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Shinde proves majority
in Maharashtra House
Faisal Malik and
Dhaval Kulkarni
letters@hindustantimes.com
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief
minister Eknath Shinde proved
his government’s majority on the
floor of the assembly on Monday
by winning the trust vote with
ease and completing the arc on
an unlikely rebellion that began
exactly three weeks ago and led
to the collapse of the previous
government.
In the 287-member assembly,
Shinde — who has 39 other Shiv
Sena dissidents backing him, in
addition to the Bharatiya Janata
Party — secured 164 votes.
Still smarting from the col-
lapse of its government last
week, the Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) could only muster 99
votes. In the 24 hours between
the Speaker’s election and the
trust vote, the MVA lost eight
more lawmakers — it got 107
votes in the Sunday election but
only 99 on Monday — underlin-
ing the daily disintegration in the
three-party alliance.
After winning the trust vote,
Shinde made an emotional
address and repeated that his
was the real Shiv Sena, not the
faction led by former chief min-
ister Uddhav Thackeray.
“Our numbers in the legisla-
tive party are now above 40.
They will increase in the future.
Bharat Gogawale has been rec-
ognised as the chief whip and I
as the group leader. Those who
have defied the whip will face
continued on →13
New FIR against Zubair Four arrested after black balloons
in UP over Yati, 2 others seen near PM’s chopper in Andhra
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
LUCKNOW: A second police com-
plaint was filed against journal-
ist Mohammed Zubair in Uttar
Pradesh’s Sitapur district for
allegedly inflaming communal
passions by calling three contro-
versial right-wing leaders
“spreaders of hatred”, state
police said on Monday.
One of the three is Yati Nars-
inghanand Saraswati, priest of
the Dasna Devi temple in Ghazi-
abad, who is facing multiple
{ PASCHIM VIHAR BRUTALITY }
Man attacks dog, owner
with a rod after quarrel
Hemani Bhandari
hemani.bhandari@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A man struck a pet
dog, his owner, and at least two
other members of their family
with an iron rod in west Delhi’s
Paschim Vihar because the ani-
mal barked at him — an incident
that led to widespread outrage
after videos showing the brutal
attack went viral on social media
on Monday. Police have regis-
tered a case, and started a probe.
Deputy commissioner of
police (outer), Sameer Sharma,
said that Dharamvir Dahiya,
63-year-old retired gunman,
attacked Rakshit Mohlia, 25, his
maternal uncle Hemant Atal, 53,
DELHI ASSEMBLY
PASSES BILLS TO
HIKE MLA SALARIES
NEW DELHI: The Delhi assembly
on Monday passed five Bills, giv-
ing legislative approval to hiking
salaries of ministers and MLAs,
with members from the treasury
and opposition benches support-
ing the proposals. The salary
hike has already been cleared by
the home ministry and the LG.
The Bills will now be sent to the
President for a final approval.
As per the Bills, the salary of
MLAs is proposed to be hiked
from ₹54,000 per month to
₹90,000 per month. The salary
and allowances of CM and min-
isters, speaker, deputy speaker,
chief whip and leader of opposi-
tion is proposed to be increased
from ₹72,000 to ₹170,000. →P4
NUMBERS GAME
164
For the motion
99
of confidence
Against the
motion
CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis with other MLAs.
Absence of 18 MLAs of
Oppn raises eyebrows
MUMBAI: Even as the Maharash-
tra assembly voted for a crucial
floor test, days after the collapse
of the Maha Vikas Aghadi gov-
ernment, 20 MLAs remained
absent from the House on Mon-
day. These included 12 legisla-
tors from the Congress, five from
the NCP, two from the BJP, and
one from the AIMIM. In the 24
charges in Delhi and UP for
alleged hate speeches at a
Dharam Sansad in Haridwar
earlier this year.
Zubair, who was arrested on
June 27 by Delhi Police for a 2018
tweet satirising a 1983 movie
sequence, has spent three days
in jail. However, his lawyers say
that there is nothing offensive in
the tweet and that it is a blatant
case of malafide. He is currently
in judicial custody after a Delhi
court denied him bail on Satur-
day. He was brought to Sitapur
on Monday, said police. →P10
the uncle’s wife Yashoda, 45, and
the family’s eight-year-old mixed
breed dog, Scooby, after it
barked at him on Sunday.
Several videos of the incident,
caught on CCTV camera, show
the man hurling the dog by its
tail, and striking a blow with an
iron rod on its head. The dog is
then seen lying unconscious in a
pool of blood; and as its owners
try to revive it, Dahiya is seen
attacking the others.
“Scooby barking at the street
dogs irked him, and he started
yelling... Dahiya held Scooby by
its tail and threw it. Rakshit went
to rescue Scooby, and he and
Dahiya got into a scuffle,”
Mohlia’s sister said. →P3
{ SERIES DECIDER } EDGBASTON ON EDGE
Can India repel the ‘Bazball’ onslaught? Test of
nerves as England push for 4th chase in a row
Mohammad Siraj (centre) looks on as England's Joe Root (left)
and Jonny Bairstow steal a run on the fourth day of the Test.
3 20
Absent
Abstained
hours between the Speaker’s
election on Sunday, and the trust
vote, the MVA lost eight more
lawmakers — it got 107 votes in
the Sunday election but only 99
on Monday — underlining the
daily disintegration in the alli-
ance. Meanwhile, NCP leader
Ajit Pawar was named the leader
of opposition. →P10
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
letters@hindustantimes.com
HYDERABAD: Four Congress
workers were arrested on Mon-
day for releasing black balloons
near the Vijayawada Interna-
tional Airport in Andhra Pra-
desh minutes after Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi’s chopper
took off — an incident that the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
flagged as a security breach.
The state police, however,
said there was no compromise
on the PM’s security, the bal-
loons were released about five
Mass shooting at July 4 event in Chicago
Gunfire erupted at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland
Park, Illinois, leaving six dead and 31 others injured.
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12 Congress Speaker Rahul
5 NCP Narwekar of
the BJP did
2 BJP not vote in
1 AIMIM the floor test
ANSHUMAN POYREKAR/HT PHOTO
SC TO HEAR PLEA
OF UDDHAV CAMP
ON SPEAKER’S CALL
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
on Monday agreed to hear on
July 11 a fresh plea by the
Uddhav Thackeray faction of
the Shiv Sena, challenging the
decision of the newly-elected
speaker of the Maharashtra leg-
islative assembly to recognise
the new party whip of the
party’s rebels led by chief minis-
ter Eknath Shinde. →P10
TWO CONGRESS
WORKERS
RELEASED BLACK
BALLOONS FIVE
MINUTES AFTER PM
MODI’S CHOPPER
TOOK OFF
minutes after the Mi-17 helicop-
ter had left, and that the arrests
were made for violating prohibi-
tory orders under Section 144 of
the Code of Criminal Procedure
(CrPC) in and around the airport.
Related story on page 2 REUTERS
NEW DELHI: At the start of Day 4
of the fifth Test between India
and England at Birmingham, the
hosts were in big trouble. India’s
lead was 132 runs and all the Jas-
prit Bumrah-led side had to do
was bat; bat for as long as possi-
ble and the match would be
theirs. Up 2-1 in the series, a
draw would do for India.
Instead, India were bowled
out for 245 in the second
innings. Still, the lead was 378 —
a score that teams have histori-
cally failed to chase down.
England, though, are creating
their own revolution. Supreme
SC AGREES TO
HEAR NEXT WEEK
PLEAS AGAINST
AGNIPATH PLAN
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : The Supreme
Court on Monday agreed to
examine next week a clutch of
petitions challenging the Cen-
tre’s Agnipath scheme for
short-term recruitment into
the armed forces.
“List the matter before an
appropriate bench in the week
commencing July 12,” said a
bench of justices Indira Baner-
jee and JK Maheshwari after
the matter was mentioned
before it.
Advocate Kumud Lata men-
tioned the petition on behalf of
Harsh Ajay Singh requesting an
urgent hearing.
The court ordered for listing
it on reopening of the courts
after summer vacation, subject
to approval of the Chief Justice
of India.
Ahead of registrations for
the first batch of Agniveers in
the armed forces that began on
June 24, the Centre on June 19
approached the Supreme Court
seeking a right to be heard
before any action is to be taken
on the public interest litiga-
tions (PILs) challenging the
scheme.
In its caveat, the Centre told
the court: “Let nothing be done
in the above-mentioned matter
(Agnipath scheme) without
notice to the undersigned.”
→FULL REPORT ON P10
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READ: Calls for
relook grow
among aspirants, veterans
PM Modi landed at the airport
located at Gannavaram in Vijay-
awada, and shortly after flew to
Bhimavaram in West Godavari
district to take part in the 125th
birth anniversary celebrations of
revolutionary freedom fighter
Alluri Sitarama Raju. G Pala
Raju, deputy inspector general of
police, Eluru range, said five
minutes after the chopper carry-
ing Modi took off, two Congress
workers, Rajeev Ratan and Ravi
Prakash, climbed an under-con-
struction apartment at Sooram-
palli and released some black
balloons in the air. →P9
confidence in Bazball (the strat-
egy, inspired by Brendon ‘Baz’
McCullum and new skipper Ben
Stokes, sees them go lights out at
all times) saw Stokes choose to
chase at the toss. The strategy
worked like a charm on Monday.
Openers Alex Lees and Zak
Crawley put on 107 in 21.4 overs
before Joe Root and Jonny Bairs-
tow piled on the agony with a
150-run partnership to help
England reach 259 for 3 at
stumps. If England manage to
chase down the total, it will be a
scarely believable fourth consec-
utive chase of over 250 runs. →P16
Restaurants can’t force
service charge on users
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Union govern-
ment issued new guidelines on
Monday to deem it illegal for
restaurant and hotels to levy a
service charge without the
express consent of a diner,
according to a statement by the
ministry of consumer affairs,
which also specified govern-
ment helplines where custom-
ers can report violations.
The levy has been in conten-
tion for years now. In June, the
government held a meeting with
restaurant lobby and consumer
rights groups, following which
the ministry said on June 2 that it
will draw up a new framework to
bar services charges altogether.
The announcement on Mon-
day now gives an enforceable
shape to the government’s
directions on the matter: the
practice of levying service char-
ges by default has now been
defined as an unfair trade prac-
tice by the Central Consumer
Protection Authority (CCPA), a
regulatory body set up in 2019.
“The guidelines issued by
CCPA stipulate that hotels or
19-year-old who fired
6 bullets at Moosewala
arrested by Delhi cops
Sanjeev K Jha
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Two members of
the Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy
Brar alliance gang, including a
teenager who allegedly shot
Punjabi singer and Congress
leader Sidhu Moosewala in
May, have been arrested by the
special cell of Delhi Police, offi-
cials said on Monday.
With this, the city police
have arrested five people,
including three shooters, so far
in connection with the murder.
Sachin Bhiwani (25) and
Ankit Sirsa (19) were arrested
from near Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate
interstate bus terminal on Sun-
day night. Sirsa was among the
six shooters who opened fire at
Moosewala from a close range,
HGS Dhaliwal, special commis-
sioner of police, special cell, said.
Another official said Sirsa shot
Moosewala at least six times.
Moosewala was shot dead at
Jawaharke village in Mansa dis-
trict of Punjab on May 29, a day
More varsities should
get accredition: Panel
Fareeha Iftikhar
fareeha.iftikhar@htdigital.in
NEW DELHI: Efforts need to be
intensified to bring more higher
education institutes in India
under the formal accreditation
system, and all universities and
colleges must be scored on how
fool proof their examinations
are, a parliamentary panel has
said in its report disclosed on
Monday.
The Parliamentary Standing
Committee on education,
women, children, youth and
sports headed by BJP leader and
Rajya Sabha member Vinay P
Sahasrabuddhe was carrying out
a review of education standards,
accreditation process, research,
examination reforms and aca-
demic environment in India’s
higher education institutes.
According to the report, the
higher education department of
the Union ministry of education
{ ARVIND KEJRIWAL } DELHI CHIEF MINISTER
P around 10.50am, when the
Gujarat can get cheap, free,
24-hour electricity... I’ll
be back on Sunday with
a solution to Gujarat’s
electricity issue.
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Related story on page 8
NEW DELHI/METRO
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
New service charge rules
What the guidelines say
NO DEFAULT LEVY Charge can’t be
added to bill automatically
CANNOT BE HIDDEN Such charge
can’t be in any other name
VOLUNTARY ONLY Businesses will
need to clearly inform
consumers service charge will
only be at their discretion
NO SEPARATE BILLING Service
charge shall not be collected in
addition to food bill and GST
restaurant shall not add service
charge automatically or by
default in the food bill. No col-
lection of service charge shall be
done by any other name. No
hotel or restaurant shall force a
consumer to pay service charge
and shall clearly inform the
consumer that service charge is
voluntary, optional and at con-
sumer’s discretion,” the govern-
ment statement said.
People cannot by denied
entry based on whether or not
they consent to such charges
19-year-old Ankit Sirsa
after the state government
pruned his security cover. His
car was intercepted by two vehi-
cles, a Mahindra Bolero and a
Toyota Corolla, and was sprayed
with about 30 bullets, police had
said earlier. An autopsy report
later said that the singer bore 19
bullet injury marks and would
have died within 15 minutes of
the shooting.
Jailed gangster Bishnoi has
been named the prime suspect
in the case, believed to be a fall-
out of gang rivalry. →P9
A REPORT BY A
PARLIAMENTARY
PANEL SAID ONLY
30% OF THE
UNIVERSITIES
AND 20% OF THE
COLLEGES
ARE IN THE
ACCREDITATION
SYSTEM
informed the committee only
30% of the universities and 20%
of the colleges are in the accredi-
tation system. “Thus, there is a
long way to go... till a large body
of colleges are going towards an
accreditation process, the reali-
sation of quality in this entire
sphere will be hard to achieve as
it is not mandatory at present,” it
stated, citing deposition from the
secretary of education. →P8
If found levying
the charge
A consumer can request the hotel
or restaurant to remove the levy, or
lodge a complaint on the National
Consumer Helpline. The consumer
may also file a complaint
against unfair trade
practice with the
Consumer
Commission
and the amount cannot be “col-
lected by adding it along with
the food bill and levying GST on
the total amount”.
The statement said consumers
can first reach out to the business,
and if the matter is unresolved,
raise the dispute to the National
Consumer Helpline (NCH) by call-
ing 1915 or through the NCH
mobile app, or send a complaint
to the district administration.
“The consumer may also file
a complaint against unfair trade
continued on →11
NIA CHIEF MEETS
HOME MINISTER
OVER UDAIPUR,
AMRAVATI KILLINGS
Neeraj Chauhan
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Federal investiga-
tors have a free hand when
dealing with elements bent on
fomenting sectarian violence in
the country, Union home min-
ister Amit Shah is said to have
told National Investigation
Agency (NIA) chief Dinkar
Gupta during a meeting in
which Shah was briefed on all
the findings on the recent kill-
ings in Udaipur and Amravati,
people familiar with the matter
said.
The NIA has already invoked
laws that deal with terrorist
activities against those who
have been arrested for the mur-
ders.
Investigators are probing a
larger conspiracy, with the pos-
sible involvement of people
based abroad.
Gupta joined as the new
director general of the central
agency last week, and has since
been supervising the investiga-
tions in both the cases.
→FULL REPORT IN P8
13 PEOPLE DEAD
AS BUS FALLS INTO
GORGE IN KULLU
DEHRADUN: Thirteen people
were killed after their bus in
skidded off the road and plunged
into a 200-metre gorge near Jan-
gla village, about 65 km from
Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, on
Monday, officials said.
Chief minister Jai Ram Tha-
kur visited the accident spot and
ordered a magisterial probe into
the matter. He also said that the
families of the victims will be
given ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh each.
“As per information, there
was a landslide at the spot and
the driver attempted to cross the
stretch. The casualties occurred
due to impact of the bus hitting
the ground as it was almost a 90
degree cliff,” he said. →P8
WOMAN JUMPS
ON METRO LINE AT
JOR BAGH STATION
NEW DELHI: A woman jumped in
front of a moving train at Jor
Bagh Metro station on Monday,
succumbing to her injuries by
the time she was shifted to a hos-
pital, officials said.
The incident took place
woman stepped off the track at
platform number 1 (used to
board trains heading towards
HUDA City Centre) of the Jor
Bagh Metro station, on the Yel-
low Line. Officials of the Central
Industrial Security Force, which
secures stations across the Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation network,
said their CCTV observer noticed
her on camera and rushed to the
spot. However, a train was
approaching the station by the
time the observer reached. →P3
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TUESDAY
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{ WORLD } ‘RIDDLED WITH RUST’ { WORLD } BREAKS EARTH’S ORBIT { OPINION } CHANCE TO REINVIGORATE GLOBAL ORDER { MY INDIA } IN BENGALURU { WORLD } ‘TERROR MOTIVE NOT LIKELY’

Eiffel Tower in need Nasa satellite starts What will India focus on Lankesh’s sister Denmark gunman
of repairs: Reports solo moon mission during its G20 presidency? records statement jailed for 24 days

The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need
of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic
60 million euro paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic
Games in Paris, according to confidential reports
cited by French magazine Marianne. The wrought-
iron 324-m tower, built by Gustave Eiffel in the late
19th century, is among the most visited tourist sites
in the world, welcoming about six million visitors
each year. However confidential reports by experts
cited by Marianne suggest the monument is in a poor
state and riddled with rust. Some 30% of the tower
was supposed to have been stripped and then have
two new coats applied but delays to the work caused
by the Covid-19 pandemic and the presence of lead in
the old paint means only 5% will be treated,
Marianne said. The company that oversees the tower,
Societe d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, could not be
immediately reached for comment. REUTERS
A satellite the size of a microwave oven
successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on
Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest
step in Nasa’s plan to land astronauts on the lunar
surface again. The Capstone satellite was launched
six days ago from New Zealand by Rocket Lab in one
of their small Electron rockets, and will reach the
moon in four months, using minimal energy. Rocket
Lab founder Peter Beck said, “To see it all come
together tonight and see that spacecraft on its way
to the moon, it’s just absolutely epic.” Beck added the
relatively low cost of the mission — Nasa put it at
$32.7 million — marked the beginning of a new era
for space exploration. The new orbit uses minimal
fuel and allows the satellite or a space station to stay
in constant contact with Earth. AGENCIES
India’s presidency of the G20 grouping next year — arguably the
sole remaining effective forum for global governance — presents an
enormous opportunity to accelerate sustainable growth within India, in
the emerging world, and beyond. For India’s presidency to live up to this
potential, it must recognise the constraints of the grouping and the
crises — from the pandemic to the Ukraine war — that it must confront.
But there should also be a clear understanding of the levers that a G20
president has to affect global policy action, write Samir Saran and Jhanvi
Tripathi, president and associate fellow at the Observer Research
Foundation. Arguments for a green transition can no longer be limited
to the moral high ground of saving the planet. A commitment on
sustainable consumption must be placed front and centre, they write.
India’s presidency is an opportunity to reinvigorate, reinvent and
re-centre the multilateral order. →P12
The trial in the Gauri Lankesh murder case
resumed on Monday as a key witness, and the slain
journalist’s sister recorded their statements in the
court. On May 27, Justice CM Joshi, who is presiding
over the special Karnataka Control of Organised
Crimes Act (KCOCA) court in Bengaluru, had set the
guidelines for the trial, setting the proceedings in
motion. Gauri, 55, was shot dead on September 5,
2017, at the doorstep of her home. A total of 17
people have been arrested in the case. On Monday,
Gauri’s sister Kavita Lankesh told the court that some
“suspicious people” were moving around their house
(before the murder), but they did not take it seriously
as they were unaware of the gravity of the situation.
During her cross-examination, she denied that Gauri
had any links with Maoists. . HTC
A gunman who killed three people when he
opened fire in a crowded shopping mall in
Copenhagen was jailed for 24 days on Monday after
facing preliminary questioning in a city court, Danish
police said. The 22-year-old suspect was arrested and
charged with manslaughter and intent to kill, and
will be kept in custody in a closed psychiatric ward,
authorities said. Police have not identified a motive
for Sunday’s attack. Earlier, Copenhagen chief police
inspector Søren Thomassen said police had
discovered nothing so far “that can substantiate that
this is an act of terrorism.” He has identified the man
as an “ethnic Dane,” a phrase typically used to mean
someone is white. Danish broadcaster TV2 published
a grainy photo of the alleged gunman, a man
wearing knee-length shorts, a vest or sleeveless
shirt, and holding what appeared to be a rifle in his
right hand. →P13

{ STATUS OF IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME }

Hacker offers to sell
stolen records of
1bn China’s citizens
Reuters
letters@hindustantimes.com
SHANGHAI : A hacker has
claimed to have procured a trove
of personal information from the
Shanghai police on one billion
Chinese citizens, which tech
experts say, if true, would be one
of the biggest data breaches in
history.
The anonymous internet user,
identified as “ChinaDan”, posted
on hacker forum Breach Forums
last week offering to sell the
90% of India’s adults double vaccinated
With over 844.9 million second doses administered, India completed double
THE ANONYMOUS vaccinating 90% of its adults against Covid-19 on July 4, about a year and a half 7% of eligible adults late for
INTERNET USER after the drive began on January 16 last year —By Abhishek Jha second doses by over 16 weeks
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THE MORE THAN Pace of second dose coverage much slower than first on March 13 should also have been fully vaccinated by July 3
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911.2 million adults received at least one dose by March 13, but only
considering the population not vaccinated at all
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data for 10 bitcoin, equivalent to
in a post on Twitter it was “hard
to parse truth from rumour mill”.
first dose coverage. India had fully vaccinated 80%
of its population on February 19 this year, but the
100 87 90% adults
45-60 years 4.4
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residents and several billion case
records, including: name,
address, birthplace, national ID
number, mobile number, all
crime/case details.”
Reuters was unable to verify
the authenticity of the post.
The Shanghai government
and police department did not
respond to requests for com-
ment on Monday.
Reuters was also unable to
reach the self-proclaimed hacker,
ChinaDan, but the post was widely
discussed on China’s Weibo and
WeChat social media platforms
over the weekend with many
users worried it could be real.
The hashtag “data leak” was
blocked on Weibo by Sunday aft-
ernoon.
Kendra Schaefer, head of tech
policy research at Beijing-based
sale of records belonging to 1 bil-
lion residents of an Asian coun- lagging in full vaccination
try on the dark web. Although a smaller share of people in 60 years and above group are
He said on Twitter that a leak
could have happened due to “a
bug in an Elastic Search deploy-
ment by a (government) agency”,
without saying if he was refer-
0.44mn
booster doses have
been administered so
late for their second doses than those in the 18-45 age group, in
coverage terms they are actually not far ahead of the younger age
group. 88% of senior citizens have been fully vaccinated, compared to
84% of 18-45 years age group. A slightly higher share of the 18-45 age
group (94%) has received first doses than the 60+ age group (92%)
ring to the Shanghai police case.
He did not immediately respond far, reflecting a much Share of population covered by dose
to a request for further comment. slower pace in this 1st dose 2nd dose (In %)
The claim of a hack comes as category 93.8
China has vowed to improve
protection of online user data 84.4
18-45 years
privacy, instructing its tech 98.2
giants to ensure safer storage 45-60 years 93.5
after public complaints about
mismanagement and misuse.
92.3
Last year, China passed new
Over 60 years 87.7
laws governing how personal
All adults
97.6
information and data generated 89.8
within its borders should be Source: PIB; HT calculations
handled.

{ PENDING FOR OVER 20 YEARS } ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE TAG

