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returning to the “path of diplo-
Moscow.
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the safety of its citizen and pro-
vide safe passage for them.
still in Kharkiv and cities in
other conflict zones.
hostilities.
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the capital was hit killing 5 peo-
ple, according to Ukraine’s par-
least six people were killed
when the region’s Soviet-era
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was a bid to topple Ukraine’s
government and install a
private television channel, “He ?=B Q =4F34;78 mated 20,000 Indian students Ukraine and they are general- UN body is symbolic of world Kremlin-friendly regime. Kyiv: Ukrainian President are exactly the same as you are.
lived near the Governor’s in Ukraine at the time that we ly out of conflict areas. opinion. And Russian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on So do prove you are with us, do
House and had been standing tepping up the pace of evac- issued our first advisory. From “All of our nationals have India had abstained along Vladimir Putin’s forces pressed Tuesday called on the EU to prove that you will not let us
in the queue for food. Suddenly
there was an air strike that blew
Smostly
uation of Indian citizens,
students, from Ukraine,
that number approximately
12,000 have since left Ukraine,
left Kyiv. The information with
us is that we have no more
with China and the UAE from
voting on a resolution con-
their attack on other towns and
cities across the country,
“prove” it is with Ukraine as it
resists Russia’s invasion during
go,” Zelensky said.
He asserted: “We are fight-
up the Governor’s House and India will over the next 3 days which is 60 per cent of the total nationals left in Kyiv, nobody demning Russia on Friday last including at or near the strate- his address to the European ing for our land and our free-
he was killed.” operate 26 flights to bring out number of our citizens in has contacted us from Kyiv week. As a permanent member gic ports of Odesa and Parliament. dom despite the fact that all our
A Ukrainian woman picked Indian citizens. Besides Ukraine. since. All our inquiries reveal of the UNSC, Russia had Mariupol in the south. “We are fighting also to be cities are now blocked. Nobody
up his phone, said the student Romania’s Bucharest and “The remaining 40 per that each and every one of our vetoed the resolution and it Day 6 of the biggest ground equal members of Europe... I is going to break us, we are
coordinator. “Speaking from Hungary’s Budapest, airports in cent, roughly half remain in nationals has come out of Kyiv.” could not be adopted. war in Europe since World War believe that today we are show- strong, we are Ukrainians.”
his phone, she said the owner of Poland and Slovak Republic conflict zone in Kharkiv, Sumy Earlier, Prime Minister On Monday, India again II found Russia increasingly ing everybody that is what we On Monday, he said Kyiv
this phone is being taken to the will also be used. area and the other half have Narendra Modi asked the Indian abstained from a procedural isolated, beset by tough sanc- are... Without you, Ukraine is was not prepared to make con-
morgue,” she shared. Giving this information, either reached the western bor- Air Force (IAF) to be ready to vote to call an emergency ses- tions that have thrown its econ- going to be alone. We have cessions “when one side is hit-
Kharkiv is located in the Foreign Secretar y Harsh ders of Ukraine or are heading help in ‘Operation Ganga’. sion of the UNGA. omy into turmoil and left the proven our strength. We have ting another with rocket
eastern part of Ukraine and has Shringla said, “We had an esti- towards the western part of Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 2 country practically friendless, proven that, at a minimum, we artillery”.
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Students from across the globe cation in one's mother tongue, he Election Commission ?C8Q =4F34;78 include repair of roads for dust 26 flights have been scheduled
V ice-President M Venkaiah
Naidu on Tuesday said the
used to come here for educa-
tion. India should regain such
shedding the "colonial mindset"
and returning to Indian roots.
T (EC) on Tuesday ordered
re-polling at the Manikpur pri- he cash-strapped East Delhi
pollution mitigation, paving
of its rough parts with inter- A ll Indian nationals have left
Ukrainian capital Kyiv,
to bring back Indian citizens,"
he said.
National Education Policy-
2020 was a step to make India
eminence again," he said.
Venkaiah Naidu asked the
On the occasion, he also
presented 'Guru Sanmaanam'
mary school polling station of
Handia Assembly constituen-
T Municipal Corporation
(EDMC) has sought funds
locking tiles, installation of
efficient street lights at dark
Foreign Secretar y Harsh
Vardhan Shringla said on
Shringla said a C-17 IAF
aircraft is expected to fly out at
a 'viswaguru' (universal teachers to make learning a awards to Mandal Education cy in Prayagraj district of Uttar worth Rs 259 crore from the spots, building new classrooms Tuesday. 4 AM on Wednesday to
teacher) in the education sec- more interactive, immersive Officers of Guntur district in Pradesh. The re-polling will Union Ministry of Housing and and sports facilities in schools, At a media briefing, Romania to repatriate our cit-
tor. and enjoyable experience for appreciation of their services take place from 7 am to 6 pm Urban Affairs to carry out and for procurement of equip- Shringla said he has conveyed izens.
NEP, he said, sought to students and stressed on the during the Covid-19 pandem- on Thursday (March 3), Chief development-related work, the ment for maintenance of parks, to envoys of Russia and India has been operating
promote value-based education guru-sishya tradition to make ic. He lauded the efforts of Electoral Officer of the state civic body said on Tuesday. it said. Ukraine India's demand for flights to bring back Indians
rooted in India culture and education meaningful and teachers throughout the coun- Ajay Kumar Shukla said in a The move comes ahead of Apart from these, a pro- "urgent safe passage" for all from Romania and Hungary
called upon every teacher and holistic. try, especially in government statement. the civic polls in Delhi due in posal for a scheme worth Rs 80 Indian nationals stuck in after they crossed over to these
school administrator to imple- "Teachers should inspire schools, for ensuring continu- The commission has April. crore has already been sent to Kharkiv and other conflict countries.
ment its provisions in true let- confidence in students and ity of education during the pan- ordered re-polling at polling The ministry provides the ministry for augmentation zones. Shringla also said that
ter and spirit. make them ready to face any demic through innovative station number 311 — funds to local bodies to of health facilities by con- He said at a high-level Prime Minister Modi received
The Vice-President pre- adversity and walk the right means. Manikpur Handiya primary strengthen infrastructure and structing a new building at the meeting on the Ukraine crisis, a call from President of France
sented awards, instituted by the path in any given situation," he Andhra Pradesh Education school — where polling was implement new development Swami Dayanand Hospital, the PM Narendra Modi expressed Emmanuel Macron. Modi also
Ramineni Foundation, at a noted. Minister A Suresh, Ramineni held on Sunday, the statement plans, it said. statement said. deep anguish over the loss of spoke to the President of
function here on Tuesday to He said there was no Foundation Chairman R said. The EDMC has sought Chief Engineer Dilip life of an Indian citizen in Poland.
