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Sweeping the roads Those carrying driving cial plans for 12 pollution hot shared with Delhiites in com- will be completely mechanised licence, motor insurance spots in the city. Among them ing days. Vehicles are expect- and will collaborate with papers, vehicle registration and mass distribution of masks, ed to ply alternately on odd and and causes breathing come together and celebrate on MCDs in this respect,” said the other related papers in the mechanised sweeping of roads, even dates as per their regis- troubles for humans the eve of Diwali with a mega Delh CM. Government-approved apps States using any such tree plantation are high on the tration numbers during the and animals. laser show. Entry to the event With the collaboration of such as Digilocker, M- online enforcement solution Government agenda. implementation of the scheme. “Using crackers to will be free. Venue and other Residents Welfare Associations Parivahan, Saarthi, etc, will through alternative database Citing Energy Policy Addressing a Press confer- celebrate Diwali will details will be announced in the (RWAs), the Delhi not be penalised. have been asked to transfer the Institute of University of ence, the CM said, “Ten or exacerbate the prob- coming days,” said the CM. Government will ensure no This comes in the wake of relevant information electron- Chicago (EPIC’s) air pollution eleven months of the year, lem. All of us will Efforts will also be made to garbage or leaf burning takes grievances received in the ically through web service of report, prepared during the Delhi’s air has seen a marked place, Kejriwal said. For this, Ministry wherein citizens have VAHAN/Sarathi database. pilot project of odd-even in improvement. But every the city Government has pre- complained that documents As per the amended pro- January 2016, Kejriwal said November, because of the pared a plan to depute civil stored in Digilocker or the m- vision, the citizen can produce the policy implementation smoke that comes from Punjab               marshals in each ward. Parivahan app are not consid- the transport related docu- resulted in a drop in Particulate and Haryana, Delhi turns into The Kejriwal Government ered valid by the traffic police ments such as registration, Matter (PM) 2.5 by 14-16 per a gas chamber. The Centre    was speaking to the media is also launching Delhi tree or the transport department. insurance, fitness and permit, cent as compared to that in and these States are trying to after inaugurating a CNG out- challenge as part of the anti- The Centre has already driving licence, certificate for neighbouring cities — prevent this from happening. nion Transport Minister let in Nagpur. pollution measures. “Whoever directed Insurance Information pollution under control and Faridabad, Gurugram and But until that happens, we UNitin Gadkari has frowned “Now there is no such wants to plant a sapling in or Board (IIB) to upload and make any other relevant documents Rohatak. The car rationing must take steps to protect our- at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind need (odd-even scheme) around their homes, the available online insurance relat- if required in physical or elec- scheme was implemented in selves from the toxic air creat- Kejriwal’s decision to introduce because the new ring road we Government will deliver the ed documents in the VAHAN tronic form on demand by an Delhi then and a fine of 2,000 ed due to stubble burning.” the odd-even road rationing have built is helping reduce pol- sapling at people’s homes. It database on a routine basis. uniformed police or any other was imposed on violators. To address pollution men- scheme in the national Capital lution in Delhi to a certain would then be the people’s “In view of this confusion officer authorised by the State Elaborating on the logic ace, the Delhi Government from November 4 to November extent. Besides, my Ministry is responsibility to take care of the in recent days, the enforcement Government on this behalf. behind the scheme this year said it will organise a commu- 15, saying that already anti-pol- pursuing road works of about plant,” he said. officers would be made aware “If the vehicle registration when only a few days ago the nity Diwali laser show on the lution measures are in place. 50,000 crore. Cleaning of the The Government is also of the new provision so that cit- details are there on Digilocker, Central Pollution Control eve of the festival. “The While Kejriwal said the Yamuna river and other works setting up a war room to look izens are not harassed. In VAHAN, Saarthi, m- Board data showd a 25 per cent Supreme Court has prohibited move was aimed at combating to curb pollution are also into complaints and November 2018, the Parivahan/eChallan app then dip in the pollution level in the bursting of crackers in high levels of air pollution in underway,” he said. grievances. Awareness cam- Government had issued noti- the requirement of a physical Delhi, Kejriwal said, “Before Delhi. In the winter season, the winters when crop burning underway in Delhi would “I think Delhi will be pol- paigns will be launched in fication to legalise the use of copy of the insurance certificate preparing the Winter Action temperature inversion leads to takes place in neighbouring ensure it is pollution-free lution free in two years time,” schools to educate students digital traffic documents,” said will not be mandatory,” said the Plan (WAC) to combat air pol- stagnation of the polluted air States, Gadkari claimed works in the next two years. 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      devolved his skills enthusing    tinues to get stronger by each “All our Acts and policies people from all quarters. passing year. The roots of our are essentially directed at 12-year-old boy of Boudh Besides emulating drum hief Minister Naveen successful democracy lie in greater public good. The MLAs Adistrict has proved beats, the 12-year-old CPatnaik on Friday urged our people and their unflinch- should also endeavour to bring through his beatboxing that kid also creates his own com- the MLAs to maintain ing faith in democratic values. the Acts and policies to public music does not have any par- position that can certainly chal- democratic decency while They are the real masters in a domain so that people can be ticular language; rather it’s an lenge many professionals of expressing any opposition in democracy. I believe every real partners in the process of emotion. his genre. the Assembly. elected representative must change,” he maintained. Jagannath Nayak, a Class- Jagannath said his father “Democratic dissent is a understand this. In whatever He said the most signifi- VII student of the Khatakhatia and school Headmaster Sameer right. However, while exercis- position you may be, the peo- cant point for a people’s repre- Nodal Upper Primary School Pradhan is encouraging him to ing this right, MLAs must not ple are supreme. Therefore, sentative is that he or she must in Kantamal block, has rhythm further excel his exceptional forget democratic decency. At elected representatives should lead by example. in his blood and is making skill. no circumstances, democratic keep the common people at the “Simplicity should be at the mind-blowing music with his “We came to know about dissent should cast a shadow on centre of all their initiatives,” core of our public behaviour. hands and mouth. Jaga’s skill through a cultural democratic decency,” Patnaik he said. Leading a simple life can help The kid became an internet event on extra co-curricular said while inaugurating a two- Stating that the primary us connected to people,” he sensation and getting applause activities. We also give him day orientation programme function of a legislature is to added. from everyone after a video of opportunities to for MLAs organised by the make laws, the Chief Minister The programme was his beatboxing went viral on promote his skill by organising OLA in collaboration with said an appetite for information presided over by Speaker social media. special programmes on every Lok Sabha Secretariat here on and education on legislative Surjya Narayan Patro. Among He started with his hands Saturday. I am proud of him the day. procedures and understanding others, Deputy Speaker Minister Bikram Keshari Government Chief Whip Bhutia and OLA Secretary to imitate the sounds of and wish, he excels in this field “A country of many diver- of socioeconomic issues and Rajanikanta Singh, Arukha, Leader of Opposition Pramila Mallick, Director of Dasarathy Satpathy spoke on Mrudanga played by his father beside studies,” said the sities, India’s democracy con- policies will certainly help. Parliamentary Affairs Pradipta Kumar Nayak, PRIDE Lok Sabha Pullin the occasion. and without any training he Principal.  !"#!%#&' ! (% ) #*+,-.*/ #$%   
   
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to New Delhi same day     (September 28). In view of the President’s  visit, a preparatory meeting was    held here on Friday for securi-   ty arrangements as per the    Blue Book containing rules he Union Ministry of Coal and guidelines for the protec- Tin association with the resident Ram Nath Kovind tion of head of the country. Federation of Indian Chambers Pwould come on a two-day “Discussions were held of Commerce and Industry visit to the State from with Intelligence, CISF, air- (FICCI) organised a stakehold- September 27 for some official port authorities and other er consultation to address issues engagements. halt at the Raj Bhavan, he stakeholders on various secu- relating to the coal sector in the Official sources said would leave for Brahmapur rity arrangements as per the eastern States here on Friday. Kovind would arrive at next morning and return to Blue Book guidelines for Ministry Secretary Bhubaneswar on September Bhubaneswar at around 11 am. President’s visit,” informed Sumanta Chaudhuri said the 27 evening. After an overnight He is scheduled to return DGP BK Sharma. Ministry has already taken policy decisions to ensure early and State agencies. repetitive grant of ECs for to ensure successful a single- also addressed the consultation. operationalisation of coalmines It has also started a process 100% PRC and 40% expansion window system. A more empa- The consultation deliber-    which include allowing sale of of auctioning of 27 coalmines beyond this PRC through grant thetic approach is needed to ated on policy interventions,        25% coal in open market in and allotment of 15 mines to of a single EC for both. create a balance between institutional reforms and gov- case of allocations for specified Central and State PSUs, he Odisha Chief Secretary increasing coal production, ernance framework in the coal 773& end-use plants, relaxation in informed. Asit Tripathy, pointing out that addressing environment issues sector, coal transportation and     efficiency parameters, provi- Chaudhuri also informed coal is a very important sector and easing the lives of people logistics -First Mile sion of grace periods, intro- that the Ministry is processing in the State, said steps taken by residing in the areas,” Tripathy Connectivity and single win- $-$ duction of e-CPMP, MDMS removal of prior approval of the the Coal Ministry to expedite added. dow system on various clear-  76 portal, etc. Central Government before operationalisation of coalmines Coal India Ltd CMD Anil ances and sensitised the  The Ministry is also work- the State Government grants are very practical, convenient Kumar Jha, FICCI Odisha State prospective bidders and stake- biopic on educationist and ing on the policy interventions mining leases. The Ministry of for miners and environment- Council Chairman and IMFA holders involved in the sector   0 AKandhamal MP Dr to develop a ‘Single Window Environment, Forests and friendly. Director Subhrakant Panda about improvements in auction Achyuta Samanta, ‘Jungle Cry’ Scheme’ for faster approvals of Climate Change and Coal have “Communication among and Ministry Coal Joint and allotment process and arabati-Cuttack MLA highlighting his contribution clearances from various Central agreed in principle to avoid stakeholders is very important Secretary Ashish Upadhyaya other issues. BMohammed Moquim has for education of tribal, poor sought more time from the and destitute children of the Orissa High Court to keep his country is going to come soon is based on the life of Dr side in connection with an on screen. It is produced under Samanta, founder of the KISS, %
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Anandpur in Keonjhar, Kuliana Horticulture has decided to The scale of finance for Director of Horticulture As per the decision taken at and Morada in Mayurbhanj prepare a term sheet for the pilot banana, tomato and chilli crops   %6  Bijay Ketan Upadhyaya has a recent technical committee and Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda project with the rainfall data will be finalised at the meeting asked officials to collect model meeting, the scheme will first be district have been selected for available with the OUAT and of district level technical com- midst hefty fine collec- term sheets from the RWBCIS implemented in Ganjam, Jajpur, tomato crop. parameters like temperature mittee which is a prerequisite for Ations after implementa- implementing States like Sambalpur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Similarly, Rambha, and humidity to be provided by implementing PMFBY and tion of new Motor Vehicle Act Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Chhatrapur and Purusottampur the IMD, Bhubaneswar. RWBCIS, said Dr Upadhyaya. in Odisha, a weird incident came to fore in Baripada town where a violator made a mock- 6$ O$  ery of new traffic rules by      !        refusing to pay huge penalty. An auto-rickshaw driver ($7- identified as Pradeep Sahu, a linguistic basis. The Indian lan- has equal rights; and this shows  70A% % resident of Bada Bazaar, who "   guages are based on Sanskrit the brilliancy of the Indian cul- has been slapped with a chal- which is the common link,” ture,” he added. esidents of Malkangiri are lan of Rs 40,500 for violating Sarangi observed. In a reaction, BJD leader Ra worried lot over con- the new traffic rules, decided to Further, two screw drivers cerned, police said in a release.    “The Indian history says the Debi Prasad Mishra said, “Many sumption dump his vehicle at police sta- were found from her posses- However, Pradeep refused Indians entered the country things relating to Odisha have of eggs after reports of sale tion instead of paying hefty sion, which is suspected to be to pay the challan to get back JP leader and Union through Caspian Lake in ancient been omitted in the Indian his- of plastic eggs spread in the dis- fine. used by her during commission his auto-rickshaw, which he BMinister Pratap Chandra days. This theory is a baseless tory. The sea voyage of Odias trict on Friday. The incident took place at of property offence, said the had bought on finance. Sarangi hasstirred a controver- thing and has made lots of and other aspects of the rich past According to reports, one around 4.15 am on September Baripada police in a statement. “The cops detained my sy with his remark that the pub- damage to the people of this of the community will be put Digambar Behera of the Hi- 2 when the driver in his vehi- Following frisking, vehicle alleging me of carrying lished Indian history is ‘mis- country,” he said. together and brought to public Tech colony here bought four cle was carrying a woman pas- Pradeep was imposed a challan an offender. How could I know leading’ and should be rewritten. Besides, Sarangi said, the notice.” He is not sure why eggs from a local shop, out of senger towards a hotel. amount of Rs 40,500 as he that the passenger was a crim- Speaking on the sidelines of would be better for Indians. part of the history which says Sarangi made the “wrong his- which three were found made A police patrolling van failed to produce documents of inal? Next day, a junior MVI a function here on Wednesday, Efforts have been made to cre- tribals are aborigines and others tory” statement. of plastic. was chasing the auto-rickshaw vehicle including driving official imposed fine on me for Sarangi said the history of the ate differences between reli- are foreigners is a blatant lie. Senior Congress MLA Shapes of the eggs were and stopped the driver for licence. not having DL and other doc- nation was recorded by some gions and people of different “Mixed race happened from Suresh Kumar Routray said, “I round instead of oval and yolks frisking. The incident turned The auto-rickshaw driver uments. persons influenced by foreign- regions, he said. Vedic period. Veda Vyasa’s do not agree with Sarangi’s inside them were very elastic, out to be more interesting was asked to produce docu- However, I will not pay the ers. “The Indian history in its mother was from the fishermen remarks. The country and the said Behera. When asked, the when the cops termed the ments like DL, RC and insur- fine. Instead of paying Rs The history has been writ- present form creates differences community and his father State have rich history and no concerned shopkeeper said he woman passenger as a ‘prop- ance, but he could not produce 40,500 to release auto-rick- ten wrongly portraying the patri- between Hindus and Sikhs, Parasara was a Brahmin. The one can deny this. The Union had purchased the eggs from a erty offender’. the same, for which the vehi- shaw, why should not I pur- otism and heroism of Indians. north India and south India. Vedic literature also signifies that Minister’s statement is a mere wholesaler. During verification, it was cle was brought to the police chase a new vehicle at same The sooner it is rectified, it Differences have been made on on sacred scriptures everyone political ploy.” Locals have expressed con- found that the woman identi- station and Junior MVI price and additional cost of cern over the availability of fied as RekhaPatra of ChinmayeeMohanta was only Rs 10,000?” he asked. such eggs in the market as eggs Madhuban (BagichaSahi) area requested to examine the auto “I had bought the auto last are also being provided to stu- under Baripada Town Police for necessary action. As the vio- year through finance. I am yet  
          dents in Government schools Station was sitting in the auto- lator could not pay the amount, to get the documents from the and Anganwadi centres in the rickshaw. She is a veteran prop- the auto was kept at he police finance company. But, I will KORAPUT: Two paedestrians were killed They were Dr Bikash Miniaka of lage, where the duo was hit by an uniden- district. erty offender and involved in station and after clearance never deposit the fine amount in a road mishap while they were going to Minapai village and his friend Dr Sahu tified vehicle at around 12 pm. Both were District administration more than 10 theft and bur- from RTO, it would be hand- before the authorities,” he collect Re-1 rice from a PDS store in Perepaka. walking to Kutuli to collect subsidised rice officials were yet to comment glary cases. ed over to the person con- added. Rayagada district on Friday. The tragedy took place at Kutuli vil- under food security scheme. PNS on the matter. =&($ $ O     #    
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* has not attended to their hospital. More than a dozen Tees and provide them a 5 on a 24x7 basis. demands seriously. houses were damaged in the clean means of transporta- The PPT Chairman said   76 “We are facing problems bomb hurling. tion, the Paradip Port Trust two-wheelers, including bicy- due to delay in conduct of Getting information, police (PPT) on Friday inaugurated cles, would be completely tudents of the Chhatrapur examinations and publication rushed the spot to control the its first fleet of four buses to stopped in the prohibited SGovernment Science of results. Questions out of syl- volatile situation. They recov- be run in collaboration with area from October 1. College on Friday staged a labus have added to our woes. ered seven bombs and one tif- the Odisha State Road Stevedores and demonstration in front of the We are mentally stressed. We fin bomb from the spot. Transport Corporation in the other port-users were also Khallikote Cluster University in want that out college is re-affil- Two platoons of police port’s prohibited area. advised to use four-wheelers protest against examination iated to the Brahmapur forces were deployed in the vil- The PPT would bear all for transportation of their irregularities and demanded University,” said agitating stu- lage to prevent the situation the expenses. employees. that their college be re-affiliat- dents. from worsening further. A PPT Chief Mechanical Thus, the Paradip Port ed to the Brahmapur The agitation led by Iju forensic team and a bomb dis- Engineer Saroj Kumar Das has become the first Major University. Amain Khan was attended by Pradhan, P Yamini Reddy, Sunil Roul, Lingaraj Reddy, N from the dharna only after the posal squad also reached the flagged off the buses in the Port to implement such a The students alleged that Jalal Khan, Mahesh Gouda, Abhishek Patnaik, Rohan Dushamant Rao and Manas Controller of the Examination village to conduct investiga- presence of PPT Chairman facility for the safety of its they have been facing various Jnana Ranjan Sahu, Tapas Rath, Gouda, Antaryami Pradhan, Gouda. promised to resolve their prob- tions and diffuse the bombs. Rinkesh Roy and other HODs employees. difficulties since the Anil Roul, Chidananda Amit Polei, Pradeep Nahak, The students withdrew lems within 15 days. &()   
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tioned from DMF for various students informed the univer- ually abused. BHUBANESWAR: DGP BK welfare projects, only Rs 202.17 sity authorities and the latter Till her parents’ arrival, Sharma, reviewing the setting up  23%   crore has been spent till date. further informed about it to she would be in the Nari of call centres in the districts for Particularly, the Minister was ADM Sambit Nayak. Nayak in Sangha after being discharged effective implementation of the  5 A  satisfied with the priority given turn informed the District from the hospital.” ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative of the State for education, health, agricul- Government, here on Friday tate Planning and ture and drinking water pro- through videoconferencing SCoordination, Commerce jects in the district. urged range IGs, DIGs and SPs and Transport Minister The district Collector was   *  to analyse feedbacks on a daily Padmanabha Behera reviewed advised to regularly review the basis and take targeted corrective works of various departments progress of the projects by and disciplinary action. here on Thursday. convening meetings of the 1    Sharma said a system of Behera while going DMF. Collector Saroj Kumar rewards and punishment would through the details of funds Samal alongwith the Principal    be in place for encouraging and given for development works in Secretary of the Minister, motivating the police personnel the district from the District Deputy Collector Almani printer Dutee Chand on in achieving the aims and objec- Mineral Fund (DMF), direct- Sethy, District Planning and SThursday was included in tives of ‘Mo Sarkar’. Police per- ed the departmental officers to Coordination Deputy Director the India squad for the World sonnel, who perform well in be more careful for successful Sarat Kumar Nayak, Assistant Athletics Championships to terms of manners, etiquettes, implementation of the devel- Director Dusasan Nayak and be held in Doha later this behaviour and response to citi- opment projects in the district. Project Supervisory Unit team month. zens would being suitably Sources said that out of a leader Nalini Kumar Das were The development came rewarded. PNS total Rs 1,124.76 crore sanc- present. after the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) accepted an invite for her participation from its   parent body, the International ject to an invitation from the O)  P   #   &  P Association of Athletics IAAF. Federations (IAAF). Dutee had not met the 4   
The AFI selection com- qualification mark of 11.24 mittee has also approved the seconds, but has managed to   names of Archana Suseentran get the required number to be (women’s 200m) and high among the competitors in the From Page 1 jumper Tejaswin Shankar, sub- world event. Nayak, Nabarangpur dis- trict’s Papadahandi PUP School Headmaster Prasanna Kumar Patra and former Tome School P      I/C Headmaster Sridhar Harijan, Kotagada block’s SEC Adari New Primary School     !"# !$Q I/C Kanhu Charan Digal, Kodala tehsil Revenue 
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    Kumar Panda, Icchapur High ident Prafulla Samantara will Besides, Samantara also School Junior Clerk Nakula leave for America on called upon all students of    in which a total of 545 skaters Kumar Khamari, Boudh September 16 to attend the Odisha and the country to from various States Harabhanga BEO Clerk Peoples' Summit on Climate, join the ‘Global Climate Strike’ hief Minister Naveen across the country had par- Birendra Kumar Panda and Rights and Human Survival to called by schoolgirl Greta CPatnaik on Friday felici- ticipated. Koraput Nandapur PEO be held at New York on Thunberg on September 20 tated 19 skaters of Brahmapur Among others, Sports and Prashanta Chandra Nayak.    ised by the Indian Chamber of immensely to the mutual September 18 and 19. and 27. Skating Academy, who have Youth Services Minister All of them were held Commerce (ICC) here, he gave fund industry. Participation of The summit will discuss “Students should stand on set a Guinness world record Tusharkanti Behera, guilty of corruption by hief General Manager of details of pattern of the house- individual investors is also the success made by different roads and tell parents, senior by roller skating non-stop for Brahmapur MP Chandra Vigilance courts. With this, CSecurity and Exchange hold finance saving of the growing in very rapid pace, countries on implementation of citizens, politicians and 48 hours at Largest Roller Sekhar Sahu, MLA Bikram the number of dismissed Board of India (SEBI) Biranchi country. Sahoo said. programmes towards climate Government officials not to Skating Lesson held at Belgavi Panda, former MLA Dr Government employees during Narayan Sahoo highlighted Contributions of State like Other dignitaries present at justice and human rights as per destroy the earth and make in Karnataka on November Ramesh Chandra Chyau a month rose to 37. Besides, that there is ample scope for Odisha to India’s mutual fund the event include Chairman of the Paris Agreement. A global- plans for sustainable develop- 10, 2018. Patnaik, CMO Chief Advisor pensions of seven retired investors of the country to industry are growing rapidly. ICAI Bhubaneswar Chapter level resolution against human ment by stopping use of fossil The skaters created the Balakrishnan and Sports Government employees have channelising household saving Last year it was 0.57% and by Saktidhar Singh and member rights violation vis-à-vis climate fuel,” Samantara. world record during the Director R Vineel Krishna stopped for corruptions com- to mutual funds (MF). 2019 July this contribution of ICC National Committee on change will be passed at the He called upon all people Largest Roller Skating Lesson were present. mitted by them. While speaking at the 4th goes up to 0.85%. Not only Banking, Financial Services summit to bring about coun- to support the global strike to ICC Retail Saving Odisha the whole eastern part and Insurance Sudhin Roy tries’ inefficiencies and lapses be attended by students with Opportunities Conclave organ- of the country contributes Choudhury. before the Union Nations. help of different organisations. *  )   !  +P  , 1G #$ A#I>    five matches against the Great Britain team.   76 s many as three players The Indian team includes Afrom Odisha have secured Savita (Vice-Captain) and n a significant achievement, their berth in the 18-member Rajani Etimarpu as Ithe Badagada police in Indian Women’s Hockey team Goalkeepers, Deep Grace Ganjam district on Thursday for the upcoming England Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Reena seized over 3 tonnes of ganja tour which is scheduled to Khokhar and Salima Tete as worth Rs 1 crore and arrested take place from September 27 Defenders, Sushila Chanu four persons in the connection. to October 4 in Marlow, Pukhrambam, Nikki Pradhan, The arrestees were identi- England. Monika, Neha Goyal, Lilima fied as Jacob Majhi, Mujesh The players are Deep Minz and Namita Toppo as Gamanga, Sidhu Gamanga and Grace Ekka, Lilima Minz, and Midfielders and Rani Manual Mandal . All of them Namita Toppo. The Indian (Captain), Vandana Katariya, are natives of Adaba in Gajapati team will be captained by Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, district and are professional Rani and Vice-Captained by Navjot Kaur and Sharmila ganja smugglers. Savita, and will play a total of Devi as Forwards. )+%A*('.-,< *).#(,,3 Acting on a tipoff, police personnel led by Badagada PS IIC PK Tripathy intercepted two mini trucks and two cars transporting the contraband, at Akash Nagar on the Badagada–Shergad road in the district, Ganjam SP Brajesh Rai said. The contraband was being transported from Adaba in Gajapati district to Brahmapur, Rai said. This was second major haul of cannabis in the district in last ten days. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths had seized around 989 kg of ganja from a truck near the near Brahmapur on September 2.  !"#!%#&' ! (% ) #*+,-.*/ !!$-

