Pathshala of Minister for unleashing a BJP comes to power there will while the papers of its ally, the This was the second time orders. attend school as their numbers Further, hostels too would Nirmamata ran on a syllabus of dynastic politics he said in a be a huge change in all the AIADMK, was rejected by the Subramanian was fielded by the However, they would con- would be lesser and they have be closed. Announcing relax- cut money, syndicate and clear reference to Banerjee’s fields. “We will bring industry, returning officer of Devikulam BJP from Guruvayur. Sources in tinue to function for the 12th to sit for the board examination ations in lockdown rules, the tolabaji (extortion) nephew and Diamond Harbour introduce agricultural reforms in the high ranges. BJP expressed shock over the standard students for they have with strictly adherence to pre- government had permitted the Calling for “Ashol MP Abhishek Banerjee “when … and compensate for the The nomination paper sub- callous manner in which the to take the board examination. ventive measures such as wear- re-opening of schools for 10 and Poriborton” (real change) the the entire country is getting lapses of the previous mitted by N Haridas, the nomination paper was submit- Notifying the closure, the ing of masks and maintaining 12 classes from January 19 this Prime Minister said the term, accustomed to single window Governments in the past 70 Kannur district BJP president, ted by an experienced candi- government said the director of social distancing. year and for 9 and 11 from “Ashol Poriborton does not system here the Government is years.” as a party nominee from date, who herself is a lawyer by public health and preventive "The government of Tamil February 8 after a year, permit- only stand for a political change pursuing Bhaipo (nephew) win- Banerjee who was address- Thalasseri was rejected because profession. medicine has recommended Nadu hereby order that schools ting also the re-opening of hos- but it also means transforming dow … that implies everything ing a rally barely 60 km away at the papers did not have the sig- Interestingly, the BJP had that it would not be advisable to shall be closed for classes 9th, tels for those students. PTI Bengal into a Sonar Bangla has to be channelized through Haldia however hit back in nature of the national president not fielded any dummy candi- (golden Bengal) ... this time the Bhaipo (nephew). equal measure wondering why of the party. But sources in the dates at Thalasseri and round Bengal has decided to Attacking the Chief her Government should only be district collectorate said that Guruvayur which means that bring about the Ashol Minister for raising Khela called a government of corrupt Haridas had submitted the the constituencies will see direct ' 494: 4 Poriborton.” Hobey (a game is in the offing) and extortionists when the one copies of documents along with engagement with the CPI(M)- He said Kharagpur repre- slogan --- that many critics call sitting in the Centre is selling the affidavit instead of the orig- led LDF and the Congress-led " ! 23# with 92 new deaths the Covid- from 2.22 per cent to 2.18 per sents mini-India. “It represents a psychological ploy to terrorise out all the national assets cre- inal. UDF. 19 toll in the state went up from cent.There are a maximum of India’s diversity as people from the voters --- the Prime ated painstakingly over the “My nomination has been Nomination papers of R here was palpable shock 53,208 to 53,300. 38,803 “active” cases in Pune, fol- different languages live here… Minister said “they talk of khela years. rejected on technical grounds. Dhanalakshmi, the AIADMK Tand anxiety in the health cir- As 13,588 patients were dis- lowed by Nagpur (28,423), you have the longest railway sta- hobey and I too know that “They call us tolabaj and This is against the spirit of candidate at Devikulam in cles of Maharashtra on Saturday, charged from the hospitals Mumbai (20019), Thane tion as well as the first IIT of the khela hobey because they are corrupt but what about the PM democracy. We will move court Idukki district too was rejected as the daily infections shot up to across the state after full recov- (18,088), Nashik (13223), country… (With all these assets expert players having large Cares fund … where has the regarding this incident,” said by the returning officer as the a highest ever tally of 27,126, ery, the total number of people Aurangabad (13007), Jalgaon already in store) I assure you of scale involvement in corrup- money deposited in it gone… Haridas. Thalasseri was all former had not filled the Form surpassing 25,000-plus daily discharged from the hospitals (5079), Amaravati (3530) and 'ashol poriborton' (real tion, loot of public money and BJP is the biggest tolabaaz in spruced up to welcome union 26 in full. cases recorded in the state for the since the second week of March Akola (4585). change).” the central grants for various India,” Banerjee said. home minister Amit Shah who By evening it was two consecutive days. last year went up to 22,03,553. Pune district, which con- Attacking the Chief schemes including Amphan “Those who steal Rs 500 was scheduled to address an announced by the NDA’s Idukki After the state recorded The recovery rate in the state tinued to be the worst-affected Minister for failing to develop relief fund … but I want to are called thieves but what election rally for the BJP can- district council that an inde- 25,883 and 25,681 fresh infec- dropped marginally from 90.42 city-district in Maharashtra, saw Bengal in the past one decade assure you that TMC’s khela about those who sell out the didate. pendent candidate Ganseshan tions on Thursday and Friday per cent to 89.07 per cent. the total number of cases he asked “how many industries khatam, vikas shuru (TMC’s entire basket of national The returning officer of joined the AIADMK, saving the respectively --- more than the With seven fresh deaths, the increase from 460114 to have come up in Bengal in the game is over, and development assets… they are selling out Guruvayur constituency reject- alliance from a major embar- previous single-day peak of Covid-19 toll in Mumbai rose 3,65,705, while the total number past 10 years … today Bengal has begun)… please vote for the Rail, Sail, BSNL, Coal India, Air ed the nomination submitted by rassment. Ganeshan would be 24,886 registered on September from 11,569 to 11,576 cases, of deaths in Pune stood static lags behind many states … as BJP fearlessly because Ebar India … and tomorrow they Nivedita Subramanian, presi- the NDA candidate at 11 last year, Maharashtra record- while the infected cases went up from 8167 to 8170. the Government here excels in bhoy noy….joy hobe (this time will sell out the entire country,” dent, Kerala Mahila Morcha, on Devikulam. ed 27,126 fresh cases, while 92 by 2982 to trigger a jump in the Thane district remained in Tolabaji (extortion), cut money, there will be no fear but victo- the Chief Minister said adding the ground that the Form B did By evening the political more people succumbed to the infections from 3,55,914 to the third spot --after Pune and syndicate raj … in Bengal the ry).” “it is a necessity that the BJP is not have the signature of the landscape of Kerala was agog pandemic in various parts of the 3,58,896. Meanwhile, the num- Mumbai – after the total num- whole system has been crim- Refuting Banerjee’s “out- defeated in Bengal so that from party’s state president. She with allegations and counter state.With fresh cases reported ber of “active cases” total cases ber of infections rose from inlised, the administration has sider” slogan raised against the this State the Biday Ghanta blamed the returning officer for allegations by the CPI(M) and on Saturday, the total infections in the state went up from 301386 to 3,03,465 while the been politicized and corruption national BJP leaders who have (swan song) can be sung for refusing to accept her nomina- the Congress accusing each in the state climbed from 1,77,560 to 1,91,006. The fatal- total deaths climbed from 5890 has been institutionalized.” been coming to Bengal for them … after Bengal they will tion and said she would go to other for making secret deals 24,22,021 to 2,44,147. Similarly, ity rate in the state dropped to 5891. Promising to return to the campaigning, Modi said that be defeated in Delhi.” the court challenging the RO’s with the BJP. -;07?-0#/- 2?:- 7?-:HP32 -# 2:/-: #- 3 3 %& $ & 9 ' " *** && : I :"! % &-/ From Page 1 region,” he said. 9 HI Underlining the growing The US Defence Secretary KOCHI: The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala Government is ties, Rajnath said, “India is com- said as the Indo-Pacific region ! & ./ Raipur: In the virtual presence of Lok Sabha MP on the run from the hands of law, according to Anurag mitted to further consolidate our faces challenges to a free and Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance and robust defence partnership with open regional order, cooperation " ! 23# check his gait and timings and sought to transfer one thousand 104 crore 27 lakh rupees in the Corporate affairs. He said the Kerala Government’s action the US. I look forward to work- among like-minded countries is compare with the findings investigations accounts of 18 lakh 43 thousand farmers of the State, of filing a criminal case against the officials of the ing with you closely to make the imperative to securing the he National Investigation Agency conducted and evidence collected so far as the fourth installment of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Enforcement Directorate for allegedly threatening and India-US relationship one of the shared vision for the future. T(NIA) sleuths, accompanied by arrest- in the case. Earlier, the NIA had taken to Yojana and a total of Rs. 7 crore 55 lakhs as the 15th recording a false statement of Swapna Suresh, the gold defining partnerships of 21st He said the two Ministers ed police officer Sachin Vaze, sought to re- various other locations in Mumbai and and 16th installments of the Godhan Nyay Yojana, in smuggling accused, is a hitherto unheard charge from a century.” discussed opportunities to ele- create the crime scene involving the plant- neighbouring Thane, where now under the accounts of cattle rearers, on March 21. All the State Government against the Central Government’s In his media statement vate the US-India defence part- ing of a SUV with 20 gelatin sticks and a arrest Vaze lives, to re-create the entire set members of the cabinet will be present in this program agency. Austin, who arrived here on a nership through regional secu- threat note near Industrialist Mukesh of circumstances culminating in the SUV scheduled to be held in the Chief Minister's residence The Crime Branch of the Kerala Government had filed three-day visit on Friday, said rity cooperation, military-to- Ambani’s residence “Antilia” in the small imbroglio on Feb. 25. office at 11 am. a FIR against the ED officials probing the gold smuggling India is an increasingly impor- military interactions and defence hours of Saturday. On its part, the NIA so far seized five Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, farm- case that the latter forced and coerced Swapna Suresh that tant partner amid rapidly shift- trade.In addition, the two sides The NIA sleuths took Vaze, who is high-end cars --a Scorpio, Innova, Prado ers have been paid 4500 crore rupees in three install- Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was involved in the crime. ing international dynamics and are continuing to advance new under their custody till March 25, to the and two Mercedes. The investigators sus- ments. Similarly, 23 crore 62 lakh rupees have been The FIR was based on a statement by women police cops Washington was committed to areas of collaboration, including spot where the gelatin sticks laden Scorpio pect that four seized vehicles had been paid in three installments to 4777 farmers of certified who were guarding Swapna while she was custody of the a “forward-looking” defence information-sharing, logistics had been recovered on February 25, and used to carry out reconnaissance of the site seed producers and Rs 74 crore 24 lakh have been paid ED in the latter’s office at Kochi. partnership with New Delhi as cooperation, artificial intelli- tried to re-create the crime scene, which near Ambani’s residence where a Scorpio to sugarcane grower 34 thousand 292 farmers as addi- But the FIR is silent about the ED officials who were a central pillar of its approach to gence, and cooperation in new is in the vicinity of Industrialist Mukesh laden with 20 gelatin sticks was recovered tional incentives and inputs. So far, Rs 4597 crore 86 involved in the case. the region. domains such as spaceand cyber, Ambani’s skyscraper mansion “Antilia” on on February 25. They also suspect that a lakh has been paid to the farmers under the Rajiv “This kind of allegation is unheard of in the history “As the world faces a glob- the visiting Minister said. Carmichael Road in south Mumbai. few of them were used by Thane busi- Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana. Chief Minister Mr. Baghel of India. The FIR against the ED is that they forced to al pandemic and growing chal- Describing his talks with Having cordoned off the otherwise nessman Mansukh Hiran. whose body will transfer Rs. 3 crore 75 lakh as the 15th installment extract a confession from the accused and make her name lenges to an open and stable Rajnath were “productive”, he busy road, the NIA asked Vaze ‘walk down was recovered from the marshy Reti- of the Godhan Nyaya Yojana and Rs. 3 crore 80 lakh Pinarayi Vijayan as an accomplice in the case,” Thakur told international system, the US- said a number of security issues the road’ near Antilia from the spot where Bunder creek Mumbra in the neighbour- as the 16th installment in the accounts of the cattle The Pioneer in the sidelines of an electiob campaign in India relationship is a stronghold which are important to the two the SUV was recovered, in its effort to ing Thane district on March 5. rearers, in this program to be held on March 21. Perumbavoor on Saturday. PNS of a free and open Indo-Pacific countries were discussed. ) ing in Mumbai”. the Home Minister and resistance . *** #-#;;; “The aforesaid meeting at the from me in that regard, the Home 4 ;;; From Page 1 official residence of the Home Minister has found my reserva- ./ These were Assam, Uttarakhand, Odisha, From Page 1 Minister with Patil and Bhujbal tions and resistance undesirable.” From Page 1 Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Ladakh, In the operative part of the let- occurred on March 4, 2021 as Alluding to the suicide by Austin said President Jo From Page 1 ful for village and town dwellers, and Manipur, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and ter, Singh wrote, “.... Sachin Vaze informed to me by Patil. In order seven-time Dadra Nagar Haveli Biden has said human rights Further, the panel asked the subsidise these products. Daman and Diu, Meghalaya, Mizoram, who was heading the Crime to remind myself about the exact MP Mohan S Delkar in a hotel and rule of law are important Government to keep a close watch on Thousands of farmers, especial- Nagaland, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Intelligence Unit of the Crime conversation that I had with ACP along Marine Drive on February to the US. prices of essential commodities and ly from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Islands and Arunachal Pradesh. Branch of the Mumbai Police Patil, I messaged ACP Patil on 22, the former CP said, “My pro- Ahead of his visit, Austin take remedial steps because com- Uttar Pradesh, are camping at Delhi The Ministry further said India has was called by Anil Deshmukh to March 16, 2021,” Singh wrote, as fessional view after seeking appro- was asked to raise concerns modities such as potato, onions and borders seeking repeal of scaled a significant peak in its battle against his official residence Dyaneshwar he went on to quote the WhatsApp priate legal advice was that while about democracy in the coun- pulses are part of a common man’s the three farm laws for last 114 days. Covid-19 pandemic with the total vaccination several times in last few months exchanges between him and ACP the suicide had occurred in try with Indian officials by the daily diet and that lakhs of people So far, 11 rounds of talks coverage surpassing four crore. and repeatedly instructed to assist Patil. Mumbai, all the alleged acts of chief of the US Senate Foreign who do not get the benefits of Public between the Government and protest- “About 4,20,63,392 vaccine doses have in collection of funds for the Singh said both Vaze and abetment had taken place in Relations Committee. Distribution System (PDS) ing farm unions have failed to yield been administered through 6,86,469 sessions, Home Minister,” Singh wrote in Patil had approached after the Dadra & Nagar Haveli. Thus, the The visiting dignitary also and may suffer adversely in the after- any result although the Government as per the provisional report till 7 am today. his letter. instructions from the Home abetment of suicide, if any, was said he did not discuss with math of the implementation of the has offered to suspend implementa- These include 77,06,839 healthcare workers “In and around mid-February Minister and told him “about required to be investigated by the India possible US sanctions new Act. tion of these laws for 18 (HCWs) (first dose), 48,04,285 HCWs (sec- and thereafter, the Home Minister their predicaments”. police at Dadra & Nagar Haveli over India’s acquisition of S-400 Besides, the committee also asked months. ond dose), 79,57,606 frontline workers (FLWs) had called Vaze to his official res- In the incriminating letter, who would have jurisdiction in missile system from Russia. the Government to consider the Meanwhile, a Supreme Court- (first dose) and 24,17,077 FLWs (second idence. At that time, one or two Mumbai’s former CP also accused that regard.” Austin said India has not inclusion of more consumables in the appointed panel is examining the dose), 32,23,612 beneficiaries aged more staff members of the Home the State Home Minister of inter- Singh said while he held to his acquired the missile system so list of essential commodities, partic- matter and expected to submit a than 45 years with specific co-morbidities Minister including his Personal fering in the official duties of professional view as advised by far, so the issue of sanctions was ularly those which directly affect the report in this regard anytime (first dose) and 1,59,53,973 beneficiaries Secretary, Palande, were also pre- police officers. legal experts, the Home Minister not discussed. health of all consumers and are use- soon. aged more than 60 years,” it said. sent,” Singh stated. “The Home Minister has as a “kept insisting otherwise despite “The Home Minister regular practice been repeatedly having been informed by me expressed to Vaze that he had a calling my officers and giving about the opinion of legal experts activists. He joined the RSS in 1968 target to accumulate Rs 100 crore them instructions in respect of the on this issue”. *** and then the student organisation a month. For achieving the afore- course to be followed by them in ABVP in 1972. He became a full-time said target, the Home Minister told performance of their official Singh said, “Despite being From Page 1 worker of the ABVP in 1978. He was Vaze that there are about 1,750 duties. The Home Minister has fully aware of the opinion of the “Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha the general secretary of ABVP for 15 bars, restaurants and other estab- been calling my officers at his offi- legal experts, the general opinion of RSS elected Shri Dattatreya years with his headquarter being lishments in Mumbai and if a sum cial residence bypassing me and and the reasons behind it”, the Hosabale as its ‘Sarkaryavah’. He was Mumbai. of Rs 2-3 