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08.+ forefront of digital transfor- mation and these segments rime Minister Narendra that will take center stage,” the Modi will formally defence minister said. *+,* - I have full faith in people of Pinaugurate the 11th edi- Emphasising the need for Delhi that they will give reply tion of DefExpo 2020, the organising events of global ddressing his second elec- to such people,” Modi said. biggest ever event in importance outside the metro Ation rally in Dwarka, Prime “For the last five years, the Lucknow, on Wednesday cities Rajnath Singh said, Minister Narendra Modi way the Central Government with the aim of showcasing “Earlier international events attacked the ruling Aam Aadmi has been working is unprece- the potential of the country were held at Pragati Maidan of Party (AAP) and said Delhi dented; since Independence to become a global defence Delhi or in metro cities. If needs a Government that can this has never happened,” said manufacturing hub. India has to achieve inclusive give direction and doesn’t the Prime Minister. Defence Minister Rajnath progress, then we have to resort to blame game. “The number of bank Singh said India needs to devel- organise these events outside Accusing the AAP for not accounts opened for the poor op a vibrant defence manufac- the metro cities and take the implementing Central has outnumbered the popula- turing industry of global stan- other states along’’. Government’s Ayushman tion of the US; Ayushman dards and the DefExpo in He said earlier UP had scheme for the poor, Modi Bharat scheme benefited the Lucknow would go a long way organised mega events like the said Delhi people are in favour number of people that out- in achieving that goal and also UP Investors” Summit and for- of the BJP and the Opposition numbers the combined popu- help India emerge as the third eign investors had evinced parties are having sleepless lation of Mexico, Canada and largest economy of the world by keen interest for investing in nights. “The upcoming Delhi the US,” PM Modi said. the end of this decade. the state. elections are the first election The PM said that over He said Uttar Pradesh He said the DefExpo would of this decade. This decade will 1,700 illegal colonies have been would play a key role in India’s benefit UP in a big way as belong to India. India’s devel- regularised. How can Delhi new position in global rela- besides investments and infu- opment will depend on the forget the subject of right to tionship in arms market. sion of latest technology, it decisions taken today. People homes to 40 lakh people? The defence minister on would also provide jobs to the have seen how the AAP Without taking the name of the Tuesday addressed the curtain educated youth. Government practises the pol- AAP, he said that those in raiser conference ahead of the The defence minister said 2 3 %-$ %- # itics of hate,” Modi said. power in the national Capital, 11th DefExpo beginning here that for the first time, the && 5 ) 8 - Taking a jibe at the AAP “were trying to somehow avoid from Wednesday. Defence Ministry in collabo- Government, Modi said polit- this matter for another two “India cannot rely on ration with the Ministry of ical differences are common years”. import of arms for its defence External Affairs was convening among parties, and questioned In Dwarka, Prime Minister requirement for an indefinite the first ever India-Africa “is it fine to block the devel- Modi raised the issue of the period. We have to develop Defence Ministers Conclave - # % opment work for the poor due amended Citizenship law and domestic arms manufacturing during the expo. Ministers to these differences? This is said, “Delhi needs a industry and emerge as from 15 African countries will 08.+ tunities to expand cooperation as the are effective, agile, and resilient. India must what the people in Delhi are Government that will stand by exporter and a global player in participate in the expo. Indian government establishes defence ultimately move toward systems that are witnessing today”. the Central Government on international arms market. The Earlier, the UP Chief he US on Tuesday said there was “enor- industrial corridor in Uttar Pradesh. interoperable with the equipment and net- Referring to non-imple- major decisions like CAA. You DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow will Minister Yogi Adityanath said Tmous” potential for industry partner- “Defence exhibitions such as these works of its security partners,” he said. mentation of Ayushman Bharat must punish those who insult also contribute in taking the the state government had ships with India on state-of-the-art defence demonstrate that industry in the US and US firms at this exhibition produce scheme, Modi said, “Suppose a our forces. The Delhi Indian economy to 5 trillion developed a land bank of equipment and also hoped for a revival of India, along with our respective govern- battle-proven, high-technology equip- person who goes to Hyderabad Government is spreading lies USD by the end of 2024. By 25,000 acres for the defence the economy so that Delhi could spend ments, share a common understanding ment and networks. For example, these for work needs to be admitted on the issue and the Opposition 2030, India has set the target for corridor in the state. more on the sector. regarding the nature of modern battlefield,” companies have supplied modern land and to hospital. Will this Mohalla is provoking the people against itself to become the third He said there was a huge Addressing a conference ahead of a the US Ambassador said in a presser in sea-based fighter aircraft; ballistic missile Clinic go there?” the CAA.” largest economy of the world potential for developing the five-day Defence Exposition which begins Lucknow on Tuesday. defence systems; the most advanced, net- He asked, “Why the people Highlighting the commit- where the defence manufac- defence manufacturing indus- here on Wednesday, US Ambassador to Juster further said, “We share the belief worked avionics equipment; and secure of Delhi are deprived of bene- ments fulfilled by his turing industry will have piv- try in the state and the state India Kenneth Juster said that DefExpo that in order for India to ensure its communications equipment for the United fits of the Central Government, the PM said that otal role’’, the defence minister government had earmarked 2020 in Lucknow was a great opportuni- defence and work with like-minded States and our partners. They are poised Government’s schemes for the Government had started a said. six nodes at Lucknow, Kanpur, ty to see talent and innovation of India’s nations in pursuit of common security to offer the same to India, he added. housing and health.” scheme to provide monthly He added, “Despite the Agra, Aligarh, Jhansi and defence industry and the US government objectives, it is critical that India move “While defence technology and an The PM said Delhi could pension of Rs 3,000 for senior economic slowdown, Indian Chitrakoot. was looking forward to pursuing oppor- toward systems — not just weapons — that Continued on Page 4 not be developed due to poli- citizens and also, our economy is among the top “The UP government start- tics of vote bank and hate. “One Government had completed growth rate economies and ed working in mission mode Expressway linking Lucknow was likely to be extended to for air link between Lucknow- Charan Singh International should have intention of serv- Eastern and Western Peripheral from our present status of sixth soon after the BJP govern- with east UP and link highway Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Varanasi and Prayagraj. Airport at Amausi here at ing the poor and take tough Expressway work, which was largest economy of the world ment took over in March 2017 for linking Bundelkhand with the foundation stone of this He said in 2017 when, the around 10 am on Wednesday decisions to work for develop- stuck for years. “We are trying we have to emerge as the third and we identified the bottle- Agra-Lucknow Expressway, ambitious project would be BJP government came to power and from there fly close to the ment,” the PM said. to introduce ‘One Nation, One largest economy’’. necks in the development of work was in progress for the laid by the end of this year. in UP, only two airports were Defence Expo venue by a heli- “People in the Delhi Ration Card’ scheme to ensure “We are developing India infrastructure, particularly the largest expressway linking He said UP would soon operational and their number copter and then take the road Government raised questions that people who migrate to as a hub of defence manufac- expressways. The defence expo Meerut with Prayagraj district. sign memorandum of under- had now gone up to six. He said to reach it. over surgical strikes and other States for work are not turing industry. With theatre of is an ideal opportunity for He said the foundation standing (MoU) with besides the international air- After the inaugural cere- Balakot airstrikes by our forces. deprived of benefits,” he added. war changing rapidly to developing UP as defence man- stone of the Bundelkhand Hindustan Aeronautics ports at Jewar, Kushinagar and mony, Modi will visit the India encompass cyber and space ufacturing hub,” the chief min- Expressway would be laid on Limited (HAL) for acquiring Ayodhya, 11 new airports were and UP pavilions. A live landscapes, artificial intelli- ister said. February 29. the 2 19 seater Dornier aircraft. being developed in UP. demonstration of Indian gence, ubiquitous sensors and Yogi said besides the con- The chief minister said the He said the indigenously pro- Prime Minister Modi is defence is also scheduled. quantum science are at the struction of the Purvanchal proposed Ganga Expressway duced aircraft would be used expected to reach Chaudhary ■ Related reports on P2,4 &. */ ..' .0 /- ( ashasvi Jaiswal batted like a man among boys while YKartik Tyagi reminded Pakistan of Waqar Younis’ toe-crushing yorkers as defending champions India walloped their arch-rivals by 10 wickets to enter their seventh ICC U-19 World Cup final here on Tuesday. The gulf in class between the two sides was evi- dent as Indian bowlers collectively choked Pakistan *+,* - review the preparedness of the to a paltry 172 in 43.1 overs. Left-handed opener States with the Ministries or Jaiswal then showed his class with an unbeaten knock he Government on Tuesday departments concerned on of 105 off 113 balls, with an equally graceful Divyansh Tunveiled several measures coronavirus through video- Saxena (59 not out off 99 balls) supporting him in an to deal with the outbreak of conferencing. easy chase completed in only 35.2 overs. coronavirus which has killed Meanwhile, India on “It’s a dream come true for me. To be able to do nearly 450 persons in China. Tuesday tightened visa rules by this for my country is a great feeling. To score a hun- As part of the new mea- cancelling the existing visas for dred against Pakistan in a World Cup semi-final is sures, aerobridges will be used Chinese and foreigners who something I can’t put into words,” Jaiswal, who hit eight at dedicated gates of seven had visited China last fortnight. fours and four sixes, said after winning the “Player of international airports at Delhi, Sudan said screening of the Match” award. India thus maintained their Kolkata, Mumbai, Cochin, passengers was being done at supremacy over Pakistan at the age-group and senior Bengaluru, Hyderabad and all the 21 airports, international level in ICC tournaments — both men and women. Chennai to screen passengers seaports and border crossings. The “Boys in Blue” earlier reached the summit clash for coronavirus. A total of 89,500 passengers of ! # #$$%&'$( in 2000 (winners), 2006 (runners-up), 2008 (winners), The decisions were taken at 777 planes were screened so far ) $ * +, - ( !. ( / - 2012 (winners), 2016 (runners-up) and 2018 (winners). a meeting held by Health at the 21 airports, she said. - 1 ( 1 0 -0# Continued on Page 4 Secretary Preeti Sudan to Continued on Page 4 0 2 3 -
*+,* - Wheelers, Bajaj Auto and TVS show are doing so for the first Several Chinese companies Maruti and Hyundai, the latter all skipping the meet, there has time in their history. The weak were exhibiting at the show, launching the second-genera- ith the 15th Auto Expo been a lot of speculation about economy and lower sales cou- notably Shanghai Automotive tion of their bestselling SUV, the Wset to open at the India the large-scale withdrawal of pled with the huge expenditure Industrial Corporation through Creta. Maruti Suzuki plans to Exposition Mart in Greater the motorcycle and scooter incurred by companies on the its brand MG Motor and Great outline how they are going ! " Noida on Wednesday, with the manufacturers with sources rapid transition to BS6 emission Wall Motors which has down the path of increased # first of two media days, the inside the companies saying norms have hit home hard. This announced plans to enter India electrification of vehicles with Indian automotive industry that their launches tend to get is also evident in the length of with their Haval brand of Sports their ‘Futuro-E’ concept. The wants to put a terrible eighteen overshadowed by those of car the show, curtailed to just five Utility Vehicles. The Auto Expo’s Volkswagen group will also months behind it. manufacturers. days, two days for the media on organisers, the Society of Indian showcase their new identity in $ However, the show this But it is not just two-wheel- February 5-6, a Business day on Automotive Manufacturers India now that they are headed " % year will have several large er companies skipping the show February 7 and public days over (SIAM) has issued a statement up by Czech brand Skoda and " %%!%% companies skip the event, so this year, with several major car the weekend on February 8 and saying that the Chinese their new ‘India 2.0’ strategy " " much so that in the main halls, companies in India, including 9, although with Delhi going to 5 6767 1 exhibitors have assured that with some new SUV’s. %&"% where the event was spread Honda Cars, Nissan-Datsun, the polls on February 8, atten- 0 -0# only local representatives will Tata Motors will also show- '&( over two levels only a single Ford and Toyota all skipping the dance could be hit but the new stand at stalls. case several new products and " ! " level will be used this time. event as well. With the excep- Noida Metro Aqua Line should in China has hit the one part of ers taking several precautions It is not just doom and concepts and recent entrant %%" # Almost all of India’s leading tion of Mercedes-Benz, most help those attending make it to the show that observers were after the Indian Government gloom though, several compa- Kia Motors will unveil their new " two-wheeler manufacturers are luxury car manufacturers are from the Capital. keenly awaiting, the charge of announced that it will not allow nies are going to showcase new compact SUV for the first time not taking part; with Hero giving the event a miss. Several And in another blow to the the Chinese carmakers into visitors from China, even with products, these include the globally. But will all this be &# MotoCorp, Honda Two- of the companies skipping the event, the coronavirus outbreak India. With the shows organis- valid visas, entry into India. country’s two largest carmakers enough to save the show? !"#$#$
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08.+ play unit, gas turbine electri- ty systems could be witnessed Lucknow (PNS): In a tragic incident, a three-year-old girl was cal generator-60 (GTEG-60), during the Expo, which will killed after she fell into a vessel filled with freshly-cooked mid- eaders of around 40 coun- air producer engine, glass conclude on February 9. day meal at a government primary school in Rampur Atari vil- Ltries, including Czech cockpit for Do-228, automat- Arrangements have been lage of Mirzapur on Monday. “Anchal (3), who was not enrolled Republic, Mexico, United Arab ic target recognition (ATR), made to hold 19 technical and in the school, used to go there with her brothers Ganesh and Emirates and South Korea digital sand rapid prototyping business seminars, of which 15 Himanshul, who were students of classes II and V. Around 12 among others would be partic- technology, etc., will also be will be organised by various noon on Monday, as students gathered to have their mid-day meal, ipating in the 11th edition of displayed. industry chambers, including the girl lost her balance and fell into a large utensil of hot fresh- Defence Expo whick kicks-off An upgraded Sukhoi-30 Confederation of Indian ly-cooked vegetable,” District Magistrate Sushil Kumar Patel said. here on Wednesday MKI cockpit simulator would Industries, PHD Chambers of At the time of incident, the cook was not there. As the stu- The Expo will conclude on be an added attraction at the Commerce and The Associated dents raised an alarm, teacher, Narendra Kumar Verma picked February 9. HAL stall. Chambers of Commerce of the girl out of the vessel and rushed her to a private hospital with The Defence Expo’s theme The light utility helicopter India. Topics for these semi- 80 per cent burns. She was later referred to a government hos- for this year is ‘India: The (LUH) will be showcased in the nars will be largely futuristic pital, where she succumbed to burns on Monday evening. Emerging Defence outdoor static display area and and include discussions on Principal of the school, Santosh Kumar Yadav, was suspend- Manufacturing Hub’, and the ALH Mk IV Rudra, LCH, artificial intelligence, robotics, ed on the directive of the district magistrate. event aims to bring leading LUH, Do-228 Civil, LCA Tejas Internet of Things (IoTs), There were 172 students and six cooks for the school. An technologies in the defence will dazzle in the flying display. drones, wired warrior, etc. FIR was registered against all six cooks at Lalganj police station. sector under one roof to pro- The HAL plans to organise During the Expo, around A three-member committee was formed to probe the incident vide opportunities for the gov- MoU signing programme, 5,000 students from various and submit a report to the Basic Shiksha Adikhari in two days. ernment, private manufactures meetings with foreign delega- technical institutes of the state and start-ups. tions, seminars and confer- would be accommodated. A government spokesman ences on diverse aerospace Entry will be free for general said that the event would cover topics during the event. public on February 8 and 9. the entire spectrum of the In addition to exhibiting Recently, a mobile app, country’s aerospace, defence products and technologies and developed exclusively for the and security interests. live demonstrations by Expo, was launched by Defence Hindustan Aeronautics Services, defence public sector Minister Rajnath Singh. It Limited (HAL) is taking the undertakings (DPSUs) and shares all vital information lead role in organising the industry will showcase the about the event, from traffic DefExpo-2020 in Lucknow in land, naval, air and internal advisory to live demo and coordination with the Defence security systems. activities to look out for during Ministry. Meanwhile, official the event. HAL CMD R Madhavan sources said that the number said, “The HAL is instrumen- of companies that had regis- tal in organising major defence tered for participating in expos in the last couple of DefExpo 2020 went up to * years, including this edition. 1,000 from 702 in the last edi- HAL’s indigenously designed tion held in Chennai. There As the Uttar Pradesh cap- and developed fixed and rotary has also been a 96 per cent ital geared up for Defence wing platforms will be a major jump in booked space by Expo starting on Wednesday, attraction.” exhibitors in this Expo to the fear of the deadly new coro- Madhavan added that the over 53,000 square metres, navirus led the administration HAL will display models of compared to around 27,000 to drop out the Chinese dele- light combat aircraft (LCA) square metres during the last gation after India temporarily Tejas, light combat helicopter edition. suspended e-visa facility for (LCH), advanced light heli- There will be live demon- travellers from the virus-hit copter (ALH), Do-228 and stration at two locations — one country. Hawk at its indoor stall. at the exhibition site and the Not just DefExpo-2020, Besides, some of the other at Gomti Riverfront. but the upcoming Auto Expo in avionics, accessories, assem- Live demonstrations of Delhi might also not see any blies, products such as indige- Armed Forces, DPSUs and participation by Chinese firms nous digital map generator (i- industry showcasing land, due to scare of the deadly DMG), engine and flight dis- naval, air and internal securi- virus.
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Kaushlendra Giri in Ballia on Victims Deepak (23) and The 19-year-old woman regime was only wasting public “Investors Summit, Ganga Tuesday. the woman, whose identity with cut marks on her throat 0 money on organising the event Yatra, Kumbh Mela, Defence Apart from Giri, his con- was yet to be ascertained, was found in her house at 2>4>)$>EF1;>0GH;> I ><=>0=;>;> with the aiming of diverting Expo and several fairs have fidant and Shri Nath Baba however survived the attack Rautpur village while a 25- J -. public attention from pressing been organised by the Yogi gov- Math priest Manoj Kumar aka and lodged a complaint on year-old man was found lying /. 3& K %, )$H)$ $ issues like inflation, unemploy- ernment which has so yielded Tunna Baba was also injured Monday. by the roadside, about 500 2 3 3 0L=>;=;>;> ment, economic slowdown etc. no positive results for the state and their vehicles were dam- The duo had been in a metres away, with similar K 7%, , “It will not be wrong to say and only cost huge public aged. relationship and wanted to get injuries. %, M 3 N$ $ # $ $ that Yogi Adityanath is leading money,” Agarwal charged. “Yogi Both injured were shifted married against the wishes of The police were informed $ $ /. 3 a government of melas (fairs) Adityanath should bring out a to a hospital for first aid the woman’s family. about the incident on emer- and has no concern for prob- White Paper in Assembly dur- while senior officers rushed to On January 29, they gency number 112, after %, ? # ? % lems of the public,” UP ing the coming Budget session the spot and were making eloped but were caught the which a team rushed to the 6 6 % (/ $) Congress leader Amarnath on how much investment has efforts to identify the next day from Atra Barauli spot. / O$ Agarwal said. flown into the state after organ- assailants. village in Chikasi area by the Preliminary investigation 3 PN 44O 3" Attacking the BJP govern- ising Investors’ Summit,” the A case was registered by woman’s family members. indicated that the man and (>4>)$>) M0 Congress leader said, claiming the local police. They were then taken to the woman were having an that investments were in the As per reports, Giri along Mahoba by the woman’s kin affair, which was not form of signing of with his followers was going Shodhan, Dharmendra and approved by their families. Memorandums of to attend a function at Beswan Lakshman and tortured The injured were admit- Understanding (MoUs) but no hamlet on Tuesday afternoon repeatedly till they became ted to a hospital. company had made any invest- when their vehicles were unconscious and later thrown Meanwhile, a 15-year-old ment. intercepted at Munderwa in a field by the assailants. boy committed suicide in “Yogi is leading the gov- power house by over a dozen A case was registered and Muzaffarnagar following an ernment by engaging in pro- unknown persons. investigations were under- altercation with his family NOTICE paganda as has no welfare The miscreants suddenly way. members, police said on plan for the people. By organ- started pelting stones in In another incident in Tuesday. "It is informed to all that my son ising one fair after another, which Giri sustained minor Mahoba, Chandra Pal Singh The class 10 student name Dushyant changed to the government is just divert- injuries but Tunna was hit on (52) was seriously injured ended his life by hanging Dushyant Singh Deopa and my ing public attention from the head. after being shot at by his himself from the ceiling of his daughter's name Monika core problems being faced by Their vehicles were also nephew over a property dis- house in Subhash Nagar change to Monika Deopa. In the common man after the damaged in the process. pute in Kharela area on locality under New Mandi future" Havaldar-No. BJP formed governments at Later, SHO of Munderwa Monday. police station on Monday 13989357Y, Manoj Singh the Centre and in Uttar police station, Surendra Singh’s condition was evening. Deopa 492/470 D, Rajiv Nagar, Pradesh. I do not think that Singh, and Circle Officer KP stated to be critical. According to SHO Ghosiyana, Telibagh, Lucknow. the state will achieve anything Singh rushed to the spot. The assailant, Rajendra Deepak Chaturvedi, the body through the Defence Expo They also visited the Shri Singh alias Rajjan, was later was sent for postmortem either,” Agarwal added. Nath Baba Math to enquire arrested and the country- examination. * had been received in this connection. !"#$ * %& '( # * )*+ Pilibhit: A woman was dragged out of a court compound by her family members in the pres- ,$ -. / 01 ence of policemen, prompting the local super- Muzaffarnagar: Goods worth 50 lakh were 2 3%45$ intendent of police to order a probe. The video destroyed in a blaze which erupted in a paper 5 , 6 ' of the purported incident which surfaced on glass manufacturing unit in Shamli district. No $ 786 , 3 social media shows two men forcibly making loss of life was reported in the incident that 9 % " /# 2 her sit on a motorcycle with the policemen in occurred due to short circuit, police said. , : the compound remaining mute spectators According to the factory owner Ankit Goel, the ;<=>;=;> "$ 00=>> ?3 even though a lawyer objected to it. Police said fire destroyed 2000 cartons of paper glass valued ' 7%, )$ 2 the woman was living with her lover for the past at 50 lakh. a few days and had come to the court for some : ) (6 ) work on Tuesday morning. Taking note of the video, SP Abhishek Dixit said, “An explanation Muzaffarnagar: Four people — Ajit, Suraj, Anil /?6 has been sought from the policemen seen in and Sunil Kumar —accused of killing a revenue B # %& ' the video and a probe has been ordered into inspector, Harender on February 27, 2012. were CD B ( 6 the entire episode.” He said so far no complaint held guilty by a fast track court here.
