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R 34&'45%6 great democracies in Indo- by Modi in his address at the Pacific, let our partnership be Shangri-La Dialogue in ignaling the growing impor- an enabler of peace, stability Singapore in 2018. Stance of India and its and prosperity and to do so Inclusiveness, openness and !"#$& alliance with the US, Japan and inclusively with many nations ASEAN centrality and unity lie ! Australia under the aegis of the in the region,” he said. at the heart of India’s Indo- Quad, Prime Minister With growing importance Pacific vision. The 10-nation Narendra Modi on Friday said of the Indo-Pacific region, the Association of Southeast Asian "#$ the coalition has come of age origins of the Quad alliance are Nations (ASEAN) is a key and it will now remain an in 2004 when the four coun- stakeholder in the Indo-Pacific important pillar of stability in tries formed a “core group” for region. % the region. a joint response to the Indian The strategic significance Underlining the impor- Ocean tsunami to undertake of the Indo-Pacific was also tance of a secure, stable and rescue and relief operations. acknowledged by the US in prosperous Indo-Pacific region, In many senses, that pio- 2018 when it renamed the US # #' he also talked about the shared neering effort still determines Pacific Command (PACOM) values of the four countries. the core identity of Quad, and as INDO-PACOM. Several & ' Making these observations the instinct for collective wel- European countries too have in the first ever summit-level fare and security for the peo- published their Indo-Pacific talks of the Quadrilateral coun- ple of the Indo-Pacific. strategies, in recognition of ( tries, Modi also said, “We are The salience of the Quad the political and economic ! united by our democratic val- has run in parallel with the weight of the region. ues, and our commitment to a emergence of the Indo-Pacific The first foreign minister- ) * free, open and inclusive Indo- , - + ! ! # . ! - + ! as a key strategic region. With ial meeting of Quad countries +,- Pacific. Our agenda today cov- / "! !" 0 1 ' . a growing similarity of assess- was held in New York on ering areas like vaccines, cli- ments about geopolitical September 26, 2019 on the /0 1 mate change and emerging of naval exercises at a time Reiterating India’s role in President Joe Biden said there free from coercion. dynamics in the region, in sidelines of the UN General 2 technologies makes the Quad when the tension at the Line of fostering friendly ties with all, is a need to focus on generat- “I am optimistic about our 2017, the Quad dialogue Assembly. a force for global good.” Actual Control were at a peak. Modi said, “I see this positive ing domestic demand and dri- prospects.” resumed at the official level. External Affairs Minister S These statements in the China has all along vision as an extension of India’s ving sustainable global growth. He also said the United In November 2017, the Jaishankar participated in the virtual meet came against the opposed the Quad and claims ancient philosophy of He talked about an ambitious States is committed to working four countries gave shape to the second Quad foreign ministe- ()*+ backdrop of China flexing its that it will lead to militarisation Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, new joint partnership that is with all its allies in the Indo- long-pending proposal of set- rial meeting in Tokyo on military and economic muscle of the region. which regards the world as one going to boost vaccine manu- Pacific region to achieve sta- ting up the Quad to develop a October 6. The third Quad for- in the Indo-Pacific region and With India emerging as family. We will work together, facturing and strengthen vac- bility. “This group is particu- new strategy to keep the criti- eign ministerial meeting took vociferously objecting to the one of the leading players in closer than ever before for cinations to benefit the entire larly important because it is cal sea routes in the Indo- place virtually on February 18. Quad alliance. US President Jo fighting the challenge of coro- advancing our shared values Indo-Pacific region. dedicated to the practical solu- Pacific free of any The meeting took place with- Biden, Australian Prime na pandemic by having world and promoting a secure, stable “We are establishing a new tions and concrete results,” he influence. in a month of the Biden admin- Minister Scot Morrison and class pharmaceutical industry, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.” mechanism to enhance our said. The four Quad member istration assuming office. Japanese Prime Minister Biden said the Quad nations It was in an apparent ref- cooperation and raise our Highlighting the impor- countries have been resolving Earlier this year, for the Yoshihide Suga were other par- are launching a new ambi- erence to China’s belligerence mutual ambition as we address tance of the Quad alliance, to uphold a rules-based inter- first time the four countries ticipants in the talks. tious joint partnership to boost with India and other nations accelerating climate change,” Australian Prime Minister national order in the Indo- appointed Sherpas to coordi- $,$ -,' $#$ &#$ $#$ Incidentally, the summit vaccine manufacturing for the always maintaining free move- said the US President, men- Morrison said it is the Indo- Pacific amid growing Chinese nate Quad-related issues. " 89 -01/,+ level talks of the Quad came global benefit, strengthen vac- ment of maritime assets in the tioning the commitment to Pacific that will now shape the assertiveness in the region. Foreign Secretary Harsh 6 */ *8))/1 months after the Quad nations cinations to benefit the entire Indo-Pacific. ensure the region is governed destiny of the world in the 21st India’s approach to the Vardhan Shringla is India’s : /* **9)9 carried out the Malabar series Indo-Pacific. In his remarks, US by international law and it is Century. “As four leaders of Indo-Pacific was enunciated Sherpa. ! " ! ! ! )* # " " R !+ " R $%&' 34&'45%6 against ICore E-services under " ( IPC sections related to crimi- he CBI has summoned nal conspiracy and cheating. TBengal Education Minister The case was registered at Partha Chatterjee on March 15 the behest of the Supreme in connection with a probe into Court that had in 2014 direct- 34&'45%6 a ponzi case relating to ICore ed the CBI to take over all cases group of companies, and TMC related to chit fund companies. ormer Prime Minister MP Abhishek Banerjee’s broth- Company directors Anukul FManmohan Singh and er-in-law in connection with a Maity and his wife Kanika Congress president Sonia 34&'45%6 separate case of alleged illegal were arrested by the CBI in Gandhi are among 30 star coal mining from the Eastern 2017. Maiti, a prime accused in campaigners who will address wo days after West Bengal Coalfields Limited mines in the ICore E-Services scam, the party’s public meetings in TChief Minister Mamata Asansol, officials said. died at a Bhubaneswar hospi- poll-bound West Bengal for the Abhishek Banerjee, the son of Banerjee suffered an injury in P ! " Besides being Trinamool tal while under judicial first phase poll on March 27. former president late Pranab )* $ Nandigram during a poll cam- # " ! % !# ' ( Congress secretary general, custody. The list also comprises for- Mukherjee, senior party lead- paign, a delegation of six Partha is also a senior Minister The CBI has stepped up mer Congress chief Rahul ers Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Trinamool Congress MPs in a public video of Mamata’s TMC has made allegations in the State Government and heat against politicians in poll- Gandhi, Congress general sec- Mallikarjun Kharge, Salman formal complaint to the March 10 rally in against Suvendu Adhikari, the considered close to West bound West Bengal as the retary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Khurshid, Randeep Singh ) Election Commission on Nandigram. BJP candidate from Nandigram Bengal Chief Minister Mamata agency has already questioned former Rajasthan deputy Chief Surjewala, Jitin Prasada, Friday alleged a “deep-rooted The six-member delega- in the upcoming State Banerjee. He has been asked to the family members of TMC Minister Sachin Pilot and for- Deependra Hooda and for- BJP conspiracy” behind the tion of the TMC met the full Assembly polls. “When an appear before a CBI team on MP Abhishek Banerjee in con- mer Punjab Minister Navjot mer cricketer Mohammad attack and asked for an “imme- EC team, including Chief attempt was made on the life of March 15, they said. nection with the illegal coal Singh Sidhu. Azharuddin . New Delhi:The Supreme diate and unbiased” investiga- Election Commissioner (CEC) Mamata, in which she was The CBI had registered mining case and summoned Other Congress leaders However, leaders of the Court on Friday held that a tion into the incident. Sunil Arora, for over an hour grievously hurt, to cover up the the case against ICore group for two more relatives on March 15 who have been roped in to “G-23” faction, including person associated or employed After the TMC, a delega- and submitted a memoran- attack, eyewitnesses were plant- allegedly raising over 3,000 in the case, they said. improve the party’s chances in Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand with the Centre or the State tion of BJP leaders comprising dum highlighting how BJP ed, illustratively, eyewitnesses crore from the common man Husband of TMC MP Bengal include Rajasthan CM Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Manish Government cannot work as a Piyush Goyal and Bhupender leaders in West Bengal had Chittaranjan Das and by offering high returns and Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in- Ashok Gehlot, Punjab CM Tewari and Bhupendra Singh State Election Commissioner, Yadav, Sambit Patra, Swapan threatened the Chief Minister Debabrata Das, who testified diverted a portion of these law Ankush Arora and his Amarinder Singh, Chhattisgarh Hooda have been left out of the who need to be an indepen- Dasgupta, and Om Pathak met through tweets and other that Mamata’s car was hit funds, defaulting on promised father Pawan Arora have been CM Bhupesh Bhaghel, and for- list of the party’s star cam- dent person. EC demanding an independent remarks and claimed it was not against an iron pillar, are asso- returns, they said. asked to appear before the mer Madhya Pradesh CM paigners for Bengal. Akhilesh The judgment came on an probe in the incident. an “unfortunate incident”, but ciates of Suvendu Adhikari, BJP The agency had taken over investigating officer of the case Kamal Nath. Prasad Singh, who is a part of appeal by the Goa government BJP leaders also urged the a conspiracy. candidate from Nandigram,” the probe into the matter in on March 15 in Kolkata, Others who are in the list G-23, has, however, been against the high court’s ruling EC that they should make In the memorandum, the the memorandum said. 2014 and registered an FIR they said. released by the AICC are included in the list. on panchayat polls. !"" "# " $% " "%!$5 cloudy weather conditions on ! Saturday. Day and night tem- tate capital witnessed heavy perature would be witnessed Sshower late in the evening around 32 and 18 degree 7!2%6 campaigning is an ideal study after cloud cover remained Celsius. Khandwa recorded the material for all corporates throughout the day. Active sys- highest dau temperature of 34&'45%6 using the AstraZeneca vac- he ruling CPI(M) is at the struggling to sell their products tems have induced abrupt 40.1 degree Celsius. Mandla cine,” WHO spokeswoman Treceiving end of allegations in highly competitive mar- changes in the state for the past recorded the lowest night tem- here is no reason to stop Margaret Harris said in a state- of massive corruption charges kets,” said Suresh Gopinath, an two days; hailstorm, rainfall perature of 13.0 degree celsius. Tusing Oxford-AstraZeneca ment, adding that “There is no and favoritism in appointing auditor in Ernakulam who and thundery actitvities have No significant change in min- Covid vaccine, the World indication to not use it”. youths in Government ser- keeps track of the CPI(M)’s been witnessed in the imum temperature over Health Organisation (WHO) Several European coun- vice. But the party stands at the functioning in the State. State. Madhya Pradesh during next on Friday said after several tries, including Denmark, forefront in finalising the list of “Leaders of the party had Met officials told that apart 48 hours.Hoshangabad and nations stopped its rollout over Norway and Iceland tem- candidates and in the campaign convened community meet- from existing WD two fresh Shahdol divisions recorded sig- blood clot fears. porarily suspended the rollout for the April 6 Assembly ings where they had a free disturbances starting from nificant increase in the night The WHO said its vaccines of the AstraZeneca vaccine polls. exchange of ideas. The leaders March 13 and 16 would impact temperatures. advisory committee was exam- amid reports that blood clots While the Congress and solicited from the cadre what the weather conditions. Met department has issued ining the safety data and had formed in some who had the BJP are yet to finalise their more has to be done to widen A cyclonic circulation lies warning of gusty winds upto 40 stressed that no causal link had received the shots. candidates, the CPI(M) has the party base and network in over north Madhya km/hr, hailstorm for brief peri- been established between the The European Medicines completed the first two rounds the concerned region. The Maharashtra and a cyclonic ods and thundery activities vaccine and blood clotting. Agency backed the use of the of the campaign in the State community meetings attended circulation over southeast 1 ! + ' would be witnessed in Rewa, The UN health agency said vaccine, saying its benefits out- where the party has consider- by all households in the area are Madhya Pradesh & neigh- + Shahdol, Jabalpur, Sagar, that after the injection of more weighed its risks. able presence. unique because they conclude bouring regions has faded Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Gwalior than 260 million coronavirus Austria earlier stopped “The party had deputed with the choicest of dishes intensity. and Chhattisgarh. Guna recorded 1 cm of rainfall and Chambal divisions and vaccine doses so far around the using a batch of AstraZeneca group of leaders in each con- ranging from biryani to pud- The systems are inducing Thunderstorm with rain in the past 24 hours. Ujjain, Dewas, Agar, Shajapur, world, no deaths had yet been shots while investigating a stituency and they have already ding,” said MS Giri, rainfall and very light to light occurred at isolated places over Bhopal would witness Neemuch, Mandsaur, attributed to a Covid-19 death from coagulation disor- completed two rounds of cam- Thiruvananthapuram based rainfall occurred at isolated Madhya Pradesh and thundery activities, light and Khandwa and Khargone dis- jab. ders and an illness from a pul- paigning. The Marxist style of entrepreneur. places over Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh. Shivpuri and heavy rainfall and partial tricts. “Yes, we should continue monary embolism. !"#$# " &' ) ( (
