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Ansari is on a five-day visit to         &  $  economy not in a good shape. below two per cent of the GDP mitted liabilities and install- It will require more than China on an invitation to "           The UPA-I could go in for a as compared to five per cent ments for earlier acquisitions. 80,000 crore to recruit near- commemorate 60 years of (Uttarakhand), close to      .        major jump as the NDA hand- spent by China and Pakistan And these contractual obliga- ly 40,000 personnel and to buy Panchsheel. Badrinath shrine.      1 ed over to it a robust economy. respectively. tions will continue for some helicopters, howitzers and It also comes close on the China has always staked        $ $     Subsequent years of the UPA Paucity of funds has hit more years. other specialised weaponry, heels of reports that Chinese claim to parts of Arunachal              regime saw defence outlay modernisation over the last few “Though the Defence besides creating infrastruc- troops intruded in the and this new map shows         &/       coming down to an average 10 years. The armed forces have Ministry pitched for a 25 per ture to fight a war in the Pangong Lake in Ladakh while majority of the State as part of       "    to 12 per cent due to resource stressed this point in their pre- cent hike, it may have to be mountains. two of its helicopters violated Southern Tibet.         , &2   crunch,” sources said sentations to Defence Minister content with 15 to 18 per cent Turn to Page 4 airspace in Joshimath Turn to Page 4                     &   .      !"#                                  &      !         $%$&                            $                            3456   &)  //                   ith the scrapping of the        Q     & Wcontroversial Four-Year           $  Undergraduate Programme  !    (FYUP), the fate of over 3,000  #$        students, who &&'      & had enrolled themselves in $      BTech and Bachelors in ()*           Management Studies (BMS)          courses last year, hangs &      in balance. As these two new   &(         78 courses, along with FYUP, did       not get necessary statutory (       approvals, uncertainty prevails (  #  &(  &)    over the status of these courses.               Meanwhile, the Delhi +        University announced that the L- -!  $  % 0  #$ &)    admissions process will com-          mence on July 1 with cut-off .  / .          &  being expected to be out on --           Monday night. The second             cut-off list will be released on A member of the UGC  & July 4. Standing Committee said on the          "#$   %$'           While BTech was a com- condition of anonymity, “Since        &  pletely new course introduced the Ordinances under FYUP is * cards as it foundation was the assistant engineer and the      9  "      with FYUP in 2013, BMS was no longer stay, BTech naturally weakened due to illegal con- junior engineer of the area                 $ Q  offered after combining three will go. However, we have pro-    struction on the adjacent plot. and ordering a probe. Sources    $  &(  existing courses — BA posed for them (students) to get The building was occupied said that the Lieutenant-           $ (Honours) in Business the degree as per what the uni- +  by 14 people belonging to four is closely monitoring            Economics (BBE), Bachelor of versity promised them during different families who were the situation and is constantly Chennai: Two persons were       $     Business Studies (BBS) and admission. The university is        residing on different floors. in touch with senior officials. killed and over 50 others    & Bachelor of Financial and legally bound to do so.” The menace of illegal con- North Delhi Mayor feared trapped when an )    Q  &)   Investment Analysis (BFIA). The UGC Standing ragedy struck the congest- struction, negligence on the Yogendra Chandolia reached under-construction 11-            The University Grants Committee is likely to meet on Ted Inderlok area in North part of the civic authorities and the spot and assured guilty offi- storey building collapsed $        Commission (UGC) Standing Monday to deliberate and take Delhi where a four-storey a deep-rooted nexus among cials will be punished. near suburban Porur on           Committee had recommended a decision on the matter building collapsed killing 10 building mafia, police, and “Two officials have been Saturday. Rescue efforts    &)     in its first meeting that students regarding the enrolled BTech people, including five children, MCD officials was clearly indi- suspended. No one will be were on by multiple agen-      !       already under the BTech and and BMS students. and leaving two others injured cated in the reaction of the spared,” he told the media pre- cies, including National   *              BMS programmes must be Turn to Page 4 on Saturday around 8.40am. North Delhi Municipal sent at the site of tragedy. Disaster Response Force  +             given the degree as per what Related story, complete The 50-year-old building, Corporation (NMC) which Turn to Page 4 (NDRF).   &) 2;         they were promised. admission schedule on P3 313/4C, caved in like pack of spared no time in suspending Detailed reports on P3 Detailed report on P4             L .          L         &!                              & ,P  -. .' )         2;       !      5==4=5  O$     ple’s aspirations. “To be an MP is an impor-       !  9        In a motivational speech to tant thing and one must look at         &      around 161 members of the it seriously. Remember, people      not a ruling person. He is by )             Lok Sabha and 18 of the Rajya are observing your perfor-     temperament, someone who               P Sabha at Surajkund, Haryana, mance not only in the House wants to fight injustice,” Singh         &   Modi said they have a long way but even outside. Our transition day after former Defence was quoted as saying by        . "   &        to go as a member of the trea- from Opposition to Treasury is AMinister AK Antony the channel. (         "    sury side and should not get not limited to moving a few feet stirred a hornets’ nest by ques- But with his comments      $    ushing party MPs to adopt disillusioned by small issues “as to the other side. This is a sig- tioning Congress’ secular cre- creating a stir, Digvijay has-            Pthemselves to higher-level of there is no full stop in politics”. nificant transition and we must dentials, party general secretary tened to clarify that all that he &!              ‘aachaar, vichaar and vyavahaar’, His address to the new try to appreciate the meaning of Digvijay Singh on Saturday meant was to suggest Rahul            Prime Minister Narendra Modi MPs was the latest in the series this,” Modi, also a first-time MP, created a controversy by claim- doesn’t hanker for power.       &)     on Saturday asked first-time of ‘Modi-speak’. He had earli- said at the two-day workshop in ing that Congress vice-presi- On his arrival in Bangalore,        P$  Q& BJP parliamentarians to draw a er outlined the dos and don’ts the suburbs of Delhi. dent Rahul Gandhi does not he told the media, “I said he is $     2  ;54    six-month road map for their to his Council of Ministers, The training and orienta- have a temperament to rule. always fighting against injustice         >$ Q   respective constituencies, take Union Secretaries, party gen- tion camp for BJP MPs is being Singh, in an interview to a and therefore he is not for   &           their work as lawmakers seri- eral secretaries and workers attended by Union Home local cable news channel in power. He is aggressive when it            &( ously, avoid airing differences in ever since his party won a clear Minister and party president Goa said that the Gandhi comes to fight for injustice.          public, use social media exten- mandate on May 16 and he Rajnath Singh, Urban scion’s primary concern was That is the difference between      &)        & sively and be focused on the took over the reins of Development Minister fighting injustice. him and us.”  Q   & larger task of fulfilling the peo- Government on May 26. Turn to Page 4 “He is by temperament Turn to Page 4 $+#$%& .'#-2 3'$4564789 ' (012

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Singh’s upcoming films have a refreshing storyline and he plays am, 12:30 pm, 3:15 pm, (3D) Godzilla: 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:45 pm, 10:55 pm, 11:30 pm, Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 9:00 am,   varied characters. The suave actor chats with SANGEETA YADAV 6:50 pm, Fading Gigolo: 11:10 am, 9:10 pm, The Children   .,9 : Of War: Nine Months To Freedom: 1:30 pm, 11:15 pm, Apur Panchali (Bengali): 4:50 pm, (3D) The Amazing Spiderman 2: 5:15 pm, Romeo Ranjha (Punjabi): 8:15 pm, Mr. Fraud he way the movie starts — absolutely (Malayalam): 11:45 am, 2 States: 2:40 pm brilliant. The suspense builds up — PVR Select City Walk: (3D) Godzilla: 10:00 am, 11:15 am, T ‘I can 12:45 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:15 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:45 pm, good. The manner in which the leads are 11:45 pm, The Xpose: 10:05 am, 3:15 pm, 8:25 pm, 10:55 pm, introduced — refreshingly different. But Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 12:40 pm, 5:50 pm, Fading Gigolo: 10:00 am, 6:05 pm, 11:30 pm, Million Dollar Arm: the way the story progresses is confusing, 12:10 pm, The Children Of War: Nine Months To Freedom: boring and repetitive. Thumbs down to never stop 2:45 pm, 8:15 pm, (3D) The Amazing Spiderman 2: 2:00 pm, Mohit Suri for presenting a good story in 2 States: 7:45 pm PVR Select City Walk - Gold Class: (3D) Godzilla: 10:45 am, such a twisted manner. 12:15 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:15 pm, (3D) Godzilla: 5:45 But one thing is constant about the pm, 8:30 pm, 11:15 pm, Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 10:00 am, learning’ (3D) The Amazing Spiderman 2: 7:00 pm, The Children Of film — it’s indeed a story about villainy at War: Nine Months To Freedom: 9:55 pm its best. Nowhere has the director tried to PVR Priya: The Xpose: 11:00 am, (2d) Godzilla: 1:50 pm, 4:40 compromise on that element. Kudos to  You started off as an actor in pm, 7:30 pm, 10:15 pm Zubeida PVR Rivoli: (3D) Godzilla Hindi: 10:30 am, 1:20 pm, 9:45 pm, him for sticking to his Ravan Raj and Shyam Benegal’s in 2001 and (3D) Godzilla: 7:00 pm, The Xpose: 4:10 pm hoping the audience will appreciate his then Khiladi 786 happened with PVR Plaza: The Xpose: 11:00 am, (3D) Godzilla: 1:50 pm, 4:40 pm, 7:30 pm, 10:20 pm effort. It’s a film that demanded good acting . How has the journey PVR 3C's: The Xpose: 11:00 am, (3D) Godzilla: 1:50 pm, 4:40 and his cast does not disappoint. been? pm, 7:30 pm, 10:15 pm Sidharth Malhotra as a good-boy- It’s been great. I owe my success to PVR Naraina: The Xpose: 9:30 am, 12:05 pm, 5:25 pm, 8:00 pm, 10:30 pm, (3D) Godzilla Hindi: 10:00 am, 12:45 pm, 3:30 turned-goon is good in parts. Although veteran director Shyam Benegal who is pm, 10:55 pm, (3D) Godzilla: 6:15 pm, 9:00 pm, 11:40 pm, one feels he could’ve looked more ominous a brilliant tutor. Even now, he has a lot Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 10:00 am, 3:10 pm, 6:05 pm, 8:50 pm, The Children Of War: Nine Months To Freedom: 5:30 when he wants to avenge the death of his to share. I am also in awe of Madhur pm, 11:05 pm, Vallavanukku Pullam Aayyutham (Tamil): loved one. Riteish Deshmukh is a surprise Bhandarkar who believed in me for 12:20 pm, package as an out-and-out psychopath and playing such an important role in Jail. (3D) The Amazing Spiderman 2 Hindi: 3:05 pm, Romeo Ranjha (Punjabi): 8:25 pm, Mr. Fraud (Malayalam): 2:40 pm, is quite convincing in his role. Shraddha Till now, that has been one of my finest 2 States: 12:10 pm, Hawaa Hawaai: 9:30 am Kapoor too has done well as a bubbly do- performances. But it was Khiladi 786’s Rajasthan who made me interact with PVRVikaspuri: The Xpose: 9:30 am, 2:40 pm, 5:15 pm, 10:20 pm, (3D) Godzilla Hindi: 9:00 am, 11:45 am, 2:30 pm, 8:15 gooder. The only problem is with the story director Ashish R Mohan and co-actor jawans and taught me about ranks. pm, 10:55 pm, The Children Of War: Nine Months To which is very confusing and seems illogical Akshay Kumar who helped me carve out Freedom: 2:20 pm, 10:30 pm in every context. Why would a person let a place for myself in this industry. Define yourself as an actor? Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 9:00 am, 5:40 pm, Romeo Ranjha %*( '&).*2)' (Punjabi): 12:05 pm, 7:50 pm, Hawaa Hawaai: 8:00 pm, (3D) on Earth, even if it is a friendly force, go of his wife’s murderer and a serial killer Acting is all about being versatile The Amazing Spiderman 2 Hindi: 5:15 pm, 2 States: 11:20 )3%+(0%+'( Optimus the power behind the entire just because he wants to award him You are a part of many big banner and I try to imbibe that. Though it’s am 4 .& 5   % PVR Prashant Vihar: The Xpose: 9:30 am, 12:05 pm, 5:15 pm, transformer movement on Earth hides maximum pain? Queries like this remain films this year. Nervous? been over a decade in the industry, I still 10:20 pm, (3D) Godzilla Hindi: 9:00 am, 11:45 am, 5:30 pm, ( #7  — and bades his time — till Mark unanswered. Watch this film if you are I have an impressive line-up for this consider myself an acting student and 10:55 pm, (3D) Godzilla: 8:15 pm,   .89 : Wahlberg finds him inadvertently and bored of the slapstick comedies being year — Abhishek Sharma’s Tere Bin learn from every moment. It’s just a The Children Of War: Nine Months To Freedom: 5:00 pm, 10:35 pm, Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 9:20 am, 2:40 pm, 8:20 literally nurses him back to life. served to you week after week. It’s a pretty Laden 2, Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s Zed foundation stage for me and I’ve to go pm, Romeo Ranjha (Punjabi): 7:50 pm, Hawaa Hawaai: 2:40 ptimus Prime is back but only Transformers 4 is engaging fare, good change if you’ve no problems with Plus and John Abraham’s 17 Ko Shadi a long way. pm, 2 States: 11:40 am, (3D) The Amazing Spiderman 2 as a pale shadow of his former more machines than humans, which Remo Fernandes playing a ganglord who Hai. And the roles are very varied. Tere Hindi: 2:30 pm  PVR Ambience - Gurgaon: (3D) Godzilla: 10:00 am, 11:30 Oself, ailing, unable to stand and could have become absolutely gripping mouths abuses in a sing-song voice. No, Bin Laden 2 is a situational comedy, Zed Have you learnt that the hard way? am, 12:45 pm, 2:15 pm, 5:00 pm, (3D) Godzilla: 7:45 pm, disguised as a weatherbeaten truck at a had it not been so inordinately long (it seriously. — Deebashree Mohanty Plus is a socio-political satire and in 17 I believe that if success takes time, 10:30 pm, The Xpose: 11:00 am, 1:45 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm, 10:00 pm, Mighty Raju Rio Calling: 10:00 am, 12:20 pm, 4:50 remote Mexican junkyard, fished out is over two hours and 45 minutes Ko Shadi Hai, I’m playing a corporate don’t let failure build bitterness in you. pm, 9:20 pm, The Children Of War by a man who lives in a mortgaged which is like Bollywood length) and honcho whose marriage is on the rocks That will ruin your life and spoil your cottage in Texas and calls his barn the sometimes even repetitive. but by as the film ends, everything relations. I did not let success take over junk innovation centre. The action is well crafted, full of changes. my learning attitude. I have seen many However, the junkyard was a safe rollercoaster rides and, all that metal is people who become egoistic after their #1*(!'"*! haven from where this prime autobot prevented from getting you down  How did you prepare for these success and make mistakes and I don’t had hidden himself for four years as completely by weaving in some roles? want to be counted as one of them. THEATRE some unscrupulous elements in the moving emotions in the struggling to For TBL 2, we had a workshop Behroopiya Entertainers in association with human world had started hunting survive transformers. where we tried to get into the old mould Are you a method actor? Loony Goons and Comedy Central presents them down for extinction. 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But film or serial till so who made jokes on an amateur drifter. like none else. “We’ve kept things very subtle     Kumar is confident that the show and the late in my career. I’ve Kejriwal. Her team After all these years of and basic and played around with the   cast will go on and on. “It’s a in-house always been ready to thought of a spoof playing this character, how character names like Khandavi, Khakara, L$$6' /;%''%80%1 challenge for us and we’ll do all it takes to take it up. But casting involving babuji much of Dr House is in you? Laal, Pillu etc. Every episode will be based be the numero uno comedy show on SAB directors weren’t too giving his None. It’s just a character around issues that concern aam aadmi. It’s TV itself,” a confident Kumar says. eager. Although ashriwad to that I am playing. The not going to be a Apara Mehta, one of the lead characters TMABH is my debut Kejriwal and Junhai was director has given me the satire, but a of Tu Mere... is upset about the sad state in a comedy TV show, very upset that I was lines and tells me what to comic take on of shows being aired on TV. She tells I feel as if I’ve been a part being dragged into this do. I follow the instructions the situation,” you that showmakers lack creativity of comedy shows from joke. But I wanted to do the and the script. In fact, Ranjit Thakur, and ideas for fresh content. When my early days. I used spoof for real. She was there’s much more of Dr the producer of any TV show starts, it claims to offer to do a lot of comic thrilled when I told her that House in David Shore, the TMABH tells you, something different to the viewers, plays on theatres. I was willing to be a part writer. Shore is much closer to adding that this is but eventually it moves away from Buniyaad left a lasting image of the spoof. I became a House, intellectually. He’s a how American the original track. A six-month show and until last year, it became rapster in one night! very self-possessed and sitcoms are shot. is stretched to two to three years. The very difficult for me to break How did you meet the man healthy, pragmatic person. “Stand-up comedy on result, the soap fails to hold the that image of serious and behind babuji jokes? Dr House is self- TV presented in a audience’s attention. religious head of the family and I was at a news channel for destructive. Would you sidcom format has never “There is an urgent need to a righteous father. an interview when a man agree? been done before in revamp the TV viewing experience. I left everything in Delhi introduced me to this young lad Self-destructive is a Hindi GEC space. Like Everything has become plastic. and came to Mumbai to pursue who was supposed to be the very big work to use, it always we wanted to Viewers want content where my acting career. I started brain behind the babuji jokes. sounds very grand. He start a trend,” Thakur they can relate to it. TV has earning by doing TV shows, I took out my chappal and is a genius and opines says. influencing power and it’s got fame and money but with headed towards him. He started that the people Most of the actors in our (the actors’) moral that a lot of expenses also begging for my forgiveness but around him should this show have already responsibility to show added up which I wasn’t able to he was pleasantly surprised also be on the same tried their hands with good content,” afford. I moved to movies when I hugged him back. I said wave length as him. comedy and have Mehta says. where I was getting similar thank you for this fame.

