First India-Delhi Edition-16th October 2022

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Crucial

Another targeted killing

Kashmiri Pandit shot dead by terrorists in J&K’s Shopian

Police said area has been cordoned off and a hunt has been launched to nab assailants

Moni Sharma

IT IS PERSONAL: VIJAY RESIGNS AS SECURITY ADVISOR OF MHA

New Delhi: Decorated police officer K Vijay Kumar, who was credited for eliminating forest brigand Veerappan, has resigned as the senior security advisor in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Kumar, who put in his papers sometimes ago due to personal reasons, vacated his accommodation in Delhi and relocated to Chennai.

MOHAMMED KHAN’S FB ACCOUNT HACKED

New Delhi: Kerala Guv Arif Mohammed Khan’s Facebook account was hacked on Saturday. “The matter has been reported and efforts are on to restore page,” Khan said. There are 3 posts that show constructionrelated videos, along with descriptions in Arabic.

SC STAYS RELEASE OF

PROF GN SAIBABA, 5 OTHERS FROM JAIL

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Saturday stayed release of ex-DU professor and others from jail while suspending the Bombay High Court judgment discharging GN Saibaba in a UAPA case accusing him of Maoist links. SC said that trial court had convicted him after a detailed appreciation of the merits of the case.

IIT ASPIRANT FROM WEST BENGAL KILLS SELF IN KOTA

Kota: A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of a residential building in Kota on Friday. Police informed the victim, Swarna (16), a native of West Bengal, committed suicide as he was under stress due to studies.

Srinagar: In another terror attack on a mi nority in Jammu and Kashmir, a Kashmiri Pandit was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian on Saturday. The Kashmiri Pandit received bullet injuries initially in the terror attack in South Kashmir's Shopian dis trict. The victim was rushed to the district hospital in Shopian.

The victim has been identified as Puran Kris han Bhat. He was target ed outside his residence on Saturday morning. Kashmir Zone Police, in its statement, said that the area is cordoned off and search is in progress.

“Terrorists fired upon a civilian (minor ity) Shri Puran Krishan Bhat while he was on way to orchard in Chowdari Gund of Shopian. He was imme diately shifted to hospi tal for treatment where he succumbed. Area cordoned off. Search in progress,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.

IED SPOTTED IN J&K’S BANDIPORA REGION

Bandipora: Vehicular move ment on the BandiporaSopore road between Badyara and Kanbathi villages in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandi pora district has been halted after security forces detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), officials said.

5 DRUG PEDDLERS

BOOKED UNDER PSA

Five drug peddlers were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bud gam, police said on Saturday. 5 notorious drug peddlers were booked after obtaining formal detention orders from authority, police said.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s admin istration on Saturday terminated 5 govern ment employees for their links with various terrorist outfits. One of the 5, Tanveer Saleem Dar was known as the most important terrorist commander and logistics provider of Lashkar-eToiba in Srinagar city.

Attack on Puran Krishan Bhat by terrorists in Shopian is a dastardly act of cowardice. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family. I assure the people that the perpetrators and those aiding and abetting terrorists will be severely punished.

—Manoj Sinha, Lt Governor of J&K

POOREST OF POOR SHOULD UNDERSTAND...

New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Naren dra Modi on Saturday said laws should be writ ten in simple and re gional languages so that even the poorest of poor can understand them.

Addressing the inau gural session of All In dia Conference of Law Ministers and Secretar ies here via video con ferencing, PM Modi said, “It is important for us to break the shackles of colonialism by removing regressing colonial laws.”

“The legal language should not become a barrier for any citizen. Academic system will

‘Pak is dangerous nation in world’

Washington: US President Joe Biden at a DCCC Recep tion in LA described Pakistan as “one of the most dangerous nations” in the world which holds “nuclear weapons with out any cohesion.” When has Pak shown aggression, said Imran on Biden’s remark.

also have to be made for the youth in the mother tongue. Law-related courses should be in the mother tongue,” the Prime Minister empha sised.

PM Modi pointed out that Lok Adalats have also been established in the country as a means of speedy justice.

CCP’s term to end on Oct 22, Xi may retain

Beijing: Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Congress will end on October 22. The media briefing comes a day ahead of over 2,000 delegates coming in for a closed-door conclave where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure a historic 3rd term in power.

Ram temple or Art 370, Modi govt made impossible possible: Shah

Article 370, they re main mum as its provi sion was made by Jawa harlal Nehru,” he said.

Shimla (PTI): Refer ring to the abrogation of Article 370 and the con struction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Narendra Modi gov ernment made possible what had previously seemed impossible.

Shah was addressing an election rally of the ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur dis

trict ahead of the No vember 12 assembly polls. He said the Modi government abrogated Article 370 of the Con

stitution, which accord ed special status to Jam mu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2019.

“Did you ever think

that Article 370 would be abrogated,” he asked the gathering. “If you talk to Congress lead ers and workers about

On the construction of Ram temple, Shah said, “Congress used to taunt us and say ‘Mandir vahi banayenge, tithi nahi batayenge’.”

Prime Minister Modi started the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, he said.

“Be it construction of Ram Mandir or abroga tion of Article 370, the Modi government made possible what had ear lier seemed impossi ble,” Shah said.

Union Home Minister addresses election rally in Himachal Pradesh Amit Shah greets supporters during the ‘Hati Aabhar Rally’ at Sataun village, Shillai, in Sirmaur on Saturday.

—PHOTO BY ANI

MBBS COURSE

Bhopal (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah & Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch the MBBS Hindi course book at Lal Parade ground in Bhopal on Sunday. MP is the first state to start MBBS course in the Hindi language. Initially, three subjects have been selected: Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry. A team of 97 experts has been working on translating the course books for the last 232 days at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal.

PM Narendra Modi bats for laws to be written in simple, regional languages

Preparations underway ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit, at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal on Saturday.

—PHOTO

ANI

Volunteers from Korea show their Taekwondo skills at the opening ceremony of "Rang De Korea" festival organised to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI), at DLF Avenue Saket, in New Delhi on Saturday.

—PHOTO BY ANI

5 J&K GOVT STAFFS TERMINATED FOR TERROR LINKS

Security forces cordon off the area after militants shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat outside his residence, in the Shopian District of South Kashmir, on Saturday. PHOTOS BY ANI

Terrorists shot him from back near his residence. The victim is self employed and is survived by two children – a boy and a girl. —An eye witness

KERALA GOVERNOR

AFWWA sets Guinness record for knitted caps

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Nearly 3,000 AFWWA members from across the country knitted 41,541 woollen caps in 3 months

New Delhi (PTI): Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) on Saturday created a Guinness World Re cord by displaying 41,541 knitted woollen caps here.

Nearly 3,000 women, all AFWWA members from all over the coun try, knitted more than 40,000 woollen caps over a period of nearly three months starting July 15 as part of the association's 'Knitta thon' drive. The event was organised at the

Indian Air Force (IAF) Auditorium here.

"The record is amaz ing and it is for the dis play of the highest number of knitted woolen caps. This is a first-of-its kind catego ry," Rishi Nath, an ad judicator at Guinness World Record told PTI.

The colourful caps made of Vardhaman wool were put on dis play in the verdant lawns of the auditori um campus. The caps will be distributed to needy people ahead of

India stands for open maritime borders in Indo-Pacific: Rajnath

New Delhi (ANI): Em phasising sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth while preserving the ecosystem's health, De fence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India stands for open and rule-based mari time borders in IndoPacific.

Singh reaffirmed In dia's resolve for open, free and rule-based maritime borders in the Indo-Pacific region. Ad dressing at the 18th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meet ing (HACGAM) here, Singh asserted that In dia, throughout history, has been a peace-loving society which has never invaded a foreign land and has always respect

ed universal human values and territorial integrity of other coun tries, while treating them as equal partners.

He stressed that oce

anic space should be respected as a global common for the benefit of all humanity in an environmentally sus tainable way.

Mother Dairy, Amul raise milk prices

New Delhi: Amul has increased prices of full cream milk by Rs 2 per litre while Mother Dairy’s full cream milk and cow milk will also be dearer by the same amount.

Amul Gold prices have been increased from Rs 61 to Rs 63 per litre while the 500 ml pack will cost Rs 32 against Rs 31 earlier. Buffalo milk prices will now be Rs 65 a litre.

Mother Dairy’s fullcream milk price has been revised to Rs 63 per litre while cow milk rate has been hiked to Rs 55 per litre from Rs 53.

Garbage pile-up as sanitation workers' strike enters Day 2

New Delhi (PTI): Gar bage piled up in locali ties and was seen strewn on roads in different parts of Delhi on the second day of the indefi nite strike by sanitation workers of the Munici pal Corporation of Del hi on Saturday.

Thousands of sanita tion employees went on an indefinite strike on Friday demanding regu larisation of their job, and payment of pending salaries and bonuses ahead of Diwali.

While garbage was not lifted from localities, the agitating workers also dumped waste on streets outside Old Del hi station, Laxmi Nagar, Geeta Colony, Model Town, Timarpur, Dary aganj, Sadar Bazar, Nar ela and Rohini.

Representatives of MCD Safai Karmachari Union said sanitation workers did not lift gar bage or sweep streets. They said the strike will continue and will be in tensified from next week if demands are not met.

According to MCD Sa fai Karmachari Union,

there are more than 15,000 sanitation work ers awaiting regularisa tion of their job for more than 20 years.

The staffers have not got their Diwali bonus for last three years and their one-month salary is also pending, they claimed.

