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MALDIVES PREZ VISIT
At Modi’s invitation, Solih coming to India
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Ibrahim
Mohamed Solih. Presi-
dent of the Maldives,
will be visiting India for
four days to shore up bi-
lateral ties, including in
areas of defence and se-
curity
, which have been
on an upward trajectory
in the last few years.
“At the invitation of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, Ibrahim Mo-
hamed Solih, President
of the Republic of Mal-
dives, will pay an offi-
cial visit to India from
August 1-4,” External
AffairsMinistryspokes-
person Arindam Bagchi
announced at a media
briefing on Thursday
.
Solih will be accom-
panied by a high-level
official and business
delegation. Besides of-
ficial engagements in
New Delhi, President
Solih will also visit
Mumbai and partici-
pate in business events.
Bagchi said the Mal-
divian leader will meet
President Droupadi
Murmu and hold talks
with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
“President Solih’s up-
coming official visit
will provide an oppor-
tunity for the two lead-
ers to review the pro-
gress made in this wide-
ranging partnership
and impart direction to
it,” Bagchi said.

Four-day visit from
Aug 1-4 will be
another step
forward in the two
nations’ growing
closeness
‘In recent years,
partnership has
witnessed rapid
growth in all areas
of cooperation,’
says External
Affairs Ministry
Amit Shah to launch
new NEP initiatives
New Delhi (ANI): To
mark two years of the
launch of National Ed-
ucation Policy 2020, Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah will be
launching a slew of
new initiatives related
to education and skill
development.
The programme will
be organised at Dr
Ambedkar Internation-
al Centre in New Delhi
and can also be watched
on YouTube and other
social media handles of
the Ministry of Educa-
tion. The Ministry in a
statement said that the
initiatives to be
launched will cover the
entire spectrum of edu-
cation and skill devel-
opment, including digi-
tal education, innova-
tion, teacher training
and assessment.
DEFENCE PACTS
Solih will be accompanied by a high-level official and business
delegation. He will also visit Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
Himmatnagar (PTI):
dra Modi on Thursday
said one should keep do-
ing one’s work instead
getting bothered by
what people say
.
“Let people say what-
ever they want to. We
should continue doing
our work,” Modi said
during his interaction
with nearly 20 women
cattle-rearers at Sabar
Dairy near Himmatna-
gar town in Gujarat’s
Sabarkantha district.
The prime minister
made the statement in
response to a woman
cattle-rearer’s remark
that she did not like
when some people used
uncouth language
against him.
l PM made the
statement in response to
a woman’s remark that
she did not like when
people used uncouth
language against him
Keep working irrespective of
what people say: PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi interacting with women at Sabar Dairy in
Sabarkantha on Thursday. (PIB)
IAF MiG-21 crashes,
two pilots dead
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A MiG-21 ‘Bi-
son’ aircraft of the In-
dian Air Force crashed
in Rajasthan’s Barmer
district Bhimda village
around 9 pm on Friday
under Baytu police sta-
tion area. In the inci-
dent both the pilots
were killed on the spot.
District Collector Lok
Bandhu Yadav, who was
on the way to the spot,
confirmed the death of
two pilots in the inci-
dent adding that they
are waiting for the fur-
ther details from the air
force. Senior officials
from the air force and
district administration
reached the spot till re-
ports last came in.
Defence minister
Rajnath Singh spoke
to the IAF chief, VR
Chaudhari, ordered
Court of Inquiry
MiG-21 ‘Bison’ catches fire
near Bhimda village, Barmer
on Thursday late evening.
PARLIAMENT SHOWDOWN
SONIA v/s SMRITI
over ‘rashtrapatni’ remark
Cong leader Adhir Ranjan said he has
sought time from the President likely
tomorrow and will apologise to her if she has
been offended by his inadvertent comments
Congress leaders accuse BJP
MPs of heckling Sonia Gandhi
over Adhir’s ‘rashtrapatni’ remark;
demands apology from PM Modi
Aditi Nagar & Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Parl was in
an uproar as remark by
Congress leader Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury on
President Droupadi
Murmu snowballed into
a political row. Though
Adhirtriedto defend his
‘rashtrapatni’ remark,
calling it a “slip of the
tongue”, BJP was hav-
ing none of it and ac-
cused Oppn party of in-
sulting the president.
