LUCKNOW l TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 115 MEGHAN ACCUSES UK Conversations about “how dark” their baby’s skin tone would be. A rift between Prince Harry and his father so deep that Harry said his father at one point “stopped taking my calls.” And Meghan, Duchess of Sussex saying she “just didn’t want to be alive anymore.” These were ROYALS OF RACISM, SAYS some of the shocking details described by Harry and Meghan in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, the fi rst they have given since ‘DIDN’T WANT TO BE ALIVE’ they stepped away from offi cial royal duties last year. They said they would have stayed had they gotten support from the royal family. OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia PM SALUTES AATMANIRBHAR Modi-Shah peddling lies on women’s safety: Didi womenpreneurs, shops online Kolkata: Chief minis- ter Mamata Banerjee New Delhi: Prime Min- on Monday sharpened ister Narendra Modi on HAVE HIGHEST her attack on Prime Monday said women RESPECT FOR Minister Narendra are playing a leading WOMANHOOD: Modi and Union home role in India’s quest to minister Amit Shah become self-reliant. CJI BOBDE amid escalating friction On the occasion of New Delhi: The Chief between her Trinamool International Women’s Justice of India SA Congress (TMC) and Day, he took to Twitter Bobde on Monday the Bharatiya Janata and shared a list of said that as an Party in the run-up to products he bought institution and Court, the West Bengal Assem- from women entrepre- “We have always had bly Election 2021. neurs of the country the highest respect Banerjee, while ad- and lauded their efforts for womanhood” and dressing a rally at the FIVE TMC MLAS JOIN BJP AHEAD for preserving and pop- have never asked tail end of a roadshow OF WEST BENGAL POLLS ularising local crafts a rape accused to from College Street to and products. “Women marry the victim. the Dorina Crossing are playing a leading A three-judge bench area in Kolkata, alleged headed by Chief role in India’s quest to that the Prime Minister Justice Bobde become Aatmanirbhar. and Shah were “ped- maintained that the On International Wom- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the National Committee to commemorate ‘Azadi ka Amrut dling lies” regarding Court has the highest en’s Day, let us commit Mahotsav’, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI, SEE P6 women’s security in respect for woman- to encouraging entre- hood as an institu- West Bengal. preneurship among papung Development communities and a al Women’s Day! India tion, and there was “They [the BJP] are women. Today, I bought Block, a handmade jute hand-embroidered takes pride in the many “misreporting” on its saying that women a few products that cel- file folder from tribal Shawl made by artisans accomplishments of recent queries in a aren’t safe in West Ben- ebrate women enter- communities of West of the Toda Tribe of Ta- the women of our na- rape case. “We never gal. Had there been no Kolkata: In a signifi cant development ahead of prise, creativity and Bengal and a tradition- mil Nadu. “I am eagerly tion. It is our govern- asked anyone to safety, women in Bengal West Bengal Assembly polls, fi ve sitting TMC India’s culture. #Nar- al shawl from Naga- waiting for a Classic ment’s honour to be get- marry,” Chief Justice would not have been MLAs and a party candidate who was allotted a iShakti,” he tweeted. land. Palm Craft Nilavilakku ting the opportunity to said. His query to able to move around seat from Habibpur joined BJP on Monday. TMC The prime minister He also bought a Kha- made by women based work towards further- rape accused -- ‘Will freely at night,” Baner- MLAs Sonali Guha, Dipendu Biswas, Rabindranath further said that he had di Cotton Madhubani in Kerala,” PM Modi ing women empower- you marry her?’ was jee said, rebutting PM Bhattacharya, Sital Sardar and Jatu Lahiri joined bought a ‘Gamusa’ Painted Stole, a hand- tweeted. “Saluting our ment across a wide in the facts of that Modi’s assertion that BJP in presence of WB BJP prez Dilip Ghosh, BJP made by various self- crafted Gond Paper indomitable #Nar- range of sectors,” he case, Turn to P6 the women feel unsafe V-P Mukul Roy and party leader Suvendu Adhikari. help groups of Kakati- Painting made by tribal iShakti on Internation- tweeted. —ANI in the state. Turn to P6 Batla House case: IM man 7 JULY 1935 – 8 MARCH 2021 Scindia could’ve been convicted for killing cop Ex-Raj Guv Anshuman Singh a CM in Cong: Rahul New Delhi: BJP leader New Delhi: A court