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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Shashikant Sharma
rime minister
Narendra Modi
was the first
chief minister
of Gujarat to
have ruled for
more than 12 continuous
years. The way he has
completed eight years in
office of prime minister,
he looks set to surpass
Jawahar Lal Nehru, who
has the distinction of be-
ing at the highest position
for close to 17 years. He
may have served half the
tenure than Nehru but his
achievements have placed
him among the most pow-
erful politicians in the
world. Be it handling glob-
al pandemic like Covid-19
or Russia-Ukraine war,
Modi has emerged as an
undisputed towering
world leader whom the
entire globe looks upon.
The supremacy of India
was strongly felt in every
spectrum with Modi lead-
ing the light.
At home also, Modi en-
sured a safe and strong
country for Indians with
mitigating all kinds of
threats from neighbours.
For that the role of his
‘ManFriday’AmitShahis
significant. Not only as
the country’s home minis-
ter but also as the princi-
pal strategist, trouble
shooter and Chanakya of
BJPwhichmadetheparty
an invincible political
force. The duo compli-
mentsandsupplementsso
well that even the strong-
est of their detractors
can’tseeanyonereplacing
them in near future.
It’s Modi and Shah that
make “double engine” ki
sarkar, which has put the
country on the high accel-
erator belt.
The country, which
came out of the throes of
deadly Covid-19, is back
on the growth path with
an aim to achieve the $5
trillion economy. Modi’s
mantra sabka saath sabka
vikas has started doing
the trick for the country
.
It’s the sheer charisma
of Modi that the economy
which saw growth for the
first time in four decades
in the Covid-hit 2020, is
now estimated to grow at
8.9 per cent in 2021 fol-
lowed by another growth
wave of 8.2% in 2022. Modi
has strengthened the pil-
lars of economy so that
even the impact of Russia
Ukraine war failed to
make a dent in Indian
economythewayithasleft
other strong global econo-
mies in tatters. Turn to P8
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MODI: THE EMERGENCE OF
A NEW NATIONAL HERO!
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
No one who does good
work will ever come to
a bad end, either here
or in the world come.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
The time is now for manufacturing
world class drone technology from
India. I call upon our youth to come
forward with ideas for new startups
in this sector to help empower our
people: PM @NarendraModi ji
Dr Jitendra Singh
@DrJitendraSingh
Addressed the National
#GoodGovernance Webinar Series
on Health, organised by #DARPG,
Ministry of Personnel. “Need of the
hour is for the Civil Servants to focus
on innovative ideas having replicability
and sustainability, which can be used
as best governance practices.”
TOP TWEETS
ARYAN KHAN
GETS A CLEAN
CHIT FROM NCB,
BUT TRAUMA
WILL HAUNT HIM
fter he was put in jail
for 20 days the Nar-
cotics Control Bu-
reau has given actor
Shah Rukh Khan’s
son Aryan Khan a clean chit.
The NCB has stated in its final
charge-sheet that no drug was
found on the person of the Bol-
lywood actor’s son. Five others
who were nabbed along with
Aryan on October 2, 2021 in the
infamous raid on a cruise ship
headed from Mumbai to Goa
have also been let off. From the
very outset the arrest of Aryan
was being looked at as a gross
misuse of power by a certain
NCB officer who led the raid was
later shunted out. The case was
thentransferredtoaDelhi-based
Special Investigation Team.
The NCB asserted that the SIT
carried out the probe in an ob-
jective manner which must be
appreciated but the trauma of
Aryan Khan and the officer who
was the cause of it is not being
mentioned. Some accountabili-
ty has to be fixed.
A
ihar Chief Minis-
ter Nitish Kumar
has once again
raised the ticklish
issue of caste cen-
sus to stump the Bharatiya
Janata party
. Opposition par-
ties like the Rashtriya Janata
Dal are also of the view that
a caste census is much need-
ed in the country. Last year
Tejashvi Yadav of the RJD
hadgoneontoaskthat“when
animals and plants are count-
ed, what is the problem in
counting humans”? He based
his argument on the Mandal
Commission report which,
when made public by former
Prime Minister VP Singh
more than 30 years ago, in-
formed the people about dif-
ferent castes in the country.
Tejashvi wanted to know
why caste-based census can-
not be done and how welfare
schemes can be implemented
without scientific data on
caste census.
Nitish Kumar recently an-
nounced that his government
would start work on caste
census after consulting all
parties. A date for an all-par-
ty meet to arrive at a consen-
sus on the sensitive issue is
yet to be decided. Not all par-
ties, especially the BJP, are
open to the idea of Nitish
who had led a delegation to
meet the Prime Minister on
the issue. The BJP is main-
taining an ambivalent ap-
proach. The Centre is op-
posed to the move on the
ground that it may cause di-
visions in society
.
The Mandal report saw the
rise of caste-based politics
and job reservations. While a
caste-based census would
help in better implementa-
tion of affirmative action, it
may also deepen the caste
divide. With politics driven
by castes, meeting the aspira-
tions of various caste groups
would be a tall order for the
government.
NITISH PLAYS CASTE
CENSUS CARD AGAIN
Nitish Kumar recently
announced that his
government would start
work on caste census
after consulting all
parties. A date for an all-
party meet to arrive
at a consensus on the
sensitive issue is yet
to be decided
B
t gives me great pride as In-
dian to say that India is the
only country in the world
that liberated Bangladesh
with surrender of fully
armed one Lakh Pakistani
troops in just 14 days. Even
super powers have failed to
do that. The war in Ukraine
has gone beyond 80 days,
much against the expecta-
tions of the world and cer-
tainly, that of Russia.
WHOWINS,WHOCARES!!
Every nation state has so far
played the game to it’s nation-
al interest. The US set up the
Ukraine conflict way back,
with Eastward expansion of
NATO. Ukraine has been
made the sacrificial lamb to
weaken Russia and deplete
the threat to Europe and
NATO. Initially, they lured
Ukraine away from Russia,
almost instigated Putin and
when Russia attacked, no
NATOandEUmember joined
hands to defend Ukraine. A
scan of major players in this
game and their aim to benefit
fromthiswararediscussedin
the succeeding narrative.
UKRAINE
The biggest loser in this war
will be Ukraine only
. Ukraine
could not understand the
games of western countries
and played along till the gal-
lows. Unfortunately, it‘s still
going along the garden path.
Whosoever wins, Ukraine
will be severely mauled.
Zelensky is being foolhardy
by pressing on against Russia
at the behest of NATO. When
USA and NATO did not come
to defend him against Rus-
sian aggression, he should
have understood their game
and saved the destruction of
his country
. If the war esca-
lates to weapons of mass de-
struction, Ukraine will find
itself at ground ZERO.
Apart from major influx of
weapons, war equipment and
logistics aid, large number of
mercenaries are operating in
Ukraine. After the war, these
will find their way to terror-
ist organizations and
Ukraine with weak adminis-
tration will provide safe
sanctuaries, for terrorists.
RUSSIA
Russia claims itself to be the
politicalheirandsuccessorof
the USSR. After Crimea War
in2014,unabletodefenditself,
Ukraine started romancing
with NATO, which irked Rus-
sia and hence Putin invaded
Ukraine. Russia has acted in
it’s national interest before
the enemy knocks at it’s door.
Russia had predicted to
wrap up Ukraine war by
swift blitzkrieg operations
resultingindefeatof Ukraine
forces and surrender of
Zelensky Govt. Unfortunate-
ly, that did not happen and
the war is now dragged to al-
most three months without
tangible gains. Russia is now
looking for a face saving exit.
If USA and Europe corner
Putin, he may well use weap-
ons of mass destruction.
This may lead to a riposte
from the West and likely to
snowball into a larger nucle-
ar confrontation.
USA NATO
It’s interesting to note that
America has never fought a
war on it’s own soil. Destruc-
tion of Ukraine is a small
price for it in it’s quest for
‘The Superpower tag’. They
have managed to weaken
their primary foe (Russia),
since cold war days, without
firing a bullet from it’s soil.
Ukraine is just part of collat-
eral damage for them, which
they really don’t care.
Economic Sanctions are
double edged weapons. After
the initial fall, ruble is rising
again. Russia and friendly
countries are finding alter-
native to SWIFT banking
system. Russia is using oil,
gas and gold as weapons
against sanctions. Europe
also has been hit with record
inflation and energy crisis.
CHINA
China is maintaining neutral
stance and it has not openly
sided with Russia. When
Russia is back to wall and will
request China for financial
and military help, PRC will
extract it’s pound of flesh, for
the help at that time. It’s also
keenly watching US and
NATO reaction to Russian in-
vasion, before it makes up it’s
mind on annexation of Tai-
wan. Prolonged war is in fa-
vour of China, so that USA
and Europe exhaust them-
selves in Ukraine, thereby
helping China to catapult it-
self to center stage of world
politics.
INDIA
India has taken a path of
principled neutrality
. So far,
India has been able to tread
this thin line with great fi-
nesse. It’s because of suc-
cessful diplomacy by India
that foreign dignitaries from
all over the world are making
a bee line to New Delhi. It’s a
matter of pride that every-
one wants India to play an
active role in mediation and
help to end the war, as soon
as possible.
PM Narendra Modi is
master at converting threats
into opportunities. He has
kept India’s national inter-
ests supreme. Firstly, he
evacuated Indians from
Ukraine with perfection, got
fuel at reduced rates and
also enhanced the image of
the country, during this cri-
sis. He has won accolades
even from Prime Minister of
Pakistan. India is all set to
play a pivotal role in the
world geopolitics, post
Ukraine war.
CONCLUSION
The Russian invasion in
Ukraine isn’t just Russian
and Ukrainian affair. Moreo-
ver, the rest of the world is
also adversely affected be-
cause of Russian invasion
and Western sanctions on
Russia. It has the potential to
escalate to nuclear holocaust.
Certainly, it will reshape the
global landscape and a new
world order will emerge post
Ukraine war.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
WHO WINS!
WHO CARES!
UKRAINE
I
Ukraine has been made the
sacrificial lamb to weaken
Russia deplete the threat
to Europe and NATO.
Initially, they lured
Ukraine away from Russia,
almost instigated Putin
and when Russia attacked,
no NATO EU member
joined hands to defend
Ukraine. A scan of major
players in this game their
aim to benefit from it
PM Narendra Modi is
master at converting
threats into
opportunities. He has
kept India’s national
interests supreme. Firstly,
he evacuated Indians from
Ukraine with perfection,
got fuel at reduced rates
and also enhanced the
image of the country,
during this crisis. He has
won accolades even from
Prime Minister of
Pakistan. India is all set
to play a pivotal role
in the world
geopolitics, post
Ukraine war
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH (RETD)
The writer is a scholar soldier accredited
with MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt)
and M Phil (International Strategic Affairs)
Father and son of
Russian Army Sgt.
Daniil Dumenko, 35,
who was killed during
fighting in Ukraine,
mourn during a
farewell ceremony
in his homeland in
Volzhsky, outside
Volgograd, Russia.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

Clean chit for Aryan Khan, Damoclean sword over Wankhede
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The Nar-
cotics Control Bu-
reau (NCB), in a con-
certed and precisely
timed move, brought
closure to the infa-
mous Aryan Khan
drugs case that con-
troversial Mumbai
zonal director Sa-
meer Wankhede had
registered against
Bollywood actor
Shah Rukh Khan’s
son on October 03,
2021.
The Union govern-
ment has now ordered
strict action against
Wankhede, whose ne-
farious activity
brought disrepute to
not just the NCB but
also tarnished the im-
age of the government
that was being ac-
cused of target-
ing Bollywood.
An expose on
alleged extor-
tion of Rs18
crore by the
witnesses en-
rolled by the
NCB in the
case had
shamed the
agency.
The up-
per eche-
lons of NCB became
aware of the goings-
on in the case after be-
ing tipped off by the
apex intelligence
agency in November
last year, when the Na-
tional Investigative
Agency (NIA) was
able to pinpoint
Wa n k h e d e ’s
close associa-
tion with
forces inim-
ical to In-
dia. How-
ever, it was
decided to
calibrate
the sev-
erance of Wankhede’s
relationship with the
NCB so as not to bring
the agency into disre-
pute.