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It defence and independent indus- is a ground-breaking capabil- trial future for India. India’s vision of building a larg- Skeldar can take off and recov- ity for short range air surveil- “SAAB will contribute to er indigenous defence indus- er in small, restricted areas lance and ground based air try, and help build capability with minimum preparation defence,” he stated. 7>/> 44 that will enable India to design and minimum support. Its He said that the Next- 45 and build its own next-gener- modular design makes it easy Generation Light Anti-tank )$H , % ation defence systems. At the to adapt and customise a wide Weapon (NLAW) system is a O" ) $ )$H DefExpo-2020, we will show- range of payloads,” he shoulder-launched, top attack M 0;;H>>>/>>;>0GH;> case our latest technologies explained. 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He said SAAB will AT4CS AST is a lightweight, Eagle Sarov that can operate MShipbuilders Limited, a the Indian Navy. It is presently showcase Skeldar, which is an man-portable, unguided and both as an AUV, with an PSU, will be showcasing mod- carrying out the Medium Refit unmanned helicopter. fully disposable weapon sys- onboard inertial navigation els of submarines and surface and Life Certification of INS “VTOL UAV is a NATO- tem, optimised for ease of system, and as an ROV with a warships at the Defence Expo Shishumar, the first SSK subma- compliant, heavy fuel-pow- operation and maximum ver- several kilometres-long fibre venue. Director (Shipping) AK rine,” he pointed out. ered, fully autonomous VTOL satility,” he said. optic tether. 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8. 8 West Bengal Chief Minister .!- O P Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hit out at BJP leaders for their recent "goli vs boli" remark dur- ing campaigns for the upcom- - 0$ O ( < ing Assembly elections in Delhi and said that the saffron party Ranaghat: West Bengal Chief Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and was firing bullets because it is Minister Mamata Banerjee on people must unite to save the aware that it will lose the poll. Tuesday called BJP a "party of country from them," Banerjee She said that a country has Dushasanas" while a saffron said while speaking at a public a bleak future when its leaders party MP dubbed the TMC rally at Ranaghat in Nadia dis- take to the streets holding Government as 'shikhandi', as trict. guns. they invoked the epic Dussasana is the the Hitting out at the saffron Mahabharata in the political brother of Kaurava prince party from speeches at the fight over the amended citi- Duryodhana in the border towns of Bongaon and zenship law. 'Mahabharata' while Ranaghat Banerjee said a coun- Alleging that the BJP was Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq" was try slips into anarchy for sure trying to forcibly implement the the Sultan of Delhi from 1325- where its leaders openly spon- Citizenship Amendment 1351 and known for his eccen- sor gun culture. Act(CAA), the National Register tric decisions. “What can lie ahead of a of Citizens(NRC) and the Banerjee also wondered country where the Ministers National Population Register whether the Modi government - % =- %> 2 3. $ =$>1 2 come openly on the streets ask- (NPR), Mamata said these steps would throw her out of the $ =12$> 1 - 2 =1-2> ( @ ( 0 -0# ingtheir supporters to take up are like "black magic" and she country because she do not guns and shoot their oppo- would stop this "anyhow". have her mother's birth cer- nents?” the ChiefMinister said "The NPR, NRC and CAA tificate. wondering if the trend contin- are like black magic", she said, The chief minister said ' '$% &' &! 78 ued they “I don’t know whatlies and urged the people of the despite her assurances over 30 ahead of us.” country to unite to save the ) . $ people have so far died in the Predicting a sure loss for nation. . 3 state because of the panic over the sensational and controversial refused to elaborate further , it It is alleged by a section of the BJP in the coming "We (TMC) are not a party $ the proposed implementation * - AIADMK member of parlia- was possible that she was refer- the leadership that Pon Assembly elections inDelhi, of Dushasanas like the BJP. A 2 1 of the citizens register. ment to the BJP. Sasikala Pushpa, ring to Namita, a popular item Radhakrishnan and P Banerjee said “as they are They are the offsprings of 0 PTI amil Nadu BJP is on the who has been ousted from the dance actress in Tamil films, join- Muraleedhar Rao (the central expecting a defeat in Delhi elec- Tverge of an explosion as AIADMK by no less a person ing the BJP. observer ) are responsible for the tions they are sending their She said that she would ment to divide the society. But and National Register senior leaders are speaking of a than former Chief Minister J Though many leaders present state of affairs. “Rao’s cadres to the streets with guns. never side with those who I ask you not toshow your doc- forCitizens. massive exodus from the party. Jayalalithaa for bringing disre- declined to come out and react infatuation with the glittering They are saying that ‘boli nahin spread hatred forpolitical gains. uments… remember that the About a thousand lawyers Things have reached a point of pute to that party is being seen to the latest developments, polit- stars of Kodambakkam has dam- chalega. Goli chalega (gun and “I don't belong to a group that CAA won't grant youcitizen- of Calcutta High Court as also no return and the national lead- in Tamil Nadu politics as an ical commentators like aged the prospectus of the BJP,” notdialogue will rule the roost) spreads hatred amongmasses. It ship. Rather it will turn you into law studentsfrom various col- ership has summoned some of untouchable entity for her per- Govindarajan Satyamurty and said a senior leader. … but truth to be told it is only is due to instigation by the BJP a foreigner… They are seeking leges joined the rally mainly the senior leaders like SV Sekhar sonal life about which the yellow Sam Rajappa were of the view Uma was blunt in her state- ‘boli’(talks) and not ‘goli’ (bul- leaders, that theincidents of fir- information about three gen- taken out by the LeftFront and to New Delhi for consultations. press in the State had a field day that Tamil Nadu’s rendezvous ment: “If they feel that the BJP lets) that will finally hold the ing took place near Shaheen erations who lived before you. the Congress. Condemning Pon Radhakrishnan, for- during 2015 and 2016. with a Third alternative may take in Tamil Nadu could be run only ground.” Bagh and Jamia,” Banerjeesaid Whowill be able to provide the CAA on “grounds of equi- mer Union Minister of State for The MP was in the news in some more time. by leaders from other parties so Apparently referring to adding the BJP was dividing such information? And if you ty”member of All India Surface Transport who lost his 2018 when she divorced “There was a time in 2014 be it. We will look out for other Prime Minister Narendra Modi the masses and terrorizing cannot do thatyou will be Lawyers Union Srinjay seat from Kanyakumari in the Lingeswaran, her husband for 24 when people were of the view alternatives,” she said. who calls himselfa Chowkidar them towin elections. called a foreigner. So don’t Sengupta said, “today April 2019 election and his fol- years and married Ramaswamy, that the BJP may emerge as an Though the BJP is weak in (watchman of the country) Speaking on the contro- believe in them and don’tshow thelawyers are out on the lowers are being portrayed as the another controversial person. alternative to the AIADMK and Tamil Nadu, there has been no said “she looks after the peo- versial Citizenship your documents.” Banerjee streets, tomorrow professionals villains by senior leaders who “It seems Tamil Nadu BJP has the DMK. Not any more. With dearth of groupism in the party. pleof her State throughout the Amendment Act Banerjee added. from allsectors will be there to have been with the BJP since the become a haven for item girls of people like Pon Radhakrishnan Recently , a woman involved in year unlike those who call askedthe people not to show Meanwhile, for the first denounce and reject the dra- day it was formed. Tamil cinemas and other polit- at the helm of affairs, it is sure a murder case was admitted to themselveschowkidar and sur- their documents and defeat time the legal fraternity on conian CAA, NRCand NPR… What brought things to an ical parties,” said Uma that BJP would not make any the party-based on the recom- faces before the people only the very purpose ofthe Act. Tuesday took outa big rally in CAA is not a law but fascist explosive level is the admission Anandhan, a senior leader in impact in Tamil Nadu politics,” mendation made by the mining during the elections.” “The CAA is an instru- Kolkata condemning the CAA venom with legislative coating.” of Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy, Tamil Nadu BJP. Though she said Satyamurthy. baron of south India. ' /0 ,1' )( ("(& ( *+
*6 ! ( % &' 1 *+,* - March 2019. "The attacks could Replying to Beniwal, also spread in the neighbour- Minister of State Arjun aking a cue from Pakistan, ing states," the letter read. Meghwal assured that a central Tthe Ashok Gehlot Locust swams have been seen team has been formed to assess -' %-%' Government has urged Prime in several districts in the state the damage of crops. He Minister Narendra Modi to on Monday and destroyed rabi assured that compensation will declare the locust attacks as a crops. be given to farmers after the social media posts about wide- departments of registration national calamity since 12 dis- In the Lok Sabha, BJP MP assessment of crops damage. * - spread corruption and mal- and revenue. No wonder, our tricts are affected. from Nagore, Hanuman The Locusts Warning practices in the recruitment revenue and registration offices The issue of locust attack in Beniwal raised the issue during Organisation (LWO) of the wenty-five people have examination held by the are beehives of corruption,” Rajasthan was raised by BJP zero hour and highlighted the Ministry of Agriculture esti- Tbeen arrested till Tuesday agency. said the official . What is sur- MP Hanuman Beniwal during crops damaged by locusts in mated that around 3.50-4 lakh evening from various districts The Crime Branch wing of prising is that those arrested zero hour in the Lok Sabha on 274 villages in the state and hectare crops in various dis- of Tamil Nadu in connection Tamil Nadu Police is in the look include a policeman who paid Monday and demanded a demanded a package for the tricts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, with irregularities and fraudu- out for S Jayakumar, believed to money to the scamsters to get package for farmers who have economy of the State. The wrote to the PM seeking imme- farmers. Beniwal said that mas- Punjab and Uttar Pradesh have lent means deployed in the be the kingpin behind the his wife a job as an assistant in lost their crop due to locust attacks in the 12 districts have diate help in containing the sive damage of crops have been been affected in 2019-20. The Tamil Nadu Public Service scam. Candidates seeking the revenue department. attack. impacted large swaths of agri- pestilence and compensation done by these locust in Punjab, damage caused by locust Commission Recruitment employment in Government The police has arrested Rajasthan shares its inter- culture land. In spite of carry- for farmers who have lost their Gujarat and Rajasthan. "The attacks in 2019-20 is believed Examination held in 2017 for services approach Jayakumar most of the persons who were national border with Pakistan ing out countermeasures over crop due to locust attack. As issue was raised at the all party to be one of the worst in India. selecting candidates to various who directs them to which working as agents of and the State Government fears 3.5 lakh hectares, the attacks many as 12 bordering districts meeting and NDA meeting in Crops of mustard, cumin and Government departments. examination centre to choose Jayakumar, the master brain. that the locust calamity in the have continued. of the state have been under this regard. He has also raised wheat have been devastated in Those arrested include per- and how to fill up the answer Jayakumar has been operating neighbouring country could Earlier, Rajasthan Revenue attack of locust. Farmers are the matter with PM Modi," Rajasthan and Gujarat, affect- sons who were working as sheets. with impunity and is allegedly further impact the agriculture Minister Harish Choudhary facing locusts attacks since Beniwal said. ing lakhs of farmers. assistants in the departments of “The candidates are told to close to many senior officials in Home and Registration. The attempt the questions only if the Government departments. Tamil Nadu Public Service they were fully confident of the He has been absconding and a Commission scam which came answer or to leave the answer manhunt is on to nab him. On 2 $' 2 out in the open last month has sheets blank otherwise ,” said Tuesday, the police got all his been designated as the State’s a police official in the team bank accounts frozen. “Since he own Vyapam with apprehen- probing the scam. is not using mobile phones or 6 - Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi sions that crores of rupees He said the answer sheets otjher digital means, we are on Tuesday morning and have been exchanged hands to are tampered with while they finding it tough to locate his ven as the farmers’ agitation explained to him their prob- clear the TNPSC examination are taken back to the TNPSC hide out but we are sure he Ein protest against the three lems. They demanded that jus- for appointment in and the Crime Branch have col- would be nabbed in days to Capitals proposal of the State tice be done to the farmers who Government departments. lected documentary evidences come,” said the Crime Brach Government entered the 49th had parted with lands for the The investigation and of such illegal activities. official. day on Tuesday, TDP chief N Capital project under the land arrests are the fall out of the “Amount ranging from 8 lakh A similar investigation was Chandrababu Naidu partici- pooling system. They expressed TNPSC which handed over to 15 lakh has been collect- on into the recruitment drive pated in a padayatra in Tenali concern over alleged harass- the probe to the Crime Branch ed from each candidate appear- by TNPSC for selecting last of Guntur district. ment by the government espe- -CID of Tamil Nadu Police ing for the Group II examina- grade employees to He began his padayatra at cially the police in the Capital early this month following tion and they get posting in the Government offices. Narakoduru at about 3 pm and region during the agitation. reached Angalakuduru and The JAC leaders urged the from there he proceeded to Vice-President to use his good Municipal Market where he offices to impress upon the ' #2" !" 3# expressed solidarity with the Centre to intervene in the mat- protesters taking part in a relay ter and do justice to farmers by !$ B+- hunger-strike. not allowing the State govern- ! 2 " !" ! '4 B( 1 1 0 Elsewhere in the ment to shift the Capital from - Amaravati region, farmers Amaravati. staged dharnas at Mandadam The said, “We shall also and Tullur and took part in meet Union ministers Rajnath relay hunger-strike at Singh, Nirmala Sitaraman and A # +( 3 < Velagapudi. senior BJP leaders apart from Meanwhile, Amaravati JAC AICC top brass Sonia Gandhi A$ leaders met Vice-President and Rahul Gandhi. Mumbai: The Bombay High ing him bail. cited in the charge sheet. ' %" % % & Court on Tuesday set aside an Majeed in his plea in HC "Out of the witnesses order of a special court reject- claimed the special court, while examined, several have turned 6 - ly participating in the agitation ing the bail plea of Areeb refusing his bail plea, had failed hostile and have even testified launched by the Amaravati Majeed, who has been booked to take into consideration the they were coerced into giving n yet another tragic incident, JAC until the end came. under terror charges, and change in circumstances, on false statements by the probe Ia farmer named Edupuganti directed the court to hear the the basis of which he was seek- agency," Majeed told the court. Bullabbayi (73) due to heart plea afresh. ing bail. The bench, after hearing attack at Peda Vadlapudi in Majeed was arrested in According to Majeed, he brief arguments, set aside the Mangalagiri mandal of Guntur November 2014 on charges of had sought bail from the spe- September 2019 order and district on Tuesday. Mumbai:Maharashtra Environment Minister February 20. allegedly travelling to Iraq and cial court on the ground that directed the special court to Family members said Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday set a target of "Single use plastic is more dangerous to our Syria to join terror group the trial against him was hear his bail plea afresh. Bullabbayi had been suffering May 1 for complete ban on single use plastic in environment. We need to curb its use and pol- Islamic State (IS). He is in jail delayed, and that the NIA did The bench said the special from bouts of depression since the State. lution caused by it," he said. since then. not have jurisdiction to inves- court shall hear and decide the controversy surrounding He issued orders to this effect to collectors, "The May 1 deadline is set so that alterna- A division bench of Justices tigate an offence which alleged- Majeed's plea within a period the Capital shifting came to and municipal body chiefs after chairing a meet- tive measures can be made available by that time. B P Dharmadhikari and N R ly took place in Iraq and Syria. of six weeks. the fore. ing in Mantralaya which was attended by many We want to plan in detail and then go in for its Borkar was hearing an appeal Majeed on Tuesday told Majeed's bail pleas were They said he had parted officials via video conferencing. implementation," an official of the state envi- filed by Majeed challenging the HC that presently only 45 wit- rejected on two more occasions with his half-acre of land at A state government release said Thackeray ronment ministry said. September 19, 2019 order nesses have been examined by in the past. Kuragallu. He had been active- asked officials to submit an action plan by PTI passed by a special court refus- the special court out of the 187 PTI !"#$#$ 5 7,, 22. $<
* Upper House, senior BJP leader realise its “mistake” of bifur- discussions on issues like GDP *+,* - Bhupender Yadav also lauded cating Jammu & Kashmir into growth slowdown, rising infla- the Government for multiple two union territories and tion and recent hike in levies on he Motion of Thanks on initiatives to take India ahead bring a bill in this session to products like refrigerator, TV, TPresident’s address saw globally while being rooted to restore its statehood. He was AC, medical equipment, auto- exchange of bitter accusations its values whether on digital of the view that had the mobiles, tyres etc. and allegations between the front, agriculture, health or Government brought con- He said that the ruling the treasury and national security. structive proposals, the oppo- Government cannot keep on Opposition benches of Rajya Yadav said “Congress and sition would have supported abusing neighbouring coun- Sabha on Tuesday. AAP are giving moral support” them all through. tries and needs to modernise Hitting out at the Congress to the agitation and the “minds “Triple Talaq, CAA, NPR the defence. and the Aam Adami Party of small children are being poi- issues are being talked about by Trinamool Congress MP (AAP) for giving “moral sup- soned”. you to divert attention on key Sukhendu Sekhar Ray accused port” to Shaheen Bagh stir, the Yadav quoted a statement issues of unemployment, black the Government of hiding the ruling BJP said that young by Trinamool MP Derek ‘O money, slow GDP growth. Your real picture of the economy and minds were “poisoned through Brien on how his relatives who ideas or proposals are not con- criticised its disinvestment pol- hate-filled speeches” in the went to Pakistan had to migrate structive but destructive,” Azad icy, saying it is on a mission of name of freedom of expression and how those who came to said. “beecho (sell) India”. during anti-CAA protests, India prospered. “We have got Responding to BJP’s alle- The Government is selling while Congress said the the citizenship law so that gations, Azad retorted: PSUs along with LIC, which are Government has created these O’Briens remain O’Briens and “Shaheen Bagh is your creation. properties of the people and “destructive” issues to divert are not forced to convert to You want to run the Govern- steps are being taken without attention from key challenges other religions,” Yadav said. ment, and at the same time play inviting any suggestions from like economic slowdown, farm Participating in the role of Opposition and come policy makers and employees distress and unemployment. debate, Leader of the down on streets also to protest unions, he said while partici- Initiating the debate on Opposition Ghulam Nabi against all issues.” pating in the debate on Motion Motion of Thanks on Azad expressed the hope that He held the Government of Thanks on President's President’s address in the the Government would soon responsible for not holding of address in Rajya Sabha.
