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BORDER ROW
Maharashtra will pass resolution ‘10 times
more effective’ than Karnataka’s: Desai
Nagpur: Maharashtra
minister Shamburaj
Desai on Friday said
next week the state gov-
ernment will bring a
resolution on the bor-
der dispute with Karna-
taka, which will be “10
times more effective”
than the one passed by
the neighbouring state.
The Excise Minister
said the resolution will
be passed by the state
legislature on Monday
.
Karnataka Legisla-
tive Assembly on
Thursday unanimously
passed a resolution on
the border row with Ma-
harashtra, resolving to
protect the state’s inter-
ests and not to cede an
inch of land to its neigh-
bour.
“I only want to say
that even after the meet-
ing of both (Maharash-
tra and Karnataka)
chief ministers with
Union Home Minister
(Amit Shah), the Karna-
taka CM (Basavaraj
Bommai) did not re-
spect what was decided.
Maharashtra CM
(Eknath Shinde) and
Deputy CM (Devendra
Fadnavis) both want
the issue to get solved
through talks,” Desai
minister said.
“After the resolution
is passed, we will also
convey to union home
minister our strong dis-
pleasure over the lead-
ers from Maharashtra
being stopped from en-
tering Karnataka,” he
said.
Resolution to
be passed by
state legislature
on Monday
Raj-Shinde meet raises
political mercury in Maha!
Nagpur: MNS Presi-
dent Raj Thackeray met
CM Eknath Shinde on
Friday raising the po-
litical mercury in the
state. Both leaders met
at the CM Bhawan and
during the meeting,
there was a closed-door
conversation between
the two leaders for some
time.
Notably, over recent
past, both Raj and Shin-
de have met several
times.
Notably, Raj Thack-
eray has strongly criti-
cized the opposition in
his speech in Nagpur on
Friday and Raj Thack-
eray has given a state-
ment that MNS is also
going to retaliate
against the opponents
in the coming times.
MNS Chief Raj Thackarey
meets Maharashtra CM Eknath
Shinde, in Nagpur on Friday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
Oppn boycotts Maha legislature
Nagpur: Opposition
leaders, on Friday, boy-
cotted proceedings of
both Houses of the Ma-
harashtra legislature,
accusing it of not let-
ting them speak in
both Houses. They also
protested against the
state government at
the Vidhan Bhavan
complex in Nagpur.
The leaders of the
MVA also condemned
the suspension of sen-
ior NCP leader Jayant
Patil for alleged derog-
atory remark against
the Assembly Speaker
Rahul Narwekar on
Thursday.
The leaders were
seen sporting black rib-
bons to protest against
the government and sat
on the steps of the legis-
lature complex.
Aaditya Thackeray
said, “Unless and until
the speaker gives us as-
surance that the opposi-
tion members will get
an opportunity to
speak, we will stay out.”
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray along with Opposition
MLAs stage a protest against the state government over
Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue outside Vidhan Bhavan, in
Nagpur on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
AADITYA SAYS SALIAN DEATH
LINK-UP BID TO ‘MALIGN’ HIM
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Aaditya
Thackeray, on Friday,
claimed that conspira-
cy has been hatched to
malign him in the Dis-
ha Salian case. Talking
to reporters, Thackeray
said, “My (maternal)
grandfather died on the
same day. All I can say
is that government is
scared of a 32-year-old
youth. We will continue
to raise NIT land allot-
ment case and demand
the resignation of the
chief minister. I am
ashamed that these
people were once
with us.”
WILL SIT BRING
BACK OUR
DAUGHTER?
Disha Salian's family
has reacted after Deputy
Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis ordered an
SIT probe. “Will the SIT
probe bring back our
daughter? Why is all this
being done? Mumbai
Police has already closed
Disha's case. When
there have been many
inquiries about this then
why inquire again? We
are living in peace. We
don't want anything.
Speaking to India Today,
Disha Salian's family
said, Now we don't
want to get involved in
anything.
After Aaditya, now Uddhav
stares at difficult times ahead!
Sandeep Shukla
Mumbai: A day after
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment ordered the Di-
sha Salian case to be in-
vestigated by the SIT,
after allegations that
Aaditya Thackeray’s
name has come up, it
seems that after the son,
the father’s - Uddhav
Thackeray- problems
would increase in the
coming days. As Chief
Minister,UddhavThack-
eray had reportedly
called the officials re-
garding the investiga-
tion of the Umesh Kolhe
case. The Intelligence
Departmentwillnowin-
vestigatethisphonecall.
Following the demand
of MLA Ravi Rana,
Minister of State
Shambhuraj Desai has
given these orders.
The case of Umesh
Kolhe’s murder was dis-
cussed in the Vidhan
Sabha on Friday
. MLA
Ravi Rana raised the is-
sue in the assembly
.
Ravi Rana said that
Umesh Kolhe was mur-
dered only because Nu-
pur Sharma’s post went
viraland11to12accused
have been arrested in
this case.
“The MVA govern-
ment investigated the
case for a month for rob-
bery on the orders of
then CM Uddhav Thack-
eray
. Why did he do this?
Since CM was suppress-
ingthematter,ithadto
be investigated by
NIA,” Rana
said,adding,“Ihadcom-
plained to Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah saying
that CM of the state is
trying to hush the mat-
ter. On this, Shah hand-
ed investigation of the
case to the NIA.” He de-
manded that the matter
be investigated by the
SIT. On this, Shamb-
huraj Desai announced
thatanappropriatedeci-
sion would be taken af-
terexaminingthereport
of the State Intelligence
Department on Uddhav
Thackeray’s
p h o n e
call.
Ex-CM's 'phone
call' in Umesh
Kolhe's murder
may be investigated
Kartikey Dev Singh
New Delhi: With the
BJPalreadyin2024elec-
tion mode and for this
purpose it is already
treating each and every
election, be it assembly
,
bypoll or even local
body
, with a sense of ex-
treme importance,
there is a word going
around in party’s ‘top
echelons’ that saffron
party will play its big-
gest masterstroke of
recent times in 2024!
Rumour going on ‘rel-
evantcircles’isthatthere
is a strategy to make
‘ModiSarkar3.0’ through
Ramsetu! Will PM Modi
himself contestfromRa-
manathapuramseat?
It is said that BJP top
leadership is doing ‘ex-
ercise’onthisnewstrat-
egy to strengthen South
to compensate for possi-
blelossesinNorthIndia
because recently many
constituents of NDA
have separated from
BJP
. Probably Kashi Ta-
mil Sangamam in Vara-
nasiisalsoapartof this
strategy
However, Ram-
anathapuramisalsothe
birthplace of former
President Abdul Kalam
anditisfromherewhere
theRamsetustartsfrom
which Shri Ram had
crossed into Lanka.
Moreover, Ramesh-
waram, one of 12 Jy-
otirlingas, is also lo-
cated in Ram-
anathapuram, TN.
In such a situation,
if BJP wins from this
seat, then 2 big roads
will open. Firstly
, BJP
will make a big dent in
Cong bastion of South
and2ndisthatModiwill
beacceptedinMus-
lim-majority
area.
RAM-SETU TO HELP BJP CROSS OVER
‘ELECTORAL SEA’ TO 2024 VICTORY?
Pained by the loss of lives of our
brave army personnel due to a road
mishap in Sikkim. Condolences to the
bereaved families. May the injured
recover soon.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
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CHARLES SOBHRAJ
RELEASED, SAYS “I
FEEL VERY GREAT”
Kathmandu: Confessed
French serial killer Charles
Sobhraj also known as
“The Serpent” was freed
from prison in Nepal on
Friday after serving most
of his sentence for the
murders of American and
Canadian backpackers.
BAIL TO RIYAZ KAZI IN
ANTILIA BOMB SCARE
HIREN MURDER CASE
DELHI COURT EXTENDS
AAFTAB’S JUDICIAL
CUSTODY BY 14 DAYS
Mumbai: The Bombay High
Court on Friday granted bail
to Riyaz Kazi, co accused
with Sachin Vaze in the
Antilia bomb scare and
Mansukh Hiren murder
case. The court directed
Riyaz Kazi’s release on a
bail of Rs 25,000. P8
New Delhi: Delhi’s
Saket court on Friday
extended the judicial
custody of accused Aaftab
Amin Poonawala in the
Shraddha Walkar murder
case by a further 14 days.
The next date of hearing is
on January 6, 2023.
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CBI ARRESTS FORMER
ICICI CEO CHANDA
KOCHHAR, HUSBAND
VIDEOCON LOAN CASE
New Delhi: The CBI has
arrested former managing
director and chief executive
officer of ICICI Bank Chanda
Kochhar and her husband
Deepak Kochhar in a loan
fraud case. Both Chanda
Kochhar and her husband
were arrested from New
Delhi by the CBI after a
long investigation into a
money laundering case
involving the bank and the
Videocon Group, a consumer
electronics and oil and gas
exploration company. Chanda
Kochhar quit ICICI Bank in
October 2018 over allegations
of irregularities in loans
provided to the Videocon
Group when she was heading
the private sector bank.
TRUCK FALLS INTO GORGE IN NORTH SIKKIM
16 ARMY BRAVEHEARTS
‘MARTYRED’
First India Bureau
Zema: As many as 16
Army personnel were
killed and 4 injured on
Friday after a truck they
were travelling in skid-
ded down a steep slope
whilenegotiatingasharp
turn at Zema in North
Sikkim, the Army said.
The “ill-fated vehicle”
was part of a three-vehi-
cle convoy that moved
from Chatten in the
morning towards the
Thangu area. En route
at Zema, the vehicle
skidded down a steep
slope while negotiating
a sharp turn, PRO Lieu-
tenant Colonel Mahen-
dra Rawat said. Prez
Droupadi Murmu, PM
Modi, Amit Shah, Ra-
jnath Singh expressed
grief over the death.
Army personnel seen near the wrecked remains of an Army truck in Zema area of Sikkim on Friday.
A rescue mission was immediately
launched, 4 injured soldiers were
air evacuated from accident spot
President Murmu, PM Modi, HM
Shah, Rajnath, others condole the
deaths of Indian Army personnel

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First India Bureau
Nagpur: The Winter
Session that began in
Nagpur on December
19 has been witnessing
uproaramongthelead-
ers and over the past
four days. Tension has
beenobservedbetween
the Opposition and the
ruling party
.
With both locking
horns over the NIT
land scam, Assembly
Speaker Rahul Nar-
wekar allegedly not al-
lowing the Opposition
leaders to speak and
suspension of NCP
leader Jayant Patil
from the remainder of
the Session, the Oppo-
sitionisatloggerheads
with the government.
In a fresh develop-
ment, NCP leader Ji-
tendra Awhad reacted
to the development of
the past few days and
indirectly challenged
the Speaker. “Jayant
Patil did not say any-
thing wrong. Shame-
lessness is not an in-
sult. A person without
shameiscalledshame-
less, and there is noth-
ing objectionable in
it,” he said.
“For the last few
days, I have screamed
at the top of my lungs
in the House, but the
Speaker did not allow
me to speak even once.
We are talking about
issues.If youaregoing
to crack down on this
corruption, how is it
going to work? This is
the corruption that
you have done,” criti-
cized Awhad.
First India Bureau
Nagpur: A 28-year-old
woman tried to set her-
self ablaze outside the
Maharashtra legisla-
ture complex in Nagpur
on Friday to protest al-
leged derogatory re-
marks made against
iconic personalities,
including Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj, by
Governor BS Koshyari
and some other leaders.
The woman, Kavita
Chavan, came outside
the Vidhan Bhavan
complex at around 2.30
pm and poured yellow-
coloured combustible
liquid on herself. The
police staff deployed at
the gate of the legisla-
ture complex noticed it
and overpowered her,
said an official.
The woman, who is a
resident of Solapur dis-
trict, questioned the po-
lice why no action was
being taken over the
remarks against Shivaji
Maharaj and social re-
formers Mahatma
Phule and Savitribai
Phule. Later, she raised
slogans hailing Dr Ba-
basaheb Ambedkar.