Consider this: In
November 2021,
Wankhede insisted
that he had asked to be
removed from the in-
vestigations into two
NCB cases he had reg-
istered, including the
Aryan Khan case. The
following day, the NCB
issued a press release
that indicated that
Wankhede had been
relieved of investiga-
tive duties in a total of
six cases.
Today, Aryan Khan
and five other accused
in the case were given
a clean chit by the
NCB, even as the Un-
ion government or-
dered strict action
against him for the
shoddy investigation
into the case. And yet,
this was a foregone
conclusion after
Wankhede was sum-
moned to New Delhi in
October 2021 by In-
dia’s top intelligence
officer.
“At the said meeting
Wankhede--after be-
ing pulled up for his
shoddy investigation
said--‘Sir, mein mod de
deta hoon (I shall give
a turn in the investi-
gations)’. To this, to
which the intelligence
chief responded with,
‘Tum to D…… ke bhai
ho!’” a well-placed
source told First In-
dia.
Strict action
against Wankhede is
only expected to
serve as an example
for other central in-
telligence agency
operatives for all fu-
ture reference.
Former NCB Mumbai
Zonal Director was
exposed by NIA chief
in October 2021
Sameer Wankhede
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Rahul Gandhi on Friday remembered India’s first prime
minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniver-
sary and described him as an institution-builder who
strengthened our democratic roots, but lamented that the
BJP has weakened democracy by bulldozing institutions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid
tributes to the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary. In a tweet
today, the Prime Minister wrote, “Tributes to Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary.”
PM MODI PAYS
TRIBUTE TO
EX-PM NEHRU
NEHRU AN
INSTITUTION-
BUILDER: RAHUL
REMEMBERING
NEHRU!
INDIA @ 75
‘MERASAPNAHARHAATH
PHONE,HARKHETDRONE’
India has potential to become world’s drone hub, says PM Modi
New Delhi: “Har haath
mein smart phone, Har
khet drone, Har ghar
samradhi,” said Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Friday
, a day after
completingeightyearsin
office, and described this
as his dream for India as
the country celebrates 75
years of independence,
while inaugurating In-
dia’s biggest drone expo
at Delhi’s Pragati Maid-
an. The PM spent about
an hour at the various
stalls displaying what all
all drones can do in all
spheres, from agricul-
ture,landmapping,deliv-
ering life-saving medi-
cinesandinbothpolicing
to defence of the country
.
“I have asked all min-
istries to send their offic-
ers here to see how best
thedronetechnologycan
be used to improve the
quality of lives of com-
moncitizensandfurther
improve the ease of do-
ingbusiness,”Modisaid.
8 YEARS AGO
WE STARTED
IMPLEMENTING
NEW MANTRAS
OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE..
New Delhi: PM Modi on Friday stated that eight years ago his authorities
started implementing new mantras of good governance in India following the
trail of minimal authorities – most governance. “This was the time eight years
ago when we started implementing new mantras of good governance in India.
Following the path of minimum government, and maximum governance, we
have made ease of living, and ease of doing business a priority. We connected
every citizen of the country with the facilities and welfare schemes by moving
forward on the path of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas‘,” he said.
Former Haryana CM OP
Chautala gets 4 years in jail
7 soldiers killed,several injured
as army bus falls into Shyok river
Turtuk: As many as
seven Indian Army sol-
diers lost their lives af-
ter the bus they were
travelling in skidded
off the road and fell in
the Shyok river in the
Turtuk sector of
Ladakh on Friday.
There were 26 soldiers
in the bus, which was
moving from the Tran-
sit Camp in Partapur to
a forward location in
sub-sector Hanif.
The accident took
place at 9 am around 25
km from Thoise. The
bus fell to a depth of
around 50-60 feet, re-
sulting in injuries to
all occupants. The
Army officials further
informed that the in-
jured were evacuated
to the 403 Field Hospi-
tal at Partapur and
surgical teams from
Leh have moved to Par-
tapur.
Mumbai: A Special In-
vestigation Team of the
Narcotics Control Bu-
reau (NCB) has dropped
Aryan Khan, son of Bol-
lywood actor Shah Rukh
Khan, and five others
from its chargesheet
filed on Friday in con-
nection with a drugs
bust onboard a cruise
ship off the Mumbai
coast last October. Ary-
an and 19 others were
arrested by the NCB’s
Mumbai zonal unit on
October 3, 2021 on charg-
es that they were all
“’intrinsically connect-
ed” to a conspiracy in-
volving drugs.
In a statement Fri-
day, the NCB said, “SIT
carried out its investi-
gation in an objective
manner. The touch-
stone of the principle
of proof beyond rea-
sonable doubt has been
applied.”
New Delhi: A Delhi
court awarded four-
year imprisonment and
a Rs 50 lakh fine to for-
mer Haryana chief
minister Om Prakash
Chautala in a dispro-
portionate assets case
on Friday
.
When the Indian Na-
tional Lok Dal leader
failed to satisfactorily
account for the assets
found by the CBI to be
disproportionate to his
legitimate sources of in-
come between 1993 and
2006, he was convicted
by special judge Vikas
Dhull on May 21. The
disproportionate assets
were calculated to be
worth Rs 6.09 crore, as
per the chargesheet
filed on March 26, 2010.
Chautala’s lawyers
had requested the court
to pass a lenient sen-
tence considering his
medical condition.
However, the CBI
pushed for maximum
punishment. “The per-
son in this case is a pub-
lic figure and giving
minimum punishment
would send a wrong
message. He does not
have clean anteced-
ents,” CBI said.
NCB drops charges against
Aryan Khan, 5 others
DRUGS-ON-CRUISE CASE
‘LACK OF
SUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE’
NO INTERNATIONAL LINK IN
CORDELIA DRUGS CASE: NCB DG
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAUMA
ARYAN SUFFERED, ASKS NCP
Addressing a press conference Friday, S N Pradhan, Di-
rector General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), said
that Aryan Khan is not a part of any international drug
cartel nor is there any conspiracy. Pradhan said, “The
SIT formed to look into the probe done by our Mumbai
NCB team found irregularities in the investigation. It
was not a joint conspiracy done by 14 people and so the
conspiracy section has not been added. We cannot base
the conspiracy charge merely on WhatsApp chats.”
Mumbai: Hailing the clean chit to Aryan Khan, the
ruling NCP in Maharashtra on Friday asked who
would be held responsible for the trauma he suf-
fered. Ally Congress alleged that the entire case was
part of a “larger conspiracy” to topple the Maha
Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, in which it shares
power with the Shiv Sena and NCP.
PM Narendra Modi examines a drone on display during the Bharat Drone Mahotsav, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Union Minister
for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Union MoS for Civil Aviation General VK Singh are also seen. —PHOTO BY PTI
ED summons
Farooq Abdullah
in JKCA money
laundering case
Uttarakhand to
implement
Uniform Civil
Code: Dhami
New Delhi: The ED has
summoned former JK
CM Farooq Abdullah to
appear before it in Delhi
on May 31 in connection
with its money launder-
ing probe into the Jam-
muandKashmirCricket
Association(JKCA)case.
“
Abdullahhadmissedan
earlier summon. So he
has been called again for
questioning,” an ED of-
ficial said. The National
Conference on Friday
confirmedthesummons
in a tweet. “ED sum-
monstoJKNCPresident
Dr Farooq Abdullah
nothingnew.Hehascon-
tinued to maintain his
innocence in the matter
and has cooperated with
the investigative agen-
cies,” it said.
Champawat: The Utta-
rakhand government
on Friday announced
its decision to imple-
ment the Uniform Civil
Code in the state. “We
have taken a decision to
implement the Uniform
Civil Code in the state.
Uttarakhand will be the
second state after Goa
to implement this,”
Chief Minister Push-
kar Singh Dhami said,
adding, “We will bring
UCC for the people ir-
respective of them be-
ing from any religion
and section of the soci-
ety.” Earlier on May 2,
Himachal Pradesh CM
Jairam Thakur also an-
nounced that the UCC
will be brought into the
state soon.
Indian Army personnel gather at the site after a vehicle carrying 26 jawans fell in the Shyok river, at
the Turtuk area in Ladakh. —PHOTO BY PTI
Former Haryana chief minister OP Chautala being taken to the
Tihar Jail after a special CBI court sentenced him to four years
in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh, in a case related to
disproportionate assets, in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
‘GRAVE IRREGULARITIES IN CRUISE
CASE; NO MEDICAL TEST,VIDEOGRAPHY’
TheNCBSITfound“graveirregularities”andgapsinthe
probewithofficialssayingitsfirstteamthatarrestedAryan
Khandidnotfollowruleslikemandatorymedicaltestofac-
cused,videorecordingoftheraidsandcorroborateevidence
forWhatsAppchats.NCBDirector-GeneralSNPradhansaid
thatWhatsAppchatsoftheaccusedhadno“physicalcor-
roborativeevidence”asrequiredtoprovethecharges.

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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Accusing
Brihanmumbai Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(BMC) of not giving
information to pub-
lic representatives,
the Samajwadi
Party(SP) MLA Rais
Shaikh has demand-
ed transparency in
proposals approved
by the municipal ad-
ministrator.
Shaikh, who was also
a councillor, said de-
spite multiple letters
BMC seeking details of
proposals cleared, there
has been no response.
On Thursday, Shaikh
said since the end of the
five-year term of corpo-
rators on March 07, mu-
nicipal commissioner
Iqbal S Chahal, who has
been appointed admin-
istrator, is vested with
the power to take all de-
cisions on development
works.
Shaikh had written
letters to the civic chief
on March 14 and May 12
demanding to know the
policy with regard to
transparency in finan-
cial decisions of the
BMC.
“The municipal com-
missioner is following
a new policy of not giv-
ing information to pub-
lic representatives
about the development
works currently under-
way in municipal areas
and not acting on sug-
gestions and instruc-
tions given by them,”
Shaikh said.
No transparency in clearing
proposals by BMC, says SP MLA
IN SOLIDARITY
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) women activists protest against Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President
Chandrakant Patil over his remarks on MP Supriya Sule, in Solapur, on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Mumbai: Around Rs1
crore cash and jewel-
lery worth more than
Rs9 lakh was recov-
ered after the Rail-
way Protection Force
(RFP) busted a hawa-
la racket at the RPF
post at Kalyan station
in Thane district, on
Friday.
While conducting
preventive checks, RPF
team apprehended five
courier company em-
ployees, who were car-
rying hawala money
and jewellery to be de-
livered in Mumbai, said
an official.
A case has been
lodged and probe is be-
ing conducted by the I-T
department.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Former Ma-
harashtra Home Min-
ister Anil Deshmukh,
who is currently in
judicial custody, has
been admitted to a
hospital after he com-
plained of high blood
pressure and chest
pain, his aide said on
Friday.
The 72-year-old Desh-
mukh was admitted to
an ICU at the civic-run
KEM Hospital here on
May 25 for a Stress Thal-
lium Heart Test due to
uncontrolled high
blood pressure and
chest pain, he said.
A Nationalist Con-
gress Party leader, he
was arrested in Novem-
ber 2021 by the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
in an alleged money
laundering case. Desh-
mukh stepped down as
home minister after for-
mer Mumbai police
commissioner Param
Bir Singh accused him
of corruption. The Cen-
tral Bureau of Investi-
gation (CBI) subse-
quently booked him in
a corruption case.
Earlier this month, a
court had rejected Desh-
mukh's plea seeking per-
mission to undergo a
shoulder surgery at a
private hospital, but al-
lowed him to receive
treatmentatJJHospital.
Ganpati festival has been invaluable to national politics: Prez
First India Bureau
Pune: President Ram
Nath Kovind on Fri-
day said the Ganesh
festival has made in-
valuable contribu-
tion to national poli-
tics and had emerged
as a source of nation-
alism and social har-
mony during the
British rule.
The president was
speaking at the 125th
celebration of Smt
Laxmibai Dagdusheth
Halwai Datta Mandir
Trust in Pune city of
Maharashtra.
