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This means AEFI cases between a chacha and bhatija, death in 2020. desert Chirag en bloc. bidities or among the elderly,” against Covid-19 developed relationship with vaccines. — at 26,200 — accounted for the LJP could be headed for a Sources said that the entire Bihar BJP president Dr +*, a top public health official complications after receiving The Government has been just about 0.01% per cent of the clear split. drama was scripted by the Sanjay Jaisawal reportedly had -. from the Union Health the jab while two in every 10 maintaining that bleeding and total doses administered. Indicating his closeness Janata Dal (U) leadership and a luncheon meeting with Paras + Ministry said. lakh people vaccinated died. In clotting cases following the In other words, over a with the BJP and JD(U), Paras the BJP lent tacit support to the two days ago where the script ! The remaining 95 per cent other words, at least 2 per cent vaccine shots in India were period of 143 days, one out of said his group will continue to move. to dump Chirag was discussed. were mild cases where the i.e. 488 of the total AEFI cases minuscule and in line with the every 10,000 people vaccinat- be part of the BJP-led NDA, After Chirag Paswan-led Sources said top JD(U) %&' people post vaccination report- resulted in deaths, according to expected number of diagnoses ed against Covid-19 developed adding that Chirag can remain LJP played a spoilsport to the leadership backed the move &' ed pain or headache, fever or the officer. of these conditions in the coun- complications after receiving part of the organisation. The JD(U) in the last year’s and played a key role in bring- $()*)* dizziness, the official said cit- In contrast, 10 deaths relat- try. the jab. Two in every 10 lakh group of five MPs has conveyed Assembly polls by strategical- ing together all the MPs over a ,+/ ing details available through the ed to Covid-19 vaccination Presently, under the vacci- people vaccinated died. their decision of electing Paras ly putting up candidates to period of time. Senior JD (U) 0-1 Co-WIN platform from 684 were confirmed between nation drive, Covishield and While 24,703 cases (or 94 as the LJP leader in the Lok scupper the chances of Nitish’s leader Lallan Singh, Bihar %2 " !3 districts of the country. January and March first week, Covaxin are being given with per cent of the total AEFI Sabha to the Speaker. party, the JD(U) leadership Deputy Speaker Maheshwar 4 According to the as maintained by the AEFI the former having a major cases) were linked to There has been no com- had reportedly vowed to teach Hazari, and JD(U) MLC Sanjay 5 6457 ( 3 Government data, over a peri- committee’s report. According share. A total 23.5 crore doses Covishield, Covaxin account- ment from Chirag on the issue. a lesson to Chirag. Chirag had Singh were part of the operation od of 143 days, one out of every to the official, AEFI cases do have been administered in this ed for 1,497. The rebel group led by even threatened to send Nitish to bring together the rebel MPs. ! 10,000 people vaccinated not necessarily have a causal period between January 16 to Continued on Page 2 Paras includes MPs Prince Raj, Kumar to jail, something which Continued on Page 2

! " # 8) 93 restoring 26 million (2.6 crore) & # 8) 93 tancing and masks were hectares of degraded land by observed. A video went viral on rime Minister Narendra 2030,” Modi said. ith the Covid-19 restric- social media where a man PModi on Monday asserted This would contribute to Wtions easing in several dressed in white started wor- that land degradation affected India’s commitment to achieve States amid the decline of shipping alcohol bottles after he over two-thirds of the world an additional carbon sink of 2.5 Covid-19 cases, people bought them in Madurai after and said unless steps were to 3 billion (250 to 300 crore) thronged markets and roads on the reopening of liquor shops. taken to address the issue it will tonnes of carbon dioxide equiv- Monday, in many cases brazen- The traffic congestion erode the very foundations of alent, he added. ly violating Covid-19 norms. returned to haunt Bengaluru our societies, economies, food “We believe that restora- Several pictures and videos after relaxation in lockdown. security, health, safety and tion of land can start a virtuous have gone viral on social media Hundreds of vehicles coming quality of life. cycle for good soil health, in which people can be seen from the neighbouring Hosur In his virtual address at the increased land productivity, without masks and flouting in Krishnagiri district were UN “High-Level Dialogue on food security and improved social distancing norms in seen stuck in long queues at Desertification, Land livelihoods,” the Prime Minister markets. Attibele in Bengaluru. The Degradation and Drought”, said. A large number of tourists chaotic traffic extended up to Modi said India is working Pointing out that in many from neighbouring States Bommanahalli and Silk Board towards restoring 2.6 crore parts of India, novel approach- thronged Shimla, Kullu-Manali Junction. There was a chock-a- hectares of degraded land by es have been taken up, the and Dharamsala in Himachal block at Freedom Park, 2030 and is assisting fellow Prime Minister cited the exam- Pradesh on the first day after Seshadripuram, Malleswaram, developing countries to devel- ple of Banni region in Rann of the State opened its borders to Town Hall, Richmond Road op land-restoration strategies Kutch in Gujarat which suffers outsiders without the manda- and Kempe Gowda Road right Place, Sarojini Nagar, Delhi “Therefore, we have to from highly degraded land and tory RT-PCR negative report, in the middle of the city as well. University and South Extension reduce the tremendous pres- receives very little rainfall. leading to massive traffic con- Meanwhile, traffic also markets. sure on land and its resources. “In that region, land gestion. Similarly, most of the snarled at ITO, Badarpur- Markets were seen crowd- Clearly, a lot of work lies ahead ( +(O-% $$% restoration is done by devel- metro cities witnessed chaotic Mehrauli road and Delhi- ed without business, traders of us. But we can do it. We can . % % P. %%. oping grasslands, which helps traffic jams in the morning on Gurugram road in Delhi and claimed. Installing protective do it together,” he said. ($ )* in achieving land degradation major roads and highways NCR after relaxation in lock- screens, conducting tempera- Hyderabad: A single dose of Modi said, “In India, we neutrality. It also supports pas- after. down in Delhi. People have to ture checks, contactless order- Covid-19 vaccine is sufficient have always given importance called for better access and enhanced the combined forest toral activities and livelihood by As the Tamil Nadu wait for long durations outside ing, and visible cues to ensure for an infected person as there to land and considered the stewardship over land and cover to almost one-fourth of promoting animal husbandry,” Government-run TASMAC metro stations and bus stands, physical distancing are among was a greater antibody response sacred Earth as our mother.” emphasised gender-sensitive the country’s total area,” the he said. wine shops opened on Monday, flouting social distancing the various measures taken by when compared with those He said India has taken the transformative projects. Prime Minister said. “In the same spirit, we tipplers thronged liquor shops. norms. Similarly, a number of restaurants in the national who have had no prior infec- lead to highlight land degra- “In India, over the last 10 “We are on track to achieve need to devise effective strate- At some shops they were found people were found flouting Capital which reopened with tion, according to a study dation issues at international years, around three million our national commitment of gies for land restoration while adhering to the protocol but in social distancing norms and 50 per cent capacity after near- released by AIG Hospitals on forums and cited that the (30 lakh) hectares of forest land degradation neutrality. promoting indigenous tech- most of the shops, no social dis- without masks in Connaught ly two months. Monday. “Delhi Declaration” of 2019 cover has been added. This has We are also working towards niques,” Modi said. * R, ! # $R % % & & ./ ! ! '() % % 01 # 8) 93 (:;)3:( "R # 8) 93 # 8) 93 # 8) 93 he race for nuclear arsenal acing political heat over the ven after a year of probe Tsupremacy has not declined Falleged scam in purchase of Einto the mysterious death of ising prices of edible oils illionaire Gautam Adani’s with nuclear weapon states, land for the construction of Bollywood film actor Sushant Rand protein rich items Bgroup on Monday said including Russia and the USA Ram temple and adjoining Singh Rajput, the CBI is yet to pushed the retail inflation to a accounts of three Mauritius- deploying more and more war- areas, the Shri Ram # 8) 93 wrap up the investigation or six-month high of 6.3 per cent based funds that own the port- heads operationally. India with Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra solve the tangled up case. in May, breaching the comfort to-energy conglomerate’s stocks nearly 156 nuclear warheads the countries have started rapid Trust in Ayodhya claimed that pposition parties on The agency has not made level of the Reserve Bank and were not frozen and any reports lags behind its arch rivals China modernisation of its nuclear agreement for the said land was OMonday kept alive the much headway in terms of thus rendering reduction in suggesting the contrary were and Pakistan. weapon inventory. “China is in signed in 2017 much before the issue of alleged scam in land gathering prosecutable mater- interest rates a difficult propo- “blatantly erroneous and mis- At present, China has more the middle of a significant Supreme Court allowed the purchase by Ram Temple trust ial to either file a chargesheet sition in the near term. leading”. than 350 warheads. Pakistan is modernisation and expansion construction of temple in ! 0 ) ' ) and said Prime Minister in the matter or taking a con- The Government has asked Shares of Adani group ahead of India with more than of its nuclear weapon invento- Ayodhya. %$ & Narendra Modi should answer clusive call on submitting a clo- the Reserve Bank to keep the companies plunged on Monday 165 nuclear weapons at the ry, and India and Pakistan also The general secretary of whether those behind it had his sure report before the compe- retail inflation at 4 per cent after reports that the National beginning of this year as per the appear to be expanding their the Trust, Champat Rai, said in complex. We bought land protection. tent court in the absence of with a margin of 2 per cent on Securities Depository Ltd annual report released on nuclear arsenals,” it said. a statement here on Monday which had houses and temples. Congress, Shiv Sena, TMC, pointed evidence. either side. (NSDL) froze the accounts of Monday by the prestigious There are nine nuclear that the trust has bought the The trust has decided to settle RJD and several other parties While CBI remained tight- CPI inflation has breached the three foreign funds that are Stockholm International Peace weapon states in the world, land at a price much less than these people elsewhere. In view called for a thorough investi- lipped on the outcome of the the upper band of the inflation among the top stakeholders in Research Institute (SIPRI). including India, USA, Pakistan, the market rate. of this, the trust bought Gata gation. The Congress flagged it probe so far, official sources on target about 10 times since the the firms. At the start of last year, China, Russia, France, United He said the trust is buying number 243, 244 and 246 (area as big scam by Ram temple Monday dished out the oft- first meeting of the Monetary NSDL in an email to the while India had 150 warheads, Kingdom, Israel and the land to expand the region 12,080 square metres) so that trust and demanded a Supreme repeated line, “the CBI contin- Policy Committee (MPC), group confirmed the “active” Pakistan had 160 and China Democratic People’s Republic around Ram Lalla temple. “To the displaced could be settled Court-monitored probe into ues to probe the case from all which decides the key interest status of the accounts of its top had 320, the SIPRI report of Korea (North Korea). make travel accessible we need- there,” he said. the charge. possible angles.” rate, in October 2016. shareholder funds. See P9 observed. 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" & ' /-'* & & /('* "5" ( authorities have been adding jumped from 1,11,104 to the previous unaccounted 1,12,696. ith no let up in the rec- deaths to the daily fatality Similarly, with 8,129 new Wonciliation of Covid-19 almost on a day-to-day basis infections reported on Monday, fatalities, the daily deaths shot for nearly five weeks now. the total number of cases in the up to 1,592 in Maharashtra, as Between May 1 and June state went up from 59,08,992 to Ahmedabad: The Gujarat tributed, while the Gujarat from the earlier seven, and each the health authorities added 14, a whooping 34,325 deaths 59,17,121. Government on Monday told Medical Services Corporation of them will have a district level 1,392 old deaths to the current have been recorded in the As 14,732 patients were the High Court that it had noti- Limited has the remaining committee of experts to decide tally of 200 fatalities. state, of which` 17,777 old discharged from the hospitals fied a hospital each in 33 dis- 16,917 vials. In an affidavit on the distribution of the injec- The infections, meanwhile, deaths were added to the State’s across the State after full recov- tricts to supply Amphotericin- filed by Atul Patel, Under tion to the hospitals treating dropped to a low of 8,129, even cumulative fatality tally, after ery, the total number of people B injections used in the treat- Secretary in the state health Mucormycosis patients. as 14,732 patients were dis- reconciliation of figures. discharged from the hospitals ment of Mucormycosis or black department, on Monday, the The affidavit said the discharged from various hospitals During the last seven days since the second week of March fungus to Government, civic state government said a GR had trict-level committee for dis- across the State after full recov- alone, 9828 deaths (June 8-407, last year increased from and private hospitals as per been issued on June 10 to tribution of the Mucormycosis ery. June 9-400, June 10-1,522, 56,39,271 to 56,54,003. The requirement. address concerns expressed by injection will be headed by the Though under attack from June 11-2,213, June 12-1606, recovery rate in the state rose The State Government the court with respect to the medical superintendent of the various quarters for their fail- June 13—2288 and June 14- 95.44 per cent to 95.55 per cent. also told HC that it had distribution of Liposomal hospital and will have experts ure to plug the loopholes in the 1392 ) have been added to the The total “active cases” in received 54,411 vials of the Amphotericin B from the departments of med- death reporting process in the state’s cumulative tally. the state dropped from 1,55,588 medicine between April 1 and injections. icine, ENT, ophthalmology, 1 $& & 425 state, the health authorities Meanwhile, with 1592 to 1,47,354. The fatality rate in June 13 from the Centre, and The affidavit said 33 hos- neurosurgery, and 5 61. 6$) &$1 continued the reconciliation deaths reported on Saturday, the state went up from 1.88 per out of this, 37,494 had been dis- pitals had been notified, up nephrology. PTI )* exercise. The State health the Covid-19 toll in the State cent ro 1.90 per cent. 0 6 $$ $$1 & .+) ! ! $ % &1! = # 8) 93 of Chemicals and Fertilisers tweeted. He believe that Mucormycosis may be trig- added that another 53,000 vials of con- gered by the use of steroids, a life-sav- New Delhi: Amidst reports of a likely Uttarakhand, Goa and Gujarat, next year, he Government on Monday allo- ventional Amphotericin-B have been ing treatment for severe and critically ill Cabinet reshuffle at the centre in coming the Modi-Government is set to take a seri- Tcated an additional 1,06,300 vials of given to states and UTs. "A total of 53,000 Covid-19 patients. Those having diabetes weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ous shot at reviving economy and to Indore: The authorities in Indore in Madhya Pradesh Liposomal Amphotericin-B, used to vials of Conventional #Amphotericin B need to take special care as uncontrolled Monday night chaired a high-level meet- address the major issue of unemployment on Monday decided to administer the Covid-19 vac- treat black fungus infection, to states, have also been allocated to all the sugar levels can lead to several short- ing at his residence. in the wake of an year-long lockdown. Modi cine to some differently-abled people in their homes. Union Territories (UTs) and central States/UTs & Central Institutions today," term and long-term complications, said The important meeting which has has been reviewing the work of central District vaccination officer Dr Pravin Jadia said institutions, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said. Dr Saket Kant, Endocrinologist, Max come in backdrop of the visit of UP Chief Ministries over last two-weeks. the state social justice and disabled people welfare Gowda said. Amphotericin-B is used to The allocation of the drug is being Hospital, Delhi. Minister Yogi Adityanath and a series of The Union Cabinet has not seen a sin- department had given a list of 51 persons who are treat Mucormycosis, also known as made to ensure its smooth supply and Black fungus affects the sinuses, the ministerial appraisal by Modi has indicat- gle reshuffle since last two-years and it is unable to walk and are confined to the bed due to some black fungus, which damages the nose, timely treatment of patients, he added. brain and the lungs and can be life- ed that the Government is set to re-gal- expected that fresh induction could hap- disability, are old and battling serious ailments. eyes, sinuses, and sometimes even the Liposomal formulations are less expen- threatening in diabetic or severely vanise itself as the 2nd wave of Covid-19 pen that may include members from the "After the civil surgeon examines them to know brain. sive and have less renal toxicity than sim- immuno-compromised individuals such is set to decline in the country. The meet- BJP as well as from allies like JDU, Apna their actual condition, they will be vaccinated at home "Ensuring significant availability of ple Amphotericin B. Mucormycosis is as cancer patients or people with ing was attended, among others, by senior Dal (S) and the Lok Janshakti Party that has itself. While everyone is supposed to get inoculated Liposomal #Amphotericin B, addition- a very rare infection which is caused by HIV/AIDS. There have been an alarm- Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin witnessed a new leadership taking over at centres, it was decided to inoculate these people at al 1,06,300 vials of the drug have been exposure to mucor mould which is coming number of cases of Mucormycosis Gadkari, Sadanand Gowda and BJP from Chirag. Paswan. According to sources, home to protect the lives of those with special needs," allocated across all the States/UTs and monly found in soil, plants, manure, and among patients with Covid-19 and President J P Nadda. Besides, the Assembly a new major developmental scheme may Jadia said. PTI Central institutions today," the Minister decaying fruits and vegetables. Doctors those who have recently recovered. elections to six States including in UP, also be in the offing. PNS