“Before she could set
herself ablaze, the po-
lice stopped her. She
was then taken to the
Sitabuldi police sta-
tion,” said Inspector
Atul Sabnis, adding
that action would be
taken against her. The
Winter Session of the
state legislature, which
began on Monday, will
end on December 30.
At an event held in
Aurangabad last
month, Governor Ko-
shyari had said that
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj was an “icon
of olden times”, which
sparked the ‘insults’
controversy. Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
Spokesperson Sudhan-
shu Trivedi also came
under fire when he
claimed that the 17th
century Maratha war-
rior king (Shivaji) had
sought mercy from the
Mughal empire. Their
remarks caused state-
wide protests.
Last Saturday, the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) alliance of the
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP), Uddhav
Thackeray-led Shiv
Sena faction (Shiv Sena
– Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray) and Con-
gress had taken out
“Halla Bol” protest
march against the
Eknath Shinde-Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
government, where the
opposition leaders de-
manded immediate re-
moval of the governor.
DAY 05 OF MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE WINTER SESSION IN NAGPUR
WOMAN’S IMMOLATION BID FAILS
Kavita Chavan poured yellow combustible on herself to protest remarks against icons
Cops at the Vidhan Bhavan gate overpowered Kavita, foling her attempt. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Nagpur: The Maha-
rashtra Legislative As-
sembly was adjourned
on Friday after legisla-
tors paid their respects
to Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) MLA Muk-
ta Tilak, who passed
away after a long battle
with cancer.
Tilak, 57, who repre-
sented Kasba Peth con-
stituency in Pune, suc-
cumbed to the ailment
on Thursday
.
The House was ad-
journed for the day af-
ter legislators paid trib-
ute to Tilak.
Recalling his interac-
tion with Tilak, Chief
Minister Eknath Shin-
de said when he had vis-
ited her during the
Ganesh festival, the
BJPMLAhaddiscussed
issues related to her
constituency with him.
“Even when she was
ill, her concern was the
work that needed to be
done in her constituen-
cy, which showed her
commitment,” said
Shinde.
Despite her illness,
Tilak made it a point to
cast her vote during
the Rajya Sabha and
legislative council
polls, when she was
brought to the state
legislature in a wheel-
chair, he said.
Recalling Tilak’s
participation in the
House, Speaker Rahul
Narwekar said her
death was not only a
loss to the BJP, but also
for the Assembly.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Kavita Chavan came outside the Vidhan Bhavan complex at around 2.30 pm
and poured yellow- coloured combustible liquid on herself. The police staff
deployed at the gate of the legislature complex noticed it and overpowered
her, said an official. She questioned the police why no action was being tak-
en over the remarks against Shivaji Maharaj and social reformers Mahatma
Phule and Savitribai Phule. She then raised slogans hailing Dr BR Ambedkar.
Nothing wrong in calling Speaker
Narwekar shameless: Awhad
Assembly adjourned after
tribute to MLA Mukta Tilak
The 57-year-old passed away on Thursday after a long battle with cancer
FAMILY PERFORMS
LAST RITES IN PUNE
Pune (PTI): The last rites of
BJP MLA Mukta Tilak were
performed at an electric
crematorium in Pune city on
Friday. Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Devendra Fadnavis paid
tribute to Tilak at Kesariwadi,
where her mortal remains
were kept for people to pay
their last respects. BJP state
President Chandrashekhar
Bawankule, state ministers
Chandrakant Patil, Girish
Mahajan and other BJP lead-
ers attended her last rites.
Tilak (57), who represented
the Kasba Peth Assembly seg-
ment in Pune city, was battling
cancer and died of the ailment
at a hospital on Thursday.
She was diagnosed with the
disease five years ago and
was admitted to the hospital
10 days ago. Before becom-
ing an MLA in 2019, Tilak
served as the mayor of Pune
city. She was a great-grand-
daughter-in-law of freedom
fighter Lokmanya Tilak. She is
survived by husband Shailesh
Tilak, a daughter and a son.
Tilak represented Pune’s Kasba Peth constituency. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Nagpur: With the
controversy around
Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde’s al-
location of plots
meant for Nagpur
Improvement Trust
(NIT) to private per-
sons refuses to die
down, Nationalist
Congress Party
(NCP) leader Ajit Pa-
war on Friday said
the matter was first
raised by the
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP).
Addressing the me-
dia at the Maharash-
tra Legislature com-
plexinNagpur,Pawar
alleged, “A public in-
terest litigation was
first filed by the BJP
in connection with
theNagpurlandscam
case. A plot worth
Rs83 crore was sold
for Rs2 crore. The
matter was first
raisedduring(former
chief minister) Ud-
dhav Thackeray-led
government by the
BJP
, which has now
formed a new govern-
ment with Shinde.”
Sanjay Raut (Shiv
Sena leader) also re-
vealed this secret at a
press conference and
said that BJP state
president Chan-
d r a s h e k h a r
Bawankule, MLA
Praveen Datke, and
Vidarbha MLA Nag-
orao Ganar had
raised this issue 1.5
monthsago,headded.
The Leader of Op-
position in the state
Assembly further
stated, “Raut claimed
that the people of the
BJP and the MLAs
who believe in Dev-
endra Fadnavis (Dep-
uty CM) want Shin-
de’s corruption case
to be exposed.”
“The ruling party
(BJP) has been strug-
gling for six months
(since the collapse of
the previous MVA
government). How-
ever, the grievances
of people in power
are taken up while
the ones of the oppo-
sitionaresuppressed,
added Pawar.
CM Eknath Shinde
has been accused of
illegally allocating
NIT plots to private
persons when he
served as the urban
developmentminister
in the previous MVA
government.
BJP had raised NIT
plot issue against
Shinde first: Pawar
Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar
addresses the media outside Vidhan Bhavan during the
Winter Session in Nagpur on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP MLAs also
want Shinde’s
corruption exposed,
says NCP leader
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena (MNS)
chief Raj Thackeray
, on
Friday
,advisedhiswork-
ers stay humble before
everyone and not look
down on people regard-
less of their status.
Theusuallyfierylead-
er donned a different
personaonthedaywhile
interacting with work-
ers at the party office in
Nagpur.
Addressing the work-
ers, Thackeray said,
“Nothing will be
achieved by this (look-
ing down on people), but
you will be ruined.”
Thackeray also distrib-
utedappointmentletters
to party office-bearers.
He continued to
preach on humbleness
to those present at the
gathering.“Neverinsult
anyone, no matter what
position you are in.
Nothing will be gained
from this, but it will lead
to your own ruin. You
have only one post today
.
It is not that you were
given the position be-
cause there were no
other people. You have
been selected for this po-
sition. Identify the re-
sponsibilities of that
position and never un-
derestimate anyone,”
advised Thackeray
.
He further stated,
“Last time I came on
tour, there were reports
that MNS was not get-
ting office-bearers. Par-
ties keep winning and
losing. It is something
thateverypoliticalparty
has gone through.”
Be humble, don’t put
down anyone: MNS
chief advises workers
Raj Thackeray —FILE PHOTO
‘Why are Shinde-Fadnavis silent on border row?’
First India Bureau
Nagpur: Leader of Op-
position in the state
Assembly, Ajit Pawar,
on Friday appealed to
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde and his deputy
Devendra Fadnavis to
defend their silence on
the ongoing Maharash-
tra-Karnataka border
dispute.
Speaking to report-
ers at the Vidhan
Bhavan complex in
Nagpur, Pawar said, “A
resolution has been de-
manded to show that
Maharashtra stands by
the Marathi-speaking
population in Karna-
taka. However, our
resolution has not
come yet. The Karna-
taka government has
decided not to give
even an inch of land to
Maharashtra.”
Pawar also raised
the suspension of Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty (NCP) MLA Jayant
Patil from the state As-
sembly for the rest of
the ongoing Winter
Session. “We (opposi-
tion) will discuss
whether to attend the
Lower House (proceed-
ings) or not. If we de-
cide to attend, we will
emphasize on the is-
sues that needs to be
given priority. If not,
our walkouts will con-
tinue,” he asserted.
Jayant Patil has been
a member of the As-
sembly for the last 32
years. Everyone knows
his behaviour and man-
ner of speaking. The
government is behav-
ing shamelessly. Some
things are often said in
the House, but these
people are engaging in
politics of convenience,
added Pawar.
On state leader
Chhagan Bhujbal
terming Mumbai ‘a
hen that lays golden
eggs’, the NCP leader
stated, “Chhagan Bhu-
jbal was elected the
mayor of Mumbai
twice. He has been an
MLA for several years
and knows the ins and
outs of Mumbai. All he
meant to say was that
Mumbai is a hen that
lays golden eggs. The
opposition created con-
fusion on that.”
If our people speak,
they (ruling coalition)
makes a mess with the
power of the majority.
Opponents are expect-
ed to apologize, Pawar
said while expressing
his anger.
NO DICE
With Karnataka
Assembly passing
resolution against
Maha leaders, NCP’s
Ajit Pawar expresses
outrage on action
A resolution has been demanded
to show that Maharashtra
stands by the Marathi-speaking
population in Karnataka. However, our
resolution has not come yet. The Karna-
taka government has decided not to give
even an inch of land to Maharashtra.
—Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party leader
Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar —FILE PHOTO

First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court has denied
immediate relief to the
Serum Institute of India
(SII) in its defamation
suit seeking damages to
the tune of Rs100 crore
from organizations and
individuals, who were
allegedly posting defam-
atory content against
the company
.
During a hearing on
Wednesday, Justice NJ
Jamadar said that it
would not be possible
for him to hear the par-
ties immediately for ur-
gent relief. However, he
granted liberty to SII to
approach the vacation
bench in case of urgent
relief and posted the pe-
tition for hearing on
January 03, 2023.
The institute moved
HC for urgent prayers
seeking an order to
temporarily restrain
some people from pub-
lishing and circulat-
ing any content
against the company
or its employees.
In its plea, SII
claimed that one Yohan
Tengra and his organi-
zation Anarchy for
Freedom India, and one
Ambar Koiri and his
organization Awaken
India Movement, have
been posting and circu-
lating defamatory con-
tent against the vac-
cine-maker.
The suit emphasized
that the defendants had
also been posting incor-
rect information about
the legal proceedings
where SII was involved.
Their websites were
freely accessible with-
out any subscription
and thus could be ac-
cessed by many, stated
SII in its application.
The company further
stated that the individu-
als had been posting
content that made alle-
gations implying that
Covishield, a vaccine
produced by SII to pre-
vent the spread of COV-
ID-19, was the cause of
deaths of multiple per-
sons due to side effects.
Thepostsbeingreleased
were not only targeting
SII, but also its Chief
Executive Officer Adar
Poonawalla, it added.
In response, advo-
cates Nilesh Ojha and
Abhishek sought dis-
missal of SII’s plea on
behalf of Tengra and
Koiri. They also filed a
counter-claim seeking
prosecution of SII for
making incorrect
statements about the
effects of the Cov-
ishield vaccine.
Justice Jamadar
granted time to SII to
respond to this coun-
ter-claim before the
next date of hearing,
which is January 03.
Amid the advent of B.7
Omicron variant, SII
CEO Poonawalla urged
people in India not to
panic given excellent
vaccine coverage.
MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The work of
the Himalaya Bridge at
the famous Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Termi-
nus is moving at a fast
pace as in the fresh de-
velopment, the girders
have now reached the
construction site. The
Bridges Department is
waiting for a no-Objec-
tion Certificate from
the traffic police de-
partment as the bridge
is scheduled to open to
the public in February
.
The nod from the
traffic police depart-
ment was pending ow-
ing to the G20 summit
meetings in Mumbai.
The officials said they
will be able to meet the
deadline if the traffic
police grants permis-
sion in the next two to
three days adding that
officials said five gird-
ers weighing 120 tonnes
are on the site and each
girder is 35.211metre.
