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  )(+!(,- coastal belt of the State. Several Fani, AIIMS Delhi is cancelling trees were uprooted and the exam centre in yclone Fani (also known as thatched structures destroyed Bhubaneswar. Another exam CPhani, meaning “hood of at some places, including will be conducted for students the snake” in Bengali) rolled Bhubaneswar. All flights from affected by this cancellation as through Odisha’s Puri on Bhubaneswar have been can- soon as normalcy returns (sic),” Friday, bringing rain and celled since Thursday mid- Union Health Secretary Preeti windstorm that gusted up to night, and Kolkata airport is Sudan tweeted. 175 kmph, leaving at least 8 shut from 3 pm on Friday till KJ Ramesh, Director people dead, and blowing 8 am on Saturday. 140 trains, General of the away thatched houses, uproot- including 83 passenger trains, Meteorological Department ing trees, electricity polls, cut- have been cancelled so far. (IMD), predicted light to mod- ting off power supply, and In Bhubaneswar, people erate rain in northeastern States swamping towns and villages took shelter under shades as the — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in the State. heavy rain lashed the city. They & Meghalaya and Nagaland, The strongest cyclone in said their “homes were shak- Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura India in 20 years made landfall ing”. After crossing Odisha, due to cyclone while heavy to around 8 am in Puri, with roar- cyclone Fani is likely to move very heavy rain predicted over ing winds flattening huts, towards West Bengal before Arunachal Pradesh and Assam enveloping the pilgrim town in tapering off. Cyclone Fani also on May 4 and 5. sheets of rain, and submerging triggered heavy rain in parts of “After making landfall this homes in residential areas. north coastal Andhra Pradesh, morning, cyclone Fani has The extremely severe where gusty winds with speed started weakening and it’s like- cyclone Fani, a name given by reaching up to 140 kmph ly to enter Bangladesh by Bangladesh, weakened from uprooted trees and electricity Saturday evening,” he said. an “extremely severe” to “very poles, officials said. No cyclone ever had such severe”, and is predicted to The Odisha Government a long duration in April. The further weaken to a “severe has evacuated over 11 lakh Home Ministry said an eye of cyclone” before moving to West people, including at least 600 cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ “com- Bengal. pregnant women, to camps on pletely moved into land” by 10 In several videos doing higher grounds. am on Friday weakening its rounds on social media showed “I assure the affected peo- fury, but heavy rainfall is still the impact of the powerful gale ple that the nation and the cen- predicted in Odisha, Andhra and heavy rain. In videos post- tre are with them,” Prime Pradesh, West Bengal and ed by Sitangshu Kar, the Minister Narendra Modi said at parts of the northeastern Director General of the Press a rally in . He said States. Information Bureau, the roof of over 1,000 crore had been The system is likely to an undergraduate hostel in the released in advance for the weaken gradually and emerge Bhubaneswar AIIMS was seen states affected by Fani. into Gangetic West Bengal as being blown off. Later the The Union Health a “severe cyclonic storm” by the wind speed of Fani came down Ministry has announced can- early morning of May 4. to around 140-165 kmph. cellation of Bhubaneswar as a Thereafter, it is expected to According to officials, large centre for the AIIMS PG 2019 move further north-north- areas in Puri and other places examination due to Fani. eastwards and emerge into were submerged with water as “AIIMS PG exam is sched- Bangladesh by May 4 evening heavy rain battered the entire uled on May 5. Due to cyclone as a cyclonic storm.                        !                      Q"R#                $&            " "     Q R            ,.)/+             )/! he Congress candidate Nirav Modi, of his dais and he is persis-    0$$.     Tfrom Lucknow on Friday Mehul Chouksi tently cautioned not speaking wo sewer cleaners — resi-     took strong exception to party and others. on issues such as employ- Tdents of Janakpuri in West joint team of security   !    leader Shatrughan Sinha can- Gandhi said ment and 15 lakh promise as Delhi and engaged by the Aforces early on Friday !      vassing for his wife, who is the the Election he is told by his men that Noida Authority via a con- morning dealt a body blow to    #$    Samajwadi Party candidate in Commission Congress has already tractor — died in a sewer tank top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) %     the constituency. wants him not announced Rs 72,000 per in Salarpur in Noida on Friday, commanders active in Kashmir  #    Shatrughan was present to use the term annum scheme. officials said. Valley by neutralising Lateef #      during the filing of nomination Chowkidar in Gandhi lambasted the Though police are ascer- Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger of     papers by his wife, Poonam his speeches but Centre further saying he was taining the cause of the death Dogripora Pulwama, the lone     Sinha. He attended an election what can he do told that the district of Rewa of Hamid and Aslam late on surviving member of Burhan      meeting on Thursday with as the moment has seen closure of 12,000 Thursday, preliminary investi- Wani group, along with two Samajwadi Party president   &-/ , he mentions Chowkidar, the business units due to Gabbar gation suggests that they suf- other local terrorists in a fierce   "  Akhilesh Yadav. public completes the sentence Singh Tax (GST) and demon- focated to death inside the firefight in South Kashmir’s     “From the behaviour of ongress president Rahul saying ‘chor hai’. “What is my etisation. sewer tank. Shopian district.   !     Shatrughan Sinha, it appears CGandhi has claimed that fault in this,” Gandhi said with The Congress president Police, the Fire Timing of the clinical oper-  &     that although he has joined the Prime Minister Narendra Modi a sheepish smile adding he only further alleged that PM Modi Department, and the National ation is set to boost the morale  #      Congress, but has not yet has started avoiding usage of uses the chowkidar word. on the pretext of fighting Disaster Response Force of the security forces deployed     resigned from the RSS,” chowkidar word in his election “Narendra Modiji also black money, took out money (NDRF) were called in for res- in the area to ensure peaceful   ##     Acharya Pramod, the Congress’ rallies of late. these days avoids saying from public’s pockets and cue, officials said. The bodies The Noida Authority has polling in the final phase in Lucknow candidate, tweeted. He was addressing an elec- chowkidar word in his elec- gave it to the big corporates. of the workers were retrieved dismissed a contractual Junior Shopian and Pulwama districts        Shatrughan Sinha quit the tion rally in favour of Congress tion meetings,” claimed A subsequent recession, after nearly four-hour rescue Engineer (JE) from job and on May 6.       BJP recently and is the candidate Siddharth Tiwari in Gandhi saying he fears if he Gandhi claimed led to massive operation by a team of the proposed police action against After the killing of HM’s   ! '(   Congress candidate from the Rewa on Friday. The Congress utters chowkidar word, the unemployment, all time high NDRF, said an official of the the contractor. “The JE has poster boy Burhan Wani in July   $  Patna Sahib constituency in president targeting Modi for his BJP workers present in the in 45 years, which has result- disaster response force. been dismissed and a com- 2016, several other top com- )  $    Bihar. Poonam is the SP-BSP- catch phrase Chowkidar, saying crowd might resort to com- ed in 27,000 youths losing jobs “We reached the spot at plaint is being made against the manders were neutralised by       RLD alliance candidate from the country had thought he pleting the sentence. He con- every 24 hours. 3.15 am and began operations contractor with police to reg- the security forces.  #      Lucknow, who is contesting would be doing chowkidari of tinued his attack on PM Modi Nyay scheme would at 3.20 am. The first body was ister an FIR over the lapses that Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed *   + ( against Union Home Minister farmers, labourers, youths and saying he earlier used to boast counter this economic slow- recovered at 6.25 am and the led to the death of the two in Shopian, was lone surviving   #   Rajnath Singh and Pramod. the weak but instead he stood 56-inch-chest and now he down in the country, he second at 7.20 am,” said workers,” Noida Authority’s member of the group who was  $  Polling will be held in guard to people like Anil reads out speeches from claimed besides helping out Jeetender Yadav, who led the Officer on Special Duty Rajesh still active in the area.   Lucknow on Monday. Ambani. Adani (Gautam), teleprompters on either sides the poor. nine-member NDRF team. Kumar Singh said. Detailed report on P9   ! "    Q  R  % &

 over three lakh votes. But in the 0 .121.1,34&-1' .1 November 2018 Assembly elec- tions for the eight Assembly he Jaipur Rural seats in this Lok Sabha con- Tseat is all set to witness a stituency, four were bagged by very interesting contest the Congress, three by the BJP between two Olympians — and one by an Independent. sitting BJP MP Union Minister Punia has been working on Given the caste equation of Suraj Jatav. The Congress is Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a successful caste equation by Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat, working hard to end the enmi- and Congress’ Krishna Poonia. banking on the support of Jats, Congress candidate Abhijit ty between Jatavs and the Jats An equally keen contest is on and a combination of Ahirs Kumar Jatav, a retired bureau- arisen in the 1992 Kumher the cards in the neighbouring (Yadavs), Dalit and Muslim. crat, seems to have an edge over massacre when Jats set ablaze Bharatpur, a stronghold of Jats, Faced with such challenging BJP’s . In the more than 100 houses of Jatavs. between two Dalits — a retired scenario, Rathore is relying on recent Assembly elections, the Erstwhile ruler of Bharatpur bureaucrat and a daughter-in- the charisma of Prime Minister Congress and its alliance part- and a Minister in the Ashok law of three times BJP MP Narendra Modi. ner RLD won six of the eight Gehlot Government, Gangaram Koli. Both the seats “While Modi magic can Assembly seats in Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, has been will go to polls on Monday. work on youths and middle the Parliamentary constituen- deputed by the party to win While Rathore is a Rajput class, a large section of voters cy. While the BSP bagged the over Jats for the purpose. and an Olympic gold medalist, here are upset with Rathore, remaining two seats, the BJP Once represented by tall Poonia is a Jat from Haryana claiming that he confined him- failed to even open its account. leaders of the Congress such as and married in Rajasthan. She self to inaugurating projects Ranjeeta will also have to face Natwar Singh, Rajesh Pilot, is also a sitting MLA and inter- and remaining inaccessible. the backlash from the sup- Raj Bahadur and Vishvendra national gold medal-winner But Poonia worked at grass- porters of sitting party MP Singh, the Jat Kingdom was in discus throw and three times roots with her husband (athlete , who was declared a reserved con- Olympic participant. Virender Poonia) and thus has denied the ticket. stituency for SC in 2008 delim- In 2014 Jaipur Rural Lok a chance this time,” said Though the Congress has itation. The Congress won in Sabha polls, Rathore defeated Sukhbir Chauhan of village an upper hand in Bharatpur, it 2009, but lost to the BJP in 2014 Congress veteran CP Joshi by Jomwar Ramgarh. has to guard against BSP’s in the heat of Modi wave. C M Y K    !"#$ 

1)4,5  #$% %   "  %    ( 1 &      )*  + &   (#,   &-/ , 6/15)(!'-(-$ /)-   &-/ , Chaudhuri said that Prof    Bhagabati was the former &'(& iving an impressive per- )$1*(&(-$.$& ndira Gandhi Rashtriya Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv   Gformance, the players of IManav Sangrahalaya on Gandhi University, Arunachal    Madhya Pradesh won 10 !($6> ,6(1.$-.-) Friday organised a programme Pradesh University and former   &-/ , under section 174 of the CrPC. medals at National Multi-Class for giving away the annual professor of Anthropology,     Meanwhile, a 14-year-girl Ranking Championship +/)'-(,*(1$(!,)!10 IGRMS award for lifetime Guwahati University. He has     n 18-year-old girl com- committed suicide by jumping (Junior). *-+1$+/),*(1$(!, achievement in Anthropology been working in the field of     !" Amitted suicide by hanging into a lake after having fight The championship was and museum to renowned academics and is actively with the ceiling at her residence with her family at Runaha vil- played in Mumbai from April )'-(/ '$',-/ () anthropologist Prof AC engaged as a field anthropol-   in EWS Vajpayee Nagar under lage under Nazeerabad police 27 to May 2. It was organised Bhagabati. ogist for the last 50 years.      Shahjehanabad police station station area on Friday. The by YAI. (*()'/'-()'/),$.,'? The award ceremony was He pursued his doctoral area on Friday. deceased had a fight in the In the National Multi-Class organised in Guwahati in col- research on Maoris in the    According to the police, the night on Thursday after which Ranking Championship ,1))520.)/13 laboration with department of University of Auckland, New !   deceased, Lalita Jawalkishore, she committed suicide. (Junior), the players of the -$ /)- +-,(.$ anthropology, Gauhati Zealand.   !   was found hanging late in the According to the police, Madhya Pradesh academy University in the presence of a Professor Abdullah ali afternoon and was rushed to a panic prevailed in the area earned 10 medals including 3 --)+/)5/,!$(!,1' galaxy of anthropologists and Ashraf, Head, Department   Hamidia hospital where she after a girl was found dead in gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze social scientists. The Chief Anthropology, Gauhati     died during treatment. Police a lake in Runaha village. Police medals. !)5(1)(!,*(1$(!,) Guest of the award ceremony University and Dilip Singh, were informed and a police were informed and a police Director, Sports and Youth was Mridul Hazarika, Vice Joint Director, Indira Gandhi team reached the spot and team reached the spot and Welfare, S.L. Thoussen expressed '-(51,'(5/16)/ '$' Chancellor, Gauhati University. Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya started investigation. started investigation. his happiness on their achieve- Hazarika handed over the were also present on the Dias. standing contribution in the In the initial investigation, The girl was identified as ment and congratulated them. (*()' award (comprising a cheque of Prof Sarthak Sengupta, Prof broad area of anthropological it was found that the deceased Neha Singh of Runaha. In the YAI organised the champi- 5 lakh and a citation issued by Dilip Medhi, Prof Irshad Ali, research and anthropological used to remain under depres- initial investigation, police onship in Marve Beach Mumbai. Govind Bairagi in the laser Suryavanshi won the bronze President, Rashtriya Manav Richa Negi, Prof Mini Museum movement in depic- sion and had frequent dis- found that the deceased had a Academy's player, Uma radial event won gold, Satish medal at the event. Sangrahalaya Samiti and Bhattacharya and many other tion of story of mankind in putes with her parents. The rea- fight with the family in the Chauhan, won the Silver Medal Yadav won a silver medal and All the above players are Chairperson of the Executive dignitaries also shared their time and space. son of suicide remained evening and later left the house. and Raj Vishwakarma won sil- Lazer event with 4.7 points. In being trained under Arvind Council) to Professor experiences and memories The idea is to infuse unknown so far as the infor- Family members started search ver medal in the Optimistic Open event Rammilan Yadav Awadhi, Chief Coach of the Bhagabati together with with Prof Bhagabati. vigour among scholars/ acad- mation of suicide was provid- for her but failed to find her Clash Open Event of the won bronze medal and Sports Department, water Sports Professor Vinay kumar The annual IGRMS award emicians to enrich academic/ ed late in the evening and and in the morning of Friday, National Multi-Class Ranking Shraddha Verma won silver Sailing, G.L.Yadav. Srivastava, Director, for lifetime achievement in managerial excellence in the statements of parents were not she was found dead near lake (Junior) championship. While medal in the Girl's Class 4.7 Thoussen said that the play- Anthropological survey of Anthropology and Museum related area of research and recorded. in the area. The body was sent Uma Chahan won gold medal, competition and silver in 4.2 cast ers of Madhya Pradesh are giv- India, and Professor Sarit has been instituted to honour Museum movement to present After the preliminary for the post mortem. The police Ritika Dangi earned silver medal event, Dawood Qureshi and ing impressive performance by Kumar Chaudhuri, Director, contributions of one selected and preserve varieties of investigation, the body was have registered a case under in the girl category in Optimistic Pradeep Thakur pair won showcasing their talent in dif- IGRMS. scholar/ academician every Indian culture and its under- sent for the post-mortem. The section 174 of the CrPC.Staff event. bronze medals, Ashish ferent sports at national and On this occasion, Prof SK year for his/her lifetime out- lying unity. police have registered a case Reporter Similarly, Academy's player Vishwakarma and Alankar International levels. -  (( (. P          O16P  .   " . '1((   1*     "  (    &-/ , hahjehanabad police has       Snabbed two miscreants from   7.1  1 Lalghati road and recovered a &-/ , country-made pistol, a live cartridge and a motorbike from riticising their possession on Friday. CBJP’s   &-/ , %   The nabbed accused was attempts to identified as Mohammad take credit of ilm ‘Do Bigha Zameen’ was   !! Waseem (28) of Chola Mandir Maulana Fscreened at Abhirang Hall,    and on being quizzed, he Azhar Bharat Bhavan here on Friday revealed that pistols have been Masood being under Ekagra Theatre Fest     bought from Sarangpur designated a 2019. Rajgarh from Shakir Shaikh. In global terror- Movies of renowned music    the further investigation, he ist, Uttar composer Salil Chowdhury are  "   told the police that he is sched- Pradesh being screened under the fes- uled to collect two country Congress tival for art lovers to enjoy it    made pistols from Shakir president Raj with full enthusiasm.  &  Shaikh near 108 Ambulance Babbar here   &-/ , was scheduled to deliver the Do Bigha Zamin is 1953 Office at Lalghati. on Friday drugs in the city. The accused Hindi film, directed by Bengali    Based on the information, claimed the he MP Nagar police has is a drug addict and deals in film director Bimal Roy and      the police team acted swiftly move has Tnabbed a drug peddler near selling of drugs along with its starring Balraj Sahni and and reached the spot where the been brought District Court on Thursday consumption. Nirupa Roy in lead roles. The   other accused was waiting with about over 2          '1((       3&(  and recovered drugs worth The accused has been film is known for its socialist    country made pistols. He was Afghanistan  4   1     10,000 from their possession. booked for possession of arms theme, and is an important film nabbed and when he was and not the Police said that acting on a illegally and has been involved in the early parallel cinema of searched, two country-made terror attacks on India. Pulwama or Pathankot attack. known to all. If it was possible, tip-off, regarding a man carry- in criminal activities. India and is rightly considered pistols were recovered from his While talking to media per- It was all an outcome of for- they would have fielded those ing drugs, was nabbed near Meanwhile, an 18-year-old a trend setter. rejoice. Shambu owns two possession. The police have sons at the Pradesh Congress eign policy mooted by out late languishing in jail as candidates. District Court premises and girl committed suicide by hang- Notably, this movie was bighas of land, which is the registered a case under sections Committee (PCC) reminded leaders and efforts initiated by “They have candidates who are when he was searched 32 gram ing with the ceiling at Balbeer made by Bimal Roy after he got only means of livelihood for the 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. BJP that it was this party which former Prime Minister charge-sheeted and Mamaji of Cannabis resin (Hashish). Nagar under Chinbhatti police inspired by Italian neo-realis- whole family. Police have claimed that released Masood during Manmohan Singh in 2008-09, (Shivraj) even accompanied a The accused was identified as station on Thursday. The tic cinema, Bicycle Thieves. The local landlord Thakur the miscreant was nabbed with Kandhar incident. “Masood des- claimed the film actor-turned- candidate accused of murder Anil Malviya of Chandbad. deceased identified as Rhea In the hope of earning Harnam Singh is very confi- the country made pistol which ignation as global terrorist is only politician. Claiming that there during filing of nomination, The details of procurement Thapa was found hanging and enough money to pay off his dent that he can buy Shambu's suggests that he was on his way a repentance of their (BJP) sin was edginess in BJP after the alleged the visiting leader. Ex- and of the drugs would rushed to nearby hospital where debts and save his land, a poor land. Shambu has borrowed to commit crime but the and they are glorifying it as an impact of Congress’ long term CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had be searched in the further she was declared dead. farmer becomes a rickshaw money from Harnam Singh accused confessed that he was award,” claimed Babbar. policies have started reaching out accompanied his minister Lal investigation. Police said that the puller in the Calcutta and faces several times in the past and trying to sell the country made He sought to refute BJP to the ground level, the senior Singh Arya, a murder accused, After the initial investiga- deceased was a class 12 student. many difficulties. The story has not paid his debt. pistol which he buys from claims the UN move has come leader said the BJP’s uneasiness while filing of nominations dur- tion police have registered a Reason behind the suicide revolves around a farmer The land is auctioned other sources like Shakir. The in the wake of special diplomat- is evident from the fact that their ing assembly polls. case under relevant sections of remained unknown which Shambu Mahato (Balraj Sahni), because Shambu could not pay details of Shakir would be ic efforts of Modi government in Finance minister, Defence min- Babbar’s chargesheeted NDPS Act. The source of the would be investigated. Family who lives with his wife Parvati back the debt. The land is now investigated as his links have to the wake of terror attacks on the ister, Education minister, remark was aimed at sadhvi drugs and their scheduled deliv- members are yet to record their (Nirupa Roy) and son owned by Harman Singh. be traced from Rajgarh where country saying the move men- Railways minister and former Pragya Thakur who is an ery to the customer in the city statements. After the prelimi- Kanhaiya (Rattan Kumar) in a Shambu and his family return he belongs to. The revelations tions that Masood has been ministers aren’t contesting lok accused in 2008 Malegaon blast and nearby areas would be nary investigation police have small village that has been hit to the village only to see their ,made by the accused, would pronounced an international sabha polls. case and is out on bail. Thakur probed. registered a case under section badly by a famine. After years land sold and a factory being help police curb network of terrorist over Afghanistan and And what kind of faces they is BJP’s Bhopal lok sabha candi- In the initial investigation 174 of the CrPC and started of drought, the region finally constructed on it. The audience buyer and sellers. the ban did no mention of either are presenting in elections is date. it was found that the accused further investigation. gets rain, leading the farmers to enjoyed the show with ecstasy. ""3   ( 

  &-/ , committee decided to initiate immediate action by district he Madhya Pradesh Money collectors, taking serious note TLender Act will be on the issue of not taking reviewed to include provisions action against companies for better controlling and accepting deposits in Sehore action against moneylenders and Ratlam districts. charging excess interest and It was decided that before non-licensed moneylenders sending complaints to STF, it doing money lending busi- will be ensured by SEBI that ness. complaints are cognizable Action will also be taken offence under certain section immediately against unautho- so that immediate action can rised investment consultants. be taken. In the 24 cases in These decisions were taken in which CID did not take the meeting of State-level com- action, Reserve Bank of India mittee of non-banking finan- will investigate them again to cial companies and non-cor- inform to CID so that further porate bodies held under the action can be taken. chairmanship of Chief The Committee decided Secretary SR. Mohanty. that such cases, in which It was decided in the properties of financial com- meeting that it would be panies have been confiscated ensured by verification that and decision has already been Janhit banks are not doing ille- approved by competent court, gal activities in the four dis- process for payment of con-      13&(  '&  1  (   3&( tricts in the state where activ- fiscated amount will be initi-   1     ities of Janhit Banks were not ated by inviting objections 8    -            ( 1     verified for closing. The and claims.                                                                                                                                                !        "                                            #            $ % S                      '                "       (          

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Bhakere. It was performed in exams of 2018-19. Archbishop Songi Bharud Shaili. have given their audience formance mesmerising all the Leo Cornelio appreciating the     ! ! The play was entirely with artistic skill. audience with their acting committed staff and manage-     based on the rural life of, The play was beautifully skills. ment of Missionary schools for Maharashtra. In the presen- performed. Artists presented This presentation was their students’ outstanding per- Reet Arora-95.6%- tation, the artists took the fas- their acting skills to the audi- directed by Niranjan Bhakeer. formance said - the catholic (Commerce), Preet Arora- cination of all the audience ence. At the beginning of the Niranjan Bheke has been schools have done well to bring 95.2% (Commerce) and Sorabh with their acting skills. drama, the artists presented associated with the field of excellence in the exams and Rathore-94.8% (PCM). St            * 111     This presentation starts the daily life of Maharashtrian color karma for many years. these efforts should be contin- Joseph’s Convent, Idgah Hills: from the morning of rural life. villages and villagers. After Niranjan Bhakeer has acted in ued. Anjali Lalchandani-97% After that, what works are this, tribal life and their strug- many plays as well as direct- He also congratulated par- (Commerce with Maths), done by the rural man, its gles were presented. ed many plays. ents and guardians for helping Garvita Gupta-95.8% ##   9 :  struggles and self-confidence During the theatrical pre- The play was beautifully and encouraging the children (Humanities), Divya Sharma- were presented by artists on sentation, Niranjan Bhakere, performed leaving the audi- in bringing the best results. He 95.8 % (Humanities with the stage. Shiv Singh Gomladu, Shekhar ence enthralled. It was a won- gave his blessings to the stu- Maths) and Deshna Jain- 95.6% - (2       Apart from this, artists Bhakre, Bhagat Singh Thakur, derful play as the artists main- dents for their bright future. (Humanities with Maths). gave a message of environ- Chatarshan Rajput, Vishnu tained the interest of the The results of some of the St Montfort, Patel Nagar- mental pollution, crime Godbole, Sagar, Solanki, Ravi audience. The light design Missionary Schools are-St Arjun Sarkar-94.2%, Sumaiya- against women, national inte- Sarsath and Ganpat Pandit etc and stage backdrop added Mary’s Sr Sec Convent school, 91.2%, Samridhi Kureel- 90.6%.   &-/ , Chanchal Rajak, Ayushi  )*   " gration, water conservation on stage gave enchanting per- zest in the play. Tulsi Nagar: Muskan Magre- St Mary’s Co-ed School, Harda- Biswas, Parul Jain, Keerti ) +  " 96.6% (Commerce), Harsh Vidhi Billore-93.2 PCM, Mohd leven students from Faculty Kesharwani and Ankush Soni %, Gyanchnadani- 96.2% (PCM) Adil Khan-88% Eof Education in Indira (BSc BEd). All the students !   and Shubhi Agrawal-96% PCB and Niharika Gandhi National Tribal were selected as TGT in dif- (PCB). Khandelwal-95% Commerce. University in Amarkantak got ferent subjects.    - St Joseph’s Co-ed School, St Joseph’s Piparia: Asma selected as TGT by a CBSE This is second campus O%      ! Arera colony- Saksham Singh Menon-90.8 PCM, Utsav affiliated school in Budhar, placement drive in the      -98.4% (Commerce), Priyansh Upadhyay-83.8 PCB, Nandini MP through Campus Education Faculty in last two   -/  Agrawal-96.6 % (Commerce), Nahar—93.2% Commerce with Placement drive. Many more months. Selected students give      Moazamma Hussain- 96.6% IP & PE. Servite Convent Sr Sec schools are lining up in the credit of their success to the (Humanities), Prajjwal School, Hoshangabad- Rohit University for Campus faculty members.      Rathore- 96% (PCM), Janhavi Singh-95.20% PCM, Placement in coming weeks. Prof TV Kattimani, Vice-    Rathore- 89.8% (PCB). Vansghika-95.20% PCM, According to Arun Kumar, Chancellor, IGNTU congrat-    !  St Theresa’s Girls school, Shreya Gaur-95.2% Placement Officer of Education ulated selected students. ‘It is    Pilplani- Somya Motwani- Commerce, Isha Maheshwar- Faculty ‘Green Bells Public an outstanding achievement 96.6% (Commerce), Kirti 73.20% PCB. Holy Family Sr School in Budhar has recently of the students. We hope that   Singh- 94% (BOO), Mansi Sec School, Shanti Nagar- organized a campus placement coordinated efforts by the     Das-93.6% (PCM), Anjali Sumit Singh Arya-96% PCM, drive in the University. More faculty members will certain-   !&-P Wadhwani-90.8% (PCB). Zainab Hussain-95.2% than 60 students have partici- ly give more results in terms Carmel Convent School, Humanities, Josme Jaimon- pated in rigorous selection of more campus placement in Ratnapur- Pragya Malaiya- 94% Commerce and Avantika process and 11 of them got coming weeks.’ the students. “There are num- 96.2% (PCM), Vibhum Pathak- 92.8% PCB. offer letters from the school. Prof Sandhya Gihar, Dean, ber of schools requesting for Tripathi-93.6 (PCM), St Raphael Co-ed School, Selected students include Faculty of Education says that campus placement. We hope Vighnesh Garkar-92.8% Jatkhedi- Sakshi Chouhan- Nisha Singh Rathour, Kuna classroom training and oppor- that in coming weeks we will (PCM), Mansi Thakur-91.8 % 92% Commerce, Ronit Patidar- Naik (BEd), Aastha Tamrakar, tunities through internship successfully place more stu- (Commerce). 90.4% Commerce, Samuel Supriya Soni (BABEd), Sarika in different schools have dents as TGT and PGT,” she St Xavier’s Co-ed, BHEL- Carr-89% PCM. Dwivedi, Kajal Tiwari, cumulated in the success of said.      3&(  1         '   ("  .               &-/ ,   $-/+ certainly check the condition of the situation, new teachers epressed over financial cri- government schools, if re-start- could be given chance to serve Dsis, a 30-year-old woman he Government education ed soon. Besides, to improve as Jansikshaks. along with her two daughters Tsystem in Mhow has com- committed suicide by jumping pletely came to a halt as many into Upper Lake at Sheetal Government schools remain Das ki Bagia on Friday morn- closed and teachers are absent ing. One of the daughters and in the schools which are open. one son of the woman was suf- This shocking fact came in fering from Dengue. light when Mhow SDM Anshul Panic prevailed in Sheetal Gupta suddenly visited the Das ki Bagia after three persons government schools without of the same family committed any prior information. Primary suicide. The deceased were schools of village Raskundiya, identified as Laxmi Shakya village Durjanpura and village (30) and her two daughters Dand were found locked. The Monica (11) and Rhea (4) of teachers of this school Sohanlal Bhainskhedi. Gadge, Rajendra Singh Rajput 1*   13&(  & &-   1'    1 Shymala Hills police Hridayalata Saxena Mohan  ;<  (            -&   7 rushed to the spot after receiv- Singh Mourya were found =  1(  4      ing information of suicide by absent. three persons including a Similarly, schoolteacher woman. The divers at the Anita Meda of primary gov-   &'   ) Upper Lake rescued the three ernment school of village but failed to save their lives. Kaneriya and school teacher In the initial investigation it Pooja Ahirwar and Dinesh was found that two of her chil- Chandra Aske and Dilip Bhalse   "   dren were suffering from illness of primary school Gazinda which deepen their financial were found absent. SDM woes and forced her to commit Mhow Anshul Gupta has School, Saket Nagar has topped (96%) and Mandar Bapat suicide. issued a show-cause notice to   &-/ , with 97.8% marks whereas (95.6%) secured second and Her son is suffering from all the 10 teachers who were Sharayu Subhash Awachat and third toppers rank. In Science- Dengue and is undergoing treat- found absent. tudents of Sagar Public Sonali Singh emerged toppers PCB (Biology) stream Sharayu ment while one of the daughters Few years back, the teach- SSchool, Saket Nagar and of Sagar Public School Gandhi Subhash Awachat and Sonali was suffering from illness. The ers going to the government Gandhi have posted excellent Nagar with 95.6%. Singh of Sagar Public School family was not able to bear the schools of Indore division used 100% CBSE XII Results. All Ishita Rai of Sagar Public Gandhi Nagar have topped expenses due to poor financial to submit their attendance students of XII class of Sagar School, Saket Nagar also with 95.6% marks whereas in condition. through their mobile phones Public School Saket Nagar have topped the Commerce Stream Humanities, Sayeed Samreen During the investigation through an app which worked secured First Division with with Stuti Rai (96.4%), Hridhya Ahmed of Sagar Public School police found that the three came when the teacher reached the school registering an overall S Iyer, Muskan Vishwakarma Gandhi Nagar have topped in the morning and were mov- school campus. This online average of over 81%. and Priyul Jain of (95.4%) with 94.4% marks. ing near Sheetal Das ki Baghia. attendance kept vigil on the Approximately 25% of stu- bagged the second and third Jaishree Kanwar, Director, They had food before suicide. teachers’ presence in schools. dents of school have secured toppers rank. Sagar public Schools said that Leftover food and purse carry- At present, this online app above 90%. In Science –PCM (Maths) proper motivation and incul- ing some money was found at of teachers’ attendance is not Total 11 students of school stream Harshita Madaan of cation with a will to excel and the spot they were sitting. functioning. But this could have secured a perfect 100 in Sagar Public School Saket ‘can do it’ to attitude has helped the results announced yester- Nagar has topped with 96.2% students to achieve the desired day. Ishita Rai of Sagar Public marks whereas Akshma Dubey results.    2,   . , .

