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Parliament passes Tribunals Reforms Bill: What all may Farmers wrap up Jantar Mantar protest with change now New Delhi. The Rajya Sabha passed the 'Mahila Sansad'; stir to continue at Delhi borders Tribunals Reforms Bill-2021 on Monday. The bill was approved by the Lok Sabha on August 3. New Delhi. The farmers' protest against the Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Nine appellate tribunals to go Centre's three farm laws at the Jantar Ugrahan said they have plans to carry out The bill seeks to eliminate as many as nine Mantar in New Delhi wrapped up with an "Tiranga rallies" across the country on appellate tribunals, including the Film all-women mock parliament session on August 15. "Today was the last day of our Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT). Monday. protest at Jantar Mantar. We have plans to Proposed changes in laws Around 200 women farmers participated in carry out Tiranga rallies across the country The Bill also proposes to amend the the mock parliament session -- 'Mahila on Independence Day,” PTI quoted Cinematograph Act, 1952; the Customs Act, Sansad' -- who discussed the contentious Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) 1962; the Airports Authority of India Act, farm laws. “Today the women farmers ran president Joginder Singh Ugrahan as 1994; the Trade Marks Act, 1999; and the the Kisan Sansad, and it happened in an saying. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' organised and proper way. The women The 13-day Kisan Sansad saw discussions on RightsAct, 2001, as well as some other Acts. explained what is black in these black laws, several issues concerning the community, The Opposition’s protest and voiced their concerns in the farmer including the Electricity Amendment Bill, The Tribunals Reforms Bill-2021 was parliament. “They said that the central 2020, Essential Commodities Amendment introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala government should talk to the farmers and Act, 2020, and Commission for Air Quality Sitharaman. It was passed by a voice vote in repeal the three laws at the earliest. We will Management in National Capital Region the Rajya Sabha, while a statutory motion not go back until these laws are repealed,” and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2021, and moved by the Opposition to send it to a select said farmer leader Boota Singh Shadipur, each day resolutions were passed to committee was negated by a division vote. according to a video clipping shared on the symbolically "repeal" the contentious laws. After the bill was passed, Opposition official page of Kisan Ekta Morcha. Farmers also passed a ‘No Confidence members protested in the Well of the House According to news agency PTI, Deputy motion' against the government during the against the Pegasus snooping row and three Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) proceedings in the mock Parliament over its farm laws, leading to a brief adjournment of Deepak Yadav said around 9.30 pm that all failure to meet the farmers' demands the House. Congress MPs claimed that the protesting farmers had vacated the Jantar despite continued protests for over eight legislation undermines the judicial system. Mantar protest site. While the Kisan Sansad months. The Delhi Police had granted The government responds at Jantar Mantar concluded, farmers have permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar However, responding to the criticism, Nirmala already started working on their next course from July 22 till August 9 with a maximum Sitharaman said, “Who is speaking? of action. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta of 200 protesters at the site. Members of the Congress party, which during the Emergency completely curtailed the judiciary? Today, such a party asks us for Assam-Mizoram border row: Peace restored, but Indian Institute of BJP issues 3-line whip to Rajya Sabha MPs for 'very important disputes can't be resolved overnight, says Assam CM Heritage to be set up business' ? Assam Chief Minister "The governments of Assam and New Delhi. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mizoram have issued a joint in Uttar Pradesh: has issued a three-line whip to its party MPs Himanta Biswa Sarma said that statement urging for peace and in Rajya Sabha, asking them to be present in peace has been restored along tranquility. As of now, things are the House on August 10 and 11. "All BJP normal, traffic is moving to Mizoram Ministry of Culture members in Rajya Sabha are hereby informed the Assam-Mizoram border but as usual. I can say as of now the that some very important business will be situation is normal, peaceful and taken up for discussion and passing in the problems of territory dispute there is no tension," Sarma said. New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture has Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, August 10 and cannot be resolved overnight. Blaming the Congress for not decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Wednesday, August 11. All members of BJP properly demarcating borders, the Heritage’ at Noida in Gautam Buddha Nagar. in Rajya Sabha are therefore requested to be Assam chief minister said: "The "This will impact higher education and positively present in the House throughout Assam CM meets PM Modi Congress never wanted a united northeast research in the fields related to rich Indian both days and support the government," news Sarma, who is on a four-day visit to the and that's why it left us to fight for our heritage and its conservation,” informed the agencyANI quoted a BJP notice as saying. New Delhi. Assam Chief Minister Himanta national capital starting from Saturday, borders. But it could have been done better official ministry release, according to news The government had on Monday introduced a Biswa Sarma said there cannot be an met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi at the time of the creation of states. So, over agency ANI. key Constitution amendment bill in the Lok overnight resolution of the decades-old on Monday. "Mizoram has been demanding a period of time, mistrust increased. Now, “Indian Institute of Heritage would offer Sabha that seeks to restore the states' power to border dispute between the states as it is a the inner line forest based on the we are trying to resolve it." Northeastern Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, make their own OBC lists. Social Justice and very complex issue. The CM said this on notification issued by British in 1870. states are different from each other but they Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Empowerment Minister Virendra Kumar Monday while saying that peace and Assam's position is that there is a Archaeology, Preventives Conservation, introduced the Constitution (127th have commonalities as well, so for tranquility have been restored at the shared constitutional boundary and Mizoram is resolving the disputes, "we need to look at Epigraphy and Numismatics, Amendment) Bill, 2021. In the statement of Manuscriptology etc. as well as objects and reasons, Kumar said in order to border with Mizoram. While mentioning asking about the historical boundary. our commonalities", Sarma said. that the dispute goes back to the British Assam is protecting its constitutional Looking at long-term solution conservation training facilities to in-service adequately clarify that the states and Union employees and the students of the Indian territories are empowered to prepare and period, Sarma told PTI that Assam has been boundary," the BJP leader told PTI. "We, the north-eastern states, are talking to Institute of Heritage," the release mentioned. maintain their own lists of SEBCs (Socially talking with other states as well. He blamed About the discussion each other and a long-term solution can be and Educationally Backward Classes) and the Congress government for not clearly "We have discussed and settled the issue for The Institute is being set up as Deemed to be achieved by discussing the issue. Sometime University by integrating Institute of with a view to maintain the federal structure demarcating boundaries while carving out the time being. I am in touch with the over the table, we would be able to resolve of the country, there is a need to amend Article new states. Mizoram chief minister and speak to him at Archaeology (Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya it," Sarma said. Talking about Assam's Institute of Archaeology), School of 342A and make consequential amendments What's the case least twice a day," Assam Chief Minister border disputes, he said the government has in articles 338B and 366 of the Constitution. Six Assam Police personnel were killed in a Himanta told PTI. Sarma said there were been holding discussions with Meghalaya Most Opposition members, including those violent clash between the police forces of problems related to "our borders for the last and Arunachal Pradesh as well. The two from Congress, have supported the politically Assam and Mizoram over the border several decades" and last September, states share a 164.6-km border between sensitive bill as it touches on the interests of dispute between the two states. After the "mistrust and differences" between the two Assam's Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj the numerically strong Other Backward incident, a fresh escalation of border row states increased, resulting in this violent districts, and Mizoram’s Kolasib, Mamit Classes (OBCs). "The government is going to took place. incident, but now the situation is peaceful. introduce the Constitution amendment bill in and Aizawl districts. Parliament. All leaders of various parties will support this bill and we want this bill being introduced today (Monday) to be passed Illegal for medical colleges to not pay stipend immediately after a discussion on it," Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters. Opposition members, to MD, MS students after availing service: NMC Archival Studies under National Archives of who have been in the Well of the House India, New Delhi, the National Research throughout the session to register their protest Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural over the Pegasus snooping issue, went back to New Delhi. The National Medical after it received many complaints from services of MD/MS students who had their seats when the minister introduced the Commission (NMC) on Monday termed it students that many institutes are refusing to finished their term of three years, till the Property (NRLC), Lucknow, National bill. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the illegal for medical colleges to not pay pay the stipend after their term is over and arrival of a fresh batch of students. It was Museum Institute of History of Art, Congress, T R Baalu of the DMK and Ritesh stipends and withhold documents of MD are also not relieving them. It is also alleged clearly mentioned that they should be paid Conservation and Museology (NMICHM) Pandey of the BSP voiced their support to the and MS students after availing their services that the colleges are withholding their stipend and hostel facilities should be and Academic Wing of Indira Gandhi proposed legislation even as they objected to even after their term got over. The NMC documents. The advisory stated that continued. This was done to augment National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New the manner in which the government has been Post-Graduate Medical Education Board COVID-19 has disrupted the examination medical manpower during the pandemic, Delhi. These shall become various schools pushing forth with its legislative agenda amid advised the colleges that wherever the schedules of medical education in the the advisory stated. "Unfortunately, we have of Institute.Indian Institute of Heritage will the din. Chowdhury said had the government exams have been held and results declared, country for the last one-and-a-half year. This received many complaints from students be a world-class university that would focus listened to the Opposition members earlier, successful MD/MS and DM/M.Ch has put a lot of stress on medical students. that many institutes are refusing to pay the on the conservation and research in India’s the states' rights would have remained candidates should be designated as senior The NEET examination was postponed, stipend after their term is over and are also rich tangible heritage, while offering protected. The 102nd Constitution residents and assistant professors delaying the arrival of a fresh batch of post- not relieving them. They are holding their research, development and dissemination of Amendment Act of 2018 inserted articles respectively, and be paid accordingly. In an graduate students. Many universities could documents. This is illegal. Hence this knowledge, excellence in the education of its 338B, which deals with the structure, duties advisory, it said wherever the examinations not hold the examination for final year post- advisory is being issued," NMC said. The students and activities associated with and powers of the National Commission. are not yet over, the postgraduate students graduate students. In view of these commission stated that wherever the heritage that contribute to the cultural, should be paid the stipend till their services impediments, an advisory was issued by the examinations are not yet over, the post- scientific and economic life of India. This are availed. The NMC issued the advisory NMC facilitating the institutes to use the graduate students. would be a standalone Institution of its type in the country. India to host first Internet Governance Forum in October

New Delhi. India will host the first Internet "Anil Kumar Jain, the CEO, National broadband subscription country in the Governance Forum in the country that Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), world and also has the highest data will be planned for three days, starting Ministry of Electronics and Information consumption per user per month. from October 20, this year. The Ministry Technology (MeiTY) and the Chairman Therefore, the aspirations of the Indians of Electronics and Information and of Coordination Committee, India should be reflected in International policy Technology on Monday informed of the Internet Governance Forum 2021 (IIGF), formation and stakeholder discussion." development. The theme of this year's announced the launch of India Internet "India Internet Governance Forum is the meeting is Inclusive Internet for Digital Governance Forum (IIGF) -2021 in a correct initiative for the country to ensure India. Press Conference, organised at that the growth of broadband adheres to With this announcement, the Indian chapter Electronics Niketan, New Delhi. IIGF- the lifestyle and requirements of the of the United Nations-based forum 2021 will be planned for three days, Indian community. IIGF 2021 is adopting namely the Internet Governance Forum starting from 20th October, 2021," read the multi-stakeholder concept in has begun. It's an Internet Governancethe official release by the ministry. This organizing the event as per the true spirit policy discussion platform to bring mode of engagement is referred to as the of global IIGF. The coordination representatives together from variousmulti-stakeholder model of Internet committee has apt representation from groups, considering all at par to discuss Governance, which has been the key civil society, Government, Industry, public policy issues related to thefeature for the Internet's success. The Industrial association, trust, and other Internet. India Internet Governance multi-stakeholder concept is well adopted stakeholders," Jain added. Starting from coordination committee for IIGF-2021 by IGF (Internet Governance Forum) August 2021, multiple Pre-IIGF features Anil Kumar Jain as Chairman,under United Nations and by Internet engagement events will be held at several TV Ramchandran as Vice-Chairman,Corporation for Assigned Names and colleges and universities, as a precursor to Jaijeet Bhattacharya as Vice Chairman,Numbers (ICANN). Commenting on the the IIGF Inaugural event. The idea behind Dr Rajat Moona as Vice-Chairman andannouncement, Anil Kumar Jain, the this is to engage the youth and students for approximately 12 members representingChairman of Coordination Committee, their participation in the October event Government, Civil Society, Industries,India Internet Governance Forum 2021 and prepare the next generation to be part Trust,Associations etc. (IIGF) said, "India is the second-largest if policy formation. New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

