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Nepal rejects China’s new map

Kathmandu, Sept. 1: Nepal of India. vocally believes that this leader of the ruling coali-
on Friday asked the inter- Responding to media map must be respected by tion partner CPN-Maoist
national community to hon- queries regarding China’s our neighbours as well as centre said on Friday.
our the political map new standard map, Nepal’s the international communi- Speaking to reporters,
endorsed by its parliament foreign ministry reiterated ty,” it said, adding that CPN-Maoist centre spokes-
three years ago, as it reject- its position regarding the Nepal remained committed person Agni Sapkota said
ed China’s new national political map that its parlia- to resolving the boundary that the matter relating to
map showing territories the ment endorsed in 2020. matters through dialogues the map issued by China
Himalayan nation consid- “Nepal stands firm and and diplomacy. this week needed to be
ers its own as part of India. clear on its political and Nepal Prime Minister raised through diplomatic
China on Monday released administrative map unani- Pushpa Kamal Dahal channels during the visit.
a new map in which the mously approved by the par- “Prachanda” will also take PM Prachanda will be
Limpiyadhura, Kalapani liament of Nepal in 2020,” up the matter pertaining to leaving Kathmandu on
and Lipulekh areas — that the foreign minister said in the country’s newly issued September 15 for a visit to
Nepal considers its territo- a statement on Friday. map during his upcoming the US, and later to China.
ries — were shown as part “The government unequi- visit to China, a senior — PTI

About 150 UK schools to shut over

collapse fears from risky concrete
London, Sept. 1: Around 150 already required to put mit-
schools in England are fac- igations in place this year,
ing disruption from closure including through tempo-
and having to move to tem- rary accommodation.
porary locations on Friday This week, the depart-
under new government ment said that it had con-
health and safety guide- tacted 104 further settings
lines over fears of collapse where RAAC is currently
due to risky concrete used confirmed to be present
in such buildings. without mitigations in
The UK’s department for place, to ask them to vacate
education issued the guid- spaces or buildings that are
ance over “Reinforced known to contain RAAC.
Autoclaved Aerated “Nothing is more impor-
Concrete” (RAAC) after los- tant than making sure chil-
ing confidence that school dren and staff are safe in
and college buildings with schools and colleges, which
confirmed RAAC should is why we are acting on new
remain open without miti- evidence about RAAC now,
gations in place. ahead of the start of term,”
Just over 50 schools and said UK education secre-
education institutions were tary Gillian Keegan. — PTI
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WINDOWS ■ Opp: Threat to federal structure ■ Govt: Opp. need not panic

Kovind will head panel on

‘One Nation, One Election’
VINEETA PANDEY A report by the Plans underway
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
panel will come
Lifting suspense from the out, which will for MPs’ group
agenda of the special ses- be discussed. Parli-
sion of the Parliament in ament is mature and photos at session
September, the govern- discussions will take
ment on Friday New Delhi, Sept. 1:
announced the formation place, there is no Arrangements are being
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill need to get nervous...
of a committee headed by made for group photogr-
attend a practice session in West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee felicitates Congress
former President Ram aphs of Lok Sabha and
Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on Friday, Nath Kovind to prepare
— Pralhad Rajya Sabha members du- leader Sonia Gandhi as the INDIA bloc leaders pose for a group photograph ahead of
ahead of their Asia Cup ODI ground for the “One Joshi, ring Parliament’s special their meeting in Mumbai on Friday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Bihar chief minister
with Pakistan on Saturday. Nation, One Election” Parliamentary session from September Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray can also be seen. — PTI
■ Report on Page 11 — PTI bill. It is expected that the 18 to September 22.
Ram Nath Kovind affairs minister

Opp. is united against BJP

government will kickstart Though there was no
Rajnath’s Lanka a debate or discussion on
the subject during the spe- exchequer faces huge Mr Joshi on Friday.
official confirmation but
sources noted this may be
visit cancelled cial session from expenditures. The BJP is hoping to an indication that it could

in polls ‘as far as possible’

September 18 to 22. “Right now, a committee ride on the present popu- be the last session of the
at last moment On the issue, parliamen-
tary affairs minister
has been constituted. A
report by the committee
larity of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and plans
current Parliament, and
the government may
New Delhi: Defence minister Pralhad Joshi said that will come out, which will to encash it at all levels as advance the Lok Sabha
Rajnath Singh’s two-day “democracy is about evo- be discussed. Parliament the nation heads for a gen- polls, otherwise slated for
visit to Sri Lanka on lution” and there is no
need for the Opposition to
is mature and discussions
will take place, there is no
eral election next year.
Though it may be too
April-May.
Group photographs of
■ Differs on logo, convenor ■ Vows seat-sharing deal by Sept. 30
September 2 and 3 was
cancelled at the last press the panic button. He need to get nervous... early to predict if the “one MPs are generally taken BHAGWAN PARAB
moment on Friday “due to added that there were India is called the mother nation, one election” prin- at the beginning and the MUMBAI, SEPT. 1
unavoidable circum- simultaneous polls for the of democracy. This is part ciple can be applied next end of their terms.
stances”. “Due to unavoid- Lok Sabha and state of evolution. In this evolu- year, the plan itself The government has not Putting up a show of
able circumstances the visit Assemblies till 1967. But tion, every new proposal entails a huge political spelt out its agenda for unity, the Opposition
of Raksha mantri to Sri now, due to some or other that benefits the nation and administrative the special session. “INDIA” alliance has
Lanka stands deferred to a election every year, the will be discussed…,” said ■ Turn to Page 6 — PTI decided to contest the
later date,” said a defence upcoming Lok Sabha
ministry statement. It said polls together, but with a

Multi-level security cover in

rider “as far as possible”.
that Mr Singh remains com-
mitted to strong bilateral
cooperation between India
GST revenue The alliance leaders
expressed confidence that
and Sri Lanka. “The defence in Aug. rises the Opposition bloc will
minister looks forward to
visiting the island nation at
the earliest possible time
frame,” it added.
to `1.59L-cr, place for G-20 meet in Delhi defeat the ruling BJP.
However, despite the
united face put up by the
alliance, the much-touted Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal

NIA raids in states over

up 11%: Govt BHASKAR HARI SHARMA
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
logo unveiling of the
coalition was put off
owing to the alleged dif-
being assisted by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram
Yechury and CPI general secretary D. Raja for a group
photograph in Mumbai on Friday. — PTI
MADHUSUDAN SAHOO The national capital will ferences among the allies.
Qaeda recruitment plot NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 turn into an impenetrable Also, the appointment of
New Delhi: The National
With improved compli-
fortress as the Delhi
police officials, along
a convenor, along with
the formation of the secre-
Opp vision docu at Rajghat Oct. 2
Investigation Agency on
Friday said that it has ance and reduced eva- with the Indian armed tariat/election manage- Mumbai: The INDIA bloc Apart from the coordina-
seized several incriminating sion across the country, forces, NSG and parlia- ment, research wing, will release its vision doc- tion committee, the oppo-
digital devices in raids in the government on mentary forces, have put spokespersons, media and ument on October 2 at sition has also formed a
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karn- Friday said that India’s in place multiple-level social media teams and Rajghat. The document is 19-member campaign
ataka and Tamil Nadu in goods and service tax comprehensive security committee for national likely to be prepared by committee, 12-member
connection with the Al Qae- (GST) collections grew arrangements for the G-20 agenda, were planned for the coordination commit- working group for social
da in the Indian Subconti- by 11 per cent to over summit, focusing on vari- the last day of the tee and election strategy media and 11-member
nent AQIS and the Teherik- `1.59-lakh crores in ous dimensions ranging Opposition bloc meeting. committee, which were working group for
Trainee commandoes of the Delhi police display their
e-Taliban terror recruitment August, while the GST from airport security to However, there was little formed in the alliance’s research.
revenue mop-up was deployment at venues and skills during an exercise in New Delhi on Friday, ahead of progress made on these third meeting on Friday. ■ More on Page 5
conspiracy case. the G-20 summit. — PRITAM BANDYOPADHYA
Full report on Page 6 over `1.43-lakh crores in anti-terror measures. issues.
the same month last “The Delhi police is dimensions to security — sive security plan,” he The inauguration of the
year. fully geared up for the G- airport security, carcade said, asserting that these much-awaited alliance’s process. “We were not national image. Hence,
Thailand King reduces According to a top offi- 20 summit,” special com- management, event measures have been logo proved to be the taken into confidence we thought that people’s
Thaksin’s prison term cial in the finance min-
istry, the GST collec-
missioner of police (pro-
tective security division)
venues, anti-terror mea- taken keeping in mind
sures and maintenance of that common people face
biggest damp squib of the
day, as some of the parties
while preparing the logo.
This is an all-India
suggestions should also
be taken into considera-
Bangkok: King Maha Vajiral- tions have grown more M.K. Tiwari said. general alert. We have minimum inconvenience. strongly objected to it, alliance and its logo tion while making the
ongkorn of Thailand on than the nominal gross “There are various drawn up a comprehen- ■ More on Page 4 putting a spanner into the should be reflective of the ■ Turn to Page 6
Friday reduced the prison domestic product (GDP)
term of former PM Thaksin growth rate in the April-

Firing rages in Manipur, 3-day toll rises to 8

Shinawatra from eight years June quarter, despite no
to a single year following
the divisive politician’s
increase in tax rates.
“The gross GST rev-
Isro now eyes
return from 15 years of self-
imposed exile. The decision
enue collected in August
2023 is `1,59,069 crores,
solar mission
by the King was published
in the Royal Gazette. — AP
of which Central GST is
`28,328 crores, state GST Mary Kom urges Shah to protect Kom villages; appeals to Meiteis, Kuki-Zo with Aditya’s
Full report on Page 9 is `35,794 crores, inte-
grated GST is `83,251 MANOJ ANAND the security forces pre- ◗ THE EXCHANGE of told reporters that the sit- community from both
launch today
COUNTERPOINT crores, including `43,550
crores collected on
GUWAHATI, SEPT. 1 vent both warring groups
from intrusion into Kom
fire has been taking uation in Manipur was
unprecedented, as fresh
sides, and we are caught
in the middle of all prob-
Sriharikota (Andhra
Pradesh), Sept. 1:
import of goods, and In spite of all the claims villages in Manipur. place in the areas of violence had killed eight lems... due to weak inter- Days after landing on
cess is `11,695 crores, about heavy security The firing in the area Ngangkhalawai, persons in Bishnupur and nal administration and the moon, India will
including `1,016 crores deployment in strife-torn between Kuki-Zomi-domi- Thamnapokpi, Churachandpur districts (our) tiny size as a com- aim for the sun on
collected on import of Manipur, the gunbattle nated Churachandpur dis- Kangathei, L. Phainom over the last 72 hours, and munity among the minori- Saturday with its
goods,” the finance min- between two warring com- trict and Meitei-dominat- and Khousabung, claimed that the state had ty tribes, we have not maiden solar expedi-
istry said in a statement. munities continued on ed Bishnupur district police officials said never seen this before. been able to stand against tion, as Isro’s trusted
“The revenues for the Friday, with the death toll began early on Tuesday Meanwhile, in a letter to any forces that intrude PSLV will carry the
month of August 2023 in the ongoing firing that morning. According to the security sources said the Union home minister, into our jurisdiction,” she Aditya L1 mission on
are 11 per cent higher started on Tuesday going police, the exchange of unarmed villagers, more Ms Kom said that the Kom wrote. a 125-day voyage to
than the GST revenues up to eight. fire has been taking place particularly women, were community was an indige- “We seek the help of the the sun. The 23.10
in the same month last Amid the prevailing ten- in the areas of Ngangkh- engaged in creating hur- nous tribe of Manipur and security forces to prevent hour countdown for
year. During the month, sion between the two com- alawai, Thamnapokpi, dles for the movement of one of the smallest among both warring groups from the launch of Aditya
revenue from imports of munities, boxing star Kangathei, Khousabung security forces in the the minorities. “We are all intrusion into Kom vil- L1 onboard PSLV C57
goods was 3 per cent M.C. Mary Kom has and L. Phainom. areas where incidents of dispersed between the two lages,” the Padma commenced here on
higher,” the ministry sought the intervention of Saying that people from firing are reported. rival communities… Vibhushan awardee said. Friday, Isro said.
said. Union home minister both communities are had Earlier, director-general There is always specula- The former Rajya Sabha The sun observatory
■ More on Page 10 Amit Shah to ensure that arms and ammunition, of Assam Rifles P.C. Nair tion and doubt against my ■ Turn to Page 6 mission will be fired
from the second
launch pad at this
WEATHER
Max : 38OC
Min: 27OC
Putin to meet Turkey’s Erdogan in spaceport at 11.50 am
on Saturday, and
comes close on the
heels of India’s suc-
RH: 41%
Rain: Nil Sochi Monday to repair grain deal cessful moon expedi-
tion last
Chandrayaan-3.
month,

Forecast: Sunny Moscow, Sept. 1: Russian Turkey, together with Isro chairman S.
President Vladimir Putin the UN, brokered a deal in Somanath said the
ASTROGUIDE will host Turkish leader
Recep Tayyip Erdogan for
July 2022 that allowed
Ukraine to ship grain and
sun mission will take
125 days to reach the
Shobhakrut: Dakshinayana talks in Russia’s Black other foodstuffs from exact radius.
Sea resort of Sochi on Mo- three Black Sea ports. Aditya L1 is
Tithi: Pushya Shuddha nday, the Kremlin anno- A separate memoran- designed for provid-
Shashti till 8.49 pm unced on Friday, just over Vladimir Recep Tayyip dum between the UN and ing remote observa-
Star: Shatabhisham till 12.49 pm six weeks after Moscow Putin Erdogan Russia, agreed at the tions of the solar coro-
broke off a deal partly bro- same time, pledged to na and conduct in-
Varjyam: From 6.57 to 8.29 pm kered by Ankara that where the two leaders overcome obstacles to situ observations of
Durmuhurtam: 11.56 am to allowed Ukrainian grain might meet next as inter- Moscow’s shipment of the solar wind at L1
12.39 pm to reach world markets national efforts continue food and fertiliser to ( s u n - e a r t h
Rahukalam: Noon to 1.30 pm despite the 18-month war. to patch up the Black Sea world markets. Lagrangian point),
Kremlin spokesman Grain Initiative which got However, Russia pulled which is about 1.5 mil-
SUNSET TODAY 6.42 PM Dmitry Peskov annou- grain and other food to out of the deals earlier lion kilometres from
SUNRISE TOMORROW 5.59 AM The Indian Navy’s warship Mahendragiri, the seventh ship of Project 17A frigate series nced the talks Friday, Africa, the Middle East this year, claiming that the earth. — PTI
MOONRISE TOMORROW 8.23 PM developed by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, during its launch in Mumbai on ending weeks of specula- and Asia where hunger is its conditions hadn’t been ■ More on Page 6
MOONSET TODAY 8.13 AM Friday. ■ Report on Page 6 — DEBASISH DEY tion about when and a growing threat. met. — AP
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■ Special commissioner of police-rank officers will serve as commander with DCP-rank staff as zonal commanders
SHORT TAKES
HC dismisses PIL
on EVMs, VVPATs
New Delhi: The Delhi high
court has dismissed a public
‘G-20 security in place; CAPF, NSG assisting’
450 CRPF drivers to steer
BHASKAR HARI SHARMA
interest litigation (PIL) chal-
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
lenging the procedure
adopted for conducting the
The national capital will
‘first level checking’ of

left-hand driven VIP cars

be turned into an impene-
EVMs and VVPAT’s ahead of
trable fortress as the
the upcoming general elec-
sleuths of the Delhi police,
tions. The court said the
with assistance from the
notion of petitioner Anil
Indian Armed forces,
Kumar, former Delhi
NSG, and parliamentary New Delhi, Sept. 1: As
Congress president, that re-
forces, are fully geared up many as 450 drivers of
convening the first level
for the G-20 summit and CRPF’s VIP security wing
checking would not lead to
have put in place multiple have been trained to pilot
any time loss is a perspec-
level comprehensive secu- the special left-hand driven
tive which the court finds
rity arrangement and bullet-protected vehi-
hard to accept. The Election
focussing on various cles that will be used to
Commission of India oper-
dimensions ranging from ferry foreign dignitaries
ates on strict timelines and
airport security to deploy- who will be participating in
delays can potentially jeop-
ment at venues and anti- the G-20 leaders’ summit in
ardise the entire electoral
terror measures. Delhi next week, the official
process, it said. A two-
Special commissioner of sources said.
judge bench of chief justice
police (Protective Security A fleet of both bullet-
Satish Chandra Sharma and
Division) Madhup Kumar resistant and non bullet-
justice Sanjeev Narula said :
Tiwari said the police is Sunil Kumar Gautam, special CP (training), takes part in a helicopter slithering exer- resistant Audi, Mercedes,
“Given the specificity of the
being assisted by some cise ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Friday. — PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY BMW and Hyundai
timelines mentioned in ECI’s A worker adjusts the height of a fountain near the
Central Armed Police Genesis cars have been
instructions and advanced
Forces (CAPFs) and the officials serving as zonal hired or purchased by the ‘Shivlings’ installed as fountains at Yakshini Chowk
stages of the general elec-
tions process, as highlight-
ed…, any alterations, such
National Security Guard
(NSG) in the arrange-
commanders, he said.
“They will be assisted by
IAF jets, anti-drone systems Union government to ferry
41 top foreign guests.
ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Friday. — PTI