AIIMS’ ‘Swachhata Campaign’ to clean up hostels, cafes, toilets

First India Bureau

New Delhi (PTI): A 42-year-old man was ar rested for allegedly dup ing more than 30 people on the pretext of provid ing international airline tickets on 25 to 50 per cent discount rate, po lice said on Saturday.

Man held for duping 30 people on pretext of discounted flight tickets MAN CAUGHT IMPERSONATING IAF OFFICER

The accused has been identified as Ravinder Kumar, a resident of Jammu, they said.

One Sourabh Grover filed a complaint alleg ing that he is in business of airline tickets book ing. He got the mobile number of Kumar, who used to provide interna tional airline tickets with a hefty discount of 25 to 50 per cent, a senior police officer said.

He contacted Kumar who assured him to pro vide international air tickets at discounted prices. In order to win his faith, Kumar provid ed him a ticket at Rs 95,000 whereas the price on the website for the same was Rs 1,25,000, the officer said.

On this, the complain ant contacted him for 7 tickets of Port of Spain.

The price of the same was shown on the web site for Rs 12,25,000.

Ku mar offered him to pro vide the tickets at a price of Rs 9,75,000 and asked him to deposit the

New Delhi (ANI): A man impersonating an Indian Air Force officer was caught at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

According to Delhi Police, the man was posing as a Wing Commander of Indian Air Force at IGI Airport on Thursday. He was arrested and two uniforms were recovered from his possession. The man was produced in court on Friday and was sent to five days’ police remand.

money in multiple ac counts, the officer said.

Grover deposited the money in the accounts given by Kumar. On re ceipt of the money, he sent two dummy/hold tickets and assured him that he will provide all the confirmed tickets two days before the date of journey on March 5, police said.

New Delhi: In yet an other order to show he means business, the new Director of AIIMS, Dr M Srinivas, has listed activities to be imple mented over the next 10 days to ensure cleanli ness at the institute.

In his order titled 'Launch of Special Swachhata Campaign 2.0', Dr Srinivas has or dered that old office re cords and files be weed ed out, according to the manual of office proce dures, and administra

SELF DEFENCE?

BJP MLA’s relative shoots man dead

Ghaziabad (PTI): A man was shot dead here by a property dealer who is a close relative of a local BJP MLA, police said on Saturday.

Property dealer Yo gendra Mavi claimed the man along with half a dozen people had climbed the roof of his house in a robbery bid and he acted in self-de fence. According to po lice, Mavi is a close rela tive of Loni BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar.

A resident of MSD Colo

ny at Jawli, he shot dead the man on the roof of his house with his regis tered firearm on Friday, police said.

The suspect told police that he heard footsteps following which he rushed to the roof of his house and found half a

dozen men and he fired in self-defence.

SP (City) Nipun Agar wal said SSP Muniraj G along with forensic ex perts visited the spot.

The dead man is yet to be identified. The body has been sent for autopsy.

“No weapon or used cartridge was recovered from the suspect and it is not clear how the de ceased reached the ter race.We will reconstruct crime scene to verify the veracity of Mavi’s plaint Mavi,” the SP said.

tive in-charges, includ ing the chiefs of centres and heads of depart ments, monitor cleanli ness and sanitation in areas under their con trol, and also file report.

Delhi court orders trial of Sushil Kumar

New Delhi (ANI): A court here directed to commence trial against wrestler Sushil Kumar and 17 other accused af ter they pleaded not guilty of murder and other charges.

The accused could not be produced before the judge due to security reasons. Addl Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand conducted the hearing in court lockup where the charges were read over to the accused. The court has listed the trial from November 10.

the winter, AFWWA president Neeta Chaud hari said. Union Minis ter for Women and

Child Development Sm riti Irani was the chief guest at the event. Ear lier in the day, Defence

Minister Rajnath Sin gh visited the auditori um campus and con gratulated AFWWA.

AFWWA President Neeta Chaudhari shows the caps to Union ministers Rajnath Singh and (R) Smriti Irani at the event on Saturday.

PHOTOS BY ANI/PTI

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the 18th Heads of Asian Coast Guard agencies meeting in Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

lll Yogendra Mavi, a close relative of Loni MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar, claimed a robbery attempt at his house. Police have lodged an FIR of dacoity

Congress leader Sachin Pilot with SP President Akhilesh Yadav and others during a prayer meeting to offer tribute to Samajwadi Party founder late Mulayam Singh Yadav, at Saifai in Etawah district on Saturday.

—PHOTO BY PTI

Sanitation workers of MCD on war path.

Officials will share images of pre and post the drive on contentprovider@ aims.edu for hosting on AIIMS Swachhata Wall

... no nation may be allowed to appro priate the global common or exclude others from its fair use.

—Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister

Mavi is a relative of MLA Nand Kishore Gurjar.

The record is amazing and it is for display of highest number of knitted woolen caps. This is a first-of-its kind category. —Rishi Nath, Adjudicator, Guinness World Record

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BY TRIDIB RAMAN

ELECTION FOR THE POST OF CONGRESS PRESIDENT TURNED INTERESTING

I s Mallikarjun Kharge, considered the nominee of the Gandhi family, facing a tough competition from Shashi Tharoor? When Kharge reached Patna this Tuesday in connec tion with his election campaign, he was sur prised to see that de spite his campaigning, barely 200 delegates could gather to meet him, whereas 524 dele gates have been made in Bihar who will vote for the new president. The campaign for Kharge’s campaigning programme in Patna was going on for four

days and Pramod Ti wari was already there in Patna for Kharge a day earlier. Now the delegates are complain ing that the cards have not been issued to most of them by Bihar Con gress Committee, so how will they vote?

Many delegates do not even know whether they are included in the official list of delegates or not. But both Kharge and Tharoor have a de finitive list of them as delegates are getting calls from their offices for support.

Shashi Tharoor is becoming very popular amongst the young del egates as he is person ally calling every dele gate & seeking their support for him. See ing turn of events in Patna, Kharge immedi ately played the card of the Gandhi family, say ing that ‘just 18 hours he filed his nomination papers, he was or dered to contest the elec tions of

Congress president, be cause Rahul does not want any member of the Gandhi family to be at that post.’ That is, Kharge made it clear in a way that he had en tered the fray only af ter being asked by the Gandhi family.

POLITICAL HARMONY AT NETAJI’S FUNERAL

Shah. After attending that program, Yogi re turned and took part in Netaji’s funeral. Yogi also announced a threeday state mourning. Most of the ministers of Yogi government, in cluding the Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak were present. Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, who has a close relation ship with Akhilesh, was also present there, Jay ant Chaudhary had also come, but he did not get any special attention from Akhilesh.

saying Kamal Nath and Bhupesh Baghel would go to Netaji’s funeral. However, the tradition of issuing this letter was unique. Rebel BJP lead er Varun Gandhi, who had reached there with his mother Maneka Gandhi, drew the atten tion of media. Seeing Varun, Akhilesh hugged him. It was an emotional moment, but it also had hidden hints of farreaching politics.

WHEN WILL ELECTIONS BE HELD IN J&K?

tions to be held by No vember this year. Home Minister Amit Shah is also said to more or less have the same opinion. The atmosphere is in fa vor of BJP, so if elections are held in the coming few months, results may be in favour of BJP.

elections 2024, the script for the merger of JDU and RJD is being final ised. If sources are to be believed, then there has been a decisive round of talks between Lalu Ya dav and Nitish Kumar in this regard. Sources claim that after the merger of JDU and RJD, a new party will be formed whose national president will be Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Ya dav will take over the

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n the death of Mu layam Singh Yadav, one of the great men of socialism, leaders of various parties gath ered in Saifai to pay trib ute to him. Rajnath Sin gh and Amit Shah also came, but on the occa sion of JP’s birth anni versary, there was a pro gram of UP CM Yogi Adityanath to go to his village Sitab Diara to participate with Amit

Mulayam’s second son Prateek Yadav was involved in all rituals but a distance between him and Akhilesh was visible. Akhilesh’s wife Dimple Yadav had also kept a distance from Prateek’s wife Aparna Yadav, who has gone to the BJP camp. Earlier there was a buzz that Priyanka Gandhi would also come, but later the Congress is sued a letter

T here is a divided opinion in the BJP about when elections should be held in mir. Sources said that J&K Governor Manoj Sinha wants the

BJP can emerge as the number one party there. However, the opinion of the PMO is different. The PMO is in favor of holding elec tions next year along with Karnataka in the summer of 2023 so that, by then, the snow in the valley can also be cleared and the process of adding new voters in list can be completed. It should be noted that J&K has been under President’s rule since 2018 and assembly elec tions are to be held here for the first time after the abrogation of Arti cle 370 in August 2019.

ARE RJD AND JDU READY FOR MERGER? K eeping in view the perspective of LS

Think like a feminist: Justice Chandrachud to Law graduates

SC judge shares his experiences with law students at NLU convocation

New Delhi (PTI):

Pitching for a more in clusive and accessible legal profession, Su preme Court judge Jus tice DY Chandrachud on Saturday advised young law students to incorporate feminist thinking in the way they dealt with law.

Addressing the con vocation of the Nation al Law University (NLU) here, Justice Chandrachud said stu dents must strive to make the legal profes sion more inclusive and accessible.

"I would particularly advise you to incorpo rate feminist thinking in the way you deal with the law," he told the gathering.

Recounting his expe rience as a junior judge in the Bombay High Court, Justice Chan

drachud said he used to sit in a criminal ros ter with Justice Ranja na Desai (now retired) and heard diverse criminal appeals. "Initially, I viewed the matters where women were often sub jected to the worst of crimes and violations

from a straightjacketed perspective, but sitting with a colleague who had more diverse expo sure to realities of gen der gave me the neces sary feminist perspec tive," he said.