lakhs each was collect- other superior officers of the State Home Minister announced Sah Sarkaryavah of RSS since 2009”, The new RSS General Secretary ed from each of three them, a police department to whom those the setting up of a Special according to the RSS. comes from Sorab in the Shimoga monthly collection of Rs 40-50 respective police officers report to”. Investigation Team (SIT) and reg- Hosabale will be taking charge district of Karnataka. A staunch sup- crore was achievable. The Home “The Home Minster has been istration of an FIR into the alleged ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha porter of the government’s key poli- Minister said the rest of the col- instructing them to carry out case of abetment of suicide by Elections and RSS centenary cele- cies like NRC and NEP, he is also lection could be made from other official assignments and collection Delkar, on the floor of the brations in 2025- both being major vocal about his view on conversions sources,” the former CP wrote. schemes including financial trans- Maharashtra Assembly on March milestones for the BJP and the RSS. to other religions. “Vaze came to my office the actions as per his instructions 9. Hosabale studied English litera- same day and informed me of the based on his expectations and tar- Contesting the claim by the The decision was taken after an ture at a university in Bengaluru. He above. I was shocked with the gets to collect money. These cor- Minister that he had been trans- internal election in RSS’s Akhil enjoyed proximity with almost all above discussion and was mulling rupt malpractices have been ferred because of serious lapses in Bharatiya Prathinidhi Sabha, which writers and journalists of Karnataka, over how to deal with the situa- brought to my notice by my offi- the investigations into the recov- is an annual meeting of the top RSS notable among them being YN tion,” Singh said. cers,” the former CP alleged. ery of explosive laden SUV near functionaries. It was held in Krishnamurthy and Gopal Krishna In his letter, Mumbai’s former Referring to instances of infer- Mukesh Ambani’s residence on Bengaluru and not in Nagpur because Adiga. He played an active role in set- CP goes onto allege that ence indulged in by the Home February 25, the former CP wrote, of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was ting up the Youth Development Deshmukh’s personal secretary Minister in the functioning of the “In these circumstances, the asser- scheduled to last year but was post- Centre in Guwahati, Assam and the Palande informed Assistant Mumbai police force, Singh wrote, tions of the Home Minister to the poned on account of the pandemic. World Organization of Student and Commissioner of Police Sanjay “These acts of political of inter- effect that my transfer is not for Hosabale was active during the Youth. Patil, ACP, Social Service Branch ference are illegal & unconstitu- administrative or routine rea- Emergency from 1975 to 1977, and He was the founding editor of - who had been called to the tional and courts in our country sons, I have conducted serious was arrested under the Maintenance Aseema, a Kannada monthly. He Home Minister’s residence a few including the Supreme Court of lapses and the serious lapses in the of Internal Security Act. He served as became Sah-Baudhik Pramukh (sec- days later - that Deshmukh “was India have in the past come down investigation committed by me are the general secretary for the student ond in command of the intellectual targeting a collection of Rs. 40-50 heavily on such acts of interference unpardonable are all statements organisation ABVP. wing of RSS) in 2004. He is multi-lin- crore which was possible through in police investigations. In the contrary to the record and seem Popularly known as ‘Dattaji’ in gual and fluent in Kannada, Hindi, an approximate 1,750 bars, restau- event of my expressing reserva- to be for extraneous and vindic- RSS, he comes from a family of RSS English, Tamil and Sanskrit. rants and establishments operat- tions against the interference from tive reasons.” 0 + ,-. ,/,- $ 12 # # " & P! , ;1 ! <==== ! '/ , " -./-01 -./-01 octors managing Covid-19 ,, % Dafflicted pregnant women he Centre has handed over should be more careful and -./-01 Tthe probe into the death of adopt effective strategies to Thane-based businessman prevent or reduce risks to he Supreme Court has Mansukh Hiran to the National patients and fetuses, researchers Tgiven its nod for disbursal Investigation Agency (NIA). have cautioned stating that of 50,000 deposited in its Hiran’s body was found in a such pregnancy is associated “suitors fund” by the Airports creek days after a vehicle laden with adverse outcomes like Authority of India (AAI) to the with explosives was parked preeclampsia, stillbirth, widow of a man who had died near the Mumbai residence of preterm birth and others, of cardiac arrest owing to neg- industrialist Mukesh Ambani. “Our findings suggest that ligence in shifting him to the The NIA is already probing pregnant people with Covid- nearest hospital in Kolkata in the case related to the recovery 19 have an increased risk of 2012. of a Mahindra Scorpio SUV high blood pressure, stillbirth The AAI, under provisions (sports utility vehicle), parked and preterm birth. Their new- of the Consumer Protection near Ambani’s residence borns are more likely to need Act has deposited 50,000 with ‘Antilia’, with gelatin sticks and intensive care. Pregnant peo- the top court while filing an has arrested an Assistant Police ple with severe COVID-19 appeal against the October 7, Inspector, Sachin Waze. symptoms have a particularly 2015 order of the National The SUV was in possession high risk of these complica- Consumer Disputes Redressal of Hiran before his death. tions,” said Dr. Nathalie Auger, Commission (NCDRC) which The Union Home Ministry Department of Social and had held its negligence or defi- has handed over the probe Preventive Medicine, School of ciency in shifting the patient to into the Mansukh Hiran case to Public Health, University of the nearby hospital and direct- the NIA, an official said. February 25. This case relates Sections relating to negligent Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, CoV-2 infection and adverse because SARS-CoV-2 may severe Covid-19 is associated ed payment of 10 lakh as com- Earlier, the Maharashtra to recovery of explosives from conduct relating to explosives, with coauthors. pregnancy outcomes. lead to vasoconstriction and with a considerable risk of pensation to the widow. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) a Mahindra Scorpio parked at punishment for forgery, mak- Their study ‘The impact They found double the stimulate an inflammatory preeclampsia, preterm birth Under the Consumer was probing the case related to Carmichael Road, Mumbai. ing or possessing counterfeit of Covid-19 on pregnancy risk of preterm birth and a 50 response affecting blood ves- and low birth weight,” wrote Protection Act, if an appeal is the death of Hiran. Subsequently, the NIA had re- seal, criminal intimidation and outcomes: a systematic review per cent increased risk of sels. the authors. preferred against an order of Hiran was found dead in registered the case. criminal conspiracy besides and meta-analysis’ is pub- cesarean delivery in pregnant The findings of this sys- This is for the first time the NCDRC by a person who Thane, a creek near Mumbai, Around midnight On Explosive Substances Act 1908. lished in CMAJ (Canadian women with symptomatic tematic review differ from that the researchers have is required to pay any com- on March 5. His wife has March 13, the NIA had arrest- “Sachin Waze, API Medical Association Journal) Covid-19 than in those with prior findings from case reached this conclusion. Prior pensation, it would be enter- accused Waze of involvement ed Mumbai police API Sachin Mumbai Police Crime Branch, . asymptomatic patients. Those reports and case series. “Our to this study, though there tained by the top court only if in her husband’s suspicious Waze in the case relating to was arrested for his role and The researchers reached with severe virus had a 4-fold meta-analysis of recent good- were apprehensive that that person has deposited fifty death. On March 8, the Union recovery of explosives laden involvement in placing explo- this conclusion after reviewing higher risk of high blood pres- quality cohort studies with patients who may get infected per cent of that amount or Rs Home Ministry had entrusted SUV near Ambani’s residence sives-laden vehicle near 42 studies involving 438 548 sure and preterm birth. comparative data does not with symptoms like high fever 50,000, whichever is less. the investigation of case FIR in Mumbai. Carmichael Rood on 25th pregnant women from around The reason for the align with these previous may increase the risk of birth The amount is deposited in No. 35/2020 registered at Police Waze has been booked February 2021,” the NIA had the world to determine the increased risk of adverse out- reviews, and provides clear defects, there was no evi- the “suitors fund” of the top Station Gamdevi, Mumbai on under Indian Penal Code said. association between SARS- comes is unclear, but could be evidence that symptomatic or dence. court and under the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, if the appeal is allowed by the court, then the amount deposited by the appel- :*" $ - lant would be refunded with- out interest but if it is dis- missed, the amount will be -./-01 due deliberation on various tions to five assemblies are ! allowed to be withdrawn by the options. This will entail some over, the poll panel would hold other party or disbursed he Election Commission process changes as well, he said, a seminar with all stakeholders according to the directions of T(EC) has expressed hope adding there will be wider as suggested by the govern- ) +, the court. the concept of remote voting consultations with political ment. He expressed hope that A bench of Justice Ajay will see “the light of day” by the parties and other stakeholders. the concept would materialise -./-01 view ECI’s instructions to dis- Rastogi on Friday allowed dis- 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and Explaining the in the next six months or a year. charge the functions of the bursal of 50,000 to the widow said that a pilot project could “blockchain” technology At present, non-resident aking note of political Administrators/ Head of after she moved an application begin in the next two-three involved in the project, former Indians can vote in the con- Tappointments in munici- Board of Administrator, as the on the ground that the appeal months. According to the EC, Senior Deputy Election stituency in which their place pal bodies, the Election case may be, during the peri- filed by the AAI had been dis- after the Assembly polls in Commissioner Sandeep Saxena of residence, as mentioned in Commission has asked the od of MCC. missed by the court on five States, the Election had earlier said the concept is the passport, is located. Some West Bengal Chief Secretary The BJP has urged the EC November 29, 2019. Commission will hold consul- a “two-way electronic voting time ago, the Commission to temporarily restrain such to remove ‘political Advocate Dushyant tations with all stakeholders to system in a controlled envi- began to look for options to political appointees, who are appointees’ from various Parashar, appearing for the allow non-resident Indians ronment on white-listed IP enable NRIs to vote from over- holding the office of boards of administrators in widow, contended that since (NRIs) to vote remotely devices on dedicated Internet seas after it received several Administrators/ Head of civic bodies appointed by the the top court had upheld the through electronically-trans- lines enabled with biometric requests for expanding their Board of Administrators in West Bengal Government, order of the NCDRC that the mitted postal ballot system the concept of remote voting three months”, the CEC said. devices and a web camera”. voting options. the Municipal Corporations saying it appointed the same AAI was negligent in shifting (ETPBS) from their country of will see “the light of day” by the It needs to be underscored Saxena, however, had made At the event, Bhartruhari and appoint Government offi- representatives who had com- the man who had suffered car- residence. 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and that the project is neither aimed it clear that voters will have to Mahtab (BJD), Supriya Sule cials to discharge the func- pleted their term of five years diac arrest to the nearest hos- Addressing at the Sansad said that a pilot project could at internet-based voting nor reach a designated venue dur- (NCP) and Shrirang Appa tions during the period of in blatant violation of consti- pital in Kolkata and dismissed Ratna awards function on begin in the next two-three does it imply voting from ing a pre-decided period of Barne (Shiv Sena) were given model code of conduct tutional and legal provisions. the appeal, the amount deposit- Saturday, Chief Election months. Over the last few home, he observed. For the time to be able to use this facil- the ‘Sansad Maha Ratna Award’ (MCC). “Since the tenure of former ed in suitors fund shall be dis- Commissioner Sunil Arora said months, a dedicated team has Commission, transparency and ity. It does not mean voting for their sustained qualitative In its order on Saturday, elected representatives has bursed to her. the EC had early this year been working hard for giving confidentiality of voting has from home, Saxena had said. overall performance in the the EC said that a committee expired, they cannot be con- started a research project for shape to this project, he said, always been a guiding consid- On the issue of the 16th Lok Sabha. Twelve headed by Chief Secretary, ferred powers to manage enabling remote voting, in con- adding the concept would eration in ensuring free, fair Commission’s proposal to allow Parliamentarians including the and Principal Secretary Urban affairs of the municipality -! sultation with IIT Madras and hopefully “see the light of day” and credible elections, he said, eligible overseas Indian voters Chairman of a Parliamentary Development, and Principal under any pretense, the BJP eminent technologists from by 2024 Lok Sabha elections. adding the Commission will use one-way electronically Standing Committee on Secretary Personnel as mem- delegation told the EC and , IITs and other leading institu- The first pilot project could be soon be giving shape to the transferred postal ballots to cast Agriculture were given the bers shall appoint the gov- cited a Supreme Court ruling tions. He also expressed hope rolled out in the next “two to final model of such voting, after vote, Arora said after the elec- Sansad Ratna Awards. ernment officials, keeping in to back its demand. '!.1 ! -./-01 ! , $!,! he railways is set to get ! !, Tcracking against those found smoking in trains and is mulling severe penalties, even arrest, ' P +, -./-01 Understanding tubulin microtubule modification -./-01 for damaging public property modifications has remained a called tyrosinated form of after an initial probe in the and presented it to digni- esearchers from inStem, challenge till date because of microtubules that is already nion Health Minister, Dr. recent fire in a coach of the -./-01 taries during his foreign vis- RBangalore in collaboration unavailability of tools that can known to be important for cell UHarsh Vardhan on Shatabdi Express, a senior offi- its,” Saxena said. with Curie Institute, Orsay, mark them in living cells. division and intracellular orga- Saturday inaugurated a Nucleic cial said on Saturday. hadi’s “Mujib Jackets’, is The specially designed France, have developed the The researchers from nization, added researcher Acid Amplification Test (NAT) Officials in the know said Kall set to catch eyeballs “Mujeeb Jackets” have been first tubulin nanobody - or sen- Bangalore and Orsay devised a Carsten Janke (Institut Curie) lab at the headquarters of that the initial report has found during Prime Minister made of high-quality hand- sor to study the dynamics of method to design synthetic Orsay, France Indian Red Cross Society here. that cigarette or bidi butts were Narendra Modi’s visit to crafted Khadi fabric. The microtubule modifications in proteins, known as nanobod- The tyrosination sensor is The lab has been set up by thrown into the dustbin of one Bangladesh on March 26th black Mujeeb Jackets have living cells and use this for ies, which can bind specifical- the first tubulin nanobody - or the Thalassemia Patients of the toilets which were filled and 27th as the garment will been designed with six but- identification of new cancer ly to modified microtubules. sensor - that can be used to Advocacy Group (TPAG), the with soiled tissue paper. This led be the key attire of dignitaries. tons, two pockets on the therapeutic drugs. These nanobodies are sim- study the dynamics of micro- patient wing of Thalassemics to a fire in the S5 coach of the The Khadi and Village lower half and a front pock- Microtubules are part of ilar to antibodies made in our tubule modifications in living India as part of their Safe New Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Industries Commission et on the left, as worn by the cytoskeleton, a structural body as a defense mechanism cells. CEFIPRA researchers Blood Campaign to prevent Special. The incident happened (KVIC) have supplied 100 Rahman. network within the cell’s cyto- against pathogens. However, have shown the application of transmission of infectious dis- on March 13 near Raiwala in such custom-designed ‘Mujib In keeping with the eco- plasm, and they alter in unlike antibodies, the this sensor in studying the eases such as hepatitis B, C or Uttarakhand. jackets’ to the Indian High friendly nature of the fabric, response to several chemicals. nanobodies are smaller in size effect of small-molecule com- HIV through blood transfu- $ Section 167 of the Railways Commission in Dhaka. the zip-covers for these jack- This work published and easily amenable for protein pounds that target micro- sions. " Act specifies that anyone found “As Bangladesh celebrates ets too have been made of recently in the Journal of Cell engineering, said Minhaj tubules. The event also involved the smoking in a compartment ‘Mujib Borsho’, the birth cen- black cotton fabric with Biology has been funded by Sirajuddin (inStem) Bangalore, These chemicals are fre- launch of Thalassemics India " despite prohibition or objection tenary of Sheikh Mujibur “Khadi India” logo embroi- Indo-French Centre for the India quently used as anti-cancer three blood collection vehicles ! $ # $ from a co-passenger is liable for Rahman, Cultural Centre of dered over it. These jackets Promotion of Advanced The nanobody was then drugs. Thus, the tyrosination – 2 vans funded by DXC and 1 " " a fine of up to Rs 100. the Indian High Commission will be carried in specially Research (IFCPAR/CEFIPRA), coupled with a fluorescent sensor will facilitate studying tempo travelers funded by LIC. Union Railway Minister in Dhaka, had placed an order designed white coloured a bilateral organization sup- molecule to serve as a detec- microtubule functions for many This was Thalassemics’ India’s " L Piyush Goyal in a meeting with for 100 Mujeeb Jackets, ahead waste plastic-mixed carry ported by Department of tion tool, called sensor. They researchers and will aid identi- contribution for voluntary $$# Railway Board members and of the Prime Minister’s visit,” bags made at KVIC’s Science & Technology (DST) developed and validated a live fying new drugs of therapeutic blood donation. general managers of zones asked KVIC Chairman, Vinai Kumarappa National and Government of France cell sensor against a unique value, as per the study. Dr. Harsh Vardhan said 45 $6 them to take proactive steps Kumar Saxena said. Handmade Paper Institute