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MODI
MUMKIN
HAI TO
HAI
Modi completes
21 years in office
NEW DELHI l SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. DELENG/2021/19840 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 40
MODI
MUMKIN
HAI TO
HAI
odi Hai To Mumkin Hai’ – it’s an all-
encompassing phrase, describing the
Confidence, Trust and Faith in a
leader, who inspires a vast multitude
of populace within India and abroad.
Never before has India witnessed
such a cult following within the
political landscape – a leader,
whose popularity index scaled as
high as 90% and even at its worst
has not fallen below 68%. Political
observers across the world are per-
plexed at this remarkable feat, but for
Narendra Damodardas Modi, this is
the norm.
Clocking the highest number of
days in a public office – 7,670 and still
counting – Prime Minister Modi
stands taller than the Former Prime
Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru and
Mrs. Indira Gandhi in terms of num-
ber of days in Public Office. Pursu-
ing an ‘India First’ policy, Modi
has re-enforced the idiom of ‘
Aat-
manirbhar Bharat’ – ‘Swatantra
Bharat’ – ‘Vishwa Guru Bharat’.
As India marches ahead, it reso-
nates the clarion call of its most
popular leader – ‘Yeh Desh Jhuke-
ga nahi, Sar Utthakar – Seena Tan
kar Aage Badhega’…. See P8
‘M
AJAY KUMAR
PM Narendra Modi

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Just as the boyhood, youth and
old age come to the embodied
Soul in this body, in the same
manner, is the attaining of
another body; the wise man is
not deluded at that.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Delighted to meet Global CEO, @
Deloitte and dear friend Mr. @
PunitRenjen. Had good exchanges on
harnessing the full potential of India’s
talent, creating opportunities for our
youth in smaller towns and on India’s
rapid strides towards becoming a
digital-first economy.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Visited Medanta Hospital, Gurugram,
today received information from
the doctors about the health and well
being of former Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadavji.
I pray to God for his speedy recovery.
TOP TWEETS
LABOUR LEADER
WOOS INDIANS
WITH VOW TO
FIGHT HINDUPHOBIA
olitics in Britain
seems to be getting
divided on somewhat
religious lines after
last month’s violent
clashes between Hindu and Mus-
lim groups in Leicester after an
India-Pakistan cricket match.
Britain’s Indian-origin Home
Secretary Suella Braverman
said that the clashes happened
because of failure to integrate
migrant communities. Firing a
salvo against Indians she brand-
ed them as “the largest group of
people who overstay” their visas
in the UK and hinted that she
would not back a trade deal that
promises more visa concessions
to Indians. India has countered
her claims and said that action
has been taken on all cases
raised by the Home Office.
Britain’s opposition leader
came to the defence of Indians
using, for the first time, the term
Hinduphobia. Addressing a
large group of British Indians,
Labour Leader Keir Starmer
vowed to fight ‘Hinduphobia’
and divisive politics.
With Indians forming the sin-
gle largest ethnic minority,
Starmer’s outreach to Hindus is
understandable. Next UK elec-
tions are due in 2025.
P
o history is com-
plete without con-
flictingclaimsand
counter-claims.
From most
Mughal architecture in north
India being claimed as Hindu
temples or belonging to Hin-
dus by self-claimed owner-
shipof landonwhichamonu-
ment stands, the debate has
moved down South and is
centred around the religious
identity of Raja Raja 1, the
first Chola king, whose pow-
erful dynasty ruled southern
India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra
and Maldives for around
three centuries. More precise-
ly
, the debate is about whether
the Chola king was a Hindu.
Tamil film-maker Vetrima-
ran stoked the controversy
with his statement that the
Chola king was not a Hindu.
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan
stirredthepotbyrepeatingVe-
trimaran’s claim. “Continu-
ously
, our symbols are being
snatchedfromus.Saffronising
Valluvar or calling Raja Raja
Chola as a Hindu king is con-
stantlyoccurring.”Theaward-
winning film-maker made the
remarks after the release of
Mani Ratnam’s movie Ponni-
yin Selvan. It is based on a fic-
tional account of Raja Raja
Cholan. Kamal Haasan gave
thecontroversyanewtwistby
claiming that Raja Raja Chola
was not even a Hindu.
Telangana Governor Ta-
milisai Soundararajan called
these statements as attempts
toconcealHinduculturaliden-
tities and warned that people
will raise their voice against
them. The BJP’s H. Raja as-
serted that the Chola king was
indeed a Hindu and asked the
two film personalities to iden-
tify any church and mosque
built by the powerful ruler.
Whether he was Hindu or
not can be debated but there
is evidence of Shiva and
Vishnu temples, including
the Brihadeshwara temple in
Thanjavur, built by him.
RAJA RAJA BUILT SHIVA,
VISHNU’S TEMPLES
N
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:
Chairmanship Opportunities for India
he Shanghai Cooperation Or-
ganisation (SCO) is a Eura-
sian political, economic, and
securityorganization.Itisthe
world’s largest regional or-
ganisation in terms of geo-
graphicscopeandpopulation,
covering approximately 60%
of the area of Eurasia, 40% of
the World population, and
more than 30% of global GDP
.
The SCO is the successor to
the Shanghai Five, formed in
1996 between the China, Rus-
sia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
and Tajikistan. On 15 June
2001, the leaders of these na-
tions and Uzbekistan met in
Shanghai to announce a new
organization with deeper po-
litical and economic coopera-
tion; the SCO Charter was
signed on 7 July 2002 and en-
tered into force on 19 Septem-
ber 2003. Its membership has
sinceexpandedtoeightstates,
with India and Pakistan join-
ing on 9 June 2017. Several
countries are engaged as ob-
servers (Afghanistan, Bela-
rus, Iran and Mongolia) or
dialogue partners (Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Turkey Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Cambodia).
With Iran signing a member-
ship agreement to become a
permanent member (Apr
2023) and Turkey the first
NATO member announcing
its bid for permanent mem-
bership, the SCO is inching
closer to be viewed as an anti-
Western alliance.
TheSCOhasbeentermedas
the “
Alliance of the East” and
has been viewed as a Chinese-
dominatedorganization.How-
ever, considering the current
membership, including Rus-
sia, India and other central
Asian countries, especially in
the prevailing global socio-
economic environment, the
SCO has evolved into a formi-
dablealliance,whichtheworld
is beginning to take a serious
noteof. BothRussiaandChina
have initiated their respective
ambitious projects in the re-
gion; the Eurasian Economic
Union (EEU) and the Collec-
tiveSecurityTreatyOrganisa-
tion (CSTO) by Russia and
China has launched its mega
project Silk Road Economic
Belt (SREB), often referred to
as the Belt and Road Initiative
(BRI).Therotatingpresidency
of the SCO to India that com-
menced in Sep 2022 is an op-
portunity as well as a chal-
lenge for India to carve out a
nicheforitself inaRegionthat
is of vital importance to it.
THE CURRENT
SCENARIO
The US withdrawal from Af-
ghanistanandreemergenceof
Taliban brings instability and
possible turmoil in the region.
The region faces problems
of security issues, fight
against terrorism, ethnic
separatism, religious extrem-
ism and economic and infra-
structural development.
Absence of any Western
country or its allies as a SCO
member makes it look like
anti West and SCO has com-
menced broadening its base.
India joining the Quad-
comprising India, US, Japan
and Australia and I2U2 with
US, Israel and UAE irks Chi-
na and seen as a challenge to
its growing global influence.
Russia, the CARs and Paki-
stan have all joined China’s
controversial global infra-
structure programme BRI
spanning over 100 countries
minus India is a major point
of concern.
Broadening of base by in-
cluding Bahrain, Maldives,
Kuwait, UAE and Myanmar
as the new dialogue partners,
and process for Egypt, Saudi
Arabia and Qatar are already
in progress.
China aims to align with
RussiatocounterUSandthat’s
whyavoidsanydirectreference
to Ukraine war. China intends
to use the SCO platform to
emerge as its strongest leader.
Russia aims to show to the
West that it is not isolated
and still holds international
sway. Though there were no
takers of its misadventures
vis-à-vis Ukraine.
Modi’s position on Ukraine
war has not really gone well
withPutinbutithasexhibited
India’s will to exert its stand
oninternationalissuesfirmly
.
The other challenges for
SCO include - Adverse impact
of Ukraine war on economy
and environment, Sino-Indi-
an border tensions, Conflict
on Kyrgyz - Tajik border, Con-
flict on dialogue partners Ar-
menia and Azerbaijan bor-
ders, Indian concerns about
food and fertilizers shortages
and fuel security, Enhancing
bilateral trade (US$6 trillion)
among SCO members and
Floods in Pakistan.
Indian Role and Opportuni-
ties in SCO. A milestone in
India’s ‘Look North’ policy
was achieved when the baton
of the SCO Chairmanship has
been passed to India and now
the real challenge lies in over-
coming the current brewing
issuesandrestoringcredibility
of the SCO as one of the most
viable and biggest global fora.
India could change the ex-
isting narrative and add sub-
stance to their policy of “No
Single” power shall dominate
the Region.
Indianapproachof multipo-
lar order in its immediate re-
gion and globally and not let-
ting the platform look like an
anti-West arrangement.
India can assist in finding
mutual and local solutions to
the problems of Central Asia
and introduction of a Silk
Road Visa on the pattern of
Shengen visa.
Indian participation in the
International North South
Transport Corridor (INSTC),
Chabahar Agreement and
joining the Ashkhabad
Agreement needs to be fur-
ther consolidated.
India will have to deal with
containing China’s expand-
ing national security narra-
tive, check further isolation
of Russia and countering
growing Chinese clout.
Amicable solution to border
disputesamongCARmembers.
Handling arch rival Paki-
stananditscontinuousefforts
underminingIndianinterests.
Encourage mutual cooper-
ation among members; create
economic opportunities, and
furtherance of existing In-
traregional trade.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
India can assist in finding
mutual and local solutions
to the problems of Central
Asia and introduction of a
Silk Road Visa on the
pattern of Shengen visa.
Indian participation in the
International North South
Transport Corridor,
Chabahar Agreement
joining the Ashkhabad
Agreement needs to be
further consolidated
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author has been Head Security
Rajasthan Operations of Cairn Energy and
DGM HR in Jindal Saw Ltd

AAP minister under fire for ‘renouncing Hindu gods’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A political
row erupted on Friday
over a video of Rajen-
dra Pal Gautam, social
welfare minister in the
Kejriwal government,
at a Buddhist event in
which hundreds can be
heard taking an oath re-
nouncing Hindu deities.
While the BJP demand-
ed Gautam’s sacking
from the cabinet, the
VHP said that the min-
ister should be jailed.
Sources in the Aam
Aadmi Party claimed
that the chief minister
was “extremely dis-
pleased” with Gautam.
During the pro-
gramme, about 10,000
people reportedly took
vows to convert to Bud-
dhism to follow Lord
Buddha’s teachings and
give up worship of Hin-
du deities. On October
5, Gautam himself had
tweeted pictures of the
event, saying more than
10,000 people pledged to
join Buddhism.