"Of course, I believe that all of us, including myself, have a lot to

learn in terms of how we perceive law and ap ply social experiences," Justice Chandrachud added.

He said women law yers might find it chal lenging to work in a male-dominated pro fession, which often fails to accommodate

You must strive to make the legal sys tem more inclusive and accessible when you become a part of it and this is one way to further the goal of justice.

their concerns and opinions, but the times were changing and technology had been a great enabler in liber ating young women in their access to the le gal profession.

"One of the great learnings of the pan demic is that when we went virtual in our hearings, the number of women lawyers who were appearing in the court dramatically in creased," he said.

Seema Mustafa re-elected prez of Editors’ Guild of India

New Delhi (PTI): 'The Citizen' editor Seema

Mustafa was on Satur day re-elected unop posed as president of the Editors' Guild of In dia. 'The Caravan' editor Anant Nath and Sakal Media Group chief edi tor Shriram Pawar were also elected unopposed as general secretary and treasurer of the guild at its AGM here.

The announcement was made by a threemember election com mittee comprising Raj deep Sardesai, Vijay Naik, and QW Naqvi.

'Hard News' editor San jay Kapoor and Nath were general secretary and treasurer for 2020-21.

post of CM of Bihar. The matter is stuck over the party’s symbol. Nitish wants the symbol of this new party to be JDU’s ‘arrow’ while Lalu is in favor of ‘lantern’. He says that his party RJD has a wide support base and vote share is also the highest and the people of Bihar also properly recognize the symbol of ‘Lantern’. Nitish seems to agree on this point, Because now he too has full desire to do politics of Delhi and he is ready to present himself as an alter native to Modi.

T here are strong in dications that Ra hul Gandhi will contest the 2024 election from Kanyakumari instead of Wayanad in Kerala. Congress knows that if Rahul contests from Kanyakumari, he will need DMK’s support because BJP’s perfor mance in Kanyaku mari has also been good. South India has always given a new lease of life to the Gandhi family. After losing the 1977 elec tion from Rae Bareli, Indira Gandhi won the 1978 by-election from Chikmagalur, Karnataka. Sonia Gandhi also won her first election in 1999 from Bellary Lok Sab ha seat in Karnataka. Rahul also turned to Wayanad in Kerala when he found the situ ation tough in Amethi. He lost Amethi but he got victory in Wayanad.

Delhi woman accuses 3 sons of ex-BSP MLC Haji Iqbal of gang-rape

Saharanpur (PTI): Four men, including three sons of former BSP MLC and mining mafia Haji Iqbal, were booked for gang rape here, a senior police of ficer said on Saturday.

Haji Iqbal is abscond ing while his sons are already in jail in differ ent cases, the officer said, adding that the fourth accused was ar rested on Saturday.

SP Dehat Suraj Rai said that a woman from Bhajanpura area of northeast Delhi had on Friday evening filed a complaint of gang rape against the three broth ers, and a fourth named Shahban.

In her complaint, the woman said that her sister-in-law had passed the intermedi ate examination in March this year and approached Haji Iqbal for admission in his Glocal University in

The woman said her sister-in-law had approached Haji Iqbal for admission in his Glocal University in March this year

Mirzapur Police Sta tion area. She said Shahban had assured her of arranging a fake degree for her sisterin-law, the SP said. When her sister-in-law came to Mirzapur, the four men gangraped her, she said.

First India Bureau

Moradabad: Wanted ‘mining mafia’ criminal, Zafar, whose pursuit led UP Police into an Uttra kand village where a lo cal BJP leader’s wife was killed and five UP policemen sustained gunshot injuries during a clash on Wednesday, was arrested from Mo radabad on Saturday af ter an encounter.

“Zafar was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh. He has been shot in the leg and is undergoing treat ment. During the en counter one constable also got injured,” said SP Moradabad (City) Akh

ilesh Bhadoria.

Uttarakhand Police on Thursday registered an FIR against the UP Po lice after a woman died and five UP policemen were injured during a clash with locals in Bharatpur village. The policemen from Mo radabad had come searching for Zafar.

Nilesh Anand Bharney, DIG, Kumaon Range,

Zafar was carrying a re ward of Rs 1 lakh. He escaped from Bharatpur village. He has been shot in the leg and is undergoing treatment.

Akhilesh Bhadoria, SP Moradabad (City)

said UP Police had come without informing any one. “They were not in uniform, and were not carrying ID cards. Raids are not conducted. They entered a house, fired, and a woman lost her life. This is wrong. A case of murder has been registered,” he said.

Learn from Khurana’s life, Nadda tells party leaders

New Delhi (PTI): The BJP has become the largest political party in the world because of its leaders like former Delhi chief minister Madan Lal Khurana who never wavered from their ideology and commitment towards people, party chief J P Nadda said on Saturday. Nadda asked party lead ers and workers to learn from Khurana's life, while delivering the first Madan Lal Khurana Memorial Lecture at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.

AISA students detained at DU during protest for Prof Saibaba

New Delhi (PTI): The All India Students' As sociation (AISA) on Saturday claimed po lice detained five stu dent activists during a 'peaceful' demonstra tion at the varsity's Arts faculty demand ing the release of for mer Delhi University professor GN Saibaba.

The students' group said the activists were taken to Burari police station. However, no immediate response was available from Del hi Police. The protest was organised hours after the Supreme

Court on Saturday sus pended a Bombay High Court order acquitting Saibaba and others in a Maoist-links case.

"Delhi Police brutal

ly detained students from Arts faculty. The police disrupted a peaceful protest for GN Saibaba," an activist said.

Justice DY Chandrachud and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the 9th Convocation of National Law University in New Delhi on Saturday.

—Justice Chandrachud

UP Police nabs wanted criminal, over which it clashed with locals in U’khand

Police personnel deployed at the Arts Faculty of the Delhi University in the view of AISA's public meeting to welcome former DU prof GN Saibaba, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

The injured Jaffar in hospital in Moradabad on Saturday.

JP Nadda felicitates Raj Khurana, wife of former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana, on Saturday.

—PHOTO BY ANI

Mallikarjun Kharge

Late Mulayam Singh

Manoj Sinha Rahul Gandhi

Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar

XI PREPARES TO EXTEND HIS REIGN AT 20th PARTY CONGRESS

IN-DEPTH

INDIA GETTING SELF-RELIANT IN DEFENCE SECTOR AT RAPID PACE

China today is the second most powerful country in the world. President Xi’s ambition is to make China to become numero uno. A powerful China has always been hegemonistic. SinoIndian bilateral relations are, since 2020, tense and strained. China is the only P5 country in the UN Security Council which is opposed to India becoming a permanent member of the Security Council

Today, the 20th Party Con gress of the Communist Party of China – CCP has begun in Beijing. It will cer tainly give President Xi Jin ping, an unprecedented third term as general secre tary of the Party and the Chairmanship of the all im portant Central Military Commission.

President Xi Jinping is 69 years old and in good health.

His Presidency will, with out doubt be renewed in March 2023 by the National People’s Congress. Mr Xi Jinping has earned the rep utation of being the most powerful leader since Mao Tse Tung- (1893-1976). I have not met President Xi, Mao I met and saw many times during 1956-58, when I was posted in Peking (not Bei jing)

Mao had a commanding presence and founded the Peoples Republic of China on 1st October 1949. From his photographs President Xi appears to lack Mao’s charisma. Mao inherited a poor, underdeveloped coun try. President Xi a rich and developing one.

According to one report “there is much less corrup tion now than when he took

DISAPPOINTING

ON

My dear Natwar, I have been meaning to write to you for some time but life has a habit of becoming confused and one is constantly involved in time-consuming activities that pay no dividends. At the end of the day, I am conscious of many wasted hours and yet I have not been unoccupied a single minute. This is the answer to your question as to why I wish to leave this post.

I like your ideas of attending the Security Council debate on Apartheid and will get in touch with the PM. Unfortunately, your letter arrived just after he had left. It seems natural that I should be associated with this debate but the thinking of the Government does not always coincide with mine.

The AICC is just over and I must say it was conducted in a more business like fashion than I had hoped. Speeches were good and to the point and the Prime Minister spoke on 2 occasions firmly and well. His main difficulty now is getting around as his left leg is weak and I doubt if it will get much better. But for this he has improved and one hopes that this progress will continue if he is careful to take sufficient rest.

The burning topic of the day in India is Shiekh Abdullah’s release and passions are deeply involved. So far, he has merely been letting off steam and I suppose this is natural after a decade’s incarceration. I wonder what tune he will play on his return from Pakistan. Except for the Swatantra Party- and even they are not unanimous on this point- the whole of India is united in pressing the Prime Minister not to give way on the matter of Kashmir’s accession. The new Prime Minister, Sadiq, had lunch with me today. He is a quiet little man, but firm and, I think, as well able to handle this intricate business as anyone else in Kashmir. One thing in his favour is that he does not talk.

I will write again as soon as there from Delhi.

[Vijay Lakshmi Pandit]

over as general secretary from President Hu Jintao. President Xi in 2021 appar ently said that China had achieved ‘Complete Victory’ in its attempt to eradicate poverty.

China today is the second most powerful country in the world. President Xi’s ambition is to make China to become numero uno. A powerful China has always

At one end of the spectrum are pre dictions about In dia becoming a global economic power by 2030 and at the other is the growing multitudes of hungry people. Proof of this is the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI). India has slipped from 101st place in 2021 to 107th rank in 2022 among 121 coun tries. More embarrassing is the finding that there are more hungry people in India than in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangla desh and Nepal. The saving grace is that it is better placed than Afghanistan.