students who performed exem- dearth of talent among young- Dharmapracharak, MP The decision was taken funds worth Rs 259 crore from Ramanani said as soon as the Kharkiv. Apart from Bucharest and
plarily in various schools. sters but identifying and hon- Mopidevi Venkata Ramana, after certain important docu- the ministry, the civic body said funds are made available, work "We remain very con- Budapest, airports in Poland
"India was once a land of ing it through required skills state BJP president Somu ments went missing from the in a statement. on these schemes will be start- cerned over the situation in and the Slovak Republic will
world-class universities like was the key. Veerraju and others attended polling station after the con- Schemes for which the cor- ed which will benefit Kharkiv, Sumy and other con- also be used to operate evacu-
Nalanda, Takshasila, Venkaiah Naidu also reit- the event. clusion of polling, it added. poration has sought the funds residents. flict zones," Shringla said. ation flights, he said.
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ways. Local residents also reported “In order to scale up the Mumbai for Bucharest on Sri Guru Singh Sabha at
“People are under the the use of the weapons in ongoing evacuation efforts Monday to bring back its Warsaw in Poland on Tuesday.
ruins. We have pulled out bod- Kharkiv and the village of under Operation Ganga, the stranded nationals from Civil Aviation Minister
ies,” said Yevhen Vasylenko, a Kiyanka, though there was no PM has called for the Indian Ukraine amid a worsening cri- Jyotiraditya Scindia left for
representative of the independent confirmation. Air Force to join the evacuation sis in the country. This is the Romania and Moldova while
Emergency Situations Ministry If the allegations are con- efforts. Leveraging the capaci- second evacuation flight oper- Union Minister Hardeep Singh
firmed, that would represent a ties of our Air Force will ensure ated to Mumbai from Puri for Hungary. Given the From page 1 touch with his family. We con- have been arranged by Ukraine
new level of brutality in the war that more people can be evac- Bucharest and seventh flights seriousness of the situation, vey our deepest condolences to to take people to the western
and could lead to even further uated in a shorter timeframe,” under the “Operation Ganga” Prime Minister Narendra Modi The caution from the the family.” region. Many students com-
isolation of Russia. Government sources said. mission. had on Monday directed four Embassy came in the backdrop Giving this tweet message, plained that they were not
The Kremlin denied using They said the IAF involve- Air India Express is the of his Cabinet Ministers to be of the Russian forces advancing Ministr y spokesperson allowed to board the trains or
such weapons. Many military ment would also help deliver international budget arm of Air positioned in the four neigh- towards the national capital of Arindam Bagchi also said they were mistreated by offi-
experts worry that the Kharkiv humanitarian aid efficiently. India, which is now owned by bouring countries to oversee Ukraine and satellite images Shringla “was calling in the cials. Ukraine condoled the
attacks mean Russia could be The IAF is likely to deploy sev- the Tata Group. the evacuation efforts. showing a 64-km long convoys Ambassadors of Russia and death of an Indian student
shifting tactics in Ukraine. eral C-17 heavy lift transport IndiGo operated the The Indian Embassy in racing towards Kyiv. Ukraine to reiterate India’s during intense shelling in the
Moscow’s strategy in Chechnya aircraft as part of Operation Budapest-Delhi flight via Romania assured Indian “All Indian nationals demand for urgent safe passage city of Kharkiv and renewed
and Syria was to use massive Ganga from Tuesday. Istanbul with 216 Indian nationals that no visa is including students are advised for Indian nationals who are appeals to world leaders to use
artillery and air bombardments India has 10 C-17 nationals. India’s largest carri- required to exit Romania by to leave Kyiv urgently today. still in Kharkiv and cities in their resources against
to pulverize cities and crush Globemaster planes and each er also operated Bucharest- special flights. “We have Preferably by available trains or other conflict zones”. It is President Vladimir Putin to
fighters’ resolve. plane can accommodate more Delhi service via Istanbul with received queries from Indian through any other means avail- imperative that Russia and force him to stop the Russian
The International Criminal than 400 people and it can fly 218 Indian nationals. students evacuated from able,” the Indian Embassy in Ukraine respond to the need aggression.
Court’s chief prosecutor said he non-stop up to 4500 km. IndiGo sent four planes, Ukraine and presently in shel- Ukraine tweeted. for safe passage urgently, said At the same time,
plans to open an investigation Sources said the planes are two to Budapest and two to ters in Romania that they may According to an estimate, sources. Ukrainian envoy Igor Polikha
into possible war crimes in the likely to focus their efforts on Rzeszow in Poland, to evacuate not be able to leave after some there are nearly 15,000 Indians French President thanked India for extending
invasion. Unbowed by Western bringing out stranded students Indians. SpiceJet also sent a days due to visa requirements. including students still in Emmanuel Macron and humanitarian aid to his coun-
condemnation, Russian offi- from Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odessa. plane to Kosice in Slovakia for We want to assure that no visa Ukraine. President of the European try, adding that the first plane
cials upped their threats of As the Ukrainian airspace is evacuation on Tuesday. is required to exit Romania by As regards the first Indian Council, Charles Michel also carrying the relief materials is
escalation, days after raising the closed, the C-17s like the Slovakia shares land border special flights,” the Embassy casualty, Naveen, the Ministry spoke with PM Narendra expected to land in Poland
specter of nuclear war. Indian commercial airliners with Ukraine on the western statement reads. of External Affairs said, “With Modi. tonight. The ambassador also
A top Kremlin official will evacuate Indians from side. The statement comes after profound sorrow we confirm The Indian embassy on sought to compare the Russian
warned that the West’s “eco- neighbouring countries of Minister of Law and Justice students raised queries that that an Indian student lost his Monday had asked students to invasion of Ukraine with the
nomic war” against Russia Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Kiren Rijiju was in SpiceJet’s their evacuation may take some life in shelling in Kharkiv this go to the railway station in Kyiv, “massacre by Mughals against
could turn into a “real one.” Romania and Moldova. special flight to Slovakia as a days due to visa requirements. morning. The Ministry is in where special evacuation trains Rajputs”.