dies due to COVID at 86 Jyotiraditya Scindia here on Monday convict- Lucknow: Former Governor could have become ed Ariz Khan, allegedly of Rajasthan Anshuman Sin- chief minister with the associated with the ter- gh died at a Lucknow hospital Congress but has be- ror outfit Indian Mujahi- on Monday, a month after he come a backbencher in deen, for the murder of was admitted there with cor- the BJP, said Congress Delhi police inspector onavirus-related pneumonia. leader Rahul Gandhi on Mohan Chand Sharma He was 86. Singh was admit- Monday. in a case related to 2008 ted to Lucknow’s Sanjay Gan- According to sources, Batla House encounter dhi Postgraduate Institute of while speaking to the which was questioned Medical Sciences due to COV- Youth Wing of the party by certain political par- ID pneumonia on February 8 about the importance The Gandhi scion, ac- ties and leaders. and was later admitted to a of Congress organisa- cording to sources, fur- Additional Sessions non-COVID ICU. “Subse- tion, Gandhi said, “He ther said, “Write it Judge Sandeep Yadav quently, his condition wors- (Scindia) would have down, he will never be- said “the evidence pro- ened and led to a multi-organ become the Chief Min- come Chief Minister duced by the prosecu- arguments on the quan- The judgement as- failure requiring life support ister had he stayed with there. He will have to tion duly proved the tum of sentence on sumes importance as system,” hospital said in the Congress but has be- come back here for case beyond reasonable March 15. Congress leader Digvi- statement, adding that he come a backbencher in that.” He also instruct- doubts.” Ariz Khan faces a jay Singh had voiced his died at 4.30 am on Monday. the BJP. Scindia had the ed the Youth party The judge said that it maximum punishment doubts over the police Raj Governor Kalraj option to strengthen the workers to fight the ide- was “duly proved that of death penalty while claims about the en- Mishra, CM Ashok Gehlot organisation by work- ology of RSS and not be Ariz Khan and his asso- the minimum sentence counter and Samajwadi and others condoled Singh’s ing with Congress afraid of anyone. ciates caused murder of for murder is life im- Party and Bahujan Sa- demise. Singh had taken workers. I told him - Notably, Scindia had police official and fired prisonment. He was ar- maj Party (BSP) had charge as Raj Governor on One day you will be- resigned from the Con- gunshot on the police rested on February 14, also demanded a judi- Jan, 1999 & remained in office come the Chief Minis- gress party and joined official.” 2018, after a decade be- cial inquiry into the till May 2003. ter. But he chose anoth- the BJP in March last The court will hear ing on run. matter. er route.” year. —ANI EXPLOSIVES CELEBRATING WOMANHOOD UP GETS ITS OUTSIDE 8TH AIRPORT AMBANI HOUSE: All Days Belong To Women: CM Yogi Adityanath AT BAREILLY NIA TO PROBE Lucknow: An all-women crew of Alliance Air, Mumbai: Two days Helpline number PINK IS STRONG at a function organised after the BJP raised here in the State capital led by Captain Poonam questions over the 181 for domestic to mark the Interna- Yadav, made its maiden circumstances sur- violence has been tional Women's Day. touch down at the new rounding the death of Apart from inaugu- built Trishul Airport in Mansukh Hiren, the Bareilly on Monday. UP integrated with other rating various schemes, owner of the stolen Civil Aviation Minister the UP CM also launched Mahindra Scorpio helpline numbers to Nand Gopal Nandi, the second phase of found with explosives make it effective Union Minister Santosh and a threat letter 'Mission Shakti' under Gangwar launched the outside the residence First India Bureau Safe City Project to fur- air service from Baraeilly of billionaire Mukesh ther strengthen the safe- Airport. Many industrial- Ambani on February Lucknow: Chief Min- ty mechanism and pro- ists and eminent people 25, the Centre handed ister Yogi Adityanath vide an environment of Bareilly became over the probe to the on Monday said all days free of fear to women. witnesses of this historic National Investigation belong to women and "When we formed the occasion which could Agency (NIA).The they deserved being CM Yogi and Retd. SC Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra during the Mission Shakti event. He was accompanied by CS government, there was take place due to relent- NIA is currently in the celebrated eternally RK Tiwari (not in picture), ACS Info Navneet Sehgal and PS to CM Sanjay Prasad along with other dignitaries.