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VIRAL CCTV FOOTAGE:
JAILED MIN JAIN GETS
MASSAGE INSIDE TIHAR
New Delhi: CCTV footage of
Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain,
who is lodged in Tihar jail
in a money laundering case,
emerged on Saturday, showing
AAP leader getting a massage.
In footage, Jain can be seen
reading some documents and
a man is massaging his legs.
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Crucial
Crucial
ASIAN CUP ’22: MANIKA
BECOMES 1ST INDIAN
TO WIN BRONZE MEDAL
New Delhi: India’s star
paddler Manika Batra
scripted history by becoming
the first Indian female to win
a medal at the ITTF-ATTU
Asian Cup. Batra beat three-
time Asian champion Hina
Hayata 4-2 to clinch the
bronze medal in Thailand.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
l VP Jagdeep Dhankhar to attend FIFA
World Cup inauguration in Qatar today
l FIFA World Cup Qatar is the most
anticipated football event in world
l The event, with 32 nations, will
take place from today to December 18
l It is the most expensive one, as
$220 billion incurred on preparations
l The ticket costs this time are over
286 pounds or about Rs 27,700/seat
l Average price of a ticket for final
match is 684 pounds or Rs 66,200/seat
l Sheikh Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim Al
Thani said it is Qatar’s Nat’l Vision 2030
l The Al Rihla, official match ball for Qatar
2022, is just latest in a colourful story
ATKANA
LATKANA
BHATKANA
PM MODI SAID THAT NORTH-EAST IS WITNESSING
A DAWN OF NEW HOPES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
First India Bureau
Itanagar: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Saturday inaugurated
Arunachal Pradesh's
first greenfield airport
the Donyi Polo airport,
in Itanagar and said that
the government is dedi-
cated to serving the
North-East sector. PM
said "You know that we
have brought a work cul-
ture where we inaugu-
rate the projects of
which we have laid the
foundation stone. The
era of 'atkana, latkana,
bhatkana' is gone."
“Today even the re-
motest corners of the
North-Eastern region
are electrified. And
through Ayushman
BharatPM-JAYthetreat-
ment cost of up to Rs 5
lakh is made available to
the NE Region,” he said.
Today Northeast is
witnessing a dawn of
new hopes and oppor-
tunities. Today’s event is
a great example of New
India’s approach towards
development. Donyi
Polo Airport is the 4th
operational airport of AP.
Within 8 years, the govt
has constructed seven
new airports which have
improved connectivity.
Narendra Modi, PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Andhra Pradesh’s 1st Greenfield Airport, Donyi Polo Airport,
in Itanagar on Saturday. AP CM Pema Khandu and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju are also seen here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Kashi Tamil
Sangamam, in Varanasi on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh Governor
Anandiben Patel and State CM Yogi Adityanath also seen here.
KASHI-TAMIL CONFLUENCE AS HOLY AS
GANGA-YAMUNA SANGAM, SAYS MODI
18 RALLIES IN 3 DAYS:
MODI IN GUJARAT FOR
WHIRLWIND WEEKEND
Surat: With Gujarat assembly
elections round the corner,
the ruling BJP is now at the
peak of its campaign and is
banking on its most popular
face to lead the charge. PM
Modi arrived in Valsad on
Saturday to lead the BJP’s
massive campaign in the
state ahead of upcoming as-
sembly polls. He will address
18 rallies during his 3-day
visit to his home state.  P6
Varanasi: PM Modi inaugurated the month-long Kashi Tamil
Sangamam at the amphitheatre ground of the Banaras Hindu
University in Varanasi on Saturday. Throwing light on the
connection between Kashi and TN, PM Modi said that on
one hand, Kashi is the cultural capital of India whereas TN
and Tamil culture is the centre of India’s antiquity and pride.
Drawing an analogy to the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna
rivers, he said Kashi-Tamil Sangam is equally holy which
engulfs endless opportunities and strength in itself.
SHAH OUTLINES FIVE-PILLAR APPROACH
TO COMBAT TERROR FINANCING
HM Amit Shah with Home Secretary Ajay Kumar
Bhalla during ‘No Money for Terror’ Ministerial
Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing on Sat-
urday. Shah outlined five-pillar approach to combat
financing of terrorism including a comprehensive
monitoring framework that involves collaboration
among all intelligence, investigative agencies.  P6
PLAYFUL
PANTHERS!
On sunny Saturday afternoon, FI photojournalist Sunil Sharma captured panthers Veena
and Pakshi; cute, cuddling yet wild couple seen in playful mood at Nahargarh Biological
Park, in Jaipur. The park also houses animals such as Asiatic lions, Bengal tigers, panthers,
hyenas, wolves, deer, crocodiles, sloth bear, Himalayan black bear, wild boar, etc.
Mumbai: Gautam Nav-
lakha, an accused in El-
gar Parishad-Maoists
links case, was released
from prison on Saturday
evening and taken to a
buildinginNaviMumbai
where he will be living
under house arrest for a
month.
His release from Talo-
ja prison in Navi Mum-
bai after more than two
years came nine days
after the Supreme Court
earlier this month grant-
edhispleaseekinghouse
arrest on medical
grounds.
Navlakha, 70, walked
out prison around 6 pm.
Apoliceteamtookhimto
a building in Belapur-
Agroliareaof NaviMum-
bai where he would be
staying. A special court
issued a release memo to
facilitate Elgar Parishad-
Maoistlinkscaseaccused
Gautam Navlakha’s
month-long house arrest.
On Friday afternoon,
the SC had rejected the
National Investigation
Agency’s (NIA) applica-
tion and ordered that
Navlakha be placed un-
der house arrest “with-
out fail” within 24 hours.
The investigating agency
on Saturday submitted to
thespecialcourtthecom-
pliancereportaboutcom-
pleting release formali-
ties of the activist, after
which the court issued
the release memo, which
will then be mailed to the
jail authorities and the
NaviMumbaipolicecom-
missioner.
Navlakha released,
to stay under house
arrest for 1 month
By 2050, India
will be world’s
second largest
economy: Adani
Mumbai: Adani Group
Chairman Gautam
Adani on Saturday said
India will
become the
w o r l d ’ s
third-larg-
est econo-
my by 2030
and the second-largest
by 2050, adding that the
country took 58 years to
become a trillion-dollar
economy, but will add
an equivalent sum to
GDP every 12-18 months
hence. “I anticipate that
withinnext decade, In-
dia will start adding a
trillion dollars to its
GDP every 12-18 months
thereby putting us well
on track to be a USD 30
trillion economy by
2050  with a stock mar-
ket capitalization that
will possibly exceed
USD 45 trillion,” said
Adani at the World Con-
gress of Accountants.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar
launched the Vivekananda Sandesh Yatra from Khetri in Jhunjhunu
on Saturday. Recalling Vivekananda’s speech at Chicago, the VP
said that he introduced India’s spirituality to world. 
VP DHANKHAR LAUNCHES
VIVEKANANDA SANDESH YATRA
NOTED ACTOR
TABASSUM DIES DUE
TO CARDIAC ARREST
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran actor
Tabassum has died after
suffering
a cardiac
arrest, her
son Hoshang
Govil said on
Saturday. She
was in her 70s. Known for
her work as a child artiste,
she also hosted popular
Doordarshan talk show
“Phool Khile Hain Gulshan
Gulshan”. “Few days ago, she
was admitted to a hospital.
She had a gastric problem
and we went there for a
check-up. She suffered two
cardiac attacks at 8.40 pm
and 8.42 pm. She passed
away peacefully on Friday
night,” said Hoshang.
MUMBAI COPS ARREST
CHHOTA SHAKEEL KIN
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In a major action, the
Mumbai police has arrested Arif
Abubakar Shaikh, brother-in-law
of underworld gangster Chhota
Shakeel, identified as Abubakar
alias Arif Bhaijaan. Further, real-
estate agents Salim Kasam Valla
and Intekam Alam Qureshi who--
along with Bhaijaan--had duped a
film producer of Rs3.20 crore on
the pretext of providing land for a
film studio have also been nabbed.
Shaikh, who allegedly looks after
the business interests of Chhota
Shakeel in Mumbai, was arrested
from the high-security Arthur
Road jail, where he has been
lodged ever since the National
Investigation Agency arrested him.
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As row continues, will Sena,
Cong come to loggerheads?
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray leader
Sanjay Raut on Satur-
day said VD Savarkar,
Jawaharlal Nehru or
any other freedom
fighter should not be
maligned as they do
not belong to any po-
litical party.
Nana Patole, chief of
the Maharashtra unit
of the Congress, how-
ever, aggressively de-
fended party leader Ra-
hul Gandhi elsewhere
and said those slam-
ming Gandhi must ex-
plain why Savarkar
was getting pension
from the British.
Raut had made it
clear a day earlier that
the Thackeray-led Sena
did not approve of Ra-
hul Gandhi’s controver-
sial comments about
Savarkar and it could
lead to cracks in the
MVA alliance which
also includes the NCP.
“Attempts to be-
smirch the reputations
of both Pandit Jawaha-
rlal Nehru and Sa-
varkar must stop. Free-
dom fighters who made
sacrifices for the coun-
try’s independence do
not belong to any ideol-
ogy or political party,”
Raut, a Rajya Sabha
member, told reporters
on Saturday
.
“Just because some-
one badmouths Sa-
varkar, it doesn’t mean
you speak negatively
about Nehru,” the Sena
leader added.
Rahul Gandhi kicked
up a row earlier this
week during the Maha-
rashtra leg of his
Bharat Jodo Yatra by
claiming that Savarkar
had helped the British
and wrote a mercy peti-
tion to them out of fear.
“Those who criti-
cised Rahul Gandhi for
his comments on Sa-
varkar should first re-
ply why the latter was
getting a pension of
Rs60 from the British,”
Patole told reporters on
Saturday
.
His party wanted an
ideological debate, he
said, adding that the
Congress believed in
non-violence.
Sanjay Raut warns against attacks on
Savarkar, Nehru; Cong’s Nana Patole
targets Hindutva ideologue again
Members of the Shinde faction protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged
controversial remarks on VD Savarkar, in Mumbai, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
UDDHAV MUST DUMP CONG: UNION MIN DANVE
Jalna: Seeking to corner
the Uddhav Thackeray-
led Shiv Sena, the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party
has asked it to sever
its Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) alliance with the
Congress over Rahul
Gandhi’s criticism of
the Hindutva ideologue
and freedom fighter VD
Savarkar.
Union minister and
senior BJP leader Raosa-
heb Danve reiterated this
demand on Saturday.
“Thackeray and his
son Aaditya must an-
nounce if they intend to
break the alliance with
the Congress. Balasa-
heb Thackeray spread
the message of Swa-
tantryaveer Savarkar
across Maharashtra,
and now his son and
grandson are sitting
with a party that insults
the freedom fighter,”
Danve said.
The Shiv Sena, the
Congress and the Na-
tionalist Congress Party
constitute the Maha
Vikas Aghadi, which
ruled the state till June
29 this year.
Slamming Rahul Gan-
dhi, Danve said, “Such
statements have come
from a person who has
no knowledge of history
or its great personali-
ties. The BJP accepts the
ideology of Savarkar. He
is in our thoughts, our
minds, our conduct. He
is ours.”
Raosaheb Danve
Thackeray camp’s Gorhe
denies joining Shinde
Mild tremor felt in
Latur dist; none hurt
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Amid ru-
mours of her joining
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde’s camp, Shiv
Sena Uddhav Balasa-
heb Thackeray Deputy
Leader and Spokesper-
son, Neelam Gorhe, on
Saturday took to her
Twitter handle to post
a denial.
‘’I had a meeting with
the Speaker of the Lok
Sabha yesterday
. Various
exaggerated and base-
lessstorieswerecirculat-
ed about it. I want to
make it clear again that I
did not have any political
discussion with anyone
during this meeting. My
commitment to Shiv
Sena Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray is firm and
will remain forever,’’ she
clarified in a tweet.
First India Bureau
Latur: Killari and oth-
er villages in Latur
district experienced a
low-intensity tremor
around 2 am on Satur-
day
, officials said, add-
ing that there were no
reports of casualty
.
This comes a month
and a half after seismo-
logical stations were
installed at Aurad Shah-
jani and Ashiv villages
in Latur district, where
the state’s deadliest
earthquake killed thou-
sands of people in 1993.
“The tremor was felt
in Killari, Sirsal, Yel-
wat, Pardhewadi, Kar-
la, Kumtha, Nadihat-
targa, Sanghvi, Jeori,
Talni, and Banegaon
villages as well as some
villages in Os-
manabad,” a disaster
management official
said on Saturday
.
The area had seen at
least eight tremors be-
tween September 06 and
October 04 this year.
CRUCIAL READ
STEPS NEEDED TO
IMPART EDUCATION
IN MARATHI
Thane: Maharashtra Min-
ister Deepak Kesarkar on
Saturday said all efforts
would be taken to impart
education in the state in
Marathi and also translate
books into the language.
“The state government
will stress on imparting
education henceforth in
Marathi. Books too will be
translated into Marathi,”
the state’s school educa-
tion and Marathi language
minister said.
CM CONDOLES
INDUSTRIALIST
KHAMBETE’S DEATH
Thane: Condoling the
death of industrialist
MR “Appa” Khambete,
CM Eknath Shinde on
Saturday said his passing
was a great loss for the
region’s small and medi-
um sector units. Kham-
bete, who died on Friday,
aged 91, was founder
and president emeritus
of the Thane Small Scale
Industries Association
and the chamber of Small
Industries Association.
Need robust legislation to secure
justice for all: Chief Justice Datta
Pune (PTI): Bombay
High Court Chief Jus-
tice Dipankar Datta
on Saturday asserted
the need for a “ro-
bust” legislation to
tackle all situations to
achieve the preamble
promise of securing
justice for all citizens.
Justice Datta was
speaking at a seminar
on ‘Dispute Resolution
Mechanism in Telecom,
Broadcasting and Cy-
ber-Sector issue, Ap-
proach and Way For-
ward’, organized by the
Telecom Dispute Settle-
ment Appellate Tribu-
nal (TDSAT).
“Our (information) is
in the mobile phone and
can be hacked by any-
body, no privacy, noth-
ing. So, this is the stage
where we should ex-
plore whether instead
of having one principal
bench (TDSAT) at Delhi,
with sittings permitted
at six other places, why
don’t we have regional
benches in line with the
National Green Tribu-
nal,” Justice Datta said.
In an indirect refer-
ence to the Shraddha
Walkar murder case,
Justice Datta said, “We
have just read in the
newspapers about cer-
tain stories of ‘love in
Mumbai, horror in Del-
hi’. These crimes are be-
ing committed because
there is so much access
to material on the inter-
net. Now I am sure that
the Government of In-
dia is thinking in the
right direction. The In-
dian Telecommunica-
tion Bill is there.”
On the importance of
tribunals, Justice Datta
said there was no harm
in constituting tribu-
nals if they are appro-
priately manned and
the purpose for which
they have been set up as
an alternative to the
court to render justice,
is attained.
We require
certain robust
legislation to
tackle all situations
in order to achieve the
goal of keeping our
preamble promise of
justice for all our citi-
zens' fraternity for re-
taining the dignity of
individuals.
—Dipankar Datta,
Chief Justice,
Bombay High Court
Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice, Bombay High Court
Gorhe with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. —FILE PHOTO
SHAKTI WALK
The Congress on Saturday marked the 105th birth
anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi
by organizing a special “padyatra” for women
along with its Bharat Jodo Yatra, which during
the day proceeded from Shegaon to Jalamb in
Buldhana district.The special march comprised
women functionaries of the party and members
of self help groups (SHGs). Rahul Gandhi began
the day paying tribute to his late grandmother.
Speaking at a public meeting in Buldhana at the
end of the day, he claimed “733 lives” could have
been saved if PM Modi had established dialogue
with farmers who were protesting against the new
agriculture laws. —PHOTOS BY PTI  ANI
Hawkers menace continues on Hill Road post 7 pm
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With a Bri-
hanmumbai Munici-
pal Corporation
(BMC) anti-encroach-
ment van parked on
Hill Road in Bandra
area of Mumbai,
hawkers do not line
up to sell their wares
during the day. How-
ever, chaos rules one
of the city’s favourite
shopping destina-
tions after 7 pm, when
the civic body vehicle
leaves the spot.
Illegal hawkers grab
every inch of the foot-
path and even spill onto
the road. Locals said
this happens despite as-
surances by the author-
ities and politicians.
According to locals,
the BMC drove the ille-
gal street vendors off
Hill Road in August af-
ter repeated pleas. After
a few days of peace and
tranquillity, the road is
back to its chaotic best
every evening.
A few hawkers with
large stands selling
clothes and fashion ac-
cessories occupied the
space in front of big
shops ensuring there
was ample space for
walkers on the footpath
in the evening.
After the BMC vehi-
cle left the area at 6.55
pm, within 5 to 10 min-
utes, one hawker after
another appeared from
nowhere. By 8 pm, the
place was bustling and
teeming with the unau-
thorized street vendors.
“After our complaints
and regular follow-ups,
the BMC stationed its
van in front of our
buildings and so there
aren’t any hawkers in
the periphery of 50 m.
But after the vehicle is
gone, the hawker men-
ace continues,” said Ro-
hinton Polishwala, a
Hill Road resident. He
said the van leaves be-
tween 7 pm and 7.30 pm
and hawkers do their
business till night.
“They find ways to do
a patch job for the time
being. Even in the
hawkers’ case, the ac-
tion is just an eyewash,”
said another resident
from Hill Road.
NO RESPITE
Vendors make
hay once anti-
encroachment
van leaves; locals
say assurances by
civic body, police
meaningless
A street vendor selling footwear on a Hill Road footpath.
The epicentre of the
2.4 magnitude tremor
was located 10 km
below the ground
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The three
Humboldt penguin
chicks that hatched
at the city’s Veerma-
ta Jijabai Bhosale
Udyan, popularly
known as Byculla
Zoo, over the past
seven months finally
have names: Flash,
Bingo and Alexa.
Authorities chris-
tened the two males and
one female chicks born
at the zoo, an official
stated on Saturday, to
coincide with the zoo’s
160th anniversary
.
Withthenewarrivals,
the penguin population
had jumped to 12 at the
zoo, the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
stated in a release.
The male chicks,
hatched on April 02 and
26, have been christened
as Flash and Bingo re-
spectively, while the fe-
male chick hatched on
August09,namedAlexa,
it stated.
Flash and Alexa’s
parents are called Don-
ald and Daisy, while
Bingo is the progeny of
Molt and Flipper, the
release said.
The zoo, which was
formerly known as Vic-
toria Garden, was inau-
gurated by Lady Cathe-
rine Friar on November
19, 1862 at Byculla in
central Mumbai.
After the park was
handed over to the mu-
nicipal corporation, it
assumed the responsi-
bility of the overall
maintenance, the re-
lease stated.
At least eight pen-
guins—three males and
five females—were
brought from Coex
Aquarium in Seoul,
South Korea, to the By-
culla Zoo in 2016, and
one of them died later.
The enclosure for
penguins is spread over
1,800 sq ft and consists
of a water pool, accom-
modation area, air han-
dling units and a cool-
ing system.
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Cen-
tral Railway (CR) be-
gan a 27-hour mega
block from 11 pm
Saturday night to
dismantle the Car-
nac Bridge between
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Terminus
(CSMT) and Masjid
Bunder station in
south Mumbai.
The block will end at
2 am on November 21,
due to which the sched-
ule of suburban and
express trains will get
affected during this pe-
riod, a release by the
CR said. More than 37
lakh daily local train
commuters as well as
those travelling by out-
station trains are likely
to be affected, it added.
The bridge, built in
1866-67, was declared
unsafe by an expert
team of the Indian In-
stitute of Technology
Bombay in 2018,
though the movement
of heavy vehicles on it
was stopped in 2014.
It was declared un-
safe for road traffic
this past September.
A major portion of
the iron bridge has al-
ready been demol-
ished. Hence, during
the block only the iron
structure of the rail-
way over bridge (ROB)
will be cut and re-
moved with the help of
road cranes.
“The heritage bridge
has some six stones
with inscriptions that
mention the year of
construction. These
will be preserved suit-
ably either at heritage
gully or museum
area,” CR’s chief pub-
lic relations officer
Shivaji Sutar said.
During the block pe-
riod, suburban trains
will be operated from
Byculla, Parel, Dadar,
Kurla stations towards
Thane, Kalyan, Kasara
, Karjat side and vice
versa, whereas on the
Harbour line the ser-
vices will be run be-
tween Vadala and Pan-
vel-Goregaon stations,
it said.
“As we have limited
platforms for reversal
of trains at Byculla,
Parel, Dadar, Kurla
and Vadala Stations,
we will be running
trains at less frequen-
cy,” the CR said in the
release and requested
passengers to avoid un-
necessary crowding at
the suburban stations.
The CR said it has
requested the civic
transport bodies to run
extra buses for the con-
venience of commut-
ers during the block
period and they have
agreed to do so.
CR general manager
Anil Kumar Lahoti, di-
visional railway man-
ager Rajnish Kumar
Goyal and other senior
officials inspected the
demolition work on
Friday and gave neces-
sary instructions.