Dagdusheth, the
founder of Dagdusheth
Ganpati Temple and
Datta Temple, was
closely associated with
freedom fighter
Lokmanya Tilak in cel-
ebrating Ganpati festi-
val, Kovind said.
“The Ganpati temple
and Datta temple have
given a new energy to
the city
. Apart from be-
ing the founder of Gan-
pati temple, Dagdush-
eth was also closely as-
sociated with Lokman-
ya Tilak in celebrating
Ganpati festival. The
festival has made an in-
valuable contribution
to our national politics.
It had emerged as a
source of nationalism
and social harmony
against the British
rule,” the president
said.
Kovind in his ad-
dress said that Pune
had been home to sev-
eral prominent person-
alities, who contribut-
ed to the country
.
Pune was the first
place to have schools
for girls, while the first
woman doctor from the
country Anandibai
Joshi also belonged to
the city and former
president Pratibha Pa-
til was also from the
region, he said.
Talking about his re-
cent visit to Jamaica,
Kovindsaid,“Torespect
Indian values, a road in
Jamaican capital King-
stonwasnamedafterDr
Babasaheb Ambedkar. I
inaugurated Ambedkar
Avenuethereduringmy
recent visit.”
Kovind was speaking at the 125th celebration of Laxmibai Dagdusheth Halwai Datta Mandir Trust in Pune
President Ram Nath Kovind paying his respects at the
Laxmibai Dagdusheth Halwai Datta Mandir in Pune on Friday.
President Kovind addresses the gathering at the function.
Former Maha home minister
Anil Deshmukh hospitalized
HEALTH TROUBLES
Deshmukh was
suffering from
“uncontrolled
high BP and
chest pain”
Anil Deshmukh. —FILE PHOTO
Union min Narayan Rane undergoes
angioplasty; health condition normal
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Union Min-
ister Narayan Rane
underwent angio-
plasty with insertion
of a stent in Mum-
bai’s Lilavati hospital
on Friday
, a doctor
from the facility said.
“Rane was admitted
here today in Lilavati
hospital and he under-
went angioplasty
. We
have inserted a stent
into an artery
. Rane’s
health condition other-
wise is normal,” said
Dr Jalil Parkar.
Speaking to the me-
dia, Narayan Rane’s
son Nitesh Rane said
his father had under-
gone angioplasty in
2009 and he got admit-
ted in Lilavati during
the day as part of a
“routine check-up re-
lated to it”.
“I am told he (Naray-
an) will be discharged
from hospital in the
nexttwodays,”saidthe
BJP MLA from
Kankavli.
RaneisUnionminis-
ter of micro, small, me-
dium enterprises and
is a former Maharash-
tra chief minister.
Angioplasty is the
process of inserting a
balloon to stretch open
a narrowed or blocked
artery
, while modern
techniquesalsoinvolve
inserting a short wire-
meshtubecalledastent
into the artery to allow
free flow of blood.
Narayan Rane. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Former MP
S a m b h a j i r a j e
Chhatrapati, a de-
scendant of Chhatra-
pati Shivaji Maharaj,
on Friday pulled out
of the race for upcom-
ing Rajya Sabha polls,
days after he an-
nounced that he
would contest the
election as an inde-
pendent candidate.
Speaking to report-
ers in Mumbai, he
claimed that his deci-
sion to not contest the
election was aimed at
preventing “horse-
trading”. He accused
Maharashtra Chief
Minister Uddhav
Thackeray of breaking
his promise on provid-
ing Shiv Sena’s support
for a second term in the
Upper House of Parlia-
ment (Rajya Sabha).
The former MP said,
“Chief Minister Ud-
dhav Thackeray had
given his word of sup-
port to me, but he later
went back on it. I am
extremely sad about it.
I am no longer in the
race for the Rajya Sab-
ha seat now.”
He had announced
that he would contest
the Rajya Sabha polls
as an independent can-
didate and sought the
Sena’s help. But, the
party insisted that he
contest as its official
candidate, an offer
Sambhajiraje declined
to accept.
His announcement of
not contesting the Rajya
Sabha election comes a
day after Shiv Sena can-
didates Sanjay Raut and
Sanjay Pawar filed their
nomination papers.
“The Shiv Sena gave
me an offer that if I join
the party, I will get a
ticket for the Rajya Sab-
ha. But I have already
announced that I will
not be a part of any
party. Hence, I did not
accept the offer,” he
said.
“My decision to not
contest the election is
not a retreat. This is my
pride,” he claimed.
“I was expecting the
support of MLAs
across the parties for
my clean image and my
work. However, I real-
ized later that there
could be horse-trading
if I contested as an in-
dependent candidate.
To avoid it, I have de-
cided not to contest the
elections,” Sambhaji-
raje told reporters.
Six Rajya Sabha
seats from Maharash-
tra will go to polls on
June 10, with the oppo-
sition Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) having the
numbers to get two of
its candidates elected.
Sambhajiraje pulls
out of RS poll race
Accuses CM
Thackeray of
reneging on his
promise and
Shiv Sena
for lack of
support
I was expecting the
support of MLAs
across the parties for
my clean image and my work.
However, I realized later that
there could be horse-trading if
I contested as an independent
candidate. To avoid it, I have
decided not to contest the Ra-
jya Sabha elections.
— Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati,
Former Rajya Sabha MP
Six Rajya Sabha seats from Maharash-
tra will go to polls on June 10, with
the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) having the numbers to get two
of its candidates elected. The last date
for filing nominations for the Rajya
Sabha polls is May 31 and the scrutiny
of papers will take place on June 01.
Nominations can be withdrawn till
June 03. Results will be announced on
the same day as polling.
ELECTORAL PLAN
Former Rajya Sabha MP Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati addresses a press conference, at the Mumbai
Marathi Patrakar Sangh, on Friday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Rais Shaikh
RPF busts
hawala racket;
seizes `1 cr Rais Shaikh says
there has been no
response from the
civic body despite
multiple requests

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3 DEAD, 10 INJURED AS VEHICLE
FALLS INTO GORGE IN UTTARKASHI
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
RETIRED CIVIC EMPLOYEE BOOKED IN
DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE
SEX RACKET OPERATING AT LODGE IN
THANE DISTRICT BUSTED; THREE ARRESTED
Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has
registered a case against a retired employee of the
Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) in
Thane for allegedly amassing assets disproportion-
ate to his income, an official said on Friday. A case
was registered on Thursday under the Prevention
of Corruption Act with the Nayanagar police station
of the MBVV police. The offence was registered
following an enquiry into the income and prop-
erties of ward officer (retired) Dileep Bhagwan Jag-
dale and his wife has also been named in the case.
Thane: Police busted a sex racket at a lodge and
arrested three people in Thane district, an official
said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a team from
the Anti-human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) raided the
lodge in Varsave of Kashimira on Wednesday. The
police arrested lodge manager Ramesh Vadu (45),
a waiter named Pintu Thakur (38), and watchman
Puran Singh (43). A case under relevant sections
of the IPC and Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act
(PITA) has been registered in this regard. A woman
who was rescued from the premises was taken to a
rehabilitation home.
Dehradun: Three pilgrims from Maharashtra were
killed and 10 were injured when the vehicle in which
they were travelling fell into a deep gorge in Uttarkashi
district, officials said on Friday. The accident happened
near Barkot area of the district on Thursday night
when the pilgrims were on their way to Yamunotri.
The deceased were identified as Pooran Nath, the
driver of the vehicle, and Jaishree (23) and Ashok
(40). Four children were among the 10 injured, the
State Emergency Operation Centre here said.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: All 34 gram
panchayats in the
state’s South Kol-
hapur assembly con-
stituency are set to
pass resolutions to
eradicate funerary
rituals that see wom-
en forcibly wiping off
vermilion and break-
ing bangles of a wid-
ow on June 6, said
Congress MLA Rit-
uraj Patil, on Friday.
It was on June 6 that
legendary warrior king
Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma-
haraj was crowned as
‘Chhatrapati’, and the
day is celebrated with
fervour as ‘Shiv Rajyab-
hishekDin’(Dayof Lord
Shiva’s coronation).
In a statement, Patil
said he had been meet-
ing sarpanches, deputy
sarpanches, gram se-
vaks of these 34 villages
over the last two weeks
to address the issue.
The move to ban such
‘widow rituals’ was
first made in Herwad
village in Kolhapur’s
Shirol tehsil. It passed a
resolution on May 4 dis-
allowing wiping off
vermillion from the
forehead of widows, re-
moving ‘mangalsutra’
and other jewellery,
breaking her bangles,
among others.
34 panchayats prepare to ban ‘widow rituals’
BREAKING OLD NORMS
lll
South
Kolhapur to
see resolution
eradicating
forcible
removal of
sindoor,
breaking
bangles on
June 6
Widows are stripped of their bridal belongings as soon as their
husbands die.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In order to
raise funds for infra-
structure projects in
the state, the Maha-
rashtra State Road
Development Corpo-
ration (MSRDC),
which is executing
some of the big ticket
infrastructure pro-
jects in Maharashtra,
is planning to mone-
tize its land parcels.
According to MSRDC
officials, the Corpora-
tion owns land parcels
across the state which
also includes those as-
signed by the govern-
ment to raise funds for
infrastructure project.
An official said,
“MSRDC has 30 parcels
across the state, which
are collectively over
1,100 acres. We are in
the process of appoint-
ing a consultant for for-
mulating a strategy and
executing monetization
of the land parcels.
Tendering process for
the same has also been
initiated.”
The MSRDC has been
alsoentrustedwithplan-
ninganddevelopmentof
areas comprising 71 vil-
lages of Panvel and
Khalapur Taluka of
Raigaddistricttoensure
a balanced development
combined with im-
proved ecosystem
growth of the area along
Mumbai-Pune Express-
way by promoting infra-
structure development
andimprovingtheliving
standards of the area.
To fund infra projects MSRDC
may monetize 30 land parcels
PIONEER MOVE
Thane(PTI):A45-year-
old man was arrested
on Friday for alleged-
ly attacking police-
men and terrorising
residents of a locality
in Bhiwandi town of
Thane, police said.
The police have regis-
teredacaseagainstIrfan
Iliaz Ansari and his wife
Parvin, who has not
been arrested so far. An-
sari allegedly stepped
out of his house in Dud-
hbawdi area of the town
with a sharp weapon in
handaround1.30amand
threatened residents in
thelocality
.Whenateam
of policemen reached
the scene, Ansari ver-
bally abused them and
charged towards them,
the official said, adding
that he manhandled a
couple of policemen.
An offence under sec-
tions 353 and other rele-
vant provisions of the
IPC, Arms Act and
Mumbai Police Act has
been registered against
the couple.
Man held for attacking
policemen in Bhiwandi
First India Bureau
Palghar: A 35-year-
old man has been
sentenced to life im-
prisonment till natu-
ral death for the re-
peated rape of two
minor siblings who
were related to him
by a Palghar court.
Special (POCSO)
judge Aditee U Kadam
on Tuesday convicted
the accused of charges
under section 376 (rape)
of the IPC and relevant
provisions of the Pro-
tection of Children
from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act.
A fine of `10,000 was
imposed on the ac-
cused. The victims'
mother, who was also
tried in the case, has
been acquitted by the
court.
The copy of the order
passed on May 24 was
made available on Fri-
day. The judge has also
directed the district
legal services authority
to give compensation
to the siblings as per
the provisions of the
law, special public pros-
ecutor Jayprakash Pa-
til said.
Patil in his submis-
sion informed the court
that the accused, who
was related to the vic-
tims, had repeatedly
raped them over a pe-
riod of time.
Fed up of the abuse,
one of the girls left the
house and was spotted
by an NGO, who pur-
sued the case, it was
stated.
Man awarded life term for raping
two minor relatives repeatedly
4 kids HIV+ post transfusion, NHRC sends notice
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Na-
tional Human Rights
Commission (NHRC)
has issued a notice to
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment over reports
of four children test-
ing HIV-positive fol-
lowing a blood trans-
fusion in Nagpur, and
one of them dying, on
Friday.
A notice has also
been issued to the food
and drug department
secretary of the state
government to submit a
report within six weeks
regarding a prelimi-
nary investigation in
the matter and criminal
proceedings being initi-
ated, said officials.