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counters, a doorframe metal enacted by the Parliament. The students of classes 10 and 12 Covid-appropriate behaviour department in carrying out a form also envisions to be among
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north Delhi on Tuesday.
According to Brijendra Kumar
Yadav, the Deputy
bullets were fired by the police
and eight were fired by
accused,” said DCP. “During
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Kejriwal on Tuesday con-
(MEA) confirmed the death of
the Indian student in a tweet
F fire, the Delhi Police on
Tuesday nabbed two sharp-
Commissioner of Police
(DCP), outer north, specific
interrogation, it was revealed
that both the accused were
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doled the death of an Indian and said it was in touch with his shooters of the Kala Jathedi inputs was received that sharpshooters of Jathedi and elhi Police has arrested a ing with Chauhan. Police found
student who was reportedly
killed in shelling in Ukraine's
family. India began evacuation
of around 14,000 of its strand-
gang in the national Capital.
With their arrest, police
Parvinder, an active member of
the Kala Jathedi gang, along
Goldy Brar. They came to
Delhi on Jathedi and Brar's
D 28-year-old man from
Uttar Pradesh (UP) for alleged-
that Chauhan and the deceased
came to hotel on Friday, but
Kharkiv city on Tuesday morn- ed citizens on February 26.In claimed to have foiled a con- with his associate would come direction as they had to kill ly killing his girlfriend inside a accused absconded from there
ing. order to scale up the rescue spiracy to kill gangster Tillu to Alipur area to join others on Tajpuria and a Constable. It was hotel room following an argu- on Sunday at 11 PM,” said
Kejriwal hoped that all the operations, Prime Minister Tajpuria and a Delhi Police Tuesday as they were planning also revealed that Parvinder ment in southwest Delhi's DCP.“Police conducted raid
students who were stranded Narendra Modi on Tuesday Constable. to kill a Delhi Police constable was wanted in a case of mur- Vasant Kunj area. Police said and apprehended Chauhan
would be brought back to the “Amid adverse circumstances asked the Indian Air Force The accused have been and rival gangster Sunil Maan der in Bengaluru,” said the that the deceased and accused near Mitrauli in Uttar Pradesh.
country soon. “Feel terrible to in Ukraine, Indian students (IAF) to evacuate Indians identified as Parvinder (31) and alias Tajpuria on the directions DCP. were in a relationship for the During interrogation,
hear this news. Prayers for his along with other Indians are stranded in Ukraine due to the Tony (22), both residents of of Goldi Brar and Jathedi. “Par vinder was also past four years. Chauhan confessed his crime
family. Pray for the safety of all facing difficult conditions. Russian military offensive Haryana. Police said that the “Around 2.15 AM, the involved in cases of loot of The accused has been iden- and disclosed that he was in
other Indians stranded there Request Indian Government to against that country. duo had planned to execute police signalled a bike that around Rs 24.7 lakh at Lahori tified as Shivam Chauhan, a relationship with deceased for
and hope they will be back bring back all Indians from The IAF is likely to deploy Tajpuria when he was to be was coming from GT Karnal Gate in Delhi, Rs 35 lakh in resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar last four years, but for past few
home soon. Hope the conflict Ukraine as soon as possible by several C-17 aircraft as part of produced in a Delhi court. road in Alipur area to stop but Haryana's Beri Jhajjar and Rs Pradesh. days, she was deceiving him as
will soon come to an end,” he extending them all possible Operation Ganga from On September 24 last year, the occupants tried to escape. 7 lakh in Jhajjar's Sadar area. According to Gaurav she was in relationship with
said in another tweet. help. The Delhi Government is Tuesday, sources said. jailed gangster Jitendra Gogi Seeing themselves surrounded He lived with Mithun, an active Sharma, the Deputy one Utkarsh,” said DCP.
Concerned over the reports with the Central Government Till now, only private was shot dead by two men, who by the police, both the accused member of the Jathedi gang. Commissioner of Police “On Saturday, when they
of Indians stranded in Ukraine, for all sort of cooperation,” Indian carriers were evacuating were dressed as lawyers, inside started firing indiscriminately. But when Mithun was arrest- (DCP), Southwest district, on were in hotel room, Utkarsh
Kejriwal earlier in the day Kejriwal’s remarks came Indians from Romania and a Rohini courtroom here. The Two bullets hit Sub-Inspector ed, Parvinder had fled to Sunday around 3 PM, police was calling her incessantly.
urged the Central Government after a news report claimed that Hungary, countries with land police in retaliatory fire had Rashmi's bullet-proof jacket,” Nepal,” said the DCP.Two pis- got information regarding body When he asked about the con-
to bring back Indians stranded Indians stranded in Ukraine are borders with Ukraine on the killed the assailants who were said DCP. “In retaliation, the tols, four live cartridges, eight of a woman in one of rooms of tinuous calls, she gave excuse
in Ukraine at the earliest and allegedly not getting help from western side, as the Ukrainian from the rival Tillu gang. The police also opened fire, caught empty cartridges and a stolen Hotel Lak Residency and man, that Utkarsh was her sister's
provide them with all help. The the Indian Embassy in Ukraine. airspace had been shut since police said 22 rounds were both accused and snatched bike have been recovered from who came with her, was miss- boyfriend and that's why he
Delhi Chief Minister tweeted: In the tweet, he also attached February 24. fired during the encounter in their weapons. A total 14 round them, police said. ing. “The deceased was identi- was calling her,” said DCP.
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extended the last date for avail-
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ing amnesty scheme for pay- those taxpayers who could not present. The number of Covid
ment of property tax with 100 deposit property tax due to any elhi on Tuesday reported a containment zones has also
per cent waiver of both inter-
est and penalty to March 31.
reason and could not avail
benefit of scheme. On other
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Covid infections at 344, against
declined to 4,581. The fresh
infections and deaths has
Standing Committee hand, the corporation would 258 reported on the previous pushed the tally to 18,60,236,
Chairman in NMC, Jogi Ram get more revenue,” he added. day, as well as four more deaths, and the death toll to 26,126.
