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HEARING IN SUPREME COURT ON MONDAY DAY AFTER AZHAR WARRANT Noheadway,GovtwantsustogotoSCorform 15 years’ jail for panel:farmerunions;nextroundoftalksJan15 26/11 planner Lakhvi, India Sought option other than repeal, courthearing did come up during talks: Tomar to sit across the table again on who along with Food Minister tions to tryand resolve the im- points to FATF HARIKISHANSHARMA January15, all eyes arenow on Piyush Goyalhavebeen negoti- passe –farmer unions, the ma- &RAAKHIJAGGA the Supreme Courtwherehear- ating with the farmers, said ref- jority from Punjab, have been NEWDELHI,LUDHIANA,JAN8 ing on aclutchofpetitions is erence to the Supreme Court camping at the gatesofDelhi scheduledJanuary 11. hearing on January11did come since November 26. Lashkar ops chief TALKSBETWEEN the Centreand Leaders of the unions up during the talks. Twodays ago, athree-judge sentencedin farmer unions opposedtothe claimedtheyweretold by the Lastmonth, the Supreme benchheadedbyChief Justice of newagriculturelawsfailedto government to go to the Court, while noting that the India SABobde postedthe mat- terror finance case makeheadway Fridayafter the Supreme Courtorform acom- Centre’s talkswith farmer tertoJanuary11after Attorney unions insistedonrepeal of the mittee with representativesof groups did notappear to be General KKVenugopal told the laws,onlytobetold by the gov- the twosides. yielding results, had said it courtthat “thereare chances of MZULQUERNAIN ernment to “suggestanalterna- AgricultureMinister would form acommittee com- the parties coming to some sort LAHORE,JANUARY8 Farmer union leaders leave aftertheir meeting with the tive other than repeal”. NarendraSingh Tomar and prising representativesofthe of an understanding”. government, in NewDelhi on Friday. Prem Nath Pandey While the twosides agreed MinisterofState Som Prakash, Centreand farmers organisa- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 MUMBAI ATTACK mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi wassentencedto15years in jail FridaybyaPakistani anti- UTTARAYAN terrorism courthereinaterrorfi- GUIDELINES BUSINESSASUSUAL nancing case, amidstgrowing in- ternationalpressureonIslamabad Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi No kite-flying in BY UNNY to bringto justiceterroristsroam- afteracourtappearance in ing free in the country. Islamabad in Jan 2015. AP file public places, UN proscribed terrorist festivities to be Lakhvi, 61,who wasonbail since 2015 in the Mumbai attackcase, prisonment of six months each within societies wasarrestedbythe Counter- on three counts. He has been Terrorism Department (CTD) of sent to prison to servethe sen- in Gujarat Punjab province lastSaturday. tences,” the official said. “The Anti-Terrorism Court (ENS reports from New (ATC)Lahoreconvicted Lakhvi Delhi: The MinistryofExternal EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE forcommission of offences of Affairs, in itsremarks on AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 terrorism financing in acase reg- Lakhvi’s sentencing, said: “The isteredbythe CTD for15years timing of these actions clearly AHEAD OF Uttarayan/Makar under different sections of the suggestthe intention of convey- Sankranti festival on January14, Anti-Terrorism Act1997,”acourt ing asense of compliance ahead thestategovernmentissuedano- official told PTI afterthe hearing. of the APJG (Asia-Pacific Joint tification on Fridayallowing the EXPRESS NETWORK JudgeEjaz Ahmad Buttar Group) meeting, and the next festival to be celebrated within sentencedLakhvi to five years of FATF (Financial Action Task housing societies across the state rigorous imprisonment eachon Force) plenarymeeting in while prohibiting kite-flying at PMTODISCUSS three countswith afine of PKR February2021. It has become public places even as the Gujarat VACCINEROLLOUT 100,000 (approximatelyUSD routine forPakistantocome up HighCourtalsoagreedtothesteps WITHCMS ONJAN11 620) eachonthree counts. with suchfarcical actions, prior listedbythe stategovernment in PAGE 11 “In default of payment of fine, to important meetings.” view of the Covid-19pandemic. he will have to undergo an im- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 As per the notification re- leased by KK Nirala, additional secretary(Lawand Order) Home ACROSS FARM COMMODITIES Aurangzeb not Department, of the Gujarat gov- Workers install heavy-duty security fencing around the US Capitol aday afterPresident Donald Trump’s supporters stormed ernment, “Anyact of flying kite the building, in Washington DC on Thursday. Reuters secular, says or assembling of persons at pub- Growth silver lining lic places, open grounds or Uddhav, spars roads/ streetswill be prohibited. In viewofongoing pandemic, it As Democrats push to impeach him, but food inflation is advisedthat people should with Cong over celebratethe festival with their Aurangabad closefamilymembers only.Itis Trump says won’t be at inauguration may be dark cloud prohibitedforpeople to assemble at public places...” It added, “Apartfrommem- asked,Iwill notbegoing to the 150years ago. Democrat Food and AgricultureOrganisation’s VISHWASWAGHMODE bers of housing society,entryof PETERBAKER, Inauguration on January20th,” Andrew Johnson sat out the food price indexhighestsince 2014 MUMBAI,JANUARY8 outsiders in the societies forthe MAGGIEHABERMAN, he said on Friday. 1869 inauguration afterhewas celebrations will be prohibited LUKEBROADWATER The announcement marks replacedbyRepublican Ulysses S RULINGALLIES ShivSena and and action will be takenagainst &GLENNTHRUSH another break with tradition that Grant;beforethat, John Adams FAO FOOD PRICE INDEX Congress sparredFridayoverthe the society management in case WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 undermines the ceremonial and his son John Quincy Adams name of Aurangabad, where of violations. Performance of DJs demonstration of acoredemo- skippedthe inaugurations of (2014-2016=100) civic polls areslated to be held or playing music system which AFTER BEGRUDGINGLYconced- cratic value that Trumphas viru- 1801 and 1829 respectively. 120 this year,with Chief Minister 107.5 can invitelarge assemblyofpeo- ingdefeatlessthantwoweeksbe- lentlydisregardedsince the elec- Meanwhile, the Trumpad- 110 93.3 102.5 UddhavThackeray continuing to ple will remain prohibited and fore he is due to leave office, US tion —the peaceful transfer of ministration plunged deeper 91.0 refertothe city as Sambhaji people in large numbers cannot President Donald Trumpan- powerbetween administrations. intocrisis as moreofficials re- 100 Nagarand saying that while the assemble inside societies. It is nouncedonTwitterthathewould Onlythree presidentsinUS Avideo grab of President signedinprotest,prominent 90 coalition's agenda adheres to advisedfor people above the age notbeattending President-elect history have skippedtheir suc- Donald Trump’s address. Republicans brokewith the 80 secularism, Mughal Emperor of 65, pregnant women and kids Joe Biden’s inauguration. cessor’s swearing-in —the last Twitter via Reuters President, and Democratic Aurangzeb “does notfit intoit”. below10years of agetostayat “Toall of those who have time it happenedwas morethan CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Responding to the Congress’s Oct-19 Dec-19 Nov-19 Apr-20 Oct-20 Jan-20 Feb-20 Dec-20 Nov-20 Mar-20 home. The night curfew in Aug-20 objection to him referring to July-20 Sept-19 May-20 Sept-20 Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat June-20 Aurangabad as and Rajkot from 10 pm to 6am THE EDITORIAL PAGE Sambhaji will continue (sic).” US tweaks H1B visa rules again, firm one thing: The extent of neg- Nagartohon- The notification order will be HARISHDAMODARAN ative growth inducedbyCovid- our the in effect from January9to17. ONCEUPONA NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 19 and the lockdown hasn’t been Maratha ruler, The stategovernment on Friday higher wage is key factor now FAILEDCOUP as muchaswas initiallyfeared. Thackeray told told the high courtthat while it BY ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY FIRST, IT wasthe ReserveBank of The NSO’s firstadvance esti- reporters: CONTINUEDONPAGE2 H-1B applicantsfor the newfis- PAGE 8 India (RBI) that, on December 4, mates suggestthat the Indian “Aurangzeb AASHISHARYAN Indian,US cal year starting April 1. reviseddownwards itsGDP de- economymay even registera wasnot asec- NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 firmstobe According to the amended growth projection for2020-21 small 0.3% year-on-year growth ular person. Uddhav EXPLAINED affected rules releasedbythe Department WORLD from 9.5% to 7.5%. On Thursday, in the second half (October- While our Thackeray EXPLAINED E ABOUT Afortnight before its ● of HomelandSecurity(DHS), US the National Statistical Office March), aftercontracting minus agenda has the term ends, US President Donald Citizenship and Immigration U.S. TRANSPORT, (NSO) pegged the current fiscal’s 14.9% in the firsthalf (April- word secular Trump's administration has IT COULD impact US tech Services (USCIS) will firstselect EDUCATIONSECYS GDP growth at minus 7.7%. The September) of 2020-21. in it, aperson likeAurangazeb once again amendedits H-1B companies looking to registrations wherethe “prof- figurewas even better,atminus But this relative optimism on does notfit intoit.” visa regime to give priority to hirefromthe pool of H- feredwageequals or exceeds” QUIT IN STAFF 7.2%, afternetting out taxesand growth —economic activity Thackeray's remarksassume higher wagesand skills instead 1B visa workers as they the prevailing levelinthat area of EXODUS subsidies on products. seems inching towardsits pre- significance with the ShivSena of the prevailing lotterysystem areskilledand available employment. JUSTICE DEPT These official estimates — pandemic levels —istempered taking adifferent stance on secu- forselection of candidates look- forlowersalaries. Indian “The profferedwageisthe along with datapertaining to the by an emerging challenge: food larism from itsallies on this issue. ing to work in the country. companies arealso likely wage that the employerintends OPEN TO CHARGES purchasing managers’ index, inflation. When it waspointed out that THERETURNOF The newrules will be effec- to be hit and mayhaveto to paythe beneficiary. The wage AGAINST TRUMP electricity and fuel consumption, This also makes it difficult for he had referred to Aurangabad BIRDFLU tive 60 days afterpublication in shell out moresalaryfor levelranking will occur firstfor FOR INCITING RIOT goods and services taxcollection, the RBI to further cut interest as Sambhaji Nagaronhis official PAGE 13 the federal registerFriday, mak- on-siteworkers. the regular cap selection and PAGE 14 Google mobility indexand other ratesorevencontinue with its Twitter handle over the pasttwo ing it likelythat theywill cover CONTINUEDONPAGE2 high-frequency indicators —con- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2

PAGE 1 ANCHOR AvillageinUttarakhand dumps tradition, puts curbs on liquor

those who helpedout —from monies,andreligiousaswellasso- approach the police if anyper- tivity ends as well. Liquor is the cause of mostarguments, LALMANIVERMA door-to-door distribution of in- cial gatherings likefairs. son creates aruckusorenters sourcedfromhereand sold in scuffles and crimes in the hills. At DEHRADUN,JANUARY8 vitations to fetching wood for The women of Ratir Kethi intoascuffle at apublic place or villages by local retailers. leastfour cases of clashes be- fuel, and arranging food and drovethe change, with the reso- agathering in adrunken state. Bageshwar SP Manikant tween guests had been reported THIS NOVEMBER, as agestureof serving of meals. lution passedinthe presence of Mehtapointed out that Mishrasaid: “The villagers have in marriageceremonies in the re- thankstolocal residentswho had With labour hardtofind in at leastone member from each women at the receiving end of requestedustoensurethat the cent season in the district, he said. helpedout during the wedding remote areas likeRatir Kethi, the of the 80 households of the vil- domestic violence usuallydonot sale and consumption of liquor On their part, the SP said, the po- functions of his cousin sisterand villagesaw at leastfour other lage, said pradhan Surendra approachauthorities, and said do nottakeplace during mar- lice can ensurethereisnoillegal twodaughters, primaryschool wedding ceremonies that Singh Mehta. No one raiseda the resolution will be enough of riagefunctions and other events. sale of liquor in bulk and from teacher Mahesh Singh of Ratir month wherethe same promise protest, he added. Acopyofthe adeterrent. The police cannotstopthat groceryshops around the village. Kethi villageinUttarakhand's wasmade. resolution waslater handedover Located at the border of legally, but their resolution de- Mahesh Singh recalls that till Bageshwar district promised ButonDecember29,drivenas to the local police station and au- Pithorgarh and Bageshwar dis- serves appreciation. Iwill visit adecadeago,there wasnocom- them liquor instead of money, as muchbythe moneyspent on this thorities, seeking their support trictsataheight of about 4,000 the villagesoon to speak to the pulsion to serveliquor at wed- per alocal tradition. traditionascomplaintsofdrunken in executing the move. Ratir Kethi passedaresolution to ban liquor at weddings feet,Ratir Kethi is about 81 km villagers and discuss howthey dings, or to people helping out Consequently, Singh recalls, brawls and domestic violence, Apartfrombanning liquor at from the district headquarters. can stop this. Asocial evil can be with tasks. “It increases the fi- at eachofthe three ceremonies, Ratir Kethi passedaresolution ceremonies or gatherings, the Thenearest liquor shop is over stoppedonlywith the coopera- nancial burden but worse is he endedupspending Rs 15,000 banning the sale, distribution and resolution says that if aperson in with familymembers or in- panchayatwill take the matter 20 km away in Saama sub-town, tion of society.” when someone in adrunken on liquor forthe guests and all serving of liquor at wedding cere- adrunken statemisbehaves dulges in domestic violence, the to the police. Villagers can also whichiswheremobile connec- Mishraaddedthat liquor is statestartsascuffle," he said. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,JANUARY9,2021

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No kite-flying in chimes tukkals, synthetic or ising it would reassurethem. sation of demand as mostcoun- glass-coated manja (kiteflying Despitethe talk of healing, tries, including India, have un- public places, thread), are“strictlyprohibited,” however, Trumpplans to next lockedtheir economies after whichwill be partofthe state- week visit the southwestern No headway, Govt wants us to go May. Even as demand has grad- festivities to be issued13-point SoP. border to highlight his hardline uallyrecovered, restoration of within societies Usual Covid-19protocols of immigration policies, according supplychains post-Covid is tak- maintaining social distance, to aperson briefed on the plan- to SC or form panel: farmer unions ing time. Dryweather in major mask at all times, prohibition on ning. producing countries suchas in Gujarat large gatherings, provision of He also told advisers he Thailand, Brazil, Argentina and does notplan to ban the sanitisers, will continue to be in wanted to give amedia exit in- Emergingfromthemeeting SupremeCourthasfixed11thas wasverydisappointing. KisanSabha,arerespondentsin Ukraine, plus ashortage of ship- Uttarayan celebration com- place. terview, whichtheypresumed Friday, Tomarsaid:“Thediscus- the date(of hearing). The gov- Discussions did nottakeplace the matter.Our lawyers will be ping containers, has onlyaggra- pletely,kiteflying will notbeal- might undercut anyconciliatory sionstodaywererelated to the ernment is committed to any very well. The government side goingto courtonMonday, letus vatedthe supply-demand im- lowedinpublic places. Trump notes. But the firstfamilyhas threelaws,butnodecisioncould decision of the Supreme Court, gave twosuggestions--go to the see what happens. However, if balances. In the 13-point guideline congressional leaders threat- discussedleaving the White bereached.Thegovernmentre- whicheverdirection it maybe Supreme Courtorform asmall anydirection is againstus, we The second reason is stock- submitted before the high court, enedtoimpeachhim foren- House forgood on January19, peatedly requestedthe unions in,” he said. committee, whichwehaveal- will protest,” he said. piling by China, whichhas the stategovernment said that couraging amob that stormed the daybeforethe inauguration. to suggestanalternative other Asked whether the govern- readyrejected.Wewillnotgoto Kulwant Singh, president of steppedupimports of every- people staying in housing soci- the Capitol on January6. Washington remainedon thantherepeal,andthegovern- ment wasready to form an in- the court… We have told the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, said: “I thing –fromcorn, wheat, soy- eties will be permitted to fly Representative Katherine edge on Thursday, and busi- ment would consider it. But formal group of farmer unions government that our agitation wonderwhythegovernmentis abean and barleytosugar and kites on their terraces and open ClarkofMassachusetts, the No.4 nesses and storefrontsremained even afteralong discussion, no and the government, Tomar will continue,” Nihalgarhsaid. so keen to wait until the milk powder –tobuild strategic grounds only. Democrat, said on Fridaythat if boardedup. Thousands of alternative waspresented. said: “Manysuchmatters are Kulwant Singh Bhangu, Supreme Courthearing… They food reserves amid rising geopo- Adivision benchofChief Vice President MikePence National Guardtroops began Therefore, the discussion was discussedatmeetings, but this president of All India Kisan even suggestedthat we ap- litical tensions and pandemic Justice Vikram Nath and Justice would notinvokethe 25th fanning out around the city and adjournedtoday.” has notyet happened.” Federation, said: “As expected, proachthe courtfor repeal, and uncertainties. Lastmonth, the JB Pardiwala directed stategov- Amendment to forciblyrelieve some of the participantsinthe “They(farmer leaders) will To another queryon today’smeetingtoodidnotyield withday-to-dayhearing,we can countrypublishedanew draft ernment to add to the said Trumpofhis duties, Democrats attackwerearrested. Amid discuss among themselves. We whetherthegovernmentwould anyresult. At the January4 getaquickdecision. Theysaid lawtaking intoaccount “newsit- clause that in case of breach, sec- were prepared to act by the mid- scrutinyoverthe security break- will also discuss among our- consider aproposal to letstates meeting,we were toldthattalks they can’t repeal the laws as it uations and questions” posing retary of the residentswelfare dleofnextweek to impeachhim down, the Capitol Police chief selves. Ihope we will be able to decide the implementation of will startonthe repeal proce- will setawrong precedent.” severe challenges to its“grains association or housing society forasecond time. and the Senatesergeant-at- findasolutionatthenextmeet- the laws,Tomar said no such dure, but the Agriculture Jagmohan Singh Patiala, stockpile security”. concernedshall be held respon- Speaker Nancy Pelosi arms resigned. ing on 15th,” he said. proposal has been made by any Ministertold us again that the workingcommitteememberof The thirdreason mayhaveto sible. plannedtogather Democratsby The main focus, however, Responding to questions farmer leader,but if suchasug- laws areverygood and we the All India Kisan Sangharsh do the ultra-lowglobal interest Twopetitions related to telephone later on Fridaytodis- wasonTrump. Pelosi and from reporters, Tomar said gestion does come, the govern- should go foramendments. Coordination Committee ratesand floodgates of liquidity Uttarayan were movedbypri- cuss the effort.However, despite Senator ChuckSchumer of New while the government did not ment will take acall then. Theyalso told us to wait forthe (AIKSCC), said: “It wasbackto openedbymajor central banks. vate parties with one litigation arupturewith Trump, Vice York,the Democratic leader, tell the farmer unions to leave MinisterofState Som Prakash Supreme Courthearing on squareone today. Besides ask- This money, whichhas already primarilyseeking aban on cele- President Pence privately ruled calledonPence and the cabinet the matter to the Supreme toosaid the January11hearing January11asitisaconstitutional ingusto approachtheSupreme flowedintoequity markets, brations in the stateand asec- out invoking the disability clause to invoke the 25th Amendment. Court,theJanuary11hearingdid intheSupremeCourtwasmen- matter and farmers toocan ap- Court, theyalso told us to form could well find ahome next in ond litigation seeking protection of the 25th Amendment to side- Afterthe Vice President refused come up during the talks. tionedduringthetalks.“Itcame proachthe courtwith their de- aninformalcommitteeinwhich agri-commodities –moreso, in of livelihoods of those involved line the President, according to to take their telephone calls, “Weare citizens of ademo- upduringdiscussions…We dis- mands. But when theycontin- representativesofgovernment, ascenario of tightening world in the kiteindustry. officials. Pelosi told reporters that she cratic countryand in our cussedseveral things. Farmers uedtospeak on benefitsofthe farmers will be theretodecide supplies. At an earlier hearing of The highlychargeddebate would pursue impeachment if democracy,ifalawispassedby were adamant on the demand laws,wetold them that we are on the laws.But we have re- Household inflation expec- Covid-19matters, the HC bench about Trump’s capacity to gov- he did notact. LokSabhaandRajyaSabha,then forrepeal of laws,” he said. notkeento discussthissubject.” jected both proposals.” tations in India have tradition- directed AdvocateGeneral ern even forless than twoweeks “While it’sonly13days left, theHonourableSupremeCourt, BaldevSingh Nihalgarh, “Regarding the Supreme Darshan PalofKrantikari allybeen shapedbyfood and Kamal Triveditotakeinstruc- underscored the depth of anger anyday can be ahorrorshowfor naturally, has the right to Punjab general secretaryofthe Courthearing, eight unions, in- Kisan Union said: “Weare not fuel prices. Retail prices of petrol tions from the stategovern- and anxiety afterthe invasion of America,” she said, calling analyse.Beitacitizenorthegov- AllIndiaKisanSabha,described cluding BKU Dakaunda, BKU keen to move the Supreme and diesel in Delhi have,since ment on howitplans to check the Capitol that forced lawmak- Trump’s actions on Wednesday ernment, thereiscommitment thetalksas“verydisappointing”. Rajewal, BKU Lakhowal, BKU Courtfor the repeal of the three lastyear,moved from Rs 75.74 Uttarayan celebrations so that ers to evacuate, halted the a“seditious act”. to the Supreme Court. So, this “I have been partofall eight Tikait,AllIndiaKisanFederation, laws,andwantthismatterto be and Rs 68.79 to Rs 84.20 and Rs Covid-19spread remains under counting of the Electoral College “This President should not topic came up because the meetings, but today's meeting Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Doaba discussedacross the table.” 74.38 per litre, respectively. control. votes forseveral hours and left hold office one daylonger,” said Annual consumer food price in- TrivedionFridaylistedout 13 people dead, including aCapitol Schumer,who will become ma- flation stood at 9.43% in steps that the Gujarat govern- Hill police officer who diedon jority leader with the seating of November.That number,more ment plans to take,whichwere Thursdaynight. twoDemocratselected to the 15 years’ jail for 26/11 planner Lakhvi than GDP growth, is the one arrivedatafter a“brainstorming Ending aday of public si- SenateinGeorgia this week,and worthtracking in the months session”, subject to the bench’s lence, Trumpposteda2½- the inauguration of Vice “UN proscribed entities and PakistanPunjab, wasliving in Rupees 1.5lakh forLakhvi to later due to the Covid-19pan- ahead. approval. minutevideo on Twitter on President-elect Kamala Harris as designatedterroristsactasprox- Islamabadbeforehis arrest in meetpersonal expenses. demic. As listedbyTrivedi, “no gath- Thursdayevening denouncing the tiebreaker. ies forthe Pakistani establish- thiscase.Lakhviwasdesignated Thepermissionwasgranted OnThursday, ananti-terror- ering and flying of kites at pub- the mob attackinaway that he President-elect Biden would ment to fulfil itsanti-India as aglobal terroristbythe UN in 10 days before his arrest.Lakhvi ism courtinGujranwala issued Uddhav lic spaces, open grounds/roads had refusedtodoaday earlier. notaddress whether Trump agenda.Itisfortheinternational December 2008 forbeing asso- namedhissonHafizurRehman an arrest warrant forbanned days,Thackeray said: “What areallowed” and “no person Reading dutifullyfroma should remain in office but community to hold Pakistanto ciated with LeT and al-Qaeda and brother Saadat Bashir Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM)chief newthing have Idone? Ihave other than the residentsofthe scriptprepared by his staff, he calledWednesday“one of the accountandensurethatittakes and for“participating in the fi- Waheedaspersonswhowould MasoodAzharonthechargesof done what we have been saying flatsorsociety shall be allowed declared himself “outraged by darkest days in the history of our credible actions againstterror nancing, planning, facilitating, send PKR 90,000 and PKR terror financing. foroversomanyyears and what on the terraces of the the violence, lawlessness, and nation” and forcefullylaid blame groups, terror infrastructure, preparingorperpetratingof acts 60,000 respectively to his bank Thecourtissuedthewarrant the ShivSena supremo (Bal buildings/flat or open ground of mayhem”and told those who at the President’s feet afteryears and individual terrorists,” it by,inconjunction with, under account. He said his son and againstAzhar during ahearing Thackeray)had said.” residential societies.” brokethe lawthat “you will of stirring the pot. said.) thenameof,onbehalf orinsup- brother have bank accountsin in aterrorfinancing case insti- The Chief Ministerwas To the latter clause, the pay”. While he did notgiveup “I wish we could saywe Lakhvi pleadedbeforethe portof” both the entities. the same branch. tuted by the Counter Terrorism speaking to reporters aftera benchaddedthat to bring about his false claims of election couldn’t see it coming,” Biden courtthathewas“falselyimpli- Proscribedterrorists anden- The global terror financing Department of Punjab police function to welcome Vasant Gite checks and balances to the rule, fraud, he finallyconcededde- said. “But that isn’t true. We cated” in this case. tities aresubject to an assets watchdogFinancialActionTask againstsome members of the and Sunil Bagul backintothe the stategovernment must also feat. “A newadministration will could see it coming.” He wasaccusedofrunning freeze, wherein all states arere- Force(FATF) is instrumental in JeM. The LeT,led by Jamaat-ud- ShivSena from the BJP,which add that secretaries of be inaugurated on January20,” But Pence, severalcabinet adispensaryand using funds quiredto freezefundsandother pushing Pakistantotakemeas- Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, is theyhad joinedsome time ago. RWAs/residential societies shall Trumpsaid. “My focus now secretaries and other adminis- collected forterrorism financ- financial assets or economic re- ures againstterrorists roaming responsible forcarrying out the On Wednesday, Thackeray be held responsible forany turns to ensuring asmooth, or- tration officials concludedthat ing. sources of designatedindividu- freelyinPakistanand using its 2008Mumbaiattackthatkilled had referred to Sambhaji Nagar breach. derly and seamless transition of the 25th Amendment wasan Lakhviwaspresentedbefore alsandentities,atravelbanthat territorytocarry out attacks in 166people, including six while announcing aCabinet The stategovernment also power. This moment calls for unwieldy mechanism to re- the LahoreATC on Fridayand preventsthe entryintoortran- India and elsewhere. Americans. decision on Twitter about addedtothe listofclauses that healing and reconciliation.” move aPresident, according to wasconvicted the same dayin sit through nations' territories TheParis-basedFATFplaced TheUNhasnamedSaeedas adding 165bedsand creating “large gathering on terrace of Trumpinitiallyresistedtap- people informedabout the dis- the terror financing case regis- by the designated individuals PakistanontheGrey ListinJune aSpeciallyDesignated Global 360 posts in Aurangabad's gov- buildings/flat or open ground of ing the video, agreeing to do it cussions. The notion became teredagainsthim some time and an arms embargo. 2018 and asked Islamabad to Terrorist,andtheUS,since2012, ernment medical collegeand residential societies is prohib- onlyafter aides pressedhim and even less plausible when two ago. Lastmonth,theUNSecurity implementaplanofactionto has offeredaUSD 10 million re- cancer hospital. The tweet ited”and “use of loudspeak- he appeared to suddenlyrealize cabinetmembers —Elaine L The courtwas told that Council's 1267 Al Qaeda curbmoneylaunderingandter- ward forinformationthatbrings tagged Medical Education ers/music systems areprohib- he could face legal risk forprod- Chao, the transportation secre- Lakhvi, aresident of Renala SanctionsCommitteealloweda rorfinancingby theendof 2019 Saeedtojustice. Ministerand Congress leader ited as it mayattract large ding the mob, coming shortlyaf- tary,and BetsyDeVos, the edu- KhurdinOkaradistrict of monthlypayment of Pakistani but the deadline wasextended --PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Amit Deshmukh. On Thursday, gatherings, whichmay increase terthe chief federal prosecutor cation secretary—resignedin the Chief Minister’s Twitter risk of infection of Covid-19.” forWashington leftopen the protestofthe President’s en- handle put out twotweetsre- As perTrivedi’s submission, possibility of investigating the couragement of the mob. that the work visa regime would 1B work visa holders to return Google, Microsoft, Facebook and there) areruling at $6.42, $4.94 ferring to Sambhaji Nagar. the stategovernment hasstrived President forillegallyinciting the THENEWYORKTIMES be overhauledtoensurethat the to the US forcontinuedem- Twitter.Though Indian compa- and $13.55 per bushel, respec- Asked about the reference to “strikeabalance” as shutting attackbytelling supporters to system wasnolonger usedby ployment with the same em- nies have graduallyreduced tively,asagainsttheir correspon- to Sambhaji Nagar, Congress down sale of kites wasnot a march on the Capitol and show H1B visa rules companies that continuedto ployer. In October,the DHS pub- their dependency on these work ding year-agolevels of $5.50, leader,former chief minister “sustainable” solution. As per strength. then forthe advanceddegree ex- paylesser than the annual aver- lishedaninterim final rule, a permits, manygiant tech corpo- $3.84and $9.44. and current Public Works the stategovernment’s submis- PatACipollone, the White emption,” the DHS said. agesalarypaid to US workers, precursor to the final rules pub- rations still look to hirefromthe ■ The price of rawsugar fu- MinisterAshok Chavansaid sion, the kite-making industry House counsel, had warned Everyyear,the US adminis- therebyundercutting jobs from lishedonJanuary8. pool of H-1B workers. tures tradedatthe that changing the name of in 2020 sawaturnoverofRs625 Trumpofjustthat danger on tration issues 85,000H-1B work them. On December 31,the Trump Intercontinental Exchangehas Aurangabad wasnot apriority crores, involving 1.25 lakh fam- Wednesdayasaides frantically permits. Of these, 65,000arefor In November the same year, administration again changed Food inflation similarly gone up from 13.59 forhis party."This is athree- ilies. triedtoget the President to in- people with specialty occupa- the US House Judiciary itsstance and extendedthe ban accommodative monetary pol- centsto15.60 centsapound in party government, the issues “Tostopittotallyperhaps tervene and publiclycall offri- tions, while the rest arereserved Committee had, in abid to deter on immigrant and non-immi- icy stance. the lastone year.Sohas crude whichare notapriority can be wouldn’t be right...but we will oters, whichhedid onlybelat- forforeign workers who have Indian and Chinese companies, grant work visas till March 31. The NSO’s GDP datacame palm oil from 3,042 to 3,817 discussedinthe coordination be very careful. We have burnt edly,reluctantly, and earnedaMaster's or ahigher voted to pass legislation to in- The Indian government re- the same daythe UN Food and ringgit per tonne at Kuala committee between the par- our fingers once (bybeing lack- half-heartedly. university degree in the US. crease the minimum annual spondedthat it was“engaged AgricultureOrganization re- Lumpur’s Bursa Malaysia ties," he said. adaisical during Diwali, several “Weare looking at all actors, Until now, the selection of H- salaryofH-1B visa holders to with the US government forin- leasedits latestFood Price Index Derivativesexchange. Chavanalso invokedformer legacy marketsand shopping ar- notonlythe people who went 1B work visas wasdone by aran- $90,000 from $60,000. creasedpredictability in the (FPI) number forDecember.This ■ Exportprices of rice (Thai prime ministerABVajpayeeto eas seeing overcrowding and vi- intothe building,” Michael R domisedlottery system, which The latestrules markthe visa regime, and to minimize index–reflecting international whitegrain with 5% broken con- remind the ShivSena to honour olation of standardCovid-19 Sherwin, the US attorneyin did nottakeintoaccount factors fourth policy changeofthe US inconvenience to Indian na- prices of abasket of food com- tent) and cotton (the benchmark coalition sentiments. “I vaguely protocol) due to whichwesaw Washington, told reporters. suchaswage, experience or any administration over the last tionals in the US or those pro- modities againstabase year Cotlook AindexofFar East remember something Atal aspikeafter Diwali,” submitted Asked if that includedMr. other requirementsand de- year. posing to travel to the US for (2014-16) value of 100–aver- landedrates) arealso higher Bihari Vajpayeehad said about the advocategeneral. Trump, he repeated:“We’re mands. Since the number of ap- In April, the Trumpadmin- bonafide reasons, including the aged 107.5pointsfor the month. compared to ayear back: $512 RamMandir.Hehad said that The statealso submitted be- looking at all actors. If the evi- plications from Indian compa- istration had suspendedap- movement of Indian profes- It wasthe highestsince versus $418 per tonne and 86.55 while it wassomething he fore the courtthat curfew im- dence fits the elementsofa nies as well as individuals is provals forimmigrant and sionals”. November 2014. centsversus 78.75 centsper wanted to do, his government posedinpolice commissioner- crime, they’regoing to be muchhigher than anyother na- non-immigrant work visa, in- “Thereisrecognition in the What is significant is how pound, respectively. did nothavethe majority to do ateareas of Ahmedabad, charged.” tionality,alion's shareofthese cluding H-1B, for60days.In US of that fact that Indian the FPI has soared since May ■ Skim milk powder prices it," he said. Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot city ThePresident’s video state- work visas is cornered by June, the 60-dayban wasex- skilledprofessionals have con- 2020 (see chart). From falling to at Global DairyTrade, the fort- Congress statepresident in the state“shallbestrictlyim- ment came afteraday of disar- Indians. tendedtill the end of 2020. On tributed to the growth of the US afour-year lowof91pointsthen, nightlyauction platform of New and Revenue Minister plemented.” ray in the West Wing, whereof- Forexample, as of April 1, August5,Trump, through an economy, and helpedthe US it has hit amorethan six-year Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, Balasaheb Thorat said: “It is not The stategovernment also ficials sought to keep morestaff 2020, the USCIS had received executive order,also barred economyretain itscompetitive high in December. averaged $3,044 per tonne on about Aurangzeb. We also submitted before the benchthat members from marching out about 2.5 lakh H-1B work visa federal agencies from hiring H- edge,and innovation advan- This extreme global price January5.That is asteep jump adoreChhatrapati Sambhaji “no one is allowedtodisplayany the door.Aides hopedthe latest applications, according to offi- 1B visa holders and other for- tage,” the MinistryofExternal volatility can be seen across farm from $2,373 eight months ago. Maharaj.Our opposition is to writing/slogans/pictures etcon statement would at leaststanch cial data--Indians had applied eign workers in place of US cit- Affairs had said. commodities. Thereare three main reasons the politics being playedover kites that mayaffect sentiment the bleeding within Trump’s for1.84lakh or 67 per cent of izensorgreen cardholders. The constant changes in H- ■Wheat, corn and soyabean forinternational agri-commod- therenaming of cities that cre- of society and disturb public ownparty.Ivanka Trump, his these visas. Less than aweek later,the 1B visa approval systems has prices at the ChicagoBoardof ity prices firming up in the past ates ariftamong people. We tranquility.” eldestdaughter,calledlaw- While taking charge as administration altered itsposi- been opposedbyleaders of Trade exchange(forthe mostac- fewmonths. will explain our stand and con- Use of Chinese sky lanterns, makers before it posted, prom- President, Trumphad hinted tion and allowedsome of the H- technology giantssuchas tively-tradedfutures contracts The firstisasteady normali- vince the CM.”