As per a media re-
port, the four children
were being treated for
thalassemia in which
blood for transfusion
has to be screened
through a Nucleic Acid
Test first. However, in
the absence of the facil-
ity, the children were
administered contami-
nated blood, said the
NHRC in a statement.
The commission said
it has taken suo motu
cognisance of the me-
dia report that after the
blood transfusion, the
four children tested
HIV-positive and one of
them died in Nagpur.
It observed that
the contents of the me-
dia report, if true,
amount to human
rights violation of the
victims. Accordingly,
the NHRC has issued a
notice to the chief sec-
retary of Maharashtra,
seeking a detailed re-
port in the matter with-
in six weeks, added the
statement.
“The report is expect-
ed to include action
taken or proposed to be
taken, against the err-
ing public servants/of-
ficials if found guilty.
He (the secretary) has
also been asked to re-
port if any interim
compensation or any
further payment of
compensation has been
given to the next of kin
of the deceased child
and the treatment initi-
ated by the state for the
other victim children,”
said a NHRC panel.
According to the me-
dia report carried on
May 26, the state health
department has started
taking action against
the culprits after a high-
level investigation. It
also stated that previ-
ously, five children suf-
fering from thalassemia
had got infected with
hepatitis-C, while two
children were infected
with hepatitis-B, said
the statement.
NO DUE DILIGENCE
Asks Maha govt to submit
report on investigation of
contaminated blood given to
them, resulting in death of one
ISIS terrorist gets 7 yrs in
jail for radicalizing youth
First India Bureau
Mumbai: An accused
with ISIS links has
been sentenced to
seven years impris-
onment by a special
NIA court here. The
accused has been
charged with hatch-
ing a conspiracy in
Syria for radicaliz-
ing Indian youth
through the internet
wherein they were
instructed to fabri-
cate an IED locally
.
MohammedShahed
Khan, a resident of
Parbhani in Maha-
rashtra, was handed
down a seven years
rigorous imprison-
ment and a fine of
`45,000.
Khan approached
courtonThursdayand
submitted that he
wanted to plead guilty
.
Among the grounds
submitted by him in
his plea was the delay
in the commencement
of the trial. Khan has
been held guilty under
charges including sec-
tion 18 (conspiracy),
18B (recruiting of any
person or persons for
terrorist act), section
20 (member of terror-
ist gang or organisa-
tion) of the Unlawful
Activities(Prevention)
Act, and 120B (crimi-
nal conspiracy) of the
Indian Penal Code.
The case was ini-
tially registered in
July 2016 and reregis-
tered by the NIA in
September 2016.
A charge sheet was
filed in October, 2016,
the spokesperson
said. An accused, Nas-
er Bin Yafai (Chaus),
has already been con-
victed for seven years
rigorous imprison-
ment by the NIA Spe-
cial Court, Mumbai
on May 6, 2022, in this
case, he said, adding
further trial in the
matter continues.
Accused approached court on
Thursday and submitted that
he wanted to plead guilty
Parcels had been assigned by the
government to raise funds for its
infrastructure projects
EASTERN FREEWAY NAMED AFTER LATE CM VILASRAO DESHMUKH

06
INDIA
Sharat K Verma
Chandigarh:Assembly
elections in Haryana
are far away but politics
over it has already in-
tensified as Congress,
BJP, AAP, and JJP are
all expressing their
‘power’. Politics has in-
tensified after the Con-
gressgavethecommand
in the hands of Bhupin-
der Singh Hooda, who,
expressing his power,
has brought seven for-
mer MLAs and minis-
ters together in the Con-
gress. In this sequence,
he is holding a big rally
in Fatehabad on May 29,
where some more lead-
ers will be included in
the Congress. Its prepa-
rations are going on in
full swing and it is be-
ing said that this will be
the biggest rally of the
Congress. Through this
rally, Hooda is showing
his strength not only to
his party, but also to
leaders of BJP, JJP, and
INLD.
Aam Aadmi Party
leader Arvind Kejriwal
is going to hold a rally
on the same day a Hoo-
da’s rally
. It is being told
that in this rally, he will
include the great crick-
eter Kapil Dev in the
party
. Keep in mind Ka-
pil Dev was born in
Chandigarh and he
used to play cricket for
Haryana. He is the big-
gest icon of sports in
India. In response to
Congress and AAP’s
rallies, Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar is
also holding a rally in
Sirsa on the same day.
Keep in mind that Sirsa
is the area under the
influence of Dushyant
Chautala, leader of
Jannayak Janata Party,
which is a partner in
Haryana government.
But Chautala will not
be there in the BJP ral-
ly as he is also holding
a rally in Tohana that
day. In this way, on
April 29, there will be a
show of strength of all
the four major parties
of Haryana. It is being
said that the people
who gather in the
rally have to make a lot
of effort and the per
person fee has in-
creased significantly
.
4partiesgearupforbattleroyaleinHaryana!
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Srinagar (Agencies):
In a major achievement,
theJammuandKashmir
Police have neutralised
two terrorists involved
in the murder of Kash-
miri TV artist Amreen
Bhat within 24 hours of
the gruesome killing.
AccordingtotheJammu
and Kashmir Police, the
two terrorists, affiliated
with the terror outfit
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),
were neutralised in an
encounter in Awantipo-
ra situated in the Pul-
wamadistrictof Jammu
and Kashmir during the
wee hours of Thursday
.
As per the police, an
encounter broke out at
the Aganhanzipora lo-
cality in the Awantipo-
ra area of Pulwama dis-
trict late on Thursday
night. Two ultras, who
were responsible for
killing TV artist Am-
reen Bhat in Budgam
district a day earlier,
were trapped in the cor-
don and later neutral-
ised, the police said.
Both killed newly
joined local terrorists
identified as Shahid
Mushtaq Bhat R/O Haf-
roo Chadoora Budgam
and Farhan Habib R/O
Hakripora Pulwama.
They had killed TV art-
ist on the instruction of
LeT Cmdr Lateef. 01 AK
56 rifle, 4 magazines and
a pistol recovered,
Kashmir Police tweeted.
Meanwhile, in a sepa-
rate encounter, two
more terrorists linked
to LeT were also neu-
tralised in the Soura
area of Srinagar on
Thursday night. The ul-
trashavebeenidentified
as Shakir Ahmed Waza
and Afreen Aftab Malik
and some incriminating
materials, including
arms and ammunition,
have been recovered
from their possession.
On Thursday night,
two LeT terrorists were
killed in Srinagar's Sou-
ra. The police have re-
covered one AK-47 pis-
tol, the police said.
Inspector-General of
Police, Jammu and
Kashmir, Vijay Kumar
further informed that 10
terrorists affiliated
with Jaish-e-Moham-
mad (JeM) and Lashkar-
e-Taiba have been killed
during encounters in
the last 3 days.
TWIN ENCOUNTERS IN KASHMIR
CONG MP WRITES TO SPEAKER BIRLA
‘CBI seized confidential
Parl docu during raid’
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Congress MP
Karti Chidamabaram
onFridaywrotetoLok
Speaker Speaker Om
Birlaallegingthatdur-
ing a raid CBI officers
seized “highly confi-
dential” personal
notes and papers per-
taining to the Parlia-
mentary Standing
Committee on Infor-
mation and Technolo-
gy of which he is a
member, and sought
redressal for what he
said was a “breach of
his parliamentary
privilege”. In a letter
toBirla,KartiChidam-
baram also said that
over the course of the
past few years, his
family and he himself
havebecometargetsof
a“relentlesscampaign
by the present govern-
ment and its investi-
gating agencies which
are trying to silence
our voices of dissent
by foisting one fake
case after another”.
Such “targeted in-
timidation” of a
member of the House
amounts to a breach
of privilege, the Con-
gress MP said. Karti
Chidambara’s letter
to Birla comes amid
his questioning by
the CBI.
AMREEN BHAT’S KILLERS AMONG
4 LeT TERRORISTS NEUTRALISED
Ten terrorists
from JeM and
LeT were killed
in 3 days: IGP
Ahmedabad (Agen-
cies): Patidar Anamat
Andolan Samiti (PAAS)
convener and former
Congress working
president Hardik Patel
will be joining BJP ei-
ther on May 30 or May
31 in Gandhinagar. He
gave the hint on Friday
in Ahmedabad and
even hinted at contest-
ing elections.
Patel in a pro-
gramme on a TV chan-
nel has hinted that he
is joining the BJP, and
the party will decide
from which constitu-
ency he will contest
the assembly elec-
tions. He also said that
he is going to lead an
Ekta Yatra from Som-
nath temple to the
Statue of Unity.
It will be a grand
show of Hardik Patel
joining the BJP, party
sources said.
Over 18 lakh
students register
for NEET 2022
New Delhi (Agencies):
The number of registra-
tions for medical en-
trance exam NEET has
crossed 18 lakh this
year, recording a signifi-
cant jump of over 2.5
lakh since 2021. Over
18.72 lakh candidates
have registered for the
National Eligibility
cum Entrance Test
(NEET) out of which
over 10.64 lakh are
women and 8.07 lakh
are men, according to
official data. The pan-
India exam is sched-
uled to be held in 13
languages on July 17.
New Delhi (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) Rajya Sabha MP
and former Deputy
Chief Minister of Bihar
Sushil Kumar Modi on
Friday criticised the
move of the West Bengal
Government in intro-
ducing a Bill to make
Chief Minister Mamata
Banarjee as Chancellor
of state-rununiversities.
Speaking to media,
Sushil Kumar Modi
said, “This tradition
was established during
the time of Pandit Jawa-
harlal Nehru. On Rad-
hakrishnan Commit-
tee’s recommendation,
it became a tradition
that the Governor of
state will be the chancel-
lor of state Universities.
If you have political op-
position, it does not
mean you can violate
democratic processes.”
BJP MP further ar-
gued that as far as the
appointment of the
Vice-Chancellor is con-
cerned, only the Gover-
nor alone does not have
therighttoappointment
of Vice-Chancellors, a
search committee of 3-4
Members was formed
for the appointment and
then the Governor and
the Chief Minister to-
getherdecidethenames.
“Mamata Banerjee
does whatever comes to
her mind and acts arbi-
trarily
. But she will not
be able to do anything,”
Modi added.
Bengal swapping Guv with CM as
chancellor ‘undemocratic’: Sushil
Hardik Patel likely to
join BJP next week
New Delhi (ANI): With
monkeypox cases being
identified across the
world, the Indian Coun-
cil of Medical Research
(ICMR) official on Fri-
day said that India is
prepared in view of in-
creasing infections in
the non-endemic coun-
tries, however, no cases
have been reported in
the country so far.
In an exclusive inter-
view with ANI, Dr
Aparna Mukherjee, Sci-
entist C, ICMR said, “In-
dia is prepared for the
infections as it is rap-
idly spreading in non-
endemic countries like
Europe, USA and oth-
ers. However, no cases
have been reported in
India so far.”
The health expert
also emphasised keep-
ing a close watch on
unusual symptoms, es-
pecially those who have
a travel history from
the monkeypox-infect-
ed countries.
Agartala (Agencies):
FormerBJPMLAAshis
Das, who last year quit
the saffron party and
joined the Trinamool
Congress, resigned from
the TMC on Friday al-
leging “internal
groupism” in the party
.
Das, severely criticis-
ing the Trinamool’s Na-
tional General Secre-
tary Abhishek Baner-
jee, said that there is no
democratic environ-
ment in both the BJP
and the TMC. A leader
of the Scheduled Caste
community, the 44-year-
old Das announced he
was quitting the Trina-
mool two days after the
Election Commission
declared the schedule
of by-elections to four
assembly constituen-
cies in Tripura includ-
ing Surma from where
he was elected to the
assembly in 2018 as a
BJP candidate.
India is prepared for
monkeypox, says ICMR
Former Tripura BJP
MLA quits TMC
New Delhi (PTI): Five
regional parties have
declared they received
donations amounting to
Rs 250.60 crore through
electoral bonds in 2020-
21, according to poll
rights group Associa-
tion for Democratic Re-
forms (ADR).
