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Rafale: Modi govt. gave unprecedented waivers in off set agreements
DPP2013 provisions relating to arbitration, access to books of accounts, and penalties for the use of infl uence, commission agents not met
N. Ram French companies from hav Minister Manohar Parrikar. ment (http://bit.ly/ dustrial suppliers, did not
ing to comply with provi He had evidently felt uncom DPP_2013) , and provide for have to.
SC refuses to stay the The Cabinet Committee on sions of the Standard Con fortable with sanctioning, at penalties against private in These salient facts, which
release of Modi biopic Security (CCS) headed by tract Document of the his level, major deviations dustrial suppliers in case of were not disclosed by the go
NEW DELHI
Prime Minister Narendra Defence Procurement Pro from the Defence Procure transgressions, had been vernment in its submissions
The Supreme Court on
Modi gave exceptional and cedure, DPP2013. ment Procedure. But that quietly dropped along the to the Supreme Court of In
Monday refused to intervene
unprecedented waivers to The waivers concerned was not all. way by the DAC. Curiously, dia, as well as other aspects
in the release of the fi lm
Prime Minister Narendra
M/s Dassault Aviation and two key issues — the provi while the deletion of these of an openended and mur
M/s MBDA in the off set con sions to be made in the off set vital integrity provisions ky set of off set arrangements
Modi, alleged to be “blatant
tracts they signed with the contracts for arbitration (Ar
EXCLUSIVE from the Supply Protocols, which were enabled by a ma
propaganda” dressed up as a
work of art, in violation of Indian government on Sep ticle 9) and access to books which were themselves only jor change in off set policy in
the poll code. The Bench tember 23, 2016 as part of of accounts of the industrial Two other mandated pro annexures to the InterGo August 2015, come to light in
has asked the petitioner to the €7.87 billion Rafale deal. suppliers (Article 12). visions of DPP2013 that pro vernmental Agreement the fi nal report of the Indian
list his objections. These waivers, granted on These had been sent up to hibit the “Use of Undue In (IGA), went up to the CCS for Negotiating Team (INT), dat
NEWS A PAGE 10 August 24, 2016 at the high the CCS for its “fi nal review fl uence” and “Agents/ “fi nal review and approval”, ed July 21, 2016, to which
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD est level of political decision and approval” by the De Agency Commission”, Arti their deletion from the off set The Hindu has access.
making, were exemptions gi fence Acquisition Council cles 22 and 23 respectively of contracts, which had been
Assam man assaulted ven to the two private (DAC) headed by Defence the Standard Contract Docu insisted on by the French in CONTINUED ON A PAGE 13
for selling ‘beef’
GUWAHATI
Advantage NDA, but it
The police in northeastern
Assam’s Biswanath district
picked up fi ve people after a
mob assaulted a 68yearold
BJP manifesto keeps focus on SC increases
VVPAT
man for allegedly selling beef
at his restaurant in district
headquarters Biswanath
national security, farm support verifi cation
may fall short of majority
Chariali. The incident
happened on Sunday
Off ers nationwide cleared through both Hous Krishnadas Rajagopal
afternoon but came to light registry of es of Parliament and a na NEW DELHI BJP seems to have overcome mood of antiincumbency
on Monday after a video on tionwide National Registry The Supreme Court on
the assault was uploaded on citizenship of Citizenship, and the an Monday increased Voter Sandeep Shastri
Suhas Palshikar
social media. nulment of Article 35A Verifi ed Paper Audit Trail
Sanjay Kumar
Nistula Hebbar which the party termed “dis (VVPAT) verifi cation to fi ve
NATION A PAGE 7
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NEW DELHI criminatory” towards Kash random Electronic Voting As the nation gears up for
The BJP on Monday released miri women and nonper Machines (EVMs) in each the fi rst round of the Lok
its “Sankalp Patra” or manif PM Modi and BJP president manent residents of the Assembly constituency. Sabha election, the ruling
esto for the 2019 Lok Sabha Amit Shah release the party’s State. The insertions on Arti “It is, therefore, our con BJP and the NDA seem to en
election, keeping national manifesto on Monday. PTI *
cle 35A and a nationwide #70929
sidered view that... the joy a distinct advantage over
security and its core issues NRC were a nod to its ideo number of EVMs that its opponents. The CSDS
of Uniform Civil Code, aboli sation of the ₹ 6,000 per an logical preoccupation with would now be subjected to Lokniti PreElection Survey
tion of Article 370 and the num income support for action on illegal immigrants verifi cation so far as the indicates that the national
construction of a Ram tem farmers. and national identity. VVPAT paper trail is con mood appears to be to give
ple in Ayodhya front and The party also affi rmed its cerned would be fi ve per the ruling party/alliance a
centre, welded to welfare commitment to get the Citi CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 Assembly constituency or second term.
DELHI METRO A 4 PAGES schemes like the universali zenship Amendment Bill ‘A BUNCH OF LIES’ A PAGE 10 segment in a parliamen
tary constituency instead
Indian Air Force presents ‘proof’ to show F16 was shot down of what is provided by Gui
deline No. 16.6, namely,
CSDS-LOKNITI
Pre - poll Survey 2019
one machine per Assembly vour. Each region appears to mark, though the BJP itself
Dinakar Peri gagement with Pakistan Air Abhinandan Varthaman. IAF MiG21 Bison shot down constituency or segment in Over the last one year, the have its own trend and polit seems well short of securing
New Delhi Force (PAF) on February 27 “The IAF has irrefutable a PAF F16,” Air ViceMarshal a parliamentary consti ruling party appears to have ical direction. As things a majority on its own.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) to prove that a Pakistani F16 evidence of not only the fact RGK Kapoor said. tuency,” the court ordered. overcome the emerging stand in the last week of
on Monday presented two was shot down by the MiG21 that F16 was used by PAF on mood of antiincumbency March 2019, the NDA ap CONTINUED ON A PAGE 12
radar images of the aerial en piloted by Wing Commander February 27 but also that an DETAILS ON A PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON A PAGE 10 and turned the tide in its fa pears close to the majority FIGHTING TOGETHER A EDITORIAL
DELHI Timings
Tuesday, April 09 Untimely rain leaves farmers worried Hapur killing:
RISE 06:03 SET 18:43
RISE 08:43 SET 22:31 Can damage crops, delay harvesting in Haryana and Punjab
SC seeks fresh
Wednesday, April 10
RISE 06:02 SET 18:44 VIKAS VASUDEVA momentum as rain at regu and harvesting could get status report
RISE 09:28 SET 23:31 CHANDIGARH lar intervals during the en delayed.
Thursday, April 11
Untimely rain accompanied tire winter season has de Punjab is expecting a Press trust of india
by strong winds in the key layed harvesting. The wheat bumper wheat crop touch New Delhi
RISE 06:01 SET 18:44
wheatgrowing States of procurement season in Pun ing 180 lakh tonnes this year. The Supreme Court on
RISE 10:18 SET 00:00
Punjab and Haryana on jab and Haryana began on Last year, the wheat output Monday asked the Uttar
Monday has left farmers April 1. was 177 lakh tonnes, accord Pradesh government to a
worried as it could damage P.S. Rangi, an agriculture ing to data from the State fi le fresh status report in
crops and delay harvesting. expert and former adviser to agriculture department. the Hapur lynching case
“Parts of Punjab and Ha the Punjab State Farmers’ last year, in which one per
ryana experienced rain and Commission, said the cur ‘Crops fl attened’ son lost his life.
gusty winds this morning. rent spell of rain would not Sanju Gudeyana, a farmer A Bench of Chief Justice
There is a possibility of inter have damaged the standing leader with the Bhartiya Ki Ranjan Gogoi and Justices
mittent rain over the next crop extensively. san Union in Haryana’s Ya Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv
two days,” said Surinder Pal, “However, the crop which munanagar, said rain and Khanna asked the State go
director at the India Meteor has already been harvested strong winds lashed Bilas vernment to submit its sta
ological Department, and is lying in the fi elds may pur, Chahrauli, Sadora and tus report on the investiga
Chandigarh. have been damaged,” he Naraingarh regions in the tion and trial in the case.
Harvesting of wheat, the said, adding that if overcast morning, fl attening standing The apex court on Sep
main rabi crop sown from conditions prevail and it crops and causing extensive tember 5 last year directed
late October to December, continues to rain in the com damage. “Farmers are at the the IG of Meerut range to
has already started in both ing days, the wheat crop receiving end due to this un supervise the investigation
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the States but is yet to gain would absorb the moisture timely rain,” he said. in the Hapur lynching case.
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Denied ticket,
sitting MLA
turns star
campaigner
Sib Kumar Das
BERHAMPUR
THE HINDU
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2019
DELHI
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IN BRIEF
JD(S)Congress Cong. will off er clean politics in Land buy for
Salem corridor
unity fails to trickle quashed
down to grassroots
Telangana, says Sachin Pilot Mohamed Imranullah S.
CHENNAI
K.M. Mani’s condition ‘TRS polluted atmosphere by buying MLAs, creating environment of fear’ In a setback to the AIADMK
government in Tamil Nadu
stable, says hospital Hassan, Mysuru party workers still at war Special Correspondent and the BJP government at
KOCHI
The condition of Kerala
Hyderabad the Centre, the Madras
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Mi High Court on Monday
Congress (M) leader K.M.
Mani is said to be serious
Special Correspondent
Mysuru/ Hassan Support Nikhil: nister Sachin Pilot said the quashed a notifi cation is
The undercurrent of mutual Congress would bring back sued last year to acquire
even as the medical bulletin
by the VPS Lakeshore suspicion among the Con Siddaramaiah clean politics to Telangana land for the ₹ 10,000 crore,
Hospital and Research Centre gress and the Janata DalSec where the incumbent Telan eightlane ChennaiSalem
says that his condition is ular ( JDS) grassroots work Special Correspondent gana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) expressway, holding that
stable. He is being treated for ers continues to manifest in Mandya government had “polluted environmental clearance
chest infection. the Mysuru and Hassan par With disgruntled Congress the atmosphere by buying le was mandatory for the pro
liamentary constituencies, leaders in Mandya district gislators, pressuring law ject.
Elephant tusks: HC issues notwithstanding a show of continuing to support makers and creating an envi A Special Bench of Jus
notice to Mohanlal, govt. unity among the party lead ronment of fear”. tices T.S. Sivagnanam and
Independent candidate
KOCHI
ers at the top. Sumalatha for the Lok Telangana Chief Minister V. Bhavani Subbaroyan
The Kerala High Court issued
For the second time in a Sabha poll, CongressJD(S) K. Chandrashekar Rao was passed the order, allowing
notice to actor Mohanlal, the
week, the Congress meeting coalition coordination doing exactly what Prime Mi a batch of cases fi led by
State government, the
Principal Chief Conservator of
in Hassan on Monday saw committee chairman nister Narendra Modi was landowners and others, in
Forests (Wildlife) and the proModi slogans being Siddaramaiah has doing at the Centre — using cluding Anbumani Rama
Chief Wildlife Warden on a raised by a section of the requested the electorate agencies to suppress the doss of the PMK, which is
public interest litigation Congress activists, while JD and leaders to support voice of leaders who ques Frontal attack: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot addressing a media conference now a constituent of the
petition challenging the (S) workers in the neigh JD(S) candidate Nikhil K. tion them, said Mr. Pilot at a with other Congress leaders in Hyderabad on Monday. K.V.S. GIRI * BJPAIADMK alliance.
government order granting bouring Mysuru openly ex In a oneminute21 press conference here. The Bench rejected the
ownership certificate to the pressed their disenchant second video, released by He said he was part of the help the BJP, that had also about helping the poorest of dustrialists, he alleged. Centre’s contention that
actor for the four elephant ment with their leaders for the JD(S) in Bengaluru on historic decision of the Con ruined the institutions in In the poor 20% of Indian pop Expressing confi dence environmental clearance
tusks seized from his house at the tieup with the Monday, the former Chief gress that decided to help Te dia. ulation with a promise of giv that UPAIII would come to was required only before
Thevara, Kochi, in 2012. Congress. Minister urged workers of langana fulfi l the wishes of ing them a guaranteed power after the elections, he the actual laying of the ex
In the fi rst instance, the both parties to work the people and it pained him Promises delivered ₹ 72,000 income per year. said the party would per pressway and not at the
Five girls drown in diff erences manifested in a to see the State where the go “The Congress delivers what Mr Pilot said Mr. Modi had form extremely well in Rajas nascent stage of land ac
together to ensure Mr.
well in Telangana meeting at Udayapura in the vernment suppressed peo it promises and the ‘Nyay’ did everything to stop the than, Madhya Pradesh and quisition. It held that the
Nikhil’s victory. The
HYDERABAD
Channarayapatna taluk, veteran Congress leader ple and bought legislators in scheme is not like a ‘jumla’ NREGA of the Manmohan Chhattisgarh where it need for such clearance
Five girls in the age group of
where a few Congress work said he would canvass for violation of norms. (empty promise) like the ₹ 15 Singh government. grabbed power from the BJP. should be decided on a
6-11 drowned in an open well
in Jogulamba Gadwal district
ers chanted “ModiModi”, Mr. Nikhil along with Mr. Pilot, who was in the lakh promised by Mr. Modi The scheme had lifted 14 Mr. Pilot claimed that casebycase basis.
of Telangana, police said on registering their protest former Prime Minister city to extend support to in 2014 election. We could crore people out of poverty, there there was a wave of The court said, it was ne
Monday. The bodies have against the party’s decision H.D. Deve Gowda in Congress candidate in Che have easily said ₹ 20 lakh but but Mr. Modi was not inter change across the country cessary to get environmen
been recovered. It seems to back the JD(S) candidate. Mandya on April 12. vella Konda Vishweshwer we don’t believe in such jum ested in such schemes but and various parties would tal clearance before pro
after one of them began The meeting was convened CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Reddy, said every vote to the las,” he said. The Congress only in waiving of loans of come together to stop the ceeding with the
drowning, the other girls may by Karnataka Pradesh Con TRS would automatically manifesto, he said, talked crores of rupees of a few in BJP. notifi cation.