Commonly known as
Kasab bridge (as Paki-
stani terrorist Ajmal
Kasab passed through it
during the 26/11 attack
to enter Cama Hospi-
tal), the bridge col-
lapsed on March 14,
2019, killing seven peo-
ple. After the incident,
the BMC undertook a
structural audit of all
the bridges, flyovers
and skywalks in Mum-
bai. The civic body re-
paired a few bridges
and some of them are
being demolished for
reconstruction.
At the Himalaya
Bridge site, pillars have
been constructed on
both the sides, and gird-
ers will be installed in
the next few days. The
BMC will spend Rs7
crore on the structure.
First India Bureau
Navi Mumbai: During
the hearing of objec-
tions and suggestions
held on December 21,
real estate developers
have opposed the pro-
posed Infrastructure
Contribution Charges
(ICC) for issuing no-ob-
jection-certificates
(NOC) for all transac-
tions, including the
sale and purchase of
apartments, shops,
land, built premises,
and development on
leasehold or freehold
land in the Navi Mum-
bai Airport Influence
Notified Area (NAINA).
According to the real-
tors, they will approach
the state government to
remove the proposed
charges as these will
directly impact the
home buyers.
Developers have also
said that CIDCO needs
to explore other options
to meet the shortfall.
President of NAINA
Builders Welfare Asso-
ciation (NBWA) and
General Secretary of
Marathi Bandhkam Vy-
avsayik Association
(MBVA), Prakash
Baviskar said, “This
kind of charge is not
collected anywhere in
the state. The addition-
al charge will increase
the overall cost of con-
struction and it will be
a burden on the end-us-
er or homebuyers.”
CIDCO had proposed
to collect ICC for issu-
ing a NOC for all trans-
actions in NAINA. A
notification was issued
on November 04 propos-
ing a few modifications
in the sanctioned Devel-
opment Control and
Promotion Regulations
(DCPR) of NAINA.
Nagpur (PTI): Wardens
of 28governmenthostels
have been served show
cause notices and will
face inquiries over vari-
ous complaints about
poorfacilities,theMaha-
rashtra government in-
formedtheStateLegisla-
tive Council on Friday
.
A special squad of
the Social Welfare De-
partment had conduct-
ed random checks at 54
government hostels in
the state, Minister for
Social Justice Sanjay
Rathod said. Rathod
was responding to a
Calling Attention Mo-
tion moved by Shiv
Sena (UBT) legislator
Manisha Kayande, and
BJP MLCs Prasad Lad,
Nagorao Ganar and
Ramesh Patil.
The Social Welfare
Department had con-
ducted a 'samvad' pro-
gramme on July 27 and
28, during which offi-
cials themselves stayed
in hostels and interact-
ed with students living
there, the minister said.
Officials found that
some wardens were not
living in the hostels.
Apart from this, some
hostels also lacked
clean drinking water
and hot water, libraries,
proper food, cleanliness
among a host of other
facilities, he said.
After some of the
complaints were found
to be true, wardens of
28 hostels were issued
show cause notices and
were facing inquiries,
the official said.
Young adults decorate a Christmas tree made entirely out of strings, lights and
streamers at the Our Lady of Glory Church, commonly referred to as Gloria Church,
in Byculla area of Mumbai city on Friday. —PHOTOS BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
BMC TO DESILT
EEH, WEH DRAINS
AND CULVERTS
Mumbai: After taking
control of Eastern Express
and Western Express
highways (EEH, WEH), the
Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation has nvited a
tender to desilt drains and
culverts on key arterial
roads. The estimated cost
of the work is around
Rs46 crore. The estimated
cost for desilting of WEH
and EEH is around Rs15
crore and the work will
be carried out till March
31, 2024. The work was
earlier in the hands of
the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development
Authority (MMRDA).
TYRE THEFT IN
AUTOS ON THE RISE,
UNION MEETS COPS
Navi Mumbai: Repre-
sentatives of Navi Mumbai
Riksha Mahasangh met
the APMC police to draw
attention to tyre thefts
of autorickshaws in the
city. They claimed that
at least tyres of 10 to 15
autorickshaws have gone
missing. According to
the representatives of the
rickshaw union, the theft
was committed in the
early morning in Turbhe
and Vashi areas. They also
provided contact numbers
of a few rickshaw drivers
and registration numbers
of autorickshaws whose
tyres were stolen.
STREET FOOD
VENDOR STABBED,
INJURED BY MINORS
Thane: Two boys alleg-
edly stabbed and injured
a street food vendor over
a petty issue in Thane,
Police said on Friday. The
incident took place in Ko-
pri area, when the two ac-
cused were playing around
a roadside stall. A plank
from the stall fell over and
the victim scolded them.
The duo stabbed and criti-
cally injured the victim in a
fit of rage. He was rushed
to a hospital nearby, an
official said. A case under
sections 307 and other
relevant provisions of the
Indian Penal Code has
been registered against
the boys, he added.
FOUR PERSONS
STAB 20-YEAR-OLD
MAN TO DEATH
Thane: A 20-year-old
man was murdered alleg-
edly by four persons in
Mumbra of Thane district
over previous enmity,
a police official said on
Friday. The deceased
was identified as S Khan,
he was murdered in
the intervening night of
Thursday and Friday.
“The four accused, who
stabbed Khan to death
with sharp weapons over
previous enmity, have
been identified. Police
is on the lookout to nab
them as soon as pos-
sible. An investigation is
underway,” said Senior
Inspector Ashok Kadlag.
ANTI NARCOTICS CELL SEIZE DRUGS
WORTH `28 LAKH, ONE IN POLICE CUSTODY
Mumbai: The Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Ghatkopar unit on
Friday arrested a drug peddler and
recovered high-quality cocaine
drugs from his possession worth
Rs28 lakhs in the international
market. According to the Mumbai
police, a case was registered
against the accused peddler under
NDPS Act. As per the police
officials, the accused was produced in court and is sent to
police custody till December 28.
MNS WORKERS SHED LIGHT ON POOR
CONDITION OF POWER SUBSTATION
Navi Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has writ-
ten to Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited
(MSRDCL) about the poor condi-
tion of power substation located at
Sector 5 in Ghansoli. As per party
workers, power substation has be-
come a den of anti-social elements.
Nitin Katekar, President of the unit
said, “The substation door is broken and people drink alcohol
there as many empty bottles of liquor can be seen.”
CRUCIAL READ
A couple of organizations have claimed that Covishield had caused
deaths of multiple persons due to side-effects. —FILE PHOTO
HC DENIES RELIEF TO SII
IN DEFAMATION CASE
Co. has claimed that a few individuals posted false info about Covishield
CALL FOR ACTION
CBI files charge sheet
against ex-Mum top
cop, ex-NSE CEO
New Delhi (ANI):
The Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
has filed a charge
sheet at a court in Del-
hi against former
Mumbai Police Com-
missioner Sanjay Pan-
dey, former CEO and
MD of National Stock
Exchange (NSE) Chi-
tra Ramkrishna and
others in connection
to the co-location
scam case, officials
said on Friday
.
During the course
of the investigation
of another case
related to the co-loca-
tion scam in NSE, an
act of illegal intercep-
tion of the landline
phones of NSE em-
ployees was un-
earthed.
It was alleged that
unauthorized record-
ing and monitoring of
personal call lines in
NSE started in 1997
when the MD and then
DMD/MD of NSE con-
nected call lines of
NSE employees to a
DigitalVoiceRecorder
provided by a private
company
. During 1997-
2009, the then DMD
with the help of NSE
employees allegedly
supervised the inter-
ception.
The employees of
the said private com-
pany were given unau-
thorized access to NSE
premises in a manner
to listen to these calls
and submit weekly re-
ports to NSE officials.
The reports in turn
were being shown on a
regularbasistotheMD
andthentheDMD/MD
of NSE. The work or-
derof saidprivatecom-
pany was renewed
every year from 2009-
2017.
It was found during
the investigation that
an accused (then Di-
rector of the accused
private company)
working as a police of-
ficer was allegedly
managing the affairs
of said company
.
Accused charged in
connection with the
National Stock
Exchange co-
location scam case
Himalaya Bridge
work in full swing,
girders reach site
Developers oppose
ICC in NAINA
during hearing
Maha government issues
notices to wardens of 28
hostels over poor facilities
A special squad of the
Social Welfare
Department had
conducted random
checks at 54 govt
hostels in state
X’MAS PREP!
Former Mumbai top cop Sanjay Pandey is one of the accused
in the case. —FILE PHOTO

PERSPECTIVE
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Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Former Prime Minister Chaudhary
Charan Singh ji fought for the interests
of farmers throughout his life. He
believed that prosperous farmers and
strong agriculture system are the
foundation of bright India. Remembering
Chaudhary Saheb on his birth
anniversary, I bow down to him and
wish everyone a Happy Farmer’s Day.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
The news of the casualties of jawans in
a road accident in Sikkim is extremely
distressing. My heartfelt condolences
are with the families of the victims. I
wish speedy recovery of the injured.
May God give place to the departed
brave souls at his holy feet. Om Shanti!
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Enter through the narrow
gate. For wide is the gate
and broad is the road that
leads to destruction, and
many enter through it.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
BHARAT JODO
YATRA IS SET TO
ENTER A DIFFICULT
TERRITORY
harat Jodo Yatra may
notachieveitsgoal(s)
but it continues to
roll on. From Hary-
ana it is expected to
enter Delhi on Saturday and
reach the Red Fort unmindful of
the Covid-19 warning issued by
the Union Health Ministry.
Masks are on but social distanc-
ing is not possible when a crowd
accompanies a leader. It will be
interesting to see if the march-
ers are allowed to enter Delhi
while Covid-19 protocols are not
in place. There is apprehension
that it may be stopped. Will the
Congress gain any political
mileage if it is?
That may not happen and the
BJP may not lose any brownie
points either as it is too strongly
placed. It is the outcome of any
political move that eventually
decides its success or failure.
The Yatra’s objectives of fight-
ing fear, bigotry and prejudice
are laudable but the acceptabil-
ity of those objectives by the
masses is doubtful. That will
make Yatra’s unspoken agenda
of Congress revival difficult.
TOP TWEETS
B
nce again the is-
sue of Muslims’
insecurity has
cropped up. This
time it has been
raised by Rashtriya Janata
Dal’s senior leader Abdul
Bari who said that he has
asked his children to find a
job abroad and, if possible,
settle there as Muslims were
insecure in India. Bari said
that his son was studying at
Harvard University and his
daughter was a graduate of
LSE and it was hard for him
to ask his children to leave
the country
.
His worry was that his
children may not be able to
adjust in the prevailing inse-
cure environment. The BJP
spokesman Nikhil Anand re-
sponded that Bari should go
to Pakistan if he felt sup-
pressed and called his com-
ments an insult to the Hindu
community
.
In 2015 actor Aamir Khan
had also raised the issue of
growing intolerance in the
country and his wife Kiran
Rao wondered if they should
move out of the country
. Like
Bari he was also to either do
ghar wapsi (convert to Hin-
duism) or go to Pakistan.
To malign the actor a fake
video was also circulated
showing him in the company
of two Pakistani terrorists.
There is indeed increased
intolerance. Early release of
Bilkis Bano’s rapists from
prison and the warm wel-
come they were given, the
Dharma Sansad’s call to vio-
lence against Muslims did
not evoke a feeling of safety
in the minority community
and with bulldozer becoming
a new symbol of democracy
the community’s feeling of
insecurity was heightened.
Despite all this there is
harmony in the country and
there’s no reason to emigrate.
DON’T FEAR, THERE’S
HARMONY IN INDIA
Once again the issue of
Muslims’ insecurity has
cropped up. This time it
has been raised by
RJD’s senior leader
Abdul Bari who said
that he has asked his
children to find a job
abroad and, if possible,
settle there as Muslims
were insecure in India
O
nastrongresponsetoarecent
Twitter poll posted by Elon
Musk, users of the platform
have called for him to relin-
quish his position as CEO.
Muskhasrespondedthathe’ll
step down when he “finds
someone foolish enough” to
take over as CEO, saying he
will run the software and
server teams instead. But any
replacement will need to be
able to steer Twitter back to
calmer waters, with Musk re-
maining majority owner.
