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NEARBY
Conrad is Meghalaya CM, Sri Lanka declares state of
emergency amid violence
Biplab named for Tripura Move to quell growing antiMuslim riots in Central province
SC stays move to amend
Zeliang resigns in Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio to take charge of alliance government
Meera Srinivasan
Delhi master plan Rahul Karmakar COLOMBO
NEW DELHI Shiv Sahay Singh Sri Lanka on Tuesday de
The Supreme Court on AGARTALA/SHILLONG
clared an islandwide state
Tuesday stayed any further
The BJP’s reign in alliance of emergency to curb grow
progress by the authorities to
amend the Delhi Master Plan
with regional parties in three ing antiMuslim violence in
2021, which is aimed at northeastern States began the Central Province.
granting protection from the on a youthful note on Tues The decision, taken at the
ongoing sealing drive in the day with Conrad Kongkal weekly Cabinet meeting on
national Capital. The court Sangma, 40, being sworn in Tuesday, came in response
took strong exception to the as Meghalaya Chief Minister. to a series of arson attacks
fact that no adavits on The day also saw State BJP targeting dozens of mosques
environment impact president Biplab Kumar Deb, and Muslimowned shops
assessment have been led. 48, being named Chief Minis and homes in Kandy in the
DELHI METRO A PAGE 1 ter of the party’s rst govern Central Province. In the
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ment in Tripura, while Naga morning, the police found Restoring peace: Soldiers look on from an armed personnel
land Chief Minister T.R. New innings: Biplab Deb being felicitated by Nitin Gadkari in Agartala on Tuesday. At right, the body of a Muslim youth, carrier at Digana, a suburb of Kandy, on Tuesday. AP *
Yadav’s brother and dumped
his body in a Haryana village.
Reuters
SEOUL
Olympics in the South last
month, will also hold their
against the North are re
solved and its regime is se
Manojit Saha
Mumbai CBI arrests Bank CEOs largest bank through LoUs is
sued in favour of Nirav Modi
DELHI METRO A PAGE 3
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North Korea is willing to
hold talks with the United
rst summit in more than a
decade next month at the
cure,” Mr. Chung said. “The
North also said it can have
The 12,700 crore Letters of
Undertaking (LoU) fraud at
Vipul Chitalia summoned group rms will have to be
booked as an NPA. Now,
States on denuclearisation border village of Panmun frank talks with the United the Punjab National Bank The CBI on Tuesday Serious Fraud Investigation banks are preparing for
and will suspend nuclear jom, the head of the delega States on denuclearisation (PNB) could punch a bigger arrested Vipul Chitalia, Oce questioned ICICI Bank another 8,000 crore, or
tests while those talks are tion, Chung Euiyong, told a and the normalisation of ties hole in India’s banking sys vicepresident (banking and Axis Bank ocials. It about $1.2 billion, in bad
under way, the South said on media brieng. between North Korea and tem as the closure of Nirav operations) of Mehul called Chanda Kochhar, MD loans, taking the total dam
Tuesday after a delegation the U.S.,” he added. Modi and Mehul Choksi’s je Choksi’s Gitanjali Group, in & CEO, ICICI Bank, and age to about $3 billion.
returned from the North For normal ties He cited the North as say wellery businesses is likely connection with the PNB Shikha Sharma, MD & CEO ICICI Bank leads the con
where it met leader Kim “North Korea made clear its ing it would not carry out to result in another 8,000 scam. A PAGE 7 of Axis Bank. A page 7 sortium of lenders to Chok
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North and South Korea, the Korean peninsula and talks with the international them by banks turning into
OPPORTUNITIES A DELHI METRO still technically at war but the fact there is no reason community were under way. nonperforming assets Bank of India (RBI) guide a fraud has been reported. CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10
PAGE 2 enjoying a sharp easing in for it to have a nuclear pro (NPAs). lines, banks have to write o So, the entire $2 billion expo SENSEX SLUMPS TO
DELHI METRO A 6 PAGES tension since the Winter gramme if military threats LANDMARK SUMMIT A PAGE 12 According to Reserve the entire loan amount once sure of the country’s second YEAR’S LOW A PAGE 13
Supreme Court turns down Karti’s plea Tibetans
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Fatal plunge
cancel event
CJIled Bench issues notice to ED on maintainability of a fresh writ petition led by him Suhasini Haidar
ing” on the trial court and Misra orally responded that Kallol Bhattacherjee
Legal Correspondent New Delhi
NEW DELHI might prejudice the CBI’s “the writ petition has been
The Supreme Court on Tues INX Media FIPB approval led because you [ED] have India’s Tibetan refugee
day did not entertain a plea case against Mr. Karti. not led an FIR under the community cancelled two
by Karti Chidambaram to The Bench, however, clar PMLA... but we are not going major events in Delhi
grant him interim protection ied that its notice to the En to pass any interim order.” planned to mark the 60th
from arrest by the Enforce forcement Directorate was Mr. Karti’s writ petition al anniversary year of the Da
ment Directorate under the only conned to the “propo leged that the ED was con lai Lama’s escape to India,
Prevention of Money Laun sition of law” and shall not ducting its investigation un after the Union govern
dering Act. aect the criminal proceed der the antimoney ment’s discomfort was
A Bench, led by Chief Jus ings before a Delhi court laundering law without an “conveyed” to its leader
tice of India Dipak Misra, ho Karti Chidambaram at Patiala where Mr. Karti was pro Enforcement Case Informa ship in Dharamshala.
wever, issued notice to the House Courts on Tuesday. duced a couple of hours later tion Report (ECIR) or esta The Hindu had reported
ED on the maintainability of *
SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR by the CBI for extension of blishing a predicate/sche on March 2 that an inter
a fresh writ petition led by his remand in the INX case. duled oence or even faith meeting at Rajghat on
Mr. Karti and advanced the and the ED, opposed the When Mr. Mehta chal identifying the proceeds of March 31 had been
next hearing to March 8. Ad notice. lenged the maintainability of the crime. cancelled.
Disaster strikes: A truck carrying a wedding party that plunged into a dry riverbed at Ranghola
ditional SolicitorGeneral Mr. Mehta said it would the writ petition led in the
in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat on Tuesday. At least 31 people were killed. REUTERS ( PAGE 7) *
CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 DETAILS ON A PAGE 10
Tushar Mehta, for the CBI have a “psychological bear Supreme Court, Chief Justice
Delhi govt. clears plan for ration at doorstep
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RISE 00:34 SET 11:34 Staff Reporter concern following appea AIIMS hostel on February 9
BHUBANESWAR rance of a poster, written on informing his classmates
Chief Minister Naveen Pat a piece of plain paper, which that he was going to attend a
naik has assured his Jammu noted that Suhail was kid friend’s marriage in Chandi
& Kashmir counterpart Meh napped by the Maoists. garh. His last cell phone lo
booba Mufti of making all ef Security agencies in the cation was detected at How
forts to nd the missing State, however, do not attach rah in West Bengal.
Kashmiri student, Suhail Ai any importance to the Ever since the incident of
jaz. Mr. Aijaz had gone mis poster. disappearance came to light,
sing from AIIMSBhubanes The poster, issued in the his father, Aijaz Ahmed, has
war last month. name of CPI(Maoist), Odisha been camping in Bhubanes
“Our government is doing State Committee, had de war.
everything to trace Suhail. Naveen Patnaik *
FILE PHOTO manded release of Odisha Meanwhile, a team of Od
The State police and investi Maowadi Party chief Sabya isha police is planning to go
gative agencies are on the in about a Kashmiri student, sachi Panda within a week, to New Delhi as Mr. Ahmed
job and all eorts are being Suhail Aijaz of Kupwara, be failing which Mr. Aijaz would has informed them that he
made to trace the student,” ing kidnapped in Odisha, I be killed. Mr. Panda, arrest had received anonymous
Mr. Patnaik tweeted. He was request the authorities to in ed in July 2014, is facing trial calls about his son being
responding to Ms. Mufti’s vestigate and take swift ac in a number of cases. Howev spotted at a telephone booth
tweet on the safety of the tion.” She later acknow er, the party he founded is there. Mr. Ahmed had adver
missing student. ledged Mr. Patnaik’s quick no longer active. tised about his son’s disap
Ms. Mufti had tweeted response by ‘thanking’ him. Suhail, a secondyear pearance and had given his
“concerning reports coming Ms. Mufti expressed her MBBS student, had left the telephone number.
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IN BRIEF
Congress sells ‘pakoras’, ‘Report stubble burning
Khattar tucks into them cases within 30 minutes’
Haryana government issues directive to local ocials
Amarinder spots illegal
I am paying them for the ‘pakoras’ so that they are gainfully employed: CM
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
mining from chopper
CHANDIGARH
VIKAS VASUDEVA is not letting them inside the CHANDIGARH
CHHATTARPUR
youth of the State, the Con Congress MLAs in Chandigarh on Tuesday. AKHILESH KUMAR *
the protesting legislators. “In case they fail to do so
A 40-year-old farmer
allegedly killed himself by gress MLAs alleged that the “They [Congress leaders] without sucient cause, it Centre to monitor crop resi monitoring and review
hanging from the roof of his BJP had completely failed in gress. They were stopped by And then their leaders, in are unemployed and with will be treated as dereliction due burning activities meetings are held at the go
thatched house in Bhadar generating employment. the police, following which cluding the Prime Minister, out any work these days. It is of duty,” said Mr. Goel, while through satellite imagery on vernment level to review the
village in the district, police Carrying placards with they started selling ‘pakoras’ make such insensitive re good they are selling ‘pako replying to a question dur a daily basis. situation,” he said, adding
said on Tuesday. pictures and names of senior by the roadside. marks on the unemploy ras’... I am paying them for ing the ongoing budget ses “Also SMS alerts regard that the regional ocers of
Family members of the BJP leaders along with the “The BJP governments at ment issue, which is unfortu the 'pakoras' so that they are sion here. The Minister also ing incidents of stubble the HSPCB are submitting
deceased Ramkripal rates of ‘pakoras’, the MLAs the Centre and in Haryana nate,” Ms. Choudhry told gainfully employed,” Mr. informed that the Haryana burning are sent to the De daily reports on the number
Kushwaha claimed that he headed towards the State As have failed to deliver on all The Hindu. “They [MLAs] Khattar told reporters as he State Pollution Control puty Commissioners, the of such incidents detected
committed suicide due to sembly complex where the fronts, especially in provid were stopped from selling purchased ‘pakoras' from Board has engaged the Ha agriculture department and and the amount of penalty
indebtedness. PTI budget session was in pro ing jobs to the unemployed. PM Modi’s idea as the police the Congress legislators. ryana Space Application HSPCB ocers. Regular imposed and collected.
Farmers to ‘gherao’
Haryana Assembly
Over MSP for their produce
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CHANDIGARH
To press their demand for
implementation of Swami
nathan Commission’s re
commendations on Mini
mum Support Price for
crops, farmers under the
banner of Bharatiya Kisan
Union would “gherao” the
Haryana Assembly on The BJP govt. has taken a
March 9. U-turn on poll promise, says
BKU. FILE PHOTO
*
‘Farmers are suering’
BKU leader and spokesper Haryana Assembly on
son Rakesh Bains on Tues March 9 to press for full
day said farmers are suer ment of our demand,” he
ing but the BJP government said.
at the Centre and in Harya Mr. Bains said implemen
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NGT warns U.P. of heavy ne
Staff Reporter rapped the State govern
NEW DELHI
ment for not replying to the
The National Green Tribu showcause notices issued
nal on Tuesday warned Ut by the tribunal.
tar Pradesh of a heavy ne if “We want the showcause
the State government failed statement. Instead of pro
to issue a notication per viding us with that, you are
taining to the identication showing us the minutes of
of a wetland in the Gorakh some meeting. We will im
pur region. pose cost if you do not issue
A Bench headed by judi the notications,” said the
cial member Jawad Rahim Bench.
Charred
body of Dalit
boy found
Press trust of india
Jaipur
The charred body of a teen
aged Dalit boy was found in
the Bhiwadi town of Rajas
than’s Alwar district, pol
ice said on Tuesday.
The body of the victim,
identied as 17yearold
Ajay Jatav, was found in the
Phool Bagh police station
area on Monday.
“Family members have
claimed that some uniden
tied persons burnt him
alive in connection with
clashes that took place in
Bhiwadi on March 3. Ho
wever, preliminary investi
gation has indicated that
the victim was not present
on the spot of the clashes,
Additional Superintendent
of Police Pushpendra So
lanki said.
Mr. Solanki added that
some members of the Jatav
community had submitted
a memorandum that sug
gested the victim commit
ted suicide.
“However, we are inves
tigating all the angles,” the
police ocer said.
Signicantly, Ajay Jatav’s
body had surfaced only
days after another Dalit
youth was beaten to death.
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IN BRIEF
Karnataka for night ban in Bandipur Maoists retaliate in
Kerala pushes for relaxation of norms, claims livelihood of many hit
Staff Reporter
Bengaluru
meeting, the Kerala govern
ment representatives from
Sukma, kill former SPO
Karnataka stuck to its de the forest and transport de
Upendra quits KPJP, to
mand for a status quo on the partments and the Wayanad Rebels set six vehicles on re, bus services suspended
night ban on movement of district administration, ac
launch a new party
BENGALURU
vehicles on National High companied by consultants of P. Sridhar
Within five months of way 212 (GundlupetWaya the National Highway Auth BHADRADRI-KOTHAGUDEM
has left three persons dead. the State to submit to the Road Transport and High Bhavan in the city. At the Bandipur. Chhattisgarh. He was identi
At least 50 cases have been ed by people of the area as culprits should be pun of Bhadrachalam division
reported, and the affected Sodi Munna, police said. ished,” read one message, is bordering Chhattisgarh
Register case against ‘Congress
were being treated at the The attack came barely 48 sued in the name of the out were also curtailed, ocial
government and private hours after a senior leader of lawed Communist Party of sources added.
hospitals. On Tuesday, two
women — Bibi Jan from
backs jihadi the CPI (Maoist) Telangana
committee issued a state
India (Maoist).
In the wake of the vio Border vigil
Anandapet and Fatimunnisa,
56, a resident of Vinobanagar
— died, while Syed Sabina, 28,
a resident of Anandapet, died
Major Archbishop: HC elements’ ment warning of revenge for
the killing of 10 Maoists in
Friday’s alleged encounter,
lence, Bhadrachalam subdi
vision police beefed up se
curity and intensied
A vigil was mounted along
the TelanganaChhattisgarh,
border said Bhadrachalam
Special Correspondent involving personnel from vehicle checking operations Assistant Superintendent of
on Monday after prolonged ‘Prima facie evidence indicates conspiracy in land deals’ Mangaluru the Greyhounds wing of Te along the interState border Police Sunil Dutt. The vio
illness. All the three had Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis langana and Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. lence by the Maoists exacer
shown symptoms of Special Correspondent mitted along with it consti of cheating the dioceses and ter Yogi Adityanath on police forces, in Bijapur dis Counter Action Teams bated tension already pre
dehydration. KOCHI tute the ingredients of a to misappropriate funds. Tuesday alleged that the trict of Chhattisgarh. were deployed in vulnerable vailing in the Bhadrachalam
The Kerala High Court on cognisable oence. The respondents sold o the Congress government in The two Stateowned areas in Charla mandal, Agency.
Angered by addiction, Tuesday ordered the police The police cannot turn a properties of the diocese for Karnataka was supporting TSRTC buses were bound for which has a porous border Vehicle checking was in
father cuts off son’s hand to register an FIR against blind eye to a cognisable of a high value after showing a “jihadi elements” that have Hyderabad, one from Jaga with the conictridden tensied in coordination
HYDERABAD Cardinal Mar George Alan fence, said the court while minimum fair value in the become a threat to national dalpur and another from south Bastar region. with the CRPF personnel.
In a shocking incident, a man cherry, the Major Archbish referring to the submission sale deeds and causing loss security. Bailadilla in Chhattisgarh. It may be recalled that six As a measure of caution,
allegedly hacked off his op of the SyroMalabar of the petitioner that the pol to the diocese. Though the Addressing the valedic A police ocer said the TRS local leaders were alleg the leaders of the ruling TRS
teenager son’s hand following
Church, and three others in ice were reluctant to book a diocese was expected to get tory function of the four rebels stopped the two pas edly kidnapped and later re were advised by the party
a tiff over the son’s habit of
relation to the land scam of case against the Cardinal 27 crore from the sale of day Jana Suraksha Yatra of senger buses near Penta vil leased by Maoists in Charla not to venture into the inte
watching films on cell phone,
the ErnakulamAngamaly and others. properties, it got only 9 the BJP at Nehru Maidan lage, hardly ve kilometres mandal to protest against rior areas in the Agency.
police said on Tuesday.
