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February 2021 and for the
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said at a media event, even as
vaccine candidate, Covishield,
in India.
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the SII CEO said the Central
containment zones, dense areas sary treatment. ?=B <D<108 we are to suspend the air and he asserted that every Indian Government will be getting it
and identified clusters of virus Around 9,500 surveillance New Delhi: The Delhi train services, we will have to will get vaccinated, probably at a far cheaper price (at
transmission, officials said.
Delhi Health Minister
Satyendar Jain told reporters
teams have been constituted
and deployed for conducting a
door-to-door survey. Each
Lieutenant Governor
amended the Delhi Epidemic
Disease Management of
Amid the increasing Covid-
19 infections and deaths in
Delhi, the Maharashtra
first take permission from the
Civil Aviation and Railway
Ministries. We can think of
by 2024.
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will be buying in bulk. “We are
still pricing it far cheaper and
that the survey is aimed at team has a target to survey 50 Covid-19 regulations 2020, Government on Friday suspension of train and air ser- to get inoculated, not just more affordable than other
identifying and testing symp- households every day, officials which empowers any “autho- appeared to be pushing for sus- vices between Mumbai and because of the supply con- vaccines we have in the mar-
tomatic people living in con- added. rised person” to slap a fine of pension of train and air trans- Delhi only after talking to the straints but because you need ket today,” Poonawalla added.
tainment zones and densely 2,000 for a series of activi- port services between Mumbai officials of the two Ministries,” the budget, the vaccine, logis- He also clarified that chil-
packed areas. ties including not wearing and the national Capital. Kumar said. tics, infrastructure, and then, dren would have to wait a lit-
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containment zones and super
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tion staff, Asha workers and BCD34=CBE4 2,000 fine in the national informed sources in the Mumbai and Delhi in view of 2024 for everybody, if willing Oxford vaccine is affordable
civil defence volunteers. Chandigarh: Amid a rise in Capital. Maharashtra Government said the increasing infections and to take a two-dose vaccine, to and safe.
“All protocols will be fol- Covid cases, the Haryana Authorised persons shall that the Uddhav Thackeray Sanjay Kumar indicated that deaths in the national Capital. be vaccinated,” he said. It can be stored at a tem-
lowed to test all symptomatic Government on Friday be empowered to impose a dispensation was considering the State Government was con- “There have been reports SII, the world’s largest vac- perature of two to eight degrees
persons. The survey will be ordered the closure of all fine of 2,000 for offence for seriously taking up the matter sidering suspension of air and in a section of the media today cine manufacturer by volume, Celsius, which is an ideal tem-
completed within 5 days,” said schools in the State until violating directives/guide- with the Centre to suspend train ser vices between about cancellation of certain and the Indian Council of perature for it to be stored in
a district magistrate. November 30. The move lines pertaining to the fol- train and air services between Mumbai. trains in the Delhi Mumbai sec- Medical Research (ICMR), the the cold storages of India. He
Following a meeting between came days after over 150 stu- lowing,” says a Delhi Mumbai and Delhi. “No decision has been tor,” the Ministry of Railways country’s apex body for bio- said the SII plans to make
Union Home Minister Amit dents tested positive for coro- Government notification, Talking to media persons taken in this regard. We are dis- said in a tweet put out in the medical research, last week about 10 crore doses per
Shah and Chief Minister navirus. dated November 20. here, State Chief Secretary cussing the issue as of now. If evening. had announced the completion month from February.

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after intelligence inputs indi-
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planning to carry out some
deadly plot on November 26.
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district left six people dead, the
ruling TMC dared the BJP to
impose President’s Rule in
been several attacks on our
leaders,” adding if Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee
O ffering an olive branch to
dissidents, C ongress
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organisational overhaul. They
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the State administration of
she was wrong.
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D elhiites woke up to cold
morning as the national
Capital recorded a minimum of
persists on Saturday,” Srivastava
said. Delhi had recorded the
lowest minimum temperature
7.5 degrees Celsius on Friday, of 11.5 degrees Celsius last year,
the lowest in the month of 10.5 degrees Celsius in 2018 and
November in 14 years, accord- 7.6 degrees Celsius in 2017 in
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lowest minimum temperature
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Celsius recorded on November
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cattle in ‘Gauthans’. Surguja district, 6 of South Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of vate forecasting agency, said
He was addressing the through it. Now, the need is to Bastar (Dantewada), 5 of Balod the IMD’s regional forecasting cold winds blowing from snow-
online release of 6.18 crore make the Gauthans active so and two each of Surajpur and centre. laden western Himalayas have
payment to 51,286 cow dung that they become self-reliant. Kabirdham districts. The city was also on the led to a dip in the mercury and
sellers from his residence-cum- The women self-help He laid emphasis on con- brink of a cold wave, the first a similar situation will contin-
office at Raipur. groups along with Gauthan struction of more vermi-com- this season. For the plains, the ue till Saturday.
Baghel said the Godhan committees should be linked post tanks based on collection IMD declares a cold wave when A fresh Western
Nyay scheme has become a with agriculture colleges and of cow dung and number of the minimum temperature is 10 Disturbance is approaching
vital link to strengthen the Agriculture Science Centres cattle. In bigger Gauthans and degrees Celsius or below and is northwest India on November
rural economy. All categories of (KVK) for continuous activi- each Municipal Corporation 4.5 notches less than normal for 23. It is likely to increase the
people were showing interest ties. There is no need for fund- limits, bio-gas plants should be two consecutive days. minimum temperature by a
and want to earn income ing from the state government. established. “The criteria has been met few notches, he said.
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days earlier, Kejriwal had those who are seen moving out ciations. I removed their anx- all political parties to tell their

D elhi Chief Minister Arvind

Kejriwal on Friday met the
representatives of market asso-
announced Delhi government
may shut markets however
during the interaction with
without masks.
Kejriwal called upon his
party members’ of parliament
ieties, government does not
wish to shut any market. They
assured anyone not wearing a
volunteers to go out on the
road and distribute free masks.
Let us stop the spread of coro-
ciations seeking cooperation in the associations,he clarified and Members of Legislative mask in the market will be pro- na by joint effort", he said in
controlling the rising cases of that the Delhi Government Assembly (MLAs) to distribute vided free by market associa- another tweet.
corona. The Chief Minister does not want to shut down any masks free of cost to the tions. All shops will also be “Despite the rapid spread
also made it clear that his market. people. asked to keep spare masks and of Corona in Delhi, our doc-
Government wasn't going to Chief Minister Kejriwal Meanwhile, market associ- hand sanitizers." tors, nurses, and medical staff
shut down the marketplaces . appealed the market associa- ations assured the government "Our Aam Aadmi Party have done commendable work.
During the meeting, rep- tions to provide masks to the of all possible help and support MLAs, MPs, councilors and They are constantly treating
resentatives assured him that all shoppers who come to the on their part to prevent the volunteers, all of you also go to COVID patients without get-
measured to contain the markets without masks. spread of Corona. public places and distribute free ting tired. For this, all the doc-
virus spread would be encour- He also urged all the polit- After meeting the market masks to those who are not tors, nurses, and medical staff
aged and followed in market ical parties of Delhi to send associations, Chief Minister wearing masks. This is the deserve to be appreciated,”
places. their volunteers out on the Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Met greatest patriotic and human Kejriwal added.

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SN Shrivastava on Friday,
initiative and said that how his
life has changed and he is gain-
ing recognition in the society T he positivity rate and
reducing number of
T he Gurugram police have
arrested five robbers for
allegedly robbing a jewellery
session,” said Subhash Boken,
spokesperson of the Gurugram
police.

D elhi Police has arrested

directors of a company for
allegedly obtaining loan of Rs
encouraged the youth to give
their best in their future life and
also asked that they should
through the initiative taken
by Shahdara District Police,”
said the DCP.
Coronavirus cases is a “clear
indicator” that the spread of the
virus is decreasing in the
shop in Gururam’s Roshan
Pura area on September 9 in
full public view.
The incident took place on
September 9 when five uniden-
tified armed miscreants robbed
17.5 crores on forged docu- continue to keep going on the The CP during the event national capital, Delhi Health The arrested accused has a jewellery shop at gunpoint in
ments. path they have chosen and stressed that the main motto of Minister Satyendar Jain has been identified as Mintu (24), broad daylight and decamped
The accused have been iden- advised that they should never Delhi Police is that the society said on Friday. Harsh alias Sagar (19) and with Jewellery worth Rs 13 lakh
tified as Waseem Ahmad Khan look back at the mistakes they should be crime free and the Jain announced that gov- Tonny (24), all residents of in Gurugram.
and Narender Kumar Arora, had done in the past. general public should really feel ernment rates would apply for Gurugram. The jeweller was alone
who were arrested by the Delhi Police chief was that they are safe and secure. the normal, non-ICU beds The others are Varun alias when the robbers barged into
Economic Offences Wing speaking at a function orga- He also stressed upon the reserved in private hospitals by Sonu (32) of Kaithal and Sunil, his shop. The Police said that
(EOW) of Delhi Police. nized by Shahdara district dis- dedication of Delhi Police and the Delhi government for a resident of Kapashera in the entire incident was record-
According to Dr O P trict police about “Saksham” a other business communities COVID-19 patients. Delhi. ed by a camera installed at the
Mishra, the Joint Commissioner scheme meant for bringing to engage with CCLs/Youthin “The positivity rate was According to the police, shop.
of Police, EOW, a complaint was juveniles into the mainstream. a constructive manner at all 15.26 per cent on November 7. Mintu and Sonu were arrested During the crime the
received in which the com- “Juveniles and youth who levels. He desired to continue It is less than 11 per cent now. from Delhi on Tuesday with accused had entered the shop
plainant Kamal Arora alleged have been reformed after the this initiative with full vigour. The maximum number of the help of technical support and asked the jeweller to show
that the properties of Khoobsurat persistent efforts of Delhi CP Delhi also motivated cases (8,593) were reported and specific inputs provided by them gold rings for an engage-
Resorts Private Limited has been Police, participated in the the participants by quoting the on November 10,” he said. ensure that they don’t step vation of 80 per cent ICU beds the informants. ment.
misappropriated by Waseem programme. Associate part- examples of Constable Than “The positivity rate has outside without wearing one. in private hospitals, doubling The duo was on police When the jeweller moved
Ahmed Khan, Director of ners including “Braham Singh posted in North District come down and the number of Jain said 2,644 normal beds testing centres in every district remand on their information to take out the desired items,
Multiwal Pulp & Board Mills Pvt. Kumari” and who is taking keen interest to cases is also reducing gradual- and 260 ICU beds “extra” and postponement of non- Harsh, Tonny and Sunil were the fourth accused who was
Ltd. and also of Khoobsurat 'AashayeinEkUmeed' and busi- engage the children of weaker ly. It is a clear indicator that the would be made available for critical surgeries at health facil- arrested on Wednesday from already present in the shop,
Resorts Pvt. Ltd. in connivance ness community representa- society in constructive activi- spread of the virus is decreas- COVID-19 patients in private ities. Private hospitals have Badshahpur area in Gurugram. whipped out a pistol while the
with others. tives also participated in the ties. ing in Delhi,” he told reporters. hospitals after the government also been directed to increase “During questioning the others tied him up and
“She was having 35 per cent program,” said Amit Sharma, He also cited the example The average death rate issued directions in this regard the percentage of non-ICU culprits have confessed their thrashed him and looted the
shares in Khoobsurat Resorts the DCP, Shahdara district. of HC Seema Dhaka, who across the country is 1.48 per on Thursday. COVID-19 beds from 50 per involvement in the crime and jewellery items in the store.
Ltd. whereas Waseem Ahmed The CP along with other reunited 76 missing children cent, and in Delhi, it is 1.57 per The national capital report- cent to 60 per cent. accept that they had decamped The accused then escaped
Khan holds 50 per cent shares in senior police officers distrib- with their families within 75 cent, Jain said, adding that it ed 7,456 coronavirus cases on The government also said with 150 gram gold jewellery from the spot in their swift
the company. Khan availed a uted certificates to 11 days in which 15 children was around 3.50 per cent in Thursday and the positivity rate it will increase the number of worth Rs 13 lakh from the jew- dzire car.
loan of Rs 17.5 crores in the CCLs/YUVA who have been below the age of 14 years and June. was at 12.09 per cent. The AAP RT-PCR test to 27,000 a day in ellery on September 9. The A case of robbery had been
name of Multiwal Pulp & Board reformed through this moti- 16 children below the age of 08 There was no harm in government on Thursday the national capital and MBBS entire accused are on police registered against unidentified
Mills Pvt. Ltd by pledging the vational and reformatory pro- years were reunited. She has wearing a face mask inside a announced sweeping measures, students and interns would be remand during this period the persons at the city police station
only property land worth Rs. 25 gramme. been given out of turn promo- car, the Minister said, appeal- including a steep Rs 2,000 fine engaged to tackle the COVID- investigation will gather more under various sections of the
crores of Khoobsurat Resorts. “One participant of MS tion for this initiative. ing to the people of the city to for not wearing masks, reser- 19 situation. information about the inci- IPC.
Pvt. Ltd by forging documents,”
said the Joint CP.