) Desh Ki, Thame Satguru Baitha 3) Ji ',' Barsan Lagyo Rang Sabd * Jhad Lago Ji ',' Satguru Milya Bharam Mahara Bhagya 'and' "%!$5 erating over making fortifica- micronutrients (vitamins and Holi Khele Hai Sant Sujan Atam tion mandatory which is like- minerals like Folic acid, Ram Se 'presented folk hymns. aiz Ahmed Kidwai, ly to include milk, cooking oil, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, etc) "%!$5 Mahant Maya Devi Anjana FPrincipal Secretary, Food, etc., making the fortified food are added to staple foods like has been giving her bhajan Civil Supplies and Consumer products widely available. rice, wheat flour, milk and n Friday, Malwi folk song singing performances across the Protection Department of He was addressing media edible oils. Micronutrient defi- Oand tribal dance were per- country for the last forty years, Madhya Pradesh, said that workshop organized by the ciency results in poor cognitive formed on Friday at Madhya you are an artist of All India Singrauli is the first district in Karnataka Health Promotion and learning abilities in chil- Pradesh State Tribal Radio and Doordarshan.She was MP to start the supply of for- Trust (KHPT), supported by dren and overall, lower pro- Museum.Malawi 'Lok Bhajan' by accompanied on Harmonium by tified rice in PDS with the sup- the Global Alliance for ductivity, increased morbidity, Mahant Mayadevi Anjana and Mahant Maya Devi Anjana, port of the Government of Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and mortality and lower group, Ujjain and Oraon tribal Asharani in the chorus, Santosh India. and in collaboration with the immune responses. dance 'Oraon' was performed by Patel, Shobha Patel, Sundar Patel, We are implementing rice Government of Madhya Data from the first phase of Sumanti Devi Bhagat and group, Payal Patel, Srishti Patel and fortification in Bhind and Pradesh, here on Friday. The the NFHS-5 (National Family Bhopal. Babulal Suryavanshi on Dholak. Anantpur districts through experts addressed the media on Health Survey-5) covering 17 The musical performances The second performance CSR programmes, wherein for- the benefits of food fortification states and five Union started with Malvi folk hymns by was the Oraon tribal dance tified rice will be distributed via and the urgent need for its Territories, showed a worsen- Mahant Mayadevi Anjana and 'Oraon' by Sumanti Devi Bhagat the PDS. If we receive widespread adoption. ing in indicators related to grouo. She performed done and group.Oraon is the tradi- favourable results from this Following this, the techni- nutrition such as anaemia and Haro Re Koi Haro Re, Sansar tional dance of Chhattisgarh, it endeavour, the government cal session was taken by Vitamin D levels in many Karam Se Haro Re ',' Kaiso is mainly performed in Jashpur will scale up the supply of for- Gururaj Patil, Team Lead, states. Child stunting increased Aayo Hai Banjara, Kashi Liyao district on the occasion of mar- tified rice through PDS, ICDS Fortification, KHPT. in Goa, Kerala, Telangana, Mal Apar ',' Aaphi Khel-Khil + " O ! 3 ! + ' riage in the Phagun month, and MDM. FSSAI is also delib- In food fortification, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Mara Satguru ',' Ya Gaadi Mehara + depending on the season. $% &6&6 have a large and integrated net- & ' work of distributors that are the backbone of WAI WAI’s suc- Director of the game Jain and the 31st Senior National cess story in Madhya Pradesh. got acquainted with the players Fencing Championship from "%!$5 Chaudhary further said + and got the necessary infor- March 19 to 21, 2021. that at national level, the com- %,-.% mation by discussing in detail A total of 31 players from G Foods is out to exten- pany is poised to achieve its tar- about the preparations made Madhya Pradesh are participat- Csively market its noodle get of Rs 1000 crore by the end for the championship. ing in the championship, out of brands in Madhya Pradesh. A of current financial year, in the "%!$5 He congratulated all the which 10 boarding and 8 day- special campaign in this direc- total noodle market of around players by encouraging them to boarding players of Madhya tion has been planned. Rs 5,000 crore. total of 31 players from showcase the best talent in the Pradesh State Fencing Academy While talking to media ‘WAI WAI Sauces’ available in Madhya Pradesh stood out AMadhya Pradesh will per- championship. The Sports will showcase their talent in the persons here on Wednesday, every part of the state. as one of the markets which form at the Junior and Senior Director also discussed with National Fencing Championship. Varun Chaudhary, Managing He informed that Madhya gave a positive response even National Fencing the Fencing Academy instruc- Academy players include Director, CG Corp Global told Pradesh has played a pivotal during the COVID-19 pan- Championships to be held in tor Vijay Kumar and got infor- Saurabh Mishra, Harshal that with many strategies and role in the story of WAI WAI demic as the company doubled Rudrapur, Uttarakhand from mation about the performance Bhakte, Ankur Jain, Bhavya plans underway, the noodle India’s journey as it forms an its business this year in com- March 15 to 21. of the players. On this occasion, Singh, Satyam Bhatele, Lakshya maker is currently offering integral part of the company’s parison to last year. One of the Among these, the State Joint Director B.S. Yadav was Shriwas, Sushil, Amit Gusai, multiple varieties of noodles to present and future plans. The key factors that helped WAI Fencing Academy consists of 18 also present. Anjali Bhatre, Pragya Singh, meet rising demand in the state receives mammoth pro- WAI clock record sales in players. Before leaving for the Fencing coach Vijay Pooja Dangi, Anju Raja, state. Madhya Pradesh being duction support from its plants Madhya Pradesh during .! !+"!+ " championship, the players met Kumar informed that the 28th Poorna Singh, Raksha Raja, one of the relatively stronger in Rajasthan and Rudrapur in COVID was due to an increase .! ! " + 4.56 ! the Director Sports and Youth Junior National Fencing Srishti Sen Gupta, Arunima markets for the brand; the Uttarakhand. The company in consumption of convenience 89:+ " .! + Welfare Pawan Jain at the TT Championship is being held in Srivastava, Nisha Taide and company is also working enjoys around 8% market share food, directly impacting WAI ' + Nagar Stadium on Friday. Rudrapur from March 15 to 17 Sanket Sharma. aggressively to make the new in the state.WAI WAI noodles WAI sales, he added.
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Centre and the Medical Council course despite clearing the Ireaffirmed their commit- of India on an appeal filed by a National Eligibility cum ment to resolve the continuing D63 6325! 4 girl suffering from benchmark Entrance Test. in West Bengal in stand-offs at the Line of Actual 2!DD?362 6!3 New Delhi: In a significant ver- disability seeking admission in The plea contended that the 2006 assembly Control (LAC) in Ladakh dict, the Supreme Court Friday MBBS course. the Certificate issued by the elections as part of through continuous dialogue. 3''65!:?4 held that a person employed A Bench comprising Safdarjung Hospital discrim- the Left Front While they were satisfied with %@!?:%"! % with the Government cannot Justices L Nageswara Rao and inates against the petitioner on alliance. the first phase of pullback of work as State Eection S Ravindra Bhat issued the basis of their nature of dis- The jailed RJD troops from the Pangong %4'6$5!D 62 Commissioners (SECs) and notices to the government, ability, whereas she was fully chief Lalu Prasad Tso(lake) last month, the two came down on the Goa Medical Council of India and capable to perform all the has backed Mamata sides decided to speed up the 3'D656 @A Government for giving its Law others while seeking their functions as a medical pro- to “protect democ- pace of resolving dispute at the 2%3345 Secretary the additional charge replies on the petition. fessional and thus would be ratic values” and remaining friction points on of the SEC. The top court was hearing eligible and entitled to admis- “uphold politics the border. The apex court said the a plea filed by Rajasthan res- sion in the Medical College. based on principles” These points emerged from agreed that the agreement state poll panels shall be head- in the country. the diplomatic-level talks reached between the two ed by independent persons The RJD has, between India and China Foreign Ministers in Moscow who do not hold any office $ however, decided to under aegis of the Working in September last year as also under the state government 34&'45%6 didates and is now backing contest the Assam polls with Mechanism for Consultation their recent phone conversation and if they hold any such 2 Chief Minister Mamata ‘like-minded’ parties. It is in and Co-ordination on Border last month, should continue to offices, then they have to resign ain rivals the TMC, BJP, Banerjee, four other regional talks with the Congress and Affairs(WMCC). The Indian guide the work of two sides. before taking charge of SEC. MCongress and CPI(M) parties from Bihar have joined AIUDF, led by Lok Sabha MP delegation was led by addi- The two sides should con- The top court said election 34&'45%6 victim, the plea has sought apart, the regional parties of the electoral fray in Bengal. Badruddin Ajmal, to firm up tional secretary(East Asia)in tinue their dialogue to reach a commissioners have to be inde- framing of guideline on Bihar have also thrown their Janata Da-United (JDU), the pre-poll alliance. the ministry of external affairs, mutually acceptable solution for pendent persons and no state ape victim, who becomes appointment of medical hat in the ring in the high-stake Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), The LJP will field candi- the Chinese side was headed by complete disengagement from can appoint a person who Rpregnant, must be told boards “to decide cases of West Bengal poll which is tun- Hindustani Awam Morcha dates in all the 294 assembly the Director General of the all friction points at the earliest. holds any office with the about her legal rights, the unwanted pregnancies that ing more melodramatic as the (HAM) and the All India seats in Bengal. In the 2016 Boundary and Oceanic This would enable two sides to Government. Supreme Court Friday said has crossed 20 weeks” in every voting for the month-end first- Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Assembly polls, the LJP had Department. look at broader de-escalation of A bench headed by Justice and issued notice to the Centre states and UTs for termination phase is coming closer and (AIMIM) are seeking to test contested 63 Assembly seats in Incidentally, these talks troops in the area and work R F Nariman also directed the on a plea for setting up of of pregnancy. campaigning reaching to a their ‘vote-bank’ in the sub- the state. were held more than a fortnight towards restoration of peace Goa state election body to issue medical boards in States and During brief hearing, Biju feverish pitch. stantial population of Muslims The AIMIM, which won after the Corps Commanders and tranquility in the border the notification for the local Union Territories to decide said he was not seeking the The regional parties may in West Bengal, especially in five seats in the recent Bihar of the two armies held the tenth areas. body polls within 10 days from cases of unwanted pregnancies permission to abort now, but prove to be “vote-katua” (vote the areas bordering assembly elections, wants to round of talks at the LAC on They also agreed that in the today and complete the election of over 20 weeks for termina- sought setting up of medical cutter) vis-a-vis the BJP and the Bangladesh. capitalize on the sizeable February 20. These parleys interim two sides should con- process by April 30. tion. boards in states saying “When TMC by attracting part of the The JD (U) has decided to Muslim population in Bengal. took place 48 hours after the tinue to maintain stability at “Under the Constitutional Section 3 of the Medical I was drafting this petition, I votes of Hindi-speaking voters fight the BJP on nearly 25 seats Targeted for allegedly play- successful completion of with- ground level and prevent any mandate, it is the duty of the Termination of Pregnancy Act had seen the pain of the par- in the State. Besides Bengal, in West Bengal and over 30 ing as a ‘B-team’ of the BJP, drawal of troops of both the untoward incident. State to not interfere with the 1971 prohibits termination of ents (of the girl)”. these parties may also impact Assembly Seats in Assam. AIMIM chief Asaduddin armies from the southern and The two sides agreed to functioning of the state election pregnancy after 20 weeks. “We will issue notice on Hindi-speaking voters in Still smarting by the defec- Owaisi had earlier formed an northern banks of the Pangong maintain close communication commission,” the bench held in “If a woman is raped and this (prayer two). We will Assam. tion of JD(U) MLAs to the BJP alliance with Furfura Sharif Ts0. The pull-back started on and dialogue through both the its judgement delivered on the is pregnant, she must be told record your statement that West Bengal has over the in Arunachal Pradesh, the cleric Abbas Siddiqui to field February 12 nearly ten months diplomatic and military chan- appeal of the State Government. about her legal rights,” said the you are not pressing prayer 1 century drawn a significant Nitish Kumar-led party wants candidates in the state. after the face-offs commenced nels. In this regard, they agreed The judgement came on an bench headed by Chief Justice (termination of pregnancy of number of migrants, mostly to strike its ‘independence” However, Abbas floated the from there in early May last to convene the 11th round of appeal by the Goa government S A Bobde. the girl),” the bench said. from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and seeks to send a message to Indian Secular Front and year. the Corps Commanders meet- against the high court’s ruling The bench, also compris- If there is a local board to Jharkhand and Rajasthan. its NDA ally and now the moved with the Congress-Left Giving details of the ing at an early date so that two on panchayat polls. ing justice A S Bopanna, took check such cases, it will be Many of them have been settled senior partner in Bihar alliance to influence the diplomatic level talks, the exter- sides could work towards com- The case pertained to local up the larger issue of setting up helpful, the bench told in Bengal since three or four Government. Muslim votes against Mamata nal affairs ministry said the two plete disengagement from the body elections in Goa in which of medical boards in every Additional Solicitor General generations. Their concentra- In Assam, the JD (U) has Banerjee. sides reviewed the situation remaining friction areas. reservation of wards for woman states and UTs after lawyer V Aishwarya Bhati who was tion is known mostly around zeroed-in on constituencies Former Bihar Chief along the LAC in the Western Having completed the first and Scheduled Castes, K Biju, appearing for a 14- appearing in the matter. the industrial belt comprising like Moregaon, Navgain, Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, Sector and had in-depth dis- phase of disengagement from Scheduled Tribes were alleged- year-old rape victim, decided “It is a different case when Howrah, Hooghly, 24 Parganas, Samaguri, Ruphar and who heads HAM, would be cussions on the remaining the Pangong Tso, the focus of ly not carried out in terms of not to seek permission to ter- rape is not reported to you as etc, and the coal belt of Laharighat with substantial contesting on 26 seats in issues along the LAC in the the two sides was now on fric- state law minate the 26-week pregnan- a State. If it is reported, there Asansol-Raniganj. presence of Hindi-speaking Bengal. Western Sector. tion points including Gogra, The Bombay High Court cy of the survivor apparently can be some mechanism where Though Maharashtra’s people from Bihar besides the Despite being in alliance They agreed that the com- Hot Springs, Depsang Plains had struck down the notice of on account of some medical you can follow up with the vic- Shiv Sena, a former BJP ally, Muslims. with the Congress in Jharkhand, pletion of the disengagement in and Demchok. state poll panel for reservation opinion. tim whether she is pregnant has rolled-back its plan to In the 2015 Bihar elections, Chief Minister Hemant Soren North and South Bank of the For the disengagement at of wards. The court has sought and what are her legal rights,” contest the Bengal poll in a Mamata Banerjee had extend- on Friday announced that his Pangong Lake provided a good Pangong lake, both sides had The Goa government, in its response of the Centre in four the bench told the law officer. tacit support for the ruling ed moral support to the RJD- party JMM will not contest the basis for the two sides to work worked out a step by step appeal, had said that High weeks. The law officer said she TMC and RJD from Bihar too Congress-JD (U) coalition. Bengal polls and instead back towards early resolution of agreement which was signed by Court could not have interfered Earlier, besides seeking will file an affidavit giving all shelved its plan to put up can- The RJD had also won a seat Mamata. these remaining issues. They both sides. with the poll process PTI nod to abort the fetus of the the details on the issue. #(.:94 + ( O ++ .