27-hr mega block on CR route
for dismantling Carnac Bridge
Move will likely hit 37 lakh local-train commuters plus those traveling by outstation trains
1,800 local trains operate on ‘Harbour’ and ‘Main’ lines.  —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
IN SHORT
z Main line (CSMT
to Kasara/Khopoli):
No trains will run be-
tween the CSMT and
Byculla station until
4 pm on Sunday
z Harbour line
(CSMT-Goregaon/
Panvel): No train
will run between
CSMT and Vadala
stations till 8 pm on
Sunday
z Mail-Express Yard
lines will be made
available after 2 am
on Monday
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The wedding
reception of a newly
married Hindu-Mus-
lim couple, meant to
take place on Sunday
evening, was cancelled
in Vasai near here, af-
ter local organizations
raised objections in
the wake of Shraddha
Walkar’s murder, po-
lice said on Saturday
.
Walkar (27) and her
live-in partner Aaftab
Poonawalawhohasbeen
arrested for allegedly
murdering her in May
this year both hailed
from Vasai.
Anewschanneleditor
on Friday morning
tweeted a picture of the
reception invite and
linked it to the Walkar
murder case using
hashtags “LoveJihad”
and “ActOfTerrorism”,
which was then widely
shared on social media.
Thereafter, local Hin-
duandMuslimorganiza-
tions in Vasai called the
owner of the reception
venue and asked him to
cancel the event “for the
sake of peace in the
area”, a police official
told reporters.
There is no so-called
Love Jihad angle to this
case, the official said,
adding that the Hindu
woman(29)andherMus-
lim husband (32) had
registered their mar-
riageincourtonNovem-
ber 17.
They have known
each other for 11 years
and both and both fami-
lies supported their rela-
tionship, he also said.
The families of the
couple on Saturday vis-
itedManikpurpolicesta-
tion and said that the
reception—in which
theyhadexpectedtohost
around 200 guests—has
been put on hold.
The term “Love Ji-
had” refers to allega-
tionsbysomeright-wing
organizations that there
exists a conspiracy by
Muslim men to convert
Hindu women to Islam
by marrying them.
Walkar ripples? Interfaith
couple’s reception cancelled
A news channel
editor had tweeted a
picture of the
reception invite using
hashtags ‘LoveJihad’
and ‘ActOfTerrorism’
Mumbai (PTI): Maha-
rashtra on Saturday
recorded 125 new cas-
es of COVID-19, which
raised the tally of in-
fections to 81,35,135,
an official from the
state health depart-
ment said.
Mumbai reported the
only casualty of the day
,
taking the toll to
1,48,404, he said.
The state had report-
ed 119 new cases and
one fatality on Friday
.
According to a health
department report,
Pune circle recorded
the highest 63 fresh cas-
es, followed by Mumbai
circle with 31, Nashik
eight, Aurangabad sev-
en, Kolhapur seven,
Akola four, Nagpur
three and Latur two.
The count of recover-
ies reached 79,85,936 af-
ter 140 patients recov-
ered in the last 24 hours,
it stated.
With this, the state
now has 795 active cas-
es, of which the highest
number of 295 cases
was in Pune, followed
by 149 and 120 cases in
Mumbai and Thane re-
spectively, it said.
With 15,320 swab
samples tested in the
last 24 hours, the num-
ber of tests conducted
across the state so far
rose to 8,55,20,374.
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Maintenance
Command headquar-
ters of the Indian Air
Force (IAF) saw pilots
awe the audience with
a brilliant display of
air manoeuvring
skills at “Air Fest
2022” on Saturday
.
“Akashganga” team
performed drills using
Dornier aircraft, while
the Sarang helicopter
display team used four
modified Advance Light
Helicopters (ALHs)
Dhruv, and the Surya
Kiran Aerobatic Team
(SKAT) comprised nine
Hawk Mk.132 aircraft.
Theeventcommenced
with 14 cadets of NCC
(Air Wing) demonstrat-
ing their skills in aero-
modelling, after which a
paramotor pilot execut-
ed aerobatic manoeu-
vres. Six daredevils of
the “Akashganga” IAF
team demonstrated sky-
diving from a Dornier
aircraft from a height of
8,000 feet and landed
with precision. This was
followed by “Avro”—a
medium-size turboprop
transport aircraft—fly-
ing at just 500 feet above
ground level.
Air Marshal Vibhas
Pande, Air Officer Com-
manding-in-Chief,Main-
tenance Command, was
the chief guest at the
event conducted as a
part of the “Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav” to cel-
ebrate the 75th anniver-
sary of Independence.
Another eye-catching
performance was a syn-
chronized rifle drill per-
formance by 18 air war-
riors of the world-re-
nowned Air Warrior
Drill Team (AWDT).
The Sarang team per-
formed some breathtak-
ing manoeuvres like
approaching the dais in
wine glass formation
and then displayed very
crisp and elegant India
and diamond forma-
tions. This was followed
by the gravity-defying
Dolphin’s leap which is
a three-aircraft syn-
chronized stall turn.
The formation thereaf-
ter executed high-speed
crosses, and two air-
craft painted a white
heart in the sky
.
SKAT also displayed
their skills by flying in
various formations like
the diamond formation,
Tejas formation,
Prachand formation,
barbed wire cross and
inverted Vic.
IAF teams put on aerial extravaganza at Air Fest
BREATHTAKING DISPLAY
Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance
Command, was the chief guest
‘Sarang’ and ‘Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team’ of the Indian Air Force show off air manoeuvers.  —PHOTOS BY PTI
ROBBERS RANSACK
JALNA HOUSE, FLEE
WITH 330G GOLD
ALIBAG WOMAN
LOSES `1.12 CR TO
FRAUDSTERS
Jalna: A gang of armed
robbers ransacked a
house in Teerthpuri of Jal-
na early on Friday morn-
ing and brutally assaulted
a couple, before fleeing
with valuables. Along
with 330 grams of gold,
the robbers also took the
identity documents of the
woman in the house. Au-
thorities said the robbery
took place in Khidkicha
Mala, under the limit of
Gondi police station. At 2
am, Ulhasrao Pawar, 55,
noticed some movements
in the house, including
noise of the door latches
and alerted his brother
Suresh, 51, who was
sleeping nearby.
Alibag: A case has been
registered against un-
known persons for cheat-
ing a woman from Alibag
in Raigad district of Rs
1.12 crore, an official said
on Saturday. The woman,
a retired court superin-
tendent, accepted a friend
request in June this year
from a person claim-
ing to be a resident of
Manchester in the United
Kingdom, he said. “He
and some other accused
soon started phoning her
claiming there was a gift
in gold and cash that had
been sent for her from
the UK, but she would
need to pay Customs
duty,” he said.
RPF CONSTABLE DIES IN TRAIN ACCIDENT
Mumbai: A 39-year-old RPF constable died in a train
accident while he was
patrolling near Borivali
railway station on Friday
night. According to the
GRP sources, the RPF
constable identified as
Bharat Kumar Parjapati
attached to the Borivali railway station, was patrolling
along with his colleague near Poisar when a down
local train coming from Churchgate to Borivali hit him.
An Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered,
and the body has been sent for autopsy. Prajapati hails
from Palanpur, Gujarat.
MAN SLITS MINOR
SON’S THROAT AFTER
FIGHT WITH WIFE
MAN ARRESTED FOR
KILLING LOVER’S
TEEN DAUGHTER
Mumbai: In a shocking
incident in Mumbai’s
Malad, a father slit his
6-year-old son’s throat
on Saturday morning.
The accused, identified
as Nandan Adhikari, 44,
allegedly killed his son
Laksh, after a fight with
his wife Sunita. The in-
cident happened in the
Malwani Church Market
area in Malad West The
Malwani police detained
Nandan on the spot
and sent Laksh’s body
for autopsy. During the
interrogation, it has
been revealed the re-
lationship between the
couple was not good as
they used to have minor
disputes often.
Mumbai: A 28-year-old
man was arrested from
Virar on Friday for killing
his lover’s teen daughter
in Chennai on November
12. The accused, Raju
Mani Nair, is also believed
to have had intercourse
with the corpse. As per
the complaint filed by the
deceased’s mother, the
accused strangled her
daughter when she was
not at home. “When I
got home from work, the
house was locked from
outside. I opened the
door with my keys and
found my daughter lying
on the floor. There were
marks around her neck
and she was not breath-
ing,” she said.
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penguin chicks finally get their names
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Maha witnesses 125 new
COVID-19 cases, 1 fresh
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The number of tests conducted
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from
hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much.
Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.
—Buddha
Amit Shah @AmitShah
Heartiest birthday greetings to our
Law Minister Shri @KirenRijiju
Ji. May he continue to serve the
nation with the same zeal and
enthusiasm. Wishing him an
abundance of health, happiness
and long life.
TOP TWEETS
Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp
According to the vision of
the National Education Policy
#KashiTamilSangamam will prove
to be a factor in preparing a
modern new generation connected
to the roots. The nectar emanating
from this confluence of scholars
and philosophies of North and
South will become the banyan tree of knowledge,
research and national unity. #VanakkamKashi
eaders of the World’s
wealthiest nations (G-20)
met in Indonesian island
of Bali on 22nd and 23rd of
this month. The President
of Indonesia, Joko Wido-
do, presided over the sum-
mit. President Vladimir
Putin did not attend the
conference. Russia was
represented by Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov.
He left Bali before the con-
clusion of the summit.
The leaders of nineteen
countries adopted a decla-
ration deploring Russia’s
aggression in Ukraine in
the strongest terms and
demanded its uncondition-
al withdrawal. They also
recognized that while most
members condemned the
war in Ukraine, there were
other views and different
assessments of the situa-
tions and on the severe
sanctions imposed on Rus-
sia by some countries.
Most members were of
the view that the war in
Ukraine was causing im-
mense human sufferings
and, “exacerbating exist-
ing fragilities in the global
economy - constraining
growth, increasing infla-
tion, disrupting supply
chains, heightening ener-
gy and food insecurity and
elevating financial stabil-
ity risks.”
The leaders also de-
nounced any threat of the
use of nuclear weapons.
This was quite clearly a re-
buke to Russia. To this the
response of the Russian
Foreign Minister, Lavrov
was that in the absence of
President Putin “politici-
sation of the meeting was
uncalled for”. The Summit
was preceded by a bilateral
meeting between US Presi-
dent Joe Biden and Chi-
nese leader Xi Jinping.
This was the first time the
two had met since Mr
Biden became President.
The meeting produced
few tangible results, it was
in a minor way a positive
development. Both sides,
in their three hour meet-
ing did mention their dif-
ferences over Taiwan,
trade restrictions and
technology transfer. Nev-
ertheless the two agreed to
keep in touch and avoid
confrontation. The bilat-
eral relations between the
US and China had plunged
to a historic low after the
visit to Taiwan by the
Speaker of the US House
of Representatives, Nancy
Pelosi.
The concrete results of
the Biden-Xi meeting was
that Antony Blinken, Sec-
retary of State, could pay a
visit to China early in 2023.
Climate change was dis-
cussed at length. G-20 lead-
ers agreed to pursue ef-
forts to limit the global
temperature increase to
1.5 degrees Celsius, reiter-
ating the 2015 Paris Agree-
ment on Climate Change.
The United States, Japan
and their partners de-
clared that they would
“mobilise” 20 billion dol-
lars of public and private
financial institutions to
help Indonesia shut coal
power plants and bring for-
ward the sectors emissions
date by seven years to 2030.
I have deliberately not
quoted from the speeches
of Presidents and Prime
Ministers. These are writ-
ten by their advisers and
ambassadors. Broadly
speaking controversy is
avoided. Words and inane
phrases are well chosen
and seldom memorable.
Having participated in
several Heads of State and
Heads of Government
Summits I know this rou-
tine only too well. Modern
diplomacy gives prece-
dence to economics, sci-
ence, technology, climate
change, poverty elimina-
tion, population control,
matters relating to health
etc. Politics is now not giv-
en excessive importance.
India, under Prime Minis-
ter Modi’s leadership
played an admired and
constructive role. He took
over as President of G-20
from President Joko Wido-
do of Indonesia. Some of
his time now will be taken
up by G-20 issues.
The G7 and G2, the Euro-
pean Union and NATO
seem to matter more than
the United Nations. The
annual meetings of the
General Assembly - Sep-
tember to December do not
cause New Yorkers to take
notice of the deliberations
of the Organisation. For
decades the “Cry” has been
the UN (particularly the
Security Council) needs
urgent reform. But reform
is not on the horizon.
FOOTBALL WORLD
CUP IN QATAR
From 22 November to 18
December the Football
World Cup, being held in
Qatar, will be witnessed by
millions and millions of
people the world over. Foot-
ball is the richest game in
the World. Ronaldo and
Messi are probably worth
- how much - certainly sev-
en digits. Which countries
will make it to the final?
My take. Any two from
Germany, France, Brazil
and Argentine.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
L
The G7 and G2, the
European Union and
NATO seem to matter
more than the United
Nations. The annual
meetings of the General
Assembly - September
to December do not
cause New Yorkers to
take notice of the
deliberations of the
Organisation. For
decades the “Cry” has
been the UN
(particularly the
Security Council)
needs urgent reform.
But reform is not
on the horizon
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
WORLD LEADERS PONDER OVER GLOBAL
CHALLENGES AT G-20 SUMMIT IN BALI
M
odern diplomacy
gives precedence
to economics,
science, technology,
climate change, poverty
elimination, population
control, matters relating
to health etc. Politics is
now not given excessive
importance. India, under
Prime Minister Modi’s
leadership played an
admired and construc-
tive role. He took over as
President of G-20 from
President Joko Widodo
of Indonesia. Some of
his time now will be
taken up by G-20 issues.
INDIA, UNDER PM MODI’S LEADERSHIP PLAYED
AN ADMIRING AND CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE AT G-20
The leaders of 19 countries adopted a declaration deploring
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in strongest terms and demanded its
unconditional withdrawal. They also recognized that while most
members condemned the war in Ukraine, there were other
views and different assessments of situations and on severe sanctions
imposed on Russia by some countries
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FIFA WORLD CUP 2022
THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL AL RIHLA BALL HAS
THE AERODYNAMICS OF A CHAMPION
s with every
World Cup, at
the 2022 FIFA
World Cup in
Qatar the play-
ers will be using a new ball.
The last thing competitors
want is for the most impor-
tant piece of equipment in
the most important tourna-
ment in the world’s most
popular sport to behave in
unexpected ways, so a lot of
work goes into making sure
that every new World Cup
ballfeelsfamiliartoplayers.
Despite controversies
overcorruptionandhuman
rights issues surrounding
thisyear’sWorldCup,there
is still beauty in the science
and skill of soccer. As part
of my research, every four
yearsIdoananalysisof the
new World Cup ball to see
what went into creating the
centerpiece of the world’s
most beautiful game.
THE PHYSICS OF DRAG
Between shots on goal, free
kicksandlongpasses,many
important moments of a
soccer game happen when
the ball is in the air. So one
of the most important char-
acteristicsof asoccerballis
how it travels through air.
EVOLUTION OF THE
WORLD CUP BALL
Adidas has supplied balls
for the World Cup since
1970. Through 2002, each
ball was made with the
iconic 32-panel construc-
tion. The 20 hexagonal and
12 pentagonal panels were
traditionallymadeof leath-
er and stitched together.
2022’S AL RIHLA BALL
The new Qatar World Cup
soccer ball is the Al Rihla.
The Al Rihla is made with
water-based inks and glues
and contains 20 panels.
Eight of these are small
triangles with roughly
equal sides, and 12 are larg-
er and shaped sort of like
an ice cream cone.
Instead of using raised
textures to increase sur-
face roughness like with
previous balls, the Al Rihla
is covered with dimplelike
features that give its sur-
face a relatively smooth
feel compared to its prede-
cessors.
To make up for the
smoother feel, the Al Rih-
la’s seams are wider and
deeper – perhaps learning
from the mistakes of the
overly smooth Jabulani,
which had the shallowest
and shortest seams of re-
cent World Cup balls and
which many players felt
was slow in the air.
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New Delhi (ANI): Call-
ing for global action
against the menace of
terrorism, Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah on Satur-
day argued that no
country — no matter
how powerful it is —
can deal with the men-
ace of terrorism by it-
self.
Speaking at the con-
cluding session of the
3rd ‘No Money for Ter-
ror’ Ministerial Confer-
ence on Counter-Ter-
rorism Financing,
Shah said, “No matter
how powerful a country
or organization is, it
cannot defeat the men-
ace of terrorism, on its
own. The international
community has to con-
tinuously and collec-
tively work to resolve
this difficult and bor-
derless issue,” he said.
Shah said in the past
decades, India has dealt
with several challeng-
ing aspects of terror-
ism. “Zero terror policy,
stringent framework on
counter-terror laws,
and empowerment of
security agencies has
resulted in a significant
drop in cases of terror-
ism,” he added.
The conference of-
fered platform for par-
ticipating nations to
deliberate on the effec-
tiveness of the current
international regime
on Counter Terrorism
Financing and the steps
required to address
emerging challenges.
Surat (ANI): With Gu-
jarat assembly elec-
tions round the corner,
the ruling BJP is now at
the peak of its cam-
paign and is banking on
its most popular face to
lead the charge. PM
Narendra Modi is
scheduled to hold close
to 25 rallies, crisscross-
ing the state in the next
fortnight or so. It will
be an action-packed
three-day schedule for
PM Modi in his home
state.
On Sunday, PM Modi
will visit Somnath Tem-
ple and then address
four rallies in Saurash-
tra region. Veraval,
Dhorarji, Amreli and
Botad have been final-
ised as the venues for
four rallies. In last as-
sembly polls, BJP was
not able to win a single
seat in these constitu-
encies in Saurashtra.
OnDay3,PMwillhold
three rallies in Suren-
dranagar, Bharuch and
Navsari. While Bharuch
was the constituency of
former Congress strong-
man Ahmed Patel, BJP
state chief CR Paatil
who hails from Navsari,
has been winning his
Lok Sabha seat with one
of the top margins
across the country
.
Hyderabad (ANI): Ni-
zamabad BJP MP Dhar-
mapuri Arvind on Sat-
urday threatened to beat
Telangana Chief Minis-
ter K Chandrasekhar
Rao with a ‘chappal’
amid his ongoing war of
words with his MLC
daughter K Kavitha.
Reacting to Kavitha’s
alleged threats, the BJP
MP said that he would
beat her father and Tel-
angana CM KCR with a
‘chappal’ (footwear). He
said here he would file
a complaint with Telan-
gana police against al-
leged threats issued by
the ruling TRS MLC
and CM’s daughter K
Kavitha.
The war of words be-
tweenthemstartedafter
theBJPleaderonThurs-
day claimed that Kavi-
tha had called up Con-
gress president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge and ex-
pressed her wish to join
the Congress party
.
Reacting to Kavitha’s
statement of beating
him with chappals, MP
Arvind said on Satur-
day, “I don’t have trust
on Telangana Police but
trusting my advocate, I
am giving a complaint.
I spoke with CV Anand
(Hyderabad Commis-
sioner) he was talking
like a TRS Karyakarta
in next 10 months our
govt (BJP) is coming.”
Bengaluru (ANI): Con-
gress leaders reached
Karnataka Election
Commission (SEC) of-
fice on Saturday for fil-
ing a complaint against
“electoral fraud” in the
state allegedly at the be-
hest of the BJP govt.
Karnataka Congress
president DK Shivaku-
mar and other leaders
arrived at SEC office
today to file a complaint
in connection with
“electoral fraud”. The
state Congress leaders
reached the SEC office
two days after Congress
leader Randeep Surjew-
ala had launched an at-
tack against Karnataka
CM Basavaraj Bommai
alleging that he was di-
rectly involved in elec-
toral fraud.
DK Shivakumar told
ANI, “We have to file a
complaint to protect
voter rights. This is the
biggest fraud commit-
ted by BJP minister CN
Ashwath Narayan and
his team, who used
data, collected fraud in-
formation and deleted
lakhs of votes.”
3 WOMEN DEAD, 8
INJURED AS BUS
OVERTURNS IN MP
Indore: Three women
were killed and eight
seriously injured when
their bus overturned after
hitting a road divider
near Dewas in Madhya
Pradesh on Saturday, a
police official said. The
incident occurred in the
evening when the bus
was going from Indore to
Dewas, said police. “As
per eye-witnesses, the
driver was speeding and
lost control of bus. Two
women died on the spot,
while a third woman
succumbed to injuries
in a hospital. Eight have
received serious wounds
and are undergoing
treatment,” police said.
3 STUDENTS HELD
FOR RAISING PRO-
PAKISTAN SLOGANS
Bengaluru: Bengaluru
Police arrested three
students of New Horizon
College of Engineering
after a video of them
shouting “Pakistan
Zindabad” went viral
on social media. The
students, suspended by
their college authority,
were later released
on bail as police said
that “their act wasn’t
intentional”. It happened
at a event while the
college was preparing
to host an inter-college
fest on November 25-26,
when some students
were seen chanting the
names of their favourite
IPL teams and countries.
OUR AIRCRAFT NOT
USED TO CARRY
CASH: JetSetGo
New Delhi: JetSetGo’s
owner Kanika Tekriwal
Reddy has said its aircraft
were not used for carrying
cash or liquor, amid
reports that the planes of
chartered flight service
provider were involved
in the Delhi liquor scam.
Reddy is the wife of Sarath
Chandra Reddy, a director
of Aurobindo Pharma
who is now in the custody
of the Enforcement
Directorate for his alleged
involvement in the scam.
