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1. New Delhi (PTI): A
new book, ‘The Hero of
Tiger Hill’, tells the in-
spiring story of Sube-
dar Major (Honorary
Captain) Yogendra Sin-
gh Yadav, the youngest
Param Vir Chakra
awardee -- India’s high-
est gallantry award -- at
the age of 19 for his ac-
tions in Kargil conflict.
The autobiography,
published by Srishti
Publishers, is the true
story of a brave soldier
who left no stone un-
turned and fought val-
iantly for the honour of
India. “The idea of writ-
ing the book came to my
mind over the last many
years when I was invit-
ed to some of the top col-
leges of India like IIT-
Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIM-
Ahmedabad and IIM-
Indore... I noticed that
my simple but honest
answers made a lot of
impact and would go on
to motivate these young
students,” Subedar Ma-
jor (Honorary Captain)
Yadav said. “I decided
then to write a book
capturing my journey.
My motive for writing
the book is to motivate
youngsters of India and
inculcate a sense of pat-
riotism,” he added.
On the night of July
3, 1999, Grenadier Yo-
gendra Singh Yadav, all
of 19 years old, was
given a crucial task
along with the Ghatak
Platoon of 18 Grena-
diers Regiment -- to cap-
ture the Tiger Hill.
He displayed the most
conspicuous courage
under extreme adverse
circumstances.
The Hero of Tiger Hill tells his story
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
SUBEDAR MAJOR YOGENDRA SINGH YADAV WON
THE PARAM VIR CHAKRA AT THE AGE OF 19
New Delhi: “Familial
relationships may take
the form of domestic,
unmarried partner-
ships or queer relation-
ships”, the Supreme
Court has observed,
while noting that an
‘’atypical” manifesta-
tion of a family unit is
as real as its traditional
counterpart and de-
serves protection under
the law.
The predominant un-
derstanding of the con-
cept of a “family” both
in the law and in society
is that ‘’it consists of a
single, unchanging unit
with a mother and a fa-
ther (who remain con-
stant over time) and
their children.
“This assumption ig-
nores both, the many
circumstances which
may lead to a change in
one’s familial struc-
ture, and the fact that
many families do not
conform to this expecta-
tion to begin with,” a
bench of Justices DY
Chandrachud and AS
Bopanna said.
The observations are
significant as activists
have been raising the is-
sue of recognising
LGBT marriages and
civil unions as well as
allowing live-in couples
to adopt after the apex
court decriminalised
homosexuality in 2018.
“The guardians and
caretakers (who occupy
the roles of the “moth-
er” and the “father”) of
children may change
with remarriage, adop-
tion, or fostering,’’ the
order said.
‘Atypical’ familial relationships
deserve protection of law: SC
Justice DY Chandrachud
Familial rela-
tionships may
take the form of
domestic, unmarried or
queer relationships.
—Justices DY Chandrachud
and AS Bopanna
‘THE PROBLEMS OF
KASHMIRI PEOPLE’
The book also claims
to take a brief but
insightful look into the
problems of Kash-
miri people and how the
Army is trying to tackle
it, keeping people’s
welfare in mind.
VHP MEET URGES
BLANKET BAN ON
CONVERSION
RSS MEET
CONCLUDES
IN NAGPUR
Prayagraj (ANI): The
meeting of the guide
board of Vishwa Hindu
Parishad (VHP), Kashi
province, was held
on Sunday here at
Alopi Bagh. The unity
of Hindu society was
emphasised in this
meeting and voice
raised for a complete
ban on conversion.
Nagpur (PTI): A two-
day state-level coordi-
nation meeting of the
office-bearers of the
organisations affiliated
to the Rashtriya Sway-
amsevak Sangh (RSS)
concluded here on Sun-
day. The meeting, held
at Smruti Mandir in
Reshimbag area of the
city, had begun on Sat-
urday. The presidents,
general secretaries, sec-
retaries and other top
office-bearers of the
state units of various
organisations, includ-
ing Bharatiya Kisan
Sangh and Bharatiya
Mazdoor Sangh, took
part in the coordination
meeting, sources said.
Some prominent BJP
leaders, including Dep-
uty CM Devendra Fad-
navis, cabinet ministers
Chandrakant Patil and
Sudhir Mungantiwar,
attended the meeting.
Varanasi (PTI): Two
persons were arrested
for duping people of Rs
300 crore on the pre-
text of doubling their
money, Varanasi Police
Commissioner A Satish
Ganesh said on Sunday
.
Arunesh Sita used to
dupe people by claim-
ing that he will double
their money in four
years, and had also
floated a company, he
said. On Saturday
night, Sita was arrested
by Varanasi Police from
Lucknow, while anoth-
er member of his gang
Balchand Chaurasia
was arrested from Bal-
lia. Cases have been reg-
istered against the ac-
cused in Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh, West Bengal,
Chhattisgarh and other
states in addition to
those lodged by the Eco-
nomic Offences Wing of
UP, Ganesh said.
The gang bought
land, hotels, restau-
rants and other prop-
erties with the Rs 300
crore.
‘Will double your
money’: `300 cr
con busted, 2 held
Nagpur DM R Vimla presents
the tricolour to Mohan Bhagwat
on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP TOP BRASS IN GUJARAT
‘Indiawillbeadevelopednationby2047’
PM inaugurates India’s 1st earthquake memorial;
Launches and lays fndn for projects worth `5k cr
There were conspiracies to defame Gujarat
stop investment: PM Modi takes a jibe at Oppn
First India Bureau
Bhuj: PM Narendra
Modi on Sunday said
there have been conspir-
acies to defame Gujarat
and stop investments in
his home state, but Gu-
jarat ignored them and
charted a new path of
progress. He was ad-
dressing people while
inaugurating laying,
foundation stone of de-
velopment works in
Bhuj. Modi said India
will be a developed na-
tion by 2047. “Smriti
Van Memorial is at par
with 9/11 memorial in
US Hiroshima Memo-
rial in Japan,” he said.
After the 2001 Kutch earthquake, in the midst
of the destruction, I had spoken about the
redevelopment of Kutch and we worked hard for it.
In that hour of challenge, we had proclaimed that we will
turn disaster into an opportunity and we achieved it. Today,
you are witnessing the results.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates ‘Smriti Van Memorial’
for 2001 Bhuj earthquake victims, in Bhuj on Sunday.
SILENCE OF EVS IS BRINGING A NEW
SILENT REVOLUTION IN INDIA: MODI
PM Modi, on Sunday, said the increase in demand for
electric vehicles in India suggests that it is the begin-
ning of a silent revolution. Modi was speaking at a
programme organised at Mahatma Mandir convention
centre in Gandhinagar of Gujarat to mark the 40 years
of collaboration between Suzuki Motor Corporation and
Maruti. Modi said in COP-26, India announced that by
2030 it will obtain 50 per cent of its electrical capacity
from non-fossil sources,” he further added.
“PRESERVE YOUR OWN LANGUAGE. IT
IS MY REQUEST TO YOU...”: AMIT SHAH
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday
urged students to preserve their mother tongue and said they
should make it a point to use it for conversation at home. He
also said that govt is now promoting education in engineering,
technical and medical courses in local languages. Shah
stressed this point while addressing students of NFSU at its
convocation ceremony. FULL REPORT P5
ABOUT THE SMRITI VAN MEMORIAL
Smriti Van memorial celebrates the courage shown by
people during the devastating 2001 earthquake in the
Kutch region of Gujarat which took the lives of 13,000
people. The grand structure is spread over 470 acres on
Bhujiyo Hill. It informs about different kinds of disasters
and future readiness for any type of disaster. It has a
block to relive the experience of an earthquake with the
help of a 5D simulator and another block for people to
pay homage to lost souls.
z Kutch branch canal of
the Sardar Sarovar project
z The new automatic
milk processing pack-
ing plant of Sarhad Dairy
z Regional Science
Centre at Bhuj
z Dr Babasaheb Ambed-
kar Convention Centre at
Gandhidham
z Veer Bal Smarak at
Anjar and Bhuj
z 2 substation at
Nakhatrana
THE NEW PROJECTS
PM Narendra Modi addresses the inauguration of the various
development projects in Kutch, Gujarat on Sunday. (R) Amit Shah
felicitating the students at the 1st convocation ceremony of
NFSU, in Gandhinagar on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY ANI
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ELECTION FOR CONGRESS PREZ ON OCTOBER 17
New Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Sunday decided that
the election for the Congress president post will be held on October 17, said
sources. The counting of the votes will be done on October 19. CWC meeting
took place virtually to discuss the final schedule for the elections. P5
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani’s RIL, India’s biggest
business conglomerate in terms of market valuation
will hold its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM)
on Monday. The RIL boss will address shareholders
through the VC and other audio-visual means.
BHARAT24
ASSESSMENT
BJP repeating
govt in Guj, HP
with thumping
majority
First India Bureau
New Delhi: BJP is repeating
govts in Gujarat and HP with
a thumping majority, as per
an assessment of Bharat24,
fastest growing Hindi news
channel. In both states, govts
will repeat on face of PM
Narendra Modi and strategy
of HM Amit
Shah. Even on
Sunday, a huge
crowd reached
events of Modi
Shah in
Gujarat. In Guj,
BJP is expected to get 109
seats, Cong 68, remaining
5 may go to independents
and other parties. This means
there is no chance for AAP in
Guj. However, commenting
on these possible results in
Guj, a political observer said,
“Guj has a general perception
of clean sweep of BJP with
130 to 135 seats.” Now, it
will only be clear on counting
day that which assessment
proves to be correct. In HP,
BJP is likely to get 45 seats,
Cong 21 seats, Independents
and other parties may get 3
seats. Assembly polls may be
held in Nov-Dec. Himachal is
home state of BJP nat’l prez
JP Nadda Union Minister
Anurag Thakur. PM Modi
himself was also in-charge of
Himachal for a long time.
ASIA CUP IN
DUBAI: INDIA
BEAT PAK BY
FIVE WICKETS
Dubai: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya led an
impressive performance from India as they bowled out
Pakistan for 147 in their Asia Cup 2022 opener. Pakistan
continued to lose wickets regularly as India pacers
dominated them throughout innings. More on P5
NOIDA TWIN TOWERS DEMOLISHED
9 years to 9 seconds
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: The illegal
Supertech Twin Towers
in UP’s Noida were de-
molished on Sunday
and fell like a pack of
cards, bringing to close
a nine-year-long legal
battle. The nearly
100-metre-high towers.
higher than Delhi’s
iconic monument Qu-
tub Minar fell like a
pack of cards within 9
seconds, courtesy 3,700
kg of ex plosives that
was infused in the
buildings. Over 5,000
residents of the nearby
societies had evacuated
their flats for the demo-
lition on Sunday
. P2P3
A combination of pictures shows Twin Tower before and after its
demolition, in Noida on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN
Our overall loss is
around `500 crore,
taking into account
the amount we have spent on
land and construction cost,
charges paid
for approvals,
interest paid
to banks over
years and
12% interest
paid back
to buyers of these towers,
among other costs.
—RK Arora,
Supertech Chairman
Broadly, no damage to
nearby housing societies.
Only some bit of debris has
come towards the road. We
will get a better idea of the
situation in some time.
—Ritu Maheshwari,
CEO, Noida Authority
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THE TALLER THEY ARE...
New Delhi (PTI): Real-
ty firm Supertech Ltd
said it has incurred a
loss of about Rs 500
crore, including con-
struction and interest
costs, because of the
demolition of its twin
towers, the company’s
Chairman R K Arora
said on Sunday
.
The cost of the demo-
lition itself is estimated
at about Rs 20 crore.
“Our overall loss is
around Rs 500 crore, tak-
ing into account the
amountwehavespenton
land and construction
cost, the charges paid to
authorities for various
approvals, interest paid
to banks over the years
and the 12 per cent inter-
estpaidbacktobuyersof
these two towers, among
other costs,” Arora said.
