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WOMAN RUN OVER BY VANDE BHARAT TRAIN IN GUJ
Melbourne: Skipper Rohit Sharma resumed his training on Tuesday after sustaining a blow to his right forearm. The Indian team somehow managed to survive a big injury scare ahead of their T20 World Cup semifinal against England on Thursday.
AHEAD OF SEMIS TOMORROW, ROHIT ESCAPES INJURY AFTER HIT ON HAND
Ahmedabad: A 54-year-old woman was run over by the Vande Bharat Express near Anand railway station while crossing the railway track on Tuesday afternoon, railway police confirmed. The deceased was identified as Beatrice Peter, a resident of Ahmedabad.
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WILL MAKE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ON NOVEMBER 15, SAYS TRUMP
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump suggested on Monday he would mount a 2024 presidential run as soon as next week, saying at a political rally in Ohio on Monday he would make a “big announcement” on November 15, 2022.
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Sattar’s remarks indefensible, Fadnavis says, as protests continue Aaditya Thackeray had demanded Dy CM take responsibility for Sattar’s alleged comments against NCP leader Supriya Sule First India Bureau
Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the alleged derogatory word used by his cabinet colleague and state agriculture minister Abdul Sattar was “wrong” and cannot be defended even as protests against Sattar continued on the second consecutive day. Sattar on Monday stoked a ma-
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1ST DEATH AT BHARAT JODO: CONG LEADER DIES DURING YATRA
New Delhi: Congress leader Krishna Kumar Pandey taking part in Bharat Jodo Yatra died on Tuesday. He was gen secy of Seva Dal. Confirming death Jairam Ramesh said Pandey was walking with Digvijaya Singh, he handed over Indian flag to him & collapsed later.
jor row with his alleged objectionable remarks against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule, which evoked strong reactions including protests, and a demand from Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray that the deputy CM take responsibility for Sattar’s alleged comments. Facing flak, the minister, who belongs to Chief Minister Eknath Shindeled Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, later said he had apologized for a word he had used.
“If a person uses mission for ties should foul language Women does. warn their against a woman Merely send- p a r t y once and apoloing notices workers w o n ’ t about gizes, then it is work,” he the use called ‘manof lanadded. ners’. But the Later in guage.” minister (Sattar) Supriya Sule the evening, has used such lanFadnavis said, guage multiple times. The deputy chief minis- “What Abdul Sattar said ter should take responsi- was wrong and cannot be bility for the statement,” defended at all. We will Thackeray had told re- always oppose the use porters in Aurangabad of such language. But before leaving for his there should also be a Shetkari Samvad Yatra code of conduct which in the Marathwada re- will be applicable to gion. “We have to see both sides,” adding, what the National Com- “Seniors in all the par- Aaditya Thackeray
INDIA, RUSSIA TALKS: 1ST SINCE UKRAINE WAR
FOREIGN MINISTER S JAISHANKAR IN MOSCOW
“THIS IS NOT AN
ERA OF WAR”
A BIG JOLT TO CONG! RATHVA JOINS BJP IN GUJ, 26 IN HIMACHAL New Delhi: Ten-time Gujarat Congress MLA Mohansinh Rathva resigned from the party on Tuesday and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Meanwhile, 26 leaders of the Congress party had joined the ruling BJP on Monday as Himachal Pradesh is set to vote for the 68 Assembly seats on P5 Saturday.
THAKUR’S PROMISE: IF BJP IS RE-ELECTED IN HIMACHAL PRADESH...
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar being welcomed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for talks in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Since the Ukraine conflict began, PM Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy numerous times, says S Jaishankar Jaishankar’s meeting with Sergey Lavrov comes amid growing huge global concerns over increasing hostilities between Moscow and Ukraine due to the war First India Bureau
Shimla: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday while addressing election rallies in Ghumarvi, Jhanduta and Sadar constituencies in Bilaspur district said BJP will implement ‘Project Shakti’ in state over the next 10 years to improve transport infrastructure. P5
JUSTICE CHANDRACHUD TO TAKE OATH AS NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE TODAY
New Delhi: Senior-most Supreme Court judge and CJI-designate Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud is all set to become the 50th head of the Indian judiciary on Wednesday when President Draupadi Murmu would administer the oath of office to Justice Chandrachud at Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a twoday visit to Russia, on Tuesday said the talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov focused on trade and investments, transport and logistics, and projects in energy sector. During bilateral talks, EAM Jaishankar also raised the issue of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and asserted the “global economy is too interdependent to have any conflict”. Urging Russia and Ukraine to return to dialogue, EAM said,
Where the international situation is concerned, the last few years of the Covid pandemic, financial pressures and trade difficulties; these have taken a toll on the global economy. India has substantial and time-tested ties with Russia and both nations have been trying to find ways to expand this relationship and make it more durable.
—S Jaishankar, Foreign Minister
“We exchanged views on international issues. Ukraine conflict was dominant feature. As PM Modi conveyed to Prez Putin this is not an era of war.” On buying oil from Russia, he said that the trade works to India’s
advantage and so the country wants to keep it going. Jaishankar also said that Russia a “steady partner” and urged the world to extend full support to the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan on the humanitarian ground.
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Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam! l PM Narendra Modi unveils logo, website of India’s G20 presidency l India readies to display global muscle in the elite class grouping
First India Bureau New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled India’s logo, theme and website for its presidency of the G20, which reflects the country’s message and overarching priorities to the world. The logo derives theme of G20 India 2023 – Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future. Modi said the logo of G-20 is not just a logo but a message, a feeling which is in our veins. India’s G20 presidency is coming at a time of crisis and chaos in world. The world is going through the aftereffects of disruptive oncein-a-century pandemic, conflicts and lot of economic uncertainty. India will assume the G20 Presidency from Dec 1, 2022 where about 200 meetings in 32 different sectors will be held.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the unveiling of logo, theme and website of India’s G20 presidency via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE G20 LOGO....
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The logo features Earth with lotus in the colours of Indian flag – saffron, white, green and blue where 7 lotus petals represent 7 continents.
PM Modi meets veteran BJP leader LK Advani to greet him on his birthday, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Rajnath Singh, BL Santhosh and family members of Advani are also seen. P5
Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘micdrop’ to Congress’ ‘first blood’! Shashikant Sharma Shimla: The Assembly elections are round the corner in HP and as a result, temperature is rising continuously in state capital Shimla. Amidst this, an interesting picture and a new type of campaign has surfaced. Actually Congress put up posters and hoardings in Shimla and wrote on the hoardings - ‘Congress is coming’. However, when Congress started something, BJP could
Hoarding war between BJP and Congress in Shimla, Himachal.
not be far enough in giving a reply and as soon as HP BJP got info about this ‘campaign’, it immediately put up other posters next to Cong poster and wrote, “In Jairam ji’s oath taking.” BJP did not stop just there and hit fur-
ther, by putting up another poster which said, “And to sit in Oppn.” Now seeing these pictures, the voters too have a smile on them as they can not help but share Congress’ ‘tactics’ and BJP’s replies with others.
‘HAR HAR MAHADEV’ ROW: CASE AGAINST EX-MINISTER Thane (PTI): Police on Tuesday registered a case against senior NCP leader and former minister Jitendra Awhad and at least 100 others for allegedly roughing up spectators at a multiplex screening the Marathi movie “Har Har Mahadev”. According to the complaint, Awhad and his supporters allegedly gatecrashed a multiplex and disrupted the show over the alleged “distortion of history” on Monday. When spectators demanded a refund and commented on the disruption, Awhad and his supporters roughed up some of them. No arrest has been made so far. This comes after Dy CM Fadnavis on Tuesday said beating up moviegoers for watching the film will not be tolerated.
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RaGa back at it after gurudwara visit Foot march will proceed through Nanded distrist for four days and enter Hingoli on Nov 11, Washim on Nov 15, Akola on Nov 16 and Buldhana on November 18 First India Bureau Deglur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra on Tuesday morning after visiting a gurdwara in Nanded district as the foot march entered into its 62nd day. The Congress MP visited Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singhji Fateh Singhji on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti a few hours after the yatra entered Maharashtra Monday night from neighbouring Telangana. At the gurdwara, Gandhi prayed for harmony and equality, the party tweeted. As Gandhi resumed his march, he was flanked by senior Maharashtra Congress leaders including former chief ministers Sushilkumar Shinde and Ashok Chavan, state party chief Nana Patole, and other leaders like Balasaheb Thorat,
Gandhi prays for harmony and equality at the Gurdwara Yaadgari Baba Zoravar Singhji Fateh Singhji. —PHOTO BY PTI
Manikrao Thakre and Naseem Khan. The march will proceed from to Atkali in Biloli city of Nanded. Gandhi is scheduled to halt at Godavari Manar Sugar Factory ground in Biloli for night stay, a party functionary said. On Monday night, as Gandhi said entered Maharashtra holding a 'flaming torch' (mashaal), he said small and medium businesses suffered due to the Centre's wrong policies like demonetisation and poor implemen-
tation of the Goods and Services (GST) Tax. Gandhi said during his stay in Maharashtra over the next 15 days, he will listen to the voice of the state and also its pain. The 3,570-km-long yatra led by the Congress MP reached Deglur in central Maharashtra's Nanded district from Telangana. During his stay in the state, Gandhi will address two rallies as part of the cross-country march aimed at reviving the party.
Congress national leader Rahul Gandhi mingles with fellow yatris as he resumes his march after a visit to the gurudwara in Nanded district on Tuesday.—PHOTO BY ANI
Cong Seva Dal functionary dies during Maha march Nanded (PTI): A Congress Seva Dal functionary died after collapsing during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra here in Nanded district on Tuesday, said a senior official. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the foot march, expressed grief over the death of Seva Dal General Secretary Krishna Kumar Pandey. He said Pandey held the national flag till the very last moment. “His dedication towards the country will keep inspiring us,” Gandhi said, while extending condolences to Pandey’s family. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Pandey was holding the tricolour and walking with him and party veteran Digvijaya Singh before experiencing shortness of breath and uneasiness. “After a few minutes,
CM’s son fires veiled barbs at Thackerays over visit to farmers
Meeting between Sudha Murthy, Sambhaji Bhide draws criticism
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Aurangabad: Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde, son of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Monday launched a veiled attack on ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray and his MLA son Aaditya Thackeray on the issue of their visit to farmers. “When Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was in power they (Aaditya and Uddhav Thackeray) didn’t remember farmers. But now they are visiting farmers in fields,” said Shrikant while addressing a rally in Aurangabad district, home turf of state Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar. “Their real concern is they have lost the gov-
Mumbai: A video showing author and philanthropist Sudha Murthy bowing before Sambhaji Bhide, the Hindutva activist who was served a notice by the Maharashtra Women’s Commission for refusing to talk to a woman journalist because she had no bindi on her forehead, has raised eyebrows. Bhide had asked the woman journalist to not be “like a widow” (without a bindi) and to apply one before speaking to him. The latest video, from a promotional event in Sangli, where Murthy on Monday interacted with readers
ernment,” he alleged. Sattar said the Shinde government has allotted funds which are triple in comparison to the funds given by the previous government to farmers. “They are maligning our MLAs,” he said. Without taking Aaditya’s name, Sattar said, “Some people are coming here to take photographs at night. We do not know what they have seen.”