that while, the government is $$ towards sensitising passengers The “Mujeeb jacket” is an (KNHPI) in Jaipur. taking relevant steps towards against smoking in trains and immensely popular outfit in “Mujeeb Jacket” is histor- prevention and better man- #! also urged that erring passengers Bangladesh. For the older ically significant in agement of Thalassemia in the need to be deterred from caus- generation, it is symbolic of Bangladesh and it is a matter # ! country, these steps to initiate ing risks to others by smoking the ideology of their great of great pride that these jack- blood collection vans and of thalassemia, who depend on in trains. leader, while it has increas- ets made of Khadi fabric be advanced blood-screening frequent transfusion and are “The railways will crack- ingly become a fashion state- adorned during the , ; ! technology are just in the right more susceptible to infections down on smoking in trains. The ment for the youth of Bangladesh visit of Prime direction to support safe-blood as compared to others.” fire most likely started in one of Bangladesh. Modi has always Minister Modi who is the availability for the patients. Later Mukherjee shared the toilets and initial investiga- been particular about Khadi biggest brand ambassador of -./-01 He also appealed for blood that they have been stressing on tions revealed that the fire was and its heritage and cultural Khadi, Saxena said. donation to save lives of inclusion of patients in policy in all probability caused by sim- value to strengthen diplo- “Mujeeb jackets made of n International Day of patients during any medical making as decision makers mering cigarettes/ beedi thrown matic ties with foreign coun- Khadi will add significantly to OHappiness, Vice President emergencies or chronic health may not be experts in every in the dustbin. The continuous tries. the historical and cultural val- M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday conditions like Thalassemia subject or issue. “It would air flow in a fast moving train In 2016, the BRICS lead- ues of the celebrations,” he said, asked people to shun negative and Blood Cancer. therefore be pertinent to would have fanned it. “We are ers, which also includes Modi, adding, this will also promote emotions and said policymak- Anubha Taneja Mukherjee, include a patient representative contemplating severe penalties. had attended the summit in Khadi on the global and diplo- ers should accord importance Member Secretary, who understands the trials and In some cases, even arrests can Khadi jackets in Goa.”The matic platform in a big way. to the psychology of happiness. Thalassemia Patients Advocacy tribulations involving the rele- be made for causing damage to Prime Minister always Since the jackets were March 20 is celebrated as Group, said, NAT is a world vant condition. For instance, public railway property and accorded top priority to meant for diplomatic purpos- International Day of class blood screening method- the decision makers could risking the lives of others to deter Khadi during his diplomatic es, KVIC accorded top prior- Happiness. It is a UN desig- ology believed to be extreme- invite thalassemia patients to be irresponsible and errant per- visits. This is to carry forward ity to it and delivered the con- nated day dedicated to the importance to the psychology dence and mindfulness in a ly effective in screening trans- a part of the policy making sons,” a senior officer said. the legacy of Mahatma signment before time. Earlier importance of happiness in of happiness, and schools to child and helps instil a positive fusion transmitted infections ( while devising a new policy on The official refused to come Gandhi who always carried KVIC sent its high-quality people’s life. inculcate ‘happiness curricu- outlook from a young age,” the TTIs) due to its reduced win- thalassemia as patients are the on record as the investigation Khadi products specially a cotton and silk masks to var- “On this day, I call upon lum’, as it plays an important Vice President Secretariat dow period. “The technology is ones who undergo the hardship into the incident is still under- Khadi handkerchief with him ious countries. the policymakers to accord role in boosting self-confi- tweeted quoting Naidu. even more relevant for patients of a particular disease.” way. + ,-. ,/,- $7 0 1( " & 4 ! < #/#0#HEH# #:F ( : esidents of Myanmar’s sec- & 2 Rond-biggest city helped striking railway workers move # & (: out of their state-supplied 3-:0 housing on Saturday after the authorities said they would % he European Union’s exec- have to leave if they kept sup- Tutive arm is increasing its porting the protest movement United Nations: The people of “Many people will have pressure on pharmaceutical against last month’s military Myanmar have huge expecta- seen people carrying placards companies to speed up their coup. tions from the United Nations saying, how many more bod- vaccine delivery to the conti- Mandalay residents car- and the international commu- ies?’” Kirkwood said. “People nent as virus numbers are ris- ried the workers’ furniture and nity following the February 1 are really looking for concert- ing again in many member added, “we didn’t get anything other household items to coup, with many calling for ed international action in terms countries. The European from the Brits while we are trucks, van and pickup trucks. sanctions and some urging the of sanctions. Frankly, some Commission said Saturday that delivering vaccines to them.” The state railway workers UN to send peacekeepers to people here want to see peace- AstraZeneca in particular She said the commission last month went on strike as stop the killings of peaceful keepers.” could face export bans to coun- had sent a “formal reminder” key and early supporters of the protesters seeking a return to “There’s a huge expectation tries outside the EU if it didn’t to AstraZeneca regarding this civil disobedience movement democracy, the top UN official on the United Nations, with the quickly deliver the promised issue. AstraZeneca’s coron- against the Feb. 1 coup that top- in the country said Friday. entire international communi- amount of vaccines to the 27- avirus vaccine is one of three pled the elected government of Acting resident and ty,” he said. “We are doing nation bloc. vaccines that’s approved in the Aung San Suu Kyi. humanitarian coordinator everything we can in the cur- “We have the possibility to EU. The military regime has Andrew Kirkwood said in a rent situation, and there is still ban planned exports,” However, its usage has sought to force them back to video briefing to UN reporters frustration among the people European Commission been overshadowed by several work through intimidation, ,, , ! '' # from Myanmar’s largest city that the international commu- President Ursula von der Leyen problems, including a slow which included a nighttime, Yangon that Secretary-General nity hasn’t done more to date.” said Saturday. start, recurring delivery prob- gun-firing patrol last month face of persistent strikes and The independent strations, the security forces Antonio Guterres and other The coup reversed years of “This is a message to lems and a temporary ban for through their housing area in protests against the takeover, Assistance Association for have been carrying out a cam- UN officials have been very slow progress toward democ- AstraZeneca: You fulfill your several days earlier this week in Mandalay and a raid in the rail- the junta has responded with Political Prisoners has veri- paign of harassment, stealing consistent about what’s really racy in Myanmar, which for part of the deal toward Europe many of the bloc’s member way workers’ housing area in an increasingly violent crack- fied 235 deaths and has said the from homes they raid, said the needed: “collective member five decades had languished before you start to deliver to countries after reports of blood Yangon. down and efforts to severely actual total — including ones group, which also charged that state actions in the Security under strict military rule that other countries,” von der Leyen clots in some recipients of the Protests against the coup limit the information reaching where verification has been security forces have used peo- Council.” led to international isolation said in an interview with vaccine. continued Saturday in cities the outside world. difficult —”is likely much high- ple they arrested as human Guterres echoed that message and sanctions. As the generals German media group Funke. Most countries in the EU and town across the country, Internet access has been er.” It said it has confirmed that shields as they sought to break again on Friday, saying “a firm, loosened their grip, culminat- Von der Leyen said the resumed giving shots of including in Mandalay and severely restricted, private 2,330 people have been arrest- up demonstrations. unified international response is ing in Aung San Suu Kyi’s rise contract between the EU and AstraZeneca again Friday as Yangon. newspapers have been barred ed or charged since the coup, Numerous reports on urgently needed” to stop the vio- to power after 2015 elections, AstraZeneca clearly regulates infection numbers were spiking The coup reversed years of from publishing, and protest- with 1,980 still detained or social media, including videos, lence by security forces and return the international community how much vaccines the EU gets again across the continent and slow progress toward democ- ers, journalists and politicians remaining charged. have shown security forces Myanmar to the path of democ- responded by lifting most sanc- from AstraZeneca’s plants AstraZeneca’s vaccine, too, is racy in Myanmar after five have been arrested in large In addition to using lethal vandalizing cars parked on the racy, UN spokesman Stephane tions and pouring investment inside the EU and in Britain. seen as critical to ending the decades of military rule. In the numbers. force to try to break up demon- street. Dujarric said. into the country. AP However, von der Leyen coronavirus pandemic. 9.: ' 3 30' # 7" - 8.!9 % ,%R ? ! FF ! " 9@ !" 4 4 # 2 &58'$5 8. 1 Karachi: A 31-year-old Hindu .#1 9$7 Islamabad: Prime Minister highest number of Covid-19 has also been tested positive for journalist in Pakistan has been % , Imran Khan and his wife cases since July last year. Covid-19. Lots of prayers for all shot dead by some unidentified & % I , omehow, they didn’t see it Bushra Bibi were tested positive Later, Special Assistant to who have been tested positive assailants while getting a hair- L Scoming. 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I almost fell coming up Pakistan’s National Assembly & % && 55 Now officials are scram- shelter space before they families are lower than they the steps myself,” White House (MNA) Lal Chand Malhi said , 2 & O bling to build up capacity to changed the policies.” The sit- were at various points during Washington: US President Joe principal deputy press secretary that it is a “matter of great con- % " care for some 14,000 migrants uation at the southern border the Trump administration, Biden is doing “100% fine” after Karine Jean-Pierre said while cern”. &/ &&,2 -8O now in federal custody — and is complex. including in spring 2019. That he tripped multiple times while briefings reporters on the pres- “Strongly condemn D H , more likely on the way — and Since Biden’s inauguration, May, authorities encountered jogging up the stairs to board idential plane on the way to killing of yet another journal- & & the administration finds itself the US has seen a dramatic more than 55,000 migrant chil- Air Force One on Friday, Atlanta, Georgia where Biden ist Ajay Kumar at Saleh Pat, & % on its heels in the face of crit- spike in the number of people dren, including 11,500 unac- according to a senior White was to meet members of the Sindh. It is a matter of great $ 1 , % % icism that it should have been encountered by border officials. companied minors, and about House official. then trip a second time. He Asian-American community concern that media persons are % better prepared to deal with a There were 18,945 family 84,500 migrants traveling in Biden, 78, stumbled as he struggled to get up the second which has been shocked by a increasingly feeling unsafe in 9 1 & predictable predicament. members and 9,297 unaccom- family units. climbed the plane’s steps, ini- time for a brief moment, before series of shootings in massage Sindh,” he said on Twitter. " “They should have fore- panied children encountered in tially appearing to trip, get up, making it up, turning to give a parlours. AP F " #, / $! )! , / / $# 320 cates, who say the agreement is Europe and beyond,” she said. and undermining the tradition- crucial to combating domestic The Istanbul Convention al family unit. Critics also claim #$0# $# Addressing the nation after urkey withdrew early violence. Hundreds of women states that men and women the treaty promotes homosexu- a roughly 80-minute meeting TSaturday from a landmark gathered in Istanbul to protests have equal rights and obliges ality through the use of categories resident Joe Biden and Vice with Asian American state leg- European treaty protecting against the move on Saturday. state authorities to take steps to like gender, sexual orientation PPresident Kamala Harris islators and other leaders women from violence that it The Council of Europe’s prevent gender-based violence and gender identity. offered solace to Asian Friday, Biden said it was “heart- was the first country to sign 10 Secretary General, Marija against women, protect victims They see that as a threat to Americans and denounced the wrenching” to listen to their years ago and that bears the Pejcinovic Buric, called the and prosecute perpetrators. Turkish families. Hate speech scourge of racism at times hid- stories of the fear among Asian name of its largest city. decision “devastating.” Some officials from has been on the rise in Turkey, den “in plain sight” as they vis- Americans and Pacific President Recep Tayyip “This move is a huge set- Erdogan’s Islam-oriented party including the interior minister ited Atlanta, just days after a Islanders amid what he called Erdogan’s overnight decree back to these efforts and all the had advocated for a review of the who described LGBT people as white gunman killed eight peo- a “skyrocketing spike” of annulling Turkey’s ratification more deplorable because it agreement, arguing it is incon- “perverts” in a tweet. Erdogan ple, most of them Asian harassment and violence of the Istanbul Convention is a compromises the protection sistent with Turkey’s conservative has rejected their existence American women. against them. blow to women’s rights advo- of women in Turkey, across values by encouraging divorce altogether. / 1 " / 3 " #'R" 0 # 4 4 4 :-HL#?E -0# /F Kabul: Afghan President Bergamo (Italy): One year ago, Ashraf Ghani has made two Bergamo’s state-of-the-art Pope he eruption of a long-dor- key Cabinet changes, a move John XXIII Hospital verged on Tmant volcano that sent condemned on Saturday as collapse as doctors struggled to streams of lava flowing across “unacceptable” by his powerful treat 600 patients, with 100 of a small valley in southwestern governing partner, Abdullah them in intensive care. The pic- Iceland is easing and shouldn’t Abdullah, at a time when the ture is much improved now: The interfere with air travel, the US is ratcheting up the pressure hospital is treating fewer than 200 Icelandic Meteorological Office to reach a peace agreement virus patients, just one quarter of said Saturday. with the Taliban. whom require intensive care. The fissure eruption began In May 2020, Ghani and But still unchanged as at around 8:45 p.M. Friday in political rival Abdullah signed Italy’s death rate pushes upward the Geldinga Valley, about 32 , a power-sharing agreement, once again is that the victims kilometers (20 miles) southwest - .#! two months after both declared remain predominantly elderly, of the capital, Reykjavik, the > ,, themselves the winner of the with inoculation drives stum- Met Office said. The eruption P September 2019 presidential bling in the country and else- is “minor” and there were no ! ?== # election. where in Europe. signs of ash or dust that could Under the deal, Ghani “No, this thing, alas, I was disrupt aviation, the agency This southwestern corner remained president of the war- not able to protect the elderly, said. of Iceland is the most heavily torn nation while Abdullah to make clear how important it “The more we see, the populated part of the country. was named head of the coun- would be to protect the elder- smaller this eruption gets,” The Department of Emergency try’s National Reconciliation ly,” said Dr Luca Lorini, head of geophysicist Pall Einarsson told Management said it doesn’t Council, which has the author- intensive care at the hospital The Associated Press on anticipate evacuations, unless ity to handle and approve all named for the mid-20th cen- Saturday after monitoring the levels of volcanic gases rise sig- affairs related to Afghanistan’s tury pope born in Bergamo. AP volcano throughout the night. nificantly. peace process. AP ; + ,-. ,/,- G 1,=5R & # / ! , !, " %& >;>? % ! !,, -./-01 subscribers as compared to data, net new enrolments in -./-01 FY21. According to a report by -./-01 the corresponding period last April were in the negative zone Emkay Global Financial et new enrolments with year (January 2020), indicating at (-) 2,55,559 against the fig- ublic sector oil marketing Services, retail outlets’ market s many as 20 States have Nretirement fund body return to the pre-COVID lev- ure of (-) 2,35,911 released in Pcompanies IndianOil, share increase has been the Asuccessfully completed EPFO grew 27.79 per cent to els of subscriber growth for February. Hindustan Petroleum and pri- highest for BPCL followed by ease of doing business reforms, 13.36 lakh in January compared EPFO,” it said. This means that the num- vation bound Bharat Petroleum HPCL, though IOCL and oth- the Finance Ministry said on to the same month in 2020, Despite the pandemic, ber of members who exited the remained active in the coun- ers saw a decline yoy. RIL Saturday. according to the payroll data EPFO added around 62.49 EPFO subscription was more try’s oil market in 2020 even added only 12 new outlets, States completing the released on Saturday, providing lakh subscribers during the than those who joined or though the pandemic and lock- while Nayara added 298 during reforms are eligible for addi- a perspective on formal sector first tens month of the ongoing rejoined the scheme. down severely dented demand the April to January period. tional borrowing of 0.25 per employment amid the pan- fiscal year, the data showed. In July, provisional showed for petroleum products. BPCL also maintained the cent of Gross State Domestic demic. During 2019-20, the num- that net new enrolments for Even with petrol and diesel lead in retail outlet petrol Product (GSDP). “The provisional payroll ber of net new subscribers April stood at 1 lakh, which sales remaining below the pre- throughput: the company’s “The number of States data of EPFO published on rose to 78.58 lakh as compared was revised down to 20,164 in Covid levels in the last part of petrol throughput per retail who have successfully com- 20th March, 2021 highlights a to 61.12 lakh in the preceding August and further lowered to 2020, the PSU oil companies outlet (RO), a key efficiency pleted the ‘Ease of Doing growing trend of subscriber fiscal. (-) 61,807 in September, (-) continued to invest in expand- indicator, was 56.2kl/month Business’ reforms has reached base with the addition of 13.36 The number of net enrol- 1,04,608 in October, (-)1,49,248 ing their retail outlets with the in Q3FY21 vs 52.4 for HPCL to 20. Expenditure has granted per- doing business will enable lakh net subscribers during ments with the body was in November, (-) 1,79,685 in three adding 5482 retail outlets and 49.5/48.3 for IOCL/others. Five more states namely, mission to these 20 States to faster future growth of the January 2021,” a labour min- revised downwards to 10.81 December 2020 and (-) in the 10-month period of For diesel, the brokerage Arunachal Pradesh, raise additional financial state economy. istry statement said. lakh for December 2020 from 2,11,073 released in January FY21 up to January end 2021. said, it cannot be properly Chhattisgarh, Goa, Meghalaya resources of Rs 39,521 crore Therefore, the govern- earlier provisional estimates 2021.The number of net new The private sector on the ascertained due to the lack of and Tripura have completed through Open Market ment of India had in May It stated that the data of 12.53 lakh for the month enrolments in May was also other hand remained mute on proper bulk-direct sales data the ‘Ease of Doing Business” Borrowings. 