++P"# , + 1 -+ " 34&'45%6 8 ! (% ! % sit for the IMS examination 34&'45%6 23 % should be MBBS, he had said. 34&'45%6 Gradually, it would be made he BJP on Friday appoint- 34&'45%6 During the searches, Rs 20 lakh Similarly, the FORDA too had available in 14 languages. Pandey Ted MLA Madan Kaushik as along with two kg Heroin was ppreciating and recognis- + + written to Prime Minister he Government has said the new mobile app aims to its Uttarakhand State presi- he National Investigation recovered. Aing the role of Corona " % + Narendra Modi, demanding a Tlaunched the “Mera Ration facilitate the ONORC-related dent, replacing Banshidhar TAgency (NIA) on Friday The NIA had re-registered warriors in combating Covid- ! - separate cadre for healthcare App” for One Nation One services among beneficiaries of Bhagat, who may be inducted said it has recovered 91 lakh the case on June 23 last year and 19, a Parliamentary panel has % professionals in view of “situa- Ration Card beneficiaries aim- the NFSA, particularly migrant as a Minister in the drug proceeds in Handwara taken up the investigation. joined the bandwagon of coun- ! + tion arising out of the coron- ing for a nationwide portability beneficiaries, fair price shop Government headed by the narco-terrorism case. “Recently, NIA had arrest- try’s doctors calling for the cre- avirus pandemic that had of ration cards under the (FPS) or ration shop dealers and newly appointed Chief The case was initially regis- ed five accused persons from ation of an Indian Medical " stressed the need for improving National Food Security Act other stakeholders. Minister Tirath Singh Rawat. tered as FIR No. 183/2020 dated Srinagar and Jammu on March Services (IMS) on the lines of !! the healthcare infrastructure (NFSA). Migrant beneficiaries in He further added that ben- Kaushik is a fourth-term June 11, 2020 at Police Station 1 and had taken them on All India Civil Services such as ! in the nation beginning from particular can use it for identi- eficiaries can identify and locate MLA from Haridwar con- Handwara under Kupwara dis- remand for 15 days. Based upon IAS and IPS for the imple- "" % the grassroots.” fying the nearest fair price shop, the nearest ration shop and also stituency, and is one of the trict of Jammu and Kashmir examination and disclosure of mentation of flagship pro- + The creation of the IMS check details of their entitlement can easily check details about senior most legislators of the wherein during checking of arrested accused persons, NIA grammes related to health. cadre has become more relevant and recent transactions. foodgrain entitlement, recent party in the hilly State. vehicles at Kairo Bridge, conducted searches and recov- The “moment is the gold- in the times of coronavirus, According to Sudhanshu transaction and status of Handwara, accused Abdul ered proceeds of narcotics smug- en opportunity to explore the Association (FORDA) demand whereby doctors from various Pandey, Secretary, Department Aadhaar seeding. Momin Peer’s Hyundai Creta gling to the tune of 91 lakh,” the possibility of organizing Indian for setting up such exclusive specialities can devise effective of Food and Public Distribution vehicle was intercepted by police. NIA said in a statement. Medical Services … The Service “to bring about a dras- strategies for controlling the under Ministry of Consumer Committee feels that Indian tic change in the healthcare sec- epidemic and improving the Affairs, a total of about 15.4 Medical Services would pro- tor.” overall healthcare system in Crore portability transactions vide efficient healthcare man- The IMS will be responsi- the future, the federation said. have been recorded under the agers to enhance the success ble for holding the adminis- “Healthcare systems one nation one ration card rate of healthcare projects and trative responsibilities pertain- demand thorough knowledge between April 2020 and Feb make policy programmes and ing to the district medical offi- of the domain. Knowledge of 2021. “Presently, 32 States/UTs specific course of action for cer, project officers of various subject specialists (doctors) in are covered under ONORC and fighting against lethal disease,” disease control programmes, devising policies is essential for integration of remaining four said Parliamentary Committee and the various ranks of sec- galvanising the healthcare sys- states, West Bengal, Delhi, headed by Rajya Sabha mem- retaries in the Union health tem of the nation,” it said. Chhattisgarh and Assam, is ber Ram Gopal Verma. ministry and the state health The Health Survey and expected to be completed in next The Parliamentary panel’s departments and the heads all Planning Committee (also few months,” he said. views in its report submitted in other areas in the health sector, known as Mudaliar Pandey said that the Parliament recently are in con- Dr Rajan Sharma, the then Committee) had recommend- android-based mobile applica- sonance to the Indian Medical IMA national president had ed the formation of a central tion, developed by the National Association (IMA) and The said in a letter last year in July. health cadre in its report in Informatics Centre (NIC), is Federation of Resident Doctors The basic qualification to 1961, it said. currently in Hindi and English. ! " $ &!'' '$! $ () (*+ 34&'45%6 cases. They cumulatively account for 85.6 per cent of the fter dipping to below new cases reported in the past A10,000 in third week of 24 hours. February, the daily Covid cases On December 24, 24,712 crossed 23,285 mark, the high- new infections were reported in est in around 78 days, taking a span of 24 hours. The num- the total tally of infections to ber of people who have recu- 1,13,08,846. perated from the disease surged The death toll has to1,09,53,303, while the case increased to 1,58,306 with 117 fatality rate stands at 1.40 per daily new fatalities, the data cent, the data stated. The 117 updated at 8 am showed. The new fatalities include 57 from total active caseload increased Maharashtra, 18 from Punjab to 1,97,237, which now com- and 13 from Kerala. prises 1.74 per cent of the total India’s Covid-19 tally had infections, while the recovery crossed the 20-lakh mark on rate has dropped to 96.86 per August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, cent, said the Union Health 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 Ministry. Maharashtra, Kerala, lakh on September 16. It went Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and past 60 lakh on September 28, Tamil Nadu continue to report 70 lakh on October 11, crossed a surge in the COVID daily 80 lakh on October 29. &0 !"#$# ) . /6 7!57 !( 783 ., JP leader Suvendu Adhikari Bon Friday filed his nomina- Malappuram: For the first fight the election from “Three senior leaders, P K tion for the Nandigram /0 time in 25 years, the Indian Kozhikode South constituency Kunhalikutty, M K Muneer Assembly seat, announcing with Union Muslim League (IUML), and became the first woman and K P A Majeed have been his filing of the nomination “the 7!57 joined the BJP in presence of a key ally of the Congress-led candidate from the IUML since given exemption from the process of Asol Poriborton (Real Prime Minister Narendra Modi United Democratic Front, is 1996 when Kamarunnisa three-term criteria for candi- Change) begins in Bengal.” eteran actor Mithun during his March 7 mega rally fielding a woman candidate in Anwar had unsuccessfully tried date selection. All other MLAs The real change would VChakraborty has shown at the Brigade Parade Ground the April 6 assembly elections her luck from the same seg- who have completed three kickstart with a peaceful, devel- his reluctance in contesting in was scheduled to start cam- in Kerala. ment. terms have been denied tickets opment-oriented, democratic the upcoming Bengal Assembly paigning for the party from Noorbina Rasheed is “There were allegations this time,” an office-bearer of regime whose “first priority elections, BJP sources said. March 12. among the 25 candidates that women were not given the party said. would be to return the chit fund Apparently looking for a “I am very much a BJP announced by the party on importance in our party. This Ibrahim Kunju and M C money to the people of Bengal. Chief Ministerial face, the saf- member and I have joined the Friday, as it dropped two taint- is a reply to them. I will take up Kamaruddin, jailed in Though the former fron leadership had earlier party after closely following ed MLAs, including former the responsibility and fulfill my Palarivattom flyover case and Trinamool Congress leader and - . "! + +"! # ! expressed its willingness to Prime Minister Narendra minister V K Ibrahim Kunju. duties towards the voters,” jewellery scam respectively Bengal Minister would “not " + ! 0 .! + 1 ' ( field veteran Chakraborty in Modi’s pattern of working. He Eight sitting MLAs have Rasheed told reporters. were not given tickets this take personal questions” regard- the elections. has made India proud and he been fielded by the party, Party supremo Panakkad time. ing the alleged “attack” on Chief for five years.” first the son of Mother India Senior leader and party has been working for the poor besides former Malappuram Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal However, Kunju’s son K E Minister Mamata Banerjee dur- Adhikari who led a huge then Bengal and then East observer for Bengal Kailash people. As I have always want- MP and senior party leader P announced the list of 25 can- Gafoor has been nominted ing her elections campaign at 500-metre procession to the Midnapore and Nandigram … Vijayvargiya earlier said that, “if ed to stand by the poor from K Kunhalikutty, who resigned didates at a press meet at from Kalamassery. Barulia Bazar in Nandigram he Haldia SDM office where he I am a real Bhoomiputra” Mithunda wants to fight the my youth I decided to join the his Lok Sabha seat recently to Panakkad here. Kunhalikutty, a former launded a scathing attack on his filed his nomination said “I expressing his hope to receive elections we are ready to field BJP and contribute my bit to the throw his hat in the state poll IUML has been allotted 27 industries and IT minister, will opponent for “riding to success come here as a Bhoomiputra the blessings of the local people him. He will be an asset in that Prime Minister’s mega effort,” arena. seats out of the total 140 and contest from Vengara segment on the shoulders of the people and not a person who comes to for bringing about the real context.” Chakrabarty had earlier told the The IUML also announced two more candidates would be while another former minister of Nandigram but forgetting it this place after five years … I am change in the State.” The veteran mega star who media in Kolkata. Abdul Samad Samadhani will announced later. M K Muneer will try his luck be its candidate for the byelec- The party also said P V from Koduvally. tion to the Malappuram Lok Abdul Wahab, whose Rajya IUML state general secre- Sabha constituency, also to be Sabha term, is ending next tary KPA Majeed # ! " * 1 held on April 6. month would be the party’s (Thirurangadi) will make his ! + ! Noorbina Rasheed will nominee for the seat again. electoral debut. PTI .% , D?D"6 drifting at sea since 09 Mar 21 + “owing to failure of its propul- D?D"6 nation, the chief minister had " " he Indian Navy rushed help sion, power generation machin- also said that owing to the post- Tto a stranded cargo ship ery and navigational equip- day after the MVA ponement of the examination, 6 . which was drifting in the high ment”. AGovernment intervened in age limit of a section of students seas while sailing from Oman to “Based on preliminary aer- the protests over the sudden – who apprehended that they Iraq after the failure of its ial assessment about the distress postponement of the would not able to appear for the >1 propulsion, power generation of MV Nayan, the Indian Naval Maharashtra Public Service exam as they had crossed the age Srinagar: National Conference machinery and navigational Ship dispatched its VBSS (Visit Commission (MPSC) prelimi- criteria – would not come in the leader and former Minister equipment. Board, Search and Seizure) nary examination and said it erupted in several parts of the way of their appearing for the Mumbai: The Bombay High “We are very disturbed to Basharat Bukhari quit the party The Indian Navy on team along with a technical would re-schedule it within state over the sudden post- postponed examination as all the Court on Friday directed the know that while the trial in a on Friday. Thursday dispatched its VBSS team by boat to offer assistance eight days, the MPSC on Friday ponement of MPSC preliminary students would be allowed to Maharashtra CID and the CBI similar incident in Karnataka In a letter to NC president (Visit Board, Search and to the vessel that had seven announced that it would con- examination-2020, chief minis- appear for the deferred exam. to state clearly when their probe has already commenced, in Farooq Abdullah, Bukhari Seizure) team along with a Indians as her crew,” a statement duct the deferred preliminary ter Uddhav Thackeray had The MPSC had earlier in into the killings of activists Maharashtra, it is not clear informed him about his deci- technical team by boat to offer issued by defence spokesperson examination on March 21. announced on Thursday the day attributed its decision to Govind Pansare and Narendra when the investigation will be sion to dissociate from the assistance to the stranded mer- said here on Friday. In a statement issued here, evening that his Government defer the MPSC preliminary Dabholkar would be complete. completed even though the party. chant cargo ship MV Nayan that “The naval teams worked the MPSC said: “The MPSC- would re-schedule the MPSC examinations-2020 to the The state Criminal cases are of similar nature,” the “Very respectfully, I here- had seven Indians as her crew. continuously for seven hours 2020 preliminary examination, within next eight days. increasing spread of Covid-19 in Investigation Department (CID) bench said. by disassociate from the party The Navy rushed its tech- onboard MV Nayan to opera- which was earlier scheduled for The MPSC 2020 prelims various parts of the state. “We are is probing the killing of com- Dabholkar was shot dead on (J&K National Conference) nical assistance MV Nayan tionalise her equipment viz. March 14 but postponed yes- exams, scheduled to be con- postponing the MPSC prelimi- munist leader Pansare while August 20, 2013, in Pune, while from this day 12th of March after INS Talwar deployed in both Generators, Steering terday, will now be held on ducted on March 14, have been nary examination as a precau- the central agency is probing the Pansare was shot on February 2021, Friday onwards. Please be the Gulf