Jain on Tuesday said that the The corporation had start- as per the Health Department Meanwhile, a total of
civic body has extended the last ed a three phase amnesty bulletin. 42,947 new tests -- 34,035 RT-
date of Amnesty Scheme from scheme for citizens, according The infection rate in the PCR and 8,912 Rapid Antigen
February 28, 2022 to March 31, to which if a citizen is unable city has risen to 0.80 per cent, - were conducted in the last 24
2022. He said that in amnesty to deposit outstanding proper- while the number of active hours, taking the total to
scheme, 100 per cent waiver of ty tax in the first phase due to cases stands at 1,769. 3,64,22,890.
interest and penalty and 15 per any reason, then he or she can With recovery rate climb- Out of 49,196 vaccines
cent rebate on principal take advantage of the scheme ing at 98.50 per cent, the death administered in the last 24
amount is being given to prop- by depositing the outstanding rate stands at 1.40 per cent, and hours, 5,792 were first doses
erty tax payers on lump sum amount in the second and active case rate continues at and 40,563 second doses.
payment of outstanding prop- similarly in the third phase. 0.09 per cent. Meanwhile, 2,841 precaution
erty tax up to March 31, 2022. Under this scheme, in the With 416 patients recover- doses were also administered.
Jain said that this decision has first stage, 100 per cent rebate ing in the last 24 hours, the The total number of cumulative
been taken to facilitate those on interest and penalty will be total number of recoveries has beneficiaries vaccinated so far
property tax payers who could given on deposit of outstand- gone to 18,32,341. A total of stands at 3,13,97,557, accord-
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central and parts of northwest
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maximum
Naveen Shekarappa he India Meteorological India will be higher during temperatures
Gyanagoudar, a native of
Chalageri in Karnataka's
T Department (IMD) on
Tuesday projected that maxi-
summer, while heat waves will
be comparatively lesser in the
are likely over
most parts of
Haveri district, in shelling in mum temperatures are likely to Indo-Gangetic plains," IMD Peninsular
Ukraine and they called upon remain "below normal" in the Director General Mrutyunjay India and east
the Centre to draw up a strat- northern plains, including Mohapatra said. and northeast
egy for the safe evacuation of Punjab, parts of Haryana, Uttar "The maximum tempera- India, whereas
all stranded Indians. Pradesh and Bihar, during the tures are likely to remain above above normal
Former Congress chief March to May period. normal in Jammu and Kashmir, maximum
Rahul Gandhi expressed con- According to IMD, the number Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, temperatures
dolences to Gyanagoudar's of heat waves in the Indo- major parts of Rajasthan, are forecast
family and friends and urged Gangetic plains is also likely to Gujarat and adjoining areas of over many
the government to expedite the be lower than normal during southwest Madhya Pradesh and parts of western and central more than 6.5 degrees Celsius,
evacuation of Indians strand- the period. "Above normal max- Maharashtra," he said. India. Minimum temperature according to the IMD.
ed in war-torn Ukraine. imum temperatures are most "During the upcoming hot expected to be above normal in The IMD also said India
"Received the tragic news of likely over many areas in west- weather season (March to most parts of northwest and recorded 44 percent more rain-
Indian student Naveen losing ern and adjoining central India, May), normal to above normal west India. fall in the winter season. Heavy
his life in Ukraine. My heartfelt northwest India and northern- minimum temperatures are No heat wave is predicted in rainfall events (15) in the coun-
condolences to his family and most parts of northeast India," most likely over many parts of March in the northern plains. try in February were the low-
friends. I reiterate, Government government to further step up Shiv Sena leader and Rajya ily of Naveen,” Priyanka stated. it said. However, below normal northwest India, most parts of For the plains, a "heat wave" is est in four years, it said, adding
of India needs a strategic plan efforts to urgently ensure evac- Sabha member Priyanka Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) maximum temperatures are northeast India, some parts of declared when the maximum that most heavy rainfall events
for safe evacuation. Every uation of all Indians. “Tragic Chaturvedi termed the news of president Jayant Chaudhary likely over most parts of central India, east coastal temperature is more than 40 were concentrated in Kerala
minute is precious," Rahul loss of life. Further loss of death of the Indian student as too condoled Naveen’s death Peninsular India, east and region and some areas along degrees Celsius, and at least 4.5 and Jammu and Kashmir. The
Gandhi wrote on Twitter. young lives caught in crossfire ‘heartbreaking’. “This is tragic and urged the Centre to quick- northeast India as well as the the foothills of the Himalayas," notches above normal. A "severe" country saw 18 events each of
CPI(M) General Secretary must be prevented,” Yechury and a heartbreaking news. The ly evacuate other Indians northern plains, the IMD said. the IMD said in a statement. heat wave is declared if departure heavy rainfall in 2021 and
Sitaram Yechury urged the said. country grieves with the fam- stranded in the war zone. "The probability of occur- During March, normal to from normal temperature is 2020 and 82 in 2019.
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in eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP),
times but this is the first time
that he will be contesting an
Maurya had earlier contested
from Padrauna Assembly seat in
n a major embarrassment for
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elections where complaints of
violence and booth capture
lyst BN Chakrabarty said that
“electoral violence is the result
will witness a close contest assembly election. Kushinagar. senior party leader came from about 1,250 out of not only of TMC’s non-perfor-
between the two strands of For over three decades, the The BSP has fielded Iliyas and MP Saugato Roy on 11,300 booths. In many of the mance but also its failure to pro-
identity politics: Caste and Gorakhpur Sadar Assembly seat Ansari from this seat while the Tuesday disapproved of the remaining constituencies too vide jobs … as the State is wit-
Hindutva. has been a stronghold of the BJP. BJP has fielded Surendra electoral malpractices that were the opposition parties could nessing massive unemployment
Hindutva bastion This time the SP has fielded Kushwaha. Another former BJP earlier alleged by the Opposition either not file nominations or crisis the TMC is quickly con-
Gorakhpur, BSP in Ambedkar Subhavati Shukla, wife of late minister and chief of Suheldev parties in the just -concluded were not allowed to campaign, verting the unemployed youth
Nagar and Samajwadi Party’s BJP vice-president Upendra Bharatiya Samaj Party, Om municipal elections for 108 opposition BJP and Left com- into its band of trained merce-
citadel Azamgarh go to polls in Dutt Shukla against Yogi. Also, Prakash Rajbhar is in the fray civic Boards. plained adding in many other naries … so unemployment is
the sixth phase on March 3 and Bhim Army Chief from Zahoorabad Assembly “What has been happening places the voters were simply in the interest of TMC … but
in the seventh phase on March Chandrashekhar Azad is in the seat of Ghazipur, which will vote is not acceptable … one feels not allowed to reach the booths. the trend will one day backfire.”