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Finance Ltd,” said the Joint CP. of suicide, following which a case “Habib asked him to revise Khattar said, “We treat

A rickshaw puller was alleged-

ly killed by a 40 year-old
under section 302 (murder) was
registered at Mahendra Park
his plan and he advised him to
kill any other person and to pre-
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also tried to turn the killing in a
police station,” said the DCP.
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pare platform of suicide case with
suicide note mentioning name of
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cate another man whom the
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Thursday and Habib was arrest-
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Farman could be falsely impli-
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paramour.
ed on Friday. The motive behind
the murder was revealed as
cated in an instigation of suicide
case,” said the DCP.
2^eXS]^a\b The accused have been iden-
tified as Ajimuddin, a resident of
enmity of Ajimuddin with one
Farman, whose name and
“While working on their
plan, Habib targeted Aalam.
BC055A4?>AC4A =4F34;78 Bihar, Nandan Kumar (22), and mobile number was mentioned Habib also added his associate ?=B 270=3860A7 ous models of business like
Habib (48), both residents of in the suicide note along with Nandan in this case. They iden- B2B; G2G, B2G etc, we believe

T he Delhi Police has regis-

tered a First Information
Report (FIR) against City Park
Loni, Ghaziabad.
According to Vijayanta
Arya, the Deputy Commissioner
three other persons who work in
a utensil polish factory in Ashok
Vihar with Farman,” said the
tified the building and found it
easy to reach at the terrace.
They called Aalam on pretext of
H aryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar on
Friday offered all support and
in the H2H model of working
that is ‘Heart to Heart’
approach of collaboration.
hotel in Pitampura area for of Police (DCP), Northwest dis- DCP. transporting goods on his rick- cooperation of the State The Chief Minister said
allegedly violating the pan- trict, police received information “The wife of accused shaw and brought him to the Government to leading enter- that India and Singapore have
demic norms during an event. on Tuesday that a person has fall- Ajimhddin was also working in place of incident at the rooftop prises of Singapore to further a long-lasting relationship.
According to police, there en from the rooftop of a house. the same factory with Farman. of a house,” said the DCP. expand their base in the State The relationship between
was a function going on in City “The injured was admitted Ajimuddin was suspecting illic- “They killed him by hitting and said that considering Haryana and Singapore has
Park Hotel at KP Block, in BJRM hospital where he died it relation of his wife with with a stone on his head and investors requirement, con- elevated in recent years with
Pitampura on Thursday. during the treatment. The Farman. They used to fight on fled from the spot by leaving necting global value chain and Singapore’s involvement in
According to a senior police deceased was later identified as the issue. Earlier, during a fight, suicide note written by Habib to handhold the investor smart cities, solid waste treat-
official, more than 150 people Aalam, a resident of Geeta Ajimuddin assaulted his wife mentioning names of Farman through proactive facilitation ment, wastewater treatment
were found there and they were Colony. He was a rickshaw puller with a stick on her head,” said the and three others. Rickshaw of to navigate business plans, the plants and health care units in
not following the pandemic in Geeta Colony,” said the DCP DCP. the deceased has been recovered State Government has estab- Haryana. Similar to Enterprise
norms. “Thereafter, a case under adding that the post-mortem “His wife had filed a case of from a street near the spot. The lished a new “Foreign Singapore, the Bureau of
section 188 (disobedience to was conducted. 308 (attempt to commit culpa- mobile phone of deceased was Cooperation Department”. Industrial Policy and
order duly promulgated by pub- “Police also recovered a sui- ble homicide) against him and he in possession of Habib and he The Foreign Cooperation Promotion (BIPP) under the
lic servant) has been registered cide note from the spot. During suspected that due to Farman, was using the SIM card regis- Department would provide all Department of Industries and
at Maurya Enclave police sta- investigation, the incident was his wife had approached police. tered in the name of Nandan. necessary assistance to the Commerce, Haryana is com-
tion,” a senior police official said, found suspicious. On the basis of After coming out of jail, Both Ajimuddin and Habib Singaporean companies for mitted to work with compa-
adding that investigation is names written in the letter, Ajimuddin approached his have criminal antecedents,” said their up-coming businesses in nies to build capabilities, inno-
underway. police investigate the matter and cousin Habib and sought his help the DCP. Haryana, he assured. vate and internationalize, he
Khattar was speaking at added.
the Har yana-Singapore Khatar said that Haryana

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Conference organised by the
Haryana Government, Invest
is one of the most progressive
states of India. The State is not
only the breadbasket of India,
?0AE4B7B70A<0 and urge them to maintain India and Enterprise Singapore but is also considered as an
6DAD6A0< social distancing," Rao said. here. Singapore High industrial powerhouse with
Apart from police person- Commissioner to India, Simon more than 250 fortune 500

A s many as 89,562 people

have been challaned in
Gurugram for not wearing face
nel, the district administration
also authorised magistrates,
tehsildars, naib tehsildars,
Wong also attended the virtu-
al conference. On this occa-
sion, CEOs and top represen-
companies based in Haryana.
He said that Haryana has
been continuously working
masks since March when the BDPOs and executive officers tatives of various leading com- towards providing a conducive
lockdown was imposed, the of Municipal Committees to panies of Singapore including business environment for new
police said on Friday. challan residents for violation Durapower, YCH Group, and existing enterprises to
The police also informed of the guidelines issued under Agrocorp International, flourish. The inherent spirit of
that fines amounting to more the Epidemic Disease Act. Transworld Terminals, Skill the State Government is to
than Rs 4.47 crore were col- "We appealed to the resi- SG Ventures, Legend Logistics, ensure investor happiness and
lected from the violators since dents to stay indoors and not Surbana Jurong etc showed facilitate progress and growth
March. come outside unnecessarily. keen interest in expanding for all industries in the State.
Reportedly in the previous The police will also take their units in the fields of The Chief Minister said
month the city cops had also prompt action against those logistics, warehousing, cold that to ensure a seamless
issued 22,817 challans against police said. K K Rao, commissioner of who break Covid-19 norms," chain, transport hub, distribu- investment process, a single-
mask offenders across the dis- “To curb the number of Gurugram police. he said. tion facilities and manufac- roof clearance system has been
trict. Face masks were made corona cases in Gurugram, I The police chief also Meanwhile, on Friday, the turing of electrical gadgets. set up in the State, wherein any
compulsory for everyone in the have already issued strict direc- informed that the force had district health department The Chief Minister said investor or enterprises can
city since lockdown and not tions to the force to implement encouraged people to use detected 793 fresh Covid-19 that every single day Haryana obtain all state related clear-
wearing one was made a pun- corona norms effectively. masks in markets and crowd- cases, taking the total to 42,618. is growing and achieving new ances through an online por-
ishable offence. During the festive session the ed places via loudspeakers. Of this, 36,877 people have milestones. He described the tal in a time-bound manner.
So far the police have acted several police teams were on “The police patrolling vehicles recovered. clear vision, political will, good All clearances are granted to
against people in markets and their task to not only issue chal- across the district are also The Covid-19 death toll governance, empathy, empow- investors in a maximum of 45
crowded places, shopkeepers, lan against offenders but to keeping an eye on offenders, has reached 256 in the district erment and partnerships as the days. Over, one lakh clearances
cabs, bike riders and auto rick- aware them about the serious- the police will also distribute including three who died on key words to drive future suc- from various departments
shaws for carrying people, ness of the deadly virus,” said face masks among the people Friday. cess. He said that out of vari- have already been granted
RAIPUR | SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 21, 2020
chhattisgarh 03

Ministerial subcommittee agrees

on Shanti Nagar re-development
STAFF REPORTER n
RAIPUR

A ministerial level
subcommittee on Friday
agreed to the Chhattisgarh
Housing Board’s re-develop-
ment plan of Shanti Nagar in
Raipur.
The decision was taken
at a meeting held at the
official residence of PWD
Minister Tamardhwaj Sahu,
an official press statement
said.
The subcommittee
discussed the proposed plan.
It will now be forwarded to Resources Department has tation, the Raipur Municipal The subcommittee will design the project.
the cabinet. already surrendered its Corporation is undertaking agreed that reconstruction Private developers will build
Housing Secretary Ayyaj houses in Shanti Nagar a survey and will allot them of the buildings will be the buildings without
Tamboli said the re-develop- with land to the Housing homes. carried out through the PPP making alternation in basic
ment working plan will be and Environment In the second phase, the model. design.
completed in four phases Department. government will clear 18 E The Housing Board will Then these will be
spanning between 12 and 18 In the first phase, 31 ille- and F type buildings which acquire the land and float a handed over the concerning
months. gal shanties have been includes 268 quarters, the tender for developing the parties and sold in public,
The state Water removed. For their rehabili- press release said. area. An architectural firm the communique said.

Marwahi MLA CS Mandal inspects

development works
Dhruw takes oath STAFF REPORTER n
RAIPUR

I n a surprise
Chhattisgarh
Secretary R.P. Mandal on
visit,
Chief

Friday inspected the develop-

ment works and various
action plans being carried out
by the Raipur Municipal
Corporation (RMC) and
Raipur Smart City Ltd
(RSCL).
He inspected the con-
struction works of Devendra Commissioner Saurabh
Nagar Oxy-zone road, multi- Kumar and RSCL AMD
STAFF REPORTER n The event was held at Tamdradhwaj Sahu, Food level parking and City Prabhat Malik.
RAIPUR Committee Hall No 1 (New and Civil Supplies Minister Kotwali Smart police station. The Chief Secretary
Committee Chamber) at Amarjeet Bhagat and He was accompanied directed the engineers and
T he newly elected MLA
from Marwahi, Dr K. K.
Dhruw, was administered
11.30 am. Dhruw took oath
in the name of God in Hindi.
Congress MLAs attended
the event.
with Rajya Sabha member
Chhaya Verma, Chhattisgarh
Housing Board Chairman
work agencies of all these
projects to complete the
works within a given time-
Chief Minister After the ceremony, Dr
the oath of office by Bhupesh Baghel, Mahant and Baghel Kuldeep Juneja, Raipur frame.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Parliamentary Affairs extended greetings with Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, He inquired about the
Speaker Dr Charan Das Minister Ravindra Dhruw and wished him a Collector Dr. S. Bharathi progress of the multi-level
Mahant on Friday. Choubey, Home Minister prosperous future. Dasan, Raipur Municipal parking being built by RSCL.

Admin mulling to make Covid Is it ‘disgusting' to show

test must for Raipur entry
RAIPUR: As the numbers of Covid positive patients rise
again in Raipur, the district administration is mulling to
grief, Kaushik asks Cong
make Covid tests mandatory before entering the capital STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR
region of Chhattisgarh, an official press release said on
Thursday.
The District Chief Medical and Health Officer
L eader of Opposition in the
Chhattisgarh
Dharamlal Kaushik on Friday
Assembly
(CMHO) has written to the district administration took on the Congress, asking the
while proposing installation of Covid screen points on ruling party if it is "disgusting" to
all major inter-district transit points, the press release express grief over the death of
said. five people in a family.
The second wave of Covid infection has already Kaushik said that Congress
started in Raipur, it added. state President Mohan Markam's
At these Covid screening points, Antigen tests of criticism of former Chief
people entering the city will be done. Only those found Minister and BJP leader Dr
Covid negative will be allowed to enter the district. Raman Singh over a BJP delega-
Those found Covid positive will be suggested to get tion's visit to Kendri village in
themselves admitted in a Covid hospital or go for home Raipur district was in poor taste. Kaushik alleged, adding that the
isolation. The district from where the Covid positives Kaushik asked how the family should be given financial
come will be informed, the press release added. reaction of the BJP on the demise help and provided justice.
If a resident of Raipur coming from another district of five people of a family in Markam had said that
is found Covid positive and they are also suffering from suspicious circumstances is Raman Singh did not express
a serious disease, then arrangements for transporting disgusting for the ruling party. grief when over 15,000 farmers
them to a Covid hospital will be made available at the Five members of a family, committed suicide, 17 women
transit point. including two children, were died in a sterilization camp and
As per a Health Department report, by November found dead at their home in the hundreds of elderly people lost
Festivity of Prayer: Women offer prayers on the banks of Kharun river, near the Mahadev Ghat in Raipur, to mark the 18 fresh Covid positive cases were registered in village on Tuesday. their vision after botched eye
auspicious Chhath puja on Friday. Pioneer Photo Chhattisgarh. Also 14 deaths were reported on The Congress is doing surgeries during the previous
Wednesday, pushing the total deaths to 2,646. politics on the death of the five, BJP regime.

Vasectomy Fortnight from today 9 percent increase in fish production, C'garh 6th in India
STAFF REPORTER n
RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra
RAIPUR Pradesh and Bihar.
Chhattisgarh's Health
Department will mark The Director of Fisheries
the World Vasectomy Day
2020 will a ‘Vasectomy
F ish seed production has
risen by 13 percent and
fish production by 9 percent
said that in the past two years
fish production has increased
Fortnight’ from November 21 from 4.89 lakh tonnes to 5.31
in Chhattisgarh in the last two lakh tonnes in the state (a rise
to December 4. years, thanks to the
The first phase from of 9 percent).
government's encouragement
November 21 to 27 will be for Pangasius species are
to fisheries and pisciculture.
mobilization and the second And in what is seen as a being cultured by piscicultur-
phase from November 28 to spread the message among grand honour, fishermen ists of the state by construct-
December 4 will be observed men to accept vasectomy as from the state will be awarded ing 1,000 ponds on their land
as ‘Service Delivery Week’. part of family planning. at the national level for their in the past two years.
The campaign aims to Men will be motivated by remarkable contribution in Progressive fish farmers are
highlight men’s participation removing their misconcep- the field of fisheries, an offi- culturing the Pangasius fish
in family planning, concerns tions for undergoing the cial statement said on Friday. species, providing the state
of health, life and prosperity, operation. The award will be At the ceremony, M.M. Also, company M.I.K, Baghel and Agriculture and Chhattisgarh is self-sufficient healthy protein-rich diet.
an official statement said on Those undergoing the presented at a ceremony at the Fish Seed Cultivation Pvt Ltd, Sihawa, district Dhamtari, Water Resources Minister in fish seed production and The Cage culture
Friday. operation will be given a AP Symposium Hall, Pusa Mana, Raipur, will get a cash will get a cash prize of `1 lakh Ravindra Choubey have con- the state has been ranked technique ensures 100 percent
Raipur District and certificate after tests which Campus, New Delhi, by the prize of `2 lakh along with a along with a certificate of gratulated the fishermen and sixth in the field in the attainment of fish in medium
Health Officer Dr Meera confirms presence of nil Union government to mark certificate of appreciation on appreciation under the Best the institutions that have country. and large reservoirs of the state.
Baghel said in a statement sperms in their semen, Dr the World Fisheries Day on account of Best Fisheries Proprietary Firm Cadre. made the state proud. The state exports fish Until now, 1,400 cages have
that the key concept is to Meera said. November 21. enterprises. Chief Minister Bhupesh Choubey said seeds to Madhya Pradesh, been installed in 11 districts.
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during the alleged period)
Roop Singh Yadav and a
project preparation of new Senior Assistant, Irrigation
projects and suggest the rele- Department, Lucknow, Raj
vant performance parameters Kumar Yadav in an on-going
and innovations based on investigation of a case.
experience specific to the local The CBI had registered a
climate, topography and case on November 30, 2017
resource potential for better on the request of Uttar
socio economic outcome. ?=B =4F34;78 Pradesh Government and fur-
The areas of collabora- ther notification from
tion for improving the effi-
ciency of existing highways are
improvements in safety pro-
T he NIA on Friday con-
ducted searches at five loca-
tions in Mallapuram and
Government of India, and
taken over the investigation of
the case, earlier registered
visions by removing existing Kozhikode districts of Kerala in vide FIR No.831/2017 at
deficiencies and offering the Kerala Gold Smuggling Police Station, Gomti Nagar,
potential solutions to old Case relating to seizure of 30 kg Lucknow.
recurring problems based on gold worth 14.82 crore on It was alleged that irreg-
local experience; improve- July 5, 2020 at Trivandrum ularities were committed in ?=B =4F34;78
ments in continual mainte- International Airport from the implementation of “Gomti

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All the Indian institute of
nance of the stretches and
improving the riding comfort
through cost effective mea-
baggage addressed to the UAE
Consulate
Thiruvananthapuram.
at
River Channelisation Project”’
and “Gomti River Front
Development” by Irrigation
Ithenmore
a bid to promote ‘per drop
crop’(PDMC) under
Prime Minister Krishi

