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IN BRIEF
India-Australia deal seeks to Pak. Army chief calls 2 civilians shot
at by soldiers
for talks with India in Arunachal
double bilateral trade in 5 years Gen. Bajwa hints at China role in talks
Special Correspondent
Guwahati
Soldiers of an elite Army
Opposition show of
unit injured two civilians in
strength at DMK event Significant economic pact for New Delhi amid Canberra’s tensions with Beijing Press Trust of India
Islamabad the Tirap district of Aruna
NEW DELHI
The inauguration of
Pakistan Army chief General chal Pradesh after mistak
Vikas Dhoot Qamar Bajwa on Saturday ing them for extremists.
‘AnnaKalaignar Arivalayam’, NEW DELHI
DMK’s office in the Capital, said all disputes with India The incident at Chasa
on Saturday provided the
India and Australia signed an should be settled peacefully village on Friday night was
platform for Opposition Economic Cooperation and through dialogue, saying Is reminiscent of a botched
leaders to come together. Trade Agreement (ECTA) on lamabad continues to be ambush by the Army’s 21
Saturday in the presence of lieve in using diplomacy to Paras that led to the death
NEWS A PAGE 8
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Prime Minister Narendra Mo resolve all outstanding is of 14 civilians in Nagaland’s
di and his counterpart in sues, including Kashmir, to Gen. Qamar Bajwa Mon district last year.
Kejriwal tells Gujarat Canberra Scott Morrison, keep the “flames of fire Locals said the two per
to ‘give AAP a chance’
AHMEDABAD
with an eye on doubling bi
lateral trade to $50 billion in
away from our region”.
Speaking at the ‘Islama
Imran says sons — Nokphua Wangpan
and Ramwang Wangsu —
Kickstarting AAP’s campaign
in Gujarat, which goes to the
five years and easing move
ment of people, goods and
bad Security Dialogue’ con
ference on emerging chal
he was given were returning after fishing
when the soldiers fired
polls later this year, Delhi
Chief Minister and AAP
services across borders.
The agreement with Aus
lenges in international
security, the Chief of the Ar
three choices upon them. The soldiers
were later identified as
convener Arvind Kejriwal tralia, which Commerce and my Staff said, “Pakistan con Pakistan’s Prime Minister members of the 12 Paras.
asked the State’s voters to Industry Minister Piyush Imran Khan has said the
tinues to believe in using Neither the Army nor Ti
give “one chance” to AAP. Goyal expects would create “establishment” had given
dialogue and diplomacy to rap district officials were
NEWS A PAGE 8 10 lakh additional jobs in the ciprocal basis’ and allow In with a developed country in ports, including several la resolve all outstanding is him three options: “resig available for comment. But
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
country over the next five dian chefs and yoga profes a decade. Mr. Morrison said bourintensive industries,” sues including the Kashmir nation, noconfidence an Army officer, who iden
years, was described as a sionals to work in the the deal “opens a big door in Mr. Goyal said. dispute and is ready to move (vote) or elections” after tified himself as Major
Indefinite curfew in
Rajasthan’s Karauli ‘watershed moment in bilat country. to the world’s fastest growing India will, in turn, offer forward on this front if India the Opposition filed a no James and had supposedly
JAIPUR eral ties’ by Mr. Modi. The trade and economic major economy for Austra preferential access to Austra agrees to do so.” trust motion against him in led the commandos, ad
Indefinite curfew was “On the basis of this agree partnership deal with Aus lian farmers, manufacturers, lia on over 70% of its tariff He also hinted at having Parliament. A Page 10 mitted to the mistake in a
imposed in Rajasthan’s ment, together, we will be tralia, which is in the middle producers and many more”. lines on goods imports, in some sort of trilateral dia video that went viral. He
Karauli city on Saturday able to increase the resi of a trade battle with China, Indian exports to Australia cluding ‘lines of export inter logue involving India, Pakis emotional and perceptual could be heard assuring
following arson and lience of supply chains, and is a significant milestone at a have been growing at a rapid est to Australia which are pri tan and China, saying “the biases and break the shack compensation for the fami
violence, in which over also contribute to the stabili time when the developed clip and the agreement, marily raw materials and IndiaChina border dispute les of history to bring peace lies of the victims. “The
40 persons were injured. ty of the IndoPacific region,” world is looking to hedge its which may be expanded intermediaries such as coal, is a matter of great concern and prosperity to almost persons are being treated
NEWS A PAGE 7 he said about the deal that supply chain dependence. further after its implementa mineral ores and wines, etc.’, for Pakistan”. three billion people of the even as we speak. They will
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD will facilitate work visas for A government statement tion in the current form, will the Commerce Ministry said. “I believe it is time for the region,” he said. be airlifted for advanced
MAGAZINE A 8 PAGES two to four years for Indian noted that this is also the first facilitate zero duty access political leadership of the treatment. We admit to our
CLASSIFIEDS A PAGE 4 students in Australia on a ‘re such pact signed by India “on over 96% of Indian ex CONTINUED ON A PAGE 7 region to rise above their CONTINUED ON A PAGE 7 mistake,” the officer said.
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FOOD SPOT
Delhi govt. resumes discounts SDMC raises
highestever
property tax
on liquor; BJP slams Kejriwal at ₹1,075 crore
The ban imposed 3 weeks ago was only to silence social outcry: Praveen Kapoor Staff Reporter
New Delhi
Staff Reporter prohibit the promotional
New Delhi schemes, the Delhi govern With the financial year
The Delhi government has ment had said in an affidavit 202122 coming to a close,
allowed up to 25% discount before the Delhi High Court the South Delhi Municipal
at liquor vends, according to that huge discounts and off Corporation (SDMC) on Sa
an official order. In Febru ers such as ‘buy one, get one turday said its revenue col
ary, the government had free’ resulted in crowds out lection from property tax
prohibited discounts and side liquor vends in many this year stood at ₹1,075
schemes by liquor outlets parts of the city, leading to crore from 4.60 lakh pro
citing crowding at many adverse law and order perties, till March 31.
vends. situation. SDMC’s Joint Assessor
Savour the
“Licensees can offer dis It had added that while and Collector Radha Krish
counts or concessions up to the concessions were al an said that since the civic
a maximum of 25% of the lowed for promoting healthy body’s formation in 2012,
MRP of liquor sale in Delhi,” competition and consumer this is the first time it
stated the order issued on People queueing up in front of a liquor shop at Bhagat Singh choice, some people were crossed the ₹1,000crore
Friday, adding that the liqu
or vends will have to strictly
abide by the terms and con
ditions of the licence and pe
Market, Delhi. FILE PHOTO
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Can Kejriwal generate 20 lakh jobs in five years in Delhi?
Timings
DELHI
SUNDAY, APR. 03
RISE 06:10 SET 18:40
RISE 07:23 SET 20:43
MONDAY, APR. 04
The AAP government needs to give 1,095 new jobs every day to achieve the target; one expert says not feasible, another rues lack of details
RISE 06:08 SET 18:41
RISE 07:56 SET 21:41 Nikhil M Babu generated in five years. Pra mewhere else.” ones doled out by the AAP go
TUESDAY, APR. 05
New Delhi nob Sen, the first Chief Statis Prof. Mehrotra said people vernment in its latest budget.
RISE 06:07 SET 18:41 Twenty lakh jobs in five tician of India, said there are engaged in unskilled labour “They are echoing exactly
RISE 08:31 SET 22:37 years. The promise made by a lot of hope and assumptions also aspire a regular employ what Mr. Modi said — we
the Delhi government in its built into the promise of 20 ment with a salary of want to change our youth
‘Rozgar Budget’ presented lakh jobs and the current de ₹40,000₹50,000, but apart from job seekers to job crea
last week has left economic tails given by the government from Electronics City, the tors. Also, just like Modi talks
experts in the city scratching are not enough to come to a jobs proposed in the budget about $5 trillion economy,
their heads for the right conclusion. will not attract aspirants with there is a very strong similar
answers. According to Mr. Sen, the bachelors or postgraduate ity to the AAP government’s
What’s bothering them the “core idea” of the govern degrees. 20 lakh jobs promise,” Mr.
most is the number being tar ment is correct. “Delhi is dri Mr. Sen, too, said that the Sen said.
geted — 20 lakh jobs in 5 years ven by the services sector. bulk of the jobs, as per the go
means 1,000+ jobs a day. What they are trying to do is vernment’s plan, will be in What should govt. do?
“I saw the budget and I was to build on that,” he said. the unskilled sector such as Prof. Mehrotra said the go
surprised. What is he [Delhi Mr. Sen, however, had carrying things, but added vernment should concentrate
Finance Minister Minister another concern. “What the that there is nothing wrong on building new manufactur
Manish Sisodia] talking government is saying is that Another official said they The government plans to in nature of all labour markets. with it. ing hubs. “If the government
about? It doesn’t make any today if the turnover is ₹100, have done proper planning vest ₹4,500 crore in all such But he also said that there The Delhi government offi had talked about building one
sense. Over 1,000 new jobs it gives job to one person and and are confident that they projects over the next five could be a displacement of cial, however, said: "Many of manufacturing hub for tex
every day is an outrage,” said if the turnover goes to ₹200, a will be able to boost con years. demand when new hubs are the jobs that the government tiles, one for leather, one for
Santosh Kumar Mehrotra, second person gets employ sumption and create more created. will be creating will be high something else, I would have
former professor and chair of ment. This is not necessarily jobs. ‘Displacement of jobs’ He said if people come level ones. For instance, in said there is a chance at creat
Centre for Labour at Jawahar correct, because the first per In his budget speech on Prof. Mehrotra said new jobs from outside to spend money Gandhinagar Market there ing 20 lakh jobs,” he said.
Govt. spent lal Nehru University. “It’s not
possible,” he added.
son may be able to take care
of the ₹200 turnover as well,”
March 26, Mr. Sisodia spelt
out a range of schemes
will be created only from
Electronics City. “The rest is
in Delhi due the govern
ment’s investment, then it
are huge wholesalers and we
plan to help them with ex
Mr. Sen said but in order to
make the idea effective, the
₹1,525 cr. on The criticism against the
government’s promise ranges
he said.
An official of the Delhi go
through which the govern
ment plans to generate 20
all reshuffling of existing jobs
and we will never know how
will be an addition. “If it’s the
people of Delhi transferring
porting. This will create high
rank jobs too.”
government has to put a fin
ger on what is really holding
sprucing up from the quality of proposed
jobs being low level to people
vernment said many of the
jobs will be of lower ranks but
lakh jobs. These include rede
velopment of five iconic mar
many jobs were actually
created.”
business from one shopping
area to another, that is not an
Both Prof. Mehrotra and
Mr. Sen pointed out that there
up activities or business at
present.
streets: PWD already having jobs getting
new opportunities.
that is the need of the hour as
several people employed in
kets, building a new Electron
ics City, food hubs and food
Mr. Sen said whenever new
jobs come up, people migrate
addition. If a business is be
ing transferred, it creates
were many similarities bet
ween the promises made by
The plans need a fair
amount of detailing, which is
But experts differed on such jobs became unem trucks, and yearly retail and to them from jobs that are al jobs at one place but it may Prime Minister Narendra Mo missing at the moment, he
Special Correspondent whether 20 lakh jobs can be ployed due to the pandemic. wholesale shopping festivals. ready dying out; that is the lead to a reduction in jobs so di in his speeches and the added.
New Delhi
Over ₹1,525 crore was spent
Lane enforcement drive: 23
in the last two years by the
city government on repair
ing roads in the Capital, the
Public Works Department
(PWD) said while respond
ing to a query in the Delhi
Assembly last week.
bus drivers issued fines so far
The department stated
that an amount of ₹873.79 Transport Dept. to extend drive to more routes in coming days
crore had been allotted for
repairing roads and carpet Jatin Anand till Saturday evening. The ment timings for buses ply
ing in the financial year New Delhi department held a detailed ing on congested routes,” Mr.
202021, of which ₹539.99 Almost two dozen buses review to assess the first day Kundra said.
crore was spent. Similarly, were slapped with a fine of of the drive, which is being
₹1,041.38 crore was allotted ₹10,000 each till Saturday carried out in phases across Fines and more
for the purpose during evening by teams enforcing the city. Locations such as Under Section 192A of the 0
DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to
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satisfy themselves about the veracity of
crore was spent, it added. lane discipline drive on the as points of concern, accord the first offence leads to a an advertisement before responding to
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When vertical thread movements
make for diagonal patterns
Shershabadi women’s traditional embroidery finds a window to the world
Anuj Kumar lage, who coordinates with
New Delhi the artisans and is instru
Watching Tajgada Khatun mental in getting work for
and Sharifa Khatun weave the women, says the mone
elements out of their senso tisation of the craft in re
rial experience of nature cent years had helped them
onto pieces of cotton leaves get a voice in their conser
one awestruck. vative community. “They
They conjure up lahuri have been able to earn
(waves of a river) and ke- ₹3,000₹4,000 per month
chuli (earthworm) patterns and are keen on learning
with just a needle and a cot newer motifs,” he says.
ton thread. Without any The younger generation,
measuring tool, the preci A sensorial experience: Shershabadi women working on a he says, is not interested.
sion is immaculate, and the design in Kishanganj. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
*
Curator Saumya Pande,
runners, throws and repur head of the Department of
posed quilts created by to Delhi for the first time in ousted the Mughals to esta Fashion at Delhi’s Indian In
them exquisite. their life. They were happy blish the Suri Empire in stitute of Art and Design,
Well into their 50s, Taj that their craft, part of their 1540, conquered lands till says sujani and kantha
gada and Sharifa are just community for centuries, the delta area of Bangla were kheta’s country cou
two of the immensely ta which was used to make desh. The local Pashtun sins from east India. “The
lented Shershabadi women gifts for their daughters at ruler gave some land near most extraordinary fact
from Kishanganj district in the time of marriage, has fi Malda district to his Afgha about the kheta is that
Bihar whose embroidery nally found a window to ni foot soldiers to celebrate though the stitch of the em
work, called kheta, has the world. It also helps his victory. broidery is linear [the
earned a discerning clien them achieve some mone After Sher Shah’s death, thread moves vertically]
tele in the last five years. tary independence and the soldiers got married to but the patterns emerge
gives them a certain degree the local women and came diagonally. This involves an
First exhibition of agency in their patriar to be called Shershabadis. intuitive visual calculation.”
The firstever exhibition of chal existence. They were not accepted by Cofounder of Zameen
this nearly fivecenturies In Arrawadi, her village, the Mughals or by the Brit Astar Foundation, which is
old undocumented craft is Tajgada says, “We never ish army. Marginalised and working closely with the
currently on display at Del knew that the outside persecuted, they migrated Shershabadi women, Ms.
hi’s National Crafts Mu world would be interested westwards for the centu Pande says since kheta is
seum. Organised by the in our art.” ries. For a long time they very labour intensive, the
NCM in collaboration with For poor people like her, owned little land, but have women work upon it once
Zameen Astar Foundation adds Sharifa, kheta was just now settled in the flood all the household chores
and Azad India Founda a way to reuse wornout sa plains of Bengal, Bihar and are done. ZAF is also seek
tion, the artists who are ris and clothes. Odisha. ing GI status for kheta as
barely literate, speak in According to oral histo Ashraful Haq, one of the the embroidery is specific
Bangla and have travelled ry, Sher Shah Suri, who few graduates in the vil to a community and region.
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AGE 26, MBBS, MS, 80k Good Look- seeks suitable Veg Groom
from PG girls. Lawyers preferred.
ing, well Settled. Only daughter. Geetham9884858014 landmanplr@gmail.com, 8281307479.
CNB. Need Dr, BE, any PG. Ct:
9360395175 YADAVA, 26/165, V.Fair, MBBS, KERALA KULALA Chennai Settled
MS(OG) Final year, Chennai, Business Divorcee 45/172 Punartham B.E. GM.