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RSS functionary along with his erate with the central agency. connectable” adding repeated Gurian area of Kishtwar and Dr Nazir claimed, "First of PSO was killed inside district ! + Service of notice for attempts at catching him on his fled the house after thrashing all the PSO managed to escape hospital by unidentified gun- appearance before the CBI mobile phone had failed. his security guard along with from the window of a room men in April 2019. could not be termed as mala Kumar had earlier his service weapon. after freeing himself and it is "As per our inputs, names     0 0  fide, the court said adding “if obtained temporary protec- The 'sensational' incident, then local police and other offi- of Lashkar's Osama and his we do not remove protection tion from Supreme Court second in the last six months, cers reached the spot. accomplice Zahid and one n a major setback to former then we will be interfering with before the Apex Court vacat- prompted district authorities to The incident was reported unknown militant, have sur- IKolkata Police the investigation.” ed its own order directing him immediately impose curfew in barely 24 hours after three faced in snatching of a weapon Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, The order leaves Kumar to approach the lower courts. Kishtwar to prevent escape of long ordeal, Dr Sheikh Nazir, district president along with his JeM terrorists were arrested by from the PSO of a political Calcutta High Court on Friday exposed to the CBI’s option — On whether he had other this group of terrorists. elder brother of PDP leader PSO. the Kathua police while they leader in Kishtwar," Jammu & turned down the senior IPS on whether to arrest him or options available a senior Additional forces were Advocate Sheikh Nasir, told Dr Sheikh Nazir also were ferrying 6 AK-rifles via Kashmir Director General of officer’s petition seeking fur- not. counsel appearing on behalf of deployed on ground zero to reporters in Kishtwar, "Three informed reporters, "One of the Punjab to Kashmir valley on Police, Dilbagh Singh said. ther protection from arrest by A senior officer in the the CBI said there was no cordon off the area before terrorists barged into their three terrorists were holding Thursday. Singh said that the securi- the Central Bureau of Central Agency said the top option of appeal against crim- launching a massive manhunt house on Thursday night AK rifle while two others were Meanwhile, Deputy ty forces, Army and police are Investigation in connection cop had been served with a inal revision in High Court. in the area. between 11.30-12.00 pm and armed with pistols." He said, Commissioner, Kishtwar, after them, adding, "We are on with the Saradha and other chit notice of appearance by 10:00 “He can however move the Before fleeing, in the one of confirmed the identity of my "On Friday morning around 9 Angrez Singh Rana told The job and have launched search- fund cases. am on Saturday and added he Apex Court against Friday’s the family cars of a PDP leader, brother." am they directed all of us to Pioneer. "We have imposed es in the Kishtwar district to The Court of Justice would be dealt with “according order once again or else he can three terrorists kept his father, He said my brother is a dis- assemble in one room and tied curfew in Kishtwar town after apprehend them." Madhumati Mitra vacated the to his conduct.” He said “if he apply for anticipatory bails elder brother, women and chil- trict president of PDP in hands of one of the servants a gun-snatching incident was The J&K Police Chief said order granting him protec- cooperates in the investigation either in Barasat District Court dren as hostages in separate Kishtwar. They snatched his with ropes." reported on Friday morning. that they will soon be trapped tion from custodial interroga- his liberty may be considered or the High Court.” rooms for about 12 hours in the mobile phone and pressurised Dr Sheikh Nazir said, He said, a large number of and added, "The militancy is in tion earlier granted by the and if he does not then we will Kumar had headed the house. him to call his PSO. He "They threatened my brother, security personnel were its last leg in Jammu & Kashmir same court. have to think of available legal Special Investigation Team to The incident came to light claimed, they spent the whole by placing pistol on his fore- deployed on ground zero to and the remaining self-styled Rejecting his argument procedures.” investigate the 2,500 after the security guard, tied in night in great trauma. "The head, to call his PSO to report track down these terrorists. commanders of different out- that he was being singled out Even as a Dy SP and an crore Saradha chit fund case robes, freed himself and rushed children were scared and on duty. On his arrival, "these The police teams were search- fits will also be neutralised and targeted by his interroga- Inspector of the CBI served before the Supreme Court to the nearest police station to women were kept in separate terrorists beat him up and ing whereabouts of these ter- soon." tors, the Court said that Kumar summon notice at the Park handed the case over to the inform the snatching of his ser- rooms," he added. Dr Shiekh snatched his service weapon rorists. Earlier, terrorists had He however, said that so far — currently the Additional Street bungalow of the senior CBI which has ceaselessly been vice weapon by a group of ter- Nazir also claimed, the terror- and also tied him with robes in snatched service weapon of 137 terrorists have been killed Director General of CID — IPS officer highly placed complaining of non-coopera- rorists. ists repeatedly claimed they one of the rooms." Dr Sheikh his own PSO in the month of in the Valley by the Security should act like an honest and sources in the Agency said he tion by the top cop. Narrating their 12-hour have been directed to kill PDP Nazir claimed, "They demand- March 2019 this year from his Forces. $ 7!  :)  /00$ ' 1    3#     ,        R)      4    5 53"   % '  *  "         
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"I am the first victim, I Devendra Fadnavis Cabinet, the inducted in the State Assembly ings, the Madras High Court on inspector and yesteryear’s tyred husband, Squadron want to ask Defence Ministry Bombay High Court on Friday merely for political gains and Friday wondered how many prominent encounter-special- Leader Ravi Khanna, is getting and the Government of India refused to quash their appoint- convenience. We do not endorse more lives should be lost as a ist Pradeep Sharma formally ready to fight another 'decisive' whether names of Indian Air ment as Ministers, even while this. What has been done may result of such banners, endan- joined the Shiv Sena on Friday. battle of her life. Force Personnel, including my disapproving the appointments strictly not be morally correct gering the lives of people. 'Traffic' Ramaswamy and an In a development that In her own words, Shalini husband killed by Yasin Malik on moral ground and saying that and may have been a political A day after a 23-year old urgent mentioning by advo- came ahead of the Election Khanna told reporters, "I recent- appear in the National War they were done “merely for plot but we cannot hold that the woman techie came under the cates V Lakshminarayanan and Commission declaring the ly suffered a massive stroke Memorial in New Delhi. If yes, political gains and convenience”. Ministers defected and are dis- wheels of a water tanker after she V Kannadasan. schedule for the Maharashtra and was admitted in the ICU for The present dispensation has please inform me on which Apart from Vikhe Patil, the qualified," the two judges noted. fell down losing balance when They brought to the court's Assembly polls, 57-year-old about one month and here I am already made it clear that they number plate and if not why it two other newly-appointed Fadnavis inducted Vikhe- an illegal hoarding crashed on notice the techie's death on Sharma joined the Shiv Sena in sitting in front of you". She said, are going to adopt policy of is so? She said, no one decorat- Ministers who got reprieve were Patil and two others into his her in a city suburb, the court Thursday following crashing of the presence of Sena president "I was reborn. I had taken a 'Zero tolerance' towards acts of ed my husband despite making Shiv Sena leader Jaydutt Ministry when he expanded asked if the government will take the illegal hoarding. Uddhav Thackeray. pledge to fight this battle till my terrorism. Let us see what hap- a supreme sacrifice. Ironically, Kshirsagar and RPI (A) leader his Cabinet on June 16 this year, a firm stand against such unau- "Just imagine the girl could Thackeray welcomed last breath. Now I leave it to the pens in this case now. "The politicians ganged up together Avinash Mahatekar. by bringing in 13 new Ministers thorised banners. have contributed to the GDP of Sharma into the Sena, tied wisdom of Judges to punish the whole world is watching us. It to shield Yasin Malik. Dismissing a petition chal- — eight Cabinet ranked ones "How many more litres of this nation. Couldn't that politi- him a ‘Shiv-Bandhan’ and killers of my husband as per law is high time we should get jus- Remembering the supreme lenging the appointment of and five Ministers of State — blood the state government cian have conducted the family handed him party flag. of the land". tice now", she said making a sacrifice made by her husband Vikhe Patil and two other into the State Cabinet and drop- needs to paint the roads with," marriage without banners?" the The Shiv Sena will in like- Referring to the reopening passionate appeal. in Uniform, Shalini Khanna Ministers, a HC division bench ping six existing Ministers from a Division Bench of Justices M court asked. lihood field Sharma as its can- of murder case against separatist According to official said, “Yasin Malik not only of Justices SC Dharmadhikari his Cabinet. Sathyanarayanan and N At least now the political didate from Nala Sophara con- leader Yasin Malik, responsible sources, JKLF Chairman Yasin murdered my husband. He and GS Patel observed that Vikhe-Patil, whose son Seshasayee wondered. parties must start a movement stituency located on the out- for killing her husband and Malik could not be produced killed my parents. My mother- inspired by the electoral victo- Sujay had quit the Congress in The court asked whether at against such illegalities, the court skirts of Mumbai. This con- three other IAF personnel on before a TADA court here on in-law, my father-in-law and my ry of the BJP, leaders from other March this year and won the least now Chief Minister K said. The bench then directed stituency has a large number of January 25, 1990, Shalini Wednesday. Now the TADA mother died barely 10 months political parties had joined the Lok Sabha polls by a margin of Palaniswami will be willing to the appearance of police officers north-Indian immigrants. Khanna said, "if the court in Jammu has ordered that after the killing of my husband. ruling saffron alliance. 2.81 lakh votes from issue a statement against such and Chennai corporation offi- Sharma had resigned from Government has decided to Yasin Malik be personally pro- I was left alone with two minor Describing the appoint- Ahmednagar constituency on a unauthorised banners. cials in charge the area where the the police service in the second reopen the case, I think they are duced for trial on October 1. kids. "No one came forward to ments as “morally incorrect”, the BJP ticket, was rewarded with a "There is zero respect for accident occurred to be present week of July this year after going to deliver justice". Speaking to reporters at console me. I was not Rubaiya HC bench noted that these ministerial berth by the ruling lives in this country," the court in the court later in the day and nearly 36 years of service "They have not done so to her home in Jammu, Shalini Sayeed. My father was not appointments were done for BJP even before he formally said pointing to "sheer bureau- adjourned the plea's hearing. marred by many controversies. make mockery of the system". Khanna also posed some direct standing with me, she said. “merely for political gains and joined the BJP. cratic apathy." The techie riding a two- "We have lost faith in this wheeler lost balance and fell government," the court down after an illegal hoarding observed. put up by an AIADMK func-  0
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Rabri Devi with tears in her cases, to make his mercurial beaten up, Station House Officer, The case is not without basis and eyes. elder son withdraw the divorce Manikpur, KK Misra said. absence of material," it added. Although Tej Pratap's petition bore no fruit. The police rushed to the spot after The bench dismissed the petition filed divorce petition filed six Tej Yadav had thrown a fit being informed by the station master by Navlakha seeking to quash the FIR months after their marriage in she was wearing along with a when the party, in an apparent and shifted him to the community lodged against him by the Pune police in May last year is pending before yellow salwar suit. bid to placate Chandrika Roy, health centre from where he was January 2018 after the Elgar Parishad held by the high court after he had filed the when Naxals had kidnapped six police- a court, his wife Aishwarya Roy Television news channels fielded him as its Lok Sabha referred to the district hospital, Misra on December 31, 2017 that had alleged- petition. The bench agreed and extend- men. He is in contact with Naxals but that has been known to spend a lot showed her carrying a couple candidate from Saran, a strong- said. ly triggered violence at Koregaon Bhima ed the protection from arrest to Navlakha is only for his books and other fact-find- of time at her in-laws' place of bags as she walked towards hold of the RJD supremo. In his statement to the police in Pune district the next day. for a period of three weeks to enable him ing research. How can this contact attract which is a few hundred metres the car, boarded it and left. After his humiliating defeat before succumbing to injuries, the The police had also alleged that to approach the Supreme Court in appeal provisions of the UAPA," Chaudhary said. from the house of her father, Close aides of either fam- at the hands of sitting BJP MP deceased identified himself as Ram Navlakha and other accused in the case against the HC order. "Navlakhahas made democracy pos- RJD MLA Chandrika Roy. ily were tight-lipped about the Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Roy blamed Bharose of Shahjahanpur district and had Maoist links and were working Navlakha and the other accused sible for those living on the margins. Such However, an hour after incident. They only said it was it on "non-cooperation" from said some passengers thrashed him, towards overthrowing the government. were booked under the provisions of the a person should be cherished and cele- Aishwarya reached Rabri a "private matter". Lalu Prasad's family, RJD the SHO said. "The offence is not limited to Unlawful Activities Prevention Act brated. But the government is persecut- Devi's 10, Circular Road resi- Yadav's decision to seek sources said. A case has been registered against Koregaon-Bhima violence. There are (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code. ing him with charges like waging war dence, in the afternoon on divorce was met with strong Roy recently made his dis- unidentified persons and investiga- many more facets to it. Hence, we feel Navlakha's lawyer Yug Chaudhary against the nation and sedition," he Friday, her car was summoned. disapproval from his family, pleasure public when he tions are on, the SHO added. investigation isrequired," the court said. had argued that the activistwas an author argued. After a few minutes, who stood by Aishwarya an skipped a meeting of party leg- Several cases of innocents being After the bench pronounced its judg- and a peace activist and was a specialist BesidesNavlakha, four others — Aishwarya was seen walking urbane management graduate islators and has refused to get beaten up following rumours of child ment, Navlakha's counsel Yug Chaudhary on conflict zones. Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon out of the house hurriedly, from Delhi whose late grand- his membership of the organ- lifting have been reported in Uttar sought an extension of the interim pro- "He was in the past appointed as a Gonsalves and Sudha Bharadwaj, are wiping tears with the dupatta father Daroga Prasad Rai was isation renewed. PTI Pradesh. PTI tection from arrest granted to Navlakha mediator by the government of India accused in the case. PTI '%   < / 0     '  % :             