  &-/ , Gwalior, Datia, Bhind and Morena districts. eather conditions pro- State which recorded peak Wvided relief after tem- day temperatures at around 47 peratures dipped from extreme degree Celsius dipped to 44 levels in the past 24 hours in the degree Celsius. wake of severe cyclonic storm The day temperature in the ‘FANI’ active for the past two state capital which was reeling days and hit coastal region of around 43 degree Celsius Odisha on Friday. dipped to 41 degree Celsius but The system would induce night temperatures soared to 28 more abrupt changes in the next degree Celsius which made the 24 hours as warning of thundery weather conditions discom- activities with speedy winds forting. The weather condi- having speed in the range of 30- tions would remain partially 40 km/hr has been issued by cloudy in the next 24 hours and 2"    8  &  21     (    1*  & Met department for Rewa, day and night temperatures are  &-  3&(       1     Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Anuppur, likely to be witnessed around 41 Dindori, Mandla, Balaghat, and 27 degree Celsius.    !"#$  2

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1 1  &      O,      &-/ , 1 5 6        !  -       n the memory of Noor IMohammad Yas, an event     &    -)!51- In Sonipat, JJP-AAP has field- ‘Ek Shaam Mohammad Yas      "   & ed Digvijay Chautala, a fourth Ke Naam’ was organised here         ith polling for Lok Sabha generation member of on Friday at State Museum. Welections just 10 days Chautala clan. The event was organised away in Haryana, top leaders Panipat is part of Karnal by Sabaras Academy. selves from this world, this is cannot be forgotten. Yumna across the political spectrum parliamentary constituency In this program, senior how Noor Mohammad was. Javed took a look at the poet- including Prime Minister from where BJP’s candidate and young writers of senior Mahmud Malik said that ry of Noor Mohammed Yas Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Sanjay Bhatia is pitted against poet spoke on the personali- the name of 'Noor and recited some of his poet- Shah, Congress chief Rahul Congress sitting MLA and ty and artistry of Noor Mohammed Yas' is important ries. Gandhi, Congress general sec- former Speaker Kuldeep Mohammad Yas. On this in the world of ghazals. There On this occasion, the retary Priyanka Gandhi will hit Sharma while Yamunanagar occasion, Sharia and literary is also a freshness in his poet- famous Ghazal singers and the campaign trail in the state. forms part of the Ambala Lok writer Zia Farooqi read out ry and he has never taken the comrades of Jawari spent Prime Minister Narendra Sabha seat, from where senior the letter about Noor inspiration from fashions, but money with Ghazal music of Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah Congress leader and former Mohammed Yas. he also kept his rivalry from Noor Mohammed Yas while will be addressing eight election MP Kumari Selja is pitted At the beginning of the traditions. Shoaib Ali Khan made a rallies in Haryana, where against BJP’s outgoing MP programme, Nusrat Mehdi, Young writer Moustakim ghazal from Tarannum. polling for all 10 Lok Sabha Rattan Lal Kataria. the Patron of the Academy, Raza, paying a note on "Noor The program was con- seats will be held on May 12. On May 10, Shah will highlighting the art person- Mohammed Yas and his poet- ducted by Rizwan Uthin The two top leaders of BJP again visit Haryana and ality of Noor Mohammmad ry" on Noor Mohammed Yas Farruki in a beautiful fashion. will be addressing election ral- address rallies in Hisar and Yas. She said that as some said that the name of Noor At the end of the program lies in areas where opposition Dadri. poets have a talent of express- Mohammed Yas is remem- Sayyid Abid Hussain Congress has fielded its stal- Jannayak Janta Party’s ing their feelings through bered by all the poets as his expressed gratitude to the warts in Haryana. leader Dushyant Chautala is poetry but keep away them- contribution is immense and audience.    OP  &11     Prime Minister Modi will seeking re-election from Hisar address three rallies on May 8 constituency, where the BJP and May 10. On May 8, Modi has fielded Union Minister will be addressing public gath- Birender Singh’s bureaucrat- " 2.. .  9(          erings in Fatehabad and turned-politician son Kurukshetra while on the last Brijendra Singh while the day of campaigning for the sixth Congress has fielded senior phase on May 10, he will be leader Kuldeep Bishnoi’s son 2, ,   addressing a poll rally in Rohtak Bhavya. district. Dadri falls under Bhiwani- Former Chief Minister Mahendergarh Lok Sabha     ,/ Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son constituency, where Congress Deepender Singh Hooda is former MP Shruti Choudhary, seeking re-election for the the granddaughter of former fourth term from Rohtak and Chief Minister late Bansi Lal, ",   the Prime Minister has chosen is pitted against BJP’s outgo- the last day of campaigning of ing MP Dharamvir, who is sixth phase to address a rally seeking mandate for the sec-   -)!51- the success of our Air Force in there, which is considered as ond term. Balkot,” said Capt Amarinder, stronghold of the Hooda fam- Barala added that the unjab Chief Minister Capt who has been unsparing in his ily. BJP has fielded a Brahmin party has stepped up prepara- PAmarinder Singh on criticism of the prime minis- candidate, Arvind Sharma tions for successfully holding Friday questioned Bharatiya ter over the latter’s attempts to against Deepender Hooda n these rallies in the state. Janata Party’s propaganda take credit for the actions of Rohtak. Apart from PM Modi and against the Congress on the the Indian Air Force (IAF) Haryana Agriculture Amit Shah, BJP’s star cam- issue of the Balakot air strikes, and seek votes in the names of Minister Om Parkash Dhankar paigners including Home saying there was "nothing martyred soldiers. and Cooperation Minister Minister Rajnath Singh, Road wrong" in his party’s demand The Chief Minister Manish Grover have been and Highways Minister Nitin of proof from the Narendra ridiculed Modi for not find- appointed organiser and co- Gadkari, Finance Minister Modi government. ing anything unpatriotic in organiser for the success of Arun Jaitley and External “If the strikes were as this but finding the Congress    -)!51- emergence of nascent political districts, had seen maximum Delhi on Wednesday, and it Modi’s rally on May 10 in Affairs Minister Sushma successful as the Modi gov- demand for proof on Balakot party in Punjab by bagging four immigration to arid zones from would mainly be touring Rohtak, known as political cap- Swaraj, BJP vice president ernment claimed them to be, as anti-national. . “Have they or driving home the mes- out of 13 total seats stunning Punjab. Punjab and Haryana. ital of Haryana. Uma Bharti, Railway Minister it was actually a matter of (BJP) forgotten who won Fsage to its voters, the spe- the state’s traditional political Notably, in the US alone, “These two states have a Fatehabad falls in the Sirsa Piyush Goyal, HRD Minister immense pride for our coun- India its wars against Pakistan cially-designed ‘NRI Campaign parties — Congress, and SAD- there are approximately seven substantial number of NRIs, parliamentary constituency Smriti Irani, UP Chief try and for all of us. So let us in 1965 and 1971,” he asked. Bus’ will traverse on the Punjab BJP combine. lakh Punjabis, of whom near- and they hold the power to from where the BJP has field- Minister Yogi Adityanath will see how our forces destroyed “I’m a military historian and Haryana roads cutting This time, besides AAP, six ly 2.5 lakh hold Indian pass- sway the voters here...they will ed bureaucrat-turned-politi- also address election rallies in Pak buildings and shattered also and if Modi doesn’t want through the length and breadth different political outfits are ports and are eligible to vote in be touring the two states, cian Sunita Duggal to take on Haryana next week. their inflated ego,” the Chief to give the proofs of the of the two neighbouring states jointly contesting the elections the Punjab elections. largely the rural areas, to Haryana Congress president Notably, the saffron party, Minister told a TV inter- strikes to the press or the ahead the crucial Lok Sabha under the banner of Punjab Various leaders, in fray, make the voters aware of the Ashok Tanwar. In the outgoing which was riding high on the viewer, when asked to com- Congress, he can send them elections. Democratic Alliance (PDA), are using radio talk shows to party’s promises in the man- Lok Sabha, Sirsa is represented Narendra Modi wave in the ment on BJP’s allegation that to me”, he quipped, adding The bus, carrying hun- which is also reportedly receiv- connect to the Punjabi dias- ifesto, especially the Nyay by INLD's Charanjit Singh 2014 Lok Sabha elections had the Congress was being anti- that as an ex-army man and dreds of NRIs from the differ- ing a major NRI support. pora, and making a vote appeal, scheme,” added the leader. Rori, who is seeking re-election. won seven seats out of 10 seats nationalist by asking proof of an Indian, he would feel ent countries including USA, Its candidate, Punjab Ekta on popular Punjabi radio chan- With Haryana going to From Kurukshetra parlia- in Haryana. the operation. extremely proud if the success UK, Canada, Germany, Party’s Bibi Paramjit Kaur nels abroad. election a week before Punjab, mentary seat, Congress has This is not the first time of the IAF was as being Switzerland, among others, Khalra — the widow of human “NRIs hold a major influ- the bus would first tour fielded former Minister Nirmal     proof had been asked, he claimed by the BJP leaders in would tour across the states rights activist Jaswant Singh ence among the state voters, Haryana, and then Punjab Singh against BJP's Nayab Saini,   )45 said, even in the 1965 war he their speeches. making the electorate aware of Khalra — is receiving massive especially in the rural areas. areas. who is a Minister in the In a bid to boost party’s Lok remembered an Army major In any case, said the Chief Congress party’s vision and NRI support. Every election, they come A similar bus had earlier Manohar Lal Khattar cabinet. Sabha poll campaign in bringing chopped ears of Minister, it was the BJP that poll manifesto while making a Besides lending a helping and work for the party, but toured Gujarat too, while a Haryana BJP chief Haryana, Congress president those killed on the other side started the numbers game by vote appeal for the party can- hand in the state’s election this time, party’s overseas team of NRIs had also cam- Subhash Barala on Friday said Rahul Gandhi and party gen- of the border to put all doubts going overboard to usurp the didates. campaigning, either from wing has decided to make it paigned for the party in the that the party national presi- eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi of a certain Indian operation accomplishment of the air Elections for the 10 Lok abroad or by flocking here, the a planned thing, and elections held in southern dent Amit Shah will also be Vadra will tour the state over at rest. Photographs were force by claiming hundreds of Sabha seats of Haryana will be NRIs have been seen making make the best use of their states. addressing three poll rallies on the next few days for election released of the Kargil opera- casualties in Balakot. The held on May 12, while for 13 lavish donations to the much- support back home,” a seior More than 100 NRIs trav- May 5 in Sonipat, Panipat campaigning. tion too, he pointed out, Congress only countered with seats of Punjab, polling will be needed poll funds. Congress leader told The elling on the campaign bus and Yamunanagar. The Congress chief will adding that demanding proof its demand for proof, he said, on May 19. It is estimated that around Pioneer. are from countries such as the Two-time former Chief address an election rally in from the government was not adding that the BJP should During the previous gen- 11 million NRIs are living in The leader said that the US, Canada, Australia, the Minister Bhupinder Singh Gurugram on May 4 in support unpatriotic by any standard. not hesitate to grab the oppor- eral elections, the NRIs rallied various countries across the ‘NRI campaign bus’ was UK, Germany, Switzerland, Hooda is contesting from the of party’s candidate Capt Ajay “I’m very proud that our tunity to show the world, and behind the Aam Aadmi Party world, most of whom are from launched by the Overseas and New Zealand. Earlier, Sonipat Lok Sabha seat against Yadav, who is facing a tough aging MIG 21 plane brought all doubt mongers, of the (AAP) by supporting through Punjab. The Doaba belt, com- Congress chairman and tech- about 1,000 NRIs had worked BJP’s outgoing MP Ramesh electoral battle against BJP’s down a Pak F-16 and would great success of the Indian social media, poll funding and prising Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, nocrat Sam Pitroda from the on the Congress campaign in Kaushik, who is seeking re- nominee and Union Minister be delighted to know about forces. campaigning, leading to the Kapurthala and Nawanshahr AICC headquarters in New Kerala and Karnataka. election for the second term. Rao Inderjit Singh. )1  3 4  !3

   -)!51- is eyeing to grab a bigger and better share by riding high on n a big sigh of relief for the the Bollywood action hero   O    A  I‘worried’ saffron brigade, the Sunny Deol’s star power in the election panel has agreed to have May 19 Lok Sabha elections in   -)!51- cessfully contested the 2017 Gurdaspur. But for healthy actor-turned-politician Sunny the state. assembly election from democracy, it is necessity to Deol’s screen name on the A senior BJP leader had unjab Congress on Friday Sujanpur against BJP’s Dinesh stop airing of his movies which EVMs (electronic voting contended that the people knew Pdemanded from the poll Singh Babbu, claimed that are influencing free and fair machines) instead of his real him as Sunny Deol. “They panel to bar the airing of such movies would create election,” he said. name — Ajay Singh don’t know who is Ajay Singh. actor-turned-politician Sunny enormous electoral mileage Meanwhile, Gurdaspur Dharmendra Deol. When people would come to Deol’s movies on the national for film star turned politician Congress too has voiced the After finalising the list of vote for Sunny, they may get and regional television chan- Sunny Deol who was also BJP same demand to stop airing of contesting candidates for May 19 confused by not finding his nels till the elections. candidate from Gurdaspur. Sunny Deol’s movies on the elections, the Election name there. That is why we The state Pradesh In his letter to EC, he said television. District Congress Commission has written have requested the election Congress committee secretary that the Bharatiya Janta Party, president Roshan Joseph said approved BJP’s request to have commission to write Sunny Amit Singh Mantoo had writ- “by tactics of airing movies in that the movies would put an “Sunny Deol” on the EVMs. The Deol instead of his real name,” ten a letter to the Election television and video channels, influence on the voters’ mind. party had argued that the peo- the leader added. Commission of India urging it is trying to lure voters of “We have not a problem with ple know him by his screen Moreover, Sunny’s real to direct national and region- Gurdaspur parliamentary seat his movies, but till the election name, and most of the people name has not been mentioned al channels to stop airing of which is a clear violation of end, the movies should not be are not aware of his real name in the publicity material, and Sunny Deol’s movies till the Modal Code of Conduct. “The aired in televisions to conduct Ajay Singh Dharmendra Deol — only his screen name, “Sunny elections end. movies are propaganda by the free and fair elections,” he the name by which he has filed Deol”, is being publicised. Mintoo, who had unsuc- BJP to influence voters in added. his nomination papers. *  Taking his first electoral plunge, the junior ‘Punjab da puttar” filed his nomination )                papers on April 29 to contest as the SAD-BJP combine candidate   -)!51- They (BJP) can’t find candidates Prime Minister. Congress president and sitting from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat even for three seats in Punjab. Notably, the BJP had MP Sunil Jakhar, who won the   -)!51- Dhawan participated in a While reacting to Kirron by the name of ‘Ajay Singh unny Deol or Sunny Leone”, They have fielded Sunny Deol announced Sunny Deol’s can- seat in 2017 bye-election fol- debate at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Kher’s displeasure of Dharmendra Deol’, as he has Sno one can stop Congress’ in Gurdaspur. The BJP can didature from Gurdaspur, the lowing death of the sitting MP t was a rare occasion when Sector 16. Chandigarh being a UT, Bansal been registered as the voter by “aandhi” (storm) in Punjab, bring Sunny Deol or Sunny seat actor late Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna. Ithree main candidates, con- Bansal said BJP’s nominee said it was unfortunate on her the same name. declared Congress’ candidate Leone but no one will be able to won in 2014, soon after he The Gurdaspur seat, in testing from three different and outgoing MP Kirron Kher’s part to say so, adding he is in For the same, the Bharatiya from Hoshiarpur Dr Raj Kumar stand before this aandhi,” said joined the party on April 23. He 2014, was won by yesteryear political parties from remarks where she expressed favour of Chandigarh remain- Janata Party (BJP) had urged the Chabbewal on Friday while Dr Raj Kumar while addressing filed his nomination papers actor Vinod Khanna on the BJP Chandigarh came on a platform her displeasure at Chandigarh ing as UT, and this is what peo- poll panel to mention its candi- taking a dig at the BJP’s decision a gathering in the constituency. the next day, and has been cam- ticket, who had also represent- to discuss issues concerning the being a union territory are ple of Chandigarh would always date’s name as “Sunny Deol” to field Bollywood actor Sunny He said that Punjab Chief paigning since, conducting ed the seat thrice. Sunny’s father city on Friday. really unfortunate. want to. Kirron later clarified instead of his real name. Deol from Gurdaspur Lok Minister Capt Amarinder Singh massive road-shows attracting and yesteryears’ star Congress candidate Pawan In the debate, all candidates that she is also in favor of UT Playing a minor role in Sabha seat. would ensure Congress’ victo- an enormous gathering. Dharmendra had represented Kumar Bansal, BJP candidate were given an opportunity to status of Chandigarh and had Punjab politics with just one “The Narendra Modi gov- ry in all 13 seats in Punjab and In his first electoral battle, the Bikaner Lok?Sabha seat Kirron Kher and Aam Aadmi speak on making Punjabi as the just commented on promoting member in the Lok Sabha, and ernment has failed miserably. make Rahul Gandhi the next Sunny is facing Punjab from 2004 to 2009. Party nominee Harmohan official language of Chandigarh. Punjabi in the city. three in Vidhan Sabha, the BJP    !"#$  8