BJP national spokes-
person Gaurav Bhatia
accused AAP of hurt-
ing the sentiments of
Hindus and alleged that
“Gautam’s comments
highlight the hate the
party has for the com-
munity”.
Gautam showed “dis-
respect” towards Hindu
deities in the presence
of thousands of people,
Delhi BJP president
Adesh Gupta said dur-
ing a press conference.
“This is not an isolated
incident. It is in the
character of the AAP to
insult Hindu gods. We
demand that Kejriwal
immediately expel Gau-
tam from his cabinet.”
BJP, VHP DEMAND IMMEDIATE SACKING FROM CABINET
Rajendra Gautam speaking at the event held at Karol Bagh on Thursday.
l Gautam attended
Dhamma Chakra
Pravartan Din event
to mark Ambedkar’s
conversion to
Buddhism in 1956
l NGO named
Mission Jai Bheem,
founded by Gautam,
was one of the main
organisers of the
event, says an official
l Kejriwal
‘extremely
displeased’ with
Gautam: Sources
NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO SPEW VENOM
AGAINST HINDU GODS GODDESSES: VHP
NARSINGHANAND DISCIPLES OUTSIDE
SUPREME COURT OVER ‘JIHADI’ THREATS
“We do not have any problem with people embracing
Buddhism at the event. Hinduism and Buddhism are not
separate. But the way our gods and goddesses were
openly scorned at the event is not acceptable,” VHP na-
tional spokesperson Vinod Bansal said. The Delhi minis-
ter was openly administering such oaths to people from
the dais at the event and “tearing the country’s secular-
ism into pieces”, he charged. “Nobody has the right to
spew venom against Hindu gods and goddesses.”
NEW CBI CHARGE
SHEET AGAINST
LALU, RABRI
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI
has filed a charge sheet
against former railway
minister Lalu Prasad, his
wife Rabri Devi and 14
others in connection with
an alleged land-for-jobs
scam during his tenure
in the Railways, officials
said on Friday. Prasad’s
daughter Misa Bharti is
also named as accused.
DELHI: CLASS 5, 8
STUDENTS HAVE
TO PASS EXAMS
New Delhi: The Delhi
government has issued a
new promotion policy for
students of classes 5 and
8 starting from academic
session 2023-24. Under
the new guidelines,
students of classes 5 and
8 “will not be promoted
to the next class” if they
“do not pass” the yearly
examination.
ASHWANI KUMAR IS
PRINCIPAL SECY,
HOME, IN DELHI
New Delhi: Ashwani
Kumar, 1992-batch IAS
officer of AGMUT cadre,
was on Friday appointed
as principal secretary in
the home department of
the Delhi government.
In addition, Kumar shall
continue to be the special
officer, MCD, as appointed
vide Ministry of Home
Affair’s order dated
May 20, 2022.
New Delhi: Police detained 10 people when they were
protesting outside the Supreme Court on Friday with
controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand claiming they
had gone there to seek “legal sanction” to kill them-
selves due to repeated death threats from “jihadis”.
Narsinghanand said his “nine disciples were arrested by
Delhi Police and released around 5 pm”.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
‘INDIA HAS
POTENTIAL TO
LEAD INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION’
INDIA OBJECTS
TO AMERICAN
ENVOY’S VISIT
TO POK
NOBEL PEACE TO ALES, RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN GRPS
Oslo: Belarusian human rights activist Ales Byalyatski got the
Nobel Peace Prize. Byalyatski was awarded the prize on Friday
alongside Russian human rights organisation Memorial and
Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.
Kevadia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
on Friday that India has the potential to lead the
fourth industrial revolution and the government
has worked on reforms to make the country a
manufacturing hub of the world. P6
New Delhi: India has conveyed its objections to
the United States over the recent visit to Pakistan-
Occupied Kashmir by the American Ambassador
to Islamabad, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said said on Friday.
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REAL DEVELOPMENT OF N-E
BEGAN AFTER 2014: SHAH
Northeast was considered just a tourist destination earlier, says HM in Gangtok
Gyanvapimosque:
Judgesaysneed
clarityover‘Shivling’
Varanasi (Agencies):
The court of Varanasi’s
senior-most judge on
Friday deferred its or-
der on a plea seeking
carbon dating of a pur-
ported ‘Shivling’ found
inside the Gyanvapi
mosque complex. The
court will pronounce its
order on October 11.
The plea by Hindu wom-
en petitioners sought
scientific investigation,
including carbon dat-
ing, of the ‘Shivling’
found during a video
survey carried out on
the orders of a lower
courtinthetempletown
earlier this year.
The court sought
clarifications from the
lawyers for the women
petitioners on two
points: Whether the
purported ‘Shivling’
can be made a part of
the case or not and
whether the court can
actually order any sci-
entific investigation.
Gangtok (ANI): Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah, who is on a three-
day visit to the north-
east, on Friday said that
the region was only con-
sidered a “tourist desti-
nation” before Naren-
dra Modi became PM.
Shah noted that the
“real development” of
thenortheastbeganonly
after Modi took over the
office of the Prime Min-
ister in 2014. The re-
marks of the Home Min-
ister came at a Coopera-
tiveDairyConclave-2022
of Eastern and North-
eastern regions.
“In 75 years of inde-
pendence, before Naren-
draModibecamethePM,
thenortheastwasconsid-
ered only a tourist desti-
nation. After he became
the PM, the real develop-
ment of the northeast
began,” Shah said.
He said that PM
Modi-led government
has decided to set up
65,000 active Primary
Agricultural Credit So-
cieties (PACS).
“Modi govt has decid-
edtosetuparound65,000
active PACS. We’ve de-
cided that within five
years every panchayat
will have one PACS and
a dairy each,” he said.
Amit Shah being welcomed upon his arrival, at Lebing Helipad, in Gangtok on Friday. He reached
Gangtok to inaugurate the Eastern and North-Eastern Zones’ Dairy Cooperative Conclave.
Amit Shah during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel, at Raj Bhawan in Gangtok. —PHOTO BY PTI
Muslim devotees come out after offering prayers amid tight security,
at Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
“OVERWHELMED”
BY PEOPLE’S
RECEPTION, SAYS
HM AMIT SHAH
CONG PREZ POLL:
KHARGE AHEAD OF
THAROOR IN TN
‘SHEER MADNESS’,
SAYS CONGRESS
AMIT SHAH, JP NADDA ARRIVE IN ASSAM
Gangtok: As Amit Shah
reached Sikkim’s Gang-
tok on Friday, people
were seen on both sides
of the road to welcome
the Home Minister with
the national flag in hand.
Sharing a video of the
same, Shah tweeted,
“Grateful to the people of
Sikkim for such a warm
reception in Gangtok. I
am overwhelmed.” Shah
is on a three-day visit to
the Northeast. He inau-
gurated Sardar Vallabhb-
hai Patel’s statue at Raj
Bhavan in Gangtok. State
Governor Ganga Prasad
was also present on the
occasion.
Chennai: Senior Congress
leader Mallikarjun Kharge has
emerged as the favourite for
the party’s presidential poll
among the cadres in Tamil
Nadu after a majority shunned
a meeting called by fellow
contestant Shashi Tharoor. Of
the 710 voters in the Congress
electoral college from Tamil
Nadu, a handful attended the
meeting convened by Tharoor
to seek support for his candi-
dature at the state Congress
headquarters, Satyamoorthi
Bhavan on Thursday.
New Delhi: The Congress
slammed the BJP-led Union
govt in connection with the
summons issued by the ED
to DK Shivakumar to appear
before it on Friday in the mid-
dle of its ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’,
saying that the BJP has lost
sanity by directing central
agencies to issue summons
against Shivakumar.
Guwahati (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP
chief JP Nadda arrived in Guwahati on Friday to attend
different programmes in the Northeastern state. Shah and
Nadda arrived on separate flights. They were received at
Guwahati airport by CM
Himanta Biswa Sarma,
Union Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal, state BJP presi-
dent Bhabesh Kalita, and
party MPs. Shah chaired a
high-level official meeting
on the annual floods in
Assam, and also hold discussions with the BJP’s Assam
core committee at the state guest house later in the even-
ing. On Saturday, Shah along with the BJP president will
inaugurate the party’s newly-constructed state office at
Beltola, and also address a rally of party workers.
No intention of making Hindi
alone national language: RaGa
ED grills K’taka Cong
president Shivakumar
New Delhi (PTI): The
Enforcement Directo-
rate on Friday ques-
tioned Karnataka Con-
gress president DK Shi-
vakumar in the Nation-
al Herald money laun-
dering case. Shivaku-
mar told reporters here
that he was a “law-abid-
ing citizen” and hence
he was deposing before
the agency despite not
knowing why was he
exactly called.
Mandya: Cong leader
RahulGandhionFriday
said there was no inten-
tion of making Hindi
alone the national lan-
guage and threaten the
identity of regional lan-
guages. He said this dur-
ing his interaction with
representatives of edu-
cational institutions.
“There was a discussion
with Rahul about the
identity of Kannada. He
said everyone’s mother
tongue is important,”
said a senior leader.
Rahul Gandhi with deceased journalist Gauri Lankesh’s mother Indira
and sister Kavitha during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Mandya, on Friday.
Congress leader KC Venugopal is also seen. —PHOTO BY PTI
Govt asks CJI
UU Lalit to name
his successor
New Delhi: The Union
government on Friday
asked incumbent Chief
Justice of India UU
Lalit to name his suc-
cessor. According to the
convention,
Justice D Y
C h a n d r a -
chud is next
in line to be-
come the
CJI in order of seniority
.
He is likely to be named
as the next CJI by Jus-
tice Lalit. Current CJI
Lalit is to superannuate
on November 8 after his
brief tenure of 74 days.
NATIONAL
HERALD CASE
MUKESH AMBANI TO OPEN FAMILY OFFICE
IN SINGAPORE, MANAGER HIRED: REPORT
New Delhi (Agencies): Asia’s second-
wealthiest man, Reliance Industries
Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani, is
setting up a family office in Singapore,
according to people familiar with the
move. The Mumbai-based billionaire
has picked a manager to hire staff for
the new entity and get it running, the
people said, asking not to be identified
because the matter is private. The
Ambanis have also chosen real estate,
one of the people said.
NCB SEIZES DRUGS
WORTH `120 CR IN
MUMBAI, GUJARAT
Mumbai: In a major drug
haul, the Narcotics Control
Bureau (NCB) recovered
MD drugs worth Rs 120
crore, officials said on
Friday. The drugs were
seized at 2 places in Gujarat
and Mumbai. A total of 50
kilograms of drugs were
recovered from Mumbai. In
Gujarat, a total of 10.350
kg were seized while four
persons were arrested.