7. The campaigning for the fray from here. on March 7. Rajbhar has alleged sorry for this… even after Roy’s statement notwith- Meanwhile, the Opposition
sixth phase of polling ended on based politics, it spelt doom for Ambedkarnagar, Balrampur, BSP’s Khwaja Shamsuddin that the BJP had been ignoring repeated appeal (to stop elec- standing party spokesperson BJP suffered yet another blow as
Tuesday evening. The BJP, caste-based parties of UP, the Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant and Congress’s Chetna Pandey Backward Classes in the state. toral violence) the message does Kunal Ghosh however denied the Calcutta High Court on
struggled to counter the caste- Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, are the other contestants. Rajbhar’s party is contest- not seem to be percolating reports of violence saying the Tuesday turned down its peti-
based identity politics since its Samaj Party. The BJP trounced Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria Ambedkarnagar, which was ing the polls in alliance with down the rank and file,” Roy a opposition parties were trying tion to stop counting process in
emergence in 1990 after the these parties by forging new and Ballia. once considered as the bastion Samajwadi Party. Azamgarh, senior parliamentarian and a to cover up their failure to Contai municipality --- the
implementation of Mandal social coalition and the politi- Voting in the last and sev- of BSP, has incumbent BSP MP which is considered as the former Union Minister said on compete with allegations of home town of Opposition
Commission report, the party cal mobilisation of less domi- enth phase will take place on Ritesh Pandey whose son citadel of Samajwadi Party, has Tuesday. violence by the TMC. Leader Suvendu Adhikari ---
for over two decades was not nant castes and sub-castes. March 7 in 54 assembly con- Rakesh recently switched over incumbent MP and party chief “It seems that tremendous “We do not require to cap- alleging rampant rigging on
able engineer a larger Hindu Three back to back suc- stituencies in nine districts to the SP. Akhilesh Yadav, who contested lust for power is behind what- ture booths because the name of the election day.
identity despite consistently cesses of the BJP in 2014, 2019 including Azamgarh, Mau, The Pandey family has a from Karhal assembly seat in ever ishappening … but this is our leader is Mamata Banerjee The bandh called by the BJP
focussing on Ram and 2017 will be put to severe Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, clout in the district, which Mainpuri in phase three of the not required … the TMC is who has won hearts by her against Sunday’s electoral vio-
Janmabhoomi movement. test in the sixth and seventh Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi could impact the results after election. capable of winning the elections excellent performance … lence had received mixed
Three mammoth victories phase of 2022 Assembly elec- and Sonbhadra. In the sixth Rakesh switched over to the SP This is Akhilesh Yadav’s comfortably without all this … remember it is the same response on Monday. The State
of the BJP in 2014 and 2019 Lok tions. Polling for the sixth phase phase, Gorakhpur Sadar will be ahead of the polls. Former min- first-ever Assembly election if it continues we may have to Trinamool Congress led by the Government had made massive
Sabha elections and 2017 UP will be held on March 3 across an important seat to watch out ister in the Yogi government, and the SP will be looking to pay a price for that,” the senior Chief Minister that won the police bandobast for the count-
Assembly elections not only 57 Assembly constituencies for as Chief Minister Yogi Swami Prasad Maurya, who grab all seats of Azamgarh and party leader was quoted assay- Assembly elections by huge ing that will take place on
redefined the reinvented caste across 10 districts including Adityanath will be contesting his recently jumped the BJP ship to adjoining districts. ing. Roy’s statement comes two margin not even a year ago… Wednesday, police said.
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extent of conducting an exchange and Britain are fraternal and Japan, which retaliated with a Council. When the threat of
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IROORZHGE\DFWLRQLQWHUPVRIWKHVXSSO\RIFULWLFDODLGWR8NUDLQH2QWKHGRPHVWLF and Turkey, as well as Greece and Churchill’s mother Lady alliance of Germany, Italy and grew graver, a security agree-
IURQW1HZ'HOKL·VVWUDWHJ\LVSOD\LQJRXWLQWKHIRUPRIDQDOORXWHIIRUWWRHYDFXDWH Turkey. Unfortunately, the Randolph Churchill was an Japan required that if any of ment to protect Taiwan was
WKHRGG,QGLDQVPRVWO\VWXGHQWVVWXFNLQ8NUDLQH7KHWDVNJHWVGLIILFXOW American Senate based at the American. After the Battle of these countries were at war, signed with the US. That
Capitol in Washington DC Britain, the crucial clash the other two would join in agreement, the Taiwan
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Nations, an idea that had been for his country on its own to F>A;3F0A88 European conflict, which had seat was given to communist
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conceived and actively promot-
ed by an American President.
overcome Nazi Germany. He
flew to Washington DC to
>=;HF74=8C begun more than two years
ago, truly became a world war,
China, which is now consid-
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World War II broke out on appeal to President Franklin F0B0CC02:43 leaving no option for the US This American habit of
?82D1<; September 1, 1939, when
Germany’s Wehrmacht invaded
Roosevelt as well as the US
Congress to come to the aid of F74=8C703 but to join it. In other words,
the US entered the fray only
engaging in a tango for change
is a source of apprehension to
Poland, which had a written their British brethren. Else, =>>?C8>=*8C383 when it was attacked; it did not potential allies. Fareed Zakaria
treaty of alliance with Britain and the fear was that western civil- fight when its brother was des- is oblivious of such changes, he
France, according to which if any isation would go under the =>C5867CF74= perately in need. cannot be in any position to be
of the three countries were to be
attacked, all three would fight
Nazi jackboot. Churchill
returned empty-handed, save 8CB1A>C74A Taiwan, another country
that is an American ally and
advising India’s foreign policy
moves. In any case, for a large
together to defend one another. for an American promise to 1A8C08=F0B faces an expansionist China, to country, it is desirable to be self-
Yet, in September 1939, Britain supply arms on a rental basis, a considerable extent, is ethni- reliant and flexible towards
and France did nothing other called the Lend Lease. This was 34B?4A0C4;H8= cally Chinese but its leader the changing tunes of interna-
than expressing sympathy for
Poland, which was overrun in its
despite Churchill’s stirring
appeal to Washington: “Had
=443>574;? Chiang Kai Shek was allied to
the US until his defeat at the
tional affairs. The economic
benefits that could accrue from
west by Adolf Hitler and the east my father been an American hands of Mao Zedong in a wealthy ally would be too
by Josef Stalin. Never before and not my mother, would you China’s civil war that ensued small for a large country, while
had history witnessed horses not have helped me?” Such was from 1945 to 1949. It was the US willingness to come to
being butchered by battle tanks, the ‘fraternity’ between the Chiang who led many of his the aid of allies is doubtful.