of Oman, received a Pump, Sea Water Pump, March 21. The examinees can postponed for the fifth time in tionary measure taken in view killing of Dabholkar, a well- 16, 2015, in Kolhapur in west- kind enough to acknowledge broadcast call from the strand- Compressor and Main Engine use the hall tickets issued to the past one year owing to the of the spurt in the number of known anti-superstition activist. ern Maharashtra and died four the above mentioned expres- ed merchant cargo ship MV thereby making the vessel sea- them for the March 14 exam for Covid-19 crisis. Covid-19 cases in the state,” a A bench of Justices S S days later. sion and oblige,” the former Nayan. The cargo ship, on tran- worthy again,” the spokesperson the March 21 examination”. In another relief to the stu- statement issued by the MPSC Shinde and Manish Pitale also Kalburgi, a Kannada schol- MLA from Sangrama in sit from Oman to Iraq, was added. Hours after the protests dents appearing for the exami- had said. asked why the trial in the ratio- ar, was shot dead on August 30, Baramulla district wrote. nalist M M Kalburgi killing 2015. Bukhari, a minister in the case has already begun in Probe agencies have said PDP-BJP government, had Karnataka while the probe in these three cases as well as the joined the National Conference & /* " "" these two older cases is incom- killing of journalist Gauri in December 2018 after quit- plete. Lankesh in 2017 were linked and ting the PDP. In “sensitive cases,” citizens right-wing extremists were Bukhari, in a separate letter " of the country deserved to know behind them. to National Conference vice when probe agencies would The HC is hearing petitions president Omar Abdullah, complete a probe and when the filed by the kin of Dabholkar and thanked the former chief min- The list of the 173 DMK has made Stalin take a tightrope trial is likely to begin, the court Pansare seeking a court moni- ister for love and affection to him 2%4336 candidates was released by Stalin walk while picking the candi- - said. toring of the two probes. PTI during his stay in the party. PTI on Friday at the party head- dates. Interestingly, Thanga K Stalin, president, DMK, quarters in Chennai. Durai Tamilchelvan, who joined the D?D"6 11 pm. Mwho is also the chief min- Murugan (83), the Vellore Sasikala camp in 2017 and Apart from this, only 50 isterial candidate of the party, strongman, KN Nehru, K witched over his loyalty to the n a major cause for concern persons will be permitted for ? 9:" " ! would contest the April 6 Ponmudi and MRK DMK has been fielded at Ifor the State health machin- weddings, funerals, political, assembly election in Tamil Nadu Panneerselvam, all party stal- Bodinaykanur where he would ery, the Covid-19 infections on religious or other social events from Kolathur, a constituency he warts figure in the list. The DMK take on deputy chief minister O Friday shot up to an alarming while public gardens and parks + + @ ,P' + has been representing since is leaving no stones unturned to Panneerselvan. 15,817 cases, which is the and clubs shall be closed to 2011. ensure victory in this election as Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, highest daily caseload in the break the virus chain. Udhayanidhi Stalin, the film the party was out of power for the glamorous close friend of State since October 7 last year, The local authorities Fatehpur (UP): Two labourers ers were laying the roof of a house where the labourers were actor son of the DMK chief the last 10 years. Karunanidhi who was also a for- even as the authorities are implementing similar died and 19 others fell ill after house in Bhuli village. working, on Wednesday night. would face his first electoral bat- This is the first general mer union minister has been imposed pandemic restric- short-term, long-term, partial consuming suspected spurious “Two labourers died and 19 Shivbhola Paswan (40) died tle from Chepauk, a DMK assembly election in Tamil Nadu brought back as candidate at the tions in many cities and dis- or near-total measures liquor at a village in Ghazipur others were rushed to a hospi- while he was being taken to a stronghold in Chennai. It would which is being fought after the age of 74. The list is a mixture tricts in the State. are being implemented in sev- area of Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur, tal in Kanpur for treatment. All hospital on Thursday evening be an emotional battle for demises of AIADMK supremo of experience, youth and knowl- A day after the daily cases eral districts like Dhule, officials said on Friday. of the ill are out of danger,” Jha and Motilal (50) died during Udhayanidhi as the constituen- and former chief minister J edge, according to Stalin. Sons rose to 14,317, Maharashtra Buldhana, Jalgaon, Parbhani Sub-Divisional Magistrate said. treatment at a government hos- cy was represented by his grand- Jayalalithaa and DMK leader M and grandsons of may party vet- witnessed a further increase of and Jalna. of Fatehpur Sadar Pramod Jha He said the exact cause of pital on Friday morning, he father late M Karunanidhi, for- Karunanidhi. erans have made it to the DMK’s 1500 cases taking the total “The state government has said a team was sent to Bhuli the death could be ascertained said. mer chief minister who left this The DMK is facing dissen- list. “The candidates were select- daily caseload in the state to decided that a weekend lock- village and it found that 21 only after postmortem. The SHO said Dangal world in 2017 at the ripe age of sion within the party for pro- ed mainly based on their 15,817. The pandemic claimed down will be imposed Friday labourers had fallen ill after Earlier in the day, Ghazipur Maurya and another person 97. moting dynasty politics and this winnability,” said Stalin. 56 lives in various parts of the (tonight) from 12 am till consuming the suspected spu- police station SHO Kamlesh Pal were taken into custody and state on Friday. Monday morning 6 am in rious liquor on Wednesday had said that eight labourers fell were being interrogated. Incidentally, the caseload of Parbhani district,” Minority night. ill after consuming liquor A liquor bottle was seized 15817 witnessed on Friday is Affairs Minister Nawab Malik According to the sub-divi- offered by Dangal Maurya alias and was sent to a forensic lab, =****. ! " the highest daily infection tally said in the evening. sional magistrate, the 21 labour- Ganga Maurya, landlord of the he added. PTI recorded since October 7, 2021 On his part, Maharashtra when the state registered chief Minister Uddhav PO6 + !!P 14,578. Thackeray had on Thursday 778 " With Friday’s 15,817 fresh indicated that there would be ?!." Guwahati: Over 70,000 youths in the state. Lok Sabha MP and cases, the total infections in the lockdown measures in ‘some of Assam have registered their “Assam is on its way to ful- Congress Campaign Committee state climbed from 2,26,6374 to places’ across the state. He had names for the Congress’s ‘job filling its dream of a progressive chairman Pradyut Bordoloi 2,28,2191. Similarly, with 56 asked the District Collectors, * guarantee programme’ for future with its youngsters show- asserted that the party is com- fresh deaths the Covid-19 toll Municipal Commissioners, " 89: unemployed youths, a senior ing immense support for mitted to empowering the state’s in the state went up from Police Commissioners and Shillong: About 99 per cent of party leader said on Friday. Congress’s job guarantee pro- youths. 52,667 to 52,723. Superintendents of Police – to Covid-19 patients in Meghalaya The staggering number of gramme,” he said. Manifesto Committee chair- Meanwhile, the take calls depending on the sit- have recovered from the infec- applications show that people “This shows Assam’s faith in man Gaurav Gogoi said that Pune Municipal Corporation uation. P AB)) tion and 60,000 people have got have accepted the party’s vision Congress’s people-centric vision, once the party is voted to power (PMC) announced shutting Later, the Centre had on vaccine against the disease, for progress, Congress state unit with youths waiting for the in the state, the ongoing duress down of all educational Thursday announced that 8 out Health Minister AL Hek chief Ripun Bora said. party to return to power for the faced by the unemployed youth institutions till March 31. of 10 worst-hit Covid-19 dis- Bengaluru: Two more cases South African strain were informed the assembly on The Congress has promised realisation of their aspirations,” will be addressed and their All hotels and restaurants tricts in the country are in with South African strain have detected in Ballari, taking the Friday. to generate one lakh government Congress Legislature Party futures will be anchored in their will close by 10 pm, while Maharashtra, adding to the been detected in Karnataka, as total number of such cases in Replying to a call attention jobs every year if voted to power leader Debabrata Saikia said. homeland. PTI home deliveries are allowed till state’s concerns. the state reported 833 new the state to three. motion moved by Congress Covid-19 cases and five fatali- The two had come to member Ampareen Lyngdoh, he ties,taking the caseload to 9.58 Ballari from Dubai last week. said that 13,915 people have lakh and the toll to 12,386, the They were subjected to been cured of coronavirus and !23-4 )5) Health department said on tests after they developed symp- currently the state has only 20 Friday. toms and tested positive, offi- active cases. The day also saw 545 cial sources said, adding they The health minister said #DD? dom movement, express grat- non-violent feat to achieve patients getting discharged after were undergoing necessary that 67 beneficiaries were inoc- itude to the martyrs, and reflect freedom through Dandi March recovery. treatment and due contact trac- ulated on March 1 when vacci- ieutenant Governor Manoj the glory of Sanatan Bharat and from Sabarmati Ashram in Bengaluru Urban contin- ing processes have been fol- nation was rolled out for senior LSinha on Friday led the Modern India, while displaying 1930. ued to top the list of positive lowed. citizens and those above 45 “Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav” the spirituality of mystics and Expressing his privilege of cases, accounting for 526 infec- The first COVID-19 posi- years of age with comorbidities. celebrations in J&K by visiting contribution of our scientists. coming to the holy land of tions tive case with South Africa He said that the registration Bagoona, Samba, the birth- In order to commemorate Rajinder Singh Pura, the Lt Cumulatively 9,58,417 strain in the state was found in for vaccination can be done both place of first recipient of Maha 75 years of India’s Governor observed that the COVID-19 positive cases have Shivamogga on March 10. online and on the spot. Vir Chakra Brigadier Rajinder Independence, we must culture of our country teaches been confirmed in the state, Among fresh cases, Hek urged people who are Singh, where he inaugurated demonstrate our shared com- us that one must visit a pil- which includes 12,386 deaths Kalaburagi followed Bengaluru in that group to get the COVID- the curtain raiser event of the mitment to fundamental values grimage site before starting and 9,37,898 discharges, the Urban with 38, Tumakuru 36, 19 vaccine at government health mega celebrations. of harmony, Sarv Dharma the festivities. Health department said in a Dakshina Kannada 35 and centres for free or at private hos- The Lt Governor paid flo- Sambhav, freedoms and duties “Today my desire is ful- bulletin. Kolar 30, followed by others. pitals on payment of Rs 250 only. ral tributes to Brigadier Day. called for in his address to the and work towards sustainable filled. I visited the holy birth- Out of 8,114 active cases, Bengaluru Urban district The minister said that over Rajinder Singh and flagged off Speaking on the occasion, nation from the ramparts of and inclusive development so place of Brigadier Rajinder 7,989 patients are stable and in topped the list of positive cases, 311 COVID vaccination centres a bike & cycle rally and tableau the Lt Governor called upon Red Fort on August 15, 2017 that prosperity reaches to all, Singh, who is an epitome of isolation at designated hospitals, with a total of 4,10,181, fol- have been opened and 191 cold to mark the occasion. the people to actively and should emerge on the 75th said the Lt Governor. unmatched valour and sacri- while 125 are in Intensive Care lowed by Mysuru 54,367 and chain points are functioning The inaugural ceremony enthusiastically participate in anniversary of Independence in Terming March 12 as a fice. From his birth place, I Units. Ballari 39,386. across the state. He also said that witnessed a series of events ‘Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ 2022 from the joint strength of major milestone in India’s free- extend my greetings to the Bengaluru Urban also Among discharges too, vaccination does not ensure filled with patriotic ethos giv- and renew their resolve to all”, said the Lt Governor. dom struggle, the Lt Governor people of Jammu and Kashmir accounted for two deaths, while Bengaluru Urban headed the complete protection from the ing glimpses of the 75 weeks build a new India together. The Lt Governor observed observed that the day is of great on the launch of Azaadi Ka the other three were from Bidar, list with 3,99,656, followed by disease but it will help in reduc- long commemorative celebra- “A New India - as Prime that the mega celebrations significance as it captures Amrut Mohatsav”, said the Lt Dharwad and Kalaburagi. Mysuru 53,144 and Ballari ing the severity of the infection tions of the 75th Independence Minister Narendra Modi had should hold the spirit of free- Mahatma Gandhi’s another Governor. Meanwhile, two cases with 38,686. PTI if and when it happens. PTI !"#$# &4