Sarath Chandra Reddy is
alleged to be one of the
conduits for the kickbacks
given to the public
servants and politicians in
the Delhi government.
SEARCHES IN JK
OVER THREAT TO
JOURNALISTS
Srinagar: The JK Police
on Saturday conducted
massive searches at 12
locations in connection
with threatening of
journalists by terror
outfit The Resistance
Front. The searches were
conducted in Srinagar,
Anantnag and Kulgam
districts. The premises
where the searches were
conducted included
residences of several
journalists as well as
some suspects. The
police had on Nov 12
filed a case against
militants and handlers
belonging to LeT and
TRF, for sending threat
letters to journalists.
EX-OFFICER ARUN
GOEL APPOINTED
POLLCOMMISSIONER
New Delhi: Former
bureaucrat Arun Goel
was on Saturday
appointed as Election
Commissioner. A Punjab
cadre officer of the 1985
batch, Goel will join Chief
Election Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar and
Election Commissioner
Anup Chandra Pandey
in the poll panel. His
appointment was
announced by the
government in a press
statement. Sushil
Chandra had retired
as the chief election
commissioner in May
this year after which
Rajiv Kumar took
charge.
CRUCIAL
READ
New Delhi (ANI): Sev-
eral Congress leaders
including Sonia Gan-
dhi and party chief
Mallikarjun Kharge on
Saturday, paid tributes
to former Prime Minis-
ter Indira Gandhi on
her birth anniversary.
United Progressive
Alliance (UPA) chair-
person Sonia Gandhi
and All India Congress
Committee President
Mallikarjun Kharge
also paid floral trib-
utes to the former PM
on her birth anniver-
sary at Shakti Sthal in
Delhi. Earlier on Sat-
urday, Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot and senior
Congress leader
Bhupinder Hooda also
paid floral tributes to
the former PM at the
Shakti Sthal.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi too paid
tributes to former
Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi on her birth an-
niversary.
Cong leaders pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniv
REMEMBERING IRON LADY
Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on her birth
anniversary, in New Delhi, on Saturday.  —PHOTO BY PTI
GRANDSONS RAHUL GANDHI AND VARUN
GANDHI PAY TRIBUTES TO INDIRA GANDHI
New Delhi: Congress MP
Rahul Gandhi and BJP MP
Varun Gandhi, on Saturday,
paid tributes to their grand-
mother and former PM
Indira Gandhi on her birth
anniversary. Rahul Gandhi
said Indira was ‘Durga’ for
the country and ‘Kali’ for
enemies. She grew up in the freedom struggle, learned
from the great leaders of India, was her father's darling.
Durga was for the country, Kali was for the enemies —
fearless, Tejaswini, Priyadarshini,” Rahul tweeted.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Tributes to our
former PM Mrs Indira
Gandhi Ji on her birth
anniversary.
BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT
PM Modi to address
over two dozen rallies
IT’S BIZARRE... RAHUL IS NOWHERE IN
POLL BOUND STATES: ANURAG THAKUR
Surat (ANI): Union IB
Minister Anurag Thakur
has taken a swipe at
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi’s absence from
poll-bound states stat-
ing that it was indeed
“bizarre.” “It’s bizarre
to see Rahul Gandhi
nowhere in the poll-
bound states! They
know they are going
to lose so they will put
the blame on the new
party president and not
the first family,” Thakur
said while campaigning
in Surat. He praised the
BJP-ruled Gujarat govt
ahead of Assembly polls
and said that BJP would
win with big majority as
people continue to trust
PM Narendra Modi.
Kids take a selfie with a statue of PM Modi, installed as part of
BJP’s election campaign for Assembly polls, in Ahmedabad.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the third ‘No Money for Terror’ Ministerial Conference
on Counter-Terrorism Financing, in New Delhi, on Saturday.  —PHOTO BY PTI
“Nocountrycandefeat
terrorismonitsown”
MONITOR COUNTRIES SPONSORING
TERRORISM: AMIT SHAH TO WATCHDOG
“TERRORISM A
GLOBAL ISSUE”
New Delhi: In a meeting with FATF President T Raja
Kumar, Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised that
there is a need for FATF
to continuously moni-
tor the tendencies of
some of the countries to
sponsor terrorism. In a
tweet, the MHA said, “In
the bilateral meeting with
FATF President, T Raja
Kumar, Hon’ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah while
appreciating the role of FATF, emphasised that there is
a need for FATF to continuously monitor the tenden-
cies of some of the countries to sponsor terrorism.”
New Delhi : HM Amit
Shah on Saturday said
the international com-
munity must continue
to fight shoulder to
shoulder against this
increasingly com-
plex and borderless
threat. “In these terror
havens, it’s neces-
sary to shackle their
unrestrained activities
along with economic
crackdown,” he said.
International community must fight unitedly to defeat terrorism: Shah
SHRADDHA WALKAR MURDER K’taka Cong to
complain SEC
against state’s
“electoral fraud”
Nizamabad BJP MP
threatens to beat CM
KCR with a chappal
Accused Aaftab likely to undergo
narco test on Monday in Rohini
New Delhi (PTI): Nar-
co analysis on Aaftab
Amin Poonawala, who
is accused of killing his
live-in partner Shrad-
dha Walkar, will be con-
ducted at Dr Baba Sa-
heb Ambedkar Hospital
in Rohini here, most
likely on Monday. As
Poonawala’s five-day
police custody ends on
Tuesday, the Delhi Po-
lice is running against
time to get the test con-
ducted. However, Poon-
awala can be subjected
to narco analysis only
after he is deemed fit for
it in pre-narco tests.
SEARCH CONTINUES
FOR THE MURDER
WEAPON IN FOREST
“SHRADDHA DIDN’T
EXPECT AAFTAB TO
GO TO THIS EXTENT”
Gurugram: The Delhi
Police investigating
the killing of Shraddha
Walkar searched for the
murder weapon at a
forest here using a metal
detector on Saturday,
but returned empty-
handed. The search at
the forest in DLF Phase
3 area began on Friday
after police suspected
that accused Poonawala,
Shraddha Walkar’s
live-in partner, disposed
the weapon here after
allegedly killing her.
New Delhi: In November
2020 his friend Shraddha
Walkar first spoke to him
about Aaftab physically
assaulting her. Two years
later, Karan is left with
chats detailing her abuse,
a medical report from
when she sought treat-
ment for an injured spine
and neck. Walkar was
about to approach the
police but stopped after
Poonawala’s parents
intervened, Karan said as
he comes to terms with
Shraddha’s killing.
AAFTAB’S FAMILY
LEFT FLAT LAST
WEEK: NEIGHBOURS
CLOTHES OF THE
VICTIM  ACCUSED
COLLECTED
DELHI COPS RECORD
STATEMENTS OF 2
MEN IN PALGHAR
Mumbai: Residents of a
housing society here were
shocked after learning that
a member of the family that
shifted into their building
last month, has been ar-
rested for killing his live-in
partner and chopping her
body into pieces. They said
they have not seen Aaftab,
arrested by the Delhi police.
New Delhi: Delhi Police
probing the Shraddha
Walkar murder have taken
possession of all the clothes
from accused Aaftab Amin
Poonawala’s house in Delhi
and they will be sent for
forensic examination. They
said the investigators have
not recovered the clothes
the two were wearing on
May 18, the day the crime
was executed.
Mumbai: A Delhi Police
team on Saturday recorded
the statements of two men
in Maharashtra’s Palghar
from whom Shraddha
Walkar, who was allegedly
murdered by her live-in
partner Aaftab Poonawala
in May this year, had
sought assistance after she
was assaulted by the ac-
cused in 2020, the officials
said on Saturday.
Students of Fergusson College protest demanding justice for
Shraddha Walkar, in Pune on Saturday.  —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind.  —FILE PHOTO
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business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Microsoft has
introduced “sign language
view”, a new meeting ex-
perience in Teams that will
assist signers - people who
are deaf/hard of hearing,
interpreters, and others
who use sign language.
Sign language view will
provide a more predictable,
static meeting experience
that will allow users to pri-
oritise up to two other
signers’ video streams for
placement on centre stage.
When sign language view
is enabled, designated
signers remain visible on
the centre stage. —PTI
MICROSOFT BRINGS
SIGN LANGUAGE
VIEW IN TEAMS
New Delhi: Since Elon
Musk completed $44 mil-
lion deal to take over Twit-
ter at the end of October,
the company’s headcount
has decreased through
layoffs and resignations to
a tiny fraction of its origi-
nal number. Following this
chaotic situation, India’s
microblogging site rival
Koo said that he will hire
some of ex-Twitter em-
ployees. Taking to Twitter,
the co-founder of Koo,
Mayank Bidawatka
claimed that he is willing
to hire Twitter employees
that have either been laid
off or who have voluntari-
ly left after Musk asked
them to ‘go extremely
hardcore or leave’.  —PTI
KOO TO HIRE
EMPLOYEES FIRED
BY ELON MUSK
New Delhi: After 5 days of
testimony, including 3
hours from Elon Musk, a
Delaware judge will now
decide whether Musk’s $56
billion pay package from
Tesla Inc was justified by
the company’s explosive
growth or undermined by a
flawed process. Musk and
the Tesla directors named
as defendants repeatedly
testified that the package
achieved what it set out to
do deliver 10-fold growth
in the company’s stock
price, enriching investors
and Musk.  —PTI
AMID TWITTER WAR,
MUSK IS TACKLING
$56 BN TESLA TRIAL
*Rates till the edition went to print.
GOVT WITHDRAWS
EXPORT DUTY ON
STEEL, IRON ORE
New Delhi: The government
has cut the export duty on steel
products and iron ore with effect
from Saturday
in order to
provide a fillip
to the domestic
steel industry
and boost exports. Besides, im-
port duty on anthracite, coking
coal and ferronickel used as raw
material in the steel industry —
has been hiked, as per a finance
ministry notification issued. The
export duty concessions and
import tax have been restored
after a gap of six months.  —PTI
‘THE OFFICE PASS’ TO
OPEN NEW COWORKING
CENTRE IN GURUGRAM
New Delhi: Coworking operator
The Office Pass will open a new
centre in Gurugram this month
with a capacity
of 100 desks
as part of its
expansion
plan. The
company has 12 coworking
centres in Delhi-NCR
comprising of 2,600 desks and
its capacity will reach 2,700
seats spread over 13 facilities.
The new office will be launched
in Unitech Cyber Park, Sector
39, Gurgaon, The Office Pass
said in a statement. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
ONE YEAR AFTER AN ALL-TIME HIGH, NASDAQ 100
IS STILL DOWN 29% FROM ITS RECORD CLOSE
New Delhi: A year after the Nasdaq 100 Index last closed at an all-
time high, there’s no sign the index is heading back to those heights
any time soon. The 249 trading sessions since the close on Nov. 19,
2021, is the tech-heavy benchmark’s
longest stretch since the dot-com era, and
the third-longest ever: It took the gauge
3,925 trading days — more than 15 years
— to recover from the dot-com crash and
416 sessions to rebound from the Crash
of 1987. This bear market in tech stocks is
shaping up to be the longest that many
young investors have ever seen, and may curb their appetite for risk
for years to come. Even after a bounce this month, the Nasdaq 100
is still down 29% from its record close.  —AGENCIES
New York: The rise of
trade barriers against Chi-
na and other
c o u n t r i e s
over the past
year could
cost the global
economy $1.4
trillion, on top
of the severe damage being
donebythewarinUkraine,
the head of the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund
said. “What I am hoping to
see is some reversals in
policy blocks towards Chi-
na and globally,” Kristali-
na Georgieva told
Bloomberg Television’s
Stephen Engle in an inter-
view in Bangkok on Satur-
day. “The world is going to
lose 1.5% of gross domestic
product just because of
division that may split
us into two trading blocs.
This is $1.4 trillion.”
 —AGENCIES
Trade divide
could cost global
economy $1.4
trillion: IMF chief
New Delhi: The concerted
tightening of monetary pol-
icy by global central banks
looking to tame inflation
hasprogressivelyraisedthe
risk of a hard landing or a
recession, but India is
placed differently, Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) Gover-
nor Shaktikanta Das said.
Das was speaking at the
Annual Research Confer-
ence of the Department of
Economic and Policy Re-
search of the RBI in Hy-
derabad on Saturday
.
Das had said earlier this
year that the RBI was striv-
ing to ensure a ‘soft land-
ing’ for the Indian economy
while bringing domestic
inflation back to the cen-
tral bank’s 4 per cent target
over a period of time. The
RBI governor has also em-
phasised in recent public
events that raising interest
rates prematurely would
have taken a heavy toll on
economic growth and the
citizens of the country
.
Risk of global hard
landing, but India
differently placed:Das
New Delhi: The war in Europe brought with it new challenges,
just when the economy was about to normalise fully despite
the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and suddenly, the
world encountered a severe food and energy crisis, Reserve
Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. Delivering
the inaugural address at the annual research conference of the
Department of Economic and Policy Research of RBI here, Das
said the COVID-19 pandemic crisis created an opportunity to
explore and harness the power of big data and strengthen direct
feedback mechanisms while working from home. He further said
the pandemic also posed new research issues and analytical
challenges for policy-making as it caused a demand shock or a
supply shock, the size and nature of policy stimulus required,
and their effectiveness, among others.
WITH UKRAINE WAR, WORLD ENCOUNTERED
FOOD, ENERGY CRISIS: RBI GOVERNOR
CPI INFLATION
AT 6.77 PER CENT
z Latest data showed
Consumer Price Index
inflation was at 6.77% in
Oct, well above the RBI’s
tolerance band of 2-6%
Air India in talks with Airbus,
Boeing to buy planes, says CEO
New Delhi: Tata Group-
owned Air India is in talks
with Boeing and Airbus
about ordering new air-
craft and is meeting its im-
mediate needs by leasing
planes and repairing
grounded aircraft, the air-
line’s chief executive said
on Saturday
.
The autos-to-steel con-
glomerate, which complet-
ed its purchase of Air India
in January, faces an uphill
struggle to upgrade an age-
ing fleet, turn around the
company’s financials and
improve service levels, in-
dustry analysts say
.
“We are in deep discus-
sion with Boeing, Airbus
and engine manufacturers
for a historic order of the
latest generation aircraft
that will power Air India’s
medium- and long-term
growth,” Campbell Wilson,
the airline’s chief execu-
tive, said at a Tata corpo-
rate event in Mumbai.
Wilson said Air India
planned to expand its fleet
and global network, aiming
to increase its market share
to 30% on both domestic
and international routes
over the next five years.
TO BOOST
MARKET SHARE
z Air India said in September
it would lease 30 Boeing and
Airbus planes, expanding its
fleet by more than 25 per cent
as part of the drive to boost
market share and to improve
service levels
z At present, Air India has
a domestic market share of
about 10% and an international
market share of around 12%,
as per industry estimates
z Air India was moving closer
to a decision on an order worth
$50 bn at list prices to be split
between Airbus and Boeing
NOW ZOMATO CUTS UP TO 3% WORKFORCE
New Delhi: Gurugram-
headquartered food aggre-
gator firm Zomato has re-
portedly started laying off
employees this week and
plans to drop at least 3 per
cent of its total workforce
to cut costs and turn prof-
itable on Saturday. This
update comes after its Co-
founder Mohit Gupta re-
signed from his post.
At least 100 employees
have already been impact-
ed across functions like
the product, tech, cata-
logue and marketing, re-
ported MoneyControl cit-
ing sources. It further
added that employees in
the supply chain haven’t
been impacted.
The source told the news
portal that employees in
roles that had become re-
dundant had been let go.
The source also added
that a few account manag-
ers dealing with cloud
kitchens had also been
replaced.
Zomato recently saw
multiple top-level exits
from the company
.
LAYOFFS CONTINUE
ANOTHER 1,200
STAFF QUIT ELON
MUSK’S TWITTER
Social media giant Twitter is reel-
ing under big trouble as another
1,200 employees have quit over
the ultimatum for an “extremely
hardcore” workplace. The New
York Times reported that key in-
frastructure teams of the micro-
blogging and social networking
service have been “decimated” at
Twitter and Musk sent an email
to employees asking them about
the details regarding the underly-
ing technology. “Anyone who
actually writes software, please
report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m.
today,” Musk said in an email.
Musk earlier sacked 50 per cent
of the Twitter workforce, as sev-
eral key executives resigned.
Chennai: The rising inter-
est rates will enable Indian
banks to continue posting
good profits during the re-
maining part of FY23, ac-
cording to SP Global Mar-
ket Intelligence.
In a report on the Indian
banking sector, SP Global
Market Intelligence said
five of the six biggest banks
by assets in India reported
an increase in net income
for the fiscal second quar-
ter ended September 30,
2022.
“Banks took advantage
of the higher interest rate
environment to bolster
their net interest margins,
while previous efforts to
reduce their non-perform-
ing assets resulted in lesser
loan loss provisions, their
recently released earnings
reports showed,” the re-
port notes.
‘Rising interest rates will
help banks post profits’
‘Indiatobeworld’ssecond
largesteconomyby 2050’
Mumbai (PTI) : Asia’s
richest man Gautam Adani
on Saturday said India,
which took 58 years to be-
come a trillion dollar econ-
omy, will add an equivalent
sum to GDP every 12-18
months and will be the
world’s second largest
economy by 2050.
Speaking at the 21st
World Congress of Ac-
countants here, he said
back-to-back global crises
have challenged several
assumptions, including
that China should adopt
western democratic prin-
ciples, secular principles
are universal, the EU
would stay together, and
that Russia would be
forced to accept a reduced
international role.
“This multilevel crisis
has shattered the myth of a
unipolar or a bipolar world
of superpowers that could
step in and stabilize global
environments,” he said.
“In my view - in this
emerging multipolar world
- superpowers will need to
be those that take responsi-
bility to step in and help
others in a crisis and not
bully other nations into
submission,thosethatkeep
humanity as their foremost
operating principle.”
A superpower, he said,
must also be a thriving de-
mocracy and yet believe
that “there is no one uni-
form style of democracy
.”
Adani, 60, said the foun-
dations of India’s increas-
ing economy might have
become relevant and a ma-
jority government has giv-
en the nation the ability to
initiate several structural
reforms in the political and
administrative system.
“It took us 58 years to get
to our first trillion dollars
of GDP, 12 years to get to
the next trillion and just
five years for the third tril-
lion. “A country, crushed
and drained by its colonial
rulers, today stands on the
cusp of an extraordinary
growth and is the only ma-
jor country on a path to
emerge as a high-income
nation without compromis-
ing its democracy and di-
versity,” he said.
“Well before 2030, we will
be the world’s third largest
economy and, thereafter,
the world’s second largest
economy by 2050.”
Adani saw India’s medi-
an age at just 38 years in
2050, population of 1.6 bil-
lion with a per capita in-
come of USD 16,000, over
700 per cent higher than
current per capita income.
FDI will touch a trillion
dollar, in sign of increasing
global confidence in India.
INDIA WILL BE NET EXPORTER OF GREEN
ENERGY BY 2050, SAYS GAUTAM ADANI
Mumbai: India will lead the global energy transition, and the country
will be a net exporter of green energy by 2050, Gautam Adani, chair-
man of the Adani group said today. “Cooling the planet down will be
one of the most profitable businesses and the largest of job creators
over the next several decades. I am in no doubt that India will lead
the global energy transition,” Adani said while addressing the World
Congress of Accountants in Mumbai. He announced that over the
next decade the Adani group will invest over USD 70 billion in the
green energy space and build the world’s most integrated renewable
energy value chain. Predicting India will need 400 per cent more
units of energy by 2050 than it currently consumes, Adani said that
there is little doubt that India’s energy transition will be unparalleled
as it races to meet its energy needs. India currently ranks third in
the renewable energy attractive index and is the world’s third-largest
energy-consuming country.
CURRENT
SCENARIO
z India is the world’s fifth
largest economy with a GPD
of USD 3.5 trillion
z The US is USD 23 trillion
economy with a stock
market capitalization
ranging from 45 to 50 tn
z In purchasing power parity
(PPP), India’s share of global
GDP will be north of 20 per
cent by 2050
Gautam Adani, speaks at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai.
New Delhi: India has
climbed up six places to
61st rank in the Network
Readiness Index 2022 re-
port prepared by US-based
non-profit body Portulans
Institute, the telecom min-
istry said on Saturday. The
country’s overall score has
improved to 51.19 in 2022
from 49.74 in 2021. The
NRI Report maps the net-
work-based readiness
landscape of 131 econo-
mies based on their per-
formances in 4 different
pillars: Technology, Peo-
ple, Governance, and Im-
pact covering a total of 58
variables.  —PTI
INDIA RANKS 61ST
ON NETWORK
READINESS INDEX
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Devanagari
and Farsi
inscriptions
found in well
Latur (PTI): A stone
structure with in-
scriptions in Devana-
gari and Farsi has
been found in a well
in Sugao in Chakur
tehsil in Latur dis-
trict, a historian who
was part of the team
that spotted it said on
Saturday.
The Devanagari and
Farsi words are in six
linesinthemiddleof the
Chandrashila sculpture,
andprovideinformation
of SugaoandWadvalvil-
lages, historian Krishna
Gudade said.
“It was found in a
well. It may be of the
17th-18th century
. At the
time, Sugao village was
an administrative divi-
sion under Wadval with
Muslim rule,” he said.