have tried to save her and gress Committee (KPCC) ing offi cebearers in the par
drowned in the process, a vicepresident B. Shivara ty, have openly opposed the
senior police official said. PTI
6 NATION DELHI
IN BRIEF
Along LoC in Jammu, Cong. fi nds Haryana
Oppn. against
Weather Watch
Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
favour with strifetorn residents appointment
of judge’s wife
Absence of PDP, NC candidates, ‘invisible’ sitting MP likely to boost party’s chances to info panel
SC to hear bail plea of
ex-cop Sanjiv Bhatt
NEW DELHI
Jatin Anand stead of just restricting the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Poonch/Surankote/Nowshera problem to being an electoral CHANDIGARH
The Supreme Court on
Monday agreed to hear the The 200oddkmlong Mus issue,” says Gulshan Rashid Days after the Haryana go
bail plea of former IPS officer limdominated belt between Bhat, an assistant professor vernment appointed Ka
Sanjiv Bhatt in connection Jammu and Poonch along the of geography at the Depart maldeep Bhandari, wife of
with a twodecadeold drug Line of Control believes the ment of Higher Education in the judge hearing the Kath
seizure case. The court has Lok Sabha election in Jammu Rajouri. ua rape case, as one of the
sought a response from the is a direct contest between Sunny Singh, who works State’s information com
Gujarat Police. His plea had the “face of Prime Minister for a local newspaper, says missioners, the issue has
been rejected by the Gujarat Narendra Modi” and the the people of Poonch, over taken a political turn with
High Court on March 7. Bhatt, “Congress’ hand”. and above religion and tradi Opposition parties terming
is behind the bars since The reasons cited for their tional loyalty, prioritise “lo the decision “unethical”
September last year. PTI conviction are — the absence cal work”. “There weren’t pe and an attempt to infl uence
of the Peoples Democratic A torn BJP poster along National Highway 144A in Poonch ople at the [BJP] rally here on the judiciary. Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs)
Two dead, 21 ill after Party and the National Confe Saturday but at a recent pu The BJP government, ho
en route to Jammu. JATIN ANAND*
consuming ‘prasad’ rence from the contest, the blic meeting addressed by wever, said that the deci Forecast for Tuesday: Heavy rain likely at isolated places over
JAIPUR “clean image” of Congress people here, you have the about that. They talk about [Congress leader] Dr. Ghulam sion was taken on merit af Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
Two persons from Rajasthan’s candidate Raman Bhalla, answer to your question,” the greater good but to me it Nabi Azad there wasn’t even ter following due process. Heat wave conditions likely in isolated pockets over Gujarat,
Banswara district died due to west Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
who's also the party’s State says Mr. Bitta. seems like giving my vote for space to set foot in. It is a fact On March 8 — just two
food poisoning and 21 others city rain max min city rain max min
vicepresident, and the com According to the offi cial nothing,” he says, choosing that previous Congress go days before the model code Agartala...............0.5.... 29.0.... 22.0 Kozhikode ............... —.... 35.2.... 28.4
were taken ill after
plaints of the voters against 2011 Census fi gures, Muslims not to name the “party” in re vernments have done a lot of of conduct came into force Ahmedabad............ —.... 43.0.... 22.7 Kurnool ................... —.... 41.8.... 27.6
consuming ‘prasad’ at a Aizawl ................... —.... 30.0.... 15.4 Lucknow................0.6.... 35.1.... 22.2
the sitting MP, BJP’s Jugal constitute 90.45% of the dis ference. work and that’s why the par for the Lok Sabha election
temple in Madhya Pradesh. Allahabad .............. —.... 38.8.... 22.7 Madurai................... —.... 39.8.... 25.4
Nearly 4050 people of
Kishore Sharma. trict's total population of ty, on its own, is enough to — the Haryana government Bengaluru .............. —.... 35.6.... 24.0 Mangaluru ............... —.... 35.3.... 26.1
Danpur village in Banswara Voter loyalty in this region 4,76,820. ‘Grim’ realities contest against the face of the appointed Ms. Bhandari, Bhopal.................2.1.... 39.7.... 22.0 Mumbai................... —.... 33.5.... 23.1
traditionally swings between BJP fl ags and hoardings, Residents of the twin Rajouri Prime Minister,” he says. LieutenantGeneral K.J. Bhubaneswar .......0.8.... 32.9.... 25.5 Mysuru.................... —.... 36.7.... 21.8
had visited the temple in Chandigarh ............ —.... 30.6.... 22.6 New Delhi ............... —.... 36.4.... 20.2
Ratlam district. M.P. Samples the Congress and the region bearing the photos of Mr. Mo and Poonch districts, 70 km Krishan Singh, a transpor Singh (retired) and Jai Chennai ................. —.... 35.0.... 27.6 Patna ...................... —.... 35.0.... 21.8
of the food have been sent al parties. In 2014, all three di, party president Amit Shah apart along the LoC, are tar ter, says he is “annoyed” with Singh Bishnoi as State In Coimbatore............ —.... 38.2.... 25.2 Port Blair ................ —.... 32.7.... 26.1
Dehradun............... —.... 29.0.... 20.0 Puducherry.............. —.... 35.0.... 27.0
for examination, and a case Assembly constituencies un and State leaders, dominate geted frequently by Pakistani the BJP despite having bene formation Commissioners. Gangtok...............7.8.... 19.3.... 10.5 Pune ....................... —.... 40.0.... 19.7
has been registered. PTI der Poonch district voted for the JammuAkhnoor High forward posts located on the fi tted from a scheme for the Chief Minister Manohar Goa ....................... —.... 33.0.... 24.3 Raipur ..................... —.... 39.1.... 28.0
diff erent parties — Poonch way for a good 30 km. Con mountains above. They ass welfare of people displaced Lal Khattar, former Leader Guwahati .............0.9.... 28.3.... 20.8 Ranchi..................... —.... 36.8.... 17.2
Hubballi................. —.... 37.0.... 23.0 Shillong....................6.... 19.6.... 10.8
Two govt. officials held Haveli elected the PDP candi gress fl ags on homes and ert that events such as cross from Pakistanoccupied of Opposition Abhay Singh Hyderabad ............. —.... 38.5.... 23.3 Shimla..................... —.... 23.0.... 12.6
for ‘accepting’ bribe date, Surankote chose Con shops ostensibly belonging to border hostility and India’s Kashmir. “No one thought Chautala and Forest Minis Imphal................... —.... 27.3.... 15.6 Srinagar .................. —.... 25.6.... 12.4
KOTA (RAJASTHAN) gress and Mendhar opted for Muslims on one side confront retaliatory air strikes in Bala about us earlier but Modiji ter Rao Narbir Singh, who Jaipur ..................0.2.... 40.0.... 24.0 Trivandrum ............. —.... 36.2.... 26.7
Kochi..................... —.... 34.0.... 26.4 Tiruchi .................... —.... 40.0.... 27.0
In two separate cases of the NC. With both the NC and BJP fl ags on Hindu homes on kot are not mere electoral is gave ₹ 5 lakh to the people dis were part of the selection Kohima................1.4.... 23.0.... 11.5 Vijayawada .............. —.... 37.4.... 25.6
corruption, two government the PDP deciding to stay out the other side in areas such sues but “realities” which placed from PoK. But we are committee, picked the can Kolkata.................. —.... 32.2.... 24.6 Visakhapatnam ......... —.... 32.4.... 27.0
officials were arrested on of the fray in Jammu, the as Manjakote in Rajouri dis they are living every day. still annoyed with him be didates from a list of names (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius)
Monday while accepting Congress’ decision to fi eld trict for the next 100 km on BJP general secretary Ram cause of our MP. We have recommended by the Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday
bribes from private Mr. Bhalla from the seat is a National Highway 144A. A lit Madhav’s rally in town on Sa heard about Jugal Kishore but search committee. CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE
contractors for clearing their “double plus” for the party, tle further on Poonch High turday, according to Poonch never seen him,” he says. Haryana Congress chief Ahmedabad..... 15 .73 26 ..165 .....— ....*
Bengaluru ....... ..4 .24 44 ..168 .....— ....* In observation made at 4.00
pending bills for their works, feels Sabir Bitta, a teacher at way, smaller BJP hoardings, residents’, “failed” to draw Anil Maini, a trader, says Ashok Tanwar on Monday p.m., Sirsa, Haryana
Chennai .......... ..6 .11 41 ..145 .....— ....* recorded an overall air
said AntiCorruption Bureau the Model Higher Secondary similar to the ones in Jammu crowds and was a proof that issues like the Ram Mandir said that Ms. Bhandari’s ap Delhi .............. 19 .58 64 ..275 .343 ....* quality index (AQI) score of
officials. Both the accused will School at Sheeshmahal in but mysteriously torn, hang voters would rather have bet and scrapping of Articles 370 pointment was “clearly an Hyderabad ...... ..3 .61 30 ....77 ...97 ....* 404 indicating an unhealthy
Kolkata ........... 10 .67 14 ....75 ...88 ....* level of pollution. In
be produced before the ACB
Poonch district. from trees. ter roads and more doctors at and 35A aren’t “real”. “These attempt” by the BJP to in Lucknow ......... 15 .25 58 ..286 .....— ....* contrast, Amaravati, Andhra
court in Kota on Tuesday. PTI Pradesh recorded a healthy
Mohammad Nazeer, a dha the district hospital than sur are not issues but promises fl uence institutions. Mumbai .......... 29 .27 86 ....27 ...61 ....* AQI score of 33
Pune............... 29 .14 32 ....71 ...88 ....*
Traditional support ba owner in Surankote, has gical strikes across the which won’t and can’t be “We are not questioning Visakhapatnam ..5 .28 35 ....36 ...74 ....*
Fake currency seized, “Just like you hear about just returned from a pollre border. kept,” he says. the integrity of anyone, but
two arrested in Kolkata crossborder shelling along lated meeting at a local mos “Yes, events such as Pul Down in Nowshera, BJP’s this shows the immorality Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
KOLKATA SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system,
the LoC in the National Capi que” and asks his customers wama and Balakot air strikes State president Ravinder Rai of the BJP government; making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air
The Kolkata Police has seized
tal Region, we too hear of cas for advice. “Are you coming have made the situation fa na’s constituency, Subhash how they are trying to in particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues
Fake Indian Currency Notes and monuments.
with a face value of ₹ 5 lakh
es like [Mohammad] Akhlaq’s from Jammu? What’s the vourable for the BJP, but one Kapoor, a leader of the local fl uence sensitive issues NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by
from the city’s Maidan area lynching [in Dadri], Buland mood there?” he asks in a must understand that these traders’ community, ques such as rape of the girl reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
shahr [violence] up here. mix of Dogri and Punjabi. “At occurrences were, are and tions the timing of the go child in Kathua. The Elec CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to
and arrested two persons in critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause
this connection. The Add to that the fact that our the meeting [at the mosque] will remain a part of a persis vernment’s stance towards tion Commission should dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
counterfeit notes were in community has traditionally they were asking us to vote tent challenge. The State and Pakistan. “We support the take cognisance of the ap PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes,
supported the Congress and for the Congress because our political parties need to work Balakot air strikes but what pointment and take appro nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced
denomination of ₹ 2,000, a
lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and
senior police officer said on that he [Mr. Bhalla] has im party hasn’t fi elded any can on a rehabilitation policy for #70929
about jobs for youth and the priate action,” said Mr. premature death in people with heart or lung disease
Monday. PTI mense goodwill among the didate. I feel uncomfortable residents in LoC areas in condition of roads?” he asks. Tanwar.
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IN BRIEF
Army gets Dhanush artillery guns Call for entries for
It is the indigenously upgraded version of Bofors gun procured in 1980s
Special Correspondent camp with three guns. The
The Hindu Prize 2019
New Delhi last round of user exploita
NIA questions chief of
Hurriyat Conference
NEW DELHI
The Ordnance Factory
Board (OFB) on Monday
handed over the fi rst batch
tion trials were completed
with six guns in June last
year.
T he annual The Hin-
du literature prizes
refl ect the
newspaper’s
author, written in English
and published between
July 2018 and June 2019.
● Translations of works
Environment and
Ecology and Academic
works with a social
science orientation.
The NIA on Monday of six Dhanush artillery guns The gun is fi tted with iner
commitment to from the regional ● Publishers can enter
questioned Hurriyat to the Army. Dhanush is the tial navigation system with
promoting good writing, languages into English fi ve of their best titles
Conference chairman Mirwaiz indigenously upgraded ver global positioning system
fi ction as well as non published between July from across their
Umer Farooq in connection sion of the Swedish Bofors (GPS) based gun recording
fi ction, in English as well 2018 and June 2019 will imprints. Publishers
with a case of “funding terror gun procured in the 1980s. and autolaying, an en
as other Indian also be eligible for the should also send a list of
groups and separatist “Indigenisation to the ex hanced tactical computer
languages, and competition. The original their published titles to
organisations” in Jammu and tent of about 81%, has alrea for onboard ballistic compu
encouraging writers of work should have been enable the judges call in
Kashmir, officials said. PTI dy been achieved. By the The indigenously developed Dhanush artillery guns. tations, an onboard muzzle
promise in all fi elds and published not earlier for additional books.
end of 2019, the indigenisa velocity recording, an auto
languages. than August 1947. ● The books/manuscripts
tion level of the gun will go (BPC) to manufacture 114 tic Treaty Organisation (NA mated gun sighting system
Vice Admiral Verma The Hindu Prize for ● Only works of literary should have been
up to 91%,” the Defence Mi guns from the Army on Fe TO) 155 mm ammunition equipped with camera, ther
moves tribunal Fiction was instituted in merit will be considered. published between July
nistry said in a statement. bruary 18, 2019. system. mal imaging and laser range
NEW DELHI 2010 to recognise and ● Publishers may enter a 2018 and June 2019.
Six guns were handed over Dhanush is a 155 mm, 45 fi nder
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, encourage Indian fi ction maximum of fi ve books ● Entries must be
at a ceremony at Gun Car calibre towed artillery gun Conducting of trials All 114 guns are expected
who currently heads the written in English. from across their researchbased and
riage Factory, Jabalpur. with a range of 36 km and The fi rst phase of trials were to be delivered within four
Andaman and Nicobar-based Originally limited to imprints. scholarly works with
tri-service command, on “The fi rst Dhanush regi has demonstrated a range of conducted between July and years. The OFB has already
fi ction in English, the ● Publishers are asked to literary merit.
Monday moved the Armed ment with 18 guns is expect 38 km with specialised am September 2016 at Pokhran undertaken capacity aug
competition has since send a list of all their ● Translations of works of
Forces Tribunal over the ed to be ready by the end of munition. It is an upgrade of and Babina ranges and the mentation to manufacture
been extended to include published titles to The nonfi ction from regional
appointment of Vice Admiral next year,” an Army source the existing 155m, 39 calibre second phase was held bet over 400 barrels and 250
translations of literary Hindu. This will enable languages published
Karambir Singh as the next said. The GCF received the Bofors FH 77 gun. It is com ween October and Decem ordnances for large calibre
fi ction from the regional the judges to nominate between July 2018 and
Chief of Naval Staff. Bulk Production Clearance patible with all North Atlan ber 2016 at the Siachen base weapon systems.
languages into English. additional books if they June 2019 will also be
The prize is awarded to a wish. eligible. The original
novel or short story work should have been
Assam man SC: why should collection that
exemplifi es the best work
published post
Independence i.e. not
assaulted for govt. offi cers of fi ction in each year.
The Hindu Prize for
earlier than August 1947.
● Publishers must send
selling ‘beef’ head temples? Nonfi ction, introduced in
2018, is awarded to the
eight (8) copies of each
book. Only hard copies
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best work of nonfi ction will be accepted.
Legal Correspondent in English or regional ● Publishers are required Electronic copies will not
GUWAHATI NEW DELHI
languages (in translation). to send eight (hardcover) be accepted.
The police in northeastern Justice S.A. Bobde on Mon
The winners in both copies of each title they
Assam’s Biswanath district day wondered aloud why
categories, fi ction and submit. Paperbacks and Eligibility criteria for
picked up fi ve people after government offi cials
nonfi ction, will receive electronic copies are not both categories
a mob assaulted a 68year should be in charge of ma
₹ 5 lakh each in cash, a acceptable. ● The author must be an
old man for allegedly sell naging temples in a secular
trophy and a citation. In ● Entries must be in Indian citizen, or an NRI
ing beef at his restaurant. country.
the case of a translated prose. holding a valid Indian
The incident happened The oral observations
work being the winner, ● Selfpublished or passport, or an Overseas
on Sunday afternoon but came in the backdrop of al
the prize money will be electronically published Citizen of India, or a
came to light on Monday af legations raised that devo
divided equally between books are not eligible. domiciled resident of
ter a video of the assault tees were subject to harass
the translator and the ● Children’s books, Young India. It is the publisher’s
IITMadras tops Centre’s
was uploaded on social me ment at the hands of
author. Adult fi ction or non responsibility to verify
dia. The man, identifi ed as staff ers at the Jagannath
There will be separate fi ction, graphic and the author’s eligibility
Shaukat Ali, sustained inju temple in Puri.
jury panels for the two pictorial publications are before submitting the
ries and was taken to a lo “I do not know why go
cal hospital for treatment.
“We picked up fi ve peo
ple, including two market
higher education rankings vernment offi cials should
manage temples,” Justice
Bobde asked.
categories of awards. Jury
members will be drawn
from a pool of prominent
not eligible.
● Publishers may not
submit books written by
book.
● Employees of The
Hindu and their family
writers, academics, book members of the jury. members are not eligible.
committee leaders, in a bid Special Correspondent on Monday, President Ram rent categories of the NIRF Questioning the effi cien
critics, and experts in ● Books that were All entries must reach
to disperse the mob. They NEW DELHI Nath Kovind said “Recent ex this year. cy of government offi cials
diff erent fi elds. submitted for The Hindu The Hindu on or before
were allowed to go after The Indian Institute of Tech pansion in higher education With regard to engineer manning posts in temple
A shortlist of the best Prize 2018 will not be May 31, 2019. All entries
signing a good behaviour nology, Madras (IITMadras) has widened access and im ing, apart from the IITs, An administration bodies, Jus
fi ve books in each accepted. must be marked The
bond under Section 107 of has topped the Centre’s proved equity. Even so, qual na University, Chennai, and tice Bobde pointed to the
category will be Hindu Prize 2019 Fiction/
Code of Criminal Proce ranking of higher education ity remains a concern ” NIT, Tiruchi, also make it to idol theft case in Tamil Na
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announced in October The Hindu Prize: Non Non Fiction and should
dure,” a district administra institutions, followed by the The rankings, published the top 10. Management du. “These idols, apart
2019, and the winners Fiction be sent to Shalini Arun,
tion offi cial said. He added Indian Institute of Science, annually since 2016, are rankings are topped by IIM from the religious senti
will be announced at The ● Publishers can submit Sr. Associate Editor, The
that some locals had been Bengaluru, and IITDelhi. Se based on multiple parame Bangalore, while XLRI, Jam ments, are priceless,” Jus
Hindu Lit for Life in their best works in the Hindu, Kasturi Buildings,
warning Mr. Ali not to sell ven IITs appear in the top 10 ters, including teaching, shedpur, is the only institute tice Bobde observed orally.
Chennai in January 2020. following categories: 859860, Anna Salai,
what they believed was list of the National Institu learning and resources; re apart from IIMs in the top 10. The comments have
● Biography/Memoirs/ Chennai 600002.
beef. Things came to a head tion Ranking Framework search and professional Delhi’s Miranda House tops come even as a separate
HOW TO ENTER Autobiography, Travel For more details ,
when a group went to in (NIRF) for 2019, while Jawa practice; graduation out the list of colleges, followed petition fi led by BJP MP
The Hindu Prize:Fiction Writing, History, Arts, contact R. Krithika@0422
spect his eatery on Sunday. harlal Nehru University, Del comes; outreach and inclu by Hindu College, Delhi, and Subramanian Swamy seek
● Publishers may submit Culture, Polity and 2212572 (extension 334)
Mohammed Sahabud hi and Banares Hindu Un sivity; and the perception of Presidency College, Chen ing temples to be made in
novels or shortstories Economy, Investigative or email to
din, the brother of Mr. Ali, iversity, Varanasi, take the the public, academics and nai. VIT, Vellore, tops the list dependent of government
collections by a single Journalism/reportage, krithika.r@thehindu.co.in
later fi led an FIR at the lo remaining places. employers. Overall, 3,127 in of private or selffi nanced in control is pending in the
cal police station. Announcing the rankings stitutions applied for diff e stitutions. Supreme Court.
Slow, steady campaign peaks for Jagan SC may consider plea against order on TikTok
Legal Correspondent made before a Bench presid dia houses to refrain from te ing used in jest, it pointed
vam for example, a goal of 11
NEW DELHI ed over by the Chief Justice, lecasting TikTok videos. A out how the application
Meetings, mass party workers per booth was Chief Justice of India Ranjan senior advocate A.M. Singh Division Bench of Justices N. could be used for crude hu
contact lend fi llip fi xed, which led to a huge to Gogoi on Monday indicated vi said the order violated the Kirubakaran and S.S. Sundar mour against innocent par
tal of over fi ve lakh booth that the Supreme Court right to free speech and ex asked the Centre whether a ties, leading to violation of
to YSRCP leader workers with each booth would look into a petition pression and did not factor law similar to the Children’s the fundamental right to pri
having one convenor at the challenging an interim order in the protection given to in Online Privacy Protection vacy.
