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WINDOWS THE TALE OF TWO THRONES No govt till we get in writing ■ Khattar to stay CM, Chautala to be dy CM CM post will be shared: Sena Haryana’s new govt AGE CORRESPONDENT WRITING ON THE WALL THE 1995 FORMULA MUMBAI, OCT. 26 to be sworn-in today Q Q Q The BJP is considering Newly-elected Shiv Sena The Shiv Sena has said On Saturday, a AGE CORRESPONDENT returning to the 1995 MLAs on Saturday that it has not yet been poster appeared NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 demanded written assur- finalised who will be its outside Matoshree, formula when the first ance from the Bharatiya CM candidate. However, party chief Uddhav Shiv Sena government The Bharatiya Janata (BJP) on the party has demanded Thackeray’s resi- came to power in Party-Jannayak Janata sharing the chief minis- that the CM's post must dence, projects Maharashtra. Party coalition govern- ter’s post for two-and-a- be shared for 2.5 years Aaditya Thackeray Q The Sena had won 73 ment will take oath on half years each. The legis- between BJP and Shiv as Maharashtra’s seats and the BJP 65. Sunday, a day after BJP lators of Uddhav Sena. next CM. president Q BJP sources said that Writer and musician Our Lady Thackeray-led part also announced his party’s pushed for Aaditya Uddhavji wants it in writing from the top BJP at that time the BJP was alliance in Haryana with J. attends the 2019 GLSEN given the deputy CM’s Respect Awards in Beverly Thackeray as leadership, be it Amit Shah or Devendra the Jat-dominated party. Maharashtra next CM. Fadnavis, that BJP will stick to the 50:50 formula post and important port- Interim chief minister Hills, California, on Friday. folios like home. — AP Digging its heels in, the and that the CM's seat will be shared equally will party has demanded that between the two parties Q But there was no 2/12- be sworn-in as the next the BJP gives the written chief minister of the state, Grenade attack on — Shiv Sena MLA Pratap year split of the chief Incumbent Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar assurance over “equal minister’s post. while JJP’s Dushyant sharing of power” before Chautala will be his being offered sweets by Union minister Ravi Shankar Uddhav Prasad after he was elected as the leader of BJP CRPF convoy in any further talks are held Thackeray deputy. Legislature party in Chandigarh on Saturday. — PTI on the formation of the held a meeting After facing severe criti- Srinagar, 6 Injured next government. with party MLAs at cism over seeking support Srinagar: Six security per- Sena chief Uddhav his residence, where of controversial leader sonnel were injured after Thackeray held a meeting the MLAs reiterated Gopal Kanda, the BJP was Dushyant’s dad granted terrorists threw a grenade with newly-elected party that Aaditya forced to clarify that it will at a CRPF team in MLAs at his residence, Thackeray be not take the support of the Srinagar’s Karannagar area Matoshree, on Saturday made CM Haryana Lokhit Party leg- on Saturday. The attack where the MLAs reiterat- islator. Mr Kanda is facing furlough for two weeks occurred while they were ed their demand that two abetment of suicide AGE CORRESPONDENT chief minister inspecting vehicles at a Aaditya Thackeray be cases, including that of a NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 Om Prakash checkpost. CRPF personnel made the chief minister. former female employee Chautala. After fired in the air in retaliation. “Uddhav Thackeray has and her mother. A majori- Immediately after being expelled Further information was taken a tough stand over Fadnavis likely to take oath ty section within the BJP’s Duhsyant Chautala extend- Ajay from INLD in awaited. sharing of power. He has Haryana unit was not in ed support to BJP, not Chautala 2018, Dushyant Full report on Page 3 demanded a written assur- favour of any sort of asso- merely he bagged the covet- Chautala along ance from the BJP on the ciation with Mr Kanda. ed post of deputy chief min- with his father Ajay same,” said party MLAs. on Nov. 2 or 3 at Wankhede Also, former Union minis- ister, Haryana, but his Chautala founded JJP. “We want the BJP to give ter and party’s national father, Ajay Chautala has The development comes THE ASIAN AGE us in writing on how SONU SHRIVASTAVA Shiv Sena president, BJP leaders, including vice president been granted furlough for a on a day the BJP staked power would be shared. MUMBAI, OCT. 26 Uddhav Thackeray.” Sudhir Mungatiwar, had cautioned the party period of 14 days. He was claim to form the govern- wishes its readers As per earlier discussions, Interestingly, the BJP , will leadership against taking lodged in Tihar jail after ment in Haryana after the it was decided that chief Even as the Shiv Sena is leader added that the accompany Amit Shah to Mr Kanda’s support. “I conviction in a teacher JJP offered support to the HAPPY DIWALI ministership would be mounting pressure on the party had earlier planned meet with the Sena chief want to clarify one thing recruitment scam along saffron party. shared equally. We want to hold the swearing cere- after Diwali. However, ■ Turn to Page 4 with his father and former ■ More on Page 2 the chief minister’s post (BJP) to share the chief mony at Mahalakshmi only Mr Shah will speak for a period of two-and-a- minister’s post for two- Race Course if it had man- with Mr Thackeray,” the half years. Uddhav, how- and-a-half years each, the aged to get a majority on BJP leader said on the ever, will take the final later has started prepara- its own. condition of anonymity. Rahul’s silence on Haryana, Maha call. We have passed a one- tions for chief minister With the BJP short of 40 Meanwhile, the BJP has line resolution, giving ’ seats to form the govern- also called for a legisla- As the offices of this him full powers to take swearing-in ceremony. ment on its own, it has to tive party meeting at the wins speaks of trouble in Congress newspaper will be closed decisions,” Mr Sarnaik A senior party leader take the Shiv Sena on Vidhan Bhavan on today, there will be no said. said on Saturday that Mr board. The Amit Shah-led October 30 to elect its AGE CORRESPONDENT elections. The early this year. edition on Monday According to Mr Fadnavis is likely to be party won 105 seats, while leader in the new legisla- NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 electioneer- Interestingly, when Mrs Sarnaik, Uddhav also sworn-in as the chief min- its ally, the Shiv Sena, tive Assembly. ing was han- Gandhi took over as the made it clear that he had ister for his second term won 56 seats in the recent- Mr Fadnavis would be Congress leader Rahul dled by interim chief of the party, “other options”, but is not on November 2 or 3 at ly-concluded elections. elected the BJP legislative Gandhi’s silence after the Congress the state unit chiefs of both TN kid falls into interested in exploring Wankhede Stadium. With the BJP register- party leader in the meet- election results in Haryana president Maharashtra and Haryana them since the BJP and The senior BJP leader ing a below-par perfor- ing before party observers and Maharashtra were Sonia were replaced. The leaders borewell, stuck the Sena are bound togeth- said, “The swearing-in mance, the Sena is report- sent by the Delhi leader- announced has become a Rahul Gandhi’s who were replaced were Chennai: Rescue operations er by the “ ideol- ceremony of the new gov- edly playing hardball and ship. topic of hot discussion Gandhi team which chosen by Mr Gandhi and, continued on Saturday to ogy”. ernment is likely to be batting for a 50-50 formula The BJP leader added behind closed doors at the ensured that the party even though there were pull out a three-year-old boy Mr Sarnaik and other completed by November (rotational chief minister- that this will be a mere party headquarters. comes up with respectable several complaints against who fell into an abandoned elected MLAs on Saturday 3. Meanwhile, the discus- ship and meatier portfo- formality since PM Exceeding all expectations, numbers in both the states them, they were neither borewell, even as authorities assembled at Matoshree to sion over sharing of port- lios). and the the Congress did well in after the drubbing it got in pulled up nor replaced. suffered a setback as child ■ Turn to Page 4 folios would be held with “A team of senior state ■ Turn to Page 4 the recently-concluded the Lok Sabha elections ■ More on Page 2 slipped further inside. The child, who fell into the borewell while playing. Full report on Page 3 Sharif suffers Deepotsav in Ayodhya US lawmakers COUNTERPOINT ‘Bharat Ratna for angina pain seek answers, Bhagat Singh, in hospital assurances Lahore, Oct. 26: Former Pakistan on Kashmir Rajguru, Sukhdev’ prime minis- AGE CORRESPONDENT ter Nawaz with agency inputs Sharif on NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 Tiwari’s letter to PM follows BJP’s poll Saturday suf- N. Sharif fered angina pain Days after the US govern- promise of giving award to Savarkar while undergoing ment sought a roadmap treatment at a Lahore from on political AGE CORRESPONDENT hospital, according to and economic normalcy NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 a media report. in Kashmir and asked Angina is a type of the Indian government Congress Lok Sabha MP chest pain caused by to immediately release Manish Tewari has urged reduced blood flow to all the political Prime Minister Narendra the heart. Sharif suf- detainees, six US Modi to accord India’s Bhagat Rajguru Sukhdev fered angina pain in Congressmen have writ- highest civilian award, the morning while ten to the Indian ambas- the Bharat Ratna, to free- If on 26th of undergoing treatment sador asking some WEATHER dom fighters Bhagat January, 2020, at the hospital, the uncomfortable ques- Singh, Rajguru and Dawn News reported tions. O all three of Max: 32 C Sukhdev. them are hon- quoting sources. — PTI In a letter to Indian O ■ Devotees light earthen lamps on the bank of Saryu River during Deepotsav celebra- Min: 18 C In a letter to the Prime oured with the More on Page 10 envoy Harsh Vardhan RH: 43% Minister, Mr Tewari said tions in Ayodhya on Saturday. — PTI Shringla, the American Rainfall: 0% Bhagat Singh, Rajguru ‘Bharat Ratna’... lawmakers have said and Sukhdev inspired an This gesture that many of their con- Forecast: Sunny entire generation of patri- would touch the stituents have portrayed ots by their unrelenting hearts and souls a much different picture resistance to British Oct. Uprising rattles Lebanon, Iraq in Kashmir compared to ASTROGUIDE imperialism. The letter of 124 crore what the Indian ambas- stated, “If on 26th of Indians. Baghdad, Oct. 26: Tens of this month. In Lebanon, sador had told them on Vikari: Dakshinayana January, 2020, all three of thousands of people, many scuffles between rival polit- October 16, when he Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula them are honoured with — Manish of them young and unem- ical groups broke out at a briefed members of the Chaturdasi till 12.24 pm the ‘Bharat Ratna’... They Tewari ployed men, thronged pub- protest camp, threatening House Foreign Affairs are formally conferred lic squares and blocked to undermine an otherwise Committee. Star: Chitta till 3.16 am with the honorific of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru main streets Friday in the united civil disobedience The six US (Monday) ‘Shaheed-e-Azam’. The and Sukhdev inspired an capitals of Iraq and campaign now in its ninth Congressmen — David N Varjyam: 12.58 pm to Chandigarh airport locat- entire generation of patri- Lebanon in unprecedent- day. The protests are Cicilline, Dina Titus, 2.23 pm ed in Mohali is named ots by their unrelenting ed, spontaneous anti-gov- directed at a postwar polit- Chrissy Houlahan, Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat resistance to British ernment revolts in two ical system and a class of Andy Levin, James P Durmuhurtam: 4.11 pm to Singh Airport, imperialism and later countries scarred by long elite leaders that have kept McGovern and Susan 4.57 pm Chandigarh (Mohali). their supreme sacrifice conflicts. both countries from Wild — have asked the Rahukalam: 4.30 pm to This gesture would touch on the 23rd of March, Demonstrators in Iraq relapsing into civil war Indian government if 100 6 pm the hearts and souls of 124 1931.” were beaten back by police but achieved little else. per cent landlines have crore Indians.” Mr Tewari shared his firing live ammunition and The most common rally- been restored in Jammu SUNSET TODAY 5.40 PM He further added, “I letter on Twitter too. tear gas, and officials said ing cry from the protesters and Kashmir or there are SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.29 AM would like to draw your His letter comes in the 30 people were killed in a in Iraq and Lebanon is any remaining outages. MOONRISE TOMORROW 6.23 AM kind attention towards wake of the Maharashtra fresh wave of unrest that Protesters ride an Iraqi Army armoured vehicle during “Thieves! Thieves!” — a They also asked when MOONSET TODAY 5.25 PM the fact that Shaheed ■ Turn to Page 4 has left 179 civilians dead a demonstration in Basra late on Friday. — PTI ■ Turn to Page 4 ■ Turn to Page 4 Politics

BJP will not take Gopal Kanda’s support PAGE in Haryana, Union minister said on Saturday. Nation 2 THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Ajay Chautala gets 2 weeks’ furlough Rahul’s silence Convict in teacher recruitment scam, Ajay is scheduled to leave the Tihar today on poll result irks AGE CORRESPONDENT and former chief minister Friday, to decide on sup- teachers’ recruitment NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 Om Prakash Chautala. porting the BJP, will take scam and other charges. PM Modi’s claim on After being expelled from oath as the deputy chief After being expelled from turnout in JK BDC A day after Dushyant the Indian National Lok minister of the Manohar INLD in 2018, Dushyant Congress leaders Chautala extended sup- Dal (INLD) in 2018, Lal Khattar-led govern- along with his father Ajay AGE CORRESPONDENT election is port to the Bharatiya Dushyant Chautala along ment on Sunday. founded JJP. Haryana gov- NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 Janata Party (BJP), in with his father Ajay Ajay is scheduled to leave ernor Satyadeo Narain Shivakumar preposterous. addition to bagging the Chautala founded the Tihar jail on Sunday. Arya invited the BJP on Congress leader Rahul coveted post of deputy Jannayak Janata Party According to a prison offi- Saturday to form the gov- Gandhi’s silence after the — Sitaram Yechury, chief minister of (JJP). cial, Ajay has been granted ernment after the saffron election results in gets hero’s CPI(M) general secretary Haryana, his father, Ajay The development comes a two-week furlough and it party staked a claim with Haryana and Chautala, has been grant- a day after the BJP staked will start from the day he the support of the JJP. Maharashtra were welcome ed a furlough for a period claim to form the govern- Ajay Chautala steps out of the jail prem- Chief minister-elect announced has become a of 14 days. ment in Haryana after ises. Manohar Lal Khattar said topic of hot discussion Bengaluru, Oct. 26: SHORT TAKES Ajay was lodged in Tihar Dushyant’s JJP offered polls. In 2013, Ajay, his father Dushyant would take oath behind closed doors at the Hundreds of Congress jail after he was convicted support to the saffron Dushyant, who met his and 53 others, including as his deputy and the oath- party headquarters. workers and supporters of Cong men abused in a teacher recruitment party, which fell short of a father shortly before meet- two IAS officers, were con- taking ceremony will take Exceeding all expecta- senior party leader D.K. scam along with his father majority in the Assembly ing his 10 legislators on victed for corruption in a place at 2.15 pm on Sunday. tions, the Congress did Shivakumar, who was well in the recently-con- released on bail from a me: BJP leader cluded elections. Delhi prison in a money Jaipur: A BJP leader and for- The electioneering was laundering case, gave him mer sarpanch has accused handled by Congress pres- a grand welcome as he supports of newly elected ‘Ram Temple work Sena should come forward ident Sonia Gandhi’s landed at the city airport Mandawa Congress MLA Rita team which ensured that on Saturday afternoon. Chaudhary of throwing the party comes up with The 57-year-old stones at her house in will begin by Dec. 6’ respectable numbers in Vokkaliga strong man, Jhunjhunu on Thursday night. for arrangement: Congress both the states after the who has his own support She gave a complaint to the Unnao (UP), Oct. 26: drubbing it got in the Lok base in parts of old local police, alleging that six Controversial BJP MP Sabha elections early this Mysuru region of persons threw stones at her Sakshi Maharaj on Senior leader says mandate was against BJP year. Interestingly, when Bengaluru Rural, house when she was alone. “I Saturday claimed that the Mrs Gandhi took over as Ramanagara, Mandya was alone when supporters construction of Ram tem- Mumbai, Oct. 26: With the halfway mark in the the interim chief of the and neighboring areas of the Congress MLA pelted ple in Ayodhya will start Shiv Sena playing hard- house is 144. party, the state unit chiefs was greeted by supporters my house with stones. They by December 6 following ball over power sharing The verdict was disap- of both Maharashtra and with flowers, crackers were hurling abuses,” former the Supreme Court's with ally BJP in pointing for the BJP Haryana were replaced. and a mammoth apple sarpanch Saroj Jhajharia said. judgement. Maharashtra, state which had set itself the The leaders who were garland upon his arrival. The alleged incident occurre- “The construction of Congress leader Vijay target of securing simple replaced were chosen by Shivakumar was d after the results of the byp- Ram temple will com- Sakshi Maharaj Wadettiwar said on majority on its own. With Mr Gandhi and, even brought to KPCC office olls to the Mandawa and Khi- mence before December Saturday that the Uddhav the BJP's tally well below though there were several here from the airport in a nwsar assembly constituen- 6. I want to thank the tion will start by Thackeray-led party 144, the Sena has more complaints against them, procession, as he waved cies were announced. Supreme Court as it has December 6.” should come forward for Vijay Wadettiwar leverage. they were neither pulled and acknowledged sup- heard non-stop for 40 days It was on December 6, an “alternative arrange- There was talk of the up nor replaced. porters from an open car. the matter that was pend- 1992, that the disputed ment”. cussion with the Sena. Congress and NCP sup- The former Haryana Shivakumar was arrest- Achuthanandan’s ing for 150 years and after Ram Janambhoomi-Babri The Leader of The Congress leader's porting the Sena to keep state unit chief Ashok ed by the Enforcement seriously hearing both Masjid structure was Opposition in the outgo- statement came on a day the BJP away from power. Tanwar also held a Directorate on September condition stable the sides has reserved the demolished by kar ing Assembly also said when the Sena demanded Senior Congress leaders demonstration outside 3 in the money launder- judgement,” he told sevaks. that though the mandate a written assurance from and former chief minis- the residence of Congress ing case and walked out of Thiruvananthapuram: The newspersons here. Asked about the course for the Congress was to sit the BJP to implement ters Ashok Chavan and president before quitting the Tihar Jail in New condition of veteran “The manner in which of action in case the ver- in opposition, the party “equal formula for shar- Prithviraj Chavan had the party. Mr Tanwar is Delhi on Wednesday Communist party leader and the archaeological dict was not in favour of needed to join hands with ing of power” before hold- said the party should con- known to be close to Mr evening, after the Delhi former Kerala Chief Minister department has present- Ram temple, the saffron- others to stop the BJP ing talks for forming the sider all options. Gandhi. In fact, he was High Court granted him a V.S. Achuthanandan, ed its facts...The Shia clad Lok Sabha member from coming to power. next saffron alliance gov- But NCP chief Sharad handpicked by Mr bail. — PTI who was admitted to a hos- Board has given in writ- said, “Main Sakshi hoon “The mandate for the ernment in the state. Pawar ruled out any such Gandhi. pital here on October 25, is ing that temple should be agar-magar ka koi sthan Congress is to perform the Newly-elected MLAs of possibility. Union After his removal the several Congress leaders. stable, hospital sources said constructed there. nahi hai. Kya Nirnay role of Opposition. But to the Sena, who met Uddhav Minister and senior BJP Congress’ tally in One of the leaders, on Saturday. Achuthanandan, Similarly, the Sunni anewala hai mujhe stop the BJP, we need to Thackeray at his resi- leader Raosaheb Danve Haryana climbed to 31 speaking on the condition who turned 96 on October Board also spoke in jankari hai. Isliye main come together. Shiv Sena dence in Mumbai, said on Saturday that he from 16, thus ensuring of anonymity, told this 20, was admitted to the Sree favour of the temple by kah raha hoon 6 has to come forward. The demanded that his son was not aware of any that the party will be able newspaper that “present- Chitra Tirunal Institute of the time hearing came to December se pehle Sena should come forward Aaditya Thackeray, 29, be equal power sharing deal to get a seat. ly we in the Congress are Medical Sciences and an end,” the BJP MP said. mandir nirman shuru ho for an alternative made chief minister. between the Sena and his The same is the case in fighting for our political Technology on Friday after To a question, he said, "I jayega. (No ifs and buts, I arrangement as the popu- In the October 21 elec- party. Maharashtra. space. The adversary is he complained of uneasiness. feel that soon we will get know what will be the lar mandate was against tions, the BJP won 105 “After Diwali, chief min- But the complete silence strong and formidable. The hospital, in a bulletin, the verdict by the verdict, that is why I am the BJP,” he said. seats and the Sena 56, ister Devendra Fadnavis of Mr Gandhi, who has Such silence from Rahulji said his brain scans had Supreme Court and it will saying temple construc- Mr Wadettiwar, however, while the NCP and will discuss government not tweeted congratula- will only lower the morale revealed a small bleed, for be in favour of the Ram tion will start by added that the Congress Congress bagged 54 and 44 formation with Uddhav tions since the results of the workers and set which he was being treated. temple and its construc- December 6).” — PTI had not initiated any dis- seats, respectively. The Thackeray,” he said. —PTI were declared, has irked tongues wagging.” Speaking out

Kashmir Valley on way to PAGE development after Art 370 revocation: Amit Shah Nation 3 THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Lankan spy chief sat on Easter bomb attack intel? VINEETA PANDEY ings and briefings includ- “CNI was unable to meet NEW DELHI, OCT.26 ing the National Security following day would be danger- the defence secretary on Council (NSC). SRI LANKA FLASHBACK ous and something would hap- 8th morning as the Indian Director of Sri Lankan It was also found that APRL. 4 Director, SIS Nilantha intelligence information pen. IGP conveyed that warning defence secretary was vis- 2019 As a Union Territory, intelligence agency (SIS) Nilantha Jayawardane, Jayawardane receives receivedwarfare to all relevant Senior DIGs. iting Sri Lanka,” the PSC sat on inputs that kept director SIS of Lanka, had first intelligence report of a APRL. 16 Explosion of a motorcy- APRL. 21 (6.45 am) Director, SIS said in its findings. On Jammu and Kashmir coming to him from April received information about potential attackwarfare 2019 cle at a remote location 2019 receives alert and he April 9, 2019, the 4 onwards — 17 days in a possible terror attack in Intelligence Coordinating APRL. 8 Jayawardane shares this in Kattankudy conveys to IGP and others that will get equitable advance — with regard to the country in which 2019 information with CNI Meeting (ICM) took place terror bombings that churches, Indian high com- APRL. 18 Reports of possible activ- “something dangerous” would for the first time after the benefits after Oct. 31 shook the Island nation on mission (IHC) and hotels Sisira Mendis who forwards the 2019 ity by associates of happen on that day. intelligence information letter to IGP April 21, 2019, a report of with Indian guests were to Zahran, but there were APRL. 21 (8.00am) Chief, SIS, was received on April 4. — Jitendra Singh , Select Committee of be target on April 4 but APRL. 9 At the coordination no specific details, and no warn- 2019 called the former It was found that on 20th Union minister Lankan Parliament (PSC) there were delays on his 2019 meeting the secretary of ing of an imminent attack defence secretary and asked him April, the director of SIS said. The report also part in sharing the intelli- again received a Whatsapp defence wanted to take APRL. 19 SIS informs DMI of the how many Methodist Churches message from his source blamed the “bitter fight” gence which eventually the latest intelligence report but 2019 intelligence information. are in Colombo, saying that between President saw about 300 deaths and saying: “They (Zahran SHORT TAKES the Director, SIS, informed of fol- This is the first reported instance attackers are likely to target Maithripala Sirisena and leftover 400 wounded in ter- lowing up with a letter. Hashim of NTJ) are likely his PM Ranil ror attack. Eight Indians where SIS briefs DMI of the intel- these churches and not the to carry out their attack in Wickremesinghe that led were among those killed. APRL. 11 There are reports in ligence Catholic ones. Within few Sri Lanka at any time on Drunk doc creates 2019 to a political crisis last This paper on April 22, a media of the SIS having APRL. 20 (7.30pm) Director, SIS minutes bomb explosions start or before 21.04.2019.” year contributed to the day after the attack, had briefed the President on the 2019 called IGP and said the taking place On 21st April morning ruckus at rail stn security failures on Easter. reported that a warning by around 8.27 a.m., the direc- Bhubaneswar: A doctor The PSC said that fissures Indian intelligence was tor of SIS received another posted in cancer department between President Sirisena sent to the Lankan authori- letter from the Lankan planned to blow up ‘promi- onwards, including from no one else was informed. message saying: “They are of the Balangir district head- and PM Wickremesinghe ties on April 7 that National police chief, Pujuth nent churches’ and the India on April 7, he did not However, the CNI told the likely to operate between quarters hospital (DHH) here contributed to the security Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) Jayasundara, dated April IHC, remained unheeded. take prompt action. In fact, PSC that he was given the 0600 hours and 1000 hours was seen creating public crisis on April 21 as the would target churches in 11, to his police officers, in PSC also found out that the first person the director intelligence information on today. For your kind infor- nuisances in inebriated con- President left out his PM, Colombo as well as the IHC which he sent out a nation- despite a series of alerts of SIS informed was the the morning of April 8 fol- mation, Sir…One of their dition in railway station here state minister for Defence and possibly, an Indian wide alert and clearly stat- kept reaching the director chief of national intelli- lowing which he informed targets is a Methodist late on Friday night. and others from key meet- owned hotel. However, the ed that suicide bombers of SIS from April 4 gence (CNI) on April 7 and the secretary of defence. Church, Colombo.” However, police detained the doctor identified as Avinash Mishra. As per reporters, at ■ around 3 AM, the doctor Hopes of rescue fades, agencies continue rescue ops barged into a house in the Teenage loves prove costly railway station area in inebri- ated condition and created a ruckus. Soon after, the fami- TN infant slips deeper into borewell ly members called up the for Odisha college student Town police. A police team J. V. SIVA PRASANNA fallen silent since then. ◗ The child, who fell enced in doing such deep reached the spot, detained KUMAR Also, mud has slipped into the 600 ft tunnels, such as the the doctor and took him to Abducted and beaten up mercilessly by classmates TIRUCHY, OCT. 26 from the walls of the nar- underground Metro Rail custody for interrogation. AKSHAYA KUMAR from the girl. Sources said head and back in the row borewell walls and borewell while play- works”, said Minister SAHOO that both had a heated attack. On receiving infor- Hopes of rescue receded as fallen on him”, Health ing near his house Vijaya Baskar, adding that Jewellery chain BHUBANESWAR, OCT. 26 argument a week ago over mation from a source, the two-year-old Sujith Wilson Minister Dr C. Vijaya at Nadukattupatti he hoped the boy would be the girl. Nayapalli police reached slipped further to about 100 Baskar said. He has been on Friday evening, reached by the brave fire- Teenage love has proved As the second student the spot and rescued him feet depth into the borewell camping at the mishap man in about three hours. owner booked costly for a college student continuously meet the girl from clutches of the in his father’s corn field at site since Friday evening, was initially stuck But with Sujith already Thane: The owner of a in Odisha’s capital city despite repeated warn- abductors. Nadukattupatti village along with ministerial col- at a depth of 35 trapped for over 30 hours renowned chain of jewellery Bhubaneswar. The victim, ings, the first one plotted Later, the victim was near Manapparai near league Vellamandi feet but drifted and has been slipping shops was booked on a 17-year-old boy studying to teach him a lesson. handed over to his family here even as multiple Natarajan and senior offi- further deeper into the borewell, Saturday for allegedly a city college, was alleged- As per his plan, he along members after registering expert agencies and teams cials to oversee the rescue the worst is feared. Also, cheating customers in ly abducted and bashed up with his associates a case in this connection. continued efforts to operations. has been drafted to don earth had slipped on him Maharashtra’s Thane district, mercilessly by his class- stopped his classmate The accused were retrieve him for the second After the failure of over special outfit, including and the head is believed to police said. Several people mates. when the latter was detained at the police sta- day on Saturday. six different expert teams focus light and tunneling be covered with two inches who had kept gold with the The incident occurred returning to home from tion for interrogation. “Despite our best efforts coming from various parts equipment, to drill a four- of mud, officials oversee- jeweller apart from partici- near Deba Ray College college at around 12.00 pm “The accused are juve- and the hard work of vari- of the state and elsewhere, inch diameter tunnel to ing the operation told this pating in its fixed deposit under Nayapalli police on Friday. nile. They have been ous organisations, the boy along with their machines reach the boy. newspaper. “We are con- and investment schemes station in Bhubaneswar. The victim was forced to served notices under 41-a could not be retrieved so and innovative gadgets to “We first thought of dig- tinuing to pump in oxygen found outlets closed during According to reports, the sit on a scooter. When he of the CrPC which pro- far and has in fact slipped rescue the kid, a group ging the pit about one but it is unlikely he is get- Diwali when they were accused and the victim, disagreed, his classmate vides for appearing before further to about 100 feet. comprising the ONGC and metre from the borewell ting it as he is buried so expecting disbursal of some who were second-year stu- forcefully took him to a the investigating officer He has not been respond- NLC experts began work but decided to do it three deep and there is mud cov- of the promised returns, dents of Biju Patnaik shanty near Deba Ray as and when required and ing to our calls and there late Saturday night to dig metres away to prevent ering him,” said an officer. Senior Inspector SP Aaher College, were in love with College at knifepoint. He cooperate in the probe is no sign of any move- a pit parallel to the caving in of the soft mud He said it was possible that of Dombivali police station the same girl. When it was allegedly beaten up process,” Arun Kumar ment in him since 5.30 this borewell pipe and a little or the vibration if we hit a the borewell could be said. No arrests have been came to fore, the first stu- over his affair with his Swain, inspector of morning. He did respond deeper than Sujith’s posi- rock which could harm much deeper and not cov- made so far and further dent had threatened his girlfriend. He reportedly Nayapalli police station with feeble ‘hmm’ noises tion at 100 ft. A volunteer- the kid and the borewell. ered as being claimed by probe was underway. — PTI classmate to stay away sustained injuries on his said. even at 3.30 am, but has from the state fire service These experts are experi- the kid’s father. Ratna row