Row was further esca-
lated in Parl with ruling
BJP demanding an
apology from Sonia
over Chowdhury’s re-
mark. The issue led to a
showdown between
Congress chief Sonia
Gandhi and BJP leader
Smriti Irani in the Parl.
Sonia Gandhi said ‘He has already apologised’
over Adhir Ranjan’s remark, at parl on Thursday.
Smriti Irani speaks in the Lok Sabha during the
Monsoon Session of Parl, in Delhi on Thursday.
ADHIR RANJAN
CHOWDHURY
SPEAKS
Congress leader
Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury had earlier
referred to President
Droupadi Murmu as
‘Rashtrapatni’ in a
video clip. He said that
referring to President
Droupadi Murmu as
‘rashtrapatni’ was a
“slip of the tongue”,
and accused the BJP
of making a “moun-
tain out of a molehill”
over the issue. He
claimed said he will
apologise to President
Droupadi Murmu but
not to “these pakhan-
dis” (hypocrites). He
later said, “I am a
Bengali and not used
to Hindi. I made a
mistake, I agree.”
CONGRESS VERSION
OF THE INCIDENT
BJP MPs raised slogans,
demanding resignation of
Sonia over Adhir’s ‘rashtra-
patni’ remark. Sonia went to
BJP leader Rama Devi, told
her Chowdhury had apolo-
gised over remark and asked
Devi as to why her name was
being taken in House. BJP
leader Smriti Irani inter-
vened, agitated Congress
president then turned around
and said ‘don’t talk to me.'
BJP VERSION
OF THE INCIDENT
BJP leader Rama Devi said,
“The Cong should have said
that yes, there has been
a mistake, we apologise.
Instead, Sonia was showing
that attitude." “If Cong apolo-
gise publicly, we are ready
to forgive them,” she said.
BJP leader Sitharaman said,
“Some of our LS MPs felt
threatened when Sonia came
up to our senior leader Devi to
find out what was happening.”
Day 3: `1,49,623 crore
worth bids received so far
❍ 5G AUCTION STRETCHES TO 4TH DAY
New Delhi: Union tel-
ecom minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw said India’s
5G spectrum auctions
stretched to the fourth
day on Friday after 16
rounds of bidding
fetched bids worth
`1,49,623 crore on the
third day on Thursday.
The minister said in-
dustry is committed to
taking services to rural
areas. Vaishnaw ex-
pressed happiness at
the response received
for the coveted 700 MHz
band, which did not
find any takers in the
last two auctions held
in 2016 and 2021. P7
SPECTRUM AUCTION
 Day 1: Bids of `1.45
lakh crore received
 Day 2: Bids of `1.49
lakh crore received
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi opened the
FIDE 44th Chess Olym-
piad in Chennai in the
presence of TN CM MK
Stalin, five-times chess
champion Viswanathan
Anand and several oth-
ers at a dazzling cere-
mony at JLN Stadium.
“Let the games begin,”
said PM Modi minutes
after Anand handed
over Olympiad torch.
Olympiad is scheduled
to take place till Aug 10.
Modi said, “Sports
have always been con-
sidered divine. In TN,
you can find temple for
Sathuranganathan.
Even god played game
of chess. Tamil Nadu
has a strong historical
connection with chess,”
he added.
PM Narendra Modi, TN Governor Ravi, TN CM MK Stalin, Union sports min Anurag, MoS L Murugan,
TN sports min Meiyanathan and FIDE authorities at Opening Ceremony of 44th Chess Olympiad, in
Chennai on Thursday. The torch was handed over to young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa & others.