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The monitoring .$3>(8:36= +'' committee formed by the erst- '-$($<*$' while MCD, the panel of struc- --2/$(/ tural safety engineers and even -$"($'*'3 ' the recent orders of the -"(/#$#$ Lieutenant Governor Najeeb ;$'$-3 #2(' Jung to remove illegal con- -'$$$/ structions have failed to curb &$-'*( the menace even as one after '2''#'@ another collapses have claimed dozens of lives. /%3?(8:3@=+'-$ The situation is too grave "$"''*3-$''- in the Old Delhi, which is --$/+++$($ densely populated with nar- <*$'--(3"($' row bylanes and bustling with -*(-#--' a host of commercial activi- #2('-O(F(-+$ ties. The recent incident of $(-*'3( building collapse in Bara '2$(@ Hindu Rao, Sadar Bazar and /%9(8:3@= 22$ the latest in Inderlok on           "#$   %' Saturday is a testimony to this. ''2$((-*$ Taking a strong view of the - !"$"'-$" same, Lieutenant Governor ($'*'3#2('-  0     Najeeb Jung had directed the '$$$@ -*'3 North Delhi Municipal ('2''#'@ t was a black Saturday for Corporation (NMC) to act %&//#-'('-$ Itwo daily-wagers Mohd against illegal construction #*-$('(' Rashid (31) and Mohd Naeem %           8"   $--*(@ and restore the heritage of the /  "# $   %$' (38), occupants of the ill-fated Walled City. Officials said the four-storey building, which civic body has found rampant the first four months of the caved in on Saturday morning unauthorised constructions      &%'    year, the NMC had found 140 in Inderlok. Both Rashid and in areas like Kucha Ghasi buildings in North Delhi as Naeem lost their wives and Ram, Kucha Mir Ashique, New Delhi: Following the Saturday morning building collapse incident, the North Delhi Municipal dangerous. A total of 144 children in the tragedy. Kaudia Pul and Kinari Bazar Corporation (NMC) suspended the assistant engineer and junior engineer of the area and ordered buildings were identified as At the time of the of the Walled City. an inquiry into the building collapse. “The Commissioner has ordered an inquiry into the dangerous for the period, incident, Rashid and Naeem However, sources in the incident under Additional Commissioner (Engineering) of the corporation and errant civic with Sadar Paharganj zone were asleep. They were NDMC said the illegal con- officials in this connection will not be spared, if found guilty of any irregularity,” NMC alone accounting for 137 such safely extricated from the structions are rampant essen- spokesperson Yogendra Singh Mann said. An NMC team is working at the spot to remove the structures, according to the debris by locals. The duo tially because of the hassles debris. Mann sought to rule out presumption that it was an illegal construction saying the survey report recently sustained grievous injuries involved in getting the build- structure was not raised but only the foundation digging in the neighbouring plot was going released by the NDMC. While and recuperating at Bara ing plans sanctioned. “Because on. “A notice was also sent to the neighbouring plot to stop construction earlier, but by one building in Karol Bagh Hindu Rao Hospital. of the unnecessary delays by continuing to dig, they have violated the order and hence due action will be taken against that Zone and four in the City “Now they have to start the local body in sanctioning party, if found guilty post the municipal inquiry,” he said. Staff Reporter Zone were identified as dan- their life from scratch. It will of building plans, people tend gerous, two structures were be really tough for them to pull to raise illegal constructions. process leading to mishaps,” that three persons were killed tion building collapsed in flagged in Rohini Zone where it off as they have lost their Mohammad Atiq, a relative ident of the area, said, “We are The structural safety aspect is said a source. and 12 others injured when a Sadar Bazar area recently. In partial demolition has taken family members and are of Rashid’s. in a state of shock and often compromises in the It is pertinent to mention three-storey under-construc- its pre-monsoon survey for place, officials said. homeless now,” said Mohammad Sultan, a res- feeling utterly helpless.”  !"#    >   !     ../         hough University of Delhi Tis working out to devise a .+ the venues “exciting 6  formula to migrate students 7 adventure spots.” studying under the scrapped Officials said the “city four-year undergraduate  jungle” will have a heavy tree programme (FYUP) to the cover as well as walking paths three-year course, students //& and benches. The 100-acre city studying BTech under it are full $  + lake will also be cultivated as a of anxiety of what the future of travel destination. their career may be with   “Ghaziabad’s infrastruc- this revocation. ture is already creaking under While recommendations  0 G the sheer numbers of migrants to allow the current batch to given how this city is connect- pursue this degree have been fter fortifying its ed to three national highways. placed, no final decision has Aconnectivity, Ghaziabad The Hindon riverbed will been taken yet. Development Authority (GDA) hence, be developed into a “A recommendation was now wants to turn the city into 100-acre forest with over put in unanimity that the a nature haven. Concretisation 50,000 trees — some with BTech students should be concerns have forced the medicinal value planted over allowed to get their degree as authority to sit up and take 5-acre — at a cost of 15 crore it is not the students’ fault. notice. The heavy influx of and will serve as the lungs of The UGC has also given an migrants is choking the city. the city already gasping for air,” 8 8 *++> ?      7 assurance to students that a Though solutions were said Santosh Yadav, vice- decision in the best of their identified long ago, lack of chairman, GDA, adding, ../      Commissioner of Police interests will be taken,” said vision and adequate funds are “Composted cow manure will (Central) Sandeep Goel. Nandita Narain, president #6  P*28           ,;6' $ *"# pushing the city to the brink. be used and will add generous wo women, who were During investigation, Delhi University Teachers’ $   '8/ This puts enormous strain on amounts of organic matter to Tknown to the 50-year-old police examined footage of Association (DUTA) and the already fragile the soil. Murram (red sand) cable TV operator Tarun Bajaj, CCTV cameras installed in the member of the Standing infrastructure in Ghaziabad. roads would be built. A       purportedly killed him. New area and found two men on a Committee of UGC. In an effort to counter deer park too will be created Rajinder Nagar-based busi- motorcycle who had reached However, students who /#/E$('+(( *('1* rampant concretisation, GDA for children.” nessman was found brutally the spot wearing shirts but enrolled in the BTech (&3( is working on a proposal to cre- A memorandum of under- murdered at his residence on were seen leaving the place in programmes last year have '+((I+/E( *('1* -*$('7* 212+A ate a 100-acre “city jungle” as standing (MoU) has already Wednesday. The accused had T-shirts. From the phone submitted several memoranda #' (&3(J/K E$'* well as a “city lake” of the same been inked with Delhi Metro been visiting his residence for records of Bajaj, police zeroed to the Ministry of '+((I+/E( E$'*%':* 212+A size within the district. GDA Rail Corporation (DMRC). quite some time. Along with in on one Pinky, another Human Resource Development -$' (&3(J/K *('5* officials said the venture aims Earlier GDA had developed their two aides, the women alleged call girl, who had been (MHRD), University Grants '+((I+/E( *('5* -*$('1!* 21%A to improve the ecological Kanha Upvan, cattle ground of murdered Bajaj for money as in constant touch with Bajaj on Commission (UGC) and DU health of the city and to make the city municipal corporation. they had learnt he had her mobile phone. Pinky seeking an assurance that their E*$- (&3(J/K E$'11* deep pockets. denied her role in the crime interests will be kept in mind. '+((I+/E( E$'11**$'1.* 212+A All the four accused per- but sounded out the cops on They also demanding that E/- (&3(J/K %'1* sons identified as Sooraj, alias the accused wanting her to be they should be awarded a '+((I+/E( %'1* *('1 * 212+A Sahil (24), Mohit Sharma, alias a partner-in-crime. But, she BTech degree not BSc as it - (&3(J/K '('19* Sunny (19), Pooja (26) and had a change of heart. Or was being touted. '+((I+/E( '('19* -*$('1:* 212+A Munni, alias Moni (19) have maybe she got cold feet. “We have submitted a been arrested. Sooraj and Pooja Interrogation of the accused memorandum to the joint - (&3(J/K E$'15* are a married couple with a six- revealed that Pooja and Moni secretary MHRD RP Sisodia, '+((I+/E( E$'15**$'18* 212+A month-old son. Sooraj is used to visit Bajaj’s home for the but no one is ready to give us 3-- (&3(J/K %'.1* Pooja’s second husband. past year-and-a-half. Since the a written assurance. This is a '+((I+/E( %'.1* *('..* 212+A “Moni, who works in a beau- two women were aware of pressing time for us,” said @,      -A-   B-  ty salon, was the first to be Bajaj’s sound financial health Akshay Kachroo from ,     C     2 arrested from her home in and that he kept his cash at Maharaja Agrasen College Sultanpuri. Her interrogation home, they hatched a plan with who had taken admission to led to the arrest of the other Pooja’s husband Sahil to rob this programme last year. happen to us. We joined Delhi worried about the validity of came to DU to do BTech. We accused who had fled to Bajaj; Sunny too was roped in. Prashita Jaishwal from University because we wanted the course. Ansh Goyal, a are now feeling like it was Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Police sources also reveal Tarun Indraprastha College for a BTech degree and not a student protesting at the biggest mistake of These arrests were made on Bajaj was stabbed during Women added, “No one wants BSc degree.” North Campus said, “We left our lives. I hope we get a Saturday morning,” said Joint sexual intercourse. to say anything about what will Students are mainly a lot of other courses and valid degree.” #%<          $+#$%& .'#-2 3'$4564789  18

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n a major achievement by the ../     ILatehar Police on Friday 0   evening as many as eight mem- amzan, the holy month of bers of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Rfasting for Muslims, will Parishad (JJMP) were nabbed begin on Monday as the new from Nevari village under moon could not be sighted any- Latehar police station area. A where in the country on huge cache of arms and ammu- Saturday. Maulana Mufti nitions were also recovered in Mukarram Ahmed, president the raid conducted by the police. of Fatehpuri Royat Hilal Based on intelligence input Committee and Shahi Imam of Latehar police formed small Fatehpuri Mosque, announced teams to ambush the members that since the new moon was not of the outfit from Nevari vil- sighted on Saturday, the month lage. The operation started on of Ramzan will start from Friday afternoon and lasted for Monday. few hours leading to the arrest If the new moon would of eight extremists of the have been sighted on Saturday, group. The arrested extremists Ramzan would have started are- Mohan Parhiya, Guddu tomorrow. But as that did not Yadav, Babulal Yadav, Amit happen, tomorrow (Saturday) Oraon, Alok Tirkey, Ranjeet '       4 4. '      9   will be the last day of Shaban Kherwar, Rajesh Chero and $   '8/ month — eighth month of the Shivraj Singh. The JJMP is said Islamic calendar — and to be involved mostly in extor- Significantly, police recov- hand grenade, 14 magazines, be police's vehicle. The incident Monday, June 30 will be the tion activities. ered one INSAS rifle and 124 chargers, belt, dresses and had left four villagers injured. first day of Ramzan. Ramzan, "They had no plans of sab- live cartridges, two 303 police sharp weapons. The group rarely targets police, the ninth month of the Islamic '        '   $   '8/ otage. They collect levies and rifle and 158 live cartridges, According to police, mem- pointed out the SP. lunar calendar, is observed as were targeting developmental two 315 regular rifle and 15 live bers of the group had opened "They have never targeted a fasting period by Muslims,   &  rescued with injuries and they Jayalalithaa said she had activities," said Latehar SP cartridges, one 303 country fire on a passenger vehicle on police personnel," maintained who abstain from food and have been referred to a nearby ordered best medical treatment Michael Raj S. made rifle, one country made Thursday night mistaking it to the Latehar SP. water from sunrise to sunset. ne person was killed and private hospital. to the injured and deputed Oaround 50 others feared Fire and Rescue Services Minister for Animal Husbandry trapped when an under con- Joint Director S Vijayasekar TKM Chinnaiah to the spot     ed a pillar and a wall in no as Asif (10), Adiba (14), Rehan struction 11-storeyed building earlier said according to eye- besides directing senior officials   time. (7), Mohammad Izaz (24), collapsed near suburban Porur witnesses there were about 50 to take stock of the situation. Eyewitnesses claimed that Mohammad Uzale (22), on Saturday and rescue efforts construction workers at the site She said special lighting          initially they thought that a few Imtiyaz (24), Rubina (30), were on by multiple agencies, at the time of the collapse. arrangements had been made bricks are falling down but in Sahana (28), Sabba (5) and including National Disaster Expressing grief over the to ensure unhindered rescue *        split seconds it came down as Abdul Aadib (7). The injured Response Force (NDRF). incident, Chief Minister J operations through the night. pack of cards. A PCR call was who are under treatment at City Police Commissioner Jayalalithaa said that on her "I have ordered police offi- From Page 1 received at the Inderlok Check Bara Hindu Rao hospital are S George, who visited the spot, directives, NDRF teams had cials to take legal action against     From Page 1 Former Delhi Chief post around 8.56 am and the Abdul Rashid (38) and said a man was killed in the col- rushed from neighbouring those responsible for the inci- Besides Arunachal, China Minister and police soon rushed to the spot. Mohammad Naeem (39). Two lapse at Moulivakkam in the Arakkonam even as multi- dent," she said.   ;  has also shown South leaders, The administration got into the persons Pappu and Tanveer western suburb, about 20 km agency relief operations involv- Besides, she has also China Sea as its own in the including Ashutosh also act and teams from disaster who resided in the same build- from here, as rains lashed the ing were on in full swing. ordered for supply of rescue ive persons were killed on new map. reached the spot. management, civil defence, fire ing were not present in the area and several other parts of In a statement here, she said equipment from Chennai FSaturday and seven others “The cartographic depic- The four-storey building brigade and CATS ambulances building when the tragedy the city on Saturday evening. she ordered officials to initiate Metro Rail Limited, City injured when a blast triggered tions do not change the real- built on a plinth area of 25 joined the rescue operation. struck and are thus safe. Rescue officials at the spot legal proceedings against those Corporation and High ways by a suspected gas leak took ity on the ground. The fact square yards was 50-year old. Four fire tenders along Mohammad Izaz was an MBA said that five persons had been responsible for the incident. departments. place in a ship being disman- that Arunachal Pradesh is The horrendous collapse was with the heavy duty machines student from Darbhanga in tled at the Alang ship-breaking integral and inalienable part triggered by the construction and excavators reached the Bihar. yard in Bhavnagar district of of India has been conveyed to activity in the adjacent plot. It spot to remove the debris and “Based on the statement of Gujarat. Chinese authority at several appears that the soil lost its grip rescue the trapped persons. Abdul Rashid, who owns the "Five persons were killed occasions, including at the after digging began in the The rescue operations contin- building and is also one of the    8  while seven others sustained very highest level,” said adjacent plot. ued till the afternoon and injured, a case under section injuries after a fire broke out External Affairs Ministry The four-storey building three bodies were recovered in 304A was registered at the ../     jockey while the other accused men at their friend's flat. The following a blast in the ship spokesperson Syed had an empty 20 square yards the final stages of the rescue Sarai Rohilla police station works as a manger with an women were brought to the which was being dismantled in Akbaruddin on Saturday. plot which was lying vacant. operations. against the adjacent building wo men were arrested by event management company. Sarojini Nagar police station plot number 140 at the yard," The Ansari-led delega- Around two months back, the The rescued persons were owner. The owner and the Tthe South Delhi police for A senior police officer said and their complaint was regis- Police sub inspector (PSI) K J tion will take up this matter digging on the plot began and rushed to Acharya Bhikshu contractor of the adjacent allegedly raping two women the crime came to their notice tered. Accordingly, a case was Rathod of Marine Police when they sit for bilateral continued despite repeated and Bara Hindu Rao hospitals building identified as Javed is from Africa at a flat in Sarojini at around 4.30 pm on Friday registered and the two accused Station, Alang said. Prima facie, talks with China. request by residents to stop it. where 10 were declared currently absconding,” said Nagar on Friday afternoon. when they received a call at the were arrested," said a police the blast occurred due to sud- “It is our normal practice The work was being car- brought dead while two others Deputy Commissioner of The victims are from Tanzania police control room regarding officer. den gas leakage when ship- to raise all issues of bilateral ried out in such a hurry that are undergoing treatment. The police (North) Madhur in East Africa, police said. a quarrel between two parties The women, the officer breaking activity was in concerns,” Akbaruddin said. the contractor had construct- deceased have been identified Verma. The arrested accused have in Sarojini Nagar. said, met the accused through progress, the officer said. But Chinese Foreign been identified as Satish Singh, "A police team reached a common friend. On Friday The intensity of the blast Ministry spokeswoman Hua 27, a resident of RK Puram and the place from where the call afternoon, the accused lured claimed five lives on the spot Chunying said that not much   @@@ Opposition group, our Congress mention of the word secularism,” Kunal, 26, who lives in North was made. Two Tanzanian them to their friend's flat in while the injured were rushed should be read into the new vice-president Rahul Gandhi he said. Speaking at a function Delhi's Shastri Nagar with his women who were present there Sarojini Nagar on some pretext to the nearest hospitals for map. should have taken up the respon- organised at Indira Bhavan, the family. One of them is a disco that they were raped by two and raped them. treatment, he said. “The goal is to serve the From Page 1 sibility,” he said. What seemed to headquarters of Kerala’s Congress Chinese public. As for As per the original transcript have triggered talk of dissent over unit in Thiruvananthapuram, the intentions, I think there is released by the channel, Digvijay Digvijay’s statement was Friday’s Antony, who had the other day no need to make too much of was quoted as saying, “By tem- development when Antony admitted that the party was in the any association here,” she perament, woh sattadhaari vyak- admitted that a large number of middle of a deep crisis, said that $ ,;6'*8222 said. ti nahin hain. By temperament, people in Kerala were not pre- there was a general complaint In Beijing, Ansari called woh aisa vyakti hai jo anyay ke pared to trust the secularism among many people that the From Page 1 Honours in Applied Courses hundreds of students of Delhi for India and China to narrow khilaph ladna chaahta hai (He is advocated by his party. “The sit- Congress had been showing spe- These deliberations will in three years after complet- University staged a protest down differences and build not a ruler by temperament. By uation is so bad that a problem cial consideration for certain however carry on for the next ing 18 papers in DC-I and outside the HRD Ministry on convergences by exploiting temperament he is a person, who of credibility arises at the very castes and communities. ◆    ◆ week. Admission will take those who want BTech may and submitted a representa- the potential of Panchsheel, wants to fight injustice).” place nonetheless with a total continue for fourth year. The tion demanding that the six the five principles of peaceful Responding to a query about  @@@ I, Geeta Kumari W/o Vijay of eight cut-off lists being University on priority basis BTech courses introduced in coexistence. his statement being perceived as '$-$O1! !!!