C’garh CM Bhupesh Baghel against PAGE conferring Bharat Ratna on Savarkar, says he was 'revolutionary' only till 1911 Nation 4 THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI 6 CRPF men hurt in grenade hit WB: Will continue Srinagar, Oct. 26: A head with $6bn lending constable of CRPF sus- tained serious injuries DG: Killing of Instead of boycotting and at least five personnel of the paramilitary force J&K truckers target for India corrupt people, were injured after suspect- New Delhi, Oct. 26: World Modi may spend ed terrorists lobbed a an attack Bank President David we are honouring grenade at the Karan Malpass on Saturday said Diwali with troops them Nagar police station in the multi-lateral funding Srinagar on Saturday, offi- on livelihood agency will continue with New Delhi/Jammu, Oct. cials said. $6 billion annual lending 26: In keeping with his — Santosh Hegde, The attack occurred Srinagar, Oct. 26: Terming target for India to support practice of interacting Congress leader while patrol party of 144 the killing of truckers as infrastructure develop- with troops serving in Battalion of CRPF were an attack on the economy ment and alleviate pover- tough areas on Diwali, inspecting vehicles at a and livelihood of the peo- t y. Prime Minister Narendra checkpost. CRPF person- ple, Jammu and Kashmir As many as 97 projects Modi is likely to visit a SHORT TAKES nel fired in the air in retal- Police chief Dilbag Singh are being currently exe- forward area on Sunday, iation on Saturday said the cuted with loan assis- sources said. 4 escape from The head constable of investigation into such tance from the World In 2018, he had celebrat- CRPF who was seriously cases was underway and Bank. ed the festival with the injured suffered groin that the police have got “World Bank right now Army and the ITBP per- Chhattisgarh jail injuries in the grenade important clues. has 97 projects with $24 sonnel in the icy terrain Mungeli, Chhattisgarh: Four attack, which took place in “Investigation into cases billion committed. So, we near the India-China bor- prisoners, including two fac- front of Emergency of A security person stands guard outside the Civil Secretriat during Darbar move or of killing of truckers is on expect the programme to der in . ing trials in murder and rape Maharaja Hari Singh hos- shifting of government offices from Srinagar to Jammu at the Civil Secretriat in and some important clues continue and to reflect After becoming the cases, escaped from a jail in pital here. The rest of the Srinagar on Saturday. — PTI are available with us the projects and reforms prime minister in 2014, Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli dis- injured police personnel about the cases. This is an that were going on in Modi had spent his trict by breaking the lock of are stable. attack on the local econo- India. May be $5-6 billion Diwali at Siachen with their barrack and using a The incident took place my and livelihood of peo- per year,” he told media the jawans. — PTI rope made of bedsheets to at 6.50 pm on Saturday, ‘Terror infiltration into J&K ple. It is being done to dis- in an interaction. scale the high wall, police according to information, rupt the daily life of the With regard to the ease enforcing contracts said on Saturday. As per pre- which said that a joint people. of doing business rank- (163rd) and registering a liminary investigation, the patrol party of CRPF and “Such actions are not in ing, Malpass said India property (154th). incident took place on the police came under the in 2018 highest in 5 years’ the interest of the people. has been among top 10 “Looking forward one intervening night of Friday attack. To a large extent people countries in the last three area that could be and Saturday at the sub-jail All the injured personnel New Delhi, Oct. 26: ◗ The report said 2018, as per the report. are condemning such acts. years and it has moved improved ensuring the located in Mugeli town, said were shifted to the Army Pakistan-based terrorist 257 terrorists and The casualties of both Our investigation is in an from 140th place to 63rd. commercial courts are Ashish Arora, Mungeli city base hospital. groups made 328 bids to security personnel and the advance stage.... We have India jumped 14 places adequately resourced at SP. The prisoners broke the Cordon and search oper- sneak into Jammu and 91 security person- terrorists and the number identified the people to the 63rd position on the district level so that they lock of their barrack and ation has been wrapped up Kashmir from across the nel were killed in of terror incidents in 2018 involved,” Mr Singh told World Bank’s ease of can deliver judgments then used a rope made from from the location but border in 2018 and were J&K last year, the were highest in the last reporters here. doing business ranking faster...Establishment bed sheets and clothes to searches are on. successful in 143 of these highest number of five years in Jammu and He said the attacks on riding high on the govern- fast track dispute resolu- scale the 20-feet wall of the The attack comes two attempts, the highest in Kashmir, it said. truckers and damage to ment's flagship “Make in tion mechanism. Some prison. — PTI months after the Central the last five years, accord- casualties in the In 2017, 213 terrorists, 80 power transmission tow- India” scheme and other countries have small government scrapped ing to the Home last 5 years security personnel and 40 ers in Shopian district of reforms attracting for- claims courts. This helps Coast Guard saves Jammu and Kashmir’s Ministry’s annual report. civilians were killed in 342 south Kashmir by mili- eign investment. people enter into con- special status under The report of the min- there were 371 infiltration terror incidents in the tants were to disrupt hor- However, the report tracts when they know Article 370 and split it into istry for 2018-19 made attempts, of which 119 state, the report said. ticulture and tourism that flagged that India still that the contract can be 19 k’taka fishermen two union territories. The available on Friday said were successful, it said. In 2016, a total of 150 ter- provide livelihood to lags in areas such as enforced,” he said. — PTI New Delhi: Indian Coast two regions — Jammu and 257 terrorists and 91 secu- A total of 121 infiltration rorists, 82 security person- many people in Kashmir. Guard has so far rescued 19 Kashmir and Ladakh — rity personnel were killed attempts were in 2015, of nel and 15 civilians were “Attacking towers is also fishermen and escorted more will come into existence in Jammu and Kashmir which 33 were successful. killed in 322 terror inci- an attempt to cause dam- than 2100 fishing boats to on October 31, and securi- last year, the highest num- In 2014, there were 222 dents, while in 2015, 108 age to the infrastructure. safety at various ports in the ty personnel are bracing ber of casualties in the infiltration attempts, of terrorists, 39 security per- We have taken some steps west coast in the wake of for heightened terror state in the last five years. which 65 were successful, sonnel and 17 civilians in these areas. I am hope- Cyclone Kyarr. “We have activity during the transi- Thirty-nine civilians the annual report said. were killed in 208 terror ful that soon this case will stepped up efforts for search tionary period. were also killed during “The ongoing military in incidents, it said. be cracked and people and rescue operation on the The two Union this period, it said. Jammu and Kashmir is A total of 110 terrorists, involved will be brought western coast in the wake of Territories will come into As per the report, there intrinsically linked with 47 security personnel and to book,” he said. Cyclone Kyarr. Dornier air- existence on October 31 . were 328 infiltration infiltration from across 28 civilians were killed in Terrorists on Thursday craft is undertaking frequent Union minister Jitendra attempts by Pakistan- the border both from the 222 terror incidents in struck for the third time sorties to look for stranded Singh on Saturday said based terrorist groups International Border (IB) Jammu and Kashmir in in 10 days in south fishing boats and their posi- the two new Union territo- into Jammu and Kashmir and the Line of Control 2014, the report said. Kashmir’s militancy-hit tions are being relayed to ries — Jammu and from across the border in (LoC) in Jammu and “Jammu and Kashmir Shopian district killing Coast Guard Ships operating Kashmir, and Ladakh — 2018, of which 143 were Kashmir,” it said. has been affected by ter- two non-Kashmiri truck at sea,” said Indian Coast will get equitable benefits, successful. A total of 257 terrorists, rorist and secessionist drivers, who had gone to Guard in a statement. cutting across all sections In 2017, there were 419 91 security personnel and violence, sponsored and ferry loads of apples. The Under the impact of Kyarr, of the society and regions cross-border infiltration 39 civilians were killed in supported from across the terrorists had also Border Security Force soldiers light candles during isolated places in several dis- without any bias. attempts, of which 136 614 terror incidents in border for more than two torched two of the trucks. Diwali celebrations near the international border fence tricts of south interior — Agencies were successful. In 2016, Jammu and Kashmir in and a half decades. — PTI — PTI in Agartala on Saturday. — PTI Karnataka, few places over coastal and North interior Karnataka are likely to ■ Farmers being forced to observe black Diwali: Sonia receive heavy rainfall during In Ayodhya, the next 24 hours, IMD said. After Nitish, Sushil over 6 lakh diyas lit up Sonia slams govt over farm crisis drives in e-car New Delhi, Oct. 26: ers." She said the way the during Kkharif 2019-20. Patna: After Bihar chief min- Congress president Sonia kharif crops are being "The way crops are being ister Nitish Kumar, his Saryu banks Gandhi on Saturday sold "below MSP" it will sold at an average 22.5 per deputy Ayodhya, Oct. 26: A new attacked the BJP-led result in `50,000 crore loss cent below MSP, it alone on Saturday drove in an history was created at Central government, say- to farmers and the will result in `50,000 crore electric car to participate in Ayodhya here as a ing farmers were being Rajdharma of the govern- loss to farmers. Who will the launch of schemes of record 6 lakh earthen forced to observe "black ment was to prevent the pay for it?," she asked. the state government’s “Jal- lamps lit up the Saryu Deepawali" as the kharif exploitation of farmers. The Congress leader also Jeevan-Hariyali” campaign river bank on the eve of crops were being sold at an "The BJP government expressed concern over that seeks to boost green Diwali, days ahead of average 22.5 per cent below had laid the foundation of the MSP declared by the Sonia Gandhi cover and the water table in the Supreme Court ver- the minimum support betrayal of farmers soon government for 2020-21 the state. Mr Modi, also the dict on the title suit over price (MSP) and demanded after coming to power. The their crops? What is their Rabi crops and said it had environment, forest and cli- the disputed Ram that "double exploitation" question is why during the fault?" she asked. been raised by "four to mate change minister, would Janambhoomi-Babri of farmers should stop. festival days, the farmers Mrs Gandhi named sev- seven per cent" as com- from now on use the electric Masjid land. In a statement on the eve are forced to observe black eral khairf crops includ- pared to the previous year. vehicle to move around the The banks of Saryu in of Diwali, Mrs Gandhi Deepawali," she asked. ing pulses, sunflower, "On one hand, the BJP- capital city, his office said in Ayodhya were lit up accused Prime Minister Mrs Gandhi said the sorghum and pearl millet. led government has a release. Chief minister with the sparkling light Narendra Modi led gov- Kharif crops were being She said even the farmer imposed 4 per cent GST on Nitish Kumar on July 25 of lakhs of earthen ernment of not fulfilling sold 8 to 37 per cent below who had sown paddy is manure, 12 per cent on drove down to the state lamps on Saturday its promise of giving MSP the MSP in different agri- getting `200 per quintal agriculture equipment and Assembly in an electric car evening as people from at 50 per cent over the cultural markets. "Kharif less than the MSP in the 18 per cent on pesticides to attend the monsoon ses- different walks of life input cost and alleged that crops are being sold at an "garb of the presence of which has put an unneces- sion of the House. — PTI took part in the grand President Ramnath Kovind interacts with rehabilitated it has been giving profit to average of 22.5 per cent moisture" in the crop. sary burden on the farm- programme and lighted divyang children at Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National "a few middlemen" year below the MSP. The crores She said the foodgrain ers, on the other the price “diyas” to cherish the Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities in New after year and "looting of farmers ... why are they production of `140.57 mil- of diesel is rising constant- moment. This year’s Delhi on Saturday. — PTI crores of rupees of farm- not getting the price for lion tonnes is expected ly," she said. — ANI ‘25K MUSLIMS, count of the earthen lamps lit on the river CHRISTIANS bank far surpassed the Fadnavis’ Uprising rattles three lakh-plus number Haryana govt Bharat Ratna for Bhagat... of “diyas” lit last year. Lebanon, Iraq ■ Continued from Page 1 (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin RECONVERTED’ Enthusiasm was palpa- oath Nov. 2? ■ Continued from Page 1 Arya and staked claim to BJP triggering a row ear- Owaisi had also called for Nagpur: A senior Vishwa ble among the people and ■ Continued from Page 1 that the BJP is not going form the government in ■ Continued from Page 1 lier this month when it conferring the Bharat Hindu Parishad leader the volunteers at dusk, as party president had to take the support of the state. Mr Chautala reference to officials suggested in its election Ratna on Bhagat Singh, claimed here on Saturday they lit the lamps to declared Mr Fadnavis as Kanda,” said Union min- accompanied him. they accuse of stealing manifesto that Veer Rajguru and Sukhdev. that the right-wing organisa- mark the occasion. the BJP’s chief ministe- ister Ravi Shankar Apart from Mr Prasad, their money and amass- Savarkar be conferred the Interestingly such a tion “reconverted” 25,000 UP government’s direc- rial face during the Prasad on Saturday. He and the BJP’s national ing wealth for decades. Bharat Ratna. demand was not raised by Muslims and Christians to tor information Shishir polls. was in Chandigarh for the general secretary Arun The leaderless upris- The Congress, which the Congress when it was Hinduism in 2018. VHP sec- said, “Last year’s record Sources said that the BJP’s legislative meeting Singh also attended the ings are unprecedented believes that Mahatma in power. From 2004 to retary general Milind was of three lakh one BJP has been holding as a Central observer. legislative party meet in in uniting people Gandhi's assassin 2014, the Congress was in Parande said drives for thousand one hundred internal discussions to In the just concluded Chandigarh. against political leaders Nathuram Godse was power and Mr Tewari was reconversion, which the eighty six ‘diyaas’ at the deter the Sena from Assembly polls, the BJP “The Haryana governor from their own religious influenced by the a Lok Sabha MP from 2009 Hindutva outfit calls “ghar- ghat. This time, it was 4 being allocated the bagged 40 seats, six short has invited us to form the communities. But the Hindutva ideologue's phi- to 2014. He was also a wapsi” or coming back to lakh 10 thousand home, revenue and of a simple majority. government on Sunday,” revolutionary change losophy, reacted sharply Union minister in the the “parent faith”, were ‘diyaas’ lit at the ghat. finance portfolios. Other than the JJP’s 10 Mr Khattar said after they are calling for to the development. government from 2012 being held regularly across “This was announced However, the Sena, MLAs, the BJP also has meeting with the gover- would dismantle power- Earlier, All India Majlis-e- onwards till the end of the country. “25,000 by Guinness World sources said, is drafting the support of seven nor. sharing governments Ittehadul Muslimeen the UPA's term. Muslims and Christians were Records representative, its own charter of Independent MLAs. Mr Khattar said that Mr that have largely con- reconverted in 2018,” he and is a new record. demands keeping in Earlier during the day, Chautala will also take tained sectarian ani- said, adding that figures for Apart from this, more mind the portfolio distri- the BJP legislative party oath as the deputy chief mosities and force out 2019 were yet to be com- than two lakh 'diyaas' bution exercise under- met in Chandigarh and minister, and added that a leaders who are close to US lawmakers seek answer piled. Addressing a press were lit elsewhere than taken in 1995. elected Mr Khattar as the total of 57 MLAs staked Iran and its heavily ■ Continued from Page 1 allow residents to return conference here, Mr Parande the ghat. In all, more than In the first saffron gov- legislative party leader. claim before the governor armed local allies. mobile networks, includ- to uninhibited move- said conversion was a 6 lakh ‘diyaas’ were lit.” ernment in Maharas- He then met Haryana gov- for forming the govern- Their grievances are ing Internet, will be ment? When can we “national problem”, “an Four lakh 10 thousand htra, the BJP, then a jun- ernor Satyadeo Narain ment in Haryana. not new. — AP restored. expect that?” attack on the country” and a earthen lamps were lit at ior alliance partner, had The lawmakers also The lawmakers have “conspiracy to divide its the ghat of Ram ki been allocated home, asked about the number also questioned Mr people”. He said, “The VHP Paidhi. The certificate water resources, rural of people detained under Shringla about the alleged wants a bill which will make by Guinness World development, civil sup- Sena’s ultimatum to Centre the Public Safety Act and use of rubber bullets by it difficult to convert people Records said, “The plies, public health, other legal provisions Indian security forces and to other religions.” Asked largest display of oil transport, public works, ■ Continued from Page 1 minister Ashok Chavan. decide if they want a 5- since August 5 and asked how many people have about the Ram Temple issue, lamps was achieved by finance and planning, attend a party meeting. The Congress and NCP year CM or wait for the Mr Shringla for some spe- been blinded by it. “What Parande said the VHP was the department of but not revenue and MLA Abdul Sattar, who leaders have also started BJP’s response on 2.5 yr cific details: “Of those, is the Indian government expecting a “positive ver- tourism, government of urban development. defected to the Sena from making overtures to the CM demand. If Sena’s how many are minors? doing to ensure the rights dict” from the Supreme Uttar Pradesh and Dr In the last BJP-led dis- the Congress ahead of Sena, though both the proposal comes to us, we What is the standard judi- of peaceful protesters?” Court as all the “archaeolog- Ram Manohar Lohiya pensation, chief minister polls, also endorsed Mr parties do not want to will discuss with the high cial procedure for some- they wrote. ical facts” supported the Awadh University (both Fadnavis had kept sever- Sarnaik’s view. “Uddhavji take an initiative in hold- command.” one detained under the In addition they have case for the existence of India) during Deepotsav al important portfolios, will take the final call on ing talks with the party. In the 288-member Public Safety Act?” asked the Indian envoy to Ram Temple in Ayodhya. 2019 in Ayodhya, Uttar such as the home depart- this, but the Shiv Sena leg- Reacting to Sena’s Assembly, the BJP won They have also asked, lay out the reasons why Parande also said an amend- Pradesh, India on ment, with himself. islators demand that demand of sharing CM’s 105 seats, while ally Sena “What is the status of the foreign journalists are ment was needed to the October 26, 2019.” CM However, a junior minis- Aaditya be the chief min- post for 2.5 years with the bagged 56. The NCP curfews that have been still not allowed inside Citizenship Bill to “secure person- ter in the home depart- ister for 2.5 years,” said Mr BJP, Congress leader bagged 54 seats and the imposed in Jammu and Jammu & Kashmir and Hindus in the country”. ally supervised the ment represents the Sattar, once considered a Vijay Wadettiwar said, “It Congress emerged victori- Kashmir? What are the when will they be allowed — PTI arrangements. — PTI Sena, Deepak Kesarkar. close aide of former chief is up to Shiv Sena to ous in 44 seats. government’s plans to to enter the region. Pursuant to our whistleblower practice we have placed both complaints before the Audit Committee on October 10, FEATURES 2019 and before the non-executive members of the board OPINION o PAGE on October 11, 2019. These complaints are being dealt with in an REVIEWS 5 objective manner. — Nandan Nilekani, INFOSYS CHAIRMAN ANALYSIS INTERVIEWS 360 STORY BEHIND THE NEWS THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Infosys, Bengaluru’s IT bellwether and the second largest software exporter, has courted controversy almost non-stop over the last decade. The most recent is a claim of “unethical practices,” by a whistle- WHAT’S THE blower alleging adoption of practices that violate corporate governance standards and accounting practices. The down-slide began in 2011, with former employee Jack Palmer’s alle- gations of visa misuse, resulting in ‘SATYAM’, INFOSYS? Infosys making a $34 million settle- ment, the largest in an alleged civil fraud case over visas in the United States. Then came the murky acquisi- tion of Panaya and Skava by Vishal Sikka, the first non-founder CEO, who eventually stepped down, as well as the alleged severance package paid to Rajiv Bansal. Whistleblowers then turned on non-executive chairman Nandan Nilekani in 2018, (who stepped in after the resignations of Sikka and non-executive Chairman Seshasayee), accusing him of “con- niving to bury wrongdoings of the earlier board.” In the most recent case, America-based Rosen Law Firm has now said it is preparing a class ‘DISTURBING action lawsuit to recover alleged 2. It has brought to fore the fact that there are really two unethical practices’ losses suffered by Infosys investors. Infosys organizations. One is The company is forming an internal the old and the other is the new. And the twain does not meet eas- team to investigate, led by Nilekani ily. One is represented by the tra- ditionalists and the other by the and assisted by a US law firm, and is modernists. Vishal Sikka and Salil Parekh are the two recent expected to cooperate fully. 2019 has representations of the modernists. Or shall we call them the outsiders? been rife with corporate downfalls, 3. In sheer management terms, this event really represents the power of the from the Jet Airways crisis, the Infosys Democracy and power of the employ- Indiabulls Housing Finance in June, ees, as opposed to the power of those who rule at higher rungs in the pecking order of the suicide of Coffee Day Enterprise’s corporate hierarchy. As organizations grow bigger and bigger, there is indeed less founder in July, the arrest of and less of power from the top, as opposed to power from the bottom. Transparent gover- Malvinder Singh of Ranbaxy, Religare nance norms and rules for corporate organi- zations will progressively ensure this shift of and Fortis - the arrival of one more power. Smaller corporate outfits can afford to be whistleblower scam for Infosys could autocracies, whereas larger organizations just be another textbook case of cor- will progressively become transparent democracies. porate crisis and unethical practices. This sure is an example of power from the whistle. Can one then expect an RTI kind of Will Infosys clean up its act now, or norm in corporate organizations soon? The power to call out the wrong, or the allegedly go the Satyam and Ranbaxy way? wrong, is soon emerging to be the trend.Let’s sit up and smell the coffee. 4. Investor activism will be the new big HARISH BIJOOR trend ahead. Investors will seek greater clar- ity at every step, much more than now. ust about a year ago in Investor scrutiny will get deeper than it November 2018(just after stands today for sure. Investors will sue as the fracas of the previ- well. Even in India. The balance of power ous year which involved between the investors and managements is Vishal Sikka), Nandan set to change. Nilekani, the Chairman ‘Why no action yet?’ of Infosys seemed to A GAIN-LOSS J have heaved a sigh of relief. He is famously ANALYSIS THEN? attributed to have said, ”Infosys is boring At the end of it all, this entire episode is a big again, and that’s a good thing”! win for the set of “ethical employees” who That sure was a good thing, but this good have showcased the issue in a whistleblower thing did not last. Infosys is back in the news Salil Parekh Vishal Sikka complaint. This is a big loss for thesets of again, not quite for all the good things it investors who lost money overnight. This is a does. Instead, it is about all the things it actu- since 21st October. And that is the financial Events such as these, whenever they big loss in image terms for Infosys. A ally abhors. tsunami it has set off. happen in corporate context, are loss that will take some time to Infosys, the poster-boy of good corporate The image-storm is likely to be of a greater always a distraction to business. recover from in the eyes of governance and all that it represents, is in dimension. There is a Class Action Suit in Bigger the company, bigger investors, clients, employ- the news for the wrong reasons. Reasons the US filed by the Rosen Law Firm, which the problem. Let me list ees and the lay public called to attention by a set of employee seems to want to represent the losses suf- down 4 things this event IN TERMS OF IMAGE by and large. whistleblowers who have brought to note fered by ADS holders in the US. Action in has created as new oper- FOR SURE, THE HURT IS BIG. Incidents such as malfeasance of the accounting kind. The India from the side of investors is slow as ating environment for REMEMBER, INFOSYS HAS ALWAYS these are cankers. allegations relate to two primary terrains. they nurse their hurt. Infosys, and indeed BEEN SEEN AS THE FLAG-BEARER OF These are cankers The first is about aggressive accounting tac- In terms of image for sure, the hurt is big. every corporate in TRANSPARENT AND GOOD CORPORATE that are left tics and the second is about hiding informa- Remember, Infosys has always been seen as similar space: GOVERNANCE. STALWARTS SUCH AS N R behind as a scar tion from auditors to boost revenue and prof- the flag-bearer of transparent and good cor- 1. It shakes up the on the image of it margins in the short term. Both damaging porate governance. Stalwarts such as N R organization and NARAYANA MURTHY AND NANDAN NILEKINI the firm in ques- in their own right. No corporate worth its Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekini have stirs up mindsets. It HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS tion. Yes these salt or chip will want allegations of this kind been at the forefront of this movement. They rocks image. It makes MOVEMENT. THEY IN MANY WAYS, WITH cankers will to be true. True or not, time will tell, but in in many ways, with indeed every founder for market gossip. It INDEED EVERY FOUNDER AND EARLY remain relatively the meantime, Infosys is in the eye of the and early employee evangelist of Infosys, helps competition re- EMPLOYEE EVANGELIST OF INFOSYS, benign and will be storm again. represent the movement of clean practice in position itself, even as REPRESENT THE MOVEMENT OF erased from public This is no small storm of process gone corporate governance, much before the best it seeks to use the situa- memory later than wrong. Instead, the storm attains a bigger practices we see enshrined in the laws of the tion to advantage. CLEAN PRACTICE IN CORPO- sooner, but till they dimension, as the company’s market cap lost day came into play. Therefore, the image-hurt Therefore, the important RATE GOVERNANCE last, the harm has been all of INR 53,000 Crore on day one in India is big. thing is to keep an eye on the done. after the disclosure hit the markets on 21 Even so. Public memory is proverbially and ball of business. And in this October, 2019. And the storm attains a bigger really short. Even this shall pass. Let me business, it is not the slow ball of —Harish Bijoor is a Brand The two letters sent by company dimension, as one peeks at US Investor loss- then look at issues solid, more solid than hockey, instead it the fast-paced ball of Guru & Founder, Harish Bijoor employees to the board es, which seem to nudge USD 6.52 Billion image. table tennis zipping through our senses. Consults Inc. BLOWING THE WHISTLE, ONCE TOO OFTEN...