“Weconstructedthese
towersaspertheplanap-
proved by the Noida de-
velopmentauthority
,”he
added. Asked about the
demolition cost, Arora
said Supertech is paying
Rs 17.5 crore to Edifice
Engineering, which was
tasked with safely pull-
ing down the structures,
including the premium
amountforaRs100-crore
insurance cover. In addi-
tion, there are several
other costs associated
with the demolition.
Edifice had roped in
South African experts
Jet Demolitions for the
project. On the other
hand,homebuyers’body
FPCE President Abhay
Upadhyay termed the
demolition of the twin
towers as a huge victory
for flat owners and said
it has demolished the
“ego of builders and de-
velopment authorities”.
Realtors’ apex body
CREDAI (National)
President Harsh Vard-
han Patodia said that
“we stand by the au-
thorities and Supreme
Court in this decision”.
HUNDREDS CHEER, CLAP AS ‘TOWERS
FALL LIKE A STACK OF MATCHBOXES’
New Delhi (PTI): Hun-
dreds gathered near a
ground in Noida to wit-
ness the once-in-a-life-
time spectacle of demo-
lition of the 100-metres-
tall Supertech twin tow-
ers, and cheered and
clapped as the sky-
scrapers came down.
Ahead of the demoli-
tion, authorities had
created an ‘exclusion
zone’ in a radius of up
to 500 metres around
the twin towers where
no human or animal
was allowed except for
the team of Indian and
foreign blasters en-
gaged in the demoli-
tion. There was heavy
police deployment in
the area to stop people
from entering the bar-
ricaded area. People
from Noida and neigh-
bouring Delhi gathered
near the Jaypee flyover
ground to witness the
marvel of modern-day
engineering. Many
came hours before the
2:30 pm implosion to
find a spot that would
ensure a good view. “It
felt like structures of
corruption were com-
ing down,” remarked
Purshotam Mishra (42)
as the Supertech twin
towers disappeared
into plumes of smoke
and dust. “It was in-
credible. We waited 2
hours to witness this. It
sends out a strong mes-
sage to strong people,”
Mishra said. “The tow-
ers fell like a stack of
matchboxes.
Ashish Suman, who
came from Delhi’s Ut-
tam Nagar to witness
the demolition, said, “It
was worth it.”
WATCHED FROM THE GROUND,TV AND TWITTER
Noida (PTI): As Su-
pertech’s twin towers
in Noida were reduced
to rubble, Twitter also
exploded with hilari-
ous memes and dark
humour. While some
users tweeted that the
“Tower of Corrup-
tion” was grounded, a
few others said the me-
dia’s ground coverage
of the unprecedented
event was “as if ISRO
is sending Gaganyaan
to moon”. Hundreds of
cameras were placed
at various vantage
points in the nearby
areas, including those
brought by crew mem-
bers of a large number
of media houses.
The giant ball of
smoke that was raised
after the demolition
left many people wit-
nessing it on the
ground and on TV sets
in awe, as the billowing
smoke filled the sky-
line and the screen.
On the ground,
many people stood at a
safe distance to “enjoy
the sight of demoli-
tion” withe balloon-
sellers and street ven-
dors, selling food stuff,
adding a layer of fes-
tivity to the environ-
ment with some even
termed it as a “Su-
pertech Sunday”.
Grandson’s wish brings kin from Agra
Vishu Adhana
Noida: Riyaz and his
wife have travelled 200
km from Agra in the
heat to fulfil their five-
year-old grandson’s
wish of witnessing the
‘historic’ demolition of
Supertech twin towers
in Noida on Sunday
.
His grandson saw a
video on Facebook
about the demolition
and had been pressing
his family ever since to
take him to watch the
court-mandated demo-
lition. Riyaz was among
many other people who
travelled to Noida from
far-flung areas to watch
the demolition. —PTI
TEEN COMES WITHOUT INFORMING FAMILY
Akshay Mishra (18), a resident of Uttar Pradesh
arrived in Noida without telling his family that he is
going to watch the demolition. He travelled 4 hours
in the bus and came directly to the spot. “My family
is calling me constantly. I am not taking their calls.
I wanted to see it in person. TV par kya maja,”
Mishra said. He too was stopped by police a few
hundred metres before the demolition zone.
What a
waste of
time and
resources! Wish
the whole mess
was handled
properly!
—Prerna
Good job
done by the
ones who
saved stray dogs,
who do not know
anything about
the demolition.
—Heenu Sharma
Hope it
didn’t af-
fect any-
one’s health and
went according to
the plan of the
authorities.
—Akshat S
New Delhi (PTI): 3 peo-
ple, including a woman,
were held for allegedly
cheating more than 100
people on the pretext of
providing them ‘work
from home’ jobs, police
said on Sunday
.
Accused identified as
Rahul Singh (27), Sand-
hya (21) and Rohit Ku-
mar Dubey (28), used to
cheat job seekers for
they found them an
easy target. They used
to commit crime so as to
earn easy money to live
a lavish lifestyle, they
said. Police said they
cheated people on the
pretext of providing
work from home’ jobs
offering handsome sal-
ary through quiker.com
posts. They demanded
money from unem-
ployed people as part of
registration and inter-
view fees and vanished
afterwards, police said.
The matter came to
light after a complaint
was received at Ashok
Vihar, alleging that she
had registered herself at
Quiker.com for work
from home’ job. As per
police, on June 18, she
received a call from one
unknown number that
her CV is selected for job
forworkfromhome’.She
communicated with the
alleged through What-
sapp who asked her to
pay Rs. 2,500 as registra-
tion fee which she paid
instantly
. The next day,
complainant received
the call and alleged
asked her to pay Rs.
4,500 before interview
which would be refund-
ed with first salary and
in case of non-selection,
this amount will be re-
funded within 24 hours.
Complainant trans-
ferred Rs. 4,500 to al-
leged. Alleged conduct-
ed her telephonic inter-
view after which the
complainant was fur-
ther asked to pay Rs.
15,000 as a part of salary
account and was as-
sured that this amount
will be refunded along
with previous amount,
but this time complain-
ant did not transfer the
amount and realised
that she has been cheat-
ed, police officials said.
EASY MONEY
‘Work from home jobs’: 3 held for duping 100 people
BSF SUB-INSPECTOR
SHOT AT BY FRIEND
New Delhi (PTI): A
Border Security Force
sub-inspector was alleg-
edly shot at by his friend
in a car in southwest
Delhi’s Najafgarh area,
police said on Sunday
.
The sub-inspector’s
friend, who was in an
“intoxicated” state has
been arrested, they said.
The victim -- Sandeep
Kumar, a resident of Go-
pal Nagar in Najafgarh,
was under treatment
and was unfit for state-
ment, police said, add-
ing that the sub-inspec-
tor was posted in
Jharkhand. The matter
came to light on Satur-
day when an informa-
tionregardingagunshot
injury was received at
Najafgarh police station
from Venkateshwara
Hospital, police said.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police (Dwarka) M
Harsha Vardhan said
the victim his broth-
er-in-law Ankush, neph-
ew Ravi and one more
person named Sandeep
Sehwag driving around
in a car in Dwarka.
Fire brigade trucks on standby in Noida on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY PTI Media personnel assemble on a flyover to document the
demolition.
Photographers click pictures from a building rooftop.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Taller than the Qutub Minar (73 metres), the tallest structures ever to be demolished in India, the Superetch twin towers in Noida were blasted to rubble, within seconds, with a “controlled implosion” by a South African specialist firm on Sunday afternoon. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Police stop onlookers who gathered to witness the demolition in
Noida on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Riyaz and his family in Noida on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
n Over 3,700 kg of explosives were used to
bring the two towers down, resulting in a sea
of smoke and debris engulfing the area
n The demolition of the structures leaves
behind an estimated 35,000 cubic metres or
55,000 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes of debris
n More than 5000 residents were
evacuated before the demolition and it may
take as much as 3 months to clear the debris
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THE HARDER THEY FALL
Ahmed Nouman
New Delhi: Only one-
third of schools under
the Delhi government
are teaching science
subjects to students in
classes 11 and 12, a reply
to an RTI query has re-
vealed.
The Aam Aadmi Par-
ty (AAP) that had in its
2015 Delhi Assembly
election manifesto
promised to build 500
new schools in the city
has opened just 63 new
schools between Febru-
ary 2015 and May 2022,
according to the RTI.
The Education Depart-
ment of the Delhi gov-
ernment gave the infor-
mation in response to
an application filed un-
der the Right To Infor-
mation (RTI) Act on
behalf of PTI.
The RTI sought infor-
mation on the number
of Delhi government
schoolsteachingscience
and commerce su bjects
in classes 11 and 12 as
well as the number of
new schools opened by
the govt between Febru-
ary 2015 and May 2022 in
the city
. While the infor-
mation related to 326
schools was obtained
through the RTI applica-
tion, the data of other
schools was collected
from the website of the
Directorate of Educa-
tion. A total of 838 high-
er secondary schools
have data available, out
of which only 279
schools teach science
subjects and 674 schools
offer commerce subjects
to students of classes 11
and 12. That is, about 66
per cent of the govern-
ment schools in the city
donotteachsciencesub-
jectswhileabout19pcdo
notteachcommercesub-
jects in the two classes.
DELHI SCHOOLS
Two-thirds of Delhi govt schools not teaching science in classes 11-12: RTI
WIND
DIRECTION
CHANGES
AHEAD OF
DEMOLITION
Noida (PTI): The
wind direction
around the Su-
pertech twin tow-
ers here on Sunday
changed towards
east ahead of their
demolition, which
will make dust
particles drift
towards Greater
Noida and Bu-
landshahr instead
of Delhi, officials
said. For the last
one week, the
direction of the
wind was towards
the west but the
change was sud-
den, Regional Of-
ficer, Uttar Pradesh
Pollution Control
Board, Praveen
Kumar said on
Sunday.
NGOs shift 40 stray dogs
Aparna Bose
New Delhi: At least 40
stray dogs living in and
around the Supertech
twin towers in Noida
have been shifted tem-
porarily to shelters run
by NGOs ahead of the
court-mandated implo-
sion of the buildings on
Sunday
.
An NGO also request-
ed authorities to con-
ductadummyexplosion
or a false firing just be-
fore the twin towers are
razed in order to save
the birds in the area.
Several NGOs, includ-
ing House of Stray Ani-
mals, Friendicoes, Soci-
ety for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals
(SPCA) and Happy Tails
foundation have pitched
in to accommodate the
stray dogs temporarily
.
Founder of House of
Stray Animals, Sanjay
Mohapatra, who has
been working to evacu-
ate the stray animals
from the area around
the twin tower said they
have requested authori-
ties to carry out a dum-
my explosion in order to
save the birds in the
area from the blast.
“We are planning and
working since August 8
to save these stray ani-
mals from the impacts
of demolition. We also
requested the authori-
ties concerned to make
two or three false firing
or dummy explosions
first so that the birds do
not get affected due to
the blasts,” Mohapatra
said. —PTI
New Delhi (PTI): Doc-
tors said that people liv-
ing nearby, especially
thosesufferingfromres-
piratory diseases,
should take extra care
and avoid the area for a
few days if possible.
They said that most
dust particles are 5 mi-
crons or less and can
remain suspended in
the air for a few days in
the absence of condi-
tions like strong winds
and rain.
Massive dust pollu-
tion can lead to itching
in the eyes, nose and
skin; coughing, sneez-
ing, breathing difficulty
,
lung infection, nasal
congestion, asthmatic
attacks and aggravate
heart problems, they
said.
Dr Jugal Kishore,
head of Community
Medicine department at
theSafdarjungHospital,
said, “The dust particles
will remain suspended
for quite some time in
case of low wind speed.