as re-initiation of the
process, would be a signifi-
ments.
“There are various
dimensions to security—
joint commissioner-rank
officers and additional
DCPs. DCP-rank officers
deployed to guard city skies These specially-trained
drivers will take the pre-
miers and leaders to their
Gandhis - Sonia Gandhi,
Rahul Gandhi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
and
Official sources said the
spouses of the dignitaries
will be be guarded by the
cant regression.”
airport security, carcade will serve as camp com- New Delhi, Sept. 1: The Centre (ODC) for coordi- destinations in the nation- The force has deployed a specially-trained men and
management, event ven- manders of hotels where Indian Air Force (IAF) is nating various aspects of al capital, like the main total of 900 personnel, women commandos of
Man found dead ues, anti-terror measures,
and maintenance of gen-
the delegates will be stay-
ing. Special commissioner
deploying frontline fighter
jets, radars, anti-drone sys-
the arrangements with
security agencies con-
meeting venue of ‘Bharat
Mandapam’ and the five-
including these 450 drivers,
for providing proximate
another paramilitary force
-Sashastra Seema Bal
with stab wounds eral alert. We have drawn
up a comprehensive secu-
of police ranked officers
will have groups of hotels
tems and surface-to-air
missiles as part of its elab-
cerned, they said.
The assets being pressed
star hotels where the digni-
taries will stay, they said.
security to the VIPs during
the two days of the summit
(SSB).
About half-a-dozen house
New Delhi: A 25-year-old rity plan focussing on under their command,” orate efforts to secure the into service to secure The Central Reserve on September 9-10 and the intervention teams of
man was found dead with these measures,” he said. Mr Tiwari added. skies of Delhi and neigh- Delhi's airspace as well as Police Force (CRPF) is the one preceding day of NSG counter-terrorist
multiple stab injuries in Mr Tiwari, however, The senior police officer bouring regions for the G- the flight path within country’s largest paramili- September 8 when the commandos will also be
Northeast Delhi’s Harsh asserted that these meas- shared that arrangements 20 summit next week, mili- India of various leaders tary force with over 3.25 heads of various nations based at specific locations
Vihar area on Friday, the ures have been taken keep- have been made so that no tary sources said on include combat jets lakh personnel in its ranks will start arriving in the in the New Delhi to under-
police said. The deceased ing in mind that common infiltration, terrorist act, Friday. The IAF has Rafales, Mirage-2000s and deployed for a variety of national capital. take specific anti-hijack
was identified as Salman, a people face minimum or sabotage takes place already set up a dedicated Sukhoi-30MKIs, the internal security duties. This special G-20 pool of and anti-sabotage tasks, a
native of Bulandshahr in inconvenience. during the summit. Operations Direction sources said. — PTI Its special VIP security the CRPF includes person- senior officer in the secu-
Uttar Pradesh who was liv- As far as venue security More than half of the wing with a strength of nel who have earlier rity establishment said.
ing in Mandoli Extension, arrangements are con- Delhi police will be for the summit, he said, designed for them. We will over 6,000 personnel served in the special pro- The NSG also conducted
Harsh Vihar here, they said. cerned, special commis- deployed for the mega “In order to ensure that also have jawans from dis- guards 149 high-risk per- tection group (SPG) that an ‘aerial insertion’ drill
The police said they sioner of police-rank offi- event, he added. there is a uniform look of tricts and police stations.” sons including Union protects the Prime of commandos through a
received information at cers will serve as com- When asked if there all the jawans deployed for He, however, ruled out home minister Amit Shah, Minister and the counter- helicopter atop a five-star
around 7 am that a man was mander with deputy com- would be any special uni- the summit, there will be a any specific input of former Prime Minister terrorist force National hotel in central Delhi on
lying near the Mandoli cre- missioner of police-rank form for those deployed special civilian dress threat. Manmohan Singh and the Security Guard (NSG). Thursday.
mation ground with multi-
ple stab wounds to his
85-year-old
2 more held Goel accuses finance dept Children from void,
abdomen. The police per-
sonnel reached the spot
and took the man to the
hospital, where he was
in Amazon’s woman raped
of delaying his Ghana visit voidable marriages
declared brought dead. His
mobile phone and wallet in Shakurpur,
were missing, they said.
manager’s accused held
are legitimate: SC
Salman used to run a water
cart near Meet Nagar Fatak, AGE CORRESPONDENT
Jyoti Nagar. murder case NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
back to the Secretariat
with the remarks that
approval of the L-G is
AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
37-yr-old gangster AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
Legislative Assembly
speaker Ram Niwas Goel
needed! These confer-
ences are held every year
New Delhi, Sept. 1: The
Supreme Court on Friday
their parents
Hindu laws.
under
An 85-year-old woman
arrested from Rohini Two more persons have
on Friday alleged that the
Delhi government’s
and the approval of lieu-
tenant-governor has
held that children born
out of “void or voidable”
“We have now formulat-
ed conclusion, 1. A child
was allegedly raped in
Northwest Delhi’s
New Delhi: A 37-year-old been arrested in con- finance department held never been asked for marriages are legitimate of a marriage which is Shakurpur area on
alleged member of the nection with the killing up a proposal for his visit because the Speaker does and can claim rights in null and void is statutori- Friday, the police said.
Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar of an Amazon execu- to Ghana to attend a con- not work under the L-G parents’ properties under ly conferred with the Accused Akash (28) has
gang was arrested from tive in Northeast ference. and whatever clearances the Hindu Succession law. legitimacy, 2. In terms of been arrested in connec-
Northwest Delhi’s Rohini Ram Niwas Goel
Delhi’s Bhajanpura The Delhi Assembly are required are given by According to the Hindu 16(2) (of the Hindu tion with the case, they
area, the police said on area, the police said on speaker alleged that the officers concerned for the Government of law, the man and woman Marriage Act) where a said.
Friday. The accused has Friday. department is holding a alleged “misuse” of their India,” the Speaker said. in a void marriage do not voidable marriage is A senior police officer
been identified as Anjeet, a The accused have proposal for his visit to power and seeking confi- Mr Goel said that he had have the status of hus- annulled, a child begotten said an elderly woman
resident of Haryana’s been identified as Ghana to attend the dential information about attended the same band and wife. However, before degree is deemed reported that she was
Sonipat, they said. “Police Sohail (23), a resident of C o m m o n w e a l t h a probe of the OBC wel- Conference in Canada last they have the status of to be legitimate,” a bench sexually assaulted by an
got information about the Noor-e-Elahi in Parliamentary Conference, fare committee of the year without any such husband and wife in the headed by Chief Justice unknown person in the
movement of Anjeet, a close Bhajanpura, and Jubair saying approval of the L-G Assembly into a com- objection. voidable marriage. D.Y. Chandrachud said in early hours of the day.
aide of gangster Lawrence (23), a resident of was required for it. plaint against special sec- He alleged that in the In a void marriage, no the judgement. A case under section
Bishnoi/Goldy Brar/Monu Mohanpuri in Mr Goel also alleged in a retary vigilance. present case, the finance decree of nullity is “Equal rights have been 376 (rape) of the Indian
Dagar, near Heliport, Rohini. Bhajanpura, it said. press conference at the He said that a proposal department held up required to annul the granted to daughters in Penal Code was regis-
A trap was laid and the With this, four people Delhi Assembly that the for his visit to Ghana, approval for him but marriage. While, in a the same manner...,” it tered at Subhash Place
accused was nabbed,” spe- have been arrested in officers of the services scheduled to be held in cleared the proposal for voidable marriage decree said. police station and an
cial commissioner of police the case so far. department summoned October, is pending since the visit of two Assembly of nullity is required. The top court decided investigation was taken
(special cell) HGS Dhaliwal Around 11.30 pm on Vidhan Sabha section offi- June with the finance officers accompanying The top court’s verdict the question whether the up, the officer said.
said. Anjeet shifted to his Thursday, the police cers and “threatened” department, despite clear- him. came on a 2011 plea per- share of such children is Earlier in the day, the
maternal uncle’s house in the received a tip-off about them to seek confidential ance from the Centre’s No immediate reaction taining to the vexatious limited only to the self- Delhi Commission for
Singhu Border area after his the accused persons information. finance and external was available from legal issue of whether acquired property of Women (DCW) issued a
schooling where he came in and nabbed them near He has also written to L- affairs ministries. finance department offi- non-marital children their parents under notice to the city police
contact with suppliers of ille- Burari while they were G V.K. Saxena seeking dis- “Now after two months I cers on the Speaker’s were entitled to a share in Section 16(3) of the Hindu in connection with the
gal drugs, the police said. trying to escape to ciplinary action against am told they have sent it charge. the ancestral property of Marriage Act. — PTI alleged incident.
Punjab, DCP
(Northeast) Joy Tirkey
‘7 NEW COURSES
OPENED AT DELHI
said.
Harpreet Gill (36),
who worked as a senior
manager with e-com-
AAP, L-G feud over ‘shivlings’ intensifies Dusu polls: ABVP
◗ L-G
G DISMISSED AAP’s
candidates ‘rough
merce giant Amazon, AVINASH PRABHAKAR Meanwhile, the party’s You can see everything the
SKILL VARSITY’ and his maternal uncle
Govind Singh (32) were
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 MLAs on Friday sought
action from Delhi’s special
objection to fountains
saying they are just art
way you want to. We have
installed these Yakshini
New Delhi: The Delhi Skill shot and injured late on As the national capital police commissioner statues and you can call
pieces and there is God
and Entrepreneurship
University (DSEU) has intro-
duced seven new courses in
the academic session 2023-
Tuesday
Northeast
night

Subhash Vihar area

when the two were
in
Delhi’s
Delhi gears up to host the
G-20 summit, the tussle
between the government
and the lieutenant-gover-
against Mr Saxena for
‘disrespecting
Shivling’.
“We have filed a com-
the in “every particle of the
country”
them Devis. Anything can
be said. It is their under-
standing.” Mr Saxena
along with Union minister
up college guards’
24 and the curriculum of travelling on a motorcy- rnor V.K. Saxena has plaint with the Delhi that senior Delhi police Meenakashi Lekhi was New Delhi, Sept. 1: all of who are required to
these programmes has been cle. erupted over the police in this matter. officials have assured that unveiling three Yakshini Security guards of carry valid university
prepared in line with industry Gill was later pro- makeover of the city. The Additionally, we have also they will take prompt statues at Ulan Batar in Shaheed Bhagat Singh col- identity cards.
demands, Delhi nounced dead at a hos- Aam Aadmi party has demanded action against action on this matter. We the Palam area. According lege were manhandled The letter said that the
education minister pital. objected to the installation L-G. Senior Delhi police have also urged them to to Hindu mythology, after two students associ- Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi
Atishi said on Mr Singh has been of the fountains shaped officials have assured that immediately stop the Yakshinis are demigod- ated with the ABVP and Parishad (ABVP) candi-
Friday. Reviewing discharged from the like the ‘shivling’ at the action will be taken swift- sewer water from flowing desses who serve Lord their supporters forcefully dates and their supporters
the academic plans hospital and is recuper- Hanuman Mandir junc- ly. I hope they will stand onto the Shivling, he Kubera, the God of wealth. entered the campus, the pasted printed material at
of the DSEU for the ating at home. He is tion in the Palam airport’s by their word. Since our added. “Our delegates will pass college’s principal said on various places in the col-
new academic ses- cooperating in the technical area as the part constitution has provi- Dismissing the AAP’s through this area. Friday. In a letter to the lege premises during their
sion, Atishi said investigation of of a beautification drive sions against hurting reli- objection earlier in the Yakshinis guard the valu- chief election officer of campaign.
courses like diploma the case, the police in the city. gious sentiments, if neces- day, Mr Saxena said, “First ables of Lord Kubera. Delhi University Students’ As per the Code of
in artificial intelli- Atishi said. However, Mr Saxena dis- sary, we can also file a case of all, they are not Today, our country is Union (DUSU), the princi- Conduct for DUSU elec-
gence and machine The fifth and last missed the AAP’s objec- against L-G for offending Shivlings. They are art becoming prosperous and pal of Shaheed Bhagat tions, each candidate will
learning, as well as robotics accused, Adnan, is on tion to fountains saying religious feelings,” said pieces. There is God in these statues have been Singh college called for have not more than four
and process automation, the run and efforts are they are just art pieces Durgesh Pathak, AAP every particle of this coun- installed as a symbolic action against ABVP can- bonafide students while
have also been introduced. being made to nab him, and there is God in “every leader and MLA from try. People tie rakhis to gesture,” Mr Saxena said didates and their support- canvassing in the college
“The strategic alignment it said. particle of the country”. Rajendra Nagar. He said trees and worship trees. on the occasion. ers who had entered the campus. No candidate will
between education and college in violation of the be permitted to make use
industry requirements is vital Code of Conduct of the of printed posters or pam-
to ensure that our students
are not only well-prepared
for the job market but also
equipped to drive innovation
Doc removes ovarian tumor weighing 22 kg university elections.
The DUSU elections will
be held on September 22.
“ABVP contestants
phlets or any other printed
material for the purpose of
canvassing, it says.
It says that candidates
and economic growth in AVINASH PRABHAKAR 10 litres of fluid. However, ◗ TALKING ABOUT chal- abdomen, weakness, and a were two important tasks Rishabh Chaudhary and and their supporters may
Delhi and beyond. For the NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 the doctor said that the lenges in such rare sur- protruding abdomen,” while doing the surgery— Vaibhav Chaudhary force- only utilise handmade
rapid growth of the econo- actual tumour was larger gery, Dr Khan said that said Dr Khan. one was to take out such a fully entered the college posters for canvassing
my, high-quality skill educa- A 39-year-old woman was than what appeared in the “After undertaking the big cyst without rupturing on September 1 around and that they are not
tion for the youth of Delhi is given a new lease of life ultrasound report. there were two impor- proper investigation of its contents into the peri- 12:45 pm along with 150 allowed to deface or dam-
our focus,” Atishi said. The at a city hospital after a Dr Eram Khan, the tant tasks while doing the patient, we did the toneum and the other was supporters. Their sup- age any property of the
seven new courses comprise doctor removed an ovari- gynaecologist who surgery—one was to take ultrasound and CT scans to save all the organs to porters also manhandled university/college/insti-
a diploma in artificial intelli- an tumour weighing 22 kg removed the tumour at out such a big cyst with- and found a 22x26 cm which the cyst adhered. the security guards of the tute, including its website
gence and machine learning, through laparotomy with Alshifa Multi Speciality out rupturing its con- ovarian cyst with over 10 She said it is the biggest college and forcefully sep- and Facebook page.
robotics, and process right cystectomy adhesi- Hospital, said that the tents into the peri- litres of fluid. We took her tumour she has ever arated them from the gate “Rishabh Chaudhary
automation, BBA in opera- olysis. patient was not able to up for laparotomy surgery. removed. The previous for entering the campus,” and Vaibhav Chaudhary
tions and business process The patient was admitted walk smoothly and was
toneum and other was to After the surgery, a 50x30 record of removing a 16 the letter read. violated all the above pro-
management, hospital man- to the hospital with diffi- facing difficulty in breath- save all organs to which cm right ovarian cyst of cm fibroid, 20 cm ovarian The DUSU chief elec- visions mentioned in the
agement, innovation, and culty in breathing and ing and even her digestive the cyst adhered 22 kg in weight and 140 cm cyst of 3 kg ovarian cyst tion officer had earlier Code of Conduct for DUSU
entrepreneurship, BSc and walking. system was not working in circumference was is also to her credit. said that candidates con- election 2023-24. The chief
MSc in medical laboratory Upon investigation properly when she visited unable to bear the cost of removed with great diffi- The patient was dis- testing the student elec- election office is requested
science. More than 150 com- through ultrasound and the hospital. treatment in other private culty,” Dr Khan said. charged after three days tions at the university to take necessary action
panies participated in the CT scans, the doctor found “After visiting many hospitals. She was admit- Talking about the chal- from the hospital and is will be permitted entry in against them as per rules
DSEU placement drive a large tumour of size other hospitals, the patient ted here with the lenges in such rare surgery, doing well now, said Dr the college with a maxi- prescribed in this regard,”
throughout the year 2022-23. 22x26 cm with more than came here as she was com/plaint of pain in her Dr Khan said that there Khan. mum of four supporters, the letter read. — PTI
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SHORT
Sena-UBT leader
TAKES
INDIA bloc vision document Oct. 2 NDA’s mission 48
More kills himself United Opp. sounds poll bugle, forms 2 panels & 3 working groups for Lok Sabha elections in Maha to make
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT)
leader and former corpora-
tor Sudhir Sayaji More
allegedly committed suicide
SONU SHRIVASTAVA
MUMBAI, SEPT. 1