Qayyum Qureshi, 45, a
Archdiocese. crore, it was submitted. here, he alleged that the from Dornapal police “fake encounters” in No During Friday’s opera
butcher by profession, Allowing a writ petition Other respondents On the contention of the State government’s recent station. vember 2015. tion, Greyhounds personnel
allegedly chopped off his led by Sherin Varghese, the Father Joshy Puthuva, Fath Cardinal and others that attempt to withdraw cases Transport authorities in swooped down on a Maoist
18yearold son’s right hand court observed that there er Sebastian Vadakkumpa they were denied the oppor against members of some Demand judicial probe Telangana said interState camp near Pujari Kanker in
from the wrist with a knife, was prima facie evidence to dan and a real estate dealer tunity to defend their case, organisations indicated the The Maoists left some ban bus services to Chhattisgarh Bijapur district.
said the police. “The victim indicate a criminal conspira Saju Varghese were listed as the court held that the ques candid support of the Con ners condemning the recent were being suspended till Ten Maoists, including six
had recently bought a smart cy, breach of trust and crimi the other respondents in the tion of denial of natural jus gress for such organisa killing of 10 Maoists by the the situation improved. women and one member of
phone and continuously nal misappropriation in the case. tice did not arise as they tions. In all, 24 Hindu acti Greyhounds. The KothagudemSileru the Greyhounds force were
watched films on it despite land deals. The petitioner contended were opposing the writ peti vists have been murdered “We demand a judicial in bus service was suspended killed.
his father warning him against The allegations in the pe that the Cardinal and others tion tooth and nail for the after the Congress took ov quiry into the alleged en till March 10 and late night (Inputs from Pavan Da-
it,” the police said. PTI tition and documents sub colluded with the intention last four days in the court. er, he alleged. counter on March 2 and the bus services to remote parts hat in Raipur)
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Women at work
But Chandragiri’s remoteness takes the sheen o the ‘Women’s Day gift’
A.D. RANGARAJAN bound to Katpadi, one pair
Tirupati to Villupuram and one pair
Ahead of International Wo to Guntakal — a mere 234
men’s Day, the South Central passengers either embark a
Railway (SCR) management train or alight in a whole day
on Tuesday named the little and its daily collection is a
known Chandragiri station mere 5,000.
near Tirupati as the “allwo Women employees work
men railway station” in the ing in Tirupati, Renigunta
zone. As SCR General Man and Chittoor stations have
ager Vinod Kumar Yadav for been transferred to this little
mally handed over the res station for this purpose.
ponsibilities to a team of
enterprising women, Chan Lost the race
dragiri became the rst sta As the idea is to name a
tion in Andhra Pradesh to smaller station located close
get the privileged status, as Women power: Women employees working at the Chandragiri to a main station, the up
Begumpet got the tag for Te railway station on Tuesday. K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR *
coming Tiruchanur station
langana the same day. between Tirupati and Reni
The station has four sta Chandragiri, native place reach the highway is to take gunta was initially touted to
tion masters, one booking of Andhra Pradesh Chief Mi a strenuous walk on the get this tag. However, it lost
clerk, one health worker and nister N. Chandrababu Nai dark, narrow road through the race as it is yet to get full
two technical positions. du, has its farung station the village. There is no relia edged infrastructure like
From Tuesday, women will located beyond Narasingap ble public transport to the road and platforms, leave
don all the above roles. Ho uram village. station. There is no railway alone facilities for women.
wever, the beneciaries of quarters and the village is al Along with Mr. Yadav,
the “Women’s Day” gift were Lacks facilities so too small to dwell. Guntakal Divisional Railway
not all too happy, in view of The nearest main road point Only eight passenger Manager Vijay Pratap Singh
the station’s location away is more than a kilometre trains from Tirupati halt assured the sta to provide A good harvest: Women harvest cabbage at a eld in Moinabad, Hyderabad, on Tuesday. The world will celebrate the
from human habitation. away and the only option to here every day — two pairs all support at the earliest. International Women’s Day on March 8. NAGARA GOPAL *
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How safe are foreigners and Weather Watch
Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
Modi to honour Sikar,
north-easterners in Kolkata?
Jhunjhunu administrations
Several unpleasant experiences put a question mark on the Bengal capital being India’s ‘cultural capital’
SIKAR (RAJASTHAN)
Prime Minister Narendra
Suvojit Bagchi stopped her for her “Chinese
Bombie Gadi like appearance” and de
Modi would honour the Kolkata
district administrations of manded the entry fee meant
Rajasthan’s Sikar and Jessika Knauer, a midcareer for foreign nationals. He re
Jhunjhunu for improving journalist from Berlin, re fused to accept that she was
sexratio. Mr. Modi will cently changed her opinion from Nagaland.
felicitate the districts during about India’s ‘cultural capi “I experience this every
his visit on March 8 for their tal.’ She said she could not other day in Kolkata…even at
efforts towards ‘Beti Bachao, avoid “unpleasant interac workplace patients ask me if I
Beti Padhao’ campaign. PTI tions with men” and recalled am really an Indian or migrat
three incidents of “violence” ed from some other country,”
Man wanted in murder of against her during her stay in she says.
Hindu outfit leader held Kolkata for little over a
CHANDIGARH month. Extremely vulnerable Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: Skymet (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
A dreaded criminal, Saraj “First time, it was in the The Northeast is home to
Singh Sandhu, wanted in the underground train [when] I more than 200 tribes and the Forecast for Wednesday: No weather warning
gruesome murder of a Hindu city rain max min city rain max min
was standing in the crowd. [I dierence in culture, food ha
outfit leader in Amritsar last Agartala................. —.... 33.7.... 21.0 Kozhikode ............... —.... 35.0.... 24.6
felt] hands at my waist level. bits or language have become Ahmedabad............ —.... 35.1.... 18.7 Kurnool ................... —.... 38.1.... 22.2
year and other cases, was
No matter how I turned, the a subject of cultural stereo Aizawl ................... —.... 29.7.... 14.3 Lucknow.................. —.... 30.3.... 14.4
arrested in Jalandhar district Allahabad .............. —.... 31.3.... 15.4 Madurai................... —.... 37.0.... 21.6
on Tuesday, the Punjab Police
man was either touching my typing, making them ex
Bengaluru .............. —.... 34.0.... 17.5 Mangaluru............... —.... 35.0.... 24.0
claimed. Sandhu alias Mintoo back or the front,” she wrote tremely vulnerable in any ci Bhopal................... —.... 31.5.... 18.0 Mumbai................... —.... 33.7.... 21.6
was wanted in the highprofile in an email to The Hindu. ty, says Aungdu Wakhet, Bhubaneswar ......... —.... 35.3.... 21.4 Mysuru.................... —.... 35.0.... 12.0
“The second time, a man president of Calcutta Aruna Chandigarh ............ —.... 27.3.... 13.0 New Delhi ............... —.... 28.7.... 14.8
daylight murder of Hindu Chennai ................. —.... 32.1.... 22.0 Patna ...................... —.... 30.8.... 18.8
Sangharsh Sena leader Vipan on the street approached me chal Students’ Association. Coimbatore............ —.... 36.0.... 21.0 Port Blair ................ —.... 32.5.... 22.8
Sharma in Amritsar in full from nowhere, trying to “This is often the ground for Dehradun............... —.... 27.6.... 10.8 Puducherry.............. —.... 31.4.... 17.8
Gangtok...............0.6.... 16.3.... 10.5 Pune ....................... —.... 35.7.... 17.6
public view at Bharat Nagar touch my breasts. I was able comments like ‘cannibals’ or Goa ....................... —.... 32.0.... 23.0 Raipur ..................... —.... 34.2.... 21.9
locality on BatalaAmritsar to leap aside, but he kept try ‘cavemen’,” said Wakhet. Guwahati ................8.... 32.2.... 15.2 Ranchi..................... —.... 30.8.... 17.3
road on October 30. PTI ing until another man arrived Pema Bhutia, a thirdyear Hubballi................. —.... 34.0.... 19.0 Shillong................... —.... 21.3.... 10.0
Hyderabad ............. —.... 36.7.... 20.1 Shimla..................... —.... 17.8...... 6.2
and pulled him away,” she B.Com student, said they are Imphal................... —.... 29.3.... 12.8 Srinagar .................. —.... 17.6...... 1.5
Congress walkout on Day noted. asked “objectionable ques Jaipur .................... —.... 29.9.... 15.6 Trivandrum ............. —.... 33.3.... 24.7
1 of H.P.’s budget session tions” while checking into a Kochi..................... —.... 33.0.... 26.0 Tiruchi .................... —.... 34.7.... 20.0
Kohima................1.6.... 24.7...... 7.9 Vijayawada .............. —.... 36.0.... 19.4
SHIMLA Accosted by stalkers rented accommodation. “We Kolkata.................. —.... 34.2.... 24.1 Visakhapatnam ......... —.... 32.8.... 25.0
The budget session of the “Then in the Botanical Gar Cause for concern: Calcutta Arunachal Students’ Association girls after a friendly football are often warned not to bring
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday
den where two men followed match against Sikkim Students’ Association of Kolkata. (Below) Students during the 19th male friends over, while the
on Tuesday got off to a CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
me. As I questioned them, edition of Northeast students’ meet at Salt Lake, Kolkata. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
local girls in the at above us Ahmedabad ...... 102 150 .42 ... 49 .....— ....*
stormy start with the In observation made at
the larger one came even are never reminded about Bengaluru ......... .11 142 .66 .....— .136 ....* 4.00 p.m., Talcher,
opposition Congress staging a closer, laughed at me and Perhaps the government estation, it was an attack. I cretary of North East Stu such rules, which do not ex Chennai ............ .17 .21 .29 . 109 .....— ....* Odisha recorded an
Delhi ................ .18 153 150 . 154 .214 ....* overall air quality index
walkout over the State
hissed something in Bengali. I needs to work on this,” she thrashed him till the conduc dents’ Forum in Kolkata. Pre ist,” she said. Hyderabad ........ .15 .40 .26 ... 92 .110 ....* (AQI) score of 295
government’s reported move indicating an unhealthy
spoke to a security guard and said. tor of the bus pulled me sident of Naga Students’ A senior ocial of the Kol Kolkata............. ...— ...— ...— .....— .....— ....— level of pollution.
to amend local land laws. PTI Lucknow........... .15 .30 .43 . 350 .....— ....* In contrast, Jalandhar
the stalkers disappeared, on The situation is no better away,” said the 22year old Union Nibo D. Zhimo, howev kata Police did acknowledge Mumbai ............ .23 .37 .83 ... 95 .107 ....* recorded a healthy AQI
ly to meet me at the exit for students and working wo lm student from Guwahati. er, said that local residents that women from the North Pune................. .64 .26 .59 . 135 .147 ....* score of 48
Man from U.P. held with gate,” she recalled. men from the Northeast who “I was shaken [and] trauma did not bother northeaster east and other countries Vishakhapatnam .23 .57 .37 ... 84 .114 ....*
3.30 lakh in fake notes The events, she said, live in Kolkata. tised for many days,” she ners to “the extent they are faced “discrimination” in the Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
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“overshadowed” all her good Ankita Goswami [name said. bothered in the other big ci city. “There is a mindset that SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system,
The special operations group making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air
memories. changed], a secondyear stu There are about 45,000 ties.” Another student leader, the girls from the Northeast
of the Rajasthan Police on particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
Tuesday arrested a man with
The experience of Saman dent of Satyajit Ray Film and people from the eight north Kyesang Bhutia of Sikkim Stu or Europe are easy. Sadly, be and monuments.
3.30 lakh highquality tha [name changed], an Television Institute of India, eastern States, including Sik dents’ Association, argued ing from other places, they NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by
reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
counterfeit Indian currency American tourist, is equally had a dierent experience kim, living in Kolkata. Of that women were “relatively do not complain in most cas CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
here, an official said. Acting traumatic. “My breasts were altogether. them more than 50% are wo more safe” in Kolkata. es,” the ocer said. He sug critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
on a tipoff, the man, plain grabbed as I stepped men. “While about 40% of The level of racial proling gested that a focused aware dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
identified as Virendra Yadav, out of the Howrah Station. It Attacked on the outskirts them are students, others are is high too, said Kathy Zemai ness campaign should be nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was within the rst few se “I was molested on my way working in various sectors, [name changed], a 23year launched on International lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and
was arrested with counterfeit conds of my entry to the city, back from a shooting in New predominantly in hospitality old optometrist from Dima Women’s Day to counter such premature death in people with heart or lung disease
(Individual pollutant data for various cities are averages for the previous day)
currency from the Khasa which is often described as Town [on the outskirts of Kol and information technology,” pur. In Victoria Memorial, for acts of violence against wo
Kothi area of Jaipur. country’s ‘cultural capital’. kata]. It was not a case of mol said Hirok Rabha, general se instance, the security guard men.
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IN BRIEF
Nirav has over two dozen companies abroad: ED
Six rms in U.S. tax haven alone; Gitanjali
suspected of routing funds from LoUs group ocial
Lokpal: search on for
eminent jurist, SC told Devesh K. Pandey nies in “tax haven” Dela
arrested
NEW DELHI
A highprofile Selection
NEW DELHI ware, where the incorporat
Committee led by Prime The Enforcement Directo ed entities enjoy a range of Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
Minister Narendra Modi is rate has identied over two tax exemptions besides pri
dozen companies allegedly vacy. In a major breakthrough,
‘currently seized’ with the
set up by diamond trader Ni Mr. Modi had opened the CBI on Tuesday
search for an eminent jurist
rav Modi and his business as stores in Delhi, Mumbai, arrested Vipul Chitalia, the
to aid the appointment of
sociates in various countries. Hong Kong, Beijing, Singa vicepresident (banking
anticorruption ombudsman,
Lokpal, the government It is learnt that these com pore, London, New York, Las operations) of Mehul
informed the Supreme Court panies were incorporated in Vegas and Honolulu. He also Choksi’s Gitanjali Group of
on Tuesday. Besides Mr. several countries, including planned to expand the busi companies, in connection
Modi, the committee is the United States, United ness to other countries. with the Punjab National
composed of Chief Justice of Kingdom, United Arab Emi Bank fraudulent
India Dipak Misra and Lok 120 shell companies transactions.
Mr. Chitalia was
Sabha Speaker Sumitra
Mahajan. Firestar The ED is pursuing the mo
ney trail in the 12,636crore produced before a
Mumbai court that granted
Case filed against moves HC alleged fraudulent transac
tions. As part of the investi his custody to the CBI till
Raveena Tandon gations, it has also zeroed in March 17.
BHUBANESWAR Staff Reporter
on more than 120 shell com The accused had been
Bollywood actor Raveena New Delhi
panies in India through working with Mr. Choksi
Tandon has landed in trouble Firestar Diamond for the past 25 years and
which funds were being rout
after allegedly shooting for a International — owned by interacted with bank
ed for the past several years, Under scanner: A le photo of the Punjab National Bank branch in Mumbai. * PTI
commercial in a ‘no camera Nirav Modi — moved the ocials on behalf of the
zone’ on the premises of the
it is alleged.
Delhi High Court on According to the Directo Gitanjali Group.
11th century Lingaraj temple Tuesday challenging
here. The temple’s
administration has lodged a
police complaint. Ms. Tandon
certain provisions of the
Prevention of Money
Laundering Act, 2002. The
rate, 79 shell companies are
linked to Mr. Choksi, while
the others were allegedly
SFIO questions ICICI, Axis Bank ocials ‘Get passport
visited the temple on Sunday
last and allegedly shot the
rm sought quashing of
controlled by Mr. Modi, his
brother Nishal and his con Summons to bank CEOs on loans to Choksi rms, discounting of fraudulent LoUs details of big
seizure of its movable
commercial in which she is
seen giving beauty tips. properties by the ED in the
tacts. The agency has written
to over 31 banks seeking de SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT sure against LoUs with res borrowers’
PNB fraudulent LoUs tails of the loans advanced to Mumbai pect to the Nirav Modi group
Central panel nod for scam. Mr. Choksi’s Gitanjali group. The Serious Fraud Investiga of companies as well as the Press Trust of India
Rajasthan airstrip The banks have also been tion Oce (SFIO) questioned Gitanjali group of compa New Delhi
NEW DELHI rates, China, Hong Kong, told to furnish information ICICI Bank and Axis Bank of nies. The Finance Ministry has
The Union Environment Russia, South Africa, France, on the loans given to Mr. Mo cials on Tuesday in connec On the other hand, Axis directed stateowned
Ministry’s Forest Advisory Singapore, Belgium and Ar di’s companies. Around 12 tion with the 12,700 crore Bank does not have any ex banks to obtain passport
Committee (FAC) has “in
menia. The ED will soon banks have so far shared data Punjab National Bank scam. posure to Mehul Choksi or details of all borrowers,
principle” cleared the While the SFIO had called Nirav Modi rms but had dis who have taken loans in
send letters rogatory to auth on outstanding amounts.