TAMIZ-VANNIAR Girl 25yrs / 5.1, Family seeks Doctor / Business Groom Proj. Major IT. seeks educated girl 35-
M.Sc B.Ed seeks Qualified Vanniar Contact: 9443722400 COSMOPOLITAN 38yrs. also Divorcee (NoChild) Mala- TAMIL TAMIL TAMIL TELUGU
Groom Mob: 9176245588, Chennai-51 yalam/Tamil. CNB. Cont: 93819 38128
TAMIL THULUVA Vellala HR profes- HINDU 37Yrs Govt. job, 45000/- pm. HINDU TAMIL 49/163 Own Business HINDU NADAR Age 32/ 170cm/ Income ASTASHASRAM KARTHIGAI 53 KAMMAVAR NAIDU 28, 174 cm Pooram−
Mother Balija, Father Christian (Late) Chennai 35K pm 2nd Marriage Seeks Rs.3,00,000/− Seeks Suitable MBA M.S, well settled Seeks educated Simmam B.E, M.S(USA) working in
ROYAL CHETTIAR, 32, Tamil, Hast- sional 26/173 Aayilyam 3rd Paatham
MARATHI Educated Bride Caste No Bar. Bride. Contact: 9380791999 1st Marriage any Iyer brides only. Los Angeles USA seeks bride from
seeks Hindu Bride. Horsp. must. Caste
ham, Jewellery Business Family, Ha- Kadaga rasi looking for Educated No Bar. Ct: 90420 72415/98404 34289 BRAHMIN 2 PhD− AUS & UK, MS(US), 9789998239 VAANIYAR CHETTY − 36,Visagam / 176
BHP: sree.lashmi108@gmail.com same community working/studying in
ving Bungalow & Land, seeks equal Professional groom from same commu-
nity Ct 9443243499,9443239003 IIT, BE, 5ft 6inch, 40, Vfair, / MS (Sweden) Working Sweden 60L / CHENNAI TAMIL Brahmin Boy,
USA, Parents living in Chennai
status Groom. smjmduad@yahoo.com WANTED BRIDE from educated Hin- PA, (Swedish Citizen & OCI) Seeks CT.9442026567 or kvr1956@gmail.com
✔ BOY(IYER), 30YRS/178CM, MS(Geor- Hsome Unmarried, M−9175207265 du Kallar family for Doctor, MD, prac- (BE / MS / MBA / MCA / CA / P.Hd) Bhardwaja Gotram, Kettai, 28 yrs, Fair
giatech, Atlanta), SDE2(Amazon), & handsome 175 cm, BE, MBA Deputy TELUGU VANNAR, 1984, MBA, Kanni,
DEVENDRA KULA Vellalar, 27, tising in St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi. Prof. Bride CNB. Cont: 9790913450
HINDU UDAYAR, 38yrs first Marriage. MBBS, Private Hospital Madurai seeks SFO,USA, Approved i−140Seek Indian/ TAMIL October 1995/Swathi/Thulam/174cm. Manager HDFC Bank seeks well edu- Astham, Manager in MNC, 20 Lac.PA,
Degree holder, well to do family. seeks Doctor Groom from good family. Ct: Hindu/Vegetarian girl with PG de-
Sub-sect no bar. Doctor preferred. SAIVA VELLALAR 45/165 first mar- cated / employed brahmin bride with Any Telugu. Contact : 82480 12326
Bridegroom (FC, BC, MBC) working 97891 91938 / 63838 60917. gree and work permit of USA. Con- HINDU VANNIAR 33/174 Divorcee
tact: poornasundar@yahoo.com / B.Tech, L&T Blore, 14Lpa, seeks bride WhatsApp: 88077 37237. riage NRI USA, coming to India, good family background. Contact:
within India. Ct: 90803 59664. seeks bride Ct: 8015028910 / 98424-59477, 77085-43308. SUITABLE BRIDE for well settled
9840147652 from reputed family, Caste No Bar, Telugu Brahmin boy/29Y/5ft 9inch/
TAMIL HINDU Mudaliar Seek proposal Cont: 9486948133 HINDU, SOZHIA Vellar Pillai / Muda- 9840830796
A PRACTICING Doctor settled near for their well qualified Jan’94, liyar, 26/175, Engg Graduate, Bank. SEEKING BRAHMIN Bride willing to Kashyapa Gothram, Contact+91−
Seeks BDS / Siddha / Architect Bride HINDU MOOLAM Dhanusu intercaste be Homemaker for our Son, MS (CS)
KAYASTHA MANGLIK boy, 33 yrs, 6ft, 9442212361 with BHP
Chennai, 40 yrs, Divorcee, Tamil Vais- 5ft 4 inches Magam, Slim, Daughter MS & MBA from US, working in US on HINDU MUDALIYAR 38 MBA Good Parents, 30yrs, B.E, officr-Nationalised
hya is looking for a suitable groom. working in US (MS) from well set- from same sect. Mob : 94421 41373 USA, 27yrs/176 cms, Brahmin,
H1B visa. Parents MP−based doc- fair the most beautiful honest Boy Bank 60K pm seeks Pure Vegetarian Koundinyam, Vegetarian, No Smok- TELUGU KAMMA Upper Middle−Class
Contact 9845992407 tled boy in US with MS. Ct: tors. Looking for a girl working needs a Girl. I have full Consent to be Girl CNB. Mail id-aarish59@gmail.com ing, No Drinking. Rich or Poor Fam-
HINDU DEVENDIRA kula vellalar Family In Hyd Looking For Their
9444284274 or studying in US. Ph: 9425024489. a Groom and a Good Son in the Girls
House Family. (CNB), Contact: M.E., 28/167 Asst. Engg. in PWD HINDU NADAR, 33, Tall, Handsome, ily does not matter.Ct: Whatsapp: Son 31y, Btech, Uttara 2, Kanya,
COSMOPOLITAN TAMIL MUSLIM Pious Girl, 25/163, MUSLIM BROTHERS : 1) Unmarried 9123589257, 9629191254 seeks suitable bride 8248195168, SWE, well settled seeks suitable Bride. +1 732 372 8410 Working HCL Tech, Hyd.11L/A, From
BPT seeks Pious Prof Qualified HINDU SC/AD 40,Fair, B.E, Working boy 39/178cm,Civil Engineer-Bussi- 9443454420 Well Settled Educated Working Girl
Groom. Ct: 7708438031 Ct: 94429 84922, 94438 60983. SAIVA PILLAI, MSC MBA 4Lakhs/ (KAMMA / CNB) Who Can Relocate (C)
DOCTOR, PURSUING DM, AIIMS Delhi, in MNC, Technical Lead, Chennai. ness and Construction field. SAIVAPILLAI 30/163 Pooram MS(USA)
28/160, Tamil, Hindu, Mudaliar, Seeks: Software Professional. 2,Unmarried boy 35/170cm,Computer working in Chennai.Seek bride with SEEKING A suitable alliance for Ko- ARUNTHADIYAR (SCA) AGE 29, B.E. Monthly, Compnay Owner 10 Crores 9963305656 Vijayanand /
Makam, seeks suitable groom, Mas- VISHWAKARMA B.ARCH Good looking Height Above 170cm. CT: 8939256661 Science (CS),Business: Online digital quali/job. Send horoscope daikanal based vegetarian, teeto- IT, 1.25L pm magaram, uthiradam, Property, only son 173cm Visagam, Vejayanandch@Gmail.Com
ters/PhD in any field. Contact par- Thiruvathirai 29/164 Working Ger- marketing,kerala,Thrissur Dist., 9840554427 taler Tamil Iyer male, MBA, Fi- well settled seeks bride.ct: 46yr unmarried cnb. 9841553677 (w)
ents 9449821952, 9880016674. interested Parents Please Contact nance and Tax Consultant, 47, Ash- 9443072504 HINDU VANNIAR 40 fair B.pharm, BALIJA NAIDU Uthiram Fair 27/182
man instructor searching Well set- WHEATISH CHENNAI Girl 30 Years, 5 MBA, HR Director, MNC Co. @ Chen-
tled software/Doctor professional feet 2 in., MBBS, MS (Opthalmolo- +919446188888,+919895769853. ROYAL CHETTIAR, 37,Tamil, wini, 5ft 9inch, fair, slim, unmar- PG (Diet), PhD, PG (yoga therapy)
Viswakarma/Cast no bar gy) Looking For Doctor Groom, MD/ Revathi, Jewellery Business Family, ried. Contact 9894312466, CENTRAL GOVT Officer, Chennai MLT,MD(acu),MSc(Yoga),teetotaller, nai, seeking Fair PG, good family
4 NAIR GIRL, 47, Pooyam, Asst. Ganesh.Ramon326@gmail.com 56yrs Hindu widower with 13yrs old background, Chennai/HYD/Bang.
Prof. Chichago, US Citizen, Caste, Ct:9003215001 MS, Caste No Bar. Contact: 73586 DIVORCEE Having Bungalow & Land, seeks equal daughter seeks suitable life partner, widower,Govt.officer 2L/ pm own 6 9444120151
07222 status Bride. smjmduad@yahoo.com acre plot and 2500 sqft area hospital
Language no bar, US residents only. TAMIL YADHAVA 44 Bharani Tech. MUDALIAR 29/166 IT Graduate UTS Caste , Community No Bar. Spinster, at kallakurichi seeks bride (medical
Contact : 9895824803. AGE 40,SAIVAPILLAI,DIVORCED,NO Mgr, US Permanent Citizen, Di- HINDU NAIDU, Caste No Bar, 30, Pro- Sydney Australia, Avittam/ Kumbarasi, Divorcee, widow without encumbrance professionals&others) to look after VISWABRAHMIN 29/ 175 B.tech cnrl
child,Working,GroomWanted,Chennaion 42 / 167, Slim, Iyer/veg, BTech, vorcee, No issue seeks good look- fessionally Qualified, ACS, 175cm, working in Federal Govt of Australia preferred Ct: 91235 30616. his hospital. caste, religion no bar. GOVT job in banglre 16LPA seeks
ly.Contact:9962170247 MS, employed in IT, divorced with- ing Educated Bride with good fami- Handsome, Chennai, Well−settled, currently earning 80K dollars annually PILLAI 34 Govt Officer Swati/Thu- Contact : 9500575834 bride frm nellore dt 8310785657
DIVORCEE no fault without encumbrances. ly background same cast prefer- Seeks God Fearing, Good Looking, as SAP professional, holding proper- lam seeks bride CNB anywhere India
Seekswell educated groom, over 170
TAMIL MUDALIAR Girl/ 31yrs/ MS, cms,min 30 LPA. Ct 9908285455 able. Ph:9790828408 Qualified Bride from Reputed Fami- ties at B'lore & Sydney seeking for a call 9786113003 TELUGU URDU
FAIR/ MUDALIYAR Girl 31/162, 10th, fair professionally qualified Bride from
Divorcee, seeks suitable groom, Works in USA Seeks suitable groom (WhatsApp) or email pournami03@ ly. Ct: 6385920042
below 35yrs, Caste no bar Ct: yahoo.com SEEKING COMPATIBLE bride for educated Hindu family willing to settle 59, FAIR, Decent, Look’s Young, NAIDU 33/174 MBA Working in USA, MUSLIM DIVORCEE Age(M) 41 with
caste no bar, Chennai only. 48y/ divorcee/ own business/non veg/ HINDU DKV Pallan M.E 39/167 Mana- in Australia, CNB. Groom's family visit- Well settled. Seeks Widow/Di- Seeks Bride from Hindu Family two daughters Age 9y and 6y. Need
9840353368 7550023267/vikaya23267@gmail.com
Hindu Nadar. Caste no bar Contact: ger Nationalised Bank, Seeks Suitable ing India during May 2022. Ct: vorcee. Ct:amalam5000@gmail.com Caste no Bar, Parents Ct: Bride Age upto 30. CT: 93455-64557.
reachkarthi21@gmail.com Bride, Ct No. 9176912716. 9591754024, tnvenkates@gmail.com
Hindu Nadar Girl 28 yrs 167 cm,
BEAUTIFUL, SLIM, Fair, Tall Iyen- MUDALIAR POOSAM 31/173 SW Engr CTS 8754486314 LOOKING FOR a Sunni bride within
DOCTOR gar Girl, BE + MBA (IIM), Own busi-
wheatish, 64 kg, M.E Assistant Profes- HINDU AD PR 30/175 B.Tech NIT VISWAKARMA UTHIRADAM Dha- 18L PA Seeks Bride in Chennai same KAPU BOY, B.Tech (IIT Kanpur) 28 31yrs, for US born 35yr with bache-
sor in Engg College, Upper middle
ness, 38yrs. any Brahmin boy, DOCTOR Trichy MBA, IIMB Wkg MNC B‘lore nusu 27 BE MBA Asst. Manager community Ct: 9884186610/7305647690 years 6ft 1inch working in Mumbai lors degree and working. Parents
(even if younger age) from elite
SUITABLE ALLIANCE for Hyderabad class. Seeks equally qualified boy in affluent family. Ph: 9342075206. / IITian, Tall, Handsome Mudaliar Boy 24L p.annum seeks bride.9442181645 Working in Pvt., Bank. Seeks any De- SENAITHALAVAR 29 BE MS 178 cm USA as Group A Gazetted Officer in Cen- from India, contact mbanue101@
based Doctor ,1993 born , Hindu job / business. Ct: 96265 15511 9342325727. Email: priyanka.ges@ born in Nov 91 Working in Top MNC in gree Same Caste Girl. 9443532372, Pooratathi seeks US working Bride tral Govt. seeks alliance. Contact gmail.com with contact info and
Seer Karuneegar, pursuing M.Ch at gmail.com Hyderabad Salary 50-55 lacs seeks KONGU VELLALAR Gounder 35yrs 9442587368. CNB Ct Geetham 9884858014 +91 8928575214 pics.
AIIMS Delhi. Preferred Tamil/Tel- Doctor bride Ct: 7382620365. BE. MNC Bangalore, 13 LPA, UnMar-
ugu speaking, Veg., Post Graduate 27, FAIR, B.Tech, M. S. in US, ried, seeks suitable Educated Bride
Professionals/Ph.d from decent fam- working in Chennai, Affluent and 37 YRS Iyer girl divorcee, no kids, from same caste UnMarried/Divorce/
ilies settled in Metros, Contact reputed family, seeks Well settled seeks well educated working groom, ENGINEER widow (No Issues) - 9886572314
with details −9908130409. handsome, fair groom CNB. clean habits, same community, except
9489935653 koundinya gotra, Chennai only Contact WANTED BRIDE for Balija Naidu Chen- AGAMUDAIYAR 37 MSc Software Consul-
: 99403 32928. nai Boy / 30 yrs /5ft 6inch / BE /
Fair/ Senior Administrator/ MNC/ tant seeks Bride from OBC
ENGLISH 28/ 163, MS/USA, Working in USA, 12 Lakhs pa/ location Bangalore. shunmugavalli@gmail.com Mob −
Saiva Vellaler, Mob:9845213951, IYER GIRL, Vadama, 34 yrs, current- Contact no 9840828053 9444112697
Vysya 35 Yrs 5’2” Smart US MS & sumathisrinivasan1@gmail.com ly working in Switzerland. Seeks
PHD working in Pharma Co. Since 6 Kerala based groom. CT: 9886766461 CHRISTIAN NADAR USA Citizen , Age
Yrs, Divorcee Green Card with Well AGAMUDAIYAR 47 MSc IT in Chennai
GOVT / QUASI GOVT 58 Seeks Suitable Bride / Cast No
Qualified & Placed. Seeking Well Qua- seeks Groom(1st Marriage) from OBC Bar.Contact: 98400−81947.
AUSTRALIAN MUDALIAR Boy 28/166 IT
lified & Placed Groom, around 40 Yrs nsanthakumar@yahoo.com Mob − Graduate UTS Sydney Australia,
Contact: 7569474590 / 9959224298. NADAR 1980/165, M.A.B.L., HC Ad-
9445612997 Avittam/Kumba Rasi, Working In Aus- vocate, Rich only son seeks Dr, Engg,
tralian Federal Govt. Position As Employed Bride. CNB. 94888 88819
SAP Professional Holding Proper-
HINDU PARAIYAN, 35/160, Poosam,
FINANCE / BANKING M.Sc., Soft Engg. seeks Professionally ties At Bangalore And Sydney Seek- HINDU SC PR 33/172 BE API Inspec-
ing For A Fair, Slim & Profession- tor, Reliability Engineer Petroleum In-
qualified Groom from Good family with ally Qualified Bride From Well Af-
LOOKING GROOM (Brahmin), working good habits. Ct: 9080674202 dustry 25LPA. Seeks educated girl
in Reserve Bank of India for Brah- fluent Hindu Family Willing To Set- 97905 54317
min Girl, 29/5’2", B.E., working tle In Australia. Cast & Language
in RBI, Mob: 9993792202 YADHAVA GIRL 25/170 Swathi B.Tech No Bar. Preferably Mudaliar. Con- Hindu family, 30/ BE/ 5.7/ Software
working in a reputed IT Corporate. tact No.8489235111 Engr/ SC-Caste No Bar/ Ayilyam/ well
Seeks well educated, Tall, Good settled family in Bangalore .Seeking al-
MALAYALAM looking groom. Prefer Tamil/ Tel- HINDI liance from a respectable family. Mob
ugu Yadhava. Ct: 9884391156/ 9845401461.
9884726699. 1985/175CM. IT. 30 Lakhs PA. Chen-
25/154 BE/MBA (Canada),Sr.Business nai. Father Doctor. Seeks well edu-
Analyst,Fair.Seeks well Educated/ VANNIYAKULAKSHATRIYAR / Divorced/
cated bride. WhatsApp: 96290 12248 46 / M.com, CA Final / Sr.Manager
Professional,Age 26−30,Hindu Malay- ELITE MUDALIYAR 22/B.Tech Own(Wa-
alee Ezhava/ Mudaliyar. Ph: ter Motor pump company)Coimbatore − Accounts / 10 Lacs PA / Seek BC,
WANTED WORKING girl for Yadav NCR MBC Bride Any Deg / Ph: 9443730759
9940264764 seeks Groom 9087604894 boy working at Bangalore, 33/5ft
7inch, wheatish, handsome package, DKV 32/173 Hastham Manager Govt.
MALAYALI NAMBIAR Girl 29 years, DKV 27/167 Fair BE. TCS Chennai, upper middle class family.Apply Bank seeks suitable bride from edu-
5ft 7inch preparing for USMLE in Parents Hindu/CSI. Seeks Groom with CV and photos of the girl. cated family. Caste No bar.