It’s been a tumultuous year
for Twitter and Musk. He be-
gan building up shares in the
company in January 2022
and his US$44 billion (£36 bil-
lion) bid to buy the platform
was accepted in April. He
then tried to pull out of the
deal in July, before finally
taking ownership in October.
Since then he has made – and
sometimes walked back – nu-
merous changes to the popu-
lar social media platform.
Indeed, Musk’s reaction to
finally getting his hands on
Twitter has been reminis-
cent of Christmas morning,
when children rip open pre-
sents, display initial excite-
ment and then quickly lose
interest. Musk may have im-
agined that owning the web-
site would be fun and make
him feel powerful.
But the reality has been
rather different. He has been
criticised and abused, both
online and in real life and
now 57.5% of more than 17.5
million Twitter users have
voted for him to stand down
as its CEO.
There has been some spec-
ulation that Musk has come
under pressure from other
Twitter shareholders and
lenders to move on. Further,
Musk has been selling bil-
lions in Tesla stock and its
share price is down by over
60% this year. Shareholders
in the car firm would proba-
bly like their hitherto suc-
cessful CEO back full time.
So, if Twitter wants to find
a new CEO, what sort of per-
son should the troubled so-
cial media platform be look-
ing for? As a student of lead-
ership, I can see three key
requirements for anyone con-
sidering – or being consid-
ered for – this role right now:
1. CONFIDENCE AND
INDEPENDENCE
A new Twitter CEO will want
assurances that they will be
free to take decisions about
the direction of the business
withoutbeingsecond-guessed
by Musk as the majority own-
er. So the new CEO will need
to be confident, perhaps even
arrogant, and ready to stand
their ground.
2. THE ABILITY
TO FACE FACTS
The new leader will have to
“confront the brutal facts” of
the situation – according to
management expert Jim Col-
lins, this is how to begin pro-
ductive change. Twitter is
struggling financially
.
Musk paid US$44 billion to
buy it, perhaps twice what it
was worth. He has borrowed
huge sums and sold large
tranches of Tesla stock to
help fund the acquisition.
But he could now face inter-
est payments to lenders of up
to US$1 billion a year unless
Twitter’s financial health
can be turned around. These
are the brutal facts a new
leader must confront.
3. AN IMAGINATIVE
APPROACH TO
MANAGEMENT
The social media platform’s
current position leads on to a
thirdrequirementforthenew
leader: imagination. Twitter
is a resounding practical suc-
cess. It is influential and pow-
erful. It has certainly sped up
the flow of information (ad-
mittedly
, inaccurate informa-
tionaswellastheusefulkind).
And it can be a force for
good – for example providing
data and advice during the
COVID-19 pandemic or help-
ing to highlight the failings
of politicians or the media –
even with the unpleasantness
and abuse that seem to be an
unavoidable part of tweeting.
This brings us to a very
valuable leadership lesson
that the maverick Musk has
taught everyone in recent
months: we should hesitate
before labelling forceful
people as great leaders in
any setting until we have
seen what their long-term
impact has been.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
I
And this leads us to a major
task for any future Twitter
CEO – and perhaps the
heart of the problem with
Twitter. Musk changes his
mind frequently –
sometimes within hours, as
we saw recently when he
appeared to walk back a
policy change regarding
users’ ability to link to other
social media accounts. He
may rethink stepping down,
or even appoint someone
only to sack them
STICKING
WITH PLAN
Musk has responded that he’ll step down
when he “finds someone foolish enough” to
take over as CEO, saying he will run the software
and server teams instead. But any replacement will
need to be able to steer Twitter back to calmer
waters, with Musk remaining majority owner
LEADERSHIP
QUALITIES
Musk’s
replacement as
Twitter’s CEO will
need to have
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INDIA
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State (MoS) Dr
Jitendra Singh on Fri-
day urged the industry
body, CII to come for-
ward in a big way to
promote Start-ups in
Jammu and Kashmir to
provide gainful employ-
ment to youth.
Dr Jitendra Singh
said, JK has huge un-
explored potential of
Agri-tech Start-ups as
the geography and cli-
matic conditions here
favour the cultivation of
medicinal and aromatic
plants. He said, the suc-
cess of Aroma Mission
or ‘Purple Revolution’
bears testimony to the
win-win proposition for
both farmers and youth
entrepreneurs.
Interacting with JK
Chapter of Confedera-
tion of Indian Industry,
Dr Singh said, the real
stakeholders from all
walks of life should
come out with an open
mind for overall devel-
opment of the UT. The
Minister recalled that
Prime Minister Modi
last year, while meeting
the political representa-
tives from JK called
for removing Dilli ki
Doori (the distance from
Delhi) as well as Dil ki
Doori (the distance from
the heart). He said, after
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi took oath for
the second term, ‘Mis-
sion JK’ was strongly
emphasised, of which
one of the important
steps taken has been the
extensive public out-
reach program involv-
ing Union Ministers,
apart from several im-
portant developmental
projects and new invest-
ments bestowed on the
newly created UT.
Sayed Ehsan Javaid,
Chairman of CII UT
Council,JKsaid,since
the abrogation of arti-
cle 370 post august 5th
2019, they have adopted
the theme “Making JK
an Aspirational Desti-
nation” by playing a
proactive role as a cata-
lyst for sustainable de-
velopment of the UT
and making it an aspira-
tional destination for
Investments, Quality
Education, and Ad-
vanced Infrastructure.
“Come forward to promote start-ups in JK”
MoS JITENDRA SINGH TO CII
Minister of State (MoS) Dr Jitendra Singh during the meeting with
the CII representatives on Friday.
NaddatolaunchBJP’sLokSabhaPravas2.0drive
New Delhi (ANI): With
the BJP focused on the
weak Lok Sabha seats
for upcoming General
Elections, the party’s
national president JP
Nadda will be going on
a tour of two days to Ta-
mil Nadu and Odisha. It
may be noted that in
these two states the BJP
has been trying to find
its foothold but has
been unable to form the
government so far.
While the BJP is in
an alliance with AIAD-
MK in Tamil Nadu, in
Odisha the saffron par-
ty has so far not been
able to breach the Pat-
naik bastion.
“Nadda will travel
across two Lok Sabha
seats both in Tamil
Nadu and Odisha spend-
ing a day each in both
states,” sources said.
“Kandhamal and
Puri are the two Lok
Sabha seats in Odisha
and Nilgiris and Coim-
batore in Tamil Nadu
zeroed down for the
visit of Nadda,” the
sources said.
“During the visit, the
party’s national presi-
dent will meet the Man-
dal and booth presi-
dent, parliamentary
team handling these
seats and other organi-
sational meetings are
on the agenda,” the
sources said.
“The visit for Tamil
Nadu is slated for De-
cember 27 and Odisha
will be on December
28,” the sources fur-
ther said.
New Delhi (ANI): The
NIA on Friday carried
out searches at 14 loca-
tions in Jammu and
Kashmir against people
involved in the spread-
ing of terrorist activi-
ties by various pro-
scribed terrorist outfits
in the UT by targeting
minorities and security
personnel. The search
operation was conduct-
ed by the NIA in Kul-
gam, Pulwama, Anant-
nag, Sopore and Jammu
districts. Various in-
criminating materials
such as digital devices,
SIM cards and digital
storage devices have
been seized from the
searched premises, the
NIA said in a statement.
NIA raids 14
locations in JK
in case linked to
terror activities
New Delhi (ANI): The
narco test report of
Aaftab Amin Poonawa-
la, who is accused of
murdering his live-in
girlfriend Shraddha
Walkar, has been pre-
pared, said the forensic
team on Friday
.
According to Foren-
sic Science Laboratory
(FSL) team, the Investi-
gation Officer has been
informed to collect the
report. A narco analy-
sis test of Aaftab was
completed on December
1 on Thursday at the
Baba Saheb Ambedkar
Hospital in the national
capital's Rohini.
Meanwhile, Shrad-
dha's father Vikas Walk-
er along with BJP lead-
er Kirit Somaiya ar-
rived at Delhi Police
headquarters on Friday
.
Accused Aaftab’s narco
test report prepared
SHRADDHA MURDER CASE
Cabinet approves MSP for
copra for 2023 season
First India Bureau
New Delhi:TheCabinet
CommitteeonEconomic
Affairs chaired by PM
Narendra
Modihasap-
proved Min-
imum Sup-
port Prices
(MSPs) for
copra for 2023 season.
Theapprovalisbasedon
recommendationsof the
CommissionforAgricul-
tural Costs and Prices
andviewsof majorcoco-
nut growing states.
TheMSPforFairAver-
age Quality of milling
coprahasbeenfixedatRs
10860 per quintal and for
ball copra at Rs 11750 per
quintal for 2023. This is
an increase of Rs 270 per
quintal for milling copra
andRs750perquintalfor
ball copra over the previ-
ous season. This would
ensure a margin of
51.82% for milling copra
and 64.26% for ball copra
over all India weighted
average cost of produc-
tion, Union Minister
Anurag Thakur said.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Minister Jyotiradi-
tya Scindia on Friday
highlighted the ongoing
vaccination drive,
launched by the Centre
government, against
Covid-19 amid the fear
of a covid surge.
Addressing a press
briefing on the BJP gov-
ernment’s efforts to-
wards a ‘Healthy India’
on Friday, the Union
Minister said that 220
crore doses of vaccine
have been administered
till this Monday. “The
focus of our govern-
ment is to transform
health care into holistic
health care. Following
the PM's vision of ‘One
Nation One Health’, we
collectively handled
Covid. 220 crore doses
of vaccine have been
administered till this
Monday,” he said.
Shedding a light on
the Modi govt’s steps in
providing medical fa-
cilities in far-flung are-
as, the Civil Aviation
Minister said, “drones
are being used for the
delivery of blood, vac-
cines, and medicines in
remote areas. In 2014
there were only 6 All In-
dia Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) and
today we have 22 AIIMS
in the country,” the Un-
ion Minister added.
We have administered 220 cr Covid
vaccine doses till date,says Scindia
Sohna (ANI): Con-
gress’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra led by Rahul Gan-
dhi resumed from Hary-
ana’s Kherli Lala in
Sohna on Friday
.
Many people were
seen joining the march
holding banners and
party flags. The ongoing
foot march of the grand
old party had entered
Haryana on Wednesday
.
Meanwhile, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Thursday slammed the
government for making
excuses to stop the
Bharat Jodo Yatra, al-
leging that the central
government is scared of
India’s truth.
‘It’s their (BJP) new
idea, they wrote a letter
to me saying Covid is
coming and stop the
Yatra. All these are ex-
cuses to stop this Yatra,
they are sacred of In-
dia’s truth,” said Rahul
Gandhi at a rally here.
Bharat Jodo Yatra
resumes from
Sohna in Haryana
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Win-
ter Session of the Lok
Sabha was adjourned
sine die on Friday.
On this occasion, Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la, who was Presiding
the House, said that dur-
ing the 10th session of
the Lok Sabha, 13 sit-
tings were held and Lok
Sabha sat for 68 hours
and 42 minutes. The pro-
ductivity of the House
during the Session was
97percentandmanyim-
portant legislative busi-
nesses were transacted.
DuringtheSession,09
Bills were introduced
and07Billswerepassed.
Some of the important
bills which were passed
are: The Anti-Maritime
PiracyBill,2019;TheAp-
propriation (No.4) Bill,
2022; The Appropriation
(No.5) Bill, 2022; The
Constitution(Scheduled
Tribes) Order (Second,
Third, Fourth and Fifth)
Amendment Bill, 2022;
and The Repealing and
Amending Bill, 2022.
Supplementary De-
mands for Grants - First
Batch for 2022-2023 and
Demands for Excess
Grants for 2019-2020
which were passed on
December 14.