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WITH OVER 60 crow carcasses found in Southand Central Gujarat on Thursdayand Friday, theAnimalDiseasesInvestigation Office (ADIO) of Vadodaraand Surat have pickedsamples of lo- cal birds in viewofthe recent avian fluoutbreak.While the ADIOVadodarahascollectedato- talof450 samplesfromthe city, animal husbandrydepartments in Surat and Navsari areprobing the cause of death of the birds Aworkersprays disinfectant at agovernment-runpoultry from corvid family. farm at Makarba. Nirmal Harindran InVadodara,theADIOhascol- lected close to 450 samples, in- cluding those of migratorybirds tion of the VMC-run Sayajibaug carcass of 21 crowswas in the de- fromVadhwanalakenearDabhoi zoo,whichhasalarge population terioratedstatewhile twodeaths as well as Sayajibaug zoo in the of birdsandisknownforits aviary were fresh. Theveterinaryde- city.OnThursdayevening,25car- section, has collected both faecal partment officialspackedthe casses of crowswerefound in and cloacal swabsof15birds like twonew carcasses of crowsto VasantpuravillageinSavlidistrict. parrotsand peahens. send it to Bhopal forfurther di- Dr NarendraParmarofADIO Curator Dr Pratyush Patankar agnostic investigations. Vadodara, said, "Wehavecol- said, "Wehavecollected these Similarly,the veterinaryde- lected both oropharyngeal and samples on our ownand sent partmentofficials of Surat, found cloacal swabs of 158birds and them to theADIO.However, they the carcass of 17 crowsonthe blood samplesofclose to 270lo- will also come to visitthe zoo on banksofMindola riverinBardoli cally. Theseincludepeacocks, Monday and collect oropharyn- taluka. The officials found three poultrybirds,parrots, ducks, geal swabs if needed. Generally, crowsdiedrecentlywhile others crowsand sparrows. The sam- birds in captivity arenot known were afew days older. The vet- pleshavebeen sentto to catchinfluenzabut if that hap- erinarydoctors andforestoffi- Ahmedabad fortesting and the pens then as per the protocol of cials had found carcasses of 18 results areexpected within 15 the CentralZoo Authority (CZA), crowsincludingthree recent days.For moreurgent reportsof thebirds should be isolated and ones from areserveforestarea mortality of crows, we have sent the veterinaryprotocol followed. at AtgamvillageinValsaddis- samples of about six to the In case theyare required to be trict. One sample wassent to BhopalAnimal diseases labora- culled, then thatwill have to be Bhopal laboratory. tory and the report willbewith done too." Assistant director of Animal us in acouple of days." The forest departmentoffi- HusbandrydepartmentSurat, Dr Parmar said that although cials of Tapi district accompanied AbrarUsmanisaid,“Wehavesent the investigative report of the lo- by animal husbandrydoctors, samples of the carcass of crows cal birds will take about two reachedanopen plotinVirpur found from Tapi, Bardoli and weekstobeavailable, thereisno villagenear Arts and Commerce Valsadto Bhopallaboratory, while reason to worryunless birds College, in Valod taluka, on Friday remaining carcass were scientifi- showsigns of flu. afternoon and found carcasses of callydisposedofbyus. We are Meanwhile,the administra- 23 crowsand twocranes. The waiting forthe report.” VHP to begin crowdfunding for Ram temple in Ayodhya with President, PM

members would reachout to EXPRESS NEWSSERVICE "all chief ministers" irrespec- AHMEDABAD, JANUARY 8 tive of whether theywerewith the BJP or not. THE VISHWAHindu Parishad The VHP openedacrowd- will begin itscampaign to col- fundingoffice in Vadodara on lect funds forbuilding the Ram PM NarendraModi and Thursdaytokickstart the cam- temple in Ayodhya with President RamNathKovind paign. "celebrities", starting with President RamNath Kovind and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on January14, which marks thefestivalofMakar Sankranti, secretarygeneral of the VHP Milind Parande said on Friday. Parande, who wasin Ahmedabad forthe three day RSS meet, said "Wewill begin withthe Rashtrapatiji (presi- dent), then Pradhan Mantriji (prime minister),chief minis- ters of all states, actors, authors, poets...and suchcelebrities". Asked if it would also ap- proachcorporates, Parande said, "Whoeverwants to con- tributeisopen to,but we are clear thatwedon't want this to be atemple by donationofnot onedonor.Everyonehas to be asahbhagi (partner), in its building". Plannedasamajor outreach programme forthe VHP, Parande said the parishad memberswould go to tribal ar- eas, hillyareas, coastalareas to reachout to peopletoconvince them to contribute. In Gujarat, it has targetted to reachout to one crorepeo- ple. According to him,the VHP

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Student ‘falls Covid case CASETRACKER to death’ from doubling Places ConfirmedDeaths Newcases Ahmedabad 57,4312,265 134 seventh floor rate at 249.5 Amreli 3,893 34 6 hostel room Anand 2,355 17 14 days in state Aravalli 1,175261 Banaskantha 4,657388 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Bharuch3,986 18 12 VADODARA,JANUARY8 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Bhavnagar 5,987 70 7 AHMEDABAD, JANUARY 8 Botad1,036 12 A21-YEAR-OLD student of Suma- Chhota Udepur 908 49 ndeepVidyapeeth allegedly fell PEGGINGTHE present case Dahod 3,1237 13 to death from the windowof doubling rate at 249.5 days or Dang 1561 her room on the seventh floor nearly eight months, Gujarat of the Vama Ladies hostelon reported685 fresh cases of Devbhoomi Dwarka 9,8065 3 Fridaymorning. Covid-19onFriday. Gandhinagar 8,250 10516 The Waghodia police station Alittle shortof10months Gir Somnath 2,361227 of VadodaraDistrict police has since the firstCovid case was Jamnagar 10,269 35 16 registeredacase of accidental reportedinGujarat, the state death and initiated aprobe into has tested one crorepersons for Junagadh 5,050 32 20 the incident. No note has been re- coronavirus, translating to at Kheda 3,025 16 6 coveredyet. 1.52 lakh testsper million pop- Kutch4,108 33 18 According to police, the de- ulationasondate. Mahisagar 1,997137 ceased, Sriti Nayak, afourth year As per astate healthdepart- Mehsana 6,734 38 16 physiotherapystudent from ment bulletin, the test positiv- Surat, returnedtothe campus af- ity rate stands at 2.49per cent Morbi 3,135206 terthe collegereopenedon with 8,149patientsundergoing Narmada 1,9881 8 January4.The incident occurred treatment forthe infection at Navsari 1,6068 2 in the morning when Sriti was present. Panchmahal 4,159238 alone in her room. As per the statedata, over Patan4,189 51 4 The Chief Warden of the hos- GETTING READY FOR VACCINE 2.38 lakh patientshavebeen teland the security guardonduty dischargedsofar. Porbandar 1,0794 heardathud and found Sriti in- ACovid-19vaccination dryrun is held at amunicipal primaryschool that has been converted as avaccination centreat Ahmedabad city,where Rajkot 21,516 202 79 jured on the ground. “She was MohammedpurainAhmedabad. Nirmal Harindran 130-odd cases arereported Sabarkantha 2,869 13 10 rushedtoDhiraj hospital on cam- eachday,conducted vaccina- Surat 50,471 970126 pus,wheredoctorstriedtorevive tion sitedry runs at 25 Surendranagar 3,477 14 5 her but she succumbed to her in- sites across sevenzones ahead juries. Her body wassent forau- CLASS 10, 12 REOPENING ON JAN 11 of the vaccine rollout. Tapi 1,0577 topsy to the Jarod referral hospi- The plannedsites of vacci- Vadodara25,619 247117 tal,”saidsub-inspectorAG Parmar nation wherethe dryruns took Valsad 1,3768 of Waghodia police station. place, include stategovern- Other states 1483 Parmar said that the familyof Schoolprincipalstodecideon ment-run Sola Civil Hospital, the deceasedwho arrivedfrom Ahmedabad Municipal Cumulative Total New Cumulative Palsana in Surat told the police Corporation-run SVPHospital, discharge: that theydonot suspect anyfoul VS Hospital and LG Hospital, as cases: cases: deaths: play. “The familyisinastate of well as schools and private 2,38,114 2,49,852 685 4,360 shockbut we will recordtheir studentstrength,curriculum hospitals. statements. It appearstobeacase of suicide... The familyhas said theydonot knowwhy she might The GR comes aday after backtoschoolassoonaspossible. Classes 10 and 12. have takenthe drastic step,” EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Education Minister All the schools will reopen full The stategovernment on Farmers’ protest in Delhi Parmar added. AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 Bhupendrasinh Chudasama time on January11,”said Bharat January6announcedthereopen- chairedameetingof alldistricted- Gajipara, general secretaryof ing of schools and colleges from THE GUJARATeducation depart- ucation officers deliberating on Gujarat Self FinancedSchool January11. Though online classes political, not part of it: BKS HC dismisses ment has leftittothe schools to the SOPs forreopening. Management Federation, the will continue as usual, Class 10 decideonthecurriculum,subjects As per the GR on Thursdayfor largest associationof self-financed and 12 will function on-campus graduates’ to be taught and number of stu- the reopening of colleges, the in- schoolsaffiliatedto thestateboard aswell.Itisnotmandatoryforstu- will hold anationwide campaign dentsinaclass when schools re- stitutes were asked to prepare in Gujarat. dentstoattend school but those EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to educatepeople in villages on PIL over 100 % open forClasses 10 and 12 on seatingarrangementaccordingto Association of Progressive attending have to submit acon- GANDHINAGAR,JANUARY8 the newlaw.” January11. student strength in agiven class Schools (AOPS), with schools af- sent letter from parents. The BKSalso addedthat it has placement In aGovernment Resolution ensuringsocialdistancingnorms. filiated to boards other that the Aproforma of consent letter THE BHARATIYAKisan Sangh givenits ownset of demands to (GR) issuedonFriday, the educa- “Either aclass can be divided stateboard,echoedsimilarviews. attachedwith the GR states, “I (BKS), afarmers’ body associated theuniongovernmentonthenew promise by tion department stated,“Schools intotwo orthreewithequalnum- “Wehavereceivedpositive re- have readtheroleof parentsmen- with the RashtriyaSwayamsevak farm laws and said that theywill have to decide the student bers... Thus... studentswill be sponse from parents. Manypar- tionedintheSOP.Igiveconsentto Sangh (RSS), came out in support holdanagitationinthefutureina Dudhsagar Dairy strengthandsubjectstobetaught. calledonlythrice aweek,” the GR entsare worriedabout boardex- send my daughter/son to the of the Union government on the peaceful manner. Distance between twostudents stated. ams stating that studentsfrom school to attend classes. Iguaran- newfarm laws in Gandhinagar on “When the newfarm laws EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE has to be maintainedasper the The schools have welcomed otherstatesattendingon-campus teethatmy daughter/sonwillfol- Fridaysaying that theyare not Mohini Mohan Mishrain were beingintroduced,BKSstud- AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 SOP and guidelines of the central the decision and areeager to re- classes will have an edge over lowthe stategovernment's SOPs partofthe ongoing farmers’ Gandhinagar. Express ieditand gave four demands to government. School principals opensayingSOPsareinplace.“We their children in the boardexams forCovidguidelines....If anyonein protestonthe Delhi borderasitis the Union government that in- THE GUJARATHigh Courton will be able to take adecision on have beenreceivingnumerousre- and competitive exams,” said my familyisinfected with Covid “political” in nature. cludedportalregistration of Fridaydismissedapublicinterest the arrangementstobemade... quests from parentstoreopen... AOPS president Manan Choksi or my residence is declared as a The Sangh also announceda At the beginning of the farmers’ traders, abolishment of taxon litigation (PIL) movedby74grad- classroomstrength... andcurricu- Theysaid that everybody is tired adding that the schools will re- microcontainmentzoneIwillnot countrywide campaign on agitation, BKSwas in dilemma as farming,settingupof kisancourts uatedstudentsofadairysciences lum to be taught.” of sittingathome and want to go open forfour hours initiallyfor send him to school.” Republic Daytoeducatepeople we could see manypolitical fig- andbankguaranteeby traders.Of institute, affiliated to Ganpat on the newfarm laws. ures hijacking the agitation. We these, the government accepted University and managed by Speaking at apress confer- told the agitating Kisan unions to thefirsttwo demandsandwe will Dudhsagar Dairy, highlighting ence in Gandhinagar on Friday, notallowany political figures at keep fighting forthe next twoin that theywerepromised“100% Uttarayan amid Covid, curfew Mohini Mohan Mishra, national their protests but todayweall theinterestoffarmers.We believe placement” by Dudhsagar Dairy, secretaryofBKS,said, “Weare not knowthe path this agitation has that both open marketsand under amemorandum of under- partofthis agitation because it taken.” Agricultural Produce Market standing with their institute, has givenample space to politi- Announcing itsplan to con- Committees (APMC)s mustbe whichwas notcompliedwith. leaves Surat kite traders in lurch cians to spread their agenda and duct anational drive to educate thereforthefarmers,”saidMishra. Takenupbyadivision bench these people (protestors) have no people in villages regarding the When asked about the recent headedbyChief Justice Vikram Todayweonlyhad five five cus- control over violence. The agita- newfarmlaws,Mishrasaid,“Over commentsbyDeputy Chief Nath,thecourtwasof theopinion KAMAALSAIYED tomers forthe whole dayand did tion that is going on at the Delhi 150representativesofthe BKS MinisterNitin Patelonthe agitat- thattheconcernof thepetitioner, SURAT,JANUARY8 business of Rs 200.” border is primarilydue to issues metinBengaluru from January1 ing farmers, calling them the graduates, did notservea Patelalso says that the night facedbythe farmers of Punjab to January3whereitwasdecided “Khalistanis”,“tukdetukdegang” broader public interestand was THEUTTARAYANfestivalisonlya curfew hasaffectedtheirbusiness. and Haryana.” to undertake amembershipdrive and“anti-nationals”,Mishrasaid, rather aimedatbenefiting them- fewdays ahead,butkitemanufac- “People who areworking Mishraadded, “Webelieve inonelakhvillages...by theendof “Thisisapolitical fight and he has selves. The same wasdismissed turersandtradersinSuratsaythat come to our shops during the thatthenewfarmlaws areforthe this year,weintend to setupour spoken politically. Farmers can as withdrawnwith aliberty the business has been badlyhit nightto purchasekites.Dueto the benefit of farmers across the committees at gram, taluka and alsoeatpotatoesandnotjustreg- granted to the petitioners to file a due to the Covid-19pandemic curfew timings, theyare also not country... especiallysmall, land- district levels. Thereare many ularcitizens...WhenCanadianPM special civil application instead. and the night curfew. coming,” he says. lessfarmers.To repealthelaws for misconceptions and misunder- Justin Trudeaumade aspeechon Itwasthecaseof thegraduates The lasttwo nightsbeforethe “Wesupplykitesto shopkeep- asection of farmers (those standings with regard to the new the agitation, we felt Khalistani that the institute-Kankuba kiteflying festival, celebrated on ers in Navsari, Valsad and protesting) is notaviable option. farm laws and on January26, we supporters might be behind it.” Pashupala Vidyapith -and January14, see kiteauctions in Bharuch, but this year we haven’t Dudhsagar Dairyhad signedan various parts of the city including got muchorders from them. They MoU with Ganpat University in Dabgarwad, Bhagal, Randeraand have askedonlyfor limitedstock. 2017,promising 100per cent job Kotsafil road. The auctions which Lastyear we did good business, placement. Following the stu- startfromaround9pmusedtobe and we kept our shops open till dents’ graduation, no suchjobs held till 4am. 4.00am,” Patelsays adding that were granted.Thedairyauthority But the lowfootfall due to the civic body officials have asked further respondedtothe protest- pandemic and the imposition of them to followCovid-19protocol inggraduatesthattheyclosedthe night curfew have forced mostof while selling. course in 2017 and theyare not kitemanufacturers to do away “Wemade arrangementslike concerned, claims the petition. with the auction. keeping sanitizer bottles at our Subsequently, with the sup- “Apartfromretail sales, we shops but the customers arenot portofABVP, the students auctionkitesduringthenight.But coming,” Patelsays. protestedinJanuary2020, de- with the curfew in place, it is dif- AzizShaikh,amajorkite man- manding forthe promisedjobs. ficult forustokeep our shops ufacturer of Rander,says,“We Followingmultipleprotestsby the open lateinthe night,” says have been making kitestarting graduates subsequently, an FIR Naresh Chhatriwala, who runs his Akitemarket in Surat with afew customers. Hanif Malek from 5feetto9feetinsize. Last wasfiledagainstthem, states the familybusiness of selling kites year,wesoldkitesof size5feetfor petition. While permitting advo- and threads at Dabgarwad. Rs. 200and this year we have re- cateSudhanshuJha,whowasrep- Some of the kitetraders have from 8pmto10pm,” Naresh, 50, AnotherkitetraderChandresh ducedittoRs150.Similarly 9-feet resenting the graduatepetition- decidedtostartauctionfrom8pm adds. Patel, who runs ashop at Kotsafil kitepricedatRs1000 per piece ers, to withdraw the PIL, Chief onwards. Forthe kitemanufacturers, road in Surat, says,“This year we lastyear,isbeing sold forRs900. Justice Vikram Nath said, “Before “Wehad earlier plannedto Uttarayan is the time when they have kept limited stockinour This year manykitemanufactur- Mangal hippo turnedtwo on FridayatSayajibaug zoo in Vadodara. BhupendraRana taking admission intoaninstitu- makerepresentations to the po- have the maximum sales. shops and notinvestedmore ers in our mohalla had also not tion, youshould have checkedall lice commissioner to extend the “Our business is seasonal. In moneyinpurchasingkites,dueto madekitesdueto thepandemic.” this and youshould have filedan night curfew limit, but we felt November and December we the pandemic. The prices of kites Aziz is hopeful that the de- FIR againstthe institution and thatitwon’tbeof help.Sowe have could notdoeven50per cent of andthreadshave alsocomedown, mand mayincrease and more those authorities.” decidedtoorganizeakiteauction sales.” but thereisnot muchfootfall. customers will turn up. Youth arrested for ‘vandalising Businessman ‘dies by suicide’ in Ahmedabad Rs 5.14 lakh cash, revolver seized traffic police booth, assaulting cops’ wasfound from spot. "The deceasedvictims have from geology dept employee’s car of Nava Vadaj. father on phone whereItold him EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE "The victim wasfacing finan- been identifiedasKetan Pandya EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Police said that the accused that if his son doesn’t have Rs AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 cial difficulties since lockdown (26), aresident of Sarkhej, Ranjan vate carandcarryingbribemoney. AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 duo got infuriated afterapolice- 1,000 cash then he can paythe andhisbusinesswasinlossforthe Parmar (30), aresident of Nikol, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “A SwiftDzirecar wasinter- man suggestedthat theycan use fine through Google pay. On this, A50-YEAR-OLD businessman al- pastthree years. In the past, he BhavnaVaghela(27),aresidentof AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 ceptednear Vavdi BuzurgToll A24-YEAR-OLD youth wasar- Google Payapp to payRs1,000 the driverand the woman got in- legedly diedbysuicide at his res- wasassociated with garments Ramol, Krishna Chauhan (24), a Plaza... we found Rs 5.14 cash in a rested forallegedly vandalising a fine fornot wearing mask. furiated... Theywent inside the idence in Isanpur of Ahmedabad tradingandrecentlyinDecember residentof Vatva,BabluRam(19), THE GUJARATAnti-Corruption blackbagandarevolverinthecar. trafficpoliceboothandassaulting “Acarwasinterceptedoutside booth and startedvandalising it. on January6allegedly due to fi- he had receivedanotice of GST and Dwarkesh Rajput (25), both Bureau(ACB)onFridayrecovered The driver, identifiedasShailesh police officers in Nava Vadajarea BTrafficpoliceboothinwhichtwo Theyalso assaulted and hurled nancial difficulties and impend- worthRs2.44lakh. We have reg- residentsofVatva. Rs 5.14 lakh cash and arevolver KumarPatel,juniorclerkwiththe of AhmedabadonWednesdayaf- persons were travelling and the abuses at the police team,” the ing Goods and Services Tax(GST) isteredacase of accidental death All the victims took the ex- from the car of ajunior clerkof Geology and Mining department terhewas asked to payRs1,000 driverwas notwearing amask. complaint added. bill of Rs 2.44lakh. and further probeisgoing on," treme step in their residences GeologyandMiningDepartment inPanchmahal,toldusthatthere- as mask violation fine. When asked to payRs1,000 fine PolicebookedbothTrivediand According to police, Bharat said apolice officer at Isanpur po- fromWednesdaytoThursday. We in Panchmahal. volverisalicensedon.Hewasnot According to police, the ac- formask rule violation, the driver Hetalunder IPC sections 323 for Chandel,aresidentof GaneshPark lice station. have lodged cases of accidental According to ACBofficials, an able to give anysatisfactoryrea- cused, Miraj Trivedi, aresident of told us that he wasgoing to hos- causinghurt,332forcausinghurt societyinIsanpurof Ahmedabad, Meanwhile, the Ahmedabad death in all the incidentsand anonymous source tippedthem son behind carrying cash. Prima Chandkheda in Ahmedabad and pital with his mother,” said to public servant to deterthem wasfound dead at his residence Police in astatement informed probeisgoing on in eachcase at offthat agovernment employee facie, it appears that the moneyis his mother,Hetal Trivedi(46), Dharamvir Ratira, assistant head from duty,186 forobstructing around 2pmonJanuary6.His thatsixmorecasesof suicidehave respective police stations," read a with the Geology and Mining fromcorruptactivities...we seized were booked on Wednesdayfor Constable of BTraffic PS in his public servant, 427for mischief, body wasdiscoveredbyhis wife come up from Wednesdayto statement from Ahmedabad Department wastravelling from the cash and weapon and started allegedly vandalising ‘B’ Traffic complaint. 504forintentionalinsultinanFIR and as per police, no suicide note Thursdayinthe city. Police Control Room. GodhratoGandhinagar in apri- aprobe,” said an ACBofficial. police booth in Akhbarnagar area “Hethenmadeusspeakto his at Vadajpolice station.