a fate that befell the cavalry two Anglo-Saxon partners. followers to the island that is (The writer is a well-
units of the Polish Army when Washington didn’t antici- today Taiwan. The country’s known columnist, an author
German Panzer tanks were pate that Japan would soon sail political system is democratic, and a former member of the
unleashed on them. So much for across half the Pacific unde- while its economic ideology is Rajya Sabha. The views
the value of an alliance! tected and destroy Pearl free and liberal. Taiwan was expressed are personal.)
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rapid increase in humanitarian IANS DOING? could lead to nuclear war, allows no vetoes, is expected to
ussia's war on Ukraine is assistance." On Monday, a For many, it has meant whether by design or mistake. vote later in the week on a res-
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tanks and armored vehicles border with Belarus, though forces attack cities and street sanctions on Russia's biggest ing with Ukraine.
inching closer to the Ukrainian they ended with no agree- fights rage. Others have scram- banks and its elite, frozen the The draft resolution,
capital and fighting intensify- ments except to keep talking. bled to escape, leaving homes assets of the country's Central obtained by The Associated
ing on the ground. Meanwhile, Western sanc- and husbands, fathers and sons Bank located outside the coun- Press, demands that Russia
Russia on Tuesday stepped tions triggered by the invasion to fight, taking trains and buses try, and excluded its financial immediately stop using force
up shelling of Kharkiv, sent the Russian ruble plum- or walking for miles to a safer institutions from the SWIFT against Ukraine and withdraw
Ukraine's second-largest city, meting, leading ordinary country. Across Ukraine and bank messaging system - but all troops. Meanwhile, the
pounding civilian targets there. Russians to line up at banks and in refugee shelters across the have largely allowed its oil and International Criminal Court's
Casualties mounted and ATMs. And Russian teams borders, parents have struggled natural gas to continue to flow chief prosecutor said he plans
reports emerged that more were suspended from all inter- to comfort their children. freely to the rest of the world. to open an investigation "as
than 70 Ukrainian soldiers national soccer matches, Mothers rock them on subway Sanctions experts expect Russia rapidly as possible" into possi-
were killed after Russian including qualifiers for the platforms or carry them for to try to mitigate the impact of ble war crimes and crimes
artillery recently hit a military 2022 World Cup, pushing the miles in the cold. At one bor- the financial penalties by rely- against humanity in Ukraine -
base in Okhtyrka, a city country toward sports pariah der station in Poland, refugees ing on energy sales and leaning both alleged crimes committed
between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the status. were met by boxes of donated on the country's reserves in gold before the Russian invasion, but
capital. But Ukrainian fighters WHAT'S HAPPENING clothes and toys. Hundreds of and Chinese currency. Putin also any new crimes that either
are putting up a fierce resis- ON THE FRONT LINES? thousands of civilians have also is expected to move funds side might have committed
tance and surprisingly, Russia Ukrainian authorities say sought safety at night in Kyiv's through smaller banks and since the invasion started.
has not been able to dominate the center of Kharkiv was hit subway system and other accounts of elite families not HOW MANY PEOPLE
the skies. There are increasing Tuesday by renewed Russian makeshift shelters around the covered by the sanctions, deal in HAVE FLED UKRAINE?
fears that as Russia becomes shelling that struck the admin- country, where parents try to cryptocurrency and rely on The U.N. Refugee agency
more isolated under an istration building along with calm their children's fears. Russia's relationship with China. says that about 660,000 people
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become even more reckless Previously, officials in said her office had confirmed The U.N.'s two major bod- Russian invasion began. The
and set off a world-altering war. Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million, from the Maxar company. deputy prime minister, Dominic where more than 70 Ukrainian that 102 civilians, including ies - the 193-nation General number, given on Tuesday, was
Across Ukraine, civilians said at least 11 people were Kyiv's outgunned but deter- Raab, rejected the call Tuesday, soldiers were killed, the head of seven children, have been killed Assembly and the more pow- up from a count of more than
continue to bear the brunt of killed and scores were wound- mined troops have slowed saying it would risk widening the region wrote on Telegram, in the Russian invasion and 304 erful 15-member Security 500,000 a day earlier.