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BJP leader Chinmayanand today and a notice in this self-styled godman Asaram application by the court. chayats of 18 districts affected by lathicharged and fired tear gas surrounding Mullick Fatak area The Friday’s incident comes grilled him for seven hours and regard has been pasted on the for suspension of life impris- Before this, the high court deficit rainfall or less crop sow- shells on a Left Front rally where the incident took place. close on the heels of a similar sealed the bedroom at the for- gate. onment awarded to him for has rejected an appeal by ing this year. which marched 35 km from Social media posts showed march taken out by the BJP at mer union minister's residence The postgraduate student raping a girl in his ashram in Asaram to hear his petition Approving the Disaster Singur towards the State thousands of protesters affiliat- Central Avenue in Kolkata here, police sources said on has alleged that she was raped 2013. challenging the life sentence on Management Department's pro- Secretariat at Nabanna in quest ed to the Students Federation of protesting high electricity tariff Friday. and "physically exploited" for The Jodhpur bench of the priority basis on the grounds posal, the Cabinet also sanc- of adequate employment oppor- India and the Democratic Youth in Kolkata. The Left workers had The SIT, which has been a year by the BJP leader, whose high court deferred the hear- of illness and old age. tioned 900 crore from the tunities and cheaper education. Federation of India and other started the protest march on formed on the orders of the organisation runs several col- ing after the public prosecutor "But the court rejected his Bihar Contingency Fund (BCF) Five policemen were also Left Front parties marching Thursday from Singur 35 miles Supreme Court, also brought leges. sought time for certain for- plea stating that appeals shall for this purpose, Principal injured in the melee when the towards the Nabanna when away the site of botched Tata the college student to The two principals who mality in relation to the appli- now be listed for hearing in the Secretary Pratyaya Amrit told crowd pelted stones at them, they were stopped by the police. Nano plant where then Chinmayanand's residence on head colleges where the cation. appropriate order of priority as reporters here after the cabinet sources said. “They threw stones at the police Opposition leader Mamata Friday morning to continue woman has studied were also "We were ready for argu- per the custodial period suf- meeting. Families living in these Five of the injured protest- forcing them to retaliate,” a Banerjee started an anti-land the probe in her presence and questioned by the SIT on ments but the public prosecu- fered by the accused”, said one 18 districts, which have already ers undergoing treatment at Howrah Deputy Commissioner acquisition movement in 2006 to collect evidence, the sources Thursday. tor sought 2 weeks time for of the prosecution counsel P C received 6,000 as gratuitous various hospitals of the city were of police said adding five police- get catapulted to power in 2011. said. In a letter on the SIT on arguments in the name of cer- Solanki. relief during the floods in July still in a comatose stage almost Chinmayanad was ques- Wednesday, the woman alleged tain formalities,” said Pradeep In March last year, a will not get the assistance. PTI five hours of the action, former tioned on Thursday night for that some vital evidence was Choudhary, counsel for Jodhpur court had convicted around seven hours at the removed from her hostel room Asaram. Asaram and two of his associ- police lines and his bedroom at by Chinmayanand's supporters But rejecting the prosecu- ates in a 2013 rape case. He is Divya Dham residence was before it was sealed by the tion prayer for 2 weeks time, currently serving a life sentence sealed, the sources said. police. Her father alleged that the division bench of Justices in the Jodhpur central jail. A team of forensic experts the supporters removed from Vinit Kumar Mathur and Two co accused, Shilpi is also present at the resi- the room a pair of spectacles Sandeep Mehta listed the mat- alias Sanchita Gupta and dence, the sources said. with a camera fitted in them, ter for hearing on September Sharat had also been sen- Sources said the BJP leader suggesting that this contained 23. tenced to life imprisonment has been asked by the SIT not evidence against the BJP leader. This is the second appli- but both of them are out on to leave Shahjahanpur till the The woman also alleged that cation for sentence suspension bail after the application of sen- completion of the probe and they planted some things there by Asaram in the high court tence suspension by them were policemen in large numbers to tarnish her image. PTI after the first plea was with- allowed. PTI  !"#!%#&' ! 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    mental regulato- The GST Council, headed first have to review the revenue gained following signs of rap- ry uncertainty by Union Finance Minister position and only then decide,” prochement between US and and lingering Nirmala Sitharaman and com- said an official in the knowl- China over their trade dispute. weaknesses in prising representatives of all edge of the matter. US Treasury Secretary some non-bank states and Union Territories According to the sources, Steven Mnuchin on Thursday financial compa- (UTs), is scheduled to meet on the states are aware that it said that Washington wants to nies. September 20 in Goa amidst a would not be tax prudent to make ‘meaningful progress’ in India’s GDP clamour for a cut in tax rates allow GST rate reduction at China trade talks. growth rate slipped to 5 per “We will have a fresh set of over six-year low of 5 per cent from various industries to this stage as the compensation Robust buying in domestic cent in the first quarter of numbers coming up but the in the April-June quarter of beat the slowdown in the cess fund which is utilised to equities and a weakening dol- 2019-20, the lowest in over six recent economic growth in 2019-20, according to official economy. compensate the states as per lar also propped up the domes- years, according to latest offi- India is much weaker than data released last month. The economic growth hit the GST Act, in case the rev- tic unit, forex traders said. cial data. expected, mainly due to cor- The previous low in GDP a six-year low of 5 per cent for enue is below the targeted The Indian currency has The International porate and environmental reg- growth was recorded at 4.3 per the first quarter of the current growth rate, has turned nega- appreciated by 147 paise in the Monetary Fund (IMF) in July ulatory uncertainty and lin- cent in January-March quar- fiscal and the government has tive. last seven trading sessions. projected a slower growth rate gering weakness in some non- ter of 2012-13. India’s eco- announced a slew of measures The compensation cess At the interbank foreign for India in 2019 and 2020, a bank financial companies,” nomic growth stood at 8 per to reinvigorate the sagging collected during 2017-2019 exchange market, the rupee 4     ! 4  :    :  .     M3 downward revision of 0.3 per IMF spokesman Gerry Rice cent in the same quarter of growth. (till August in the current opened at 70.94 a dollar. It   )     B     
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$ nessed a gain of 172 to he US on Friday " ing their investments in the US, enchmark indices finished 48,400 per kilogram. On expressed concern over !;%$/54/0 the two-way trade would flour-     % 4 policy meeting. Bwith smart gains on Friday New Delhi: Gold and sil- Thursday, it closed at 48,228 Tthe trade deficit with " ish in a manner that would According to Bank of as investors wagered on anoth- ver prices on Friday witnessed per kilogram. India and the challenges being 2-%=,! address the concern of increas- he Reserve Bank of India is America Merrill Lynch, the RBI er rate cut by the RBI follow- recovery, with the yellow metal In the bullion market here, faced by American companies ing trade deficit of the US Texpected to go for a further rate cuts are necessary to bring ing subdued inflation data rising 70 to 38,695 per 10 gold rose to 38,695 per 10 to invest here. "# towards India. rate cut in the next month’s real lending rates down to incen- amid a broad upmove in glob- gram in the national capital, gram from its previous closing Addressing the Indo-US 2 Asserting that there is monetary policy review as tivise investment. al equities on signs of easing according to HDFC Securities. price of 38,625 per 10 gram, Economic Summit here, US -=--!=" scope to further boost trade inflation is expected to pan out “We believe there is a rising US-China trade tensions. Silver prices also wit- it said. Minister Counselor for  with the US, Indo-American in line with the central bank’s case for a 50 basis points RBI rate A strengthening rupee and Commercial Affairs Aileen Chamber of Commerce projection, experts say. cut, on October 4, with August foreign capital inflows added to Nandi however hoped to " !!; National President SK Sarkar According to global as well inflation coming in at a lower- the buying momentum, traders Bank, SBI, M&M, Infosys, per cent. explore possibilities at the US- %$/54/0 said the target is to achieve a as domestic brokerages, mod- than-expected 3.2 per cent,” said. PowerGrid, HCL Tech, NTPC, Broader BSE midcap and India Business CEO Forum to 2/.=5-!> bilateral trade of USD 500 bil- erating inflation and a negative BofAML said in a research note. After a lacklustre start, the Bajaj Finance and Reliance smallcap indices settled up to strike a trade balance between "!2 lion by 2022. output gap are likely to open Domestic brokerage Kotak 30-share BSE Sensex saw buy- Industries, rising up to 2.72 per 0.82 per cent higher. the two countries. %/=%.!!" Agriculture, defence, food the door for an accommodative Securities in a report said CPI ing momentum in late-after- cent Bourses in Hong Kong and As per the Indian govern- processing and host of similar monetary policy. inflation was likely to remain noon trade to close 280.71 On the other hand, Sun Japan ended significantly high- ment data, India’s exports to the #!;= sectors assume large possibili- According to official data, benign in the near term given points, or 0.76 per cent, high- Pharma, Bharti Airtel, HDFC er amid signs of easing trade US during 2018-19 were worth ties through which India and retail inflation inched up mar- the weak growth impulses. er at 37,384.99. Bank, Yes Bank, ITC and HUL war tensions between the US about USD 52.4 billion while the US could come closer and ginally to 3.21 per cent in “We expect the MPC to cut On similar lines, the broad- were among the losers, shed- and China. imports bill stood at USD increased 10.5 per cent over the cement their ties for enhanced August from 3.15 per cent in the repo rate by up to 75 basis er NSE Nifty settled 93.10 ding up to 1.41 per cent. Stock exchanges in Europe 35.55 billion. last year period, she added. trade and economic coopera- July, mainly due to costlier points through the rest of points, or 0.85 per cent, high- “Subdued inflation kept were also trading on a positive The US trade deficit with Nandi also noted that the tion between the two countries, food items. FY2020—including a cut of er at 11,075.90. hopes alive for rate cut and pos- note in their respective early ses- India during 2018-19 stood at US was aware of the chal- he said. India’s industrial production around 40 basis points in the During the week, the itive vibes to support the auto sions after the European Central USD 16.85 billion, lower than lenges that American compa- “We lag a little in export growth slowed to 4.3 per cent in October policy — with focus Sensex advanced 403.22 points sector lifted the markets. Broad Bank on Thursday announced USD 21.26 billion in the pre- nies continue to face in India. market as we are not part of the July, dragged mainly by manu- remaining on transmission,” it or 1.09 per cent, while the Nifty based recovery in rate sensitive a massive package of rate cuts ceding year, the data showed. She however observed that global supply chain. We need to facturing sector’s poor show. noted. gained 129.70 points or 1.18 per stocks fuelled domestic market and economic stimulus. “Bilateral trade relation- with Indo-US Business CEO understand the technological “Contained inflation and a The RBI, which mainly fac- cent. while additional policy mea- The Indian rupee appreci- ship with India is broad and Forum having its interface reg- advances that are taking place larger negative output gap set the tors in CPI for arriving at its bi- According to official data sures from European Central ated 6 paise (intra-day) to trade complex. The trade between ularly, the issues of mutual all over the world and we stage for policy easing in monthly monetary policy, has released post market hours on bank powered global peers,” at 71.07 per US dollar. the two countries has increased concerns relating to Indo-US could easily become econom- October. We expect 40 basis been mandated by the govern- Thursday, retail inflation inched said Vinod Nair, Head of Foreign institutional every year in the recent past. ... trade would get resolved and ic leaders in the world,” Sarkar points (cut) cumulatively in ment to ensure inflation remains up marginally to 3.21 per cent Research, Geojit Financial investors (FIIs) remained net However, we are concerned investments from India to the said. Q4,” Japanese financial services at 4 per cent, with deviation of in August, while industrial pro- Services. buyers in the capital market, about the trade deficit that we US and vice-versa would In services sector, he said major Nomura said in a research 2 per cent on either side. duction growth slowed to 4.3 Sectorally, BSE oil and gas, putting in 783.55 crore on have with India,” Nandi said. apportion. India has a positive balance note. The central bank, which per cent in July, raising chances energy, metal, realty, utilities, Thursday, according to provi- The two-way trade Nandi, in a statement later with the US. The granting of It further said the RBI’s has already reduced the key pol- of a rate cut by the RBI next bankex, power, auto and IT sional exchange data. between the US and India said, since the political rela- Strategic Trade Authorisation- FY’20 GDP growth projection of icy rate four times in the current month. stocks ended up to 2.73 per Global oil benchmark Brent stood at USD 142 billion dur- tionship between India and 1 (STA-1) status to India puts 6.9 per cent “appears too opti- calendar year, is scheduled to Top gainers in the Sensex cent higher. crude was trading 0.31 per ing 2018. During January-July the US has begun to grow and India at an elevated level, he mistic” and is widely expected to announce its next bi-monthly pack included Vedanta, ICICI However, telecom and cent lower at USD 60.19 per 2019, the bilateral trade has diversify with conciliatory added. be downgraded at the October monetary policy on October 4. Bank, ONGC, Kotak Bank, Axis healthcare dropped up to 0.94 barrel.