AVALANCHE: 10
MORE BODIES FOUND,
TOLL RISES TO 26
Uttarkashi: Ten more bodies
were recovered from the site
of an avalanche, taking the
death toll to 26, the Nehru
Institute of Mountaineering
said on Friday. Two Cheetah
helicopters took off from
the Army helipad in Harsil to
join the search operations,
the officials said. The
avalanche had occurred at
a height of 17,000 feet on
Tuesday.
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CAPITOL
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Delhi High Court on Fri-
day sought response of
NIA on a plea seeking a
copy of FIR registered
against alleged mem-
bers of the banned Pop-
ular Front of India (PFI)
in a case lodged under
the anti-terror law.
Justice Anoop Kumar
Mendiratta issued no-
tice to the National In-
vestigation Agency
(NIA) on a plea by one
Mohd Yusuff, who was
arrested from his resi-
dence in Chennai on
September 22 in the case
lodged under the UAPA.
During the hearing,
the counsel for the NIA
submitted that the Ad-
ditional Solicitor Gen-
eral who was to argue
the case was unwell af-
ter which the court list-
ed the matter for Octo-
ber10.PetitionerYusuff,
who claims to be a prac-
tising advocate, sought
direction to the NIA to
provide him a copy of
the FIR lodged by the
agency in Delhi on April
13 and also to provide a
copy of the grounds of
arrest of each accused
person. He also sought a
copy of the remand ap-
plications filed by the
NIA before a trial court.
“At the time of his ar-
rest, the respondent
(NIA) did not communi-
cate to the petitioner
any particulars of the
offence for which he has
been arrested or any
grounds of such arrest
in clear violation of the
statutory mandate pro-
vided under Section 50
of CrPC read with Arti-
cle 22(1) of the Constitu-
tion,” the plea submit-
ted. It said when the ac-
cused were produced
before a trial court here,
their counsel sought for
a copy of the FIR on Sep-
tember 22 as well as on
September 26.
However, the addi-
tional sessions judge
(ASJ) denied the appli-
cation filed by the peti-
tioner on grounds that
the matter is of a sensi-
tive nature and that pro-
viding a copy of the FIR
wouldhampertheinves-
tigation, the petitioner
submitted.
“Till date the peti-
tioner is unaware of the
particulars of the of-
fences or the allega-
tions against him de-
spite being in the cus-
tody of the respondent
since September 22.
“The ASJ failed to ap-
preciate that Section 50
CrPC clearly provides
that every police officer
arresting any person
without warrant is re-
quired to communicate
to such person the full
particulars of the of-
fence for which he is ar-
rested or other grounds
for such arrest. No such
information has been
given to the petitioner
till date,” the petition
submitted.
HC asks NIA to respond to plea for FIR copy
Delhi High Court on
Friday reserved its or-
der on a plea by MLA
Amanatullah Khan
against the city police
naming him a “bad
character”, a decision
the AAP leader
claimed was mala fide
and issued in a me-
chanical manner.
The Delhi Police, on
the other hand, con-
tended the due proce-
dure was followed by
thecompetentauthori-
ties to arrive at the de-
cisionunderchallenge,
and that no “sufficient
material” was placed
before the court to
prove any mala fide on
their part. Justice Su-
dhir Kumar Jain, after
hearing the oral argu-
ments of the parties,
said, “Arguments
heard. Judgement re-
served.”
Lawyer M Sufian
Siddiqui, appearing
for the petitioner, as-
serted the authorities
“acted in absolutely
mala fide manner”
while claiming a repli-
ca of the history sheet,
which is a confidential
document, was shared
on social media by the
spokesperson for a ri-
val party which has
maligned Khan.
“It (history sheet)
was in your (police’s)
custody
. This proves
their mala fide con-
duct. Why are they
shying away from an
inquiry (into the
leak)?” he argued.
Contending that the
“entire history sheet
was bereft of materi-
al”, Khan’s lawyer
added such a decision
has to be a “precau-
tionary order” for a
person who is “habitu-
allyaddictedtocrime”.
The Additional So-
licitor General argued
that applicable rules
were duly followed by
thecompetentauthori-
ties in the case and a
decisionwasarrivedat
inviewof thematerial
on record and after ap-
plication of mind.
n Petition filed
by one arrested
member of PFI
n Pleaalsoseeks
toknowgrounds
forarrest
OCT 10 HEARING
PFI Delhi unit president Parvez Ahmed and Secretary Mohammad Illiyas being taken from Patiala
Court a day after their arrest, in New Delhi last week. —PHOTO BY ANI
Order reserved on plea by Khan
against ‘bad character’ tag
MLA Amanatullah Khan
REWARDING TALENT
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal presenting a memento to a young
girl, which was earlier presented to him by All India Council for Robotics and Automation
(AICRA) President Rajkumar Sharma, at the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit and Awards
2022, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Sons arrested for killing fathers
Gurugram (PTI): A
26-year-old man was ar-
rested almost a month
after he allegedly killed
his father in a fight
over property, police
here said on Friday
.
The accused, Anuj,
had killed his father on
September 17 and
dumped his body near
the Kundli-Manesar-
Palwal (KMP) Express-
way in IMT, Manesar,
said police. He had been
absconding since.
Police recovered the
body of Rakesh, 52, on
September 18 but
when no one came to
identify it in 72 hours,
handed over the body to
civic authority for
cremation.
After the cremation,
an FIR of murder was
registered at IMT,
Manesar police station
and a hunt was
launched for the ac-
cused, police said.
Anuj was arrested
Thursday night from
Nawad village in Mane-
sar, they said.
According to police,
Anuj’s grandfather had
given a portion of his
land to his father and
aunt. He took exception
to the decision and de-
veloped serious a ill-
will towards his father
and aunt.
“Due to this, on the
intervening night of
September 17 and 18 he
killed his father with
his car tool, crushed his
face, and fled in his car.
We are questioning the
accused,” Preet Pal Sin-
gh Sangwan, ACP,
Crime, said
In Gurugram,
murder due
to property
related feud
New Delhi (ANI): Two
teens were arrested by
the Delhi Police’s Spe-
cial Staff of North West
District (NWD) on
Thursday in connection
with a murder in Ja-
hangirpuri, 18 hours
after the incident.
The two arrested per-
sons have been identi-
fied as Noni and Sachin,
both aged 18 years, both
residents of Jahangir-
puri. On Wednesday, a
person was admitted
with a stab injury at the
BJRM Hospital. He was
declared brought dead
by the doctors. The duty
constable of the hospi-
tal informed the police.
The person who came to
admit the deceased said
that he saw some quar-
rel at a park near G
Block in Jahangirpuri.
He saw the deceased
with a stab injury on
the chest and took him
to the hospital.
2 teens held
for murder of
17-year-old
Frist India Bureau
Nuh: In a major crack-
down, an illegal arms
manufacturing unit was
busted in Rajasthan’s
Jhuppa village with the
arrest of a supplier, po-
lice here said on Friday
.
Five country-made
pistols were recovered
fromhisprocession.The
policealsoseizedhismo-
torcycle.
Alsoseizedwerethree
country-made pistols,
cartridges, and some
othergun-makingequip-
ment from the factory
where the armaments
were manufactured, po-
lice said. The supplier
will be taken on remand
afterbeingproducedina
court. According to the
police, the caught sup-
plier, identified as Abdul
Gaffar, a resident of
Kathaul village in
Bharatpur, was arrested
Thursday night.
Noida (PTI): A crimi-
nal wanted in several
cases was arrested on
Friday after an encoun-
ter with police in Noida
Filmcity
, officials said.
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Police
(Noida) Ashutosh
Dwivedi said Danish
(27) alias Sayar alias
Cheeta had over 20 FIRs
lodged against him for
loot at various police
stations in Delhi NCR.
Danish, a shooter of
the Chhenu gang, was
also wanted in two cases
in Noida’s Sector 20 po-
lice station.
“A police check was
set up near Brahmapu-
tra Market on Friday
and Danish was inter-
cepted. However, he fled
the spot. Nearby police
posts were alerted about
the development,”
Dwivedi said. “Teams
fromBrahmaputraMar-
ket police post, Atta and
Sector 18 posts chased
him, leading them to
Filmcity in Sector 16A
whereagunfightensued
near the power house.”
The 26-year-old arrested for allegedly killing his father, in
Gurugram on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (PTI): A
34-year-old man was ar-
rested on Friday alleg-
edly for killing his fa-
ther and seriously injur-
ing his mother, attack-
ing them over money,
police here said. Swarn-
jeet Singh, 65, was killed
in the attack, while his
wife Ajinder Kaur, 60,
survived the blow but
sustained some serious
wounds and is critical,
Deputy Commissioner
of Police (West) Ghan-
shyam Bansal said.
Both were rushed to
Deen Dayal Upadhyay
hospital, where Swarna-
jeet was declared
brought dead, and his
wife was referred to Sir
Gangaram Hospital,
where she was shifted.
In west Delhi,
mother also
left critically
wounded
Illegal arms factory
busted in Nuh, 1 held
Criminal held after
shootout in Filmcity
Delhi hospital performs 19th-century
procedure to save Iraqi national’s leg
New Delhi (PTI): Doc-
tors at a city-based hos-
pital here treated a
40-year-old Iraqi nation-
al using the cross-leg
flap surgery, an over a
century-old technique,
in which they lifted tis-
sue from one site and
placed it on the affected
area.
The doctors at Fortis
Hospital, Vasant Kunj,
decided to perform the
procedure a technique
arguably first described
in medical literature in
1854 as the newer and
more sophisticated
ones were not feasible
due to the patient’s pre-
carious condition, the
hospital said.
A flap surgery in-
volves lifting tissue
from a donor site and
placing it on the recipi-
ent site with an intact
blood supply
.
It was considered the
gold standard to recon-
struct soft tissue defects
of the lower limb dur-
ing its heydays.
However, the tech-
nique fell into disuse
with the advent of the
highly sophisticated
microvascular tech-
niques, which enable
doctors to join or re-
pair damaged blood
vessels or nerves, the
hospital said.
The road accident
victim, who had under-
gone three unsuccessful
surgeries in Iraq in
eight months, was
brought to the hospital
with acute dislocation
of the left knee joint
and a severely infected,
pus-oozing leg, the hos-
pital said.
Investigations re-
vealed that the patient’s
affected leg had no in-
tact blood vessel due to
multiple injuries,
which is necessary for
the reconstructive sur-
geries currently in
vogue. The doctors then
decided to perform the
cross-leg flap surgery
.
“After much delibera-
tion, we decided to
adopt a complex, multi-
step approach. Though
the treatment spanned
over five weeks, the out-
come is satisfactory,”
said Dr Dhananjay Gup-
ta, Director, Orthopae-
dics Joint Replace-
ment Surgery, Fortis
Vasant Kunj.
After much deliberation, we decided to
adopt a complex, multi-step approach.
Though the treatment spanned over five
weeks, the outcome is satisfactory.
—Dr Dhananjay Gupta,
Director, Orthopaedics Joint Replacement Surgery, Fortis Vasant Kunj
Police personnel with the injured accused at the encounter site
near Film City in Noida on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi (ANI):
An arrested accused
managed to escape
from police custody
on Thursday, while
being taken for a
medical examina-
tion, the police
informed.