Deadline extended again, Western Ghats face
another year’s wait for environment safeguards
Jayashree Nandi
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The deadline to
finalise the draft notification to
officially earmark ecologically
sensitive areas (ESA) of the
Western Ghats in six states has
been extended for another year,
senior environment ministry
officials said, thus allowing
activities like rock quarrying,
mining and establishment of
new industries for now.
The draft notification is now in
its fourth iteration and was
expected to be finalised by June
30, but differences
persisted between
the governments of
Kerala, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Maha-
rashtra, Goa and Guj-
arat — through
which the Western Pick Of
Ghats extends -- forc-
ing yet another delay,
The Day
which comes ahead
of the crucial monsoon season.
The issue of notifying ESAs in
the Western Ghats has been one
of the stickiest environment pro-
tection challenges in India, with
the states resisting the classifica-
tion for they will curb activities
that have an economic benefit,
even as the lack of checks mean
the delicate ecology is eroded,
threatening to worsen monsoon
flooding and landslides, and lead
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to irreversible loss of plant and
animal habitat, including of the
many endemic species.
“The draft Western Ghats ESA
notification has been given an
extension for a year. There is time
till next July to finalise the notifi-
cation,” a member of a committee
set up by the environment minis-
try to review suggestions from the
six states said. The committee
was set up on April 18.
Attempts to notify the ESA
areas began over a decade ago. In
2010, an expert panel led by Mad-
hav Gadgil recommended that
75% of the 129,037 sq km area of
the Western Ghats be
declared environ-
mentally sensitive
because of its dense
forests and the pres-
ence of a large num-
ber of endemic spe-
cies. This was found
to be controversial,
with many states
deeming it too
restrictive, leading to another
panel to examine the issue.
Three years later, the second
panel, headed by rocket scientist
K Kasturirangan, scaled down
the area to 50%. The Kasturiran-
gan report’s recommendations
were further diluted, and four
draft notifications have since
been issued.
In the latest iteration of the
notification, the area to be noti-
The area to be notified as ESA has been shrunk to 37% of the
Western Ghats.
fied as an ESA has been shrunk
to approximately 37% of the
Western Ghats. This draft was
issued on October 3, 2018, but
the ministry, in view of the Covid
pandemic, on June 16 last year
extended its validity till Decem-
ber 31, 2021.
The 2018 document recom-
mended a complete ban on min-
ing, quarrying and sand mining;
a phase out of all existing mines
within five years from the date of
the final notification being
issued or the expiry of the exist-
ing mining lease, whichever is
earlier; a ban on new thermal
power projects or expansion of
existing plants; and a ban on
new or expansion of polluting
HT PHOTO
industries as specified by the
Central Pollution Control Board
or State Pollution Control Board.
The committee member cited
above, however, said that the
ground situation in many areas
earlier identified as ecologically
sensitive has changed.
“There is new knowledge on
which areas are more disaster-
prone. The notification cannot be
implemented without resolving
the concerns of these six states.
The draft notification, particu-
larly area to be categorised as eco-
logically sensitive, may change
significantly once we submit our
recommendations on the ground
situation,” the member said,
requesting anonymity.
The terms of reference for the
committee, headed by Sanjay
Kumar, former director general,
forests at MoEFCC (Ministry of
Environment, Forests and Cli-
mate Change), was to examine
the views of state governments
keeping in view the fragility of the
area; deliberate whether a village
should be considered as a unit for
declaring ESA; assessing whether
forest areas can be demarcated
separately and whether revenue
areas can be excluded; examine
profile of activities that are to be
prohibited or regulated depend-
ing on the economic needs of the
area, and finalise the text in the
notification.
Other members of the commit-
tee include RP Singh, director,
Indian Institute of Remote Sens-
ing; S Raju, director general of
Geological Survey of India; and R
Sukumar, retired professor from
Indian Institute of Science and
director in charge of eco-sensitive
areas at MoEFCC.
While the committee was
asked to submit its report by
June 30, officials familiar with
the matter said that Kumar
sought a year’s time to work on
the terms of reference.
Experts, however, accused the
governments of doing little to
protect the Western Ghats.
“The corrupt rulers of the
Western Ghats states, in collusion
with those with vested interests
like the construction industry
including stone and rock quar-
ries, do not wish to conserve eco-
sensitive areas. The term ‘ecologi-
cally sensitive’ is now being used
without any discrimination. In
our report, we identified areas
based on different levels of eco-
logical sensitivity. Unfortunately,
the Kasturirangan report
included all sorts of areas in the
ESA tag,” ecologist Gadgil said.
Reacting to ministry’s plan to
further delay the notification,
Gadgil said the area will likely
witness more ecological disas-
ters in the monsoon.
“These areas need protection.
Every year there is more and more
evidence that these areas are
recording landslides, and disasters
are killing hundreds of people.
That will continue and increase.
We will see disasters this monsoon
too. Those in power do not want to
protect these areas and are collud-
ing with vested interests. People
are not opposed to ESA notifica-
tion,” he said.
Parts of Kerala and Maharash-
tra have been vulnerable to floods
and landslides in the demarcated
regions. Severe floods have rav-
aged Kerala three times in the last
four years, killing hundreds of peo-
ple and delivering an overwhelm-
ing blow to infrastructure and live-
lihoods. Landslides and flash
floods also ravaged the Konkan
region last year.
Mass shooting during
July 4 event in Chicago
suburb Highland Park
Agencies
letters@hindustantimes.com
HIGHLAND PARK: At least six
people were killed and several
others were taken to hospitals
after a shooting at a Fourth of
July parade in the wealthy Chic-
ago suburb of Highland Park on
Monday, officials said, as pan-
icked spectators fled the scene.
The police said authorities are
still searching for the suspect.
Till the time of going to print,
the city of Highland Park
reported that six people were
dead and 31 admitted to hospital.
“Numerous law enforcement
officers are responding and have
secured a perimeter around
downtown Highland Park,” the
statement said.
The Chicago Sun-Times
reported that the parade began
around 10 am but it was sud-
denly halted 10 minutes later
after shots were fired.
A Sun-Times reporter saw
blankets placed over three
bloodied bodies. Several wit-
nesses told the newspaper that
they heard gunfire. Hundreds of
parade-goers — some visibly
bloodied — fled the parade route,
leaving behind chairs, baby
strollers and blankets.
Police told people: “Everybody
disperse, please. It is not safe to
be here.”
Video shot by a Chicago Sun-
Times journalist after the gun-
fire rang out shows a band on a
float continuing to play as people
run past, screaming. Parade-
goer Gina Troiani told The Asso-
ciated Press she thought the loud
sounds were fireworks — until
she heard people yell about a
shooter.
Amarani Garcia, who was at
the parade with her young
daughter, told the local ABC
affiliate she heard gunfire
nearby, then a pause for what
she suspected was reloading,
and then more shots again.
The shooting comes with gun
violence fresh on the minds of
many Americans, after a massa-
cre on May 24 killed 19 school
children and two teachers at an
elementary school in Uvalde,
Texas, and the May 14 attack that
killed 10 people at a grocery store
in Buffalo, New York.
“The Fourth of July is a sacred
day in our country — it’s a time
to celebrate the goodness of our
nation, the only nation on Earth
founded based on an idea: that
all people are created equal,” US
President Joe Biden tweeted ear-
lier on Monday. “Make no mis-
take, our best days still lie
ahead.”
In a separate incident, one
person was killed and four were
wounded in a shooting early
Monday outside a nightclub in
Sacramento, police said.
The victims were not immedi-
ately identified.
 NEW DELHI
TUESDAY
JULY 05, 2022
Man attacks dog, owners with rod in
Paschim Vihar after ‘being barked at’
Hemani Bhandari
hemani.bhandari@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A man struck a pet
dog, his owner, and at least two
other members of their family
with an iron rod in west Delhi’s
Paschim Vihar because the ani-
mal barked at him -- an incident
that led to widespread outrage
after videos showing the brutal
attack went viral on social
media on Monday.
Police have registered a case,
and started a probe.
Deputy commissioner of
police (outer), Sameer Sharma,
said that Dharamvir Dahiya, a
63-year-old retired gunman,
attacked Rakshit Mohlia, 25, his
maternal uncle Hemant Atal,
53, the uncle’s wife Yashoda, 45,
and the family’s eight-year-old
mixed breed, Scooby, after the
dog barked at him on Sunday.
The accused and the victims
are all residents of A4 block in
Paschim Vihar.
Several videos of the incident,
caught on CCTV camera, show
the man hurling the dog by his
tail, and striking a blow with an
iron rod on its head. The dog is
then seen unconscious; as his
owners try to revive him,
Dahiya attacks the others.
According to Rakshit’s sister
Jessica, on Sunday morning,
Dahiya, who lives in the same
locality, was walking with some
street dogs near their ground-
floor home when Scooby and
HC TO HEAR IMAM,
SHIFA-UR-REHMAN
AND KHALID BAIL
PLEAS ON JULY 27
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : The Delhi high
court on Monday posted the bail
pleas of former JNU students
Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and
Alumni Association Jamia Millia
Islamia (AAJMI) president Shifa-
ur-Rehman for hearing on July
27 in the case related to the
alleged conspiracy to orchestrate
communal riots in north-east
Delhi in February 2020.
A bench of justices Siddharth
Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar
noted that Khalid’s counsel, sen-
ior advocate Trideep Pais, is suf-
fering from Covid-19.
The court also deferred the
hearing for Imam and Rehman,
observing that first it would con-
clude hearing submissions on
behalf of Khalid and then pro-
ceed to the other accused in the
case.
Special public prosecutor
Amit Prasad said all the matters
are interconnected as it is a case
of conspiracy.
“List [others] on the same date
as Umar Khalid. First, we will
conclude Umar Khalid then we
will hear the others who are part
of the conspiracy,” said the court.
Meanwhile, Imam filed a fresh
application in the court, alleging
that he has been assaulted and
called a terrorist and anti-na-
tional by other prisoners on June
30, when the assistant superin-
tendent of the jail entered his cell
along with eight-nine convicts in
the garb of a search.
The 2020 riots left at least 53
dead and injured over 600.
OFFICIAL HELD IN
GRAFT CASE NAMED
MLAS, CLAIMS CBI
HT Correspondent
htreporters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : A senior Delhi
Transport Corporation (DTC)
officer, arrested by the Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
last Wednesday in a bribery
case of ₹91,000, has claimed
during his interrogation that
two MLAs wrote to him seek-
ing transfers and postings for
drivers, people familiar with
the development have said.
The central investigating
agency, however, refused to
come on record while making
the claim.
Shakil Ahmed Khan, deputy
chief general manager (north),
DTC, and five others were
arrested last Wednesday over
corruption allegations.
“During interrogation,
Ahmed said several MLAs used
to interfere in the transfer and
postings related matters of
drivers and other staff of the
DTC. Two MLAs even wrote to
him seeking to influence post-
ings,” said a CBI officer asking
not to be named.
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the strays started barking at
each other. “Scooby barking at
the street dogs irked him, and
he started yelling. Rakshit was
standing with Scooby, and sud-
denly, Dahiya held Scooby by
his tail and thew him. Rakshit
immediately went to rescue
Scooby, and he and Dahiya got
into a scuffle. Scooby also
attacked Dahiya because it was
his natural instinct to save Rak-
shit and himself, “ she said, add-
ing that her mother came out to
defuse the situation.
Though Dahiya left at the
time, a little while later, he
returned with an iron rod in his
hand, and ran towards the fam-
ily who were still standing out-
side their house, Jessica said.
Rakshit’s maternal uncle, Atal,
who lives on the second floor,
had also come downstairs to
check on the family by then.
“He first hit Scooby, and our
dog became unconscious for a
while. He then rushed to attack
my uncle, and when Rakshit
went to stop him, he attacked
Rakshit also,” she said.
Jessica’s mother, Nirmala
Mohlia, 52, took Rakshit and
Atal to the hospital for treat-
ment, but Hemant’s wife,
Yashoda, stayed home with an
injured Scooby.
“Dahiya then came again to
take back his iron pipe. He
opened the door of our house,
and when my aunt tried to stop
him from taking away the
LG VK Saxena and police chief Rakesh Asthana, at the parade at
NPL Grounds, Kingsway Camp on Monday.
{ LG AT COMMISSIONERATE DAY PARADE }
‘Delhi Police’s service
spread across country’
NEW DELHI: To mark its first
Commissionerate Day, the Delhi
Police held a ceremonial parade
at the new Police Lines in King-
sway Camp Ground on Monday.
Lieutenant Governor Vinai
Kumar Saxena, who took the
salute as chief guest, congratu-
lated the medal winners and par-
ticipants and said the Delhi Police
has transformed itself over time.
“This force works not only for
Delhi, but its service is spread all
over the nation. Delhi Police has
taken several revolutionary steps
by integrating its working with
technology for delivering better
and faster services,” he said.
Delhi Police chief Rakesh Ast-
Delhi anti-graft branch free
to probe city cops, HC says
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Delhi govern-
ment’s anti-corruption branch
(ACB), which comes under the
Lieutenant Governor, can investi-
gate Delhi Police officers even
though they report to the Union
ministry of home affairs (MHA),
the Delhi high court said on Mon-
day while rejecting the objection
raised by a police officer who was
charged of bribery for clearing the
arms licence of a Delhi resident in
2014.
“Any official of the central gov-
ernment accused of corruption
cannot get away with the mere
technicality that the ACB cannot
investigate [charges against] them.
When a complaint is made to an
authority in charge, it is the duty of
that authority to duly investigate
and look into the said allegations,”
justice Jasmeet Singh said in the
judgment.
The court said they may, after
due diligence, transfer the matter
to the concerned authority to look
into it but they have the right to
investigate the same at the time of
lodging of the complaint.
The order came on a petition by
a sub-inspector of the Delhi Police
who had challenged the order of
the trial court by which charges
were framed against him under
(Clockwise from top left) Dharamvir Dahiya, first flung the dog, Scooby, by its tail, then hit him on the
head; He then attacked Rakshit Mohlia, his maternal uncle Hemant Atal, the uncle’s wife Yashoda.
weapon, he thrashed her with
the pipe even as she was hold-
ing on to his legs trying to stop
him. She was lying on the road
in pain when some neighbours
came to rescue her,” Jessica
said.
SANCHIT KHANNA/HT PHOTO
hana said community policing
projects such as YUVA (skills
training for youth), Sashakti (self-
defence training for women) and
Prahari (beat policing) will not
only strengthen the police-public
interface, but also improve the
police’s image as public servants.
“Thousands of our personnel
got infected with Covid and 92 of
them lost their lives to the pan-
demic, but we remained at the
frontline and provided all possi-
ble assistance to citizenry earning
the epithet ”Dil Ki Police”.
The Delhi Police Act was
passed in 1978 and the commis-
sionerate system was introduced
with effect from July 1,1978. HTC
P that the accused has been exoner-
Any official of the
central government
accused of
corruption cannot
get away with the
mere technicality
the ACB cannot
investigate them.
JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH,
Delhi high court
sections 7/13(1) (d) and 13(2) of the
Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
The officer contended that the
ACB will not have jurisdiction to
investigate the case since the city
police comes under the MHA.
Saying that such an argument
“cannot be substantiated”, the
court said, “…I am unable to agree
with the counsel for the petitioner
on issue no. (ii) i.e. that as the peti-
tioner is a sub-inspector in Delhi
Police the Anti-Corruption Branch
of Delhi government can have no
jurisdiction to investigate the
offence against the SI working in
Delhi Police which falls under the
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),”
the court said.
Justice Singh, however, noted
My Delhi
Rakshit sustained about 10
stitches on his head,while Atal
and Yashoda have internal inju-
ries, the family said. “
DCP Sharma said that, after
the police control room call
received the call, cops were
Speeding vehicle
‘Road rage’: Man stabbed hits woman in CP
to death in full public view
Karn Pratap Singh
karn.singh@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old pri-
vate call centre employee died
after he was stabbed by at least
two unidentified men, who also
assaulted his friend outside a
liquor shop at Samaspur village,
near Mother Dairy in east Delhi
on Sunday evening in an alleged
case of road rage, police said on
Monday.
The victim, Nikhil Kumar
Sharma, was stabbed in his chest
with a sharp and pointed
weapon fitted in a pen that was
recovered from the crime scene,
police said.
The attackers fled even as the
crime was captured on a
CCTV camera installed at the
liquor shop. Investigators said
nearly 12-15 people were present
at the spot when the murder
took place.
“Two men, one of them wear-
ing a red t-shirt, is seen in the
video clip fighting with Sharma
and his friend Sunny alias Ashu.
The stabbing, however, is not
visible in the footage. The foot-
age shows Sunny throwing a
beer bottle at the other suspect
and then both of them assaulting
each other. We are trying to
identify and nab the suspects
ated in the departmental enquiry
and there is no further substantial
material on record to show the
need to continue the criminal pro-
ceedings against the sub-inspec-
tor.
“…I am of the view that when
departmental proceedings and the
criminal proceedings are a mirror
image of each other and the
accused has been exonerated on
merits in the departmental
inquiry, and not due to minor
technicalities or irregularities, the
criminal proceedings, on the same
set of facts and circumstances,
cannot be permitted to be contin-
ued as the standard of proof in
departmental proceedings is
much lower than the standard of
proof in criminal proceedings,” the
court noted in a 14-page order.
According to the complainant,
he had applied for arms licence in
January 2014, and the police offi-
cer asked him to pay a bribe of
₹20,000 for sending his report for
grant of the licence, which after
negotiation fell to ₹10,000.
The complainant, thus, handed
over a sum of ₹1,000 to the peti-
tioner, recorded the conversation
and provided a CD to ACB.
Later, when the accused alleg-
edly called the complainant to pay
the rest of the money, he was
arrested by ACB.
informed about the incident by
the complainant. “All the
injured persons have been med-
ically examined. Dharamvir
Dahiya had visited to Park Hos-
pital in Khyala due to dog bites,”
he said.
Nikhil Sharma, the victim.
with the help of the video footage
and manual intelligence gather-
ing,” said a police officer associ-
ated with the probe, requesting
anonymity.
Nikhil lived with his parents,
Manoj Sharma and Sunita
Sharma, and 24-year-old sister,
Payal in east Delhi’s Patparganj
village. He worked in a private
call centre operating from a
building near Mother Dairy. As
Sunday was his weekly off, he
along with his friend Sunny
walked to a nearby liquor shop
to buy beer.
Around 7.30pm, the two were
walking on a road about 20
metres away from the liquor
shop, when a scooter brushed
past against Sunny’s leg. Nikhil
asked the rider to drive carefully.
The rider started hurling abuses
at them, leading to an argument
Based on Mohila’s statement,
a case under sections 308
(attempt to commit culpable
homicide), 323 (voluntarily
causing hurt), 341 (wrongful
restraint), and 451 (house tres-
pass) of the Indian Penal Code,
and section 11 of the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Act has
been registered at Paschim
Vihar East police station.
Police said that Dahiya was
involved in an Arms Act case
registered against him in 2000.
The family alleged that
Dahiya’s son, Manjeet Singh,
also came to threaten them on
Monday morning, and punched
on their front door. Manjeet
also has a 2006 case of causing
hurt and wrongful restraint reg-
istered against him, police said,
adding that they have taken
“preventive action” against him.
Kaveri Rana Bhardwaj,
founder of SMART Sanctuary, a
sanctuary for disabled dogs,
said mixed breed dogs have a
tendency to bark and be more
protective, instinctively, adding
that there’s a natural hesitation
to accept them in society.
“The best thing to do in such
situations is to keep pet dogs on
a leash when outside. Of course,
the man who attacked the dog
should be given the strictest
punishment, but at the same
time, awareness programmes
for pet parents and citizens who
don’t own dogs are essential,”
she said.
between them, the officer said.
“Another video clip from a
CCTV camera installed at a
nearby shop shows the scooter
rider speaking with someone
over his cellphone after the alter-
cation. During that time, Nikhil
and Sunny were standing out-
side the liquor shop to buy beer
bottles. Within five minutes a
man in a red t-shirt arrived and
entered into a scuffle with Nikhil
while the latter was handing
over the beer bottles to Sunny,”
the officer said.
Nikhil’s father, Manoj Kumar,
who works as a waiter at a lux-
ury hotel in Noida, said he was
on duty when his daughter
called him that Nikhil has been
injured in a fight, and admitted
to Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS)
hospital. When Manoj reached
the hospital he was told that
Nikhil has succumbed to his
wounds.
“There were at least 15 people,
including some bouncers of the
liquor shop. But nobody saved
my son,” said Manoj.
DCP (east) Priyanka Kashyap
said the hospital authorities
reported the matter to the police
at 8.42pm. “We have registered a
case and are making efforts to
nab the suspects,” added DCP
Kashyap.
Woman jumps in front
of moving Metro train
at Jor Bagh station, dies
HT Correspondent
htreporters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A woman jumped
in front of a moving train at the
Jor Bagh Metro station on
Monday morning in a likely
suicide bid, succumbing to her
injuries by the time she was
shifted to a hospital, officials
said.
The incident took place
around 10.50am, when the
woman stepped onto the track
at platform number 1 (used to
board trains heading towards
HUDA City Centre) of the Jor
Bagh Metro station, on the Yel-
low Line.
Officials of the Central
Industrial Security Force
(CISF), which secures stations
across the Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation (DMRC) network,
said their CCTV observer
noticed the woman on camera
and rushed to the spot. How-
eever, a train was approaching
the station by the time the
observer reached, the official
added.
“The CCTV observer rushed
to the spot and tried to signal
the approaching Metro. The
train operator was able to
notice the observer from afar
and hit the emergency brakes.
But the woman was hit by the
time the train came to a halt,” a
CISF official said.
CISF said the shift in-charge
{ SUSPECT AT LARGE }
Hemani Bhandari
hemani.bhandari@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI : A 33-year-old
woman was hit by a speeding
vehicle and flung several feet in
Connaught Place, near Palika
Bazar, on Sunday, the Delhi
Police said on Monday.
A senior police officer on
Monday said the victim, identi-
fied as Poonam Bajaj (33), a res-
ident of Geeta Colony, was
going to her office around 7am
on Sunday when the incident
took place.
She works as a security per-
sonnel at a private company.
The victim is severely
injured, and is undergoing
treatment, said the officer, who
asked not to be named.
Based on a complaint filed
by an eyewitness, Shekhar
Chandar, a sanitation worker at
a public toilet in the outer cir-
cle of Connaught Place, an FIR
has been registered and an
investigation is underway, said
police.
“I was on duty that day from
6am onwards. I was standing
outside the toilet when I saw a
woman crossing the outer cir-
cle road from Janpath. An
Innova, travelling at a very high
speed along the Outer Circle,
hit the woman and she was
flung in the air and dropped six
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rushed to the spot and the
Delhi Metro Rail Police
(DMRP) at INA was informed.
The woman was then pulled
out, with the help of station
housekeeping staff, and taken
to Safdarjung hospital.
“The woman was declared
dead on arrival at the hospital.
We are trying to gather more
information about the passen-
ger,” said the CISF.
DMRC said train services on
the Yellow Line were impacted
between 11am and 11.27am.
“The train was on its way to
HUDA City Centre and services
were normalised at 11.27am. As
per initial information, the
woman was aged over 40,” said
a DMRC spokesperson.
Delhi Police said the woman
was yet to be identified, but it is
likely that she is over 50-years-
old.
“No suicide note was recov-
ered,” a police officer said.
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According to Chandar, the
car driver stopped there for a
few seconds and then drove
towards Baba Kharak Singh
Road. “I had noted down the
car’s plate number, and later
shared it with the police...,” he
added.
The woman, meanwhile, was
left bleeding profusely on the
road, Chandar said, adding,
“...A passerby stopped, and
took the woman to Ram Mano-
har Lohia Hospital in an auto-
rickshaw,”
The senior police officer said
that they were informed about
the incident at 7:18am. “When a
dedicated police team reached
the hospital, they were
informed that the victim —
Pooam Bajaj — was ‘unfit for
statement’ as she was severely
injured,” said the police officer,
adding that they informed the
family members of the woman
who reached the hospital.
“A case under sections 279
(rash driving) and 337 (causing
hurt) of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) has been registered
against the unidentified
accused. We have got details of
the vehicle. CCTV footage are
being analysed, and the
accused will be arrested at the
earliest,” said the officer.
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NEW DELHI
TUESDAY
JULY 05, 2022

State MLAs’ pay hike gets ASSEMBLY DEBATE

unanimous assembly nod
Alok KN Mishra
alok.mishra1@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Delhi assem-
bly on Monday passed five bills
giving legislative approval to
increasing salaries of ministers
and MLAs, with members from
both the treasury and opposi-
tion benches supporting the
proposals.
The salary hike has already
been cleared by the Union
home ministry and the lieuten-
ant governor (LG). The bills
will now be sent to the Presi-
dent for a final approval,
through the LG, according to
officials in the assembly secre-
tariat.
Tabling the five bills on the
floor of the House on Monday,
Delhi minister for law, justice
and legislative affairs Kailash
Gahlot said that even the hiked
basic salary of Rs 30,000 is not
sufficient since the cost of liv-
ing has gone up considerably. If
approved, this will be the first
salary hike for the Delhi MLAs
and ministers in the last 11
years.
Gahlot said the struggle for
salary hike started in 2015.
“Even after the hike, the salary
of Delhi MLAs is far lower than
what MLAs in other states such
as Telangana, Uttar Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Uttara-
khand,” Gahlot said.
According to the bills, the
salary of Delhi MLAs will be
hiked from the current ₹54,000
per month to ₹90,000 per
monthThe salary and allowan-
ces of chief minister and minis-
ters, Speaker, deputy speaker,
chief whip and the leader of
Opposition has been proposed
to be increased from the exist-
ing ₹72,000 to ₹170,000.
Most of the MLAs who par-
ticipated in the discussion on
Monday said that members of
the assembly should get ade-
quate compensation so that
they can focus on serving the
people without worrying about
paying their bills.
BJP MLA Anil Bajpai said
that, despite differences, both
the BJP and the AAP are sup-
porting the Bills.
“The basic salary of the
MLAs has been increased from
₹12,000 to ₹30,000, which is
Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the House on the first day of the assembly session.
still inadequate. It should be at
least ₹50,000. The MLAs get
only ₹7,500 per month as pen-
sion. This should be increased
to ₹50,000, and the legislators
salary should be hiked every
year,” Bajpai said.
AAP member Sanjeev Jha
said, “The Delhi government
sent the proposal for salary
hike in 2015 but the central gov-
ernment did not approve it. The
MLAs in other states get much
more and Delhi’s MLAs get less
even though the cost of living in
Delhi is much higher.”
Deputy chief minister Man-
ish Sisodia, who spoke at the
end of the discussion, sup-
ported the bills and said that
people should have a little
more income than their
requirement.
“The proposal is to increase
the (basic) salary from ₹12,000
to ₹30,000. The success of an
institution depends on the
quality of talent, and for talent
retention money is important.
Talent promotion in politics is
very important and the salary is
a key component of this. For
Delhi MLAs, the salary and
allowances are being increased
from ₹54,000 pm to ₹90,000
per month. We should thank
the taxpayers whose money is
used to pay the salary that we
get, and accept the proposal,”
Sisodia said.
The bills also propose a one-
time allowance of Rs1 lakh to
each MLA and minister for
purchasing a laptop, personal
computer, a printer, a mobile
phone, etc. for their term in the
office. Earlier, the general
administration used to pay for
these expenses.
Gahlot demanded that each
member of the House should
get at least four data entry
operators to assist in the dis-
charge of their services to the
people. “Delhi government has
made several services available
to the people online and many
people come to the MLAs office
seeking help in availing the ser-
vices. The MLAs need data
entry operators so as they can
effectively serve the people,”
said Gahlot.
Leader of opposition Ramvir
Singh Bidhuri said, if required,
he will take a delegation of AAP
MLAs to meet the President to
request him to approve the
Bills. “The MLAs should also
have the right to choose assem-
bly fellows who provide sup-
port to the MLAs,” Bidhuri said
during the discussion without
elaborating on the role of the
HT PHOTO
fellows.
During the discussion, sev-
eral AAP MLAs also demanded
interest-free loan from the
Delhi government to purchase
vehicles so that they can move
around in the constituency “as
part of their work”. This
demand was also backed by
Bidhuri and other BJP MLAs.
In December 2015, the Delhi
government proposed ₹2.10
lakh a month as salary and
allowances for the MLAs, but
the Union home ministry did
not agree with the proposal and
the salary could not be hiked.
The home ministry, in the
first week of May, signed off on
the increase, paving the way for
the revision.
HT first reported last Thurs-
day that the Delhi government
was going to bring in the bills
in the assembly after the LG
gave his approval for the intro-
duction of the bills in the
House.
According to an AAP leader,
MLAs in Telangana are paid a
salary of ₹2.5 lakh a month,
those in Maharashtra get ₹2.32
lakh, MLAs in Uttar Pradesh
earn a salary of ₹1.87 lakh, in
Jammu & Kashmir it is ₹1.6
lakh, ₹1.3 lakh in Andhra Pra-
desh, ₹1.17 lakh in Goa.
ON WATERLOGGING
CREATES A SPLASH;
AAP, BJP TRADE
BARBS AND BLAME
Sweta Goswami
sweta.goswami@htlive.com
NEW DELHI: The monsoon ses-
sion of the Delhi assembly got off
to a raucous start on Monday
with the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) locking horns over
the recurring problem of water-
logging during the rains.
The matter was raised by the
legislators in the House after
Delhi received its first monsoon
showers on Thursday, resulting
in waterlogging and traffic
snarls in several parts of the city,
including ITO, Pul Prahladpur
underpass, the Barapullah corri-
dor, the Delhi-Meerut Express-
way and Sarai Kale Khan.
AAP legislators blamed the
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) for the mess and said the
civic body was not cleaning
drains in its jurisdiction, while
the BJP legislators held the pub-
lic works department (PWD) of
the Delhi government responsi-
ble for the flooding of roads.
Deputy chief minister Manish
Sisodia, who is also the PWD
minister, assured the House that
“strict action” will be taken if he
finds that any PWD official/con-
tractor had failed to resolve com-
plaints during the monsoon.
“Nearly 2,000 kilometres of
drains remain under MCD, PWD
and other agencies. There is con-
fusion among people over the
jurisdiction of agencies. We can-
not justify PWD and MCD in this
house. It’s a crime if any agency
has claimed to have de-silted a
drain without actually doing it. If
I come to know that it has hap-
pened in the case of PWD drains,
action will be taken against the
persons responsible,” Sisodia
told the assembly.
BJP MLA Jitendra Mahajan
said it was the PWD which
should be held responsible for
waterlogging as all the major
drains are managed by the road
agency and they were not
cleaned before the rains. “MCD
has managed to clean smaller
drains even under adverse finan-
cial conditions. There is corrup-
tion in de-silting of drains (by
PWD). There should be a joint
committee to ensure proper
de-silting of drains and there
should be no politics over it,” he
said.
Sisodia attacks Centre over
frequent transfers, postings
Alok K N Mishra
alok.mishra1@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Participating in a dis-
cussion on the working of the ser-
vices department in the Delhi
assembly on Monday, deputy
chief minister Manish Sisodia
accused the BJP-led central gov-
ernment of playing with the
future of 600,000 children in the
national capital by frequently
transferring officers in the educa-
tion department.
The discussion was initiated by
AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj
who said that the frequent trans-
fer of officers in the Delhi govern-
ment by the “Centre-appointed
lieutenant governor” was ham-
pering the government work as
well as upskilling of students.
Sisodia said that, according to
the Constitution, land, police and
public order come under the cen-
tral government while all other
matters fall under the jurisdiction
of the elected government. “But in
2015, the central government
overrode the Constitution and
brought services under its pur-
view. After this, all matters
regarding the posting, transfer
and allocation of departments
was transferred to the LG. We
have faith in the judiciary of the
country and believe that it will
Uproar in House after BJP says
AAP closed several govt schools
HT Correspondent
htreporters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Legislators of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on
Monday staged a walkout from
the Delhi assembly following a
furore over the alleged closure of
schools by the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) government.
In a special mention under
Rule 280, leader of opposition
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri raised the
issue of closure of Delhi govern-
ment schools and claimed that a
Sarvodaya school in Ludlow Cas-
tle, near Kashmere Gate ISBT has
been shut.
“The government said the
school has been shut with the
consensus of the parents and the
P P
Like a pack of
cards, the Centre
has been shuffling
officials of higher
education and
technical education
departments.
MANISH SISODIA, deputy CM
strike down this unconstitutional
move of the central government,”
he said.
In May this year, a three-judge
bench, headed by Chief Justice of
India NV Ramana, referred the
dispute between the Centre and
Delhi government over control of
administrative services to a five-
judge Constitution bench.
Sisodia said children are the
biggest victim of the “unconstitu-
tional move” by the Centre. “Like a
pack of cards, the central govern-
ment has been shuffling senior
officials of the higher education
and technical education depart-
ment every 2-3 months. This BJP-
led central government has done
everything that they coRuld have
to destroy the higher education
school management. The school,
named after freedom struggle
martyr Amir Chand, is being con-
verted into the Delhi Sports Uni-
versity. By closing the school, the
government is disrespecting a
martyr. I urge the government to
not close the school,” Bidhuri
said.
Delhi deputy chief minister
Manish Sisodia, who also holds
the education portfolio, dis-
missed the allegations as baseless
and said, “This is a false allega-
tion by the leader of the opposi-
tion. The Kejriwal government
believes in opening schools, not
closing them.”
Sisodia said that Delhi Devel-
opment Authority (DDA) land
was deliberately given to private
Till the Supreme
Court decides the
matter, the power
of transfer, posting
of the government
officers rests with
the LG.
RS BIDHURI, opposition leader
department. When we say the
higher education and technical
education department, we are
referring to the education in the
state’s universities, ITIs, degrees
and diplomas and skill training,”
Sisodia said in the House.
Despite repeated attempts, the
LG office could not be reached for
a comment.
Leader of the opposition Ram-
vir Singh Bidhuri said, “Till the
Supreme Court decides the mat-
ter, the authority of transfer-post-
ing of the officers is with the LG.
Accusing him of abuse of author-
ity shows the narrow-minded-
ness of the AAP government. The
Delhi government should act
with restraint and respect in this
matter.”
schools and not government
ones. “The BJP, with the LG,
changed land use to pave the way
for party headquarters building
on land meant for schools.There
has been a merger of two shifts in
schools and it is being misled as
closure of schools. We are going
to start Delhi Sports University
and they are saying we are clos-
ing schools. It was the BJP that
closed hundreds of civic body
schools,” he said.
Even after Sisodia’s reply, BJP
legislators continued to protest in
the house.
Later, Speaker Ram Niwas
Goel ordered marshals to remove
BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht
from the House, and other BJP
MLAs walked out in protest.