USA family settled in Pune seeks Dr/Er.Govt Employee. Ct: 8056143638 9896088655 9940507235
alliance from suitable boys prefer-
ably doctors. Contact no. GIRL 27 B.Com MS(IT) Seek well Set- KANNADA ✔ TIRUNELVELI SAIVA pillai 28yrs
9960500303 tled Groom below 32 CasteNoBar 175cm B.Tech(NIT) Engineer HPCL
Send BHP Whatsapp 9841621994/ US BASED. Aug 1996. 177cm. Madhwa Vizag 12 LPA Avittam Kumbam seeks
9500072449 Kannada boy. Viswamitra gotra, well educated bride from same
HINDU NAIR Girl 30yrs Doctor MBBS, Jyesta Star, BS Comp Science. Em- caste 9841773365
D.Ch, Pursuing DNB (Paediatrics) ployed. Seeking professionally
seeking groom Malayalee preferably PILLAI 28 MBBS MS Bharani Chennai qualified girl and shd be willing HINDU VEERASAIVAM (Yogeeswarar) 29/
Doctor based @ Chennai. seeks PG Doctors Chennai only. Con- to settle down in US. Contact Na- 168 BE, MBA Working Chennai. Seeks
Ct:7358450911 tact Geetham 9884858014 garajan 044−79683834 Suitable Working Bride. 9444212649
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022
DELHI
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Remove loudspeakers outside
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of raping Strengthening bonds
student held
in Gwalior mosques, says Raj Thackeray
Shiv Sahay Singh MNS chief's speech signals intent to take to hard-line Hindutva politics
Kolkata
A team of Bidhannagar City Alok Deshpande that development work was ers, Mr. Thackeray said, “If
police has arrested a teach Mumbai taking place in that State. you are going to play politics
er from Gwalior in Madhya Maharashtra Navnirman Se “Why do you need loud with them, then they too will
Pradesh for allegedly rap na chief Raj Thackeray on Sa speakers outside mosques? play politics with you.”
ing a student in West Ben turday said that his party Did loudspeakers exist when His speech also made it
gal. The accused has been workers would play the Ha the religion was shaped? Let clear that the MNS is ready
brought to the city on a numan Chalisa in front of me tell the government to re for Hindutva politics.
transit remand. mosques if loudspeakers are move those speakers, and if it
The accused has been not removed by the State fails to do, MNS workers will Caste politics
identified as Priyesh Singh government. play Hanuman Chalisa in “I want to talk about Hindut
Sengar. The victim said in He targeted Chief Minister front of every mosque,” said va. But tell me, how can one
her complaint that she had Uddhav Thackeray and Na Mr. Thackeray. Raj Thackeray addressing a carry a flag of Hindutva if
enrolled in a private insti tionalist Congress Party chief Slamming Mr. Uddhav, his rally at Shivaji Park on caste politics is being played.
tute in Salt Lake, Kolkata to Sharad Pawar while address cousin and Shiv Sena presi Saturday. EMMANUAL YOGINI
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It is NCP and Sharad Pawar
prepare for civil services ing a rally at Shivaji Park here dent, he said that the Sena who are responsible for caste
exams where the accused on Gudi Padwa, but chose to ruled BMC is responsible for Taunting the CM over his politics in Maharashtra. Since
was a geography teacher. not to utter a word against “creating slums filled with pe decision to snap ties with the the party’s inception in 1999,
The alleged assault took BJP. Instead, he said that Ut ople from Pakistan and Ban BJP over CM’s post and also the State has seen caste polit
place in December 2021 at a tar Pradesh results showed gladesh”. on ED notices to Sena lead ics being intensified,” he said.
guest house of the private
institute where she was
called on the pretext of ex
tra classes. The accused
had threatened the woman
that he would kill everyone Towards inclusion: People release balloons to mark World Autism Awareness Day in Lucknow
in her family if she in on Saturday. SANDEEP SAXENA
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Ministry of Culture
‘I will take steps
to protect
gender-variant
communities’
Staff Reporter
Madurai
The journey of Oorvasi Gandhi
has been through a gritty path,
punctuated with struggles that
came with her embracing her
identity as a transperson. The
senior trans rights activist of Oorvasi Gandhi
Usilampatti in Madurai district,
is now a member of the Coun gender people were forced to
cil and Executive Committee of do to earn money: sex work. I
the National Culture Fund managed to escape the horren
(NCF) under the Ministry of dous situation and came to
Culture. Madurai,” she said. After dis
Oorvasi Gandhi has been continuing her studies, she
working for the rural transgen joined Arogyaham, an NGO in
der communities of Tamil Na Andipatti, near Theni, working
du for more than two decades. for creating awareness about DEATH
“My partner and inlaws are the rights and benefits of trans
elated and said they will sup genders.
port me in my endeavours,” In 2005, she became a com
she said. munity advisor, working under
She told The Hindu that she the Tamil Nadu AIDS Initiative
would undertake measures to project, sponsored by the Bill
protect the indigenous gender & Melinda Gates Foundation to
variant communities’ tradition create awareness on HIVAIDS
and genderspecific sacred among transgender and under
places across the nation. privileged women. She got an
“Further, awareness pro opportunity to meet Bill Gates
grammes for the development and Melinda Gates in 2008.
and welfare of transgender She was the president of
communities will be conduct Madurai District Aravanigal As
ed,” she said. sociation for four years. In
2018, she also worked as a
Reality check placement officer at a private
It was during her Class VIII firm to help recruit transgen
when she first realised she was der people.
different from others. “My In 2020, she married a
mother passed away in 1998. transman, in a Hindu ritual ce
My father and brother did not remony, and is now residing in
accept me and pressurised me Coimbatore.
to continue life as a man des Ms. Oorvasi is currently pur
pite knowing about my identi suing masters in Tamil litera
ty. I fled to Mumbai,” she ture from Bharathiar Universi
recounted. ty, Coimbatore, and is happy to
The reality there pained her. be finally resuming formal edu
“I did not like what most trans cation.
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DELHI THE HINDU
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022
Buoyed by Punjab win,
Prehistoric relics point to riverine settlement at Attappady AAP all set to challenge
Researchers have found pottery shards, burial urns and menhirs along Bhavani, Siruvani and Kodumkara Pallam rivers BJP in Himachal Pradesh
Abdul Latheef Naha area of Attappady. lous civilisation to boast of. layur grama panchayat.
PALAKKAD The archaeological dis Interestingly, innumerable “We were surprised by Party kickstarts membership drive
The discovery of several coveries were made from relics were found from both the findings. We want the
prehistoric artefacts and ar different places along the sides of the rivers flowing archaeology department to Vikas Vasudeva
chaeological remains along banks of the rivers Bhavani, through Attappady,” said study it,” Sholayur pan CHANDIGARH
the banks of three rivers Siruvani, and Kodumkara Dr. Manikandan, whose chayat president P. Rama Buoyed by its victory in the
flowing through Attappady Pallam or Anakkatti recent twovolume book on the moorthy told The Hindu. recent Assembly election in
hills straddling Kerala and ly. The remains came to prehistoric life and culture A team of researchers led Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Par
Tamil Nadu, indicating the of Attappady is nearing by P.V. Mohammed Kutty ty (AAP) has stepped up its
presence of a mature settle SPECIAL release. has approached the Indian efforts to challenge the Bha
ment, have surprised re This reporter found cist Institute of Geomagnetism, ratiya Janata Party govern
searchers and local people light during an extensive Glorious past: A.D. Manikandan examining an inscription at burial sites and shards of Mumbai, and the Birbal ment in neighbouring Hi
alike. postdoctoral study under Ezhuthupara, Attappady. ABDUL LATHEEF NAHA * black and red pottery wide Sahni Institute of Palaeos machal Pradesh, where
The discovery of stone taken by economist A.D. ly scattered on both sides of ciences, Lucknow, for ra Assembly polls are due later
tools, inhabited caves, men Manikandan among the tri Although there were dozens 11feet menhir have been the Kodumkara Pallam diocarbon dating of the rel this year.
hirs, cists or burial cham bal communities of of granite menhirs a few destroyed. which marks the border ics. “We can’t just blindly To ensure that it conti
bers, stone circles, burial Attappady. years ago, some up to 20 “No one bothered to go between Kerala and Tamil reach an assumption with CMs Arvind Kejriwal and
nues with its winning
urns, black and red ware However, over the years feet tall, only a few remain back into the history of At Nadu. out scientific studies. We Bhagwant Mann will hold a
streak, AAP has kickstarted
roadshow in Mandi on April
pottery, terracotta images, many of the prehistoric ar intact. Tellingly, one of the tappady. What amazes me is Black and red polished can only say for sure now is a Statewide membership
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stone carvings, and granite tefacts have been destroyed tribal settlements at Kot that this tribal land, known earthen ware with different that Attappady is a treasure drive to consolidate the sup
inscriptions point to prehis and damaged by the local tathara is called Nattakkallu only for its penury, suffer patterns were also disco trove of culture and civilisa port base across the 68 As have won in Punjab. The pe
toric human settlements in people, unaware of the sig Ooru (meaning a hamlet of ings, exploitation and land vered recently from a priv tion,” Dr. Mohammed Kutty sembly constituencies. The ople in Punjab have shown
the predominantly tribal nificance of the remains. menhirs), where all but one grabbing, has had a marve ate land at Anakkatti in Sho said. State unit intends to achieve faith in the party. We are
a target of 10 lakh members. now approaching the peo
It claims that it has 3.25 lakh ple of Himachal Pradesh
members in the State. with our achievements and
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IndiaAustralia deal to
Punish Central agencies for People, judiciary, govt.
have faith in CBI: Rijiju
double bilateral trade being political stooges: Cong. ‘Conduct of its officers impeccable’
In a joint statement with Mr.
Morrison, Australia’s Trade,
trade pact.
With a rich repertoire of
Surjewala says he is making the request to the CJI and SC judges as a citizen Special Correspondent come a day after Chief Jus
NEW DELHI tice of India N.V. Ramana
Tourism and Industry Minis vineyards in Yarra Valley and Sandeep Phukan year’s Assembly elections in Union Law Minister Kiren said that with the passage of
ter Dan Trehan said, “Tariffs beyond, Australia will now NEW DELHI Tamil Nadu and West Ben Rijiju on Saturday said the time, the CBI had come un
will be eliminated on more be able to export wine bot Beyond expressing concern gal, relatives of Opposition people, judiciary and the der deep public scrutiny. Its
than 85% of Australian goods tles of 750 ml, costing over in a strong language, the leaders faced searches either Government of India had actions and inactions had
exports to India (valued at $5 dollars, to India at a con Chief Justice of India (CJI) by the ED or the IT Depart high expectations from the raised questions regarding
more than $12.6 billion a cessional import duty and and his companion judges of ment. Central Bureau of Investiga its credibility, in some cases,
year), rising to almost 91% the countries have agreed to the Supreme Court must ex In MarchApril 2021, IT tion (CBI) and had faith and he added.
(valued at $13.4 billion) over set up a joint dialogue to ercise their powers to punish searches were carried out on trust in the agency. The Union Minister as
10 years.” work together on winerelat officials of the Central Bu Dravida Munnetra Kazha Overall, the agency re sured the agency of all the
Talks with Australia for a ed trade issues. A working reau of Investigation (CBI), gam (DMK) chief M.K. Sta mained the pride of every help in meeting the man
possible trade and economic group will also be set up to the Enforcement Directorate lin’s soninlaw Sabareesan, body. The conduct of CBI of power requirements, in
partnership pact had begun resolve issues related to bi (ED) and the Income Tax (I and DMK leaders Senthil Ba ficers, right from the cluding best lawyers. He
about a decade ago, but were lateral trade in whisky and T) Department for acting as laji and E.V. Velu. constabulary to the Direc said the ultimate goal of va
Pertinent questions: Randeep S. Surjewala talks to the media
aborted after a previous re other alcoholic beverages. “political stooges” of the in New Delhi, on Saturday. PTI * Similarly, in February tor, was impeccable, said rious state organs, including
gime in Canberra asked In The Commerce Ministry Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 2021, the CBI had examined the Union Minister, accord the judiciary, government
dia to join the Regional Com said the agreement provides Congress chief spokesper their duty under Article 136 Justice Ramana stressed the the wife of Trinamool Con ing to a release issued by the and the law enforcement
prehensive Economic adequate safeguards to pre son Randeep Surjewala said of the Constitution, and if need to break the nexus bet gress MP Abhishek Banerjee, CBI. agencies like the CBI was to
Partnership instead. vent circumvention and pro on Saturday. necessary, put curbs and ween the executive and the who is Chief Minister Mama Speaking at the valedicto ensure justice to the people.
After India refused to join tect against a sudden surge Making a fine distinction punish the CBI, ED and IT political class. ta Banerjee’s nephew, in an ry session of the firstever The government was
the Regional Comprehensive in import of goods. It also between his role as a party [Dept.] for acting as political illegal coal mining case. Investigating Officers Confe working towards providing
Economic Partnership, ne said this is the first trade deal spokesperson and a citizen, stooges of the [Narendra] Fresh ammunition Ahead of the bypolls in rence organised by the CBI, justice at the door step, he
gotiations were stalled. which includes a compulso Mr. Surjewala said, “I, as a ci Modi government,” he said. His comments gave fresh Karnataka, in October 2020, Mr. Rijiju applauded the said.
Fresh parleys between the ry review mechanism after tizen, would urge the CJI that The Congress general se ammunition to the Opposi the CBI had searched pre “professional” working of Earlier, the conference
two sides began last Septem 15 years. speaking in a strong lan cretary was responding to tion as Mr. Surjewala reiter mises of Karnataka Pradesh CBI officers in achieving a was marked by key note ad
ber after Mr. Trehan visited This is the second eco guage, sitting in court alone questions from reporters on ated his charge that the CBI Congress Committee presi high conviction rate and ex dress of Delhi High Court
India. nomic partnership pact is insufficient when the Con CJI N.V. Ramana’s comments had become the “captive bu dent D.K. Shivakumar and hibiting tremendous team Judge, Justice Talwant
signed within a week, follow stitution and the rule of law that the CBI’s “actions and reau of investigation” and his brother D.K. Suresh over work. Singh, on the theme “Ex
Amending laws ing a similar deal with the is being trampled upon by inactions have raised ques the ED was the “election de alleged disproportionate as Working under a govern pectation from Investigators
Australia, which goes to polls UAE last week. Mr. Goyal those sitting in the citadels of tions about credibility in partment” of the BJP. sets of about ₹75 crore. Be ment that believed in zero in Electronic Era”.
this year, has agreed to said more such deals are in power.” some cases”. “When Modiji and the BJP fore the 2019 Maharashtra tolerance against corrup He applauded the work
amend its tax laws to resolve the offing. “We are in very “The honourable Chief Pitching for an umbrella go to fight an election, the Assembly polls, the ED had tion added to the efforts of ing of CBI and also called for
India’s longstanding com active dialogue with the Justice of India and his com body for the oversight of in first people to arrive are the registered a money launder the agency officials while moving on to paperless and
plaint that its firms providing U.K., Canada, and have panion judges of the Su vestigative agencies, while CBI, ED and IT [Dept.],” the ing case involving NCP chief performing their duties, Information Technology
technical services in the agreed to work on an interim preme Court will have to delivering the D.P. Kohli Me Congress leader said. Sharad Pawar, his nephew said Mr. Rijiju. driven investigation as well
country are taxed on their agreement with both that walk further and exercise morial Lecture on Friday, Just ahead of the previous Ajit Pawar, and others. The Minister’s remarks as prosecution.
offshore income. Both trade can be done faster, followed
ministers said the electoral by a comprehensive arrange
cycle will not impact the ment,” he said.