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1223.85 1251.80 SHREECEM 18635.00 18934.95 18539.45 18835.00 IPCALAB 952.60 958.00 941.25 943.10 ESSELPRO 108.20 110.80 108.15 108.85 VEDL 146.00 150.15 143.55 149.50 4.05 MARUTI 6430.00 6512.30 6342.00 6449.80 EIDPARRY 165.00 171.45 165.00 166.80 RAIN 101.00 103.75 99.50 101.20 ORIENTCEM 89.75 96.60 89.40 94.80 KPRMILL 551.50 554.65 545.00 552.40 ICICIBANK 406.80 414.90 400.65 413.70 11.00 IBULHSGFIN 450.00 454.35 432.80 441.75 ASIANPAINT 1537.00 1552.35 1528.30 1547.95 GMRINFRA 16.75 17.15 16.35 17.05 CHAMBLFERT 159.65 160.60 157.50 159.20 HERITGFOOD 374.35 393.20 374.35 379.65 ONGC 126.25 129.30 125.35 128.95 3.05 HCLTECH 1062.90 1070.55 1054.40 1069.20 TVSMOTOR 394.50 394.50 382.10 390.25 IGL 327.00 329.90 323.40 328.65 ERIS 432.00 436.05 422.20 426.25 LINDEINDIA 484.00 490.20 480.25 480.60 HINDALCO 196.65 201.90 195.20 201.30 4.20 ICICIBANK 407.80 414.80 400.80 413.25 STRTECH 142.80 145.15 138.00 142.70 SUNTECK 469.55 470.40 457.75 461.60 ADANITRANS 238.00 238.80 233.00 235.70 TCNSBRANDS 654.60 705.00 654.60 697.90 JSWSTEEL 222.05 227.60 219.10 226.50 4.45 TATASTEEL 367.90 368.95 357.90 367.25 IBREALEST 65.50 65.90 63.35 63.90 FORCEMOT 1215.00 1225.00 1192.00 1197.95 TV18BRDCST 22.00 22.10 21.50 21.70 BDL 284.95 285.30 278.30 284.50 KOTAKBANK 1457.00 1486.00 1447.20 1482.85 25.30 SBIN 286.00 292.40 282.10 291.70 OBEROIRLTY 549.80 582.55 530.00 543.45 JBCHEPHARM 381.20 411.00 380.00 404.65 CREDITACC 598.00 608.10 591.10 598.95 APLLTD 512.80 513.05 504.00 504.90 INDUSINDBK 1391.00 1406.00 1371.00 1398.55 AUROPHARMA 630.00 631.30 618.50 629.75 BHARATFORG 414.90 414.90 402.80 412.55 SOUTHBANK 11.00 11.06 10.72 11.01 MINDACORP 99.05 99.50 97.30 98.70 SBIN 285.00 292.50 282.00 291.90 4.85 HDFCBANK 2252.00 2266.90 2237.30 2256.25 HAVELLS 670.70 681.00 662.70 673.00 MINDTREE 673.90 679.00 669.80 676.55 ALBK 33.70 33.85 33.15 33.45 SIS 810.00 855.00 805.00 838.95 INFY 818.10 831.05 817.50 829.80 13.40 GRASIM 719.00 723.00 704.75 718.50 COALINDIA 197.70 199.30 194.55 198.30 ABCAPITAL 96.50 96.75 94.15 94.65 GODREJIND 408.90 414.00 407.40 409.60 KNRCON 219.95 222.25 218.00 220.25 AXISBANK 663.55 675.40 657.05 673.80 10.90 BAJFINANCE 3399.90 3435.95 3375.40 3425.95 INDIACEM 79.35 84.85 78.40 84.55 EDELWEISS 106.00 106.80 103.45 104.95 SJVN 25.90 26.20 25.70 25.95 NESCO 538.75 540.00 525.20 527.25 UPL 570.00 580.00 559.35 576.35 9.05 TCS 2138.00 2157.90 2116.20 2141.35 JUSTDIAL 731.00 733.50 716.10 727.95 RCF 44.45 46.65 43.30 46.20 VGUARD 225.90 226.00 222.55 224.15 JCHAC 1689.00 1740.00 1678.70 1708.90 ZEEL 348.85 352.80 343.60 351.70 5.30 RBLBANK 370.00 372.50 356.70 371.05 TATACHEM 586.00 597.95 585.45 596.50 GREAVESCOT 129.95 131.75 127.65 130.95 MAHLIFE 406.50 410.00 400.50 406.90 NTPC 122.35 124.30 121.25 124.00 1.75 EICHERMOT 16940.00 16940.00 16461.60 16694.70 CRISIL 1265.00 1269.00 1252.40 1256.20 QUESS 460.20 463.55 453.25 460.10 PNCINFRA 181.00 183.90 180.20 182.25 POWERGRID 199.50 203.00 199.05 202.50 2.85 BANKBARODA 100.90 101.35 96.75 99.85 PHILIPCARB 120.00 122.30 118.00 119.30 WABAG 304.05 306.30 297.20 300.00 FINCABLES 371.65 379.20 369.65 372.35 HCLTECH 1054.90 1070.00 1053.90 1069.55 14.65 BPCL 384.75 411.95 377.50 408.90 GODREJCP 622.25 626.50 615.65 623.05 MPHASIS 985.40 991.45 981.80 990.40 MASFIN 620.00 623.55 616.00 618.40 M&M 542.00 552.80 541.50 551.05 7.45 JINDALSTEL 108.30 109.85 104.55 108.80 CERA 2510.20 2590.00 2505.00 2555.65 INDHOTEL 133.75 135.05 131.80 132.60 GICRE 182.00 185.00 175.75 177.40 RELIANCE 1212.00 1228.50 1206.90 1226.70 16.35 AXISBANK 667.40 675.90 657.20 674.35 HSCL 77.40 78.45 76.00 77.85 NATCOPHARM 563.00 571.35 551.55 568.40 AKZOINDIA 1720.50 1720.50 1697.60 1704.80 BAJAJFINSV 7303.95 7399.75 7256.00 7389.00 97.05 NCC 60.50 60.95 58.35 58.75 CGPOWER 14.20 14.60 13.86 14.24 GUJGAS 177.40 177.55 174.50 176.80 JMFINANCIL 74.90 75.15 73.20 74.35 INFRATEL 250.75 255.45 249.30 254.00 3.25 PEL 1955.00 1963.35 1853.30 1902.65 IRB 84.00 84.90 80.70 81.75 GUJALKALI 454.80 458.00 447.75 456.15 UNITEDBNK 9.57 9.60 9.44 9.50 TATAMOTORS 129.20 130.95 125.50 129.60 1.65 DLF 159.80 167.95 156.05 166.20 DCMSHRIRAM 419.45 438.80 412.40 423.15 HEIDELBERG 194.00 194.95 191.15 194.60 SREINFRA 12.00 12.64 12.00 12.28 BAJFINANCE 3389.00 3436.00 3372.50 3421.00 38.65 TATAPOWER 64.50 64.65 62.50 64.30 ITDCEM 69.55 73.55 68.00 71.50 GHCL 202.60 204.75 200.40 202.85 SYMPHONY 1259.45 1275.00 1251.70 1260.45 HEROMOTOCO2742.00 2785.00 2718.00 2771.00 30.25 TITAN 1075.00 1126.00 1075.00 1123.10 VIPIND 415.00 419.55 401.50 403.10 JSWENERGY 66.15 67.30 66.00 66.85 CHOLAHLDNG 433.55 446.00 429.00 441.85 COALINDIA 198.65 199.60 194.50 199.40 1.70 HINDPETRO 266.00 272.70 259.55 271.00 EXIDEIND 183.45 184.20 178.45 181.90 J&KBANK 39.80 40.15 39.00 39.40 MHRIL 214.00 222.00 213.50 221.10 MARUTI 6434.00 6512.80 6340.00 6445.70 53.65 ULTRACEMCO 4005.00 4046.90 3933.90 4032.90 LAKSHVILAS 40.65 40.65 37.75 39.90 REPCOHOME 340.90 342.30 323.00 325.25 UCOBANK 15.15 15.15 14.85 14.95 BAJAJ-AUTO 2860.00 2889.00 2855.00 2876.00 23.80 PFC 112.90 112.90 108.25 111.15 SWANENERGY 105.70 107.90 103.80 106.80 TIMKEN 697.00 700.00 686.05 691.65 ZENSARTECH 221.10 221.45 218.90 220.50 ULTRACEMCO 4004.95 4047.25 3934.00 4030.00 27.95 L&TFH 96.95 96.95 90.80 93.35 CADILAHC 239.60 242.45 235.80 241.80 IBULISL 89.00 93.00 88.95 93.00 CAPPL 439.30 446.45 434.90 436.10 GRASIM 720.20 723.45 704.15 721.90 4.35 ONGC 126.80 129.30 125.35 128.80 MFSL 415.00 416.05 404.65 407.25 AEGISLOG 193.95 194.00 190.00 191.65 MAGMA 64.70 64.70 60.00 62.70 SUNPHARMA 432.00 432.75 421.50 423.25 PTC 64.30 65.20 64.10 64.75 NLCINDIA 56.00 56.50 54.85 55.65 GULFOILLUB 850.00 851.00 846.75 849.55 INDUSINDBK 1389.00 1406.70 1371.00 1398.40 8.15 GRAPHITE 305.10 318.00 303.55 311.70 VINATIORGA 2346.50 2347.90 2278.00 2288.80 GALAXYSURF 1347.40 1366.00 1336.00 1354.35 APARINDS 558.80 575.05 558.35 572.95 TCS 2135.00 2157.95 2115.55 2143.00 9.40 ESCORTS 516.00 536.80 516.00 534.90 GNFC 193.00 201.50 189.40 197.35 SYNDIBANK 31.65 31.85 31.05 31.30 CARBORUNIV 293.50 302.10 290.00 296.85 TECHM 705.25 711.30 701.00 708.60 3.05 GAIL 125.25 130.00 123.60 129.10 JKTYRE 69.00 71.60 68.00 70.95 DCAL 187.65 189.30 181.00 182.40 AIAENG 1552.95 1578.00 1552.95 1574.30 TATASTEEL 367.00 369.15 357.75 366.50 1.45 ASHOKLEY 62.65 64.20 62.35 63.40 INFRATEL 251.10 255.20 249.50 254.40 JSL 36.65 36.75 36.00 36.45 SCHNEIDER 81.00 82.15 80.45 81.50 ADANIPORTS 376.50 377.00 370.40 373.80 1.35 IOC 126.30 130.80 123.80 130.05 RADICO 301.00 308.95 298.80 306.50 COROMANDEL 395.00 409.45 394.20 398.95 IOB 10.03 10.20 9.97 10.03 CIPLA 468.05 469.65 464.50 469.45 1.65 WOCKPHARMA 322.20 323.25 305.80 314.65 CANFINHOME 394.55 397.75 390.25 392.25 TNPL 198.35 200.00 196.25 197.00 JKCEMENT 1019.30 1025.90 1019.30 1021.80 HDFC 2079.00 2092.05 2063.70 2089.85 7.10 HDFC 2077.05 2092.00 2063.75 2085.65 BBTC 1011.00 1018.85 997.50 1004.40 IRCON 343.05 346.00 343.00 345.30 REDINGTON 109.80 112.00 109.25 110.00 ASIANPAINT 1540.00 1553.15 1528.00 1545.05 4.75 LT 1364.75 1367.25 1344.70 1363.45 MRPL 47.70 52.95 46.70 51.65 KRBL 237.25 240.45 232.85 237.95 NETWORK18 24.50 25.40 24.45 25.15 WIPRO 245.00 247.40 243.20 245.20 0.65 HINDUNILVR 1802.00 1824.90 1793.05 1804.80 AVANTI 362.25 368.10 359.25 361.55 VTL 909.60 934.00 909.60 929.55 JKLAKSHMI 329.55 332.00 322.80 328.35 LT 1362.00 1366.95 1344.10 1363.35 0.95 INFY 816.00 830.85 816.00 829.15 POWERGRID 200.00 203.00 199.00 202.65 HEXAWARE 375.00 377.15 371.10 375.90 PGHH 10154.00 10400.00 10132.10 10304.90 NH 247.80 247.80 240.45 242.80 EICHERMOT 16750.00 16880.00 16450.00 16691.00 10.45 HEG 1139.70 1209.00 1131.70 1182.25 SUNTV 441.90 450.65 440.50 446.95 INDIANB 166.90 167.50 163.25 165.10 BAJAJELEC 385.00 385.15 375.50 379.15 NBVENTURES 88.25 88.25 85.90 87.10 HINDUNILVR 1806.00 1825.00 1793.60 1804.00 -1.40 ADANIENT 143.30 146.90 140.60 145.90 LTI 1606.75 1612.35 1581.00 1606.55 HINDZINC 214.00 218.85 212.10 218.05 FDC 167.45 175.00 164.10 172.70 JYOTHYLAB 147.55 148.90 146.35 148.55 YESBANK 67.00 69.50 64.10 67.80 -0.15 VEDL 142.20 150.00 142.20 149.20 MGL 842.00 851.50 836.00 847.90 RAMCOCEM 726.30 746.70 720.00 743.00 FINOLEXIND 514.00 528.00 514.00 522.15 BRITANNIA 2681.00 2682.00 2642.00 2670.00 -7.00 SAIL 33.40 33.95 32.45 33.75 ICICIPRULI 422.00 422.00 411.25 417.50 LALPATHLAB 1319.00 1360.00 1304.60 1324.90 ASTRAL 1332.00 1364.40 1323.60 1347.10 ITC 241.00 242.45 238.60 240.10 -0.65 MOTHERSUMI 104.70 108.00 103.30 107.55 JUBILANT 493.55 518.00 489.60 513.90 EVEREADY 60.50 60.50 60.50 60.50 RALLIS 168.00 168.20 165.15 166.75 HDFCBANK 2251.00 2267.45 2238.00 2259.80 -11.05 VENKYS 1606.00 1692.70 1606.00 1642.25 SRF 2722.00 2780.00 2710.10 2773.65 MINDAIND 336.75 350.00 335.15 348.80 IFCI 7.50 7.89 7.39 7.70 BHARTIARTL 347.60 349.70 340.90 344.00 -3.55 PNB 64.35 65.10 62.80 64.90 TATAELXSI 647.00 649.55 633.90 647.50 SUZLON 3.14 3.14 3.04 3.13 ZYDUSWELL 1799.10 1803.90 1750.80 1758.25 DRREDDY 2781.65 2794.95 2692.75 2728.65 -38.40 DRREDDY 2788.00 2791.00 2693.35 2731.95 3MINDIA 20130.00 20489.00 20100.00 20395.45 ORIENTBANK 66.15 66.50 65.10 65.35 BIRLACORPN 567.50 580.50 562.60 579.65 SUNPHARMA 430.45 432.85 421.10 421.80 -6.00 GRUH 255.65 258.45 252.15 253.55 TECHM 703.45 711.10 701.45 709.15 DCBBANK 203.00 204.55 199.45 201.40 ISEC 235.00 235.00 230.10 234.30 ITC 242.00 242.35 238.60 239.95 ITDC 239.90 268.65 236.70 268.65 TORNTPOWER 282.35 282.40 278.00 280.05 ATUL 3767.70 3767.70 3724.00 3737.80 IBULHSGFIN 451.00 454.45 432.00 437.95 -11.45 SBILIFE 796.75 807.60 792.00 797.75 NTPC 122.90 124.25 121.25 124.05 CUMMINSIND 569.85 582.80 565.00 581.40 AUBANK 669.30 670.10 665.40 668.75   FEDERALBNK 86.00 87.55 84.65 86.95 PFIZER 3301.00 3330.00 3200.00 3293.20 BOSCHLTD 13826.00 14204.15 13746.35 14129.00 THOMASCOOK 150.05 156.20 149.40 150.90 CROMPTON 235.30 240.85 233.05 238.80 FSL 50.00 53.90 49.95 53.55 INTELLECT 222.00 229.00 222.00 224.20 RELAXO 496.65 497.95 482.00 483.90 LICHSGFIN 407.35 408.00 394.75 403.15 DABUR 453.30 454.35 446.60 452.05 MEGH 59.00 59.60 57.50 58.20 WESTLIFE 281.25 286.00 278.00 283.20 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE CANBK 204.50 204.50 196.25 203.40 M&MFIN 340.00 340.70 324.20 338.80 RPOWER 3.34 3.36 3.22 3.32 INOXLEISUR 300.00 301.00 290.05 296.05 NIFTY NEXT 50 26375.05 26486.45 26104.45 26460.10 175.10 APOLLOHOSP 1470.00 1476.25 1431.10 1458.50 RAJESHEXPO 687.40 687.40 666.50 674.65 VBL 599.00 629.00 590.00 626.95 IFBIND 667.10 705.15 664.60 678.30 MOTHERSUMI 103.95 108.00 103.25 107.85 4.75 ACC 1493.00 1530.80 1471.65 1525.95 BRITANNIA 2697.95 2697.95 2644.00 2675.15 JSLHISAR 77.00 80.50 75.80 79.90 GICHSGFIN 182.50 183.50 176.70 178.50 DLF 159.35 168.00 156.05 165.45 5.75 ZEEL 347.00 352.65 344.00 350.30 HDFCAMC 2676.25 2685.00 2643.50 2666.05 JINDALSAW 78.50 80.20 76.45 79.40 HAL 689.00 708.95 685.00 705.10 HINDPETRO 264.65 272.90 259.50 271.75 9.10 INDIGO 1725.10 1735.95 1704.50 1718.35 IBVENTURES 160.00 164.50 155.30 161.85 TORNTPHARM 1709.05 1726.00 1695.90 1722.20 CYIENT 448.80 449.95 446.45 449.15 ACC 1482.00 1531.75 1470.65 1529.20 47.65 RECLTD 148.55 149.15 144.20 146.95 GLENMARK 380.00 380.00 365.45 368.85 BANDHANBNK 457.75 458.95 453.00 455.50 CARERATING 555.40 555.40 542.40 547.45 AMBUJACEM 196.00 202.15 193.90 201.15 5.40 BEL 108.15 109.40 105.50 108.70 SANOFI 5959.35 5980.00 5925.00 5927.65 OIL 150.20 153.45 148.90 153.05 CENTURYPLY 147.80 152.60 147.80 151.05 ANDHRABANK 19.25 19.45 19.05 19.35 BOSCHLTD 13840.00 14184.00 13718.05 14120.10 360.50 CASTROLIND 130.30 131.30 129.00 130.85 NAUKRI 1886.00 1912.20 1838.90 1897.75 GODFRYPHLP 1007.50 1044.00 1007.50 1021.45 SUDARSCHEM 340.00 343.15 330.70 338.00 MAHSCOOTER 4207.00 4218.85 4167.50 4207.30 CONCOR 521.00 543.45 511.00 533.00 13.50 JSWSTEEL 222.25 227.45 219.20 226.20 STAR 397.30 398.70 386.00 392.10 WHIRLPOOL 1659.00 1659.00 1594.60 1649.95 APLAPOLLO 1282.85 1301.75 1280.00 1294.00 VMART 2050.00 2068.75 2040.00 2050.00 ABB 1340.35 1365.00 1325.30 1365.00 30.85 SPICEJET 134.00 135.00 130.55 131.60 LAXMIMACH 3870.00 3980.00 3850.00 3881.05 LEMONTREE 54.15 57.00 54.05 55.95 ALLCARGO 103.05 103.90 100.00 101.75 TRITURBINE 98.00 98.30 96.50 97.35 NMDC 84.70 86.50 83.90 86.25 1.90 DHFL 49.85 51.65 48.70 50.90 DIVISLAB 1656.60 1656.60 1611.40 1628.00 MUTHOOTFIN 597.00 605.55 596.00 598.25 MOTILALOFS 584.50 585.20 578.50 582.30 FINEORG 1543.15 1543.15 1490.00 1526.65 PAGEIND 18340.00 18800.00 17950.00 18570.00 391.95 RELINFRA 40.45 40.80 38.60 40.15 HINDCOPPER 35.35 41.65 35.05 40.40 MOIL 123.80 125.60 123.00 123.50 GODREJAGRO 476.75 479.00 465.60 474.10 TATAINVEST 780.00 780.95 774.00 778.75 SHREECEM 18600.00 18951.00 18469.35 18950.00 367.95 HEROMOTOCO 2765.00 2784.00 2718.00 2776.55 BALKRISIND 750.30 774.25 743.00 769.10 BLISSGVS 117.70 117.70 108.05 109.50 TAKE 128.20 131.45 128.00 128.40 NIACL 109.45 109.45 106.65 107.30 HINDZINC 215.10 219.00 212.20 217.75 3.30 NESTLEIND 12658.00 12716.90 12510.00 12696.35 SCI 34.00 36.45 33.40 36.05 PGHL 4291.90 4345.00 4250.00 4324.05 CUB 198.90 199.40 197.75 198.90 CORPBANK 16.80 16.95 16.70 16.90 PGHH 10089.00 10423.05 10089.00 10270.00 145.90 KOTAKBANK 1464.90 1485.95 1448.45 1483.55 PAGEIND 18235.20 18779.05 17896.55 18676.15 GSFC 77.20 80.40 77.00 79.80 AAVAS 1540.00 1540.00 1495.00 1506.40 THYROCARE 472.75 472.75 469.10 470.55 SRTRANSFIN 1039.95 1057.20 1037.90 1052.50 14.60 IDEA 5.57 5.57 5.25 5.38 NATIONALUM 44.40 45.00 43.00 44.80 ADANIGREEN 49.05 50.60 48.00 50.20 SHOPERSTOP 396.25 419.85 391.15 409.65 MONSANTO 2088.30 2099.65 2057.10 2080.20 SIEMENS 1227.90 1253.80 1223.50 1245.60 16.55 RAYMOND 601.50 608.00 572.70 584.80 JAICORPLTD 89.85 91.40 87.70 89.60 CHENNPETRO 183.60 199.00 183.35 194.60 GILLETTE 7064.40 7119.15 7064.40 7073.25 WABCOINDIA 6099.55 6120.45 6084.00 6093.15 PETRONET 263.70 267.40 262.85 267.00 3.45 RELCAPITAL 36.25 37.00 34.75 36.40 LUPIN 760.05 766.00 753.70 764.00 NIITTECH 1405.10 1426.05 1400.15 1411.30 BAJAJCON 256.10 257.80 251.00 253.80 GRINDWELL 584.85 590.00 572.60 579.75 ASHOKLEY 62.50 64.20 62.35 63.20 0.70 UNIONBANK 59.05 59.70 56.35 59.25 PNBHOUSING 637.05 642.20 632.50 634.85 HFCL 20.00 20.00 19.50 19.65 JPASSOCIAT 2.50 2.50 2.36 2.39 RATNAMANI 918.50 936.35 909.00 931.15 GODREJCP 626.90 626.90 615.80 623.20 5.50 ECLERX 471.50 472.00 466.70 469.20 ASTERDM 120.10 122.00 120.10 121.55 NAVINFLUOR 755.80 765.00 747.70 752.65 HIMATSEIDE 141.00 141.95 138.00 140.00 CCL 245.70 249.30 245.00 249.05 COLPAL 1241.00 1261.75 1227.20 1250.00 9.90 ADANIPOWER 63.80 65.00 62.25 64.60 APOLLOTYRE 180.00 180.90 175.25 180.50 AJANTPHARM 1050.00 1064.40 1044.15 1056.05 SOBHA 530.00 535.75 523.65 529.25 SOLARINDS 1051.15 1102.00 1051.15 1085.35 OFSS 2945.00 2965.00 2872.20 2945.00 22.95 MARICO 384.00 385.05 378.60 383.55 BERGEPAINT 366.80 370.00 363.55 368.05 GRANULES 104.00 104.00 100.70 102.60 GDL 113.55 115.00 111.15 112.10 VARROC 456.20 456.20 445.20 452.60 CADILAHC 240.00 242.75 235.65 241.20 1.85 WIPRO 244.55 247.35 243.40 245.40 SHANKARA 440.50 458.95 438.30 443.75 GSPL 226.70 229.90 221.90 223.55 SONATSOFTW 309.00 314.10 304.20 312.40 INDOSTAR 287.25 287.25 282.05 282.40 LUPIN 762.40 766.00 753.60 764.50 5.45 BHARTIARTL 350.00 350.00 340.85 342.75 ITI 78.50 81.90 76.80 81.30 SUNDRMFAST 446.05 457.70 437.40 455.25 COCHINSHIP 352.00 368.00 350.95 362.10 TTKPRESTIG 5860.00 5878.80 5830.00 5853.90 UBL 1265.00 1279.80 1262.15 1276.60 6.65 COFFEEDAY 73.95 73.95 67.15 73.95 ICICIGI 1149.90 1149.90 1128.50 1134.80 ASHOKA 98.55 103.65 96.65 100.55 MAHLOG 352.45 358.80 348.00 353.10 DBCORP 139.50 140.80 138.30 139.