! ... increasing, a worrisome sign "... was a “big scam” committed by “The temple’s ‘bhoomipu- that the declining trend that has using funds collected from jan’ ceremony was also attend- From Page 1 characterised global nuclear From Page 1 devotees and said Prime ed by Uttar Pradesh Chief In its yearbook SIPRI year- arsenals since the end of the cold ‘ Shiv Sena demanded Minister Narendra Modi Minister Yogi Adityanath and book 2021, the report said war has stalled,” said Hans M “clarification” from the trust should answer whether those RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. despite an overall decrease in the Kristensen, Associate Senior and other leaders, saying the behind it had his protection. They should also speak out. number of nuclear warheads in Fellow with SIPRI’s Nuclear construction of the temple is a Congress chief spokesperson Ram temple is a matter of 2020, more have been deployed Disarmament, Arms Control matter of faith for the saffron Randeep Surjewala said the faith. People have made dona- with operational forces. The and Non-proliferation party and the common people. facts that have come to light tions out of faith. Even Shiv report assessed the current state Programme and Director of At a Press conference on point to a “big scam” in funds Sena had contributed Rs one of armaments, disarmament the Nuclear Information Project Sunday, Samajwadi Party (SP) collected from devotees and crore to the Trust,” Raut said. and international security. at the Federation of American and the Aam Aadmi Party this amounts to committing a RJD MP in Rajya Sabha The nine countries had an Scientists (FAS). Russia and the (AAP) had alleged that Shriram big sin and wrongdoing. But Manoj Jha said that this estimated 13,080 nuclear USA together possess over 90 Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Prime Minister Modi, who Government (both at Centre weapons at the start of 2021. per cent of global nuclear Trust general secretary formed the trust on the direc- and Uttar Pradesh) have not This marked a decrease from weapons. Both have extensive Champat Rai purchased 1.208 tions of the Supreme Court, is even spared Maryada the 13,400 that the SIPRI esti- and expensive programmes hectares of land worth Rs 2 totally silent, Surjewala said. Purushottam Ram. “This is mated these states possessed at under way to replace and mod- crore in Ayodhya’s Bag Bjaisi “Will the Prime Minister open and shut case and there is the beginning of 2020, the ernise their nuclear warheads, village at an inflated price of Rs answer if those sinners, who no need for any clarifications as report said. missile and aircraft delivery 18.5 crore with the help of trust have traded the faith of Lord whoever is familiar with the Drawing a distinction systems, and production facili- member Anil Mishra. Terming Ram’s devotees, have his pro- land deal matter will under- 1%$ $ $.7 )* between deployed warheads ties.“Both Russia and the USA it a case of money laundering, tection,” he said. stand how there can be a sud- and other warheads, the report appear to be increasing the SP leader Pawan Pandey and Former External Affairs den jump in the purchase deal said deployed refers to warheads importance they attribute to AAP leader Sanjay Singh Minister and senior TMC of the same land, I think they # $R... and criminal breach of trust among others. placed on missiles or located on nuclear weapons in their nation- sought a probe by the Central leader Yashwant Sinha lashed (BJ) have revised their so- After taking over the case, the CBI had con- bases with operational forces. al security strategies,” Kristensen Bureau of Investigation (CBI) out at the PM Modi saying called propaganda statement From Page 1 stituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) head- On the other hand, other war- said.All the other seven nuclear- and the Enforcement “Ram ka Saath, Modi ka Na Kahunga Na Khaney On being prodded on the hiccups in the ed by Joint Director Manoj Sridhar, Deputy heads’ refers to stored or reserve armed states are also either Directorate (ED) into the mat- Vishwas our Hamara Vikas. Dunga to Bhagwan Ram Ko probe, a senior official said, “Unless other agen- Inspector General Gagandeep Gambhir and warheads and retired warheads developing or deploying new ter. Had hi ho gayee. Ram ko Bhi Bhi Paisa Loot Lenge,” said cies, Enforcement Directorate and Narcotics Superintendent of Police Nupur Prasad, all IPS awaiting dismantlement. weapon systems or have Congress general secretary Nahi chhora. Ab kya bacha? Jha. Control Bureau, conclude their investigation in officers, besides another SP Anil Yadav. However, Despite this overall announced their intention to do Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is Modi hai to mumkin hai.” Backing the demand for a the related matter, the CBI cannot submit a final the agency could not make much headway into decrease, the estimated number so. also in-charge of the party’s Sinha was one of the tallest central agency probe into the report as more leads can emerge from the probes the case. The SIT has so far recorded statements of nuclear weapons currently The UK’s “Integrated affairs in Uttar Pradesh said leaders of the BJP for two alleged corruption in the pur- by the sister agencies.” of the accused and received the forensic reports deployed with operational forces Review of Security, Defence, misuse of donations by devo- decades before he joined TMC chase of a piece of land in The case remains inconclusive despite an from the AIIMS panel led by the head of the pre- increased to 3,825, from 3,720 Development and Foreign tees is a sin and an insult to early this year. Ayodhya by the Ram temple AIIMS medical board report terming Rajput’s mier medical institution’s forensics depart- last year. Moreover, around Policy”, published in early 2021, their faith. “Crores of people Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut trust, SBSP chief Om Prakash death a case of suicide. Rajput, 34, was found ment, Sudhir Gupta. 2,000 of these - nearly all of reversed a policy of reducing the made their offerings at the demanded “clarification” from Rajbhar said the BJP and the hanging in his apartment in Mumbai’s upscale The AIIMS panel had ruled out the possi- which belonged to Russia or the country’s nuclear arsenal and feet of God out of their faith the trust and other leaders RSS have made the shrine a suburb Bandra on June 14 last year. bility of “poisoning and strangling” in Rajput’s USA - were kept in a state of raised its planned ceiling for and devotion. Misuse of those and said the Aam Aadmi Party “medium of business”. He also The CBI had taken over the probe on August death case. In September, Gupta had said, “It is high operational alert, it nuclear weapons from 180 to donations is unrighteous and is (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay asked Prime Minister Narendra 5 into alleged abetment of suicide case from the a case of hanging and death by suicide. We have noted.While the USA and 260.North Korea continues to a sin and an insult to their Singh spoke to him on the issue Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Bihar police that had on July 25 booked Rajput’s submitted our conclusive report to the CBI.” Russia continued to reduce enhance its military nuclear faith,” she said in a tweet in this morning and the “evi- Minister Yogi Adityanath when alleged girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and her rel- Following the AIIMS panel report, the CBI their overall nuclear weapon programme as a central element Hindi. dence provided by him is action will be taken against the atives for abetment to suicide and other relevant had in a statement said that the probe was con- inventories by dismantling of its national security strategy. Congress alleged that it shocking”. accused. sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) like theft tinuing. retired warheads in 2020, both While it conducted no nuclear are estimated to have had test explosions or long-range around 50 more nuclear war- ballistic missile tests during staff is going on and the doors will be increased almost 10 times, so heads in operational deploy- 2020, it continued production of ... opened to the public by next week the price of the said land ... ment at the start of 2021 than a fissile material and development only. From Page 1 increased almost 9 times when From Page 1 year earlier.Russia also increased of short- and long-range ballis- From Page 1 In Himachal Pradesh, a large The SP leader Pawan the trust bought it,” Rai told JD (U) leaders and Paras obtained the signa- its overall military nuclear tic missiles. Dine-in facilities were barred in number of tourists o Shimla, Kullu- Pandey and AAP MP Sanjay reporters. ture of Chandan Singh, Veena Devi, and Mehboob stockpile by around 180 war- “The entry into force of the Delhi since April 17, when the first Manali and Dharamsala, thronged on Singh had alleged major scam Acharya Satyendra Das, Ali Kaiser three days ago in Patna, and then worked heads, mainly due to deploy- Treaty on the Prohibition of weekend lockdown was imposed in a the first day after opening its borders in the purchase of that land say- the chief priest of Shri Ram on LJP state president Prince Raj. He was the last ment of more multi-warhead Nuclear Weapons in early 2021 bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 to outsiders without the mandatory ing it was first bought at Rs 2 Janmabhoomi, says that the MP to sign the letter sent to the Lok Sabha speak- land-based intercontinental bal- highlights the growing divide infection in the city. RT-PCR negative report, which led to crore and within 10 minutes the allegations leveled by the Aam er. Prince is the nephew of Paras. listic missiles (ICBMs) and sea- between the nuclear-armed “The measures in place include traffic jams. Within a few hours of the same land was sold at Rs 18.50 Aadmi Party and Samajwadi Sources said the exercise started two months launched ballistic missiles states, which are all investing in mandatory daily wellness and tem- opening of the borders, long serpen- crore. Party leaders are politically ago when Sanjay Singh held several rounds of meet- (SLBMs). the long-term future of their perature checks for everyone (crew, tine queues of vehicles could be wit- Rai said that the initial motivated. ings with former MP and LJP leader Surajbhan Also, both countries’ nuclear forces, and other coun- customers and delivery partners), nessed at the entry points. Over agreement for the said land was Ayodhy DM Anuj Kumar Singh to convince him to persuade his brother deployed strategic nuclear forces tries that are impatient to see compulsory face masks, enhanced 10,000 vehicles are learnt to have done in the year 2017 for Rs Jha said that the land purchased Chandan Singh to join the Paras camp. Once remained within the limits set progress on nuclear disarma- focus on hand hygiene with frequent entered Shimla within hours from the 2.16 crore of which Rs 92 lakh by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Surajbhan shrugged off his initial reluctance and by the 2010 Treaty on Measures ment promised by the Nuclear hand washing and gloves for the Shogi barrier. A heavy rush of tourists was paid in advance. “It is Teerth Kshetra Trust in Bagh decided to play the ball, the matter was sealed. for the Further Reduction and Non-Proliferation Treaty,” said crew,” said Rajeev Ranjan, Chief was witnessed on the Ridge and The clear that the price of the land Bijaisi locality is at a prime loca- The relation between chacha and bhaitja Limitation of Strategic Offensive Matt Korda, Associate Operating Officer, Connaught Plaza Mall Road in Shimla. The police also was evaluated at the 2017 rate tion. The main gate of Ayodhya soured after Chirag went against Nitish Kumar in Arms (New START), although Researcher with SIPRI’s Nuclear Restaurants Pvt Ltd, which operates slapped challans on a few violators. when the price of the land was railway station is to be built the Bihar assembly polls and reportedly threatened the treaty does not limit total Disarmament, Arms Control McDonald’s restaurants in north and Though the unlock announce- low. After the verdict of Ram there and thus soon it will to throw out Paras from the party for opposing it. nuclear warhead inventories. and Non-proliferation east India. ment by various States across India has Janmabhoomi on November 9, become the biggest commercial Paras , who has an excellent grip over the party “The overall number of Programme and Research Restaurants in south Delhi’s Lajpat triggered a mixed reaction online with 2019, the price of the land hub,” he said. cadres, bid his time but kept in close touch with warheads in global military Associate with the FAS Nuclear Nagar and Moolchand areas largely many still worried about the high Nitish Kumar. stockpiles now appears to be Information Project. remained closed or opened shutters for number of Covid-19 cases and avail- Paras on Monday lauded Nitish Kumar as a just cleaning the premises on Monday. ability of vaccines, a section of the good leader and “vikas purush” (development-ori- In the Central Market area, pan- internet responded with jokes and ented man), highlighting the deep fault lines with- India restaurant chain Pind Balluchi memes. From Page 1 in the party as his nephew, Chirag Paswan has been also reopened its outlet on Monday, The West Bengal has allowed According to the CoWin portal, twenty-one crore doses of a strong critic of the JD(U) president. but its manager said, dining services reopening of Government and private Covishield were used between January 16 - the day COVID-19 He asserted that 99 percent of LJP workers will practically begin from offices with 25 per cent capacity eas- vaccinations began in India - and June 7. This number for Covaxin were unhappy with the turn of events in Bihar as Tuesday.”Today, most of the restau- ing some of the restrictions. Employers is comparatively very low at two-and-a-half crore. Chirag Paswan led his party against the JD(U) and rants are cleaning the places, and a have to arrange for transporting AEFI cases are untoward medical occurrences that take place fared poorly in the 2020 assembly polls. Soon after very few in our area have opened shut- employees .The Uttarakhand has after immunisation. To be sure, they do not necessarily have a Paras spoke to reporters, Paswan drove to his uncle’s ters. Small cafes have suffered huge extended the Covid-19 curfew in the causal relationship with the usage of vaccines, according to the residence in the national capital to meet him. losses in the lockdown and are still hill State by one more week to June 22. Union Health Ministry. AEFI cases are of three types. Common Paswan’s cousin and MP Prince Raj also stays at feeling cagey to reopen as people won’t In an important relaxation, the resi- and minor AEFI cases include fever, pain and swelling at injec- the same address. After spending over 90 minutes come out much due to fear of Covid,” dents of Chamoli, Rudraprayag and tion site or irritability. In the next level (severe), such cases do not at the residence of Paras and Prince Raj, Paswan said Rajesh Rana, manager of Pind Uttarkashi have been permitted to visit lead to long-term problems but can be disabling. They include left without saying a word to the waiting media per- Balluchi’s Lajpat Nagar outlet. At the Char Dham sites of Badrinath, pain and swelling, which spread beyond the nearest joint, or even sons. It is believed that neither of the two rebel MPs Raasta and Yeti restaurants, the process Kedarnath and Gangotri-Yamunotri, high-grade fever. Serious AEFI cases are conditions requiring hos- met him. A household help said the two were not of sanitisation and vaccination of respectively. pitalisation or leading to death or disability. at home when the LJP chief arrived.