Pak. Army chief calls
Nepal PM seeks steps to resolve border dispute
Modi, Deuba hold bilateral talks in New Delhi, flag off the first crossborder railway link between India and Nepal
for talks with India Kallol Bhattacherjee erupted in November 2019 country when emotive issues opportunities”. Prime Minis
Gen. Bajwa said that Pakis “without impacting our rela
New Delhi after the revised political like the border dispute are ter Modi and PM Deuba joint
tan shares a “long and excel tions with [either]”. India and Nepal on Saturday map of India depicted the expected to be raised during ly inaugurated the 90km
lent” strategic relationship India has repeatedly told discussed the Kalapani bor triangular area of Kalapani political campaigns by both long 132 KVDC Solu Corridor
with Washington, but it does Pakistan that Jammu and der dispute, said Prime Mi LipulekLimpiyadhura with the Opposition led by former Transmission line and sub
not believe in “camp polit Kashmir “was, is and shall nister Sher Bahadur Deuba in the territory of Uttarak PM K.P. Sharma Oli and station that were built
ics” and the country’s bilat forever” remain an integral in New Delhi on Saturday. hand. some sections of the ruling through the Line of Credit ex
eral relations with its partn part of the country. The visiting Nepalese Prime Kathmandu responded by coalition of Nepali Congress tended by India.
ers are not at the expense of India has told Pakistan Minister and Prime Minister placing a revised political and CPNMaoist Centre. Both the leaders wel
its relationships with other that it desires normal neigh Narendra Modi jointly inaug map of the country in the na The two leaders inaugu comed the February 28 Ne
nations. bourly relations with Islama urated the first crossborder tional insignia of Nepal. rated the broad gauge Jayna palIndia agreement to ena
His comments came a day bad in an environment free rail link between India and garKurtha rail link that will ble long term supply of
ahead of Sunday’s notrust of terror, hostility and Nepal. Nepal also became Joint decision establish rail connectivity to fertilizers from India to Ne
motion against embattled violence. the 105th member country to Both sides were expected to Way forward: PM Narendra Modi with his Nepalese Janakpur in Nepal. India also pal, a key demand of Kath
Prime Minister Imran Khan, Talking about last month’s sign on to the Framework address the issue under an counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in New Delhi. R.V. MOORTHY * launched the RuPay card fa mandu to deal with the fertil
who, without naming the missile incident, Gen. Bajwa Agreement of International existing mechanism led by cility in Nepal during the for izer crisis in the country. For
U.S. directly, has been claim said that India’s “accidental Solar Alliance (ISA). the Foreign Secretaries but avoid “politicisation“ of the and dialogue. In the spirit of mal ceremony held at the the past few years, Nepal’s
ing that the Opposition’s no missile firing” created “We discussed the boun that meeting is yet to be an boundary dispute. Foreign our close and friendly rela Hyderabad House. agriculture sector has been
confidence motion against doubts regarding its ability dary issue and I urged Modiji nounced. Nepal had earlier Secretary Harsh Vardhan tions, politicisation of such suffering from a shortage of
him was the result of a “fo to handle highend weapon to resolve it through the esta written to New Delhi seeking Shringla, briefing the media issues should be avoided.” Power projects urea and chemical fertilizers.
reign conspiracy” because of systems, which was com blishment of a bilateral me the meeting of the Foreign after the talks, said, “There India’s position on avoid The two sides came out with Under the G2G agreement,
his independent foreign pounded by its unwilling chanism,” said Mr. Deuba. Secretarylevel mechanism was a general understanding ing politicisation of the Kala a Joint Vision Statement on Kathmandu can import
policy. ness to share details with The visit of the Nepalese to discuss the border dispute that both sides needed to ad pani issue appears to be Power Sector cooperation around 210,000 metric
Gen. Bajwa said Pakistan Pakistan. leader is the first since the at Kalapani. dress this in a responsible aimed at the upcoming elec between India and Nepal re tonnes of chemical fertilizer
enjoyed a close strategic rela “Unlike other incidents in Kalapani boundary issue India also urged Nepal to manner through discussion tion season in the Himalayan cognising “unprecedented from India annually.
tionship with China which volving strategic weapons
was demonstrated by the systems, this is the first time
country’s commitment to
wards the China Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC),
in history that a supersonic
cruise missile from one nu
cleararmed nation has land Northeast part of ‘mainstream’: Rijiju Army inducts
however, at the same time
“equally, we share a long and
excellent strategic relation
ed in another,” he said.
Gen. Bajwa termed the sit
uation on the Line of Control ‘Lifting of AFSPA from most parts has put States in a transformative mode’ Russian MANPADS
ship with the United States (LoC) as “satisfactory and
which remains our largest fairly peaceful”, saying mer
Special Correspondent very fact that AFSPA had Arunachal Pradesh boun IglaS is a shortrange weapon
export market”. He said Pa cifully no incident had taken
New Delhi been removed in most parts dary issues was expected to
kistan sought to broaden and place in the last year to the Terming the Centre’s deci of Assam, Nagaland and Ma begin by the end of the Dinakar Peri ing the impact it would have
expand relations with both relief of the people living on sion to lift the Armed Forces nipur meant that peace had month. The AssamNagaland NEW DELHI on the timely execution of
China and the United States. both sides. Special Powers Act (AFSPA) been restored there, barring and the MizoramAssam bor The Army which has long deals as well as steady sup
from large parts of Assam, some areas where the situa der disputes were also being been looking for new man plies of spares and support.
Nagaland and Manipur “his tion would improve. He said addressed, the Minister said. portable air defence sys
As war depletes wheat granaries across the world, India looks to fill the void
that the market prices are March, India was accused of
While farmers stand to gain from exports amid a bumper expected to increase furth exporting rice from its
er. On the other hand, with stocks. India had replied
harvest, food security campaigners urge caution higher prices being availa that its rice exports were not
Vignesh Radhakrishnan just a fraction of its output, pean neighbours. Indone ble, the government should from stocks set aside under
Jasmin Nihalani or just 12.6 MT, in the pe sia, the secondlargest im consider buying wheat re the public stock holding
Chennai
riod. Five other countries porter, has a 30% quired for these food securi programmes.
Russia and Ukraine account accounted for the bulk of dependence on these two ty requirements from the In Biraj Patnaik, former
for about 25% of the world’s wheat exports in this pe nations. African nations dian farmers at a better Principal Adviser to the
wheat exports. However, riod, including the Euro such as Sudan (60% re price than the current MSP,” Commissioners of the In
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pean Union (157 MT), the liance), Tanzania (64%), Li she added. dian Supreme Court in the
and the subsequent Western U.S. (125 MT), Canada (112 bya (53%), Tunisia (52%), “The government should Right to Food case, ob
sanctions against Moscow MT) and Australia (83 MT). and West Asian countries in plan this move in such a way served that the peace clause
have curtailed wheat sup India, which had the se cluding Lebanon (77% de that it does not impact local adopted in WTO’s Bali Mi
plies drastically. As a result, condhighest wheat supply pendency), Yemen (50%) consumption. A bumper nisterial in 2014 does not
many countries which were (including production, ex and the UAE (42%) are also crop of wheat is expected, prevent India from export
sourcing wheat mainly from isting stocks and imports) in highly dependent on sup so the government can pro ing foodgrains. “With the
these two nations are now in this period at 613 million plies from the two neigh cure enough for its distribu buffer stocks at hand, India
a dire need of alternatives. tonnes, exported only 2% of bours now at war. tion and buffer needs. should increase its wheat ex
India, the largest wheat this, with about 80% used Further, as of now, there are ports in order to stabilise
producer after China, is re for domestic consumption, Focus markets no export restrictions, so global prices to the extent
ported to be eyeing the void. and the rest stored. In con India is now focussing on ex farmers can also get the ad that it can,” Mr. Patnaik said.
The government plans to al trast, other leading expor porting wheat to many of the challenges and bottle lose focus on domestic at Ambedkar University, vantage of higher prices by “It is also important because
low increased exports to ters could sell big chunks of these nations, said APEDA necks faced in production needs while exporting sur Delhi. selling the surplus to private the countries that were de
cash in on the higher price their supply. For instance, (Agricultural and Processed and export, APEDA has plus wheat. “Meeting food security traders for exports,” Dr. Sin pendent on Russia and Uk
of wheat in international the U.S. exported 31% of its Food Products Export Deve created a task group,” Dr. requirements for all Indians ha opined. raine for their wheat are
market. 404 MT of supply in the lopment Authority) Chair Angamuthu said. should be the first priority looking for an alternative
Food security campaign 20172021 period. Canada man Madhaiyaan Anga With India’s wheat har SPECIAL of the government,” said Dr. Objections may arise source. The government
ers however, emphasise the exported 60.5% of its 186 muthu. vesting season (March to Sinha, who was involved The contentious issue of ex should use this opportunity
need to prioritise local pric MT, while Australia export “Our focus markets are May) coinciding with the Ensuring the stability of with the Right to Food cam porting wheat from the FCI by procuring all the wheat
es and ensure adequate sup ed 57% of its supply of 146 Egypt, Turkey, Nigeria, Alge supply crunch, a bumper prices in India and availabil paign. “This would require stocks adds another dimen grown at minimum support
plies for domestic consump MT. ria, West Asia, Indonesia, crop expected again this ity of grain for internal con continuing with the PDS sion. A trade expert, who price which would serve the
tion before deciding on the Many countries in Africa, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangla year, and a significant sumption should be of ut [public distribution system], spoke on the condition of interests of Indian farmers,”
quantum of exports. West Asia and Southeast desh, Thailand, the Philip amount of buffer stocks, most priority to the Indian Pradhan Mantri Garib Ka anonymity, said that if India he said. Exports should not
While Russia and Ukraine Asia rely heavily on Russian pines, Morocco and Tanza food security campaigners government while ensuring lyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) decides to export wheat be done at the cost of dom
exported 183 million tonnes and Ukrainian wheat. Egypt, nia,” he added. agree that India is well that farmers are adequately and also expanding the net from its stocks, some deve estic consumption, especial
(MT) and 91 MT of wheat, the biggest importer of “To give impetus to the poised to step in and fill the compensated, said Dipa Sin to bring in more people who loped nations may raise ob ly with the recent expansion
respectively, between 2017 wheat, sources 93% of its export promotion of wheat void. However, they cau ha, Assistant Professor at are currently excluded. This jections at the World Trade of the PMGKAY program, he
and 2021, India exported needs from the East Euro as well as to bring focus on tioned that India should not the School of Liberal Studies is also essential considering Organisation. Already, in cautioned.
Lottery scam:
₹409 cr.worth DMK’s Delhi office opening sets People hit by additional taxes
assets seized of ₹1.25 lakh crore: Congress
Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI
stage for Opposition gathering Fuel price hike is like a daily Good Morning gift: Surjewala
The Enforcement Directo Politicians from across the spectrum share a platform with Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
rate has attached proper Special Correspondent rything has become expen Similarly, the extra bur
ties worth ₹409.92 crore in Special Correspondent Another book, A Dravidian New Delhi sive, the Congress leader den from the increase in the
the case against Future New Delhi Journey, authored by J. Jeya The recent electoral victo said. “The prices of petrol price of LPG is ₹27,095
Gaming & Hotel Services The inauguration of the of ranjan, VicePresident of the ries have given the BJP “a li and diesel have gone up by crore; compressed natural
Private Limited and its va fice of the Dravida Munnetra Tamil Nadu State Planning cence to loot”, the Congress ₹7.20 a litre across India gas is ₹1,400 crore and piped
rious subdistributors for Kazhagam (DMK) in Delhi on Commission, was released alleged on Saturday as the with 10 hikes in the past 12 natural gas is ₹961.2 crore,
West Bengal. Saturday turned into an oc by Mr. Stalin. party gave a breakup of ad days,” Mr. Surjewala said. the Congress said.
The ED probe is based casion for Opposition lead Later, the DMK chief felic ditional taxes of ₹1.25 lakh “It’s like a daily Good Morn Mr. Surjewala alleged that
on the cases registered by ers to come together on one itated all the Opposition crore that have burdened ing gift”. the government was taxing
the Kolkata Police under stage, with Congress presi leaders with a shawl and a the common people in the Citing data from the Pe 62 crore farmers by raising
various provisions of the dent Sonia Gandhi accompa memento. The guests were new financial year. troleum Planning and Analy the price of DAP fertilizer by
IPC and the Lotteries (Reg nying Tamil Nadu Chief Mi taken on a tour of the new “Price rise is now the big sis Cell of the government, ₹150 a bag, creating an addi
ulation) Act. The attached nister and DMK chief M.K. building that includes a well gest challenge to the suste the Congress leader said the tional burden of ₹3,600
assets are in the form of Stalin as he inaugurated the stocked library, named after nance of every individual, as consumption of petrol last crore and ₹110 for every 50
bank balance and mutual AnnaKalaignar Arivalayam. Murasoli Maran. it is attacking the lives and li year (202021) was 27,969 kg pack of NPKS fertilizer
fund holdings. Future Prominent Opposition On a threeday visit to Del velihood of every house thousand tonnes and with a that puts an additional bur
Gaming & Hotel Services is leaders present included Sa In the capital: Sonia Gandhi and M.K. Stalin with other hi, the Tamil Nadu Chief Mi hold,” party general secre hike of ₹7.20 per litre, the den of ₹3,740 crore.
the sole distributor of majwadi Party leaders Akhi dignitaries at the opening of the DMK office in New Delhi. *
PTI nister had earlier met Prime tary and chief spokesperson additional annual burden on The Congress spokesper
“paper lottery” organised lesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Minister Narendra Modi. In Randeep Surjewala said at a the people stands at ₹20,138 son said that nearly 800
by Sikkim and Nagaland, Yadav, National Conference dev Gala. Amar Patnaik from with Mr. Stalin unfurling the the meeting, Mr. Stalin had press conference. crore. For diesel, at last medicines have seen a near
which runs “Dear Lot leader Farooq Abdullah, Ma the Biju Janata Dal and Har DMK flag. DMK general se presented a 14point charter From fuel to fertilizer, es year’s consumption levels, ly 11% per cent hike, and
tery”. According to the ED, rumalarchi Dravida Munne simrat Badal from the Shiro cretary Durai Murugan un of demands and urged the sential medicines to home the additional burden would prices of essential medicines
the company and its va tra Kazhagam chief Vaiko, T. mani Akali Dal were present. veiled C.N. Annadurai’s sta Centre to help the Sri Lan construction material, eve be ₹52,353 crore. had gone up.
rious subdistributors/ Thirumavalavan of the Vi Though former Congress tue and the party’s Lok kan Tamils, many of whom
areadistributors illegally duthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, chief Rahul Gandhi was Sabha leader T.R. Baalu un were fleeing the island na
retained unsold lottery Congress leaders P. Chidam scheduled to participate, he veiled M. Karunanidhi’s tion through the sea route in
tickets and claimed top baram and Adhir Ranjan was not present. The DMK statue. the wake of an economic
prizes on such tickets in Chowdhury, D. Raja of the and the Congress are in an crisis.
the preGoods & Services CPI and Sitaram Yechury of alliance in Tamil Nadu. Books released The DMK chief also met
Tax period up to 2017. the CPI(M). Several Ministers in the A.S. Paneerselvan’s book Ka- Home Minister Amit Shah,
“Sale proceeds of lottery The Trinamool Congress Tamil Nadu government, runanidhi – A life was re Defence Minister Rajnath
tickets have been illegally was represented by Mahua MPs of the DMK from both leased at the event by N. Singh, Road Transport and
diverted towards gifts and Moitra, and Telugu Desam Houses and Mr. Stalin’s son, Ram, former EditorinChief Highways Minister Nitin Gad
incentives by modifying Party by Rammohan Naidu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, were of The Hindu, with Ms. kari and Commerce Minister
the prize structure,” it said. K. Ravindra Kumar and Jaya present. The event started Gandhi receiving a copy. Piyush Goyal.
Give AAP a chance, you will forget
other parties, Kejriwal tells Gujarat
Delhi and Punjab CMs kickstart poll campaign in Ahmedabad
Special Correspondent
Ahmedabad
After a landslide victory in Pun
jab, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP
convener Arvind Kejriwal has set
his eyes on Gujarat, the home
State of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Home Minister Amit
Shah, that goes to the polls later
this year.
On Saturday, kickstarting the
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) cam
paign in the State, Mr. Kejriwal
asked the people to give “one
chance” to AAP. He was launch
ing a mega roadshow ‘Tiranga Ya New weaves: Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann at the Mahatma
tra’ in Ahmedabad. Gandhi ashram at Sabarmati on Saturday. VIJAY SONEJI *
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Indian community in China feels the pinch as travel ban nears two years
Several thousand Indians are waiting to return to China, but authorities continue to deny business visas and visas for even immediate family members
Ananth Krishnan have not been allowed to re sinessman who had organ said. “A letter is needed milies, with either their
Hong Kong turn, citing COVID ised a group. “But when we from the local government spouses and children in Chi
An effective ban by Chinese restrictions”. came back, we were still re for the visa application, but na or their family in India
authorities on travellers “We hope that China will fused visas,” he said. we were told by more than unable to join them. “We
from India for the past two take a nondiscriminatory one local government that can travel from China to In
years has strained Indian approach, since it involves Current regulations they will not give the letter dia, but we are told even if
businesses in China as well the future of so many young China is the only major for Indians. They said there we have a visa we will not be
as families that have in some people,” he said. “Minister country still closed off from is a clear instruction that allowed to go back,” said
cases been separated for as Wang Yi assured me that he the rest of the world with they cannot do so.” one businessman in
long as two years. would speak to the relevant restrictions on international One businessman in Shanghai.