', 6 -+ , (*#% & R&.( ' !!( New Delhi: The CBI has booked then posted as the DCP, Bengaluru officials said. In an order issued on the IMA group, which was alleged- in Financial Establishment (KPID) senior Karnataka-cadre IPS officers East, they said. January 7, the Karnataka ly raising illegal deposits from Act, 2004 in the absence of a com- #/' & Hemant Nimbalkar and Ajay Hilori, Along with the two officers, the Government accorded the sanction investors promising lucrative returns plaint from any depositor, the FIR along with eight others, in connec- agency has named Inpsector M under section 17(A)(b) of the in the name of Islamic banking says. The report was rejected by the " tion with the 4,000-crore I- Ramesh and Sub-Inspector Gowri Prevention of Corruption practices. Ramesh had also received RBI and the DCP was asked to re- Monetary Advisory (IMA) scam, in Shankar, both then posted at the (Amendment) Act, 2018 to the CBI a reference in this regard through look into the matter, but he closed which gullible investors were Commercial Street police station in to “conduct any inquiry or investi- the DCP, Bengaluru East, but did the reference just before his trans- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allegedly cheated in the name of Bengaluru, DySP (CID-EOW) EB gation into the allegations” against not conduct a proper enquiry and fer, saying it was dealt with by the asked a Delhi BJP leader to approach its men- Islamic banking, officials said on Sridhara, besides the company, the two officers, they added. closed the case on August 29, 2016, CID-EOW, the CBI has alleged. tioning officer for urgent listing of his plea seek- Tuesday. The move came after the IMA, its founder Mansoor Khan The amendment in the the agency has alleged in its FIR. In between, complaints were ing removal of hundreds of anti-citizenship law Central Bureau of Investigation and three of its other directors in a Prevention of Corruption Act has In his comments on closing the made against the company and the protestors occupying a stretch of road in Delhi’s (CBI) received an approval from the fresh case. made it mandatory to get a sanction reference, Ramesh had mentioned Karnataka Principal Secretary Shaheen Bagh area. Karnataka Government to proceed The agency had approached the from the Government concerned that the company was operating (Revenue) had also asked the police A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde with its investigation into the alleged State Government, seeking per- before initiating a probe against a within the rules and there were no to probe the case, but Inpsector was urged by lawyer Shashank Deo Sudhi, role of 1998-batch IPS officer mission to proceed against the two government servant. The CBI has deviations. He had also said that he Ramesh, Sub-Inspector Gowri appearing for BJP leader Nand Kishore Garg, that Nimbalkar, then posted as the officers, who were in senior posi- alleged that since 2016, the Reserve could not take any action against the Shankar and Hilori did not the plea be listed for an urgent hearing consid- Inspector General (CID-EOW), tions in the Karnataka police, and Bank of India (RBI) repeatedly company under the Karnataka take any action, the agency has ering the difficulty faced by residents due to the and 2008-batch IPS officer Hilori, had allegedly helped Khan, the raised red flags on the activities of Protection of Interest of Depositors said. PTI nearly-two-month-long protest on a road con- necting Delhi and Noida. “You go to the mentioning officer,” said the bench which also comprised Justices B R Gavai 4/ 7 72 ,, and Surya Kant. Later during the day, the lawyer mentioned *+,* - Delhi”. The party’s manifesto traders, contractual workers, san- ating a new tourist destination for the matter before the mentioning officer who has taken care of every section of itation workers, victims of the Delhi,” read the manifesto. assured urgent listing of the PIL, provided he Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on society, Kejriwal told reporters. anti-Sikh riots in 1984, and every Blaming the BJP-led Central defects are cured. TTuesday released its manifesto Sisodia said the AAP will not other section and community,” Government of not regularising The plea also said that various other arter- promising 24-hour markets on a only continue all its pro-people said Kejriwal. The party said its and changing the land-use of ial roads of Delhi have been facing traffic con- pilot basis, quality education, policies such as 200 units of free vision is to make every family pros- unauthorised colonies, the Deputy gestion due the protest at Shaheen Bagh. health, clean water, 24-hour elec- electricity, 20 kilolitres of free perous. Kejriwal said, “I want to CM said, “The AAP will continue Restrictions have been imposed on the tricity and “Deshbhakti water every month, free bus ride for congratulate the sanitation work- to mount pressure on the Central Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch and Okhla Curriculum” in Government women, but has also drawn a ers that their outstanding demand Government to ensure all unau- underpass since December 15, when hundreds schools for Delhi Assembly elec- roadmap to make Delhi a “truly has been met. The sanitation work- thorised colonies in Delhi get reg- of women sat on a protest against the amended tions. Released in the presence of world class city” in the next ers will be given a compensation of ularised,” he said. law. Saying that the law enforcement machinery Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his five years. It also promises world 1 crore in case of any unfortunate The AAP manifesto also has been “held hostage to the whims and fancies deputy Manish Sisodia, Labour class roads, extension of Metro net- incident, and regularisation of promised to make all contractual of the protesters,” the plea has sought laying down Minister Gopal Rai, the manifesto work up to 500 km. “Our vision for their employment is also included employees engaged by the Delhi of guidelines for protests leading to obstruction named “28-point guarantee card” the next five years is to take Delhi in our manifesto.” Government permanent. of public place. also promises doorstep delivery of to the next level by making it a 21st On extending Delhi Metro’s “We will ensure that the find- ration, free pilgrimage to 10 lakh century Capital, highly advanced network to 500 kilometres, Sisodia ings of the Supreme Court appoint- senior citizens and 1 crore com- and progressive Capital of a devel- said the party if voted to power will ed-SIT under Justice SN Dhingra pensation to kin of a safai karam- oped nation so that the entire make it one of the world’s largest are acted upon promptly and the chari if he dies on duty, free spo- nation is proud of it. Metro networks and will connect victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh ken English course for youngsters “This manifesto has been cre- several new areas such as Burari, pogrom get justice,” he said. The and skill training and job oppor- ated keeping in mind this idea of Kirari, Bijwasan, Narela, Karawal party said it would push for tunities for housewives. a progressive Capital and we can- Nagar, Mangolpuri and others. Bhojpuri language to be included Kejriwal said, “The AAP will not do it alone, we need partici- “Along with reviving the in the Eighth Schedule to the continue its struggle to pass the Jan pation and support from the peo- Yamuna river, we will work togeth- Constitution of India. Lokpal Bill and the Swaraj Bill to ple, from the Centre, and all the er with the Central Government to “This is the first time that any involve the public in resolving agencies in creating a Delhi of our develop a beautiful riverside along party has given guarantees for the problems through Mohalla Sabhas. dreams. The manifesto talks about the banks of the Yamuna. This next five years, with no intentions It will also continue to fight and all the communities and sections of will play a big role in maintaining of corruption and fake promises,” struggle for full statehood for the people, including women, the Yamuna eco-system and in cre- he added. &
companies and manufacture the other logistic support. then pulled the next one behind opportunity to view latest high- weaponry here,” he said. The States bordering Nepal square for another six. tech gadgetry is what attracts vis- But he also ruled out signing informed that they were taking The Pakistan bowling attack itors to DefExpo, perhaps the an MoU with UP government necessary measures and following was pedestrian at best and didn’t greatest value is the occasion it pro- over setting up of defence units in up on the guidelines issued by the have much answers to the drives vides for our companies to foster the proposed Defence Corridor Government on screening people that flowed from Yashasvi’s blade. closer industry-to-industry ties in saying that the US government and surveillance management. Divyansh’s batting was also pleas- what is a key pillar of the US-India only played the role of facilitator by States that do not have airports ing to the eye, playing the ball late. relationship,” Juster said. The US creating an environment where pri- or seaports said special awareness “We were talking about how Ambassador added, “I have found vate companies could come togeth- drives at toll plazas, bus stations we needed to stick at the wicket. in my travels in Uttar Pradesh and er and ink a deal. When asked and railway stations were being ini- They bowled well initially and we elsewhere in India that the poten- whether during his proposed visit tiated. Kerala, which has reported wanted to ride that out and we tial for industry partnership to India, US President Donald three positive cases -- all students knew we could dominate them between our two countries on Trump would sign any pact on from China’s Wuhan -- highlight- after that,” Jaiswal added. The state-of-the-art defence equipment defence, the US Ambassador said ed the close monitoring and sur- match as a contest was over in the is enormous.” that President Trump had shown veillance being carried out by it first half when Pakistani batsmen “Right now, US firms partici- his willingness to visit India and across all administrative units in had no answer to Tyagi’s pace and pating in this event are partnering there was no proposal pending on the State. The Ministry of Tourism Bishnoi’s variations. with companies across India, defence deal. stated that it was coordinating Pacer Tyagi (2/32 in 8 overs) including in Uttar Pradesh’s with the Hotels Association for bowled yorkers at will while leg- Defence Corridor, to produce wider self-reporting by travellers spinner Ravi Bishnoi (2/46 in 10 defence equipment not just for our Sudan said that various pre- visiting religious and other tourist overs) was a difficult proposition country’s militaries, but for those cautionary measures were under- places. As many as 454 samples to read for the Pakistani batsmen of partner nations,” he said. taken in close coordination with were tested, of which 451 were after opting to bat. Giving examples, Juster said, the Ministries concerned at the found to be negative and the Pakistan skipper Rohail Nazir “Tata has partnered with Lockheed Central level. She said the situation remaining three positive, Sudan (62 off 102 balls) and opener Martin to build all C-130 tails and was being closely monitored by the said, adding that 3,935 passengers Haider Ali (56 off 77 balls) were the F-16 wings here. And Boeing is col- Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), were under community surveil- only ones to make significant con- laborating with HAL (Hindustan Union Health Minister and Cabinet lance in 29 States and Union tributions as their innings lasted Aeronautics Limited) to produce all Secretary on a daily basis. Territories (UTs). 43.1 overs. While Tyagi’s scorching AH-64 Apache fuselages in The Union Health Secretary pace and Bishnoi’s googlies were Hyderabad.”. said that new visa restrictions and 5 eye-catching, left-arm spinner “Along the pathway to a deep- advisories were issued in view of The current batch with key Atharva Ankolekar (1/29 in 7 er industry-to-industry relation- the emerging scenario globally players, having already played overs), left-arm seamer Sushant ship, there are, of course, barriers and asked the States to raise aware- senior representative cricket and Mishra (3/28 in 8.1 overs) and part- that we must overcome. It is our ness on those. She reviewed the five with IPL deals in their bag, time leg-spinner Yashasvi Jaiswal goal to identify obstacles to preparedness of all the States and showed the difference in skill level (1/11 in 3 overs) also kept the rival enhancing industry-to-industry UTs in terms of orientation of and application from their oppo- batsmen under check. cooperation and formulate solu- health and other agencies, adher- nents, an aspect that could be Tyagi, probably one of the tions in concert with the ence of various prevention and attributed to the robust junior fastest bowlers in India in his age Government of India as well as US management protocols, awareness cricket structure put in place by category, bowled an inswinging and Indian industry, so that we can regarding prevention of coron- none other than Rahul Dravid. yorker wide off the crease to build a closer defence relationship,” avirus among those being screened Jaiswal literally toyed with the uproot Irfan Khan’s off-stump and he said. When asked what exactly and those transiting the border bowling attack, hitting the then got his second wicket with an will the US display in DefExpo with Nepal, self-reporting by these Pakistani bowlers towards all parts intimidating bouncer that removed 2020, the Ambassador said that people, isolation wards etc. of the ground. The youngest Indian tail-ender Tahir Hussain. weapons of different range like Sudan also informed that in double centurion in List A cricket He literally aimed for the base satellite, avionics and modern mis- order to meet the increasing finished the game with a six, which of the stumps with deliveries beau- siles system would be put on dis- demand for additional manpower also completed his hundred. tifully tailing in, which must have play. “This will be an opportunity to undertake the screening at air- En route his hundred, pacer pleased Pakistan coach Ijaz Ahmed, for private players in India to ports, the States should provide the Abbas Afridi was effortlessly hit who has seen Waqar bowl a few enter into an agreement with US required health workforce and over deep mid-wicket for a six and during his hey days. !"#$#$ 7 9 &!)&' %9 !# 2 % 1, %& # 2 % 2 , (89: ,..&' . Q (R( ." + !( ( ! ! " ! ( ( 1" % "!" ( 5$ +% " %% !% " %" " : * ""% " " A N! O %% !% ;
" ! " $ 5$ " ! 7. + . <=61 6= * n February 2003, an American business- * man travelling from China got afflict- Ied with pneumonia-like symptoms * ! while on a flight to Singapore. En route the flight had stopped at Hanoi and the busi- !>> 5 " nessman was rushed to a hospital where he soon died. Many others in the medical staff S 9 ; / attending to him also developed the same disease and an Italian doctor, Carlo Urbani, ' S recognising the severity of the strange viral threat, alarmed the World Health Organisation (WHO) – later, he too suc- cumbed to the mysterious virus. Three S ? months earlier, the SARS (Severe Acute 16887 P! Q ! Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic had indeed accounted for its first casualty in the Guandong province of China and many 88B " more had followed, but China had delib- * erately kept the news under wraps from the # 4 WHO and did not announce the outbreak till the virus and the “bad news” had gone . $ beyond its controllable borders. The initial . * <=6B Chinese cover-up had resulted in a crucial C S time-lag that had facilitated the spread of the SARS epidemic. Later China apologised , ! for its “slowness” but only after 800 lives ! were lost in the first global pandemic of the 21st century. A local Chinese whistleblow- of the most advanced research While the Chinese reaction going forward is the ability of er doctor, who was among the first to report laboratories in the field of epi- has probably been more inten- the regime to continuously about the mysterious SARS outbreak, was demic research. Such a domi- sive as compared to 2003 SARS “cover up,” should the common D subsequently demonised as a “bad” citizen nating governance instinct puts in terms of building makeshift man on the street feel the S C 67E< and placed under house-arrest as he had the entire credibility of the +0 . hospitals, requisitioning emer- pinch, post the crisis. China has ' 5 ostensibly brought disrepute to the nation! exact situation, scale and con- . .*./ gency medical staff from the its hands full on many fronts Seventeen years hence, yet another air- trol measures in question as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) simultaneously and its ability to borne virus has broken out in the city of news emanating from China is *. and round-the-clock construc- weather the multiple storms D S C ! Wuhan with the lessons of the SARS mis- solely from the governmental ,6 *, tion of related facilities, the will be tested as its economic 4 ; ! handling remaining essentially unlearnt. agencies and filtered through strict denial of any foreign or health will not be as robust as What has changed in the last 17 years has lenses. * * even independent reportage of it was earlier. China could been the sure emergence of the new Reacting to the basic pre- 5. .-* - the outbreak remains utilise the situation to either ! “superpower” China on the global highway, cautionary measures taken by unchanged. China was already “open up” itself or further * which is even more intolerant to anyone, most countries, the state’s *&-,*- reeling under an overheated clamp down on censorship in anything and any news that could apply mouthpiece Global Times made * * # 0 economy with the lowest order to sustain a government- . ! brakes towards its believed destiny. China space for some irresistible growths recorded in nearly fed narrative. More likely than is not only among the countries with the realpolitik: “Starting Sunday, ,.- - three decades. The added chal- not, regime-insecurity will " ! most restrictive media environment, it is the US barred foreigners who lenges of punishing trade- ensure authoritarian impulses also the most sophisticatedly controlled have travelled to China within .6* * wars with the United States and and preferences. While the domain that barely allows a squeak to fil- the past 14 days from entering - -&0 unending Hong Kong protests, authoritarian system allows for ter out. The recent examples of putting the the country, far beyond the **-* were further taking their toll. unprecedented mobilisation of virtual media gag on mammoth scale World Health Organisation Now, estimates abound of addi- resources, it also fosters a dan- societal dissonances like the Uighur “re- (WHO) declaration that does *,-5- -4./ tional lost growth of between gerous culture of auto-denying education camps” or the Hong Kong not recommend travel and $60-70 billion or a further “bad news” that allows a prob- . S ! protests are uniquely China, which is for- trade restrictions for China. **3 drop in GDP by two percent- lem to prolong itself longer than " . 6 ever in a state of paranoia against the The US was the first country to -0 -. * age points in the first quarter of it would normally have, had the prospects of any negative news filtering out. take such an extreme measure, the year. The fear of continuing issue been tabled in all trans- Towards this end, it “manages” the media setting a bad example world- ,.. “bad news” could lead to an parency. The invocation of ? through a variety of means, from brazen wide.” Meanwhile, Zeng Guang, * 0* - unavoidable extension of the “patriotism” to cover up ! / ! bans, coercion, threats to even simply “buy- the chief epidemiologist of the O0* -. * Lunar New Year holidays, keep- tragedies is the bane of all sin- 4 <== <=<8 ing out” silence (usually in the case of vas- Chinese Centre for Disease ing the shutters on the factories gle-party regimes. The lessons sal countries like Pakistan, North Korea Control and Prevention, has *+ * - that would further cripple eco- of SARS may have been incor- 9 5 / * ! etc). Such an environmental hypersensitiv- admitted to the initial slackness nomic activity and impact glob- porated in terms of building ity has only heightened in the recent due to “lack of scientific recog- /. - - al supply chains. infrastructural capacities to ! times and all potentially negative news are nition” and also owing to . * 4/. * All in all, the economic, manage crises. But the Xi immediately slammed as “unpatriotic “probably some executive social, diplomatic and strategic Jingping era has only worsened ( rumours.” issues.” The Chinese govern- .6** cost to China will be very on democratic freedoms and This militates in the face of undis- ment is still playing down the damaging, but it has the transparency. The Coronavirus putable development that has taken place impact of the latest outbreak, *-* reserves, capacity and where- saga exemplifies that. in the fields of infrastructure, technology, even though the infectivity of withal to “pull through” yet (The writer, a military vet- socio-economic parameters and so on. this virus has far surpassed that another crisis. What will eran, is a former Lt Governor of : = Ironically, the city of Wuhan also hosts one of the 2003 SARS epidemic. become increasingly difficult Andaman & Nicobar Islands) 2" " !+ " %" " / - 34 ! 5 % ,% % - % 5 % 8!5 O % ,% " 8 ' " " " "#- " % ' 8E %P- % % #+%% E " $ 5>&P & # # # ?7 "8 ""#88#% ?7 "8 #6 "#7897 "8 7%#>#;"#7 K 8E % K4 K- 8 K6 8% ' ! ! / killing Mahatma Gandhi, they ! filed a suit against him. So why ( doesn’t the Congress do the same Sir — Though he is infamous for % !E L M when such vitriol is spewed ! % L !% M )* + " his controversial statements but against the Father of the Nation? this time the Uttara Kannada Lok - >" - '>-( 5! If not now, then a day will soon ! ' + Sabha MP, Ananth Kumar Hegde, " ! come when Bapu will no longer ' crossed all lines of propriety by % / % #5" A be a part of our nation’s history. * " $ , ' ! describing the Mahatma Gandhi- " " O " Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee led freedom struggle as a “drama.” AE"5 " % Faridabad ' ! - * ! “Some people keep saying we got %" #0 " % % ! A ' . ! independence because someone %"L % sat on satyagraha. The British ! M "% & , 5 "A gave independence out of sheer " " " 5 # Sir — In India, you can get away ' " frustration. On reading history %% "% " %"! ! " with any crime you’ve committed " ' books, my blood boils. Such peo- % % % A ! % "% as long as you have the money ple are termed ‘Mahatma’ in our L A N" & A& and trickery to subvert the sys- country,” he said recently. E" M % "% % % A tem. This is exactly what the four " Though the BJP high com- #5" A % " % % , 5 "A accused in the Nirbhaya gangrape * * " $ ! mand expressed displeasure at % % " % #+ and murder case are doing. It is ' ' + ! Hegde’s comment and issued a " "% " " A ! %A just heartbreaking to see them showcause notice to him, but I am # % 5 % %% % " #- making a mockery of the crimi- ! / " $ sure that what the MP said is "% A !% " "% " A nal justice system and exploiting 01 $ “music to the ears” of many in the % !%" " %" %%A" ' %" legal loopholes to keep their ' 2 S - . 3 BJP and the Sangh Parivar. That % E" %% %% N" % ( " ! ! E" hanging in abeyance. This not this is so is evident from the fact " ! % %# #- " ! !% " A only encourages and emboldens S 4 $ that the Karnataka BJP " % % N "% %" # criminals but also makes law- * ', # 3 / " spokesperson and senior party #/ % !% A #%"7 abiding citizens lose their faith in 5 6788 ' ' leader Vaman Acharya remarked 5 %! >- E the law of the land. It is time that that the MP’s comments were Nirbhaya’s parents got justice, 3 / "S . “thought-provoking.” Maybe this else, people will lose all hope. ' is the reason why the BJP does- many others in the party who Minister Anurag Thakur and Narendra Modi must expel Hegde Ashmit Aaron '$ ' " n’t sack Hegde, who is a known keep on embarrassing the nation Parvesh Verma at an election rally from the party but as always he Jammu ' " $ rabble-rouser and hate-monger, by shooting their mouths of peri- in Delhi and many such offensive chooses to keep mum. The big but only distances itself from such odically. A case in point is the comments by Pragya Thakur in question is when Congress leader ( 9 # seditious remarks by him and recent hate speech by Union the past. Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi blamed the RSS for ""8 ";78<=9# >9 !"#$#$ ! ! 8 9 &!)&' %9 6' !& &'" * * + A B & ! 1 * A" - " % L L " % *