The GHI is based on four parameters which make hun ger “multidimensional” and, as the GHI said, “reflect defi ciencies in calories as well as micronutrients”. These indi

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been hegemonistic. SinoIndian bilateral relations are, since 2020, tense and strained. China is the only P5 country in the UN Secu rity Council which is op posed to India becoming a permanent member of the Security Council. Does Chi na have no problems. It does. Many, but I will ad dress them on some other occasion.

At one end of the spectrum are predictions about India becoming a global economic power by 2030 and at the other is the growing multitudes of hungry people. Proof of this is the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI)

cators include under-nourish ment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality.

In 2022 the proportion of un dernourished increased from 14.8 in 2014 to 16.3. The in crease in child wasting has been sharper---from 14.8 in 2014 to 16.3 in 2022. On other two indicators---stunting and

PRESIDENT XI JINPING IS 69 YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD HEALTH. HIS PRESIDENCY WILL, WITHOUT DOUBT BE RENEWED IN MARCH 2023 BY NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRES

WHAT KIND OF A CONG PREZ WILL KHARGE BE?

What kind of a Congress President will Mallikarjun Kharge make. You will find the answers in the interview he gave to the Indian Express on Friday, October 14. Ques tion: “How will a non-Gandhi presidency work?”. Answer: “Without the Gandhi’s, you can’t (operate)… you have to take their guidance. They sac rificed for this country……..”. Question: “You are staunch family loyalist……so will the Gandhi’s be consulted before each decision, once you be come president?” Answer: “It is not necessary each and every time. But long experi ence of Sonia Gandhi, 20 years as party president, two years of Rahul Gandhi….. they know the people in every nook and corner of the coun try. In each state they know 100-200 people…. You want that I should not take guid ance from her? She is a key player in the Congress….”.

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mortality in children underfive, however, there has been improvement but at 35.5 per cent in 2019-21 stunting is still considered serious. Overall, India has been given a score of 29.1 which comes under the serious category.

While extreme poverty in the country remains in dis pute, growing income dispar ity makes availability of nutri tional diet difficult.

Former Finance Minister P. Chidam baram immediately attacked the government. “Our score has worsened since 2014…16.3 percent of all Indians are un dernourished, meaning they do not get enough food,” he said. Children’s health is part of India’s development goals. With the Centre’s efforts to meet the targets, the targets are hoped to be achieved.

ndia achieved a confi dence-boosting mile stone by firing a bal listic missile from its first nuclear subma

rine Arihant. This gives India the capability to conduct nuclear strikes and counterstrikes on land, sea and air. The other coun tries which have such capability are the US, Russia, the UK, France and China. India reiterated its no first use commitment but said it will maintain its credible mini mum nuclear deterrence.

This is the first time that India launched a ballistic missile from a submarine to prove that the in digenously built Arihant is fully operational. The Arihant class ballistic missile submarines, of which India has three, are capa ble of taking on both Pakistan and China. The achievement highlights the progress made by India in defence production. Af ter the launch of the country’s first largest home-made warship by the Prime Minister in Sep tember and the first indigenous ly made Light Combat Helicop ter Prachand taking wings early this month, the submarinelaunched ballistic missile comes as a boost to self-reliance in the defence sector.

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Conquer anger with nonanger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth. Buddha

Hearty congratulations to @ ImHarmanpreet and her team for a comprehensive victory for Team India in the #AsiaCup2022 final. I’m sure that this team will continue their brilliant run and will achieve new heights. @BCCIWomen

Narendra Modi @narendramodi

Our women cricket team makes us proud with their grit and dexterity! Congratulations to the team for winning the Women’s Asia Cup. They have shown outstanding skill and teamwork. Best wishes to the players for their upcoming endeavours.

Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur

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The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India

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Modi highlights importance of sensitive justice system

PM says a sensitive justice system is essential for capable nation, harmonious society

New Delhi (ANI): High lighting the importance of ease of justice for peo ple, Prime Minister Nar endra Modi on Saturday said a sensitive justice system is essential for a capable nation and a harmonious society.

Addressing the inau gural session of All In dia Conference of Law Ministers and Secretar ies vis video conferenc ing, PM Modi pointed out the need for a de pendable and speedy justice system for a healthy and confident society in a developing country like India. He further added that the judicial system and var ious procedures and tra ditions in every society have been developing according to the needs of the time period.

He said that the de velopment journey of Indian society is thou sands of years old and the nation made steady progress despite facing critical challenges.

When justice is seen to be delivered, then the faith of the countrymen in the constitutional institutions is strengthened. And when justice is delivered, the confidence of the common man goes up.

Stressing the need for continuous improve ment, the Prime Minis ter pointed out that it is an indispensable re quirement for the smooth functioning of every system.

Throwing light on the special emphasis on re moving the pressure of the government from

—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

the citizens of India, the Prime Minister in formed that in the last 8 years, India has repealed more than one and a half thousand archaic laws and reduced more than 32,000 compliances to put an end to the legal hurdles that obstruct the path of innovation and ease of living.

PM TELLS INDUSTRY, RESEARCH BODIES

TO WORK TO ADDRESS ENERGY NEEDS

‘What wrong did he do?’ Mourners ask in Jammu

New Delhi (PTI):

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called upon the industry, academic and research organisations to work seamlessly with greater integration to address India’s energy needs and foster circular economy for sustain able development.

He also highlighted the need to use scientific ap proach and technology such as artificial intel ligence in various fields ranging from traditional knowledge to mapping

students to their interest, skill sets and compe tencies to make them better suited to meet the demands of future India and the world.

PM, who is President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), made the com ments at the meeting of CSIR Society here on Saturday. Modi asked the scientific commu nity to move towards Vision 2047 with the aim of India being a global leader, according to an official statement.

Jammu (PTI): Puran Krishan Bhat was a fre quent visitor to his hometown in Shopian district and never faced any problem. He had shifted his wife and two children -- a son study ing in Class 5 and a daughter in Class 7 -- to Jammu in the after math of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, other wise all of them were living in Shopian, said one of Bhat’s relatives.

As the news of the killing spread, a pall of gloom descended on Muthi locality here on the outskirts of the city, which also houses a mi grant Pandit township.

Bhat’s wife and two children were in a state of shock as relatives and neighbours were seen consoling them.

“The news of his death came as a shock for us. They are brutes who do not want any Indian na tionalist in the Valley,” a relative of Bhat said.

“The government must do something to stop such killings. What wrong did he do to any one?” a neighbour said.

BJP CAN ONLY ‘SELL’ PANDITS’ BLOOD FOR SECURING VOTES: MEHBOOBA

Srinagar (PTI): PDP presi dent Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the BJP has failed to provide security to the Kashmiri Pandits living in the valley, but would “sell” their blood for securing votes. “They (Kashmiri Pandits) decided not to leave Kashmir and stay with the people, with Muslims, here. Today, he (Bhat) was targeted after 30-35 years (since insurgency broke out in the valley), even as there is so much security, so many forces. People are jailed in the name of hybrid terrorists, sacked from services on doubt, but even then, the BJP has failed to provide security to the Kashmiri Pandits,” Mufti told reporters in Bandipora. She visited Dar-ul-Uloom Raheemiyah, an Islamic seminary. The residence of the rector of the seminary, Rehmatullah Qasmi, was raided by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently.

BHARAT JODO YATRA

K’taka BJP regime anti-SC-ST, a commission govt: RaGa

Ballary (PTI): Con gress leader Rahul Gan dhi on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led regime in Karnataka as against the Scheduled castes and tribes and alleged that it is a “40% com mission” government.

The BJP govt in Kar nataka is “anti-SC and ST,” and there is a 50 % rise in atrocities against these oppressed people, Rahul Gandhi alleged addressing a public meeting here, which is part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him.

A large number of

party workers and peo ple gathered at the mu nicipal ground here as the Congress party cel

THE COURTYARD

Bengaluru: Prasanna Balachandra Varale was sworn as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on Saturday. In a simple but graceful ceremony, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered him the oath of office. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Karnataka High Court judges, Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, and senior officials of the state government attended the event at Raj Bhavan here. Justice Varale’s family members were also present on the occasion. Justice Varale was born on 23 June 1962 at Nipani in Karnataka.

JYOTISH PEETH TO WAIT FOR ITS NEW SHANKARACHARYA

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stopped the coronation of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati as the new Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand. A bench passed the order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the bench that the Shankaracharya of Govardhan Math in Puri has filed an affidavit that the appointment of Avimukteshwaranand as the new Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth has not been endorsed.

LIFE TERM FOR UP MAN IN 7-YR-OLD DOWRY CASE

Bahraich: A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a seven-year-old dowry murder case. District Govt Counsel (criminal) Munnu Lal Mishra said Sahjad Ali, a resident of Rattapur village under Ranipur police station had married Tajina, a resident of Vishunpur village under Bhinga police station area in Shravasti district, in 2011. Tajina’s mother Rabia was a widow, and despite being poor she gave a dowry beyond her capacity in 2011.

Thane (PTI): A hospitality firm has been directed to pay Rs 35,000 by the Thane District Consumer Complaints Redressal Commission (TDCCRC) to a customer for deficiency in services. In their order of October 7, details of which were made available on Saturday, TDCCRC president VC Premchandani and member Poonam V Maharshi said Rs 25,000 was for mental agony and harassment and Rs 10,000 was cost to complainant.

ebrated the foot march led by Rahul Gandhi completing the 1,000 km milestone.