the conflict with families and ed in shelling Monday. Russia's advance and held onto the war by putting the alliance posting photographs of the others wounded since Council - held separate meet- UNHCR spokeswoman
children huddled in under- The Russian military con- Kyiv and other key cities - at in direct conflict with Russian charred shell of a four-story Thursday, though she cau- ings Monday to discuss Shabia Mantoo said in Geneva
ground subway stations, base- voy threatening Kyiv - a city of least for the time being. forces. Zelenskyy called the building and rescuers search- tioned the tally was likely a vast Russia's war on Ukraine. that "at this rate, the situation
ments and other shelters. nearly 3 million people - is far Ukrainian President Volodymyr attack Tuesday on Kharkiv's ing through the rubble. undercount. The council meeting looks set to become Europe's
The Red Cross appealed bigger than initially thought, Zelenskyy - who had earlier cut main square "frank, undisguised Ukrainian authorities say WAR SANCTIONS AND opened with the news that the largest refugee crisis this cen-
Tuesday for 250 million Swiss with satellite images showing it diplomatic ties with Moscow terror," blaming a Russian mis- Russian forces have blocked WORKAROUNDS United States was kicking out tury." Earlier, when the overall
francs (USD272 million) to occupying much of a 40-mile and declared martial law and sile and calling it a war crime. Kherson, a major port on the Western officials believe 12 Russian U.N. Diplomats figure still stood at around half
help people affected by the war. (64-kilometer) stretch of road whose defiance has drawn "Nobody will forgive. Nobody Black Sea. Russian troops have Putin wants to overthrow whom Washington accuses of a million, she said the count
The International Committee north of the Ukrainian capital. much admiration from the West will forget." made significant gains along Ukraine's government and spying. The assembly will give included 281,000 in Poland,
of the Red Cross and the Red The convoy was no more than - asked NATO to impose a com- Over the weekend, Ukraine's coast in an apparent replace it with a compliant all U.N. Members an opportu- more than 84,500 in Hungary,
Cross federation said they fear 17 miles (25 kilometers) from plete no-fly zone over Ukraine Russian artillery hit a military effort to cut it off from both the regime, reviving Moscow's nity to speak about the war and about 36,400 in Moldova, over
"millions of people face the city center on Monday, for Russian airplanes, heli- base in Okhtyrka, a city Black and the Azov seas. Cold War-era influence. His more than 110 signed up to do 32,500 in Romania and about
extreme hardship and suffering according to satellite imagery copters and missiles. Britain's between Kharkiv and Kyiv, WHAT ARE ORDINARY comments have raised fears so, with speeches to continue 30,000 in Slovakia.
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Typically, an invading force engaged in "espionage activi- from the personnel of the political and economic ties think (Orban) realised that Investment Bank (IIB), an insti-
would seek at the outset to ties", a move which Moscow Russian mission persona non with Russia, giving him the Russia is a security threat in the tution with Soviet roots that
destroy or at least paralyse the described as a "hostile action" grata and demanding that they reputation as the Kremlin's region." critics say could be a conduit
target country's air and missile and gross violation of the com- leave by March 7," Nebenzia closest European Union ally. A formerly communist for Russian spying.
defences because dominance of mitments by the US as host said. For weeks, as Russian country that was dominated by As the conflict between
the skies allows ground forces to country of the United Nations He said the US authorities President Vladimir Putin the Soviet Union for more Russia and Ukraine escalates,
operate more effectively and headquarters. just visited the Russian mission amassed tens of thousands of than 40 years, Hungary has his- Orban faces greater pressure
with fewer losses. US Mission to the United and "gave us a note prescribing troops along the borders of torically deeply distrusted than ever to choose between
US Military officials had Nations Spokesperson Olivia us to do what they demand. Ukraine, Hungary's neighbour Moscow, which ordered the Moscow and Hungar y's
assumed that Russia would Dalton said that the US has You know that with the to the east, Orban avoided brutal repression of an anti- Western partners in the EU and
use its electronic warfare and informed the United Nations Secretary-General we raised condemning the buildup and Soviet uprising in 1956 that led NATO military alliance - but is
cyber capabilities to blind and and the Russian Permanent the issue of arbitrage with the spoke emphatically against to thousands of civilian deaths showing increasing signs that
paralyse Ukraine's air defences Mission to the United host country, which grossly applying sanctions. and some 200,000 refugees he may continue to straddle the
and military communications. Nations that "we are beginning violates its commitments under As tensions escalated, fleeing the country. line between the two.
A possible explanation for the process of expelling twelve the host country agreement. Orban even travelled to As the communist system The Czech Republic on
Russia's failure to do so is that intelligence operatives from So far it has not been done, Moscow, where he met with in Eastern Europe neared its Friday said it would pull out of
President Vladimir Putin built the Russian Mission who have but I think it's high time Putin in the Kremlin, their 12th end in 1989, Orban, then a 26- the IIB to punish Russia for its
his war strateg y on an abused their privileges of resi- already. This is just hot news official visit in as many years, year-old anti-communist lead- invasion of Ukraine, and urged
assumption that Ukrainian dency in the United States by that I received right away." and lobbied for larger ship- ing a movement of young lib- other members of the bank to
defenses would easily fold, engaging in espionage activities When asked who the ments of Russian gas. eral democrats, demanded the do the same - which, on
allowing Russian forces to that are adverse to our nation- Russian diplomats were who But when Russia's large- immediate withdrawal of Sunday, Hungary's neighbour
quickly capture Kyiv, the cap- al security. have been expelled, scale invasion commenced last Soviet troops from Hungary in Romania did.
ital, and crush Ukrainian "We are taking this action he said he didn't know the week, Orban for the first time a speech to several hundred Also on Friday, Polish
forces in the east and south in accordance with the UN names yet, but that they are 12 laid responsibility for the ten- thousand people on Budapest's prime minister and key Orban
without having to achieve air Headquarters Agreement. This in number. sions and violence on Moscow Heroes' Square. ally Mateusz Morawiecki
superiority. action has been in development "This is sad news and in what could be a turning point But in recent years, Orban warned in the Financial Times
for several months."Ru s s i a ' s another demonstration of gross in his more than decade-long, - whom critics accuse of that Putin's aggression in
Permanent Representative disrespect to the host country pro-Russia approach. "Russia increasingly authoritarian tac- Ukraine would extend to other
to the UN Ambassador agreement, to US commit- attacked Ukraine this morning tics since entering power in parts of Eastern Europe if left
Vassily Nebenzia was ments within the framework of with military force," Orban 2010 - has pursued a diplo- unchecked, and urged Western
addressing an end of their obligations, both under said hours after the invasion matic and economic strategy he countries to end the "era of illu-
Presidency press conference the UN Charter, the host coun- began Thursday. "Together with calls "Eastern Opening," a pol- sions" about Russia.
at the UN Headquarters try agreement and Vienna con- our European Union and icy which advances closer ties "We are seeing that the
when he got a telephone call ventions," Nebenzia said. NATO allies, we condemn with autocratic countries to price of European naivete over
informing him of the expul- When asked if Russia is Russia's military action." Hungary's east amid what his Russia is Ukrainian blood,"
sion of his diplomats by the going to respond to Though Orban neglected government sees as Western Morawiecki wrote. Speaking to
US. Russia was President of Washington's decision to expel to mention Putin by name, or decline. journalists Saturday at
the 15-nation Security its diplomats, he said "I'm sure to call the "military action" an As part of that strategy, Hungar y's border with
Council for the month of that the response will follow invasion, his apparent about- Orban has initiated a 12 billion- Ukraine, Orban said his coun-
February. because it's a diplomatic prac- face was long awaited by his euro ($13.6 billion) Russian- try would support all pro-
"I just received the infor- tice which provides for a tit-for- critics both in the EU and in backed project to add two posed EU sanctions against
mation that the US author- tat. It's not our choice. We did- Hungary. nuclear reactors to Hungary's Moscow, and acknowledged
ities have undertaken anoth- n't initiate it and I think that the It could also be a sign that only nuclear power plant, that Russia's invasion would
er hostile action against the answer will be given but it's not he realizes his posture toward financed primarily by a Russian likely cause changes in his
Russian mission to the for me to decide." Moscow is "not rooted on sta- state bank. relationship with Putin.