CM dismisses suggestions of early elections in Gujarat Maharashtra govt mulls relaxation of Vadodara. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday dismissed suggestions that Gujarat would go to polls earlier than its 2022 schedule to coincide with the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh to be Covid curbs with precaution held in March next year. Rupani, who was at the World Adivasi Day celebrations in Mumbai The Maharashtra Covid-19 task establishments have been demanding that Rajpipla in Narmada district on the last day of the nine-day events to mark the five years force has discussed the possibility of the government extend the current timings. of the BJP-run state government, said that granting more relaxations in restrictions Various artists have also demanded that “unlike the Congress” the BJP does not while observing precautions, and also theatres be allowed to function with come up with “poll-related agenda making” deliberated on tackling the possible third restrictions. The government is also under as it is always among the people. wave of the pandemic, the requirement for pressure to open religious places. CM Speaking at the venue in Jitnagar in Rajpipla medical oxygen and increasing the pace of Thackeray on Sunday announced that fully on Monday, Rupani laid the foundation vaccination, an official said.A meeting of the vaccinated citizens in Mumbai can travel stone of the Birsa Munda University that task force, held on Monday evening, was on local trains from August 15, but a gap of will come up in the tribal district at a cost of attended by Chief Minister Uddhav 14 days from the second dose of Covid-19 Rs 341 crore. On the sidelines of the event, Thackeray, state Chief Secretary Sitaram vaccine is necessary to avail of the facility. Rupani addressed questions from reporters Kunte, Covid-19 task force head Dr Sanjay He had also said his government was and dismissed the possibility of early Assembly polls in Gujarat in March next Oak and other members.The state considering granting relaxations to shops, year. “I do not think there is any connection government is now preparing new malls, restaurants and places of religious with the UPAssembly polls in Gujarat. I do guidelines after receiving various worship, and a decision would be taken not believe that the Gujarat Assembly polls suggestions and instructions from doctors, following a meeting of the coronavirus will be held earlier than its schedule next experts and government departments. The task force on Monday. year. The BJP is a party that is constantly focus of the discussion was basically on how Thackeray had also said that the COVID-19 working for the people, going in the midst of to introduce further relaxations while situation in Pune, Ahmednagar, Solapur, the people so we do not need to make observing precautions,” said a government Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, election strategies and agendas like the official, who attended the meeting. He said oxygen, increasing the pace of vaccination, introduced last week. The government had Ratnagiri, and Beed districts was a cause Congress party, which only meets people the government is listing new areas where ahead of the elections with tall promises,” effective implementation of tracing and allowed shops to function till 8 pm in 25 of concern. On Monday, Maharashtra Rupani said. At the event, where Bharuch more relaxations can be introduced. tracking, among others, he said. The state districts, while excluding 11 districts where reported 4,505 new Covid-19 cases and 68 MP Mansukh Vasava and Gujarat Cabinet The task force also discussed issues related to government had excluded malls, cinema level-3 restrictions continue to remain in fatalities, taking the tally of infections to Minister Ganpatsinh Vasava also spoke the tackling of the possible third wave of the halls, theatres, religious places and religious force due to a higher COVID-19 positivity 63,57,833 and the toll to 1,34,064, as per the about the contribution of the state pandemic, the requirement of medical gatherings from the purview of relaxation rate.Restaurant owners, malls and other state health department. government to tribal development, Rupani evoked the contributions made by the tribal community in the freedom struggle. Hailing the strength with which the tribal kingdom of the Dangs did not cower down to the pressure from the British, Rupani also Vaccination Of Pregnant Women May Be Daily Briefing: India may invoked the ‘sacrifice of the Bhil community’ in the seige of the Mangadh hill see more heat waves, says in Panchmahals district by the British in 1913, referring to it as an event “bigger than Done At Check-Up Facilities In Delhi climate report; over 60% the Jallianwalah Baug Massacre”. department said in its order. doses given to rural Release of chemicals by The CDMOs (chief district population; and more medical officers) and DIOs industries: Farmers’ body seeks The vaccination exercise (district informatics officers) New Delhi . Eight, Teen Murti Lane, in are requested to issue the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi, was once compensation over crop loss in against COVID-19 had begun necessary instructions to the the epicentre of many Third Front Bharuch concerned in this regard for formation efforts. from January 16 this year. immediate operationalisation, The house — where CPM’s Harkishan Surat. President of Khedut Samaj Gujarat it added.The Delhi Singh Surjeet lived — came alive (KSG), a farmer’s body, Jayesh Patel, has However, pregnant women government has so far Monday night as top leaders of almost written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra administered 1,06,90,855 all Opposition and non-BJP parties Modi requesting interim relief of Rs 1 lakh Covid vaccines in the city, came together for dinner at the per hectare for around 50,000 farmers in were made eligible to get a which includes 77,50,023 first invitation of its present occupant, Bharuch over crop loss due to the release of doses and 29,40,832 second Kapil Sibal. On the table was just one Chemical Phenoxy compounds in the air by shot about a month ago. doses, according to the latest agenda: the need for all Opposition chemical industries in the district. parties to join hands to take on the be done at the health facility site where they vaccination bulletin issued on BJP in 2024. Somewhere in between In the letter, a copy of which is with Indian Monday. Express, Patel said, “ The Dahej Petroleum, report for their regular ANC/PNC check-up, long bus trips from one venue to on the designated days of the week," reads the The city has seven-day vaccine stock as on another in Tokyo, plenty of sporting Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Monday morning, which include 3,55,820 Region, GIDC of Dahej and Vilayat has order issued by the Delhi health department. history happened as India tallied 7 New Delhi: Seeking to enhance COVID-19 Covaxin shots and 4,30,350 Covishield jabs. medals including a gold. The Indian highly hazardous mega chemical vaccination coverage of pregnant and lactating ANC refers to antenatal care an expectant mother production companies in the district, mostly needs, while PNC is postnatal care a woman The Delhi health department has told the Delhi Express recalls all about Tokyo’s women, the Delhi government on Monday Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) that magnificent architecture, their producing pesticides, pharmaceuticals issued an order that they can get jabs at health requires after becoming a mother. petrochemicals, chemicals, metals, power it will take another year to vaccinate all eligible mobile workstations that doubled as facility sites where they report for their regular "The medical officer and the vaccinator are doze-downs on the run, and the plant chemicals in huge amounts. The non- already present in the health facility along with beneficiaries aged above 18 in the national compliance of various environmental check-up on designated days of the week. capital at "the present rate of COVID-19 indescribable Japanese hospitality The vaccination exercise against COVID-19 had the vaccines, as these centres also serve as a that make these difficult-to-pull-off safeguards, violation of air Act and non- cold chain points," the order says. vaccine supply". measurement of the toxic chemicals present begun from January 16 this year. However, pandemic Games possible. While the Vaccination shall be done through Co-WIN At a DDMA meeting held on Friday, officials of BJP managed to get the Janata Dal in the air have harmed the local pregnant women were made eligible to get a the department gave a presentation on the city environment severely. The release release shot about a month ago. portal in walk-in mode. Training of vaccinator (United) to join the Union Cabinet, its for conduct of these sessions on Co-WIN must government's preparedness for a possible third attempts to rope in a key regional of certain chemical phenoxy compounds "In order to enhance coverage of vulnerable wave of coronavirus and the status of COVID- has caused a loss of agricultural crops in the be ensured. All efforts must be made to keep the party from the south, the Jagan cohort of pregnant and lactating women, it is 19 vaccination. Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress entire Bharuch. Mostly cotton and pigeon directed that their COVID-19 vaccination may vaccine wastage to the minimum, the health pea crops in 70,000 hectares has been Party, with offers of Cabinet posts, affected and farmers have been forced to fell through after the regional party destroy the deformed crops.” “The affected rejected the idea at the last minute. area of plantation of cotton is around 70,000 India on track to achieve WHO-recommended doctor- Increasing heat waves and droughts, hectares and approx. 50,000 farmers have rainfall events and a likelihood of lost almost all the crops from such a big area more cyclonic activity — this is what in Bharuch and Vadodara region. (Vagra, population ratio: NITI Aayog member Vinod Paul is in store for India and the Amod, Bharuch, Jambusar, Karjan Talukas subcontinent over the coming decades, according to a report are worst affected),” he added. The report of New Delhi. India is well on the path to Paul pointed out at the online ‘Azadi Ka making health services affordable and the Bharuch District Agricultural Officer to released by the Intergovernmental achieving the World Health Organisation- Amrit Mahotsav’ discourse series of ensuring access to health facilities, he said. Panel on Climate Change. The report, the district collector and Gujarat Pollution recommended ratio of one doctor per Department of Science and Technology DST Secretary Ashutosh Sharma highlighted Control Board (GPCB) with diagnosis team ‘Climate Change 2021: the Physical of Agricultural Universities were attached thousand population by 2024 and is (DST), New India @ 75, organised by the the contribution of the department in the Science Basis’, is the first part of with the letter. increasing the number of hospital beds from National Council for Science and development and progress of the country in IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report 11 lakh to 22 lakh, NITI Aayog member Technology Communication and Vigyan the last 50 years and its efforts to make India a —its latest evaluation of the state of Vinod Paul said on Monday. Prasar. “India is well on the path to having science, technology and innovation power in Earth’s climate and the impact on the Telangana: KCR’s Dalit Bandhu In the last 75 years, India has made significant one doctor per thousand population by 2024, the world. “The DST is a nursery to help, planet and life forms. In what progress in the health sector. At the time of which is the World Health Organisation nurture and grow young talents for the represents a significant shift, India’s scheme offering Rs 10 lakh per independence, the average life was just 28 (WHO)-recommended doctor to population progress and development of the country. It Covid-19 immunisation drive has years and it has now reached close to 70 ratio and is increasing the number of beds has the capability to create future talents, and taken a rural turn now: more than six family for poll-bound years, he said. “However, we are still far from 11 lakh to 22 lakh,” a statement quoted in the last five years, we have launched a out of 10 shots in the last three weeks away from meeting the aspirations of people Paul as saying. whole lot of schemes and have taken various were administered in rural Huzurabad in terms of access to health services, and this Ayushman Bharat Yojna and Jan Arogya Yojna steps to identify loopholes and rectify them to vaccination centres, according to remains a challenge.” “We have taken a lot of are programmes that focus on providing all ensure that science, technology and official data. Of the total 9.87 crore steps to address these problems in the last six- kinds of health facilities to people and are innovation play the key role in the progress doses administered in the last three seven years, and results are encouraging,” steps towards universal health coverage, and development of the country,” he said. weeks, 6.22 crore doses were. Higher rate of warming recorded over