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Importantly, this the tired “Kashmir” line that 3MG # 5 subcontinental land, that have relatively nuanced their %4N'44$ 4O blockade was triggered by the has lost its resonance in most , Mahatma Gandhi supported outlook by “opening up” and ! $76 36 Trump Administration and countries within the Ummah. the Khilafat movement or that having warm relations with has now been reiterated by the The dangers of acceding to Kemal Ataturk was principally countries like India and Israel, $@4'62 4'!3 Biden Administration — leav- the basic instincts of both 2 89 against religion in governance to the discomfort of Pakistan. %4D?@7A ing Pakistan with no choice but Turkey and Pakistan have (hence antithetical to the two- The reciprocal and asym- to look at China for its Z-10 started outweighing the ben- nation idea) has been studious- metrical support plays out '!D4 62 attack helicopters. This move efits of tactically “overlooking” ly ignored. In both the 1965 and with Islamabad aligning itself $!56 62 % will accelerate the looping of their repeated misdemeanours. 1971 Indo-Pak wars, Turkey was to Ankara’s position in the the triad entailing Turkey, Irrespective of the partisan an odd supporter of Pakistan, Nagorno-Karabakh war, just &@@3 Pakistan and China, wherein administration in Washington, even though there was no as Ankara emerges as the only "4556:4@4324 the Turkish jointsmanship with the US actions and reactions apparent dissonance with India. other (besides China) sup- Pakistan in developing the are following a set pattern, and Today, both Pakistan and porter of Islamabad on 63 4@C@4 4@4324 Siper long-range missiles and Delhi is stitching its own Turkey are in the throes of polit- Kashmir. Washington DC 3'::@4 6B4 the TF-X fighter jets could get alliances to counter the unholy ical and societal revisionism, faces a difficult challenge to $! ?@63: !@ access to Chinese technology. nexus among the triad of where they make even more control and balance conflict- Turkey has already signed Turkey, China and Pakistan. common cause with each other. ing interest with Pakistan, 6 !&3@4:6D4F a manufacture-and-technol- (The writer, a military Both the Cold War US allies find which it needs irreplaceably ? 43324 ogy-transfer contract with veteran, is a former Lt themselves at odds in a recalibrat- for securing American inter- Pakistan for four Turkish- Governor of Andaman & ed order that broadly splits the ests in Afghanistan and, with built MILGEM corvettes, Nicobar Islands and world into “democracies” and Turkey, where it has the whereas the air forces collab- Puducherry. 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he wayside amenities sector is evolving as a potential economic trigger in India. The cat- Talyst is a huge network of quality highways coming up across the country. The way things are 9 3 (3 shaping up, wayside amenities consisting of retail fuel ) outlets, eating joints, food courts, public conve- DEMG $ 4 niences and other commuter-friendly services will create a plethora of gainful jobs and economic activ- ! ? S DEGN ) , S 2 3),25 ities away from urban spaces and will give a big boost to the local economy in the countryside. According DENM - ) ( to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, over 11,000 km of National Highways 7 ( (NHs) were constructed during the current finan- cial year at an average of 35 km per day. Gadkari has MD DELD(LN GG vowed to increase the pace of road construction to GHDM(DI ) GF - ( achieve a rate of 40 km per day and the Union Budget GD allocated 1.81 lakh crore to highways. The Government has already awarded contracts for 13,000 km of roads at a cost of 3.3 lakh crore under $ ( the 5.35 lakh crore ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana.’ %4&A - ( Better road infrastructure is loaded with var- %63: @4 3@ NF 9 $ GL 4 NH 5 ied opportunities as wayside amenities along high- %$63:?$ > GF - ( ( ways and byways can be utilised as a marketplace &A 6'4 (- ( for local artisans by promoting their craft. This will D436 64 $ in turn add value to that particular place. The con- 2!3 6 63:! cept of wayside amenities is also in sync with the @4 65 ?45 Central Government’s initiative to set up Farmer !? 54 4 63: Producer Organisations (FPOs), which are aimed #!63 !!' 7 1 - ()= ( at enhancing not only our growers’ income but also 2!?@ $?"562 culture a mass movement, not just for The National Highways side amenities would be a vital infra- ) DIL to ensure that their produce is sold at a remunera- 2!3B4364324 a wealthy nation but also a healthy Authority of India (NHAI) has structure to boost tourism and add 4 2 $ ! 32$!5 NIN tive price. FPOs are member-based farmers’ insti- 3'! %4@ nation. As per an estimate, the organ- already started the process of devel- to the employment opportunities DDI MND ( tutions to feed the growing population of the world 2!DD? 4@C ic food segment in India is expected oping wayside amenities at 183 loca- for the local populace. with shrinking resources and a rapidly changing cli- to grow at 10 per cent during 2015- tions along the NHs. Facilities with Each toll plaza is being judged on @643'5A mate. Besides India, countries like China, Vietnam 4@B624 &655 25 and is estimated to reach 75,000 an area of more than five acres will three major criteria: Efficiency, safe- ( and Indonesia, too, have adopted the FPO approach crore by 2025. be developed under the brand name ty and user services. These are fur- very successfully. The Government, with an aim to 2@4 4 The Central Government aims ‘Highway Village’ and facilities on ther divided into a total of 39 para- make this initiative a success, is providing necessary $54 %!@! to increase the length of NHs to plots smaller than five acres will be meters which include average speed; policy support. Consequently, FPOs have the :63 ?5#!" 3' 2,00,000 km against the current developed under the brand name road condition; facility for public; ser- potential to be the game changers for small and mar- 42!3!D62 length of around 1,31,326 km. A huge ‘Highway Nest.’ The Ministry of vice road; delay at toll plaza; accidents; ginal farmers, who do not have the economic 2 6B6 64 &A stretch of State roads — around Road Transport and Highways incident response time; wayside strength to apply production technology, services and @!D?@"3 53,000 km — is being developed as (MoRTH) plans to develop a network amenities; general cleanliness and so marketing, including value addition. $24 3'&655 NHs. Around 3,500 km of the NH of amenities every 50 km on the NHs. on. These criteria were framed after For instance, food courts can have a dedicated :6B4"6:"!! which includes the Madurai-Kollam So, over 1,000 such amenities will be detailed studies held by the NHAI corner where they can run retail outlets for the farm ! %45!25 corridor and the Chittoor-Thatchur developed across the country. Private and MoRTH. No such criteria have produce supplied by FPOs for whom the Central 42!3!DA63 %4 corridor will be developed at an players will also be involved in this been developed across the globe in Government has provisioned 496 crore for five years 2!?3 @A 6'4 investment of 1.03 lakh crore. In endeavour. the past which evaluates the perfor- # (2019-20 to 2023-24) with a further committed lia- Kerala, 1,100 km of NHs will be However, the country cannot mance of highways from the user’s bility of 2,369 crore from 2024-25 to 2027-28 developed at an investment of cash in on the economic opportuni- perspective. Better traffic flow facil- - ? 3DJ5 # 3DI5 $ 3DL5 > S towards their hand holding. FPOs are being formed 65,000 crore, including the Mumbai- ties provided by wayside amenities if itates in saving the time spent in com- and promoted through the Cluster-Based Business Kanyakumari corridor’s 600-km sec- the movement of traffic on highways muting, improving customer experi- Organisations (CBBOs) engaged at the State or clus- tion. These highways will change the is not safe. Hence, the rating of roads ence, saving fuel and reducing the ter level by implementing agencies. The CBBOs will economic profile of the region. is very important and recently nation’s carbon footprint. Thanks to have five categories of specialists from the domain The 675-km-long NH in West Gadkari released the ratings for visionary leaders, India is going to ( of crop husbandry, agri-marketing, value addition Bengal to be developed at a cost of 18,668 km of completed four-six lane have many iconic corridors, which are " 4 ) ( and processing, social mobilisation, law and 25,000 crore, including the upgra- NH stretches covering 343 toll plazas. world class, for example, the DEEM accounts, and Information Technology/Management dation of the existing Kolkata-Siliguri This initiative undertaken by the Mumbai-Delhi Expressway, the Taj GHDM 3 HLE5 " Information Systems. These CBBOs will be a plat- route, will not only ensure seamless NHAI aims at improving its account- Expressway, the Ambala-Chandigarh form for end-to-end knowledge for all issues in FPO movement of traffic but will also pro- ability towards road users, who pay Expressway and the Delhi- , 1 promotion. vide umpteen highway tourism a fee for the use of developed NHs. Saharanpur-Dehradun Economic 2 - 4 DIF The concept of ‘Agri Visit’ is very popular in opportunities. During the COVID- The fundamental objective of high- Corridor, work on which is underway. foreign countries. In India, too, at many places on 19 pandemic, many fuel stations way rating is “minimum time with India is poised for a wayside C 2$! 4 highways, farms are being developed for this pur- also made groceries and other essen- maximum safety in a stress-free amenities boom. What is needed is NLE 1 FJJ - IMF pose. On similar lines, such places can be developed tials available for the people for pur- environment” from the highway an enabling ambience and interven- # on highways, which, in addition to commercial ser- chase. Since the movement was users’ perspective. tions from the Centre and States, in vices, can also promote local goods and services. It restricted and hygiene was a point of High-quality highways, coupled terms of hassle-free land acquisitions will also lead to empowerment and inclusive Prasad and Sharp are concern, fuel stations became a pop- with improved standards of living and and faster approvals. It will be a win- " growth of local communities. Wayside amenities can co-founders, Aritraa ular choice for people to buy items of higher disposable income, would win situation for all stakeholders in # )#) S Corporation.The views also promote organic farming in a big way, which expressed daily need. It was also an occasion for enable overall growth in tourism, an evergreen sector, which beckons $ ( is beneficial for all: Farmers, consumers and the envi- are personal. people to appreciate the value of good never seen before in our country. And public-private partnership for a self- ronment. There is a need for making organic agri- facilities on highways. hence development of superior way- reliant India. # % ( ( # ( POINTCOUNTERPOINT ( 4 7 ( . ( - % 9 ) - GM ( 2 . . ) , L L 3 5
he militancy of trade ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan are whereas we should be waving comply as well as the TUs of the management to carry day. Moreover, it is almost unions (TUs) has done pertinent. He says that Kerala green flags to investors”, he have threatened that they on the business. unsupervised work as a com- Tenough damage to the has not had a single industri- says. His words need to be will not permit the company The pharmaceutical pany official or manager must economy of the country. al investment in the last 20 taken seriously. to carry on its business activ- industry is rapidly growing, give 10-day advance intima- Though it may sound strange, years due to the malaise of It is a relief that the Kerala ities in the State unless their particularly in the wake of the tion to an employee for a field but some of the States have trade unionism. He wonders High Court in its recent judg- demands are met. Coronavirus pandemic and visit which cannot be for been lagging behind in the that if Keralites can go to the ment has taken note of the Similar incidents were also due to India’s projected more than three days at a race for industrialisation and Middle East and set up an growing militancy among reported at Thrissur, Calicut position as the pharmacy of stretch. Even the number of employment generation 8 936 industry there, why can’t they medical representatives. A and Parappanangadi where the world. times a manager can visit an mainly because of the militant do it in India? However, he drug company filed a writ the unions threatened that the Given the nation’s ambi- employee is fixed. and irresponsible TUs. For observes that if any industry petition stating that on entire business would be tions to become a global hub Hence, there are many instance, West Bengal which comes up in Kerala, it is account of administrative brought to a standstill if their for medical tourism and qual- such rules that discourage was once considered the hub closed within two years. reasons, as well as business demands were not met. The ity, affordable drugs, the need effective supervision and by of industries in India was Without industries, how will exigencies, it had to redeploy deputy general manager of the hour is to tap into the and large the sales employee deprived of investment you create capital, wealth and its territory branch managers lodged a complaint before the opportunity so as to grab the is on his/her own. The opportunities, and hence add jobs? to other parts of the country. senior police officers; howev- world market. But this must Government, the judiciary, employment and prosperity, Kerala is a cent per cent The service conditions clear- er, no action was taken. be realised by the workers the companies, the TUs and due to the activities of the literate State but it has hard- ly stated that the employees While allowing the peti- and their leaders, too. above all civil society will Left-leaning TUs. ly any jobs for youngsters. were transferable. Though business managers and sales tion, the High Court in its However, the general griev- have to make concerted Sadly, even the pharma- Sreedharan cites how indus- most of the staff accepted the representatives of the said order said that even if the ance of the companies is that efforts to stop this menace so ceutical industry is in the grip trialist Kochouseph transfer and joined their company in carrying out their demand is legitimate, the the TUs have their self-styled as to take the country on the of irresponsible trade union- Chittilappilly, who set up an respective postings, some duties. only option for the unions is rules and they often resort to path of progress and prosper- ism as a section of medical electrical appliance maker V- refused to oblige. Further, they also to resolve the dispute in a violence. ity. This is the need of the representatives, which earns Guard had to shift 80 per cent With the help of the approached the Labour manner known to law. Under The normal process of the hour in a post-pandemic Commissioner, Mumbai, well but works less, often The writer is a senior of his firm’s operations out- Association of Medical and no circumstances can the working of the medical rep- world if India is to realise its holds the drug companies to advocate. The side Kerala because of a hos- Sales Representatives, they with their grievance. workers resort to violence to resentatives is that they work dream of a $5 trillion econo- views expressed According to the writ peti- only up to three pm and my and a global economic ransom. As far as Kerala is are personal. tile labour climate. caused obstruction to the further their cause. That concerned, the words of “My State shows a red flag managerial staff, regional tion, those who refuse to would infringe upon the right remain idle for the rest of the powerhouse by 2024-25. !"#$# " &:
