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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Successful anti­satellite missile Electoral bonds will affect test puts India in elite club transparency, EC tells SC PM announces launch in televised address; says it’s for peace, not warmongering ‘Foreign corporates could influence Indian elections’ Ex-PDP Minister joins Faesal’s party Dinakar Peri Krishnadas Rajagopal letters written to the Law Mi­ NEW DELHI SRINAGAR NEW DELHI Opposition nistry, along with its 37­page Javid Mustafa Mir, a former In an incremental advance, The Election Commission of affidavit filed in the Supreme Peoples Democratic Party India on Wednesday suc­ attacks PM India (ECI) has told the Su­ Court on March 25, 2019. legislator and ex­Minister, on cessfully conducted an Anti­ preme Court that electoral “The Election Commis­ Wednesday joined IAS topper A war of words broke out Satellite (ASAT) missile test, bonds, contrary to govern­ sion of India has time and Shah Faesal’s party, Jammu between the BJP and the and Kashmir Peoples named Mission Shakti, be­ Opposition over PM ment claims, wreck transpa­ again voiced the importance Movement, in Srinagar. The coming the fourth country in Narendra Modi’s address. rency in political funding. of declaration of donations former Minister joined the the world to demonstrate While Congress president Coupled with the removal received by political parties JKPM in the presence of Mr. the capability to shoot down Rahul Gandhi wished Mr. of cap on foreign funding, and also about the manner Faesal and other members, satellites in orbit. So far, only Modi a “very Happy World they invite foreign corporate in which those funds are ex­ said the party spokesman. the United States, Russia and Theatre Day”, the powers to impact Indian pol­ pended by them for better NORTH Ī PAGE 2 China have this prowess. Trinamool Congress and itics, it said in an affidavit The EC reiterated the need transparency and accounta­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD “A short while back, our the CPI(M) said the filed in the apex court. for declaring donations. bility in the election pro­ Ex-Mumbai police chief scientists have shot down a announcement was a The ECI ripped apart cess,” it submitted. The affi­ on BJD’s Lok Sabha list live satellite in the Low Earth violation of the Model Code amendments made to va­ politics being influenced by davit was circulated on BHUBANESWAR Orbit (LEO) at 300 km in of Conduct. Ī PAGE 7 rious key statutes through foreign companies.” Wednesday by petitioner As­ The ruling Biju Janata Dal on space,” Prime Minister Na­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the two consecutive Finance The poll body said it had, sociation of Democratic Wednesday announced the rendra Modi said, addressing Acts of 2016 and 2017. way back in May 2017, Reforms. names of its candidates for the nation around noon. It said these amendments warned the Ministry of Law It said the amendments nine Lok Sabha and 36 The satellite downed by EC to check for would pump in black money and Justice that these virtually derailed ECI guide­ Assembly constituencies for the ASAT missile was Micro­ for political funding through amendments “will have se­ lines of August 29, 2014, re­ simultaneous elections in the sat­R, an imaging satellite code violation shell companies and allow rious repercussions/impact quiring parties to file reports State to be held in the third which was launched into or­ “unchecked foreign funding on the transparency of polit­ on contributions received. The Election Commission and fourth phase on April 23 bit on January 24, 2019 using of political parties in India ical finance/funding of polit­ on Wednesday directed a and 29. Former Mumbai a Polar Satellite Launch Veh­ which could lead to Indian ical parties.” It annexed the CAN SKIP RECORD Ī PAGE 10 Police Commissioner Arup icle (PSLV), a senior Defence committee of officers, Patnaik will contest the Research and Development headed by Sandeep Saxena, Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat, Organisation (DRDO) official Deputy Election while Rajya Sabha member said. Commissioner, to examine Anubhav Mohanty will India has built the broad whether the PM’s address In 2018, Official Secrets contest from Kendrapara. capabilities and building violated the Model Code of NEWS Ī PAGE 10 blocks to develop ASAT mis­ Conduct. After a high­level DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD siles for some time as part of meeting, the EC said: “The Act invoked in five cases Kant Enclave residents its Ballistic Missile Defence matter... has been brought served notices (BMD) programme. to the notice of the Election #70929 FARIDABAD Mr. Modi said the aim of Commission.” Complaint filed against engineer working in Nagpur With just four days to go for the test was to maintain DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the