Hyderabad (Telangana) Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana government on Monday issued notification to release Rs 500 crore to the Karimnagar Hindukush Himalayas and Indian Ocean District Collector to implement its flagship Dalit Bandhu scheme in the poll-bound Huzurabad constituency on a pilot basis. Pune. SINCE THE 1970s, the which will add in further pushing up respectively, of the equatorial Pacific Ocean While the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Hindukush Himalayas have the snowline elevations. and influence the monsoon rainfall over government hailed the scheme as a means undergone warming at a higher rate The Himalayas are important in India. Generally, during El Nino years, the to uplift the state of Dalits in Telangana, the than other mountainous and high regulating land-ocean temperatures, rainfall over India is below normal as Opposition suggests that it was merely an altitude regions in the world, thereby which then define the season’s recorded during 2014 and 2015 in recent attempt to woo the voters of Huzurabad. suffering significant loss to its ice rainfall mainly over India. The years. Similarly, IOD is warming recorded mass, the 6th Intergovernmental Panel along the Indian Ocean, yet another The Huzurabad constituency awaits by-polls monsoons, during the upcoming on Climate Change (IPCC) report, decades, over South Asia region, influencing factor for India’s monsoon. following the resignation of former health released on Monday, stated. “There is no significant impact of the ENSO minister and MLA Etela Rajender, who including India, are going to “There has been a greater warming over showcase greater inter-annual and IOD expected in the immediate 20 or 30 quit the TRS to join the Bharatiya Janata years. Being natural variability drivers, they Party (BJP).Under this scheme, the eligible the Hindukush Himalayas with fast variability along with an increase in depleting snow cover and retreating precipitation during the June to will however respond to the rising Dalit families will get financial aid of Rs 10 temperatures which will in turn affect the lakh each.The scheme is said to benefit glaciers,” said R Krishnan, executive September season. The climate director, Indian Institute of Tropical scientists have further warned that mean temperature values of the Pacific 5,000 families in the Huzurabad Ocean. constituency during the pilot phase. Meteorology, Pune. He is the lead Karakoram Himalayas was found to be the large-scale global-ocean Finally, when the scheme is implemented author on the chapter on water cycle and its stable and has even to have gained snow atmospheric phenomenon like El Nino Towards the end of the 21st century, we expect fully, 20,929 Dalit families in the assembly changes in this report. On the contrary, the mass,” added Krishnan.During the years Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian ENSO and IOD to reach extreme values constituency will be covered under it.On snow cover along the Karakoram Himalayas ahead in this century, the latest IPCC Ocean Dipole (IOD), too, will rise to extreme triggering an increase in the overall rainfall,” Monday, KCR is likely to visit Huzurabad. also in the Tibetan Plateau region was found projections indicate a rise in heavy values towards the end of the 21st century. said Swapna Panickal, lead author of the His friend-turned-foe Etela Rajender to have remained in a balanced state during precipitation events along the Hindukush ENSO — El Nino and La Nina are the chapter titled ‘Future Global Climate’ in the represented the constituency six times. the same period. “The glacial cover in the Himalayas and the over Tibetan Plateau, abnormal warming and cooling, 6thIPCC report. New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Here’s to women We the People… Accountability of elected representatives based on delivery of promises should be the fundamental criteria on which to judge the performance. Transparency, too, is of utmost importance, be it Ladakh situation or correct figures of unemployment. We see pictures of bodies floating on Ganges, but state denies it. Pegasus scandal breaks out, not a word from govt. Thousands of farmers are out on the roads in winter and summer, hundreds die, nobody even visits them! Forgotten words of our founding members — time to just does not exist with the result that corrupt, remember them. Time to give ourselves a democratic useless officers get key appointments. For senior government as envisaged in our Constitution in the postings in the states, e.g., DCs and SPs, if the sense it was supposed to be, and not the aberration it right officers are chosen, things improve has become. Time to ask ‘what did you do?’ and immediately. Similarly, at the Centre, coveted ‘what will you do?’ for the entire electorate (village, posts like the heads of CBI, NIA, CAG, zila, state or nation). Time to name and shame, also to secretaries to important ministries, ED, Customs reward. It is a weak people who get the proverbial and Excise, Income Tax, etc, are increasingly How strangely ironic and satisfying — depending ‘strong leaders’, a strong people demand results from becoming politicised. There are well laid out on how you view it — is the fact that our girls have their elected representatives; they are not dominated procedures for their postings and that of their brought us more glory than the men in the Tokyo or overawed by the PR campaigns of larger-than-life junior officers. However, the systems are Olympics. Haryana is a particularly interesting personas. They are not waylaid by the divisive and constantly bypassed, and the judiciary is a case study because if female infanticide was the misleading agendas of organisations driven by greed spectator in most cases. These agencies are bane of socially backward states such as and malice. In our system of democracy, we are thereby reduced to becoming tools to harass Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and Haryana, its girls have supposed to vote for the best candidate in the opponents and make them fall in line. now taken to those sports that were traditionally constituency for the job (be it MLA, MP or a Accountability of the elected representatives regarded as the preserve of testosterone-driven sarpanch) at hand. This task should not be dominated groups is weak and in most cases non-existent. The based on the promises they made and the delivery men with twirling moustaches and broad chests. by a distant dynasty or powerful leaders who are cynicism in society at large towards politicians and thereof should be the fundamental criteria on which to What is more, they have brought home more projected to be omnipotent — there are no supreme politics has reached a level of total disillusionment. Even judge the performance of an incumbent. Transparency is medals than all those tough guys ever did. The beings fighting elections, only humans, and they are subsequent to the elections, Parliament — that edifice of another huge factor in government work. It is of utmost attitude of many men in these northern states mostly fragile creatures fraught with flaws, self-doubt, democracy — is gradually being converted into a farce importance. Why should the people be not informed of towards their girls and women was an insult to the and insecurity. We need to elect the local candidate in where Bills are passed summarily without debate through national events, ranging from the Ladakh situation to the dignity of any self-respecting woman living in this whom we the people see good leadership, vision, and a ‘voice vote’. Parliament is the institution through which pandemic and before that demonetisation and migration? century. keen sense of compassion and humanity. new laws are debated and enacted, new policies are Why should we not be informed of the state of the Married women here were forced to wear long I have never fully read the manifestos of various political initiated and budgets are passed. All other issues of economy and correct unemployment figures? We see veils, never speak to men directly and regularly parties issued before any important election for the national importance are brought up and discussed. The pictures of bodies floating on the Ganges and buried on its thrashed and sexually abused. In the eyes of their simple reason that they are so lengthy, boring, repetitive deliberate and encouraged reduction of this democratic banks, but the state denies it. The Centre gives a figure for men, the only purpose of the women was to cook and experience has shown us that the assurances are institution into one representative of bedlam and chaos in the total number of deaths, but reputed international and slave in the kitchen, rear the children they seldom carried out. One has also noticed that a vast the shadow of which brute power is exercised and laws agencies say the correct figure is 10 times the official were often forced to produce, look after the cattle majority of voters does not really focus on the important with vested interests in mind are passed is deplorable. Is figure. The Pegasus scandal breaks out and some targeted and huddle in the darkest corners of the lives of issues, but votes on the basis of caste, religion, region and this situation in Parliament the prologue of what is to names are revealed but not a word from the government their men. There are novels about how the widow other allurements that are offered on the eve of election. come or is it the epilogue of what has happened? Time on the subject. Thousands of farmers on the roads in of a young man was forced to marry her devar so The voter does not also fully understand what he himself will tell. winter and summer, hundreds of them dead — nobody that the family lands were not divided. I can recall expects from the government. This is the result of a Every party, national or regional, promises “good even visits them! The list is endless, both at the Centre Rajinder Singh Bedi’s ‘Ek Chadar Maili Si’ failure of the various pillars of democracy, namely the governance” or “less government and more governance”. and the states. Is RTI still there? What we want is among many equally disturbing real-life stories media, the judiciary and in the case of elections, the When was the last time we saw a period of ‘good transparency on important issues, no matter which party that one came across. There were regular reports political parties and the Election Commission. governance at the ground level’? At the level where comes into power. Governments should not be in of little girls being choked to death or buried alive Candidates with criminal backgrounds who should have people interact with the face of the government — Police, ‘purdah’ and every question should not be labelled as by the mother-in-law and the village midwife, or been barred not only contest, but win; they are highly Revenue, Development, Health, Education, etc. The seditious. An improvement in the quality of life is what dai. Girls were seldom allowed to study beyond sought after for their money and muscle power — the two foundation of good governance begins in the ability of every citizen seeks. TheAmerican Constitution enshrines the first few years and if, God forbid, they fell in key elements assuring winnability. It is the nexus of various levels of government starting with the Chief the right of every citizen to seek the ‘pursuit of love with a boy from the same gotra or from an criminals, political elements, smugglers, police and the Ministers, Ministers, officers and downwards keeping happiness’. Our forefathers enshrined it similarly in our ‘inferior’ caste, she was killed off in what became entire criminal justice system which allows for these directly in touch and involved at the ground level with the Constitution when they spoke of ‘equality of status and infamously known as honour killing. Shockingly, individuals to intimidate, coerce and bribe a vast majority people, their constituency and the progress of works. One opportunity’. The right to gainful employment is very these khap panchayats had the sanction of their of the electorate. These individuals also are masters at of the methods this can be done is through extensive much part of this promise. People are not interested in Mps! Such truths were never hidden because spreading deceit and falsehoods to sway people on the touring. Seeing things gives you a deeper perspective and statistics. What they do not want to see is thousands of study after study drew attention to the skewed basis of caste and religion. You will invariably find fast forwards your work. These days, officers do not go youngsters loitering about, hungry babies and famished male/female ratios; social workers and activists incidents of communal and casteist nature happening in on tours, and ministers only go for inaugurations, mothers. We do not want our youth to take to drugs and tried to change the mental attitudes of our the shadow of elections. The common people invariably marriages and ‘bhogs’. Another essential ingredient in crime. Hundreds and thousands of them are migrating to medieval caste-ridden societies, but to little avail. fall for these narratives, because the counter-narrative good governance is postings and transfers of officers. The the West and the Emirates where they are not given Even the setting up of a Women and Child Welfare which should be led by the media and political and social system is totally manipulated, a fair and judicious system treatment equal to their own citizens. Ministry (bad grammar there) was able to hardly make a dent. Personally, I think it was our good old Bombay film world that focused attention on the talent that was shrouded in ghunghats in films Retrospective tax such as ‘Chak De India’, ‘Saandh ki Aankh’, ‘Dangal’, ‘Mary Kom’ (to name some I’ve seen or New legislation expected to allay investors’ fears heard of) that gave the girls a break. Most of these Adverse decisions by international arbitration of Arbitration at The Hague ruled that India’s were based on real-life stories and showed to an tribunals in the cases of UK telecom major retrospective demand of Rs 22,100 crore as uncaring world what young girls in the remote and Vodafone Group and oil producer Cairn capital gains and withholding tax imposed on male-dominated rural areas had to go through in Energy have prompted the Union Vodafone for a 2007 deal was in breach of the order to just stand up and be counted. On the other government to table the Taxation Laws guarantee of equitable treatment. hand were the metro snowflakes, whose parents (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, The protracted litigation has not only been have bought them expensive designer sportwear seeking to nullify the retrospective tax expensive and time-consuming but has also and shoes that cost as much as most of us earn in a provisions introduced in 2012. It’s a dented India’s reputation as an investor- month. I am sure they will be embarrassed when welcome move that was long overdue, and friendly destination. It is hoped that the new they read of the travails that many of these what proved to be the proverbial last straw legislation will usher in a fair and predictable Olympic medal winners have gone through. The was a French court’s order allowing Cairn tax regime and boost investors’ confidence, captain of our women’s Olympic team did not Energy to seize 20 Indian Government which is a prerequisite for bringing the even have a hockey stick, leave alone suitable assets in central Paris, including luxury flats country’s Covid-battered economy back on shoes and sportwear. She was undernourished and meant for the stay of visiting VIPs, to track. India is ranked a middling 63rd on the her parents did not have the money to buy her the recover a part of $1.72 billion (arbitration Ease of Doing Business index, way behind packet of milk her coach wanted her to drink every award plus costs and interest) owed by New other Asian nations such as Singapore, South day, so she used to dilute half a packet with water Delhi. Korea, Thailand, UAE, Japan and China. in order to stay in the coaching class. We have all Though the NDA government has been Foreign investors have many options, and read these stories yet they move me immeasurably reiterating its opposition to retrospective they won’t prefer countries where they are each time I do. These are stories that make you taxation ever since it came to power in 2014, likely to face uncertainty and intimidation on proud of your gender and give you a glimpse of the it kept banking on arbitration for too long, hoping against at The Hague pronounced its award in favour of Cairn the taxation front. The challenge for India will be to immense pool of talent that lies undetected and hope for favourable judgments to resolve the ‘legacy Energy Plc and Cairn UK Holdings Ltd. In another setback optimally use the new law to attract big-ticket under-represented. disputes’. On December 21, 2020, an arbitration tribunal for the Indian government last year, the Permanent Court investments.