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Separate hearings western Nigeria and kidnapped adding that the military following negotiations with the were held Friday for the other at least 30 students just weeks engaged the attackers and were government, and it is not Beijing: Ahead of the Quad 90 minutes, during which all court in Myanmar on detained journalists. after a similar attack in the able to take 180 staff and stu- known whether a ransom was summit on Friday, China said the four leaders would also lay AFriday extended the pre- Tin Zar Oo and one of region, authorities said Friday. dents to safety. paid. exchanges and cooperation out their vision of a free and trial detention period for an Thein Zaw's brothers were The latest abduction took An unspecified number of The Islamic extremist between countries should con- open Indo-Pacific, amidst Associated Press journalist allowed into the courtroom to place late Thursday night at the the students were injured and group Boko Haram is also tribute to mutual understand- China flexing its muscles in the arrested while covering take part in the 10-minute Federal College of Forestry are receiving medical attention known to kidnap young ing rather than “targeting” a strategically-vital region. demonstrations against the videoconference. Tin Zar Oo Mechanization, Afaka, in the at a military facility. Security women and force them into third party and refrain from China is engaged in hotly military's seizure of power last said she was able to submit Igabi local government area of forces "are conducting an oper- marriage, most notably the “pursuing exclusive blocs”. contested territorial disputes in month. He is facing a charge documents giving her power of Kaduna state, police said. ation to track the missing stu- 2014 attack on the Chibok US President Joe Biden, the South and East China Seas. that could send him to prison attorney for the case, but only “About 30 students, a mix dents,” Aruwan said. secondary school in Borno Prime Minister Narendra Beijing has also made sub- for three years. at the next hearing might be of males and females, are yet to Nigerian authorities also state. Modi, Australian Prime stantial progress in militarising Thein Zaw, 32, was one of allowed to submit a bail appli- be accounted for,” the state's said that “bandits” were behind That mass abduction Minister Morrison and its man-made islands in the nine media workers taken into cation. commissioner for International the earlier abduction of 279 sparked international outcry Japanese Prime Minister past few years. custody during a street protest A representative of the US Security and Home Affairs, schoolgirls late last month in and prompted the Yoshihide Suga will attend the Beijing claims sovereignty on February 27 in Yangon, the Embassy was also present in Samuel Aruwan, said in a state- the northwest, referring to the #BringBackOurGirls cam- virtual summit, which is the between nations should con- over all of the South China Sea. country's largest city, and has court for the teleconference, ment. Several staff of the school groups of armed men who paign. Of the 276 girls taken, first conclave of the top lead- tribute to the mutual under- But Vietnam, Malaysia, the been held without bail. His next said Aryani Manring, a spokes- were also kidnapped, he added. kidnap for money or to press more than 100 are still missing ers of the Quadrilateral alliance, standing and trust among Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan hearing at the Kamayut woman for the mission. His Aruwan said the attack for the release of jailed mem- nearly seven years later. AP on Friday. nations, rather than targeting a have counterclaims. In the East Township court will be on translator and a policeman, as Known as the third party or damaging the China Sea, China has territor- March 24. well as the judge, were also “Quadrilateral Security interest of a third party.” ial disputes with Japan. Friday's hearing , which there. Dialogue,” representatives for “We hope that relevant The evolving situation in Thein Zaw attended via a video Thein Zaw had not been the four-member nations have countries uphold the principles the Indo-Pacific region in the teleconference, came at the end seen by his lawyer or any of his met periodically since its estab- of openness, inclusiveness and wake of China's increasing of his initial remand period. family members since his lishment in 2007. win-win results and refrain military muscle-flexing has Thein Zaw and at least six arrest. Tin Zar Oo said visits at Asked for China's reac- from pursuing exclusive blocs become a major talking point other members of the media Insein Prison, where he is tion to the Quad conclave, and do things that are con- among leading global powers. have been charged with violat- being held, are not allowed Chinese Foreign Ministry ducive to regional peace, sta- The US has been favouring ing a public order law, accord- because of coronavirus con- spokesman Zhao Lijian told a bility and prosperity,” he said. making Quad a security archi- ing to his lawyer, Tin Zar Oo, cerns, so his family has been media briefing here that The meeting to be held vir- tecture to check China's grow- and the independent Assistance dropping off food and supplies “exchanges and cooperation tually is expected to last about ing assertiveness. 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Afghans themselves during suggests that under the interim Agency and Germany's own suit and halted use of the The United States has draft- national reconciliation negoti- Afghan administration, the Islamabad: Gurdeep Singh vaccine oversight body have Anglo-Swedish company's ed a peace plan calling for the ations," Russian Foreign national parliament could either from the ruling Pakistan .?.? said they have no evidence of vaccine, which was developed current Afghan government to Ministry spokeswoman Maria be expanded to include mem- Tehreek-e-Insaf party took the an increase in dangerous with the University of Oxford. be replaced with an interim Zakharova told reporters at bers of the Taliban or sus- oath on Friday as a Senator, Brussels: A total of 65 journal- “The ruthless reign of crime blood clots in connection with Italy's pharmaceutical agency administration until a new con- her weekly briefing. pended until after the election. becoming the first turban- ists and media workers were barons in Mexico, the violence the shots. on Thursday ordered a pre- stitution is agreed and elections "At the same time we have Moscow has said its con- clad Sikh representative in the killed worldwide in 2020 while of extremists in Pakistan, “I regret that on the basis cautionary ban on a particu- held, but Afghan President noted that the formation of an ference next week is meant to upper house of Pakistan's doing their jobs, according to Afghanistan and Somalia, as of the knowledge of Friday lar batch of the vaccine after Ashraf Ghani has refused to interim, inclusive administra- support peace talks held in Parliament. the International Federation of well as the intolerance of hard- morning some countries in the what it said were “serious step aside for a transitional gov- tion would be a logical solution Doha, which have struggled to Singh, from the party of Journalists. liners in India and the European Union have sus- adverse events.” AP ernment. to the problem of integrating yield any breakthroughs. 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Why should they ple can see world cinema and compare with his trademark finesse. give me work was always a question,” it. Earlier, we had been eating the same When one wonders at the effort- he says. cuisine. When we experimented with less switch between characters, Would he say it was nepotism that food, we came to know that there are Tripathi explains that he relies upon, hampered his progress? “The debate many kinds in the world. At the same “A combination of a method, a process, is more to do with who will play the time, amazing storytellers like Imtiaz life experiences and imagination. “I lead in a film. Nepotism is about who Ali, Himanshu Dhulia, Anurag Basu, hear the director’s vision and after that, was launched by whom. Our audience Anurag Kashyap, Neeraj Ghaywan I don’t venture around the monitor. It is aware that if someone doesn’t have and more — who were outsiders — is the director’s job to watch it.” He the talent, irrespective of whose child burst upon the scene. Sharan Sharma, does not interact with the director and it is, they reject him/her. Moreover, the director of Gunjan Saxena, is 25- hardly talks to him before the shoot- there’s no debate about nepotism in the 26 years old. I was very impressed with ing, “Because, of late, there’s hardly any role of a character actor. And 80 per the way he works,” he says. time,” he adds. cent of the people who come to With directors who call small + ! That is not surprising considering Mumbai from different parts of the towns and cities home, the narrative he is for all practical purposes been country are not aiming to be the too has shifted from metros, says the 7@6 6777@ named the ‘man of 2020’ in entertain- romantic leads. They come here after actor. While these changes are exter- ment as we have seen a deluge of films honing their craft in theatre and if nal, the choice of one particular kind " 4D B6B and series, in the past 12 months, on they’re talented, they get good roles. of role is something that Tripathi him- the OTT platforms. Starting with I find the film industry to be a very self determined — the type of father usic is something that has always played an Angrezi Medium going on to Gunjan democratic and unique place,” he that he plays to young women in films Mimportant role in people’s lives all across the Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Mirzapur 2, says. And there are no doubts that he — given that he has a young daugh- globe. And certainly, it tells a lot about someone’s Ludo, Criminal Justice: Behind Closed can be classified as one given that ter. “The father I portray in reel life, personality. So let’s dig in singer Akriti Kakkar’s Doors, Shakeela and Kaagaz. Releasing when a director wanted to cast him when it comes to daughters, is the playlist and find out her taste in music. Here are her next week is Sandeep Aur Pinky recently, Tripathi could accommodate kind I want to be in real life... But in favourite six songs, which sets her mood right: Faraar, a black comedy directed and him only after March 2022! the case of sons, I am an absolutely produced by Dibakar Banerjee. A lot of credit for Tripathi mak- different father. The one in Mirzapur Tere Bin Nahi Lagda Dil Mera by Nusrat Fateh Tripathi himself concurs. “When ing a mark initially goes to Gangs of is cunning. When it comes to daugh- Ali Khan I took a break recently, I realised that Wasseypur (2012), the cult film, where ters, I am simple, kind and a brilliant The song has some sort of power that it does I had worked a lot just before the lock- he played Sultan Qureshi. That he human being,” he says and one can something to me every time I hear it in his voice. down. I should have taken it easy. I landed the role after eight hours of immediately think of Bareilly ki Barfi’s It’s magical. Even though I am happily in love, it don’t know how I was managing it,” he media as the film where he plays the hour. I didn’t take any reference points audition is something which has now Narottam Mishra who does not mind makes me feel very torn inside. says in chaste Hindi laced with the lead for the first time but the assertion from his body language, mannerisms passed into film folklore. “Mukesh sharing a cigarette with his daughter, matter-of-fact tone that he is known seems to be surprising. Talk about or behaviour because the audience Chhabra (casting director) made me Bitti. Lag Jaa Gale By Lata Mangeshkar for. He’s befuddled at the sheer volume Ludo or Mirzapur and his is the first doesn’t know Lal Bihari. I wanted to do every scene in a variety of ways. Tripathi does not shy away from It’s an eternal fav of all music lovers. as, he now points out that, a series is name that comes to mind before any do justice to his inner struggle, con- And now when he goes for acting endorsing women’s rights. Post equivalent to three films so Mirzapur other actor in the ensemble cast in flict and mental strength. That thought workshops, whether it is at Film and Criminal Justice he starred in a video Nature Boy by Nat King Cole and Criminal Justice would add up to both. Tripathi too concurs. “I also don’t was already there in the script, which Television Institute of India (FTII) or where he spoke about the importance It’s a first Jazz song that I ever heard. One of a six and, then, there were three films get this discussion because I’ve con- I followed,” says the actor. at other places, where he interacts with of consent. “I made it because consent very prominent Jazz musicians introduced me to Nat too. “It means nine films. I am sidered characters that might have had Tripathi draws on his wide variety aspiring actors, he shows this clip to is very important whether it is pre- or King Cole. He gave it to me on a CD and my mind unaware as to how I was doing it. But a screen time of 10 minutes as leads. of experiences to play any role and lists demonstrate and analyse how an post-marriage. When I read the script, was blown. As a 14-year-old when I heard it for the the good thing is that — despite so It’s like 10 minutes of the character’s joining hotel management and, later, audition is done and what is the it moved me,” he says but doesn’t want first time, I was like yeh kya hai, yeh toh kabhi sunna much — I would still say, I am not life were seen in the film and not the Geeta Press — both of which he did- process,” he says without a trace of to comment whether a law that does- hi nahi. I have heard Lataji, Ashaji, voh itna diffi- overexposed and neither have my remaining. Kaagaz is two hours of Lal n’t enjoy — as adding depth to the pride that would have been normal in n’t make marital rape punishable is cult hai, yeh naya kya hai. It had a very crazy impact shortcomings, as an actor, become Bihari’s life. Everything is the main role characters that he plays. “These help any actor who is not as rooted as archaic or not. “I don’t have any on my head. common knowledge. My honour in real life and in cinema, everything me 100 per cent. Jitne ghaat ka paani Tripathi is. understanding about the law. When remained intact,” he says, a sense of is a role. Everyone is playing a lead role piyenge, wo experience hoga… My life His slice-of-life films and series, you’ve half-baked knowledge and Akhiyan Udeek Diyan by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan satisfaction palpable in his voice. in their life or wants to play it and that’s experiences are responsible for me especially during the lockdown last have read about it only on social I don’t know why but everytime I sing it on stage, We move on to his last release, why there are so many problems. A being natural in front of the camera. year, made phenomenal inroads into media, you can’t form an opinion,” it creates that magical aura. Even the qawwali ver- Kaagaz, which talks about the need for lead role means that the story should Everyone talks about my natural act- our lives. The primacy of talent over asserts Tripathi, who prefers to read, sion of this is just out of the world. papers to prove the existence of a per- be mine or everyone should under- ing or uses words like gifted, flawless star power was inbuilt into this devel- cook or eat out rather than watching son and he says, “Our film is a peri- stand me,” he says sagely. to describe it. But this is practiced nat- opment. “This should have happened TV or operating the mobile. While he Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho by Mohammed Rafi od drama set between 1970- 93. The However, he says that he puts in ural and the comfort in my acting earlier. Cinema never paid attention to might not be keen on the visual medi- I don’t think anybody can sing this song how Rafi director, Satish Kaushik wanted to equal amount of sincerity irrespective comes from there,” says Tripathi. people like us. The OTT platform um but, in the coming months, sahab sung it. Nobody can even try getting close to show a fight between the system and of the role’s screen time. Since the char- Having worked in two diverse picked me and placed me on a poster,” Tripathi would be appearing in 83, the high that he created with his voice. a person. In the film, the character acter in Kaagaz is based on a real per- industries, Tripathi finally settled on he says and explains, “Talent is appre- where he plays PR Man Singh, the says, ‘Whenever the system’s mouth son, who was declared dead, did acting as a profession when, after ciated because there’s no pressure of a manager of the 1983 World Cup-win- Aao Naa by Shankar Ehsaan Loy opens, it demands the sacrifice of a Tripathi meet him for inspiration. “I working in plays in his village, he Friday opening. I am not an expert but, ning Indian cricket team. It supersedes even Pehla Nasha for me, which is common man’.” met and spoke to him for 10 minutes realised that, “I liked doing it and over- as per my understanding, if the per- Undoubtedly, he is transferring the a very close song to my heart. I just love the com- Though Kaagaz was hailed in the and looked at him for about half an time didn’t feel like a burden. formance is good and the story is grip- real to reel effortlessly. position. You must listen to it. *7 Q& 1 1 R ' $2' " $ '!2 $