#$$( Yadav R/o 138, Shriram released. Admissions will should rework the course the last academic session He called for revitalising raising question on Rahul’s lead- 3-$*3--#+3 . +3 (@ -$+*$3'( Colony, Devi Mandir, Road, close on July 22. content as much as possible to should not be scrapped. friendly relations and to pro- ership quality, he said, “No no. EC member Abha Dev make them meaningful BTech The Ministry has assured mote cooperation as the only It is that every one doesn’t han- -$+('(2$'( -(-#2$($2#33 Dasna, Ghaziabad (U.P.) +$-. !!!3"$3 &--'&--#2$( have changed my name to Habib further elaborated, degrees. This is necessary as that students’ interest will be way forward towards the real- ker after power. Even Sonia “Suggestions have been given the course neither follows kept in mind and University isation of common goals of Gandhi, she never took the $$3*((-( -#-$//$$2( Geeta Yadav for all to the Standing Committee of UGC guidelines nor has Grants Commission would progress and prosperity for prime ministership, that is the 2$#*$'3*/$-(. '2'#-' purposes. UGC for DC-I and BMS stu- AICTE approval.” be coming out with a state- people. difference between the family $((#-/$(#$$( ##(($(/$*#- PD(6082)A dents that papers should be The new admissions will ment on this issue. BTech stu- The Indian delegation and others. He (Rahul) is lead- 1859@ -(3*(-2- $'(-@ -'#*' I, Pravesh S/o Naresh redistributed, Applied dissect these courses back to dents also staged a protest in plans to take up all “perenni- ing the party.” Singh, who is the $+$#+L2$ /(''*$$3*$(- Kumar R/o C-67 Gali No-8 Courses and Foundation what they were. Instead of North Campus of DU and al issues” including that of AICC General Secretary in- -((M'N*2-&- (-$(3(++*/#*$$(@ Shiv Mandir Shalimar Courses be removed and con- BTech Psychological Science, took a rally from the VC’s res- land boundary dispute charge of Goa, was camping in (2#/#%*$&$2(@ +-$'(-#-$- Village Delhi-88 have centration be put on DC-I there will be Applied idence to his office. between India and China dur- the State to interact with local -*'3((- /(3(#*'..2#- changed my name Pravesh and DC-II courses so that Psychology and instead of Some students tried to ing the talks. India and China leaders. He also suggested that /33'$/$( #-#2$(J$*'P1@ Kumar they finish 18 papers of DC- BMS, there will be three enter the VC’s office, but have a 3,448 km long Line of Rahul should have taken over the (*+$($-$O.! !!! K 1 &--"/ PD(6083)C I and 6 papers of DC-II by the courses BBE, BBS and BFIA. were stopped from doing so Actual Control (LAC), which reins as the Opposition leader in #$$@ -(2$<#(-33 -#2$(J$*'P1K ' I, Neeru Bala W/o Parveen end of third year and leave Thus, students who have by Delhi Police and Rapid remains disputed. the Lok Sabha after the party’s /$/$-(/$('* 1 %":::*$"3--$( Sehgal R/o 237, Sarai Pipal with Honours degree. For already appeared for the BMS Action Force (RAF) person- Akbaruddin said that huge loss in the recent Lok #//*'(@ -2$2(( JP55 +K@ -(- Thala Punjabi Gali Delhi-33 BTech, it has been suggested entrance examinations will nel. 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From Page 1 or postings by peddling “their land”. that the policies nurtured by the M Venkaiah Naidu, influence” as legislators, While asking the MPs to Congress in the last few decades Finance and Defence Minister according to sources. They study parliamentary rules or have not been able to mitigate Arun Jaitley and External were also directed to not to their subjects “in depth”, Modi the suffering of the people and Affairs Minister Sushma rush to media and rather seemed to have instantly con- solve their problems. Swaraj. Party patriarch LK mind their original task as nected with the rookie law- In his presidential Advani would deliver the con- MPs. He stressed the impor- makers when he hastened to remarks, Rajnath Singh said cluding address to the debu- tance of brevity and focus in add that he was also “learn- “by our efforts” the largest tant MPs on Sunday. Parliamentary speeches with ing” as a first-time MP. democracy in our country The BJP is the only party issues being given importance Taking a dig at those ridi- will be the finest democracy in which has organised such a rather than the individual culing such training camps for the world. training camp for its MPs. The personalities. MPs were asked MPs, Modi said, “Lack of Delivering his introduc- first one was also held in to take guidance of senior training in political establish- tory remarks, Naidu appealed Haryana during the NDA rule leaders to raise substantial ment is a serious lacunae. party MPs to understand the with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as issues in Parliament. But unfortunately, many out- contemporary political cli- Prime Minister. He suggested that party side politics take efforts for mate and appreciate the huge Modi was particular in MPs set an example of good human resource development burden of people’s expecta- asking the newly-elected party behaviour by respecting ruling very lightly and sometimes tions. He asked them to MPs to focus on their conduct from the Chair. The month- even try to ridicule such ensure proper coordination both in Parliament and in long Parliament (Budget) ses- efforts.” with the party. public as people were observ- sion is to commence from July Urging MPs to eschew all Naidu later told reporters ing them. He directed them to 7 which may test “the work- kinds of negativism, Modi that the workshop for the nurture their constituencies shop orientation” of the new said that their approach to the first time MPs of the party was and spread the message of MPs of the ruling party. party has to be that of mutu- organised to train them in good governance. On the first-day of the ality and fellow-feeling. “We Parliamentary procedures and Apparently the LTC scam workshop, use of social media are a family and all are work- make them aware of the BJP involving MPs in mind, the was stressed to communicate ing for a common goal. Try to ideology. MPs were asked not to engage and receive the feedback from make new friends, learn from Earlier, when Modi in undesirable practices, people. They were directed to each other and develop a new reached Surajkund in a heli- which might be furnishing constantly endeavour to con- collectivism,” he said. copter, Haryana Chief fake bills or allowing unau- nect with the poor masses Attacking the Congress, Minister Bhupinder Singh thorised train travel in their who have given them “a the Prime Minister asked the Hooda received him at the names or influencing transfers chance to serve the mother- party MPs to highlight the fact helipad next to the venue. $+#$%& .'#-2 3'$4564789 (719 +(&  # 2   R          8/% ,     & tepping up its contingency     Splans to evacuate Indians    B/9BD from Iraq, India has diverted its     /1    Navy ships towards the Persian    Gulf. The Indian Navy has      deployed its warship INS attled by the stinging crit- Mysore in the Persian Gulf and a meeting of Indian ambas- Ricism by senior Congress is on a standby by the sadors in the Gulf countries for leader AK Antony, who doubt- Government. Two more ships consultation. India has set up ed the party’s secular creden- have been asked to be in readi- three camp offices to facilitate tials owing to a heavy appease- ness. Sources told The Pioneer departure of Indians from non- ment towards certain minori- that INS Tarkash, which is conflict zones. Besides, provid- ty communities, the party put patrolling in the Gulf of Eden ing travel documents, these a brave face on Saturday as it as part of anti-piracy opera- offices will also help sort out any hinted that the issue raised by tions, has been diverted labour or employer related issues. Antony will be deliberated towards the Iraqi coast while MEA said the 39 kid- within the party's top ranks. INS Mumbai too is on way to napped Indian remained in “He (Antony) is one of the Iraq. The Indian Air Force has captivity but unharmed. The senior most leaders. What he put its heavy lift transport air- spokesperson said the govern- has said and observed will cer- crafts C-17 and IL-76 on stand- ment is working on some leads tainly be discussed and debat-   %1%     "#$   '8/ by and can be pressed for available about them. The ed,” Congress general secretary evacuation operations.     ;-   if an emergency situation arises Indian mission was also in Shakeel Ahmed told reporters 5  Spokesperson for Ministry for mass evacuation. The meet- touch with 46 nurses in Tikrit on Saturday. With comments by of External Affairs (MEA) Syed  Najaf: Abu Mathen George (+964 771 6511190), Srinivas ing to send the Navy ships was and denied reports that there another Congress senior leader    Akbaruddin said all national Rao(+964771 6511181) Rakesh Singh (+964 771 6511179); -mail taken during a meeting of the was any explosion in the hos- Digvijaya Singh also raising  assets will be in readiness to [email protected]. National Crisis Management pital compound they were in. doubts on the party's future assist Indians and a contin-  Karbala: Anil Sapra (+964 771 6511180), Jeewan Singh (+964 Committee (NCMC), headed by As many as 17 Indians were leadership, there is much more    gency plan is being worked out 7716511176); e-mail [email protected] Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth on recently evacuated through a introspection the Congress will  *A to meet any situation. “We are  Basra: Narasimha Murthy Kuppa (+964 771 6511182), Asif Friday. The meeting also dis- chopper from Samara. be forced to do in the coming only repositioning our assets as Shah Ahmed (+964 771 6511178), email controlroombas- cussed reluctance of the Iraq- Meanwhile, Kerala Chief days following its shocking rout   the Indian Navy's also has the [email protected] based Indians to return despite Minister Oommen Chandy on in the recent Lok Sabha polls.      mandate for human assistance advisories. The main concern of Saturday asked the Centre to Former Congres MP Rashid and disaster relief,” said an been done to evacuate more than since majority all of them are in Indians is securing livelihood for expedite the process of evacu- Alvi said, “I have not gone    official from Indian Navy. 15,000 Indians living in Iraq in safe zone as of now but India those who leave. External Affairs ation of Indians stranded in through the statement given by Sources said that this has case a situation arises. However, does not want to take a chance Minister Sushma Swaraj has call conflict-hit Iraq. Antonyji but the Congress is    committed to minorities. I   would like to go through the Muslims as a monolithic minor- statement to see what kind of ity, it helps BJP's propaganda.    F&((-$ statement was given by Antonyji. The debate has come at a  * But it is our commitment to look time when the party has begun after the interests of minorities its exercise to find answers to its  /$$(+- in the country.” worst-ever poll debacle which Manish Tewari, another has seen Congress numbers Congress was indulging in spokesperson of the party too plummetting to just 44 seats in appeasement of minorities, Hyderabad: Long ignored by the was cautious as he said that the 543-member Lok Sabha. which helped BJP polarize the Congress leadership, late Prime      without talking to Antony, it The informal group, head- votes on communal lines. Minister PV Narasimha Rao will be inappropriate to give ed by A K Antony, has already Another party functionary, has now found recognition with  /   any comment. met the party leadership of a however, said Antony's remarks the ruling dispensation in the      While the party officially number of states and is set to should be seen in the limited newly-created State of Telangana, refrained from either endorsing submit its report to Congress context of Kerala where a region from which he hailed. rban Development and or criticising Antony's remarks, President Sonia Gandhi any Congress' alliance with Indian Rich tributes were paid to UHousing Minister sources said a party general sec- day after July 6. It has also come Union of Muslim League PV, as he was well known, on Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday retary had more than six at a time when a Chintan accentuated such a perception. his 93rd birth anniversary on paid rich tributes to former months back communicated in Shivir is on the cards to work Addressing a meeting held Saturday and Chief Minister K Prime Minister late PV writing to Antony on this issue. out the future strategy to revive at the KPCC headquarters in Chandrashekar Rao has taken Narasimha Rao on the occasion The said communication the organization. Thiruvananthapuram in hon- the lead in honouring the mem- of his 93rd birth anniversary. He expressed apprehension that Sources said the commu- our of late Congress stalwart C ory of a leader, hailed as the BJP will seek to paint Congress nication by the general secre- K Govindan Nair on Friday, architect of economic reforms as a pro-Muslim party and try tary to Antony was in response Antony had said “some sections launched in the nineties. to derive political mileage by to a letter to all party general of society have an impression Besides Chandrashekar Rao, deepening such an impression. secretaries in which they were that the party is inclined to cer- Governor ESL Narasimhan, a The Congress leader's argu- asked to share the advantages tain communities or organisa- host of Ministers, MPs, MLAs ment was that since Hindus are and disadvantages of Congress tions. Congress' policy is equal and leaders of various parties divided in castes and they look in the recently-concluded polls. justice to everyone. But people 8.  1        '  .  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One of the most   %  /1       ing the Centre to confer Bharat notable of his contributions denial to tiller existed, “this issue will contin- Ratna on the late politician, being the economic reforms ue to crop up again and again.” New Delhi: The suited and considered the architect of the (he introduced) in early 1990s n the wake of Union Home Minister Rajnath “The root causes should be properly iden- booted officials of the Ministry wide-ranging economic as the Prime Minister,” Naidu ISingh's statement suggesting the end of the road tified and all attempts to solve the problem, of External Affairs had a dif- reforms launched in 1991. said as he recalled the life and for dialogue with the Maoists, the Communist including dialogue with Naxals to bring them ferent job at hand on Saturday But having spearheaded contributions of the late leader. Party of India (CPI) on Saturday urged the Left- to the mainstream, should be tried,” it said. weeding out old files and the creation of Telangana state, “He (Rao) was the first wing extremists to give up violence and join the The CPI asked Maoists and other armed papers and removing unusable KCR, as he is popularly known, Congress Prime Minister of the democratic process. extremists groups to “come out and obsolete furniture. is said to be looking for sym- country from outside Nehru In a statement, the Central of the concept of individual Officials offered ‘Shramdh- bols for the new state and res- family to have completed five Secretariat of CPI also expressed annihilation and violence and an’ to make their office clean and urrecting the memory ofPV, years in office,” a statement disappointment over Home participate in democratic strug- tidy to meet the expectations of the only Telugu prime minis- quoted Naidu as saying. Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks gles in the country.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ter of India, suits his plans. Describing the former that there would be no talks with On the GAIL pipeline explo- Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth had After PV's term in office as Prime Minister as an “erudite the Left-wing extremists. “The sion in Andhra Pradesh, the recently written to secretaries of Prime Minister, the Congress scholar and embodiment of CPI is disappointed with the party demanded a thorough Central Government depart- party came into the hands of vision”, Naidu further said he directive of the Union Home enquiry, saying the accident ments pressing the need for Sonia Gandhi and since then had made “path-breaking con- Minister that there will not be any occurred”due to the criminal neg- clean working spaces. PV was sidelined in its affairs. tributions as Minister and discussions with Naxalite groups ligence of GAIL authorities.” Seth had written to all sec- ,'."  .E     . 5  %  In his death, he was denied the Chief Minister of the erstwhile and they will be dealt with more stern action,” Maintaining that local villagers had been report- retaries following a directive     "#$   '8/ honour of being cremated in Andhra Pradesh (and also) as the statement by the party said. ing about frequent gas leakages in the recent past, from the Prime Minister, an and removal of the items in the Joint Secretary (Establishment) Delhi nor is there any memo- Union Minister and Prime Observing that left extremism should be it said while repairs were carried out only two days official said. All official papers South Block, Jawaharlal Nehru who had worked out a sched- rial for him in the capital. Minister during his long stint dealt with “a socio-economic perspective which before the accident and were “not proper”, it should that had outlived their utility Bhawan, Patiala House and ule well in advance and coor- Narasimha Rao was also in public life.” needs a political solution”, it said earlier also be probed “as to why the pipelines are not and are not needed for future Shastri Bhawan housing dif- dinated with all the senior offi- incidentally the first Chief attempts to deal it only as a law and order issue underground and (installed) through the village reference were weeded out, ferent divisions of the MEA, cials to ensure their personal Minister of unified Andhra announced on the occasion that had 'failed miserably'. Noting that it was gov- homesteads instead of taking them from outside.” shredded, rolled up in plastic sources said. attention and involvement. Pradesh in the early 70s from the a memorial building, that would ernment's responsibility to save lives and prop- Observing that this was not the first such acci- bags and sent for destruction. The effort was spearhead- The aim is to improve work- Telangana region having hailed house the memorabilia of the erties, the CPI said so long as poverty, indis- dent that has occurred there, the CPI said “it is Special teams and trucks ed by a young foreign service ing spaces and the work envi- from Karimnagar in the region. late PM, would be constructed criminate exploitation of tribals, loot of min- shameful that attempts are being made to attribute were organised for collection Officer Shambhu Kumaran, ronment, a source said. PTI Chandrashekar Rao, in Hyderabad. PTI ing wealth continued and the policy of land the accident to the carelessness of villagers.” &$$((    %/$    ;  2 C)  )   $  of certain schools in the 8. 9 landed the Muslim League in   Assembly constituencies of serious troubles several times. 3$ BQ   Thirurangadi, represented by     An official circular, directing New Delhi: The Ministry of New Delhi: A General Abdurabb, and Tirur in woman teachers to wear green- Tourism has launched a Manager at BSNL’s Karnal unit      Muslim-majority Malappuram +     colour blouses for a particular mobile application to enable was arrested by CBI for 77 F& district have reportedly been   function, had stirred a hornets' its users to independently allegedly demanding and blanketed in dark green colour nest in the State in July, 2012. travel and experience 16 cities accepting a bribe of 2 lakhs ne of the common things though the Education  2.   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Muslim community was sus- Ministry in collaboration with Corruption Act, 1988 against Kerala, blackboards in class- However, the Muslim pended from service in March, Genesys International the General Manager (Telecom), rooms of Government schools League has already come up      2013 allegedly for refusing to Corporation and will cover 16 Karnal on the allegations of are turning into green, the flag with justification for the colour    obey an order to wear green Indian cities including Agra, demanding bribe of 3 lakhs colour of the Muslim League, change of classroom boards. C coat over the saree while attend- Amritsar, Ahmedabad, from the complainant,” CBI thanks to a programme con- Mammutty, Muslim League      ing school. The teacher had to Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, spokesperson said. ceived by legislators of that MLA from Tirur, said the board       approach the High Court to get Chennai, Delhi, Coastal Goa, The official said the bribe party to which the Education colour was being changed from herself reinstated in service. Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, was meant for favouring the Minister belongs. black to green as part of Minister Abdurabb is Mumbai, Patna, Pune and Surat. complainant, who was serving Like in the issues concern- upgrading Government schools the legislators. Former State Education an order would be issued only presently in the middle of a The facility will be extend- as a Junior Telecom Officer at ing a circular asking woman to international standards. One of the schools where minister and CPI(M) Politburo by people without any intelli- controversy over the penaliza- ed to 36 cities by December, BSNL Karnal, in a departmen- teachers to wear green-colour “That is one thing. Also, this “green upgrading” has been member MA Baby said, “Only gence if at all such an order had tion of a woman school prin- 2015. The app enables users to tal enquiry against him. blouses for a function and the green is a vision-friendly colour, carried out is the GM UP reasonable and scientific been issued. “No such order cipal, a Dalit, allegedly for sightsee free of cost at their own “CBI laid a trap and the recent act of transferring a isn't it?” Mammutty asked, School at Kakkad in Abdurabb's changes could be brought in has come into my notice. Even showing disrespect to him pace and convenience, with the accused was caught demanding Dalit school principal in adding that many modern edu- constituency. Principals of sev- the education sector. Such steps if such an order is passed, it when he had reached her help of walking tours curated by and accepting bribe of 2 lakhs Thiruvananthapuram for not cational institutions were having eral schools said that they had should be adopted only on the cannot be implemented in the school to inaugurate a pro- travel experts. from the complainant,” he said. being properly respectful to boards in green colour instead not got any information regard- basis of a democratic process. context of widespread opposi- gramme. However, the issue is The application, however, Searches were carried out at the Education Minister PK of black. The colour of class- ing such a change from anyone. In the present case, no such tion,” Achuthanandan said. likely to be settled in the com- is only available on Blackberry official residence of the accused, Abdurabb, the colour change of room boards is being changed as The guardian of a student of the basic norms had been adhered The “green affinity” seen in ing days as the Government has mobile handsets. It runs on all a 1981 batch officer of Indian class room boards has already part of the development works school at Kakkad said the PTA to,” he said. the State's public education assured to look into an appeal BlackBerry 10 handsets includ- Telecom Services, at Karnal and triggered a controversy. carried out at schools using the had not discussed any plan for Opposition leader VS sector after Abdurabb took she has submitted to the Chief ing the Z3, Z10, Z30, Q5 and at his house in New Delhi. PTI Blackboards in classrooms local area development fund of the colour change. 