Supreme Court deadline peace, rather than Vijaita Singh ing highly sensitive and se­ pur court also sought legal to vacate houses in Kant warmongering. New Delhi cret documents, the Uttar advice on the complaint. Enclave, the Department of No treaty was “A BMD interceptor mis­ The Ministry of Home Affairs Pradesh police alleged. “We got the prosecution Town and Country Planning sile successfully engaged an has served public notices to violated: MEA (MHA) issued five prosecu­ The police recently filed a sanction from the MHA last Indian orbiting target satel­ the residents to adhere to the tion sanction orders last complaint (technical term December. We filed a com­ lite in LEO in a ‘hit to kill’ India has assured the world year under the Official Se­ for chargehseet under OSA) plaint against him only for court order. The 400­acre that it did not violate any township houses bungalows mode’, the DRDO said in a and it also won’t last more surveillance capabilities. crets Act (OSA), 1923. in a Nagpur court against the possession of secret docu­ international treaty or of retired Army officers, statement. than a few months, the offi­ ASAT missiles also act as a On October 8, Nishant accused but did not press ments of BrahMos missile in understanding with the former bureaucrats, senior A DRDO official claimed cial said. space deterrent in dissuad­ Agrawal, an engineer work­ any charges under the Brit­ his personal computer,” said advocates, entrepreneurs, that the ASAT missile was a Anti­satellite weapons ing adversaries from target­ anti­satellite missile testing. ing at the BrahMos Aeros­ ish­era Act for sending the Asim Arun, Inspector Gener­ and even a former MP. modified exo­atmospheric provide the capability to ing the country’s satellite The Ministry of External pace Private Limited centre sensitive information to Pa­ al, Anti Terrorist Squad, U.P. Affairs said the test was not DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 interceptor missile of the shoot down enemy satellites network. in Nagpur, was arrested on kistan, a claim widely re­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD BMD. A LEO of 300 km was in orbit thereby disrupting CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 directed against any charges of illegally possess­ ported in media. The Nag­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 PAGE 7 DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES chosen to “minimise” debris critical communications and MORE REPORTS Ī PAGE 7 country. Ī Telecom providers Rahul takes injured SC for as few tribunals as evasive, CBI tells SC journalist to AIIMS possible Legal Correspondent providers for the call re­ STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI cords of certain mobile NEW DELHI Legal Correspondent The Central Bureau of In­ phone numbers since last Congress president Rahul NEW DELHI vestigation (CBI) on Wed­ year. It said it specifically Gandhi on Wednesday ‘res­ Chief Justice of India Ranjan nesday moved the Supreme wanted to know what was cued’ a journalist who met Gogoi on Wednesday said Court against telecom ser­ the period for which the with an accident on Humay­ the numerous tribunals, vice providers, Bharti Airtel call records were requested un Road in New Delhi. The Rahul Gandhi with the once meant to lighten the Limited and Vodafone Mo­ by the West Bengal police. injured journalist, Rajendra injured scribe. * TV GRAB burden of high courts across bile Services Limited, for Secondly, it wanted to Vyas, was taken to the All In­ the country, have now be­ their “surprisingly and know the period for which dia Institute of Medical nel, took him to AIIMS. come virtually non­func­ strangely evasive” replies to the call records were “ac­ Sciences by Mr. Gandhi. According to AIIMS, Mr. tional, crippled by a chronic repeated requests from the tually supplied” by the two Mr. Vyas owns a local Gandhi arrived at the cau­ lack of infrastructure, man­ agency, regarding crucial service providers to the newspaper in Rajasthan. sality ward with an injured power and an irregular ap­ call data records in connec­ police. Around 1.15 p.m. when person at 1.30 p.m. pointment mechanism. tion with the probe into In its application, the CBI Mr. Vyas was crossing the Mr. Vyas, who had minor Heading a Constitution multi­crore ponzi scam cas­ said the information was road, he was hit by a vehi­ bruises on his limbs, was Bench, Chief Justice Gogoi es, including the Saradha “extremely germane” to its cle. Mr. Gandhi, who was discharged after first aid. said a “practical solution” group scandal. probe. passing by, got down from Mr. Gandhi remained with would be to have “as few tri­ The CBI said it had been the vehicle and with the Mr. Vyas till the time he was bunals as possible.” writing to the two service CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 help of his security person­ declared fit by the doctors.