T he Central road making

agency NHAI has received
“overwhelming response” from
Technology IITs (including
IIT Roorkee, IIT Bombay, IIT
Varanasi, IIT Guwahati, IIT
sures based on innovative
technologies.
Other areas of study are
The searches were con-
ducted at the residence of five
accused persons Mohamed
Department, Government of
UP. The alleged irregularities
including non publication of
Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) to
encourage farmers to install
micro irrigation systems-
many reputed institutes includ- Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur), 26 localised solutions for removal Aslam, Abdul Latheef, NITs, diversion of funds and sprinkler and drip irrigation,
ing all the IITs for the purpose NITs and 190 other reputed of congestion points and Nazarudheen Sha, Ramzan P. pooling of tenders in four the Ministry of Agriculture
of adopting road and highway engineering colleges have thereby increasing the aver- and Muhammed Mansoor. major works of Gomti River has given nod for subsidised
stretches to be used as a field agreed to collaborate. Out of age traffic speed; viability of These accused persons con- Front Development project loans worth 3,971.31 crore for
of study for faculty, researchers which, about 200 institutes new wayside amenities for spired with the already arrest- namely C onstruction of implementing the projects. The Haryana, 764.13 crore for tionalised in the 2019-20 fiscal
and familiarise the students of have already signed the road users based on the exist- ed accused and facilitated Diaphragm wall, maximum loan has been Gujarat, 616.13 crore for year with an objective to facil-
the institute with the latest Memorandum of ing traffic pattern and user smuggling of gold through Construction of Intercepting approved for Tamil Nadu, fol- Andhra Pradesh, 276.55 crore itate States in availing sub-
trends in industry and suggest Understanding (MOU). Over expectations etc. import cargo addressed to the Trunk Drain, Construction of lowed by Haryana and Gujarat. for West Bengal, 150 crore for sidised loans for expanding
the relevant performance para- 300 institutes are expected to “NHAI envisions to pro- UAE Consulate General, and its Rubber Dam and preparation In a statement, the ministry Punjab and 15.63 crore for coverage of micro irrigation.
meters and innovations. collaborate to adopt NH vide a world class NH network disposal, the NIA said. of Vision Documents are also said the steering committee of Uttarakhand, it said. Under the MIF, subsidised
In line with its vision to stretches. to meet the Nation’s require- During searches, several being investigated in the case. MIF has approved projects for However, NABARD has loans are provided for not only
provide world-class National Under this initiative, the ments by building large num- electronic items and docu- It was further alleged that loan worth 3,971.31 crore. so far released a total loan taking up special and innova-
Highway (NH) network and to partner institutes will have to ber of mega highway projects ments have been seized, the the accused favoured some The interest subvented loans amount of 1,754.60 crore to tive projects but also for incen-
create a bridge between tech- study improvement prospects in a cost-effective manner. agency said. contractors and executed the are being offered under Micro the States. Of this, about  tivising micro irrigation
nical Institutions and Industry, in Road Safety, maintenance, Adoption of NH stretch by an So far, 21 accused persons agreements with them on the Irrigation Fund (MIF) created 659.70 crore has been released beyond the provisions available
the National Highways riding comfort, removal of Institute would facilitate stake- have been arrested in the case basis of forged documents with National Bank for to Haryana, Tamil Nadu and under Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Authority of India had intro- choke points, black spots and holder engagement and help to and further investigation in the without the publication of Agriculture and Rural Gujarat. About 616.13 crore Sinchayee Yojana (PDMC) to
duced a unique initiative to usage of new technologies on mitigate the routine local case is continuing, it added. NIT in the newspapers. Development (NABARD) for loan has been released to encourage farmers to install
associate with these reputed the adopted stretches and give problems such as traffic hin- Meanwhile, the CBI on Both the arrested accused implementing micro-irrigation Andhra Pradesh,  937.47 crore micro irrigation systems.
Technical Institutes and suitable suggestions to NHAI. drance, congestion, and imme- Friday then Executive were produced before the projects. to Tamil Nadu, 21.57 crore to During the last five years
Engineering colleges to adopt The institutes are also diate identification of acci- Engineer(Now Retired), Court of Special Judge, CBI Out of this, maximum loan Haryana and 179.43 crore to (2015-16 to 2019-20), an area
nearby stretches of National encouraged to associate with dent-prone sites and causes Lucknow Division Sharda Cases, Lucknow and remand- of 1,357.93 crore has been Gujarat so far, it added. of 46.96 lakh ha has been cov-
Highways, on voluntary basis the Consultants/NHAI during thereof,” said a NHAI official Canal, Lucknow (also holding ed to four days Police approved for Tamil Nadu, fol- This fund with a corpus of ered under Micro Irrigation
under Institution Social conceptualisation, design and statement. the additional charge of then Custody. lowed by 790.94 crore for 5,000 crore was opera- through PMKSY-PDMC.

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A ttorney General KK
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sent for initiating contempt pro-
Murmu, while accepting the ral drug remdesivir is not sug- ceedings against stand-up comic
appointment as External gested for patients admitted to 2^eXScaTPc\T]c artist Kunal Kamra for his
Auditor of IPU, has expressed hospital with Covid-19, November 18 tweet, saying it was
his thanks to the Executive researchers have said in two load and shedding for these tional randomised trials involv- “grossly vulgar and obnoxious”
Committee and wished for a separate studies. three human coronaviruses,” ing over 7,000 patients hospi- and tended to lower the author-
strong partnership in fulfilling The study published in said study lead author Muge talised for covid-19. ity of the Supreme Court.
the strategic objectives of the ?=B =4F34;78 infection in the country which the journal The Lancet Cevik from the University of St. After thoroughly reviewing The top law officer had last
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C omptroller & Auditor

General of India (CAG)
The CAG of India has been
the external auditor of various
international organizations.
I ndia’s Covid-19 caseload
breached the 90-lakh mark
on Friday with 45,882 new
total caseload, the data stated.
Among most-infected
States, Delhi continues to
infected with coronavirus are
most likely to be highly infec-
tious in the first week after
vides a clear explanation for
why SARS-CoV-2 spreads
more efficiently than SARS-
expert panel, which includes
experts from around the world
including four patients who
tion of contempt proceedings
against Kamra for his earlier
tweets which allegedly criticised
Girish Chandra Murmu, has He has earlier also been on cases, while the recoveries report highest daily new cases symptom onset and there is a CoV and MERS-CoV and is so have had covid-19, concluded the apex court, saying they were
been elected as external auditor the UN Board of Auditors from surged to 84.28 lakh pushing in India (7,500) followed by need to quickly identify and much more difficult to con- that remdesivir has no mean- in “bad taste” and it was time
of the Inter Parliamentary 1993 to 1999 and 2014 to 2020. the national recovery rate to Kerala (5,700) and isolate cases before the virus tain,” Cevik added. ingful effect on mortality or on people understood that attacking
Union (IPU), Geneva for a Presently, he is the external 93.6 per cent, according to the Maharashtra (5,500) while spreads. In another study, WHO other important outcomes for it brazenly will attract punish-
three-year term. auditor of the World Health Union Health Ministry data. other NCR cities have report- The researchers used Guideline Development Group patients, such as the need for ment.
Murmu, the 14th CAG, Organization, Geneva and With 45,882 new cases, the ed 1,600 new cases. meta-analysis to assess 98 stud- (GDG) panel of international mechanical ventilation or time The consent of either the
will assume the charge from Food & Agriculture country has witnessed a rise in Cases per million popula- ies on Covid-19, SARS and experts pointed out in The to clinical improvement. Attorney General or the Solicitor
Supreme Audit Institution of Organization, Rome. In the active cases after 48 days. tion in India is now 6,500, MERS wherein the researchers BMJ that remdesivir has The panel acknowledged General is necessary, under sec-
Switzerland.The election took recent past, he has been the The total coronavirus cases while the world average is studied all three diseases was to received worldwide attention as that the certainty of evidence tion 15 of the Contempt of
place at the virtual meeting of External Auditor of World Food mounted to 90,04,365 and the 7,341. determine why Covid-19 has a potentially effective treatment is low and said the evidence did Courts Act, 1971, for initiating
284th session of the IPU which Programme, World Intellectual death toll climbed to 1,32,162 According to the ICMR, a spread more rapidly than the for severe covid-19 and is not prove that remdesivir has contempt proceedings against a
is a 179 countries Property Organization, with the novel coronavirus cumulative total of 12,95,91,786 earlier diseases. increasingly used to treat no benefit; rather, there is no person.
Parliamentarians body, also International Atomic Energy virus claiming 584 lives in a samples have been tested up to “This is the first systemat- patients in hospital. But its role evidence based on currently Venugopal granted the fresh
having 13 Associate Members. Agency, UN World Tourism span of 24 hours in the coun- November 20 with 10,83,397 ic review and meta-analysis in clinical practice has available data that it does consent on a request made in this
The IPU has permanent Organization, International try, the data updated at 8 am samples being tested on that has comprehensively remained uncertain, they said improve important patient out- regard by Prayagraj-based advo-
observer status at the United Organization for Migration, showed. Thursday. India’s Covid-19 tally examined and compared viral citing data from four interna- comes. cate Anuj Singh. Kamra, in his
Nations General Assembly. The International Maritime The Covid-19 case fatality had crossed the 20-lakh mark November 18 tweet, had made an
result of the Election has been Organization and Organization rate has further declined to 1.46 on August 7, 30 lakh on August objectionable gesture while mak-
conveyed by Martin Chungong, for Prohibition of Chemical per cent. There are 4,43,794 23 and 40 lakh on September It went past 50 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on on October 29, said the ing a comment against the Chief
Secretary-General of the IPU. Weapons. active cases of coronavirus 5. September 16, 60 lakh on October 11 and crossed 80 lakh Ministry. Justice of India.

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as part of its efforts to
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molasses based distilleries has
reached to 426 cr ltrs.

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farmers planting wheat in
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achieve 20 per cent blending
with petrol, the Government
has given in-principle approval
subvention scheme for
molasses-based distilleries, the
government in September 2020
In the current Ethanol
Supply Year 2019-20 only 168
crore litres of ethanol is likely
about 97.27 lakh hectare so far
in this rabi season. Total area
sown to all rabi crops has
A t a time when many stu-
dents are facing fund
crunch amid Covid-19 pan-
steps will be taken to further
increase the opportunities for
education and livelihood sup-
to 185 sugar mills and stand-
alone distilleries to avail
12,500 crore of loans for
has opened a window for 30
days to invite more applications
from sugar mills/ distilleries,
to be supplied to OMCs for
blending with petrol thereby
achieving 4.8% blending levels.
increased to 265.43 lakh demic, Delhi-based port for the persons affected capacity addition of about 468 which were examined by However, in the ensuing
hectare so far this season, from Sasakawa- India Leprosy by leprosy and their families. crore litre of ethanol per DFPD... “about 185 applicants Ethanol Supply Year 2020-21,
241.66 lakh hectare area during Foundation(S-ILF) gave a ray In keeping with this, the annum. Apart from promoting (85 sugar mills and 100 efforts are being made to sup-
the corresponding period of of hope to 40 meritorious number of Scholarships pro- ethanol production from sug- molasses-based standalone dis- ply 325 crore ltrs of ethanol to
last year. students hailing from families vided this year has been arcane, the food ministry is tilleries) are being granted in- OMCs thereby achieving 8.5%
According to the agricul- afflicted with leprosy. On increased, he said. making efforts to manufac- principle approval for availing blending; and in the ethanol
ture ministry, wheat has been Friday, at an event held Tehseen Zaidi, Program ture ethanol using surplus rice loan amount of 12,500 crore supply year 2021-22 ending in
sown in 97.27 lakh hectare so online, it bestowed Manager, Communications & with state-owned FCI as well as for capacity addition of about November, 2022 efforts are
far in the rabi season of 2020- upon them scholarships for Advocacy from S-ILf shared maize. The move is aimed at 468 crore litres per annum,” the being made to achieve 10%
21 as against 96.77 lakh hectare higher professional educa- that Nursing Scholarship boosting ethanol blending with Food Ministry said in a state- blending target which is quite
in the year-ago period. Wheat pared with 6.98 lakh hectare, 52.08 lakh hectare area a year tion. (Batch X) and Holinessthe petrol, which currently stands ment. These projects would be possible in view of the con-
is the main winter or rabi while pulses has been planted ago. Much of the coverage is NK Singh, Chairman, Dalai Lama- Sasakawa schol- at nearly 5 per cent. In the last completed in another 3-4 years, certed efforts made by the
crop. Rice and pulses, such as in 82.59 lakh hectare as against under mustard at 52.25 lakh 15th Finance Commission, arship (Batch V) were given two years, 70 ethanol projects thus help in achieving the Government.
gram, urad, moong as well as 64.57 lakh hectare area in the hectare so far. who was chief guest at the respectively to 15 and 25 were sanctioned loans of 3,600 desired blending target, it For Year 2020-21, bids of
oilseeds like groundnut and said period. The ministry said the event which was organised as meritorious students from crore. added. 322 crore litres (289 crore from
sunflower, are other rabi crops Coarse creals have been country received 4 per cent less part of the S-ILF’s 14th across the country for 2020. In the normal sugar season, In the past two years, loans molasses and 34 crore litre
grown in this season. sown in slightly more area at rains during the winter period Foundation Day, hoped that Till date, the organisation about 320 Lakh Metric Tons of about Rs. 3600 crores have from grains) have already been
As per the sowing data 22.78 lakh hectare so far in the between October 1 and these scholarships will help working for the empower- (LMT) of sugar is produced been sanctioned for 70 such received in first tender floated
released by the ministry, there current season, against 21.26 November 19. However, the the students break f ree ment of the sector has against domestic consumption ethanol projects (molasses by OMCs and in subsequent
has been no impact of COVID- lakh hectare in the year-ago Central Water Commission stigma and discrimination provided 115 Nursing schol- of 260 LMT. This 60 LMT of based distilleries) which involve tenders more quantity from
19 on progress of area coverage period. has informed that water stor- and enable them to lead a life arships and 124 His Holiness surplus sugar which remains capacity enhancement of 195 molasses and grain based dis-
under rabi crops as on date. According to the ministry’s age level in 123 reservoirs of dignity. the Dalai Lama-Sasakawa unsold, blocks funds of sugar crore litres; out of these 70 pro- tilleries will come, thus
Among other rabi crops, paddy data, farmers have sown stands at 93 per cent as com- On the occasion, Tarun scholarship for higher pro- mills to the tune of about Rs. jects, 31 projects have been Government will be able to
has been sown in more area at oilseeds in 55.53 lakh hectare pared with the year-ago period, Das, Chairman, S-ILF said fessional education, she 19,000 crore every year there- completed adding a capacity of achieve 325 crore litre and
7.26 lakh hectare when com- area so far this season, against it added. that the scholars symbolized added. by affecting liquidity positions 102 crore litres so far. With the 8.5% blending target.
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first phase of polling of the
between 12.00 to 3.00 p.m. Election
campaigns are not organised like this,
he added.
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level playing field is the essence of
democracy but every effort is being
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polls beginning November 28, the
sound and fury of the electioneering is
missing on ground zero, especially in
Kashmir valley.
ery was not prepared to hold free and
fair polls, why penalise candidates.Wani
told The Pioneer,at many places can-
didates have not been allowed to ven-
ture out before noon. In some of the
Declaration from campaigning by
hounding and caging them in the
name of security. Is this how democracy
is redefined in naya Kashmir.
In contrast to this the election scene
R esponding to the allega-
tions of not allowing level
playing field to the contesting
candidates belonging to the
against their wishes has severe-
ly restricted their movement
and ability to campaign. Even
in some cases, they are not
allowed to attend party meet-
Absence of a level playing field is cases they are told to wind up their cam- is hotting up in Jammu region ahead of Opposition parties Jammu and ings,” the letter said.
Srinagar:The BJP on Friday asserted “They are showing the people preventing candidates belonging to the paign meetings before 4 p.m. the first phase of polling.The BJP is run- Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Tarigami said that there
that Article 370, which was revoked dreams and befooling them. There is opposition parties from freely contest- Inspector General of Police, ning an aggressive campaign to ensure Sinha on Friday assured polit- had been instances that rival
by the Centre last year, would never no big a lie than that. These are the ing maiden elections after the Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar said pro- victory for the majority of its candi- ical parties of smooth cam- candidates were sent in the
be restored in Jammu and Kashmir, same leaders who were claiming Abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A. viding security to each candidate con- dates.The party leadership supervising paign for the upcoming local same vehicle and asked to
and alleged that parties of 'Gupkar Article 370 cannot be scrapped and Allegations have already surfaced testing the polls is difficult. “We are pro- the poll preparations are relying on the body elections and said the campaign together. “Several
alliance' were befooling people by even stated that nobody in J-K will from different quarters where candi- viding them collective security and they charisma of the Prime Minister polls would go a long way in candidates from far-off places
making promises over its restoration. raise tricolour if it is scrapped. dates, accommodated in secured zones are being put up in secure areas,” he Narendra Modi to woo the voters. strengthening panchayati raj were sent to hotels in Srinagar
Addressing a press conference However, the people are now raising to ensure their safety and security, have said.Rayees Mattoo, a NC candidate of Congress party is the enemy num- institutions in the Union soon after they filed the nom-
here, BJP national spokesperson tricolour without any objection,” he been barred from campaigning freely. the PAGD from Khag area of central ber 1 of BJP and the entire campaign Territory. ination forms last week. Not
Shahnawaz also said the upcoming said. The contesting candidates, who are Kashmir’s Budgam district, said he has is designed to corner the grand old party Responding to a letter by just the voters, but the families
District Development Council (DDC) Hussain said the leaders of the facing these security restrictions, have been put up at a hotel here and candi- and question its double standards over CPI(M) leader Mohammed of the candidates are also con-
polls were being fought over local People's Alliance for Gupkar already apprised their party high com- dates of the alliance are not allowed to joining hands with the Kashmir based Yusuf Tarigami who had raised cerned,” he
developmental issues and its results Declaration (PGAD) - an amalgam of mand to take up the issue with the con- campaign even while their competitors Peoples Alliance for Gupkar the issue of candidates being said.
would not be a referendum on the several parties, including the NC cerned authorities in the administration are freely working in the field. Declaration.On its part, the local con- kept away from In his response, the Lt
Centre's last year's decision of revo- and the PDP, seeking the restoration and seek redressal for the same Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party gress leaders are leaving no stone their constituencies and not Governor said, “I am sure
cation of the special status of the erst- of the special status of the erstwhile from the office of state election com- candidate from Sangrama Shoaib Lone unturned to expose the divisive politics being allowed to campaign, that the coming elections will
while state. state - had accepted the Centre's deci- missioner. told The Pioneer, “the government is of the BJP. Sinha said he has taken note of go a long way in strengthen-
“We believe that when someone sion of revocation of Article 370. Speaking to The Pioneer over tele- providing security to only those can- Lashing out at the BJP Govt, JKPCC the concerns and ing the Panchayati Raj
dies, he cannot return from the grave. “They have accepted this decision phone from Srinagar, National didates who already figure in the list of President said people have realized as conveyed “necessary instruc- Institutions.” Tarigami released
Article 370 has also been buried and and are now participating in the elec- Conference Provincial President Nasir protectees”. He said it is not possible for to what BJP has done since it assumed tions”. the Lt Governor's letter. The
it will never return. It can never be tions. They have ganged up. They have Aslam Wani said, “ the candidates have the security establishment to extend power at Centre and erstwhile J&K State Tarigami, a former MLA former MLA said such
restored and no world power can help befooled the people of J-K. They have not been treated at par for a variety of exclusive cover to each and every can- and how it pushed people of J&K to wall from the militancy-hit Kulgam arrangements were a big con-
in its restoration,” he said. indulged in politics over the bodies of reasons”. “On one hand the BJP candi- didate. Referring to the peoples partic- for electoral gains. district of south Kashmir, had cern and there was a lot of dis-
The BJP leader, who is the party's the youth of J-K to save their chair. dates and their junior-level workers are ipation in the DDC polls Lone said, so Addressing a gathering of party informed the Lt Governor that satisfaction on ground over it.
incharge for Kashmir for the polls, said They are sinners and no one will for- provided individual personal security far people are supporting and attend- workers in Verinag, G.A.Mir assured after filing their nomination “Who wins and who loses, the
NC president Farooq Abdullah and give them. They have committed big and bulletproof vehicles, while all oth- ing campaign meetings. “I am praying that Congress Party will continue to papers, the candidates decision must lie on the elec-
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti were sins and are worse than gangsters and ers are accommodated in government no untoward incident should happen to work for the wellbeing of the people, were not allowed to campaign torate. Democracy must final-
befooling people by showing them they live only for power and to ben- accommodations”. He further said the dampen the voter's spirit in the run up despite the concocted and false propa- due to “perceived threat to ly win. For that the process
dreams, but asserted their dreams efit their families and relatives,” he candidates have been permitted to to the polling day”. ganda unleashed by the BJP against the their lives” and had been bun- must be made secure and
would never come true. said. PTI organise their campaign meetings A senior PDP leader said, having a Party (Congress). dled in “cluster accommoda- credible, Tarigami added.