People suffering from
respiratory problems --
chronic obstructive pul-
monary disease, asthma
and bronchitis -- should
avoid the area, if possi-
ble.” “They should limit
exposure to the affected
areaforatleast48hours.
Others living in and
around the area should
avoid exercises for a few
days,” he said.
Dr Yudhyavir Singh,
Assistant Professor,
Critical Care, AIIMS,
said, “Particulate mat-
ter of size smaller than
2.5 microns will be a
problem. This is likely
to increase episodes of
coughing, sneezing,
asthmatic attacks, lung
infection, nasal conges-
tion, breathing difficul-
ty
. Viruses may also pig-
gybackthefineparticles
and increase infection
rate, as it’s the flu sea-
son.”
“People should take
precaution and keep a
buffer stock of medi-
cines. Use N-95 masks
and eyeglasses till pol-
lutants dissipate. Wear
full-sleeve clothes and
avoidmorningwalksfor
a few days. Consult doc-
tors if problems wors-
en,” he said.
‘People with respiratory
issues should avoid area’
All nearby buildings safe, declare officials
Aparna Bose Vishu Adhana
New Delhi: As a series
of controlled explo-
sions reduced the
100-metre tall twin tow-
ers in Noida to a pile of
rubble, residents
heaved a sigh of relief
after officials declared
that there appeared to
be no damage to the
buildings adjacent to
the structures.
Shortly after the
court-mandated demo-
lition of the buildings,
officials declared that
there appeared to be no
damage to the buildings
adjacent to the Su-
pertech twin towers but
said a more detailed au-
dit is underway
. Sarita,
a resident of Emerald
court, shifted to Delhi
temporarily on Satur-
day night ahead of the
demolition. “I moved to
Delhi for the demolition
and we will return on
Sunday night. Prima fa-
cie, it appears that
there’s no damage to
our buildings. We have
been told that the au-
thorities will check the
area first and then, let
us in,” Sarita said. —PTI
A municipal worker sprays water in a neighbourhood to curb dust pollution on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
MANY ILLS
Volunteers carry stary dogs to safety in Noida on Sunday.
ALL NORMAL
BY 6.30 PM:
NOIDA CEO
z Adjoining build-
ings of Emerald
Court and ATS Vil-
lage are expected to
get safety clearance
soon for residents
to return home by
6.30 pm, Noida
Authority CEO Ritu
Maheshwari said.
z “The blast
has largely been
successful. Teams
of Edifice, CBRI
(Central Building
Research Institute),
Jet Demolitions
making a physical
inspection of the
site to see if any
leftover explosives
are there,” Mahesh-
wari told reporters.
z The demolition
waste is largely
within the site.
Some debris spilled
over to the road,
while a little went
towards the ATS
Village wall also,
she said.
z “The plumes of
dust, as seen by all
of us, dissipated
immediately. All
our anti-smog guns,
mechanical sweep-
ing machines,
water tankers and
sprinklers were
pressed into service
immediately,” the
IAS officer said.
z Cooking gas and
power supply will
resume shortly and
residents of Emerald
Court and ATS Village
will be allowed to
move back after 6.30
pm, Maheshwari said.
HIMANTA, KEJRIWAL CONTINUE TO TRADE BARBS
Guwahati (PTI): In
a fresh salvo at his
Delhi counterpart Arvind
Kejriwal, Assam Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma on Sunday
claimed that the AAP
chief was “comparing
the national capital with
smaller cities” after fail-
ing to fulfil his promise
of giving the place a
London- or Paris-like
makeover.
Kejriwal also took a dig
at Sarma on Sunday,
saying that if schools in
the northeastern state
were “not good”, then
“we can together fix
them”.
An NGO also requested authorities to conduct a
dummy explosion or a false firing just before the
twin towers are razed, in order to save birds
Officials said that there appeared to be no damage
to the buildings adjacent to the Supertech twin
towers but said a more detailed audit is underway
Nearby buildings covered to protect from the impact of dust and debris, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Pulverised concrete dust billows up in a massive cloud as the
twin towers are razed to rubble on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
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PERSPECTIVE
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@JPNadda
On the auspicious occasion of the
Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Ji, we recall the teachings vision of
a compassionate and inclusive society
that the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
teaches us. My greetings to everyone
all our Sikh brothers and sisters on this
special day.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
2023 is going to be a very special
year. The UNGA has endorsed
India’s proposal to observe 2023 as
International Year of Millets. Given
the benefits of super foods like millets
and being a large producer, it is our
responsibility to make the Millet Year a
resounding success.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
God promises to make
something good out of the
storms that bring
devastation to your life.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
KEJRIWAL’S OWN
AMBITIONS ARE
PROMPTING HIM
TO TAKE ON BJP
he Aam Aadmi Party
is not holding its
punches against the
BJP. At a special as-
semblysessioncalled
a few days back to prove his
strength Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the
BJP wants to topple his govern-
ment by buying out his AAP leg-
islators. He alleged that the BJP
had set aside Rs 800 crore to buy
his 40 MLAs, offering them Rs 20
crore each. Calling BJP a “serial
killer” , Kejriwal cited the exam-
ples of Maharashtra and Goa
where elected governments
were brought down by the BJP
and said that the same pattern
was being followed in Delhi
when CBI raided Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Sisodia’s
premises.
Kejriwal also put his national
ambition on the table when he
directlyattackedPrimeMinister
Narendra Modi. He said that the
raid on Sisodia was not part of
the fight against corruption but
was “to satisfy one man’s lust for
power”. Can Arvind Kejriwal
hide his own lust for power?
TOP TWEETS
T
umber nine
proved to be a
cursed digit for
Supertech devel-
opers whose twin
towers in Noida were razed in
nine seconds on Sunday
. The
over 100 feet towers with 40
floorseachwerebuiltinviola-
tion of building construction
laws with the alleged conniv-
anceof someNOIDAofficials.
The gap between the two tow-
ers was only 16 metres.
It took nine years for the
Residents’ Welfare Associa-
tion (RWA) to win the legal
battle against the developers
after they filed a case in the
AllahabadHighCourtin2012.
After the high court ordered
demolition of the twin towers
in 2014, the developer sought
relief from the Supreme
Court which upheld the dem-
olition order in 2021 and also
ordered for buyers’ money to
be refunded with interest.
The demolition of the tall
structures, India’s first, was
a sight to watch. Carried out
with complete technical effi-
ciency, it met all safety pa-
rameters. Even the dust
clouds that arose from the
site did not disturb the air
quality level. Nor did the im-
plosion cause much collater-
al damage.
At the root of the problem,
however, was corruption
along with the alleged com-
plicity of NOIDA officials.
Theconnivancebetweenoffic-
ers and engineers of various
development authorities has
allowed scores of illegal con-
structions to come up in state
after state. To avoid such oc-
currences in future, stricter
monitoring of the staff at de-
velopment authorities is re-
quired and as punishment to
them and the developers all
illegal constructions should
be demolished. Strict preven-
tive measures are needed as
notallbuyerscanfightsodog-
gedly to save their hard-
earned money
.
RAZING OF TOWERS, VICTORY OF BUYERS
The over 100 feet towers
with 40 floors each were
built in violation of
building construction
laws with the alleged
connivance of some
NOIDA officials. The gap
between the two towers
was only 16 metres
N
Why commodity prices are
likely to fall further?
ambridge – Big movements in
the prices of oil, minerals,
and agricultural commodi-
ties have been among the
most salient economic devel-
opments of the past couple of
years. The sharp rise in com-
modity prices for much of
this period was virtually im-
possible to miss. A barrel of
Brent crude that sold for $20
in April 2020, during the first
wave of the COVID-19 pan-
demic, fetched a peak of $122
in March 2022, just after Rus-
sia invaded Ukraine.
Oil was not the only com-
modity to experience a price
surge. The price of copper
doubled; wheat more than
doubled; and global indices of
commodity prices almost tri-
pled from April 2020 to March
2022. And these increases are
in dollar terms; prices in eu-
ros,yen,won,orothercurren-
cies rose even more.
Lesswidelynoted,however,
is that the prices of many
commodities fell this sum-
mer. The price of oil de-
creasedbyabout30%between
early June and mid-August.
The politically sensitive price
of gasoline in the United
States fell by 20% over the
same period, from $5 per gal-
lon to $4 per gallon. The over-
all index fell 12%.
Is this dip in commodity
prices just temporary? Or is it
a sign that prices have peaked
and can be expected to decline
further?
Commodity prices are
highly correlated. One reason
is direct microeconomic link-
ages. When the price of oil
rises, wheat producers’ costs
increase (because harvesting
equipment runs on diesel and
fertilizer is made from natu-
ral gas), which puts upward
pressure on grain prices.
Moreover, as the US Feder-
al Reserve and other central
banks tighten monetary poli-
cy
, real interest rates are like-
ly to rise. This will probably
pushdowncommodityprices,
and not just because high real
interest rates make a reces-
sion more likely
. The level of
realinterestratesaffectscom-
modity prices independently
of GDP, both in theory and
empirically
.
The theory of the relation-
ship between real interest
ratesandcommoditypricesis
long-established. The sim-
plest intuition behind the re-
lationship is that the interest
rate is a “cost of carrying”
inventories. An increase in
the interest rate reduces
firms’ demand for holding in-
ventories and therefore low-
ers the commodity price.
Three other mechanisms
operate, in addition to inven-
tories. First, for an exhausti-
ble resource, a rise in the in-
terest rate increases the in-
centive to extract today and
thus expand the available
supply
. Second, for “financial-
ized” commodities, an in-
crease in the interest rate en-
courages institutional inves-
tors to shift out of the com-
modities asset class and into
Treasury bills. Lastly, for a
commodity that is interna-
tionally traded, an increase in
the domestic real interest rate
causes a real appreciation of
the domestic currency
, which
works to lower the domestic-
currency price of the com-
modity
.
Econometric analyses have
demonstrated the statistical
relationship between real in-
terest rates and commodity
prices. These include simple
correlations; regressions that
control for other important
determinants, such as GDP
and inventories in a “carry
trade” model; and high-fre-
quency event studies that are
much less sensitive to the
econometric problems of the
regressions.
Two episodes illustrate
that the effect of real interest
rates on commodity prices
operates independently of
the GDP effect. Neither the
spike in dollar commodity
prices in the first half of 2008
nor the decline in 2014-15 can
be explained by fluctuations
in economic activity. They
can instead be interpreted as
the result, respectively, of
loose US monetary policy
(quantitative easing) and a
tightening of US monetary
policy with the end of QE.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
C
JEFFREY FRANKEL
The writer is Professor of Capital Formation and
Growth at Harvard University, previously served
as a member of President Bill Clinton’s Council of
Economic Advisers. He is a research associate at
the US National Bureau of Economic Research
Real interest rates appear
to be on a firm upward
trend, because nominal
interest rates will rise, and
inflation will fall. Together
with decelerating global
growth, that could mean
that the recent decline
in real prices of oil,
minerals, and agricultural
products will persist
Real interest rates appear to be on a firm upward trend,
because nominal interest rates will rise and inflation
will fall. Together with decelerating global growth, that
could mean that the recent decline in the real prices of
oil, minerals, and agricultural products will persist
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MANN KI BAAT
PM Modi urges citizens to watch
serial ‘Swaraj’ on freedom struggle
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
draModi,whileaddress-
ing the 92nd episode of
hismonthlyprogramme
‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sun-
day
, urged the citizens to
watchtheserial‘Swaraj’
and also suggested to
students to compose a
special programme at
their institutions.
The Prime Minister
said that this will give
rise to a new awakening
about the great heroes
who took part in the
freedom struggle. “I got
an opportunity to go to
a premiere of Swaraj.