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"    'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan', the HRD The 15 higher education institutions New Delhi: The BJP on Friday Describing Madhya Pradesh Ministry's programme which is spear- which have been associated with CSC attacked the Congress over as a new ATM of Congress, Rao heading to evolve solutions for accel- are IIT-Kanpur; School of Management unaccounted money being alleged that as per entries in a erating sustainable growth in rural Sciences, Lucknow; Bundelkhand traced from "close associates" of diary traced by Income Tax India. University, Jhansi; Allahabad College of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Department, senior Congress Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Engineering & Management; Pranveer Kamal Nath, saying the State has leaders Digvijay Singh and IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur; become a "new ATM" for the Randeep Surjewala also got a cut leading higher education institutions tional institutions under Unnat Bharat ventions of IIT Kanpur," said Dr. Reeta Kiranlata Singh Mahavidyalaya, grand old party. from this unaccounted cash.   ! '     from UP who have now agreed to work Abhiyan will adopt gram panchayats Singh from IIT Kanpur who is heading Fatehpur; Seth Badri Prasad Smriti Addressing a Press confer- The Congress dismissed the      with CSC for the development of vil- and equip them with all citizen-centric Unnat Bharat Abhiyan project. College, Jalaun; SRSSD College, ence at the party office, BJP charge, saying it was a sign of      # lages under the scheme. IIT Kanpur has services through CSCs. These institu- "All the participating institutions Auraiya; Virendra Singh Group of spokesperson GVL Narasimha desperation of the ruling party. ##   already adopted five villages — tions will train village level entrepre- have been informed about various ser- Institutions, Unnav; Allen House Rao alleged that the Congress Senior party leader Anand   #  # Hridayapur, Baikanthpur, Ishwariganj, neurs (VLEs) who run CSCs as part of vices being delivered through CSC to cit- Institutions; Rama University; National dispensation in the state is Sharma said that raising these )  $ 5   Pratappur Hari and Saxupurva — sit- the village development plan. The izens and further potential which CSCs Post Graduate College, Lucknow; "minting money and diverting issues at this stage shows the        uated on the outskirts of Kanpur for its VLEs will also be skilled about the use offer in empowering communities and Lucknow Polytechnic, Lucknow; government funds. Rs 281 crore mindset of the BJP and the rul- 1  % overall development. of solar energy, cleanliness, and use of overall village development. We hope Dayanand Girl's PG College and CSM unaccounted cash was traced ing Government which were CDEFE   "As many as 15 affiliated educa- modern technologies through inter- that this relationship of IIT-Kanpur and Degree College, Chitrakoot. from his close associates". panicking. PTI    88EEE  C    !"#$    >     #   4    H'!       4   4 (1(6, )"$(1) * 4  : , 0 0   *     &'   !                           ,7=,+S 7 ?//     !                 (                             98             @ >                               (          S                  @ #   "                 988  66                       (    #      92AB8     B1      he selection of a Prime Minister is a relatively smooth affair in case      0B      93202  389:    BC3BB   the results of a general election are B8        (    7=,+      ( decisive. 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 @ 7               ( India’s Constitution is one of the longest in the world. Its drafting took almost three            #       ( years and was debated extensively before                 being finalised. Despite being a comprehen-                /S   ( sively written document, ambiguities remain, resulting in varying interpretations, some-       ("     +  6  times leading to controversies.       @ , ,  S     S        Article 74 of the Constitution is mod-   (      BB31           E #  ( elled on Section 9 of the Government of India Act, 1935, which lays down the basis                       of a Cabinet system (Council of Ministers)           "  /       with the Prime Minister as the head of the                    Cabinet to aid and advise the President. Article 75 lays down that the Prime  :8            (       Minister shall be appointed by the   #                President. Obviously, it is left to the latter                 /    to take a decision and appoint the former. supporting MPs, both from KR Narayanan, when one of the President Shankar Dayal because it had the largest pre- As per the Constitution, the Prime Minister Morarji Desai as well as Ch claimants was unable to furnish Sharma had invited Atal Bihari poll support (UPA) in numbers.                     ( and the Council of Ministers are responsi- Charan Singh. Ultimately sup- the requisite numbers, leading to Vajpayee to form the The modalities of the      ,                 ble to the House of the People. Article 75(3) ported by the Congress, Charan the post-Kargil war general elec- Government, as the BJP was selection process were looked  ,  + !   -,+!.        says such a person chosen as the Prime Singh was sworn in as the tions in September 1999. the largest party with 161 seats, upon in detail by the Sarkaria Minister has to have the confidence of the Prime Minister on July 28, Earlier in November 1989, its allies having 34, thus mak- Commission, which had rec-                /   House. Though not mentioned explicitly almost two weeks after Morarji after the ninth general election, ing it a total of 195. ommended that the President                      ( in the Constitution, ultimately, it becomes Desai’s resignation. He was sup- as no party had secured an On the other hand, the should invite the leaders of the  #                 the weightiest factor in the selection posed to prove his majority dur- absolute majority, President R United Front had a total of 318, parties in the following order,    D                 ( process with the President. ing the Monsoon Session of Venkataraman invited Rajiv including the Congress’ sup- (i) Leader of the largest pre- In the case of a single political party or Parliament but had to resign on Gandhi in his capacity as the port. Embarrassingly, also for poll alliance of parties, (ii)                  a pre-poll alliance having majority, who have August 20 for want of support leader of the largest party in the President, Vajpayee failed to Leader of the single largest                      chosen a leader, the decision-making is from the Congress. Parliament to form the secure the vote of confidence party, (iii) Leader of the post-                      uncomplicated and smooth. Complications While resigning, he had Government. After his refusal, and had to resign within 13 poll alliance. arise in cases where claims of relative advised the President to dissolve VP Singh, with letters of support days of being sworn as the Later, the Commission,                     strengths conflict and overlap. For such sit- the House for a fresh election. from the Left Front as well as Prime Minister. Obviously, to review the working of the              "    ( uations, too, over a period of time, conven- Strictly following the conven- the BJP, formed the while extending the invitation Constitution chaired by for-     #              tions and precedents have evolved, facilitat- tion, the advice of a Prime Government. As the latter with- to Vajpayee, his capacity to win mer Chief Justice of India MN ing the decision-making process. Minister, who had failed to win drew their support on October confidence of the House had Venkatachaliah, had suggest-                Presidents have adopted varying yard- the confidence of the House, was 23, 1990, VP Singh was asked to not been considered. ed that in certain ambiguous sticks for different situations, which are now not binding on the President. In prove his majority in the House. Ultimately, what matters is situations, the President could part of our Constitutional history. After the this case, President Neelam Having lost the vote 142 to 346, the satisfaction of the President send a message to the Lok ;  sixth general election in March 1977, Sanjiva Reddy, instead of mak- he had to resign on November that his choice would be able to Sabha to choose a leader, who Morarji Desai of the Janata Party had ing an offer to Jagjivan Ram, 7, 1990. The Congress was once win the confidence of the House. would then be appointed the become the Prime Minister. He had to resign then Leader of Opposition, dis- again asked to form the Based on this principle, after Prime Minister. Such a proce- , .   R      "  mid-term on July 15, 1979, on account of solved the House and Ch Government, but they instead Indira Gandhi’s assassination, dure would do away with the "       / certain intra-party stress factors, even Charan Singh continued as the supported Chandrasekhar’s Giani Zail Singh as President requirement of a vote of con- though he continued to be the leader of the care-taker Prime Minister for breakaway group. Accordingly, had invited Rajiv Gandhi to be fidence in the House. Ever      ) (  * Janata Party. The next day, the then Deputy almost five months till the sev- Chandrasekhar was sworn in as the Prime Minister in 1984, even since our independence, + ,  -*+,.   Prime Minister Ch Charan Singh broke enth general elections were held the Prime Minister. Later, in though at that time, he had not despite our initial lack of # away from the Janata Party and formed his in December 1979. It has been March 1991, after the withdraw- been formally elected as the experience in running demo-             own party. As per the convention, the then often observed that this decision al of support from the Congress, leader of the party. cratic institutions, it is heart-           President Neelam Sanjeev Reddy invited was propelled by the previous he resigned, advising dissolution In 2004, the difference ening that we have, as the            Leader of the Opposition YB Chavan to history of the President and of the Lok Sabha, which was between the Congress (145) world’s largest democracy,           form the Government. Expressing his Jagjivan Ram from their days accepted by the President. and the BJP (138) was very evolved in a manner to set an inability, Chavan suggested to the President together in the Congress at the At least on one occasion, small, but the then President, example to the rest.         that a combination of parties had emerged time of its split in 1969. the principle of making the first APJ Abdul Kalam had invited (The writer is a former "     /       led by Ch Charan Singh, which could form The precedent of obtaining offer to the largest party the Congress to form the Governor of Meghalaya and              the Government. The President at this stage lists of MPs in support was later appeared to be embarrassing- Government not only because it Uttarakhand and a former set a precedent when he asked for lists of repeated in 1999 by President ly impractical. 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The decision from the UN                Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions               Committee came after China lifted its technical                 hold, imposed on March 13, on a proposal made F        ( O  92  by the US, the UK and France to this end. Even     ( O     before that, China, a permanent member of the F            / UNSC, had been blocking India’s attempts to  = (   I       secure designation of Azhar for almost a decade.                    Certainly, India’s consistency has paid off. It was not an easy task to propel China to change            /   ( its mind, especially when it had clarified after the               Brics summit declaration that it was “for banning       /          ( terrorist organisations but not individuals.” China      still had three months to lift the technical hold but $             stretched it to the last limit. Now that it has given    *   08888     7  in, it is definitely a victory of the Modi + !     #  - 7+!#.    1 Government. The declaration, coming as it does    5      $       in the midst of the electoral battle, indicates the              /   respect the Chinese leadership has for the current Kashmir and Pulwama, a face-saving gimmick for declared as a global terrorist and that has been to be vigilant and guard against any Sino-      #         ( leadership in India with Modi at the helm. It is a Pakistan, in the Sanction Committee’s declaration achieved. With the JeM already on the ban list and Pakistan collusion militarily. After the Balakot spin-off of the Wuhan spirit and definitely a win- listing Azhar as global terrorist. now its chief also meeting the same fate, it would strikes, both India and Pakistan continue to main-              win for India. “On this listing issue, China has been com- be a Herculean task for Pakistan to defy the tain the stand-off. It is the conventional edge that F +,7>   %    /S     ( In diplomacy, there are no clear cut winners municating with relevant parties in a construc- Sanctions. It will have to act, and act swiftly. the Indian armed forces enjoy over their coun-                or losers until a decisive victory in a war has already tive and responsible fashion. Recently, relevant A word of caution: The deep state in Pakistan terparts in Pakistan and the international pressure / 7   -9B12. #       declared the winners. In the instant case, both India countries revised and re-submitted the materials has mastered the art of circumventing internation- that has kept Pakistan reined in so far. A misad-                and China had been pursuing their national inter- for the listing proposal to the 1267 Committee. al sanctions as is evident from its past behaviour. venture from Pakistan to avenge Balakot with the 6           ests. The latter was also treading the path very care- After careful study of the revised materials and The banned organisations appear in a new avtar collusion of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)           fully. Chinese national interests were under attack taking into consideration the opinions of relevant or with a different name and their leaders is a possibility that cannot be ruled out straight 4         389A      ( from America as a result of the ongoing trade war parties concerned, China does not have objection assume charge again though ostensibly of a dif- way. A lot would also depend on the electoral               between the two countries that had begun much to the listing proposal,” Chinese Foreign Ministry ferent outfit, generally portrayed as a philanthrop- results on May 23 that would determine the new    6 7    P+    before Pulwama. China’s GDP was on a decline. spokesman Geng Shuang said in a press statement. ic organisation. But the watchful eye of FATF may Government in New Delhi. Before resorting to any make the task difficult for Pakistan this time. misadventure, Pakistan will like to determine the "             Many companies are contemplating shifting their “The proper settlement of the above-men- manufacturing units to India. China, which con- tioned issue again shows that in international Undoubtedly, India has secured a huge diplo- thresholds of the new regime. In a nutshell, the               siders itself as an emerging global power, can ill- counter-terrorism cooperation, we have to uphold matic victory but this should not be the end. India coming months are going to be very critical for        K  L    Q D afford a declining economy. Also, China’s image as the rules and procedures of relevant UN body, fol- has to tread its path carefully to ensure that this India not only diplomatically but militarily as well.          /   a responsible member of the global community was low the principle of mutual respect, resolve dif- victory is not turned into defeat through a Sino- Pakistan’s mindset against India will change             ( being dented due to its continuous support to Azhar, ferences and build consensus through dialogue, Pakistan collusion. India also has to be prepared only if its Army changes its attitude towards India         thus labelling it as pro-terror. The recently held sec- and prevent politicising technical issues,” he added. for the immediate consequences of this decision. and stops projecting us as a quintessential threat.  