Rajasthan government’s Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, counted the LoU fraudulent excess of 50 crore, within
orities in 15 foreign jurisdic The ED has so far attached
proposal to divert 120 ICICI Bank and Shikha Shar ly issued by PNB.
tions requesting relevant de 41 immovable assets worth 45 days with a view to
hectares of forest to extend ma, MD & CEO of Axis Bank, The benchmark equity in
tails. The agency suspects 1,217.20 crore of Mr. Choksi preventing them from
an airstrip in Kolana both the lenders had sent dices fell in the last hour of
that the funds raised through and his companies. In the Chanda Kochhar Shikha Sharma eeing the country,
(Jhalrapatan district), which their representatives to meet trading over reports of the
happens to be the the Punjab National Bank — case against Mr. Modi and sources said.
using fraudulently issued others, 21 immovable pro the investigating ocers, Earlier, the Central Bu Modi group of companies SFIO questioning. The Sen In case the borrower
constituency of Chief Minister
Letters of Undertaking and perties valued at 523.72 banking industry sources reau of Investigation (CBI) but had extended working sex lost 1.27% to close at did not have a passport,
Vasundhara Raje. This was
Foreign Letters of Credit — crore have been attached. said. ICICI Bank is the leader had questioned ICICI Bank capital loans to Gitanjali. 33,317.20. While ICICI Bank the bank should obtain a
after the FAC reprimanded the
State government for were also routed through The agency also seized gold, of a consortium of lenders to Executive Director N.S. The ICICI Bank had said it stocks tanked 2.64%, Axis certicate in the form of a
“violating” forest conservation such entities overseas. diamond and other precious Mehul Choksi’s Gitanjali Kannan. had neither issued any Let Bank stocks fell 1.31%. declaration that the
laws and diverting nine acres In the U.S., the accused metals etc. valued at over Gems, and has an exposure ICICI Bank does not have ter of Undertaking (LoU) nor (Inputs from Indo-Asian person did not have one,
of land in 2008 while had set up about six compa 5,100 crore. of 500 crore. any exposure to the Nirav had any buyer’s credit expo News Service) they added.
developing the same airstrip.
IT raids on house, oces
of Gupta brothers
31 die as truck falls o bridge #7 4 8 3 8 8
BSF jawan ned for
‘disrespecting’ Modi
A group of 60 persons were heading for a wedding at bride’s home Special Correspondent Zero parade is held in all
Staff reporter wever, have consistently de New Delhi units of BSF every morning
Meerut
nied any wrongdoing. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT tunate and anguishing. May A Border Security Force when personnel assemble at
Income Tax ocials raided “There was suspicion AHMEDABAD those who have been injured (BSF) jawan has been asked a common point to report
the oces in Saharanpur that the brothers were try Thirty one persons belong recover at the earliest," the to pay a sevenday ne for attendance.
and Dehradun belonging to ing to bring illegal money in ing to a marriage party were PMO said in a tweet. “disrespecting” Prime Mi Mr. Kumar who is posted
the South Africabased in to the country through va killed when a truck fell o a nister Narendra Modi. in West Bengal’s Nadia dis
dustrialists Gupta brothers. rious means. We intend to bridge on Bhavnagar Rajkot Tragic, says Minister Disciplinary proceedings trict was found “guilty” un
Searches were also con investigate if there is some highway in Gujarat on Tues “It is a tragic incident. The were initiated against Con der Section 40 of BSF Act,
ducted at the Guptas’ ances basis for the suspicion,” said day. The accident occurred government is with the vic stable Sanjeev Kumar when 1968 (Act prejudicial to good
tral house in Ranibazar a senior IT department o when the truck driver lost tims,” said junior Home Mi he referred to the zero pa order and discipline of the
where the brothers, Ajay, cial involved with the raid. control while trying to over nister Pradipsinh Jadeja in rade as “Modi Programme”. force).
Atul and Rajesh, grew up “Raids were conducted at take another vehicle on the the State Assembly. He ad
and lived till they left the the old Ranibazar house in narrow bridge. ded that people were on
country to become indus Saharanpur, as well as their Sixty persons of Anida vil their way to attend a wed
trial tycoons in South Africa houses in Dehradun. We are lage were on their way to the ding ceremony in Botad dis
and close allies of the coun also looking for bank ac wedding at the bride’s home trict when the vehicle fell
try’s former President Jacob counts associated with them in Totam village in Botad dis from the bridge on the Bhav
Zuma. and properties they own,” trict. Among those killed in nagarRajkot highway while
Mr. Zuma’s reported deal the ocial said. clude the groom’s parents overtaking a vehicle.
ings with the brothers had The premise of a temple and relatives. "The truck fell on a con
rocked South African polit where the Gupta brothers Chief Minister Vijay Rupani “My condolences to all crete base under the bridge
ics leading to his resignation were in the process of build PM expresses grief ordered an inquiry and an those who lost their loved in which 26 persons died on
as President in ing a grand structure worth Prime Minister Narendra nounced an ex gratia of 4 ones due to an accident near the spot while whereas ve
midFebruary. several crores was also raid Modi expressed grief over lakh to the kin of each Ranghola in Gujarat. The ac others died during treat
The Gupta brothers, ho ed, said the ocial. the incident, while Gujarat deceased. cident was extremely unfor ment,” Mr. Jadeja said.
SC says ‘no’
to reopen
Turf wars with ISRO stall 1,000 cr. for
research and
Gandhi trial connectivity: DoT ocial innovation
Legal Correspondent Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI Flags problem of ‘domains’ between the organisations NEW DELHI
8 EDITORIAL NOIDA/DELHI
Make the neighbourhood rst again
India is sliding towards a situation where it is neither feared nor loved by other South Asian countries
cal election results that have gone last week about immigration has ers, Japan, the U.S. and Australia.
the way of the Mahinda Rajapaksa drawn ire there, with Bangladesh’s Third, India should coexist with
Sharp correction backed party could be a portent of
his future reelection. In Afghanis
Home Minister Asaduzzaman
Khan describing the remarks as
projects that do not necessitate in
tervention, while formulating a set
Stocks may be set to experience more tan, Bhutan and Bangladesh, elec untrue, unfounded and not of South Asian principles for sus
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tions this year and the next could helpful. tainable development assistance
volatility than in the last few years Suhasini Haidar pose challenges for India. While many of these factors are that can be used across the region.
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nvestors who expected 2018 to be yet another block The next problem is the impact hard to reverse, the fundamental This will all only be possible if
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buster year for stocks may have to temper their ex lmost four years after Prime of China’s unprecedented forays facts of geography and shared cul India and China reset bilateral ties,
pectations. After a strong start to the year, since the Minister Narendra Modi be into each of these countries. In tures in South Asia are also unde which have seen a marked slide ov
gan his term with a “Neigh stead of telling the Nepal govern niable, and India must focus its ef er the past few years. It is notewor
beginning of February, stock markets around the world
bourhood First” moment, by invit ment to sort out issues with India, forts to return to a more thy that the government appears
have witnessed a sharp correction. The U.S.’s decision ing leaders of all South Asian for example, as it had in the past, comfortable peace, and to “Mak to have started this process with
to impose import taris on steel and aluminium was Association for Regional Coopera China opened up an array of alter tive in the bargain. ing the Neighbourhood First Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s
the latest development to infuse a sense of uncertainty. tion (SAARC) countries to his native trade and connectivity op The third issue is that the Modi Again”. recent visit to Beijing.
As of Tuesday, the Sensex and Nifty are marginally swearingin ceremony, India’s tions after the 2015 IndiaNepal government’s decision to use hard
down since the beginning of the year. While the poor neighbourhood policy is clearly border blockade: from the high power tactics in the neighbour Time for reversal Learning from ASEAN
state of health of public sector banks has added to the adrift. New Delhi’s connect with way to Lhasa, crossborder railway hood has had a boomerang eect. To begin with, despite convention It will also be impossible to renew
pain, market breadth suggests a more broadbased de its South Asian neighbours is lines to the development of dry Theoretically, given its central lo al wisdom on the benets of hard the compact with the neighbours
weaker than it has been for a very ports. In Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, cation in South Asia and being the power and realpolitik, India’s without reviving the SAARC pro
cline. Notably, this correction comes after a record bull
long time. the Maldives and Pakistan, China largest geographically and eco most potent tool is its soft power. cess. In their book The ASEAN
run that stocks enjoyed in 2017. While the Sensex ad holds strategic real estate, which nomically, India should be expect Its successes in Bhutan and Af Miracle, Kishore Mahbubani and
vanced about 28% in 2017, the Nifty climbed 30%. Judg A perfect storm? could also be fortied militarily in ed to hold greater sway over each ghanistan, for example, have Jeery Sng describe in detail the
ing by the initial trading sessions of the Indian indices in The rst problem is that for va the future. At present, it means of its neighbours. However, the much more to do with its develop need for SAARC to learn from the
March, markets look likely to keep investors on their rious reasons other governments China has a stake in the internal “surgical strikes” on Pakistan of ment assistance than its defence success of ASEAN. Mr. Mahbubani
feet. After the sharp correction in February, many ex in the SAARC region are either not politics of those countries. While 2016 have been followed by a grea assistance. It’s heartening, there suggests that leaders of SAARC
pected Indian stocks to rebound to new highs, as in the on ideal terms with New Delhi, or China’s growing presence in in ter number of ceasere violations fore, that after sharp drops in 2016 countries meet more often infor
facing political headwinds. In the frastructure and connectivity pro and crossborder inltration on (of 36%) and 2017 (of 19%) year on mally, that they interfere less in
case of previous corrections. But the Nifty and the Sen
Maldives, President Yameen Ab jects has been welldocumented, the Line of Control. The 2015 Ne year, the budget allocations for the internal workings of each oth
sex, which traded sideways until Monday after their in dul Gayoom has gone out of his its new interest in political media pal blockade and a subsequent cut South Asia have seen an increase er’s governments, and that there
itial fall in February, resumed their shortterm down way to challenge the Modi govern tion must be watched more care in Indian aid channelled through (of 6%) in 2018. After the Doklam be more interaction at every level
trend on Tuesday. Whether they will break lower to ment, whether it is on his crack fully as a result. When China the government did not force the crisis was defused in 2017, India al of government. They also say that
experience further correction or consolidate for a while down on the opposition, invita stepped in to negotiate a Rohingya Nepali government to amend its so moved swiftly to resolve die just as Indonesia, the biggest eco
before moving upwards is anyone’s guess. But it is no tions to China, or even breaking refugee return agreement bet constitution as intended, and the rences with Bhutan on hydropow nomy in the ASEAN, allowed
secret that investors have been willing to bid up the with New Delhi’s eort to isolate ween Myanmar and Bangladesh, subsequent merger of Mr. Oli’s er pricing, and this February it smaller countries such as Singa
Pakistan at SAARC. In Nepal, the or host a meeting of Afghanistan Communist Party of Nepal (UML) announced a tari hike for energy pore to take the lead, India too
prices of Indian stocks far ahead of their fundamentals.
K.P. Sharma Oli government is cer and Pakistan’s foreign ministers to with Prachanda’s CPN(Maoist) is from Bhutan’s Chhukha project, must take a back seat in decision
Despite the absence of any strong rebound in corporate tainly not India’s rst choice, and help calm tensions and bring both seen as a reversal of India’s in the rst in several years. making, enabling others to build a
earnings, an underperforming economy and economic Kathmandu’s invitation to the Pa on board with the Belt and Road uence there. Next, instead of opposing every more harmonious SAARC process.
shocks such as demonetisation and the GST, investors kistani Prime Minister this week Initiative (BRI) connection bet Mr. Modi’s decision to abruptly project by China in the region, the “It is much safer to be feared
have found enough reason to stay optimistic about In conrms the chill. And no matter ween them, or oer to mediate cancel his visit to Male in 2015 did government must attempt a three than to be loved,” wrote Niccolo
dian stocks. It is only natural that stock prices have be which party is in power in Pakis between the Maldivian govern not yield the required changes in pronged approach. First, where Machiavelli, “when one of the two
gun to reect, at least partially, the underlying risks. tan, it is dicult to see Delhi push ment and the opposition, it wasn’t the government’s treatment of the possible, India should collaborate must be wanting.” The govern
ing for ocial dialogue, especially just breaking with its past policy of opposition, and New Delhi’s dire with China in the manner it has ov ment’s challenge is to steer India
Going forward, the biggest challenge to stock prices
with the military on the ascendant ignoring political dynamics in warnings about Mr. Yameen’s er the BangladeshChinaIndia towards a course where it is both
will be higher interest rates as central bankers move to once again. In other parts of the countries it invests in. Beijing is emergency in the past month have Myanmar (BCIM) Economic corri feared and loved in appropriate
rein in ination amid strengthening economic growth. neighbourhood, where relations now taking on a role New Delhi led to the Maldives cancelling its dor. Second, when it feels a pro measure, and away from a situa
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to reduce the size have been comparatively better should have been in a better posi participation in the Indian Navy’s ject is a threat to its interests, India tion in which it is neither feared
of its balance sheet by $2 trillion in the next four years for the past few years, upcoming tion to play, and by refusing to play “Milan” exercises. Even in Bangla should make a counteroer to the nor loved.
as it moves to let interest rates rise. Bond yields have be elections could turn the tables on it Delhi is being shown up as un desh, the Indian Army chief, Gen project, if necessary in collabora
gun to reect the prospect of tighter liquidity. The U.S. India. In Sri Lanka, the recent lo feeling, partisan or, worse, ineec eral Bipin Rawat’s tough talking tion with its Quadrilateral partn suhasini.h@thehindu.co.in
10year Treasury has almost approached the 3% mark
from just around 2% in September last. Many noted
bond investors have condently proclaimed the end of
the multidecade bull market in bonds, which began in
After the Tripura setback
the early 1980s. The Indian bond market too has wit The Left must consider new tactics for alliancebuilding and popular mobilisation
nessed a sharp increase in yields in the last few months
amid fears of faster ination as well as the government’s shifting to the Trinamool. The re vernment that focussed on redis liamentary bloc that engaged the
sult: the LF has yet to recover from tribution had its entrenched dis ruling Congressled United Pro
worsening nances. Compared to the taper tantrum of
the losses of 2011. As things stand, contents who cannot simply be gressive Alliance in crucial debates
2013, stocks have in recent times been relatively sub its support base has eroded furth
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even years after they lost The LF had not just won the 2013 with their feet for the Left in the ployment Guarantee Scheme.