This is a great initiative
to acquaint the younger
generation of the coun-
try with the efforts of
unsung heroes and her-
oines who took part in
the freedom movement.
It is telecast every Sun-
day at 9 pm on Doordar-
shan,” PM Modi said.
PM GREETS PEOPLE ON 418
YEARS OF PARKASH PURAB
OF GURU GRANTH SAHIB
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sun-
day extended greetings on the occasion
of the 418 years of Parkash Purab of
Shri Guru Granth Sahib. He took to Twit-
ter to extend his greetings on the auspi-
cious occasion of the Parkash Purab.
‘FIGHT AGAINST
MALNUTRITION’
‘WILL EXCEL IN
ENERGY SECTOR’
New Delhi: PM Modi
urged people to make ef-
forts to remove malnutri-
tion stressing that social
awareness was a crucial
aspect of this fight. In his
Mann Ki Baat broadcast,
Modi said the ‘Amrit
Dhara’ of ‘Amrit Mahot-
sav’ marking 75 years of
India’s independence was
flowing in all corners of
the country in this month.
Gandhinagar: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday said
that India has decided
to become self-reliant
in energy sector in
the next 25 years. At
a programme held to
mark 40 years of Suzuki
Motor Corporation in
India, Modi also hailed
the relationship between
India and Japan.
‘Willmakeforensicprobe
must for serious offences’
ASIA CUP IN DUBAI
Strong win for India against Pak
Gandhinagar: Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday said the Centre
hassetatargetof taking
the conviction rate high-
er than even developed
countries and integrate
the criminal justice sys-
tem with forensic sci-
ence investigation.
The government
aims to make forensic
investigation “compul-
sory and legal” for of-
fences attracting pun-
ishment of more than
six years, Shah said ad-
dressing the graduating
students of the Nation-
al Forensic Sciences
University (NFSU),
Gandhinagar, at its first
convocation.
The government will
provideaforensicmobile
investigation facility in
eachdistrictof thecoun-
try and create a legal
structure to ensure that
independence and parti-
ality of the investigation
is maintained, he said.
“Under PM Narendra
Modi’s leadership, the
central government is
going to make changes
intheIndianPenalCode,
Criminal Procedure
Code and the Evidence
Act,becausenobodysaw
these laws from an Indi-
an perspective after in-
dependence, he said.
“Theselawsneedtobe
reframed from the per-
spective of independent
India. Therefore, we
have been consulting a
lot of people to change
the IPC, CrPC and the
Evidence Act,” he said
addressing the convoca-
tion as chief guest.
Amit Shah being felicitated at
the ceremony of the foundation
stone of beautification work
at Vadsar Pound in Vadsar,
Gandhinagar, on Sunday.
(Right): Amit Shah at the
1st convocation ceremony
of NFSU, in Gandhinagar on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP National President JP Nadda, Tripura CM Manik Saha, State BJP President Rajib Bhattacharya
and Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik listened to PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat, in Agartala on Sunday.
Jharkhand crisis: CM Soren
meets Cong incharge Pande
Himachal Pradesh govt counters AAP: Offers
125 units of free electricity to 14 lakh voters
Shimla (ANI): Mount-
ing a strong counter-at-
tack on the Aam Aadmi
Party’s election sop of
free electricity the BJP-
led Himachal Pradesh
govt has promised 125
units of free electricity
per month to over 14
lakh voters of the State.
CM Jai Ram Thakur
while presiding over
the function organized
by the Himachal
Pradesh State Electric-
ity Board Ltd. to launch
the Scheme, ‘125 Units
of Free Electricity’ to
the consumers of the
State held at the Paddal
ground at Mandi on
Sunday said, “The state
government has taken
many such welfare deci-
sions during the tenure
of the present govern-
ment to ensure direct
benefits to the common
people.” The CM said
that the state govern-
ment recently took a
decision that 125 units
of free power would be
provided to the people
of the State which has
benefitted over 14 lakh
electricity consumers
of the State as they
were now getting zero
electricity bills.
Ranchi (ANI): Amid
the political mayhem in
Jharkhand, CM He-
mant Soren on Sunday
called on state Congress
in-charge Avinash Pan-
de to discuss the next
course of action.
The meeting between
the two leaders took
place at the state Guest
House and lasted for an
hour. Asked about the
delayinGovernor’sdeci-
sion over the CM’s post,
Soren said, “It is Gover-
nor Ramesh Bais who
can answer this better.”
Jharkhand Congress
chief Rajesh Thakur
said, “Both discussed
about the state political
situation and the cloud
of uncertainty
.”
CRUCIAL READ
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren chairs a meeting of the
United Progressive Alliance legislators, in Ranchi. —FILE PHOTO
JHARKHAND MINISTER DARES CENTRE TO
IMPOSE PRESIDENT RULE IN THE STATE
Ranchi (ANI): Amid the political turmoil in Jharkhand,
state minister and Congress leader Banna Gupta on
Sunday dared the BJP-led Centre to impose Article 365 of
the Constitution in the state. He said, “It is a preplanned
conspiracy to destabilise the Jharkhand government.
We want to know from the Governor that if the Election
Commission has sent something, then it should be made
public. ED has raided for months but nothing was found.”
Yediyurappa again No. 1
BJP leader in Karnataka
JP Nadda chairs Tripura
BJP meeting in Agartala
Phogat case: One more
drug peddler arrested
Bengaluru: As Karna-
taka goes to state elec-
tions next year, a series
of meetings former Kar-
nataka CM BS Yedi-
yurappa held in Delhi
with top BJP leaders,
including PM Modi,
Home Minister Amit
Shah, BJP president JP
Nadda and others this
week, indicate sthat
Yediyurappa has again
become number 1 leader
for BJP in the southern
state. For Yediyurappa,
thisvisitisaboutflexing
muscle and emerging as
numero uno within the
party once again; post
his resignation in July
lastyear,hewasincreas-
ingly becoming irrele-
vant within the party
.
Agartala (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) president JP Na-
dda who is on a visit to
Tripura chaired the
state office bearers
meeting in Agartala on
Sunday
.
Tripura Chief Minis-
ter Manik Saha was
also present in the
meeting held at State
Guest House, Agartala.
Nadda who is on a
two-day visit to Tripura
arrived at Agartala on
Sunday morning. He
was recieved by Chief
Minister Manik Saha
and other BJP state
leaders and party work-
ers at Maharaja Bir
Bikram Airport.
Panaji (PTI): The Goa
Police have arrested one
more drug peddler in
connectionwiththecase
of alleged murder of
BJP leader Sonali Pho-
gat, an official said on
Sunday
. With this, five
people have so far been
arrested in the case.
Phogat (43), a former
Tik Tok star and con-
testant on the reality
TV show “Big Boss”,
was brought dead to a
hospital August 23, a
day after arrival in Goa.
On Saturday night,
the Anjuna police in
NorthGoaarresteddrug
peddler Rama alias
RamadasMandrekarfor
allegedly supplying
drugstoanotherpeddler
Dattaprasad Gaonkar,
who is already in custo-
dy in connection with
thecase,theofficialsaid.
6 killed as tanker
hits into tractor-
trolley in Bareilly
Bareilly (PTI): At least
sixpeople,includingtwo
children, were killed
and 24 others injured
when a tractor-trolley in
which they were travel-
ling was hit by a tanker
here on Sunday
. The ac-
cident occurred at Kich-
ha-Khatima road near
Sirsa outpost in the Ba-
hedi area. A tractor-
trolley carrying 35 peo-
ple was going to Uttam
Nagar gurdwara from
Uttrakhand.
BS Yediyurappa with PM Narendra Modi. —FILE PHOTO
WILD ELEPHANT
WREAKS HAVOC IN
ASSAM’S TEZPUR
5 INMATES ESCAPE
FROM JUVENILE
HOME IN REWA
ICG HOLDS 10TH
NAT’L MARITIME
EXERCISE SAREX
Tezpur: A wild elephant
from the Kaziranga Na-
tional Park wreaked havoc
in Tezpur city of Assam’s
Sonitpur district, damag-
ing scores of vehicles and
other properties, officials
said on Sunday. The
elephant swam across the
mighty Brahmaputra river
and entered Tezpur city
on Saturday night, they
said. The officials said the
tusker crossed the Brah-
maputra from the southern
bank and entered Tezpur
on the northern banks.
Rewa: 5 inmates escaped
from a juvenile home
by breaking a window
at the facility in Madhya
Pradesh’s Rewa district
on Sunday, police said. In
the early hours of the day,
five inmates who were
brought here some days
back broke the window
of the kitchen and fled,
police said.
Chennai: The ICG on
Sunday held 10th National
Maritime Search and Res-
cue Exercise SAREX-22
off Chennai coast. A total
of 24 observers from 16
foreign nations took part
in it. The theme of the
10th edition is ‘Capacity
Building Towards Marine
Passenger Safety.’
Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Today, on the auspicious occa-
sion of the Parkash Purab of Sri
Guru Granth Sahib Ji my greet-
ings to everyone, particularly the Sikh com-
munity. The holy teachings of the Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji give strength to millions and
make our society more just, inclusive and
compassionate.
The State has set a
target of harnessing
10,000 MW of addi-
tional power potential by the
year 2030, of which upto
2000 MW would be solar.
Jai Ram Thakur,
Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant on Sunday
said his government was
ready to hand over the probe
into the death of Haryana BJP
leader and actor Sonali Phogat
to the Central Bureau of Inves-
tigation (CBI), if necessary.
WILL HAND OVER THE
CASE TO CBI: GOA CM
Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot
during match between India and
Pakistan, in Dubai on Sunday.
Indian fans cheer for team India during the Asia Cup 2022
Group A match between India and Pakistan, at the Dubai
International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.
Hardik Pandya took three
crucial wickets in the middle
overs while Bhuvneshwar
Kumar snared four as India
bowled out Pakistan for 147
in their opening Asia Cup
match on Sunday. Pandya
ended with figures of 3/25 in
4 overs while opener
Mohammed Rizwan was the
top-scorer for Pakistan with
a sedate 43 off 42 balls.
Earlier, India won the toss
and elected to field.
Hardik Pandya celebrates after winning the Asia Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday.
Watched the exciting
match between India
and Pakistan of Asia
Cup being played in Dubai
(UAE) today with RCA officials
and encouraged Team India.
Vaibhav Gehlot
President, Raj Cricket Assn.
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New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
has approved a fresh list
of 780 components and
subsystems which will
only be procured from
domestic industry after
a ban on their import
kicks in under a stag-
gered time-line of
around six years.
It is the third such
“positive indigenisa-
tion” list comprising
line replacement units,
sub-systems and compo-
nents used for various
military platforms,
equipmentandweapons,
and the aim is to mini-
mise imports by the DP-
SUs. The ministry has
set specific timelines for
import ban of the items,
spanning a period from
Dec 2023 to Dec 2028.
“Singh has approved
the third positive indi-
genisation list of 780
strategically important
Line Replacement Units
(LRUs)/Sub-systems/
Componentswithatime-
line beyond which they
will only be procured
from the domestic indus-
try,” it said in a state-
ment on Sunday
.
This list is in continu-
ation to the two similar
positive lists that were
broughtoutinDecember
2021andMarch2022.“In-
digenisation of these
items will be taken up
through different routes
under ‘Make’ category,”
the ministry said.
The ‘Make’ category
aims to achieve self-reli-
ance by involving great-
er participation of the
indian industry in de-
fence manufacturing.
“Projects involving
design and development
of equipment, systems,
major platforms or up-
grades thereof by the
industry can be taken up
under this category
,” the
ministry said.