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PART I: Audited ConsolidatedInterim StatementofFinancial Results (` crore) Audited UnconsolidatedInterim StatementofFinancial Results (` crore) Threemonth period ended Nine month period ended Year ended Threemonth period ended Nine month period ended Year ended December September December December December March December September December December December March 31, 30, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 30, 31, 31, 31, 31, 2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 Revenue 42,015 40,135 39,854 120,472 117,003 156,949 Revenue 34,957 33,365 33,040 99,946 98,084 131,306 Other income 691 914 818 2,203 3,854 4,592 Other income 2,096 1,734 1,206 4,536 6,049 8,082 TOTAL INCOME 42,706 41,049 40,672 122,675 120,857 161,541 TOTAL INCOME 37,053 35,099 34,246 104,482 104,133 139,388 Expenses Expenses Employeebenefit expenses 23,431 22,665 21,622 68,189 63,901 85,952 Employeebenefit expenses 17,779 17,211 16,333 51,627 48,263 64,906 Fees to external consultants 3,230 3,047 3,268 9,340 9,741 12,937 Fees to external consultants 3,548 3,404 3,484 10,339 10,404 13,916 Cost of equipmentand softwarelicences 396 266 460 1,008 1,436 1,905 Cost of equipmentand softwarelicences 331 224 378 839 1,233 1,596 Depreciation and amortisation expense 1,024 998 897 2,998 2,578 3,529 Depreciation and amortisation expense 771 755 677 2,265 1,977 2,701 Other operating expenses 2,750 2,644 3,633 8,190 10,792 14,046 Other operating expenses 2,621 2,440 3,400 7,783 10,084 13,535 TOTAL EXPENSES 30,831 29,620 29,880 89,725 88,448 118,369 TOTAL EXPENSES 25,050 24,034 24,272 72,853 71,961 96,654 PROFIT BEFORE FINANCE COSTS, EXCEPTIONAL ITEM AND TAX11,875 11,429 10,792 32,950 32,409 43,172 PROFIT BEFORE FINANCE COSTS, EXCEPTIONAL ITEM AND TAX12,003 11,065 9,974 31,629 32,172 42,734 Financecosts 183 174 223 499 673 924 Financecosts 159 149 200 426 532 743 PROFIT BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEM AND TAX11,692 11,255 10,569 32,451 31,736 42,248 PROFIT BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEM AND TAX11,844 10,916 9,774 31,203 31,640 41,991 Exceptional item (Refer note2) Exceptional item (Refer note2) Provision towardslegal claim -1,218 -1,218 --Provision towardslegal claim -1,218 -1,218 -- PROFIT BEFORE TAX11,692 10,037 10,569 31,233 31,736 42,248 PROFIT BEFORE TAX11,844 9,698 9,774 29,985 31,640 41,991 Taxexpense TaxExpense Currenttax 3,242 2,849 2,981 8,756 7,702 10,378 Currenttax 2,968 2,522 2,692 7,813 6,765 9,012 Deferred tax (277) (316) (555) (803) (320) (577) Deferred tax (366) (272) (601) (614) (158) (281) TOTAL TAXEXPENSE 2,965 2,533 2,426 7,953 7,382 9,801 TOTAL TAXEXPENSE 2,602 2,250 2,091 7,199 6,607 8,731 PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 8,727 7,504 8,143 23,280 24,354 32,447 PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 9,242 7,448 7,683 22,786 25,033 33,260 Profit forthe period attributable to: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (OCI) Shareholders of the Company8,701 7,475 8,118 23,184 24,291 32,340 Non-controlling interests 26 29 25 96 63 107 Items thatwill not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (187) 1(225) (50) (276) (409) Income tax on items thatwill not be reclassified subsequently to 40 -63115886 OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (OCI) profit or loss Items thatwill not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (184) (62) (228) (110) (367) (449) Items thatwill be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 126 (162) (229) 608 212 812 Income tax on items thatwill not be reclassified subsequently to 39 -63107390Income tax on items thatwill be reclassified subsequently to (71) 73 44 (224) (137) (315) profit or loss profit or loss Items thatwill be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 631 (129) 122 1,397 560 1,138 TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME /(LOSSES) (92) (88) (347) 345 (143) 174 Income tax on items thatwill be reclassified subsequently to profit (71) 73 44 (224) (137) (315) or loss TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 9,150 7,360 7,336 23,131 24,890 33,434 TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME /(LOSSES) 415 (118) 11,073 129 464 Paid up equitysharecapital 375 375 375 375 375 375 TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 9,142 7,386 8,144 24,353 24,483 32,911 (FaceValue : `1per share) Total comprehensiveincome forthe period attributable to: Total Reserves73,993 Shareholders of the Company9,109 7,358 8,117 24,248 24,405 32,764 Non-controlling interests 33 28 27 105 78 147 Earnings per equityshare:- Basic and diluted (`) 24.63 19.85 20.47 60.72 66.71 88.64 Paid up equitysharecapital 375 375 375 375 375 375 Dividend per share(Parvalue `1each) (FaceValue : `1per share) Interimdividend on equityshares (`) 6.00 12.00 5.00 23.00 55.00 67.00 Total Reserves(including Non-controlling interests) 84,374 Final dividend on equityshares (`) ---- -6.00 Total dividend on equityshares (`) 6.00 12.00 5.00 23.00 55.00 73.00 Earnings per equityshare:- Basic and diluted (`) 23.19 19.93 21.63 61.79 64.74 86.19 Total equitydividend percentage 600 1,200 500 2,300 5,500 7,300 Dividend per share(Parvalue `1each) Selectexplanatory notes to the StatementofAudited UnconsolidatedInterim Financial Results forthe three month and nine month period Interimdividend on equityshares (`) 6.00 12.00 5.00 23.00 55.00 67.00 ended December 31, 2020 Final dividend on equityshares (`) ---- -6.00 Total dividend on equityshares (`) 6.00 12.00 5.00 23.00 55.00 73.00 1. These results have been prepared in accordancewith the Indian Accounting Standard(referred to as “Ind AS”) 34 InterimFinancial Reporting Total equitydividend percentage 600 1,200 500 2,300 5,500 7,300 prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as amended from time to PART II :ConsolidatedSegmentInformation (` crore) time.These results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the BoardofDirectors at its meeting held on January8,2021. Threemonth period ended Nine month period ended Year ended Thestatutoryauditors have expressed an unmodified audit opinion on these results. December September December December December March 31, 30, 31, 31, 31, 31, 2. Pursuanttoruling at the Appeals CourtonAugust 20, 2020, in the case relating to Epic Systems Corporation (referredtoasEpic) foralleged 2020 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 unauthorised access to and download of Epic’s confidential information and use thereof in the developmentofthe Company’sproduct REVENUE BY INDUSTRYPRACTICE MedMantra, the Companyhad provided `1,218 crore(US $165 million) towardsthis legal claim in its statementofprofit and loss forthe three Banking,Financial Services and Insurance16,655 16,138 15,483 48,075 45,888 61,095 month period ended September 30, 2020. This has been presentedasan“exceptional item”inthe statementofprofit and loss.The Company Manufacturing 4,027 3,826 4,171 11,737 12,251 16,468 filed apetition forre-hearing of the awards forboth compensatory and punitivedamages at the Appeals CourtonSeptember 3, 2020. Epic also Retail and Consumer Business 6,546 6,353 6,709 18,811 19,598 26,280 filed forre-hearing of the Appeals Court’sdecision thatinvalidatedaportion of the awardofpunitivedamages.InNovember 2020, the petitions Communication, Media and Technology 6,980 6,560 6,608 20,035 19,227 25,978 forre-hearing filed by the Companyand Epic,respectively,weredenied by the Appeals Court. Theproceedings forassessing punitivedamages Others 7,807 7,258 6,883 21,814 20,039 27,128 REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 42,015 40,135 39,854 120,472 117,003 156,949 have been remanded back to the DistrictCourt. TheCompanywill continue to pursue all legal options available in the matter. 3. TheIndian Parliamenthas approved the Code on Social Security, 2020 which would impactthe contributions by the companytowardsProvident SEGMENT RESULTS Fund and Gratuity. TheMinistryofLabour and Employmenthas released draftrules forthe Code on Social Security, 2020 on November 13, 2020, Banking,Financial Services and Insurance4,807 4,773 4,415 13,695 12,774 16,950 Manufacturing 1,188 1,029 1,135 3,203 3,255 4,445 and has invited suggestions from stakeholders which areunder activeconsideration by the Ministry. TheCompanywill assess the impactand Retail and Consumer Business 1,966 1,844 1,797 5,112 5,110 6,870 its evaluation oncethe subjectrules arenotified and will give appropriate impactinits financial statements in the period in which, the Code Communication, Media and Technology 2,066 1,917 1,926 5,869 5,604 7,703 becomes effectiveand the relatedrules to determine the financial impactare published. Others 2,181 1,950 1,597 5,866 4,386 6,141 Total 12,208 11,513 10,870 33,745 31,129 42,109 4. TheBoardofDirectors at its meeting held on October 7, 2020, approved aproposal to buy-back upto5,33,33,333 equityshares of the Company Unallocable expenses* 1,207 2,390 1,119 4,715 3,247 4,453 foranaggregate amountnot exceeding `16,000 crore, being 1.42% of the total paid up equitysharecapital at `3,000 per equityshare. The Operating income 11,001 9,123 9,751 29,030 27,882 37,656 shareholders approvedthe same on November 18, 2020, by wayofaspecial resolution through postal ballot. Theperiod fortendering of shares Other income 691 914 818 2,203 3,854 4,592 forbuy-back wasfromDecember 18, 2020 to January1,2021. Thesettlementofall valid bids wascompleted on January5,2021, and the equity PROFIT BEFORE TAX11,692 10,037 10,569 31,233 31,736 42,248 shares boughtback were extinguished on January6,2021. Pursuanttothe issuanceofLetter of Offer,the Companyhas recorded aliability *Includes the provision forlegal claim of `1,218 crore. Refernote2. towardsbuy-back of equityshares of `16,000 croreand the corresponding tax payable of `3,726 croreasatDecember 31, 2020. Note: Theassets and liabilities of the Group areused interchangeably amongst segments.Allocation of such assets and liabilities is not practicable and anyforcedallocation would not result in anymeaningful segregation. Hence, assets and liabilities have not been identified to anyofthe reportable segments. 5. TheCompanyincorporatedawholly owned subsidiary, Tata ConsultancyServices Ireland Limited in Ireland on December 2, 2020. 6. CMC Americas,Inc., awholly owned subsidiaryofthe Companyincorporated in USA, wasliquidatedw.e.f.December 16, 2020. Selectexplanatory notes to the StatementofAudited ConsolidatedInterim Financial Results forthe three month and nine month period ended December 31, 2020 7. TheBoardofDirectors at its meeting held on January8,2021, has declared an interimdividend of `6.00 per equityshare.

1. These results have been prepared in accordancewith the Indian Accounting Standard(referred to as “Ind AS”) 34 InterimFinancial Reporting 8. Theresults forthe three month and nine month period ended December 31, 2020, areavailable on the BSE Limited website prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as amended from time to (URL: www.bseindia.com/corporates), the National Stock Exchange of India Limited website(URL: www.nseindia.com/corporates) and on the time.These results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the BoardofDirectors at its meeting held on January8,2021. Company’swebsite(URL: www.tcs.com/investors). Thestatutoryauditors have expressed an unmodified audit opinion on these results. 2. Pursuanttoruling at the Appeals CourtonAugust 20, 2020, in the case relating to Epic Systems Corporation (referredtoasEpic) foralleged unauthorised access to and download of Epic’s confidential information and use thereof in the developmentofthe Company’sproduct Forand on behalf of the BoardofDirectors MedMantra, the Companyhad provided `1,218 crore(US $165 million) towardsthis legal claim in its statementofprofit and loss forthe three month period ended September 30, 2020. This has been presentedasan“exceptional item”inthe statementofprofit and loss.The Company Mumbai Rajesh Gopinathan filed apetition forre-hearing of the awards forboth compensatory and punitivedamages at the Appeals CourtonSeptember 3, 2020. Epic also January8,2021 CEO and Managing Director filed forre-hearing of the Appeals Court’sdecision thatinvalidatedaportion of the awardofpunitivedamages.InNovember 2020, the petitions forre-hearing filed by the Companyand Epic,respectively,weredenied by the Appeals Court. Theproceedings forassessing punitivedamages have been remanded back to the DistrictCourt. TheCompanywill continue to pursue all legal options available in the matter. 3. TheIndian Parliamenthas approvedthe Code on Social Security, 2020 which would impactthe contributions by the companytowardsProvident Fund and Gratuity. TheMinistryofLabour and Employmenthas released draftrules forthe Code on Social Security, 2020 on November 13, 2020, and has invited suggestions from stakeholders which areunder activeconsideration by the Ministry. TheCompanyand its Indian subsidiaries will assess the impactand its evaluation oncethe subjectrules arenotified and will give appropriate impactinits financial statements in the period in which, the Code becomes effectiveand the relatedrules to determine the financial impactare published. 4. TheBoardofDirectors at its meeting held on October 7, 2020, approved aproposal to buy-back upto5,33,33,333 equityshares of the Company foranaggregate amountnot exceeding `16,000 crore, being 1.42% of the total paid up equitysharecapital at `3,000 per equityshare. The shareholders approved the same on November 18, 2020, by wayofaspecial resolution through postal ballot. Theperiod fortendering of shares forbuy-back wasfromDecember 18, 2020 to January1,2021. Thesettlementofall valid bids wascompleted on January5,2021, and the equity shares boughtback were extinguished on January6,2021. Pursuanttothe issuanceofLetter of Offer,the Companyhas recorded aliability towardsbuy-back of equityshares of `16,000 croreand the corresponding tax payable of `3,726 croreasatDecember 31, 2020. 5. Tata ConsultancyServices Netherlands BV,awholly owned subsidiaryofthe Company, as apartofanoverall arrangement, signed adefinitive agreementonJanuary1,2021, to obtain entireequitystake in Postbank Systems AG (PBS), asubsidiaryofDeutsche Bank AG,atanagreed consideration. 6. TheCompanyincorporated awholly owned subsidiary, Tata ConsultancyServices Ireland Limited in Ireland on December 2, 2020. 7. CMC Americas,Inc., awholly owned subsidiaryofthe CompanyincorporatedinUSA, wasliquidatedw.e.f.December 16, 2020. 8. Equitystake in Technology Outsourcing S.A.C., awholly owned step-downsubsidiaryatPeru,was sold on December 1, 2020, at book value. 9. TheBoardofDirectors at its meeting held on January8,2021, has declared an interimdividend of `6.00 per equityshare. 10. Theresults forthe three month and nine month period ended December 31, 2020, areavailable on the BSE Limited website (URL: www.bseindia.com/corporates), the National Stock Exchange of India Limited website(URL: www.nseindia.com/corporates) and on the Company’swebsite(URL: www.tcs.com/investors).

Forand on behalf of the BoardofDirectors

Mumbai Rajesh Gopinathan January8,2021 CEO and Managing Director

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As apartofthe celebration of NMW Social IIPHG Annual ConvocationCeremony2020 visit to District Collector Dr.DhavalPatel (IAS) and Surat Police Commissioner howtocreate avoter ID,who can be contacted, what documents are required, etc. Activities,the students of MBA Semester1(Batch 12) have have been dispers- AjayKumar Tomar (IPS). Along with them the children paid visittoother important via different social media platforms,sothat young people can quickly create ing around300-400 food bundles each daytothe destitute individuals at different Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG) University recently com- authoritieslikeResidential Additional collector S. D. Vasava (GAS), Additional Po- their ownvoter ID card. Over the last 4Sundays,more than 400 students re- areas in the city.Apartfrom food donationtothe needy,students are also in- memorated its Annual Convocation 2020 forbatch of Master of Public Health, lice commissioner Sector-2 H. R. Muliyana (IPS) and AdditionalPolice Com- ceived their voter ID cards throughthe work of Campus AmbassadorAvinash and volved in otheractivities likecreating awareness amongst school children re- Master of Hospital Administration and Post-graduate Diploma in Public Health missioner Sharad Singhal (IPS). It wasaveryheartily visit which theyduly sup- Ravi. Dr.S.D.Toliwal, the principal, appreciated these volunteers fortheir con- garding good-bad touch, organizing drawing competition and playing games Management.This year convocation washeld virtually due to Covid-19 pan- ported and had passionate conversations with the children. The children tribution to society and government. Vikas Agarwal, NSS ProgramOfficer,su- with orphanages,Kit distribution and Bird feeders at different places along with demic.The ceremonywas graced by the presence of ChiefGuest,CRPatil, provided information about "Vatsalyadham" to the officersand also invited them pervised the entire programme. collection and distributionoftoys, books and clothes to the kids at slum areas.In Hon'ble Member of Parliamentand President of BJP Gujarat as Chief Guest; foracordial visit.The authorities accepted the invitation of these children and in- this context,Dr.KeravPandya, Institute Director,shared thatinstitute is encour- Parimal Nathwani, President and Chair,Governing Council of Indian Institute formed them that, theywill takeout time to visit them. aging and looking forward to continue suchsocial activities in futurealso so that PPSavani University commemorated of Public Health Gandhinagar,Hon'ble Member of Parliament and President, more and more people can get advantage out of it. 1st Convocation with Vedic Sanskar Reliance Industries Ltd; Dr.Srinath Reddy,President,Public HealthFounda- tion of India; Dr Jayanti Ravi, Principal SecretaryHealth, Gujarat, and other se- PPSavani University,situated at the heartofthe south nior officers of the Government and Dr Nitin Suman Shah, Patron IIPHG. On Gujarat, recently celebrated its 1st Convocation ceremony the occasion.,96students were awarded master and post-graduate diploma in via online platform. The Convocation Ceremonywas fol- public health as well as hospital administration. Prof.DileepMavlankar,Director, lowedbyDikshantHavan:AVedicSanskriti.The event was IIPHGconveyedbest wishes forpassing students and urged public health grad- graced by Dr.Jacqueline Fletcher, RegentProfessor, uates to work with scientific approach using knowledge and skills,integrity and Emerita, Oklahoma State University,Mr. Atik M. Desai, Vice President &Chief ethics. AdministrativeOfficer,HaziraCentral Services,Larsen &Turbo Limited, Shree VallabhbhaiSavani, President, PPSavani University,Members of Governing Body of PPSavani University,Dr. ParagSanghani, Provost, and Dr.Sateesh Biradar, Registrar, PPSavani University.Onthis auspiciousoccasion, theTr ustees of PP Savani Education Group,graduating students with their parents,Deans,Principals, teaching &non-teaching members of PPSavani University reminded present. Delegation from Gujarat Rural IndustryMarketing During the Convocation speech, Dr.Jacqueline Fletcher,the ChiefGuest,con- CorporationvisitsFDDI,Ankleshwar campus gratulated all the students and faculties fortheir contribution towards education.Dr. Athree member delegationconsisting of the Managing Director of Gujarat Rural Fletcher talked aboutlessons forlifewhichincludes listening to inner voice,adding IndustryMarketing Corporation (GRIMCO) -aGovt. of Gujarat Undertaking, spiritualityineducation forbettermentofhumanity. Dronacharya-Centrefor Innovation, Startup and Vikram Singh Jadhavalong with Khyati Nair and B.A. Chauhan, visited the Entrepreneurship Footwear Design &Development Institute (FDDI), Ankleshwar campus.The purposeoftheir visit wastoseek co-operation forafutureambitiousproject of Gu- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University's efforts to bring awarenessabout jarat Government in the field of footwear training and forsetting-up afootwear startup and innovation in students as well as to develop innovation and startup manufacturing plantinBhavnagarregion of Gujarat so that the people of that re- ecosystem in the university; resulted in the establishment of "Dronacharya- gion can be imparted skill and employment in this sector.During this visit Center Centre forInnovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship" under the Government of In chargeMr. KuldeepGhorapade,Mr. Vikas Bhatia, HOD Footwear Department Gujarat's Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP). iBhupendrasinh Chu- &Mr. Rajesh Parshar (Faculty-FT) were present. dasamaji,Hon'ble Ministerfor Education(Primary, Secondary), Higher and 67th Annual GeneralMeeting of Rajkot TechnicalEducation, Lawand Justice,Legaland Parliamentary Affairs; presided NagrikSahkariBank Ltd. Hon'bleMinister for Petroleum, Natural Gas & over the inaugural ceremony. The event wasgraced by eminent presence of Steel flags offcritical equipmentfor Indian Oil's Vibhavariben Dave,Hon'ble Minister of State,Women and Child Welfare,Edu- th The 67 annual general meeting of Rajkot NagrikSahkariBank Ltd. washeld MEG Project in Paradip cation (Primary and Higher Education); Anju Sharma (IAS), Principal Secre- recently at the head office of bank at 'Arvindbhai Maniar NagrikSevalay', 150 feet tary, Higher and Technical Education and SSIP -Implementation Committee, Ring Road and numerous delegates had remained present in the same.Bank Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'bleMinister forPetroleum, Natural Gas and Steel to- Government of Gujarat and M. Nagarajan (IAS), Director, Commissionerate of chairman NalinbhaiVasa presented the qualitativeachievementand BankCEO dayflagged-off criticalequipment fromHaziratoPradaip forIndianOil's MEG Higher Education, Government of Gujarat.The programcommenced with the wel- Sharma presented the financial pictureofbank's condition. As per the rules of The (MonoEthylene Glycol) Plant.With the deliveryofthis consignment, the Paradip come address deliveredbyHon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof.Ami Upadhyay; where Maharaja of BarodaAvailedBank of Baroda EternaCard Reserve Bank of India, credit of 45% by March 2021 and 75% by March 2024 MEG project will be taking asignificant stride towards commissioning which is all she announced that Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University shall receivea should be given in the priority sector.Heinformed that bank has given credit of set to playacrucial role in the economic development of Odisha. Also present on Bank of Baroda has launchedanew variant of credit card forits high net worth grant of Rs.1Crore each fortwo years,i.e.2crores forstudents under the Student 85.40% by this date in this sector.The same way, credit of minimum 12% should the occasion were S. M.Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil, SNSubrahmanyan, CEO customers which is named as Eterna Card. Zonal Head of Bank of Baroda, Bar- Startup and Innovation Policy of the State Government. M. Nagarajan (IAS), have been given in the weaker section and instead the bank has given credit of &MD, Larsen &Toubro,Subramaniyan Sarma, Whole Time Director and Sr. oda Zone AjayKumarKhosla and Regional Head of Baroda City Region Vrushali Director,Commissionerate of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat dis- 29.22% in this sector.The total credit must be minimum 50% lowerthan i.e.not EVP (Energy), Larsen &Toubro;besidesseniorofficials from MoP&NG, Larsen Kambnli personallyhanded over the card to Maharaja of VadodaraSamarjeet cussed in detail about the Student Startup and Innovation Policy as well as its ben- more than 0.2% of the bank capital funds i.e.lower than Rs.73 lacs. &Toubro,Haziraand IndianOil. Sinh Gaekwad as amost valued customer of the Bank. efits forthe students and university

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE station, DixitKumar Tyagi, have AHMEDABAD,JANUARY8 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE been suspendedwith immedi- MEERUT,JANUARY8 ateeffect by theBulandshahrSSP A62-YEAR-OLD businessman on chargesofdereliction of duty. wasallegedly abducted at gun- AT LEAST five people, including “Mybrother,Kalua, bought pointbythree unknown men a60-year-old man, diedand over the liquor forRs80onThursday and his car wasstolen on Vastral 12 were admitted to hospitalin night. Afterconsuming it, he ring road in Ahmedabad on Bulandshar’s Jeetgarhi villageon went to sleep.Around midnight, Thursdaynight. Fridaymorning aftertheyal- he startedvomiting and told us According to police, Ajay legedly drankspuriousliquor.One that he wassuffering from se- Mehta(62),who is into business personhas been arrested in this vere stomachache. We rushed of furnace oil in Ahmedabad, connection,whilesevenexciseof- him to the government hospital, wasabducted at the entryof ficials facedaction and three po- wheredoctors declared him Ahmedabad-VadodaraExpress- licemenweresuspended. dead. The other victims also wayinVastral ring road area Thepolice identifiedthe de- shared the samefateafter con- around 9.30 pm when he was ceasedasSukhpal(60),Kalua(40), suming the spurious liquor, sitting in his Honda BRVvehicle. Satish (35), Ranjeetand Pannalal. Bulandshahr DM RavindraKumar,with administrative whichisopenlysold in the en- “The victim claimedthathe “Wehavearrestedthe main ac- officials and policemen inspect avillageonFriday. PTI tireBulandshahrdistrict thanks waswaiting forhis younger PROTEST FOR JOBS cused, Kuldeep lateonFriday to adeep nexus between excise brother Nitin Mehtatoarrive evening. Raidsare on to nab the officials and policemen,” said from Rajkot at the entryofthe ex- Police detain Youth Congress workers who protestedoutside the Surat District Collector other two,” NamritaSrivastava, Anil, the brother of avictim. pressway whenthree unknown office on Fridayoverriseinunemployment in the state. Thirteen workers were booked DeputySP(Sikandrabad)toldThe arealso being made in villages Excise Department officials, in- “Wehavetaken aserious men on abikeapproachedhim under Epidemic Disease Actand releasedlater. HanifMalek Indian Expressonthe phone. near Jeetgarhi to identifythose cluding Joint Excise note of laxity on part of our de- in the guise of askingdirections. The Sikandrabad police has who might have consumedthe Commissioner (Meerut Zone) partment officials in connection The accusedthen enteredthecar booked twoother people for liquor of the same makesothat Rajesh Mani Tripathi, were at- with the shocking incident. and abducted thebusinessman selling “spuriousliquor”.The theycanbeprovidedtimelymed- tached to the UP Excise head- While action has immediately on gunpoint. Theylater dropped Bulandshahr Excise Departm- icaltreatment,”saidBulandshahr quarters in Lucknow, while three been takenagainstafew of him offonthe roadside and fled Delhi HC noticeover revealing ent, meanwhile, sealedagovern- SSP Santosh Kumar Singh. He excise sub-inspectorsweresaid them, others, if found guilty,will withthe car,” said apolice officer ment-run countryliquor shop in addedthatthreefamilymembers to be facing departmental in- alsonot be spared,” said Sanjay at Ramol police station. Madawaravillagefollowing al- of the accusedweretaken into quiries and suspension. Three RBhoosreddy,Additional Chief Police have booked acase identity of Hathrasrape victim legations that the same brand of custodyby theareapoliceto force policemen, includingthe officer Secretary, Excise and Cane againstunknown persons under liquor sold in Jeetgarhi wasbe- them to surrender. in charge of Sikandrabad police Development. Indian Penal Code sections 394 MananNarula,who wasrepre- shops regarding legal literacy ing sold there, said the police. Chief MinisterYogi forcausing hurtwhile commit- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE sented by advocates Suman and should advertise the need “The brand thatclaimedfive Adityanath expressedshock ting robberyand 506for crimi- NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 Chauhan and Jivesh Tiwari. forcomprehensionofcorrect livesinthe district is called'Miss over the incident. He issueddi- nalintimidationalongwith sec- Alleging inaction by Delhi laws andregulations...,” the pe- India'. It wasbeing sold from rectivestothe districtadminis- tions of the ArmsAct. THE DELHI High Court on Friday Police againstthose committing tition says. Mandawara's countrymade tration to sternlydeal with ex- issuedanotice to Delhi Police, the offence under Section 228A Apartfromthe Delhi Police liquor shop, whichhas nowbeen cise officials and policemen Facebook,Twitter and various IPC, which makes disclosure of Commissioner and social me- sealed,” Srivastavaadded. guilty of neglecting their duty Gujarat HC media publications over apeti- identity of arapevictim acrim- dia sites, the court issued notice “Four policeteams have been thatallowedthe spurious liquor tion seeking directions forregis- inal offence, Narula in his peti- to Idiva.com, News18, Dainik formedtotrack down the ac- to be sold. He also asked senior begins case tration of an FIR againstthose tion said that the identityofthe Jagran, United News of India, Dalit cused. Directives have also been district police officials to book who allegedly revealedthe iden- victim wasrevealedthrough Camera, Buzzfeed, YouTube, The issuedtoregisteracaseagainst the the accusedunder the National display board tity of the Hathras gangrape vic- severalmediums and also acer- Millennium Post, The Citizen local distillerywherethe liquor Security Act(NSA). timinnews reports and on so- tain photograph wascirculated among others. The petition also wasprepared.Announcements Following the deaths, four UP live-streaming cial media. on social media. mentions that severalcelebrities Adivision benchofChief “Delhi Policeshould have postedthe victim’s name Justice DNPatel and Justice Jyoti takensuo motu cognizance of as ahashtag on social media sites. 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§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA When history is written, US courts maybesingled BECAUSETHE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL out forprotecting nation’s election integrity

ANTI-SOCIAL MEDIA Ashutosh Va rshney Social media platforms blocking Trumpismereheadline hunting. Theyneedtolook deeper at their complicity THATCOUPS TAKE place in developing coun- Trump’smotivations remain open to spec- proximatereason is simplythatwithnomil- tries has been an article of faithofpolitical ulation. Of the twomain hypotheses, one is itarysupportcoming, themob failedtooc- scholarship sincethe 1960s. What happened ideological, another personal. His commit- cupythe Capitol building formorethan afew NNOVEMBER 2016,days afterDonald Trumpwas elected US President, Facebook in Washington on January6wasastriking ment to apolitical order that restores white hours. That is why, without the military’s in- Founder and CEO MarkZuckerbergrejected the idea that content on thecom- refutation of thisconventional wisdom. supremacy has been repeatedly noted. Many volvement, coups rarely succeed. And in richer pany’s platforms influencedelections. “I think it’s aprettycrazy idea... Voters It wasnot aclassic coupbecausethe mil- in themob were carrying Confederateflags. democracies, the armedforcestend notto makedecisions basedontheir livedexperiences,” he said. On January6,after itarywas notinvolved. Butitwas an execu- Since the Civil War(1861-65), these flags, rep- help theleaderinelectoral disputes. Ithe US Capitol wasstormedbyTrumpsupporters, Facebook, Twitter,Snapchat tive coup, in that PresidentDonald Trump, the resenting those southern statesthat broke But the deeper question is: Whydid head of the executive,incited amob of sup- away to preserveslavery,havestood forwhite most Republican politicians in the US and Twitchsuspended the president’s account to prevent him,ostensibly, from inciting porters —manythousand strong, with asub- supremacy and Blacksubjugation. Congress, whileinitiallyquiet, notsupport moreviolence. The move is toolittle, and coming afteramob egged on by the US President stantial proportion belongingtovigilante Asecond hypothesisisthat once out of Trumpinthe end? Here, the role of twoin- laid siegetothe Capitol, it is toolate. In times when “livedexperiences” areincreasingly groups —to“showthe kind of pride and bold- power, Trumpfears prosecution forcrimes. In stitutions is noteworthy. online, the social media giantshavebeen muchtoo slow in acknowledging their respon- ness” that would forcethe twoHousesof addition to thepotentiallycriminal chargesof First, giventhe state-centric nature of US sibility and addressing real-world consequences. Congress to overturn the election, whichhe taxfraud, thereare questions about corrup- presidentialelections,thebehaviourof stateof- Trumphas along recordofsharing falsehoods and bigotry on social media, beginning lostonNovember 3. tion, abuseofpower,and violation of campaign ficials in swing states is critical. Twoofthe five withhis assertions that his predecessor BarackObama wasnot born in the US, to sharing Lacking an independent election commis- financelaws.Ironically, inciting amobto pres- swing states —Arizona and Georgia —have sion, theUShas acomplicatedelectoralad- sure thelegislature, aimedatsolving an im- Republican governments. Yettheir officials did anti-Muslim and Whitesupremacistposts andvideos. As recentlyasthe BlackLives Matter ministration system. Legally, states decide mediateproblem, mightnow lead to the most notbow to the wishesofTrump. Aleaked tape protestslastyear,hetweeted,“when looting starts,shooting starts”. Trumpand hisfalse- who willbepresident. Afterpeople cast their seriouscharge of all:Abetting aninsurrection. of Trump’s phone call to Georgia’s Secretaryof hoods, though, areonlyapartofalargerdigital ecosystem thathas devaluedfacts, created votes, states certify election outcomes, form- Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Speaker of the State,revealedthatto flipthestatewonby Biden, “communities” of conspiracy theorists and, at times, even contributedto violence. Long be- inganelectoral college, whosevoteisfinally House of Representatives, and Chuck Trumpaskedthesecretaryto“find11,780votes”. fore thepro-Trumpmob stormedthe Capitol, WhatsApp and Facebookhavebeen usedto acceptedbyUSlegislators on January6.The Schumer,who will soon take over theleader- Despitebeing aRepublican,SecretaryBrad pedal falsehoods and incite mobsincountrieslikeBurma and Sri Lanka. These outcomes vice-president presides over this politically ship of aDemocratic-majoritySenate, have Raffenspergerdeclined,insteaddoingtheright ceremonial but legallynecessarystep, the last already calledfor theinvocation of the25th thing.Legal proprietydefeated partisanship. areanunfortunate consequence of the algorithmsand userexperienceand userinterface Trump’smotivations remain one before apresident can beinauguratedon open to speculation. Of the Constitutional Amendment. If supportedby But the mostimportant role has been that followa“persuasive design”model.Inessence, the algorithm is meant to keep users January20. Mike Pence, Trump’s vice-presi- amajority of the cabinet, the amendment al- playedbyAmerica’s courts. Trump’s cam- gluedtothe screen and getmoreofthe same. Forexample, someone watching “flat earth” dent, refusedtooverturnthe election,infuri- twomain hypotheses, one is lows the vice president to unseat the presi- paign filedmorethan 60 legal challenges — videos, or “the historyofforcedconversion in India” or,morerecently, thebizarre conspir- atinghis boss. AhugemajorityofRepublican ideological, another personal. dent. In case the amendment is notinvoked, from thestate courtstofederal courts, all the acy theoriesabout afilm star’s suicide, could well be ledtosomething likeaQAnon page senators also expressedunwillingness to Hiscommitment to apolitical sayPelosi and Schumer,theywould like to im- wayuptothe US SupremeCourt.Trumplost (a group that believesTrumpissaving the US government from acorporate “deep state”) comply. In the end, the coup failedand Biden peachTrump, even if less than twoweeksre- allcases but one. The victorywas very small, wasratified. And as theselines arebeingwrit- order that restores white main in his term. That will, in all likelihood, but the defeatswerehuge. Manyofthe judges or to fake news that whips up prejudice againstminority groups. ten, Trumpseems to have recognised—pub- supremacy has been disqualify him from running again in the 2024 in federal courtswereappointed by Trump, While Big Tech has movedforward from complete denial of itsculpability—under licly—that the violence hashurthim. repeatedly noted. Many in the elections. This is important because aself-par- who oftenboastedthatifnecessary,his judi- pressurefromgovernmentsand the threat of external regulation —and instituted some Whydoscholars believe that developing mob were carrying don might well save Trumpfromcriminal cialappointees would win him the day. But measures forfact-checking and verifying sources, the fundamental structureofits plat- countries have coups,but richer democracies prosecution, at leastfor federal crimes,though instead of displaying personalloyalty,theyap- forms remainsunaltered.Companiesmustconfront the challengeand address it at the do not? Twoarguments areoften advanced. Confederate flags. Asecond many legal scholars have serious doubtsabout pliedthe law, tossing out the evidence of elec- levelofthe technology,urgently. But the responsibility forapoliticaldiscourse that respects First, in poorer countries the institutions of hypothesisisthat once out of the constitutionality of self-pardon. tion fraudaslegallyflimsy.Inthe end, it be- factsand decency cannotjustbeontechcompanies. Political parties, forinstance, need oversight,beingmuchweaker,crumbleunder power, Trump fears Acoup likethis would be inconceivable came impossiblefor most Republicans to go the onslaughtsofmighty politicians. Second, in aparliamentarydemocracy.Presidential againstsomanycourt judgments.Courtsde- to be held accountable fortheir leaders’ and members’ conduct. Justastechcompanies prosecution forcrimes. In politicsindevelopingcountriescanhave anall- democraciesare morevulnerable to coups finedthe permissible limitsofpolitics. mustbecalledout forspreading falsehoods and creating mobs because it helps their bot- or-nothing quality.The governmenthas such additiontothe potentially becausethe executiveand the legislatureare When the historyof this period is written, tomline, political parties mustbeheld responsible if theydosointhe name of winning controlovertheeconomyandsocietythatonce criminal charges of tax fraud, independently elected and, if run by differ- America’scourts might be singledout as the elections and appealing to theirbase. Blocking aloudmouth or despotorleader of amob outof power, lossescanbehugeandimprison- there are questionsabout entparties,theycan be arch rivals at the institution that protected thenation’selec- is hardlythe answer. ment maynot be toofar.That generates apo- corruption, abuse of power, polity’sheart. In parliamentarysystems, the tion integrity.But it also says something larger litical tendency to stay in poweratall costs.In twoare intertwinedand aparliamentaryma- about the role of the judiciaryinpreserving richerdemocracies,opportunities beyond the and violation of campaign jority is the prime minister’s source of power, democracy as asystem. If independent and governmentareplentiful.Anelectorallossdoes finance laws.Ironically, making deadlyexecutive-parliament clashes unafraid, courts can clip the wings of maraud- notrob lifeofall enhancements. Company incitingamob to pressure the unlikely. Prime ministers don’tsendmobs, ing politicians. boards, memoirs, consulting and speaking,le- legislature might nowlead to vigilantes or armies to attackparliaments; A MESSAGE TO COLOMBO galpractices and business openings canfetch brazen presidentsdo. The writer is Sol Goldman professor of millions. The governmentdoes nothaveade- the most seriouscharge of all: In the end, of course, the coup failed.So international studies and professor of political MinisterJaishankar’s reminder on the necessity of the cisive control over all sectorsofsociety. Abetting an insurrection. howmight oneunderstand the failure? The science at BrownUniversity 13th Amendment wasmuch-neededand timely

XTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SJaishankar’s three-dayvisit to Sri Lanka was significant notfor anyspecific outcomes but forwhat wasachievedinpolit- ical and diplomatic messagingbybothsides. Jaishankar’sreminder in Colombo that the 13th Amendment is essential to ethnic reconciliation came BASIC INCOMEAND PATRIARCHY Eat atime when powerful Sri Lankan politicians close to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother,Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa, arecalling forits scrapping. The cancellation of elections to the provincial councils, apparentlydue to aspike in COVID- Asalary to women fordomestic work institutionalises idea of men as ‘providers’ 19 cases, is being viewedasafirststeptowards this end. Jaishankar’s message, that India still sees the 1987 amendment —the constitutional basis forthe provincial councils —ascen- tralto addressingTamil political aspirationscame withindays of astatementby the DMK’s ArpanTulsyan TRBalu, justasTamil Nadu hitsits election season, asking Prime MinisterNarendraModi to ensurethat the provincial council system remains intact. Sri Lankan Tamils themselves LAST MONTH, KAMAL Hasan’s party,Makkal Housework demands effort andsacrifice, salaryfor housework, we needtostrengthen Needhi Maiam, promisedsalaries to house- 365 days ayear,24/7.Despite this,ahugepro- awareness,implementation and utilisation of no longer setthat muchstore by India’s or Tamil Nadu’s pronouncements on theirprob- wivesasapartofits electoral campaign in portion of Indian womenaren’t “queens” other existing provisions. Starting from the lems. Delhi’s waning influence in Sri Lanka is an open secret.Yet,itwould be adiplomatic TamilNadu. This week,the idea waswel- reigningovertheirkingdom,thefamily. Alarge right to reside in the marital home, to streed- and political embarrassment forthe NarendraModi government if the 13th Amendment comedbyShashiTharoor,who tweetedthat numberof womenlive withdomesticviolence hanand haqmeher,tocoparcenaryand inher- wasindeedabolished. this will “monetise the services of women andcrueltybecausetheyare economicallyde- itance rightsasdaughters and to basic serv- Delhi’s other challengeinSri Lanka at this point is to operationalise a2019agreement homemakers in society, enhance theirpower pendent on others, mainlytheir husbands. ices, free legal aid and maintenance in to develop along with Japan acontainer terminal at Colombo Port,whereChina has acon- and autonomyand createnear-universal ba- Time-use datafrom2019gathered by the instances of violence and divorce. sic income”. To this, actor Kangana Ranaut NationalSampleSurveyOrganisationrevealed Our aim cannotbeonlytoensure“basic trollingstakeinthe adjoiningColombo InternationalContainer Terminal.TheIndia-Japan- said, “wedon’t needsalaryfor being the that onlyabout aquarterofmen and boys income” to women.Women should be en- Sri Lanka agreement had triggered astrikeatthe portahead of last year’s parliamentary Queens of ourown littlekingdom”. Tharoor above six years engaged in unpaid household couragedand helpedtoreachtheirfullpoten- election, resolvedonlyafter assurances from the Rajapaksa brothers that it would notbe maintainedthat remuneration will lead to a chores,comparedto overfour-fifthsof women. tialthrough qualityeducation, accessandop- handedovertoforeigndevelopers.Duringthe EAM’svisit, the primeministerand president recognition of the value of unpaid work. Everyday,anaverage Indian male spends 1.5 portunities of work,gender-sensitive and sent out mixed signals amid calls nottolet the port fall victim to geopolitical rivalries in the Demand forwages againsthousework hours per dayinunpaid domestic work,com- harassment-free workplaces and attitudinal Indian Ocean. wasfirstraisedatthe thirdNational Women’s pared to about five hours by afemale. and behaviourchangewithinfamiliesto make Sri Lanka, forits part, has twomain demands from India at this time. One, it wantssup- Liberation conference in Manchester, England. It is thus important to recognise the value household chores moreparticipative.Once International Wagesfor Housework of unpaid domestic work.However, creating these conditions aremet,working inside the plies of the anti-COVID vaccine. Itsother requestfor a$1bncurrency swap has been pend- More than creating anew Campaign (IWFHC) wasformed by Selma value isn’t always about fair remuneration. home or outsidemustbeawoman’s choice,a ing since lastyear.India has already said it will prioritise vaccine supplies to itsneighbours James in 1972.Since then, severalorganisa- provision of salary for Asking men to payfor wives’ domestic work freedom that she can exercise forherself. and should have no problem in accepting Rajapaksa’s requestquicklyonhumanitarian tions, particularly in the UK, US, Canada and housework,weneed to could further enhance their sense of entitle- Justlikewedonot want women to com- grounds —itcan onlyhelp Delhi’s imageinthat country. As forthe currency swap, itsuse Italy, have raisedsimilar requests. strengthen awareness, ment. It mayalso put the additional onus on modify theirreproductive services because of as abargaining chip can lastonlyaslong as Colombo does notlook elsewherefor help. In India, an application by the National implementation and women to perform. Besides the ethics of buy- their inherentlyexploitative nature—wehave, HousewivesAssociation, seekingrecognition ing domestic labour from wifeposes aserious therefore, bannedcommercial surrogacy in as atrade union in 2010,was rejected by the utilisation of other existing risk of formalising the patriarchal Indian fam- the country—letusnot allowcommodifica- deputyregistraroftrade unionson the ground provisions. Starting from the ilywherethepositionof men stems from their tion of housework and personalcare. At the A ROOM OF HER OWN that houseworkisnot atrade or an industry. In right to reside in the marital being “providers”inthe relationship.And, de- same time, letusnot ask wivestodowhathus- 2012,the then ministerfor Women and Child home,tostreedhan and haq spitealegal provision,equal inheritancerights bands can and needtodofor themselves, ei- development, Krishna Tirath, announcedthat continue to be elusive foramajority of ther out of love or in lieu of money. Letusalso A‘period room’ in atoiletblockinMumbai stakes aclaim on the government wasconsidering mandating meher,tocoparcenaryand women. So,should dowrybeconvertedto pol- raise our boys to be brothers, sons, husbands, the city —onbehalf of itswomen asalaryfor housework to wives, from hus- inheritance rights as icy,with the rationale being to ensureatleast andfathers whowould obviatethe needfor bands. The purpose, once again, wastoem- daughtersand to basic some gains arereceivedbydaughters from such discussion itself. powerwomen financiallyand help them live the parental property? That would be apol- NE OF THE manyways in whichIndian cities and towns tell women services, free legal aid and with dignity.However, the proposalneverma- icyshort-cut,butperhapsonethatismoreef- The writer is asenior research scholarat thattheyare unwanted in public spacesisbythe absence of awoman’s terialisedand with the changeinthe govern- maintenance in instances of fective than salaryfor housework. theDepartment of Social Work,Delhi toilet. In metropolises likeMumbai and Delhi,the number of toilets for ment in 2014,the idea wasput to rest. violence and divorce. Morethan creating anew provision of University Omen consistentlyoutnumber those forwomen by alarge margin; women’s toilets in large toiletblocks remain locked, especially in the evenings (because what arewomen doing outsidethe home afterdark, anyway?). If they areunlocked, theyare filthy—and sometimes even unsafe—spaces that women venture intoatthe risk of ill-health and violence. The denial of awoman’s body and itsnatural bod- JANUARY 9, 1981, FORTY YEARS AGO ilyurges, then, is notonlyamatter of cultural practices of shame, but it is writtenintothe design of acity itself. Anew “period room” in aMumbai slum, the firstofits kind in apub- PM IN RAJASTHAN The onlyanswer to combat drought wasto Social Instituteand the Jesuit Conference. lic toilet, therefore, suggests arefreshing reimagination of the public space. PRIME MINISTER INDIRA Gandhi warnedof plant moretrees, she said. The Thane Municipal Corporation’s move is an attempt to inculcatemenstrual hy- militaryactivities across the border in neigh- SAILO’SSUGGESTION bouring countries, and said that theywere JESUITS TO THE AID MIZORAM CHIEF MINISTER Brigadier TSailo giene, one that it wantstoreplicatein120 community toilets.The “period room” includes getting arms from other countries. There THE INDIAN SOCIAL Instituteand the Jesuit has asked for ageneral amnestyfor allMizo aurinal, ajet spray,atoiletroll-holder,soap, running water, hookstohang clothes and a wasalso atalk of makinganatombomb, she ConferenceofIndia todayoffered to take care National Front hostiles and to createcondi- dustbin to dispose of menstrual waste—rare amenitiesinpublic toilets.For the women said. “Wehavetostrengthen our country of the victims of theBhagalpur blinding who tions fortalksbetween the Centreand the of the Lokmanya Nagarslum, in whichfew families have the luxuryofaprivate toilet, the and people so that we can meetinternal and arecurrentlysheltered in aMethodist MNF chief Laldenga. Sailo made this sugges- structureofferspreciousspace and privacy.Astudy carriedout by an NGOthat assisted external dangers and remove poverty,”she church.The offercame following areportin tion in meetings withthe home minister with the project found that 56 per cent of girlstudents in the area had no access to clean said. Mrs Gandhi remindedthe people in the this paper that no voluntaryassociation has and prime ministerinDelhi. The purpose of toilets in schools; nor did 18 percent working women at their workplace. border districtsofBarmer and Jaisalmer that come forwardtotakecareofthe blindedin this proposal is two-fold:ToscotchMNF India conducted an atomic test at Pokhran spiteofaSupreme Courtorder that all their propaganda that the Sailo ministryiscreat- A“period room” that does nottry to hide itsfunction as aspace formenstruating but is committed to peaceful use of nuclear expenses will be borne by the Bihar govern- ing hurdles in the wayoftalks and facilitate women might also, hopefully, cut through thepunishing tabooaround periods. More energy.Onher visit to thetwo drought-hit ment. The details of the rehabilitation pro- the return of MNF rebels from across importantly, it becomes asmall step to stakeclaim on the city—onbehalf of itswomen. districts,she assured people of all support. gramme will be worked out by the Indian the border.

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Budget needstorampupspending on health and education.Pandemic has the nation enhancedinequalities, shown up absenceofsafetynets Improving dietoflow-incomehouseholds is only TRENDSINSOCIALSERVICESEXPENDITUREBYGENERALGOVERNMENT waytoaddress chronic malnutrition (COMBINEDCENTREANDSTATES) Item AspercentagetoGDP The firstisthe large dietary deficit among at 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19RE 2019-20BE least40per cent of our population of all age Ofwhich(i)Education 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 groups, brought out repeatedly in asucces- sion of reports this decade —the National (ii)Health 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nutrition Monitoring Bureau’s ThirdRepeat (iii)Others 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.4 3.0 3.0 SMahendra Dev Survey (2012), NFHS4,2015-16, theNNMB Technical Report Number 27,2017. Clearly, our current interventions arenot being able INDIAISCOMMITTED to achievingthe to bridgethis protein-calorie-micronutrient Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) by VeenaSRao deficit. The NHHS-4 and NFHS-5 surveysre- 2030, and social sector development is im- veal an acutedietary deficit among infants portant in reachingthem.Progress in this belowtwo years, and considerable stunting sector has intrinsic (for itsown sake) and in- IT IS NEARLYamonthsince the firstphase and wasting of infantsbelowsix months strumental (for higher growth) value. It is of the NFHS-5 survey waspublished. While (causedbyfoetalmalnutrition/maternal di- neededeventobuild a$5trillion economy we await aresponse from the government etarydeficit). Unless this maternal/infant di- faster.Inequalities in India have been in- or anypolicy-making authority,several ar- etarydeficit is addressed, we will notsee creasing overtime. COVID-19has further ticles by public health/policy expertshave rapid improvement in our nutritional indi- widenedthem. In this context, focus on so- appeared,expressing deep concernatthe cators. This is aserious problem whichneeds cial sector spendingand efficiency in deliv- deterioratingnutrition and anaemiaindica- to be acknowledgedand prioritisedinthe erysystems is essential.India has somewhat tors, especially among children. Moredete- public health/public policy agendas. progressed on bijli, sadak and paani, but it is rioration in nutrition indicators following The next is theevenbiggerinformation essentialtoinvestinthe social sector.The the COVID-19pandemic is fearedin the next deficit at the household level, especially Union Budgetfor 2021-22 can give medium- phase of NFHS-5, primarilyonaccountof among lower-income families. We do not term directiontothe social sector by increas- lossoflivelihoods, reducedfood consump- have anational IEC (information, education ing allocations,particularly in health and ed- tion among the poor and disruption of gov- and communication) programme that ucation and forsocial safetynets. No country ernment nutrition programmes. reaches targeted households to bring about has progressedwithout investing in the so- Mostarticlesemphasise the need for the required behavioural changeregarding cial sector. higher budgetaryallocations forhealthcare, some basicbut critical facts—for example, India’sprogress in the social sector has ICDS and monitoringsystems. While these about the importance of balanced diets in been muchslowercomparedtoits GDP arenodoubt necessary, adebate must also low-incomehousehold budgets, properma- growth. The twoprimary factors that ad- be initiated on whether the current pro- ternal, child and adolescent nutrition and verselyaffect India’s human development grammes areadequateand effectively target healthcare.IEC and behavioural changehave arelow levels of health attainmentsand ed- therootcausesof malnutrition or if the strate- been highlighted in allour early Five-Year ucation: Indiaranks131 outof189 countries gies requirechange. Plans, but somehow, successive governments on the HumanDevelopment Index. The political executive and policymakers have notbeen able to makeithappen. Alook at the socialsector expenditure mustalso note that unlikeadisease outbreak, The largest deficit,whichisamajor cause over the lastfew years (see table)shows that whichleads to an immediatepublicdemand of dietarydeficiencyand India’s chronic mal- the shareofeducation as apercentageofGDP forgovernment intervention, theremay not nutrition, pertains to inequitablemarketcon- has been stagnant around 2.8-3 per cent dur- be anypopular demandtoaddressmalnu- ditions that denyaffordable and energy-for- ing 2014-15to2019-20. In the caseofhealth, trition —the public,byand large,doesnot tifiedfoodtochildren, adolescentsand adults the expenditureasapercentageofGDP in- have adequateinformationabouttheirafflic- in lower-incomefamilies. Themarket has creasedfrom1.2 per cent to 1.5per cent. This tion. All theyknowisthat theyare poor,get stacksof expensive fortifiedenergy food and is lowerthanthe required 2-3 per cent of tired easily, and their children fall ill often. beveragesfor higher income groups, but GDP.Thereseems to bean increase in expen- Hence, in the Indian context, it becomes the nothing affordable forlow-income groups CRSasikumar ditureon“other” services likesports, artand responsibility of the government/civil soci- exceptnon-nutritive junk that costabout culture,familywelfare, watersupplyand fordable diversifiedfood intakeisimportant lessons on safetynets. It is known that mi- etytofirstprovide information andaware- Rs 5. It is perfectlypossible to produce nutri- sanitation, labour and labour welfareetc. forreducing both undernutrition and obe- grant workers were the mostaffected dur- ness to thecommunity about malnutrition tive fortifiedenergy food forchildren within The expenditures areinadequateincom- sity.Thereisaneedtoraise allocations for ingthe pandemic and that theydonot have and itscauses, and then implementpro- Rs 5fromwheat, defatted soya,green gram, parisontothe problems in the sector.India’s ICDS and other nutrition programmes.The anysafetynets. Thereisaneedtohavesafety grammes to address them. and ragi malt, providing around 380 calories social sector in general, and health and ed- determinantsofnutritionare agriculture, nets like an employment guarantee scheme The government could startshowing its from 25 grams.Afeasibility study conducted ucationinparticular,encounter significant health, women’s empowerment, including forthe urban poor andfacilities formigrants. seriousnessbyexamining the current nutri- by KPMG in 2018 undertheKarnatakaMulti- regional,social and gender disparities, slow maternal and child practices, social protec- Similarly in rural areas, allocations to MGN- tion-relatedprogrammes,andanalysingwhy sectoral Nutrition PilotProjectreckons that growth in public expenditures and problems tion, nutrition education, sanitation and REGAhavetobeincreasedbecause of the theyare notableto reducemalnutritionfaster. thereisamarketdemand of 42 million in delivery systems. drinking water. The Poshan Abhiyan is a reverse migration. Do theyrequirecomplete overhaul?Should tonnes of low-costenergy food per year,but An increase in healthexpenditureisalso good programme, but has to coverall these The government should give more focus additional interventionsbeintroduced in strangely, no private entrepreneur wantsto important to take careofthe present and fu- determinantswith amulti-pronged ap- to the social sector with better policies and pockets, identifiedashigh-burden districts? enter this field. One wonders why, in spiteof turepandemics. Giventhe constraints, proachtoreduce undernutrition.The cost implementation.Ithas to work closelywith Surely, thereshould be different norms and the mandateofthe NationalNutritionPolicy health workers did exceptional work dur- of ignoring hunger and malnutrition will be the states in revitalising the social sector as moreintensive interventionswithintheICDS 1983 and the National Plan of Action on ing the pandemic.The experience of COVID- high forthe country. majorexpenditures particularly on health forthese chronicallymalnourishedpockets Nutrition 1995. The feasibility study also has 19 has alsoshown that during pandemics Similarly,quality education is keyfor and education aremet by them. The 15th with the poorest indicators. firm findingsabout adirect correlation be- we tend to neglect non-pandemic related raising human development. The pandemic Finance Commission also seems to have Howdoes the government plan to ad- tween the high incidence of underweight, patients. Health insurance is an important has enhanced inequalities in educationand We cannot have a society mentionedthat health expenditureshould dress adolescent malnutrition(our futurede- stunting and wasting among children, low component of health coverage.But, thereis has revealed the widening digital gap. with slow progressinhealth be increasedto2.1 per cent of GDP.The mographicdividend)whichisasalarmingas body massindex and stuntingamong ado- no alternative to universal health coverage Equality of opportunity in terms of quality and education. India, Commission mayalso suggestsome incen- child malnutrition, and forwhichwehaveno lescents,and the lackoflow-cost fortifieden- including afocus on primaryhealth centres education is the keyfor raising human de- aspiring to be a global power, tivesfor states to increase healthexpendi- clearstrategyinplaceyet?And, finally, we ergy food in the market. to achieve the goals of the health sector. velopment and forreducing inequalities in ture.BothCentre and states shouldhavea needtoknowifthe National Nutrition Policy Raising the dietofour people from sub- Thereare supply side problemsregarding the labour market.Several committees have should have a harmonious five-year vision on the social sector with 1993 is still operational. If it is,thenthereis sistence leveltohigher levels of nourish- the healthinfrastructure. It is essential to recommendedthat public expenditureon and inclusive social sector bold measures. anurgent needtoupdateit,andprioritise in- ment by overcoming the triple deficit is the have ahugeincrease in public expenditure education should be at 6per cent of GDP. development. This is also We cannothaveasociety with slow terventions in accordancewith the latestsur- onlyway to improvethe nutritional indica- on health and provide accessible, affordable In the lastfew years, the government has progress in healthand education. India, as- veys andresearch findings. If not, it seems tors of our population —amongstchildren, and quality health coverage to all. done well in providing cooking gas(Ujjwala important for achieving the piring to be aglobal power, shouldhavea that we areattempting to addressthis invis- adolescentsand adults. We expect the gov- Another important issueinthe social Yojana) and electricity (SaubhagyaYojana), SDGs, reducing inequalities harmonious and inclusive social sector de- ible scourge without apolicy framework or ernment to showits seriousness and start sector is that of undernutrition. The NFHS- introducing programmessuchasSwachh and achieving a $5 trillion velopment. This is also important forachiev- plan of action. addressing this issueurgentlythrough new 5report shows that malnutrition levelhas Bharat Abhiyan and initiativesfor housing, economy faster. Hopefully, ing the SDGs, reducing inequalities and The discussionshould also includean- ideas and innovations. reducedmarginallyinafew states and has financial inclusion and providing loans to building a$5trillion economyfaster. othervitalquestion: Do the currentinterven- worsenedinsome other states, although the self-employed. These programmes have more attention will be given Hopefully, more attention will be givento tions address the root causesofmalnutrition The writer is former secretary, some other indicators have improved be- helpedthe vulnerable sections, particularly to the social sector in the the socialsector in the forthcomingbudget. in India? Irefer to them as the three deficits. Government of India tween 2015-16and 2019-20. We can’t have women. Another initiative of the govern- forthcoming budget. Higher Higher social sector funding with better im- asociety with35per cent of our children ment wastofacilitate direct benefit trans- social sector funding with plementationand outcomes areneeded. suffering from malnutrition. Apartfromun- fers (DBT) forwelfareschemes. These initia- dernutrition, obesity seems to be increasing tiveshavetobecontinued. better implementation and The writer is director and vice-chancellor, in both ruraland urban areas. Access and af- The COVID-19period alsooffers some outcomes are needed. IGIDR, Mumbai. LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR

INTOLERANT INDIA? IDEAS THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Bolne bhi mat do yaaro’, (IEJanuary 8). Thearrest ONLINE Miscarriage of areform of comedian MunawarFaruqui raises certain questions. First, do we still have ONLYINTHE EXPRESS the fundamentalright to freedom of Flawedunderstandingof tripletalaqlawisleadingto itsmisuse speechand expression in itsreal sense, ● ANINSURRECTIONFROM with “reasonable” restrictions, of THEWHITEHOUSE: course? Second, do we still uphold the RAUNAQJAISWAL Tahir Mahmood principleofrule of lawasguaranteed under Article 14 of the Indian ● DON’T GIVE UP ON “ON APRELIMINARYanalysis it is clear that reconciliation. Instead of nipping in the bud bad in theology should be bad in lawtoo. stood. Manylawyers misbelieve that it over- Constitution? Third, arewenot tolerant PLASMA THERAPY: the appellantasthe mother-in-lawofthe that abominable innovation, lawmen of the Findingthatlegislation required foritwas rides the general provision foranticipatory enough to hear anything that is at even JANANI MURALIDHARAN second respondent (wife) cannotbeac- time calledittalaq-ul-bidatand declaredit nowhereinsight, the apexcourtofthe bailunderSection 438 of the Criminal aslight mismatchwithour ownno- cusedofthe offence of pronouncementof to be “sinful but effective”. This self-contra- country triedinsome cases to indirectly ProcedureCode. Soon afterthe enactment tions? Fourth, areweunder the constant www.indianexpress.com triple talaq underthe Actasthe offence can dictoryconceptremainedinvogue forcen- curb the archaic practice and eventually of the Act, aman accused of committingthe threat of being prosecuted forour onlybecommitted by aMuslim man (hus- turies in Muslimsocieties across the globe. outlaweditinthe Shayara Bano case of offence it hadcreated sought anticipatory words, if these wordsare againstthe band),” aSupreme CourtBench ledby Twentieth centuryreformers in some 2017.The anti-triple talaq Actof2019was bail in the BombayHigh Court. His wife’s dominant beliefsofthe society? Justice DYChandrachudobserved in are- Muslim-dominated lands at lastwokeup theoutcomeofthisjudicial reform. lawyers arguedthat the non-obstante Incidentssuchasthe one in Indoreraise DIVERSITY NEEDED cent case decidedunder the Muslim to the needtosavefamilies from devasta- Section 498A of the IndianPenal Code clause in Section 7ofthe Acthad rendered questions about ourlegal system and THISREFERSTO theeditorial, ‘Businessof Women (Protection of RightsonMarriage) tion anddemanded that what was“sinful” (cruelty to awoman by herhusband or his the CrPC provision inapplicable to cases un- society, which has always believedin diversity’ (IE, January8). The German Actof2019, popularlyknown as the anti- by religion mustnot be enforcedbylaw. relatives) is oftenmisused. This undeniable der itsprovisions.Rightlyrejectingthe argu- the principle of tolerance. cabinet’s move is agreat onetoensure triple talaqlaw.The factsofthe caseshow Countryafter countryinAsia and Africa fact wasonce acknowledged by theapex ment, the courtgranted bail. Sarachana Sisodia, Delhi parity on corporateboards. If, despite that the Actisbeing as gravelymisunder- graduallyabolished by legislation the de- court, thoughithad to withdraw under In contrast, in the case under reference, SEBI’s direction of having at leastone stood as was, and still is, the true Islamic law testable practice of triple talaq. feminist pressurethe measures it had di- the Kerala High Courthad acceptedthe A DARK DAY woman on board, IndianInc doesnot toe on divorce. India took amuchlonger time to follow rected to curb the trend.Likethe said pro- samefaultyargument to refusebail to the the line, the Indian government maybe The background of the anti-triple talaq suit. During British rule, courts accepted vision of the Penal Code,the anti-triple ta- accusedhusband’smother,who then had THIS REFERS TO the editorial,‘January6’ forced to followGermany’s lead. lawneeds to be explained. The blatantly and enforcedthis “sinful but effective”form laq lawof2019isalso pronetomisuse and to knockatthe apexcourt’s doors. (IE, January8). January6willberemem- Bal Govind, Noida anti-women divorcecustoms prevalent in of divorcecalling it aconcept“bad in theol- their dishonestcombination mayplay Explaining the position under the Act, the beredasablackday in the annals of the pre-Islamic Arabia had been givenasevere ogy but good in law.”Inthe early years after havocwithfamilies.Inthe triple talaqcase court emphaticallyheld: “Parliament has historyofthe US,whenthe world’s old- THISREFERSTO theeditorial, ‘Business of blowbythe teachings of Prophet Independence, some HighCourtjudges — under reference, lawyers of aKerala woman notoverridden the provisions of Section estand mostpowerful democracy al- Diversity’ (IE, January8). Stereotypical Muhammad who was, indeed,agreat so- VR Krishna Iyer of Kerala and Baharul Islam had includedher husband’s mother in the 438 of the CrPC.Thereisnospecific provi- loweditslegislative heart—theUSCapitol notions that women belong in the pri- cialreformer. Demonstratingthe truth of of Assam among them —triedtoawaken FIR filedagainsthim under the 2019 Actby sion in Section 7(c),orelsewhereinthe Act, —tobestormed by supporters of vate sphere, or that theyare better offat the saying“old habitsdie hard”, unscrupu- the custodians of stateauthoritytothe need vaguely alluding to thesaid IPC provision. making Section 438 inapplicable to an of- President Donald Trumpasalast-ditch, the lowerpositions in acorporatehierar- lousmen innovated, in the course of time, forits abolition. AMuslim judgeofKerala Forunderstanding the commonsense fact fence punishable under the Act.” The ver- desperateattempt to overturn the Joe chy—as higher up the ladder,onlymen ways andmeans to circumvent the bemoaned:“Should Muslim wivessuffer that this Actismeant to discipline erring dictisasignificant step towardspreventing Biden victory. TheUShas, forlong, canrunthe show—are factors contribut- Prophet’s nobleteachings. One of these was this tyrannyfor all times? Shouldtheir per- husbands only, the learnedlawyers needed the misuse of the anti-tripledivorce law. preachedthevaluesofdemocracyandac- ing to the lownumbers of women in the practice of triple talaq—repeatingthe sonal lawremain so crueltowards these un- alearningsession withthe apexcourt. countability.Itistime to put it in practice. leadership roles in Indian business. word “talaq” thrice —whichwas believed fortunatewives?Can it notbeamended The provision forbail to be granted to The writer is Distinguished JuristChairand SSPaul, Nadia Anamika Priyadarshani, NewDelhi to effect instant dissolution of marriage suitablytoalleviatetheir sufferings?” Social the accusedhusband under Section 7ofthe Professor of Eminence, Institute of leavingnoroom forany reconsideration or reformersalso demandedthat what was 2019 Acthas been particularly misunder- Advanced Legal Studies, AmityUniversity