Premature adjournment of LS is with
consensus of all political parties: Birla
During the Session, 13 sittings were held and Lok Sabha sat for 68 hours 42 minute, says LS Speaker
MPs in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Rahul Gandhi with DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and others
during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Sohna, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BSF FOILS PAKISTAN DRONE BID TO
SMUGGLE DRUGS, ARMS INTO PUNJAB
Chandigarh: The BSF in Punjab on Friday foiled Paki-
stan’s attempt of smuggling drugs and weapons across
the border through a drone. The BSF personnel deployed
at the border heard the buzzing sound of a flying object
from Pakistan entering Indian territory near Mullakot vil-
lage in Amritsar district. As per the drill, the troops tried
to intercept the drone by firing. The area was cordoned
off and the security agencies were informed.
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that search engines
like Google cannot claim to be mere intermediaries with no
control over the content that appears in search results. This
came in a judgment by a division bench of Justices Muahmed
Mustaque and Shoba Annamma Eapen on the right to be
forgotten and the manner in which it applies to publication
of court judgments and proceedings, in the absence of any
specific legislation. The bench observed that even though
making court judgments available in search results cannot be
faulted, it cannot be said that Google has no control over the
information that gets thrown up in search results.
SEARCH ENGINES LIKE GOOGLE CANNOT
CLAIM TO BE 'CONTENT-BLIND': KERALA HC
Kabirdham: Four people were killed while four got injured
after the vehicle in which they were traveling in fell into a
40-feet deep ditch in Chhattisgarh’s
Kabirdham district, on the interven-
ing night of Thursday and Friday.
The police said that there were a
total of eight passengers, including
the driver in the car during the time
of the incident.Those who died were identified as Fagu
Yadav (60), a resident of Sakin, Sati Bai (35), a resident
of Sakin Damakheda, Kaushalya (70), a resident of Sakin
Kusmi and Malti (45), a resident of Sakin Bhanpuri.
4 DEAD, 4 INJURED AFTER VEHICLE FALLS
INTO DEEP DITCH IN CHHATTISGARH
CRUCIAL READ
Speaker Om Birla said that
56 Starred questions were
orally answered in the House
during the
Session. An-
swers to 2760
Unstarred
Questions
were laid on
the Table of
the House.
Besides, 298
matters of public importance
were raised under Rule 377.
Members raised 374 matters
of urgent public importance
during Zero Hour.
IMPORTANT BILLS WHICH WERE PASSED
z The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019;
z The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2022;
z The Appropriation (No.5) Bill, 2022;
z The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order
(Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth) Amend-
ment Bill, 2022;
z The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022
QUESTION HOUR
New Delhi (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and
other leaders on Friday attended the customary meeting at Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla’s chamber at the end of the Winter Session. Among leaders who attended
the meeting included Union Minister Rajnath Singh and other top leaders. The Lok
Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, six days ahead of the schedule.
PM MODI, OTHERS ATTEND CUSTOMARY MEETING HOSTED BY BIRLA
PRODUCTIVITY
OF LOK SABHA
97%
TOTAL
SITTINGS
13
BILLS
INTRODUCED
09
SITTINGS’
DURATION
68:42 Hrs
BILLS
PASSED
07
PAPERS TABLED
IN THE HOUSE
1811
New Delhi (FIB): LS Speaker Om Birla led MPs in paying
floral tributes at the portrait of former Prime Minister
Chaudhary Charan Singh in the Central Hall of Parlia-
ment House on his Birth Anniversary, on Friday. Defence
Minister Raj Nath Singh; Minister of Commerce Piyush
Goyal; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi;
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh; other Min-
isters, MPs and former Members also paid floral tributes
to Chaudhary Charan Singh. A booklet containing the
profile of Chaudhary Charan Singh, brought out in Hindi
and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented
to the dignitaries who attended the function.
MPs PAY TRIBUTES TO CHAUDHARY
CHARAN SINGH ON HIS BIRTH ANNIV
New Delhi (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was on Friday
adjourned sine die seven days ahead of the sched-
uled completion of the 258th session. Chairman
Jagdeep Dhankhar adjourned the house sine die
and said he felt privileged to be part of the August
House. The Chairman extended his greetings to the
members of the House for the upcoming festivals,
including Christmas, Pongal, Lohri and others, and
suggested that there is a need to be vigilant of the
rising cases of Covid pandemic and take necessary
precautions. “This session was marked with a dis-
play of wit, sarcasm, humour and intellect. I hope
to experience more of it with greater indulgence
from experienced members,” Dhankhar said.
RAJYA SABHA ALSO ADJOURNED SINE
DIE 7 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Faridabad: Congress
leader Jairam Ramesh
on Friday
accused
the govt
of or-
chestrat-
ing the
“Covid
drama” to defame and
derail the Rahul Gandhi
led Bharat Jodo Yatra.
New Delhi: Parliamen-
tary Affairs Minister
Pralhad Joshi took a
swipe at Rahul Gandhi
after Jairam Ramesh’s
criticism of the manner
in which the govt had
decided to curtail the
winter session of Parlia-
ment and said “your
leader is breaking the
(Bharat Jodo) Yatra to
holiday abroad”.
‘COVID DRAMA’ IS
TO ‘DERAIL’ BJY:
JAIRAM RAMESH
PRALHAD JOSHI
SLAMS JAIRAM
RAMESH’S REMARKS
JP Nadda
Jyotiraditya Scindia

07
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GOLD 54,853.00 372.00 0.02 (Per 10g)
SILVER 69,413.00 194.00 0.05 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.86 0.09 0.10
GBPINR 99.9514 0.2.14 0.23
CURRENCIES
India should hike rates carefully: IMF
New Delhi: India’s future
interest rate hikes should
be carefully calibrated and
its intervention in the for-
eign exchange market
should be limited to manag-
ing volatility, the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund
(IMF) said on Friday. The
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has raised its key
policy rate by 225 basis
points since May
, taking the
rate to the highest in over
three years.
“Inflation pressures have
led to an appropriate shift
towards policy tightening,”
IMF said in an annual con-
sultation report. The report
is prepared by IMF staff in
accordance with its Article
IV of Agreement, which re-
quires the fund to hold an-
nual consultations with of-
ficials from member states
about economic develop-
ment and policies.
“Additional tightening
should be carefully cali-
brated and communicat-
ed,” it added. Last week,
minutes of the RBI’s mon-
etary policy meeting
showed a majority of rate-
setters were concerned
about elevated inflation
and felt the central bank
could not afford to prema-
turely pause its rate tight-
ening cycle. —AGENCIES
IMF WARNS OF HEADWINDS
‘GDP TO GROW
AT 6.8% THIS FY’
z The IMF projected inflation
at 6.9% for the current fiscal
year that ends on March 31,
2023 and said price gains
would moderate gradually
z Uncertainty around outlook
is high, with risks tilted to the
downside, the IMF said
business
BRIEFS
California: Facebook
owner Meta has agreed to
pay $725m to settle legal
action over a data breach
linked to political consul-
tancy Cambridge Analyti-
ca. The long-running dis-
pute accused the social
media giant of allowing
third parties, including
the British firm, to access
Facebook users’ personal
data. The proposed sum
is the largest in a US data
privacy class action, law-
yers say. Meta, which did
not admit wrongdoing,
said it had “revamped” its
approach to privacy over
the past 3 years. The
company said settling
was “in the best interest
of our community
shareholders”.
—AGENCIES
Bengaluru: Walmart-
owned e-commerce plat-
form Flipkart and digital
payments platform Pho-
nePe, on Friday an-
nounced the full owner-
ship separation of Phone-
Pe as the company gears
up for initial public offer-
ing. As part of this trans-
action, existing Flipkart
Singapore and PhonePe
Singapore shareholders,
led by Walmart, have pur-
chased shares directly in
PhonePe India. Walmart
will remain the majority
shareholder of both
business groups. —PTI
FLIPKART AND
PHONEPE COMPLETE
SEPARATION
CAMBRIDGE
ANALYTICA CASE:
META PAYS $725 MN
Mumbai: The International
Finance Corporation has
extended a $400 million
loan to mortgage major
HDFC for financing green
affordable housing units,
as part of their efforts to-
wards supporting climate
goals. This loan will help
improve access to climate-
smart affordable homes
by boosting green hous-
ing, which will support the
country’s shift towards a
more sustainable growth
path, creating jobs and en-
suring long-term business
growth. —PTI
HDFC GETS $400 MN
LOAN FOR FINANCING
GREEN HOUSING
New Delhi: Buoyed by 5G
push and a high installed
base, the India smart-
phone market is projected
to grow 10 per cent in
2023 to reach 175 million
units, a report showed on
Friday. India currently has
more than 600 million
smartphone users, a
number which is expected
to grow over time as more
feature phone users mi-
grate to smartphones. The
replacement demand from
these users will drive the
market in 2023 and be-
yond, as per Counterpoint
Research. —AGENCIES
SMARTPHONE MKT
TO REACH 175 MN
UNITS IN 2023
*Rates till the edition went to print.
IPO: BHARAT HIGHWAYS
INVIT SEEKS SEBI’S NOD
TO RAISE ` 2,000 CR
New Delhi: Infrastructure
investment trust Bharat
Highways InvIT has filed draft
prospectus
with the capital
markets regu-
lator Sebi to
mop-up `
2,000 crore through an initial
public offering (IPO). Proceeds
of the issue will be used to
repay certain loans obtained
by the Project SPVs (special
purpose vehicles) and for
general corporate purposes,
according to the draft red her-
ring prospectus (DRHP). —PTI
INDIA’S FOREX
RESERVES AT $563.5
BN, SNAP 5-WEEK RISE
New Delhi: India’s foreign
exchange reserves snapped
a five-week rising streak and
fell to $563.5
billion for the
week through
Dec 16, the
Reserve Bank
of India’s (RBI) statistical sup-
plement showed on Friday In
the previous reporting week,
the foreign exchange reserves
were at $564.07 billion. The
foreign currency assets stood
at $500.125 billion during the
week to Dec 9, Weekly Statisti-
cal Supplement by RBI. —PTI
GAUTAM ADANI’S GROUP ENTERS WAREHOUSING
BUSINESS, SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DA GROUP
New Delhi: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone has entered
the business of warehousing. It announced that its subsidiary,
Adani Logistics, has signed a joint
venture agreement with DA Group and
its affiliates. The joint venture is a 50:50
partnership, and it will develop and
operate logistics and warehousing parks
in Ahmedabad and Kolkata, according to
the statement from Adani Ports shared
with stock exchanges on Thursday
evening. Adani Logistics will nominate three directors to its board
while DA Group will send two directors for the joint venture. —ANI
AIRLINES TO COMPENSATE PASSENGERS FOR
TICKET DOWNGRADE, SAYS AVIATION WATCHDOG
New Delhi: Passengers will soon be compensated for any involun-
tary downgrade of their tickets for a particular class by an airline,
with aviation regulator DGCA preparing
to put in place new norms. Once the
norms come into force, the airline con-
cerned will have to refund the full value
of such tickets, including taxes, and also
the affected passenger will be flown
free of cost in the next available class,
according to DGCA. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
New Delhi: Concerned
over rising incidence of
mis-selling, the finance
ministryhasdirectedheads
of public sector banks to
put in place strong mecha-
nisms to avoid unethical
practices for selling insur-
ance policies to customers.
The Department of Fi-
nancial Services has re-
ceived complaints that
fraudulent and unethical
practices are adopted by
banks and life insurance
companies for procuring
policies from the bank cus-
tomers, a letter ad-
dressed to chairper-
sons manag-
ing directors
o f
public sector banks said.
There have been instanc-
eswherelifeinsurancepoli-
cies were sold to customers
aged above 75 years in Tier
II-III cities. Usually,
branches of the
banks push prod-
ucts of their sub-
sidiary insurers.
When resisted by
customers, bank offi-
cials would sheepishly con-
vince that they are under
pressure. Insurance prod-
ucts are pushed when cus-
tomers go to seek any kind
of loan or buy a term depos-
it. In this regard, it said, the
department has already is-
sued a circular wherein it
hasbeenadvisedthatabank
should not adopt restrictive
practices of forcing custom-
ers for getting insurance.
Also, the Central Vigi-
lance Commission has
raised objection, as incen-
tives for selling insurance
products bring not only
pressureonthestaff butthe
core business of banking
also gets affected and qual-
ityismaygetcompromised.