The accused has
been identified as
Vicky Abhishek
Sinha, 42, who
is a resident of
Indirapuram, Delhi.
He was arrested in
a fabricated arms
licence case. The
case against him
was registered at
the Cyber Police
Station, Badarpur
on September 30,
2022.
Arms case
accused flees
police custody
It (history
sheet) was in
your (po-
lice’s) custody. This
proves your mala
fide conduct. Why
are you shying away
from an inquiry
(into the leak)?
—M Sufian Siddiqui,
Lawyer for Amanatullah Khan

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participation of those
who truly appreciate
music, and not high
footfall, is what the or-
ganisers of the Ra-
jasthan International
Folk Festival (RIFF) are
seeking, as the music
festival returns to Jodh-
pur after the pandemic-
induced hiatus of two
years.
The 5-day fest, which
began on Thursday at
the historic Mehran-
garh Fort in Jodhpur,
will feature over 250
performers showcasing
the best of Rajasthani,
Indian, and global mu-
sic as well as inventive
collaborations between
their creators.
Artists from as many
as eight countries, in-
cluding Mexico, Wales,
Ireland, Netherlands,
Mauritius, Israel, Bra-
zil and Turkey, will be
performing at the festi-
val -- four of whom are
performing in India for
the first time.
“We are not in the
number game, we never
were. Of course, we will
be happy if we witness
the footfall similar to
2019 and I won’t be sur-
prised if that happens.
But then even the Edin-
burgh Festival, held in
August this year, saw a
30 per cent drop in num-
bers compared with
2019. So we are not both-
ered about that,” Divya
Bhatia, festival director
of Jodhpur RIFF, said.
“What I am really
looking forward to is
the reassurance and the
confidence that people
do want to listen to Ra-
jasthani folk musicians
in spite of this gap. The
fact that there are seri-
ous listeners waiting
for it to happen,” he
added.
Founded in 2007, and
widely credited to bring
Rajasthani folk artists
-- including the likes of
Kutle Khan, Mame
Khan and Bhanwari
Devi -- to the cultural
map of India, the festi-
val, now in its 13th edi-
tion, promises to be a
“step up” from its previ-
ous editions.
Besides a stellar line-
up of soulful Indian
and international art-
ists, the festival will
introduce a new ‘indie
music’ slot and for the
first time present a new
band ‘SAZ’, which in
many ways is an initia-
tive of Jodhpur RIFF
only -- comprising
three young Langa mu-
sicians, Sadiq, Asin,
and Zakir.
Will prefer serious listeners over many: Jodhpur RIFF director
FOLK FERVOUR
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Artists from
eight countries,
including
Mexico, Wales,
Ireland,
Netherlands,
Mauritius, Israel,
Brazil Turkey,
will perform at
the festival
What I am re-
ally looking
forward to is
the reassurance and
confidence that people
do want to listen to Ra-
jasthani folk musicians
in spite of this 2-yr gap
—Divya Bhatia,
Festival Director, Jodhpur RIFF
MASSIVE FIRE
AT NOIDA SEC 3
PLASTIC FACTORY
UPSC LAUNCHES
MOBILE APP FOR
INFO ON EXAMS
Noida: A massive fire
broke out at a plastic
factory in Noida Sector
3 on Friday. Several
fire tenders were
rushed to the spot to
douse the flames. So
far no loss of life has
been reported. The
cause of the fire and
the extent of damage
have not been iden-
tified as of now, the
police said.
New Delhi: Union
Public Service Com-
mission has launched
an android mobile
app to allow people
to access exam and
recruitment-related
information. The app
is available on Google
Play Store. “This app,
however, would not
allow to fill application
forms using mobile, a
statement said.
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi
Party MLA from Punjab's
Sangrur Narinder Kaur
Bharaj on Friday got
married to party volun-
teer Mandeep Singh in
Patiala. The wedding
took place at a gurdwara
in Rorewal village in Patiala, a party leader said. Pun-
jab CM Bhagwant Mann's wife Gurpreet Kaur attended
the marriage. Mandeep, who hails from Lakhewal of
Bhawanigarh, has earlier worked as media in-charge
of the party in Sangrur district.
AAM AADMI PARTY MLA TIES KNOT
WITH PARTY VOLUNTEER IN PATIALA
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Police apprehended two
terror accused, includ-
ing a juvenile, in con-
nection with the May 9
RPG attack at Punjab
Police headquarters in
Mohali. The juvenile
was also tasked with
“eliminating” actor Sal-
man Khan, police said.
Apart from the juve-
nile, the Special Cell of
the Delhi Police has ar-
rested another man,
identified as Arshdeep
Singh, in connection
with the recovery of an
Improvised Explosive
Device(IED)inHaryana
on August 4, police said.
According to police,
the Lawrence Bishnoi
and Jaggu Bhagwanpu-
ria syndicate tasked the
juvenile along with
Deepak Surakpur (pres-
ently absconding) and
Monu Dagar (in jail)
with “eliminating” ac-
tor Salman Khan.
On May 9, a rocket-
propelled grenade was
fired at the Punjab Po-
lice's intelligence head-
quarters in Mohali.
During probe, it was
established that the at-
tackwasaconspiracyof
the Babbar Khalsa In-
ternational (BKI),
backed by Pakistan's ISI
and local gangsters, a
senior cop said.
The police identified
the attackers -- the juve-
nile, a resident of
Faizabad, and Deepak
of Surakhpur, Haryana,
an official said.
It was also estab-
lished that the attack
was orchestrated by
gangster-turned-ISI
stooge Harvinder Singh
alias Rinda. Another fu-
gitive -- Canada-based
gangster-turned-terror-
istLakhbirSinghLanda
-- had also joined hands
with Rinda in sharing
of manpower, logistics
and resources, the of-
ficer said.
Rinda's name had al-
ready cropped up in the
grenade attack at Crime
Investigation Agency
(CIA) office in Nawan-
shahr after the arrest of
four suspected Paki-
stan-linked terrorists in
Karnal earlier this year,
they said.
The juvenile was also
wanted in the murder
of builder Sanjay Biya-
ni on April 5 in Maha-
rashtra's Nanded and
the killing of gangster
Rana Kandowalia out-
side a hospital in Amrit-
sar on August 4 last
year, the officer said,
adding that Kandowalia
was the main shooter of
Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
2 accused of rocket attack
on Punjab Police HQs held
n Juvenile
tasked with
‘eliminating’
Salman also held
n A grenade was
fired at HQs in
Mohali on May 9
Special CP HGS Dhaliwal (Special Cell) joint press conference with DCP Pramod Singh Kushwah
(2L), DCP Jasmeet Singh (L) and DCP Manishi Chandra (R) at Conference Hall, PHQ, in New Delhi
on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The attack
was orches-
trated by
gangster-turned-ISI
stooge Harvinder Sin-
gh alias Rinda. Anoth-
er fugitive -- Canada-
based gangster-turned-
terrorist Lakhbir Sin-
gh Landa -- had also
joined hands with him.
—Police official,
Delhi Police
ARSHDEEP WANTED IN IED RECOVERY CASE
Parsvnath Developers flouting
pollution norms: Gopal Rai
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Alleging
that realtors Parsvnath
Developers had ‘flouted
pollution-related guide-
lines’, Environment
Minister Gopal Rai said
here on Friday that Del-
hi Pollution Control
Committee (DPCC) has
been asked to issue a
show-cause notice to
the company for the
same. The violation
concerns a construc-
tion site in Khyber Pass
near Civil Lines.
Rai, on a visit to the
site as a part of the gov-
ernment’s anti-dust
campaign, said the firm
was found in violation
of several guidelines,
and was found to have
kept only one anti-smog
gun instead of four, that
toooutsidetheconstruc-
tion site. Rai said con-
structionwillbestopped
until the company
abides by all the 14-point
guidelines.
“Installation of wind
breaking walls of appro-
priate height around the
periphery of the con-
struction site and tar-
paulin or green net on
scaffolding around the
area under construction
and the building is a
must. This construction
site did not abide by that
guideline too,” he said.
A month-long anti-
dust campaign to check
compliance of pollution
norms at construction
sites was launched in
Delhi on Thursday and
586 teams have been
formedfor enforcement.
Enforcement Directo-
rate on Friday launched
fresh raids in connec-
tion with its money
laundering investiga-
tion into alleged irregu-
larities in the now-
scrapped Delhi excise
policy, official sources
said. The searches are
being carried out at
about 35 locations in
Delhi, Punjab and some
places in Hyderabad,
they said.
The raids were con-
ducted days after the
Central agency arrest-
ed Sameer Mahendru,
Managing Director of
Delhi's Jor Bagh-based
liquor distributor In-
dospirit Group, in the
case. Among the ac-
cused in the case are
Delhi Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Siso-
dia, the then Excise
Commissioner Arva
Gopi Krishna, Deputy
Commissioner Anand
Tiwari and Assistant
Commissioner Pankaj
Bhatnagar.
Other accused are
Manoj Rai, a former
employee of Pernod Ri-
card; Amandeep Dhal,
director of Brindco
Sales; director of Bud-
dy Retail Amit Arora,
and Dinesh Arora; au-
thorised signatories of
Mahadev Liquors Sun-
ny Marwah, Arun Ram-
chandra Pillai and Ar-
jun Pandey
.
Excise policy: ED conducts
fresh raids at 35 locations
Security personnel stand guard during Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at the residence of Brindco
Sales Limited Director Amandeep Dhal, in Okhla area in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: As the ED launched fresh searches
in connection with the alleged Delhi excise policy
scam, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday
said hundreds of raids by central agencies to find
evidence against his deputy Manish Sisodia have
yielded nothing as he didn't do anything. Time of
hundreds of sleuths of the Enforcement Directo-
rate and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
is being wasted for dirty politics, he said. The
ED launched raids at about 35 locations in Delhi,
Punjab and Hyderabad earlier in the day in con-
nection with its money laundering investigation
into alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped
Delhi excise policy, official sources said. Deputy
Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is an accused in
an FIR registered by the CBI in connection with
alleged irregularities in the formulation and im-
plementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
Over 500 raids, more
than 300 officials have
been working round
the clock for three
months to find evi-
dence against Manish
Sisodia. Nothing has
been found because he
has not done anything,
Kejriwal said in a
tweet in Hindi.
NOTHING FOUND IN RAIDS
BECAUSE SISODIA DIDN’T DO
ANYTHING, SAYS KEJRIWAL
AAP fields BJP
turncoat Satender
Singh in Adampur
Chandigarh (PTI):
AAP has decided to field
Satender Singh as par-
ty’s nominee for the Ad-
ampur assembly seg-
mentbypollnextmonth,
senior leader Sushil
Gupta said on Friday
.
Singh, who was earli-
er with the BJP, had
joined the Aam Aadmi
Party in Hisar in pres-
ence of Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal last
month. After joining the
AAP, Singh had said he
is influenced by the par-
ty’s ideology and that he
will work for the devel-
opment of Adampur.