According to ADR’s
latest report, the total
income of 31 regional
parties for the 2020-21
financial year was Rs
529.416 crore, and their
total declared expendi-
ture was Rs 414.028
crore. The five parties
that incurred the
highest expenditures
that year are the DMK
(Rs 218.49 crore), TDP
(Rs 54.769 crore), AI-
ADMK (Rs 42.37
crore), JDU (Rs 24.35
crore) and the TRS (Rs
22.35 crore), it said.
The total income of
the top five parties
amounted to Rs 434.255
crore, which was 82.03
per cent of the total in-
come of the political
parties analysed, collec-
tively
, the report said.
Under voluntary con-
tributions, the political
parties collected Rs
250.60 crore or 47.34 per
cent of their income
from donations through
electoral bonds, while
otherdonationsandcon-
tributions amounted to
Rs 126.265 crore or 23.85
per cent for FY 2020-21.
5 regional parties got donations
of `250.60 cr in 2020-21: ADR
MUFTI MEETS SLAIN TV ACTOR’S FAMILY
Karti accuses Central Govt of targeting his family.
PM NARENDRA
MODI TO VISIT
GUJARAT TODAY
UP SPEAKER
BANS MLAS FROM
TAKING SELFIES
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi will
visit Gujarat on Saturday
during which he will vis-
it a newly built hospital,
address a seminar of
leaders of various coop-
erative institutions and
inaugurate a Nano Urea
(liquid) plant. At 10
am, the Prime Minister
will visit the newly built
Matushri KDP Multi-
speciality Hospital in
Atkot, Rajkot.
Lucknow: Disturbed by
the continuous photo
session of MLAs in the
Legislative Assembly,
Speaker of the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly
Satish Mahana imposed
a ban on MLAs for
taking selfies. The As-
sembly Speaker made
the announcement on
Friday. Notably, this
comes a day after the
budget was presented
in the state assembly.
Patna: With just five days left for filing the nomi-
nation, Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United) is yet to
finalise a candidate for the June
10 Rajya Sabha elections. The last
date of filing nomination is May 31.
On Friday, Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar paid homage before a stat-
ue of Jawaharlal Nehru at the Patna
Junction Railway station to mark
the late Prime Minister’s death anniversary. “We
will inform about it,” the Chief Minister said.
5 DAYS LEFT FOR RS POLL NOMINATIONS,
JD(U) YET TO FINALISE CANDIDATE
Kochi: A day after being sent to the Central jail in
Thiruvanthapuram, seven-time former MLA PC
George on Friday secured bail from
the Kerala High Court in connection
with an alleged hate speech made
early this month. While granting
bail, the high court asked George
not to repeat the mistake and also
cooperate with the probes in the
two separate cases of the same nature - one made in
the capital city on May 1 and a few days later at an
election rally in Kochi.
EX-KERALA LEGISLATOR PC GEORGE
GETS BAIL IN HATE SPEECH CASE
NEWS DIGEST
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): ThePresident
has named Justice
Pradip Kumar
Mohanty, Judicial
Member of the Lok-
pal, to be the acting
Chairperson of
the Lokpal due to
the vacancy creat-
ed by the comple-
tion of the tenure of
Justice Pinaki
Chandra Ghose.
Mohanty will
head the Lokpal
with effect from the
date of occurrence
of the vacancy i.e.
May 28, till the ap-
pointment of a new
Chairperson, a noti-
fication issued on
Friday said.
Born on May 28,
1952, Justice Ghose
was appointed a Su-
preme Court Judge
in 2013. From June
2017 to March 2019,
he served as a Mem-
ber of the NHRC in
New Delhi, after
which he was ap-
pointedastheChair-
personof theLokpal
on March 23, 2019.
Justice Pradip
Mohanty to head
Lokpal till new
appointment
CBI QUIZZES KARTI
FOR SECOND TIME
New Delhi (ANI):
The CBI on Friday
questioned Con-
gress MP Karti
Chidambaram for
the second consec-
utive day in connec-
tion with an alleged
scam pertaining
to the issuance of
visas to 263 Chinese
nationals in 2011.
Sushil Kumar Modi
Hardik Patel
Locals inspect an under construction house where two LeT were
killed during an encounter in Srinagar. —PHOTO BY PTI
THROUGH ELECTORAL BONDS

BIZ BUZZ
07
New Delhi (PTI): India
has the potential to be-
come a non-alcoholic
beverage hub and the
country’s non-alcoholic
beverage market is ex-
pected to touch a mar-
ket size of `1.47 lakh
crore by 2030, says a re-
port.
According to the re-
port by economic policy
think tank ICRIER,
“the size of the market
was estimated at `671
billion (`67,100 crore)
in 2019, which is pro-
jected to reach around
`1,472.33 billion
(`1,47,233 crore) in 2030,
in the realistic scenar-
io.” “India has the po-
tential to become a non-
alcoholic beverage hub,
given its endowments
of raw materials, la-
bour and policy support
for encouraging food
processing in the coun-
try,” the report said.
Bottled water and car-
bonated soft drinks
still account for the
bulk of the non-alco-
holic beverages sector,
the report said, adding
that the market for juic-
es, energy drinks, tea,
milk and coffee-based
beverages and organic
drinks is expanding.
In India, domestic
consumption and ex-
ports are low, compared
to ASEAN countries
and there is
enough
space to grow for the
non-alcoholic beverage
industry. The study
found that the non-alco-
holic beverage sector
contributes significant-
ly to the Indian econo-
my in terms of value
addition and job crea-
tion.
“The total job crea-
tion from this sector is
estimated to be 6.91
lakh which includes
employment creation
both in the upstream
and downstream opera-
tions,” the study said.
Non-alcoholicbeveragemkttohit`1.47lakhcr
POTENTIAL 2030
lll
Bottled
water and
carbonated
soft drinks still
account for
the bulk of the
non-alcoholic
beverages
sector, the
report said
There’s risk of high wholesale price inflation putting pressure on retail inflation:Reserve Bank
RBI warns of high WPI fuelling inflation
Mumbai (PTI):
Sounding a note of
caution, the Reserve
Bank said on Friday
said there is a risk of
high WPI putting
pressure on the retail
inflation, albeit with
a lag. In its annual
report, the RBI said
that the cost-push
pressures from high
industrial raw mate-
rial prices, transpor-
tation costs and glob-
al logistics, and sup-
ply chain bottlenecks
continue to impinge
on core inflation.
“The substantial
wedge between
wholesale and retail
price inflation
amidst a sharp rise
in manufactured
products’ inflation
poses the risk of a
possiblepassthrough
of input cost pres-
sures to retail infla-
tion with a lag, al-
though slack in the
economy is muting
the pass-through,”
the central bank
noted.
Looking at ‘pros
cons’ of intro
of digital currency
Mumbai (PTI): RBI on
Friday said it is look-
ing at pros and cons of
introduction of a virtual
currency in the country
and it will adopt a graded
approach for launching
the central bank digital
currency. “The Reserve
Bank is engaged in the
introduction of a central
bank digital currency in
India. The design of CBDC
needs to be in conformity
with the stated objectives
of monetary policy, finan-
cial stability and efficient
operations of currency
and payment systems,”
it said in the report. The
Reserve Bank has been
looking at the pros and
cons of introduction of
CBDC in India, it said in
its report.
‘STRUCTURAL REFORMS ESSENTIAL FOR INDIA’
Mumbai (PTI): Mak-
ing a strong case for
structural reforms, the
Reserve Bank on Friday
said they are essential
for sustained, balanced
and inclusive growth,
and also to deal with
the after-effects of the
pandemic. RBI also
stressed that the future
path of growth would
be conditioned by ad-
dressing supply-side
bottlenecks, calibrat-
ing monetary policy to
bring down inflation
and boosting capital
spending. “Undertak-
ing structural reforms
to improve India’s
medium-term growth
potential holds the key
to secure sustained,
balanced and inclusive
growth, especially by
helping workers adapt
to the after-effects of
the pandemic by reskill-
ing and enabling them
to adopt new technolo-
gies for raising produc-
tivity,” it said.
‘Banks need to
support growth’
Mumbai (PTI): The
Reserve Bank on
Friday said the banks
would need to support
growth while being
watchful of the credit
behaviour of entities
whose loans were
restructured during
the pandemic period to
arrest slippages. Banks
had extended morato-
rium on repayment of
loans and restructured
advances to business-
es to help them com-
bat the impact of the
COVID pandemic and
subsequent lockdowns
to check the spread of
the virus. The RBI said
the banking sector has
witnessed improved
financial parameters
despite the COVID-19
pandemic.
India-UK FTA could
be ready by Diwali
London (PTI): The
way things are pro-
gressing between the
two negotiating teams,
a free trade agreement
(FTA) between India
and the UK could be
ready by Diwali with-
out the need for an in-
terim early harvest
agreement, said Com-
merce Industry
Minister Piyush Goy-
al. The minister ar-
rived in London from
the World Economic
Forum in Davos to
stock-take and inter-
act with stakeholders
and business people
ahead of the fourth
round of FTA negotia-
tions, set for June 13 in
the UK. Goyal pointed
to the FTAs concluded
at speed with the UAE
and Australia as a sign
of things to come.
“Canada is pro-
gressing well towards
an early harvest agree-
ment. With the UK, we
had agreed to do an
early harvest agree-
ment – basically, to
grab the low-hanging
fruits and leave the
more difficult ele-
ments for the next
stage and give the peo-
ple of both countries
the confidence that
this agreement is a
win-win,” the minis-
ter said.
“But the way things
are progressing, we’ll
actually land up doing
a full FTA with the UK
by Diwali. I have had
very good meetings on
it,” he said.
Diwali in October
was set as a timeline
for a draft FTA after
British Prime Minis-
ter Boris Johnson’s
talks with Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
during his visit to In-
dia last month.
Asked about the
points of contention
in the path of such a
tight timeline, Goyal
said: “Our approach is
that we are very hon-
est and upfront in our
constraints, yet will-
ing to be sensitive to
the concerns of the
other country
.”
Goyal: India
safe place for
defence mfg
London: There is
a lot of interest
among interna-
tional companies
for defence
manufacturing in
India because the
world sees India
as not only a big
marketplace but
also a safe place to
work, Piyush Goyal
said. “The whole
world realises
that India is a big
market place, a
safe place to work
with in terms of
manufacturing in
defence equip-
ment, particularly
because we don’t
insist on technol-
ogy transfer, we
even allow coveted
technologies to
be owned fully by
foreign investors,”
said Goyal.
Q4 GDP growth could fall
to 4%,slowest in a year
India’s economic recov-
ery from the COVID-19
pandemic likely stum-
bled again in the first
quarter of this (calen-
dar) year (Q4FY22) pri-
marily due to Omicron-
related restrictions and
higher inflation, a Reu-
ters poll showed.
Growth in Asia’s
third-largest economy
was pencilled in at 4.0%
for the January-March
quarter from the same
period a year ago in a
May 23-26 Reuters poll
of 46 economists, down
from 5.4% in Q4 2021. If
realised, that would be
the slowest in a year,
and a third consecutive
quarter of weaker
growth.
“While the move-
ment restrictions were
short-lived, other head-
winds from global sup-
ply shortages and high-
er input costs also im-
peded the pace of ex-
pansion,” Rahul Bajor-
ia, chief India econo-
mist at Barclays said.
Forecasts for the
data, due at 1200 GMT
on May 31, ranged wide-
ly, from 2.8% to 5.5%.
Investments in proptech firms
to touch $1 billion in 2025
New Delhi (PTI): In-
vestments in proptech
firms are expected to
touch $1 billion in 2025,
almost double from the
2020 level, with adop-
tion of technologies
gaining momentum in
the real estate sector,
according to a report
by CII and Colliers.
In a joint report it
has been mentioned
that the COVID pan-
demic has provided a
further impetus to
technology in real es-
tate sector to ensure
seamless services for
remote working, ease
in construction and fo-
cus on
health.“Technologies
like Internet of Things
(IoT), Virtual reality
(VR), Artificial Intelli-
gence (AI) were being
utilised pre-pandemic.