spread failures in the compa- his greatest strategic achieve- charge as Chairman and CEO 2013 ny’s record-keeping and that ments, the “current board,” 2018 respectively. Infosys agrees to pay $34 mil- the company reportedly tried to alleged the whistleblower, had Salil Parekh takes charge as May 2018: Another whistleblow- lion to end a United States deceive U.S. consular officials described them as dud invest- CEO er writes to the securities mar- investigation related to the with false “invitation letters”, ments. These claims had been April 2018: The whistleblower ket regulators in India and the widespread practice of Indian which tell the government the rubbished by Sikka. The whistle- from 2017, in a letter to the SEBI US, after the company had firms of flying workers to client purpose of travel. blower then filed complaints Chairman, had said, “I have announced its intention to sell sites in the US on temporary Infosys agreed in the settlement with SEBI and the Board of the written several letters on the Panaya and Skava by March visas. The settlement, according that it committed civil violations company. The whistleblower shady acquisitions done by the 2019. Although former CEO to the US Justice Department, of US employment law but that alleged that shareholders’ earlier board of Infosys and Vishal Sikka had stepped down was the largest in a case of R Seshasayee, former non-exec- approval had not been obtained it was not required to admit and utive Chairman tried to bury the whole issue by following the controversy, the alleged civil fraud over visas. did not admit to further wrong- for paying Rajiv Bansal a sever- undertaking managed investiga- whistleblower turned his guns The case had been brought to doing. “Infosys denies and dis- 2017 ance package that was 30 times tions and paying some hush on Chairman Nandan Nilekani, light by whistle-blower Jack putes any claims of systemic more than required. “That is a money to earlier CFO Rajiv accusing him of “conniving with Nandan Nilekani Palmer in 2011. visa fraud, misuse of visas for A whistleblower alleged profi- big blatant violation of every Bansal.” This was with regard the current board to quietly indicated that wrongdoings had The Justice Department had competitive advantage or immi- teering from Panaya, a $200 mil- principle of corporate gover- Ultimately, the saga led to bury all the wrongdoings of the been found in the investigation alleged that Infosys knowingly gration abuse. Those claims are lion acquisition by the company. nance... it is a violation of the board Chairman Sesasayee and earlier board.” The fact that reports, “the release of which and unlawfully sent people to untrue and are assertions that Described by then CEO Vishal SEBI and Companies Act. It is a Vishal Sikka stepping down Sesasayee and Sikka had signed will be a damning indictment of work without proper visas and remain unproven,” said the Sikka, the first non-founder to violation of US SEC laws,” he / from their positions and Nandan “non-disparagement” obliga- the company and those direc- that there were alleged wide- company in a statement. assume that position, as one of she had said. Nilekani and Salil Parekh taking tions, said the whistleblower, tors.” c m y k c m y k MIND POWER FREDERICK THE GREAT MAX BORN PAGE Diplomacy without armaments is like music I am now convinced that theoretical physics is 6 without instruments actually philosophy Edit THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

Krishna Shastri Subhani LETTERS Devulapalli PILGRIM TAX The signing of Kartarpur corridor Off the beaten track agreement has paved the way for Indian pilgrims to visit the holy site of gurdwara Darbar Sahib without a visa. However, the Indian govern- ment has shown concern that the cor- No humour please, we’re ridor might be used by Pakistan to undermine India’s security. But Sikhs have a desire to access the site. The main issue that has been a point Indians using Facebook of discussion is the insistence of Pakistan to levy $20 as service charge per pilgrim. India has consistently ho doesn’t love food. Or who doesn’t have clueless friends, for that urged Pakistan to not levy any fee on matter. A well-meaning buddy of mine, not a particularly bright the pilgrims, but Pakistan has one, though, recently included me on this Facebook group, refused to waive the fee. Still, in the W‘WineDineMine’, dedicated to all things food, liquor and, I guess, interest of the pilgrims, India has ore. Only thing, it was meant exclusively for those who live north of the agreed to sign the agreement. Vindhyas. And I live in a quaint little town called Madras, which is 50km or so north of the historic Chinese city of Mahabalipuram, India’s hub Adish Bohra for plogging. Well, anyway, every day, I got into checking out things like “Can you rec- Via email ommend a good place for baba ganoush in Gurgaon?” to “I need a caterer for 50 people asap to serve authentic Indian-Chinese food for Japanese tourists”. It was an active, buzzing site. Made my day a bit lighter. And hungrier. SLOW DHANTERAS Recently there was this post: “Hi, Friends... wanted master cook who can All the hopes of Dhanteras bringing a prepare Mughlai dishes for my restaurant in Patna. Anyone interested, twist to the present market condi- please respond.” tions have been washed out. The eco- Two days later, when I checked out of curiosity, there was not a single Maharajah can rule, nomic slowdown seems to be in no response. I felt bad for the gentleman, one Mr A. Gupta, and decided to mood to leave India. According to the respond. I had been part of this group for a year and hadn't engaged even Confederation of All India Traders once. I thought maybe it was time for me to step up to the plate. (You saw what (CAIT), this Dhanteras was the most I did there? I said 'plate' and this is a food-related group. LOL!) disappointing in 10 years. And still “I am interested,” I said. the government seems to not make “Please give details,” he said. given a fair chance the economy their topmost priority. Me: What details? AG: Your bio, etc. first decade of the 21st and restructure the air- Kavya Shah Me: I write non-best- century after the launch line? Air India has prime selling books, like R.D. of no-frills carriers such real estate all over the Ujjain Burman songs and long as SpiceJet, GoAir and world, bilateral rights, walks on the beach when Manish Tewari Indigo. Low cost carriers prominent parking slots the Velankanni festival is entering the market dis- at most international air- BEWARE OF SENA over and done with. I have rupted business models of ports, fifth freedom rights good hair but I dye it. What State of the Union full-service players such in some cases and prof- Even if the BJP succeeds in getting about you? as Jet and Air India, eat- itable subsidiary compa- the Shiv Sena to accept its own AG: Thanks for those ing into their market nies. The whole package terms, the organisation is bound to details. But could you ndia’s flag carrier, The last one still has not share. With a rapidly has an enterprise value vent its anger by launching an even please tell me about your Air India, has long paid its employees. changing business model over five lakh crores if more caustic non-stop tirade catering/cooking experi- been vilified as the Together, these airlines in the aviation sector, properly valued and not against the BJP, thereby playing ence? poster child of what left unrecovered dues to along with severe regula- the 20,000 odd crores or the role of an “effective” Opposition Me: Sure. I could do that. ails India’s public the tune of `100,000 crores tory constraints that even much less that the while still enjoying the fruits of I don’t want to have any Isector undertakings. For before going belly up. hamper the competitive- government wants to power. In that event, the Sena will secrets from you. the last 20 years, govern- There is no empirical evi- ness of Indian carriers, hawk it off at to some be seen in a strange situation AG: Okay... er... I’m wait- ment after government dence that suggests that it’s not surprising that favoured oligarch. That where it will be criticising the same ing. has mulled over disin- the private sector can run not only Air India, no air- would be the scam of the government of which it is part and Me: Well, I cater to mid- vestment. The United an airline better. line is doing well in India. century and no minister parcel. It would, therefore, be better dlebrow readers. The Front Government in 1997 One of the key determi- A prudent analysis in in charge or Group of for the BJP to watch the unfolding Bengali and Mallu bigwigs and then two NDA gov- nants of an airline’s suc- fact shows that Air India Ministers would ever be drama from the sidelines, when the of Delhi publishing won’t ernments from 1998 to cess or failure is the price is actually doing better able to live it down. Congress and NCP will pull the give me time of day. As for 2004 attempted to sell Air of aviation turbine fuel. than most. In fact, it is The government has a strings with the Sena being cooking, I’m quite good at India. However, the Its cost accounts for already on a fast recovery pitiable track record of the puppet. track. A junior civil avia- correctly valuing public chopping onions really United Progressive All- roughly 40 per cent of an Arun Malankar fine. I do it whenever our Recently there was this post: ‘Hi, iance government for 10 airline’s operating costs. tion minister informed enterprises. It recently cook doesn’t turn up. Friends... wanted master cook long years tried to revive High taxes on aviation the Lok Sabha that Air found out that IRCTC, Mumbai AG: You own a restau- who can prepare Mughlai dishes the airline through finan- turbine fuel in India — India made an operating which it valued at just rant? cial infusions and a merg- one of the highest in the profit of `105 crore and a over `5,160 crores might Me: Why would you for my restaurant in Patna. er between Air India and world — make Indian car- net loss after tax of actually be worth twice DAYS NUMBERED think that? Anyone interested, please Indian Airlines that failed riers less competitive `3,836.77 crore in the 2015- that amount after draw- AG: You just said your respond.’... to get off the ground. against global players. 16 fiscal. Air India’s oper- ing an oversubscription The BJP has emerged the cook... The sell-off effort was Airlines pay several ating profit is expected to of 112 times the offer of single-largest party in Me: I’m talking of ‘I am interested,’ I said. revived again by the charges to airport opera- swell to `700-800 crores in `645 crores. It’s making a Devaki, the lady who ‘Please give details,’ he said. NDA/BJP government in tors, both private airports fiscal 2019-20. With proper similar error with Air both Maharashtra and makes our grub at home... 2017 but found no takers. and Airport Authority of policy support from the India. Therefore, the gov- Haryana but has fallen AG: Can she cook Me: What details? Once again the current India-operated airports, government, the Maha- ernment must rethink its Mughlai? government is in the for landing, parking, rajah is capable of emerg- decision to sell the short of the halfway mark Me: No. She is from the process of formulating an route navigation and roy- ing as India’s number one Maharajah. A wiser deci- in both states, which is a deep south. She can make a killer Gobi Manchurian, though. Expression of Interest to alty. Other than these carrier again within the sion would be to appropri- clear message that the AG: Which part of Patna are you from? find a possible suitor. charges, airlines have to next five years. ately value Air India, Me: I’m from Besant Nagar, Chennai. I just told you about the Velankanni However, it is erroneous send their planes abroad If Air India is shuttered, restructure the airline, party can't always ride on festival. ROFL! Why would you think I’m from Patna? to view Air India from the due to lack of repair, the world’s fastest grow- reform policy and then the emotive issues of AG: Then why are you talking to me at all? I don’t see how any of this has to prism of an ailing public maintenance, and over- ing aviation market will give the airline a chance do with my requirements... sector enterprise in India. haul facilities in India, just have a single full-ser- to turn profitable. nationalism and reap rich Me: But you said “Anyone interested, please respond”. In fact, it should be seen but get no input credit for vice carrier that is also a If the government wants dividends forever. The AG: So you ARE interested? as symptomatic of the taxes paid abroad. collaboration between to reduce its equity stake Me: Of course I am. Why would I respond otherwise? I’m not mad or jobless, larger distress in the avia- The regulatory frame- Singapore Airlines Ltd in Air India to even 26 per poll results show that the you know. tion sector in India that work in the aviation sec- and the Tata Group. cent or less, a better way BJP may not be able to AG: Sorry... I am confused. Are you a Mughlai cook? Or is this Devaki per- warrants institutional tor is hurting competi- Incidentally, it is making would be to divest the last much longer in the son one? And you don't mind moving here? reform. This malaise in tiveness of Indian carri- losses, too. Whether gov- equity in the market and Me: Neither. I just told you I’m a writer. And why would Devaki move to the aviation sector has ers. Till 2016, the govern- ernment-owned or pri- make it a shareholder- coming days. It seems Patna? Don’t get ideas, okay? affected public and pri- ment had a self-defeating vate-owned is not the owned company driven that the eyes of the pub- AG: Then why the f@#k are you having this conversation, you moron? vate players alike. rule of 5/20, which meant issue, moot is a compre- by an independent board Me: Hey, listen, Mr Gupta. No need to be rude, okay. I was interested. So I The irony is that over an airline had to operate hensive overhaul of the and liberated from the lic are now open. contacted you. the last four years, India’s for five years in India and regulatory framework in clutches of the civil avia- Seraj Ali AG: Saalaa ... whathef@%&k are you interested in? Tell me, man! aviation market has have 20 aircraft to be able this sector, a restructur- tion ministry completely. Me: I’m interested that you are in Patna and want a Mughlai cook. I want grown at a yearly average to fly overseas. This con- ing of Air India’s opera- This is the new norm Bengaluru the backstory. What happened to your previous cook? Did you have a previ- rate of 20 per cent, among strained airlines revenue tions and a redefining of globally. The minister ous cook at all? Or is this your first brush with Mughlai? When did you start the fastest in the world. generation capacity. Air- its market position. concerned has spent a your business? What are the challenges of making Mughlai food in Patna? Do Despite this, all major air- lines now need to operate If the government has to lifetime in government you think you are better off setting up a Chinese restaurant? Are you lonely? line players are in dire only 20 aircraft on local write off Air India’s debt service as a distinguished JUDICIAL INJUSTICES Are you a dog person or a cat person? Who do you think suited Dev Anand financial straits. routes to start flying before making it attrac- diplomat, probably flying It is the dream of almost every person better? Kishore Kumar or Rafi? That kind of thing. A product of India’s abroad. Further, the Cen- tive for disinvestment, Air India around the who joins judicial service to become a AG: Give me your phone number. I’ll call and explain in detail, you #$% ... “open sky” policy intro- tre allows 100 per cent why not absorb the debt world. He must cast High Court judge one day. A good Me: Bfn. Someone is at the door. duced in the early 1990s, Foreign Direct Invest- around for more innova- remuneration is provided to every I tell you, people can be so rude. Jet Airways, India’s ment (FDI) in airlines, but tive options than just a officer of the subordinate judiciary largest private airline at has strangely has capped A prudent analysis in heavily discounted gar- nowadays. But monetary remunera- one time, is the most it at 49 per cent if foreign fact shows that Air age sale. Air India tion is not what motivates them to Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a humour writer, novelist, columnist recent among 10 private- carriers wants to invest India is actually doing deserves better. join judicial service. Even if an offi- and screenwriter ly-promoted airlines that in an Indian aviation better than most. In cer gets elevated as a High Court have collapsed in less company. Since aviation fact, it is already on a The author is a lawyer, judge for only two years it’s a big than 30 years. Other carri- is a highly capital-inten- Member of Parliament recognition. But the sad reality is ers that have suspended sive business, FDI curbs fast recovery track... and former Union infor- that in the past despite there being operations include the prevent it from acquiring Air India’s operating mation and broadcasting vacancies sincere and hardworking Editor’s Note — On Sundays the Asian Age will no longer carry its two East-West Airlines, Dam- new technology and best profit is expected to minister. The views officers have retired without know- edits. Instead, we will carry a regular feature by selected contributors. ania Airways, Sahara practices. swell to `700-800 expressed are ing whether their name was recom- This will relate to issues of the day, or just slices of life. Hope it enriches Airlines, ModiLuft, Air The Indian market personal. Twitter handle mended and if recommended why it your Sunday reading experience. Deccan and Kingfisher. expanded rapidly in the crores in 2019-20. @manishtewari was rejected. There must be a forum where such issues can be raised. Krishna Deka Guwahati Exit Nadda, enter Baluni? clearly against the Congress, but they rime Minister Narendra Modi is still managed to form government Plikely to opt for a Cabinet reshuf- Priyanka to power Udaipur awakening with the support of Independents and SOUR GRAPES fle soon. The BJP is set to have J.P. the Haryana Janhit Congress. Nadda as its full-time party chief searching questions regarding finan- Rajasthan unit of the party hosting This refers to the Congress Party’s before the year-end. In the process cial transactions. While everyone in the jamboree. ‘Protectionist’ Pawar jibe that the JJP will remain the some leaders from the party are set to the party is tightlipped about it, some BJP’s B Team. There is nothing join the government while there is a see the income tax department inves- Kanda is in luck! ould Sharad Pawar contemplate wrong in branding JJP as the B team possibility of few leaving the govern- tigations as “routine” and a part of Wa merger of his Nationalist of BJP as Dushyant Chautala will ment and opting for party work. Mr the ongoing investigation against the orty seems to be a lucky number Congress Party with the Congress after all not be chief minister. On the Nadda, for instance, is himself a chief accountant of the party. Ffor Gopal Goyal Kanda, a contro- Party? Apparently, Rahul Gandhi and other hand, did not the Congress Union minister. Anil Baluni, a young versial Independent MLA from Mr Pawar are serious about coming play second fiddle to JD(U) in Rajya Sabha member and BJP func- Congress regrouping Haryana, accused of rape leading to together and Sushil Kumar Shinde is Karnataka, offering the CM’s post to tionary from Uttarakhand, is likely to the death of an airhostess. In 2009, Mr working out the details. But there is a them? Having failed to get the sup- join the goverment as he is seen as a uoyed by good performances in Kanda had teamed up with the catch. Mr Pawar and the NCP are will- port of JJP to form the government challenger to Uttarakhand chief min- BHaryana and Maharashtra, the Congress when the Bhupender Singh ing to consider a political reunion but in Haryana, the Congress is raging. ister . Congress leadership is toying with Hooda-led Congress had hurriedly are unwilling to transfer assets such N. 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SUNDAY INTERVIEW Dilip Cherian Dilli Ka ‘The BJP lost the plot as they kept asking Babu CALL FOR SEPARATE for votes in the name of NRC, Article 370’ ARUNACHAL CADRE The Congress finds itself in a they tried, but Captain Ajay Just a few months you are going ahead, and that runachal Pradesh chief resurgent mode after its per- Yadav and his son and the ago, in the Lok Sabha too with horse trading to minister formance in the Assembly Congress workers all stood form the government. This is Ahas made a strong pitch elections in Maharashtra and their ground. But in some elections, the BJP nothing but lust for power. for separate IAS, IPS and IFS Haryana. The Haryana places, yes, there was some was leading in 79 of We say that like-minded peo- cadres for better development Congress chief KUMARI foul play. I also got a call from the 90 Assembly ple and MLAs should come of the state. It’s not just the CM, SELJA speaks with ASHHAR some of our candidates, then segments. Today, together. Else we will play the but apparently, the state BJP KHAN on the party’s perfor- our workers reached there. role of a constructive too favours separate cadres for mance in the polls. The BJP has tried this at sev- they are reduced to Opposition. While we are con- bureaucrats in the state. eral places and at some places 40, which is virtually structive as far as the devel- Compounded by the fact that The results are out and the we have lost with very slim half. It shows people opment of the state is con- many IAS officers are Congress has done much bet- margins. Of course, now we did not want them to cerned, we will never ever reluctant to serve in the ter than expected. Your com- will have to see what we can form the government. fail on any forum, whether it Northeast, the chief minister’s ments? do about that. But the BJP is is getting down to the streets concern about the quality of so unscrupulous that they or the Vidhan Sabha. We will administration requires One thing that is evident is will resort to anything. The BJP lost the plot as they never fail in raising issues attention. that people of Haryana have kept asking for votes in the that matter to the people of Mr Khandu’s main gripe is totally and absolutely reject- Was there any talk of your name of the NRC, the abroga- Haryana. The Congress on that officials sent from Delhi to ed the BJP government. It is party joining with the JJP or tion of Article 370, etc. They one hand wants overall devel- serve in Arunachal Pradesh another matter that in their Independents to keep the BJP did not even touch upon the opment of the state but if we come for a short duration. By lust for power they are trying out of power in the state? issues that relate to the peo- find that the government is the time they come to grips to cling on to it. They tried to ple of Haryana, such as huge not doing its job we will raise with the system, they are get Independent candidates Everybody knows the ver- unemployment amongst the our voice. transferred, causing a drain of by lifting them forcibly and dict of the people — it is anti- youth — which happens to be knowledge and slowing down resorting to every trick. This BJP. Otherwise the people of the highest in the country. The Congress also objected to the working of the state is horse trading. the state would have voted for Also, there was rise in crime Gopal Kanda, who is an administration. A separate them conclusively. Just a few in the state, the plight of accused in a criminal case state civil service cadre, they On the performance of the months ago, in the Lok Sabha women, farmers’ distress, and intends to give support to believe, at the top, would Congress: Are you satisfied elections, the BJP was leading employees were unhappy. the BJP. What is your take? create a sense of ownership or do you think the party in 79 of the 90 Assembly seg- And, the poorer sections of Congress leader Kumari Selja — SONDEEP SHANKAR and responsibility and make could have done much better? ments. Today, they are the society, for five years they The BJP has double stan- the administration more reduced to 40, which is virtu- weren’t given any ration well, for example. So there the Congress in every elec- dards. Earlier, he was responsive to the needs of the Obviously, when you come ally half. It shows that the peo- cards or BPL cards and the are always many factors that tion. That is the way ticket untouchable for them but state. so near you feel that, maybe, ple of Haryana did not want government kept telling them contribute to winning or not distribution is done in our now that he got elected, they It’s not clear whether the we could have done a little them to form the government. to go and register so that you winning. It can’t be one spe- party. So that kind of demon- are wooing him. It is a typical Centre will be receptive to the better. One thing of course is Else they would have easily get a house. Now for five cific issue. stration outside the residence characteristic of the BJP. chief minister’s demand. Yet, that we could have achieved had a simple majority and years you kept asking poor of Sonia Gandhi’s house was They preach one thing and in the recent months, there much more in terms of seats, formed the government. But people to keep registering — There was infighting within completely uncalled for. But practice something complete- have been attempts by the but you can see that when the the people of Haryana thought for how long? When will these the Congress. Some rebel can- then, ultimately, Congress ly opposite to that. government to liberalise counting was going on the otherwise, and then let’s not dwellings be delivered? So didates were put up. Did this workers went into the field service rules to make the BJP tried every trick in the forget that the majority of people actually had no faith impact the party? and fought the elections The results in Haryana and Northeast more attractive to book to ensure that Congress votes are anti-BJP. Whether in the BJP. The BJP realised extremely well. Maharashtra have brought UT cadre officials who get candidates lost. Regarding they were Independents or this and tried to use diver- The former state unit chief cheer to the Congress after posted to Arunachal Pradesh recounting of votes, where smaller parties, everybody got sionary tactics of referring to Ashok Tanwar was already What’s next for the party in the drubbing it got in the Lok and other Northeastern states. the margin was very slim, votes that were against the the NRC and the abrogation out of the Congress. He had Haryana? It seems that the Sabha elections. Your com- many of our candidates have BJP. All these parties went of Article 370. They were already resigned. We in the BJP will form a government ments? told us that the BJP tried to against the ideology of the things that people could not Congress put up a united in the state. intimidate them, misusing BJP. So the people have voted relate to. front and everybody went Definitely it has bolstered WEEDING OUT their power. The fact is that against the BJP’s ideology and into the polls in the right spir- It’s extremely unethical and the Congress and the they are in government, but its government. It is because The Congress did not do well it. immoral the way BJP is going Opposition. It has brought THE CORRUPT still they tried to do all that. of this that the others should in urban centres like about in terms of government immense joy to the cadres, Obviously, they did not see have got together and kept the Gurugram or Faridabad. Do Your former state unit chief formation. The way they are especially the fact that the n June and then in August, the writing on the wall. BJP out of power as per the you think the Congress could Ashok Tanwar accused you lifting MLAs — on one hand, party is fighting back and the Modi sarkar will of the people. not connect in the urban cen- all of selling tickets and they preach about high moral raising issues. That is res- Icompulsorily retired 64 tax Many of your candidates tres? protested outside the resi- ground and then on the other onating with the people. officials, including have lost with wafer-thin What were the real issues in dence of the Congress presi- hand, even without getting a There is now faith returning commissioner-rank officials, margins. Do you suspect any this election? Before the polls I wouldn’t say that but there dent. Do you think all that clear mandate, they say it’s a to the people that the on various charges, including foul play? your party said that the BJP are a host of other factors that diminished the party’s historic win. What is so his- Congress is a solid alterna- corruption. But the Centre’s is talking about the abroga- were responsible. In some chances? toric about this win? The fact tive. We always try and do drive against corruption in I can name several con- tion of Article 370 instead of places it could be that there is that people did not vote for our best in elections and it’s babudom is not limited to tax stituencies, including real issues. What went wrong were rebels and the candi- All this was uncalled for. A you, people did not want you always satisfying when the officials, as reported in this Hathin, and even in Rewari for the BJP? dates could not campaign process is always in place in to form the government. Yet results are good. column earlier. The government is believed to be examining and reviewing the annual confidential reports of all employees, particularly those facing criminal or corruption charges. Sources say that the Centre Patriotic Trump: To impeach or not? has directed all cadre- controlling authorities to establish a procedure to ment. Bill Clinton was impeached The newspapers which Biden by withholding a military aid and defending his behaviour. There identify such officials and by a Republican majority House but tend to be more fact- package passed by the US Congress. seems to be no defence against the compulsorily retire them. The acquitted by the Senate a couple of In every way, he has undermined the false patriot who peddles slogans. states too have been asked to Aakar decades ago, and such things are based, Trump has declared democratic process and acted This is a cautionary tale. It is what prepare lists of officials facing determined more by party politics war against. This week, against the interests of his nation. happens to countries where the mad serious charges. Similarly, the Patel than by actual guilt. Mr Trump has Trump ordered the banning But through all of this drama, it is and rabid narrative of nationalism ministry of personnel, which been accused since being elected of of the New York Times and Mr Trump who is pretending to be takes over, as it has also done in controls the IAS cadre, is being in collusion with Vladimir the nationalist and the patriot. It is India. The facts have become unim- believed to be preparing a list Putin. It is indisputable now that the Washington Post from his slogan that says “Make America portant and useless. What is impor- of “tainted” babus for their Russia has maliciously interfered all federal offices. This is Great Again”, though he is clearly tant is the constant shouting of patri- removal from service, in a with, influenced and obstructed the the level of pettiness one acting against his nation’s interests. otism, even as one undermines the phased manner. The central amuel Johnson, who com- democratic process in America. descends to through After whistleblowers in his adminis- interests of the people. And the abus- investigative agencies such as piled the English dictionary, Using the social media and fake tration alerted Congress to the ing of rivals as being traitors. Just the Central Bureau of once said: “Patriotism is the news, it helped ensure that Hillary bogus nationalism. Ukraine call, Mr Trump turned like in India, the media is also a par- Investigation (CBI), National last refuge of the scoundrel.” Clinton lost the 2016 election and Mr around and accused them of acting ticipant. Mr Trump has strong back- Investigation Agency (NIA) Meaning that any crime and Trump won. Both the CIA and the during the campaign. Michael against the nation’s interests. He ing through all of his wrongdoing and Enforcement Directorate Sany misbehaviour was tolerated as FBI under Mr Trump have said this. Cohen, Mr Trump’s lawyer and calls them the “deep state”, alleging from particular news channels. The (ED) are reportedly identifying long as it was committed by one who Following the various revelations, fixer, pleaded guilty to lying to that they want to take control and newspapers which tend to be more corrupt officials for action kept shouting that he loved his coun- it was decided to set up an indepen- Congress about the 2016 presidential undermine democracy. The facts are fact-based, he has declared war against them. try. And on the other hand, the indi- dent investigation under the former campaign. Paul Manafort, Mr clear about who is doing the illegal against. This week, Mr Trump The Centre’s determined war vidual who questioned the behaviour FBI director Robert Mueller to look Trump’s campaign chairman, who activity, but the facts do not seem to ordered the banning of the New York against corruption has sent of the country or government was a at Russian interference. After the pleaded guilty to conspiracy against stop the side backing Mr Trump Times and the Washington Post from jitters down the babu corridors traitor, no matter how noble the per- Mueller report, a number of Trump the US and conspiracy to obstruct from saying that it is they who are all federal offices. This is the level of but will win kudos from the son was. In our time and in our coun- associates were convicted for justice, is also in jail. acting against the anti-nationals. pettiness one descends to through public if the deadwood is try this is true also. I will come to wrongdoing. The list included Mr Trump’s son and son-in-law They use the hatred of immigrants the defence of bogus nationalism. indeed weeded out of the that later, but first let us look at what Michael Flynn, Mr Trump’s nation- have been in meetings with Russian and Muslims as the primary weapon It has become an acceptable substi- system. is happening in the United States. al security adviser, who was jailed operatives. Some of the Russians in to mobilise their base and any illegal tute for actual patriotism, which President Donald Trump is about to for lying to the FBI. Rick Gates, Mr the meetings have also been convict- action that they take is forgiven means a love of the people and not a be impeached by the House of Trump’s deputy campaign manager, ed of spying, showing this was because they take this extreme posi- hatred of something. And it is very Representatives. The US Senate will who was guilty of conspiracy endemic. But the illegal activity does tion. difficult to remove from the system A NOBEL then decide whether to acquit or con- against the United States and mak- not end there. Mr Trump has used Because Mr Trump is still popular once it is inserted, as America is vict him. ing false statements to FBI agents. campaign money to pay off women with certain parts of American soci- finding out. CONNECTION Presidents are immune from George Papadopoulos, a Trump for- that he had slept with, and that is ety, especially white working class crimes committed while they are in eign policy adviser, was jailed for illegal. Now it has become clear that men and women, his party is doing Aakar Patel is a writer, s the nation celebrates office but they can be removed making false statements to the FBI he was blackmailing Ukraine to tak- the cowardly thing. Most of them are columnist and executive director of the announcement of through the process of impeach- about his contacts with Russians ing action against his rival Joe either running away or enabling Amnesty International (India) Athis year’s Nobel Prize for Economics to Abhijit Banerjee as one of the three recipients, senior IPS officer Neena Singh is being feted for he issue of the silence of the tude to its roots. They go back to Muslim majority to Indian the UN Security Council to claim authoring two research papers Muslims of India on the tra- January 6, 1948, when India’s Muslims: “They feel that the to its members that “Kashmir’s with the Nobel Laureate. vails of Kashmiri Muslims deputy prime minister Vallabhbhai progress and prosperity of accession to India is irrevocable”. Neena Singh is a 1989-batch Thas been simmering ever Patel addressed a meeting shortly Kashmir is a visible symbol of sec- Muslims who met to voice their IPS officer of the Rajasthan since the Instrument of Accession after his colleague Maulana Abul ular democracy....” grievances were communalists; if cadre. Her joint work with the A.G. of October 26, 1947. The Narendra Kalam Azad had addressed the This echoed the new line Nehru they met to support India’s case on Nobel Laureates Abhijit Modi government’s assault on the Indian Union Muslim Conference propounded — Kashmir’s continu- Kashmir, they were nationalists. Banerjee and Esther Duflo is Noorani very existence of Kashmir’s auton- on December 28, 1947, both in ance in the Indian Union was nec- It saw the rise and financial pros- titled “The Efficient omy on August 5 has brought the Lucknow. Patel said: “I want to ask essary to protect India’s secular- perity of Uncle Toms among Deployment of Police issue to the fore. Silence in the the Indian Muslims only one ques- ism and Indian Muslims. This Muslims. In 2019, this craven poli- Resources: Theory and New crime is not only inexplicable but tion. In the recent All-India Muslim hostage theory was propagated cy must end. Evidence from a Randomised condemnable. Conference why did you not open belatedly. Why then was plebiscite First, Muslims of India must pro- Drunk Driving Crackdown in Reputed Kashmiri journalist your mouth on the Kashmir issue? espoused by Nehru from 1947 to vide help and succour to the India” was published last Yusuf Jameel reported: “Kashmiri Why did you not condemn the 1953? The publications division of Kashmiris; especially the students month. It calls for the The Uncle Muslims acknowledge the con- action of Pakistan? These things the external affairs ministry pub- who face hardships. Next, they dispersed model of police straints on Indian Muslim leaders create doubt in the minds of the peo- lished a brochure on Indian must voice their views freely. In deployment rather than the and that in the current political ple.” Muslims on Kashmir. It was dis- 1947, both Jinnah and Nehru said intense “hot spot” model. It Toms among environs the latter have to watch Nehru did not emulate Patel’s tributed all over the place like a that the future of minorities advocates that rotating police their statements and actions, par- McCarthyite test of loyalty. But as wedding invitation card. This dis- depended on the state of relations checkpoints reduces night ticularly on Kashmir. They can’t events picked up, he became graceful ploy worked. Muslims between Pakistan and India. accidents by 17 per cent and afford to go against the tide. They increasingly intolerant of dissent withdrew into a shell whenever the Muslims should urge a settlement night deaths by 25 per cent. Indian Muslims also realise that Indian Muslims on his foreign policies, particular- word Kashmir was uttered. of the Kashmir problem and thus Fixed checkpoints have no are as responsible Indians as any ly on Kashmir. He had his friend Soon this intolerance was extend- improvement in Pakistan-India significant effect, the paper other and, therefore, should not be Mridula Sarabhai thrown out of ed to espousal of redress for the relations. Finally, they must voice says. over Kashmir expected to deviate from the the Constitution Club because she mounting grievances of Muslims; their support, in company with national position on Kashmir.” disagreed with his Kashmir policy. or education, employment, even hosts of civil libertarians, against Love them, hate them He noticed the empathy of Indian She supported Sheikh Abdullah till basic physical safety, and police human rights violations in ignore them at national peril, Muslims but is concerned about the her last breath. outrages. Muslims of riot-torn Kashmir. is the babu guarantee and silence and worse of some of them. The Nawab of Chhatari referred Sambalpur met, not to demand pro- Dilip’s belief. Share The time has come to trace this atti- to the special stakes of Kashmir’s tection, but to send a telegram to By arrangement with Dawn significant babu escapades [email protected] Dementia risk Eating lots of trans fats found in fried PAGE food, cakes and biscuits ‘could put you at 8 greater risk of getting dementia’ Science+Health THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI IN BRIEF Parents influence ‘bonding hormone’ Healthy ways ■Maternal involvement during play sessions may boost oxytocin system in children Washington, Oct. 26: The sions. to control behaviour of parents may Kin’s key role in saving ‘Kids must be at least 12 “If mothers were partic- influence their children’s ularly involved in the developing system of oxy- kids from being bullied before they’re left alone’ game with their children, diabetes Type 2 tocin — a hormone there was a greater reduc- involved in social interac- Washington, Oct. 26: Children who have Washington, Oct. 26: Children should tion in DNA methylation tion and bonding in mam- faced childhood trauma known as be at least twelve years old before they of the oxytocin receptor iabetes is an expensive disease not only in mals — according to a adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are left home alone for four hours or gene one year later. terms of medication, but the amount of study that highlights the are more likely to be bullied by others longer, most social workers believe. Decreased DNA methyla- Ddamage and disability that it brings along. Asteroid caused importance of parenting but their families can help in reducing Scientists asked for the opinions of tion in this region has pre- Generally people feel that they can control this dis- in infant health. the risk, says a recent study. 