Nistula Hebbar top. of the Madras High Court to termediaries under the In Act (COPPA) of the U.S. The High Court said inap
NEW DELHI During the “Jagan Anna the Centre to prohibit down formation Technology Act. could be brought in to shield propriate contents were be
The heart of the high pitched Pilippu” outreach, over load of TikTok, a mobile In April, the Madurai children from cybercrimes. ing made available to chil
campaign being waged by 60,000 plus village level application. Bench of the Madras High Though the High Court dren and this could expose
the YSRCP in Andhra Pra “neutral” infl uencers were In an urgent mention Court even ordered the me did not object to TikTok be them to sexual predators.
desh beats in a small build identifi ed and received per
ing in the Banjara Hills local sonalised letters from Mr.
ity of Hyderabad — the offi ce Reddy. They were then invit
of the Indian Political Action ed for an interaction with
Committee (IPAC) which has him and provided an email
been with the campaign for address and phone number
the better part of two years. for suggestions for campaign
The “war room” of the YSRCP. *
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Maintaining momentum
From providing the logistical Janata Dal (U) vice presi According to Asba Faroo Several defections
wherewithal for party leader dent Prashant Kishor, the qui, who joined the team on As a measure of the effi cacy
Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s founder of IPAC is now a this particular assignment af of the campaign, the team
mammoth 3,684 km Praja mentor with the organisa ter a stint as a management cites the fact that there have
Sankalpa Yatra to Samara tion, after his entry into for consultant in the corporate been a total of 1,400 defec
Shankaravam (boothcadre mal politics. sector, the mini campaigns tions to the YSRCP from oth
meetings) to the Jagan Anna Scattered across the four were necessary building er parties, including two
Pilippu ( Jagan Anna (elder fl oors of the building are not blocks for the concerted TDP men whose names had
brother) is calling you) mini just publicity materials, but strategy. “From booth level been announced as candi
campaigns in the midst, the white boards that track the build up of party workers to dates for the Assembly poll,
build up has been to give a campaigns of Mr. Reddy, his at least two direct mass con all in the last one month.
specifi c direction to the par sister Sharmila and their tact programmes between Political campaigns are
ty’s message across Andhra mother Y.S. Vijayamma, as Mr. Reddy (referred by the tricky things, but the team is
Pradesh and to ensure that well as every day trackers for team as JMR) and the public hoping their professional
the momentum is both Assembly and Lok Sab were held,” he said. management of the party’s
maintained. ha constituencies. In the Samara Shankara aff air is here to stay.
High Court orders release of Manipur
television journalist in sedition case
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT more than four months after Wangkhem’s wife Ranjita
GUWAHATI he was lodged in the Sajiwa Elangbam said on Monday.
The Manipur High Court has Central Jail on the outskirts Mr Wangkhem had taken
ordered the release of televi of Imphal on November 27 to Facebook to condemn the
sion anchor Kishorechandra last year and days ahead of Chief Minister – with some
Wangkhem who was the election to the Inner Ma incendiary words – for orga
charged with sedition under nipur Lok Sabha seat on nising a function to mark Ra
the National Security Act April 18. ni of Jhansi's battle against
(NSA) for criticising Chief Mi “The court has released the British and linking it to
nister N.Biren Singh on so my husband’s after revoking Manipur’s freedom move
cial media. NSA. We expect him to be re ment. He had said the CM
The release order came leased from jail soon,” Mr was the “Centre’s puppet”.
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Open up the Supreme Court
A judiciary confi dent of its place in a democratic republic must not worry about public scrutiny of judicial appointments
to the RTI Act, has an easy answer: had in mind. Indeed, the Supreme and South Africa, the interviews of
yes. As Justice Bhat correctly ob Court’s own NJAC judgment ack candidates taken by judicial ap
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he chiefs of the Samajwadi PartyBahujan Samaj
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lmost 10 years ago, on Sep the basic idea of “open justice”: of the Collegium began to be pu The Collegium, however, has
PartyRashtriya Lok Dal combine threw down the
tember 2, 2009, the High that the workings of the courts, as blished online. immunised itself from any form of
gauntlet to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Court of Delhi handed down powerful organs of state, have to It is in this context that we must public scrutiny. The nomination
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Deoband in western Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The a landmark judgment dealing with be as transparent and open to pu examine the arguments of the At process is secret, the deliberations
scale and fi ery rhetoric were clearly aimed at forcing the fl edgling Right to Information blic scrutiny as any other body. torneyGeneral of India, who re are secret, the reasons for eleva
the momentum as western U.P. constituencies go to the (RTI) Act. It held that the Offi ce of Nor would bringing the judiciary presented the Supreme Court be tion or nonelevation are secret.
polls on April 11, in the fi rst of a sevenphase parliamen the Chief Justice of India (CJI) was under the RTI Act destroy the per fore the Constitution Bench. The This creates an extremely un
tary election in the State. The BJP and its partners had a “public authority”, and there sonal privacy of judges: as the larly during Indira Gandhi’s re AG argued that disclosing the cor healthy climate, in which rumours
won 73 of 80 seats in U.P. in 2014, and the State is cen fore, subject to the provisions of High Court judgment noted, the gime. respondence of the Collegium become staple, and whispers
the Act. Information held by the RTI Act itself has an inbuilt priva The Collegium began life, there would “destroy” judicial indepen about executive interference are
tral to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reelection bid.
CJI — including, in the context of cyoriented protection, which fore, as a tool to secure and gua dence. The CJI seemed to agree, exchanged in court corridors. CJI
The political landscape in U.P, however, has changed the case, information about judg authorises withholding the disclo rantee the independence of the noting that disclosing the reasons Ranjan Gogoi’s publicly stated
signifi cantly in the interim years, both in terms of party es’ assets — could be requested by sure of personal information un judiciary. In 2015, the Supreme for rejection of a judge would “des concern that “in the name of tran
alliances and social realignments. Priyanka Gandhi Va the public through an RTI applica less there is an overriding public Court struck down a constitutional troy” his or her life or career. sparency, you cannot destroy an
dra’s entry as a Congress strategist and campaigner has tion. In ringing words, Justice Ra interest. While disclosure of assets amendment establishing a Nation This is, however, a bewildering institution” betrays a refusal to en
added new variables that could complicate electoral vindra Bhat declared that the RTI is arguably justifi ed by an overrid al Judicial Appointments Commis argument, when we consider that gage with the manner in which in
calculations in U.P. In this emergent situation in the was a “powerful beacon, which il ing public interest, medical details sion, which would have replaced the Collegium system was specifi stitutions are actually destroyed:
luminates unlit corners of state ac or information about marital sta the Collegium. A majority of the cally put in place by the Supreme in an insidious and incremental
State, the rally must have brought some reassurance to
tivity, and those of public authori tus, for example, are clearly not. fi vejudge Bench held that judicial Court in order to guarantee judi manner, through the slow drip
the triumvirate of Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and Ajit ties which impact citizens’ daily There will always be borderline primacy in appointments was the cial independence. It is rather self drip erosion of trust.
Singh, leaders of the SP, the BSP and the RLD, respec lives, to which they previously had cases, of course, but that only calls only constitutionallyauthorised serving to argue, fi rst, that there is
tively. Mr. Yadav has been unambiguous in his defe no access”. for nuanced and fi negrained ana way of securing/ensuring judicial only one permissible method to Open to sunlight
rence to Ms. Mayawati, and they have been at pains to The Supreme Court appealed lysis of such cases, nothing more. independence against an increas secure judicial independence — “Sunlight is the best disinfectant”
emphasise that they are reading from the same page, as against this judgment, and the ingly powerful political executive. and that is through ensuring judi is a trite and overused phrase. In
coherence between the SP and BSP leaderships is cru case eventually wound its way to The Collegium Through this time, however, the cial primacy in the appointments the context of public scrutiny of
the Supreme Court, where a stay During the hearings, however, the Collegium had come under in process — and then to argue that the Supreme Court, however, it is
cial for vote transfer of their core supporters.
was granted, and matters re question most at issue involved creasing criticism. A major point the only permissible way in which an apt one. The Collegium’s recent
Ms. Mayawati is an icon of Dalit empowerment, and mained in limbo for a few years. the disclosure of the correspon of critique was its opacity: it was this system can work is by making decisions to recommend a set of
since the 1990s has often been deft in building social al Earlier this month, however, a dence of the Collegium. The Colle increasingly being perceived that it immune to transparency. The names for elevation, and then has
liances around her core vote. Mr. Yadav is the inheritor fi vejudge Bench of the court fi nal gium includes the fi ve seniormost judicial appointments were too of Supreme Court cannot eat its cake tily backtrack on them without
of the rump of Socialist (Lohiaite) politics in the Hindi ly heard the case on merits, and judges of the Supreme Court, who ten made in an ad hoc and arbi and have it too: if it has instituted a any publicly stated reasons, dealt
belt, which has been reduced to a purely castebased reserved judgment. By this time, collectively constitute the selec trary manner. Perhaps the most vi process of appointment that a serious blow to its reputation for
entity around the SP’s Yadav support. Both could be the issues under consideration in tion panel for judicial appoint vid example of this was when makes itself the fi nal arbiter of jud impartiality and independence.
volved not only Justice Bhat’s rul ments to the Supreme Court (and former Supreme Court Justice icial appointments, then it must al The only way to salvage this is to
characterised as part of social justice politics, but the
ing on the status of the Chief Jus the three seniormost judges when Markandey Katju admitted that, as so ensure that that same process open up the court. A judiciary that
accent and rhetoric of their respective politics are dissi tice as a public authority and the it comes to the High Courts). India the Chief Justice of the Allahabad meets the standards of accounta is confi dent of itself and of its place
milar. Their opposing positions on the use of English is disclosure of judges’ assets, but al is one of the few countries where High Court, he had refused to re bility in a democratic republic. in the democratic republic should
a case in point — the SP has been rather late in blunting so the question of whether the cor judges have the last word on judi commend a High Court lawyer for Indeed, a look at judicial ap not be worried about subjecting
its antiEnglish edge, while the BSP’s Ambedkarite polit respondence of the Collegium (the cial appointments, through the judgeship because that lawyer was pointments elsewhere suggests judicial appointments to public
ics considers it as a tool of empowerment. Though the body of judges that selects and mechanism of the Collegium. The in a livein relationship without be that transparency in appoint scrutiny. The occasional discom
SP and the BSP had an alliance in the mid1990s, they makes appointments to the higher Collegium itself is not mentioned ing married. One may wonder ments is integral to the process. In fort that might come from the
judiciary) was subject to the RTI. in the text of the Constitution: it what connection there is between the United States, for example, harsh public glare is more than
had parted ways bitterly, with an SP mob even trying to
arose out of a judgment of the Su a lawyer’s marital status and his candidates for judicial appoint outweighed by the cleansing value
physically harm Ms. Mayawati. The rout in the 2014 Lok The basic question preme Court, and in response to ability to discharge judicial func ments in the federal judiciary are of transparency.
Sabha and 2017 U.P. Assembly elections have forced a The basic question, i.e. whether or increased executive interference tions, but this was, at any rate, a subjected to public confi rmation
rethink in their adversarial politics. Equally striking is not the Offi ce of the CJI is subject in judicial appointments, particu stark example of what the critics hearings by the Senate. In Kenya Gautam Bhatia is a Delhi-based lawyer
Mr. Yadav’s outreach to the BSP, compared to his father
Playing politics over the Golan Heights
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s. Both parties are conscious that
recovering the support of their larger social constituen
cies, the backward castes and Dalits, which were drift
ing towards the BJP in the past fi ve years with a new for
mat of social empowerment through Hindutva, is U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty is a challenge to the rulesbased international order
crucial. However, since the Assembly elections, old
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n March 21, U.S. President ly fl ow from negotiations among of a twostate solution. The con
President Solih consolidates power with Donald Trump upended parties concerned. UN Security would not carry out any withdra straint for Israel is that its goal of a Tepid global response
another longstanding Council Resolutions 242 (1967) wal of Israeli settlements from the democratic and Jewish state would The new U.S. position has not re
his MDP’s victory in parliamentary polls American policy, tweeting: “After and 338 (1973) had asserted inad West Bank, putting an end to the be diffi cult to achieve in a one ceived support from any other
T
he administration of Maldives President Ibrahim 52 years it is time for the United missibility of acquisition of territo “land for peace” formula advocat state solution with current near country, including its European al
Mohamed Solih has received a shot in the arm States to fully recognize Israel’s So ry by force, and called for Israeli ed since the Camp David Accords equal proportions of Arab and lies. While Iran, Russia, Turkey,
with the parliamentary election held over the vereignty over the Golan Heights, withdrawal. UNSCR 497 (1981) had of 1979. Jewish populations. among others, have been critical,
weekend. His Maldivian Democratic Party is poised to which is of critical strategic and se declared that “Israel’s decision to Faced with international oppo Mr. Trump’s announcement on the Arab response has been as
curity importance to the State of impose its laws, jurisdiction and sition, Israel and its supporters Golan Heights goes a step further. sessed as insuffi ciently strident.
garner more than 60 out of 87 seats, paving the way for
Israel and Regional Stability!” administration in the occupied have, in the past too, leveraged the The Syrian Golan was part of the This is no doubt a refl ection of re
easy passage of bills and a policy agenda with a realistic Syrian Golan Heights is null and support of the leading global pow French postWorld War I mandate, duced infl uence in Washington,
chance of implementation. Mr. Solih, whose prode Third pro-Israel step void and without international le er of the time to advance their and hence technically not covered with greater U.S. leverage on oil
mocracy government assumed power after a presiden This was another major proIsrael gal eff ect”. cause. On November 2, 1917, Lord by the Balfour Declaration. Mr. supplies, divisions among Arab
tial election in September 2018, has sought to break step Mr. Trump has taken as Presi Mr. Trump’s decisions have a Balfour, the British Foreign Secre Trump is now seeking to extend countries over Qatar, pressure on
with the regime of his predecessor Abdulla Yameen, dent. On May 8, 2018, he had bearing on U.S. and Israeli domes tary, declared that “His Majesty’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty Saudi Arabia because of Yemen
which had propelled the Indian Ocean nation into Beij walked out of the 2015 JCPOA tic politics. The American Jewish Government view with favour the to an area beyond Balfour, beyond and the Jamal Khashoggi issue.
( Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac community, traditionally around establishment in Palestine of a na the UN partition plan for Palestine India’s interests are not directly
ing’s economic embrace, described by some as “debt
tion) with Iran, negotiated by the 65% Democratic, has grown in its tional home for the Jewish peo in the 1940s, and beyond the out involved immediately. It has a
trap diplomacy”. While Mr. Solih was quick to signal Obama administration with provi support for him, despite an in ple”. This eventually led to the es come of the 1948/49 ArabIsraeli strong and growing relationship
the shift in his government’s priorities, not least by en sions for sanctions relief in res crease in antiSemitism within the tablishment of the state of Israel in confl ict. with Israel, and has maintained its
suring that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief ponse for Iranian restrictions on U.S. because of his encouragement 1948, despite Palestinian and Arab In his proclamation of March relations with Syria. Indian troops
guest at the presidential inauguration, his agenda has its nuclear programme. Israel had to rightwing groups. His base opposition. In an April 14, 2004 25, issued in presence of the visit have been a part of UN peacekeep
been hobbled by resistance from lawmakers on certain opposed the agreement and any among Evangelical Christians letter to Israeli Prime Minister ing Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. ing presence on the Golan Heights.
bills aimed at the previous administration. Specifi cally, sanctions relief for Iran, seeing a backs Israel. Some of the major Ariel Sharon, U.S. President Ge Trump cited Israeli security inter Mr. Trump’s move, however, is in
continuing threat to itself from contributors to his campaign are orge W. Bush stated that “in light ests and regional threats. The pre dicative of shifting geopolitics in
Parliament Speaker Qasim Ibrahim, the head of the
Iran’s growing presence in Syria, also ardent supporters of Israel. Is of new realities on the ground, in sent situation in Syria is no doubt a the West Asian region, with lon
Jumhooree Party, a coalition partner of the MDP, de its support for Hezbollah in Leba raeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne cluding already existing major Is factor. The U.S. wants to draw gerterm implications for India. It
clined to support a vote on a bill aimed at recouping sto non and Hamas in Gaza, its refusal tanyahu, facing a tough election raeli population centers, it is un down its military presence, Russia also asserts unilateralism, is a chal
len assets and looking into unresolved murders. With to recognise Israel’s right to exist, on April 9, and under threat of in realistic to expect that the and Iran have signifi cantly en lenge to a rulesbased internation
the election throwing up a singleparty majority, Mr. So and its military capabilities. dictment for corruption and mis outcome of fi nal status negotia hanced their presence and in al order, and is contrary to posi
lih can push through his agenda with fewer stumbling Before that, on December 6, demeanour, is touting his in tions will be a full and complete re fl uence. Israel is concerned about tions U.S. has taken elsewhere, as
blocks. 2017, in a speech from the White fl uence on Mr. Trump as having turn to the armistice lines of 1949” Iranian presence beyond Golan in for instance in its response to Rus
So far as India’s interests in the Indian Ocean Region House, Mr. Trump had declared: potential for further gains for Is (position before the 1967 confl ict). Syria and that of Hezbollah on the sia and Crimea.