‘Let the games begin’
l FIDE invited PM Modi
to draw colours for the
women's teams, Indian
team will play with black
pieces today
l Some of game's
biggest names will
match their wits,
tournament will feature 3
Indian teams each in
Open & women's events
PM Modi declares 44th Chess Olympiad open
It is a feeling of
pride that we are
hosting the 44th
Chess Olympiad event.
India welcomes all the
teams from all over the
world. Sports in India
getting stronger. It was
not easy to host the event
in a span of three months,
but India has done it. No
other country would have
organised such an event
other than India.
—Anurag Thakur,
Union Sports Minister
There has never
been a better
time for Indian
sports. We have won at
Olympics, Paralympic,
where we had not won
previously. We have 44th
Olympiad here in India
today. Thousands are
expected to participate at
he 22nd Commonwealth
at UK. There are no los-
ers, there are winners and
future winners.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
Pak withdraws from Chess Olympiad,
objects to torch relay through Kashmir
Pakistan has withdrawn from the 44th Chess Olympiad
scheduled to begin in Chennai from Thursday. Citing
India’s torch relay through Kashmir on July 21 as a reason
for withdrawal, Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson Asim
Iftikhar said in a statement to Radio Pakistan, “India chose
to politicize this prestigious international sporting event.”
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WB CM MAMATA
SACKS PARTHA
FROM CABINET
GIVES US BREAK:
CHANDRACHUD
SLAMS MEDIA
Kolkata: WB CM Mamata Banerjee Thursday sacked
Partha Chatterjee as a minister and from all party posts
in the Trinamool Congress. The decision came days after
Partha was arrested by ED in the alleged SSC scam.
New Delhi: SC Justice DY Chandrachud shared anguish
over criticism in media for not taking up a case. Give us a
break, I was down with Covid, there is a limit to targeting us,
he said when a lawyer sought an urgent hearing for a case.
17+ CAN APPLY
FOR VOTER ID IN
ADVANCE: EC
New Delhi: Youngsters
over the age of 17 can
apply in advance to enrol
as voters when they turn
18, EC announced on
Thursday. “17+ year old
can now apply in advance
for having their names
enrolled in Voter’s list
and not necessarily have
to await pre-requisite
criterion of attaining age
of 18 years on 1st Jan of
a year,” EC said.
MOTHER CAN
DECIDE CHILD’S
SURNAME: SC
New Delhi: Mother being
the natural guardian of
the child after the demise
of the father has the right
to decide the surname,
said the Supreme Court
Thursday while setting
aside an order of the
Andhra Pradesh High
Court which directed a
woman to include the
name of her second
husband in records as a
stepfather.
DON’T CONSIDER
LNJP REPORT FOR
JAIN’S BAIL: COURT
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Thursday
directed the trial court in
New Delhi not to consider
for the time being Delhi
Minister Satyendar Jain’s
medical report given by
state government-run Lok
Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP)
Hospital while dealing with
his plea seeking interim bail
in connection with a money
laundering case. P3
CURFEW IMPOSED,
MOBILE SERVICES
SHUT IN 2 VILLAGES
Hanumangarh: Curfew was
imposed & mobile internet
services suspended in two
villages of Hanumangarh
after protesters demanding
action against those involved
in cow slaughter clashed
with police, officials said
on Thursday. 45 people
have been rounded up in
connection with violence that
took place on Wednesday
evening, they said.
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NEW DELHI | FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022
02
New Delhi (PTI): Twen-
ty-seven people were ap-
prehended after a scuffle
between some drug ad-
dicts and slum dwellers
resulted in heavy traffic
jam in the northwest
Delhi’s Ashok Vihar
area.
It all started on
Wednesday night with
the scuffle between San-
tosh (23), resident of AO
Block of Shalimar Bagh,
and two-three drug ad-
dict boys near Prem Badi
bus stand in the area and
later he also called the lo-
cal residents from slums
who came on the road
and started blocking traf-
fic, police said.
Eight police personnel
along with Santosh were
also injured in the inci-
dent, they said, adding
police vehicles were also
damaged by the crowd of
nearly 180 people.
The incident took
place when SI Prem
Prakash was patrolling
with his staff near Prem
Bari Pul, police said.