However, the adoption
of such technologies
increased manifold
over the last two
years,” it added. With a
focus on health and
wellness, the consult-
ant said that smart
building materials
with automated air
quality systems are in-
creasingly gaining
traction.
Number of `2K currency
notes continues to decline
Mumbai (PTI): The
number of bank notes
of `2000 denomination
has steadily declined
over the years to touch
214 crore or 1.6% of
the total currency
notes in circulation at
the end of March this
year.
The total number of
currency notes of all
denominations in cir-
culation stood at 13,053
crore as of March this
year, up from 12,437
crore from the year-
ago period. The count
declined to 245 crore
or 2% of the total bank
notes in circulation as
of March 2021 and fur-
ther fell to 214 crore or
1.6% at the end of last
fiscal year.
In value terms also,
the `2000 denomina-
tion notes dipped from
22.6% of the total val-
ue of currency notes
in circulation to 17.3%
at the end of March
2021 and further to
13.8% at the end of
March 2022.
According to the re-
port, the number of
`500 denomination
notes in circulation
rose to 4,554.68 crore.
Markets dart up for 2nd day
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
markets extended their
rally on Friday
, with the
Sensex and Nifty jump-
ing over 1% each, in
tandem with a positive
trend in global equities.
Buying in Infosys and
banking counters
helped markets main-
tain their winning run.
The 30-share BSE
Sensex rallied 632.13
points or 1.17% to settle
at 54,884.66. During the
day, the benchmark
zoomed 684.1 points or
1.26% to 54,936.63. The
broader NSE Nifty
jumped 182.30 points or
1.13% to end at 16,352.45.
From the Sensex
pack, Tech Mahindra,
IndusInd Bank, Wipro,
Bajaj Finance, Infosys,
Larsen Toubro and
HCL Technologies were
the prominent gainers.
AdaniGrouptoacquire
50%stakeindronefirm
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Adani Defence
Systems and Technol-
ogies, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Adani
Enterprises on Friday
signed a definitive
agreement to acquire
a 50%
stake
in Ben-
galuru-
b a s e d
c o m m e r -
cial drone
maker Gen-
eral Aeronautics for
cash consideration.
The company will
be leveraging its mili-
tary drone and AI/ML
capabilities and work
with General Aero-
nautics to provide so-
lutions for the domes-
tic agricultural sector.
General Aeronaut-
ics is an agri solution
provider that provides
robotic drones and
drone-based solutions
for crop pro-
t e c t i o n
services,
c r o p
h e a l t h ,
precision-
f a r m i n g
and yield monitoring
using artificial intel-
ligence and analytics
for the agricultural
sector. It was incorpo-
rated in 2016.
India has no plans
to curb rice exports
India does not plan to
curb rice exports as the
world’s biggest export-
er of the staple has suf-
ficient stocks and local
rates are lower than
state-set
support
p r i c e s ,
sources
said. “We
have more than suffi-
cient stocks of rice and
there is no concern at
all in terms of either
prices or availability
for exports and domes-
tic requirements,” said
a senior govt official.
“At this stage, there is
no consideration at all
to prohibit rice ex-
ports,” said the source.
Ola scouts for land
to set up cell and
electriccarfactories
Tata Motors
files record 125
patents in FY22
New Delhi (PTI): Mo-
bility giant Ola Electric
is scouting for land to
set up its cell and elec-
tric car factories and is
in talks with multiple
states, sources said. Ola
Electric needs 1,000
acres of land to set up
its cell gigafactory and
electric car factory
which is expected to at-
tract an investment of
`10,000 crore. Some
states are already vy-
ing, sources said.
New Delhi (PTI):
Tata Motors on Fri-
day said it filed re-
cord 125 patents re-
lated to powertrain
technologies in the
last fiscal. The com-
pany said the num-
ber of patents filed in
last FY were the
highest so far. The
patents filed entail a
diverse range of in-
novations and devel-
opments in tradition-
al new energy pow-
ertrain technologies.
` inches 2 paise
higher to 77.59/$
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
inched 2 paise higher to
close at 77.59 (provision-
al) against US dollar on
Friday, supported by posi-
tive domestic equities and
weakness of the American
currency overseas. At the
interbank forex market,
the rupee opened at 77.60
against the greenback and
moved in a range of 77.57
to 77.67 in the day’s
trade. The rupee finally
ended at 77.59.

08
2NDFRONT
Sustainability is a global concept, it
has to enclose the entire Earth,
Environmental degradation knows
no political borders.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Pune: After entering
the final of the Wom-
en’s T20 Challenge
tournament, Veloci-
ty’s star batter Kiran
Navgire said former
captain of the Indian
men’s cricket team
Mahendra Singh Dho-
ni’s 2011 World Cup-
winning six inspired
her to do better.
The Trailblazers, de-
spite winning the en-
counteragainstVelocity
by 16 runs at the Maha-
rashtra Cricket Associa-
tion (MCA) Stadium on
Thursday, could not
keep them under the to-
tal of 158 runs. Thus,
they have been knocked
out of the tournament
on the basis of the Net
Run Rate (NRR).
“I watched the 2011
World Cup and that
match-winning six by
Ms Dhoni sir has been
inspiring me since that
day
.IfeellikeIshouldhit
sixes like that in every
innings,” Kiran told her
teammate Yastika Shar-
ma in a video posted on
the Indian Premier
League (IPL) website.
Talking about her bat-
ting strength, the star of
the match--who scored a
blitzkrieg 69 runs off 34
deliveries--added, “I had
a great season on the do-
mestic circuit as an
opener, so I had confi-
dence. My plan was fair-
ly simple--to just play to
my strengths when the
ball is in my area.”
She also thanked her
captain Deepti Sharma
and coach Mamatha Ma-
benfortheirsupportand
showing confidence in
her. As for the match, de-
spite two half-centuries
fromopenersSabbhineni
Meghana (73 runs) and
Jemima Rodrigues (66
runs), the Trailblazers
didnotworktotaketheir
team to the final.
Trailblazersneededto
restrict Velocity below a
total of 158 runs to enter
the final, but they failed
as Velocity smashed
174/9 in 20 overs.
The final of the Wom-
en’s T20 Challenge will
beplayedbetweenVeloc-
ity and Supernovas to-
day at MCA Stadium in
Pune.
‘Dhoni’s 2011 WC-winning six inspires me to do better’
lll
Velocity’s
star batter
Kiran Navgire
shares her
elation at her
team’s entry in
the tourney’s
fina despite
valiant effort
by the
Trailblazers
Kiran Navgire in action at the match against the Trailblazers at
MCA Stadium in Pune on May 26.
WOMEN’S T20 CHALLENGE
I watched the
2011 World Cup
and that match-
winning six by
MS Dhoni sir has
been inspiring
me since that
day. I feel like I
should hit sixes
like that in every
innings.
—Kiran Navgire,
Batswoman, Velocity
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A directive
from the Shiv Sena-
led Maha Vikas Agha-
di government plac-
ing on hold the annu-
al transfers has cre-
ated a flutter in Man-
tralaya, the state sec-
retariat, and extend-
ed the wait of thou-
sands of government
employees who were
expecting their new
postings by May 30.
The general adminis-
tration department
(GAD) issued a terse
two-para Government
Resolution (GR) as per
the Maharashtra Gov-
ernment Employees
Regulation of Transfers
and Prevention of De-
lays in Performing Gov-
ernment Duties Act,
2005, stating that annual
transfers in this finan-
cial year will not be car-
ried out until June 30.
“However, in case of
urgent transfers for ad-
ministrative reasons,
they should be carried
out with the Chief Min-
ister’s approval,” the
GR, signed by GAD dep-
uty secretary, said.
Persons familiar
with the issue say the
decision may have been
prompted by the up-
coming elections to 14
municipal corporations
including Mumbai.
“With the State Elec-
tion Commission hav-
ing started the process
for elections in civic
bodies, the government
does not want to take
any chances with new
appointments and up-
set the equilibrium of
current postings just
before the elections.
With Sachin Vaze seek-
ing to turn approver in
the Anil Deshmukh PIS
transfers case, the gov-
ernment anticipates
fresh attempts will be
made to discredit the
government in the run-
up to the local self-body
polls,” this person said.
TheMVAgovernment
hasbeeninthedockover
recent allegations of
cash for transfers made
by police officer Sachin
Vaze in a statement to
the Enforcement Direc-
torate in the case involv-
ing NCP leader and for-
mer home minister Anil
Deshmukh.
TheGRhasdampened
the spirits of employees
who had been expecting
their orders by Monday
.
Coming without any ex-
planation, it has also
triggered speculation
that the proposed trans-
fers had created differ-
ences between MVA
partners, the Shiv Sena,
NCP
, and the Congress.
Annual transfers put on
hold till June 30: State
Any urgent
transfers
require nod
from CM, new
GR says
REDUX
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Privi-
leges Committee of
the Lok Sabha on Fri-
day summoned Ma-
harashtra Chief Sec-
retary Manu Kumar
Srivastava, Director
General of Police Ra-
jnish Seth and Mum-
bai police Commis-
sioner Sanjay Pandey
to record their state-
ment on June 15 in
connection with a
complaint lodged by
Amravati MP
Navneet Rana.
Earlier Rana had met
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla and lodged a for-
mal complaint alleging
that her arrest by the
Mumbai police last
month was illegal, and
that she had been ill-
treated at the Khar po-
lice station.
The notice said the
committee has asked
four officials to present
oral evidence on June
15 at 12.30 pm. The no-
tice has been issued to
Yashwant Fad, the Su-
perintendent of the Dis-
trict Women’s Prison at
Byculla.
Rana and her hus-
band Ravi Rana were ar-
rested on April 23 for
their threat to recite Ha-
numan Chalisa outside
Matoshree, the private
residence of Maharash-
tra CM Uddhav Thack-
eray
. Booked under Sec-
tion124(A)of theIndian
Penal Code on sedition
charges, they were sent
to police custody for 14
days, during which time
Rana was lodged at the
Byculla jail for women.
In the first week of May
,
a special court released
them on bail.
“Therefore, although
the statements and acts
of the Ranas are blame-
worthy
, the same cannot
be stretched so far as to
bring them within the
ambit of Section 124A
of IPC,” the court said
while granting bail.
Ranas then travelled
to Delhi and met Birla to
lodge a formal com-
plaint regarding her
treatment while in jail.
CS, DGP, CP summoned by
LS panel in Rana complaint
State-run hosp
nurses go on
indefinite strike
Mumbai: More than
15,000 nurses at state-
run hospitals in Ma-
harashtra will go on
indefinite strike from
Saturday to protest
against the govern-
ment’s decision to
outsource the recruit-
ment of nurses to a
private agency, their
association said.
The Maharashtra
State Nurses Associa-
tion (MSNA) had previ-
ously called for a two-
day strike on May 27-28.
“Noneof ourdemands
have been met. So we are
going on indefinite
strike from May 28,”
MSNAgeneralsecretary
Sumitra Tote said.
F2: Jehan Daruvala betting on better luck in Monaco
Mumbai (ANI): India’s
Jehan Daruvala will
be hoping for a turna-
round in his Formula
2 fortunes as he heads
to Monaco this week-
end determined to re-
bound from an un-
lucky outing in Spain.
Monaco, an iconic
but unforgiving venue
with no margin for er-
ror, could set the stage
for Daruvala’s fortunes
to turn around, espe-
cially if he maintains
his recent qualifying
form.
“Monaco is always a
special weekend. The
circuit is a real old-
school street layout
around which the tini-
est mistakes can prove
costly. It’s also a track
that’s extremely diffi-
cult to overtake on
which means qualify-
ing strongly will be key
.
We know we have the
pace and all we need
now is a little bit of
luck. This is a race eve-
ry driver wants to win
and I’m confident if we
can get everything
right we will be right in
the thick of the fight
for victory,” Daruvala
said.
The Prema Racing
driver is aiming to be-
come the first Indian to
win the Formula 2 title
this season.
Jehan Daruvala
File photo
RISE OF A PHOENIX
From P1…
26 May 2014, a water-
shed moment in India’s
history brought to fore
a new type of politics.