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But today the donated their hard-earned farmers of Gujarat are com- money for the temple," he said. mitting suicide even after 75 AAP senior leader and years of Independence and the Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, condition of Government who was also present at the schools and Government hos- press conference, claimed Anil pitals is extremely poor,” he Mishra, trustee of the Ram said. temple trust, and Rishikesh "" outstanding property tax The AAP convener further Upadhyay, mayor of Ayodhya, C5B5CB(" amount of 5 lakh or above and said that the State is suffering were present during the final- seal their properties by running because of this friendship and isation of both the sale agree- he Municipal Corporation aspecial drive in August in alliance between the BJP and ments. 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Three citizen elections scheduled in 2022, the Isudan, a journalist into the hospitals in Delhi are superb corruption in land purchase by “The Ram Janmabhoomi received through donations by Haryana Government on the- facilitation centres have been party's national convener party. but why are they in a bad shape the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust has purchased a piece of the people,” he said. payment of property tax. set up by the MCG for thep- Arvind Kejriwal said on “The people of Gujarat in Gujarat,” he said.“People Teerth Kshetra Trust, saying land in Ayodhya for 18.5 The trust’s general secre- The MCG commissioner ayment of property tax, in Monday. played a very important role in here in Gujarat also observe that land worth 2 crore was crore. It was sold for just 2 tary Rai has strongly refuted Mukesh Kumar Ahuja direct- which the amount up to 5,000 "The AAP will contest each the Indian Independence that if electricity can be given bought at 18.5 crore by the crore five minutes before it was the allegations, saying that the ed the officials of the taxation in theform of cash and above and every seat in the 2022 movement. The biggest leaders 24x7 for free in Delhi, why is trust. bought by the Ram temple charges of assassinating wing to expedite the recovery the amount through demand Gujarat Assembly elections. of the country belonged to the it so expensive in their State? If Sisodia said: “The Ram trust. There has been a scam in Mahatma Gandhi were also of property tax from such- draft, credit cardand debit card The AAP is a credible alterna- land of Gujarat. At the time the hospitals and schools can Janmabhoomi Trust bought purchasing this land for the levelled against us but we do property owners on Monday. can be paid from, MCG offi- tive to the BJP and the when the country got its be improved within five years 1,208 acres of land for 18.5 pious work of building the not fear allegations. “I will The commissioner has cials said. Apart from this, Congress. Gujarat will change Independence, it was divided in Delhi then why did it not crores on March 18. The land Ram temple. The Ram study the allegations levelled instructed the Zonal Taxation there is a provision to pay soon," Kejriwal said while into princely States. It was happen here in Gujarat in the was bought from Ravi Mohan Janmabhoomi Trust must clar- against us and probe them," he Officers to issuenotices against property tax throughonline inaugurating the party’s office then that Sardar Patel took the last 70 years,” he asked? 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A medical examination adedicated vaccination centre said. were reported on Sunday, tak- the Delhi's Police Control will be conducted and further in Navyug School, Mandir He further stated that cit- ing the totalnumber to 24,839 Room saying that there was a course of action will bedecid- Marg. Deputy Chief Minister izens would be administered till now, according to data bomb on the plane. ed based on his interroga- Manish Sisodia said the AAP the Covishield vaccine at this shared by the healthdepart- Police said that the accused made the call to the Police tion,” said a police official Government has started aspe- centre and under special pro- ment. has been identified as Akash Control Room (PCR) saying privy to the investigation. cial vaccination centre for stu- visions of the Delhi The number of active cases Deep and he is "mentally dis- that there was a bomb on the “There were over 48 pas- dents going to study abroad, Government, citizens would be stood at 3,226 on Monday, turbed". plane. sengers onboard the flight. people who have taken up jobs able to get their second shot out of which 960 are in home According to a senior “During the preliminary They were shifted to another in foreign nations and after 28-84 days of their first isolation, according to the lat- police official, after boarding investigation, it was revealed aircraft. The first aircraft was sportspersons headed for the jab. This special centre was est health bulletin. the flight with his father, Deep that the man is "mentally dis- checked thoroughly,” he said. Tokyo Olympic Games. inaugurated on June 14 and "" # 8) 93 successfully here. The target of “These days, our children this provision would be avail- the Delhi Government is to are going abroad for further able to all those citizens who elhi Environment Minister vaccinate as many people as studies, or have attained jobs need to undertakeinternation- DGopal Rai inspected vac- possible in the coming days ( outside the country or are par- al travel in August. It is manda- cination centers at Canterbury because vaccination is the only ticipating in international toryto carry all relevant docu- Public School, Vijay Park and way to save the lives of people,” sports events. We have opened ments for the same along with Government Boys Sr. he added. this special vaccination centre a passport. Sec.School Ghoda No-1 North Interacting with people in Ghonda, Subhash Mohalla of his constituency, the Aam Babarpur. Aadmi Party leader said, “The “All these centres vaccina- citizens of Delhi and across tion of people above 45 years India want that seamless vac- have begun along with the cination should happen. Earlier people of age 18-44,” “The tar- when the central Government get of the Delhi Government is was not providing an adequate to vaccinate as many people as number of vaccines to thestates possible in the comingdays when the citizens raised their because vaccination is the only voice because it’s the right way to save the lives of peo- ofevery citizen to get vaccines. ple,”he said. In such a critical time also the " As you know that the Central Government sent vac- Kejriwal Government has cines to the other nations but launched theinitiative of vac- not to thestates of India. And &$ 23 $ . . 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"" # 8) 93 transport carrier,” an official from Wildlife SOS said. Monitor Lizard decided to A Senior Shift Officer at Amake itself at home in the BTPS, said, “We saw the toilet of the Badarpur Thermal Monitor Lizard moving from Power Station (BTPS). the power house into the toilet. However, the four-feet-long It was quite shocking to see reptile was safely “escorted” out such a big reptile and we thank of its new-found “home” by the Wildlife SOS team for help- Wildlife SOS in a 30-minute- ing us out in this emergency long operation. situation.” The security personnel sta- Kartick Satyanarayan, Co- tioned at the BTPS first sight- Founder and CEO of Wildlife ed the Monitor Lizard inside SOS said, “Handling reptiles the power station but later it can be quite challenging espe- made its way into a toilet stall. cially, when they get stuck or A three-member team from the trapped in such situations. We NGO rushed to the location are happy to see that people are with requisite equipment showing compassion towards including a customized trans- these highly misunderstood portation unit and protective reptiles by gear. “The reptile’s size made reaching out to us for help. the rescue operation more Our rescue team is trained to challenging. It took the team deal with any given situation in nearly 30 the interest of public safety and minutes to safely transfer the protection of urban the Monitor Lizard into a wildlife.” !"#" + ! " # 8 $$+ 0 # / $$% F&G # 8) 93 number of Covid cases and from home till further orders, positivity rate have reduced the order said. All officers/staff # 8) 93 he Centre on Monday considerably”. residing in the containment Tdirected all officers at the For the first, the offi- zone shall be exempted from midst the growing level of Under Secretary and cers/staff shall follow stag- coming to offices till the con- Ademand for more jabs above to attend offices on all gered timings — 9 AM to 5.30 tainment zone is denotified, around the world, vaccine working days, beginning PM, 9.30 AM to 6 PM and 10 according to the order. maker Novavax said on # 8) 93 and scientist at Delhi’s CSIR- Wednesday, except for persons AM to 6.30 PM — to avoid Those officers/staff who Monday its shot NVX- Institute of Genomics and with disabilities and pregnant overcrowding in offices. are not attending office shall CoV2373 was highly effective, he Delta variant (B.1.617.2) Integrative Biology (IGIB), women employees who would “A l l g o v e r n m e n t s e r v a n t s work from home and they to be precise 90 per cent, Tof SARS-CoV-2 has mutat- tweeted on Sunday. The muta- continue to work from home. at the level of Under Secretary should be available on tele- against Covid-19 and also ed further. Identified as “Delta tion, he pointed out, is in the For the first time, the govern- and above to attend office on phone and other electronic protected against variants as plus” or “AY.1” variant, it is said spike protein of SARS-COV-2, ment has also issued instruc- all working days. All offi- means of communication at all has been shown in a large, to be resistant to the mono- which helps the virus enter and tions for staggered timings to cers/staff have to ensure strict times, the order said. “Meeting, late-stage study in the US and clonal antibody cocktail treat- infect the human cells. be maintained. compliance with COVID- as far as possible shall be con- Mexico. ment for Covid-19 recently At least 63 genomes of As for the government appropriate behaviour viz. ducted on video-conferenc- The Novavax’s protein- authorised in India. According Delta (B.1.617.2) with the new servants of the level below Frequent washing of ing and personal meetings based Covid-19 vaccine, to reports, Delta plus has been K417N mutation have been Under Secretaries, 50 per cent hands/sanitisation, wearing a with visitors, unless absolute- which is easy to store and cy overall,” the company said critical and persistent global found to be present in six identified so far on the global of such officials will attend mask/face cover, observing ly necessary in public interest, transport, is expected to play in a statement, adding “the public health need for addi- genomes from India as of June science initiative GISAID, office on all working days and social distancing at all times are to be avoided,” it said. an important role in boosting study enrolled 29,960 partic- tional COVID-19 vaccines,” 7. according to Public Health the remaining will work from and “any laxity in this regard These instructions shall vaccine supplies in the devel- ipants across 119 sites in the said Stanley C. Erck, Health experts have said England report. In its latest home, as per an order by shall be viewed seriously”, the come into force from June 16 oping world like India where U.S. and Mexico to evaluate Novavax’s president and chief that there is no immediate report on coronavirus vari- Department of Personnel and order said. until June 30, the order said, vaccination drive is moving at efficacy, safety and immuno- executive in a statement here. cause for concern in India as its ants, updated till last Friday, the Training (DoPT). The The persons with disabil- adding that biometric atten- a snail’s pace due to shortage genicity.” Unlike some rival jabs, incidence here is still low and health agency said Delta plus Personnel Ministry has come ities and pregnant women dance shall continue to be of jabs. However, the jab will After that, it said, it Novavax’s vaccine -- former- two doses of vaccines, putting was present in six genomes up with guidelines to regulate employees will continue to be suspended and physical atten- not be readily available. The would be on course to make ly known as NVX-CoV2373 up masks and implementing from India as of June 7. attendance in government exempted from attending dance registers to be main- company said it intended to 100 million doses per month -- does not have to be stored Covid appropriate norms can “The variant frequency for offices “in view of the fact that office but are required to work tained until further orders. apply for regulatory approval by the end of the third quar- at ultra-low temperatures. help check its infection. K417N is not much in India at by the third quarter of 2021. ter and 150 million doses per The company said it was However, given the snail’s this point in time. The The jab “demonstrated month by the end of the “stored and stable at 2°- 8°C, pace of vaccination drive owing sequences are mostly from 100 per cent protection year. allowing the use of existing to jab shortage and poor Europe, Asia and America,” Casirivimab and Imdevimab”. cells. mutation may be associated against moderate and severe “Today, Novavax is one vaccine supply chain channels implementation of social Scaria twitted. The earliest Monoclonal antibodies are Casirivimab and with the ability to escape the disease, 90.4 per cent effica- step closer to addressing the for its distribution.” norms for Covid-19, the sequence of this genome was laboratory-made proteins that Imdevimab are monoclonal immune response against the authorities may find it difficult found in Europe in late March mimic the immune system’s antibodies that are specifically virus. “There is no cause of to combat its spread in the this year. ability to fight off viruses. Of directed against the spike pro- concern due to the new variant coming days. Stating that the travel his- late, some monoclonal anti- tein of SARSCoV-2, and in India as of now,” added be tested against this variant to variants, and each variant has evolutionary landscape of “One of the emerging vari- tories for the variant were yet bodies have been specifically designed to block the virus’ Anurag Agrawal, the director determine whether it shows acquired additional variants emerging variants. Largely the ants is B.1.617.2.1 also known not readily available to make designed to target the spike attachment and entry into of CSIR-IGIB said. any significant immune escape. in a stepwise fashion. virus has tried to optimise for as AY.1 characterized by the assumptions, “evidence sug- protein of the Covid virus -- human cells, according to He said that the blood Agrawal further said “Understanding this con- transmission and immune acquisition of K417N muta- gests that it is resistance to they do not let the virus attach reports. plasma from many fully vacci- SARS-CoV-2 has a nearly continued evolution is of great escape by step-wise acquisition tion,” Vinod Scaria, clinician monoclonal antibodies itself and enter into the human Scaria also suggested the nated individuals will have to stant rate of acquiring genetic importance in mapping the of new mutations,” he added. 6 0 9)$%. && ! 5& C1&A" # 8) 93 # 8) 93 # 8) 93 xternal Affairs Minister Dr he BJP continued with its ,- eader of Congress in Lok ES Jaishankar is likely to Tfresh recruitments of polit- . LSabha Adhir Ranjan travel to Matera in Italy to ical leaders as former Telangana Chowdhury on Monday wrote attend the G20 Foreign Health Minister and six-time 0 to Speaker Om Birla urging Minister’s (FM) meet on June MLA Etela Rajender, who was him to take necessary steps for 29. Italy presently holds the last month dropped by Chief election of Deputy Speaker of rotational presidency of G20. It Minister K Chandrashekar Rao ! the House in the Monsoon will also hold the leaders’ over an alleged land grab scam, Session of Parliament. In his summit in Rome on October joined the BJP here on letter to the Speaker, 30 and 31. Monday with several of his col- Chowdhury said two years The G20 Foreign Ministers’ leagues. have passed since the 17th physical meeting is set to take Rajender,a backward class Speaking on the occasion, Lok Sabha was constituted and place after the Ministry of leader, joined the BJP along Pradhan said that the BJP will the House does not have a Deputy Speaker “is offered to complete the process of elect- External Affairs (MEA) said with six of his colleagues at the form the government in Deputy Speaker. the opposition party”. “Going ing Deputy Speaker. that Group of Seven (G7) party’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Telengana after the next assem- Chowdhury said that the by the constitutional provi- Last month Adhir Ranjan nations and guest countries Marg headquarters, in the bly election. He said Telangana Office of Deputy Speaker con- sions and well-established tra- Chowdhury, in his as capaci- “had a detailed discussion on presence of Union ministers would be the second state in tinuing to remain vacant “is not dition and conventions, I ty chairman of the Public the need for reforming global Dharmendra Pradhan, G the South after Karnataka in consonance with what has would request you to ensure Accounts Committee (PAC), health governance. India has Kishen Reddy, and party gen- where the BJP will hold fort. been envisaged under the that necessary steps are taken had written to Lok Sabha been actively engaged with eral secretaries Dushyant While Pradhan described Constitution as also well-estab- for electing the Deputy Speaker Speaker urging him to permit international communities at Gautam and Tarun Chugh. Rajender as a six-time MLA, lished conventions”. “As the of Lok Sabha in the ensuing the PAC to meet and discuss the level of G20, G7 and World The BJP, which had last Chugh said he was a founder second-highest-ranking leg- monsoon session of the government’s Covid-19 Health Assembly on various year successfully contested the member of the TRS. islative officer of the Lok Sabha, Parliament,” he said. vaccination policy. “There aspects related to dealing with Hyderabad Municipal polls The former TRS leader the Deputy Speaker is of help The Congress leader said have been numerous occa- the current pandemic.” promising to rename described the charges against in ensuring that the varied “abiding by the tradition” of sions in the past where, with Now that the G7 leaders’ # 8) 93 ments from June 16, 2021. Hyderabad to ‘Bhagyanagar’, him as baseless saying he was functions of the Parliament ensuring that the post goes to permission or direction of the