According to the po-
lice, at around 10.30 pm,
SI Prakash saw that local
residents of AO block in
Shalimar Block has gath-
ered on the opposite side
near Prem Bari bus
stand. Meanwhile, a PCR
call was also received in
Shalimar Bagh police
station regarding traffic
jam by the residents.
SI Prakash along with
staff immediately
rushed towards the spot
of gathering. District re-
serves and police force
from nearby police sta-
tions was also mobilised,
a senior police official
said.
Deputy Commissioner
of Police (Northwest)
Usha Rangnani said,
“During local enquiry, it
came into our notice that
a person named Santosh
has some quarrel with
two-three drug addict
boys who were standing
near Prem Badi bus
stand . He called the local
residents from Jhuggi
who came on the road
and started blocking traf-
fic. “They were getting
agitated and were also
raising slogans aggres-
sively. The police tried to
pacify around 150-180
people who had gathered
but they started to dis-
rupt the flow of traffic
and sat down on the road.
When police tried to re-
move them from road to
allow movement of traf-
fic, some of the miscre-
ants resorted to pelting
of stones and bottles on
passers by and police
personnel,” she said.
NORTHWEST DELHI

SI Prakash
along with
staff rushed
towards the
spot of
gathering.
District
reserves,
police force
from nearby
police
stations was
also
mobilised
POLICEMEN HURT
27 people held after their scuffle caused traffic jam
ARMY CHIEF HOLDS TALKS WITH
TOP MALDIVIAN COMMANDER
New Delhi (PTI): Army
Chief Gen Manoj Pande
on Thursday held exten-
sive talks with the chief
of Maldivian defence
forces Maj Gen Abdulla
Shamaal, focusing on
ways to further strength-
en bilateral defence and
security cooperation.
Major Gen Shammal
is currently on a visit to
India.
The Maldives is one of
India’s key maritime
neighbours in the Indi-
an Ocean Region and the
bilateral defence and se-
curity ties have been on
an upward trajectory in
the last few years.
“Gen Manoj Pande
#COAS extended a
warm welcome to Maj
Gen Abdulla Shamaal,
Chief of Defence Force,
@MNDF_Official and
discussed ways to
strengthen the #De-
fenceCooperation be-
tween the two coun-
tries,” the Army
tweeted.
In March, External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar, during a visit to
Male, handed over a
coastal radar system to
Maj Gen Shamaal.
India and Maldives
share common per-
spectives on maritime
security issues in the
Indian Ocean and have
been working together
to expand defence
cooperation.
In April, Navy Chief
Admiral R Hari Kumar
travelled to the Maldives
and met Maldivian Pres-
ident Ibrahim Mohamad
Solih and other senior
leaders of the island na-
tion to further boost
maritime security
cooperation.
Development coopera-
tion has been a key pil-
lar of the India-Maldives
relationship with New
Delhi providing Lines of
Credit of over USD 1.2
billion (one billion=100
crores) for infrastruc-
ture and grants for com-
munity development
projects to the island
nation.
In March, S Jaishankar had handed over a
coastal radar system to Maj Gen Shamaal
Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP)
has USD 400 million credit from India
‘`9K CR FOR AMMUNITIONS’
General Manoj Pande said that a budget
of Rs 9,000 crore has already been
given to Indian Defence industries for am-
munitions. “Our external dependence on
armaments and ammunitions have been
a matter of concern and the reversing of
this trend which we are witnessing is quite
encouraging,” he said.
Chief of Defence Force of Maldives, Major General Abdulla Shamaal, inspects the Tri-Service Guard
of Honour in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande welcomes Major
General Abdulla Shamaal at South Block in New Delhi.
Suspected
monkeypox
patient tests
negative
New Delhi (PTI):
Asuspectedmonk-
eypox patient, ad-
mitted at the LNJP
Hospital here, was
discharged after
testing negative
on Thursday
.