“I have determined that it is time rael. To consolidate rightwing This has been interpreted by many Lebanese side. It has repeatedly
are concerned, warm bilateral ties between New Delhi
to offi cially recognise Jerusalem as support for himself, he just an in Israel as beginning of the pro targeted Iranian positions and Arun K. Singh has served as India’s
and Male are a high priority after fi ve years of strategic the capital of Israel.” He also pro nounced that if reelected he cess of establishing the legitimacy supplies, including to Hezbollah. Ambassador to the U.S. and Israel
drift that benefi ted Beijing considerably. According to
some analyses, the surging infl ux of Chinese infrastruc
ture investment under the Yameen administration may
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to letters@thehindu.co.in must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials.
have caused the Maldives’ national debt to balloon to
nearly a quarter of its GDP. As it seeks to unravel this Gandhiji and politics ■ Gandhiji predominantly ever follow Gandhiji in spirit. refl ect the thinking of our attributed to indoor Weather resilience
web of Chinese loans, the new leadership has promised If Mahatma Gandhi were based his leadership on Kiran Babasaheb Ransing, societies at large. We as a pollution caused due to There is a strong possibility
alive today, he would have secular principles and New Delhi society have to grow and conventional chula use. of a monsoon defi cit
that what is owed would be paid. However, the honour
never participated in our nationbuilding and not for evolve with maturity to see a Factors that must be according to the IMD
ing of such debt, especially where it was linked to the elections, national any material gains or ■ In the current political era future built on the principles considered are the possible (Editorial, “The heat is on”,
grant of land, lease rights and megaconstruction pro especially. He was never a personal aggrandisement. of coalition, competitive and of justice, equality, truth and high cost of a refi ll as well as April 8). In many Tier II cities
jects, will be complicated. As Mr. Solih grapples with leader of a political party; The diff erence today is that unprincipled politics, it peace. It is only then, with the unavailability of an LPG such as Coimbatore, there is
these challenges, the assurance that the Maldives has rather, he was the political parties want to grab would be diffi cult for time, that we can demand cylinder in rural India. A the pressure of development
New Delhi’s backing would be vital. Already, the ele undisputed leader of the power by hook or by crook, political parties to follow and deserve disciplined point in the report, of a which is leading to rapid
ments of a strategic reset with India seem to be falling masses. He never required which includes buying votes. what is right and of long politics from our leaders. common misconception that depletion of green cover.
votes to gain power. His E.S. Chandrasekaran, term signifi cance; anything Salman Mahmood, “eating food cooked on gas This too is sure to have an
into place. When Mr. Solih visited India in December, a Chennai
immense power sprung which gives instant Noida, Uttar Pradesh causes gas in the stomach”, impact on heat stress and
$1.4 billion fi nancial assistance package for the Maldives from the belief of the gratifi cation to the masses can be tackled with proper water scarcity. Are planners
was announced, and the two governments agreed to ex masses in him. But, ■ Young voters — like me — works well. LPG and rural health awareness. The health and taking this into account?
empt holders of diplomatic and offi cial passports from hypothetically, if he were who are about to cast their Gandhiji is obviously well The data on a meagre 27% of wellbeing of women in rural Nithiyanandham V.G.,
to, it would be to fi ll the fi rst votes in these elections respected and studied but the population under the India are important. Coimbatore
visa requirements. MoUs on Indian grant aid for “high
impact community development projects” have been large moral vacuum in the must note that Gandhian not followed because his Ujjwala Yojana using gas N. Vijai, more letters online:
political sphere (OpEd politics can alter our political ways were hard and do not exclusively are discouraging Coimbatore www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/
signed, as also agreements on clean energy and region
page, “If Gandhi were alive parties. Most of the changes suit the game of and are a call for immediate
al maritime security. So long as the new government corrections & clarifications:
today”, April 8). Politics would be seen in the contemporary power intervention (“About 85% of
presses on with the urgent task of rebuilding and dee An FAQ page story (April 7, 2019), on whether electoral bonds
today is devoid of values organisation of the Congress politics. But why point a Ujjwala benefi ciaries in 4 had reduced anonymous cash donations, erroneously said that
pening the Maldives’ democratic credentials, there is and morals. It is largely party itself as Gandhiji was fi nger at our politicians, who States still use earthen prior to 2017, registered parties had to declare all donations made
hope for political stability and economic development about money and power. strongly opposed to dynastic only show the mirror to us; stoves”, April 8). This must to them of over ₹ 2,000. It should have been ₹ 20,000.
across the 1,192island archipelago and the wider IOR. Sandeep Sethia, politics. Overall, it is foolish they are an integrated and be viewed in the backdrop of The Readers’ Editor’s office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300;
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INTERVIEW | ABDULLA SHAHID
Locking horns with the
‘India-Maldives relations have never been better’ wrong party in Wayanad
The Maldivian Foreign Minister on the folly in playing India and China against each other
Meera Srinivasan one who has suff ered a stroke for im The Congress has failed to realise the meaning and scope
mediate medical attention. Our is
For Maldivians, the election of Presi- lands are many and very of the great struggle to save India
dent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Sep- widespread. We need this kind of as
tember 2018 meant a possible open- sistance. I would ask the hatemon we get a hung Parliament after this election,
ing up of democratic space in the gers to go and speak to the families, how many of the Congress’s MPs will with
country, after former President Ab- who are very grateful. The helicop stand the temptation to move to the BJP? No
dulla Yameen’s term, which was ters are under the control of the Mal body has an answer.
marked by an authoritarian slant. It divian security services and much of The Congress has been struggling to fi nd
also meant reconnecting with many what the hatemongers say are lies. its way in the political arena. It is unable to
countries with which Male’s relation- Binoy Viswam see the truth on the ground and take a stand.
ship had turned rather tense in those What about the physical presence of The same Congress that lashed out against
years, particularly India. In an inter- the Indian military personnel? Is that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
view in Male, Maldivian Foreign Mi- a reason for discomfort for some? In 2008, the Left parties withdrew support has chosen to fi eld its president against a Left
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nister Abdulla Shahid talks about to the fi rst United Progressive Alliance go party candidate in Wayanad, Kerala. It is not
how Maldives sees its role in the re- ■ For these hatemongers it is. But it vernment (UPAI). The Left parties insisted aware of the actual stage of contest that we
gion, and its relationship with the is not the fi rst time we are having on implementing the Common Minimum are in against the BJP. Instead of fi ghting its
world. Excerpts: technical people on the ground from Programme. UPAI formulated policies for arch enemy, the Congress has come to Waya
diff erent countries. These are not the common people solely because the Left nad to lock horns with the Left. The BJP does
Since your government came to military personnel stationed in bar took a stance. The Mahatma Gandhi National not have a candidate in Wayanad; Thushar
power, IndiaMaldives ties have racks. There is no military presence Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the For Vellappally from the Bharat Dharma Jana Se
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> Power
undergone a dramatic change, Between 2013 and 2018, then comes from the of any foreign force in the Maldives. est Rights Act, and the Right to Information na is contesting against Congress president
marked by renewed cooperation, President Yameen’s administration people and once people in Act, among others, found a place in its agen Rahul Gandhi. The BJP does not have a pro
close dialogue and multiple high was seen as tilting heavily towards large numbers start saying Earlier, you pointed to renewed da because of the Left. The Congress had minent presence in Kerala. Then why should
level visits from both sides. How do China amid growing tensions with no to ultra-nationalism and dynamism in MaleNew Delhi thought up none of these laws. Mr. Gandhi contest from Wayanad against
you view the changing dynamic? India. Given that China has also been relations. More broadly, what is your UPAII was under no such duress. A go the Left Democratic Front candidate P.P. Su
hate politics, then we will be
an important partner for the vision for the Maldives’s relationship vernment that did not have the burden of a neer instead of contesting against Mr. Modi?
able to move forward.
■ Since the new government came Maldives and the latter’s strategic with the rest of the world? Common Minimum Programme or Left sup It is in this context that UPAI and UPAII
in, we have had very highlevel visits. location in the Indian Ocean, how port soon found itself in a cesspool of cor are being brought back into focus. UPAI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at does the geopolitical tussle between dives. China is also going to be one of ■ The Maldives has been alienated in ruption — seen in the coal scam, 2G spec could be formed only because of the un
tended President Solih’s swearingin the two big powers aff ect the the largest economies in the world. the past fi ve years. The foreign policy trum scam and other scams — and fl inching antiBJP stance taken by the Left.
ceremony. I was in New Delhi a week Maldives? We can’t say that we will not have of the [then] government was so one antipeople policies. It was UPAII that sur The UPAI experiment came to a close be
after taking offi ce, preparing for the any relations with China because we sided that the credibility of the coun rendered the right to fi x the prices of petrol cause the Left opposed the IndiaU.S. civil
visit of President Solih, who was in ■ The mistake President Yameen have to appreciate what countries do try was eroded. and diesel to oil companies. nuclear deal. The monumental failures of
Delhi a month after being sworn in. made was to play India against China for the people. If we have to choose During the last three months, Pre There were political and policylevel diff e UPAII and its fl awed policies paved the way
The recent visit by External Aff airs and China against India. That is a between friends, or if we are forced sident Solih visited India and the rences between UPAI and UPAII. The diff e for the NDA to come to power.
Minister Sushma Swaraj cemented childish way of dealing with interna to choose between friends, then we UAE. Since I was appointed Foreign rences at the policy level emerged over
many aspects of the cooperation tional relations; it will blow up in can’t see our relationship go very far. Minister, I have met Foreign Minis priorities about whose interests had to be The meaning of this election
agenda we have been drawing up. your own face. And that is what hap Because of the geopolitical loca ters, Ambassadors, Presidents, protected. During the Modi government’s tenure, most
The level of cooperation between pened. No one trusted him. tion of the Maldives, the government Prime Ministers and VicePrime Mi of the time the Congress could not even be
the two countries has never been For us it is very clear. India and has a huge responsibility, which is to nisters of 50 countries so far. I utilise Defi ning the enemy an eff ective Opposition party. When the gen
better. We are continuously in con the Maldives might be very diff erent, provide freedom of maritime trade my travels to conferences, to the UN In every decisive battle, a political party has eral election was announced, the party
tact, we speak to each other at the but the respect we have for each oth in the Indian Ocean. The Eight De and other meetings to connect with to defi ne its enemy. The Left has absolutely made feeble eff orts to talk about poverty and
highest levels whenever there seems er is the main factor behind the gree Channel is one of the major other countries so that they will un no doubt in this regard. The Bharatiya Janata the troubles of the common people. It spar
to be any diffi culty, which is very friendship. Look at peopletopeople maritime lanes of the world. We derstand that the Maldives is back. Party (BJP), which is being led by the fascist ingly mentioned the need for a union of sec
rare. That is because the leaders contact. You have so many Maldi need stability, maturity and demo ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak ular democratic forces.
have shown where they would like vians living in India. We have so ma cratic systems to function in the Mal How do you see the political Sangh (RSS), is its principal enemy. To The Congress is failing to realise the
the [relationship between the] two ny Indians living in the Maldives. At dives so that peace and security can landscape in the region changing? uproot the BJP from power is the Left’s para meaning, seriousness and scope of the great
countries to go. And for us Ministers times of need, we have always seen be maintained in the Indian Ocean. mount duty. The Left aims to increase its struggle that has been launched for saving
and staff of the ministries in both India as the fi rst respondent. And ■ We are a government that came to presence at the Centre and bring in a secular the nation. It is distancing itself from its Neh
countries, it is a question of deliver that is something that the people of The issue of Indiagifted helicopters offi ce promising reform and people democratic government to rule the country. ruGandhi legacy. This is rendering it myopic
ing. We have to deliver. the Maldives really appreciate. On in the Maldives has remained oriented development, both social The complex situation at present guarantees to the extent of not even recognising the pre
The generous development assis November 3, 1988, when mercenar politically sensitive, especially since and economic. Once we start imple that 2014 shall not be repeated. The BJP will dominant enemy. The Nehruvian vision has
tance provided by the Indian govern ies attacked the Maldives, India was the Yameen government asked New menting these reforms, they will not get a simple majority, nor will the Nation never justifi ed blind hostility to the Left. It is
ment is deeply appreciated by the the fi rst to respond. In 2004, when Delhi to withdraw them. Among the realise that democracy functions. al Democratic Alliance (NDA) secure such a an approach that makes happy only those
people of the Maldives. It is going in the tsunami hit us, Indian naval ships people, is there a sense that a big And in a democracy, we would have brutal majority. There are many reasons to forces which do not want the Left to gain
to peopleoriented projects like pro were despatched to assist us. During neighbour might be trying to wield room for dissent, but you don’t have expect that India will see a hung Parliament. strength in Indian politics. Mr. Gandhi’s ar
viding fresh water, sanitation, sewer the last government’s term, we had infl uence here? to go to the extreme. You don’t have At such a critical juncture, the Left staunchly rival in Wayanad, where the BJP has no can
age. Building roads and moving the the Male water crisis. Within four to buy into hatred in order to attain
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maintains its prime position in the array of didate, leaves a deep scar on the Nehruvian
Male commercial harbour to Thila hours we had Indian Navy and Air ■ I think there are a few people who power. Power comes from the peo forces fi ghting the BJP. The Congress should spirit. The party will have to pay heavily for
fushi [island west of Male] are huge Force vessels deliver water. are trying to spread hatred. All I have ple and once people in large num have played a signifi cant role in this fi ght. it.
projects that are going to be major Of course, China has been a good seen these two helicopters do is hu bers start saying no to ultranational But how many of its leaders are able to un
symbols of cooperation between the friend, it has helped in many of the manitarian work. They transport ism and hate politics, then we will be derstand this crucial political scenario? Ma Binoy Viswam is a Rajya Sabha member representing
two countries. development projects in the Mal children, or elderly people, or some able to move forward. ny Congress leaders are moving to the BJP. If the Communist Party of India
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mat, posited, “The greatest power is not money power but
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Mr. Modi spoke at length of the party, the fi rst chap a document that detailed 125 by 4.7 crore. And it’s not so to do so at the current rate of The Left parties on Mon
on the need to make deve ter of the manifesto dealt “failed promises” by the BJP mething that I am saying, but agricultural growth. day panned the BJP manif
lopment a people’s move with nationalism and na after fi ve years in Questions galore: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said what has been said by the go It said the government esto with CPI(M) general
ment saying that his govern tional security, including a government. time has come for BJP to wind up its government. FILE PHOTO * vernment’s own NSSO (Na earmarked only fi ve paisa secretary Sitaram Yechury
ment “trusted the citizens” zero tolerance of terrorism, Mr. Surjewala said no BJP tional Sample Survey Organi per girl child under the ‘Beti calling it “the latest edition
of the country to choose em and a commitment to an leader — Prime Minister Na “It is going to be lies ver on their website as they sation) data,” he told Bachao Beti Padhao’ (Save of jumla manifesto.”
powerment and eschew nulling Article 35A. rendra Modi, party presi sus nyay ( justice). They adopt gimmicks to stay in reporters. the girl child programme) “We have heard similar
doles. “There is a fallacy Finance Minister Arun dent Amit Shah or Ministers should bring out a maafi na power. Sometimes, he [Mr. The Congress leader also and claimed that the govern promises fi ve years ago. We
that people are never satis Jaitley said the national se Rajnath Singh and Sushma ma (letter of apology) … Peo Modi] becomes chowkidaar said that the BJP had not ment debt during Mr. Modi’s have heard that the farm
fi ed with what is given, I curity doctrine of the BJP Swaraj — spoke on these cru ple have now realised that (watchman), chaiwala, brought back ₹ 80 lakh crore tenure grew by ₹ 27 lakh ers will be stopped from
don’t believe so, I have seen led government rejected cial issues. their promises remain only kaamdar (toiler), fakir (as of black money and deposit crore. committing distress sui
how crores of Indians gave “ideas of Balkanisation of cides, but the number of
up cooking gas subsidy and India” and that it had been suicides have increased,
Shah meets
BJP, Cong. are corrupt: Mayawati
senior citizens eschewed done by neither the “Tukde our youth were promised
subsidies on railway tickets Tukde” mindset (a euphe 10 crore jobs in the last fi ve
for the benefi t of people at
large,” he said, a nod to the
mism for ultra left) or “Ivy
leaguers.” Keeping to Mr.
veterans years; instead you have un
employment rate at the
Congress’ minimum income
scheme NYAY. “Only the
Modi’s thematic break
down, it also promised to
Advani, Joshi Alliance partner Jayant Chaudhary hints at BSP chief’s role as Prime Minister
highest in the last 45
years,” Mr. Yechury said.
poor can defeat poverty,” not only universalise the He said the manifesto
said the Prime Minister, ad ₹ 6,000 per annum income
Special Correspondent Anuj Kumar was mum on the promises
ding that it was by empo support scheme for farmers
NEW DELHI Meerut made in 2014 or policies
wering the poor, fulfi lling but also extend a pension Hours after the launch of Continuing her tirade such as demonetisation.
basic aspirations, that more scheme for shopkeepers the BJP’s manifesto on against the BJP and the Con
could be done. and small scale traders to Monday, party president gress, Bahujan Samaj Party
Union Home Minister Raj kick in after the age of 60. Amit Shah met the two vet
erans, L.K. Advani and
chief Mayawati on Monday
described both parties as Chidambaram’s
Supreme Court increases
Murli Manohar Joshi, who,
after many years, would be
“corrupt”.
“If the Congress had Bo poser to Modi
absent from contesting fors, the BJP is tainted by the
on rally cost
VVPAT verifi cation polls. Mr. Shah met the
leaders amid strong indica
tions that their exclusion
Rafale deal,” she said at a
massive rally of the grand al
liance at Hajipur in Meerut, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
The Supreme Court’s order would be ‘foolproof ’ and from the candidate list and where voting will take place NEW DELHI
Highway ban:
J&K parties Vijay Mallya not allowed to appeal Tax offi cials search
approach court London High Court judge rejects businessman’s plea for permission to challenge extradition order
52 places in four States
Special Correspondent Bhopal, Indore and Goa, the
special correspondent Vidya Ram sides. Now Mr. Mallya’s legal thy process, requiring time appeal to the High Court af NEW DELHI statement said.