The inscription was
sculpted on an old tem-
ple stone that had been
used in the construc-
tion of the step well
near the house of one
Sanjay Kale-Patil, Gu-
dade said.
Pune woman cycles 3,955 km in 13 days to set Guinness record
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Pune-based
Preeti Maske, 45, will
set a new record as
the first woman to cy-
cle from the Indo-Pak
border at Koteshwar
to reach Kibithu in
Arunachal Pradesh
on the Indo-Tibetan
border in 13 days, 19
hours and 12 min-
utes. She completed
her journey at 12.19
am on November 15.
The 3,955 km trip cov-
ered seven states, begin-
ning from Gujarat, Ra-
jasthan, Uttar Pradesh
(UP),Bihar,WestBengal,
Assam, and Arunachal
Pradesh. The route
which passes through
Assam and Arunachal
Pradeshwaschallenging
with a total 15,679 m of
elevation gain, said
Maske. The mom of two
cycled almost 350 km in
the first 10 days with an
average saddle cycling
time of 19 hours.
“All the paperwork,
evidence, time stamp
pictures have been ac-
ceptedbyWUCA–World
Ultra Cycling Associa-
tion (USA) for certifying
for the Guinness World
Record,” said Maske.
The solo ride was
flagged off at 5.07 am on
November 01 at Kotesh-
war on Indo-Pak border,
byBorderSecurityForce
(BSF) Assistant Com-
mandant N K Sharma.
Maske said that it was
a real challenge to man-
age sleep deprivation in
a continuous non-stop
ride. “I was cycling con-
tinuously for 19 hours
and sometimes for more
than 24 hours. Coffee
kept me awake”.
The expedition was
undertaken to create
awareness on organ do-
nation for the NGO Re-
Birth Foundation.
Preeti Maske is the first woman to cycle from the Indo-Pak border at Koteshwar to reach Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh in 13 days, 19 hours and 12 minutes
Maske covered 3,955 km across Gujarat,
Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal was extremely cold in the even-
ing and night, which made it difficult to
ride in 2-3°C temperatures. With zero net-
work coverage, we missed the direction and took a
longer route. But we could complete the expedition
with Border Roads Organization’s support.
 —Preeti Maske, Cyclist
ADMIRABLE FEAT
FOR THE KIDS!
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is illuminated in blue lights on the eve of World Children’s Day, on Saturday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
NGT’s stay on Nerul CRZ plot sale set to
continue till Dec 20; CIDCO opposes move
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Nation-
al Green Tribunal
(NGT) ruled to con-
tinue the stay on the
sale of the partially
affected coastal zone
plot at Nerul, adjoin-
ing the NRI Seawoods,
even as City and In-
dustrial Development
Corporation (CIDCO)
defended its tender
process and denied
any environmental
violations.
Earlier, on August 22,
thewesternzonalbench
of the NGT admitted
two sets of petitions by
the Navi Mumbai Envi-
ronment Preservation
Society (NMEPS) and
another by a group of
city residents and di-
rected CIDCO not to
proceed with the tender
process of Plot 2A in
Sectors 54-56-58. The pe-
titioners challenged the
25,000 sq m plot sale by
pointing out that it vio-
lates the coastal regula-
tion zone provisions as
one-third of the area
fall under CRZ1 and a
similar area is CRZ-ll.
CIDCO filed its re-
sponse challenging
NGT’s jurisdiction to
admit petitions and ar-
gued that the tender pro-
cess fulfills all CRZ pro-
visions. “There is noth-
ing in the law that pre-
ventsCIDCOfromshow-
ing the CRZ1 area as
part of the plot for sale,”
said the affidavit signed
by Gajndra K Jangam,
CIDCO’s Marketing Of-
ficer (Commercial).
In response, local
NGO NatConnect Foun-
dation has requested
the Navi Mumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(NMMC) to join the le-
gal battle.
Petition has
challenged the
transaction as it
violates coastal
regulation zone
provisions
The words make up
six lines found on a
stone sculpture;
historians believe it
dates back to the 17th
or 18th century
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshy-
ari has raised hackles
again by referring to
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj as an icon of
“olden times”.
Koshyari made the re-
marks on Saturday
, after
conferring D.Litt de-
grees on senior Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
leader Nitin Gadkari,
and Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) Presi-
dent Sharad Pawar at an
event held in Aurang-
abad district.
“‘Earlier, when you
would be asked who is
your icon Jawaharlal
Nehru, Subhas Chan-
dra Bose and Mahatma
Gandhi used to be the
answers. In Maharash-
tra, you need not look
elsewhere (as) there are
so many icons here.
While Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj is of
olden times, there are
Ambedkar and Nitin
Gadkari,” the governor
said.
Predictably, his com-
mentsonMaharashtra’s
most iconic figure have
drawn strong criticism.
“Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj is not only our
deity but our source of
inspiration. He will al-
waysbeouridol,”Anand
Dubey
, a spokesman for
the Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
said in a statement.
The NCP meanwhile
accused him of demean-
ing Maharashtra and
equatingUnionminister
Gadkari with Shivaji.
“The President must
seriouslyrethinkletting
this person (Koshyari),
who constantly makes
controversial state-
ments, hold a constitu-
tional position,” he said,
adding, “The BJP is al-
ways silent about his
(Koshyari’s) demeaning
statements that hurt the
sentiments of Maha-
rashtrians,” said NCP’s
Chief Spokesperson
Clyde Crasto.
NCP, Uddhav-led
Shiv Sena take
offence at insult
to one of Maha’s
most iconic
historical figures
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has developed something of a
reputation for putting his foot in his mouth. —FILE PHOTO
NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
Courting trouble again, Guv
calls Shivaji ‘OLD IDOL’
Mirch Masala
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB RAMAN
The author is a journalist and political
commentator and views expressed are his personal
WHY WERE PRIYANKA’S MEETINGS CURTAILED IN HIMACHAL?
SANTOSH UNHAPPY
WITH DELHI BJP MPs
The party’s powerful
Organisation General
Secy BL Santosh is said
to be angry with the BJP
MPs from Delhi. In fact,
many local MPs includ-
ing the names of Manoj
Tiwari, Pravesh Verma
and Hansraj Hans, are
said to have submitted
the list of claimants on
their behalf to party High
Command regarding civic
polls in Delhi. However,
field reports of most of
them came negative, and
their chances of victory in
party’s opinion polls were
also said to be bleak.
Complaints started piling
up with Santosh, wherein,
most plaints were about
offering money for
tickets. Annoyed, Santosh
demanded resignation
of all District Presidents
of Delhi BJP in a hurry,
warning the MPs to
reform themselves, say-
ing, ‘You reform yourself,
otherwise, the Chhat-
tisgarh model will have to
be implemented in Delhi’.
When Priyanka Gandhi took over the reins of Himachal
Pradesh, she had enthusiastically told the cadre that ‘she
can go around and will campaign for the Congress in Himachal
and touch every assembly seat there.’ The Congress organisa-
tion had also prepared a plan for some 68 public meetings for
her in the Himachal elections. But after this Priyanka went to
her home in Mashobra in Himachal and her mobile phone was
also switched off for two days. There was a stir in the state
Congress, and that is when Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya
Singh went to Mashobra to meet Priyanka at her house. In this
meeting, it was decided that instead of 68, Priyanka would hold
only 15 public meetings. However, in reality, only eight public meetings of Priyanka
could be held in Himachal elections. Angry Rani Sahib i.e. MP Pratibha Singh said on
this – ‘In BJP, the leader carries the party on his shoulders, but in Congress, the leader
has to be carried on workers’ shoulders.’
IMPORTANT CLUES OF MURDER
LOST IN THE MEDIA MARKET
The barbaric manner in which Mumbai’s
Shraddha Walker was murdered in
Delhi’s Chattarpur, it seems that Delhi
media has jumped into the market regard-
ing this. There is such a rush to break
the news that the channel is doing ‘piece
to camera’ by sticking to the bathroom,
kitchen and room of the accused Aftab
Poonawala’s house. Delhi Police hasn’t
yet been able to collect all evidence. The
discussion is hot whether media, its cam-
eras  journos are unknowingly tamper-
ing with important clues of the murder?
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora
is deeply troubled by these things.
RSS ‘CHURNING’ IN MALDIVES!
Highly placed sources in Saffron Party
 its parent organisation have hinted
that a major brainstorming session
of hand-
ful of top
level RSS
functionar-
ies was held
in Madives.
According
to sources, 35 prominent office bearers
of the Sangh, who reached Maldives by a
special plane during Oct end, mulled upon
the strategy for post 2024 election dur-
ing the 5- day long trip. These officials
returned to Delhi by a charter plane.
BJP ON THE PATH OF DHAMNAGAR
After winning the Dhamnagar by-election in Odisha,
the entire BJP is elated. The seat was vacant due
to the death of a prominent BJP leader Bishnu Charan
Sethi. On this seat, the BJP
fielded Sethi’s son Suryabanshi
Suraj, who defeated his nearest
BJD candidate by 9,881 votes
while Suryabanshi got total
80,351 votes. After this, the
churning intensified in the BJP
as to which face the party should
field as its CM face in the coming
assembly elections. Then a list of
potential CM faces was prepared
by the party. Then a public opinion poll was conducted
by a favourite agency working for the party, but all
these faces could not prove their usefulness on the
scale of popularity. Then the General Secretary of the
party, BL Santhosh, held a brainstorming meeting with
the BJP leaders of Odisha in Delhi and wanted to know
why the activism of these leaders in Odisha is so low
that the general public does not know them properly.
WHY DOES DIGVIJAY SINGH WANT TO
TAKE RAHUL’S TRIP TO BIHAR?
Digvijay Singh wants to be the charioteer to take
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra to Bihar.’ Singh
wishes is that Rahul’s journey starts from Digvijay’s
maternal grandfather’s native
place, Githor in Bihar  ends
at Bodh Gaya by travelling a
distance of 1,023 kms. Digvijay
Singh  Jairam Ramesh have
entrusted Yatra’s responsibility
to Bihar’s ex- minister Awad-
hesh Singh. But problem for
Bihar Cong is that who will bear
expenses of Rahul’s trip, because
Cong has been out of power in
Bihar for years  the magnates have also kept a dis-
tance from party. It is said that cost of one day’s Yatra
runs into crores. It was suggested that Yatra should
be limited to Patna, but Awadhesh wants to take it to
Gaya, as he is keen to contest 2024 polls from there.
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hen the weather per-
mits, sundresses are
great fun, but to
ward off the chill of
this winter, is there
anythingmoresatis-
fying than covering
yourself with a symbol of
comfort and warmth? Abso-
lutelynot!Therefore,theeasi-
est method to stay warm
when colder climates ap-
proach is to invest in a fan-
tastic winter scarf rather
than buying a brand-new
coat.Adecentscarf isper-
fect for
changing
up your look without com-
pletely changing your cloth-
ing,whetheryouchoosecash-
mere or mohair, one with pat-
tern or one without, or both.
The finishing touch to any
winter layering outfit is un-
doubtedly a gorgeous winter
scarf, regardless of whether
yourgo-tostreetstylestillcon-
sists of stylish tracksuits or
you've started to make the ef-
fort to put on jeans with your
cropped sweaters. Scarves
haveearnedtheirplaceassta-
ples for the winter wardrobe.
The scarves this season are
fresh and lively
, with vibrant
colorblock designs and bold
checkered prints. They usu-
ally come in knit, cashmere,
orwoolblendfabricsandoffer
lots of warmth while fre-
quently adding a touch of
luxury
. An elegant touch can
beaddedtoanyoutfitbywrap-
ping a solid-colored scarf
around a shirt and wearing it
with pants. Feel free to tie
your cable-knit sweater over
your neck for the same effect
whileyoudecidewhichoneto
buy
.
The colours navy and ma-
roon are also very popular
this season, as is wearing
scarves open to create long-
erlengths.Asilkscarf adds
a sophisticated necktie to a
straightforward all-black
suit, giving it a chic, Paris-
ian edge. Perfect comfort
and fashion! It might be
challenging to locate a
scarf to match an outfit for
an evening occasion, a
shawlscarf canbewornin
amoreformalwaybydrap-
ing it over your shoulders,
aswellasmorecasuallyby
wrapping it around your
neck.
SURFINGTHROUGH
SURFINGTHROUGH
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KHUSHI TAMBI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
SEASON
SEASON
THE SCARF
THE SCARF
Even though we hate
to say it, summer is
officially over. But as
the weather cools,
we're hesitantly
anticipating the start
of layering season.
And thus, City First is
here to guide you
through it with
nothing else or
nothing better than
the SCARVES!
MUMBAI, SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
CARE TIPS FOR PETS
CARE TIPS FOR PETS
Here are some tips on how to keep your furry
friends warm and cosy in the cold months.
WRAP THEM UP IN
WOOLLENS:
You just can’t imagine stepping
outside without a sweater in the
winter. The same applies to your
pets. Choose from a variety of op-
tions available for your cats and
dogs. Make sure you pick the right
size and keep them warm while
taking them out for a walk. In
case you have rabbits and birds,
you can cover their cages with a
shawl, leaving a little space for
aeration.
KEEP THEM
HYDRATED:
The winter season lowers
your pet’s want for water
consumption. However, de-
hydration can be life-
threatening for them. So,
make sure
their water bowls never
remain empty. Keep a close
eye on whether they are drink-
ing adequate water or not. Al-
ways carry a water bottle while
taking them out for walks.
PEEING INDOORS:
Cold winters can result in unin-
tentional urination inside
the house. Take them out
often to relieve them-
selves. Holding pee
for too long can
cause urinary tract
infections in your
pets. You can con-
sider potty training
your pets indoors.
Pee pads and pee
trays can be used to make
sure as an option.
Ipsita Gupta, pet parent
of a Labrador says, “During
the winters, Mia sometimes
ends up accidentally peeing in
the house. I use a pet-friendly
floor cleaner like ITC Nimyle,
which is a 100% natural action
floor cleaner made with neem
that keeps the floors clean and
also does not cause rashes on
Mia’s skin, unlike other floor
cleaners I’ve used before. Acti-
vated with the Power of Neem,
Nimyle also has anti-bacterial
and anti-fungal properties.”
ARRANGE WARM
BEDDING:
Never let your pet sleep on the cold
floor during winter. Make sure
they have warm and cosy bedding.
Place the bedding in a warm spot,
preferably where they sleep every
day. Make sure the area is cleaned
regularly with water and a pet-
friendly floor cleaner. Unclean sur-
faces may lead to underbelly rash-
es. Many pet owners use pet-friend-
ly heaters and warmers to keep the
room temperature controlled.
KEEP THEIR OUTDOOR
HOURS RESTRICTED TO
DAYTIME:
Try to keep your pets indoors, es-
pecially during the night. Go out
for walks with them during the
late morning hours. Being ex-
posed to the sun during these
hours will give them much-need-
ed Vitamin D.
CHECK FOR
HYPOTHERMIA:
If the temperature drops severely,
your pet needs special attention.
Ushija Asthana, pet parent of a
dog Cooper and a cat Silver said,
“The paws of your dog or cat need
to be protected from the freeze as
they aren’t covered by fur. If your
pet is picking up their paws off
the floor, it is a sign that the
weather is too cold for them. In
case there’s a drop in your pet’s
body temperature, make sure you
cover them up with warm blan-
kets and feed them hot drinks like
chicken broth.”
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M.Sc, M.Phil
ETC
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V
irat Kohli and Anushka
Sharmaareoneof thecut-
est couples in Bollywood.
These two never fail in
giving couple goals and making
our hearts flutter. Well, the cou-
ple was recently snapped at the
Mumbai airport as they left for
an undisclosed location. And
now there are several pictures of
the couple from Uttarakhand
that are going viral. We can see
Virat and Anushka posing with
their fans in Uttarakhand with
smiles on their faces.
In the picture, we can see
the couple posing with sev-
eral fans. Both of them
had smiles on their
faces as they posed.
hehnaaz Gill is
a highly reck-
oned name in
the entertain-
ment industry.
She won the
heart of the au-
dience and other con-
testants with her ador-
able looks and inno-
cence. Post Bigg Boss,
she has worked in a
popular movie Honsla
Rakh and some music
videos also. She will be
soon seen in multiple
new projects. The ac-
tress recently shared a
sweet video where she
is seen dancing with
Guru Randhawa.
In the post shared on
social media, Shehnaaz
is seen enjoying the
cool breeze on a
yacht. She is accompa-
nied by ace Punjabi
Singer Guru Randha-
wa. He is seen dancing
along with her on the
Punjabi song Pai gayian
shaman ne. Shehnaaz
looks simple yet elegant
with a green off-shoul-
der jumpsuit and Guru
Randhawa sported a
black T-shirt with a
green jacket. The duo
look adorable as they
dance under the open
sky. He wrote in the
captions, “Pai gayian
shaman ne with my
fav @shehnaazgill
Should we do a
video to-
gether.
SHEHNAAZ
SHEHNAAZ
GROOVES WITH GURU
GROOVES WITH GURU
S
B
ollywood ac-
tress Tara
Sutaria is
said to be
dating Aadar Jain
for quite a few
years now.
While both of
them have re-
mained hush-
hush about
their relation-
ship, they do
share some love-
filled posts for
each other on spe-
cial occasions. They
are also often spotted
together during family
functions and other out-
ings. Tara Sutaria is cel-
ebrating her 27th birth-
day today, and the ac-
tress has received
many wishes on social
media. However, the
one that stood out
the most was the
lovely post from
Aadar Jain! Aadar
Jain took to his Insta-
gram to post a picture
with Tara Sutaria. The
picture is from their
France vacation, and the
two lovebirds can be seen
posing in front of the
iconic Louvre pyramid.
Wishing his ladylove,
Aadar Jain wrote, “Hap-
py Birthday ma chérie,’
along with a heart and
fire emoji.
The post quickly gar-
nered thousands of likes,
and several comments
from fans poured in.
M
alaika Arora has a razor-sharp eye for
style and it's unquestionable. She's giv-
ing our autumn style the elevated pow-
er of something that can be termed
sultry
. Mala is an all-rounder and definitely
a learned fashion lady who looks stylish
all year round. This month and the next,
our calendars are blocked big for par-
ties and there is something interesting
that's available. This ensemble will soon
be on the rise and some outfits around
us may get a second or no preference.
The Jaime ensemble featured a satin
ivory top that looked sleeveless on one
side and the other was in its dramatic ele-
ment with the long and broad cape which
truly became the foundation for a party
look. And, to this high-waisted and black
straight-fit trousers were joined.
Malaika's look was accessorised with
Christian Louboutin pumps, a micro hand-
bag and a gold ring.
T
ime and again, Ka-
reena Kapoor
Khan showcased
her love for casual
yet chic off-duty fits.
This time she was spot-
ted at the airport, sport-
ing a casual blue sweat-
shirt with matching
trousers. While comfort
was the supreme ele-
ment of her airport
look, the actress decided
to style it up with her
Celine bag.
Kareena Kapoor Khan
managed to stir up the
airport-style dressing
for the season as she
stepped out in a mono-
tone outfit casual outfit
that featured an over-
sized hoodie and match-
ing relaxed-fit trousers.
The diva stuck to stick-
ing to the muted blue
color palette and added a
stylish twist to the clas-
sic off-duty look with her
chunky black boots.
The actress teamed up
her all-blue look with a
Celine Calfskin Large
Soft 16 Bag in Tan. This
designer bag is carefully
crafted with tan-hued
leather and features a
statement leather top
handle with striking
gold-tone hardware.
MALAIKA IN A
SAFIYAA JUMPSUIT
Virushka’s Unseen Pictures
Aadar wishes
girlfriend Tara
Kareena’s celine bag
steals the show
Shehnaaz Kaur Gill Anushka Sharma
Malaika Arora
Malaika Arora posing in
Safiyaa jumpsuit
Tara Sutaria
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena’s celine bag
Virushka in Uttrakhand
Aadar Jain’s post...
Guru’s
post...
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GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
conic Brands of
M a h a r a s h t r a
Awards 2022 rec-
ognised business
leaders and en-
trepreneurs who
deserve to be ac-
knowledged and heard by
the world The felicitation
programme was organ-
ised by Maharashtra So-
cieties welfare associa-
tion Powered by Prober,
Co-Powered by Once More
Studios, along with In-
dia’s leading PR company
Red Ant Brand promo-
tions, supported by Prit-
tle Prattle, and Eventz
Factory.
IBMA 2022, honouring
the late Balasaheb Thack-
rey on his death anniver-
sary, was hosted on
Thursday, November
17, 2022, at the
Y a s h w a n t r a o
Chavan Pratish-
than in Mumbai.
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde
graced and
wished all the
awardees pre-
sent in the
Event along with
other dignitaries.