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; + " ! . . +# ! ( "( ( " ( % ( ( 5 C * 1F61 3 1= <=67 B6 " 8ir p vr ur Dr r s Uu rh ! ' 3 11 <=<1 * ! ! : " 7.< 1 ( $ : S " ecently, the WHO declared a Public Health ' Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) ! Rpertaining to the coronavirus cases being reported from China. The virus, with its epicentre ) 4 5 " located in the live animal market of Wuhan city, / G)45"/H >F infected more than 10,000 people in China till -,- 8 6= ! January 31. This is more than the number of peo- 97B./9I:- " ple infected in the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic. &05 - * + ) G+)H $ 60 * 5- -4$ / # G$/# H . <> <=6F Till now, more than 200 people have succumbed to the virus, which is a novel variant of the coron- - - 0,* +) ' avirus family (2019 n-Cov infection), which is the * , ! same family as the SARS virus. It also has similar *3&*,-0* +) 5 ! ! symptoms like fever, cough and difficulty in breath- .&05 - ' : ing, which are also typical to the battery of symp- * # - toms a patient displays during pneumonia. -& -* .0 ' " The typical clinical profile of patients has been * " $ ! a spectrum: From common cough and cold to severe -/ 00* # / # C <=67 cases of pneumonia and death. The severity of the 2019 n-Cov has not been completely established but . 5 .5 / ' ! * .8 # G'"H ! ! it can be safely assumed that the severity will be high- er in people with lower immunity. So in patients with -,- 8 / # HIV, those on immune-suppressants and even peo- 977./9I:- C / ple suffering from malnutrition, especially older peo- . A5.,* ! ple, the severity of infection can be assumed to be &. --* /. ? higher. &05 - * While Beijing has quarantined Wuhan and a few ***4 other cities, countries are taking their own measures * &. *# ! ! ! to ensure containment of the virus. While nations +* 6*. expected to be high in such populations. sures access to internet and the possibil- call centre for coronavirus (helpline num- . ! like Russia have closed their land borders with China, Now in that scenario, imagine the popu- ity of communicating to the masses, mes- ber 011-23978046). others are focussing on airports and sea ports. *.,*, lation density in India and the explosive sages regarding public emergencies. They are encouraging all people who ! * 0* /. Thr s Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan have set rate of person-to-person transmission the This is contestable given the large have travelled back from China after up thermal cameras at all airports to ensure screen- -* -. virus can achieve. The situation can be mobile penetration even in remote areas January 1 to self-report symptoms and fol- 6hyvp h 9rvp Av v Dqvh ! ' 6hyvp Dqvh Hhthvr ing of passengers with fever. But since the infection ..&* -.. potentially catastrophic, especially consid- but at the same time the fact remains that low up on care. Complete ban on travel '4*9;+ ' can be asymptomatic for seven to 14 days, the sys- *6**-. ering the fact that the health infrastruc- we do not have a robust system to dissem- is not practical and in the absence of that 01= 9 ! tem in not foolproof. ..&* -. ture required to manage a large disease inate public emergency messages to the from all countries, people who have a trav- 01=1 <=67 <=<> / The USA, on January 31, took a rather bold /. * burden such as this, is not nearly adequate. masses in a planned and actionable man- el itinerary which (in part) included stand, releasing the Presidential “Proclamation on ***-* # India ranks 57 of 195 countries in the ner. We are ranked 101 in terms of immu- China, are now travelling from a differ- * $ 5 Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-immi- -,- 8 9;Q Global Health Security Index. The index, nisation, leaving a vast majority vulnera- ent country, can be carriers. grants who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel - * . developed jointly by Johns Hopkins ble to infections. Considering these points, The challenge also is that the disease ! Coronavirus”, which suspends the entry into the US, Center for Health Security, the Nuclear it is evident that if the disease is not con- is airborne can be asymptomatic for one as immigrants or non-immigrants, of all aliens who .0- -. Threat Initiative, and The Economist tained, results can be catastrophic for us. to two weeks, making it extremely diffi- : S $ ! -/ 00*$ $ " were physically present within the People’s Republic Intelligence Unit, ranks countries based on The Indian Government has been cult to detect early. At the same time heavy of China, (excluding the Special Administrative + - * 0* preparedness to handle public health taking good measures to screen for and screening and observation of all passen- $ : Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) during the 14- * . emergencies. contain the virus. Airport Health gers can be cost-intensive. / ! day period preceding their entry or attempted entry -** , * Countries are assessed across six cat- Organisations at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, In the light of the same, measures " $ : S ! into America. &. -5- -4./ egories: Prevention of the emergence or Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and need to be taken to establish screening The US has 241 suspected cases of which six .0- - release of pathogens; early detection and Cochin are screening passengers coming centres at a minimum four ports of have been confirmed as a lot of Chinese families had . * * reporting for epidemics of potential inter- from China. But most of the screening, for entry, with the relevant manpower and $ " planned their travel to the USA at this time to cel- * * national concern; rapid response to and now, is based on self-reporting and symp- technology for screening and quarantine. ebrate the new year with their families. * ,- mitigation of the spread of an epidemic; tomatic interviews by airport authorities. Then mandating all flights from China to ? ! The first case in India was reported in Kerala. robust health system to treat the sick and The Mumbai airport has reported be routed through these airports only. Since then, the Government has been on high alert &05 - protect health workers; commitment to universal thermal screening by cameras for Passengers must be informed in $ ***-* " C and the Government machinery has been prepared improving national capacity, financing all flights coming directly from China. advance that this will increase their trav- to prevent further exposure of the pathogen inside plans to address gaps and adhering to Screening is even being carried out at sea el time and based on screening results they 'S borders as well as contain the current situation. global norms; and overall risk environ- ports for all personnel disembarking might be referred to a local health set up : S The National Institute of Virology, Pune test- ment and country vulnerability to biolog- from ships coming from China. There are for quarantine, leading to additional " ed 49 suspect cases, of which only one turned out ical threats. quarantine centres with 300-bed capaci- delays. The passengers might also have to ! to be positive. But the fear of the virus hitting Indian While there are multiple indicators ty set up in Manesar, Haryana and 600- declare two weeks’ voluntary isolation ! shores and exploding into epidemic proportions is within the same, we must focus on some bed capacity in south-west Delhi, ready for based on screening results. With these * ' '" ! real. If we compare it with the SARS 2003 numbers relevant to the current threat scenario. any confirmed cases. checks in place, only extremely important C (a very gross analogy nonetheless), China had 5,327 India ranks 142 of 195 in public health vul- About 400 Indians are currently travel can be filtered and borders can be '" cases and 348 deaths confirmed and India had about nerability: This includes access and expen- being evacuated from the Wuhan area. managed skillfully. ' three probable cases, 10 suspect cases and no fatal- diture on public health. Since the one case confirmed in India, a To maintain foreign sentiments, an ! ities. The global number of infected cases for SARS This implies that our health infra- student from Wuhan University, 1,073 earnest declaration should also be made were 8,098. structure cannot absorb large shocks. India people have been kept under observation by the state leadership that this is not ! Currently, the number of cases for 2019 n-Cov ranks 144 of 195 in cross-border policies in Kerala while the student is being man- because we have low confidence to the : ; ! just in China has exceeded 10,000 and India has one for public health emergency response. We aged in Thrissur Medical College. The Chinese measures already being taken but '" ! positive case. Some of the things we do understand have no recorded measures for interna- Ministry of AYUSH has also released an additional measures are being taken in the ! is that due to poor nutrition and thus poor immu- tional cooperation or even regional coop- advisory for the management of coron- interest of national security. ! 06 nity, the risk of getting infected on exposure to the eration for health emergencies. avirus on the Press Information Bureau. (The writer is an Engagement <=<> virus is high. India ranks 167 in access to commu- The Ministry of Health and Family Manager, Health, International Innovation GUur vr v 9v rp Brr hy Tsh r Urpuyt Qh x s DqvhH The severity of disease on infection is also nications infrastructure: Which mea- Welfare has set up a helpline with a 24X7 Corps, University of Chicago Centre, Delhi) ' &" %" ' XxuEqtxysy qquwv xu$"$$9ur D xyxurus uquuvywxu yuxuwqt xuGtyqx txuv s wuxuqtrywuvqsuy xuA wu
had taken a back seat allowing her it sibling rivalry? Is the Old Guard they should choose a new party chief to connect with the voters, the brother Rahul Gandhi to remain in resisting her rise? At least three in view of her deteriorating health. Gandhis are still to find their narra- the limelight for the last two decades. opportunities came her way in the When they suggested the name of tive. While Rahul has at lease some In any case, Sonia Gandhi pre- last one-year. The first was when Priyanka, they got the hint that she electoral wins, PGV does not even ferred her son to succeed her, instead Rahul resigned after the party lost would prefer Rahul to come back as have that, though she is considered of the daughter. After taking charge in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. She the president. more articulate and charismatic of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) unit, she could have easily succeeded him as Sadly, Priyanka’s performance in than her brother. began well with a mega 17-km-long the party chief and no one would her one year in office is not very Third, Priyanka might become roadshow in Lucknow. Priyanka have opposed her. Ultimately the Old impressive but there are many rea- a good leader in times to come but ; . accompanied Rahul when he visit- Guard prevailed on Sonia to come sons for that. First of all, PGV as for that she should become a vote ed the Pulwama victims and she also back as the interim party president. Priyanka is called within the party, catcher. Looking back, it is not clear ne year after her dramatic visited the families of the victims of The second was when the anti- was deployed very late. Had she been what is Priyanka’s brand of politics entry into politics, the the Sonbhadra massacre, Unnao CAA protests started picking up. inducted ten years ago, she would except for her sporadic activities. OCongress is still waiting for rape case and violence during the Though Priyanka had tweeted in have matured politically. Also her She must work out a strategy for the Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s magic to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act support of them, had visited the vic- entry was at the wrong time. The 2022 Assembly polls. For this she surface. When she was inducted last (CAA) protests, taking the UP Chief tims in hospital and taken the lead party was in a disarray, losing one must hold the flock together and also year as AICC General Secretary, the Minister Yogi Adityanath head on. in sitting on a dharna with students State after another post its miserable bring in new faces. But if she has the party believed that she was their Before the Lok Sabha polls, she at the India Gate, many feel that she performance in the 2014 general spirit of Indira Gandhi, Priyanka too “Brahmastra (divine weapon)” and visited the Bhim army chief 2019 the Congress won only one seat Priyanka has the family name, a pre- could have done more on behalf of elections, where it got just 44 seats should become a street fighter and would restore the party to its old Chandrashekhar Azad in hospital, as Sonia managed to retain Rae sentable personality, charisma, an the party, particularly in UP as it is as the Rahul-led Congress had not be seen more on the ground than on glory. After the passage of one year, creating ripples in political circles. Bareli, while Rahul lost in the fam- uncanny resemblance to her grand- one of the States which had faced the been able to provide an alternative twitter. If she has to lift the Congress many Congressmen feel that she has During the elections, till the last ily bastion Amethi. In 2014, the mother Indira Gandhi, articulation worst impact of the Government to Modi. from its present decline in UP, not delivered as much as the party minute Priyanka kept up the sus- Congress secured just two seats — and many more positives to her crackdown on the anti-CAA move- Second, the Gandhi name no Priyanka has to build the organisa- expected. pense whether she would contest those of Sonia and Rahul. The advantage. But obviously these are ment. Priyanka will get another longer holds the magic, which the tion at the grassroot level and Priyanka is not new to politics, against Prime Minister Narendra Congress leaders, who were betting not enough. Why is Priyanka unable opportunity to lead the party when family refuses to recognise. No one become a 24/7 politician as 2022 is as she had grown up in a distin- Modi from Varanasi, or not. on the Priyanka magic are unable to to capitalise on these obvious advan- her mother takes a back seat again. in the present generation is in awe not very far. guished political family. Because of Unfortunately, these moves are explain why, though at one level, she tages that she has? Is it because of the Sonia is said to have conveyed to her of the clan. The unfortunate thing (The writer is a senior journal- an unwritten pact in the family, she not enough. Despite all the hype, in has many things going for her. lack of backing from the family? Is close aides (read the Old Guard) that is that while Modi has found a way ist) !"#$#$ %" . ,/ " :%
*+,* - been shaken after a scam last for raising deposit insurance safe. “Further, DICGC has exemptions like deposits of 05 - Similarly, the broader recent days helped improve year in Punjab and cover from 1 lakh to 5 been permitted to increase foreign governments, NSE Nifty soared 271.75 investor sentiment. he government has start- Maharashtra Cooperative lakh. The change is being Deposit Insurance Coverage deposits of central/state gov- eturning to its pre-budget points, or 2.32 per cent, to Meanwhile, bourses in Ted implementing Budget Bank (PMC Bank) which done after a gap of 27 years,” for a depositor, which is now ernments and inter-bank Rlevel, market benchmark 11,979.65. Titan was the Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo announcements with affected lakhs of customers. Kumar said in a tweet. 1 lakh to 5 lakh per deposits. Sensex zoomed 917 points on biggest gainer in the Sensex and Seoul settled with firm Department of Financial At present, bank deposi- Accordingly, he said, the depositor,” she had said. Deposit insurance was Tuesday, helped by hectic pack, rallying 7.97 per cent, gains. Stock exchanges in Services (DFS) conveying the tors get an insurance cover of banks will pay a premium of DICGC, a wholly-owned static at 1 lakh since 1993. buying across the board as followed by ITC, HDFC, Europe too opened on a pos- approval of the Centre to Rs 1 lakh on their amount by 12 paise against 10 paise per subsidiary of the Reserve The Raghuram Rajan investors seemed relieved Bajaj Finance, and Tata Steel. itive note. DICGC for raising the insur- the Deposit Insurance and 100 deposited. Bank of India, provides Committee on Financial sensing stability in global On the other hand, Bajaj Brent crude oil futures ance cover on saving deposits Credit Guarantee Finance Minister Nirmala insurance cover on bank Sector Reforms 2009 had rec- markets. Auto and HUL were on the advanced 0.96 per cent to to 5 lakh per depositor, Corporation (DICGC) if a Sitharaman in her Budget deposits. The deposit insur- ommended strengthening the The 30-share BSE Sensex losing side. USD 54.97 per barrel. Finance Secretary Rajiv bank fails. speech on Saturday said a ance scheme covers all banks capacity of DICGC, a more settled 917.07 points, or 2.30 Analysts said efforts to On the currency front, Kumar said on Tuesday. “Work has begun on robust mechanism is in place operating in India including explicit system of prompt, per cent, higher at 40,789.38. contain the deadly coron- the Indian rupee appreciated The move will help boost Budget announcement. to monitor the health of all private sector, cooperative corrective action, and making It hit an intra-day high of avirus and a significant drop 16 paise to 71.22 per US dol- confidence of people in the Department of Financial scheduled commercial banks and even branches of foreign deposit insurance premia 40,818.94. in global crude oil prices in lar (intra-day). banking system which has Services has given approval and that depositors’ money is banks. There are some more risk-based. ; ,& E ! "$O !" !* *+,* - *+,* - break of the deadly coronavirus, outbreak has claimed more than up and preparation which the 05 - an initial public offering (IPO). oody’s Investors Service on Tuesday said eco- but future supplies would depend 420 lives so far in mainland Indian industry and the global “As an immediate reaction Mnomic growth projections made by Finance hone makers are waiting for on whether or not the shuttered China, and has compounded industry does ahead of the he employees’ union of Life to the proposal to list LIC, All Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for 2020- Pgovernment to clarify if there factories in China reopen next fears of an economic impact. Chinese New year holidays. This TInsurance Corporation India LIC Employees 21 appear ambitious given the structural and cycli- could be even a slim chance of week, ICEA said. India on Monday reported will see us through till February (LIC) will stage an hour-long Federation will hold one-hour cal challenges facing the Indian economy. coronavirus contamination “We had written to govern- third novel coronavirus case after 10-15. We will watch the situa- walk-out strike on Tuesday to walk-out strike on February 4,” The Budget expects nominal GDP growth of 10 through product shipments from ment for a clarification on another Keralite student from tion daily. If the problem persists protest against the govern- the union said in a statement. per cent in the next fiscal , followed by 12.6 per cent China, industry body ICEA said whether such contamination Wuhan university in China test- beyond February 10, then we will ment’s move to sell its stake in Listing of LIC is against and 12.8 per cent in FY22 and FY23, respectively. on Tuesday. through shipments is even ed positive for the infection. have a real problem at hand,” he the state-run insurer through an national interest as over the “These forecasts appear ambitious given the com- It said that though there is no remotely possible. Prima facie, The Kerala government has said. initial public offering. The years it has been playing a piv- bination of structural and cyclical challenges that the outright evidence of such trans- there seems to be no evidence of declared the epidemic as a “state ICEA, the apex association of walk-out will take place at all otal role in nation building Indian economy faces,” it said. mission, an advisory will con- such a risk but government calamity”. mobile and electronics industry offices of the insurance behe- activities, it said. Even before the significant slowing in economic clusively settle the matters for should issue an advisory conclu- Asserting that the there is no comprising of manufacturers, moth across the country. On a capital base of Rs 5 expansion in 2019, nominal GDP growth had aver- industry players. sively on whether it is fully safe impact yet on mobile phone brand owners, technology In the Union Budget crore, the union said LIC’s val- aged about 11 per cent over the five years from 2014 Meanwhile, stocks of mobile or not,” India Cellular and production, Mohindroo said providers, said it remains confi- announced on Saturday, uation surplus was Rs to 2018. components and parts accumu- Electronics Association (ICEA) ICEA is keeping a close watch on dent that strong remedial action Finance Minister Nirmala 53,211.91 crore, life fund stood “We expect the economy to rebound at a more lated ahead of Chinese New Year Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo the situation and that much been taken by Chinese Central Sitharaman announced that at Rs 28.28 lakh crore and modest pace, with nominal GDP growth rising to holidays have ensured that said. would depend on whether the government and provincial gov- the government, which holds asset under management over around 8.7 per cent in fiscal 2020 and 10.5 per cent mobile phone production in The deadly virus, which orig- factories which are closed in ernments will contain the issue 100 per cent stake in LIC, will Rs 31.11 lakh crore at the end in fiscal 2021, from about 7.5 per cent in fiscal 2019,” India has continued with mini- inated in China’s Wuhan city, is China, reopen next week. with the help of global health sell a part of its holding through of FY19. it said. mal impact so far despite the out- spreading to other nations. The “...there is a natural stocking organisations. BSE 500 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11786.25 11986.15 11783.40 11979.65 271.75 Script Open High Low LTP CGCL 201.35 210.50 198.60 203.50 AMARAJABAT 788.00 793.80 774.00 776.60 QUESS 631.35 634.95 612.00 624.40 HIMATSEIDE 121.40 123.40 120.45 122.40 TITAN 1195.00 1287.80 1185.00 1273.00 86.60 MANAPPURAM 175.55 183.50 171.25 172.55 SPICEJET 93.50 94.55 91.50 91.90 GMRINFRA 22.00 22.30 21.45 22.20 MASFIN 1149.00 1149.00 1010.80 1045.60 AIAENG 1797.55 1815.45 1769.35 1773.75 INFRATEL 234.50 242.50 231.00 242.30 13.00 ICICIBANK 520.55 534.50 516.80 530.90 IGL 510.00 517.85 508.20 513.80 FSL 41.70 44.00 41.60 42.35 VGUARD 220.80 221.50 213.85 216.25 IFBIND 580.60 584.00 555.30 562.65 IOC 110.00 114.20 109.50 114.10 6.05 RELIANCE 1398.00 1431.85 1397.90 1425.85 MRF 69899.00 71947.20 69899.00 71779.35 ASTRAZEN 2578.30 2631.40 2532.00 2543.00 J&KBANK 26.10 26.25 24.05 24.10 MAXINDIA 84.10 90.10 83.65 90.10 BAJAJFINSV 9180.00 9624.90 9161.30 9535.00 448.85 IBULHSGFIN 260.40 283.20 257.00 276.90 BRITANNIA 3250.50 3299.00 3190.00 3232.20 RAMCOCEM 792.00 808.90 788.40 805.75 TORNTPHARM 1924.90 1936.05 1917.15 1930.30 TTKPRESTIG 5968.00 5968.00 5860.00 5864.10 BPCL 465.00 481.10 462.00 480.30 20.00 SBIN 303.30 307.35 297.20 306.25 TATAPOWER 55.50 56.85 54.65 56.45 JCHAC 2339.35 2447.50 2328.30 2417.55 TV18BRDCST 24.15 24.95 24.15 24.60 ANDHRABANK 16.90 17.50 15.90 15.95 HINDALCO 183.00 190.35 183.00 189.15 7.35 BAJFINANCE 4381.00 4548.00 4381.00 4518.05 MARICO 310.00 310.80 304.05 307.85 BAJAJHLDNG 3650.00 3767.85 3605.00 3746.05 OFSS 3110.00 3142.00 2977.20 2998.30 KPITTECH 98.40 99.90 95.75 97.40 ITC 210.80 217.60 209.15 215.95 8.35 LT 1296.40 1307.00 1287.65 1291.60 GODFRYPHLP 1159.95 1269.00 1139.25 1257.30 ICICIGI 1300.20 1327.60 1288.60 1310.45 SUNDRMFAST 504.75 504.75 485.20 486.00 ORIENTCEM 72.10 79.00 72.10 79.00 GAIL 115.20 119.25 115.20 118.85 4.35 TITAN 1199.00 1287.55 1185.35 1275.50 WESTLIFE 461.25 499.90 459.55 480.50 FRETAIL 331.75 332.45 324.50 326.95 VAIBHAVGBL 1025.00 1040.45 1017.50 1017.50 ESSELPRO 182.00 184.10 178.20 180.00 TATASTEEL 442.00 453.40 433.45 452.45 16.40 PEL 1375.00 1436.00 1344.65 1419.35 POWERGRID 187.70 195.25 187.70 194.30 MINDTREE 909.00 916.25 902.00 908.00 BAJAJCON 217.00 221.00 214.10 215.20 INDOSTAR 282.40 283.75 279.75 280.75 HDFC 2265.60 2351.00 2265.60 2344.40 84.65 ZEEL 262.80 267.95 238.90 245.05 CASTROLIND 149.00 155.00 149.00 154.30 IRB 107.70 109.00 103.30 107.25 TRIDENT 6.21 6.30 6.13 6.15 ALBK 17.00 17.10 16.60 16.70 HEROMOTOCO2412.00 2484.60 2400.80 2465.00 88.85 TATAMOTORS 166.70 168.50 161.30 165.70 UNIONBANK 47.90 48.35 47.50 48.00 CARERATING 669.90 669.90 656.25 663.75 VRLLOG 284.20 295.65 274.05 274.05 ASTERDM 167.60 167.70 164.70 167.00 ITC 211.45 217.60 209.25 215.70 GAIL 116.80 119.20 115.50 118.90 IDBI 35.15 35.35 34.50 34.55 MOTILALOFS 780.95 805.75 778.15 788.10 ADVENZYMES 163.60 169.00 163.35 167.70 BAJFINANCE 4387.95 4550.00 4377.15 4515.95 156.60 YESBANK 36.35 36.40 34.50 34.95 RAJESHEXPO 729.95 729.95 714.50 717.35 RPOWER 1.51 1.56 1.46 1.56 NATCOPHARM 627.90 636.90 621.80 628.00 EIDPARRY 227.10 228.15 225.10 226.55 M&M 562.00 578.80 558.80 577.35 18.65 TATASTEEL 441.10 453.20 433.80 452.05 BHEL 40.00 40.20 39.35 39.90 BHARATFORG 490.35 508.85 490.10 505.55 JKLAKSHMI 349.90 362.60 349.40 358.75 ZYDUSWELL 1529.15 1529.45 1497.30 1500.70 VEDL 135.90 138.90 134.80 138.40 4.25 HDFCBANK 1210.00 1233.70 1199.00 1229.25 SUNTV 467.55 483.10 467.35 477.60 BAYERCROP 4340.10 4467.70 4340.10 4443.80 INOXLEISUR 406.00 416.45 404.65 412.20 KPRMILL 649.00 649.00 608.20 629.00 HDFCBANK 1198.00 1234.00 1198.00 1229.00 36.20 TCS 2134.90 2137.55 2087.95 2107.70 SCI 56.50 61.45 56.25 59.95 ERIS 533.00 559.50 519.30 524.25 GILLETTE 6500.00 6563.00 6425.00 6443.10 DCAL* 78.85 78.85 78.85 78.85 RELIANCE 1400.00 1432.50 1397.80 1427.50 42.00 SRTRANSFIN 1048.00 1113.40 1032.50 1047.40 PFC 112.70 116.90 112.70 116.65 DISHTV 12.79 12.79 12.11 12.33 SUDARSCHEM 470.00 474.00 467.05 468.25 NLCINDIA 56.60 57.85 56.20 56.50 ICICIBANK 520.00 534.65 516.65 530.65 15.10 BIOCON 301.00 301.40 279.00 290.10 AEGISLOG 208.60 234.85 208.60 230.50 ADANITRANS 333.40 337.80 328.00 333.30 COROMANDEL 633.85 640.70 615.05 619.70 SYMPHONY 1215.00 1224.25 1210.35 1213.85 POWERGRID 188.35 195.30 188.00 192.70 5.35 DLF 231.30 247.60 230.95 245.35 NMDC 106.40 109.65 103.65 108.45 RAIN 103.00 108.10 102.85 107.60 KNRCON 298.90 298.90 278.60 280.25 SOLARINDS 1294.90 1298.00 1251.70 1277.35 DRREDDY 3154.00 3277.60 3152.05 3232.10 87.95 BAJAJFINSV 9199.95 9604.55 9171.60 9542.00 ADANIENT 224.85 227.10 222.80 224.90 IRCON 444.70 456.00 441.85 453.50 RELAXO 763.95 763.95 726.45 738.80 UFLEX 209.00 215.00 205.75 212.55 ONGC 104.10 106.90 103.80 106.25 2.80 ESCORTS 846.00 860.25 831.00 846.50 ABCAPITAL 93.75 96.05 93.05 94.95 RATNAMANI 1250.00 1358.45 1246.85 1258.90 DHANUKA 516.10 534.35 514.60 525.05 GUJALKALI 387.25 395.10 385.00 388.00 INFY 770.10 789.90 770.10 788.10 20.70 JINDALSTEL 174.85 184.80 173.75 183.40 ADANIPORTS 370.00 375.90 366.20 372.60 EDELWEISS 89.50 91.25 87.80 89.10 METROPOLIS 1676.00 1714.25 1639.10 1640.00 ZENSARTECH 165.55 171.00 163.90 163.95 MARUTI 7020.00 7215.00 7001.00 7196.30 185.00 