Besides, the “re-
peat samples” tak-
en from the first
reported case of
monkeypox in Del-
hi, who is current-
ly admitted at the
hospital, are taken
and sent to the Na-
tional Institute of
Virology-Pune,
LNJP medical di-
rector Suresh Ku-
mar said. The sus-
pected patient, a
resident of Ghazi-
abad, was brought
to the hospital by
the surveillance
team after he de-
veloped fever and
skin lesions.
Delhi University’s
Academic Council
to meet on Aug 3
New Delhi (PTI):
Delhi University’s
Academic Council
will meet on August 3
to discuss the syllabi
of the first semester
of the four-year un-
dergraduate pro-
grammes based
on the newly intro-
duced Under Gradu-
ate Curriculum
Framework.
Resolutions in this
regard have been put
forward by the uni-
versity’s standing
committee and will
come up for approval
during the meeting.
The new curricu-
lum will be imple-
mented from the aca-
demic year 2022-23.
The Executive Coun-
cil (EC), DU’s top
decision-making
body, had in Febru-
ary approved an Un-
dergraduate Curric-
ulum Frame-
work-2022 (UGCF-
2022), as formulated
by a National Educa-
tion Policy Cell.
The Academic
Council, chaired by
DU Vice-Chancellor
(VC) Yogesh Singh,
will meet on August
3 to finalise the syl-
labi of the four-year
undergraduate pro-
grammes (FYUP), ac-
cording to the agen-
da of the AC meeting
accessed by PTI.
The syllabi of 100
u n d e r g r a d u a t e
courses will come up
for discussion dur-
ing the meeting.
Some of the courses
are — BA (Hons)
Business Econom-
ics, BA (Hons) Multi-
Media and Mass
Communication,
B.Sc Electronic Sci-
ence and B.Sc (H)
Microbiology.
The syllabi have
been prepared by the
course committees
and passed by a
standing committee.
A course committee
comprises five pro-
fessors two from the
concerned depart-
ment and three col-
lege professors.
FYUP SYLLABI
TWIN TOWERS: RESIDENTS OF
2 SOCIETIES TO BE EVACUATED
DURING DEMOLITION
New Delhi (PTI):
Around 5,000 people
living in 1,396 flats of
two societies here
will be moved to saf-
er locations during
the demolition of Su-
pertech’s illegal twin
towers — measuring
almost 100 metres
each — on August 21,
according to the
evacuation plan.
A meeting of the
Noida Authority, po-
lice and other stake-
holders was held
here on Wednesday
to discuss the evacu-
ation plan and secu-
rity details, with of-
ficials saying a full
dress rehearsal for
the demolition would
be held on August 14.
Supertech’s twin
towers Apex and Cey-
ane are located in
Noida’s Sector 93A
and are scheduled for
demolition at 2.30 pm
on August 21. This
comes in pursuance
of a Supreme Court
order last August
which noted that the
structures had come
up in violation of
building norms.
An official privy
to Wednesday’s
meeting said, There
are Emerald Court
and ATS Village so-
cieties adjoining the
twin towers which
will have the biggest
impact.
HONEYTRAPPED
Two foreigners held for duping
Noida woman of over `8 lakh
Noida (PTI): Two for-
eigners, including a
woman, were arrested
on Thursday by the Ut-
tar Pradesh police for
allegedly duping a
woman of over Rs 8
lakh after befriending
her on social media un-
der fake identity, the
officials said.
The accused
Chidubem Christian
(27), a native of Nigeria,
and his woman partner
(26), a Senegal national,
were arrested from
their hideout in Greater
Noida by a team of the
Sector 36 Cyber Cell,
they added.
“The accused are
part of a gang who
duped the Noida based
woman of lakhs of ru-
pees and have been ar-
rested,” the Cyber Cell
said in a statement.
On the modus oper-
andi of the gang, the Cy-
ber Cell said,” The ac-
cused man had befriend-
ed the complainant over
social media under a
fake identity, saying he
was based abroad. He
had used a fake name
and profile picture to in-
teract with her and gain
her confidence.”