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academy. However, during the is considered a force to be reck- have always felt a responsibility to O rehearsals, she has a leg injury and oned with now who is always striv- stand for good content and deliv- that changes everything in her life ing to change the narrative for con- er fresh entertainment to the audi- atrina Kaif’s sister Isabelle is all and sets new challenges. tent in India. ence. NH10 was our attempt to Kset for the release of her Hindi Her Bollywood debut will hap- “I was told by many that I break-away from stereotyped cin- debut film Time To Dance. She says pen in theatres, so what’s her frame should concentrate on my film ema, stereotyped films with she got a few very important tips of mind? “I thought I would be ner- career and not get distracted by women protagonists.” from her sister to understand the big vous because it is my debut film, but production. Today, I can’t imagine Anushka reckons NH10 to be world of Bollywood. surprisingly I am excited to know myself without NH10, Pari, a film that has had several deep “She (Katrina) watched the trail- what the audience feels. So, I am Phillauri, Bulbbul, Paatal Lok and impacts in Bollywood. She says, “It er and the songs that have come out enjoying the moment, since the trail- the exciting projects that lie ahead. was a necessary film to shake so far, and after watching them she er released and the reactions start- The journey started with NH10 things up for women actors. It sent me a long message. I am in Agra ed pouring in. This is my first film, and while it started with a bang, I showed how a woman can fight to now, shooting. So we are away so I am rather eager to know what can tell you that I was a clueless survive, can stand up for herself. from each other. She said to me, ‘in the audience thinks. Also, since I am producer,” says Anushka. I’m glad I became a producer with films, it is actually going to be more shooting for my next film here in She adds, “I was young, I had an important film in our cinemat- hard work than what you are think- Agra, my mind is invested in that, to really take time out to under- ic history.” ing probably, so focus on the work too. So, there is no anxiety for the stand the ropes of production and Anushka adds, “I’m glad that first and do not get distracted by release, rather excitement,” she I’m thankful that I had my broth- I chose to be an actor-producer anything else’,” Isabelle recalls. replies. er Karnesh (Ssharma) who shared and I’m lucky that I was success- “My sister also said that you can- Directed by Stanley D’Costa, the my vision and passion of giving his strong content sensibilities to ful doing both. It definitely helped not get the liking of 100 per cent film also features Sooraj Pancholi, clutter-breaking content to the the fore. We were and are a great in showing our industry that people but that should not demoti- Waluscha De Sousa, Saqib Saleem, audience. I had a head full of team.” actresses are not unidimensional. vate you. It is okay, no one gets that, and Rajpal Yadav. dreams and my brother really Anushka was just 25 when she It was an important step to change but do not take criticism personal- L(.# fanned my thoughts and brought decided to shape the content land- the narrative in our industry.” !"#$# .. .** '455 5*5
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Besides on their impact on people dealing opposition Labour Party, said she Ballegations of racism and mis- to learn the full extent of how chal- Media and the British Public, 1932- Meghan, saying the allegations the UK, the queen remains the head with mental health issues, ITV was disappointed the royal family treatment has failed to quiet the con- lenging the last few years have been 53. demonstrate the need for change in of state for 15 countries, most of News reported. planned to deal with Meghan’s alle- troversy, with some observers crit- for Harry and Meghan,” the palace “There are big questions here an institution that hasn’t kept pace which were once part of the British The revelations by Harry and gations privately. icising the royal family for not said. “The issues raised, particular- that need to be answered, and I think with the #MeToo and Black Lives Empire, including Australia, Canada, Meghan were a stark contrast to the She also criticised the forcefully condemning racism and ly that of race, are concerning. the press, both in the UK, Europe Matter movements. Others stand New Zealand and island nations in image forged after their May 2018 Buckingham Palace statement suggesting the couple’s version of While some recollections may vary, and in the USA, are going to con- behind the royal family, criticising the Caribbean. wedding at Windsor Castle. At that because it didn’t directly condemn events may not be accurate. they are taken very seriously and will tinue to ask questions about the fam- the couple for making their damn- “That’s a debate that’s been held time, the royal family seemed to wel- racism. The failure to do so contrasts “Too little, too late” was the ver- be addressed by the family private- ily relationship that exists between ing allegations at a time when in check, in large part, given the come Meghan, a glamorous former with the palace’s reaction just last week dict of royal commentator Peter ly.” Harry and Meghan and the Harry’s 99-year-old grandfather, length of the queen’s reign and in TV star, and the couple were seen as when newspapers printed allegations Hunt, who also criticised the palace’s The comments were the palace’s Windsors in the UK,” Owens said. Prince Philip, remains hospitalised respect to her and the role that she’s providing a fresh young face for the that Meghan had bullied staff during 61-word statement for saying the first word since the interview rocked Meghan, who is biracial, said in in London after a heart procedure. played,” Whitelock said. “But it’s monarchy of an increasingly multi- her time as a working royal, Ribeiro- issue would be dealt with privately the royal family — and touched off the interview she was so isolated and Anna Whitelock, director of going to happen, and it’s just a ques- cultural nation. Addy said. In response to those as a family matter. conversations around the world miserable as a working member of the Centre for the Study of Modern tion of when, not if.” It didn’t take long for the fairy charges, the palace quickly issued a “This delayed, tame statement about racism, mental health and the royal family that she had suici- Monarchy at Royal Holloway, The ongoing controversy has tale to unravel. The couple stepped statement saying it “does not and will went for predictability when unpre- even the relationship between dal thoughts, yet when she asked for University of London, said the already cost a prominent British TV away from royal duties last year and not tolerate bullying or harassment.” dictability — stepping out of the Britain and its former colonies. mental health assistance from the palace’s brief message had “hardened personality his job. Piers Morgan left eventually settled in California, say- “The monarchy is a public insti- Windsor comfort zone — was what Those tensions only built as the palace’s human resources staff, she the lines” between people who ITV’s morning news chat show ing they wanted to escape racist cov- tution that receives public money and was needed,” Hunt wrote on the public waited to see how the royal was told they couldn’t help because believe the monarchy is an outdat- amid a row over his on-air criticism erage and unwanted intrusions on any criticism of the institution should website of the influential British family would respond. The state- she wasn’t a paid employee. She also ed bastion of inherited white privi- of Meghan. More than 41,000 peo- their privacy by the British media. really be met with a forceful response magazine The Spectator. ment should lower the temperature said Harry told her there were “con- lege and those who see it as cher- ple complained to Britain’s commu- Many Black people have said from the institution about what they The statement, issued on behalf of the debate, but media interest in cerns and conversations” about the ished national institution. nications regulator about Monday’s Meghan’s comments highlighted are going to do,” Ribeiro-Addy told the queen, was released 36 hours the story isn’t going away and there colour of her baby’s skin when she Fallout from the interview is edition of the show, during which the reality of racism in Britain, the BBC. “We expect (that) of any after the interview of the Duke and will be pressure for the palace to was pregnant with their son, Archie. likely to fuel the debate over the Morgan said he didn’t believe any- where the issue is too often charac- institution. Why not the monarchy, Duchess of Sussex by Oprah publicly address Harry and Meghan’s The interview, seen by almost 50 future of the monarchy and its role thing Meghan had said. The duchess terised as an American problem. why not the palace?” Winfrey was broadcast in the United concerns, said Ed Owens, a histori- million viewers worldwide, has both in Britain and the other coun- complained to the British TV chan- Bell Ribeiro-Addy, a Black L. *7 Q7 R !-! 0!2; "! ' 1! 2 roducer and director of Sandeep Sandy what they think she should &$ 9 "' :! : " ': $$- ! ' ' !' ': PAur Pinky Faraar (SAPF), do! Both Parineeti and Sandy are Dibakar Banerjee, salutes Parineeti smarter than a lot of people they 2! 3! : ! 2 : 2 ' : ! 2& :!' ! $ Chopra for enduring this violent meet, yet they have to hide it and film. The acclaimed director prais- put on their ‘gameface’. Parineeti ctor Kriti Sanon is an ‘outsider’ in film is very important. I feel my es her for channeling her anger on taught me a lesson about ‘gameface’. ABollywood who changed the patience paid off.” screen to take on Arjun Kapoor I’ll never forget it and I have used game for herself without a bloodline She believes that “with every film, with whom she is pitted against in it in the film.” or godfather. She is glad that people there is a dilemma because you don’t the film. Dibakar says Sandeep, as a believed in her. know how it will do.” Dibakar says, “Parineeti and I character, is a mirror reflection to Right from her first film, she has For her second film, Kriti bagged argued endlessly on Sandeep (Pari’s what actresses go through in the only worked in projects that are either Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale, which was led character in the film) and I learnt industry every single day. backed by big production houses, have by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, and a lot. She is a very strong willed and “How Sandy navigates through a good script or are studded with big brought Kriti and Varun Dhawan combative individual, who needs the story while trying to protect her names. She feels that while she took together. While she says that saying yes her own answers. I immensely life and others’ is a mirror of how baby steps as she navigated her way in to the film was a “no-brainer” due to enjoy confrontations so that was talented actresses in Bollywood the industry, her patience has paid off. the names associated with it, post its the high point of our combined have to manoeuvre for survival. The actor talks about how her life success Kriti’s eagerness to prove her- work on SAPF. The patriarchy, Every bit of that shines through her changed when she had moved from self increased. objectification and the muddled performance here. She did not hold suburban Delhi to Mumbai’s glamour “Post Dilwale, I was craving woke-but-male gaze of Bollywood back and jumped into the world. to act but I was not getting that has pushed most of our spirited ing and stretched her to her lim- film.” unknown. That’s the win on SAPF “I took baby steps. I was not run- space. I am very ambitious as a actresses into a gilded box.” its. Her animosity with Arjun’s Dibakar reveals that SAPF is I’d love the audience to enjoy,” says ning very fast,” says Kriti, and she con- person, I am very hungry as an He adds, “Sandy is trying to character channeled all the real centred around Parineeti and it is the director. tinues: “When you come into the actor. I am always driven and I want unbox herself in the film. So is anger. I think many actresses con- her character that drives the nar- Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is a industry, there is not so much that you to do more. I am greedy that way,” Parineeti in the film as Sandy. It stantly hide against the relentless rative forward. He says, “Sandy raw and edgy suspense thriller that know. You have a set of managers and she says. was physically and mentally bru- patriarchy and mansplaining they makes the story happen and yet pits Arjun versus Parineeti Chopra. agencies that tell you what is good and Raabta gave her the creative sat- tal, bruising, challenging, exhaust- encounter. She knows Sandy is the everyone’s trying to explain to It is set to be released on March 19. what is not. I have always been very isfaction she was yearning. “When opinionated to an extend that some- I got Raabta, I felt that I really got times my managers have gotten irri- a platform to explore a character. I tated because I have a strong mind went through workshops for the first /* and I end up not listening to them.” time and I realised that I enjoyed it The actor, who started her a lot. So, from loving, being in front ebutante Sharvari think and hope I have Sharvari is confident career with Heropanti in 2014, reveals of the camera to actually falling in DWagh says her done justice to those that Bunty Aur Babli 2 that while there was a lot of nervous- love with the craft, it was a process debut Bollywood film scenes and the film,” will be loved by every- ness in her before the big debut hap- for me. I eventually realised my Bunty Aur Babli 2 is a she said. one who loves watching pened, she now knows that the method of acting, what works or full-on masala popcorn Sharvari has been commercial Hindi films. dilemma will always resurface doesn’t work for me. Little things entertainer and that paired opposite “I’m only manifest- before every release. made me grow as an actor. For she cannot wait for the Siddhant Chaturvedi in ing positivity around She adds, “Even when I did my instance, initially when you start film to release in the- the film as they play the release and I hope first film, there was a lot of acting you have a tendency of say- atres. Bunty and Babli in this that it entertains the restlessness before the release. ing dialogue to dialogue and then “Bunty Aur Babli 2 film. whole of India. It is a I was in a new city, had someone tells you to just break that is a full masala, popcorn “As an actor, I have film meant for Hindi done B-tech and was com- pattern and talk and not say just the entertainer and I can’t waited patiently for my film lovers across gener- ing to a city where I didn’t dialogue (on paper),” she says. wait for the film to debut film to release in ations and everyone know anybody. It does get Kriti added more films to her release in theatres! It’s a theatres and that time is would want to watch it restless and insecure on slate post Raabta and is now laugh riot and I’m fortu- coming soon. I have with their families on whether it will happen or awaiting the release of Mimi and nate that I have got this worked really hard to the big screen,” said not. At that time, it’s Bachchan Pandey. She has also film as my launch in get this film. I know that Sharvari. important that you find one or two kickstarted the shoot of her forth- Bollywood. The script is I have worked tirelessly The film is slated to people, like I did with my agency, who coming film Bhediya, which pairs so brilliantly written that to deliver a good perfor- release on April 23. The believe in you. They told me to wait her with Varun again. it has given me so many mance and catch peo- film also stars Saif Ali and not be in a hurry because the first L(.# moments to shine and I ple’s attention,” she said. Khan and Rani Mukerji. !"#$# .'