INDUSINDBK 1268.70 1284.00 1256.75 1272.45 FORTIS 152.95 159.75 152.15 154.75 AJANTPHARM 1188.70 1217.10 1165.55 1194.25 TATAINVEST 890.00 899.30 870.65 875.50 KAJARIACER 559.50 562.90 555.75 562.90 SBIN 302.90 307.55 297.10 305.90 7.80 BHARTIARTL 515.45 522.80 503.90 519.10 INDIGO 1400.00 1418.75 1395.50 1412.70 TORNTPOWER 304.55 309.15 303.80 304.20 CREDITACC 770.00 776.30 760.25 766.50 VMART 2017.85 2060.00 2015.00 2024.20 JSWSTEEL 253.25 259.70 248.70 257.85 6.35 AXISBANK 712.00 720.50 710.30 714.90 COLPAL 1355.00 1379.90 1348.30 1359.20 CCL 232.70 240.45 225.50 232.05 ASHOKA 107.30 109.85 106.20 106.20 MAHSEAMLES 383.60 385.00 377.85 379.40 ULTRACEMCO 4394.95 4498.85 4379.05 4475.00 104.35 SUNPHARMA 417.50 426.90 412.75 425.60 NIITTECH 1918.35 1949.45 1897.20 1919.45 INDIANB 97.55 98.20 95.55 96.05 DALBHARAT 862.25 897.35 862.25 881.00 MAHLOG 411.00 423.65 407.00 414.85 COALINDIA 180.75 183.00 179.75 182.70 4.05 HDFC 2270.00 2351.60 2269.90 2345.70 GRAPHITE 292.00 301.00 289.00 298.90 OIL 123.10 130.00 123.10 128.95 MIDHANI 151.85 156.55 151.80 154.40 FINOLEXIND 553.60 560.45 551.30 556.05 TECHM 794.30 813.00 794.30 811.00 17.85 MARUTI 7049.00 7211.00 7000.00 7200.10 IDFCFIRSTB 39.75 40.70 39.40 40.50 JMFINANCIL 102.75 110.00 102.75 108.35 GSFC 77.00 78.75 77.00 77.65 ECLERX 616.40 618.00 606.50 610.20 BHARTIARTL 514.00 522.60 503.45 520.50 10.45 MOTHERSUMI 126.25 135.25 126.00 134.10 DCBBANK 176.90 180.40 172.45 176.70 KEI 560.50 560.50 543.15 547.60 NIACL 138.35 142.85 138.35 140.10 TVSSRICHAK 1670.00 1712.00 1670.00 1690.00 UPL 516.95 525.95 515.00 522.00 8.70 PNB 57.90 58.95 56.30 56.75 GLENMARK 300.80 315.35 300.80 313.90 JBCHEPHARM 503.50 514.40 495.00 495.00 ENGINERSIN 91.05 92.85 90.45 92.55 FINCABLES 370.00 381.65 370.00 380.40 NTPC 110.35 112.30 110.25 112.10 1.85 BPCL 464.95 481.25 462.10 478.70 GODREJCP 678.00 678.00 651.10 654.65 CONCOR 551.00 567.80 548.30 566.15 MOIL 150.15 151.60 148.50 149.25 SYNGENE 316.95 317.20 309.90 309.90 GRASIM 780.05 796.35 780.05 792.80 12.40 ASIANPAINT 1871.00 1896.00 1856.00 1890.85 BANDHANBNK 440.00 443.00 433.00 437.80 ALKEM 2380.00 2440.00 2338.00 2361.45 ITDC 271.70 287.15 270.90 281.35 NBVENTURES 69.65 70.00 67.65 68.95 ASIANPAINT 1870.00 1896.75 1855.05 1896.75 29.10 BAJAJ-AUTO 3287.00 3313.00 3153.00 3162.50 BOMDYEING 84.90 87.50 84.90 86.55 SOUTHBANK 10.10 10.12 9.96 10.05 EMAMILTD 299.50 306.75 298.45 300.35 BASF 969.00 988.20 969.00 981.00 TATAMOTORS 166.55 168.60 161.20 166.35 2.50 HDFCLIFE 567.00 578.60 556.50 573.25 ADANIPOWER 59.30 60.70 59.20 60.45 BEML 949.95 964.55 946.00 949.45 HEIDELBERG 197.60 203.90 196.15 197.30 NETWORK18 24.75 25.25 24.55 25.00 SUNPHARMA 416.95 426.90 412.85 423.95 6.40 TATAELXSI 959.00 1037.00 959.00 1030.80 AVANTI 677.00 691.00 665.00 668.40 BALRAMCHIN 159.90 161.85 156.40 157.20 PARAGMILK 122.25 129.00 122.25 125.65 GICHSGFIN 145.05 148.50 144.75 146.35 SRF 3840.00 3900.00 3644.90 3745.15 PVR 1983.55 2006.75 1978.00 1993.00 VIPIND 453.00 470.25 453.00 468.45 NH 367.15 372.00 354.30 364.65 SKFINDIA 2157.00 2194.25 2138.60 2157.05 HCLTECH 583.00 589.25 582.50 587.80 8.70 HINDUNILVR 2188.75 2203.65 2141.00 2155.00 RECLTD 139.80 142.70 138.30 142.25 HINDZINC 191.25 194.75 190.15 192.60 CHENNPETRO 121.45 121.50 118.15 119.05 FDC 229.00 233.35 225.60 227.55 KOTAKBANK 1684.05 1702.80 1670.15 1699.00 22.75 TATAGLOBAL 385.00 385.00 375.80 379.75 VOLTAS 697.65 702.25 682.10 698.90 CUMMINSIND 563.50 572.00 562.85 564.75 WELSPUNIND 42.25 43.15 42.20 42.30 UCOBANK 14.90 15.10 14.80 14.95 WIPRO 239.00 241.25 237.90 240.55 3.15 IOC 110.00 114.20 109.50 113.85 PNBHOUSING 409.95 419.80 409.95 412.05 BANKINDIA 65.35 66.10 64.80 65.50 ATUL 4968.00 4968.00 4802.50 4824.00 MAHINDCIE 171.00 178.80 171.00 175.45 NESTLEIND 16400.00 16507.90 16127.05 16470.00 169.00 AUROPHARMA 473.70 505.00 473.70 495.20 SPARC 177.85 186.40 177.85 182.90 JSLHISAR 72.95 79.00 72.80 77.00 PNCINFRA 192.95 195.35 190.00 191.45 TAKE 92.10 93.70 91.30 91.90 AXISBANK 712.45 720.60 710.00 715.20 6.25 HAVELLS 603.00 615.05 603.00 608.50 IBULISL 105.00 111.00 105.00 105.10 PHILIPCARB 118.20 123.50 118.00 123.10 JISLJALEQS 7.24 7.35 6.81 6.93 KALPATPOWR 442.00 444.80 433.00 436.35 INDUSINDBK 1273.00 1284.00 1256.25 1273.15 10.05 HDFCAMC 3100.00 3210.00 3096.10 3187.90 TATACHEM 743.85 750.45 729.60 737.00 RVNL 24.70 24.70 24.30 24.60 DCMSHRIRAM 360.00 368.80 351.55 364.70 GPPL 85.20 86.20 83.65 85.00 CIPLA 446.70 452.45 444.20 447.70 3.15 INFRATEL 232.00 242.40 231.40 240.30 MUTHOOTFIN 754.55 776.85 752.30 772.25 JKTYRE 71.55 74.10 71.10 73.15 SCHNEIDER 77.00 78.20 75.95 77.10 NILKAMAL 1400.00 1432.00 1400.00 1419.75 BRITANNIA 3235.00 3300.00 3188.00 3247.00 16.95 TECHM 792.35 812.80 792.35 811.10 NAM-INDIA 345.00 362.90 344.00 359.60 RALLIS 229.15 237.65 228.95 229.30 PERSISTENT 718.85 725.00 698.05 711.25 JAGRAN* 67.70 69.75 67.30 69.75 LT 1296.00 1307.30 1287.55 1293.00 6.35 DMART 2141.00 2173.00 2113.00 2155.45 CIPLA 445.55 452.40 444.45 447.65 JUBILANT 557.05 568.25 553.65 562.20 JAMNAAUTO 39.20 40.80 39.20 40.55 THERMAX 1046.70 1047.60 1025.00 1039.30 TCS 2129.00 2136.70 2086.60 2111.95 9.45 RBLBANK 314.95 321.50 307.20 318.75 NOCIL 91.50 93.95 90.60 90.95 RELCAPITAL 8.04 8.20 7.89 7.89 AAVAS 2000.00 2000.40 1963.55 1967.25 ARVINDFASN 363.45 373.00 363.05 367.55 ADANIPORTS 370.10 376.00 366.35 368.35 1.00 JUSTDIAL 520.00 535.20 508.75 528.90 RITES 314.90 317.60 310.30 314.80 JSL 39.00 40.30 39.00 39.85 GDL 138.00 138.00 125.55 130.40 HINDUNILVR 2177.00 2204.20 2140.00 2160.00 -18.95 BERGEPAINT 575.00 593.85 565.60 588.05 VENKYS 1585.00 1625.00 1579.20 1608.00 JKCEMENT 1360.05 1387.85 1356.00 1382.20 HATHWAY 18.60 19.20 18.60 19.10 EICHERMOT 20000.00 20139.95 19450.00 19523.00 -360.45 INFY 769.50 789.35 769.50 787.85 SUZLON 2.44 2.44 2.30 2.31 GESHIP 306.20 308.45 296.75 300.70 SCHAEFFLER 4610.00 4646.00 4565.00 4645.00 YESBANK 36.15 36.40 34.45 35.00 -1.00 GLAXO 1525.00 1546.95 1429.25 1447.35 DBL 383.00 391.80 379.90 380.00 COCHINSHIP 374.10 377.55 371.00 372.95 TNPL 185.25 187.00 182.25 183.70 BAJAJ-AUTO 3270.00 3313.00 3151.00 3160.90 -123.60 THYROCARE 610.00 689.45 595.10 626.75 BIRLACORPN 774.00 788.00 762.80 779.30 GALAXYSURF 1576.00 1605.35 1555.90 1597.20 LAKSHVILAS 14.60 15.15 14.40 15.15 ZEEL 259.90 268.00 238.65 243.00 -13.60 MFSL 484.00 492.20 470.05 482.85 HINDCOPPER 41.20 42.50 40.50 42.10 INTELLECT 166.00 171.90 165.90 170.20 IOB 10.10 10.48 10.05 10.05 DRREDDY 3165.00 3276.00 3152.80 3242.70 SWANENERGY 113.50 115.70 112.20 112.95 FCONSUMER 22.65 23.00 22.50 22.60 SOMANYCERA 212.40 215.10 212.10 213.95 DABUR 500.00 513.00 498.00 503.65 KTKBANK 71.95 74.75 69.55 74.00 ENDURANCE 1095.15 1095.15 1061.00 1079.40 GAYAPROJ 46.40 46.40 46.40 46.40 ADANIGREEN 203.40 205.40 190.55 197.90 INFIBEAM 56.75 57.95 56.00 56.85 ALLCARGO 110.90 111.70 109.70 110.05 VARROC 454.50 464.50 451.30 462.65 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE KOTAKBANK 1678.50 1702.00 1671.80 1698.00 GSKCONS 9418.00 9450.05 9250.00 9307.45 PGHL 4400.00 4478.95 4400.00 4443.55 GEPIL 688.05 688.05 665.55 669.60 NIFTY NEXT 50 27728.85 28243.10 27722.50 28112.45 577.75 WOCKPHARMA 342.55 353.40 335.05 342.20 IEX 157.00 175.00 153.00 169.25 LAURUSLABS 434.85 444.00 430.65 437.60 IIFL 158.10 163.50 158.10 161.85 MAHABANK 12.26 12.45 12.20 12.32 IBULHSGFIN 260.00 283.20 257.30 277.00 20.40 JSWSTEEL 251.90 259.40 248.90 258.00 LTTS 1644.50 1709.95 1640.00 1690.00 VINATIORGA 1978.90 2038.45 1966.75 2024.20 BALMLAWRIE 116.90 121.00 114.15 117.35 SRTRANSFIN 1055.00 1114.95 1031.00 1060.00 72.05 IDEA 5.40 5.44 5.24 5.26 JAICORPLTD 98.80 103.90 98.30 102.45 MAHSCOOTER 4408.00 4444.00 4320.00 4356.00 BLUESTARCO 815.20 819.00 799.90 803.60 MOTHERSUMI 126.75 135.40 125.75 133.80 8.65 M&MFIN 354.50 370.45 354.50 367.90 WIPRO 238.30 241.15 237.90 240.25 DEEPAKFERT 96.00 98.05 93.10 93.80 KANSAINER 512.00 513.35 507.00 510.00 PEL 1359.00 1436.25 1342.70 1419.00 80.60 STAR 451.00 487.75 451.00 483.30 GUJGAS 284.95 297.00 284.95 292.25 NAVINFLUOR 1175.00 1186.00 1150.00 1158.10 GARFIBRES 1599.00 1599.00 1438.00 1529.10 DLF 231.40 247.75 230.80 244.50 13.65 BANKBARODA 86.30 87.90 86.15 87.10 JINDALSAW 90.00 92.90 86.65 88.70 LTI 1955.00 1975.00 1926.00 1948.00 CENTRUM 22.85 22.85 21.80 21.80 GICRE 235.10 250.00 235.10 247.90 13.25 NAUKRI 2810.00 2994.35 2800.60 2964.00 DIVISLAB 1978.05 1996.20 1957.10 1961.50 HUDCO 37.90 38.40 37.55 37.85 SANOFI 6715.00 6715.00 6660.00 6660.00 NMDC 104.40 109.65 103.60 108.80 5.70 WELCORP 180.00 189.80 175.65 186.55 DIXON 4810.00 4841.25 4717.55 4752.05 TATACOFFEE 94.80 98.10 93.10 97.35 TATAMETALI 602.40 609.50 595.00 602.05 ICICIPRULI 448.40 474.45 445.40 470.50 24.15 HINDALCO 183.00 189.70 183.00 189.40 GRASIM 783.10 796.15 780.65 792.00 CEATLTD 952.50 975.00 949.00 966.00 VSTIND 4234.00 4360.90 4140.00 4259.40 SHREECEM 23400.00 24659.30 23303.20 24411.05 1143.55 COALINDIA 182.00 182.95 179.80 182.55 GODREJAGRO 574.00 581.50 565.00 579.05 MEGH 57.90 58.05 56.40 57.00 IFCI 6.29 6.29 6.00 6.13 AUROPHARMA 476.00 505.25 476.00 495.60 22.10 EXIDEIND 196.00 201.50 187.00 188.45 LUXIND 1480.75 1522.00 1480.00 1498.05 FINEORG 2368.50 2368.50 2328.10 2343.75 TEJASNET 75.80 78.75 75.80 76.35 BERGEPAINT 576.10 593.95 565.15 593.00 22.70 VEDL 136.90 138.90 134.80 138.55 AMBUJACEM 202.80 209.80 202.50 206.90 KRBL 265.40 269.85 238.60 264.50 MMTC 19.45 20.00 19.20 19.40 HINDPETRO 226.30 233.65 226.10 232.20 8.80 HINDPETRO 225.60 233.60 225.60 231.60 ADANIGAS 166.05 169.05 166.05 167.05 PIIND 1557.00 1576.05 1537.45 1545.85 MINDACORP 98.35 105.50 98.30 104.75 BAJAJHLDNG 3619.00 3770.00 3600.00 3739.00 138.20 LUPIN 714.40 728.35 711.80 721.70 EQUITAS 105.90 109.40 105.25 108.65 CADILAHC 261.00 266.75 259.50 264.85 MAGMA 57.75 57.95 54.75 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29100.00 33342.30 29100.00 32755.60 UPL 516.50 525.70 515.15 522.20 IDFC 34.95 35.70 34.70 35.50 NESCO 753.00 753.50 740.05 745.45 NHPC 24.00 24.75 24.00 24.70 0.70 MGL 1170.00 1210.10 1167.75 1199.95 OMAXE 154.85 158.85 154.55 157.80 MPHASIS 902.00 924.00 902.00 914.75 CRISIL 1694.75 1726.00 1685.70 1710.45 BOSCHLTD 13720.00 14100.00 13651.00 14000.00 380.50 HCLTECH 583.10 589.50 582.75 586.65 NATIONALUM 42.25 42.65 41.65 42.50 ABFRL 231.95 232.20 227.85 229.05 SONATSOFTW 336.30 346.00 331.70 340.95 HAVELLS 600.00 615.70 600.00 609.90 15.55 APOLLOHOSP 1693.65 1704.45 1663.50 1671.80 STRTECH 122.00 122.50 119.60 120.65 VBL 805.25 827.65 805.00 821.15 TVTODAY 234.50 235.30 228.05 230.85 PFC 115.00 117.00 114.60 116.70 2.75 JUBLFOOD 1961.00 1961.00 1911.45 1932.20 RELINFRA 19.00 19.60 18.90 18.95 INDHOTEL 142.00 142.45 139.35 140.25 CENTRALBK 18.20 18.20 17.55 17.65 NIACL 138.00 143.00 138.00 140.00 3.10 M&M 562.20 578.70 558.80 576.60 SHILPAMED 298.55 368.15 298.55 365.25 APLLTD 623.10 634.10 614.65 617.00 LEMONTREE 53.50 55.05 52.75 54.40 ACC 1463.80 1506.00 1463.00 1488.15 31.60 BAJAJELEC 376.00 420.75 365.65 411.15 ISEC 441.00 464.70 441.00 460.00 CROMPTON 289.95 289.95 280.45 284.00 WABCOINDIA 6730.00 6769.80 6721.00 6750.00 ICICIGI 1301.55 1327.50 1288.00 1327.50 26.85 EICHERMOT 20150.00 20150.00 19450.10 19517.00 UBL 1265.00 1314.95 1265.00 1290.00 SHANKARA 369.40 379.95 365.80 379.95 TCIEXP 915.00 915.00 877.70 893.00 HINDZINC 191.70 194.90 190.00 192.70 3.30 ULTRACEMCO 4400.00 4495.00 4389.00 4475.70 CAPPL 270.00 276.15 236.80 272.75 BLISSGVS 142.05 143.25 140.15 140.60 JYOTHYLAB 153.65 154.80 152.10 152.95 LUPIN 717.65 728.85 711.00 720.80 12.15 CANBK 193.00 193.00 184.80 185.80 AMBER 1555.00 1622.00 1555.00 1605.00 HSCL 63.00 64.80 62.45 63.85 GREAVESCOT 131.80 133.20 130.10 132.00 UBL 1270.40 1314.90 1266.90 1285.50 21.40 GODREJPROP 1068.80 1135.00 1043.40 1100.00 JSWENERGY 62.20 66.75 61.85 63.20 BBTC 1129.20 1152.75 1126.90 1142.60 BRIGADE 230.80 236.95 228.70 233.70 SADBHAV 117.90 118.05 115.55 115.80 CADILAHC 260.60 267.00 259.00 264.65 4.25 HEROMOTOCO 2425.00 2484.00 2409.05 2462.00 APLAPOLLO 1945.00 2004.25 1945.00 1979.20 ITI 81.95 82.20 80.20 80.50 SUPREMEIND 1339.25 1352.95 1335.00 1347.60 CARBORUNIV 331.55 335.00 329.45 334.60 DABUR 498.20 513.00 498.10 504.95 7.95 BALKRISIND 1080.35 1136.65 1080.35 1126.10 SUNTECK 390.00 400.45 386.00 399.40 KEC 330.00 337.25 330.00 333.80 REPCOHOME 335.00 335.30 320.00 330.15 UNITEDBNK 8.52 8.58 8.45 8.50 PETRONET 266.60 271.30 266.60 269.90 4.00 TVSMOTOR 471.50 480.55 450.55 454.55 BOSCHLTD 13805.00 14099.95 13665.00 13998.70 TIMKEN 969.40 998.00 969.40 996.30 ORIENTELEC 248.90 250.15 245.30 247.55 STARCEMENT 83.25 85.90 83.25 84.75 INDIGO 1400.00 1419.95 1395.00 1412.00 20.20 ASHOKLEY 78.30 79.30 77.40 79.00 GNFC 173.00 176.55 170.75 172.40 OBEROIRLTY 531.00 543.95 525.05 539.35 ITDCEM 58.35 59.15 56.45 56.95 EIHOTEL 135.75 135.75 132.60 132.65 ASHOKLEY 78.00 79.30 77.35 79.05 1.05 PIDILITIND 1564.10 1572.00 1546.85 1559.50 CHOLAFIN 326.10 334.50 325.90 331.65 ORIENTBANK 48.20 48.45 47.70 47.85 SYNDIBANK 24.10 24.20 23.70 23.85 SIS 514.60 518.70 502.75 502.75 PAGEIND 24520.00 24989.00 24300.00 24654.20 329.55 LICHSGFIN 398.50 400.35 390.75 393.10 LALPATHLAB 1749.00 1763.50 1689.40 1701.00 CHAMBLFERT 171.50 174.40 170.05 174.20 PRSMJOHNSN 68.00 69.00 66.50 68.40 MHRIL 225.80 226.30 224.00 224.25 BANKBARODA 86.80 87.90 86.10 87.05 1.15 SAIL 45.40 46.75 44.95 46.50 3MINDIA 22850.00 23640.00 22850.00 23266.00 PTC 56.15 56.60 55.25 55.65 TIMETECHNO 53.00 54.55 52.50 52.90 CHALET 325.00 331.00 312.50 331.00 COLPAL 1359.65 1379.80 1347.20 1366.00 15.30 MCX 1203.00 1265.00 1192.45 1259.85 DELTACORP 174.05 175.40 173.25 174.10 PFIZER 4163.85 4169.15 4070.50 4082.00 PHOENIXLTD 834.30 870.00 829.90 855.00 CORPBANK 21.90 22.35 21.90 22.25 DMART 2145.00 2172.90 2112.00 2155.65 24.00 NTPC 110.70 112.25 110.15 112.25 HEXAWARE 364.45 375.50 360.00 371.45 CESC 702.40 716.00 696.35 711.00 HAL 798.00 798.00 779.00 780.40 SHOPERSTOP 413.55 414.55 402.40 406.90 HDFCLIFE 568.00 578.45 555.55 571.00 5.70 FORCEMOT 1240.00 1345.00 1239.00 1328.30 SIEMENS 1445.00 1489.20 1445.00 1476.75 WHIRLPOOL 2415.85 2436.00 2406.30 2420.00 LINDEINDIA 739.60 766.85 737.70 738.40 SUPRAJIT 199.00 203.10 198.70 200.50 PGHH 11651.70 11700.00 11450.00 11699.00 47.50 BATAINDIA 1869.90 1882.30 1839.75 1867.35 CUB 234.90 234.90 227.50 229.80 WABAG 214.60 218.60 214.60 216.95 TEAMLEASE 2512.30 2524.95 2453.35 2499.00 DBCORP 134.85 135.70 133.05 133.50 MARICO 309.00 311.50 304.00 307.60 1.00 BEL 85.30 87.00 84.40 84.85 HFCL 16.80 16.90 16.20 16.50 IPCALAB 1185.00 1187.45 1163.55 1179.00 MINDAIND 409.00 409.00 401.65 404.55 TCNSBRANDS 570.00 581.00 569.25 572.00 BANDHANBNK 440.00 442.35 433.00 438.50 0.50 SBILIFE 914.00 922.90 896.30 911.15 PETRONET 263.00 271.20 263.00 269.60 REDINGTON 110.90 114.60 110.45 113.60 GODREJIND 412.00 412.00 402.20 403.95 SHRIRAMCIT 1351.50 1408.90 1345.05 1346.15 SBILIFE 912.00 922.90 896.00 911.90 -0.75 PAGEIND 24700.00 24988.00 24239.65 24676.35 INDIACEM 78.90 80.10 78.20 79.05 AKZOINDIA 2065.35 2082.00 2039.15 2059.00 GMDCLTD 59.50 61.05 59.30 61.00 MAHLIFE 413.50 419.20 404.00 404.00 PIDILITIND 1570.00 1574.00 1545.90 1557.85 -6.00 NCC 49.70 50.80 49.40 50.55 NBCC 33.00 33.45 32.55 32.80 PRESTIGE 357.60 367.50 350.45 352.20 SFL 1475.00 1600.00 1470.00 1535.95 GET&D 160.70 161.25 157.60 159.45 DIVISLAB 1979.00 1996.95 1954.20 1959.85 -12.90 NESTLEIND 16370.00 16500.00 16136.25 16499.00 PCJEWELLER 20.95 21.75 20.10 20.85 GICRE 234.00 248.85 234.00 243.20 DHFL 11.20 11.30 11.16 11.16 BLUEDART 2688.90 2715.95 2682.75 2686.75 PNB 57.90 58.95 56.30 56.80 -0.55 FEDERALBNK 88.70 90.30 87.80 89.75 RADICO 390.70 402.75 390.45 393.00 CENTURYPLY 170.80 170.80 163.00 169.05 SJVN 25.70 25.90 25.55 25.80 VTL 1017.95 1018.25 1006.60 1007.55 GODREJCP 670.60 676.60 651.00 656.00 -11.30 ACC 1474.00 1505.00 1464.00 1488.05 CANFINHOME 490.00 490.00 476.00 483.15 RESPONIND 88.50 88.50 86.00 86.40 CERA 2630.00 2658.40 2577.45 2638.40 HERITGFOOD 345.00 350.00 343.30 345.70 IDEA 5.35 5.45 5.25 5.25 -0.10 IBREALEST 91.80 98.25 91.80 92.25 APOLLOTYRE 163.80 165.00 160.80 161.50 PGHH 11662.85 11748.60 11480.00 11600.00 INOXWIND 37.90 39.85 37.90 39.35 SHK 110.50 111.15 109.00 109.00 BIOCON 300.35 301.50 279.00 291.00 -7.50 UJJIVAN 384.60 387.55 373.45 383.20 AUBANK 1048.20 1060.85 1044.90 1048.65 NHPC 24.15 24.75 24.05 24.50 CYIENT 478.20 490.25 477.95 482.90 GULFOILLUB 800.00 803.00 799.15 801.20 OFSS 3086.25 3150.00 2980.00 2994.95 -86.30 SHREECEM 23458.50 24660.00 23458.50 24400.30 SOBHA 438.50 440.30 397.00 402.55 MRPL 44.00 44.15 42.15 42.30 CHOLAHLDNG 549.60 565.00 535.00 537.45 FLFL 410.00 413.60 406.00 408.70 !"#$#$ # $ " ! 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4,*4 There has been a spike in In Malaysia, a petition to ers being accused of bringing ly vilify Chinese people.” Micronesia has banned its cit- — to a remote island for quar- as news about the disease dies reports of anti-Chinese rhetoric “bar Chinese people from cholera to earthquake-struck In a commentary for the izens from visiting mainland antine, thousands of students down, it takes quite a bit of time s the deadly coronavirus directed at people of Asian ori- entering our beloved country” Haiti in the last decade. British Medical Journal, doctor China altogether. still stuck in China risk their for economic recovery and peo- Ahas spread worldwide, it gin, regardless of whether they received almost 500,000 signa- “It’s a common phenome- Abraar Karan warned this “Travel bans respond large- studies being torpedoed. ple continue to feel unsafe,” she has carried with it xenophobia have ever visited the centre of tures in one week. non,” said Rob Grenfell, direc- behaviour could discourage ly to people’s fears,” said “Right now it looks like they said. People may not rush back — and Asian communities the epidemic or been in contact The incidents are part of tor of health and biosecurity for people with symptoms from Hooker, and while sometimes have to miss the semester’s start to Chinese businesses or restau- around the world are finding with the virus. what the Australasian College Australia’s science and research coming forward. warranted, they often “have the and potentially the whole year, rants, and may even heed some themselves subject to suspicion Chinese tourists have for Emergency Medicine has agency CSIRO. Claire Hooker, a health effect of cementing an associ- because of the way the courses of the more outlandish viral and fear. When a patient on reportedly been spat at in the described as “misinformation” “With outbreaks and epi- lecturer at the University of ation between Chinese people are set up,” Shi said. social media disinformation — Australia’s Gold Coast refused Italian city of Venice, a family which it says is fuelling “racial demics along human history, Sydney, said the responses and scary viruses”. According to Hooker, stud- such as one popular post to shake the hand of her sur- in Turin was accused of carry- profiling” where “deeply dis- we’ve always tried to vilify cer- from governments may have Abbey Shi, a Shanghai- ies in Toronto on the impact of imploring people to avoid eat- geon Rhea Liang, citing the ing the disease, and mothers in tressing assumptions are being tain subsets of the popula- compounded prejudice. born student in Sydney, said the Severe Acute Respiratory ing noodles for their own safe- virus that has killed hundreds, Milan have used social media made about ‘Chinese’ or ‘Asian- tion,” he said, comparing the The World Health attitude shown by some of her Syndrome, or SARS — anoth- ty. the medic’s first response was to call for children to be kept looking’ people.” behaviour to 1300s plague- Organisation has warned peers has “become almost an er global coronavirus outbreak “In one sense you might shock. away from Chinese classmates. Disease has long been ridden medieval Europe, where against “measures that unnec- attack on students who are in 2002 — showed the impact think the effects lasted from the But after tweeting about In Canada, a white man accompanied by suspicions of foreigners and religious groups essarily interfere with interna- Chinese”. While Australia’s con- of xenophobic sentiment often last coronavirus to this one, the incident and receiving a was filmed telling a Chinese- foreigners — from Irish immi- were often blamed. tional travel and trade”, but this servative government has ban- lasted much longer than the because the representation as flood of responses, the respect- Canadian woman “you grants being targeted in the “Sure it emerged in China,” has not stopped scores of coun- ished its citizens returning from public health scare. China being a place where dis- ed doctor learned her experi- dropped your coronavirus” in Typhoid Mary panic of 1900s he said of the coronavirus, tries from introducing travel Wuhan — the central Chinese “While there may be a ces- eases come from has been per- ence was all too common. the parking lot of a local mall. America to Nepali peacekeep- “but that’s no reason to actual- bans. The tiny Pacific nation of city at the epicentre of the virus sation of direct forms of racism sistent,” Hooker said. :52 78 ( 79 :; . 8. 5*->- ($173 billion) into the markets. ong Kong on Tuesday “We are fully confident in Hbecome the second place he death toll in mainland and capable of minimizing the outside of the Chinese main- TChina from the new type of epidemic’s impact on the econ- land to report the death of a virus has risen to 425, with the omy,” Lian Weiliang, deputy patient being treated for a new total number of cases now chief of the National coronavirus that has so far standing at 20,438, officials Development and Reform claimed more than 400 lives. said Tuesday. Commission, said at a news Medical authorities con- The new figures come after conference in Beijing. firmed a 39-year-old man who the country opened a new hos- Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie was being treated for the virus pital built in 10 days, infused Lam, announced that the semi- died on Tuesday morning. cash into tumbling financial autonomous territory will shut The man was a resident of markets and further restricted almost all but two land and sea Hong Kong who had travelled people’s movement in hopes of border crossings with the last month to Wuhan, the containing the rapidly spread- mainland at midnight to stem Chinese city at the centre of the ing virus and its escalating the spread of the virus. Only outbreak, returning home on impact. the land checkpoints at January 23 via a high speed rail Japanese officials were Shenzhen Bay and the bridge to link. Since emerging from deciding whether to quarantine Macao and Zhuhai will remain Wuhan late last year, the coro- more than 3,000 people on a open. navirus has infected 20,000 cruise ship that carried a pas- More than 2,000 hospital people across China and spread senger who tested positive for - ) workers went on strike earli- to more than 20 countries. the virus. The latest figures are ( A 8# B er in the day, demanding a But so far only the up from 361 deaths and 17,205 + - ) complete closure of the bor- Philippines and Hong Kong confirmed cases. (8 - der, and their union has have reported a fatality outside Other countries are con- threatened a bigger walkout of the Chinese mainland. tinuing evacuations and Tuesday. Most of the deaths in restricting the entry of Chinese cases. arriving in Wuhan, the capital Hong Kong was hit hard China have been in Wuhan and or people who have recently Chinese President Xi of Hubei province, to relieve by SARS, or severe acute res- the rest of surrounding Hubei traveled in the country. In the Jinping, presiding over a special overwhelmed health workers piratory syndrome, in 2002- province, much of which has ( A @ 0 province at the epicenter of the meeting of the country's top and to staff the new 1,000-bed 03, an illness from the same been under lockdown for ) (8 - outbreak, a specialized 1,000- Communist Party body for hospital, located in the coun- family of viruses as the current almost two weeks. bed hospital started treating the second time since the cri- tryside far from the city center. outbreak and which many Hong Kong’s Hospital patients and a second hospital sis started, said “we have Its prefabricated wards are believe was intensified by offi- Authority said further details mainland in a bid to halt the ly. There is also an acute short- SARS virus, which Beijing ini- with 1,500 beds is to open with- launched a people's war of equipped with state-of-the-art cial Chinese secrecy and about the death would be spread of the virus. age of masks and a strike by tially covered up, killed almost in days. prevention of the epidemic.” medical equipment and venti- obfuscation. released later on Tuesday. Currently 15 people have some medical workers that 300 people in Hong Kong and Other countries continued He told the Politburo lation systems. A second hos- Chinese scientists said Multiple local media out- tested positive for the virus in entered its second day on left lasting psychological scars evacuating citizens from hard- standing committee that the pital with 1,500 beds is due to they have more evidence that lets, citing medical sources, Hong Kong, many of them Tuesday. on the densely populated city. est-hit Hubei province and country must race against time open within days. it likely originated in bats. In said the man had underlying people who arrived in the While Hong Kong main- Distrust — and at times restricted the entry of Chinese to curb the spread of the virus China’s Shanghai a study published in the jour- health issues that had compli- semi-autonomous city from tains close economic and cul- open hostility — towards main- or people who recently traveled and that those who neglect Composite stock index plunged nal Nature, Shi Zhen-Li and cated his treatment. the mainland. There has been tural links to the Chinese main- landers has been worsened by to the country. The World their duties will be punished, nearly 8% on the first day of colleagues at the Wuhan His death came a day after growing public anger over the land, a seething distrust of the years of political unrest as Health Organization said the state broadcaster CCTV trading after the Lunar New Institute of Virology reported Hong Kong’s leader announced Hong Kong government’s authorities in Beijing permeates Hong Kongers chafe under number of cases will keep reported. Year holiday, despite a central that genome sequences from the closure of all but two land response to the outbreak, with the city. Beijing’s rule, and protest for growing because tests are pend- Medical teams from the bank announcement that it seven patients were 96% iden- border crossings to the Chinese calls to seal the border entire- The 2003 outbreak of the greater democratic freedoms. ing on thousands of suspected People’s Liberation Army were was putting 1.2 trillion yuan tical to a bat coronavirus. ,(" ( ( / " " 2 ! & " & 2 2 0 and announce precise timings the industry over what would 8 - soon after. usually be one of its busiest acau on Tuesday said it Gaming stocks plunged periods — the Lunar New Year suspected case of deadly + -. ly cripple retailers’ crucial back- els and raised prices, according which is owned by the Chinese Mwill temporarily close all after the announcement, with holidays. Acoronavirus has been to-school and fall seasons. to a report by research group IHS electronics giant Lenovo, said in casinos as the gambling hub Sands China down 2.4 per The number of visitors detected in Pakistan’s Sindh or companies bracing for “There’s complete uncer- Markit. The city has five facto- a statement. battles the deadly coronavirus, cent, Galaxy Entertainment plunged 80 per cent in the past province in an engineering Flosses from China’s viral out- tainty,’’ said Steve Pasierb, CEO ries making liquid crystal dis- Apple CEO Tim Cook told cutting off the lifeblood of the down four percent and Wynn week. student who has been quaran- break, the damage has so far of the Toy Industry Association. plays, known as LCDs, and analysts last week that the com- city’s economy. Macau down 1.9 per cent in Ho had previously said he tined by authorities following been delayed, thanks to a stroke “This could be huge if it goes on organic light-emitting diodes, pany’s contractors in China had The move came as the for- afternoon trading. was willing to close casinos his return from China. of timing: The outbreak hit just for months.’’ known as OLEDs, both of which been forced to delay reopening mer Portuguese colony con- The only other time Macau because of the virus outbreak Shahzaib Ali Rahuja, a when Chinese factories and Wuhan, the Chinese city are used for television and lap- factories that closed for the firmed its tenth case of the has closed its casinos was in and establishments have been petroleum engineering student many businesses were closed where the outbreak hit hardest, top monitors. China accounts for Lunar New Year holiday. Cook virus, which has killed more 2018, when the city was hit monitoring the temperatures of at a Chinese university situat- anyway to let workers travel is a center of automotive pro- more than half of the global pro- said the company is seeking than 400 people in China, directly by a typhoon. punters walking through their ed around 1,000 kms from home for the week-long Lunar duction. It’s been closed off, duction of these display panels. ways to minimize supply dis- infected tens of thousands, and On Tuesday, health author- doors in recent days. Wuhan, the epicentre of the New Year holiday . along with neighboring cities, David Hsieh, an analyst at ruptions. Some of its suppliers spread to more than 20 coun- ities announced two fresh Ho, who wore a face mask coronavirus outbreak, returned But the respite won’t last. isolating more than 50 million IHS Markit, said in a report that are in Hubei, the Chinese tries. Chief Executive Ho Iat- infections — one a woman who for his news conference, said he to the country from China via If much of industrial China people and bringing factories to “these factories are facing short- province at the center of the out- seng, a pro-Beijing appointee worked in the gaming industry. had no plans yet to close the Qatar, his brother Irshad Ali remains on lockdown for the a standstill. ages of both labor and key com- break. Most of Apple’s iPhones who took office in December, As the only place in China border with mainland China, said. next few weeks, a very real pos- So far, US automakers ponents as a result of mandates and other devices are made in said the gambling industry where gambling is allowed, but would consider shutting “He returned to Karachi on sibility, Western retailers, auto haven’t had to curb production designed to limit the conta- China. would close for two weeks, but Macau’s casinos account for certain checkpoints — a step Saturday night on our insis- companies and manufacturers for want of Chinese parts. But gion’s spread,” leading suppliers In the meantime, econo- warned that could be extend- about 80 per cent of govern- neighbouring Hong Kong has tence and unable to take a that depend on Chinese imports David Closs, professor emeritus to raise panel prices more aggres- mists are sharply downgrading ed if the virus continues to ment revenue. already taken. direct flight he came via Qatar will start to run out of the goods at Michigan State University’s sively. the outlook for China’s economy, spread. Some 35 million people Ho also called on resi- on Saturday. They screened they depend on. Department of Supply Chain Phone-maker Motorola, the world’s second-biggest. “This is a difficult decision, visited the densely crowded city dents to reduce trips outdoors. him at the airport in China and In order to meet deadlines Management, said the clock is which has a facility in Wuhan, Tommy Wu and Louis Kuijs of but we have to do it for the of just 632,000 people last year “Don’t go on the streets if also in Karachi but he showed for summer goods, retail experts ticking. “I would say it’s weeks at said that so far, it expects little Oxford Economics have slashed health of our Macau residents,” — the vast majority mainland not necessary. I hope everyone no problems. It was after say that Chinese factories would the most,’’ Closs said. “One to two impact because it has a flexible their forecast for Chinese eco- he told reporters. Chinese heading to casinos will wear a mask no matter returning home that he devel- need to start ramping up pro- to three weeks.’’ global supply chain and multiple nomic growth this year from 6% Ho said he would meet which rake in each week what where you go, supermarkets or oped a fever and cough and duction by March 15. If Chinese The partial shutdown of factories around the world. Its to 5.4%. They expect most of the gaming industry representa- Las Vegas takes in a month. wet markets. Don’t be careless. took some medicines but when factories were instead to remain Wuhan has already harmed the priority has been the welfare of damage to be inflicted in the first tives on Tuesday afternoon The virus has hammered Don’t take it lightly,” he said. his nose started to bleed we idle through May 1, it would like- production of TV display pan- local employees, Motorola, three months of 2020. rushed him to the hospital,” he said. 7 The brother posted a video Q,& R on social media, showing him sitting on a hospital bed and bleeding from the nose in a government hospital in Pir Jo $ " 5*->- the number of those infected with Beijing ([email protected]) Goth near Khairpur. the deadly disease rose to 20,438, or the Consulates in Shanghai In the video, the brother s the coronavirus death toll Chinese health authorities said on ([email protected]) claimed that doctors have *.0 Concern about the spread monthly sales volume will face Amounted to 425, India on Tuesday. About the validity of the and Guangzhou locked them up in a ward and of the virus is growing in South a maximum sentence of two Tuesday further tightened visa visas, it said the “Embassy of ([email protected]) to refused to treat his brother. outh Korean traders who Korea, where 16 cases have years in prison or a fine of up rules by cancelling the existing India and our Consulates have apply afresh for an Indian visa. “They left us alone after Shoard face masks and other been identified so far. to 50 million won (USD visas for Chinese and foreigners been receiving several queries Indian Visa Application Centres suspecting that Shahzaib had products used to battle the Demand for face masks 42,000). who had visited the country in from Chinese citizens as well as (www.blsindia-china.com) in contracted the coronavirus,” coronavirus outbreak will face and hand sanitisers has surged, South Korea has so far the last two weeks. other foreign nationals, who are these cities may also be contact- he claimed. up to two years in prison, the the ministry of economy and seen at least four cases of On February 2, India tem- based out of China or visited ed in this regard,” it said. He said that after his video government announced on finance said, leading to a “sharp human-to-human transmis- porarily suspended e-visa facili- China in the last 2 weeks, as to The Visa Section of the went viral, the health author- Tuesday. increase in prices” due to sion of the virus, while a hos- ty for Chinese travellers and for- whether they can use their valid Embassy/Consulates of India in ities took Shahzaib to the civil The deadly new virus first “hoarding”. pitalised Chinese tour guide is eigners residing in China in single/multiple entry visas to China can be contacted to hospital in Khairpur and it appeared in the central Chinese The two items were added believed to have caught the ill- view of the coronavirus outbreak travel to India.” ascertain the validity of visa was decided to send him to city of Wuhan, and has now to a list of designated products, ness while working in Japan. in the central Chinese city of “It is clarified that existing before undertaking any visit to Karachi for screening and infected more than 20,000 peo- it said. On Tuesday, a Korean Wuhan. The death toll in China’s visas are no longer valid. India, it said. The deadly virus treatment as doctors said they ple, killing 425 and spreading From Wednesday, sellers woman who recently visited coronavirus rose sharply to 425 Intending visitors to India should has spread to more than 25 didn’t have required facilities to more than two dozen coun- who hoard more than one and Thailand became its 16th con- with 64 deaths on Monday and contact the Indian Embassy in countries, including India. in Khairpur. tries. a half times their average firmed case. !"#$#$ # $ 9 2 ( + -. out and Caucus today. Your << & great Trade Deals with China, S President Donald Trump Mexico, Canada, Japan, South Uon Monday won the Iowa Korea and more, are DONE. Caucus with the members of his Great times are coming, after .,. wishful thinking. Republican party standing solid- waiting for decades, for our “The UK can indepen- ly behind him. Farmers, Ranchers, ritain and the European dently decide not to respect the While the focus of this year’s Manufacturers and ALL. Nobody BUnion set out clashing rules,” said France’s Europe Iowa Caucus – which formally else could have pulled this off!” opening gambits on striking a Minister Amelie de Montchalin kicks off the 2020 presidential Trump had said earlier in the day. post-Brexit trade deal, making before pointedly adding: “But season – has been on the tough In the US presidential elec- it clear that each side is willing when it passes the frontier, it race among the over a dozen odd tions system, the political parties to walk away without an concerns the place where it Democratic presidential aspi- have to undergo a democratic agreement rather than com- arrives...It is important for rants, Trump, according to the exercise in each of the 50 States promise on key issues. European citizens to know that local Des Moines Register, gar- – either through caucus or pri- UK Prime Minister Boris the single market will be pro- nered the support of more than maries – to elect their presiden- Johnson sent a bravado-filled tected.” 95 percent of his party votes tial nominees. salvo toward Brussels on Barnier signalled that one Monday night when the reports The winners of the pri- Monday, three days after flashpoint in the talks will be last came in. maries are finally declared as Britain left the bloc, the first fishing. He said the EU would “President Trump recap- nominee by both the Republican country to exit. link access to its market for tures overwhelming Iowa and the Democratic parties held In a speech to business British products directly to the Republican support,” Des Moines late summer, who then fight out leaders and international access that EU boats are given Register said. in the November presidential - - $ # diplomats in London, Johnson to UK waters. “Republicans in Iowa, go elections. A A # 8 - said, “We want a free trade “That agreement on fish- agreement”, but not at any cost. eries will be inextricably linked “I see no need to bind our- to the trade agreement,” he said. selves to an agreement with the Formal trade talks won’t start ) %("(" EU,” he said, insisting that the although it will no longer have workers’ rights and health and until next month, once they UK would “restore full sover- a say in EU decision-making. safety standards. have been approved by all 27 eign control” over its borders, After that, a cliff-edge “There is no such thing like EU nations. rules and economy. looms. But Johnson insisted the a free ride to the (EU’s) single EU leaders have repeated- ,* .-* '0 ( a result of a “hack or an intru- very, very well here in Iowa” The party has tried to EU chief negotiator Michel choice facing Britain was not market. It is always rights and ly warned that the timetable is sion”. once results were posted. accommodate critics, this year Barnier was equally emphatic “deal or no deal”. obligations in a good balance,” tight to strike any kind of deal. emocratic party officials in Officials were conducting “Today marks the begin- by promising to report three that the EU’s 27 remaining “The question is whether EU Commission President If there is no deal by the DIowa worked furiously quality checks and verifying ning of the end for Donald different data points about vot- nations wouldn’t agree to any we agree a trading relationship Ursula von der Leyen said. end of 2020, and the UK refus- Tuesday to deliver the delayed results, prioritizing the integri- Trump,” he predicted. ers’ preferences, presumably British trade deal just to avoid with the EU comparable to Johnson, however, dou- es to extend the negotiating results of their first-in-the- ty of the results, the party said “Listen, it’s too close to improving transparency. But a costly, chaotic “no-deal” at the Canada’s – or more like bled down on Britain’s tough period, Britain faces an abrupt, nation caucus, as frustrated in a statement. call,” Massachusetts Senator the new system created new start of 2021, when an 11- Australia’s,” Johnson said. stance in Monday’s speech. disruptive economic break presidential candidates claimed The statement came after Elizabeth Warren said. “The headaches. month post-Brexit transition Australia does not have a Even as he set out a vision of from the bloc — with tariffs momentum and plowed ahead tens of thousands of voters road won’t be easy. But we are State party spokeswoman period ends. free-trade deal with the EU, trade that would impose new and other obstacles to trade in their quest for the White spent hours Monday night built for the long haul.” Mandy McClure said it had “We are in favour of free and Australia-style trade would barriers between Britain and imposed immediately between House. sorting through a field of near- And Pete Buttigieg, the “found inconsistencies in the trade, but we are not going to mean a panoply of new tariffs the EU, Johnson said the UK the UK and the EU. Technology problems and ly a dozen candidates who had former mayor of South Bend, reporting of three sets of be naive,” Barnier said. “If the and other barriers between the would become a champion of That prospect alarms many reporting “inconsistencies” spent much of the previous Indiana, was most certain. results”, forcing officials to try request is to have broad access UK and the EU, its near neigh- free trade in a world where “the businesses, especially in sectors kept Iowa Democratic Party year fighting to win the open- “So we don’t know all the to verify results with “underly- to a market of 450 million bour and biggest trading part- protectionists are gaining such as the auto industry, officials from releasing results ing contest of the 2020 cam- results, but we know by the ing data” and the paper trail. European consumers, zero tar- ner. Britain is aiming for a ground”. And he sought to which depend on the easy flow from Monday’s caucus, the paign and, ultimately, the time it’s all said and done, Iowa, Some of the trouble iffs, zero quotas — that won’t “Canada-style” free trade agree- allay EU fears that a post- of parts across borders. much-hyped kickoff to the opportunity to take on you have shocked the nation,” stemmed from issues with a happen for nothing, or in any ment with the EU, which would Brexit UK will slash work- The devil will be in the 2020 primary. It was an embar- President Donald Trump this he said. “By all indications, we new mobile app developed to kind of condition.” In their eliminate almost all tariffs and place and environmental pro- details, and Britain’s position as rassing twist after months of fall. are going on to New report results to the party. divorce agreement, Britain and cover both goods and services. tections in order to gain a outlined in a government doc- promoting the contest as a The candidates didn’t wait Hampshire victorious.” Caucus organizers reported the EU agreed to strike an But it is adamant it won’t agree competitive edge. ument is less set in stone than chance for Democrats to find for the party to resolve its Democrats faced the pos- problems downloading the app “ambitious, broad, deep and to follow the EU’s entire rule “The UK will maintain the Johnson’s speech suggested. It some clarity in a jumbled field issues before claiming, if not sibility that whatever numbers and other glitches. flexible partnership”, including book in return for unfettered highest standards in these areas said Britain would negotiate with no clear front-runner. victory, progress and moving they ultimately released would Des Moines County a free trade deal and agree- trade because it wants to be free — better, in many respects, with the EU “on access to Instead, caucus day ended on to next-up New Hampshire. be questioned. And beyond Democratic Chair Tom ments for security and other to diverge in order to strike than those of the EU — with- waters and fishing opportuni- with no winner, no official “It looks like it’s going to be 2020, critics began wondering Courtney said the new app cre- areas. other new deals around the out the compulsion of a treaty,” ties”, and also spoke of possible results and many fresh ques- a long night, but we’re feeling aloud whether the Iowa cau- ated “a mess”. The details are to be world. Johnson said. “regulatory and supervisory tions about whether Iowa can good,” former Vice President cuses, a complicated set of As a result, Courtney said worked out during a transition The bloc insists there can His bullish message was cooperation” in financial ser- retain its coveted “first” status. Joe Biden said, suggesting the political meetings staged in a precinct leaders were phoning period lasting until the end of be no trade deal unless Britain aimed as much at a domestic vices, a key area for the British State party officials said final results would “be close”. state that is whiter and older in results to the state party 2020, in which relations stay agrees to a “level playing field” audience as it was at the bloc, economy. final results would be released Vermont Senator Bernie than the Democratic Party, are headquarters, which was too essentially unchanged. For the and doesn’t undercut EU reg- but EU leaders are unlikely to However, Barnier said the later Tuesday and offered assur- Sanders said he had “a good a tradition whose time had busy to answer their calls in rest of this year the UK will ulations, especially when it be reassured by what they’ll see EU would continue to prepare ances that the problem was not feeling we’re going to be doing past. some cases. continue to follow EU rules, comes to the environment, as British intransigence and for no deal. 2 08 ! =% " % % , BC<: "( (! *> London (AFP): Britain will **6 lated by either side,” he said. would meet for talks on eco- bring forward a ban on sales of The talks are being mod- nomic cooperation in Cairo on * alleged that Rahimpour and five years for acting against agreed to a landmark accord to new petrol and diesel vehicles epresentatives of the war- erated by Salame, who last February 9 and could hold received money from the CIA national security charges. limit uranium enrichment in to 2035, including hybrids. Rring parties in Libya meet- week lashed out at what he political talks on resolving the ran said Tuesday that its top to share details of Iran’s nuclear Esmaili did not name those exchange for the lifting of eco- Prime Minister Boris ing in Geneva have agreed on branded “unscrupulous” for- conflict in Geneva in two Icourt confirmed a death sen- programme. arrested, only saying they nomic sanctions. Johnson will make the the principle of turning their eign players for meddling in the weeks’ time. tence for an Iranian man con- “While being in touch with worked in the “charitable field,” Tensions remain high announcement at an event shaky truce into a lasting cease- conflict in the North African He also reiterated his calls victed of spying for the CIA, the spy agency, he earned a lot without elaborating. between Iran and the U.S. since launching the 2019 United fire, the UN’s Libya envoy said country. for the international commu- with state media alleging that of money as wages as he tried Iran in the past has sen- President Donald Trump uni- Nations Climate Change con- on Tuesday. “The principle has The talks started on nity to assist with the lifting of he had shared details of the to deliver some information tenced alleged American and laterally withdrew America ference, COP26, to be held in been adopted from the first ses- Monday and were expected to an oil blockade imposed by Islamic Republic’s nuclear pro- from Iran’s nuclear program to Israeli spies to death. The last from Tehran’s nuclear deal. A Glasgow in November. sion. Now the question is what continue on Tuesday, Salame forces loyal to Haftar and to gram with the American spy the American agency,” the such spy executed was U.S. drone strike in January The changes bring forward are the conditions,” Ghassan said. “There is a genuine will prevent the flow of arms and agency. IRNA report said. Rahimpour Shahram Amiri, who defected killed Iranian Revolutionary the ban by five years — and Salame told reporters in for both parties to sit together mercenaries into Libya. Judiciary spokesman “had been identified and pros- to the U.S. at the height of Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani now include hybrid vehicles. Geneva. and start negotiating together,” Libya has been mired in Gholamhossein Esmaili iden- ecuted and sentenced to death Western efforts to thwart Iran’s in Baghdad, a targeted killing Britain has pledged to Five senior officers he said. “So far we had separate chaos since a 2011 NATO- tified the purported spy as and recently, the country’s nuclear program. When he that prompted Tehran to reduce greenhouse gas emis- appointed by the UN-recog- sessions for both parties but I’m backed uprising that killed Amir Rahimpour and said he National Supreme Court con- returned in 2010, he was wel- launch a retaliatory ballistic sions to net zero by 2050, with nised Government of National sure the time will come for the longtime dictator Moamer would be executed soon. firmed the sentence and, God comed with flowers by gov- missile strike on Iraqi bases a mixture of cuts and off-set- Accord (GNA) and five two sides to sit together,” he Kadhafi, with two rival admin- Esmaili did not elaborate on willing, he will be punish soon.” ernment leaders and even went housing American troops. ting pollution measures such as appointed by the Libyan added. At a summit in the istrations vying for power. what Rahimpour was accused The CIA did not immediately on the Iranian talk-show cir- Before the deal, a comput- planting trees. National Army (LNA) of German capital last month, The conflict deepened of doing, nor on his age or respond to a request for com- cuit. Then he mysteriously dis- er virus believed to be designed At the COP26 launch strongman Khalifa Haftar are world leaders committed to when Haftar, who controls background. State media did ment. appeared. by the U.S. and Israel destroyed event in London, Johnson taking part in the talks. ending all foreign interference much of the south and east of not immediately name Esmaili said two other He was hanged in August Iranian centrifuges. Meanwhile, will be joined by Italian Prime “We started yesterday to and to upholding a weapons Libya, launched an assault last Rahimpour’s lawyer. alleged spies for the CIA each 2016, the same week that Iranian nuclear scientists were Minister Giuseppe Conte and discuss with them... an attempt embargo to help end the long- April to seize Tripoli, the base However, a report by the received 15-year prison sen- Tehran executed a group of targeted in a series of assassi- naturalist David to transform the truce into a running civil war. of the GNA led by Fayez al- state-run IRNA news agency tences — 10 years for spying militants and a year after Iran nations. Attenborough. more solid one, less often vio- Salame said the two sides Sarraj. > * " 0 N%%O (& 1 .;$ 8 2 "%