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 NEW DELHI
TUESDAY
JULY 05, 2022
HC REJECTS PLEA
THAT SOUGHT TO
INCREASE SIZE OF
HEALTH WARNINGS
ON LIQUOR BOTTLES
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Refusing to enter-
tain a plea that sought directions
to the Delhi government to
increase the font size of the
health warnings on liquor bottles
and packages, to make them on
par with those on cigarette pack-
ets and tobacco products, the
Delhi high court said all liquor
bottles already carry health
warnings as specified by the
excise rules.
Remarking that such warn-
ings cannot be put in place on the
wishes of an individual, a bench
of chief justice Satish Chandra
Sharma and Subramonium
Prasad said the statute is set and
everyone has to follow it.
“What your prayer is, is
already in the excise rules. I have
gone through the excise rules
and I am told that every (liquor)
bottle has this warning. All the
specifications are provided under
the (excise) rules. The statute is
there and everyone has to follow
it. It is not that I feel it should be
in bold letters so it should be like
that,” the bench said.
The observations come while
hearing a PIL by advocate and
BJP spokesperson Ashwini
Upadhyay seeking direction to
the Delhi government to control
the production, distribution and
consumption of intoxicating
drinks and drugs, which are inju-
rious to health, in order to secure
right to health as guaranteed by
Article 21 of the Constitution.
The petitioner submitted that
statutory warning written on
liquor bottles is in a small font
and it should be similar to the
size of warning on cigarette
packets.
However, the court said the
specifications are provided under
the excise rules and it has to be
according to that only.
Delhi government standing
counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi
submitted before the bench that
the warning was already there on
every liquor bottle and the
present PIL was filed without due
research or study.
As the bench was not inclined
to entertain the plea, the peti-
tioner sought to withdraw the
PIL with a liberty to file a fresh
one highlighting certain
new issues.
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Hundreds of dead fish wash up at Najafgarh drain
Dead fish in the Najafgarh drain. The Delhi pollution control body has collected water samples from
the drain to ascertain its biological oxygen and chemical oxygen demand.
After brief pause, showers to return today,
may intensify tomorrow, says Met forecast
HT Correspondent
htreporters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Capital recorded
little rain on Monday, as the maxi-
mum temperature shot up to 36.8
degrees Celsius (°C), 1.1 degrees
more than Sunday’s 35.7°C and
normal for this time of the year,
the India Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) officials said.
At 2.30pm on Monday, a tem-
perature of 35°C, along with a rela-
tive humidity of 62% brought
Delhi’s heat index (HI) or ”real
feel” to 46°C, a level that causes
significant discomfort.
Temperatures in the city have
begun to climb again after a
downpour on June 30 (when
monsoon arrived in the Capital)
brought the mercury down by
nearly 12°C to halt a long and
sticky spell of heat.
Officials from the weather
office said that Delhi is likely to get
more rain on Tuesday, with a fore-
cast of light to moderate rainfall.
Showers are likely intensify to
“moderate to heavy rainfall” on
Wednesday and an “orange” alert
is already in place for the day, Met
Cloudy skies near Akshardham on Monday.
TRACKING WET-BULB
TEMPERATURE: DELHI
Wet-bulb temperature measures the impact of heat on human health. Scientists
measure it by wrapping the bulb of a thermometer in a wet cloth, hence, the term wet bulb.
officials said.
Tuesday’s forecast shows that
while Delhi’s maximum tempera-
ture is likely to stay around 36°C,
PTI
30.4°C
36.8°C
the minimum will be around 26°C.
This is expected to drop down to
31°C and 24°C respectively on
Wednesday, on account of over-
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NEW DELHI: Hundreds of dead
fish have been found washed up
in the Najafgarh drain over the
past week, residents said, prompt-
ing the Delhi Pollution Control
Committee (DPCC) to collect sam-
ples from the drain on Sunday to
determine its biological oxygen
demand (BOD) and the chemical
oxygen demand (COD).
The drain connects the Najaf-
garh Jheel to the Yamuna.
No dead fish were found in and
around Najafgarh Jheel, but resi-
dents said they had witnessed
similar scenes across ponds in the
area. These ponds, they added are
not connected to the drain.
COD is the total measure of
chemicals (organics and inor-
ganic) in the water/waste water,
while BOD is a measure of the
amount of oxygen required for
bacteria to decompose organic
RAJ K RAJ/HT PHOTO
WET-BULB
TEMPERATURE
TODAY’S MAX
TEMPERATURE 62% RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
cast skies and heavy rainfall, IMD
said.
“Delhi will see light to moderate
spells on Tuesday, but we still have
components present in water.
The standard for BOD in drains
is 30 mg/l. But according to
DPCC’s latest monthly report on
Delhi drains, compiled on June 1,
the Najafgarh drain has a BOD
reading of 70 mg/l and a COD
reading of 346 mg/l, as opposed to
a prescribed limit of 250 mg/l,
DPCC officials said.
“If fish were dying only in the
drain, then it is understandable.
However, almost all fish in our vil-
lage pond have died and that
means it is probably not con-
nected to effluent discharge or
pollutants from nearby indus-
tries,” said Jitender Yadav, 31, a
resident of Jhuljhuli village near
Najafgarh drain.
He said that when locals came
across the dead fish, they
informed officials from the forest
and wildlife department, which
was preparing the soil for sapling
plantation work in Najafgarh.
A senior forest official, on con-
a yellow alert in place. The inten-
sity this week will be highest on
Wednesday, where heavy rainfall
is predicted. Rains are expected to
continue till the weekend, but will
reduce to an isolated drizzle by
July 8 and 9,” said RK Jenamani,
scientist at IMD.
While Safdarjung, Delhi’s base
station for weather, recorded
0.6mm of rainfall between 8.30am
and 5.30pm on Monday, Mayur
Vihar recorded 4.5mm rain, fol-
lowed by 2mm at the Sports Com-
plex station in Akshardham and
1.5mm in Jafarpur.
Between 8.30am on Sunday
and 8.30am on Monday, Delhi
recorded just 0.1mm of rainfall at
Safdarjung, while it received
1.9mm of rainfall on June 2.
On June 1, Delhi recorded a
”very heavy” rainfall spell of
117.1mm, with the monthly rainfall
total currently standing at
119.8mm.
The normal monthly average
for June is 210.6mm and officials
say sustained spells of rain over
the week could take the rainfall
total close to the monthly average
in the first week of July itself.
dition of anonymity, confirmed
the incident and said several hun-
dred dead fish were found on the
banks of the drain.
“Our teams were preparing the
soil for the upcoming plantation
drive and saw the dead fish; we
then informed DPCC,” said the
official.
Ravi Phalswal, another local
from Rawta village, said the fish
started turning up dead around
15-20 days ago, with the number
growing considerably over the
past one week.
“At first, it was only a few fish
here and there, but we are now
seeing them in plenty along the
drain and in village ponds. Such
an incident has not happened in
the recent decade at least,” he said.
DPCC said samples were col-
lected on Sunday, and if oxygen
content drops in any aquatic body,
it becomes difficult for marine life
to sustain itself. “We will look at
different parameters to ascertain
Ahead of common test,
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sample papers, details
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NEW DELHI: While the National
Testing Agency (NTA) will con-
duct the computer-based Com-
mon University Entrance Test
(CUET) for admission to under-
graduate courses starting July 15,
aspirants said they are still waiting
for sample papers and a detailed
schedule of the examination days
and timings.
Last month, the testing agency
said the computer-based exam
will be conducted over 10 days
between July 15 and August 10.
However, a detailed schedule out-
lining the dates on which students
need to appear for the exams for
their respective subjects is still
awaited.
Additionally, students are also
waiting for sample papers. While
mock papers have been uploaded
on the NTA website, the testing
agency said the mock papers do
not necessarily represent the pat-
tern or spread of questions. This
has led to confusion among stu-
dents, who believe sample papers
will help them prepare for the
05
what may be the possible reasons
causing the fish to die ,” said a
DPCC official, asking not to be
named.
Manoj Misra, convener of the
Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan (YJA) said
fish death at such a large scale is
generally on account of high pol-
lution levels, which bring the total
dissolved oxygen levels to zero,
making it impossible for any
aquatic life to survive.
“We see this in the Yamuna too
— the pollution levels are so high
that you don’t see fish beyond a
certain point in Delhi. In this case,
it is possible a strong, toxic pollu-
tant may have entered the Najaf-
garh drain through its supple-
mentary drains and this caused a
sudden drop in the oxygen levels
in the water,” he said, adding that
in some cases, such mass deaths
also occur if fish poison is used.
“This is generally done to catch
fish easily and in large numbers,”
he said.
exams better.
Sudha Acharya, chairperson of
the National Progressive School
Conference (NPSC), which has
over 120 Delhi schools as mem-
bers, said, “Students are appearing
for the exam for the first time but
they don’t have any reference
material that could aid them in
their preparations,” said Acharya,
principal of ITL Public School,
Dwarka.
Anisha Srivastava, a Class 12
student, said that there was a lot of
uncertainty regarding the sample
papers. “What is the point of
releasing mock question papers if
the questions do not match the
pattern of CUET or the difficulty
level? Only a few questions in the
mock paper would qualify as
entrance-level questions. Most of
the questions are very basic and
not of national entrance examina-
tion level,” said Srivastava.
NTA officials HT spoke to said
that the agency has already
announced that the exam will be
“strictly” based on NCERT sylla-
bus, and that nothing in the com-
mon test will be beyond those
textbooks.
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Ghazipur abattoir to stay shut,
panel to evaluate green impact
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NEW DELHI : The Ghazipur
slaughterhouse — Delhi’s only
legal facility to butcher buffa-
loes, sheep, and goats — will
not be allowed to reopen just
yet. While hearing a review
petition on Monday, the
National Green Tribunal (NGT)
directed the formation of
another expert panel to look
into the environmental impact
of the slaughterhouse.
The review petition was filed
by the Municipal Corporation
of Delhi (MCD), seeking the
reopening of the slaughter-
house that was closed by the
Delhi Pollution Control Com-
mittee (DPCC) on May 30, 2022.
With Eid-Ul-Zuha just a
week away, the continued clo-
sure of the abattoir will majorly
impact sales and festivities,
said meat traders at the mar-
ket.
Mohammad Arshad Qureshi,
who heads the Delhi Meat Mer-
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OTTAWA: Indian high commis-
sion on Monday urged Canadian
authorities to withdraw the ‘dis-
respectful depiction’ of Hindu
Gods showcased as part of the
‘Under the Tent’ project at the
Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
“We urge the Canadian
authorities and the event orga-
nizers to withdraw all such pro-
vocative material,” read the high
commission’s release.
A poster for a documentary
directed by filmmaker Leena
Manimekalai has drawn flak on
social media for hurting reli-
gious sentiments with the depic-
tion of Goddess Kaali.
The Madurai-born filmmaker
had earlier taken to Twitter to
share a poster of her film which
depicted a woman dressed in a
costume portraying the Goddess
and smoking. “Our Consulate
General in Toronto has conveyed
these concerns to the organizers.
We are informed that several
Hindu groups have approached
authorities in Canada,” said the
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whether the Ghazipur slaugh-
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“In case the project is to be
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due process of law,” the tribu-
nal had said.
Following the order, the
DPCC on May 30, 2022, revoked
the consent to operate (CTO) to
the abattoir, citing illegal
groundwater extraction and
improper discharge of waste,
resulting in it being shut.
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“The zero liquid discharge
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A grave beauty
day’s comments by party leader ger is absorbing, though after a while one tends
A Raja warning the Centre not to A little known memorial to lose one’s way across the dense maze of this
push Tamil Nadu to “seek an stone garden.
independent country”. It is like somebody’s dense handwritten “We don’t know who lie in these graves… their
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This sculpted piece of marble,
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takhtiyan (tombstones) were lost long ago,” says
a caretaker at the shrine.
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grave is the calligraphy etched partly on its top
us seek a separate country, give must have drifted down from the tree above, has and sides. If not familiar with the language, one
state autonomy...” to be one of Delhi’s most exquisite graves. It cannot figure out their content. Even so, merely
State BJP vice president, Nar- doesn’t belong to any sultan or famous fakir gazing upon the sharply drawn inscriptions is
ayanan Tirupathi, said: “What’s though — actually, it is difficult to ascertain who satisfying.
shocking is chief minister M K was buried here. Said to have been built centu- This afternoon the only foreign element on the
w
Stalin remained a mute specta- ries ago, the grave is ensconced in a nameless marble surface is the aforementioned neem twig.
tor. I condemn his silence. He graveyard no longer in use. The enclosure lies in It looks picturesque, as if a graveyard aesthete
has taken oath of office affirming a deserted corner of the Sufi shrine of Hazrat had placed it here purposefully.
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DMK’s “divisive mindset”. rently, a new-born black cat is living alone in a It also appears to be severely damaged. These stories by
The DMK said Raja’s com- hollow inside the trunk. missing portions of the worn-out stones add Mayank
ments were the result of the Cen- The grave is a work of painstaking details, like poignancy to the monument’s gracious imperfec- Austen
tre’s policies. “The Centre is not one of those embroidery works executed on Luc- tions. Soofi,
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Udaipur, Amravati killings
Neeraj Chauhan
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NEW DELHI: Federal investiga-
tors have a free hand in dealing
with elements bent on foment-
ing sectarian violence in the
country, Union home minister
Amit Shah is said to have told
National Investigation Agency
(NIA) chief Dinkar Gupta dur-
ing a meeting in which Shah
was briefed on the findings in
the recent killings in Udaipur
and Amravati, people familiar
with the matter said.
The central agency has
already invoked laws that deal
with terrorist activities against
those arrested for the murders.
Investigators are probing a
larger conspiracy, with possible
involvement of people based
abroad.
Gupta joined as the new
director general of the central
agency last week, and has since
been supervising the investiga-
tions in both cases.
The main accused in the
murder of an Udaipur tailor –
Riyaz Akhtari and Gaus
Mohammed – are being interro-
13 die as bus falls into gorge in Kullu
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SHIMLA: Thirteen people were
killed after their bus in skidded
off the road and plunged into a
200-metre gorge near Jangla vil-
lage, about 65 kilometres from
Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, on
Monday, officials said, adding
that two passengers were
injured in the mishap.
The bus was on its way from
Shanshar to Sainj, said officials.
Chief minister Jai Ram Tha-
kur visited the accident spot and
ordered a magisterial probe into
the matter. He also said that the
families of the victims will be
Amit Shah
gated about online groups prop-
agating radicalisation and about
their association with Karachi-
based religious organisation
Dawat-e-Islami.
“We are trying to find out if
there are more sympathisers of
Dawat-e-Islami, or other
Islamic radical outfits active in
Udaipur and nearby areas, who
were in touch with Riyaz and
Gaus, and if these two managed
to indoctrinate others,” an offi-
cer said, asking not to be
named.
The duo had hacked to death
tailor Kanhaiya Lal on June 28
in Udaipur, after which they
shared a video claiming respon-
sibility for the attack, and also
threatened to target Prime Min-
The bus was on its way from Shanshar to Sainj, said officials.
given ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh each.
“As per information, there
was a landslide at the spot and
the driver attempted to cross the
ister Narendra Modi, forcing the
Centre to intervene and take
over the murder investigation.
In the Amravati incident,
where veterinary pharmacist
Umesh Kolhe was murdered on
June 21, the focus is on online
handlers who motivated the
accused to attack those support-
ing the controversial statements
of now-suspended Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) spokesper-
son Nupur Sharma on Prophet
Mohammed, said another offi-
cer who asked not to be named.
No terror outfit has so far
claimed responsibility for the
attacks. Investigators are yet to
ascertain if the incidents are
connected, aside from the fact
that the accused targeted those
who supported Sharma’s
remarks.
Her comments on Prophet
Mohammed during a TV debate
on May 28 triggered an interna-
tional outcry and domestic pro-
tests.
She was suspended from her
party post on June 5, while
another leader, Naveen Jindal,
was expelled from the party for
his statements on Islam.
ANI
stretch. The casualties occurred
due to impact of the bus hitting
the ground as it was almost a 90
degree cliff,” he said.
My India
TOP COP REFUTES
COVER UP CLAIM
IN KOLHE MURDER
NAGPUR: Amravati police did
not disclose the link between
social media posts supporting
former BJP spokesperson
Nupur Sharma’s remarks on
Prophet Mohammed and the
murder of 54-year-old chemist
Umesh Kolhe at an early stage
because the case was “very sen-
sitive”, the commissioner has
said.
Kolhe was stabbed to death
on June 21 and seven people
have been named accused.
Amravati city commissioner of
police, Dr Arti Singh, dismissed
the allegations levelled by
Amravati MP Navneet Rana
that the police had tried to sup-
press the murder case and tried
to pass it off as a robbery “Ini-
tially, we arrested 4 accused
and did not brush the matter
under the carpet... It was a sen-
sitive case. In such cases, police
can’t issue an official state-
ment before having all the evi-
dence,” she said. HTC
Kullu superintendent of
police Gurdev Chand Sharma
said: “There were 15 passengers
in the bus...”
In a tweet, President Ram
Nath Kovind said: “My deepest
condolences to bereaved fami-
lies who lost their children and
loved ones ... I wish the injured a
speedy recovery.”
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi called the accident heart-
rending and announced ₹2 lakh
compensation each for the next
of kin of the deceased.
“In this tragic hour my
thoughts are with the bereaved
families,” the Prime Minister’s
Office quoted him as saying.
Yogi Adityanath
WE DID WHAT WAS
PROMISED, SAYS
CM YOGI ON 100
DAYS OF HIS GOVT
Umesh Raghuvanshi
uraghuvanshi@hindustantimes.com
LUCKNOW: All the targets the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
promised to achieve within 100
days of returning to power in
Uttar Pradesh have been ful-
filled, chief minister Yogi Aditya-
nath said on Monday while
announcing that Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will dedicate the
Bundelkhand Expressway to the
people on July 12.
“We did what we promised.
We have achieved all our targets
set for the first 100 days,” Aditya-
nath said at a media briefing.
A short film highlighting the
achievements of the state gov-
ernment was screened at the
event at Lok Bhavan here.
The state government, follow-
ing its swearing-in on March 25,
had set multiple targets for the
first 100 days, six months, one
year, two years and five years.
The government has imple-
mented 97 out of 130 promises
listed in the BJP’s Sankalp Patra
(manifesto) ahead of the assem-
bly elections earlier this year.
“The remaining 33 promises,
too, will be implemented in the
next two years,” Adityanath said.
“A target to provide 10,000 jobs
in 100 days was set and the same
has been achieved.”
The Congress, however, criti-
cised the government for mak-
ing tall claims.
It may distribute scrolls of
paper about its “false” achieve-
ments, but promises remain
“unfulfilled”, Congress general
secretary leader Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra said.
The “deceptive business of the
BJP government in Uttar Pra-
desh has destroyed the state”, SP
chief Akhilesh Yadav said in a
tweet in Hindi.
House panel calls for
reforms in edu sector
Fareeha Iftikhar
fareeha.iftikhar@htdigital.in
NEW DELHI: Efforts need to be
intensified to bring more higher
education institutes in India under
the formal accreditation system,
and all universities and colleges
must be scored on how foolproof
their examinations are, a parlia-
mentary panel has said in its
report disclosed on Monday.
The parliamentary standing
committee on education, women,
children, youth and sports, headed
by BJP leader and Rajya Sabha
member Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe,
was carrying out a review of edu-
cation standards, accreditation
process, research, examination
reforms and academic environ-
ment in India’s higher education
institutes.
According to the report, the
higher education department of
the Union ministry of education
informed the committee only 30%
of the universities and 20% of the
colleges are in the accreditation
system. “Thus, there is a long way
to go as out of 50,000 colleges,
there are less than 9,000 [that] are
‘It is an art that only I know’: Kejriwal
promises free electricity in Gujarat
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
AHMEDABAD: Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) national convenor Arvind
Kejriwal on Monday promised
free electricity in Gujarat, on the
lines of Delhi and Punjab, if the
party is voted to power in the elec-
tions due later this year.
“I will return next Sunday with
a solution to solve Gujarat’s elec-
tricity problem,” said Kejriwal,
who is in poll-bound Gujarat for a
two-day visit. He was speaking at a
townhall here on the issue of elec-
tricity supply.
He referred to power cuts and
frequent increases in power tariffs
in the state and added that it is pos-
sible to cut bills without availing
accredited. Accreditation is a pro-
cedure wherein standardisation
happens as to what minimum
benchmarks are to be created.
Thus, till a large body of colleges
are going towards an accreditation
process, the realisation of quality
in this entire sphere will be hard to
achieve as it is not mandatory at
present,” the report stated, citing
deposition from the secretary of
higher education.
Expressing concerns, the panel
in its report added: “more efforts to
offer incentives to bring institu-
tions under accreditation system is
the need of the hour.”
The National Education Policy
(NEP) 2020 proposes an accredit-
ing body called the National
Accreditation Council. Presently,
the National Assessment and
Accreditation Council (NAAC), an
autonomous body under the UGC,
evaluates higher education institu-
tions on a range of parameters,
including teaching-learning,
research and infrastructure, and
gives institutions grades ranging
from A++ to C. If an institution is
given a D, it means it is not accred-
ited.
Arvind Kejriwal
loans or introducing new taxes. He
referred to his party’s experiences
in Delhi — where he is the chief
minister — and Punjab where
AAP was voted to power this year.
Governments of Delhi and Pun-
jab provide 200 and 300 free units
respectively to each household.
“Providing free electricity is
something like magic. It is an art
The committee suggested that
issues faced by NAAC and the
National Board of Accreditation
(NBA), which recognises courses
offered by higher education insti-
tutions, should be worked on.
The report added that several
state universities regularly fail to
carry out assessments smoothly,
often reporting instances like
question paper leaks and rampant
cases of copying. “The committee
recommends that the parameter
of the institution’s exam manage-
ment competency be also consid-
ered as a mandatory norm
towards consideration of accredi-
tation,” the report said.
So-called “deemed universities”
should also be allowed to use the
term ‘university’ since there is no
such concept in other countries,
the committee also said.
“Taking note of the fact that
many deemed universities, in
order to make quick money, were
starting Open Distance Learning
courses undermining the qualita-
tive research work, the committee
strongly recommends adequate
measures to curb such tenden-
cies...” the report said.
that only I know. Nobody else in
the country is doing it except
AAP,” said Kejriwal.
Kejriwal said as soon as AAP
assumed office in Delhi in 2013,
power companies were warned
against raising rates.
“We told them ‘we have nothing
to do with how you dealt with the
earlier governments, but our gov-
ernment is honest. We will not ask
a single penny from you. In return,
you should not raise electricity
rates’. In last seven years, they
have not raised rates.”
Kejriwal also accused ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of
falsely claiming that Gujarat does
not face power cuts. BJP spokes-
persons could not be reached for a
comment.