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cow slaughter would be a reality in to Animal Husbandry Minister with stringent penalty clauses for vio- Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Home Adityanath had said his government would
Karnataka very soon, BJP national Prabhu Chauhan to get “The lations. Friday gave a strong statement on 'love-jehad' and Department has sent a proposal to the State's come out with a law to deal with 'love jihad'
general secretary C T Ravi said on Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter However, the Congress govern- said that it is a term manufactured by the BJP to Law Ministry for a stringent law to deal with and had used the Hindu funeral chant 'Ram
Friday. and Preservation of Cattle Bill” passed ment headed by Siddaramaiah that divide the nation. the alleged religious conversion of women in Naam Satya Hai' to threaten those who don't
The former Karnataka Minister, in the cabinet and present it in the came to power in 2013 withdrew the “Marriage is a matter of personal liberty and the name of marriage, which BJP leaders refer respect their daughters and sisters.
who is in-charge of party affairs in coming assembly session. bill that was before the President for bringing a law to curb it is completely unconstitu- to as “love jehad”. Welcoming the Allahabad High Court
Maharashtra, Goa and poll-bound The law was to have been passed his assent. tional,” he tweeted on Friday. The development follows an announce- ruling which had declared that conversion
Tamil Nadu, said a law banning both in the previous assembly session, but On 'Love Jihad', Ravi had said Gehlot took to Twitter and unleashed a series ment by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dur- for the sole purpose of marriage is not valid,
practices would be passed in the com- it did not happen “ due to political earlier this month that on the lines of of tweets to express his thoughts on 'love-jihad' to ing recent election rallies that his government the chief minister had also said
ing Assembly session. reasons,” he said. the Allahabad High Court's order, say, “Love Jihad is a word manufactured by BJP to would come out with a law to deal with the posters would be put up of those involved in
He said there are serious delib- Claiming that there was a ban on Karnataka would enact a law banning divide the Nation & disturb communal harmony. “love jihad”. 'love jihad', a derogatory coinage referring to
erations going on in government cow slaughter during the reign of religious conversions for the sake of Marriage is a matter of personal liberty, bringing a A proposal for strict law against “love the alleged campaign of Muslims forcing
circles as BJP state president Nalin Mughal emperor Akbar, Ravi point- marriage. law to curb it is completely unconstitutional & it will jihad” has been sent to the Law Department, Hindu girls to convert in the guise
Kumar Kateel has also urged Chief ed out that the existing law was inad- “We will not remain silent when not stand in any court of law. Jihad has no place in a government spokesman confirmed on of love.
Minister B S Yediyurappa to take steps equate to check the practice. Jihadis strip the dignity of our sisters,” Love.” Friday. “We will bring an effective law. It is my
in this regard. “Collecting fines from offenders he had said, adding that anyone In the second tweet, he said, “They are creat- Stressing on the need for a strict law to warning to those who play with the honour
“Love Jihad and cow slaughter will not discourage this practice. We involved in any act of conversion ing an environment in the nation where consent- deal with “love jihad”, UP Law Minister and dignity of sisters and daughters by hid-
ban has been approved by the BJP will review the provisions in the anti- would face severe and swift punish- ing adults would be at the mercy of state power. Brijesh Pathak on Friday told PTI, “There has ing their real names and identities. If they do
core committee. cow slaughter laws in Uttar Pradesh ment. Marriage is a personal decision & they are putting been a rise in such cases in the state which not mend their ways, their 'Ram Naam Satya'
The clamour to bring in a law and other states,” Ravi said. The Allahabad High Court in its curbs on it, which is like snatching away personal have caused social disharmony and enmity. journey will start,” Adityanath had said.
banning cow slaughter has grown In 2010, the then BJP govern- October 31 order said that religious liberty.” In the third tweet on 'love-jihad', he said, These incidents are also bringing a bad name The Uttar Pradesh State Law
louder. We intend to do so,” the ment led by B S Yediyurappa had got conversion just for the sake of mar- “It seems a ploy to disrupt communal harmony, fuel to the state and therefore a strict law is the Commission had submitted a report last year
Chikkamagaluru MLA told a press the 'Prevention of Slaughter and riage was not valid. social conflict & disregard constitutional provisions need of the hour.” suggesting a new law to check the forcible
conference. Preservation of Cattle Bill', which pro- The court made the remark while like the state not discriminating against citizens on 'We will do whatever is required as soon religious conversions.
He pointed out that the Karnataka posed to replace the 'Karnataka dismissing a plea by a newly married any ground. as we receive a proposal from the Home “The commission is of the view that
government has already constituted Prevention of Cow Slaughter and couple in Uttar Pradesh that had It needs to be mentioned here that UP has Department as we have already made all nec- existing legal provisions are not enough to
a committee to ban cow slaughter. Cattle Preservation Act, 1964', passed. approached it to direct police and the announced its intention to bring in a law against essary preparations,” Pathak said. check religious conversion and on this seri-
Based on its recommendation, the The bill had widened the defin- woman's father not to disturb their 'love-jihad' and the MP government is also planning Addressing by-elections rallies in Jaunpur ous matter, a new law is needed like in some
law will be passed shortly, he said. ition of 'cattle' and imposed a blan- marital life. PTI to bring in a law on similar lines. IANS and Deoria on October 31, Chief Minister other states,” the report said. PTI

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Apprehending a second
wave of Covid-19 sweeping
the country and Maharashtra,
all schools and junior colleges
in Thane, Navi Mumbai,
Kalyan and Dombivli till the
and 12 standards from
November 23. Though the
Covid-19 situation is very much
(12th standard) examinations
will be held as per the normal
schedule.
the home of a gazetted police
officer posted in the district.
This news was kept highly
the CBI investigation in the Boolgadhi case.
CBI has questioned Chhotu many times.
Narco and polygraph test can be conduct-
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 6,028 Covid-
19 cases on Friday, pushing the caseload to 5,49,541,
the authorities on Friday end of December 2020. under control in Mumbai, one Welcoming the BMC’s confidential but came out like ed for Chhotu and others related to this as the death toll is inching towards the 2000 mark,
announced that all schools and The Maharashtra govern- cannot rule out the possibility announcement deferring the a fire in the forest. After this, case. Health minister K K Shailaja said.
junior colleges in Mumbai and ment had earlier permitted of the second wave of Covid-19 reopening of schools and junior the authorities are tight-lipped The CBI has intensified their investi- With 6,398 people getting cured of the disease,
neighbouring Thane would schools and junior colleges to sweeping the country and also colleges till December 31, about it. The follower is sus- gation since they have received orders from the total recoveries mounted to 4,81,718 while
remain closed December 31 as reopen in phases beginning Maharashtra. Hence, we need Mumbai Principals Association pected who is under interro- the High Court to file a status report on 25 67,831 people are undergoing treatment, the minis-
a precaution against the spread from November 23 for Class 9 to take extra precautions to (MPA) Secretary Prashant gation by the police. November. The deceased has been ques- ter said in a press release.
of Covid-19. to Class 12, and later for other check the spread of deadly Redij said: “We had suggested The incident occurred at tioned several times by the CBI, besides the According to the release, 60,365 samples have
While the Brihanmumbai lower classes. However, the virus during the next four to six to the government to first open the civil lines based official res- relatives of the accused, and others asso- been sent for testing in the last 24 hours,and the test
Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities on Friday post- weeks,” the BMC stated, while schools in green zone, study the idence of a gazetted police ciated with the incident. Chhotu seems to positivity rate has touched 9.98 per cent.So far,
ordered the closure of all poned the re-opening of announcing the postponement impact before allowing other officer posted in the city. On be crucial for the CBI since the spot where 57,49,016 samples have been sent for testing.
schools and junior colleges the schools and junior colleges till of reopening of schools zones. We did not expect more Wednesday late evening, the the incident happened belongs to Chhotu The toll has climbed to 1,997 with 28 more deaths.
country’s national capital till December 31. and junior colleges till than 15-20 percent students to officer was packing bags for and he claimed to reach the spot first after Of the positive cases, 56 are health workers, while
December 31, Thane’s district “As per the earlier orders of December 31. attend the classrooms starting going to Allahabad for gov- hearing the victim's scream. Chhotu had 105 people had come from outside the state and 5,213
guardian minister Eknath the Maharashtra government, However, the BMC from Monday”. ernment work. PNS also given statements to SIT. PNS infected through contact. PTI