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3350.00 3397.95 3305.00 3379.75 17.20 M&M 542.70 552.25 542.70 551.10 DBL 456.00 457.00 437.55 440.80 ASTRAZEN 2065.00 2127.80 2012.00 2114.60 BAJAJHLDNG 3354.25 3397.90 3311.00 3379.10 CENTRUM 25.10 25.15 24.80 25.05 NHPC 24.00 24.20 23.80 24.10 0.10 COLPAL 1240.00 1260.95 1228.50 1252.35 SIEMENS 1230.00 1253.20 1225.00 1245.45 PARAGMILK 161.75 167.00 156.50 162.40 GSKCONS 7811.20 7830.00 7782.40 7801.80 SKFINDIA 1904.95 1906.00 1888.50 1900.30 HAVELLS 670.35 681.50 662.55 672.00 2.70 GODREJPROP 944.00 969.90 938.75 957.85 EQUITAS 116.25 118.15 113.50 117.10 SOMANYCERA 208.00 214.00 207.60 209.25 GMDCLTD 68.55 68.70 67.80 68.45 LUXIND 1155.40 1185.20 1150.00 1177.95 SBILIFE 797.15 807.75 792.25 796.00 3.15 MCX 950.00 957.10 932.40 946.00 DEEPAKFERT 92.50 98.85 90.60 97.20 KALPATPOWR 470.05 474.90 450.00 452.80 UFLEX 220.00 226.10 215.00 221.85 SADBHAV 133.05 143.35 133.05 141.55 DABUR 451.70 454.65 446.55 451.70 1.50 ADANIPORTS 375.25 377.40 370.70 374.00 AMBUJACEM 198.90 201.90 194.00 200.95 NHPC 23.90 24.20 23.90 24.15 ADVENZYMES 165.55 167.00 161.05 163.30 TATAMETALI 547.40 548.00 535.55 541.60 PIDILITIND 1374.90 1381.00 1365.60 1376.00 4.55 BAJAJFINSV 7222.05 7395.00 7222.05 7383.85 PCJEWELLER 33.50 35.00 33.20 34.50 TATACOFFEE 80.15 81.20 78.45 80.25 PRSMJOHNSN 87.60 88.45 87.00 87.50 STARCEMENT 96.80 96.95 95.25 95.85 HDFCLIFE 538.70 543.00 532.85 539.35 1.50 NBCC 38.40 38.40 36.55 37.55 SCHAEFFLER 4075.00 4144.00 4046.00 4135.45 FRETAIL 407.45 410.00 405.00 406.00 TIMETECHNO 69.70 70.00 65.25 67.00 BAYERCROP 3162.10 3176.70 3159.20 3172.15 BANDHANBNK 459.00 459.00 452.95 456.00 1.05 CEATLTD 902.55 942.00 902.55 929.90 IDBI 28.25 29.35 27.40 28.75 IDFC 36.00 36.15 34.90 35.85 EIHOTEL 161.00 163.40 158.75 160.55 ELGIEQUIP 253.35 255.00 251.65 254.60 GICRE 179.95 179.95 176.00 177.05 0.35 HDFCLIFE 540.00 543.15 533.00 540.80 KAJARIACER 503.45 519.25 501.00 516.00 GESHIP* 246.00 252.40 246.00 251.15 TVTODAY 298.00 299.65 294.00 297.60 SHILPAMED 267.00 267.00 261.10 262.55 MCDOWELL-N 616.70 617.10 606.45 615.00 1.00 UJJIVAN 313.35 325.40 311.30 321.60 PIIND 1245.00 1300.20 1245.00 1284.80 PRESTIGE 307.90 317.05 307.00 308.35 JAGRAN 71.50 74.50 71.50 73.35 MAXINDIA 61.65 63.00 61.55 62.20 SAIL 33.85 34.00 32.40 33.80 0.05 SRTRANSFIN 1045.00 1056.50 1038.55 1052.25 ADANIGAS 141.50 144.75 138.70 143.25 AMARAJABAT 655.20 655.65 646.00 649.05 BASF 1030.45 1030.45 1012.00 1019.10 HATSUN 615.30 621.00 604.20 607.50 HDFCAMC 2680.00 2684.85 2642.80 2666.00 1.65 UPL 568.00 579.50 559.65 577.80 DISHTV 23.25 23.55 22.60 23.30 ABB 1333.60 1364.00 1326.00 1349.25 RCOM 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 BLUEDART 2495.00 2495.00 2350.00 2350.85 AUROPHARMA 630.60 631.00 618.00 628.60 0.35 TATAMTRDVR 58.60 60.00 57.35 59.65 PETRONET 263.55 267.35 263.15 266.60 DEEPAKNI 274.00 278.30 273.25 277.00 WELCORP 134.90 134.90 130.35 130.80 LAURUSLABS 341.00 343.45 337.60 341.35 DMART 1575.00 1575.00 1557.00 1568.70 0.45 UBL 1271.00 1278.10 1263.00 1275.75 BOMDYEING 85.60 87.70 85.20 86.45 HUDCO 37.50 38.05 36.75 37.85 JETAIRWAYS 39.30 39.30 37.00 37.45 DHANUKA 342.20 343.20 337.05 337.10 BHEL 51.50 52.00 49.95 51.50 -0.05 BANKINDIA 68.30 69.60 66.00 69.10 CIPLA 471.80 471.80 464.60 468.65 HATHWAY 26.80 26.80 24.85 25.05 ORIENTELEC 154.35 158.70 152.75 155.00 GET&D 166.65 166.65 160.55 164.15 BIOCON 237.50 237.50 230.45 231.85 -0.35 HINDALCO 197.00 201.80 195.40 200.25 NMDC 85.25 86.50 83.90 86.25 TATACOMM 424.00 430.00 422.40 427.40 WELSPUNIND 50.05 51.95 50.05 51.10 SHRIRAMCIT 1326.65 1334.55 1322.00 1329.65 INDIGO 1728.90 1735.90 1704.15 1718.10 -4.95 SPARC 162.40 167.25 159.35 160.80 OMAXE 194.40 194.40 193.30 193.70 TRENT 460.00 460.00 452.50 455.55 BLUESTARCO 723.95 726.80 718.60 725.10 GAYAPROJ 115.35 122.65 114.50 119.90 ICICIGI 1147.00 1147.00 1128.35 1135.30 -3.70 EMAMILTD 300.10 302.90 295.80 299.60 OFSS 2911.10 2958.45 2876.40 2945.15 GLAXO 1374.00 1387.00 1353.40 1362.85 SUPREMEIND 1135.00 1135.00 1122.95 1131.20 GPPL 79.90 80.90 79.50 79.90 ICICIPRULI 420.00 420.10 411.05 416.05 -3.70 IDFCFIRSTB 43.25 43.25 41.65 42.25 DMART 1577.95 1577.95 1557.20 1569.10 JISLJALEQS 21.85 21.95 21.15 21.75 PERSISTENT 568.45 574.90 567.35 572.55 JSWHL 2724.00 2784.50 2724.00 2782.05 NIACL 108.95 108.95 106.10 106.80 -1.00 PVR 1581.90 1595.90 1558.85 1585.40 ENGINERSIN 113.80 113.80 109.70 112.80 KANSAINER 474.70 483.75 463.50 478.30 THERMAX 991.60 1052.35 991.60 1041.15 TVSSRICHAK 1839.75 1845.90 1820.00 1833.35 MARICO 385.25 385.30 378.55 382.00 -3.75 BHEL 51.65 51.95 50.00 51.65 MRF 60850.00 60926.95 59850.00 60095.05 ABFRL 189.25 189.90 187.05 189.25 MAHINDCIE 165.40 165.90 160.40 163.65 MAHSEAMLES 391.90 392.95 385.00 391.75 BANKBARODA 100.80 101.40 96.75 100.00 -1.10 LTTS 1577.05 1604.90 1563.00 1600.05 VOLTAS 645.00 645.00 629.20 637.15 ALKEM 1842.55 1869.00 1825.90 1839.75 ENDURANCE 960.75 995.45 947.05 985.40 SHK 130.75 133.00 129.15 130.95 DIVISLAB 1655.00 1655.00 1610.05 1627.00 -18.15 TATAGLOBAL 263.60 264.40 256.05 259.05 RNAM 263.40 264.40 260.40 262.25 ABBOTINDIA 9790.00 9877.95 9780.00 9843.85 SUPRAJIT 164.70 175.00 164.70 169.70 FLFL 438.00 440.30 430.70 440.20 MRF 60754.00 60996.70 59760.05 59991.70 -667.20 BATAINDIA 1555.20 1570.00 1549.05 1566.20 KEC 254.00 256.35 246.85 251.40 BALMLAWRIE 172.00 173.05 169.00 172.05 NILKAMAL 1031.70 1078.90 1031.55 1072.05 INOXWIND 34.00 34.80 34.00 34.45 L&TFH 96.15 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It is as if the words are having when I did Shanti, I got a lot of support Ta tough time catching up with the from my parents,” Mandira, who has thoughts that come crowded in bundles. completed 25 years in show business, said, Just like the numerous descriptions that when asked about her constant inspiration actor, lyricist, music director, singer, screen- and support. play writer and now theatre director “If I have managed to continue with Piyush Mishra juggles with, his expressions my career in the entertainment business too are multifarious. for so many years, it is because of the con- Mishra, who returns to the stage after stant support of my husband. Every time a hiatus of 16 years, is directing Gagan I thought of doing an experiment as an Daman Bajyo on the revolutionary Bhagat actor, my husband motivated me to do it,” Singh which was staged for the first time she said. in 1994. One wonders if a revisit means that the play has undergone some change. Says he, “The situation has not changed. The that a revolution cannot be brought about always been radical. I always felt that nei- storyline of the play ends in 1994 when the by bombs and blasts but by thoughts and ther my parents, relatives, nor my friends last of Bhagat Singh’s comrade, Shiv Verma change,” says Mishra. understood me. It made me angry and died and we make an announcement to the The persona of Bhagat Singh has reactionary. When people ask, ‘how can effect at the beginning of the play.” come alive several times in films like you write this way?’ I say that, ‘this is the Mishra, who is a cult figure, thanks to Shaheed (1965), Rang De Basanti (2006), only way that I can write’.” his poetry which has stuck a chord among 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002) and The A large part of his popularity can also the millenials, is in thrall of the martyr. “A Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002). The script be attributed to the poetry and the lyrics historical figure, which should have been of the last one was taken from Gagan that he writes. The songs that stemmed out placed on the same footing as Mahatma Daman Bajyo. Mishra feels that films can of this poetry are performed by a group Gandhi and Netaji Subhash Chandra never match live interaction that theatre called Ballimaran. “At gatherings, people Bose, has been relegated to two pages in can create. “The resonance that happens always wanted me to sing. Nishant the class VIII NCERT books where only when you have a live audience is hard to Agarwal, who is a friend, told me that we three things are mentioned about him. That achieve in cinema. Very few films can cre- should form a band which would sing he threw a bomb in the assembly, killed ate it,” he says. songs from theatre and not films. We start- Sanders and escaped. When I started When he wrote the play 25 years ago, ed with a guitar and a tabla and now other writing this play, I realised that I did not it was published and sold out within seven instruments have been added to it.” even know his surname. I asked Hindustan days. Mishra says, “I was not expecting that Given the fact that he juggles a lot of and I was not the only one.” it would be so popular. I really feel that it different things — acting, music, lyrics As he read more to develop his play, was Sardar Bhagat Singh in heaven who and script writing — one is naturally curi- Mishra got pulled into the vortex and made it possible. I don't know how I wrote ous how all of them interact with and realised that he was dealing with a giant of it within two months. Even though there influence each other. For Mishra, acting a figure. “History books had not done jus- were very a few shows at that time but now, is the centre around which everything else tice to him as Bhagat Singh had fought it is staged all over the world on both his very confused at one time. “I had done the- revolves. “I would not be able to do any- against the ideology of the ruling dispen- birth and death anniversaries.” atre, sculpture, painting, singing, playing thing without acting as everything comes sation that came to power after However, it is not just as a playwright the sitar and poetry — all of this before class out of it. Writing comes from it. I have Independence. But they couldn’t complete- that Mishra has made his mark, he has also XII,” he recalls. But there was one thing that to enact and then only I can see how each ly finish him or his legacy as he was such established himself as an actor par excel- he was very sure of — that he felt stifled character will speak,” he says. a big symbol. Where have you seen a ‘23.5 lence. He first burst onto the consciousness in his hometown, Gwalior, and would do “I was earning money by doing cin- year old’ boy, who wrote so much before of the audience in the film Gulaal, where anything that it took to leave it. It was on ema which gave me stability and helped dying? If you look at the revolutionaries of he played Prithvi Bana, the conscience of account of this irritation and the desire to me bring up my family. But after a while, In the new season of Kiska Hoga the world, whether it is Giuseppe Mazzini, the characters. “The film started in 2002 get away from everything familiar rather I felt I have become repetitive. My wife Thinkistan 2 that is streaming on OTT Che Guevera, Raza Khan, Lafayette, Fidel but was released in 2009 and none of us O+A" than the desire to be an actor that he pushed me to do this as did Rahul platform MX Player, Mandira features Castro or Mahatma Gandhi, none of were paid for it. I had just shifted to !!B applied at National School of Drama. He Gandhi, my manager and the creator of along with Neil Bhoopalam and Naveen them was martyred so young,” he asserts Mumbai. I was passionate, very troubled cleared it in the first attempt. Of his alma Tamboo production house,” he adds. Kasturia. Talking about her character on passionately, floundering sometimes as he and practically going helter skelter. And the "&"; mater he has only fond things to say: “It Returning to the theatre felt like a the show, Mandira said, “It is one of the finds himself at a loss for words so over- character was a little mad and a !;"";" played a huge role in my career. NSD is my return to the roots. “I can’t say this is my most lovely characters I have ever played come he seems to be with emotions. He Communist. The temperament of Gulaal home and the Mecca of theatre acting even first love and cinema, second, as with- where a woman is the helm of all things adds after a slight pause, “He was a genius, was such that people like that just blend- ;!" in the worst of times. If you are willing to out earning my livelihood in the latter, and still loved by everyone. She really gives an intellectual and extremely good-look- ed in. At that time Anurag (Kashyap) and ;" learn, you will turn out to be exceptional I wouldn’t have been able to do this play. credit and encourages youngsters to grow. ing person. He wrote about love, politics I had a great rapport and he told me to do and even if you aren’t you will imbibe a lot.” Both are my girlfriends,” he says with a I remember when I was an intern in an and bomb. One of his popular essays was, everything from the lyrics to the music,” !;#!! It was in the first semester of his sec- laugh. advertising agency right after my college Why I am an atheist. When he was he recalls. Mishra was in thrall of theatre "# ond year that he met German director, Fritz A return after a long hiatus also days I saw how the ad world works. imprisoned and sentenced to death around and greatly influenced by it so he felt he Bennewitz, who Mishra considers to be his means that he can see the changes in the Somewhere I tried to bring those elements 1930-31, his popularity was at par, if not could do just anything. The result was that  guru. Bennewitz cast him in the title role performing art. “The platform is the in my character.” more, than Mahatma Gandhi as letters he wrote eight songs in seven days, some in Hamlet. “That was the beginning of a same but the entry of corporates has On the constant talk of feminism and poured in from all over the world to save of them improvised from theatre like Jab !#!!=& grand obsession called acting. Till then, I changed it. Earlier it was not possible to equal opportunity for both genders at the him.” Sheher Humara Sota Hai and Yaara Maula. "!P was not sure if that was what I wanted to support a family on the earnings from workplace, Mandira said every relationship Mishra says that while there were a “The film flopped on screen but is a great pursue. That madness has continued,” says theatre. If you do a good play, you will should be based on respect and parity. “I number of people who were ready to give hit on the internet and one of the most #!" Mishra. He realises in hindsight that he was earn money even if it might not be as have grown up in an environment of up their lives for the sake of the country, watched ones especially in college campus- ""; an amateur who just followed the lead of much as cinema. You can create a prod- equality, so feminism is equality for me. what made Bhagat Singh stand was that he es,” he says. the director. It was only when he joined the uct that you like where there are no cre- I am married to Raj for the last 20 years believed these deaths would be in vain. However, his collaboration with "" theatre group, Act One in 1990, that he ative compromises. So it is a good place very happily, and that is only because we “‘Don’t die till your death or every drop of Anurag ended with Gangs of Wasseypur as ;=(" developed his own method and style. to be in,” he says. are in an equal relationship. He is my best your blood brings a revolution,’ is what he Mishra does not have the stomach for the Although he might not have had the Given the change in content, he feels friend. My father gave me and my broth- believed in. And he proved it by his actions. overtly sexual and violent films that the "