That day marked the
birth of a leader who,
with his vision of
strong India, changed
the rules of govern-
ance. Over the last
eight years, he has
emerged as an un-
matched charismatic
leader who has univer-
sal appeals and accept-
ability. People look
upon him as a divine
selfless man with “56
inch chest” and one
who has the ability to
change the fate. Naren-
dra Damodardas Modi
has not only travelled a
long way from Gujarat
to the power centre of
New Delhi but also has
etched an indelible
mark in the history
books as a legend who
foresaw the making of
modern India. Though
Modi’s second tenure
started on May 30, 2021
he has been ruling
hearts of millions of
people ever since he en-
tered the public life.
His decisions like ab-
rogation of Article 370,
Demonetization, end-
ing Triple Talaq, surgi-
cal strikes, Balakot air
strike, implementation
of GST, Jan-Dhan Yo-
jana, Ujjawala Yojana,
Free grain scheme, Jal
Jeevan Mission and
withdrawal of Farm
laws and several others
have made the ‘Aam
Aadmi’ trust the char-
ismatic leader. But that
is not all, Modi single
handedly has also in-
stilled a belief and con-
fidence in the Indian
mindset that India
reigns supreme.
Narendra Modi with his strategist, trouble-shooter and natural ally Amit Shah.
COURTESY MEET
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted BJP National President
Jagat Prakash Nadda during a courtesy visit at the
latter’s residence in New Delhi on Friday evening.
Navneet Rana exiting the
Byculla jail. —FILE PHOTO

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to know
more about
you.
My name is
K a n g g a n a
Malik and I
am from Noida. I am
currently pursuing a
course in fashion
communication
from Pearl Acad-
emy
. I have lived
in Thailand
for more than
five years which
taught me a lot about
the socio-cultural dif-
ferences between the
two nationalities. The
time that I spent in
Thailand was one of the
best times of my life. I
enjoyed the spectacular
beauty, scrumptious
delicacies and shopping
spree in that country
.
Why did you choose to
model as a profession?
As a fashion student, I
wanted to connect with
this industry at an
early stage since I
loved it. I
t h o u g h t
the best
way by
which one
can connect
with the fash-
ion industry is
through model-
ling. Modelling not
only helped me con-
nect with the industry
leaders but also al-
lowed me to express
my charisma with the
zeal of passion.
What challenges did you
face in this industry?
It has been a year since
I started modelling and
luckily the journey is
smooth for me. A com-
mon challenge faced by
all the models is long
and tiring shoot sched-
ules. However, it is noth-
ing new as one requires
determination and pas-
sion towards their goals
to succeed.
We would like to
know about your
achievements.
I have done assignments
for many celebrity de-
signers. I participated
in the First Miss India
Teen’ 21 and was de-
clared the runner up. I
walked the ramp in Del-
hi Runway Week’21,
Asian Couture Week’22
and India Style Fashion
Week’22. I recently
walked the ramp at Del-
hi Times Fashion
Week’22. I believe in
Sia’s song: Unstoppable,
where it is rightly said
that I am a Porsche with
no brakes!
Where do you see
yourself after five
years from now?
I wish to see my-
self making a mark
in the glamour indus-
try. I hope someday my
experience and exper-
tise will inspire young
models to follow their
hearts and passion
without any constraint
from society.
ALLURING
ALLURING
Kanggna Malik
Kanggna Malik
A BEAUTIFUL HEART APPRECIATES EVERYTHING
AROUND. ONE SUCH MAGNETIC PERSONALITY
IS KANGGANA MALIK FROM NOIDA. CITY FIRST
SPOKETO HERWHERE SHE SHARED ABOUT
HER JOURNEY IN MODELLINGTILL NOW. HERE
ARE SOME EXCERPTS OFTHAT CHIT CHAT
DHANUSHREE VYAS
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MAHIMA SHARMA, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
All property
matters will
be resolved
favourably.
Adding to your
comfort on the
domestic front
can be one of
your aims today.
Your suggestions at work are likely to be
appreciated and implemented too. Joining
a gym or meditation/yoga classes is
possible in the quest for a healthy body.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Keeping a tab
on others will
help strengthen
your position
on the academic
front. Peace
prevails on the
home front. Your
bank balance is
likely to swell and make you financially
secure. Good performance is likely
to get recognition for you on the
professional front.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Parents are
likely to give you
a free hand in
something you
wanted to do
all by yourself.
Whatever
preparations you
have done for
an exam or competition will be enough
to see you through. Someone may be
planning to take you out for a meal, so
remain available, you will succeed!
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Marital
relationship will
get strengthened
by mutual give
and take. Those
travelling by
road are likely to
make good time.
You may find
yourself growing financially. Your inputs
on the professional front will be much
appreciated. Becoming health conscious
will be a first step on the path to fitness.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Good preparation
will keep you in
contention in
a competition.
Money comes
from unexpected
sources .Hiring
party agreeing
to the terms and
conditions for a payment will be like a
financial coup for those freelancing. You
will take up an exercise regimen that
suits your lifestyle.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Converting a
freehold property
into builder
floors is possible
and will prove a
win-win situation
for all. Doing
exceptionally well
on the academic
front will add to your prestige. Some
award or recognition awaits those in a
government job. A new health product
may benefit those trying to come in shape.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Don’t expect any
concessions on
the promotional
front, but the
system will
not be unfair
to you. Those
suffering from a
lifestyle disease
will succeed in getting it under control.
Your innovations on the home front will
be much appreciated. Possession of a
property may be given to some.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will find
someone
knowledgeable
enough to
discuss a
complex
property matter.
Financially, you
could not have
been on a sounder wicket, as money
flows in. A new deal is in the offing
for businessperson and is likely to
prove lucrative.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A social
obligation may
waste your time.
Financial front
looks okay but
don’t let up on
savings. Excellent
man management
skills will help you
in managing many things at once on the
professional front. Eating right and being
active will help maintain good health,
despite irregular hours and little rest.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Financially, you
will feel more
secure now, than
before. Judicious
spending will
help you save
much. Don’t pick
up an argument
at workplace as it
can go against you. Wayside food is best
avoided, especially during this season.
Family life will be immensely fulfilling.
Your health remains fine.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A function at
home is likely to
keep you busy
and entertained.
You can be
invited to a
social function.
Less workload
at work will give
you adequate time to pursue some
personal commitments. Joining a
gym or starting an exercise routine is
indicated on the fitness front.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Getting a suitable
accommodation
is foreseen for
those desperate
for it. Good
earning will keep
your coffers
brimming and
keep you in high
spirits. Financially, you are likely to find
yourself on the top of the world. You will
find things moving favourably at work.
Health remains satisfactory.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
s Marwaris, we take
ourlocalpicklesvery
seriously
. We make
them at home, bor-
row them from the
neighbours, and buy
only from our trust-
ed sources. In this blog, we’ll
talkaboutthreeof ourfavour-
ites from Rajasthan, why we
love them so much, and also,
that one pickle-maker in the
old walled city of Jaipur who
we frequently visit.
Koi When we speak of the
Indian pickles, we usually
have this misconception that
they are full of oil and masa-
las which make them un-
healthy. On the contrary, all
that’s put in the recipe is su-
per-food in itself and con-
tains innumerable health
benefits. Some of the com-
mon ingredients, for exam-
ple, are mustard oil, asafoeti-
da (hing), turmeric (haldi),
mustard seeds, kalonji aka
black cumin or Nigella sati-
va, raw veggies/fruits, etc.
The most popular pickles
of India are prepared using
raw mango, amla (gooseber-
ry), carrot, lemon, garlic,
radish, cauliflower, etc. A lot
of mix and match also hap-
pens in these recipes that are
interesting to eat. Our fa-
vourites, however, include
the Rajasthani Kairi (raw
mango), Ker, and Rai Mirch
achaar. Have you ever tried
them? Let’s quickly go
through some common ad-
vantages of including achaar
in your daily diet:
ACHAAR IS THE OG
FERMENTED FOOD
Yes, Indians were masters of
fermentation. The great In-
dian pickle uses this old
method of keeping the unripe
fruits/vegetables in highly
concentrated salt water or
vinegar. The bacteria which
are present in vegetables are
salt resistant and hence,
when put in salt water or vin-
egar, they help convert the
sugar into lactic acid. Thus,
the sour taste! These pickles
are great for your digestion.
CONTROLS BLOOD SUGAR
Vinegar in pickles helps
keep the blood sugar levels
in control. Some studies
show that consuming two
teaspoons of vinegar with
carbs may reduce post-meal
blood glucose levels by as
much as 20 per cent.
BETTER DIGESTION
Eating pickles with your dai-
ly meals is a great way to
keep digestion on point. Pick-
les help in the growth of good
bacteria in our gut.
RICH IN ANTI-OXIDANTS
Our pickles have the proper-
ty to protect our bodies from
the free radicals that can
harm our daily functionali-
ties. Hence, pickles are said
to give us a stronger immune
system.
RICH IN NUTRIENTS
You’ll be surprised to know
that the Indian pickles are
rich in nutrients like carbo-
hydrates, potassium, magne-
sium, sodium and vitamins
like A, C K. A while ago, the
country’s celebrity nutrition-
ist Rujuta Diwekar took to
Instagram to talk about the
benefits of Indian pickle.
SHE MENTIONED
l They enhance the taste and
flavour of food.
l They help in the digestive
processes of the body.
l They are a reliable source
of vitamins, minerals and
antioxidants.
l They provide the body with
healthy bacteria which
makes it easy for the body to
produce vitamins like B12.
l They ensure that your gut is
not colonised by pathogens
or bad bacteria.
Were you aware of these
fitness facts? We like how our
Indian pickles aren’t just
good for our health, but also
satiate our taste buds espe-
cially when we want to add
that zing to our meals and
during pregnancies as well
when we feel like eating all
things chatpata.
A while ago, our favourite
Culinary Chronicler, Rushi-
na Munshaw Ghildiyal, con-
ducted a Live Instagram ses-
sion to discuss some kickass
ancient pickle recipes with
her followers. She also spoke
of a couple of Pahadi recipes
like non-veg pickles, kathal
aka jackfruit pickle, etc.
Along with this, we also
heard her share the benefits
of consuming nimboo aka
lemon pickles every day as a
cure to stomach aches. This
is our go-to treatment at
home as well. Lemon pickles
truly work wonders and one
can feel at ease almost in-
stantly!
Our favourites are also
loaded with a lot of benefits.
To state a few:
KER PICKLE
Ker treats constipation and
other stomach-related ail-
ments Rajasthani Kairi: Rich
in Vit C, raw mango pickle
adds that glow to your skin
and makes hair healthy
.
THE INDIAN PICKLES WE
CAN’T STOP SNACKING ON
A
RAI MIRCH ACHAAR
Chillies are rich in vitamins
and minerals, boost metabo-
lism and overall immune
system Lastly, let’s reveal
the name of our much-
loved pickle-maker in
Jaipur. It’s Vijaylal Acha-
rwala (996, Gopal ji ka
rasta, Achar walon ki gali,
Bapu Bazar. This area has
plenty of traditional pickle-
makers, check them out when
you’re here!
ABOUT CAULDRON
SISTERS
Ratika Richa Khetan,
two sisters, started
Cauldron Sisters in 2015.
It started as an exotic food
gift hamper business,
but their love for food
encouraged them to start
culinary workshops, food
deliveries, and slowly and
gradually it turned huge
as restaurants and cafes
started approaching them
for consultancy.

MITALI DUSAD
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
here’s a lot
we forgot
how to do
over the
last two
years (cas-
ually in-
teract with other
humans, for start-
ers), and dressing
for the office is
pretty high on the
list. But now that
workplaces are
full, it’s time to get
back into the swing
of things. Figuring
out a stylish work-
appropriate outfit
when it’s swelter-
ing out is hard
enough. Of course,
you’ll want to be
comfortable during
your commute, try
not to freeze under
the AC while sit-
ting at your desk,
and steer clear of
the HR rep scoffing
at a skirt choice.
T
PLEATED ANKLE
LENGTH TROUSER
This classic combo will serve
you well all season long. Just
add your favourite sandals,
heels, or even sneakers. They
are incredibly versatile. They
can go from casual to business
casual to business formal with
the right combination.