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IIyer showed the way with a balls, it is Iyer’s best T20 knock. overs. Chasing a competitive 249, 5?273!& ing the third ODI against South dogged 67-run knock that took He fell in the last over. Pant and Iyer added 28 Lee starred for the visitors with Africa. the hosts to 124 for seven against England surprised India by runs for the fourth wicket before her breathtaking knock that eteran batter Mithali Raj on Mithali has amassed 663 England in the opening opening the attack with leg-spin- the former hit one straight to came off 131 balls and had 16 VFriday became the first runs in 10 Test matches with a Twenty20 International, here ner Adil Rashid, who was not Jonny Bairstow off Ben Stokes. fours and two hits over the fence. Indian woman cricketer and best score of 214, while she has on Friday. only economical but also dis- That brought Hardik South Africa now lead the series second Internationally to 6974 and 2364 runs from 212 The home batsmen never missed Virat Kohli (0) after KL Pandya to the crease, who true 2-1. complete 10,000 runs ODIs and 89 T20 Internationals got the momentum going in the Rahul (1) dragged one back onto to his style, looked for some big Lee kept South Africa across all formats, draw- respectively. The figures add series-opener as England's pace- his stumps from Jofra Archer hits but could not do much. abreast with the required rate, ing praise from some up to 10001. heavy attack, led by Mark Wood, (3/23). The visiting players wore which eventually proved crucial iconic names of the Mithali made her used the extra bounce effective- Feeling the heat, Shikhar black armbands in memory of after rain played spoilsport with game and the International debut ly to trouble them. Dhawan — who got the oppor- former cricketer Joey Benjamin, the visitors at 223 for four in 46.3 BCCI. against Ireland in an Most of the Indian batsmen tunity since Rohit Sharma has who died Wednesday. overs, six ahead of India via the The 38- ODI back in June 1999 went for flashy shots when been rested — attempted to DLS method. year-old Mithali, who and has scored seven centuries placement would have served break the shackles with a flashy 50% CROWDS Earlier, Punam Raut struck leads the Indian ODI and 54 half-centuries in the them well. The track had varied shot off Wood but completely The Gujarat Cricket a second successive half-centu- team, joined England’s format. pace and required patience from missed the line to see his timber Association (GCA) has decided ry — 77 off 108 balls — to power Charlotte Edwards in The Rajasthan player batsmen. disturbed. to allow 50 per cent spectators India to a fighting score. the elite club. announced her retirement from Iyer though gauged the In-form batsman Rishabh during the India-England T20I Raut, who made 62 in a Mithali achieved the T20 format of the game in nature of the pitch quickly and Pant (21) was prompted to series at the Narendra Modi winning cause in the last match, the feat with a boundary September 2019. She has 17 adjusted his game accordingly, number four. He struck the ball Stadium here owing to the continued her good form after off Anne Bosch in the 28th half-centuries in T20Is with playing a sensible innings that clean, which included a reverse- Covid-19 pandemic. the hosts were put in to bat. She over of India’s innings dur- a top score of 97 not out. 2 % 6O 6 6 "!" "." &2 P % ="" 5" 5%!@4 month after a Covid outbreak multiple squads. selectors have not picked sea- New Delhi: India will play among players. Ace leg-spinner Yasir Shah soned all-rounder, Imad Wasim their remaining three FIFA 5!3'!3 Giles told Sky Sports’ ‘The There are 12 England isgraced opener Sharjeel “Sharjeel has shown will miss the tour as he is for the T20 and ODI matches World Cup qualifiers in Qatar Hussain and Key Cricket Show’. cricketers, some with million DKhan has returned to tremendous form in recent recovering from a knee injury. while continuing to ignore expe- as the AFC decided to host the he Indian Premier League “We aren’t forcing either dollar contracts, playing in Pakistan’s T20 squad for the matches and he is someone who Middle-order batsman rienced batsman, Shoaib Malik. matches in centralised venues Thas been extremely bene- way. The IPL isn’t going any- the IPL. The players include Jos away series against South Africa can give us robust starts in T20 Mohammad Hafeez and all- The experienced left-arm owing to the coronavirus-relat- ficial for us, says ECB manag- where. It has extreme benefits Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra and Zimbabwe, four years after cricket,” chief selector rounder Shadab Khan also pacer, Wahab Riaz has also ed travel and quarantine restric- ing director Ashley Giles, who to us. From this group here, I Archer for Rajasthan Royals, being banned for spot-fixing Mohammad Wasim said while returned to the squads after been dumped for the twin tours tions. feels English cricketers’ pres- think, we have 12 of the 16 Moeen Ali and Sam Curran for during matches. announcing the T20, One-Day missing the home series against but opener, Fakhar Zaman has As per the original sched- ence in the lucrative T20 tour- players going to the IPL. Chennai Super Kings, Tom The 31-year-old was and Test squads in Lahore. South Africa. also won a comeback in the ule, the Indian team would nament has helped the nation- “Years ago we found it Curran for Delhi Capitals and banned for five years — with Sharjeel played the last of In a major exclusion, the ODI squad. have played against Qatar at al team in achieving the num- very difficult for players to get Dawid Malan for Punjab half the period suspended — for his 25 One-Day Internationals home, Bangladesh away and ber one rank in white-ball into the IPL to experience Kings. his part in a gambling fix dur- in January 2017. He has also Afghanistan at home, but the formats. that tournament. Now all of The IPL is slated to begin ing the Pakistan Super League played one Test and 15 T20 global pandemic has forced “In my briefings with the our players are in high demand from April 9 with the final in 2017. Internationals. 10 2$ 2 !$ $ radical changes in the fixtures. players, I have encouraged and it’s probably the big reason scheduled to be played on Regarded a top T20 bats- Babar Azam will lead “FIFA World Cup 2022 host players to think very carefully why we are number one in May 30, while England’s open- man, Sharjeel hit a hundred in Pakistan in all three formats on Qatar, will welcome Group E about what their programmes world in both white-ball for- ing Test against New Zealand the PSL’s sixth edition, which tour. ' ! : ' ! opponents Oman, Afghanistan, are. I have not directed them,” mats,” Giles said. begins on June 2. was suspended earlier this Pakistan will play three India and Bangladesh,” the AFC ODIs in South Africa, starting Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Cup after the franchise owners said in a release on Friday. in Centurion on April 2. The Board chairman Ehsan Mani sought to know if the dates of India are currently fourth in other two matches are in has conveyed to the PSL fran- PSL were clashing with the Group E with three points from Johannesburg (April 4) and chise owners that the game’s continental tournament. five games. Centurion (April 7). governing body in the country “Mani made it clear that The second round of qual- The teams will also play is not in favour of having the their was little possibility of the ification matches have not been four T20I after the ODI series. Asia Cup T20 event this year. tournament being held this held since November 2019. Following that, Pakistan A PCB source said this year and it would be moved to Though out of contention travel north for two Tests and was was conveyed by Mani to 2023 due to the commitments for a World Cup berth, India are three T20Is in Zimbabwe. the PSL franchise owners dur- of the participating teams,” the still in contention for a spot in The selectors have includ- ing a virtual meeting on source said. the Asian Cup, to be held in ed three exciting uncapped pace Thursday, after it was The PCB chairman told the China. A third-place finish in bowlers in 19-year-old announced that the remaining franchise owners the new dates the group will help India get a Mohammad Wasim Junior, 20- matches of PSL 6 would be for the Asia Cup would be direct berth in the third round year-old Arshad Iqbal, and 22- completed in June. decided at the next meeting of of the qualifiers for the Asian year-old Shahnawaz Dhani in Mani spoke about the Asia the Asian Cricket Council. Cup. PTI D 7" 6 5
D@:! “They (ATK Mohun Bagan) are a very good team with good players and have the s many as 114 games, 295 goals, 87,811 momentum. But the most important Apasses and 7307 tackles later, the thing now is to put the focus on ourselves Indian Super League 7 will culminate with and try to do our best. a heavyweight summit showdown between “We have no specific plan, only small Mumbai City FC and ATK Mohun Bagan details about the opponent. We need to here on Saturday. work 100 per cent on our style of play,” said The match that lends meaning to every Lobera. single touch taken so far, in what has been There will be few selection dilemmas an exciting Hero ISL season, will be for Lobera, with the exception of figuring played at the Fatorda Stadium. out Mandar Rao Dessai’s replacement. The When Mumbai City FC take on ATK Goan will miss the final due to suspension. Mohun Bagan in the summit clash, there In the other corner, there is Bagan, will be no more complex equations in play. buoyed by Antonio Habas’ almost super- The winner takes home the trophy. It’s as human record in knockout games. He has simple as that. already tasted glory twice and has a Few would argue that there is a bet- chance to create history by winning his sec- ter candidate for the final than these two ond straight title and third overall. — both Bagan and Mumbai have been On the eve of the final, the Spaniard head and shoulders above the rest through- sounded as focused as ever. out the season. “We have to compete and our idea is Both the teams come into the final to win against our opponents. My team is with identical records, 12 wins and just 4 prepared for winning,” he said. defeats in the league stage. Habas dismissed that previous results Despite a nervy penalty-shootout win had no bearing on the match but that his over FC Goa in the semifinal, it will be For Mumbai, this will be a first-ever side was braced for a tough test. Mumbai who head into the final full of final, but coach Sergio Lobera, and a hand- “We have to analyse the match and confidence. ful of his players have been here before control (our chances of) victory than (try They did the double over Bagan in the when FC Goa lost to Bengaluru FC in to) control the way they play. The oppo- league stage, the latter of those victories 2018-19. The team though has looked con- nent will play and maybe, we have will dif- handing them the League Winners Shield. fident under Lobera. ficulties.”