AHMEDABAD l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 300 DEEPIKA PADUKONE LEAVES FOR MOST HOLISTIC NEP 2020 MUMBAI, TO BE INTERROGATED BY CORRESPONDS TO NEEDS OF P5 NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU CHANGING INDIA: RAJNATH SINGH P6 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD 27°C - 34°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia Investors lose MARKET ROUT EXTENDS TO 6TH DAY `3.95 lakh cr AS SENSEX CRASHES 1,115 POINTS Mumbai: The Sensex banks clobbered senti- this year, when it had crore compared to the data points from the US Head of Research at plunged 1,115 points ment. plunged over 2,000 previous session. led to a gap down start LKP Securities. while the Nifty Back home, a sharp points. Barring Hindustan today even as the re- All sectoral indices crashed below the depreciation in the ru- Similarly, the NSE Unilever, which inched emergence of the virus closed with losses, with 10,850-mark on Thurs- pee and volatility on Nifty tanked 326.30 up 0.36 per cent, all rattled the Euro zone. BSE IT index dropping day as investors F&O expiry day fur- points or 2.93 per cent Sensex components Indices here saw deep 4.45 per cent, followed dumped equities amid ther weighed on the to close at 10,805.55. ended in the red on cuts led by TCS and In- by teck, auto, metal, re- a sharp global selloff bourses, traders said. The Sensex has now Thursday. fosys as both along alty, basic materials, and concerns over eco- Sliding for the sixth lost 2,749.25 points in IndusInd Bank was with RIL were the ones bankex and finance. nomic recovery. straight session, the six days, while the Nif- the top laggard, tum- which led the recovery The BSE mid-cap World markets were 30-share BSE Sensex ty has declined by 799 bling 7.10 per cent, fol- in the last five months. and small-cap gauges bathed in a sea of red plummeted 1,114.82 points. lowed by Bajaj Finance, “The broader mar- lost as much as 2.28 per as fears about a second points or 2.96 per cent The market capitali- M&M, Tech Mahindra, kets were pounded to- cent. In the forex mar- wave of COVID-19 in- to finish at 36,553.60. sation of all BSE-listed TCS, Tata Steel, ICICI day much beyond the ket, the rupee depreci- fections in major econ- The benchmark post- companies stood at Rs Bank and Infosys. 3 per cent cut wit- ated 32 paise to finish omies and lack of fresh ed its biggest single- 1,48,76,217.22 crore, “Weak global cues nessed in the Indices,” at 73.89 against the US stimulus from central day fall since May 4 down by Rs 3.95 lakh coupled with worrying said S Ranganathan, dollar. —PTI ‘Need to ensure stability Fit India Dialogue: PM Modi launches on ground before fresh age-appropriate fitness protocols New Delhi: Prime Min- round of talks with China’ ister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the ‘Fit India Age Appropri- ate Fitness Protocols’ during an online Fit In- Australian dia Dialogue, to cele- brate the first anniver- cricket sary of the Fit India Movement. legend Dean The fitness protocols have been prepared Jones dies with the help of fitness enthusiasts for three Mumbai: Former Aus- age categories, from tralian batsman Dean 5-18 years, 18-65 years, EAM Dr S Jaishankar addresses the SAARC Foreign Minister’s Informal meeting via video Jones has passed away and 65 plus age category PM Narendra Modi interacting with various fitness enthusiasts during the Fit India Dialogue conferencing in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI due to a cardiac arrest Union Minister Kiren event on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI on Thursday in Mum- Rijiju, Indian cricket New Delhi: With an- bai. He was 59. team captain Virat Koh- woman footballer from Milind Soman, nutri- mi Shivadhayanam other round of talks on SAARC meet: Cross-border Dean Jones was in In- li, Paralympics gold me- Jammu and Kashmir, tion and exercise sci- Saraswati, and Nation- the border standoff with terrorism among 3 challenges dia to fulfil his commit- dalist javelin thrower, Afshan Ashiq, actor ence expert, Rujuta Di- al Organising Secre- China likely soon, India ments for the host Devendra Jhajharia, and fitness promoter wekar, Yoga guru Swa- tary, Turn to P6 New Delhi: India took up the issue of cross-border on Thursday said it is terrorism in the informal meeting of SAARC broadcasters, Star In- necessary to ensure sta- Foreign Ministers which happened virtually on the dia, of the Indian Pre- bility on the ground sidelines of UNGA this year. After the meeting, mier League. He suf- while the two sides work the Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar tweeted, fered a massive heart