F +,7>            ond summit of the Belt Road Initiatives (BRI) also In his statement, Geng pointed out that The JeM sympathisers in Kashmir may carry out That can only happen when Pakistan’s economy         D    forced China for a re-think. India’s persistence to Pakistan has made “enormous contributions to a sensational attack to show their solidarity with cannot be saved from a collapse. Fear of FATF      R>   S      stay away from the initiative and not very encour- fighting terrorism”, which should be recognised Azhar and as a protest to his listing. Pakistan is sanctions may also, to some extent, force the Army                 aging response from those who attended, includ- by the international fraternity. Thus, it is a win- already singing a different tune. It says that by not to concede a bit. When IMF’s bailout package             ( ing Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, made the win situation as far as China is concerned. It is a naming Kashmir and Pulwama in the declaration, becomes almost a certainty, the Pakistan Army will Chinese think-tank a bit nervous. win-win situation for France, the US, Britain and the global community has accepted their con- have no option but to relent. Islamabad will be    =    3898 F +,7>     D  China was feeling the heat of international iso- other members of 1267 Committee as well. tention that what is happening inside Kashmir is forced to denounce terrorism as the instrument ($  >  -D$>.       lation with majority nations not aligning with it Pakistan is also claiming a win-win situation an internal resistance movement. Indirectly, both of state policy.             in the matter of terrorism. America’s threat to take on the pretext that no mention has been made of China and Pakistan have continued to support India has a long haul ahead. It has to ensure              the matter to the UNSC further weakened Kashmir and Pulwama since India has been blam- their consistent policy of “good” and “bad” ter- that it further tightens its grip against Pakistan    %         China’s insistence because it was hardly left with ing Azhar as the mastermind and JeM as the rorists. Pakistan has also made its intentions clear through diplomatic, economic and military                ( any allies. The fear of losing a huge market like executor of the dastardly Pulwama terror attack. that there would be no laxity as far as Kashmir is means. It also has to ensure that the global watch              India — one of the major trading partners of Let Pakistan rejoice but the bare fact remains that concerned and that it will continue to follow its over Pakistan does not slacken. With all indica-    China — also weighed heavily in the minds of the it has been recognised and designated globally as policy of “thousand cuts.” tions that Modi may return to power and India /           (     Chinese leadership. It was, therefore, perceived by a fountainhead of terror. The Damocles’ Sword India will have to ensure that Pakistan and continuing with its tough policy against Pakistan,                 China that in its national interest, it can no longer in the form of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) China are compelled to give up their policy of clas- there is a hope that coming years may see a decline afford to be seen as a pro-terrorist nation. continues to hang on its head. A fragile and fail- sifying terrorists to suit their convenience. As far in cross-border terrorism. However, the univer-                    However, it also did not want to offend its only ing economy is an issue, which cannot allow this as China is concerned, India has to keep its sal fight against global jihadi terror will contin-                ally, Pakistan, with whom it pronounces its rejoicing to be a long lasting pleasant experience. counter-narrative active and play the ‘Tibet card’ ue relentlessly.                   friendship as stronger than the Himalayas. Hence, India should also not particularly worry about the tactfully. In view of the ensuing summer, when (The writer is a Jammu-based political com- !  "  #$      %&' China ensured that no reference was made to fine print because the intent was to have Azhar passes in the Himalayas are open, India will have mentator, columnist and strategic analyst) 2                        ;9:%,5                   

sort of vaudeville, with a distinctive three-to-one, Ukrainians voted to put about what the new President has in Jewish inflection and people love it. their future in his hands. Although, to mind. But that’s a thankless task Congratulations to Ukraine, by the be frank, most of them doubt that he because a lot of the show is sheer fan- way, for having Jews as both President can really deliver the future of peace and tasy (like the sequence where the frus- and Prime Minister (Volodymyr prosperity that they hope for. trated Holoborodko machine-guns )('?7(1/1&/) Groysman) at the same time in the The only evidence they have of the entire Parliament). ($/) heart of traditionally anti-semitic Zelensky’s industry, honesty and wis- Ukrainian voters are not fools. Eastern Europe and not even making dom is the television series he writes They know they are buying a pig in an #   a fuss about it. But what is Zelensky and stars in, Servant of the People. It’s poke. But they calculate that things     B   # )78 35: going to do for Ukraine now that he has a heart-warming story of a humble high might change if Zelensky becomes      been swept into office with a landslide school history teacher, whose rant President, whereas they certainly kraine has a new President and majority (73 per cent)? Nobody actu- about the dreadful state of the country wouldn’t change if any of the usual sus- #     he’s a comedian. Oh, wait a ally knows and this may include is secretly recorded by his students and pects won the presidency. And things     # Uminute, that’s not such a big Zelensky himself. goes viral when they upload it to You are certainly not good now.     L deal. Guatemala was the first country When Zelensky did offer more Tube. So he is elected President of Ukraine has become the poorest      ' to elect a comedian as President: than jokes, in the short videos he timent to fend off accusations that he’ll before the sole presidential debate in Ukraine. country in Europe — far poorer than  # ?   Jimmy Morales in 2015. Although released from time to time during the sell us out to Russia,” Likhachev con- Kiev’s huge Olympic Stadium last Zelensky is not a high school Russia. Millions of Ukrainians have left Morales turned sort of serious once he campaign, it still wasn’t policies. More tinued, “but that seems unlikely to me. Friday, he tried to play the patriotic teacher; he is a show business million- the country seeking work in Poland or   B   took office: He’s a Right-wing nation- like mood music, really. He probably realises that it’ll be hard card: “There’s no room for jokes here. aire with his own production compa- Russia and the low-intensity war   #   alist, who supports death penalty and “He’s from a family of Jewish for him to win over the most nation- Being a President and supreme com- ny. He may be just as warm and sin- against the Russian-backed separatists      K :O? opposes abortion. Whereas Volodymyr Soviet intellectuals from a Russian- alist-oriented part of society, so he’ll mander is not a game... it means being cere in person as Vasyl Petrovych in the east drags on endlessly. No post-      Zelensky hasn’t turned. speaking industrial region (in eastern wash his hands of them so as not to responsible for the people, for the coun- Holoborodko, the former teacher and Soviet leader of Ukraine has made even      Right through the presidential Ukraine,” Vyacheslav Likhachev of the alienate the majority.” try.” It would have sounded more per- accidental President, whom he plays in a dent in the corrupt rule of the oli- election campaign in Ukraine, Zelensky National Minorities’ Rights Monitoring That will be a welcome change after suasive if Poroshenko had done some- Servant of the People. (It’s one of garchs. Indeed, most of them have been  % #     avoided speeches. Mostly, he just Group in Kyiv told the Haaretz news- five years of the pompous nationalist thing about the corruption that has Ukraine’s most popular series and is oligarchs themselves. 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  )(+!(,- and the Pacific Panel on nated in Arabian Sea, off the These lists are used sequen- communicated to the director “Before the end of 1900s, Tropical Cyclones, at its twen- Gujarat coast between tially and they are not rotated general of the IMD. forecasters started using male ala, Helen, Nargis and ty-seventh session held in 2000 September to October 2004. It every few years, unlike the According to the IMD, in names for those forming in the MNilofer may sound like in Muscat, Oman, agreed to made landfall in the state, but Atlantic and Eastern Pacific lists. the beginning, storms were Southern Hemisphere. Since the names of yesteryear assign names to the tropical impacted both India and “A storm causes so much named arbitrarily. Laxman 1953, Atlantic tropical storms Bollywood actors, but they are, cyclones in the Bay of Bengal Pakistan. death and destruction that its Singh Rathore, a former direc- have been named from lists in fact, lethal cyclones that have and Arabian Sea. Cyclone Phetai, suggested name is considered for retire- tor general of the IMD, said the originated by the National brought violent winds, heavy After long deliberations by Thailand, originated in the ment and hence is not used practice of naming the storm Hurricane Centre. They are rains and wreaked destruc- among the member countries, Bay of Bengal and made land- repeatedly. first started in the United now maintained and updated tion. As Cyclone Fani pound- the naming of tropical cyclones fall in Andhra Pradesh, rav- “If the public wants to sug- States. This helped identify it by an international committee ed the Odisha coast on Friday, over north Indian Ocean com- aging the coastal districts in gest the name of a cyclone to be and also aided the researchers. of the World Meteorological the name ‘Phoni”, which was menced from September 2004. December last year. included in the list, the pro- Earlier, the storm was Organisation,” the IMD added. suggested by Bangladesh, also The eight countries along The next cyclone, when- posed name must meet some named after the coast it hit, Storms over South Pacific evoked curiosity. How the the Bay of Bengal and Arabian ever it originates, will be named fundamental criteria,” a circu- Rathore added. “Then the mid- and Indian Ocean are known as Cyclones named? Sea suggest names that are ‘Vayu’, suggested by India. lar on naming the cyclones over 1900s saw the start of practice cyclones. In the North Atlantic, Mritunjay Mohapatra, the sequentially listed. The nations Of the 64 names suggested the North Indian Ocean said. of using feminine names for central North Pacific, and east- Additional Director General of suggest names alphabetically - by these eight countries, 57 “The name should be short storms. In the pursuit of a more ern North Pacific, the term the India Meteorological - Bangladesh, India, Maldives, have been utilised. Some of the and readily understood when organised and efficient naming hurricane is used. Department (IMD), said Fani, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri names suggested by India are broadcast. Further, the names system, meteorologists later The same type of distur- pronounced as ‘Foni’, means a Lanka and Thailand. Agni, Jali, Bijli, Akash, while must not be culturally sensitive decided to identify storms bance in the Northwest Pacific snake’s hood. The Regional Specialised Mala, Helen and Nilofar were and must not convey some using names from a list is called a typhoon, according The World Meteorological Meteorological Centre (RSMC) the names list. The identifica- Bengal. So, for instance, suggested by Sri Lanka, unintended and potentially arranged alphabetically,” the to the National Ocean Service Organisation/Economic and based here gives a tropical tion system covers both the Bangladesh suggested ‘Onil’ Bangladesh and Pakistan inflammatory meaning,” it IMD said explaining the gen- of the US’ National Oceanic Social Commission for Asia cyclone an identification from Arabian Sea and the Bay of the first in the list. Onil origi- respectively. added. The name can be esis of the naming process. 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Narendra Modi said on Friday #     + & India Institute of Medical The examination is only that the Centre stood with the Sciences, (AIIMS), Delhi has cancelled for the candidates people in states hit by cyclone   6         canceled the AIIMS PG Exam who were allotted Fani. Modi said, “I want to '(           #   2019 examination centre at Bhubaneswar exam centres. assure the families affected by 2$3#       #    #    Bhubaneswar. In the notice The examination at the the cyclone that we are with     #       released by AIIMS, the exam- other centres, however, would them at this point of hour. We   #(  /##   #    B  ination, which is scheduled be conducted as per the sched- have collected fresh updates (       #$( 5   for this Sunday May 5, 2019 ule. The revised dates for from the officials and had *  *      would not be conducted in Bhubaneshwar centre would be released a fund of Rs 1,000 crore Bhubaneswar. Exam would be released by AIIMS New Delhi for relief work on Thursday.        conducted on a different date at a later date. As for the “Rescue teams have been (          # for the affected candidates. AIIMS MBBS 2019 examina- operationalised. The National   #/       ##   Union Health and Welfare tion, there is no update. Disaster Response Force   #         #)   ##  Secretary Preeti Sudan tweet- AIIMS would be releasing (NDRF), Indian Coast Guard,            )  ed that, “AIIMS PG exam is the admit cards for the MBBS Indian Navy and Indian Army           scheduled on 5th May. Due to examination on May 15 on — all have been working with       #- O      6*41- *1-6," cyclone Fani, AIIMS Delhi is aiimsexams.org, said a senior the administration. Coming        ) + cancelling the exam centre in official from the Health together to combat bad times     Bhubaneswar. Another exam Ministry. PNS is the spirit of India.” IANS    2       5   '      %     ,   ,O !   $ 2!$3      '  #     O      /,' in Sundarbans had been evac- storm is likely fade into a         #  :EE uated and local villagers had “severe cyclonic depression” by 4    #            ith super-cyclonic storm been shifted to those places. the time it would enter Bengal    !    #!$         WFani ravaging Odisha “Taking lesson from Aila,” sometime in the wee hours of           :EE     coastal belt and appearing in no that struck Bengal causing Saturday, weather office said     %    , ##    mood to spare Bengal the State extensive damages in 2009 the advising “chances should not be            #   Government went on maxi- Government had taken taken and people should be on mum alert state with Chief unprecedented measures, a maximum alert.”      2*22 Minister Mamata Banerjee can- senior official said. The State Government had +     + &# /  celling her election rallies for The Chief Minister said “be directed owners of ‘The 42’ the (                the coming 48 hours. alert, take care and stay safe for tallest building in India to  (*$ ** '     ( ##    The Chief Minister who the next two days but don’t remove the tall crane affixed to   '(*$ ** '  #       was currently camping at panic. I am personally super- it. While the Railways cancelled        ##     Kharagpur some 50 miles from vising the situation on war a number of local trains mov- $   ( ##     #    the sea was personally moni- footing. All the election-relat- ing down south to Sunderban              toring the situation even as the ed programmes have been post- regions of Diamond Harbour, ##           # ** ' state administration evacuated poned for the next 48 hours.” Canning, Namkhana causing (*$ several lakh people from the In Kolkata Mayor Firhad massive passenger snarl at          coastal regions. Hakim ordered evacuation of Sealdah Railway Station. '     #  #  #  Tourists had been evacu- people from shanties and hut- “Trains are being run sparing-   NO## / + &    ated from beach joints of ments. “Several thousand peo- ly considering the entry time of         # ?  Digha, Mandarmani, ple have been shifted to com- the storm,” an Eastern Railway           Shankarpur, Tajpur, Home munity halls and roadside shops official said. Flights out of Ministry sources said adding have been closed,” a senior Netaji Subhas International  "      hotels at the mouth of Bay of Kolkata Metropolitan Airport had also been sus- '$5       #   # Bengal in Bak Khali, Ganga Corporation official said adding. pended for several hours till ) !   1   2)!13  # Sagar, Namkhana, Sajne Khali The “extremely severe” Saturday causing great incon-    ##      venience to the North-East bound passengers sources said. “Our flights have been can- celled and we are stranded in O11@9P11 99 Kolkata without any boarding 9&7 3@77&9-3 facility being provided by the (( (  airline authorities,” said a      Rakesh Sinharoy a passenger       appealing to the authorities to     make arrangements for the    trapped passengers.      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"      R  Q"R  6         0$$. ‘Tiger’ was reportedly involved Similarly, Tariq also had a in grooming young recruits for long history of terror crime joint team of security pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen records and was involved in sev- Aforces early on Friday terror outfit. He was active in the eral terror attacks. Several terror  7 818   morning dealt a body blow to area since 2014 and was a close crime cases were registered top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) confidant of Burhan Wani. against him. He was part of commanders, active in The killing of three local groups involved in planning    $.