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Sabarkantha District Co-operative MiIk Producers’ Union Ltd. NESCO UTILITY Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board ''SABAR DAIRY'' Head Office: Januganj, Balasore-756019, Gandhinagar Sub Post :Boria, Himatnagar –383 006 (Gujarat) [email protected] TENDER NOTICE No.26/2020-21 Tender Notice NOTICE INVITING TENDER TOLL FREE No.1916 Interested to Purchase Design,Supply,Manufacture,Installation and Tender Notice No. NESCO Utility /Line &S/S materials /20 /20-21/ 158 Dt: 07.01.2021 Executive Engineer,P.H.Mechanical Dn, GWSSB,Hajimarket, 1st Commissioning of Automatic Thermoforming machine for Paneer Block Packing at For and on behalf of NESCO Utility ,sealed tenders are invited Himatnagar Plant. Formore details of Invitation of Bid please visit our website: in duplicate in two part bidding system from eligible bidders, who Floor,Opp.Jilla Sevasadan -2,Tithal Road, Valsad -396001. Phone comply with the terms &conditions and specification laid down in No.99784 41274 invites online tenders for SITC OF HSCF Pump set www.sabardairy.org.Last date for sale of bid :18/01/21. Managing Director the tender documents for ‘Supply of Line &Sub-station materials’ with all mechanical accessories,Electrical Equipments etc. Complete under MR head. with 5year comprehensive O&M at ALURA Sectio Clear Water Pump Last date for submission of Tender : Dt 27.01.2021 up to Gujarat Water Supply &Sewerage Board 3.00 PM, Date of opening of Tender: Dt.27.01.2021 at 3.30 PM. House under Mangrol Dalki RWSS Tal. Jalalpore Dist. Navsari from "for complaints regarding rural drinking water supply, For details please visit our website-www.nescoodisha.com. those who are registered in appropriate class for tender ID No. please contact toll-free helpline No.1916 of GWSSB." Corrigendum if any will be published in the website only. 443515 with cost of Rs.43.00 Lakh respectively.The interested con- TENDER NOTICE No.11 /2020 -21 Sd/- General Manager (C&MM) tractors shall have to pay required tender fee/EMDinprescribed ExecutiveEngineer,Public Health WorksDivision, Paanvadi, P. W.D. Compound, Bhavnagar,Phone No.(0278) 2425849 invites tender (1) Supply of Manpowerand manners. Further details can be made available on website Labour charges ForRearing &Pipelien Leakage Repairing Under Budhel Zone (2) www.nprocure.com &www.gwssb.nprocure.com &www.state- Supply of Manpowerand Labour charges ForRearing &Pipelien Leakage Repairing tenders.com.Further any amendment made will be disburse only on Under Chorvadla Zone (3) Supply of Manpowerand Labour charges ForRearing & above website only.The last date of tender downloading/uploading Pipelien Leakage Repairing Under MahuvaZone (4) Supply of Manpowerand Labour is Dtd. 29/01/2020 upto 18.00 hrs. charges ForRearing &Pipelien Leakage Repairing Under Pasvi Zone (5) Supply of No.INF/VALSAD/596/2021 Manpowerand Labour charges ForRearing &Pipelien Leakage Repairing Under Sihro Zone (6) Supply of Manpowerand Labour charges ForRearing &Pipelien Leakage GUJARATSTATEELECTRICITY CORPORATION LT D. Repairing Under Tansa Zone (7) Supply of Manpowerand Labour charges ForRearing Sikka Thermal PowerStation, &Pipelien Leakage Repairing Under Vallbhipur Zone (8) ComprehensiveOperation At PO Sikka, Dist. Jamnagar-361141. and Maintenance forperiod of 24 months Chorvadla Zone WSS (2nd Attempt) Tal. e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gsecl.in Umrala Dist.: Bhavnagar (9) Providing, supplying, lowering, laying and jointing 110 CIN:U40100GJ1993SGC019988 diameter 6.00 Kg/Cm2 PVC Gravity Main Pipeline forMelana Village (Under M&R E-Tender Notice No. 177 Programme). Taluka: Vallbhipur District: Bhavnagar (2nd Attempt) estimated cost (1) 8.72 (2) 9.97 (3) 9.89 (4) 11.74 (5) 9.99 (6) 8.00 (7) 10.66 (8) 48.99 (9)11.02 (Tender Online Tenders are invited for1)Biennial rate contract forthe I.D.No. (1) 443114 (2) 443115 (3) 443119 (4) 443123 (5) 443128 (6) 443130 (7) work of online,preventive&breakdown maintenance of coal 443131 (8) 443132 (9) 443226 by E-Tendering Online tender with TwoBid System from mills &its auxiliaries and cleaning of rejection of Unit 3&4at Registeredcontractors forabove mention works. The detail Information are available on Sikka TPS.2)Rate contract forWorkoflaying of various sizeof website https://gwssb.nprocure.com &Information Dept website www.statetenders.co cable in plant and colonyarea on as and when required basis at LastDate forOnlineSubmission Dt.27/1/2021 till 18:00 Hours Anyfurther Sikka T.P. S3)Supply &application of Anti corrosion &energy changes/amendments here after shall be published online only. DDI-BVN-724/20-21 efficient coating in BHEL makeCWpumps of Unit-3 &4atSikka TPS. Tender documents available on GSECL Website www.gsecl.in & E&P Dept.GoG: http://guj-epd.gov.in (for view, download and submission in hard). Partyhas to submit tender in online also on website www.nprocure.com.Vendor,Manufacturers,Contractors DISTRICT WATER &SANITATION UNIT -TAPI are requestedtolocate the same from above website.Please be TENDER NOTICE No.09, 0F 2020-21 (2nd Attempt) in touch with our above site forany future Amendment / Unit Manager,District and Sanitation Unit, WASMO,Tapi Gujarat State Corrigendum Chief Engineer (G), STPS. invites online tenders on behalf of Different Village pani samittee for OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF (CIVIL), ODISHA below mentioned work. NIRMAN SOUDHA, UNIT-V,BHUBANESWAR 1. Name of work:- In village Water Supply Scheme of Tapi district. INVITATIONS FOR BIDS (IFB) 2. Estimated Cost:- Rs. 9.10 Lac to Rs. 35.05 Lac B-615 File No-B-I(C)-4/2019 No. 641 Dt. 6th January 2021 Tender I.D.No. 443540 -Village,Ghani, Tal. Dolvan Invitation for Bids Tender I.D.No. 443541 -Village,Panchol, Tal. Dolvan Bid Identification No. EIC (B) -08/2020-21 Tender I.D.No. 443542 -Village,Adhyapor,Tal. Valod 1. The Engineer-in-Chief (Buildings) Odisha, Bhubaneswar,onbehalf of Governor of Odisha, invites percentage rate bids in double cover Tender I.D.No. 443543 -Village,Inma, Tal. Valod system in ONLINE MODE only,for the work “Construction of Tender I.D.No. 443544 -Village,Kaher,Tal. Valod multipurpose cultural complex at Maa Hingula Temple, Talcher, Tender I.D.No. 443545 -Village,Mordevi, Tal. Valod Odisha.” amounting to Rs. 15,30,00,000/- (Approximate )as Tender I.D.No. 443546 -Village,Shiker,Tal. Valod. detailed below. 3. Last date of submission of tender: upto 16/01/2021, 18.00 Hrs. 2. Nature of work : Building works 4. Last date of physical documents submission of tender: 18/012021 3. No. of work : 01 no. upto 18.00 Hrs. 4. Bid Cost. : R 10,000/- (each) 5. Eligibility:The tender is in one bid system, the bidders who are reg- 5. Class of Contractor : Super class istered (Civil) in ''R&B'' or irrigation Dept. in appropriate class’’with ten- 6. Availability of Bid Documents : From dt.15.01.2021 to 17.00 der bidders have to attach. Copy of Registration, GST Registration, Pan in the website Hours of dt.04.02.2021. Card, affidavitonRs. 300/- non judicial stamp is compulsory.Rates must 7. Date of Opening of Bid : Dt. 05.02.2021 at 11:30 AM. include GST if applicable.Hard copy of tender will accept by 8. The Bidders have to participate in ONLINE bidding only.Further details can be seenfrom the website: R.P.A.D./speed post /Hand to Hand only.Further information is available https://tendersodisha.gov.in.Any addendum /corrigendum / at website www.nprocure.com cancellation of tender can also be seen in the said website only. Control Room is functioning at the state level for rural level water sup- ply schemes Where toll free number 1916 can be contacted for water Sd/- Engineer-in-Chief (Buildings) related complaints /suggestions. Odisha, Bhubaneswar No.Mahiti/Surat/1168/2021 OIPR-34117/11/0012/2021

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BRIEFLY Customsmay question ModisettodiscussCovidvaccine Kerala Speaker in rolloutwithallCMsonJanuary11 forex smuggling case Customs officials said they Sabha will discuss with the gov- On November 24,anofficial SHAJUPHILIP have notdecidedwhen they

LIZMATHEW& ED ernment the possibility of pro- communication wassent to all THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, wouldissueanoticetoSreerama- Naveen Patnaik KAUNAINSHERIFF BJPaimsto vidingvaccination formembers stategovernmentstoform a JANUARY8 krishnan to recordhis statement. NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 of Parliament on apriority basis. blocktaskforce, whichwouldbe “Thereare no legal hurdles for AIN promoteprogramme At astate health ministers' the backbone of the vaccine ad- CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT would questioningtheSpeaker.Wewant ODISHA PRIME MINISTER Narendra PL asgovtachievement meeting on Thursday, Bihar's ministration and would be en- questionKeralaAssembly to hearwhattheSpeakerhasto say HomeDeptasks Modi is scheduledtodiscuss the Mangal Pandeyhad suggested trustedwith "monitoring" three Speaker PSreeramakrishnanand about the deposition of the ac-

EX E● Covid-19vaccine roll out with all thatall MPsand MLAs shouldbe important functions--commu- afew other topfunctionaries of cusedpersons,” an official said. policetotighten chief ministers on January11, givenprioritywithregards to the nication planning, cold chain, the stategovernment in connec- On Friday, the Customs ques- and the ruling BJP is preparing a WHILE THE governmentistrying to ensurethat the infra- vaccine. and vaccine logistics planning. tion with acase pertaining to tionedthe Speaker’s assistant CM’ssecurity massive campaign in ordertoal- structureisinplace foraseamlessand hassle-free vaccine "Thereisademand forsucha Stategovernmentswerealso smuggling foreign exchangeout private secretaryKAyyappan at laythe apprehensionsamong rollout, the BJP wantstochip in by launching an intense move.The lawmakers and legis- told to include important stake- of the country, sources told The itsKochi office fornearly nine Bhubaneswar: The Odisha the people and remove thevac- campaign to promote the vaccinationprogramme. With latorsmovearound and meeta holders, including "local influ- IndianExpress on Friday.This hours in connection withthe government has asked cine hesitancy,sources said. the campaign, the party aims to help the government in al- lotofpeople, so their vaccination encers and religious leaders at came aday afterthe Speakerde- case. “Ayyappan had been in the statepolice to tighten Twovaccines -Covaxin, de- laying fears and apprehensions withrespect to thevaccine is important. It will also help the Blocklevel". niedany wrongdoing and de- touchwithbothSwapnaand Chief MinisterNaveen velopedbyBharat Biotech along and to projectitasasignificant achievement by the general public to shedfearsabout This wasaclear signal that fendedhis conduct in publiclife. Sarith. He had made calls to both Patnaik’s security cover with the Indian Council of NarendraModi-ledgovernment. the vaccine,"said aminister in the Covid-19immunization pro- Whileprobingintoacase re- on certain days,” asource alleged. following an anonymous Medical Research (ICMR), and the Uttar Pradesh government. gramme will be distinctlydiffer- latedtosmuggling of gold But officialssaidquestioning of letter threatening to kill Covishield, avariant of Oxford Whileseniorpartyleaders are ent from the universal through diplomatic cargo chan- the Speaker’s personal staffwas him. Instructions have AstraZeneca'sAZD1222 manu- the operational feasibility of the developvaccines...Ourcampaign, awaitingagovernment'sdecision Immunisation programme, and neltothe UAEConsulate, the cen- notveryfruitfulas“Ayyappan ap- been issuedtothe police factured under licence by the softwareplatform to identify the whichwill involve everyparty on them getting vaccinated,some that political leaders who arelo- tral agency found that twoofthe pearedtutoredbysomeone else”. to also beef up security at Serum InstituteofIndia -on challenges thatcouldbefaced leader, will work on allaying the have even written to Union cal influencerswill playakey accused–Swapna Suresh and PS “He turnedupfor question- the statesecretariat and January3receivedregulatory duringthe vaccine rollout. fears of the people over vaccine," Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan, role in the implementation of Sarith–allegedlyindulged in ingafter leavinghis mobile across routes which approval forrestricteduse in BJP sources said the party is said asenior party leader. volunteering fortrial runs. the government's communica- smuggling US dollars out of the phoneinThiruvananthapuram,” Patnaik might take in the emergency situation. planning to chalk out extensive However, he added, the party Meanwhile, the govern- tion plan. country, thesources said. The an officialsaid. days to come. The letter Modi, in his virtual meet with programmes foracampaignon leadership willbeginplanning for ment's preparation forthe "Maximise use of local influ- Speaker would bequestionedon TheOppositionhasgivenano- wassent to the official theCMs,isexpectedto discussthe the vaccination. "Yes, the BJP will the same onlyafter Sunday. rolling out of the vaccines has encers forcountering misinfor- the basis of statementsthe two tice foraresolution seekingre- residence of the Chief Centre'splanswithregardstothe run amassive nationwide cam- Sources said that with been on the fast track, with the mation," thegovernment stated accused gave to the magistrate movaloftheSpeakeroverthecase. MinisteronJanuary5.. massimmunisation programme paign to promote vaccination. It Budget Session expected to be- Health Ministryindicating that in the terms of reference (ToR) courtunder Section 164ofCrPC. But denying anywrongdoing, SpecialSecretary(Home) againstthe virus. Anational dry is abig achievement by the gov- gin on January 29, presiding offi- it would be administeredwithin basedonwhich the blocklevel “Theirstatements contain the Sreeramakrishnan on Thursday SantoshBalahad asked runhas recentlybeen held to test ernment that the countrycould cers of both RajyaSabha and Lok tendays afterits approval. task forcewill function. namesofseveral senior govern- told reporters, “I have been apub- the state’s director gen- ment functionaries, including the lic figurefor the past40years. eral of police, director Speaker andafewministers. Throughout these years, Ihaven’t general of intelligence Theyhavementionedillegal ac- facedallegationsofevenasingle and the commissioner of TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE After rapfrom HC and Centre, tivities in their statements. But rupee.IamsurethatIhaven’tcom- police, Bhubaneswar,to we arelooking intoonlythose is- mitted anymistake.So, Iamleast inquire. ENS CASES: ACTIVECASES:2,25,449 sues thatcomeunder the afraid about the controversies. I 312 TN govt scraps theatre order purview of the Customs Act,” a don’t think that Iwould be sum- DAYSSINCE 1,04,13,417 DEATHS:1,50,570 source in the agencysaid. monedbythe Customs.” PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 17,93,36,364 | RECOVERIES: 1,00,37,398 this requestahead of the January theCovid-19 pandemic situation CHANDIGARH ARUNJANARDHANAN 13 release of his much-hyped whichdoes notbother aboutthe CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS CHENNAI,JANUARY8 film Master.Another majorTamil economic factors and territories BJP’sRavi JAN7 18,139 23420,539 9,35,369 film, Silambarasan-starrer suchasdistrict, stateorcountry." KantSharma THE TAMIL Nadu government Eswaran,isscheduledtorelease “Wehope and trustthat the Fridayscrappedits decisiontoal- on January 14.Bothdates fall stategovernment would recon- electedMayor lowfull occupancy in cinemas around the Pongal festiveperiod. sider the issue in the right per- and restored thecentrally-man- With public health experts spective,” the benchsaid. It ad- Chandigarh: The BJP on dated cap of 50 per cent.This questioning thewisdom of al- journedthe matter to January11 Fridayswept the mayoral came hours afterthe Madras lowing theatres to run at fullca- afterthe government’scounsel polls of the Chandigarh High Courttemporarily stayed pacity,the Union Home Secretary soughttime to reply. Municipal Corporation the original order,and days after on January5wrotetothe Tamil Quoting the petitioners,the with itscandidateRavi STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES the Centrepulledupthe statefor Nadu Chief Secretary, reminding judges also asked thestate gov- Kant Sharma getting ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK “diluting” Covid-19protocol. him thatthe statecannotdilute ernment to considerideas such elected as the city's new Ladakh 21923 In astatement, the govern- central guidelines issuedunder as increasing the number of mayor. BJP councillorRavi Daman 36 -6 ment said the reversal wasmade the Disaster Management Act. shows while ensuring that cine- Kant Sharma defeated Meghalaya 138-11 “considering the safetyofpeo- And as the Madras High mas aresanitised. Congress nominee ple”,but also tried to justify its CourtFriday putastay on the SThanu, president of the Devinder Singh Babla, of- STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING earlier decision by citing afall in easing of occupancynorms till Film Federation of India, wrote Opposition MLAs stageaprotestoutside Kerala Legislative ficials said. Sharma got 17 ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK Covid-19cases in the state. January 11,the government fi- to Home MinisterAmitShahtwo AssemblycomplexinThiruvananthapuram on Friday. PTI votes out of 24 polled West Bengal 8,476 3,509 The order allowing 100per nallyacted. days agosaying the 50 per cent while Bablagot five votes, Chhattisgarh8,859 2,576 cent occupancy came afteractor Hearing abatchofthree peti- occupancy rule in cinemas was theysaid, adding two Uttar Pradesh 11,786 2,474 Vijaymet Chief Minister tions, aHigh Courtdivision not“feasible and economically votes were declaredin- Edappadi KPalaniswami with benchsaid: “Weare dealing with viable”. valid. PTI STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES Kerala Governor’s ONJAN7TOTAL KERALA Kerala 5,0517,95,934 Mamata allows full occupancy in addressslams farm Flyoverscam: Maharashtra3,729 19,58,282 HCgrantsbail Chhattisgarh1,010 2,86,596 STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS halls screening film fest movies laws, central agencies to ex-minister ONJAN7TOTAL tours.The Centralagenciesare Maharashtra7651,062 SHAJUPHILIP impeding the developmentac- Kochi: The Kerala High Kerala 25 3,342 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, tivities and flagshipprogrammes CourtonFridaygranted KOLKATA,JANUARY8 JANUARY8 undertaken by thestate.This has Delhi 19 10,644 bail to former statemin- had ademoralising effect on hon- isterand IUML MLAVK DataasonJanuary7,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical CHIEF MINISTER Mamata KERALAGOVERNOR Arif estand hardworking officers...” Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays Ebrahim Kunju, arrested aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive BanerjeeonFridayallowedfull MohammedKhan, in his address On the farm laws,hesaid, by theVigilanceand Anti- occupancy in cinema halls dur- to the AssemblyonFriday, “These agrarian laws will under- Corruption Bureauinthe ing the week-long Kolkata adoptedastand againstfarm mine regulated markets,resultin flyoverscam case, consid- International Film Festival (KIFF), laws,the labour code and the cen- eventual demise of minimum ering his ill health.Kunju Covidvaccinestobeavailable in whichwas inaugurated during tral government agencies prob- support price and tilt the balance wasarrestedon the dayinanonlineevent at- ing the gold smuggling case. of bargainingpowerdefinitively in November 18 in connec- next fewdays: Harsh Vardhan tendedbyHindi film actor Shah Referring to the 2019 Citizenship favour of corporatemiddlemen.’’ tion with alleged corrup- Rukh Khan. This overridesthe Amendment Act, the address said The address also hailedthe tion in the construction of Chennai: The Covid-19 vaccines also in the near future,weshould Centre’s rules allowing only50 the stategovernmentiscommit- recent nationwide strikeof aflyover at Palarivattom would be made available in the be able to give this vaccines to per centoccupancy of theatres. tedtodefending secular values. workers, saying it had been one during the previous next fewdays,giving priority to our countrymen, starting withof “Atpresent, because of the MamataBanerjee and Shah Rukh Khan at the inauguration The Opposition UDF legisla- of thelargest of itskind against Congress-ledUDF rule. those at risk suchashealthcare course prioritising those who are pandemic, only50per cent oc- of the Kolkatafilm festival. Express tors ledbythe Congress boy- the newlabour legislation. The High Courthad on professionals, Union Health mostatrisk,our health profes- cupancy in cinema hallsisal- cotted the address. Lone BJPleg- Referring to CAA, he said, December 14 dismissed MinisterHarsh Vardhan said sionals, healthcare workers in lowed. Iwould ask the state’s islator ORajagopal did notjoin “When apprehensions were Kunju’s bail application hereonFriday. the public and private sector fol- chief secretarytocome up with that people wear face masksand youcan sanitise the entirehall in the boycottand sat through it. raisedregardingtheconsequences with the liberty to file a The Centrehas startedanew lowedbyfrontline workers,” he anotification todaysothat 100 use hand sanitisers. Sanitisation justfiveminutes.” Referring to thecentral agen- of the Citizenship (Amendment) fresh application once he Covid platform to trackparticu- told reporters. per cent seatscan be occupied,” should be done afterevery show. The current setof“unlock” cies’ probeintothe gold smug- Act, 2019,wehavetaken the lead wasdischargedfromthe lars of potential vaccine benefici- Hours later,asked whenthe Banerjee said at the inauguration Everyaudience member should guidelinesissuedbythe Centre, gling case, the Governor said, inalleviatingthefearsamonglarge hospital, whereheisnow aries and also issueelectronic vaccinationdrive shallstart,the of the 26thedition of the KIFF. carry his or her ownsanitiser or meant to allowaphasedre- “Actionsofcertain Central sections of the society...” undergoing treatment for certificates to them,hesaid. Unionministertold journalists, Mamatasaid, “I wouldurge atissue paper.Nowadays,you sumption of social and economic Government agencies have over- FULLREPORTON cancer. PTI “Weare in the process of en- “You will gettoknowabout it cinema hallowners to ensure also getmachines with which life, is in place till January31. steppedthe constitutional con- www.indianexpress.com suring that in the next fewdays, soon.” PTI UTTARAKHAND FIRagainstRly Took flag because of patriotic fervour, says Kochi officialsin Rescued in Mumbai Haridwarmishap before lockdown, Nepal man who carried Tricolour to US Capitol protest

Dehradun: The fielding calls from journalists in hand, he said. “Wesaw people Uttarakhand Police on boy reunited with father RAHELPHILIPOSE an attempt to “clear his name”. climbing the walls with their FridayregisteredanFIR the boycould notrecall hisad- PANAJI,JANUARY8 On Wednesday, Vincent, claws likeanimals, whichisvery againstunnamed railway SADAFMODAK dress orthe phone numbers of his along with agroup of 10 other difficult forregular people to do.” officials in connection MUMBAI,JANUARY8 parents.Home authorities said AS PEOPLE around the world Indian Americans, joineda Vincentsaid he knew little of with the death of four that during the lockdown, they watchedthe clash on TrumprallyinWashington DC to what transpired inside the persons who were run TENMONTHSaftera14-year-old did nothavemuchsuccess in get- Wednesdaybetween amob of protestagainstthe Congress’s cer- Capitol building. “Theinternet over by aspeeding train boyfromNepal lefthis home, ting clues from him about his res- US President Donald Trump’s tification of President-elect Joe wasjammedand we weren’t Thursdayduring its trial took multiple buses and trains to idence. The breakthroughcame supporters and law-enforce- Biden’s win in the 2020 election. getting anynews.Ihad to call my run on anew railway reachMumbai wherehewas res- afterthe lockdownwas lifted, ment authorities at the Capitol Carryingtheflagwastheirwayof wifeand ask her to turn on the trackinHaridwar district. cuedbypolice and sent to achil- when officialsreachedout to a building, the Indian Tricolour representingthe IndianAmerican news.Itwas onlythen that I “An FIR under IPC section dren’s home, authorities man- Nepal citizens’ group in the city. could be seen fluttering in asea community,heclaimed. foundout thattheyhad man- 304(A) (causing death by aged to reunitehim with his Asearch ledthem to the of US flags. “Wemarched from the aged to getinside and were de- negligence) has been father on Friday. missing complaintfiled by the The flag-bearer was54-year- WhiteHouse lawn to theCapitol stroying property.” lodgedagainstunidenti- The boy, aClass VII student, boy’s parentsinSurkhetdistrict old Virginia-basedentrepreneur VincentXavier Palanthigal at theTrumprallyonWednesday. in averydisciplinedway.Initially Severallawmakers, including fied railway officials in wasrescuedbypolice and of Nepal. Vincent Xavier Palanthigal, who it wasaverycelebratory event. members of Republican Party, connection with the inci- brought to the Children Aid An NGOhelpedtoraise movedtothe US from Kochiin Therewas laughing and singing, have blamedTrumpfor thevio- dent on the complaint of Society’s Home on March 10 last moneyfor the boy’s father to Kerala in 1992 and is amember Visuals of the Tricolouronso- “Whoever is waving this Indian it waslikeafestival in India,” he lence. alocal resident,” said year.Within four days of this, the travelto Mumbaiandcoordinated of the Virginia Republican Party’s cial media had drawnstrongre- flag should feel ashamed. Don't said. “Trumprallies areusually The US Capitol Police said Pravin Koshywari, SHO, Covid-inducedlockdown across with officials on both sides to StateCentral Committee. actions. “WhyisthereanIndian use our tricolortoparticipatein very fun events. Thereare always theyhad arrested 14 people sus- Chief MinisterTrivendra the country preventedefforts to bring the boy’s father to thecity. “It wasbecause of my patri- flag there??? This is one fight we suchviolent &criminal actsin amillion American flags as well pected of involvementinthe ri- Singh Rawathad ordered locatehis parentsfor thenext “The boy’s father came on Friday otic fervour and love that Itook definitelydon’t needtopartici- another country.” as flags from other countries.” oting, mostchargedwith unlaw- amagisterial probeinto fewmonths. andwe handedovertheboy’scus- the Indian flag. Nottodefame it patein,” BJP MP Varun Gandhi Vincent claimedhehad noth- It wasonlyafter theyhad ar- ful entry, while the Metropolitan the incident. ENS Authorities said afterbeing todyto him,”saidRahulKanthikar, or give it abad name,” he told The tweeted. ShivSena spokesper- ing to do withthe “miscreants” rivedatthe Capitol building that Police Department has made at brought to thechildren’shome, the Home’s superintendent, Indian Express. son Priyanka Chaturvedisaid, andsaid he has been constantly thingsstarted getting out of least68arrests. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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FARMERS’ PROTEST Oppn slams MP RALLIES govt:Show Digvijayasays DELHI CONFIDENTIAL compassion to farmers, Muslimareas not rules

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE beingtargeted, NEWDELHI,JANUARY8