2020, decided to link grant of reflects growth of 24 per cent released in February 2021. revised downwards to (-) their marketing initiatives company wise. Players like RIL reforms stipulated by the The ease of doing business additional borrowing permis- for January 2021 over Since April 2018, EPFO has 2,47,991 from (-) 2,19,810 esti- adding a mere 376 fuel outlets. have reported much higher Department of Expenditure,” is an important indicator of the sions to States who undertake December last year. been releasing payroll data mated last month and from (- Among the PSUs, IOC overall throughput/RO, though the Ministry said in a state- investment friendly business the reforms to facilitate ease of “Year-on-year comparison covering the period September ) 1,86,659 estimated in January added 2147, BPCL - 1,792 and diesel has a B2B character, ment. climate in the country. doing business, the Ministry of payroll data indicates an 2017 onwards. 2021 and from (-)1,43,540 esti- HPCL - 1543 retail outlets in which can be utilized to push The Department of Improvements in the ease of added. increase of 27.79 per cent in net According to the latest mated in December 2020. the April-January period of higher volumes. ' 9@ , #&7)- -% ,, 1 ! #4 ! ,, Gurugram:Power Grid ! ! , Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has signed a 6), = SharePurchase Agreement with New Delhi: Seeking to boost Jaiprakash Power Ventures -./-01 eral exploration, production CEO, Aluminium and Power, Prime Minister Narendra Limited (JPVL) to acquire74% and domestic supplies, Vedanta Ltd, said: Modi’s plan to eliminate single- stake in Jaypee Powergrid he reforms in the mining reducing financial stress for the “Amendments in the MMDR use plastics waste by 2022, Limited-JV (JPL) in which Tsector will play a funda- miners, attracting investments are reflective of the fact that the over 45 academicians, scien- POWERGRID holds26% equi- mental role in enhancing the into the sector and enhancing government considers mining tists, and NGOs have come ty. sector’s contribution to the Ease of Doing Business sector as a key contributor to together to appeal to the FSSAI JPL will become a wholly employment and GDP of the Quotient. the vision of Atmanirbhar and the Ministry of owned subsidiary of country, and contribute Tuhin Mukherjee, Chair, Bharat. Environment, Forest and POWERGRIDfollowing this immensely to the vision of an Ficci Mining Committee and These amendments shall Climate Change “not consider acquisition.JPL-JV has devel- Karcham-Wangtoo project in consumption instates of ERGRID is a Maharatna PSE Atmanirbhar Bharat, industry Managing Director, Essel result in enhancement of min- any non-recycled, non- oped a 214 Km long EHV the state of HimachalPradesh. Himachal Pradesh. under Ministry of Power, body Ficci said on Saturday. Mining and Industries Ltd., eral production across the spec- biodegradable materials power transmission project The power transmitted is Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Government ofIndia. The Lok Sabha on Friday termed the amendments as a trum, creating more jobs and (Tetra pack, plastic/glass bot- toevacuate power from meant for distribution and Pradesh and Rajasthan.POW- passed a bill to amend the step forward for enabling min- will be a major boost to criti- tles, aluminum cans) for new Mines and Mineral ing sector’s contribution to the cal industries like cement, alu- food/beverage packaging, till (Development and Regulation) nation’s economic growth. minium and steel, which are the time packaging waste pro- (MMDR) Act, that aimed to “With these reforms in the primarily dependent upon key ducers do not deploy their = 4 >& % create employment opportuni- Indian mining and mineral raw materials provided by the resource under the EPR frame- ties by allowing the entry of pri- sector, the Government has mining sector. work to collect and recycle vate enterprise and enhanced embarked on increasing the A renewed focus on explo- waste generated by their prod- -./-01 Accordingly, petrol con- pause has not helped in bring- to see if relief could be provid- technology in mining activities. sectoral contribution to the ration will attract huge invest- ucts.” tinues to be priced at Rs 91.17 ing down petrol prices that ed to consumers. Since the The bill is yet to be tabled Indian GDP and also to ments.” The group has proposed 61%- uel prices in the country a litre and diesel Rs 81.47 a litre have crossed Rs 100 per litre- beginning of February, crude in the Rajya Sabha. increase the competitiveness, He also applauded the 71% recycling rate as a bench- Fhave remained steady for in the capital on Saturday. Fuel mark in several parts of the has gained more than $7 per The industry body said ease of doing business and Government’s move for pro- mark to allow any non- three weeks now as softening prices have not been revised country.Minister of State for barrel that has pushed OMCs that it has always been advo- creating a favourable invest- moting ease of transfer for biodegradable packaging mate- crude and upcoming assembly now for 21 days. Finance Anurag Thakur said in to increase fuel prices on 14 cating for increasing the con- ment environment for the sec- non-auctioned captive mines to rial for new product/beverage elections in a few states have Across the country as well, Parliament on Tuesday that occasions raising the prices by tribution of Indian Mining tor,” he added. increase mineral production categories. kept Oil companies from revis- the petrol and diesel prices states and Centre should look 4.22 per litre for petrol and by industry to national GDP; Rahul Sharma, Co-Chair, from such mines in the coun- ing the retail prices. remain unchanged. But the at taxes on petroleum products 4.34 a litre for diesel in Delhi. focusing upon increasing min- Ficci Mining Committee and try. " :& & + 4 & 1 %% + Kattankulathur:SRM Institute ! + of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur has he success story of DDA launched new online degree TBiodiversity Parks is now &% programs approved by UGC in available in the e-book “ response to high demand for Biodiversity Parks: Nature online education to boost GER Reserves of Delhi” which was -./-01 and Employability. This is done unveiled today on 19th March through the Directorate of 2021 by Hon’ble Lieutenant his is one reform initiative that is set to be Online Education. Governor of Delhi, Shri Anil Ta big positive change in the use of fossil fuel The launch of online Baijal. The book depicts the to run countrys transportation sector. degree programs approved by Master of business admin- journey of country’s first ini- The central government has proposed to UGC are MBA specialization in istration (MBA) is a two year tiative in bringing back the lost advance the deadline for blending 20 per cent Finance/ HR/ Marketing/ internationally accepted expe- ecosystems of the city and pic- ethanol in petrol from the earlier announced Business Analytics, MCA, BBA riential master degree program torial guide for kinds of plants 2030 to 2024. specialization in Digital designed specifically for pro- and animals and diverse The use of 20 per cent doped petrol or E20 Marketing, BCA specialization fessionals who want to devel- ecosystems found in the decreases the carbon monoxide and hydrocar- in Data Science. SRMIST has op leadership skills, strategic Biodiversity Parks and also bons emissions significantly, compared to nor- developed an online delivery capabilities and competencies illustrates how scientists, engi- mal gasoline in two-wheelers and four-wheel- robust cloud based technology that enables them to contribute neers and landscape architects’ ers. The increased blending will also reduce use stack, called SRM Online higher order value in Industry. transformed barren landscapes of polluting fossil fuel in the country. Learning Platform. It provides The core courses in an MBA of Delhi into lush green forest, The Ministry of Road Transport and the flexibility to learn from any- program cover various areas of grassland and wetland ecosys- Highways has already notified the use of E20 and where, anytime supported by business such as accounting, tems. This book is useful for issued mass emission standards for the same. live interactive sessions and finance, marketing, human all policy makers and planners, Now it is up to the oil companies and auto- powerful online assessment resources, operations, and sta- particularly urban planners mobile companies to build capacities for both system. tistics and many. and architects, nature lovers. production and use of E20. The next two years would also give sugar mills time to convert excess sugarcane or sugar for producing higher quan- tity of ethanol required for blending with petrol.The government had earlier fixed a tar- get of 10 per cent ethanol blending by 2022 and 20 per cent by 2030. But the plan now is to directly migrate to 20 per cent as the level of blending is successively being used in a few countries such as Brazil.This is akin to taking the emission standards vehicles directly from BS- IV stage to BS-VI skipping one stage to ensure that vehicles turn less polluting sources. + ,-. ,/,- " < # $-O & & I % % & , "23# 1#1 & && & % oon after the All India Council for Technical Education’s (AICTE) decision of tweaking the guidelines for engineering entrance examinations and removingS Maths and Physics as manda- tory subjects, the Internet got flooded with memes that left people in splits. A tweet read: #AICTE: Maths and Physics not mandatory for Engineering. Pakistani Cricket Fan: Ek dum se waqt badal diye, jazbaat badal diye, zindagi badal di. Another read: Engineering stu- dents to AICTE: Aapne to humse humara dimension hi cheen liya (with a picture of Priyanka Chopra from Bajirao Mastani). Here is some more, but only come- where a lot of seats remain vacant every announcement and see it as a welcome dian Akash Gupta’s fans will get this. session. Entry to the top colleges is not change. “With the AICTE announcement Maths and Physics not must for going to be easier even after these of making Math & Physics not manda- Engineering, says AICTE. Meanwhile changes to maintain their reputation; they tory for some technical courses like those Numerical of Engineering. (On a will never compromise to strict selection ● 1 (1 (2 1 ' 1 1 . %2 )1 Textile, Biotechnology, Agriculture engi- pic of Akash Gupta) Excuse me, broth- procedures. A good score in Physics and (2( (2 %( 1 )(2 ( 411 neering etc, this move will help the er... brother, eedhar. $1?#92-/- 7 Maths will always be a deciding factor for Textile and the Biotechnology sector as While all this is on a lighter vein, the admission to the top engineering colleges 4 1 )($ these courses had several vacant seats decision is a serious topic of debate which 9?- 3H$1-# $-$7 of India. Those who have completed the ● +%1 %( ) )(1( 1 ' 1%(1 every year. There are thousands of jobs has left academic experts divided. Some L2$ :-#-$1- engineering programmes from top insti- in the Textile sector, but there is a lack of say it is a welcome move, while others say tutes or about to complete them can bet- 4 1 % 5 '1 ) () %( workforce due to the unavailability of that the decision will change the essence 23-:78- 9 --: ter understand the importance of Physics + )%()% (2( (2$ undergraduates in some specific sectors. of engineering. and Maths in the curriculum. In fact, This move will give opportunities to stu- “AICTE’s decision to remove Maths $1- 72 $:H" these two subjects help form the struc- ● '1 1 %%1(. 1 )%(2 (1 ( (2 dents from diverse fields to opt for an and Physics is certainly a decision not /723$8$1-H1#?- ture of all types of engineering and they ( 1%1 ( (1 %( (2( (2 )$ engineering degree. This, in return, will taken in the spirit of engineering. The rea- cannot be separated. Just removing these contribute to Nation building,” Abhishek son being, it will adversely affect the -?- -?#02#$-/$1- subjects is not going to push people with Gupta, CEO and Co-founder, Hex N Bit, research and development activities in 23-:78 intentions to pursue something else or opines. various fields of engineering, especially drop their idea and run behind engineer- things and will end up missing the two Ravi Kaushik an IITB alumnus, and In addition, statistics say in the year Aeronautics, Automotive, and Computer. - 9 --: 9L73 ing. A slight increase might happen, but years of rigorous Maths and Phyisics CEO AiRTH, who has been a close wit- 2,000 there were around 7,000 foreign stu- Evidently, engineers with unsubstantial $1- 72 $:H# / anyway that’s already happening with training which otherwise they would have ness of the importance that Maths and dents pursuing various courses in India knowledge about the fundamentals of every year, seeing an increase in the total got. If this happens, who will come up Physics holds in the life of an engineer which have crossed to 50,000 just before Physics and Mathematics will constant- .1-$1-:1#?- number of students appearing for JEE and with digital innovations, who will make says that the recent tweaks are more hol- pandemic so with the ease declared by ly face challenges while measuring the $17291$78 NEET,” Vijay opines. the next generation rockets which have low than helpful. “Although the regula- AICTE there will be an opportunity for problems precisely and developing cut- Dr Meenakshi M, Head of less weight with more power and who will tory body mentioned certain specific foreign students to opt various courses in ting-edge solutions. Interpretation and :-# 9$1-"8 Mathematics, CMR Institute of make driver-less cars? Not to mention, courses such as textile, agriculture engi- India and that will internally going to analytical skills which are known as the $1-H/7 K$$1 78 Technology Bangalore, says that this is not who will give them critical thinking and neering, and biotechnology only, they impact GDP in a positive way. core strengths of any successful engineer a good move and the basic Sciences problem solving skills that come with have certainly overlooked the prerequi- The education system, therefore, cannot be honed to perfection without :- 7 /-: 9$1-: should stay mandatory for Class XII. handling these subjects,” Raveesha, who sites of engineering. The government needs to incorporate something that mastering oneself in Maths and Physics,” /- 7 , =H-#: “In fact, the AICTE should think of has been into the profession for 25 years, intends to include students from diverse exposes the young minds to the realities Nitin Vijay, MD — Motion Education Pvt reconsidering the decision since this asks. backgrounds which is great but I can very of the technicalities in the existing world. Ltd, VP — Byju’s JEE NEET Division /7. $1-0 - doesn’t seems to benefit students,” she What would have helped, he says, is well imagine the struggle they will have That should make them more responsi- says. adds. a one-year mandatory bridge course to face,” Kaushik says. ble, mature, good decision-makers, and He adds that otherwise, budding 7-7 -.00 Dr KH Raveesha, Head of Basic with full credits for students from non- Kaushik supports his views by giving highly focused. These things certainly engineers will always lack certain quali- O2-$7 $1 Science and Humanities, CMR Institute engineering backgrounds. This way the an example. “Picture this. A biotechnol- happen, but at a later stage in the learn- ties that are quintessential in shaping a of Technology Bangalore, agrees with his students can seriously learn the skills of ogy student is working on a drug for a ing process. calculative mindset. “Maths and Physics /- 7 # /.00 colleague Meenakshi and says that the these subjects and continue do innova- certain disease. He/she has to do a lot of “Facilitation and fostering of entre- are not just very important subjects of :-#0-$1#$$// K$ new decision can prove to be detrimen- tions. experiments followed by compilation preneurial learning at schools can be a big Science, but their knowledge also enables tal to engineering students who are will- “This vague decision is given by the and analysis. The analysis of that data game-changer. And this introduction a student to observe and contemplate the :7/2 -977/ ing to become innovators. Students need AICTE to just increase the number of needs a clear understanding of the fun- should happen at an early stage. surroundings rather scientifically and log- O2#0$H- 9 --: to have good hold on both the subjects, engineers in the country. I doubt if they damentals of mathematics. This compris- Entrepreneurship teaches many things, ically. When one understands the things it is a must. “The decision seems to be have even evaluated the number of engi- es mostly what the students study in like being practical in thought and and the processes that govern them, then K/:1:#?--1#,1-#/ benefitting the private universities which neering jobs in the country and whether senior high school. Hence, it is impossi- approach, being efficient in managing only one can identify the problems and 783# - -# / want to make admissions with other sub- have thought of increasing them. If they ble to disintegrate such crucial subjects time, money and relations, being good in find solutions for them. Thence, Maths jects like Biotechnology. Here these uni- don’t think of re-considering their deci- from the rest of the course or call it non- problem identification and finding the and Physics of secondary school level 12# $-, : $$2$- versities are given an option to offer a sion, 10 years down the line someone will compulsory. Instead, to make our educa- right solution and many more practical should be reincorporated to produce 78$- 1 7079H3# 9#07:- bridge course for about three months for question this decision and realise that it tion system more inclusive and produc- skills. Entrepreneurial skills must be quality engineers in the future,” he says. students from non-engineering back- didn’t produce good quality engineers,” tive, the Government can focus on infused in the young generation that Not that this move will encourage stu- grounds. These bridge courses don’t he says. arranging additional lectures on eventually paves the leadership path for dents from diverse fields to take up engi- hold any credits and will not be in any Such decisions, he says, should only Mathematics or Physics for such stu- them. By giving the young people an neering or make the admission process way equivalent to the PCM knowledge be made by taking into consideration dents,” he says. entrepreneurial mindset right from the to top colleges easy. that a Science stream students otherwise teachers, stakeholders and serious stu- While teachers and students believe start, we can certainly have more “There are a good number of engi- would have. Without any credits, students dents who are enthusiastic of making a that this is a decision without logic, some dynamic leaders emerging in the future,” neering colleges already existing in India will not be interested in learning all these career into these fields. stakeholders are in favour of the Vijay says. $ % # $-"$ && " & &&% "$ & K , P -7, && &"$ % % & K 3 % ,# % N- % %P$ &%O 3 & & % & & , , & - ,$ J 6"Q5& <= < 5 & %& "$ " & & J % %" 5"S@& <= S !, $ % # $-"$ && " J & &% , & & " $ & & <=T "3 & K 3 % ,# & && &"$ 8 , && & & && % , & - ,$ & "$ && % & & % % - & %% " , & & " & % %" & % %R & % && % % & &% " & K % K & %, $ + ,-. ,/,- 6 game for India. Earlier, prepar- ing themselves for success in all 1'&4 conditions ahead of the World " @ Cup, India thrived under the pressure of a series-decider to produce their batting perfor- mance of the series. ,45 Jofra Archer and Mark & Wood had troubled the Indians with their extra pace in earlier ), games but Rohit and Kohli 02 7. sent them to the cleaners on % way to their 94-run stand off 54 ll-rounder Anneke Bosch balls. Afirst pegged the Indian $4= A4 The other major contribu- women with a couple of wick- tions came from Suryakumar ets and them smashed an !, Yadav (32 off 17 balls) and unbeaten 66 off 48 balls to Hardik Pandya (39 not out off ensure an easy eight wicket vic- A: ! 