Populist wave power in West Bengal, in Assembly elections emphatically; past, looked to the right, suggests For the Left, the only way out of
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2011, where they had ruled it had followed that triumph with two things. this rut is to go back to the drawing
As Italians reject the mainstream parties, for 34 years, the Communist Party strong victories in the 2014 Lok the ethnic tribal outts which had First, the LF might have worked board and mobilise people on is
of India (Marxist) and its allies Sabha election and in the Tripura an insurgent past on the other cer hard to bring peace to Tripura, but sues related to the economy,
EU integration could take a hit have suered another setback, Tribal Areas Autonomous District tainly allowed the BJP to lead the the BJP, being in power at the where, besides sluggish job crea
A
s the dust settles on the Italian parliamentary this time in Tripura after an unin Council elections in 2015. In these challenge against the incumbent. Centre, conveyed to many voters a tion, the eects of demonetisa
elections, it is unclear who the next Prime Minis terrupted 25year reign. The blow polls, the attack on the LF was greater hope of realising their aspi tion, especially on the informal
ter will be. But two things are clear. First, the here, administered by the Bharati from the right wing, and unabash Tapping discontent rations, possibly through higher sector, are still playing out. The
election was a strong rejection of the incumbent, ya Janata Party (BJP) in alliance edly so. But the LF in Tripura can But there was also a certain Central transfers of funds to the largest component of the political
with the Indigenous People’s not be accused of the follies com amount of discontent after years State. Second, the LF did manage Left, the CPI(M), realises the need
centreleft Democratic Party (PD), which has managed
Front of Tripura (IPFT), has been mitted in West Bengal. In fact, the of LF rule, which fuelled the com to transcend the tribalnontribal for independent mobilisation and
just 19% of the vote. Second, there is a strong antiesta more shocking than what had hap emphasis on social development bined and renewed opposition identity divide in Tripura, helped rediscovering its agitationist po
blishment undercurrent, with the largest vote share pened in West Bengal. After all, and peace between the tribal and against the Left. A CSDSLokniti historically by the eorts of legen tential to get itself out of the mo
(32%) to a single party going to the Five Star Movement the defeat of the Left Front (LF) in nontribal communities in a large survey, for example, showed un dary leaders such as Dasharath rass but there are certain existen
(M5S). Given the recent changes in Italian electoral law, the Assembly elections in West ly agrarian and forestrydepen employment and price rise as key Deb who headed the Ganamukti tial questions about the nature of
which now combines proportional representation and Bengal was the nal act in a series dent economy is what had helped issues. Other surveys also project Parishad that eventually merged capitalism today and the relevance
the rstpastthepost system, a party or coalition will of losses in other elections in the it to consistently grow its support ed unemployment, especially with the CPI(M). But recently, the of statism that require introspec
State — locallevel polls in 2008 base in Tripura. among tribals, as a major issue in demand for greater recognition of tion.
need at least 40% of the vote to form the government.
and 2010, and the Lok Sabha elec A cursory look at partywise the State whose economy is cha the tribal demographic had more Also in the immediateterm, the
The centreright coalition, which includes the scandal tion in 2009. vote shares in the 2018 elections racterised by a lack of adequate di takers, which the LF could not ad Left faces physical threats and vio
ridden former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza tells a partial story. The longen versication. Cashing in on these, dress adequately. lence in Tripura, similar to what its
Italia, the antimigrant and Eurosceptic Lega and the far Slide in bastions trenched opposition in Tripura led the BJP built a dedicated campaign supporters underwent in West
right Brothers of Italy, has secured 36%. What’s more, The slide of the Left in Bengal also by the Congress had quickly shift using multimedia tools and the In Course correction Bengal. It cannot aord to adopt a
Lega, led by the rabblerouser Matteo Salvini, has won came after years of struggle by the ed lock, stock, and barrel to the ternet besides patronising tribal With the loss of Tripura, the Left is purist, isolationist stance in this
over 17% of the vote, elbowing Mr. Berlusconi out of the Trinamool Congress, with the agi BJP, even as the tribal forces saw in outts who saw in it a sturdier ally now in power in just one State milieu in Tripura and elsewhere.
tation against the land acquisition the BJP a renewed opportunity to against the Left. The Left, still de (Kerala), much weaker in West Besides independent mobilisa
role of kingmaker and reinforcing Italy’s move away
policy of the Buddhadeb Bhatta take on the Left. pendent on traditional means of Bengal and bereft of any prospects tion, in its quest to get back to rele
from the centre. It appears that a growing but troubled charjee government, nally turn This, however, does not explain campaigning, was not prepared of growth in other States barring vance, the Left has to think of
economy and the migrants crisis have left Italians dis ing the tide, The agitations and the 7.42 percentage point shift enough for this new onslaught. some shoots in Rajasthan and Hi adopting malleable alliancebuild
enchanted with businessasusual politics as well as the political positioning of the Trina from the Left Front towards the Having a popular Chief Minister machal Pradesh. This state of af ing tactics considering the
European Union, a pattern that has become all too fa mool — to the left of the LF — had newly minted BJPIPFT combine. with a reputation for leading a no fairs for the political Left is a far strength of the adversary it now
miliar across Europe over the last few years. Recovery eroded the latter’s support base, The emphasis on winning over the frills lifestyle and probity was not cry from where it was a decade faces — Hindutva.
from the 2008 nancial crisis has been slow. Italy is with the middle peasantry and Congress support base on the one good enough. ago. When in power in three
growing at 1.5%, below the Eurozone average, and un landless agricultural workers hand and the tactical alliance with So even a committed leftist go States, it was also a powerful par srinivasan.vr@thehindu.co.in
employment is close to 11%; some 18 million Italians are
said to be at risk of poverty. A feeling that the rest of the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
EU has left Italy high and dry in tackling the migrants is
sue — over 600,000 have arrived in Italy since 2013 — An Opposition front distant. But the Opposition Statecentric parties. If the seems to be a sole voice of extraction of ground water handicap at rst sight. This is
has added to the sense of Euroscepticism. The speed with which the parties should realise that Gujarat Assembly poll verdict reason in an atmosphere of for commercial purposes pertinent in India where
Italy is going through a protracted period of political Opposition parties have coalition governments led oered the prospect of the warmongering and chest have only added to the there is very heavy trac on
negotiations before a new government can start taking responded to the ‘national by parties other than the Congress becoming the pull thumping. In this connected untold misery. In my most roads and when such a
shape in Rome. The M5S, which had initially said it alternative’ proposal Congress have not lasted factor of a coalition that world, one cannot develop childhood in Kerala, one person is unable to hear
advanced by Telangana long. The ball is now in the could take on the BJP’s and prosper in isolation. hardly came across instances vehicles and pedestrians. In
would hold a referendum on the euro, more recently
Chief Minister K. Congress’s court to take a electionwinning machinery, Both reason and ethics of water bodies drying up so public spaces, shops and
toned down its stance but continues to seek greater Chandrasekhar Rao only pragmatic view and project the results in the Northeast dictate that India can soon after the monsoon, as is organisations, where
economic freedom from Brussels. It has taken a strong shows the level of political a leader other than Mr. seem to have changed the prosper only if its neighbours the case now. Now, most conversation is a necessity,
stance against migration and says it wants to improve unease that has crept in the Gandhi to lead the narrative. Despite the initial too prosper. Otherwise there river beds look parched, the aurally handicapped are
governance. Luigi Di Maio, the 31yearold leader of the Opposition camp after the Opposition front for the euphoria around the could be a temptation to try made worse by largescale often humiliated. Being
M5S, who for long had said the party would go it alone, BJP’s resounding victory in sake of a viable alternative concept, it appears to be a to resort to destabilisation mining of sand. When nature handicapped in this manner,
is now seeking partners to form a government. This the Northeast (“Mamata and to be of political case of haste. The BJP’s tactics. If, after so many wars loses its balance, disaster is I can vouch for this. I suggest
starts talks for regional signicance. It is possible electoral success has much and much bitterness, Europe not far behind. that a pink cane be adopted
could, for instance, mean the M5S partnering with the
front” and “KCR draws up that the Congress may be to do with its ability to weave can unite and prosper, why Murli Nair, to help identify an aurally
PD or the Lega. Barring a shared Euroscepticism, the plans for new front”, both playing a waiting game and a narrative around its not South Asia? Thrissur, Kerala handicapped person.
M5S and the Lega mostly dier in their values. In addi March 6). Ms. Banerjee too looking at the results in political intent and agenda V. Narayan, Schools for the deaf and
tion to its distrust of Europe, Lega has made no bones may have taken cognisance Karnataka, Rajasthan and for governance. The Chennai A pink cane dumb, hospitals and welfare
about its extreme and dangerous views, specically its of Bengali voters in Tripura Madhya Pradesh before Opposition will need a Universally, a white cane is institutions must pick up the
antimigrant and antiMuslim stance. Mr. Salvini has favouring the BJP. It is no making its move. powerful counternarrative, Dog days of summer helpful for other trac idea and try to implement it
claimed the moral right to form a government given the secret that the Opposition is V. Subramanian, and not just arithmetic, if it Mankind is to blame for participants in identifying universally. The media
averse to working under the Chennai wants to stall the BJP’s surge. nature’s fury (Editorial – the user as being visually should also extend a helping
centreright coalition’s share of the vote. However, pol
leadership of Congress Padmini Raghavendra, “High noon”, March 6). impaired. Pedestrians and hand (Chennai editions,
itics makes for strange bedfellows, and an M5SLega go president Rahul Gandhi ■ The outcome in Tripura Secunderabad Largescale deforestation for drivers take care while kind “City doctor delivers talk at
vernment cannot be ruled out. Such an outcome who is still perceived to be seems to have triggered a the setting up of industrial souls extend a helping hand. WHO”, March 6).
would, however, severely hamper French President a leader in the making and urry of activity in the Transforming Asia units, use of fertile land A person who is aurally K. Swaminathan,
Emmanuel Macron’s and German Chancellor Angela despite the moral victory Opposition ranks, with “save The article, “It’s time to meant for cultivation to handicapped has no such Chennai
CM
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demand of the Election electoral bonds: cash tran half has been sacriced by mixed system — half PR and The EC has said one booth
Commission (EC). Do you sactions will not happen as the suggestion of the Parlia half FPTP. per constituency. There are
think electoral bonds are people will have to buy mentary Standing Commit 200300 polling booths per
the solution? bonds through the bank. tee and Niti Aayog that if it is Doesn’t PR carry the threat constituency. One is certain
not feasible to hold elections of further dividing our ly too little for the purpose it
■ When the Finance Minister The government, and not once in ve years, let there society on caste, religious was introduced. Let the EC
began his Budget speech, he the public or even the EC, be two in ve years! and other lines? When discuss it at an allparty
said without transparency in would know who is giving term political interest has Here they get 5,500 crore Fourthly, let’s not forget parties are promised seats in meeting to arrive at a consen
political funding, free and what, right? been given precedence. with dignity, by cheque, <
> After the 2014
elections, even with that India is a federal coun proportion to their votes, sus.
fair elections are not possi based on their performance, the third largest vote try. Regional parties have an don’t you think politicians
ble. This was music to my ■ Yes, absolutely. And it is Has there been any reprisal on objective criteria. And increasingly important role will nd innovative ways Has the credibility of the EC
share of 20%, the
ears. But what he oered was the government which can against a donor in the past? this is one gure which can to play. If they feel threa means of forming newer taken a hit?
BSP got zero seats.
just the opposite. So far, all harass the donor more than not be fudged. All political tened by the proposal, they parties?
donations above 20,000 any political party out of ■ The solution lies in having parties have been demand This is not are bound to oppose it, mak ■ In the context of CEC Achal
were disclosed to the EC. It power. Reprisal, if any, can a National Electoral Fund, ing an end to electoral cor democracy. We ing consensus impossible. ■ No way. In fact, it may Kumar Jyoti’s decision on
is, of course, a dierent mat come only from the govern where companies can do ruption, and state funding of could look at the In a scenario where 29 make the competitive, no Gujarat election dates, you
ter that political parties ac ment. The government has nate without indicating pre elections. We are opposing German model of a State governments have holdsbarred politics of to mean? But the same Mr. Jyoti
cept donations in crores and empowered itself to know ex ference for any political par state funding of elections as mixed (electoral) come to power with absolute day less bitter as the parties was applauded for his ver
convert them into cheques of actly who is giving what to ty and thereby avoiding the that will be impossible to system. majority, if at the Centre the will hope to have their pre dict in the Gujarat Rajya Sab
20,000 — and this is more whom. This is not what we in reprisal they claim to fear. monitor, and suggesting government falls, why sence in the legislatures ac ha elections. The problem
than 75% of all collection of the EC were expecting and The fund can be distributed state funding of political par ruption mode. Secondly, should the States suer? Of cording to their vote share in lies in the process of appoint
political parties where sourc striving for. transparently on the basis of ties, [which is] easy to moni communalism and casteism course, the antidefection stead of being wiped out ment of Election Commis
es are unknown. Now, with actual performance. I have tor. There will be no scope are at a peak during elec law is there to discourage completely even after getting sioners. They are appointed
electoral bonds, 100% Is the removal of the 7.5% given a formulation: for ev for ybynight political par tions. Hateful, divisive polit this to a considerable extent. a sizeable vote share. by the government of the day
source will be unknown. The cap (based on prots over ery vote cast in favour of a ties. They will have to rst ics is the consequence of fre But in an era of coalition go with no consultation with
government has decided to three years) on corporate candidate, 100 can be gi perform in an election be quent elections. vernments, there is always There is a debate on EVMs. the Opposition. The contro
give precedence to the do donations a good idea? ven. If 55 crore people cast fore they receive any funds. The arguments in favour the possibility of govern Should we go back to paper versy was unfair to Mr. Jyoti
nors’ wish to be anonymous. their votes, the National of staggered elections are ments falling, when a partn ballots? just because he was from
There was a CII (Confedera ■ Not at all. The cap existed Electoral Fund distributes What do you think about equally strong. What do peo er chooses to leave. Gujarat. We should have a
tion of Indian Industry) re for a good reason — that the 5,500 crore among parties/ simultaneous elections, an ple want? As a Biju Janata Dal ■ Certainly not. Our EVMs collegium to appoint the
port of 2015 which said that companies should not start candidates. idea which has been mooted MP once remarked, people You had mentioned in an have stood the test of time. CEC. When we can have a
donors want anonymity for inuencing political process by the Prime Minister? love elections as the vote is essay that it is time to review Every, I repeat, every politi collegium system for the CVC
two reasons: one, other par es. Now companies can exist Will that money be enough the only power they have. Se the rstpastthe post system cal party has raised ques (Central Vigilance Commis
ties would make a beeline for just to run India’s politics. for political parties? ■ It is a desirable idea. It has condly, election time pro (FPTP)? Has the demand for tions about EVMs at dierent sioner) and the CIC (Central
their donations, and two, That is what crony capitalism many advantages, some of vides work opportunities to replacing FPTP with times. And when with the Information Commissioner),
fear of political reprisal from is, and now it has been legal ■ I would say more than which were listed by the lakhs of youth. At a recent proportional representation same machines they come to which are not even constitu
those not getting the dona ised. Billionairerun compa enough. The basis of my ar Prime Minister. And they Chhatra Sansad in Pune, I (PR) become louder after power, they go silent. tional bodies, why can’t we
tion. The real reason proba nies will run Indian politics. gument is that between 2009 mainly have to with the huge heard this interesting remark the 2014 general elections? In any case, after intro have one for the most critical
bly was that they don’t want The government has created and 2014, the total donation costs and dislocation of nor from a young girl from duction of voter veriable constitutional body, the EC?
the quid pro quo to get a Frankenstein’s monster for shown by all political parties mal life. I add two more. Mo #7 4 8 3 8 8
Chhattisgarh: “Jab jab chu ■ When I wrote An Undocu paper audit trail (VVPAT), The most powerful electoral
known. Finally, the donors’ itself. Nobody is in power was 4,000 crore. With all ney in elections is the foun nav aata hai, garib ke pet mented Wonder: The Making there is no ground left to body in the world has the
desire for transparency has permanently. Therefore, in their eorts at blackmailing, tainhead of all corruption. If mein pulav aata hai (Whe of the Great Indian Election, quibble. VVPAT makes the most defective system of ap
got preference over citizens’ stead of thinking of long armtwisting and corrup you are always in election never the elections come, which came out in the mid system transparent and pointment. This reform can
desire for transparency and term national interest, short tion, they got 4,000 crore. mode, you are always in cor the poor get some food).” dle of the elections of 2014, I foolproof. not wait.