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show support to Taiwan's inde- China in recent months dent Donald Trump, are due to the one-China principle,” he idate China by this, then, in
pendence as a delegation of ex- ratcheted up military prepara- meet Taiwanese President Tsai said. front of the 1.4 billion Chinese
American defence officials dis- tions sending hundreds of its Ing-wen, who Beijing blames He denounced the US people united in their steely
patched by President Joe Biden air force jets into Taiwan's Air as the ring-leader of advocat- guided-missile destroyer USS determination, the so-called
landed in Taipei amid appre- Defence Zone besides beefing ing Taiwan's independence. Ralph Johnson last Saturday military deterrence will be
hensions that Beijing may up its naval force keeping the Much on the expected sailing through the contested nothing but scrap metal,” he
attempt action against the self- self-governing breakaway lines, the Chinese Foreign waters of Taiwan Straits, saying said.
ruled island akin to Russia's island on tenterhooks. Ministry had some sharp the US moves to back "Such US tricks involving
military assault in Ukraine. Officials in Taiwan and the words to criticise the visit of US Taiwanese independence forces sailing across the Taiwan Strait
Taiwanese media reports US say that Russia's invasion of officials. will “accelerate” their fall. will better leave the show to
said a five-member delega- Ukraine has drawn fresh atten- "The Chinese people are "I wonder what is the US those obsessed with hegemo-
tion headed by former US tion to China's threat to firmly determined to defend intention behind this high ny,” Wang said.
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amid rising popularity of cryp- and NFTs, a third of the survey compared to the year-ago peri- put surged ahead 27.3 MT in during April-February was 16.7 rise in commercial vehicle sales
tocurrencies and NFTs, accord- respondents said they doubted od. absolute terms on a year-on- per cent.CIL's subsidiaries are to 14,657 units in Mumbai: Snapmint, a buy- Snapmint plans to expand its
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UHNWIs are those who them and just 14 per cent produced 61.9 MT of coal in "The company expects to production and off-take. The company had sold raised USD 9 million in its a suite of innovative products
have net worth of USD 30 mil- reckoned that blockchains the corresponding month of post the highest ever produc- MCL in a first has reached 13,703 units in the same month series-A funding from a clutch and add more customers, it
lion (about Rs 226 crore) or would significantly influence previous fiscal. tion by the closure of FY'22, 150 MT production mark on last year, Ashok Leyland said in of investors and industry lead- said.
more. how wealth was managed. In a statement on Tuesday, going past the previous high of February 27. The pace is mov- a statement. ers led by Prashasta Seth of Snapmint was founded in
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released on Tuesday, Knight crypto investments went main- up its output tempo, it pro- the company said. past records being outdone, as per cent at 13,281 units against The round also saw par- batchmates Nalin Agrawal,
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per cent have invested in NFTs magazine, the global value of basis, CIL's average production MT against same month last 56.7 MT till February, the mercial vehicle sales grew 16 Sharma, Usama Fayyad of domestic retail market is the
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cent of ultra-wealthy have fold increase since early 2020," three days lesser than January, Till February of the cur- ry at CIL's pitheads was 42.5 ago month. said in a note on Tuesday. continue to boost growth of
invested in cryptoassets. 10 the report said. the sequential production in rent fiscal, CIL's total off-take MT at February-end which at Sales of light commercial The fintech platform has this market.
per cent of them being invest- There are now more than February was at par with the was nearly 600 MT. Only once the beginning of the fiscal was vehicles in the domestic mar- over 4 million consumers on its According to a Bain & Co
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very busy year. I will be following each thrashed by an innings and 276 while Devon Conway and Tom in the Gold tol qualification stage with a total of
game of the Titans and backing them outh Africa outwitted and runs in the first Test on the same Blundell were at the crease they medal contest to 584 points, making it
to lift the trophy in their first year of
the tournament.”
Scrushing
outplayed New Zealand in a
198-run second Test
ground.
Captain Dean Elgar demand-
held hope they could salvage a
draw.
finish ahead of
Germany's
through to the elimina-
tion as one of the top eight
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the Gujarat franchise as Roy was the Tuesday to draw the two-match humiliation and they obliged. their 85-run partnership ended This was Chaudhary's
ngland's flamboyant batter Jason only specialist opener picked by them series 1-1. A century by Sarel Erwee laid shortly before lunch when third individual ISSF World
E Roy on Tuesday pulled out of the
upcoming IPL citing extended stay in
apart from young Shubman Gill.
This is the second time the
New Zealand, set a record
426 target to win, were all out in
the base for a first innings 364,
Kagiso Rabada took five for 60 as
Conway went leg before wicket
for 92.
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format, dominating
the tournament bubble, dealing a English player is pulling out of the their second innings for 227 New Zealand folded 71 in arrears New Zealand hopes of sal- Germany's Schwald in the
blow to his new franchise Gujarat IPL. He had earlier withdrawn from eight balls after tea on the final and an unbeaten 136 from Kyle vaging a draw rose again at 227 final.
Titans weeks before the event gets the 2020 edition due to personal rea- day. It completed a remarkable Verreynne in the second innings for nine when rain forced the Chernousov topped
going. sons after being picked up by the turnaround for South Africa who tightened the clamp on New players from the field, but it was the 92-strong qualifica-
The 31-year-old South African- Delhi Capitals for C1.5 crore. read the conditions far better Zealand.New Zealand started a brief respite. tion field with 591 points.
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