SRINAGAR London team can make a renewal ap to be found in front of a ter Home Secretary Sajid Ja Amid reports of searches by It said the searches in
Political parties in J&K, in A judge at London’s High plication for a brief oral hear judge at the High Court. vid signed the extradition or Income Tax offi cials of pro Madhya Pradesh had detect
cluding the Peoples Demo Court has rejected business ing before the same court, in Beyond this court, Mr. Mal der against him in early perties associated with Mad ed a widespread and well
cratic Party (PDP) and J&K man Vijay Mallya’s applica another attempt to push for lya would potentially also February. hya Pradesh Chief Minister organised racket of collec
Peoples Movement, on tion for permission to appeal an appeal hearing. If it were have appeal opportunities to The order comes as Mr. Kamal Nath, the depart tion of unaccountedfor
Monday approached the against the extradition order to be rejected at this stage the Supreme Court and even Mallya awaits a judgment in a ment late on Monday even cash of about ₹ 281 crore.” “A
High Court on State Home against him. The order was there would be no further re tually the European Court of separate case. It involves an ing issued a statement say part of the cash was also
department’s order to res passed on Friday last week course in terms of the appeal Human Rights (though he interim thirdparty debt or ing it had conducted search transferred to the headquar
trict civilian traffi c twice a by Justice William Davis and process. would not be able to appeal if der relating to £260,000 in and seizure operations in ters of a major political par
week on the national sent to all parties on that “The appellant has 5 busi he were denied permission Mr. Mallya’s ICICI bank ac Bhopal, New Delhi, Indore, ty in Delhi including about
highway. date. It does not, however, ness days to apply for oral to appeal at the oral hear count in the UK from a con and Goa on a group with ₹ 20 crore which was moved
Peoples Conference’s necessarily mean the end of consideration,” a spokesper ing). sortium of public sector links to politics and through hawala recently to
chief Sajad Lone also wrote the story. son for the judiciary ex Vijay Mallya Mr. Mallya, who has been banks earlier this year. The business. the headquarters of the pol
to Governor Satya Pal This application to appeal plained. on bail on an extradition banks have been attempting The Delhi Directorate of itical party from the resi
Malik. was made on paper — via the “If a renewal application is with at a hearing.” Should warrant since the start of the to recover £1.145 billion Income Tax (Investigation) dence of a senior function
The case was listed for exchange of documents bet made, it will be listed before Mr. Mallya apply for an oral extradition proceedings, worth of assets from Mr. Mal initiated search and seizure ary at Tughlak Road, New
Tuesday for a hearing. ween the judge and both a High Court judge and dealt hearing, this could be a leng launched his application to lya. action on a group in NCR, Delhi,” the statement said.
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Almost smooth sailing on the road with LJP leader Tura: a Sangma pocket-borough
I have been around the people of my constituency, so I do not need to knock on every door right now, says Lok Janshakti Party scion
Sobhana K. Nair Lok Samata Party(RLSP), in beside him, three of them
Jamui whom Mr. Paswan defeated in dangling in unison from the
It’s almost noon, the heat is 2014. vehicle.
rising and so is the pace of the Vestiges of his onemovie In between the waving and
Lok Janshakti Party’s election fi lm career remain. His lone smiling, Mr. Paswan and his
campaign, urging voters to fi lm, Mile Na Mile Hum, co associate Mr. Pandey, have se
choose the party’s bangla starring Kangana Ranaut, re rious matters at hand. They ex GUWAHATI
chaap election symbol, the leased in 2010. The fi lm change notes on possible “in Barring two years in between, the Tura Lok
message blaring from speak bombed and three years later, ternal sabotage”. Sabha seat in Meghalaya has been with the
ers placed atop a Toyota For well in time for the 2014 Lok The roadshow also takes a family of former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno
tuner piled with marigold Sabha polls, he was back in Bi discomfi ting turn when the ca Agitok Sangma for 41 years, since 1977. The
garlands. har to take over the reins of valcade is rudely stopped by a twoyear gap, from 19891991, was when Mr.
Party supporters wearing T the LJP from his father. group of women. They have Sangma returned to State politics to become
shirts emblazoned with LJP Do people still remember blocked the road, lining up the Chief Minister. He nominated a loyalist for
scion Chirag Paswan’s photo his fi lm? “There was a very fa empty buckets and pots at the the seat. In these 41 years, the Sangma family
graph with the slogan ‘Dil se mous song from my movie Lakshmipur market. represented the seat for four parties — the
Chirag, phir se Chirag’ grow called Katto gilhari, written by The lone municipal tap that Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party, the
restless. Mr. Paswan is the son Javed sahab [lyricist Javed Ak serves close to 50 families Trinamool Congress and the National People’s
Party (NPP). Mr. Sangma “bequeathed” the
of LJP founder and president htar] that happens to be popu here has not had a drop of wa
seat to daughter Agatha Sangma (in photo),
Ram Vilas Paswan. lar in U.P. and Bihar. So when I ter for more than a month.
now the NPP candidate, from whom his son
On the fi fth fl oor of Hotel go out, at times, they sing the The women are angry.
Conrad K. Sangma took over only to quit after
GenX, a freshly minted hotel Lending his ears: LJP leader Chirag Paswan interacting with voters in Jamui. *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT song, the youngsters tell me becoming the Chief Minister in 2018.
that opened six months ago, that I look good and I must ‘Won’t vote’
the room to his door is closed. har, standing out like a sore fore climbing back in, he “I have been around the pe make another movie, but pol “Nahi denge vote, ja (‘We
Outside, the narrow, dark cor thumb on a twolane road. throws the marigold garlands ople of my constituency all itics is a fulltime job,” he says. won’t give the vote, get lost’),” Population-based quotas: RJD
ridor is packed with a gaggle of onto his car’s deck, adding to through the fi ve years; so I do they shout. Mr. Paswan, initial Patna
his supporters. Presence felt an evergrowing pile there. not need to knock on every Changing gears ly clueless, gets down from his The Rashtriya Janata Dal on
Mr. Chirag Paswan leaves At the fi rst couple of stops, Mr. Back in the car, he says he door right now,” he said. As the roadshow gathers car to do the usual meet and Monday released its
manifesto promising
the hotel past 2 p.m. He jumps Paswan climbs down from his has ensured that his presence When told of conversations speed, the campaigning greet routine, and cajoles the
reservation to SC/ST, OBC
into the front seat of the For car, forges into the crowd with was felt in the constituency in of discontentment among vo changes gears too. Mr. Paswan women to remove the block
and EBC categories in
tuner, his close associate Sau his smile intact, does not say the past fi ve years. He counts a ters, he concedes that it is diffi opens the door of the moving ade. For a moment, the prot proportion to their
rabh Pandey sits at the back much, obliges every selfi e re Kendriya Vidyalaya, a medical cult to reach each of the 2,100 vehicle, and with one foot in est is forgotten, and children population, and also to
along with a security staff . A quest, peering into the phone college (both at the drawing villages in his constituency side the car and the other on and women stand on their implement all the
vehicle of security personnel cameras of his supporters, board stage) and a host of rail spread across three districts. the landing step, he waves out toes to peek at him. But fear suggestions of the Mandal Commission
leads the cavalcade of six SUVs and accepts the marigold gar way projects among his His opponent is Bhudev to supporters. Almost on cue, ing worse, Mr. Paswan beats a report. Party leader Tejashwi Yadav declared
as they zip around Jamui in Bi lands thrown at his neck. Be achievements. Chaudhary of the Rashtriya two security guards also jump hasty retreat. that toddy juice will be taxfree when his
government would be formed in Bihar. “Our
party is not against 10% reservation to
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> One
Satyasundar Barik can see that removing nearly one million
BHAWANIPATNA
Kalahandi has never accounts daily using
Kalahandi, the western Od progressed from artifi cial intelligence and
isha Lok Sabha constituen machine learning, ahead of
what it was in the the Lok Sabha election.
cy, where star campaigners,
right from the Prime Minis 1980s “For a year and a half, we’ve
ter to the Chief Minister and Bhakta Charan Das been working to bring a comprehensive and
Congress leader
from the BJP president to strategic approach to our work on the Indian
the Congress chief have so sees wide roads connected elections,” Ajit Mohan, Facebook managing
far addressed public meet to the district headquarters director and vicepresident for India, said in a
ings, is poised for a close town of Bhawanipatna. It blog post. He added that Facebook was
triangular fi ght. does not represent a true
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“absolutely committed” in maintaining the
integrity of the election and would help to
Threetime MP and form picture of development. A
ensure that it is fair and free from
er Union Minister Bhakta travel to a rural village, a few
interference, both foreign and domestic.
Charan Das, state BJP presi hundred metres off the
dent Basant Panda and BJD main road, would tell the
heavyweight Puspendra real story. One can see that Trespass case against candidate
Singh Deo are trying to out Kalahandi has never pro GUWAHATI
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Rafale: Modi govt. gave waivers in off set agreements
Provisions of DPP2013 relating to arbitration, access to books of accounts, and penalties for use of undue infl uence and commission agents were not complied with
N. Ram The INT’s fi nal report re bly through off sets as speci Standard Clauses of Contract rospace. The joint venture,
veals that the initial proposal fi ed through direct contracts prescribed in DPP. The pro which was incorporated in
What needs to be noted is of Dassault Aviation and between the Indian Party posed draft Off set Contract is February 2017, has been
that nothing in our current MBDA had nearly 88% of off and the Industrial Suppliers still not aligned with the one named Dassault Reliance Ae
series of investigative articles set obligations loaded on to for 50% value of the Supply prescribed in the DPP. The rospace Limited (DRAL).
raises any questions about the seventh year. The ave Protocol”. arbitration clause proposed The allegations revolve
the quality of the Rafale, or nues proposed for off set dis However, the INT report by the French Industrial Sup round the charge of crony
indeed the rival Eurofi ghter charge were also far from sa notes, certain Articles of the pliers in the draft Off set Con capitalism – the charge led by
Typhoon, combat jet, or tisfactory. A meeting held in off set contracts “were not tract is not as per the DPP Congress president Rahul
about the need to modernise the Defence Ministry on Ja consistent with the standard and cannot be agreed to. The Gandhi that as a quid pro
the Indian Air Force. Inter nuary 4, 2016 decided that in contract document provided French Industrial Suppliers quo for the new Rafale deal
estingly, and as a matter of view of advice received from in DPP2013. Specifi cally, the have insisted upon reducing the NDA government had se
record, this was also the case the Ministry of Law and Jus French side was not ready to the maximum ceiling for pe cretly nominated the youn
during The Hindu’s Bofors tice, the French side should include the Articles on ‘Arbi nalty from 20% as prescribed ger Ambani scion as Das
investigation of the be informed that the off sets tration’, ‘Use of Undue In in the DPP to 8.5% of the Off sault’s leading off set partner.
late1980s, when neither the “will have impact on the fl uence’, ‘Agents and Agency set value, which is not accep It may be recalled that the
quality of the Bofors, or the commercial proposal” and Commission’, ‘Access to table. The French Industrial controversy took off in Sep
rival Sofma, howitzer nor the that the French industrial Book of Accounts’ and ‘Off set Suppliers are not agreeing to tember 2018, after the form
need to upgrade the Indian suppliers should be advised Performance Bond’.” the requirement of confi rma er French President, Fran
Army’s artillery resources to submit revised off set pro tion of Performance Bank çois Hollande, told
was in question. posals urgently. The two waivers Guarantee for Off set Con Mediapart, the independent
“After extended negotia Dassault Aviation and MBDA tract from Indian Public Sec French online investigative
0% off sets in tions and on INT’s insis proposed the inclusion of the tor Banks located in India. journal: “We didn’t have any
fi rst three years tence”, the report goes on to same clause on arbitration in The French Industrial Sup say in this matter. It is the In
There has been a major polit say, “DA and MBDA reduced the off set contract as in the pliers proposed to include a dian government which had
ical controversy over Das the off sets in the last two IGA. Article 16 of the IGA, the despite being repeatedly to the extent of 50% of the clause on ‘Access to the Book proposed this service group,
sault Aviation’s choice of In years (6th & 7th) and brought dispute resolution provision, EXCLUSIVE asked to remove the addi contract value. of Accounts’ subject to and Dassault who negotiated
dian Off set Partners (IOPs), down the off set obligations stipulates that both parties tional formulation, the It is important to note that French Law, which is not with Ambani. We didn’t have
notably Anil Ambani’s Re in the last year from 88% to make their best eff orts to set National Security Adviser, French side insisted that the off set contracts, which acceptable.” the choice, we took the inter
liance Group, and the non 57%. Another milestone was tle the dispute through direct Ajit Doval, in Paris in January “they are bound to consider were concluded between the As the offi cial negotiations locutor who was given to us.”
transparent arrangements negotiations and that if any 2016. The Indian negotiators the French law as stated”. In Government of India and the got under way, it became The allegations gained
for the discharge of off set
obligations. Off sets are ‘dom <
> The discharge of
off set obligations is
dispute cannot be settled
through direct negotiations
found themselves up against
a wall. Eventually, in July
July 2016, the DAC directed
that “Article12 of the Off set
two private French compa
nies, were not part of the In
clear that the August 5, 2015
amendment to the DPP2013
traction when Mediapart re
ported that it had obtained
estic contentbased require heavily loaded on to within 24 months, it will be 2016, two months before the Contract on ‘Access to Book doFrench InterGovernmen “Off set Policy Guidelines” al an internal Dassault docu
ments’ imposed on an ex the last two years of settled in accordance with Rafale deal was signed, the of Accounts’ which has been tal Agreement. Although lowed Dassault Aviation and ment that revealed that “a se
porting foreign entity by an the sevenyear the arbitration clause of the DAC decided to send the is aligned with the Mirage signed on the same day, Sep MBDA a great deal of leeway. nior executive of the French
importing government or pu period Supply Protocols. sue of the lack of alignment 2000 MLU Contract, may be tember 23, 2016, as the IGA, They were no longer re group told staff representa
blic entity as a quid pro quo Article 21 of the Supply of Article 9 — the arbitration placed for a decision by the the two off set contracts were quired to submit their off set tives that the joint venture
for placing a large order with achieved as INT was able to Protocols stipulates that all provision in the off set con #70929
Govt”. This waiver was also completely separate from it. plans, including the identi with Reliance was agreed as a
the exporting entity. ‘Off set’ persuade DA to increase the disputes be settled by direct tracts with the French indus approved by the CCS on Au This crucial fact was brought ties of their IOPs, the details ‘compensation’ in the Rafale
is usually rendered in French percentage of off sets in the discussions and that if any trial suppliers — with the gust 24, 2016. up in the offi cial talks by the of their work share and spec deal and that it was both ‘im
as ‘contrepartie’ (compensa avenue ‘direct purchase’ dispute cannot be resolved mandated DPP2013 provi Indian Negotiating Team ifi c products, and supporting perative and obligatory’ for
tion), as Eric Trappier, Chair from the initial value of 9% to in this way within 24 months, sions to “the government”. Off sets are made for with a singular lack of suc documents indicating IOP Rafale in securing the fi ghter
man and CEO of Dassault 72% and reduce off sets in the it will be settled by arbitra On August 24, 2016, the Cabi controversy cess, mainly because their ef eligibility at the bid stage, as contract”.
Aviation, pointed out in an avenue ‘investment in kind tion in accordance with the net Committee on Security Off sets, as we have seen, are forts had been undercut by laid down earlier. The allegations have been
interview to AFP (http:// (equipment)’ from the initial prevailing United Nations decided to give a waiver on domestic contentbased obli the “parallel negotiations” They were not even re denied by Dassault Aviation,
bit.ly/DasReliance) value of 30% to 20%. This Commission on Internation this issue to the two French gations that the buyer impos conducted by offi cials of the quired to provide this infor by Anil Ambani, and by the
The total off sets to be deli would facilitate greater di al Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Ar companies. es on the seller as compensa Prime Minister’s Offi ce and mation at the time of signing NDA government, which has
vered in the Rafale deal by rect investment in India by bitration Rules in Geneva. tion for placing a large order. the National Security Adviser the IGA and the off set con maintained that it has had
Dassault Aviation (and its 21 the French vendors.” (http://bit.ly/UNC_Arbit) Subject to France’s Although the practice is of (bit.ly/DefMinNote) tracts. They are now re nothing to do with the air
Tier1 subvendors) together The Indian negotiators blocking statute ten criticised for being trade The signifi cance of these quired to provide the infor craft manufacturer’s choice
with MBDA (and its 12 Tier1 French reluctance contended that the IGA for The INT report reveals that distorting, nontransparent, off setrelated issues and the mation to the Indian of IOPs and has not even re
subvendors) have been fi xed to mention ‘off sets’ mulations could not be ap although the French side and riddled with corruption ‘unacceptability’ of the government only “at the time ceived offi cial word on who
at 50% of the contract value. The INT report reveals that plied to the off set contracts, agreed to have a provision on and has been generally pro French demands were of seeking off set credits or they are. However, the Das
The contracted off set obliga the French negotiators were which would be signed di ‘Access to Book of Accounts’ hibited by the World Trade brought out sharply by M. P. one year prior to discharge sault chief, Eric Trappier, has
tions, which are valued initially “not ready to men rectly by the Government of (Article 12) included in the Organisation (with an excep of off set obligations through gone on record to say that
around ₹ 30,000 crore, are to tion the word ‘off sets’ in the India with the two industrial off set contracts, it “intro tion made for protection of that IOP”. DRAL, the joint venture that
be discharged over a period IGA” but upon insistence by suppliers. The off set con duced an additional formula the essential interests of a <
> The off set contracts
between India and was building a manufactur
of seven years beginning in the Indian side, they “relent tracts were clearly not part of tion over and above the DPP country’s national security), two French Questions that ing facility in Mihan, Nagpur,
the fourth year, that is, from ed and added ‘Make in India’ the IGA. Acting on directions guidelines”, which read: off sets are increasingly in won’t go away would make components of
companies were not
October 2019. initiative through Off sets at from the DAC, the INT re “However Dassault shall vogue in the defence sector The controversy over Das the Legacy Falcon 2000 se
part of the Inter
The discharge of off set Article 12 of the IGA”. The peatedly pressed the French comply with French Law No. (http://bit.ly/FToff sets). sault’s choice of off set partn ries of civil jets and deliver
obligations is heavily loaded proposal originally submit side to agree to the align 80538 dated 16 July 1980.” India’s “Defence Off set Governmental ers will not go away any time “about 10% of these off set
on to the last two years of the ted by Dassault Aviation and ment of Article 9 of the off set This is France’s controversial Guidelines”, which form Ap Agreement soon. As has been widely re obligations” (http://bit.ly/
sevenyear period. Accord MBDA was titled ‘Rafale contract with Article 21A of blocking statute which crimi pendix D of DPP2013 (http:// ported, Anil Ambani’s Re DASNagpur and http://bit.ly/
ing to the off set schedule, the Make in India initiative in the Chapter V of the Standard nalises the communication bit.ly/DPP_2013) , lay down Singh, Adviser (Cost), A. R. liance Group, with its subsi DasReliance)
two private French compa frame of the procurement of Contract Document of of economic, commercial, in that the Defence Acquisition Sule, Financial Manager diaries, entered the defence What part Reliance De
nies (along with their Tier1 36 Rafale aircraft’. This DPP2013 (http://cgda.nic.in/ dustrial, fi nancial, or techni Council may, after considera (Air), and Rajeev Verma, manufacturing sector in Ja fence Limited, other Indian
subvendors) will discharge “neither mentioned the pdf/DPP2013.pdf ). But Das cal documents or informa tion by the Services Capital Joint Secretary and Acquisi nuary 2015 (http://bit.ly/ companies, or the Defence
0% of the value of the total word ‘Off set’ nor provided sault Aviation and MBDA dug tion to foreign individuals or Acquisition Plan Higher Cate tions Manager (Air), the DASRIL). Reliance Defence Research and Development
off sets for ‘Make in India’ in the desired avenues/percen in and refused to do this, cit foreign legal entities. Franc gorisation Committee (SCAP three domain experts on the Limited was incorporated on Organisation (DRDO), will
the fi rst three years and 4% tages/yearly discharge, etc., ing three reasons: “(i) Simple e’s anticorruption agency, HC), “prescribe varying off sevenmember INT, in their March 28, 2015, that is, two play in the discharge of the
in the fourth year. After that, as mandated by the DPP2013 and effi cient wording; (ii) the Service Central de Pré set obligations above 30 per June 1, 2016 note of dissent: weeks before the new Rafale off set obligations in the Ra
while Dassault (and its Tier1 guidelines”. It was only after Agreed by both govern vention de la Corruption, has cent or waive the require “The off sets are not part of deal was announced in Paris; fale deal will be known only
subvendors) will discharge extended discussions that ments; (iii) No confusion or recommended changes in ment of off set obligations in the G to G agreements and Reliance Aerostructure Li in the months and years to
16% and 23% of the value of the two industrial suppliers risks of overlap in Arbitration Law No. 80538, and in De special cases.” In the original therefore the Off set Contract mited (in which Reliance De come.