17 balls). tory for South Africa in the first The hosts hammered 67 T20 International here on #1-/#3#/ runs in the last five overs to give Saturday. the innings a perfect finish. Harleen Deol’s (52) confi- ishing out a dominating Barring Ben Stokes and dent maiden international fifty all-round show, India Adil Rashid, all England was the only silver lining for an Dtoppled England in the bowlers leaked more than 10 otherwise lacklustre display by high-scoring fifth Twenty20 to runs per over with Chris Jordan the Indians who posted a mod- not only claim the series 3-2 but (0/57) being the most expen- est 130 for 6 after being invited but Luus and Bosch negated the also prove that their prepara- sive. to bat. early Indian advantage. Luss hit tions for the T20 World Cup are India decided to drop The South Africans chased Reddy for a six and a four in & moving in the right direction. opener K L Rahul to accommo- down the target easily with five consecutive deliveries in the Rohit Sharma's sensational date an extra bowling option in balls to spare with opener Bosch fifth over as South Africa got to < $<= 64 off 34 balls and skipper left-arm pacer T Natarajan for (66 not out) and captain Sune 36 for 1 from powerplay overs. Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 80 off 52 the all important game. Luus (43 off 49 balls) sharing 90 The duo gained in confi- 02 7. balls powered India to a massive With no Rahul at the top, runs for the second wicket. SA dence gradually as the Indian 224 for two, their best ever total Virat Kohli moved himself up reached to 133 for 2 in 19.1 bowlers could not find a way to tar India opener Smriti against England, after the visi- the order to open with Rohit, a overs. break the partnership. SMandhana was on tors won the toss for the fourth move that worked wonders. India scored just 26 runs South Africa needed 68 Saturday rendered a doubtful time in the series and opted to Rohit did the bulk of the from the last five overs and that’s from the last 10 overs and they starter for the second field on Saturday. scoring in their partnership as where they again lost the match kept up the tempo without tak- Twenty20 against South In the run chase, Jos Buttler Kohli was more than happy to with distinct lack of power hit- ing too much risks, needing 33 Africa after suffering an injury (52 off 34) and Dawid Malan enjoy a sensational display of ters. from the last five overs. during the series-opening (68 off 46) kept India on the stroke-making from the other The Indian bowlers never Rajeshwari Gayakwad match, here on Saturday. edge with a threatening 130-run end. put any sort of pressure on the dropped Luus, failing to hold on Mandhana fell down with stand but England's challenged Rohit, who was rested for Bosch-Luus duo for a long an easy catch in the 16th over twisted legs while backing fizzled with the fall of the wick- the first two games and did not stretch in the match. but the next ball, the South up a Shafali Verma throw after etkeeper-batsman in the 13th get much in the next two, Bosch hit nine fours and a Africa captain was dismissed by SA captain Sune Luus had over bowled by Bhuvneshwar enhanced his reputation of a big six in her 48-ball unbeaten Deol (1/21). scampered for a run in the Kumar. match player on Saturday. innings after she took 2 for 11 But by the time Luus was sixth over. Mandhana was in England’s innings eventual- Most of his five sixes were during Indian innings. out, the match had already tilt- pain and she limped off the ly ended at 188 for eight as they his trademark shot, the seem- Poor fielding also cost India ed in South Africa's favour. SA field with the help of the sup- lost match by 36 runs. ingly effortless pull over deep dear as they conceded runs on needed 14 from the final two ports staff. She returned in the The dew was a factor in the square leg. Also a treat to the the field. overs but the equation was South African run chase but second innings but the Indian eye were his rasping straight India got rid of dangerous down to two from the final over it was apparent that she was bowlers overcame that to defend drives off a seriously quick South African opener Lizelle Lee and Bosch hit a four to win the not comfortable while the target on a batting beauty. regularly, marking another pos- required big hits kept coming decisively in India’s favour when Mark Wood in his first over. (8) who had topped the batting match in style. fielding. Bhuvneshwar was impres- itive for Kohli’s team which and in the company of the Buttler holed out at long off Kohli too pulled Wood charts in the preceding ODI Earlier, rookie batter sive in his comeback series and proved in the series that it can dangerous Buttler, took England with Bhuvneshwar conceding into the stands, a shot that got series with pacewoman Harleen Deol top-scored with a recover from 11 for one after the saved his best for the decider to win while chasing as well as bat- to 104 for one in 10 overs. only three runs in that over. him fully pumped up. Arundhati Reddy (1/20) remov- confident 52 in India's 130 for fall of stand-in-captain Smriti end with two wickets for 15 runs ting first. Malan, the world number Buttler’s dismissal also fired As Kohli paced his innings ing her in the third over as she six. Mandhana (11) in the second in four overs. England were dealt a big one batsman, who did not fire up Kohli, who was involved in beautifully at the other end, he miscued her shot. The 22-year-old Deol hit six over. Apart from Bhuvneshwar’s blow at the start of the daunt- earlier in the series, was in his an exchange with the opposi- had the company of a supreme- But Bosch and Luus denied fours in her 47-ball innings to Young talent Shafali Verma, successful return from injury, ing chase with Bhuvneshwar elements. His off side play was tion players, something that ly confident Suryakumar, who the Indians any further success score the bulk of India's runs who was not in the squad for the the big plus for India was the castling Jason Roy’s stumps the highlight of his innings needed umpire’s intervention. carried on from where he left in till the 16th over with a solid and after being invited to bat. preceding ODI series which emergence of Suryakumar with an inswinger. which comprised nine fours Three more wickets, his debut game. flawless batting dsiplay. She shared 60 runs for the India lost 1-4, made 23 from 22 Yadav and Ishan Kishan. Hardik However, incoming bats- and two sixes. including Malan’s, in quick suc- Kohli then partnered with Lee’s early dismissal put the third wicket with Jemimah balls with the help of two fours Pandya was back to bowling man Malan ensured the The momentum shifted cession effectively sealed the Hardik to get India past 200. South Africans on the backfoot Rodrigues (30) to help India ad a six. Boult too hot to handle ' " 14 -./-01 The BCCI has made it out serving mandatory quaran- Similarly, for all franchises ignated Bubble integrity man- ters will be arranged for the dif- clear that no individual associ- tine period provided. who are having prior camps in agers. They will be part of the ferent groups. he cricketers, who are part ated with the IPL will be vac- “After the conclusion of bio-secure bubbles, if their respective team Bubbles and o A separate entry and exit Tof the ongoing T20 series cinated as of now as the govern- series, they directly move to travel arrangements are satisfac- travel with the teams for the gate will be available for the between India and England, ment of India has put a system team hotel either by bus or tory they will be entitled bub- entire duration of IPL 2021. team members. will not have to undergo in place which is currently chartered flight...If travel ble-to-bubble transfers. Their job will be to report any o A dedicated lift will be mandatory seven-day hard being adhered to. arrangements are to the satis- However, if the CMO is not Bio-secure Environment proto- available for the exclusive use of quarantine ahead of the IPL as According to the SOP, faction of CMO, such players satisfied, then all those players col breaches by members of team members. they will be transported from “Players who are coming from can directly enter team bubble will need to undergo seven days franchises to Chief Medical o Exclusive access to a gym one bubble to another as per the bubble created for India vs without need to serve quaran- of hard quarantine and return Officer. and swimming pool will be Standard Operating Procedure England series may directly tine or undergo RT PCR tests,” with three negative tests. available for use of team mem- (SOP) released on Saturday. join the franchise squad with- the SOP stated. The SOP stated that at this bers. If exclusive access cannot point, the government has not Preferably, smaller hotel be given then each team will be specified anything on vaccina- properties will be chosen which given specific time slots. tion of elite athletes. may be fully booked for the o Each hotel will have a /2 -/ tain Tom Latham said. ! ), “In India, the first group to exclusive use by the participants designated hotel manager who “And we know how get vaccinated is healthcare within the Bio-Secure will be responsible to ensure ew Zealand captain Tom destructive he (Guptill) can be and frontline workers. The sec- Environments. This will avoid that the guidelines for hotels as NLatham called it “awesome” when he plays like that, and to 3: 91# a good match, she’s not an easy ond group is persons above 60 teams coming in contact with mentioned in these Health & as star performers Trent Boult break the back of the chase was player. Her strokes are really years of age as of January 1, other guests in the hotel. Safety protocols for IPL 2021 and Martin Guptill powered the awesome and for the guys to fin- n erratic P V Sindhu suf- good and she’s going to be a real- 2022 and person between 45 to If a larger hotel is chosen, are followed by all hotel staff. Black Caps to an emphatic ish it off then was a pretty clin- Afered yet another semifinal ly good player.” 59 years with comorbid condi- then the participants will be o Within their zones, play- eight wicket win over ical performance all round.” defeat at the prestigious All The world No 7 Indian had tions. accommodated in a separate ers and team support staff will Bangladesh in the opening ODI All but two of Guptill’s 38 England Championships as she also lost at the semifinal at the The government is yet to wing of the hotel. No other be provided safe corridors for in Dunedin on Saturday. runs came from boundaries went down tamely in straight 2018 edition of the tournament. announce the schedule of vac- hotel guests will be allowed in movement within the hotel. With swing king Boult with four sixes and three fours games to sixth seed Pornpawee “Everybody aims to be in cination of other groups of the team zones/floors. moving the ball both ways, before Taskin Ahmed found a Chochuwong of Thailand in the final, it’s over for now so I people including elite athletes.” Dedicated floors/zones will New Zealand dismissed faint edge and wicketkeeper the women’s singles here on have to learn from my mistakes Some of the other key be allotted to each franchise The general public and Bangladesh for a mediocre 131 Mushfiqur Rahim completed Saturday. and take the positives. I don’t points are as follows: team, Match Officials and media persons will not have and a blistering cameo with the the dismissal. Sindhu, the reigning world have a tournament for another Concept of Bubble Integrity Match Management Teams to access to the Bubble facilities as bat by Guptill saw them cut Devon Conway in his champion, couldn’t match the month so I have time to prepare Manager avoid mixing of the various well as stadiums for any activ- down the target with more maiden ODI was the other pace, power and precision of her and come back stronger,” BCCI will appoint up to 4 groups within the hotel premis- ities. Media were also not than 28 overs to spare. wicket to fall for 27 while open- younger world number 11 rival Sindhu, the Olympic Silver security staff with each fran- es. allowed during last edition of In New Zealand’s first ODI er Henry Nicholls was left 49 Chochuwong and lost 17-21, 9- medallist, said. chise team who will be the des- o Dedicated check-in coun- Indian Premier League. in 12 months, Boult took four not out. Nicholls was denied his 21 in a match that lasted 43 min- Sindhu, seeded fifth, came for 27 while Guptill blazed 12th half century when anoth- utes. into the semifinal contest with away for 38 off 19 deliveries. er debutant Will Young (11 not “I think it was her day, a 4-1 head-to-head lead over the “We haven’t played for a out) brought up the winning everything she was hitting was 23-year-old Chochuwong, &3 " while and it was about setting runs with a boundary. on the line, I just couldn’t do whom she had beaten at the the tone, winning the toss and Earlier in addition to Boult’s anything about it. Overall, I World Tour Finals in January. bowling and I thought Trent four-wicket haul, Jimmy should’ve controlled my But all that statistics didn’t -./-01 becomes difficult to quit, it’s in and Matt Henry did that great, Neesham took two for 27 and unforced errors, maybe things matter as Chochuwong showed blood,” Geeta said. and for us to chase 130 in 20- Mitchell Santner finished with could’ve been different,” Sindhu immaculate defence and agility he rules have changed and “I started training about six odd overs was awesome,” cap- two for 23. said. “I knew it was going to be to outclass the Indian. Twrestling has become faster months back. I was working out from the time when Geeta at home, lost 20-25 kgs post Phogat was active on the mat but delivery but I needed to train on the path-breaking Dangal girl is mat, needed training partners so gearing up for a comeback, I joined national camp. I need- ' !& confident that the sport that runs ed to assess myself, so I in her blood will help her adapt approached WFI and they and get battle-ready for stiff chal- allowed me, thanks to the fed- /71# is very important for her to play with be able to withstand the attack and ser- lenges ahead. eration, I am preparing for a flow so that I am able to play my power vices of a player like lee Sang Su and Geeta, who made the comeback. ndia got its best shot at a maiden game. That is the only way we compli- Jion Jihee. Sharath bhaiya capitalised Phogat clan famous with her “Rules have changed. Two Itable tennis medal at the Olympics ment each other. She was outstanding. well with his attack to keep the pres- remarkable journey from local rounds of three-minute each is on Saturday when Sharath Kamal and “I never thought we could win the sure on them . dangals to International fame, good for Indian wrestlers Manika Batra became the first Indian tournament. Now we are three games “I am very happy that along with has not competed much since because we are better in stami- pairing to qualify for the mega event from winning an Olympic medal. It singles we could even make by beating she attempted to qualify for the na. We have to be in action con- in Tokyo, beating world No 8 duo of will be tough but it is our best shot,” the Korean and Singapore pairing in 2016 Rio Olympic Games tinuously now but it’s not some- Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jeon 4-2 in the Sharath said referring to the 16-pair- the mix,” said Manika. unsuccessfully. thing that worries me.” final of the Asian Qualification ing draw at the Tokyo Games. Following the incredible results, She competed in only two Commonwealth Games in 2010, All eyes will be on her Tournament here. Sharath, who has also qualified for Sharath said the two now need to play tournaments in two years after is now eyeing a berth in the when she competes in the 62kg The 2018 Asian Games Bronze the singles event alongside G Sathiyan, more often to hit a good rhythm ahead that, got married to fellow Indian team for the Asian category on Monday during tri- medallists staged a remarkable come- has now set sights at reaching at least of the Games. wrestler Pawan Saroha in 2016 Olympic Qualifiers. als for the Asian Olympic back after being two sets down to out- the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the “We will have to sit down and and gave birth to their first child With a special permission Qualifiers. It’s a category which wit the top seeded Korean pair 8-11, Games. chalk out our plans. We cannot tour in 2019. from the national federation, fast-rising Sonam Malik is mak- 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 13-11, 11-8 in a “I think if we can reach the quar- Europe or elsewhere because of the When she was active, the Geeta joined the national camp ing her own while Rio Olympics thrilling final to seal their Tokyo qual- ters, it would be a fantastic result for Covid situation. Probably, the WTT bout consisted of three rounds a month back and is putting in Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik is ification in mixed doubles. Only the us at the Games. Anything else from China hub could be the best option for of two-minutes each, wrestlers hard yards, dreaming of more struggling. winner of the event qualified for the there is a bonus,” said the world num- the moment,” said Sharath. could hold their opponents for success at the international level. The 2012 World Games. ber 32. While Sathiyan and Sutirtha a longer time and keeping long “I never thought of quitting Championship Bronze medallist The Indian pairing had beaten the The unprecedented result in mixed emerged winners in their respective hairs was not allowed. A lot has wrestling. I still dread the day is realistic that she will not get Koreans en route to a historic medal doubles means India will now have five categories of the South Asian Group to changed now. when I would have to actually instant success since wrestling as in Asian Games before losing to them entries in Tokyo (two each in men and qualify, Sharath and Manika sealed The 32-year-old, who leave it. That thought scares me. a sport has grown a lot in India on the pro tour the following year. women singles besides mixed). Tokyo berths by virtue of being the became the first Indian woman It’s not just me, but it is same with talented youngsters putting “Manika was unstoppable today. It “I was really happy with myself to highest-ranked second-placed players. wrestler to win a Gold at the with most athletes that it seniors under pressure. + ,-. ,/,- 66 9 & " -./-01 Range. Former world number one Indian Shahzar Rizvi ashaswini Singh Deswal bowed out in fifth place with a stole the limelight from score of 177.1. Yher more celebrated Three successive 9.6 by the compatriots with a Gold medal Iranian opened a window of as India’s pistol shooters called opportunity for Chaudhary, the shots in the ISSF World but the 41-year-old Foroughi Cup here on Saturday, the start sealed the issue in his favour of which was rocked by three with his last shot in an exciting Covid-19 positive cases. final. Saurabh Chaudhary and Youth Olympic and Asian Abhishek Verma settled for the Games Gold medallist Silver and Bronze medals Chaudhary topped the qualifi- respectively in the men’s 10m cations with 587 after a air pistol final on the second sequence of series that read 96, competition day of the tourna- 98, 97, 98, 99, 99. ment. Verma was second with Those medals were won 583 after a series of 96, 98, 99, after world number one 97, 97, 96 while Rizvi was Divyansh Singh Panwar fourth with 580 (98, 97, 97, 97, opened India’s tally with a 95, 96). Bronze in the men’s 10m air Before the women’s 10m air rifle event. rifle event, the 18-year-old However, world number Divyansh shot 228.1 to finish four in women’s 10m air rifle, third on the podium. Anjum Moudgil, settled for a The other Indian partici- fifth-place finish after shooting pant his event, Arjun Babuta, 187.8 in the final. finished in fifth place. Yashaswini, 23, was confi- American Lucas dence personified as she Kozeniesky claimed the Gold claimed the Gold medal in the medal with 249.8, while Istvan women’s 10m air pistol event Peni of Hungaria bagged Silver with a score of 238.8, far ahead with 249.7. of second-placed Manu respectively. A 10.6 and 10.3 in the sev- Bhaker’s 236.7, at the Dr Karni However, Deswal pipped enth series saw Divyansh sur- Singh Range. her compatriot Bhaker at the vive elimination as Sergey Viktoria Chaika of Belarus top position before the final Richter of Israel fell behind. bagged the Bronze medal with entered the elimination stage. Divyansh, a Tokyo 215.9. There was no looking back Olympic quota holder, shot The other Indian in the for Deswal from thereon as the 10.6 before bowing out with the event, Shri Nivetha, started 2019 Rio de Janeiro World Bronze medal. He was placed well but finished fourth with Cup Gold medallist led the sixth in the 60-shot qualifica- 193.5. field from start to finish. tion with a total of 629.1, while Deswal also topped the Such was India’s domi- Babuta was third with 631.8. qualifications with 579, her nance in the event that after Earlier in the day, three sequence of scores reading 99, their three shooters finished in shooters, including two from 96, 97, 97, 98, 92. the top four in the qualifying, the Indian pistol men’s team, Bhaker, 19, shot a total of they held the top three position tested positive for Covid-19. 