0-*, -. tained.” Al-Qurayshi’s prede- believe the best way to address . .5. state. A free, sovereign, inde- Lanka Thaye’ is a direct trans- "! % cessor, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the issue is to repatriate Islamic pendent, democratic repub- lation of ‘Namo namo matha’ slamic State extremists are was killed in a U.S. raid last State members, others are reluc- ri Lanka will not allow lic...I pledge to strengthen your in the Sinhala language. Imounting increasingly bold October in Syria’s last rebel tant to accept returnees, the Sextremist organisations to be independence,” Gotabaya President Gotabaya + -. es the risk of war. attacks in Syria and Iraq fol- stronghold in Idlib province. panel said, and the issue “is active in the country, President Rajapaksa said. Rajapaksa after his swearing-in John Rood, the undersec- lowing their loss of territory in The experts said the issue expected to aggravate the glob- Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed at “Every citizen living in Sri ceremony in November he US military has retary of defense for policy, said both countries and are planning of foreigners who came to fight al threat posed by ISIL, and pos- the Independence Day cere- Lanka has the right to live freely thanked the powerful Buddhist Tdeployed a new addition to in an AP interview Monday for the breakout of their fight- for the Islamic State and were sibly al-Qaida for years to mony on Tuesday during and securely,” he added. clergy for backing his presi- its nuclear arsenal — a long- that adding the “low-yield” ers in detention facilities, U.N. part of its so-called “caliphate” come.” which his government dropped Gotabaya Rajapaksa was dential bid and vowed to pro- range missile armed with a warhead, known as the W76- experts said in a new report. in Syria and Iraq “remains The experts said Idlib the rendering of the national elected the country’s president tect all communities, while nuclear warhead of reduced 2, to submarines which tote The panel of experts said in acute.” province, the last rebel strong- anthem in Tamil for the first on November 16 with over- giving foremost priority to destructive power. The so- Trident II ballistic missiles the report to the U.N. Security Member states assess that hold where Syrian forces time since 2016. whelming support from the Buddhism. He also thanked the called low-yield missile joins lowers the risk of nuclear war. Council that the militant group between one-half and two- launched an offensive in Addressing the nation on Sinhala majority community. Sinhala-majority people for other, more powerful weapons He said the United States — known as IS and ISIL — is thirds of the more than 40,000 December, remains dominated the occasion of the 72nd During the elections, the electing him. aboard stealthy submarines will continue its stated policy of also exploiting weaknesses in who joined the “caliphate” are by groups affiliated with al- National Day in Colombo, minority Tamil and Muslim While the Tamils in 2016 prowling the oceans. The debut using nuclear weapons only in security in both countries. still alive, they said in the Qaida but also hosts relocated Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that communities had largely sup- appreciated the symbolic ges- deployment aboard long-range “extraordinary circumstances.” The experts monitoring report circulated Friday. IS fighters and their families. he will be the president of all Sri ported his main rival. ture of recognizing them by submarines, known as He also said the warhead will sanctions against the Islamic The panel said the reduc- Parts of Iraq, especially Lankans. At today’s ceremony, the adding the Tamil version at the boomers, is a landmark in U.S. help the United States dis- State and al-Qaida said it is tion in U.S. forces in Syria has areas in Anbar province near He said he would ensure national anthem was only sung Independence Day celebra- nuclear weapons policy. suade Russia from risking unclear whether the Islamic raised concerns about the abil- the Syrian border, “also repre- civil freedoms like free press in the Sinhala language. tions, the opposition, then led It is the first major addition launching a limited nuclear States’ new leader, Abu Ibrahim ity of security forces in the sent a permissive security envi- and the right to expression. This was the first time by the Rajapaksas and a major- to the strategic nuclear arsenal conflict. al-Hashemi Al-Qurayshi, can country’s northeast “to main- ronment for the movement of “We will not allow extrem- since 2016 that there was no ity Sinhala community mem- in recent decades and is a “This supplemental capa- effectively lead the extremist tain adequate control over a ISIL fighters,” the panel said. ist organisations that pave way Tamil national anthem at the ber, filed a fundamental rights departure from the Obama bility strengthens deterrence group’s diverse and far-flung restive population of detained Beyond Syria and Iraq, the for terrorism to be active in the Independence Day celebra- petition against the move. administration’s policy of less- and provides the United States supporters and affiliates. ISIL fighters, as well as family experts said U.N. member country,” Gotabaya Rajapaksa tions in the country. Prime Minister Mahinda ening dependence on nuclear a prompt, more survivable low- But the panel said uniden- members, numbering more nations are most concerned said recalling that thirty years The then Sri Lankan gov- Rajapaksa earlier served as the weapons in pursuit of a yield strategic weapon,” Rood tified U.N. member nations than 100,000.” about the conflict in of conflict in the north and east ernment in 2015 started includ- country’s president from 2005- nuclear-free world. said, adding that it supports the have made a provisional assess- “Many dependents remain Afghanistan, which by some had delayed the development of ing the Tamil national anthem 2015, a period which was In confirming the missile US commitment to deter ment that the strategic direction equally ideologically committed measures suffers “the heaviest the country. as a means of achieving rec- mired by allegations of human deployment to The Associated attacks against allies, and of the extremist group is and their fate is a major concern toll from terrorism of any coun- “I wish to fully strengthen onciliation with the Tamil rights abuses, especially against Press, the Pentagon’s top poli- “demonstrates to potential unchanged when it comes to for the international commu- try in the world.” the freedom of people to think minority community. the Tamils. cy official asserted that the adversaries that there is no administration, propaganda nity,” the experts said. “Some Al-Qaida and foreign fight- and write freely...my govern- Sri Lanka’s Constitution Muslims make up nearly weapon makes Americans safer advantage to limited nuclear and recruitment — and that 2,000 foreign terrorist fighters ers aligned with it, under pro- ment is ready to tolerate and provides for the singing of the 10 per cent of Sri Lanka’s over by making nuclear war less employment because the command and control between remain in detention in the tection of the Taliban, “pose a accommodate opposing views,” national anthem in both 21 million people, who are pre- likely. Critics, including some United States can credibly and its “core in the conflict zone and area.” long-term global threat,” the he said. Sinhala and Tamil. dominantly Sinhalese Democrats in Congress, call it decisively respond to any threat affiliates abroad will be main- While some countries panel said. “Sri Lanka is a unitary The Tamil version ‘Sri Buddhists. a dangerous excess that increas- scenario.” !"#$#$ " "! Q& ( ( "( R " "( %,5( ( ! 3 2 >+6
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In today’s fast-paced world, Set up realistic but little number of chapters to be com- proper nutrition, adequate will not only help students to understand the students with different interests and talents, even though it seems like we’re ambitious targets: You must set pleted in a week and number of physical exercises or any other concepts in a better way but will also help them there is an impelling need for all the teachers working 24x7, are we really monthly, weekly and daily tar- *0& pages you can complete in a day. activity along with meditation. to apply them effectively. to receive the best of educational and tech- making the best use of our gets. The targets you set have to This will enable you to Approaching a trusted adult or Introduction of technology: In this nology training. This is a core area that needs time? It’s not enough to be busy, reflect your personal under- &*& -. monitor your progress and a friend in case of need is the renaissance of technology, the education sys- attention. so are the ants. The question is, standing and priorities. It is .*+- make changes whenever neces- best thing you can do. tem can’t afford to function in silos. The edu- Personalise education: All students are what are we busy about? essential that these targets are sary. One of the foremost things It is always important to cation system must whole-heartedly embrace unique. They might have different levels of Time management is the realistic so that they are achiev- 0,0* * to remember is to keep your remember during the course of technology and pass it on to students as their comprehension which need to be addressed most crucial part of UPSC able while it is also important ,&* 0* schedule flexible. If during any the preparation that irrespective future relies on it! differently. To equip teachers to pay attention prep. Making effective and pro- that they are ambitious so that unexpected event you are of the result there is ample scope Students must be taught about technolo- to every student and understand their abili- ficient use of it will enable you they give you a push to utilize /. .*# 0 unable to follow your schedule, for everybody to do well in life. gy right from the early years of their educa- ties, schools must utilise technology like to manage your studies and your time to the best extent. -- -&. give yourself the space to do so. Have faith in your abilities and tion so that they do not face any problems in artificial intelligence and chatbots that can counter any stress or pressure Make a list and gather your But always come back to the give your best and leave the rest. the future. Moreover, they should be taught assist the teachers as well as students. that you might encounter dur- sources. Try to keep them lim- . *- schedule. Also, when a sched- Don’t try to compensate for to use it wisely and cautiously. Focus on life skills: Education should ing the course of this prepara- ited i.e. instead of randomly .0 ule is not working for you, work stress with more books. More Evaluation system: In the present edu- focus on helping the students to become tion. picking up books and material. on it. material can confuse you in the cation system, marks still play a crucial role humans who have a strong sense of values. Make an honest assess- Be clear of books you wish to &.&* Make smart use of tech- long run and reduce efficiency. in assessing a student's ability and deciding They should be taught about the basic prin- ment of available time: At refer to and Current Affairs nology: Internet and smart- Maintain simplicity of prep. their future. The pressure of obtaining good ciples because eventually, their success in life first, decide how many months material website or notes you 0--. phone can make your life easi- Avoid distractions: The marks often leaves the students burdened and will depend on their EQ as much as their IQ. you have at your disposal and wish to follow. Also track your ,*O0 * er if you do not allow yourself importance of meaningful makes them underperform. The education sector of India has an also how much time you can daily, weekly and monthly per- to be carried away by it. breaks has already been dis- Instead of evaluating a student's knowl- immense potential to become one of the best dedicate. You must keep in formances. & 4 - If you dont have the time to cussed. But it is important to edge by a three-hour exam, more impetus education systems in the world, provided the mind the time value of success Divide large tasks into *3*- * . read newspaper and make distinguish them from distrac- should be given to communication skills, lead- gaps are filled. Civic sense, responsibility, kind- and cost-benefit analysis prin- small yet achievable daily current affairs notes. Make use tions that eat away your pro- ership skills, classroom participation, projects ness should be deeply ingrained. Life skills like ciples. If you are a beginner and goals: A famous African 4. * of apps like Evernote to organ- ductive time. Breaks are taken and extra-curricular activities. collaboration, compassion, working in teams, not working giving 6-7 hours of proverb is that if you have to -6-4 . ise your notes and copy-paste at your own will when required, A healthy mix of subjects: We all grew having a sense of humor, handling stress, anger focused time is essential. 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Manav Rachna Dental College, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRI- IRS, Formerly MRIU) invites applications for admission to its Master of Dental Surgery programme for the session pro- 2020-21. fessionals and PG students Duration: Two years who are planning to change Eligibility: NEET quali- career or venture in the excit- (<&8(,0)(<&8(,0) fied candidates are Eligible. ing world of bakery or culi- How to apply: Log on to nary art are eligible to apply https://apply.manavrachna.edu for this course. .in/. Also, students with IELTS 5.5 / TOEFL 46-59 / WPLN ?9 ( !.& "! ( ( " D Level 5 or at least 75 per cent Manav Rachna University in English in XII standard " 3 % " % % " invites applications for admis- exams can apply. sion to its Computer Science How to apply: Log on to " 1" #2/ 6@6= & Technology programmes http://ish.edu.in/how-to- for the session 2020-23/24. apply.html. Programmes offered: he current job market is system is skewed towards providing IT sector. It is believed that India's ends and provide career guidance as BTech Computer Science and undergoing a transformation only knowledge and information IT space is expected to reach 7 mil- well. Academic institutes/colleges Engineering (Four years), Indian Institute of which has created a need for rather than developing skills. This *0* lion by 2023, according to the Indian can also collaborate with companies MTech Computer Technology, Roorkee invites academicT institutes to address the does not help us to churn employ- * -. Staffing Federation. Indeed, most of for few courses that can be taught by Engineering (Two years), applications for its Master of challenge of developing employable able students as in today's environ- these job roles will revolve around professionals from companies phys- BTech Computer Science and Business Administration individuals. The evolution of tech- ment, it is very important to unlearn * *, 0* the latest technologies and applica- ically or through webinarsetc. Engineering — Specialisation (MBA) programme. nology has created a vacuum and acquire new skills in a very short **,/. tions such as IoT, AI, ML, Big Data, Moreover, institutes can also in Artificial Intelligence & Duration: Two years between industry and academia as span of time. Blockchain, AR, DevOps, Agile, and collaborate with the industry Machine Learning in Eligibility: Graduates or a institutes/colleges are not able to The problem arises due to gap - -0* . * , Scrum. Hence, the engineering col- through joint research projects under Association with Xebia (Four professional qualification keep pace with the changes in tech- between what is being taught and .+ , leges offering degrees in IT, the mentorship of industry experts years) equivalent to that of a uni- nology advancement. The fresh tal- what industry requires. In orderto * . .- Computer Applications, and which will help students to interact Eligibility: Merit prepa- versity degree recognised by ent that is coming out of institutes overcome this situationstudents, Software Development must equip with them to resolve their queries. In ration/short listing of candi- UGC, in any discipline with is not job-ready and unable to meet need to acquire skills that bridge the ,6 **. their students with these trending this regard, we at Xebia are working dates shall be on the basis of minimum 60 per cent marks expectations of the industry. The disconnect with the job market.Our *&.+* * technologies. towards building synergies with the score in JEE Mains for General/EWS/OBC and 55 budding talent pool is not equipped education system is skewed towards Innovators of tomorrow universities and educational insti- 2020/SAT/Uni Gauge E per cent for SC/ST/PwD with knowledge and skills that may providing only knowledge and infor- 50 -* * +- A lot of changes are required in tutes to offer industry focused pro- 2020/MRNAT 2020/Class XII [Differently abled] having help them to compete in the job mar- mation rather than developing skills. >.5A* ,4 the curriculum of engineering pro- grams on emerging technologies. qualifying examination. CAT-2019 percentile. The ket. And, there are cascading effects This does not help us to churn grammes, and it is imperative for col- In fact, to garner the best talent How to apply: Log on to percentage will be considered of the unpragmatic engineering pro- employable students as in today's *-** leges to upskill their faculty and from engineering colleges, industry manavrachna.edu.in. based on aggregate grammes in countries economic environment, it is very important to make them well-versed with thetech- players must also come forward to marks/CGPA awarded in development. unlearn and acquire new skills in a nologies that are emerging in the communicate what are the demands qualifying degree examina- According to the All India very short span of time. education institutes must prepare industry. of the industry from their prospec- Indian School of tion. Council for Technical Education The pace of change is very rapid, young workforce to face the chang- Though the theory has its own tive employees and what changes col- Hospitality in collaboration Or JEE qualified IIT grad- (AICTE) report in 2017, more than and we are at the cusp of technolo- ing demands of the industry and pro- significance, the focus should be laid leges have to incorporate in their with At-Sunrice GlobalChef uates with CGPA 7 or above 60 per cent of the eight lakh engi- gy revolution where IoT, AI, ML, vide them full range of skills rang- on practical implications to serve the teaching methodologies. With such Academy, Singapore, invites are waived-off for CAT per- neers graduating from the country Robotics and Blockchain are shaping ing from creative to a complex one. actual purpose of an engineering a collaborative and integrated applications for admissions centile. every year remain unemployed. the future of public as well as private The role of education system is to programme. The programs should be approach, the gap between demand to its Diploma in Pastry & Final year students are Same year a study by Aspiring institutions. The current industry empower the students with cutting- designed in such a way that young and supply can be minimised to a Bakery and Diploma in also eligible to apply. If select- Minds, employability assessment scenario has created an urgent need edge technologies and equip them workforce builds a creative mindset great extent and help us in prepar- Culinary Arts. ed, they will be admitted pro- company, claimed that 95 per cent of for the academic institutes to bridge with the skillset that are aligned with and develop a sound foundation of ing for a digital tomorrow. Duration: One and a half visionally, provided they com- engineers in India were not fit for this gap and head towards the tech- norms of today's IT ecosphere. knowledge towards key concepts of Equipping future engineers and year of which nine months plete all requirements for the software development jobs. Indeed, nological advancement to empower In India, though technological programming and software craft- innovators with latest technologies training in India and nine qualifying degree with mini- the root of the problem lies in the the businesses with job-ready engi- advancements have constantly trig- manship. This will help the individ- will help them to compete not only months in Singapore (inclu- mum percentage and CGPA education system, which is not able neers. gered developments in various uals to transition from classroom lec- in the job market but also provide a sive of six months paid indus- or its equivalent by the spec- to cope up with the changing needs Technology landscape industries, the education sector has- tures to building practical solutions. step towards their dream organisa- trial training). ified date. of the market due to their impracti- In today’s VUCA (volatility, n't been able to keep pace. Still, Colleges can also engage willing tions and become indispensable Eligibility: Applicants How to apply: Log on to cal and archaic curriculums and ped- uncertainty, complexity and ambi- things can be improved to harness senior professionals from various resource. who have completed Class www.doms.iitm.ac.in/admis- agogies. Further, our education guity) world, it is imperative that our future opportunities, especially in the companies to take classes on week- 0 C XII or equivalent, graduates, sion. " %% %' $ %"% " " n our life, our psychic num- ber is 5. Their lucky numbers Iber/driver number is very are 1, 10,19, 28, 3, 12,21, 30, ! " " %% , , 0, 0- important. 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Their lucky numbers change and leadership. nations and purchasing con- to bring learning and open numbers in numerology one are 3, 12,21, 30, 5, 14, 23, 8,17, Exposure to rural India is as duct of rural customers. These doors for students of the urban can peep into the future and 26, 9,18,27 much significant as compre- markets present difficulties to foundation by living in a can make better planning & The people who are born hension of urban India, for marketers regarding promoting farmer’s home for a couple of progress as compared to peo- on dates 7,16,25 of any month any professional. Educational systems, correspondence, days and comprehend their ple who don’t have this knowl- !$$$A%A2 in a year are said to be number institutions with requisite pro- building supply-chain mecha- predicament and issues. edge. With the knowledge of 7 and hence their psychic num- grams can furnish their stu- nisms. Marketing, advertising The programme is in fact numerology one can avoid or 20,29, 3, 12,21, 30, 4,13, 22, 31, ber is 7. Their lucky num- dents with the novel chance to and communication towards given to sharpen and teach dilute or minimise the pitfall, 7,16,25, 8,17,26,9,18,27 bers/dates are 1,10,19,28, submerge themselves into rural markets may give new urban students about social which are going to be there in The people who are born 2,11,20,29, 4,13,22,31, 5,14, 23 country life and understand avenues to the media domain, issues concerning country indi- the near future. on dates 3,12,21,30 of any The people who are born its intricacies. with a growing relevance on viduals and their components The favourable num- month in a year are said to be on dates 8,17,26 of any month In the present setting, rural digital and social marketing. to battle despite seemingly bers/dates are mentioned below number 3 and hence their psy- in a year are said to be number India has steadily settled its Bridging this void in vari- insurmountable hurdles in for each psychic numbers: chic number is 3. Their lucky 8 and hence their psychic num- qualifications as of practical ous management programmes their everyday lives. This is a The people who are born numbers/dates are 1, 10,19, ber is 8. Their lucky num- importance — to a great extent across the country are Rural one of a kind programme on dates 1,10,19,28 of any 28, 2, 11, 20,29, 3, 12,21, 30, 5, bers/dates are 2,11,20 29, 3, because of the different Immersion Programmes. intended to change a student month in a year are said to be 14, 23, 6,15,24, 8,17, 26, 9,18,27 12,21, 30, 5, 14, 23, 6,15,24 Government-driven activities These programmes are dures, media, and instruments. learning into a practical real-life into an all-encompassing indi- number 1 and hence their psy- The people who are born The people who are born that are contributing to the designed in such a way, that The arranging itself is a unique domain. Furthermore, the pro- vidual. The accentuation of chic number is 1. Their lucky on dates 4,13,22,31 of any on dates 9,18,27 of any month ambit of financial inclusion. students can have a direct procedure, as indicated by the gram offers the students an this one of a kind programme numbers are 1, 10,19, 28, 2, 11, month in a year are said to be in a year are said to be number This will enable corporate ele- understanding of a nation’s circumstance, the time, assets opportunity to investigate and is significant in exploring and 20,29, 3, 12,21, 30, 4,13, 22, 31, number 4 and hence their psy- 9 and hence their psychic ments to take advantage of the rural life. that are accessible and, in par- recognise execution lapses or taking a shot at ground level 5, 14, 23, 7,16,25,9,18,27. chic number is 4. Their lucky number is 9. Their lucky num- rising opportunity, according- This programme princi- ticular, the plan of an organi- business openings, which can with the goal that each student The people who are born numbers are 1, 10,19, 28, 2, 11, bers are 1, 10,19, 28,2,11,20,29 ly opening up new roads of cor- pally empowers students to sation and its partners. help fill these voids. The pro- can contribute to maintainable on dates 2,11,20,29 of any 20,29, 5, 14, 23, 7,16,25, 9,18,27 3, 12,21,30, 4,13,22,31, 5, 14, 23, porate social responsibility structure and actualise rural The programme is gramme additionally sharpens advancement of the rural net- month in a year are said to be The people who are born 6,15,24. (CSR). correspondence systems that arranged towards guaranteeing students towards social issues, work. number 2 and hence their psy- on dates 5,14,23 of any month Developing fortune com- join participatory strategies that the members get an oppor- which are pervasive in such 0 - chic number is 2. Their lucky in a year are said to be number 0 bined with better correspon- with correspondence proce- tunity to apply their classroom social orders. $ . numbers are 1, 10,19, 28, 2, 11, 5 and hence their psychic num- ( ' " (& . -- ! A" 1 5 *+,* - leading actor Tisca Chopra, Sharad Mehra, *+,* - (Tamil Nadu Industrial Chairman — Hydrocarbons Education and *+,* - development of advanced and the MoU, Tasleem Arif said, Development Corporation) he The University of Petroleum and Research Society and Dr SJ Chopra, emerging technologies. It envis- “IIT Hyderabad is an institute he Indian Institute of Pavilion in the Expo. TEnergy Studies (UPES) on February 4, Chancellor, UPES witnessed an engaging dis- PPO, a global smartphone ages joint research and develop- known for excellent work in the TTechnology Madras is Speaking about the par- 2020 announced the launch of Shakti, an ini- cussion on women empowerment. Moderated Obrand, collaborated with ment for multiple projects over field of Science and Technology. going to showcase next-gener- ticipation of IIT Madras in the tiative envisaged to empower women by by Dipti Nair, Editor, YourStory the discus- Indian Institute of Technology a period of two years for the Our collaboration with IIT ation technologies during expo, Professor of Practice Lt implementing multiple initiatives in areas of sion had Dr Renu Batra, Additional Secretary, Hyderabad to promote research development of new technologies Hyderabad is in line with our DefExpo 2020, the biennial Gen (Retd) PR Shankar, training & development, financial aid through UGC, Talish Ray, Founding Partner, TRS Law in the field of science and tech- in areas specific to camera and vision to enhance R&D and defence exhibition scheduled to Department of Aerospace scholarships. Launched with the theme Offices, Rajashree Rao, Head of Partnerships nology. A MoU was signed on image processing, battery, net- innovation capabilities at OPPO be held from February 5 to Engineering, IIT Madras said, ‘Accelerating the gender equality journey: & Ecosystem (APAC), R2 Data Labs, January 13, 2020 by Tasleem Arif, works (5G), system performance India as we continue our endeav- February 9, 2020 at Lucknow. “We are now on the verge of Empowering women from classroom to Rolls Royce, Ms. Vidhu Goyal, Founder; Vice President and Head and Artificial Intelligence, among our to build localised solutions It will cover the complete spec- making a mark on the Defence boardroom’, the event bought together Partner, WONK App, Meenakshi Gupta, Co- (R&D),OPPO India and Dr other areas. The partnership is for the Indian market. This col- trum of the country’s aero- industry through the tech- changemakers from the government, indus- Founder, Goonj and Dr Vijay Kumar Singh, Sumohana S Channappayya, aimed at developing solutions laboration aims to pave the way space, defence and security nologies developed by our try and academia to further the agenda of Dean, School of Law, UPES as panelists. Dean (Research and and bridging the gap between to carry out quality research interests. faculty and through our start- women empowerment by institutions of The discussion focused upon the narra- Development), IIT Hyderabad. academic excellence and business and promote the rapid integra- IIT Madras is the ups incubated in our one of its higher learning. tive of women empowerment and how the The MoU will facilitate requirements and to help create tion of cutting-edge technology, ‘Knowledge Partner’ of Tamil kind Research Parks. We have The event that was inaugurated by change needs to be initiated at the grassroots exchange of ideas and carry out an industry-ready workforce. particularly in the areas of 5G Nadu Defence Corridor and come a long way since the last Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament, levels. state-of-the-art research in the On the sidelines of signing and AI.” will form part of the TIDCO DefExpo held in Chennai.” ! # !"#$#$ 57: 0