The accused then told
the complainant that he
had sent her gifts and
foreign currency and
shared forged courier
receipts with her in or-
der to establish authen-
ticity of his acts, accord-
ing to the statement.
Subsequently, his
woman partner would
call up the complainant,
identifying herself as a
customs department
official.
The accused man had befriended the
complainant over social media under a fake
identity, saying he was based abroad. He
had used a fake name and profile picture to
interact with her and gain her confidence.
AMMO INDIA
Army chief
Gen Manoj
Pande visits
an exhibition
during the
2nd Military
Ammunition
Conference
Ammo India
2022 at FICCI
in New Delhi
on Thursday.
—PHOTO BY
PTI
‘Children will make world’s largest Tiranga on Aug 4’
New Delhi (ANI): As
the government’s ‘Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is
in full pace across the
country, Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal on Thursday said
that the children from
the national capital will
make the world’s largest
‘Tiranga’ in Delhi.
“The whole country is
celebrating 75 years of
independence. On Au-
gust 4, thousands of chil-
dren will gather in Delhi
to make the world’s larg-
est Tiranga. We will
pledge on this day to
make India the number
one country in the
world,” said Delhi CM.
He also highlighted that
numerous countries
have developed a lot fast-
er and it’s time that In-
dia matches the route.
“Many countries have
overtaken us in 75
years, while nature has
given us a lot. We
should keep these po-
litical parties and lead-
ers aside if we are to
move in the direction
of progress,” he added.
Stressing unity as the
key factor in India’s way
to development, he said,
“75 years ago we united
to drive away the Brit-
ish, now we will unite
again to make India the
number one country in
the world. But for this
everyone has to come
together.”
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahot-
sav is an initiative of
the Government of In-
dia to celebrate and
commemorate 75 years
of independence and
the glorious history of
its people, culture and
achievements.

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New Delhi (PTI):
Around 200 students of
five reputed schools
here have formed three
gangs that are involved
in a turf war in the city
,
police said on Thursday
,
holding the gangs re-
sponsible for six crude
bomb blasts during the
past few months.
According to police
officials, male students
of these reputed schools
have formed gangs
named ‘Tandav’, ‘Maya’
and ‘Immortals’, and
are involved in turf
wars. The officials said
about 200 students of
five reputed schools in
Prayagraj are members
of the said gangs.
Eleven of these stu-
dents, including 10 mi-
nors, were caught by
police on Tuesday, the
officials said, adding
that they were involved
in incidents of hurling
crude bombs and physi-
cal assaults.
Police have recovered
several motorcycles, a
dozen cellphones and
some crude bombs from
the arrested students.
“These students
would assault each oth-
er and also hurl crude
bombs over turf war.
The accused used to
travel on two wheelers
and ensure to cover
their faces at all times,”
Prayagraj SSP Sailesh
Pandey said.
Pandey said that the
students were involved
in incidents of crude
bomb blast on July 15,
16 and 22 in different
parts of the city
.
“They have created
social media page for
their gangs where they
post images of these
crude bomb blasts to
claim dominance over
the other group,” said
the SSP, adding that po-
lice are identifying oth-
er students.
GAME OF POWER
Police officers at a press briefing in Prayagraj on Thursday.
THREE GANGS
GANGS OF PRAYAGRAJ: 200 SCHOOL KIDS IN TURF WAR
Eleven of these students,
including 10 minors, were
caught by police on Tuesday
SC grants more time to
Centre & SEC on AAP’s plea
New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court Thurs-
day said it would hear
on August 5 a plea filed
by the Aam Aadmi Par-
ty (AAP), which has
challenged the post-
ponement of Munici-
pal Corporations of
Delhi (MCD) polls on
grounds of delimita-
tion of wards in the na-
tional capital, after the
Centre sought time to
file a reply.
A bench headed by
Justice A M Khan-
wilkar said the counsel
appearing for the Elec-
tion Commission may
also file written notes
or submissions if so
advised.
Additional Solicitor
General (ASG) Aish-
warya Bhati, who ap-
peared for the Centre,
sought time to file a re-
sponse in the matter.