Indian community asso authorities on his return on travel. Under China’s cur volved in the shoe industry China, which is currently
ciations in China estimate this matter. He also recog rent regulations, visas are is in Fujian who has not been dealing with a surge of Omi
there are several thousand nised the particular con sued only for emergency hu able to return said, “I have cron cases especially in
Indians who are waiting to cerns that medical students manitarian reasons to visit to pay rent, salaries for my Shanghai, has said it will
return to China. This is in have in this difficult critically ill relatives or to workers, and I need to visit continue with its “zero CO
addition to thousands of stu situation.” “resume operation and pro factories. I cannot do any of VID” approach and there
dents enrolled in Chinese Unlike the students, busi duction” including for eco those things and I am facing are no signs of opening up.
universities — most in medi nesses said their cases, as nomic and trade purposes. losses.” That is expected to continue
cal colleges — who have well as those of families that While the regulations ap Another businessman at least until November
been calling on the Chinese have been separated by Chi ply to all countries and are who runs a company in when President Xi Jinping is
government to facilitate na’s travel bans, have not re not Indiaspecific, a repre southern Guangdong, and likely to begin his third term
their return. ceived similar attention. Closed off: Students pursuing medical education in China at a protest seeking government sentative of an Indian com was back in India for a per following an allimportant
Following talks with visit More than a dozen peo intervention for continuing their studies, in Thiruvananthapuram. FILE PHOTO *
munity association said that sonal visit when the pan onceinfiveyear party con
ing Chinese Foreign Minis ple told The Hindu in inter Indian businesspeople were demic began in Wuhan, said gress, with the government
ter Wang Yi in New Delhi on views that Chinese authori spouses and children, of In would “facilitate” travellers travel to Nepal and West particularly facing some he can no longer run his bu presenting China’s “zero
March 25, External Affairs ties have for much of the dian nationals who have re inoculated with Chinese Asia. restrictions. siness which involves taking COVID” strategy of the past
Minister S. Jaishankar said past two years continued to mained in China to run their vaccines, which are not “We spent thousands of “We know of businesspe buyers to and sourcing two years as one of Mr. Xi’s
he “took up strongly the deny business visas as well businesses. available in India. This dollars travelling and stay ople from several countries goods from China. successes and as a contrast
predicament of Indian stu as visas for even immediate Last year, the Chinese prompted dozens of busi ing there for one month to who have been allowed to Others have spoken of be from how the West handled
dents studying in China who family members, including Embassy in India said they nesspeople and families to get two shots,” said one bu return,” the representative ing separated from their fa the pandemic.
ployed in many areas, in the prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on Saturday. AFP * sident and his government in a convoy of buses and
wake of a recent protest out step down. The public out private cars. mittee of the Red Cross site of the world’s worst nu
side Mr. Rajapaksa’s home. A and “End family rule”, as A middleaged protester gency on Friday too has cry is in response to long “Russia is prioritising a (ICRC) said its team headed clear accident, in 1986 — af
proclamation from the Presi they demanded a change in said she was joining the agi drawn criticism from senior power cuts and persisting different tactic: falling back to Mariupol to try and con ter weeks of occupation may
dent said the Emergency was the country’s leadership. tations because she wants lawyers. The Bar Association shortage of essentials, in on the east and south,” Uk duct an evacuation was have been exposed to
in the interests of “public se Scores of vehicles passing by her children to have a safe fu of Sri Lanka said it was cluding food items and fuel. rainian presidential adviser forced to turn back on Fri radiation.
curity, the protection of pu during the city’s busy even ture in the country. Express “gravely concerned” by the India has been extending Mykhaylo Podolyak said on day after “arrangements and Mr. Zelensky meanwhile
blic order and the mainte ing traffic tooted their horns ing anger over the imposi move that it said was “not emergency support, includ social media. conditions made it impossi repeated his plea for the
nance of supplies and in solidarity. tion of the curfew, she asked: the answer” to Sri Lanka’s ing through a $ 500 million He said that while Russian ble to proceed”. West to provide greater mili
services essential to the life “This is to make sure we present situation. The ongo credit line for fuel imports. forces appeared to be pull The ICRC said it would try tary support.
of the community.” Demanding change don’t protest. The President ing protests reflected “the On Saturday, a consignment ing back from Kyiv and Cher again on Saturday. “Just give us missiles. Give
Hours before the curfew “This government has failed is supposed to be a war hero. desperate situation” of peo of 40,000 MT of diesel from nigiv, their aim was to “con Peace talks between Kyiv us airplanes,” he told Fox.
took effect, a few hundred ci me, failed everyone, failed Why is he afraid of civi ple seeking some of the most India was handed over to Sri trol a vast stretch of and Moscow resumed via vi “You cannot give us F18 or
tizens gathered near the Ne- our country. We are asking lians?” she asked, asking not basic essentials, a statement Lankan authorities. So far occupied territory and set deo on Friday, but the Krem F19 or whatever you have?
lum Pokuna (Lotus Pond) — for a change just so we re to be named. “With these pe said, adding that the Emer nearly 2 lakh MT of fuel from up there in a powerful way”. lin warned that what it de Give us the old Soviet
Mahinda Rajapakse Theatre member how beautiful out ople, you can’t say what they gency “must not be used to Indian Oil Corporation has Mr. Podolyak said Russian scribed as a helicopter planes. That’s all... Give me
in Colombo. They held pos country is,” said Sumini Si will do.” The government’s stifle peaceful protests and arrived in Sri Lanka as part forces would “dig in there, attack on a fuel depot inside something to defend my
ters saying “Gota go home” yambalapitiya, a researcher. decision to impose the Emer dissent or to make arbitrary of this Line of Credit. set up air defence, drastical Russia would hamper country with.”
ly reduce losses and dictate negotiations.
terms. “This is not something Further aid
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022
DELHI
SNAPSHOTS
Immunity following infection lasts up to 19 months
Hybrid immunity after one and two doses of vaccine was associated with 94% and 90% lower risk of hospitalisation, respectively
R. Prasad ceived one dose of the vac brid immunity was associat 20 months of followup and
cine (29,62,318), and people ed with a 69% lower risk of more than 1,30,000 docu
A retrospective study under with previous infection and reinfection than in people mented SARSCoV2 infec
taken in Sweden has once have been fully vaccinated who have only natural im tions, and our results
AI fills the gaps again found irrefutable evi with two doses (35,67,810). munity during the first two showed that individuals with
An artificial intelligence (AI) dence in support of vaccina The study found that three months of followup; this re natural immunity had an as
called Ithaca is able to predict tion, even among people months after infection, natu duced to 56% after two sociated 95% protection
missing text in ancient Greek who have been previously in ral immunity was associated months but no further re against SARSCoV2 reinfec
inscriptions and estimate the fected. The study also found with 95% lower risk of rein duction in protection was tion during followup (from
time frame and geographical that people who have been fection and 87% lower risk of seen up to nine months. Like three months after initial in
origin of ancient inscriptions. infected and subsequently COVID19 hospitalisation in other cohorts, the associa fection until 20 months),
Ithaca is trained on thousands vaccinated with one or two compared with people who tion was weaker in older pe with no signs of waning,”
of existing inscriptions to doses of a vaccine, which is have not been previously in ople and in those who had they write. “These results in
suggest text to fill the gaps in called hybrid immunity, had fected and hence, have no comorbidities. Hybrid im dicate that natural immunity
fragmented writing. Its far greater protection from immunity. The lower risk munity after two doses was might be better maintained
suggestions tend to match infection and hospitalisa from reinfection and hospi also associated with an addi than immunity induced by
those previously made by tion. At the same time, natu talisation in people with pre tional 90% lower risk of vaccination only, as suggest
academics. ral immunity from previous vious infection compared hospitalisation. ed also by preliminary data
infection alone, without ad with infectionnaïve people “The number of indivi from an Israeli study.”
ditional protection from vac lasted for up to 19 months. duals with natural immunity
cination, was associated with needed to be double vacci Significant outcome
low risk of hospitalisation for Associated risk nated to prevent one reinfec Another significant outcome
up to 19 months. The results “Natural immunity was asso tion during followup was of this study was that people
were published on March 31 ciated with increased risk 767,” they write. who were previously infect
in the journal The Lancet In- during the first three months metaanalysis of 15 cohort with a 58% reduced risk of immunity from one dose ed had an increased risk of
fectious Diseases. of followup, but from three studies also found that im reinfection, which was re provided an additional 94% Unknown factors hospitalisation during the
months onwards, there was munity acquired through duced to 45% from two lower risk of COVID19 hospi Coming to the significance of first three months after infec
Three cohorts an associated 87% lower risk natural infection was asso months onwards. The asso talisation compared with pe the study, the authors note tion. But once past this stage,
More landslides The study was undertaken of COVID19 hospitalisation ciated with 87% reduced risk ciations were weaker in ol ople with just natural im that in many countries, peo the natural immunity in
Climate change could make between March 20, 2020 and in people with natural im of reinfection for up to one der individuals and in people munity. The association of ple with previous infection those previously infected
landslides more likely to October 4, 2021 for docu munity than in people with year. who had comorbidities. lower risk of reinfection in have been required to be ful was associated with 87% pro
happen, by creating more mented infections by the vi no immunity for up to 19 In the second cohort that people with hybrid immuni ly vaccinated and even take a tection against hospitalisa
extreme rain events, more rus and between March 30, months of followup. The as was previously infected and Hybrid immunity ty from one dose was seen booster shot. This was main tion. “The associated level of
powerful wildfires and rising 2020 and September 5, 2021 sociations were weaker with had received one dose of the In people with hybrid im for up to two months and a ly because the level of pro protection remained high
sea levels. Rain reduces the for hospitalisation. The stu increasing age,” they write. vaccine, the study found that munity with one dose of the gradual reduction till nine tection and duration of pro (78%) even from nine up to 19
strength of soil to a point dy looked at three cohorts — Several studies have alrea only 639 people had a case of vaccine, there were just eight months. tection offered by natural months of followup, alto
where it fails and slides away. people who have been infect dy shown reduced risk of reinfection compared with hospitalisations compared In the third cohort that immunity was not known gether indicating longlasting
Wildfires can destroy ed but not vaccinated reinfection and hospitalisa 1,662 people with just natu with 113 in people with only was previously infected peo beyond one year. protection, including against
stabilising vegetation. Rising (20,39,106), people who tion in people who have ral immunity. The hybrid im natural immunity from pre ple who had received two “Our study extends the severe disease, from natural
sea levels can destabilize have been infected and re been previously infected. A munity was thus associated vious infection. Thus, hybrid doses of the vaccine, the hy body of evidence with up to immunity,” they write.
slopes.
How male fruit flies learn the rules of courtship Too early to do away
Knowing which females would have them can save precious time for male fruit flies
with face masks: experts
Shubashree Desikan We have looked at those who were not. They They prevent respiratory ailments
Fruit flies that grow in a set
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ference in the ability to learn Press Trust of India in all hospital premises, in
More bats courtship context...We are
up where there is a predomi to discern between the two outpatient clinics. There I
A genomic analysis suggests trying to see if our results
nance of males over females types of response from fe Even though some States am not averse to even a
that there are probably dozens are generalisable to all
of unknown species of
inherently understand males. have decided to stop pena mandate,” John told PTI.
which females will accept types of learning and However, the flies that lising people for not wear Dr. Ravi Shekhar Jha, Ad
horseshoe bats in southeast
Asia. Researchers examined their sexual overtures, ac cognition. were brought up in a highse ing masks as COVID19 cases ditional Director and Head
hundreds of bats representing cording to a new study pu N. G. PRASAD lection pressure environ continue to drop, health of the Department, Pulmo
11 species. The Rhinolophidae blished online in the journal IISER, MOHALI ment — with higher number care experts are of the opi nology, Fortis Escorts Hos
family of bats are considered Animal Behaviour. Sexual of males as compared to fe nion that it is too early to do pital, Faridabad, said masks
to be the reservoir of many behaviour can be inherited ter) were raised in two types males — inherently had the away with the restriction. should continue to be man
viruses that can jump from as well as learnt, this is the of surroundings: One in ability to make this They have advised people datory and it is premature to
animals to people, including slant of the study, which was which there was an excess of discrimination. to voluntarily mask up in or give up this habit
close relatives of SARSCoV2. led by researchers from In males, such that the malefe der to also stay protected completely.
dian Institute of Science The union: Komal Maggu (right), the first author, uses a small male ratio was 3:1, and Innate abilities from infections such as in “The disastrous second
Education and Research, pipe with a filter to draw the male flies from one vial and drop another in which the ratio of Thus, the learning had been fluenza and swine flu, apart wave was something that
Mohali. them into a vial with females. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* males to females was 1:3. coded into their genes. from coronavirus. the modern world had not
“Taken together, these re The Maharashtra and Del seen before. People had be
Fruit fly courtship who led the study. Namely, if the flies were Degrees of selection sults show that sexual selec hi governments recently de come a little complacent af
When male fruit flies ap On average a male fruit fly placed in an environment In these populations, sexual tion may not result in im cided to ease the restriction ter the first wave and that
proach females to mate with, spends between a few tens of with an excess of male flies selection is always present; proved learning abilities but on the compulsory wearing probably lead to an un
they spend time in a court seconds to a minute on a fe over female flies, they would however, the degree varies. can lead to the evolution of of face masks in public, a checked rise in fatal cases.
ship — which includes fol male before giving up. After experience a selection pres Dr. Prasad explains this, “We an improved innate ability of norm that was in place for Though it is true that major
lowing and circling the fe doing this many times, the sure. achieve this by varying the males to assess the receptivi two years. Reacting to the ity of susceptible Indians
male, producing a song flies get to recognise which This is because when operational sex ratio and us ty of females,” says Dr. development, renowned vi are vaccinated, what we
Weaker zoo cats using wing vibrations, lick females would have them there are many males and ing malebiased and female Prasad. rologist T Jacob John said must keep in mind is that
Research has found that big ing or attempting to mount and which would reject few available females, there biased populations. We Next, the group is trying to since the pandemic is “ov the vaccine doesn’t protect
cats held in captivity have less
the female, etc. The females them. Then they save time is higher competition bet wanted to know — if the de generalise the result. “We er” in India, the use of mask us against infection. Even if
dense bones than their wild
respond either positively or by wooing only those fe ween the males and this gree of sexual selection va have looked at learning in the is no longer needed. the infection is not fatal, it
counterparts and this is likely
negatively. A typical rejec males that would accept would effectively affect their ries, does it affect learning courtship context. However, But it is a good idea to keeps you weak for many
because of their reduced
movement. The study is based
tion reaction can involve a their overtures. chances of passing on their ability?” learning and cognitive abili promote the voluntary months,” he said.
on the bones of animals that
‘wing flick’ to indicate they genes to their progeny. The The results were surpris ties extend beyond that — wearing of masks in public “We all know about the
lived in zoos around the are not interested. “Most of Selection pressure reby, the males most adept ing. They tested male flies learning of various other places to reduce inhalation long COVID19. Therefore, it
mid1900s, so the results may the time, the female just The question the research in finding acquiescent fe from both groups — with types. of dust and other respirato is best to not get infected. So
not completely translate to moves away,” explains Naga ers ask is how would this males will be selected over high selection pressure and We are trying to see if our ry transmitted agents. “My far, science has proved that
modern zoos with larger raj Guru Prasad, from the learning capacity change those who do not. low selection pressure — by results are generalisable to all personal opinion is that masks are the only major
habitats and better Department of Biological when there is a selection In the experiment, fruit training them with females types of learning and cogni there ought to be an active contributors to preventing
enrichment programmes. Sciences at IISER, Mohali, pressure on them? flies (Drosophila melanogas- who were receptive and tion,” he says. promotion of maskwearing infection,” Jha added.
Why is Sri Lanka under a state of Emergency?
What has brought on the economic
crisis in the island nation? How are
India and other countries helping?
Meera Srinivasan
Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
What triggered the crisis? when supplies were badly affected. It was soon followed COVIDinduced salary cuts and job losses, the soaring
propose to collect sensitive data? by fears of a sovereign default in late 2021, which Sri living costs have brought more agony.
■ Sri Lanka’s economic crisis can be traced to two key Lanka averted. But without enough dollars to pay for the
Vijaita Singh developments in the immediate past — the Easter Sunday country’s high import bill, the island continued facing Has the government sought help?
bombings of 2019 that deterred tourists, and the severe shortage of essentials — from fuel, cooking gas,
pandemic since early 2020 that stalled recovery and and staple foodgrains to medicines. ■ Yes, including from India which has extended $2.4
The story so far: On March 28, Minister of State for Home
further drained the economy. As it grappled with an billion this year, and China, that is considering a fresh
Ajay Kumar Mishra introduced The Criminal Procedure
unprecedented challenge, the Rajapaksa regime made How did the crisis manifest itself on the ground? request from Colombo for $2.5 billion assistance, in
(Identification) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha. If passed, it will
policy choices that are now proving to be costly. It cut the addition to the $2.8 billion it has extended since the
allow police and prison authorities to collect, store and
government’s tax revenue substantially and rushed into ■ Consumers could not find the most basic things such pandemic broke out. The government has decided to
analyse physical and biological samples including retina
an ‘organic only’ agricultural policy that will likely slash as petrol, LPG cylinders, kerosene, or milk in the market. negotiate an International Monetary Fund programme,
and iris scans of convicted, arrested and detained persons.
this year’s harvest by half. The weak and debtridden They spent hours waiting in long queues outside fuel while seeking support from other multilateral and
At the introduction stage, Opposition members opposed
economy with the lingering strain of the pandemic, and stations or shops. Supermarket shelves were either bilateral sources. But even with all this help, Sri Lanka
the Bill terming it “unconstitutional” and an attack on
illadvised policies accelerated the downward spiral. empty or had products with high price tags that most can barely manage. Recovery will neither be fast nor
privacy.
could not afford. For instance, the price of one kg of milk easy, say experts.
What were the economic indicators? powder, a staple item in dairydeficient Sri Lanka,
What is the legislation about?
suddenly shot up to nearly LKR 2000 in March. How has it affected the people?