The lockdown walk and getting to know the Colaba dogs

An hour of tennis was my daily routine but since all clubs were shut, walking became my only exercise. That is when I saw the neighbourhood I had lived in for so many years with new eyes

In pre-pandemic days, my regular hotels in the world, the Taj them by their names. There was Symphony and Lenny, exercise was a game of tennis, Mahal Hotel, built by the Tatas. the first an adorable brown cocker spaniel, who would usually singles, at the club I belong Boats for the Elephanta Caves jump on you in excitement, the other a beagle, to, the Bombay Gymkhana. An hour go from the Gateway. About a constantly sniffing everywhere and with a will of its of singles would leave me happily kilometre from my flat was the own in deciding exactly where it wanted to go. The tired, guaranteeing me a good night’s Sassoon Dock, named after a names of the dogs and their breeds are too long to list sleep. There are essentially three well-known Jewish family with here. But the most popular were beagles, golden types of tennis courts worldwide: a close connection to the city. retrievers, labradors and pugs (craze for whom began grass, clay and hard. However, for Internationally-famed hair with the Vodafone ads). There was even a French many years, the Bombay Gym had dresser Vidal Sassoon also bulldog and a fearsome rottweiler. Easily the most what must be unique – a court surface comes from that family. A little loveable were Cocaine, a handsome dalmatian, and which was a mixture of mud, straw further south was the start of the Monty, a basset hound whose ears almost touched the and cow-dung (Hindutva-wallahs military area, where the armed ground and whose affectionate wet slurp would soak would have rejoiced). I have no idea forces are housed. It is full of your trousers. Cocaine’s owner revealed that he had who discovered this unusual mixture, greenery and gives an idea of found the pup abandoned on a busy highway, petrified, but it worked. Visiting foreigners, how Bombay looked like before and in imminent danger of being run over. He had taken when told about it, could not believe it became a concrete jungle. The it home and adopted it. That was when he realised that it. Stray cows wandering the streets area includes an 18-hole golf Cocaine was stone deaf. I then learnt that people buy of the city was quite a strange sight course. Colaba became my pedigreed pups for large sums of money mainly as a for them. But playing on cow-dung post-pandemic ‘walking’ status symbol. But when they later discover a defect in courts simply bowled them over! The section of town. While walking, them, they sometimes simply abandon them on the big advantage of these courts was I also realised that I was actually streets. As a people, we are heartless, not kind or gentle, that they were easy on the knees, as tracing the footsteps of the at least as far as animals are concerned, except perhaps you could slide on them. But they terrorists who attacked the city towards cows. Cocaine had found an exceptionally were difficult and expensive to on November 26, 2008. Ten of compassionate owner who loved the dog all the more for maintain. them had landed on a small its so-called defect. Anyway, technology eventually won exercise. Which is when I saw the neighbourhood I had fishing village on Cuffe Parade, Then, there are ‘rescue’ dogs, adopted strays from the over. About three decades ago, hard courts became the lived in for so many years, with new eyes. Except for a a 20-minute walk from my place. They had split up and street, of indefinite breed. Their ‘rescuers’ are the norm. They usually had a concrete base, with a few years in Chandigarh, south Bombay has been my made their way to specific targets. One was the nearby people I admire most. Many of these dogs are rubberised surface. They lasted for a long time and home all my working life. I was first staying as a paying five-star Oberoi hotel, in a business centre, Nariman traumatised due to cruelties they must have suffered, could be easily maintained. What’s more, when it guest in an area called Churchgate, named after the local Point. The other was the Jewish Centre, a stone’s throw such as stoning and kicking, before being fortunate rained, the water drained off quickly and they were station. Then I moved to Colaba, named after the from my residence. And the third lot of terrorists headed enough to be adopted. Even after adoption and loving ready for playing soon after the rain stopped. However, causeway which linked north and south Bombay. for the Taj hotel, via a restaurant popular with foreign care, they usually back away from strangers, and are they were hard on knees, as you could not slide on them. Colaba has some of the city’s most iconic structures. visitors, Leopold Cafe. It, too, was a target, despite only comfortable with their owners. I also noticed that Yet, playing regularly on those hard courts was my main There is the imposing Gateway of India, built in 1911 to being opposite a police station. these ‘rescue’ dog owners are mostly Parsis. It is no form of exercise. Then came the March 2020 lockdown commemorate the first visit of British royalty to India, My greatest joy during my Colaba walks was to greet the coincidence that this tiny and admirable community is and all clubs and gyms were shut down. I hate walking King George V and Queen Mary. Facing the Gateway many dogs that their owners, or their domestic help, probably the most charitable and philanthropic one in all (except in the hills), but that now became my only are the Royal Yacht Club and one of the most renowned would take for an outing. I got to know almost all of of India. New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIP THE SIKH TIMES 7 AskingAsking yourselfyourself 'why' very important

To question Fear stops a lot of people from asking 'why', yourself will because people just don't want to be in that provide you uncomfortable state of knowing the answer. And a clear there are some who probably picture know the answer but live in because denial. Remembe you will r, acceptanc e is the know ultimate freedom. why you Getting a reality check is do these so very important things and in life. Essential what to your happiness: changes are Have you asked yourself recently if you are doing the needed in things you love? Do you think that you are on your life. the right track and following your passion? Are you where you always wanted to be? Are you just Life is a journey: letting life to control you? Are you making a conscious Asking yourself 'why' is part of that journey, as it decision to follow your dreams? Are you living life helps you to understand yourself, those around you. king/queen size? Are you pushing your creative When you ask why, you are looking at your life as an boundaries? It's so important to ask yourself these outsider and this gives a perspective. To question fundamental questions. These questions will give you yourself will provide you a clear picture because a ring side view of life. It might be a good time to make you will know why you do these things and what some changes, take a new direction, or have an open changes are needed in your life. So, don't feel scared discussion with someone who matters in your life. and be open about asking questions. What's most important is that you are following your Say bye to fear: own bliss. Men should seek IsIs youryour kidkid Work-life travellingtravelling toto schoolschool safely?safely?

installing CCTV cameras in the balance Pakhi Jain was in for a shock when she When your child turns Flexible work arrangements are often sociology at Furman University in South Among those who read the scenario in heard her seven-year old return from vehi cles. Interestingly, at an sought to maintain work-life balance. which a man requested to work from school one day and mouth expletives. rowdy international school at Chandivali, Carolina. a text message is sent to the parent If we believe a study, these Today, we think of women's home for childcare related reasons, "When asked who taught such words, Do you feel your kid is picking up bad arrangements may exacerbate he said everyone in his school bus used habits from the school bus? Discipline when the child swipes his I-card responsibilities as including paid labour 69.7 percent said they would be and boards the bus. discrimination based on parental them and he was following suit your kid and firmly explain that and domestic obligations, but "we still "likely" or "very likely" to approve the Most schools have also hired a lady status and gender. because he wants to be like his inappropriate language will not be regard breadwinning as men's primary request, compared to 56.7 percent of seniors," says Jain, who didn't know tolerated. Also, impress upon himher attendant to comply with the guide Researchers analysed the reactions responsibility and we feel grateful if men those who read the scenario in which a how to deal with the situation at that that there is no greatness in being like lines issued by the RTA (Roads and both men and women received while contribute in the realm of childcare or to woman made the request. time. the older children and doing wrong Transport Authority). "Having making flexible work requests - other household tasks," she added. Almost a quarter - 24.3 percent - found She is not the only one. While most trained staff in buses is important. meaning that they either asked to work For her study, Munsch used a sample of the man to be "extremely likeable", parents and school authorities impress If younger and older kids are from home or to work non-traditional the need to inculcate discipline within travelling together, the attendant 646 people in the age group of 18 to 65. compared to only three percent who should ensure that the y elder ones hours. found the woman to be "extremely the four walls of the classroom, these Participants were shown a transcript and rules often do not apply to school are seated behind and the n younger They found that among those who told it was an actual conversation between likeable". ones in front. Any kind of e made flexible work requests, men who buses. In the recent times, there have a human resources representative and an Munsch also found that both men and been several cases of rowdy behaviour intermingling between e asked to work from home two days a employee. women who made flexible work in buses, with children even hitting intermingling betwee s the two week in order to care for a child were After reading the transcript, participants requests for childcare related reasons each other. should be t avoided," says Sawnani. significantly advantaged compared to were asked how likely they would be to were advantaged compared to those Ground for unruly women who made the same request. Measures school grant the request and also to evaluate the who made the same requests for other behaviour "These results demonstrate how reasons. authorities can take employee on several measures, including After hours of being cooped up in cultural notions of parenting influence how likeable, committed, dependable, and - Provide instructions about school perceptions of people who request classrooms, the bus ride provides a dedicated they found him or her. perfect ground for the child to let out things. "Often, when a child gets into a bus safety in classrooms. flexible work," said author Christin all that pent-up energy. fight in the bus and it comes to the - Send students on time, so that they Munsch, an assistant professor of Says consulting psychiatrist Dr Pavan parents' attention, they confront the don't have to run to catch the buses. Sonar, "Unlike classrooms, there is driver or school authorities. This is not - Get the bus inspected for more freedom in buses, as there is an the way to tackle the situation as you technical snags and ensure safety absence of parentteacher supervision. would be setting a wrong example," measures. So, children feel the liberty to do some says Sawnani. - Ensure that the bus has adequate mischief." Instead, get to know both the ver sions staff and that a lady attendant is Adds clinical psychologist Saloni and if you feel that your kid is at fault, always present. Sawnani, "Kids of all ages travel act with concern rather than harshness. - Install CCTVs in buses for together in the bus. If the older kids are "Make your child under stand that monitoring the behaviour of kids. using foul language or behaving badly, bullying another person is wrong. Things parents should younger kids follow suit to fit in. That Often, children don't report instances leads to more cases of rowdy of bullying. So, teach himher to remember behaviour." understand and report such instances - Check the background of the to you, the teachers or the supervisor of agency from where the buses are More often than not, these buses are the bus," says Dr Sonar. understaffed with only one attendant hired. taking care of around 40-50 children. School authorities' role - Teach your child the importance Moreover, the attendant is only With safety and discipline in buses of safety, how to wait for the school equipped to ensure that the children being a concern, school authorities are bus and how to board it. are not physically injured. "They are now taking strict measures. While a -Any misbehaviour, on the part of a not responsible towards children's few city schools have student monitors student or the bus staff, should be behaviour, so there is no supervision at in every bus -they not only maintain brought to notice immediately. all," she adds. discipline, but also keep an eye on the - Teach your child to maintain bus staff -some even have plans of cleanliness in the bus. New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

Temple attacked by mob in Pakistan returned to Hindus Sydney Police To Step Up after repairs Multan. AHindu temple that was badly damaged last week by an angry crowd in Enforcement After COVID-19 Record central Pakistan was handed over to the Hindu community following repairs to the Sydney: Australian authorities on Tuesday urgency about the jab ... because that gives structure, a government official said vowed to crank up policing of anti-COVID us a chance to see what people can do in Monday. lockdown rules in Sydney, but dismissed September and October," state Premier The development comes five days after a suggestions that tougher measures, Gladys Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney. group of Muslims attacked the temple in including a curfew, were needed after the Meanwhile NSW officials expanded strict Bhong, a town in eastern Punjab province, city reported its biggest single-day new case stay-home rules to include two regions near damaging statues and burning down the number yet.With more than five million the Queensland border, Byron Bay and temple’s main door. They were angry that a residents of Australia's biggest city now in Tamworth, late on Monday after visits by court granted bail to an 8-year-old Hindu lockdown for more than six weeks, Sydney infectious people from the city. boy who allegedly desecrated a local reported 343 new infections in an outbreak Australia's Victoria state reported a slight rise religious school. District administrator stoked by the spread of the highly in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising Khurram Shahzad said local Hindus will transmissible Delta strain of COVID-19, up the prospect of an extended lockdown in soon resume worship at the temple. The 66 from the day before and topping the last Melbourne, the country's second-biggest Hindu boy had been arrested after allegedly one-day peak set on Saturday.Authorities in city, beyond Thursday. urinating on a carpet in a school library New South Wales (NSW) state, home to Authorities reported 20 new cases, up from 11 housing Islamic religious texts. The mob at Sydney, also announced three deaths from a day earlier. In line with recent trends. the time alleged the boy committed the virus, all of them unvaccinated. A total of Worrying officials, 15 of the cases were in blasphemy, an act punishable by death in 357 cases are in hospitals, with 60 in the community while infectious. Pakistan. Authorities later arrested dozens intensive care, 28 of whom require Economists expect the lockdowns in Sydney of people suspected of taking part in the ventilation. effectiveness of Sydney's