500 workers in the US — and found half viously been associated ease with a pill or two, but they fail to realise the extinction during The researchers, includ- The new research was presented at the thought it should be illegal for a 12- with increased expression damage diabetes causes to their kidneys, eyes, ing those from the Max American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) year-old to be on their own for long of the oxytocin receptor heart, arteries, nerves and other organs of the last ice-age Planck Institute for 2019 National Conference & Exhibition. periods. gene,” Krol said. body. Diabetes does not come overnight, it takes Human Cognitive and “Bullying is a widespread problem, Researchers called for laws to specify The study noted that time to develop. Our body gives us signs to recog- Washington: Researchers Brain Sciences in especially among children experiencing the age at which a child should be left greater maternal involve- nise it, but we tend to ignore them. have found further evidence Germany, observed a free other forms of trauma,” said the home alone in order to clarify bound- ment during play sessions Let’s understand how it supporting the theory that play interaction between abstract's presenting author and princi- aries. may boost the oxytocin actually happens. Insulin, an extraterrestrial body such 101 mothers and their five- pal investigator Elizabeth Li, a The University of Iowa team said it system in children. a hormone produced by the as an asteroid or a comet month-old children. researcher in the Department of would help social workers spot cases of “Importantly, we also pancreas, helps the body may have crashed into the They collected saliva Pediatrics at Steven & Alexandra Cohen neglect and protect children from found that the DNA use glucose for energy. Due Earth almost 13,000 years samples from both the Children's Medical Center of New York. potential harm. methylation levels reflect- to some genetic and ago, and caused the extinc- mother and the infant, "It can lead to mental health problems Children should be at least 12 years ed infant temperament, lifestyle risk factors, our tion of many large animals, and then a year later, later on, affecting those who are bullied, old before they are left home alone for which was reported to us body develops insulin and a likely decline in early when the child was 18 those who do the bullying, and those wit- four hours or longer, most social work- by the parents. The chil- resistance due to which it Taranjeet Kaur human population. months old to quantify the nessing it," added principal investigator ers from the US believe in a survey. dren with higher methyla- cannot use the produced The study, published in the oxytocin levels. Elizabeth Li. — ANI — Agencies tion levels at 18-months, insulin efficiently. When Risk factors journal Scientific Reports, The study, published in and presumably lower lev- muscles, fat and liver cells the journal els of oxytocin receptor, do not respond properly to noted that an asteroid or a Science ◗ A way to recog- comet hit the Earth, or blew Advances, noted that social behaviours, the hold. ment during the play ses- were also more tempera- insulin, the pancreas tries up in the atmosphere greater involvement by study noted. “The oxytocin receptor sion was linked to chemi- mental and less well bal- to keep up with the demand nise insulin 12,800 years ago, causing a mothers during the play The researchers said is essential for the hor- cal changes in the produc- anced,” Krol said. by producing more insulin, resistance is to period of extreme cooling interaction may have the that some cells in the body mone oxytocin to exert its tion of the infant’s oxy- According to the but eventually it cannot. measure waist that may have led to the potential to upregulate reacted to oxytocin effects and the gene can tocin receptor gene. researchers, social inter- Excess glucose builds up in ◗ A waistline of extinction of more than 35 the oxytocin system in through the oxytocin determine how many are She said that chemical action with caregivers can the blood, setting the stage 35.5 inches or species including giant their kids. receptors present on their produced,” said study co- modifications called DNA influence our biological for pre-diabetes or dia- sloths, sabre-tooth cats, and The hormone oxytocin surfaces, and the genes author Kathleen Krol methylation undergone by and psychological devel- betes. more for men mammoths in what is called is actively involved in involved in producing from the University of the receptor genes were opment through chemical The most common way to and 31.5 inches the Younger Dryas climate early social, perceptual, these receptors were Virginia in the US. determined by the quality changes to the genes recognise the insulin or more for event. The researchers, and cognitive processes, essential for the hor- Krol said that the quali- of the mother’s involve- behind the oxytocin sys- resistance risk is to meas- women leads to including those from the and it influences complex mone’s effects to take ty of a mother's involve- ment during play ses- tem. — PTI ure your waist circumfer- insulin resistance University of South Carolina ence. For Indians, a waist- (UofSC) in the US, found line of 35.5 inches or more further evidence of a cosmic for men and 31.5 inches or more for women places impact based on research Exercise helps us at a risk of developing insulin resistance. done at White Pond near Potatoes boost athlete’s performance Besides, if we have any of the following three, we Elgin in the US. The new heart failure are at a risk of insulin resistance: study adds to the discovery New Delhi, Oct. 26: A new ◗ study published in the 1. High triglyceride (more than 150mg/dl) of platinum spikes — an ele- research reveals that con- The scientists recruited 12 par- journal of 'Applied patients 2. Low HDL cholesterol (less than 50 mg/dl ment associated with cos- suming potato puree ticipants, who were healthy Physiology.' in women & 40 mg/dl in men) mic objects like asteroids or instead of commercial and devoted to their The scientists recruited Washington, Oct. 26: A 3. High blood pressure (more than 130/85 comets — in multiple carbohydrate gel gives the sport, averaging 165 12 participants, who were new study has found mg/dl or on medication for hypertension) places across the world, same result to athletes for miles (267 kilometres) healthy and devoted to that exercise results in 4. Fasting blood sugar more than 100mg/dl. including North America, sustaining blood glucose per week on their bicy- their sport, averaging 165 improved health of Let’s understand how to reverse insulin resist- Europe, western Asia, and levels during long work- cles. All had been train- miles (267 kilometres) per blood vessels in heart, ance and prevent ourselves from getting diabetes recently in Chile and South out sessions. ing for years. week on their bicycles. All even for those who had as most of it is rellated to lifestyle. Africa. “First, we thought it Nicholas Burd, professor had been training for experienced heart fail- 1. EAT THREE MEALS ADAY: Have three bal- was a North American of kinesiology and com- years. ure. anced meals with a gap of 5 hours between break- event, and then there munity health at the “Potatoes are a promis- study. To qualify for the trials, The research from the fast & lunch and then lunch & dinner. was evidence in Europe and University of Illinois, US, ing alternative for ath- “Furthermore, they the cyclists had to reach a University of Missouri 2. DRINK WATER: Make sure to drink ade- elsewhere that it was a said: “Our study's aim was letes because they repre- serve as a savoury race specific threshold for aer- has found exercise can quate water and try to avoid sugary and artificial- Northern Hemisphere to expand and diversify sent a cost-effective, nutri- fuel option when com- obic fitness and complete improve the health of ly sweetened drinks. event. And now with the race-fuelling options for ent-dense and whole-food pared with the high sweet- a 120-minute cycling chal- blood vessels in those 3. AVOID PROCESSED FOODS: Most packaged research in Chile and South athletes and offset flavour source of carbohydrates,” ness of (carbohydrate) lenge followed by a time who experienced heart foods contain refined flours and high sugars, Africa, it looks like it was fatigue.” added Burd, who led the gels,” said Burd in the trial. — ANI failure. The finding is which may lead to insulin resistance. probably a global event,” based on a study look- 4. LIMIT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: High intake said study co-author ing at swines, which of alcohol can lead to weight gain and may Christopher Moore from have very similar blood increase the blood pressure and triglyceride val- UofSC. Archeologists con- HEALTH I MATTERS RESEARCHERS MAY DEVELOP QUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM vessels and heart mus- ues, setting the stage for insulin resistance. tinue to find evidence of an cles as humans. 5. QUIT SMOKING: Smoking doubles the risk asteroid or comet Washington: A recent of years to months. Craig Emter, associate of getting diabetes compared to non-smokers. impact pertaining to this FATS CAN DO discovery by However, it is still professor in the College 6. EXERCISE: Regular physical activity helps time period, the study researchers can help impossible to deter- of Veterinary Medicine, manage blood sugar levels. noted. “There have been WONDERS TO them develop short- mine the precise tim- studied three different 7. Sleep well: Late nights, regular sleep dep- numerous papers that have term earthquake fore- ing of the event. groups of swine with rivation and disturbed sleep increase the risk of come out in the past couple SKIN: STUDY cast so that people can More accurate and heart failure: one group insulin resistance, diabetes and obesity. of years with similar data be evacuated from the reliable short-term was inactive; a second 8. BE STRESS FREE: Deep breathing, yoga, from other sites”. — PTI Washington: A new seismic impact zone change five days forecasts are necessary group exercised using gardening, exercise, meditation etc have helped study has revealed that quickly. before a seismic event. so that people can be intervals with a higher lower stress levels. . consuming oil in a well- An international team This data can help evacuated from the level of intensity for The writer is Metabolic Balance® balanced ketogenic diet of researchers, which experts develop short- seismic impact zone. short periods of time. coach & head nutritionist, is beneficial for one's includes physicists term earthquake fore- To do this, the — ANI AktivHealth skin. from HSE University cast methods. The researchers record var- “This study leads to a and the RAS Space results of the study ious anomalies and broader understanding Research Institute (IKI), have been published in manifestations of geo- of possible effects of have discovered that the journal — Doklady physical processes in ketogenic diets with a with an impending Earth Sciences. seismically active very high-fat content on earthquake, the param- Today, scientists can regions. The list of pre- Bamboo tapping helps in skin inflammation and eters of internal gravity predict seismic disas- cursors is constantly underlines the impor- waves (IGWs) can ters ranging from tens updated. — ANI tance of the composi- tion of fatty acids in the warding off body pain diet,” said co-lead Researchers investigator, Barbara NEW FRENCH RULES TO RESTORE ‘TRAFFIC TRANQUILLITY’ London, Oct. 26: There is beauty and health care. Kofler, PhD, Research Paris: France is bring- dren and handicapped good news for people suf- More pain on Bamboo tapping discover Program for Receptor ing in new rules for the people”. fering from body pain. involves using a tightly Biochemistry and Tumor use of electric scooters Other rules coming Bamboo tapping, an humid days bound bundle of thin rods blindness gene Metabolism, following hundreds of into force include: ancient Chinese therapy of bamboo that resembles Department of incidents involving the Riding on the pave- has in recent times People with long-term the end of a narrow old- Washington: Researchers Pediatrics, Paracelsus vehicles, including sev- ment will be prohibited become an extremely pop- health problems such as fashioned broom, to tap have found a promising way Medical University, eral deaths. unless in designated ular technique to relieve arthritis are more likely areas of the body. to develop gene and cell Salzburg, Austria. Riders will be areas, and then at pain. to feel pain on humid Brindle was quoted as therapies, capable of treat- “We have found that a required to be at least low environmental walking speed only “Tapping with bamboo days, a study has suggest- saying that bamboo has ing blindness-causing syn- well-balanced ketogenic 12 and will not be able impact. Only one rider will be is an ancient Chinese ed. historically been used for drome. A genetic mutation diet, limited primarily to to ride their scooter on Junior transport min- allowed per device, therapy called Pai Sha. Folklore suggests the its flexibility and in that leads to a rare, but dev- long-chain triglycerides the pavement. ister Jean-Baptiste and no mobile phone Forms of tapping such as cold makes pain worse, Chinese medicine, it is astating blindness-causing (LCTs) like olive oil, soy- The two-wheeled Djebbari said in a use will be allowed EFT have become but there is little research considered cooling and syndrome has been discov- bean oil, fish, nuts, avo- vehicles’ top speed will statement the new Users cannot go extremely popular over into the weather's effects. calming. Tapping can ered in monkeys for the first cado does not exacer- also be capped by next rules would encourage against the traffic flow the last few years — and And this University of help to boost blood circu- time. The finding offers a bate skin inflammation,” year. “more responsible and must use cycle these have their roots in Manchester study found lation and “qi” or “chi” promising way to develop explained Kofler. The E-scooters, which can use... and restore a paths where available this Chinese technique,” symptoms were actually (translated as live force or gene and cell therapies that study has been pub- travel at more than sense of tranquillity for riders will not be said Katie Brindle, a worse on warmer, energy), which can could treat the condition in lished in the journal of 50km/h (30mph), are pedestrians, in particu- allowed to wear head- Traditional Chinese damper days. — Agencies become disrupted or stag- people. Three species of Investigative growing in popularity, lar the most vulnera- phones while on their Medicine (TCM) practi- nant due to factors like monkeys (rhesus macaques) Dermatology. — ANI in part because of their ble: the elderly, chil- scooter. — Agencies tioner and founder of the body shop that suggests living a more sedentary with a mutated gene that's Hayo'u Method--an online Chinese medicines for lifestyle. — ANI associated with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome have been dis- covered, according to a study published in the jour- PLANTS CAN REMAIN GREEN nal Experimental Eye Research. It is the first Traffic noise affects bird physiology, reproductive health known naturally occurring THROUGHOUT THE YEAR nonhuman primate model of Washington, Oct. 26: A slang for “overpowered”, London, Oct. 26: Birds levels, health, and repro- period, the researchers breeding in a quiet envi- According to the the syndrome, which is also new chemical may help referring to the best char- may undergo a change in ductive success in breed- said that the noise condi- ronment. researchers, the low level called BBS. BBS leads to plants to hold onto water acter or weapon in a physiology and reproduc- ing zebra finches — birds tions changed for both The researchers said of the hormone found in vision loss, kidney disfunc- and prevent crop loss dur- game. “The name is also a tive health when living in native to the arid areas of groups, and the same bird that this was surprising the birds may have been a tion, extra fingers or toes, ing drought, says a recent shoutout to my 10-year- environments with con- Central Australia. pairs bred again. since stress often resulted natural defence mecha- and other symptoms. It study. old at home,” Cutler said. stant vehicular traffic They observed a total of The research team in higher levels of the nism to ensure that occurs in 1 of 140,000 to “Drought is the No. 1 An earlier version of noise, compared to when 88 birds split into two recorded the level of hormone. chronically increased 160,000 North American cause, closely tied with OP developed by Cutler's they are breeding in a groups bred in both noise stress hormones before, “In the birds breeding corticosterone levels did births. “There is no cure for flooding, of annual crop team in 2013, called quiet habitat, according and no-noise conditions. during, and after the in quiet environments, not affect their immune Bardet-Biedel Syndrome failures worldwide,” said Quinabactin, was the to a study which throws The noise groups, the breeding period. their baseline corticos- systems. today, but having a naturally Sean Cutler, a plant cell first of its kind. light on how disturbances researchers said, were They also took meas- terone remained low “This suggests that the occurring animal model for biology professor at UC It mimics abscisic acid, in urban landscapes exposed to traffic noise ures of the throughout the breed- birds didn't habituate to, the condition could help us Riverside, who led the or ABA, the natural hor- affects birds. recorded at several busy functioning of ing season,” said Sue or get used to the noise, find one in the future," said research. “This chemical mone produced by plants The study, published in intersections in and the birds’ Anne Zollinger, since their hormone lev- the paper's corresponding is an exciting new tool in response to drought the journal Conservation around the city of immune systems, lead author of els did not track the nor- author, Martha Neuringer, that could help farmers stress. ABA slows a Biology, noted that the Munich in Germany dur- and reproductive the study from mal ups and downs that Ph.D., a professor of neuro- better manage crop per- plant's growth, so it does- chicks of noise-exposed ing the whole breeding success, as well as MPG. occur during the normal science at the Oregon formance when water lev- n't consume more water birds were smaller than period. the growth rates of breeding cycle in non- National Primate Research els are low.” than is available and the young ones from quiet The study noted that the their chicks. noise exposed birds. Center at Oregon Health & Details of the team's doesn't wilt. nests. traffic noise used by the The findings of the Instead the suppression Science University. He is work on the newer, more “Scientists have known The researchers, includ- researchers varied study revealed that the of corticosterone levels also a research associate effective anti-water-loss that spraying plants with ing those from The Max throughout the day, with birds in constant traffic may be a way to protect professor of ophthalmology chemical are described in ABA can improve their Planck Society for the the sounds of heavier noise had lower levels of from the negative conse- in the OHSU School of a paper published in drought tolerance,” Advancement of Science traffic during the day, and the stress hormone cor- quences of chronically Medicine and OHSU Casey Science. Cutler said. “However, it in Germany (MPG), stud- lighter traffic during the ticosterone in their elevated stress on the Eye Institute. The discovery This chemical, is too unstable and expen- ied the effect of traffic night. blood compared to immune system,” said is timely, as gene therapy is Opabactin, is also known sive to be useful to most noise on stress hormone After the first breeding when they were Zollinger. — PTI already a reality. — ANI as “OP”, which is gamer farmers.” — ANI French writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, largely remembered for his ‘misanthropic’ Journey to the End of the Night, was decorated for PAGE bravery in the First World War. He wrote anti-Semitic pamphlets in 9 the run-up to WWII and was jailed for collaborationist sympathies. Books THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

A millennial’s perspective on How Jagmeet Singh, Canadian MP, failed annihilating caste to love his father fully uraj Yengde’s Caste Yengde notices the rise Yengde characterises the Indian overcome social prejudices of Matters is a remarkable of a certain state-society as an entity of the upper castes, falls back on book providing a mil- brahmin supremacy." (p. 71) and the community to meet its social lennial perspective and ‘Ambedkargodism’ among faults the constitutionality of needs. Yengde observes how the Kulbir Kaur Anand compelling proof for dalits: ‘Ambedkar has the state for not “explicitly talk- dalit middle class upholds the Teltumbde theS continued prevalence of become a fairytale hero ing about the unequal stakes Ambedkarite dictum — “becom- casteism in modern India. It has who has solution to every inherited by the traditional ing the ruling class” revived by by now received raving reviews, power brokers…” The Indian Kanshiram, but will convenient- review review and also a few brickbats, the lat- problem.’ He laments that Constitution is fraught with ly ignore his vision of socialism. ter, paradoxically, from his own the iconoclast Ambedkar high-sounding dictums but The next chapter on “Dalit brethren. Seven students of being cast into the lacks in basic accountability of Capitalism” presents an inter- he personal is political” and not surprisingly, the memoir Jawaharlal Nehru University godhead and worshipped the power holders who enjoy esting comparison between of Jagmeet Singh, elected as the first visible minority accused Yengde to be opposed to in Hindu style. unlimited impunity (p. 73). Booker T. Washington, who for- face to lead a major federal political party in Canada, was Ambedkarism. It is not the con- Yengde has narrated how dalits mally established the National Treleased during an election year. He led Canada’s New tent of their accusation, which at every echelon of society are Negro Business league in 1990 Democratic Party (NDF) to win 24 seats in the recently concluded may be easily trashed by any moment of social justice and discriminated against. Justice with an intent of creating a cap- general election and was briefly set to play “kingmaker” to Justin reasonable reader, that matters prejudice”. C.S. Karnan, a dalit sitting judge italist class among the Black Trudeau’s Liberal Party. but the very fact that it comes The book is divided into six of a high court, who was incar- population in the US and Web The title of the book, Love and Courage, his signature political from a collective of the millen- chapters. The first chapter cerated for six months, is one Du Bois, who wanted the Black catchphrase, emerged as a response to a heckler who typecast nial dalits, indicating the hope- “Being Dalit” juxtaposes dalits such case. (p. 74). Yengde is population to acquire positions people sporting turbans as Muslim and accused them of being less disorientation of the dalits against the non-dalits, particu- inspired by the youth fury over of eminence in arts, literature, terrorists. Whenever he was faced with Islamophobia, Jagmeet at a time when they face the larly the Brahmins, and illumi- the institutional murder of academia and other forms of Singh never replied, “I’m not a Muslim”, because “hate is wrong, worst crisis in modern times. nates the difference between Rohith Vemula to see a neo-dalit cultural, moral and intellectual no matter who it is aimed at”. “We must respond to hate with love Autobiographical accounts of them along such dimensions as rising. Sadly, this reaction had endeavours. Du Bois wanted to and courage,” was his message. dalit lives generally evoke pruri- love, humour and universalism. not even lasted up to the first elevate Black people from their Can you separate the personal from the political, especially ent interest among non-dalit Its narrative is replete with pro- anniversary of Rohith’s enforced subservience. This is when you belong to a visible minority community with very vis- readers. From the earliest auto- found observations such as, martyrdom. similar to the idea of Ambedkar ible religious symbols as markers of your identity? Singh, like so biography, Baluta, by Daya “Dalit love is a juxtaposition of The third chapter takes stock who wanted Untouchables to many other non-Caucasians, faced stares and taunts like “Dirty”, Pawar, to Juthan by Omprakash possibilities and deep pain” (p. of many categories of dalits, leave hamlets that were the site “Paki”, “diaper-head”, what with society, including the media, Walmiki to the recent one, 49), “the situation that Dalits acknowledging the changes that of traditional caste-mandated broadcasting the image of a terrorist as “brown skin-plus-young Interrogating My Chandal Life live under is akin to an open befell the community. One one occupations (p.210). The folly of male-plus-beard-plus-turban”. “Carding” and “profiling” were by Manoranjan Byapari, an prison” (p. 52), “the idea of con- hand, it reflects the progress the the fad of Dalit capitalism is more widespread among black and indigenous people, often important addition to the galaxy temporary India is a community made but on the thus disposed of. termed as “routine procedure”. Bouncers at clubs targeted of dalit writers from the unlike- Brahminical project designed by other, a loss of community itself. The last chapter “Brahmins brown-skinned people. Violence against cab drivers was common ly state of West Bengal, the story Brahmins”(63), and so on. The It also notices the rise of a cer- against Brahminism” acknowl- and the lives of brown people were deemed less valuable. has been much the same. The main argument of the chapter is tain “Ambedkargodism” edges the contributions of peo- Jagmeet (which means friend to the world) became an activist vivid description of abject that Dalits are culturally dis- amongst dalits. Yengde boldly ple of the brahmin caste to anti- in addition to his law practice and participated in anti-poverty poverty, squalid surroundings tinct. The self-pride with which points out: “Ambedkar has Brahminist struggles of the and pro-human rights demonstrations. He regularly organised and the uninhibited lives of the dalits are depicted smacks first- become a fairytale hero who has oppressed castes. “Know your Rights” workshops and soon went on to form the subjects make captivating read- ly of treating them as a homoge- solution to every problem”. (p. The book boldly confronts first Western Sikh student association. ing for the non-dalits and to nous people, which they are not, 146) He laments that the icono- most of the contemporary This book is, in fact, his journey from being Jimmy to Jagmeet. most dalits it reminds of their as he himself explains in the clast Ambedkar being cast into issues facing dalits, largely suc- It was a life-changing moment for our hero when at the end of his own past. Caste Matters is not third chapter and secondly, they the godhead and worshipped in cessfully. However, it has certain second grade he made two big decisions — to change his name exactly an autobiography but it are made of some different stuff. Hindu style. logical angularities. As it class- from Jimmy Dhaliwal to Jagmeet Singh and to stop cutting his might be mistaken as one as it The compartmentalised lives of The fourth chapter deals with es people by caste, it necessarily hair. This memoir is also a window to some basic Sikh theologi- launches itself from the very different castes and communi- the phenomenon of the dalit feeds into caste identities, which cal beliefs and practices in everyday life. With some core values personal memoir of the author ties in India are bound to reflect middle class and brings up the the author detests to start with. like Ikk-Onkar, God is one, Chardi Kala (to remain in high spirits in the introduction. The some cultural specificities but question of reservations. It against all odds), Gurbani as a source of strength, gurdwara as a scathing exposure of pervasive- within the overarching caste notes that although reservations The writer is a columnist and gateway to enlightenment, seva (service), sacrifice, charity and CASTE MATTERS ness of caste is what makes the culture. have benefited many individu- civil rights activist. He taught sarbat-da-bhala, it can be said that Jagmeet Singh has truly book stand out. Yengde The second chapter “Neo-Dalit als, it has not uplifted the com- in IIT Kharagpur and currently embraced the “Sikh way of life”. There are pieces of Sikh histo- by Suraj Yengde describes it as “an ethnography Rising” is an exposition of the munity. (p. 164) This upwardly heads Big Data Analytics at the ry and culture as well in the book and these include references to Penguin, `599 of the sociality of caste in the ways caste operates in India. mobile middle class, unable to Goa Institute of Management. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Akali movement, the British Sikh Army, the Punjabi language as a bond between Jagmeet and his parents, Operation Blue Star and the 1984 riots. Jagmeet writes that Canada is home to him and it is a country that respects human rights and dignity of life. Initially, Jagmeet was so shy that he couldn't even pick up the phone to order a pizza. Incidentally, he had turned into a vegetar- ian just to win an argument. Jagmeet also faced sexual abuse Anxious Kolkata girl loves anew with family blessings from his trainer when he was part of a “special programme” that only the very best were allowed to participate in. It required a lot Lata Ghosh is a bit of a moaner. years, the answer is a firm no as endary Tollywood star. from UP, but no one can tell the dif- of courage to come out on this incident that had kept Jagmeet in This is her default mode: “Lata well. Both Lata and Ronny have The most charming romance in ference). This integration between a shell for a long time. fell back onto the mattress and had other loves in between, and this book is the one that blossoms Bengalis and Marwaris (almost, Jagmeet Singh is the first Sikh with a turban to sit as a provin- Rupa covered her face with the crook of no tortured bouts of yearning for between sarcastic, no-nonsense or not) is a nice, warm touch, con- cial legislator in Ontario. Chosen by Toronto Life magazine as Gulab her elbow. The exhaustion of last each other. In fact, more than Aaduri and her seemingly earnest sidering that Marwaris have been one of the five youngest rising stars and featured in the top ten year, things staggering to a stop Lata, it’s her family members boss with a spoofy, dead-serious- a part of West Bengal for ages. best-dressed people of 2013, Jagmeet Singh’s image as a style icon after the final break-up with Ari who look forward to her getting editor sort of name: Hem Shankar Kolkata is dutifully and beauti- is also related to his attempts to meet stares and unfriendly looks (after which she went through the back with Ronnie, now a famous Tiwari. Only, Hem and Aaduri are fully paid respect to. If you had thrown at him because of wearing the turban. To dress sharp was review excruciating block-unblock-block- award-winning filmmaker, who not writing poignant editorials on lived there during the seventies, a part of his socialisation process when his father discovered it unblock saga for months). The currently is in a relationship poverty alleviation or award-win- eighties or nineties, you’d proba- as a way “to belong”. “As people of colour, we couldn’t afford not annoying clients, the terrible with the young daughter of a leg- ning investigative stories on bly sing along with Lata when she to look good,” he believed. His father said one cannot control the ushing forty, divorced, Tinder dates, the daily commute, defence deals-they work in the dig- bursts into of the most loved non- colour of his skin or his country of birth, but one can control and disillusioned even the wetness of weekends that fol- ital space where memes, hits, etc Bengali songs during those what one’s wardrobe says to the world — so Jagmeet made sure further after a failed live- lowed the terrible Tinder dates. are the things that stress them out decades, Dolly Parton’s yowly his clothing never gave anyone a reason to think he didn’t belong. Pin relationship in London, The long journey from Heathrow most. It's terribly embarrassing “Jolene”. It doesn’t matter if The use of simple language in his work immediately builds a management consultant Lata to Dum Dum. Everything seemed when young, just-out-of-some-US- you’ve lived in Kolkata or not, bond with Jagmeet’s readers. Jagmeet’s story, intersecting many Ghosh goes on a little holiday to to rise around her like a river in university trainees know more on though. The characters are alive, social and political issues, inspires one in myriad ways. His first Kolkata to meet her mother, the flood. She was sinking.” the subject of digital media than the one-liners are fun, and the meeting with Walid Mansour stays with you and brings a smile lovely but annoying Manjulika Moan and groan, ad nauseum. If their bosses! observations are witty. If a happy to your face. It is difficult not to remember Jugnu, his dog, who Ghosh, who would visit her every Lata were a character in a Satire is what makes you turn ending is what you’re after, you proved to be the only link among and source of solace for all fam- year in London, urge her to Wodehouse novel, rest assured no the pages of this book: Ronny may be disappointed. Lata finally ily members. freeze her eggs, and try to lure one would holler “Hail to thee, leads to hilarious takes on has a valid reason to feel But the real hero of the book turns out to be Jagmeet’s father, her back to Kolkata with tales of Blythe Spirit” on catching sight of Tollywood, and his agony over his depressed, but take heart-there’s a and not Jagmeet himself. Born in Punjab and armed with a med- friends who were doing astonish- her. Dear me, no-she is more like new script is painful. He chops silver lining too! ical degree, Jagtaran Singh Dhaliwal had landed in Canada to ingly well there. It’s not easy to Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, and changes and rarely meets While Lata's mother may not start a new life. Working as a security guard at night and study- argue with a woman like this: “Alone, alone, all, all alone/Alone deadlines, which makes his think Friends from College is a ing for the Medical Council of Canada examination in the library, “Manjulika Ghosh taught history on a wide wide sea!/And never a almost-Marwari assistant, Bobby worthy book, she would perhaps it was a struggle but failure was no option. From providing an and geography in middle school. saint took pity on/My soul in Bansal, feel like tearing her hair agree that it is a pleasant and com- affluent lifestyle to his family to giving them exposure to various She also only wore the finest agony.” Which, actually, is perfect out. forting read. Feel free to ignore activities and hobbies like horse-riding, skiing, snowboarding Dhakai saris on her annual jour- for chick lit. Unfortunately, Lata is Bobby is only the first of the Manjulika Ghosh’s stricture on and golf, he made sure his children got the best upbringing. Alas, ney to London, where unlike the far too beautiful (Helen of Troy almost-Marwaris you meet in this books to read while travelling: his drinking problem proved to be his nemesis. Despite Jagmeet other passengers who emerged was a moniker thrust upon her by book. Her cousin is engaged to “You bought a new book to read on seeming to see his father as part of every single problem and from Heathrow looking like the Head of the Economics depart- Lata’s cousin Molly (who organis- a journey-and mind you, no pot- defending his mother and siblings’ harsh treatment of him, your crushed paper towels, she glided ment when she failed to answer a es her wedding by ordering almost boiler or whodunit either. A wor- heart bleeds for him and you end up seeing what Jagmeet failed out like Aparna Sen on set.” question) and intelligent and com- everything online, which is so thy book. To accompany your wor- to notice. Though his mother complained to the authorities Once in Kolkata, Lata’s friends petent to be a chick lit heroine, and smooth). As the final tiresome thy self.” against him, Jagtaran never received a single complaint from from Presidency college pop up not witty enough besides-her best and troublesome offline wedding any patient. Always sober at work, he used to help out with psy- (including Ronny-an ex) and you friend Aaduri has all the best lines! FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE preparations finally kick off at Rupa Gulab is a freelance writer chiatric services and provided treatment to needy. Though he was can look forward to squeals of joy, Before you think we’re treading Ghosh Mansion, you meet the and the author of Girl Alone, Chip addicted to alcohol, he was also the family's sole breadwinner and cheerful banter, laughs and love- into Jane Austen’s Persuasion by Devapriya Roy entire strict vegetarian almost- of the Old Blockhead and The supported the children’s college educations. He got fancy cars or maybe not. The problem is, where old flames meet after Westland, `299 Marwari family (who are actually Great Depression of the 40s and separate apartments for all his children. It breaks your heart when he was not allowed to live in his own apartment. Ask who you remember the most after reading Love and Courage and it is definitely the father whose story inspires you, pierces your soul and becomes a part of your memory. Though Jagmeet Singh loved and cared for his father, albeit in pieces, how I wish he would have shown more courage to love him — right at the start.