AS THE eighth round of talksbe- tween the government and CMhitsback farmer's unions endedinconclu- sively,the Opposition Fridayhit out at thegovernment,accusing it said.“It is strangethat police of trying to tireout the farmers by IRAMSIDDIQUE cases arebeing registeredagainst holding meeting aftermeeting. BHOPAL,JANUARY8 people whosehouseswere KEEPING IN TOUCH “Our farmers arefightingfor torched, vehicles damaged,and justice and deserve compassion SENIOR CONGRESS leader and who sustainedbulletwounds. WHEN BJP chief ministers visit the party headquarters in and sensitive understanding, not RajyaSabha member Digvijaya What sortofjustice is this.” Delhi, it is mainlytomeetthe party president or senior lead- Aprotestagainstthe three farm bills by apensioners’ association and textile and labour merelytechnical reading of Singh on Fridaysaid that Muslim Reacting to Singh'scharges, ers. It is rare forthem to keep aside time forstaff at theparty unionsoutside the mini-secretariat in Ludhiana on Friday. GurmeetSingh rules. The government and the localities in Madhya Pradesh Chief MinisterChouhan said in a office. But when TripuraChief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb vis- Hon’ble Supreme Courtmust were being targeted during video clip to media outlets: ited theBJP headquarters to meetparty chief JPNadda on understand that while farmers fund-raising rallies forthe Ram “Everysociety,community and Friday, he made it apoint to go from floor to floor to meetthe will survive Covid, their satya- Temple in Ayodhya andde- sect is safeand secureinMadhya staffalso. Deb recentlyupsetthe BJP leadershipfor unilater- BKU to oppose Khattar’s grah is fortheir very survival," mandedanimpartial probeinto Pradesh.” allycalling apublic meeting to seek the people's mandateon senior Congress leader Anand the recent clashes even as Chief “If action has to be taken whether he should continue in office in the face of intense Sharmasaid. MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan againstanyone, it is goingtobe factionalism in the stateparty unit. He had to call offthe meet- Congress communication assuredpeoplefromall commu- againstgoons and mafia. And it ing afterthe nationalleadershipintervened. visit to Karnal tomorrow department head Randeep nities that theyweresafe. will take place forsure. No power Surjewala said the government With guns, lathis, swords and can stop it... Awrongdoer will is trying to tireout the farmers provocative speeches, those who face the consequences... All are EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE KHATTARMEETSSHAH, by holding meeting aftermeet- have setout to collect donations equal in the eyeofthe law,”he PACKED SCHEDULE CHANDIGARH,JANUARY8 ing. "But the farmers will neither forthe construction of temple said. “MP government is against SAYSDIALOGUEKEY gettired nor bowdown," aretargeting Muslim localities, goons, drug peddlers and all BJP PRESIDENT JPNadda, who has returned to work afterbat- FARMERS IN Haryana arehead- Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Surjewala said. Singh told reporters aftermeet- types of mafia. Whoeverthe tling Covid, seems to be having hectic days.After spending ing toward another confronta- MinisterManoharLal Sharma said that in afree ing Chief SecretaryIqbal Singh stone-pelters maybe...nobody, three days in Ahmedabad forthe RSS meeting, Nadda returned tion with the stategovernment Khattar Fridaymet Home country, thefarmers would have Bains and DGP VivekJohri along notevenDigvijaya,can save to Delhi on Thursdayevening. On Friday, he took meetings on with the BhartiyaKisan Union MinisterAmit Shah, and had the right to protestinside the with MLAArif Masood and adel- them.” booth strengtheningand coordination with stateleadersfrom Fridayannouncing it will oppose latersaid there washope national capital and notbe egation from the three districts This came twodays aftera Rajasthan and Maharashtra. While the party's electoral set- a“kisan panchayat” to be ad- that asolution will be stoppedatthe borders. that witnessedclashes last delegation headedbysocial ac- backinlastmonth's Council polls forgraduateand teacher dressedbyChief Minister reachedthrough dialogue. Alleging that the BJP govern- month. tivistMedha Patkar visited constituencies in Maharashtracame up fordiscussion with Manohar Lal Khattar in Karnal Chief MinisterManohar Lal He said that nowwhen var- ment has crossedall limitsof The former chief ministerde- Indore’s Chandan Khedi village, theleadersfromthat state, Nadda discussedstrengthening district Sunday.The “kisan pan- Khattar in NewDelhi, Friday ious issues arebeing dis- “cruelty” and “ruthlessness”, mandedanimpartialprobe into whereclashes took place on of the organisation with the Rajasthan leaders, sources said. chayat” is being organisedin cussed together,the possi- AICC general secretaryPriyanka the clashes that brokeout in December 29. The six-member On Saturday, the party chief will be heading to poll-bound Kaimla villagetocreate“aware- bilities of resolving the Gandhi Vadrasaid “the country Ujjain,Mandsaur and Indore delegation submitted areportto West Bengal. Next week,Nadda will resume his 120-dayna- ness” among the farmers about Singh Aulakh. matterpertaining to the has to think whether laws for during the rallies. IndoreCommissioner Pawan tional tour programme, visiting Assam on Mondayand the “benefitsofthree laws". Farmers nowplan to blockall Acts is stronger. ENS farmers should emerge from “I will oppose these Hindus Kumar on Thursday, saying that Tuesday. Khattar,who wasinDelhi to roads leading to thevillageon their fields or in made the draw- who aretrying to break commu- members of the rallythatwas meetUnionHome Minister Sunday. The administration is ing rooms of ahandful of billion- nal harmonybetween Hindus passing through the villageon Amit Shah said the meeting will preparing atemporary helipad CHAUTALA:WILLQUIT airefriends of the BJP govern- and Muslims. Hindu-Muslim the dayofthe clash were armed THE VISIT take place as per schedule. near the venue amid apossibility IFDEMANDSNOTMET ment.” She said the Congress will unity is the basis of India. They with iron rods, kerosene and On Friday, farmers gathered that Khattar mayneedtotake notbackdownfromits demand fought together forthe freedom diesel. Theyattackedthe minaret THERE WERE reportssomedays agothatPunjab Congress at Ghraunda toll plaza on the aerial routetothe village. Chandigarh: IndianNational that the laws shouldberepealed. struggle and thosewho did of amosque –near whichanal- president Sunil Jakhar wasunhappythat manysenior AICC Ambala-Delhi national highway Karnal SP GangaRam Punia Lok Dal leader AbhaySingh Former Congress president nothing during the freedom tercation brokeout –with leaders have notvisited partyMPs from the statewho had before moving to Kaimla to hold told TheIndianExpress that ade- Chautala Fridayannounced Rahul Gandhi tweetedinHindi: struggle aretrying to vitiatethe swords to incitecommunal vio- been sitting on adharna at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with apanchayat thereagainstthe quatepolice forcewill be de- thathewould resign from “Those whose intentions arenot atmosphere,” Singh said. lence. In the report, theyaccused the protesting farmers. Congress leaders,including KC CM's programme. The protest- ployedin the village. Sources said Haryana Assemblyifthe clear,itistheir strategy to give He said he abetterHindu the police of inaction. Venugopal, PawanKumar Bansal and party MP Manickam ers also removedbarricadesin- additional forces from adjoining Centredoesn’t acceptfarm- one dateafter another.” than all BJP leaders, as he prac- Afterthe clashes, the police Tagore,later visited Jantar Mantar and metthem in ashowof stalledbythe police on the out- districtswill also be calledin. ers’ demands by January26. Condemning the attitude of tises Sanatam Dharma which booked around 23 villagers, but support. On Friday, the MPs had ameeting with Priyanka skirts of thevillage. However, a Chief MinisterKhattar as well Ellenabad MLAChautala is the government, CPIgeneral sec- calls forrespect forall. onlytwo out of the three people GandhiVadra. Shedid notgotoJantar Mantar.The MPs – group of villagers said theywere legislators of the ruling BJP-JJP al- the lone INLD MLAinthe retary DRajasaid the govern- Holding the district adminis- who climbed the minaretwere among them RavneetSingh Bittu, Jasbir Singh Gill and Gurjeet in favour of the CM’s meeting. liance, including Deputy CM Assembly. He has been visit- ment mustbesincereinholding trators responsible, Singh said, arrested –and both securedbail Singh Aujla –met Priyanka at her residence. And the AICC “Wedecidedtoreturn to toll Dushyant Chautala, have been ing sites to supportfarmers talksand sensitivetothe con- “Ministers, IAS and IPS officers within twodays,itsaid. publicisedthe meeting. plaza to avertaconfrontation facing aseries of protests by the since the protests began. ENS cerns of farmers. "Thegovern- arebound by theConstitution “It is shocking that Chief there,” said BKU leader Jagdip state’s farmers. mentremainsrigid, adamant andare notslavesofany political MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan, and arrogant, notaccepting the party,beitthe Congress or BJP. who wasinIndoreimmediately demand of the farmers. It should Howwerethe rallies allowedto afterthe clashes, did notfeel the Budget session will be as acceptthe demand of farmers betakenout? The district collec- needtoappealfor peace and in- Jagan launches reconstruction of 9 and repeal the three agri-laws," tors and SPs of the affected dis- stead spokeaboutcreating alaw long as earlier, all issues temples demolished in Vijayawada he said. trictsshould be removed,” he againststone-pelters,”saidPatkar. to be discussed: Speaker UNEASE IN MAHARASHTRACONGRESS SREENIVASJANYALA LALMANIVERMA HYDERABAD,JANUARY8 Cong conducts audio vote with DEHRADUN,JANUARY8 Om Birla in Dehradun ANDHRA PRADESH Chief INDICATINGTHATthe upcom- on Friday MinisterYSJagan Mohan Reddy 1,000 leaders for PCC chief post ing Budget session of Parliament on Fridaylaid the foundation will have aQuestion Hour,Lok stone forthe reconstruction of -members of blockand district these people to give an unbiased Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Democracy’. The event was nine temples thatweredisman- MANOJCG units and PCC delegates--about opinion and favour anew per- Fridaysaid questions of aimedatintroducing panchayat tledordemolishedbythe previ- NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 the poll. “You areanimportant son?”said aleader close to one Opposition parties will be an- members to the functioningof ous TDP regime to widen roads or leader of MaharashtraCongress. of the contenders forthe state swered and issues raisedby Parliament and to provide them construct flyoversin Vijayawada. FACINGHECTIC lobbyinginits Today, youwill getacall on this party chief’s post. them discussedwhen the House with an exposure to democratic The move comes at atime plans to revamp the number from Delhi. Listen care- Thereisanother apprehen- meets forthe next session. principles and ethos. the YSRCPgovernment has been Maharashtraparty unit, the cen- fullyand followthe instructions,” sion. “MostMLAsand MLCs had Speaking to reporters in Sources said the Budget under fire from the TDP over the At the foundation stone laying ceremony. Express tral Congress leadership on read the SMSsent in Patil’s name. told Patil that they arefor con- Dehradun, Birla said the upcom- Session is likelytobegin on attacks on temples in the state, Fridayasked 1000-oddparty Once the call is connected,lead- tinuation of Thorat…I don’t ing Budget session will be of the January29. The session is ex- while BJP leaders have triedto leaders from the state--up- ers have to give threenames in knowwhether the leadership same duration as it had been in pected to be held in adherence link Jagan’s Christian faith to the AndhraBrahmin temple, Sri Anjaneyaswamy wardsfromthe blocklevel -- to the next 15 seconds. has someone else in mind and the pastand therewill be discus- to precautions in viewofCovid- incidentsofvandalism. Corporation chairman and YS- temple, Sri Seethamma Vari suggestthree names forthe post “For the firsttime we arenot this exercise is being carriedout sions on all issues. 19,the sources added. Jagan also laid the foundation RCPleader MalladiVishnu, who Paadaalu, Dakshinamukha of stateCongress president in a asking forone name. In the case to appoint that person,”anAICC The Lok SabhaSpeaker was Precautionsthat were in stone forother eight develop- attended the foundation stone Anjaneyaswamytemple, telephonic poll. of the Mumbai Regional leader said. in Dehradun to address an event place forthe Monsoon Session, ment projectsworth Rs 77 crore ceremony, said the previous TDP SaneeswaraSwamy temple, Sri The audio voting resultswill Congress Committee, we had The Congress leadership de- partofanoutreachprogramme whichwas held in September at the Kanakadurga temple atop government had demolished Dasanjaneya SwamyVaaritem- be oneofthe inputsfor selection asked forone name…Every per- fendedthe move.“We aresim- forPanchayati RajInstitutions - but cut shortafter manyMPs the Indrakeeladri hill. He fol- over 40 temples in Vijayawada. ple, Boddu Bomma, Sri Veera of anew statepresident or ade- son will be asked to listthree plyseekingthe opinion of block -‘Panchayati RajSystem: tested positive forCovid, will lowedHindu rituals forthe foun- The temples to be recon- Babu Swamytemple, and Gosala cision in favour of letting incum- names in terms of their prefer- committee members, district Strengthening the Decentralised continue, sources said. dation stone ceremony. structed arethe Rahu-Kethu Krishna temple. bent Balasahab Thorat continue. ence. It is likethe rank choice committeemembers and PCC The move comes days after voting system… People can rank level…It will be justone more Thorat rushedtoDelhi and con- candidatesbypreference. They important input whichwill help Baghel to visit veyedhis unease to the high can name whoevertheywant,” in decision- making…It is an Ministry delays green nod for coal mine command about the styleof ahigh command leader said. opinion-gathering exercise…. Bastar today, functioning of AICC Maharashtra Sources said some senior We want to give them amedium in-chargeHKPatil. Afterhis visit, leaders arenot happywith the wheretheycan be fearless and in Chhattisgarh, points to NGT ruling review work Patil reachedMumbai earlier plan and have conveyed theirap- give their opinion. It is notasub- this week to meet MLAs, MLCs prehensions to Congress presi- stitutefor consultation process. and senior leaders to gauge their dent Sonia Gandhi. “Mostdistrict The AICCincharge is talking to has said that no further conver- on health of tribals, the min- ment still wantstolookatthe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE mood about the possible reshuf- Congress presidentshad been senior leaders.Weask theopin- GARGIVERMA sion of underground coal mines istry's ExpertAppraisal capital gains, then we have noth- RAIPUR,JANUARY8 fle, but cut shorthis stay and re- appointedbyeither Thorat or his ion of people in Tilak Bhawanor RAIPUR,JANUARY5 to open-castcoalmines can be Committee granted itsapproval ing to say. But to save our lives turnedtoDelhi on Thursday. predecessor Ashok Chavan. And 24,AkbarRoad…why notopen permitted in Tamnar and to the green clearance forthe and our futuregenerations, for CHHATTISGARH CHIEF Minister On Friday, theAICC the committees at the district it up andadd some 1000 more THE ENVIRONMENT Ministry Gharghoraareas of Raigarh, mine in GarePalma. our rights, we will keep fighting," Bhupesh Baghel is all setfor a Technology and Data Cell headed and blocklevel would have been people in the party who areactu- has delayedthe green nod fora "keeping in mind the environ- The ministry's letter one of the villagesarpanches two-daytour of the state's Bastar by Praveen Chakravartysentout handpickedbythese district allydoing the work on the coal mine in Chhattisgarh's mentalcostinterms of forest MahaGenCo states: "Since stage from the blocksaid. division starting Saturday. He messagestoover1,000leaders - presidents. Howdoyou expect ground,” asenior leader said. Raigarhdistrict, notingthatthe loss, major non-compliance in IForestClearance (FC) for Despitethe letter,villagers will visit the Maoist-affected dis- project didn't even have the first pollution control and social cost 214.869ofForestlandinvolved and activists believe their fight trictsof phase of environmental clear- (rehabilitation)". is yettobeobtainedand (sic) EC to getthe project cancelledwill Narayanpur and Marathaquota hearing:State for larger bench ance and that the proposal sub- The Gare Palma coal blocklo- will notbeissuedtoPPtill stage still continue. Bijapur forthe mitted by MaharashtraState cated in Tamnar block,encom- IFCisgranted and submitted to “Wewelcomethe letter by firsttime in two of the Maratha quotaissue in the PowerGeneration Co. Ltd was passing 14 villages,islicensed the Ministry." the ministry. But whyshould years. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PWD SC, theUddhav Thackeray gov- different "for whichthe ToR out to MahaGenCo. Tribal resi- However, forForest MahaGenCo, despitenot follow- Baghel re- MUMBAI,JANUARY8 Minister ernment feels that alargerbench [TermsofReference] wasgiven". dentshavebeen protesting min- Clearance, the PP,orProject ing the ToR, getachance to com- Bhupesh centlytoured Ashok is necessarytooverturn the The coal mine project is pro- ing activity in the area forsome Proponent, will needthe ap- ment? Severalgovernment re- Baghel the Sarguja and THE MAHARASHTRA govern- Chavan landmarkorder by anine-judge posedtocome up in GarePalma time now. The Indian Express in proval from theresidentsof14 ports and an NGTorder have Bilaspur divi- ment on Fridaysought the for- benchin1993that had capped area of Tamnar tehsil in the dis- November had reportedthat de- villages, none of whom want to found the area unsuitable forany sions. He has an- mation of alargerSupreme total reservation at 50 per cent. trict. spiteaclear order by the budgefromtheir stand against moremining. The tribals living nounceddevelopment projects Courtbenchfor hearing the PWD MinisterAshok Chavan, “A five-judgebenchwon’t be AJanuary1letterfromthe National Commission of the coal mines. thereare clear thattheydon't worthseveral hundred crores in Marathareservation issue. who heads the ministerial sub- able to overturn the 1993 order,” ministryasked MahaGenCo to ScheduledTribes (NCST) to de- "Wehaveseenthe situation want anymoremining. So, the pastthree weeks, since the Afive-judgeConstitution committee formedoverthe Chavansaid. He also calledfor a "provide comments" on a ferpublic hearings,and astudy worsen and nownomoremines should the ecological and envi- Congress-ledgovernmentfin- benchheadedbyJustice Ashok quotastrife, Fridaydemanded reviewofthe 50 per cent cap. February 2020 National Green by IndianCouncil of Medical should be allowed. It will ruin ronmentalcostnot be kept in ishedtwo years. He said he was Bhushan had said it will hear the that anine-judgeora11-judge “The decision wastaken three Tribunal order on the same area. Research (ICMR) that pointsto livesfor notonlyusbut also our mind?" an activistworking in touring also to review work of matter on aday-to-daybasis benchshould hear the issue. decades ago. It should be re- According to theletter, the NGT adverse impactofcoal mining futuregenerations, if the govern- the area said. departmentsinthe district. from January25. Facing flak overits handling viewed,” he added. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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SIMPLY PUT CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD INDIAACTIVE CASES 225,449 The return of bird flu 300,000

262,272 With the novelcoronavirus stillrampant, fear of anew virus —whichcauses birdflu —has spread.This virus does notnormallyspreadfromhuman to human —however,earlier outbreakscausedconsiderable 225,449 losses to thepoultryindustry. Severalstateshavereported deaths of birds, but mostlynon-domesticated 250,000

PARTHASARATHIBISWAS& INCIDENTSACROSSINDIA LAST 10 DAYS ANURADHAMASCARENHAS Dec 29 Jan 7 PUNE,JANUARY8 GUJARAT: 124local birds, including 70 crows, and 6 200,000 migratoryspecies reporteddead AFTER BIRD flu (avian influenza)was con- Note:The Jan 7figure in this graph is basedonthe government updateonJan 8 firmedinKerala, Rajasthan, Madhya ODISHA: 120poultrybirds dead in Pradesh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, Khurda district;government says high alerthas been sounded in Maharashtra. all samples so farhavereturned INDIATOTAL CASES WORLD TOTAL CASES Severalstates, whichhavebeenreporting negative forbirdflu 10,413,417 88,389,886 deaths of birds, including crowsand migra- UTTAR PRADESH: At least10 tory species,are scrambling to have samples crowsfound dead in Sonbhadra Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, tested forthe virus. district;officials saycold and Welfare,updatedat11pmonJan8 updatedat11pmonJan8 As anxiety spreads, thereisfear of afresh pollution likelycause;samples blow to thepoultry industry —reports have sent fortesting been coming in of people giving up chicken RAJASTHAN: Atotal 2,166birds and eggs, and of prices beginningtofall. dead up to Friday; including 1,706 The infection crowsand 136peacocks Role of agriculture: Why Birdflu or avian influenza is the name CHHATTISGARH: 4crows were usedtodescribeaviral infection that is re- found dead on Thursday; samples portedmostlyinbirds, but has the potential sent fortests.Samples have been this economic slump is to affect humansand other animals. The pickedfromseven government mostcommon strain of the virus that causes poultryfarms too severe respiratorydisease in birds is H5N1; DELHI: Around 20 crowsreported different from past ones various other strains likeH7, H8 too, cause An wildlifedepartment doctor collectsaswabfromaduckatManda parkin dead over the lastfew days in East infection. JammuonThursday. Severalstatesand UTshavesoundedabirdflu alert. AP Delhi; samples sent fortesting The virus wasfirst reportedingeese in China in 1996. Since then, outbreakshave been reportedperiodicallyacross the world. most60per cent —isthe main cause of con- in both domesticated and wild birds. to temperatures over 70 degrees Celsius. India reportedthe presence of the virus in cern about the spread of birdflu. In itspres- This time, mostinfections have been re- UnlikeinSouthEastAsian countries, both Nandurbar,Maharashtra, in 2006,whichled ent form, human-to-human infection is not portedeither in wild birds, crowsormigra- meat and eggs in India areeaten well cooked, to large-scale culling of poultrybirds. known —human infections have been re- tory birds, Dr ASRanade, Dean, Bombay whichsees them being exposedtoover100 Samples from Rajasthan, Madhya portedonlyamong people who have han- VeterinaryCollege, said. Since 2006,the degrees Celsius. Thus the chances of humans Pradesh, and Kerala have tested positive for dledinfected birds or carcasses. poultryindustryhas developedbio safety contractingthe virus from eating chickenand the A(H5N8) strain of the virus, while sam- zones around farms, whichhas stopped eggs is extremelyrare,” he said. ples from Himachal Pradesh have shown the Howcommon is it? commerciallyreared birds from coming in India consumes 30 crorepoultrybirds presence of A(H5N1). Between 2006 and December 31,2018, contact with anyforeign feed or bird, Dr and 900crore eggs per month on average. India reported225 epicenters of birdflu in- Ranade said. At thestart of the Covid-19pandemic, the Human transmission fection, whichled to the culling of 83.49lakh poultryindustrysufferedabody blowafter The H5N1 virus can jumpspecies and birds, with farmers being paid Rs 26.37crore Poultrymeat, eggs unsubstantiated rumours linked the spread infect humans from the infected bird.The in compensation. Dr Ranade pointed outthat the chancesof of the disease with consumption of chicken firstcase of H5N1 infection in humans was Interestingly, Maharashtrawhichwas the the H5N1 virus infecting humansiscompar- and eggs. Within aspan of twomonths, the Agriculture is expected to showgrowth in agloomyyear. Express Archive reportedinHong Kong in 1997,when a firststate to reportthe infection, has notseen atively lowinIndia as compared to South industrysufferedlosses of around $1billion, poultryfarm worker caught the infection an outbreak since 2006.Odisha, Tripura, and EastAsian countries, mainlybecause of the as people kept away from eggs and poultry from infected birds. West Bengal areamong the states that have difference in culinaryhabits. meat. While the industryhas managed to get shrink 7.2%, agriculture andalliedactivi- The high mortality rate in humans —al- reportedrepeatedoutbreaksofthe infection “Thevirus dies immediatelyifexposed backonits feet ,productionremains low. HARISHDAMODARAN ties areset to post 3.4% growth. Farfrom NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 being adrag, ‘Bharat’ kept ‘India’ going during the worstphase of Covid-19and THE 7.2% fall in gross value added(GVA) the nationwide lockdown. Had the farm What’s new in WhatsApp’s privacy policy for2020-21, as per the National Statistical sector notgrown at all, the GVAdecline Office’s firstadvance estimates released would have worked out to 7.7%, not7.2%. on Thursday, would be thesharpestever Incidentally, in 2019-20 as well, agricul- with Facebook,the rest of the worlddoes not ices to WhatsApp, and has addedafeature the platform: content sharedwith abusiness recordedinIndia. tural growth at 4% surpassedthe 3.9% for SHRUTIDHAPOLA have the same choice. calledRooms.The integration has been tak- on WhatsApp will be visibleto“severalpeo- the economyasawhole. CHANDIGARH,JANUARY8 WhatsApp shares the following informa- ing placefor awhile now. ple in that business”. This is important be- Earlier slumps tion with Facebook and itsothercompanies: cause WhatsApp nowhas over 50 million Therehavebeen four earlier occasions Monsoon boost WHATSAPP HAS updated itsprivacy policy, account registration information (phone Does it mean WhatsApp will use your business accounts. ForWhatsApp, thisisapo- whenthecountry’sGVA—whichisGDPnet Agriculture’s relatively better per- and users have until February8toacceptthe number), transaction data(WhatsApp now datafor ads? tentialmonetisation model. of all taxesand subsidies on productsand, formance in the lasttwo years is largely a newterms and conditions.The newpolicy has paymentsinIndia), service-relatedinfor- WhatsApp doesn’t showads yet, andthe The policy says that some “businesses hence, amoreaccuratemeasureofeco- result of consecutive years of good mon- says howuser dataisimpacted when there mation, information on howyou interact reported plans appear to have been shelved. might be working with third-party service nomic activity —has sufferedcontraction. soon (and also post-monsoon) rains. is interactionwithabusiness on the platform, with others (including businesses), mobile If youare worriedthat personal messages will providers (whichmay include Facebook) to The extent of negative growth in Rechargedgroundwater tables and reser- and provides moredetails on integration with device information, and IP address. It is also beusedtotargetads on WhatsApp, that won’t help managetheir communications with those years —1979-80 (minus 5.2%), voirs getting filledtonear capacity—be- Facebook,WhatsApp’s parent company. collecting moreinformation at adevice hard- happen because they areencrypted. their customers”. To understand howthe 1972-73(minus 0.3%), 1965-66(minus sides farming operations being exempted ware levelnow. But the increaseddatasharing with business is handling theinformation you 3.7%) and 1957-58 (minus 1.2%) —was from lockdown restrictions —led to in- WillWhatsApp shareyour messages Facebook will be usedtoimprove ad experi- sharewith them,WhatsApprecommends lowerthanthe 7.2% being projected for crease in crop acreages and higher pro- with Facebook? Whydoes this dataexchangewith ence across other productsofthe company. that users read the “business’ privacy policy the current fiscal. duction. No.The privacy policy does notchange the Facebook matter? or contact the business directly”. But it isn’t justthe bigger declinein wayWhatsApp treatspersonal chats. The policygives reasonsfor thedata-shar- Is WhatsApp storing messages? GVA/GDP this time that is striking. Equally Shareineconomy WhatsApp remains end-to-end encrypted— ing with Facebook: from ensuring better se- No,says WhatsApp. According to the pri- Do you have to acceptthe privacy policy? significant is the fact that in eachofthose If Bharat’s doing well hasn’t prevented no thirdparty can read them. In astatement, curity and fighting spam to improving user vacy policy,once amessageisdelivered, it is Yes, this is standardpractice formostsoft- four previous years, theprimaryculprit the worsteconomic slumpsince inde- WhatsApp said: “Theupdatedoes notchange experience, whichwerethere in theprevious “deleted” from the company’s servers. ware.Ifyou don’t want to,you candelete your wasagriculture. All four were drought pendence, the reason is simple. In 1979- WhatsApp’s datasharingpractices with policy as well. WhatsApp stores amessageonlywhen it account and switch to another service. years —and thefarm sector (agriculture, 80, agriculture’s shareinIndia’s GDP at Facebook and does notimpact howpeople But the newpolicyisafurther sign of “cannot be deliveredimmediately” —the forestry andfishing) registeredminus constant prices was33.9%; in 1957-58, it communicateprivately with friends or fam- WhatsApp’s deeperintegration intothe messagecan then stay on itsservers “for up to Alot of people seem to be switching to 12.8% growth in 1979-80, minus 5% in was48.2%. Adrought year in those times ily... WhatsAppremainsdeeplycommitted Facebook groupofcompanies. CEO Mark 30 days”inanencrypted form as WhatsApp Signal from WhatsApp. 1972-73, minus 11%in1965-66and mi- invariablytranslated intolow/negative to protectingpeople's privacy.” Zuckerbergin2019talkedabout his cross- continues to trytodeliverit. If undelivered Signal is anothermessaging app, free and nus 4.5% in 1957-58. In effect, the woes of growth rates. platformvision across Facebook Messenger, even after30days,the messageisdeleted. end-to-end encrypted, and whichhas gained ‘Bharat’ impactedthe rest of the economy. It is different today. The shareofagri- What datawill WhatsApp sharewith Instagram and WhatsApp —hecalled it “in- apopularity push in light of the new cultureinreal GVAwas only 14.6% in 2019- Facebook? teroperability”. What does the policy sayabout data WhatsApp policy.WhatsApp uses Signal’s Different this time 20. That is estimatedto go up to 16.3% this Dataexchangewith Facebook is in fact, al- Instagram’s Direct Messages and shared with businesses? protocol forits encryption. But Signal is not This has notbeenthe case in 2020-21. fiscal,but notenough to makeadifferent ready taking place. While usersinthe Facebook Messenger have already been inte- The newpolicyexplains howbusinesses ownedbyany corporation, and is run by a While overall GVAisexpected to even in abountiful monsoon year. European Union can optout of data-sharing grated.Facebook wantstobring moreserv- getdatawhen auser interacts withthemon nonprofit. HowaWNBAteamhelpedaBlackDemocratmakeSenatehistory

The defiance of AtlantaDream found ity.Theysustainedthe movement right up forequal payfor years, and “developedthis SHIVANINAIK raging supportinother WNBA teams. to this week,urging voters to trackonline if backbone”, Birdsaid. MUMBAI,JANUARY8 their votehad been counted. So what exactlydid Loeffler do? Howdid the players’ support help THATPLAYERS of Georgia’s Women’s In July2020, as arenewedwaveofBLM Howdid the league respond? Warnockinthe Senaterunoff? National BasketballAssociation (WNBA) protests ragedacrossthe US and sportsper- AfterLoeffler dubbed BLM “mobrule”, Within three days of the players com- team AtlantaDream —namedafter Dr sons around the worldcame out in solidar- the league distanceditself,clarifyingshe ing out sporting Warnockshirts,his cam- Martin Luther King Jr —campaignedfor a ity,Loeffler wrotetoWNBACommissioner wasn’t partofday-to-dayoperations of the paign raisedmorethan $236,000in online BlackDemocrat in the state’sSenaterunoff CathyEngelberturging her to “remove poli- team. “The WNBAisbasedonthe principle donations, TheNYT reported. race, isn’t surprising. tics from sports”, and to drop the league’s de- of equaland fair treatmentofall people and Warnockwould eventuallywin the What made this lateststatement in the cision to dedicatethe seasontosocial justice. we,along withthe teams and players, will January5Senateracewith 92 percentof months of quiet, persistent protestsfasci- At atime when the delayedseason was continue to use our platforms to vigorously the Blackvote —and also give aleg-up to nating wasthat the Democratic candidate, re-assembling, and the mood of protest was advocatefor socialjustice,” the league said. his fellowSenaterunner,Georgian the Rev. Raphael Warnock, wascontesting front, right and centreonthe playing courts, The views of Loeffler —who has also Democrat Jon Ossof, the son of Jewish im- againstthe co-owner of AtlantaDream, the Loeffler, seekingtopander to pro-Trump takenpositions againstabortion rightswhile migrants, who wonthe second runoff. sittingRepublican Senator KellyLoeffler. Georgia Republicans, denouncedthe owning awomen’s franchise —invitedcalls Warnockdefeated Loeffler in the women players fortheir supporttothe BLM forasanctionfromWNBAsuperstars Bird, What about the basketball team’s January5runoff,becoming thefirstBlack and SayHer Name movementstriggered by AtlantaDream players (fromleft) BlakeDietrick, ElizabethWilliams, Betnijah Natasha Cloud of the Washington Mystics, ownership now? Democratic Senator from the US South. the police murders of George Floyd and Laney, GloryJohnson, Chennedy CarterinWarnockshirts. Elizabeth Williams via The NYT and Skylar Diggins-Smith of the Phoenix Loeffler has said she has no plans to sell, Apastorsince 2005 at the Ebenezer Breonna Taylor. Mercury. Dream players nevermentioned even though NBAlegend LeBron James has BaptistChurch in Atlanta, Warnock Loeffler by name or attackedher —theyjust announcedthat he has put together acon- preaches from the same pulpit that Dr King Howdid AtlantaDream players react? At the time, Rev. Warnockwas still not Warnock’s name on their warm-up gear in grew stronger in supportofRev.Warnock. sortium willing to buy. occupiedfrom1960until his assassination Aghastthat their owner would seek to widelyknown. StaceyAbrams, the respected televised games.For awhole week,other The league kickedoff the season with Loeffler —who wasaccusedlastyear of in 1968.The funerals of both Dr King and stifle their voices, the team’s players con- Democraticpoliticalorganiser who had nar- WNBAteams from New York,Seattle, uniforms bearing names of Floyd and benefitting from privileged Covid-19infor- the civil rightsicon Congressman John sulted lawyers and players unions in August rowlylostthe race forGovernor earlier, Chicago, and Phoenix too, wore “Vote Taylor,aleap from 2016 when blackshirts mation in unfair stocktrades —did an Lewis were held at this historic church. to decide on astrategy.Union president helpedplayers across the league meetwith Warnock” shirtsduring warmups in tele- were fined. WNBA—whichPennState pro- about-turn on plans to challengeBiden’s Loeffler had asked the 67 per cent Black- Nneka Ogwumikeofthe Los Angeles Sparks WarnockoverZoom. Once assured,the visedgames. fessor AmiraRose Davis told TheNew York victoryinthe Senateafter the January6in- majority WNBAtostayawayfromBlackLives and Seattle Storm’schampion playerSue league got behind the Democratic nominee. Dream guardReneeMontgomerysat Times was“codedasyounger,moreurban, vasion of the Capitol by Trump’s mob. Matter (BLM) protests.Appalled, her team Birdsuggestedthe team should checkout out the 2020 WNBAseason to focus on so- morewoke” —had takenupcudgels at least Defeated,and her personal integrity in a respondedbywearing “VoteWarnock” shirts Loeffler’sSenatecompetition in the What did the players actuallydo? cialjustice initiativesand mass voter educa- twoyearsbeforethe NBAstirredtoBLM. shambles,itremains to be seenifshe can at televisedwarm-upsthrough the summer. November elections. From August, the Dream donned tion about the Blackvictims of police brutal- The league has 144players who have fought hold on to theDream.