‘Avoidwrongpracticestosellinsurance’
Govt asks banks to
desist from using
unethical practices
to sell insurance
policies
GIVE LOANS AT LOWER RATES TO
THOSE WANTING TO BUY CLEAN ENERGY
VEHICLES: NITIN GADKARI TO BANKS
Thane (PTI): Union Minis-
ter Nitin Gadkari on Friday
asked banks to give loans
at reduced interest rates to
those seeking to buy vehicles
that run on clean energy,
including flex fuel, electricity
and hydrogen. Speaking at
the golden jubilee celebra-
tions of a cooperative bank
in Kalyan in Maharashtra’s
Thane district, the Union
Minister for Road Transport
and Highways said it was his
dream that vehicles run-
ning on diesel and petrol get
phased out in the next four
to five years. He said banks
must rate industries based on
thee performance on various
parameters over the past five
years and give those scoring
high marks loans within 24
hours, adding credibility and
goodwill would be the biggest
capital in the 21st century.
Gadkari said 406 projects
with a total outlay of `3.85
lakh crore have stalled due
to wrong decisions, but the
minister went on to add that
not taking any decision for
fear of it going wrong is also
undesirable. “Bal Thackeray
once gave me a quote written
in acrylic. It said I like people
who can get things done. I
like honest people who take
the wrong decisions. I am
even ready to appreciate
people who are dishonest and
take wrong decisions. I dislike
people who don’t want to take
decisions,” Gadkari said.
LATEST IRDAI
ANNUAL REPORT
z On the advice of IRDAI,
insurers have also been
taking the issue of mis-selling
seriously by doing a root cause
analysis to identify the major
causes and have taken suitable
steps to prevent mis-selling
z The mis-selling cases
stood at 23,110 in 2021-22.
The number of mis-selling
complaints per 10,000 policies
sold was at 31 during the year
z No. of complaints disposed
in favour of complainant has
increased from 24% in 2020-
21 to 27% over in 2021-2022
India economic growth
‘extremely fragile’, needs
all support: RBI MPC
New Delhi (PTI): India’s
economic growth is now
‘extremely fragile’ and
needs all the support that it
can get, as private con-
sumption and capital in-
vestment are yet to pick up,
RBI Monetary Policy Com-
mittee member Jayanth R
Varma said on Friday
.
Varma also said out of
the four engines of growth
for the economy, exports
and government spending
supported the Indian econ-
omy through the pandem-
ic, but other engines need
to pick up the baton now.
“ I like to think in terms
of the four engines of
growth for the economy: ex-
ports, government spend-
ing, capital investment and
private consumption. “...
While exports cannot be the
main driver of growth be-
cause of the global slow-
down, government spend-
ingisnecessarilylimitedby
fiscal constraints. The criti-
cal question is whether the
fourth engine of private
consumption will remain
buoyant after the pent-up
demand dissipates over the
coming months. ,” he said.
NDTV founders Roys to sell most
of their stake to Adani Group
New Delhi (PTI): NDTV
founders Prannoy Roy and
hiswifeRadhikaRoyonFri-
daysaidtheywillsellallbut
5 per cent of their remain-
ing shareholding in the
news broadcaster to Adani
Group for up to Rs 647.6
crore. Roys, who founded
New Delhi Television Ltd
(NDTV) as India’s first and
largest private producer of
newscurrentaffairsanden-
tertainment television, lost
their status of being the
company’s largest share-
holder in recent weeks.
This follows Adani
Group becoming the ma-
jority shareholding of
NDTV after first buying
out a company backed by
the founders and then ac-
quiring more shares from
the open market. Now,
Roys are selling 27.26 per
cent out of their remain-
ing 32.26 per cent share-
holding in NDTV, accord-
ing to stock exchange fil-
ings by the company
.
The sale will happen on
or after December 30 in one
or more tranches, it said
without disclosing the
price. The volume-weight-
ed average market price of
NDTV in the last 60 trading
days is Rs 368.43, the filing
said. Based on this price,
the sale of 1.75 crore shares
would fetch Roys up to Rs
647.6 crore.
Post acquisition of the
founders’ stake, Adani
Group will control 69.71
per cent of NDTV
.
India received FDI
worth $3.2mn in
def industries in
April-September
New Delhi(PTI): India re-
ceived foreign direct invest-
ment (FDI) worth $3.21 mil-
lion in defence industries
during April-September
period this fiscal year, Par-
liamentwasinformedtoday
.
The sector had attracted
$2.36 million foreign invest-
mentin2021-22,$0.63million
in 2020-21, $2.20 million in
2019-20, $2.18millionin2018-
19 and $0.01 million in 2017-
18, according to data provid-
ed by Minister of State for
Commerce and Industry
SomParkash.Hesaidtopro-
mote FDI, the government
has put in place an investor-
friendly policy
, wherein
most sectors, except certain
strategically important
ones, are open for 100% FDI
under the automatic route.
SENSEX FALLS ABOUT 1,000 PTS AS COVID
CONCERN DAMPENS INVESTORS SENTIMENT
New Delhi (ANI): The loss-
es in the domestic stock in-
dices widened as the ses-
sion progressed on Friday
and they settled sharply
lower, tracking weak global
cues as the fear of the Covid
surge kept investors at bay
.
The benchmark indices
extended losses for the
fourth straight session and
marked the sharpest single-
day fall in about three
months. Sensex closed the
session at 59,845.29 points,
down980.93pointsor1.61%,
whereas Nifty closed at
17,806.80points,down320.55
points or 1.77%. Among the
Nifty50stocks,AdaniPorts,
Adani Enterprises, Hindal-
co, Tata Steel, and Tata Mo-
tors were the top five losers.
As many as 47 of Nifty 50
stocks declined today. Cip-
la, Divis Labs, and Titan
were the only gainers.
“Europeanstockmarkets
edged higher Friday in thin
holiday-affected volumes
while most Asian markets
indexes fell after forecast-
beating US data fuelled ex-
pectations that the Federal
Reserve will lift interest
rates well into next year,”
said Deepak Jasani, Head
of Retail Research at HDFC
Securities.
Jayanth R Varma, Member, RBI
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

08
2NDFRONT
It takes one month to fully instil a new
habit- reading, exercising, waking up
early- You can be there in 30 days.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court on Friday
granted bail to dis-
missed policeman Riya-
zuddin Kazi, who was
arrested by the National
Investigation Agency
(NIA)forhisallegedrole
in the ‘Antilia’ bomb
scare and Mansukh Hi-
ran murder case.
Kazi, who had closely
worked with accused
policeman Sachin
Waze, was posted with
the Crime Intelligence
Unit (CIU) of the Mum-
bai Crime Branch when
a gelatin sticks-laden
Sports Utility Vehicle
(SUV) was found parked
near ‘Antilia’, industri-
alist Mukesh Ambani’s
official residence in
south Mumbai.
In his bail plea filed
through advocate Has-
nain Kazi, the former
policeman said he was
not charged under the
stringent Unlawful Ac-
tivities (Prevention)
Act (UAPA) and the
charges against him
were bailable.
Additional Solicitor
General Anil Singh, ap-
pearing for the NIA,
had submitted that
there was no evidence
of Kazi's involvement
in the planting of gela-
tin sticks in the SUV
near 'Antilia' or of him
being involved in Hi-
ran's murder.
The evidence against
him was of collecting
crucial evidence, that
of DVR of CCTV
, with-
out making official re-
cords like sealing and
'panchanama', and of
destroying them, Singh
had said.
After hearing both
sides, the court granted
bail to the accused.
A detailed order
about this decision is
not available yet.
An explosives-laden
SUV was found near
Ambani’s house in
south Mumbai on Feb-
ruary 25 last year, and
Hiran, who had claimed
that he was in posses-
sion of the SUV before
it was stolen, was found
deadinacreekinThane
some days later on
March 05.
Kazi’s role came to
light after Waze was ar-
rested on March 13 last
year. He is accused of
destroying evidence
pertaining to the case.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Mumbai
police’s economic of-
fences wing (EOW) has
filed a ‘C summary’ re-
port before a Mumbai
court in a cheating case
registered against
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) functionary Mo-
hit Kamboj and others.
A ‘C summary’ re-
port is issued by
the police in a matter
when the criminal
case is registered due
to mistake of facts or
the offence complained
about is of a civil na-
ture.
The EOW had regis-
tered a case against
Kamboj and two others
in June for allegedly
causing losses of more
than Rs52 crore to the
Indian Overseas Bank
(IOB).
Following investiga-
tion, the police on
Thursday submitted a
‘C summary’ report in a
court as the case was
neither true nor false,
said an official.
The complaint lodged
by the chief regional
manager of the IOB had
stated that Kamboj was
one of the three direc-
tors of a company that
took a loan of Rs52
crore from the bank.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A civil court
here on Friday rejected
a plea seeking tempo-
rary relief against
the release of a web
series based on fake
stamp paper scam
convict late Abdul Ka-
rim Telgi.
Telgi’s daughter Sana
Irfan Talikoti had ap-
proached the city civil
court against the mak-
ers of a web series
‘Scam 2003-The curious
case of Abdul Karim
Lala Telgi’.
She had sought an
injunction on its re-
lease claiming the pro-
ducers had not obtained
the family’s consent be-
fore the project was
greenlighted.
Her plea seeking ad-
interim relief was re-
jected by the court,
though a detailed order
has not been made
available as yet, her
lawyer said.
In her suit filed
through advocate Mad-
hav Thorat, Sana has
alleged the series is
based on a book that
had factual discrepan-
cies. The web series
was in violation of the
family’s right to priva-
cy, dignity and self-re-
spect, the suit claimed.
Want to join ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Kashmir: Sanjay Raut
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Member of
Parliament (MP) Sanjay
Raut on Friday said that
when Rahul Gandhi’s
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
reaches Kashmir, he
wants to join it.
Currently, Raut is in
Delhi to attend the
Winter Session of Par-
liament. Speaking to
the media during a
press conference held
here, Raut said, “The
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will
reach Delhi in the next
two days. I have re-
ceived a letter from Ra-
hul Gandhi to partici-
pate in this yatra. But I
myself had decided to
participate in the yatra
(footmarch) when it
reaches Kashmir.”
The Shiv Sena - Ud-
dhav Balasaheb Thack-
eray - leader further
added that, we will con-
siderparticipatinginthe
yatra in Delhi as well.
In his address, Raut
alsoslammedtheEknath
Shinde-led government
and said, “Aren’t they
aware of Karnataka’s
Assembly’s resolution
thatitwillnotsurrender
Maharashtra even an
inchof land?Essentially
,
we don’t want an inch of
land; we want our right-
ful Belgaum, Karwar,
and other villages. This
is our legal contention.
However,Maharashtra’s
CMandDeputyCMhave
remained silent on the
issue,” Raut added.
When asked about the
clean chit given to Mohit
Kamboj, he said, “The
Shinde-led government
has opened a clean chit
factory
.Tomorrowitwill
give clean chit to Bom-
mai as well. If Dawood
Ibrahim or Abu Salem
joins BJP
, they too will
get clean chit.”
CANDID CONFESSION
Shiv Sena - Uddhav
Balasaheb Thackeray
- leader is currently
in New Delhi on the
occasion of the Winter
Session of Parliament
The ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will
reach Delhi in the next two
days. I have received a letter
from Rahul Gandhi to participate in
this yatra. But I myself had decided to
participate in the yatra (footmarch)
when it reaches Kashmir.
—Sanjay Raut, Rajya Sabha MP
LEGAL RELIEF
HCgrantsbailtodismissed
policemanRiyazuddinKazi
Police recovered 20 loose gelatin sticks from the vehicle outside
industrialist Mukesh Ambai’s residence ‘Antilla’. —FILE PHOTO
He was held by NIA
for his alleged role
in the ‘Antilia’ bomb
scare and Mansukh
Hiran murder case
Mumbai (PTI):
The Maharashtra
State Road Trans-
port Corporation
(MSRTC)launched
an AC bus service
from Mumbai Cen-
tral to Panaji on
Friday to cater to
the passenger rush
during the Christ-
mas holidays.