FROM THE QUEEN OF HILLS!
Sudha Murthy had refused to meet anyone but Bhide's supporters arrived at the event without any invitation…. The pressure was so much that a visibly annoyed Murthy had to discontinue her interaction with her readers and go out to meet Bhide. She was not aware who he was… she bowed before him out of respect accorded to elders. —Sudha Murthy’s aide
of her books, many of which have been translated into Marathi, has been widely shared on social media. A functionary of Bhide’s Shiv Pratishthan outfit said he met Murthy for help in installation of a golden throne at the Raigad fort. However, an aide to Murthy, said the author wasn’t aware who Bhide was and had bowed to him out of respect for his age. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive member Preeti Sharma Menon tweeted, “Trust she wore a bindi. When people like Sudha Murthy meet bigots like Bhide, they reveal their true colours.”
as is the practice, he handed the flag to a colleague and moved back. Thereafter he collapsed and was taken in an ambulance to a hospital where most sadly he was declared dead,” Ramesh tweeted, adding, “He was a staunch Congressman and used to take on the RSS in Nagpur. It is a most humbling moment for all yatris.”
The body was later taken to Naygaon rural hospital for postmortem, he added. “The Yatris, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and @ RahulGandhi paid last respects to Krishna Kumar Pandey this afternoon at the Yatra halt site in Atkali village in Nanded district,” Ramesh said in another tweet.
Non-bailable warrant against MP Navneet Rana and her father First India Bureau Mumbai: A fresh nonbailable warrant (NBW) has been issued against Lok Sabha member Navneet Rana and her father in a fake caste certificate case by a Mumbai court. Earlier, the court in September issued the NBW against Rana and her father, which is yet to be executed. On Monday, the police sought more time for execution of the warrant. However, the court rejected the request. Metropolitan Magistrate PI Mokashi then issued a fresh NBW against them. The court adjourned the matter to November 28 for filing of a report
Mumbai court rejects police’s request for time to execute it, issues fresh NBW on the NBW. As per the complaint, Rana and her father allegedly forged a caste certificate as the seat she is elected from is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
RAJ CM GEHLOT DAY OUT IN AHMEDABAD, SHIMLA
Winds of change blowing in Himachal, BJP will be ousted: Rajasthan CM Gehlot Mahima Singh Tanwar
(Top) Dr Jagdeesh Chandra welcoming Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot with a bouquet at The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla on Tuesday. Gehlot had reached Shimla for election campaign while Dr Chandra was there to take stock of the Assembly election scenario. (Bottom) Ashok Gehlot, Rajeev Shukla, Tajinder Singh Bittu, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra and Shashikant Sharma with others in Shimla on Tuesday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offers condolences to a family member after paying his respects to the mortal remains of Seva Dal General Secretary Krishna Kumar Pandey, who died during the march, in Nanded on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Shimla: On Tuesday, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot strongly attacked PM Modi, claiming that policies and principles of Congress have strength, and said that ultimately the DNA of the country and the DNA of Congress are the same. He stressed that Congress can never end. Gehlot was on an election tour of Himachal on Tuesday where he conducted a press conference and fired salvos on BJP and PM Modi. “Those who say that they will make a Con-
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing press conference in presence of Alka Lamba, Pratibha Singh, Shashikant Sharma and others at the Rajiv Bhavan in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
gress-Mukt Bharat, they themselves will become ‘mukt’. Gehlot stressed that Congress will win the Himachal Pradesh polls. Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur will not be
able to win the election by keeping Modi as the face, he claimed. Gehlot said, “BJP used to talk about tricks, character and face but now they have been exposed. There is
loot in BJP ruled states. The old pension scheme will be implemented if the Congress government is formed in Himachal Pradesh. We will do better financial management and will implement the old pension scheme. Black money did not come from demonetisation. Blackmoney is not over. Terrorism is not over. No one is taking the name of Lokpal in the country for 8 years. No one is taking names of the Coal scam and 2G spectrum. A conspiracy was hatched to defame the UPA government.”
OPS should be implemented across the country today. I urge Modi ji to implement OPS across the country. When I implemented OPS in Rajasthan, there was a crowd for many days to meet me. In the end I had to refuse. One day time will come that Centre and all states will have to implement it. —Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
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Reserve 1 police sub-inspector post for trans community: MAT THE APPLICATION
Mumbai bench directs state govt to abide by 2014 Supreme Court ruling, calls it out for not granting provision First India Bureau Mumbai: The Mumbai bench of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) has directed the state government to keep one post of a police sub-inspector (PSI) reserved for transgenders. In an order passed on Monday, the tribunal’s chairperson, retired Justice Mridula Bhatkar, said it was bound by the Supreme Court’s 2014 judgment asking all state governments to have reservation for transgenders for all public appointments. The tribunal was
SC had passed judgment on reservation for transgenders in all public appointments. —FILE PHOTO
hearing an application filed by one Vinayak Kashid, seeking a direction to the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) to allow the applicant to apply for the PSI’s post as a transgender candidate. On Monday, the state government lawyer told the tribunal that it was
CRUCIAL READ NEW NORTH FOB AT CHARNI ROAD STN OPEN FOR PUBLIC
ASHOK KUMAR MISRA IS NEW GM OF WESTERN RAILWAY
Mumbai: The North Foot Over Bridge (FOB) on Charni Road station’s platforms number two and three was opened for the use of passengers on Monday. The Western Railway’s FOB is expected to reduce the track crossing instances which had increased lately as the facility was closed for reconstruction. The FOB has come up on the Mumbai Central end of Charni Road station’s. The linkway is 20m long and 3.25m wide, while the staircase is 25m in length and 3.25m in width. The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has wrapped up the construction of the foot-over bridge in a record time of 28 days.
Mumbai: Ashok Kumar Misra has taken over the charge of General Manager, Western Railway on Monday. Prior to this he was working as Additional General Manager, North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur. Misra is a senior officer of Indian Railway Services of Mechanical Engineering. He joined Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineer through Special Class Railway Apprentice batch of 1983. His first appointment was as Assistant Workshop Manager (Repair), Dahod on Western Railway. He shouldered the responsibilities of various posts successfully on Western Railway, RDSO and Northern Railway.
4 KILLED AS SPEEDING DUMPER TOPPLES ON AUTO-RICKSHAW IN RAIGAD DISTRICT Mumbai: Four persons were killed when a speeding dumper lost control and toppled onto the auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling in Kashedi ghat in Raigad district, police said. Both vehicles had been heading towards Poladpur, with the auto-rickshaw moving ahead parallel to the dumper, when the accident occurred, at Chole village around 7.10 pm on Monday, an official said. Raigad district guardian minister Uday Samant announced Rs5 lakh assistance to the kin of each of the deceased persons, he said.
FIVE INJURED IN CYLINDER BLAST IN VILE PARLE AREA
FIRE UNDER FLYOVER CAUSES TRAFFIC JAM IN MUMBAI
Mumbai: Five people were injured when a cylinder exploded at around 6 am in New Kalpana Chawl (tenement) located near the Western Express Highway in Mumbai’s Vile Parle area on Tuesday morning, a civic official said. Five people, in the age group of 27 to 45 years, suffered injuries and were rushed to the nearby VN Desai Hospital, the official said, adding that their condition was stable.
Mumbai: In the second such instance of the day, a fire broke out under a flyover on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai, an official said. While no one was injured, the incident led to a traffic snarl on the highway. The Fire Brigade official said the blaze engulfed some scrap vehicles parked under the Andheri-Vile Parle bridge near Sahara Hotel a little before 4 pm, and was doused within 15 minutes.
THREE HELD FOR ACCOSTING PEOPLE AND STEALING THEIR MOBILE PHONES IN LATUR Latur: The police have arrested three persons, identified as Prafulla Prakash Pawar (23), Vishal Vishnu Jadhav (26) and Mahesh Namdeorao Narhare (20) for allegedly accosting people and stealing their mobile phones in Latur city, police said on Tuesday. At least 22 mobile phones and a motorcycle were seized from the trio, who targeted people in different parts of the city, he said, adding that they were arrested on Sunday.
still considering framing a reservation policy for transgenders. Irked over this, the tribunal said the government had to follow the law of the land and the apex court judgment, which said all transgender persons have the right to decide their selfidentified gender.
“It is difficult to accept the stand of the state government that the policy decision is not taken till date. In view of the Supreme Court judgment of 2014, it is obligatory on part of the government to follow the law of the land,” said the MAT in its order. “We hereby direct the
respondent (state government) to keep one post of PSI reserved for transgenders in socially and economically backward class for this examination first and thereafter at all stages (of appointment) as only one applicant has approached this tribunal,” said the tribunal.
Civic body claims 65% work of Mumbai Coastal Road Project complete First India Bureau Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has claimed that 65% of the Rs12,000-crore Mumbai Coastal Road Project was completed on Tuesday. The coastal road will reduce the travel time by 70% and fuel consumption by 34%. The entire project is expected to be completed by November 2023. The 10.58km road is being built from Priyadarshini Park to Worli Sea Link for which the BMC had started work in 2018, it will have tunnels on both the sides. Two tunnels will be of 2.07km each. The civic body has also mentioned that the 78% work of the right tunnel is completed and the left tunnels is on the path of completion. Around 62.24% of the 3.82km stretch from Priyadarshini
The Coastal road will reduce travel time by 70% and fuel consumption by 34%.
Park to Baroda Palace in Package 1 has been completed. The BMC had earlier claimed that the land acquisition is almost completed as out of 111 hectares of land for the project, 107 hectares (97%) has already been reclaimed. Moreover, 78% work of the sea wall has also been completed. On completion of the south phase, an additional 8.5km long and 20m wide sea promenade will be available,
Woman raped on pretext of marriage in Pune First India Bureau Pune: A man allegedly sexually exploited a 31-year-old woman for two months on the pretext of marrying her. According to the Faraskhana police station officials, the accused and the survivor were members of a library as the duo was preparing for competitive exams. The survivor in her complaint stated that when she asked the accused about marriage on November 05, the latter refused and physically assaulted her. Later, the survivor approached the police and an FIR was lodged against the accused. The accused is yet to be arrested, police said. In another incident, a school van driver allegedly raped a 14-year-old student at Tope Layout
18-YR-OLD HELD FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF MINOR HE MET ONLINE
in Nagpur last month and blackmailed her by threatening to make her photographs viral, police said. The matter came to light on Monday when the driver was arrested, they added. According to a local police officer Krishna Shinde, the accused Pawan Kohpare (26) is a neighbour of the girl. Kohpare allegedly took the girl to a hutment and raped her before dropping her to school and
later home. The driver continued to blackmail her until she narrated her ordeal to her family, which reported the matter to the police. Shinde added, that the accused was blackmailing the girl to continue her sexual exploitation. The accused has been booked under the IPC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, and SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested an 18-year-old man on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. The 14-year-old victim, a resident of the suburbs in the city, had left her home on Sunday evening and did not return till late night. The accused dropped the victim near her house on a motorbike early Monday and escaped. On questioning, the minor told police that they were Instagram friends. The accused had convinced the victim to meet him near her house. Based on the victim’s statement, police added relevant sections of the IPC and POCSO Act, traced and arrested the accused.