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UAEMinisterofState SeekstoensurePresidentcannot VIRUSES KEEP evolving but the forForeign Affairs South African variant of the AnwarGargash initiatehostilitiesororder anuclear novelcoronavirus does pose concerns,WHO chief scientist WHO chief scientist strikeinhis remaining days in office Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. Dr Soumya Swaminathan THE GULF “Preliminaryexperiments UAEtoreopen have shown thatmonoclonalan- REUTERS tibodies that were effective PFIZERSTUDYSAYS allentrypoints WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 againstSARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19)are less ef- VACCINEWORKS withQatarafter HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi fective againstthe South Africa AGAINSTVARIANT thawindispute spoketothe topUSmilitary variant,” Swaminathan said. commander on Fridayabout tak- The newcoronavirus variant NEW RESEARCHsuggests THEUNITEDArabEmirates ing precautions to ensurethat is driving asecond waveofinfec- thatPfizer’sCovid-19vaccine willreopen allits land, sea Republican President Donald tions in SouthAfrica. It has also can protect againstamuta- and air entrypointswith Trumpcannotinitiatehostilities spreadto othercountriesinAfrica tionfoundintwohighlycon- Qatar starting Saturday, or order anuclearstrikeinhis re- Thesituationofthis and Europe, and concerns have tagiousvariantsofthecoron- statenews agencyWAMre- maining 12 days in office. unhingedPresidentcould been raisedabout howitwould avirus that erupted in Britain ported on Friday. Saudi Pelosisaid in aletterto respond to Covid-19 vaccines. and SouthAfrica. Pfizer Arabiaannouncedabreak- Democratic lawmakers that she notbemoredangerous, South Africa namedthe variant teamedwith researchers throughinendingadispute spoketoArmyGeneral Mark andwemustdoeverything 501Y.V2 because of the N501Y from the University of Texas between Gulf Arab states Milley, chairmanof theJointChiefs thatwecantoprotectthe mutation theyfoundinthe spike Medical BranchinGalveston and Qatar at asummit on of Staff, about what measures are Americanpeoplefromhis Aworkmanwalksthrough the Capitol’s Rotunda aftercleaning debris outside the office of protein that the virususes to gain forlaboratory tests to see if Tuesday, with itsforeign available to rein in theRepublican unbalancedassaultonour Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, on the dayafter amob stormed the US Congress. AP entryintocells within the body. themutationaffecteditsvac- ministersayingRiyadhand president.Trump,angryabouthis Thismutation wasalsofoundina cine’sefficacy. Thestudy is itsallies would restoreall countryandour electionloss,incitedsupportersin democracy.” differentstrainof thevirusthatthe preliminaryand has notyet ties with Doha severedin the days before an invasion of the UK had notifiedthe WHO about beenreviewedbyexperts. AP mid-2017.SaudiArabia,the US Capitol on Wednesday. NANCY PELOSI US transport, education secys quit in December. UAE,BahrainandEgyptim- “Thesituation of this un- U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER Experts believe that theUK posedthe embargo on hinged Presidentcould notbe variantisnotlikelytoaffecttheef- suggested. Qatar over allegations that moredangerous,andwe mustdo in staff exodus after Capitol chaos ficacyof thevaccinescurrentlybe- According to Swaminathan, it supports terrorism. UAE everything thatwecan to protect ing the process of nuclear com- ing rolledout, but thereisuncer- the serum of persons who have MinisterofState forForeign theAmericanpeoplefromhisun- mand authority.” taintyregardingtheSouthAfrican been administeredCovid vac- Affairs AnwarGargash said balancedassault on our country AUSofficial, speaking on DAVIDSHEPARDSON, TOPAIDESWHOQUITAFTERWEDNESDAY variant. “The mutations in the cines arenow being tested in ArabstatesboycottingQatar andourdemocracy,”Pelosisaidin condition of anonymity,said that MATTSPETALNICK spikeprotein makethis South labs in the UK and South Africa could resume travel and alettertocolleagues. anyuse of nuclear weapons is a &STEVEHOLLAND African variant moreofaconcern to checkwhether the vaccines trade linkswith Doha WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 ■ BetsyDeVos ■ MatthewPottinger WhilePelosi’sletter highlights highlydeliberative process. EducationSecretary DeputyNSA as it is less vulnerable to some an- areeffective againstthe South withinaweek. REUTERS the concern among lawmakers Democratic President-elect tibodies,”anew study published African strain. FULLREPORTON ■ ElaineChao ■ JohnCostello about what Trumpmay trytodo Joe Biden takesoffice on Jan. 20. US TRANSPORTATION Secretary TransportationSecretary DyAssistantCommerceSecy in pre-print database bioRxivhas www.indianexpress.com during his remaining time in of- Trumpsaid earlier on Fridayhe Elaine Chao and Education ■ MickMulvaney ■ StephanieGrisham fice, thereare questions about would notattend the inaugura- SecretaryBetsy DeVos resigned IRAN SpecialenvoytoNorthern FirstLady’sChiefofStaff what Milleyoranyone could ac- tion, breaking withlong-stand- on Thursday,joining agrowing Ireland ■ RickieNiceta WHO: Amid short Revolutionary tuallydotostopaPresident from ing tradition in American presi- listofaides leaving President ■ TylerGoodspeed SocialSecretary using nuclear weapons. dential transitions. Donald Trump’s administration WhiteHouseCouncilof ■ SarahMatthews Guardsunveil “Thereisnolegal waytodo Pelosi, the topDemocrat in in protestatthe storming of the EconomicAdvisers DeputyPressSecretary this. The president has sole,un- Congress, also said she had not US Capitol by his supporters. supplies, vaccine doses underground fettered authority to order the heardbackfromVicePresident Chao, the wifeofSenate missilebase use of nuclear weapons with no MikePence about whether he Republican Leader Mitch aides were already heading for mal certification of DemocratJoe can be six weeks apart ‘second vote’ required,” said wouldagreeto topDemocrats’re- McConnell, said in an email to the door,making some of their Biden’s election victory. IRAN’SELITERevolutionary Jeffrey Lewis, aprofessor at the questthat he invoke the 25th staffthat the mob attack“has resignations symbolic gestures. The WhiteHouse did notre- Guards unveiledanunder- MiddleburyInstituteofAmendment to remove Trump deeplytroubledmeinaway that But the sudden exodus sug- spondtoarequestfor comment ground missile base at an International Studies at from office “for his incitement of Isimplycannotset aside.” She gestedrevulsionamongsomeover on the latest resignations. JAMEYKEATEN LONDONDECLARES undisclosedGulf location Monterey in California. insurrectionandthedangerhestill said her resignation will take ef- Trump’s encouragement of sup- Deputy national security ad- GENEVA,JANUARY8 onFriday, Iranianstate me- Milley’s office said that Pelosi poses.” Shesaid “westill hope to fect on Monday. porterswhobroughtviolentchaos viserMattPottinger,aleadingaide COVIDEMERGENCY dia reported,atatime of had initiatedthe call and Milley hear from him as soon as possible With less than twoweeksleft to theCapitolonWednesdayinan onTrump’sChinapolicy, alsoquit WORLD HEALTH Organisation London: Londondeclareda heightenedtension be- “answeredher questions regard- with apositive answer.” of Trump’s presidency,many ultimatelyfutilebidtopreventfor- abruptlyWednesday. REUTERS expertsonFridayissued recom- major incidentonFridaybe- tween Tehran and the mendationsthat the interval be- causeitshospitalswere atrisk United States. “The base is tween administrationoftwo of being overwhelmedbya one of severalbases hous- doses of the Pfizer-BioNTechvac- highlytransmissible variant ing the Guards’ Navy’s Policeman dies from injuries, security officials quit cine againstthe coronaviruscan of thecoronavirusracing“out strategicmissiles,”thestate be extendedtouptosix weeks. of control” in the UK. London media quoted the head of people diedafter “medicalemer- WHO’s Strategic Advisory MayorSadiq Khan said: “We the Guards, Major General LISAMASCARO& Allegationsofdouble standards gencies” related to the breach. Group of Experts on immuniza- aredeclaringamajorincident Hossein Salami, as saying. MATTHEWDALY Sicknickhad returnedtohis tion, known as SAGE, formally becausethe threat this virus Lastyear,the Guardssaid WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 division office afterthe incident publisheditsadviceafterafullre- posestoour city is at crisis Iranhadbuiltunderground SEVERAL ACTIVISTS demonstrations. Police and collapsed,the statement view of that vaccine,whichisthe point.” REUTERS “missile cities” along the APOLICE officer has diedfrom and some lawmakers were,onanumber of said. He wastaken to alocal hos- firsttoget emergency approval Gulf coastline,warningofa injuries sustainedasPresident have pointedout that occasions lastyear,ac- pital wherehediedonThursday. fromtheUNhealthagencyto fight BRITAINAPPROVES “nightmarefor Iran’s ene- Donald Trump’s supporters the response by these- cusedofusing excessive TwoHouse Democratson the Covid-19 pandemic.Itsaid an mies”. REUTERS stormedthe Capitol, aviolent curity apparatustothe forceonpeaceful pro- committees overseeing the The Justice Department interval of 21 to 28 days between MODERNAVACCINE siegethat is forcing hardques- mob of mostly-whiteTrump testers, leading to allegations Capitol police budgetssaid those generallyassertsthat sitting thedoses is recommended. London: The UK’s regulatory PAKISTAN tions about the defeated supporters stands in starkcon- that they were following differ- responsible needtobeheld to Presidentscannotbe Butthe UN health agency also authorityonFridayapproved Mainaccusedin President’s remaining days in of- trastwith howanti-racism ent standards in showing great answer forthe “senseless” death. chargedwith acrime notedthat “a numberofcountries athirdCovid-19vaccine for fice and the ability of the Capitol protesters were treated last restraint with Trumpsupport- US CapitolPoliceChief Steven face exceptional circumstances of use in the country,made by Hindutemple Police to securethe area. year during country-wide ers who stormedthe Capitol. Sund, under pressurefromcon- vaccine supplyconstraintscom- Moderna. However, supplies The US Capitol Police said in a gressional leaders, wasforcedto Justice Dept does binedwith ahigh disease bur- of the newjab arenot ex- vandalismheld statement that Officer Brian D. resign. SenateMajority Leader den,” and said some have been pectedtobeavailableuntilthe PAKISTANI POLICE on Sicknickwas injured “while edge forced the resignations of ing abroader reckoning over MitchMcConnell asked forand not rule out considering delaying the admin- spring.The UK has pre-or- Fridayclaimedtohave physicallyengaging with pro- threetopCapitolsecurityofficials Trump’stenureinofficeandwhat receivedthe resignationofthe istration of asecond dose as away dered7milliondoses.Intrials, arrested themain testers” during the Wednesday overthefailuretostopthebreach. comes next foratorn nation. Sergeant at Armsofthe Senate, pursuing charges to broaden initial coverage. the Moderna vaccine offered accusedinthe riot. He is the fifthperson to die It ledlawmakers to demand are- One protester, awhite Michael Stenger,effective imme- The agency said this “prag- nearly 95 per cent protection vandalisation of aHindu because of the melee. viewofoperations and an FBI woman, wasshottodeath by diately. PaulIrving, the longtime against Trump matic approach” could beconsid- from severe Covid. PTI temple by amob ledby Therampagethathasshocked briefing over what theycalleda CapitolPolice, and therewere Sergeant at Armsofthe House, eredasaresponseto“exceptional members of aradical the worldand leftthe countryon “terroristattack”.Anditisprompt- dozens of arrests. Three other also resigned. AP over inciting riot epidemiologicalcircumstances.” Islamistparty in Khyber “WHO’s recommendation at data,” it said, adding:“Shouldad- Pakhtunkhwa province. present is that the interval be- ditionaldata becomeavailableon The main accused, KATIEBENNER tweendosesmaybeextendedup longer intervals between doses, identifiedasFaizullah, These are the rioters who stormedthe Capitol WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 to 42 days (6 weeks), on the basis revision of this recommendation wasarrestedfromKarak of currentlyavailable clinical trial will be considered.” AP district, Khyber Mob that rampaged Congress includedwhitesupremacists,conspiracy theorists THE US Justice Department said Pakhtunkhwa policechief on Thursdaythatitwould notrule Sanaullah Abbasisaid on thatTrumpwaselectedto save the out pursuing chargesagainst Friday. Abbasi said SABRINATAVERNISE& US from deep-state bureaucrats President Trumpfor hispossible Indonesian cleric Faizullah instigated the MATTHEWROSENBERG and prominent Democratswho role in inciting the mob that mob to attack the temple. WASHINGTON,JANUARY8 Trump worshipSatanandabusechildren. marched to the Capitol, over- Pakistan’s topcourthas supporters He waspictured sitting in whelmedofficers and stormed linked to bombings in ordered that the temple THERE WERE infamous white confront police Congress in aviking helmet and the building aday earlier. be reconstructed. PTI nationalists and notedconspir- insidethe furs. Angeli, who is known as the “Weare lookingatall actors, Bali freed from prison acy theorists who have spread Capitol building “Q Shaman,” has been afixturein notonlythe people who went SOUTH KOREA darkvisions of pedophile Wednesday. NYT thepro-TrumpprotestsinArizona intothe building,” Michael Satanists running the country. since the election. Sherwin, the US attorneyin NINIEKKARMINI CourttellsJapan Others were moreanonymous, Therewerealsoleadersfrom Washington, told reporters. JAKARTA,JANUARY8 tocompensate peoplewho had journeyedfrom tifiedhimself onlyasAaron.He activistfromArkansas who was the Proud Boys,afar-right group Sherwin wasasked whether Indiana and SouthCarolina to declinedtogivehis lastname, pictured sitting in SpeakerNancy whoseparticipantshaveespoused suchtargets would include AFIREBRANDclericwhoinspired ‘comfortwomen’ heedPresident Donald Trump’s saying, “I’m notthat dumb.” Pelosi’s office, men in tactical gear misogynistic and anti-immigrant Trump, who exhortedsupport- bombingsinBaliandotherattacks ASOUTH Korean courtfor call to showtheir support. One As the countrysifts through takingselfiesintheRotundaanda views,suchasNickOchs, afailed ersduring arallynear theWhite walked free from an Indonesian the firsttime on Fridayor- person, aWestVirginia law- the shards of what happenedin woman in the House chamber, Hawaiistatelegislaturecandidate House, telling them that they prisonFridayaftercompletinghis deredJapanto compensate maker,had onlybeen elected to WashingtononWednesday, what carrying aQAnon-inspired sign andmemberofacollective called could never“take backour coun- sentence forfundingthe training 12 women who were office in November. comes intofocus in the storming about children. “Murder the Media.” Chris Hood trywith weakness.” Propelledby of Islamic militants. Abu Bakar Bashir leavesina forced to work in its All of them converged of theCapitolisajumbledconstel- Some of those who had also and members of his National Trump’s baseless claims of elec- Police said theywill monitor vanafter hisrelease from wartimebrothels, aruling Wednesdayonthe grounds of lation of hard-core Trumpsup- surgedforward in the crowd SocialistClub, aneo-Nazi group, tion irregularities, the protesters the activities of AbuBakar Bashir, prison in Bogor,WestJava, that drew arebukefrom the US Capitol, wherehundreds porters: alargely whitecrowd, seemedtoshowabewildered postedphotosonTelegram from had gathered to demonstrate who is 82 and ailing. His son said Indonesia, on Friday. AP Tokyoand threatenedto of rioters crashedthrough barri- manyofthem armedwith bats, wonder at what theyweresee- outsidetheCapitolonWednesday. againstCongress’s certification Bashir will avoid activities out- rekindle adiplomatic feud cades, climbed through win- shieldsandchemicalspray;some ing in front of them. Afew re- And the Three Percenters, afar- of Joe Biden’s Electoral College side his home due to thecoron- betweenthetwocountries. dows and walked through doors, carriedConfederateflags and markedonthe opulence of the right armedgroup, were seen victoryand movedontothe avirus pandemic. forhis linkstoamilitant training Remindersof Japan’s1910- wandering around the hallways wore costumesoffur andhorns Capitol building and offices, a gathered in Washington’s Capitol afterthe President’s rally. The slender,white-bearded camp in religiouslyconservative 45 colonial rule of the with asense of gleeful desecra- inspired by QAnon; theywere quality that seemedtoconfirm Freedom Plaza on Tuesdaynight, Sherwin said he stood by his Bashir,anIndonesian of Yemeni Aceh province. He wasconvicted Korean peninsula arecon- tion, because, forafew breath- mostlymen, but therewere their suspicions about the cor- mostwearinghelmetsandKevlar statement.“We’relooking at all descent, wasthe spiritual leader of fundingthemilitary-stylecamp tentiousforbothsides,with taking hours, theybelieved that women, too. ruption of Washington. vestsadornedwith the group’s actors,” he said. “If the evidence of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah to trainIslamicmilitantsandsen- manysurviving “comfort theyhad displacedthe very Wednesday, theMetropolitan As authorities trytoidentify symbol, aRoman numeral three. fits the elementsofacrime, Islamiyah networkbehindthe tencedto15yearsinjail. women” —aJapaneseeu- elites theysaid theyhated. Policedetained68people,plusthe thoseinthemob,somewillbeless The mob came from the they’regoing to be charged.” 2002 bombings on the touristis- He receivedatotal of 55 phemism forthe sexabuse “Wewantedtoshowthese 14 pickedupbythe Capitol Police hardtopindownthanothers.The broader crowd, tens of thousands The Justice Department gen- land of Bali that killed202 peo- months of sentence reductions, victims —demanding politicians that it’s us who’s in during the unrest. Dozens more groupincludedsomewell-known of Trump’s mostloyal supporters. erallyassertsthatsittingPresidents ple, mostlyforeign tourists,in- whichare oftengrantedto prison- Tokyo’sformalapologyand charge,not them,” said acon- people were still being sought by figures from the conspiratorial Anumber of peopleinterviewed cannotbechargedwith acrime, cluding 88 Australians, leavinga ers on major holidays,said a compensation. REUTERS struction worker from federal authorities. Their number right, including JakeAngeli, who said theyhad neverbeen to but that protectioncovers Trump deep scar in thatcountry. spokesperson forthe Justice Indianapolis, who is 40 and iden- includeda60-year-old gun rights haspushedthefalseQAnonclaims Washington before. NYT foronly13moredays. NYT Bashirwasimprisonedin2011 Ministry. AP