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JULY 05, 2022
{ MOOSEWALA MURDER CASE }
19-yr-old who fired from
close range among 2 held
Sanjeev K Jha
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Two members of the
Lawrence Bishnoi-Goldy Brar
alliance gang, including a teen-
ager who allegedly shot Punjabi
singer and Congress leader
Sidhu Moosewala in May, have
been arrested by the special cell
of Delhi Police, officials said on
Monday.
With this, the city police have
arrested five people, including
three shooters, so far in connec-
tion with the murder.
Sachin Bhiwani (25) and
Ankit Sirsa (19) were arrested
from near the Kashmiri Gate
interstate bus terminal in Delhi
on Sunday night. Sirsa was
among six shooters who opened
fire at Moosewala from a close
range, HGS Dhaliwal, special
commissioner of police, special
cell, said.
Moosewala was shot dead at
Jawaharke village in Punjab’s
Mansa district on May 29, a day
after the state government
pruned his security cover. His
car was intercepted by two vehi-
cles, a Mahindra Bolero and a
Toyota Corolla, and was sprayed
with about 30 bullets, police had
said earlier. An autopsy report
later said that the singer bore 19
bullet injury marks and would
have died within 15 minutes of
the shooting. Jailed gangster
Bishnoi has been named the
prime suspect in the case,
believed to be a fallout of gang
rivalry. Soon after Moosewala’s
death, Brar took responsibility
for the killing, saying it was
revenge for the murder of Vicky
Middukhera, who was a close
friend of the Bishnoi gang.
After initial arrests in the
case, multiple teams were work-
ing to nab those involved in pro-
viding logistical support, weap-
ons and hideout facilities to the
accused, Dhaliwal said.
“Our teams conducted raids
in six states... On Sunday, our
team apprehended Ankit, who
shot at Moosewala from close
range. His associate, Sachin Bhi-
wani, was also arrested,” the offi-
cer said, adding that Sirsa was
the youngest shooter who
attacked Moosewala.
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Presidency 2023. Interested candidates may apply
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Some focused on my photo
while we delivered jabs: PM
HT Correspondent world is discussing how we
Gaurav Yadav managed to give Covid-19 vacci-
letters@hindustantimes.com
nation certificates to people just
GAURAV YADAV AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Monday said
after they got jabbed, but a few
people here (in India) were just
TO BE OFFICIATING at a time when the entire world focussed on why there was
Murder to escape: How the
was discussing how India was Modi’s photo on these certifi-
DGP OF PUNJAB able to give certificates to people cates.”
Ravinder Vasudeva soon after they were vaccinated Narendra Modi The Kerala high court had
against Covid-19, there were earlier dismissed a petition ques-
Moosewala killing unfolded letters@hindustantimes.com
CHANDIGARH: Senior IPS officer
Gaurav Yadav on Monday was
some people who were just
focusing on why was his photo
was appearing on these docu-
in India, once a person got a vac-
cine dose, he would immediately
receive the certificate on his
tioning Modi’s photograph on
vaccination certificates.
At the event, Modi also
May 28 | The ‘kill order’ May 29 | The murder appointed as Punjab’s officiating ments. mobile phone,” he said. praised the role of digital tech-
Canada-based gangster DGP after current state police “The world is amazed at the The Prime Minister was deliv- nology in changing the lives of
Priyavrat, Ankit Kashish,
Goldy Brar calls his aide Priyavrat and head V K Bhawra decided to pro- way record of each dose of vac- ering the inaugural address for people of the country.
and Keshav
Priyavrat in India over leave from Kimara village, Deepak (in a ceed on a two-month leave from cine given to such a large popu- Digital India Week 2022 at India is emerging as a torch-
withdrawal of Moosewala’s Hisar. They pick up Kashish Bolero), and Tuesday. lation was made available. Peo- Mahatma Mandir Convention bearer for the world in the
security cover; tells him to and Deepak from Uklana Keshav and Yadav, who was serving as spe- ple elsewhere faced trouble in Centre in Gandhinagar when he fourth industrial revolution, he
finish ‘the assignment’ by Mandi village; an Alto car is Ankit (in Alto) cial DGP, Punjab (administra- getting vaccine certificates. But hit out at his critics, saying: “The said.
May 29 stationed there. leave Uklana tion), will take charge as head of
Mandi. police force (HoPF) in addition to
his own duties during Bhawra’s
They arrive at
Dhana village, 3
leave period, according to an
order issued by the home depart-
ment. Bhawra was reportedly
asked to resign after AAP’s defeat
Black balloons released near
km away from
Mansa; 15
minutes later,
Jagroop Roopa
in Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll,
which has largely been attributed
to the deteriorating law and order
Modi’s chopper, 4 held: Cops
situation in Punjab, HT had
and Manpreet
arrive at the
reported earlier. Last week, he
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
letters@hindustantimes.com
TAKE INSPIRATION
spot in a Corolla wrote a letter to the state govern-
ment and Union home ministry HYDERABAD: Four Congress
FROM SACRIFICES
car.
on his willingness to go on a cen-
tral deputation.
workers were arrested on Mon-
day for releasing black balloons
OF FREEDOM
The Corolla takes a The Bolero Brar informs near Vijayawada International FIGHTERS: MODI
U-turn and moves and Corolla gangsters that Airport in Andhra Pradesh min- HYDERABAD: India’s youth
towards Moosewala’s car. While begin trailing the Thar. The Moosewala is soon going to utes after Prime Minister Naren- should be inspired by its free-
crossing the Thar, Manpreet
opens fire with an assault rifle,
Corolla overtakes the Thar
and moves towards a canal,
leave his house; directs the
Bolero to go to Moosa village and
HEARING RESUMES dra Modi’s chopper took off – an
incident that the BJP flagged as a
The black balloons that were
released near the airport.
dom fighters to continue to
strive for the country’s progress,
forcing it to stop. The shooters in
Bolero stop near the Thar and fire
anticipating the route. But
Moosewala heads straight
Corolla to Mansa Chowk. Brar
tells attackers that Moosewala
IN GYANVAPI CASE security breach. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The state police, however, some black balloons in the air. said on Monday.
indiscriminately. towards Jawaharke village. is travelling in a black Thar. VARANASI: The Varanasi district said there was no compromise “Though the balloons appear in “Today, there are new oppor-
court on Monday resumed its on the PM’s security, the bal- the same frame as the chopper tunities, avenues, thought proc-
hearing on a plea of the Anju- loons were released about five in photos, they were actually esses and possibilities in new
man Intezamia Masjid Commit- minutes after the Mi-17 helicop- quite far away. By the time the India, and our youth should take
The Corolla breaks down tee’s challenging the maintaina- ter had left, and that the arrests balloons were released, the PM’s up the responsibility of realising
and Manpreet, Jagroop bility of a suit filed by five Hindu were made for violating prohibi- chopper had left the airport,” these possibilities,” Modi said at
loot an Alto at gunpoint. women seeking permission for tory orders under Section 144 of Raju added. “The balloons were an event to celebrate the 125th
Bolero-borne shooters unhindered rights to pray to CrPC in and around the airport. burst by the police.” A police birth anniversary of freedom
see a police vehicle Hindu idols installed within the PM Modi landed at the airport team went to the spot and took fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju in
following them, & turn Gyanvapi mosque complex. located at Gannavaram in Vijay- Prakash into custody, while West Godavari district.
towards a neighbouring Justice AK Vishvesh heard the awada in a special aircraft, and Ratan managed to flee. “We are Sitarama Raju, popularly
village before leaving arguments of the Committee, shortly after flew to Bhima- on the lookout for him,” the DIG known as Manyam Veerudu
the car in an open field. which manages the mosque, and varam in West Godavari district added. (tribal warrior), challenged the
They hide in an empty fixed July 12 as the next date of in the chopper to take part in the “...an hour before the arrival British by saying “stop me if you
water storage plant.
hearing. “We presented our 125th birth anniversary celebra- of the PM, three Congress lead- can”, Modi reminded the audi-
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‘It is revolt not betrayal, we aren’t SC agrees to hear pleas
traitors’: Shinde in victory speech
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief
minister Eknath Shinde on
Monday said he was sup-
pressed for a long time and his
rebellion against the Shiv Sena
leadership was a fallout of the
unfair treatment meted out to
him.
In his first speech after the
newly formed government led
by him won the trust vote in
the state assembly, Shinde said
Bharatiya Janata Party leader
Devendra Fadnavis was the
real “kalakar” (artist) behind
the government formation.
“We used to meet while my
group MLAs were asleep and
return (to Guwahati) before
they woke up,” Shinde said.
“The one who orchestrated
everything is here,” Shinde
said, pointing to Fadnavis.
“The happenings of today
didn’t happen in just one day,”
Shinde said. In his speech,
Shinde referred to his roots as
a Shiv Sena worker.
In his 74-minute-long
address to the assembly,
Shinde addressed several
issues — why he revolted, why
more than two-third Shiv Sena
MLAs joined his rebellion and
why the BJP was a natural
choice for an alliance.
“We are not traitors, we
revolted (against the leader-
ship) because of what was hap-
pening,” Shinde said. He men-
tioned two instances, saying he
was denied the chance to take
up top posts by the party lead-
ership.
“I had been told that I would
be the chief minister when
MVA government was being
formed but later I was told the
NCP was opposed to the same,”
said Shinde. In his address to
people through social media
before he quit, Thackeray said
he did not want to be the chief
minister but it was NCP chief
Sharad Pawar who insisted
that the Sena chief take up the
post.
Shinde also criticised Pawar,
who raised doubts over the
survival of the Shinde-Fadna-
vis government, and asserted
that his government will com-
plete its term
12 of 44 Cong MLAs fail
to reach for trust vote
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
MUMBAI: Among the embarrass-
ing lowlights for the Congress
party on Monday was the failure
of 12 of its 44 MLAs to reach the
House for the trust vote.
Zeeshan Siddiqui and Dhiraj
Deshmukh were photographed
running to enter the House after
the trust vote had begun and
were disallowed. Pranati Shinde
is out of the country while Jitesh
Antapurkar was absent because
on account of his wedding on
Sunday.
Former chief minister Ashok
Chavan and former minister in
the MVA government was him-
self absent along with Vijay
Wadettiwar. He later told the
media that the Congress legisla-
tors were hanging around in the
lobby and were caught unawares
when the trust vote preceded the
discussion in the House. Usually
it’s the other way around. Kunal
Patil, Raju Awale, Mohan Ham-
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Anatomy of the trust vote
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday won the crucial floor test in the
state assembly on the last day of a two-day special session by securing 164 votes.
HOW THE MLAs VOTED
164 144
MAJORITY MARK
For the
motion of
confidence
40 12 9 47
Shinde-led Ind. Oth.
Sena camp NCP
103
BJP
287*
Effective strength
*Total assembly seats: 288 Effective strength: 287 (1 Shiv Sena MLA died recently)
Speaker Rahul Narwekar of the BJP did not vote
ABSENTEES NCP 5:
Anil Deshmukh (pic), Nawab
Congress 12: Ashok Chavan (pic),
Vijay Wadettiwar, Dheeraj Deshmukh, Praniti
Shinde, Jitesh Antapurkar,
Zeeshan Siddiqui, Raju
Malik, Dattatray Bharane,
Anna Bansode, and Sangram
Jagtap.
Awale, Mohan Hambarde,
Kunal Patil, Madhavrao
Jawalgaonkar, Shirish
Deshmukh and
Malik are currently
in jail following
Chaudhary, Vikram
Sawant. Chavan and
Wadettiwar showed up late
arrest in separate
money laundering
cases, Bharane's
mother passed away
and were not allowed
recently.
to enter the House
“Sharad Pawar is a big Nobody put a gun to anyone’s
leader, but whatever he says is head,” said Shinde as he tried
just the opposite of fact. So we to come clean on the Sena’s
will complete 2.5yrs of govern- allegations that some MLAs
ance; next time, we’ll have 200 were taken away forcibly.
MLAs, 100 ours and 100 BJP’s,” On the day the Shinde-led
Shinde said at a news briefing government won the trust vote,
later in the day. Shiv Sena president Uddhav
Shinde also hit out at Sena Thackeray targeted the BJP,
leaders, especially Sanjay Raut. saying it was scheming to fin-
“Some people pointed out that ish his party, and dared it to
our legislators began as street- hold mid-term elections in the
side vendors or autorickshaw
drivers. We were proud of
what we did for a living. We
were not born with a silver
state.
Addressing a meeting of
Sena district presidents at the
Shiv Sena Bhawan, the former
spoon in mouth,” he said. chief minister, who resigned
“I didn’t force anyone (any after Shinde’s revolt, said it
Sena MLAs) to come with me. was an insult to the Constitu-
Ajit Pawar elected as Leader
of Opposition in assembly
A CONG LEADER
HT Correspondent
SAID THE MLAS’
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ABSENTEEISM DID
NOT SEEM TO BE MUMBAI: Former Maharashtra
deputy chief minister and sen-
DELIBERATE. ‘BUT IF ior Nationalist Congress Party
THIS WAS DONE ON (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on
Monday was appointed Leader
PURPOSE, PARTY of Opposition in the state
WOULD HAVE TO assembly.
TAKE ACTION.’ Pawar will succeed Bharat-
iya Janata Party (BJP)’s Deven-
dra Fadnavis, who was sworn
barde, Madhavrao Patil Jawalga- in as deputy chief minister on
onkar, Shirish Choudhari and June 30.
Vikram Sawant were the other Speaker Rahul Narwekar
absentees. “Usually, the discus- announced that Pawar will take
sion happens first, and then the over as leader of opposition in
voting... However, since the gov- the Assembly.
ernment had proved its majority The NCP has emerged as the
with 164 votes, the numbers with single largest party in the oppo-
the opposition did not matter,” sition with 53 members in the
said Chavan. 287-member House.
A Congress leader said that NCP chief Jayant Patil was
the MLAs absenteeism did not also being considered for the
seem to be deliberate. “But if this post, party functionaries said.
was done on purpose, the party However, the decision of the
would have to take action.” NCP leadership to pick Pawar
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantime.com
NEW DELHI: The southwest mon-
soon has picked up pace at the
June 25
SOUTHWEST MONSOON right time for the sowing of the
Himachal Pradesh Advance this year
summer crop, with widespread
Normal advance
June 20
Uttarakhand
and heavy rainfall likely on the
June 29 west coast and parts of central
June 10 India over the next seven days, the
June 15 June 5 India Meteorological Department
predicted on Monday.
June 17-26
June 13-16 “During the next seven days,
DELHI June 3-12 widespread and heavy rains are
UP likely on the west coast and parts
Bihar June 1
of central India like Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand Vidarbha, Telangana, Madhya
Madhya West
Bengal June 02
Pradesh Pradesh,” said RK Jenamani, a sci-
INDIA entist at the National Weather
Odisha May 26
Forecasting Centre. “The monsoon
May 20-29 trough is to the south of its normal
Telangana position, which is likely to bring
May 22
more rains to central India. In
northwest India and Delhi, rainfall
Andhra
Pradesh is likely between July 5 and 7.”
A robust monsoon will help
put a lid on food inflation by
Tamil increasing the domestic output.
Nadu Andaman & Millions of farmers await the
Nicobar
rainy season to begin sowing of
May 16-19 key crops such as rice, sugar, cot-
Source: IMD, Govt of India ton, coarse cereals and lentils.
99
Against
the motion
15 Uddhav-led
Sena camp
33
Congress
4 Ind. &
others
3 Abstained
20 Absent**
BJP 2:
Mukta Tilak and
Laxman Jagtap
are seriously ill
and did not
come to the
House
AIMIM 1:
Mufti Mohammad
Ismail did not
attend the session
tion to run the assembly arbi-
trarily.
Pointing to the hectic politi-
cal activities of the last fort-
night, chief minister Shinde
said he will need some time
before he and deputy chief
minister Devendra Fadnavis of
Bharatiya Janata Party discuss
the allocation of cabinet port-
folios.
v
READ: Shinde
chokes up
remembering his two children
Ajit Pawar
assumes significance in the
backdrop of the absence of a
few NCP MLAs in the election
of the Speaker on Sunday as
well as the trust vote on Mon-
day. These MLAs are believed
to be close to Pawar, the func-
tionaries said.
“The defying of the party dik-
tat to remain present in the
Assembly during the trust vote
and election of speaker by
these MLAs is seen as an indi-
cation that the former deputy
chief minister is unhappy. As
such, the party top brass chose
25-YR-OLD KILLED
BY IN-LAWS IN
HYDERABAD: COPS
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
letters@hindustantimes.com
HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old man
was allegedly strangled to death
and later set ablaze in Hyderabad
by his wife’s relatives who opposed
their marriage, police said, adding
that the woman’s father has been
detained for questioning.
The police said they recovered
partly charred and decomposed
body of the man, identified as S
Narayan Reddy, from the out-
skirts of Jinnaram Mandal on
Saturday night.
According to Kukatpally police
inspector, B Kishan Kumar,
Reddy, a resident of Potreddipally
village in Andhra Pradesh, went
missing on June 27 and a com-
plaint was lodged by his cousin on
June 30. “Based on the call data
records, we picked up one Ashik
for questioning. Later, we detained
two others — Srinivas Reddy and
Kashi — who confessed to the
crime,” the police official said.
“Srinivas Reddy, Kashi and
Ashik invited Reddy for talks and
strangled him to death. His body
was then taken to the Jinnaram
forests and burnt,” Kumar said.
My India
Uddhav Thackeray
SC TO HEAR UDDHAV
CAMP’S PETITION
AGAINST SPEAKER’S
CALL ON PARTY WHIP
Press Trust of India
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
Monday agreed to hear on July
11 a fresh plea of the Uddhav
Thackeray faction challenging
the decision of the newly-
elected Speaker of the Maha-
rashtra legislative assembly to
recognise the new party whip
of Shiv Sena rebels led by Chief
Minister Eknath Shinde.
A vacation bench compris-
ing Justices Indira Banerjee
and J K Maheshwari said the
fresh plea would be heard by
the same bench after the sum-
mer break along with other
pending pleas.
Senior advocate AM Singhvi,
appearing for the Thackeray
group, said: “The speaker has
no jurisdiction to recognise
whips. This is changing the sta-
tus quo of proceedings before
this court. The speaker yester-
day at the stroke of the pen at
midnight elected the whip.”
Justice Banerjee said: “I do
not have the papers in front of
me. Let all of this come up
together on July 11.”
The fresh plea challenging
the Speaker’s decision has been
filed by chief whip Sunil
Prabhu of the Shiv Sena faction
led by former chief minister
Uddhav Thackeray.
Earlier on July 1, the
Supreme Court had agreed to
hear on July 11 the plea of Sunil
Prabhu seeking suspension
from the assembly of the
Shinde and 15 rebel MLAs
against whom disqualification
pleas are pending.
to play safe and picked him
instead of Patil,”said a senior
NCP legislator.
Patil had served as water
resources minister in the
Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) government. Pawar,
who has served as deputy chief
minister twice in the past, will
be occupying the post of leader
of opposition for the first time.
Earlier in the day, Maharash-
tra chief minister Eknath
Shinde won the crucial floor
test in the state Assembly on
the last day of the two-day spe-
cial session of the House.
In the 287-member Maha-
rashtra assembly, Shinde —
who has 39 other Shiv Sena dis-
sidents backing him, in addi-
tion to the BJP — secured 164
votes.
The MVA could only muster
99 votes.
Shinde described Ajit Pawar
as a mature politicians and
administrator.
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Safran to launch engine MRO unit in India
Shishir Gupta
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: French aircraft
engine major Safran is set to
announce a maintenance
repair and overhaul (MRO)
facility for leading edge avia-
tion propulsion (LEAP) com-
mercial aircraft engines in
India as part of its offset com-
mitments, people aware of the
matter said.
The MRO facility, likely to be
set up in Hyderabad or Benga-
luru, may be announced on
Tuesday during Safran CEO
Olivier Andres’s visit to India.
The facility will be created
through a 100% Indian subsidi-
ary route, the people cited in
the first instance said. It will
service some 330 engines used
by Indian commercial carriers,
and Safran-GE (General Elec-
tric) joint venture engines from
other countries in South Asia,
West Asia and Africa, they
added.
One of the people said that
Safran is bringing in $150 mil-
lion foreign direct investment,
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court
on Monday agreed to examine
next week a clutch of petitions
challenging the Centre’s Agnipath
scheme for short-term recruit-
ment into the armed forces.
“List the matter before an
appropriate bench in the week
commencing July 12,” said a bench
of justices Indira Banerjee and JK
Maheshwari after the matter was
mentioned before it.
Advocate Kumud Lata men-
tioned the petition on behalf of
Harsh Ajay Singh, requesting for
an urgent hearing. The court
ordered for listing it on reopening
of the courts after the summer
vacation, subject to approval of the
Chief Justice of India.
Advocate ML Sharma,
another petitioner questioning
the validity of the scheme, also
mentioned his plea for listing.
The bench responded that his
plea will also be considered by
the court registry for the listing.
Ahead of registrations for the
first batch of Agniveers, in the
armed forces that began on June
New FIR against Zubair
in UP over remarks on
Yati, 2 others, say police
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
LUCKNOW: A second police
complaint was filed against jour-
nalist Mohammed Zubair in
Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district
for allegedly inflaming commu-
nal passions by calling three
controversial right-wing leaders
“spreaders of hatred”, state
police said on Monday.
One of the three is Yati Narsing-
hanand Saraswati, priest of the
Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad,
who is facing multiple charges in
Delhi and UP for alleged hate
speeches at a Dharam Sansad in
Haridwar earlier this year.
Zubair was arrested on June
27 by Delhi Police for a 2018
tweet satirising a 1983 movie
sequence. Delhi Police have
charged the co-founder of fact-
check website Alt News under
sections 153A(promoting enmity
between different groups on
grounds of religion, race, place
of birth, language, etc.) and 295A
(deliberate and malicious act
intended to outrage religious
feelings, 120B (criminal conspir-
acy), 201 (disappearance of evi-
dence) and section 35 of the For-
eign Contribution Regulation
Act ( FCRA) but his lawyers say
that there is nothing offensive in
the tweet and its a blatant case of
malafide intention.
He is currently in judicial cus-
tody after a Delhi court denied him
bail on Saturday. He was brought
to Sitapur on Monday, said police.
The Sitapur case was registered
on June 1 on a complaint by Bhag-
wan Sharan, the district president
of the Hindu Sher Sena, a local
Hindu outfit. Zubair was booked
under sections 295A and 67 IT Act
of the Indian Penal Code for pro-
moting enmity between two
groups and for misusing a social
media platform.
“Zubair was brought to Sitapur
in connection with another war-
rant issued to him in case regis-
tered here over his viral tweet. He
was produced here in a Sitapur
court and was sent back to Delhi,”
said Rakesh Dikshit, additional
superintendent of police, Sitapur.
The tweet referenced Mahant
THE MRO FACILITY,
LIKELY TO BE SET
UP IN HYDERABAD
OR BENGALURU,
WILL BE CREATED
THROUGH A
100% INDIAN
SUBSIDIARY ROUTE
with plans of moving into
maintenance and repair of mil-
itary engines used in the Indian
Air Force’s Rafale and Mirage
2000 fighters in the future as
part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat
(self-reliant India) initiative.
The French company is the
supplier of the M88 engine for
the 26 Rafale multi-role fight-
ers that were recently acquired
by IAF, and is also the number
one helicopter engine supplier
to India.
Apart from the MRO facility,
the French company has also
submitted a proposal to the
Indian government to co-de-
velop with DRDO’s Gas Turbine
3 PILs have been filed in SC.
24, the Centre on June 19
approached the Supreme Court
seeking a right to be heard before
any action is to be taken on the
public interest litigations (PILs)
challenging the scheme.
In its caveat, the Centre told
the court: “Let nothing be done
in the above-mentioned matter
(Agnipath scheme) without
notice to the undersigned.”
Since the launch of the scheme
on June 14, at least three PILs have
been filed in the top court. The
petitioners include Harsh Ajay
Singh and two advocates — Vishal
Tiwari and ML Sharma.
The petitions have challenged
the Agnipath scheme, which pro-
vides for the recruitment of youths
in the age bracket of 17-and-a-half
to 21 for four years with the provi-
Mohammed Zubair
Bajrang Muni, Swami Anand
Swaroop, and Yati Narsinghan-
and Saraswati.
Zubair, who was instrumental
in flagging controversial com-
ments on Prophet Mohammed by
suspended Bharatiya Janata Party
spokesperson Nupur Sharma, had
also earlier exposed cases of
alleged hate speeches made at a
Dharm Sansad in Haridwar.
Zubair was first arrested on
June 27, after an FIR was regis-
tered against him based on the
complaint of Twitter user “Hanu-
man Bhakt” with the handle @bal-
ajikijaiin, police said.
In the March 24, 2018 tweet,
Zubair had said “Before 2014:
Honeymoon Hotel. After 2014:
Hanuman Hotel” and attached a
scene from a famous 1983 Hindi
film, Kissi Se Na Kehna, that
showed a hotel signboard where
the name of the establishment
was ostensibly changed. His
arrest sparked a wave of condem-
nation from opposition leaders
On Saturday, chief metropoli-
tan magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria
dismissed Zubair’s bail petition
after hearing the submission of the
defence counsel and special public
prosecutor (SPP) Atul Srivastava.
The court observed that since the
investigation was at the initial
stage and in view of the circum-
stances and gravity of the offence,
no ground was made out for bail.
The police submitted that three
new sections for destruction of evi-
dence, criminal conspiracy under
the IPC and the violation of the
Foreign Contribution (Regula-
tions) Act were added to the FIR.
Police said Zubair received dona-
tions from foreign countries such
as Pakistan, Syria, Australia and
nations in West ASIA.
Zubair’s lawyers did not
respond to call or text messages
for a comment.
Research Establishment
(GTRE) a new state-of-the-art
110 kilo newton (KN) thrust
engine for India’s futuristic
twin-engine advanced medium
combat aircraft (AMCA) fighter
project, a second person said.
The cost per engine for 400
engines will work out to 10-12
million Euros, which is what
India pays for engines today,
said a defence expert aware of
the development. “That will be
for 400 engines, which is what
we would need for twin engine
AMCAs if we have 6-7 squad-
rons. Will probably need
more,” the expert added, asking
not to be named.
The Safran offer will not be
subject to International Traffic
in Arms Regulations (ITAR), a
US regulatory regime to restrict
and control the export of
defence and military-related
technologies to safeguard US
national security, and further
US foreign policy objectives.
This means that the proposed
joint venture between Safran
and India’s GTRE (Gas Turbine
Research Establishment) could
NEW DELHI
TUESDAY
JULY 05, 2022
sion to retain 25% of them for 15
more years while the remaining
75% will get a one-time financial
package of approximately ₹11.71
lakh. The announcement led to
nationwide protests against the
scheme. Later, the government
extended the upper age limit to 23
years for recruitment in 2022.
Singh, in his plea, claimed that
the scheme “undermines the
armed forces’ professionalism,
ethos, and fighting spirit and will
potentially lead to the militarisa-
tion of civil society”.
Pointing to the violent pro-
tests in the country, the PIL
stated, “The scheme is facing a
country-wide violent protest due
to its uncertainty, future insecu-
rity and giving precedence to
economy over security.”
Singh even questioned the effi-
cacy of the six-month training
spell for the Agniveers as inade-
quate for having a “battleworthy”
and “suitably proficient” force. The
petition termed the scheme “ille-
gal” and “unconstitutional” as it
sought direction from the apex
court to quash the June 14 press
note issued by the ministry of
defence launching the scheme.
MANN EXPANDS
CABINET, INDUCTS
5 NEW MINISTERS
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief min-
ister Bhagwant Mann expanded
his cabinet on Monday and
inducted five Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) MLAs as ministers.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit
administered the oath of office to
Aman Arora, Dr Inderbir Singh
Nijjar, Fauja Singh Sarari, Che-
tan Singh Jouramajra and
Anmol Gagan Mann at Guru
Nanak Dev Auditorium of Pun-
jab Raj Bhawan.
Barring Arora, who is a two-
time MLA from the Sunam seat,
the other four new ministers
have been elected to the state
assembly for the time. All of
them took oath in Punjabi.
This is the first expansion of
Mann’s Cabinet. With the induc-
tion of five new members, the
Cabinet now has 15 ministers,
including the chief minister. As
per the rules, Punjab, which has
117 members in its assembly, can
have 18 ministers. Now three
berths remain vacant.
Talking to reporters after the
swearing-in ceremony, Mann
said all 92 party MLAs are “dia-
monds” and “big responsibili-
ties” will be given to them in
future. “I am proud of my cabi-
net. I expect that whatever
responsibility is given to them,
they will perform it... We will
allot good portfolios to them.”
U’KHAND PANEL ON
UCC HOLDS 1ST MEET
DEHRADUN: A five-member
committee formed to imple-
ment Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
in Uttarakhand met for the first
time in New Delhi on Monday.
The meeting was held at
Uttarakhand Sadan in the
national capital under the chair-
manship of retired Supreme
Court judge Ranjana Desai.
“This was our first UCC meet-
ing. All committee members
attended this meeting. After one
week, most probably, a second
meeting will be held. July 14 and
15 is the tentative date for the
second meeting,” Justice
(retired) Desai told reporters
after the meeting.
“The next meeting will be
more important,” she said. HTC
export military engines to
other countries without being
subjected to restrictive
regimes. The French company
believes that the new 110 KN
engine could be certified by
2035 if the co-development
process gets a green signal this
year. The full cost of that
project is expected to range
between 5 billion and to 6 bil-
lion Euro, experts said.
While the Defence Research
and Development Organisation
(DRDO) is also looking at the
GE-414 engine to power the
AMCA project, the Safran offer
contains performance guaran-
tees and transfers all required
technology for design, develop-
ment, production and support,
apart from creating an indus-
trial aero engine ecosystem in
India.
GTRE has been trying to
develop the Kaveri aero engine
since 1996, originally to power
Tejas LCA fighters. However,
the engine was de-linked from
the Tejas programme, and the
light combat aircraft is now
powered by GE-404 engines.
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{ ARUN JAITLEY MEMORIAL LECTURE } JULY 8
TRIBAL WOMAN
THRASHED, House panel meets stakeholders { }

PM to deliver speech
SERVICE CHARGE
practice with the Consumer
FORCED TO CARRY
HUSBAND ON to suggest reforms in labour law Commission. The Complaint
can also be filed electronically

SHOULDERS: COPS
BHOPAL: A 30-year-old tribal
woman was allegedly thrashed
on Sunday and forced to carry
her husband on shoulders wear-
ing a garland of shoes in Madhya
Pradesh’s Dewas district, said
police.
Dewas additional superin-
tendent of police Suryakant
Sharma said, “The woman went
missing a week ago. Her hus-
band filed a missing complaint
at Udainagar police station.
Recently, he came to know that
she was hiding at the house of a
man, who is stated to be her
close friend. The husband of the
woman reached the house and
dragged her out in front of villag-
ers. Later, she was thrashed bru-
tally.” The woman informed the
police that her husband used to
harass her so she ran away.
Police arrested nine people
including her husband and reg-
istered a case under Sections
354 (assault or criminal force to
women with intent to outrage
her modesty), 294 (using
obscene language), 323 (punish-
ment for voluntarily causing
hurt) of IPC. HTC
at inaugural session
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will speak at
the inaugural Arun Jaitley
Memorial Lecture on July 8
after the keynote address is
delivered by senior Singapore
minister Tharman Shanmuga-
ratnam.
The department of economic
affairs, under the Union
finance ministry, has instituted
the annual lecture series in rec-
ognition of Jaitley — who was
the finance minister between
2014 and 2019 as part of the
first term of the Modi govern-
ment — for his immense contri-
butions to the Indian economy.
Jaitley died in August 2019.
Economic affairs secretary
Ajay Seth said the theme of the
Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture
(AJML) is “Growth through
Inclusivity, Inclusivity through
Growth” and the keynote
address by Shanmugaratnam
will cover it.
THE ECONOMIC
AFFAIRS DEPT
HAS INSTITUTED
THE ANNUAL
LECTURE SERIES IN
RECOGNITION
OF JAITLEY’S
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
INDIAN ECONOMY
On July 8 evening, PM Modi
will also interact with visiting
international delegates during
the maiden three-day Kautilya
Economic Conclave (KEC).
The two annual events coin-
cide as AJML is being orga-
nised by the finance ministry,
while the Institute of Economic
Growth (IEG) in partnership
with the ministry will host
KEC.More than 50 delegates
from 21 countries — including
the US, the UK, Australia, Ger-
many, Israel, South Africa,
Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh and China — are
expected to attend the events,
said NK Singh, IEG president.
Singh, who was the chair-
man of the 15th finance com-
mission, will also moderate a
panel discussion that will fol-
low the address by Shanmuga-
ratnam, former deputy PM of
Singapore, during AJML.
The panel discussion will
take place between the Organi-
sation for Economic Coopera-
tion and Development (OECD)
secretary-general Mathias Cor-
mann and Columbia University
professor Arvind Panagariya,
who was the first vice-chair-
man of the NITI Aayog, Seth
said.
While the first AJML will
conclude on July 8, KEC will
continue for two more days.
Union finance minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman will deliver
KEC inaugural address on July
9 after introductory remarks by
Harvard Kennedy School pro-
fessor Robert Lawrence.
The theme of KEC 2022 is
“Redefining the future”.
Saubhadra Chatterji
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary
panel is meeting stakeholders
with a plan to recommend
amendments to India’s child
labour law to pinpoint greater
responsibilities of public bodies.
The parliamentary standing
committee on labour, led by Biju
Janata Dal lawmaker Bhartru-
hari Mahtab, has already met
five central ministries and the
census commissioner, and has
scheduled another four meet-
ings with NGOs and state gov-
ernments between July 12 and 13.
The issue that is being
debated is the process of finding
out how many children below
the age of 14 are employed in any
factory or mine or employed in
any hazardous employment.
While the Union labour min-
istry is the nodal ministry to
keep a check on child labour,
and also keep data on the num-
ber of child labourers, its offi-
cials have told the panel that it
doesn’t have any mechanism to
do the same.
{ BENGAL ASSEMBLY } JOINED TMC LAST YEAR
The parliamentary standing
committee has scheduled four
meets between July 12 and 13. HT
The labour ministry depends
on the decadal Census to provide
it with the number, while the
census authorities rely on the
states to count the child labour
cases from school drop outs.
“It ultimately goes down to
the district labour officer to get
the data,” said Mahtab. “My
impression is that accountability
has to be fixed in the law.”
The labour committee has
met the Union ministries of
home, labour, social justice,
women and child development
and will meet the state govern-
ments of Punjab, Odisha, Delhi.
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Jharkhand, Assam and Tamil
Nadu. Article 24 of the Indian
Constitution clearly states: “No
child below the age of fourteen
years shall be employed to work
in any factory or mine or
employed in any hazardous
employment.”
The Child Labour (Prohibition
and Regulation) Act of 1986 is
the key law prohibiting employ-
ment of a child for hazardous
work. The labour panel mulls
changes in this legislation to fix
accountability with various pub-
lic bodies. One of the ministries
have also expressed concern at
the trafficking of children, both
girl and boys, flagging the issue
as very serious in nature, a func-
tionary of the panel said, seeking
anonymity.
The report of the committee is
expected to be tabled during the
upcoming monsoon session of
Parliament.
through e-daakhil portal…” it
added.
The National Restaurants
Association of India (NRAI) did
not respond to requests for a
comment. Restaurant owners
have in the past defended the
practice by saying that ample
declarations are made at prem-
ises for a customer to know that
they will need to pay a service
charge if they eat at their busi-
ness.
An NRAI functionary, follow-
ing the June 2 meeting, had said
that the money collected as ser-
vice charge was “not pocketed by
the owner, it is equally distrib-
uted between everyone who
works to make your experience
better”. The body added that by
placing an order in an establish-
ment that has explicitly declared
its service charge rules amounts
to an understanding that the cus-
tomer accepts these charges.
Consumer rights organisa-
tions, on the other hand, contend
that service charges are arbitrary
and illegal since eateries are free
to price food and beverages
according to their policies.
Prior to Monday’s announce-
ment about the guidelines
regarding service charge – the
government’s stand was that the
levy needs to be expressly con-
sented to by a consumer after a