Singh approves third positive indigenisation list
MINIMISING IMPORTS BY DP-SUS
lll
Defence
Ministry has set
specific
timelines for
import ban of
the items,
spanning a
period from
December 2023
to Dec 2028
CWC meeting: Election for Cong
prez to be held on October 17
New Delhi (ANI): CWC
on Sunday decided that
the election for the Con-
gress president post will
be held on Oct 17, said
sources.Thecountingof
the votes will be done on
Oct 19. The CWC meet-
ing took place today to
discuss the final sched-
ule for the election of the
Congress prez. Congress
interim president Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi,
party general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Former PM Dr Man-
mohan Singh joined the
meeting virtually
.
This comes in the
backdrop of the party’s
senior leader Gulam
Nabi Azad’s resignation
on Friday. The sources
had said that the elec-
tion for the post of presi-
dent has now become a
challenge for Congress
with the reluctance of
Rahul Gandhi to contest
the polls. According to
sources, the Central
Election Authority has
made preparations to
complete the election
process on time.
Sources said the pro-
cess seems to remain
stuck since Rahul Gan-
dhi is not willing to con-
test the election for the
post of Congress prez,
although all the efforts
to convince him are still
going on. Meanwhile,
Congress plans to em-
bark on ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’ from Kanyaku-
mari on Sept 7 under the
leadership of party lead-
er Rahul Gandhi and the
148-day march will cul-
minate in Kashmir.
Notification will be issued on Sept 22, while the filing of nomination would begin on Sept 24
Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Randeep Surjewala, Ashok
Gehlot, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and others join CWC meeting virtually, in New Delhi on Sunday.
TAJ MOHIUDDIN
QUITS CONGRESS;
JOINS AZAD CAMP
JK unit of Congress suf-
fered another jolt on Sun-
day as its senior leader
and former minister Taj
Mohiuddin quit from the
party and joined Ghulam
Nabi Azad led front. Today,
I wrote to the Congress
president and the general
secretary and others that I
am resigning from all the
posts which I was hold-
ing, including the primary
membership of Congress,
Mohiuddin told reporters
at a press conference.
RAHUL GANDHI
SLAMS MODI
EX-CONG, AAP MEN
IN RaGa’S YATRA
‘RaGa WILL BE
PARTY PREZ’
The Congress Working
Committee on Sunday
announced dates
for the election for
the party’s full-time
president. Soon after,
senior party leader
Harish Rawat said
that Rahul Gandhi will
soon be the Congress
president.
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi slammed PM
Modi over his pitch
for Khadi, alleging that
his words and actions
“never match”. Slam-
ming the PM, he said,
“’Khadi for Nation’ but
Chinese Polyester for
National flag! As always,
the words and actions of
the PM never match.”
As part of its tightrope
walk on the Bharat
Jodo Yatra, that is to be
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi’s biggest mass-
contact programme
to date, the party has
reached out to civil
society groups, with the
message that the march
is bigger than about a
person and party.
New Delhi (ANI):
While noting the dy-
namic leadership of
UNGA President and
Foreign Minister of
Maldives Abdulla
Shahid, Vice-Presi-
dent Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Sunday
praised his work in
revitalizing the UN
and added that his
visit to India will fur-
ther bolster the mul-
ti-faceted ties with
the Maldives.
“His dynamic lead-
ership of the 76th
UNGA and his Presi-
dency priorities, in
particular on revital-
izing the UN, have
universal appeal. We
are confident that his
visit would further
strengthen India’s
close and multi-facet-
ed ties with the Mal-
dives,”saidDhankhar
while welcoming For-
eign Minister of Mal-
dives Abdulla Sha-
hid. Foreign Secre-
tary Vinay Mohan
Kwatra, on Sunday,.
Secretary Kwatra
congratulated the
UNGA President on
his ‘Presidency of
Hope’ and for his vi-
sionary leadership in
the 76th session of
the UNGA. Notably,
in November, the
UNGA president
launched the Presi-
dent of the General
Assembly’s (PGA)
Harnessing Opportu-
nities for Promoting
Empowerment of
Youth Fellowship -
the PGA’s Fellowship
for HOPE.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
ASSAM: INTERNET
SUSPENSION IN 27
DISTS DURING EXAM
M V GOVINDAN
APPOINTED AS NEW
KERALA CPM SECY
JOIN FIGHT AGAINST
ILLICIT LIQUOR,
DRUGS: CM YOGI
New Delhi: Internet ser-
vices across 27 districts of
Assam were suspended for
over four hours on Sunday
for the second time this
month to prevent possible
malpractices during written
examination for recruitment
in various state government
departments. The author-
ities decided to go ahead
with its decision to suspend
internet services during
exam hours, after the
Gauhati High Court refused
to stay it following a writ
petition against the order.
Thiruvananthapuram: The
State Committee of the
Communist Party
of India (Marx-
ist) [CPI(M)]
elected Excise
Minister M.V.
Govindan, MLA, as the
party’s new State secretary.
Mr. Govindan succeeds
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who
is reportedly travelling to
Chennai for treatment. A
CPI(M) communique said
Mr. Balakrishnan was hard-
pressed to discharge his
duties as party secretary.
Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan, CPI(M) general
secretary Sitaram Yechury,
Polit Bureau members
Prakash Karat, M. A. Baby,
A Vijayaraghavan and Left
Democratic Front (LDF)
convenor E.P. Jayarajan
attended the meeting.
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh
CM Yogi Adityanath on
Sunday urged people to
join the “decisive fight”
against illicit liquor and
drugs trade and warned
of strictest action against
those trying to play with
the future of our talented
youth. Addressing the clos-
ing ceremony of the first
foundation day of Mahayo-
gi Gorakhnath University in
Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath
said, “Our resolve is to
make the state healthy and
to end drug addiction, our
youth must contribute to
the state’s fight against the
national crime for a bright
and successful future.”
On challenges, the CM said
that they are an opportu-
nity to strive for better and
make the most out of them.
PAK DECLARES
FLOODS A ‘CLIMATE
CATASTROPHE’
Islamabad: Deaths from
widespread flooding in
Pakistan topped 1,000 since
mid-June, officials said
August 28, as the country’s
climate minister called the
deadly monsoon season “a
serious climate
catastrophe.” Flash flooding
from the heavy rains has
washed away villages and
crops as soldiers and
rescue workers evacuated
stranded residents to the
safety of relief camps and
provided food to thousands
of displaced Pakistanis.
CRUCIAL READ
VAISNHO DEVI SHRINE TO GET SKYWALK
FOR CROWD MANAGEMENT BY NOV
Jammu: After introducing Radio Frequency Identity
Cards (RFID) to keep a track on the movement of
pilgrims, the Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
(SMVDSB) has started
work on the much needed
‘Skywalk’ which would help
separate the incoming and
outgoing pilgrims near the
Bhawan area. The skywalk
with a length of 200 metres
and width of 2.5 metres is expected to be completed
by November at a cost of over Rs 9.89 crore to allow
smooth movement of inbound pilgrims, an official of
the SMVDSB said. He said the facility, 20 feet above
the track level, will help overcome the problem of
multidirectional flow of yatra
UKSSSC paper leak case: Dhami calls for probe
Dehradun (ANI): Utta-
rakhand Chief Minis-
ter Pushkar Singh Dha-
mi on Sunday con-
firmed a discussion
with the Speaker of the
Legislative Assembly in
connection with the ir-
regularities reported in
the Uttrakhand Subor-
dinate Service Selection
Commission (UKSSSC)
paper leak case.
“Since the Uttara-
khand Vidhan Sabha is
a constitutional body, I
will speak to the Speak-
er of Legislative Assem-
bly in regards to the re-
ported irregularities,”
CM Dhami told ANI. He
further added that the
inquiry will be conduct-
ed into all the appoint-
ments made in Ut-
tarkhandVidhanSabha,
irrespective of the ten-
ure.
“All the appoint-
ments, in past or pre-
sent, wherever the dis-
crepancies have been
reported should have
unbiased inquiries,” he
said mentioning that
there should be a fair
probe in the matter of
the recruitments done
this way
.
He has also assured
the government’s coop-
eration for further de-
tails and investigation
in the UKSSSC paper
leak case n 2021.
On August 23, Hakam
Singh Rawat, the mas-
termind who was ar-
rested in connection
with the UKSSSC ques-
tion paper leak was also
accused of using the
government resources
for his personal use.
Rawat was arrested
earlier this month for al-
legedly taking money
from candidates for pro-
viding solved question
papers in the graduate-
level examination held
on December 4 and 5 last
year.
It was alleged that
Rawat, the Uttarkashi
panchayat member had
asked for a government
helicopter to transport
hisailingmotherforher
treatment. It has also
been alleged that his
mother was treated at
government expense by
the Disaster Manage-
ment Relief Fund.
Savarkar flew
on a bulbul
says Kannada
textbook
Bengaluru: A fresh
controversy has erupt-
ed in Kar-
nataka over
charges of
“rewriting
history” by
the BJP-led
g o v e r n -
ment as the textbook
revision committee
has reportedly insert-
ed a section on Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar in
the revised high school
curriculum in the
state.
“There was not even
a keyhole in the cell
where Savarkar was
incarcerated. But, Bul-
bul birds used to visit
the room, and Savarkar
used to sit on their
wings and fly out and
visit the motherland
every day,” a passage in
the new textbook says.
Savarkar’s role in
the Indian freedom
struggle has been a big
ideological flashpoint
between the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh,
or RSS — the ideologi-
cal mentor of the BJP
— and rival Congress.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
PARKASH PURAB
An illuminated Golden Temple on the eve of first Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib,
in Amritsar on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
AnandSharmaquestions
electoralrollsatCWCmeet
New Delhi (PTI): Dis-
sident Congress leader
Anand Sharma on
Sunday raised ques-
tions during the cru-
cial CWC meeting on
the preparation of
electoral rolls for the
AICC president’s elec-
tion and asked wheth-
er due process under
the party’s constitu-
tion was followed or
not, sources said.
Speaking at the CWC
meeting before the par-
ty’s Central Election
Authority chairman
Madhusudan Mistry
listed out the schedule
for the election of the
Congress president,
Sharma claimed he
has received com-
plaints that neither
any virtual nor any
physical meeting was
held to finalise the
electoral rolls, the
sources said.
VP praises UNGA prez
for revitalizing UN
UN General Assembly and Foreign Minister of Maldives, HE Abdulla Shahid meets Vice
President Jagdeep Dhankhar, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
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Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 51,760.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 10g)
SILVER 54,800.00 00.00 0.00 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 79.87 0.02 0.02
GBPINR 94.51 0.01 0.01
CURRENCIES
Global market trends, macro data to guide domestic stocks
New Delhi (PTI): Trading
in the domestic stock mar-
ket would be influenced by
trends in the global equi-
ties, macroeconomic data
and foreign fund move-
ment in a holiday-short-
ened week, analysts said.
Markets may face vola-
tile trends on Monday after
Federal Reserve Chair Je-
rome Powell’s speech at the
Fed’s annual economic
symposium in Jackson
Hole on Friday
.
“Powell sounded ultra
hawkishinhisbrief speech
at Jackson Hole. Markets
will be concerned about the
tight monetary conditions
persisting longer than ex-
pected. The near-term im-
pact on equity markets will
be negative,” V K Vijayaku-
mar, Chief Investment
Strategist at Geojit Finan-
cial Services, said.
“The direction of global
markets will be the domi-
nant factor for this week
while on the domestic
front, India’s GDP num-
ber and August auto sales
numbers will be impor-
tant factors. Apart from
this, the market will also
have an eye on the move-
ment of crude oil prices,
the dollar index, and the
US bond yields,” Santosh
Meena, Head of Research,
Swastika Investmart
Ltd, said.
The Purchasing Manag-
ers’ Index (PMI) data
for the manufacturing
sector, scheduled to be an-
nounced on Thursday,
would also influence trad-
ing, analysts said.