lockdown, under events in small shops," state Chief Health and Melbourne to have tipped the country's attack on the Hindu temple, saying they With just under 36,700 cases and 942 deaths, which residents are supposed to stay at home Officer Kerry Chant told reporters.State A$2 trillion ($1.5 trillion) economy into a will have to pay for the temple’s repair. Australia has handled the pandemic much bar essential movements, NSW authorities officials have set a target of six million second recession in as many years, with a Muslims and Hindus generally live better than many other developed said police have been asked to step up checks vaccinations by the end of the month - when contraction expected for the quarter through peacefully in predominantly Muslim economies. But the Delta strain has thrown on how many people were being allowed the Sydney lockdown is currently scheduled September."There are big challenges for the Pakistan, but there have been attacks on Australia's reopening plans in disarray, as inside small shops at the same time as they to end - if curbs are to be eased. So far more economy, but I want people ... to be Hindu temples in recent years. Most of authorities seek to ramp up a vaccination were still seeing "lots of unnecessary than 4.5 million total shots have been confident, to be optimistic and to know there Pakistan’s minority Hindus migrated to rollout that critics of Prime Minister Scott movement of people"."What I'm concerned administered in New South Wales, with is going to be light at the end of the tunnel," India in 1947 when India was divided by Morrison have slammed as being too slow about is the crowding in shopping centres more than 23% of people above 16 fully Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Britain’s government. and ineffective.Amid questions about the and places where we have seen transmission vaccinated."This is why we've had a sense of broadcaster Seven News on Tuesday. China reports deadly anthrax pneumonia case Australia Rejects Climate Targets Despite Damning UN Report Sydney: Australia's conservative prime minister as the United States -- to adopt a formal target floor of parliament, urging people not to be Beijing. China reported an anthrax rejected growing calls Tuesday to adopt more for reducing or offsetting carbon emissions. scared of it. His Liberal party and Australia's India played pneumonia patient from northern Hebei ambitious emissions targets, insisting the Australia has suggested it will achieve net-zero opposition Labor party both support continued Province's Chengde city on Monday, who country was doing enough to tackle climate carbon emissions "as soon as possible", and coal mining, despite global investment in the constructive role had contact history with cattle, sheep and change. preferably by 2050, but has not made any sector drying up and importers shifting to products that come from these animals. Hours after a landmark UN climate report commitments to do so. Instead, Morrison cleaner fuels. Australia has one of the highest The patient was transported to Beijing by an warned catastrophic global warming is sought to deflect focus onto developing rates of emissions per capita in the rich world in Afghanistan, ambulance four days ago after showing occurring far more quickly than previously countries and the need for new technology, and is among the world's largest exporters of symptoms and the person was later forecast, Prime Minister Scott Morrison which he said was key to solving the crisis. coal and natural gas. It faces mounting political says Pentagon quarantined and put under treatment, state- signalled he would not adopt a net-zero target. "We need to take a different approach. We need and economic pressure to act. Both the United run Global Times reported, quoting the "Australia is doing its part," Morrison said. "I to focus on the technological breakthroughs States and the European Union are moving Washington. India has played a Beijing Centre for Disease Control and won't be signing a blank cheque on behalf of that are necessary to change the world, and toward imposing carbon import tariffs that constructive role in Afghanistan in Prevention (Beijing CDC). Anthrax is Australians to targets without plans." Australia how we operate," Morrison said. could effectively sanction Australia and other the past, the Pentagon prevalent among cattle and sheep. Human is at the forefront of the global climate crisis, as Many politicians within Morrison's conservative countries shirking measures to tackle climate acknowledged on Monday. “India beings usually get infected after coming in one of the world's largest fossil fuel exporters coalition with close ties to the coal industry change. One of the UN panel's authors, Mark has played a constructive role in contact with sick animals or contaminated and the victim of multiple climate-worsened have denied climate change is happening or Howden of Australian National University, Afghanistan in the past in terms of products. The most common way of disasters. In recent years, the country has sought to play down the risks. Senator said the Pacific region would be one of the training and other infrastructure infection -- 95 per cent of reported cases -- suffered intense droughts, the largest bushfires Matthew Canavan described the latest UN worst affected by projected warming. "If we improvements,” Pentagon Press are caused by skin contact which lead to in its recorded history, floods and coastal climate report as "fear porn" and said the panel don't start to reduce our emissions significantly Secretary John Kirby told reporters blisters and skin necrosis, the Beijing CDC erosion among other disasters. But ahead of a that drafted it was always warning "the sky is before 2050, the world is extremely likely to at his daily news conference. said. The most dangerous infection is major climate summit later this year, Morrison falling in, and it never does". The prime exceed two degrees Celsius of warming during “That kind of work, that kind of anthrax pneumonia, which happens when a has rejected calls -- including from allies such minister once brought a lump of coal onto the the 21st century," he said. effort to help Afghanistan maintain patient inhales dust containing bacillus stability and good governances is anthracis and gets infected. People can get always welcome,” he said when intestinal anthrax after eating asked about India-US cooperation contaminated food, usually meat, and will on Afghanistan. develop symptoms such as nausea, Pentagon to seek approval to make Covid- Responding to a question, Kirby said vomiting and diarrhoea. Anthrax can be the United States continues to have transmitted directly between human conversations with Pakistani beings but it is not as infectious as flu or leadership about the safe havens Covid-19. Bacillus anthracis is a bacterium that exist along that border and multiple antibiotics are effective for 19 vaccine mandatory for US military betweenAfghanistan and Pakistan. treatment, the report said. Since Sunday, “We are mindful that those safe Beijing has stepped up measures to prevent course to the President if l feel havens are only providing a source the spread of coronavirus cases by virtually the need to do so. To defend of more insecurity and more banning people from travelling to the this Nation, we need a healthy instability inside Afghanistan. We Chinese capital from provinces with > and ready force.” In a are not bashful about having that Covid-19 cases in the country. Beijing has The Pentagon will seek statement Monday, Biden said discussion with Pakistani leaders,” rolled out a range of measures to he strongly supports Austin’s he said. “We are also mindful that strengthen the management of people approval to make Covid-19 message to the force and the Pakistan and the Pakistani people returning from regions with relatively high plan to add the COVID vaccine also fall victim to terrorist virus transmission rates, including vaccines mandatory for “to the list of required activities that emanate from that imposing restrictions on their purchase of member of the US military. vaccinations for our service region. So, we all have a shared railway tickets and air services. So far, members not later than mid- sense of the importance of closing coronavirus has claimed 4,848 lives, along September.” Biden said the down those safe havens and not with 105,904 confirmed infections, in country is still on a wartime allowing them to be used by the China, according to Johns Hopkins footing and “being vaccinated Taliban or other terrorist networks University. will enable our service to sew discord,” Kirby said. Washington. Members of the U.S. military will is expected early next month. Without that members to stay healthy, to Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, China Virus Cases Rise As Delta be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine formal approval, Austin needs a waiver from better protect their families, and to ensure that he said, shares the concern of the beginning next month under a plan laid out by Biden to make the shots mandatory, and Biden our force is ready to operate anywhere in the international community about the Variant Challenges Beijing the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by has already made clear he supports it. Austin’s world.” security situation in Afghanistan President Joe Biden. In memos distributed to decision reflects similar moves by SEE: Fuelled by Delta variant, US Covid cases which is clearly not going in the Beijing, China: China's coronavirus cases all troops, top Pentagon leaders said the hit highest level since February | In Pics right direction. “The secretary hit a seven-month high on Tuesday, after a governments and companies around the world, vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military as nations struggle with the highly contagious Austin’s memo, which went out Monday, was continues to believe that the cluster at a test site drove up numbers as readiness. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said followed quickly by one from Army Gen. Mark Afghan Forces have the capability, the Delta variant challenges Beijing's grip delta variant that has sent new U.S. cases, the mid-September deadline could be hospitalizations and deaths surging to heights Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. they have the capacity to make a on the pandemic.State media has accelerated if the vaccine receives final FDA “The Secretary of Defense intends to mandate big difference on the battlefield,” described the current outbreak -- which not seen since last winter. The concerns are approval or infection rates continue to rise. “I especially acute in the military, where service vaccinations for all Service members in the he asserted. “He has maintained has sparked local lockdowns, mass testing will seek the president’s approval to make the coming weeks,” said Milley, adding that the and travel restrictions -- as the most severe members live and work closely together in that we will continue to support vaccines mandatory no later than mid- barracks and on ships, increasing the risks of military’s medical professionals recommended them with the authority where and since the virus emerged in the central city September, or immediately upon” licensure by the move. At the bottom of his message, Milley of Wuhan. rapid spreading. Any large virus outbreak in the when feasible, understanding that the Food and Drug Administration “whichever scrawled a handwritten note: “Getting it is not always going to be feasible. Authorities had brought domestic infections military could affect America’s ability to comes first,” Austin said in his memo, warning defend itself in any security crisis. Austin vaccinated against COVID-19 is a key force But where and when feasible will down to virtually zero, allowing economic them to prepare for the requirement. protection and readiness issue.” The decision activity to rebound albeit with tight border warned that if infection rates rise and continue to support them with The Pentagon plan provides time for the FDA to potentially affect military readiness, “I will not comes a bit more than a week after Biden told airstrikes, for instance,” he said. restrictions.On Tuesday, Chinese health give final approval to the Pfizer vaccine, which defense officials to develop. authorities reported 143 new coronavirus hesitate to act sooner or recommend a different infections -- 108 of them locally transmitted.Dozens of cases came from a Covid-19 testing site in eastern Yangzhou city.In a sign of the anxiety over even US, China clash over South China Sea at high-level UNSC meeting chaired by India relatively minor outbreaks, several officials have been issued warnings for mishandling mass testing, which city The US and China clashed over the South China Sea during a high-level UNSC meeting on maritime authorities said allowed the virus to security chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. spread. Yangzhou city authorities said "a small United Nations. The US and China on all of the 1.3 million square-mile it is the business, and even more, the number of party members and cadres have Monday clashed during a high-level South China Sea as its sovereign responsibility of every Member State to yet to perform their duties properly". meeting on maritime security chaired territory. China has been building defend the rules that we've all agreed to The latest surge started after infections by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with military bases on artificial islands in follow and peacefully resolve maritime among airport cleaners in neighbouring Washington asserting it has seen the region also claimed by Brunei, disputes. "Conflict in the South China Sea or Nanjing city sparked a chain of cases "provocative actions" to advance Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan in any ocean would have serious global across the country.Tuesday's numbers are unlawful maritime claims in the South and Vietnam. "The United States has consequences for security and for the highest since January, when the China Sea by Beijing which retorted made clear its concerns regarding commerce. country logged 144 new cases and 126 that America is not qualified to make actions that intimidate and bully What's more, when a State faces no domestic infections, mostly in the northern "irresponsible remarks" on the issue. other states from lawfully accessing consequences for ignoring these rules, it regions. Prime Minister Modi chaired the virtual their maritime resources. And we and fuels greater impunity and instability Authorities are now working to shore up high-level open debate on maritime other countries including South everywhere,” Blinken said. China’s Deputy security, one of the three signature events of "some of the critical areas where we see China Sea claimants have protested Permanent Representative Dai Bing, confidence that the latest resurgence is maritime rules and principles under threat." controllable.We have successfully India’s current Presidency of the powerful such behavior and unlawful maritime claims speaking last in the meeting, said that he contained the epidemic in Guangzhou, and 15-nation UN body. The meeting was later "In the South China Sea, we have seen in the South China Sea," Blinken said. wishes to "point out that the Security the epidemic in Nanjing is gradually being chaired by External Affairs Minister S dangerous encounters between vessels at sea "Some may assert that resolving the dispute Council is not the right place to discuss the put under control," the official Xinhua Jaishankar as foreign ministers and UN and provocative actions to advance unlawful in the South China Sea is not the business of issue of the South China Sea. The US just news agency cited infectious diseases envoys made their national statements. US maritime claims," Blinken said, in a thinly- the United States or any other country that is mentioned the South China Sea issue and specialist Zhang Wenhong as saying. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke of veiled attack on China which claims almost not a claimant to the islands and waters. But China firmly opposes this act." New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 RelationshipsRELATIONSHIP THE SIKH TIMES 9 Are you in Control of your child’s online Activities?