Workshop trains 300 orange cultivators with innovative agri practices in Nagpur DID YOU KNOW?
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The easy-to-peel Mandarin orange is cultivated extensively in Amravati and Nagpur districts. —FILE PHOTO
Nagpur: A training programme to increase orange productivity while dealing with the effects of climate change and biotic stress saw participation from more than 300 producers from here and neighbouring Amravati district. The day-long training
programme, held at the Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur (IIM-N), was organized by Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) in association with IIM-N and Grant Thornton Bharat, a release by IIM-N stated. MAGNET is a project assisted by the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen the horticulture value chain in the state, while Grant Thornton Bharat is its project implementation support consultant. The aim of this initiative is to train 30,000 horticulturists across Maharashtra. Key horticulture ex-
BMC started work on the 10.58km road from Priyadarshini Park to Worli Sea Link in 2018; set to finish in 2023
along with biodiversity park, a butterfly garden, landscaping, cycle tracks, open-air theatre, seating arrangements, toilets and underground parking lot for over 1,800 vehicles.
FIR against Vir Das, Netflix over copyright infringement
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FRUITFUL GAINS
Experts reveal ways to increase productivity, climate change, handling biotic stress and tech adoption
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perts and progressive orange growers provided guidance to the farmers on innovative ways to increase productivity, climate change, handling biotic stress, technology adoption and implementation. While explaining the idea behind conducting the training programme at IIM-N,
ADB’s executive director Sameer Khare said: “MAGNET decided to tie up with institutes of national repute for capacity building and exchange of knowledge in a more effective manner. With various institutes involved in the process, knowledge sharing becomes easier under various government projects.”
Mumbai: Stand-up comedian Vir Das, two other persons and online streaming platform Netflix have been booked on charges of copyright rules violation following a complaint by a producer, an official said on Tuesday. According to a complaint filed by noted theatre producer Ashvin Gidwani, his company signed a contract with Das to produce a show in October 2010. In January 2020, when Gidwani saw a promo of a new show of Das on Netflix, the producer realized that some content had allegedly been copied from the previous show (of 2010) with just a few changes, the official from Cuffe Parade police station said. A case was registered on November 04 against Das, two other persons and Netflix service under relevant provisions of the Copyright Act, the official said, adding that no arrest has been made so far. On Monday, rightwing group “Hindu Janajagruti Samiti” approached the police in Bengaluru, seeking cancellation of a show by Das, alleging that it will hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus and show India in bad light.
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DEMONETISATION: BLACK MONEY KEEPS TUMBLING OUT AND CASH STILL RULES
BENGAL PARTITION, AGAIN? ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Journalist and former Managing Editor, First India
T Mamata argued, “Formation of a Union territory takes away a people’s rights as it denies them of the benefits of statehood. I will not allow anyone to divide Bengal. UT means being at the mercy of New Delhi and losing all freedom. But I will not allow North Bengal or any other part of Bengal to lose its freedom and become dependent on New Delhi.”The longest and most violent agitation movement in North Bengal was for a separate territory for Gorkhaland which was resolved following a series of accords which finally saw the setting up of Gorkhaland territorial Administration
he politically heart-burning issue of dividing the state further into Union Territories seems to die. The “ghost” returns to haunt, it seems. Triggering a controversy (again), Ananta Rai, who has been demanding a separate Cooch Behar comprising parts of north Bengal, on Friday met Union Minister of state for Home affairs Nisith Pramanik and said the creation of a new Union Territory is only a matter of time. Rai who leads a faction of the Greater Cooch Behar had an hour-long meeting with Pramanik in Bhetaguri town of Cooch Behar district. “I believe it (new Union Territory) will happen soon. I cannot comment on the time and date. But you can be rest assured that the new union territory of Cooch Behar is only a matter of time,” Rai told reporters after the meeting. Asked about Rai’s comments regarding union territory, Pramanik, the MP of Cooch Behar constituency, said, “I will comment on it when the time comes.” Rai’s organisation Greater Cooch Behar has been demanding an independent state comprising Cooch Behar and several other districts in the northern part of West Bengal. His remark drew a sharp
AN AVOIDABLE ROW OVER ‘HINDU’ TERM
Rai who leads a faction of the Greater Cooch Behar had an hour-long meeting with Pramanik in Bhetaguri town of Cooch Behar district. “I believe it (new Union Territory) will happen soon. I cannot comment on the time and date. But you can be rest assured that the new union territory of Cooch Behar is only a matter of time,” Rai told reporters after the meeting
retort from the ruling Trinamool Congress which said it would never allow the division of West Bengal. “They can hold as many meetings as they want or say whatever they feel like. But there will be no division of West Bengal,” TMC leader and North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha said.
THE GEOGRAPHY North Bengal, with its eight districts including picturesque Darjeeling, is both economically important for West Bengal as it houses the money-minting tea, timber and tourism industries. The region is also strategically important for the country for its Siliguri corridor, commonly known as ‘chicken neck’, as it connects the North Eastern states with the rest of India. The region, which shares a border with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, has witnessed several violent statehood movements since the early eighties by various ethnic groups such as Gorkhas, Rajbanshis, Koch and Kamatapuri communities. The BJP’s Alipurduar MP John Barla and MLAs of Matigara-Naxalbari and Dab-
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ongress working president in Karnataka Satish Jarkiholi has created an avoidable row with his definition of the word Hindu. The 60-year-old billionaire sugar baron from Belagavi ignited a controversy when he asserted that the word Hindu has a Persian origin with a very “dirty” meaning which will make Hindus “ashamed”. Jarkiholi is a leader of the Scheduled Tribe Valmiki Nayak community. Countering BJP’s claim on Hindutva, Jarkiholi stated that because of its Persian origin there was no link between the word Hindu and India. “How did ‘Hindu’ become yours,” he asked the BJP. He insisted that a Wikipedia search would confirm
gram-Phulbari seats, Anandamay Barman and Shikha Chatterjee respectively, have demanded that a Union territory be carved out of North Bengal districts. BJP MLA from Kurseong Bishnu Prasad Sharma last year had written to BJP national president J P Nadda demanding separation of Darjeeling Hills from West Bengal.
FOR SOME TIME This demand for carving out a Union Territory comprising North Bengal districts out of Bengal, made by two BJP MPs from the region in July 2021 had sparked off a sharp reaction with the ruling TMC with party Supremo Mamata Banerjee stating she would not allow any part of Bengal to lose its freedom and be dependant on the national capital. Barla had told news agency PTI in a telephonic conversation, “I made the demand that there have been movements here for a separate Kamtapuri, a greater Cooch Behar and for Gorkhaland. My belief is that North Bengal should be detached and made into a separate union territory.” The MP who has earlier led
The 60-year-old billionaire sugar baron from Belagavi ignited a controversy when he asserted that the word Hindu has a Persian origin with a very “dirty” meaning which will make Hindus “ashamed” his statement. That may not be correct as the Wiki page describes the word Hindu as being derived from the river Indus or Sindhu which has originated from Sanskrit and the Indo Aryan. According to Gavin Flood who is regarded as an authority on Hinduism, the term Hindu “first occurs as a
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an agitation for an autonomous tribal area in the last decade, said small states perform better. North Bengal is neglected, it also faces security issues. Our economy is affected, tea gardens are being shut down. We will be better off as a Union territory. Barla, said that he along with others from the region would be meeting both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on this issue as well as would raise it in Parliament. BJP has four MPs from the region and at least one of them Jayanta Roy from Jalpaiguri said that though Barlas comments were made in his personal capacity, he supported them.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION? However, Dilip Ghosh had said his party does not have any such agenda. “None of our officials has said any such thing,” he had said, claiming that attempts were being made by the TMC to malign the BJP by raking up various issues. “I want to make it clear that the BJP has no such agenda to divide Bengal or create a different state,” Ghosh had said. The Trinamool Congress had come out strongly despite BJP’s denials. CM Mamata Banerjee had said, “They should be ashamed after their humiliating loss in the elections but, instead, they are trying to divide Bengal. In whose interest are they trying to split Bengal?”
emonetisation happened six years ago but not a year has passed without a review of its consequences on the quantum of liquid cash in the market which it was supposed to bring down to curb the circulation of black money and promote digital economy. In the last six years the digital economy has indeed made much progress with consumers and traders finding it more convenient. Stringent upper limits for cash transactions and bank withdrawals have had notable impact. On the flip side, however, it did not bring down the currency in circulation to the desired level. A Reserve Bank of India report said that almost 99 percent of the Rs 3 to 4 lakh crore black money that was invalidated returned to the system. Fresh seizures of black money, which run into thousands of crores, prove that the exercise was futile. The dream of a cashless economy also lies shattered as currency with the public has increased to Rs 30.88 lakh crore. Cash still rules.
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Persian geographical term for the people who lived beyond the river Indus”. Jarkiholi alone can explain his intention for raking up this controversy when Karnataka is preparing for Assembly elections and his party is on a weak footing. The immediate fallout could be on Hindu votes consolidating behind the BJP at a time when the powerful Lingayat community is upset about the arrest of their chief pontiff in a sexual harassment case. Lingayats have so far been the biggest supporters of the BJP. To control the damage Randeep Singh Surjewala of the Congress, who is in-charge of Karnataka, condemned the remark and said, “Hinduism is a way of life…”
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Several ministers, leaders greet LK Advani on 95th birthday Besides PM, Shah, Rajnath, Hardeep Puri, Jaishankar wish BJP stalwart New Delhi (ANI): PM Narendra Modi and several others on Tuesday visited the residence of veteran BJP leader LK Advani to greet him on his 95th birthday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also visited Advani to wish him on his birthday. “Visited respected
Advaniji’s residence and wished him a happy birthday. I pray to God for his good health and long life,” Singh said in a tweet. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also wished the senior BJP leader and said that he made an invaluable contribution to the de-
velopment of the country while being in the government. “Wishing a very happy birthday to respected LK Advani ji. Advani ji, on one hand, strengthened the organization across the country with his continuous hard work, while on the other hand made an invaluable contribution to the development of the country while being in the government. I
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presents a bouquet to veteran BJP leader LK Advani to wish him on his birthday. —PHOTO BY ANI
pray to God for his good health and long life,” Shah said in a tweet. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is currently in Moscow wished Advani. “Warm birthday greetings to revered Shri LK Advani ji. His many contributions and services to the nation will always keep inspiring us,” he said. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of
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Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri wished and said, “Birthday greetings to one of the leading lights of BJP, India’s political stalwart, a fine human being & veteran leader Sh LK Advani Ji.” Born on November 8, 1927, in Karachi, Advani was the Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004.
He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the cofounders and a senior leader of the BJP. He began his political career as a volunteer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In 2015, Advani was awarded the Padma Vibhushan - India’s second-highest civilian honour.