The writer teaches sociology at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College,

LOVE & COURAGE: MY STORY OF FAMILY, RESILIENCE, AND OVERCOMING THE UNEXPECTED

by Jagmeet Singh Simon and Schuster, `499 Filthy politics PAGE Bolivian presidential challenger Carlos Mesa rejects the re-election of President Evo Morales, World 10 describing the vote result as fraudulent THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI NAWAZ SHARIF SUFFERS ANGINA ATTACK

Lahore, Oct. 26: Former Pakistan prime minister As bishop of this Nawaz Sharif on diocese, I ask Saturday suffered angi- na pain while undergo- forgiveness from ing treatment at a Lahore hospital, accord- those who have been ing to a media report. offended by this Angina is a type of — Pope Francis chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the on Amazon statue theft heart. Sharif suffered angina pain in the morn- ing while undergoing IN BRIEF treatment at the hospi- tal, Dawn News reported quoting Services Ins- UK lorry: Driver titute of Medical Sciences Prin-cipal Dr charged over deaths Mahmood Ayaz. London: British police inves- Ayaz refuted reports in tigating the deaths of 39 a section of media that people in a refrigerated the 69-year-old Pakistan truck said on Saturday they Muslim League-Nawaz charged a driver arrested at (PML-N) leader has suf- the scene with manslaughter fered a heart attack. and people trafficking. Earlier in the day, Maurice Robinson, 25, from Sharif ’s lawyer Khawaja Northern Ireland, faces “39 Haris claimed that the counts of manslaughter, con- former premier had suf- spiracy to traffic people, fered a “minor heart conspiracy to assist unlawful attack” last night and immigration”, police said. that his “life is in dan- Robinson was arrested short- ger”. ly after the bodies were dis- Ayaz said Sharif ’s covered in the truck at platelet count is now ris- Purfleet on the River Thames ing. He is administered estuary, after arriving on a around 16 injections of ferry from the Belgian port intravenous of Zeebrugge on immunoglobulin (IVIg) Wednesday. He will appear every day. in court on Monday, Essex. The Lahore High Court Three other people have granted bail to Sharif, been arrested in Britain in who is undergoing treat- connection with the investi- ment, after being diag- gation, on suspicion of con- As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully in Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in Chile. — AFP nosed with an acute spiracy to traffic people and immune disorder, which manslaughter. — AFP reduced his blood platelet count to danger- ous levels. Fire danger for The three-time pre- mier was in Kot Lakhpat millions in CA jail but early this month was sent to the custody San Francisco: Millions of Deja vu for Indians of the National Acc- Californians were preparing ountability Bureau to live in the dark again as (NAB), which is probing the state’s largest utility T.S.S. SIDDHARTH collective fare-dodging in eties reacting to this mat- police and military mem- defied curfew and have the Sharif family in the warned it may cut power for HYDERABAD, OCT. 26 subway stations. From ter? bers deployed throughout implicitly rejected the Chaudhry Sugar Mills the third time in as many October 14th, more joined Several Human Rights Chile, as per the Ministry agreement by calling for case. Sharif ’s daughter weeks because of looming When Chileans woke up their protest, and by the organizations (National of Interior, National new demonstrations and Maryam Nawaz, 45, is strong winds and high fire on October 20, they were 17th the subway service Human Rights Institute, Association of Physicians, continuing to march. also under treatment at danger. Pacific Gas & Electric under their first curfew was suspended several Instituto Nacional de and the National Attorney Today a new march was the same hospital. will decide whether to black- since 1987. The cascading times during the day. By Derechos Humanos, Office. called by the National — PTI out 8,50,000 homes and effect began on October 4, the 18th, almost the entire INDH) are offering daily Pablo Abufom, an Confederation of Trade businesses in 36 counties for when the government subway network — 136 sta- reports of people injured, activist for a new pension Unions. 48 hours or longer through- announced a hike in the tions, transporting app- killed, and detained. system, says: “The govern- Today, people were out the San Francisco Bay subway and bus fares. roximately 2.6 million peo- As of Thursday, the ment’s response has been mulling gathering down- Area, wine country and This echoes happenings in ple daily — were suspend- Association of Physicians twofold: Emergency (in- town for a new march. It Sierra foothills. The two pre- India, where people are ed. of Universidad de Chile cluding deployment of mi- was expected to be a mas- vious shutdowns were done vociferous about sky-rock- Masses were sponta- Pablo Abufom have confirmed 24 people litary and curfew, which sive demonstration today. amid concern that gusty eting prices and the curb- neously protesting in the killed (13 shot by armed resulted killings and ille- There has also been a call winds could foul or knock ing of civil rights. streets of the capital and military units were forces), 39 severely wound- gal arrests) and an att- for a constituent assembly, down power lines and spark Residents like Pablo Santiago and several sta- deployed. ed by gunshots, 23 severely empted “National Agree- and several neighbour- devastating wildfires. Abufom of the Solidarity tions set ablaze. The presi- By the 19th, protests wounded (hit by cars), 62 ment” with conservative hoods in Chilean capital Weather forecasts called for Movement recount to dent declared a state of spread to other cities, to severe eye trauma, and and centrist political par- Santiago and other cities record strong winds to lash Deccan Chronicle: “High emergency in the city, which the government 5,845 arrested since ties.” are establishing neigh- much of the region over the school students began restricting some civil lib- responded with more October 18th (the night Despite these efforts, bourhood assemblies to weekend, with some gusts organizing what they erties like the rights to Emergency declarations.” Emergency was declared). people in several cities, organize their safety, hitting 85 mph. PG&E’s warn- called a ‘massive evasion’, freely move and assemble, What are the civil soci- Forces comprised 19,461 especially Santiago, have protests, and supplies. Nawaz Sharif ing came as firefighters bat- tled flames in Northern and Southern California. A blaze TRUMP IMPEACHMENT destroyed at least six homes in the Santa Clarita area near US troops going Pentagon snubs Amazon, Los Angeles and prompted evacuation orders for up to 50,000 residents, although Release Mueller some were allowed back to Syria oil fields gives Microsoft $10b deal home after Santa Ana winds began to ease. Brussels, Oct. 26: The San Francisco, Oct. 26: will store and process vast United States will send The Pentagon awarded amounts of classified document: Judge armored vehicles and Microsoft a $10 billion data, allowing the US mil- combat troops into east- cloud computing contract, itary to use AI to speed up Washington, Oct. 26: A The judge gave the DIWALI IN US ern Syria to keep oil snubbing early front-run- its war planning and US judge validated the Justice Department until fields from potentially ner Amazon, whose com- fighting capabilities. legality of the next Wednesday to pro- falling into the hands of petitive bid drew criticism A cloud strategy docu- Democratic-led impeach- vide the blacked out IS RELIGIOUS Islamic State militants, from President Donald ment unveiled by the ment inquiry against material from the US defense secretary Trump. ■ TRUMP has defense department last President Donald Trump Mueller report that was LIBERTY: DON Mark Esper said. Bidding for the huge year called for replacing and ordered his adminis- subpoenaed by the House It was the latest sign project, known as Joint frequently expressed the military’s “disjointed tration to hand over an Judiciary Committee. Washington, Oct. 26: Sending that extracting the mili- Enterprise Defense Infr- his ire for Amazon and stove-piped informa- unredacted copy of for- “The reality is that DOJ Diwali greetings to Hindus, tary from Syria is uncer- Mark Esper astructure, or Jedi, pitted and founder Jeff tion systems” with a com- mer special counsel and the White House have Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists, tain and complicated. leading tech titans Micr- mercial cloud service Robert Mueller’s report been openly stonewalling US President Donald Trump Though Trump rep-eated- as Bradley armoured osoft, Amazon, Oracle and Bezos, who also “that will empower the detailing Russian med- the House’s efforts to get said that the observance of the ly says he is pulling out of infantry carriers and pos- IBM against one another. owns the warfighter with data and dling in the 2016 election. information by subpoena festival of lights throughout Syria, the reality on the sibly tanks. This would The giant contract has Washington Post is critical to maintaining US district judge Beryl and by agreement, and America is an important ground is different. introduce a new dimen- attracted more attention our military’s technologi- Howell, handing a major the White House has flat- reminder of the significance Adding armoured rein- sion to the US military than most, sparked by newspaper cal advantage.” victory to the ly stated that the of the country’s core tenets — forcements in the oil-pro- presence, which largely speculation early in the The Pentagon empha- Democratic-led House of Administration will not religious liberty. ducing area of Syria has been comprised of process that Amazon administration would sized that the process was Representatives, under- cooperate with congres- A day earlier, Trump cele- could mean sending sev- special operations forces would be the sole winner “take a very long look” at fair and followed procure- cut an argument that Tru- sional requests for infor- brated Diwali in the Oval eral hundred US troops -- not equipped with tanks of the deal. Oracle and the process. ment guidelines. It noted mp’s fellow Republicans mation,” the judge wrote, Office with a small group of even as a similar number or other armoured vehi- IBM pushed back with Trump has frequently that over the past two have made in attacking using an acronym for the Indian-Americans. are being withdrawn cles. Meanwhile, Russia their own bids and also expressed his ire for years, it has awarded the impeachment inquiry. Justice Department. “The observance of Diwali from a separate mission acc-used the US of “inter- formally protested the Amazon and founder Jeff more than $11 billion in The judge said the House “This critical court rul- throughout America is an closer to the border with national banditry” after bidding process last year. Bezos, who also owns the ten separate cloud-com- need not approve a resolu- ing affirms Congress’s important reminder of the sig- Turkey. Esper described Washington announced Oracle later challenged Washington Post. At the puting contracts, and said tion formally initiating authority to expose the nificance of one of our the added force as “mech- its intention to protect the process in federal time, he said other compa- the Jedi award “continues the effort. truth for the American Nation’s core tenets — reli- anised,” which means it Syria’s oil fields which court, but lost . nies told him that the con- our strategy of a multi- The US Constitution people,” Pelosi, the top gious liberty,” Trump said in a likely will include are controlled by Kurdish Trump waded into the tract “wasn’t competitive- vendor, multi-cloud envi- gives the House wide lati- elected Democratic offi- statement ahead of the Diwali armoured vehicles such forces. — AP fray in July, saying the ly bid.” The JEDI system ronment.” — AP tude in handling cial, said in a statement, celebrations in India, the US impeachment. Democrats adding, “The President and across the world. began the inquiry with- will be held accountable – “My administration will con- ■ out putting such a resolu- because no one is above tinue to defend the rights Migrants gamble their lives as safer routes are closed tion to a vote. the law.” — AP enshrined in our Constitution that enable people of all faiths to worship according to their beliefs and conscience,” he Ex-refugee recounts dangers of trafficking said. “As Diwali commences, London, Oct. 26: Ahmad heard the cries of the des- danger for no reason,” Melania and I wish those Al-Rashid knows what it perate migrants and Rashid said. “People do observing the Festival of was like for the 39 people opened the doors. this out of desperation.” Lights a blessed and happy cel- who were found dead in “They don’t see you as a Police investigating the ebration,” said the US the back of a truck in human being. They see deaths of 39 people in a President. For many Hindus, southeastern England you as a commodity, as truck near London said Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists in this week. He’s been there. money, as an object, and they had arrested three the US and around the globe, The 29-year-old Syrian this is it,” he said. “Never, more suspects on suspi- this sacred period is an oppor- refugee found himself ever, trust them. I mean, I cion of human trafficking tunity to commemorate the gasping for breath inside had to put my faith in amid signs that some of victory of light over darkness, a refrigerated shipping them and I regretted it.” the dead may be good over evil, and knowledge container with a group of This week’s tragedy Vietnamese. over ignorance, he said. migrants and a load of brought the terror of his Ahmad Al-Rashid As forensic experts “Throughout this holy time, frozen chicken when a own experiences flooding began the process of iden- members of these faiths planned trip across the back, he said. rafts because safer routes tifying the victims, the engage in prayer, light diyas English Channel turned Rashid told his story so have been closed to them. Vietnamese embassy in and lanterns, and partake in into hours of terror in people understand that They take risks because, London said families from traditional feasts and other 2015. The truck hadn’t migrants and refugees he said, they feel like they the southeast Asian coun- festivities with friends and even left the French port gamble their lives in have no other choice. try had got in touch about family,” he said. of Calais when someone sealed trucks and leaky “No one puts their life in missing relatives. — AP At last Lina Wertmüller, first female PAGE directing nominee, will finally 11 get her Oscar at 91 years of age Newsmakers THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Hawaiian heiress faces court STINKING PONYFISH COVER THAI BEACH test to control $215m trust I am so proud of her Honolulu: A 93-year-old removed Wright. (Selena Gomez). She heiress doesn’t need a Abigail Kawananakoa’s fortune tied up Wright had appointed guardian to take care of three prominent Native is been through so her, but a hearing will be in court case since her 2017 stroke Hawaiian leaders to serve much. held to determine whether Her longtime lawyer, Jim as board members for the she needs a conservator to Wright, argued the stroke left $100 million foundation — Taylor Swift, oversee her $215 million her impaired, and he stepped in Kawananakoa created in American singer trust, a judge ruled Friday to assume the role of trustee 2001. The foundation is in an ongoing battle over participating in the court her wealth. She fired Wright and married battle because it is a bene- Abigail Kawananakoa’s her partner of 20 years, ficiary of her trust. IN BRIEF fortune has been tied up in Veronica Gail Worth Board members of her a court case since her 2017 She inherited her wealth foundation and ex-employ- Cyprus to quiz UK stroke. Her longtime as the great-granddaugh- ees say her wife is manip- lawyer, Jim Wright, ter of James Campbell, an ulating her. Lawyers for over Thatcher vase argued the stroke left her Irish businessman who the couple dispute that. impaired, and he stepped made his fortune as a Petitions for a guardian Nicosia, Cyprus: Cyprus will in to assume the role of sugar plantation owner and a conservator come “from a place of sincere seek an explanation from the trustee. and one of Hawaii’s Kawananakoa said she’s respect and reverence, British government over how largest landowners an ancient vase given to the fine, fired Wright and mar- honoring Ms. late Prime Minister Margaret ried her partner of 20 Kawananakoa’s lifelong Thatcher as a state gift has years, Veronica Gail Native Hawaiians con- because they are con- commitment to the Native ended up on the auction Worth. sider her a princess cerned about the fate of a Hawaiian people,” said Kawananakoa inherited because she’s a descen- foundation she set up to David Kauila Kopper, an block. A Cyprus official says Dead ponyfish on a beach on Koh Naka Yai, east Cyprus’ embassy in London her wealth as the great- dant of the family that benefit Hawaiian causes. attorney for the founda- of Phuket, Thailand. Hundreds of stinking pony- would raise the issue with UK granddaughter of James ruled the islands before Last year, Judge R. Mark tion. authorities. In a tweet, art his- Campbell, an Irish busi- the overthrow of the Browning ruled She attempted to change fish washed ashore on a beach island off the torian Maria Paphiti found nessman who made his Hawaiian kingdom in Kawananakoa lacks the her trust last year to coast of Phuket, a fisheries chief said on that the 2,700-year-old vase fortune as a sugar planta- 1893. mental capacity to man- ensure her wife receives Saturday, as worries about the environment had been sold at Christie’s tion owner and one of They have been closely age her trust, appointed $40 million and all her per- grow due to a spate of marine wildlife dying in auction house in May for Hawaii’s largest landown- watching the legal wran- First Hawaiian Bank to sonal property, according Thailand’s plastic-infested waters. — AFP nearly $7,700. Vase was given ers. gling over her trust serve as trustee and to court records. — AP to Thatcher by ex-Cyprus President George Vassiliou 3 decades ago. — AP Scientists go broke as Disney to reboot Bats, German unity building’s nightmare London: For over a decade supposed to be completed Pirates of Caribbean Russian eagles rack attempts to build a monu- A colony of 60 rare bats in time for the 30th ment to German unity that took up residence in anniversary of the fall of Los Angeles: Disney has have been hampered by the pedestal of the the Berlin Wall next roped in Pirates of the up roaming charges technical problems, spi- planned 50-metre-long month, but there is now Caribbean veteran Ted Elliot ralling costs and huge dis- seesaw steel bowl, which considerable doubt as to and Chernobyl creator Craig London: Russian scien- Anthony Bourdain agreement over its pur- whether even a later date Mazin to work on a story for tists tracking migrating pose, the Guardian report- will rock from side to side — 3 October 2020, 3 the reboot of the movie fran- eagles ran out of money ed. when people climb on to decades after the reunifi- chise. Disney hired the after some of the birds CNN & HBO to The latest hurdle is a it, is the latest hurdle cation of East and Deapool writing team of Rhett flew to Iran and Pakistan colony of 60 rare bats that West Germany took place Reese and Paul Wernick last and their SMS transmit- serve up new took up residence in the will have to be rehoused ule. The budgetary com- – can be met. year to reboot the franchise ters drew huge data roam- pedestal of the planned 50- near the planned site of mittee of the Bundestag Bowl of the winning but the duo is no longer on ing charges. Anthony metre-long seesaw steel the monument. Their care- recently approved extra design, by architects Milla board. According to the After learning of the bowl, which will rock from ful removal and the con- funding for the monu- & Partner, is to be inscribed Hollywood Reporter, Jerry team’s dilemma, Russian side to side when people struction of a new home ment, bringing the costs with the words, “Wir sind Bruckheimer is expected to mobile phone operator Bourdain docu climb on to it. for them are likely to fur- up to €17m from an origi- das Volk, wir sind ein once again produce the proj- Megafon offered to cancel Los Angeles: A feature On the advice of nature ther delay the monument nal sum of €10m. Volk”, echoing the rallying ect. Five previous Pirates the debt and put the proj- out of range of the mobile documentary on conservationists, the and add considerably to The decision to build the cry of demonstrators in for- movies were fronted by ect on a special, cheaper network. Unexpectedly renowned chef, food crit- Daubenton’s bats — the final costs of a project monument to freedom and mer East Germany in Johnny Depp. — PTI tariff, the BBC reported. the eagle flew straight to ic and writer Anthony Eurasian species recognis- that is already hugely over unity was made by the months leading up to Wall’s The team had started Iran, where it sent the Bourdain is in the works able by their small ears — budget and behind sched- Bundestag in 2007. It was fall. — Agencies crowdfunding on social huge backlog of mes- from CNN Films, HBO media to pay off the bills. sages. The price per SMS Max and Focus Features. The birds left from in Kazakhstan was about Oscar-winning filmmak- southern Russia and 15 roubles (18p; 30 US er Morgan Neville is Kazakhstan. The journey cents), but each SMS from attached to direct the of one steppe eagle, called Iran cost 49 roubles. Min documentary, reported Min, was particularly used up the entire track- Variety. Neville, who expensive, as it flew to ing budget meant for all won the Academy Award Iran from Kazakhstan. the eagles. The Russian for 2013 documentary 20 Min accumulated SMS researchers are volun- Feet from Stardom, will Olivia DeJonge to messages to send during teers at the Wild Animal also produce the feature the summer in Rehabilitation Centre. via his Tremolo play Priscilla Presley Kazakhstan, but it was — Agencies Productions banner. Los Angeles: Australian actor CNN Films and HBO Olivia DeJonge, best known Max will executive pro- for her work in Netflix series duce. The Society, has joined the After 11 days in prison, “Anthony Bourdain did cast of Baz Luhrman’s Elivs more to help us under- biopic. DeJonge will essay stand each other than the role of the king of rock Huffman finally released just about anyone in the history of television. He Jane Fonda is arrested at the Capitol for blocking the and roll’s wife Priscilla street after she called on Congress for action to address Presley, reported Deadline. San Francisco: Actress connected with people climate change in Washington on Friday. — AP The film features Austin Felicity Huffman was not in spite of his flaws, Butler as the iconic musician released Friday morning but because of them. and veteran actor Tom Hanks from a federal prison in “To have the opportu- Cosplayer will portray his manager, California two days before nity to tell his story is Shaela Colonel Tom Parker. “Olivia is the end of a two-week sen- humbling. CNN is in the Halcrow is capable of manifesting the tence for her role in the DNA of Tony’s work, dressed as complex depth and presence college admissions scan- and perfect partners. I’m Do Felicity Huffman A that made Priscilla Presley an dal, authorities said. thrilled to be reteaming Flamingo model walks icon in her own right. She’s Desperate Housewives Her husband William with Focus Features character the ramp on the an extremely talented young star was released from the Macy dropped her off at after our journey on during the last day of the actor and the perfect coun- low-security prison for Correctional Institution, ‘Won’t You Be My first day of women because under Dublin in San Francisco Neighbour?’