$& Surve alias Majeed Naik, es by the borrower. Kashmir Valley, by neutralising terrorists also sparked off and executing terror attacks on Reshma Kunte @ Smt. Reshma The accused also availed Lateef Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger protests in the area. Local res- the security establishments in special CBI court on Friday Rajendra Patil and Premnath another facility of Secured of Dogripora, Pulwama, one of idents tried to assemble near the area. He was instrumental in Asentenced one person to Atmaram Nikumbhe , all pri- Overdraft of Rs.139.95 lakh lone surviving members of the encounter site provoking luring youth to join terror organ- life imprisonment and imposed vate individuals and imposed against term deposit worth Burhan Wani group, along the security forces to use tear isations. Moreover, he was also a fine of Rs 3.13 crore and fines of Rs 18,000, Rs 12,000 Rs.155.50 lakh which was also with two other local terrorists smoke shells to disperse the involved in several weapon awarded rigorous imprison- and Rs 12,000 respectively on not cleared and thereby in a fierce firefight in South unruly mob. The authorities snatching cases reported from ment to four persons, includ- them for allegedly causing a Andhra Bank was put to a total Kashmir’s Shopian district. immediately snapped mobile the area. Shariq was also ing a former branch manager huge loss to the Andhra Bank. loss to the tune of approxi- Timing of the clinical oper- Internet services in south involved in several terror attacks. of Andhra Bank, for periods The CBI had registered a mately Rs. 2.30 crore. ation is set to boost the morale Kashmir whereas train ser- safer places”. During the oper- Shopian,” the spokesperson said. Incriminating material ranging from three years to ten case on 30.01.2010 on a com- After its investigation, the of the security forces deployed vices through the area also ation, one Army jawan According to the police including arms and ammunition years and levied fines collect- plaint from General Manager, CBI filed a charge sheet in the in the area to ensure peaceful remained suspended. Yugendar Kumar also sustained records, all the three terrorists were recovered from the site of ing amounting to Rs 3.70 lakh Andhra Bank, Andheri, special court against the polling in the final phase in According to police gunshot injuries. He was evac- were affiliated with the pro- encounter. Police has registered in a bank fraud case. Mumbai against Rajendra Patil, accused under 120-B (con- Shopian and Pulwama districts spokesman, “The operation was uated to hospital and is under- scribed terror outfit HM and a case. All these incriminating The CBI court handed out Bandalmudi Mahipal, then spiracy), 420 (cheating), 465 on May 6. launched on the basis of a cred- going medical treatment,” the were wanted by law for their materials have been taken in life imprisonment to one Branch Manager, Andhra (punishment for forgery), 467 After the killing of Hizbul ible input about the presence of police spokesman said. complicity in a series of terror case records to probe their com- Rajendra Marutrao Patil, a pri- Bank, Ghodbundar Road (forgery of valuable security, Mujahideen’s poster boy, terrorists at Adkhara Village in “In the ensuing encounter, crimes including attacks on plicity in other terror crimes. vate individual, and imposed a Branch, Thane (Maharashtra) will etc) 468 (forgery for the Burhan Wani, in July 2016, sev- Imam Sahab area of district three terrorists were killed and security establishments and Police also appealed to cit- fine of Rs. 3.13 crore. and three others. purpose of cheating), 471 eral other top commanders Shopian early on Friday morn- the bodies were retrieved from civilian atrocities. izens not to venture inside The court sentenced The Prosecution’s case was (using forged document as too were neutralised during ing.” “During searches, the hid- the site of encounter. The three As per police records, encounter zone since such an Bandalmudi Mahipal, then that the accused persons had genuine one) & 511 (punish- sustained operations by the ing terrorists fired upon the killed terrorists have been iden- Lateef had a long history of ter- area can prove dangerous due to Branch Manager, Andhra availed a term loan of Rs. ment for attempting to commit security forces. search party. The fire was retal- tified as Lateef Ahmad Dar ror crime records since 2014 stray explosive materials. Bank, Ghodbundar Road 203.35 lakh for purchase of 15 offences punishable with Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed iated leading to an encounter. alias Tiger of Dogripora and was involved in planning “People are requested to coop- Branch, 10 years’ rigorous Skoda Laura Cars. However, imprisonment for life or other in Shopian, was lone surviving Initially, with the efforts of Pulwama, Tariq Ahmad Sheikh and executing several terror erate with police till area is com- imprisonment with fine of Rs. they purchased only one car, imprisonment) of IPC and member of the group who was police and security forces, the alias Mufti Waqas of Moolu attacks in the area. Several ter- pletely sanitised and cleared of 3.40 lakh and awarded three while they allegedly siphoned Section 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) of still active in the area. civilians trapped around the Chitragam Shopian and Shariq ror crime cases were registered all explosive materials if any,” years’ rigorous imprisonment off rest of of the money was Prevention of Corruption Act, According to police, Lateef encounter site were evacuated to Ahmad Nengroo of Chotigam against him. said a detailed police advisory. each to Nizamuddin Ismail siphoned off for other purpos- 1988 and substantive offences.

-&   (   ,, .Q  . . ,, .   " .>   ;  ,  . .  /   , +  1(&1(,     would occupy the post of cab- in his complaint which the *   )   -()) inet secretary, the topmost post Tamil Nadu police refused to ongress leader Priyanka a civil servant could aspire. accept. Joshi and Srinivasan are &)"=Q   R CGandhi Vadra advised espite Prime Minister A group of officials ganged under secretaries in the central Prime Minister Narendra Modi DNarendra Modi pitching in up and devised strategies to Government with unlimited to protect the fields of farmers on with his moral support to the derail the progress of Raju’s power at their disposal.  &)(1 and Indians hold the comput- Friday, saying that is nationalism Scheduled Castes, Scheduled career by foisting false fake and Raju’s complaint is replete er mouse now. “Now it is as well. “You are protecting peo- Tribes and Backward frivolous cases on him. with the modus operandi fol- day after Congress leader ‘mouse charmers’ and not ple from Pakistan’s aggression. Communities, a cartel of Though all cases were lowed by the quartet of Joshi, APriyanka Gandhi Vadra ‘snake charmers’.” This is a big achievement. bureaucrats are working found to be fake by the inves- Srinivasan, Mishra and impressed photographers dur- He said the country’s Everyone is happy. But you round-the- clock to victimise, tigating agencies of the Chowdary, the last named ing an interaction with snake young people have changed the should also protect fields of disgrace and humiliate Government of India and judi- being the chief vigilance com- charmers, Modi accused her of image of the country by mak- farmers. That is nationalism as Government officials belonging ciary, the people responsible for missioner of the country. projecting an image of the ing a name in the field of IT. well,” she told an election meet- to the SC/ST and BC sections. removing the blots on the Despite Raju being cleared country that did not sit well “But the fourth generation ing in support of her mother and This has been brought to light career of the officer ganged up in all the inquiries held by the with the reality. (of the family) is seeking votes the Congress candidate from Rae by a Chief Secretary grade IAS and retained the charges with vigilance department of the “Now it is ‘mouse charm- by showing snake charmers,” he Bareli in the ongoing Lok Sabha officer in Tamil Nadu. more vigour. government of India, these ers’ and not ‘snake charmers’,” said. He also accused the polls, Sonia Gandhi.         :>     The 13-pages long com- Police complaint accessed officials succeeded in retaining Modi said on Friday, referring Congress of doing nothing “Loving people also means 3&( . (   -9 plaint filed by Jagmohan Singh by The Pioneer threw out the charges against him by to the young Indians in the IT for the welfare of the respecting them. If they are Raju, Commissioner of Land shocking goings on in India’s tampering the Vigilance sector. He did not directly nomadic community of snake saying something, you (PM) should listen to them as their they had made in the last five Reforms (additional chief sec- bureaucracy. Information System of the name the Congress general charmers. voice is the voice of democracy. years. They had a majority retary) Government of Tamil “My career has nosedived Department o Personnel and secretary. Photojournalists cov- What kind of nationalism is this Government, but did nothing in Nadu, and which the Tamil because of caste based dis- Training (DOPT) of the ering Priyanka Gandhi’s elec- that you ignore farmers, young- the interest of people,” she added. Nadu Police refused to accept crimination at the hands of Government of India. tion campaign in her mother sters and women?,” the Congress Claiming the Government reveals shocking developments senior government func- The National Commission Sonia Gandhi’s constituency general secretary in-charge of only focussed on its own pub- and happenings in the coun- tionaries and others. I have for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) of Rae Bareli had caught her eastern Uttar Pradesh said. licity, Priyanka said, “Wherever try’s civil service. been in particular victimised by which went into the woes of talking with snake charmers. “When you demonstrate for you go, you see his (Modi’s) face. The Pioneer had brought Kabindra Joshi, G Srinivasan, Raju expressed its anguish and “Nothing will happen, it’s your rights, your voice is curbed. Half of his speech targets the out the news that Raju, a KV Chowdary (CVC), PK shock over the way the officer fine,” she had said when some- Why is this done? Because the opposition. Everyone is a nation- Punjab-born IAS officer Mishra (additional principal has been subjected to the worst one warned her against holding Government is afraid of your alist. What does nationalism belonging to the SC communi- secretary to the Prime kind of treatment. a snake. At an election rally here, power. They know that they did mean? It means you should ty is being denied promotion to Minister). With the sole motive “What is shocking is the Modi referred to a photo of not honour any of the promises hear the voice of the people.” the post of additional secre- of harming my current and denial of justice to Raju has Jawaharlal Nehru. “There was a tary/secretary to the future professional/employ- happened despite the Prime time when the `naamdars’ of the Government of India because of ment prospects and social Minister’s assurance to the Congress used to feel happy his status as a member of the SC standing they have been ruin- members of the SC, ST and showing snake charmers to for- Raju , who began his er in ing my impeccable reputation OBC sections that this was eign guests,” he said. the civil service at the age of 22 as an honest officer by giving going to be their century,” said “There is popular picture has been honoured interna- false information against me to a senior civil service officer of the first Prime Minister tionally and nationally for the public servants , instituting privy to the goings on in showing a snake charmer to meritorious and exemplary false and malicious inquiries India’s corridors of power. foreign guests. It is available on services rendered by him for against me contrary to estab- People who cry from social media. He was feeling the upliftment of the society. lished norms and practices rooftops for any alleged viola- proud,” he said. He was due for empanelment and creating an atmosphere of tion of the rights of the Such pictures made the as additional secretary /secre- distrust and prejudice to dis- oppressed classes have not world call India a country of tary to the Government of criminate against me. Thereby uttered a single word in support snake charmers, Modi said. India in 2016. they have committed atrocities of Raju. “The fourth generation of But certain people in the on me which are an offences They may be indifferent the ‘naamdar’ family is doing corridors of power cannot inter alia under Section 3 of the because Raju does not com- this now as well,” he added. digest the fact that an officer SC/ST (Prohibition of mand any vote bank in Tamil Modi said they forget that  "    "     (1*    from the SC community Atrocities Act) 1989,” Raju said Nadu. the country has moved ahead,   3&( .1   -9 9 7.     9:       % %    

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Ross and Commerce Minister   0(($ 0((  L+  R:Q Also, penalties have been abroad a part of its gold hold- These deadlines were Suresh Prabhu will hold bilateral #        /*  imposed on Western Union ing in 2014. extended several times since meetings on May 6 here to dis-     0(($ M $ 1% $    Financial Services Inc and It is a normal practice for June 2018, when India decid- cuss trade-related issues. !   -1/ :R  #SE  # &    8R MoneyGram Payment Systems central banks world over to ed to impose these duties in According to sources, India  #:9  # )     # Inc, both US firms, for non- A penalty of 3.05 crore Services Inc, USA, and keep their gold reserves over- retaliation to a move by the US may go ahead with its decision 0 compliance of guidelines. has been imposed on Vodafone MoneyGram Payment Systems seas with central banks of other to impose high customs duties to impose retaliatory tariffs if     O P      “In exercise of powers m-pesa and 1 crore each on Inc, USA, respectively, for non- countries like Bank of England on certain steel and aluminium the US would withdraw the + %    vested under Section 30 of the Mobile Payments, PhonePe, compliance of regulatory for safe custody, according to products. GSP benefits.    #   , Payment and Settlement Private and GI Technology. guidelines. the statement. This extension comes in Further extension of GSP -   ,2,-,3 Systems Act, 2007, the Reserve Also, a penalty of 5 lakh Penalty on Western Union “It is further stated that no the backdrop of the US decision benefits was part of a trade pack-   L.!6$MA Bank of India (RBI) has has been imposed on Y-Cash and MoneyGram has been gold was shifted by the RBI to withdraw export incentives age being negotiated between    imposed monetary penalty Software Solutions. imposed by the RBI under the from India to other countries being provided to them to the countries. However, those   .!6$$ on...Five PPI Issuers for non- In another statement, the provisions of the Payment and in 2014 or thereafter. Thus the Indian exporters under negotiations hit a roadblock *$!   compliance of regulatory RBI said it has imposed penal- Settlement Systems Act, 2007, media reports cited above are Generalised System of after the US announced its deci- T(/ #,-    guidelines,” the central bank ty of 29,66,959 and 10,11,653 for compounding of the con- factually incorrect,” the state- Preferences (GSP) programme, sion to roll back GSP benefits ,  L   said in a statement. on Western Union Financial travention. ment said. which is expected to impact from Indian exporters.   #     1  213       9' :; ,  , ..        #   . .!6$ "   (    & (    #(  2/(3   !&    &$<  , &5=$<         M   )(+!(,- over the budgetary allocation.  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Before that in December Sources said the interim 2018, the Finance Ministry had Budget did not have the provi- increased capital infusion into sion for any recap from April these banks for FY19 by a to July as the banks were ade- combined 41,000 crore to  )(+!(,-  9,809 crore, up 8.95 per cent, quately capitalised till 1.06 lakh crore from as against 9,003 crore in the September. banks will also require fresh PSU bank recapitalisation plan, the originally planned 65,000 MCG major Hindustan corresponding period a year According to official funds to come out of the in which 1.35 trillion was to crore. FUnilever (HUL) on Friday ago, HUL said in a regulatory ' ? #   #)  2)3  sources, by September (end of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) come from the sale of recapi- Now the entire recap reported a 13.84 per cent filing.  B  )! E:?ES$:E8F +   second quarter), the capital framework for weak banks. talisation bonds and the amount has been exhausted. increase in its net profit to HUL’s total expenses for #  ,51% *$!   5 )  position with regard to the reg- But for this, the banks would remaining 76,000 crore After the removal six banks 1,538 crore for the quarter the said period was 7,765 ##           ulatory requirements and have to match the performance through the Indradhanush plan from the PCA framework, ended March 31. crore compared to 7,181 #        #    #    growth of all the PSU banks parameter targets required for (Budgetary allocation) and fund Central Bank of India, IDBI The company had posted a crore, up 8.13 per cent. which received funds in 2018- PCA removal and would have raising from the markets by Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, net profit of 1,351 crore in the Shares of HUL settled at          19 will be clear. to show improved performance. non-core assets sales. UCO Bank and United Bank of January-March quarter of the 1,692.80 apiece on the BSE, The remaining PCA In 2017, the Government The bank recapitalisation India remain under the PCA previous fiscal. Sales during the down 2.04 per cent from pre- (Prompt Corrective Action) announced its 2.11 trillion package saw a sharp increase now. quarter under review stood at vious close. 3     <       (   P  