! clarity about his chosen profession, but it is a good time to be a part of that er equal opportunities while growing up, He threw the bomb in the Assembly when director is prone to making nowadays. “Sex O% =-P> there was never denying the fact that he had industry as well. “Roles are being devel- whether in education or choices. I chose media from India and abroad were present and violence without any reason is some- a mind of his own from a young age. oped for a lot of character actors like to get into media and not business study but did it at a place where no one would thing that I have an objection to. I am of "" Mishra was called Priyakant Sharma and Pankaj Tripathi and Nawazuddin who like my brother, who is an MBA. I never get hurt. Then he started an entire move- a certain age and once you cross 50 you !;C  had been adopted by his father’s sister and have come to the forefront not due to had the aptitude and my communication ment from jail, which created a revolution become more spiritual and toned down,” he hated his name. “Who is called their looks but their acting prowess. skill has been strong from the beginning. in the country,” says Mishra. he says. A" Priyakant? People teased me as Priya, Priya. Pankaj is one of the busiest actors these My parents encouraged both of us to study While many know that Bhagat Singh That is also the problem that he has 
! I asked my friends to call me PK but then days. It is a golden phase which was what we wanted to. So, I think when we refused to get married, thanks to the cult with web series. “The way the scenes are it took on the connotation of a drunk. I had never there in Indian cinema and add to talk about feminism, it should not be about film Rang De Basanti, which had the line shot is often unaesthetic. I think a censor ">!! to change my surname to Mishra to it the plethora of opportunities in the male bashing,” said the actress. Aazadi meri dulhan hai, not many are board, therefore, is very important,” says become a part of my bua’s family. So along- web series.” If short hair has become her trade- aware that he was not against love per se. the actor, who played the defence lawyer " side the surname, I changed my name too Looking forward, Mishra has also mark, Mandira says she has learnt to deal “He said that in a servile country there was in Pink, who prefers Rajkumar Hirani’s !;P by an affidavit,” says Mishra of the time written Shamshera for Yashraj, which with stereotypes gracefully. “I think peo- no place for something as pure as love,” clean films which can be watched with the when he was in class X. stars Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt. ple cannot imagine me with long hair any- points out Mishra. entire family and are also a huge hit. He Another thing rooted in the past was He will be seen in the web series Law and more. When any acting project comes on But not just his thoughts on love, it is gave the example of a web series called Salt his affinity towards poetry. In class VIII he Order and two Indo Canadian films Palki my way and the makers need the charac- the ones on Independence that Mishra City on Mumbai where he plays the fam- wrote his first poem Zinda ho haan tum koi and Jail 50. A book of his writings is ter to have long hair, I go through the look finds himself in complete coherence with. ily patriarch which does not have explicit shak nahin (Yes you are alive; of this there soon set to hit the market. Clearly, it is test wearing hair extension. People just “Bhagat Singh said that if get Independence content. is no doubt). And it is this temperament in juggling different things that Mishra cannot identify with long hair. Having said in the wrong manner, the Whites will be However, while he has now dabbled in that has continued in his present day work has found his oeuvre. that, I might grow my hair a little more replaced by the Browns and nothing will different media and their related art forms, too. He elaborates, “My poetry is reac- (The show will be staged on after a while,” mentioned the actress. change. And that is what happened. He felt as a child and later as a young man, he was tionary and that is because my thinking has September 15 at NSD.) L!':  !"#!%#&' ! (% ) #*+,-.*/

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From LL named after Hill, Rapsody cites her as one lar journalist is doing at a Cool J vs Kool Moe Dee, Tupac vs Biggie, of her most important influences. “She just specific time and context, The film raises many vital Jay-Z vs Nas, it’s a time-honoured discus- represented her truth and honesty in the which story is he following questions and makes people sion that’s likely to be heard in any barber- music that she told. She was different from but I cannot understand the aware about Section 375 of IPC, shop or boardroom where rap fans converge. everything that came out at that time, and whole grammar of jour- which clearly defines rape as These days, while the names thrown out her artistry shined through. It just inspired nalism, right? Any charac- sexual intercourse with a tend to be Kendrick Lamar and J Cole, the me to want to be more, to hold my head ter related to a profession woman against her will, with- rap matrix is trying to sort out an unexpect- high,” she said. cannot explain it compre- out her consent, by coercion, ed entry — Rapsody. The witty, sharp- Rapsody not only stands out because of hensively but instead give a misrepresentation or fraud or tonged MC may not only be the best female her lyrics, but her looks too. Unlike her glimpse of it to make the at a time when she has been rapper, but the best lyricist in the entire female contemporaries, she doesn’t go for the viewers understand about intoxicated or duped or is of genre — a compliment few women have gar- glamorous, sexpot look. That has led some that role. Similarly, with unsound mental health and in nered despite the genre being decades old. to use her as an example to chastise women my role as a criminal defence any case if she is under 18 years “I’m honoured by it because I earned it. who promote their sexuality in rap. But lawyer in Section 375, I am of age. It’s not just a cinematic I worked hard for it,” said Rapsody, born Rapsody, who says she is a huge Cardi B fan, portraying my character with- experience but will lead to Marlanna Evans, of the recognition. She doesn’t co-sign that logic. in the confines of a specific nar- N  very important conversations laughs and adds, “I never looked at it like, “I was raised in a village of strong black rative.” If you thought that he that we must have as a society. ‘Oh, I’m gonna be the best female rapper women. And my mom, aunts and sisters, did extensive research, then he 6 %%% B As Khanna says, “It’s a ever.’ No, I want to be one of the best if not taught me how be a part of a sisterhood. I dispels that cerebral thought. great story. And the way it’s the best-ever. People are going to have their knew that in order to shine, I didn’t have to Perhaps, as a perceptive actor,  7 %  told is something that I am preferences, but I know I’m in the conver- dim anybody else’s light because there’s room he doesn’t need it. He anyway sure it will force the audience sation. For some, I might be their favourite for all of us,” said Rapsody. picks up and grasps the right C B   to think. It’s something that is but for some I might be the third favorite. Although she’s been in the rap game for accents. way different from any other But I know I’m in the top five.” more than a decade, part of her new visibil- “It’s important for people to %6B.%/%7 experience that you have had.” It’s a rare declaration from the seeming- ity is due to Jamala’s partnership with Roc remember that an accused is The directness with which ly reserved recording artist. “Rap,” as col- Nation, the management and consulting innocent until prosecutors 6B%A Khanna speaks shows in his leagues refer to her, recently dropped her group founded by Jay-Z. prove him guilty,” says the characters too. He knows that highly anticipated album Eve, a follow-up to Jay-Z’s recent decision to partner with actor. “Sometimes when one 5  %  he needs to imbibe the energy 2017’s critically acclaimed Laila’s Wisdom. the National Football League has drawn takes up a case, people have of any role to do it flawlessly. That breakthrough album earned her two backlash from critics who claim he turned already made up their minds  %  + “The responsibility comes with Grammy nominations including best rap his back on Colin Kaepernick, the former that the accused is guilty even every role that I play. If I am album, which had her competing with NFL quarterback who Jay-Z has called an if he’s not or he is innocent even %C   playing a journalist or a wait- Lamar, Jay-Z, Migos and Tyler the Creator. icon. Kaepernick sparked a nationwide if in reality he is guilty. It hap- er, a driver or a sportsman, the The North Carolina-born MC is hard- debate after he began kneeling on the side- pens especially in the cases that 6 7+  commitment as an actor is ly the first great female emcee. There was lines as a form of protest against racial injus- affect the public overwhelm- always the same. There’s no dif- MC Lyte, Lil Kim, rapper/songstress Lauryn tice and has not been signed to a team in two ingly. They tend to make their  77% 7  ference at all. It’s not like if I am Hill, Missy Elliott, Nicki Minaj, as well as years. own judgements even before wearing a uniform, I will put Queen Latifah, who provided a rare guest But Rapsody thinks the partnership the court has given out the ver-  % more efforts while playing that rap verse for this new project. But they all could be fruitful because “we need our Colin dict. This usually happens in role. My devotion to it remains faced the same struggle, a fight for respect Kaepernicks to do what they do, but we need high-profile cases, where a big  B  the same and I think, it should in this male-dominated music genre, though our Jay-Zs to do what they do, too.” lawyer is involved. People start be like that.” things are improving. Cardi B became the Like many of today’s lyricists, she grew saying ‘isko yeh case nahi lena 7.  O Films are a very impactful first woman to win a Grammy for best rap up under the audio tutelage of Jay-Z, but she chahiye tha. Why did he even medium, believes the actor, album earlier this year. doesn’t seek out advice from her larger-than- take it?’ I think, every lawyer,   %//  and the most expressive of the Rapsody’s latest project, which includes life associate, saying the lyrics in his catalog in his/her entire career, has performance arts. But he features from J Cole, D’Angelo, Wu-Tang provide all the counsel she needs. When they been through it, where s/he is  O swears by the basic art of Clan member GZA and more, consists of 16 talk, it’s about sports, or it’s “just jokes and left to question whether they story-telling. “There is no art- tracks, each named after black women, most laughs, and he sends e-mails and just tells us should defend an accused or form that precedes story- real, some fictional that were influential to how proud he is of the work we’re doing.” just listen to his conscience. telling,” Khanna adds and says, her. For instance, there’s Michelle (for the While Eve has the hip-hop world And this pressurises a lawyer to “It’s the original, which is why former First Lady), Oprah, Myrlie (wife of buzzing, Rapsody has began to look down the core,” says he. even today, at a very basic slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers), the line. She’s interested in community While the actor has never human level, story-telling is Cleo (named after one of the main charac- work, particularly with children’s literacy. But failed to impress with his per- considered to be very attrac- ters from the Set It off film), and Afeni, she also plans to produce documentaries, and formances in every other film, tive, be it as a narrative of your whose son was the legendary rapper Tupac even pursue acting. he attributes their efficacy to mother and grandfather, a Shakur. And as far as the debate of who’s current- the script. Says he, “My charac- meaningful film, an amazing “I wanted to show the spectrum of what ly the greatest rapper, what’s Rapsody’s ter of Tarun Saluja is primari- book or a great story by a jour- black women are and their beauty. But also take? “Who’s the greatest active emcee in the ly based on writing. The under- nalist. We need to be constant- in naming them, I wanted to continue the game right now? I’m gonna say me,” she said standing of it doesn’t go beyond ly told stories. As in the end, legacies of some of these names,” she said softly, but confidently. And with a slight that. Everything is within the people want to hear about and and added, “And just to show our beauty and smile, she added, “But I respect my broth- parameters of the script. It’s dif- reference themselves against our brilliance, and to remind little girls or ers.” ficult for me to leave a mark on other people.” to introduce them to the fact you are a L ' you with an intelligent answer.”     0 =    @=  he lovely Kubbra Sait doesn’t about transgenders. When we start Tlook at acting as simply a mat- discussing the uncomfortable, that ter of career. “I got the chance to is the first step towards normalising work with some beautiful souls P+78 0 / 2+0Q the issue and making it comfortable. who are great teachers too. I could- She has essayed the role of n’t have asked for more,” she tells us, Natasha in Amazon Prime Video her voice sparkling and excited   6 5   7 7$     - Going Viral Pvt Ltd which was her over the telephone as she prepares web debut. This made her experi- for her next online venture The UurWr qvp‡T‡h‡rW†Ihh‰h‡v          ence life as an actor for the first time. Verdict-State Vs Nanavati. It’s not She says that when Anurag easy for an actor to imitate a char-    + )  +-   - )   - (Kashyap) asked if she has acter or even an emotion without some work to show, she only engrossing themselves in it. And her Mamie. represented the male point of view had this role apart from changing roles have enabled her to Talking about her role she says, majorly. “For the first time you will some shows that she had plant memories and back stories “It’s an honour to play it as it is. It see the female point of view. There hosted. I could sense her with each role, a reservoir from is about Mamie’s strength, convic- are important characters like Sylvia, chuckle on phone as she which she draws life lessons and tion and her resolute to stand Mamie, and many others whose sto- adds that the project more. “These roles are about cele- against the society. She didn’t care ries needed to be told,” says she. served as her CV. brating the small joys instead of about what people thought of her Her sequined gown, dark red The digital world has dwelling upon the cracks along the and stood there fighting and believ- lipstick, short sticky hair and fur taken over the market in way. I jumped over the cracks,” says ing in what was right and just.” stole makes one remember of Kukoo recent times. It has served she. She recalls the first few things of Sacred Games, the role of a as a platform to showcase Her latest show is an adaptation Shashank Shah (director) told her. transgender bar dancer which ini- people’s talent from all of the 1959 case of a Naval He said, “You (Kubbra) are a person tiated many conversations and across. In fact, for many it Commander Kawas Manekshaw who sees a character as it is. You debates in the society. The actor is the only source of employ- Nanavati who killed his wife’s lover, have this edge. But Mamie is a seems to enjoy the discussion and ment. But, the actor feels that Prem Ahuja in a rage. Kubbra rounded personality, she needs