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST INDUSTRY WATCH 30-SHARE INDEX SOARS 689POINTS TO 48,782 DGCA issues norms STEEL PLANT EXPANSION Bidenconfirmation,FPIinflows for transportation of Mittal’s wish list for propelSensextoall-timepeak Covid-19 vaccines Hazira project: cheap ENSECONOMICBUREAU PACKEDINDRYICE NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 transition of power, have created ■ If vaccines packedin land, fast allotment, ED S&P,Nasdaq at ENSECONOMICBUREAU Global anupbeatmovementinthewest- HIGHLIGHTINGTHE necessary dryice arebeing MUMBAI,JANUARY8 cues ern market.The focus of Indian record highs; precautionsandmodalitiesforair- transportedinthe waivers, subsidies PLAIN E helptoo marketshasshiftedtothirdquar- lines, aviation regulator DGCAon passenger cabin of an ● DOMESTIC STOCKmarketson EX terearnings, ignoringhigh valua- Fridayissuedguidelinesfortrans- aircraft, theflight crew Fridaystagedastrong rallyamid tions,”Nair said. crude gains 2% portofCovid-19vaccines packed should be properly JAYMAZOOMDAAR DISCUSSIONSON strong global cues in the wake of TRACKINGOPTIMISTIC Tracking optimistic global in dryice across the country. trained on thehazards NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 clarity on the Joe Biden adminis- global cues, the Sensex cues, the benchmarkstarted the If vaccinespackedindryiceare and risksof its ATCM’SOFFICE tration takingoverinthe US by startedthe dayonabuoy- dayonabuoyantnote andsettled REUTERS being transportedinthe passen- transportation, the IN AN elaborate wish listsub- January20,thepathforwhichhas ant note and settledwith withhealthy gains. Almostall the NEWYORK,JANUARY8 gercabin of an aircraft, the flight aviation regulator said mitted to the Chief Minister’s ■In an 8-pagewish beennowclearedby theCongress. healthy gains. Almostall sectoralindicesparticipatedinthe crew shouldbeproperly trained office, ArcelorMittal and Nip- listhandedoverby Withexpectationsof economicre- the sectoral indicespartici- move with IT,autoand oil &gas THE S&P 500and the Nasdaq onthehazardsandrisksofitstran- ponSteel (India) Ltd has sou- AMNS(I) CEO Dilip coveryandgoodcorporateresults pated in the move,with IT, witnessing noticeable traction. scalednew highs on Friday, as sportation,theDirectorateGeneral cargo hold or in the main deck ghtaslewofconcessionsfrom Oommen to the Chief adding to the buoyancy,the auto andoil &gas witness- The broader market toofollowed hopesof moreeconomicstimulus of Civil Aviation (DGCA) noted. (passengercabin)whenapassen- the Gujarat government as Minister’s office on Sensexsoared 689points, or 1.43 ing noticeable traction. the suit and endedhigher in the to rideoutapandemic-leddown- It addedthat dryice trans- gerversionisdeployedforallcargo “expected assistance” forex- November 9, the per cent, to 48,782.51and the The broader market,too, rangeof0.7-0.9per cent. turn eclipsedconcerns over asig- forms intocarbon dioxide gasat operations,” it added. pansionofitsprojectinHazira, companyhas sought Nifty50jumped210 points,or1.48 followedsuit and ended Asian shares rose to record nificant loss of pace in US labour temperatures higher than minus Thetemperature maintenance Surat. These include land at aslewofconcessions percent,to 14,347.25onsustained higher in the rangeof highs on FridaywithJapan’s market recovery. 78 degrees Celsius under normal requirementforCovid-19vaccines 2006rates,landallotmentwi- from the Gujarat buying support. 0.7-0.9 per cent. Nikkei hitting athree-decade The S&P 500closedabove atmospheric pressureand, there- is reportedtobevarying from mi- thin six months, condonation government to Foreign portfolio investors peak as investors looked beyond 3,800pointsfor the firsttime on fore,itisclassifiedas“dangerous nus8degreeCelsius to minus70 forviolationof allotmentcon- expand itsproject in pumpedinoverRs6,000 crore rising coronavirus cases and po- Thursday. At 11:36 a.m. ET the goods” by theInternational Civil degree Celsius and hence, the use ditions in the past, relaxation Hazira, Surat intodomestic stocks on Friday, markettodiscovernew highs litical unrestinthe US to focuson DowJones Industrial Averagefell Aviation Organization (ICAO). of refrigerant material during the of compensatoryrequire- ■Gujarat Deputy signallingthat inflows areset to whichwasdueto improvedquar- hopes foraneconomic recovery 80.08 points, or 0.26 per cent, to “Adequatenumber of carbon transportationbecomesessential, mentsinlieu of using forest Chief MinisterNitin continueinthe coming weeks. If terly outlook.Theexpectationsof later in the year.MostAsian equi- 30,961.05,theS&P500gained6.19 dioxide detectors should be avail- the DGCAnoted.Dry ice is most land, single-windowclear- Patelreferredthe list foreign inflows –whichwereat TCSquarterly result —whichwas tieswere settonotch theirbiggest points,or0.16 percent,to 3,809.89 able in the cabin. Suchdetectors commonly usedasarefrigerant ances, specialsubsidies etc. to Additional Chief arecord Rs 1,70,000crorein2020 releasedlaterintheday—helped weekly gains in manymonths on andtheNasdaqCompositegained should be located at locations for materialfortransportationof per- AMNS(I)isa60:40 joint Secretary(Industry —continue at this level, the in cheering investors’ mood. Friday. European marketstraded 78.76 points, or 0.60 per cent, to timelyand reliable detection of ishables by air,itadded. ventureofArcelorMittal and and Mines) in the Sensexislikelytocross the “Supportfromstrong global in- higher, too. 13,146.27. dangerous concentration of car- The country’s apexdrug regu- NipponSteelCorporation,the CMO, for“discussion” 50,000markinthe comingdays, dices alsohelpedinraising do- Meanwhile, the rupee staged Oil prices hit11-month highs bondioxide,”thewatchdogstated. latorhas approved Oxford Covid- world’slargestandthird-larg- said an analyst. mesticmarketsentiments.Theof- asmart recovery from the day’s and were on trackfor aweekly “All operators while engaging 19 vaccineCovishield,beingman- eststeel producers, respectiv- According to Vinod Nair,head ficial certification of Biden’s lowest leveltoend 7paisehigher gain on Friday. Brent crude intransportationof Covid-19vac- ufactured by the Serum Institute, ely. In December 2019,the JV conditionof transferringdou- of research at Geojit Financial presidency by theUSCongress at 73.24againstthe US dollar on climbed1.04cents,or1.9percent, cinespackedwithdryiceshalles- and indigenously developed tookoverEssarSteelunderthe ble the area under the Forest services, the rallyled by IT and and easing of the political unrest Friday, tracking the rallyindo- to $55.42abarrelby11:33a.m.EST, tablish the maximum quantity of Covaxin of Bharat Biotech forre- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Actandallowthesameareaof auto stocks guided thedomestic as Trumppromisedasmooth mestic equities. the highestsince lateFebruary. dryicethatcanbeloadedinagiven strictedemergencyuse. WITHPTI Code (IBC)bypayingits cred- landto betransferredforcom- itors Rs 42,000 croreand in- pensatoryafforestationinlieu jecting Rs 8,000 croreinthe of diverted forest land. VIRTUAL INTERACTION WITH PM bankruptcompany. ■Appointment of asingle AMID COVID The Indian Express hasre- nodalofficerto ensureasingle Economists call for accelerated viewedthe 8-pagewish list point of contact and asingle- handedoverbyAMNS(I)CEO windowsystemfortimelyap- ‘Electric two-wheeler sales DilipOommenatameeting provalsfromthedepartments held on November 9atthe of industry, finance, revenue tepid despitegovtsubsidy’ privatisation and simpler GST Chief Minister’s office. In a forest &environment,energy hand-writtennote, Gujarat &petroleum, ports &trans- Sales of electric two-wheelers (e-2W) in India remains and service deliveryanywherein To boosttextileproductexports,he DeputyChief MinisterNitin port, watersupply etc. tepid despitenear-term outlook remaining unchanged ENSECONOMICBUREAU the country. Among others, the soughtremovalofdifferentialrates Patelreferredthe listtoMK ■Ageneralnotificationex- and government’s subsidy,IcraRatings said NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 meeting wasattendedbyformer oncotton,manmadefibre,artificial Das,AdditionalChief Secretary pected from the CMO forall NITI Aayogvice chairman Arvind fibre,mixedfabrics,etc.Economists (Industryand Mines) in the departmentstoexpeditesuch 2%oftarget:Underthethree Reasonsforlowresponseto Growth in AHEAD OF the Budget forFY22, a Panagariya, former ReserveBank emphasisedneedfordevelopment CMO, for“discussion”. approvals. The Chief Minister yeartenureofFAME-IIscheme FAME-IIscheme: 21%e-2W sales group of economists on Friday Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan of acceleration of publicinvest- Oommen did notcomm- is expected to expediteap- —FY20-FY22—e-2Wsales ■ Minimumlocalisation in FY20 over previous asked PrimeMinisterNarendra and former Chief Economic ment in infrastructureand public entonthespecificsof thewish provalsatvarious stages for havebeenonly2percentofthe requirement fiscal, with 1.5 lakh Modi to rationalise direct and in- Adviser Arvind Virmani. goods projects, especially on con- list. “Weare gettingfull supp- proposalsof AMNS(I)forallot- targeted10lakhunitsalesason ■ Exclusionoflead-acidbased unitssold direct taxregimes, undertakefur- “Toreducetaxcompliancebur- struction heavy projectstocreate ortand cooperation from the mentof governmentlandand September30,2020halfway e-2W ther bank capitalisation,acceler- den on small entrepreneurs, both jobs.With3/4thof workforceback government of Gujarat.Sofar, transfer of forest department mark ■ Lackofconsumerawareness Year-on- ateprivatisation and boostpublic costofcompliance and the time in labour market, unemployment landacquisitionprocessisalso landsatthe earliest. aboutsubsidy 25%year fall in spending on infrastructureproj- theyspend on worrying about rate has risen recently. on the righttrack.Wedonot ■ Giventhe quantum of <1%:Shareofe-2Wsales ■ Lowacceptabilityledbylack high-speed e-2W sales ectstocreatejobs. these issues should be reducedby Even though the government see anyroadblock or anyma- theinvestment,thestateisex- withintotaltwo-wheelersales ofproductknowledge during first half or FY21 In the video conference, also simplifyingandrationalizingdirect has announcedaseries of meas- jor issue at the moment. We pected to provide subsidies inFY20 ■ After-salesserviceconcerns attended by Finance Minister andindirecttaxsystems,”Virmani ures and packages under arecoordinatingwiththegov- andspecialconcessionsunder NirmalaSitharaman,officialsfrom said. He said the Direct TaxCode Aatmanirbhar Bharat, it will need ernment agencies at the state the industrial policyand any Prime Minister’s Office, Finance with best practices should be to keep expendituremomentum and the Centre. Theyare fully other specialconcessions Why is it important: Demand and volumesofe-2Wshave seen very Ministryand NITI Aayog, econo- brought in. In GST, Virmani batted inFY22toboostconsumptionand awareofourplanfordevelop- available. lackadaisical growth in recent years, despite the Centre’s thrustonadoption of Source: Icra mists also askedfor measuresto forasinglerateregimewithnocess investmentdemandto revive eco- ment,”hetoldthenewspaper The companyalso sought electric vehiclesthrough the Faster Adoptionand Manufacturing of Electric Ratings/PTI bridgethe gapinpoverty allevia- onmorethan 75percentof items. nomic activity. FE in an emailed statement. condonation of non-compli- Vehicles in India (FAME-II) scheme tion programmes by implement- Das is yettorespond to anceorviolationby EssarSteel ingtechnologyforbettertargeting multiple phone calls, mes- of anyprescribed conditions Government of Rajasthan sages and emails. His office in land allotment orders with Commissionerate of Horticulture, said thatthe queries emailed relief to AMNS(I) as aspecial Office of the Chief Engineer (East) cum Addl. Secretary,C.A.D., Jaipur by TheIndianExpresswere for- case forany breachofsuch TCS net rises 7.2% Pant Krishi Bhawan, Jaipur-05 Tel. No. 0141-2227606; E-mail: [email protected] wardedto therelevantofficer. conditions under the Forest Phone 0141-2709487, Email:- [email protected] No.:- F-147/CE(E)CAD/T/NIT/2020-21/3779 dQ³ffaI :- 4.1.2021 No. F1()DH/PMKSY-MI/Reg./2020-21/3689 Dated: 01.01.2021 Thelistof“expectedcoop- Act,1980.AMNS(I)hasindem- E-TENDER NOTICE NO. 02/2020-21 Notice eration”fromthestategovern- nity from the pastcriminal li- ENSECONOMICBUREAU TCSdeclared an interim On behalf of Governor of Rajasthan E-Tenders are invited from “AA” Class category or Offers are invited for online registration from Micro Irrigation System Manufactures ment to “resolve certain diffi- abilities of Essar Steel. MUMBAI,JANUARY8 equivalent contactors/firms registered in CAD/Water Resources Department and State for installation/supply of BIS marked Drip/Sprinkler setstothe cultivators of dividend of `6 per share Government/Other State Government/Authorized organizations of Central Rajasthan under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana- Micro Irrigation for the year cultissues”facingtheplanned InDecember2019,theCe- Government/CPWD/Post and telegraph department/ Railway etc. for the Balance work of 2020-21 to 2022-23, It may be noted that this is not aGovernment purchase. Online investmentof Rs35,000crore ntreamendedthe IBC to ring- OVERCOMINGSEASONAL head- Revamping work of Palayatha Sub Branch &its minors off taking from KM 0.00 to applicationneeds to be performed at RajKisan Saathi Portal/ Application 12.30 KM, RMC Chambal, CAD Kota amounting to Rs. 2651.11Lac. The tender (http://rajkishan.rajasthan.gov.in). This application functionality will open from by AMNS(I) include: fence corporatedebtorsfrom winds, Tata Consultancy Services ful momentum that helpedus documents&other details may be downloaded and uploaded from the following websites:- 11.01.2021 for the registration seeking firms. The details of terms and conditions are ■ Fixthe priceof72.62 criminal proceedings against (TCS), India’s largest softwareex- overcome seasonal headwinds 1 http/www.eproc.rajasthan.gov.in 2 www.dipronline.org available on the website (www.horticulture.rajasthan.gov.in)ofDepartment of hectares land pending with anyoffence committed prior porter, posteda7.2per cent in- and postone of our best perform- 3 http://www.sppp/raj.nic.in Sd/- (Ashim Markandey) Horticulture, Rajasthan. UBN:- CAD 2021 WLOB 00198 Chief Engineer (East) Cum Additional Sd/- the Collector at the ratesof to thecommencement of the creaseinnetprofitatRs8,701 crore ances in aDecember quarter.” DIPR/C/108/2021 Secretary C.A.D. Jaipur (Dr.OmPrakash) 2006 when the application insolvencyresolutionprocess. forthe quarterendedDecember Thesequentialgrowthwasled DIPR/C/149/2021 Commissioner Horticulture wasmovedbyEssar Steel. In the submission, 2020 as againstRs8,118 crorein by North America (3.3 per cent), Allocateanother 35 hectares AMNS(I)saiditsHaziraopera- the sameperiod ayear ago. On a India (18.1per cent), UK (4.5 per at 2008 rates. tionswere “steadilypickingup quarter-on-quarterbasis, the net cent)andContinentalEurope(2.5 V. O. CHIDAMBARANAR PORT TRUST ■Landallotmentordersto speed” following alull during profitroseby 3.2percentfromthe per cent). Other markets grew as CIVIL ENGINEERINGDEPARTMENT be made available within six April-May2020.Theproposed September quarter. well with Asia Pacific growing 2.6 Tuticorin –628 004. months of application. The Rs 35,000-croreinvestment Revenue increasedby5.4 per per cent, MEA 6.7 per cent, and forest departmentneedsto al- would enhance the current cent to Rs 42,015crore from Rs LatinAmerica3.1percent.“Weare No. E(C )57/19 /2020 –EST Dated: 08.01.2021 locateland identifiedfor the production capacity of 8.6 39,854 croreayear ago. entering the newyear on an opti- NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER CUM e-AUCTION No. EST –1/2020 –21 expansion projectlocated in MMTPAto18MMTPAintwo Rajesh Gopinathan, MD and mistic note ... our confidence rein- (only through e-Tendering mode) the vicinity of the plant on a phases, createjobs and “also CEO, said: “Growing demand for forced by the continuedstrength a) Name of Work Allotment of port land for 30 years lease prioritybasis. leadto thedevelopmentof the coretransformation services and in our order bookand deal period on upfront payment basis in ■ Waiver of the existing Haziraarea”, it claimed. strong revenue conversion from pipeline,”hesaid.TCSdeclaredan V.O.Chidambaranar Port for promoting port earlierdealshave drivenapower- interimdividendof Rs6pershare. related industries under Coastal Employment Unit (CEU). b) Period of Lease 30Years BRIEFLY c) Earnest Money Deposit EMD will be 10% of the Reserve Price per After tie-up reports, Hyundai says SQM for 30 years as mentioned in Table –I and Table –IIofAnnexure–“A” to be paid SBIconcession upto Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five in early talks with Apple on EV Lakhs Only) through RTGS only in favour of onhomeloans V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust and balance Mumbai: StateBank of India tomakers as well as Hyundai. throughBank Guarantee from any Nationalized bank /Scheduled bank as per the on Fridayannouncedanin- HEEKYONGYANG In aregulatoryfilingissued format prescribed in Annexure –“D” in favour terest concessionof up to 30 &HYUNJOOJIN later,the automaker said it was of FA&CAO, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust basis pointsonhome loans SEOUL,JANUARY8 “getting requests forcooperation payable at Tuticorin. (Bank A/c details given in anda100percentwaiveron on joint development of au- the document clause No.1.14 in Chapter-1). processing fees. The new HYUNDAIMOTOR Co said on tonomous electric vehicles from d) Downloading ofTender From 11-01-2021 to 10-02-2021 home loan interestrates are Fridayitwas in early talkswith various companies”, without document from website linkedto CIBILscoreandstart Apple, afterlocal media reported identifyingany of them. e) Pre-Bid Queries Tenderers may send queries in advance on or from 6.80 per cent forloans thefirmswere discussinganelec- Apple declinedtocomment. before 20-01-2021 upto 17:00 hours to e-mail upto Rs30lakhand6.95per tric car and batterytie-up,send- Apple, whichaims to produce The iPhone maker is known to ID :[email protected] centfor loans above Rs 30 ingtheSouthKoreanautomaker’s apassenger vehicle as early as keep product plans under tight f) Pre-Bid Meeting Pre-bid meeting 22-01-2021 at 11:00 hrs lakh,abankreleasesaid. PTI shares surging 25 per cent. 2024,refusedtocomment. File wraps. An Apple-brandedcar through video conference. The reportcomes weeksafter couldbeabigchallengetoelectric g) Last date &Time of 10.02.2021 at 15:00 Hrs. ReutersreportedApplewasmov- vehicle (EV) leaderTeslaInc. submission of tender Boeingtopay ing forwardwith self-driving car eratedby eitherHyundaioritsaf- Itremainsunclearwhowould online $2.5billion technologyandaimedtoproduce filiateKiaMotorsCorp.Thebroad- assemble suchacar,but analysts h) Opening of Technical 10.02.2021 at 15:30 Hrs. apassenger vehicle that could in- casterdidn’tcitesources. have said theyexpect the com- Bid online Date &Time Washington: Boeing will clude itsown breakthrough bat- “AppleandHyundaiareindis- panytorelyonamanufacturing i) Validity ofTender 180 Days pay$2.5 billion to settle a tery technology as early as 2024. cussion, but as it is early stage, partner. “Wecontinueto strongly The e-tender cum e-auction documents can either be downloaded from Port US Justice Department in- Earlier on Friday, Korea nothinghasbeendecided,”Hyun- believe Apple ultimatelyan- website www.vocport.gov.in and www.tenderwizard.com /VOCPT vestigation and admit that EconomicDailyTVsaidtheiPhone daisaidinastatement.Itdidn’tsay nounces an EV strategicpartner- employees misledregula- makerand Hyundai were in dis- what the talkswereabout and shipin2021thatlays theground- Sd/- tors about the safetyofits cussions to developself-driving omittedareference in an earlier work to enterthe burgeoningEV CHIEF ENGINEER & ESTATE OFFICER 737Max aircraft. AP electric vehicles by 2027and de- statement to Apple being in dis- space,” Wedbush analysts said in V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust velopbatteriesat US factoriesop- cussions with other global au- anote. REUTERS Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,JANUARY9,2021 NOVAK,RAFATOQUARANTINE NovakDjokovic and Rafa Nadal will be among top men players heading to Adelaide to serve their 14-daymandatoryquarantine be- 16 fore travelling to Melbourne fornext month's Australian Open, or- SPORT ganisershavesaid. REUTERS BRIEFLY With classy fifty, Shubman triggers talk of being the ‘real deal’ Olympicsremain uncertain:seniorIOC ball from PatCummins on itshead, arasping out of his teens? Or aboy who usedtodevour while, his sisterwould taunt, “Ab tohteresey SRIRAMVEERA short-arm jab finishedwith no follow- Domino’s Pizza (“Pizza mania something”) sau bhi nahi ban rahen!” (You arenot even memberPound JANUARY8 through. Thereissomething about acurtailed before everyage-group matchwith friend able to hit hundredsnow). Until couple of follow-through that thrills the cognoscenti – Abhishek Sharma will one daybedining on years ago, he couldn’t even remember a Tokyo: Aseniormemberofthe HAS ONE seen amoreaestheticallypleasing Tendulkar’s on-the-up punchthat would ric- snarling Aussie bowlers? It’s some journey phase wherehefailedinthree innings in a International Olympic Committee has Test opening pair than Shubman Gill and ochetonimpact, Zaheer Abbas’s check-drives, foraboy of routine who couldn’t find row. As the astonishment sunk in, and one said he can't be certain the postponed Rohit Sharma? It can be mulledreallylong Damien Martyn’s inside-out coverdrive… Domino’s in the 2018 U-19World Cup in New squeaked out concern about howhewould TokyoOlympics will open in justover without aconvincing answer.Aesthetics this shotfromGill, and his short-arm pull can Zealand and settledfor an aural-treat instead, handle it when it comes, Gill smiled, “Socha six months because of the surging can’t, of course, be areason to pair up two also makeittothat list. listening to Star Boy by The Weeknd during nahin (Not thought about it)! Iwould han- pandemic in Japan and elsewhere. gorgeous batsmen; runs, talent, and tem- Childhood nostalgia tooseepedintosome everybus journeytothe grounds. dle it then!” The commentsbyCanadian IOC perament will decide but it’s anice coat-peg of his shots.Atone point, Gill suddenlyarched Forafew years, notthat long back, Gill Abhishek Nayar, his friend and coachat member RichardPound to British to kickstart conversations and it seems Gill backtoashortish ball from Cummins to up- would religiouslycheckthe website KolkataKnight Riders in the Indian Premier broadcasterthe BBC came as Japanese is going to trigger morethan afew chatsin per-cut it up and over the slip cordon. When Cricketarchive, ahaven forcricket tragics, to League, vouches that he has rarely seen atal- Prime MinisterYoshihide Sugade- the days to come. he wasaboy,his father would have his see what ViratKohli, Rohit Sharma and ented youngsterwho is so sorted mentally. clared astate of emergency on From ‘real deal, bro!’ to ‘lambi race ka farmhands bounce at him at his village. “Once Cheteshwar Pujaradid at his age. “Especially “He is awarethat he is good and that comes Thursdayfor Tokyoand surrounding ghoda, bhai (one forthe longer run)!’ to theyrealisedIwasn’t getting out, theywould Kohli! Yaar,Virat Kohli jab 16 years tha, tohkya from confidence and hardwork. He also prefectures. “I can’t be certain because ‘Machi, seme sarakkuiruku(he has the bounce at me alot!And Idevelopedthe up- kartatha? Howmanyruns he usedtomake? knows that the game is bigger than him. He the ongoing elephant in the room goods)’ –the raveshavealready been flow- per-cut thereasIdidn’t have the strength as Iwould open up his recordand check!” And is notsomeone who requires advice around would be the surgesinthe virus,” ing across the country. Wiser heads have aboy to pull,” he told this newspaper couple what did he find? “Achcha itna… inseytoh mental aspects.” Pound said speaking about the future pleadedfor less hype but suchsane emotions of years ago, when he mentionedthat he al- hamarajyaada hai yaar! Matlab sahi ja raha When he wasfive, the price of his wicket, of the TokyoGames. Japan's emer- feel likeakill-joyinthe hereand now. lows himself achuckle at the childhood hai!” (Ah, Ihavemoreruns than him. It means laid down by his father to anyone who gency order whichislargely volun- Acrack of doom, the soundtrackfor ashot memorywheneverheplays that shot. it’s going well!)” and he brokeinalovelyam- scalpedhim, was100 rupees. The bounty tary will be in forceuntil the firstweek that echoedatthe SCG to asmattering of Who would have thought that faraway Shubman Gill, 21,batted likehe bition-tinged laughter of innocence. kept increasing as he aged,and the reaction of February. Tokyoreportedarecord masked fans in particular has made it to the Sydneycan trigger nostalgia in aboy who belonged in Test cricket. AP Neither Gill nor his familyknowhis crick- of the Aussies at his dismissal suggestedit’s of 2,447 cases on Thursdaya50in- worldofGIFs. Gill punchedaback-of-length grew up in avillageinPunjab and is barely eting failures. If he hasn’t hit ahundred in a nowpriceless. crease from the previous day_which wasalso arecordday Japan has attrib- uted over 3500deaths to COVID19. AP How Smith Indonesianshuttlers Goldenarmstopsrunmachine foiled Siraj’s bannedforfixing ‘LBW plans’ NewDelhi: The Badminton World Jadeja’s (4/62) brilliant run out of SteveSmith (131)ahighlight during high-quality dayofTestcricket Federation (BWF) handedlifebans to three Indonesian shuttlers forinvolve- SANDIPG ment in match-fixing, matchmanipu- SANDIPG SCORECARD JANUARY8 lation and betting. The sport's govern- JANUARY8 AUSTRALIA VS INDIA ing body said “eight Indonesian SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND IN 136innings, only20times has SteveSmith players who kneweachother,and AT THE SydneyCricket Ground, aclassical Toss: Australia, chose to bat been trappedleg before wicket,though his competedinlower-levelinternational dayofTestcricket playedout. SteveSmith early shuffle conveys an impression that he competitions mostlyinAsia up until producedagreatness-affirming hundred to AUSTRALIA (OVERNIGHT 166/2) is asure-shotLBW candidatetoballs bend- 2019,breachedBWF Integrity keep Australia alive,RavindraJadeja ascer- MLabuschagnecRahanebJadeja ing backintohis pads. But that didn’t stop Regulations related to matchfixing, tainedhis all-round value with afour-wicket 91(196b,11x4) MohammedSiraj from laying and persisting matchmanipulation and/or betting on haul and adevilish direct hit to keep India SSmithrunout(Jadeja) 131(226b,16x4) with an LBWtrapwith the second newball. badminton.” The BWFalso suspended afloat, Shubman Gill strokedagraceful half- MWadecBumrahbJadeja 13(16b,2x4) He wasalmostrewarded. aMalaysian citizen, who is arepresen- century, and PatCummins bowled robustly CGreenlbwbBumrah 0(21b) So farinthe series, Indian bowlers have tative of an equipment brand that to end asee-sawing dayonanevenkeel, with TPaine(c)†bBumrah 1(10b) looked to bowl at Smith’s body,the outside- sponsors badminton players, from all India progressing to 96/2 afterAustralia PCumminsbJadeja 0(13b) the-off-stumptrajectorywas oftenaplan to badminton-related activities forlife posted338. MStarc cGillbSaini 24(30b,2x4,1x6) quietenhim. But as soon as the second new afterhewas found guilty of offering But forSmith’s captivating knock, NLyonlbwbJadeja 0(3b) ball wastaken, Siraj begantooperateinthe moneytointernational players to ma- Australia would have faltered;but forJadeja’s JHazlewoodnotout 1(6b) fifth-stumpchannel at good length. nipulatematches. “The BWFIntegrity 4/62 on asluggish surface, India would have ■ Extras (b4nb5w1) 10 The ball would move away or hold itsline af- Unit had been investigating the indi- fumbled. Their direct combat barelythrew ■ Total(105.4overs) 338 terpitching. Smith would justkeep leaving, vidual foranumber of years," the fed- up excitement —Smith dealt him with rou- ■FoW:1-6(DavidWarner,3.3ov),2-106(Will as Siraj kept getting his line closer to the eration said. “Duetothe natureofthe tine assuredness —but howtheylefttheir Pucovski,34.2ov),3-206(MarnusLabuschagne, stumps. Smith, the masterbatsman that he breaches and this person's access to individual stamponthe game wasthe day’s 70.5ov),4-232(MatthewWade,76.5ov),5-249 is, read the trap perfectly. The moment Siraj and influence over players his com- moving narrative.Itwas akin to amovie with (CameronGreen,84.5ov),6-255(TimPaine,88.5 changed his line to the stumps, he would panysponsored,the Independent parallel heroes connected by the same plot. RavindraJadeja raninfromdeep square-leg and hit the stumps with a ov),7-278(PatCummins,94.4ov),8-310(Mitchell work the ball away to the legside, the wrists Hearing Panel suspendedthe individ- Coming on the heels of his recent slump one-handedpickupthrow to run out SteveSmith on DayTwo. Reuters Starc,101.5ov),9-315(NathanLyon,102.4ov),10- whirring away.Smith is notsomeone who ual forlife.” PTI in form, Smith clarifiedtothe broadcasters 338(StevenSmith,105.4ov) falls over when playing on the legside though in achat during the break: “Being out of runs ■Bowling: his movementsconcede suchanimpression. Fifaprezunderfire is notthe same as being out of form.” He, Smith, clearly,isjudged by his portatthe other end dwindling, he grew JBumrah:25.4-7-66-2;MdSiraj:25-4-67-1, Siraj wasundeterred. clearly,isjudged by his ownlofty standards, ownlofty standards, and hence moreexpansive.Ashwin wasswept behind RAshwin: 24-1-74-0,NSaini:13-0-65-2, Afterthe lunch forSaudiPRvideo and hence the run of 14 innings without a square; Jadeja pummelledeither side of the RJadeja18-3-62-4 break,heresumed hundred wasenough to raise doomsday the run of 14 innings without a point fielder.Soefficient wasSmith that he INDIA: 96 /2 hisplanbutwithmi- London:Human rightsactivists arede- alarms. Rubbish, he seemedtoannounce hundred wasenough to raise seemedtohaveasymbiotic bond with the RSharmac&bHazlewood 26(77b,3x4,1x6) nor tweaks. He nouncing FIFAPresident Gianni with everysplendid stroke.Itwas aflawless, gaps. But the newball accounted for SGillcGreenbCummins50 (101b,8x4) bowled closer to the Infantino’s starring turn in apromo- inscrutable exhibition of batting. doomsdayalarms. Rubbish, he Cameron Green and TimPaine, both com- CPujarabatting 9(53b) off-stump, slightly tional video forthe Saudi Arabian gov- Notatany micro-point of his 132-run stay seemedtoannounce with every fortablyset up by Jasprit Bumrah. The usual ARahane(c)batting 5(40b) fuller,inviting Smith ernment in whichheclaims the king- did Smith betray anyhint of labour.There splendid stroke. double-bluffofpeppering them with short- ■ Extras (nb1w5) 6 to push or drive.He dom has made important changes. The were times when he wore caution and of-length balls before slipping afuller,in- ■ Total(45overs) 96/2 made one swing three-minutePRcampaignwas posted shackledhimself, when he counterattacked, ward-bending delivery reapedrewards. ■FoW:1-70(RohitSharma,26.6ov),2-85 backintothebatsman,buttheAustralianman- on Twitter by the Saudi ministryof when he had to shiftgears, when he had to The left-arm spinner struckatuncanny Stroke of the day (ShubmanGill,32.1ov) aged an inside edge ontohis pads. sportfeaturing Infantino participating grit out, grind down and guide the loweror- momentstoo. Labuschagne wasbatting ■Bowling: Twoovers thus rolledby, Siraj laying an in aceremonial sworddance. "It’s an der,but he donnedeachrole with consum- freely, nearing acentury, and the 70-over-old Unflustered, Smith producedhis best MStarc:7-4-19-0,JHazlewood10-5-23-1,P elaboratetrapand Smith foiling it without amazing sceneryit’s an incredible his- mate perfection. His innings wasamaster- ball wasjustalumpofleather when Jadeja stroke of the day, when he stood up tall and Cummins12-6-19-1,NLyon16-7-35-0 muchfuss. So far, therehad been no signs of tory," Infantino says in part. “This is fuldisplay on aday when no other batsman suckedhim intoaplaying afatal cut shot. The punchedBumrah through the covers offthe exaggerated inward movement, or even late something that the worldshould come hinted at permanency. ball wasshort, but notquiteshortfor backfoot. Navdeep Saini wasthen whip- movement. One ball creptalong the carpet, and see.” The video whichfeatures Smith sawhis colleagues flounder Labuschagne to cut behind point, as he had driventhrough midwicket.Atthe other end, slog-sweptJadeja pastdeep square-leg, but that landedonaspotinthe fifth-stump Infantino praising howalot has around him, to the witsofJadeja. It wasfar done earlier in the same over.The edge flew PatCummins wasblocking assuredly.Atthat ramped Bumrah -ofall people -before line. Therewerenoundue worries. But that changed in Saudi Arabia wasfilmed from acracking-up, dust-spewing Jadeja- to AjinkyaRahane at slip. precise moment, when it seemedthat the swatting him likehewould apesky bee didn’t dissuade Siraj.Hewas almosttaken while on atrip that sawhim meetwith kind of asurface, the sortofwicket on which The wicket precipitated acollapse. Six pair wasdealing with the newball-armed through midwicket.Adouble-handedfore- out of the attack, before he pleadedwith his the crownprince who has been cred- he could be awild destructive forceofna- overs later,the impetuous MatthewWade pacers efficiently, Rahane re-draftedJadeja, hand to be precise. captain forone moreover. AjinkyaRahane ited with introducing social changes ture. It wasone wherehis guiles rather than perishedattempting to chip Jadeja over mid- who proved that maybeheshould be trusted But it wasimperative that one of the par- obliged,and with the firstball of his fresh while cracking down on activists who explosiveness mattered. wicket.Wade had juststraight-drivenhim moreoften to wipe offthe tail. He bowled allel heroes diedatthe other’s hand. And over,Siraj almostnailedSmith. pushedfor reforms. “It should beabun- Jadeja smartlyassessedthe natureofthe foraboundary, before sweeping him firmly Cummins with afloated delivery that dipped thus, with adead-eye throw from the deep — This one wasfaster, fuller and swung belat- dantlyclear to everyone at FIFAthat pitch. It wasprobablywherehehad to revert forabrace. But Jadeja senseditwas amatter and snuckthrough beneath the bat. Afull, running, gathering and throwing in one fluid edly to hit his backthigh. Siraj immediately Saudi Arabia is attempting to use the to pace and changeofpace, flight and lackof of time before the left-hander steppedout - fast ball cannonedintoNathan Lyon’s toeand motion, asingle-sequence shot—Jadeja appealed, but the umpireremaineddisinter- glamour and prestigeofsportasaPR flight, good length and changeoflength. The likehehad to Ravichandran Ashwin in he wasadjudged LBW. endedaglorious hundred by the modern- ested. He imploredRahane to review, but the tool to distract from itsabysmal human oddballdid kink andkickoff the surface, but Melbourne -and flung aflatter,fasterone at Forthe second time in the game, Jadeja daybatting colossus. And in future, when- latter wiselyturnedhim down. Later,the re- rightsrecord," Amnesty International one couldn’t expect that on aconsistent ba- him, that wasmiscued. Justbeforethe new had stampedhis match-swaying quality.But ever memories of this matchare dustedup, playshowedthe ball would have flown com- said in astatement. AP sis. His wicketsowedmoretosharpness of ball wasdue, Australia self-destructed. Smith intervenedagain. Past his hundred, Smith and Jadeja would be at the different fortablyoverthe stumps, besides hitting the mind than tweaksand twerks of his fingers. Soon, Smith grew moreurgent. With sup- he unpackedhis full rangeofstrokes. He ends of the same conversation. batsman justoutside the line of the off-stump.

DESPITE THE PANDEMIC 7nations, 16 tournaments, numerous tests: Newest GM Leon’s journey

screen. Leon wonwith around to spare. chess, while he takescareofeverything," become moreinstinctive on the board, his DespitesupportfromGeno and NIHALKOSHIE The father-son duo had registeredwith Leon said. coachVishnu Prasanna said. The coach, who Microsense, theystucktolow-costaccomo- NEWDELHI,JANUARY8 the Indian high commission in Budapestfor Lyndon, amarine engineer nowonasab- stays in Chennai, and his ward have been dation and didn't wasteapenny. However, a‘Vande Bharat Mission’ flight backhome. batical (unpaid break), wasfully-prepared, video-calling eachother. therewereunexpected expenses. AFTER CRISS-CROSSINGseven European The Hungarian capital wasnot on the prior- though the extendedstaywas notinthe ini- “He plays the violin whichmakes chess “Right from June and Julywehavebeen countries to playin16tournaments, under- ity listofrepatriation flights, so the wait kept tial plan. “I carriedaninduction stove, rice morecreative forhim. Instead of slogging it doing nothing but tests. The worstone (most going innumerable Covid-19tests,staying in prolonged.Fortuitously, tournamentswere cooker,pressurecooker and all sorts of pots out, Itold him to come up with spontaneous expensive)was in Spain wheretheycharged budget accomodation, dealing with the un- returning to the Schengen region. and pans,” Lyndon said. Dal, rice, rajma, ideas. Youhavetoprepareobviously. Ien- us 145euros eachfor aPCR. This wasinSitges predictability of changing travel restrictions The teenager and his father decidedto soups, pasta and pizza has been the staple couraged him to be moreintuitive.Likethey in the Barcelona region when he travelledfor and curfews,14-year-old Leon Mendonca aim forthree Norms neededtobecome a during these months. “Thereisthe costfac- sayinmusic,you have to playwith the feel. atournament. At some tournamentswe became achess Grandmasterlastfortnight. Grandmaster. The firsttwo were earned torand also it is about health (diet) and hy- Same in chess too. He hated mechanical rep- were fortunatebecause theyasked foran From mid-March till now, Leon, with his within three weeksofeachother by mid- giene. Right nowinthe apartment in Italy etition. Chess can also be approachedasan antigen test,” Lyndon said. father Lyndon in tow, have been on the road November.OnDecember 30, he finished thereisanoven. So Iamable to makebakes artform. Therehavebeen chess players who in Europe chasing the covetedFIDE title in second at Italy's Vergani Cup in Bassano del whichheloves,” the father said. have been musicians. It goes well together. ‘Nothing shortofamiracle’ the nightmarish pandemic. Grappa, to win his thirdand final norm. He would oftenget intotime trouble because Looking back, Lyndon, says the year has On the morning of March 18,Leon and “The firstthing Idid wasplayinthe Violin-chess connect of overthinking and trying to playwithout been nothing shortofamiracle. Lyndon had rushedtothe Budapestairportto snow,”Leon says.Playing chess while taking Because of lugging along all the utensils, mistakes,” Prasanna said. “Therewas no question of planning be- flytoDelhi via Doha afteratournament the Covid-19-related precautions wasfraught. some things had to be leftbehind, likeLeon's On his return home, he is looking forward cause things changed notbythe dayorhour, previous day. But airline stafftold them they Wearing amask resulted in the bespectacled Leon Mendonca, 14,with his father violin. Appearing forthe Grade-5 test at to seeinghiseldersisterBeverly,againstwhom but by the second. So therewas unpre- would notbeable to complete the final leg youngster's glasses fogging up when sitting Lyndon in Greece. Trinity Collegewas put on the backburner. hefirststartedplayingchess,andmotherAnita dictability.Evenifwethought of planning to of their flight before India closedborders just across the board. He also had to find newways to unwind be- who is adoctor at the Goa Medical College. go foratournament, we did notknowifthey before the lockdown. “Going through so manyPCR testsand tween playing. “I could notplaythe violin, so “MysisterBeverly inspiredmeandIfirstplayed were going to have the tournament or not Theywerestuckinanapartment in staying away from home forsolong has been March.Having his father Lyndon to take care Icompensated by listening to alot of western againsther.Myonlyambition wastooutbeat because other players also have to travel. Budapestfor twomonths till Leon got alucky challenging,” the youngstersaid. Hungary, of everything -- from booking train tickets, classical on my laptop. It (playing the violin) her in all her endeavours.” Everyone had to test negative.Wehaveal- break at achess festival nearby. He jumpedat Serbia, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Germany, cheap Air bnbs, cooking all meals, checking is aform of relaxation and de-stressing after The Mendoncas have ‘scrounged’and ways gone through that risk of uncertainty. the opportunity to playover-the-boardwhen CzechRepublic and Spain were coveredby pandemic restrictions foreachcity -- made along and strenuous game,” Leon said. dippeddeep intotheir savings to makeLeon We would go to the station, book atrain almosteveryone wasplaying in front of a rail, with Budapestbeing the base campsince the European stay easier.“Ijustfocus on my Being musicallyinclinedalso helpedLeon India's 67th Grandmaster. ticket and justgo. God has been kind to us.”

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