The Indian National

We have to Modi PM again
by jumping in front of a
moving suburban train near
Developmental Inclusive
Alliance (INDIA) will
be prepared PRASAD PATIL
MUMBAI, SEPT. 1
Ajit Pawar faction would
support Shiv Sena candi-
Ghatkopar station in
Mumbai, a police official said
on Friday. The body of the
release its vision docu-
ment on October 2 at
Rajghat. The document is
for early LS In its first joint meeting of
party officials, the NDA
dates wholeheartedly.
Mr Patil’s remark did
not go well with the NCP
62-year-old Shiv Sena (UBT)
leader was discovered on
railway tracks near
likely to be prepared by
the coordination commit-
tee and election strategy
polls: Nitish announced “mission 48”
for the Lok Sabha elec-
tions in Maharashtra.
leaders, who said that
there was no reason for
anyone to express such
Ghatkopar station in subur- committee, which were Mumbai, Sept. 1: Bihar However, the disconnect doubts. Lok Sabha MP
ban Mumbai in the early formed in the alliance’s chief minister Nitish among the grassroots Sunil Tatkare said his
hours of Friday, he said. The third meeting held in Kumar, a key figure in the workers of alliance part- party has taken a “differ-
former Mumbai corporator, Mumbai on Friday. anti-BJP bloc, on Friday ners, particularly ent decision” and there is
who was Ratnagiri district The two-day meeting of said the 2024 Lok Sabha between the Eknath no need to talk about past
communication chief for the the INDIA bloc resulted in elections are likely to be Shinde-led Shiv Sena and differences.
Uddhav Thackeray-led party, the formation of two com- advanced and called upon Ajit Pawar-led NCP, Deputy chief minister
resided in the Parksite area mittees and three working RJD supremo Lalu Yadav (from left), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad opposition parties to be remains a major cause of Ajit Pawar also echoed Mr
of suburban Vikhroli. He was groups, which have been Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Congress president Mallikarjun alert. Speaking at a press concern for the alliance. Tatkare. “The state lead-
seen jumping in front of a assigned different works Kharge and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Mumbai. — RAJESH JADHAV conference organised The coalition has decided ership of all parties will
running Chhatrapati Shivaji in order to take on the after the two-day conclave to hold joint meetings in decide on seat sharing. If
Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-
bound fast suburban train at
around 11.30 pm on
Thursday, said the official.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi-led government in
the Lok Sabha elections.
Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
‘Congress-mukt Bharat not of the Indian National
Developmental Inclusive
Alliance
Mumbai,
(INDIA)
Mr
in
Kumar
all districts of the state to
address this issue.
Addressing the meeting,
chief minister Eknath
needed, the national lead-
ership will finalise it.
Nobody else should make
any claims. In fact, if any-
Officials of the Kurla railway
police station have recorded
statement of the motorman
of the train before which he
(UBT) chief spokesperson
read out names of the 14-
member coordination
committee and election
possible, India bloc will win’ expressed confidence the
newly formed Opposition
bloc will defeat the BJP
whenever polls are held.
Shinde said
Narendra Modi will be
the candidate on each of
the 48 Maharashtra Lok
that one asks you about which
party will get which seat,
you should only say that
all seats will be contested
threw himself, he said. — PTI strategy committee. Mr Mumbai, Sept. 1: Whatever happened in the polls,” he said. “The BJP wants to Sabha seats, and all by the Maha Yuti (grand
Raut said that the commit- Asserting that the INDIA Karnataka will happen The Congress MP said change the country’s his- alliance partners will alliance),” Mr Pawar said.
Nagaland opposes tee includes K.C.
Venugopal (INC), Sharad
alliance will defeat the
BJP in national elections,
in Telangana, Madhya his party did not split in
Maharashtra because it is
tory. Our aim is to
strengthen the country
work unitedly to make Mr
Modi the Prime Minister
The NCP leader also
assured that his support-
Pradesh, Rajasthan
Forest Act and UCC Pawar (NCP), T.R. Baalu
(DMK), Hemant Soren
Rahul Gandhi on Friday
said Prime Minister and Chhattisgarh. The
based on ideology.
The Shiv Sena and the
and ensure welfare of all
sections of society. We are
for the third time.
“If all of us work togeth-
ers would work for Mr.
Modi with “tan, man,
Kohima: The Nagaland gov- (JMM), Sanjay Raut (SS- Narendra Modi’s call of INDIA alliance is going Nationalist Congress moving expeditiously. er and reach out to voters, dhan”.
ernment is unwilling to UBT), Tejashwi Yadav “Congress-mukt Bharat” to defeat the BJP in Party (NCP), both allies of Elections (to Lok Sabha) winning all 48 seats in BJP leader and deputy
implement the Forest (RJD), Abhishek Banerjee will never materialise as the Congress, saw splits in can be held early and we Maharashtra can be chief minister Devendra
Conservation (Amendment) (TMC), Raghav Chadha even the mighty
national elections and their ranks in the state in have to be alert,” said the achieved easily. Mr Modi Fadnavis also said that
Act and the proposed (AAP), Javed Ali Khan Britishers had failed to the Congress party will the last one year with sec- JD(U) leader. created records in 2014, ‘mission 48’ was achiev-
Uniform Civil Code (UCC), (SP), Lalan Singh (JDU), D finish off the party during win the polls tions of their MLAs join- Mr Kumar said the pos- which he himself broke able if all coalition part-
said government spokesper- Raja (CPI), Omar their heydays. Mr Gandhi ing hands with the BJP. sibility of early parlia- in 2019. If we win 48 seats ners worked with one
son and minister for parlia- Abdullah (NC), Mehbooba said his party will repli- — Rahul Gandhi The former Congress mentary elections, other- in Maharashtra, he will objective and in one direc-
mentary affairs and power Mufti (PDP), one member cate its win in Karnataka Congress leader president asserted the wise due in April-May set new records in 2024,” tion. “There are no differ-
K.G. Kenye here on Friday. from CPI(M), which will notched up a few months BJP will be wiped out in 2024, was discussed in the Mr Shinde said. ences among the three of
The decision was taken dur- give its name later. ago in poll-bound but who defeated the BJP Maharashtra, which at 48, meeting. Shiv Sena MLA us (Mr Shinde, Mr Pawar,
ing a consultative meeting of Apart from the coordina- Telangana, Madhya in Karnataka,” Mr sends the second largest “The deliberations dur- Gulabrao Patil under- and Mr Fadnavis). We
the government with apex tion committee, the Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Gandhi said, referring to number of MPs to the Lok ing the meeting was that lined the lack of trust have proper communica-
tribal bodies of the state at Opposition has also and Rajasthan. his party’s resounding Sabha. people at the Centre will between his party and the tion and 100 per cent coor-
the chief minister’s residen- formed a 19-members cam- Addressing party work- victory in the Assembly Mr Gandhi was in now have to go. We will be NCP. He hoped that the dination.
tial complex. Mr Kenye said paign committee, 12-mem- ers at the Maharashtra polls in the southern state Mumbai to take part in together and not allow his-
several Naga civil societies bers working group for Congress office at Tilak held in May this year. the two-day conclave of tory to be changed,” said
expressed concern that the
Acts might infringe into the
special rights guaranteed
social media, 19-members
working group for media
and 11-members working
Bhavan in Mumbai, he
claimed the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
“Whatever happened in
Karnataka will happen in
Telangana, Madhya
the opposition bloc Indian
National Developmental
Inclusive Alliance
the Bihar CM, targeting
the BJP.
Mr Kumar’s comments
Shah: 2L events held during
under Article 371A of the
Constitution. Article 371A
grants special protection to
group for research. There
will be no head in any of
the two committees and
(RSS), Prime Minister
Modi and the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) are
Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Chhattisgarh (where
Assembly polls are due in
(INDIA).
The Wayanad MP said
Mr Modi had given a call
on early polls came in the
wake of the Centre setting
up a committee to study
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
the Nagas in Nagaland on three working groups. A “scared” of the country’s next few months). The of “Congress-mukt the feasibility of “one AGE CORRESPONDENT were the
religious and social practices senior leader said that oldest political outfit. INDIA alliance is going to Bharat”, but even the then nation, one election”, a NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 goals of a
and also on ownership and panels will not be headed “People in the media defeat the BJP in national “superpower England” move which invited criti- developed
transfer of land and its by anyone in order to said the Congress party elections and the could not wipe out the cism from Opposition The Union home minister India —
resources. — PTI avoid friction. does not have strength, Congress party will win party from country. — PTI leaders. — PTI Amit Shah on Friday said removing
the Prime Minister the slave
Narendra Modi had mentality,
CM post not big
thing for me: Gehlot INDIA bloc has no vision for development: BJP organised more than two
lakhs programmes dur-
ing the “Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav”, which has
b e i n g
proud of
the roots and traditions of
the country, dedicating
Jaipur: Rajasthan chief min- AGE CORRESPONDENT there was no strategy to ◗ Hitting back at Congress Opposition bloc, the BJP the spokesperson of China worked to rekindle the life for the unity and
ister Ashok Gehlot on Friday NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 address the concerns of leader Rahul Gandhi over said, “People of this while questioning the val- feeling of patriotism in integrity of the country
said that CM’s post is not a farmers, women and chil- alliance are very much our of his country’s own the country. and awakening the sense
big thing for him, it is wel- Slamming the Opposition dren,” adding there was no
his remarks on China, Mr familiar with the idea of armed forces. Inaugurating the “Amrit of duty among citizens.
fare of the people that mat- bloc INDIA’s third round vision for the development Prasad said the Congress give-and-take. Their entire Asking the Congress Kalash Yatra” under the “In the last 75 years, we
ters. “For me, post is not a of meeting in Mumbai for of the country, no roadmap leader was behaving like politics is based on give- leader if he knows how “Meri Maati-Mera Desh” have achieved a lot. We
big thing. Service of the lacking a vision for the for the upliftment of the the spokesperson of China and-take. The entire 2G and when Tibet lost its campaign here, Mr Shah have also reached the
people is and I will continue development of the coun- poor. The meeting of the while questioning the val- was give-and-take, the freedom, the former union said, “India has achieved moon and are all set to
to do that till my last try and a roadmap for the Opposition alliance did not our of our armed forces entire coal scam was give- minister said, “Rahul many things in the last 75 orbit the sun, but that is
breath,” the CM said. Mr upliftment of the poor, the even acknowledge the and-take. Former CM of Gandhiji, your govern- years, including reaching not enough,” the home
Gehlot’s remarks came at a BJP on Friday said the threat to India posed by ter- and-take principle”. Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav ment’s official statement the moon; but these minister said.
public meeting in the newly only outcome of the meet- rorism, radicalisation and “Their only recurrent crossed all limits of this was that we have not to achievements are not The “Ek Bharat
created Beawar district, ing was that they “formal- secessionist forces, Mr theme is to abuse Mr ‘give and take’. He is out unnecessarily irritate enough as the country has Shreshtha Bharat” pro-
probably as a reference to ly and politically” accept- Prasad said. Modi as much as possible. on bail in the fodder China by developing the to become a truly great gramme aims to increase
the power tussle between ed their “give-and-take He added the only take- Their concern is as to who scam.” infrastructure along the nation as envisioned by interaction and promote
him and his former deputy principle”. away from the meeting exceeds whom (among Hitting back at Congress whole Ladakh to Prime Minister Modi.” mutual understanding
Sachin Pilot that has been Senior BJP leader Ravi held in Mumbai was that themselves) in cursing leader Rahul Gandhi over Arunachal stretch. It was The Union home minis- between people of differ-
on for more than a year over Shankar Prasad said, “In the Opposition parties and abusing Modiji,” said his remarks on China, Mr A.K. Antony, former ter said the five vows of ent states and Union
the issue of leadership in the the third meeting of the ‘so- have “formally and politi- the BJP leader. Prasad said the Congress defence minister’s state- PM Modi for making Territories through the
state. Both leaders were in called Opposition alliance’, cally accepted their give- Taking a dig at the leader was behaving like ment in the Parliament”. India a great country state-UT pairing idea.
the race for the CM’s post
after the victory of the
Congress party in 2018
Assembly elections. — PTI ‘Ukraine issue must 1 more held in R. Madhavan
Coimbatore car is chief of
SC GIVES EX-MP be removed from bomb blast case
FTII, Anurag
LIFE TERM FOR
DOUBLE MURDER
G-20 communique’ New Delhi, Sept. 1: The
National Investigation
Agency (NIA)has arrest-
ed another person
greets him
SRIDHAR linked to a module that New Delhi, Sept. 1:
New Delhi: The Supreme KUMARASWAMI carried out acar bomb Actor-filmmaker R.
Court on Friday sentenced NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 explosion in Coimbatore Madhavan was on
former Lok Sabha MP from in Tamil Nadu last year, Friday nominated as
Bihar Prabhunath Singh to Ahead of G-20 summit, an officialsaid on Friday. president of Pune-based
life imprisonment for killing Russian ambassador to Mohammed Azarudeen Film and Television
two people on the day of India Denis Alipov said alias “Azar” is the 13th Institute of India (FTII)
polling for Assembly elec- “non-consensual items” person to be arrested in and chairman of its
tions in Bihar’s Saran district like the references to the case, which was governing council.
in 1995. A bench headed by Ukraine crisis should be Denis Alipov taken over by the NIA on Union minister
Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul removed from the G-20 October 27 last year, a Anurag Thakur congrat-
said Singh, a multiple-term agenda, adding India unfortunate (yet) very spokesperson of the fed- ulated the actor, who
former MP from Bihar’s “had not proposed any unavoidable” while he eral agency said. turned director with his
Maharajganj, and state of ideas for cessation of hos- lambasted the Ukrainian The blast had taken National award-winning
Bihar will have to pay `10 tilities” in the Ukraine government. place on October 23 last film Rocketry: The
lakhs each compensation conflict. Speaking during Mr Alipov also said the year in front of a temple Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis Nambi Effect.
separately to the families of an interaction at the “for- Ukraine crisis had not on Eswaran Kovil Street and Ajit Pawar during the ‘Mahayuti’ alliance meeting in Mumbai on Friday. “Heartiest congratula-
the two deceased and `5 eign correspondents triggered the food and in Coimbatore. — PTI — DEBASISH DEY tions to
lakhs each to an injured vic- club” (FCC), the Russian financial crisis in the @ActorMadhavan ji on
tim of the case. “Never seen envoy said the “clout and world; it rather was being nominated as
weight of India” would caused by the sanctions President of
■ Dispute over land leads to chaos in Assam’s Silsako
a case like this before,” the
bench, also comprising surely help in case of an on Russia. He added it @FTIIOfficial and
Justices A.S. Oka and Vikram initiative to end the was Russia one of the Chairman of the gov-
Nath, observed without elab-
orating. On August 18, the
apex court had convicted Mr
Singh while overturning the
Ukraine conflict.
He added that the “Bali
declaration” (at last
year’s G-20 summit host-
world’s major global pro-
ducers of food grains and
not Ukraine. He asserted
Ukraine being a neutral
Women strip to protest eviction drive erning council.
“I’m sure that your
vast experience & strong
ethics will enrich this
orders of the trial court and ed by Indonesia which country was a prerequi- Guwahati, Sept. 1: Women other protesters. institute, bring positive
the Patna high court acquit- had a reference to the site to resolve the conflict, staged a semi-nude protest A couple whose house changes, & take it to a
ting him in the case. On Ukraine crisis to which adding that Russia would in Assam’s largest city was demolished claimed higher level. My best
Friday, the matter was fixed Russia had agreed to) not accept any further Guwahati against an evic- that they had bought the wishes to you,” the I&B
for hearing arguments on “could not be repeated” in expansion of NATO. tion drive in Silsako Beel land for `4 lakhs in 2007 Minister wrote on X.
the quantum of sentence. At the forthcoming G-20 On the current row (lake) area on Friday, as from a local “committee”, Mr Madhavan, 53,
the outset, the bench summit’s joint declara- erupted out of the publi- excavators ravaged to the which had assured them thanked the minister.
observed, “There are two tion, as many incidents cation of a recent Chinese ground several houses to that no eviction would “Thank you so very
options only, there is no such as disruptions of official map that showed clear alleged encroached happen in the area. much for the honour and
third option available . Life energy pipelines had India’s northeastern state land of the wetland. “The government has kinds wishes Anurag
or death, these are the only taken place after that. It of Arunachal Pradesh a Chief minister Himanta thrown us out so that they Thakur ji. I will do my
two options”. The counsel may be noted that Russia Chinese territory, follow- Biswa Sarma said the can sell this land to the very best to live up to all
representing Mr Singh said it has so far opposed any ing which India lodged a administration went for rich for crores of rupees. the expectations,” the
is not a case where the court references to the Ukraine protest with China, the the eviction drive after Police personnel arrest a woman protesting against an Where will we go now? actor wrote on X.
may consider granting death situation in the outcome Russian envoy revealed consulting with locals and eviction drive by Guwahati Metropolitan Development Our lives are over,” they The actor, known for
sentence. “Do you seriously documents of G-20 meet- that there were certain compensation would be said. his films across lan-
Authority at Silsako Beel in Guwahati on Friday. — PTI
feel that we are considering ings hosted by India as “discrepancies” in the paid to the eligible people. Chief minister claimed guages including
death penalty?” the bench the current Chair. recent official Chinese As police and civil against the government As the two stripped that the exercise was car- “ K a n n a t h i l
asked. The counsel said con- The Russian ambassa- map on the Russia-China administration reached and trying to prevent the down to their undergar- ried out after due consul- Muthamittal”, “Rang De
current acquittals by the dor said that Russia’s mil- border as well, but that the area to carry out the police personnel from ments, policewomen tation with the residents Basanti”, “3 Idiots” and
courts below have been itary actions in Ukraine Moscow “does not exag- eviction, local people entering the area, two rushed to cover them and and compensation “Vikram Vedha”, will
reversed by the apex court were “very thorough, gerate” this with the came out in protest. women protestors dis- were taken away from the would be paid to those eli- succeed filmmaker
in this case. — PTI very thought-out, very Chinese side. Initially raising slogans robed themselves. site, along with several gible for it. — PTI Shekhar Kapur. — PTI
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SHORT
Maha: Electric bus
TAKES
Isro’s Sun mission set for launch today Navy unveils
latest frigate
catches fire, all safe Mission payload to send 1,440 images per day, provide info to understand issues of pre-flare and flare activities Mahendragiri
Mumbai: An electric bus of
the Brihanmumbai Electric Sriharikota, Sept. 1: Days Lagrangian point), which in Mumbai spacecraft on Saturday
along with the seven pay-
nearly four months to
reach the intended L1
Supply and Transport after landing on the Moon, is about 1.5 million kilo-
(BEST), Mumbai's civic India will aim for the Sun metres from the Earth. loads. Similar PSLV-XL point. The Aditya-L1 pay- PAWAN BALI
transport body, caught fire on Saturday with its maid- As per Isro, there are five variants were used in the loads are expected to pro- NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
during battery charging in en solar expedition, as Lagrangian points Chandrayaan-1 mission in vide the most crucial infor-
suburban Malvani early on ISRO’s trusted PSLV will between the Sun and the 2008 and the mars orbiter mation to understand the Mahendragiri, the sev-
Friday, officials said. carry the Aditya L1 mis- Earth, and the L1 point in mission (MOM) in 2013. problems of coronal heat- enth and the last frigate
The incident occurred sion on a 125-day voyage to the Halo orbit would pro- Of the total seven pay- ing, coronal mass ejection of project 17A, was on
around 5 am and the blaze the Sun. vide a greater advantage loads, four onboard the (CME), pre-flare, and flare Friday launched by Dr
was doused within 15 min- The 23.10 hour count- of continuously viewing spacecraft would directly activities, and their char- Sudesh Dhankhar —
utes, they said, adding that down for the launch of the Sun without any view the Sun while the acteristics, dynamics, and wife of vice-president
nobody was injured in it. Aditya L1 onboard PSLV occurrence of eclipse. remaining three would space weather. Jagdeep Dhankhar — at
It was a midi (medium-sized) C57 commenced here on “This will provide a undertake in-situ studies of The primary payload of “Mazagon Dock
electric bus that was being Friday, ISRO said. greater advantage of particles and fields at the Aditya-L1 the visible emis- Shipbuilders” shipyard
charged along with several The Sun observatory mis- observing the solar activi- L1 point. Initially, the sion line coronagraph in Mumbai. Ship-launch
other such vehicles at the sion will be fired from the ties continuously,” Isro Aditya-L1 spacecraft would would be sending 1,440 is formal ceremony of
charging bay. The fire erupt- second launch pad at this said. On embarking on be placed in a low earth images per day to the the vessel being trans-
ed in the battery set posi- spaceport at 11.50 am on such a complex mission, Preparations in the final phase for India’s maiden solar orbit. It would be made ground station for analysis ferred from land to water
tioned on the rooftop of Saturday, and comes close the Bengaluru headquar- mission Aditya L1 onboard the PSLV-C57 ahead of its more elliptical and later the on reaching the intended for the first time for fur-
the bus. After noticing it, the on the heels of India’s suc- tered space agency said launch today. — PTI spacecraft will be launched orbit. VELC, “the largest ther trials and fittings.
BEST employees immediate- cessful moon expedition the Sun is the nearest star towards the Lagrange point and technically most chal- As Mahendragiri
ly removed the buses parked last month, Chandrayaan- and therefore can be stud- releases immense prone to such distur- L1 by using on-board lenging” payload on descended into the
next to the affected vehicle, 3. Isro Chairman S ied in much more detail as amounts of energy in the bances; therefore, an early propulsion systems. Aditya-L1, was integrated, waters of Arabian Sea, a
so that the blaze does not Somanath said the Sun compared to the others. solar system. If such warning of such events is As the spacecraft travels tested, and calibrated at wave of euphoria swept
spread further. They also mission will take 125 days By studying the Sun explosive solar phenome- important for taking cor- towards L1, it will exit the the Indian institute of across the gathering. The
tried to douse it with the to reach the exact radius. much more about could be na are directed towards rective measures before- Earth’s gravitational astrophysics CREST name “Mahendragiri” is
help of fire extinguishers in Aditya L1 is designed for learnt aboyt stars in the the earth, it could cause hand, Isro added. sphere of influence. After (Centre for Research and derived from a mountain
the buses, but it was not of providing remote observa- milky way as well as in various types of distur- Isro scientists have used exit, the cruise phase will Education in Science peak in Eastern Ghats
much help, sources in the tions of the solar corona various other galaxies, bances in the near-earth ‘XL’, the more powerful start and subsequently, the Technology), campus in located in the state of
undertaking said. — PTI and conduct in-situ obser- Isro said. space environment. variant of the polar satel- spacecraft will be injected Hoskote near Bengaluru Orissa. These warships
vations of the solar wind The Sun shows several Spacecraft and commu- lite launch vehicle (PSLV) into a large halo orbit with substantial collabora- are the follow-ons of the
at L1 (Sun-Earth eruptive phenomena and nication systems are that would carry the around L1. It would take tion with Isro. — PTI Project 17 class frigates
3 killed in collision (Shivalik Class), with
improved stealth fea-
between two bikes
Bahraich (UP): Three people,
including a four-year-old
Man shot dead at Bomb with
timer seized
Mysterious man climbs onto tures, advanced weapons
and sensors and platform
management systems.
“What makes this event
girl, were killed when two
motorcycles collided head
on the Bahraich-Lakhimpur Union minister’s at MLA’s office boat mid-sea off Paradip coast even more memorable
for the Indian Navy is the
fact that this is the sec-
Kheri highway, police said on AGE CORRESPONDENT AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO ◗ WE SUSPECT that the ond launch of P17As in a
Friday. The accident took
place near Rajapur Kala vil-
lage on Thursday night, they
said. As per police officials,
Lucknow home BHUBANESWAR, SEPT. 1

A powerful bomb with a

timer was found lying on
BHUBANESWAR, SEPT. 1

In a surprising incident, a
man from nowhere
man was swept into the
sea accidentally. We pro-
vided them food immedi-
short span of two weeks:
Vindhyagiri on 17th
August at GRSE Kolkata
and Mahendragiri
Onkar (40), his wife Maina Lucknow, Sept. 1: A 30- ◗ SRIVASTAVA WAS the office premises of climbed onto the boat of ately after he was res- today” said Navy chief
Devi (38) and mother-in-law year-old man was shot invited for dinner where Talcher MLA some fishermen in the cued. He underwent med- Adm. R. Hari Kumar.
Shabnam (80) were return- dead under mysterious an altercation took place Brajkishore Pradhan at sea, 71 miles off ical examination after we He said that the launch
ing from his in-laws’ place to circumstances at the Nandira in Odisha’s the Chilika coast in reached the shore and came at a time when the
and he was shot dead, as need for an assured
his home in Motipur, when home of Union minister Angul district on Friday Odisha. now he is doing well, said
their motorcycle collided Kaushal Kishore’s son per the complaint filed by morning. The man who was umbrella of security was
head on with another motor- here in the early hours of victim’s brother The incident occurred brought to the shore on
the fisherman “a must” for sustaining
cycle on which Ganesh, his Friday, police said. in the incident and by just a couple of hours Friday said he belonged examination after we the aspirational trajecto-
daughter Anshika (4) and his The minister’s son, whom,” the minister before the Biju Janata to Simdega in Jharkh- reached the shore and ry of our nation.
wife were travelling. Onkar Vikas Kishore, was in added. Dal (BJD) lawmaker was and. He identified hims now he is doing well,” “At sea, the traditional
and Shabnam died on the Delhi at the time when Deputy CP Rahul Raj scheduled to stage a two- elf as Kusha Tirkey said fisherman Prahalad security challenges in
spot, while Anshika suc- Vinay Srivastava, said the deceased had a hour-long road Oraon. Dash. the ‘Indian Ocean
cumbed to her injuries at the described as his friend, single gunshot wound to blockade on National The incident occurred A conversation with Region’, and the larger
district hospital, where she was shot in the head. his head. “It is being said Highway 53 in Angul on Wednesday night when The boat staff and the Kusha revealed that he ‘Indo-Pacific’ continue to
was admitted. Seriously The revolver used is a that the gun used in the demanding expansion of a boat from Paradip fishermen suspect him to works as a daily-wage persist.”
injured Ganesh, Maina Devi licensed weapon owned incident is registered in the road. anchored in the sea and have been washed into earner and was carried Following the launch,
and wife of Ganesh are by Vikas Kishore, accord- the name of Vikas As part of this pro- the fishermen were busy the sea and a helpless per- away by high tidal “Mahendragiri” will
undergoing treatment at ing to his father. Kishore. This is being gramme, MLA Pradhan’s fishing. son. waves. join its three sister ships
the hospital. — PTI The land on which the verified. The gun was supporters and party All of a sudden, the boat “We suspect that the “I work as a daily-wage at the Wet Basins of
house is built belongs to recovered from the crime workers were scheduled staff spotted a man climb- man was swept into the earner. I was carried away MDL, to progress
Kaushal Kishore, the spot,” he added. to take out a rally from ing onto the boat. sea accidentally. We pro- by high tidal waves as I remaining outfitting
Union minister of state As per the complaint, the office premises. They were all taken vided them food immedi- was strolling on the shore. activities and equip-
Firing rages in for housing and urban
affairs and BJP MP from
Srivastava had gone to
Kishore’s house at night.
Then, some workers
spotted the object lying
aback because there was
no other boat in the vicin-
ately
rescued.”
after he was Now, I’m feeling better
after being rescued by the
ment trials in the run up
to their delivery and
Manipur, 3-day Lucknow’s Mohanlalganj
constituency. But the
“One Ajay Rawat, Ankit
Verma, Shamim and
on the office premises. ity, nor any island. “He underwent medical fishermen,” said Kusha. commissioning.

