DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020, AHMEDABAD, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `4.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THE EDITORIAL PAGE GROWTH:BENEATH THERECOVERY BY PRANJUL BHANDARI Fewer women move abroad, many PAGE 6 cite family as factor in career: High BUSINESSASUSUAL BY UNNY up ladder, gender still matters Moregirltoppers from metros than small towns whereodds forboysbetter; gapnarrowing but still sharp in Science/Tech Protesting farmers clang utensils during Prime MinisterNarendraModi’s MannkiBaat in Ghazipur,atthe Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border,onSunday. Prem Nath Pandey GOVT RESPONDS TO PROTESTERS Kutch farmer Tomarwelcomesreturn leading agitation against ‘pollution totalks;noonecantake caused by steel Though Iwas stressed by expectations from At IIT-Bombay, we all got equal treatment plant’ externed family, society to get married earlier than Idid, regardless of gender. But boys participated in my parents were ambitious for me. Since Ihad their class more… girls sometimes thought their answers landoffarmers:Rajnath EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE RAJKOT,DECEMBER27 support, Icould focus on higher studies” might not be correct and refrained from participating” JERENEMATHEWS, PAEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGIST AT BELIEVERS CHURCH SHALAKA KULKARNI, PURSUING MBA FROM YALE SCHOOL OF Hope farmers will appreciate Punjab lawyer AFARMER leading an agitation MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, KERALA, CLASS 12 CBSE TOPPER IN 2006 MANAGEMENT, CLASS 10 ICSE TOPPER IN 2012 againstalleged pollution by a situation, reality of law: Govt steel plant at Bharapar and kills himself, Kidana villages in Gandhidham STUDYINGOR University,but she acknowl- Asked about the farm unions’ taluka has been externedfrom RITIKACHOPRA edgesa“gender lens” is impor- HARIKISHANSHARMA proposal of holding the next criticises PM Kutchdistrict forayear with the NEWDELHI,DECEMBER27 WORKINGABROAD tant to understand suchtrends. NEWDELHI,DECEMBER27 round of talksonDecember 29, police claiming that he wasa “Gender ofteninfluences de- Tomar said, “Vaartahogi (Talks for ‘black laws’ “threat to lawand order”. VARTIKABHANDARI,40,ISC1998 cision-making related to the ed- DESCRIBINGTHE farm unions’ will take place).” On December 1, the courtof Boardtopper from Allahabad, is a ucation of children in afamily. decision to return to the negoti- “Theyhavewritten aletter; it Vimal Joshi, sub-divisional mag- seniorstaffsoftwareengineerwith With the decline of academic ation table as “good step”, Union is agood step. We were already RAAKHIJAGGA istrate(SDM) of Anjar,issuedan Google in San Francisco. Chaitra standards in public universities AgricultureMinisterNarendra ready fortalks; we will resolve &AMILBHATNAGAR order externing Shambhu Jaru Chandrasekhar,38,ICSE1998top- and an increase in disposable in- Singh Tomar on Sundayex- the issue through negotiations,” LUDHIANA,NEWDELHI, from Kutchdistrict for12 per from aBangaloreschool, is 63% 40% come, manymoreprivileged pressedhope that asolution he said. DECEMBER27 months aftergranting an appli- partner at consulting firm Oliver TRACKING MEN WOMEN families aresending their chil- would be found to the stalemate TheSamyukt KisanMorcha, cation of the Kandla Marine po- Wyman in NewYork. Jerene dren abroad forhigher studies. It over the newfarm laws through an umbrella body of 40 farm or- AN ADVOCATE from Jalalabad in lice in the matter.The order was Mathews,31, 2006 Class 12 CBSE INDIA’STOPPERS CITYOFSCHOOLING is usuallythe boyinthe family discussions. ganisations, on Saturdaywrote Punjab's Fazilka district, who deliveredtoJaru, aresident of topperfromKendriyaVidyalaya in WOMEN (OUT OF 35) who has an edge in suchdeci- Defence MinisterRajnath to the Union Ministryof had been protesting with farm- Kidana village, on December 18 Kottayam, is apaediatric derma- TOMORROW TIER163%(22) sions. Suchtrends will, however, Singh reaffirmedthat the Centre Agricultureand Farmers ers affiliated to the Bharatiya and became effective from the tologistinThiruvalla, Kerala. needtoberesearched rigorously, has no intention of scrapping the Welfare, announcing the re- Kisan Union (BKU) Ugrahan at date, police said. These women maynot have RANKS GIVE HEAD START TIER2&3 37%(13) as contexts vary considerably.” minimum supportprice (MSP) sumption of talks. It also pro- Delhi's Tikri border,diedbysui- On Sunday, 36-year-old Jaru shattered the glass ceiling at BUT MAY BE DECEPTIVE MEN (OUT OF 51)* Swati Prusty,27, who topped regime, and that no “ma ka lal posedafour-point agenda for cide on Sundaymorning. told The Indian Express, “A team their workplace yetbut, surely, INDICATORS, SAY TIER2&3 63%(32) the Class 12 CBSE exam in 2010, (no one)” can take away land the talksthat include modalities Amarjit Singh Raiconsumed TOPPERS of policemen came to my office theyare well on their waythere, TIER133%(17) says shewasnevertookeenonset- from the farmers. to be adoptedfor the repeal of the farm pesticide sulphos and pushedmeintheir vehicle perched high up the ladder.And tling abroad. Hence studying at a “Main ummeed kartahoon ki the three central farm Acts; about 200metresfromthe stage saying the courtofSDM had ex- yet, as afour-month investiga- *2ofthem withCISCE-affiliated schools in Dubai foreign university didn't carry kisan paristhiti aur kanoon ki mechanisms to makethe remu- at the protestsitethat farmers ternedmefromKutchdistrict. tion by The Indian Express of 86 fewergirltoppers going abroad currentlystudy or live overseas muchappeal.“Since IknewI sachchai ko samajhenge, vaarta nerative MSP recommendedby have namedGadri Gulab Kaur TheydroppedmeinMorbi dis- national school Boardtoppers — than their male counterparts; butamong them,there is asig- wouldwork inIndia,itdidn’tmake hogi, aur uska samadhaan niklega the National Farmers' Nagar. Beforecollapsing, he gave trictand sincethenIhavebeen 51 men and 35 women —from from promising careers put on nificant gender gap. Just40% (14 senseto takealoanto studyabroad (I hope that the farmers will ap- Commission intoalegallyguar- twoprinted letters —one of staying here.” 1996 to 2015 shows,their gen- hold to those tailored to suit fam- out of 35)ofwomen toppers are andthencomebacktoworkforfi- preciatethe situation and the re- anteedentitlement forall farm- whichwas addressedtoPrime Jaru’s externment came after der does matter. ilyobligations. studying/working abroad but for nancial payoff reasons, among ality of the law; talkswill take ers and all agricultural com- MinisterNarendraModi —to an application, filedbyapolice Maybenot as muchasitdoes Fewerwomen have men, that ratio is 63%. others," she said, adding that she place, and asolution will be modities; amendmentstobe other protesters. inspector (PI) of Kandla Marine among the “average”intheir co- These numbers aresmall and turneddownascholarship with found),” Tomar told TheIndian made and notifiedinthe Earlier this month, a Police Station in Januarythis hort, but itsburden is in- movedoverseas than should notlead to sweeping gen- National University of Singapore Express. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 year,cited twocases of rioting escapable: from their lowrepre- their men counterparts eralisations, says Poonam Batra, to pursue engineering in India. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 sentation in science and tech to Morethan half the toppers Professor of Education at Delhi CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Street vendor scheme The go-to actor for new stories, ‘WANTED’ IN 1996 EXPLOSIVES CASE ahit, govt plans next Pankaj Tripathi at eAdda today Gujarat ATS arrests aide of Dawood, Abu phase: digital payments platforms, he had prominent EKTAAMALIK roles in Mirzapur2and the re- NEWDELHI,DECEMBER27 centlyreleased Criminal Justice Salem from Jharkhand AVISHEKGDASTIDAR Applicants Season 2. 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Among time in the limelight, starting out to India from Kuala Lumpur in will acceptand makepayments THE MAIN BhiDigital those at the forefront of this with blink-and-you-miss roles THEGUJARAT Anti-Terrorist Malaysia allegedly on afake digitally, having come on board drive has been prompted phase in entertainment, playing in films like Run (2004)and Squad (ATS) Saturdayarrestedan Indian passportinthe name of forthe 'Main Bhi Digital (me too by the success of the out largely on online streaming Omkara (2005), before attracting ‘Will have special associateofgangsterDawood Mohammad Kamal. digital)' drive designedbythe loan scheme forvendors, services, is PankajTripathi, cred- attention with his performance observers for Ibrahim and AbuSalem, Abdul On December 23, 1996, police Centrefor them. with the number of ap- ited with delivering some of as Sultan Querishi in Gangs of Bengal... forlaw and Majid Kutti alias Mohammad arrested one Mohammad Fazal The drive has been prompted plicants, 30 lakh, already 2020’s mosttalked about per- Wasseypur Part 1&2.Films like Kamal (58), from Jamshedpur in Pathan, anative of Ajmer in by the success of the Prime crossing the half-way formances. 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