India, Oz to boost cooperation ASSETS WORTH

₹14 CR SEIZED IN
Row after turncoat BJP meal – were in the nature of a cir-
cular sent to all state govern-
ments, who had been asked to

in rare minerals projects, supply C’GARH: I-T DEPT

Rezaul H Laskar
letters@hindustantimes.com
NEW DELHI: India and Australia
on Monday agreed to strengthen
cooperation in rare earth minerals
projects and supply chains, as coal
and mines minister Pralhad Joshi
began a visit to Australia, aimed at
fostering collaboration in the criti-
cal sector to bolster India’s transi-
tion to clean energy.
Joshi held talks with Australia’s
minister for resources Madeleine
King, who announced Canberra
will commit Aus$5.8 million to the
three-year bilateral Critical Miner-
als Investment Partnership. King
said the two countries are natural
partners on critical minerals as
they are committed to lowering
emissions and boosting the use of
renewable energy.
Describing lithium hydroxide
as a key component for electric
vehicle batteries, Joshi tweeted he
Pralhad Joshi
had discussed “exploring joint
investment opportunities for util-
ising the available advanced lith-
ium processing facilities in Aus-
tralia [and] enhancing coopera-
tion in the field of strategic
minerals”.
He said he had detailed discus-
sions with King on cooperation in
strategic minerals, especially lith-
ium. “Assured full cooperation of
the Indian Govt in enhancing Aus-
tralian presence in the Indian
mining sector,” he said.
According to an Australian
readout, Joshi said India’s Khanij
Bidesh India Ltd and Australia’s
Critical Minerals Facilitation
Office (CMFO) have signed an
MoU to ensure reliable supplies of
critical and strategic minerals to
India. Under the MoU, CMFO and
KABIL will jointly fund the due dil-
igence of Australia’s lithium and
cobalt assets with an initial
amount of US$6 million. “Once the
due diligence is completed and
potential projects are identified,
we will explore investment oppor-
tunities through different methods
as envisaged in the MoU,” he said.
Joshi’s visit was arranged under
the government of former PM
Scott Morrison. His meeting with
King signalled continuity in efforts
by the two countries to step up
cooperation in minerals sector.
King said Australia is a “trusted
supplier of resources and energy to
India”, and can build on the suc-
cess of established supply chains
as critical minerals sector grows.
NEW DELHI: The Income Tax
department has seized “undis-
closed” cash and jewellery
worth ₹14 crore and detected
tax evasion of a “few hundreds
of crores” after it recently
raided a Chhattisgarh-based
group engaged in coal trans-
portation and linked busi-
nesses, and a senior state gov-
ernment officer, the CBDT said
on Monday.
“Evidence of such collection
of more than ₹200 crore during
a short time period has been
found. The same has been cor-
roborated by the key trusted
associates of the group,” it said.
Chhattisgarh chief minister
Bhupesh Baghel rejected the
charge, and called the raids
“politically motivated”. He
accused the BJP-led Centre of
misusing Central investigating
agencies against non-BJP ruled
states and dubbed it “danger-
ous” for democracy. AGENCIES
MLA made PAC chief
HT Correspondent
letters@hindustantimes.com
KOLKATA: Krishna Kalyani, the
Bharatiya Janata Party legislator
from Raiganj in West Bengal’s
North Dinajpur district who
joined the ruling Trinamool Con-
gress (TMC) in October 2021, was
on Monday made chairman of
the public accounts committee
(PAC) of the legislative assembly.
The appointment, made by
speaker Biman Banerjee, was
opposed by the BJP.
Kalyani is among the five BJP
MLAs who have switched sides
since last year’s assembly polls
without officially resigning from
the party.
Reacting on the development,
Bengal BJP’s chief spokesperson
Samik Bhattacharya accused the
speaker of violating rules.
“The speaker has singlehand-
edly led an assault on the rules
and traditions of parliamentary
democracy,” said Bhattacharya.
While the speaker was not
available for comments on Mon-
day, Kalyani said a controversy
was being unnecessarily created.
“Since I have been appointed
the PAC chairman, my job is to
do the work sincerely. There is
no reason to create a contro-
versy,” Kalyani said.
The post had fallen vacant
after Mukul Roy — who joined
the BJP in 2017 only to return to
his previous party, the TMC, in
June last year — resigned
recently. Roy’s appointment as
PAC chairman was challenged
by the BJP, which not only
demanded his disqualification as
legislator under the anti-defec-
tion law but also moved the Cal-
cutta HC, which left the matter
to the speaker. On June 8, the
speaker announced that Roy is
still a member of the BJP.
Edappadi K Palaniswami and
O Panneerselvam
HC REFUSES TO
INTERFERE WITH
AIADMK MEET
CHENNAI: The Madras high
court on Monday declined to
interfere with the decision to
conduct the general council
meeting of AIADMK on July 11,
called for by the dominant Edap-
pady K Palaniswami (EPS) camp.
A division bench of justices M
Duraiswamy and Sunder Mohan
expressed its declination, when
plea from M Shanmugum, a gen-
eral council member from Tir-
uppur, seeking to punish former
joint coordinator of the party,
Palaniswami and others for con-
tempt of earlier court orders,
came up for hearing. Meanwhile,
Supreme Court has agreed to
hear the matter on July 6. PTI
sensitise hotels and restaurants
on the matter.
The CCPA guidelines now
mean this will be enforceable
since the authority has the power
to levy penalties and order an
investigation by the district col-
lector or the local police into any
unfair trade practice.
“It is only after completing the
meal that customer is in a posi-
tion to assess quality of service…
if a hotel/restaurant considers
entry of a customer to imply con-
sent to pay a fixed amount, it is
not correct,” the guidelines said.
Correction
The report ‘2002
Godhra train fire
accused gets life term’
in Sunday’s edition
used an incorrect
picture of the Godhra
case convict Rafiq
Hussain Bhatuk. The
error is regretted.

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Opinion

{ OUR TAKE }
E STA B L I S H E D I N 1 9 24
What will India’s G20
In Maha, a battle presidency focus on?
for legacy begins India takes over the
presidency of the group
Three broad principles should addressing the development chal-
underline India’s planning. First, it lenge as well. These transitions are
must recognise the value of the the meeting point of geopolitical and
emerging-world troika and choose youth aspirations that will dictate
in December. To live up policy directions that emphasise con- our political, economic and social India’s presidency must leave the grouping with the agility and energy to
An easy floor test victory for Eknath Shinde holds
to the potential of this tinuity. Second, it must incorporate well-being. respond to new realities, and it must create a future-ready multilateralism
clues for the next raft of contestations in the state the concerns of its dual development On the digital front, India, to a through a novel and robust institutional architecture SHUTTERSTOCK
opportunity, it must transitions — green and large extent, has been a first
choose a policy direction digital — into the G20’s mover. India’s youth aspira- the unprecedented, carbon-con- complex due to the crisis in Ukraine.

T
he comprehensive victory of the Eknath
agenda. And third, it must tions are digital-first; the strained nature of future growth. The weaponisation of trade and the
Shinde-led administration on the floor of the to focus on continuity, recognise the realities of the government has responded, Arguments for a green transition can international banking system during
Maharashtra assembly on Monday, by a incorporate green and post-pandemic world and and the digital economy is at no longer be limited to the moral this war has exacerbated uncertain-
margin of 164 to 99, brings to an end a period prioritise action on those the centre of its aim for a high ground of saving the planet. A ties. The surge in prices of energy
digital transitions, and sectors that have, since Samir $5-trillion economy by the commitment on sustainable con- and essential staple foods has added
of unprecedented political turmoil in the state. The 2020, been revealed to be second half of the 2020s. sumption must be placed front and a disturbing dimension to an already
new regime, headed by Mr Shinde and his deputy, recognise the realities of under-capitalised.
Saran The Observer Research centre. International financial regu- stressed economic recovery. By put-
Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party a post-pandemic world India’s agenda must res- Foundation’s youth survey lation and the mandates of multilat- ting nutrition, food security, and
onate beyond the one year on tech policy found that eral development banks must also health at the heart of its G20 agenda,
(BJP), looks stable with the Opposition still smarting

I
ndia’s presidency of the G20
from the loss of its government last week, but a grouping next year — arguably
number of governance and political hurdles may the sole remaining effective
forum for global governance —
create fresh turbulence in the state. First, for the presents an enormous oppor-
smooth functioning of the government, a strong tunity to accelerate sustainable
working relationship between Mr Shinde and growth within India, in the emerging
world, and beyond.
Mr Fadnavis, himself a former chief minister, will be For India’s presidency to live up to
pivotal. Steering one of India’s largest states with a this potential, it must recognise the
steady hand, repairing the public infrastructure of constraints of the grouping and the
crises — from the pandemic to the
Mumbai, and retaining the economic momentum in Ukraine war — that it must confront.
the industrialised state will be key governance But there should also be a clear
challenges — at a time when Mr Shinde will also be understanding of the levers that a
G20 president has to affect global
looking to keep the flock of 39 Shiv Sena rebels, who policy action.
were instrumental in the collapse of the Uddhav Next year, the troika of the prece-
Thackeray administration happy, and pick off new ding, current, and succeeding presi-
dents will be three developing coun-
leaders in the run-up to the crucial local body tries: Indonesia, India, and Brazil.
elections later this year. This fortuitous alignment must
Two, the absence of 18 lawmakers — 12 from the inform India’s strategy as it designs
its G20 agenda.
Congress, five from the Nationalist Congress Party,
and one from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen — from the Opposition benches during
the trust vote will add to the worries of the Opposi-
tion camp. While it is possible that exigencies The military’s apolitical
it holds the presidency. This 83% of respondents want ensure that adequate finance incen- India can ensure the success of the
requires it to set its priori- India to adopt a policy that tivises a business case for rapid Decade of Action on Sustainable
ties alongside those of the prioritises its domestic tech- change with adequate global flows Development. The clincher will be to
two other members of the nology industry. At the same subpoenaed for the developing facilitate greater funding towards
troika. The G20 under Indo- time, 80% welcome greater world. Can the Indian presidency these efforts.
nesia has articulated three Jhanvi cooperation with interna- help to architect this new global India’s presidency is an opportu-
priority issues — global Tripathi tional partners on technol- arrangement? nity to reinvigorate, reinvent and
health architecture, digital ogy. A third focus must necessarily be re-centre the multilateral order. The
transformation, and sus- Clearly, a fine balance is the post-pandemic world order. Cov- G20 cannot be distracted or under-
tainable energy transition. needed where technological id-19 has proved that health, nutri- mined by the bilateral relations of
Reinterpreting these will be key to multilateralism does not come at the tion, and livelihoods all remain frag- specific members, even as we
building continuity, and, thus, sus- cost of developing countries’ needs. ile despite commitments made under acknowledge the gravity of the
tained action. It is also important to The Think Tank 20 (T20) engage- Agenda 2030. The United Nations humanitarian crisis that is unfolding
keep in mind that having too many ment process has identified the inter- has warned that the Covid crisis in Europe. India must leave the G20
priorities is the same as having none net as a basic right and technology could result in a lost decade for with the agility and energy to
at all. Indeed, India must prevent the access as vital to reducing inequali- development. It has sharpened ine- respond to new realities, and it must
G20 from suffering — as other multi- ties. Cooperation at the G20 would be qualities and widened development create a future-ready multilateralism
lateral forums such as the World a good testing ground for pioneering gaps. The United Nations Interna- through a novel and robust institu-
Trade Organization do — from an tech regulation that balances the tional Children’s Emergency Fund tional architecture.
over-expansion of its mandate. interests of the private sector with has also cautioned that the pandemic
Two major transformations will sovereignty and the security needs of could lead to a “lost generation” of Samir Saran is president and Jhanvi
define our economies and societies States, and the growth demands of children in terms of education, nutri- Tripathi is associate fellow at the
going forward: Digital transition and the economy. tion, and overall well-being. These Observer Research Foundation
green transition. Both are key to India’s G20 must also recognise conversations have become more The views expressed are personal
{ AMIT SHAH } UNION HOME MINISTER

prevented them from attending the vote, the P

apprehension of more dissidence will be troubling
for these parties at a time when the new ruling ethos is key. Preserve it In last 100 years, different
countries adopted two models —
coalition is looking to expand its footprint across
rime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s the Indian experience and warrants scrutiny
Maharashtra. And third, the controversy around the
Sena’s legislature party office and floor whip is likely
to act as the prelude to the looming fight for control
of the party, its cadre, and iconic symbol. The newly
P penchant for big-ticket reforms in the in the run-up to the 75th anniversary of
defence sector was on display in the August 15, 1947.
recently unveiled Agnipath scheme, India’s first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, had a
which is expected to radically transform the challenging task in nurturing a nascent
recruitment of soldiers, sailors and airmen, democracy and rewiring the exploitative colo-
communism and capitalism. But
I can say it definitively that the
cooperative model is the middle
elected speaker, Rahul Narvekar, has recognised and, consequently, the profile of the Indian nial infrastructure of governance. While there path, it is a model that

A
Mr Shinde as the leader of the Sena legislature party, fauj. While many veterans have expressed was a very effective and sagacious home min-
their reservations about the potentially nega- ister in Vallabhbhai Patel to enable the transi- succeeds.
and his faction’s nominee Bharat Gogawale as the tive long-term consequences of this initiative tion of the senior bureaucracy and police (the
whip of the party in the House. on the combat efficiency of the military — the erstwhile Indian Civil Service and Indian
While these decisions have been challenged in the Army in particular — the die has been cast. Police Service) who had diligently served the
The Agnipath scheme has been launched and colonial ruler, the Indian military was seen
Supreme Court, it underlines the incremental efforts the first batch of recruits under this frame- with deep-seated mistrust by Nehru. A lurking
of Mr Shinde’s faction to expand its control over
Islamic radicalisation
work are in the process of being military coup remained unstated but
the party, and even precipitate disqualification selected and inducted. the anxiety was palpable. This senti-
This policy move mirrors, in some ment was exacerbated by the tem-
proceedings against the legislators still loyal to manner, a similar far-reaching deci- pestuous Krishna Menon, who as
Mr Thackeray. Though the call on which faction
retains the Sena name and symbol will be taken by
the Election Commission, it now seems increasingly
sion to create the post of a Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS) that PM Modi
announced from the Red Fort on
August 15, 2019 — early in his second
C Uday
defence minister vitiated civil-mili-
tary relations leading to the infa-
mous resignation of General Thim-
ayya as Army chief in 1959 and the
has hurt the moderates
Bhaskar
likely that the endgame in Maharashtra will depend term — and the first incumbent was subsequent humiliation in the Octo- he horrendous murder carried out blowing up dargahs. It was with a view to
on who eventually gets the common Sainik’s vote as
the real inheritor of Bal Thackeray’s legacy.
appointed on January 1, 2020. This
was again welcomed as a decisive
ber 1962 war with China.
In the decade that followed, two
step because this issue was pending for a very highly regarded political stalwarts — Yash-
long time, since higher defence reforms were want Rao Chavan and Jagjivan Ram — as
mooted after the 1999 Kargil war, but defence ministers restored the institutional
T Islamic State-style in Udaipur last counter the growing influence of Wahhabism
week is shocking for its mediaeval that Iliyas Attar Kadri floated the DEI, which
brutality. But that is not the only rea- preaches religious aggression to Sufi youth to
son why it stands out. It is no small develop- prevent them from converting to Wahhabism.
ment that the act was committed by two fol- The core of this DEI stance in Pakistan was an
remained suspended for two decades. integrity of the fauj and the equipoise in civil- lowers of the Barelvi or Sufi or dargah-wor- emphasis on Sharia and strong opposition to
Tragically, the first CDS, General Bipin military relations. The 1971 victory that cre- shipping Muslims, long seen as moderate as repealing or diluting blasphemy laws.

Balance is crucial in Rawat, died in a helicopter crash last year, ated Bangladesh became illustrative of the
and the post remains vacant currently. It may professionalism of the Indian military, despite
be recalled that Rawat was the Army chief many constraints.
compared to the Wahabis — represented by Interestingly, the DEI is fashioned almost
Deoband school, its missionary wing, Tablighi after its rival, Tablighi Jamat. Its followers are
Jamaat, and Tanzim Ahle Hadis (a doctrine supposed to go on preaching expeditions and

social media checks prior to being appointed as the first CDS and Apart from defending national sovereignty
this transition was seamless. It was deemed and dealing with external challenges, the
logical that as the first among equals, the CDS Indian military has played a quiet, but signifi-
followed by the Lashkar-e-Taiba) —
who are seen as votaries of radical
Islam. It underlines that radicalisa-
work for the brotherhood of Sufi
Muslims. However, the emphasis on
the importance of Prophet Moham-
would be an officer who had held four-star cant role in enabling the Indian democratic tion of a section of Muslim youth is med is more among the DEI’s follow-
ver the weekend, Supreme Court (SC) judge,

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rank — that is, a service chief. experience by its innate professionalism and rising even in a comparatively mod- ers, and, therefore, any objectionable
justice JB Pardiwala, said personal attacks on For the past few months, there was specu- proven apolitical orientation — which is in erate section of the Sunni Muslim comment invites a deeper reaction.
judges over social media will lead to a dange- lation that one of the chiefs retired recently stark contrast to the experience of many post- community, in the form of Barelvis. Uday The first manifestation of the rad-
would be appointed as the new CDS, but in colonial States that have fallen victim to mili- It is true that there are hardly any Mahurkar icalisation of Sufism came when
rous situation. To pre-empt any such threat, social June, the government widened the pool for tary transgressions of different hues. major terror outfits, even in Paki- Malik Mumtaz Kadri, the personal
and digital media needs to be regulated in order “to selection. Serving three-star rank officers (Lt. This was demonstrated during the June stan, born from the Barelvi sect. A bodyguard of then Pakistan Punjab
preserve the rule of law under our Constitution,” he General and equivalent) will now be consid- 1975 Emergency imposed by then PM Indira handful were raised in Pakistan to governor Salman Taseer, shot him
ered for CDS and, in a rare departure from Gandhi, when the Army was sought to be req- oppose the violence of radical Deobandi out- dead in 2011 for speaking against the blas-
added. Justice Pardiwala was part of the bench that existing rules and norms, retired officers of uisitioned in a subversive manner by then fits. Even in the 2006 and 2008 bomb blasts phemy law, and later hundreds of thousands
criticised Bharatiya Janata Party’s now-suspended three-star rank may also be appointed. This defence minister Bansi Lal and the Sanjay across India, Indian Muslims involved were of Barelvi followers hit the streets in support
spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks has led to conjecture that the tweak was done Gandhi coterie. The Army chief at the time, almost all followers of Wahabi Tanzims — of blasphemy laws. The beheading of tailor
to accommodate an officer more acceptable General Tappy Raina, in a subtle but firm Deoband-Tablighi and Ahle Hadis. But radi- Kanhaiya Lal by two Barelvi men, Gaus
against Prophet Mohammed, following which social to the current political leadership. manner conveyed his inability to comply with calism in Barelvi Muslims was introduced in Mohammed and Riyaz Akhtari, one of whom
media was rife with hashtags and posts attacking the While it is the prerogative of the elected this imprudent political overture and an the early 1980s when Maulana Iliyas Attar allegedly went to the DEI headquarters in
bench’s other member, justice Surya Kant. leadership in a democracy to select officers to undesirable precedent was avoided. Fidelity to Kadri, a Memon Muslim preacher of the Pakistan in 2014, is the second such instance,
the highest ranks of the military — thereby the constitutional role of the military Barelvi sect originally from Kutiyana near and suggests that that Islamic radicalism has
The justice’s comments, the incident it was trigge- asserting civilian primacy — overt and unwar- remained the lodestar. Mahatma Gandhi’s birthplace, Porbandar, entered the Sufis, though its magnitude in
red by, and the retaliatory violence that followed, ranted political intervention in matters that In the current context, two structural deter- launched the Dawat-e-Islami (DEI) in Karachi Sufis is much lower among the Wahabis.
bring into focus the delicate balance between free are within the professional military domain minants germane to national security and the to fight rising Deobandi aggression and vio- Incidentally, Iliyas Attar Kadri has been
can have negative consequences and imperil democratic timbre come into focus in relation lence against the Barelvi sect. The Deobandis opposed to the Pakistan army’s support to
speech and judicial authority. True, citizens have the core national security. This was borne out in to the Agnipath scheme and the tweak in the would snatch the control of Sufi mosques, Deobandis, but has refrained from resorting
right to reflect upon, discuss, and debate judicial rules to appoint the next CDS. How will the which has been taking place on a large scale to violence to counter Deobandi violence, at
outcomes. By nature, a ruling will leave one side composite combat efficiency be impacted by in India too, and is a major point of confronta- least on paper. However, his follower Saleem
the Agnipath policy at a time when the Indian tion between the Sufis and Wahabis. Kadri (who was killed by the Jaish-e-Moham-
aggrieved, and Article 19 of the Constitution allows Army is already looking to pare down its man- The ideological differences between the med in Pakistan in 2001 ) floated the Sunni
them to air their disagreement. But the epistemic power by almost 100,000 personnel? This, Barelvis and Wahabis are unbridgeable, save Tehreek, which had no qualms about resort-
authority of the court is at the heart of a rules-based when Galwan-like challenges in relation to the momentary unity when Muslims are ing to violence to counter Deobandi aggres-
China and the terror shadow across the Line under attack. The Barelvis contend that a sion. The Salman Taseer episode happened in
order in society, more so in the case of the SC. Social of Control (LoC) with Pakistan remain believer cannot reach out to Allah without the Pakistan. But the killing of Kanhaiya Lal
media discourse in recent years has demonstrated dynamic. And secondly, by introducing a visi- spiritual support and blessing of the saints, occurred in India. This should set off alarm
an exceptional ability to upend trust in established ble political filter to the selection of the next and, therefore, worship at the dargahs of Sufi bells in our security agencies as the two kill-
CDS, will the institutional rectitude and much saints. It also gives space to a syncretic tradi- ers followed a religious ideology long believed
authorities. Justice Pardiwala’s call for regulation, cherished apolitical DNA of the Indian fauj be tion that kept Muslims and Hindus close, as to be moderate. To be sure, there are Barelvis
therefore, merits some consideration. But if such adversely impacted? the latter too worshipped at these dargahs. who say that the DEI is aping Tablighi Jamat
regulation comes about, there will be a need to The need for an objective review and trans- In contrast, the Wahabis believe that the and radicalising Sufis, which is bad. The chal-
formation of the Indian military is imperative worship of saints is un-Islamic, drawn from lenge for the security agencies is figuring out
ensure the balance between liberties and of course, but the drivers must be those of the guru-puja tradition of the Hindus, and how far the DEI preachers may have pene-
restrictions. Any form of media regulation is tricky, abiding national security interests at all times. there is no place for it in Islam, which sup- trated the original Barelvis in India.
and that of social media hard to enforce, given its The need for a transformation of the ports direct interaction with Allah. The differ-
Indian military is imperative of course, but Commodore (retired) C Uday Bhaskar is director, ences are so deep that they often lead to con- Uday Mahurkar is a central information
more amorphous nature. Care must be taken to not the drivers must be those of abiding Society for Policy Studies flict in India. In Pakistan, it snowballs into commissioner, journalist and author
muzzle legitimate free speech and fair criticism. national security interests at all times PTI The views expressed are personal violence with Deobandi terror outfits often The views expressed are personal