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The trekking takes seven of dawn to proceed towards the hours for the pilgrims to reach Holy Cave situated at an altitude Amarnath Shrine Board that the holy cave while sorties take of 3,888 meters and 141 km manages and regulates the ten minutes from Baltal. south from here deep in the annual yatra was among the Everyday 6,000 pilgrims Himalayan mountains. An ice first to visit the cave and attend would reach the cave by foot stalagmite formed naturally and special prayers (pratham pujan) and 1,500 by availing chopper believed to be the representation inside the cave where a full-size service. In view of closure of of Lord Shiva. lingam has formed. Pahalgam-Sheshnag route due Sources said that five thou- Around 7,000 pilgrims left to considerable snow accumu- sand pilgrims had darshan of the Base Camp at 5 am includ- lation in the entire area of the the ice lingam by 5 o’clock in ing 200 women and dozens of Sheshnag Yatra Camp, the yatra the evening. children and sadhus. through the traditional route Jammu & Kashmir The pilgrims chanting has been deferred till June 30. '       +   %     *         Governor NN Vohra who is the “Bam Bam Bhole” slogans wore This year’s yatra has been $  $   %' ex-officio Chairman of Shri headgears inscribed with reli- scheduled for 45 days. .    D  7   "(E2 %  &    :  )* 0   % % tried to join the BJP. On a time        with Jnanpeetha awardee and when retired Gen VK Singh well-known writer UR ndeterred by her disastrous joined the BJP, Sawant had fter five years of controver- Ananthmurthy. Uperformance in the recent made presence felt at the party Asial stint as Governor of He courted a serious con- Lok Sabha polls, Bollywood’s headquarters in New Delhi. Karnataka, HR Bhardwaj retired troversy during his first year in “item girl” Rakhi Sawant on “I am a daughter of the BJP on Saturday. Bhardwaj a former office by refusing to give his nod Saturday sought to try her luck and it is like my home. I want Union Law Minister was always to confer Honorary doctorate by once again in politics, by join- people to support Modi, and I loyal to Congress and Gandhis. Bangalore university to well ing the Ramadas Athavale-led am sure he is going to be the He was very vocal in accepting known historian and critique in Republican Party of India (RPI- next PM,” Rakhi had said, that he was a loyal soldier of Kannada Dr Chidananda A) in the run-up to the while talking to mediapersons Gandhi family. Murthy citing latter’s alleged Maharashtra Assembly polls. in the national capital. Throughout his five years in endorsement of attacks on A week after she met After she announced her office he governed the State as places of worships. Later it Athavale and expressed her decision to contest the Lok a politician courting contro- became an issue across the desire to enter his party and Sabha polls on Rashtriya Aam versies day in and out. Bhardwaj, rule Bhardwaj played his cards State and had to give his nod. work for the issues relating to Party ticket, the actress had a darling of the media, was most in perfect tune with the UPA Even though Bhardwaj’s Dalit, Rakhi formally joined the claimed that the BJP had politically active Governor the Government to find fault to equation with the current RPI (A) at a function held at offered her a ticket from State has ever seen. punish them. The three BJP Congress Chief Minister Bandra’s MIG Club in north- Sriramapur in West Bengal. After Modi swept into Chief Ministers, Yeddyurappa, Siddaramaiah was good, the for- west Mumbai in the afternoon. “But I did not accept it as I am power, it was anticipated he DV Sadananda Gowda and mer is learnt to have expressed After welcoming her into Gurudas Kamat, Shiv Sena's a Mumbaikar and can speak would quit but Bhardwaj who Jagadish Shettar always feared his disapproval over the func- his party, RPI (A) president Gajanan Kiritikar and actor- Marathi and Hindi. I do not gave a clean chit to late Prime this man who has given his nod tioning of some of the senior Athavale appointed her as filmmaker Mahesh Manrekar know local language of that Minister Rajiv Gandhi in to prosecute BS Yeddyurappa Ministers. Recently despite pres- the party’s national women of the MNS. area so why should I contest famous Bofors case refused to in 2011 on corruption charges. sure from the BJP to reject the wing chief. Rakhi not only lost her from there?” she had asked. quit and said he would com- He had recommended list of five names finalised by Rakhi, it may be recalled, deposit but also polled a mere It remains to be seen if the plete his term as he was hold- implementation of President’s Siddaramaiah for the Legislative had April this year founded a 2,006 votes in the polls, in RPI (A), which is a constituent ing a Constitutional post. Rule twice in Karnataka during Council under the “nomina- political outfit, Rashtriya Aam which Sena’s Kititikar trounced of the BJP-led “Maha-Yuti During his tenure, the BJP rule. He was political- tions” category on the ground Party and contested the Lok Kamat of the Congress by a (Opposition grand alliance), Bhardwaj was a nightmare to ly active and known for giving that they all happen to be active Sabha polls from Mumbai margin of 1,83,028 votes. will put up Rakhi as its candi- the first BJP Government in sermons at interval to the politicians, the Governor final- north-west constituency Prior to her setting up date in the forthcoming State South led by BS Yeddyurappa. media. Appointments of Vice ly gave the nod to the list. against sitting Congress MP Rashtriya Aam Party, Rakhi had Assembly polls. He had running feud with the Chancellors during his term Bhardwaj’s stint will be ruling BJP and always ahead in were very controversial and remembered for his strained deliberating advices through were criticised by many and relations with the previous BJP media. During BJP’s five-year especially he had a verbal duel Governments in the State.

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A senior American official said that the US military was fly- ing “a few” armed drones over Baghdad to defend American troops and diplomats in the city if necessary. But officials said the drones would not be used for offensive strikes against the Sunni Arab militant offensive, led by jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) but involving other groups as well. " '     Lahore: A newly-wed couple has been brutally killed in full public view by the family members of the girl for mar- rying a ‘man of her choice’ in Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to an FIR, Muafia Bibi (23) of Satrah vil- lage of Daska tehsil, some 100km from Lahore, married Sajjad Ahmed (27) of nearby village Hasanabad on June 18. “Muafia eloped with Sajjad on June 18 and they married in the court after her parents refused the marriage proposal of Sajjad,” it said. On Sunday, the family of the girl came to know that the couple had returned to Hasanabad. Seven members of Muafia’s family, including her father Dilshad, attacked Sajjad’s house and overpowered the couple and took them to the main chowk of their village. The FIR further says: “The suspects first subjected the couple to severe torture and then tied up the legs and arms of Sajjad and Muafia. They cut off their heads with choppers in full public view and shout- ed that they had taught the les- son to the couple for disgrac- ing them. 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MoPNG and consists of officials which killed 15 persons, the for the oil and gas sector having formulating safety measures for muscles, and during the tenure Meanwhile it has been learnt from the Oil Industry Safety Government has expedited the regulatory powers is under the the oil and gas industry, and of the UPA Government itself, a that the high-level inquiry com- Directorate, National Disaster process of setting up the long consideration of the Committee sources pointed out that his proposal for setting up an oil and mittee formed by the MoPNG to Management Authority and pending safety regulator having of Secretaries (CoS). However assurance regarding strength- gas sector safety board - a probe the fire incident, has been Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd legal powers for the oil and gas owing to the urgency of the sit- ening OISD, has pushed the stronger version of OISD having asked to give its report within (HPCL), as members. sector. 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In such a scenario, the trag- involve various technical aspects Tatipaka Refinery at Nagaram level enquiry committee set up sources said that efforts are on to In 2012, the then Petroleum ic GAIL pipeline fire incident has like laboratory tests of evidence village in Amalapuram Mandal by the Petroleum Ministry to seek early Cabinet approval for Minister S Jaipal Reddy had ironically made the newly gathered from the sight, the of Andhra Pradesh. probe the mishap, is to give its it. suggested giving statutory pow- formed NDA Government sit up Government has mandated two The incident was reported in report within two weeks time. 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The gold that is read- erty (IP) and clinical trials. argued that not protecting years in prison, Manhattan’s portion of their gold deposits as &  ily available can be brought Arguing that global phar- intellectual property would top federal prosecutor Preet part of the mandatory cash 5 under recognition," Mundra ma companies share the same destroy innovation in the long Bharara has said. reserve ratio (CRR) or statuto- '   told reporters. Data on the gold goal of "patient first" with that term. Mathew Martoma, 39, was ry liquidity ratio (SLR), both of deposits held by the two banks of the , Patents system, he said, is convicted in February of one which banks consider as non- ' was notimmediately available. corporate executives attending very important for encouraging count of conspiracy to commit . ..   productive.  Successive chiefs of SBI, the the day-long "US-India many aspects of innovation. securities fraud and two "Is it possible that the regu- !  & country’s largest lender, have BioPharma and Healthcare "Having investment capital, counts of securities fraud. "Martoma was the central lator can treat a little bit of our been targeting the zero-interest Summit" organised by the USA- having laws that encourages A former portfolio man- figure in the most lucrative gold deposits as CRR or SLR?  yielding CRR component. India Chamber of Commerce investment into innovation is ager of CR Intrinsic Investors, insider trading scheme ever After all, gold is also a store of ! Bhattacharya’s predecessor said they should not be con- important," Langer said. Price a division of hedge fund giant charged. Over a period of value," State Bank of India Pratip Chaudhuri had waged a sidered as adversaries by New control discourages innova- SAC Capital, Martoma will be approximately 18 months, the Chairperson Arundhati spirited public fight to abolish Delhi. tion in pharmaceuticalsector, sentenced on July 28 and and defendant cultivated and cor- Bhattacharya said at a Gem & that we get. There is really no holding in the system is 27 per CRR. While asserting there can he argued, adding that India faces a maximum of 20 years rupted two doctors legally Jewellery Export Promotion incentive for us to go ahead and cent as banks make treasury play Speaking at the event, be no compromise on IP pro- needs to address concerns of in prison. bound to guard confidential Council banking summit. get more of these deposits now a source of boosting bottom lines Financial Services Secretary GS tection issues, executives from the global pharma companies Ahead of the sentencing, information concerning a With gold imports having so as to make gold more liquid," when there is poor growth in Sandhu acknowledged that the top US pharma companies said with regard to protection of India-born Bharara asked the high-profile drug trial, ulti- pressurised the current account she said, reiterating her demand. advances or bad loans rise. ministry has received several that they are willing to work intellectual properties. federal court here to sentence mately obtaining an advance gap in the recent past, there is a CRR, at 4 per cent now, is Concurring with representations on ways to bet- with India like – tier pricing – Outstanding universities, a Martoma to more than eight preview of the highly antici- greater need to make use of gold the portion of deposits parked Bhattacharya, Bank of Baroda ter utilise gold deposits and it is to come out with a solution, strong and enforceable patent years in prison for collecting pated public announcement of available in the country and by banks with the Reserve Bank Chairman and Managing actively looking into the matter. which is acceptable to the both regime and an entrepreneurial confidential information about the results," Bharara said in the make it more liquid, she stressed. of India that earns no interest, Director S S Mundra said it He stressed the need to the parties. environment is key to creating a high-profile drug trial and government’s sentencing She claimed that SBI is the while SLR, at 22.5 per cent, is the "makes sense" to treat a part of monetise gold held by the pub- "We can sit around a table an innovation eco system in making profits and avoiding memorandum submitted in largest player in the gold deposit amount of deposits to be banks’ gold deposits as CRR lic to help reduce imports of the and have a dialogue. We need any country, Langer said. losses of $ 275 million for SAC court. scheme segment and is strug- mandatorily invested in recog- and SLR. yellow metal, which can be a to move from seeing the indus- Observing that American Capital. Bharara alleged that gling to deploy the entire nised securities such as govern- "When banks are holding drain on the nation’s foreign- try as adversary to work togeth- pharma companies want to be Martoma, a father of three, Martoma’s entire success in his deposits in productive assets. ment bonds and other liquid gold, it is of value. I think it exchange resources and lead to er to help patients.The only active in India to provide inno- even earned a $9.3 million four years at SAC Capital was "We also find that we are not assets. makes sense to bring under a wider current account deficit way we can do it is by having vative medicines to the citizens bonus for himself due to his based on illegal insider trad- able to deploy the entire gold However, the average SLR CRR/SLR. It also fits the larger (CAD). collaboration and actually a of the country and fully under- various trades for SAC. ing. dialogue," Bahija Jallal, execu- stands the issues of access tive Vice President of including the issue of cost and MedImmune, a prominent bio- value; William Chin, executive tech company, told the news Vice President of PhRMA, a agency. top trade group representing "We want to work togeth- the pharmaceutical research er with the Indian Government. and biopharmaceutical com- But we can’t right now, go panies in the US said they also (to India) in a meaningful way understand that India must if there is no IP protection," she balance citizen patients and Jallal adding that New Delhi’s other needs with resources. compulsory licensing policies "But our companies, would force pharma companies because we focus on develop- to go to some other countries. ing innovative therapeutics, "The Government has to really patients may not be able understand, the first thing that to obtain such medicines, we care about is the patient. 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The photograph was taken last year when the fam- happening around).” were found hanging from a mango tree on May 27, 2014. The ily had applied for BPL card. “This is the only picture of the People close to Akhilesh say that the Chief Minister is not incident not only brought village into limelight, but also brought two girls together that we have,” she tells you. given a free hand to run the State. His Council of Ministers to fore the plight of women in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, the Badaun rape case has led to a spurt in are people whom he used to call chacha. Some senior “They were not only cousins, but good friends who used reportage of sexual assaults all across the State. In the last three Ministers don’t give respect due to a Chief Minister, in this case to go everywhere together. On the fateful evening, too, they weeks, over 100 rape and murder cases have been reported. Akhilesh. In such a scenario, he can’t delegate work and there- had gone to the toilet in the nearby fields, a routine for our The body of a 15-year-old girl was found hanging from Dadu 'G9/8/%9%,,5 fore, the work suffers. womenfolk. When they got late we did not realise something village in Aligarh, the body of another girl was found in Rae “Look at Akhilesh’s predicament. He does not have secre- might have gone wrong. The next day morning, we saw their Bareli while, in Sultanpura, a mentally challenged girl was gan-  17 7 taries of his choice. His secretaries report to Mulayam direct- bodies hanging from the tree,” Jeeval Lal, father of one of the graped. Sexual assaults have also been reported from Mainpuri, ly. Senior ministers like Azam Khan, Ambika Chaudhary and girls, said. Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Rampur. -'$'$(* $$'(--( Ahmad Hasan prefer to take directions from Mulayam. Many It’s a month from the incident and the Central Bureau of “Post-Badaun, the new trend is to not just rape but mur- $(3(#-+<' $ a times, Akhilesh has asked Shivpal Singh Yadav to improve Investigation has taken charge of the investigation but wails der the victims too and then hang them from trees. It is as if #-$3$$(#@--$# the state of roads and his chacha has ignored him because he can still be heard from the ramshackle mud house. “The women these criminals are mocking the law. Since all this happens at is doesn’t want to take directives from him,” a senior leader (2*$/$2(- -2$#2-( in our family can’t stop crying. The way our daughters were night, police action happens only in the morning. This reflects explains. hung from the tree will haunt us forever. On top of that, the the state of law and order in Uttar Pradesh. The criminals are ($3-'-- $+(/*$- So, while the State machinery looks the other way, the lower local police are siding with the rapists. Hence, the CBI probe. not afraid of the police because the ruling party is giving them #+(2$#3-(''3/+ castes in the State continue to face the brunt of what some term How can we have faith in the police which is trying to pro- a patronage,” BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak says. #*(-2#'$(-2'(-- as caste culture turning into rape culture. According to the lat- tect the killers. We have got threats from influential villagers. The figures confirm this suggestion. Last year, 23,569 inci- '(@ est National Human Rights Commission Report on Prevention We have been told that once the media and cops go, we too dents of crime against women took place. The State --+(#(+(($+<' of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes, every 18 minutes, a will be killed. We can’t stay in this village any more. Today, due Government records say that 10 rapes are committed every day $'$(-2('-2$@-- crime is committed against a Dalit. 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It won 224 seats in a 403-member (#-(@M Causes And Consequences by Rashida Manjoo says that vio- killers who belong to Yadav community,” Lal says. Vidhan Sabha in 2012. Akhilesh pledged to make Uttar Pradesh -#-/%*+3-B'((' lence against women in India is systematic. It is underpinned The killings have exposed the caste faultlines in this region a crime-free State (Uttam Pradesh). *-#$(#3(+ - by the persistence of patriarchal social norms and inter and where Yadavs dominate the political spectrum. The village is Instead, the first year of his rule witnessed 23 communal ('>LB*'*$$'*('*$$@M - intra-gender hierarchies. Women are discriminated against and part of Badaun district, a high profile constituency represented riots and the second year was rocked by the Muzaffarnagar riot (+(#+'- '( subordinated not only on the basis of sex, but on other grounds, by Mulayam Singh Yadav’s nephew Dharmendra Yadav. It is which killed 69 people and rendered over 50,000 homeless. 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BSP chief Mayawati gave a cheque CM lacks the political wisdom needed to rule a State like Uttar secting discrimination, as well as violence. of 5 lakh and former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh of the same Pradesh. He appears to be a disinterested politician more suit- Caste-based discrimination, which also includes intra-caste amount but the family has refused any kind of financial assis- ed for a 10 am to 5 pm job. He is pushed and cajoled by his hierarchies, continues to be pervasive and widespread. The tance, saying they want justice not money from Chief father Mulayam Singh Yadav to perform. In one of the Press intergenerational nature of caste-based discrimination con- Minister Akhilesh Yadav. conferences, Mulayam even said that had he been Chief demns women to a life of exclusion, marginalisation and dis- “Hamari chidiya ud gayee … use maar daalaa” wails Ram Minister he would have improved law and order within 15 days. advantage in every sphere of life.