off sets in years fi ve and six, agreed to provide their off set procedure for any dispute cember 2016 a new anticor process, initiated by the Unit must be in line with the one fence Limited was a 99.988% Our present state of know
the corresponding fi gures for off er “as per the format spec spreading from the Supply ruption law was enacted. But ed Progressive Alliance go prescribed in the Defence shareholder as of March 31, ledge is that a group that en
MBDA (and its Tier1 subven ifi ed in DPP2013”. Protocols to the Off set the blocking statute remains vernment, to procure 126 Procurement Procedure 2018), was incorporated on tered the defence manufac
dors) will be 9% and 30%. No Article 12 of the IGA reads: Contract.” in place and can be invoked Medium MultiRole Combat (DPP). In the MMRCA pro April 24, 2015; and in Octob turing sector some weeks
less than 57% of the value of “The French Party will facili The INT’s eff orts on this is if needed. (http://bit.ly/ Aircraft (MMRCA) as well as cess also, the French Indus er 2016 Dassault Aviation before a new Rafale deal was
total off set obligations will be tate the implementation of sue had been weakened, if FrenchBlock and http:// in the new Rafale deal for 36 trial Suppliers would have formed a joint venture with announced in Paris is the on
discharged in the seventh ‘Make in India’ initiative by not undermined, by the pa bit.ly/2FXr4eh) fl yaway Rafale jets, the DAC been required to follow the Reliance Aerostructure Limi ly publicly known off set
year. the Industrial Suppliers nota rallel talks conducted by the The INT report shows that prescribed off set obligations Off set Guidelines and the ted’s subsidiary, Reliance Ae partner.
In Kuppam, TDP worried only about Naidu’s margin of victory
Chandrababu Naidu has transformed the remote, water starved region from a punishment posting to the cynosure of both supporters and rivals
K. Umashanker The threedecadeold saga Spread over Kuppam, Ra Bhagwan Satya Saibaba tive to Mr. Naidu in Kuppam. vernment hospital at Kup
Chittoor continues. makuppam, Gudupalle and Trust in the early 1990s. “When his son Nara Lokesh pam with the best medical
Till 1995, Kuppam, on the tri Overnight, the punish Shantipuram mandals, the From 1995, roads were laid in was projected as the proba and surgical equipment is hit
junction of Andhra Pradesh, ment posting changed into constituency is largely agrar the forested areas and gravel ble TDP candidate in Kup by a shortage of medical and
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, “Chief Minister’s constituen ian. Mr. Naidu is so confi dent roads turned into tarmac, pam in 2019, our hearts sank. paramedical staff . Over 500
was a place of “punishment cy”. And when the people of winning from Kuppam leading to a transport revolu We took the public pulse to villages still face a drinking
posting” for government offi from the area visited the Se that he does not visit it dur tion in the trijunction. Babu [Mr Naidu]. We believe water problem.
cials. The tailend of undivid cretariat, the word “Kup ing elections and concen The transport revolution even Babu also would never Now, Kuppam with its 2.13
ed Andhra Pradesh was not pam” was their passport to trates on campaigning for his was accompanied by an agri dare to disappoint us,” says a lakh voters is again all
considered a part of Chittoor the CM’s chamber. party candidates in other cultural revolution with the TDP worker. But not all is spruced up for what will
district at all, but an inter After three decades, Mr. constituencies. introduction of Israeli tech perfect in Kuppam. Over more likely be another “one
State zone. Chandrababu Naidu still Even his nomination pap Even the nomination papers of N. Chandrababu Naidu in nology. The new techniques 15,000 people, mostly youth, sided battle.” In 2014, YSRCP
However, when the MLA holds sway over Kuppam and ers are fi led by party cadres. Kuppam are fi led by party workers. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT *
helped transform vast tracts travel daily from Kuppam to chief Jagan Mohan Reddy
from this forgotten corner, his victory is taken for grant In 2019, the cadres collected of the waterstarved ensur Bengaluru for work. kicked off his campaign from
Nara Chandrababu Naidu, ed. All that matters is the about ₹ 29 lakh as contribu Hundi”. What made Mr. Nai ing water scarcity, the TDP ing plentiful returns for hith The fi rst government de Kuppam, with the slogan of
became the Chief Minister af margin of victory. In 2009 tion from the public towards du choose Kuppam as his for leader kickstarted the con erto desperate farmers. gree college building was in “Pulivendula tiger in Kup
ter a dramatic turn of events and 2014, the margin stood “nomination fee and election tress? struction of about 650 over Both staunch supporters augurated in Kuppam only a pam.” But the hype did little
in 1995, Kuppam attained a at 46,066 and 46,927, expenditure” for Mr. Naidu. When the region was reel head tanks and arranged wa and political rivals admit that few months ago, and it is yet to sway Kuppam which re
celebrity status overnight. respectively. This is called “Chandranna ing under a perennial drink ter supply along with the it is diffi cult to see an alterna to function. The 350bed go mained loyal to Mr Naidu.
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U.S. Homeland Security chief resigns Sri Lanka seeks enhanced
military training from India
She oversaw the ‘zero tolerance’ policy on migration, which led to separation of children from parents
Sirisena meets Defence Secretary
Sriram Lakshman Nielsen had initially resisted and the courts in the docu
Washington the move, advocated by Mr. ment. “I hope the next Se Meera Srinivasan look into the possibility of
U.S. Homeland Security Se Trump, but weeks later, in cretary will have the support Colombo enhancing training facili
Fire at Imran Khan’s cretary Kirstjen Nielsen re the spring of 2018, made a of Congress and the courts in Sri Lanka has sought en ties, the statement further
offi ce causes evacuation signed on Sunday evening, choice to sign a memo bring fi xing the laws which have hanced military training said.
ISLAMABAD according to reports. Ms. ing to life a policy that was impeded our ability to fully from India, according to Currently, over 60% of Sri
A fi re broke out at Pakistan Nielsen will, however, stay widely seen as an inhumane. secure America’s borders President Maithripala Sirise Lanka’s military personnel
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s on until April 10 after which Images and reports — in and which have contributed na’s offi ce. pursue their young offi cers’
Offi ce on Monday, triggering
Kevin McAleenan, the cur cluding from lawmakers — to discord in our nation’s dis Visiting Indian Defence course, junior and senior
evacuation, according to a
rent Customs and Border surfaced showing disused course,” she wrote. Secretary Sanjay Mitra command courses in India,
report. The fi re broke out on
Protection Commissioner, warehouses being used as Ms. Nielsen had a compli called on Mr. Sirisena on according to defence sourc
the sixth fl oor of the building
and Mr. Khan was reportedly
will take charge as Acting Ho detention centres, with chil cated working relationship Monday, and wideranging es in Colombo.
one fl oor below in a meeting, meland Security Secretary. dren being kept in cagelike with Mr. Trump — she was of matters, including bilateral Meanwhile, ‘Exercise Mi
The Express Tribune reported. Ms. Nielson, who has had enclosures, sleeping on ten berated for not being defence cooperation bet tra Shakti’, the sixth edition
It was later contained and a a rocky working relationship fl oors on mattresses and foil tough enough and alternated ween the neighbouring of the joint military training
police offi cial said an with President Donald blankets. between resisting some of countries and regional se exercise between the Indian
electrical short circuit may Trump, handed in her resig Two children died in cus Mr. Trump’s more outlan curity, were discussed, offi Army and the Sri Lankan Ar
have caused the incident. PTI nation at a time when there tody at the border in 2018, dish policy requests and fi rst cials said. my, concluded in Badulla
were growing signs of divi and a third minor, a 19 U.S. President Donald Trump with Homeland Security capitulating, then defending “India and Sri Lanka district, in Sri Lanka’s Cen
Air strike forces closure sion within the administra monthold baby, died a few the administration’s policies. agreed to increase coopera tral Province, on Monday.
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in California. REUTERS *
of Tripoli airport tion over how to handle the weeks after being released The dissonance between tion in security and defence Contingents from the two
TRIPOLI
swelling numbers at the U.S. from a detention centre. couraged Ms. Nielsen to sign claimed in February this Mr. Trump and Ms. Nielsen spheres in several areas, in countries jointly planned
Fighting raged around Tripoli
Mexico border. “Nielsen will go down in the family separation memo year. had become particularly cluding regional security, and executed a series of
and an air strike closed its
history as presiding over an in 2018, The New York Times Ms. Nielsen was grilled in pronounced as the Secretary curbing drug smuggling and “wellcoordinated tactical
only functioning airport on
Monday, as Libyan
2,700 children separated exceptionally cruel regime reported. In June last year, a March by a U.S. House of Re struggled to keep up with his human traffi cking and train operations based on scena
commander, Field Marshal Ms. Nielson, 46, was ap that separated families and judge had ordered that sepa presentatives committee on agenda. ing of members of the secur rios that are likely to be en
Khalifa Haftar, defi ed pointed to her role in De violated human rights,” Con rations under most circum the border situation, and Some 58,000 migrants ity forces,” a statement from countered in rural and ur
international calls to halt his cember 2017. She will be re gresswoman Pramila Jayapal stances would not be permit questioned repeatedly on were apprehended at the the presidential media unit ban environment”, a press
advance on the capital. membered most for her role tweeted. “I welcome her re ted and that separated whether the enclosures in border in January and some said. release from the Indian Mi
Thousands were also in overseeing the “zero tole signation and believe she children had to be reunited which children were held 1,00,000 in March, as per Thanking India for its nistry of Defence said. The
reported by the UN to be rance” policy towards mi should be held accountable with their parents. were signifi cantly diff erent the Department of Home partnership, Mr. Sirisena re twoweek programme is
fl eeing the capital city in face grants crossing the border, for the abuses that happened However, almost 250 fa from dog cages. land Security. The rising quested to increase the part of an initiative that be
of Field Marshal Haftar’s which resulted in the separa under her watch.” milies have been separated The Secretary, who post numbers — part of a presum number of personnel gan in 2013 as part of mili
surprise assault which has tion of more than 2,700 chil Mr. McAleenan was since — without violating the ed her resignation letter on mer surge — have frustrated trained by India. The Indian tary diplomacy between In
left dozens dead. AFP dren from their parents. Ms. among those who had en June order, the government Twitter, hit out at Congress Mr. Trump. Defence Secretary agreed to dia and Sri Lanka.
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Special Correspondent nership fi rms and sole would consist of not more
NIFTY 50 MUMBAI proprietorships. Bidders can than three members with
PRICE CHANGE State Bank of India (SBI) on be strategic investors (SIs) or shareholding of an indivi
Adani Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379.90. . . . . . . . -7.25
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1496.35. . . . . . -18.10
Monday invited bids from fi nancial investors (FIs). dual member not being less
Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754.60. . . . . . . . -7.60 strategic and fi nancial inves In the event of a bidder than 15%. There must be a
Bajaj Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2853.35. . . . . . . . -8.30 tors for stake sale in the cash not being a consortium, the lead consortium member to
Bajaj Finserv. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 7347.25. . . . . . -50.55
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3024.10. . . . . . -90.10 strapped Jet Airways. SI bidder should have a mini take decisions.
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 354.95. . . . . . . . -1.70 SBI, the lead bank of the mum net worth of ₹ 1,000 In fi rst gear: For FY19, the industry clocked the highest sales
BPCL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351.00. . . . . . . . -7.10 and production seen in a fi nancial year. B. VELANKANNI RAJ
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PVs grew 2.7% in FY19,
Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.95. . . . . . . . -1.75 fered bidders a maximum of funds available for invest stage and following execu
Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . .. . . . 2763.70. . . . . . . . . 9.35 75% stake (8,51,98,037 ment in Indian assets of tion of a nondisclosure
Eicher Motors. . . . . . . . .. 20612.65. . . -367.65
GAIL (India). . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 341.90. . . . . . . . -6.90 shares). The minimum stake ₹ 1,000 crore or more or a mi agreement (NDA) and pay
on off er is 31.2% (3,45,42,383 nimum of three years of ex ment of bid access fee, the
the slowest in 5 years
Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840.45. . . . . . . . -8.50
HCL Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1096.35. . . . . . . . . 3.55
shares). perience in the commercial qualifi ed bidders would be
HDFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2054.90. . . . . . . . -4.30
SBI Capital Markets Ltd., White knight wanted: A competitive bidding process will be aviation business. provided access to the data
HDFC Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2289.40. . . . . . -16.20
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . .. . . . 2586.85. . . . . . -31.55 on behalf of the SBI, has in followed for identifying a suitable investor. REUTERS
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Jet: diff erent journeys for diff erent investors
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.10. . . . . . . . . 1.55 fi ve years, according to So forced carmakers to raise
PowerGrid Corp . . . . .. . . . . . 198.35. . . . . . . . . 2.05
Reliance Ind . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1329.25. . . . . . -24.65 ciety of Indian Automobile vehicle prices, he added.
State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.80. . . . . . . . -4.25 Manufacturers (SIAM). “However, if we look at
Sun Pharma . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 462.45. . . . . . . . -0.70 The current year is also the positive side, we have
Tata Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 200.55. . . . . . . . -4.60
Tata Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549.05. . . . . . . . -0.25 expected to be a challenging continued to grow. Also, it is
TCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2070.75. . . . . . . 22.45 Though debtladen and staring at oblivion, the airline can still add value to buyers one for the industry with the highestever sales and
Tech Mahindra . . . . . . .. . . . . . 787.15. . . . . . . . . 9.90
Titan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1104.40. . . . . . . . -2.00
the general elections in the production [achieved] in a
UltraTech Cement . .. . . . 4166.85. . . . . . -23.55
Lalatendu Mishra execution of the rescue plan an analyst said, asking not to diff erent buyers. fi rst quarter, along with fi nancial year,” he added.
UPL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946.80. . . . . . . . . 5.80
MUMBAI had made the situation only be named. “For an investor like Tata, transition to BS VI technolo Twowheelers, the data
Vedanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186.65. . . . . . . . -5.05 Even as lenders have kick diffi cult, they added. While Jet’s total liability is it can immediately augment gy later in the year, prompt showed, grew 4.85% in
Wipro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263.70. . . . . . . . . 1.60
YES Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260.05. . . . . . . . -6.80 started the process of select Jet Airways, that had re estimated to be over $2 bil international market share ing the industry body to fo FY19, with the industry bo
Zee Entertainment . . . . . . 404.75. . . . . . . . -6.75 ing a bidder for Jet Airways, ported a negative net worth lion, its assets are no match. by 30% and help them scale recast a modest growth of dy forecasting growth of
the carrier is reporting a dai of ₹ 10,370 crore as on De up Vistara without investing 35% in sales of passenger 57% for this fi scal. Likewise,
ly loss of more than ₹ 20 cember 31, 2018 and bank Jet’s assets for years to grow the market. vehicles for 201920. commercial vehicles grew
EXCHANGE RATES crore with sharp erosion in loans worth ₹ 7,500 crore, in The airline’s assets include “They may invest ₹ 10,000 According to SIAM data, 17.55% in 201819 and are ex
Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit cash fl ows, company offi cials cluding aircraft loans, is esti 16 aircraft which, after loan crore but it makes sense,” an passenger vehicle sales in pected to see lower growth
except yen at 4 p.m. on April 08
CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
said. mated to have recorded loss repayment, are valued at analyst said. Similarly, for an the last fi scal stood at of 1012% this year.