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Barely days after West Ben ght against the Modi go not involve the Congress. us withdrawing our candi The Home Ministry in
Mr. Karti alleged that this and he should not be taken gal Chief Minister Mamata vernment was an ideological From a potential nonBJP, dates,” said Pramod Tiwari, formed the Lok Sabha on
was a violation of his funda into ED custody after the Banerjee and Telangana one. nonCongress front for 2019 Congress member from U.P. Tuesday that there was no
mental rights. CBI releases him.” Chief Minister K. Chandrash “In a democracy, every in to forming an immediate al in the Rajya Sabha. specic intelligence input
Mr. Karti was arrested by In his petition, Mr. Karti ekhar Rao spoke of a Third dividual or political party is liance for the bypolls to two Congress leaders argue about terrorists planning
the CBI at Chennai airport sought a direction from the Front without mentioning permitted to have aspira crucial Lok Sabha seats, the that their party was the rst to attack the Sunjuwan ar
when he returned from a apex court to restrain the the Congress, former Con tions and I don’t think any principal Opposition party to announce candidates for my camp in Jammu.
trip to the U.K. ED from continuing the gress chief Sonia Gandhi has body should curb them ... So seems to have been isolated. U.P. bypolls as it wants to “Though there were
He was whisked o to probe against him or take planned a dinner meet with our best wishes to everybo In Parliament too, other strengthen its grassroots le general inputs that mili
Delhi and a court allowed any coercive action in the all top Opposition leaders on dy who has an eye on assum Sonia Gandhi Opposition parties did not vel organisation and tants may attack vital in
custody till March 6. INX case until the CBI has March 13. ing power in 2019. For the join the Congress protest ov workers. stallations/camps in the
Senior advocate Kapil Si led a chargesheet conclud The move will be seen as Congress, this is an ideologi should be put to those politi er bank scams on Tuesday BSP chief Mayawati’s deci Jammu region, there were
bal, for Mr. Karti, urged the ing that a scheduled oence an attempt by the principal cal battle for the foundation cal parties who appear to be and so far, there has been no sion to back the SP comes no specic input about this
Bench to “protect” his has been committed and Opposition party to end the al values of India,” the Con more guided by personal meeting to devise a joint Op barely days after expelled attack. All such inputs are
client, saying “he [Mr. Karti] identied the proceeds of frostiness among former gress communication head growth or individual ambi position strategy. BSP leader Naseemuddin shared amongst all con
is already in CBI custody the crime. UPA allies and divide in Op Randeep Surjewala said. tion rather than putting up a In Uttar Pradesh, arch riv Siddiqui joined the Con cerned agencies. Security
position ranks. cumulative ght for protect als — Bahujan Samaj Party gress. The BSP is part of an arrangements are periodi
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An ideological win for BJP in Tripura, says Modi
Says people trying to belittle the scope of victory by saying that Tripura is a small State are undermining a part of the nation and it reects a bigoted mindset
Tripura Governor
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday termed
the BJP’s recent victory in
Tripura an “ideological vic
courts controversy
tory” and not just an electo Special Correspondent
ral win. Agartala
He was addressing BJP Tripura Governor Tathaga Why statues of foreign
MPs at a parliamentary par ta Roy landed in a contro leaders, wonders Ahir
ty meeting. versy on Tuesday over a NEW DELHI
Earlier, the Prime Minis tweet on the pulling down The government condemns
ter was greeted with slogans of a Lenin statue by BJP all kinds of violence, but
such as “Jeet hamari jaari supporters in Belonia, a statues of foreign leaders
hai, ab Karnataka ki baari town on the Bangladesh have no place in India,
hai” (our victory lap conti border 90 km south of Union Minister of State for
nues, it will be Karnataka Agartala, on Monday Home Hansraj Gangaram
next) by the MPs. Karnataka Ahir said on Tuesday. Mr.
afternoon.
Ahir’s comment comes
goes to the polls in “What one democratical
after a statue of Lenin was
AprilMay. ly elected government can
demolished in South
“Some people are trying do, another democratically Tripura’s Belonia town by
to undermine the scope of elected government can The Lenin statue brought suspected BJP workers. PTI
our victory by saying that undo. And vice versa,” Mr. down in Tripura.
Tripura is a small State. Roy tweeted on Tuesday. Governor abetting
Those who say this are un Mr. Roy is believed to any comment. vandalism: CPI(M)
dermining a part of our na have referred to instances Superintendent of Police NEW DELHI
more complex. He is lead tone Rynsong as its chief mi Shillong with a bag and two elections from the Selsella Sarbananda to promote cover Tripura in saron,” Prabhari for Tripura. CPI general secretary S.
ing an alliance of ve parties nisterial candidate, but the shirts and was planning to Assembly constituency. Chief Minister Sarbananda Mrinmoy Sinha, a BJP cam Mr. Deb, whose Delhi Sudhakar Reddy termed
in a State where such coali parties supporting the NPP go to Delhi to attend the Between 2009 and 2013, he Sonowal as a harbinger of paign manager, said. based wife is a Deputy Man the pulling down of the
tions have been far from sta government were rm that parliamentary session. was the Leader of the Oppo happiness, the party had no ager in the State Bank of In Lenin statue in Tripura a
jingle based on its Tripura Homecoming dia’s Parliament House “third-rate type of violence
ble. Soon after the swear Mr. Conrad should lead the His father launched the sition in the Assembly. He
and vandalism”. He
ingin, he told presspersons government. NPP in 2013. Mr. Conrad as lost in the Assembly elec unit chief, Biplab Kumar It has indeed been a home branch, thanked the people
described as “nonsense and
that leading the alliance sumed presidency of the tions, again, in 2013. Deb, chosen on Tuesday to coming for Mr. Deb, who for voting for a change.
meaningless” Union
would be a challenge and he A voice in Parliament party in 2016 and has taken Now, Mr. Conrad, a soft head the rst BJP govern spent 15 years in New Delhi “The people have voted
Minister of State for Home
would like to take everyone Mr. Conrad was elected to it to new heights. The party spoken politician connect ment in the landlocked and elsewhere in northern for a change and in the pro Hansraj Ahir’s statement
along. the Lok Sabha from Tura af won just two seats in the ed to the grassroots, has to State. India before being entrust cess have given us a huge that statues of foreign
Unlike his elder brother ter the sudden death of his 2013 Assembly elections, balance the interests of dif Rather, the ousted CPI(M) ed with heading the BJP in responsibility to bail the leaders had no place in
James K. Sangma and youn father, P.A. Sangma, in April but increased the number ferent parties. Another had a campaign song that Tripura in January 2016. State out of 25 years of Left India. “It’s all a third-rate
ger sister Agatha Sangma, 2016. He was keen on com to 19 in 2018, emerging as point political observers went Biplab aashbei..., He replaced Sudhindra Front misrule,” Mr. Deb type of violence and
he did not contest the As pleting his term in Parlia the second largest after the make is that he should meaning revolution will Dasgupta, a veteran who said, recalling the “sacrif vandalism by the BJP. It’s
sembly elections in Febru ment. On Sunday, when the Congress. The party’s vote create a niche for himself come. was party president for ve ice” of 11 party members all a planned affair ... It
ary. Throughout the cam allies started projecting him share also increased from and come out of the sha “Biplab has indeed come, years. who were killed in the run shows the fascist character
paign, the National People’s as Chief Minister, Mr. Sang 8.8% to 20%. Under Mr. dows of the BJP. in person and in ideology to Buoyed by the success of up to the elections. of the BJP,” he said. PTI
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North, South Koreas to hold landmark summit to prejudge” the situation or
speculate on the precise na
ture of the “crime”. Howev
‘Unknown substance’
The two are being treated
for suspected exposure to an
tion was similar to the “exis
tential” threat posed during
the 1970s and 1980s — the
er, he acknowledged unknown substance. Both period of Cold War — but
Agence France-Presse denuclearisation, South Ko nuclear impasse. “For the “echoes” of the death of remained in critical condi acknowledged that Russia
Seoul rea’s national security advis rst time in many years, a se former FSB agent Alexander tion, as police forces sealed only respected “force”
The leaders of North and er Chung Euiyong said after rious eort is being made by Litvinenko in London in No o a number of sites includ which made it essential for
South Korea will hold a his returning from a meeting in all parties concerned,” he vember 2006. ing Zizzi, an Italian chain the West to maintain a for
toric summit in the Demili Pyongyang with leader Kim tweeted. “No attempt to take inno restaurant, and a pub in the ward presence to its eastern
tarized Zone (DMZ) next Jongun. “The world is watching cent life British soil will go shopping centre. “We can border, and enforce its
month after Pyongyang ex North Korea is subject to and waiting! May be false unsanctioned and unpun not conrm how long these tough sanctions regime that
pressed willingness to give multiple rounds of UN Secur hope, but the U.S. is ready to ished,” he told MPs as he res cordons will remain in followed the annexation of
up its nuclear weapons in ex ity Council sanctions over its go hard in either direction!” ponded to an emergency place,” police said. Crimea.
change for security guaran atomic and ballistic missile he said, keeping options question in the House of British media were quick Pressure is also building
tees, Seoul said on Tuesday. programmes, and has long open. Commons on the unfolding to draw parallels with the on the government for full
The meeting, to take place insisted that its “treasured Later, the United Nations situation. death of Litvinenko, who edged legislation similar to
in Panmunjom, the truce vil sword” is not up for welcomed plans for a sum died in November 2006, the U.S.’s Magnitsky Act of
lage in the DMZ, will be the negotiation. Cause for hope: North Korean leader Kim Jongun with the mit and said it was ready to Jailed in 2006 three weeks after falling ill 2012. The act allows the
third between the leaders of South’s visiting ocial Chung Euiyong in Pyongyang. AP * help advance talks. “Ob Mr. Skripal was jailed in Rus from poisoning by radioac American government to im
North and South, but the Joint military exercises viously, we are encouraged sia for spying for the U.K. in tive Polonium 210 in Lon pose visa bans and nancial
rst to take place in the DMZ Mr. Kim also reportedly said ly infuriate Pyongyang, a se Olympicsdriven rapproche by these discussions,” said 2006, and freed as part of a don. sanctions on individuals
after summits in Pyongyang that he would “understand” nior ocial at the South’s ment on the peninsula. UN spokesman Stephane Du spy swap between the U.S. A public inquiry pu anywhere in the world de
in 2000 and 2007. if the South goes ahead with presidential oce added. U.S. President Donald jarric. “Anything that can and Russia in 2010 that took blished in 2016 concluded termined to be responsible
The North is open to delayed joint military exer Tuesday’s developments Trump hailed “possible pro further reduce military ten place in Vienna that ex that Litvinenko had been for human rights abuses and
“frank” talks with the U.S. on cises with the U.S. that usual are the latest steps in a rapid gress” on the North Korea sions is welcome.”
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Fix or nix Iran deal, says
Netanyahu to Trump
Israeli PM also compares U.S. President to Persian King Cyrus
Varghese K. George “proclaimed that the Jewish
Japan appoints woman
chief for Navy unit
Washington exiles in Babylon can come
TOKYO
The singular focus of his ve back and rebuild our temple
The Japanese Navy said on day tour of the U.S. this week in Jerusalem… twentyve
Tuesday that it had for the is Iran, Israeli Prime Minis hundred years ago”, Mr.
rst time appointed a woman ter Benjamin Netanyahu has Trump would be remem
as commander of a unit that said. He met U.S. President bered by the Jews for ages
includes Izumo, the country’s Donald Trump for two and a for his decision to shift the
biggest warship. Ryoko half hours on Monday, and American embassy to Jeru
Azuma, 44, will command talks on peace with Palesti salem from Tel Aviv, said Mr.
four warships making up a nians took not more than 15 Netanyahu. “If I had to say
division with a total of 1,000 minutes of it. “Iran, Iran and Iran is the primary focus of what is our greatest chal
crew members. AFP Iran,” Mr. Netanyahu told a Israeli leader Benjamin lenge in the Middle East to
group of reporters, on what Netanyahu’s U.S. visit. AFP *
both our countries... it’s en
S. Korean leader quits they both discussed. “The capsulated in one word:
over rape allegations President is very knowledge “President Trump under Iran... It’s practising aggres
SEOUL able about Iran,” Mr. Neta scored his goal of countering sion everywhere... we have
Former South Korean nyahu said. Iran’s malign inuence. The to stop this country...”
presidential contender Ahn Mr. Trump has a May dea President also emphasised He also said that Air India
Heejung stepped down as a
dline to decide whether to his commitment to achiev has been allowed by Saudi
provincial Governor and
impose nuclear sanctions on ing a lasting peace deal bet Arabia to y over its territory
announced his retirement
Iran again. If he chooses to ween Israelis and on its new route from New
from politics on Tuesday in a
stunning political fall after a
impose sanctions, the deal Palestinians.” Delhi to Tel Aviv, a move
woman aide accused him of will collapse. “Fully x, or which would slash travel
multiple rapes. Mr. Ahn came get rid of it, fully nix. This is Embassy decision time between the two cities
second to President Moon what I told him,” said Mr. Before the meeting, Mr. Ne by two and a half hours. “Air
Jaein the contest for Netanyahu. tanyahu lavished praise on India signed an agreement
Democratic Party’s The White House said in a Mr. Trump, comparing him today to y to Israel over
nomination last year. AFP readout on the meeting: to Persian King Cyrus who Saudi Arabia,” he said.
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market watch
06-03-2018
Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 33,317 ddddddddddddd -1.27
US Dollar dddddddddddddddddddd 64.96 ddddddddddddddd0.24
% CHANGE Sensex slumps to year’s low RCom’s telecom asset sale
Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 31,450 ddddddddddddddd0.00
Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 65.63 ddddddddddddddd1.59 SBI among losers following the summoning of top bankers in PNB scam probe
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT said that while Indian mar
to RJio faces legal hurdle
NIFTY 50
MUMBAI kets are currently in the grip NCLT restrains Anil Ambani rm based on Ericsson petition
India’s benchmark equity in of negative news ows relat
PRICE CHANGE
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405.25. . . . . . . . . 1.30
dices lost ground in the last ed to bank frauds, stretched Piyush Pandey led the insolvency petition
Ambuja Cements. . . .. . . . . . 240.65. . . . . . . . -5.45 hour of the trading session valuations and surge in glo MUMBAI in September 2017, seeking
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1101.60. . . . . . . . -4.35 on Tuesday as select index bal yields, a revival depends Anil Ambaniled Reliance total dues of 1,150 crore, an
Aurobindo Pharma . . . . . . 606.20. . . . . . . . . 5.45
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517.35. . . . . . . . -7.20 constituents like ICICI Bank, on earnings growth revival. Communications’ deal to amount disputed by RCom.
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2899.20. . . . . . -44.35 State Bank of India and “We believe the crux for sell its telecom assets to Mu “The respondent (Erics
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1637.75. . . . . . . . . 0.80 HDFC fell after it emerged market lies in revival of earn
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 413.90. . . . . . . . -7.55 kesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio son) has made an arguable
Bosch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18159.75. . . -188.25 that the Serious Fraud Inves ings growth after a long hia has run into a hurdle after case and the tribunal is of
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445.20. . . . . . . 10.90 tigation Oce (SFIO) sum tus of 5 years, signs of which the National Company Law the opinion that in the event
Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584.10. . . . . . . . . 4.85 moned top ocials of ICICI are getting visible now as evi
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307.00. . . . . . . . . 1.20 Tribunal (NCLT) restrained it is denied any relief, it will
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2176.45. . . . . . . . -4.35 Bank and Axis Bank as part denced in recent quarter RCom from disposing o or suer an irretrievable inju
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 27488.45. . . . . . -59.90 of their probe in the Punjab numbers,” it said. transferring any assets. Block deal: Mukesh, left, ry,” the NCLT said in the “in
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 439.95. . . . . . . . -3.65
National Bank scam. Rock bottom: The fall for the fth consecutive session marked Dealers are of the view Reliance Jio had agreed in with brother Anil. REUTERS
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terim” order dated March 5.
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932.80. . . . . . . . . 0.70
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1782.80. . . . . . . . -6.80 The 30share Sensex lost the lowest close for Sensex and Nifty in 2018. PAUL NORONHA
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that the market sentiment December to buy debtladen “RCom will try to resolve
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1846.25. . . . . . -23.70 429.58 points or 1.27% to will continue to remain jit RCom’s telecom assets and restrained from transfer its dispute with Ericsson as
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 3561.90. . . . . . . . . 5.45
Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.85. . . . . . . . -3.75
close at 33,317.20. The index secutive session marked the day’s losses that were on ac tery as more investigation the transaction was original ring, alienating encum the dispute is over the
HPCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365.60. . . . . . . . -1.15 was trading in the green till 2 lowest close for both Sensex count of a possible trade war agencies join the PNB scam ly set to have been likely brance or disposing o any amount of money to be
Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1293.20. . . . . . . . -6.55 pm, gaining more than 300 and Nifty in 2018. with Donald Trump suggest probe and the magnitude of completed by this month of its assets without any paid,” said a person in the
Indiabulls HFL . . . . . . . .. . . . 1238.75. . . . . . . . . 0.50
ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295.05. . . . . . . . -8.30
points to touch the day’s ing import taris over steel the fraud likely to increase in end. specic permission/ leave of know of the development,
IndusInd Bank . . . . . . . .. . . . 1710.30. . . . . . . 21.10 high of 34,060. The broader Global markets recover and aluminium to protect size. ICICI Bank and SBI were Hearing a petition by arbitral tribunal.” who did not wish to be iden
Bharti Infratel . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 331.95. . . . . . . . -7.20 Nifty ended Tuesday at The fall in the Indian market the domestic companies in among the top losers in the Swedish telecom equipment Ericsson, which signed a tied. “A 34 billion dollar
Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1151.35. . . . . . . . -4.55
Indian OilCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 382.20. . . . . . . . . 2.95
10,249.25, down 109.60 on Tuesday came even as the the U.S. the 30company Sensex maker Ericsson, the NCLT sevenyear deal in 2014 to deal can’t be called o be
ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.50. . . . . . . . -3.75 points or 1.06%. Incidental global markets largely reco In its latest strategy re pack on Tuesday, shedding ordered, “We direct that the operate and manage RCom’s cause of a dispute of 1,000
Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1082.45. . . . . . -17.55 ly, the fall for the fth con vered from the previous port, Reliance Securities has more than 2% each. claimant and its aliates are nationwide network, had crore,” the person added.