. I am also Fashion Pakistan Chelsea terpoint to Austin’s Elvis,” Comic Con prison policy, inmates Bay Area on Oct. 15, with happy that HBO Max Week in Karachi on Kane at Luhrmann said. — PTI event in scheduled for weekend one day of credit already will make sure Tony’s Friday. Respect London on release are let out on banked for day she was audience only continues — AFP Awards in Friday. Friday, the US Bureau of originally arrested and to grow,” Neville said in Beverly Hills, California on — AP END ORPHANAGE Prisons said. jailed. — AP a statement. — PTI Friday. — AFP TOURISM, SAYS UK student J.K. ROWLING Crunch time for married priests NEWS INUGGETS OZ WATER RATS KILL TOADS WITH missing in Koh PRECISION TO FEAST ON HEARTS London: J.K. Rowling has told $1.84M DIAMOND young people not to become as special Vatican assembly votes L o n d o n : Australian the biggest, most poison- Rong island water rats have learned ous toads they could volunteers in overseas L o n d o n : A STOLEN FROM orphanages, because of the Vatican City: Catholic ◗ the vast, isolated territory, how to kill cane toads, find, leaving their bod- bishops gathered at a spe- The pontiff is expect- but the whole of the British stu- JAPAN TRADE SHOW eat their hearts and ies strewn by the river- risk that they might be ed to address the dent who dis- cial Vatican assembly will Roman Catholic Church. Tokyo: Japanese police carve out their organs side, according to unwittingly supporting appeared vote Saturday on whether issues raised with a The synod brought some are investigating a 200 with “surgical preci- research published in places that are cruel to chil- after a party to recommend Pope document, which could 184 bishops to the Vatican, million yen ($1.84 mil- sion”, the Guardian Australian Mammalogy. dren, the BBC reported. The on a Francis to open the priest- have repercussions for over 60 percent of whom lion) diamond allegedly reported. In only 2 years, Cane toads first came Harry Potter author warned Cambodian hood to married men or Roman Catholic Church hail from the nine Amelia stolen from an interna- highly intelligent native to Queensland in the that children in orphanages island is miss- create female deacons, Amazon countries. Bambridge tional jewellery trade rakali in the Kimberly 1930s and have been in poorer coun- the rainforest to the ing, the BBC issues that are taboo for Bishops will have their show near Tokyo. The 50- region of Western marching slowly west tries often still exploitation of indige- reported. Amelia traditionalists. say on a final list of pro- carat diamond was last Australia discovered ever since, devastating had parents but nous peoples and a scarci- Bambridge was last seen The ballot comes at the posals. Together with rep- seen sitting inside a how to safely destroy the native animals. The they had been ty in priests. The pontiff in backpacker resort of close of a three-week resentatives of peoples glass showcase at 5 pm deadly toad – by remov- toads first arrived in a separated by is expected in the coming Koh Rong on Wednesday. “synod” on the Pan- and nuns, they discussed Thursday. ing its gallbladder and site monitored by the poverty rather months to address the Searches of the sea, Amazonian region which a multitude of regional An hour later, just after feasting on the heart. researchers in WA in than the death of issues raised with a docu- beaches and jungle had highlighted the chal- concerns, from climate closing time, the dia- The rats even targeted 2011. — Agencies their parents. “Do ment which could have begun in a bid to find not volunteer in lenges facing the region, change to violence against mond was gone and the from the destruction of repercussions not only for women. — AFP her. — Agencies orphanages. J.K. Rowling jewellery case was Instead, look at unlocked, according to AMERICAN GIRL WINS COURT BATTLE what drives children into police. OVER ‘RAPIST IN SCHOOL’ NOTE institutions,” she told a con- Police said Saturday ference in London. The Nazi guard: Saw people led to gas chambers they suspect the alleged London: A US judge has Thursday a judge issued author set up a charity, theft took place some- blocked the suspension a temporary stay on the Lumos, in response to cases London: A 93-year-old for- been an accessory to the they were being gassed.” the gas chamber, but they time in the final hour of of a high school suspension citing of neglect in Eastern mer guard at the Nazi murder of 5,230 people Dey said that about 20 or then came out and were the crowded exhibit at girl who was concerns over free- European orphanages, which Stutthof concentration while he was deployed at 30 prisoners were led in. taken to the crematorium Yokohama, near Tokyo. punished for speech rights. A is campaigning to remove camp has testified at his Stutthof from 1944 to 1945. He couldn’t say whether building by people in The sparkly stone, posting a note at lawsuit filed by the children from orphanages. It trial that he once saw peo- Asked on Friday by the they were men or women, white overalls. He said he exhibited by a company school warning girl’s family operates in countries includ- ple being led into the gas presiding judge what because their heads were heard that the prisoners in Saitama, north of of a “rapist” in against the school ing Moldova, Ukraine, Haiti, chamber, followed by exactly he saw from his shaved, or whether they were supposed to work Tokyo, was the only item their midst. is still pending. Ethiopia and Kenya. End to screaming and banging sentry’s watchtower, Dey were Jews or other prison- outside the camp and had missing. Nobody is In September The case began ‘volun-tourism’. But Rowling sounds behind the locked replied, “That people were ers. to be checked first. arrested. Investigators Aela Mansmann on 16 September warned that orphanages door, the Guardian report- led in, into the gas cham- He also couldn’t say Dey said he and around are checking security was accused of bullying after Aela posted notes in were being given support by ed. ber, then the door was what happened after- 400 other soldiers were camera footage that by school officials in 2 bathrooms at Cape “volun-tourism”, where Bruno Dey, a former SS locked,” the news agency wards. “I didn’t see any- taken to Stutthof in June showed a man reaching Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Elizabeth School read- young people from West vol- private, went on trial on 17 DPA reported. He said he one come out.” or July 1944 and he did not toward a showcase dur- after she posted notes in ing, “There’s a rapist in unteered to help in orphan- October at the Hamburg heard screams and bang- On another occasion, he know at the time what ing the suspected time of the girls’ toilets, the BBC the school and you know ages as part of their travel- state court where he ing shortly after, but said, he saw a group of 10 kind of people were incar- theft. — AP reported. But on who it is.” — Agencies ling experience. — Agencies stands accused of having added, “I didn’t know that or 15 men being led into cerated there. — Agencies

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Dilli ki Diwali: Mega laser Who is the youngest Delhi-NCR ahead of Diwali Nobel Laureate in Nobel 1 AGE CORRESPONDENT Prize history? show at Connaught Place NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 ■ Lawrence Bragg Security arrangements No leave for firemen today ■ Werner Heisenberg have been beefed up in New Delhi, Oct 26: Delhi repaired and checked to ■ Malala Yousafzai Event organised to encourage people shun crackers to cut down pollution Delhi in the run-up to Fire Services has not ensure that they are Diwali, senior police offi- only deployed 2,000 offi- equipped to handle Murugappa Gold Cup is AGE CORRESPONDENT cers said. cers across the city to emergencies, they said. 2associated with which of NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 According to sources, tackle emergencies on Compared to last year, the following sports? Delhi police commission- Diwali, but has also sta- the fire department said Amid cheers by amazed er Amulya Patnaik has tioned 25 officials to man it has deployed 500 extra ■ Badminton spectators, Delhi’s famed directed all senior officers its control room to deal personnel at several loca- ■ Hockey Connaught Place on of the force to strengthen with any fire-related tions. Twenty-two fire ■ Cricket Saturday was witness to a anti-terror measures in calls, a day ahead of the units have been stationed mega laser show organ- their respective districts, festival of lights, offi- at several locations, Who among the follow- ised by the Arvind sources said. cials said. including Bara Tooti 3ing is not the winner of Kejriwal government to Prominent markets like It has also cancelled chowk, Sadar Bazaar, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna encourage people shun Azadpur and Ghazipur leave applications of its Bhatti Mines, Chandni crackers to cut down pollu- are especially on the personnel, officials said. Chowk, Lajpat Nagar, Award 2016? tion in the national capi- radar of the police as All the vehicles of the and Gandhi Nagar, they tal. many people from outside department have been said. — PTI ■ P.V. Sindhu At the inaugural session, Delhi visit these areas ■ Sakshi Malik chief minister Kejriwal daily. ■ Saina Nehwal said that every year people DCP (East) Jasmeet police officers of South Srivastava said. would burst firecrackers Singh said that extra force Delhi, including the DCP As the East police dis- in large numbers days has been deployed at the and the additional DCP, trict has Ghazipur mar- SHORT TAKES ahead of Diwali, but this Ghazipur market. “Due to have began patrolling the ket, the Northwest district time, he has noticed a high footfall at Ghazipur district personally. police has Azadpur change. market, extra force has Police presence in mar- Mandi, which is Asia’s 3 burglars held; “I have not heard a single been deployed and kets and other crowded largest wholesale market firecracker being burst in patrolling has also been areas has already of fruits and vegetables. the capital and it is a good increased in the area. increased and extra Joint commissioner of car, pistol seized Laser Show at Central Park in Connaught Place start,” he said. Lt Officers in civil dress are forces are helping in police (western range) New Delhi: Three men were Governor Anil Baijal and to celebrate cracker-less and pollution-free also there,” DCP Singh patrolling. The number of Shalini Singh said that arrested for allegedly bur- deputy chief minister Dilli ki Diwali in New Delhi on Saturday. said. CCTV cameras at mar- patrolling has been inten- gling houses in South Delhi, Manish Sisodia were also — BIPLAB BANERJEE According to joint com- kets and residential areas sified in markets and police said on Saturday. present as the four-day missioner of police has also gone up and the areas witnessing high According to a complaint event, named “Dilli ki “Today, the entire city closure of a few roads and ised and it’s in the central (southern range) Devesh footage is being constant- footfalls across West lodged at Safdarjung police Diwali”, kickstarted in has gathered to celebrate parking slots for the laser location of Delhi, so I Srivastava, all senior ly monitored, Mr Delhi. station, the accused stole Central Park in presence community Diwali. It is show. along with my family jewellery worth `25 lakh and of hundreds of people. the first time something of The circles of Connaught decided to begin our `5,700 cash from a house in The show with lasers this kind has happened,” Place and adjoining areas Diwali celebration right Green Park on Wednesday. beaming in sync with said Mr Sisodia, seeking were decked up with lights from here and contribute Vehicles with During investigation, police patriotic songs and audi- feedback to improve ways and people from all walks our bid,” said Shilpa 2 stabbed to death, analysed CCTV cameras ble from Ramayana was to celebrate the festival. of life thronged the heart Yadav. Ajay Kumar along casteist installed in the area and got nothing short of a mega However, traders at of the city to witness the with his family came all the photographs of the party on the streets for Connaught Place said that unique show. the way from Sonipat in security guard held remarks on accused persons and later Delhiites who came from their business was down “It is the first time that a Haryana to enjoy the laser arrested them on Thursday, far and beyond. by 70-80 per cent due to the laser show is being organ- show. AGE CORRESPONDENT Dharmender called Jai DCP (southwest) Devender NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 for help while Ravi called them fined Arya said. Malkiyat Singh his acquaintance Sunil. AGE CORRESPONDENT (49), a resident of Vishnu Two men were stabbed to A scuffle broke out NOIDA, OCT. 26 Garden, Mahinder (45) and AAP govt did death allegedly by two between the four people, Santosh Kumar (39), resi- Quiz to create awareness security guards following the official said. Ram Over 250 vehicles, includ- dents of Tilak Nagar, were nothing to a scuffle in outer Delhi’s Singh along with his ing two-wheelers, having arrested, he said, adding that Swaroop Nagar, police other son Shashi also casteist or “aggressive” Pardeep Kumar (29), who tackle pollution, said on Saturday. The arrived at the spot. remarks or tampered used to buy all the stolen about Centre’s schemes deceased have been iden- Jai and Dharmender number plates were jewellery from them, was tified as Sunil (25) and attacked Ravi and Sunil penalised in Noida and also arrested. During interro- says Gambhir AGE CORRESPONDENT competition will be held Protection Scheme funded Ravi Kumar (29), they with a knife, the official Greater Noida on Friday, gation, the accused revealed New Delhi, NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 on December 25, the birth by the Centre). There’ll be said. said. police said. that earlier they had target- Oct. 26: The anniversary of former questions pertaining to The incident took place “On reaching the spot, The action was taken ed several other houses in former In an attempt to connect Prime Minister Atal which states have imple- on Friday at a construc- Sunil was found dead across Gautam Buddh South Delhi. Mahinder and cricketer with the youths ahead of Bihari Vajpayee. mented the scheme and tion site near a school. while injured Ravi was Nagar as part of the dis- Santosh used to break open and MP the forthcoming Delhi The main objective of the which haven’t. This way, According to the police, rushed to Babu Jagjivan trict police’s ongoing the locks in the houses and from East Assembly polls, the Global quiz competition is to cre- they will come to know Ravi’s father Ram Singh Ram Memorial Hospital, “Operation Clean” to steal the valuable items, the Delhi, Young Action Network ate awareness about Prime that chief minister Arvind was constructing a house where he was declared ensure hassle-free traffic DCP said. Gautam Gautam (GYAN) Foundation — a Minister Narendra Modi’s Kejriwal has not executed and security guards Jai brought dead,” DCP and check crime, the offi- Gambhir Gambhir, group of professionals work, welfare schemes, the scheme yet. Kumar (27) and (Outer North) Gaurav cials said. on Saturday, affiliated to BJP — is hold- and also the ‘failures’ of “After the quiz, the par- Dharmender used to stay Sharma said. As many as 133 vehicles, 50-year-old man accused the Delhi gov- ing a state-level quiz com- the Aam Aadmi Party ticipants will be explained at the site. A case of murder has 100 in urban areas and 33 ernment of only putting petition, “Atulya Atal,” (AAP) government. about the schemes and On Friday, after Ravi been registered. While in rural areas, were chal- up advertisements and based on the policies, “The quiz papers include also told the correct arrived drunk at the con- Jai Kumar was arrested laned for having casteist commits suicide doing nothing worth- schemes, and projects questions related to work answers during a 30- struction site, an alterca- from the spot, teams remarks or words on New Delhi: A 50-year-old while to control pollution launched by the Narendra undertaken by the Modi minute session,” said the tion broke out between have been deployed to them. Another 91 chal- man allegedly committed in the past four-and-half- Modi government in the government, like the convener of the quiz com- him and Dharmender, a nab his accomplice who lans, 78 in urban areas suicide by hanging himself year of its tenure. last five years. Ayushman Bharat Yojana petition, Virender senior police official said. managed to escape, the and 13 in rural areas, from a tree on Babar Road in “People of Delhi are in The finale of the quiz (National Health Sachdeva. Following the scuffle, officer said. were issued against those central Delhi’s Bengali Market distress because of pollu- having aggressive area on Saturday morning, tion but the Delhi govern- remarks on their vehi- police said. The deceased ment only brings out cles. Also, 56 challans has been identified as Basant detailed advertisements were slapped against Lal. He worked as a labourer on pollution control. It Man shot dead in road rage, owners of vehicles which at a construction site in has done nothing to were found having tam- Pragati Maidan, they said. address pollution in the juvenile among 6 nabbed pered number plates, a The police were informed four-and-half-years that it police spokesperson said. about the incident at around has been in power,” Mr AGE CORRESPONDENT of Jahangirpuri, they The police also carried 9.30 am on Saturday. No sui- Gambhir told a news NEW DELHI, OCT. 26 said. Jwala Singh, who is out inspections at major cide note was found from the agency. also a local, was rushed to jewellery shops, fuel sta- spot, a senior police official “Things will improve A man has been shot dead nearby BJRM hospital tions and markets from 11 said. The family members of only when work is done in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri after being shot at but doc- am till 11 pm as it stepped the deceased told police that on the ground and not by area after he got into fight tors declared him up security checks and Lal was under depression for bringing out advertise- with two persons on a “brought dead”, said the patrolling in view of quite sometime. The police ments,” he added. bike, which brush-passed police. Diwali festivities. have ruled out foulplay in the Mr Gambhir appealed to him, police said on Singh was shot in his “The practice of writ- incident. The body will be the public to not burn Saturday. face after he got into a ing casteist words or handed over to the family firecrackers this Diwali to The incident happened fight with two of those aggressive remarks on after post-mortem, said the make a positive change. on Thursday and police arrested. However, it was numberplates needs to be police. “People have become said they have arrested six not immediately clear discouraged. Such writ- aware now and they do persons and also detained which of the two were ings create a feeling of not burst crackers as a minor in connection behind the incident. Police insecurity among people 3 men arrested much as they did earlier. with the case. Those said the arrests were made and becomes a nuisance. Awareness programmes arrested are Suraj (35), after technical surveil- Hence, we have taken after encounter run by the Central gov- Prashant (23), Arun lance. The pistol from action against them,” ernment have created a Bhatia (24), Harish Bhatia which the shot was fired Gautam Buddh Nagar New Delhi: Three men, who difference on the (33), Abhishek (24) and has been recovered from BJP MP Vijay Goel celebrates Diwali with residents of an unathurised colony in New SSP Vaibhav Krishna were allegedly planning to ground”, he said. Govinda (30), all residents Suraj, police said. Delhi on Saturday. — PTI said. kill two businessmen, were Air quality remained nabbed by the special cell of “very poor” on Saturday the Delhi police following a and is expected to turn shootout in northwest Delhi’s “severe” post-Diwali due Qutabgarh area, officials said to firecracker emissions Low business, cheap Chinese lights mar city potters’ Diwali on Saturday. The accused and spike in stubble burn- have been identified as ing in neighbouring New Delhi, Oct. 26: The blames inflation. The 52- hailing from villages in Q Ahead of Diwali, the street vendors who buy difficult to stand at one Sachin, Vishal and Pravesh, states. narrow lanes of the year-old said that with the Haryana, Rajasthan, and diyas in bulk to sell them spot for too long, someone who were members of the According to the System Potters’ Colony in Uttam prices of diyas going up, Uttar Pradesh. generations of potter in residential areas—have or other would come and Gogi gang, they said. Two of of Air Quality and Nagar are a tad bit dustier customers simply opt for Rest of the year, they sell families inhabiting the also taken a hit. tell us to go away. If a cus- the three accused sustained Weather Forecasting and than usual with trucks and the cheaper “Chinese earthen pitchers, pots, Kumhar Gram in West Both the potters and the tomer doesn’t know where bullet injuries in their hands Research (SAFAR), the tempos stationed at odd lights.” fountains, and other deco- Delhi are on their vendors claim that the we put our cart, how will and legs in the shootout, National Capital Region’s angles, waiting to be “We do get decent busi- rative pieces, but the toes, hoping to make municipal corporations anyone do any business?” police said. The three men overall air quality index loaded with all kinds of ness during Holi and income is bare minimum. the best of the festive have run anti-encroach- he said. were planning to kill two (AQI) is expected to enter earthenware—idols, vases, Diwali, but we have seen a Deepak Kumar, another ment drives in the city, Other potter markets, businessmen in Delhi’s the “severe” category for but most importantly 40 per cent decrease in potter in Kumhar Gram, is season making it difficult for which get a life of their Kanjhawala and Narela area, a short period of time on diyas. sales since last year. also struggling to make hawkers to sell these prod- own during the festive sea- they said. Further investiga- Sunday night, but the sit- Ahead of Diwali, genera- Customers also prefer buy- ends meet. ucts, leading to a loss of son, are the Hauz Rani tion is underway, police said. uation would be not as tions of potter families ing cheaper options like “Mouths to feed are too name of profit,” the 18- work for both the commu- Market in Malviya Nagar bad as last year. inhabiting the Kumhar Chinese lights,” he said many, and profit negligible. year-old potter, who is also nities. and the Matka Market in THE ANSWERS TO TODAY’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE Last year, Delhi’s AQI Gram in West Delhi are on soon after confirming an A single decorative piece a student at the Delhi A hawker in Janakpuri, Sarojini Nagar.