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Cases of Covid-19 and 17 related fatalities, Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh has regis- Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh): The body of a missing 16-
taking the total number of infections to
8,69,561 and the death toll to 11,621, the
health department said on Friday.
tered 1,221 new Covid positive cases,
increasing the state's tally to 8.59 lakh,
even as 1,829 more patients recovered
year-old girl was found hanging from a tree in a for-
est area in Sambhal district.
The girl had eloped with her neighbour 18-year-
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discharged after recovery. on Friday. found the body on Thursday night. woman, who had accused a youth last by family members, saved her by
Out of 1,781 fresh cases reported on East Godavari district accounted The accused has been arrested and a case for week of raping her on the promise of breaking open the door, a senior
Friday, 1,067 cases were from Bengaluru for the highest number of infections in murder has been registered against him on a com- marriage, tried to hang herself to police official said.
urban alone. the past 24 hours, 202, followed by plaint lodged by the girl's father. death at her home in Markundi Markundi police station SHO
As of November 20 evening, cumulatively Krishna (198), Chittoor (175), Guntur The body has been sent for post mortem police station area, an official said on Ramesh Chandra said the woman
8,69,561 COVID-19 positive cases have been (144) and Visakhapatnam (69). Gunnaur Circle Officer Krishna Kant Saroj said, Friday. was admitted to a Community
confirmed in the state, which includes 11,621 Among other places, Prakasam (50), “The girl's father has alleged that her daughter was Following the suicide bid by the Health Centre in an unconscious
deaths and 8,33,169 discharges, the health Nellore (47), Anantapur (41), Srikakulam abducted by the accused and later killed in a forest woman, police arrested the accused state, but she is now out of danger.
department said in its bulletin. (34), Vizianagaram (32) and Kurnool area. We have booked the accused for murder and youth. In the FIR, the woman had also
It said, out of 24,752 active cases, 24,213 (19). have detained him. In a note found in the woman's alleged that about eight months ago,
patients are in isolation at designated hospi- With the new additions, East “During questioning, he said that he had house after her suicide attempt, she she was forcibly given pills to abort
tals and stable, while 539 are in ICU. Godavari continues to shoulder the attempted to kill himself along with the girl but was said she was taking the extreme step her pregnancy by four members of
Six out of the total 17 deaths reported highest number of cases at 1.21 lakh. saved because of the loose rope. He confessed that because none of the accused has so Dubey's family when she was called
today are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Meanwhile, 10 more patients suc- he could not gather the courage to kill himself later. far been arrested, he said. over to their house for talks about the
Mysuru (3), Dharwad (2), Ballari, Bengaluru cumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours, We will continue to investigate and the accused will She said she was also fed up of marriage.
Rural, Dakshina Kannada, Raichur, taking the state's death toll to 6,920. be sent to jail soon.” insults heaped on her by villagers, he “The main accused Surendra
Shivamogga and Tumakuru (1). Chittoor continues to be the district with According to the police, the girl was a student added. Dubey has been arrested today.
Most of the dead are either with a his- the highest number of Covid deaths at of Class 9 and was said to be in a relationship with The woman had lodged a Directives have been issued to arrest
tory of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection 818. the accused, who is a student of Class 10. criminal case on November 13 four of his family members, who too
(SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI). However, the southern state is con- The girl's family wanted her to continue her stud- against one Surendra Dubey of her are accused in the case,” Chitrakoot
Among the districts where the new cases sistently recording an impressive num- ies while the accused was forcing her for marriage. village, alleging that he raped her on Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal
were reported, Bengaluru urban accounted for ber of recoveries every day. The family members of the girl were also against the the promise of marriage, the police told PTI.
1,067, Mandya and Bengaluru Rural 66, On Friday, 1,829 more patients presently has 15,382 active cases. In the relationship. said. He said a probe is on in the mat-
Ballari 54, Tumakuru 48, Mysuru 46, Belagavi recovered from the disease to increase the past 24 hours, the state tested 66,002 sam- Meetings had been held between the two fam- The woman attempted suicide ter. Circle Officer Subodh Gautam
38, Dakshina Kannada 36, followed by oth- total number of recoveries to 8.37 lakh. ples, raising the total number of tests ilies in the presence of village elders, to resolve the on Wednesday by hanging from the is investigating the case, he
ers. PTI Of the total 8.59 lakh cases, the state conducted so far to 94.74 lakh. IANS issue but the efforts proved futile. IANS ceiling but a Dial 112 team, which added. PTI
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sub-sector of the agri-inputs tosanitary certificates and (b)
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framework, set up by the Seed Act, the export potential is esti- sidy. soon, many nations won’t have
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the New Seed policy, 1988 and
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or two varieties at the right time
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HUDEOHUHDVRQVWRGHHVFDODWH,QGLDZKLFKLVGHDOLQJZLWKWKHSDQGHPLFVSLUDODQGUHEXLOG eties, needs to be further strength- per cent of the seed value that F8C7BD8C01;4 to ASEAN countries. The R&D companies so that they
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conflict and violence have external coordinates. To since 1990, representing about 29 per cent cedure is modified for ensuring speedy tri- needs.
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around to agreeing to the theirs. Hence, it cannot further open Chinese soldiers lost their lives. It may went on to cover two-thirds of the pandemic. These GoMs have called
Government of India’s terms. up its market for the advantage of oth- be recalled that Jaishankar even in world’s population. for a balance between supporting eco-
Meanwhile, the country has main- ers. Still India has agreements with the January had said that New Delhi’s Beijing dominates the psyche of nomic performance and geopolitics
tained successful economic relations ASEAN, South Korea and Japan. It is doors to RCEP were not closed. But policymakers. India is highly depen- and most have focussed on ways to
with ASEAN by the means of FTAs,” negotiating deals with Australia, New in September, he said, “You cannot be dent on China for imports of lithium counter China. They call for contex-
he said. The RCEP, too, has kept the Zealand and Singapore and there are a rising power without being a rising ion batteries, antibiotics, personal tualising issues like Chinese aggres-
doors open for India officially, if at all treaties with Nepal and Bhutan. economy, and to do that you have to computers, colour TVs, solar cells, sion on communication tools, need
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Regional Comprehensive Economic cheap Chinese products and harm the External Affairs Minister S was expressed when New Delhi chose India has to learn the technique been a proper replacement. The _TaU^a\PbTg_TRcTS8c
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ment (FTA), an initiative New Delhi India’s approach on the deal is the Ramnath Goenka Lecture in 2019, Initiative (BRI) in 2017. It was said with a market across the world. policy prescription. India has to con- ^UcT]bTT\bcWPcQPQdb
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all but three RCEP members. FTAs. The Commerce Ministry says ment. He also said that India would its prudent decision, which many now Ganesh, Lakshmi and other deities, it to have a holistic approach towards
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question on Thursday about his er and make sure there are cer- strategic trust between the two Major news networks have declared said. Responding to another question, President Donald Trump's “bogus In the last phase of the cam-
remarks during the presidential tain right lines the Chinese major countries. Biden as the winner of the November 3 Biden said he is “not concerned” that claims” of voter fraud because they paign, Obama had campaigned
debates that he wanted to pun- understand,” Biden, a Democrat, A day earlier, Senator Jim presidential elections, weeks ahead of people may question the legitimacy of his are “intimidated” by it. for former vice president Biden and
ish China over the way Beijing said. Risch, chairman of the Senate their formal certification by the respec- administration. Democrat Joe Biden was Kamala Harris Harris in some of
has been behaving. He was asked President Trump's four years Foreign Relations Committee, tive State legislatures. “The vast majority of the American declared the winner of the the key battleground States of
if that could include economic in power were the worst phase in published a majority report enti- Trump, however, has refused to con- people, they have already--all the polling November 3 presidential election, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida
sanctions or tariffs on China, the China-US relations as the ruling tled “The United States and cede. He has filed multiple lawsuits in data has indicated all the Republicans but President Trump, a Republican, and Georgia.
world's second largest economy. Communist Party of China Europe: A Concrete Agenda for several states challenging the election who worry about it is higher, but you has refused to concede defeat and The embattled Trump cam-
In April, President Donald headed by President Xi Jinping Transatlantic Cooperation on results alleging that there has been mas- know, over 78 per cent of the American has filed multiple lawsuits, chal- paign has challenged vote count in
Trump announced that the US struggled to deal with what China,” to advance greater col- sive voters' fraud and electoral malprac- people believe it is without question, it lenging poll results in several Pennsylvania, Michigan and
would withdraw from the WHO, Chinese officials say is the most laboration between the US and tice, a charge denied by state officials and is legitimate,” he said. states. Georgia, among other states. A
accusing the UN organisation for elusive and unpredictable Europe on the challenges posed news outlets. “I think most of the Republicans I “I have been troubled, like I number of their lawsuits have been
failing to oversee the onset of the American leader ever since for- by China. “I think they were witnessing incred- have spoken to, including some gover- think every American, whether dismissed.
coronavirus as it began to spread mer US president Richard Nixon “We must be prepared to ible irresponsibility; incredibly damaging nors, think this is debilitating. It sends a you're a Democrat, a Republican or “They've been repeatedly
in China. in 1972 established ties with the work with our trusted allies and messages being sent to the rest of the horrible message about who we are as a an independent, should be trou- rejected by the courts. I'm less sur-
“It's not so much about pun- Communist nation. partners to counter an increas- world about how democracy functions. country,” he added. bled, when you start having prised by Trump doing this; he has
ishing China, it's about making During his tenure, Trump, ingly confrontational China that I do not know his motive, but I just think The President-elect in response to attempts to block, negate, overturn shown only a flimsy relationship to
sure China understands they've a Republican, pushed aggres- attempts to undermine prosper- it is totally irresponsible,” Biden, 77, said another question did not rule out taking the people's vote when there's no the truth. I'm more troubled that
got to play by the rules. It's a sim- sively on all aspects of US-China ity, security and good governance during a meeting with a bipartisan action against the General Services actual evidence that there was any- you're seeing a lot of Republican
ple proposition,” Biden said dur- ties, including with his relentless in every region of the globe,” group of governors in Wilmington. Administration (GSA), the governmen- thing illegal or fraudulent taking officials go along with it, not
ing a meeting with a bipartisan trade war, challenging China's Risch said. “What the president is doing now is tal department which has refused to help place,” former president Obama because they actually believe it but
group of governors in his home- military hold on the disputed According to the report, the going to be another incident where he him in the transition. told MSNBC. because they're intimidated by it,”
town in Wilmington, Delaware. South China Sea, its constant US and Europe increasingly will go down in history as being one of Biden also said that he has already He also criticised the conser- Obama said.
He said that is one of the threats to Taiwan and branding agree that China poses signifi- the most irresponsible presidents of decided on the name of the next Treasury vative-leaning news outlets for giv- Obama said that there is a dif-
reasons why his administration coronavirus as “China virus” cant political, economic, and America,” he said in response to a ques- Secretary and will make the announce- ing a platform to Trump's unsub- ference between 2008 and now in
is going to rejoin the World after it emerged from Wuhan in even security challenges. PTI tion. ment around Thanksgiving. PTI stantiated claims. 2020.

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nationwide shutdown to fight
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menced phase-3 clinical trials for its Covid-19 vaccine and
is planning to recruit 29,000 volunteers across the world.
Covid-19, but insisted on a national high, you can have a gymnasium Washington: A federal judge year from countries like India London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday backed This is China's first phase-3 efficacy study for a
mask mandate as part of the efforts open. It is another thing to say it can has granted class certification and China. his Cabinet Minister Priti Patel, despite a Cabinet Office Recombinant subunit Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Anhui
to prevent the spread of the deadly be only open four hours a day with in a lawsuit challenging the The lawsuit — filed in inquiry into allegations of bullying concluding that she had Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, said in a statement on
virus which has so far taken the lives X number of people. alleged pattern and practice of federal court in the Northern breached the Ministerial Code, albeit “unintentionally”. Thursday.
of 2,50,000 Americans. “The church I go to, my Catholic the US Citizenship and District of California by the While ministers are usually expected to resign if they Jointly developed by the company and the Institute of
“No national shutdown because Church they do not allow more Immigration Services arbi- American Immigration breach the code, it ultimately rests with the prime minister Microbiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the
every region, area and community than 40 per cent of people to come trarily denying H-1B non- Council, the American on whether to take any action on the independent Ministerial vaccine was issued a clinical research permit from the National
can be different. And so there is no into the church. Those are rational immigrant employment- Immigration Lawyers Code adviser's findings. Medical Products Administration on June 19.
circumstance which I can see that decisions. It is not shutting down based petitions for market Association, along with law Johnson, who has consistently supported Patel ever since The company said the research, which plans to enroll up
would require a total national shut- everything; it is calibrating based on research analyst positions filed firms Van Der Hout LLP, the allegations first emerged earlier this year, declared that to 29,000 adults aged 18 and up, was launched on Wednesday
down. I think that would be coun- what the threat is,” he explained. by businesses in this Joseph & Hall PC, and Kuck he still has “full confidence” in the 48-year-old Indian-ori- in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province.
terproductive, but there are con- Biden said he discussed the country. Baxter Immigration LLC — gin minister, who holds one of the UK's highest political offices Global trials are expected to begin in Uzbekistan late this
straints in which the degree to which implementation of a national mask The H-1B visa is a non- seeks to rein in the unlawful as Home Secretary.It has, however, led to the resignation of month, followed by trials in Indonesia, Pakistan and Ecuador.
businesses can be open,” he told mandate in the meeting with the gov- immigrant visa that allows US adjudication practice Alex Allan, the independent adviser on the Ministerial Code, A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a
reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, ernors. “Ten governors, Democrat companies to employ foreign the US Citizenship and as the decision seems to go against the findings of his report. media briefing on Wednesday that five Chinese vaccine can-
after a meeting with a bipartisan and Republican, have imposed mask- workers in specialty occupa- Immigration “My advice is that the Home Secretary has not consis- didates are under clinical trials in countries, including the UAE,
group of governors. Biden said he ing requirements and recognised tions that require theoretical Services (USCIS) uses in tently met the high standards required by the Ministerial Code Brazil, Pakistan and Peru, and phase one and phase two clin-
would follow the science. the need for universal masking. or technical expertise. The determining whether a mar- of treating her civil servants with consideration and respect. ical trials of some other vaccines are accelerated.
“I am not going to shut down the North, South, East and West. It is not technology companies ket research analyst job qual- Her approach on occasions has amounted to behaviour that Researchers started phase-1 and phase-2 clinical trials on
economy period. I am going to shut a political statement. It is a patriotic depend on it to hire tens of ifies as a “specialty occupa- can be described as bullying in terms of the impact felt by June 23, which were randomised, double-blind and placebo-
down the virus,” he asserted. duty,” he said. PTI thousands of employees each tion.” PTI individuals,” his report notes. PTI controlled. PTI