Baba live there. They had

toll rises to 8 house is yet to be regis-
tered, the minister’s wife
Jai Devi said.
dinner with my brother.
My brother was shot and NIA raids 4 states over terror recruitment plot
■ Continued From Page 1 Four who stayed at the he died due to a bullet
member requested all the house invited Srivastava injury over an altercation AMRESH SRIVASTAVA tal devices were recovered ◗ TWO ACCUSED were investigations in a case aimed at furthering activi-
deployed members of the for dinner where an alter- between them. I suspect NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 at three locations in involved in a series of dis- registered in April 2023 ties of their terror fronts
Indian Army, paramilitary cation took place, as per that my brother has been Maharashtra and one loca- against two accused active in India. The entire
forces and state forces to be the complaint filed by vic- shot dead,” it read. The National Investigation tion each in the other three
ruptive terror-linked recruited earlier by these conspiracy was about
impartial in carrying out their tim’s brother. The complainant also Agency on Friday said it states. activities — including proscribed organisations. spreading terror in India
responsibilities to safeguard The man was shot dead said that Srivastav was a had seized incriminating They also said that this transfer of funds abroad Two accused were involved and disrupting peace of
the population and to be suc- around 4 am, joint CP friend of Kishore and digital devices in a multi- recovery indicates a con- for purchase of land in in a series of disruptive the country, NIA said.
cessful in maintaining peace (crime) Akash Kulhary often used to stay at the state raid in “Al Qaeda in spiracy by the Al Qaeda in Afghanistan terror-linked activities — The agency had arrested
and normalcy in the state. said. Kaushal Kishore house. Jai Devi, an MLA the Indian subcontinent & the Indian Subcontinent including transfer of funds Mohammed Arif, a soft-
Ms Kom also urged everyone said the gun is registered from the Malihabad con- Teherik-e-Taliban terror (AQIS) and the Teherik-e- efforts to destabilise the abroad for purchase of ware engineer from
in Manipur, especially Meiteis in his son’s name who stituency of Lucknow, recruitment conspiracy Taliban to recruit and rad- country through the land in Afghanistan. Bengaluru and Hamraz
and Kuki-Zo people, to join currently is in Delhi. said, “The land on which case”. The agency further icalise impressionable unlawful and radicalisa- The probe so far revealed Worshid Shaikh from
hands, set aside their differ- “He left Lucknow for the house is built is in my said that multiple raids youth in India in order to tion plans and campaigns these banned outfits were Thane, Maharashtra in
ences and restore peace and Delhi on Thursday husband’s name. The were conducted on spread terror in the coun- of the two terror outfits,” also involved in radicalisa- February this year in a
normalcy to the state. “We all evening. He had left the house has not been regis- Thursday in Maharashtra, try. “The NIA is examin- the Central agency said in tion of the vulnerable and case relating to conspiracy
need to co-exist, so let's put our gun at his residence and tered yet. I built it for my Gujarat, Karnataka and ing the devices to track a statement today. susceptible youth, and by terrorist organisations
differences and wounds aside,” police are investigating son Vikas Kishore who Tamil Nadu, wherein a those involved in the con- The raids were in contin- their recruitment to the based in India and abroad
she added. how the weapon was used lived there.” — PTI host of incriminating digi- spiracy and thwart their uation of the agency’s two organisations was to radicalise the youth.

Kovind will head ‘One Nation, One Election’ Maratha quota agitation turns violent in Maha
■ Continued From Page 1 Mallikarjun Kharge. states need to voluntarily dissolve Jalna, Sept. 1: A protest for since Tuesday. Sachin Sangle were injured in mitted to provide reservation
exercise along with massive Though the Law Commission has their Assemblies earlier, or by Maratha reservation in the While CM Eknath Shinde stone pelting while 20 protest- to the Maratha community,
resources, including increasing all along been in favour, fresh operation of law. Jalna district of central made an appeal for peace and ers were injured in baton- and nobody should resort to
the number of electronic voting debate on one nation, one election However, a political consensus Maharashtra turned violent announced that a committee charge at Antarwali Sarathi, violence.
machines and, before that, making began in 2018 when it prepared a was needed for these changes, the on Friday leading to several will be set up for a high-level police sources said. “The state government is tak-
constitutional provisions through draft working paper on holding paper said, as this will require a persons including at least 12 probe into the violence, deputy The CM had spoken to the ing some steps to give reserva-
amendments. simultaneous elections. It got constitutional amendment since police personnel getting CM Devendra Fadnavis protesters on Wednesday, urg- tion to the community. During
Soon after the announcement of buried under other issues and the terms of different Assemblies injured, officials said. claimed that the police were ing them to end the hunger Devendra Fadnavis's tenure as
the one nation, one election com- never came to the fore as the polit- will either need to be curtailed or Police used baton-charge and forced to use baton-charge due strike, but they refused to chief minister, the state gov-
mittee, BJP chief J. P. Nadda met ical parties continued debating on extended. fired teargas shells to disperse to stone pelting. relent, officials said. ernment had given reservation
Mr Kovind at his residence. Article 370, the Citizenship And in the third, the commission a violent mob at Antarwali The reservation provided by On Thursday, shops and to the Maratha community but
However, the details of the meet- Amendment Act, Triple Talaq, recommended replacing the “no- Sarathi village on Dhule- the state government for the other commercial establish- the SC quashed it,” he said.
ing are still under wraps. farm laws, etc. The government, confidence motion” with a “con- Solapur road in Ambad tehsil. politically dominant Maratha ments at Wadigodri village in “I do not want to go into the
Union home minister Amit Shah, too, waited for a more opportune structive vote of no-conf- Villagers also claimed that community was quashed by Ambad tehsil had remained politics of it because it was not
defence minister Rajnath Singh time. idence”, through appropriate police fired some rounds in the the Supreme Court earlier. The closed, while there was a mas- properly followed up. However,
and Mr Nadda met the Prime In its draft paper, the Law amendments. air, but officials did not con- agitation turned violent on sive protest gathering at the state government is taking
Minister later in the day, most like- Commission stated that holding In a constructive vote of no-con- firm it. Friday as some persons target- Shahgadh earlier in the week. this issue seriously and we
ly to discuss the agenda of the spe- simultaneous elections will save fidence, the government may only The protesters, led by Manoj ed state transport buses and Additional police forces have will welcome it if there are any
cial session and update him public money, reduce burden on be removed if there is confidence Jarange, had been staging a private vehicles, police said. been sent to Jalna, officials suggestions. I appeal to the
on the one nation, one election the administrative setup and secu- in an alternate government. It fur- hunger strike demanding At least 12 police personnel said. Speaking to a regional protesters to maintain peace
issue. rity forces, ensure timely imple- ther suggested the option of limit- reservation for the Maratha and officials including deputy news channel, CM Shinde said so that the common people do
Ever since Mr Modi took over as mentation of government policies ing the number of such motions community at the village superintendent of police the state government was com- not suffer,” he said. — PTI
PM in 2014, he has been talking and ensure that the administrative during the term of the House or
about the idea of simultaneous machinery is engaged in develop- Assembly.
polls, which include those at local
bodies, citing the financial burden
caused by an almost continuous
ment activities rather than elec-
tioneering.
At the same time, the Law
If no party secures a majority to
form the government, it may
result in a hung House or
Opp. is united against BJP in polls ‘as far as possible’
election cycle and the fact that it Commission said that simultane- Assembly. ■ Continued From Page 1 decided to organise joint pub- tion,” he said. Arvind Kejriwal said: “INDIA
impacts development work during ous elections cannot be held with- In order to prevent this, the com- logo,” said G. Devarajan from lic rallies “at the earliest” in Mr. Gandhi also appealed to is not merely an alliance of
the polling period. in the existing framework of the mission recommended that the the All India Forward Bloc. different parts of the country the Opposition leaders to 26-28 parties. It’s an alliance
Mr Kovind, too, had echoed Mr Constitution and to have elections President or the governor give an Shiv Sena (UBT) chief on issues of public concern “come together in the most of 140-crore people. They have
Modi’s view. While addressing for the Lok Sabha and state opportunity to the largest party Uddhav Thackeray admitted and importance. It will coor- efficient way possible”. The come together to construct
Parliament in 2018, he said, Legislative Assemblies in along with their pre- or post-poll that a couple of logos were dinate communications and INDIA bloc will demonstrate the Bharat of the 21st century.
“Frequent elections not only one go, the government will need alliance to form the government. If kept ready. “But some of the media strategies and cam- and prove the corruption of The BJP-led government is
impose a huge burden on human to make certain amendments to the government cannot be formed, parties insisted that people’s paigns on the theme of the ruling party and Prime the most corrupt and arro-
resources but also impede the the Constitution, the an all-party meeting may be called opinions should also be invit- “Judega Bharat, Jeetega Minister Narendra Modi, he gant government the country
development process due to the Representation of the People Act to resolve the stalemate. If this ed for the making of the logo, India” in different languages. added. has ever seen.”
promulgation of the model code of 1951 and the Rules of Procedure of fails, mid-term elections may be which we found acceptable,” Sources said that seat-sharing RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Mr Thackeray appealed to
conduct.” the Lok Sabha and state held. he said. arrangements will be Yadav said, “All the all anti-BJP parties to join the
The government’s latest move to Assemblies. The commission recommended On the concluding day of its finalised by September 30 by Opposition parties were sit- INDIA alliance. “All parties
study the feasibility of the one The commission also suggested that appropriate amendments be two-day conference in Mumbai the bloc coordination commit- ting apart and the country and leaders are welcome. I
nation, one election policy has not that at least 50 per cent of the made to provide that any new Lok on Friday, the Opposition tee. paid for it. Mr Modi (the want to thank them for the
gone down well with the states should ratify the constitu- Sabha or Assembly formed after alliance passed a resolution Speaking at the joint press Prime Minister) benefited third meeting and INDIA is
Opposition leaders, who dub it a tional amendments. mid-term elections, will be consti- saying that the member par- conference of the INDIA bloc, from this. I have been saying strengthening by the day,” he
threat to the federal structure of The Law Commission recom- tuted only for the remainder of the ties will “contest the forthcom- Congress leader Rahul Bhajpa bhagao desh bachao added.
the country. The Opposition mended three alternatives to syn- ongoing term and not the entire ing Lok Sabha elections Gandhi said that it will be (Drive out the BJP, save The meeting held in
argues: “More than one nation, chronise elections in India. The five years. together as far as possible”. impossible for the BJP to win India). Now it is time for a Mumbai on Thursday and
one election; fair elections are first option was advancing or post- The commission recommended “Seat-sharing arrangements the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections seat-sharing arrangement. I Friday was the third joint
needed”. poning election timings in certain that appropriate amendments be in different states will be initi- if the Opposition stays unit- assure you that it will also meeting of the INDIA bloc.
“No matter how many diversions states so that elections to all state made to anti-defection laws to ated immediately and conclud- ed. “This stage represents 60 happen smoothly. We will The first meeting was held in
and distractions the ruling regime Assemblies and the Lok Sabha are ensure that all disqualification ed at the earliest in a collabo- per cent of the Indian popula- make sacrifices if needed,” he Pune, while the second took
throws at the people, the citizens of held together. issues arising from defection are rative spirit of give-and-take,” tion. If the parties on this said. place in Bengaluru, where the
India shall not be betrayed any- Second, for Assembly elections decided by the presiding officer the resolution said. stage unite, it is impossible Delhi chief minister and name of the alliance was
more,” said Congress president after the Lok Sabha polls, the within six months. The INDIA alliance has also for the BJP to win an elec- Aam Aadmi Party chief announced.
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2 SEPTEMBER 2023

Opp. unity is a work in

progress, in better shape
O
pposition unity in the face of the ruling BJP, which won the last
two general elections in 2014 and 2019, is still a work in
progress. But, since the first meeting in Patna on June 23 and
the rechristening of the alliance to form the acronym INDIA in
the second meeting in Bangalore in July and now after the end
of the third meeting in Mumbai, what emerges is the sense that this
alliance of disparate parties is in a better place.
There is far more to be achieved in terms of a seat-sharing agreement,
which will be the most crucial factor in terms of election arithmetic, and a
commonality of action rather than words. But they seem to have picked up
speed as well as a sense of purpose towards matching up to the formidable
BJP party, which has often been termed a poll winning machine.
Apart from having to contend with the pulls and pressures of the incon-
gruence of national and regional parties that have to compete on certain
patches of alliance turf — for example in Bengal, Punjab, Delhi and Kerala
where India INDIA member parties will have to
Minor friction as in face each other in Assembly polls — they have
the former also had the bombshell of an idea of “one Nation
Congress leader ,about. One Poll” floated by the ruling BJP to think

Confronting bigotry and

Kapil Sibal appear- Having also heard rumours, as they confabu-
ing at the unity lated for two days, of a possible early Lok Sabha LETTERS
meeting, much to polls to be held together with the elections in
the chagrin of the five states this year, they also had to resolve to
get their preparations going early. It does
POLLUTION ALARM
Congress Party, appear that the poll fever of 2024 has caught on

violence in the classroom

was also forded and spread quite early to lend the talks on A country that values
over for the sake Opposition unity a sense of urgency as well. the life of its citizens on
of unity Apart from general discussions on the concept
and practice of their own unity, the Opposition a priority basis by
parties did get down to the nitty-gritty in forming a 14-member coordina- putting pollution miti-
tion panel, which will avowedly be the bloc’s highest decision-making Today, corporal creates — stops children
power group. Their first task, despite a committee chairman not being from learning. As well as gation efforts is sure to
punishment is
named, would be the knotty issue of seat-sharing, which they have vowed
to tackle in the tight time frame of a month.
Patralekha banned in schools
causing physical and psy-
chological harm, it affects
develop its other
Minor friction as in the former Congress leader Kapil Sibal appearing at Chatterjee in 136 countries. children’s brain and cogni- resources and grow
the unity meeting, much to the chagrin of the Congress Party, which But, despite the tive development, leads to even bigger. Only
despite its fall from earlier grace is still one of the leading INDIA compo- lower educational achieve-
nents, was also forded over for the sake of unity. This spirit of give and Dev 360 long list of known ment, prevents them from
healthy citizens can
take has been lauded as an ideal that must govern the rest of the hard nego- negative effects, building healthy relation- acquire greater wealth
tiations that are bound to crop up at every stage between now and the gen- violent punishment ships, and causes school and wisdom. The recent
eral elections. of children in drop-out”.
air quality life index

E
The search for Opposition unity is a given in the face of the BJP’s very Indian has peace), are non-cognisable schools It goes on to reference a
strength in the art of preparing for and winning elections. How seriously every reason to offenses and bailable. Ms
continues...
major 2016 meta-analysis of report released by the
it is being approached now, as opposed to 2019 which was a battleground of celebrate the Tyagi has not been arrested 75 studies published over 50
clashing egos among the Opposition parties, is an indicator of a do-or-die spectacularly at the time of writing. years which found “an University of Chicago
sense that is creeping in. The coalition has done well enough in picking successful mis- What is truly disturbing association between experi- this week reveals dis-
price rise, dire jobs scenario and farmer distress as three broad themes on sion of Chandrayaan-3. But is the teacher’s justification fault lines deepen. Dying by ence of corporal punish- turbing realities. PM2.5
which to attack the ruling BJP-led NDA. Let it be said that most interest- being over the moon should of her brutality and her suicide is the extreme; liv- ment (in any setting) and
ing times lie ahead. not mean taking our eyes defence — she says that ing in chronic despair, impaired cognitive abili- pollution is estimated to
off terrestrial issues. Or the since she was handicapped, being subjected to persis- ty”. Many other studies, shorten an average
growing challenges and she had no choice but to ask tent humiliation and abuse says Unesco, have found a
contradictions on the other children to punish is almost as bad. similar connection, “link- Indian,s life expectancy
ground. The Indian Space the Muslim boy. Which is The incidents raise two ing corporal punishment by 5.3 years. Economic
Research Organisation tantamount to making a critical issues. One, the with lower IQ scores, small- losses due to pollution
Inflation, exports still a concern (Isro) makes India look
good. It is just as important
to pay attention to what
case for corporal punish-
ment and its outsourced
variant.
Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education
(RTE) Act 2009 explicitly
er vocabularies, poorer cog-
nitive abilities, less ability
to pay attention, hyperac-
related deaths and mor-
bidity in 2019 amounted