“I am requesting for
me to file a response,”
Bhati told the bench,
also comprising Justic-
es A S Oka and J B
Pardiwala.
“List this matter on
August 5,” the bench
said.
On July 20, the apex
court granted liberty to
the petitioner to serve
the advance copy of the
plea on the standing
counsel for the respond-
ents, including the cen-
tral agency
.
The AAP has made
the Centre, the State
Election Commission,
and the MCD, through
the special officer, re-
spondents in the peti-
tion. Senior advocate A
M Singhvi, appearing
for the AAP, had last
week told the bench
that there were three
municipal corporations
in Delhi and their terms
expired in mid of May
this year.
He had said that the
three MCDs have been
unified but post-unifi-
cation, the elections
cannot be delayed.
The announcement
of the election schedule
for the three civic bod-
ies was deferred in
March and later, the
Centre brought a Bill
for the unification of
the MCDs.
SC to hear AAP’s plea challenging postponement of MCD polls on Aug 5
POLLS SCHEDULE
DEFERRED IN MAR
The announcement
of the election
schedule for the three
civic bodies was
deferred in March
this year and later, the
Centre brought a Bill
for the unification of
the MCDs. The pro-
cess relating to the de-
limitation of municipal
wards is underway.
Don't consider LNJP medical
report for Jain’s interim bail
HC TO TRIAL COURT
Delhi High Court on
Thursday directed the
trial court here not to
consider for the time
being Delhi Minister
Satyendar Jain’s med-
ical report given by
state government-run
Lok Nayak Jai
Prakash (LNJP) Hos-
pital while dealing
with his plea seeking
interim bail in con-
nection with a money
laundering case.
Justice Jasmeet Sin-
gh sought a response
from Jain on the plea
by the ED that he be
examined at hospitals
like AIIMS, RML, or
Safdarjung instead of
LNJP where he is
admitted.
“Issue notice... It is
directed that the Spe-
cial Judge shall not
consider the medical
report from LNJP till
the next date of hear-
ing,” said the court.
The matter would be
heard next on August
17. Additional Solicitor
General SV Raju, ap-
pearing for the investi-
gating agency, empha-
sized that there is a
grave likelihood that
Jain, who was the city
Health Minister, influ-
ences LNJP.
Raju said that there
was a need for an inde-
pendent evaluation of
his health before his
plea for release on the
medical ground is con-
sidered by the trial
court.
In the plea, ED has
also sought to shift
Jain from LNJP Hospi-
tal to either to AIIMS,
RML Hospital, or
Safdarjung Hospital.
The AA) leader was
arrested on May 30 un-
der the provisions of
the Prevention of Mon-
ey Laundering Act and
was first sent to police
custody and thereafter
in judicial custody
.
DELHI RAINS!
Left to Right: People cross a road during a heavy spell of rain, at Connaught Place, in New Delhi on Thursday; Silhouette of a child seen against the backdrop of dark clouds in Gurugram; A man holds an umbrella while carrying a child during rains in New Delhi.
Satyendar Jain
Response sought
Court takes cognizance of
charge sheet in J’puri case
New Delhi (PTI): A
court here on Thursday
took cognizance of a
charge sheet filed by
Delhi police in a case
related to the violence
in the Jahangirpuri
area here in April.
Delhi police had on
July 14, 2022, filed a
charge sheet against 45
people, claiming that the
incident was in continu-
ation of the protests
againstCAAandNRCof
2019and2020inShaheen
BaghandtheNorth-East
Delhi riots of February
2020, which got further
aggravated after Ram
Navmi incidents on
April 10, 2022, in differ-
ent parts of the country
.
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Deepika Sin-
gh issued a summons
and a production war-
rant against theaccused
and posted the matter
for August 6, 2022.
The charge sheet con-
tains2,063pages,named
37 accused who were ar-
rested in the matter,
along with eight ac-
cused who are abscond-
ing in the matter.