“This week is a holiday-
shortened one and it marks
the beginning of the new
month also so, participants
will be eyeing important
data like auto sales num-
bers. Amid all, the perfor-
mance of the global indices
especially the US would
remain on the radar for
cues,” Ajit Mishra, VP - Re-
search, Religare Broking
Ltd, said.
The investment pattern
of Foreign Institutional In-
vestors (FIIs) and the ru-
pee-dollar trends would
also continue to drive mar-
kets. Last week, the Sensex
tumbled 812.28 points or
1.36%, while the Nifty lost
199.55 points or 1.12%.
SHARE MARKET THIS WEEK
MARKET
FORECAST
z Last week, the Sensex
tumbled 812.28 points or
1.36 per cent, while the
Nifty lost 199.55 points or
1.12 per cent
z The Purchasing Managers’
Index (PMI) data for the
manufacturing sector,
scheduled to be announced
on Thursday, would also
influence trading
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Mutual funds
have launched a clutch of
new fund offers in the sil-
ver ETF (exchange traded
fund) category this year
and collected `1,400
crore in assets after the
introduction of the newly-
created investment asset
class by market regulator
Sebi in 2021. Further,
fund houses including
Kotak Asset Management
Company have filed draft
documents with the mar-
kets regulator to float sil-
ver ETF as well as silver
ETF fund of funds for in-
vestors, information with
the Securities and Ex-
change Board of India
(Sebi) showed. —PTI
New Delhi: Seven of the
top-10 valued firms suf-
fered a combined erosion
of `1,54,477.38 crore in
market valuation last
week, with IT majors TCS
and Infosys emerging as
the biggest laggards. RIL,
ICICI Bank and State Bank
of India (SBI) were the
only gainers in the top-10
pack. The market valua-
tion of Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) plunged
`59,862.08 crore to
`11,78,818.29 crore. The
valuation of Infosys
tanked `31,789.31 crore
to `6,40,351.57 cr. —PTI
MCAP OF SEVEN TOP
COS TUMBLES OVER
`1.54 LAKH CRORE
MFs FLOCK TO
SILVER ETF SPACE
WITH NEW SCHEMES
New Delhi: After turning
net buyers last month,
foreign investors have be-
come aggressive shop-
pers of Indian equities
and pumped in `49,250
crore so far in August on
improvement in corporate
earnings and macro fun-
damentals. This was way
higher than a net invest-
ment of nearly `5,000
crore by FPIs in the entire
July. According to data,
FPIs pumped a net
amount of `49,254 crore
in Indian equities during
August 1-26. —PTI
FPIs INVEST `49,250
CRORE IN AUGUST
ON CORP EARNINGS
New Delhi: As many as
386 infrastructure pro-
jects, each entailing an in-
vestment of `150 crore or
more, have been hit by
cost overruns of more
than `4.7 lakh crore, as
per a report. Out of 1,505
projects, 386 reported
cost overruns and as
many as 661 projects
were delayed. “Total origi-
nal cost of implementa-
tion of the 1505 projects
was `21,21,793.23 cr and
their anticipated comple-
tion cost is likely to be
`25,92,537.79 cr, which
reflects overall overruns
of `4,70,744.56 cr.”—PTI
COST OVERRUNS OF
`4.7L CR PLAGUE
386 INFRA PROJECTS
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Financial inclusion big step
towards growth: Nirmala
FINANCE MINISTER SAYS
New Delhi (PTI): Finan-
cial inclusion is a major
step towards inclusive
growth which ensures the
overall economic develop-
ment of the marginalised
sections of the society, Fi-
nance Min Nirmala Sithar-
aman said on Sunday
.
The success of the Prad-
han Mantri Jan Dhan Yo-
jana (PMJDY) since August
28, 2014 is reflected in terms
of opening of over 46 crore
bank accounts with deposit
balance of `1.74 lakh crore
with its expanded coverage
to 67% rural or semi-urban
areas as well as 56% of
women Jan Dhan account
holders, she said on the
eighth anniversary of the
flagship financial inclu-
sion scheme.
Continuation of PM-
JDY beyond 2018 saw a
marked shift in approach
to meet challenges and re-
quirements of the emerg-
ing FI (financial inclusion)
landscape in the country
.
There has been a shift
in focus from 'every house-
hold' to 'every adult', with
added emphasis on usage
of accounts by enhancing
Direct Benefit Transfer
(DBT) flows through these
accounts, promoting digi-
tal payments through the
use of RuPay cards, etc, an
official statement quoted.
The underlying pillars
of PMJDY -- namely, bank-
ing the unbanked, securing
the unsecured and funding
the unfunded -- has made it
possible to adopt multi-
stakeholders' collaborative
approach while leveraging
technology for serving the
unserved and underserved
areas as well, she observed.
She also said the JAM
(Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mo-
bile) pipeline created
through account holders'
consent-based linking of
bank accounts with Aad-
har and mobile numbers of
the account holders, which
is one of the important pil-
lars of the financial inclu-
sion ecosystem, has ena-
bled instant DBT under
various government wel-
fare schemes to the eligible
beneficiaries.
‘JAN DHAN
A BIG SUCCESS’
z The success of the
Pradhan Mantri Jan
Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
is reflected in terms of
opening of 46 crore bank
accounts with deposit
balance of `1.74 lakh
crore with its expanded
coverage to 67% rural or
semi-urban areas as well
as 56% of women Jan
Dhan account holders.
RELIANCE CAPITAL
BID ENDS ON MONDAY
AMID CONCERNS
New Delhi: The deadline for
submission of bids for debt-
ridden Reliance Capital Ltd
(RCL) ends on
Monday amid
concerns of
investors over
the company’s
most-valuable arm Reliance
General Insurance Company.
IDBI Trusteeship Services
Limited acting in its capac-
ity as a debenture trustee on
behalf of Credit Suisse, had
invoked the pledge of Reliance
Capital’s 100% shareholding
in Reliance General. —PTI
OVL GETS 2-YEAR
EXTENSION FOR
VIETNAM OIL BLOCK
New Delhi: India’s flagship
overseas firm ONGC Videsh
Ltd has got the seventh
extension to
explore for oil
and gas in a
Vietnamese
block in the
contested waters of the South
China Sea, officials said. OVL,
the overseas arm of state-
owned ONGC, has secured
extension of the exploration
phase upto June 15, 2023,
they said. It has not found
any commercially recoverable
oil in the 16 years. —PTI
ADANI GROUP PLANS TO BUILD 1,000-MW
DATA CENTRES IN NEXT TEN YEARS
Panaji: Adani Group firm AdaniConneX is planning to build 1,000
megawatt data centres — almost double the present size of the
total industry —over a period of 10
years, a senior company official said.
AdaniConneX Senior Vice President and
Head of Data Centre Business, Sanjay
Bhutani said the the first seven data
centres of the company will come up
in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi,
Bengaluru and Pune. “We are building
1,000 megawatt data centres,” Bhutani said. —PTI
RELIANCE TO STREAM AGM ON VIRTUAL
REALITY, FIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
New Delhi: Reliance Industries will on Monday broadcast its
annual shareholder meeting simultaneously on a virtual reality
platform as well as on five social media
platforms as it takes another leap in
digitally connecting people for its AGM.
Reliance Chairman and MD Mukesh Am-
bani will virtually address shareholders
at the 45th annual general meeting on
Monday afternoon, sources said. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
Washington (PTI): India
is embarked on a journey
to restore itself to the top
of the global leadership ta-
bles in terms of economy
and prosperity, the head of
an India-centric American
business group has said,
underlining that US com-
panies are geared up to be
part of the country's ambi-
tious vision to become a $30
trillion economy
.
“I think it's clear that In-
dia is going to grow in eve-
ry decade of the 21st cen-
tury. It's gonna rise to be
one of the biggest econo-
mies in the world, if not the
biggest economy in the
world, Atul Keshap, the
president of the US India
Business Council (USIBC)
said. I've heard Indian of-
ficials talk about India po-
tentially becoming a $30
trillion economy,” he said.
A lot of American com-
panies and members of the
USIBC understand and ap-
preciate that vision, Kes-
hap said.“India is em-
barked upon a journey to
restore itself to the top of
the global leadership tables
in terms of economy and
prosperity
. India used to oc-
cupy as much as 25% of the
global GDP. I think that po-
tential is there,” he said.
Keshap said that Ameri-
can companies are excited
and geared up to be part of
India's ambitious journey
.
US in for India’s
vision of $30 tn eco
New Delhi (PTI): India's
diesel exports fell by 11%
in July and overseas ship-
ment of petrol dropped by
4.5% after the government
slapped a windfall profit
tax on such sales, official
data showed.
Diesel exports dropped
to 2.18 million tonnes in
July from 2.45 million
tonnes a month back, data
from the Oil Ministry's Pe-
troleum Planning and
Analysis Cell (PPAC)
showed. Similarly, petrol
exports fell to 1.1 million
tonnes from 1.16 million
tonnes in June.
India first imposed
windfall profit taxes on
July 1, joining a growing
number of nations that
taxes super normal profits
of energy companies. Ex-
port duties of `6 per litre
were levied on petrol and
aviation turbine fuel and
`13 a litre on diesel.
The duties were partial-
ly adjusted in three rounds
on July 20, August 2 and
August 19, and have now
been removed for petrol,
with `7 per litre and `2 per
litre remaining for diesel
and ATF, respectively
.
In July, India exported
4.68 million tonnes of pe-
troleum products, 82% of
which was petrol, diesel
and ATF. ATF exports
were marginally down to
583,000 tonnes in July
from 591,000 tonnes in the
previous month, the PPAC
data showed.
Diesel exports in March
touched the second highest
level of 3.36 million tonnes,
before tapering to 2.7 mil-
lion tonnes in the following
month. They rose to 3.05
million tonnes in May and
fell to 2.45 million tonnes in
June. The highest ever
amount of diesel was ex-
ported in April 2020 when
3.4 million tonnes of the
fuel was shipped. Petrol ex-
ports peaked at 1.6 million
tonnes in March.
Diesel export falls 11% in July
after levy of windfall profit tax
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Diesel exports dropped to
2.18 million tonnes in July
from 2.45 million tonnes a
month back, data from the Oil
Ministry’s Petroleum Planning
and Analysis Cell (PPAC)
showed
z Diesel exports in March
touched the second highest
level of 3.36 million tonnes,
before tapering to 2.7 million
tonnes in the following month
z Petrol exports fell to 1.1
million tonnes from 1.16
million tonnes in June. It had
peaked at 1.6 MT in March
States peg kharif
rice procurement
at last year's
level of 506 LT
New Delhi (PTI): The state
governments have pegged
the rice procurement target
for the 2022 Kharif market-
ing season at around 506
lakh tonnes, the same as
the last year's level, not-
withstanding the likely
marginal drop in the out-
put, according to sources.
However, the procure-
ment estimates would be
firmed up by the Union
Food Ministry next week
after deliberations with the
state government officials,
the sources added.
The government pro-
cures paddy and converts it
into the rice at mills. The
procurement of paddy
grown in the Kharif season
starts in October. The gov-
ernment has fixed the MSP
of 'common' grade paddy at
`2,040 per quintal and
'grade A' at 2,060 per quin-
tal for the 2022-23 market-
ing year.
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tree, we must plant or nurture one –
this is the way humanity survives.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
New Delhi (PTI): The
Chief Justice of India U
U Lalit-headed bench
will hear the bail plea
of Kerala journalist
Siddique Kappan, a pe-
tition of activist Gau-
tam Navlakha and some
important PILs on Mon-
day, his first working
day in the Supreme
Court as the CJI.
Justice Lalit was
sworn in as the 49th
Chief Justice of India
on Saturday, a non-
working day in the Su-
preme Court.