to be popularity that character brought to it existed before too, we have played the role of Prem Ahuja’s sis- soft and fragile. There needs to be the table. taken its notice today. She ter in the series. Since Mamie is one a very strong will power but at the The immense joy in Kubbra’s says, “It is a great time for of the least spoken characters in the same breadth there has to be the voice while she was talking about writers and directors to be books of history, Kubbra was keen attitude of being broken down and her character made it quite evident involved with web series. to know about her. So, when she the fear of being outspoken.” how much she loved it. She says, “I Though, most people say it’s read about her life and the choices Therefore, the actor says that the had no idea that a well written and the future but I feel it’s the she made not just during the trails preparatory process was about inter- well perceived character can not present. So they need to revel but post trail too, that attracted her nalising emotions. She had to por- only impact the actor’s life but also in this present right now.” the most. She says, “People usually tray sadness without crying and of the people who are facing gender The actor is all geared up look at it only as a courtroom anger without screaming. “It was issues or are questioning themselves for her forthcoming Dolly Kitty drama. But the series is written so interesting to approach this charac- about their identity.” It was not easy Aur Wo Chamakte Sitare. inclusively that it shows many sto- ter with the most minimalistic and for her to play a character like this (The series will premiere on ries that take place outside the sometimes in the most exaggerated cially when it is a real life incident story. This is why various remakes with so much grace and confidence. ALTBalaji and Zee5 from court. After seeing that you will way. The idea was to flip a switch because there are various dimen- of the same story should be made There are beautiful unanswered September 30.) realise the depth and graph of a internally to play Mamie. So, once sions attached to it. She questions, so that the audience knows all the questions about her role which she human being. This attracted me we got that it was a smooth ride,” she “How many times have we seen shades. It should be left upon them feels will stay in the same state for- instantly.” adds. Beauty and the Beast or The Jungle to interpret it the way they want to.” ever. Talking about this grey area she Her character made her under- The case has inspired many Book being made and remade? And The series lays stress on the says, “There were questions whether stand that everything in life can not books and films, Rustom being one then answers it herself, “Some say female driven characters. All the sto- Kukoo killed herself and if that was be black or white, there are grey of them. But Kubbra feels it is it is a fairy tale while some don’t. A ries that have been told about this right or not, whether she was shot areas too. This is one thing Kubbra important to show different inter- single film or series might not nec- case have revolved around Kawas or not?” The beauty of the charac- took home from the journey of pretations of the same story, espe- essarily tell everything around a Manekshaw Nanavati. They have ter is that it made the society discuss  !"#!%#&' ! (% ) #*+,-.*/ #/-

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R - 4  Brazilian was selected in the and his former club Barcelona Those were his first appear- matchday squad for the Ligue 1 failed to agree terms on a move ances this season after the 27-year- match against Strasbourg. before the transfer window shut on old was left out of PSG’s opening PSG coach Thomas Tuchel September 2. four league games amid the uncer-     % to Qatar with nothing to lose said: “We have ‘Ney’ in our squad, Neymar has since been away tainty over his future. and thinking that India can enior India footballer take something from the Sandesh Jhingan on Friday match. Ssaid that his team “defend- “I always say ‘it is about G   #  .    ed with our lives” during the dreaming big, if you can dream country’s unexpected goal-less big, you can achieve big goals’. draw against Asian champions I am extremely proud of this ! 7   defeat leaving them down in eighth, three points adrift of Qatar in their World Cup team, the characters and per- Leicester in third. Round 2 qualifiers match in sonalities associated with it. aul Pogba heads a lengthy Manchester United injury Under former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, Doha. They are just so big. Plist for the visit of in-form Leicester City to Old Leicester are aiming to return to the top six at the expense India survived waves of “In the team meeting we Trafford today with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer potential- of the likes of United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Tottenham, three opposition attack to deny Qatar stuck to the basics — do the ly missing seven first-team players. years on from their any goal in a Group E match on work, stay disciplined, stick to Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Diogo Dalot and remarkable Premier September 10 in Doha which the system keeping the right Eric Bailly will also definitely miss the clash with the League title triumph. was completely dominated by mindset.” Foxes, while Jesse Lingard and Aaron Wan-Bissaka “Leicester is always a the home side. It was one of the Talking about seniormost are both doubtful after withdrawing from England’s tough game. They are a best results for India in recent player and talisman Sunil Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo. club that want to push times. Chhetri missing out the Qatar Pogba twisted his ankle in the 1-1 draw at into the top four, they “We defended with our match due to fever, he said, Southampton two weeks ago and did not have good players and a proven lives. We stuck to the basics, “Sunil bhai’s presence in the play for France in their two matches dur- top manager,” added Solskjaer. and Adil, Rahul, and Mandar dressing room was a big miss ing the international break, with the “Brendan’s teams always play and myself backed each other against Qatar. He’s the leader of midfielder expected to return for the good football, so we have to play well up. We were together, the com- the team. We were feeling bad match at West Ham on 22 September. to get the three points.” munication was sublime, we for him because I know how Shaw (hamstring) and Martial Leicester’s visit will mean an early were solid at the back,” Jhingan badly he wanted to play. But (thigh) have still not recovered reunion with his old club for Harry Maguire, wrote on the official AIFF web- that’s life, and that’s football.” from the injuries sustained in the who swapped the Foxes for Old Trafford this site. Jhingan said India will have 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on 24 summer in an 80 million transfer that made him Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet to win against Bangladesh and August, while Dalot (hip) and the world’s most expensive defender. And Singh Sandhu was the star of Afghanistan before thinking Bailly (knee) are longer-term despite mixed results, Solskjaer is delighted with the visiting side as he single- of “surprising” Oman in the injuries. what Maguire has brought to the club in his first handedly stopped the Qataris away match next year. “The treatment room has month at United. from scoring any goal, and “Moving on, we need to be been busy and it still is,” said “Harry has been brilliant for us,” said the Jhingan described him as one realistic. The forthcoming Solskjaer. “We don’t really Norwegian. “He has come into the dressing room of the best in the business in matches in October, and know who is going to be and been a leader there and a leader on the pitch. Asia. November are too crucial. If we available. “He is going to be a big part of the future of “I have always had confi-         9   #    !      !     don’t win against Bangladesh “Maybe Aaron and this club. We watched him enough to know he dence in the players around me.  '     B        +  ,     and Afghanistan, and manage Jesse will make it but that is is the guy we wanted. And when I look around, my away points from the Oman it from the ones that pulled “Leicester did not want to lose him and that confidence grows. Gurpreet is less draw against Qatar was a “After the Oman game game, this point won’t matter out. is why we spent the money we did on him.” one of the best in Asia at the historic one. (which India lost 1-2 at home) much. “Paul will not be fit, Solskjaer also believes Maguire has the traits moment, and players like “To come to Doha, and there was a slight feeling of dis- “To value this hard earned not unless he has a mirac- that mark him out as a potential future captain Udanta, Chhangte, Sahal, play against the Asian champi- appointment in the team. point, we need to win our ulous recovery. He has not of United. “He is definitely a character and per- Brandon, Thapa Ashique are all ons, and take away a point from Looking back, we still feel we other games. We are getting been ready to do training sonality that can be captain of a big club. God’s gift to Indian Football,” their kitty is a really big thing, should have taken points from better as a team, and as individ- at 100%.” “He is a leader in the dressing room, both the central defender said. I am really happy and now we that.” uals. If we keep working like United are looking in his performances, his stature and his He said since his interna- have to make sure we keep our The 26-year-old defensive this, the sky is the limit for this for their first win since the behaviour. tional debut in 2015, the goal- feet on the ground,” he said. mainstay said the team headed batch.” opening day of the season “Harry is a character you would like to with draws at Wolves and follow. Some are technical leaders, some are Southampton either side of the Palace leaders by voice, but he has got the lot.” 6
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Borussia Dortmund and Bayer But the 60-year-old will be on the Leverkusen do battle in Dortmund. bench for the first time today as The two games are expected to Juventus look to make it three wins this set the tone for what many are pre- season before their Champions League dicting will be a three or four horse opener at Atletico Madrid midweek. title race. Ronaldo’s four goals in Portugal’s Germany great Lothar European qualifying win over Matthaeus claimed last week that Lithuania during the week were Leipzig, who finished third last year enough to send shivers down the and reached the German Cup final, spines of Fiorentina fans. were definite title contenders under The 34-year-old overtook Ireland’s Fiorentina’s history by doing some- match at home this season against new coach Nagelsmann. Robbie Keane as the all-time top thing special against Sarri’s team,” Sampdoria with doubts over whether “I am always happy when scorer in Euro qualifiers, with 25 Montella told Gazzetta Dello Sport. their San Paolo stadium will be ready experts like Matthaeus see the goals, and will be looking to impress And Montella believes that new in time. team’s development positively — Thursday. lowing a shock 3-1 defeat away to in charge of the club in 2017. further with the winner of the Best French signing Franck Ribery can The Serie A outfit played their now we have to confirm it.” said “We have six games until the promoted side Union Berlin at the The Dutchman’s reign at FIFA Football Awards to be named in make the difference for the team. opening two league games away from Nagelsmann on Thursday. next break, and we want to position end of August. Dortmund ended in disaster after Milan on September 23. “Franck played the friendly against home, at Fiorentina and Juventus, due “The game will not be decisive ourselves high in the table.” Bild newspaper claimed on a nine-game winless run, but he has Ronaldo will lead the Juventus Perugia as if he was playing the to the reconstruction of the stadium. for the title race, but a win can give “The game against Leipzig is Wednesday that some players were since restored his reputation by attack along with Douglas Costa and Champions League final,” he said. Ancelotti said he was “outraged” after us a lot of confidence,” he said. important in that regard.” disgruntled with Favre’s selection leading Leverkusen into the Gonzalo Higuain, the Argentine also “He’s different, as Ronaldo is dif- seeing the state of the changing rooms The 32-year-old coaching Yet Kovac also insisted that and tactics, calling the atmosphere Champions League last season. in-form on his return to Turin after a ferent. We talk of stars who excel midweek with their Champions prodigy said that in-form striker Leipzig were not Bayern’s only con- around the club a “powder keg”. Dortmund midfielder Julian loan spell at Chelsea. through sacrifice. They are wonderful League opener against Liverpool next Timo Werner could make the dif- tenders for the Bundesliga title this On Thursday, Favre insisted Brandt will also come up against his Fiorentina have also changed own- examples for everyone.” Tuesday. ference against Bayern. season. that he still had the support of the former colleagues today, having left ers and coach with former AC Milan “It will be hard, very hard, but The contractors have however Werner, 23, has scored five “You also have to mention dressing room. Leverkusen for 25.5 million euros and Sevilla manager Vincenzo we’re convinced that we will see a new insisted the work will be completed by goals in three games already this Borussia Dortmund and Bayer “We have lost one game. The ($28.1m) in June. Montella overseeing two defeats in as great Fiorentina,” said new Italian- Friday. Inter Milan welcome Udinese season. “He is on a good run, and Leverkusen,” he said. trust is still there. We need to look With Belgian winger Thorgan many games on his return to the club. American owner Rocco Commisso to the San Siro also looking to extend he can really hurt Bayern,” warned “Those were the top four teams forward and be positive,” said the Hazard still out injured, Brandt is “Great stories are born of impos- hoping to build a team who can add their maximum points with Antonio Nagelsmann. last year, and I think they will share Swiss. expected to start against his old sible challenges,” said Montella, whose to their Serie A titles in 1956 and 1969. Conte’s side ahead of both Juventus The champions, who trail the spoils this year as well.” “We know about Leverkusen’s club. side last beat their fierce rivals in and Torino on goal difference. Leipzig by two points in second Yet Dortmund, who sit one spot quality. It is no coincidence that they Elsewhere this weekend, January 2017. ANCELOTTI 'OUTRAGE' Inter are also in Champions place due to their opening day draw behind Leverkusen in fifth, are finished fourth last year,” he added. Cologne host local rivals Borussia The rivalry has been fuelled fur- Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli, who are League duty against Slavia Prague at with Hertha Berlin, can go top with under growing pressure after a Today’s game will see Moenchengladbach in the Rhine ther after Juventus wrapped up their midtable, need to pick themselves up the San Siro on Tuesday and need to a win today. recent dip in form. 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