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Unadkat, with Kunwar (78 batting off 133 balls) rescued however, missed the game due to Delhi with a 134-run sixth wicket stand. niggle. Pacer Arzan Nagaswalla (3/54 in 18 overs) was the pick of the Gujarat bowlers + % H "!79:& while seasoned Axar Patel (1/60 in 18.3 + > overs) did the most important job of dismiss- %%% ing Himmat off the last ball of the day. 8. 8 The right-hander, who showed tremen- .% $ , dous patience during his 153-ball stay went for lympic medal hopeful and former a drive but the edge landed in Rujul Bhatt’s Oworld champion Mirabai Chanu on hands in the slip cordon. @ P B (( B P ) ! -0# Tuesday bettered her own national record This was after he had hit eight fours and by lifting a total of 203kg to win the 49kg a six during his knock. Kunwar, who is a must-win game for them. ! &6( Gold in the National Weightlifting scored his maiden half-century, was more Jadeja (5/90) rattled their top-order and Championships. attacking of the two, with 11 fours and a among his wickets were Jay Bista (43), Bhupen * Former India opener Wasim The 25-year-old Manipuri, repre- six to his credit. Lalwani (25), Siddesh Lad (13) and rival skip- Jaffer has now added another feather to his senting Railways, lifted 88kg in snatch in per Aditya Tare (10). cap as he on Tuesday became the first bats- her second attempt and 115kg in clean and Struggling at 88 for four, Sarfaraz (78 off man to register 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy. jerk for a total of 203kg. Haryana gained the upper hand on @ ( P @B -0# 126 balls; 9x4 and 2x6) and all-rounder Jaffer achieved the milestone in the Mirabai’s previous best of 201kg had an eventful opening day of their Group C Shams Mulani (59 not out off 171 balls; 6x4; ongoing Ranji tie between Vidarbha and come at the World Championship in match against Assam, taking a 101-run lead (46) and R P Sharma (59) sparked a revival. 2x6) steadied the ship with their 109-run stand Kerala. Jaffer who started off with Mumbai Thailand in September last year, where she after bundling out their opponents for 97 in Later, the skipper Harshal Patel (28) for the fifth wicket. They ensured that the in first-class cricket now plays for Vidarbha. had finished fourth. the first innings. smacked three fours and two sixes to help domestic giants took lunch and tea without los- Before the start of the 2019-20, Jaffer had Tuesday’s effort has put her in fourth Haryana finished the day at 198 for 9. Haryana extend the lead. ing any further wickets. amassed 11,775 runs in the premier domes- place in world rankings behind Chinese Captain Harshal Patel’s decision to bowl Sarfaraz, who took his team out of trou- tic tournament. Jiang Huihua (212kg) and Hou Zhihui after winning the toss paid dividends as he and ble in the last two matches, again played a Jaffer made his debut in the domestic (211kg) and Korean Ri Song Gum left-arm spinner Tinu Kundu (5/35) wrecked 1 Saurashtra left arm spinner matured and responsible knock. circuit in the 1996-97 season and has bro- (209kg). the Assam batting line-up, making good use Dharmendrasinh Jadeja snared five wickets to However, after doing all the hard work, he ken multiple records. He had become the *+,* - Mirabai was targeting 207kg but lost of the conditions. Medium-pacer Patel, who leave Mumbai teetering at 249 for eight in Elite fell on 78 after being cleaned up by Kamlesh first cricketer in the history of the tourna- her balance in the final attempts of both has been key for Haryana this season, finished Group B game. Makwana. Sarfaraz’s unbeaten run thus ended ment to go past 11,000 runs in 2018. unning for an Olympic Gold, the snatch and clean and jerk. with 4 for 32. Had Sarfaraz Khan yet again not rescued in first-class cricket after amassing 605 runs Featuring for India, Jaffer played 31 GWorld Championship “I still have some time left for the In reply, Haryana looked in trouble hav- Mumbai after they suffered a top-order col- from three innings. Aditya Tare (10) was dis- Tests, accumulating 1944 runs, averaging Bronze medallist Ravi Kumar Asian Championships and I hope to get ing lost half the side for 65 before a defiant 76- lapse with his 78, the 41-time Ranji champi- missed cheaply as he became Jadeja’s fourth 34.10 and also hit five centuries and 11 half- Dahiya says his main priority will there (210 kg) before the Olympics,” run partnership between Chaitanya Bishnoi ons would have been in more trouble in what victim. Mulani held one end and completed centuries. IANS be to stay injury-free and put up Mirabai told reporters. a good show at the Asian “Everything is going according to our Wrestling Championships to pre- plan. Everyday, we are getting in there. *+,* - Belarus will face Indian pair of pare for the Tokyo Games. Our target is to achieve 206-207kg at the ' $ " !!" Ramkumar Ramanathan and "I am aiming for a gold at the Asian Championships. It’s all about mak- ndia’s No 1 Prajnesh Purav Raja in the opening round Olympics and the Asian ing some technical adjustments and IGunneswaran stamped his match. Wrestling Championships will power-strengthening now.” authority at home with a sensa- Just a day after getting help me prepare better ahead of With all focus on Mirabai, it was the tional straight sets victory against 5 %%%! "!% knocked out in the singles open- Tokyo. I plan to keep working unheralded 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu, Germany’s Yannick Maden in the ing round, India’s rising star Nagal hard and not be a victim of any N Ajith, who produced the biggest stun- singles opening round match at In the other singles opening India’s Rohan Bopanna and will be back in action in Pune as injury," said the former U-23 ner of the tournament, upsetting defend- the third edition of Tata Open round match local boy Arjun Sumit Nagal will be key attraction he included in the doubles main World Championship silver ing champion and Commonwealth Maharashtra at Mhalunge Kadhe suffered a straight-set 6-2, on the third day of the tourna- draw following the withdrawal of medallist. Championship Gold medallist Achinta Balewadi Stadium in Pune on 6-4 defeat at the hands of Jiri ment as they will begin their Peter Gojowczyk due to injury. The Asian Wrestling Sheuli with national record performance. Tuesday. Vesley. Playing in front of home quest for the doubles title on The 22-year-old Nagal will replace Championships will be held in Ajith lifted 140kg in snatch and The Indian star Gunneswaran crowd, Kadhe, who received a wild Wednesday. The defending cham- the German pair of Gojowczyk- the national capital from 170kg in clean and jerk for a total of 310kg, held his nerves throughout the card entry into the main draw, pion Rohan Bopanna, who will Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the main February 18 to 23 and Dahiya which was 4kg more than the defending match as both the sets went into tried to make a comeback into the partner alongside Kadhe, as the draw. said he is working on his leg champion and local favourite Achinta who tie-breakers before the Indian match with some good fight in the Indian duo will take on French The Australian star James defence ahead of the tournament. achieved his personal best in both snatch wrapped up the hard-fought con- second set but it was too late as the pair of Benoit Paire and Antonie Duckworth marked his arrival "I am practising hard on a (138kg) and clean and jerk (168kg) for a test 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) to begin 26-year-old Czech player wrapped Hoang. While, Nagal and his with a hard-fought 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 regular basis. I am concentrating total of 306kg. his campaign on a winning note. up the match convincingly. partner Egor Gerasimov of win over Gojowczyk. hard on basic techniques and watching videos of other wrestlers, which I believe will help me improvise and develop new > 4 ,"#! " !! 4" strategies," said the 23-year-old Dahiya, who won a gold in the & '#= 61kg at Rome Ranking series. $" 4#" % "I am having some draw- backs in my leg defence and I am * North Eastern *, deal set to expire at the end of working especially hard in that Warriors edged the Chennai the year. area. I need to be stronger on my Superstarz 4-3 to grab the top ed Bull’s Max Verstappen “It is a good thing my legs, which will help me defeat my spot in an exciting face-off Rsays he can beat Lewis future is sorted because it opponents easily." between two of the most in- Hamilton to the Formula One takes away any doubt,” said Talking about his opponents, form teams at the Star Sports title if his car is good enough, Verstappen, who won three Dahiya said: "Iran's Reza Premier Badminton League at insisting Britain’s six-time times last year and finished Ahmedali Atrinagharchi will be the GMC Balayogi Indoor world champion is “not God”. third in the championship a strong opponent to look out. Stadium in Hyderabad on The 22-year-old behind Hamilton and his Apart from Iran, Japan, Tuesday. With both having qual- Dutchman could prove Mercedes teammate Valtteri Uzbekistan, and Korea will also ified for the semi-finals, it was Hamilton’s closest challenger Bottas. be tough. In the Tokyo Olympics, the final league match for both this year, following Red Bull’s “There are no question Russia's Zavur Uguev will be a as they looked to boost their wins to take them to victory. strong finish to the end of last marks any more. When you tough contender." confidence ahead of the knock- With the two locked at 3-3 season. go into a season and your con- He is currently training in out stages. in the overall score, it was left Hamilton has dominated tract is up at the end of the Russia under coach Murad With the two teams being to the former Olympic cham- F1 in recent years, winning year, at one point it is going to Gaidarov. tied on 22 points, North Eastern pion Lee Yong Dae to do the five of the past six champi- there. He is not God, maybe be a bit awkward. I didn’t want "In Russia, I am doing prac- Warriors inched ahead by virtue needful for the North Eastern onships, and will this year God is with him, but he is not to have any of that. tice and training with better and of having 13 wins while Chennai Warriors along with former equal Michael Schumacher’s God. “This is the right place. I stronger wrestlers. Each day I am has 10 wins against their name. World No 1 Kim Ha Na. The record haul of seven titles if he Verstappen, speaking at a see the motivation and hunger fighting new wrestlers, and I am 1 For the Warriors, 2020 two did not disappoint as they secures another triumph. Red Bull media event, resist- to fight for victories and a learning a thing or two every day," Indonesia Masters semi-finalist came back from 4-6 down in But asked if he could beat ed the lure of a move to either championship. Looking at this he said. & * utes off a cross from fellow Lee Cheul Yiu, Kaushal the first game to grab a 15-11, Hamilton over the course of a Mercedes or Ferrari by com- year we want to mount a "Coach Murad is training Pole Piotr Zielinski, as a flare Dharmamer, and the mixed 15-9 win against Chennai’s season, Verstappen said: “Yes. mitting his long-term future challenge to Mercedes and I me in every way possible. He is iego Demme and Eljif on the pitch in Genoa distract- doubles pair of Lee Yong Dae Dhruv Kapila and Sanjana Of course, it is very car- to Red Bull with a four-year think we can do that.” putting new challenges before me DElmas scored their first ed the Sampdoria defenders. and Kim Ha Na contributed the Santosh. PNS dependent in Formula One. contract extension. The first race of the sea- every day and it's making me Serie A goals as Napoli fol- North Macedonia interna- Lewis is very good. He is def- Hamilton’s next move is son takes place in Australia on stronger as a wrestler and lowed up last weekend's win tional Elmas tapped in a sec- initely one of the best out uncertain, with his Mercedes March 15. improving my techniques." over champions Juventus with ond after quarter of an hour a 4-2 victory at Sampdoria on for his first goal in Italy's top 2 # P &+7 Monday. flight. Gennaro Gattuso's side But Sampdoria halved the & R A " " R %) &(. % claimed back-to-back league deficit with Fabio ( ! @ ( wins for just the second time Quagliarella's powerful volley % " this season to move 10th, two on 26 minutes. *+,* - strong through the match which " %" &!&'-"&' points off the Europa League Gaston Ramirez had the was a good thing,” expressed . * * berths. ball in the back of the net onfident Indian women’s chief coach Sjoerd Marijne after 5-,*.+ But a return to the before the hour mark with a Chockey team registered a 1- the match. dmitting that Serena Williams' approach is not Champions League remains a spectacular overhead kick, but 0 win against Great Britain in Ending the first half in a 0- Aworking anymore, coach Patrick Mouratoglou he West Indies on Monday distant hope as Napoli, who VAR ruled that Manolo Auckland on Tuesday in their 0 stalemate, India made anoth- feels the former World No.1 needs to rethink her strat- Tdropped key batsmen Evin Lewis also dumped holders Lazio out Gabbiadini's arm touched the fourth match. Having won er PC attempt in the third quar- egy after her latest bid to win a record-equalling 24th and Shimron Hetmyer for their of the Italian Cup last month, ball in the build-up. their first match in the New ter but could not make the major at the Australian Open failed. upcoming one-day international series remain nine points behind Gabbiadini pulled Zealand tour 4-0 against the opportunity count. The team Serena was beaten by China's Wang Qiang in the against Sri Lanka, saying the pair failed fourth-placed Atalanta and Sampdoria level from the hosts Development Squad, however kept up a good third round. "We have to accept the fact that it's not to meet new "minimum fitness Roma. penalty spot with 15 minutes Indian women’s team had line of defence and con- working," Mouratoglou told the BBC. "We have to face requirements". "We're back," declared to go after Kostas Manolas lost the following two tinued to carry on reality, but she's positive that she can make it, other- They have been left out of the 15- captain Lorenzo Insigne fol- tripped Quagliarella in the matches 2-1 and 1-0 aggressive attack. It wise she probably wouldn't be on a tennis court any- man squad for the three ODIs, with lowing a hard-fought game in box. respectively to the New was not until the 47th more. She believes she can and I believe it too. She's Darren Bravo and Rovman Powell which Sampdoria came from Demme, who arrived last Zealand national team. minute when Skipper not that far, but we have to change a few things. earning recalls. two goals down to level at 2- month from RB Leipzig, However, on Rani created space in "Maybe come back with a different angle, strat- "Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer 2. restored Napoli's advantage Tuesday, the Indian the circle, netting a pow- egy and goals so she can make it. She does feel pos- missed out due to the fact that they "We're giving continuity to seven minutes from time with women’s team led by erful shot past Great itive, she feels negative too because it's a failure when came up short in the fitness test," said the first ODI in Colombo on February the work we do during the Dries Mertens sweeping the Rani played with full Britain’s goalkeeper. she doesn't win a Grand Slam." Cricket West Indies selector Roger 22, before further games in week with the coach. This is a fourth into an empty net deep gusto and a structured The 1-0 lead put seri- Mouratoglou also conceded that Serena is run- Harper. Hambantota and Kandy. victory for the group. into injury time. defence with tight passing ous pressure on Great Britain ning out of time. "They will be missed, Lewis was They have not yet named their "The Champions League is Claudio Ranieri's ensured little room for who eventually could not "She had everything to retire, 23 Grand Slam titles the team's best batsman in the recent... squad for the following two-match T20 feasible but we have to think Sampdoria sit four points Great Britain to counter recover, thus conceding the ... it's difficult to know how many chances she'll have, ODI series against Ireland where he international series. game by game. We've done a above the relegation zone. attack or create chances loss. I don't know how long she's going to be able to play, batted with great composure and ODI team: Kieron Pollard (capt), lot of damage, but now we "We must continue to to score. “Towards the end of the but being able to reach four Grand Slam finals says proved the bedrock for the team's Shai Hope (wkt), Fabian Allen, Sunil have to recover and get our believe," said Ranieri. “We created match, we were under pressure a lot about her level. series win. Ambris, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, season back on track." "Quagliarella is playing enough chances and now but the team handled it well "Her level is good enough but we have to under- "Hetmyer appeared to be getting Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Alzarri Arkadiusz Milik struck well. We hope to see other we need to keep working on and even ensured a goal. stand what's going on, why she's not able to win. his act together and was an integral Joseph, Brandon King, Keemo Paul, early for the visitors, nodding similar pearls to his goal converting those chances The win is good for a morale There's a big difference between reaching a final and part of the team's batting group." Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, in the first after just three min- today." but our defence stood boost,” Marijne stated. winning one," the coach explained. The Windies take on Sri Lanka in Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh ! # * !"#$#$ #3+# /#
- . njuries to key players has opened the door for exciting youngsters such as %" IPrithvi Shaw to make an impression in the Indian line-up against a low-on-con- fidence and depleted New Zealand in the India are set to field two three-match ODI series starting at Seddon debutant openers, Prithvi Shaw and Park here today. Mayank Agarwal, in the first ODI This is India’s third ODI assignment against New Zealand here today after after the World Cup last year, having pre- skipper Virat Kohli confirmed that K L viously beaten West Indies (away) and Rahul will continue to bat in the mid- Australia (at home). dle-order. The Black Caps, on the other hand, Rahul will keep wickets and bat at play their first ODI since that infamous loss number five like he did during the - # P .$$# at Lord’s in the World Cup final against Australia series, Kohli said on Tuesday. England. “Prithvi’s definitely going to start and # 4 #" #! 3# The last time these two ! ' ' & whoever the replacement is, we’ll ask for sides met in the 50-over for- & "% >1?2 an opener (which has already been "! & ') /! mat, New Zealand had .9,8. &89.? @ decided with Agarwal replacing Rohit). knocked India out of the KL will bat in the middle-order. We want World Cup with an 18-run win over two him to get accustomed to that role and - . days in the second semi-final at keep as well,” said Kohli. Manchester. Kohl said Rohit’s absence doesn’t pener Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday made a In the current context, stakes aren’t that hamper the team’s preparations as there Ocomeback into the Indian Test team for the high as both sides prepare for the T20 are not many ODI series lined up in the two-match series against New Zealand while World Cup later in Australia this year. In year of T20 World Cup. Mayank Agarwal replaced injured Rohit fact, the upcoming two-Test series later this “I understand it’s an unfortunate sit- Sharma in the ODI squad. Shaw, who last month bears more significance than this uation that Rohit can’t be a part of this played for India in October 2018, returns to the ODI clash. series. When you talk about one-day Test side after Rohit was ruled out of the series In the ODI series, neither side will be cricket and T20 cricket and Test crick- due to a left calf muscle strain. The two-Test at full strength as a string of first-team play- et now, he’s one guy who’s always on the series begins in Wellington on February 21. ers will be missing due to injuries. list first. But the thing is that we don’t “Vice-captain Rohit Sharma sustained a left India were dealt a major blow when have any one-day tournaments to look calf muscle strain during the fifth T20I against Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the remain- forward to. New Zealand at Tauranga on Sunday. der of this tour owing to the calf injury he “It’s if anything an ideal time for him “He underwent an MRI scan in Hamilton picked up in the final T20I. The Men in to go away and rectify this as soon as he on Monday. The opening batsman has been Blue are already missing Shikhar Dhawan, can and come back. He played the T20I ruled out of the upcoming ODI and the Test Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and # B @ 1E P + (0 * /# + . ($ D0 series, so from the team’s balance point series and will be referred to the National Deepak Chahar. of view heading into the World Cup year, Cricket Academy for further management of For New Zealand, inspirational skip- In the nets on Tuesday, 4*C was stand-in skipper during the it doesn’t really hamper the combination his injury,” said the BCCI in a statement. per Kane Williamson has joined the long Manish Pandey batted along last two T20Is. In Williamson’s as far as the T20s are concerned,” he said. Shaw, who had made a century on Test list of injured along with the likes of Trent with Kohli and Iyer, ahead of 7! 7% C % F absence, they will look towards Kohli said injuries to Dhawan and debut against the West Indies in October 2018, Boult. Shivam Dube, Rishabh Pant and Ross Taylor for batting leader- Rohit are a good opportunity for Shaw had last month received a maiden ODI call-up Skipper Virat Kohli outlined that they Kedar Jadhav. 77%# <: B; D K 9 ship. and Agarwal. for the New Zealand series. will stick to the strategy adopted against If Pandey plays, the lower 7C##7% 7Q B7 9I 9 < Neesham while Colin de sure & expectation, and for us to see who domestic cricket with the double hundred Shaw’s ODI debut in that scenario, and now spot. # ",9#"> :