AAP is the first
among major parties to
announce candidate for
the bypoll, necessitated
by the resignation of
Kuldeep Bishnoi as
Congress MLA.
New Delhi (PTI): As-
sets worth Rs 1.54 crore
of a charitable trust
linked to international
human rights organisa-
tionAmnestyIndiahave
been attached under the
anti-money laundering
law, the Enforcement Di-
rectorate said Friday
.
A provisional order
for attachment has been
issuedunderPrevention
of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA), it said.
The order has been is-
sued against the trust --
Indians for Amnesty In-
ternational Trust (IAIT)
-- in connection with a
case linked to alleged
violation of the Foreign
Contribution Regula-
tion Act (FCRA) by the
India arm of the global
organisation.
The federal agency,
whose case stems from a
CBI FIR against Amnes-
ty India, issued a state-
ment saying Amnesty
Int’l India Foundation
Trust(AIIFT)wasgrant-
ed permission under
FCRA, 2010 during 2011-
12 for receiving foreign
contributions from Am-
nesty International UK.
“However, the same
was cancelled and per-
mission/registration
hasbeendenied,”itsaid.
“Investigation by ED
found that upon cancel-
lation of FCRA Licence
of AIIFT, a new method
was adopted by Amnes-
ty entities to receive
money from abroad and
Amnesty International,
UK sent Rs 51.72 crore to
AIIPL in the guise of ex-
port of services and
FDI,” it said.
ED attaches Amnesty
India’s `1.54-cr assets
Noida (PTI): Over 1.25 lakh old vehicles reg-
istered in Gautam Buddh Nagar will be taken
off the roads in compliance with a National
Green Tribunal order on phasing out diesel
and petrol vehicles older than 10 and 15 years,
respectively, from the national capital region.
The district transport department has
started a campaign to phase out such vehicles
and begun contacting their owners from Oc-
tober 1 following an Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment order, officials said.
Assistant Regional Transport Officer
(ARTO) Siyaram Verma said, “These vehicles
will either be scrapped or a no-objection cer-
tificate (NOC) issued for their usage so that
they could be used in some select districts that
do not fall under NCR.”
Over 1.25 lakh old vehicles
to be deregistered in Noida

Indonesia (ANI): Lok
SabhaSpeakerOmBirla
participated in the con-
cluding session of P20
and stressed dialogue
and diplomacy are the
only ways to resolve
global issues for world
peace and prosperity
.
Om Birla said that he
invited the delegates to
the next P20 Summit
which will be hosted by
India as New Delhi will
be hosting the G-20
(Group of 20) leaders’
summit in New Delhi
next year in 2023. “Par-
ticipatinginConcluding
Session of #P20,
thanked Parliament of
Indonesia for success-
fully organising the
Summit. Invited the Del-
egates to the next #P20
Summit which will be
hosted by India,” he said
in a tweet.
“Mentioning that mu-
tual cooperation is the
foundation of success
for G-20, stressed on dia-
logue and diplomacy to
resolve global issues for
world peace prosperi-
ty
,” he added.
In the session, he out-
lined India’s journey of
democracy in the last 75
years and mentioned
that the smooth transfer
of power after every
election has been the
speciality of democracy
.
‘Dialogue, diplomacy to resolve global issues’
G20 PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER’S SUMMIT
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India’s
Parliament
protects the
interests of
citizens and
legislates
purposively to
fulfil their hopes
and aspirations,
Birla added
PM encourages India to
takeleadinIndustry4.0
Gujarat (PTI): Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Friday said In-
dia has the potential to
lead the fourth indus-
trial revolution and the
government has
worked on reforms to
make the country a
manufacturing hub of
the world.
He said that the
fourth industrial revo-
lution is as much about
new technology, as it is
about innovative think-
ing. “Due to various
factors, India may have
missed being a part of
earlier industrial revo-
lutions. But India has
the potential to lead
Industry 4.0, because,
for the first time in re-
cent history, we have
many different factors
like demography, de-
mand and decisive gov-
ernance coming to-
gether,” he sai through
a message.
The Prime Minister’s
message was read by a
Joint secretary of the
Ministry of Heavy In-
dustries here at the con-
ference on Industry 4.0.
Modi added that the
industry and entrepre-
neurs play a key role in
making India a vital
link in global value
chains.
“We have worked on
reforms and incentives
to make India a tech-
powered manufactur-
ing hub of the world,”
he added.
He said that the industrial revolution is as much about new technology
Due to various factors, India may
have missed being a part of earlier in-
dustrial revolutions. But India has
the potential to lead Industry 4.0, because, for
the first time in recent history, we have many
different factors like demography, demand
and decisive governance. —Narendra Modi, PM
GOVT APPROVES
Mallikarjun rubbishes
remote control remark
Ahmedabad (PTI):
Senior Congress leader
and candidate for the
party’s presidential
polls Mallikarjun
Kharge on Friday said
there is no such thing as
“remote control” in his
party unlike the BJP,
where every president
is selected through a
“consensus”. In the city
to campaign for the
election to the party’s
top post, Kharge assert-
ed that if becomes the
head of the grand old
party, the remote con-
trol would be with him.
He was replying to a
query about the BJP’s
claim that he would act
as the “remote control”
and “proxy” of Sonia
Gandhi after being
elected to the post.
Attacking the BJP, he
said, “How many times
has the prime minister
held (party president’s)
election? All the presi-
dents were selected
through consensus, and
you are teaching me?
Where is the remote
control in the BJP?
When I become presi-
dent, the remote con-
trol will stay with me.”
Decisions would be
taken by “our commit-
tee, elected members,
working committee
and parliamentary
board”, he said.
Hailing Sonia Gan-
dhi, Kharge said she
had made a renowned
economist the country’s
prime minister (Man-
mohan Singh) rather
than taking up the post
herself or considering
her son for it.
Mallikarjun Kharge addressing the media.
A lot of people say I am a remote
control and work from behind. They
say I will do what Sonia Gandhi
will say. There is no such thing as remote con-
trol in Congress, people take decisions togeth-
er. It is your thinking. A few people are creat-
ing this idea.
—Mallikarjun Kharge, Senior Cong leader
Cong Prez poll:
Shashi Tharoor
releases poll
manifesto
Chennai (PTI): Con-
gress leader Shashi Tha-
roor has favoured limit-
ing the term of office for
state presidents in the
party and
called for
Congress to
be revived
and re-ener-
gised to take
on BJP in
the 2024 general elec-
tions. Denying rumours
that he may opt out of
thepresidentialracedue
to meagre support, Tha-
roor said he was very
much in the fray and has
been receiving support
from various quarters.
“My message is revive
the party, re-energise it,
empower workers, de-
centralise authority and
be in touch with the peo-
ple. This, I believe will
make Congress politi-
cally fit to take on Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
and his BJP in the 2024
general election,” Tha-
roor said.
UP govt reinstates two suspended IAS
officers TK Shibu Sunil Kumar Verma
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh govt has rein-
stated 2 IAS officers
who had been suspend-
ed 6 months back. The
officials include 2012
batch IAS officer TK
Shibu and 2013 batch
IAS officer Sunil Ku-
mar Verma. Both the
officers are currently
kept in-waiting and
later the government
will post them some-
where. IAS T K Shibu,
DM Sonbhadra, was
suspended from the
post on 13 March 2022
by the government on
charges of keeping dis-
tance from public and
public representatives
and corruption in min-
ing. Meanwhile, IAS T
K Shibu is a native of
Alappuzha of Kerala
and has served as DM
of Shravasti and VC of
Prayagraj. Along with
this, he has also done
good work as CDO Har-
doi, Shahjahanpur, Un-
nao and as Joint magis-
trate in Prayagraj.
Along with this, IAS
Sunil Kumar was also
suspended from the
post of Auraiya Dis-
trict Magistrate on 4
April 2022 on charges
of corruption and since
then, a departmental
enquiry was also being
conducted against him.
Sunil, a native of Rai
Bareily, became IAS
from engineering ser-
vice, and has also been
CDO Sonbhadra Var-
anasi and Joint Magis-
trate of Etawah and
Agra.
After many years in
the bureaucracy of UP,
it was seen that the gov-
ernment has suspend-
ed 2 IAS and set up an
inquiry against them.
153 HC JUDGES
APPOINTED THIS YR,
MORE APPT. LIKELY
SPECIAL COURT
GRANTS BAIL TO
JAYASWAL
New Delhi: A total of
153 judges have been
appointed to the various
high courts in this cal-
endar year so far, with
sources hinting at more
appointments to the
higher judiciary in the
coming days. It is learnt
that the government is
also set to take a call on
the elevation of Bombay
High Court Chief Justice
Dipankar Datta to the
top court shortly.
New Delhi: The Rouse
Avenue District Court in
national capital granted
bail to coal scam
accused Manoj Kumar
Jayaswal and others on
Friday in a money laun-
dering matter related
to the coal scam case.
The Special Judge Arun
Bhardwaj in an order
passed on Thursday
said, “keeping in view
the overall facts and
circumstances.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has asked
states and union territories to furnish information on
pension, old age homes and
geriatric care schemes for the
welfare of the elderly. Acting
on a PIL filed by former Law
Minister Ashwani Kumar, a
Bench led by Justice Anirud-
dha Bose asked them to file status reports regarding
the implementation of the Maintenance and Welfare
of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.
SUBMIT INFORMATION ON WELFARE
SCHEMES FOR ELDERLY: SC TO STATES
IN THE COURTYARD
IAS Sunil Kumar Verma IAS T K Shibu
NPCL felicitates 15 students for
securing 1st rank in UP board
New Delhi: As part of
its CSR initiative, the
Noida Power Company
Limited felicitated 15
meritorious students
from economically
weaker sections who se-
cured the first rank in
their respective schools
in the class 10th and
12th UP board exams
this year. NPCL MD and
CEO PR Kumar handed
over the prize money to
these students in a spe-
cial ceremony at Great-
er Noida. The students
of the 12th board were
given Rs 10k while class
10th students got Rs 5k
cheque from NPCL.
Kumar congratulat-
ed the students and
lauded their accom-
plishments. He told the
students, “All of you are
the future of this coun-
try and you should
think big and work hard
to achieve your goals.”
He also NPCL urged
students to become role
models for others in the
environment and ener-
gy conservation. Apart
from the cash prize, all
the selected students re-
ceived a certificate of
merit and a motivation-
al book written by Shiv
Khera. Along with the
children, their parents
were also felicitated in
this programme.
UP to host Indian
Road Congress at IGP
Uttar Pradesh (ANI):
The four-day-long, 81st
Annual Session of the
Indian Roads Congress
(IRC), will be held in
Lucknow from October
8 to 11 at Indira Gandhi
Pratishthan after 11
years, the official said
on Friday
.
Uttar Pradesh will be
hosting the event for
the fifth time and the
PWD will be the nodal
department for making
all arrangements.