GUJARAT ELECTIONS
BJP and Congress intensify Chidambaram targets BJP over Morbi bridge collapse campaign as poll inches closer
Shimla (Agencies): With only 6 days left for campaigning ahead of the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh on November 12, political campaigning has intensified with star campaigners and prominent leaders of various political parties holding public meetings and road shows across the state. The star campaigners of BJP and Congress campaigned in favor of their candidates in different parts of Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, and Shimla districts, on Tuesday. Several senior leaders of the BJP and the Congress are constantly addressing election meetings and surrounding each other on several issues. Union minister Nitin Gadkari and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed election rallies back to back in various assembly constituencies of the Kangra and Bilaspur districts on Tuesday. BJP national president JP nadda held a road show at Kusumpati in Shimla.
GADKARI PROMISES ROPEWAYS, CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS FOR HIMACHAL Bharmour (PTI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday promised more ropeways, cable railway system, tunnels and clean energy projects for Himachal Pradesh which is going to poll. At a rally in the tribal area of Chamba, Gadkari said constructing roads here is difficult and new-age projects can solve the connectivity issue in the sub-Himalayan range of mountains. “Constructing roads is difficult here. There is a need for tunnel projects, ropeways and funicular train systems...if we can connect these mountains through the electric transport system, these will ease your travel and improve connectivity,” he said.
Anurag Thakur addresses a rally in Bilaspur on Tuesday.
BJP’S 5 YEARS RULE IN HIMACHAL HAS MORE WEIGHTAGE THAN CONS'S: ANURAG THAKUR Bilaspur (ANI): Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday compared Congress’ 60 years of rule in Himachal Pradesh with five years of rule of BJP and said BJP’s rule had more weightage. “Compare Congress’s 60 years of rule to our 5 years of rule, and you'll see that our 5 years of the rule will have more weightage. They (Congress) have only stopped developments whereas we have brought developments,” Thakur said at a rally here. On the other hand, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra addressed a rally at Nagrota Bagwan in Kangra district.
ANYONE CAN LEAD CONG IN HIMACHAL, NEW LINE OF LEADERSHIP READY: SURJEWALA Shimla (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday said a new line of leadership has emerged in Himachal Pradesh and anyone can lead the party after the election results are announced. Claiming that the party was headed towards a two-third majority in the electionbound state, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur would have difficulty in saving his own seat. Surjewala said change is the law of nature. "A new line of leadership has already emerged in the Congress and anyone can lead the party," he told reporters at a presser here.
Ahmedabad (PTI): Ahead of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday hit out at the BJP over its "arrogance", saying no one so far has apologised or resigned for the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy which claimed 135 lives. Chidambaram, who was here to campaign for his party, also claimed that Gujarat was being “run from Delhi” and not by the CM of state. The Gujarat polls will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 8. On October 30, a suspension bridge on the Machchuu river in Gujarat’s Morbi district collapsed, claiming 135 lives. Chidambaram said,
CONG TO SEEK EXPLANATION FROM JARKIHOLI Bengaluru: After apolitical row erupted over Karnataka Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi’s comment on the word ‘Hindu’, the party has said that it would seek an explanation. Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said, “Satish Jarkiholi’s statement is his personal opinion.” kas sabka vishwas”. Speaking here to ANI, Minister Sudha-
LUNAR ECLIPSE!
Moon partially covered by the earth’s shadow during lunar eclipse, in New Delhi, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
kar said that the BJP is not in favour of appeasement politics.
New Delhi (ANI): The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the schedule of the bypoll for Khatauli Assembly constituency in UP. The election will be held on December 5 and the counting of votes will be done on December 8, with the result dates of the Gujarat and Himachal polls. The Khatauli seat fell va-
REMOVE MORADABAD DIV COMMISSIONER: SP
Lucknow (PTI): The Samajwadi Party demanded on Tuesday the removal the Moradabad divisional commissioner to conduct a fair bypoll in Rampur assembly seat next month. In a memorandum to the CEO, Samajwadi Party state president Naresh Patel said Aunjaneya Singh was the district magistrate earlier of Rampur, which falls under the Moradabad division. cant on Monday when BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini was disquali-
fied after his conviction in a case related to 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
NET IS SET TO WIDEN
“4G network in N-E villages by Dec 2023” New Delhi (PTI): All inhabited villages in the northeastern region and border areas must be connected with 4G network by December 2023, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday. After reviewing the 4G saturation project for providing 4G mobile service to all inhabited villages of the Northeast at a meeting here, Rijiju said as telecom revolution is happening, no remote area should remain uncon-
nected and this is the motto of PM Modi. “By December 2023, all inhabited villages of the Northeast and bor-
der areas must be connected by the 4G network,” he told PTI. Rijiju said the purpose of the meeting was
Ahmedabad (Agencies): Former Finance Minister and Rajya Sabha member P Chidambaram on Tuesday urged the people of Gujarat to vote for Congress as it performs better than the BJP. It laid the foundation stone for a developed Gujarat from 1960 to 1995, he added. Addressing mediapersons in Ahmedabad, Chidambaram said that people should vote for change every five or ten years.
GUJ CONGRESS LEADER RATHVA QUITS Ahmedabad (PTI): In a jolt to the opposition Congress ahead of the Assembly polls in Gujarat, senior MLA Mohansinh Rathva on Tuesday resigned as a party member and legislator. Rathva sent his resignation letter to state Congress chief Jagdish Thakor. A prominent tribal leader, Rathva is a ten-time Member of the Legislative Assembly and currently represents Chhota Udaipur constituency in central Gujarat.
“As per my knowledge nobody has apologised or resigned for such a big tragedy. This is due to the BJP's arrogance.
If such a thing would have happened in a foreign country, there would have been immediate resignations.” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a Guru Nanak Jayanti programme during the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Nanded district. —PHOTO BY PTI
Congress initiated appeasement UP’s Khatauli Assembly bypolls politics: K’taka Health Minister on December 5 & counting on 8 Bengaluru (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Tuesday hit out at Congress and said that the oldest party of the country initiated appeasement politics in the nation and from the last 75 years they are the one who have been indulging in it adding that BJP’s mantra is “sabka saath sabka vi-
“GUJ PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR CHANGE”
to ensure coordination among different stakeholders, bring all of them onboard and fill the gap if any. “Reviewed the 4G Saturation project for providing 4G Mobile Service to all inhabited villages of North-East. Secretary, Telecom & officials including from Armed Forces attended. Proper coordination is worked out to complete the project timely as desired by PM,” the Minister tweeted.
IN THE COURTYARD CHARGE SHEET FILED IN 40 UAPA CASES WITHIN 90 DAYS: DELHI POLICE TO HC
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has informed the high court here that out of 83 cases registered by it under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) since 2005, charge sheets were filed in 40 cases within 90 days, while an extension was sought in 20 cases. The data was submitted on the direction of the Delhi High Court which was hearing a plea by a UAPA accused challenging a trial court order extending the 90-day deadline granted to the Delhi Police in the case against him.
WAIT TILL NOV 17 FOR ACTION ON VCS: KERALA HC TO GUV
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday told Kerala Governor, and Chancellor, Arif Mohammed Khan, that till it disposes of the petition filed by 10 Vice Chancellors against the show cause notice issued by him against them, he should take no further action. The court posted the case for November 17, and said that until then, he should not take any action.
UP COURT FRAMES CHARGES AGAINST SP'S KAIRANA MLA
Muzaffarnagar: A court in neighbouring Shamli on Tuesday framed charges against Samajwadi Party MLA Nahid Hasan in a 2019 attempt to murder case. Hasan, who is lodged in Chitrakoot jail, was produced before the special court in Kairana. Charges were framed against the Kairana MLA under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
SC: PROSECUTION FAILED TO PROVIDE CLEAR EVIDENCE IN CHHAWLA CASE
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court acquitted three men sentenced to death for the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012, noting the prosecution failed to provide leading, cogent, clinching and clear evidence, including those related to DNA profiling and call detail records (CDRs), against the accused. The three men were accused of abducting, gangraping and brutally killing the woman in February 2012. Her mutilated body was found three days after she was abducted.
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throng gurudwaras NPR NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AGAIN, Devotees on Guru Nanak’s Gurpurab SAYS HOME MINISTRY’S REPORT Report underlines need to update NPR database across the country, except Assam New Delhi (Agencies): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs in its 202122 annual report has said that there was a need to update the National Population Register (NPR). The report, published on Monday (November 7), has underlined the need to update the NPR database across the country, except Assam. Through this, changes in the demographic data due to births, deaths and migration in the country will be identified and recording information of people and their families will also be possible, said the report. The report stated that due to Covid-19 pan-
27 IAS officers transferred in MP Akhilesh Solanki Bhopal: 27 IAS officers including 14 district collectors have been transferred in MP. Indore collector Manish Singh has been made MD- AKVN while Ilayaraja T, who was Jabalpur collector, will be the new collector of Indore. Illayaraja T will be replaced by Saurabh Kumar, who was Chhindwara collector. Burhanpur collector Praveen Singh has been sent to CM’s hometown Sehor. Chandramohan Thakur, who was Sehore collector, has been shifted to Pollution Control board as secy while Dewas collector Chandramauli Shukla will be the new commissioner in the Housing Board.
WORK IS ON
The report was published by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday. —FILE PHOTO
demic, the work of updating the NPR and other field activities had come to a halt. The home ministry added that the people will be able to update the NPR data themselves. No documents or
Chandigarh (Agencies): On the occasion of Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday paid obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib and announced that Anand Marriage Act will be implemented for Sikhs to register their marriages in the state. Mann said the Act was notified in 2016 but had been hanging in fire since then. He said though several other states have already implemented this Act but Punjab had lagged behind.
toric Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab. Guru Nanak Dev is believed to have stayed at Sultanpur Lodhi for over 14 years and attained enlightenment after taking a bath in the Kali Bein. The first Sikh master used to meditate under a ‘ber’ tree.
New Delhi (Agencies): The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its charge sheet filed before a special court in Mumbai, has claimed that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim led D-Company has set up a special unit to target politicians and businessmen and made available lethal weapons to be used against prominent personalities. “The D-company set up the unit to strike terror in people by attacking eminent personalities, including politicians and businessmen. We have learnt that the arrested as well as wanted accused were “active members” of an organ-
New Delhi (Agencies): Six years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation experiment, some commentators and economists are now citing strong growth in Goods & Services Tax (GST) collections to claim that demonetisation was a success, or at least not the disaster it was purported to be. Apparently, 23 quarters after demonetisation, last quarter’s strong GST collections are evidence of increasing formalisation of India’s economy and hence, the fulfilment of demonetisation’s stated goals. This is as bizarre as former US President Donald
2 HELD FOR MURDER OF RETIRED IB OFFICER IN MYSURU Kochi (Agencies): The Karnataka police have cracked the murder case of an 82-year-old retired Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer in Mysuru with the arrest of two persons. The police said the murder took place over a property dispute. Mysuru City Police Commissioner Chandragupta said on Tuesday that the arrested persons have been identified as Manu (30) and his friend Arun Gowda. Manu was into the construction business.