summit ended on June 13, the Tourists can visit the monu- aims to make rapid political not given an opportunity to are discharged effectively, and the opposition, “we will be Speaker, the Public Accounts next major event for G20 will ll Central monuments and ments following necessary inroads in the Southern state. explain and that the allegations the business of the House is upholding the established Committee has met and taken take place in the month end. Amuseums, protected by the Covid-19 protocols. Best wish- In a high-profile campaign, were based on ‘anonymous conducted in a manner befit- tenets of our parliamentary up matters of larger concern Last year, the G20, under Archaeological Survey of India es to everyone,” Union Minister the BJP stole the show by win- complaints’. ting the needs of our repre- democracy”. “I look forward to for discussion, deliberation the chairmanship of Saudi (ASI) and which had been Prahlad Singh Patel tweeted. ning 46 seats and pipping Last week, the BJP induct- sentative democracy,” he said. your initiative in this regard,” and making observations and Arabia, held its meetings closed down owing to the coro- The ASI had earlier AIMIM to the second place ed senior Congress leader and Chowdhury said it is a the letter said. The Congress recommendations thereon to including the leaders’ meet, vir- navirus pandemic, will reopen ordered closure of all central- with the TRS still emerging as former union minister Jitin “very well-established conven- leader said that he had in the the Government to act upon,” tually amid the Covid pan- from June 16. ly protected monuments from the largest party. Prasada into the party. tion” that the position of past too urged the Speaker to he mentioned. demic. All these historic sites were April 16 to May 15. The ASI closed since April 16. had again issued an order on After the surge in cases of May 12 to keep all such his- being monitored continuous- Covid-19, the tourism ministry torical sites closed till June 15. ly and further update will be 50 & had decided to close down all Covid-19 cases have been 2 provided on a daily basis,” the central monuments and continuously declining in the IMD said on Monday. museums. During April-May country. The northern limit of 6 7 2021, the number of deaths due During the last 24 hours, monsoon (NLM) is passing to Covid-19 in the country saw 70,421 new cases were report- through Diu, Surat, a sudden spike. ed, which is the lowest since Nandurbar , Bhopal, R! & “Today the Union Tourism March 31. There were 3,921 Nowgong, Hamirpur, Ministry has given approval to deaths due to the infection in # 8) 93 Barabanki, Bareilly, garb of proving superiority of duly open all the ASI monu- the same time period. Saharanpur, Ambala and # 8) 93 Allopathic medicines over he monsoon has covered Amritsar. The latest satellite Ayurveda in treatment of Tnearly two-thirds of the image indicates very dense he Delhi High Court on COVID-19 patients”. country and that too, nearly clouds over the west coast TMonday refused to stay an Complainant Rohit Jha had from south of Raigad to Goa, order of a trial court directing alleged before the trial court Karnataka and Kerala. Heavy IMA president JA Jayalal not to that Jayalal was misusing his rainfall is likely in southern use the organisation’s platform position and misleading the Konkan and Goa in the next to propagate any religion and nation and its citizens in order two days. cautioning him that loose to convert Hindus to The low pressure system, comments cannot be expected Christianity. two weeks ahead of the normal over most parts of the country prevailing over north Odisha from a person chairing the The trial court had said no schedule. in the span of only 10 days, and West Bengal, is set to responsible post. Justice Asha injunction is required based According to the India mainly due to active monsoon intensify within the next two Menon said the court will not on the assurance given by Meteorological Department circulation and the formation to three days. This will help pass any ex-parte order as Jayalal that he will not indulge (IMD), after advancing into of a low pressure area over Bay the monsoon to progress. nobody appeared on behalf of in such kind of activity and most parts of the country, of Bengal. There is a trough running the person on whose com- had noted that the plea seemed including many parts of north- “Conditions are between south Punjab till plaint the trial court had passed to be an offshoot of a verbal west India, monsoon’s progress favourable for further advance northwest Bay of Bengal, with the order on June 4. duel with respect to Allopathy is likely to slow down. of the Southwest Monsoon in the eastern end lying close to The high court issued vs Ayurveda. Monsoon has so far advanced most parts of Madhya the low pressure system. notice on the appeal filed by Challenging the trial into entire peninsular India; Pradesh, remaining parts of These two systems, along the Indian Medical court’s, advocate Tanmaya east central; east and northeast east Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, with strong westerly winds Association (IMA) chief chal- Mehta, representing Jayalal, India and some parts of northwest Uttar Pradesh and coming in from the Arabian lenging the trial court’s order claimed that the IMA chief west India. Haryana...”, the IMD said. The Sea, will bring heavy to very and listed the matter for fur- never gave such an assurance The IMD has issued orange four-month long rainy season heavy spells of rainfall over ther hearing on June 16. It said to the trial court since he has alert for Idukki, Kozhikode, is crucial for the farmers in the Odisha, Chhattisgarh, the high court will have to not done anything wrong. Kannur and Kasargod districts country and it also replenish- Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, look into the order passed by He sought to stay the for Monday and yellow alert for es the water Telangana and Vidarbha in the trial court and cannot observations made against Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, bodies. Maharashtra during till take a superficial view. Jayalal in the trial court’s court Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, “However due to Thursday. The trial court had passed order saying they were affect- Alapuzha, Ernakulam, approaching mid-latitude Widespread rainfall with the order on a plea filed ing his reputation as he was Thrissur, Palakkad, westerlies winds further isolated heavy to very heavy against Jayalal for allegedly heading a body which has 3.5 Malappuram and Wayanad dis- progress of monsoon over falls, thunderstorm & light- starting a defamatory cam- lakh doctors as its members. tricts. remaining parts of northwest ning very likely over Konkan, paign against the Hindu reli- He contended that there was The IMD said the mon- India is likely to be slow. The Goa, Karnataka and Mahe gion “by way of no television debate between soon progressed very quickly progress of the monsoon is during next 4 days. promoting Christianity, in the Jayalal and Yoga guru Ramdev. 3 !"#"

$ & '()# +, & $$; %$6 *96! This, amid reports that the BJP’s and said if things were not brought 8 4 MLAs could be entrusted with “Mukul Da has been the TMC the post then I know what is to be Kaliaganj MLA had gone of a party under control then the BJP would start ! 8 “Mission Tripura and North East,” national general secretary and done … we will get things done % 3 WhatsAapp group though the Legislator agitation in a big way. sources said adding at least 12-13 had seen the organizational work by the judiciary.” Roy won the said that some family member had mis- Adhikari who met Governor with *;9*('( MLAs in the tiny north-eastern in various states including Tripura State election from Krishnagar *;9*('( takenly got his name deleted from the a range of issues including post-poll vio- state could join the Trinamool at and Assam… it is true that he has North Assembly seat. group. Among those who skipped the lence and defections, said, “The post poll ith apparent plans to use an appropriate time. good followers in those States … Elsewhere there was a con- s many as 24 MLAs were absent meeting despite living nearer to Kolkata political violence has taken the shape of WMukul Roy to hit the BJP Foremost of these Roy loyal- now he may try to revive those siderable churning in the Afrom the delegation that Bengal was Biswajit Das, an MLA from Bagdah communal disturbance in the State … where it should hurt it the most, ists is senior BJP Legislator Sudip contacts after becoming the Trinamool Congress regarding Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari, in North 24 Parganas. He had earlier we have not forgotten Dhulagarh, Trinamool Congress supremo Roy Burman who once left the national vice president of the the home-coming of leaders who led on Monday to meet Governor expressed interest in reverse defection Basirhat, Baduria … and now similar Mamata Banerjee is likely to Congress — the main and only party,” a senior Trinamool leader had left the party before the elec- Jagdeep Dhankhar. to TMC, sources said. Apart from him incidents are taking place at appoint him as the Trinamool opposition party in Tripura — to said adding “if the BJP could not tions. Only 50 MLAs out of a total of 74 MLAs from Falakata MLA Dipak Chandannagar (in Hooghly) and at national vice president and use join the Trinamool Congress and understand the worth of Mukul Already rallies were being accompanied Adhikari who submitted Barman and Alipurduar Suman Kanjilal Tiljala in the very heart of Kolkata … him in the north-eastern States later joined the BJP with the Da then that is not our fault … taken out against any possible a memorandum regarding the post-poll did not attend the meeting. everyone has seen what had taken where the saffron outfit is in entire chunk of the TMC brass Mamata Banerjee knows full well decision to take in leaders like for- violence in the State that he claimed to Incidentally these MLAs and a place.” power and where Roy has a good ahead of the State elections in the where to use which leader and mer Minister Rajib Banerjee who have “degenerated into a communal vio- couple of MPs enjoy good chemistry Complaining that in the name of following. north-eastern State. how.” left the TMC just before the elec- lence.” The news assumes importance in with Mukul Roy the BJP former vice “containing the situation the police Roy was the national vice A known Roy loyalist Roy Meanwhile, Bengal tions. Banerjee who met senior the backdrop of a number of BJP lead- president who on Friday left the party have arrested the victims … I must tell president of the BJP when he left Burman had been in a funk for Opposition Leader Suvendu TMC leaders Partho Chatterjee ers expressing willingness to return to to join the Trinamool Congress. Already this Government thatsecularism does it to join the TMC last Friday — not being made the Tripura Chief Adhikari on Monday demanded and Kunal Ghosh would howev- the TMC. a number of BJP leaders who had left the not mean attacking the Sanatanis …” he about four years after he left the Minister — the post went to immediate steps to be taken er not make any comments. In the Assembly elections the BJP Bengal ruling outfit have expressed their said adding how the women and chil- party that he co-founded with the Biplab Deb. Roy could now be against the defecting leaders say- A senior TMC leader and MP had won 77 seats out of whom two party desire to join the old party back. About dren were being targeted in various Bengal Chief Minister in 1998. entrusted with gauging the mood ing if adequate steps were not said, “the case of Mukul Roy is dif- MPs resigned to retain the older posts a dozen MLAs and some influential places of Bengal “and the police are sit- Though no TMC leader of the disgruntled saffron MLAs taken then the BJP would move ferent because he is worth taking and Mukul Roy left the party on Friday. leaders like Babu Master in North 24 ting idle.” would speak on the issue publicly including Roy Burman — who the court. back maybe along with his loyal- On why only 50 out of 74 BJP Paragans are willing to return to the Complaining that the “SPs and sources said that Trinamool leads the anti-Biplab Deb camp. “We give a day’s time to ists because of his contacts but Legislators accompanied him to the Raj TMC, Kashem Ali, a close associate of other officers were not taking phone calls national general secretary The former Railway Minister Mukul Roy to tender his resigna- others are just parasites … besides Bhavan the Opposition Leader who had Roy, was quoted as saying. of the opposition MLAs,” he said “even Abhishek Banerjee has commu- could also be joined in his “mis- tion (as a BJP MLA) and if that is it would be wrong to take these himself defected to the BJP from the Cut to Raj Bhavan. Emerging from the Left Government was far better than nicated to Roy the plans of the sion” by senior Congress leader in not done then we will appeal to leaders back who have been TMC just before the elections said his meeting with the Governor Adhikari this … then the police acted more judi- Chief Minister. that State PM Deb Burman a the Speaker who is quite a senior defeated in their own areas … the “most of them are from outside and attacked the Mamata Banerjee ciously … and here they are working at Roy who has a good number member of the Tripura Royal and knowledgeable person … workers who worked continuously could not come to Kolkata because of Government for failing to contain the the behest of the Bhaipo (Chief Minister of loyalists among the Tripura BJP family, sources said. and even then if he continues on would be disheartened.” the pandemic situation.” post-poll communal violence in the State Mamata Banerjee’s nephew).” '$ $0$ &$ % 8 *;43 the slaughtering of invaluable standing between ministers or botanist and former head of the and exotic trees took place with officers on this issue,” Kerala State BioDiversity Board. ('#( that the State Government is massive deforestation drive, official connivance,” said the offi- Saseendran told reporters at He said the Forest and committed to augmenting Ahitherto unseen in the State, cer designated as Conservator of Thiruvananthapuram on Revenue Departments had the o boost the availability of appropriate facilities for blood has denuded Kerala of its already Forests. He did not want his Monday. He also said that the authority to slaughter listed Tblood for Thalassemia- transfusion in Bihar so that the fragile green cover. A senior name to be quoted for obvious decision to transfer certain for- trees which are 30 years old and affected children, the IAS children do not have to travel Forest Department official told reasons. est officials was taken by the planted by the departments. Officers Association, Bihar, long distances. The officers The Pioneer that the felling of He said the massive felling Department of Forest. “But trees from areas marked as organised a blood donation interacted with the three tha- trees from the reserve forests and of trees in Wynadu, Idukki and Saseendran, who had expressed forest should never be touched camp on Monday on the occa- lassemia affected children of its peripheries was in violation Pathanamtyhitta districts were reservation in accepting the by anyone and the laws are clear sion of World Blood Donor Bihar receiving specialised of the Articles in Indian more severe that what was wit- Forest portfolio, had said last about it. There is a list of trees Day in Patna. The event was treatments at CMC hospital, Constitution dealing with the nessed during the 1970s. “The week that the officers were which could be slaughtered supported by State Health Vellore. Their treatment is preservation of environment forest cover over the State was shunted out by the Revenue from non-forest regions. But Society, Department of Health, being provided under direct and forests. just 11 per cent but that too is a Department and he had no role what I saw was that exotic trees Government of Bihar and was guidance of Bihar Chief “Kerala had 35 per cent for- fudged figure because the in it. like teak and rosewood that inaugurated by Tripurari Minister Nitish Kumar, as per est cover till the early 1970s. But remote sensing satellite images were cut down described it as had washed his hands off the The seriousness of the command dream values were Sharan, Chief Secretary, Bihar, the Press statement. widespread deforestation during rate the rubber plantations too poaching of forests perpetrated slaughtering of trees made a felling of trees in the State was cut down indiscriminately and as the chief guest. Aamir Dipak Kumar Singh, the reign of C Achutha Menon as forest cover,” said the by the Kerala Government. volte face on Monday and stat- brought to light when a tribal this is an open violation of the Subhani, Development Principal Secretary, DEFCC, and K Karunakaran as chief Conservator of Forests , a wide- “This is destruction of forests of ed that the decision to fell the settler disclosed that he was paid Indian Constitution,” said Commissioner, Bihar, was the Bihar said that ‘this is the first Ministers saw deforestation of ly respected environmentalist. the worst kind. Ministers, trees was taken observing all 80,000/- to cut down a tree Ramachandran who spends his distinguished guest, while G S such big event of blood dona- the reserve forests in the State. Kummanam Rajasekharan, bureaucrats and brigands are departmental formalities. “We from his plot of land by the con- retirement days by attending to Kang, Vice-chairman, Bihar tion’ after the onset of covid, The then Forest Minister K G environmental activist and for- behind this scale of tree felling,” had held discussions with the tractors. “This means that the the rare collection of trees, State Planning Board presided through which our aim is to Adiyodi, a Congress leader had mer Governor of Mizoram, who said Rajasekharan, revenue department before the particular single tree costs more plants and medicinal herbs over the event. support the children who are to quit following the Kerala personally inspected the forest A K Saseendran, the new order to cut down the trees was than 3,00,000/- in the market,” which he had planted in his The chief secretary, while affected by thalassemia in High Court’s observation that sites from where the rare trees Forest Minister, who last week issued. There is no misunder- said P K Ramachandran, family property. inaugurating the camp, assured Bihar. % 4 ! * < %%F *;9*('( function from Wednesday at 25 ..