The bus service,
which will be oper-
ateddailytillJanu-
ary 01, will reach
the Goa capital
through Panvel,
Mahad, Chiplun,
Kankavli and
Sawantwadi.
The bus will de-
part from Mumbai
Central at 4.30 pm
and will reach
Panaji the next day
at 7 am, while the
return journey
will begin from
Goa at 4:30 pm and
arrive at 7 am.
MSRTC starts
daily Mumbai
Central-Panaji
AC bus service
Thane (PTI): An of-
fence has been regis-
tered against the Na-
tionalist Congress
Party (NCP) leader
Anand Paranjpe and
others for allegedly
raisingslogansagainst
Chief MinisterEknath
Shinde during a pro-
test in Thane city
, po-
lice said on Friday
.
Paranjpe, the NCP’s
Thane City Unit Chief,
andmorethan20party
activists staged a pro-
test and raised slogans
against the chief min-
ister outside the par-
ty's office in the city on
Thursday evening, an
official said. A func-
tionary of the Shiv Se-
na’s Shinde faction ap-
proached the police
with a complaint after
seeing a video of the
protest on social me-
dia, he said.
An offence under
sections 153, 504 and
other relevant provi-
sions of the Indian Pe-
nal Code and Maha-
rashtra Police Act has
been registered at Chi-
talsar Police station,
while no arrest has
been made so far, the
official said.
Apart from this, two
more offences have
been registered
against the protestors
at two police stations
inthecitybasedondif-
ferent complaints, it
was stated. A com-
plaint has also been
lodged by a Sena func-
tionary belonging to
the Shinde faction
againsttheNCPleader
and activists in Kaly-
an, police said.
NCP leader and for-
mer minister Jitendra
Awhad in a tweet ac-
cused the state govern-
ment of behaving like
a gangster and said
that the opponents
were bound to oppose
and this was expected
in a democracy
.
Thane NCP leader booked
for raising slogans against CM
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde —FILE PHOTO
Police’s EOW files
‘Csummary’reportin
Kambojcheatingcase
Court refuses to stop
release of web series
on Abdul Karim Telgi
Pune airport starts
thermal screening
Pune (PTI): In light of
the sudden rise in
COVID-19 cases in some
parts of the world and
the Centre’s guidelines,
the civic authorities
have started thermal
screening of 2% of pas-
sengers arriving at
the Pune International
Airport, an official said
on Friday
.
At least 600 beds have
been readied at civic
hospitals in case any pa-
tient needs to be kept in
isolation, said Dr Ash-
ish Bharti, health offic-
er of the Pune Munici-
pal Corporation said.
“Apart from Naidu
Hospital, preparations
have been made at two
more hospitals. There
are three to four dedi-
cated COVID-19 hospi-
tals that can be readied
in two to three days,”
he said.
There is no need to
panic, as no cases of
BF.7 have been detected
in Maharashtra so far,
the official said.
BJP’s Mohit Kamboj
Abdul Karim Telgi
Sanjay Raut —FILE PHOTO
—FILE
PHOTO
BJP functionary stands
accused of causing
losses of more than
`52 crore to IOB
Telgi’s daughter had
approached the court
against the makers
of a web series
There are 3-4
dedicated COVID-19
hospitals that can be
readied in 2-3 days
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Two Maoists
were killed in an en-
counter with police in
Gadchiroli district of
the state on Friday
.
The gunfight took
place at Aheri in Dha-
macha village, located
more than 900 km from
Mumbai, close to the
Maharashtra-Chhattis-
garhborderinthemorn-
ing, said an official.
“Based on specific in-
formation, a police
team led by Gadchiroli
Superintendent of Po-
lice Nilotpal had
launched a combing op-
eration in the forest
area. However, a group
of Maoists opened fire
at the police personnel,
following which the lat-
ter responded,” he said.
The exchange of fire
continued for some
time and the police lat-
er chased the Maoists
for around 10 km near
the Chhattisgarh bor-
der, added the official.
“During a search con-
ducted later, the police
team recovered the bod-
ies of a man and a wom-
an from the spot,” he
said, adding that both
of the deceased were di-
visional commander-
level members of the
Naxal Dalam.
Police also recovered
one Insas rifle and one
self-loading rifle from
the spot.
This incident comes
on the heels of Nation-
alist Congress Party
(NCP) MLA Dharamrao
Atramreceivingthreats
from Naxalites demand-
ing stopping of the Sur-
jagarh mining project
in Gadchiroli district.
Leader of Opposition in
the Assembly and NCP
MLA Ajit Pawar de-
manded that Atram’s
security be enhanced in
view of the threat in the
House earlier this week.
In response, Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadanvis had said
that youth from the
Naxalism-affected Gad-
chiroli district in Vid-
arbha region were not
joining the outlawed
movement anymore,
adding that new re-
cruits were being
brought from Odisha
and Chhattisgarh.
However, Congress
MLA Nana Patole took a
contrary stand. He said
the Naxal movement
was gaining strength
due to the Surjagarh
mining project. “Don’t
take this lightly
. I want
to keep it on record. The
iron content in the ore is
65 per cent. The deposit
could last for 300 years,”
Patole said.
2 MAOISTS KILLED IN POLICE
FIREFIGHT IN GADCHIROLI
Last week, NCP MLA had received threats from Naxals over Surajgarh mining project
Incident occurred during combing operation of Gadchiroli police. —FILE PHOTO
‘SURAJGARH MINING PROJECT GOOD FOR REGION’
Earlier this week, Deputy CM Fadnavis said the Surjagarh project is such that
it can change the face of Gadchiroli district. People from the Naxal move-
ment are misleading locals by saying that Surjagarh deity will be impacted.
The project is far away from Surjagarh. With the initial success, the company
(engaged in mining) has announced it will further invest `20,000 crore in the
project which could change the face of the district, he said.

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he popular shouty logo fad
from the 1990s, known as
logomania, is returning.
Numerous high-end com-
panies, like Fendi, Gucci,
Burberry, Valentino and
others have discovered a
method to connect with millennials.
The favoured method of appealing
to a generation that thinks “if
you’ve got it, flaunt it” is to embla-
zon big, bright brand logos on cloth-
ing. One of the main forces behind
well-known logos making a come-
back in the fashion world after a 20-
year absence is social media. For a
generation that is dominated by
social media, starting new trends or
reviving existing ones is not diffi-
cult. Logos are a status symbol and
a means to demonstrate your fash-
ion know-how whether worn on t-
shirts or even skirts.
The best approach for companies
to make money and promote them-
selves is to prominently display
their logo. It has evolved into a tool
for celebrities to spread the word
about the company while growing
their fan bases. Logos are a sta-
tus symbol and a means to dem-
onstrate your fashion know-
how whether worn on t-shirts
or even skirts. The best ap-
proach for companies to
make money and promote
themselves is to prominently
display their logo. It has
evolved into a tool for celeb-
rities to spread the word
about the company while
growing their fan bases. As
a fashion statement, people
cover themselves from head
to toe with their opulent in-
signia. Aside from social me-
dia, we also saw logo fe-
ver at Milan Fashion
Week, not just on ap-
parel but also on
footwear and socks.
Kylie Jenner, an
American TV per-
sonality, offered a
great example of
how drawing atten-
tion to yourself by
putting the insignia
of popular busi-
nesses on your
clothing. More than
a million people
liked Kylie’s Insta-
gram image of her
wearing a branded
Fendi outfit.
The second use of
large, strong logos is to
signify a partnership,
like in the instance of
Fendi, which uses a soft
F to signify its partner-
ship with the sportswear
company Fila. Thirdly,
wearing the brand you
decide to represent
yourself by wearing
has always been a sta-
tus signal.
MUMBAI, SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 24, 2022
ABSTRACT OR
ITTY-BITTY
LOGOMANIA
Fashion is defined by what you purchase whereas
style is defined by what you do with it. City First brings
to you some amazing array of Logomania fashion!
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ow much new (different) is the sub-
variant BF
.7?
BF.7 is accounted for more than 5 per cent
of Covid-19 cases in the US and 7.26 per
cent in the UK in October 2022. Cases of
this variant are on raising hand from the
last 3 months. BF.7, short for BA.5.2.1.7, is
a sub-lineage of the OMICRON variant BA.5. BF.7
is believed to have an R0, or basic reproduction
number, of 10 to 18.6. BF.7 carries a specific muta-
tion, R346T, in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 (a
protein on the surface of the virus that allows it
to attach to and infect our cells). This mutation,
which we also see in BF.7’s parent variant BA.5,
has been linked with enhancing the capacity of
the virus to escape neutralising antibodies gen-
erated by vaccines or previous infection.
Since the COVID variant OMICRON emerged
in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into mul-
tiple subvariants. The subvariant, BF.7,
has been identified as the main variant
spreading in Beijing and is contribut-
ing to a wider surge of COVID infec-
tions in China.
Reports of 2 patients in Gujarat
are coming in showing they re-
covered at home. Does it make
the sub-variant less fatal?
BF.7 is believed to be less fatal as
compared to the previous deadly
delta variant and other sub-variant
of omicron. The symptoms of an
infection with BF.7 are similar to
those associated with other omicron
subvariants, primarily upper res-
piratory symptoms. Patients may
have a fever, cough, sore throat, run-
ning nose and fatigue, among other
symptoms. A minority of people can also
experience gastrointestinal symptoms
like vomiting and diarrhoea. BF.7 may
well cause more serious illness in people
with weaker immune systems.
Is it more infectious than before?
The BF.7 variant is reportedly more infectious
than the other variants of coronavirus known so
far. The R0 value of this mutant as per studies is
approximately 10-18.6 which means that any in-
fected individual can infect 10-18.6 people around
him. Reports from China indicate BF.7 has the
STRONGEST INFECTION ABILITY out of the
omicron subvariants in the country
, being quicker
to transmit than other variants, having a shorter
incubation period and with a greater capacity to
infect people who have had a previous COVID infec-
tion, or been vaccinated or both. To put this into
context, BF.7 is believed to have an R0, or basic re-
production number, of 10 to 18.6. This means an
infected person will transmit the virus to an aver-
age of 10 to 18.6 other people. Research has shown
omicron has an average Ro of 5.08. The high trans-
mission rate of BF.7, taken with the risk of hidden
spread due to the MANY ASYMPTOMATIC CAR-
RIERS, is understood to be causing significant dif-
ficulty in controlling the epidemic in China.
How immunity will play its role with
the new BF
.7 variant?
Compared with the BA.1, BA.2 and BA.5 variants
detected previously, Omicron BF.7 has more im-
mune escape capability, a shorter incubation pe-
riod and a faster transmission rate. These muta-
tions give BF.7 some immune-evasive abilities,
which means it can escape immunity from the vac-
cine or previous infection.
How India can buckle up before the
situation goes out of hand?
India with its focus on the five-fold strategy of test-
track-treat-vaccination and adherence to COVID-
appropriate behaviour has been able to restrict the
transmission of the coronavirus. BF.7 has been
detected in several other countries around the
world including INDIA, the US, the UK and several
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES such as Belgium, Ger-
many, France and Denmark. Despite BF.7’s im-
mune-evasive characteristics, and worrying signs
about its growth in China, the variant seems to be
remaining fairly steady elsewhere. Outside of In-
dia, mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and BioNTech’s
Bivalent vaccine and Moderna’s vaccine are be-
ing used from the point of view of boosting.
India needs to buckle up. BF.7 may well cause
more serious illness in people with weaker
immune systems. At present, no vaccine be-
ing used in India is a bivalent vaccine. India
needs BIVALENT vaccines, which target
omicron alongside the original strain of
SARS-CoV-2.
What age group is highly sensi-
tive to this new sub-variant?
Old age people, immunocompro-
mised patients, pregnant females
etc. are more prone to the infection
by this variant.
Should India impose early
restrictions on international
flights?
BF.7 is highly infectious and has
high transmissibility, hence to pre-
vent the spreading of this highly con-
tagious disease international travel-
ling should be monitored carefully
. The
situation looks different ONLY IN China.