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JULY 05, 2022
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Myanmar: China
tells junta to hold
talks with oppn
BEIJING: China’s
foreign minister Wang
Yi has called upon
Myanmar’s junta to
hold talks with
opponents and “realise
political reconciliation”
amid deepening crisis
in the country. HTC
Pope says no
plans to resign
anytime soon
ROME: Pope Francis
has dismissed rumours
he plans to resign
anytime soon, and says
that he hopes to visit
Moscow and Kyiv after
travelling to Canada
later this month. In an
interview, Pope Francis
said that the idea “never
entered my mind” to
announce a planned
retirement at the end of
the summer. AGENCIES
US says Al Jazeera
journalist likely
shot by Israel
WASHINGTON: The
United States concl-
uded on Monday that
Al Jazeera journalist
Shireen Abu Akleh was
likely killed by Israeli
gunfire and urged
accountability, but said
there was no reason to
believe she was shot
intentionally. AFP
Nepal PM rejigs
Cabinet for 6th
time in a year
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s
PM Sher Bahadur
Deuba reshuffled his
Cabinet for the sixth
time in a year inducting
three new ministers
from the Janata Sama-
jbadi Party (JSP), a
member of the ruling
coalition. AGENCIES
{ PAKISTAN }
As Sydney battles floods, 30k
Stay away from politics, army
chief directs military officials
prepare to abandon
Press Trust of India
letters@hindustantimes.com
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army
chief General Qamar Javed
Bajwa has issued fresh direc-
tions to his commanders and
officers, including from the
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),
to stay away from politics after
leaders of ousted prime minis-
ter Imran Khan-led party
alleged that some officials of the
country’s intelligence agency
were trying to “manipulate” the
upcoming by-elections in Pun-
jab, according to a media report
on Monday. Pakistan Army had
earlier said that it has nothing
to do with politics and it would
remain apolitical in the future
as well.
{ ROE V WADE OVERTURNED } AS U.S. MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY
How SC ruling forced 10-year-old
rape victim to travel for abortion
Agencies
letters@hindustantimes.com
CHARLESTON: An Ohio law ban-
ning abortions after six weeks
was put on hold in 2019 by a fed-
eral judge citing Roe v Wade
that enshrined constitutional
right to abortion nationwide.
Less than an hour after the
Supreme Court overturned the
landmark case, Republican gov-
ernor Mike DeWine and state
Attorney General Dave Yost
asked US district Judge Michael
Barrett in Cincinnati to lift his
injunction.
A 10-year-old rape victim was
one of the first to get caught up
in the politics around abortion in
the country. The girl, who is six
weeks pregnant, was denied an
abortion in Ohio and forced to
cross into Indiana, where abor-
tion remains legal - for now.
Ohio’s law, S.B. 23, bans abor-
tion after foetal cardiac activity
can first be detected, around six
weeks of gestation, a point
before many women even realise
their pregnant.
The case demonstrates the
tangible impacts that overturn-
ing of Roe v Wade has on
patients seeking access to the
medical procedure.
Ohio state’s top court on Fri-
day denied an emergency
request by Planned Parenthood
and other abortion providers to
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Putin orders Russians to
fight on after key victory
The Ukrainian govt
told a reconstruction
conference in
Switzerland that it
will cost $750bn to
rebuild the country
Agence France-Presse
letters@hindustantimes.com
SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE: President
Vladimir Putin on Monday
ordered Russian troops to press
their offensive deeper into the
Donbas region of eastern
Ukraine after Moscow’s forces
seized the strategic city of Lysy-
chansk.
With the war now well into its
fifth month after Russia’s inva-
sion of Ukraine, Ukraine told a
reconstruction conference in
Switzerland that it would
already cost $750 billion to
rebuild the country.
The loss of Lysychansk over
the weekend prompted Ukrain-
ian President Volodymyr Zelen-
sky to step up calls for an
increased supply of weapons
from the West so Kyiv can keep
up the resistance and regain lost
territories.
After giving up on its initial
war aim of capturing Kyiv fol-
lowing tough Ukrainian resist-
ance, Russia has focused its
efforts on securing control of the
Donetsk and Luhansk areas
which make up the Donbas
region.
Russian defence minister Ser-
gei Shoigu told President Vlad-
imir Putin at a meeting that Mos-
cow’s forces were now in full
control of the Luhansk region.
In a sign there would be no
let-up in the fighting and that
homes
Chief of the Army Staff
(COAS) General Bajwa has
issued fresh directions to all his
commanders and key officers to
stay away from politics and
avoid interacting with politi-
cians, The News newspaper
reported.
These directions have been
given in the wake of Imran
Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-
Insaf (PTI) party’s propaganda
against the military establish-
ment alleging certain ISI offi-
cials of trying to manipulate the
upcoming by-elections in Pun-
jab to the disadvantage of the
party, the report said.
Defence sources lament that
the ISI sector commander,
Lahore, Brigadier Rashid, who
is being maligned by the PTI
A child holds a US flag at an event in Boston, Massachusetts.
prevent Ohio from enforcing the
2019 law.
And Indiana could also soon
find itself passing its own abor-
tion law later this month given
that a special session has been
scheduled for later in July and
the legislature is expected to
touch on a ban on the medical
procedure.
The story of the 10-year-old
did rounds on social media,
drawing ire, as US began a long
holiday weekend to mark its
July 4th Independence Day,
which arrives at a time when the
US is roiled by hearings over the
January 6 insurrection, awash in
turmoil over high court rulings
on abortion and guns and strug-
gling to maintain the common
bonds that keep it together.
Yet many also see cause to cel-
ebrate: The Covid-19 pandemic
continues to be on the wane and,
despite its faults, America’s
Russia now had its eyes on the
entire Donetsk region, Putin told
Shoigu that troops stationed
there must continue their opera-
tions. “Military units, including
the East group and the West
group, must carry out their tasks
according to previously
approved plans,” Putin said.
“I hope that everything will
continue in their direction as has
happened in Luhansk so far.”
The Ukrainian army said on
Sunday it was retreating from
Lysychansk to preserve the lives
of its troops after finding itself
outnumbered and outgunned by
Russian forces there.
But in a symbolic boost for
Ukraine, the Ukrainian flag was
leaders, is not even in Lahore
for over a fortnight in connec-
tion with some of his profes-
sional work in Islamabad.
PTI leader and former health
minister Punjab Yasmin Rashid
recently named the sector com-
mander and alleged him of hav-
ing been involved in politics to
manipulate by-elections in Pun-
jab. Former foreign minister
and deputy chairman of PTI
Shah Mehmood Qureshi had
also alleged that some invisible
forces are active to influence the
by-elections in the province
against the party.
Recently, former PM Khan
also alleged that some of his
candidates have complained to
him of receiving telephone calls
from unknown numbers.
AFP
democracy survives.
Colourful displays big and
small will light up the night sky
in cities from New York to Seat-
tle to Chicago to Dallas.
However others, particularly
in drought-stricken and wildfire-
prone regions of the West, will
forgo them. Phoenix is also again
going without fireworks due to
supply-chain issues.
To be sure, these are precari-
ous times: An economic reces-
sion lurks, and the national psy-
che is still raw from mass shoot-
ings like those seen recently at a
Texas elementary school and a
New York supermarket.
“I think many of us are feeling
conflicted about celebrating 4th
of July right now,” attorney
Amelia Boone tweeted.
In her eyes patriotism is also
about fighting for change, she
said, adding, “I’m not giving up
on the US.”
World
raised on Snake Island, a rocky
outcrop in the Black Sea, after
Russia withdrew from the strate-
gically important Ukrainian ter-
ritory last week.
Moscow’s capture of Lysy-
chansk - one week after the
Ukrainian army also retreated
from the neighbouring city of
Severodonetsk - frees up Russian
forces to advance on Kramatorsk
and Sloviansk in Donetsk.
Luhansk region governor Ser-
giy Gayday said on Telegram
that there was still fighting in the
town of Bilogorivka outside
Lysychansk. “We keep defending
a small part of the Lugansk
region so that our army could
build protective redoubts.”
Agencies
letters@hindustantimes.com
SYDNEY/BEIJING: More than
30,000 residents of Sydney and
its surrounds were told to evacu-
ate or prepare to abandon their
homes Monday as Australia’s
largest city faces its fourth, and
possibly worst, round of flooding
in less than a year and a half.
Days of torrential rain caused
dams to overflow and waterways
to break their banks, bringing a
new flood emergency to parts of
the city of 5 million people.
“The latest information we
have is that there’s a very good
chance that the flooding will be
worse than any of the other
three floods that those areas had
in the last 18 months,” Emer-
gency Management Minister
Murray Watt said.
The current flooding might
affect areas that were spared
during the previous floods in
March last year, March this year
and April, Watt added.
New South Wales state Pre-
mier Dominic Perrottet said
32,000 people were impacted by
evacuation orders and warnings.
“You’d probably expect to see
that number increase over the
course of the week,” Perrottet
said. Emergency services made
numerous flood rescues on Sun-
day and early on Monday and
SHINDE MAJORITY
action,” he said, alluding to the
15 Shiv Sena lawmakers, includ-
ing Uddhav’s son Aaditya Thack-
eray, who voted against Shinde
on Monday.
The BJP-Shinde alliance also
passed a confidence motion in
favour of speaker Rahul Nar-
wekar, empowering him to act
against the 15 Sena MLAs. This
is to counter the no-confidence
motion against Narwekar that
was moved by the Shiv Sena on
Sunday.
Except for the Speaker who
was presiding over the proceed-
ings, 20 lawmakers were absent
— including 12 from the Con-
gress, five from the Nationalist
Congress Party (two former
ministers, Anil Deshmukh and
Nawab Malik, are in jail on graft
charges), two from the BJP, and
one from the All India Majlis-e-
Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
In addition, three legislators —
two from the Samajwadi Party
and one from AIMIM —
abstained from voting though
they were present in the House.
Damaged buildings (top) are seen in Lysychansk, Luhansk region,
Ukraine, on Sunday while a man sets a Russian national flag on a
balcony of a residential building in Lysychansk.
A New South Wales State Emergency Service crew is seen in a
rescue boat in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, on Monday.
were getting hundreds more
calls for help.
Heavy rain to hit parts of
China in wake of typhoon
Heavy rain is expected to hit cen-
tral and southern China over the
next few days as the expansive
rain belts of a weakening
typhoon sweep inland from the
country’s southern coastline.
Over the weekend, China’s
first typhoon of the year bought
heavy rain and wind to several
southern provinces already
water-logged from weeks of tor-
rential rains and thunderstorms.
While the Central Meteoro-
logical Observatory has down-
graded Chaba to a tropical
depression from a typhoon, very
Maha CM Eknath Shinde with deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis
Congress’s absentees
included heavyweights Ashok
Chavan, Vijay Wedettiwar,
Dheeraj Deshmukh, Praniti
Shinde, Jitesh Antapurkar, Zee-
shan Siddiqui, Raju Awale,
Mohan Hambarde, Kunal Patil,
Madhavrao Jawalgaonkar and
Shirish Chaudhary; many of
them turned up late and were
found running to enter the
House. Those missing from the
NCP ranks in the House
included Dattatray Bharane,
Anna Bansode and Sangram
Jagtap. Both the BJP members
who were absent, Mukta Kadam
AP
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unsettled weather is expected in
its wake.
From Monday to Wednesday,
forecasters predict heavy rain
and some strong winds in
Guangdong province, the
Guangxi region, and Jiangxi,
Hunan, Hubei, Henan, and
Shandong provinces.
Meanwhile, 12 bodies have
been found following a ship-
wreck in the South China Sea
over the weekend that left more
than two dozen crew members
missing, Chinese authorities said
on Monday. The announcement
came days after an engineering
vessel 296 kilometres southwest
of Hong Kong suffered substan-
tial damage and broke into two
pieces during a typhoon.
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ANI
and Laxman Jagtap, are unwell.
In his address after winning
the trust vote, Shinde struck a
conciliatory note. “Everyone
should feel that this is their gov-
ernment. All religions will be
respected and no religion will be
disrespected in this coalition
government,” he said.
“The people had wanted this
government to come to power
two-and-a-half years ago,” said
Shinde, later telling reporters
that Sena legislators had felt
“stifled” in the previous MVA
government. He assured that his
government would not be vin-
China scrambles
to contain fresh
Covid outbreak
Sutirtho Patranobis
letters@hindustantimes.com
BEIJING: A county in China’s
eastern Anhui province is carry-
ing out daily nucleic acid tests
on 763,000 locked down resi-
dents while mass tests have been
ordered for other areas, as
authorities scramble to contain a
fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in
the country.
The new outbreak, with cases
reported from at least nine prov-
inces as of Monday, comes
weeks after the government
brought Shanghai’s crippling
early summer epidemic under
control and as China eases
restrictions on movement to
boost domestic travel during
summer holidays.
For China, it will have to be a
pragmatic balance between its
avowed zero-Covid strategy -
marked by lockdowns, large-
scale testing campaigns and
strict isolation protocols - and
allowing normal economic activ-
ity.
Anhui reported 270 cases, the
majority of the 380 domestic
cases, including 41 symptomatic
ones, reported by the Chinese
mainland on Monday.
“A total of 339 local asympto-
matic carriers were newly iden-
tified on Sunday in nine provin-
cial-level regions, including 258
in Anhui and 52 in Jiangsu,” the
Xinhua news agency, reported
on Monday.
{ DENMARK SHOOTING } THREE KILLED
‘Gunman acted
alone, likely not
terror-related’
Associated Press
letters@hindustantimes.com
COPENHAGEN: A gunman who
killed three people when he
opened fire in a crowded shop-
ping mall acted alone and appar-
ently selected his victims at ran-
dom, Danish police said on Mon-
day, all but ruling out that the
attack was an “act of terrorism.”
Authorities filed preliminary
charges of murder and
attempted murder against a
22-year-old Danish man, who
will be held for 24 days in a
secure mental health facility
while authorities investigate the
crime, prosecutor Søren Harbo
told reporters. Police have said
the man was known to mental
health service without elaborat-
ing.
Police have not identified a
motive for Sunday’s attack inside
one of Scandinavia’s biggest
shopping centres. A suspect car-
rying a rifle and knife was
quickly arrested, and Copenha-
gen chief police inspector Søren
Thomassen said the 22-year-old
Danish man also had access to
another gun.
He said the firearms were
obtained illegally and that the
suspect was known to mental
health services but gave no fur-
ther details on either.
“It was the worst possible
nightmare,” Danish Prime Min-
ister Mette Frederiksen said on
Monday, calling the attack “unu-
sually brutal”.
The three killed were a
17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old
dictive and neither would it
needlessly review the previous
government’s decisions. “We
will review only those decisions
which were incorrect,” he told
the media.
The new CM struck an emo-
tional tone when he spoke of his
family.
“They attacked my fam-
ily...My father is alive, my
mother died. I could not give
much time to my parents. They
would be asleep when I came
and would go to work when I
slept. I could not give much time
to my son Shrikant. My two chil-
dren died - at the time, Anand
Dighe consoled me. I used to
think, what is there to live for? I
will stay with my family,” he
said.
Sunil Prabhu of the Shiv Sena,
comprehensively outnumbered
on Monday, attacked Nar-
wekar’s decision to recognise
Shinde and Gogawale as the
group leader and chief whip of
the party, respectively. “Demo-
cratic norms are being crushed
underfoot,” he protested. His
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A passenger scans QR code for
Covid-19 contact tracing at a
station in Shanghai. BLOOMBERG
Cases have also been reported
from the provinces of Liaoning,
Fujian and Shandong among
others.
Authorities in Sixian county
in Anhui announced mandatory
nucleic acid tests for its residents
for three consecutive days,
beginning on Monday.
“From June 26 to July 3, a
total of 134 confirmed Covid-19
cases and 724 asymptomatic car-
riers had been logged in Anhui,
of which 132 confirmed cases
were in Sixian county, Suzhou
City,” Xinhua reported.
In the county, which has been
under “closed-off management
since June 26”, more than 22,600
people had been placed under
quarantine and 22,320 isolation
rooms had been put into opera-
tion in Sixian as of Sunday.
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
(right) and Minister of Justice
Mattias Tesfaye visit the site of
a shooting in Copenhagen. AFP
girl, both Danes, and a 47-year-
old Russian man, according to
Thomassen.
Four more people were hospi-
talised with gunshot wounds
and were in critical but stable
condition.
In all 30 people were hurt,
most in the panicked stampede
after the shots rang out at the
Field’s shopping centre, on the
outskirts of the Danish capital.
Such attacks are rare in Den-
mark. The last on this scale was
in February 2015, when a
22-year-old man was killed in a
shootout with police after a
shooting spree in the capital that
left two people dead and five
police officers wounded.
troubles were further exacer-
bated when yet another MLA,
Sanjay Bangar, switched sides,
swelling the rebel ranks to 40.
The House proceedings con-
cluded with the election of
former deputy CM, NCP’s Ajit
Pawar, as the leader of opposi-
tion in assembly.
The trust vote victory brought
proceedings a full circle for
Shinde, who set off with a group
of loyal lawmakers on June 20,
hours after the then MVA gov-
ernment suffered a setback in
the legislative council elections.
He and his loyalists camped
in a hotel in Surat, before flying
to Guwahati and staying for 11
days there — even as the ranks
of the rebels swelled with
almost daily desertions from
Thackeray’s camp. The govern-
ment finally fell on June 29 after
the Supreme Court refused to
suspend a trust vote called by
governor Bhagat Singh Koshy-
ari.
Shinde took oath as CM on
June 30, with former CM Deven-
dra Fadnavis as his deputy.