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at seven locations in Jammu, Pathankot, Rewari and Karnal in connection with the police sub-inspector recruitment scam in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The searches were conducted at the premises of arrested mastermind Yatin Yadav and CRPF constable Surender Singh among others, they said. The CBI had taken over investigation into the case on August 3 on a reference from the Jammu and Kashmir government.
New Delhi (Agencies): Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s investigation of Covid-19 has come positive. It is being told that after getting viral fever, Scindia got his Covid test done in Delhi on Tuesday morning. Whose report has come positive. After which Scindia has requested all his supporters that all those who have come in contact with him should also get their Covid test done. Scindia also attended the BJP core committee meeting held in Bhopal.
line to witness the celebrations at gurudwaras, which were tastefully decorated for the occasion. They also offered prayers and listened to ‘shabad kirtans’. The first Sikh guru was born at Nankana Sahib near Lahore (now in Pakistan) in 1469. Devotees also offered prayers at the his-
GST collections suggest it was a success: Experts
J&K POLICE SI RECRUITMENT SCAM: CBI CONDUCTS SEARCHES AT 7 LOCATIONS
UNION MINISTER SCINDIA TESTED COVID-19 POSITIVE
provisions of the Citizenship Rules, 2003 made under the Citizenship Act, 1955. The name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, place of residence, father’s and mother’s name were up-
Devotees light lamps at Golden Temple on Guru Nanak Dev’s 553rd birth anniversary in Amritsar, on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
NIA says Dawood set up unit to target bizmen
CRUCIAL READ SIKHS TO REGISTER THEIR MARRIAGE, SAYS PUNJAB CM
biometrics will be collected during the updation. The Central government has approved a budget of Rs 3,941 crore for the same. The report stated that the NPR has been prepared under various
dated and Aadhaar number, mobile number and ration card numbers were collected. The ministry said that the register needs to be updated to include the changes due to births, deaths and migration. The NPR was prepared in 2010 and was updated in 2015. Several political parties opposed it and alleged that it was a step towards making the National Register of Citizens (NRC). According to the report, from April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, a toatl of 1,414 people across the country were provided certificates of citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
Chandigarh (PTI): Scores of devotees thronged gurudwaras in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Tuesday to mark the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. Devotees reached shrines, including the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala and Nada Sahib in Panchkula to pay obeisance. In Punjab, devotees thronged gurudwaras in major cities — Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Mohali and Anandpur Sahib. In Haryana, gurudwaras in Kurukshetra, Ambala, Sirsa, Karnal and Yamunanagar also witnessed huge crowds for Gurpurab. People of different faiths also queued in
CENTRE CALLS MEETING OF TELUGU STATES ON NOV 23
Hyderabad (Agencies): The Centre has convened a meeting of top officials of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Nov 23 to discuss unresolved issues between the two states. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked chief secretaries of both the Telugu states to attend the meeting to be held in Delhi. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will preside over the meeting which will discuss the pending issues after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
ised crime syndicate working as a terrorist gang,” the probe agency has mentioned. According to the NIA sources, the charge sheet was filed on Saturday against Dawood Ibrahim, Chotta Shakeel and three others in connection with carrying out terror activities across India.The charge sheet was filed against three arrested and two wanted accused.
SIX YEARS OF DEMONETISATION
PROVE NOTE-BAN ENDED BLACK, FAKE MONEY: NCP, CONG TO CENTRE Mumbai: Exactly six years after PM Narendra Modi had announced the demonetisation that left the Indian economy crippled, the govt has still not been able to justify that “blunder”, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said here on Tuesday. The Congress also took a swipe at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre on the move six years ago, on November 8, 2016, terming it as a “cruel” blow inflicted on the common man of India.
Trump claiming in November 2018 that since it was among the cold-
est months on record in America, global warming and climate change
are a hoax. Modi’s cherished objective of demonetisation was the elimination of black money. While black money is a colloquial term with no precise definition, it is generally acknowledged as untaxed money. Such unaccounted money is typically used to buy real estate, gold, luxury goods, etc. and only a very small fraction is stored as cash. If there is a reduction in overall black money in the economy, it should logically be reflected as higher tax collections. Black money may be routed as income or consumption expenditure or as business loans.
DEMONETISATION ANNIVERSARY: CONG DEMANDS WHITE PAPER FROM MODI GOVT New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday alleged that demonetisation was independent India’s “greatest organised loot” and demanded a white paper from the Modi government on the 2016 move. Addressing a press conference on the sixth anniversary of demonetisation at the AICC headquarters here, Congress leader Gourav Vallabh said PM Modi had surprised all by declaring that currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were being scrapped on this day in 2016 and the decision triggered “panic, creating unspeakable problems linked to cash and destroying countless small and medium businesses”.
J’khand I-T Dept raids unearth `2 crore Om Birla to inaugurate cash, `100 cr unaccounted transactions CIC convention today New Delhi (ANI): Jharkhand’s Income Tax Department recovered Rs 2 crore in cash, Rs 100 crore in unaccounted investments/ transactions and a total of 16 bank lockers have been put under restraint after a series of search and seizure actions on 50 premises in various states.These raids were done on a few business groups engaged in coal trading/ transportation, execution of civil contracts, extraction of iron ore and production of
These raids were conducted on a few business groups engaged in coal trading/ transportation, execution of civil contracts etc.
sponge iron on November 4, 2022. Those searched include two politically exposed per-
sons and their associates. The searches were carried out at more than 50 premises spread over
Ranchi, Godda, Bermo, Dumka, Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Patna, Gurugram and Kolkata. The operation has led to the seizure of a large number of incriminating documents and digital evidence. A preliminary analysis of this evidence indicated that these groups have resorted to various modus operandi of tax evasion including inflation of expenses, transactions of loans in cash, payments/receipts in cash and suppression of production, sources said.
First India Bureau New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the Annual Convention of Central Information Commission (CIC) titled, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Citizen – centric Governance through RTI” at Vigyan Bhawan, here on Wednesday. All present and former Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners of the Central
Information Commission, CICs and ICs from State Information Commissions as well as First Appellate Authorities and Central Public Information Officers have been invited for the convention.
MARINE SURVEILLANCE
Oceansat to be launched on November 26 MoS Dr Jitendra Singh chairs the first ever Joint Society Meeting of Autonomous Institutes First India Bureau New Delhi: “Marine Surveillance” will get a facelift with support from Space applications for sharing valuable inputs with the Security
Agencies. The Oceansat will be launched on November 26. This was stated by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday at the first ever Joint Society Meeting of Autonomous Institutes (IITM, INCOIS, NCESS, NCPOR, NIOT) of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and called for breaking the “silos” to work with integration and “whole of government” approach.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at the meeting on Tuesday.
All the five autonomous bodies Societies, that is, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorolo-
gy (IITM), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), National
Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) have been merged into a single Society of MoES. Dr Singh said that the move is in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directive to avoid duplication and working in silos and to aim for greater integration to achieve the maximum output. He said,
PM Modi not only has a natural predilection for science but is also forthcoming in supporting and promoting science and technology based initiatives and projects in the last 7-8 years. Apart from Dr Jitendra Singh, who is the President of the Society, Members, Dr M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, S Somanath, Secretary, Department of Space, and others attended the meeting.
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Three Indians in Forbes Asia’s power-women list
SBFC FINANCE FILES `1,600-CRORE IPO PAPERS WITH SEBI
Singapore (PTI): Three top Indian businesswomen are featured in the Forbes Asia November issue highlighting 20 Asian women who came up with varying strategies that helped their businesses soar despite the uncertainty of the new normal and three years of Covid-19. Soma Mondal, the chairperson of Steel Authority of India Ltd, Namita Thapar, executive director at India business of Emcure Pharma, and Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and
BRIEFS
New Delhi (PTI): Nonbanking finance company SBFC Finance Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise up to `1,600 crore, through an IPO. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating to up to `750 crore and an OFS component aggregating up to `850 crore by promoter selling shareholders, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus. Going by the draft papers, the company may explore a pre-IPO placement aggregating to `150 crore.
AUDI LAUNCHES Q5 SPECIAL EDITION AT `67.05 LAKH
New Delhi (PTI): German luxury carmaker Audi on Tuesday said it has launched Q5 special edition trim in India priced at `67.05 lakh (ex-showroom). The new trim features equipment enhancements, including a new black styling package and five spoke graphite gray diamond cut alloy wheels. “The Audi Q5 is a volume seller and we are happy to introduce a special edition for our customers. The Audi Q5 special edition will be available in limited units.”
LIFE INSURERS REGISTER 15% RISE IN NEW BIZ PREMIUM
New Delhi (PTI): The new business premium income of India’s life insurance companies rose by 15.3% to `24,916.58 crore in October 2022, data from the Life Insurance Council showed. All the 24 life insurers had a collective new business premium income of `21,606.25 crore in the same month a year ago (October 2021). LIC -- the only state-owned and the largest life insurer in the country -- recorded 18% rise in its new business premium at `15,920.13 crore during the month, as against `13,500.78 crore a year ago.
PAYTM LOSS WIDENS TO `594 CRORE IN JULY-SEPTEMBER
New Delhi (PTI): Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which owns Paytm brand, reported widening of consolidated loss to `593.9 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company had posted a loss of `481 crore in the same period a year ago, Paytm said in its regulatory filing. Paytm’s consolidated revenue from operations increased by about 76% to `1,914 crore during the reported quarter from `1,086.4 crore in the Sept 2021 quarter.
LEADING LADIES FROM INDIA z (from L) Namita Thapar,
executive director at India business of Emcure Pharma; Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and chief innovation officer of Honasa Consumer; and Soma Mondal, the chairperson of Steel Authority of India Ltd, are on the list.
chief innovation officer of Honasa Consumer, are on the list. Thapar is also an
author, an entrepreneurship coach, and a host of a YouTube talk show titled
‘Uncondition Yourself with Namita Thapar’. Some of these women op-
‘India in stable eco situation, growth momentum is good’
...despite multiple crises taking place simultaneously: CEA Nageswaran Kolkata (PTI): Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the government V Anantha Nageswaran said that India is in a stable situation and the growth momentum is good despite the multiple crises taking place simultaneously and getting entangled with each other. The Chief Economic Advisor said that the world is passing through a ‘polycrisis’, which is multiple crises of high inflation, tightening of monetary policy, high interest rates, slowdown in China which affected global supply chain, and the Russia-Ukraine war. “The challenges that the country is facing are unprecedented since World
5G gear to become available by March: DoT New Delhi (Agencies): Full-fledged indigenously designed and developed fifth generation (5G) equipment that includes core and radio network components could be commercially available by March next year, a top official said. “The processes will take an extra three to four months. So, I potentially feel that by March next year, it (C-DoT) will be in a position to actually commercialise both radio and core equipment,” K Rajaraman, secretary, DoT told ET.
WORLD IN ‘POLYCRISIS’ z The CEA said that the
world is passing through a ‘polycrisis’, which is multiple crises of high inflation, tightening of monetary policy, high interest rates, slowdown in China, Russia-Ukraine war.