According to the
cause list uploaded in
the apex court website,
CJI Lalit will hold the
bench in the court num-
ber one with Justice S
Ravindra Bhat on Mon-
day. Kerala-based jour-
nalist Kappan, arrested
in October 2020 while on
his way to Hathras in
Uttar Pradesh, where a
young Dalit woman had
died after allegedly be-
ing gang-raped, has ap-
proached the top court
seeking bail in the case.
A Lucknow bench of
the Allahabad High
Court had earlier this
month rejected his bail
application. Kappan
was booked under the
Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act.
His plea, on being
mentioned for an ur-
gent hearing, was di-
rected to be listed on
August 26 by former
Chief Justice N V Ra-
mana last week.
Chief Justice Lalit,
along with Justice Bhat,
will also hear an appeal
filed by human rights
activist Navlakha, an
accused in the Elgar
Parishad-Maoist links
case, against the Bom-
bay High Court order of
April 26, rejecting his
plea that he be placed
under house custody in-
stead of being lodged in
prison.Thecaseagainst
Navlakha and other ar-
rested accused pertains
to the Elgar Parishad
conclave held in Pune
on December 31, 2017.
Police had alleged that
the event was funded by
Maoists.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice Lalit is
scheduled to hear a
number of fresh PILs
on various issues, in-
cluding a batch of pleas
challenging the Karna-
taka High Court verdict
which dismissed peti-
tions seeking permis-
sion to wear Hijab in-
side the classroom.
Uzmi Athar
New Delhi: India’s
wheat production is
projected to have de-
clined nearly three per
cent to 106.84 million
tonnes in the 2021-22
crop year. The decline is
likely to have been
caused by a heatwave
that resulted in shriv-
elled grains in the
northern states of Pun-
jab and Haryana.
There were reports
that India was planning
to import wheat in view
of the shortage but the
government denied it.
This year, India re-
corded its warmest
March in 122 years with
a severe heatwave
scorching large swathes
of the country in the
month. The average
temperatures observed
pan-India in April was
35.05 degrees Celsius,
which was the fourth-
highest for the month in
122 years.
Agriculture experts
underscore the need to
raise the issue of cli-
mate change impacting
India’s food security at
the COP27 which is
scheduled for Novem-
ber. They say that
COP27 can be a critical
turning point.
Shweta Saini, a sen-
ior consultant at the In-
dian Council for Re-
search on International
Economic Relations
(ICRIER), said food se-
curity and green ener-
gies have to be balanced
at these international
negotiations.
“For countries like
India where the malnu-
trition rate is very high
and it is an agriculture-
centric country, we feel
the commitment for
food security and green
energies has to be bal-
anced. So, while India is
talking about biofuel,
the question we should
be looking at is whether
food can be used for
fuel,” she said.
The National Policy
on Biofuels, 2018 allows
production of ethanol
from damaged food
grains like wheat and
broken rice.
Devinder Sharma, a
food policy and agricul-
tural trade expert, said
at COP27, countries like
India need to stop their
“obsession” with GDP.
“Till the economy is
not structured in a way
to radically challenge
the climate crisis, noth-
ing will change, and
that is something that
needs to be brought out
in the discussions at
COP27,” he said. The
COP is the main deci-
sion-making body of the
United Nations Frame-
work Convention on Cli-
mate Change. —PTI
CJI Lalit-led bench to hear
pleas of Kappan, Navlakha
Hearings in
controversial
cases taken up on
first working day
of the new CJI
Siddique Kappan
New Chief Justice of India UU Lalit
Farmers harvesting wheat in Punjab. —REPRESENTATIVE PIC
Gautam Navlakha
UU Lalit
was sworn in
as the 49th CJI
on Saturday.
According
to the cause
list uploaded
on the SC
website, he
will hold the
bench in court
number one
with Justice S
Ravindra Bhat
New Delhi (ANI): The
new entrant among do-
mestic airlines, Akasa
Air said that it suffered
a mega data breach in-
volving the personal
details of its passengers
onThursdayandshared
it with the team of In-
dian Computer Emer-
gency Response Team
(CERT-In), the airline
informed on Sunday
.
“This is to inform
you that a temporary
technical configuration
error related to our
login and sign-up ser-
vice was reported on
Thursday, August 25,
2022,” Akasa Air said. It
informed CERT-IN that
details of fliers such as
name, gender, phone
number, and email id
were leaked.
The airlines claimed
to have self-reported the
leak to CERT-In, and
the agency is now likely
to conduct a thorough
investigation to delve
into the depths of the
incident.
Besides notifying the
CERT-in, Akasa Air
also sent emails on Sat-
urday and Sunday to its
passengers. It apolo-
gised to its passengers
for the error with the
data and assured them
that it would not hap-
pen again.
“We sincerely apolo-
gize to you for any in-
convenience caused as
a result of this inci-
dent,” Akasa Air said in
the mail.
Akasa Air suffers
mega data breach
Dropinwheatproductionin
India‘duetoclimatechange’
UP’s 5 IAS officers empanelled
as Joint Secretaries at the Center
Akasa Air was promoted by the late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.
New Delhi (PTI): For-
mer Vice President M
Venkaiah Naidu on
Sunday embarked on a
six-day tour to United
Kingdom where he
will address several
public events organ-
ised by the Indian dias-
pora there.
The former vice pres-
ident is scheduled to ad-
dress a gathering at a
function organised by
the Telugu Association
of London to commem-
orate the birth anniver-
sary of writer, scholar
and linguist, Gidugu
Venkata Rama Murthy
Pantulu, on August 29,
which is celebrated
each year as ‘Telugu
Language Day’, sources
close to him said.
On August 31, Naidu
will lay the foundation
stone of the state-of-the-
art Aum crematorium,
the first for the Hindu
community in the UK,
at a function organised
by Anoopam Mission,
one of the branches
of the Swaminarayan
movement in UK.
Built at a cost of sev-
eral million pounds,
Aum crematorium will
serve the needs of mem-
bers of the Hindu, Jain
and Sikh communities
in the UK.
The former vice pres-
ident is also scheduled
to address an event or-
ganised by the Overseas
Friends of BJP (OFB-
JP) on September 1 and
is slated to return to
India on September 3.
Venkaiah
Naidu off to
6-day UK tour
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: 55 IAS offic-
ers including 5 from the
UP cadre have been em-
panelled for the post of
Joint Secretary at the
Center. The officers are
from the 2006 batch.
From the UP cadre,
Varanasi collector
Kaushal Raj Sharma,
ICDS Director Dr Sari-
ka Mohan, Commis-
sioner of Bareilly dis-
trict Selva Kumari J,
special secretary Na-
tional Integration De-
partment Pranjal Ya-
dav, and secretary UPIC
Abhishek Prakash have
been empanelled.
Sarika Mohan is cur-
rentlyonleave.Theyare
all 2006-batch IAS offic-
ers. The most important
name is Kaushal Raj
Sharma, the Collector
of Varanasi district,
who has become a secre-
tary after getting pro-
motionbutstillhasbeen
continuing as the DM.
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STRANGE EFFECT
New Delhi (PTI): The
main structure of the
new Parliament build-
ing has been completed
and now the internal
finishing work is going
on, Tata Projects CEO
and Managing Director
Vinayak Pai said on
Sunday
.
Tata Projects Ltd is
constructing the new
Parliament building
which will have a grand
constitution hall to
showcase India’s demo-
craticheritage,alounge
for members of Parlia-
ment, a library, multi-
ple committee rooms,
dining areas and ample
parking space.
“The main structure
(of the new Parliament
building) has been com-
pleted. We are now at
the stage where we are
doing a lot of internal
finishing work,” Pai
told PTI in an interview.
“... it is one of its
kind, so the finishes are
very well thought out
by the architects, pro-
curing that and doing
all the finishing,” he
added.
The government has
maintained that the
winter session of Par-
liament will be held in
the new building being
built under the Naren-
dra Modi government’s
ambitious Central Vista
redevelopment project.
Replying to a ques-
tion on how Tata Pro-
jects is coping with the
challenge of high infla-
tionary pressure, Pai
said there are definitely
challenges which most
of the industries are
facing as they rely on a
lot on commodities.
“So, one one thing
which we have to con-
stantly look at is pro-
curing smart. So, we
have long-term con-
tracts on a lot of our
bulk material purchas-
es we do,” Pai said.
The other thing, he
said, is that many of
the contracts have price
variation clauses. “So,
that gives us protec-
tion. It might not really
give us the full nature
of the increase, but a
good part of it gets mit-
igated by those claus-
es,” Vinnayak Pai said.
Main structure of new Parliament complete: Tata Projects CEO
‘ONE OF ITS KIND’
lll
We are now at
the stage where
we are doing a
lot of internal
finishing work,
says Vinayak
Pai, Tata
Projects CEO The blueprint model of the new Parliament building.
New Delhi (PTI):
Streaming service
Discovery+’s documen-
tary “India’s Space Od-
yssey” has won an
award at the ContentA-
sia Awards.
Directed by Pria So-
miah, the documentary
captures the nation’s
six-decade-long journey
in space exploration. It
bagged the award for
best current affairs pro-
gramme for a single
Asian market at a cere-
mony in Bangkok, Thai-
land, on Friday
.
The other nominees
in the category were
“999: Jenayah Musim
Banjir”, “Dangals of
Crime”, “Gaganyaan
Bharat Ki Antariksh
Udaan” and “Money
Mafia S2”.
Narrated by actor R
Madhavan, “India’s
Space Odyssey” fea-
tures different experts
from ISRO (Indian
Space Research Organi-
sation) as well as space
historians, researchers
and ISRO’s former
chairman Dr G Mad-
havan Nair.
The experts speak
about their challenging
yet wholesome journey
working in India’s
space programme and
through the documen-
tary, they highlight the
country’s most revolu-
tionising space develop-
ments like the ‘Chan-
draayan’ and ‘Man-
galyaan’ missions.
The documentary,
produced by Miditech
Studios for Warner
Bros. Discovery / Dis-
covery+ India, was re-
leased in October 2021.
The ContentAsia
Awards included 23 cat-
egories, and brings
ContentAsia’s experi-
ence, depth of knowl-
edge and integrity into
Asia’s Awards space,
stated a press release.
‘India’s Space Odyssey’ wins Bangkok award
The publicity image of the documentary.
Narrated by R
Madhavan,
‘India’s Space
Odyssey’
features ISRO
experts, space
historians
Varanasi (ANI): A 1991
plaintiff related to Var-
anasi’s Gyanvapi case
received death threats
and police registered a
case on Saturday
.
Harihar Pandey
, aged
60, on August 24 re-
ceived death threats
from an unknown inter-
national caller. After
the call, he received
some photos showing
decapitation and soon
those messages were de-
leted. Police say the
number is linked to
Pakistan.
Plaintiff in
Gyanvapi
case receives
death threat
10. S
ushmita Sen penned down a
sweet note expressing her heart-
felt feelings on her daughter’s
Alisah Sen’s 13th birthday. She
also shared an emotional note, saying
that she was a ‘better person’ as her
mother. The Main Hoon Na ac-
tress has shared several
candid pictures of her
daughter Alisah Sen
on the occasion. Su-
shmita wrote
in the note for
Alisah, “Happ-
pyyyyy 13th
Birthday to the
love of my life!!!
‘Alisah’ means
Noble, protected
by God and a gift
of God…all of
which she truly
is!!! I continue to
proudly witness,
the purity of love
and the power of di-
vinity in her eyes, in
her beliefs, her em-
brace and most impor-
tantly, in her actions!!!
P
riyankaChopra
is enjoying her
weekend with
her daughter
Malti Marie. The global
icon is quite active on her
social media
space and often
shares bits and
pieces from her
personal lives.
Priyanka has
been treating
her millions of
fans and follow-
ers to glimpses of the
little bundle of joy
.