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and ensuing lockdown have
of migrant arrivals to the Canary
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T he European Union issued on Friday one of its most
upbeat assessments of the state of post-Brexit trade
negotiations.
N early four years after a Pakistan
International Airlines' flight
crashed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
aviation history.
The Aircraft Accident and
Investigation Board (AAIB) com-
taken their toll on the mental fresh diplomatic offensive. EU Commission President Ursula von der province, killing 47 people, a probe pleted its investigation into the
and physical well-being of mil- The ministers in charge of Leyen said “we've seen in the last days, better report has said that the aircraft had crash and revealed that the aircraft
lions of kids in the Middle East migration and transportation, progress, more movement on important files.” three “technical anomalies” for had three “technical anomalies” for
and North Africa, the UN chil- José Luis Escrivá and José Luis “This is good,” von der Leyen told reporters, in which the airline's engineers were which the airline's engineers were
dren's agency said Friday. Ábalos respectively, were on comments that contrast sharply with previous state- responsible, according to a media responsible, the Dawn News report-
In a survey of more than Friday visiting the archipelago, ments over the talks that have dragged on with little report. ed.
7,000 households in seven coun- whose nearest island is around progress for months, despite the tight Jan. 1 deadline. The plane crashed near Havelian Head of the AAIB Air
tries in the region covering 70 miles (110 kms) west of Her comment came a day after a member of the in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province Commodore Usman Ghani sub-
13,000 children, UNICEF found Morocco. EU negotiating team tested positive for the coronavirus, on December 7, 2016, killing all 47 mitted the report on Thursday to a
that more than 90 per cent of They are set to detail a which led to the talks being suspended. passengers and crew on board the bench of the Sindh High Court
respondents believe the coron- long-awaited plan of action on She said that because legal texts had made such ATR42 aircraft of the national car- (SHC) after repeated directives by
avirus pandemic has affected how to ensure the islands don't progress, further discussions by video over the next rier. the bench in a petition filed about
their children negatively. become Europe's next migrant days could progress too “since there is now substance Junaid Jamshed, a singer- various incidents involving ATR
“Restrictions on movement hot spot. where you can go through line by line.” turned-preacher, was among the planes.
and closure of schools had a Nearly 17,000 people fleeing
severe impact on children's poverty, violence or other cir-
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actions, and ultimately on their
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Children's Day.
The agency's survey shows
tial asylum seekers remain
stranded in a dock for days and
believed to have been con-
structed 1,300 years ago, has
The Hindu Shahis or Kabul
Shahis (850–1026 CE) was a
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respondents believe their chil- Some 6,000 migrants are and Italian archaeological Kabul Valley (eastern Dr Luka, the head of the the 100,000 mark in COVID-
dren have been struggling men- being temporarily housed in experts at a mountain in north- Afghanistan), Gandhara (mod- Italian archaeological mission, 19 deaths, becoming only the
tally and emotionally. hotels and tourist apartments west Pakistan's Swat ern-day Pakistan), and pre- said this was the first temple of fourth country to do so amid
Anxiety and stress have that are lying empty because of district. sent-day northwestern India. the Ghandhara civilisation dis- concerns about the lingering
been on the rise among con- a lack of visitors as a result of the The discovery was made During their excavation, covered in Swat district. physical and psychological
fined families, the report said, coronavirus pandemic. during an excavation at Barikot the archaeologists also found Swat district is among the scars on survivors.
raising the likelihood of domes- Normally at this time of year, Ghundai. Announcing the dis- traces of cantonment and top 20 sites in Pakistan which José Luis Alomía Zegarra,
tic violence, of which women the islands are one of the most covery on Thursday, Fazle watchtowers near the temple is home to every kind of Mexico's director of epidemi-
and children are usually the popular holiday destinations in Khaliq of Khyber site. tourism like natural beauty, ology, announced late
prime victims. AP Europe. AP Pakhtunkhwa Department of The experts also found a religious tourism, cultural Thursday that Mexico had
Archaeology said that the tem- water tank near the temple site tourism and archaeological 100,104 confirmed COVID-19
ple discovered is of Lord which they believe was used by sites. deaths, behind only the United
Vishnu. the Hindus for bathing before Several places of worship of States, Brazil and India.
It was built by the Hindus worship. Khaliq said that Swat Buddhism are also situated in The milestone comes less
1,300 years ago during the district is home to a thousand- Swat district. PTI than a week after Mexico
topped 1 million registered
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Nairobi: The United Nations refugee agency says ing mainly “humanitarian questions” as they ment officials.
about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia's embat- urgently seek to provide services. Mexico's pointman on the
tled Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan, and The refugees are arriving in a very pandemic, Assistant Health
it is preparing to take in up to 200,000 in the remote area, and humanitarians must create a Secretary Hugo López-Gatell,
next six months if necessary. crisis response virtually from zero even as bristled when asked about
Axel Bisschop, the agency's representative up to 5,000 refugees continue to arrive Mexico reaching the 100,000
in Sudan, told reporters that “nobody at this every day. deaths point, criticizing the
stage can say exactly how many will come,” but No one knows when the flow might ease. media for “being alarmist,” in
UN officials said fighting continues between “We have not heard specifics from the fight- the same way he has criticized
Ethiopian government and Tigray regional ing, but what definitely is clear is that fighting those who suggest the govern-
government forces. is ongoing and it is sporadic, you never know ment is undercounting
Some of the refugees are arriving with where it's going to happen,” said Hameed COVID-19 deaths or providing
accounts of shelling or airplanes flying overhead, Nuru, the Sudan country representative for the contradictory and weak advice
but Bisschop said for now authorities are ask- World Food Program. AP on using face masks. AP
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static for such a long period.
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due to variable taxation struc-
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after a day’s pause as banking,
finance and telecom counters
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Mumbai:The recently con-
cluded IPL, played in UAE
amid the coronavirus pan-
diesel after a break of almost price of crude results in retail diesel prices was expected as mixed global cues. Axis Bank, HUL and L&T Reliance Securities. equities and sustained foreign demic, witnessed a 23 per cent
two months when auto fuel price of petrol and diesel to be global oil market had shown A recovering rupee and were the losers, skidding up to BSE telecom, consumer fund inflows.At the interbank jump in television viewership
prices remained static on Covid increased by upto 40 paisa per signs of firming up after posi- unabated foreign fund inflows 3.72 per cent. During the hol- durables, power, finance, teck, forex market, the domestic at 400 billion minutes.The
affected global oil market. litre. tive news on successful intro- added to the momentum, iday-shortened week, Sensex utilities, bankex and FMCG unit opened at 74.15 against the BARC, which collates data on
The price of petrol has This would mean that the duction of a coronavirus vac- traders said. rose 439.25 points or 1.01 per indices rallied as much as 4.73 US dollar and touched a high television viewing, said 405
increased by 17 paisa per litre fuel prices should be up by at cine soon. Moreover, the After a choppy session, the cent, while Nifty advanced per cent, while BSE energy was of 74.09 and a low of 74.21 in million viewers watched the
in the national Capital to Rs least Rs 1.20 per litre by now. demand for oil and falling 30-share BSE Sensex ended 139.10 points or 1.09 per cent. the sole sectoral laggard. the day trade. It finally settled tournament for 400 billion
81.23 from Rs 81.06 a litre on However, oil companies inventory levels in major con- 282.29 points or 0.65 per cent “Domestic equities gained Broader BSE midcap and at 74.16 against the greenback, minutes as against the 326 bil-
the previous day. Similarly, have kept fuel prices static suming markets has also higher at 43,882.25. amid mixed global cues. A smallcap indices soared up to registering an increase of 11 lion viewing minutes in the
retail price of diesel has been even when there was a need to firmed up crude price. Similarly, the broader NSE sharp rebound in heavyweight 1.22 per cent. Elsewhere in paise over its previous close. year-ago’s edition. The cricket
increased by 22 paisa per litre revise it downwards last month. The benchmark Brent Nifty rose 87.35 points or 0.68 financials on news pertaining Asia, bourses in Shanghai, The rupee had settled at 74.27 tournament, which is general-
to Rs 70.68 a litre. That saving prevented OMCs crude price is hovering over per cent to close at 12,859.05. to government may be consid- Hong Kong and Seoul ended against US dollar on Thursday. ly played during the summers
While India has brought from increasing petrol and $44 a barrel for some time now Bajaj Finserv was the top ering corporate and foreign on a positive note, while Tokyo “The rupee is currently and had to be staged in the
both petrol and diesel out from diesel prices by a higher mar- while the US WTI crude is also gainer in the Sensex pack, ral- bank participation in privati- was in the red. drawing a lot of support from UAE because of social dis-
an earlier administrative price gin. Now that option is close to $42 a barrel. The two lying 9.13 per cent, followed by zation of select PSBs led mar- Stock exchanges in Europe equity inflows and the fact tancing restrictions domesti-
regime and their retail prices exhausted and regular price have remained firm since the Titan, Bajaj Finance, Kotak ket to move higher. were trading higher in early that the dollar globally is on the cally, was seen as a big succour
are revised daily based on revision could restart. beginning of the month after Bank, Bharti Airtel, Nestle “Additionally, buying deals. Brent crude futures, the backfoot,” said Sugandha for the sports, which had been
global movement product With the price revision, the remaining soft in most parts of India, NTPC and HDFC Bank. momentum in mid-cap and global oil benchmark, rose 0.41 Sachdeva, VP-Metals, Energy struggling with a lack of action
prices, holding the retail price retail price of the two auto fuel October at close to $40 a bar- Bharti Airtel finished 3.18 small-caps remained visible in per cent to USD 44.38 per bar- & Currency Research, Religare since the onset of the pandemic
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under-utilised in India because of winter, we witness a resur- ing to a report. last quarter of 2020, and the amendments to the Banking only after necessary amend- Licensing of New Banks in the
of “almost penalising” policies gence of this air quality debate. The country’s total solar commissioning dates for a large Regulations Act, as well as ments to the Banking Private Sector had prescribed
towards clean fuels and lack of Unfortunately, nothing changes installed capacity was at 37.4 COVID-19 took a heavy toll on number of projects have been raising the cap on promoters’ Regulations Act, 1949 to deal several structural requirements
a positive messaging by the and people are left to breathe gigawatt (GW) as of September the industry. However, the postponed to the first half of stake in private sector banks to with connected lending and of promoting a bank under a
government, Indian Auto LPG hazardous air year after year. 30, 2020, Mercom market is almost back on its 2021. According to the 26 per cent.The panel also exposures between the banks Non-operative Financial
Coalition said on Friday. “What is more frustrating Communications India said in feet, and the mood is upbeat as report, India still has a robust suggested the conversion of big and other financial and non- Holding Company .Further,
As poor air quality takes is the fact that we have readily its report on Friday. India the industry heads to 2021 - large-scale solar project devel- non-banking finance compa- financial group entities”. well run large NBFCs with an
centrestage in the capital again, available and clean alternative added 438 MW solar capacity one of the best years forecast- opment pipeline of 44.7 GW, nies (NBFCs) into banks. It also made a case for the asset size of Rs 50,000 crore and
the Auto LPG sector is urging fuels that can help us achieve in September quarter, down 80 ed for the sector,” said Raj with another 34.6 GW of pro- The Reserve Bank of India strengthening of the supervi- above, including those owned
the government to provide a a significant gain in air quali- per cent from 2,177 MW added Prabhu, CEO of Mercom jects tendered and pending had constituted an Internal sory mechanism for large con- by a corporate house, may be
level playing field in the inter- ty in a short span of time. Auto in the year-ago period, it said. Capital Group. auction at the end of third Working Group (IWG) on June glomerates, including consoli- considered for conversion into
est of the environment, it said LPG is a readily available fuel In June quarter, 205 MW solar The lockdown situation quarter of 2020. 12, 2020, to review extant own- dated supervision. banks - subject to completion
in a statement. with negligible emissions of capacity was added. has eased in most parts of the Mercom Communications ership guidelines and corporate The approach of the RBI of 10 years of operations and
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Coalition, underscored the penalising policies have kept it which will end up as one of the report said. and consulting firm Mercom made the report public on houses has, by and large, been tional conditions specified in
need to widen the policy focus under-utilised,” he said. worst years for solar in India as It further said the coun- Capital Group. Friday and has sought com- a cautious one in view of seri- this regard, it suggested.

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said that that the market regu-
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of 1500 CBG plants are at var-
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Dearness Allowance of Central
public sector undertakings’
employees and said it is “yet
the condition of government
employees is poor, the capital-
ist ‘friends’ are happy,”
power sector.The letter by lator has committed contempt there is no more claimant at all. gas from bio and crop wastes by As much as 30,000 crore another sign of a sinking econ- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Ashok Khurana, Director, of court. How can there be claimants 2023-24, Oil Minister investment is envisaged in omy”. tweeted.
Association of Power “There is a clear order of since Sahara has already paid Dharmendra Pradhan said on these 900 plants, he said.
Producers (APP) has sought Hon’ble Supreme Court which back, long time back. SEBI is Friday. “A total of 5000 CBG plants
key financial support required says that Sahara should deposit acting biased. It is a typical case To boost the availability of with an approximate invest-
for revival of the infrastructure only the principal amount of double payment. As per the affordable and clean transport ment of 2 lakh crores are
industry. which is around 24,700 crore directives of the Hon’ble fuel, an agreement was signed envisaged.”
“Unfortunately, the power out of which Sahara has already Supreme Court, this amount of for setting up 900 compressed The gas produced at CBG
sector, which would have a piv- deposited 22,500 crore 22,500 crore will eventually bio-gas or CBG plants by com- plants can be used as fuel to
otal role in achieving the tar- (including interest). come back to Sahara after due panies such as Adani Gas and power automobiles.
get of a $ 5 trillion economy by This is absolutely wrong verification,” Sahara said in Torrent Gas. Biofuels have the potential
2024, is presently suffering demand by SEBI and it has the statement. Under the Sustainable to reduce fuel import bill by Rs
from stress due to systemic mischievously added 15 per The SEBI has petitioned Alternative Towards Affordable 1 lakh crore, he said without
issues and is facing challenges cent interest on the principal the Supreme Court to direct Transportation (SATAT) ini- elaborating.
with financing, thereby result- amount so they are very Sahara Group chief Subrata tiative, the government is look- Pradhan said SATAT pro-
ing in waning of investment wrongfully mentioning 62,600 Roy to pay 62,600 crore ing at setting up of 5,000 CBG vides for generating gas from
appetite,” Khurana said in the crore,” Sahara said in a state- immediately, or cancel his plants by 2023-24 with a pro- municipal waste as well as for-
letter.APP has listed key ini- ment. parole if he doesn’t yield. duction target of 15 million est and agri waste. Animal
tiatives on the financing side Sahara said the reason is The markets regulator said tonnes, an official statement husbandry and marine wastes
which, when coupled with pol- clear that the SEBI, despite giv- the outstanding liability of the said.Speaking on the occasion, are also included. The policy
icy and regulatory changes ing four rounds of advertise- Sahara India Parivar group’s Pradhan said, “We have devel- provides for guaranteed offtake
currently under consideration, ments in 154 newspapers in last two companies and the group’s oped a clear-cut roadmap for of the gas produced at the CBG
can remove stress and re-ener- 8 years across the country, has chief Roy stand at 62,600 SATAT. plants by the state-owned
gize the sector. repaid only 107 crore to the crore, including interest. Letter of intent for 600 firms.