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Motiya Khan Paharganj, New Delhi-
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Malhotra, wife of Late Raj Kumar
Malhotra and resident of D-30
IInd floor, New Multan Nagar,
Delhi-110056 is also Known as
Rashmi Malhotra for all intents
and purposes, and both the
names belong to me.
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Rashid Abbasi R/o MH-1068, Ward
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purposes.
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868207900455) s/o Inderpal Singh
Dev, R/o H.No 2523, Near Scottish
High School, Sector-57, Gurugram,
Haryana 122011, My name Arujn
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resident of Vill-Pipra,Post-Pipra,
Teh -Saran, PS-Sahajitpur, Dist-
Saran (Bihar)Pin 841422 (Address),
have changed my name from Devij
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per change of Next-of-Kin POR/
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vide Affidavit dated 22/06/2022
at Saran (Place).
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name are one and same person. In
future I will be know as Ashok kumr
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Ghaziabad, U.P. have changed my
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Sethi R/o 10/16, 3rd Floor, Nehru
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changed my name to Deepika Sethi,
after marriage, for all purposes.
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13 New Ashok Nagar, Vasundhra dated 02/07/2022, page no. 22 in
Enclave Delhi 110096.have changed respect of property bearing No.
my name from Dinesh Kumar S/o
Vijay Bhadur to Dinesh Kumar Tiwari Z-10, Hauz Khas Enclave, New
S/o Shri Vijay Bahadur Tiwari for all Delhi-110016.
Our clients had never agreed to
future purposes.
sell entire first floor, along with
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R/o WZ-375, Gali No 2, Srinagar,
Delhi-34 have changed my name
bearing no. Z-10, situated at
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for all purposes in future. along with rights of reconstruc-
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R / o 511 Block - 16 , DDA Flats
Kalkaji , New Delhi - 19 holder of advance money was paid to our
clients. It is also known to the
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Thomas & Tojo M Thomas all are the executed by our clients. Our
clients are not bound to fulfill any
name of one and same person.
part of any contract because no
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Kumar Chhabra R/O 14/31B, IInd
floor, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi - executed. Hence, the public is
110018 have changed my name from hereby notified that the said
Komal Chhabra to Miara Chhabra for public notice through Sh. Naresh
all future purposes. Gupta ld. Advocate on behalf of
his client is false, misleading,
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Lal Saini R/o H.No 547, Street No.
19/2, Shiv Kunj Sant Nagar Burari
concocted, deceitful, fabricated,
frivolous, and based on false
Delhi 110084 have changed my facts, which is harassment & also
name to Sunil Kumar Saini for all defaming the reputation of our
future purposes.
clients & their property. Hence
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our clients shall be constrained to
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Utim Sah resident of Vill-Pipra, Post- person(s) and same shall be
Pipra,Teh-Saran,PS -Sahajitpur, Dist- liable for consequences thereof.
Saran (Bihar) Pin-841422 (Address),
have changed my Name from Darika R. Singh & D. Khan
Shah (Existing Name as per Service Advocates and Legal
Documents/ PPO) to Dwarika Sah Consultants
(proposed/adopted New Name) Ch. No. 780, Saket
vide Affidavit dated 22/06/2022
at Saran (Place). Courts, N.D-17
8800422480,8826484040
I, PRIYANKA Mahlan W/o Sh. Yogesh
Singh, R/o Village Loharwara, Tehsil
& Distt. Bhiwani, Haryana-127307
have changed my name from
Priyanka Balyan to Priyanka Mahlan
for all future purposes.
I, HITHERTO known as Sunita Kaul
alias Sunita Peshin, D/o Pushkar
Nath Kaul W/o Sudhir Peshin R/o M-1
B, Plot No. V-19, Vikram Enclave
Shalimar Garden Sahibabad
Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh-201005
have changed my name and shall
hereafter be known as Sunita Peshin.
I, NEERAJ Nagar S/o Late Shri
Palchand Nagar R/o House No. 38,
Village Baraula, Sector-49, Noida
G.B. Nagar, U.P. -201301. I declare
that Neeraj Nagar and Neeraj both
are the same person. Have changed
my name from Neeraj to Neeraj
Nagar for all future purposes.
I, ARYAMAN Singh Dev (Aadhar no
754628349753) s/o Inderpal Singh
Dev, R/o H.No 2523, Near Scottish
High School, Sector-57, Gurugram,
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wrongly mentioned in my passport
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Singh Dev. I declare that Aryaman
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IT IS informed that the original Share
Certificate Dt 27.07.1999 and
Possession Letter Dt 05.05.2003 &
GDA Sale Deed Dt 05.04.2003 vide
document No 10239 of House No.
104, Abhay Khand-2nd, Indirapuram,
Ghaziabad, U.P. has got missplaced
if any one find please contact Mr.
Rajkumar Baisoya M-9911452041
I, RAJESH Kumar S/o Dharam Bir have
lost the Original Paper of Property
ered vide document no 1) 3112 dated
07.08,1998 2) 5160 dated .1998 3)
7144 dated 05.10.2004 of Property
measuring 405 Sq Yd yis 14/184
share of land measuring 9 Kanals 4
Marlas falling in the sect and killa
nos. 60//2(8-0),9/1/1(1-4) situated in
the revenue estate of Brabmanan,
Saraswati Vihar, Sonipat. If anyone
finds it, Kindly Contact me at
9818608124.
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TUESDAY
JULY 05, 2022
Trade deficit surges to a record
The trade gap rose
to $25.63 billion in
June, led by a surge in
coal and oil imports
Dilasha Seth
dilasha.s@livemint.com
NEW DELHI: India’s trade deficit
widened to a record in June,
adding further pressure on the
Indian currency, which has hit
new lows against the dollar in
the past weeks.
The trade gap, the amount by
which the value of a country’s
imports exceeds its exports, rose
to $25.63 billion in June, led by a
surge in coal and oil imports
amid soaring international pri-
ces, according to official data.
Exports touched a four-month
low in value terms. The rate of
growth slowed sharply as infla-
tion and recession fears in key
markets, including the US and
the European Union, dampened
demand, with engineering
goods, drugs, and yarn reporting
Corporate credit Byju’s ties up funds to acquire 2U
grows fastest in
7 years: RBI data
Shayan Ghosh
shayan.g@livemint.com
MUMBAI: Corporate credit
growth hit a seven-year high in
May with companies firming up
their capital expenditure plans
and increasing utilisation of
working capital limits, showed
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data.
Loans to micro, small,
medium, and large enterprises
stood at ₹31.6 lakh crore as on
May 20, up 8.7% from the year-
ago period. MSMEs saw better
growth, albeit on a low base.
Loans to large industries grew
1.9%, compared to a 3.1% con-
traction in May 2021.
According to experts, this
points to a slow but steady
increase in demand for corpo-
rate loans, fuelled by private cap-
ital expenditure growth, prima-
rily for infrastructure projects.
Besides, a large portion of the
increased working capital
demand is due to rising input
costs. “Utilization of existing
sanction limits and re-leveraging
in a few sectors led to industry
credit break out of the range of
₹28-29 lakh crore during the
past three years,” analysts at
ICICI Securities said in a note to
clients on July 2.
Revival in consumer demand,
rise in private capex, followed by
a rise in government spending
could be triggers for industry
credit growth, which will be key
for reviving overall credit
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{ HIRING FRENZY } AKASA AIR, JET AIRWAYS 2.0, AND THE TATA GROUP’S TAKEOVER OF AIR INDIA INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR TALENT
Airlines scramble for cabin crew, pilots as talent war hits sky
Devina Sengupta
devina.sengupta@livemint.com
MUMBAI: The crowded skies
over India have set off a talent
war like never before, with the
upcoming launch of Akasa Air,
return of Jet Airways under its
new promoters, and the Tata
group’s takeover of Air India.
With the new promoters of
the two major airlines and the
new entrant going all guns blaz-
ing to rope in the best for a per-
fect take off, incumbents are
scurrying to retain their top
pilots and cabin crew with
bonuses and pay hikes to thwart
attempts at poaching.
Industry experts, however,
fear the addition of new planes
and increased demand for pilots
will force carriers to hire foreign
pilots, which in addition to rising
fuel costs, will dent the balance
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a decline in outbound shipments
during last month.
Merchandise exports growth
slowed for the third straight
month in June to touch a four-
month low of $37.94 billion,
while imports surged by 51% to a
record $63.58 billion from a year
earlier, preliminary data
released by the ministry of com-
merce and industry showed on
Monday. The trade deficit was
more than double the $9.37 bil-
lion in June last year.
The trade data comes days
after the Union government
hiked import duty on gold to rein
in the widening current account
deficit and arrest the rupee’s
record decline against the dollar.
It also imposed export tariffs on
petrol, diesel, and jet fuel besides
windfall taxes on crude produc-
tion to improve domestic sup-
plies and lower the import bill.
The rupee ended little
changed against the dollar on
Monday at 78.94.
Economists expect the trade
deficit to remain elevated
through the fiscal, with the cur-
growth, the analysts added.
While the aggregate value of
business loans was higher com-
pared to retail loans, lenders
were increasingly becoming
dependent on individual borrow-
ers to grow their loan books as
corporate loan growth had stag-
nated over the years. But in July
2021, aggregate borrowings by
individuals exceeded loans to
businesses for the first time. Ever
since, the retail books of banks
have had an edge over business
loans. As on May 20, loans to
retail borrowers stood at ₹34.7
lakh crore, up 16.4% y-o-y.
Lenders, however, expect cor-
porate loans, that have been
picking up pace, to grow even
faster during this fiscal year, and
are betting big on large corpo-
rate loans to catalyse credit
growth. “Opportunities are avail-
able in corporate, small and
medium enterprises and also in
the international book,” said
Dinesh Khara, chairman, State
Bank of India (SBI), on July 1.
In the March quarter, SBI’s
corporate loans grew 6.35% over
the previous year to ₹8.7 lakh
crore. The bank’s credit growth
is still being led by the retail seg-
ment which has now expanded
to ₹10.02 lakh crore as on March
31. That said, the large infrastruc-
ture capex push by the govern-
ment is expected to restart the
private capex cycle, improving
loan growth prospects, said a
section of experts.
sheets of aviation companies.
“The airlines do not have time
to build talent and will need to
hire from the market. In this
case, the existing leader will face
the brunt. There will be some
form of retention bonus rolled
out and marginal hikes for the
top talent,” said Nitin Sethi, chief
executive officer of human capi-
tal business at consulting firm
Aon India, told Mint.
Sethi said expat pilots will be
hired but their numbers will not
be as high as 7-8 years ago as air-
lines will walk a tight rope
between talent costs and high
fuel prices. The talent tussle will
heighten as Air India, Jet Air-
ways, and Akasa Air conduct
recruitment drives.
According to a PTI report,
55% of IndiGo’s domestic flights
were delayed on Saturday as a
large number of cabin crew
Merchandise exports touched a four-month low of $37.94 billion,
while imports surged by 51% to a record $63.58 billion.
rent account deficit expected to
widen to more than 3% of gross
domestic product (GDP) in FY23
from 1.2% in the previous year.
“With a steady uptick in the
size of the merchandise trade
deficit over the course of the
quarter, we expect the current
account deficit (CAD) to more
than double to $30 billion in the
first quarter of FY23, from the
modest $13 billion in the previ-
ous quarter,” said Aditi Nayar,
Anirudh Laskar
anirudh.l@livemint.com
MUMBAI: Byju’s has proposed to
acquire American edtech com-
pany 2U for $2.4 billion in the
largest acquisition in this space,
two people aware of the develop-
ment said.
Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd,
which operates Byju’s, has
launched massive fundraising to
finance the acquisition. It has
already approved a ₹5,547 crore
private placement of shares and
has separately secured a $2.4 bil-
lion acquisition financing com-
mitment from US bank JPMor-
gan.
Once the board of 2U, which
trades on Nasdaq, approves
Byju’s offer, more US banks may
join JPMorgan in a consortium
for the acquisition financing, the
people cited above said on the
condition of anonymity.
“Byju’s is in the final lap to
IndiGo runs most flights
on time as staff returns
Neha LM Tripathi
neha.tripathi@htlive.com
NEW DELHI: Budget carrier
IndiGo ran most of its flights
(71.8%) on time on Sunday after
the aviation watchdog asked it
to explain why more than half
of its flights (54.8%) were
delayed on Saturday.
IndiGo failed to operate most
of its flights on time on Saturday
as a majority of its cabin crew
had reported sick to ostensibly
apply for Air India’s walk-in
interviews in Delhi, Mumbai,
luru.
Although flight delays
reduced on Sunday, IndiGo
remained the worst performer
in on-time performance as most
other airlines, including
GoFirst, AirAsia, Vistara, and
SpiceJet, ran more than 90% of
their flights on time. Air India at
86.5% too outpaced IndiGo.
IndiGo operates around 1,600
flights daily, but could run only
728 flights on time on Saturday
and around 1,149 flights on Sun-
day.
Airlines are conducting regular
recruitment drives. MINT
members took sick leave.
The report linked their
absence to recruitment inter-
views scheduled by Air India on
that particular day.
Both IndiGo, India’s top air-
line by marketshare, and Air
India did not respond to queries
sent on Monday.
The talent war is likely to
Business
MINT
chief economist, ICRA.
She added that the merchan-
dise trade deficit is estimated to
remain more than $20 billion in
the remainder of 2022 and the
CAD in the range of $100-105 bil-
lion, which is 3% of GDP in FY23.
“However, robust services sur-
pluses will partly absorb the
shock,” added Nayar.
Petroleum imports rose 94%
in value in June to $20.73 billion
from last year. The Centre
BYJU’S HAS OKAYED
A ₹5,547 CR PRIVATE
PLACEMENT OF
SHARES AND HAS
SECURED A $2.4 BN
FINANCING DEAL
FROM JPMORGAN
acquire 2U. Therefore, entirely
or a part of the equity capital of
₹5,547 crore could be used pri-
marily for the acquisition of 2U,”
one of the two people said.
“The board of 2U is going to
meet shortly to discuss the offer
made by Byju’s for the acquisi-
tion. Byju’s has offered a pre-
mium to the current valuation of
2U. But a pre-condition for the
offer is that it has to be an all-
cash deal since 2U is publicly
listed in the US, and post-acqui-
sition, it will become a privately
owned entity. Once the 2U board
IndiGo operates around 1,600 flights daily, but could run only 728
flights on time on Saturday and around 1,149 flights on Sunday. MINT
“IndiGo is the country’s larg-
est airline by passengers carried
and fleet size, which means that
the cascading effect of delays in
even a manageable number of
flight delays is significant, lead-
ing to major disruptions,” an
industry expert said, requesting
anonymity.
Although its on-time per-
formance suffered over the
weekend, India’s largest airline
operated more than 80% of its
flights on time in the past one
month.
A large number of its crew
intensify, specially for cabin
crew and pilots. “Expect signifi-
cant inductions in cabin crew
and flight crew. Constrains
around pilots is likely to be seri-
ous in 1-2 years. Movement of
pilots and cabin crew will follow
a logical industry trend but shift
from weaker to stronger airlines
is not surprising,” said Kapil
Kaul, CEO for Indian subconti-
nent and the Middle East at avia-
tion consultancy CAPA.
Airlines, both new and old,
are conducting regular recruit-
ment drives to attract talent.
“Today we have close to 400
employees across all our func-
tions. For the next several
months, we will add approxi-
mately 175 additional employees
per month,” said Vinay Dube,
founder and CEO at Akasa Air.
“We expect to fly around 18 air-
craft by the end of March 2023
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imposed a cess or windfall tax of
₹23,250 per tonne on crude oil
production and a special addi-
tional excise duty of ₹6, ₹13, and
₹6 per litre on the export of pet-
rol, diesel, and jet fuel, respec-
tively, to ease domestic supplies.
Coal imports more than tri-
pled in June to $6.4 billion,
crossing the $5.4 billion import
bill in May.
Gold imports nearly tripled to
$2.61 billion in June from a year
earlier, even as it was sharply
lower sequentially from $6 bil-
lion in May. The Centre on Fri-
day hiked the import duty on
gold to 15% from 10.75% amid a
spike in yellow metal imports,
with shipments exceeding 100
tonnes during these months.
The non-oil, non- gems and
jewellery imports, which signify
industrial activity in the econ-
omy, grew 31% to $36.7 billion in
June, about half of the total
imports. Brent crude oil price
has been volatile and stood at
$111 per barrel on Monday. That
compares with $113 during the
same time last month, nearly
clears Byju’s offer, the acquisi-
tion process should get com-
pleted within six months,” said
the first person, adding he
expects the fundraising to be
completed in a few weeks.
According to regulatory fil-
ings, the Byju’s board approved
the ₹5,547 crore fundraising
through convertible preference
shares on June 27, a decision
approved by its shareholders a
couple of days later. Of this,
Sumeru Global Digital Technol-
ogy Fund will bring ₹1,147.48
crore, Byju’s Investments Pte.
Ltd ₹3,200 crore, and DRD Hold-
ings SARL ₹1,200 crore.
“Our fundraising efforts are
on track, and the majority of the
$800 million has been already
received. The balance is also
expected soon. Our payments to
Aakash are closed, and the
audited financial results are
going to be announced in the
next 10 days,” a company spokes-
have applied for position at Air
India run by the Tata group
because they are reportedly
unhappy with repeated pay cuts
during the Covid-19 pandemic
that impacted business badly at
all airlines, industry insiders
said, declining to be named.
In April, too, the airline’s
pilots had reported sick en
masse, as a result of which the
airline had suspended some of
them for violating terms of
employment.
IndiGo didn’t respond to
request for comments.
with an employee strength of
close to 2,000,” said Dube.
Akasa Air, backed by billion-
aire investor Rakesh Jhunjhun-
wala, expects to start scheduled
commercial flights later this
month.
Route expansions are also
propelling more recruitment. Air
Asia conducted recruitment
drives last Thursday to support
its network expansion to Luc-
know with daily direct flights
connecting Bengaluru, Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata and Goa.
According to the Indian Avia-
tion Outlook FY2023 by CAPA,
domestic traffic is expected to
reach 130-140 million passengers
this fiscal year though a tad less
than the FY2020 levels. Interna-
tional traffic is expected to reach
55 to 60 million passengers,
around 20% below the pre-covid
levels.
$100 at the beginning of April
and $139 in mid-March.
As for exports, engineering
goods recorded a 1.57% decline
in June to $9.19 billion from a
year earlier. Drugs exports fell
by 1.27% to $1.99 billion, while
yarn and handloom exports
declined 22.5% to $925 million.
Petroleum products, elec-
tronic goods, ready-made gar-
ments and gems and jewellery
recorded a double-digit export
growth in June at 98%, 51%, 45%,
and 19.4%, respectively.
Exporters flagged challenges,
including high logistics costs
and unprecedented increase in
raw material costs. “The inten-
sity of any further impact would
depend on how long the global
uncertainties persist. The high
volatility in commodity prices,
higher logistics cost and geo-po-
litical tensions remain key con-
cerns,” said Mahesh Desai, chair-
man of the Engineering Exports
Promotion Council. Indian
exporters of leather and textiles
anticipate a 10-20% decline in
export volume this fiscal year.
person said, referring to the
company’s March announce-
ment on raising the amount.
The acquisition of coaching
company Aakash Educational
Services has been delayed
because of regulatory clearan-
ces, and the acquisition is likely
to be completed by August 23,
the people cited earlier said.
Commenting on the recent
news about layoffs, the Byju’s
spokesperson said the company
is, in fact, adding 800-1,000 peo-
ple every month on a net basis.
Recently, some media reports
said that Byju’s had fired 500-
odd employees due to a shortage
of capital.
“In fact, Byju’s total employee
strength has gone up from
43,800 in November to around
51,000 at May end. Even in June,
Byju’s hired 800 employees on a
net basis. If 500 are leaving,
1,300 new employees are join-
ing,” said the first person.
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RBI wants
Brics Bank to
issue ₹ bonds
Puja Mehra
and Gopika Gopakumar
puja.m@livemint.com
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI : The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
recommended that the govern-
ment approach the Brics Bank,
now known as the New Devel-
opment Bank (NDB), to sell
rupee-denominated bonds in
overseas markets.
Selling rupee bonds, a senior
official aware of the central
bank’s recommendation said, Selling rupee bonds will help
will help India tap foreign sav- India tap foreign savings. MINT
ings amid the government’s
record borrowing programme as the currency was also going
and rising yields in the domestic “through a prolonged period of
markets. weakness, from 66-65 to a dol-
Record borrowings by the lar to 72-73 to a dollar, which
Centre and states this fiscal, the made hedging the rupee diffi-
government fears, will crowd cult”.
out the private sector and make NDB had sold renminbi-de-
fundraising costly for compa- nominated bonds following the
nies. This may, in turn, slow decision to raise bonds in local
India’s economic growth. currencies. The Chinese cur-
Approaching the markets rency bonds could be converted
through the multilateral institu- into dollars. The same, the
tion will also help India raise
funds at a cheaper rate as the
bank is AAA-rated, indicating
the highest safety for invest-
banker said, would not be possi-
ble for the rupee. He, however,
added that the reason NDB
could be looking at rupee bonds
ments. India’s sovereign rating
is just a notch above junk status
in comparison. However, with
is that while it wants to hit the
market with dollar bonds,
investors could be nervous
rupee bonds, investors will have about the sale, given a founding
to bear the exchange risk and member of the bank, Russia, is
demand higher interest rates to under sanctions. “That could be
mitigate it. In addition, the cost the reason why they are saying
of hedging currency risk has let’s look at local currency
also risen since the rupee bonds,” he added.
plunged to record lows against The first official said the
the dollar this year. rupee float might also be useful
“Rupee bonds mean that for- from the perspective of mitigat-
eign savings can be tapped ing the risk of Western sanc-
without any exposure to the for- tions against NDB as Russia is a
eign currency risk at a time the shareholder and founding
rupee is depreciating against a member. A government official
strong dollar,” a second official in charge of tracking sanctions
said on condition of anonymity. said there’s no precedent of
At the same time, given India’s multilateral institutions getting
fiscal deficit is quite large, the sanctioned, and it is unlikely
resource made available by any NDB will face such action.
rupee bonds raised by NDB can According to NDB’s website, the
at best be a drop in the ocean, bank has made it clear that it
this official added. But a banker has put on hold new transac-
close to NDB said on condition tions with Russia. So far, the
of anonymity that the institu- multilateral institution has
tion could not proceed with sell- raised $1.3 billion by issuing
ing rupee bonds a few years ago ruble-denominated bonds.
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Root, Bairstow deny India,
inch closer to record chase
England pair’s stand
of 150* pushes them
towards a sensational
series-levelling win
after Indian batters
flop on fourth day
Somshuvra Laha
somshuvra.laha@htlive.com
KOLKATA: Mohammed Siraj
stared long and hard at Hanuma
Vihari. He had every right to be
furious but Siraj didn’t utter a
word. Putting down a shoulder-
high catch of Jonny Bairstow is
incriminating under any circum-
stance, but to drop England’s
only centurion of the game when
they are 153/3—chasing 378—on
a shirtfront of an Edgbaston
pitch is unpardonable. It wasn’t,
on second viewing, as difficult a
catch as it may have initially
appeared. It was quick no doubt.
But Vihari hadn’t cupped his
hands properly, allowing the ball
to burst through.
The game isn’t over yet but we
live in incredibly predictable
times when Bairstow has been
common to some outlandish
England wins. He is batting on
73 off 89 balls, riding on an
assault so indiscriminate and
savage that India are visibly run-
ning out of options to stop him.
With him is the inimitable Joe
Root, unbeaten on 76 off 110
balls. England still need 118 to
win, and they look good to get it
unless India come up with some-
thing special on Tuesday morn-
ing. India’s moments arrived in a
cluster before and after tea. A
change in ball prompted Jasprit
Bumrah to come back for a new
spell and he straightaway hit the
top of Zak Crawley’s off-stump.
Shuffling across, Crawley offered
no shot to Bumrah’s outside the
off-stump ball but it nipped back
to disturb the top of off-stump.
And then, first ball after tea,
Bumrah got Ollie Pope to poke at
a length ball that straightened
after pitching. Mayhem set in
when Alex Lees was slow off his
blocks to new man Root’s call for
a single, finding himself well
short of the crease when Ravin-
dra Jadeja broke the stumps at
his end.
Till Crawley’s dismissal,
Openers fire as India seal ODI Formula One salutes FIA and halo
series vs SL with 10-wkt victory for saving two lives at Silverstone
Press Trust of India
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
PALLEKELE: The Indian women’s
team dominated with bat and
ball to hammer Sri Lanka by 10
wickets in the second ODI and
take an unassailable 2-0 lead in
the three-match series here on
Monday. It is worth mentioning
that the Indian team’s openers
fired for the first time on the
tour, sharing a partnership of
174 runs to see the visitors home
in just 25.4 overs. It is the high-
est target successfully chased
without losing a wicket in
women’s ODIs.
The bowlers set it up for the
tourists by dismissing Sri Lanka
for 173, and after that, Smriti
Mandhana’s stroke-filled 94 off
83 balls and Shafali Verma’s
run-a-ball 71 paved the way for
the convincing win. The experi-
enced Mandhana struck 11
boundaries and a six in her
blazing knock, while Verma
found the fence four times and
cleared it once. After having
won the first ODI comfortably,
the Indians came into the sec-
ond game as firm favourites
against a wobbly Sri Lankan
side. Adding to the visitors con-
fidence was the fact that they
also triumphed in the preceding
three-match T20I series.
After winning the toss, India
Striker Jesus seals move to Arsenal
Agence France-Presse
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
LONDON: Gabriel Jesus has set
his sights on emulating boyhood
hero Thierry Henry after Arse-
nal signed the Manchester City
striker for a fee of around £45
million ($54 million) on Mon-
day.
Jesus, who scored 95 goals in
236 appearances for City, has
signed a “long-term contract”
with Arsenal after deciding to
leave the Premier League cham-
pions in search of more regular
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England were scoring at five
runs per over, Lees fronting the
attack by carting India’s bowlers
to all parts of the ground and
raising his fifty in only 44 balls.
Those three wickets merely
paused the riposte as Root and
Bairstow tried to find their feet
against a fast-bowling attack that
was bowling a quarter of a
length shorter because the pitch
wasn’t doing anything. From
114/3 in 25 overs, England scored
145 runs in the next 32 overs, the
first 10 overs yielding just 24
runs. That was the most produc-
tive period of bowling for India
but England staved them off to
mount a formidable comeback.
India will regret not playing
out time. With the surface wear-
ing down adequately, taking lat-
eral movement out of the equa-
tion, playing through the line
was becoming progressively eas-
ier. All India needed to do was
bat out at least two sessions,
slow down the game adequately
ODIs: India’s best
opening partnerships
Punam Raut and
Deepti Sharma
vs IRE, 2017, 1st Innings
Reshma Gandhi
and Mithali Raj
vs IRE, 1999, 1st Innings
Smriti Mandhana and
Jemimah Rodrigues
vs NZ, 2019, 2nd Innings
Thirush Kamini
and Punam Raut
vs WI, 2013, 1st Innings
Smriti Mandhana
and Shafali Verma
vs SL, 2022, 2nd Innings
skipper Harmanpreet Kaur
asked Sri Lanka to bat first. The
hosts soon found themselves in
trouble as pacer Renuka Singh
was on point with her lengths
from the word go. The 26-year-
old reigned supreme with a
career-best 4/28, rattling the Sri
Lankan top-order with three
quick strikes.
Even as wickets fell at regular
intervals, lower-order batter
Ama Kanchana held fort for the
hosts with an unbeaten 47 off 83
balls. Seasoned off-spinner
Deepti Sharma’s two wickets off
first-team action. The Brazil
international revealed he was a
big Arsenal fan as a youngster,
having been captivated by Henry
during the France star’s success-
ful spell in north London.
Now Jesus will follow in
Henry’s footsteps as the main
man in Arsenal’s attack.
“I followed Arsenal when I
was young because of Henry,”
Jesus said.
“Obviously I didn’t follow too
many European teams, but
when I saw some of the players
that played here, I was like
SCORECARD
India 1st innings 416
England 1st innings 284
India 2nd innings (overnight
125/3)
C Pujara c Lees b Broad
H Vihari c Bairstow b Broad
V Kohli c Root b Stokes
R Pant c Root b Leach
S Iyer c Anderson b Potts
R Jadeja b Stokes
S Thakur c Crawley b Potts
M Shami c Lees b Stokes
J Bumrah c Crawley b Stokes
M Siraj not out
Extras: (b6, lb7, nb3, w3)
Total: (all out, 81.5 overs)
FoW: 4-153, 5-190, 6-198, 7-207, 8-
and score an insurmountable
total. Instead, England got to bat
23 overs before tea. And the slide
started with, surprisingly, Chet-
eshwar Pujara’s impatience.
Caressing a backfoot punch
through covers off James Ander-
son, flicking him through mid-
320 Runs
258*
190
175
174*
the last two balls helped India
bowl out the Lankans. “We have
been talking about long partner-
ships. The partnership was out-
standing,” Harmanpreet said
after the game. India won the
first ODI by four wickets and
will look to complete a 3-0
sweep when they meet on
Thursday.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka Women
173 (Kanchana 47*, Renuka 4/28,
Deepti 2/30, Meghna 2/42).
India Women 174/0 (Mandhana
94*, Shafali 71*). India Women
won by 10 wickets.
‘Wow, this club is big’.
“I’m so happy to sign for this
big club. Since day one when I
knew I could come to play for
Arsenal, I was happy. I know the
staff, I know some players, the
Brazilian ones. I know there are
a lot of top players.”
Jesus was expected to fall
down the pecking order at City
had he stayed for the final year of
his contract as the defending
champions have bolstered their
striking options with the sign-
ings of Erling Haaland and
Julian Alvarez.
Sport
England's highest
successful run chases
362/9
vs Aus,
2019,
Leeds
230, 9-236
Bowling: Anderson 19-5-46-1,
Broad 16-1-58-2, Potts 17-3-50-2,
Leach 12-1-28-1, Stokes 11.5-0-33-4,
Root 6-1-17-0
66
11 England 2nd innings
A Lees run out
20
57 Z Crawley b Bumrah
O Pope c Pant b Bumrah
19
23 J Root batting
J Bairstow batting
4 reverse sweep the next over but
13 Extras: (lb7, nb1, w1)
Total: (3 wkts, 57 overs) 259
7 to build a few partnerships with
2 FoW: 1-107, 2-107, 3-109
Bowling: Bumrah 13-0-53-2, Shami
19
12-2-49-0, Jadeja 15-2-53-0, Siraj 10-
245
0-64-0, Thakur 7-0-33-0
wicket, Pujara started the day on
an unusually high tempo. But he
probably took it too far first over
of Stuart Broad’s spell in the
morning—slashing a short, wide
delivery to Lees at backward
point.
Shreyas Iyer never looked
Agencies
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
SILVERSTONE: In a season of
technical strife and tension, For-
mula One united on Monday and
saluted the sport’s ruling body
and its ‘halo’ device for saving
two lives in horrific accidents
during the British Grand Prix.
In a spectacular race won by
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Chinese
rookie Zhou Guanyu survived a
high-speed opening lap crash in
which he was sent bouncing and
scraping upside down across
asphalt and gravel into the barri-
ers. His Alfa Romeo car was
severely damaged, but the
23-year-old driver survived
unhurt and conscious thanks to
the once-controversial halo
cockpit protection device, made
from titanium, which had earlier
also saved the life of a Formula
Two driver.
Zhou’s remarkable survival,
without a scratch, enabled the
sport to push aside arguments
over ‘ground effect’ technology,
bumpy and porpoising cars and
mid-season threats of looming
rule changes in praise of some-
thing more important.
The halo was pioneered by
FIA, led by Charlie Whiting, the
long-serving race director and
safety delegate, who died sud-
denly at the Australian Grand
Prix in 2019. He overcame oppo-
sition from traditionalists,
including seven-time world
champion Lewis Hamilton and
Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff
who wanted to retain the purity
and danger of open cockpits.
Wolff said he wanted to “take a
chain saw” to the device, intro-
duced in 2018, but both men
have since changed their views.
Before Sunday’s stunning evi-
dence, the halo had helped save
several other drivers from seri-
ous injury or worse in recent
years including Charles Leclerc
at the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix,
Romain Grosjean at the 2020
Bahrain Grand Prix and Hamil-
ton at last year’s Italian event
when he collided with title rival
332/7 315/4
vs Aus, vs Aus,
1928, 2001,
Melbourne Leeds
comfortable facing a planned
barrage of short balls till he was
finally forced into an unconvin-
cing pull off a Matthew Potts
delivery aimed at his body.
Obdurate and patient for the bet-
ter part of the first hour, Rishabh
56
Pant felt left-arm spinner Jack
Leach was the best bet to free
4
0
himself. Losing his balance the
first time he swept Leach from
76
72
outside off-stump, Pant tried a
9
edged to Root at slip. Jadeja tried
the lower order before dragging
Stokes on to the stumps on 23.
From 153/3, India lost the next
seven wickets for only 92 runs.
Swift and alarming, the slump
arguably enhanced England’s
chances even before their open-
ers set off chasing.
But for about an hour of Bum-
rah coming into his elements
and England getting entangled
into chaos, India’s predicament
was never really in doubt.
F1’s halo of safety
On Sunday, Zhou Guanyu’s flipped Alpha Romeo ended up in the catch-fencing at
the first corner of the Silverstone track after skidding across the gravel trap
upside down. The Chinese driver credited his lack of injuries to the halo. “The halo
saved me today. It goes to show that every step we take in improving our cars
has real, valuable results,” he said.
The halo
 It's a super strong cockpit
protection device that
looks like the straps of a
flip flop
 Made of grade 5 titanium,
it weighs around 9kgs
 It can bear the impact
of 125K Newton
 In a collision, it can
withstand more than
15 times the weight of
a F1 car
Some saves by the halo
Spa-Francorchamps,
2018 Belgian GP
Fernando Alonso crashed with
Charles Leclerc and the former’s
McLaren launching over the
latter’s Alfa Romeo. “I have never
been a fan of the halo but I have
to say that I was happy to have it
over my head,” Leclerc said later
and eventual champion Max
Verstappen.
At Silverstone, it was Zhou
who escaped after being trapped
in his car just seconds after the
race had started as it landed on
its side in the fencing at the 240-
kph Abbey Curve. “I’m ok, all
clear,” he tweeted. “Halo saved
me today. Thanks everyone for
your kind messages.”
Only hours earlier in the F2
Women’s cricket out
to test media market
Rasesh Mandani
rasesh.mandani@htlive.com
MUMBAI: It will be cricket’s
foray into the unknown as the
International Cricket Council
(ICC) gears up to sell media
rights for women’s cricket
independently, for the first
time. Women’s World Cup
cricket history spans 49 years—
it began 2 years before the
men’s event—but a real shift in
attention amongst the adminis-
trators became noticeable only
on the back of the sell-out
India-England 2017 ODI World
Cup final at Lord’s.
Since that eventful evening
at the storied venue where
England edged out India, there
have been three more world
events (2018, 2020 T20 WC,
2022 ODI WC) whose success
has prompted the ICC to try
and give women’s cricket its
own wings to fly. While the
well-established men’s events
pumped in nearly US$ 2 billion
to the ICC coffers in the last
rights cycle (2016-23), the
expectations here are modest
to begin with.
“It’s a fresh start. I don’t
think we are under any kind of
illusion that we will have simi-
lar values,” said ICC’s Chief
Commercial Officer Anurag
Dahiya. “Sure, a day will come,
but we will have to work
towards that. Currently, we
may have a fraction of what we
get for men’s rights. But that’s
ok. A number of our member
boards have only recently
started to look at women’s
cricket wholeheartedly.”
According to the ICC, the
move not to bundle women’s
media rights with men’s is to
discourage broadcasters from
looking at these rights as free-
bies or an obligation with little
commercial value. “We think
that the rights are worth its
own value,” he added.
Key Indian market
The first bidding territory will
be the Indian market for both
TV and digital rights with the
winners to be out in Septem-
ber. Cricket’s over-reliance on
one market is not true for any
other global sport. To give an
idea, India’s first ever T20
World Cup final finish in front
of a record Melbourne crowd in
2020 got a live average audi-
ence of 9.02 million in India. In
Australia, the eventual win-
Without halo in 2017
Characteristics
 Weight: 14-15 Kilos
 Titanium, carbon-fiber cover
 Wishbone shape
 Identical for all teams
Sakhir,
2021 Bahrain GP
Romain Grosjean’s Haas hit
Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri and
speared into the barrier and
caught fire. Grosjean emerged
from the flames before being
pulled to safety by F1 medical
staff
race, Dennis Hauger’s car had
landed on top of Roy Nissany in
another crash, reminiscent of
Hamilton’s in Monza last year
when Verstappen’s Red Bull
vaulted across his Mercedes’
cockpit.
Hamilton’s Mercedes team-
mate George Russell, whose col-
lision with Zhou at the start
instigated the multi-car crash
that saw the Chinese sent flying,
ICC media rights for women
PACKAGES Tournaments
Event
TV
T20WC
(4 years)
U19 T20 WC
Digital
(4 years) ODI WC
TV and
T20 WC
U19 T20 WC
Digital
combined T20 Champions
(4 years) Trophy
ners’, it became the most
watched women’s cricket
match but the corresponding
average audience number was
1.2 million. Fans watched 1.78
billion viewing minutes of live
match action on TV of that
game alone which comprised
35 per cent of the overall view-
ership for the tournament.
“The Indian market is mas-
sive. The overall number will
always be much higher,” said
Dahiya. “Some of the Indian
women’s matches are challeng-
ing few of the lower rated
men’s matches. It’s getting to
that parity which is quite awe-
some.”
The ICC is not offering inter-
ested parties the option to bid
for an eight-year cycle like with
men’s rights. “That’s born out
of conviction that the value is
going to be many times of what
it is right now in 4 years,” he
added.
Part of that conviction may
be coming from the Board of
Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI)’s publicised plans to get
a full-fledged women’s IPL run-
ning from next year.
“Research shows that we
build a huge spike in viewer-
ship from ICC events. With the
new calendar, we also have an
event each year. But we are still
Monza,
2021 Italian GP
Max Verstappen’s right rear
wheel was still moving as it
went over Lewis Hamilton’s
crash helmet. The Mercedes
driver was grateful for the
protection that the safety
device provided
flipping and barrel-rolling
before scraping the ground,
stopped and ran over to check on
him.
“That was a scary incident,”
he said. “All credit to the mar-
shals and the medical team for
their quick response... It was the
scariest thing I’ve seen in my life.
It was horrible. He was stuck
there and there was nothing I
could do.”
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limited. There is not enough
bilateral cricket where we get
to see the stars after that,”
Dahiya said. “These domestic
events can sustain the momen-
tum that we build.”
While the ICC sees BCCI’s
women’s IPL plans as comple-
mentary to its events, the
upcoming standalone rights
could also serve as a test case
for the Indian board, given the
same pool of broadcasters will
be at play.
Focus on T20
What the ICC is making no
bones about is in T2O being the
format of choice in the
women’s game. For the upcom-
ing media rights cycle
(2024-27), there is only one ODI
event—the 2025 WC. The three
others are T20 events—2 World
Cups and a Champions trophy.
Even the U19 World Cups will
be played in the T20 format.
“From a commercial per-
spective, T20 has got legs to
bring in more fans. It also gives
us a better pathway to grow in
viewership numbers and helps
emerging countries to take to
the world stage,” said Dahiya.
In a 2018 ICC study, T20
came out as the most popular
format globally with 92 per
cent interest.
A
l
West Indies ease
past Bangladesh
ROSEAU: Rovman
Powell hit two fours
and six sixes in a 28-
ball 61 not out as West
Indies’ 193-5 proved too
much for Bangladesh to
chase down in the
second T20I.
Bangladesh scored
158/6 in reply as West
Indies won by 35 runs
to take a 1-0 lead in the
three-match series.
Sindhu, Prannoy
seek momentum
KUALA LUMPUR: Star
shuttlers PV Sindhu
and HS Prannoy will
look to sustain their
momentum when they
spearhead the Indian
challenge at the
Malaysia Masters Super
500 badminton
tournament, starting
here on Tuesday.
Sindhu and Prannoy
had suffered defeats at
the quarterfinal stage of
the Malaysia Open
Super 750 last week.
India U-17 girls
lose to Iceland
JESSHEIM: The India
U-17 women’s team lost
0-3 to Iceland in its
second match of the
Open Nordic Football
Tournament here on
Monday. Iceland scored
in both halves, with
Emilia Oskarsdottir
netting a second-half
brace.
Anahat triumphs
in jr squash meet
NEW DELHI: Young
Anahat Singh
continued her winning
streak and clinched the
German Junior Open
Squash Championship
Super Series event at
Hamburg. The
tournament concluded
on Monday.
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TUESDAY
JULY 05, 2022
Kyrgios shrugs off injury, in quarters
Unseeded Australian,
at his best behaviour,
seals last-eight berth
with five-set victory
against Nakashima
Agencies
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
LONDON: Nick Kyrgios shrugged
off a shoulder injury to beat
Brandon Nakashima in five sets
and book a place in the Wimble-
don quarter-finals on Monday,
staying on course for a block-
buster clash against Rafael
Nadal. The maverick Australian
was on his best behaviour just
two days after his stormy third-
round victory against Stefanos
Tsitsipas, winning 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
(7/2), 3-6, 6-2.
Kyrgios kept his cool on a sun-
drenched Centre Court in match
lasting three hours and 11 min-
utes to book a last-eight tie
against Chile’s Cristian Garin.
The 27-year-old recovered from
a slow start and his shoulder
issue to strike his groundstrokes
more freely as the match went
on. Kyrgios, who had regular
physio treatments, hammered
79 winners including 35 aces,
breaking the 20-year-old
Nakashima’s serve three times to
improve to 11-2 on grass in 2022.
The last time the 40th-ranked
player reached the last eight at a
major was at the Australian
Open in 2015, a year after he
reached the same stage on his
debut at the All England Club.
“I have played a lot of tennis in
the past month and a half,” he
said. “I am proud of the way I
steadied the ship after he came
out firing in the fourth set. My
five-set record is pretty good.
That is what I was thinking
about. I have played a lot of five-
set matches here.”
Kyrgios will next play Garin,
who battled back from two sets
down and saved two match
points to beat 19th seed Alex de
Minaur of Australia. The
unseeded Chilean took the third
set on a tie-break and went on to
win 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 7-6
(10/6) in a gruelling contest last-
ing four hours and 34 minutes.
“I tried to be aggressive, went
to the net, and tried to be aggres-
sive with my serve as well. I
think that was the key,” he said.
Elsewhere, 11th seed Taylor
Fritz cruised past Australian
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qualifier Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1,
6-4. Until Monday, Wimbledon’s
11th seed Taylor Fritz was not
even the best tennis player in his
own family. But with some hefty
swipes of a garish coral-coloured
racket on Court One, the Ameri-
can finally earned his family
stripes by reaching the quarter-
finals of the grasscourt grand
slam. His 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 win over
qualifier Jason Kubler put him
into the last eight here, and saw
him match the Grand Slam feat
of his mother who, as Kathy
May, reached three Slam quar-
ter-finals in the late 1970s.
“My first Grand Slam quarter-
final, that’s really a big deal,” the
24-year-old Fritz said before
leaving court. “Part of the final
eight and... I’m glad I could get
the win on the Fourth of July,
being American.”
It was a muscular and domi-
neering display from Fritz,
champion on grass at East-
bourne coming into this tourna-
ment, and the outcome was
never really in doubt from the
start with the gulf in class only
yawning wider as the match pro-
gressed.
In the women’s competition,
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina
reached the quarter-finals for
the first time with a 7-5, 6-3 win
over Petra Martic of Croatia. She
will face either Alize Cornet of
France or Australia’s Ajla
Tomljanovic for a place in the
semi-finals.
Former champion Simona
Halep swept past fourth-seeded
Paula Badosa to reach the quar-
ter-finals for the fifth time. Halep
won 6-1, 6-2 in just one hour as
her Spanish opponent’s game
fell apart with 21 unforced
errors. The Romanian, who was
champion in 2019, has yet to
drop a set at the tournament.
Seeded 16 this year, she will
face Amanda Anisimova of the
United States for a place in the
semi-finals. Harmony Tan’s
fairytale Wimbledon debut came
to an end when she was beaten
6-2 6-3 by 20-year-old American
Anisimova. World number 115
Tan, who stunned 23-times
Grand Slam champion Serena
Williams in a late-night epic on
day two, backed up that win with
two more impressive perform-
ances.
But her wily game was no
match for 20th seed Anisimova
whose powerful baseline game
got the job done in 74 minutes.
Dated 04-07-2022
Sd/-
Executive Director
Sport 17
AFI asks Aldrin to
reappear in trials
Press Trust of India
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Long
jumper Jeswin Aldrin, quarter-
miler Aishwarya Mishra and
4x400m relay team contender
Arokia Rajiv “failed to impress”
in the trials called by Athletics
Federation of India (AFI) here on
Monday for the upcoming World Jeswin Aldrin. AFI
Championships but were given
another chance to prove them- pionships qualification mark of
selves on Friday. 8.22m during the Federation
AFI president Adille Sumari- Cup, but after that, he had 7.82m,
walla said that the three athletes 7.69m and 7.71m in the next
have been told that they can three competitions. He was also
undergo another trial on Friday given a chance to make it to the
at NIS Patiala. “The performan- World Championships team if he
ces of all three of them today jumps close to 8.10m in the
were not up to the mark, nothing “selection trial” on Monday. He,
to be impressed. They did not however, could only produce a
meet the standards,” AFI presi- best jump of 7.99m.
dent Adille Sumariwalla said. Aishwarya, who had evaded
“But we have given them dope testing authorities in May
another chance. They can come before resurfacing out of
and undergo another trial on nowhere, was named in the
Friday at NIS Patiala, where the 22-member Indian athletics
Junior World Championships team for the July 15-24 World
trial will take place on that day,” Championships in Eugene, USA,
he added. subject to clocking close to 52
Aldrin was not named in the seconds in the 400m selection
team on the ground that his per- trial. But she managed 53.15 sec-
formance had dropped consist- onds, way below the 51.18 second
ently after jumping 8.26m at the performance she had come up
Federation Cup in April. He had with during the Federation Cup
Nick Kyrgios returns against US’s Brandon Nakashima during their round of 16 match at Wimbledon on Monday. AFP also breached the World Cham- in April, on Monday.
TALKING POINTS
DJOKOVIC IN QUARTERS AFTER
BLIP AGAINST WILD CARD BIG W TO APPEAL $1 MN
SINNER STUNS ALCARAZ TO
REACH FIRST BIG W QUARTERS
Alfiya, Gitika win gold
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic overcame a
mid-match blip to defeat Dutch wild card Tim
van Rijthoven and reach his 13th Wimbledon
FINE OVER RUSSIA BAN
Wimbledon chiefs confirmed on Monday
that they will appeal against a $1 million
Italy’s Jannik Sinner stunned Spanish teenager
Carlos Alcaraz to reach the quarter-finals for
the first time on Sunday. The 20-year-old
at Kazakh boxing meet
quarter-final on Sunday. Top seed Djokovic, fine handed down by the WTA women’s triumphed 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 6-3 to become Press Trust of India
looking to equal Pete Sampras as a seven-time tour for banning Russian and Belarusian the youngest man in the last-eight since Nick
sportsdesk@hindustantimes.com
champion at the All England Club, downed his players from this year’s tournament. Kyrgios in 2014. Sinner had never won a grass
104th-ranked opponent 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. The All England Club imposed the ban court match until this year’s Wimbledon. NEW DELHI: Reigning youth
The Serb will face 10th seeded Jannik Sinner in response to Russia’s invasion of But now he goes on to face defending world champions Alfiya Pathan
for a place in the semi-finals after the Italian Ukraine. Wimbledon chief executive Sally champion Novak Djokovic for a spot in the and Gitika produced sensa-
knocked out Spanish teenager Carlos Bolton said an appeal will be lodged. semi-finals. The 10th-seeded Italian needed six tional performances to win gold
Alcaraz. “He was very tough. I have never “It’s subject to a legal process so I match points to seal the deal while 19-year-old medals at the inaugural edition
faced him before,” said Djokovic after can’t comment specifically but what Alcaraz was left to regret failing to convert six of the Elorda Boxing Cup in
racking up a 25th successive win on I will say is that we stand by the break points in the fourth set. Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Alfiya Pathan. BFI
grass. “He has a great serve, powerful decision we made,” said Bolton. “We Sinner swept through the Monday.
forehand and nice touch.” have appealed.” The Daily Mail first two sets and appeared on Two other female boxers— verdict as she proved too strong
Djokovic cruised through the reported that the Lawn Tennis course for a routine win until Kalaivani Srinivasan and for her opponent Lazzat Kung-
opening set under the Centre Association, which runs the sport in the Alcaraz played a thrilling Jamuna Boro—signed off with eibayeva in the women’s 81kg
Court roof with breaks in UK, was fined $750,000 and the All third set tie-break. The silver medals. With the addition final. Gitika, on the other hand,
the second and eighth England Club $250,000. Russian and Spaniard saw three set of two gold, two silver and 10 clinched a thrilling 4-1 victory
games. However, Van Belarusian players were also banned points come and go bronze on the final day, the over compatriot Kalaivani in the
Rijthoven stunned the from warm-up events in Eastbourne, before having to save 33-member Indian contingent women’s 48kg final. Both Alfiya
20-time Grand Slam Nottingham and Birmingham. “We two match points. He concluded its campaign with an and Gitika bagged prize money
winner by levelling thought long and hard about our converted a fourth set overall tally of 14 medals. of $700 for their gold-winning
the contest, winning decision,” added Bolton. point, much to the Alfiya did not have to break feats on their debut at a senior
the second set. delight of the crowd. sweat and got a unanimous 5-0 international event.
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Actor
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team submitted a motion P
on Friday demanding that the I don’t read
too many
film, you cannot
decision in her ex-husband,
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overturned. Her attorneys have person who is
reviewing, if Rishabh Suri [variety] is different. If I like
requested that the Fairfax they don’t like ctor Aahana S Kumra
anything and you don’t, you
will say you don’t like it. It’s
County Circuit Court
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a scene, it’s
their opinion.
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entertainment industry
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simple analogy. A person
who is reviewing, if they
don’t like a certain scene and
juror service”. AAHANA S KUMRA,
one thing that she swears by if it hasn’t resonated with
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audience says. that movie reviews can get
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cancels
feel one also has personal attack rather than
to be careful constructive criticism. Has