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(33#-3@+-22-$3* to beat every great team and play Mexico Midfielder Jose -+ M('%#O(#2/%$N*@ not just a fifth match, we want to Juan Vazquez is suspended $$$ -( +$ /$(  $ - -$ win it all,” said defender, Miguel and will likely be replaced by ##-( K :7 !!! K ' / 2(( (/(  -( Layun. “They are a great team Carlos Salcido, a former PSV //# ##*  -2>$@#+%3*$$$  @  that played for the title four years Einhoven player. “We have /$(*1 (2-3/%#/( ago, and are candidates here, but players on the bench who can -#3$*'@LB*3$'O-$*- if we win this one, our confidence break open and decide a match,” ##-( M('(*($*+  8 %#/ ( will go through the roof.” said Depay. 3(@ L (2$'( -22((@ O( ( *$  - The winner Sunday goes on “Holland will be complicat- -'(-3(@M to play either Costa Rica or ed, no one said that it’s going $$$O( $ -*((# (' -(O ( Greece in the quarterfinals in to be easy,” said defender 3-+2(@ Salvador. 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ame start, same finish, for Rafael Nadal on a rainy Saturday at SWimbledon. Nadal once again lost the first set of a match here this year but came back to win the next three, beating Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the fourth round. Under the closed roof on Centre Court, while play everywhere else was sus- pended due to the inclement weather, Nadal turned the match around by win- ning eight consecutive games and 14 of 15. When the match ended, Nadal threw his wristbands to the crowd, giving one of them to a group of vocal supporters dressed in yellow and sporting Spanish flags. He then looked up to the Royal Box and gave a thumb’s-up to David Beckham, who was standing and applauding. It marks the first time Nadal is into the second week at the All England Club since he was the runner-up in 2011. He lost in the first round last year and the second round in 2012. In his first-round match this year, Nadal lost the opening set to Martin Klizan of Slovakia. In the second round he did the . $     %' same to Lukas Rosol, the Czech player who beat him in five sets here in 2012. Centre Court. He now has a 16-match win- But he has rallied to win all three ning streak at the All England Club. matches despite the early setback. “I finished all the matches playing bet-    //H ter than (how) I started, and that’s always Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday took very positive,” Nadal said. some time off to enjoy an afternoon at the “At the beginning he was playing real- Wimbledon watching Rafael Nadal in ly long, no mistakes, very aggressive,” action. Nadal added. “And I had a few mistakes Tendulkar was seated in the Royal Box ... I made a few unforced errors with that of the Centre Court where he watched the second serve. In the tiebreak, I didn’t serve match between Rafael Nadal and Mikhail my best.” ""    ..11 Kukushkin. Once play began, including top-seed-         $$   %' Looking dapper in an ink blue suit ed Serena Williams against Alize Cornet with sky blue tie, Tendulkar sat alongside of France on Court 1, there was only about former England cricket captain Andrew 15 minutes of action before rain began Venus Williams. Wimbledon, started his match first set, 43-41, but still posted another straight-set victory to Strauss while former football captain falling again and the tarps were pulled over Sunday is a scheduled off-day at against two-time champion found himself down early in reach the fourth round at Wimbledon on David Beckham sat just a row in-front. the grass. Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam tourna- Nadal by belting the ball all the match. Friday, beating Roberto Bautista Agut 6- Tendulkar was seen engaged in con- Williams and Cornet are 1-1, 40-40 in ment that takes a break midway through. around the court, and had 17 He is feeling confident 2, 6-3, 6-2. versation between the points with Strauss their match. Maria Sharapova, the 2004 champion, winners in the first set to Nadal’s going into the fourth round. Murray, who advanced to the fourth as Beckham was sitting with another Organizers postponed more than 30 played Alison Riske of the United States 11. “I am very happy to be in round at Wimbledon for the eighth time England soccer legend Sir Bobby Charlton. doubles and junior matches, but said there on the next match on Centre Court, and With Kukushkin holding three the second week again,” he said. in nine years, served 11 aces and hit 44 At this time of the month every year, was a chance the weather would improve seven-time champion Roger Federer was set points at 6-3 in the tiebreaker, Nadal “Playing well, good speed, good tac- winners. Tendulkar normally spends some time in later in the day. scheduled to play later against Santiago got one back with his second ace of the tics on court every day. Fighting for every Last year, Murray became the first London. He always makes it a point to Those already postponed included Giraldo of Colombia. tiebreaker. But Kukushkin took the first set ball and trying to find the right solutions British man to win the title since Fred drop in at the SW19 to watch the likes of doubles matches involving top-seeded Kukushkin, who lost in the first round when Nadal’s backhand floated long. during the game. “ Perry in 1936, one year after winning the Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal live in Bob and Mike Bryan and Serena and in both his previous appearances at Nadal won more total points in the Defending champion Andy Murray gold medal at the London Olympics on action. PTI < $%G

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n National Highway 28 out of Lucknow journalists. Whether he reveled or not at a them lay in a corner of this temple. ty point. Every single policeman and police- towards Guwahati, as you drive on the historical wrong being ‘corrected’, I do not Pictures of Vishwa Hindu Parishad lumi- woman was a Hindu, and many were armed to Omost incongruously smooth stretch of know. What I do know is that India changed naries Ashok Singhal and Pravin Togadia the teeth. This level of security was deeply concrete in the erstwhile state of Awadh, that day. Many people on the left of the politi- lined the walls along with devotee memor- unnerving even to someone from Delhi. That hoardings of Narendra Modi stare down at cal spectrum claim it changed for the worse ial marble slabs. In addition to the mass of said, almost everyone was happy to talk politics you every few kilometres. Flyovers lift you — which is a matter of conjecture — but slabs in Devanagari, there were also ones and as in the case of pilgrims, there was only over town after town and a mass of unpainted change it did. in Gujarati. one man on their mind — Modi. The police bare-brick buildings marks the town of I did not climb the flyover that would The most peculiar thing about personnel, who were mainly local Yadavs, Faizabad on the outskirts of which we decide have lifted us over the turn-off for Ayodhya. Ayodhya and walking to the site was not echoed one sentiment: “Enough is enough, the to stop to grab a bite. We were getting late for a scheduled appoint- the shops selling December 6 memorabilia, temple must be built.” If the highway is incongruous with the ment at Gorakhpur, still a quarter of a state but the term for the events of the fateful It is not too difficult to realise why a temple notion that most non-arterial Indian highways away. But it did not take much persuasion to day — blast — a euphemism that makes it should be built on the site. Not to correct a his- are potholed disaster zones, the Uttar Pradesh take that left turn following several buses full sound like an accident. What happened torical wrong, but purely from a logistical and Tourism restaurant is even more so. Individual of Gujarati and Bengali pilgrims. was that thousands of Hindu kar sevaks safety point of view. The site is a labyrinth of a gazebos provide shelter to every table and sur- Ayodhya surprises you by turning out to had demolished the with any- caged path, less than two feet wide and seven prisingly good mutton comes from the kitchen, be much smaller than you expect. It was the thing they could find, righting what they feet high at best, ostensibly to protect devotees but the beautifully manicured lawns and flower historical capital of the greatest Hindu king felt was a massive historical wrong com- and pilgrims from thousands of monkeys. The garden provide a sense of westernised order, far who ever ruled, but it certainly did not look mitted by the first Mughal emperor Babur, monkeys still manage to attack pilgrims from the chaos of central Uttar Pradesh. like it. While tens of temple spires rose from E  E  who had constructed the mosque at the site through gaps; a Gujarati woman had her finger Soon after leaving Faizabad, the signboards the ground, they just about stood apart from of Ram’s birth. Ironically, at every shop, bitten by one, yet continued singing “Sita Ram, point out that we are fast approaching the town the several mobile phone towers. This is a   18: 185! along with the standard offerings of flow- Sita Ram”. of Ayodhya. 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For narrow streets of the town, many bike-borne ; @     E&   had been left unsaid for the past one small marble idol and walk in a cage that those of us born between 1975 and 1980, youths pleaded with us to hire them for just hour: “The temple will be built this time resembled one in abattoirs left me constantly December 6, 1992, was one of two defining “pachaas rupiye”. The initial consensus in the   % %    because the BJP has come to power.” But fearing a stampede. moments in our lives. The other, of course, was car was to just see the site of the 1992 vio- like the stories of 1992 I have heard from Yet, every single day, thousands of pil- the implementation of the Mandal Committee lence and beat a hasty retreat. With the E  % &%% my father and his contemporaries, there grims come to Ayodhya, which is a small report a few years earlier — two events that youths pleading for the ‘job’, it made sense to has been a clear reassertion of the Hindu speck on the map of central Uttar Pradesh, were to change the Indian polity forever. take one on.   E B    K identity in Uttar Pradesh in 2014 — 73 and get subjected to what one would normal- The town also had a personal interest for While I do not consider myself a particu-  ;       out of 80 seats in the Lok Sabha Elections ly classify as torture. They had come to a site me. My father had (according to him) quite by larly religious Hindu, I have always been a would not have been won by the BJP if where India’s Hindus had, according to them, accident covered the town in 1985 — when the temple tourist. To miss a darshan of Ram &    there wasn’t. reclaimed their religion and country. 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ahul Verghese is a veteran of 46 full marathons and ultras across six continents. He is also the founder and CEO of a Delhi-based company named Running And Living InfotainmentR that handles every aspect of running — from training and nutrition to organising running groups for marathons '   across the country. Verghese left his corporate career at the age of 40 to pursue his passion for running. Today, he has run 49 marathons in different terrains across six continents. His 50th run, ;$$*$-*;$3-(-(2$#2'+*2+$-( which was completed exactly a month ago, was what is called the most adventurous trail #$(((#(@ (+- -#+2'-( !-+$- run in the world. For the iconic Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon this year, to celebrate his dream - 3$ $(%$- (-+('*$*( run, leading sports brand Puma collaborated with Verghese as its newest running ambas- $$*-$'@$#-B  sador. The brand sponsored his 50th marathon run as well. Verghese shares his experiences and further aspirations. -$#(--(2-+<*$($'

What is your earliest memory? I was born in Delhi and then we moved to What has been your most overwhelming Tell us about Running and Living. Mumbai for a few years. I have fond memo- experience? Running And Living is a market- ries from my childhood. When I was a child, The Everest Marathon has been the most phe- ing organisation with a passion my brother put me in a cupboard and said we nomenal running experience I have partici- for running. We have built 30 were going to Mars, and we sat there for some pated in. It combines many marathons in one running properties across 11 time. He told me that everything on Mars was — getting to the base camp in one piece and States in the country for brands just like it is on earth and he used my dad’s fit is an ordeal in itself as we battled stomach to engage with their early belt on the clothes hanger to make a racket. flu, the cold, altitude, coughs and colds, adopter target audience in a When my parents came home, I was shouting headaches and more; and then had to con- relevant and fun way and from inside the cupboard: “Let’s go back to stantly juggle with weight to carry versus stuff leverage. Our goal is to get to earth!” I was around four years old then. to send back — as we kept going higher and doing 500 runs a year. We I was in Sunshine play school at the base to more remote locations. And then trekking have so far done over 175 of Malabar Hill in Mumbai before we moved through three days of snow of three feet or runs across the country — back to Delhi when I was five. I went on to more in parts and camping at Everest Base from the Himalaya to the study in Modern School, graduated from St Camp, then doing the run of a lifetime, Formula One track at the Stephen’s College and later from IIM trekking back for two days, having an adven- Buddh Circuit. From the Ahmedabad. turous plane ride from the Lukla airport in beaches of Kihim to the jun- My first job was with Hindustan Lever Nepal — one of the most dangerous in the gles at Corbett. From the cold where I worked for five and a half years. It world, and ending with a rocking party back winter in Panchkula to the heat was full of great learning, fun and making at Kathmandu and leaving Kathmandu having of the Delhi summer in the some new friends for life as I cut my teeth in found 50+ soul mates. Those are among some Aravali, and more. We have 75 running the professional world. Post one-and-a-half of the memories I will treasure forever. groups, which we plan to take to 1,000 and get years of management training, my first post- 200 million people running. ing was in Pune; I was heading an animal You have recently completed your 50th feeds business, which was one of the most marathon. How did you prepare for it and Which places in India are apt to organise interesting assignments I took up. how has that experience been? marathons? May 29 marked my 50th marathon run from Any place in the country can host a run or You say that running happened to you by the Everest base camp to Namche Bazaar, even a marathon. But our focus is around big accident… which is at a height of 3,446 metres. The   7!%  corporate spots like Mumbai and Delhi, and While I was working with Motorola, I was Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon 2014 is then places worthy of travel and a vacation for posted to Chicago from Singapore to manage very significant and is often considered to be    ;   runners to come to and experience different global market research. I was staying in a the most adventurous trail run in the world. conditions and challenges, and see the country suburb for the first time in my life. In win- In my preparation, Puma has been most     % and experience the great outdoors. ters, it would be dark by 5 pm and bitterly supportive both with a range of running and     E cold, so we would not see a single human hiking gear, which was needed for the Everest What would be your advice to runners? being on the streets for six months. That’s Marathon since it had highly varied condi-     Most importantly, enjoy your runs. Don’t do when I bought a treadmill to kill some time, tions from snow to rain to rocky trail. Puma too much too soon and keep yourself injury and also learnt how to ski. also offered financial support for enabling my E    free. There is always another run, but there is I would spend around 30 minutes in the participation. I was most impressed with their &  E7! just one body. So listen to your body and nip evenings on the treadmill, running and walk- involvement in getting me my final pair of any issue in the bud. ing, and at the end of the winter, I found that shoes in the last week from Germany. Those %   I could run for 30 minutes without stopping shoes are the most comfortable ones that I What is your most fulfilling achievement? and covered 3.5 miles. It was then that I have ever used on a trail run and I was a bit    My most fulfilling achievement I would say decided to run outdoors once the snow had worried since I was running in them before &; 7@ % @ was my first marathon, which was in Chicago, melted and over time I got even more hooked breaking them in for 100-200 km. But the which gave me a renewed self-belief beyond onto running, and finally decided to run socks and shoe combination worked like a  &    anything I had experienced earlier. the Chicago Marathon that year. That’s how dream — over the deep snow at the beginning it all started. and the slushy snow and water halfway  &&  What is your daily schedule like? What through and finally the rainy circumstances in %   diet and regime do you follow? How do you prepare for marathons? the latter part of the marathon. I try and run 30-40 km per week with a What is your most essential running gear? I also found the windcheater great — B @  O five-day running week. Sometimes our own Having now run 50 marathons, my prepara- lightweight, effective both against the wind      events take a toll on my running, but I carry tion is focused around re-building stamina, and the rain, and the running backpack was my running shoes wherever I travel. trimming down on weight, eating sensibly, snug and comfortable for me to carry my and seeing how I can simulate the race munchies, water, energy drink, torch and Are you aiming at any particular feat? location conditions the best. And then it other essentials during the marathon. The The next step is working on getting to run is all about discipline and focus to make ACTV compression legwear was also useful the Antarctic Ice Marathon, which would the time for training. My most essential both as a warm lining along the route, and as make it the seventh continent I would have running gear is my shoes and socks, one ended just at nightfall when it was getting run marathons in. 