BF.7’s high R0 might be due in part to a
LOW LEVEL OF IMMUNITY in the Chi-
nese population from the previous infection,
and possibly vaccination too. However, we
should be cautious about the data from China
as it’s based on reports, not peer-reviewed evi-
dence yet.
CITY FIRST IN AN EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION WITH DR SUDHIR BHANDARI, VICE CHANCELLOR – (RUHS) AND
RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE, ABOUT THE NEW VARIANT OF COVID 19, BF.7!
BF.7: THE
BF.7: THE
NEWWAVE?
NEWWAVE?
What is the best recommendation to
stay safe at this time?
FDA approved the second booster dose of the
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or Mod-
erna COVID-19 Vaccine which may be ad-
ministered to individuals 50 years of age
and older at least 4 months after receipt of
a first booster dose of any authorized or ap-
proved COVID-19 vaccine. The emergence
of BF.7 and other new variants is concern-
ing. But VACCINATION is still the best
weapon we have to fight COVID. India
needs BIVALENT BOOSTERS, which tar-
get omicron alongside the original strain of
SARS-CoV-2. At present, no vaccine being used
in India is a bivalent vaccine. Outside of India,
mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and BioNTech’s Bi-
valent vaccine and Moderna’s vaccine are being
used only from the point of view of boosting.
The best recommendation at this point is to pro-
vide boosters (though the effect is short-lived) to
those who have weak immunological defences.
H
Dr Sudhir Bhandari
GAJRAJ SINGH BHATI
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JEWELS OF THE STARRY NIGHT
JEWELS OF THE STARRY NIGHT
The grand launch of the brand named‘Its Ish’took place with much
fervour at Nebula,the rooftop lounge at Hilton Jaipur onThursday.Rajiv
Arora,Chairman of Raj Small Industries Corporation graced the
occasion as the chief guest and launched the brand.Rishee Miglani,
brand ambassador,First India Fashion Connect hosted the glamorous
evening.Brand owner,Ishita Gupta is an aspiring fashion designer and
soon will make her place in the heart of fashion lovers through her
lovely brand.Various people from all spectrums kicked off their day with
signature delicacies from Nebulae,Hilton.
Ravishing Ishita
(Top to bottom) Garima and Shaina
Ayesha, Ishita, Priyambi and Astha Mangal
Ajay, Rishee, Kanakh, Dushyant and Vinodh
Raju, Tina, Nisha and Kewal
Prateek, Ayesha, Sidharth, Ajay, Natasha and Tina
Rajiv Arora, Raj Bansal and Ishita
Ujawal, Karan and Honey
Jagdeep Singh, Meera Kataria and Natasha
Rajiv Arora, JD Maheshwari, Kewal Miglani and Kewal Mehra
Kulsum, Anjana and Ashima
Vijay, Aarti, Reena, Deepak, Amitabh and Jagdeep
Minal and Reema
Nimit, Kavita, Ayesha and Prateek
Rashi Agarwal, Khushi Sonkiya and Khushi Jain
Nishchay, Shaina and Ishita
Vatsal Goyal, Rishee and Ayan
Sidharth and Garima
Anjana and Hemant
Sudhir, Vijaylaxmi and Devraj
Rishee, Ishita
and Raj Bansal
Manish and Dushyant Rishee, Ravi and Kapil
Himmat singh and Rishee
Enthralling performance by Iliyas Khan
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Vinay Gupta, Samita Gupta, Ishita, JD Maheshwari and Rishee
Lokesh Sharma and Rishee Miglani
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
PROUD
MOMENT!
CITY FIRST
D
ev Priya, a final
year B.Tech stu-
dent of IIT Del-
hi, scored 99.99
percentile in the Com-
mon Admission Test
(CAT) 2022, the results
of which were an-
nounced on
Wednesday
, Decem-
ber 21. Dev is the
son of ADG Jyoti
Narayan and he aspires
to get a seat in the In-
dian Institute of Man-
agement and excel in a
combination of B.Tech
with management.
Sharing his secrets of
scoring 99.99 percentile
the scholar replied,
“The CAT is highly
competitive. This year,
for instance, logical rea-
soning was very tough.
My CAT exam day strat-
egy was to remain calm.
I believe in hard work
consistency. I think my
consistent hard work is
behind this success.
Furthermore, the sup-
port that I got from my
family, friends, and
teachers helped me stay
motivated throughout
my CAT prepara-
tion.” A total of 11
students have
scored the perfect
100 percentile in Com-
mon Admission Test
2022. Dev claims that
his parents were sup-
portive throughout his
journey and always mo-
tivate him. He said,
“They never pressur-
ized me for marks and
motivated me to pre-
pare with positivity”.
He claims that he used
to do self-study for 6-7
hours daily
.
haru Asopa is all
set to make a come-
back to acting with
a new show and the
actress is quite
thrilled about the
same. She spoke to
First India for an exclusive
chat recently and shared
her excitement about the
new show and also spoke
about how she is going to
manage her personal and
professional life.
Sharing about coming
back to the sets she shared,
“I am feeling really great
since long I was engrossed in
my personal commitments.
Now coming back to the sets
is a beautiful feeling.”
Talking about her upcom-
ing show she said, “I am
working on a web show,
about a couple whose jour-
ney is shown through the
series.”
The actress is active on
social media and has been
posting trendy videos that
keep her fans intrigued. Re-
cently the actress posted a
video on the trending song
from Pathaan, Besharam
Rang. While her fans show-
ered love and adulation on
the reel the actress also had
to face a lot of backlashes
and trolling for the post.
Speaking on the same she
shared, “I just randomly
made the reel and didn’t
really expect the troll-
ing that came through.
I loved the vibe and
beats of the song and as
it was trending I thought I
just had to do it. But I have
gone through so much that
I have realised that people
who spread negativity are
no one, they are faceless
people.”
Charu’s social media is
filled with posts and reels
with her super adorable
daughter Ziana. While Cha-
ru, who is a television ac-
tress and Rajeev, Sushmita
Sen‘s brother, has been
making headlines for
months, after announcing
that they’re going to sepa-
rate earlier this year. They
had previously patched up
after being on the verge of
divorce.
Sharing about spending
time with her daughter she
said, “Apart from the
time that we are shoot-
ing she’s always by my
side when I make videos
she’s always around me so
it’s fun to even include her
in them.”
She further added, “If you
see actresses who have got
married and have become
moms,theyhavenotstopped
working on themselves. Be
it Deepika Padukone, Ka-
reena Kapoor Khan, Malai-
ka Arora. Kareena is still fit
and beautiful and the hard
work is visible. The mindset
that now she has become a
mother and her body struc-
ture must have changed. All
these myths have disap-
peared. As everyone knows
I was very thin and now
when they see me the
first thing they say is
oh you have gained
weight, but every
phase is different
and I am loving
every bit of it.”
Speaking on
dealing with
the divorce
with Rajeev she
shared, “ I have
never let Ziana feel
that her mother is
upset or disturbed,
even though her
parents are sepa-
rated I didn’t
want her to feel
left out she de-
serves all the
love from
both the
families
and I try
My best
to give
h e r
that.”
ASHISH TIWARI
cityfirst.mumbai@firstindia.co.in
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‘I NEVER LET ZIANA FEEL THAT
HER MOTHER IS UPSET’
CELEBRITIES GATHER
AT MALAD MASTI
A
nupam Kher,
S u k h w i n d e r
Singh, Javed
Ali, Sudesh Bh-
osle, Sudesh Lehri,
Rashami Desai, Kanika
Mann, Pratik Gandhi,
Kritika Verma, DJ Shil-
pi Sharma and others
attended the Malad
Masti2022 event or-
ganised by MLA
Aslam Shaikh.
From setting the
cash registers ringing
withTheKashmirFiles,
to making an impactful
appearance in
Karthikeya 2 and end-
ing the year by making
the audience emotional
in Uunchai, Anupam
Kher has truly emerged
as the biggest star of
2022. He came specially
to share his experience
with the audience.
MLA Aslam Shaikh
made the people aware
of child abuse. This is
the fifth year of Malad
Masti. Malad Masti is
held on Sunday morn-
ings. People come here
in thousands to enjoy
various types of games,
such as Zumba, yoga,
painting, Kickboxing
and many other activi-
ties. The theme for this
year’s Malad Masti sup-
ported by Gold Medal
Switches is Child Abuse
Awareness. Malad Mas-
ti 2022 was organised
near Inorbit Mall, Mal-
ad West. The idea of or-
ganising this event is to
make people come out
of their homes,
leave their mobiles
and meet friends,
see new things and
have fun. This event is
not just an entertain-
ment event but an op-
portunity to connect
people and families.
Way towards sustainable fashion!
Way towards sustainable fashion!
CITY FIRST
A
diti Jaggi Ras-
togi, an interna-
tionally famous
designer, who
showcased her collec-
tion in India and well as
Dubai Fashion Week
launched her upcoming
collection with show-
stopper PCS ADM Ritu
Suhas, Mrs India 2019
walking the ramp in her
designer outfit in Luc-
know Times Fashion
Week held at The
Centrum, Lucknow
on Wednesday, De-
cember 21. Her as-
tonishing collection at-
tempts to promote sus-
tainable fashion. The
very unique organic
dying procedure from
AMA herbals is ap-
plied to all the sus-
tainable fabrics by de-
signer Aditi Jaggi Ras-
togi. The breathable
fabrics and extraordi-
nary properties of
herbal dying are put to-
gether to make a collec-
tion fresh, young, soul-
ful and Commercially
Viable. The designer
and the herbal duo are
looking forward to
starting a Global friend-
ly Trend! Aditi’s experi-
ence varies from Pret,
Luxe Fashion and sus-
tainable fashion to Bol-
lywood Designing. The
designer is currently
working towards the
globalization of Khadi
and skill training of
weavers and artisans to
help them generate em-
ployment.
cityfirstdel@gmail.com
“SRK was a little
shy initially”
S
hah Rukh Khan is back on the big screen
after a gap of four years with
Pathaan, creating hysteria
amongst his fans! YRF
dropped the second song Jhoome
Jo Pathaan from their highly an-
ticipated tentpole film yesterday.
Bosco Martis, who has choreo-
graphed the King Khan in the
song, revealed, “In one of the
sequences, we wanted to cel-
ebrate Khan Saab’s iconic
pose while flaunting
his chiselled body, but
he was a little shy
initially to show off
his ripped physique.
However, after see-
ing the outcome
and now the audi-
ence’s reaction to
it, we are thrilled
to have shot this
sequence.”
V
ineetaSinghisa
popular Indian
businesswom-
an, who is the
CEO and Co-founder
of Sugar Cosmetics
Corp. She rose to fame
after becoming the
judge of the show
Shark Tank India.
Vineeta was one of the
sharksakainvestorson
the show.
Vineeta, Peyush
Bansal and Aman
Guptawereseenpro-
moting the upcom-
ing season of Shark
Tank India. On be-
ing asked about
whether Vineeta
has been mobbed,
the businesswom-
an gave a hilari-
ous answer. ‘I had
beenmobbedwhenIam
with Aman Gupta be-
cause people are al-
ways like sir can I
take a selfie’, she
said.
Vineeta further
shared an incident
which she often experi-
ences, “When people
come to me, they are
like ma’am you are do-
ing so good and you
have inspired me so
much and they go on
and on. But then
they are suddenly
like ‘Can I take a
picture with you,
Namita?’ And this left
everyone in splits. For
theunversed,Namitais
oneof thesharksonthe
showSharkTankIndia.
VINEETA TALKS ABOUT
GETTING MOBBED
Vineeta Singh
Shah Rukh Khan
Sudesh Bhosale, Sudesh Lehri and Shekhar Singh
Rashami Desai
Javed Ali and Aslam Shaikh Sukhwinder Singh
Kanika Mann
Anupam Kher
Charu Asopa
ADG Jyoti Narayan with son Dev Priya
Ritu Suhas with Aditi Jaggi Rastogi
Stunning Ritu Suhas showcases the
designer collection

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