-F 5 per cent staff capacity with he Bengal Government on authorities arranging transport Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala 954*#;8 TMonday announced extend- of the staff. on Monday logged 7,719 fresh ed the “partial lock-down” allow- The movement of private Covid-19 cases and 161 deaths, ttar Pradesh recorded ing only partial opening of vehicles, taxis and auto-rick- taking the caseload to 27,05,933 5 # Ualmost 97 per cent decline hotels, restaurants, malls, parks shaws, too, would be only and the toll to 11,342. from its peak of April 24 as the and markets for another two allowed in a limited manner. It said 68,573 samples were State recorded only 339 cases in weeks. They would be allowed to go to tested in the last 24 hours and 954*#;8 ing out a celebratory procession the last 24 hours. The cases The local trains, buses and hospitals and airports only. the test positivity rate was 11.26 upon his release from Etawah remained below the 500-mark metro services would not start Parks would open from 6 am to per cent. Till now, 2,12,89,498 fter facing sharp criticism jail on June 5. After a case was for the second consecutive day at least till June 30, State Chief 9 am for morning walkers who samples have been tested. Active Aand several suspensions lodged against him, he went on Monday. Secretary HK Diwedi said. had got two shots of vaccine case stood at 1,13,817. over inaction, Etawah police underground to evade arrest. With the reduction in fresh The decision came follow- while retail shops and markets As many as 16,743 people finally managed to arrest After that, the police announced cases, Uttar Pradesh also ing a steady decline in daily 23. $ would remain open between 7 have been cured, taking the total Samajwadi Party leader and a reward of 25,000 on the SP recorded a sharp slide in the counts of active corona cases )* am and 11 am. The other shops recoveries to 26,10,368. newly-elected district panchay- leader’s arrest. For allowing the number of active cases to which had crossed 20,000 mark would open after that but till 6 Among the districts, at member Dharmendra Yadav celebratory procession, the 8,111 since the peak on April in mid-May but came down to crore had received their vaccine tion with 50 percent visitors. pm. Thiruvananthapuram record- before he could surrender Etawah CO was transferred 30. 3,984 cases on Sunday. The shots. Malls would allow only 30 per- While gyms, beauty pared the highest number of pos- before a local court on Monday. and seven policemen were sus- The cases have reduced by active case count in the state is Though the transport would cent footfall. lours and spas will remain shut, itive cases today at 1,170, fol- The SP leader was about to enter pended. a remarkable 97.3 per cent in now 17,651. The positivity rate, remain shut the Government The private offices would be a maximum of 50 guests would lowed by Ernakulam with 977 the court premises through gate On June 4 evening, Yadav a span of 44 days. which had gone up to 32 per allowed opening of factories etc allowed to work with 25 percent be allowed at wedding cere- and Kollam 791. “Of those number 3 to surrender when a was released from Etawah dis- In a big relief, none of the cent during the election period with 50 percent staff strength staff strength the Chief Secretary monies. Banks would open as found infected today, 36 reached joint team of Civil Lines police trict jail and on the next day, he 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh had come down to around 5 per provided the attending members said adding they would have to usual between 10 am and 2 pm. the State from outside while station and Crime Branch, took out a celebratory proces- reported more than 25 fresh cent Chief Minister Mamata had their vaccines. Bars and arrange for their own transport. Schools and colleges would 7,138 contracted the disease dropped the net on him. sion with his supporters from Covid cases in the last 24 Banerjee said adding about 2 restaurants would also func- The Government offices would remain shut. from their contact. PTI Yadav was accused of tak- outside the jail. hours. 1 %$ + & Chennai: It was destination tea- shop, salon and liquor outlet Jammu: The Army's Northern large quantity of essential Covid- across Tamil Nadu on Monday Command on Monday handed 19 medical supplies to the civil after the State Government over a large number of Covid- administration in the district. eased the stringent Covid- 19 related material including The spokesman said the induced lockdown in force since oxygen concentrators, PPE kits, Covid-related items were hand- May 10. Long queues were face masks and steam inhalers to ed over to Udhampur District noticed outside the State-run Udhampur district administra- Commissioner Indu Kanwal TASMAC outlets in most places. &$. % $ % . tion in Jammu & Kashmir, a Chieb by the station comman- In certain districts of the State, 23 9$%& $ )* defence spokesman said. der, Udhampur Military Station, liquor consumers welcomed the This was the second time in the on behalf of Northern re-opening by breaking sale of liquor began this morn- delta regions where the lock- past three weeks that the Command as part of proactive coconuts normally witnessed ing barring the districts - seven down was not eased in view of Udhampur-based Northern assistance to the civil adminis- on auspicious occasions. Brisk in western and four in Cauvery the virus infection rate. PTI Command provided such a tration. PTI '7 06%.7 )* $:;$ " 9* && ! + 1 0$$ '+/ O 954*#;8 standard of 1,000 voters per 954*#;8 providing security cover to him booth was also adopted for the Agartala: Seven men have been arrested for which was never looked into by the he Election Commission of assembly elections in Bihar and Jodhpur: A man, out on bail in Monday morning. “He had allegedly raping a woman and three minor girls ratapgarh police finally registered top official. TIndia has started the prepa- West Bengal. The elections in a rape case, was arrested on raped the victim and a case had at a rubber plantation in West Tripura district, Pa case of murder in connection In this letter, Srivastava men- rations for the Uttar Pradesh Bihar were held in November last Monday in Rajasthan's Sirohi been lodged against him in around 15 km from here, a police officer said on with the death of a journalist of a TV tioned that he had covered the Assembly elections which are year and in West Bengal in April district for allegedly stabbing to November 2020. He had been Monday. channel but the family members arrest of the illicit liquor mafia in dif- due early next year. In the first earlier this year. death the woman he had raped arrested by the police and had Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Amtali insisted on a probe by the Central ferent police station areas of phase of the preparations, the pre- The chief electoral officer of last year, police said. been in judicial custody for six range, Anirban Das, said seven of the eight Bureau of Investigation (CBI), sus- Pratapgarh district, which made the sent standard of 1,500 voters per UP has sent a report to the ECI The accused had been pres- months,” said the officer. accused were apprehended on Sunday from pecting that the local police would mafia very angry. The news clip was polling booth is likely to be for the number of voters to be suring the woman for with- The accused was the victim's Champaknagar in Jirania police station area, after not conduct a fair probe. also run on the digital platform of the revised to 1,000. The ECI has revised at 1,000 per booth. The drawal of the complaint against neighbour. She was a widow and the family members of the minor girls and the Journalist Saurabh Srivastava news channel on June 9. He also said asked the chief electoral officer of ECI had sought the report from him since he was out on bail and had been working in a local woman filed a complaint. (45) had launched a campaign in the letter that whenever he stepped UP to ascertain the increase in the the CEO, UP. As soon as the CEO stabbed her to death on Saturday anganwadi in the village. After her According to Das, the accused, who were against the liquor mafia being patro- out of the house for the last two days, number of booths if the number gets the nod from the ECI, UP night at her house in Nagani vil- husband's death, Netram alleged- familiar faces from the neighbourhood, had invit- nised by the local police in recent it appeared that someone was chas- of voters per booth is fixed at will start work on ascertaining the lage in Sirohi district, ADG ly raped her last year under the ed all four for a motorcycle ride. The woman and weeks. Perceiving imminent threat to ing him. In such a situation, he felt 1,000-1,200. number of polling booths to be (Crime) Ravi Prakash Meharda pretext of some help and a com- the girls were then taken to a rubber plantation his life, Srivastava had even submit- that some liquor mafia, who was The standard of minimum increased. The work on this pro- said. The ADG confirmed the plaint of rape had been lodged by at Bardhamanthakurpara in Ranibazar police stated an application with ADG of unhappy with his news items, might voters is being revised in the wake ject is likely to commence by the arrest of the accused Netram on her against him. PTI tion area on Saturday and allegedly raped. PTI Prayagraj Zone Prem Prakash for harm him or his family. of the existing pandemic. The end of June or early July. !"#" 4

" ! > =') ! > > #-#,$./'#-00/1+ 8 ! " > %&'&.0 # * ' N " O; # /+-./(01 = * ( @ + 2A % ( desperate Prime B Minister KP Oli is leav- + ,0C0): . + ing no stone unturned 6.+8 / # .+ O in consolidating his Aposition. In doing so, he is mak- 5B- O ing compromises that were once the exact opposite of his ultra- # , B * 1; ( nationalistic outlook. After fail- <; ( ing the confidence vote in # 2 * P Parliament on May 10, 2021, due to withdrawal of support by Q archrival Pushpa Kamal Dahal # ( ‘Prachanda’-led Maoist party, Oli ( had to resign. However, benefit- / = ting from the nexus with President Bidya Devi Bhandari, ( Oli was once again appointed as / = the Prime Minister considering <;;;;; his Communist Party of Nepal (UML) was still the largest party in Parliament. While the B ( Opposition had requested the / / President to allow them to form the Government, Bhandari was " E - ( 2A % ( in a hurry to appoint Oli. Oli, on the other hand, # / ( appointed senior leader Rajendra requires approval by Parliament cumstances, more suspensions November. Mahto as the Deputy Prime within 60 days. Since Parliament may lead to a credible opposi- While Oli’s rapproche- # 2A 2* / Minister, who is leading a faction has been dissolved on May 21, tion to Oli within the UML. ment towards India is short- / 2A of JSP and extended support to the apex court has stayed its Misunderstanding term and politically motivated, Oli. Mahto’s appointment comes implementation as it could lead resolved: Within a year of in the hindsight it showcases F0 G ? / ( as a surprise as he had opposed to long-term implications. A issuing a controversial map of the strong cultural and people- 2A Oli’s anti-Madhesh ideology and five-member Constitutional Nepal showing India’s territo- to-people links between Nepal ( criticised him for stopping the first Bench has also issued show- ry as its own in the Kalapani and India. It is also a strong + /S amendment of the Citizenship cause notices to the offices of the region, accusing India for answer to China’s deep-pock- Act. As a proud Khas-Arya (high PM and President to clarify on COVID-19 spread in Nepal, et diplomacy in Nepal. For E # * caste hill people), Oli had vehe- House dissolution on May 21 claiming that lord Ram was decades, China has been try- ( mently opposed any amendment and shuffling of the Cabinet. born in Nepal’s Birgunj. In an ing to create artificial people- to the Citizenship laws which pre- Feuds Within: To sup- ('B , #' interview to the BBC, Oli said: to-people ties with Nepal. # ? vented Nepali citizenship to the press the rising opposition “Yes, there were misunder- However, Beijing often forgets children of a Nepali mother mar- within the UML, Oli has (9";,' standings at one time, but now that it was Tibet with whom / ried to a foreigner. After Mahto appointed party leader those misunderstandings are Nepal had cultural ties and supported the Government, Oli Raghubir Mahaseth as the J& B4 #' gone. We should not be stuck Tibet’s forced annexation in had recommended Citizenship Deputy Prime Minister. ;A'3 ;9 in past misunderstandings but 1950 did not transfer cultural +-./(01 Ordinance on May 23, which was Mahaseth is also appointed as move forward looking at the claims to China. Therefore, promulgated within minutes. The the Minister of Foreign Affairs 4( # ' future.” He also requested India Beijing needs to learn that ordinance will allow the issuance despite having no experience in 4;#,,', to supply COVID-19 vaccines political relations with Nepal of citizenship by descent to all the field. Another UML heavy- ;A"()3 , as a good neighbour. Although are a result of a short-term (#$ those children born to Nepali weight, Bishnu Poudel, has Oli did not clarify on what he compromise in Kathmandu. mothers whose fathers’ where- been appointed Deputy Prime 9 () B, meant by “misunderstanding”. India has always supported the abouts are unknown before Minister and continues as the 8343,( With such remarks, Oli is again democratic aspirations of the September 20, 2015. Minister of Finance. At the trying to reach out to New people of Nepal and stands The ordinance is seen as part same time, Oli has removed 4;"9 ' Delhi with his Madhesh card. alone as the top development of the horse-trading pact between Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar 5'5B# At present, almost 50 per partner. China’s expansionist Oli and Rajendra Mahto to Pokhrel and a total of 13 cent of the Oli Cabinet consists outlook will sustain neither in appease the Madhesis. Oli’s long- Ministers, including Health AB;"3, of Madhesi leaders, which is a Nepal nor in South Asia. term critic CK Lal claims that Minister Hridayesh Tripathi 9;#C,'(#)#C complete U-turn from his long- Nevertheless, it will be difficult accommodating Mahto must not and Foreign Minister Pradeep standing prejudice against the for India to fully trust Oli. have been easy for a “populist Gyawali, who carried out ill- B 05)4 idea of Madhesh and Madhesi (The author is an ICSSR demagogue to ignore xenophobia, intended foreign policy deci- (C(#,''3 ) ( people. Knowing that the Khas- Doctoral Fellow at the JNU swallow his jingoistic pride and sions towards New Delhi dur- Arya may come after Oli for and Visiting Fellow at the Asian accept Rajendra Mahto as the ing the border row. In the past, ;A"()3 ,3(#) compromising with the Institute of Diplomacy and Deputy Prime Minister”. Oli had suspended party lead- "()3 , ;9 Madhesis, Oli has no alterna- International Affairs, Meanwhile, the legality of the ordi- ers for speaking against him. tive to keep the premiership safe Kathmandu. The views nance remains in question as it However, in the present cir- until new elections in expressed are personal.) 00 05 006 )(05 SOUNDBITE ( $& $& 6 & 9 &%. )* Sir — The speed of vaccination in India is # very slow. Seeing the large number of pop- " , ulation, it becomes hard to run universal inoculation drive for the vast diversity of 8 ' 2 !' Indian nationals. The Government’s data ! reveals that only 3.5 per cent of the popu- 8 0 = lation is fully vaccinated so far. The inocu- *!!$!;* lation drive has enrolled more persons than # 4 ! K#" > who reach the centres for taking the jab. ' ( %) * + , Many are technologically challenged and 4;+)-F !' '"9# thus they cannot register themselves for reg- 83; + ( ( istration at the CoWin app. -2 8 # 4;+)-F! + LM! * 0 " +-./(01 %) Can anyone imagine how fast the slots ,(B,4 +1 !8 # %) get booked in the evening for the following day’s jab registration? People are struggling ! # %) / 2*( 40! + / to get at least one dose of either of the vaccines. The elderly and the poor are the most 4 B!;$"9*!($!$!;* # 4 O ! # %) vulnerable. It is good to hear that scientists K ," E P ( ( Q # P, , , predict that the third wave of COVID-19 in !' 4 ' 5 Q 6,758 +S ( India is likely to be less severe than com- 5,O / pared to the second wave. Thankfully, we C. 5, ' ( , ! / # can use this as an opportunity for improv- 5, 0 4!8 D O ing the data and ensuring more and more M 9 people to get vaccinated. We have success- P ! ! # ( fully suppressed the second wave, and the 8!, ! third wave is expected to peak soon. The gap / !!;9$ ! :;0< period is not to waste but to plan the dura- @;9* 2 S + tion’s usage to the maximum so that more points to the increase in zoonotic diseases ations of national importance, so as to pro- K* * %) and more people can benefit with the vac- globally. These zoonotic infections’ surge vide a transparent viewpoint to the citizens, = %) S %$ ( cination at the end of the day. like H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Nipah, Zika can is welcoming. After all, people have full right # %$ %) Kirti Wadhawan | Kanpur be attributed to the human-animal conflict to know this declassified, compiled and pub- <> ( through wildlife trade and increasing prac- lished history of these historic moments. tice of injecting the livestock with antibiotics Until the new policy for declassifica- ); # Sir — As the human cases of COVID-19 and steroids to enhance their production, tion came into picture, the war history ! show a declining trend in India, zoonotic narrowing the scope of natural livestock remains a secret for everyone. But with the ! , + diseases are on the rise with several incidents breeding. new policy’s introduction, one can expect of animals falling prey to it. 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According to a paper le the crisis. as the facts that are still unknown to them published in the Indian Journal of 2*S , %) Vijay Singh Adhikari | Nainital about historic events of the previous wars Community Medicine in March 2020, of the !S * ! 2* 9 / :;0) Q and operations. ! 1407 human pathogens detected, 816 were Dimple | Kanpur %) ! found to be zoonotic, which means these Sir — This refers to ‘Opening Up’ (June 14). / %) ( were capable of being transmitted natural- The historic decision by the Government to &14$;!9$>*!$; ly between animals and humans, which declassify the history of the wars and oper- 0 ; " ;;*;9>!9$*?(!:@9 KB4, !"#" 8