US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 69.47. . . . . . . 69.79
While Jet’s promoter Na es of a few thousand more ₹ 1,700 crore; it has booking investor like IndiGo, Jet Air 33,77,436 units, compared Seeking lower taxes for
Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 78.12. . . . . . . 78.49 resh Goyal has stepped crore during the January to slots for 220 Boeing 737 MAX ways can enhance its inter to 32,88,581 units in 201718. the sector, Mr. Wadhera not
British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 90.69. . . . . . . 91.11 down in deference to the March quarter. planes, hangar at Mumbai, national market share from The 2.7% growth follows the ed that the change in insu
Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 62.33. . . . . . . 62.62
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 10.34. . . . . . . 10.39
wishes of the lenders, its “There is no clear idea parking and landing slots at 2% to 35% at one go. original forecast of 810%, rance policy has resulted in
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 69.49. . . . . . . 69.82 strategic partner Etihad Air about how much money the due to nonpayment of dues key airports and the goodwill “One has to think about which was later revised to prices of twowheelers ris
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . .. . 51.25. . . . . . . 51.50 ways is unwilling to take airline might have lost in the to lessors. As on December of a worldclass airline. Its the replacementcost value. 6%. This is the slowest pace ing by about 10%. This will
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . .. . 51.96. . . . . . . 52.20
Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . .. . 16.95. . . . . . . 17.04
charge. last three months,” said An 31, 2018, Jet’s current liabili employee base is one of the The value of Jet is in what so of growth for the industry go up further with introduc
Source:Indian Bank
To add to its woes, the len suman Deb, aviation analyst, ties had exceeded its current best in the industry. mebody can do with it,” the since 201314, when sales tion of BS VI. “The [Centre]
ders have declined to dis ICICI Securities. assets by ₹ 9,610 crore and as Besides, its real estate in analyst said. For a new en declined 6.7%. should look at lowering GST
burse the muchneeded Analysts said the situation on March 31, 2019, it might Mumbai is estimated to be trant, it provides market ac SIAM president Rajan for twowheelers to 18%
BULLION RATES CHENNAI ₹ 1,500 crore loan. Jet Air was grave since there had have increased by a few worth more than ₹ 800 crore. cess. For a foreign airline, Jet Wadhera called for a reduc from 28%. The impact for
April 08 rates in rupees with previous ways, once one of India’s top been no advance cash fl ows thousand crores. Put together, these may gets a diff erent value while tion in GST to off set the in cars will be higher with BS
rates in parentheses
airlines, is possibly heading and the working capital re “From what has been re still be insuffi cient to meet for private equity investors, crease of 1015% across vehi VI and other safety norms
Retail Silver (1g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.9. . . . . . . (40.5)
22 ct gold (1 g) . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3053. . . . . . (3028)
towards oblivion as cash taps quirement had spiralled out ported by the airline so far, the liabilities but Jet can fi nd who would buy at deep dis cle categories prices due to We need serious considera
Retail Silver (1g). . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.9. . . . . . . (40.5) dry up, said the offi cials. The of control. Besides, most of you can easily add ₹ 3,000 to a buyer as it brings diff erent counts, it would have a diff e BS VI implementation. “It is tion from the government,”
over sixmonth delay in the the fl eet had been grounded ₹ 4,000 crore to the losses,” sets of value proposition to rent meaning.
#70929
WB pegs
LVB shares hit upper circuit, India’s GDP
Indiabulls HFC falls almost 5% growth at 7.5%
Press trust of india
Regulatory approval holds the key to merger Washington
IN BRIEF
Infl ows into equity, income funds surge ‘LNG imports fell 9.1%
despite declining prices’
Aided by interest rate cut and other factors, MF sector poised to grow 1718% in FY20, says AMFI’s CEO
Lower consumption driving trend
Special Correspondent try, in one of the most diffi income funds to the recent
Mumbai cult and uncertain years, rate cut by the Reserve Bank Special Correspondent the Henry Hub prices re
Equity mutual fund schemes marked with acute market of India and its dovish stance NEW DELHI duced gradually to $2.7/
snapped a fourmonth de volatility, credit events and that made investors stay in Liquefi ed Natural Gas (LNG) mmbtu (metric million Brit
cline in fl ows in March lead border tensions, has done vested in such schemes. imports fell 9.1% during Fe ish thermal unit) in Febru
TVS Motor unveils 4 new ing to a marginal increase in exceedingly well, with over The fi nancial year 201819 bruary 2019, despite global ary 2019 from $4.0/mmbtu
vehicles in Bangladesh the overall assets of the fund all industry growing by 11% saw total infl ows from syste prices falling, which bucks in November 2018.” “This is
CHENNAI industry in the last month of and retail by 14%,” said N.S. matic investment plans the established trend in In in contrast to the historical
TVS Motor Co. Ltd., has the fi nancial year. Income Venkatesh, CEO, AMFI. (SIPs) of ₹ 84,638 crore, dia where LNG imports rise trends seen where LNG im
expanded its off ering in funds also saw a huge jump “With interest rates easing which was higher than the when prices fall, according ports have increased on a
Bangladesh by launching
in infl ows for the month. and impact of credit events previous fi scal’s net infl ows to a report by India Ratings reduction in Henry Hub
four new products. These
According to data from almost normalised, and ma of ₹ 67,190 crore. Further, the and Research (IndRa). prices,” the report added.
include premium motorcycle
the Association of Mutual croeconomic indicators number of SIP accounts as This change in import be According to IndRa,
TVS Apache RTR 160 4V
single disc, 125cc motorcycle
Funds in India (AMFI), equi showing healthy uptrend, on March 31, 2019 was haviour could be explained whose analysis is based on
TVS Max 125, 100cc ty schemes saw net infl ows the mutual fund industry is pegged at 2.62 crore — a little by the dual trends of in data from the Ministry of Pe
motorcycle TVS Metro of ₹ 9,014 crore in March, poised to grow at 1718% in over 24% higher than 2.11 creased production and de troleum and Natural Gas,
special edition and utility which was more than double 201920,” he added. crore as on March 31, 2018. creased consumption with natural gas production rose
vehicle TVS XL100 heavy the previous month’s net in Incidentally, liquid and in India, the report added. 3.3% in February 2019 com
duty ‘iTouch Start’. The fl ows of ₹ 3,948 crore. Income funds money market schemes con “LNG imports have been pared to a year earlier.
products would target the If the cumulative infl ows Meanwhile, income funds al tinued to see huge outfl ows, gradually declining since While ONGC registered
growing customer demand in of equity and equitylinked lowest since January 2017. than previous month’s ₹ 23.16 so saw a strong surge in aff ecting the overall rise in November 2018 and fell 9.1% an 8.5% increase in natural
each of their segments. savings schemes are taken On an overall basis, the as crore, while registering a 11% March, registering net in the AUM of the mutual fund. yearonyear to 68 mmscmd gas production, Oil India
into account, the month saw sets under management increase on an yearonyear fl ows of ₹ 13,856 crore as In March, such schemes re (million metric standard saw a 2.7% fall; private and
TKML launches net infl ows of ₹ 11,756 crore, (AUM) of the mutual fund in basis that also saw folios ris against ₹ 2,080 crore in the ported outfl ows of ₹ 51,343 cubic meter per day) during joint venture fi elds saw a
upgraded SUV, MPV higher than February’s dustry grew to ₹ 23.80 crore ing 16% to touch 8.25 crore. previous month. Mr. Venka crore, following last month’s February 2019,” the report more drastic fall in produc
CHENNAI
₹ 5,122 crore, which was the in March, marginally higher “The mutual fund indus tesh attributed the fl ows into outfl ows of ₹ 24,509 crore. said. “On the other hand, tion of 14%.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd.
(TKML) on Monday
announced the rollout of
upgraded version of its MPV
Innova Crysta and SUV Samsung introduces new line HDFC Bank RIL denies links to $1.2 billion
Fortuner. Innova Crysta is a plans to raise
market leader in MPV
segment and the new
features are applicable in
of smart televisions in India ₹ 50,000 crore money laundering probe
select grades in diesel
variants. Upgrades for Consumer electronics fi rm to focus on AI, IoT products Press Trust of India
Fortuner, which has a 40%
New Delhi Case relates to overinvoicing services, works for pipeline
share in the MPV segment, Special Correspondent importantly, tying up with fi Private lender HDFC Bank
are available in select diesel NEW DELHI nance companies across the on Monday said it was Special Correspondent pany for setting up of any
variants, said N. Raja, DMD, South Korean electronics spectrum to make upgrade planning to raise up to MUMBAI gas pipeline. Hence, the re
TKML, in a statement. major Samsung on Monday cycle much more stronger,” ₹ 50,000 crore this fi scal by Reliance Industries Limited port cannot relate to RIL.
introduced a new line of he said. issuing bonds on private (RIL) has denied any links to RIL has always complied
ThoughtSpot to invest smart televisions with fea About nonsmart TVs, Mr. placement basis. a $1.2billion moneylaun with all rules, regulations
$25 mn in India centre tures specifi cally made for Pullan said that overall TV “We wish to inform you dering case being probed in and applicable laws and any
MUMBAI
the Indian market. penetration in India was that the bank proposes to the Netherlands. suggestion of impropriety...
ThoughtSpot, a U.S.based “The entire new range of 60% of which 4045% ac raise funds by issuing per The allegation was Dutch is emphatically denied.”
company that is into artifi cial
televisions, which we are counted for CRT televisions. petual debt instruments pipeline company, A Hak, RGTIL used to be RIL’s
intelligence (AI) and helps
calling Unbox Magic series, “We see a fast conversion [part of additional tier I NL, earned $1.2 billion in subsidiary when it was
organisations empower their
comes with specifi c features Raju Pullan from nonsmart to smart capital], tier II capital profi t by overinvoicing its granted a licence to set up
employees with the ability to
quickly uncover datadriven
such as personal computer, TVs, similar to what hap bonds and longterm services and works rendered dian tax authorities are the 1400km eastwest pipe
insights through a Google music system, home cloud, smart TVs with size starting pened in change from 3G to bonds [fi nancing of infras to Reliance Gas Transporta probing for the ₹ 6,500 crore line connecting Jamnagar to
like search, has announced live cast and twoway shar at 32 inches and priced 4G…big strong double digit tructure and aff ordable tion Infrastructure Ltd. investments made in fi rms the Krishna Godavari basin.
plans to invest $25 million at ing. These have been deve ₹ 24,900 onwards. growth. We will transition in housing] up to a total (RTGIL), now known as East belonging to RIL or its pro Later, it was hived off into
its engineering centre in loped by out R&D team in In line with consumer demand. amount of ₹ 50,000 crore West Pipeline Ltd. (EWPL). moter group in 200708. an ‘independent’ fi rm con
Bengaluru to hire talent and dia, from insights received Sweetening the deal One key area of focus for in the period of next 12 This money was allegedly Asked for comments, an RIL trolled fully by Mukesh Am
support its global business. from Indian consumers,” “The consumer is moving to Samsung will be products months through private ‘creamedoff ’ to Singapore spokesperson said, “RIL or bani and renamed EWPL.
With the new funding, said Raju Pullan, senior vice wards ‘smart’ across price with are AI and IoTbased. placement mode,” it said in based Biometrix Marketing any of its subsidiaries neith Last month, Canadian inves
ThoughtSpot would be able president, consumer elec points… we are sweetening This is not just for TVs but a fi ling. The bank said its Limited, a company report er set up any gas pipeline in tor Brookfi eldled India In
to expand its engineering tronics, Samsung India. the deal by off ering consum for all other categories as board would consider the edly linked to RIL. Biometrix 2006, nor have contracts frastructure Trust agreed to
centre in India. The new range consists of ercentric features and more well,” he said. #70929
proposal on April 20. is the same fi rm that the In with any Netherlands com buy EWPL for ₹ 13,000 crore.
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Rahul holds fi rm, guides Kings home in tense fi nish
Mayank, too, chips in during the chase; Sunrisers struggle early on, but a patient knock by Warner helps them post 150
boundary faster.
Sunrisers’ fumbles in the SCOREBOARD
fi eld only compounded the SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
problems, in particular the David Warner (not out) 70
sitter dropped by Yusuf Path (62b, 6x4, 1x6), Jonny Bairstow
an off Mayank with the bat c Ashwin b Mujeeb 1(6b), Vijay
Shankar c Rahul b Ashwin 26
sman on 42 and Kings need
(27b, 2x4), Mohammad Nabi run
ing 37 for victory. Though the out 12 (7b), Manish Pandey c
UTHRA GANESAN hosts lost three wickets in the
MOHALI
sub b Shami 19 (15b, 2x4), Dee-
fi nal three overs for 16 runs, pak Hooda (not out) 14 (3b, 2x4,
Kings XI Punjab returned to the RahulMayank stand had 1x6); Extras (w-3, lb-5): 8; Total
home comfort and winnings done enough. (for four wkts. in 20 overs): 150.
ways, leapfrogging to the FALL OF WICKETS
third spot in the table with a Uncharacteristic 1-7 (Bairstow, 1.4 overs), 2-
sixwicket win over Sunrisers Earlier, it was an uncharacte 56 (Vijay Shankar, 10.4), 3-80
Hyderabad here on Monday, ristically slow knock by War (Nabi, 13.2), 4-135 (Pandey,
19.1).
despite a late minicollapse ner, who remained unbeaten
KINGS XI BOWLING
in a belowpar chase of 151. on 70 with six hits to the Rajpoot 4-0-21-0, Mujeeb 4-
The host appeared to have boundary and one over it. In 0-34-1, Shami 4-0-30-1, Ashwin
learnt its lessons in pacing fact, the Sunrisers innings 4-0-30-1, Curran 4-0-30-0.
the chase, Mayank Agarwal had a grand total of two sixes KINGS XI PUNJAB
and K.L. Rahul ensuring — the other one by Deepak K.L. Rahul (not out) 71 (53b,
there would be no hiccups at Hooda off the last ball of the 7x4, 1x6), Chris Gayle c Hooda b
the fi nish a second time. innings. Hooda’s 14 runs off Rashid 16 (14b, 1x4, 1x6),
The duo did not let the the fi nal three deliveries saw Mayank Agarwal c Vijay Shankar
early dismissal of Chris Gayle Sunrisers touch 150. b Sandeep 55 (43b, 3x4, 3x6),
David Miller c Hooda b Sandeep
aff ect the scoring rate, mak The presence of Warner
1 (3b), Mandeep Singh c Hooda
ing individual halfcenturies did give Sunrisers the anchor
b Kaul 2 (3b), Sam Curran (not
and adding 114 for the second it needed after losing Jonny out) 5 (3b); Extras (lb-1): 1; Total
wicket to put the host in con Bairstow in the second over. (for four wkts. in 19.5 overs):
trol. The only diff erence was The middleorder, which had 151.
the routes they took — Rahul crumbled in the previous FALL OF WICKETS
preferring strokes along the game against Mumbai In 1-18 (Gayle, 3.1 overs), 2-132
ground and Mayank going dians, made amends. Vijay (Mayank, 17.1), 3-135 (Miller,
the aerial way. Shankar didn’t attempt looked right. Warner strug by the KXIP skipper who de 17.6), 4-140 (Mandeep, 18.6).
They seemed to be playing fl ashy shots, instead favour gled to fi nd the gaps and the fl ected a shot from Warner to SUNRISERS BOWLING
Bhuvneshwar 4-0-25-0,
on a diff erent pitch from ing a strenuous partnership. pitch stayed slow and low, the stumps. The Afghanistan
Sandeep 4-0-21-2, Rashid 4-0-
what the SRH batsmen had Manish Pandey, mixing cau making strokeplay diffi cult. player had backed off almost
20-1, Nabi 3.5-0-42-0, Kaul
struggled on, and the condi tion with aggression, kept His 50 off 49 balls was his too far down the pitch. It 4-0-42-1.
tions did not make it any ea the scoreboard ticking. slowest IPL halfcentury. looked like the Sunrisers Toss: Kings XI Punjab.
sier for the visitors. Dew However, at 50 for one in Vijay Shankar nicked Ash bowlers wouldn’t have Man-of-the-Match: K.L. Rahul.
helped the ball come on to 10 overs, R. Ashwin’s deci win to Rahul in the 11th over enough to defend, and that’s Kings XI won by six wickets
the bat better and race to the sion to put Sunrisers in and Mohd. Nabi was run out exactly what happened. Mr. Cool: Rahul kept his nerve to take the side through with a ball remaining. *
AKHILESH KUMAR with one delivery to spare.
Super Kings not overtly focused on containing Russell Indian squad for ICC World Cup
to be picked on April 15
S. Dipak Ragav
Chennai
Two teams with diff erent phi
losophies and approaches to
T20 cricket fi nd themselves IPL fi nal in Hyderabad if Chennai fails to get clearance
in the tophalf of the points
table after onethird of the Press Trust of India
season. New Delhi
Russell is much more than a six machine Lara sees
Sehwag in
Support staff likely to get extension
He has found ways to maximise the impact of his powergame Shaw’s batting
S. Dinakar and dismiss it into the
Chennai stands. Press Trust of India
Andre Russell is not just a The 30yearold’s big back New Delhi
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Reid is Team India chief coach Avika Sagwal
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Complaints received from ex-players
(Wednesday) HOCKEY KOLKATA Special Correspondent plaints of missing and dam
Avika Sagwal upset fi fth KOLKATA aged souvenirs earned by
IN BRIEF UTHRA GANESAN
MOHALI seeded Renne Singla 67(5), Mohun Bagan on Monday exIndian players (who
Hockey India, on Monday, 76(5), 75 in a closely formed a sixmember com played for the team).
confi rmed the appointment fought women’s singles mittee to investigate the
“Several souvenirs were
of Graham Reid as chief fi rst round contest in the complaints regarding the
returned to their rightful
coach of the India men’s Zee Bangla Central Excise missing and damaged sou
owners but they com
hockey team. Open AITA Nationalrank venirs of some of its iconic
plained that many other im
ing tournament at the Ben players.