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nce upon a time, Chelsea Clinton notable philanthropies grow up. She’s than 2,000 employees in 36 countries, but between the Clinton Foundation and the was a little girl from Arkansas. And been there three years and has a solid there was little collaboration between ini- Gates Foundation that will analyse the 0deep down, she still is. Despite her record. tiatives. Furthermore, according to The progress of women and girls globally. White House-Stanford-Oxford- “It is frustrating because who wants New York Times, there was internal strife. Chelsea is as forward-thinking and Columbia-McKinsey-hedge-fund groom- to grow up and follow their parents?” When I ask Chelsea the state of the foun- open-minded as any Silicon Valley entre- ing, she’s still got a thing for poultry. admits Chelsea. “I’ve tried really hard to dation when she arrived, she fails to men- preneur, but surrounded by the suffocat- “Fried chicken is my husband’s favourite care about things that were very differ- tion these problems, and doesn’t bring up ing retinue that envelopes her public life. food,” she divulges in her office at the ent from my parents. Money wasn’t the the audit she and her father commis- One of her handlers urges Chelsea not to Clinton Foundation in Manhattan, where metric of success I wanted in my life.” sioned until I ask. She is her parents’ change her facial expression during the she lives in a $10 million apartment. Enrolling in Stanford University in daughter, after all — her crystal-clear shoot for this interview; another sits in She says, “I was a vegetarian for 10 1997 was Chelsea’s first attempt to cut the thinking is accompanied by stonewalling. on our interview, whisks her away when years, a pescatarian for eight. Then I woke umbilical cord. Far from Washington, she But of the three Clintons, she is the she’s in the middle of answering a ques- up one day when I was 29 and craved for found herself surrounded by people who most hands-on. Bill spends much of his tion and scolds me. It’s an odd, occasion- red meat,” says Chelsea, now 34, who used technology rather than politics to time travelling, collecting cheques from ally funny blend of control and confusion. recently announced she is expecting her solve problems. It was the height of the speeches. Hillary, who has used it as a The press release on Chelsea’s impact first child. “I’m a big believer in listening first tech boom, and friends were drop- refuge since her resignation as Secretary at the foundation obfuscates her true to my body’s cravings.” ping out to launch or join startups of State, will presumably be on the road accomplishments by mentioning such “One of my earliest childhood mem- (including Mezvinsky, who was also at again, working to get into the White ephemera as visiting Myanmar, “where ories is being three years old and on the Stanford, also the child of politicians and House. So the onus is on Chelsea. she delivered the six-billionth litre of clean campaign trail with my dad,” says Chelsea, then just a good friend; he now runs his In 2011, Chelsea pushed the Clinton water to a family”. who was born when her father was the own hedge fund). Chelsea wasn’t drawn Health Access Initiative, which had his- Chelsea will surely be called on in Governor of Arkansas. That day, a woman to the entrepreneurial life, but she did dis- torically focused on driving down the 2016, assuming Hillary again runs for approached her and asked, “Do you cover that she was “a person who want- prices of HIV and AIDS drugs, to do the presidency. In the 2008 campaign, want to grow up and be a Governor one ed to fix, improve, expand things”. same for Zinc/ORS, the leading treatment Chelsea’s smart and engaged appearances day too?’ “And I looked at her and said, After graduating in 2001, she had no for diarrhoea, which is the second-lead- helped younger voters feel connected to ‘No, I’m three. I’m just waving the flag. clear plan for how she could apply that ing killer of children under five in the her then 60-year-old mother. The That is my job right now.’ Flag-waving inclination. She attended Oxford developing world. Burberry CEO Christopher Bailey, a extraordinaire.” University, where she took a Masters in One of the first countries it targeted close friend of Chelsea’s, says, “I’m sure the For a decade after graduating from international relations. She spent three erase whatever expectations people have doing now that’s satiating this interest,’” was Nigeria, but negotiating with the foundation will always be part of her life, Stanford in 2001, Chelsea experimented years at the management-consulting firm of me not having a good work ethic, or says Lurie. “This doing-nothing thing I’ve Government, NGOs, public sector organ- but I don’t know if it will be the only part with the world beyond the Clinton McKinsey, working in its public health not being smart, or not being motivated.” tried it, and it didn’t work.” isations and pharma companies threat- of her life. I certainly do not think she’s machine. In peripatetic bursts, she tried practice before becoming a manager in its She took a leave of absence to work The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton ened to delay the effort endlessly. After come to the conclusion that this is it.” out international relations, then manage- financial services and technology practice. on Hillary’s 2008 presidential campaign. Foundation focuses philanthropy on a a couple of weeks of intense preparation, Later this year, she will become a ment consulting, then Wall Street, then Then the doubts encroached again. “Was After returning to Wall Street, she decid- range of causes, including global warm- says her colleague Julie Guariglia, Chelsea mother. It was at a No Ceilings event in a PhD. She even signed on as an NBC I going to continue to work 100 hours a ed to take a Masters in public health at ing, food and healthcare for poverty- travelled to Nigeria and “went to every April where she announced her pregnan- News “special correspondent”. She ratio- week and invest time and energy there?” Columbia and took a job at NYU. stricken Africans, sustainable small busi- partner, knew exactly what we needed cy. And where it all might lead after 2016 nalises this career promiscuity as a hall- she says. “Or was I going to go do some- Her wedding in 2010 put an end to nesses and infant and toddler health. The from them, pledged her support and is already a matter of much anticipation. mark of being just another Millennial, thing else?” the meandering. According to Bari Lurie, glue holding this together is Bill, who cre- belief in this programme, and got them She’s now willing to leave the door experimenting until she figures out her “Something else” was working as an her chief of staff, the previously private ated the charity in 1997 and presides over to commit. Without her, it would have open a crack. “I live in a city and a coun- professional purpose. industry analyst at a hedge fund. As with Chelsea was caught off guard by the atten- the annual gathering of the Clinton taken months”. Prices of Zinc/ORS have try where I support my elected represen- And now, finally, she has decided to every new job during these years, Chelsea tion paid to the event. When she cam- Global Initiative (CGI). been cut by 40 to 60 per cent in Kenya, tatives. If at some point that weren’t the join the Clinton family business. As had to make people forget her heritage. paigned for her mother in 2008 — 400 When Chelsea arrived in 2011 she Nigeria and Uganda. case, maybe I’d have to ask and answer the vice-chair of the recently rebranded Bill, “I will just always work harder (than any- events in 40 States — she first experienced knew her primary role was to apply the Melinda Gates and Hillary Clinton — question for myself, and come to a dif- Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, body else) and hopefully perform better. the impact her voice could have. “She data-driven skills she had developed in along with Chelsea — are there to ferent answer.” she is helping one of the world’s most And hopefully, over time, I pre-empt and quickly realised, ‘There is nothing I’m her other jobs. The foundation had more announce No Ceilings, a collaboration 8#8      ;       %   FB@  ;      &  %   E  yvixi€ari€  K  #@ ; 3=3456

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The photo in this BE   not recommended for this zone. ties of medical sciences. In his famous book, Quantum recommended directions for the direction can help children in Mahavastu has also identified that Healing, noted spiritualist and medical doctor Deepak 6  3 placement of furniture. enhancing their skills and mastering &    for interiors of children’s room, light Chopra has quoted many instances of the power of mind 6  3 Documented research in vastu their interests. pastel shades act as universal colours in recovery of patients. shastra suggests the most favourable  % regardless of any direction. However, a The question that then arises is how to control the vastu zones for the child’s room; these /  thorough analysis of the vibrations mind? The way out is to find time for solitude and qui- include west-southwest, southwest, Shades of blue, green and off-white are around not just the room but the entire etude. While solitude is to find a quiet place for sitting north, north-northeast, east-northeast, the best colours here. Green colour can house has to be done before application peacefully, quietude is achieving tranquility in thought. east-southeast, south-southeast, and be enhanced by keeping artificial green of these universal colours. For such But for many this seems impossible. And rightly so. south. If the child’s room is not in one plants too. This zone is also analysis and evaluation, a simple four- Khalil Gibran said that solitude is the ally of sorrow as of these vastu zones, you may have to recommended for keeping a study step method has been devised by well as companion of spiritual exaltation. rearrange the setting of the house and table. mahavastu and can either be learnt It is you who has to choose. Thus, the frame of mind shift the room to one of these zones. practically within four days or you may is the critical factor. 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There image makeover and is almost '2'"+''''* any apparent bonhomie in 1947 and Hindu refugees from were other crudities in the Bangla unrecognisable now. There are glitter- J-#--#+(-(K- T /3-(/$-$*-' between residents of Jorasanko and ‘East Bengal’, which became East Pak- spoken in north Kolkata which ing retail showrooms, malls, gyms $+-#-(((/ Jadavpur. The Bengalis of north istan and is now Bangladesh, trooped Bangals in south Kolkata described as and restaurants that list ‘continental’ 2'(222" Kolkata see themselves as culturally into Job Charnock’s city, looking for “chhoto loker bhaasha” (language of fare on their menu cards. Fervour for <*'3(--3-$<*'#$ superior to those who live in the shelter. They set up home (tiled roofs, the lower classes). Nirad C Chaud- Marx has been replaced by fervour J(-+-+(- southern quarters of the city who, in marsh reed mats held up by bamboos huri would often offer delightful for Mamata. Ten years ago we had $+-(#$'/$ turn, disdainfully scoff: Culture? serving as walls, earthen floors — a though risqué examples. gone for dinner to a friend’s house at <*'3(-2$2''*" Hah! There used to be a popular per- far cry from the splendid buildings of The Bangals were dirt poor but Kalibari Lane near 8B bus stand in (RK ' ception south of Ballygunge, not the north) in Dhakuria, Jadavpur, valued education; unlike the conser- Jadavpore. They had served a delight- -((#*$(+' entirely ungrounded in facts which Bagha Jatin and other such mosqui- vatives in north Kolkata, they were fully mean tel koi and similar fabulous --$-#-'(U now belong to the realm of history, to-infested colonies. They spoke in ( liberal in their social practices and dishes that Bangals alone can cook. 3((2/*$-$#$3 that the north was all about dissolute East Bengal’s dialect, had a fetish for & '( radical in their political views. On a recent visit I had dinner with -/$#((#/$- baboos and their lonely bibis, sort of a eelish (Hilsa) which they cooked in a During the troubled decades they them. There was chicken roast (no, #*$( --(( LV((' real life version of Bimal Mitra’s mustard sauce and rooted for East +  emerged as the urban backbone of not tandoori chicken), grilled ribs and '/$-<*'#$@ -<*'#" Saheb Bibi Golam. “Oraa paayra Bengal Club during football season.  the Left movement. While Calcutta sauteed vegetables on the table. $-(#+2$+('M@ oraai, baaiji naachaye…” went a line Their struggle for survival in the University suffered precipitous A strange patois, which Bengalis (*2(--&-/*(#/ in a popular Bengali film song, lurid- absence of any Government support F4   decline in academic standards, insist is Hindi but sounds nothing '''2$+-(#( ly suggesting that the baboos spent and amid the gathering gloom of Jadavpur University became the hub like Hindi, has replaced both Ghoti -- $+@ G  -(((2+2*(( their days racing pigeons and their Kolkata’s economic decline became of exciting studies (it was the first in and Bangal dialects. Aabaar dekha #3@%$*$+*+ nights frolicking with nautch girls. the leitmotif of a city in ferment dur-  India to set up a department of com- hobey (We will meet again, the stan- (-<*(#*(-( The north was where the zamin- ing the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. H parative literature; its engineering dard parting line) is rarely heard. '' *-(22+- dars set up home, absentee landlords Jana Aranya, written by Mani and science graduates are still a Instead, Bengalis now say, “Pheer & .& 2#*$ -'2'#/ who became Bengal’s compradour Shankar Mukherjee, better known by     prized catch for Western universi- milengey”, gratuitously adding, +( ( -<*'#$-(#+*'$ bourgeoisie and acquired enormous his pen name ‘Shankar’, which was   ties). When Nakshalbari happened, “Theek hai”. Children speak in  ' #*'@---'N*( wealth between mid-19th and early- later rendered into an eponymous north Kolkata became the battle- Cartoon Network English with their #$ $22$ 20th centuries. Ships laden with salt film by Satyajit Ray, provides an   ground between Congress hoodlums parents, and there’s a strange, inex-  (' +  #*(-('(3*('- would reach Kolkata where they accurate picture of those troubled and Charu Mazumdar’s guerrillas. In plicable collective rejection of Bangla + +$-#--&3$((" would be handled by Bengal Dock- times when hunger, rage and frustra-   ( south Kolkata, it was Left versus Left, culture and identity. There is no '  $+-' ing Co, the salt would be traded by tion coalesced to turn vast stretches a fight for domination between Marx more any north or south, it’s a new + ' -'3-. ((*'- Bengal Salt Co, and a share of the of south Kolkata into a seething bat- ( # and Mao. The disinheritance of West Kolkata which has said goodbye to ' 2$((*$(3$*3-*2 profits would go to Carr Tagore & tlefield where the far Left fought it +  Bengal, first by Jawaharlal Nehru and the city which you either loved or + (  -+ --'3 Co which promoted and managed out with the Left. then by Indira Gandhi who, between loathed, but could not be indifferent  ! --(/$*($@-'- various joint stock companies. There The ‘Ghotis’ of north Kolkata  them, ruined the State’s industrial to. There’s a lot of money going (-N#+2$+((V3 were hints of scandals involving were disdainful of the ‘Bangals’ of &  economy through hare-brained around and a dissolute lifestyle is no !  +'-'$/<*(#@ illicit trade in opium; many of the south Kolkata whom they considered schemes like the freight equalisation longer the preserve of north Kolkata.  #  #( -<*'#$V( baboos were cheated out of their as no better than uncouth peasants policy, hit the working class of south But memories remain. And the '2'#((/$3( '(   $'-'/<*'3" home and hearth by their conniving and country bumpkins. They spoke Kolkata the most. smallest Ghoti slight can leave .7 (-2''*@(- British business partners. Amitav in Bangla, as opposed to Bangal, All this, of course, now belongs to Bangals incandescent with rage. +&   2$#(((' -#3*+(*" Ghosh documents the tragic story of insisted nothing could be tastier than the past. Over the years there has “These Ghotis will never change,” my +(+(/2$(2##'" one such zamindar, Raja Neel Rattan chingri (prawns) cooked in a sweetish been migration from the north to the Bangal friend said, while helping &   '(J#*'3/$+-$ Halder, in Sea of Poppies, the first curry, and went into mourning every south with families running out of himself to another portion of chicken  ': & -*3--(($$K- volume of his trilogy on the opium time Mohun Bagan Sporting was living space. The houses with tiled roast and reaching out for the jar of $+/$( trade. Others made a pile of money routed by East Bengal Club, which roofs and marsh reed walls first gave Colman’s mustard (no, not the one <*'3/-*2$+&*$ ' and built gorgeous neo-Victorian would be quite often. Enraged by the way to pucca dwellings; these have that is packaged in India). Had I not (/$- $+##2-(+($('-+#/$$#" houses; their sons squandered their supercilious attitude of the Ghotis, now made way for high-rise build- been a Bangal, I would have retorted, ('$J-#-//#+(- $+'(22$/ inherited wealth on, as the cliché the Bangals would take vicarious ings. In the early-1980s, Jadavpur was “What you mean is that these Gauls -+K@ -(+-2$/#((+ -#-(--'+' goes, wine, women and music. pleasure in pointing out that luchi dark and dingy, its narrow roads will never change!” -<*'#22+(#++((/$(#3<*'3(-( Rabindranath Tagore was a (puri) was pronounced as nuchi and clogged with traffic and its gutters (The writer is a Delhi-based 33$*'=-#++((#*'$(@*%$ rare exception. lebu (lime) as nebu in the fashionable overflowing with sewage. Over the senior journalist) *$+*+((+*#--((+/223<*'3(@(' -((2$('-#*+$3+K3-( -($*('$$(2(-(#/#$''#@ /$-3+3'#$'$+*/2$2$-((*  /,-() -' %$*$+*+-'$-(#''*$L*2-'+(/" $(2#''3M@ -#*(/(/"$(2#''3*'- $($'/--'(-''$2*#@('--'' 6# :#" <# UPA had left the country resources. The bitter pill has to 6# (  5(5& (=# language which is spoken by No more the old stunts: 3-(3(L-$*('/#M-- (  :#(5  :# (  $+ (2#--#*''*2(-&-/*(#/'@ bankrupt and, unless bitter be taken for long-term gains. the majority of Indians and Hindi cannot be the national V(N*(/N$*(V= $+-2$((#-+/ Reader response to medicine is given to the econ- Let us not carp. Reader response to helps in connecting India. language of the country. India -3(#'(-*'-*2$+&*$<*'3((-*'N$*(" Swapan Dasgupta’s column, omy, the situation will not V Jagadesan Kanchan Gupta’s column, Though we Indians are is a land of diverse and multi- 'V'(''3$/*$#'@ $*(-(3'- Usual Suspects, published on improve. The rail fare hike is Coffee Break, published on highly affected and cultural people, just like $#$#$'/+2$ '(+2$-#--'#+ June 22: one in that line. Too much of Pro-poor reforms needed: June 22: impressed by foreigners and Europe is. English is the lan- N*('%$*$+*+V(#(@'#+3-- money is wasted on subsidies, The steep rise in the rail fares many feel ‘modern’ by speak- guage of people who have $+--'-(22+'*--$*''((* ( Strong PM: We have lost all and that should also be is reflective of the mindset of Address the real problem: ing English, the truth is that thoughts and ideas to state %$*$+*+--('+($'#/$*(- $+@ sense of purpose as we were brought down in stages. the BJP. The rise should have The article reflects how the it is a small percentage of and sell for the common good -'$V((*22$$(-+3+'-( ruled by people who played to The Government needs been staggered with upgra- Prime Minister harps on Indians that actually speaks of the people. ''--$3-'($'@*$+$/2$/((" the gallery every time they felt money to construct massive dation of passenger ameni- Hindi, an oft-repeated slogan and understands English well Why disturb a sleeping  2$-2(-'($'<*'3/-*2$+&*$ '- threatened. At last we have a storage places for keeping the ties in between. India can’t for the Hindutva brigade. — although it is said that tiger? Hindi chauvinism has &-/*(#/'@*++$$*(#$$(-#*(-$( Prime Minister who is willing foodgrains safe, otherwise they be equated with Argentina of The author is quite right to Indians speaks the language already been defeated in the $(*/'(#$#'*#/''*$#*(-#'''' to call a spade a spade and set rot during the rainy season the pre-Kirchner period. tell Narendra Modi to aban- better than the English do. past, so why try again? One 3-3$(3-'"'2$#((/22+@ things right at the cost of his and become unfit for human Reforms should be humane don such misplaced notions But is it a fact? cannot expect a different -'((/*2('-((((-#-+$(+*($@ popularity. To create infra- consumption. Perishable items and for the poor and the of language chauvinism. The The use of Hindi must result when the same old E$( (+/$-+2*23$$2*#(#$*-22" structure in a country like have to be stored in cold stor- needy sections of society. Prime Minister must address ensure that masses under- technique is repeated. +(-3-$<*'#$@ -+(#"''33$22$#-<*( $(*(-/*$(-3/#(2$#(*('(-$*$(@ India, where people have been age, for which large amounts Raveendranath MN the real problems facing the stand it easily. Therefore, dif- The focus of the Modi #' '$($+$(+'3#3#(3(#'" made to think that entitle- of money are required. All country and not walk the ficult words of Hindi must Government should be on '(-3-2(( (2#-<*'#$ (-*'+'" ments are their birthright, these were neglected earlier. Fare hike is a must for qual- beaten track lest he lose pub- be avoided. The promotion development, removal of red -#''N*(/$-($(2(@/- $+( somebody has to stand up to So, now the priority should be ity service: The people will lic sympathy. He must know of pure but simple Hindi is a tape, to provide incentives to ((/'--($ (-*'3-'--22+=/ change the status quo. We given if the Government wants not mind the increase in rail gimmicks won’t work. must, as a section of Indians attract the best and the -+$(-*'$(-$ '-#''##$'+*('(( have been fooled for too long. to control the price. and freight fares provided it RL Pathak still does not understand it. brightest people in the coun- /$+2*#/*3-(+$$"+3@%- - $+ Vikram Similarly, for various ensures good service and a Hindi has no substitute in try, and do away with reser- -(($/$'/$+'*33(33+#--%$ development activities money corruption-free and scam No substitute for Hindi: No India. But yes, I agree that no vations, which only promotes *$+*+@$$2*#(2 +-$3 Bitter pill has to be applied: is required, and the Modi free administration. The language in India can replace language should not be inefficiency and brain-drain */$+-'3-(3$+'(N-3-#$+3V+$ Short-term benefits are not Government has to take neces- impact should be felt. Hindi. Besides being the forced on any individual. in our country. 3(-/$+$#$ $@ good for the country. The sary steps to mop up the Sukesh national language, it is the M Kumar San    E   E   %N %O     E & ; O  E    & % B  ; &  &%   &    bacqbute"    %  %   %  #@ ;3=3456              F;B  (3-/*'(/$ #2- *(+2$(( 22'$+ ((F@ #$2(/$+     