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Malala Yousafzai Yousafzai Malala ■ ■ November 8, the day after Hari Om, a third genera- inhabit the Kumhar Gram, of the family do this work, ing earthenware from Diwali last year, has barely However, this year the Diwali. — Agencies tion potter in the colony, most of them originally there isn’t much left in the them, their major sales—to made `300 this time. “It’s crowds are thinner. — PTI Relief PAGE Captain Aaron Finch was on Saturday cleared to play in Australia’s opening Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, but the team was Cricket 14 dealt a blow with fast bowler Andrew Tye ruled out of the series THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Kohli gets I can’t wait to play. Any time you play for Australia in Australia it’s a Jumbo backing great honour and I’m excited. ■ Kumble supports Virat’s suggestion — Steve Smith to have permanent centres for Tests New Delhi, Oct. 26: used to be in Delhi, operations at Kings XI Former India captain Bangalore would have a Punjab, also lent support SHORT TAKES and coach Anil Kumble Test match, Mumbai to the idea of India play- has supported Virat would have a Test match, ing day-night Tests. “I Kohli’s view of having Kolkata of course,” he think day-night Test Azam will try to five centres for Test added. cricket will certainly matches in order to bring Earlier this week, the bring in the crowds emulate Kohli the spectators back to the final Test between India towards the latter half of Dubai: Pakistan’s newly stadium. and South Africa wit- that game,” Kumble said. appointed T20I skipper Babar Kumble, in fact, wants nessed a lukewarm “You also need to Azam seeks inspiration from the BCCI to go back to response from the Indian choose the right time of Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli the old tradition of the crowd in Ranchi, the year because we’ve and wants to emulate 80s and 90s where Test prompting Kohli to sug- seen in day-night ODIs, them as captain. matches at specific cen- gest the idea of five per- the ball gets really wet “I look at current captains like tres were held during fes- manent Test centres for because of due. So, you Kane Williamson and Virat tivities. During the 80s future home series, simi- may have to choose the Newly joined Bangladesh bowling coach Daniel Vettori throws a ball during a training session in Dhaka. — AFP Kohli, and how well they man- and 90s the BCCI calen- lar to the English and venue and time of the age their own form along with der used to have Tests on Australian model when year,” he added. bringing results to the team. New Year in Kolkata and top teams tour those Word number one, I'll try to emulate them,” in Chennai at the time of countries. India, put up a dominant International Cricket Council Pongal. “I think it is important effort in all departments (ICC) quoted Azam as saying. “I think that has cer- for Test cricket to pro- to whitewash visitors Tamim pulls out of India tour “Moreover, I'm not just thinking tainly been one of the mote these centres where South Africa 3-0 in the I'll be happy to play regardless ways of promoting Test people would know that recently-concluded Test Dhaka, Oct. 26: Bangladesh of the results. I'm looking to cricket. By restricting it these are the centres Series after winning opening batsman Tamim get a performance out of my to few centres and not where you are going to their last two overseas Iqbal has pulled out of next team, as well as my individual just that it is also impor- play Test match cricket series in the West Indies month's Twenty20 and Test Bangla crisis: BCB may take performances,” he added. tant to choose the time of in prior to the start of and Australia. They also tour of India on personal On October 18 replacing the Test match,” Kumble the season so that you lead the World Test grounds, the Bangladesh Sarfaraz Ahmed, Azar Ali was was quoted as saying by can market Test cricket championship with 240 Cricket Board said on appointed as the Test captain CricketNext. and you can make sure points. Saturday. that the crowd come in,” “Yes, I believe so and The 30-year-old Tamim — legal action against Shakib while Azam was handed over “We all remember that the reins in the shortest format in the festival time, dur- Kumble said. even three years ago Bangladesh’s top run scor- of the game. ing the festival of “When I was the coach, when I was the coach, I er in all formats — had indi- Dhaka, Oct. 26: all-rounder joined them as few cricketers by paying The 25-year-old Azam had Pongal, the Test match I think we played in six did mention that this cated he would likely miss Bangladesh’s domestic their brand ambassador,” them TK One or Two played 33 T20I games in which used to happen different centres, they team certainly has every- part of the tour to be with cricketers might be reaping Cricbuzz reported. Crores. What happened in he scored 1290 runs with an in Chennai. were all new centres and thing in them to domi- his wife as they expect their benefits from the players’ “He cannot make this the end? The board lost TK impressive average of 49.61. His And the start the one centre it was nate world cricket and second child, chief selector protest but their national agreement [with a telecom 90 Crores in three years,” first assignment as captain will of the season packed was Indore. that is exactly what they Minhajul Abedin said. captain Shakib Al Hasan company] and why he can- he said. be upcoming Australia tour, And the atmosphere have done and it is not Bangladesh are scheduled has been caught off-guard, not make this agreement is “We are going into legal where Pakistan will play three was brilliant, it is in the just about the playing to play three Twenty20 with the board mulling clearly stated in our con- action. We cannot spare T20Is followed by two Tests. heart of the city that was eleven, it is also the internationals and two legal action for violation of tract paper,” BCB president anyone in this regard. We In the recent home T20I series one of the reasons that bench strength,” Kumble Tests in India in November, central contract. Nazmul Hasan was quoted will ask for compensation. against Sri Lanka, he did not the crowd could come in said. starting in Delhi on With Bangladesh set to as saying by the Bengali We will seek compensation score many runs but served as irrespective of the time “It is also the quality of November 3. leave for the all-important daily ‘Kaler Kantho’ on from the company as well vice-captain. In the series, Sri of the day,” Kumble bench strength that we Tamim missed India series in the next few Saturday. as from the player,” Hasan Lanka clean sweep Pakistan added. are discussing here. You Bangladesh’s recent tri- days, the BCB’s strong “Robi [Telecom] was our said. 3-0. Azam is currently number The 49-year-old, who have fantastic quality. series Twenty20 tourna- stance could certainly title sponsor and “I heard about it [on one in the ICC T20I batsmen is back to coaching Whoever comes in cer- ment after a dip in form. affect the morale of the Grameenphone did not bid October 23] and asked to rankings. The series against again, this time as tainly performs,” he The left-hander also strug- team. According to a report and instead they grabbed sent legal notice to Australia at their home soil director of cricket added. — PTI gled in the World Cup in in Cricbuzz, Shakib has Grameenphone to claim would be a challenging one England, where he scored signed a deal with noted compensation. I asked to for Pakistan. — ANI only 235 in eight innings, a telecom company send a letter to Shakib for 29.37 average. ‘Grameenphone’, which explanation. We must give The 30-year later made is in violation of the him a chance to show he Thakur lashes interim captain for a three- central contract clause. didn’t break the rule. To us Dad was super match one-day internation- “BCB president it seemed that it was some- out at ICC al series in Sri Lanka in the Nazmul Hasan said thing like ‘give a damn to Hamirpur (Himachal absence of injured regular that they will take the board’ and if that is the Pradesh): Former BCCI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza. strict action if he case we will take tough president Anurag Thakur hero for Virat But the leadership role is unable to pro- action,’’ he added. on Sunday lashed out at the failed to bring out his best, vide a satisfacto- Shakib along with senior International Cricket Council, Mumbai, Oct 26: India always remained that I with Tamim making only 21 ry reply. cricketers Mushfiqur saying it “has no relevance” captain Virat Kohli on will go ahead on the runs in the entire series, Grameenphone, Rahim and without the world's richest Saturday said his career basis of hard work and which Bangladesh lost 0-3. the local tele- Mahmudullah led board, which used to give the path became simple due not by any other way,” The Bangladesh Cricket com giants, the players ICC seventy-five percent of to decisions taken by his Kohli, one of the most a Board said it will name a announced on protests 11- grants to run its affairs. father, whom he termed successful batsman of replacement of Tamim for October 22 point Thakur, a union minister of state as his “super hero” in the modern era, recol- the India tour in due that the coun- demand. for finance and corporate real life. lected. course. — AFP try’s leading Shakib Al Hasan — PTI affairs, was in the town in con- “My father till the time He was speaking after nection with the Sansad he was in this world he launching an animated Mahakumbh prize distribution has been always been my series ‘Super V’ based on function. “The ICC has no rele- superhero,” Kohli said Kohli himself, which will vance without the BCCI as it here when asked who be aired on Star Sports Delhi’s post-Diwali pollution cause of concern ahead of T20 used to give it seventy-five per- was his ‘super her’ in Network, Star Plus and cent of grants to run its affairs,” real life. Disney from November 5. New Delhi, Oct. 26: The the BCCI and the travel Anything above 400 is con- the situation will be under said Thakur, who is the brother “Many people can “Because of this, he has prevailing air pollution in route for the visiting team sidered to be severe, which control. of newly-appointed BCCI treas- inspire or motivate you, been my super hero. Due the national capital region forced the BCCI to sched- can cause serious health “Look, we have factored urer Arun Dhumal. He also but when someone sets to his personality and has become a cause of con- ule the first match of the issues. in the post Diwali air pol- expressed hope that the Sourav an example in front of decisions, my career cern ahead of the T20 tour in Delhi, and they are According to the avail- lution in Delhi but since Ganguly-led new body of you, the impact is differ- path became simple that International between now hoping that the city’s able information, on the match is a week away, BCCI would take up the issue ent. The examples he I had to move ahead only India and Bangladesh at poor air quality doesn’t Thursday, at 8:30 am, the we are hopeful that the with the ICC and get its due. (my father) set in front by working hard..If I suc- the Feroz Shah Kotla on become an issue during AQI in the vicinity of the players won’t face any Thakur said the appoint- of me.. like when I ceed then it was written November 3. the night encounter. Delhi University was 357, health hazards,” a senior ment of Arun as the was playing cricket in my destiny, if it was Back in December 2017, Just a couple of days which is considered to be BCCI official said. board’s treasurer is a when I was not there, then I was not the Sri Lankan cricket before the Diwali, the Air very poor. Both senior Due to the nightmarish matter of pride for the young...the deci- good enough....after that team was left gasping for Quality Index (AQI) was BCCI and DDCA officials experience and bad public- state and he was sions he took Istopped making excus- breath during a Test match rated as “very poor”. As acknowledged that air pol- ity following the Sri Lanka hopeful that his with regard to es, and I think it hap- at the Kotla, forcing most per AQI standards, 0-50 is lution is something that is game, there are questions brother would do my career. He pened because of him, as of their players to wear considered good’, 51-100 is beyond their control and as to why the BCCI didn’t the job honestly. could have told me things happened in front protective masks even as satisfactory, 101-200 is mod- they can only hope that do away with the rotation — PTI different dimension. of me and so he is my some fell ill. However, the erate, 201-300 is poor while since the match is being policy as far as Delhi is Due to his personality Super Hero (sic),” added rotation policy followed by 301-400 is very poor. held a week after Diwali, concerned. — PTI and decisions, my focus the India captain. — PTI AFTER BCCI, CA WORRIED It’s puerile to keep harping on MSD to announce retirement ABOUT FTP point of view from them Dhoni’s inclusion in the going by reports in recent wants. He has not made Melbourne: Cricket Australia on Dhoni’s future? current situation was of weeks, he is carrying a nig- any unusual demands for has echoed BCCI’s concerns It could become a hugely course impossible. He has- gle from the World Cup. being given preference, in about ICC’s proposed one flag- vexing situation for Prasad n’t played a single match While he remains among fact gone out of his way to ship tournament every year Ayaz Memon & Co if Shastri, captain since the World Cup. There the fittest cricketers in the encourage younger play- during next eight-year FTP Virat Kohli and vice cap- was nothing for the selec- country, such niggles take ers, so it is reasonable to cycle (2023-2031), as they are Over The Top tain Rohit Sharma see tors to go by. But whether longer to overcome with infer that he isn’t clinging not ready to compromise on merit in Dhoni’s inclusion this eliminates his advancing age. on to his place in absentia. conducting bilateral Test series. for the T20 World prospects in the remainder This probably explains But for inclusion in the During the ICC meeting in ixed signals have categorical about the posi- Championship. of this season and then the why Dhoni has stayed team Dhoni needs to be Dubai earlier this month, it was emerged from the tion of the selectors, state- I have sympathy for the next, leading into the T20 away from domestic tour- assessed on form and fit- announced that a working MIndian cricket ments by Ganguly and selectors who found World Championship is naments. But if he regains ness when he starts play- group of member nations had establishment about Shastri would imply that themselves in a predica- of the crux. complete fitness, finds his ing: like every other player. agreed in principle to the chief Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s the door has not been shut ment that has only been This is where Ganguly best form and has the zest If he doesn’t do this in executive Manu Sawhney’s idea future over the past few on Dhoni, making for a growing since the (likely) and Shastri for competition at the time for selection, he obvi- of selling eight ICC men’s days. confounding situation. World Cup, and chose (most certainly) seem to highest level, the age con- ously should not be consid- events in eight years (2023- After picking the team Traditionally, the selec- to tackle the Dhoni be pulling in a different sideration gets mitigated. ered. Whether he 2031) as part of the next broad- for the limited overs series tion committee has the matter head on. direction from the selec- There are several players announces his retirement cast rights package. against Bangladesh, chief independence to pick play- In hindsight, tors. The stridency in who’ve been successful in or not is then superfluous. BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has selector MSK Prasad said ers it deems worthy. But Prasad will believe he Shastri’s position is partic- T20 when in their late 30s. As I see it, Dhoni is lis- already expressed his concern “we’ve moved on’’ when the BCCI president has the could have been pru- ularly telling. But the onus is then tening intently to his body and ICC has been apprised that asked whether the former authority to intervene if dent and demurred What comes through is squarely on them to prove and mind in assessing his world’s richest cricket board is India captain had been he feels necessary. This has defer on Dhoni’s future lack of conviction in their credentials. One can future. He’ll probably play not on same page. Cricket considered. often happened in the past for nobody can say with Rishabh Pant (or Sanju punt on a youngster. From some domestic matches, Australia chief executive Kevin However, new BCCI pres- in Indian cricket, some- any certainty how it will Samson who is now part of a veteran, the need is for the IPL certainly (barring Roberts’ apprehension about ident Sourav Ganguly had times even without good unravel. the T20 squad) to measure greter certainty. injury), see how his feet the global body’s plans will be earlier said on the issue enough reason! up to the demands of a How does the Dhoni issue are moving, whether the music to BCCI’s ears. that “great players don’t However, such issues World Championship. get resolved? bat is still productive and “The ICC schedule of tourna- just fade away’’, and on need not be restricted to Having Dhoni on the radar, It is puerile to keep harp- most importantly whether ments is certainly something Saturday, coach Ravi the administration. For it would appear, reduces ing on Dhoni to make his he is better than all chal- that is absolutely up for discus- Shastri came out firing on instance, will the selectors the anxiety somewhat in retirement plan known. lengers for a place in the sion at the moment and will all cylinders against play hardball even if the the team management. Everybody knows it can be Indian team. continue in the months ahead,” Dhoni’s critics in an inter- team management — Age works against too far away. But it remains That’s the only thing that Roberts recently told SEN view to a national daily. coach, captain and vice- Dhoni. He will be 39 his personal decision to should interest selectors Radio. — PTI While Prasad appeared captain — have a different next year, and make — and when he too. New coach PAGE Former US international star Tab Ramos was named as the new head coach of the Sport 15 Major League Soccer outfit Houston Dynamo THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

SWISS| INDOORS Nets edge Knicks Tsitsipas sets up Honestly, by the ■ clash with Roger Irving stars for Brooklyn in Big Apple NBA battle Basel (Switzerland), Oct. time I got to the 26: Stefanos Tsitsipas set Los Angeles, Oct. 26: The up his fourth meeting this (WTA Finals), I was Nets, out to make season with Roger just so tired. Brooklyn the center of Federer after a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 New York City’s NBA uni- quarter-final comeback — Naomi Osaka on last year’s verse, edged the Knicks win over Filip Krajinovic season ending tournament. 113-109 Friday, but not at the Swiss Indoors on before a fourth-quarter Friday. dogfight. The Greek world num- Brooklyn’s new star ber seven has beaten nine- Kyrie Irving didn’t match time Basel champion SHORT TAKES the 50 points he dropped Federer at the Australian in a heartbreaking season- Open while benefitting England stun NZ opening loss to from a walkover on the Minnesota, but his 26 clay in Rome. to reach WC final points included a step- In between, Federer, 38, back three-pointer with swept past the 21-year-old Yokohoma (Japan): Fly-half 22.4 seconds to play that Greek in Dubai. George Ford led the way as gave the Nets a 111-109 Top seed Federer on England ended New Zealand’s lead that they wouldn’t Thursday had already eight-year reign as champions give up. made sure of his spot in Stefanos Tsitsipas of with a superb 19-7 World Cup “Ah man, I just had to get the semi-finals after Greece reacts during a semi-final win in Yokohama on to my spot, make sure my Swiss compatriot Stan match in Basel. — AP Saturday. Ford, restored at 10 elbow was pointed and, Wawrinka withdrew from by coach Eddie Jones, took you know, gratefully it their last-eight tie with a game very well, his serve over goal-kicking duties after went in,” Irving said of lower back injury just an is one of his biggest England captain Owen Farrell the shot that drew com- hour after seeing off weapons and his move- took a knock but he landed parisons to his game-win- Frances Tiafoe in a gru- ment and coverage help four penalty attempts after ner in game seven of the elling second round clash. him,” added the player Manu Tuilagi stunned the All 2016 NBA Finals for On Friday, Tsitsipas had who has also scored wins Blacks with an early try. Cleveland. to stage a fightback for a over Novak Djokovic and This was just England’s eighth Allonzo Trier’s 22 points second straight match Rafael Nadal in 2019. win in 42 Tests against New helped the Knicks erase a after recovering against Zealand and meant the All 19-point deficit and take a qualifier Ricardas Opelka fires 31 aces Blacks had lost their first World three-point lead with 3:41 Berankis 24 hours earlier. Cup match since a shock 2007 to play. “Persistence was the key Reilly Opelka fired 31 quarter-final defeat by France. Irving said his only mes- New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (right) defends against Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving who goes up today,” said third seed aces to reach the fifth England’s first World Cup win sage to his teammates as for two points during the first half of an NBA game on Friday. — AP Tsitsipas. “I put a lot of semi-final of his career as over the two-time defending the Knicks poured on the emphasis on my serve. he beat Roberto Bautista champions puts them into their pressure was “stay poised, Brooklyn that won the off- back with a 95-86 victory that yielded 22 Los one-point overtime victo- “It was also crucial to Agut 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. fourth final — just four years stay calm.” season free agent contest over the Utah Jazz. Angeles points. ry over the Nets on stay concentrated, even if The 37th-ranked after their embarrassing first- Irving ramped up the with the acquisition of James scored 32 points “That’s who we are,” Wednesday in the face of I was broken three times, American’s victory in 93 round exit on home soil. “Our Big Apple rivalry on Irving and former league with 10 assists and seven James said of the defen- Irving’s 50-point explo- unfortunately. But there minutes also slowed the best form of attack is our Thursday when he said at Most Valuable Player rebounds and Anthony sive effort. James scored sion. were plenty of games progress of his Spanish defence. We create opportuni- a promotional event that Kevin Durant — who is Davis scored 21 points 12 points in the third quar- Karl-Anthony Towns where I played very confi- opponent in the chase for ties through our defence to the Nets were “going to still recovering from an with seven rebounds. ter and the Lakers led by scored 37 points, pulled dently.” one of the two remaining attack,” said England coach take over the whole city. Achilles tendon injury. Davis also blocked five 19 heading into the final down 15 rebounds and Tsitsipas said his places at the ATP Finals Eddie Jones, who has master- “It’s about us,” said shots as the revamped frame — when they handed out eight assists Australian Open fourth in London next month. minded the turnaround. — AFP Irving, who was booed by Lakers bounce back Lakers delivered an stretched the advantage to as the Timberwolves won round defeat of Federer Opelka has reached four Knicks fans who crossed impressive defensive per- as many as 22. their second straight — remains in his memory. of his five semi-finals this the Brooklyn Bridge for LeBron James and the formance. 