War II. But India is in a stable situation and the growth momentum is good. India will have a growth rate of 6.5% to 7% in 202223, which is considered to be good despite a high inflation rate of 7.4%,” he said. Nageswaran said that what India needs at the moment is to maintain macro-
economic stability, augment foreign exchange reserves and their judicious use, and finance the trade deficit due to high imports of crude oil. “Financing the trade deficit is a challenge for the country caused by high crude imports. The flow of FDI is steady while portfo-
lio investments have become volatile as the USD is becoming attractive due to high interest rates in the United States,” he added. The CEA said that although India has become the fifth-largest economy in the world, the country’s per capita income needs to increase.
IOC, HPCL, BPCL loss at ‘Inflation to slow `2,749 cr in 2nd quarter down digital New Delhi (PTI): Stateowned oil marketing companies IOC, BPCL and HPCL posted a second consecutive quarterly loss totalling `2,748.66 crore in July-September as a onetime LPG payout by the government could not mask the losses from petrol and diesel prices freeze. According to stock exchange filings by the three fuel retailers, the losses were due to erosion in the marketing margin on petrol, diesel and domestic LPG. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on October 29 reported a net loss of `272.35 crore for the July-September quarter, which came on the back of `1,995.3 crore
transformation’ First India Bureau
loss in the previous three months. On November 3, HPCL reported a loss of `2,172.14 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal, on the back of its highest-ever quarterly loss of `10,196.94 crore in April-June. BPCL on Monday posted a loss of `304.17 crore in July-September, according to a company’s stock exchange filing. In the first quarter, it posted a loss of `6,263.05 crore.
New Delhi: About 58% healthcare industry professionals globally believe that digital transformation initiatives would be slowed down due to inflation and rising costs, a new report showed on Tuesday. About 63% of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry professionals in North America expected a disruption to digitalisation initiatives in their business units due to inflation. The same opinion was expressed by 55% of industry professionals in Europe.
DUE TO IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY
Indian employees prefer hybrid work model New Delhi (Agencies): Indian employees are unwilling to go back to the office full-time as they are relishing the hybrid work model, which became a necessity in the last two years due to the pandemic, finds a new study. According to a global survey by technology firm HP, Indian employees strongly favour the hybrid work model as they believe it improves their productivity and gives them a much-needed work-life balance. They also indicate a higher probability of staying in their current job if given a hybrid work option.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
z Indian employees strongly
favour the hybrid work model as they believe it improves their productivity and gives them a muchneeded work-life balance.
z Findings reveal that
everyday individuals working in India believe in a higher retention capacity, owing to the hybrid model.
The hybrid model is seen to amplify employees’ chance to prioritise personal well-being. Most of
the responders prefer working from office for two-three days a week. Findings reveal that eve-
ryday individuals working in India believe in a higher retention capacity, owing to the hybrid model.
erated in hard-hit sectors such as shipping, property, and construction, while
others continue to innovate in areas such as technology, pharmaceuticals, and commodities, Forbes said in release on Tuesday. The Asia-Pacific region this year has mostly moved on to a post-pandemic era where governments, people, and businesses are learning to live with Covid-19, it said. The other women on the list are from Australia, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
‘Great potential for Ind-US trade to grow’ Washington (PTI): Asserting that India and the United States share a strong bilateral relationship, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said there is a great potential for the trade to grow between the two countries that will benefit their working people. She also said the US and India have a strong belief in democratic values and a commitment to upholding the rules-based international order, especially at “this time of geopolitical risks”. “We have a very strong bilateral relationship with India. I expect we will discuss efforts to strengthen the resilience of supply chains, issues pertaining to climate change, our great global climate ambition and climate finance,”
Yellen said. “We certainly hope to deepen our trade relationship. We think there’s great potential to grow our trade in ways that will benefit the working people of both of our countries,” said the Treasury Secretary, who is headed to India later this week to participate in the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership on November 11. She would also hold a bilateral meeting with Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman.
OTHER STORIES COAL STOCK AT THERMAL POWER PLANTS AT 25.6 MT
New Delhi (PTI): The closing stock of coal at domestic thermal power plants as on October 31 was 25.6 million tonnes (MT), the govt said on Tuesday. The supply of coal to the power sector is regularly being supervised by the coal ministry in close coordination with the ministries of power and railways. The domestic coal supply to the power sector is 12% more than the same period of last year, which is the highest ever.
13 PRIVATE AGENCIES ACCREDITED FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION New Delhi (FIB): The Centre has given accreditation to 13 private agencies for engaging in mineral exploration. With this, there are now a total of 22 private agencies which are engaged in mineral exploration. With the amendment of Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) MMDR Act in 2021, private agencies can also participate in exploration for the mineral sector after getting duly accredited by QCI-NABET.
PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CHEMICALS EXCEPT PESTICIDES & INSECTICIDES UP 7.22%: DATA New Delhi (PTI): The production of major chemicals rose 7.22% to 32.56 lakh tonnes during the April-June period of this fiscal, as against 30.37 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, barring pesticides and insecticides, according to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers. Production of all major chemicals like Alkali chemicals, inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals has increased except pesticides, insecticides, and dyes and pigments in the said period, the ministry said in its monthly report.
INDIA SAW 6 PER CENT DECLINE IN HIRING IN OCTOBER: REPORTS
New Delhi (FIB): India saw a 6% drop in hiring activity (year-on-year) in October, amid changing patterns in the start-up ecosystem, funding winter and fears of an upcoming recession. However, with companies ramping up internal initiatives to facilitate growth and government interventions in promising sectors, hiring projections for the coming months are expected to pick up, according to Monster Employment Index.
INDIA NOW STRONG TRADE PARTNER OF RUSSIA: S&P GLOBAL
New Delhi (ANI): Amid significant bilateral trade volatility between Russia and nearly all other markets due to the war in Ukraine, India has emerged as a strong trade partner of Russia and is expected to remain so in 2023, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report released on Tuesday.“The trade value of total imports from Russia has increased in recent months, primarily due to rising oil, gas and coal prices.”
Balance means adjusting our priorities based on the need of the moment- personal v/s professional. —Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
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WHICH THAKUR WILL HOLD HIMACHAL'S REINS: JAIRAM OR ANURAG?
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years ago, when you used to study in school, did you ever thought that one day you would reach such heights? JP Nadda: No, I had never thought along these lines and I don’t usually think much about myself. Whatever responsibilities I would be given or the environment I would be in, I would shape myself accordingly. So, I had not thought of this, but circumstances became such that I entered the political field, where I had the chance to carry out several responsibilities and I make the effort to ensure that I give my best always. z I heard somewhere that your mother asked you not to join politics? Yes. See every mother is apprehensive and considers politics to be akin to risktaking and they are worried about the future of their child. My mother was inclined towards education and was extremely understanding so when I tried to convince her, she agreed. My father always listened to reason after which he would give go ahead on sound logic. So, I did a lot of things wherein, they completely supported me. Like for example, no father would give their child permission to swim across the Ganga, but he permitted me and said cross it if you can. So, I crossed Ganga six times in Patna. He used to look out for me using binoculars since Ganga’s swell is immense and the banks are far off. We had a group of about a dozen people where one person would always carry a tube with them so that in case of need, it can be used. If you do it properly, then it would take 45 minutes to reach the other bank, but at times, people get carried over by the strong current of the stream so at times, it even takes over an hour to reach the bank. z So seated in Delhi, don’t you miss Patna and Shimla? Definitely, old memories are refreshed, and when I get time, I meet old friends too. And when I visit Patna, I sometimes visit my college and school. My political life, public life, or student life began in Shimla. I learnt student activism here. I grasped it there (Patna), but it was here (Shimla) that I activated it and came up as an activist. I would want you to visit this University, where about 4,000-5,000 people live here like a family. Day scholars are less. There are a few shops there too like Panditji’s tea shop and Thakur Dhaba. So during my recent visit after several years, I met them also. Thakur Sahab has grown old now, but I spoke to him over phone and requested to come to Dhaba to which he agreed. z Elections are going to be held in Himachal and Amit Shah had said that Gujarat is Modiji’s ‘Janma-bhoomi,’ but Himachal has been his ‘Karma-bhoomi’. What’s your take on this? See, When Modiji became General Secretary and the
BJP CONTESTING UNDER JAIRAM... PARL BOARD DECIDES ON MATTERS, BUT WE ARE FORMING GOVT: NADDA
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with JP Nadda during The JC Show in Shimla.
first assignment that he took was of North-India and states like Haryana, Punjab, Himachal & J&K were under him and his ‘Centre’ was Chandigarh. And Modiji has been habitual of working systematically since the beginning so he started making rounds, had set up the organisation and in a short period, he gave voice to BJP in this region and made it a powerful party. z That means you must have had regular interaction with Modiji at that time? Yes, I was the LoP then. When I was the National President of Yuva Morcha, I used to stay in Delhi and he used to work as National General Secretary. He had an immense interest in youth and used to guide the activities of Yuva Morcha. So, it was then that the contact grew and I got to work with him. But soon after I came back here (Himachal) and contested the polls and became the LoP, it was then that he came to Himachal as State in- charge and so this is how I got a chance to work with him. z Once a government had also fallen and then you formed government... Yes, under his leadership, we formed government in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. z Recently PM Modi came to Bilaspur, you were also there and a huge crowd has assembled for the rally. Does it mean even today he has huge popularity amongst the masses? Yes, apart from popularity, there is a special bond and people from Himachal consider him their own, because he has toured so much on the grassroots
level and established connections with households. People know him here like their own and there would be individuals saying Modiji sat here and spoke to people or that he ate food at this house or that Modiji chaired a ‘Baithak’ here and so many people attended that meeting. When we come to Shimla everyone says that Modiji used to sit in this coffee house and used to gauge the political atmosphere talking with journalists here and interacting with them. So, the journos from that time know him and Modiji too knows them. And what then happens is that people hear from others and there are several of his pictures from Mall Road area and the people who accompanied him in those pics also say that they spent time with Modiji. Recently, I chaired a meeting and a party worker asked me if I remembered the ‘Baithak’ that Modiji chaired and I said I do remember. z So the election is being contested on PM Modi’s face? Modiji is the biggest personality in not just the party but the entire nation, and he has also established himself across the world and it is our good fortune that he is a soldier of BJP. So, if any elections are to happen, it is obvious that he too would be a part of it. And even you know that the amount of interest he takes in administrating and running the government, he takes a similar interest in the organisation as well. He also makes all effort to take the organisational work forward. And hence, when elections occur, he carried out the work required of him in the best manner possible and as a result, the party gets strengthened.