Keeping up with this
trajectory
,afewmo-
ments back, Pri-
yanka took to the
Instagram space
yet again and
shared a new vid-
eo featuring her
daughter.
A
lia Bhatt is currently on a pro-
motion spree for her upcoming
film Brahmastra Part One:
Shiva. The film, the first part
of thetrilogy
,isdirectedbyAyanMuk-
erji. Now, Alia, shared a set of pic-
tures of herself as she geared up for
Brahmastra promotions and proud-
ly flaunted her baby bump. Alia
decided to show off her cute baby
bump as she donned a red dress
that featured black dots on it. In
the pictures, Alia can be seen
standing by a white wall and
looking directly at the camera
and she captioned the post:
“another day another wall.
9th September
BRAHMĀSTRA.” React-
ing to the photos, Karis-
ma Kapoor wrote: “So
Pretty
.” While Karan
Joharadded:“Love.”
Soni Razdan and
Shaheen Bhatt also
poured love in the
comments section.
s you might
a l r e a d y
know, Shru-
ti Haasan is
in Turkey at
the moment
to film
Prakash Kovelamu-
di’s directorial Once
Upon a Teardrop.
The Salaar actress
took to Instagram
and posted a string
of photographs
from her recent
work trip, she cap-
tioned the post with
an evil eye and blue
heart emoji. Not too
long ago, Shruti
Haasan was asked
about the film in-
dustry being overtly
male-dominated.
The actress went on
to say that art of
every kind is simply
a reflection of the
society we live in, “I
think we live
in a male-dominated
society
. I don’t think
it’s fair to single out
cinema as cinema is
a reflection of tell-
ing stories of what
we see. Sometimes
it becomes a
chicken and
egg sit-
uation but mostly I
would say art
imitates life.”
SASSY SIDE
A
K
atrina Kaif is
the epitome of
beauty in the
Bollywood in-
dustry. In a recent
glimpse of such a
trademark, Katrina
Kaif was seen
relaxing on a
S u n d a y
m o r n -
ing while sharing her
million-dollar smile
leaving her fans to go
gaga over it. Katrina
Kaif, in her latest In-
stagram post, was
seen donning her cas-
ual cream-coloured
outfit with a sweet
smile. She, too,
highlights the
importance of
relaxing while
being occu-
pied in a
tight work
schedule.
“Sunday vibes,” she
wrote.
Peculiarly, she at-
tached the song ‘Come
With Me by Surfaces’
in her post. The lyrics
of the song are ‘So
baby come with me…’.
Is there a hidden mes-
sage for her husband
Vicky Kaushal? Only
time will tell.
SUNDAYVIBES
Showers blessings!!!
Brahmastra
Promotions
RavishingSara
FUN-FILLED
WEEKEND
S
ara Ali Khan is
one of the most
talented and
most-loved ac-
tress in Bollywood cur-
rently
. On Saturday
evening, Sara was spot-
ted by the paparazzi as
she exited a popular
restaurant in Mumbai
with her friend and
stylist Tanya Ghavri,
whoworeablackdress.
In the photos, the ac-
tress was seen wearing
a stunning off-shoul-
der beige coloured
jumpsuit as she made
her way to the car after
leaving the eatery
. She
kept her makeup sub-
tle yet glowy
.
Shruti Haasan
Her post...
Alia Bhatt
Her post...
Katrina Kaif Sushmita Sen
Priyanka Chopra
Her post...
Sara Ali Khan
Her post...
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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A trip with
friends will be
both enjoyable
and therapeutic.
Family life will
remain stable
and provide you
a firm foundation
from where to
venture forth. This is the best time for
launching your ideas at work. Money
multiplies through excellent financial
planning. The day turns out well for you.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Switching to
healthy foods
will be the key to
remaining fit and
active. A family
issue may need
to be deliberated
upon, so that it
does not disturb
domestic harmony. An out of town
invitation will tempt some to undertake
the journey. Spirituality may bring a
special meaning to your life.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Meeting someone
new is likely to
enlarge your
social circle.
Something you
had wanted for
the home may
be gifted to you.
Your ideas will
work on the professional front and speed
up the progress. Your financial condition
is not bad, but you do possess the
potential to earn much more.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Change of diet
will improve
health. A
difference of
opinion may
pit you against
a family elder.
Those compelled
to travel are likely
to find interesting company. Some of you
will be able to add to your wealth and
even plan to buy property. You are set to
enjoy the exclusive company of people.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Businesspersons
are likely to do
good business
today and earn
well. The day
proves excellent
for you, both
personally and
professionally.
Appease someone in the family to
have your way.You may have to put
your foot down against a trip you are
reluctant to go on.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Time is
favourable as
your real estate
investments start
giving handsome
returns. An
official trip is
likely to keep
you tied up. Your
help and support to a youngster will
help boost his or her self-confidence.
Those trying to achieve their professional
targets will succeed.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will be able
to get the study
stream you
desire on the
academic front.
Going is likely
to get better on
the professional
front. Purchasing
a new car or an expensive appliance
is indicated. Children can keep you
entertained. The day is favourable to get
a project underway.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your
professionalism
is likely to be
praised at work.
Someone’s
unexpected
arrival at home
threatens to upset
your personal
plans. Seeing new places, meeting new
people is in store for some. There is
nothing that can go wrong today, except
things involving property.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Some additional
perks can be
expected by
those in the
private sector.
An enjoyable
outing is on the
cards for some.
Family life will
cruise along smoothly and give you time
for rest and recoup. A promotion or a
prestigious appointment is in store for
those in a government job.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Those in the
financial sector
can hope to start
making profits.
You may think
up ways of
improving your
health. A major
renovation work
may be undertaken at home. A journey
is likely to take you down the memory
lane. Travel stars look bright for some,
especially for overseas travel.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Things move
positively on the
academic front
and encourage
you to give your
best. Good man
management
will help you
in completing
a project or assignment in time.
Travelling with your near and dear
ones to the countryside will prove
immensely fulfilling.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You are likely
to experience a
positive phase in
your existence.
Favourable
decision can
be expected
regarding a piece
of property under
dispute. Those in tourism and hospitality
sectors will find new opportunities
knocking at their door. You may take the
initiative of organising a family gathering.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
FROM BATHROOMS
FROM BATHROOMS
TO GLAMOUR ROOMS
TO GLAMOUR ROOMS
n the last few
years, we have
seen a great
change in the
design and
conceptualisa-
tion of The
Bathrooms.
From being just a
functional space to
one that is central to a
home, in terms of
style and well-being.
Two decades ago the
bath was an after-
thought tucked into a
part of the house that
could not be used to
put to better use and
had no distinction. At
that time, it was the
plumber who ‘de-
signed’ the space and
helped to make choic-
es out of a well-
thumbed catalogue.
Often the space was
shared, and small and
the objective was to
get in and out quickly.
Today the story is
very different. While
the rest of the home
has become open-plan
to suit modern socia-
ble lifestyles, the
bathroom has become
an even more private
space, offering an es-
cape from the habitat
of life. It is now more
focused on personal
wellness. Everything
in our lives has be-
come so busy that we
are always looking for
a place to do some-
thing for ourselves,
and the bathrooms.
To enhance the
comfort, luxury and
design of the toilets
many brands have
tied up with renowned
designers to design an
exclusive range of
sanitaryware and
bathroom fittings to
give that plush feel.
While luxury is of-
ten associated with
large bathrooms,
there Is a growing fo-
cus on creating small
bathrooms that feel
equally escapist. In
small spaces, it’s the
materials and fixtures
that give you a chance
to ramp up the sophis-
tication. Large format
stone and marble
slabs with few joints
are the designer’s
choice along with a
material palette of
metals, paintings,
mirrors, lighting pen-
dants and other hand-
crafted articles to en-
hance the overall am-
bience of the space.
Finishes can com-
pletely change the
character of a prod-
uct, from polished
brass and copper
which work beauti-
fully with marble for
a super luxe look to
the use of terracotta
or metallic tiles to
give it a rustic and
raw appeal.
The architects and
designers create these
state-of-the-art luxury
bathrooms keeping in
mind the client brief,
requirements and
budget transforming
the bathrooms into
glamour rooms.
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RUBY GOSWAMY
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
12. eauty and confidence spread on the run-
way with the tunes of western music in
the grand finale of Mrs Rajasthan-2022
of Fusion Group organised at Arya En-
gineeringCollegeAuditorium,Jaipuron
Sunday in which Jyoti Singh was de-
clared the winner in the auditions held
in three rounds. Taruna Sharma bagged the title
of the first standby
, Shivani Saini as the second
standby
,PoonamPradhanasthirdRunnerUpand
AnuPriya Doi as fourth Runners Up.
TheChief GuestPanditSureshMishrainaugu-
rated the pageant by lighting the lamp along with
PawanGoyal,Chairmanof HotelSafariGroup,
Arvind Agarwal, President of Arya Group of
Colleges, Devanshu Jain, Director of Gulabi
Rasai and Vasu Jain Director of Jain Photos.
The programme started with an energetic
Ganesh Vandana dance performance by AJ
Dance Group. The momentous finale wit-
nessed three sequences namely (first) tradi-
tional round, (second) one-piece western
round and (third) ball gown round, in
which the top 15 finalists were dolled up
in gorgeous one-piece, gowns and par-
ticipants presented unsurpassed talent
and wooed the hearts of the jury by
walkingtherampinmajesticdesigner
clothes and enviable hairstyles by
eminent designers Monika Aadwani
and Kritika Soin. During which, the
crowning of the best 5 contestants
was done in beautiful ball gowns.
The contestants flaunted the mag-
ic of this exquisitely crafted Adorn
Designer Gown on the ramp. A royal,
classy and bold makeover by Geetu
Sachdeva, beauty expert at Sparsh
Salon, added a new dimension to
the look of the top finalist. The
jury panellists of this beauty
pageant contest included
Simran Sharma, Mithali
Kaur, Mukesh Mishra, Pooja
Agarwal, Arshad Hussain,
Pankaj Ojha and Ajay Singh
Meena. Everyone carefully ex-
amined the beauty
, style and
stage etiquette of each contestant.
In the same episodes, the top finalists
of the contest were given sub-titles in
various categories. Pooja Nathawat
bagged the title of Mrs Rajasthan-2022
Talented,JyotiPatodiaforPersonality
,
Dr Preeti Jain for Confidence, Chan-
drakala for Sparkling Smile, Shivani
Saini for Photogenic, Jyoti Singh for
Ramp walk, Poonam Pradhan for
Style Diva, Taruna Sharma for Best
Hair, Neha Sharma for Iconic Eyes,
Priyanka Gautam for Eternal Beau-
ty
, Deepali Jain for Viewers Choice,
Priyanka Agarwal for Rising Star,
Rekha Johri Radiant for Skin and
Anupriya Doi for Mrs Ra-
jasthan-2022 Vivash were given
sub-titles.Intheend,organisers
YogeshMishraandNimisha
Mishra thanked all the
visitors. The choreogra-
pher was Shah Rukh
Khan and photographer
VasuJain.Theceremo-
ny was hosted by
Kumkum Choudhary
.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarshashekhart@firstindia.co.in
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SANTOSH
SHARMA
Yogesh Mishra and Nimisha Mishra with (L-R) Gargi, Bhavlin Kaur, Suhani, Priyan, Sanjana, Himadri, Mansi, Simran,
Mittali, Tarushee, Navita, Sapna, Riya, Asha, Khushi, Gaurvanvi, Kumkum, Shahrukh, Anupriya, Jyoti, Poorvi, Poonam, Taruna and Shivani
Mrs Rajasthan 2022 winner Jyoti Singh, 1st Runner up Taruna Sharma, 2nd Runner Up Shivani Saini, 3rd Runner Up Poonam Pradhan and 4th Runner Up AnuPriya Doi
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