I
ndia’s economy performed well by growing at the rate of 7.8 per cent in does not make India look The second incident took prohibits “physical punish- tivity, and slower cognitive
the first quarter of financial year 2023-24, thanks to a significant good. place in Kathua, Jammu ment” and “mental harass- development”. to millions.
increase in private consumption, government capital expenditure, In recent days, three and Kashmir. Farooq ment” under Section 17(1) Today, corporal punish- Vijay Singh Adhikari
financials and services. Though the current growth rate pales in compari- widely reported incidents Ahmad, a teacher, brutally and makes it a punishable ment is banned in schools
son with 13.1 per cent expansion in the economy witnessed in the first in different parts of the assaulted a Hindu student, offence under Section 17(2). in 136 countries. But unfor-
Nainital
quarter of FY 2022-23, it still keeps India steady as the world’s fastest- country point to a shameful because he had written “Jai But in practice, corporal tunately, despite the long
growth major economy in the world ahead of China with a 6.3 per cent reality. India’s youngest Shri Ram” on the black-
board, according to media
punishment — the use of
violence to “teach” a child a
list of known negative
effects, violent punishment
UNIMPORTANT G-20
growth rate. continue to be subjected to
The numbers of this quarter present a real picture of the economy as brutality and bigotry with- reports. The student had to lesson — continues in of children in schools con- IT IS OKAY to hope and aspire for an
against those in the previous fiscal year because both the periods being in the classroom. And be rushed to a hospital. The many parts of the country. tinues in many places. undivided world, but since when did it
compared are from the post-Covid era. The key data points that give confi- sometimes, those tasked to teacher has been arrested. How long are we going to The bottom line — you become India’s duty and responsibili-
dence in the country’s economic growth journey are government con- expand their minds see A third incident, which let this continue under one cannot bulldoze a child into ty? It is more important that the issues
sumption stabilizing at 10 percent of the GDP and private consumption nothing wrong in using vio- has got much less play in pretext or the other? Two, learning multiplication mentioned by the EAM like good
taking the lead at 58 per cent. The manufacturing sector too has grown at lence to make their point the media, involves a 15- corporal punishment risks tables or doing homework. health, nutrition and educations are
a decent rate of 4.7 per cent. Though it could grow faster, the current within what should be a year-old Dalit student in being used as a ruse to Brutality has no positive first resolved in India before we
growth rate is not bad when seen in the background of a worsening global safe space, the classroom. Rajasthan who allegedly mask bigotry in a fractured benefits in the classroom. address the world problems. Little can
economic scenario. This is happening at a time had been facing casteist political landscape. The vic- In fact, it is a hindrance to be achieved in one year of the presi-
The central government fiscal deficit for the first four months of the when the country is getting slurs from his teachers. tims are typically the weak- learning and leads to lower dency of the G-20. The media-created
financial year stays at 33 per cent, which gives confidence to investors that increasingly polarised. The Unable to cope with persis- est and powerless. academic achievement, hype behind the presidency was unnec-
the government is committed to stay anchored to its stated fiscal deficit victims are typically the tent humiliation, he had Whichever way you slice and school dropouts. essary. Indonesia was the previous
policy. weakest and lack the power approached his principal it or dice it, brutality, be it At a time when India is president of the G-20. Did anything
The real cause of concern for the economy emanates from the path of to confront bigotry and bru- and vice-principal for help. physical or mental, is unac- seeking to position itself as change there? The G-20 nations have
inflation and exports. According to the government data, exports consti- tality head-on. No support came his way. ceptable within the class- a twenty-first-century not been able to do anything about the
tuted 20 per cent of the economy in the April-June quarter of the financial In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar He died by suicide. Two room. We empower the big- knowledge hub, what is the Ukraine conflict and the Chinese ag-
year 2024 as against 24 per cent in the yearago period, which translates Pradesh, a teacher ordered teachers have been sus- ots if we do not confront story we want to tell our gression on all its borders. The absence
into a drop of `70,000 crore worth of business for the economy in just four her students to slap their pended. brutality within the class- children who will shape of Xi and Putin at the India meeting
months. Unless the global economic growth improves, India would contin- classmate, a seven-year-old The three incidents were room and safe spaces. this country and its future? will further diminish its importance.
ue to experience stress in the export sector and impair its growth poten- Muslim boy. The video reported and have trig- Whomsoever seeks to ratio- What is the story we want Anthony Henriques
tial. However, as the services sector has finally come out of the Covid shad- clips of the incident, which gered a joust between nalise it needs to think how to tell the world we seek to Mumbai
ow to support the economy, it is time for cautious optimism. went viral in the social sharply contrasting narra- she or he would react if the inspire?
media, made clear that the tives. Many incidents go child was their own. Rationalising violence
boy’s religion was flagged. unreported. All these A recent report by Unesco
posed a simple question:
against children in the
classroom in the name of
CASH COW
The teacher, Tripta Tyagi, instances point to the hor-
who also owns the school, rific situation within “Can you learn when you “teaching them a lesson” THE IPL is nothing but a glorified
denies using a communal many classrooms in are afraid?” The report will be used to target the way of making easy money and thus
slur and claims it was pun- India. titled “Ending corporal weakest in a polarised the gentleman's game of cricket is
ishment for not doing Many teachers see noth- punishment in schools to milieu. It will be used as a brought to disrepute. Cash cows
homework, but has no ing wrong in using violence transform education for all cover for communal and called the IPL continue to stun with
cogent explanation as to to teach a lesson to a child, children” (May 2023) poses casteist acts. rookies raking in big bucks as in the
why she had to mention his though corporal punish- extremely important ques- Even as we celebrate past. The 17th edition of the Indian
THE ASIAN AGE religion. The boy’s family ment and mental harass- tions: “Can you experience India’s triumphs — be it in Premier League will be played in the
has taken him out of the ment are strictly prohibited the transformative power sports or science — we March-May 2024 window. After home
KAUSHIK MITTER K. SUDHAKAR school and is looking for an by law. These are the of education when your ignore this at great risk. and away format returned in the IPL
Editor Printer & Publisher alternative. A case has youngest Indians and the teacher beats you? How can 2023, the same format is expected to
been registered but the three incidents point to you learn the skills for later The writer focuses on continue with two qualifiers, an elim-
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Farrukh “The Gods were born to keep us straight

— They say there’s one, but I’ve counted eight
“tag” all asylum- seekers with a fixed electronic
device around their ankles which can identify their
African President’s wife was the massive beneficia-
ry of contracts that his government handed out. Let
sistence wage.
Prostitution is one of the practices into which traf-
Dhondy However many, they speak with one voice
Telling us-down-here that we have a choice:
location at any time.
The latest statistic, quoted in the Daily Express —
me count the ways:
A database of Sunoch’s own government, called
ficked women are forced. Some desperate women
are also forced into performing in sleazy bars and
We can either embrace the Truth or the Lie a paper which supported Brexit on the grounds of Contract Finder, tells us that Infosys has been clubs. And then there is constantly commentary
Cabbages & The former ensures a place in the sky. keeping “Johnny foreigner” out, and an equally involved in £172 million worth of UK public sector about beauty salons and nail-bars using women
Has Bachchoo embraced sex, drugs, rock and roll determined opponent of “stop the boats” — is that contracts. In all fairness, I have to add that none of who have been trafficked as virtual slaves. The
Kings And are these ‘The Lie’ — damning his soul?” Britain in the last year had 79,000 asylum seekers. these contracts is for the Treasury or the Cabinet threat that keeps them from attempting escape is
Predictions say this number will rise before 2024. Office. Various other state-owned organisations exposure of their illegal status to the State’s author-
— From The Second Bungle Book, by Bachchoo This will mean that the home office will have to have used Infosys’ services and deemed them neces- ities, which would lead to imprisonment or deporta-
spend taxpayers’ money on 100,000 or so electronic sary and cost-effective. The electronic tag contract tion to the countries from which they have

Asylum-seekers’
H
edgie Sunak (or Sunoch Powell?), Britain’s tags. is not something that Hedgie himself has handed fled.
PM, and his home secretary Cruella The order for the manufacture and delivery of out. The electronic tags will certainly inhibit this
Braverman have made “stopping the these tags has already gone out. And this should be It’s Cruella and her home office, but the tagging underground slave industry as the State will be able

‘tags’ intrusive,
boats”, or preventing asylum-seeking something of a dilemma if not a scandal for PM policy must certainly have the approval and to trace the “disappeared” asylum seeker. I have no
immigrants coming to Britain, one of their main Sunoch because the contract for the tags has gone to endorsement of PM Sunoch, and it may be the clos- idea whether the tags can be removed or fiddled
political pranks (sorry “planks” — wretched predic- a company in India called Infosys. And surprise, est he has got to being implicated in such a contract. with. If indeed a sex worker or an unfortunate indi-
tive text!). Cruella’s latest wheeze was to house asy- surprise, the company is owned by Sunoch’s father- Again, though all is above board, what would the vidual in a beauty salon is a trafficked slave, the

but there’s also lum-seekers on a large barge. Some refused to board

the boat but, after some argy-bargy, about 50 were
persuaded to take up residence of-shore. But only
in-law. His wife Akshata Murthy is a shareholder in
Infosys, which shares bring her £12 million a year.
(Err… She doesn’t do shift work in the factory
Daily Express or indeed other head-banging news
outlets of the UK make of an African, or in fact any
other, head of state being in a parallel situation?
State should be able to trace them. The reason for
tracing them is that, at present, asylum seekers are
not allowed to work in this country and if a nail
until it was discovered that the water supply on the which makes the tags. She … um… lives in London Now, gentle reader, I reluctantly confess that the salon manager has such a tagged person working
a positive aspect barge was contaminated with lethal legionella
bacteria.
Housing asylum seekers is, Cruella and Sunoch
and in a mansion in Yorkshire). Until recently, as a
“non-dom” in the UK, she didn’t pay any income tax
on this bonanza.
tagging proposal possibly has a positive aspect.
In the UK today there is a direct connection
between illegal immigration and modern slavery.
for him or her, it is presumably illegal and the traf-
ficker(s) can be traced, arrested and prosecuted.
So, there you have it — one reason for approving
say, a huge burden on the taxpayer. What they don’t Gentle reader, I am not saying that that there is Foreigners who are illegally trafficked into the of the otherwise intrusive and inhuman device. And
want is for these asylum seekers to disappear into anything illegal in this whole transaction. I wonder country have their passports confiscated by the if Infosys is the most efficient with these devices,
the country and be untraceable so that they can’t be what the British newspapers, the Daily Express and racketeers who “traffick” them and force them into good luck with UK taxpayers’ cash… hunh! … But I
legalised or deported. Cruella’s latest scheme is to other right-wingers, would make of the fact that an menial or degrading jobs paying them a bare sub- still don’t approve of Cruella.
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SHORT

48 KILLED IN DR
TAKES
Trump says not guilty in poll Iran FM rebuffs
CONGO IN POLICE
ACTION ON RALLY case, seeks to isolate himself in Beirut’s affairs charge of hand
Goma, Sept. 1: At least 48 peo-
ple have been killed in a crack-
down on an anti-UN protest in Ex-Prez seeks to sever case from others; court to allow YouTube telecast
eastern DR Congo, according to Beirut, Sept. 1: Iran’s for- Jean-Yves Le Drian —
sources and official documen- Atlanta, Sept. 1: Former eign minister on Friday who has been tasked with
tation on Thursday, raising a
previously reported death toll.
On Wednesday, Congolese sol-
diers stopped a religious sect
President
Trump pleaded
Donald

guilty on Thursday and

sought to sever his case
not
TRUMP’S PUBLIC TESTIMONY
● Trump decried the lawsuit against him as a
“terrible thing” which claims he defrauded banks.
Knives out: Vivek rejected accusations from
France over Tehran’s
interference in Lebanon,
urging President
helping resolve divisions
among Lebanon’s sectari-
an politicians -- is expect-
ed in Beirut later this
from holding a demonstration
against United Nations peace-
keepers in the city of Goma.
Some 10 people were initially
from some other defen-
dants who are accused
along with him of illegal-
ly trying to overturn the
● He insisted the banks
suffered no harm.
● “Banks want to do
business with me
because I’m rich”
on election trail Emmanuel Macron to
focus instead on his own
country.
Macron had told a con-
month.
Amir-Abdollahian’s
visit is his second since
April, when he called on
reported killed. results of the 2020 election ● “Do you know the Washington, Sept. 1: adversaries like former ference of French ambas- Lebanon to overcome its
in Georgia. Trump said. Indian-American presi- vice president Mike Pence, sadors earlier this week political deadlock and
banks made a lot of
Fulton county superior dential aspirant Vivek former South Carolina that a “key element” to elect a president, urging
U.S. COURT SAYS court judge Scott McAfee
had set arraignment hear-
money?” Trump asked. ● Trump described
the statements as a
Ramaswamy hit out at his
party rivals for attacking
governor Nikki Haley and
former New Jersey gover-
resolve Lebanon’s politi-
cal crisis was “the clarifi-
foreign governments not
to interfere in the choice.
● Trump complained
MINORS CAN OPEN ings on September 6 for
Trump and the 18 others
New York authorities
fairly good compilation
of properties rather
him after his impressive
performance in the first
nor Chris Christie have
begun to direct some of
cation of regional inter-
ference, including that of
Tehran is the key backer
of Lebanon’s powerful
spend all their time
S.M. ACCOUNT charged in the case.
Trump’s court filing investigating him,
than a true
representation of their
Republican primary presi-
dential debate last week,
their public and private
attacks toward the 38-year-
Iran”.
“I advise Mr Macron to
Hezbollah group, the only
faction that kept its
Little Rock, Sept. 1: A federal entering a not guilty plea instead of stopping value. saying the knives are out old biotech entrepreneur. focus on the situation weapons after the end of
judge on Thursday temporarily also waived arraignment, violent crimes because he is surging “We are continuing to inside France instead of the 1975-1990 civil war.
blocked Arkansas from enforc- meaning he wont have to ahead in the race for the surge in the race and that paying attention to ques- Amir-Abdollahian also
ing a new law that would have show up for that. ● Trump said he never felt White House. means the knives are con- tions of interference in met Hezbollah chief
required parental consent for The decision to skip an his financial statements Ramaswamy’s appear- tinuing to come out, so other countries,” Hossein Hassan Nasrallah during
minors to create new social in-person appearance “would be taken very ance on the debate stage we’re going to keep Amir-Abdollahian said the visit, as well as senior
media accounts, preventing the averts the dramatic seriously, and that was a coup for his cam- debunking the myths as during a visit to Beirut. officials from Palestinian
state from becoming the first to arraignments that have people who did paign, given that he had they come up because I Mired in a gruelling eco- factions close to Tehran,
impose such a restriction. accompanied the three no prior experience as an think it’s important to be nomic crisis since 2019, including Hamas and
U.S. District Judge Timothy other criminal cases
business with elected official and had transparent and address Lebanon has been gov- Islamic Jihad.
L. Brooks granted a prelimi- Trump faces, in which the him were given never before appeared at criticisms,” Ramaswamy erned by a caretaker cabi- Israel and Hezbollah
nary injunction that NetChoice Republican former presi- ample warning such an event. said. “If you can’t handle net for more than a year fought a 34-day war in
a tech industry trade group dent has been forced amid not to trust After the debate per- the heat, you stay out of and without a president 2006.
whose members include tight security into a court- them.” formance, Ramaswamy’s the kitchen.” — PTI since late October. Amir-Abdollahian
TikTok, Facebook parent Meta, room and entered not Lebanese lawmakers arrived in Beirut
and X, had requested against guilty pleas before crowds failed 12 times to elect a Thursday after a trip to
of spectators. case from those of defen- successor to former presi- Damascus, where he held

Leaders of Proud Boys get

the law.
Georgia courts have fair- dants who have asked for dent Michel Aoun amid talks with Syrian
ly permissive rules on an expedited trial. bitter disputes between President Bashar al-
FOUR ARMENIAN news cameras in the
courtroom, and this
The judge has already set
an October 23 trial date for
the powerful Iran-backed
Shiite movement Hezbo-
Assad.
Meanwhile, a draft law
TROOPS KILLED IN
AZERI SHOOTING
means Trump won’t have
to enter a plea on TV.
McAfee said
Thursday that he planned
on
one of those defendants.
Giving the former presi-
dent less than two months
to prepare a defense
jail terms in 2021 riots case llah and its opponents.
“Iran has always played
the most constructive role
in helping Lebanon,”
in Iran ordering new
penalties for women not
wearing a headscarf in
public could amount to
Yerevan, Sept 1: Four to allow live-streaming of against a 98-page indict- Washington, Sept. 1: Two the Philadelphia Proud Kelly rejected prosecu- Amir-Abdollahian told a “gender apartheid,” UN
Armenian servicemen were the trial on a Fulton ment would violate senior members of the Boys arm, got 15 years in tors’ call for up to 33 years press conference at the rights experts warned.
killed and three Azerbaijani County-provided YouTube President Trump’s federal Proud Boys militia were prison on the same in prison, saying the Iranian embassy. Women in Iran have to
soldiers wounded on Friday, channel. He said he would and state constitutional handed hefty prison sen- charges. attack was hardly a terror- French special envoy cover their hair. — AFP
the two countries said, as they also allow video and pho- rights to a fair trial and tences on Thursday for Prosecutors called them ist-like mass casualty
accused each other of engaging tographs to be shot by due process of law, attor- their role in the 2021 key figures in the attack event, and neither Biggs
press pool members. ney Steve Sadow said in a

Elahi re-arrested
in a new round of clashes. assault on the US Capitol by thousands seeking to nor Rehl killed anybody.
Tensions between Baku and Trump and 18 others court filing. by supporters of former forcibly overturn Joe Nevertheless, Kelly said,
Yerevan have escalated sharply were charged earlier this Fulton county district President Donald Trump. Biden’s November 2020 “There is a need for deter-
in recent months, as both sides month in a 41-count indict- attorney Fani Willis has Joe Biggs, the Florida election victory, after rence.” They were two of
accuse the other of cross-bor- ment that outlines an said she wants all of the leader of the self-styled Trump repeatedly claimed five Proud Boys figures,
der attacks. “As a result of an
Azerbaijani provocation, four
servicemen were killed and one
wounded on the Armenian
alleged scheme to subvert
the will of Georgia voters
who had chosen Democrat
Joe Biden over the
defendants tried together.
After one defendant filed
a demand for a speedy
trial, she asked the judge
paramilitary group, was
sentenced to 17 years in
prison for seditious con-
spiracy and other charges,
without any basis that
there was massive fraud in
the vote.
The attack “broke our
including national chair-
man Enrique Tarrio, con-
victed onMay 4 for taking
a leading role in the mili-
despite HC order
side,” Armenia’s defence min- Republican incumbent in to set an October 23 trial one year shy of the longest tradition of the peaceful tary-style assault on the Lahore, Sept. 1: Chaudhry
istry said. The ministry said
earlier that Azerbaijan had
the presidential election.
An attorney for Trump
date for everyone.
Thursday’s develop-
sentence given to a partici-
pant in the January 6, 2021
transfer of power, which is
one of the most precious
Capitol. Rehl, Biggs,
Tarrio and Ethan Nordean
Parvez Elahi, the presi-
dent of former prime
SUICIDE ATTACK
fired at Armenian positions
near the town of Sotk.
also asked McAfee on
Thursday to separate his
ments add to the pre-trial
legal jousting. — AP
riot.
Zachary Rehl, leader of
things,” Judge Timothy
Kelly said on Thursday.
were convicted of sedi-
tious conspiracy. — AFP
minister Imran Khan’s
party, was on Friday rear-
IN N-W PAK
rested by the Islamabad
police, hours after the KILLS 9 SOLDIERS
THAI KING CUTS
PIO arrested in
Lahore High Court
ordered his release in a Peshawar, Sept. 1: A sui-
EX-PM THAKSIN’S graft case and explicitly
directing the authorities
cide attack by the out-
lawed Tehreek-e-Taliban
PRISON TERM not to take him in custody Pakistan on a security