While Union Minis-
ter of Road Transport
and Highways Nitin
Gadkari will be the
Chief Guest at the inau-
guration ceremony, UP
CM Yogi Adityanath
will preside over the
event. Union Minister
of State General (retd.)
VK Singh will also be
attending the event.
Over 1,500 delegates
from India and abroad
are likely to participate
in discussions about
the use of technology in
the construction of
roads and bridges.
About 200 delegates
from UP will also par-
ticipate in the event.
After the convention,
the participants will
also be enlightened
about the spiritual and
cultural heritage of Ut-
tar Pradesh.
PR Kumar handing over the prize
money to a student in a special
ceremony at Greater Noida.
Om Birla met Duarte Pacheco on the sidelines of the P20
Summit, in Jakarta on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
India defends self
on abstaining
Xinjiang vote
New Delhi: India on
Friday commented on
the situation in China’s
Xinjiang and said rights
of people of the autono-
mous region should be
“respected and guaran-
teed”. The remarks by
External Affairs Minis-
try Spokesperson Arin-
dam Bagchi came a day
after India abstained
from voting on a resolu-
tion at the UN High
Commission that called
for a debate on concerns
over the human rights
situation in Xinjiang.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
INDIA
06
Rajasthan is ideal state for investment: Gehlot
Naresh Sharma
Ziauddin Khan
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot
stressed, while ad-
dressing the inaugural
session of Invest Ra-
jasthan Summit-2022 at
JECC on Friday, said
that investments are
being made in the state
on a large scale only
because of the invest-
ment friendly policies
of the state govern-
ment. The policy
framework here are
investor oriented with
excellent road network
and quality human re-
source have played an
important role in
bringing investment to
the state, he said, and
added that many im-
portant decisions have
been taken by the State
Government to encour-
age investment in the
State. Single window
system and one stop
shop has made it easier
to get necessary per-
missions for setting up
industries, he said.
Gautam Adani addressing the media in the presence of CM Ashok
Gehlot, Dr CP Joshi, Vaibhav Gehlot, Shakuntla Rawat, Mamta
Bhupesh, Veenu Gupta and others on Friday.
CM Ashok Gehlot and Gautam Adani interacting during the Invest
Rajasthan Summit that commenced at JECC Sitapura on Friday. Dr
CP Joshi,Anil Agarwal, Shakuntla Rawat, and Rajiv Arora also seen.
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Dehradun: YouTuber Bobby Kataria was on Friday
granted bail after he surrendered in a local court
here in a public drinking
case, having been on the run
for nearly two months. A
video of Kataria consuming
liquor in the middle of a road
in Uttarakhand had gone viral
on social media. The court of ACJM II Sanjay Kumar
granted bail to Kataria after he furnished a personal
bond of Rs 25,000. Kataria, who lives in Gurugram,
came to court with a battery of lawyers from Delhi.
BOBBY KATARIA SURRENDERS IN
UTTARAKHAND COURT, GETS BAIL

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 52,300.00 37.00 0.07 (Per 10g)
SILVER 62,022.00 311.00 0.50 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.32 0.15 0.18
GBPINR 92.14 0.20 0.22
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: German luxu-
ry carmaker Audi on Fri-
day reported a 29%
growth in retail sales at
2,947 units in the Janu-
ary-September period of
this year in India. Audi In-
dia had retailed 2,291
units in the same period
last year. The growth was
driven by the new A8 and
Q7, coupled with contin-
ued demand for the e-tron
range, A4, A6, Q5 and the
RS performance range,
the company said. Also,
Audi Approved: plus has
grown by 73% in first 9
months of 2022. —PTI
AUDI INDIA RETAIL
SALES UP 29% IN
JANUARY-SEPTEMBER
New Delhi: Gold price in
the national capital rose
`37 to `52,300 per 10
grams on Friday amid de-
preciation in rupee, ac-
cording to HDFC Securi-
ties. In the previous trade,
the precious metal had
touched `52,263 per 10
grams. Silver also gained
`311 to `62,022 per kg
from `61,711 per kg. In
the international market,
gold was quoting lower at
$1,711.16 per ounce while
silver was up at $20.73 per
ounce. Spot COMEX Gold
last quoted at $1,711.16,
while Indian gold prices
trade higher amid a weaker
rupee and strong physical
gold demand.—PTI
GOLD PRICE RISES
`37; SILVER RATES,
TOO, GO UP BY `311
New Delhi: Net leasing of
office space jumped over
2-fold in January-Septem-
ber across top seven cit-
ies to 30.26 million
square feet, but is unlikely
to breach the pre-COVID
level this year, according
to JLL India. Net leasing
stood at only 14.63 mil-
lion square feet in the cor-
responding period of the
last year across seven
major cities, as the de-
mand was adversely im-
pacted because of the
COVID-19 pandemic and
lockdowns. —PTI
NET OFFICE SPACE
LEASING JUMPS
2-FOLD IN JAN-SEPT
Jaipur: Tata Motors-
owned Jaguar Land Rover
on Friday reported a 4.9%
decline in retail sales at
88,121 units in the sec-
ond quarter ended on
September 30, 2020. The
company had posted retail
sales of 92,710 units in
the same quarter previous
fiscal. Sales of the Jaguar
brand were at 17,340
units in the second quar-
ter as against 19,248
units in the year-ago peri-
od, down 9.9%. Similarly,
sales of Land Rover brand
were down 3.65% at
70,781 units as compared
to 73,462 units. —PTI
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
RETAIL SALES DIP BY
4.9% IN JULY-SEPT
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Mumbai (PTI): The Re-
serve Bank on Friday said
it will soon commence the
pilot launch of e-rupee for
specific use cases with a
view to bolstering India’s
digital economy, making
payment systems more ef-
ficient, and checking mon-
ey laundering.
In a concept note on Cen-
tral Bank Digital Currency
,
the RBI said CBDC is aimed
to complement, rather than
replace, current forms of
money and is envisaged to
provide an additional pay-
ment avenue to users, not
to replace the existing pay-
ment systems.
“Supported by state-of-
the-art payment systems
of India that are afforda-
ble, accessible, convenient,
efficient, safe and secure,
the Digital Rupee (e?) sys-
tem will further bolster
India’s digital economy,
make the monetary and
payment systems more ef-
ficient and contribute to
furthering financial inclu-
sion,” the paper said.
CBDC is a digital form
of currency notes issued
by a central bank. While
most central banks across
the globe are exploring the
issuance of CBDC, the key
motivations for its issu-
ance are specific to
each country’s unique
requirements.
TheGovernmentof India
had announced the launch
of the Digital Rupee — a
Central Bank Digital Cur-
rency (CBDC) from fiscal
year 2022-23 onwards in the
UnionBudgetplacedinPar-
liamentonFebruary1,2022.
The central bank said:
“The Reserve Bank will
soon commence pilot
launches of e? for specific
use cases. As the extent and
scope of such pilot launch-
es expand, RBI will con-
tinue to communicate
about the specific features
and benefits of e-rupee,
from time to time.”
CBDC can be classified
into two broad types -- gen-
eral purpose or retail (CB-
DC-R) and wholesale (CB-
DC-W). Retail CBDC would
be potentially available for
use by all and while whole-
sale CBDC is designed for
restricted access to select
financial institutions.
“For CBDC to play the
role as a medium of ex-
change, it needs to incorpo-
rate all the features that
physical currency repre-
sents including anonymity
,
universality, and finality,”
the note said.
RBI TO COMMENCE PILOT
LAUNCH OF E-RUPEE SOON
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z The Government of India
had announced the launch of
the Digital Rupee — a Central
Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
from fiscal year 2022-23
onwards in the Union Budget
placed in Parliament on Feb 1
z CBDC can be classified into
two broad types — general
purpose or retail (CBDC-R) and
wholesale (CBDC-W)
z Retail CBDC would be
potentially available for use by
all while wholesale CBDC is
designed for restricted access
to select financial institutions
India still on course
for 7% growth: CEA
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India’s Chief
economic adviser V Anan-
tha Nageswaran said the
country is still on course
for 7% growth in the cur-
rent fiscal year although
“downside risks dominate
the upside risk” but it’s
“better placed” than other
countries.
“What gives us strength
is the fact that domestic
consumption is the biggest
driver of growth,” he told
ET in an interview on
Thursday. “I would argue
that once the current one-
off exogenous external
shocks dissipate, I am still
confident that the sustain-
able growth rate will be
closer to 7%.”
He dismissed reports of
JP Morgan not including
India’s sovereign bonds in
a widely popular global in-
dex due to concerns about
the country’s market infra-
structure.
“We have to understand
that the stated reasons are
not real reasons--this is a
very specious excuse,” he
said. “India’s infrastruc-
ture is far more advanced.”
India has made its stance
clear about not giving up
its sovereign right to tax,
he said.
Countries with capital
gains tax have had their
bonds included in these in-
dices, the CEA said. “We
have to wait and see where
this conversation and so-
calledpublicdiplomacyand
public bargaining eventu-
ally converge,” he said.
SENSEX, NIFTY CLOSE MARGINALLY DOWN
ON PROFIT BOOKING IN IT, FINANCIALS
Mumbai (PTI): Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed margin-
ally down in a volatile trade on Friday following profit booking in
financials and IT shares amid a weak trend in global equity markets.
Snapping its two-day gain-
ing streak, the 30-share
BSE Sensex declined 30.81
points or 0.05% to settle
at 58,191.29. During the
day, it fell 370.95 points or
0.63% to 57,851.15. The
broader NSE Nifty dipped
17.15 points or 0.10% to
end at 17,314.65. Among
Sensex shares, Mahindra
Mahindra, UltraTech Cement,
State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services, Bajaj Finance and ITC
were the major laggards. On the other hand, Titan, Power Grid, NTPC,
Maruti, IndusInd Bank and Asian Paints were among the winners.
Rupee falls 15 paise to close
at all-time low of 82.32/USD
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
depreciated 15 paise to
close at an all-time low of
82.32 (provisional) against
the US dollar on Friday as
a firm American currency
and risk-averse sentiment
among investors weighed
on the local unit.
Moreover, a negative
trend in domestic equities
and elevated crude oil pric-
es sapped investor appetite,
forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local
currency opened at 82.19,
then fell further to 82.43
and finally settled for the
day at an all-time low of
82.32 against the American
currency, registering a de-
cline of 15 paise over its
previous close.
On Thursday, the Indian
currency for the first time
closed below the 82 level
against the greenback.
Meanwhile, the dollar
index, which gauges the
greenback’s strength
against a basket of six cur-
rencies, declined 0.19% to
112.04.
GOVT NOTIFIES
CREDIT
GUARANTEE
SCHEME FOR
STARTUPS
New Delhi (PTI): The gov-
ernment has notified the
credit guarantee scheme
for startups to provide
them collateral-free loans
up to a specified limit.
In a notification, the DPI-
IT said that loan/debt fa-
cilities sanctioned to an
eligible borrower on or af-
ter October 6, would be eli-
gible for coverage under
the scheme.