■ COVID19 hit Sri Lanka’s key foreign revenue earning Be it cooking gas, oils, rice, pulses, vegetables, fish,
■ The Bill seeks to repeal The Identification of Prisoners
sectors hard. Earnings from tourism, exports, and meat, consumers found themselves paying substantially ■ Sri Lankans are seething with anger, going by public
Act, 1920. The over 100yearold Act’s scope was limited to
worker remittances fell sharply in the last two years. But more, or simply had to forego the item. The fuel shortage demonstrations and protests. They want the President to
capturing of finger impression, footprint impressions and
the country could not stop importing essentials, and its has led to long blackouts — up to 13 hours — across the step down immediately and the ruling clan to leave the
photographs of convicted prisoners and certain category of
dollar account began dwindling. Fast draining foreign island. country’s helm. They have been agitating in different
arrested and nonconvicted persons on the order of a
reserves, a glaring trade deficit, and a related Balance of parts of the country, including near the President’s
Magistrate. The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the
Payments problem came as crucial signals. Colombo’s What is the situation now? home. Former military man Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who
2022 Bill said that new ‘‘measurement’’ techniques being
huge foreign loan obligations and the drop in domestic came to power on a huge mandate in 2019, is Sri Lanka’s
used in advanced countries are giving credible and reliable
production compounded the economic strain. ■ The value of the Sri Lankan rupee has dropped to 300 most unpopular leader today. In a televised address on
results and are recognised the world over. It said that the
against a U.S. dollar (and even more than 400 in the March 16, he promised “tough decisions to find solutions
1920 Act does not provide for taking these body
When did things begin to worsen? black market), putting importers in a difficult spot. to the inconveniences that people are experiencing.”
measurements as many of the techniques and technologies
The government is unable to pay for its import Following the protests near his home, Mr. Rajapaksa said
had not been developed then.
■ The longsimmering crisis made its first big shipments, forcing consignments to leave the Colombo “extremists” were plotting an ‘Arab Spring’ and on Friday
announcement during last August’s food emergency, port. For the average citizen contending with night, he declared a state of Emergency.
What are the major changes proposed?
■ It proposes four major changes. First, it would define
‘‘measurements’’ to include “signature, handwriting, iris
and retina scan, physical, biological samples and their
analysis, etc.” It does not specify what analysis means,
implying that it may also include storing DNA samples. The
“etc.” mentioned in the text of the Bill could give unfettered
Roubles for fuel, defence deals with Russia
powers to law enforcement agencies to interpret the law as
per their convenience, sometimes to the disadvantage of How is India circumventing the sanctions route to ensure supplies are not stopped? What is in the pipeline?
the accused.
Dinakar Peri Russia as several major deals are also underway. Officials
Second, it empowers the National Crime Records Bureau
have stated that while some shipping delays were possible,
of India (NCRB), under the
The story so far: The last two weeks saw a flurry of visits there would not be any dent in the Army’s operational pre
The Statement of Union Home Ministry, to
by senior officials from the West to convince India not to paredness along the borders especially the Line of Actual
Objects and Reasons collect, store and preserve the undermine sanctions on Russia by opting for payments in Control.
record of measurements for at
of the 2022 Bill says national currencies as also not to increase purchase of dis In addition, the armed forces have also made significant
least 75 years. The NCRB will
the new counted oil from Russia. On Friday, Russian Foreign Minis emergency procurements in the last two years since the
be able to share the data with
‘measurement’ ter Sergey Lavrov was in New Delhi, the first highlevel visit standoff in eastern Ladakh and have stocked up on spares
other law enforcement
since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine. and ammunition. So, there shouldn't be any immediate ur
techniques being agencies as well. Police is a
gency for spares and other requirements, officials noted.
used in advanced State subject and NCRB works
What is the status of oil purchases from Russia? For the two countries, payment by a rupeerouble ar
under the Union government,
countries are giving rangement is not new. For instance, for the $5.43 billion
and experts contend this
credible and reliable provision may impinge on ■ “We have started buying Russian oil and have bought at deal for S400 air defence systems signed in October 2018,
results and are least three to four days of supply,” Finance Minister Nirma with the looming threat of U.S. sanctions under CAATSA
federalism.
la Sitharaman said on Friday. Mr. Lavrov reiterated that (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions
recognised the world Third, it empowers a Friend in deed: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his
Russia is moving ahead with the use of national currencies Act), the two sides had worked out payments through the
over Magistrate to direct any Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New Delhi on April 1. AP
in lieu of dollar payments with both India and China and *
rupeerouble exchange. In fact, the delivery schedule got
person to give vital details,
these efforts would be “intensified”. slightly delayed as the payment details were being worked
which till now was reserved
“I have no doubt that a way would be found to bypass payments through the rupeerouble mechanism circum out. Last December, India began taking deliveries and the
for convicts and those
the artificial impediments which illegal unilateral sanc venting the SWIFT system and the dollar route. Towards first unit has been deployed on the western border. The se
involved in heinous crimes. Fourth, it empowers police or
tions by the West create. This relates also to the area of mil this, earlier in the week, a team from Russia’s central bank cond unit is scheduled to arrive shortly, officials stated.
prison officers up to the rank of a Head Constable to take
itary and technical cooperation. We have no doubt that the met officials from the Reserve Bank of India to iron out is In addition, several new deals are in the pipeline includ
details of any person who resists or refuses to do so.
solution would be found and respective ministries are sues and identify banks that have no exposure to the West ing 12 Su30MKI aircraft and 21 MiG29 fighter jets for the
working,” Mr. Lavrov said, addressing a press conference ern sanctions through which payments can be made. Mr. Indian Air Force. However, the Defence Ministry is carry
What are some other changes?
after bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishan Jaishankar informed Parliament recently that a special in ing out a review of all direct import deals and some of
kar. terministerial group led by the Finance Ministry has been them including those from Russia are expected to be
■ The Bill also seeks to apply to persons detained under
The developments came a day after the U.S. Deputy Na tasked with resolving payment issues for trade with Russia. dropped as part of the push towards domestic
any preventive detention law. The Bill also authorises
tional Security Adviser for International Economics Da According to Reuters, India bought at least 13 million manufacturing.
taking vital details of “other persons” for identification and
leep Singh warned of “consequences” to countries that ac barrels of Russian oil since the Ukraine war began on Fe According to a recent report from Stockholm Interna
investigation in criminal matters. It doesn't define the
tively attempt to circumvent or backfill the sanctions. bruary 24, a steep rise from last year, when India bought 16 tional Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India’s defence im
“other persons”, implying its ambit extends beyond
In sharp comments on Thursday during a conversation million barrels of Russian oil in all of 2021. ports reduced by 21% between 201216 and 201721 and
convicts, arrested persons, or detainees. The Bill’s stated
with visiting U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Mr. Jaishan while Russia continues to remain the largest arms supplier,
objective is it provides legal sanction for taking such details
kar termed it a “campaign” against India for buying Rus What about defence deals? the percentage has dropped. “Russia was the largest sup
and will make the investigation of crime more efficient and
sian oil at discounted prices while European countries re plier of major arms to India in both 201216 and 201721,
expeditious, and help in increasing the conviction rate.
main the biggest buyers of oil and gas from Russia despite ■ The Defence Ministry and the Services have carried out but India's imports of Russian arms dropped by 47% bet
Congress member Manish Tewari pointed out in the Lok
their announcements to scale it down. assessments and are closely monitoring the impact the ween the two periods as several large programmes for Rus
Sabha that Article 20(3) of the Constitution states that “no
India and Russia have been working on streamlining sanctions can have on timely deliveries and supplies from sian arms wound down,” the report said.
person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a
witness against himself.” BSP member Ritesh Pandey
opposed the Bill saying it proposes to collect samples even
from those engaged in political protests.
Is there a precedent?
■ The Karnataka Assembly passed The Identification of
How has BIMSTEC finetuned its agenda?
Prisoners (Karnataka Amendment) Bill in 2021, to amend
the 1920 Act for application in the State. The Bill expands What are the aims and functions of the multilateral grouping in handling challenges in the Bay of Bengal region?
the collection to include blood samples, DNA, voice and Kallol Bhattacherjee the focus of the grouping. It wants to be an organisation What is the security pillar aiming to achieve?
iris scans “for effective surveillance and prevention of
which can find autonomous space away from bigger trade
breach of peace and crime.” It empowers the
The story so far: Amid the financial crisis of 1997, and defence groupings and work for the development of ■ The Bay of Bengal has enormous significance from the
Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of
leading Southeast Asian and South Asian nations came the region around the Bay of Bengal. security point of view. It borders the Strait of Malacca
Police to order collection in addition to a magistrate to
together to form the Bay of Bengal Initiative for which is the main energy lane for the eastern and
avoid delays and reduce the workload on the judiciary. As
MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation What does BIMSTEC's connectivity vision aim to achieve? Southeast Asian nations. That apart, Indonesia, Thailand,
the provisions of the Bill were repugnant with the 1920 Act,
(BIMSTEC). The underlying factor behind the grouping Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have often suffered from
a Central Government’s Act, Governor Thawar Chand
was that if connected together, the economic ■ The BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity terrorism. The security relevance of BIMSTEC, therefore,
Gehlot reserved the Bill for consideration of the President
powerhouses of South Asia and Southeast Asia could deal seeks to connect several major transport projects in has been growing especially after the Easter Sunday
of the India. Under the process, the Bill is examined by the
with the challenges of pursuing free market economies in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand and establish a bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019. India will steer the
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and is sent for
the limits imposed by local political and economic shipping network across the Bay of Bengal that will security pillar of BIMSTEC and is expected to coordinate
interministerial consultation. The Bill is yet to be cleared
factors. In its 25th year, and at its fifth summit held in benefit the littoral states as well as the Bay of Bengal regionwide security cooperation on jointly agreed issues.
by the MHA. Now, the government has introduced a fresh
hybrid format in Colombo, the organisation adopted a dependent states like Nepal and Bhutan. The BBIN Will it mediate in bilateral issues?
legislation to replace the 1920 Act that will be applicable
charter which aims at providing greater coordination connectivity project of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and
across the country. The States have been empowered to
among the seven members — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal is expected to be merged with the port and ■ BIMSTEC members like Myanmar and Bangladesh have
notify rules under the Act to specify the manner in which
Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar and Thailand. infrastructure projects like the Sittwe port of Myanmar challenges like the Rohingya crisis that both sides have
details could be recorded, preserved, disseminated and
and Payra port of Bangladesh and Colombo of Sri Lanka. been dealing with since 2017. The tense relations between
destructed and “any other matter which is to be
Why is there a need to revitalise the multilateral the two countries had hampered smooth working of the
prescribed, or in respect of which provision is to be made.”
grouping? Is the Free Trade Agreement plan feasible? BIMSTEC for some time. But as of now the grouping, by
Tamil Nadu introduced and notified The Identification of
including Myanmar in the summit in Colombo, has
Prisoners (Tamil Nadu Amendments) Act in 2010. The Act
■ The new charter comes at a time when the need for an ■ A framework agreement for a Free Trade Agreement indicated that it will not interfere in domestic political
allows the police to draw “blood samples” other than the
alternative regionalglobal organisation is increasingly among the members of BIMSTEC was signed in 2004, and problems and nor will it allow any member to be
specified measurements from the limited categories of
being felt because of the moribund nature of SAARC has been revived again. The idea is to create stronger sidelined within the organisation. SAARC has been
suspects and convicts defined in the 1920 Act. Though
which has not met since November 2014. For long, trade relations among players in the Bay of Bengal region weighed down by bilateral problems between India and
President’s assent is awaited for the Karnataka Bill, the
BIMSTEC existed as a platform for policy dialogue but the but negotiations on finalising legal instruments for coastal Pakistan and a lesson probably has been learnt to keep
Tamil Nadu Act has been in practice for more than a
global churning over sanctions on Russia after the war in shipping, tying up road transport and other issues will bilateral troubles away from a regional grouping for better
decade after it received the assent of the Governor.
Ukraine appears to have contributed towards finetuning take time to be sorted out. coordination among the members.
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n April 2012, Vladimir Asia and Latin America. In nies in Russia allows the
Putin, then Prime Mi most of the countries they authorities to retain a tight
nister of Russia, was were deployed, as Mr. Putin grip on organisations such as
asked in the State Duma said in the Duma, Russia Wagner – if these companies
about his views on us could expand its military walk off the Kremlin line, the
ing private paramilitary or footprint and associated pol government could crack
ganisations to expand Rus itical influence, without ac down on them. This complex
sian influence abroad. "Are tually sending Russian formula seems to have pro
you ready to create a work armed forces. And now, duced mixed results for the
ing group that would work when Russia’s Ukraine inva Kremlin.
on this issue?" Aleksey Mitro sion is under way, there were In Ukraine, where Wagner
fanov, a deputy from the Just many reports that Wagner emerged, the rebels made
Russia party, asked Mr. Pu contractors have been de early gains in 2014, which the
tin, immediately after he pre ployed alongside Russian sol Russian troops now seek to
sented the Prime Minister’s diers in the battlefields. extend further. In Syria, the
In Focus report to Parliament. "I un Russian deployment, which
B Wagner
derstand your question and I The rise included Wagner, turned
Group was think that this is indeed a Unlike in the United States, around the civil war. In the
founded in tool for realising national in where dozens of private mili Central African Republic,
2014 by terests without the direct tary corporations have been they, along with government
ILLUSTRATION: R. RAJESH
Dmitry participation of the state. registered, establishing a forces, pushed the rebels
Utkin, a
former GRU
You are absolutely right," Mr. private military company is CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC the group dated March 24, cember 2021, Dmi back. This prompted several
lieutenant Putin said in his reply. "I illegal in Russia. The Russian 2021 stated that the Wagner try Utkin, a former other African countries, in
think yes, we can think about Constitution specifically
The group doesn’t Group "doesn't seem to have Lieutenant Colonel in Rus cluding Mali, from where
colonel, at a
time when it, consider it." states that all matters of se have a legal existence a legal existence [in Russia] sia’s military intelligence ser French troops pulled back
Ukraine was In less than two years, the curity and defence are a state in Russia, where while operating in several vice, the GRU, was the foun chard Wagner, the 19th recently after fighting, un
sliding into a
Wagner Group emerged in monopoly. But there are loo private military countries across the globe". der of the group. century German composer. successfully, the jihadists for
civil war
Ukraine as the country’s east pholes in the legal system In their recommendations, A veteran of both Chechen ‘Wagner’ was Col. Utkin’s a decade, to seek Russian
B The group
was falling into a civil war which private companies
companies are the Working Group has asked wars, Col. Utkin served in the callsign when he was in the help, allowing Moscow to re
has presence
between government forces have used to set up security banned, but its forces for “detailed information GRU until 2013. Later, he force. In December 2016, claim some of its lost Cold
in many
countries, and Russiabacked rebels. organisations. Staterun en have been deployed about ChVK Wagner (Wagner joined the Moran Security Col. Utkin was photographed War influence in the conti
from Ukraine The private soldiers were of terprises are allowed to have in West Asia, Africa Group), its registration status Group. Two employees of at a Kremlin reception that nent. But not all Wagner op
and Syria to ten referred to in the media private security units. Or in Russia and its relationship, Moran (Russian nationals) was held for Russians who erations were successful.
the Central
and Latin America
as the “little green men”, af private Russiancontrolled if any, with the authorities of formed the Slavonic Corps, had received state decora They pulled back from Mo
African ter the military uniforms military organisations regis CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC the Russian Federation’. another security company, tions. Dmitry Peskov, Presi zambique in 2019 after heavy
Republic and
Venezuela they wore. Russia had alrea tered abroad have been toler in 2013 that was registered in dent Putin’s spokesman, la losses in the fight against ji
dy annexed Crimea, without ated by the state authorities. firmed the existence and op Links with GRU Hong Kong. Col. Utkin was ter confirmed that Col. Utkin hadists. In Libya, where
B In 2021, a practically no fight. But in There are several Russian erations of Wagner. In 2018, The U.S. government has part of the Slavonic Corps "really was there”, but added Wagner was fighting along
UN report
accused it of Donbas, the rebels rose private paramilitary compa President Putin termed it a claimed that Yevgeny Prigoz fighters who were deployed he knew nothing about his side the rebel General Khali
indiscrimi- against the Ukrainian forces. nies that are registered military contractor but de hin, a Russian businessman in Syria in 201314, well be mercenaries. Col. Utkin was fa Haftar, ended up on the
nate killings, The Russian government abroad. The Wagner Group, nied any links with the Rus with close ties to President fore Russia officially sent “invited as a holder of the Ca losing side in the civil war.
looting and maintained that it had not however, remains a shadowy sian state. He said that if the Putin, was the key financier troops to the country. The valier of the Order of Cour Irrespective of the gains
abductions in sent troops to Ukraine. But organisation. Wagner is not a group wasn’t “violating Rus of Wagner. Mr. Prigozhin has Slavonic Corps’s operations age, an honour that recognis and setbacks, one thing is
the Central
African
the “little green men” fought registered business in Russia sian law, it has the right to also been accused of funding in Syria were disastrous and es selfless acts of courage clear: Wagner has grown into
Republic alongside the Ukrainian re — and where it has been re work and promote its inter the Internet Research Agen Col. Utkin quit Moran in 2014 and valour,” said Mr. Peskov. a military behemoth with
bels, who captured parts of gistered, if at all, remains a ests abroad,” according to a cy, the troll farm that ran an and formed Wagner in the presence across continents
the Donetsk and Luhansk mystery. It doesn’t have an report in RT. A report by a online campaign against De same year. It was the year Global operations in just eight years. And its
Obalsts in the Donbas region, official website (though there UN panel of experts last year mocratic Presidential candi President Putin annexed Cri U.S. officials say even though rise as a private military cor
which President Putin recog were mysterious websites blamed “Russian instruc date Hillary Clinton ahead of mea. According to EU pap Wagner is a private military poration with close establish
nised as independent repu that, as per a report on tors” in the Central African the 2016 U.S. election. Mr. ers, Col. Utkin was responsi contractor, it operates as an ment links has helped Mos
blics before ordering the in France 24, were used as re Republic for “indiscriminate Prigozhin has denied any ble for "coordinating and arm of Russia’s defence esta cow in its asymmetric power
vasion of Ukraine on cruiting platforms for Wagn killings, looting and enforced links with Wagner and Rus planning operations for the blishment. The Russian auth projection in faraway
February 24. er). Nor does it have official disappearances”. While the sia’s Defence Ministry. deployment of Wagner orities have dismissed these theatres. Now, in Ukraine,
Ever since the 2014 Ukrai social media handles. report did not name Wagner, According to the Euro Group mercenaries in Uk claims, but Wagner troops’ where they emerged, Wagn
nian conflict, the Wagner But both the UN and Rus the UN Working Group on pean Union, which imposed raine”. The company was re foreign deployment has er’s might is being tested
Group has expanded its op sian authorities have con mercenaries did. A report by sanctions on Wagner in De portedly named after Ri helped Russia deepen its in once again.