577 for second place (94, 95, 97, till the end of the fourth series The shooters are currently self- 95, 98, 98), while Nivetha shot when Nivetha was pipped by isolating in their team hotel. 574 to be placed fourth (97, 96, Mexican, Alejandra Zavala In all, four shooters have 94, 94, 97, 97) in the qualifica- Vazquez, who finished fifth. already been afflicted by the tions. The fancied world number dreaded virus since the teams Both Deswal and Bhaker four Chaudhary was humbled started arriving for the tourna- are Tokyo Olympics quota in the final shot by Iran’s Javed ment, prompting the Sports holders. Foroughi, currently ranked Authority of India (SAI) to ask In a strong start to the 24- 107th in the ISSF rankings. National Rifle Association of shot final for India, Bhaker Foroughi, who had only 14 India (NRAI) to take stock of topped the first series with seconds on the clock to fire his Chaudhary managed 9.8 in Foroughi shot a total of silver while Verma aggregated the situation and submit a Deswal and Nivetha following final shot, scored a winning his last attempt of the Gold 243.6 to claim the top prize and 221.8 to bag the Bronze at the report on a bio-bubble breach her in second and third place, 10.5 after the 18-year-old medal round. Chaudhary fired 243.2 to win Dr Karni Singh Shooting by some International shooters. $ & $7H7 International Olympic had long counted on. Japan has Committee, Thomas Bach, and grown increasingly reliant on nternational spectators will the Tokyo governor. foreign tourists, particularly Inot be allowed to enter Japan “People who are involved from Asia, to bolster its weak for this summer’s Olympic in the Olympics in some way domestic economy. Games amid public concerns may be allowed to enter the Saturday’s decision did not over coronavirus, organisers country, whereas regular visi- cover local spectators. Muto said on Saturday, setting the tors will not be able to,” Tokyo said organisers will decide next stage for a drastically scaled- 2020’s Muto said. month on caps for spectators in back event. He said costs for hotel can- venues. Some 600,000 Olympic cellations would not be cov- “It’s very unfortunate,” tickets purchased by overseas ered. Organisers may also con- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike residents will be refunded, as sider cutting the number of said of the decision on interna- will another 300,000 staff members who will partic- tional spectators, speaking to Paralympic tickets, Toshiro ipate in the Games. reporters after the meeting. Muto, the chief executive of the The Games are scheduled But she added that the Tokyo 2020 organising com- for July 23 to August 8, and the conclusion was “unavoidable” mittee told a news conference. Paralympics from August 24 to given that the main priority for He declined to say how September 5. holding a successful Games much the refunds would cost. Media polls have shown would be the health of the ath- The Olympic Games were that a majority of the Japanese letes and the Japanese public. postponed last year due to the public are wary about letting in Covid-19 pandemic. While the International spectators to outbreak has chilled public watch the Games as the coun- opinion toward the event, both try grapples with the tail-end of organisers and Prime Minister a third wave of the pandemic. Yoshihide Suga have vowed to for all participants and the press ahead with the Games. Japanese public,” Tokyo 2020 STRIPPED-DOWN GAMES The decision on organisers said in a statement A stripped-down Games International spectators will following five-way talks that means the Government will “ensure safe and secure Games included the head of the not get the tourism boom it # "1 "16 + ,-. ,/,- NO & % O What made you do Season 2 of Dev is in love with his daughter’s best friend, front of the camera are without a mask. Has OTT changed the dynamics You end every episode with a hook. A DD? in Season 2, it takes off from where There were other issues as well. Take for actors? film can be open-ended. It doesn’t have The place where Season 1 left, it things were left. an example — costumes. The stories It has definitely, sort of, democra- to have it. Like there is a difference had scope for more and it organically What is the story here? didn’t allow trials due to the COVID- tised the whole star system. The web between a full-length film and a short led to Season 2. The conflict of char- Certain stories, the central ones, 19. This was a challenge for the stylist. series is a much longer format. The film. A film is far more organic and not acters just about begins. For me, it was Season 2 builds on them. But now, So, the whole functioning changed. story and the character graph have data driven. In an OTT, the pacing is a natural progression from one to two. more characters have been introduced First two-three days, there were over a more time than what you get in films. structured since one is dealing with a In the prequel my character, Anurag, here — thriller elements have been hundred people on the set. It was a bit The writers too it gives them a definite diverse audience which will slip very added — Paritosh and Aditi. Anurag daunting and then it became normal arc to develop the character so one quickly. It is not like a date with cine- and Devika’s story is conflicted, she with the precautions of course. remains in that role for a much longer ma. tries to resolve it, one will have Two new characters have been time and explore more. This is a big Does it bother that people still talk to see whether it happens or introduced in Season 2. Did it affect boost for new actors who don’t need a about My Brother… Nikhil? not. Then there is his the bonding that you had with your big launch or have the burden of a 100- It doesn’t bother me at all that daughter’s love story that co-stars? crore film. There is a good amount of despite it not being a 100-crore, peo- moves ahead. Not at all. It was exciting to have work for actors and even technicians. ple still remember me. It is wonderful. How tough was it to two new characters; they are both won- Once the lockdown opened there was It is great that somewhere when 100- shoot for this season? derful people. While it is true that one a sudden rush to fill the gap of six-seven crore became the benchmark, I had Definitely not develops a bond and camaraderie, months. Unfinished projects had to be movies that people remember like The actor who left a mark in movies terms of the craft. But Nauheed Cyrusi and Aman Uppal completed. New projects took off to fill Chauranga, My Brother… Nikhil, like Jhankaar Beats, I Am and My in terms of logistics. blended so beautifully into the team the lack of entertainment. When I got Jhankaar Beats and I Am, that I can take Brother... Nikhil is back with Season 2 Initially, when we and actually took it ahead especially calls, before talking about the role, they them to my grave. Each film has a long started shooting for Aman who would greet and wish asked if I had dates. The OTT has been shelf life. I am fortunate and grateful of Dev DD. Shalini Saksena chats this season, it was everybody after coming to the sets. We good for actors, directors, producers that I have done these projects. him up about what this season is sometime in October, had that kind of courtesy. It was gra- and the crew. What next? about, how OTT platforms have things were just opening cious of him to do so. Season 2 was shot Do you think that OTT has better I am shooting for a series and a up and one had to take a pre-lockdown and post-lockdown in options for actors? film. There is another series and the changed the dynamics for lot of precautions. This terms of time one was part of a larger I wouldn’t say it is better or worse shoot has to start. I also produce films actors and upcoming slowed down the pace of the journey. Time spent together virtual- since I don’t want to weigh it in this and have a few feature film scripts. shoot. Also, one has to get test- ly or otherwise was longer and we were manner. Both can co-exist. Web series Time and opportunity permitting, I will projects ed regularly since all the actors in able to bond well. in some way are structured in a format. take them up as well. 4 23#1#1 # 1#:H#:#1# $, $ & & , ? % & 6 $9 he usual perceived notion which changed was his per- of an acharya — draped spective towards life. It became Tin saffron dhoti, flaunting clear. a long unkempt beard and a “When one reads these teeka on the forehead — has scriptures, the usual perception ‘I CAN SAY KEEMA BHAREY now been changing because of is that his perception towards the likes of those of Guru Gaur things will change. However, it Gopal Das, Sadhguru and is not true. You will continue to many others. One of them is see the same things, but with SALAAN MURG KA PULAO Acharya Prashant aka Prashant more clarity. I won’t say I start- Tripathi. However, the fact that ed looking at different things, sets him apart from all his com- instead I looked at the same patriots is that he teaches 17 things but with more clarity. So, IN MY SLEEP NOW’ forms of Gita. this is what I learnt during this Surprising enough? What spiritual journey,” he explains. is even more interesting is the One of the things that his #0-;;7O -00,& & fact that the Acharya is an IIT- organisations stands against is IIM alumnus and also an ex- superstition. Before reaching :, 1#0 #- # civil services officer who decid- the stage of clarity, what one % : I : , ed to leave his job behind in faces is confusion. It is not as order to attend to the spiritu- if one sits and within five min- %& % % 3&& al call. utes he knows it all. It is a “There was no magical process which can be certain- For those who haven’t seen Roohi, what is your role? instance as such. It was a nat- ly frustration at times. “You It is my first time working in a horror-comedy. It is pretty ural process and spirituality read something that is intend- awesome. It has been a while since I was part of a comedy film. was always in the back of ed to give you clarity, but you I started off with this genre and did Joker (Akshay Kumar and mind. I was always looking for end up more confused. You Sonakshi Sinha starrer). It was a great way to start my career the right things that I wanted implement it, live with this con- here. I play Tim in Roohi, a documentary filmmaker who to do in life. Initially, I thought fusion for months or even encounters Rajkummar (Rao) and Varun’s (Sharma) characters. that it can be done through years and then something What plays out forms the outcome of this movie. My charac- bureaucracy. Later on, I dis- opens up and you realise that ter is the personification of the audience in the film. covered that it was to the way this is what it was. There have How did you come on board for the project? out. In 2000, I cleared IIM- been a lot of struggle with con- We started working on this project sometime back and I real- Ahmedabad and UPSC at the fusion, but during this I ly don’t remember how things moved forward and how I came same time, then took a sabbat- ensured one thing that I kept on board for this film. I was shooting for something else at that ical for three years, completed moving forward,” he says. time when this project came along. I studied journalism but have MBA and after that I left the Ask Acharya what kept never played one on-screen. What I loved about this movie was IRPS Services. In 2006, I ## him going in the period of that it has a different perspective. My name got tossed around founded Adwait Life-Education struggle and he is quick to in a room and someone got in touch with me and that was it. Foundation where we were answer — my love to gaining How was it to work with Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar teaching spirituality to engi- with his thoughts. jobs to students. On this pre- Indian spiritual tradition would clarity. Rao? neering students. Moving on, “Criticism doesn’t always text, we taught them spiritual- ( come to know that there are “I know if I am confused, This is my third project with Rajkummar Rao, the first one in 2015, I founded come from people. The best ity and it became a major suc- actually hundreds of Gitas. this confusion will not go away was Chittagong. The two of us come together to work once every PrashantAdwait Foundation. form of criticism can come cess. Apart from that, we also $ “In fact, after Sri Krishan by lying down and watching couple of years. In both the previous movies I want to kill him. This is how it happened,” he from honest self-reflection. If made sure that we are talking " told Srimad Bhagwad Gita to Netflix for 10 hours. I have to Roohi is a pleasant change. He is a great person and not because tells you. your worry is that by not hav- to students in a language and Arjun, there is another Gita do something about it. It was he is a good actor. We would have a few chats in between shots. Not that his decision of ing critical people around you, way that they are comfortable called Uttar Gita after the war clarity itself that kept me going,” Varun (Sharma) is a wonderful person. It was great to work with leaving the Civil Services did- one may become myopic, for in,” he says. He has recently " got over. Here Arjun told Sri he adds. this team, especially Hardik Mehta. n’t meet resistance. It was his that I had wise people and launched Upanishad and Krishan that he has forgotten Not only teaching spiritu- You released two singles as well. What are they about? personality and his choice of immense literature to support Wisdom, an online course on whatever that was told to him ality, Acharya also helps people The first, released last year, was Still On My Mind. Most of people that helped him in the me. Also, to add to this, all the Upanishads and Gitas in order 1 and asks if Sri Krishan can tell across the world by motivating my music is in English but people here still listen to them; it is long run. “I have always been challenging decisions that I to expand the learning experi- him the Gita all over again. Sri them to lead a better life. On a amazing. The statistics show that most of the viewers were in an off-beat person, which gives have taken in life were appre- ence. $ ) Krishan scolds and retells daily basis, he gets about 400 India even though the song is in English. Just after completing me the advantage that I didn’t ciated by critics. I only had peo- What helped Acharya to " ) Arjun the entire Gita again, queries on depression and working on Aarya, I released Bhagwad Gita song. The reason have people around me who ple around me who doesn’t explore different forms of Gita hence it is called Uttar Gita. other things. However, the why I did this was because I had memorised Sanskrit shlokas would counter my decisions. I unnecessarily threw resistance is that he decided to dig deep = Even the Mahabharat has 18 number was doubled during for Aarya and they were dancing around in my head. I sat down had people around me who res- and not the ones who doesn’t into the subject. It wasn’t a dif- Gitas, out of which Srimad the lockdown. “We were with a guitar and did this song and released it. It is in Sanskrit onated with the kind of person have a similar vision like me ficult thing to do, he says. Bhagwad Gita is just one,” he shocked to see so many queries so very specific to the audience but whoever has heard it has I am and the things that I have and thought I didn’t have much “The word Gita means songs. " explains. The retreats, he says, pouring in. It was then when loved it. My musical journey has just begun. wanted in life. I faced some potential,” he says. A song that is coming from were started in 2012 when he people realised death is Have you managed to move past the image of the waiter who resistance when I became a However, teaching spiritu- deep meditation and devotion. would sit besides the ranges in unevitable. It depressed them. couldn’t pronounce the dish in Cheeni Kum? missionary,” he says. ality didn’t come without its All the ancient teachings were ) Rishikesh and Puri and would The only solution we gave I can recite the name in my sleep — keema bharey salaan While many say, criticism share of challenges. It was a task transformed into songs. And read the scriptures for entire them is to do good and pro- murg ka pulao. People say that I started my career where I was is the best motivation, one to attract students towards the that there are 17 different # nights. It went on for about five ductive things. It will give you unable to pronounce the dish to now reciting, from memory, may wonder what made subject. “In order to tackle forms of Gita, it is not a very " years. However, it was not as if, positivity because you will shlokas in Sanskrit from The Bhagwad; it has been an interest- Acharya surround himself with this challenge, we developed a obscure fact. Anybody who has during these years, he got some realise the value of life and ing journey. Language is not my strong point but I work real- people who only resonated curriculum where we promised some understanding of the enlightenment. The only thing time,” he tells you ly hard on it. There is a project that I am working on, I don’t speak a word in English, only Hindi. I loved being part of Cheeni Kum and being face-to-face with the great Amitabh Bachchan. When people remind me of the movie, I smile. ( / 8 What made you come to India? I was working with a marketing company and it was open- ing up offices in India, South Africa and Philippines. But I was " "! "@" @ O! " P an actor on stage in the US and a model. While I was here, mod- eling led to my first ad and that led to my first film. Then I got ) * # * ) < < ( 5 super lucky and did Nach Baliye. I am a horrible dancer but it * gave me the exposure countrywide and opened doors to films + and series. I am grateful to the Indian audience for accepting P# * ( < 5 8=>8 me on-screen and also listening to my music. - . -* $ Q $$ 0 You have been in the industry for over a decade now. Was ( there a character that you loved playing? ) # ( 0 There are so many. In Urumi (Malayalam), I play a double # %& role. Main Aur Charles, with Randeep Hooda was yet another P; Q '! ( ( film that I loved being a part of. I loved the movie as well. I even 0 + < ? P+ + tracked down the inspector who had tracked down Charles 1 P2 3 * 5 Q Shobraj. I love history and wanted to know more so that I could 4 5 step into the shoes of the character that I played. ( 2 What are you working on now? 6775(5 ? P@ I can talk about projects that are for public knowledge. There -55 8 3 ! + + is The Battle of Bhima Koregaon with Arjun Rampal. It is a peri- 3 9 3 Q 0 # od war drama. I play a positive role here. Golondaaj is anoth- # ) " #$ ( er one, a Bengali film on football, I am excited about this film. 59 # & ; 9 5 + Chehre, I have a cameo. For Bhoot_Police we are still shooting, : + Q < + * again a cameo. There are a few others as well. % (1 1(2 1 %' 1. 