" ! > =') ! > > FIRSTCOLUMN .,+)/33-,$0 '4$+'154-60 )**%&'95%)( # M 83 ! ! O /.'/ *, %&((%)(7 fter much persuasion and the Supreme 5 B - I 07 Court along with more than 10 High +-./(01 / B Courts taking the Central government to the task, Prime Minister Narendra H ( ModiA allowed the nation a peep into his idea on ! the question of vaccination. This latest address " left me perplexed with several unaddressed ques- H $B+ tions. Let me list out some of them. The address began with Prime Minister con- 5 fessing the fact that the country is still coming # " to terms with COVID-19 second wave. But to our surprise, Home Minister Amith Shah told * # , J the media few days ago, “India managed to con- =I / ( trol the second wave of COVID-19 in a very :;K + (01 ( short time” and attributed this success to the >; 0 70> visionary (?) leadership of Modi. This double- # speak once again confirms that even after such * = # # A ! $ castigation, the Central government made its , , = ( best attempt to live in its make-believe world. The Prime Minister continued with untruths for ! =I L the next few minutes with regard to augment- M# B ing medical infrastructure facilities for the anti- I ( virus fight-back. The Supreme Court had cas- M * = tigated the Centre on this very issue. The fun- = niest part of the speech is his stress on the obser- ( B ( vance of COVID-19 protocols. The Prime Minister also referred to Mission Indradhanush, the immunization program for + " ( children below six years and lactating mothers A'3 4 #'B to bolster his government's capacities of mass immunisation campaigns. According to the 2011 9(:,,"(B' census, population falling under the age group (#),544 ),# of 0-6 years stands at 13.59 per cent (16.45 crore). 'B(#,A BB#C Even after launching Mission Indradhanush, '3 4;,';A according to the Prime Minister, it took five years +(44#(';# to vaccinate additional 40 per cent of child pop- ;+ B'9:;B ulation, that is, roughly seven crore. If the gov- 4;+ B'9:;#'; ernment took five to six years to inoculate the '3 ,'(' Minister said and what was sub- during first phase of COVID-19 transfers to state governments will additional numbers, we can imagine the time C;+ B#" #', mitted by the government's law spread. As we all know, the lock- be counted as part of the 35000- required to inoculate the total adult population '3 B 899 ( officers to the Supreme Court. The down was declared in hours with- crore vaccine funding. The expen- in the first place. 3;9 #,'(' ,O affidavits filed by the government out even visualising what would be diture department assesses that the The Prime Minister claimed that India devel- B ,;5B4 ,'; in response to its May 2 order said the impact on lives and livelihoods. allocations are enough to vaccinate oped two Made-in-India vaccines within a span '3 '5# ;A( that no governmental aid, assis- The lockdown was extended for 50 crore of the population. of one year which is not true and does not "#"5";A tance or grant was given for months leaving the state govern- This presents us with few dan- require any proof. India rolled out the vaccina- JJ&&&4B;B ! research and development of ments without any option but to gerous possibilities. If the Central / $ " tion drive on January 16, 2021. Surprisingly, the '35,'3 COVID vaccine. The affidavit also implement the same grudgingly. government mobilises 35,000 " Finance Minister in her 2021-22 budget speech, 4 #'B(9 states that the Indian Council of Towards the end of this speech, crore from its own resources, and +-./(01 + + which was presented barely a fortnight later, told C;+ B#" #'Q, Medical Researcj spent about 44 Modi made it clear that the state wishes to honour the Prime the nation that India exported vaccine to about crore for clinical trials and govern- governments need not spend a sin- Minister's assurance to the world, >;;;; # +(44#(';# " 100 countries. If we were to believe what Prime ;94:, ment paid about 2520 crore by gle pie to vaccinate the population. it will fall short by 56,000 crore. Minister told the nation, it is a deemed fact that way advance to purchase vaccine But the question that slipped As the finance minister stated, if N , * 2 $ 9 (+#C'3 the finance minister committed a breach of trust #(';#8'3'8; on May 10, 2021. Discarding gov- through his master oratory skills this 35,000 crore too is to be % $ , $ $ ( and violated parliamentary protocols by present- ernment's own affidavits the Prime is about the allocation for health chipped in by diverting funds $ , , ',;A;';#, ing untruths on the floor of the House for which, '3 B';45' Minister told the nation that they in the 2021-22 budget. According from amounts earmarked under P5 in normal times, she would have been served a );8#;'3 B funded thousands of crores for to the ministry of finance, the Transfers to States, in addition to

# privilege notice. development of vaccine. We do amount required for fully vaccinat- what is budgeted orally by Finance The Prime Minister himself launched the ,;4(9 hope that in the next submissions, ing the country would be to the Minister, even then there will be ( R #)'5B (#) first phase vaccination drive on January 16, 2021 the trusted Attorney General will tune of 91,000 crore whereas the short fall of nearly 20,000 crore, for three crore frontline health workers. As on )+ B'";# : correct his statements and let the total budget earmarked for assuming that the cost estimated 5 April 19, only 37 per cent got full vaccination A;B+(44#(';# country know about the thousands Ministry of Health and Family by secretary, Department of Q " # , = and an additional 91 lakh their first dose. In his ;B8('43'3 of crores the Prime Minister spent Welfare for the year 2021-22 is Expenditure is not breached. Or if - ( address to the nation, Modi once again said that #4B (, # for development of vaccine pro- 71,268.77 crore only. The secre- the Central government plays ( by the time he speaks to his fellow countrymen #5" B;A gram. tary, Department of Expenditure smart and succeeds in transferring # , J . again, about 23 crore of doses have already been ) ('3,)5 '; The Prime Minister in an in his post-budget press conference the cost of vaccination overtly or , A L M/ administered. The government wants us to 4;+)-F attempt to defend the un-defend- stated that "the budget allocation covertly on to the state govern- # believe that while it took about three months to able, said his government's new is just part of what will be spent as ments, then there will be a hole in administer 1.91 crore vaccine doses, it will path for the future was criticised state governments and corporates states' resources to the tune of a administer 20 times higher doses in less than half by several forces including some will also allocate sums for vaccina- minimum of 55,000 crore. Thus, / / the time? That means the government admin- state governments. This is totally tion drive". However, only 35,000 the Central government' vaccina- # / ( istered dosage at the rate of 46 lakh doses per baseless and an out of context con- crores are announced and that too tion policy is leaving the nation / day! The author is former tention. failed to get a listing in expendi- with two sets of options., either to / M - Doubts arose over the Prime Minister's asser- CWC member, All India Not only economic and health ture under Ministry of Health and cut down other social expenditure tions about funding research and development Agricultural Workers experts in India but those across Family Welfare. Covering up this and divert money for vaccination Union. The views " # ( of vaccine by the Central government. The the globe also criticised the Central fact, the finance minister said that or watch the increase in number things are not matching between what the Prime expressed are personal. government's unitary decisions the amount earmarked towards of deaths due to COVID-19. " " " # POINTCOUNTERPOINT (( # 5 , ( " 1 '4 : % &" & ' : ': / : ' ': O L " L & & & !

he middle class, the back- improvements. This shows that tax on a skewed higher income of being eroded by their own December 31, 2020, up two per- ten off to shore up balance bone of the economy, is the market is ready to lap up as interest andwas not consid- bosses. Axis has asset quality cent year-on-year. Central sheets. The quantum of PSB loan Tshrinking and the govern- assets worth 9.7 lakh crore - ered as hedging against inflation problems, ICICI was moth-eaten Bank's deposits grew over five stood at 32,853 crore higher ment announces sale of two CBI 3.56 lakh crore and IOB but unwisely as "income". This by its chief executive Chanda percent in a year to 3.3 lakh than recoveries of 23,894 crore. major public sector banks, 2.44 lakh crore. Another asset erodes savings. Kochar and HDFC was fined 10 crore as on March 31, 2021 and Such figures are gradually com- Central Bank of India (CBI) and of United Insurance is 3.7 lakh Pew research, looking into crore for wrongfully selling third- IOB's deposits also increased to ing down. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB). '&)(&9 crore - a good sum for a race to the pandemic lockdown, says 33 party non-financial products to 2.34 lakh crore as on December This also does not justify the Should India privatise critical a multi-trillion dollar economy. millionpeople in the last one year its auto loan customers. By pri- 31, 2020. process of privatization. Even the assets when it needs the finances The bank health is mysteri- have slid into poverty from the vatizing big financial institutions Since nationalisation, the United Insurance is preferred to most? The sales instead would ously linked to the growth of the supposed 99-million strong would they be forced to go the Indian banking sector expand- most private insurers as its claim be used for one-time financing middle class. Since 1969 nation- middle class. Poverty rate rose by unethical, chaotic way? ed at an unmatched level but it settlement process is more real- of budgetary deficits. alisation of banks for develop- 9.7 percent in 2020, up from The CBI has 33,481 employ- made banks prone to political istic and ethical. Both the banks like many ment purposes has helped both January, 2020 forecast of 4.3 per- ees in 4,685 branches and IOB interference for many purposes It is not easy to create 10 other public sector banks (PSB) banks and depositors, largely cent and are projected to have 26,334 in 3,400 branches. Once including the 2008 incentivisa- billion assets. It might now go to have shown improvement in from the middle class. But as the reached 134 million. If the food privatized, one-third or more tion of the rich corporate or Jan a defaulter? Retaining the asset their balance sheets. On June 8, middle class got a jolt after the dole is a standard the pandem- employees would lose jobs. Dhan accounts that raised oper- would help government boost shares of CBI and IOB soared 2008 Lehman Brothers melt- ic has hit 80 crore people. Lower Despite the PCA curbs, ational costs. Largely the finan- economic activities and jobs. An seven and 14 percent, respective- down, it started taking the hit. incomes and lesser consumption both lenders have managed to cial woes of the PSBs are not due empowered middle class with ly after Niti Aayog announced Moreover, a low-interest, capacity define this class now. If grow their loan books. Central to corruption and nepotism lower taxes and TDS exemptions their privatisation. Both lenders high prices and high-tax-on- instead of corrective steps Bank's gross advances rose near- alone. on deposits can do wonders. are currently under the prompt The author is a senior deposit regimemarginally buffed nationalised banks are sold, it ly three percent between March Many loans of banks like Mere change in approach could corrective action (PCA) journalist. The views up revenue figures, but caused would mean social assets would vate banks. This is a misnomer. 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 to Bank of India, Punjab National strengthen the economy and imposed by the Reserve Bank of expressed are personal. impoverisation of the middle decline. It is often said that PSBs India's private banks Axis, ICICI, 1.77 lakh crore. IOB's advances Bank, Bank of Baorda, Axis open up many avenues for the India and have shown marked class. They are paying income are unable to cope up with pri- HDFC and others have a record stood at 1.37 lakh crore as on bank and IDBI Bank were writ- government. !"#" :

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Moscow: Russian President of opposition leader Alexei barged into the Capitol to try Capitol riot. Putin also reiter- dow that led to the House floor. ? = Vladimir Putin, who is to meet Navalny, the detention of thou- to halt the count of electoral ated denials that the Kremlin Putin also sharply dis- President Joe Biden at a sum- sands of demonstrators protest- votes to certify Biden’s election was behind last year’s poison- missed allegations that Russia mit Wednesday, has suggested ing his arrest, and the outlaw- victory over Donald Trump. ing of Navalny with a nerve is carrying out cyberattacks London: US President Joe versation. I know him well. We President Biden told leaders of that the hundreds of people ing of Navalny’s organisations “Do you know that 450 agent that nearly killed him. against the United States as Biden has revealed how China spent a lot of time together over the coalition that a “free and arrested for rioting at the U.S. as extremist. individuals were arrested after “We don’’t have this kind of baseless. tried to warn him off strength- the years I was Vice President.” open” Indo-Pacific is essential Capitol are being subjected to “You are presenting it as entering the Congress? ... They habit, of assassinating any- “Where is the evidence? ening the Quadrilateral “When I was asked what I to their countries and vowed “persecution for political opin- dissent and intolerance toward came there with political body,” Putin said. Where is proof? It’’s becoming Security Dialogue, referred to was going to be doing after that his country was commit- ions.” dissent in Russia. We view it demands,” he said. “Did you order the assas- farcical,” Putin said. “We have as the Quad as an informal being elected, I said we’re going ted to working with its partners Putin is likely to come completely differently,” he said Although the protests that sination of the woman who been accused of all kinds of strategic partnership between to re-establish the strength of and allies in the region to under strong criticism from in an interview with NBC erupted across Russia after walked into the Congress and things — election interference, India, Japan, Australia and the American relationships so we achieve stability. Biden at their meeting in News broadcast Monday. Navalny’s arrest in January who was shot and killed by a cyberattacks and so on and so United States. can be counted on again…,” Prime Minister Narendra Geneva for moves against his He then pointed to the were unsanctioned, demon- policeman?” Putin said, refer- forth — and not once, not once, Addressing a press confer- Biden recalled on Sunday of the Modi, Australian Prime political opponents in Russia, January 6 insurrection in strators were largely peaceful ring to Trump supporter Ashli not one time, did they bother ence at the conclusion of the meeting with the unidentified Minister Scott Morrison and particularly the imprisonment Washington when protesters and did not enter Government Babbitt, who was fatally shot by to produce any kind of evi- UK-hosted G7 Summit in Chinese leader. his Japanese counterpart buildings or cause significant a Capitol Police officer as she dence or proof, just unfound- Cornwall on Sunday, the The Chinese leader then Yoshihide Suga attended the property damage, unlike the tried to climb through a win- ed accusations.” AP President who took charge in requested him to not get India, virtual summit. the White House earlier this Japan, Australia, and the US The Quad member states year said that in his conversa- together under the Quad have been resolving to uphold , 5, tion with a Chinese leader he umbrella. a rules-based international was asked about his interna- Biden said the Chinese order in the Indo-Pacific amid &! ? Q R tional relations plans before he leader suggested that, “Well, growing Chinese assertiveness BRUSSELS: President Joe Putin face to face on B assumed the presidency. Biden maybe you (Biden) shouldn’t in the region. Biden frequently talks about Wednesday in Geneva, has did not reveal the identity of get the Quad…” - meaning The Quadrilateral alliance what he sees as central in exe- repeated an anecdote about Moscow: Russian President countries. “Where is the evi- the Chinese leader. India, Japan, Australia, and is often projected in the official cuting effective foreign policy: his last meeting with Putin, 10 Vladimir Putin has dismissed dence? Where is proof? It’s Chinese President Xi the United States - “…working media in China as an alliance building personal relationships. years ago when he was vice allegations that his country is becoming farcical,” Putin said. Jinping spoke to Biden for two together.” Known as the against the Communist giant’’s But unlike his four most president and Putin was serv- carrying out cyberattacks “We have been accused of hours in February, days after he “Quadrilateral Security rise. China’s military and the recent White House predeces- ing as prime minister. against the US as baseless. all kinds of things — election Kyiv (Ukraine): Central and assumed office as the US Dialogue,” representatives for foreign ministry have repeat- sors, who made an effort to Putin had taken a break Putin’s comments in an interference, cyberattacks and Eastern European nations are President. the four member nations have edly criticised the Biden build a measure of rapport with from the presidency because interview aired on NBC on so on and so forth — and not anxious about the coming sum- On February 11, President met periodically since its estab- administration for continuing Vladimir Putin, Biden has the Russian constitution at the Monday come two days before once, not once, not one time, mit meeting between US Biden said: “Last night, I was lishment in 2007. the Trump era “Indo-Pacific made clear that the virtue of time prohibited a third con- he is to meet U.S. President Joe did they bother to produce any President Joe Biden and on the phone for two straight Interestingly, Biden hosted strategy”, saying the US should fusing a personal connection secutive term, but he was still Biden in Geneva and underline kind of evidence or proof, just Russian President Vladimir hours with Xi Jinping. And you the first virtual summit of not form “cliques” or provoke might have its limits when it seen as Russia’s most powerful the tensions between the two unfounded accusations.” AP Putin, wary of what they see as all know as well as I do, these Quad leaders on March 12. “new Cold War” featuring bloc comes to the Russian leader. leader. hostile intentions from the folks - and it was a good con- During the summit, confrontation. PTI Biden, who is set to meet with AP Kremlin. Some in the countries that * R < once were part of the Soviet Union or the Moscow-led 8 $ $< %0% "0 Warsaw Pact during the Cold War worry that Washington could scale down support for Bangkok: Myanmar’s ousted Suu Kyi’s prosecution poses Human Rights Watch “This trial is clearly the The army seized power on Jerusalem: For the first time in 12 years, Israelis on Monday woke its allies in the region in a bid leader Aung San Suu Kyi was the greatest challenge for the charged that the allegations opening salvo in an overall February. 1 before the new up to a new Government and a new Prime Minister after Naftali to secure a more stable and pre- set to go on trial Monday on 75-year-old and her National being heard in a special court strategy to neuter Suu Kyi and lawmakers could be seated, Bennett secured the backing of Parliament and ousted longtime dictable relationship with charges that many observers League for Democracy party in the capital, Naypyitaw, are the National League for and arrested Suu Kyi, who leader Benjamin Netanyahu. Russia. have criticized as attempt by the since February’’s military coup, “bogus and politically moti- Democracy party as a force that held the post of special coun- The two were slated to hold a handover meeting later in the “I think there have been military junta that deposed which prevented them from vated” with the intention of can challenge military rule in sellor, and President Win day, but without the formal ceremony that traditionally accom- doubts as to the resoluteness of her to delegitimise her demo- taking office for a second five- nullifying the victory and pre- the future,” said Phil Robertson, Myint, along with other mem- panies a change in Government. the present administration to cratic election and cripple her year term following last year’’s venting Suu Kyi from running the organization’s deputy Asia bers of her Government and Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, narrowly approved the new face Russian aggressive actions political future. landslide election victory. for office again. director. ruling party. AP Bennett-led coalition Government on Sunday, ending Netanyahu’s in a decisive manner,” said historic 12-year rule. The divisive former prime minister, the Witold Rodkiewicz, chief spe- longest to hold office, will now serve as the opposition leader. cialist on Russian politics at David Bitan, a Likud lawmaker, told Kan public radio that Warsaw’s Center of Eastern ? Netanyahu was not holding the handover ceremony with Bennett Studies, a state-funded think because he feels “cheated” by the formation of the Bennett-Lapid tank that advises the Polish government and “doesn’t want to give even the slightest legiti- Government. macy to this matter.” AP AP