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n the night of Pakis known for a “road expan ike almost every post was produced by Mr. Kolo
tan’s general election sion and underpassover Soviet state that moisky’s company.
in June 2013, two head building frenzy”, in sought to make a quick In a twist of double irony,
men sat sidebyside on a so cluding, according to the transition to a market eco Mr. Zelensky, widely seen as
fa watching the results com Dawn newspaper, a flyover nomy, Ukraine, too, went ‘Kolomoisky’s candidate’,
ing in on TV at their party known as the “Honey through a period of eco and supported by the lat
office in Lahore’s Model Bridge”, named so as it nomic freeforall when, in ter’s media platforms, ran
Town — one was the Prime would speed up his journey the name of privatisation, for President on the back of
Minister tobe (for the third to his wife tobe’s home. A government assets were two promises: to cleanse Uk
time) Nawaz Sharif, and his cancer survivor, he is also bought up in a fire sale by a raine of oligarchdriven cor
brother, who would become known for a disciplined life, small group of men with ties ruption, and end the war in
the Chief Minister of Punjab preferring daily swims and to the government. Alth eastern Ukraine. After he
(also for the third time). The early dinners. ough comparable to the bil became President, Mr. Ze
bonding between the men, Mr. Shehbaz, who spent lionaires of the West in lensky, on the one hand,
and the implied hierarchy some years at the Ittefaq terms of their political in used his anticorruption
that made Shehbaz Sharif, group, is seen as a business fluence and financial heft, crusade to selectively go af
the younger sibling, defe “Shehbaz Sharif has al exile in Saudi Arabia after manpolitician, and has over the tycoons of the former divide at the heart of the Uk tal political moments. When ter proRussian oligarchs
rential to Mr. Nawaz was ap ways been ambitious and he General Musharraf unseated the years been seen as more Soviet republics are typical rainian polity— a divide that Russia annexed Crimea in such as Mr. Medvedchuk,
parent, and some even sug sees this as his last chance to him in a coup in 1999, and able to make political com ly branded as ‘oligarchs’ — a both preceded, and accord March 2014, Ukraine barely while on the other, his bid to
gested, in whispers, that become Prime Minister. In even in jail, where they promises when needed, moniker that strips them of ing to some, precipitated an had 6,000 combatready negotiate peace in eastern
Prime Minister Nawaz the past, his brother was al served time on corruption with both the military esta the presumed virtues of en increasingly dire confronta troops, and could not Ukraine flew in the face of
would choose an opportune ways ahead of him and he cases they said were politi blishment and other politi trepreneurship while attri tion with Russia. mount a defence. But the the Kolomoiskyfunded mili
moment to step down, and now fears that his niece Ma cally motivated. cal parties. He is also known buting their wealth primari Born in 1963 in the Soviet same month, as proRussia tias’ visceral hatred of the
allow his brother to take ov ryam may overtake him. to have facilitated back ly, if not solely, to rapacious Ukraine, Mr. Kolomoisky separatists began to take ov proRussia separatists. And
er his role. There are severe rivalries Loyalty to Nawaz channel talks with India for plunder of state resources. graduated with a degree in er government buildings in as the war continued, with
That moment never within the Sharif family, and “Shehbaz was offered the his brother, reportedly us While President Vladimir metallurgy in 1985, a qualifi the east, the acting Ukrai rising civilian casualties,
came, as Nawaz Sharif ’s te his decision to push ahead prime ministership on a ing his business connections Putin has the Russian oli cation that served him well nian President appointed Moscow began to speak of
nure became shaky just now is about that, for him couple of occasions in the with Indian steel magnate garchs on a tight leash, the in the mad scramble to cap Mr. Kolomoisky as Governor ‘genocide’ in the Donbas,
three years later, after the self and for his son in Pun past, in the 1990s, as well as Sajjan Jindal. power of Ukraine’s oligarchs ture Ukraine’s heavy indus of Dnipropetrovsk province. further aggravating rela
“Panama Papers” were pu jab. In addition, [PPPchief ] in this year, when there In 2018, Mr. Shehbaz was may appear to rival that of tries. After he took control tions between the
blished worldwide, alleged Zardari has for his own rea were problems between Na made president of the the state itself — a scenario of Privat Bank, Ukraine’s lar Fighting separatists neighbours.
ly detailing accounts and sons supported him at this waz and the military esta PMLN with his brother's complicated by the fact that gest bank, he set himself up As Governor, Mr. Kolomois Mr. Kolomoisky, who has
properties held by the Sha moment, and he may not do blishment, but he declined, blessings, who now lives in Ukrainian oligarchs tend to as the country’s leading fi ky, dipping into his own a shark tank in his office,
rif family. A year later, in Ju so in the future,” says Pakis because, for him loyalty to London. The PMLN lost na be either proRussia or pro nancier. It later emerged wealth, raised a 2,000 and is known to unnerve vis
ly 2017, the Supreme Court tan’s Education Minister his brother is a paramount tional elections and the Pun West, depending on their that Mr. Kolomoisky had strong private militia within itors by feeding the sharks in
disqualified Nawaz Sharif Shafqat Mahmood of Mr. trait,” Mr. Hussain told The jab Assembly, and Mr. Sheh business interests and pa been siphoning off bank months and took the fight to their presence, has been a
from holding public office, Shehbaz's decision to move Hindu. baz moved into a role as tronage networks. funds through sham invest the separatists. Apart from parallel power centre in the
and he appointed another a nonconfidence motion Born in 1951, Mr. Shehbaz leader of the Opposition, al For instance, Ukraine’s ments in the U.S. He is now funding private militias such Ukrainian polity. His invol
PMLN leader Shahid Kha against Prime Minister Im studied at Government Col leging that the elections had most powerful oligarch, the under probe by the FBI on as the Dnipro Battalion and vement in moneylaunder
qan Abbasi in his place, not ran Khan last month. lege Lahore and joined the been rigged. As a result, Mr. 59yearold Ihor Kolomois moneylaundering charges, the neoNazi Azov Battalion ing, funding of private mili
his brother as had been Longtime associate of familyowned Ittefaq Group Shehbaz has spent much of ky, is proEurope and viru and is banned from entering — both accused of human tias, backing of Euromaidan
widely expected. Insiders the Sharifs, former journal that dealt in steel and iron. Mr. Khan’s tenure working lently antiRussia, while Vik the U.S. rights violations and lauded protests, and later, of Mr. Ze
spoke of a rift between the ist and now PMLN Senator While Mr. Nawaz was seen on ousting the government tor Medvedchuk is seen as a Indeed, what distinguish for resisting the Russian lensky, his hatred of Russia,
brothers over which of their Mushahid Hussain dis as the more serious among corralling together the Pa proRussia oligarch. In re es Mr. Kolomoisky from the forces — Mr. Kolomoisky has and of Mr. Putin specifically,
children — Nawaz’s daughter agrees, calling Mr. Shehbaz the two, Mr. Shehbaz is kistan Democracy Move cent years, both proWest other oligarchs is not the also had success in shaping are all part of the matrix of
Maryam Nawaz or Sheh a Nawaz “loyalist through known for his marriages, in ment (PDM), and now test and proRussia oligarchs scale of his financial misde public opinion through the variables that have had an
baz’s son Hamza Sharif — and through”. Mr. Shehbaz cluding to activist and auth ing his fortunes for a have aligned with proWest meanours, which are im media platforms that he undeniable role in nudging
would lead the party in Pun has been known for follow or (My Feudal Lord) Tehmi position that has eluded him and proRussia politicians, pressive in themselves, but owns. The comedy show Ukraine towards instability,
jab as the Chief Minister ing his more famous brother na Durrani, and for a love of thus far, and perhaps, finally respectively. Mr. Kolomois the ubiquity of his finger that made Volodymyr Zelen if not the wartorn tragedy
candidate. through thick and thin, in singing. In his first tenure as out of his brother’s shadow. ky’s career exemplifies this prints in his country’s pivo sky a household name and of the present.
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SEBI allows
pooling of Industry sees Australia pact lifting trade NPAs in retail loans
account by MFs Exporters of apparel, textiles, leather, footwear, gem & jewellery, pharma and services will gain: FIEO may rise in March,
till July 1
Special Correspondent
Press Trust of India
New Delhi <
> Key commodities
that India exports to
providing preferential access
for Indian gems and jewel
June quarters: Bansal
Mumbai The trade agreement signed Australia include lery exports, the deal also
The Securities & Exchange between India and Australia gold jewellery — both makes it cheaper for Austra ‘Some rejigged loans may go bad’
Board of India (SEBI), has on Saturday will help boost plain and studded — lian retailers to procure
extended the existing time twoway commerce and in and polished worldclass jewellery crafted Lalatendu Mishra
line of April 1 for discontin vestment between the coun with finesse from Indian ma Mumbai
diamonds
uation of pooling of ac tries, according to exporters. nufacturers,” he said. Retail bad loans of banks
count to July 1. The Federation of Indian Middle East, the CECA with Mr. Shah also said he ex are likely to rise as some
The extension is to facil Export Organisations (FIEO) Australia would provide pre pected the agreement to restructured loans may
itate efficient technology said the pact would benefit ferential advantage for the boost bilateral gem and je again turn into nonper
overhaul and its smooth sectors including apparel, studded jewellery sector,” he wellery trade from $950 mil forming assets, said R.K.
transition to serve growing textiles, leather, footwear, said in a statement. lion at present to $1.5 billion. Bansal, MD and CEO, Edel
investor needs. gem & jewellery, engineering Key commodities that are weiss Asset Reconstruc
Pooling of investor’s goods and pharmaceuticals, exported to Australia include ‘Aim to double exports’ tion Company (EARC).
funds and units by stock besides services. gold jewellery (plain and India’s gem and jewellery ex To minimise losses, Cibil data (provided by
brokers and clearing mem Bright spot: The pact is expected to help boost bilateral gem studded) and polished dia ports to Australia are also banks are seen offloading EARC), as on September
bers in any form / manner ‘Among top 15’ & jewellery trade from $950 mn to $1.5 bn. REUTERS * monds. The main commodi likely to double from the pre their bad loans to asset re 30, 2021, the GNPA ratio in
and by mutual fund invest Australia is currently India’s ties imported from Australia sent $300 million in the next construction companies secured mortgage (home
ment advisers/ distributors largest export destination in that after successfully nego agreement is expected to un include precious metals — three years, he added. (ARCs) and the figures are loans, loans against pro
(wherever it was taking the Oceania region and is tiating a Comprehensive lock additional trade due to gold and silver bars. India and Australia on Sa on the rise. perty) was 3.7% while in
place) for mutual fund among the top 15 export des Economic Partnership the preferential access ac turday signed an economic According to ARC indus case of secured, nonmort
transactions was to be dis tinations, FIEO President A. Agreement (CEPA) with the corded towards India’s gem ‘Australia will benefit’ cooperation and trade agree try data, in FY20 about gage (auto and gold loans)
continued from April 1. Sakthivel said. UAE, India had secured pre and jewellery exports to the “We expect Australia to be ment under which Canberra ₹2,000 crore of principal the ratio was 9.6%.
However, after mutual Gem and Jewellery Export ferential access for the sector island nation. While India nefit from access to areas would provide dutyfree ac book balance was assigned For unsecured loans
discussion and agreement, Promotion Council (GJEPC) in Australia. UAE CEPA will build inroads where India is a world lead cess to its market for more to ARCs, while the figure such as personal loans,
SEBI has extended timeli Chairman Colin Shah said “The IndiaAustralia trade for plain gold jewellery to the er, such as diamonds. By than 6,000 sectors in India. more than tripled to education loans, credit
ne until July 1 to enable MF ₹6,500 crore in FY21. card outstandings, and
industry to bring in high le In the first 9 months of consumer, Mudra and MFI
vel of operational efficien
cy in the interest of Inves
tors and efficient
Infosys said to shift services Regulator caps prices FY22, about ₹7,000 crore
principal book balance
was assigned to ARCs. Ho
loans, the GNPA ratio was
8.47%. In less than three
years, EARC said it had wit
functioning of MF sub
scriptions and redemp
from Russia amid Sunak row at electricity exchanges wever, the situation in the
retail loan segment had
nessed its retail portfolio
grow with the acquisition
tion, Association of Mutual been gradually improving of principal dues of about
Funds in India (AMFI) said. High prices can hit consumers: CERC in the last 6 months except ₹7,000 crore from a large
“We are confident of fas for a spike in January due number of banks and
ter implementation owing IT major has less than 100 employees in Russia Reuters to the third wave of CO NBFCs that had assigned
NEW DELHI
to adoption of newage VID19, Mr. Bansal said. their NPAs to ARCs, both in
technology and with the PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ing a call for all U.K. compa India’s power regulator has cash as well as via the Se
help of other stake holders NEW DELHI nies to think very carefully asked the country’s electric ‘Two developments’ curity Receipts route.
such as stock exchanges IT major Infosys is shifting about any investments in ity exchanges to cap prices “Two things happened
and channel partners, so its services from Russia to its Russia over the ongoing con at ₹12 per unit amid a surge during this period: there ‘Economic woes’
that we can further streng other global delivery flict in Ukraine. With refe in power demand and the has been improvement in The retail portfolio in
then investor service and centres, according to rence to stringent sanctions rising cost of imported coal. collections, and restruc volves attending to a large
their evolving savings need sources. being imposed on Russia, During the past few days, turing of some retail loans number of distressed bor
towards newer mutual The move comes amid Mr. Sunak, who is the sonin prices discovered at power by lenders also took rowers across geographies
fund solutions,” A. Balasu mounting pressure on U.K. law of Infosys cofounder exchanges have remained place,” he said. who may have gone
bramanian, chairman of Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who Narayana Murthy, was asked “significantly” higher, the noted that India’s power de “However, some of through economic woes
AMFI said. has been fielding some on air if his advice to busi Central Electricity Regulato mand has surged due to the these restructured loans exacerbated by the pan
“To stay focused on its tough questions over the nesses was not being fol ry Commission (CERC) said onset of summer and an up may again turn bad which demic, EARC said.
efficient and effective im Russian presence of Infosys, Rishi Sunak lowed within his own home. in a statement. tick in economic activities shall reflect in the March “We have witnessed re
plementation of the said... a company in which his wife, The Minister stressed that after the COVID19 pandem and June quarter num covery numbers falling,
SEBI circular, we as MF in Akshata Murthy, has a stake. ments,” Infosys said in reply the operations of individual Summer surge ic abated. bers,” Mr. Bansal added. distressed situation with
dustry, have agreed to keep Infosys has less than 100 to an email query from PTI. companies was a matter for Abnormally high prices at Power demand could rise Out of the ₹7,000 crore borrowers increasing in
new fund offers launches employees in Russia, and them. Last month, the multi power exchanges, even for a further after weather offi bad loans which had been the last few years, a slow
on hold during this pe the status of the local staff Imposes sanctions national software services short period, hurt consum cials forecast maximum sold to ARCs in the first down in the movement of
riod,” said N. S. Venkatesh, there and whether they will The U.K. earlier imposed major said in a statement ers’ interests and erode temperatures above normal nine month of FY22, about people and the litigation
CEO, AMFI. “We are confi be relocated could not be wideranging sanctions on that it supports and advo buyers’ confidence in the in April in most parts of the 50% had been acquired by machinery,” EARC’s Mr.
dent NFOs will be back on immediately ascertained. Russian businesses and indi cates for peace between market, the commission northwest, northeast and EARC. As per Trans Union Bansal added.
track soon,” he added. “We do not have any com viduals, with Mr. Sunak issu Russia and Ukraine. said. The commission also central regions.