1P 1(2 1 2 1 %% 4 L " 1 >8.? = !!4 5('$&' 2'&58 5(45&& 5( $5'' (' '$5&5'5(('$ $'$5 2 &'65E&5$2(2'$ 2(45''$8'72$6&&'2$8 <7$2 5' & 5' 5( 57 6 &4=246'$5$542&(6 '57'& IS CINEMA SAME AS ‘NATYA’? / , ! ! , !! #-( #-2))- ! , an Cinema be called as ‘Natya’? Let ing and the righteous hero. Thus, the onus is on us take a step back and understand To understand the implication of philosoph- us to perceive Charlie Chaplin as a hero in his The idea of obstacles in Rasa guides us as to what ‘Natya’ signifies? Natya is not ical discourse in aesthetics, we end up discussing celebrated film, City Lights (1931) than to think how the delight in our consciousness is the same as drama or play, rather it is attributes of consciousness and its functions. of him as a mere comedian. Substantial works of expressed when we are devoid of obstacles such the subject-matter or the essence of a That is why, an idea of enjoyment of the arts is Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scoresese are as personal sorrow, or over-identification with Cplay (Nataka). The ancient Indian dramaturgy, linked with the metaphysical and epistemologi- limited to the Fury Sentiment (Raudra Rasa). It the depicted sorrow. When a clear conscious- as illustrated in the Natyashastra (composed cal thoughts to be discussed within a coherent can be noticed that the protagonist in the movies ness, devoid of any impurities, watches such a between 200 BC to 200 AD, by generations of framework of ideas. For example, we can say our such as Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), performance, which is an enactment and is of scholars and the authorship is attributed to sage consciousness has three major functions: to Good Fellas (1990) and The Irishman (2019) are the nature of transcendental reality, the self- Bharata Muni), explains many concepts which know, to act and to feel. These functions are not not noble individuals but criminals or what can repose after the sorrow is joyous. Therefore, we claims to cover all kinds of arts subservient to mutually exclusive but are dominant facets to be classically called as having a demonic nature. are able to enjoy and celebrate the works of Natya. comprehend consciousness. Now the rule of Andrei Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Natyashastra meant to serve as a practical knowing (involving knowledge, knower and Bresson, Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak. guide for poets and artists for the successful known) and the rule of acting (involving action, The modern art medium such as Cinema creation and performance of ‘Natya’. It b e g i n s agent, and object) are different from the rule of has pushed the boundaries of what was not with the mythological anecdote about how feeling (involving relishment, aesthete and an possible earlier or even what was prohibited Natya was created. In one of the key dialogues, aesthetic performance). to be demonstrated. Much credit goes to the In many big-budgeted Hollywood movies Indra, the king of Gods, requests Lord Brahma The famous rasa formula illustrates that camera which transforms the determinants and Indian movies with lavish sets, the audi- to create a playful medium which is both aural while watching a dramatic performance, the and consequents effectively, which along with ence are exposed to the idea of wonderment and visual. He asked that the new playful medi- fusion of determinant, consequent and transito- editing enhance the effects. Determinants in a and thus the Marvelous Sentiment. Works of um should be the summum bonum of all ry emotion express rasa (commonly translated drama are defined as the inherent reasons for Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, and knowledge i.e. liberation or freedom, available as ‘sentiment’). The rasa expressed is of eight the manifestation of rasa, they could be Christopher Nolan examine the concepts for everyone. types: Love (Shringara), Comic (Hasya), Heroic objects, situations, or even beautifully dressed unheard of or having the qualities of magnifi- (Veera), Marvelous (Adbhuta), Fury (Raudra), characters. Consequents are word play, bodily cence. Just like the ancient Indian dramas, Tragic (Karuna), Odious (Vibhatsa), and Terrible actions, physio-psychological gestures that world over, cinemas having Veera Rasa, Let us have a relook on some key words (Bhayanaka). The key characteristic of the Rasa help in developing the transitory feelings and Adbhuta Rasa and Shringara Rasa as the chief such as Nritt, Nritya and Natya. A normal cate- theory is the identification of a chief rasa in the support the persistent feelings (that help in rasa are very popular. gory of dance devoid of any conveyable mean- entire performance while the other rasas identifying the rasa). Shringara Rasa or the Love sentiment is ing is classically called Nritt. When the mean- expressed in the same drama becomes sub- Major directors have experimented and considered the king of all sentiments. The ing is conveyed through dance movements it is servient to it. made even the ‘Odious’ (Vibhatsa Rasa) as the Shringaraprakash of Bhojadeva, 11th century called Nritya. In Natya, there is the element of chief rasa, many works of David Lynch and the text, is among many other texts which upholds Rasa, which is the object of relishment as well last work of Italian director Piero Paolo Shringara as the supreme rasa. Interestingly the as the relishment itself. The idea of Rasa is Over a period of time, many scholars have Pasolini bear testimony to this. Traditionally word Shringara is derived from the exotic remarkably interesting for thinkers, art-theorist tried to add a few more rasas to the above list. the comic (Hasya Rasa) was limited to the per- dressing of mankind and the desire for ren- as well as common people as per our cultural Great debates have filled up literary discourses formance of jesters in a play. And thus, it was dezvous. Usually, it is associated with the idea heritage. over centuries, while Cinema, the new art form not given much importance and was thought of eroticism. This Rasa creates the space for We commonly associate and equate ‘Natya’ having a history of only 125 years, unfolds to to be entertaining only to women, children, multi-faced discussion as well as philosophical with the theatrical performance. When we modern audiences and has reinvented itself and persons with lesser maturity. Cinema, in enquiries. It is very strange to note that in think of theatre, we tend to attribute certain through various stages. The early era of silent $1-7/-: #:$-/2 its artform, exhibited that Hasya Rasa can be Natyashastra, Kama Shringara (Eros Sentiment) histrionics or some exaggeration in speech or and black & white movies was more universal. 2 1# -#1# achieved without the help of a jester and also illustrates the eroticism with a consort. movements. Based on this limited outlook, we As technology progressed, sound was added to 21-/$1-372 /#:- that a jester can turn it into a chief rasa. It is To conclude, Natyashastra has often been tend to overlook certain basic principles. The moving images and the talkies of the 30s indeed a wonder that the 1920s had great stal- criticised for imposing strict rules for creation commonly understood exaggeration is covered replaced the idea of silent movies. When colour 78.1#$.# 7$ warts such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and performance, whereas the rules of in one of the ten parts of Natya — dharmi, movies become affordable to all directors, the 730--#:0-:7:-?- and Max Linder busy in making people laugh Natyashastra are illustrative, meticulous, which does not prescribe exaggeration always. 60s witnessed the B&W movies moving out. The .1#$.#:713$-/$7 and how we lack such individual talent in our accommodative, and exhaustive. It is our inabil- current change is adoption of the 3D and the 3-/-7 $:#$-/"2 1 times. ity to comprehend the principles in the correct business aspect is also undergoing a transforma- The tragic sentiment is expressed in three light as well as a lack of courage to add up on Our understanding of Natyashastra would tion through OTT media services. :-/$97-$7$1- modes — loss of wealth, failure to act right- the new vistas. There are ten variants of drama have been very superficial had we not discov- It is interesting to note that almost all the #-:#.1 1 eously and gloom born out of death. Usually, listed (technically called as Rupak in Sanskrit) ered the lost commentary on it by the great masterpieces of world cinema can be explained $:# 87:$1- tragedy is understood as irreparable loss, viz. Nataka, Prakarana, Ank, Dim, Prahasana, Kashmiri Shaivite philosopher of the tenth cen- within the Indian classical framework of the /-$-: # $# / whereas Natyashastra informs, educates, and Veethi etc. If the great tradition of Indian schol- tury, Abhinavagupta. The Abhinavabharati, was Rasa Theory. Bharata Muni notes three kinds of warns us that tragedy can strike by financial arship would have continued, genres of Cinema found in the 1910s in Kerala. With this discov- fear while discussing the Terrible sentiment and 7 -O2- $-88- $?-0H, loss and failure to act morally as well. The cele- and web-series might have added to this list of ery, Indian philosophical discourse found a we find that Alfred Hitchcock obsessed with .1 1#07 9.$1 brated movie of Vittorio De Sica — Bicycle Rupak. fresh grandeur in Kashmir Shaivism, which making films related to pseudo-fear or fear of -/$ 9- 1# -$1- Thieves (1948) is a fine example of sorrow Understanding Cinema as Natya, there is a claims to be the fruit of great classical Indian wrong doing. It is our ignorance if we equate where despite no death being shown, the view- hope that we would rediscover the intellectual philosophical debates on Metaphysics, and limit the ‘Terrible Sentiment’ to monsters -88- $ ers witness a sense of great loss. The usual heritage and be benefitted with cross cultural Epistemology, Ontology, Grammar and Bhakti and the horror-genre, which is another kind of question asked about the tragic sentiment is — debates. Unknowingly we all are students of traditions after the debates of Buddhism vs Bhayanaka Rasa. Similarly, our vocabulary limits how can a sad performance be enjoyed? philosophy and connoisseurs of beauty. Sanatana, Dualistic vs Non-Dualistic traditions, our notion of heroism to fighting the bad. In a We know that there is nothing called aes- assimilating the impacts of Grammarian on way the westerns of John Ford or the great thetic sorrow. In order to explain and under- The writer is the author of Cinema through various schools of thoughts. Abhinavagupta’s samurai movies of Akira Kurosawa are indeed stand the phenomena, Abhinavagupta discuss- Rasa: A Tryst with Masterpieces in the Light of impact can be seen in the Sangita-Ratnakara of heroic and subscribe to the Veera Rasa, but there es the idea of obstacles encountered in the rasa Rasa Siddhanta. The book has been translated Sharangdeva in the 13th century. are other aspects of heroism such as the sacrific- apperception. from Hindi by by Geeta Mirji Narayan 8H72:-?-#0H72:- :-$ $7$1-. /,H721720/ 7$30#-$1-. /87: :-?-#0 9$1-$7$1-$:-- yvixiari K1#0093:# =!44 :#7/#$1# . % & && J & , ??-3# #0 n recent times, we all have become extremely conscious about cleansing. Nowadays there is much emphasis to keep our hands and surroundings clean so Ithat we can save ourselves from differ- ent viruses. There are so many detox methods, which are becoming popu- lar to keep us healthy. Fasting, high- " A fibre and raw-food diets, enemas and high colonics, saltwater baths, pan- chakarma, mud bath are some of the ,4 popular ones. There is so much emphasis on keeping our physical immunity strong by exercise, yoga and orona is back. As state after state once again are resort- different ayurvedic herbs. ing to night curfews and lock downs, a big issue is do To keep our body clean external- Cwe still have any concrete idea of the pandemic, its ori- ly, every day we brush our teeth, show- gin and nature and the solutions. Apparently not, as we con- er and wear fresh clean clothes. During tinue to grope in the dark. What about the measures we took, the day we wash our hands many the medicines that were prescribed and the claims of exact- times. We are using antibacterial ly 99.99 percent prevention from the virus through the use products to cleanse kitchen surfaces, of certain products. People were blindly believing those tele- disinfectants in laundry detergents, air- vision commercials and advertisements that were making filtering in a car, purified water instead a lot of noise. It is against this backdrop that we need to exam- of tap water. And a lots of people carry ine scientifically whether we actually have an answer to the “hand sanitisers” to cleanse their pandemic. While businesses that claim to provide protec- hands of germs after coming our of tion from Corona flourished, authentic answers were not store or restaurant and also time to found. In fact, it was an information driven fear psychosis time after touching any surface out- that created havoc more than the virus itself. To capitalise side. on this there was a very powerful Pharma marketing cam- This awareness of external clean- paign that made people go for all kinds of medical options. liness is very important. We also need So in a nutshell then, the pandemic catastrophe can be to feel the real need to cleanse our summed up rather neatly in just two words: infodemic and minds from suppressed emotions like pharmageddon. Sundries like masks and hand sanitisers also worthless anxieties, stale outlooks, added to the effect and cornered huge benefits. However, the anger, guilt, frustration, dull resent- point to ponder is where do we stand after centuries of ments, jealousy, betrayals and an end- encounters with pandemics. Human beings have been fac- less array of shabby self-images. Our ing the onslaught of these viral attacks ever since their exis- mind keeps on storing this unwanted tence. Looking back at some 2,000 years of experience sug- dirty matter which causes many blocks process of cleaning. But we if contin- begin the process of learning various and practising more and more emo- gest that our efforts did not have much to contribute and in our personality and we are unable ue the process of cleaning without mindfulness techniques to keep our tional release processes. With the the pandemics subsided on their own in around one and half to move further in our life. becoming fearful and discouraged by mental hygiene. help of many breathing exercises, we to two years. 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If a house has been closed for need which can not be neglected and our stuffed up useless thoughts and of emotional release immediately, it’s falling economies are intriguing. Matter is not created or many many years and when we open can be achieved along with our other emotions, we merely walk off the bat- not a luxury rather the most impor- destroyed. It only changes hands. it and start cleaning it, we will have to duties and aspirations of life. We just tlefield. tant basic necessity to be happy. # , face lots and lots of dirt during the need to start becoming aware of it and We will start investing in learning $ ! ! B( BC,B : % %& % & % & # % 0 , O % & % & J , # 7LL# "$ , #L$2#:31 7 edical science explains s I have begun reaping many stress to be our natural rewards due to my faith in God Mphysical and mental Agetting stronger gradually, I have reaction to life’s experiences. wondered why more people do not pur- Our body reacts to stress by sue the spiritual path. I got the answer flooding our systems with hor- from the Bhagavad Gita. In the verse mones, resulting in rapid #17.3, Lord Krishna states that faith of breathing, sweating, elevated all is according to their natures only. He pulse rate, and a myriad of states that in the human species, what- other immediate symptoms. ever faith one has he is that only. (17.3) Prolonged exposure to stress, We know that the human species much like the situation we are has faith and that is what makes them facing today, can push us different from other species. A lady, towards headaches, heartburn, though highly educated, chooses to depression, insomnia, heart engage herself in household activities; trouble, fertility problems, a she is known as a housewife. Similarly, weakened immune symptom a person pursuing an acting career is and a whole host of other well- known as a filmstar; a person playing documented adverse effects. cricket as a profession is known as a Fear not. Changing our cricketer, etc. They do so because they lives and steering it towards have faith that these activities are the take enormous efforts to be able to suc- teacher and I got started. Subtle changes prolonged peace and health can best for them, and are known as such. cessfully do so. I was not entirely began to take place in my nature, but be as simple as adopting five Fate has two parts. One, which is happy with my life. I looked for reasons the price was not small, because we are daily habits to conquer stress: Q buster. Health professionals Keep your radio on while dri- commonly known, is connected with and found that my nature was defective what our natures are, as stated earlier. recommend getting in at least ving or cooking. Sing in the events such as someone landing a in many respects. Therefore, I set about And to reject the self is not very pleas- PQ Nothing that can bring us 20 minutes of exercise three to shower, however off-key you highly lucrative job. The other, which to change it. This is how I began. We ant. But I persevered. What really Whether it’s the first thing more joy than the knowledge four times a week. Walk to the may be! Research proves that is not so well known, is the personal constanly desire something. Most of helped was change in the proportion of in the morning, last thing at that we made another person stores instead of driving short music reduces anxiety, blood nature. People are born with certain them are not serious, and we know it. the mode of goodness in my nature. The night, or even a few stolen happy. Make it a personal goal distances. Take the stairs. Run pressure and pain; and natures due to their past acts. And we For change of nature, we require deep other two modes began to get subdued moments between errands, it is to do at least one good deed around the local park. Breathe improves focus, sleep quality know that personal natures are products desire, i.e. from deep inside of us; we somewhat. Don’t we know that the three important to remove a little per day, no matter how small. in as much fresh air as you can. and memory. of the three modes. Lord Krishna has must really want it. Then and then only modes are forever trying to become time solely for ourselves. Put Give a helping hand to family. Sign up for online yoga/fitness stated that faith of human beings are