WIDE-STRAP
SQUARE NECK TANK
Toss on a lightweight blazer
over a structured tank, and
you’re set. These are popular
among both men and women.
These versatile tops have
everything to bring a signature
style to your everyday look.
Style them with denim and
a maxi skirt. Wear a nice
pair of heels and moccasins.
Accessorize it with a smart
neckpiece and formal watch.
BOW MODEL DRESS
For a lil more formal look,
this bow-front dress is a great
option. The short sleeves will
help keep you cool all day,
too! Stroll down the office
premises in this pretty yet
super classy dress featuring a
bow around the neck. Button-
down in the front, makes it
super easy and cool!
BEARD
CALISTO SHIRT
Dress up in white jeans
with a striped button-down.
An exaggerated standing
collar defines the look of our
seersucker Calisto shirt. Puffed
sleeves and a relaxed fit add
to its casual-cool appeal. Style
with skirts for now; switch to
jeans in warmer months.
MAEVE OVERSIZED
BUTTON-UP SHIRT
Wear this button-up as a dress
(depending on how short it is
on you, obvi) or with trousers
for a laidback look. A true
wardrobe workhorse, the
Maeve is an update on your
classic white button-up with its
oversized fit, adjustable sleeve
cuffs, and crisp poplin fabric.
Wear tucked into the Chloe
Straight Leg Trouser, or loose
with the Quinn Cropped Wide
Leg Pant.
LINEN MINI SKIRT
Linen is the fabric of summer
for good reason. It looks so
chic and keeps you from
overheating. Short, fitted
skirt in a linen and viscose
weave with a high waist,
concealed zip on one side
and a short slit at one side
of the front. High-waist skirt
made of a linen blend with
crossover front and gathered
at the sides. Hem with
beading appliqués.
TAILORED
BERMUDA SHORT
Yes, you can wear shorts to
the office! This suit set in the
prettiest powder blue is such
an easy way to do it. Knee-
length shorts in woven fabric
with a high waist and zip fly
with a concealed hook-and-eye
fastening. Relaxed fit with side
pockets, fake back pockets
and legs with creases. These
Bermuda shorts are an easy
answer to stylish warm-weather
dressing. Tailored style, with
an elasticated high waist for
comfort. Fastened with a button
and discreet hook bar and zip.
ANESSA SHORT
SLEEVE JUMPSUIT
Sometimes it’s a little too hot
for denim—but on a breezy
(or rainy) day,
this jumpsuit
makes for a
great pick. Puff
sleeves and a
cropped wide-leg
silhouette bring an
of-the-moment feel
to this adorable blush
jumpsuit. Designed with
a quilted belt, double chest
pockets and a button front
neckline, the Anessa Jumpsuit
is the must-have one-piece of
the season.
STAND OUT
STAND OUT
BLEND
BLEND IN
IN
DRESS
DRESS
NOT
NOTTO
TO
Summer is officially on the way! And with summer fashion comes the
“less is more” mentality when it comes to getting dressed in the
morning. But when you work in an office, wearing less to work isn’t an
option. To navigate the tricky rules of summer workwear, City
First brings to you office-appropriate outfit ideas ahead!
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F
orever Miss India
participant Ra-
j l a k s h m i
P r a s h a n t
Chavan from Ma-
harashtra has won
two titles, Miss
Ahmed Nagar, at the
city level and Miss
Shining Star at the state
level. Rajalakshmi
Prashant Chavan start-
ed her early career as-
sociating with Forever
Star India and today
she is earning names in
glamour as well as the
social sector.
The model has also
been honoured with the
Atal National Youth
Award by the Governor
of Maharashtra, Bha-
gat Singh Koshyari
at the Raj Bhavan.
Rajalakshmi . Air Mar-
shal and film star Sau-
rabh Gokhale were also
present on
this occa-
sion.
Miss Shining Star Rajlakshmi
Chavan honoured by Governor
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GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
Bollywood drowns in a night of black and bling as
Karan turns 50
GLAMOROUSLY
aran Johar has
achieved a mile-
stone and this
time it is not
about his ca-
reer. He turned
50 on May 25
and celebrated the in-
credible feat with his
beloved friends and
family. The theme of
the evening was black
and bling and this was
mentioned in the invi-
tations that Karan
sent out to his friends.
The party took place
at Yash Raj studios, a
very unusual yet mile-
stone location of an
incredible life mile-
stone.
Several dignitaries
graced the event wear-
ing their shimmery
and glamorous de-
signer dresses. Karan
himself was seen
proudly donning a
green sequin coat
suit. The entirety of
Bollywood came in to
wish the filmmaker
on his birthday. How-
ever, Karan’s closest
pals, Alia Bhatt, Deep-
ika Padukone and
Shah Rukh Khan gave
the party a miss as
they are out of the
country for their re-
spective work.
Many B-Town cou-
ples attended the soi-
ree including Katrina
Kaif andVickyKaush-
al, Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan and Ab-
hishek Bachchan,
Mira Rajput and Sha-
hid Kapoor, Ayush
Sharma and Arpita
Khan, Mouni Roy and
Suraj Nambiar and
Rakul Preet Singh and
Jacky Bhagnani.
Ayushmann Khurra-
na and Tahira Kashy-
ap, Kareena Kapoor
Khan and Saif Ali
Khan, Bhushan Ku-
mar and Divya Khosla
Kumar, Genelia
D’souza and Riteish
Deshmukh, Saba Azad
and Hrithik Roshan,
Sussane Khan and Ar-
slan Goni and Neha
Dhupia and Angad
Bedi attended the
event hand in hand.
Kabir Khan and Mini
Thakur posed with
music composer Pri-
tam as they entered
K
the party. Ranbir Ka-
poor attended the
event sans his wife but
was accompanied by
his mother Neetu Ka-
poor. Many industry
biggies marked their
presence including
Tabu, Madhuri Dixit-
Nene, Raveena
Tandon, Kajol, Juhi
Chawla, Twinkle
Khanna, Sonali Ben-
dre and Rani Mukher-
jee whom Karan per-
sonally escorted in-
side. Preity Zinta at-
tended the party with
her husband Gene
Goodenough. South
heartthrobs Rashmika
Mandana and Vijay
Deverakonda made
their first Bollywood
party appearance and
they both looked as
dashing as ever. Aamir
Khan brought in his
ex-wife Kiran Rao as
his plus one. Aryan
Khan filled in for his
father as he came in
alongside Gauri Khan.
Salman Khan and Ran-
veer Singh made a stag
entrance at the party.
Meanwhile, Sara Ali
Khan and Ibrahim Ali
Khan made their ap-
pearance together.
Shanaya Kapoor who
will soon make her de-
but through Dharma
Productions attended
with her two co-stars
Gurfateh Pirzada and
Lakshya. Kiara Adva-
ni and Varun Dhawan
too made an appear-
ance. Karan’sinnercir-
cle of Malaika Arora,
Shweta Bachchan,
Manish Malhotra and
Dharma CEO Apoorv
Mehtawerefirstpeople
to arrive.
R
ubina Dilaik has
always shined on
the television
screen with her
solid acting skills, honest
personality and competi-
tive spirit. Right from her
portrayal of a meek and
naïve Radhika in Chotti
Bahu to her strong fight-
ing spirit in Bigg Boss 14,
the actress has proved
that she is here for the
long run. Rubina will now
again fight for the trophy
in the upcoming season of
Khatron Ke Khiladi. The
12th season of the show
features some of the big-
gest names in the televi-
sion industry along with
Rubina. About her stint
on KKK12 and her game
strategy in this show after
winning Bigg Boss, Rubi-
na got candid with First
India Telly
. Talking about
her immediate reaction to
signing up for the show,
Rubina said, “I immedi-
ately questioned if this
was a mistake. Because no
one knows what is going
to happen so it was like a
fear of the unknown
for me.”
She agreed that
she feels the pres-
sure of the expecta-
tions that everyone has
from her after her tri-
umph in the Bigg Boss
house. “I think about it for
a moment and then dump
the thought. This is a
show where you cannot
predict anything. It is
about the moment and the
instantaneous reaction to
the fears that you feel dur-
ing a given task. I cannot
give any guarantees right
now,” the actress revealed.
She further added,
“There is no preparation
that can be done for
this. You cannot bring
rats, snakes and other
animals at home and get
used to them. Nor can you
try to drown yourself. So,
I think there is nothing
that can be done for this
show. Preparation would
be the years and years you
have worked on your fears
and phobias. That will be
helpful here.” Rubina re-
vealed that she is looking
forward to meeting Rohit
Shetty
, the host of KKK12.
Rubina stated, “Abhinav
(husband) has praised him
so much. We all have seen
him conduct the show so
well and all that I have
heard about him has been
nothing but praise. Now
let’s see what camaraderie
I would share with him.”
She further lauded her
husband, actor Abhinav
Shukla as one of the best
players in Khatron Ke Kh-
iladi while also stating
that he did not give her
any tips for her stint on the
show. “He has his fears
and limitations and I have
my own. His strategy will
never work for me. He just
said that when I go there, I
will have to do my own
thing,” she revealed.
Rubina shared
that she feels
that every co-
contestant is
her competi-
tion. She stat-
ed, “Every
person has
their strength
which I may not pos-
sess. The same could
be said about me. But
the beauty of the
show is that the
competition here is
healthy
. Here every-
one would be cheer-
ing for each other.
Rubina Dilaik ahead of KKK S12 stint
ASHISH TIWARI
cityfirst.mumbai@firstindia.co.in
J
ado Main Tere
Kol Si” will make
you blush. It
takes you
through those sweet
moments of love when
your eyes are secretly
seeing the one whom
you love the most. It re-
minds you how it feels
to fall for the same per-
son many times. This
song combines all the
feelings of love and
makes it extremely
special. Also, the
lyrics of this song
will take your heart
away, they are beau-
tifully sprinkled with
an essence of true love.
Ramji Gulati says “It
was a lovely experience
working with Shweta
Tiwari and Sourabh
Raaj Jain. It can often
be challenging to put
into words the passion
for another person.
Jado Main Tere Kol Si
has the power of con-
veying your emotions,
love, intentions and
fondness effortlessly”
Shweta Tiwari says
“Jado Main Tere Kol Si
is very close to my
heart. The entire expe-
rience has been enig-
matic, the song is soul-
ful, and the locations
the shoot were wonder-
ful, I am extremely fond
of my co-star Sourabh
and it was a great expe-
rience shooting with
Ramji Gulati and the
team. Excitedly looking
forward to people
watching this loving
what we have created”
Sourabh Raaj Jain
says “Jado Main Tere
Kol Si is unlike any-
thing seen and heard so
far. From the music,
feel, and vibe to the pic-
turization, everything
is premium. I hope the
audience likes it”
Singer Raj Barman
says “The track con-
veys a beautiful story.
The song captures the
essence of passion, per-
fect for the upcoming
monsoon season.
Though music is a very
personal choice, we are
sure the love for roman-
tic songs is universal”
Lyricist Kumaar says
“Jado Main Tere Kol Si
stands not only for hap-
piness romance, but
it also enhances the
mood of passion, inten-
sity drama. A beauti-
ful track of rain, beauty
and romance”
Music by Sushant-
Shankar says “ Jado
Main Tere Kol Si will
leave an impact for its
unique arrangements.
We have tried to ex-
plore emotions of love
in different ways, hope
the audience likes as
much as we do.”
Producers, Jitin
Agarwal, and Rajesh
Talesara say “Jado
Main Kol Si” is an ep-
och-making musical
romantic song.
Ramji Gulati
presents a new song
Salman Khan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
and Abhishek Bachchan Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad
Farah Khan
Ranveer Singh
Ishaan Khatter
Ananya Pandey Malaika Arora
Riteish Deshmukh
and Genelia D’Souza
Manushi Chhillar
Ramji Gulati, Shweta Tiwari
and Sourabh RaajJain
Faisal Khan, Ramji Gulati with a guest
Rajlakshmi Prashant Chavan
with Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Rubina Dilaik
ADITI CHAVAN
cityfirst.mumbai@firstindia.co.in

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