Noise eyes ₹2,000 crore revenue in FY23
Wearables and hearables firm to manufacture 60% of products locally
Yuthika Bhargava growth in the categories sumer psyche there.
NEW DELHI Noise operates, he expects “The idea is to first under
With growing demand for the revenue to be about stand what are the areas
wearables and hearables, ₹2,000 crore in 202223. where we are more suitable
homegrown consumer tech “It has been a very good with the minimal change in
nology firm Noise is looking year not just for Noise, but the plan…You could see in
at more than doubling its re for the entire category. CO ternational expansion as ear
venue in the current finan VID has given all of us a ly as probably a month’s
cial year (202223) to about chance to rethink our health time or as late as maybe 12
₹2,000 crore, a senior com and take it on priority, which months,” he added.
pany official said. has helped the wearable ca Currently, about 20% of
The company also plans tegory,” he said. the products are manufac
to increase its ‘made in In “Workfromhome, an in tured in India, and it is ex
dia’ product portfolio to ma crease in OTT consumption pected to go up to more than
nufacture about 60% of its Gaurav Khatri and Internet penetration has 60% in the next six months.
products locally, and foray helped the audio category,” He also refuted reports of
into international markets the wearable and hearable he said, adding hearables talks with Titan to sell the
within this year. categories...we are doing a and wearables are becoming company. “Honestly, they
“Things have been really growth of over 100% in part of consumer lifestyle. were rumours; nothing has
good in the last two years,” terms of the net revenues. come to me,” he said. Asked
Gaurav Khatri, Cofounder We closed 202021 north of Global expansion if Noise is open to being ac
of Noise told The Hindu. ₹350 crore and expect to About international expan quired, he added, “it’s very
“We have seen good growth cross ₹850 crore in 202122,” sion, he said there was a ded hard to comment…if we get a
not just in revenues but also He added that the compa icated team currently per really good partner, maybe
in terms of the team and the ny had achieved an annual forming trials in the we could think about it but I
product portfolio. The run rate of ₹1,400 crore and international market and try don’t think that’s the idea
prime focus of the brand is with the expectation of the ing to understand the con right now.”
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Buttler’s century, spinners’ guile fashion Rajasthan Royals’ win
Mumbai Indians chase, guided by Tilak Varma, loses steam in the last six overs; Ashwin turns the tables; Chahal just misses a hattrick
than Royals, which eventual ter a defeat to Delhi Capitals,
IPL 2022 ly managed to pull off its se Mumbai Indians’ decision to
SCOREBOARD
Shayan Acharya cond consecutive win, field backfired with Buttler RAJASTHAN ROYALS Saini 5 (4b, 1x4), Tilak Varma b
MUMBAI defeating Mumbai Indians by (100, 68b, 11x4, 5x6) and Jos Buttler b Bumrah 100 (68b, R. Ashwin 61 (33b, 3x4, 5x6),
After Jos Buttler’s first centu 23 runs. Shimron Hetmyer (35, 14b, 11x4, 5x6), Yashasvi Jaiswal c Kieron Pollard c Buttler b Saini
David b Bumrah 1 (2b), Devdutt 22 (24b, 3x4, 1x6), Tim David
ry in this edition of the In With Tilak, who forged an 3x4, 3x6) tearing apart the
Padikkal c Rohit b Mills 7 (7b, lbw b Chahal 1 (3b), Daniel Sams
dian Premier League guided 81run stand with Ishan Kish Mumbai bowlers. They 1x4), Sanju Samson c Tilak b c Buttler b Chahal 0 (1b), M.
Rajasthan Royals to 193 for an (54, 43b, 5x4, 1x6) for the forged a 52run stand for the Pollard 30 (21b, 1x4, 3x6), Ashwin run out 6 (8b, 1x4), Jas
eight, Mumbai Indians was third wicket, back in the du fourth wicket before Jasprit Shimron Hetmyer c Tilak b prit Bumrah (not out) 0 (1b); Ex
cruising at 129 for three after gout, Mumbai needed to re Bumrah dismissed both, in a Bumrah 35 (14b, 3x4, 3x6), tras (lb1, w8, nb2): 11; Total
14 overs, with youngster Ti build. span of four deliveries. Ho Riyan Parag c David b Mills 5 (for eight wkts. in 20 overs):
lak Varma batting on 55. But Yuzvendra Chahal wever, by then, Rajasthan (4b, 1x4), R. Ashwin run out 1 170.
spun a web in the 16th over, was already in command. (1b), Navdeep Saini c Ishan b FALL OF WICKETS
Turning point removing Tim David and Da Mills 2 (2b), Trent Boult (not 115 (Rohit, 1.5), 240 (Anmol
With 65 runs required from niel Sams off consecutive de Fightback out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb5, w6): preet, 3.6), 3121 (Ishan, 12.6),
11; Total (for eight wkts. in 20 4135 (Tilak, 14.2), 5136 (David,
six overs and the seasoned liveries. The India interna Put in, the team lost Yashasvi
overs): 193. 15.1), 6136 (Sams, 15.2), 7165
Kieron Pollard joining Tilak tional missed out on a Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal
FALL OF WICKETS (M. Ashwin, 18.5), 8170 (Pol
at the crease, the Mumbai In hattrick as substitute Karun inside the first six overs, but 113 (Jaiswal, 2.4 overs), 248 lard, 19.6).
dians camp believed victory Nair dropped Murugan captain Sanju Samson built (Padikkal, 5.6), 3130 (Samson, ROYALS BOWLING
was possible. Ashwin. an 82run stand for the third 14.2), 4183 (Hetmyer, 18.2), 5 Boult 40291, Prasidh 40
However, R. Ashwin had wicket with Buttler to launch 184 (Buttler, 18.5), 6185 (R. 371, Saini 30362, R. Ashwin
other plans. Shoddy fielding a fightback. The duo hit Mu Ashwin, 18.6), 7188 (Saini, 40301, Chahal 40262,
Coming on in the 15th ov Taking advantage of some rugan Ashwin for 21 runs in 19.3), 8193 (Parag, 19.6). Parag 10110.
er, Ashwin’s first delivery shoddy fielding by Royals, the 11th over, before Tilak MUMBAI INDIANS BOWLING Toss: MI; MoM: Buttler.
was sent for a six by Tilak (61, Pollard took the game to the caught Samson at deep mid Bumrah 40173, Sams 40 Royals won by 23 runs.
33b, 3x4, 5x6), drawing huge 320, Thampi 10260, M. Ash
last over, with 29 needed for wicket off Pollard.
win 30320, Mills 40353,
applause from the specta a win. However, a disciplined However, Buttler, who
Pollard 40461.
tors. As he looked set for show by Navdeep Saini, who hammered Basil Thampi for MUMBAI INDIANS
another big shot, Ashwin’s replaced the injured Nathan three sixes and two boundar Ishan Kishan c Saini b Boult 54
conventional offbreak rat CoulterNile, in the final over ies in the fourth over, paced (43b, 5x4, 1x6), Rohit Sharma c
tled Tilak’s offstump. saw Mumbai falling short. his innings well to reach the Cruise control: Buttler paced his innings well to reach the threefigure mark and set the Parag b Prasidh 10 (5b, 1x6),
That set the tone for Rajas Coming into the game af threefigure mark. platform for Royals’ victory. SPORTZPICS/IPL
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Anmolpreet Singh c Padikkal b
Gill and Ferguson deliver as Titans get the better of Capitals
Gujarat overcomes a stutter to post a total that proves beyond Delhi’s reach; Hardik plays a part with bat and ball
Amol Karhadkar
PUNE SCOREBOARD
Shubman Gill’s sublime GUJARAT TITANS 25 (22b, 2x4, 1x6), Rovman
knock set it up with the wil Matthew Wade c Pant b Powell lbw b Shami 20 (12b,
low and Lockie Ferguson fin Mustafizur 1 (2b), Shubman Gill 2x4, 1x6), Axar Patel c Wade b
ished it with the ball as Guja c Axar b Khaleel 84 (46b, 6x4, Ferguson 8 (4b, 2x4), Shardul
4x6), Vijay Shankar b Kuldeep 13 Thakur lbw b Rashid 2 (5b),
rat Titans stunned Delhi
(20b, 1x4), Hardik Pandya c Kuldeep Yadav (not out) 14 (14b,
Capitals in the Indian Pre Powell b Khaleel 31 (27b, 4x4), 1x6), Khaleel Ahmed c Wade b
mier League at the MCA Sta David Miller (not out) 20 (15b, Shami 0 (1b), Mustafizur Rah Chipping in: Pretorius and Bravo did their best, but CSK
dium on Saturday. 2x4), Rahul Tewatia c Shardul b man (not out) 3 (5b); Extras couldn’t defend 210 against LSG. SPORTZPICS/IPL *
Riding on Gill’s 84 (46b, Mustafizur 14 (8b, 1x4, 1x6), Ab (lb4, w7): 11; Total (for nine
6x4, 4x6), Titans recovered
from a stutter to post 171 for
hinav Manohar c Axar b
Mustafizur 1 (2b), Rashid Khan
(not out) 0 (1b); Extras (b1,
wkts. in 20 overs): 157.
FALL OF WICKETS Wounded teams on the
six after being asked to bat. 18 (Seifert, 1.1), 232 (Shaw,
Ferguson, with his raw pace
and accurate shortpitched
lb2, w3, nb1): 7; Total (for six
wkts. in 20 overs): 171.
4.1), 334 (Mandeep, 4.5), 495
(Lalit, 11.4), 5118 (Pant, 14.1), 6 look out for a win
missiles, ensured that Capi FALL OF WICKETS 126 (Axar, 14.5), 7134 (Shardul,
tals fell 14 runs short. 12 (Wade, 0.3 ov), 244 (Vijay 15.6), 8143 (Powell, 17.2), 9143 CSK and PBKS seek to iron out flaws
Shankar, 6.1), 3109 (Hardik, (Khaleel, 17.3).
Ferguson’s doublewicket
13.6), 4145 (Gill, 17.1), 5168 TITANS BOWLING RAKESH RAO helped CSK’s fortunes. So
burst in the PowerPlay put
(Tewatia, 19.2), 6170 (Manohar, Shami 40302, Hardik 40 MUMBAI far, the team’s newball bow
the onus on Capitals captain 19.5). 221, Ferguson 40284, Rashid
Rishabh Pant and Lalit Ya Switching gears: Gill played anchorcumaccelerator during his knock of 84. SPORTZPICS/IPL Chennai Super Kings finds ling options look most or
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IN BRIEF
Babar, Imam take
Australia faces England in blockbuster final Man City eases past Burnley
Pakistan to series win
LAHORE
WORLD CUP ever seen, defeated by New Liverpool beats Watford; Brentford stuns Chelsea
Zealand by just four runs.
Pakistan romped to a Press Trust of India Australia vicecaptain Ra
ninewicket win over Christchurch
chael Haynes already has a EURO LEAGUES
depleted Australia in the
third ODI on Saturday and Australia will be out to un winner’s medal from 2013, Reuters
clinched the series 21. derline its credentials as the and she is well on her way to Burnley
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BISWARANJAN ROUT
BAI to conduct selection trials Kartik takes 10,000m with a wellpaced run
To identify players for major tournaments Sanjivani wins the women’s title; Rosy vaults to glory
Aiming to pick the best performances of the selec teammate Baranica Elango
BADMINTON players for major events, the tion trials as they will be elig
FED CUP van claimed silver. The
Special Correspondent trials will see the participa ible for BAI / SAI assistance P.K. Ajith Kumar bronze was won by Harya
HYDERABAD tion of players ranked bet for training and TENHIPALAM na’s Pooja.
The Badminton Association ween 16 to 50 in the latest competition. There were just three finals
of India (BAI) will conduct BWF world rankings, re While the Common and nothing earthshattering Arokia misses out
selection trials for the up leased on March 29. wealth Games squad will happened in them. It was in Tamil Nadu’s Arokia Rajiv,
coming Thomas and Uber Players, who are ranked consist of 10 members with deed rather a sedate start to the 400m meetrecord hol
Cup, Commonwealth Games in the top16 in singles and equal number of men and the Federation Cup at the der, could not qualify from
and Asian Games at the Indi top8 in doubles in the na women, the Asian Games Calicut University Stadium the semifinals.
ra Gandhi Stadium in New tional rankings, based on the and Thomas & Uber Cup on Saturday. Day two promises much
Delhi from April 15 to 20. domestic performances in contingents will have 20 The meet, where much is more exciting action, with
Apart from the major the senior ranking tourna members each, including 10 at stake with participants at the finals of glamorous
tournaments which are to be ments played in Chennai men and 10 women. tempting the qualifying events like 100m and 400m
held this year, the BAI will al and Hyderabad, and the Apart from senior selec marks for the various inter (both men and women) lined
so finalise probables for the core group players selected tion trials, BAI will also con national events, got off early up.
senior core group for the by the BAI selection commit duct trials for junior players, in the morning with the The results: Men: 10,000m: 1.
2024 Olympic Games. tee / SAI in 2019 will also be who will be chosen for the men’s 10,000m. Kartik Kumar (UP) 29:20.21, 2.
The 32nd edition of Tho included for the trials. selection trials based on the It was won by Kartik Ku Sawan Barwal (HP) 29:21.29, 3.
mas Cup and 29th Uber Cup Players who have notable performances of the upcom mar of Uttar Pradesh with a Kartik (UP, 10,000m). Sanjivani (Mah, 10,000m). Rosy (TN, pole vault). Gulveer Singh (UP) 29:22.44.
Women: 10,000m: 1. Sanjivani
are scheduled in Bangkok performances in the interna ing U19 ranking tournament time of 29:20.21.
Jadhav (Mah) 33:13.07, 2. See-
from May 815 while the 2022 tional circuit in the last three to be held in Bangalore. had to settle for the silver Later, Maharashtra’s Sanji took silver and bronze ma (HP) 34:31.44, 3. Kavita Ya-
Commonwealth Games and months will be selected di With the Korean Masters Fine finish and bronze medals respec vani Jadhav won the wo respectively. dav (UP) 34:56.42.
2022 Asian Games will kick rectly alongside those clashing with the selection He raced to the gold with a tively. It was a wellpaced men’s 10,000m, clocking In the afternoon, Tamil Pole vault: 1. Rosy Meena Paul-
start in Birmingham and ranked in the top15 in the trials, BAI will withdraw en fine finish, pushing behind run by Kartik, who accelerat 33:13.07. Nadu’s Rosy Meena Paulraj raj (TN) 4.00m, 2. Baranica
Hangzhou respectively from world while the vacant spots tries of its players from the Sawan Barwal (Himachal) ed and took the lead when it Himachal’s Seema and Ut won the women’s pole vault, Elangovan (TN) 3.90m, 3. Pooja
July 28 and September 10. will be filled based on the Super 300 tournament. and Gulveer Singh (UP), who mattered most. tar Pradesh’s Kavita Yadav clearing 4.00m, while her (Har) 3.80m.
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Children of war
As the war continues, Ukraine’s children continue to bear the brunt
Stanly Johny
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hildren are easy
victims of a military
conflict. It’s no
different in Ukraine’s
waraffected areas. Ever
since the Russian invasion
began, the Internet has
been flooded with pictures
of children, both wounded
and displaced, reinforcing
the horrors of wars.
According to the United
Nations High
Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR), the
Ukraine war has forced
more than 4 million
people to leave the
country, half of them
children. “As the number
of children fleeing their
homes continues to climb,
we must remember that
every single one of them
needs protection,
education, safety and
support,” UNICEF
Executive Director Hard crossings: People, mainly women and children, arrive at Przemysl on a New life: A mother holds her newborn baby in the bomb shelter of a maternity hospital in Kyiv.
Catherine Russell said in a train from Odesa. GETTY IMAGES
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GETTY IMAGES
statement on Wednesday.
According to the Office
of the UN High
Commissioner for Human
Rights, 1,179 civilians were
killed, including 15 girls,
34 boys and 55 children.
Among the 1,860 injured
are 34 girls, 26 boys and 74
children.
Ukraine is accusing
Russia of deliberately
targeting civilians in its
population centres, while
the Russians say the
Ukrainian armed forces
and allied farright
paramilitaries are using
civilians, even children, as
human shields. As the war
continues with allegations
and counterallegations,
Ukraine’s children
continue to bear the brunt
with no respite in the
offing.
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Traumatic journey: Orphaned children fleeing the town of Polohy, which is under Russian control. Civilians from Mariupol and surrounding areas have fled to evacuation points
in towns such as Zaporizhzhia in Ukrainiancontrolled territory before moving on to safer areas in the western part of the country. GETTY IMAGES *
Innocent victim: Dima, a threeyearold boy who was wounded
during the shelling of Mariupol, lies in a bed in the children’s
ward of a hospital in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. REUTERS *
No escape: Children
leave the city of
Irpin, northwest of
Kyiv, during heavy
shelling and
bombing. AFP *
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