L&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1283.40. . . . . . -17.30
Lupin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773.40. . . . . . -16.75
M&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719.90. . . . . . -19.70
Maurti Suzuki . . . . . . . . .. . . . 8616.50. . . -178.60
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163.35. . . . . . . . . 0.05
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185.40. . . . . . . . -0.15
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 193.15. . . . . . . . -3.80
RBI may pay interim SEBI directs Tata Motors ‘ONGC Videsh, Iran’s
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 910.85. . . . . . -13.25
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.55. . . . . . . . -6.95
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 531.75. . . . . . -16.80
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 346.50. . . . . . . . -5.55
dividend of 10,000 cr. to probe WhatsApp leak IDRO Oil sign accord’
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659.75. . . . . . . . . 3.85
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3042.80. . . . . . -63.05 Centre expects a total of 45,000 cr. Firms to bid for Susangerd eld: IRNA
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 617.25. . . . . . -13.60
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 4150.30. . . . . . . 54.90
Order pertains to ‘unpublished price sensitive information’
Press Trust of India Special Correspondent lion barrels of inplace
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702.40. . . . . . -18.50
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.45. . . . . . . . -2.45
New Delhi SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi reserves.
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286.95. . . . . . . . -4.00 The government is likely to MUMBAI ONGC Videsh, the overseas
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.15. . . . . . . . -0.80 receive an interim dividend The Securities and Exchange arm of governmentowned Joint working group
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 559.50. . . . . . . . . 7.65
of 10,000 crore from Re Board of India (SEBI) has di ONGC, has signed a cooper IDRO Oil, Russia’s Zarubezh
serve Bank of India (RBI) rected Tata Motors to con ation agreement with Iran’s neft and ONGC Videsh will
EXCHANGE RATES
this month, sources said. duct an internal inquiry into IDRO Oil to jointly bid for a now set up a joint working
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit According to the sources, the alleged leak of unpu $900 million development group “as soon as possible”
except yen at 4 p.m. on March 06 the government expects the blished price sensitive infor plan of Susangerd oileld in and once they reach a nal
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
RBI to pay a total dividend mation to outsiders. southwest Iran, Islamic Re agreement, they would be
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 64.76. . . . . . . 65.08
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 80.23. . . . . . . 80.64
of about 45,000 crore for public News Agency (IRNA) gin negotiations with Na
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 89.90. . . . . . . 90.35 nancial year 201718. debts, depreciation in as Larger probe reported on Tuesday. tional Iranian Oil Company
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 60.85. . . . . . . 61.16 sets, and contribution to The order is part of the larg ONGC did not comment (NIOC) for a contract, Mr.
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10.21. . . . . . . 10.27 Safety check: The regulator has also ordered Tata Motors to
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 69.00. . . . . . . 69.35
‘Discussions on’ sta and superannuation er regulatory probe over al on the development when Zarei was quoted as saying.
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 49.18. . . . . . . 49.42 Talks between the RBI and fund, among others. leged leak of such informa submit a report on the present systems and controls. REUTERS
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contacted. Given a similar The developmentcomes
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 50.02. . . . . . . 50.27 the government over the In August 2017, the RBI tion over WhatsApp. “Tata MoU with Russia’s Zaru in the wake of ONGC Vi
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 16.59. . . . . . . 16.70
payment of dividend were had paid a dividend of Motors shall strengthen its a report on the present sys relating to its nancial re bezhneft, the aim of the ac desh’s announcement on
Source:Indian Bank
still on, sources said, adding 30,659 crore for its scal processes/systems/controls tems and controls and also sults and take appropriate cord with ONGC Videsh was Monday that the Govern
that the nal call was yet to year ended June 2017. It was forthwith to ensure that such ways in which the present action against those respon to form a possible consorti ment of Mozambique had gi
be taken. less than half the 65,876 instances of leakage of unpu systems and controls have sible for the same, in accor um, IRNA quoted IDRO Oil ven its approval for the de
BULLION RATES CHENNAI Under the RBI Act, 1934, crore it had paid for 201516. blished price sensitive infor been strengthened. dance with law,” it stated. managing director Nasrallah velopment plan for the
March 06 rates in rupees with previous the central bank is required The government has bud mation do not recur in fu “Tata Motors shall con The listed company has Zarei, as having said. GolnhoAtum natural gas
rates in parentheses
to pay the government its geted for a 58,000crore di ture,” stated the order. duct an internal inquiry into been directed to complete The Susangerd eld, dis eld in the Area 1 block in
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3. . . . . . . (41.7)
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 2909. . . . . . (2918) surplus, after making provi vidend from RBI for the cur The regulator has also or #7 4 8 3 8 8
the leakage of unpublished and submit the inquiry with covered in 2009, is estimat the Rovuma Oshore Basin
sions for bad and doubtful rent scal year. dered Tata Motors to submit price sensitive information in three months. ed to hold more than 5 bil of Mozambique.
Bharti buys
India leg of
SKIL issues notice to RInfra,
GBI cable RDSPL, claims 8,310 cr. loss
Press Trust of India
New Delhi Cites breach of a purchase agreement signed in 2015
Telecom major Bharti Air
tel on Tuesday said it had Special Correspondent warranties under a purchase
acquired the India leg of MUMBAI agreement.
Gulf Bridge International Nikhil Gandhiled SKIL In Responding to a notice
submarine cable which frastructure Limited (SKIL from Anil Ambani rms,
will boost its data carrying Infra) has issued notice to SKIL Infra said: “We hereby
capacity. Anil Ambaniled Reliance In also inform you that the
“Under the agreement, frastructure (RInfra) and Re company and its subsidiary
Airtel will acquire the ow liance Defence Systems Pvt. have received arbitration
nership of the India leg of Ltd. (RDSPL) claiming losses notice from RDSPL & RInfra
GBI’s IndiaMiddle EastEu of 8,310 crore, citing towards alleged breach of
rope submarine cable. Air breach of a purchase agree terms and conditions of the
tel will also pick up a signif ment signed in 2015. Nikhil Gandhi purchase agreement.
icant capacity on Middle The company has denied
EastEurope leg of GBI’s ca Arbitration mechanism shall address the issue by any breach of the said terms
ble system,” the rm said “The company has issued way of arbitration mechan and conditions of the pur
in a statement. Submarine notice to RDSPL and RInfra ism to recover its dues,” chase agreement and has de
cables are considered towards breach of the pur SKIL Infra said. cided to eectively defend it
backbone of internet. Air chase agreement dated 4th The notice was issued af self during the process of
tel and GBI have agreed to March 2015 entered into ter RInfra served an arbitra arbitration.”
formulate joint “go to mar with RDSPL & RInfra (PA) tion notice on founderpro SKIL Infra shares closed
ket” strategies and lever and have claimed losses of moters of Pipavav Defence down 5% at 35.4, while RIn
age the footprint of their sum of 8,130 crore, and and Engineering Limited fra shares closed almost at
respective global networks with a further right to claim, (PDEL), seeking indemnity at 433.9 in a weak Mumbai
to serve global customers. failing which the company of 5,440 crore for breach of market on Tuesday.
Amazon invests 195 crore in India
payments arm, eyes digital market
etailer plans to take on rivals Flipkart’s PhonePe, Paytm and Google’s Tez
Peerzada Abrar In January, Amazon Pay
BENGALURU unveiled its “cash load” ser
Online retail giant Amazon vice, enabling customers to
had invested 195 crore in its add cash to their Amazon
digital payments arm Ama Pay balance account from
zon Pay (India) Private Limit the convenience of their
ed. The company is eyeing doorstep.
India’s booming digital pay For example, when pay
ments market and planning ing money for their cashon
to take on rivals such as Flip delivery order, Amazon cus
kart’s PhonePe, Paytm and tomers could ask the deliv
Google’s mobile payment ery associate to add the
service Tez. The funding leftover change, or provide
came from Singaporebased additional amount up to
Amazon Corporate Holdings Digital push: Amazon had said that it was committed to the 10,000 to be added to their
Pvt. Ltd. and U.S.based vision of a ‘lesscash’ India. REUTERS
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Amazon Pay balance.
Amazon.com Inc., according In February, PhonePe said
to the Registrar of Compa sue.” The digital payments that it was committed to the it was expecting to overtake
nies (RoC) documents, space in India is expected to vision of a lesscash India. Paytm this month to become
sourced from business intel rise vefold to reach $1 tril The rm said it was work the largest mobile payments
ligence platform Paper.vc. lion by 2023 and it would be ing on inventing ways that company in the country.
led by the growth in mobile reduce customer friction, The Bengalurubased rm
Capital infusion payments, according to a re improve aordability and said it was going to surpass
Amazon Pay got the capital port by nancial services foster everyday habits, the 80,000 crore in total pay
infusion in February this company Credit Suisse. reby building preference for ment volume (TPV) annual
year under the “Rights Is Amazon had earlier said digital payments. run rate by March this year.
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India to join multilateral lender EBRD
European Bank of Reconstruction and Development shareholders approve its entry as 69th member
Vidya Ram Others including China, Rus signicant stakes.
LONDON sia, the U.S., U.K., and Following the approval of
India has got the goahead to France are stakeholders, Indian membership, India is
join the European Bank of whose companies are able to expected to join EBRD with
Reconstruction and Deve invest in EBRD projects, but in the rst half of the year.
lopment (EBRD), after share do not receive nancing for
Bandhan Bank gets SEBI holders of the Londonbased domestic projects. Quick processing
nod for 2,500cr. IPO multilateral lender agreed to While Indian businesses The process for India’s ap
NEW DELHI
the country becoming its have already cooperated on proval moved swiftly: from
Private sector lender
69th member, enabling In EBRD projects worth some its formal application on De Out of the box: Galaxy S9+ comes with 6.2inch display, 6GB
Bandhan Bank has received
dian companies to under €982 million, the hope is that cember 18, to the decision RAM, 12MP rear and front cameras. REUTERS *
markets regulator SEBI’s go
ahead to raise an estimated take joint investments in re the membership, which will going to the board of direc
amount of over 2,500 crore
through an initial share sale.
According to the draft
gions in which the EBRD
operates.
“This is an important step
see India take up a small
stake in the bank, would
spur further investment by
tors in late January.
The EBRD works with the
private sector and also local
Samsung Galaxy S9,
papers, Bandhan Bank’s IPO
comprises fresh issue of up
to 9,76,63,910 equity shares
in the relationship between
the EBRD and India, allow
ing us to build further on al Big step: Move will allow the EBRD to build on already close
Indian rms in a range of sec
tors from solar to utilities,
providing them access to fast
governments in the provi
sion of services and infras
tructure across 38 nations –
S9+ start at 57,900
and an oer for sale of up to ready very close ties,” said ties with India, says Suma Chakrabarti. KAMAL NARANG *
growing markets. It will also with projects ranging from
1,40,50,780 scrips by the development nance in enable Indian citizens to transport provision to agri Compete with iPhone X, Pixel 2 series
International Finance stitution’s President Suma ern European nations recon of private and entrepreneu work for the organisation. business, heating, waste
Corporation (IFC) and up to Chakrabarti. struct their economies in the rial initiative.” Other mem India’s stake will also give management, to renewable Press Trust of India Samsung India senior VP,
75,65,804 shares by IFC FIG Set up in 1991, based on a postCold War era. bers who receive invest it a say in the direction of the energy. New Delhi Mobile Business Asim Warsi
Investment Company. pti proposal by former French It remains committed to ments include Mongolia, EBRD’s future work. The In 2017, the EBRD signed a Electronics major Samsung told reporters here.
President Francois Mitte furthering the development Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus, EBRD’s largest shareholder pact with the International on Tuesday unveiled its ag He added that the phones
Mofam to unveil ‘Bfund’ rand, the bank’s initial focus of “marketorientated eco Greece and Lebanon, among is currently the U.S., while Solar Alliance, which was un ship smartphones — Galaxy can stream data at about
for lm nancing was helping central and East nomies and the promotion a total of 38 member states. other G7 nations also hold veiled in 2015 in Paris. S9 and S9+ — in India priced 250Mbps, which is 2.5 times
CHENNAI
57,900 onwards. faster than the average
Mofam, a nancial services
The Korean giant had in smartphone connected to
company, will be rolling out
‘Bfund’ to support lm
nancing. Bfund is targeting
a 120crore fund size for
First U.S. LNG shipment to reach India Tata Motors’
11-month PV
troduced the latest genera
tion of its premium Galaxy S
range a couple of days back
the same network.
Galaxy S9 will come with
5.8inch display, 4GB RAM,
in Barcelona, Spain. 12MP rear and 8MP front
Bollywood movies and 80
crore fund for Tollywood
lms. The investment size
from Louisiana facility this month sales up 22% The phones, which in
clude features such as dual
aperture and slow motion
cameras and 3,000 mAh
battery. Galaxy S9+, on the
other hand, features 6.2
can be up to 20 crore per
project. Bfund will primarily Under 2011 pact, GAIL to buy 3.5 million tonnes of gas a year from Sabine Pass Special Correspondent video options, will compete inch display, 6GB RAM,
make equity investment in CHENNAI with highend devices such 12MP rear and front came
Bollywood movies across Special Correspondent cirector, GAIL, said in a state Tata Motors Ltd. posted as Apple’s iPhone X and ras, and 3,500 mAh battery.
development stages, the MUMBAI ment. GAIL, which com cumulative sales growth of Google’s Pixel 2 series. It al
company said in a statement. India will receive its rst mands 75% market share in 22% in passenger vehicles so has features such as dual 400 GB memory
LNG import from the U.S. la gas transmission, is expand during the rst 11 months stereo speakers and Dolby Both devices support ex
IRP: Bhushan Power ter this month. The cargo ing pipeline network by of the current nancial Atmos surround sound pandable memory of up to
resolution plan by March from Cheniere Energy’s Sa about 5,000 km at an invest year due to strong demand capabilities. 400GB.
NEW DELHI bine Pass LNG export facility ment of more than $3 billion for its Tiago, Tigor, Nexon Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ According to research
The resolution plan for in Louisiana was loaded on to operate more than 16,000 and Hexa models, said a se will be oered at a price of rm Counterpoint, the pre
Bhushan Power and Steel, to GAIL’s chartered LNG ship km by 2020. nior ocial. 57,900 and 64,900 res mium smartphone segment
facing insolvency ‘Meridian Spirit’ on March 5. “From April to February pectively for 64GB variants (priced 30,000 onwards)
proceedings, is likely to be
The sale purchase agree ‘Productive ties’ 2018, we posted 22% and 65,900 and 72,900 in India witnessed more
nalised this month, the IRP
ment was signed in Decem “The commencement of this growth, while the industry respectively for 256GB var than 20% growth in 2017 ov
for the rm Mahender Kumar
ber 2011 and the cargo is ex agreement marks the start of grew by 7.5%,” said S.N. iants. er 2016. The 10,00015,000
Khandelwal said. His
comments come amid the
pected to discharge LNG at a long and productive rela Barman, VP sales, Passen The handsets will be category grew at the fastest
Indian arm of Belgiumbased the Dabhol terminal of GAIL Dual edge: GAIL will now have a diversied portfolio on price tionship between Cheniere ger Vehicle Business Unit. available from March 16. pace.
accounting and advisory rm on or around March 28. indexation and geographical locations. VIVEK BENDRE *
and GAIL,” Cheniere CEO “Last year, TML reported The premium category
BDO approaching the Under the terms of the Jack Fusco said. “GAIL is one cumulative sales growth of Ties up with Bharti, Jio was the second fastest grow
Bombay High Court to agreement, GAIL would pur ing from the U.S., GAIL will go a long way in strengthen of the foundation customers 22.5% against 9.5% by the “We have partnered Bharti ing segment (20% yearon
initiate arbitration chase approximately 3.5 mil have a diversied portfolio ing ties between GAIL and of Cheniere, having signed industry.” Airtel and Reliance Jio to en year) by volume, while it ex
proceedings against Mr. lion tonnes of LNG per year both on price indexation Cheniere and reinforcing In the contract in 2011 and India In February alone, Tata sure Galaxy S9 and S9+ con panded by 28% in value
Khandelwal, who quit BDO from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass. and geographical locations. diaU.S. trade ties,” B.C. Tri remains an important mar Motors’ passenger vehicles sumers experience data terms in 2017, Counterpoint
India to join rival PwC. pti “With supplies commenc This longterm pact would pathi, chairman & managing ket for LNG.” sales grew 45%. speeds like never before,” said.