Bangkok, Sept. 1: Thailand’s

jailed former premier Thaksin
Shinawatra had his prison sen-
$13m tech scam in any other case, a media
report said on Friday.
Elahi, 77, was released
from the custody of the
forces convoy has killed
nine soldiers and injured
five others in Pakistan’s
restive northwest, the
tence cut from eight years to Washington, Sept. 1: An issues involving the soft- National Accountability military said.
one by the king on Friday, just Indian American has ware company’s popular Bureau (NAB) on Friday A bike-ridden bomber
days after he returned from a been arrested in New accounting software, they afternoon after the LHC hit the convoy on
decade and a half in exile. Jersey on charge of being allegedly charged the vic- ordered the authorities to Thursday in the Bannu
The move came a day after the part of a technical sup- tims exorbitant fees for set him free as they did district of the Khyber
billionaire ex-prime minister, port scam that targeted purported support servic- not present him in the Pakhtunkhwa province,
74, applied for a royal pardon over 7,000 victims defrau- es that were not autho- court despite clear Inter-Services Public
over graft and abuse of office ding them of over $13 mil- rised by the software com- orders. “Former Punjab Relations, the military's
convictions amid widespread lion, a US Attorney pany, he alleged. chief minister Chaudhry media wing, said. — PTI
speculation about a backroom announced on Thursday. “We allege Yadav lied to Parvez Elahi was taken
deal to allow him clemency. Charged with one count software users and forced into custody on orders of
Thaksin, twice elected PM of conspiracy to commit them to pay for services the district magistrate post on X.
and ousted in a 2006 military wire fraud, Manoj Yadav that would usually come under Section 3 of the Section 3 of MPO
coup, was sent to prison last appeared before US mag- free with their initial pur- Maintenance of Public empowers the govern-
week immediately after return- istrate judge Jos R. chase,” FBI special agent Order. He is being shifted ment to arrest and detain
ing to the kingdom for the first Almonte in Newark feder- in charge James E. to jail,” the Capital police suspected persons. — PTI
time since 2008. al court. Dennehy said. in Islamabad said in a
“The defendant and his The count of conspiracy Ecuadorian police officers guard inmates at the Virgilio Guerrero Detention Centre
conspirators are alleged to commit wire fraud car- for Adolescent Offenders after a riot attempt in Quito on Thursday. — AFP
POPE SENDS to have misled their
numerous victims into
ries a maximum penalty
of 20 years in prison and
MESSAGE OF
UNITY TO CHINA
thinking that they were a
legitimate technology
support company affiliat-
ed with a major software
a fine of $2,50,000 or twice
the gross profit or loss
caused by the offense,
whichever is greatest.
Prisoners take over Quito
Ulaanbaatar , Sept. 1: Pope
Francis was given an exuber-
ant welcome to Mongolia on
Friday on the first papal visit to
company,” US attorney
Philip R Sellinger said.
After claiming to pro-
vide technical support for
“he fraudsters are pret-
ty savvy in how they con
money out of people,”
Dennehy said. — PTI
jail, 57 securitymen held
the Asian nation, as he sent a Quito, Sept. 1: Ecuador’s weapons the day before. about the safety of our
message of “unity and peace” capital Quito was rocked The car bombs targeted officials,” said interior
to neighbouring China in a bid by attacks with grenades the violence-hobbled minister Juan Zapata at a
to improve ties.
The 86-year-old pontiff ’s trip
through Monday to
Buddhist-majority nation is a
the
PIO poised to and two car bombs
overnight, followed hours
later by inmates in six
prisons taking hostage 57
country’s SNAI prisons
authority — one explod-
ing outside its headquar-
ters and the other at a
press conference in the
capital Quito.
The country, until a few
years ago a peaceful haven
gesture of support for its tiny
community of Catholics num-
bering about 1,400 — but at the
same time a strategic move to
be S’pore prez prison guards and police
officers on Thursday.
The wave of attacks was
an apparent show of force
building that formerly
housed SNAI offices.
Hours later, SNAI said,
prisoners in six peniten-
nestled between
world’s largest cocaine
producers — Colombia
and Peru — has recently
the

improve Vatican ties with Singapore, Sept. 1: by organised crime gangs tiaries across the country descended into violence
Beijing and Moscow. Tharman Shanmugarat- that claimed no victims, had managed to seize 50 as it has itself become a
Francis arrived Friday morn- nam was poised to while the uprising in the prison guards and seven hub for drug trafficking.
ing local time following a nine- become the president of prisons was believed to be police officers who were Ecuador’s prisons have Pakistani army personnel inspect the site of a bomb
hour journey from Rome. Singapore after the a riposte to a police sweep being held hostage. seen the death of 430 inm- attack in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Indian-origin Singapore- of jails to confiscate “We are concerned ates since 2021. — AFP province on Thursday. — AFP
born economist won a
UTAH MOM, WHO whopping 70 per cent of

GAVE PARENTING
the votes in a three-way
contest involving two CLIMATE | CRISIS Japan records its hottest summer this year since 1898
Chinese-origin candi-
ADVICE, ARRESTED
Salt Lake City, Sept. 1: A Utah
woman who gave online parent-
ing advice via a once popular
YouTube channel has been
dates, according to the
sample count result
released by the Elections
Department.
Apart from 66-year-old
Tharman, the other two
Tharman Shanmugaratnam

become Singapore’s third

Indian-origin president
once the results are for-
OZ sees warmest winter on record
Sydney/Tokyo, Sept. 1: previous record of 16.68º C From June to August, the warm air flowed in from Japan.
arrested on suspicion of aggra- candidates in the race are mally declared. Australia’s winter was the set in 1996. agency recorded “consid- the south, resulting in con- According to Bureau of
vated child abuse after her mal- Ng Kok Song, former Speaking at Taman warmest on record, the Australian weather erably higher” average siderably higher average Meteorology data in
nourished son escaped out a chief investment officer Jurong Food Centre country’s Bureau of records date back to 1910. summer temperatures in summer temperatures in Australia, the winter that
window and ran to a nearby with the Government of where his supporters had Meteorology said on La Nina conditions have “northern, eastern, and northern, eastern, and ended on Thursday saw
house for help, authorities said. Singapore Investment gathered, Tharman said Friday, marking the latest caused warm winters and western Japan”. western Japan,” it added. the second-highest maxi-
Ruby Franke, whose now Corp (GIC), and Tan Kin he is truly humbled by in a string of records bro- cooler and wetter summer “The average tempera- The agency said that in mum temperatures on
defunct channel 8 Passengers Lian, former chief of the the strong endorsement ken worldwide as climate conditions across much of ture anomaly in Japan, many locations such as record and some of the
followed her family, was arrest- NTUC Income, a state- Singaporeans have given. change bites. Australia in recent years. based on observations at Itoigawa city “not only highest minimum temper-
ed Wednesday night in the owned union-based insur- “I’m humbled by this Simon Grainger, a senior Japan’s summer this 15 locations, was +1.76º C, maximum temperatures atures too. Australian
southern Utah city of Ivins. ance group. vote — it is not just a vote climatologist for the year was the country’s far exceeding that of 2010 but also minimum temper- researchers have repeat-
She was taken into custody at Song, 75, received 16 per for me, it is a vote for bureau said that the aver- hottest since records (+1.08ºC), which was the atures” reached record edly warned that climate
the home of Jodi Hildebrandt, cent, while Lian, 75, got 14 Singapore’s future, a age winter temperature began in 1898, its weather highest since statistics highs. The city in Japan’s change amplifies the risk
who owns a counseling busi- per cent, according to the future of optimism and across Australia was 16.75º agency also said on began in 1898 and the Niigata region recorded a of natural disasters such
ness that she says teaches peo- sample count results. solidarity. That’s what it C from June to August — Friday. “Average tempera- highest for summer,” it low of 31.4º celsius on as bushfires. Experts are
ple to improve their lives by The final result is really is. My campaign winter in the Antipodean tures in Japan are the said in a statement. August 10, giving it he expecting the coming sum-
being honest, responsible and expected to come around was one of optimism,”he region. highest for summer since “Warm air tended to highest daily minimum mer to bring intense bush-
humble. midnight. Tharman will said. — PTI That is a hair above the 1898,” the agency said. cover northern Japan and temperature in all of fire. — AFP
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THE ASIAN AGE | SATURDAY | 2 SEPTEMBER 2023 | NEW DELHI
pg 9

OTHER STORIES
Mont Blanc:
Shinawatra’s jail Hollywood strike saps glamour
The Holy Grail of
ultra-trail running
term cut to 1 year from 80th Venice Film Festival
Bangkok: Thailand's king
on Friday reduced the Venice: A historic been enough for many in
Chamonix, France: More prison term of former Hollywood strike robbed the MeToo era, and he has
than 2,000 runners will on Prime Minister Thaksin the Venice Film Festival of been effectively black-
Friday set off for the 20th edi- Shinawatra from eight some of its usual glitz as it balled by Hollywood.
tion of the Mont Blanc Ultra years to a single year fol- launched its 80th edition Festival director Alberto
Trail, a hellish 170-kilometre lowing the divisive politi- on Wednesday, but a raft of Barbera defended Allen’s
trail run in weather that is cian's return from 15 big-name — and contro- inclusion, saying: “He has
already turning wintry. years of self-imposed versial — directors are been completely absolved.
As in every edition since exile. keeping the film world Twenty-five years have
2003, the strains of "Conquest The decision by King political party, he had buzzing. passed and, for me, the
of Paradise" by Greek com- Maha Vajiralongkorn been elected prime minis- The world’s longest-run- hostility towards him,
poser Vangelis, will ring out was published in the ter in 2001 and was easily ning film fest was due to especially in the United
at 6:00 pm in the "Triangle de Royal Gazette, making it reelected in 2005. start with “Challengers”, States, is absolutely
l'Amitie" (Friendship effective immediately. Thailand's traditional a tennis romance with one incomprehensible.”
Triangle) in Chamonix to Thailand is a constitu- royalist ruling class felt of the biggest stars of her Polanski, 90, remains a
accompany the athletes' first tional monarchy, giving threatened by his popu- generation, Zendaya. But fugitive from the United
strides. the king the final word on larity. His ouster set off it was replaced at the last States over a conviction
One of those competing, pardons of convicted years of sometimes vio- minute by an Italian war for raping a minor in the
American Courtney criminals. lent confrontations drama, “Comandante”, 1970s. The victim has long
Dauwalter, is aiming for a The decree granting between his supporters due to the ongoing strike since forgiven him, but he
never before achieved treble Thaksin, 74, royal and opponents. by Hollywood actors and faces other assault allega-
by adding this to her wins clemency said the action Political parties with writers — primarily over tions. The festival says he
already this season in the was taken so he could use his backing continued to pay and the threat of AI - is not attending.
Western States and Hardrock his knowledge and abili- win elections, but were that has barred them from Barbera acknowledged it
100 races. ties to help the nation and forced from power several publicity work. was more complex with
Tens of thousands of spec- its people. times by the courts and The rest of the line-up Polanski but said: “The
tators are expected in the ski Deputy Prime Minister the army, both bulwarks was largely unaffected and history of art is full of
resort for the occasion to Wissanu Krea-ngam, who of royalism. a string of Oscar hopefuls artists who were crimi-
cheer on the runners who is also acting justice min- He returned to Thailand have pressed ahead with nals, and we nonetheless
have come from all over the ister, said on Thursday he last week and was imme- Venice premieres, albeit A young man walks past the official poster of the 80th Venice Film Festival on the eve continue to admire their
world for the gruelling chal- had received a letter from diately sent to prison, but in the absence of acting work.”
of its opening on August 29 at Lido di Venezia in Venice. —AFP
lenge. Thaksin requesting a was quickly transferred talent to light up the red There are also out-of-
The course, which dips from royal pardon, mainly on to a state hospital because carpet. Emma Stone will competition premieres for
France into Italy and medical grounds. of what was described as not be present for the high- got an exemption from the be awarded on Sept. 9 by a With less star gossip, a a 40-minute Wes Anderson
Switzerland, and passes Thaksin was ousted as his frail health. ly anticipated “Poor Screen Actors Guild (SAG- jury led by Damien lot of attention risks being film, “The Wonderful
through Courmayeur, the PM in a military coup in The prison said Thaksin Things”, in which she AFTRA) because it was Chazelle, director of “La absorbed by the inclusion Story of Henry Sugar”,
Grand Col Ferret and 2006 and accused of cor- had high blood pressure plays a Frankenstein-like made outside the studio La Land”. of Woody Allen with based on a Roald Dahl tale,
Champex has a total climb of ruption, abuse of power and low oxygen, could not creature. Nor will Bradley system. Other attention-grab- “Coup de Chance” (his and a new feature from
around 10,000 metres. and disrespecting the sleep well and felt tight- Cooper, who directs and Jessica Chastain is also bing entries include Sofia 50th film and first in indie favourite Richard
It was originally designed to monarchy. He fled ness in his chest. stars in “Maestro” about expected for the premiere Coppola’s “Priscilla”, French) and Roman Linklater, “Hit Man”.
be completed by hikers in Thailand in 2008 when he It is widely believed that the legendary conductor of “Memory” towards the about Elvis Presley’s wife, Polanski with “The “The Caine Mutiny
seven days but to be consid- faced prison time on Thaksin returned out of and composer Leonard end of the festival, accord- and “The Killer” by David Palace”, both in the out-of- Court-Martial”, the final
ered a "finisher" of the Mont charges he described as hope that a new govern- Bernstein. ing to Variety. It is her first Fincher, who returns to competition section. film from William
Blanc Ultra Trail (UTMB, to politically motivated. ment friendly to him US media have reported outing since her Oscar- the Lido two decades after Allen, 87, was investigat- Friedkin (“The Exorcist”),
give it its French abbrevia- By promoting populist would reduce his sen- that Adam Driver will winning turn in “The Eyes “Fight Club” was famous- ed for an alleged assault who died this month at 87,
tion) you have to cross the fin- policies and using his tence, and that he may show up for “Ferrari”. The of Tammy Faye”. ly booed at the festival on his adopted daughter is also playing out of com-
ish line in 46 hours and 30 telecommunications for- have made a deal with biopic from director All are competing for the only to become a cult hit and cleared by police in petition.
minutes. tune to build his own authorities. Michael Mann (“Heat”) top prize Golden Lion, to in later years. the 1990s, but that has not —AFP
Astonishingly, the fastest

Mahabodhi does innovative flower recycling SPANISH COACH VILDA

competitors should take
around 20 hours to complete
this tour of Mont Blanc,
meaning they will cross the
line on Saturday.
“It's our Tour de France, the
final of the Champions
League, the most important
OP ARULN
BODHGAYA, BIHAR
ples. This waste is skilful-
ly transformed
biodegradable packaging
into TO BE FORCED OUT
event of the year," said In a remarkable conflu- material and charcoal-free Barcelona: Spain's contro-
British trail runner Damian ence of spirituality, sus- incense, addressing waste versial Women's World Cup-
Hall, who finished fifth in the tainability, and social management challenges winning coach Jorge Vilda
Mont Blanc race in 2018 but impact, the revered while concurrently pro- is set to be forced out as the
will not take part this year. Mahabodhi Temple in viding sustainable liveli- sexism scandal engulfs the
In the absence of Spanish Bodhgaya, Bihar, has pio- hoods for women, includ- Spanish football federation,
star Kilian Jornet, the four- neered an innovative ing those who were previ- according to Spanish
time winner of the men's approach to recycling the ously engaged in manual reports.
event who is injured this year, flowers used in devotees’ scavenging. Over 80 national team agreed on the need for
there is no clear favourite. prayers to Buddha. Phool’s impact tran- players are striking in Vilda's departure at a meet-
Frenchman Mathieu The initiative not only scends waste manage- protest until the leadership ing Monday, although he is
Blanchard, the only man aligns reverence with ment, symbolising a pro- of the federation (RFEF) is said to want another role at
apart from Jornet to have responsible waste man- found change. By address- changed, in the wake of the federation if he leaves
gone below the symbolic 20- agement but also empow- ing the waste generated president Luis Rubiales's his current post.
hour mark in 2022 with a time ers local women and pro- during religious practices, forcible kiss on the lips of Vilda and Rubiales have
of 19 hours, 54 minutes and 50 motes environmental con- Phool tackles a critical midfielder Jenni Hermoso been close allies since 15
seconds, will have to achieve servation. issue while uplifting mar- after the team triumphed in players went on strike from
another extraordinary per- Flowers hold deep sym- ginalized communities. the final in Sydney on the Spanish national team
formance to win. —AFP bolic significance in vari- With a keen focus on river August 20. Vilda, who last in Sept. 2022, in protest
ous religions, acting as cleanliness, Phool not only week applauded a speech in against the coach's methods
Heat records conduits of love, devotion,
and respect. In India, they con of spiritual signifi- tainable solution has been The act of adorning tem-
offers predictable and dis-
ease-free livelihoods to
which Rubiales refused to
resign from his position
but also demanding
improvements from the fed-
play an essential role in cance for centuries, cultivated. ples with flowers—an these communities but and railed against "false eration to travel conditions,
topple across rituals and worship, sym-
bolising the cyclical
attracting pilgrims and
devotees from across the
The flower waste is now
ingeniously converted
annual ritual involving
around 8 million tons of
also nurtures dignity,
respect, and social accept-
feminism", later criticised
Rubiales' "inappropriate
support staff numbers and
other areas.
sweltering Asia nature of life. However,
the aftermath of such ritu-
globe. This immense devo-
tion, however, results in
into organic incense
through a flower cycling
offerings—holds deep reli-
gious significance.
ance. The expansion of
Phool’s operations to the
and unacceptable" behav-
iour. World football govern-
The coach, 42, was
mocked on social media by
Bangkok: Temperature als often leads to the neg- the generation of approxi- process, simultaneously However, the disposal of sacred town of Bodhgaya ing body FIFA provisionally football fans as Spain play-
records are being toppled lect of these offerings, mately 1.5 metric tons of mitigating pollution, these sacred offerings into marks a significant stride suspended Rubiales for 90 ers appeared unwilling to
across Asia, from India's resulting in decay and religious waste daily. empowering women, and rivers, lakes, and ponds in this journey of trans- days, while the Spanish celebrate their successes
summer to Australia's winter, environmental pollution. Until recently, the dis- fostering sustainable poses a severe environ- formation. With the government are seeking to with him as the team
authorities said Friday, in Recognising this chal- carded flower waste from livelihoods. Leading this mental threat, contribut- Mahabodhi temple leading impose their own sanctions reached the World Cup final
fresh evidence of the impact lenge, the Mahabodhi tem- the temple complex was transformation is Kanpur ing to the degradation of by example, India’s rich and the RFEF have asked and triumphed against
of climate change. ple in Bodhgaya, which destined for landfills, Flowercycling Pvt. Ltd., aquatic ecosystems. This, spiritual heritage con- him to resign. England.
The sweltering tempera- stands as a sanctuary of causing detrimental popularly known as Phool, in turn, poses critical verges with environmen- While the majority of Many of the 15 players
tures match longstanding spiritual reflection and effects on the environment a biomaterials startup health risks, including tal consciousness, shaping Spain's coaching staff who revolted changed their
warnings from climate scien- pilgrimage, has embraced through chemical leach- backed by IIT Kanpur. cholera, hepatitis, and a more sustainable future. offered to step down in the stance and made them-
tists and come as countries an enlightened solution to ing into the soil and water. Garnering recognition diarrhoea, impacting The Mahabodhi temple’s wake of the Rubiales inci- selves available for selec-
from Greece to Canada battle repurpose the flower In a transformative part- from prestigious plat- countless lives. visionary initiative dent, Vilda did not, after tion for the tournament,
record heat and deadly wild- waste generated from the nership with the Gaya forms like Forbes, Phool’s innovative initia- embodies the essence of Rubiales publicly but Vilda called up only
fires. prayers of devotees. As the District Administration, Fortune, and Stanford tive extends beyond flower transformation—fostering announced the coach was three -- the eventual player
In India, officials said this place where Gautama Bodhgaya Temple Social Review, Phool’s sus- recycling. In Kanpur and reverence for the sacred, in line for a new contract of the tournament Aitana
August was the hottest and Buddha is believed to have Management Committee tainable approach offers a Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, channelling devotion into with a big pay hike. Bonmati, as well as Ona
driest since national records attained enlightenment (BTMC), and the tangible solution to the the startup collects an sustainable action, and Reports in Spain on Batlle and Mariona
began more than a century under the Bodhi Tree, Department of challenge of monumental impressive 4.7 tons of flo- empowering communities Thursday said the RFEF's Caldentey, all Barcelona
ago. The month falls in the Bodhgaya has been a bea- Agriculture, Bihar, a sus- temple waste across India. ral waste daily from tem- to uphold their dignity. regional presidents had players.
middle of the annual mon-
soon, which usually brings
up to 80 percent of the yearly