Awards were presented
to industry leaders like
Amit Mulchandani from
Kailasa Speciality Cui-
sine Pvt Ltd (Kailash Par-
bat), Rohan Tavare from
Enkon Consultancy Ser-
vices, Shifa Hakam from
Thechocoripe, Dr Heli Su-
dhir Shah (Founder) from
Dr Heli's Aesthetic Stu-
dio, Seema Raut (Crimi-
nal Lawyer) from Seema
Raut and Associates, Dr
Deepak Monga (h.c) from
Spartan Fire and Safety
Pvt Ltd (Fire Evacuation
Solution), Dr Vikram Me-
hta from Spartan Engi-
neering Industries Pvt
Ltd, Suhaani Jadhav
from Nature Blosssom,
Anupam Shukla From
Uniquo, Shailesh Acha-
rekar From Artist – Paint-
er, Sonal Jain from Spar-
kling Minds Learning
Centre, Anaisha Vijay-
vergia from Child Artist,
Sarvesh Kocheta from
Rajdhani Universal Fab-
rics Pvt Ltd, James Silvai
from M.J Group Of Com-
panies, Prof. Saurabh Ba-
jaj from Knowledge Cir-
cle, Dr Arvind Singh from
Radiant Hospital, Nilesh
Dhahifule from Swastik
Enterprises, Subhash k
Shinde (M.D  Chair-
man) from SP Agro Ex-
port (SMGT Farmers Pro-
ducer Company), Dr
Saakshi Ashish Bhoite -
Motivational Speaker 
Counsellor, Aslam Shai-
kh from Swimwell Pools
India Pvt Ltd, Anil
Mansing Vasave from
Making India Proud,
Pravin Kshirsagar from
Xpilot Farners Producer
Company LTD, Prashant
Karmalkar from Circu-
lar Angle Pvt Ltd, He-
mant Maheshwari
from Provices, Mayur
Nandan from Ellora
EPC Pvt Ltd, Sunil Pinto
from Elite Classes,
PawanKumar Dass from
Valuquo Financial Ser-
vices, Hanumant Pandey
from Trigati Packers and
Movers, Dr. Shubham Ma-
hajan from Prepsmart,
Dr. Manoj Sahoo from
Winners Academy, Babu-
lal Jain (Chairman) and
Suresh Jain (M.D) from
Toptime Consumer Pvt
Ltd (A Venture Of Deltas
Pharma), Milin Shah
from Sarom, Pooja Doshi
from Miraya Arts, Shiva-
ni Shah from Vision
Academy -The IGCSE Ex-
pert, Dhawal Shah and
Navin Maheshwari from
Furnitech, Arpana
Mishra from AEROBOTT
- Dronetech Solutions Pvt
Ltd, Sagar Suke (Group
Director) Dr. Tanaji
Dabade (Director), Dr. Ru-
pesh Patil (Principal)
from NAVSAHYADRI
GROUP OF INSTITU-
TIONS, Pournnima
Shirishkar from Day2Day
Profit, Dr. Shahrookh Du-
masia from Kiyara Asso-
ciates, BabuBhai Bhaya-
ni Galaxy Dryfruits, Ro-
han Devrukhkar from
Jayshree Films, Manan
Raval from BHARAT FM,
Harold D'Souza from Eyes
Open International, Hri-
day Raval from BHARAT
FM and many other sig-
nificant dignitaries were
awarded.
Bharat24 was the media
partner of the event and
our very own Managing
Editor, (Entertainment)
Ashish Tiwari was award-
ed with the Best Enter-
tainment Editor
award.
Additionally, the
evening witnessed
many celebrity stars from
Film and Television In-
dustry Jagdeesh Chandra,
Anees Bazmee, Elli Avr-
Raam, Dheeraj Dhoopar,
Soniya Bansal, Nayandeep
Rakshit, Sanjay Gagnani,
Lipika Varma, Arjun Bi-
jlani, Aneri Vajani, Amit
Tyagi, Ashish Tiwari,
Vishal Kotian, Varinder
Chawla, Shravan Shah,
Yogen Shah, Siddharth
Kannan, Russel D'Silva,
Assad Khan, Payal Ghosh,
Chahatt Khanna, Donal
Bisht, Pavitra Punia, Ma-
nav Manglani, Aly Goni,
Hiten Tejwani, Twinkle
Vasisht, Raaj Shandilya
and many more.
Eknath Shinde, Chief
Minister of Maharashtra,
said he is proud of the
awardees who have
worked tirelessly to im-
prove our nation and get
us closer to the motto
Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
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ADITI CHAVAN
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C
hris Hemsworth,
an actor, has ac-
knowledged that
he may have a
higher chance of ac-
quiring Alzheimer's.
The actor, Chris Hems-
worth, claimed that
while having standard
testing for the mak-
ing of a new do-
cuseries that
will be shown
on Disney
Plus, he dis-
covered that he
is genetically
prone to the illness.
The actor claimed to
have found out he pos-
sesses two copies of the
APOE4 gene, which
has been associated
with a higher
chance of develop-
ing Alzheimer's dis-
ease. He emphasised
that it is not an official
diagnosis of Alzhei-
mer's and that he is not
certain to contract the
illness, but it is none-
theless a reason for
concern.
It's like one in a
thousand people... or
one in 10,000. I can't re-
member. But eight to 10
times more likely, he
revealed, jokingly
adding, Since you
told me that, I feel
like my memory's
getting worse. It's a pla-
cebo effect-or it's taking
place.
Since his grandpa has
Alzheimer's disease,
Hemsworth said that
the diagnosis did not
come as a surprise.
K
angana Ranaut took to Ins-
tagram and shared her
thoughts on work ethics.
She wrote, I see lots of out-
rage regarding Elon's work meth-
ods. Successful people tend to be
very hard/harsh on themselves
people who work with or for
them naturally become an ex-
tension of them because they
share a common goal and they
tend to push them to their limits
as well, in these woke times hat-
ing your job is cool and working
hard /sincere is not the quickest
route to success... Monday's are for
waiting for weekends and week-
ends are about feeling de-
pressed because Monday is
just around the corner..
haha all I can say is
that this generation
will never know
why five per cent
of the world's pop-
ulation owns 95
per cent of its
wealth”.
S
ushmita Sen may not have
stepped into Hindi films
for a long time now, but
her fan following and the
love of her fans have never dwin-
dled. The actor rang in her 47th
birthday this year on November
19. She did not miss out on giving
her fans a glimpse of her beauti-
ful face on this auspicious day.
Sharing a selfie on Insta-
gram, Sushmita wrote a
cryptic paragraph in the cap-
tions. Taking to her captions,
she wrote, “47 finally!!! A number
that has consistently followed me
for 13 years now!!! The most in-
credible year is on its way….I’ve
known it a long time…and I am
thrilled to finally announce its
arrival!!! #duggadugga I love you
guys!!! #yourstruly #birthday-
girl #19thnovember #scorpio
#yassssssss”.
A
mother's love
knows no
bounds and
when she
loves, she loves
unconditionally.
Her affection is
hidden in the lit-
tle things she does
for her children, in
the little things she
gives up for them, in
the wrinkles on her
face and the smiles
on her lips.
Shama Si-
kander's
next pro-
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On Friday afternoon, the SC had rejected the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) applica- tion and ordered that Navlakha be placed un- der house arrest “with- out fail” within 24 hours. The investigating agency on Saturday submitted to thespecialcourtthecom- pliancereportaboutcom- pleting release formali- ties of the activist, after which the court issued the release memo, which will then be mailed to the jail authorities and the NaviMumbaipolicecom- missioner. Navlakha released, to stay under house arrest for 1 month By 2050, India will be world’s second largest economy: Adani Mumbai: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Saturday said India will become the w o r l d ’ s third-larg- est econo- my by 2030 and the second-largest by 2050, adding that the country took 58 years to become a trillion-dollar economy, but will add an equivalent sum to GDP every 12-18 months hence. “I anticipate that withinnext decade, In- dia will start adding a trillion dollars to its GDP every 12-18 months thereby putting us well on track to be a USD 30 trillion economy by 2050 with a stock mar- ket capitalization that will possibly exceed USD 45 trillion,” said Adani at the World Con- gress of Accountants. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar launched the Vivekananda Sandesh Yatra from Khetri in Jhunjhunu on Saturday. Recalling Vivekananda’s speech at Chicago, the VP said that he introduced India’s spirituality to world. VP DHANKHAR LAUNCHES VIVEKANANDA SANDESH YATRA NOTED ACTOR TABASSUM DIES DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST Mumbai (PTI): Veteran actor Tabassum has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, her son Hoshang Govil said on Saturday. She was in her 70s. Known for her work as a child artiste, she also hosted popular Doordarshan talk show “Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan”. “Few days ago, she was admitted to a hospital. She had a gastric problem and we went there for a check-up. She suffered two cardiac attacks at 8.40 pm and 8.42 pm. She passed away peacefully on Friday night,” said Hoshang. MUMBAI COPS ARREST CHHOTA SHAKEEL KIN First India Bureau Mumbai: In a major action, the Mumbai police has arrested Arif Abubakar Shaikh, brother-in-law of underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel, identified as Abubakar alias Arif Bhaijaan. Further, real- estate agents Salim Kasam Valla and Intekam Alam Qureshi who-- along with Bhaijaan--had duped a film producer of Rs3.20 crore on the pretext of providing land for a film studio have also been nabbed. Shaikh, who allegedly looks after the business interests of Chhota Shakeel in Mumbai, was arrested from the high-security Arthur Road jail, where he has been lodged ever since the National Investigation Agency arrested him.
  • 2. NEWS MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 02 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia As row continues, will Sena, Cong come to loggerheads? First India Bureau Mumbai: Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Satur- day said VD Savarkar, Jawaharlal Nehru or any other freedom fighter should not be maligned as they do not belong to any po- litical party. Nana Patole, chief of the Maharashtra unit of the Congress, how- ever, aggressively de- fended party leader Ra- hul Gandhi elsewhere and said those slam- ming Gandhi must ex- plain why Savarkar was getting pension from the British. Raut had made it clear a day earlier that the Thackeray-led Sena did not approve of Ra- hul Gandhi’s controver- sial comments about Savarkar and it could lead to cracks in the MVA alliance which also includes the NCP. “Attempts to be- smirch the reputations of both Pandit Jawaha- rlal Nehru and Sa- varkar must stop. Free- dom fighters who made sacrifices for the coun- try’s independence do not belong to any ideol- ogy or political party,” Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, told reporters on Saturday . “Just because some- one badmouths Sa- varkar, it doesn’t mean you speak negatively about Nehru,” the Sena leader added. Rahul Gandhi kicked up a row earlier this week during the Maha- rashtra leg of his Bharat Jodo Yatra by claiming that Savarkar had helped the British and wrote a mercy peti- tion to them out of fear. “Those who criti- cised Rahul Gandhi for his comments on Sa- varkar should first re- ply why the latter was getting a pension of Rs60 from the British,” Patole told reporters on Saturday . His party wanted an ideological debate, he said, adding that the Congress believed in non-violence. Sanjay Raut warns against attacks on Savarkar, Nehru; Cong’s Nana Patole targets Hindutva ideologue again Members of the Shinde faction protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged controversial remarks on VD Savarkar, in Mumbai, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI UDDHAV MUST DUMP CONG: UNION MIN DANVE Jalna: Seeking to corner the Uddhav Thackeray- led Shiv Sena, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has asked it to sever its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance with the Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the Hindutva ideologue and freedom fighter VD Savarkar. Union minister and senior BJP leader Raosa- heb Danve reiterated this demand on Saturday. “Thackeray and his son Aaditya must an- nounce if they intend to break the alliance with the Congress. Balasa- heb Thackeray spread the message of Swa- tantryaveer Savarkar across Maharashtra, and now his son and grandson are sitting with a party that insults the freedom fighter,” Danve said. The Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Na- tionalist Congress Party constitute the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which ruled the state till June 29 this year. Slamming Rahul Gan- dhi, Danve said, “Such statements have come from a person who has no knowledge of history or its great personali- ties. The BJP accepts the ideology of Savarkar. He is in our thoughts, our minds, our conduct. He is ours.” Raosaheb Danve Thackeray camp’s Gorhe denies joining Shinde Mild tremor felt in Latur dist; none hurt First India Bureau Mumbai: Amid ru- mours of her joining Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s camp, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasa- heb Thackeray Deputy Leader and Spokesper- son, Neelam Gorhe, on Saturday took to her Twitter handle to post a denial. ‘’I had a meeting with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha yesterday . Various exaggerated and base- lessstorieswerecirculat- ed about it. I want to make it clear again that I did not have any political discussion with anyone during this meeting. My commitment to Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray is firm and will remain forever,’’ she clarified in a tweet. First India Bureau Latur: Killari and oth- er villages in Latur district experienced a low-intensity tremor around 2 am on Satur- day , officials said, add- ing that there were no reports of casualty . This comes a month and a half after seismo- logical stations were installed at Aurad Shah- jani and Ashiv villages in Latur district, where the state’s deadliest earthquake killed thou- sands of people in 1993. “The tremor was felt in Killari, Sirsal, Yel- wat, Pardhewadi, Kar- la, Kumtha, Nadihat- targa, Sanghvi, Jeori, Talni, and Banegaon villages as well as some villages in Os- manabad,” a disaster management official said on Saturday . The area had seen at least eight tremors be- tween September 06 and October 04 this year. CRUCIAL READ STEPS NEEDED TO IMPART EDUCATION IN MARATHI Thane: Maharashtra Min- ister Deepak Kesarkar on Saturday said all efforts would be taken to impart education in the state in Marathi and also translate books into the language. “The state government will stress on imparting education henceforth in Marathi. Books too will be translated into Marathi,” the state’s school educa- tion and Marathi language minister said. CM CONDOLES INDUSTRIALIST KHAMBETE’S DEATH Thane: Condoling the death of industrialist MR “Appa” Khambete, CM Eknath Shinde on Saturday said his passing was a great loss for the region’s small and medi- um sector units. Kham- bete, who died on Friday, aged 91, was founder and president emeritus of the Thane Small Scale Industries Association and the chamber of Small Industries Association. Need robust legislation to secure justice for all: Chief Justice Datta Pune (PTI): Bombay High Court Chief Jus- tice Dipankar Datta on Saturday asserted the need for a “ro- bust” legislation to tackle all situations to achieve the preamble promise of securing justice for all citizens. Justice Datta was speaking at a seminar on ‘Dispute Resolution Mechanism in Telecom, Broadcasting and Cy- ber-Sector issue, Ap- proach and Way For- ward’, organized by the Telecom Dispute Settle- ment Appellate Tribu- nal (TDSAT). “Our (information) is in the mobile phone and can be hacked by any- body, no privacy, noth- ing. So, this is the stage where we should ex- plore whether instead of having one principal bench (TDSAT) at Delhi, with sittings permitted at six other places, why don’t we have regional benches in line with the National Green Tribu- nal,” Justice Datta said. In an indirect refer- ence to the Shraddha Walkar murder case, Justice Datta said, “We have just read in the newspapers about cer- tain stories of ‘love in Mumbai, horror in Del- hi’. These crimes are be- ing committed because there is so much access to material on the inter- net. Now I am sure that the Government of In- dia is thinking in the right direction. The In- dian Telecommunica- tion Bill is there.” On the importance of tribunals, Justice Datta said there was no harm in constituting tribu- nals if they are appro- priately manned and the purpose for which they have been set up as an alternative to the court to render justice, is attained. We require certain robust legislation to tackle all situations in order to achieve the goal of keeping our preamble promise of justice for all our citi- zens' fraternity for re- taining the dignity of individuals. —Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice, Bombay High Court Dipankar Datta, Chief Justice, Bombay High Court Gorhe with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. —FILE PHOTO SHAKTI WALK The Congress on Saturday marked the 105th birth anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi by organizing a special “padyatra” for women along with its Bharat Jodo Yatra, which during the day proceeded from Shegaon to Jalamb in Buldhana district.The special march comprised women functionaries of the party and members of self help groups (SHGs). Rahul Gandhi began the day paying tribute to his late grandmother. Speaking at a public meeting in Buldhana at the end of the day, he claimed “733 lives” could have been saved if PM Modi had established dialogue with farmers who were protesting against the new agriculture laws. —PHOTOS BY PTI ANI Hawkers menace continues on Hill Road post 7 pm First India Bureau Mumbai: With a Bri- hanmumbai Munici- pal Corporation (BMC) anti-encroach- ment van parked on Hill Road in Bandra area of Mumbai, hawkers do not line up to sell their wares during the day. How- ever, chaos rules one of the city’s favourite shopping destina- tions after 7 pm, when the civic body vehicle leaves the spot. Illegal hawkers grab every inch of the foot- path and even spill onto the road. Locals said this happens despite as- surances by the author- ities and politicians. According to locals, the BMC drove the ille- gal street vendors off Hill Road in August af- ter repeated pleas. After a few days of peace and tranquillity, the road is back to its chaotic best every evening. A few hawkers with large stands selling clothes and fashion ac- cessories occupied the space in front of big shops ensuring there was ample space for walkers on the footpath in the evening. After the BMC vehi- cle left the area at 6.55 pm, within 5 to 10 min- utes, one hawker after another appeared from nowhere. By 8 pm, the place was bustling and teeming with the unau- thorized street vendors. “After our complaints and regular follow-ups, the BMC stationed its van in front of our buildings and so there aren’t any hawkers in the periphery of 50 m. But after the vehicle is gone, the hawker men- ace continues,” said Ro- hinton Polishwala, a Hill Road resident. He said the van leaves be- tween 7 pm and 7.30 pm and hawkers do their business till night. “They find ways to do a patch job for the time being. Even in the hawkers’ case, the ac- tion is just an eyewash,” said another resident from Hill Road. NO RESPITE Vendors make hay once anti- encroachment van leaves; locals say assurances by civic body, police meaningless A street vendor selling footwear on a Hill Road footpath. The epicentre of the 2.4 magnitude tremor was located 10 km below the ground
  • 3. First India Bureau Mumbai: The three Humboldt penguin chicks that hatched at the city’s Veerma- ta Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, popularly known as Byculla Zoo, over the past seven months finally have names: Flash, Bingo and Alexa. Authorities chris- tened the two males and one female chicks born at the zoo, an official stated on Saturday, to coincide with the zoo’s 160th anniversary . Withthenewarrivals, the penguin population had jumped to 12 at the zoo, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation stated in a release. The male chicks, hatched on April 02 and 26, have been christened as Flash and Bingo re- spectively, while the fe- male chick hatched on August09,namedAlexa, it stated. Flash and Alexa’s parents are called Don- ald and Daisy, while Bingo is the progeny of Molt and Flipper, the release said. The zoo, which was formerly known as Vic- toria Garden, was inau- gurated by Lady Cathe- rine Friar on November 19, 1862 at Byculla in central Mumbai. After the park was handed over to the mu- nicipal corporation, it assumed the responsi- bility of the overall maintenance, the re- lease stated. At least eight pen- guins—three males and five females—were brought from Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, to the By- culla Zoo in 2016, and one of them died later. The enclosure for penguins is spread over 1,800 sq ft and consists of a water pool, accom- modation area, air han- dling units and a cool- ing system. MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 03 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau Mumbai: The Cen- tral Railway (CR) be- gan a 27-hour mega block from 11 pm Saturday night to dismantle the Car- nac Bridge between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Masjid Bunder station in south Mumbai. The block will end at 2 am on November 21, due to which the sched- ule of suburban and express trains will get affected during this pe- riod, a release by the CR said. More than 37 lakh daily local train commuters as well as those travelling by out- station trains are likely to be affected, it added. The bridge, built in 1866-67, was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian In- stitute of Technology Bombay in 2018, though the movement of heavy vehicles on it was stopped in 2014. It was declared un- safe for road traffic this past September. A major portion of the iron bridge has al- ready been demol- ished. Hence, during the block only the iron structure of the rail- way over bridge (ROB) will be cut and re- moved with the help of road cranes. “The heritage bridge has some six stones with inscriptions that mention the year of construction. These will be preserved suit- ably either at heritage gully or museum area,” CR’s chief pub- lic relations officer Shivaji Sutar said. During the block pe- riod, suburban trains will be operated from Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Kurla stations towards Thane, Kalyan, Kasara , Karjat side and vice versa, whereas on the Harbour line the ser- vices will be run be- tween Vadala and Pan- vel-Goregaon stations, it said. “As we have limited platforms for reversal of trains at Byculla, Parel, Dadar, Kurla and Vadala Stations, we will be running trains at less frequen- cy,” the CR said in the release and requested passengers to avoid un- necessary crowding at the suburban stations. The CR said it has requested the civic transport bodies to run extra buses for the con- venience of commut- ers during the block period and they have agreed to do so. CR general manager Anil Kumar Lahoti, di- visional railway man- ager Rajnish Kumar Goyal and other senior officials inspected the demolition work on Friday and gave neces- sary instructions. 27-hr mega block on CR route for dismantling Carnac Bridge Move will likely hit 37 lakh local-train commuters plus those traveling by outstation trains 1,800 local trains operate on ‘Harbour’ and ‘Main’ lines. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE IN SHORT z Main line (CSMT to Kasara/Khopoli): No trains will run be- tween the CSMT and Byculla station until 4 pm on Sunday z Harbour line (CSMT-Goregaon/ Panvel): No train will run between CSMT and Vadala stations till 8 pm on Sunday z Mail-Express Yard lines will be made available after 2 am on Monday First India Bureau Mumbai: The wedding reception of a newly married Hindu-Mus- lim couple, meant to take place on Sunday evening, was cancelled in Vasai near here, af- ter local organizations raised objections in the wake of Shraddha Walkar’s murder, po- lice said on Saturday . Walkar (27) and her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawalawhohasbeen arrested for allegedly murdering her in May this year both hailed from Vasai. Anewschanneleditor on Friday morning tweeted a picture of the reception invite and linked it to the Walkar murder case using hashtags “LoveJihad” and “ActOfTerrorism”, which was then widely shared on social media. Thereafter, local Hin- duandMuslimorganiza- tions in Vasai called the owner of the reception venue and asked him to cancel the event “for the sake of peace in the area”, a police official told reporters. There is no so-called Love Jihad angle to this case, the official said, adding that the Hindu woman(29)andherMus- lim husband (32) had registered their mar- riageincourtonNovem- ber 17. They have known each other for 11 years and both and both fami- lies supported their rela- tionship, he also said. The families of the couple on Saturday vis- itedManikpurpolicesta- tion and said that the reception—in which theyhadexpectedtohost around 200 guests—has been put on hold. The term “Love Ji- had” refers to allega- tionsbysomeright-wing organizations that there exists a conspiracy by Muslim men to convert Hindu women to Islam by marrying them. Walkar ripples? Interfaith couple’s reception cancelled A news channel editor had tweeted a picture of the reception invite using hashtags ‘LoveJihad’ and ‘ActOfTerrorism’ Mumbai (PTI): Maha- rashtra on Saturday recorded 125 new cas- es of COVID-19, which raised the tally of in- fections to 81,35,135, an official from the state health depart- ment said. Mumbai reported the only casualty of the day , taking the toll to 1,48,404, he said. The state had report- ed 119 new cases and one fatality on Friday . According to a health department report, Pune circle recorded the highest 63 fresh cas- es, followed by Mumbai circle with 31, Nashik eight, Aurangabad sev- en, Kolhapur seven, Akola four, Nagpur three and Latur two. The count of recover- ies reached 79,85,936 af- ter 140 patients recov- ered in the last 24 hours, it stated. With this, the state now has 795 active cas- es, of which the highest number of 295 cases was in Pune, followed by 149 and 120 cases in Mumbai and Thane re- spectively, it said. With 15,320 swab samples tested in the last 24 hours, the num- ber of tests conducted across the state so far rose to 8,55,20,374. First India Bureau Nagpur: Maintenance Command headquar- ters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) saw pilots awe the audience with a brilliant display of air manoeuvring skills at “Air Fest 2022” on Saturday . “Akashganga” team performed drills using Dornier aircraft, while the Sarang helicopter display team used four modified Advance Light Helicopters (ALHs) Dhruv, and the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) comprised nine Hawk Mk.132 aircraft. Theeventcommenced with 14 cadets of NCC (Air Wing) demonstrat- ing their skills in aero- modelling, after which a paramotor pilot execut- ed aerobatic manoeu- vres. Six daredevils of the “Akashganga” IAF team demonstrated sky- diving from a Dornier aircraft from a height of 8,000 feet and landed with precision. This was followed by “Avro”—a medium-size turboprop transport aircraft—fly- ing at just 500 feet above ground level. Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Com- manding-in-Chief,Main- tenance Command, was the chief guest at the event conducted as a part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” to cel- ebrate the 75th anniver- sary of Independence. Another eye-catching performance was a syn- chronized rifle drill per- formance by 18 air war- riors of the world-re- nowned Air Warrior Drill Team (AWDT). The Sarang team per- formed some breathtak- ing manoeuvres like approaching the dais in wine glass formation and then displayed very crisp and elegant India and diamond forma- tions. This was followed by the gravity-defying Dolphin’s leap which is a three-aircraft syn- chronized stall turn. The formation thereaf- ter executed high-speed crosses, and two air- craft painted a white heart in the sky . SKAT also displayed their skills by flying in various formations like the diamond formation, Tejas formation, Prachand formation, barbed wire cross and inverted Vic. IAF teams put on aerial extravaganza at Air Fest BREATHTAKING DISPLAY Air Marshal Vibhas Pande, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, was the chief guest ‘Sarang’ and ‘Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team’ of the Indian Air Force show off air manoeuvers. —PHOTOS BY PTI ROBBERS RANSACK JALNA HOUSE, FLEE WITH 330G GOLD ALIBAG WOMAN LOSES `1.12 CR TO FRAUDSTERS Jalna: A gang of armed robbers ransacked a house in Teerthpuri of Jal- na early on Friday morn- ing and brutally assaulted a couple, before fleeing with valuables. Along with 330 grams of gold, the robbers also took the identity documents of the woman in the house. Au- thorities said the robbery took place in Khidkicha Mala, under the limit of Gondi police station. At 2 am, Ulhasrao Pawar, 55, noticed some movements in the house, including noise of the door latches and alerted his brother Suresh, 51, who was sleeping nearby. Alibag: A case has been registered against un- known persons for cheat- ing a woman from Alibag in Raigad district of Rs 1.12 crore, an official said on Saturday. The woman, a retired court superin- tendent, accepted a friend request in June this year from a person claim- ing to be a resident of Manchester in the United Kingdom, he said. “He and some other accused soon started phoning her claiming there was a gift in gold and cash that had been sent for her from the UK, but she would need to pay Customs duty,” he said. RPF CONSTABLE DIES IN TRAIN ACCIDENT Mumbai: A 39-year-old RPF constable died in a train accident while he was patrolling near Borivali railway station on Friday night. According to the GRP sources, the RPF constable identified as Bharat Kumar Parjapati attached to the Borivali railway station, was patrolling along with his colleague near Poisar when a down local train coming from Churchgate to Borivali hit him. An Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered, and the body has been sent for autopsy. Prajapati hails from Palanpur, Gujarat. MAN SLITS MINOR SON’S THROAT AFTER FIGHT WITH WIFE MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING LOVER’S TEEN DAUGHTER Mumbai: In a shocking incident in Mumbai’s Malad, a father slit his 6-year-old son’s throat on Saturday morning. The accused, identified as Nandan Adhikari, 44, allegedly killed his son Laksh, after a fight with his wife Sunita. The in- cident happened in the Malwani Church Market area in Malad West The Malwani police detained Nandan on the spot and sent Laksh’s body for autopsy. During the interrogation, it has been revealed the re- lationship between the couple was not good as they used to have minor disputes often. Mumbai: A 28-year-old man was arrested from Virar on Friday for killing his lover’s teen daughter in Chennai on November 12. The accused, Raju Mani Nair, is also believed to have had intercourse with the corpse. As per the complaint filed by the deceased’s mother, the accused strangled her daughter when she was not at home. “When I got home from work, the house was locked from outside. I opened the door with my keys and found my daughter lying on the floor. There were marks around her neck and she was not breath- ing,” she said. CRUCIAL READ Bingo, Flash and Alexa: Byculla Zoo penguin chicks finally get their names The zoo’s 12 penguins are its biggest crowd-pullers. —-FILE PHOTO Maha witnesses 125 new COVID-19 cases, 1 fresh fatality; active tally at 295 The number of tests conducted across the state has risen to 8,55,20,374. —-FILE PHOTO
  • 4. PERSPECTIVE MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 04 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia SPIRITUAL SPEAK The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by. —Buddha Amit Shah @AmitShah Heartiest birthday greetings to our Law Minister Shri @KirenRijiju Ji. May he continue to serve the nation with the same zeal and enthusiasm. Wishing him an abundance of health, happiness and long life. TOP TWEETS Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp According to the vision of the National Education Policy #KashiTamilSangamam will prove to be a factor in preparing a modern new generation connected to the roots. The nectar emanating from this confluence of scholars and philosophies of North and South will become the banyan tree of knowledge, research and national unity. #VanakkamKashi eaders of the World’s wealthiest nations (G-20) met in Indonesian island of Bali on 22nd and 23rd of this month. The President of Indonesia, Joko Wido- do, presided over the sum- mit. President Vladimir Putin did not attend the conference. Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He left Bali before the con- clusion of the summit. The leaders of nineteen countries adopted a decla- ration deploring Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in the strongest terms and demanded its uncondition- al withdrawal. They also recognized that while most members condemned the war in Ukraine, there were other views and different assessments of the situa- tions and on the severe sanctions imposed on Rus- sia by some countries. Most members were of the view that the war in Ukraine was causing im- mense human sufferings and, “exacerbating exist- ing fragilities in the global economy - constraining growth, increasing infla- tion, disrupting supply chains, heightening ener- gy and food insecurity and elevating financial stabil- ity risks.” The leaders also de- nounced any threat of the use of nuclear weapons. This was quite clearly a re- buke to Russia. To this the response of the Russian Foreign Minister, Lavrov was that in the absence of President Putin “politici- sation of the meeting was uncalled for”. The Summit was preceded by a bilateral meeting between US Presi- dent Joe Biden and Chi- nese leader Xi Jinping. This was the first time the two had met since Mr Biden became President. The meeting produced few tangible results, it was in a minor way a positive development. Both sides, in their three hour meet- ing did mention their dif- ferences over Taiwan, trade restrictions and technology transfer. Nev- ertheless the two agreed to keep in touch and avoid confrontation. The bilat- eral relations between the US and China had plunged to a historic low after the visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. The concrete results of the Biden-Xi meeting was that Antony Blinken, Sec- retary of State, could pay a visit to China early in 2023. Climate change was dis- cussed at length. G-20 lead- ers agreed to pursue ef- forts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, reiter- ating the 2015 Paris Agree- ment on Climate Change. The United States, Japan and their partners de- clared that they would “mobilise” 20 billion dol- lars of public and private financial institutions to help Indonesia shut coal power plants and bring for- ward the sectors emissions date by seven years to 2030. I have deliberately not quoted from the speeches of Presidents and Prime Ministers. These are writ- ten by their advisers and ambassadors. Broadly speaking controversy is avoided. Words and inane phrases are well chosen and seldom memorable. Having participated in several Heads of State and Heads of Government Summits I know this rou- tine only too well. Modern diplomacy gives prece- dence to economics, sci- ence, technology, climate change, poverty elimina- tion, population control, matters relating to health etc. Politics is now not giv- en excessive importance. India, under Prime Minis- ter Modi’s leadership played an admired and constructive role. He took over as President of G-20 from President Joko Wido- do of Indonesia. Some of his time now will be taken up by G-20 issues. The G7 and G2, the Euro- pean Union and NATO seem to matter more than the United Nations. The annual meetings of the General Assembly - Sep- tember to December do not cause New Yorkers to take notice of the deliberations of the Organisation. For decades the “Cry” has been the UN (particularly the Security Council) needs urgent reform. But reform is not on the horizon. FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN QATAR From 22 November to 18 December the Football World Cup, being held in Qatar, will be witnessed by millions and millions of people the world over. Foot- ball is the richest game in the World. Ronaldo and Messi are probably worth - how much - certainly sev- en digits. Which countries will make it to the final? My take. Any two from Germany, France, Brazil and Argentine. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL L The G7 and G2, the European Union and NATO seem to matter more than the United Nations. The annual meetings of the General Assembly - September to December do not cause New Yorkers to take notice of the deliberations of the Organisation. For decades the “Cry” has been the UN (particularly the Security Council) needs urgent reform. But reform is not on the horizon K NATWAR SINGH The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India WORLD LEADERS PONDER OVER GLOBAL CHALLENGES AT G-20 SUMMIT IN BALI M odern diplomacy gives precedence to economics, science, technology, climate change, poverty elimination, population control, matters relating to health etc. Politics is now not given excessive importance. India, under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership played an admired and construc- tive role. He took over as President of G-20 from President Joko Widodo of Indonesia. Some of his time now will be taken up by G-20 issues. INDIA, UNDER PM MODI’S LEADERSHIP PLAYED AN ADMIRING AND CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE AT G-20 The leaders of 19 countries adopted a declaration deploring Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in strongest terms and demanded its unconditional withdrawal. They also recognized that while most members condemned the war in Ukraine, there were other views and different assessments of situations and on severe sanctions imposed on Russia by some countries l Vol 1 l Issue No. 193 l RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Dangat Media Pvt Ltd, No.22, Dighe MIDC, Vishnu Nagar, TTC Industrial Area, Dighe, Navi Mumbai-400701. Published at Plot No. 3 Scheme C of Manglorean Garden Home, CHS Limited, Survey No. 5, 6C (Part) Ville Parle East, Mumbai 400057. Phone 022-46031417. Editor-In-Chief:DrJagdeeshChandra Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 THIS YEAR’S SPECIAL AL RIHLA BALL HAS THE AERODYNAMICS OF A CHAMPION s with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the play- ers will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most impor- tant piece of equipment in the most important tourna- ment in the world’s most popular sport to behave in unexpected ways, so a lot of work goes into making sure that every new World Cup ballfeelsfamiliartoplayers. Despite controversies overcorruptionandhuman rights issues surrounding thisyear’sWorldCup,there is still beauty in the science and skill of soccer. As part of my research, every four yearsIdoananalysisof the new World Cup ball to see what went into creating the centerpiece of the world’s most beautiful game. THE PHYSICS OF DRAG Between shots on goal, free kicksandlongpasses,many important moments of a soccer game happen when the ball is in the air. So one of the most important char- acteristicsof asoccerballis how it travels through air. EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD CUP BALL Adidas has supplied balls for the World Cup since 1970. Through 2002, each ball was made with the iconic 32-panel construc- tion. The 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal panels were traditionallymadeof leath- er and stitched together. 2022’S AL RIHLA BALL The new Qatar World Cup soccer ball is the Al Rihla. The Al Rihla is made with water-based inks and glues and contains 20 panels. Eight of these are small triangles with roughly equal sides, and 12 are larg- er and shaped sort of like an ice cream cone. Instead of using raised textures to increase sur- face roughness like with previous balls, the Al Rihla is covered with dimplelike features that give its sur- face a relatively smooth feel compared to its prede- cessors. To make up for the smoother feel, the Al Rih- la’s seams are wider and deeper – perhaps learning from the mistakes of the overly smooth Jabulani, which had the shallowest and shortest seams of re- cent World Cup balls and which many players felt was slow in the air. SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION A
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  • 7. MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 06 INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia New Delhi (ANI): Call- ing for global action against the menace of terrorism, Home Minis- ter Amit Shah on Satur- day argued that no country — no matter how powerful it is — can deal with the men- ace of terrorism by it- self. Speaking at the con- cluding session of the 3rd ‘No Money for Ter- ror’ Ministerial Confer- ence on Counter-Ter- rorism Financing, Shah said, “No matter how powerful a country or organization is, it cannot defeat the men- ace of terrorism, on its own. The international community has to con- tinuously and collec- tively work to resolve this difficult and bor- derless issue,” he said. Shah said in the past decades, India has dealt with several challeng- ing aspects of terror- ism. “Zero terror policy, stringent framework on counter-terror laws, and empowerment of security agencies has resulted in a significant drop in cases of terror- ism,” he added. The conference of- fered platform for par- ticipating nations to deliberate on the effec- tiveness of the current international regime on Counter Terrorism Financing and the steps required to address emerging challenges. Surat (ANI): With Gu- jarat assembly elec- tions round the corner, the ruling BJP is now at the peak of its cam- paign and is banking on its most popular face to lead the charge. PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold close to 25 rallies, crisscross- ing the state in the next fortnight or so. It will be an action-packed three-day schedule for PM Modi in his home state. On Sunday, PM Modi will visit Somnath Tem- ple and then address four rallies in Saurash- tra region. Veraval, Dhorarji, Amreli and Botad have been final- ised as the venues for four rallies. In last as- sembly polls, BJP was not able to win a single seat in these constitu- encies in Saurashtra. OnDay3,PMwillhold three rallies in Suren- dranagar, Bharuch and Navsari. While Bharuch was the constituency of former Congress strong- man Ahmed Patel, BJP state chief CR Paatil who hails from Navsari, has been winning his Lok Sabha seat with one of the top margins across the country . Hyderabad (ANI): Ni- zamabad BJP MP Dhar- mapuri Arvind on Sat- urday threatened to beat Telangana Chief Minis- ter K Chandrasekhar Rao with a ‘chappal’ amid his ongoing war of words with his MLC daughter K Kavitha. Reacting to Kavitha’s alleged threats, the BJP MP said that he would beat her father and Tel- angana CM KCR with a ‘chappal’ (footwear). He said here he would file a complaint with Telan- gana police against al- leged threats issued by the ruling TRS MLC and CM’s daughter K Kavitha. The war of words be- tweenthemstartedafter theBJPleaderonThurs- day claimed that Kavi- tha had called up Con- gress president Mall- ikarjun Kharge and ex- pressed her wish to join the Congress party . Reacting to Kavitha’s statement of beating him with chappals, MP Arvind said on Satur- day, “I don’t have trust on Telangana Police but trusting my advocate, I am giving a complaint. I spoke with CV Anand (Hyderabad Commis- sioner) he was talking like a TRS Karyakarta in next 10 months our govt (BJP) is coming.” Bengaluru (ANI): Con- gress leaders reached Karnataka Election Commission (SEC) of- fice on Saturday for fil- ing a complaint against “electoral fraud” in the state allegedly at the be- hest of the BJP govt. Karnataka Congress president DK Shivaku- mar and other leaders arrived at SEC office today to file a complaint in connection with “electoral fraud”. The state Congress leaders reached the SEC office two days after Congress leader Randeep Surjew- ala had launched an at- tack against Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai alleging that he was di- rectly involved in elec- toral fraud. DK Shivakumar told ANI, “We have to file a complaint to protect voter rights. This is the biggest fraud commit- ted by BJP minister CN Ashwath Narayan and his team, who used data, collected fraud in- formation and deleted lakhs of votes.” 3 WOMEN DEAD, 8 INJURED AS BUS OVERTURNS IN MP Indore: Three women were killed and eight seriously injured when their bus overturned after hitting a road divider near Dewas in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, a police official said. The incident occurred in the evening when the bus was going from Indore to Dewas, said police. “As per eye-witnesses, the driver was speeding and lost control of bus. Two women died on the spot, while a third woman succumbed to injuries in a hospital. Eight have received serious wounds and are undergoing treatment,” police said. 3 STUDENTS HELD FOR RAISING PRO- PAKISTAN SLOGANS Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police arrested three students of New Horizon College of Engineering after a video of them shouting “Pakistan Zindabad” went viral on social media. The students, suspended by their college authority, were later released on bail as police said that “their act wasn’t intentional”. It happened at a event while the college was preparing to host an inter-college fest on November 25-26, when some students were seen chanting the names of their favourite IPL teams and countries. OUR AIRCRAFT NOT USED TO CARRY CASH: JetSetGo New Delhi: JetSetGo’s owner Kanika Tekriwal Reddy has said its aircraft were not used for carrying cash or liquor, amid reports that the planes of chartered flight service provider were involved in the Delhi liquor scam. Reddy is the wife of Sarath Chandra Reddy, a director of Aurobindo Pharma who is now in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate for his alleged involvement in the scam. Sarath Chandra Reddy is alleged to be one of the conduits for the kickbacks given to the public servants and politicians in the Delhi government. SEARCHES IN JK OVER THREAT TO JOURNALISTS Srinagar: The JK Police on Saturday conducted massive searches at 12 locations in connection with threatening of journalists by terror outfit The Resistance Front. The searches were conducted in Srinagar, Anantnag and Kulgam districts. The premises where the searches were conducted included residences of several journalists as well as some suspects. The police had on Nov 12 filed a case against militants and handlers belonging to LeT and TRF, for sending threat letters to journalists. EX-OFFICER ARUN GOEL APPOINTED POLLCOMMISSIONER New Delhi: Former bureaucrat Arun Goel was on Saturday appointed as Election Commissioner. A Punjab cadre officer of the 1985 batch, Goel will join Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey in the poll panel. His appointment was announced by the government in a press statement. Sushil Chandra had retired as the chief election commissioner in May this year after which Rajiv Kumar took charge. CRUCIAL READ New Delhi (ANI): Sev- eral Congress leaders including Sonia Gan- dhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, paid tributes to former Prime Minis- ter Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chair- person Sonia Gandhi and All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge also paid floral trib- utes to the former PM on her birth anniver- sary at Shakti Sthal in Delhi. Earlier on Sat- urday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda also paid floral tributes to the former PM at the Shakti Sthal. Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi too paid tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth an- niversary. Cong leaders pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniv REMEMBERING IRON LADY Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary, in New Delhi, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI GRANDSONS RAHUL GANDHI AND VARUN GANDHI PAY TRIBUTES TO INDIRA GANDHI New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and BJP MP Varun Gandhi, on Saturday, paid tributes to their grand- mother and former PM Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. Rahul Gandhi said Indira was ‘Durga’ for the country and ‘Kali’ for enemies. She grew up in the freedom struggle, learned from the great leaders of India, was her father's darling. Durga was for the country, Kali was for the enemies — fearless, Tejaswini, Priyadarshini,” Rahul tweeted. Narendra Modi @narendramodi Tributes to our former PM Mrs Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary. BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT PM Modi to address over two dozen rallies IT’S BIZARRE... RAHUL IS NOWHERE IN POLL BOUND STATES: ANURAG THAKUR Surat (ANI): Union IB Minister Anurag Thakur has taken a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s absence from poll-bound states stat- ing that it was indeed “bizarre.” “It’s bizarre to see Rahul Gandhi nowhere in the poll- bound states! They know they are going to lose so they will put the blame on the new party president and not the first family,” Thakur said while campaigning in Surat. He praised the BJP-ruled Gujarat govt ahead of Assembly polls and said that BJP would win with big majority as people continue to trust PM Narendra Modi. Kids take a selfie with a statue of PM Modi, installed as part of BJP’s election campaign for Assembly polls, in Ahmedabad. Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the third ‘No Money for Terror’ Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, in New Delhi, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI “Nocountrycandefeat terrorismonitsown” MONITOR COUNTRIES SPONSORING TERRORISM: AMIT SHAH TO WATCHDOG “TERRORISM A GLOBAL ISSUE” New Delhi: In a meeting with FATF President T Raja Kumar, Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised that there is a need for FATF to continuously moni- tor the tendencies of some of the countries to sponsor terrorism. In a tweet, the MHA said, “In the bilateral meeting with FATF President, T Raja Kumar, Hon’ble Home Minister Shri @AmitShah while appreciating the role of FATF, emphasised that there is a need for FATF to continuously monitor the tenden- cies of some of the countries to sponsor terrorism.” New Delhi : HM Amit Shah on Saturday said the international com- munity must continue to fight shoulder to shoulder against this increasingly com- plex and borderless threat. “In these terror havens, it’s neces- sary to shackle their unrestrained activities along with economic crackdown,” he said. International community must fight unitedly to defeat terrorism: Shah SHRADDHA WALKAR MURDER K’taka Cong to complain SEC against state’s “electoral fraud” Nizamabad BJP MP threatens to beat CM KCR with a chappal Accused Aaftab likely to undergo narco test on Monday in Rohini New Delhi (PTI): Nar- co analysis on Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who is accused of killing his live-in partner Shrad- dha Walkar, will be con- ducted at Dr Baba Sa- heb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini here, most likely on Monday. As Poonawala’s five-day police custody ends on Tuesday, the Delhi Po- lice is running against time to get the test con- ducted. However, Poon- awala can be subjected to narco analysis only after he is deemed fit for it in pre-narco tests. SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THE MURDER WEAPON IN FOREST “SHRADDHA DIDN’T EXPECT AAFTAB TO GO TO THIS EXTENT” Gurugram: The Delhi Police investigating the killing of Shraddha Walkar searched for the murder weapon at a forest here using a metal detector on Saturday, but returned empty- handed. The search at the forest in DLF Phase 3 area began on Friday after police suspected that accused Poonawala, Shraddha Walkar’s live-in partner, disposed the weapon here after allegedly killing her. New Delhi: In November 2020 his friend Shraddha Walkar first spoke to him about Aaftab physically assaulting her. Two years later, Karan is left with chats detailing her abuse, a medical report from when she sought treat- ment for an injured spine and neck. Walkar was about to approach the police but stopped after Poonawala’s parents intervened, Karan said as he comes to terms with Shraddha’s killing. AAFTAB’S FAMILY LEFT FLAT LAST WEEK: NEIGHBOURS CLOTHES OF THE VICTIM ACCUSED COLLECTED DELHI COPS RECORD STATEMENTS OF 2 MEN IN PALGHAR Mumbai: Residents of a housing society here were shocked after learning that a member of the family that shifted into their building last month, has been ar- rested for killing his live-in partner and chopping her body into pieces. They said they have not seen Aaftab, arrested by the Delhi police. New Delhi: Delhi Police probing the Shraddha Walkar murder have taken possession of all the clothes from accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala’s house in Delhi and they will be sent for forensic examination. They said the investigators have not recovered the clothes the two were wearing on May 18, the day the crime was executed. Mumbai: A Delhi Police team on Saturday recorded the statements of two men in Maharashtra’s Palghar from whom Shraddha Walkar, who was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala in May this year, had sought assistance after she was assaulted by the ac- cused in 2020, the officials said on Saturday. Students of Fergusson College protest demanding justice for Shraddha Walkar, in Pune on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind. —FILE PHOTO