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A personal guru also        The company had opened ing is coming from semi- Eal EdTech company, on Achieve, we also seek to rein- formance and progress report is takes away the fear of being the pre-launch bookings for urban areas due to strong tele- Friday announced the launch of force the importance of self- also generated, which is shared judged in public from the stu- the model on May 2. “The com infrastructure. This show- Extramarks Achieve, a unique study and look to meticulously with parents, in order to keep dents by serving as a friend, Day-1 response is a record cases emergence of new era of programme to tackle learning guiding students towards acad- them posted about their ward’s motivator and guide, all rolled booking for an SUV, with an connected-mobility solutions woes faced by students and emic success.” performance. Because of inte- into one. average of 84 Venue cars every and acceptance of technology improve their comprehension Extramarks Achieve begins gration with the learning app by Atul Kulshrestha said, “Our hour,” Hyundai Motor India Ltd in day-to-day life,” Jain said. and confidence. with a scientific assessment pro- Extramarks, a student avails full academic gurus are motivated The programme provides gramme called SNAAP - benefit of the LPT (learn-prac- educators, who hold student for personal academic gurus, Student Needs Analysis and tice-test) pedagogy, which is welfare and success paramount.” who offer custom guidance and Academic Profile. SNAAP helps focused on concept clarity. Launched on May 1, 2019, support to students. It aims to identify the learning gaps and The concept of Achieve Extramarks Achieve is another address the root of the many needs of a child, based on which functions on the 9-9-7 model - game-changing offering. In a sit- problems in the nation’s educa- an academic profile is built. which means that from 9 am to uation where the deep-set fears, tion system: lack of personal Mapped to this academic profile, 9 pm, all 7 days of a week, the worries and lack of under- $ 1   / ($!),,   attention due to abysmal an appropriate academic guru is academic gurus are only a standing among individual stu-          #          teacher-student ratio, inade- appointed, who charts an acad- chat/mail/call away for the stu- dents are hardly addressed, this $  L'   #'&A quate emphasis on self-study, emic course for the student. dents. 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Achieving some reports pegged it at of data usage driven by increas- a platform for fast-track joint synergies post-merger from ndia’s largest telecom opera- about USD 700 million. ing consumption of video, initiatives in Artificial the combination of Vodafone Itor Vodafone Idea Ltd on “The collaboration will streaming and digital com- Intelligence and Internet of India and Idea Cellular is a Friday announced a five-year provide Vodafone Idea with a merce, the statement said, Things. “This five-year col- strategic priority for us and we multi-million-dollar IT out- hybrid cloud based digital plat- adding that it will also drive laboration with IBM, opens continue to be ahead of track,” sourcing deal with tech giant form to enable more intimate enhanced customer experience new opportunities for us to Balesh Sharma, CEO, Vodafone IBM. engagement with its over 387 to millions of connected con- partner together in domains Idea, said. “This engagement will also million subscribers (as of sumers and businesses in India. vations. We believe that use of like cloud, AI (Artificial IBM is supporting contribute to Vodafone Idea’s December 31, 2018), enhanc- “Vodafone Idea is collabo- IBM’s hybrid and multi-cloud, Intelligence) and IoT (Internet Vodafone Idea with an option merger synergy objectives by ing business efficiency, agility rating with leading global tech- analytics and AI security capa- of Things). of extended flexible payment reducing its IT related costs,” and scale plus simplification of nology partners including bilities will accelerate Vodafone “We will also be able to plan structure for the term of the telecom firm said in a state- its business processes,” it said. IBM to deploy new age tech- Idea’s progression to an open, leverage collateral from the the contract through its whol- ment. 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The dispro- accused Moscow of convincing with democracy” by backing Julian Assange for breaching a portionate sentence imposed President Nicolas Maduro not opposition leader Juan Guaido. London: Britain’s two main aging results continued to pour British court’s bail conditions on Mr Assange,” it said in a to flee to Cuba. Moscow has its reasons political parties, the ruling in and admitted that voters had seven years ago is “dispropor- statement. US Secretary of State Mike for standing behind Maduro - Conservatives and the sent the “simple message” that tionate,” the UN Working It accused Britain of Pompeo said Maduro had a - he’s a rare ally in Latin Opposition Labour Party, suf- her party and Labour had to Group on Arbitrary Detention extending “the arbitrary depri- plane on the tarmac ready to fly America and Russia has poured fered a severe Brexit bruising as “get on” with delivering Brexit. said Friday. vation of (his) liberty.” The to Havana when “the Russians billions into the Venezuelan local election results poured in “These were always going to be Assange took refuge in experts took further issue with indicated that he should stay”. economy. AFP from around the country on difficult elections for us and there Ecuador’s London embassy in Assange’s detention Friday. were some challenging results for 2012 after a British judge at the Belmarsh high-security The Liberal Democrats cel- us last night, but it was a bad night ordered his extradition to face prison. 5 / C-    ebrated a major boost to their for Labour too,” she said, amid Swedish allegations of sexual “This treatment appears figures as voters overwhelm- chants of “out, out, out” from the assault and rape, which he to contravene the principles of    &     ingly used the polls, to elect audience. strongly denied. necessity and proportionality 5&?  ') D   local councillors in nearly 250 “I just don’t think we can He was arrested last month envisaged by the human rights councils across England and continue like this. We need after Ecuador gave him up. He standards,” the panel said. Pemba (Mozambique): Addis Ababa: Dozens of civil-  +-)5'/) longest in history in July. Northern Ireland, to punish the change, we need a change of will now serve the nearly one- The US has charged the 47- Isabella Mussa has not set foot ians were shot dead in ethnic Many businesses say main parties for failing to find leadership. Perhaps the time has year jail sentence while fight- year-old Assange with “con- in a classroom or read a book clashes in Ethiopia’s northern S employers added a robust they’re struggling to find work- a solution to the ongoing Brexit now come for that,” said Priti ing a separate attempt to extra- spiracy” for working with for- for the past week. Amhara state, a regional offi- U2,63,000 jobs in April, sug- ers, yet each month they seem uncertainties. Patel, a prominent Brexiteer and dite him to the United States. mer US Army intelligence ana- For the 13-year-old, dis- cial said, describing the attacks gesting that businesses have to add a substantial number. Smaller parties like the former Indian-origin minister The UN working group lyst Chelsea Manning to crack placed by a deadly cyclone in as retaliation for violence. shrugged off earlier concerns Some have taken a range of Green Party also gained hun- in May’s Cabinet. noted that the Swedish allega- a password stored on northern Mozambique, it feels “Search and rescue mis- that the economy might slow steps to fill jobs, including dreds of seats, but the far-right Speaking in Greater tions — the initial offence that Department of Defence com- like a lifetime. Yet she is called sions are still ongoing to find this year and now anticipate training more entry-level work- pro-Brexit UK Independence Manchester, Labour leader triggered his British arrest — puters in March 2010. one of the lucky ones. More victims and survivors from strong customer demand. ers, loosening educational Party (UKIP) lost much ground. Jeremy Corbyn said he had had been withdrawn and that Manning passed hundreds than 1 million children have Monday’s attack, but I can The unemployment rate fell requirements and raising pay British Prime Minister “wanted to do better” and con- the original bail terms should of thousands of classified doc- been affected by a pair of confirm the death toll runs into to a five-decade low of 3.6% sharply. Theresa May, who is facing ceded that voters who dis- therefore have been nullified. uments to WikiLeaks, exposing cyclones that ripped into several dozen,” Geleta Hailu, from 3.8%, though that drop Years of steady hiring have renewed calls to resign, agreed with the party’s backing It noted too that he had US military wrong-doing in the Mozambique in less than two the director of communications partly reflected an increase in the sharply lowered unemploy- appeared at a Conservative for Brexit had deserted Labour. been given near the maximum Iraq war and diplomatic secrets months, the United Nations in neighbouring Benishangul number of Americans who ment for a range of population party conference as the dam- PTI 12-month sentence available in about scores of countries. children’s agency says. AP Gumuz state, told AFP. AFP stopped looking for work. groups. The unemployment Average hourly pay rose 3.2% rate for women fell last month from 12 months earlier, a healthy to 3.1%, the lowest point since 1    increase though unchanged 1953. 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The economic Afghan wars dropped to 1.7%, Clarke Gayford have become infant onto the floor of the UN though she regards herself as a across Afghanistan demanding Afghanistan and the Taliban expansion is set to become the also a record low. engaged to be married, her Assembly in New York. feminist. an immediate and permanent movement should declare and office said on Friday. Since the birth, Gayford, a “I want to put him through ceasefire, and President Ashraf implement an immediate and A spokesman for Ardern television fishing show host, the pain and torture of having Ghani saying he was condi- permanent ceasefire," delegates and Gayford said the couple, has taken on the role of stay-at- to agonise about that question tionally prepared to imple- said in a declaration at the end who have a baby daughter set or who had proposed to home dad. himself,” she told the BBC. ment the call. of the jirga. Neve, agreed to tie the knot whom. 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Emery insisted his side's season but the guarantee of K  "    from Arsenal's two prolific strik- made a brilliant save at his near courts which have yielded the majority Federer's last clay title was in Istanbul AEuropa League semi-final Champions League qualification  0  ers. post to keep the Spanish side in of his 101 titles. in 2015, the same year which saw his last against Valencia is still "50-50" for next season that winning the "    "  Lacazette played in the tie. But with his career in its twilight, the Roland Garros appearance end with a despite the Gunners taking a 3- Europa League would bring.    Aubameyang and the Gabon At the other end Petr Cech Swiss has decided to re-enter a realm of quarter-final exit at the hands of close 1 first leg lead to Spain. A run of three straight 0K international left his marker also had to make a smart stop tennis for so long dominated by rival friend Stan Wawrinka. Valencia's bright start at the Premier League defeats has left —Unai Emery and Valencia goalkeeper as he raced from his goal to Rafael Nadal — and Madrid seems the Rome in 2016 witnessed the Swiss Emirates on Thursday was Emery's men needing more Neto on the ground deny substitute Kevin logical venue. star's most recent competitive outing on rewarded with Mouctar favours from Chelsea or K    before squaring for his Gameiro. Federer has won two of his 11 clay clay, a straight sets loss to Dominic Thiem Diakhaby's away goal. Tottenham to stand any chance of     strike partner to roll into The veteran stopper titles in the Spanish capital where the in the third round seemingly convincing But Alexandre Lacazette Champions League qualification   an empty net. has announced he will high altitude helps him negate the tra- him that his dirt court career was done. quickly turned the game around via a top-four Premier League Seven minutes later, retire at the end of the ditionally pedestrian pace of the dusty "I'm not very confident going into with two goals in eight first-half finish.   " Arsenal led as terrible season. surface. this clay court season, I can tell you that minutes before Pierre-Emerick The Gunners had conceded      0K defending allowed And Cech's final game "I'm very excited. It's a good chal- — I don't even remember how to slide Aubameyang's late strike gave three times in all three of those —Alexandre Lacazette Lacazette a free header could well be against his lenge, a good test. Confidence, I don't anymore," said Federer. Arsenal a two-goal advantage to defeats to Crystal Palace, Wolves from Granit Xhaka's former club Chelsea in know, it's in no-man's land. I have to start "You know, I'm taking baby steps at defend at the Mestalla on May 9. and Leicester and the same defen- K    cross and a weak next month's final as from scratch," said Federer after winning this point. To be honest, I didn't play one However, Emery, who man- sive deficiencies cost them again 2 hand from Neto the Blues secured a his most recent title in Miami. point — not one shot on clay last year. aged Valencia between 2008 and early on.    could not prevent the 1-1 draw away at His long-term aim this spring is Two years ago I played two days. 2012, knows the tie is far from Valencia had already missed    ball crossing the line. Eintracht Frankfurt in the Roland Garros where he was champion "Three years ago I played not feeling over due to Arsenal's terrible a glorious chance to take the lead   0 "We had the game complete- first leg of the other semi-final. in 2009 and where he has been a four- great in Monaco and Rome and all that. away record this season. when Ezequiel Garay blazed over    ly in control until their first Arsenal still have work to do, time runner-up in 2006, 2007, 2008 and So it's been so little that I really don't "It is a good result at home, before Diakhaby forced the ball goal," lamented Valencia coach but they moved much closer to 2011, losing on every occasion to Nadal. know what to expect." Despite his cau- but the second leg is going to be home at the back post for the vital   0K Marcelino Garcia Toral. booking their trip to Baku when However, with 11-time French Open tion, his longtime rivals are wary of very difficult and maybe differ- away goal on 11 minutes. —Marcelino Garcia Toral Lacazette missed two glorious Aubameyang turned home at the winner Nadal in something of a claycourt under-estimating the 20-time Grand ent. 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The man of the tournament of for redemption.     )            Pandya is back to his best, at the 2011 World Cup also backed The duo returned to the #  #   least with the bat, following testing Virat Kohli-led India, hosts England national side for a World Cup   #   times which saw him serve an and Australia to do well in the mega training camp on Friday in interim suspension. event. Brisbane after serving year-long "   The 25-year-old has been in "My first two teams are England bans for their part in the "sand- Liverpool: ,  #  )   remarkable form this IPL and his and India. Obviously with (David) papergate" scandal in Cape     #    %  Mumbai Indians teammate Yuvraj Warner and (Steve) Smith coming Town.         5    # hopes that he extends his explosive back, Australia will be in con- "There is no tension," a     0      run to the 50-over mega event. tention. 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But before I could +)/' well as with more brand sponsors and encourage its interest in peo- play, movie or a series is the best way to Mulaqat alongside Deepti Naval who race tracks — I had only change my mind (not that I had and investors, the racing industry ple in order that the the charm of reintroduce these great figures back to essayed the role of novelist-poet Amrita witnessed them in dreams any intention to), we took off! The )!?()'1-! has definitely evolved over the this sport is not lost. It’s an uncon- the society,” said actor Shekhar Suman Pritam. orS while scrolling through my first few moments were the scari- years. ventional sport choice which not who will be essaying the role of late Urdu “I enjoyed playing Sahir saab thor- )//))('/)+'- social media feed, until today. est but so was the thrill which was The racing league, he said, many opt for freely in this coun- writer Saadat Hasan Manto in Randhir oughly and have followed Manto’s work Even before I entered inside the out of this world. All I could '-()!) .&, would be the world’s first profes- try. To encourage more participa- Ranjan Roy’s play Ek Haan. closely. It would be interesting to play main campus of the Buddh imagine was a huge audience )/5/*(1)$()' sional franchise-based motorsport tion, this was very important. We Manto, who died in 1955 at the age him on stage,” said the actor, who will International Circuit at Greater cheering for us and the checked- league, which will include a mix of couldn’t have relied on F1 to come of 43, penned an impressive body of begin readings and rehearsals with Noida-Yamuna Expressway, the white and black waving flag to &)5/1 track and street races. Racer back after years. The young talents work touching various genres. He Suchitra Krishnamoorthi later this week. whizz of the racing cars as they ran announce that we had cleared the Armaan Ebrahim, who is co- and aspirants need proper training churned out about 22 collections of sto- Suchitra will play a journalist in the through the tracks was audible. As finish line in record time. The lap )'(1)'/), launching the racing league, said, and exposure and a platform which ries comprising a novel, essays, person- play who navigates the life of the writer. I stepped into Pit 5 to attend the X1 ended. Too soon, too fast. But it was . /1' '-((-*( “This will be a new face of car-rac- is specific to India. Also, such an al sketches and movie scripts. His work She has started preparing for the role. Racing League Summit, the tracks certainly the experience of a life- ing in the country. India has never initiative will bring people from the also gained attention for weaving stories “My character of an Indian journal- were what immediately caught my time. It was back from terra firma &(()( ')$)!'