HISTORY OF INDIA’S CHEETAHS

rainfall. But despite heavy
downpours that caused dead-
ly floods in the country's
north earlier this month,
BOOK REVIEW
overall rainfall has been far
below average. M.S. NEELANKANTAN Cheetah in India.’ medieval times and right Purushottama - refers to tahs really flourished. The British hunted down the
August saw an average of spurring him to pursue up to the reign of the Dipdo meaning spotted cat battles of Plassey 1757 and friendly cheetahs. JC
just 161.7 millimetres, 30.1 erendipitously, the and earn his post-Doctoral Mughals but became in Gujarati. Buxar1764 witnessed the Faunthrop is quoted as
mm lower than the previous
August record in 2005, the
India Meteorological
S a u t h o r ,
Divyabhanusinh, who
was a professional hotelier
degree.
The next decade was
spent researching the his-
extinct under British rule.
He proves his point con-
vincingly with images and
It’s a conjecture that
cheetahs were used by
Muslim kings in the Sindh
imperial throne
England taking over the
reins of India, with the
of saying, “No cheetahs in
the Hyderabad territories.
A few survive in the Berar
Department (IMD) said. That and Director in IHC and a tory of the cheetahs in text of pre-historic times area for hunting specially East India Company yield- areas of Central
has left the country baking in wildlife enthusiast hur- India, being drawn to the in the form of cave paint- fleet footed animals like ing their prize to the Provinces.” In 1939, it was
unrelenting heat. "The large riedly put together paper a animal which were found ings as well as paintings the antelope, a practice crown. That sounded the recorded that no cheetahs
rainfall deficiency and weak ‘Tentative Position Paper’ in huge numbers in India from not just the royal emulated by Indian royal- death knell of cheetahs. now exist in India now.
monsoon condition is the about the Cheetah range in a previous era. That led courts of India. ty, mostly in Rajasthan. It The British were intrigued The Mughals and the
main reason," the IMD said. and related matters’ which him to travel the length Rubbishing the theory of was during Mughal rule enough by the cheetah to British both invaded India
Authorities in Japan also reached the Ministry of and breadth of Africa and some experts that chee- that cheetahs found royal commission painters of and then settled down to
said Friday that the country Wildlife. And that when elsewhere to source tahs never existed in India patronage. They were bred the likes of George Stubbs rule. It is interesting to
had experienced its hottest the ‘Cat Specialist Group authentic data on the chee- but were imported, he in captivity, first during for its portraits, followed note that the former
summer since records began Species Survival tahs, which by now were quotes Megasthenes while Akbar’s reign. An organ- by the cheetahs being absorbed and imbibed
in 1898. Temperatures from Commission of the World an obsession. For someone also culling information THE STORY OF INDIA’S ised system of specific exported to England. some of the land’s customs
June to August were "consid- Conservation Union was who had never seen a chee- from rock paintings from CHEETAHS — BY areas was maintained for In 1799, after Tipu Sultan to rule as a king should.
erably higher" than average meeting, at Kanha. tah in the wild in India, his Kharvai, near Bhopal in DIVYABHANUSINH them. There were imperi- was defeated by the They developed the land
across the north, east and Maharaja Fatehsinhrao research was breathtaking Madhya Pradesh and also (PUBLISHED BY THE al menageries in the areas British in the battle of while the British clearly
west of the country, the Gaekwad, then President to lead to a magnum opus - from Kharad near Bhopal MARG FOUNDATION, of Pattan, Bhatnar, Srirangapatnam, the looted.
weather agency said. of WWF India had written History of India’s housing a cluster of caves `2,800) Bhatinda in Punjab and British had complete con- The differences between
In many locations "not only to the then Prime Minister Cheetahs. with cheetah paintings. Hissar in Haryana, trol of the subcontinent the African cheetah and
maximum temperatures but Mrs. Indira Gandhi ques- Cheetahs inhabited the Those areas are in the Jodhpur, Nagaur, and they soon turned their the Indian cheetah are
also minimum temperatures" tioning the wisdom of semi-arid shrub jungles semi-hilly regions Going back to the Indus Jhunjhunu, Amarsar and minds to hunting these clearly outlined for a lay-
reached record highs, it importing cheetahs from and grasslands in India between Chambal valley to Valley Civilization Merta in Rajasthan, and at friendly mammals as a man to understand - such
added. Africa. The author’s which provided the flat the west and Varanasi to (Chaeolothic period 2500- N aw a n a g a r / J a m n a g a r sport. is the author’s felicity. The
And in Australia this win- paper reached the IUCN land it needed for its prodi- the east, encompassing 700 BCE), inscriptions, and Sidhpur in Gujarat. The cheetahs may have reintroduction to India, its
ter was the warmest on meeting where it was dis- gious speed. The cheetah almost 700 sq kms. The cave paintings of cheetahs This is described disappeared from this land rationale and prospects
record, with an average tem- cussed. spotting rosettes is almost southern tip of the trian- further establish the credi- in the 18th century as early as 1873 as the are also discussed at
perature of 16.75 degrees The author did not as friendly and loyal as gle of the extent to which bility of the author’s Akbarnama, the most British in their pursuit of length against the back-
Celsius (62.15 Fahrenheit) for realise that the paper was ‘man’s best friend’- the cheetahs were found in research as well as produc- authoritative account of their sport did not distin- drop of the cheetahs being
the season running from going to change his life for dog, in contrast to the spot- India ends 1,400 kms away, ing evidence of the pres- Akbar’s reign. guish a cheetah from a on the brink in Asia – from
June to August. him to take up wildlife ted leopard with which it in Mysore. With more than ence of cheetahs in India In Jaipur there is a paint- leopard or a lion from a existing in large numbers
That is a hair above a record research full time, but not is often confused. 1,000 caves found in this in numbers. The Vedas ing of Maharaja Ram tiger with the sole objec- in Iran only to be hunted
set in 1996, and the highest before he was enthused to The author’s objective in area along with paintings (circa 1500 BCE) refer to Singh II (1850-60) coursing tive being a collection of down by the Allied sol-
average winter temperature research while continuing his research was clear as of cheetahs with other the Chitraka – a small with cheetahs before the trophies in the form of diers based there during
since the country's records his decade-long research he sought to prove that wildlife is testimony to the hunting leopard. A 11th or Mughals had established skins, animal busts etc. WWII using their modern
began in 1910, the Bureau of resulting in a book titled cheetahs existed in large existence of cheetahs in 12th century text - their rule. But it was dur- The Mughals hunted firearms and mechanised
Meteorology said. — AFP ‘The End of a Trail: The numbers in India even in huge numbers. Trikandasesa by ing Mughal rule that chee- with the cheetahs, but the transport.
 NEW DELHI | SATURDAY | 2 SEPTEMBER 2023
pg 10

Moody’
s revises India’
s
Improved compliance, reduced evasion aid in higher colllections
quick GST revenues in Aug. GDP growth rate to 6.7%
BITES grow 11% to `1.59L-cr FC CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1
meteorological depart-
ment has estimated a 9 per
cent rain deficiency
INDICATORS % MADHUSUDAN SAHOO economic growth of 7.8
International rating
agency Moody’s Investors
across the country.
“If El Nino this year
Sensex 65,387.16 0.86 NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 ● MEANWHILE, India’s per cent in April-June Service on Friday upped proves to be particularly
Nifty 50 19,435.30 0.94 factory growth accel- quarter and remained the India’s growth projection strong in the second half
With an improved compli- erated at the fastest fastest growing economy for 2023 calendar year to of 2023 and early 2024,
S&P 500* 4,524.43 0.37
ance and reduced evasion pace and manufactur- in the world, the manufac- 6.7 per cent from 5.5 per agricultural commodity
Dollar (`) 82.71 0.09 across the country, the ing sector activity con- turing sector is also cent, citing upside to prices could shoot up”,
Pound Sterling (`) 104.86 0.15 government on Friday tinued to expand in expected to maintain at growth performance “Given the robust under- Moody’s added.
said that India’s goods and August, driven by a the same pace due to the helped up robust underly- lying economic momen- With regard to global
Euro (`) 89.75 0.30 service tax (GST) collec- robust demand in the sec- ing economic momentum. tum, we also recognise growth, the agency said
strong growth in new
Gold (10gm)* (`) 59,400▲26 0.04 tions grew by 11 per cent
orders and output.
tor. The manufacturing Strong services expansion further upside risk to tight financial conditions
to over `1.59 lakh crore in PMI has now spent 26 con- and capital expenditures India's economic growth would continue to dampen
Brent crude ($/bbl)* 88.14 1.51 August, while the GST secutive months above the have propelled India’s 7.8 performance,” Moody's global economic growth
IN 10-Yr bond yield 7.173 0.006 revenue mop-up was over GST revenues in the same GDP growth rate in the key level of 50 that sepa- per cent real GDP growth said, while raising its 2023 through 2023 and keep
US 10-Yr T-bill yield* 4.095 0.004 `1.43 lakh crore in the month last year. During April-June quarter rates expansion and con- in the second (April-June) calendar year growth fore- growth below trend in
same month last year. the month, revenue from despite no increase in tax traction in activity. quarter from a year ago, cast for India to 6.7 per 2024.
* As of 8:30 PM IST “The gross GST revenue import of goods was 3 per rates,” Malhotra said, “Robust and accelerated Moody’s said in the Global cent. “Economic activity in
collected in August 2023 is cent higher and the rev- adding tax evasion and increases in new orders Macro Outlook 2023-24. In its August update, the first half of 2023 out-
`1,59,069 crore of which enues from domestic avoidance have been low. and production suggest Despite having an Moody’s also said India’s paced our expectations in

BSNL, MTNL sign Central GST is `28,328

crore, State GST is `35,794
crore, Integrated GST is
transactions are 14 per
cent higher than the rev-
enues from these sources
Meanwhile, India’s facto-
ry growth accelerated at
the fastest pace and manu-
that the sector looks set to
provide a strong contribu-
tion to the second quarter
upward projection, the
global rating agency, how-
ever, lowered the 2024
monsoon season which
runs from June to October
could also see below aver-
multiple countries,”
including India,” it said.
“We have lowered our
pact for synergy `83,251 crore (including `
43,550 crore collected on
during the same month
last year,” the ministry
facturing sector activity
continued to expand in
(fiscal) economic growth,”
said Pollyanna De Lima,
growth forecast to 6.1 per
cent from 6.5 per cent, cit-
age rainfall, resulting in
higher food prices. As of
growth expectation for
2024 to 4 per cent from 4.5
of operations import of goods) and cess
is `11,695 crore (including
said.
Earlier in the day, rev-
August, driven by a strong
growth in new orders and
economics associate direc-
tor at S&P Global Market
ing a high base of 2023. August 29, the India's per cent,” it said on China.

`1,016 crore collected on enue secretary Sanjay output. The S&P Global Intelligence.
State-run telecom firms BSNL

UPI transactions
import of goods),” the Malhotra said, “This is Purchasing Managers’ “The presence of
and MTNL have signed a mem-
orandum of understanding that
finance ministry said in a because of better compli- Index or PMI rose to a stronger cost inflationary RBI SAYS 93% OF
` 2,000 NOTES
statement. ance and improved tax col- three-month high of 58.6 pressures serves as a
will pave the way for synergy
“The revenues for the lection efficiency. The in August, while it stood at reminder of the chal-
of operations between them,

go up 61%, cross
month of August 2023 are GST collections have 57.7 in July. lenges inherent in manag-
MTNL said in a regulatory fil-
ing. BSNL has already taken
over mobile service operations
11 per cent higher than the grown more than nominal After India posted its ing growth,” Lima added.
RETURNED SO FAR
from MTNL. The government
Automakers looked to build up inventory FALAKNAAZ SYED
has in the last four years
approved Rs 3,23,047 crore
financial support for the revival
STEELBIRD TO UP
HELMET MAKING
10 billion in Aug. MUMBAI SEPT. 1

Festive demand pushes

of the public sector telecom The Reserve Bank of
firms India (RBI) on Friday said
SANGEETHA G ● IN AUGUST, the total that banks have received
CAPACITY CHENNAI, SEPT. 1 transactions accounted `3.32 lakh crore worth of
`2,000 banknotes from

car sales to record highs New Delhi, Sept. 1: Unified Payments

for payment of `15.76 May 23 to August 31,
NMDC iron ore Steelbird Hi-Tech
India on Friday said it
Interface (UPI) crossed 10
billion in monthly trans-
lakh crore, which was
47 per cent higher than
which constitutes 93 per
cent of the notes in circu-
the transaction amount
output up 37%, MICHAEL GONSALVES
PUNE, SEPT. 1
● AUGUST was a good
to be strong, we are keep-
ing a watch on the avail-
plans to invest `105
crore to enhance pro-
duction capacity at
actions in August 2023.
As per the data of
National Payment
in August 2022. In July
2023, the amount was
lation.
Consequently, `2,000 ban-
knotes in circulation as
sales rise 25% Passenger vehicle dis-
month for the industry
with passenger vehicle
ability of semiconductors
for sustained scale up,”
existing plants as ait
aims to roll out 1 crore
Corporation of
(NPCI), in August, UPI
India `15.34 lakh crore. on August 31 stood at
`0.24 lakh crore.
patches to dealerships got sales clocking 3,60,897 said Veejay Nakra, presi- helmets in the current recorded 10.58 billion Out of the total ban-
a boost in August as units, a growth of 9.7 dent automotive division fiscal. transactions, which was lakh crore in value terms. knotes in `2,000 denomi-
automakers looked to per cent. This is the at Mahindra and The company will 61 per cent higher than Its transaction volume nation received back from
build up inventory amid highest ever monthly Mahindra. utilise the capital for the transactions made in and value almost doubled circulation, about 87 per
expectation of higher sales in any year. Similarly, sales at Toyota capacity expansion in August last year. In the since 2021 by recording a cent is in the form of
sales during the ongoing Kirloskar Motor recorded its plants based in month of July 2023, UPI 91 per cent increase in vol- deposits and the remain-
festival period which its strongest monthly per- Baddi (Himachal had enabled 9.96 billion ume and over 76 per cent ing around 13 per cent has
accounts for 20-25 per cent 26,932 vehicles in August formance yet at 53 per Pradesh) and Noida transactions and 9.34 bil- increase in value. been exchanged, the cen-
of the total annual sales in 2022 to 58,746 vehicles in cent year-on-year to 22,910 (Uttar Pradesh). lion transactions in the As of year 2022, the top 5 tral bank added.
the country. August 2023. units in August. “Our aspiration to month of June. UPI Apps in terms of vol- It urged the public to use
“August was a good mon- Rival Hyundai Motor’s “Strong sales volume produce 10 million hel- In August, the total num- ume and value were time till September 30, to
th for the industry with sales jumped 9 per cent to and enhanced demand mets signifies our ber of transactions PhonePe, Google Pay, and deposit or exchange the
State-owned NMDC on Friday passenger vehicle sales 53,830 units. showcases customers’ commitment to riders accounted for payment of Paytm Payments Bank `2,000 banknotes held
posted a 37.5 per cent jump in clocking 3,60,897 units, a “The festival season in ever-growing affinity for globally. With ECE-cer- ` 15.76 lakh crore, which App, Amazon Pay and with them.
iron ore production at 3.41 mil- year-on-year growth of 9.7 India has kicked-off on a the brand. Toyota Urban tified helmets, we are was 47 per cent higher Axis Bank. Wen the RBI announced
lion tonnes (MT) in August, up per cent. This is the high- positive note with strong Cruiser Hyryder and not only upholding than the transaction UPI Person-to-Merchant the withdrawal of `2,000
from 2.48 MT same month last est ever monthly sales in Onam sales in Kerala mar- Innova Hycross continue stringent safety stan- amount in August 2022. In (P2M) and Person-to- banknotes from circula-
year. The sales also rose 25 per any year in the industry,” ket and this is an indica- to register a strong dards but also advanc- July 2023, the transaction Person (P2P) are the pre- tion this Ma, their value
cent to 3.54 MT from 2.83 MT said Shashank Srivastava, tion of the festive fervour demand,” said Atul Sood, ing towards global amount was slightly lower ferred payment modes was `3.56 lakh crore. It
in August 2022. During the senior executive officer, in other parts of the coun- vice president of sales at dominance,” Steelbird at 15.34 lakh crore. In with a market share of 40 was `3.62 lakh crore on
April-August period, it pro- marketing and sales at try,” said Tarun Garg, Toyota Kirloskar Motor. Hi-Tech India manag- June, UPI transactions per cent and 44 per cent in March 31.
duced 16.5 MT iron ore, 23 per Maruti Suzuki India. chief operating officer at Honda Cars clocked ing director Rajeev amounted to `14.75 lakh terms of transaction vol- The printing of `2,000
cent higher over 13.45 MT in The previous highest Hyundai Motor India. monthly sales of 7,880 Kapur said. crore. ume. P2M accounted for banknotes was stopped in
the year-ago period. Sales also was 3,55,400 units in last Sales at Tata Motors fell units in August as against Steelbird is looking In the year 2022, UPI had 18 per cent share whereas 2018-19 after notes in
rose to 17.43 MT from 13.44 MT September. three per cent to 45,933 7,769 units sold last year. to capture share of the clocked over 74.05 billion P2P accounted for 66 per other denominations
in April-August FY23. Market leader Maruti units last month. Augsut sales at MG European and Amer annual transactions in cent of digital transac- became available in ade-
Suzuki’s domestic sales Domestic sales were Motor India also rose 10 ican helmet markets, volume terms and `126 tions by value. quate quantities.
rose 14 per cent to 1, 56,114 highest ever at Mahindra per cent year-on-year to besides consolidating
units last month, indicat- and Mahindra which 4,185 units. its position in the
The carmaker is said to
gradCapital ing a strong demand for soared 25 per cent year-on- domestic market.

Start-ups raise $464 million

its Brezza, Ertiga, Fronx, year to 37,270 units last be gearing up and build- The helmet industry
Grand Vitara, Invicto, month. ing further on the current is set to see a growth of
launches $6-mn Jimny, S-Cross and XL.
Its SUV sales grew from
“While demand for our
key SUV brands continues
momentum in the festive
season.
over 13 per cent.

fund for startups SANGEETHA G.

CHENNAI, SEPT. 1
billion in funding, which
went down to $1 billion
Bengaluru-based venture capi-

Air travel costs may go up on costlier ATF

in August 2022 and fur-
tal fund gradCapital has Despite the emergence of ther down to $464 million
launched its second fund of a unicorn after almost a this year.
USD 6 million (about `49 cr) year, August witnessed Bengaluru remained
to invest in students' startups. investments in start-ups on top with 32 deals
The VC fund on Friday said it MADHUSUDAN SAHOO `1.12 lakh per kilolitre. ATF prices have gone up below $500 million. worth around $160 mil-
will offer a standard cheque of NEW DELHI, SEPT. 1 The price of ATF differs by `23,116.24 per kl. India saw its first uni- lion. This is close to 35
$40,000 (`33 lakh) at 4 per from state to state, Domestic LPG was corn of 2023 in August per cent of the total
cent equity in companies set The air travel is likely to depending on local taxes reduced by `200 by the after a gap of 11 months funding. Delhi-NCR-
up by students. “We are in the become more expensive or value added tax (VAT). government. OMCs have when quick commerce month made just a mar- based start-ups were the
business of letting students be during the ongoing fes- In Delhi, the price surged reduced the price of 19 kg platform Zepto raked in ginal growth in invest- next with 13 deals
more ambitious and build a tive season as the oil mar- to `1,12,419.33 per kilo- commercial LPG gas $200 million in its Series ments compared to $461 amounting to $64 mil-
future,” said its co-founder and keting companies litre, `1,21,063.83 in cylinders by `157.5 and E round to enter the $1 million raised in July lion. Mumbai saw only 5
CEO Abhishek Sethi. (OMCs) on Friday hiked Kolkata and `1,05,222.13 its new will be around billion valuation club. 2023. Even in June, the deals but was on top in
the price of jet fuel or in Mumbai. `1,522. Despite one transaction total investments were terms of the amount
aviation turbine fuel On August 1, the ATF Petrol and diesel prices of $200 million, overall below $1 billion at $631 raised, thanks to Zepto.
(ATF) by 14 per cent, the The OMCs took this price was hiked by 8.5 continued to remain on fund inflow into start- million. This is the sec- There were nine merg-

NTPC, Oil India third straight increase.

Commercial cooking gas
rate was cut by `157.50
decision in line with
divergent trends in inter-
national benchmarks.
percent. The jet fuel price
was increased
`7,728.38 per kilolitre in
by
freeze for a record 17th
month in a row, petrol
costs `96.72 per litre in
ups remained at $464 mil-
lion in August, as per the
data of Entrackr.
ond time start-ups saw
monthly funding less
than $500 million since
er and acquisition deals
(13 deals in July). This
included Svatantra Micr-
ink pact for per cylinder to give a
relief to hotels, motels or
As per a price notifica-
tion, the ATF price on
the national capital to
`98,508.26 per kilolitre.
the national capital and
diesel comes for `89.62
Around 64 start-ups
announced their fund-
January 2021.
On a year on year basis,
ofin agreeing to acquire
Chaitanya India Fin
collaboration dhabas, and restaurants. September 1 crossed In three increases, the per litre. raise in August. The August 2021 had seen $4.5 Credit for about $178 mn.