“The Central Govern-
ment has approved the
‘Credit Guarantee Scheme
for Startups for the pur-
pose of providing credit
guarantees to loans extend-
ed by member institutions
to finance eligible borrow-
ers being startups,” it said.
This scheme would help
provide the much needed
collateral-free debt funding
to startups, it added.
MIs include financial in-
termediaries engaged in
lending/investing and con-
forming to the eligibility
criteria approved under
the Scheme.
Growth slows of bank deposits: Kotak
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The
growth of bank de-
posits across the mar-
ket has slowed down
to 10% YoY as per
the RBI’s data, said
Kotak Securities
Ltd in a report.
According to
the report, there
is a perceptible slow-
down in the bank deposit
growth in metropolitan,
semi-urban and rural In-
dia with household savings
being relatively weak.
Further the bank branch
expansion has slowed
down mainly by the public
sector banks.
The report said private
banks continue to gain
market share but their
dominance is much more
in urban markets as com-
pared to rural and semi-
urban markets.
The current account,
savings account (CASA)
deposits has slowed al-
though the ratio has moved
up higher to approximately
45% led by higher savings
ratio in recent years.
The private banks have
increased their market
share in current account
and in the corporate seg-
ment while public banks
have been losing share
steadily in the household
and government sectors,
Kotak Securities said.
As per the report, the du-
ration of term deposits
continues to fall, especially
post Covid and the share of
non-individuals is quite
high at 45% of the overall
term deposits.
IN FINANCIAL YEAR 2022
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Growth of bank deposits
across the market have
slowed down to 10% YoY
as per the RBI data
z There is a perceptible
slowdown in the bank
deposit growth in
metropolitan
IDBI Bank: Govt, LIC to
divest 60.72% stake
New Delhi (PTI): The gov-
ernment on Friday invited
bids from investors for pri-
vatising IDBI Bank by sell-
ing a total of 60.72% stake
in the bank.
The last date for submis-
sion of bids or Expression
of Interest (EoI) is Decem-
ber 16.
Currently
, Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) holds
529.41 crore shares repre-
senting 49.24% stake in
IDBI Bank, while the gov-
ernment holds 488.99 crore
shares or 45.48% stake.
Of this, the government
will sell 30.48% and LIC
will sell 30.24% stake, ag-
gregating to 60.72% of the
equity share capital of
IDBI Bank, along with
transfer of management
control in IDBI Bank, De-
partment of Investment
and Public Asset Manage-
ment (DIPAM) said while
inviting bids.
INDIA, UK CARRYING OUT
INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS
ON FTA, MEA ASSURES
New Delhi: India and the UK are
carrying out intensive discus-
sions for a free trade agreement
as both sides
are keen to con-
clude it at the
earliest, the Min-
istry of External
Affairs (MEA)
said on Friday amid indication
that the previously-set Diwali
deadline for the ambitious deal
could be difficult to meet. The
MEA’s comments came in the
backdrop of UK Home Secretary
Suella Braverman expressing
reservations over the proposed
pact on the grounds that it could
increase immigration to the
UK and go against the goals of
Brexit.—PTI
VEHICLE REGISTRATION:
TWEAKS SUGGESTED IN
BH SERIES RULES
New Delhi: The Ministry of
Road Transport and
Highways (MoRTH) has pro-
posed to allow
conversion of
regular vehicle
registrations
into Bharat
Series (BH)
numbers as part of measures
to widen the scope of the BH
series ecosystem. At present,
only new vehicles can opt for
BH series mark. In a draft
notification, the MoRTH
informed about the proposed
amendments in the rules
governing Bharat (BH) series
registration mark which was
launched for people who are in
transferable jobs. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES WILL NEED $1 TRILLION IN
RE SECTOR TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO TARGET: IMF
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said
that developing economies needed an investment of $1 trillion a year
by 2030 solely in the renewable energy sector to stay on track to
achieve the net-zero greenhouse
gas emissions target by 2050.
Observing that emerging mar-
kets and developing economies
account for two-thirds of global
greenhouse gas emissions and
many are highly vulnerable to
climate hazards, the IMF said in
a report released on Friday that
developing economies would need
significant climate financing in the
coming years to reduce their emissions and to adapt to the physical
effects of climate change. —PTI

08
2NDFRONT
Hard work is definitely essential to
success, but a deep sense of
inspiration and commitment to
make a positive difference, are even more so.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
18 SC JUDGES’ POSTS TO
FALL VACANT IN 2 YEARS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The new
collegium led by the
next Chief Justice of
India (CJI) Justice DY
Chandrachud will have
two years to fill up 18
vacancies — four cur-
rent and 14 set to arise
between October 2022
and September 2024.
Justice Chandrachud
will be sworn in as In-
dia’s 50th CJI on 9 No-
vember and will demit
office exactly two years
later, on 10 November
2024. Of the 14 impend-
ing vacancies — two
later this year, nine in
2023 and three in 2024
— the last one will arise
in September 2024, just
two months before his
retirement.
While the sanctioned
strength of the apex
court is 34, its existing
working strength (29) is
likely to drop to 27 with
the retirement of two
more judges, including
incumbent CJI UU
Lalit, over the next
month.
The present collegi-
um, led by Lalit, may
not be able to appoint
any fresh judges to the
top court on account of
two reasons. First, the
ensuing deadlock
among members of the
collegium over the pro-
cedure for finalising
candidates and, second,
the age-old convention
of an outgoing CJI not
holding any meeting to
deliberate on fresh ap-
pointments a month be-
fore he or she is due to
demit office.
Collegium objects
to CJI’s proposal
The difference of opin-
ion among members of
the collegium over new
appointments came to
light last week when
two of its members ob-
jected to CJI Lalit’s “un-
precedented” proposal,
asking them for their
written consent to ele-
vate four persons as
judges of the top court.
Two judges declined
to give their consent on
the grounds that they
believed the procedure
adopted by Lalit was
“ c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y
flawed”. The judges,
however, asserted that
they had no objections
to the names suggested
by the Chief Justice.
Though Lalit wrote
back, asking the two to
reconsider their views,
the latter, sources said,
have not responded to
his letter yet.
SC collegium led by next CJI Chandrachud has task cut out
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
M
M
SENIOR ADVOCATE IN QUESTION
CONCERN OVER MSY’S HEALTH
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at Medanta hospital in Gurugram on Friday to
enquire about the health of Mulayam Singh Yadav. —PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A day after
the Gandhinagar-Mum-
bai Vande Bharat Ex-
press hit four buffaloes,
the newly launched
semi-high-speed train
rammed into cattle
again on Friday and
suffered minor damage
to its nose panel.
The incident oc-
curred near Anand sta-
tion in Gujarat, result-
ing in minor damage to
the train’s nose panel.
A railway official said
the semi-high speed
train did not sustain
major damage in the lat-
est incident but a small
dent on the nose panel
adding that the train is
running smoothly and
the damage will be re-
paired at the earliest.
The Vande Bharat Ex-
press met with a cattle
collision for the second
consecutive day en
route to Mumbai.
NOW, VANDE BHARAT HITS COW
(L) Gandhinagar-Mumbai
Vande Bharat Express after
hitting a cow on Friday. (R) The
train’s damaged nose panel
after the accident on Thursday.
Two soldiers die as tank barrel
explodes during firing exercise
First India Bureau
Jhansi: Two Indian
Army personnel, in-
cluding a junior com-
missionedofficer(JCO),
lost their lives after the
barrel of a T-90 tank ex-
ploded during a field fir-
ing exercise today in
Babina cantonment.
During the Annual
Firing at Babina Field
Firing Ranges on Octo-
ber 6, 2022, a tank bar-
rel burst took place.
The tank was manned
by a crew of three per-
sonnel. The crew was
provided with immedi-
ate medical aid and
evacuated to Military
Hospital Babina.
As per reports, Indian
Armyofficialsinformed
that a Court of Inquiry
has been ordered to
probe into the matter.
After the explosion took
place, the crew was pro-
vided immediate medi-
cal aid and was evacu-
ated to Military Hospi-
tal Babina, where the
Commander and the
Gunner succumbed to
their burn injuries.
The Indian Army ex-
pressed deep condo-
lences to the bereaved
families of the soldiers
who lost their lives in
the accident.
New Delhi (PTI): The railways will bid out 16 sta-
tions, including the Anand Vihar Terminal, under
the public private partnership (PPP) model for re-
development purposes with a tender being floated
over the next two months, sources said on Friday.
The other stations to be redeveloped are Tambram,
Vijayawada, Dadar, Kalyan, Thane, Andheri, Coim-
batore Jn, Pune, Bangalore City, Vadodara, Bhopal,
Chennai Central, Delhi Hazrat Nizammuddin and
Avadi.The railways plans to bid out these stations
within the current year itself.
RAILWAYS
TO BID OUT
16 STATIONS
VIA PPP
ROUTE
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The wife of
an Army veteran pre-
sented three books writ-
ten by her late husband
Colonel (Retd) H K
Suchdeva, to Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Friday
.
After meeting, PM
Modi said he had a
memorable interaction
with Uma Suchdeva
(90) and noted that her
husband, was a widely
respected veteran.
In a tweet, Mr Modi
said that during the
meeting, Uma Suchde-
va gave him copies of
three books penned by
her late husband. Mr
Modi said, two of them
are associated with the
Gita and the third one
titled ‘Blood and Tears’
is a moving account of
Colonel Suchdeva’s ex-
periences during the
traumatic period of
Partition and its im-
pact on his life.
She was accompa-
nied by her nephew and
former Army chief
General Ved Prakash
Malik (retd). She is
blessed with great vig-
our and a spirit of opti-
mism, the prime minis-
ter Modi said.
Army veteran’s wife gives books
penned by husband to PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction with Uma
Suchdeva, wife of Colonel (retd) HK Suchdeva, on Friday.
Lawyer urges
SC to direct
better process
for adoption of
child in India
New Delhi (ANI): A
lawyer,whohadadopted
a girl child after a wait
of 3 years, has urged the
Supreme Court to direct
the concerned authori-
ties to formulate a legis-
lative administrative
framework relating to
the process of adoption
in India. The petitioner
Srisabarirajan, who is a
lawyer practising in the
Bombay High Court,
has filed the petition
through advocate Vish-
nu Kant. The Petitioner
along with his wife have
adopted a girl child, af-
ter a wait of 3 years.
The petitioner has
sought a structure of ac-
countability
,monitoring
andreportingwithinthe
administrative machin-
ery and to make public
on a half-yearly basis all
statistics in relation to
children in difficult cir-
cumstances, children in
the stream of adoption,
and children in the
stream of foster care.
The Supreme Court
has tagged the petition
with other matters deal-
ing with adoption and
listed it for further
hearing on November 4.
Naib Risaldar Sumer Singh
Bagaria and Sowar Sukanta
Mondal
A T-90 tank in a file photo
dated Jan 13, 2021.