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IndiaA by 65 runs and en (for four wkts. in 50 overs): 60 runs in the World Cup
proposal of hosting the rst “Besides, it would be use
tered the Deodhar Trophy 339. qualier here on Tuesday.
oodlit Test match in India ful to know that all other
nal on Tuesday. Karnataka Fall of wickets: 131, 2107, 3 Gayle smashed 11 sixes
against the West Indies later Testplaying nations have al
will meet IndiaB on 238, 4267. and seven fours in his 91
this year, Choudhary hit ready started playing day
Thursday. IndiaA bowling: Shami 100 ball 123 and young Shim
back. night Tests, except India
Deshpande and the talent 962, Thampi 100570, Khej ron Hetymer belted 14
In an email written to Rai and Bangladesh. If anyth
ed R. Samarth, who scored roliya 80570, Nadeem 101 fours and four sixes in a
and marked to the BCCI of ing, India, as the tallest and
85 delightful runs, put the 420, Suryakumar 100722, whirlwind 93ball 127.
Unmukt 20140. cebearers, Choudhary has foremost cricket nation,
IndiaA attack to the sword In another match, Zim Shubhankar Sharma. AP
claried his stand. should actually have been *
The solution lies in integrating Tests, T20 leagues Manu & Om bag gold
second day.
SHOOTING WC The results:
The road to prosperity is paved with inclusiveness and if properly handled, the game can thrive with just two formats Women: Trap: 1. Ashley Carroll
Sports Bureau
Guadalajara (Mexico) (USA) 48 (WR) 118(4); 2. Cath
The success of the T20 domestic leagues, in nonTest nations with international names. micromanage while the Supreme Court, erine Skinner (Aus) 44 (116)2;
has, ironically, become a problem for cricket Players in whom the national bodies have in which has its own problems, does not see Manu Bhaker struck gold yet
3. Aeriel Alease Skinner (USA)
as a whole. It is draining away young talent, vested ignore the call for red ball cricket and cricket administration as a priority. again, winning the mixed air 34 (119 WR); 15. Seema Tomar
leading players to retire early, and often forc turn out for T20 leagues. It is time for the In It hasn’t thought to replace the two mem pistol title with Om Prakash 111; 22. Shreyasi Singh 106; 26.
ing them to choose. ternational Cricket Council to step in. bers who quit the CoA, nor has it seen t to Mitharval, with a 0.9 point Shagun Chowdhary 101.
Even those who sing the praises of Test bang heads together (metaphorically speak margin over Germany’s Mixed team: 10m air pistol: 1.
Christian Reitz and Sandra India (Om Prakash Mitharval,
BETWEEN WICKETS cricket and see it as the highest form of the
game are enticed by the greater amount of
West Indies’ blueprint
According to a report in The Guardian, the
ing) to get the associations to follow its
rulings. Reitz who had topped quali Manu Bhaker) 476.1 (770); 2.
cation, in the shooting Germany 475.2 (777 WR); 3.
suresh menon money they get for less work that is T20’s West Indies have put forth a plan that envis India are the No. 1 Test team in the world, France 415.1 (769); 4. India2
main attraction. There is too the lure of play ages the following: A maximum of three dom and given the nancial joy they bring to the World Cup here.
The 16yearold Manu (Shahzar Rizvi, Mahima Turhi
A s India plays yet another series in Sri Lan
ka, it might be time to bow to the inevita
ble.
ing to packed stadiums.
The trick is not to ban T20 (which would
be impossible), but to integrate it into the ca
estic T20 tournaments for players under 32,
regional T20 windows that leave six months
of the year free for international cricket (from
other cricket boards, ought to be conscious of
the big picture. There are two points on
which the cricket world seems to be agreed:
helped India win its third
gold in as many days. India
Agrawal) 372.4 (763).
10m air rie: 1. China 502.0
WR (835.2); 2. Romania 498.4
T20 is here to stay (or stay as long as it is lendar. And this is what the West Indies have the year 2023), 20% of a player’s contract va Test cricket is in trouble, and something took its tally to seven medals (832.9); 3. India (Mehuli
the game’s cash cow), and Test cricket is the proposed. With sensible rules and a pragmat lue to be paid to his home board, and limiting needs to be done. with three gold. Ghosh, Deepak Kumar) 435.1
sport’s unique agbearer. It is time to abolish ic approach, Tests and T20 can coexist with the number of overseas players in each Properly handled, cricket could thrive Manu had won the wo (834.3); 4. (Ravi Kumar, Apurvi
the inbetweener, 50over cricket. out eating into each other. The loser in this, league. with just two formats. The trick then would men’s air pistol gold on the Chandela) 392.6 (837.9).
Cricket is a game between the red ball and as was anticipated a decade ago when the IPL The CEOs of the national boards are set to be to strike a balance, which is what the ICC
the white. T20 works best as a domestic entered the scene, has to be 50over cricket. meet in Kolkata in April to discuss this. The should be working on. There will be players
league — as the IPL, Big Bash, Carribbean Pre A gradual pullout is indicated. The 50ov Indian Premier League already follows some who don’t see themselves as Test material but
mier League, Bangladesh Premier League, er World Cup will be held in England next of these rules. feel well suited for the T20 leagues.
Pakistan Super League and others have year, and four years later, it will be India’s Where’s the blueprint for cricket’s future? If Test players are paid more, and T20
shown. South Africa haven’t given up on the turn. In 2021 India host the Champions Tro The question is asked periodically by players, leagues are regulated, then cricket can have
Global T20 League, England will have a phy, the other 50over tournament. A deci columnists and fans. Ian Chappell raised the the best of both worlds. Given the numbers,
league in 2020. sion taken today can come into eect only issue in a recent column, even going so far as the odds of tting into a T20 squad somewh
These are domestic leagues with a foreign some years later as it involves television to say that India, who should be taking a lead ere in the world are obviously greater than
avour that aect all cricket boards. They call rights, and seeking the opinions of stake role, are being held back by the cricket board the chances of making it into the Test team.
for a common regulatory body that not only holders. as well as the Committee of Administrators T20 can help Test cricket provided the
standardises conditions and guarantees Domestic T20 leagues are not regulated, so (CoA). domestic leagues are regulated and one for
player welfare, but also has a window set there is no guarantee that the moneys made Forget a long term plan to save Test crick mat is not seen to be in competition with the
aside so they do not interfere with Test are ploughed back into the game. There is the et, the BCCI only has a short term plan — to other. The road to prosperity is paved with in
cricket. possibility of ybynight operators working save its own members. The CoA continues to clusiveness. Dazzling duo: Manu Bhaker, right, and Om Prakash. *
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ISL: Star Sports 2 (SD & HD),
8 p.m.
Bengaluru has the momentum, Pune the repower
Champions League: Sony
Ten 2 (SD & HD), 1.15 a.m. Roca’s men topped the league stage while Popovic’s side has an array of matchwinners
(Thursday)
Pune earned a place standing of angles. Vishal is
IN BRIEF ISL among the seminalists after smaller in comparison and
Nandakumar Marar three seasons of under faster in reaction, producing
PUNE achievement and boast of saves diving at full stretch
The presence of inform goal goalgetters Emiliano Alfaro, match after match.
keepers at both ends — Ben Marcelinho and Adil Khan Alberto Roca and Ranko
galuru FC’s Gurpreet Singh who are adept at sneaking Popovic, the coaches of BFC
and Vishal Kaith for FC Pune the ball past defences. and Pune, rely on captains
City — will be a big challenge However, they will have to Chhetri and Marcelinho to
for the strikers in the rst leg get past Gurpreet who leads pull the strings. Both are cap
Indian hockey team gets of the ISL seminal at the Ba the Golden Glove list in his able leaders, infusing con
analytical coach lewadi stadium on Wednes debut season — six clean dence in the ranks.
NEW DELHI
day. sheets and 38 saves in 16 “We need to express our
With an eye on the upcoming The outcome could well matches — and is considered selves the way we have been
Commonwealth and Asian
hinge on goals from setpiec a bigmatch player. throughout the season. We
Games, Hockey India has
es or a penalty conceded by Marcelinho, Pune captain, have done very well so far,
roped in former Australia
an overworked defence. rates him the best custodian and not going all the way will
dragflick specialist Chris
Ciriello as the analytical
The two exciting sides, in the competition. Gurpreet be disappointing.
coach of the men’s side. Even making their rst appea earned the reputation with “Nothing will be decided
though his appointment is rance in the playos, will performances on the pitch, on Wednesday and we need
yet to be officially confirmed then move to the Kanteerva decisive in reading and react to play well in both games to
by SAI, the 32yearold stadium for the second leg ing to situations, and using make it to the nal,” said the
started working with the on Sunday. every opportunity to intimi Serbian, comparing Marce
national side from the New BFC cracked the ISL code date forwards using his big linho and strike partner Alfa
Zealand tour in January. PTI at the rst attempt, topping frame and condence. ro to Lionel Messi and Luis
the 10team league and hav At one stage, the India No. Suarez at Barcelona.
ing the momentum to go all 1 goalkeeper was rattled after The Spaniard has more ar
the way. Miku, skipper Sunil being handed a red card rows in his bow than any oth
Chhetri and Udanta Singh against FC Goa, but now er side and is reaping the
possess the ability to stretch makes forwards see red with fruits of assembling a group
Vishal. reex blocks and under of matchwinners. The barrier: Pune City will have to nd a way past BFC custodian Gurpreet Singh who leads the Golden Glove list. * ISL/SPORTZPICS
Aguero better than
ever, says Guardiola
MANCHESTER
Tiwary — harbouring Rutuja battles back Indian United rallies to win
women Pips Palace in a vegoal thriller
Sergio Aguero’s next goal will
his 200th for Manchester
City, but it is the Argentine’s
comeback hopes Sports Bureau
Bhopal
Sixth seed Rutuja Bhosale
bleySmith (GBr) bt Albina
Khabibulina (Uzb) 36, 64,
64; Rutuja Bhosale bt Zoe win thriller Agencies three minutes into the se
willingness to do much more Gwen Scandalis (USA) 76(3),
recovered from dicult sit London cond half when Jerey
than just score that has won Is philosophical about the decision to uations in both the sets to 63; Riya Bhatia bt Sara Yadav
Press Trust of India
INCHEON
Manchester United’s Ne Schlupp took a quick free
the confidence of his
manager Pep Guardiola. bench him back in 2011 beat American qualier Zoe 64, 62; Y. Pranjala bt Yubara
ni Banerjee 63, 63; Nudnida The Indian women’s hock
manja Matic volleyed a stun kick after a foul on Benteke
Gwen Scandalis 76(3), 63 in ning addedtime winner as and left back Patrick van
“Since we were together here Vijay Lokapally Luangnam (Tha) bt Rishika ey team edged past Korea
the rst round of the it fought back from two Aanholt raced at goal before
with Sergio, I think the last DHARAMSHALA Sunkara 76(10), 60; Prerna 32 in an absorbing contest
month, two months is the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis goals down to beat Crystal ring past de Gea to put Pa
Bhambri bt Shweta Rana 62, to grab a 20 lead in the
best Sergio I have seen,” said Manoj Tiwary continues to tournament on Tuesday. Palace 32 and climbed to se lace in the driving seat.
61; Tereza Mihalikova (Svk) bt
harbour hopes of a come vematch series, here on cond in the Premier League
Guardiola. AFP Rutuja trailed 35 in the Bhuvana Kalva 75, 64. United pulled a goal back
back. Each innings, in any Tuesday. on Monday.
rst set before pulling Doubles (prequarternals): seven minutes later when
format, rekindles his selfbe through in the tiebreak, Nidhi Chilumula & Snehadevi The South Koreans Palace, which has never the unmarked Chris Small
lief and propels him on the and was down 13 in the se Reddy bt Monica Robinson & came from behind twice beaten United in the Pre ing headed in Antonio Va
journey to once again play cond set, before reeling o Zoe Gwen Scandalis (USA) 76 but India had the last laugh mier League, took the lead lencias cross and equalised
for India. “Once again,” he ve games in a row to set up
(5), 75; Rosale van Der Hoek by keeping its nerve in the after 11 minutes when An in the 76th when Alexis San
says with conviction and a (Ned) & Kanika Vaidya bt Yuba end. dros Townsend ran onto
a prequarternal clash rani Banerjee & Vanshita Path
chez’s eort came back o
smile that reects his against Dhruthi Venugopal. Poonam Rani (6th mi Christian Bentekes square the bar and Romelu Lukaku
ania 62, 61; Sai Samhitha &
healthy approach to the nute), skipper Rani (27) ball and struck a leftfoot red home.
The results: First round: Ana Shweta Rana bt Riya Bhatia &
United got lucky, game. and Gurjit Kaur (32) netted shot that deected o Victor
Veselinovic (Mne) bt Snehade Dhruthi Venugopal 62, 26, The result: Palace 2 (Town
admits Mourinho His knock of 120 against for the visitors while Yurim Lindelof past goalkeeper Da
vi Reddy 63, 64; Monica Ro [105]; Emily WebleySmith send 11, van Aanholt 48) lost
LONDON Karnataka on Monday was a binson (USA) bt Sri Vaishnavi (GBr) & Y. Pranjala bt Nithya Lee (10th) and Jungeun Seo vid de Gea. to Man United 3 (Smalling 55,
Jose Mourinho admitted performance that showed Reddy 46, 63, 61; Emily We Raj & Saumya Vig 62, 60. (31st) scored for Korea. The host went 20 in front Lukaku 76, Matic 90+1).
Manchester United rode its Tiwary in his element. He
luck as Nemanja Matic’s late
struck the ball elegantly and
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‘It’s a tough golf course, not unfair’
powerfully, and almost
dramatic 32 win at Crystal
Palace on Monday.“You
pulled o a coup in the Seeds have
chase of 297.
always need that little bit of
luck to win a match in the IndiaB lost momentum it easy
after Tiwary’s dismissal.
last few minutes. We played
very good quality football in “I’m really disappointed on Manoj Tiwary. * R.V. MOORTHY
KOLKATA: Topseeded Carlos Shiv Kapur muses on the DLF course and the eld for the Indian Open
not taking the team through BoludaPurkiss of Spain
the second half but we made
here. If I’d carried on, the “After that century, I was eased past Haadin Bava 61, Rakesh Rao
so many defensive mistakes,” Looking at the eld this be too far o, but he ran
match would’ve nished dropped for the next 14 60 in the rst round of the GURUGRAM
he said. AFP year and his maiden Nation away with it last year.
two overs earlier. I’ve to games, which took place ov Central Excise ITF Futures
Many golfers feel the tough al Open, Kapur said, “The “He’s certainly somebody
Arihant loses learn from this mistake and er a period of six months. tennis at the Bengal Tennis
course at DLF Golf and eld is fantastic. It’s good to that you want to beat, but
in final make sure it doesn’t happen But see, I’ve led Bengal for a Association courts on
Country Club looks tougher see Indians being mentioned I’ve only just got to stand
DOHA
again,” said Tiwary. number of years now. Tuesday.
due to the changes made as contenders. The interna next to him and try to intimi
Chennai’s K.S. Arihant “So whenever we’ve to Other results: First round: ahead of the $1.75 million He tional eld is very strong, as date him a little bit with our
finished runnerup in the
Familiar role make a decision, I under Ishaque Eqbal bt Paramveer ro Indian Open, beginning well, so the Indians will nd height dierence.”