/ had a history of racing but this will grassroot level,” said Armaan. around the ordeal of partition as well as ist visits him in Pakistan, just around the attention. But the best was yet to be and to reality. (( '-/)( initiate a legacy which will last for There are still a few training cen- sexuality. time of partition and through his sto- for we could experience life in the Indian car racers and young years to come. You learn from his- tres in India, he claimed, and they Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui brought ries, is trying to understand both the fast lane in a racing car alongside enthusiasts and aspirants lost their /$ (''*(O tory.” Looking back, he goes on to “need to grow.” the character to life in Nandita Das’ countries, the socio-political and emo- the driver. Even from far, I could hopes of ever witnessing a Formula add, “F1 was not India-centric, had For someone who has been Manto, which follows the most tumul- tional situation. She is also trying to hear the whizz of the car which 1 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh Indian car racer Aditya Patel, at the no connection with the Indian following the evolution of racing tuous years in the life of the writer and understand herself through their con- made my spine tingle. The speed International Circuit after it was Summit. public, no government backing or culture as a part of the circuit for those of India and Pakistan which versation. was equally thrilling. But let me besieged with financial problems Talking about what went international support. These have 15 years, he said, “It’s been ever- Manto inhabited and chronicled. “There is a lot of imagery from that confess, that my legs trembled at including a tax dispute with the wrong and how it could have had been kept in mind to keep this one evolving. There are certain com- Shekhar is glad that Nandita made the era of how women dressed, how would the thought of sitting inside the government. been encouraged after 2011-2013 competitive.” panies who do host championships film. people speak among a lot of other things. mean machine... yet I was extreme- However, all that is set to (the first Grand Prix in India), Patel He added that the league, on small scales. The only need now But he has not seen it. “I haven’t seen So while I have a few references in mind ly tempted to do so. change. The Summit saw the said, “F1 indeed had a lot of prob- which includes participation by 32 is to take them to the next level. Manto though, which in a way is good I would like to explore some more as we The next moment I was sign- announcement of the X1 Racing lems and unfortunately, even the drivers including both national and The rationale has been great since as I want to have my own interpretation proceed with the rehearsals. We would ing a declaration which said that League that begins from October government did not back it international, males and females, India has had so many internation- of the play and not get influenced by also be speaking a lot of Urdu and I am the racing authorities wouldn’t be 2019, the biggest feature of which enough. So they themselves weren’t had been worked to keep in focus al car racers as well over the past anything that I have seen before.” going to work very hard on my dialogues responsible for any injury or death, is, “that it is backed by government willing to come back. I feel that if the factors which would “sustain in few years.” Talking about Manto, Shekhar said, to get them right,” said the actress. if a mishap took place while I am and the Federation of Motor Sports the government would have sup- India and be suitable for it. We have Well, the races, each of which “Everybody knows who Manto was and Roy said “We will be in theatres in on the track premises. As I sat in Club of India (FMSCI) assuring ported it financially, it would have gone in-depth to find such things will be of 45 minutes, will take now we are making it simpler to under- June this year.” The production is by the car, with the harness strapped long-term partnership rights for certainly worked.” out.” place at the Buddh International stand who Manto was. An intense Panache Media, screenplay and direction on and the helmet tightly fitted on city-based 4W racing events and However, he said that with The league, he informed us, Circuit and the MMRT in writer who presented the world during is by Roy. my head, my heart was pounding competitions in league format,” said growing technological advance- will go on for 12 weekends, have 24 Chennai. the time when the reality was so harsh L9&    8,  ay the 4th is here to be with you, which means it’s that Mtime of the year when you + , D ,  ,   must leave everything aside to cel- ebrate the iconic space saga by George Lucas, Star Wars and embrace the force within you. While it all started in a galaxy, far   . , 7.     .  .,  , 2.  .     ,  , away, we can celebrate Star Wars in a galaxy, which is not so far away. , .2 ,  ) 2 . Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India suggests five different ways to 6), The Force Awakens (Ep: 7), The celebrate the day. last Jedi (Ep: 8) and The Rise of Skywalker (Ep: 9). Talk like Yoda with your col- leagues and friends the entire Save up for a once-in-a-life- day time trip to the new Star Wars There can be no better way to land at Disney World ,    celebrate the day than starting with Your fandom for Star Wars the oldest, wisest and the most pow- will not be complete if you don’t eter Mayhew, who became est any human being could be to erful Jedi from that universe. His visit the much-anticipated known to fans worldwide as a Wookiee: big heart, gentle peculiar language, Yodish is simi- Disneyland’s new Star Wars-themed Pthe lovable Wookiee nature... and I learned to always lar to English but in a disordered Galaxy’s Edge land, which will Chewbacca in the Star Wars let him win. He was a good friend sentence structure where the object open on May 31. Imagine getting a galaxy of films, has died. He was and I’m saddened by his passing.” comes first followed by the subject chance to fly the Millennium 74. The actor died on Tuesday in Star Wars veteran Mark and the verb instead of the usual Falcon, join the Resistance, build a his North Texas home with his Hamill tweeted, “He was the subject-verb-object order used in custom lightsaber and design a family by his side. His official gentlest of giants. A big man with English sentences. So, ‘Yoda, talk droid. Start saving up for this a Twitter account shared the news an even bigger heart who never like’ the entire day with friends/col- once-in-a-lifetime trip to Disney on Thursday, as per the reports. failed to make me smile and a leagues or throw a Star Wars- World in Orlando. Mayhew had undergone spinal loyal friend who I loved dearly. themed party and’ ‘Yodish lan- surgery in July in an effort to I’m grateful for the memories we guage at the party interact in’. Prepare for the Revenge Of improve his mobility. shared and I’m a better man for The Fifth (of May) The actor had done some just having known him.” Invest in a Star Wars Lego Set This unofficial fan holiday cel- minor acting — he played a Harrison Ford, who played and spend the day building it ebrated on May 5, the day after Star minotaur in the Ray the Han Solo also expressed his Lego has introduced a new Wars Day marks the louder side of Harryhausen fantasy Sinbad and condolences. line of a 279-piece building set the film. Rhyming with the Star the Eye of the Tiger (1977) — and “Chewbacca was an impor- based on Star Wars to celebrate the Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the was working as a hospital order- tant part of the success of the classic saga’s 20th anniversary this Sith, this day covers the dark side ly when he tried out for the part films we made together. He knew year. The set comes with three of the force universe, with all things of Chewbacca. He got the role how important the fans of the miniature figures of Anakin silly and funny, which is not neces- based on his physique, as writer- franchise were to its continued Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and sarily a part of the original trilogy. director George Lucas was in des- success and he was devoted to Padme Amidala. Do a Star Wars movie The celebrations will not be com- all of them in the mentioned order: Lastly, the nostalgia will not be perate need of someone who them. I and millions of others will The brand also has plenty of marathon plete without revisiting all the films Prequel -The Phantom Menace (Ep: complete without remembering would be able to play taller than never forget Peter and what he other building sets from the chron- With all the events, Cosplay, that have made this series so 1), Attack of the Clones (Ep: 2), Late Carrie Fisher who portrayed Darth Vader. gave us all. Rest easy, my dear icle already on the shelves. 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n a non-descript building in North Miami, two dozen dancers in bouncing yellow skirts are high kicking the can- can, aerialists are spinning Iperilously high from silk cords and frantic seamstresses are hemming outfits in a 20,000 square-foot cos- tume shop. They are all part of a company that puts on more live pro- ductions a year than Broadway and London’s West End combined. Royal Caribbean International’s cruise line directs 134 shows in 50 theatres on 26 ships around the world, including seven Broadway- originating shows, eight aqua shows, 18 ice shows and dozens of original musicals. “We have a nightly audience of about 100,000. It is by scale a very, very large operation. Probably under one roof, the biggest in the world,” coordinate fittings for dozens of said Nick Weir, senior vice president shows. of entertainment. “At any one time, The cast on each ship per- there’s 1,500 to 1,800 cast members forms not one, but three shows — employed to make this all come to a Broadway musical like Hairspray life.” or Grease, a ballroom style show and It takes two to four weeks for an a pop show. The shows are upbeat army of dancers, singers and aeri- and family-oriented and chosen to alists to learn a show before they’re appeal to a wide audience — noth- dispatched to ports as far away as ing too sexual or intellectual. Australia and China. Scheduling all the rehearsals is On a recent afternoon, dancers more precise than the choreography. roamed the halls in crop tops and '-('/) The new casts arrive, rehearse and buns. One stretched into a wide split depart to sea at a dizzying pace on the floor. There are 14 dance stu- (-- every few weeks. It takes exactly 26 dios, 15 rehearsal rooms, a record- (1/1$)/' days to train a new cast to perform ing studio, gymnasiums and audi- the musical Cats. torium. Exercise equipment lines /)(&.''-1(( Typical theatre productions will some hallways. Nearby are living Graham, who was the resident put the focus on the performing, it -/+K rotate in new cast members period- accommodations for 470 of the per- choreographer for Billy Elliot on was more about the destinations,” ically, but Royal Caribbean prefers formers. Broadway before coming to the said Reynolds, who stressed that’s &1/!+6 to sign performers to roughly nine- Often dismissed in the past as cruise line to choreograph changed. “People come from Cirque month contracts. They spend a few second-tier, cruise entertainment Hairspray. du Soleil, they come from Vegas, $.,,( weeks learning three shows from has evolved to a genre that Royal Roughly 3,000 hopefulls showed they come from London, they come    /1 scratch and then head to sea. When Caribbean says commands some of up to recent auditions for Hairspray from Broadway and it is a progres- it’s over, the cruise line casts a new the best talent and technology in New York and London. sion in my career for me.”   set of performers and begins again. around. Weir said the casting operation John Kenrick, a musical theatre &,,1//$'6,( Staging a show at sea has its own Several of the main characters is massive, culling talent from 75 historian and adjunct professor at challenges and quirks. Performers in Mama Mia are from the cities a year auditioning nearly New York University, says the evo- -/+)! / need extra core strength to adapt to Broadway version of the show. 25,000 performers last year alone. lution was inevitable as more -/+ '-((1( rough waves and pitching ships. If While New York theatre has strug- “At my audition, there were sophisticated cruise audiences — a costume is ripped, there’s no one gled to turn profits with its small, hundreds of girls... it’s very compet- accustomed to seeing shows in . &(')! to run to the store. intimate venues, fickle crowds and itive. There are so many people who spots like Vegas and Atlantic City — $,6?/1()'(! There are also perks that even finite real estate, the cruise indus- want to be doing this,” said Taryn are demanding better entertain- the most legendary theatres on try’s onboard audience is growing Borman, a 21-year-old Australian ment. )!-/()'/ land can’t compete with — pic- exponentially. dancer, who’s performing on a ship “It’s certainly upped the game.  (,'/ turesque ports, free meals, room and Royal Caribbean is building for the first time in a new show with (Cruise theatre) used to be a little board, the chance to interact with five ships in the coming years, each aerialists and contortionists. She’ll better perhaps than summer stock +!(.!()( the audience and the sense of with a custom-built theatre with head to Asia with the cast in a few just with better costumes,” said onboard community not found at sophisticated stages and high-tech weeks. Kenrick, adding “it’s definitely other venues where performers effects. A few years ago, they built Singer and dancer Oli Reynolds, improved. I can’t say it’s Broadway.” simply go home each night. a small plane with a 22-foot 26, wrapped up a starring role in Each performance on every hall, six singers are harmonizing a a seamstress works on a gold glitter “You definitely become more of wingspan that now flies over the London’s West End production of ship worldwide is rehearsed at the number from Once Upon a Time. In costume competes with the hiss of a family,” said Mya Carpenter, a 22- audience in every production of Mama Mia and came back to Royal roughly 1,33,000 sq ft facility where a recording studio next door, the a steam iron. One of the head year-old dancer who performed in FLIGHT: Dare to Dream. Caribbean where he’s reprising the the halls are literally alive with the walls reverberate with what sounds seamstresses is busy completing a Paris before joining Royal “The stages that they have on same role. sounds of music. like theme music from an adventure white sequin ballroom dress, with Caribbean. “You come to know peo- the ships, the technology is far bet- “I think there’s still a stigma In one room, dancers with movie. flowing feathers and a rhinestone- ple inside and out. They’re friends ter than it ever was on a Broadway about cruise ship performing... his- black top hats are perfecting chore- At the massive costume shop, studded bodice. The cruise line for life.” stage, even 10 years ago,” said Greg torically, a lot of cruise lines didn’t ography to All That Jazz. Across the the hum of a sewing machine where makes its own costumes and must L  " 8,  ! 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It is also equally series premieres from April Since the true that I have not visited Canada in 2015 to the day of Game of makers of the the last seven years,” Akshay tweeted. Thrones season eight premiere film were, in par- “I work in India, and pay all my to determine the measure- ticular, looking taxes in India. While all these years, I ment. for a director have never needed to prove my love for “The fantasy series with great deal India to anyone, I find it disappoint- amassed a per capita global of experience ing that my citizenship issue is con- audience demand of 25.46 on with comedy, stantly dragged into needless contro- the premiere day. Compared Gail was an versy, a matter that is personal, legal, to its per capita global demand obvious choice. non-political, and of no consequence of 24.74 on the day of its sea- A women’s per- to others,” he added in the statement. son seven premiere, the latest spective was key He concluded by saying, “Lastly, and final season has pre- for the makers. I would like to continue contributing miered 2.9 per cent higher Polan further in my small way to the causes that I globally. Premiere day adds, “I had believe in and make India stronger and demand has been particular- worked with Gail stronger.” ly strong in the US, United Mancuso on His absence from the polling booth Kingdom and France,” said Gilmore Girls, and made netizens think that it was due to his Samuel Stadler, Vice President there are things alleged Canadian citizenship. of marketing, Parrot tonally and comed- In 2017, Akshay had said that he has Analytics. ically that are reminis- been bestowed with an honorary citizen- Craig Glenday, editor-in- cent of that show with ship by the Canadian Government, and chief at Guinness, said, “GoT this movie” hence, he carries the Canadian citizenship. looks like it’s going to contin- ased on the eponymous An animal lover her- Akshay, who recently grabbed head- ue breaking records right up novel by W. 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