The 54yearold Reid is portant souvenirs are mis
gal Tennis Association Following reports of a
likely to join the team mid sing.
courts here on Monday. complaint made by the fa
Muguruza retains way through the national Important results (fi rst mily members of former In “The Executive Commit
Monterrey Open title camp in Bengaluru that com round): dia captain Gostha Pal that tee has formed a sixmem
MONTERREY (MEXICO) menced on Monday. Men: Anshu Kumar Bhuyan bt the club had misplaced ber committee to investigate
Spain’s Garbine Muguruza Arghya Das 46, 61, 61; Pa
While Reid’s name had some of his souvenirs, Ba and fi nd the whereabouts of
successfully defended her rikshit Somani bt Shivam Dal
been doing the rounds for a gan acknowledged that it these prestigious material,”
Monterrey Open title when mia 67(5)62, 62; Prithvi
while now, his appointment had received several com said a statement.
an injured Victoria Azarenka Sekhar bt Tarun Anirudh Chi
retired in the final on Sunday.
was all but confi rmed when
lakalapudi 61, 61; Faisal Qa
HI and the Sports Authority
Second seed Muguruza was
leading 61, 31 when
Azarenka was unable to
of India (SAI) forwarded it
for fi nal clearance to the
mar bt Sahil Gaware 63, 64;
D. Suresh bt Vivek Gautam
61, 63; Mohammed Fahad
Indian boys outplayed
continue because of a leg Sports Ministry late last bt Rishi Reddy 26, 64, 61. Sports Bureau will next play Indonesia, be
injury. REUTERS month. Women: Shreya Chakraborty Bangkok fore taking on the third seed
bt Akshala Kumar 60, 61; The Indian boys failed to Australia.
On board: John Reid brings to the table his vast experience as coach of Australia and
Diff erences sorted out Damera Sunskrithi bt Rup win a set as New Zealand re
the Netherlands. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
*
katha Mukherjee 26, 75, 61; corded a 30 victory in the The results (league): New
There had been reports of Avika Sagwal bt Renne Singla Zealand bt India 30 (Jay
diff erences over his salary “Graham Reid is backed and the Netherlands nation to and at the Tokyo Olym opening league match in
67(5), 76 (5), 75; Ayushi Friend bt Ajay Malik 64, 63;
but the federation has now by a successful career as a al teams. pics,” HI president Mohd. Singh bt Shatavisa Ghosh 63, groupD, in the AsiaOcea Corban Crowther bt Divesh
ended all speculation. Unlike player. “We are hopeful his expe Mushtaque Ahmad said. 76(5); Aarthi Muniyan bt nia Junior Davis Cup un Gahlot 60, 63; Corban
previous coaches, he would He also comes with strong rience and expertise will Reid was part of the Aus Dhwani Kumar 75, 63; Van der16 tennis tournament Crowther & Aukly Wang bt
be moving base to Bengaluru coaching experience, having help the Indian team achieve tralian side that won silver at shika Chaudhary bt Medhavi here on Monday. Sushant Dabas & Ajay Malik 7
with his family. worked with the Australian desirable results leading up the Barcelona Olympics. Singh 62, 60. The sixth seeded India 6(2), 61).
Warriors clinch top spot
in Western Conference
LOS ANGELES
Golden State Warriors
clinched the Western
Graham Reid gets Anand draws Napoli held by Genoa Ayush nets
Conference’s top seeding with Grischuk for Delhi
with a victory in its final
regularseason contest
Charlesworth’s backing Press Trust of India
Result puts Juventus coronation on hold SPORTS BUREAU
against Los Angeles Clippers go. Juventus, which beat AC contain the visitor which in LUDHIANA
131104 on Sunday.
UTHRA GANESAN
MOHALI
Shamkir (Azerbaijan)
EURO LEAGUES Milan 21 on Saturday, need fl icted the only league defeat Delhi edged Meghalaya
Elsewhere, Houston Rockets India’s Viswanathan Anand
Agence France-Presse ed Napoli to lose to win the this season on Juventus last 10 as the fi nal round of
continued its threepoint The Indian men’s month played out an easy draw
Milan Scudetto for the 35th time, month. the 73rd National football
assault, draining a record 27 long hockey camp began with Alexander Grischuk of
Napoli drew 11 with 10man ahead of its Champions Genoa went a man down championship for the
in a 149113 win over Phoenix coachless on Monday Russia, while Norwegian
Genoa on Sunday to ensure League quarterfi nal fi rst leg when Stefano Sturaro was Santosh Trophy com
Suns. Rockets broke their morning, but by evening Magnus Carlsen raced
that Juventus will have to against Ajax next week. sent off on 28 minutes fol menced here on Monday.
own league singlegame new chief coach Graham ahead with a crushing win
wait another week to seal an A draw next weekend at lowing a VAR review for a Ayush Adhikari scored the
record with the help of 30 Reid’s appointment was over outofsort Dutchman
eighth consecutive Serie A SPAL would be enough for diving studsup tackle on only goal of the game in
points from James Harden. confi rmed by Hockey India. Anish Giri in the seventh
AFP title. Massimiliano Allegri’s side to Allan. the 18th minute of the
Reid’s appointment had round of Shamkir chess
win the title which would be The results: La Liga: Real Betis Group A encounter.
been held up by the Sports tournament here. The champion has a 20 2 (Lo Celso 11, 63) bt Villarreal 1 The results: Group A: Delhi 1
The results (sixth round): V. point advantage on second the fi rst in Italy for Cristiano
Ministry following diff erenc (Funes Mori 13). (Ayush Adhikari 18) bt Megh
Anand (Ind, 3.5) drew with placed Napoli, which it has Ronaldo. Serie A: Napoli 1 (Mertens 34) alaya 0; Services 1 (P.C. Lal
es over his salary. But even
Alexander Grischuk (Rus, 3.5); beaten in both headtohead Despite its numerical ad drew with Genoa 1 (Lazovic lawmkima 54) drew with Goa
before the news of his con Teimour Radjabov (Aze, 3.5)
fi rmation became offi cial, Ric Charlesworth. *
FILE PHOTO clashes, with seven games to vantage, Napoli struggled to 45+3). 1 (Lalawmpuia 51).
drew with Veselin Topalov
Reid received a vote of confi (Bul, 3.5); Shakhriyar Mame
dence from Ric Charles and some polishing to take dyarov (Aze, 2.5) drew with
worth, the man considered
the undisputed guru of
the next step,” he said.
Interestingly, Charles
worth also hoped former
Ding Liren (Chn, 3.5) Magnus
Carlsen (Nor, 5) bt Anish Giri
(Ned, 2); David Navara (Cze,
#70929
Always wanted to visit
modern hockey.
Keys downs Wozniacki to
claim Charleston crown
Reid was assistant to
Charlesworth with Australia
National coach Harendra
Singh would be part of the
3.5); drew with Teimour Rad
jabov (Aze, 3.5). Camp Nou: Dravid
for six years before the lat setup.
CHARLESTON Press Trust of India to be here, experience the
Madison Keys claimed the ter called it a day after win “Reid is a good collabora
first claycourt title of her ning the 2014 World Cup. tor and will be able to work
with those already there — I
Malaysia, India Barcelona
Former India captain Rahul
atmosphere is absolutely
electric,” Dravid told
career on Sunday with a Reid was asked to step into
76(5), 63 defeat of Caroline his shoes. expect Harendra might be
able to contribute too,”
split points Dravid ticked one of the
items on his bucket list
fcbarcelona.com.
“It’s incredible, I mean to
Wozniacki at the Charleston
Charlesworth said. when he watched Lionel be able to watch people like
Open. It marked the fourth Aware Press Trust of India
title of Keys’ career and her
Messi play at Camp Nou. (Lionel) Messi and (Luis)
“Reid knows the interna Also interesting would be Kuala Lumpur
first since winning at Dravid, who is on vaca Suarez play live is fantastic.
tional scene and all teams to see how Reid handles the Navneet Kaur struck twice
Stanford in 2017. She tion in Spain, took time out So thanks to Barcelona FC
and players — that is crucial senior players in the side as the Indian women’s
defeated three Grand Slam on Sunday to watch a La Li- for the hospitality, it’s been
for someone taking over, under the current policy of hockey team overcame a
champions — Jelena ga match. “It’s one of the excellent.”
with the Olympics next ‘younger legs’. 24 setback in the third
Ostapenko, Stephens and things I’ve always wanted to He was also presented a
year,” Charlesworth told quarter to level the scores do. To come to Camp Nou, jersey which had his name
Wozniacki — on her way to Word of caution
The Hindu. 44 in its third match watch a football match and on the back.
the title. AFP
Unlike many, Charles Charlesworth had axed the against Malaysia in the fi ve
Chinese girls down worth is also aware of the likes of Jamie Dwyer after match series here Monday.
India 21 present Indian setup, hav 2014 to build a new Aussie
team for Rio but Reid Though it was India
KUALA LUMPUR ing watched closely during which established a strong
Pari Singh won her match but the 2018 World Cup as part brought them back, insist
ing there was no substitute position after taking an ear
India was beaten 21 by China of the expert broadcast pa ly 20 lead, the team made
in a groupD league match of nel. And he believes Reid is for experience.
too many errors defending
the AsiaOceania World the best person to help the Charlesworth, however, leading to backtoback pe
Junior under14 girls’ tennis team take the next step. had a word of caution. “I be
tournament here on Monday.
nalty corners which Malay
“He is the best person to lieve they need to give Reid sia converted.
The results (league): China bt the time to make a diff e
help (India) as his approach
India 21 (Zou Ruirui bt Veda The results: Malaysia 4 (Gur
will fi t India’s skillsset and rence.
Raju Prapurna 63, 61; Sun dip Kirandeep, Nuraini Rashid,
Liang lost to Pari Singh 26, general approach. They are “The biggest threat is he Nuramirah Zulkifl i, Nuraini Valuable keepsake: Rahul Dravid getting a customised
67(2); Hou Yanan & Zou less eff ective if they play may not be given the time to Rashid) drew with India 4 Barcelona jersey from the club president Josep Maria
Ruirui bt Veda Raju Prapurna ‘safe’. India is on the cusp polish this team — he needs (Navjot Kaur, Navneet Kaur Bartomeu, left, and vicepresident Jordi Mestre.
& Pari Singh 62, 62). yet need a little more belief to start soon,” he said. (2), Lalremsiami). *
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IN BRIEF
Siddharth Desai is prize catch Krishna Nagar
wins two golds
Telugu Titans picks up last season’s best debutant for ₹ 1.45 crore Press Trust of India
Dubai
Match card. Each of the 12 Asian Para Games bronze
PKL AUCTION teams is allotted a purse of medallist Krishna Nagar of
₹ 4.4 crore to recruit a mini India won two gold medals
Nandakumar Marar mum of 18 and maximum 25 at the second FazzaDubai
Mumbai players. para badminton interna
Djokovic heads into clay Raider Siddharth Desai has Paltan used the Final Bid tional championships here
season as World No. 1 moved up the ranks, in terms Match card to bring back re on Sunday.
PARIS of value at the Pro Kabaddi puted raider Nitin Tomar for A day after upsetting
Novak Djokovic moves into League Season7 player ₹ 1.2 crore, the second high World No. 1 Jack Shepherd
his 20th week as World No. 1 auction. est bid. Thalaivas had beaten in the men’s singles SS6
on Monday as the clay season In only his second season off challengers to get the semifi nals, Nagar pulled off
gets under way. The Serb is as pro, the Kolhapurborn player, only to see him taken the second upset in as ma
almost 2,500 points ahead of
player (base price ₹ 30 lakh) away on a technical point. ny days when he defeated
Rafael Nadal. Japan’s Naomi
was picked up by Telugu Ti Tomar represented Pune England’s World No. 2
Osaka maintained a slender
tans for a staggering ₹ 1.45 last season, so the team held Krysten Coombs 2022, 25
lead over Romanian Simona
Halep at the top of the WTA
crore on Monday. Last sea the right to match the high 23, 2112 in the most excit
rankings released on Monday. son’s highest earner, Monu est bid by any other fran ing fi nal of the day, that
Osaka now sits 185 points Goyat (₹ 1.51 crore) moved to chise for a former player re went over an hour.
ahead of Halep, with Czech UP Yoddhas for ₹ 93 lakh. leased into the pool. “This is the biggest win
pair Petra Kvitova and Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas got Rahul of my career,” an elated Na
Karolina Pliskova in third and Thalaivas were involved in a Chaudhari for ₹ 94 lakh in a gar said before he went on
fourth. AFP frenetic threeway bid for the straight bid. to make it twofortwo,
former U Mumba sensation, Nineteen domestic winning the mixed doubles
Desai. Named the ‘Best deb players went under the ham title along with Raja
utant’ last season for his mer. Iranian Esmaeil Nabi Magotra.
powerpacked raiding and baksh, taken by Bengal War Team India had a good
speed, Desai will team up riors for ₹ 77.75 lakh, became run, at the event fi nishing
with Iranian coach Gholam the secondhighest paid fo with nine medals including
reza Mazandarani again. reigner (Fazel Atrachali at ₹ 1 four golds on Sunday.
Titans convinced the only crore last season is the Among others, World
foreign head coach in PKL to topper). No. 1 Pramod Bhagat and
Caparros suffering switch from U Mumba and Several team manage Parul Parmer took the gold
from leukemia bid successfully for the 28 ments used the Final Bid deep (Patna Pirates), Mahen diga (UP Yodhas) and Shri in SL3 men’s and women’s
SEVILLE
yearold player, a crowdpull Match card to retain stars re der Singh (Bengaluru Bulls), kant Jadhav (Yodhas). singles. However, Asian Pa
Sevilla coach Joaquin er in his own right. leased earlier into the pool. Parvesh Bainswal (Gujarat Last season, fi ve domestic ra Games winner Tarun
Caparros announced on Thalaivas came close at Those returning to last Fortunegiants), Vishal Bha players earned upwards of ₹ 1 went down to French
Sunday that he has chronic ₹ 1.44 crore before Titans season’s squads were Ravin radwaj (Titans), Chandran crore, a season later only two World No. 1 Lucas Mazur in
leukemia but says the sealed the deal. U Mumba der Pahal (Dabang Delhi), Ranjith (Dabang), Nitin To have made the crorepati Value for money: Siddarth Desai’s powerpacked raiding in the straight games 1321, 1721 in
condition is under control did not execute the Final Bid Girish Ernak (Paltan), Jai mar (Paltan), Rishank Deva club. fi rst season has reaped rich dividends. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
* men’s singles SL4 fi nal.
and will not prevent him
continuing in his job. “I have
Chris Cowdrey. me of… I am asking for ten es knew who Chris was — son ‘New concept’ auctions, cricket memorabi shot 48, following rounds of 115; 50. Rajeshwari Kumari
LOS ANGELES *
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT (₹ 10 lakh), he is going back in of the celebrated England “It’s a fantastic new concept lia, but nothing like this.” 24 and 24. He was on par 109; 69. Varsha Varman 92.
Reigning RookieoftheYear
Ko Jinyoung captured her
first Major title on Sunday,
holding off fellow South
Korean Lee MiHyang to win
Goa is the next hurdle for Chennai City
the ANA Inspiration by three
strokes. Ko, who is in her The latter is expected to be high on confi dence
second year, finished with a
ty (prequarterfi nals) and competitive enough to try
10under 278 for her fourth SUPER CUP then against Bengaluru FC. and reach the fi nal,” Lobera
LPGA title. Ko celebrated her
win by taking the traditional With these wins, City is said, while suggesting idfi el
Amitabha Das Sharma expected to be high on confi der Hugo Boumous is the
dip with her caddie in BHUBANESWAR
Poppie's Pond — the water dence while taking on the likely replacement.
hazard located off the right Chennai City FC, having might of FC Goa, the two Chennai City will be be
and back of the green on the sprung the biggest surprise time ISL runnerup. banking on its tested combi
18th. AFP of the tournament by knock With a trophy eluding it nation of the Spanish troika
ing out holder and ISL cham ever since it was founded in — Pedro Manzi, Sandro Ro
pion Bengaluru FC in the 2014, the Super Cup crown driguez and Nestor Gordillo
Coach will be quarterfi nals, the ILeague is high up in the priority of — that has spearhead the
winner now has the task of FC Goa, which has promised team’s fortune. With M. Re
appointed at challenging ISL runnerup to go full steam in the match. gin suspended, Charles
FC Goa in the fi rst semifi nal Anandraj will possibly make
the earliest: of the Hero Super Cup at the
The side will be missing
its key Spanish player in the his way back in the side.
Kalinga Stadium here on
Praful Patel Tuesday.
creative front, Edu Bedia,
due to suspension, but head
“On paper we are not the
favourite as compared to the
Chennai City has shown coach Sergio Lobera said strengths of our opponent.
great discipline and tactical that would not aff ect the “But when we go to the
effi ciency in the previous side. “It is true that Bedia is pitch, we try to give our best
two rounds. The team has an important player. It will and you have seen what has
come out of the underdog be one weakness for us, but happened so far,” said Chen
status, evident from the way tomorrow (Tuesday) we will nai City head coach Akbar
it prevailed over FC Pune Ci put up a team that will be Nawas.
Sindhu hopes to fi nd form
Praful Patel. *
AFP
Sixthseeded Saina pitted against fastrising Kjaersfeldt
Press Trust of India
NEW DELHI
SINGAPORE OPEN
The AllIndia Football Fed
eration (AIFF) president Press Trust of India
Praful Patel may consider Singapore
appointing a big name as P.V. Sindhu will look to shrug
the national team coach off the disappointment of
only if the candidate fi ts her recent early exits when
the criteria and the ap she spearheads the Indian
pointment may be done at challenge at the $355,000
the earliest. Singapore Open, starting
The AIFF has received here on Tuesday.
more than 250 applica Sindhu has looked off co
tions for the top job, which lour in the last few weeks.
is vacant after Stephen She made a fi rstround ex
Constantine resigned fol it at the All England and lost
lowing India’s failure to in the second round of the
make the knockouts of the Malaysia Open, losing to Ko
AFC Asian Cup. rea’s Sung Ji Hyun both Focused: P.V. Sindhu will have to put behind her recent
“If the candidate fulfi ls times. She entered the semi disappointments to do well at the Singapore Open. AFP *