Copenhagen
about what work
you pick, how you
want to resonate with your
audience and how you want
Kumra, who was recently
seen in the second season of
the web show Avrodh, ever
faced something like that?

show after
to be seen. My work has “I don’t think I am that
always been diverse. That’s famous that they personally
interesting,” she says. attack me or have something

tragic mall
As for critic reviews, the against me,” says the Khuda
actor maintains, “I don’t read Haafiz (2020) and Bawri
too many [of them]. I feel if Chhori (2021) actor, adding,

shooting
you cannot make a film, you “It has never happened.
cannot review. Everybody Reviewers like my work. It’s
has an opinion, as simple as rare that I get bad reviews for

incident
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respected the craft of acting’
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O Harry Styles took to social

media to announce that he
has cancelled his Denmark tour
of Copenhagen. I adore this city.
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vinay.mishra@htdigital.in

concert stop in Copenhagen. Taking
to his Twitter handle, the former
One Director star announced the
cancellation of the concert due to a
tragic shooting incident at a busy
Copenhagen mall near the venue on
Sunday (July 3). As per Deadline, he
was ready to hit the stage at the
Royal Arena at 8pm as part of the
European leg of his Love On Tour.
The singer tweeted, “I’m
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n entire generation
their families, and everyone
hurting.” He added, “I’m sorry we
couldn’t be together. Please look
A has grown up being
influenced by DJ Nikhil
Chinapa. But he has always
after each other. H (sic).” been low key as far as
For the unversed, Danish police being in the
confirmed three people died in the
shooting while the other three were
P limelight is
concerned. “I
critically injured. I enjoyed the don’t market
Styles, 28, will be next seen myself.
performing in Paris on July 5.
roles I did, but I I was
ANI am not an actor always just
passionate
from the about
foundation. music,” says
the musician
NIKHIL CHINAPA, and actor, who
DJ doesn’t regret not
making the most of his
it,” he adds.
His last acting venture was
the 2011 film, Shaitan and he
nonchalantly admits that he is
“a lot more passionate about
music than acting”. Chinapa
adds, “If I wanted things to be
different, I should have
worked differently. If I wanted
to act, I should have respected
the craft of acting, done
workshops and understood
the nuances of becoming an
actor. If I haven’t done that, I
don’t deserve to be an actor.”
Though he is content
with the kind of acting
opportunities that have come
his way, he doesn’t plan on
pursuing acting as such. “I
thoroughly enjoyed whatever
actor from the foundation. I
don’t go and seek out roles. I
have given everything I can,
whenever I have got the
opportunity,” he explains.
The 49-year-old goes on to
emphasise his love for music.
“I love talking about music,
bands and philosophy. There’s
not a lot of showmanship in
what I do as an individual,”
says Chinapa, who is proud
that he brought about a
“cultural shift in the musical
scenario” in India by
organising big music festivals.
“I have been happy with the
work I have done than the
watches, sneakers and
marketability of Nikhil that I
could have done,” he ends.
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P “I will respect your
I keep it (social
media pressure) at
bay because I have
enough other pressures...
Earlier, I would feel
exhausted, now it’s a
part of my routine.
SAI TAMHANKAR, Actor
You learn a lot as
an actor from TV,
one must definitely
try it: Paritosh
Soumya Vajpayee
soumya.vajpayee@hindustantimes.com
aritosh Tripathi
P became a household
name with his
portrayal of TRP Mama
on a TV reality show. And the
actor credits the small screen
for all the love he has received
so far.
“I became a household
name only because of
television. The reach that TV
has is tremendous. It is a
difficult medium and can get
tiresome at times, but my
greatest learning from the
medium is that you can
deliver even at the eleventh
hour if you decide to give your
best shot. You learn a lot as an
actor from TV, so one must
definitely try it,” the actor
shares.
While it’s often discussed
how artistes really struggle to
Hrithik refused to shoot in UP?
Vikram Vedha makers deny
he makers of Vikram
T Vedha have refuted the
rumours doing the
rounds for the past few
days that actor Hrithik
Roshan refused to shoot for
the film in Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier reports said that the
makers were keen to shoot
the movie in the state, but it
was Roshan who asked the
makers to showcase the state
by setting up lavish sets in
Dubai.
The production house, on
Monday morning, issued a
statement, calling the
allegations “untruthful”. The
statement read: “We have
been noticing a lot of
misleading and totally
unsubstantiated reporting on
Vikram Vedha shoot
locations. We clearly want to
state that Vikram Vedha has
been shot extensively in
India, including Lucknow. A
portion of the film was shot in
the United Arab Emirates in
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break into the film space after
earning the TV actor tag,
Tripathi, who has done films
like Kaashi In Search Of Ganga
(2018), Ludo (2020) and Janhit
Mein Jaari, has never
experienced anything like
that. “I think that’s also
because I have never been a
part of any daily soap. I did
Crime Patrol and some reality
shows. Yes, TRP Mama was a
character that I essayed in
Super Dancer, but it felt like I
was doing on-screen theatre,”
shares the 34-year-old.
Ask him what felt more
adventurous between films
and television, and Tripathi
says, “I love doing films. I
decided to become an actor
only because of my interest in
cinema. TV is definitely a
strong medium and I will try
my best to explore every
opportunity, but I love doing
films more.”
Hrithik Roshan with the Vikram Vedha crew; (Inset) Hrithik on the set of the film
October-November of 2021
since it was the only location
providing infrastructure
for a bio-bubble that
accommodated a crew of
such scale, also allowing the
building of sets in a studio
during the preceding months
of the shoot. We chose to do
‘FOCUS ON MY
PERSONAL LIFE
DOESN’T PUT
PRESSURE A
ON ME’
Sai Tamhankar reacts to dating
rumours, says she doesn’t let the
weight of being a celeb affect her
Rishabh Suri
rishabh.suri@htlive.com
S
ai Tamhankar knows
that as a public figure,
what she does, where
she goes, who she
meets, and even who
she dates is up for public
consumption. Right off the
bat, the actor confirms that
she is indeed dating
filmmaker Anish Joag.
Rumours about it had started
after she shared a picture
together on social media.
question and say the rumours
just might be true,” laughs
the 36-year-old. But on a
serious note, does she feel
the pressure social media
tends to put on celebs, forcing
their personal life under the
spotlight? While the actor,
seen in Love Sonia (2018) and
Mimi (2021), does
acknowledge the weight of
being a public figure, she
doesn’t let it affect her.
She says, “Focus on my
personal life doesn’t put
Paritosh
Tripathi
PHOTO:
INSTAGRAM
that out of health and budgetary decisions are a
protocol concerns. Any centralised prerogative.”
attempts to twist this set of Besides Roshan, the movie,
facts are clearly mischievous a Hindi remake of the 2017
and untruthful. Also, we Tamil film by the same name,
would like to emphatically also stars Saif Ali Khan,
state that while we welcome Radhika Apte, Rohit Saraf
suggestions from the creative and Yogita Bihani.
talent, the production and
time out NEW DELHI
TUESDAY
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First glimpse of
Gurmeet-Debina’s
baby!
ctor-couple Debina
Gurmeet Choudhary and
Debina Bonnerjee with Lianna
Bonnerjee and PHOTO: INSTAGRAM_DEBINABON
Gurmeet Choudhary
have shared the first
photo of their daughter,
Lianna Choudhary, revealing
her face to the world.
Taking to Instagram, the
couple shared a picture of
themselves holding and
kissing Lianna, who was
born in April this year. For
the picture, Lianna was
dressed in a white outfit
with a tiara on her head.
The couple, who tied the
knot in 2011, captioned the
post, “Introducing Lianna…
our heart united into one.
pressure on me. I keep it at Our hearts are so full -
bay because I have enough knowing that we are part
other pressures. Having said of a beautiful community
that, I also realise that as an of such genuine people..
actor, social media plays a who prayed for her and
huge role in my life, and one waited and longed to see
should know how to use it. her face..
There is a thin line between @lianna_choudhary
use and abuse, so I try not to #ourdaughter
do the latter one.” #gurmeetdebina (sic).”
What about the various Reacting to the adorable
fashion outings — airport, picture, several celebrities
gym, appearances — which showered love on Lianna. Karan Singh Chhabra’s
an actor is expected to Actors Anita Hassanandani comment read, “She has about Lianna’s big face reveal.
maintain? “I don’t feel the and Munmun Dutta dropped clearly got the best of genes! “She has gotten so used to the
pressure to look good all red heart emojis on the post, Bahut sara pyar from chachu.” camera that she looks straight
the time,” she continues, “I
used to be the best dressed
while actor Manasi Joshi Roy
commented, “Aww, she’s such
And actor Kishwer M Rai
wrote, “Cuteness.”
at it now,” said Bonnerjee. The
couple also cut a cake, calling
person when I was in a cutie. God bless your little Bonnerjee also uploaded a it Lianna’s “birthday on social
college, too. It’s just that Lianna.” Meanwhile, actor video on YouTube talking media”. HTC
when I got popular, people
started noticing it... Of course,
when there’s something
important, like an award
function, you do feel that
pressure. Getting ready
and clicking pictures is an
integral part of our
profession. I have got used to
it all now. Earlier, I would feel
exhausted, but now it’s a part
of my routine.”
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JUL 23-AUG 23
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NOV 23-DEC 21
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A loan is likely to be
obtained at favourable
rates. Day is favourable for
starting a new project at L
Financial health is set to
improve. Those in show
business are likely to take
the centrestage. Luck is s
Curbing wasteful expense
may become important. A
good turn done to
someone at work is likely
work. Quick recovery is foreseen for likely to favour those hoping for a to be repaid. Students will do their
those feeling under the weather. A scholarship to study abroad. parents proud by performing well in
family issue will need to be tackled LOVE FOCUS: An opportunity comes extra-curricular activities.
diplomatically. within your grasp on the romantic LOVE FOCUS: Lover may be at their
LOVE FOCUS: Those in love are in for a front, so don’t let it go! complaining best.
satisfying time. LUCKY NUMBER: 15 LUCKY COLOUR: LUCKY NUMBER: 22 LUCKY COLOUR:
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APR 21-MAY 20 AUG 24-SEP 23 DEC 22-JAN 21
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Good networking will help Timely advice may help Financial situation may
you in raising capital for a strengthen your financial become worrisome. Those
project. Those away from position. A home remedy in show business will get a
home may apply for leave may come in handy. chance to promote
to be together with family. Be careful Tensions regarding money can’t be themselves. Your guidance will help
in a long distance travel by road. ruled out at home. Plans for an a family member achieve their
LOVE FOCUS: Your romantic ideas are outing will proceed smoothly. dreams.
likely to provide much happiness to LOVE FOCUS: Total bliss is foreseen for LOVE FOCUS: Getting involved with
the beloved. those newly in love. someone cannot be ruled out.
LUCKY NUMBER: 15 LUCKY COLOUR: LUCKY NUMBER: 11 LUCKY COLOUR: LUCKY NUMBER: 17 LUCKY COLOUR:
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MAY 21-JUN 21 SEP 24-OCT 23 JAN 22-FEB 19
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Some of you are likely to Those working in call You are likely to come out
earn big time, as luck centres or hospitality the winner in a financial
favours on the financial sector can have their deal. Unwavering focus
front. Your performance hands full. Chances of will help you wrap up a lot
at work can come into question by becoming the owner of a house or an of work today. A lot of enjoyment is
seniors. A chance for overseas travel apartment look bright. in store for those planning a vacation.
may come to you. LOVE FOCUS: Sharing intimate LOVE FOCUS: Luck is likely to favour
LOVE FOCUS: A suitable match for the moments with partner is possible. those seeking love!
eligible is likely. LUCKY NUMBER: 6 LUCKY COLOUR: LUCKY NUMBER: 15 LUCKY COLOUR:
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JUN 22-JUL 22
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FEB 20-MAR 20
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Those into side business A deal you had been after A change of heart about
will find today profitable. may come within grasp. investments may save you
Health-wise, you feel on
the top of the world.
Peaceful home environment may
remain elusive. Real estate agents can
be hard pressed for discounts.
An argument at work may
leave a bad taste. An old
ailment is likely to disappear.
Maintaining a grip on domestic
matters assumes importance today.
from an unwise move. A
business partner will
prove a godsend. A minor ailment
can get aggravated. An opportunity to
travel overseas may come to some.
LOVE FOCUS: Romance flourishes as LOVE FOCUS: Efforts will make things LOVE FOCUS: A tiff with lover may
you draw closer to your loved one. brighten up on the romantic front. affect the relationship adversely.
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lifestyle 03

‘KHA N M A R KET Kishwer M Rai loves

the Delhi vibe, and
even the heat couldn’t
#instastyle

K I RA A ST E stop her from visiting

her fave spots

WALI
SH O PP IN G IS
AMAZING!’
Farhan Akhtar shared a glimpse from
Adele’s concert on his Insta Story

Naina Arora
naina.arora@htdigital.in
Farhan Akhtar and Shibani

D
illi ki baarish ke beech Dandekar-Akhtar PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM
garmi can leave anyone
feeling dizzy, and that’s From attending concerts to beach selfies,
what happened when celebs are having a gala time overseas.
actor Kishwer M Rai set Singer Adele’s concert in London, UK, had
foot in the Capital recently. “It’s many Bollywood attendees, including
crazy... It’s terribly hot! Just when I couples Farhan Akhtar-Shibani Dandekar
wanted it to rain [in Delhi], it’s not Akhtar, Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna
raining. Hum jab Mumbai mein and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja with husband,
rehte hain, tab complain karte businessman Anand Ahuja. While Deepika
hain ki itni humidity hai. Yahan pe, Padukone and Ranveer Singh were
it’s hot but it’s also loo wali garmi. spotted at singer Shankar Mahadevan’s
I don’t know why I am wearing a US concert, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan
blazer in the afternoon (laughs),” Ali Khan shared a beachside kiss in the UK.
shares the 35-year-old, who visited
the city after two-and-a-half years.

RAI’S DELHI CHECKLIST

But, the heat couldn’t deter the
plans of this new mommy to
indulge in street shopping at Khan

Market for stylish tops and
umbrellas. Sharing her liking for
Delhi’s vibe, she goes on to name
the things she loves here. “First
has to be Khan Market. Yahan par
jo raaste wali shopping hai, that’s
amazing. Agar ek baar pehen ke
fekna hai, toh ₹300-500 ka bhi
[saamaan] milta hai. It’s perfect
P because that’s where I mostly
Delhi is like
home, so it’s always
nice to be here... I am
glad we have started
doing theatre again. Isi
bahane, hum travel bhi
because you buy, wear it once and
give it away. In the evening, the
market is lit up and restaurant and
cafes [come to life],” shares the
actor, who also has a favourite
eating spot in the city. “I love to eat
at Karim’s in Old Delhi. I also used
to enjoy visiting a theme
amusement park in Gurugram
earlier. In the Capital, I tend to
stick around Kamani Auditorium
perform,” says Rai.
GLAD TO BE BACK ON STAGE
Her recent trip to Delhi was to
resume the staging of the play,
Wrong Number, wherein she
portrays the role of actor Rakesh
Bedi’s wife. Getting back to the
stage, she says, feels good “after
such a long break”. “Of course,
the temporary lull induced by the The actor
Covid-19 crisis, Rai adds, indulged in
“Everything suffered a lot [in the some street
pandemic]. But, I’m glad that shopping at
things are back to normal and that Khan Market
we have started doing theatre during her
again. Isi bahane, hum travel kar recent visit to
lete hain and it’s too much fun. the Capital
Mazaa aata hai.” PHOTOS:
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STARTING OUT IN THEATRE
Also working in TV shows
simultaneously, Rai is in a happy
space right now. But, she did have
her fears while starting out. “I have (L-R) Ranveer Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Sangeeta Mahadevan and Deepika Padukone
always done theatre as well as TV.
Aisa kabhi nahin hua ki main sirf
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Mirror mirror, on the road!

Mr Beasley, one of the winning dogs, waits to
receive his award
A participating pup rocks stars-and-stripes sunnies
Doesn’t rain make everything look fresh? At the ceremonial boulevard
of Rajpath, it makes Rashtrapati Bhavan look even more magnificent.
This reflection of the clouds and everything under them, in a pool of
A dog dressed in a sports-themed costume water formed during the monsoon, is testimony to the same.
at the parade PHOTOS: JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP

A paw-some @JOANNECHOCOLAT

parade I’ve always mistrusted

people who sneer at
literary fluff. Fluff
insulates. It protects
Dozens of doggos, dressed in from heat. It stops
adorable costumes, took part in the people from dying of
cold. Escapism is what
Patriotic Pooch Parade in Boston to we need when reality
celebrate the US Independence Day becomes toxic to our
mental health. And
writing it well is at
least as hard as writing
“serious” fiction.
Joanne Harris, Author

A pet parent walks with her dog at the celebrations

A woman poses for a photo with her furry friend;

(below) A dog dressed in a patriotic bow tie and red dress

Fans and revellers cheer as dogs wearing patriotic costumes walk past them
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VI: THE FUTURE
OF FASHION
With India getting its first lifestyle virtua
l influencer, we
be the beginning of the meta world marrying reality
Shruti Shende
shruti.shende@hindustantimes.com
N
on-fungible tokens (NFTs),
metaverse, cryptocurrency —
technology is rapidly changing
the world as we know it. Before
one could grasp these concepts
fully, the news of India’s first virtual
influencer (VI), Kyra, surfaced online.
With around 113k followers on Instagram
(@kyraonig), Kyra is a 21-year-old lifestyle
digital avatar from Mumbai. Launched in
December 2021 by Himanshu Goel,
business head at a marketing firm,
TopSocial India, Kyra is a model and
traveller with a flair for style. “When we
saw there’s a rise of virtual influencers
across the world, we knew we had to tap
its potential in India, too,” informs Goel.
Internationally, some of the most
followed lifestyle VIs are Lu do Magalu
(magazineluiza) from Brazil with 5.9M
followers, Miquela (@lilmiquela), from
US with 3M followers and Imma
(imma.gram), from Japan with 407k
followers, among others.
WHAT IS A VI?
A VI is a digital character made using
computer graphics simulating human
qualities. It has its own personality with
quirks and realistic biases. Wataru
Matsumoto, senior content director at
Aww Inc., a virtual human agency, says,
“Virtual humans are increasing day by
day. When metaverse and Web3 will
become a common thing, the existence of
virtual humans will become natural.”
WHAT DOES A VI DO?
Just like real influencers
utilise their social media to
influence people’s buying
behaviour, VIs, too, are
developed as a
marketing tool for
brands to attract
relevant customers.
Gartner predicts
30% of
influencer
marketing
budgets will
be allocated
to virtual
influencers by
P P
With Gen Z’s
On having
growing involvement
conversations with
in the digital space,
young Gen Z, I’ve
virtual influencers could
understood that the
be a very powerful
virtual is real to them. VI
marketing tool for the
industry is the future
future.
and it will be huge.
MANISH MALHOTRA,
SHUBHIKA SHARMA,
Fashion designer
#theburningquestion
Which prints can
brighten up your
monsoon
wardrobe?
Monsoon is here finally and it’s time to update your
wardrobe to brighten up the cloudy, gloomy days with a
pop of colours and vibrant prints. These are some of the
prints that you can opt for this season:
l Say yes to floral and tropical prints. You can either style
easy-breezy floral print dresses for a cute romantic date
or tropical print jumpsuits or playsuits with your squad
to turn heads.
l Zig-zag prints are also ranking high on the trend list
this season. You can pair a solid tank top
with a high-waist zig-zag print flared
pants for an uber chic look.
l You can also opt for some offbeat or
abstract prints in bright colours
for a vibrant look. Style an
abstract print silk shirt with
denims or bohemian print co-
ords to ace monsoon style.
l In ethnic garments, you
can opt for peacock
prints to give a fresh
spin to your
ensemble.
Arshi Singhal,
Fashion
designer
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show
explore how this can
stoppers
on Tuesday
2025. “The influencer marketing industry Mumbai-based VI Kyra in an
is worth billions of dollars according to oversized tea green suit for one of Scan here
various estimates. In the coming years, her fashion shoots to visit
brands will be investing a part of their
influencer marketing budgets to
HTCityShowstoppers
innovations in this space,” says Goel,
adding, “We already have a lot of interest
from brands who want to work with FOR CELEB STYLE,
Kyra.”
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INTERSECTION WITH FASHION @htcityshowstoppers Japan’s
While in 2018, Balmain used virtual Imma dons a
models, Margot, Shudu, and Zhi, for one cutout
of its campaigns, Prada collaborated with futuristic
Miquela to promote its Fall 2018 black dress
collection. Closer home, designers such with thigh-
as Manish Malhotra, Anamika Khanna, high boots
Pankaj & Nidhi, etc. have dabbled with and matching
the NFT world, witnessing firsthand the sling bag
power of digital media. “Whether it be
experimenting with NFT projects in the
metaverse or virtual influencers,
designers entering this space would open
people’s eyes to the possibility of virtual
influencers playing a key role in fashion
marketing,” says Malhotra.
Recently, designer Shubhika Sharma,
founder and CEO, Papa Don’t Preach
became the first Indian designer to
participate in a metaverse platform
showcasing her garments via virtual
models. “Being the first designer in this
category is really exciting but also
challenging due to certain limitations. I
hope, through this we open doors for
more exciting and bigger things in the
Indian fashion industry,” she shares.
VIRTUAL VS REAL
With more creative freedom and cost-
effectiveness, one wonders if VIs could
replace their real-life counterparts in the
long run. “Even though virtual
influencers are on the rise, human
influencers might never go out of style,
especially with how important
authenticity is becoming,” says fashion
influencer Masoom Minawala.
Influencer Niharika NM thinks there is
potential for virtual influencers with
the ever-growing content creation
industry: “We might not see VIs (take
over) in the next few years but soon
they, too, will exploit the realms of
social media among us.”
21-year-old
VI from US,
Knox Frost,
aces monsoon
fashion in a
floral print
Rocking the evergreen animal print is shirt
Lu do Magalu from Brazil, who styles a accessorised
coord set with a pink bucket hat and with a fanny
matching sling bagx pack
Fashion designer
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Celebrating the
Filipina beauty legacy of Italian
queen wins design
largest trans In a partnership with the Musee
pageant des Arts Decoratifs Paris, Italian
Fuschia Ravena was crowned
entrepreneur Diego Della Valle
presented the most significant
retrospective of the Italian
fashion houses, new and
Miss International Queen 2022
at the world’s largest and most
popular transgender pageant
couturier Elsa Schiaparelli. Titled
Shocking! The surreal world of
Elsa Schiaparelli, this exhibition
Fashion meets emerging designers and top in Thailand. The 27-year-old brought to light the woman
international artistes from the native of Philippines beat 22 behind the label and showcased
FIFA World Cup music industry. The event, which contestants to the title. “My beautiful collaborations of
will be held at the 40,000-seat first message to everyone is to Schiaparelli with renowned artists
Stylist and fashion entrepreneur Stadium 974, was conceived to spread love, peace and unity as like Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau,
Carine Roitfeld is curating a mega raise funds for a non-profit that is the most important Leonor Fini, Man Ray and
fashion show between the organisation called Education thing we do as of the moment designers like Yves Saint Laurent,
semifinal and final matches of the Above All that provides and what’s happening in the John Galliano, Azzedine Alaia and
FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar. opportunities to underprivileged world right now,” said Ravena. Daniel Roseberry.
Featuring more than 100 brands, children and works for the
this event will host heritage empowerment of women.
Tepchi style sarees: FTW Promoting
this monsoon peace on the
With the advent of monsoon
it becomes necessary to
upgrade the wardrobe with
runway
lightweight, breathable The 8th edition of the Liputa
sarees. Lucknow’s tepchi style Fashion Show called for peace and
pieces from Greenwear, diversity through fashion, art and
backed by Powering culture in Eastern Congo where
Livelihoods programme, conflict has caused mass
might fit the bill. These are displacement and death. Artists,
cotton kota doria sarees designers and models from the
woven with solar charkha Democratic Republic of Congo
spun yarns imbibing and other African countries
Lucknow’s chikan craft hand- participated. “Our collection is the
embroidered work in tepchi diversity of colours that bring joy
style. Priced at ₹3,200, these and hope in the lives of all those
can be worn on a daily basis people who have suffered so
marrying comfort with style much,” said designers Stella
effortlessly. Nitryca and Juliette Nitryca. Compiled by Sangita Baruah