121-99 over the Charlotte “It was one of the great- season — most recently at Strong winds the game at the Barclays Los Angeles Lakers, who “The more we can T-Wolves win again Hornets. est moments of my career. the start of the month in Center. lost their season-opener defend like this, the easier Towns connected on 13 Of course, the crowds love Tokyo — as the 22-year-old play spoilsport Nets fans had their say on Tuesday to their it’ll be for us,” said Davis There was no let-down of 18 shots from the Roger -- but what can you works to broaden his as well, with taunting upstart cross-town rivals after the Lakers harried for the Minnesota field, making four three- do? game beyond just a huge Phillip Island (Australia): reminders that it was the Clippers, bounced the Jazz into 23 turnovers Timberwolves after their pointers. — AFP “Roger understands the serve. — AFP Qualifying for the Australian MotoGP was cancelled Saturday as fierce winds caused havoc at the beachside circuit, with rid- MEXICAN GRAND PRIX ers deciding it was too danger- ous after Tech3 Racing’s Miguel Wissam’s goal Steeled for WTA Oliveira was “blown off” the track. Phillip Island, known for Hamilton’s title hopes fade its fast corners and long straights, is a favourite among sinks Nantes finals, says Osaka the sport’s stars, but is also renowned for notoriously Nantes (France), Oct. over Montpellier, after Mexico practice flop Shenzhen (China), Oct. 26: The lucrative WTA Finals unpredictable weather. After 26: Prolific striker Reims, Rennes and In-form world number has moved to the southern wet and then dry sessions on Wissam Ben Yedder Nice. Mexico City, Oct. 26: Lewis team-mate — and only title three Naomi Osaka Chinese city of Shenzhen Friday, the riders had to con- grabbed his ninth goal “It’s important to win Hamilton’s hopes of wrap- rival —Valtteri Bottas believes she is better for the next 10 years after a tend Saturday with not only of the season as away from home for the ping up his sixth drivers fourth ahead of the cham- equipped to deal with the five-year run in Singapore. more rain but blustery and cold Monaco handed Nantes first time this season,” world title this weekend pion-elect. WTA Finals’ demanding “I definitely think last conditions, making it hard to their first home Ligue 1 said Jardim after Ben dimmed on Friday when he “The Ferraris are too fast round-robin format, after year helped me in the way push the pace. The winds whip- defeat of the campaign Yedder became the first languished in fifth place for us,” said Verstappen. her maiden appearance at that I kind of know the for- ping the circuit were such that on Friday. Monaco player in 50 behind Sebastian Vettel “They will be too quick in the season-ending show- mat more,” Osaka told 10 of the 22-strong field didn’t Ben Yedder struck in years to score nine and Ferrari after second qualifying. They are ahead piece ended in tears. reporters on Saturday. even set a lap-time in third the first half and had goals in his first nine free practice at the of us all here.” There was much atten- “Before last year, I hadn’t practice session. Fourth prac- two more efforts ruled games in a season. Mexican Grand Prix. Daniil Kvyat was sixth tion on the Japanese sensa- played round-robin since I tice was then red-flagged when out for offside as “Ben Yedder was After topping the times in ahead of his Toro Rosso tion entering last year’s was, like, eight or ten. pit board numbers blew onto Leonardo Jardim’s always very effective at the opening session, the team-mate Pierre Gasly, WTA Finals on the back of “I think the end of last the track, just minutes after rejuvenated Monaco Toulouse and Sevilla. defending five-time cham- Lewis Hamilton Carlos Sainz of McLaren, a controversial US Open year was just so hectic for Oliveira lost control and came clinched a fourth win He is also in a better pion was unable to resist Nico Hulkenberg of victory over Serena me. Honestly, by the time I off his bike in a big crash on in their last five league physical condition the pace of his main rivals On an overcast but warm Renault and Lando Norris Williams. got to the (WTA Finals), I the approach to turn one. outings. than at the beginning as four-time champion day at the Autodromo in the second McLaren. But Osaka failed to live was just so tired,” Osaka MotoGP officials said he was They move into of the season.” Vettel delivered a best lap Hermanos Rodriguez, the Wolff admitted that it was up to the hype in a winless added. “blown off the track”, with the eighth place in the Ben Yedder grabbed in one minute and 16.607 outright pace of the unhelpful for Hamilton campaign that ended in She will be one of the Portuguese rider stretchered table while Nantes stay the only goal after 22 seconds. Ferraris ruled on the main that he is without his usual tears when she was forced favourites in Shenzhen away. “From the morning to the second, five points minutes when he “It wasn’t good enough,” straight with Max race engineer Peter ‘Bono’ to retire against Kiki having claimed successive afternoon the wind completely behind leaders Paris picked up a pass from said Mercedes boss Toto Verstappen, winner of the Bonnington in Mexico and Bertens due to a hamstring titles in Osaka and Beijing. changed direction and was Saint Germain who Alexsandr Golovin to Wolff, whose team clinched last two Mexican races for Austin next weekend, as he injury. It has been a return to going sideways on the straight,” take on bitter rivals unleash a fierce right an unprecedented sixth Red Bull, also showing has stayed in Britain to Having learned the les- form for the 22-year-old Oliveira told the crash.Net web- Marseille on Sunday. foot drive into the roof championship double last competitive pace. recovery from surgery. sons from that bitter expe- after a stunning first round site on Saturday. — AFP Nantes’ defeat ended of the net. time out in Japan. The Dutchman was sec- “It’s not great, but it is rience, Osaka said she exit at Wimbledon followed their perfect record at He found net again “This is a difficult track ond, just one-tenth down on what it is,” he said. “Not knew what to expect in the by a lacklustre US Open home this season but he had strayed off- for us, but we are lacking Vettel, but four-tenths ideal. It’s tough. Rain $14 million tournament title defence ended with a which had seen four side and the goal was performance. It is one of ahead of Charles Leclerc might be a help here this pitting the eight best round of 16 defeat to ‘BAN CAN successive 1-0 wins ruled out. — AFP our worst tracks.” with Hamilton’s Mercedes weekend.” — AFP ranked players of 2019. Belinda Bencic. — AFP TAKE AWAY ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONS’ Olympic, Tour de France New Delhi: British heavyweight Tiger stuns himself with 2nd 64 boxing star Tyson Fury believes dreams drive Froome International Olympic Inzai (Japan), Oct. 26: Tiger total of 128. Committee's decision to ban Saitama (Japan), Oct. 26: ● Froome fractured gery (in December) to Woods surprised himself US Open champion and world body (AIBA) will have a Still limping heavily, remove a big metal plate with a second straight 64 overnight co-leader massive impact on amateur and Chris Froome is fighting a thigh, elbow and and about six screws. It’s Saturday for a two-stroke Woodland said he had to dig professional boxing, saying it back from less than zero, vertebrae in a quite tender, the muscle lead over Gary Woodland at deep for his 66 to keep in can potentially take away he told AFP on Saturday, crash in June and soft tissue that’s the halfway stage of the touch with Woods. champions of the future in what he describes as being impacted by this rain-delayed Zozo “It was a grind all day,” from the sport. “It will have a an unprecedented bid to ● On Sunday he metal plate on my hip,” Championship in Japan. said the 35 year-old. massive impact because it is win another Tour de will race in an he says. “I’m surprised that I was Friday’s postponed round potentially stopping stars of the France in 2020. able to score as well as I finally began at 10am future from getting a break,” Froome, the winner of exhibition-style “Get back to where have,” admitted Woods, Saturday on a weather-rav- Fury said during an internation- four Tour de France team time-trial I left off” who is playing his first aged course with bright al conference call ahead of his titles, fractured a thigh, tournament for two months sunshine helping to dry the WWE in-ring debut against elbow and vertebrae in a Before the accident, after having arthroscopic turf. A pond to the left of Braun Strowman at Crown high speed crash in June. could be perceived as an Froome made no secret knee surgery. the 10th fairway had Jewel in Riyadh next week. On Sunday he plans to incredibly difficult and of his ambition to equal “It usually that takes a lit- expanded into a lake, forc- “It is very important that ama- make a statement of negative situation, but the five Tours de France tle bit of time. I’ve been ing officials to move the tee teur boxing continues so we intent. I’ve tried to turn that won by Eddy Merckx, able to strike my irons pret- forward, and in a trice a can have professional champi- On Sunday Froome will around to try and Jacques Anquetil, ty well this week so far and 376-yard par four became a ons of the future. “If there is no race in an exhibition- achieve something Bernard Hinault and that’s been nice.” 140-yard par four. amateur boxing, there is no style team time-trial for unprecedented.” Miguel Indurain, but is The 15-time major winner Tiger Woods of the United States watches his tee shot on Local favourite Hideki professionals. I don’t know Ineos at Saitama, Japan. Froome will be 35 years now focussed just on lit up the back nine in five- the fifth hole in Tokyo on Saturday. — AP Matsuyama immediately many people who have turned While on Friday, he also old when the Tour starting another one. under 31 to take control on took advantage of the tiny professionals without being rode part of July’s Tokyo embarks from Nice next “The Tour de France is an empty Narashino opening three holes to him alongside clubhouse 10th with an eagle two but amateurs. It could have a big Games road race route. June. With three other the driving force, the big Country Club course, shoot a mesmerising 64 leader Woodland at 10- trod water thereafter to fin- impact on the professional “The accident has cer- Grand Tour winners on prize for me is to try and closed to spectators for safe- with nine birdies in under. ish four shots behind sport for sure. It could be tak- tainly changed me, given the Ineos roster, he get back to the Tour de ty after soaking up more Thursday’s first round. Woods kept his foot down. Woods. ing away champions of the me a new start,” said a knows the size of the France, it’s still too early than six inches (150mm) of He started more steadily The US Masters champion World number two Rory future.” Fury will join the likes determined looking challenge ahead, not to say if it’s doable. I’m rain during Friday’s on Saturday and was one- smoked a massive drive McIlroy had a ragged two- of Evander Holyfield, Floyd Froome. least building up the going to do everything I washout. under at the turn before down the long par-four 17th over 72 on Thursday but he Mayweather, Mike Tyson and “It’s like starting from strength in his injured can to get back to where I “I had made a couple putts switching on the afterburn- and his pinpoint approach too opened with an eagle at Muhammad Ali when he takes zero again, below zero if leg. left off,” he says. today and I went to put my ers. from 154 yards left him a the 10th to get back to level on Braun Strowman at the you like, that’s what it “I’ve got to get the legs Froome says the unusu- hand up and I’m like, don’t “Hit the ball a little bit simple two-footer to take par. A birdie four at the WWE Crown Jewel on October feels like,” he said, his back to 50-50 (instead of al 2020 Tour de France put your hand up, there’s no better than I did the solo lead. long 14th kept up the 31 in Saudi Arabia. Fury was voice wavering slightly. 65-35 strength balance),” route is double motiva- one clapping,” said Woods. (Thursday),” Woods said. He saw a 20-foot eagle putt momentum and two more also impressed with Indian box- “But it’s completely says the Africa-born tion. Chasing a record- “Let’s hope that trend con- slip by at the par-five 18th gains at 16 and 18 saw him ing and hoped star boxer changed my motivation, Briton, clearly dragging “It’s a Tour de France equalling 82nd PGA Tour tinues.” but tapped in for his sev- turn in 31 and his way to a Vijender Singh goes on to win given me a challenge I’ve his right leg as he walks. we haven’t seen for victory, Woods had bounced Three birdies in four enth birdie of the round 65 to be three-under total, the world title for India. —PTI never had before. This “I’ve still got more sur- decades.” — AFP back from bogeying his holes from the 10th took and a 36-hole 12-under par nine behind Woods. — AFP Worried PAGE Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will not buy a player in the January transfer window despite admitting he is concerned Games 16 about his team’s growing list of injuries in defence THE ASIAN AGE SUNDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Sterling show rocks Villa We said at half time, London, Oct. keep your speed in 26: Pep Guardiola was the game and we relieved Manchester ‘Ruthless’ have to punish City found them their rhythm in — Brendan Rodgers, Leicester time to close the City manager after thrashing gap on Premier Leicester Southampton 9-0 in the EPL League leaders Liverpool to three points as Raheem SHORT TAKES Sterling inspired a 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. rout Saints Cadet TT girls grab Guardiola’s side survived a tame opening period as second half goals Southampton, Oct. 26: gold in Oman Open from Sterling, David Silva and Ilkay Leicester boss Brendan Gundogan put Villa to the sword. Rodgers hailed his team as Live on TV Muscat: Indian cadet girls on Guardiola’s side closed the gap on “ruthless” for their record- PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday defeated Chinese Premier League leaders Liverpool to equalling 9-0 rout of Taipei 3-1 to grab the gold three points thanks to goals from Raheem Southampton in the Newcastle vs Wolves medal in the ITTF Junior Circuit Sterling, David Silva and Ilkay Gundogan Premier League on Friday from 7.30 pm on Premium Oman Open here. at the Etihad Stadium. as besieged Saints coach Star Sports Select 1, HD The Indian paddlers ended the But City boss Guardiola was frustrated Ralph Hasenhuttl insisted: day with a total of four medals with the way his players struggled to ‘Blame me’. Liverpool vs Tottenham in the cadet events while the establish any momentum in the first half, Ayoze Perez and Jamie from 10 pm on juniors bagged three. just days after they fell behind against Vardy both hit hat-tricks as Star Sports Select 1, HD The B team in the girls cadet Atalanta in the Champions League before Rodgers’ side moved sec- event lost their matches to eventually winning 5-1. ond in the table. Arsenal vs Crystal Palace India A and Chinese Taipei but He fears City will be caught out in future The rout equalled from 10 pm on registered wins over Greece, if they continue to play so lethargically in Manchester United’s 9-0 Star Sports Select 2 England and Sri Lanka to end the first half. “Of course, respect and demolition of Ipswich at Norwich vs Man United up with the bronze medal. credit for Aston Villa. The first half we Old Trafford in March 1995 played football but we don’t play in the for the biggest win in from 10 pm on The Indian cadet boys teams Star Sports Select 2 HD also added two bronze medals way we should play,” Guardiola Premier League history. when they failed to go past the said. “We were ruthless. I’m semi-final hurdle, as the A and “We were better in the second THE RESULTS very proud to stand and be formance was a disaster B teams lost to Chinese Taipei half. I don’t know if it was the manager of that team,” and I have to apologise and and Russia, respectively. because of the early goal. said Rodgers after a game take 100 percent responsi- In the junior girls event, both “In the second we play in the SATURDAY played out in driving rain bility — I’ve never seen a the Indian teams finished num- way we normally are but we Manchester City 3 at St Mary’s Stadium. team act like this, there ber two and three in group have to try and play 90 minutes. (Sterling 46, De Bruyne “A mark of the good sides was no fight for anything,” standings to win the silver and We played just 45.” 65, Gundogan 70) is you don’t let up. We admitted the Saints’ coach. bronze medals. While, in junior City’s second successive Aston Villa 0 wanted to show we’re a Southampton midfielder boys category, one of the two league win means Liverpool are good side and we certainly Nathan Redmond added: Indian teams won bronze when under pressure to beat Brighton 3 did that in the second half. “It was an embarrassing it went down 1-3 to Iran in the Tottenham at Anfield in (Gross 15, Maupay 80- “We were ruthlessly sim- performance, the stuff of semi-finals. — PTI Sunday’s clash between last sea- pen, Digne 90+4-og) ple in our game. When nightmares.” son’s Champions League final- Everton 2 you’re so many goals up Leicester are just five ists. (Webster 20-og, you can easily slow but we points behind league lead- Ultra runners aim At the Amex Stadium, Everton Calvert-Lewin 74) kept focused. We want to be ers Liverpool, who host blew a 2-1 lead in the final 10 a top team and to be a top Tottenham on Sunday. for glory in France minutes to leave Silva fighting Watford 0 team you must be clinical.” Ben Chilwell began the Delhi: India’s top 9 ultra run- to save his job. Silva’s side were Bournemouth 0 Hasenhuttl saw his team destruction in the 10th ners, Bengaluru’s Ullas in trouble after 15 minutes when slip into the bottom three minute when he tapped in Narayana and Delhi’s Apoorva Pascal Gross smashed a free- West Ham 1 and he pulled no punches on the rebound, and Ryan Chaudhary, will lead the coun- kick past Jordan Pickford for (Snodgrass 44) after a performance which Bertrand’s red card — try’s challenge in the IAU 24- his first goal since April. Sheffield United 1 also saw Ryan awarded via VAR for a late hour World Championship in Everton drew level five min- (Mousset 69) Bertrand red- tackle on Perez in the Albi, France, over this weekend. utes later when Richarlison met carded after 10 build-up to the opener — Narayana, a veteran runner from Lucas Digne’s corner with a FRIDAY minutes. helped the away side open Bengaluru who works in header that deflected off Southampton 0 “The per- the floodgates. — AFP Vancouver (Canada) now, quali- Brighton defender Adam Leicester 9 fied for the World Webster into his own net. (Chilwell 10, Tielemans 17, Perez 19, 39, 57, Championship by covering a Dominic Calvert-Lewin came Leicester City players cele- off the bench to put Everton Vardy 45, 58, 90+4-pen, mind-boggling 250.371 kms brates their 9-00 win over during the 24-hour Stadium ahead from Mason Holgate’s Maddison 85) Southampton. — AFP Run a couple of months back. pass in the 74th minute. Among women, Delhi’s Apoorva covered 176.8kms to become SILVA WOES India’s top candidate and both However, Brighton’s Neal Maupay scored will fancy their chances in the an 80th minute penalty after Michael gruelling competition. Keane was controversially ruled by VAR The 9 runners, including 5 men to have fouled Aaron Connolly. and 4 women, have been And Everton defender Digne added to selected by the Athletics Silva’s woes when his stoppage-time own Federation of India, and are goal from Leandro Trossard’s cross left being sponsored by IDBI Everton two points above the relegation Federal Life Insurance. A five- zone after their fifth defeat in their last member support crew, includ- six league games. Manchester City’s ing 3 ultra marathon runners Watford remain bottom of the table after Raheem Sterling cele- and a leading sports medicine a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth. brates after scoring The Hornets are still without a league specialist, are part of the travel- against Aston Villa in ling contingent. — PTI win this season and haven’t won in nine home league games dating back to April. their English Premier Lys Mousset finished a memorable week League match at the on a high note with the equaliser in Etihad Stadium in DYBALA SCORES Sheffield United’s 1-1 draw at West Ham. Manchester on The hosts took the lead in the 44th Saturday. — AP minute through Robert Snodgrass’s cool BUT JUVE HELD finish from Andriy Yarmolenko’s pass. BY LOWLY LECCE — AFP Milan: Paulo Dybala scored but Juventus were held 1-1 at lowly AFC RECOGNISES Lecce on Saturday with the Sindhu bows out Gyan heads winner for Highlanders defending champions in danger of being overtaken by Inter Guwahati, Oct. 26: Star ISL AS INDIA’S Milan at the top of the Serie A of French Open striker Asamoah Gyan table. Both goals came from handed NorthEast United penalties with Dybala’s strike FC their first victory of TOP LEAGUE from the spot after 50 minutes Paris, Oct. 26: Ace Sindhu had last the Indian Super League New Delhi, Oct. 26: The cancelled out by Lecce’s Marco Indian shuttler P.V. defeated the Asian after netting the winner Asian Football Mancosu’s effort six minutes Sindhu failed to stop Games gold medallist in a 2-1 result against Confederation on later. The Italian champions her recent-run of early on the way to her maid- Odisha FC here on Saturday recognised the have 23 points from nine games, exits after the reigning en World Saturday. Indian Super League as but could be overtaken by world champion Championship title in The home team drew the country’s premier Antonio Conte’s Inter who are crashed out in the August. The 24-year-old first blood when Redeem competition while recom- two points behind before host- quarterfinals of the Indian had also got the Tlang scored the quickest mending the AIFF to ing Parma later on Saturday. French Open after a better of Tzu Ying dur- goal of the season (2’). “open a pathway” for two Juventus rested Portuguese star three-game defeat to ing 2016 Olympics Odisha equalised through I-League clubs’ entry into Cristiano Ronaldo after top seed Tai Tzu Ying of before knocking out the Xisco Hernandez (71’) ISL by the end of 2020-21 Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions Chinese Taipei here. number one women’s before defender Carlos season. League win over Lokomotiv The fifth seeded singles player in the Delgado was sent off. The AFC’s executive Moscow, and ahead of two Serie Indian went down 16- World Tour Finals last The Highlanders made committee approved All A matches in four days next 21, 26-24, 17-21 to the year. their advantage count India Football week. But Dybala, who scored world number one This was also world through Gyan who Federation’s proposed both goals against the Russians, shuttler in a hard- number six, Sindhu’s popped up with a header roadmap for the country’s started up front alongside fought match that last- fourth successive early six minutes from time. sport during a meeting in Gonzalo Higuain, with Federico ed one hour 15 minutes exit from a tournament The win takes Vietnam. Bernardeschi just behind the on Friday night. since claiming the NorthEast to the top of In a release on Indian Argentine strike duo. This the 10th time World Championship the table while Odisha football’s roadmap, the Maurizio Sarri gave starts to Sindhu had lost to Tzu at Basel, Switzerland in slumped to their second AFC stated, “In season Emre Can and Danilo with Blaise Ying, who now enjoys a August. The Indian has loss in as many matches. Asamoah Gyan (centre) of NorthEast United FC celebrates after scoring the winning goal 2019-20, the ISL will attain Matuidi and Juan Cuadrado dominant 10-5 record struggled to find form The hosts enjoyed the against Odisha FC in the ISL on Saturday. the status of premier starting on the bench. over the Indian. since then. — PTI best possible start to the league competition in Promoted Lecce, a side from game when they roared Indian football.” the heel of Italy, are struggling into the lead with just two Another key recommen- above the relegation zone, but minutes on the clock. CHENNAIYIN SEEK HOME COMFORT dation by the AFC is to managed to pull through for a Martin Chaves started Chennai, Oct. 26: Indian the fans and obviously our Centre-backs Lucian open a “pathway for two I- precious point despite being the move with a run down Super League action players want to make an Goian and Eli Sabia didn’t League clubs’ entry into dominated by the visitors. the left flank before find- returns to the southern impression. I don’t care have the best of outings the ISL by the end of the Slovenian midfielder Zan Majer ing Panagiotis Triadis metropolis for the first how we win, we need to get and could not keep Ferran 2020-21 season, subject to forced a save from Juventus down the middle. The time this season as three points. I’d be delight- Corominas and co. At bay. the criteria being ful- goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny Greek midfielder found Chennaiyin FC take on ed if we can take maxi- But the Romanian centre- filled”. after just two minutes. Tlang in space down the Mumbai City FC in their mum points from the next back should be pumped to The top continental Dybala was targeted early by right and the youngster opening home game of the two games,” said face his former side with body will allow the win- the Lecce defenders with Luca tucked a finish past season here on Sunday. Chennaiyin head coach whom he spent two sea- ning ISL club to represent Rossettini and Marco Calderoni Arshdeep Singh to send The fans of Hero ISL sea- John Gregory. sons. India in the AFC picking up yellow cards early the home crowd into rap- son 4 champions would Chennaiyin have not had The Islanders are brim- Champions League play- for fouling the Argentine for- tures. hope for a better perform- the best of starts, however. ming with confidence after offs, and the I-League win- ward. NorthEast looked ance from their team after They started with a 0-3 a tough away win at Kochi ner will get to play in the Higuain looked as he had the assured in possession fol- a terrible campaign last away defeat to FC Goa in their season opener AFC Cup play-off. opener after a quarter of an lowing the opener and time which saw them fin- where their defence looked against Kerala Blasters The endorsement comes hour finishing off Alex Sandro’s caused a few problems for ish rock-bottom. all at sea against a brilliant FC. However, they do have days after the AFC held a cross, but his effort was ruled the Odisha defence. “First game in front of attack. a few concerns. — PTI summit in Kuala Lumpur for offside. — AFP — PTI on October 14. — PTI