  • 8. MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 07 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Commodity Price Change % Chg GOLD 53,220.00 45.00 0.08 (Per 10g) SILVER 61,732.00 316.00 0.51 (Per 1kg) COMMODITIES Currency Price Change % Chg USDINR 81.70 0.06 0.07 GBPINR 97.33 0.26 0.27 CURRENCIES business BRIEFS New Delhi: Microsoft has introduced “sign language view”, a new meeting ex- perience in Teams that will assist signers - people who are deaf/hard of hearing, interpreters, and others who use sign language. Sign language view will provide a more predictable, static meeting experience that will allow users to pri- oritise up to two other signers’ video streams for placement on centre stage. When sign language view is enabled, designated signers remain visible on the centre stage. —PTI MICROSOFT BRINGS SIGN LANGUAGE VIEW IN TEAMS New Delhi: Since Elon Musk completed $44 mil- lion deal to take over Twit- ter at the end of October, the company’s headcount has decreased through layoffs and resignations to a tiny fraction of its origi- nal number. Following this chaotic situation, India’s microblogging site rival Koo said that he will hire some of ex-Twitter em- ployees. Taking to Twitter, the co-founder of Koo, Mayank Bidawatka claimed that he is willing to hire Twitter employees that have either been laid off or who have voluntari- ly left after Musk asked them to ‘go extremely hardcore or leave’. —PTI KOO TO HIRE EMPLOYEES FIRED BY ELON MUSK New Delhi: After 5 days of testimony, including 3 hours from Elon Musk, a Delaware judge will now decide whether Musk’s $56 billion pay package from Tesla Inc was justified by the company’s explosive growth or undermined by a flawed process. Musk and the Tesla directors named as defendants repeatedly testified that the package achieved what it set out to do deliver 10-fold growth in the company’s stock price, enriching investors and Musk. —PTI AMID TWITTER WAR, MUSK IS TACKLING $56 BN TESLA TRIAL *Rates till the edition went to print. GOVT WITHDRAWS EXPORT DUTY ON STEEL, IRON ORE New Delhi: The government has cut the export duty on steel products and iron ore with effect from Saturday in order to provide a fillip to the domestic steel industry and boost exports. Besides, im- port duty on anthracite, coking coal and ferronickel used as raw material in the steel industry — has been hiked, as per a finance ministry notification issued. The export duty concessions and import tax have been restored after a gap of six months. —PTI ‘THE OFFICE PASS’ TO OPEN NEW COWORKING CENTRE IN GURUGRAM New Delhi: Coworking operator The Office Pass will open a new centre in Gurugram this month with a capacity of 100 desks as part of its expansion plan. The company has 12 coworking centres in Delhi-NCR comprising of 2,600 desks and its capacity will reach 2,700 seats spread over 13 facilities. The new office will be launched in Unitech Cyber Park, Sector 39, Gurgaon, The Office Pass said in a statement. —PTI OTHER STORIES ONE YEAR AFTER AN ALL-TIME HIGH, NASDAQ 100 IS STILL DOWN 29% FROM ITS RECORD CLOSE New Delhi: A year after the Nasdaq 100 Index last closed at an all- time high, there’s no sign the index is heading back to those heights any time soon. The 249 trading sessions since the close on Nov. 19, 2021, is the tech-heavy benchmark’s longest stretch since the dot-com era, and the third-longest ever: It took the gauge 3,925 trading days — more than 15 years — to recover from the dot-com crash and 416 sessions to rebound from the Crash of 1987. This bear market in tech stocks is shaping up to be the longest that many young investors have ever seen, and may curb their appetite for risk for years to come. Even after a bounce this month, the Nasdaq 100 is still down 29% from its record close. —AGENCIES New York: The rise of trade barriers against Chi- na and other c o u n t r i e s over the past year could cost the global economy $1.4 trillion, on top of the severe damage being donebythewarinUkraine, the head of the Interna- tional Monetary Fund said. “What I am hoping to see is some reversals in policy blocks towards Chi- na and globally,” Kristali- na Georgieva told Bloomberg Television’s Stephen Engle in an inter- view in Bangkok on Satur- day. “The world is going to lose 1.5% of gross domestic product just because of division that may split us into two trading blocs. This is $1.4 trillion.” —AGENCIES Trade divide could cost global economy $1.4 trillion: IMF chief New Delhi: The concerted tightening of monetary pol- icy by global central banks looking to tame inflation hasprogressivelyraisedthe risk of a hard landing or a recession, but India is placed differently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Gover- nor Shaktikanta Das said. Das was speaking at the Annual Research Confer- ence of the Department of Economic and Policy Re- search of the RBI in Hy- derabad on Saturday . Das had said earlier this year that the RBI was striv- ing to ensure a ‘soft land- ing’ for the Indian economy while bringing domestic inflation back to the cen- tral bank’s 4 per cent target over a period of time. The RBI governor has also em- phasised in recent public events that raising interest rates prematurely would have taken a heavy toll on economic growth and the citizens of the country . Risk of global hard landing, but India differently placed:Das New Delhi: The war in Europe brought with it new challenges, just when the economy was about to normalise fully despite the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and suddenly, the world encountered a severe food and energy crisis, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the annual research conference of the Department of Economic and Policy Research of RBI here, Das said the COVID-19 pandemic crisis created an opportunity to explore and harness the power of big data and strengthen direct feedback mechanisms while working from home. He further said the pandemic also posed new research issues and analytical challenges for policy-making as it caused a demand shock or a supply shock, the size and nature of policy stimulus required, and their effectiveness, among others. WITH UKRAINE WAR, WORLD ENCOUNTERED FOOD, ENERGY CRISIS: RBI GOVERNOR CPI INFLATION AT 6.77 PER CENT z Latest data showed Consumer Price Index inflation was at 6.77% in Oct, well above the RBI’s tolerance band of 2-6% Air India in talks with Airbus, Boeing to buy planes, says CEO New Delhi: Tata Group- owned Air India is in talks with Boeing and Airbus about ordering new air- craft and is meeting its im- mediate needs by leasing planes and repairing grounded aircraft, the air- line’s chief executive said on Saturday . The autos-to-steel con- glomerate, which complet- ed its purchase of Air India in January, faces an uphill struggle to upgrade an age- ing fleet, turn around the company’s financials and improve service levels, in- dustry analysts say . “We are in deep discus- sion with Boeing, Airbus and engine manufacturers for a historic order of the latest generation aircraft that will power Air India’s medium- and long-term growth,” Campbell Wilson, the airline’s chief execu- tive, said at a Tata corpo- rate event in Mumbai. Wilson said Air India planned to expand its fleet and global network, aiming to increase its market share to 30% on both domestic and international routes over the next five years. TO BOOST MARKET SHARE z Air India said in September it would lease 30 Boeing and Airbus planes, expanding its fleet by more than 25 per cent as part of the drive to boost market share and to improve service levels z At present, Air India has a domestic market share of about 10% and an international market share of around 12%, as per industry estimates z Air India was moving closer to a decision on an order worth $50 bn at list prices to be split between Airbus and Boeing NOW ZOMATO CUTS UP TO 3% WORKFORCE New Delhi: Gurugram- headquartered food aggre- gator firm Zomato has re- portedly started laying off employees this week and plans to drop at least 3 per cent of its total workforce to cut costs and turn prof- itable on Saturday. This update comes after its Co- founder Mohit Gupta re- signed from his post. At least 100 employees have already been impact- ed across functions like the product, tech, cata- logue and marketing, re- ported MoneyControl cit- ing sources. It further added that employees in the supply chain haven’t been impacted. The source told the news portal that employees in roles that had become re- dundant had been let go. The source also added that a few account manag- ers dealing with cloud kitchens had also been replaced. Zomato recently saw multiple top-level exits from the company . LAYOFFS CONTINUE ANOTHER 1,200 STAFF QUIT ELON MUSK’S TWITTER Social media giant Twitter is reel- ing under big trouble as another 1,200 employees have quit over the ultimatum for an “extremely hardcore” workplace. The New York Times reported that key in- frastructure teams of the micro- blogging and social networking service have been “decimated” at Twitter and Musk sent an email to employees asking them about the details regarding the underly- ing technology. “Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2 p.m. today,” Musk said in an email. Musk earlier sacked 50 per cent of the Twitter workforce, as sev- eral key executives resigned. Chennai: The rising inter- est rates will enable Indian banks to continue posting good profits during the re- maining part of FY23, ac- cording to SP Global Mar- ket Intelligence. In a report on the Indian banking sector, SP Global Market Intelligence said five of the six biggest banks by assets in India reported an increase in net income for the fiscal second quar- ter ended September 30, 2022. “Banks took advantage of the higher interest rate environment to bolster their net interest margins, while previous efforts to reduce their non-perform- ing assets resulted in lesser loan loss provisions, their recently released earnings reports showed,” the re- port notes. ‘Rising interest rates will help banks post profits’ ‘Indiatobeworld’ssecond largesteconomyby 2050’ Mumbai (PTI) : Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani on Saturday said India, which took 58 years to be- come a trillion dollar econ- omy, will add an equivalent sum to GDP every 12-18 months and will be the world’s second largest economy by 2050. Speaking at the 21st World Congress of Ac- countants here, he said back-to-back global crises have challenged several assumptions, including that China should adopt western democratic prin- ciples, secular principles are universal, the EU would stay together, and that Russia would be forced to accept a reduced international role. “This multilevel crisis has shattered the myth of a unipolar or a bipolar world of superpowers that could step in and stabilize global environments,” he said. “In my view - in this emerging multipolar world - superpowers will need to be those that take responsi- bility to step in and help others in a crisis and not bully other nations into submission,thosethatkeep humanity as their foremost operating principle.” A superpower, he said, must also be a thriving de- mocracy and yet believe that “there is no one uni- form style of democracy .” Adani, 60, said the foun- dations of India’s increas- ing economy might have become relevant and a ma- jority government has giv- en the nation the ability to initiate several structural reforms in the political and administrative system. “It took us 58 years to get to our first trillion dollars of GDP, 12 years to get to the next trillion and just five years for the third tril- lion. “A country, crushed and drained by its colonial rulers, today stands on the cusp of an extraordinary growth and is the only ma- jor country on a path to emerge as a high-income nation without compromis- ing its democracy and di- versity,” he said. “Well before 2030, we will be the world’s third largest economy and, thereafter, the world’s second largest economy by 2050.” Adani saw India’s medi- an age at just 38 years in 2050, population of 1.6 bil- lion with a per capita in- come of USD 16,000, over 700 per cent higher than current per capita income. FDI will touch a trillion dollar, in sign of increasing global confidence in India. INDIA WILL BE NET EXPORTER OF GREEN ENERGY BY 2050, SAYS GAUTAM ADANI Mumbai: India will lead the global energy transition, and the country will be a net exporter of green energy by 2050, Gautam Adani, chair- man of the Adani group said today. “Cooling the planet down will be one of the most profitable businesses and the largest of job creators over the next several decades. I am in no doubt that India will lead the global energy transition,” Adani said while addressing the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai. He announced that over the next decade the Adani group will invest over USD 70 billion in the green energy space and build the world’s most integrated renewable energy value chain. Predicting India will need 400 per cent more units of energy by 2050 than it currently consumes, Adani said that there is little doubt that India’s energy transition will be unparalleled as it races to meet its energy needs. India currently ranks third in the renewable energy attractive index and is the world’s third-largest energy-consuming country. CURRENT SCENARIO z India is the world’s fifth largest economy with a GPD of USD 3.5 trillion z The US is USD 23 trillion economy with a stock market capitalization ranging from 45 to 50 tn z In purchasing power parity (PPP), India’s share of global GDP will be north of 20 per cent by 2050 Gautam Adani, speaks at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai. New Delhi: India has climbed up six places to 61st rank in the Network Readiness Index 2022 re- port prepared by US-based non-profit body Portulans Institute, the telecom min- istry said on Saturday. The country’s overall score has improved to 51.19 in 2022 from 49.74 in 2021. The NRI Report maps the net- work-based readiness landscape of 131 econo- mies based on their per- formances in 4 different pillars: Technology, Peo- ple, Governance, and Im- pact covering a total of 58 variables. —PTI INDIA RANKS 61ST ON NETWORK READINESS INDEX
  • 9. MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 08 2NDFRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia A good leader leads, motivates and persuades his team to not only give their best, but work more than their potential as individuals and a combined team. — Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India Devanagari and Farsi inscriptions found in well Latur (PTI): A stone structure with in- scriptions in Devana- gari and Farsi has been found in a well in Sugao in Chakur tehsil in Latur dis- trict, a historian who was part of the team that spotted it said on Saturday. The Devanagari and Farsi words are in six linesinthemiddleof the Chandrashila sculpture, andprovideinformation of SugaoandWadvalvil- lages, historian Krishna Gudade said. “It was found in a well. It may be of the 17th-18th century . At the time, Sugao village was an administrative divi- sion under Wadval with Muslim rule,” he said. The inscription was sculpted on an old tem- ple stone that had been used in the construc- tion of the step well near the house of one Sanjay Kale-Patil, Gu- dade said. Pune woman cycles 3,955 km in 13 days to set Guinness record First India Bureau Mumbai: Pune-based Preeti Maske, 45, will set a new record as the first woman to cy- cle from the Indo-Pak border at Koteshwar to reach Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh on the Indo-Tibetan border in 13 days, 19 hours and 12 min- utes. She completed her journey at 12.19 am on November 15. The 3,955 km trip cov- ered seven states, begin- ning from Gujarat, Ra- jasthan, Uttar Pradesh (UP),Bihar,WestBengal, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. The route which passes through Assam and Arunachal Pradeshwaschallenging with a total 15,679 m of elevation gain, said Maske. The mom of two cycled almost 350 km in the first 10 days with an average saddle cycling time of 19 hours. “All the paperwork, evidence, time stamp pictures have been ac- ceptedbyWUCA–World Ultra Cycling Associa- tion (USA) for certifying for the Guinness World Record,” said Maske. The solo ride was flagged off at 5.07 am on November 01 at Kotesh- war on Indo-Pak border, byBorderSecurityForce (BSF) Assistant Com- mandant N K Sharma. Maske said that it was a real challenge to man- age sleep deprivation in a continuous non-stop ride. “I was cycling con- tinuously for 19 hours and sometimes for more than 24 hours. Coffee kept me awake”. The expedition was undertaken to create awareness on organ do- nation for the NGO Re- Birth Foundation. Preeti Maske is the first woman to cycle from the Indo-Pak border at Koteshwar to reach Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh in 13 days, 19 hours and 12 minutes Maske covered 3,955 km across Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal was extremely cold in the even- ing and night, which made it difficult to ride in 2-3°C temperatures. With zero net- work coverage, we missed the direction and took a longer route. But we could complete the expedition with Border Roads Organization’s support. —Preeti Maske, Cyclist ADMIRABLE FEAT FOR THE KIDS! Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is illuminated in blue lights on the eve of World Children’s Day, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI NGT’s stay on Nerul CRZ plot sale set to continue till Dec 20; CIDCO opposes move First India Bureau Mumbai: The Nation- al Green Tribunal (NGT) ruled to con- tinue the stay on the sale of the partially affected coastal zone plot at Nerul, adjoin- ing the NRI Seawoods, even as City and In- dustrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) defended its tender process and denied any environmental violations. Earlier, on August 22, thewesternzonalbench of the NGT admitted two sets of petitions by the Navi Mumbai Envi- ronment Preservation Society (NMEPS) and another by a group of city residents and di- rected CIDCO not to proceed with the tender process of Plot 2A in Sectors 54-56-58. The pe- titioners challenged the 25,000 sq m plot sale by pointing out that it vio- lates the coastal regula- tion zone provisions as one-third of the area fall under CRZ1 and a similar area is CRZ-ll. CIDCO filed its re- sponse challenging NGT’s jurisdiction to admit petitions and ar- gued that the tender pro- cess fulfills all CRZ pro- visions. “There is noth- ing in the law that pre- ventsCIDCOfromshow- ing the CRZ1 area as part of the plot for sale,” said the affidavit signed by Gajndra K Jangam, CIDCO’s Marketing Of- ficer (Commercial). In response, local NGO NatConnect Foun- dation has requested the Navi Mumbai Mu- nicipal Corporation (NMMC) to join the le- gal battle. Petition has challenged the transaction as it violates coastal regulation zone provisions The words make up six lines found on a stone sculpture; historians believe it dates back to the 17th or 18th century First India Bureau Mumbai: Governor Bhagat Singh Koshy- ari has raised hackles again by referring to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an icon of “olden times”. Koshyari made the re- marks on Saturday , after conferring D.Litt de- grees on senior Bharati- ya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari, and Nationalist Con- gress Party (NCP) Presi- dent Sharad Pawar at an event held in Aurang- abad district. “‘Earlier, when you would be asked who is your icon Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chan- dra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi used to be the answers. In Maharash- tra, you need not look elsewhere (as) there are so many icons here. While Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is of olden times, there are Ambedkar and Nitin Gadkari,” the governor said. Predictably, his com- mentsonMaharashtra’s most iconic figure have drawn strong criticism. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not only our deity but our source of inspiration. He will al- waysbeouridol,”Anand Dubey , a spokesman for the Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray said in a statement. The NCP meanwhile accused him of demean- ing Maharashtra and equatingUnionminister Gadkari with Shivaji. “The President must seriouslyrethinkletting this person (Koshyari), who constantly makes controversial state- ments, hold a constitu- tional position,” he said, adding, “The BJP is al- ways silent about his (Koshyari’s) demeaning statements that hurt the sentiments of Maha- rashtrians,” said NCP’s Chief Spokesperson Clyde Crasto. NCP, Uddhav-led Shiv Sena take offence at insult to one of Maha’s most iconic historical figures Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has developed something of a reputation for putting his foot in his mouth. —FILE PHOTO NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR Courting trouble again, Guv calls Shivaji ‘OLD IDOL’ Mirch Masala FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL BY TRIDIB RAMAN The author is a journalist and political commentator and views expressed are his personal WHY WERE PRIYANKA’S MEETINGS CURTAILED IN HIMACHAL? SANTOSH UNHAPPY WITH DELHI BJP MPs The party’s powerful Organisation General Secy BL Santosh is said to be angry with the BJP MPs from Delhi. In fact, many local MPs includ- ing the names of Manoj Tiwari, Pravesh Verma and Hansraj Hans, are said to have submitted the list of claimants on their behalf to party High Command regarding civic polls in Delhi. However, field reports of most of them came negative, and their chances of victory in party’s opinion polls were also said to be bleak. Complaints started piling up with Santosh, wherein, most plaints were about offering money for tickets. Annoyed, Santosh demanded resignation of all District Presidents of Delhi BJP in a hurry, warning the MPs to reform themselves, say- ing, ‘You reform yourself, otherwise, the Chhat- tisgarh model will have to be implemented in Delhi’. When Priyanka Gandhi took over the reins of Himachal Pradesh, she had enthusiastically told the cadre that ‘she can go around and will campaign for the Congress in Himachal and touch every assembly seat there.’ The Congress organisa- tion had also prepared a plan for some 68 public meetings for her in the Himachal elections. But after this Priyanka went to her home in Mashobra in Himachal and her mobile phone was also switched off for two days. There was a stir in the state Congress, and that is when Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh went to Mashobra to meet Priyanka at her house. In this meeting, it was decided that instead of 68, Priyanka would hold only 15 public meetings. However, in reality, only eight public meetings of Priyanka could be held in Himachal elections. Angry Rani Sahib i.e. MP Pratibha Singh said on this – ‘In BJP, the leader carries the party on his shoulders, but in Congress, the leader has to be carried on workers’ shoulders.’ IMPORTANT CLUES OF MURDER LOST IN THE MEDIA MARKET The barbaric manner in which Mumbai’s Shraddha Walker was murdered in Delhi’s Chattarpur, it seems that Delhi media has jumped into the market regard- ing this. There is such a rush to break the news that the channel is doing ‘piece to camera’ by sticking to the bathroom, kitchen and room of the accused Aftab Poonawala’s house. Delhi Police hasn’t yet been able to collect all evidence. The discussion is hot whether media, its cam- eras journos are unknowingly tamper- ing with important clues of the murder? Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora is deeply troubled by these things. RSS ‘CHURNING’ IN MALDIVES! Highly placed sources in Saffron Party its parent organisation have hinted that a major brainstorming session of hand- ful of top level RSS functionar- ies was held in Madives. According to sources, 35 prominent office bearers of the Sangh, who reached Maldives by a special plane during Oct end, mulled upon the strategy for post 2024 election dur- ing the 5- day long trip. These officials returned to Delhi by a charter plane. BJP ON THE PATH OF DHAMNAGAR After winning the Dhamnagar by-election in Odisha, the entire BJP is elated. The seat was vacant due to the death of a prominent BJP leader Bishnu Charan Sethi. On this seat, the BJP fielded Sethi’s son Suryabanshi Suraj, who defeated his nearest BJD candidate by 9,881 votes while Suryabanshi got total 80,351 votes. After this, the churning intensified in the BJP as to which face the party should field as its CM face in the coming assembly elections. Then a list of potential CM faces was prepared by the party. Then a public opinion poll was conducted by a favourite agency working for the party, but all these faces could not prove their usefulness on the scale of popularity. Then the General Secretary of the party, BL Santhosh, held a brainstorming meeting with the BJP leaders of Odisha in Delhi and wanted to know why the activism of these leaders in Odisha is so low that the general public does not know them properly. WHY DOES DIGVIJAY SINGH WANT TO TAKE RAHUL’S TRIP TO BIHAR? Digvijay Singh wants to be the charioteer to take Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra to Bihar.’ Singh wishes is that Rahul’s journey starts from Digvijay’s maternal grandfather’s native place, Githor in Bihar ends at Bodh Gaya by travelling a distance of 1,023 kms. Digvijay Singh Jairam Ramesh have entrusted Yatra’s responsibility to Bihar’s ex- minister Awad- hesh Singh. But problem for Bihar Cong is that who will bear expenses of Rahul’s trip, because Cong has been out of power in Bihar for years the magnates have also kept a dis- tance from party. It is said that cost of one day’s Yatra runs into crores. It was suggested that Yatra should be limited to Patna, but Awadhesh wants to take it to Gaya, as he is keen to contest 2024 polls from there.