HOLD ELECTION OF YOUR OWN FIRST: THAROOR TO BJP

New Delhi (PTI): Con gress presidential candi date Shashi Tharoor on Saturday slammed BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya over his dig at the AICC chief elections, saying “we are perfectly capable of resolving our own internal differ ences” and don’t need his involvement in the polls. Tharoor also took a swipe at the BJP and said try to hold an election of “your own first”.

Prez, PM pay homage to Dr Kalam on his birth anniv

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Naren dra Modi paid homage to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, on his birth anniversary on Saturday. President Murmu paid homage to Dr Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President and officials of Rashtra pati Bhavan paid floral tributes in front of the portrait of Dr Kalam.

Meanwhile, PM Modi tweeted: “Tributes to our former President Dr

President Murmu pays tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

APJ Abdul Kalam. He is greatly admired for his contribution to our na tion as a scientist and as a President who struck a chord with every sec tion of society.”

TRS MP ALLEGES CONG DID ANDHRA ‘TODO’; JAIRAM RAMESH HITS BACK

New Delhi (ANI): As Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Andhra, TRS MP Vijayasai Reddy V hit out at Congress stating that its agenda is opposite of ‘jodo’ (uniting) as it had ‘todo’ (bifurcated) the state eight years ago. Reacting to allegation, Jairam Ramesh said that TRS chief and present Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao himself wrote to the then Cong-led Central govt asking for Andhra’s bifurcation.

WHAT’S THE MEANING OF YATRA WHEN INDIA IS ALREADY UNITED: BOMMAI TO CONGRESS

Bengaluru (ANI): Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday asked what is the meaning of the Bharat Jodo Yatra when the country is already marching ahead as a united India. “When India is growing as a strong nation, the Bharat Jodo by the Congress Party has no meaning. What is the meaning of Bharath Jodo yatra? Already, the country has been marching ahead as a united India,” he said.

Key RSS meet in UP from today

Prayagraj (PTI): RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and its top functionar ies will attend the fourday national executive board meeting begin ning here on Sunday. RSS publicity in-charge Sunil Ambekar said the meeting will discuss various issues raised by Bhagwat in his speech on the occasion of Vi jaya Dashami. Bhagwat had spoken about edu cation in mother tongue, population imbalance and social harmony.

DISPLACED BY FLOODS Around 100 Hindus from Pakistan reach Jodhpur

Jodhpur (PTI): Two batches of Hindus from Pakistan’s Sindh prov ince reached here this week, alleging persecu tion and discrimination in relief work following flash floods in Pakistan.

The migrants, of Bhil community, and came from Sindh’s Tando Al lahyar, expressed will ingness to settle in In dia and said they don’t want to go back.

Chaturaram Bhil, who came with his wife and eight children, said the two batches had

around 100 people. Both groups came to India through the Attari-Wa gah checkpost.

While the first group crossed over to India on Oct 12, other came on Oct 14, Bhil said. He said they first reached Harid war and from there they travelled to Jodhpur.

“We will do whatever is lawful. If they do not want to go back, they will be asked to carry out the formalities to stay here,” said ASP (CID) Rameshwar Lal Meghwal.

Uttar Pradesh’s absconding IPS officer Manilal Patidar surrenders

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh IPS officer Ma nilal Patidar, abscond ing in a corruption case, surrendered in the Pre vention of Corruption Act Court in Lucknow on Saturday. The court sent him to judicial cus tody for 14 days. He was under suspension on corruption charges since 2020 and later fled.

Former Mahoba SP Patidar claimed he has

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been implicated in a wrong case. Questions were being raised on the Yogi government and the UP regarding the missing officer.

IPS Patidar was on the run since Sep 2020

in the death of crusher businessman Indrakant Tripathi. Indrakant had sent the video to CM Yogi Adityanath and the then DGP on Sep 7, 2020, accusing Patidar of demanding bribes.

Next day, Indrakant was found injured in his car. He had been shot in the throat. On Sep 13, he died during treatment.

On the instructions of UP govt, an FIR was reg istered against five peo ple, including Patidar.

India lifts 7th Women’s Asia Cup title with win over SL

Sylhet (PTI): India maintained their domi nance in the Women’s Asia Cup with an eightwicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final here on Saturday for their 7th title in 8 editions.

Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tour nament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning pitch. They could only manage 65 for nine which India

knocked off in 8.3 overs.

Smriti Mandhana struck a sublime 51 not out off 25 balls.

It was a procession after Sri Lankan skip per Chamari Athapath thu got run out in the third over following a mix up with Anushka Sanjeewani who too got run out six balls later.

Renuka, who has been in top form since the Commonwealth Games in August, sent

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the very first ball she faced.

The Lankans were in dire need of a partner ship but Kavisha Dil

hari’s fall made it 16 for five as she was bowled while trying to play an

incoming delivery from Renuka across the line.

Rajeshwari Gayak wad got her first wick et after Nilakshi de Silva played on to her stumps while trying to cut a ball close to her body. At 32 for eight, be ing bowled out for a sub-50 total was very much on the cards, but Ranaweera saved them from that ignominy with an unbeaten 18 off 22 balls.

PRASANNA B VARALE SWORN IN AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT

HOSPITALITY

PM Narendra Modi with Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Jitendra Singh during CSIR society meeting, in New Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar, Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddaramaiah and KC Venugopal, in Bellary, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Mehbooba Mufti at the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) meeting in Srinagar on Saturday.

Neighbours mourn the killing of Puran Krishan Bhat outside his residence in Shopian district, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI

PM TO INAUGURATE 75 DIGITAL BANKING UNITS TODAY

US UNLIKELY TO HELP INDIA IN CHIP MAKING: CHINA

New Delhi: As the US and India join hands to ad dress semiconductors supply chain challenges, the Joe Biden govern ment’s offer to provide assistance to India to build up its semiconduc tor manufacturing capaci ty appears to be just lip service, Chinese state-run publication Global Times has said. US deputy as sistant secretary, South and Central Asia, Afreen Akhter, during her visit to India this week, said they will help India boost its semiconductor manufac turing capacity.

RIIL Q2 NET PROFIT DECLINES 11.4% YOY

TO `2.26 CRORE

Srinagar (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two digital banking units of Jammu and Kashmir Bank to the nation on Sunday via video conferencing, according to the officials.

To deepen financial in clusion, the prime minister on Sunday will inaugurate 75 digital banking units (DBUs) of different banks across the country of which two are of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, they said. Prime Minister Nar

endra Modi will also address the nation on the occasion.

Of the two, one is the SSI branch at Lal Chowk in Sri

INCLUDING 2 OF J-K BANK

z To deepen financial inclusion, the prime minister will inaugurate 75 digital banking units (DBUs) of different banks across the country of which 2 are of Jammu and Kashmir Bank

z Eleven banks in the public sector, 12 in the private sector and one Small Finance Bank are participating in the endeavour

z The DBUs are being set up to ensure that the benefits of digital banking reach every nook and corner of the country

en banks in the public sec tor, 12 in the private sector and one Small Finance Bank are participating in the endeavour.

Mumbai: Reliance Indus trial Infrastructure Ltd (RIIL) on 15 October an nounced its quarterly re sults for recently ended September 2022 quarter.

The RIIL reported 11.4 per cent drop in the sec ond quarter net profit on flattish revenue. The firm reported a net profit of Rs 2.26 crore in July-Sep tember which was 11.4 per cent lower than Rs 2.55 crore net profit in the same period last year, the company said in a stock regulatory filing.

D-MART: AVENUE SUPERMARTS Q2 PROFIT SURGES 63%

Mumbai: DMart chain of retail stores operator Ave nue Supermarts on 15 October reported a 62.7 percent rise in standalone post-tax profit of Rs 730 crore for the quarter end ed September 2022. It was Rs 448.9 crore a year back, it said in a stock regulatory filing. PAT mar gin stood at 7 per cent in Q2FY23 as compared to 5.8 percent in Q2FY22. In the financial results, re leased by the firm, the net revenue also came in higher at Rs 10,385 crore for the second quarter, which is an increase of 36 percent compared to Rs 7,650 crore in September 2021 quarter.

HDFC BANK Q2 NET PROFIT SURGES 22% TO `11,125 CRORE

Mumbai: HDFC on Satur day said its consolidated net profit surged by 22.3% to Rs 11,125 crore for the July-September quarter of the current fi nancial year led by strong growth in loan. The bank’s consolidated advances grew by 22.8% from Rs 1,249,331 crore as on Sept 30, 2021, to Rs 1,533,945 crore as on Sept 30, 2022. HDFC’s consolidated net profit for the half year ended Sept, 2022 was Rs 20,704 crore, up 21.7%.

nagar and the other is the Channi Rama branch in Jammu. As part of the Un ion budget 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithara

INDIAN ECONOMY WILL STAY ON COURSE: FM

New Delhi (PTI): The In dian economy will stay on course despite global head winds and is projected to grow at 7% in fiscal 202223, Finance Minister Nir mala Sitharaman has said, attributing this to the con ducive domestic policy en vironment and focus on key structural reforms.

Her remarks came dur ing her intervention at the plenary session of the in ternational Monetary Fi nance Committee (IMFC) on Friday. The meeting it self, she said, is being held at a juncture when the global economic outlook is clouded by key downside risks: growth slowdown in major economies, cross-border ef fects due to the ongoing geo political situation, inflation ary pressures led by escalat ing food and energy prices that have adversely impact ed vulnerable economies.

“This is an outcome of the conducive domestic policy environment and the our focus reforms to boost growth,” she said.

IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTIES, INDIA AMONG VERY FEW STANDOUT PERFORMERS: FIN MIN

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised the economy of the country, a day after the International Monetary Fund described the country as a bright spot amid the global economic crisis. During the on going annual meeting of the World Bank, the finance minister said, “In a world of uncertainties, India is one of the very few standout perform ers”. She said India’s National Statistical Organisation has now placed the GDP growth for Q1 of the current financial year 2022-23 at 13.5% on a year-on-year basis – the highest among the large economies.

FM DISCUSSES CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION WITH IMF’S DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR

Washington (PTI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also met IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath to discuss current global mat ters and India’s G-20 presidency next year. Sitharaman is currently in the city to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, on the sidelines of which she has held a large number of bilateral and multilateral meetings. They discussed current global matters, including food and energy security issues, climate is sues, digital assets and the upcoming G-20 presidency of India.

man had announced the setting up of the 75 DBUs in as many districts of the country to commemorate 75 years of India’s Inde

pendence. The DBUs are being set up to ensure that the benefits of digital bank ing reach every nook and corner of the country. Elev

Govt hikes windfall profit tax on export of diesel, ATF; raises tax on domestic crude oil

New Delhi (PTI): The gov ernment on Saturday hiked the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to Rs 12 per litre and that on jet fuel exports to Rs 3.50 a litre with effect from October 16. The levy on domestically produced crude oil too has been increased by Rs 3,000 per tonne to Rs 11,000.

After lowering the tax rates for two consecutive fortnights mirroring fall in global crude prices, the fi nance ministry has brought about a hike in export taxes on crude, diesel and ATF, in its latest review. At the sev enth fortnightly review, the government raised the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to Rs 12 per litre from Rs 6.5 a litre, and brought back the levy on ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) exports at Rs 3.50 per litre, from nil, finance min istry said in a notification.

While private refiners Reliance Industries Ltd and Rosneft-based Nayara En ergy are the principal ex

‘India unlikely to be hit by global recession’

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z The levy on domestically produced crude oil too has been increased by `3,000 per tonne to `11,000

z The government raised the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to `12 per litre from `5 a litre

z India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1

porters of fuels like diesel and ATF, the windfall levy on domestic crude targets producers like state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corpo ration and Vedanta Ltd. In dia first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1.

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DBUs will provide a vari ety of digital banking fa cilities to people such as opening a savings account, account balance check, printing passbook, funds transfer, fixed deposit investments, loan applica tions, application for credit or debit cards, and bill and tax payments among others.

Army ties up with 11 banks for banking facilities to Agniveers

New Delhi (PTI): The In dian Army has signed agreements with 11 banks including the private sector banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank for providing banking facili ties to Agniveers on enrol ment, the Ministry of De fence said on Saturday.

The MoUs were signed by Lt Gen V Sreehari, DG (MP & PS) and senior officials of Banks in a ceremony pre sided over by Lt Gen C Bansi Ponappa, the Adjutant Gen eral of the Indian Army on 14 October 2022, the minis try said. Eleven banks with which the Indian Army has signed the agreement in clude State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank.

Agniveers will receive Rs 33,000 in the second year, Rs 36,500 in the third year and Rs 40,000 in the fourth year. They will get Rs 11.71 lakh as Seva Nidhi Package after four years.

POWER MIN SEEKS STATES’ COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE `50 LAKH CR INVESTMENT IN POWER

PROJECTED GROWTH RATE

z With a projected growth rate of 6.8% & inflation ‘much under control’, India is doing reasonably well, says SBI chief

Washington: The impact of a global recession, which is increasingly be ing feared by the IMF and the World Bank, is unlike ly to be as pronounced in India as compared to oth er countries, State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Khara said.

With a projected growth rate of 6.8% and inflation “much under control”, In dia is doing reasonably

well, Khara told PTI in an interview on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Mone tary Fund and the World Bank here. “Majorly, it (In dia) is an inward-looking economy in terms of de mand because a significant component of the GDP is essentially addressed to the domestic economy. So, from that point of view, I think it (global recession)

will have an impact but it won’t be as pronounced as perhaps (it will be on) oth er economies which are fully coupled with the globe,” he said. ” If we look at the beta fac tor, perhaps the Indian economy’s beta factor would be much lower as compared to some of the other larger economies that have a significant com ponent of export,” he said.

AU BANK TAPS INTO MERCHANT SOLUTIONS

First India Bureau

Jaipur: As per the Minis try of MSME’s Annual Re port 2020-21, India has about 6 crore MSMEs. They are regarded as the back bone of the Indian econo my and contribute signifi cantly to India’s GDP. How ever, a report by the Inter national Finance Corpora tion (IFC) stated that the merchant segment remains highly underserved with 84 percent of the credit de mands of merchants being dependent on informal fi nancing channels.

More than 90% of MS

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New Delhi: Union Power Minister R K Singh on Saturday sought states’ cooperation to achieve the investment target of Rs 50 lakh crore in the power sector against the backdrop of estimates of doubling of electricity demand in the next decade.

chaired the conference of power and renewable energy ministers of state/ UTs held on 14th and 15th October 2022 in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Union Minister sought cooperation from the states in achieving the ambitious goals that are set before the power

an official statement

MALABAR GOLD TO INVEST IN `750 CR UNIT IN TELANGANA

Mumbai: Malabar Gold & Dia monds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in the country, on Saturday said it laid founda tion stone for the construc tion of Malabar Gems and Jewellery manufacturing unit in Telangana. Malabar Gold & Diamonds will invest Rs 750 crore to set up the manufactur ing facility and refinery in the state. It is expected to generate about 2,750 jobs, according to the

ALOK INDUSTRIES’ NET LOSS WIDENS TO `191.50 CR IN JUL-SEP

New Delhi: Integrated textile company Alok Industries on Saturday reported a widening of its consoli dated net loss to Rs 191.50 crore for the second quarter that ended on September, 2022.The company acquired by Reliance Industries along with JM Financial Asset Reconstruc tion through NCLT-monitored insolvency proceedings last year, reported a net loss of Rs 84.11 crore in the July-Sep quarter a year ago.

‘BAD BOSSES’ NOT TOP REASON FOR EMPLOYEES’ JOB SWITCH, AS PER NAUKRI.COM SURVEY

Bengaluru: Poor career growth and not ‘bad bosses’ is the top rea son for employees’ job switch, according to a survey. Bosses who focus more on work-life balance are preferred by employees, it said.

The survey was conducted by Naukri.com to understand the relationship between Indian employees and their managers, the job site said in a statement on Saturday.

The survey found that the opportunity to grow within an organisation is what makes professionals stay in their current organisations.

Modi, from a pracharak to PM, has now transformed from PM to a Dharma-Guru and a spiritual leader!

Editor- in- Chief of First India and Bharat24, Dr Jagdeesh Chandra simplifies why the nation resonates with each and every act of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, how Modi, the phenomenon, has gone beyond the constraints of politics and is transformed into the ‘AdyatmGuru,’ whose each action is paving a path for a new type of politics in a country, whose strength lies in its Adhyatm. Excerpts… (Part I)

z What is the message behind inaugurating the Mahakal Lok by Prime Minister Nar endra Modi in Ujjain?

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra: It has just one message. Earlier, Pracharak to PM was attributed to Narendra Modi, now it will be, PM to ‘AdhyatmGuru.’ This is the big gest message. And this is why the Prime Minister has said that it is neces sary for success that the nation should take its cultural heritage ahead and moves forward keeping it in the fore front. So, when we see the developments in its entirety, we can say that today Narendra Modi’s agenda or his philoso phy has changed and he is trying to give a new path to the politics of the nation. This inaugura tion has been wonderful and thus, the question arises, if Modi is trying to bring back the lost glory and pride of India?

To this, I would say that the role of Prime Minis ter is changing. It was a coincidence that he joined politics, but deep down in his heart, he finds comfort in temples and ‘Aradhana’. A friend of mine said that the positivity with which Modi talks about the an cient heritage of India, is enough to give goose bumps. It is my firm be lief that the actual strength of Narendra Modi is now visible after this development and politics is merely a ‘roleplay’ for him. His actual strength is in re-develop ment of temples, safe guarding the culture and heritage. That is why, everyone is liking the development and in fact, every Indian is hap py with it. Take a look at his body language. The manner in which he is seated shows that how strong a faith he has. The manner in which he

is reciting the ‘Shlokas’ has left the nation awestruck. Thus, moving ahead from his role of PM, Modi is quickly be coming the ‘AdhyatmGuru’ on the facade of India.

z Several holy sites have been renovated since 2014. How do you see this move?

It is a good effort. It has been an attempt to fulfil what the people have been desiring for years. If you look closely, there have been nine such in cidents, which highlight Narendra Modi’s ap proach. So, this is a good development. Whether Kashi or Ayodhya, peo ple are attached to these places now. For the re cent unveiling, it can be said that it was divine and wonderful.

z In the recent past, we saw PM Modi don ning the role of a global leader. But do you think now his im age is transforming into that of a Adhyat mik Rashtra Purush? Yes, it is absolutely right. He is a global lead er and look where he has reached. Look at the say and image of India across the world. When ever he goes abroad, the premier of the other na tion appears eager to meet him. And the im age surrounding ‘Adhy atm’ will become more strong in the days to come. And this image change that he is under going, is good for him and I have said it earlier too that he does not run behind power. He is like a saint or a fakir. The moment he feels he is done, he would move on leaving aside this power and its pleasures. Inter estingly, what goes on in his heart, not even Amit Shah or bureaucrats close to him know. It now seems his heart is

in this Ram Bhoomi. So it will now be interest ing to see how he talks of nation now and how he connects with the faith of the nation.

z PM Modi is a busy politician, who is ad dressing various in ternational issues as well. In such a case, how will he take out time for this ‘Mission Mandir’?