he problems of the Congress are responsible for the problems faced by the NDA GOVERNMENT STARTS ROLLBACKS increasing before the Assembly country, and now it is targeting the previous The NDA Government has arrived and with it TElections, which are scheduled for the Government for all its decisions. The ministers comes the process to take and roll back decisions. end of this year. It seems that in the three are giving out statements that put the old The Rail Ministry has taken a decision of much States where the party is in power, its alliances Government in the dock. For example, MOS in deliberation. It was argued that the Railway may dismantle before the polls. The parties PMO Jitendra Singh went on to say that the board had made recommendations, which were which are running the Government along with failed monsoon is the gift of the previous granted by the previous Government, and the the Congress are planning to go alone in the Government. It means the old Government is Modi Government was compelled to implement elections. being held responsible for the expected draught. the decisions as they were mentioned in the last In Maharashtra, NCP leaders have similar When the rail fare was hiked, the previous Budget. But see the irony — on one hand, the plans. It is said that the party is looking for an Government was questioned. Senior ministers Government has implemented the decision of the exit route to leave the Congress. That is the said the decision had been taken by the previous previous Government out of compulsion and on he caliphate — an Islamic state with a single politi- reason why NCP chief Sharad Pawar is Government and they had only implemented it. the other hand it reduced the price of monthly cal and religious leader, ruled by a would-be succes- demanding that the Chief Minister of the State That is why the question is being asked whether season ticket (MST) keeping in view the Tsor to Mohammed — seems to be back in fashion. be changed. It is being said that whether or not the BJP was supporting the decisions taken by upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. This The institution is a millennium old, though the last the Congress sacks Prithviraj Chavan, the NCP Manmohan Singh Government. And if it was, is the first rollback of the NDA Government. caliphate was abolished in 1924, when the secular repub- will leave the alliance. there is no point in finding faults with the Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s NDA Government lic of Turkey snuffed out the final vestiges of the Ottoman Likewise, in Jammu & Kashmir, the alliance previous Government. On the other hand, if the had become famous for such rollbacks. In 1999, Empire. between the Congress and National Conference BJP was not supporting those decisions and when the Vajpayee Government came to power A century on, the Iraqi jihadist group ISIS wants to is on the verge of breaking up. Recently, Ghulam implementing them out of compulsion, it only for the second time, the then Finance Minister resurrect the caliphate across the Fertile Crescent, that Nabi Azad met PDP leader Mufti Mohammad shows the weaknesses of the Government. Yashwant Sinha had made so many rollbacks beautiful but war-studded arc of land stretching from the Sayeed. Probably, the Congress is seeing a The same thing happened on the issue of use that people started calling him ‘rollback Sinha’. Red Sea to the Persian Gulf. Medieval aims through mod- chance of alliance with the PDP. In Jharkhand, of Hindi. The MHA issued a circular, but the Many decisions like increase in price of cereals ern means. Can they do it? the JMM is running the Government with the MOS Home said it had been issued in March. under PDS and subsidy on fertiliser, diesel and Their ambitions can’t be dismissed out of hand. help of the Congress. However, after the Lok Later, it was disclosed that the NDA Government kerosene were rolled back under the pressure of Jihadist proto-states come and go (think of Algeria in the Sabha Elections, all is not well between the two has issued a new circular on June 10. The allies. Though there is no pressure of allies on 1990s), but ISIS is different. It holds territory around parties. It seems they will part ways before the Government must honour its commitment, the present Government, the process of twice the size of Israel, spanning two countries. It is now Assembly Elections. Both parties will fight whether it is matter of rail fare hike or to rollback has started. probably the wealthiest jihadist group in history, holding separately or form new alliances. promote Hindi. Otherwise, it is futile to put the up to $1 billion. And like the international brigades of the onus on others. CHALLENGES BEFORE MODI GOVT Spanish civil war, it draws recruits from all over the CONG’S PROBABLE NEW ALLIES The Modi Government has completed one world. The old partners of the Congress are in a hurry ANTONY COMMITTEE OR MISTRY? month in office, but has seen trying times on But the question is whether it has staying power. to break away from the alliance. Its relationship The Congress general secretary is said to be almost all fronts. Ministers and managers of the There are good reasons to think that ISIS’ caliphate could with the NCP in Maharashtra, with the NC in confused these days. He is not able to understand Government didn’t have an idea that they would run out of steam long before it matches the great Islamic Jammu & Kashmir, and with the JMM in what should be done with responsibilities given face ordeals so soon. When controversy crept in empires of history. Jharkhand is on shaky grounds. Congress leaders to him by Rahul Gandhi after the Lok Sabha between the Delhi University and UGC, Ministry ISIS has hostile forces in every direction. It will face are trying hard to persuade Sharad Pawar, and results because AK Antony committee is taking of HRD didn’t know what to do. The Ministry resistance from anti-ISIS Syrian rebels in the west, the BK Hariprasad has recently praised the care of the same. Rahul had asked him to seek was indifferent and said both organisations are hostility of Kurds in the north, and, eventually, a counter- Jharkhand Government. Seemingly, the Congress reports from candidates who lost the election. autonomous and should sort out the problems offensive from Government forces to the south. Even if is trying to keep the alliance alive at any cost. It is Though it is true that Madhusudan Mistry had mutually. Due to this approach, around 2.75 lakh the Government collapses — and we are a long way from okay if the alliance with the JMM continues also lost and many people are angry with him. students have been left in the lurch. Not only that — Iraq’s Shia majority will not accept a permanent -'/-((+ otherwise the party can again talk with Babulal There is no dearth of people who held him this, well-wishers of the Government say that DU jihadist state on their northern flank, let alone allow ISIS Marandi’s JVM for alliance. responsible for the party’s debacle in UP. So, the Vice-Chancellor Dinesh Singh was compelled to to stroll into Baghdad. Saddam slaughtered Shias in 1991, #(%-$(-$ Apart from these three States, the Congress is question arose as to why any candidate would resign by HRD Minister Smriti Irani. and ISIS has been slaughtering Shias for over a decade. -&((' looking for new alliance partners elsewhere too. submit his report to Mistry. But since it was As soon as the new Government came to The Shias have had quite enough. In Bihar, it is trying to go with the JDU. Though Rahul’s order, party leaders would have power, the Iraq crisis began and its effects are Iraq’s neighbours will also fight back. Ankara does not 3/$$* the Congress doesn’t have much strength in submitted the report to him. being seen on the Ministries of Foreign Affairs look kindly at the fact that ISIS has kidnapped Turkish $(#- Bihar, leaders of the JDU and the RJD think they Meanwhile, party president Sonia Gandhi has and Finance here. Attempts to get Indians out of diplomats in Mosul. Iran is not just aghast at the rise of a -&3$((@ -( can benefit from the Congress’ name. constituted a committee comprising Antony and Iraq have not been successful till date. The oil radical Sunni force on its western border, but concerned In Tamil Nadu, Congress leaders are Ahmed Patel. These leaders are considering the crisis is deepening day by day and as a result about losing an ally in Baghdad that it views as more -&#-/-$' exploring the option to go with M Karunanidhi change of leadership in States and taking stock of inflation would go up and value of rupee would important than even Assad. Tehran is reportedly airlifting $('+'3 again. There is no possibility of an alliance with the causes of defeat. It is said that these leaders go down. Meanwhile, MHA and MEA are said to over a hundred tonnes of supplies to Baghdad daily, and any big party in Uttar Pradesh, but the alliance will meet the leaders of States and submit a be at loggerheads on the issue of easing visa rules deployed its special forces there weeks ago. --&-/%($/ will continue with Ajit Singh’s RLD. The report to Sonia. for Bangladeshis. If ISIS attempts to conduct attacks against Western -#-3'@ Congress may go with Jaganmohan Reddy’s party The Antony committee has met leaders of During the past one month, there was news countries, it will face the near certainty of air strikes. It YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh, and Delhi to ascertain the cause of defeat. Now the of rise in inflation due to increase in price of can hunker down safely in urban areas like Mosul, but (3('- Chandrasekhar Rao’s party TRS in Telangana. question is whether both the committee and seasonal vegetables. The Government is in the large stretches of its territory are completely devoid of --$$- Mistry would seek reports from candidates or dock due to rise in the prices of seasonal cover. It will suffer grievous losses. OLD BAGGAGE FOR NEW GOVERNMENT will the panel prepare State-wise reports and vegetables and sugar. Also, the Government and But ISIS’ biggest challenge is closer to home. It &3$(((#($-$< It seems that Narendra Modi-led NDA Mistry would prepare separate reports for each the Supreme Court collegium are in a tug of war depends on a coalition of other Sunni militants and local &- -& Government is stuck in the ins and outs of the candidate. It is also being said that the Antony of sorts. The collegium had recommended Gopal Sunni tribes. Without such allies, it could not possibly last Government. When the BJP was in committee will submit its report to Sonia, while Subramanium’s name for the post of Judge, but have walked over Iraqi security forces so easily. But coali- -# Opposition, it held the UPA Government Mistry will submit a report to Rahul. the Government has not accepted it. tions like this can fall apart. Remember that ISIS was defeated once before, in its previous incarnation as Al Qaida in Iraq. Their campaign of terror was quelled by 2008, thanks to a surge of US troops and the so-called ‘awakening’ of local Sunni tribes who grew tired of the 7  C   group’s brutality. True, ISIS is stronger now than it was then. The civil war in Syria has buoyed the group, swelling its ranks and /'#--#-3*'$%((%$( - / # -/2 hardening its fighters in combat. Those US troops are long gone, and won’t be returning. And the Sunnis who #O2$'*#$'"#(('$3$/$(#(R & once turned on ISIS are now so embittered by the heavy- handed sectarianism of the Shia-dominated Government he bottled water business is column. Dalit Indian Chamber businessman would then repeat professors to students to employees, The question is why should dif- in Baghdad that many have thrown their lot back in with worth 1,000 crore annually of Commerce and Industry the demonstration with dirty all drank the same piped water that ferent social classes drink different the jihadists. Tand is growing at a rapid rate (DICCI) Delhi chapter head water. He would tell his audience the Delhi Jal Board supplied. On kinds of water? Why should tribals The key is whether ISIS can keep local Sunnis on side of over 40 per cent. In hotels, restau- NK Chandan has some about water-borne diseases. He the same JNU campus today, drink water that is different from one or at least on the fence. Currently, ISIS have learnt from rants and conferences, people prefer idea about the RO did a brisk business; he depending upon income and con- consumed by non-tribals? Why their past mistakes. They seem to be governing newly drinking bottled water. Bottled water technology. He still does. sciousness, people drink different should a majority of Dalits drink occupied cities with a lighter touch, focusing on delivery is sold on roadside shops in the explains how the As Chandan tells kinds of water. Most teachers and water that is different from that con- of public services rather than just beheadings. They have countryside. In weddings, too, the technology works. me, pre-RO filtration employees have ROs. sumed by non-Dalits? Why should even promised to hand over the captured Baiji oil refinery grooms’ side has started demanding Over a decade ago, system eliminated dirt There are ROs that are priced at villagers drink water that is different to local tribes. bottled water for the marriage party. he was in Bangalore and bacteria of all 54,000 in Delhi. A decent RO can from the water urbanites drink? Why But ISIS leaders are ultimately power-hungry ideo- In middle class localities, one to repair a photo- kinds. The RO sys- cost 10,000. The company keeps citizens in small towns drink water logues. I am sceptical that they can keep up this charade. can find delivery boys making copy machine that tem preserves some sending service engineers who that is different from the water citi- Sooner or later, they will move towards draconian Sharia rounds with 20-litre jars on their his company had of the bacteria that change parts to ensure good quality zens in cosmopolitan cities drink? law, prompting the sort of backlash they faced last year in bikes and bicycles. Some have even sold to a business- are good for human water. At times the replacement can Within big cities, why should Syria. This is already apparent in Falluajh. started using TATA’s mini truck Ace, man, who had health. Please check cost over 1,000. How are people liv- slumdwellers drink water that is dif- Or they will clash with their allies. We have already also called Chhota Hathi, for door- imported an RO with experts before ing in slums and underclass localities ferent from the water people drink in seen hints of this in Kirkuk, where ISIS came to blows to-door delivery. Soon, such bottled machine and would buying this argument. going to afford ROs? Some with organised housing societies. Why with JRTN, a group led by Saddam’s former deputy, over water vendors might match in num- display its magical Post-1990 wealth money may not be able to install isn’t the water an officer drinks avail- control of fuel tankers. Moreover, where will the money bers milk men who provide door- results in neigh- explosion and health ROs because there isn’t sufficient able to his driver? come from? Iraq’s north and west depend on subsidies to-door delivery. bourhoods to pro- consciousness that place in the house they live in. Amongst a host of inequalities from the capital. ISIS is rich, but it can’t run its own state Despite the fact that most mid- mote his business. followed, thanks to I have been to Europe and North that India is home to, drinking water in perpetuity. dle class homes have set up ROs in The demonstra- the information tech- America and stayed with families inequality is the gravest. Why can’t Reports of the Middle East’s death have been greatly their kitchens, they are now looking tion would be magi- nology revolution, peo- there. I never saw any kitchen with India also produce the kind of piped exaggerated. ISIS is laying the foundations for a caliphate, for bottled water. I am no expert on cal indeed. The busi- ple have been alarmed by ROs. I was with a North American water that Europe, North America or and it may remain entrenched in Iraq and Syria for years, water or drinking water technology, nessman in question would give the kind of water they drink. People university for a semester. No one in Japan produce for their citizens? but its grandiose, imperial vision is a pipe dream. yet, as an observer, I see the great money to members of the audience are now well-informed about water the apartment I lived in had an RO. If India has the technology to Jihadists are utopians and nihilists. That’s not a particu- drinking water divide across sec- to buy bottles of Coca Cola, Pepsi or borne diseases. A friend has just returned from undertake Mission Mars, why can’t larly durable combination. tions of society. Thumbs Up. The bottle would be I came to Delhi in 1980 for my Japan and says none of the families we have technology to produce $4  ,   6 $  RO or Reverse Osmosis is a emptied in the machine and the liq- higher education. I studied in JNU, he knows have an RO. 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tar Wars creator George Lucas has selected Chicago to build Shis museum of art and movie memorabilia. Bill McCaffrey, a spokesman for Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, confirmed the deci- sion. McCaffrey did not have imme- former holder of the Q title, diate details about the much-antici- John Cleese, has been com- *58;G6#/#"P81"G7 pated decision by the filmmaker. plaining that he was     &$3+-(-#$ But the choice is a major victory dropped from the 007 films 2' *&3E $ - for Emanuel and the city, which was because “they decided the 22$('+( (2' competing with San Francisco for toneA they needed was of the Bourne 3-#$(># $'  the museum. San Francisco had action movies, which are very gritty and ;*$   $+*$ made a hearty push for the museum. humourless. The audiences in Asia are     ''( Mayor Ed Lee had banners reading not going for the subtle British humour     '   “George Lucas, please build your or the class jokes”. $&(      museum in San Francisco for the Cleese does have a point. Asian audi- - $$    ' world to enjoy” hung at both city ences, in particular, have grown substan- //$$3- ! hall and the waterfront parcel tially; hence much of the recent Bond  '((+$ *-N*(- known as Seawall Lot 330 that the epic Skyfall was set in Shanghai. And4 5!(/+(@$ -/$(3$ city hopes will be the future home of perhaps because of the computer-game %$+('(+'#3$( the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, expectations of action-loving Asian entendre ruthlessly doubled.  -.1//#'+( - the San Francisco Chronicle reports. 