  • 10. www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/ thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 hen the weather per- mits, sundresses are great fun, but to ward off the chill of this winter, is there anythingmoresatis- fying than covering yourself with a symbol of comfort and warmth? Abso- lutelynot!Therefore,theeasi- est method to stay warm when colder climates ap- proach is to invest in a fan- tastic winter scarf rather than buying a brand-new coat.Adecentscarf isper- fect for changing up your look without com- pletely changing your cloth- ing,whetheryouchoosecash- mere or mohair, one with pat- tern or one without, or both. The finishing touch to any winter layering outfit is un- doubtedly a gorgeous winter scarf, regardless of whether yourgo-tostreetstylestillcon- sists of stylish tracksuits or you've started to make the ef- fort to put on jeans with your cropped sweaters. Scarves haveearnedtheirplaceassta- ples for the winter wardrobe. The scarves this season are fresh and lively , with vibrant colorblock designs and bold checkered prints. They usu- ally come in knit, cashmere, orwoolblendfabricsandoffer lots of warmth while fre- quently adding a touch of luxury . An elegant touch can beaddedtoanyoutfitbywrap- ping a solid-colored scarf around a shirt and wearing it with pants. Feel free to tie your cable-knit sweater over your neck for the same effect whileyoudecidewhichoneto buy . The colours navy and ma- roon are also very popular this season, as is wearing scarves open to create long- erlengths.Asilkscarf adds a sophisticated necktie to a straightforward all-black suit, giving it a chic, Paris- ian edge. Perfect comfort and fashion! It might be challenging to locate a scarf to match an outfit for an evening occasion, a shawlscarf canbewornin amoreformalwaybydrap- ing it over your shoulders, aswellasmorecasuallyby wrapping it around your neck. SURFINGTHROUGH SURFINGTHROUGH W KHUSHI TAMBI cityfirst@firstindia.co.in SEASON SEASON THE SCARF THE SCARF Even though we hate to say it, summer is officially over. But as the weather cools, we're hesitantly anticipating the start of layering season. And thus, City First is here to guide you through it with nothing else or nothing better than the SCARVES! MUMBAI, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022
  • 11. CARE TIPS FOR PETS CARE TIPS FOR PETS Here are some tips on how to keep your furry friends warm and cosy in the cold months. WRAP THEM UP IN WOOLLENS: You just can’t imagine stepping outside without a sweater in the winter. The same applies to your pets. Choose from a variety of op- tions available for your cats and dogs. Make sure you pick the right size and keep them warm while taking them out for a walk. In case you have rabbits and birds, you can cover their cages with a shawl, leaving a little space for aeration. KEEP THEM HYDRATED: The winter season lowers your pet’s want for water consumption. However, de- hydration can be life- threatening for them. So, make sure their water bowls never remain empty. Keep a close eye on whether they are drink- ing adequate water or not. Al- ways carry a water bottle while taking them out for walks. PEEING INDOORS: Cold winters can result in unin- tentional urination inside the house. Take them out often to relieve them- selves. Holding pee for too long can cause urinary tract infections in your pets. You can con- sider potty training your pets indoors. Pee pads and pee trays can be used to make sure as an option. Ipsita Gupta, pet parent of a Labrador says, “During the winters, Mia sometimes ends up accidentally peeing in the house. I use a pet-friendly floor cleaner like ITC Nimyle, which is a 100% natural action floor cleaner made with neem that keeps the floors clean and also does not cause rashes on Mia’s skin, unlike other floor cleaners I’ve used before. Acti- vated with the Power of Neem, Nimyle also has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.” ARRANGE WARM BEDDING: Never let your pet sleep on the cold floor during winter. Make sure they have warm and cosy bedding. Place the bedding in a warm spot, preferably where they sleep every day. Make sure the area is cleaned regularly with water and a pet- friendly floor cleaner. Unclean sur- faces may lead to underbelly rash- es. Many pet owners use pet-friend- ly heaters and warmers to keep the room temperature controlled. KEEP THEIR OUTDOOR HOURS RESTRICTED TO DAYTIME: Try to keep your pets indoors, es- pecially during the night. Go out for walks with them during the late morning hours. Being ex- posed to the sun during these hours will give them much-need- ed Vitamin D. CHECK FOR HYPOTHERMIA: If the temperature drops severely, your pet needs special attention. Ushija Asthana, pet parent of a dog Cooper and a cat Silver said, “The paws of your dog or cat need to be protected from the freeze as they aren’t covered by fur. If your pet is picking up their paws off the floor, it is a sign that the weather is too cold for them. In case there’s a drop in your pet’s body temperature, make sure you cover them up with warm blan- kets and feed them hot drinks like chicken broth.” ETC MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 www.firstindia.co.in I https://firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 10 ADELINE DORCAS M.Sc, M.Phil
  • 12. ETC MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 11 V irat Kohli and Anushka Sharmaareoneof thecut- est couples in Bollywood. These two never fail in giving couple goals and making our hearts flutter. Well, the cou- ple was recently snapped at the Mumbai airport as they left for an undisclosed location. And now there are several pictures of the couple from Uttarakhand that are going viral. We can see Virat and Anushka posing with their fans in Uttarakhand with smiles on their faces. In the picture, we can see the couple posing with sev- eral fans. Both of them had smiles on their faces as they posed. hehnaaz Gill is a highly reck- oned name in the entertain- ment industry. She won the heart of the au- dience and other con- testants with her ador- able looks and inno- cence. Post Bigg Boss, she has worked in a popular movie Honsla Rakh and some music videos also. She will be soon seen in multiple new projects. The ac- tress recently shared a sweet video where she is seen dancing with Guru Randhawa. In the post shared on social media, Shehnaaz is seen enjoying the cool breeze on a yacht. She is accompa- nied by ace Punjabi Singer Guru Randha- wa. He is seen dancing along with her on the Punjabi song Pai gayian shaman ne. Shehnaaz looks simple yet elegant with a green off-shoul- der jumpsuit and Guru Randhawa sported a black T-shirt with a green jacket. The duo look adorable as they dance under the open sky. He wrote in the captions, “Pai gayian shaman ne with my fav @shehnaazgill Should we do a video to- gether. SHEHNAAZ SHEHNAAZ GROOVES WITH GURU GROOVES WITH GURU S B ollywood ac- tress Tara Sutaria is said to be dating Aadar Jain for quite a few years now. While both of them have re- mained hush- hush about their relation- ship, they do share some love- filled posts for each other on spe- cial occasions. They are also often spotted together during family functions and other out- ings. Tara Sutaria is cel- ebrating her 27th birth- day today, and the ac- tress has received many wishes on social media. However, the one that stood out the most was the lovely post from Aadar Jain! Aadar Jain took to his Insta- gram to post a picture with Tara Sutaria. The picture is from their France vacation, and the two lovebirds can be seen posing in front of the iconic Louvre pyramid. Wishing his ladylove, Aadar Jain wrote, “Hap- py Birthday ma chérie,’ along with a heart and fire emoji. The post quickly gar- nered thousands of likes, and several comments from fans poured in. M alaika Arora has a razor-sharp eye for style and it's unquestionable. She's giv- ing our autumn style the elevated pow- er of something that can be termed sultry . Mala is an all-rounder and definitely a learned fashion lady who looks stylish all year round. This month and the next, our calendars are blocked big for par- ties and there is something interesting that's available. This ensemble will soon be on the rise and some outfits around us may get a second or no preference. The Jaime ensemble featured a satin ivory top that looked sleeveless on one side and the other was in its dramatic ele- ment with the long and broad cape which truly became the foundation for a party look. And, to this high-waisted and black straight-fit trousers were joined. Malaika's look was accessorised with Christian Louboutin pumps, a micro hand- bag and a gold ring. T ime and again, Ka- reena Kapoor Khan showcased her love for casual yet chic off-duty fits. This time she was spot- ted at the airport, sport- ing a casual blue sweat- shirt with matching trousers. While comfort was the supreme ele- ment of her airport look, the actress decided to style it up with her Celine bag. Kareena Kapoor Khan managed to stir up the airport-style dressing for the season as she stepped out in a mono- tone outfit casual outfit that featured an over- sized hoodie and match- ing relaxed-fit trousers. The diva stuck to stick- ing to the muted blue color palette and added a stylish twist to the clas- sic off-duty look with her chunky black boots. The actress teamed up her all-blue look with a Celine Calfskin Large Soft 16 Bag in Tan. This designer bag is carefully crafted with tan-hued leather and features a statement leather top handle with striking gold-tone hardware. MALAIKA IN A SAFIYAA JUMPSUIT Virushka’s Unseen Pictures Aadar wishes girlfriend Tara Kareena’s celine bag steals the show Shehnaaz Kaur Gill Anushka Sharma Malaika Arora Malaika Arora posing in Safiyaa jumpsuit Tara Sutaria Kareena Kapoor Kareena’s celine bag Virushka in Uttrakhand Aadar Jain’s post... Guru’s post... www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirst-
  • 13. 12 MUMBAI | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2022 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epapers/mumbai I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia CITY BUZZ GET VACCINATED STAY MASKED conic Brands of M a h a r a s h t r a Awards 2022 rec- ognised business leaders and en- trepreneurs who deserve to be ac- knowledged and heard by the world The felicitation programme was organ- ised by Maharashtra So- cieties welfare associa- tion Powered by Prober, Co-Powered by Once More Studios, along with In- dia’s leading PR company Red Ant Brand promo- tions, supported by Prit- tle Prattle, and Eventz Factory. IBMA 2022, honouring the late Balasaheb Thack- rey on his death anniver- sary, was hosted on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Y a s h w a n t r a o Chavan Pratish- than in Mumbai. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde graced and wished all the awardees pre- sent in the Event along with other dignitaries. Awards were presented to industry leaders like Amit Mulchandani from Kailasa Speciality Cui- sine Pvt Ltd (Kailash Par- bat), Rohan Tavare from Enkon Consultancy Ser- vices, Shifa Hakam from Thechocoripe, Dr Heli Su- dhir Shah (Founder) from Dr Heli's Aesthetic Stu- dio, Seema Raut (Crimi- nal Lawyer) from Seema Raut and Associates, Dr Deepak Monga (h.c) from Spartan Fire and Safety Pvt Ltd (Fire Evacuation Solution), Dr Vikram Me- hta from Spartan Engi- neering Industries Pvt Ltd, Suhaani Jadhav from Nature Blosssom, Anupam Shukla From Uniquo, Shailesh Acha- rekar From Artist – Paint- er, Sonal Jain from Spar- kling Minds Learning Centre, Anaisha Vijay- vergia from Child Artist, Sarvesh Kocheta from Rajdhani Universal Fab- rics Pvt Ltd, James Silvai from M.J Group Of Com- panies, Prof. Saurabh Ba- jaj from Knowledge Cir- cle, Dr Arvind Singh from Radiant Hospital, Nilesh Dhahifule from Swastik Enterprises, Subhash k Shinde (M.D Chair- man) from SP Agro Ex- port (SMGT Farmers Pro- ducer Company), Dr Saakshi Ashish Bhoite - Motivational Speaker Counsellor, Aslam Shai- kh from Swimwell Pools India Pvt Ltd, Anil Mansing Vasave from Making India Proud, Pravin Kshirsagar from Xpilot Farners Producer Company LTD, Prashant Karmalkar from Circu- lar Angle Pvt Ltd, He- mant Maheshwari from Provices, Mayur Nandan from Ellora EPC Pvt Ltd, Sunil Pinto from Elite Classes, PawanKumar Dass from Valuquo Financial Ser- vices, Hanumant Pandey from Trigati Packers and Movers, Dr. Shubham Ma- hajan from Prepsmart, Dr. Manoj Sahoo from Winners Academy, Babu- lal Jain (Chairman) and Suresh Jain (M.D) from Toptime Consumer Pvt Ltd (A Venture Of Deltas Pharma), Milin Shah from Sarom, Pooja Doshi from Miraya Arts, Shiva- ni Shah from Vision Academy -The IGCSE Ex- pert, Dhawal Shah and Navin Maheshwari from Furnitech, Arpana Mishra from AEROBOTT - Dronetech Solutions Pvt Ltd, Sagar Suke (Group Director) Dr. Tanaji Dabade (Director), Dr. Ru- pesh Patil (Principal) from NAVSAHYADRI GROUP OF INSTITU- TIONS, Pournnima Shirishkar from Day2Day Profit, Dr. Shahrookh Du- masia from Kiyara Asso- ciates, BabuBhai Bhaya- ni Galaxy Dryfruits, Ro- han Devrukhkar from Jayshree Films, Manan Raval from BHARAT FM, Harold D'Souza from Eyes Open International, Hri- day Raval from BHARAT FM and many other sig- nificant dignitaries were awarded. Bharat24 was the media partner of the event and our very own Managing Editor, (Entertainment) Ashish Tiwari was award- ed with the Best Enter- tainment Editor award. Additionally, the evening witnessed many celebrity stars from Film and Television In- dustry Jagdeesh Chandra, Anees Bazmee, Elli Avr- Raam, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Soniya Bansal, Nayandeep Rakshit, Sanjay Gagnani, Lipika Varma, Arjun Bi- jlani, Aneri Vajani, Amit Tyagi, Ashish Tiwari, Vishal Kotian, Varinder Chawla, Shravan Shah, Yogen Shah, Siddharth Kannan, Russel D'Silva, Assad Khan, Payal Ghosh, Chahatt Khanna, Donal Bisht, Pavitra Punia, Ma- nav Manglani, Aly Goni, Hiten Tejwani, Twinkle Vasisht, Raaj Shandilya and many more. Eknath Shinde, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said he is proud of the awardees who have worked tirelessly to im- prove our nation and get us closer to the motto Aatmanirbhar Bharat. IBMA GRACED BY MAHARASHTRA CM I ADITI CHAVAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in C hris Hemsworth, an actor, has ac- knowledged that he may have a higher chance of ac- quiring Alzheimer's. The actor, Chris Hems- worth, claimed that while having standard testing for the mak- ing of a new do- cuseries that will be shown on Disney Plus, he dis- covered that he is genetically prone to the illness. The actor claimed to have found out he pos- sesses two copies of the APOE4 gene, which has been associated with a higher chance of develop- ing Alzheimer's dis- ease. He emphasised that it is not an official diagnosis of Alzhei- mer's and that he is not certain to contract the illness, but it is none- theless a reason for concern. It's like one in a thousand people... or one in 10,000. I can't re- member. But eight to 10 times more likely, he revealed, jokingly adding, Since you told me that, I feel like my memory's getting worse. It's a pla- cebo effect-or it's taking place. Since his grandpa has Alzheimer's disease, Hemsworth said that the diagnosis did not come as a surprise. K angana Ranaut took to Ins- tagram and shared her thoughts on work ethics. She wrote, I see lots of out- rage regarding Elon's work meth- ods. Successful people tend to be very hard/harsh on themselves people who work with or for them naturally become an ex- tension of them because they share a common goal and they tend to push them to their limits as well, in these woke times hat- ing your job is cool and working hard /sincere is not the quickest route to success... Monday's are for waiting for weekends and week- ends are about feeling de- pressed because Monday is just around the corner.. haha all I can say is that this generation will never know why five per cent of the world's pop- ulation owns 95 per cent of its wealth”. S ushmita Sen may not have stepped into Hindi films for a long time now, but her fan following and the love of her fans have never dwin- dled. The actor rang in her 47th birthday this year on November 19. She did not miss out on giving her fans a glimpse of her beauti- ful face on this auspicious day. Sharing a selfie on Insta- gram, Sushmita wrote a cryptic paragraph in the cap- tions. Taking to her captions, she wrote, “47 finally!!! A number that has consistently followed me for 13 years now!!! The most in- credible year is on its way….I’ve known it a long time…and I am thrilled to finally announce its arrival!!! #duggadugga I love you guys!!! #yourstruly #birthday- girl #19thnovember #scorpio #yassssssss”. A mother's love knows no bounds and when she loves, she loves unconditionally. Her affection is hidden in the lit- tle things she does for her children, in the little things she gives up for them, in the wrinkles on her face and the smiles on her lips. Shama Si- kander's next pro- ject is a salute to all those Mothers who are preserv- ing tears to nurture a better future for their chil- dren. Named 'Mom- bae' the short film is directed by Sau- mitra Singh. Mombae is Produced by Kanchan Srikrish- na under her Banner Radiant Rays Pro- ductions and in asso- ciation with Shukar Studios Pvt Ltd Shiprartz. The film is beauti- fully written by Abhi Raj S h a r m a and the DoP is D a r s h i t M i l a n Gupta. SHAMA’S NEW FILM KANGANA ON WORK ETHICS Sushmita Sen's CRYPTIC POST CHRIS' HEALTH SCARE! Ashish Tiwari Saurabh Bajaj with others Ashish Tiwari, Vishal Kotian and Siddharth Kannan Pravin Kshirsagar with others Rohan Tavare with others Nilesh Dhahifule with others Shifa Hakam with others Dr Deepak Monga with others Chris Hemsworth Shama Sikander Sushmita Sen Her post... Kangana Ranaut