Kangana ‘wells up’ as HC raps DB Gupta towards ensuring com- “Cross-border terrorism, blocking connectivity attack at a hotel in plete disengagement of and obstructing trade are three key challenges that Mumbai after 12 pm on BMC over her damaged house troops in all friction ar- SAARC must overcome. Only then will we see en- Thursday. all set to eas in eastern Ladakh. during peace, prosperity and security in our South Shocked” India cap- Mumbai: The Bombay structure remain like At a virtual media Asia region”. External Affairs Ministry spokesper- tain Virat Kohli prayed High Court pulled up that in this monsoon. be CIC briefing, MEA spokes- son Anurag Srivastava said Jaishankar stated at “for strength and cour- BMC during the hear- Otherwise you are very person Anurag Srivas- the meeting that over the last 35 years, Turn to P6 age to his family and ing of a petition filed by fast but when there are tava said disengagement friends”. Popularly actor Kangana Ranaut allegations against you, is a complex process known as “Professor over the demolition of then you are dragging which would require Working Mechanism mander-level discus- Deano”, the Victorian her office and said one your feet.” Court has mutually agreed “recip- for Consultation and sions. was famous for his at- cannot keep dragging now postponed the mat- rocal actions” and the Coordination (WMCC) “Even as two sides tacking batting style as their feet. ter for further hearing way ahead will be to re- on India-China border work towards complete a top-order batsman in The court’s rap came on Friday at 3 pm. frain from making any affairs is likely to take disengagement in all one-day internationals. after the BMC advocate Meanwhile, Kangana attempts to unilaterally place “soon”. friction areas, it is at ICC along with scores sought two days’ time to property. Justice SJ thanked HC after the change the status quo. It is learnt that the the same time also nec- of fans and cricketers reply to the petition Kathawala burst out court pulled up the Srivastava also said WMCC talks will take essary to ensure stabil- took to Twitter to con- filed by Kangana saying, “Someone’s BMC during the hear- DB Gupta the next meeting under place ahead of the next ity on the ground. dole the legend’s un- Ranaut against the re- house has been demol- ing. “Honourable Jus- the framework of the round of the Corp-com- Turn to P6 timely demise. —Agencies cent demolition of her ished. We cannot let a tice HC, Turn to P6 Dr Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: The former Chief Secretary and presently advisor to Chief Minister Ashok 13 out of 16 abortion petitions in Guj HC filed by minors Gehlot, DB Gupta is all set to take over as the The court granted permission to 15 of 243 cases were filed cut-off for termination boards which com- new Chief Information in 14 high courts with and eight were granted prised six to eight doc- Commissioner of the applicants while one withdrew the one appeal presented approval for termina- tors. The court also state. petition prior judgment before the Supreme tion before they crossed asked the medical According to reliable Court. The courts the 20-week limit. While boards to provide their sources Chief Minister granted permission to six applicants moved to opinions on the mental Ashok Gehlot, in a Gargi Raval high court were filed 84% of total appli- the next gestational pe- and psychological pre- move to reward his old due to sexual abuse. cants who applied to riod of the foetus from paredness of the preg- ‘gentleman’ loyalist, Ahmedabad: The Gu- The recently released terminate their preg- the time of filing of the nant person for going has reportedly given a jarat High Court re- legal report by Prati- nancies. judgment. Of these, five through with termina- go ahead to Gupta’s ap- ceived 16 applications gya Campaign titled, Out of 16 applica- applications were filed tion of pregnancy. In pointment on this sensi- for termination of ‘Assessing the Judici- tions heard by the high before the 20-week mark some cases, the peti- tive assignment. pregnancy between ary’s Role in Access to court, 15 were granted and one after. But, three tions were filed through Accordingly the state May 2019 and August Safe Abortion- II’ un- permission for termi- cases received the the local chapter of the government has noti- 2020. Of these, 13 ap- derlined cases seeking nation of pregnancy court’s judgment post National Legal Services fied the post asking for plications were sub- permission for termi- while one was with- the 20-week mark,” stat- Authority and even the applications till Oc- mitted by minors and nation of pregnancy drawn by the applicant.