of we will be able to do the required dominant by overpowering the other aside your daily chores and Call your friend and check in classes. Just keep your body three kinds, i.e. in goodness, in passion ‘tapasya’ for achieving it. Those, who get two. (14.10) My spiritual acts, which I find a quiet place to escape with what’s happening in their moving. Regular movement Get adequate sleep every and in darkness. (17.2) An IAS officer started in the childhood, are the fortu- had started doing seriously by now demanding family members. lives. Compliment your col- triggers the release of powerful night and keep your bedtimes retired from serve chose to live in a trib- nate ones; their parents set examples for helped. Purification of the body, the Use this time to indulge in any league. Send your spouse flow- endorphins in our bodies, fixed. Upon awakening, breathe al area to sever them. His faith is in them to emulate. My father was a “bhak- mind and the intelligence was taking activity that gives you joy and ers. Donate some clothes or heightening happiness and deeply, practise Pranayama, goodness. A boy born in a family of ta’ of Hanumanji and my mother was place. All these began contributing peace. It can be anything from supplies to those in need. A reducing stress. and meditate for a short while businessman is in passion, because he a devotee of Ramji. They tried to live towards reinforcement of faith in God. reading the newspaper while small act of charity on our end before hitting breakfast and pursues a business career later in his life. very exemplary lives, which left deep I can honestly state that it has been savouring a flavourful cup of can truly brighten up someone tackling your daily to-do lists. Some unfortunate souls are born in the impression on me. I knew from their tough going and it is not easy even now, coffee; flipping though the else’s life. Music has always been a Starting your morning right mode of darkness and turn out to be examples what was really desirable but but I have progressed. My nature is bet- pages of an exciting book; tak- well-known mood changer. So sets the tone for a peaceful day criminals, etc. Their faith is in such couldn’t apply myself till much later in ter or let me say somewhat more toler- ing an online class; or even hit play on your favourite to follow. activities. my life. I took help from God through able and my faith in growing stronger. soaking in a warm bath with Physical activity in any playlist and hum along when The writer is the author of Fortunately, our natures are not the Gita. This book of eternal wisdom + ! scented candles and salts. form is a tried and tested stress performing mundane tasks. book, Meeting Yama fixed, they can be changed, but it will became my guide. God became my !C. B uvitiut # %&%'%& 4"" " # he Assembly elections in Council (BTC), and the Rabha TAssam, the most populous Joutha Mancha (RJM). On the North-East State, are pregnant other side, it is the Congress- with possibilities because of led Mahajot with AIDUF and '6$(6 ' 7' various issues, according to the Bodo People’s Front (BPF) political pundits. However, of Hagrama Mahilary, the for- $5$ 6<'$ given the prevailing socio-eco- mer BTAD chief. 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And a few poll pundits &66&&4 ((2&& Sarbananda Sonowal-led BJP consider the Assam elections as '6$5625&$48 Government to retain power. a triangular fight, with the In the run-up to the coalition of the AJP and the 5 7$ 5'-4$$( Assembly elections, what mat- Raijor Dol (RD) as third for- 72$ 5( 7 6' ters most for the people of midable force. $4 $'' 5( Assam is the handling of the However, considering the Covid-19 pandemic, concerns AJP and the RD alliance as a ' % over the Citizenship political force to be reckoned "$25 5'&$( Amendment Act (CAA), the with stretches the ground real- National Register of Citizens ity. It would be a Herculean ' <& &5 (NRC), but most importantly task for the new entity to make 6$54(56' ' the job scenario in the State. a mark on the anti-CAA sen- Despite vociferous protests timents, prime its past. It is true 5&' ($4'2 '58 against the implementation of that the AASU, the parent ' 82 '$5 the CAA in Assam, the voters’ organisation of the AJP, has a attention is not fixated on the mass following in the State as &&$5'5&$4 CAA sentiments. The ruling it has retained the status as one 28$5-' BJP and its alliance partner, the of the strongest students’ bod- most prominent regional party, ies in the State. It must be noted ((2&&($5' the Asom Gana Parishad here that this is the same stu- &&$4'&8 ' (AGP), are in favour of imple- dents’ body that in 1985 gave menting the CAA in Assam. birth to the AGP, one of the However, some prominent stu- most successful regional polit- dent bodies of the State, such ical party in Assam. And the as the All Assam Students AGP under the leadership of its 2 , , , ' <4=4 #$% Union (AASU), Asom veteran AASU president Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Prafulla Kumar Mahanta ruled Parishad (AJYCP), and parties the State for 10 years, once he represented for seven con- Assembly elections in Assam is er parties such as the AIUDF ple. Assam being an ethnical- sion. like the All India United from 1985 to 1990 and then secutive terms since 1991. the gradual and quite big rise of perfume baron Ajmal and ly sensitive State, with an ever- Therefore, despite possi- Democratic Front (AIUDF) again from 1996 to 2001. Though there are rumours of the BJP. Considering this BPF could hardly play the role emerging problem of bilities stacked in favour of the and the Congress have clung to However, during the Tarun that he may join the Congress, trend, the prevailing situation, of a kingmaker, except exploit- Bangladeshi migrants since the Sonowal Government, this the emotional issue. For them, Gogoi-led Congress reliable sources say that the and the tendency of the Assam ing their respective tradition- starting of the historic Assam Assembly election will still be the CAA is unconstitutional. Government’s three consecu- two-time former Chief electorate to vote the same al vote banks. Movement, political parties a test for the BJP. If it romps Many view the CAA as an tive terms from 2001 till 2016, Minister may not contest this parties or alliances to power, What could catapult must take into account the con- home, the much-needed long immediate threat to the sur- the AGP, once termed as the poll because of his poor health. the writing on the wall is clear: Sonowal back to power is his fidence of the large indigenous march of the saffron party in ' ( % % vival of the indigenous people voice of the “sons of the soil”, Despite all these hiccups, the incumbent Sonowal regime cogent reassurance to the vot- Muslim population. Instead of this remote part of the country of Assam and the violation of was relegated to a mere region- AGP may be able to retain has high chance to retain ers that his Government will treating the immigration issue will continue. Certainly, this the historic Assam Accord al force. And over the years, bit- some seats. But there is high power. There has been a record successfully address the con- on the lines of religion, it must will reassert Prime Minister signed between the ter rivalry, defection and non- probability that the AJP may of repeating the existing cerns of high unemployment, be addressed on the basis of its Modi’s leadership and popu- leadership of AASU and the injection of young blood into make inroads into the AGP’s Governments in the past in flood problem and all about the legality. It is the duty of the BJP- larity across the region. Further, Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress the party hierarchy has led to traditional base. Also, the vot- Assam. Late Congress veteran positive impact of both the led Government to allay the the party and its allies would be Government at the Centre its massive loss of political ers may get confused and the Gogoi, though entangled in NRC and the CAA. Modi’s per- fears from the minds of the able to continue its develop- in 1985. space in the State. AGO loyalties may shift to the myriad problems and corrup- sona and performance at the local Muslims. And if it is not mental projects and win the The polls in Assam are a This time, when the BJP- two regional parties, born out tion scandals, won three con- Centre will certainly influence addressed properly, and in trust of the electorate of Assam. two-way contest. On one side, AGP alliance has released the of the AASU. The RD may secutive terms. Of course, dur- voters’ choice. However, in a time, parties such as the it is the BJP and its allies, list of 70 candidates for the first spoil the vote banks of both the ing his one and a half decade Assembly election, only the AIDUF, the Congress, and (The writer belongs to including the AGP, the United phase of the poll, the party has AGP and the BJP to an extent. of rule, both the BJP and the State leadership’s performance other left-leaning platforms Assam and has a deep under- People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) dropped Mahanta’s name from However, what has been AGP had not much stake in the on the ground can help them could misguide voters of the standing of the social-political of the current Bodo Territorial Barhampur, the constituency remarkable in the last four State politics. And other small- win back the trust of the peo- State to cash in on the confu- situations there) 8!@ : & " +( ' he global media has placed the inform us that diversity and com- Still, the immediate American Tagenda upright and has aptly munities’ empowerment will be the reticence on curtailing the 25 per covered the slew of executive orders new motto of the new White House cent tariffs on all Chinese imports, signed by US President Joe Biden on dispensation. along with the stress on rebuilding 5 25&'$7 the first day of his Presidency. The Biden release contends, alliances and coalitions with a new, 5( 5'67 '' ' The “Make America Great” “Biden will work in partnership “Let’s Re-engage” policy, needs to be again agenda of former President with these communities; celebrate welcomed by India. 2&(5'@(5 Donald Trump could not prop him their extraordinary contributions to What is being feared is that this (2'$' $2 & up as a successful candidate as his America’s success, prosperity, and policy statement arising from the $4! 4$2857$6 mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis safety; listen to Indian Americans’ White House pulpit need not turn seemingly did him in if one adheres needs; and put in place policies that into unwelcome interventionism by 66 5 (4' to the casus belli of a section of address their priorities. Indian former Presidents in the nineties. '&('$&'258'5 American observers. Americans, like all Americans, are Quite significantly, Joseph Nye Still, what seemed akin to being deeply invested in the core elements Junior in his recent work, “Do 5((75' $5(& a diplomatic tour de force for Prime of our future — education, access to Morals Matter: Presidents and $4'5( =! Minister Narendra Modi vis-a-vis his high-quality, affordable health care, Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump,” 7 2'52&7F 6 5 American counterpart might turn addressing the climate crisis, and has noted the change in strumming into a stringent and stern tight rope- reforming and modernising our between the various Democrat and $7' &'6' < walk during the Presidency of Biden. immigration system in a way that Republican Presidencies in the polit- 5'5(('$(2 7 President Trump emphatically aligns with our values.” ical firmament in the United States 42'2 56$45( =! declared Modi to be the “true friend” One “elemental” is there for the of America. of his during his various negotiations reckoning that former President Joseph Nye Jr stresses, “Wilson 6$528565(&'$ and summitries ranging from the Trump’s role play with China ranged was a liberal idealist but he did not '$2(2$4'( razzmatazz of Howdy Modi in from getting his daughter sing for Xi practice universal human rights. As Houston, Texas, to the summitry at Xingpin to announcing a full-fledged a southerner, he shared the racial &&'2 8'G 6<' the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad. and lethal trade contest with China. prejudices and as well as the pre- &'7 '$5&$4 The blitz of the Trump-Modi Such an approach often enraged and vailing Anglo-Saxon chauvinism of 2 & -( & tango might have been cut short by confused both the liberal and his times as American liberalism had the mathematics of plain-Jane elec- rightwing observers of US foreign long accommodated first slavery 5(2 & 25$ toralism in the American homeland policy in the context of Beijing. and segregation.” $582 ''8$ but the show must go on, as they Still, New Delhi depended on the Can we earnestly hope and 5'25 '$5 2 '$5& contend! American succour on the border anticipate that President Biden will New Delhi is also much relieved standoff and stealthy aggressions of adhere to the moralism of US foreign ($6'$272&62 & with the immigration related exec- China at conflict hot spots ranging policy which can be deftly utilised to utive orders promulgated by from Doklam to Pangong lake. The strengthen and deepen the bonds of President Biden which improve the American beneficence in the light of the India-US partnership? Such an numerical health of the Indian the hegemonic and interventionist optimistic talk intended to drum up nationals to reach the shores of the tirade of the People’s Liberation a furtherance of India-US conver- United States as legal immigrants. Democrat standpoint on Kashmir, and relegated to the backburner by What needs to be ebulliently Army has been a crucial win-win gence needs to be the order of the day Seemingly, it might seem like an the abrogation of Article 370 and the a few IR observers, has made a come- underscored, is, the fact that the component of India’s foreign policy as straightjacket stipulations of lib- early bird call but, still, the India farmers’ agitation in India, have back with the “value commonality” shared value argument is welcome in which makes us anticipate dearly eralism, idealism and realism are no America camaraderie along with raised disgruntled voices and refer- between New Delhi and Washington. the India-US narrative with the tra- about President Biden’s policy on longer what the global IR doctor pre- the insistence on Malabar naval ee calls from the US. A White House release significant- ditionalists in the Democrats seated India and China. scribes. We are bound to experience exercises might be good and pious This American standpoint will ly briefs us about the Biden tango in the Capitol Hill making a grand The American intransigence for an era, where in the United States led indicators of the larger feel of the appear as a grave challenge for the with India in next four years, to comeback and delivering a blow to Beijing is the need of the hour in a by President Biden has surfaced India-America relations which have New Delhi denomination where-in unfold before our eyes. The release the neutrally aligned nay sayers in the post-Trump era of ruminations and with the global engagement strata- often been referred to as “a special India will have to up the ante against contends, “The President under- establishment in the United States. foreign policy making. It is this stand gem for the entire international sys- relationship,” since the recent past. its adversarial nation states and sev- scored his desire to defend democ- President Biden, formerly as the of the future pertaining to the US for- tem thus bearing positive ramifica- ' 7%2) % President Biden and the quin- eral other international actors by ratic institutions and norms around Vice President of the United States eign policy, which, needs to be tions for New Delhi. tessential pet peeve of the tradition- attaining the supporting voice of the the world and noted that a shared and being the chairman of the understood and deciphered by an al Democrats have always been cen- Americans. commitment to democratic values is Senate Foreign Relations Committee, immediate response by New Delhi (The writer teaches at tered on to the narrative of human Still, the talk of the “demos”, the bedrock of the US-India rela- has, always stood by the Indian dias- and other affected nation state actors International Relations and rights. 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So, they paid they could absorb the study material bols. The intent, however, is not to pro- cation process is to root out all capitation fee to join a medical school better. No wonder, a month and half mote any religious belief. It rather serves Tsuch thought-seeds that disorient abroad. Having earned their medical thereafter, they did not only qualify but a twofold purpose. First, it serves as a our thought process. Remember, as the degree, they had to clear a qualifying scored high marks. The stage is now set focal point for mind to dwell upon. seed gets a congenial ground, it will examination to earn license to serve as a to move on to the next course — Second, it helps induce particular value breed out into a plant. If, however, the doctor here in India. They made three Contextual Meditation. system through repeated self-reflection seed is fried, it loses its productive abili- attempts, but in vain. Now, the only Contextual Meditation: Contextual on the educative import that the symbol ty. Similarly, the thought seeds parked at choice left before them was to either to Meditation is primarily intended to carries. Those averse to the idea could deeper layers of mind are invoked and move to the country where from they redefine the thought process through improvise a symbol suited to their belief then resolved through fresh educative had graduated or shift to other vocation self-reflection on fresh educative inputs or perception. inputs, where after they won’t chase you for their living. and give it a meaningful turn. In fact, it The fact that the imageries in use anymore. It is, however, difficult to In a state of desperation, they came is time tested tool to empower oneself carry valuable educative import, in the remain oblivious to the thoughts visiting seeking guidance. Going through their better. The process is named as such Indian tradition, each one of them has your mind space again and again. To history, I realised that having failed to because the seeker is supposed to focus been accorded the status of a deity to remain disengaged, give a self suggestion join a medical school in India, they car- attention either on some concept or make it worth reverence. The purpose is to the mind — say ‘neti-neti’. T h e w o r d ried an anticipated sense of failure and iconic figure carrying valued educative to draw people’s attention to the inlaid neti means ‘not this’. It’s a way to push insecurity. Consequently, they could not import. The iconic figure has to be indi- import, bring it into one’s cognitive away thoughts that are no longer rele- absorb what they read, or recall what vidual-specific depending on what par- domain, reflect upon repeatedly, and vant. It is important to note that mind- had had learnt during examination. To ticular virtue would be wanting, calling absorb it in the inner realms of mind. detoxification process does not call for get over their sense of insecurity, as a for its augmentation. It is pursued in Following which, it may spontaneously developing concentration. In fact, dis- remedial measure, they were advised to self-reflective mode. Purposely so as to find reflection in one’s usual conduct. traction is a necessary part of the pursue Mind-Detoxification process absorb and imbibe the specific virtue Remember, in prayer mode, you may process. More you distract, faster the before they sat for studies every day. The identified with the iconic figure through progress faster as you get emotionally mind becomes unburdened. intent was to drive away all distracting continued self-reflection. 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