Doha junior open, a silver Singh Bajwa 63, 76(3);
It was a familiar role that stand that it’s for the better on Thursday. it dicult to retain the title.” Another European Tour
rating Asian junior squash Chien Hsun Lo (Tpe) bt Kunal
Tiwary was playing. “When ment of the team. So simi regular, Andrew Johnston,
series event, losing to Anand 62, 60; N. Vijay Sun However, seasoned pro
Pakistan’s Mohmmad Ammad I go in, I have to control the larly in my case also, the Woods’ focus 29, will make his debut in the
dar Prashanth bt Abhinansu Shiv Kapur, a threetime win
112, 118, 114 in the final. game according to the situa management must’ve For the Bristolbased six country eyeing his second
Borthakur 62, 60; Luka ner in 2017 and familiar with
Arihant will next take part in tion. And it has been like thought that the other feetsixinch tall Chris Wood, Tour title. The aable, burly
Pavlovic (Fra) bt Sidharth Ra the course here, has a die
the Qatar open at the same this for years. player might do a better job wat (Ind) 63, 36, 64; Karu 30, the way to win this title is and bearded professional
rent take.
venue. “ I don’t want to berate than me.” nuday Singh bt JuiChen to beat defending champion was candid when looking
my team (Bengal), but bat Hung (Tpe) 62, 62; Suraj “It’s a tough golf course, S.S.P. Chawrasia. ahead to his goals.
Benjamin Mendy Destiny but it’s not unfair. Some of
smen from Mumbai or Kar Prabodh bt Goran Markovic Talking about the vefeet
returns to training the changes (compared to
nataka have the luxury of Tiwary looks at his cricket (Srb) 46, 76(6), 63; Sami fourinch Indian, the three Race to Dubai
LONDON last year) have actually made Shiv Kapur.
playing the game freely, journey philosophically. “I Reinwein (Ger) bt Dalwinder time champion on the Euro “Really, it’s to get another
Manchester City defender Singh 62, 75; Arjun Kadhe bt it easier when it comes to de
*
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Benjamin Mendy returned to which isn’t the case for me.” believe in destiny. I didn’t pean Tour said, “I mean, he win on the board. Obviously,
get a longer run in the sub Kazuma Kawachi (Jpn) 61, cisionmaking.
training with his teammates Memories of his ODI cen lengthening means you can’t wins everywhere in India. I want to be in the top60 to
61; Aryan Goveas bt Abhinav
after being out for six tury against the West Indies continent. “For instance, at the 15th, aim to hit your ball to the I’ve just been told that the play in the nal Race to Du
Sanjeev 16, 62, 63; Nam
months due to a knee injury at Chennai in 2011 are vivid. “If I’d got one or two se Hoang Ly (Vie) bt Mohit May this year, we won’t be able to other side of the fairway. “cut” last year was 7over bai tournaments. I played
suffered last September Also the sadness of not be ries in India I would’ve done ur 64, 63; Saketh Myneni bt aim for the green. We will all Lengthening a golf course par, so I sort of thought that well at the start of the year so
during his side’s win over ing considered for the next well to be honest. It Francesco Vilardo (Ita) 57, be layingup at the same doesn’t always make it if you were around level par I’ve just got to keep that go
Crystal Palace. IANS match that India played. shouldn’t be an excuse.” 61, 75. spot. Similarly, at the 17th, harder.” you’re probably not going to ing.”
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Hima and Neeraj steal the show Salgaonkar
pulled up
Sreeshankar nishes a whisker short of the Commonwealth Games qualifying mark
G. Viswanath
er the last few months. MUMBAI
FEDERATION CUP The rst year Civil Engi The ICC has served a
Uthra Ganesan neering student, who also backdated sixmonth
PATIALA managed an impressive 97% suspension on
Murali Sreeshankar came in his exams recently, is con Pandurang Salgaonkar,
agonisingly close to the qual sidered among the most ex former First Class
ifying mark, Hima Das broke citing talents in the country. cricketer and curator of
the 52second barrier in her The results: the Maharashtra Cricket
very rst competitive outing Men: 100m: 1. Sivakumar Association (MCA), only
and Neeraj Chopra reaf 10.43s, 2. V.K. Elakkiyadasan on the technical count
rmed his status as one of In 10.56, 3. Sanjeet 10.59. of not informing the
400m: 1. Muhammad Anas Ya
dia’s genuine worldclass ta authorities about the
hiya 46.13s, 2. Amoj Jacob
lents as the second day of the approach made to him
46.74s, 3. Kunhu Mohammed
22nd Federation Cup athlet 46.85. by undercover
ics added two names to the 800m: 1. Jinson Jhonson reporters of a television
list of those conrmed for 1:46.32s, 2. Manjit Singh channel before the
the 2018 Commonwealth 1:46.42, 3. Mohammed Afsal second ODI between
Games. Powering home: Hima Das broke the 52second barrier in her very rst competitive outing, 1:48.17. India and New Zealand
Neeraj, who has already leaving the others well behind. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
Shot put: 1. Tajinder Pal Singh last October 25.
qualied for the CWG, man Toor 20.24m, 2. Naveen Chhik
ara 19.57, 3. Aln 17.46. “He has been
aged his secondbest throw tained during the recent In to better Sajeesh Joseph’s “I earlier ran 100m and
Long jump: 1. M. Sreeshankar charged with breaching
ever with a distance of dian Grand Prix. mark set here four years ago, 200m but was asked to
7.99m, 2. Wayne Peppin 7.66, 3. section 2.4.4 of the
85.94m, managing to over “My main target was to try but neither was good enough switch to 200m and 400m
Samsheer 7.54. Code for his failure to
haul the guideline set by the and get my personal best to come close to the AFI stan by the coaches.
Javelin: 1. Neeraj Chopra report an approach.
Athletics Federation of India mark, and also get the mo dards for CWG. Hima Das “My rst event was the 85.94m, 2. Amit Kumar 79.16, 3.
(81.80m) thrice in his four mentum for the bigger com and Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Asian Games test event in Ja Shivpal Singh 78.31. “Mr. Salgaonkar has
legitimate attempts, also bet petitions this year. I haven’t though, did. Toor threw the karta recently where I an Decathlon: 1. Amolak Singh accepted that he has
tering his own previous meet decided on where to base shot put to 20.24m to book a chored the relay team, but 6797 points, 2. Suren 6590, 3. committed the oence
record in the process. myself for training hereon. It ticket to Gold Coast. this was even beyond my Krishna Kumar 6323. and has received a
Returning after a stint in is easier to motivate yourself own expectations,” an ec Women: 100m: 1. Dutee Chand sixmonth suspension,
Germany where he trained and perform better when Stunning run static Hima said. 11.60s, 2. Prajna S. Prakash which has been
alongside reigning World you have strong competitors The 18year old Hima, parti Sreeshankar, meanwhile, 11.81, 3. Hina 11.83. backdated to 25
champion Johannes Vetter, to push you, which is more cipating in her rst 400m managed 7.99m in men’s 400m: 1. Hima Das 51.97s, 2. October 2017, being the
Vijayakumari 53.03, 3. M.R.
Australia too good the 20yearold Neeraj had
little in the way of competi
tion here — his closest rivals
possible in Germany,” he
said.
He wasn’t the only one to
race since moving to the
event only four months ago,
not only took the spot ahead
long jump — just one centi
metre short of the qualica
tion mark.
Poovamma 53.38.
800m: 1. Shipra Sarkar
date he was internally
suspended by MCA, and
he will therefore be free
2:05.75s, 2. Lili Das 2:06.42, 3.
for a listless India Davindar Singh Kang sus
pended after a doping viola
set a new meet record. Jin
son Jhonson and Manjit
of more experienced rivals,
but also breached the 52se
But he is sure to be includ
ed in the squad for Gold
Vijayakumari 2:07.11.
Long jump: 1. Nayana James
to resume his duties on
24 April 2018,” the ICC
tion and Vipin Kasana out of Singh nished 12 in the cond mark set by the AFI Coast given his consistency 6.51m, 2. Neena Pinto 6.28, 3. said in a statement.
action with a back injury sus men’s 800m, both managing with a 51.97 second run. and steady improvement ov Rintu Mathew 6.07.
Second loss for Sardar Singh and
his men in three games
in the rst quarter, an infrin Ankita in
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gement in the 28th minute
saw the Indian team con doubles
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A listless India went down to
cede a penalty stroke. Skip
per Mark Knowles red the quarternals
Australia 42 for its second ball past Krishan Pathak like
loss in three matches, push to give his team a 10 lead. Sports Bureau
ing it out of the race to reach In the 35th minute, a sup Zhuhai
the nal at the 27th Sultan erb pass by Tom Craig in the Ankita Raina made the
Azlan Shah Cup hockey baseline was eortlessly doubles quarternals of
here. picked up by Zalewski and the $60,000 ITF women’s
Late goals by Ramandeep the latter’s diving eort en tennis, partnering Kimber
Singh (52 and 53 minutes) sured the ball went past Su ley Zimmermann of Belgi
were only enough to avoid a raj Karkera. um beating Valentini
whitewash against table top The 30 lead came by Grammatikopoulou and
per Australia, which got its when Beale scored a splen Polina Monova .
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Kochi thieves stole multiple times. JOHANNESBURG
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Guppyfriend, a polyamide are new to the market and
Busy bee washing bag designed to pre
vent tiny threads from escap
not familiar to most consum
ers. About 50,000 house
ing. “Buy less and better; holds use the Guppyfriend
aircraft carrier found wash less and better.”
Coastal ecosystem
The issue has become an in
bag, Mr. Nolte said, and it
might be the best known of
the bunch.
The inventor of the Cora
creasing focus of environ Ball is the nonprot environ
Lexington was discovered in the Coral Sea mental scientists seeking to mental group Rozalia Pro
nd just how harmful micro ject, headquartered in Gran
Agence France-Presse bres are to coastal ecosys ville, Vermont. Its
Washington tems, oceans and marine life cofounder says it had its
Wreckage from the USS Lex and whether they aect hu product independently stu
ington, a U.S. aircraft carrier man health. A 2011 study, led died and found it can cut the
which sank during World by Australian ecotoxicologist amount of microbres re
War II, has been discovered Mark Browne, found that mi leased through the wash by
in the Coral Sea, a search crobres made up 85% of more than 25%. An indepen
team led by Microsoft co mancaused shoreline dent review by a German re
founder Paul Allen an debris. search institute found that
nounced Monday. Exactly how much micro Guppyfriend caused textiles
The wreckage was found bre pollution exists in the to shed 75 to 86% fewer
on Sunday by the team’s re environment is a subject of bres.
search vessel, the R/V Pe research and debate. The UN
trel, some 3,000 meters has identied microbre pol Consumer solution
Old warhorse: Wreckage from the USS Lexington, a U.S.
(two miles) below the sur lution as a key outgrowth of “This is a consumer solution
aircraft carrier which sank during Second World War. AFP *
face more than 800 km o On a perch: Migratory beeeater birds sitting on a branch in the VellayaniPunchakkari the 300 million tons of plas for people to be part of by
the eastern coast of blem of the cartoon charac ween carriers. The badly wetland in Thiruvananthapuram, as summer season has kicked in. S. GOPAKUMAR * tic produced annually. And a throwing it in their washing
Australia. ter Felix the Cat can be seen damaged Lexington, nick 2016 study in the Environ- machine,” said Rachael Mill
The search team released along with four miniature Ja named “Lady Lex,” was de mental Science & Technology er, cofounder of Rozalia Pro
pictures and video of the
Lexington, one of the rst
ever US aircraft carriers, and
panese ags presumably
depicting “kills.” The search
team also released pictures
liberately sunk by another
U.S. warship at the conclu
sion of the battle.
‘Child marriages decline in India’ found that more than a gram
of microbres is released ev
ery time synthetic jackets are
ject. The products serve to
bring attention to a form of
pollution unknown to most
some of the planes which and video of parts of the More than 200 members washed and that as much as people, said Kirsten Kapp,
went down with the ship. ship, including a name of the crew died in the battle Press Trust of India contributed signicantly to a years (200506 and 201516) 40% of those microbres professor at Central Wyom
plate, and antiaircraft guns but most were rescued by New Delhi global decline in child mar with the largest reduction in eventually enter waterways. ing College.
Felix the Cat logo covered in decades of slime. other U.S. vessels before the India saw a sharp decline in riages, Overall, the propor South Asia with India being While there’s no question “We are learning more
Remarkably preserved air The USS Lexington and Lexington sank. child marriages over the last tion of girls who were mar at the forefront. “South Asia microbres are escaping into and more every day about
craft could be seen on the another U.S. aircraft carrier, Admiral Harry Harris, ten years with 27% of girls ried as children decreased has witnessed the largest de the environment, it’s unclear the risk that microbres and
seabed bearing the ve the USS Yorktown, fought who heads up the U.S. mili getting married before their by 15% in the last decade, cline in child marriages how harmful they are, said microplastics have in our aq
pointed star insignia of the against three Japanese air tary’s Pacic Command — 18th birthday as against 47% from 1 in 4 to approximately worldwide, as a girl’s risk of Chelsea Rochman, an ecolo uatic habitats and wildlife
U.S. Army Air Forces on craft carriers from May 48, and whose father was one of a decade ago, the UNICEF 1 in 5. Twentyve million marrying before her 18th gy professor at the Universi species,” Kapp said. “I think
their wings and fuselage. 1942 in the Battle of the Co the sailors evacuated — paid said on Tuesday. child marriages were pre birthday has dropped by ty of Toronto who plans a it’s something people should
On one aircraft, an em ral Sea, the rst ever bet tribute to the eort. This decline in India has vented globally in the last 10 more than a third.” study at the end of the year. be aware of.”
Saudi women will drive but face bumpy road to empowerment
Agence France-Presse for women. respectability for a job that ducing them to jobs that derpaid,” Karen Young, a men to drive after a decades
Khobar When Ms. Bukhari, 43 and classconscious Saudi men were once rmly the pre scholar at the Arab Gulf long ban could give women
Mervat Bukhari, a force of a mother of four, was pro disdain. serve of men. States Institute in Washing the muchneeded mobility to
nature draped headtotoe in moted as supervisor of a gas The social change, cata ton, said. join the workforce.
Islamic niqab, braved insults station in eastern Khobar ci 2030 reform plan lysed in large measure by Average monthly salaries For the rst time, women
and taunts to become the ty last October, insults began “Women today have the right what experts characterise as in the private sector are close are seen alongside men in
rst Saudi woman to work at pouring in on social media to do any work.” economic pain owing to a to 8,000 Saudi riyals ($2,134, jazz music concerts and in
a gas station, something un with the hashtag “Saudi wo Prince Mohammed’s Vi protracted oil slump, has in 1,748 euros) for men, and on mixedgender restaurants, as
imaginable not long ago. men don’t work at gas sion 2030 reform plan for a troduced a series of rsts. ly 5,000 riyals for women, the inuence of the once
The kingdom, where con stations”. postoil era seeks to elevate Saudi media has cham according to research rm feared religious police no
servatives once bridled at Ms. Bukhari, previously women to nearly onethird of pioned in recent months the Jadwa. Saudi Arabia ranked a torious for enforcing gender
even limited freedoms for employed in a junior role by the workforce, up from rst woman restaurant chef, low of 138 out of 144 coun segregation appears to be
women, is in the midst of re the same parent company, about 22 percent now. rst woman veterinarian and tries in the 2017 Global Gen waning.
forms that mark the biggest Driving change: Saudi students during a car safety course at was forced to go on the de Government statistics also even the rst woman tour der Gap Report by the World “The wellknown expres
cultural shakeup in its mod Eat University in Jidda. NYT *
fensive, telling critics she was put more than one million guide. Economic Forum on gender sion: ‘You are a woman, cov
ern history. in a managerial position and Saudi women as currently But women face sobering parity. er your face’ seems to be dis
Kickstarted by Crown attend soccer games and women like Bukhari illus not physically handling fuel looking to enter the work realities despite often being But Riyadh is seeking to appearing from our society,”
Prince Mohammed bin Sal take on jobs that once fell trates how newfound empo nozzles. force. better qualied than men. change that through what ap human rights lawyer Abdul
man, the reforms include the outside the narrow connes werment is a potential social “I am a supervisor. I don’t The reforms have seen the “Saudi women are better pears to be social rahman alLahim wrote re
historic decision allowing of traditional gender roles. lightning rod in a country un ll gas myself,” she reasoned, Saudi labour market slowly educated, but less mobile, engineering. cently in the progovernment
women to drive from June, But the backlash faced by accustomed to such visibility seeking to win a modicum of open up to women, intro less employed and vastly un The decision to allow wo Okaz newspaper.
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