We marvel each time a toddler effortlessly unlocks phone/tablet usage to keep them distracted, as - If your child uses the internet when you are - When your child turns eight, educate this can lead to internet addiction and expose away, encourage him/her to tell you what him/her about safety a phone and dials a number or takes a picture. them to online dangers. While a child's internet they have been viewing - Get to know their friends and find out usage can be tracked to a large extent at home, - Look at your child's browsing history to more about them through the stories that While this may seem amusing, it is actually a cause what happens when kids go to their friends' keep a tab of their online activity your ward tells you houses and use gadgets there? "You should look - Reserve family time every night to discuss - Be choosy about whose house you allow for concern. at the pictures that your kids have taken when what your children did through the day your kids to go to they go out with their friends. Also, there should Many parents don't think twice before this, I have told her that there are some things be a set family time at the end of each day, letting their young children access games during which everyone in the family shares and watch videos on tablets and mobile that she shouldn't watch. She's at an age when How dance, music play a she is curious about a lot of things, but she what they did. If your child has done something phones; in fact, many kids under the age of good, then you should appreciate it; if 10 have their own personal gadgets. The knows that if she wants to know about something, she should come and ask me. I have something bad has happened, then you must internet can be a dangerous place for an explain why it is wrong. Therapeutically, this is role in child's early years innocent child, which is why it is important also told her that there are certain pictures that she should not share on group chats. I don't helpful and busy parents must make time for for parents to have complete control over such an activity," says Dr Shreedevi. Thanks to the strides that medical science has taken in the past their ward's activities. Denet Pradeep has think that children should be given any privacy locked all the apps on her tablet, so that till they are 18 because it is our job as parents to Quick tips to keep in mind decade, there has been a lot of focus on the importance of brain when her 11-year-old daughter has to use protect and guide them," says Denet. - Do not let your child use a phone/tablet as a development in the early years of a child. them, she has to come to her to unlock it. Psychosonicial therapist Dr Shreedevi agrees means of recreation and says it is wrong for busy parents to give - Get your child into the habit of using the As a parent or educator, you may tend to Pounce With A Ball etc. Once children are This way, she knows exactly what her familiar, teachers integrate these into one daughter is looking at online. Apart from their children a free hand over mobile internet and apps only in your presence think that a baby's brain is genetically pre- wired. However, neuroscientists now set of movements and create a dance believe that early physical movement sequence. A huge playground welcomes you, when you experiences are crucial to the neural How music plays an important role enter Hotel for Dogs located on East Coast stimulation needed for a baby's brain Brain development of a child in , the Road. development. It begins developing from formative years is very crucial. There is a swimming pool on one side and the time of conception till the age of six. Explains clinical psychologist Seema water bowls on the other. As the caretakers Child development specialists have Hingorrany , "In the first five years of life, GiveGive youryour petspets produced decades of research showing a child's brain develops more and faster open the doors of a kennel, more than 15 dogs come bounding out, high on energy. There are that the environment of a child's earliest than at any other time in his life. The early about 40 dogs of different breeds, including years can have effects that last a lifetime. experiences a child has -the things he she Great Dane, Pitbull, Labrador, Golden Special educator Hashmin Currimbhoy sees, hears, touches -stimulate the brain, Retriever, Husky, Pomeranian and Shih Tzu. a break; send them says, "The early stages of development forming connections. This is when basic a break; send them premise for learning behaviour is formed. They busily chase a football around. One of are strongly affected by genetic factors; the owners of the kennel, Adishwar TA says, for example, genes direct newly formed Both genes and the environment influence "Ideally, this is how dogs should be kept. They neurons to their correct locations in the a child's development. Healthy brain should have a lot of space to move around and brain and play a role in how they interact. development establishes a child's social on a vacation A child's experiences not only determine competence, cognitive skills and positive interact with each other. A kennel needs to let the dogs play around and indulge in activities. what information enters the brain, but Dogs tend to sulk when they are away from also influence how the brain processes their parents, so a kennel should make him/her information. Brain cell connections are forget that," he says. Shravan Krishnan, the made repeatedly , they become other owner, chips in, "You cannot keep the permanent, but if they are not dogs in a crate or tie them up. As they are performed repeatedly , they are territorial, they suffer from separation anxiety lost.Everyday I witness the relationship and take time to get used to a different place." between a baby's gross motor But the best part about leaving your dogs at a development and the resultant learning. kennel is that they don't just take care of the The more children move, the more dogs, but also discipline them and provide information they are gathering about luxurious facilities as well. Boarding is air their environment and themselves. This conditioned, there are play areas, swimming completely t justifies the need for pools which are vet-certified, grooming adding movement to promote brain studios, pet stores, agility-training and fun development right from the start." activities, and behaviour correction Creative movement helps relieve stress programmes. Interestingly, boarding for pets Dance in a child's early years shows in Chennai is much cheaper when compared to how different types of practice allow other metros. "Boarding for dogs in other dancers to achieve peak performance cities is expensive. In fact, a lot of cheap by blending cerebral and cognitive thought processes with muscle memory boarding places also use dogs for blood with cardiac problems, I ask the owners to get individuals who take up boarding. "There are held in the cerebellum. Through regular transfusions and breeding. In south India, the dogs their own food," she says. many people who don't know where to leave aerobic training that incorporates some Chennai has the best facilities." says But does Chennai have enough kennels? their dogs when they are off on a vacation. type of dance at least once a week, Adishwar. Arunodaya Reddy, the owner of Harley and Most importantly, we need more people who anyone can maximise his or her brain emotional well-being.Many researches Besides kennels that board dogs, there are Me on ECR says, "People here don't want to have clean, affordable kennels within the city. functioning. "For many children today , have proved that learning music helps individuals who take in dogs into their homes spend money and that too, on a dog. We have a Also, having a pet is not a style statement. One stress blocks learning avenues. We can build grey matter, which is responsible for as well - like Geeta Nair. "I have parameters long way to go when it comes to looking at needs to establish a rapport with their pet, and relieve much of that stress through daily processing and retrieving information, and based on which I board dogs at home. They our pets as family, or children. A lot of people understand their needs. If you have anxiety listening and singing experiences, new neural connections within the brain, should be toilet-trained. I have three sittings like to pretend they are caring and loving issues, then it transmits on to the dog as well. moving to music, and exploring thus increasing brain volume. These with the pet and the owner before I take in the parents, but when it comes to actually taking You should have the confidence to handle instrument sounds. We can help create positive connections can help enhance dog. This exercise is just to find out if the dog care of them, there is no follow through. They another dog. The best way to bond with a dog is that safe feeling through the songs and intellectual and emotion al skills. Children, can adjust with other dogs and without his/her still feed their dogs curd rice and low-quality when you groom him/her or take them for movements we teach," explains Hashmin. who are regularly exposed to music, may parents," says Geeta. Besides taking them for meals.Awareness of pet care is essential. Pets, walks. How long does it take to just brush a For example, a popular game is the begin to use music as a source of com fort walks, she also makes sure she cooks all their too, need vacation just like us. It is selfish to dog? People don't even want to do that. Be a Movement Card Game, which says Hoola or to soothe themselves. Many feel a sense meals herself. "I don't like giving them off- dump your dog because you don't want to take dog lover, understand them and then make an Like A Hippo, Hop Like A Bunny , Do of safety when they are around a musical the-shelf food, so I cook. For canines that have care of it," he says. effort to take care of them," she says. The Jellyfish Jiggle, Show Me A Cat environment." health issues, like the ones on a renal diet or Geeta believes that Chennai needs more New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

Equity MFs attract record inflows in July Sovereign Gold Bond: Govt mobilises New Delhi: Aided by new fund offers and bullish stock markets, equity mutual funds saw record inflows worth Rs 22,583.52 crore in July, compared to Rs 5,988.17 crore inflows in June and Rs 10,082 crore in May. Rs 31,290 crore from the scheme The record inflows in July were spearheaded by flexi-cap and sectoral funds, indicating the New Delhi: The government has collected Rs include the SGBs purchased during the increasing investor interest in the last couple 31,290 crore from Sovereign Gold Bond trading in the secondary market," she said. of months. Four new fund offers of equity (SGB) Scheme since its launch in 2015, The ceiling on investment will not include funds put together brought in Rs 13,709 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the holdings as collateral by banks and crore, including Rs 9,808 crore that ICICI informed Parliament on Monday. financial institutions, she added. She further Prudential Flexicap Fund collected. Flexi- With the main objective to develop an said "interest payable on these bonds are cap funds received Rs 11,508 crore in July, alternate financial asset and as an alternative half-yearly and are at the rate of 2.5 per cent according to data compiled by the to purchasing/holding of physical gold, the per annum. Interest on the bonds is taxable Association of Mutual Funds in India SGB Scheme was notified by the as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act. (AMFI). With a total net inflow of Rs Government of India on November 5, 2015, The capital gains tax arising on redemption 19,481.07 crore in July, hybrid funds Sitharaman said in a reply in Lok Sabha. of SGB to an individual has been continued a good show. Of this, arbitrage "The response of public on the SGB scheme exempted." Meanwhile, the Sovereign funds accounted for Rs 14,924.43 crore. has resulted in the collection of Rs 31,290 Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22 Series V or the However, multi asset allocation funds saw crore since 2015-16," she said. Talking fifth tranche opened for subscription from outflows in the month of July. Due to the drop about features of the scheme, the Finance Monday till August 13 with a settlement in gold prices, gold ETFs saw outflows this Minister said these bonds are issued on date of August 17, 2021. month.N S Venkatesh, chief executive, AMFI payment of Indian rupees and is The issue price of the bond during the said: “Retail investors are participating in the denominated in grams of gold. Bonds are subscription period has been fixed at Rs rally, largely through mutual fund SIPs on a issued on behalf of the Government of India 4,790 per gram. Replying to another continued rising quantum at record levels.” by RBI, and have a sovereign guarantee. question, Sitharaman said the total debt "The bonds are restricted for sale to resident burden of the government during 2020-21 ‘Objectives fulfilled’: Amazon, Indian entities. The investment limits are stood at Rs 1,19,53,758 crore (provisional) 2025-26. Debt consolidation through The strategy of reducing debt involving presently 4 kgs per fiscal year, for or 60.5 per cent of GDP (Rs 1,97,45,670 increasing buoyancy of tax revenues reduction of fiscal deficit, increasing Murthy’s Catamaran to end individuals and Hindu Undivided Family crore). "Towards overcoming the debt through improved compliance, increased buoyancy of taxes through improved (HUF) and 20 kgs per fiscal year for trusts burden, government's focus is to reduce receipts from monetisation of assets compliance and increased receipts from Cloudtail parent JV next year and similar entities. The ceiling will be fiscal deficit from 6.8 per cent of GDP in BE including public sector enterprises and land monetisation of assets, including public counted on financial year basis and will 2021-22 to below 4.5 per cent of GDP by are the additional steps involved," she said. sector enterprises. New Delhi . Amazon and Infosys founder NR Naryana Murthy-owned Catamaran Ventures have decided to discontinue their joint-venture partnership for Prione Business Services — the parent company Sebi-PNB Housing Finance case: SAT of Cloudtail India, one of Amazon India’s Sensex surges biggest sellers. “Prione Business Services Pvt. Ltd, the joint venture between Amazon and Catamaran, has been running over 250 points in successfully for the past 7 years and comes verdict split, interim order to continue up for renewal on May 19, 2022. The two early trade; Nifty partners today announced they have Mumbai. The Securities Appellate Tribunal Justice Agarwala. “In the present case in mutually decided to not continue their joint (SAT) on Monday pronounced a split order to safeguard the interest of the venture beyond the end of its current term,” verdict on the PNB Housing-Sebi case with investors, the impugned order was passed tops 16,300 Amazon and Catamaran said in a joint both judges having different observations by Sebi on the line of the provisions made on the market regulator Sebi’s action. in Article 19(2) by the appellant company statement. Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex The announcement came on Monday, hours The interim order on PNB Housing Finance- and its shareholders, at the time the Carlyle deal will continue, the SAT said. In company was to be listed on the stock jumped over 250 points in early after the Supreme Court rejected a plea by trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in its interim order, the SAT had restricted exchanges. Therefore, in my view the Amazon and Flipkart seeking a stay on a index majors Infosys, Reliance PNB Housing from declaring the results of same cannot be called as illegal or probe by the Competition Commission of Industries and ICICI Bank, despite India (CCI) into their business practices, shareholders’ votes on the deal with unjustified,” Justice Joshi said in the order. “Presiding Officer has observed that the a largely negative trend in global paving the way for the antitrust regulator to Carlyle. The matter was heard by a two- markets. judge Bench of Presiding Officer Justice right of shareholders to accept or reject an look into various allegations levelled by The 30-share index was trading traders and sellers on these platforms. For Tarun Agarwala and Judicial Member agenda is supreme and paramount which Justice MT Joshi. Justice Agarwala ruled in cannot be whittled by any executive 257.31 points or 0.47 per cent years, sellers on platforms like Amazon and administrative side for appropriate orders,” the higher at 54,660.16, while the Flipkart have been complaining the favour of the housing finance company, while SAT said. “The impugned communication action,” the order said. On June 8, The Indian Justice Joshi agreed with the market Express reported how Stakeholders’ broader NSE Nifty advanced 64.05 preferential treatment provided to certain dated June 18, 2021 issued by General points or 0.39 per cent to 16,322.30. regulator’s action. “In view of the difference of Empowerment Services, at the behest of large sellers on these marketplaces, Manager of Sebi cannot be sustained and is HDFC was the top gainer in the the opinion between the Members of the bench minority shareholders, had red flagged the particularly the ones that have a quashed. The appeal is allowed. We direct the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per relationship with the platforms. we direct the interim order dated June 21, 2021 appellant to declare the results of the proposed transaction. On the pricing of the preference share at Rs 390, PNBHF, the firm’s cent, followed by Kotak Bank, Responding to a specific query by The to continue till further orders. The registry is extraordinary general meeting which was held IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries Indian Express on the reason of the further directed to place the papers of the on June 22, 2021,” Justice Agarwala said in the report said, ignored its AoA that calls for the price to be “determined by. and Axis Bank. On the other hand, decision, an Amazon India spokesperson appeal before the Presiding Officer on the order. However, Justice Joshi differed with PowerGrid, ITC, Bajaj Auto and said: “Both the partners believe that the Nestle India were among the primary business objectives of the JV have laggards. In the previous session, been fulfilled. Hence, the JV partners have Sensex ended 125.13 points or 0.23 decided to not renew the JV.” Further, when per cent higher at 54,402.85, while asked about the next course of action, the Exxaro Tiles IPO share allotment status: Nifty advanced 20.05 points or spokesperson said: “Catamaran and 0.12 per cent to 16,258.25. Foreign Amazon have mutually agreed to not renew institutional investors (FIIs) were the JV and partners will decide the next net buyers in the capital market as steps.” In addition to Cloudtail, Amazon Here’s how to check your shares online they purchased shares worth Rs also has a partnership with the Patni Group, 211.91 crore on Monday, as per through which it operates another major size of Rs 161.08 crore. provisional exchange data. A seller on its platform Appario Retail. In likelihood of complete reopening February 2019, following the industry It comprises a fresh issue of of of the economy supported by department issuing the Press Note 2, asking up to 1,11,86,000 equity continued low positivity rates and online marketplaces with foreign ? shares and an offer-for-sale faster vaccination process augurs investment to not have relationship with Exxaro Tiles IPO share (OFS) of up to 22,38,000 well, said Binod Modi Head- sellers on their platforms, Amazon had allotment status: The initial equity shares by Dixitkumar Strategy at Reliance Securities. reduced its stake in Prione Business Patel. The proceeds from the Further, the Reserve Bank of Services to 24 per cent from 49 per cent public offering (IPO) of Exxaro fresh issue will be utilised India's continued soft monetary earlier. Catamaran’s stake in Prione then towards repaying/prepaying policy stance to support ongoing rose to 76 per cent from 51 per cent. At the Tiles was subscribed 22.68 of borrowings, fund its economic recovery indicated a same time, Amazon had also reduced its times and the shares will now working capital requirements sustained low interest rate scenario stake in the Appario Retail JV to 24 per besides utilising it for general in the country, which is important cent. “Amazon and Catamaran entered get allotted to investors. Here's corporate purposes. Investors to foster growth, he noted. US into a JV in the early days of e-commerce in how to check if you have been are now looking forward to the equities ended mostly lower as India with a shared vision of transforming share allotment date of the spread of delta variant of hundreds of thousands of small businesses allotted the shares. Exxaro Tiles IPO. coronavirus and downgrade of in a fast-changing digital world, by against the total issue size of over 1.14 crore The tile manufacturer is suppose to finalise the China growth by Goldman Sachs providing online capabilities enabling (1,14,50,675) shares, data available with the weighed on investor sentiments them to access customers both in India and National Stock Exchange (NSE) showed. allotment by Wednesday, August 11, 2021, as and triggered profit booking, Modi globally,” Amit Agarwal, global senior VP The shares which are to be allocated for the per the timeline provided in the red herring added. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses and country head-Amazon India, said. New Delhi. The initial public offering (IPO) of qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was prospectus (RHP). In case you have applied in Hong Kong and Tokyo were Exxaro Tiles, a leading manufacturer of subscribed 17.67 times, while those of non for the Exxaro Tiles IPO, then here is how you trading with gains in mid-session Krsnaa Diagnostics IPO share vitrified tiles, was subscribed 22.68 times institutional investors was subscribed 5.36 can check the status of your allotment when it deals, while Shanghai and Seoul over the 1.14 crore shares that were on offer times and that of retail individual investors gets declared: The listing of shares of Exxaro were in the red. Meanwhile, allotment status online: Here’s during the subscription period from August 4- (RIIs) was subscribed 40.10 times. Tiles is likely to take place on Tuesday, international oil benchmark Brent 6, 2021. The price band was fixed at Rs 118- Separately, shares for the employees’segment August 17, 2021, on both the NSE and BSE. crude rose 0.46 per cent to USD how to check your shares 120 per share. Exxaro Tiles IPO received bids was subscribed 2.53 times, the data showed. Pantomath Capital Advisors is the book 69.36 per barrel. running lead manager to the IPO. New Delhi. Krsnaa Diagnostics IPO share of over 25.96 crore (25,96,52,625) shares The IPO of the Gujarat-based company has a allotment status: The initial public offering (IPO) of Krsnaa Diagnostics was subscribed 64.40 times over the 71.12 lakh PM Ujjwala 2.0: Check 5 key points about Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2021 shares that were on offer during the subscription period from August 4-6, 2021. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi PMUY has resulted increase in national The price band was fixed at Rs 933-954 per will launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri LPG coverage to from 61.9 % as on share. Krsnaa Diagnostics IPO received Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) on Tuesday. The 01.04.2016 to 99.5% as on January 1.2021 bids of over 45.80 crore (45,80,08,245) PM will hand over LPG connections, at during when the total number of LPG shares against the total issue size of over Mahoba Uttar Pradesh at 12:30 PM via consumers is 28.74 crore. 71.12 lakh (71,12,099) shares, data video conferencing. During the event, the 5 key points to know about PM Ujjwala 2.0 In available with the National Stock Exchange Prime Minister will interact with the Union budget for FY 21-22, provision (NSE) showed. The shares which are to be beneficiaries of the Ujjwala and will also for an additional one crore LPG connection allocated for the qualified institutional address the nation. under the PMUY scheme was announced. buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 49.83 times, Ujjwala 2.0 is in line with the Prime These one crore additional PMUY while those of non institutional investors Minister’s vision of universal access to LPG. connections (under Ujjwala 2.0) aim to was subscribed 116.30 times and that of Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister provide deposit-free LPG connections to retail individual investors (RIIs) was and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh will those low-income families who could not be subscribed 42.04 times. Separately, shares also be present on the occasion. covered under the earlier phase of PMUY. for the employees’ segment was subscribed What is Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana? Along with a deposit free LPG connection, 0.98 times, the data showed. The IPO of the In order to provide clean cooking fuel to poor Ujjwala 2.0 will provide first refill and diagnostic chain company has a size of Rs households, the Government had launched hotplate free of cost to the beneficiaries. 1,213.3 crore. It comprises a fresh issue of “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana”(PMUY) Also, the enrollment procedure will require equity shares worth Rs 400 crore and an scheme in 2016 to provide 5 Crore deposit- minimum paperwork. In Ujjwala 2.0, offer for sale (OFS) of up to 8,525,520 free LPG connections, which were migrants will not be required to submit equity stocks by its existing shareholders. subsequently increased to 8 Crore. The ration cards or address proof. A self- The proceeds from the fresh issue will be target of Scheme was already been achieved declaration for both ‘family declaration’ and used for financing. in September, 2019. Implementation of as a ‘proof of address’ will suffice. 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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Western and Southern Open International Cricket Council to push for inclusion

New Delhi. World’s number one tennis star Novak Djokovic withdrew from this of cricket in Los Angeles Olympics 2028 month's Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday, expressing that he needed more time to recuperate from a season in which he won three Grand Slam tournaments and competed at the Tokyo The ICC has confirmed its intention to push for cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games going forward, starting preparations for a bid Olympics. "I'm taking a bit longer to recover after quite a with the primary target being its addition to the Los Angeles 2028. physically taxing journey from Australian Open up to Tokyo. Sadly, this means I won't New Delhi. The International Cricket Council IOC, Tokyo 2020, and the people of Japan be ready to compete in Cincinnati this year (ICC) On Tuesday has made their intentions for staging such an incredible Games in such so I'll be turning my focus to the U.S. Open clear to push for the sport's inclusion in the difficult circumstances. It truly was and spending more time with my family. 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. fantastic to watch and captured the Can't wait to see you in New York soon!" Thirty-million cricket fans live in the USA, imagination of the world and we would love Djokovic wrote on Twitter. A 20-time making LA 2028 the ideal Games for cricket for cricket to be a part of future Games,” said Grand Slam champion, Djokovic, is a two- to make its return to Olympic competition. Barclay in a statement released by the ICC. time champion at the Masters 1000 hard Cricket, till now, has made just one “Our sport is united behind this bid, and we court event played at the Lindner Family appearance in the Olympics, way back in see the Olympics as a part of cricket’s long- Tennis Center in Ohio. He had won all three 1900 in Paris when only two teams term future. We have more than a billion fans of the Grand Slam tournaments he entered competed at the event Great Britain and globally and almost 90 percent of them want this year and had sought to be the first man hosts France meaning the sport's inclusion in to see cricket at the Olympics,” he added. to win all four and Olympic gold in a 2028 would mark the end of a 128-year The ICC Olympic Working Group will be calendar year. However, those plans were absence. chaired by England and Wales Cricket Board unfortunately slashed out when he lost to an The sport will feature in the Birmingham 2022 Chair Ian Watmore. He will be joined by ICC eventual gold medalist Alexander Zverev Commonwealth Games next year, which Independent Director Indra Nooyi, Chair of of Germany in the Olympic semi-final and shapes as a perfect showcase for what the Zimbabwe Cricket Tavengwa Mukuhlani, then to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the sport can bring to the Olympics, as well as ICC Associate Member Director and Vice bronze medal match. The Western & being a momentous occasion on its own. President of the Asian Cricket Council Southern Open, one of the oldest tennis ICC Chair Greg Barclay said the addition of Mahinda Vallipuram and Chair of USA tournaments in the United States, is said to cricket to the Olympic Games would be Cricket Parag Marathe. Marathe believes the begin from Aug. 14 and run till to Aug. 22. beneficial to both the sport and the Games time is now for cricket to make its long- would accelerate the growth of the game in Olympics, the timing of which aligns themselves. “Firstly on behalf of everyone at awaited return to the Olympics, confident the USA.“USA Cricket is thrilled to be able perfectly with our continuing plans to Suryakumar Yadav in the ICC, I would like to congratulate the the sport's inclusion at the showpiece event to support cricket’s bid for inclusion in the develop the sport. quarantine, Rohit Sharma, wife Ritika and daughter say hello Tokyo Olympics: Bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain from a safe distance. to be felicitated by Assam government on August 12 England vs India: Need New Delhi. Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi guys around Joe Root to Shaw, remained in Nottingham to complete their quarantine as the Indian contingent on Guwahati. Lovlina Borgohain, who government has organized a score more runs to take Monday left for London for the second Test secured a bronze medal in the 69kg felicitation programme at Srimanta against England at Lord’s that starts on women's welterweight category in the Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. pressure off him-coach August 12. Surya, who is serving a 10-day boxing at the Tokyo Olympics, will be The people of her native village are quarantine in his hotel in Nottingham, got a felicitated by the Assam government waiting to welcome her,” said Chris Silverwood surprise when his Mumbai Indians captain upon her arrival onAugust 12. Jayanta Malla Baruah. Earlier, the and India opener Rohit Sharma came to say The Assam government has made all Assam government announced a India in England: England head coach hello with his wife Ritika and his daughter arrangements to welcome the first cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for the Olympics bronze medal winner Chris Silverwood fired a warning to his from a safe distance. Surya was happy and Assamese Olympics medal winner faltering top order batsmen on surprised to see Rohit and his adorable pugilist. According to the reports, under the Assam Sports Integrated Suryakumar is spending his quarantine Lovlina will reach at Lokapriya Policy. Under the government Monday, indicating that Haseeb productively by working out regularly in Gopinath Bordoloi International policy, Lovlina will also become Hameed is closer than ever to a recall. eligible for directly entry into Class 1 his hotel room. The Mumbai Indians Airport, Borjhar at around 9 am on New Delhi. England head coach Chris batsman traveled to England last week August 12. TheAssam government has Assam government posts. The 23- Silverwood on Monday warned his along with Prithvi Shaw to join the Indian organized a grand felicitation year-old from the tiny Baro Mukhia faltering top three and said they Test squad as replacements for Shubman programme at the Srimanta Sankardev village of Assam's Golaghat district need to start contributing more to Gill and Washington Sundar. Kalakshetra on the same day in are now eagerly waiting to welcome Lovlina became only the third Indian boxer ease off the pressure on the skipper Meanwhile, It is learned that the entire Indian presence of several top dignitaries including Borgohain in her home land. “Lovlina to finish on the Olympic podium, joining two of Joe Root. The top-order has been a contingent left for London at around 11 am Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Borgohain is the pride of Assam. She will reach the biggest icons in Indian boxing -- six-time consistent problem for some time local time after every member tested Jayanta Malla Baruah, political secretary to the Guwahati on August 12 and the people of world champion M C Mary Kom and the very for England with Rory Burns, Zak negative for RT-PCR. The first Test Chief Minister said that the people of Assam Assam will welcome her. The Assam decorated Vijender Singh. Crawley and Dom Sibley under the between India and England at Trent Bridge spotlight after failing to register a ended in a draw after rain washed out the score of 30 in two innings of the final day's play. The second Test will begin drawn first Test. "Yeah, I think we on August 12 at Lord's.. Shaw and New Zealand pick Mark Chapman, Todd Astle in T20 World do," England coach Chris Suryakumar, who linked up with the squad Silverwood said on Monday in Nottingham on August 3, will only (August 9) when asked if there's an complete their 10-day quarantine on Cup squad, Ross Taylor and Colin De Grandhomme left out over-reliance on Root. "I mean Joe's August 13, which means that they can only been phenomenal for the last six train from August 14 and will be available months really scoring runs for us. for selection from the third Test, starting And what we need to do is make sure August 25 at Leeds. The nine-day gap that the guys that are batting with between the second and third Test will him are coming to the party as well. certainly give the duo ample chance to train So that's one thing which we're and get match ready in case the team > New Zealand has named three talking about in the dressing room management feels the necessity of playing constantly. And it's something that either of the two. front-line spinners in T20 World I've spoken to the batting coaches as Cup squad well. "Encourage conversations between the players and the coaches Matthew Wade on T20I series > Fast bowler Adam Milne will to try and find a solution for this to defeat vs Bangladesh: Not good try and help them get better. It's not travel as the 16th man through lack of effort. It's not a lack enough from an Australian > Ross Taylor, de Grandhomme of hard work, it's just a case of we have to try and find a formula that cricket team aren't part of New Zealand's works. That's a work in progress at the moment," he added. Haseeb squad for T20 World Cup. Hameed is waiting in the wings for a Australia stand-in skipper Matthew chance, almost five years since a Wade has lamented the team's batting broken finger cut short an eye- spinner Mitchell Santner for the Oct. 17-Nov. staff. “The need to safeguard the well-being of catching start to his England career in Bangladesh after they crumbled in the 14 tournament in the UnitedArab Emirates and our players and support staff is now very real in India. "I'm confident he's as ready T20 series finale with a record low score. New Delhi. Veteran batsman Ross Taylor and all- Oman, where spin is expected to be important. and we’ve endeavored to do this by carefully as he could be," added Silverwood. rounder Colin de Grandhomme have not been Fast bowler Adam Milne will travel as the 16th managing their workloads over this winter’s "He put his best foot forward in New Delhi. Australia stand-in captain named in New Zealand's 15-member squad for man, providing injury cover. The batting lineup massive playing program,” NZC chief Durham when he scored that Matthew Wade called his side's humiliating the ICC T20 World Cup, set to be played in is settled with Tim Seifert opening and keeping executive David White said Tuesday. “I’m hundred and what he did an early 4-1 T20I series defeat against Bangladesh UAE from October 17. wicket and Martin Guptill, Devon Conway and satisfied we’ve selected strong squads for all season in the championship shows "not good enough for an Australian cricket New Zealand's pace attack will comprise Trent captain Kyle Williamson taking the other top- our touring commitments this winter.” there's a lot of class there as well. "I team. Notably, a slew of Australia's first- Boult, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Kyle order roles. New Zealand also has named Williamson, Seifert, Boult, Jamieson, think he is making a very strong case choice players elected to skip the tours and Jamieson along with all-rounders Daryl squads to play five T20s in Bangladesh in early Neesham, Santner, Ferguson and Milne will be and at some point, we may make a regular captain Aaron Finch was ruled out of Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham, whose selection September and T20 and one-day series in released to play in the Indian Premier League in decision and give him an Bangladesh with a knee injury. late September and early October along with comes at the expense of medium pace all- Pakistan later that month. In total 32 players opportunity." The second Test of the Australia was bowled out for their lowest ever rounder Colin de Grandhomme and seamer will be involved in the tours as New Zealand England-based Finn Allen, who has been named for the Bangladesh and Pakistan series. five-match series gets underway on T20I score of 62 runs in the final match for a Hamish Bennett. Spinner Todd Astle joins Cricket seeks to spread the workload, and the Thursday at Lord's. 4-1 defeat in the series after restricting fellow legspinner Ish Sodhi and left-arm toll of travel and quarantine, on players and “It’s a pragmatic approach,” White said. Bangladesh to 122-8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. "There's not a lot of positives to take out of it, to get beaten in the fashion we did ... was not good enough from AFI to conduct javelin throwing competition every year on August 7 in honour of gold medallist Neeraj Chopra an Australian cricket team regardless of the personnel we've got here," Wade told Lalit Bhanot, the Chairman of Athletics Federation of India's Planning Committee, on Tuesday said they will stage javelin throwing competitions reporters. "The reality is we need to get better at spin, myself included. There's a lot every year on August 7. Neeraj Chopra clinched historic gold medal with the best throw of 87.58 in the men’s javelin final. of players in this team who need to find a way to score runs in these conditions." New Delhi. August 7 will be itched said in a felicitation program cementing his position and Australia had never lost to Bangladesh in a in the memories of Indian sports organised for Neeraj Chopra by sending 1.35 billion people back T20I match before coming to this tour. The fans forever as, on this day, the AFI. India's long and home into delirious joy. Before series loss follows Australia's 4-1 defeat in Neeraj Chopra's soaring javelin agonising wait for a first Olympic Chopra, India only had one T20s to West Indies last month. Wade, who earned India their first Olympic athletics gold medal ended on individual Olympic gold medal top-scored for Australia with 22 on Monday, gold in athletics. August 7 when Neeraj Chopra, winner in Abhinav Bindra, who said he did not blame the team's younger the son of a farmer, won the men's won the 10-metre air rifle event at players. "Myself, Moises (Henriques), Dan Lalit Bhanot, the Chairman of Athletics Federation of India's javelin at the Tokyo Games. It the 2008 Beijing Games. Christian, we are all experienced players took just one throw on a balmy and we needed to do better," he said. "Those (AFI) Planning Committee, on Chopra went on to win the Asian Tuesday said they will stage Tokyo night from the 22-year-old Games and Commonwealth (younger) guys got the opportunity to to start the world's second-most experience these conditions and if they take javelin throwing competitions Games gold in 2018 before an every year on August 7. populous country dreaming of an injury to his throwing arm and the it as a learning opportunity to become better end to the years of pain. players, as we all should, then at least we've "Athletics Federation of India's Covid-19 pandemic kept him learned something. "I've played a lot of planning committee has decided His javelin flew into the bright sidelined for nearly two years. cricket and they are certainly the most to further promote javelin lights of the stadium and landed But he used the time to iron out challenging T20 international pitches I've t h r o w i n g a n d w i l l h o l d after covering a distance of 87.03 chinks in his technique, ever played on. "What they've seen out here competitions every year metres - enough to give him the qualifying for Tokyo with a throw will be very valuable going forward but it's throughout the country onAugust lead. Brimming with confidence, of 87.86m last year and posting a on the senior batting group, we needed to get 7 as Neeraj Chopra won the gold Chopra sent his second attempt personal best of 88.07 in March more runs. in Tokyo on this day," Bhanot even further to 87.58m, this year. 12 New Delhi, Wednesday, 11 August, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES Priyanka Chopra enjoys watching the rainbow, SidharthSidharth Malhotra Malhotra husband Nick Jonas and finds her cute KiaraKiara Advani Advani look perfect together riyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas never shy away from some PDA on social media. The Pcouple recently reunited after a long time in London and has been spending quality time during Shershaah together. Nick took to Instagram to share a reel where his wife Priyanka can be seen enjoying the view of a rainbow. The actress had a sweet reaction to his post. promotions NICK JONAS CALLS PRIYANKA CHOPRA CUTE, SHE CALLS HIM PERFECT A couple of days ago, Priyanka shared a loved-up photo after reuniting with her husband, Nick Jonas. It seems they can’t get enough of each other. Nick shared a reel where Priyanka smiles at the sight of a rainbow. He added Joytastic Sarah’s Can't Take My Eyes Off You song as the background music of the video. Nick captioned the post, “She’s cute. @priyankachopra (sic).” Now, that is cute! Priyanka Chopra took to the comments section of the post to compliment her husband Nick Jonas. She wrote, “Perfect. You’re just perfect (sic).” PRIYANKA CHOPRA'S WELCOME HOME POST FOR NICK JONAS Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas lead busy lives and their work often keep them apart. The couple was also not together on Priyanka’s 39th birthday. So, when Nick reached London to spend time with Priyanka, the actress shared an adorable photo with him. Taking to Instagram, Priyanka posted a photo of the two hugging each other and wrote, “He’s home (sic),” followed by a heart emoji. WHAT'S ON THE WORK FRONT? Priyanka Chopra has been shooting for Citadel in London. The spy series also stars Richard Madden of Game of Thrones fame. Priyanka has Text for You lined up. The film also features Sam Heughan, Celine Dion, Russell Tovey and Omid Djalili. Priyanka will also be seen in an Indian wedding comedy with Mindy Kaling, which she will star in as well as co-produce. Besides these, the actress hershaah starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani is all set to has Matrix 4 and a film based on the life of Maa premiere on Amazon Prime Video on August 12. Ahead of the film’s Anand Sheela lined up. Srelease, the duo is leaving no stone unturned during promotions. Recently, Sidharth and Kiara dressed up for a promotional shoot for Shershaah and, we must say, they look perfect together. The actors have been rumoured to be dating each other for a long time. Prabhas surprises SIDHARTH MALHOTRA AND KIARA ADVANI MAKE A GLAMOROUS COUPLE Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani launched the trailer of Shershaah in Shruti Haasan with a Kargil on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Now, the duo can be seen posing for a glamorous photoshoot together in their latest pictures on social media. While Kiara dressed up in a designer black-and-white bralette and feast on Salaar sets. skirt set, Sidharth Malhotra looked dapper in a pinstriped blue blazer and pants set, which he paired with a black kurta and a bandhani scarf. Kiara Advani is all smiles while looking at Sidharth Malhotra in the beautiful snaps. She shared them with a heart emoji and a hashtag, #Shershaah12thAugust. SIDHARTH MALHOTRA AND KIARA ADVANI’S ROMANTIC VIDEO Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani also shared a romantic video on the Shershaah song Ranjha. They look into each other’s eyes, sharing smiles in the video. Sidharth also picks Kiara up in his arms, which is bound to make you go aww. Shershaah is based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra, a Kargil hero. Actors Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani and director Vishnu Varadhan spoke to India Today about what makes the film special. ShwetaShweta Tiwari Tiwari

calls daughter Palak a hruti Haasan, who is busy shooting for Salaar in Hyderabad, took to her Instagram stories on SSaturday, August 7, to reveal a feast on the sets of the film, all thanks to Prabhas. In the videos, the better actor than herself Vakeel Saab actress is overwhelmed by the different kinds of delicacies on the table. Directed by Prashanth Neel, Salaar features Prabhas and Shruti Z Shweta has been Popular television actress Shweta Tiwari Prerna Sharma Bajaj in 'Kasautii Haasan in lead roles. a part of the small feels her daughter Palak, who is all set Zindagii Kay', and later featured in PRABHAS SURPRISES SHRUTI HAASAN to make her debut in Bollywood with shows such as 'Parvarrish' and WITHA FEAST ON SALAAR SETS screen industry the horror film 'Rosie: The Saffron 'Begusarai', among others. The actress Prabhas, who will be seen next in Radhe Shyam, for over 20 years Chapter', is a better actor than her. doesn't consider herself as a television surprised his co-star Shruti Haasan with a feast on The 40-year-old actress added that she star. "I am not a star, I am an actor, a Salaar's sets on Saturday, August 7. Shruti Haasan, now. She gained would love to share screen space with known actor. People know me, yes, I who was spoilt for choices, took to her Instagram the spotlight with Palak if she gets a chance. Shweta told work, yes... stories to share a glimpse of all the dishes with her IANS, "I would love to work with her. There are two actors in the family," she fans. The Salaar team has started shooting for the her performance At times she does these auditions and said. Shweta, who is a part of the 11th film in Hyderabad. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the as Prerna Sharma she does these scenes. I feel that she is season of 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' hosted film will release in theatres on April 14, 2022. Bajaj in 'Kasautii a better actor than me. How easily she by filmmaker Rohit Shetty on Colors, Sharing a glimpse of the food galore, Shruti said, does. It is so effortless, I just keep revealed that now since her daughter “He is Prabhas, the most epic human being ever. Zindagii Kay', looking. Sometimes I get emotional has joined showbiz, there are a lot of Feast mode. I am trying to be cool and calm but not and later featured when I see her performing." "So, she is common topics to discuss. "Yes, at possible (sic).” Zooming in on the several dishes on a better actor and I would love to least we have common topics to talk the table, she said, “This is Mandi biryani, Abu in shows such as perform with her if I ever get a about. There are so many things that I Dhabi style, Gongura Mamsam, only the most 'Parvarrish' and chance," she added. Shweta has been a learn from her and she learns from me. legendary dish in the history of food, chepala part of the small screen industry for It's a lot of fun when you have the same pulusu, chicken biryani, paneer, kebabs, crab, veg 'Begusarai', over 20 years now. She gained the things to talk about," Shweta manchurian, dal and another dal, you get the picture among others. spotlight with her performance as concluded. (sic).”