State-owned entities NTPC and

GMR sees further

Oil India have entered into an
agreement to explore collabo- TOUGH | MARKETS Revamps Model 3 sedan with sleeker looks, longer range
rations in the areas of renew-

Tesla reduces prices of top-end cars

able energy, production of

potential in Greece
green hydrogen and its deriva-
tives. The collaboration is also
to pursue geothermal and
other decarbonisation initia-
tives, NTPC said in a state- FC CORRESPONDENT Minister during the visit, Texas, Sept.1 : Tesla Inc. Hours after the long- ed to keep up with domes- of buying an older iPhone,
ment. The MoU was signed in HYDERABAD, SEPT. 1 according to a GMR state- revamped the Model 3 anticipated unveiling, tic rivals including BYD Russo said, adding that it
the presence of NTPC CMD ment. sedan with sleeker looks Tesla made steep cuts to Co., which aims to sell will be “very challenging”
Gurdeep Singh and Oil India GMR group, the operator “GMR Group is already and longer range while the Model S sedan and three million vehicles this to sustain a higher price
CMD Ranjit Rath. of Delhi, Hyderabad and developing a greenfield slashing prices of its pre- Model X sport utility vehi- year, as well as Nio Inc. point for the new version
Mopa airports, on Friday airport at Crete in Greece mium vehicles in an all- cle in the US and China, and Xpeng Inc., which are and still sell significant
said it is looking for new in partnership with GEK out push to boost sales. and lowered the price of expanding their lineups. volume.
Printed & Published by investment opportunities TERNA. The Group is The automaker slimmed the driver-assistance sys- “Tesla has discovered “If you’re not the latest
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Tiwari Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Modi's recent visit to the the Indians,” it said. production six years ago. $74,990 for the base Model federal tax credit revived Russo, a former Chrysler Tesla’s higher-than-
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THE ASIAN AGE | SATURDAY | 2 SEPTEMBER 2023 | NEW DELHI
pg 11

PITCHED BATTLE Alcaraz

US OPEN | TENNIS
SHORT TAKES
Jayant to play
for Middlesex
closer to
London: India spinner Jayant
Sinner rematch
India, Pakistan renew fierce rivalry
Yadav on Friday signed up with
Middlesex to play the last four
matches of the ongoing County New York, Sept. 1: World
THE RESULTS
Championship season. Yadav number one Carlos
will be available for selection in Alcaraz edged closer to a ■ Men’s singles second round:
Middlesex’s upcoming match Pallekele, Sept. 1: Virat US Open rematch with arlos Alcaraz (ESP x1) bt Lloyd
against Essex “later this week”, Kohli won’t mind an Italy’s Jannik Sinner on Harris (RSA) 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4).
the club said in a statement. encore of that magical Thursday as Grand Slam Dan Evans (GBR x26) bt Botic
“The Delhi born right-arm off moment against Haris winners Aryna van de Zandschulp (NED) 1-6,
6-1, 6-3, 6-3. Matteo Arnaldi
spinner will join Middlesex later Rauf while Rohit Sabalenka and Marketa (ITA) bt Arthur Fils (FRA) 3-6,
this week and be available to Sharma would be ready Vondrousova booked 7-5, 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-4.
play in the first of those four with his answers for their places in the third Cameron Norrie (GBR x16) bt
crucial encounters, when we Shaheen Shah Afridi’s round. Hsu Yu-hsiou (TPE) 7-5, 6-4, 6-
take on Essex at Chelmsford banana inswingers in Defending champion 4. Alexander Zverev (GER
next week, and then in the India’s ‘battle royale’ Alcaraz eased into a last x12) bt Daniel Altmaier (GER)
7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Grigor
three-remaining red-ball games against Pakistan, which 32 meeting with Britain’s Dimitrov (BUL x19) bt Andy
of the season,” the statement will be more than just a Dan Evans after dispatch- Murray (GBR) 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
read. For the 33-year-old Yadav, World Cup dress ing South Africa’s Lloyd Stan Wawrinka (SUI) bt Tomas
it will be a second consecutive rehearsal. Harris 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in Martin Etcheverry (ARG x30)
County stint as he had played The Asia Cup has 2hr 28min on the Arthur 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-2.
for Warwickshire in a couple of returned to the 50-over Ashe Stadium showcourt. Jannik Sinner (ITA x6) bt
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 6-4, 6-2,
matches last year. He took a format to facilitate an It means Alcaraz is just 6-4. Daniil Medvedev (RUS x3)
five-wicket haul against ideal match preparation two wins away from a bt Christopher O'Connell
Gloucestershire and also for five of the six partic- potential quarter-final (AUS) 6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2.
claimed four more wickets in ipating teams but for collision with Italian Sebastian Baez (ARG) bt
the same contest. organisers and the fans sixth seed Sinner, who Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6-
Yadav has played six Tests and India versus Pakistan is continued his serene 7 (7/9), 6-4, 6-4 - retired.
Nicolas Jarry (CHI x23) bt Alex
two ODIs for India having made not just another game, it progress through the Michelsen (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3,
his debut in 2016. He has 16 is ‘The Match’. draw with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 6-3. Alex de Minaur (AUS x13)
wickets in Tests as well as a Kohli’s lofted check- defeat of compatriot bt Wu Yibing (CHN) 6-1, 6-2, 6-
century, against England in drive off Rauf under Lorenzo Sonego. 1. Michael Mmoh (USA) bt John
Mumbai. — PTI Melbourne skyline last Last year, Alcaraz and Isner (USA) 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3),
year during the T20 Sinner produced an epic 6-4, 7-6 (10/7). Jack Draper
(GBR) bt Hubert Hurkacz (POL
World Cup became a five-set quarter-final clas-
Shubhankar, Manu part of Indian cricket
fans’ muscle memory
sic that was not complet-
ed until 2.50am local time
x17) 6-2, 6-4, 7-5. Arthur
Rinderknech (FRA) bt Matteo
Berrettini (ITA) 6-4, 5-3 -
struggle in Rd 1 while Pakistanis
rejoiced when Rohit
— the latest ever finish in
US Open history.
retired. Andrey Rublev (RUS
x8) bt Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4,
Crans Montana: Indian golfers failed to negotiated a After their performanc- 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Manu Gandas and Shubhankar lethal tailing-in delivery es on Thursday, few would ■ Women’s singles second
Sharma struggled in the first from Shaheen and was bet against a repeat of round: Katie Boulter (GBR) bt
round of the Omega European caught plumb. last year’s heavyweight Wang Yafan (CHN) 5-7, 6-1, 6-
Masters here and were placed Such performances Fans with their bodies painted in the colours of national flags of India and Pakistan pose in Ahmedabad on the eve slugfest in this year’s 4. Peyton Stearns (USA) bt
tied 68th and tied 122nd help players grow into quarter-finals. Clara Tauson (DEN) 6-3, 6-0.
of the Asia Cup showdown in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. — AFP Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS
respectively. Gandas had four legends and Saturday’s “I think I played a great
x22) bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
birdies but also gave away Asia Cup game will be match from the beginning 6-1, 6-3. Marketa Vondrousova
three bogeys in his card of 1- another opportunity for to the last ball,” said

India bank on experience Live on TV

(CZE x9) bt Martina Trevisan
under 69 at the Par-70 course. cricketers from both the Alcaraz, who is bidding to (ITA) 6-2, 6-2. Liudmila
He needed a good round to sides to emerge as become the first man to Samsonova (RUS x14) bt
make the weekend at Crans heroes. INDIA VS PAKISTAN defend the US Open since Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 6-3,
Montana, one of the most iconic However with steady 2008, when Roger Federer 6-3. Madison Keys (USA x17) bt

against potent Pak attack

from 3 pm on Star Sports Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-1,
golf courses on the DP World rain predicted in the hoisted the trophy for a 6-2. Elina Svitolina (UKR x26)
Tour. India’s star player, Sharma, hilly Kandy region on fifth straight year. bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
had an off day as he finished at Saturday, an anti-climax The 22-year-old Sinner
2-over 72 in the first round and to a mouth-watering TRACK RECORD meanwhile looks to be fir-
(RUS) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Jessica
Pegula (USA x3) bt Patricia Tig
needed a very low round to clash can’t be ruled out. Pallekele, Sept. 1: India ing on all cylinders on the (ROU) 6-3, 6-1.
make the cut. Sharma was 2- The Indian team, skipper Rohit Sharma on HIGHEST TOTALS evidence of his second
under through his first nine which is yet to fit-in all Friday said his batters  India 356/9 in 50 round performance. Tomas Martin
after starting from the 10th as the jigsaw puzzles will will have to rely on their The Italian conceded Etcheverry 7-6 (8/6), 6-7
he birdied the 15th and 16th, be hoping that their rich experience to counter overs at Vizag in 2005 just 10 points on serve (7/9), 6-3, 6-2.
but there were four bogeys on ‘holy trinity’ of skipper Pakistan’s potent pace  Pak 344/8 in 50 without giving Sonego a Germany’s 12th seed
the second, third, fifth and ninth Rohit, peerless Kohli trio in the much awaited overs at Karachi in single break point Alexander Zverev is also
on his second nine. One of the and his heir apparent Asia Cup clash here on 2004 throughout the 2hr 5min potentially lurking in
players who played with Shubman Gill is ready to Saturday. encounter. Sinner’s path before a
Sharma was Pepperell, who was fight fire with fire A mouth watering con- LOWEST INNINGS Sinner will play 2016 US quarter-final with
among the six co-leaders at 7- against Shaheen, Rauf test awaits when the likes TOTALS Open champion Stan Alcaraz. Zverev booked
under 63. Two-time champion and the feisty Naseem of Rohit and Virat Kohli Wawrinka in the third his place in the third
Matt Fitzpatrick was in a six- Shah. face the highly skilled  India 79 in 34.2 round on Saturday. round with a 7-6 (7/1), 3-6,
way tie for the lead after a low- Overcast conditions Shaheen Afridi, Naseem overs at Sialkot in Wawrinka, 38, rolled back 6-4, 6-3 defeat of compatri-
scoring opening day. — PTI and a bit of nip in the air Shah and Haris Rauf at 1978 the years to eliminate ot Daniel Altmaier.
is all that Shaheen and the Pallekele  Pak 87 in 32.5 overs Argentine No.30 seed — AFP
Naseem would need dur- International Cricket
Verstappen fastest ing the opening
Powerplay to unsettle
Stadium.
“We don’t have Shaheen,
at Sharjah in 1985

in Monza practice the Indian top three.

Especially Gill, who
Naseem and Rauf in our
nets. We practice with the
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL
SCORES
Monza: Max Verstappen got his doesn’t have a pro- bowlers we have. They are  India 183 Virat Kohli
bid for a record 10th straight nounced feet movement all quality bowlers. We
Formula One win off to a prom- against pacers and uses just have to use our expe- at Dhaka in 2012
ising start by topping the times his hands more with a rience to play them tomor- teams. So, it’s a very big and to have such kind of  Pak 194 Saeed
in Friday's first practice session technique that is more row,” Rohit said on the eve tournament. competition as well. Anwar at Chennai in
for the Italian Grand Prix. about beside the line of of the game when asked “The fitness test, fitness “It’s going to be quite a 1997
Reigning world champion the ball rather than about his team’s plans camp?. all that was done challenging task for us to
Verstappen posted a best time behind the line. against the highly skilled in Bangalore. Now, we make the playing 11. But I
The puzzle surround- want to make sure that we
BEST BOWLING IN AN
of one minute 22.657 seconds, pace attack. have to go ahead and get
0.046sec ahead of Carlos Sainz ing Indian and Pakistani With a few key players our game face on and see have no injury concerns INNINGS
as Ferrari stopped dominant middle-order assumes entering the Asia Cup what we can achieve in and that will be a good  India 5/16 Saurav
Red Bull from making it a one- significance. after their recent recovery this (tournament),” said sign for us to move for- Ganguly at Toronto in
two at the top of the leader- India’s concern is from injuries, Rohit Rohit. ward,” said Rohit. 1997
board at Monza. Red Bull have accentuated primarily asserted that the tourna- After a considerable Rohit did not divulge
won every one of this year’s 13 by the absence of KL ment is not a fitness test time, India will enter a much on India's combina-  Pak 7/37 Aaqib Javed
races so far with Verstappen Rahul, who will miss at and the team will have to tournament with a near- tion for the match against at Sharjah in 1991
claiming 11, including the last least the first two Asia put its game face on. full squad, barring Pakistan but he said the
nine, and Sergio Perez winning Cup games. India’s Group A match injured KL Rahul and team has all its bases cov- BEST BOWLING IN AN
the other two. Verstappen India might have decid- against Pakistan will see Rishabh Pant. ered for the game. INNINGS
equalled Sebastian Vettel's ed to field wicketkeeper pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit said it’s good to “Look, all sorts of com-  India 5/16 Saurav
record for consecutive wins batsman Ishan Kishan Prasidh Krishna and mid- have several players to binations are available. Ganguly at Toronto in
after victory at his home Dutch in the middle-order dle-order batsman choose from for an impor- Looking at how the game Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns to Lloyd Harris of South
GP last weekend. — AFP against Pakistan but Shreyas Iyer returning to tant tournament. was played yesterday
1997
Africa during their second round match in U.S. Open in
they are still undecided the ODI set-up after a con- “I would probably have (Bangladesh vs Sri  Pak 7/37 Aaqib Javed New York. — AP
about his slot ? No. 4 or siderable time. this kind of headache, Lanka), a bit of swing, bit at Sharjah in 1991
Lyles reigns No. 5 but mostly the lat-
ter position.
“By no means this (Asia
Cup 2023) is a fitness test.
rather than having no
headache. It’s always nice
of spin, we saw every-
thing. It is always chal- STATS: S.PERVEZ
again in Zurich
Zurich: Another race, another
win for triple world champion
Kishan’s inclusion will
certainly give the Indian
batting unit a bit of vari-
ety for him being a left-
This tournament is played
between the top six Asian
to have a good pool of
players to choose from,

We don’t have Shaheen,

lenging for the batters,”
he said. — PTI

We are not focussing on the past,

QAISER
Gukesh replaces
Noah Lyles. Lyles won the 200
meters in 19.80 seconds at the
Diamond League meet in Zurich
on Thursday in his first race
hander.
But the Jharkhand
stumper has never bat-
ted at No. 5 in his India
Naseem and Rauf in our nets.
We practice with the bowlers
we have. They are all quality
bowlers. We just have to use
but looking to do good in the
upcoming matches. We will try
to give our best and carry
forward the momentum from
Anand at the top
since the world championships career and his average Chennai, Sept. 1: currently in the top 30
in Budapest, Hungary, where he in middle-order is a mea- our experience to play them. the first win. Teenaged Grandmaster D. and that includes Vidit
picked up gold medals in the gre 22.75. — ROHIT SHARMA — BABAR AZAM Gukesh has replaced the Santosh Gujrathi (no.27)
100, 200 and 4x100 relay. — PTI legendary Viswanathan and Arjun Erigaisi
He was one of nine recently Anand as India’s top (no.29). The experienced
crowned world champions who chess player after more P. Harikrishna is 31st.
followed up their titles with Gukesh had overtaken

Neeraj settles for silver in Diamond League

than three decades.
wins in Zurich in front of about Anand has been India’s his idol and mentor
25,000 people at the No.1 since July 1986. Anand in live world
Letzigrund Stadium. The 17-year old Chennai (FIDE) rankings during
“Everybody wants to beat me GM, who recently lost in the World Cup in Baku.
and everybody wants the cake Zurich, Sept. 1: Newly- Julian Weber (25 points). after winning gold in the the quarterfinals of the Anand, who has been
and the crown, but I am not crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra The Indian was third World Championships. He FIDE World Cup in Baku the India No.1 since 1
giving it to them,” the American Neeraj Chopra missed out because he missed the was not 100 per cent fit to Magnus Carlsen, July, 1986, has relin-
said. “Today, we did not have on a top podium finish to Monaco leg of the during the showpiece moved ahead of Anand to quished the top spot after
perfect conditions, it was pretty settle for second position Diamond League due to event due to a groin strain be ranked No.8 in the over 37 years.
cold. But a win is a win.” with a final round throw injury concerns, while he had sustained while world. Gukesh broke into “Gukesh has overcome
Sha’Carri Richardson easily won of 85.71 metres in the Jakub and Weber partici- training in May-June. the top 10 of the FIDE rat- Viswanathan Anand in
the the women's 100 in 10.88 men’s javelin event of the pated. “For me, the focus was ing list for the first time. live rating! There is still
ahead of a strong field that Diamond League Meeting Chopra had won the just to stay healthy and to Anand, a five-time world almost a month till next
included Jamaican duo Natasha here. Diamond League meetings give my 100 per cent in my champion is currently official FIDE rating list
Richardson and Elaine The 25-year-old Chopra, in Doha (May 5) and next competitions. ranked No.9. on September 1, but it’s
Thompson-Herah, while also the reigning Olympic Lausanne (June 30) — his Sometimes we need to As per the FIDE ratings highly likely that 17-year-
Shericka Jackson dominated champion, produced three only two competitions read our body. Today, I feel effective September 1, old will be making it to
the women’s 200 in 21.82. legal throws of 80.79m, before winning a historic OK, I am 100 per cent OK, Gukesh’s rating is 2758 top 10 in the world as the
Danielle Williams of Jamaica 85.22m and 85.71m while gold in the World but I did not push too while Anand’s is 2754. highest-rated Indian play-
followed up her surprising title the remaining three were Championships in much. Gukesh has gained er,” the international
in the 100 hurdles in Budapest fouls. He finished behind Budapest on Sunday with “Sometimes, our number three places in the rating chess federation had said
by winning her race in 12.54 Jakub Vadlejch (85.86m) of tired after the World The Indian superstar, a throw of 88.17m. one goal is to stay healthy. list since August 1. in a tweet after Gukesh
seconds. — AP Czech Republic, who had Championships. We gave who was unbeaten this The Tokyo Olympics Today, I gave it my best but Another teen prodigy R defeated Azerbaijan’s
won a bronze in the World our 100 per cent there (in season before Thursday, gold medallist indicated still with the focus to stay Praggnanandhaa, who Misratdin Iskandarov in
Published by K. Sudhakar for and on Championships. Budapest), but for this qualified for the Diamond he didn’t exert himself too healthy. I usually do my made the world take the second round of the
behalf of Deccan Chronicle Holdings The champion thrower competition here my focus League finals in Eugene, much in Zurich order to be winter training in Europe, notice of him by reaching World Cup recently to go
Limited at Jawaharlal Nehru National said after the event on was to just stay healthy, USA, with 23 points from able to give his cent per- because it is a lot easier to the World Cup final where past the chess maestro in
Youth Centre, 219 Deen Dayal Thursday that physically and we have to focus now three meets. He had won cent in the upcoming com- travel, that’s why I spent he lost to Carlsen, has live ratings.
Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi 110 002. and was feeling “very good” for Eugene (Diamond the Diamond League tro- petitions. some time in risen to No. 19 in the list Gukesh and
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but was a little tired after League finals on phy last year. During the pre-event with a rating of 2727. He Praggnanandhaa have
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the World Championships September 17) and then Chopra has qualified for press conference here, for some months before is India’s No.3 player been picked as part of the
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in Budapest, where he won the (Hangzhou) Asian Diamond League finals at Chopra had said that he competing in Budapest behind Gukesh and Indian squad for the
Price in Nepal - Nep.Rs. 20.00 per copy. gold. “I feel very good now, Games (from September third spot behind Jakub was feeling a bit of pain on this summer,” added Anand. forthcoming Asian
because everyone is a little 23). Vadlejch (29 points) and his shoulder and back Chopra. — PTI There are five Indians Games. — PTI
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