Beijing: The US government is assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part- ly owns and helps to operate it warned of an “imminent radio- 3#!( 43(#'# logical threat,” a media report said on Monday. The warning included an accusation that the Chinese safe- Brussels: President Joe Biden has met with the Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania and “underscored ty authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detec- leaders of three Baltic nations at the NATO sum- strong U.S. support” for their security. tion outside the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong mit in a move to reassure them of U.S. support The White House added: “The four leaders province in order to avoid having to shut it down, the CNN quot- before his Wednesday summit with Russian committed to further strengthening our polit- ed a letter from the French company to the US Department of President Vladimir Putin in Geneva. ical, military, and economic partnerships, Energy. The White House says Biden met Monday including working together through NATO to There is no reaction yet in Beijing by the Chinese govern- with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia, address challenges posed by Russia and China.” ment or officials on this report, it said. President Egils Levits of Latvia, and President AP The media report said despite the alarming notification from Framatome, the French company, the Biden administration believes the facility is not yet at a “crisis level.” AP ?@;68" #('; / R Q $ Brussels: NATO leaders on Stoltenberg said, at a German Brussels: British Prime Monday will expand the use of Marshall Fund think tank R!" Minister Boris Johnson says their all for one, one for all, col- event. “We will make it clear at NATO leaders do not see lective defense clause to include this summit that, of course, any Brussels: French President Macron’s mental health. China as an adversary in the attacks in space, the military attack on space capabilities Emmanuel Macron tweeted Macron said he wants all same way that the military organisation’s top civilian offi- like satellites and so on or that he wants to “move for- NATO allies to make a clear organisation views Russia, but cial said. attacks from space will or could ward” with Turkey toward a commitment to the military that they must come to terms Article 5 of NATO’’s found- trigger Article 5,” he said, a few demanding and respectful rela- organisation’s values, principles with the Asian giant’s growing ing treaty states that attack on hours before chairing a summit tionship, after meeting with the and rules, according to the influence. any one of the 30 allies will be with U.S. President Joe Biden country’s President Recep French presidency. Johnson told reporters at a considered an attack on them and his counterparts. Tayyip Erdogan. Both men discussed Libya NATO summit in Brussels all. So far, it’’s only applied to Around 2,000 satellites Both men talked Monday and Syria issues, the Elysee said. Monday that China is “a gigan- more traditional military orbit the earth, over half oper- on the sidelines of the NATO Macron has notably accused tic fact in our lives and a new attacks on land, sea, or in the ated by NATO countries, summit in Brussels. It was Turkey of flouting its commit- strategic consideration for air, and more recently in cyber- ensuring everything from their first meeting since the dis- ments by ramping up its mili- NATO.” He says “I don’’t think space. mobile phone and banking pute between the two countries tary presence in Libya and anybody around the table today “I think it is important services to weather forecasts. reached its peak in October bringing in jihadi fighters from wants to descend into a new (with) our Article 5, which Military commanders rely on after Erdogan questioned Syria. AP Cold War with China.” He states that an attack on one will some of them to navigate, says. AP be regarded as an attack on all, communicate, share intelli- that we all will respond,” NATO gence and detect missile Secretary-General Jens launches. AP !"#" ;

% & % P 0%O0$ $ $ &'() P;1%& # 8) 93 "5" ( C B 83;9 ,(9 illionaire Gautam Adani’s he Sensex and Nifty erased Bgroup on Monday said it Tinitial losses to finish at 1 #A9(';#(' has written confirmation that fresh lifetime highs on Monday, accounts of three foreign funds buoyed by brisk buying in B 4;B)-1!FS4 that are among its top share- market heavyweight Reliance 11 holders are not frozen and Industries. # 8) 93 reports to the contrary are Positive global cues and a Mumbai:The Indian rupee “blatantly erroneous and mis- declining trend in new Covid- # 8) 93 ended 22 paise lower at 73.29 ising prices of edible oils leading”. 19 cases added to the momen- against the US dollar on Rand protein rich items Shares of Adani group tum, traders said. old prices fell by 476 to Monday, sliding for the fifth pushed the retail inflation to a companies plunged on Monday “blatantly erroneous and is Rising for the third straight G48,427 per 10 grams in straight session amid rising six-month high of 6.3 per cent record 12.94 per cent in May on double digits at 10.49 per cent. after reports that the National done to deliberately mislead the session, the 30-share BSE the futures trade on Monday crude oil prices. in May, breaching the comfort account of rising prices of This is the fifth straight month Securities Depository Ltd investing community.” Sensex ended 76.77 points or as speculators reduced their At the interbank foreign level of the Reserve Bank and crude oil, manufactured goods of uptick seen in WPI inflation. (NSDL) froze the accounts of “This is causing irrepara- 0.15 per cent higher at its new positions amid low exchange market, the rupee thus rendering reduction in and the low base of last year As per the data on CPI, fac- the three foreign funds that are ble loss of economic value to the closing peak of 52,551.53. demand.On the Multi opened on a negative note at interest rates a difficult propo- due to the COVID-19 lock- tored in by the RBI while among the top stakeholders in investors at large and reputation Similarly, the broader NSE Commodity Exchange, gold 73.21 per dollar as against its sition in the near term. down. arriving at its monetary policy, the firms. of the group,” they said. Given Nifty advanced 12.50 points or contracts for the August previous close of 73.07. It The government has asked While the Consumer Price the steepest price rise was wit- Adani Enterprises, the con- the seriousness of the issue and 0.08 per cent to a record delivery traded lower by hovered in the range of 73.10 the Reserve Bank to keep the Index (CPI)-based inflation nessed in the ‘oils and fat’ seg- glomerate’s flagship company, its consequential adverse impact 15,811.85. 476, or 0.97 per cent, to to 73.29 per dollar during the retail inflation at 4 per cent rose from 4.23 per cent in April ment, which on an annual as also Adani Ports and Special on minority investors, “we Reliance Industries topped 48,427 per 10 gram in a day before ending at 73.29 – with a margin of 2 per cent on to a six-month high of 6.3 per basis showed an increase of Economic Zone, Adani Green requested Registrar and Transfer the Sensex gainers’ list with a business turnover of 11,087 equalling its lowest level either side. cent, food inflation soared 30.84 per cent. Energy Ltd, Adani Agent, with respect to the sta- jump of 1.46 per cent, followed lots. recorded a month ago. CPI inflation has breached from 1.96 per cent to 5.01 per The May CPI data released Transmission Ltd, Adani Power tus of the Demat Account(s) of by Bajaj Finance, ONGC, the upper band of the inflation cent in May. by the National Statistical and Adani Total Gas Ltd in the aforesaid funds and have Infosys, PowerGrid, L&T and Meanwhile, shares of However, billionaire target about 10 times since the The previous high in retail Office (NSO) further revealed identical filings to the stock their written confirmation vide IndusInd Bank. Adani Group companies Gautam Adani’s group said it first meeting of the Monetary inflation was 6.93 per cent in that the rate of price rise in exchanges said the reports of its e-mail dated 14th June, 2021, On the other hand, Kotak plunged after reports said the has written confirmation that Policy Committee (MPC), November 2020. ‘m e a t a n d f i s h’, ‘e g g ’, ‘f r u i t s’, a n d NSDL freezing accounts of clarifying that the Demat Bank, HDFC, Sun Pharma, National Securities Depository accounts of the three foreign which decides the key interest In May 2020, the ‘pulses and products’ stood at Albula Investment Fund, Account(s) in which the afore- Bajaj Auto, NTPC, Maruti and Ltd (NSDL) has frozen the funds are not frozen and rate, in October 2016. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)- 9.03 per cent, 15.16 per cent, Cresta Fund and APMS said funds hold the shares of the HDFC Bank were among the accounts of the three foreign reports to the contrary are Wholesale price-based based inflation was (-) 3.37 per 11.98 per cent, and 9.39 per Investment Fund holding company are not frozen,” the major laggards, shedding up to funds that are among the top “blatantly erroneous and mis- inflation too accelerated to a cent and in April 2021, it hit cent, respectively. shares in the group firms were firms said. 1.51 per cent. stakeholders in the firms. leading”. *)& $$ $$% 8 $- 2 % ; % $%

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Planning: One of the first steps, before you dive back into an exercise routine, is to plan out what you want to achieve, how he esophagus or the food pipe is the tube that connects the you want to get there, and what you want Tmouth with the stomach. Esophagus cancer occurs when your routine to look like. It is always advis- there is a formation of tumours anywhere along the length of ible to start small and not undertake any the esophagus, from the opening in the mouth to the point where JAB STAYS IMPORTANT aggressive exercises if its been quite a while it meets the stomach. As it grows, it affects nerves, muscles and since you last worked out. eventually other organs. Some of the main causes that lead to Setting up a goal: One thing lockdown the increased risk of esophagus cancer include smoking, drink- has assured is that most of us have gained ing alcohol and steaming hot beverages, obesity, and not enough ( 4;+) O weight. If you have put on a lot of weight intake of fruits and vegetables. during this time, then you need to set a tar- Esophagus cancer is the sixth most common cause of can- get, what you're expecting and how much cer deaths globally and is not easily detected. That is the reason ! weight you want to achieve. The setting goal the majority of esophageal cancer cases are diagnosed only in will always give you a holistic approach that advanced stages. Therefore, it is imperative to look out for symp- "5, (3(,3" includes stretching, cool down and work- toms of esophagus cancer before it’s too late. Esophageal can- out sessions. cer may not show signs in its early stages; however, as the dis- Schedule your workout like you ease advances, it shows the following symptoms: nly last week, a group of However, with that being said, Goel and says that in the absence of schedule your meeting: Discipline is a Difficulty in swallowing (Dysphagia): One of the most com- experts opined that patients cases of reinfection is not an alien proper studies we should resort to must in this case. As you ease back into mon esophagal cancer symptoms is trouble swallowing, partic- Owho had recovered from concept. Chugh believes that these vaccines only as they are your best your fitness routine, don't forget to make ularly a feeling of food stuck in the throat caused by the tumor COVID, don’t need to get vaccinat- can be attributed to the mutations in available protective shield against the a schedule for your workout session. There growing on the inner lining of the esophagus. These symptoms ed, as they have already developed the virus. virus. is a high possibility that your mind will sub- tend to intensify, with a rise in antibodies. This came weeks after the “Reinfections can be attributed 0 “It is too early to to say COVID consciously look for excuses to not work discomfort when swallowing Health Ministry had recommended to a lot of factors like different vari- recovered patients don’t need vacci- out and look out for distraction to deter progressively. COVID patients to get vaccinated ants and/or low immunity. Though, 5<() nation. The reason is there’s no from your plan. Schedule a time that you Hiccups and vomiting: after three months of recovery. the chances of reinfections are low & & proper data of how long the immu- won't get easily distracted, if you know you Frequent hiccupping and vom- However, not many doctors are and it doesn’t affect a majority of nity stays, it may differ from person can get caught up with work in the evening iting are also symptoms individ- happy with the claim and say that it patients. As more and more data ! to person and can even depend on then schedule your time for a workout in uals must look out for, as the is too soon to say anything. comes, we will have better answers ; the severity of the infection. Some say the morning or vice versa. narrowing of the esophagus “Our knowledge about COVID but remember even though you are mild COVID patients can have high- Start with an easy workout: As they obstructs the food from going is in constant flux. Currently, the data vaccinated you should wear mask 7 er immunity. Again, there are no facts say, the journey of a thousand miles down smoothly, with more says vaccine should be given after 90 and take precautions,” he opines. yet to prove it. Also, we can’t rule out begins with one step. Getting started is & chances of the food getting days from the infection for best Dr Piyush Goel, Senior the possibility of mutations. It can sometimes the hardest part, as you feel less stuck and being pushed back up. results. Whether there is lasting Consultant — Pulmonary and lead to reinfection. So, for the time motivated and don’t know where to start. Chest pain and heartburn: immunity after initial COVID infec- Critical Care, Columbia Asia being, we would recommend people It is better to start the exercise routine at Recurring chest pains and tion is still a matter of debate, hence Hospital, Palam Vihar, Gurugram, to get vaccinated,” Kumar says. a slightly less intense pace and gradually chronic heartburn in the lower although it may seem likely that in insists that patients should get vac- Dr Col Vijay Dutta, Senior increase the momentum with time. The chest area happens due to acid reflux. Acid reflux occurs when the future vaccination may not be cinated after at least 12 weeks of Consultant — Internal Medicine, high intense routines initially will exhaust the stomach acid flows back into the food pipe (or esophagus). required after infection it is not the recovery. “A patient who got infect- ! Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, too you quickly and may eventually feel like too Change in voice and throat discomfort: A recurrent cough case at the moment,” Dr Chandril ed with the virus, too should get vac- 2 agrees on the fact that COVID much to deal with, so start small but prac- or a hoarse, scratchy voice may also signify the existence of Chugh, Director, Dr Good Deed, cinated after at least 12 weeks of get- infected patients have immunity tice consistently. esophageal cancer. In this case, the tumour compresses the nerves Patna, says. ting cured,” Goel says and adds that which can last for three to six Eating right to get back into shape: that control the vocal cords’ proper functioning, causing the voice He adds that all infected people there is no such robust data to months and that it has been docu- If you listen to your grandparents most of to become hoarse. should get vaccinated after three analyse how long antibodies stay but mented. “We don’t know whether this them would tell you to avoid eating out of Weight loss: Unexpected weight loss affects roughly 50 per months. “Every time our body is they will be there for at least three ! = acquired immunity will last beyond a ‘ready made packet’, which means avoid- cent of people with esophageal cancer. This may be caused due exposed to an infection a sort of blue- months post recovery. six months or not. The present data ing junk food and eating mindfully. Eating to swallowing difficulties or a cancer-related reduction in appetite. print or memory is formed to counter The reason for reinfection, he is only valid maximum up to six a well-balanced diet can assist you to get One can experience dramatic weight loss even when the per- future infections, if they may arise. says, is because antibodies can dis- L ) months irrespective of the clinical sta- the calories and nutrients you require to son is on a healthy diet. Hence, antibodies are not the only appear after three months, or can tus of the patient — whether he had fuel the daily activities and help you reach The treatment approaches for esophageal cancer aim to take measure of protection against infec- decrease to a certain level, and as a mild, moderate or severe infection,” your work out goals. the tumour out or shrink the tumour to prevent it from grow- tion, memory cells also play their result can’t prevent a person from get- Dutta says. Things to avoid: People tend to over- ing. Depending upon the factors like size, type, and place of can- part,” he tells you. ting reinfection. Several other doctors opine that do the exercise initially and end up being cer growth, and age of the person, the following are the three There is data that antibodies can Dr Arunesh Kumar, Sr we should wait for proper studies to hurt or injured as the body. So, don’t set too types of treatment approaches recommended for esophagus can- persist after COVID infection any- Consultant & Head Respiratory back the fact and decide later on. many unrealistic goals at once and ditch the cer: where from three to eight months, Medicine/Pulmonology, Paras Meanwhile, as said previously, your all-or-nothing mind-set. Surgery: In the early stages, when cancer hasn’t spread to Chugh asserts. Hospital, agrees with Chugh and jab stays important. ) .6$ other parts of the body, or in advanced stages, when cancer has also spread to the stomach, along with the infected sections of the esophagus, minimally invasive surgery is suggested. In which case, the part of the esophagus with the tumor is removed along with the lymph nodes, and the remaining part is reconnected 7 & using sections from the small or large intestines as required. The Monsoons are here and with s the whole country scrambles to most advanced method to perform the esophagectomy is using navigate through the worst public Robotic-Assisted Surgery with the da Vinci surgical system in it, various issues like cough, & Ahealth disaster in recent memory, a which, with a small incision, the cancer is removed with preci- cold and skin diseases. few organisations and companies are sion leaving minimal scars and quicker recovery time. 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Frank de Boer’s side got there in the end and the vic- " B(,9( Grzegorz Krychowiak’s red card tory will provide a major lift to the Netherlands after seven minutes before Skriniar’s what was their first game at a major competition in tar forward Neymar netted a penalty goal, the holding midfielder col- seven years. Sand created a second as hosts Brazil lecting his second booking for They will now hope to build on it on Thursday eased to a 3-0 victory over a coronavirus- clumsily going into the back of against Austria, who beat North Macedonia earlier depleted Venezuela on Sunday in the Jakob Hromada near the center in Bucharest in the same Group C. opening match of the 2021 Copa circle. It was a brilliant game, and a crowd of America. FIFA player of the year around 16,000 created an atmosphere Centre-back Marquinhos opened the scored midway Robert Lewandoski’s strug- fit for the occasion at the home of through the first half and Gabriel Barbosa sealed the Group gles at major football tour- Ajax, where supporters held up B win a minute from time. naments continued, the banners with messages of support In a tournament already delayed a year and moved from striker failing to have a for Christian Eriksen following the its original hosts Argentina and Colombia due to the pan- clear-cut chance and Denmark star’s cardiac arrest on demic, it was fitting that the coronavirus should take cen- snatching at the opportu- Saturday. tre-stage right up to the tournament kick-off. &0$&$$0 %9?@?@%& % $ - & 6$% 1 nities he did have in the Eriksen made his name at Played in front of an empty Mane Garrincha stadium first half. Ajax before moving to due to Covid-19 restrictions, Brazil made light of the con- " C9(,C;8 but it was his stunning strike from first time now look slim. Then there was Tottenham Hotspur in 2013. tinent’s minnows, who arrived with a makeshift side miss- just inside the Scotland half after Steve Clarke’s men face Wojciech Szczesny, the Juventus After failing to qualify for ing eight players ruled out after testing positive for coro- cotland’s long-awaited return the break that will live in the England next on Friday at player who became the first goal- Euro 2016 or the 2018 World navirus the day before. to a major International tour- memory as one of the all- Wembley before hosting keeper to score an own-goal at the Cup in Russia, the Netherlands were Venezuela called up 15 emergency replacements but Snament was ruined by Patrik time great European World Cup finalists Croatia tournament. Szczesny was playing their first game at a major com- could still only name seven out of a possible 12 substitutes Schick’s slick finishing as the Championship goals. at Hampden on June 22. unfortunate as the ball rebound- petition since beating hosts Brazil 3-0 to due to a lack of available players. Czech Republic won 2-0 at After a 23-year wait to ed off his near post, onto his out- claim third place at the 2014 World Cup. Brazil took the lead on 23 minutes when Richarlison Hampden on Monday to move qualify for a major tourna- POLAND STUNNED stretched arm and back into the They had not won a game at a Euro flicked on a Neymar corner that deflected into Marquinhos’s top of Euro 2020 Group D. ment, Scotland’s hopes of As Marek Hamsik’s net following a shot by Slovakia in almost exactly 13 years, since Klaas-Jan path inside the six-yard box, allowing the centre-back to Schick’s header just before making more history by influence begins to wane for winger Robert Mak in the 18th Huntelaar and Robin van Persie netted in bundle home. half-time opened the scoring, getting out of the group for the Slovakia, Milan Skriniar has minute. a 2-0 win over Romania at Euro 2008. Richarlison had a goal ruled out for offside while Neymar incredibly fired wide from 12 yards out as Brazil threatened to put the game to bed before half-time. It was more of the same after the break as substitute Alex Sandro from distance and Richarlison with a head- 6 er both shot over the bar. Neymar somehow failed to turn home a cross-cum- shot from Gabriel Jesus from three yards out but on 64 min- );3( Afghanistan, if not a hat-trick. & ing the supply chain flowing. utes he doubled the lead from the penalty spot. A Chhetri-inspired India India are currently placed on Yohan Cumana clumsily brought down Danilo in the oal-machine Sunil Chhetri ended their winless run in # 567& six points after seven matches in box and Neymar sent Graterol the wrong way from 12 yards. Gwill look to add to his tally International football when the 0'-$0#1$'08+,'.1$6 comparison to Afghanistan’s five The hosts took their foot off the gas but Neymar kept and enter the all-time top 10 captain struck a brace against points from seven games. probing and was denied a second by Graterol following a scorers’ list as a buoyant India Bangladesh in their previous berth in 2023 Asian Cup, sched- Form and past record both mazy run and shot from inside the box. meet Afghanistan in the joint outing. uled to be held in China. favour India and anything less Neymar then created the third, rounding Graterol 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian The talk since then mostly India will enter the game as than a victory for the Blue before crossing for Gabriel Barbosa to chest home from Cup qualifiers here on Tuesday. centred around the Indian strik- clear favourites despite Tigers will be seen as an upset. barely a yard out. While the Indian team needs er surpassing the legendary Afghanistan’s ability to fight it As far as Afghanistan are “He’s developed the ability to create. Right foot, left foot, just a draw from their final Lionel Messi as International out. concerned, they will take heart he’s become an unpredictable player,” Brazil coach Tite game against Afghanistan to football’s second highest scorer Igor Stimac’s men will be from their spirited performance enthused about Neymar. secure a place in the third round among active players. high on confidence after thor- in their previous outing against In the second match, Edwin Cardona scored the only of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers A veteran in top-flight at 36, oughly dominating Bangladesh, India, who were held to a stale- goal of the game as Colombia held on under second half after Oman defeated Chhetri played down the com- against whom they enjoyed mate at home by their lower- pressure to begin their Group B campaign with a 1-0 win Afghanistan 2-1 on Friday, a hat- parisons with the Argentine nearly 75% possession while ranked opponents in 2019. over Ecuador — who thrashed them 6-1 the last time the trick for Chhetri will see him global superstar, but he will cer- completing more than 600 pass- But the recent defeat against sides met in a World Cup qualifier in November. equal the iconic Pele in terms of tainly look to put his best foot es. Oman means Afghanistan are Colombia’s goal was a thing of beauty with Cardona numbers of goals scored in the forward come the next match If they are to repeat that kind not among the top fourth-placed taking a short free-kick to Juan Cuadrado, who chipped International arena. and add to his tally of 74 goals. of impressive stats, India will teams in the World Cup quali- the ball into the box for Miguel Borja to head down into Chhetri is also just one goal If the Blue Tigers can avoid need the duo of Chhetri and fiers and a failure to win against the path of Cardona to volley home. off entering the all-time top-10 defeat in the upcoming match, the fifth-place result during the tention to progress further in the Manvir Singh to fire upfront, India would send them to the It was initially disallowed for offside but a VAR review list of goal-scorers, something he they will finish third in their last campaign. World Cup qualifying campaign, with Brandon Fernandes mar- playoffs just to get into the third showed that while three Colombian players were beyond can easily achieve against group, an improvement over India are already out of con- and is now looking to secure a shalling the midfield and keep- round of Asian Cup qualifiers. the defensive line, Cardona and Borja were onside. passes ) 0 % & $D 5: & KREJCIKOVA ENTERS TOP 15 # A; */ / -2 # 8) 93 -J 8'( 3 3 " !B laying close to the body, working We’re mentally prepared for England: Harman ( -% Pon mindset and setting small tar- " (B, been achieved by a man while, -F ' D gets are some of tips that Indian men’s B,';9 “Rahane has so much in the women’s game, only Steffi %2 S. ! Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane experience, he shared ovak Djokovic has set his Graf in 1988 has swept all four gave to Mithali Raj & Co ahead of their ndian women’s team them with us, offered us Nsights on the Golden Grand majors and Olympic Gold in the DE BRUYNE BACK IN TRAINING first red-ball game in seven years, Ivice-captain tips on how to bat, what Slam of all four majors and the same year. *) against England. Harmanpreet Kuar on kind approach should we Olympic title, insisting: In Graf ’s case, Olympic According to sources in the know Monday said the squad is have to batting because it’s “Everything is possible”. Gold came in Seoul. For of developments, Rahane, a Test spe- mentally prepared to take long format, how to break The world number one cap- Djokovic, the opportunity will 'Q ) ! cialist with 73 games and over 4500 on mighty hosts England your inning in parts...” tured a second French Open and come in Tokyo later this sum- runs under his belt, was requested by in its first Test in seven Asked about teen bat- 19th Slam with a 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, mer. TITMUS NARROWLY MISSES WR women’s team head coach Ramesh years, especially after ting sensation Shafali 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Stefanos “Obviously his goal and our ((' Powar for a session, primarily with the ‘picking the brains’ of red- Verma’s chance of making Tsitsipas on Sunday. goal is to win the Olympics and 1&& batters before they left for England. ball specialist Ajinkya her Test debut, It allowed him to become then win the Grand Slam. That " -1 “Ramesh and Ajinkya have been Rahane. Harmanpreet said the the first man in the Open era, would be the absolutely top of *"* teammates. Since our girls are playing India and England team management doesn’t and only third in history, to this year,” said Djokovic’s long- QM 1&& Test match after seven years, the will play a one-off Test prefer tinkering with her claim all four Grand Slam titles time coach Marian Vajda. ; ! coach thought that it would be a good here from Wednesday, game. on multiple occasions. “But it’s still far away from idea to have a session where one of the which will start the visi- “Shafali is someone Now he has targeted being us. We have to still focus on the MALVIKA WINS CROWN best in the business will talk about Test tors’ full-fledged tour of we always want to play, the third man to complete a cal- next one. But overall he’s set up Q" match batting. the UK, where they will she is someone who can endar Grand Slam after Don for this year. B) 1--S1--- “It was a 50-minute zoom session also feature in ODI and dominate the opposition. Budge in 1937 and Rod Laver in “His priority is Wimbledon, Q B,9 that was arranged when both teams T20 series. “We never tried to tin- 1962 and 1969. Olympics and US Open. I think 9 ! were in quarantine in Mumbai,” a “I have not played ker with Shafali’s game as On top of that, he also that says all.” senior official privy to the develop- much of red-ball cricket, I she is a natural player, it’s wants the Olympic Gold medal Djokovic is already halfway LAST-GASP ATTEMPT FOR FARAH ment said. have played just two Tests. not a great idea to talk too to complete the Golden Grand to a calendar Slam having ' ; -&&&& The match is starting on This time we got a chance *0 - & ' E & F much about technique and Slam. “Everything is possible. secured a record ninth " A Wednesday. to speak to Ajinkya game planning with her. Definitely in my case I can say Australian Open in February. M ' C It is learnt that skipper Mithali, her Rahane, we picked his now looking to stamp her friendly talk with Rahane, “All of us are trying to that what I’ve been through in Next up is Wimbledon, ( 4O 01J! deputy Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti brains on how to bat in the class in the traditional he is very experienced, create a very nice situation my career, in my life, this where he is the defending Mandhana and all the batters, along longer format, mentally format. She added, “Even we had a chance to talk to for her so that she doesn’t journey has been terrific so champion, Olympics and 1.6M $ FOR WTC FINAL WINNERS with senior pacer Shikha Pandey, we are prepared,” in the nets, we try to be in him and we did exactly feel the pressure and far,” said Djokovic. then a bid to win the US ' 8 spoke to Rahane about the long-form Harmanpreet said during the right frame of mind. that.” enjoys her cricket. She “I’ve achieved some Open for a fourth time. ' 4 batting. a virtual press conference. When you are happy, you Elaborating on the was looking great in the things that a lot of people However, Djokovic #D In India also, there has only been The swashbuckler has play good cricket. We try interaction with Virat nets, and I hope, if she gets thought it would be not has been at this juncture T-!@ ' 50 and T20 national competitions for made a name for herself in to play to our strengths. Kohli’s deputy in the men’s a chance to play, she will possible for me to achieve. before, winning in Australia 4 " 44! the past few years. white-ball cricket and is “We had an easy and Test team, she said, do better.” “So everything is and Paris in 2016 but “Apparently, Ajinkya told them possible, and I did coming up short at SAME POINTS/TEST WIN: ICC not to play the drive too much dur- put myself in a the Rio ' 8 ' ing the initial part of the innings as the Sources said that Powar, since his a little simpler as we are a neutral pace bowlers and Lee wants them to good position Olympics, 4 ball moves around a lot in the UK. He reinstatement as head coach, has venue, we are guided by the ICC, but be in the game at all times. to go for the Wimbledon told the batters to concentrate on play- been pro-active in building bridges as we all want is a good pitch that offers “Pace just makes red-ball cricket Golden and the US N ing as close to the body as possible. well as devising strategies, and getting an even contest between the teams,” exciting, I’m a cricket fan and I want Slam.” Open later in O “He believes that with late swing, Rahane to speak to the batters was part Lee told ESPNcricinfo. to produce a pitch where the cricket The the year. -1& 44 there would always be the lure to play of that strategy. “For me personally I just want to lovers have to watch every ball in case Golden 4 ;C ( " ! the cover drive but its best to avoid the get something out that has some they miss something, be that some Slam has stroke initially with Dukes ball bein- ‘PACE, BOUNCE AND CARRY’ IN pace, bounce and carry in the pitch. class batting or an amazing spell of never FEDEX WINS 1ST ROUND gused,” the source said. WTC FINAL PITCH “It can be a hard thing to do in bowling. B A Rahane believes that the founda- Southampton: Head groundsman at England as the weather doesn’t help “A maiden over can be quite (' tion of a Test innings should be Southampton Simon Lee is aiming to us most of the time, but the forecast exciting if it’s a battle of skill between 3 " .@ based on short targets and not on the produce a pacy and bouncy pitch for in the build-up is good with a lot of both bowler and batter. So, yeah, if we 6.>S7.J M ultimate goal. the World Test Championship final sun, so we are hopeful that we’ll get can get some pace and bounce in the !A 3 “He told the batters that it should with some assistance for spinners later some pace and a hard pitch without pitch, but not too one-sided towards A(( 3 be like first 15 runs and then anoth- on in the game. over-rolling it and killing it.” seam movement, we’ll be happy,” he 3 ! 1% er 25 and another 30 runs. “Pitch preparation for this Test is Both the teams have high quality said.