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her husband and the other on
her behalf under Article 32.
Former Attorney General
Earlier this month, the ED
had filed its first chargesheet in
the ICICI-Videocon loan case,
Supreme Court that no coer- Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for naming former Chanda
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ernment, such rural areas of the former ICICI Bank Chief pending bail petition in the top Kochhar, Videocon group chief
2^a_^aPcX^]fX[[ state where there is no avail- Executive Officer Chanda court may affect the bail plea Venugopal Dhoot and seven
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continuous supply of electric- Videocon loan case. The top court noted that case.
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where 200 small drinking water made the submission before a trial court for Monday, and the named Chanda Kochhar,
Jaipur:The 111th meeting of supply sources will be selected bench headed by Justice Sanjay pendency of the case here will Deepak Kochhar and
the Board of Directors of and solarized as a pilot project Kishan Kaul and also com- have no effect on the trial Venugopal Dhoot along with
Rajasthan Renewable Energy by Rajasthan Renewable prising Justices Dinesh court proceedings. seven firms, including
Corporation was held at the Energy Corporation. Maheshwari and Hrishikesh During the hearing, Justice Videocon International
corporation headquarters Dr Aggarwal said 2 HPs Roy, during the hearing of a Kaul told Rohatgi: “You have a Electronic Limited (VIEL),
under the chairmanship of Dr. are required at every small petition by Kochhar on behalf sword hanging on your head. Videocon Industries Ltd,
Subodh Agarwal, Chairman drinking water supply source. of her husband, Deepak But at least you have protec- NuPower Renewables Ltd and
and Managing Director. From 12.5 hp Solar pumps of Kochhar, challenging his arrest. tion...” The pleas are likely to Supreme Energy Pvt Ltd,
In the meeting, Dr. capacity will be installed. With Chanda Kochhar moved listed next week for further among others.
Aggarwal informed that the this scheme it will be possible
corporation has earned a net to ensure the availability of
profit of Rs 23.36 crore in the drinking water in rural areas
financial year 2019-20. The smoothly. He said this scheme
Board of Directors has recom- will be implemented by the
mended a total of 10 per cent corporation in coordination
of the paid-up capital of the with Public Health Engineering
corporation as a dividend of Rs Department and it is likely to
1.29 crore to the State cost about Rs 8 crores, which
Government. is allowed to be borne by
He said that in the series of Rajasthan Renewable Energy
implementation of Rajasthan Corporation in the 111th meet-
Solar Energy Policy-2019 and ing of the board of directors of
Budget Announcement 2020- the corporation has been.
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‘ACTING
WAS NEVER MY
AGENDA’
H
ow did you land up in Hollywood? not, then what kind of work are you look- worked with some amazing bunch of peo-
Was that always on the agenda? ing for? ple. Not only as professionals but as indi-
I think I am very lucky with what I am viduals. So it’ll always be about the people
I was in the USA and did a random trying to do. Of course, I want to do much with whom I am being creative with.
audition for the film Life Of Pi and that took more. I have certain things in my mind that
me on a track. Later, I studied film and now I need to get up on my list such as dark com- Who do you look up to for inspiration in
I am just trying to work here in the US. edy. However, I feel that gradually, I am get- Bollywood or Hollywood?
Acting was never on the agenda. I feel that ting closer to the things I really desire. I have In Bollywood, I’d say Adil Hussain,
it’s been on the agenda for the past eight to also started writing scripts myself so that I Naseeruddin Shah and Manoj Bajpayee. I
nine years. When I was a kid nobody used can make something good. It’s something feel they can do so many different unimag-
to think that being an actor is a real thing that I always wanted to do. I feel super lucky inable type of roles. Fortunately, I got to
one could pursue. So I never thought I want- that I get what I want but I wish to achieve work with two of them — Adil Sir and
ed to act and go ahead in this field. Luckily, more in life. I need to get better as an actor, Naseer Sir. In the US, it would be Al Pacino
life gave me this chance and I realised that learn more about this industry and touch or Robert Ni Ro. I look up to people who
;XUT>U?XUP\T I really enjoy this. have weight in their words as they have the
power to both destroy and heal.
Your first film Life Of Pi became a huge
BDA09B70A<0 success? What was your reaction? ²8544;;D2:HC70C8 You mentioned that you have worked with
In terms of expectations, I didn’t know
64CC74:8=3>5 Adil Hussain and Naseeruddin Shah. Is
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what this is supposed to be. They put me A>;4B8F0=C1DC
there something you took away from
them?
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much. They gave me so much guidance that 8F8B7C>02784E4
Adil sir is like my mentor. I can’t even
explain how many things I have learnt from

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too great to be there and be doing the things
<>A48=;854 him. Me, my brother and him would go to
Hampi, wake up around 5 am and do some
I was doing. Afterwards, I knew that this 8=443C>64C14CC4A slow-motion acting workshops. Those
3TPcW3Ph!DP]S film is going to achieve something and it
did! Then I realised that I have been given 0B0=02C>A
experiences taught me a lot about how to
be aware, how to live in the present and how
fWhXcbR^]RT_c this chance... so I started acting. ;40A=<>A401>DC to capture the moment. From Naseer sir
(Naseeruddin Shah), I have definitely learnt
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Bollywood, how is the work culture dif-
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how to stay true to the character. No one
does a scene like he does. He has this habit

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ferent? of doing everything with perfection. I
If we talk about similarity, they are alike
in the sense that if they need to get some-
74867CB³ admire that. The weight of his performance
is just commendable. I was in a scene with
thing done then they get it done no matter him, I just kept on listening to him because
what. They try to tell stories which repre- the way he uses his voice is beyond com-
sent a life that people wish to believe. new heights. parison.
Hollywood as well as Bollywood have
begun to rise because of all the new ways You mentioned dark comedy as a bench- What made you say yes to the film Happy
to watch content. New voices are coming to mark. Films that you really love in that Death Day 2U? How was that experience?
the forefront, new visions are being pro- space? The experience was lovely. It was an
posed and it is happening in India as much I do have a couple... The thing is that amazing place to be in. The people were fan-
as it is happening in the US. It is really excit- they aren’t really popular films. There’s this tastic to work with. What made me inter-
ing to see. It says that something is chang- film called Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos, In ested was the concept of film, which was —
ing. It is great to watch this change happen- Bruges and Death at a Funeral. Bheja Fry is would you change something if you were
ing. I would also say that they are different a good one too. to live the same day over and over again?
too. In the US, things are far more sched- What can you learn from it? And how do
uled, chances of things going wrong Your films have received a lot of critical you make yourself better at it? What can you
are far less but in India, things acclaim. Do you think box office hit is take from what you have done in the past?
are more ‘go with the flow’ more important than that? That idea really inspired me. Of course, I
kind. Well, it is neither. For me, it is my time have watched the first part. The film was
spent working with the people and the expe- really endearing. I spoke to the director
Are you doing the rience that I gain. That’s the most impor- Chris Landon and did the film.
kind of roles you tant thing to me. From my first film (The film premieres on November 22 at 9 pm
want to do? If onwards till now, I feel really blessed to have on Sony PIX.)

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Ayyub says the forthcom-
ing dark comedy web series, A
playing characters which add
value to the story, break the
mold, and enable me to

O ur secondary school syl-

labus carried an abridged
version of Homer’s Iliad replete
behind, waiting behind the
walls of Troy, waiting in faraway
Ithaca, captured as slaves,
Simple Murder, gave him a
chance to explore new emo-
tions, and he enjoyed the
explore a finer nuance in me as
an actor. Upon narration, A
Simple Murder struck a chord
with chapters dedicated to ³?T]T[^_T´b[XUT beheaded as offerings to the process. with me at one go for its fast-
Achilles (notably, his heel), cWa^dVWcW^bT gods, the list goes on. “Playing the character of paced script that offered the
Odysseus (and a bit about his
ten year odyssey), and a two
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time in the book, possibly
Manish was definitely new
and exciting for me. He is
right mix of character-building
and humour. The show gave
pager on Helen of Troy (tech- [TccTabc^WTa because she suffers the longest, someone who is low on self- me an opportunity to work
nically of Sparta). As I grew up, WdbQP]SXbcWT through the ten year war and confidence and constantly with some seasoned actors
I learnt more about these Greek
“heroes”, and the Trojan ones,
fXccXTbcP]S Odysseus’ ten year drive home.
The man stops at many places,
striving to find a sense of dig-
nity and respect throughout
and I definitely had an enrich-
ing experience.”
notably Hector, adeptly played Ud]]XTbc battling monsters and giants, his journey,” Zeeshan said. For director Sachin
by the handsome Eric Bana in bTV\T]c^UcWT sleeping with nymphs and god- “This character gave me a Pathak, the series “dwells in a
the film Troy.
A thousand ships isn’t about
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those years, written as letters to
chance to be someone new, dif-
ferent from the characters I
space, not much explored on
the web and thus is novel in its
these people and men. Not so cW^dVWXcXbCWT her husband, is the wittiest and have played earlier. I had a lot approach.”
much about Helen either, over aTbc^UcWTQ^^Z funniest segment of the book, of fun playing him. We are “I am thankful to my cast,
whom a ten year war was
fought on earth, leading to the
XbYdbccaPVXR´ tragicomic though it is. The rest
of the book is, well, just tragic.
extremely excited to see how
this turns out and we are hop-
a fine mix of age and experi-
ence, for delivering such stu-
destruction of an entire city and about Cassandra with her If mythology is your cup of ing for the best,” he added. pendous performances and
the deaths of countless people. cursed tongue, Andromache tea, pick this book. If feminism The web series shows how making filming look so easy.
This book is about Hector’s with her life on the edge and is your cup of tea, pick this greed becomes instrumental in Shooting amid lockdown was
mother Hecabe and Odysseus’ Iphigenia, the forever bride. It’s book. Either way, you will be left driving the characters to another rivetting experience
wife Penelope, it is about about wives who die for their deeply satisfied but with more entangle in a chain of crazy and I hope the efforts come
Achilles’ slave Briseis and her husbands, wives who die aching questions than you events. alive on screen,” he added.
slave-time friend Chryseis. It is because of their husbands and realised could exist at the begin- Talking about the web (The show can be streamed
about Oenone, Paris’ wife, who wives who kill their husbands. ning of the book. For, this is the show, actor Sushant Singh on SonyLIV.) °80=B
is abandoned for Helen. It is It’s about the women left Iliad on the women. said, “I have always believed in
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How can one measure the quality of sleep,
whether it is good or bad? day, then it could probably mean watching TV or social media con- ● Another important aspect is the
A good quality of sleep is very important. that their underlying sleep quality tent at night after their work. Well, room temperature. It makes it
However, people often mistake quantity for qual- is not good enough. For an adult, that is the worst thing to do! easier to have a sound sleep. You
ity. Many complain that even after getting a sleep about six to eight hours sleep is sleep better when you are in a
for eight to 10 hours a day, they don’t feel fresh mostly recommended. ²C741;D4;867C  Would you like to share any cooler environment. Heat is
and energetic enough. Well, the actual way to tips for having a sound sleeping known to fragment your sleep.
track your sleep — the gold standard — is by 
 What are some of the sleep- C70CA0380C4B schedule? ● Hunger and overeating both can
doing a ‘polysomnography’ or in layman’s
terms, a sleep study where you attach a few wires
related issues and how can they
affect our health?
5A><C74B2A44= Here are some points to main-
tain a good sleep cycle:
cause sleep problems. Make
sure that you’ve had adequate
onto the head. It actually tracks your brain activ- The most common things 8BC74>=4C70C ● Sleep as much as you need to amount of meal so that you
ity and also monitors your eye movements, etc. which are associated with sleep dis- feel fresh and healthy during the don’t feel hungry or stuffed up
We can actually see what stage of sleep you’re orders are snoring and sleep apnea. 7867;H38BAD?CB day. Don’t oversleep as it will at night.
at and whether you’re getting deep or REM
(rapid eye movement) sleep again, which is very
They are the most common but it’s
very important for people to under-
>DAB;44?C74B4 lead you to another continuous
cycle of not getting enough sleep
● Sleeping pills are not a good for
the long run. After a point of
important. stand the difference between them. 30HB?4>?;4 and feeling tired. One should time, your dependency on them
Usually, the first question I ask my patient
is, “Are you getting enough sleep?” Some peo-
Snoring is a kind of noise/sound
that comes from the upper airway DBD0;;HBF8C27 expressway or on a highway, and ments and evolution, we are just sit-
sleep as per body requirements.
Try and stick to a regular sleep-
can increase, which can ultimate
increment your doses, too.
ple underestimate themselves saying that they at the back of the throat. It is gen- C>F0C278=6CE you roll down the glasses by an ting at one place and hooked on to ing and waking up time. ● Avoid consuming caffeine after
just need three to four hours of sleep, post which erally managed by a set of muscles. inch, you get a certain noise. And a screen. A lot of work, which ● Fixed amount of exercise every- 4 pm.
they function very well. But then, you know, over For some people, the airway is >AB>280;<4380 that is because the air is passing involved physical movement earli- day can help you get better deep ● Avoid excessive alcohol. It might
a period of time, that takes a toll on your body.
And, obviously, that clearly tells that you’re not
slightly narrow and when they go
to sleep, their body rests, their brain 2>=C4=C0C=867C through a small passage. It’s the
same with snoring. The air passes
er, has now shifted to staying at
home. For instance, things like
sleep. Not necessarily at night,
you should always try and exer-
make you sleep very easily and
early but at the same time, it can
getting sufficient sleep. The other question that relaxes and shuts off and so do their 05C4AC748AF>A: through resistance because the going to the office or shopping cen- cise during the early part of the completely destroy your sleep
we generally tend to ask is, “Do you wake up muscles. Everything becomes slop- upper part of your airway is not tre; these chores can very much be day. architecture.
at night for any reason?” There are multiple sleep py as they sleep. And for certain F4;;C70C8BC74 open enough. done at home, online and without ● The ambience in your room is ● Consuming tobacco can disturb
disorders because of which people tend to get
up in the middle of the night. So, if a person has
people, when the back of the throat
muscles relax, it may not be enough
F>ABCC78=6  What are the top reasons that
movement. Our screen time has
exponentially increased. The blue
very important. Avoid loud
noises. Some people are light
sleep as the effect of cigarettes
last for close to 40 minutes. Try
frequent awakenings at night during a sleep peri- for them to keep the airway open C>3>³ lead to lack of sleep? light that radiates from the screen sleepers who can get disturbed and avoid smoking or oral
od that tells us that their quality of sleep is quite for the air to pass through and that’s The biggest problem why peo- is the one that highly disrupts our with even the slightest of tobacco use in the evening or
poor. Certain people tend to sleep through the when we hear their snoring sound. ple don’t get enough sleep at the sleep because it stimulates the sounds. If you have the capac- prior to bed time.
night without any problems. But if they are still So the best analogy I can give moment is, unfortunately, their brain to keep one awake. These ity, then try and soundproof (The show premieres on November
sleepy or drowsy, lethargic, tired throughout the you on is that if you if you’re on the lifestyle. With everyday advance- days, people usually switch to your room. 23 at 8 pm on Sony BBC Earth.)