330 site, was among the signers. (and American) teenagers, something in “Something’s come up,” he tells a blonde #$((23-'3$-( Lee and a gaggle of former may- Earlier this year, the Presidio 007’s screen DNA has changed. lady in a ski chalet as they lie on a fur '$--#$23'# ors, that included Willie Brown and Trust rejected Lucas’ proposal to The fights are extended and jaw- rug. He means orders from M. “Nobody '---($$'-& Dianne Feinstein, also sent Lucas a open the museum on park land at breakingly realistic; the chases and does it better,” crooned Carly Simon in ($(    @$#+ letter last week assuring him of their the base of San Francisco’s Golden action sequences disorientatingly edit- the opening titles of The Spy Who (7:&$O(7-+/ support. Art Agnos, another former Gate bridge, but offered him a dif- ed and noisy. It’s a cynical, straight-faced Loved Me. She was singing about Roger  " '33(71 mayor who was a vocal opponent of ferent location near the home of new world that Bond now inhabits. The Moore. $3 O(7!-+/ an earlier proposal for a hotel and Lucasfilm’s special-effects, game unit villains, the glamorous women and But Moore and Sean Connery knew #$ %& P    condominiums on the Seawall Lot and corporate offices. even the locations have a certain down- — and we knew too — that it was a huge  -('/+ ! ( beat realism to them. Daniel Craig’s raw post-colonial tease, a wink to worldwide '  ('E++3O(/$(' 007, from Casino Royale to the recent audiences about ideas of British superi-  *-(/+'#/$@   GH Skyfall, has certainly brought a vulner- ority. Moore, especially, understood :F+7  18  -$( ;$(/  able angle to the venerable character — that there was a responsibility towards   G ! -+$#$$( but you don’t see people grinning when the children watching. But his Bond was 23++' '189: draft of one of the most popu- leaving the cinema. Is this really the best there to make flip quips. Recently, how-  '+' ! 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(+$#' $( /*$ 3(- an unidentified bidder at Sotheby’s.  -$E$#-''(-@ -$ Drax, who physically resembles a Black Cleese isn’t quite right. The new ! The selling price, $2.045 million, Forest ogre. Fleming was always keen to films still make a fetish of Britishness -($'3$/$+ included a buyer’s premium. steer away from the Cold War; he (Skyfall is awash with the Union flag). + #! $'  2 '' The manuscript is “the only %( believed it wouldn’t last. And the Bond What they lack is that essential British P&& known surviving draft of the final films of the Sixties and Seventies cap- quality of cheerful escapist nonsense. No     ''(O('$( lyrics for this transformative rock tured that outlandish spirit. longer will we see Bond escaping from %$@'$(*(( anthem,” Sotheby’s said. The draft is In 1964, during production of a pool of ravenous alligators by using a    ( '*"'#$*( written in pencil on four sheets of Goldfinger, nervous US money men row of them as scaly stepping stones (the  (     '$ hotel letterhead stationery with revi- wanted Pussy Galore renamed Kitty to biggest laugh in Live and Let Die).    sions, additions, notes and doodles spare delicate sensibilities, but were hap- It’s telling that the most memorable  '($ $+ -( — a hat, a bird, an animal with pily countermanded. Then there was the recent 007 exploit did not feature in one $('#'' 3' ' antlers. The stationery comes from central proposition of those films: that of his films. Instead, the audaciously #('$(-+(/#(-@( the Roger Smith Hotel in was not identified. The manuscript a maniac with a monorail threatening amusing image of Bond and the Queen (*(3(#$2 Washington DC. The name “Al was offered as part of Sotheby’s rock the entire world could be stopped only jumping out of a helicopter was part of  'O(/-$(#(-'-( Capone” is scrawled in the margin, and pop music sale. In 2010, John by a martini-glugging middle-aged Danny Boyle’s Olympic opening cer- +-$(E$#-((@$3  with a line leading to the lyrics “like Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for A British spy. emony. Surely that proves that every- E+3#-(-++(' a complete unknown”. Day in the Life, the final track on There is something else under all one around the world can still #*((*''3' Sotheby’s described the seller as a the Beatles’ classic 1967 album Sgt that nonsense that the current films are respond to 007’s traditional British 3"+ longtime fan from California “who Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, missing. 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ost authors write because they are in have paid her over the years. Together, they reflect fallacy. Impressed, she told Swamy that “people a ragged peasant. He thumped him on the back love with words. They can conjure her fiercely independent spirit, which could not be need to know that the Jan Sang (sic) does not have and asked him how the Great October Revolution fanciful imagery through breathtak- bottled despite the greatest pressures. Talking of the three horns and a tail”. It never had those imple- had treated him. The peasant said earlier he had ing use of phrases and delectable state of writing during the Emergency days, she ments and never has in its new form as the BJP, yet two coats to wear, now he has only one. The Soviet structuring of sentences. They can laments, “I looked around at the debris of the vig- certain people cling on to the contrary view. leader consoled by pointing out that there were transportM readers to a new world that looks either orous, independent penmanship of which India The author’s concern for meaningful writing many unfortunate people who did not have even enticing or gloomy — and by doing so these had been justly proud. Respected editors and jour- does not end with the challenges writers faced dur- one coat. “The peasant gave a gloomy nod and authors can even change moods and mindsets. nalists were out of jobs, or making do with what ing the Emergency; she is as forceful about the said, ‘In that case comrade, they must have had Nayantara Sahgal does not care to do that, at least they could find. Sycophancy had grown to fantastic ‘commercialisation’ that has set into writing which, their Great October Revolution long before ours.” not consciously. Her writings are what one can call proportions.” She then goes on to relate what had she believes, is not always a good thing. In a speech Guffaws are in order here. But Sahgal, ever the ‘statements’. Like a fashion statement, which speaks become a 24x7 fear among Indians then: “Meeting at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2008, which perceptive political observer, comments: “I have less of the dress and more about the person, Sahgal’s friends was something of a relief, but even a social forms part of the book, Sahgal said, “I’m probably wondered why on earth Khruschev didn’t come to writings reflect her strongly-held views and her per- gathering was distressing when ‘walls had ears’ and more aware of the commercialism of our current the adult conclusion that it was time to compro- sona more than the literary nuances that many conversation had to be guarded.” book climate because it is so different from when I mise and the Great October Revolution a hefty readers would expect of a writer. Sahgal has an interesting narration of that peri- started writing. My first novel was published in dose of rugged individualism. He might have his There are many facets to Sahgal the writer and, od when she met Subramanian Swamy, and it 1958. No one then judged a manuscript by how country from collapse, as America would have therefore, Sahgal the person. But one that stands out deserves to be fully reproduced. She talks of a many copies it would sell.” Her publisher told her saved itself decades of paranoia if it had admitted and remains constant throughout her writings, seen meeting with friends and like-minded people in that his publishing house chose fiction for “its there was another view of world affairs besides its through the prism of her experiences, is her unques- New Delhi, in which she had invited Swamy. This timeless quality”. Those were different times; today own.” In a few compelling words, the author has tioned commitment to freedom of thought. As The is how she speaks of that moment: “After some- even fiction has to be not just political but also said what scholars have been doing through the Political Imagination — which she calls “a personal what conventional talk providing the background ‘contemporary’ to merit a publisher’s attention. consumption of reams of paper and hundreds of response to life, literature and politics” — reflects, and meaning of the emergency by Rajni Kothari, Sahgal spoke of the image many had of the Jan hours of talk-time on television. she has seen many challenges to that freedom and Ved Mehta and myself, Swamy’s down-to-earth Sangh, an image which, at least for that moment, Finally, for ‘secular Hindus’ who have made it a spoken out on them, even if it meant burning remarks, crisply delivered with no ifs, buts or frills, %<)#'1+%+0*1 Swami shattered for her. There is another anecdote fashion to pan Hinduism or turn away and either bridges with family and friends. As a member of the had a tonic effect on the audience… The last things +&*2+(*%+'( which serves to break yet another impression: That embrace a new faith or become atheists or agnos- Nehru-Gandhi family (she is the daughter of Vijaya (sic) that many present expected of a Jan Sang (sic) people have held of the Russian (or the Soviet tics, Sahgal offers wisdom: “If I change my name to Lakshmi Pandit), she picked up cudgels against the leader was that he would be a modern, articulate, (       then) leaders being cold and even ruthless, and Henrietta von Blinkenstaff, whom am I trying to Emergency, (“…the Emergency itself played havoc Harvard-educated economist, with a practical certainly devoid of humour. This again needs to be fool? Can I quick-change my bones, my myths or with my life, cutting me off from earning a living”.), knowledge of the Indian countryside and a lively < 0DII reproduced in detail to derive full delight. In 1995, my grandparents? Can I forget that my great-grand- and lashed out at what she called the “rise of a mili- sense of humour.” Of course, Sahgal gives away the the author, while giving a keynote address in mother became a sati? Believe it, you are a Hindu.” tant Hinduism that believes in a Hindu nationhood”. fixed template that Left-leaning and even Centrist Colombo for Commonwealth Literature and While this is her prescription for a writer, it works The book is a mix of her writings and speeches intellectuals have of Right-thinking leaders and Language Studies, spoke of Soviet leader Nikita well for the rest too. And the theory will work for and mushy compliments that writers and others activists and make strenuous efforts to promote the Khruschev’s self-joke. Khruschev once came across writers and citizens of other faiths or no faith too. J  4 8  

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But he seems to imply the historical markers, the essential $($$3 thinking that fuels a boom and sows the seeds 2$( +$+( of the eventual bust, are no different in this 3$(*2#$*+3 ‘sub-prime crisis’ either. -*(#'-*3 #23 The title of this book and Swarup’s central &'()!&*(+* $3'('3+(@ $*-('$ thesis suggests a somewhat manic, irrational 2$+( '*#(($( approach to the pursuit of riches with dollops of $  #(#'3-(/@.9 -'#'( exuberant money-lending, while most sober $$-(($+3$ analyses and business/financial investment $DII *'#'((*+*/ models are cautious and cleave to the majority $#*2$'-*3@ -( view. The author explains that most of us fear ((23/+(3-$#( “social exclusion” and find it very difficult to -'($*33( 22$-((' “divorce emotion from principles and actions”. (2$(/'%*(+/+ And the way we view financial opportunities Industrial Revolution unleashed a surge in pro- '('#'#@ are through the very same emotional prisms of ductivity thanks to technological wanting to belong to the circle of winners. innovation…thereafter, economic growth Human psychology “lends itself naturally to appeared to decouple from population growth,” boom and bust,” says Swarup. “The first-ever he writes.  /   / . documented sovereign default was in the fourth The world became increasingly more com- /  /  century BC in ancient Greece”, which was an plex. Long term-planning and management was (    aggregate of city states at the time “when 10 given short shrift. Most Governments and those . 6=5< Greek states defaulted on their debt to the tem- who ran them tended to have a short-term out- ple of Apollo at Delos”. Even back then, the idea speculating in “the South Sea Bubble of 1720”. among the first to a new party” in reference to look. As a consequence, there were problems -(*' was to leverage growth through debt and the Some booms and busts had a lot to do with the early-bird phenomenon. And he cites cas- that were routinely swept under the carpet. (#++$# over-optimism involved led to the default. the waxing and waning of political power. The cading dynamics at the other end of the cycle Swarup calls it a “disequilibrium beneath the 2$'*#@/#*((- Swarup cites economist Hyman Minsky 16th century was defined, says Swarup, “by the when a bust takes place. This is due to some- surface” that has no choice but to erupt from 2$'*#'#(((-2 ; “who saw fragility and financial instability as rise of Protestantism and the increasingly vio- thing that mimics a law of physics. It is the “long time to time. #++$#O((*3*3@ -$3$ intrinsic to any economy that contained banks lent confrontations between the Protestant history of endlessly repeated cycles — optimism, But, writes Swarup significantly, given the 3/-('- and debt”. Minsky’s protégé Charles north and Catholic south of Europe”. These arrogance, greed, fear and capitulation”. financial multiples involved “money did not -((*3*3''O( Kindleberger wrote in 1978 what Swarup calls skirmishes, competitions and wars were funded “Speculation”, writes Swarup, “needs money birth credit and was not the natural evolution of (#"#**$'@ -(- “the definitive book on manias and panics”. He with borrowed money from bankers to the and conquers sense. Ego denies the hand of bartering but rather the convenient medium of *#+/-3$2-#(*'- quotes Kindleberger: “Speculation for capital kings, such as the German family, with the luck and instead thanks skill, knowledge, and borrowing, lending and taxing. For example, the +2'#2*$-*#(/- gains leads away from normal, rational behav- interesting name of Fugger. But even royalty prescience. Where there is insufficient money, actual base amount of money in a system may #+#$(*(2#/+$3 iour to what has been described as a “mania” or was far from immune to the boom and bust people find ways of creating more — the histo- be very small…the United States had a mone- #++*#(($3@( -*( a “bubble”. The word “mania” emphasises irra- cycle. Catholic Spain, one of the wealthiest, ry of finance is replete with innovations such tary base of about $3 trillion in 2012, meaning (*'-$(#/$(( tionality…” “managed to default seven times over the course as bills of exchange, bonds, paper money, and of course just the physical notes and coins, but +$3'(*#**$@-( Indeed, even a genius, the renowned physi- of the 16th and early 17th centuries”. derivatives”. if we add in all the credit that is out there…it +/-#++$#('(#*(('- cist Sir Isaac Newton, lost 20,000 pounds ster- Swarup writes of entrepreneurs and specula- If economics was largely population-driven exceeds $51 trillion and that is without count- +'''(/'@ ling — the equivalent of $5 million today — by tors who make large sums of money as “being in the ancient and old world, “post 1700, the ing the derivatives”.   V% B& &&@ V%F  B % %    V   ;    B €axu€% K    #@ ;3=3456

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.1          2   - H   2 2   2 .-IJBFJFFF 4       %  discover the basic fabric of one’s mak- The irony, however, is that a few ll about life, be it our physical or nature’s shakti-flux or energy-flux, as ing, and accordingly, make necessary negatives in her, as would be there with mental functionalities, are noth- one would phrase it, as is marked with amends through conscious efforts, and any ordinary mortal, often play spoil Aing but reflection of interplay of varying planetary alignments, could improve upon one’s performing-self. So her performing self. The first astrologi- nature driven shakti-variants. The point to our varying life-trends. For, in is needed by a girl in question, who is cal pointer to make note of are the two word shakti used in Indian philosophic the first place, the planetary bodies worried about not been able to crack luminaries being shadowed by their terms is different from what modern marked as energy providers, as well as the qualifying examinations she has planet of limitation saturn, the fiery science calls energy, in the sense that the live beings, are all sourced to a attempted so far despite putting in her mars, emotion-signifying venus, and the former could spontaneously go common ground, the very same pri- best. mischievous neptune. This in the first about by its predefined functions, mordial-source. Second, the planetary A look at her chart would reveal place points to a negative orientation of where as the latter would work the way bodies are co-runners with live beings that the vitals within her are enough to mind that tells upon her self-confi- it is driven. In fact, going by Vedic per- in the unitary organism that the uni- make her ambition come true. The dence and makes her self-doubt her ception, the shakti-streams excited by verse is. Evidently, a continuum, and markers in this respect are: the two own abilities. Second, she would be an the primordial-source, following the therefore, correspondence between the luminaries, the sun and moon escapist, who, instead of checking and Pranava event is what set into motion ever moving planetary bodies and the favourably aligned to mercury, inci- working upon her own shortcomings the very chain of creation. Naturally, all live-beings is implied. Based on this dentally the lagna lord identified with for any failing, would prefer habitually the diverse dynamic players came into premise, the mapping of planetary basic fabric of one’s making, as well as shifting the blame on external factors. being in the course of the progressive bodies at the time of one’s birth reflects uranus; mercury well disposed to Mars Second, she is temperamental, moody, evolution that followed. It is simply a upon the basic fabric of a being with all and Venus; and Saturn favourably and a restive character. Third, she manifestation of nature driven shakti- the inherent mind-trends. This serves placed to Mars. The implication, in the would be too sensitive, whereby she variants. Even the Big-Bang theory, to as a referral chart based on which first place, is that she seems to have a gets over exercised on even trivial which modern science subscribes, runs probable turn of events in one’s life fertile mind having inventive and inno- issues and stretch them beyond their almost on similar lines as far as the could be inferred upon through pro- vative abilities, vision, foresight, imagi- due. In the process she often loses her energy concept of creation is con- gressive movement of the planets, and nation, and with good common sense focus and naturally to her detriment. cerned. with a fair amount of precision. and memory. Second, she has the Should she address her above infir- In nature’s scheme of things, even So, seemingly, we are moulded into capacity to delve into a subject and mities, I am sure, very soon she will be human beings with their solid-looking individual-specific pre-programmed come out with its finer nuances in clear flying in all colours. gross bodies remain at its core level, a life-trends. For, each one of us is born terms. Third, she enjoys good commu- 8         web of vibrating shakti-patterns, all unique. Yet, we are not fully bound by nicative skill. Fourth, she is studious,    277      sourced to nature, and weaved into a them. For, we also enjoy the power of and has a well-coordinated analytical *  44 55  ""##A unified dynamic mechanism. And freewill, which is duly aided by the fac- mind duly supported by strong vitality. 8-IIJJ FBBFKAF F since the shaktis driving a being, are all ulty of discriminate intelligence. Finally comes her superb leadership 5 - C H   2 sourced to nature, any variation in Applying this prerogative, one could ability. 7 -2   2