BJP’s National President JP Nadda talks to Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO and Editor-inChief, Bharat24-Vision of New India and First India; CMD, First India News about the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, how PM Narendra Modi has not transformed his image but brought out one facet of his personality through spiritual visits and how Nadda used to swim across Ganga as a teenager, with his father encouraging him to do so. Excerpts... (Part-1)
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra during The JC Show.
z There was a time when he was addressed as ‘Pracharak Se PM’ and now we have seen a different spiritual side of him and now people say that he has transformed from ‘PM to AdhyatmGuru.’ This is a new side of his that has come fore, which has become extremely popular. What do you think about this? Well, he has been spiritually inclined since the very beginning. Although, he does not talk much about his spiritual journey, but a little that we have come across, we know how he left home and right from Kedarnath to many other spiritual centres that he visited and came in contact with several spiritual gurus and masters. And then some Guruji told him that he should not go towards ‘Sanyas’ but should work for the society and that would be your ‘Tapasya.’ So after this, he came back and became a ‘Pracharak,’ where he worked and was handed the political life and quickly took the work forward. So, spirituality is deeply ingrained in him. Now, that today he is working as Prime Minister, what we call as cultural nationalism, he also tries to put this aspect before everyone in a proper manner. Over some time, what happened in our country was that the definition of secularism was attributed to the gover nment not saving or s a f e guarding the nation’s inherent culture. But it is not so. It is the government’s job to save the culture and to carry it forward. So, to enhance the facilities of spiritual and religious centres since lakhs of people visit
these places, Modiji has an immense interest in this. So, perhaps people may have seen a ‘Dharma-Guru’ in him, but in reality, he has worked as a ‘Tapasvi’, even though he is in politics. z Amit Shah also came and conducted rallies. How was the response? The response has been great. It has been akin to an electrifying effect. z How do you rate Jairam Thakur as a Chief Minister? Jairam Thakur ji is a silent and down-to-earth worker, and he is an incrementor. He is also successful in implementing ideas and policies. There is no two ways about it and everyone accepts that Himachal Pradesh can not work without the Centre’s blessings. And there is more than enough blessings of Modiji, and to bring that down on the ground, in letter and spirit, Jairam Thakur has played a huge role. Take the vaccination drive for example. Over 2,00 crore doses were administered across the nation, but first in administering the first and second doses as well has been Himachal. So, that was implemented by Jairam Thakur. And I believe that there is a massive difference between implementing this in say Delhi or any state in the plains and doing so in the hills. Just imagine the regions like Lahaul-Spiti, Malana, Chota Bangal and such places, where you may feel like you are in a different world and taking the vaccine to the people in these regions, and ensuring that the optimum temperature required for the vaccines is also maintained, Jairam Thakur has made Himachal ‘NumeroUno’ in this work. So, this is his silent-worker’ image. And the people of Himachal praise a leader, who works silently, does not indulge in vengeance politics and works for the people. z There is another young and upcoming leader in BJP- Anurag Thakur... Anurag Thakur is a young and energetic leader. He has been given an important responsibility and he is fulfilling that as I&B Minister and even in the election too. And handling the I&B Ministry, is a fulltime work since news never stops, so he too has to work round the clock along with that he is the Sports Minister too and that activity also he is handling. So, he has been given this responsibility at a young age and this has become possible only because of Modiji’s leadership. z So Jairam Thakur and Anurag Thakur, which Thakur would be given the reins? See we are contesting the election under Jairam Thakur’s leadership and the final call is taken by the Parliamentary Board. But yes, we are going ahead in the state keeping Jairam Thakur as the leader. TO BE CONTINUED...
During the show #JCwithJPNadda trended top All-India on Twitter
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The pure expressions of human emotions, creative skills and imaginations in a visual form such as paintings or sculpture, producing works to be relished for their beauty or emotional power is called Art. City First brings to some flabbergasting works of art!
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PERCEPTION OF TRUTH UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
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y favourite artist once said, “I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” And now I think that designers these days must have taken inspiration and have started carving his golden words on their canvases. It is believed that fashion is a form of body art and a
component of visual culture. Due to this, numerous well-known fashion designers from over the world have created stunning collections that are inspired by art trends. History has seen a strong relationship between fashion and art. For their collections, several fashion designers have taken inspiration from art movements, allowing us to view fashion as a kind of art. The art mostly helps us convey our thoughts and visions. Here are a few pieces of wearable art created by 20th-century fashion visionaries as an elegant monument to the history of art.
MADELEINE VIONNET:
The talented artist Madame Vionnet commonly known as ‘The architect of dressmakers’ was bedaz-
zled by the art and culture of the Greek and Roman civilizations and inspired by ancient goddesses and statues. Based on these artworks, she shaped her style aesthetic and combined elements of Greek sculpture and architecture to give a new dimension to the female body. With her master skill of draping and bias-cutting dresses, she revolutionized modern fashion.
VALENTINO AND HIERONYMUS BOSCH
Pierpaolo Piccioli is the main designer of Valentino. He wanted to connect the late ’70s punk culture with humanism and medieval art, so he went back to his roots and the Renaissance, finding inspiration in Hieronymus Bosch’s painting The Garden of Earthly Delights.
His entire collection is interpreted as an allegory for sin.
DOLCE & GABBANA AND THE BAROQUE OF PETER PAUL RUBENS
Peter Paul Rubens besmeared women masterfully, ‘with love, scholarship and diligence.’ His art mostly talks about Venus and sexual desires, and his concept of ‘colours are more important than lines,” influenced several fashion designers including Dolce & Gabbana. The Baroque style deviated from the spirit of the Renaissance abandoned peacefulness and smoothness and pursued instead elegance, excitement, and movement.
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NEP-2020: DRAFT NATIONAL CREDIT FRAMEWORK
CREDITISATION OF LEARNING WILL PROVE TO BE A
Dean, Jaipur School of Economics And Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences JECRC UNIVERSITY
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cademic institutions viz…. UGC, AICTE/ N C V E T , NIOS, NCERT, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Skill Development have jointly prepared a draft ‘National Credit Framework’. It will prove to be a game changer as the framework is holistic, integrative, flexible, realistic and comprehensive. The framework claims creditisation of all learnings, assignments, accumulation, storage, transfer and redemption of credit will mandatorily subject to assessment. Credit for Academics accompanied by vocational and experiential learning has been for the first time has been quantified in an integrative manner. This will include classes, laboratory work, sports and games, yoga, physical activities, performing art, social work, field sits, NCC, training and skills, on-the-job training internship, apprenticeship etc.
SALIENT FEATURES
The framework will also take care of the equivalence between vocational and general education. Besides, it enables mobility and storage of credits through ‘The Academic Bank of Credit’. In addition, it determines pathways for multiple entry and exit opportunities for students.
it would be very difficult to implement. Especially educational institutions having an infrastructural gap and delivering specialized professional courses only will find it difficult to implement. Implementing the idea of the Academic Bank of credits (ABC) a digital storehouse that contains the information of all the credits earned by the students which enable the students to study across the HEI has
BENEFITS OF CREDIT FRAMEWORK
Integration of academic, vocational and experiential learning. Vertical and horizontal mobility of students. Removal of the need for equivalence certification Provision of credit transfer. Encourage the exchange of international students. Faculty with foreign universities. Formal education and learning ecosystem. Learning through family inheritance- informal knowledge skills. Removal of hard separation between general and vocational education. Enables special assessment criteria for Divyang students. There is the provision of National learning hours in which a student will be required 1200 hours per year to earn 40 credits. Learning 1200 hours per year will thus man-
CHALLENGES AHEAD
Implementing National Credit Framework may prove to be a game changer in education and there will be a paradigm shift. The shift is towards outcomebased learning, achieving learning objectives, course objectives, and programme objectives have to be achieved which will be based on the quantum of learning on the one hand (1200 National Learning Hours rigorous continuous per year to earn 40 credits) and mandatory assessment of the quantum of learning or credit earned for the academic profession.
IT HAS BEEN LAUDED THAT THERE WILL BE CREDITISATION FOR WHAT MATTERS.
Blurring the boundaries between academics and vocational skills steam is a welcome measure but
many pros and cons before it gets implemented. If a student studies in the first year in one HEI and breaks his studies after the break. He wants to join another HEI in the second year his/her f credit earned the first year will be stored in ABC. It may prove to be difficult for the student to cope as courses offered in another HEI (Higher Education Institution) may be different. It will affect the organized and systematic structure of learning among HEI. Framework applauds about creditisation of what matters viz… critical thinking, problemsolving, holistic development and citizenship values. It affirms the generalization of education in the name of holistic education but to achieve specific customized skills.
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Sometimes we need to focus on specialized learning rather than generalized learning. There are challenges to assessment and evaluation in this framework. HEIs would need to evolve new vibrant and creative methods of assessment and evaluation of integrated kinds of learning as learning 1200 National learning hours will need a variety of assessment criteria. Academics, vocational and experiential learning can not be assessed with uniform measures. It has been said that specialised assessment measures will be used for Divyang students but it has not been clear whether assessment measures for them will be less cumbersome for them as compared o normal students. However, this is a special feature which showed us welcomes as it has been at least thought off for the first time in a policy document. The framework gives more focus on those courses having the highest future linkages. The country needs to identify and create these courses which are futurelinked and hence can employ youth in large numbers. Framework expects to create employable, productive, inventive and responsible global citizens. Finally, it has been said that this framework shall act as a broad enabling framework rather than a regulation. It is believed that NCRF will enable the transformation of India by providing HEIs with a greater opportunity to integrate effective skills to reap the benefits of youth dividends and future skills linkages.
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You will enjoy good health by remaining regular in your workouts. It will be in your interest to guide a family youngster on the academic front. Scrumptious food is what you are craving for today. You may start a side business to earn extra money. You are not a jealous kind and you feel happy for others.
Your spouse is someone who can do anything for your happiness. You are happy spending whole day at home. Tensions on the family front are likely to get sorted out. Help your mothers at home today. You are opportunist and this will make you successful one day.
You must create an environment of understanding at home. Your regular exercise routine promises to keep you fit and energetic. You will succeed in any sort of examination if you put your heart and soul to it. You need a break from day to tensions and the way to cope up with stress is to meditate.
Pending paperwork concerning a property will be completed. Your spouse may make you spend more than you expected. Admit your faults in relationship. Fantastic day for investing money in stock market as you can make fortune. You miss your parents a lot and fear to loose them.
Don’t make friends for money and status rather make friends who will stick with you forever. You care about you lover but somehow hesitate in expressing that care. On social front, you may have to spend some extra money in buying gifts for someone for some specific occasion.
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Fortunes are set to rise for those in trade and business. You love to live close to your family. You are a child at heart and never let this child die. You have a big heart and you always help someone if you can. Expected payments are likely to get released soon. Health will be satisfactory.
Family will be supportive of your ideas, but only to an extent. You give tough competition to people. Many people get inspired by you. You will get special treatment from your dear ones. Good health is assured through own efforts. Meet people you get along with well.
You are very fortunate to have a great friend circle. Whatever you have in mind, you will manage to implement it at work. You are likely to feel much healthy and energetic today. Visit a doctor if you have any doubts about your health. You want to have your own house and you will work hard for it.
You make sure to make things work your way. You are most wanted by your friends. You can have romantic affair in office and a serious one. You will invest money in clothes and accessories today. You are a God fearing person. Never demotivate someone even if someone is not capable enough.
This is the best time try something new with life give yourself a new purpose. You will feel amorous towards your wife. Work on your limitations, there can be no better time than this. You have more opposite sex friends than the same and you may be judged sometimes but don’t care.
Some family issues may need urgent resolution, so don’t neglect them. Some of you are likely to enjoy an excursion with friends.You will feel financially comfortable. Your personality will attract many eligible bachelors. Spend time talking with likeminded people as it will feel good.