He does take out time.

See, I have said in the past that Narendra Modi has too mentioned in the past that only busy people have time because they are ‘planned.’ He sleeps for merely three to four hours. I am pleasantly surprised as to how does he achieve the immense works and tends to hun dreds of files that come to his office.

z Looking at the num ber of temples that have been renovated, do you think ‘Domes tic Tourism’ will wit ness a revolution?

Of course, it has al ready been born. If one visits Srinagar today, he would witness how the temples are being

redeveloped after re moval of Article 370.

Similarly, if one visits Uttarakhand, or Kashi and now Mahakal, he won’t get flight or train tickets easily as every one wants to visit these places nowadays. There is a certain enthusiasm in people so the tourism revolution is at its peak. At present, no hotels in Kashmir or Dehradun or Uttar Kashi have rooms for guests as they are ‘fully occupied.’ So, a new ‘Avatar’ of Do mestic Tourism has come to light and it will acquire greater heights in days to come. And not only the Indians, but also the foreign vis itors will be attracted to visit these places in the near future.

z It is also being said now that the inaugu ration of Mahakal Lok by PM is his ‘Master Stroke’ keep ing in mind the 2023 assembly elections?

See it was not planned, but it turned out to be so.

The first thought was to sit before Shiva and to chant a ‘Jap’ and return.

But its by-product was that it became a ‘Master

Stroke.’ I don’t think it was a planned execution because his agenda of re-development of the temple and other reli gious sites, is entirely an original one. It is not one of the election winning tools or tactics for Modi.

z Do you think Modi has made a road map for 2024 elections from now, consider ing the developments in Ayodhya, Kashi and Ujjain?

See a road map has been created on its own. With Ayodhya, Kashi, Ujjain , Kashmir and Kedar nath, in the days to come an agenda will be creat ed on its own without any plan or objective. Now, the BJP does not want anything other than Amit Shah’s ‘strat egy’ and Modi’s ‘oration’ and ‘electrifying speech es.’ When he renders speeches like a ‘Dharma Purush,’ it seems that the agenda of election has been changed. I don’t think that he needs a manifesto or resources now. Modi just moves ahead on his ‘Adhyatm vaad’ and the people fol low him and the election is over! So, now Modi

has gone beyond the pur view of normal politics. Now, the BJP and all this politics appear small be fore his personality. A person’s personality be comes grand due to pop ularity and with people’s support. It is the crowd that increases the per sona. So, Modi doesn’t need anything and will leave the election strat egy to Amit Shah.

z Will there be any impact of Himachal and Gujarat elections on this image build ing?

Like I said, it is merely a way to reach 2024. When general elections are ap proaching, I don’t think there will be any issue regarding 2023 elections.

I think there will be a clean sweep in Himachal and Gujarat. Our analy sis says that about 21 seats will go to Congress in Himachal so it is a sweep for BJP. I don’t see any difficulty before BJP in repeating government in Himachal. As far as the CM face is con cerned, our sources claim that perhaps there may be a change of face and individuals like young turk Anurag

Thakur could be brought forward. He is a good orator, does not have any complications around him as a politician so he could be one. Other than that a ‘dark horse’ candi date could be a female Rajya Sabha member. Moreover, JP Nadda has surpassed these things as he is a senior leader. Other than that he could be, if needed, become a minister in some impor tant ministry. The Himachal election doesn’t have much con nection with Nadda, other than a moral au thority that since it is his home state and his own party gets to form the government so as a lead er one is happy. As far as Gujarat is concerned, last time BJP got 99 seats and later, some other winning candidates join in which took the num ber to 111. According to astrology, BJP will get 109 seats, while there are other forums that claim 135 seats. Even if it is 109, then too, others like in dependents will join in and then BJP govern ment will be formed with 120-125 seats. Be sides, Gujarat is like home state and Naren dra Modi is a whirlwind and his victory is sure shot. In fact, several Gu jaratis say as to why are the elections being held since they have to vote for Modi and BJP. But we are a democracy and election processes have to be followed. So Modi’s popularity combined with grass roots mecha nism of Amit Shah, there would be much space left for any other party. So, according to me Himachal and Guja rat should go to BJP.

z Do you think Shivraj has been gift ed with a ‘boon’ by Modi, in the way PM patted on MP CM’s back during the inau

It certainly seems so. However, I would add that it is impossible to ascertain the working or strategy of Modi and Shah. But on face value, it certainly seems that Shivraj has been gifted with a boon. During the function, PM praised him and his govern ment. So this is more than enough that a PM has praised CM. Then when the corridor was inaugurated, Shivraj showed Modi around like a guide. Shivraj is a grass roots worker & an intellectual as compared to others. So it seems that he has been given ‘Abhaydan’. It seems on the face value that there perhaps may not be any change of leadership.

z But do you still up hold your earlier com ment that now the fight is for 2029 and not 2024?

Of course. Because till the time the Opposition has one leader, they can never get more votes than Narendra Modi and BJP. The new persona of Modi that is coming to the fore, it is like a ‘Tsu nami.’ By the time 2024 comes, a few more tem ples would be made & the sentiment of the nation swings and then, the is sues of other political parties, like free electric ity etc become negligible or hold no position among people. I am re minded of Shah’s claim that they will rule for 50 years. So, if they contin ue like this, then, any thing is possible. So, it is my summation that there is no competition to BJP in 2024, but the fight is for 2029.

During the show #JConMahakalLok trended top All-India on Twitter

guration of Mahakal corridor?

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with Shweta Mishra, Aditi Nagar, Poornima Mishra, Shikha Thakur and Akanksha Bhalla during The New JC Show.

Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Shweta Mishra during The New JC Show.

—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

SIX YARDS OF PURE GRACE!

Satin sarees are lovely because they exude grace and ageless beauty. However, if you’re unsure of how to properly style your satin saree, City First brings to you some helpful hints that will not only help you style your satin saree but also accessorise it!

MRIDULA SHARMA cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

The fashion of 2022 has nearly been like a mod ernised recap of that of the 2000s.

This year has seen a number of long-forgotten fashion trends make a triumphant comeback, including lo gomania and biker shorts. High-shine satin and eth nic is one such trend that has returned to our ward robe. What was formerly thought to be exclusive to bridal gowns is now in charge of dressing you from head to toe. Ethnic wear from the ace Fash ion designers like Manish Malhotra, Tarun Tahil iani and Sabyasachi has provoked Indian Women to set up their wardrobes with new and trendy satin sarees. A satin weave is a particular kind of fabric weave that results in a material that is typically glossy, smooth, or shiny, usually with a glossy front and a dull back. Along with plain weave and twill weave, it is one of the three basic kinds of textile weaves.

You will be halfway there if you pick the ap propriate colour for the event you intend to wear the satin saree for. This will also depend on the

time the event takes place; generally, for evening or nighttime activities, pick darker colours. Not only are purple and darker blue hues appropriate for winter gatherings, but also for late soirées. You can select a vivid blue, crimson, or pastel colour if you want to wear it in the morning or are at tending an event that lasts all day. You can also get jewellery to go with any satin saree or to con trast it. You can always display some of your priceless gold or silver jewellery if the situation calls for it. Additionally, you can experiment with bold jewellery, such as nose and toe rings, arm lets, bracelets and Jhum kas. However, if you pre fer to be more subtle, you might select some straightforward jewellery to go with your wonderful satin saree.

Speaking of cuisine,

several dishes that are

during Diwali. Without sweets and snacks, the Diwali holiday would not be

other

The celebra tions are in full swing with Diwali just around the horizon, and people are shopping for gifts, clothes, home decor, and other things. How can the biggest Indian holiday be celebrated without plenty of mithai? No festival is complete without sweets. Instead of pur chasing sweets from the store, make your mithai and add a per sonal touch to your Diwali celebration.

We have a solution if you enjoy creating sweets at home but don't want to bother with laborious reci pes. Here are a few quick and simple reci pes you can try this year during Diwali.

It's that time of year when joyful fervour fills the soul with the prospect of happiness and success as the en thusiasm of the cele bration can be felt eve rywhere.

The preparations for the biggest festival have started and it's impossible to think of this festival of happi ness and harmony

without mentioning some indulgent treats that have been an es sential part of our cu linary culture. From charmingly lit streets to tiny fairy lights winning our hearts to the encapsulating aro ma of desi ghee lad doos and mithai.

This year, Diwali will be observed on October 24. If you haven't yet rolled up your sleeves and be gun planning for the festival of lights and flavours, then check out these simple yet de lectable tradi tional dishes that you may make for the occasion and share with your loved ones.

Meaning of Di wali, also known as the "holiday of lights," is also known as "the festival of flavours"! Yes, you're right. In India, a celebration entails donning new clothes, travelling to different locations, adorning the entire house, en joying time with loved ones, and eating an abundance of food.

that are made during this festive

TRADITIONAL DIWALI RECIPES TO TRY

SAMOSA

Nobody can resist a samosa that is both crispy and spicy! You may find it to be the ideal snack for this joyous occasion. Therefore, you must serve "chai-samosa" to your visitors if you are hosting a small Diwali party at your home. Stop waiting and go add this delectable snack to your Diwali meal list right away.

SOAN PAPDI

Soan papdi is a cube-shaped Indi an dessert which has a flaky tex ture. It is general ly made with desi ghee, which is very good for health. So, just go and grab the in gredients; gram flour, sugar, desi ghee and milk, and make this scrumptious des sert to enjoy with your close friends. And, you can also pack it as a Diwali gift for the relatives!