Dhaka (PTI): Unidenti-
fied persons destroyed
the idol of a deity at a
colonial-era Hindu tem-
ple in western Bangla-
desh, prompting police
to launch a massive
manhunt, officials said
on Friday. Authorities
of the Kali temple in
Dautiya village in Bang-
ladesh's Jhenaidah dis-
trict found the idol
smashed into pieces on
Friday and dumped the
idol'sheadonaroadhalf
a kilometre from the
temple's premises, news
portal bdnews24.com
quotedSukumarKunda,
president of the temple
committee as saying.
The Kali temple was
a place of worship for
the Hindus since the co-
lonial era, Kunda said.
Idol of old
Kali temple in
Bangladesh
smashed
Gujarat Model: A Global Success
Ajay Kumar
P
opularly known
as Narendra
Bhai, Modi took
over as Chief Minister
of Gujarat on 7th Octo-
ber 2001 and still has
close to 2 years in his
current office before
he faces another par-
liamentary election.
2001 was a year of
disaster and distress
in Gujarat. Ravaged
by a devastating
earthquake, torn
apart by persistent so-
cial and economic
strife, the Gujarat Sto-
ry was all but fin-
ished… Under the as-
tute leadership of a
visionary, who under-
stood the pulse of the
state he was born in,
Narendra Modi
steered Gujarat on the
path of progress. To-
day ‘Gujarat Model’ of
development is one of
the most searched and
researched concepts
of inclusive, collabo-
rative, and participa-
tive development.
Under PM Modi’s
stewardship, India
stands as the 5th larg-
est economy in the
world. Unshackling
itself from its colo-
nial past, India has
displaced its coloniz-
er, Great Britain, and
donned the mantle of
the fastest-growing
economyintheworld,
contrary to a world
economy that reels
under the shadow of
an imminent reces-
sion. It takes a ‘Man’
like Prime Minister
Modi, whose decisive
political deftness en-
dears India to all inter-
national players. A hoarding of popular PM Narendra Modi outside BJP office, New Delhi is the cynosure for all who pass and gathers eyeballs.
Under the astute leadership of a visionary, who
understood the pulse of the state he was born in,
Modi steered Gujarat on the path of progress

The timelessness of pearls reflects the fact that they are the most stylish of any
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eople say diamonds are a
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ite thing to do is collect ador-
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worthy historical figures, everyone
was fully drenched in the fashion of
these priceless jewels. The origins of
this fascination with pearls are as
captivating as the pearl itself, more
than numerous other gems because
its very fragility has made a chrono-
logical record that much more chal-
lenging to preserve. This beautiful
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sults from the injury of the oyster.
This extraordinary piece of time and
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waybecausetheydon’tarisefromthe
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Pearl clothes are more youthful,
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ent costumes, a pearl strand can add
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UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
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NEW DELHI, SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 8, 2022

Flight Indian pilot Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi is from
the Madhya Pradesh region of Rewa and was born
on October 27, 1993. She and two of her colleagues,
Mohana Singh Jitarwal and Bhawana Kanth, were
recognised as the first female combat pilots. In June
2016, the group was accepted as a fighter squadron
of the Indian Air Force. On June 18, 2016, they
were formally commissioned by Manohar Parrikar,
who was the defence minister at the time. Former
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari
Shakti Puraskar to Chaturvedi.
—AVANI CHATURVEDI
One of the first female fighter pilots in India is Bha-
wana Kanth. Along with two other members of her
cohort, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi, she was
recognised as the first combat pilot. Kanth was born
in Darbhanga, Bihar, on December 1, 1992. Kanth
enjoyed playing sports as a child, including Kho Kho,
Badminton, swimming, and painting. All of the afore-
mentioned women serve as role models for other
young girls who want to join the military.
—BHAWANA KANTH
Touch
the sky
with
Glory
INDIAN AIR FORCE DAY
he eighth of Oc-
tober each year
is designated as
Indian Air Force
Day. This day is
commemorated
to honour the
contribution and supe-
rior performance of
the Indian Air Force.
Since its establish-
ment on October 8,
1932, the Indian Air
Force has taken part in
a number of signifi-
cant operations that
have contributed to the
prosperity of the coun-
try. The Indian mili-
tary has also engaged
in famous air fights
that have enhanced In-
dia's standing on the
battlefield and demon-
strated the capabilities
needed to defend the
country. This year In-
dian Air Force will be
celebrated to honour
India’s aviation indus-
try and the air force
personnel who have
spent their life for the
safety of the nation.
City First brings to
you five Indian Air
Force Fighters who
have excelled in every
duty presented to them
in order to protect the
nation.
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
Mohana Singh
Jitarwal is one
of the first
female fighter
pilots in India.
She was de-
clared the first
female combat
pilot along with
two of her co-
hort, Bhawana
Kanth, and
Avani Chatur-
vedi. In June
2016, all three
female pilots were accepted into the
fighter unit of the Indian Air Force.
They were formally commissioned
by Manohar Parrikar, the defence
minister. These three women were
the first to be chosen for the pro-
gram when the Indian government
decided to open the fighter stream in
the Indian Air Force to women on an
experimental basis..
—MOHANA SINGH JITARWAL
In June 2007,
Wing Com-
mander
Khushboo
Gupta received
her appoint-
ment as an IAF
helicopter pilot.
She has an
extensive op-
erational flying
experience in
the Ladakh
and North East
regions, includ-
ing the world's highest battleground,
the Siachen Glacier. She graduated
from Wellington's Defence Services
Staff College and is a qualified flying
instructor. She attended the Montfort
Senior Secondary School and was
born and raised in Delhi.
—KHUSHBOO GUPTA
An officer in
the Indian Air
Force (IAF) and
former chopper
pilot, Gunjan
Saxena was
born in 1975.
She enlisted
in the IAF in
1994, and she
served in the
1999 Kargil
War. She is one
of two female
IAF officers that
participated in the Kargil War. She is
one of only two women, the other be-
ing Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan of
the Indian Air Force, to pilot Cheetah
helicopters into a combat zone. Sax-
ena was the only female pilot in the
Indian Armed Forces during the Kargil
War. After seven years of service, her
career as a helicopter pilot came to an
end in 2004.
—GUNJAN SAXENA
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F
or the unversed, Nushrratt
made a mark in the Bollywood
industry
. On Thursday evening,
the budding Bollywood actress
informed fans that her upcoming
drama thriller movie is titled ‘
Akelli’.
The film will be directed by debutant
filmmaker Pranay Meshram under
the production banner of Dashami
Studioz. Unable to contain her ex-
citement for the film, Nushrratt
soon tweeted about the development
and wrote, “Apni Pe Aa Jaaye.Toh
Ek Akelli Hi Kaafi Hai! #PranayMe-
shram @ninad_nv @vickysidana_
@NitinPVaidya @aparnavpwoman
@shashantshah@DashamiOfficial”
thnic ensembles are key
items the Kapoor and
Bhatt family followed a
colourful and vibrant
desi-style agenda at
Alia’s baby shower.
The pictures from the
private and at-home organised
ceremony came to us in a mani-
fold and our fingers couldn’t wait
but zoom into each one’s ensem-
ble. Each ensemble looked like
the one you’d buy now and wear
forever come any season, any cel-
ebration. Let’s talk about the
woman of the hour, mother-to-be
Alia’s super yellow and mustard
blend attire. Going forward, you
couldeffortlesslyandconfidently
step out in this attire which is
worthy of being welcome at the
earliest. You have Diwali coming
up in a couple of weeks, so don’t
you please forget!
TheBrahmastraactorrockeda
peach kurta and churidaar from
Mard by Abu Jani and Sandeep
Khosla.Theactressdonnedacus-
tom Raji Ramniq Anarkali set on
thisblessedday
.Herdesilookwas
impressive which was backed by
celebrity fashion stylist, Ami Pa-
tel’s adeptness to make it look
stunning on the whole. Alia is a
true beauty and this outfit’s hues
added to her glow.
E
P
hone Bhoot starring Katrina Kaif,
Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chatur-
vedi is one of the most-anticipated
movies of the year. Ever since the film
was announced, fans have been looking
forward to witnessing the trio on-screen.
Phone Bhoot, directed by Gurmmeet
Singh, will release on November 4. The
film also stars Jackie Shroff, Sheeba
Chadha and Nidhi Bisht in support-
ing roles. It is produced by Farhan
Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under
the Excel Entertainment banner.
Earlier, it was slated to release on
October 7.
Now, ahead of the
film’s trailer release,
Katrina shared a
quirky video with Sid-
dhant and Ishaan on
her social media han-
dle. Taking to her In-
stagram, the
Sooryavanshi ac-
tress captioned it:
“Hey. Where do you
think you are go-
ing? @ishaankhat-
ter @siddhant-
chaturvedi Still 3
days to go for
# P h o n e B h o o t -
Trailer.” In it, Kat-
rina is seen
dressed in a black
outfit, as she tries
to stop Siddhant
and Ishaan who
are headed for a
fun ride. The
Gehraiyaan ac-
tor too shared
the video and
wrote: “Trying
to reach safely to
our destination in 3
Days!”
Katrina shared
a quirky video
R
ashmika Mandana who made her Bolly-
wood debut with Goodbye opened up
about Ranbir’s working style. The actress
revealed that Ranbir Kapoor’s working
style is similar to the one she follows. Rashmika
further claimed that Ranbir is a director’s actor
and so is she. She revealed that their captain is
Sandeep Reddy Vanga and he is perfect but at
the same time he is also very open with his ac-
tors. According to the Pushpa actress, Sandeep
used to come and ask them if they were ok and
if they found the scene ok. After this, she used
to go to Ranbir to ask him if he feels she did well.
In a recent interview, Rashmika shared that
Ranbir did a sweet deed for her which made her
cry on set. She said, “When we were shooting for
Animal, I was complaining about my breakfast
ki ‘itna boring tha’, and how sweetly he got me
breakfast the next day. He made his chef cook
the next day, and I started crying.”
RANBIR’S SWEET GESTURE
P
riyanka Chopra is a global movie icon who has ventured
into both Bollywood and Hollywood. She is currently the
Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF. Priyanka took to Ins-
tagram on Thursday as she heaped praises for Hillary
Clinton, sharing a throwback photo.
Priyanka Chopra attended a seminar hosted by Hillary Clinton
for the Women’s Leadership Forum, not too long ago. She shared
photos with Hillary on her Instagram story
.Priyanka, in her In-
stagram story where she shared pictures with Hillary Clinton,
wrote, “Thank you HRC for an amazing evening! Throwback to
the powerful seminar hosted by #HillaryClinton for Women’s
Leadership Forum. She has worked tirelessly, to expand wom-
en’s representation and leadership in every sphere.” Based on
what Priyanka has said, Hillary is working tirelessly, to expand
women’s representation in every sphere.
PC PRAISES HILLARY CLINTON
Nushrratt in
‘AKELLI’
Priyanka Chopra
Katrina Kaif
Ranbir Kapoor
Rashmika Mandana
Her Post...
Her Post...
Alia Bhatt
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Her post...
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