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PROFESSOR N.D. MATHUR
datorily be subject to rigorous assessment for academic provision. Assessment bend 1to 8 for vocational education, 4 for school education, 4.5 to 6 for under graduation, 6 to 7 for post-graduation and 8 for PhD have been determined by the framework. The proposed credit system will take into account the learning hours put in by a learner irrespective of stream of education (General or Vocational)
LIBRA
MAR 21 - APR 20
Today is a favourable day for business. Listening to someone’s advice on the professional front will be in your interest. You are very generous by nature and also you are the backbone of your family. Be careful of the words. Your lover may finally say yes to get married to you.
GAME CHANGER
The framework offers not only freedom to choose learning trajectories by students and career choices but also incorporates midway correction and modification mechanisms as per students’ talent and interest. Extensive use of technology and innovative access and opportunities for DIVYANGS are special features of this framework. In this framework exams will no more be yearend appraise of the act of god but the continuous and multi-pronged realtime assessment of learning measured in terms of internalized capabilities are additional salient features of the framework. The obsession that grades are equal to learning will go now.
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anhvi Kapoor is currently basking in the success of her recently released film Mili which is a survival story and it also stars Sunny Kaushal and Manoj Pahwa in pivotal roles. Recently, Janhvi opened up about the cultural shift in Bollywood which is inspiring filmmakers to focus on stories and not stars. During the interview, Janhvi Kapoor was asked to share her thoughts on what she thinks about the claim that everyone is a star in this age of Instagram. Janhvi added, “I remember papa telling me stories about how Rajesh Khanna’s car would drive away and women would take the sand and put it in their maang. I don’t think they would do that for anyone today.” Janhvi emphasised that this isn’t a bad thing.
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PC SPILLS BEANS ON JEE LE ZARAA
ALL-BLACK LOOK
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areena Kapoor Khan has always been on top of her game ever since she made her acting debut. When it comes to her fashion game, she has always been considered an icon. In many of her interviews, Kareena Kapoor Khan made it clear that she never believed in following trends in both her career and fashion choices. The Laal Singh Chadda actress took to her official Instagram story and shared two mirror selfies. “Must pose and... Pout before stepping out,” Kareena Kapoor Khan captioned her Instagram stories. Later, Kareena also shared a couple of fun pictures on her page, in which she is seen having a great time near a fireplace, with a cup of coffee in her hand. “The fireplace season. My favourite time of the year is here...,” wrote the actress in her post.
Kriti Sanon in Ranbir Mukherjee’s saree...
GRACEFULLY DRAPED!
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riti Sanon recently stepped out with co-star Varun Dhawan for the promotions of her upcoming Bollywood film Bhediya. The actress was spotted all decked up in a colorful Ranbir Mukherjee saree. Kriti paired her vibrant saree with a stylish off-shoulder blouse that definitely made the saree a sartorial ensemble. With the upcoming wedding season, Kriti’s saree look is perfect to add an oomph factor to any basic saree look. While promoting her movie Bhediya with Dhawan, Sanon opted for a white saree with the brightest prints. The gorgeous flowy saree showcased an allover abstract print that featured bright colors like pink, yellow, brown and orange. However, the best part of the saree has to be the risqué striped blouse.
Alia, Priyanka and Katrina
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ans have been anxiously awaiting news about ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ ever since Farhan Akhtar announced in 2019 that. Recently, Priyanka revealed in an interview that she had already phoned Alia and Katrina because she wanted to make a Hindi film about the “terms of women.” The film is written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti.
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MRUNAL’S FOCUS TURNS SOUTH
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runal Thakur now feels more confident about broadening her horizons in the regional cinema business due to the positive reception to her Telugu debut Sita Ramam. Despite shifting her attention to the South, the actor has no intention of neglecting Bollywood. “As an actor, you need to be language and platform agnostic. You cannot park yourself in a segment or section. That’s when your growth is stagnant. I will continue to be part of Hindi films as much as I will also seek and hope to work in films in the south,” Thakur added, “I have made my Telugu debut and there’s so much more to be offered and explored. I want to even work in other languages, someday even helm a strong Marathi film too”.
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Shanaya visits Golden Temple
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hanaya Kapoor visited Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, also referred to as the Golden Temple. On the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti on Tuesday, she posted photos on Instagram of her offering prayers at Golden Temple. She went along with her maternal grandmother, Namita Sandhu, and
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was dressed in a white salwar suit. She covered her head with a dupatta as all devotees at the temple usually do. In one of the pictures, she offered prayers under a clear sky. In another picture, she posed with minimal makeup as she
stood with her grandmother with Golden Temple in the background. On the day of Kartik Poornima, which is the 15th lunar day in the Hindu calendar month of Kartik, Guru Nanak Gurpurab’s festival is observed.
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BENGALURU COURT ORDERS
BLOCKING CONGRESS' TWITTER ASHISH TIWARI
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commercial court in Bengaluru on Monday directed Twitter to temporarily block Twitter handles of the Indian National Congress (INC) and its mass movement, Bharat Jodo Yatra in a copyright infringement suit initiated by MRT Music (plaintiff) alleging that the handles illegally used sound records of film KGF-Chap-
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ter 2 [MRT Music vs Indian National Congress and Ors. The court ruled that prima facie materials established that if the alleged illegal use of sound records was encouraged, the plaintiff would suffer an irreparable injury and the same would also lead to encouraging piracy at large. "Plaintiff has specifically produced a CD showing the side-by-side file i.e., the original version of his copyrighted work with that of the illegally synchronized version. These prima facie materials available before this court at this stage establish that if the same is encouraged plaintiff who is in the
DABANGG 4
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said the film is in the pipeline and the time gap between 3rd and 4th parts won't be as long as the 2nd and 3rd parts. The actor who turned director and producer with the franchise added that once he and Salman are done with other work, they are both going to lock themselves in a room and work on the script. As the project is special for them, they cannot take an individual decision on it, he stated.
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ooking forward to her upcoming film Yashoda, Samantha unveils her action adventures backed by a power-packed and intriguing concept and story. Playing a surrogate mother unravelling the secrets of the corrupt medical world, Samantha put up a promising stint with the teaser and trailer of Yashoda. With Yashoda, Samantha is collaborating with Yannick Ben for the second time, after their first association for 'The Family Man', recently the stunt choreog-
Arbaaz Khan
KARTIK AARYAN Nishant talks about LUV RANJAN his latest music video & TO REUNITE
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opular actor Nishant Malkhani is currently in news for his latest music video titled Thodi Thodi Saans. The song, which also features Kashika Kapoor, has been sung by Yasser Desai and composed by Meet Bros. The song has crossed 2 million views and the handsome actor is very excited about it. He said, "Any song which touches the audience’s heart is a bonus for us. We shot this song in Chandigarh. The weather was excellent and it was a pleasure to shoot there. The output was a great combination of hard work and dedication. The song was direct-
ed by a talented team called Bideowale Frame Singh from Chandigarh. I am so happy with the final output and really don’t have any complaints. Meet Bros have done a great job with the composition. And Yasser is one of my favourite singers. This song is an ideal romantic number.” Is it tough to create romance in a very short span? “Not really. It’s been more than a decade now and by this time I am aware of my skills. It is not tough to create romance, a good song, a perfect production helps you to push your bar. I have polished my skills over the years. Romance comes very naturally to me.”
gally using their music and infringing their rights, it was necessary to appoint a Commissioner to inspect and conduct an electronic audit and to preserve the infringing material on INC's Twitter account and Bharat Jodo Yatra's Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook accounts. The Court agreed with the same and stated that the object of granting the injunction would stand defeated if a commissioner was not appointed. It, therefore, appointed an administrator of its computer section as a local commissioner to visit the defendants' accounts, conduct an electronic audit and preserve infringing materi-
als available to prepare an inventory of the same. "This court is convinced that the object of granting an injunction would be defeated by delay if the commissioner is not appointed to make the local inspection. Accordingly, Sri. S.N. Venkateshmurthy, District System Administrator of Computer Section, Commercial Court, Bengaluru is appointed as Local Commissioner to visit the defendants 1 to 3 websites, conduct an electronic audit and preserve the infringing materials available in the above social media and prepare an inventory of the same and store the same in this court’s system and separate CD," the order stated.
Samantha on her action adventures
Arbaaz confirms rbaaz Khan and Salman Khan are currently busy with their respective schedules. Among this, fans are curious as to when the duo will bring out the iconic Chulbul Pandey and make Dabangg 4. During a recent interview, Arbaaz expressed that the series is extremely close to both of their hearts, hence, they will begin working on it once they finish their work. Arbaaz
business of acquiring cinematography films, songs, music albums etc., will be put to irreparable injury and further same leads to encouraging piracy at large," the Court stated. In view of the above, the Court, via an order of ex-parte injunction, restrained the defendants from unauthorizedly and illegally using the copyrighted work owned by the plaintiff till the next date of hearing. It also directed Twitter to take down three links from its platform and further ordered it to block the Twitter handles of INC and Bharat Jodo Yatra. Counsel for MRT contended that since the respondents were ille-
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artik Aaryan has become one of the most sought-after actors in Bollywood today. The actor is still basking in the success of his last film, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’. Producer Abhishek Pathak confirms that the talks are on for the third part of Pyaar Ka Punchnama. Says, "There is an idea for it." He added that it is a film with which they all started their journey together and there is an idea that could
translate into ‘Pyaar ka Punchnama 3’. Luv Ranjan, who is currently busy shooting for Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's untitled starrer, will be delving into that post-the release of the film in March. Meanwhile, on the work front, Kartik has some very interesting films in his pipeline, which include, ‘Aashiqui 3’, ‘Captain India’, ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha and Kabir Khan’s next.
Nishant Malkhani Kartik Aaryan
rapher heaped praises on the leading lady for her dedication and devotion. Samantha says, "The most challenging part of shooting for Yashoda was the action sequences. I enjoy doing action even though I never imagined I was meant to do action, but it is quite surprising and the love for the genre has been a revelation for me. Although it is gruesome, it offers a great adrenaline rush and there's a great sense of accomplishment to perform the stunts. I think the action has turned out to be pretty cool and something to look forward to in Yashoda."
Still from the movie... Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Akshay revives old classics
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kshay Kumar has teamed up with Firoz Nadiadwala to revive some of his classic hits, Hera Pheri, Welcome and Awaara Pagal Deewana. A source close to the development revealed, “ 3 of his many loved characters are Raju from Hera Pheri, Guru Gulab Khatri from Awara Pagal Deewana, and Rajiv from Welcome. In 2023, he will be revisiting these characters one after the other with Hera Pheri 3, Awara Pagal Deewana 2, and Welcome 3.” “Akshay and Firoz have had multiple meetings over the last month, to get everything in place for these projects. The idea is to revive the three franchises and bring back the Hindi cinema audience in a big way. The three films fit the bill of post-Covid content, to create genuine excitement in the audience. The talks are on with 3 top directors (we will bring more on this soon), and we expect an official announcement on one of the three projects in the next few months,” the source added. Akshay Kumar