RICE KHEER

How can we miss including this quintessen tial dish on our list? Yes, that’s right, Rice kheer is something without which any Indian festi val is incom plete! Not just festivals, it can also be prepared on other occa sions like kitty party, game night or potluck. So, what are you waiting for? Go and make this delicious des sert easily at home and enjoy!

DRY FRUITS SANDESH

Another Benga li dessert on this list is the ‘dry fruits sandesh’. You must al ready know that dry fruits are very healthy and this sweet, being made with the good ness of dry fruits and milk, can be the per fect item to be included in the ‘sweet dishes list’ for Diwali.

Serve it to your guests after lunch or dinner.

Time to feature the first sweet on this list, which is obvi ously gulab jamun! You just can’t imagine celebrating Di wali without having these delicious khoya balls dipped in thick sugar syrup. The rich texture and yummy taste of this sweet dish can instantly impress everyone!

GULAB JAMUN

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HUBBY GOALS!

Kspoke about her married life and couldn’t help but ask what it was like to celebrate her first Karwa Chauth with Vicky Kaushal. On her first Karwa Chauth, Katrina Kaif couldn’t help but quip, “I was hungry. But, the sweetest thing was that, of course, Vicky was also fasting. Yes, he also fasted. That, he wouldn’t… I’m sure he wouldn’t have [let me do it alone], and he didn’t even… it’s not like I asked him to do it all. I didn’t say anything. He did it himself, so that was sweet and of course, our… his par ents were also over, so it was our first… because it was our first year of marriage, there’s pooja which hap pens and all that. So, that was lovely.”

Nargis Fakhri is not work ing in the Hindi film in dustry currently. Mean while, the actress had ear lier also opened up about facing mental issues. And this time she talked a little more in detail about her Bollywood journey. Nargis said that she was called immature because she was authentic and honest in her feelings. “You have to interact with people even if you don’t want or are comfortable

with them. You have to put up a face which I was unable. Speak ing further the actress revealed that there was a time when she faced mental issues. “Due to stress, I developed health issues. I was depressed and I was unhappy. So, I took two years off to get healthy,”

Nargis was quot ed saying.

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eepika Padu kone and Ran veer Singh make one of the most pop ular star cou ples in B’Town. The Gehrai yaan actress recently put all the rumours to rest as she talked about her hubby on the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s pod cast. And now, keeping the tradition of their social media PDA alive, Deepika yet again left a playful comment on Ranveer’s recent live session. Re cently, Ranveer Singh came live on his Insta gram stories. Needless to say, thousands of fans joined him in the session to watch the Jayeshbhai Jordaar actor. Amid his many followers to flooded him with heart reacts and comments, was a comment from Deepi ka herself, as she wrote, “Working up an appetite I see..(googly eyes emoji)”.

MOMMY DUTIES

onam Kapoor is in one of the best phases of her life currently. She recently delivered her first baby and the couple named their little bundle of joy, Vayu. In a recent video, she gave her fans a glimpse of baby Vayu who was on his mother’s lap, while Sonam

In the video that Sonam Kapoor shared, we can see baby Vayu who is covered in a white blanket and is on Sonam’s lap while the actress is breastfeeding her little one. Sharing this video, Sonam wrote, “It’s so nice to get back to the real world with my team, get dressed up and meet people.. love being back in my home ground. Love you #Mumbai with all your scars and cracks you’re magic.”

Anand Ahuja took to the com ments section and wrote, “Built for this mama @son

uhana Khan is one of the most popular star kids on the block. A few minutes back, she took to her Instagram space and penned a rather unique birthday wish for Zoya

Sharing the snap shot, Suhana wrote, “Happy Birthday @ zoieakhtar (red heart emoji)”.

She further thanked her and added, “Thanks for put ting up with us.

Lots of love”.

Janhvi Kapoor starrer Mili’s trailer has been released. A few days ago the makers shared the teaser and poster of the film and it received a positive response from fans. The survival thriller film is directed by Mathukutty Xavier and it is the Hindi remake of the director’s Malayalam film Helen, which was released in 2019. In the trailer, it was disclosed that Janhvi plays the role of a nursing student who plans

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DONNING THE FUSION FASHION!

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teamed with a ma roon-red velvet bral ette and a black open and crop jacket which featured intricate gold embroidered work and mini sleeves. Topped off with a very tradi tional and classy shawl, her look was ac cessorised with juttis, a choker necklace, and tiered jhumkas for Anju Modi’s FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week collection. The design er’s inspiration be hind the ‘Damayanti’ collection show cased here is cred ited to the works of one of the re nowned painters in India, Raja Ravi Var ma. The beautiful diva went in for a chat with City First, and here are some new details we learned about the Sanjana in Damayanti Avtar, how new is this to you, and how does dressing as her feel?

It is be yond my wildest

dreams that the legendary Anju Modi would bestow upon me the great honour of being and becoming Damayanti on the magnificent platform of Lakme Fashion Week. My fa ther, who has a great deal of passion for the Mahabharata, used to read me stories about Damayanti when I was a young child, and I recall her as a repre sentation of wit and fortitude. I can only hope that one can do here, Raja Ravi Ver ma’s most renowned and beloved muse, jus tice. I’m just enjoying

the fact that I get to do this as an artist.

What do you think about you being the star of Anju Modi’s collection?

Anju Modi is unques tionably a pioneer in Indian couture and fashion. It was proba bly her 32nd year at tending Fashion Week at the time I was speaking with her. She is legendary and was on my list of ideal partners, but I didn’t think I’d ever get there; thus, this year, when I received a call from her, I was taken aback. She has trusted

Expressing aesthetic Contemporary Art style

City First

The much-awaited India Art Festival embarked on its return to the na tional capital on Octo ber 13 at Constitution Club of India Rafi Marg, New Delhi. The lighting of the lamp was done by Shazia Ilmi, Sunaina Mal hotra, Sapna Kar, and Sandeep Marwah. Oth er esteemed guests who witnessed the event’s allurement were Dhar mendra Rathore, G.R. IRanna, and Many Art Gallery Owners and distinguished Art Lovers. Some of the prominent Art lovers and guests who wit nessed the event were Anandmoy Banerjee, Tirthankar Biswas and Sunaina Malhotra, Sap na Kar and Bhaskar Singla.

Founding and Man aging Director Rajen dra Patil Says, “India Art Festival particu larly works to promote the works of living artists and as such, also offers many con siderations for inde pendent artists and sculptors. IAF brings together galleries, art ists, private founda tions, Art Charities, artists’ collectives, na tional Institutions, Cul tural Events, and festi vals presenting the rich cultural history and development of the South Asian region to Local and internation al audiences.

In this edition of IAF, 25 Art Galleries and 450 artists are displaying over 4500 artworks in 110 booths. Indian Art

Fair, known for its dem ocratic presentation of art, offers emerging, independent artists the opportunity to exhibit along with major and mid-level art galleries presenting established

and master artists with thousands of innova tive artworks.

me with this extreme ly precious collection, and I couldn’t be more appreciative, thrilled, and energised to be doing this alongside her. Since I am wear ing an old piece, it is sustainable.

What accessories would you choose if you could customise this eye-catching out fit as you wanted? I wouldn’t do it any other way, and I mean that. This is wholly tra ditional, old-fashioned, and classic, and as you may know, ageless clas sic is always modern and contemporary.

AsDevelopment through DIGITAL

City First

The 2nd Digital Health Summit was organised by the think tank IHW Council and powered by Su per Konnect on Saturday.

During the occa sion, Dr RS Sharma, Chief Executive Offic er, of the National Health Authority said that digital technology

is not an end to achiev ing healthcare but it can facilitate innova tions and transform health making it more accessible, effective and time-saving, he fur ther added that the prospects that digi tal health can pro vide are limitless provided there is prop er implementation with coordination of all stakeholders. cityfirstdel@gmail.com

GAME OF REAL DRESS

Prerna Tandon, a Delhi-based pro fessional Makeup shares her jour ney with City First

Tell us something about yourself

with an eye for detail. I have the utmost respect for artists and their creations, and this aids in keeping up with the most recent fashions.

fully dressing up gor geous people, training aspiring artists all over the world, and assisting them in honing their craft while also teaching them the morals that my last 11 years in the cor porate world taught me. Noth ing above ethics!

How did your journey begin?

My style is minimal ist, but I promise my work speaks exuber ance.

many more.

Some of the esteemed artists were Ajay Sa meer, Akbar Padamsee, Bimal Das Gupta, Bipin Kumar

I am a professional Makeup artist trained at the Chandni Singh Makeup Academy. I originally worked with corporates for 11 years only to understand my passion for a “real dress up” game in my life!

I’m an adaptive artist

Where do you see your self after the next 20 years?

I envision myself cheer

I have an MBA in marketing and previous ly worked in the PR and strategy fields be fore realis ing my ar tistic poten tial and love for make up.

he Dil Becha ra actress ar rived grace fully donned in dhoti pants and was

—PHOTOS BY MANOJ KESHARWANI

MRIDULA

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted and blessed Supermodel Kanggana Malik on the occasion of her birthday, at JW Marriott, Aerocity Delhi on Saturday. Kanggana Malik is the runner up of First Miss India Teen 21.

Poonam Shimona

Anju Modi with Sanjana Sanghi

Hasleen

Alicia and Hasleen

Parvesh

Prerna Tandon

Sunaina Malhotra

During the lamp lighting ceremony

Sandeep Marwah

GR Iranna

Anandmoy Banerjee

Dharmendra Rathore

During the second Digital Health Summit

SHAZID CHAUHAN

Sanjana Sanghi and Alicia