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really grateful to be sharing
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action, comedy, romance,
thriller and be the best in
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Kumar can ace any genre. He sit together and have lunch-
is so talented and experi- es/dinners, get to know each
enced and one can only other and be very involved
observe and learn from him like a close-knit family. I cher-
all the time.” ish this a lot because we actu-
She added, “For me, it’s ally felt like a family on the
the sheer joy of sharing screen sets of Bellbottom.”
space with him and getting to On the work front, Vaani
work at least once in my life is currently in Chandigarh
with him that’s making it spe- kinder and wonderful than he someone who would other- much because I like being in shooting her next with
cial. The experience has been was. He is somebody who is wise go back to my hotel my own space but he is some- Ayushmann Khurrana titled
lovely! He couldn’t have been very friendly on set. I am room and not interact too one who ensured that we all Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui.
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upcoming white ball series is a big
hands. They are good performers, and
good players,” a confident Maxwell
asserted.
A ustralia speedster Pat
Cummins expectedly con-
siders Virat Kohli the “big”
Cricket Ground.
Cummins said Australia is
well prepared to give India a
“positive” for Australia but KL Rahul For India, key in the upcoming wicket he would target in the tough fight in the series.
is as good a player to fill in the void, series will be Mohammed Shami’s upcoming series against India “It’s going to be huge.
feels dashing batsman Glenn Maxwell. skills as both a “new ball and old ball” and said that keeping the visit- Obviously, we’re back here on
Rahul will be Virat Kohli’s deputy bowler. ing captain quiet would be cru- home soil. Other than spending
in the white-ball leg since regular vice- “A guy like Mohammed Shami, cial to the home team’s chances. a lot of times in hotels and bub-
captain Rohit is recuperating from a whom I have played with in the recent “I think every side has that bles I feel like our preparation
hamstring injury sustained during IPL and played with him in Delhi, as one or two batters and they are has actually been really good.
IPL. well. (I) saw the skill that he has. the big wickets. Most teams “We went over to the UK
“He (Rohit) is a class performer, “He has got good skills at the end have their captain — Joe Root and had a good tour there. Most
so consistent as an opening batsman (death overs) as well as with the new for England, Kane Williamson of the boys here have been play-
with a couple of (three) double hun- ball. His ability to get moving on pitch- for New Zealand. You feel like ing 14 T20 matches in the last
dreds. So anytime he is not in the line- es will be key to them,” said Maxwell. if you get their wickets that goes few weeks and the other guys
up against you, it is a positive,” According to Maxwell, he along a long way in winning the coming in will be playing
Maxwell said. with another in-form player Marcus game,” Cummins told Fox shrewd cricket. So, it feels like
The three-match ODI series Stoinis, would be the two all-rounders Cricket. we are all firing up and got a lot
begins on November 27 followed by as well as designated finishers in the “He (Kohli) is always a big of stuff behind us,” he said.
a T20I series. batting line-up. one. You commentators talk The imposing pacer said
For Maxwell, KL Rahul is as “...The way we are probably going about him non-stop, so hope- that over the last couple of years,
good a back-up as any team can wish to set our team up is myself and Marcus fully, we can keep him he has developed as a bowler.
for. Stoinis or potentially another all- quiet,” he added. “I was probably a
“But in saying that, India have still rounder making up for the other 10 Cummins, bit quicker a few years
got back-ups, more than capable of overs (for fifth bowler), the one with- who has been ago but I feel like in the
playing that role. We saw KL Rahul, out our four front-line bowlers. named in both last couple of years I
the performance that he put on dur- “I suppose I can contribute wher- the white got better, learning dif-
ing the last IPL was extraordinary. ever I can with the ball. With the bat, and red- ferent tempos within
Whether he opens the batting or not, as it was against England, I will be try- ball squads the game and also
I am sure he will be just as good a play- ing to finish off games and do as well as vice- when I am bowl-
er,” Maxwell added. as I can down the order,” he said. captain, is ing. I feel I got a
In Rohit’s absence, it is expected Steve Smith didn’t play the away one of the 11 bit more control
that Mayank Agarwal will open the ODI series against England due to con- Australian players on swing and
innings along with Shikhar Dhawan cussion suffered during a net session currently quaranti- seam,” Cummins
as Rahul, who will keep wickets is and his presence is sure to increase ning in Sydney after said.
expected to bat middle-order. Indian team’s headache, said the returning from the “Whatever
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Agarwal-Rahul opening pair that did ever met. It was a pleasure to spend for them. “I suppose ODI cricket might be “To have someone like Steve Smith played for Kolkata come up with,
really well during the first phase of the change room (with them), two But Maxwell sounded out a warn- a bit different (compared T20). coming back to our side, it is going to Knight Riders in I have got a
IPL. very good players, they score all-round ing for his IPL teammates that Hopefully, with our bowling attack, we be a big plus for us, a big headache for the IPL. couple of
“Well, I would say they (Mayank- the wicket and have got very limited Australia’s bowing attack will certain- can put some pressure on them and India. Smith has always scored runs Their quaran- tools I can
Rahul) are the two lovely guys, I have weaknesses,” Maxwell was all praise ly put them under pressure. with bounce in the pitches and bigger against them,” he said. tine period will end go to.”

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Khan believes bowlers will
decide the fate of this summer’s
going to face a stiffer competi-
tion than their previous tour
Down Under,” the former India
Melbourne: Tickets for five of
the upcoming six limited-
on Friday, making his stance clear on the
raging debate over whether the nation-
al cricket team should go for split cap-
was fearless and bowling so many york-
ers,” the legendary all-rounder said refer-
ring to the two Sunrisers Hyderabad pac-
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the teams boast of some of the
world’s finest bowlers in their
fast bowler said.
“There are no favourites
going into the series as both the
overs fixtures between
Australia and India begin-
ning next week, have been
taincy.
Ever since Rohit Sharma guided
Mumbai Indians to a fifth IPL title, a
ers.
Kapil feels variations are a waste if one
doesn’t know how to swing the ball.
T he South African edition
of the Women’s T20 World
Cup was on Thursday post-
squads. sides have quality batting and sold out in less than a day after debate on split captaincy has gathered “Keep your wrist straight, hold the ball poned by three months to
With the likes of Jasprit bowling line-up in their squad being released, Cricket momentum with several former players seam-up. Whenever the ball moves Tests February 2023 to avoid a clus-
Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and that is what will make the Australia informed on Friday. suggesting that the opener be handed the matches become important. Wasim, ter a big-ticket events in 2022
Mitchell Starc and Pat upcoming tour interesting and The limited-overs series leadership of at least the T20 side. Botham, Willis, Hadlee. McGrath, look and manage players’ work-
Cummins, to name a few, up exciting to watch.” will begin with the three ODIs “In our culture it is not going to hap- how good he was. load, ICC announced on
their ranks, both India and Zaheer’s thoughts were from November 27. Limited pen that way. In one company you make “The art of swing bowling should Thursday.
Australia have formidable bowl- echoed by Australian pace leg- tickets to the first ODI at the two CEOs? No. If Kohli is going to play come back. Learning the knuckle ball and The tournament was
ing attacks. end Glenn McGrath, who also SCG, however, remain with T20s and he is good enough. Let him be all is fine. If you don’t know how to swing scheduled in November 2022
“The Australian pitches feels that the Virat Kohli-led side approximately 1,900 public there. Even though I would like to see the ball, everything is waste,” said the great but will now be held in
have always had good bounce will face a tough competition seats left. other people coming out. But it’s difficult,” all-rounder. February 2023.
and pace, so I think the area this time around. Tickets for the four said Kapil. However, the battery of pacers that In August this year, the
which will decide the ODIs, “The Indian cricket team matches at the Sydney Cricket “Our 80 per cent, 70 per cent of the India possesses now pleases Kapil ICC had postponed the 50
T20Is and Tests will be the will face a much tougher and two at Canberra’s Manuka team across formats is same team. They immensely. over Women’s World Cup slat-
bowlers and how well the Australian team now that Oval went on sale to the gen- don’t like captains having different the- “I read somewhere that Lara said he ed in New Zealand from 2021
team bowls as a unit to Smith and Warner are back eral public on Friday morning ory. It may bring more differences (would) rather prefer face Kapil Dev but to 2022 due to the Covid-19
restrict the opponent to a but the Indian team is and by midday the only seats between the players who look up to the not Lara. Our fast bowlers are brilliant. pandemic and women’s T20
lower total on the score- equally strong and have an up for grabs were for the first captain. “Look at Shami, Bumrah. As a crick- cricket is also set to make its
board,” said Zaheer, aggressive mentality and ODI at the SCG. “If you have two captains, players APeXBWPbcaXRWPcbfXcWA^WXcBWPa\PP]SEXaPc:^W[X ?C8 eter, it gives me a lot of happiness to say debut in the 2022
who was part of the determination to win It should be noted that might think he is going to be my captain “I am not happy with fast bowlers (these that today we depend on our fast bowlers. Birmingham Commonwealth
2011 World Cup the series,” said both SCG and Manuka Oval in Tests. I will not annoy him.” days). The first ball cannot be cross seam. Players Our bowlers are capable of taking 20 wick- Games..
winning Indian McGrath, who has will be at 50 per cent capaci- Talking about the art of fast bowling, in IPL realised that swing is more important than ets in a match. We’ve had spinners — “The Board confirmed
team. staggering 563 Test ty for the series due to restric- the 1983 World Cup-winning former pace. Sandeep (Sharma), who bowled 120 kph, Kumble, Harbhajan, but today no coun- that the ICC Women’s T20
“ W h e n wickets. tions put in place amid Covid- skipper said fast bowlers opting for too was tougher because he was moving the ball,” he try would like to say ‘give them bouncy World Cup will move from its
someone talks “The current 19 pandemic. IANS many variations saddens him. explained. wickets’.” current slot at the end of
about the top Indian team has 2022 to 9-26 February 2023,”
line bowlers in got the confi- ICC said in a statement.
the world right
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Zaheer also said Former India bats- slipped to the second position with that estimated to rise to ing teams based on complet- South Australia to contain Covid- have a crystal ball,” Spurrier told to be held in November 2022.”
that India are set to man Sanjay Manjrekar in the standings of the ongo- more than 85% by the end of ed matches and points earned 19 cases has improved Adelaide’s reporters. “As there are currently no
face a stern test in too feels the same. ing World Test Championship the competition window.” as this reflects their perfor- chances of remaining the venue of “But what we are doing now is major women’s events sched-
Australia this summer “Australia’s Test (WTC) after the ICC decided According to current reg- mance and doesn’t disadvan- the first Day/Night Test between putting us in the best position pos- uled to take place in 2023 the
due to the presence of team will be stronger to rank teams “in order of per- ulations, incomplete matches tage teams that have been India and Australia from December sible to be able to have that crick- Board confirmed the switch
Steve Smith and David than it was on India’s pre- centage of points earned” are treated as draw but after unable to compete all of their 17 even though the situation et match,” she said with a note of for the T20 World Cup to bet-
Warner. vious tour. The experi- from the contested matches. due deliberation, the ICC matches through no fault of remains fluid, the state’s top med- positivity. ter support player preparation
India had defeated ence of Smith and Australia (296 points from Cricket Committee, headed by their own,” ICC Chief ical officer has said. A lockdown will help get back and to continue to build the
Australia 2-1 in their last Warner will add muscle to 3 series) toppled India (360 Anil Kumble, recommended Executive said. South Australia has closed its to normal life including having a momentum around the
Test series Down Under the Aussie side but I from 4 series) in the standing that the final WTC standings “We explored a whole borders after a sudden surge in cricket match of great significance. women’s game beyond 2022,”
in 2018-19 in the absence believe India’s bowling after the revision with a per- should be determined on the range of options, but our Covid-19 positive cases, which “The reason we are doing what the apex body said.
of Warner and Smith, as attack is ready to have their centage of 82.22 compared to basis of matches played, which Members felt strongly that we stand at an overall 551 right now. we are doing, which is pretty dras- The ICC said the decision
both the players were serv- names carved in the histo- the latter’s 75 per cent. was approved by the Board. should proceed as planned South Australia’s chief public tic...Is because we want to get back was taken keeping in mind the
ing an year-long ban. ry of Indian cricket by win- With the global Covid-19 “Both the Cricket with the first ever World Test health officer Nicola Spurrier, dur- to the state of having just a few workload of the players and
“Now with the return of ning a consecutive series pandemic disrupting cricket, Committee and Chief Championship Final in June ing a press conference, admitted restrictions and to be able to do also considering long term
Steve Smith and David Down Under,” he said. “just under half of the WTC Executives Committee sup- next year.” PNS that there are no guarantees. things like have the cricket.” PTI interest of women’s cricket.

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Eric Olhats, Griezmann’s
club. With his contract expiring
at the end of this season, Messi 
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That proved to be the

F orced to handle yet another

difficult situation regarding
Lionel Messi, Barcelona coach
agent until 2016, told France
Football magazine last week
that Messi has marginalized
will be free to negotiate with
other clubs in January.
There is widespread specu-
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their ISL debut following their
Novak Djokovic out-bat-
tled Alexander Zverev to
qualify for the last four at the
last chance for Zverev in the
set and 17-time Grand Slam
winner Djokovic hammered a
Ronald Koeman demanded
more “respect” for his disgrun-
tled star.
Griezmann in his “regime of ter-
ror” at the club where the
Argentine supposedly “controls
lation he could be tempted to
reunite with former coach Pep
Guardiola at Manchester City.
I n their new avatar, ATK
Mohun Bagan kicked off the
seventh season of the Indian
‘marriage’ with three-time
defending champions ATK.
The match had an interest-
ATP Finals on Friday, staying
on track to match Roger
Federer’s record of six titles at
backhand winner down the
line to take it 6-3.
Djokovic handed Zverev a
Koeman said he under- everything.” Koeman said that while he Super League on a high, defeat- ing sub-plot as Kibu Vicuna, the end-of-season event. break point in the fourth
stood why Messi was visibly When journalists asked does not feel it is his job to ing Kerala Blasters by a solitary who had guided Mohun Bagan The Serbian top seed, game of the second set after
angry when journalists asked Messi for his response, he convince Messi to stay, he goal here on Friday. to their fifth I-League title last who was beaten comprehen- double-faulting but the
him about the criticism direct- wearily answered: “To be is confident the 33-year- Fijian hitman Roy Krishna, season, sat in the opposite sively by Daniil Medvedev in German could not capitalise.
ed at him by a former agent of honest, I’m a bit tired of old forward will prolong who was ATK’s top goal scor- dugout in KBFC jersey, while his second round-robin The 23-year-old fifth seed
teammate Antoine Griezmann always being the problem for his 20-year stint at er with 15 goals last season, the most successful ISL coach match, was again below his saved two break points on his
when Messi arrived in Spain on everything in this club.” Barcelona. struck the all important goal Antonio Lopez Habas was at best at London’s O2 Arena but Djokovic broke serve in the following game,
Wednesday after a long flight. That set off another “I hope he will stay in after a 67 minute deadlock to the helm of ATKMB. did enough to win 6-3, 7-6 Germany’s Zverev at the first letting out a roar as he kept his
“I need to defend Leo round of alarm bells at Barcelona,” Koeman give the all important three KBFC, who were the des- (7/4). time of asking in the empty nose in front.
because if something happened the Camp Nou said. “I think it is points for the green-and- ignated home team, looked The five-time winner fin- stadium and raced into a 3-0 The set went to a tie-
to me after a trip of 15 hours in about Messi’s unbelievable what maroon brigade. more threatening and came out ishes second in Group Tokyo lead, threatening to run away break. Zverev earned an early
a plane back to Barcelona — you future. he has done for The Yellow Brigade playing with an attacking intent in the 2020 behind Medvedev and with the match — a mini-break but Djokovic
go outside and there is a lot of Many are this club, but he is with a heavy defensive lineup second-half. will play third-seed Dominic repeat of the 2018 final, levelled and the pressure
press asking that type of ques- concerned that the main person of 4-2-3-1 managed to thwart But KBFC were made to Thiem in the semi-finals on which Zverev won in was back on the German,
tion — I would be dangerous the latest to make a deci- ATKMB throughout the first pay for it as Roy Krishna made Saturday. straight sets. who faltered to hand the
and hate them as well,” Koeman unpleasant sion about his half but after the hour mark amends for his three misses in Second-seed Rafael The 33-year-old Serbian victory.
said on Friday. episode is future.” they left a loose ball as the the first half with his poacher Nadal, seeking his first win at looked focused after his The O2 Arena is
“We have to respect people yet another B arc e l on a Fijian International pounced goal to become the difference the elite eight-man event, will uncharacteristic maul- hosting the event for the
like Messi more. And from reason for will visit Atlético on it with a calm and com- between the two sides. face Medvedev in the other ing by Medvedev, serv- 12th and final season
what I have seen on the field and Messi to go Madrid, the league’s posed finish. That goal was enough for semi-final after finishing sec- ing himself out of trouble before the championships
in training, there is no problem through with only unbeaten team, All eyes were on the 131- ATKMB to sink Kerala Blasters’ ond in Group London 2020. when he found himself trail- move to Turin.
between (Messi and his plan to leave the on Saturday. year-old legacy club Mohun hearts.