The charge sheet in-
cluded various offenc-
es, including criminal
conspiracy, rioting, an
attempt to murder and
assaulting a public
servant, and obstruct-
ing him/her in the dis-
charge of their public
functions, punishable
under the IPC and pro-
visions of Arms Act.
Teacher abducted after making accusation of rape
Shahjahanpur (UP)
(PTI): A 22-year-old
teacher was allegedly
abducted after she ac-
cused the husband of
her school manager
here of raping her, po-
lice said on Thursday
.
The police said the
woman is still missing
and the accused is yet
to be arrested.
The man, a resident
of a village under Til-
har police station, took
the teacher to Shahja-
hanpur for some work
where he raped her in
a hotel and recorded a
video of the crime, Su-
perintendent of Police
(Rural) Sanjeev Bajpai
said citing the FIR.
Police said the ac-
cused repeatedly ex-
ploited her by threat-
ening to kill her family
members and make
the video viral if she
told anyone about the
incident.
When the woman
told her family about
the incident two days
ago, they went to the
man’s house. However,
they were threatened
and sent back. Follow-
ing this an FIR was
lodged on Wednesday
night, they said.
The accused alleg-
edly abducted the
woman from her house
when he got to know
about the police com-
plaint, the SP said. A
case was lodged
against the man under
sections 376 (rape), 366
(kidnapping) and 506
(criminal intimida-
tion) of the Indian Pe-
nal Code, police said.
Further investigation
is underway, they said.
Man, 2nd wife kill his 7-month-old
daughter from his first marriage
Lucknow (PTI): A
man and his second
wife allegedly killed
his seven-month-old
daughter from his
first marriage and
buried her in a field
here, police said on
Wednesday
.
Police exhumed
the body and sent it
for a postmortem on
Wednesday. As per a
complainant filed by
Sanjay’s first wife
Pramila, he married
her several years
back and they had
two daughters.
Pramila moved to
her parents’ house
following differences
with Sanjay
.
In her absence,
Sanjay married Mee-
na, and started liv-
ing with her, she
said. Pramila said
when she came to
know about it, she
opposed. On July 21,
she reached Sanjay’s
house and threat-
ened to lodge an FIR.
Three days later,
Pramila left her
younger daughter
with Sanjay for the
night, but when she
returned the next
day her daughter
was missing.
—PHOTOS BY ANI

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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Love, tolerance,
and selflessness should
be practiced.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
This indifference in Sonia ji’s body
language & tone shows where @
INCIndia cadre is getting their
inspiration to demean & disrespect
the highest office of the land. India
is watching!People will bring this
dynasty to its knees just like they
brought down the grand old party!
Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur
@Anurag_Office
Let’s take a pledge to hoist the
#NationalFlag in our homes from 13-15
Aug. To know how you can pin or bring
home the flag in a few easy steps, visit
http://harghartiranga.com
TOP TWEETS
PARTHA CHATTERJEE,
HIS STARLET AIDE
AND SEIZURE OF
HUGE PILES OF CASH
ver `41 crore in cash
seized from two
premises of Arpita
Mukherjee, the close
aide of senior West
Bengal minister Partha Chatter-
jee, is mind boggling for the or-
dinary man. Partha Chatterjee
is being investigated by the En-
forcement Directorate for ille-
gality in the SSC recruitment
scam. Politicians have an insa-
tiable desire for ill-gotten wealth
and the capacity to stash such
humongous amounts and that
should be accepted as normal
behaviour in the present times.
Bureaucrats are not far be-
hind. Recently, `19.76 crore was
seized from the chartered ac-
countant of Pooja Singhal, an
officer of Jharkhand. In 2010 the
income-tax department seized
unaccounted cash of over `3
crore from an IAS couple’s
house in Madhya Pradesh.
Last year the income-tax de-
partment had seized `257 crore
in cash, the biggest in recent
years, from the premises of a
Kanpur businessman Piyush
Jain. The seizure triggered a po-
litical row.
With such a huge recovery,
Partha should not expect any
sympathy from his party
.
O
he Supreme Court
judgment uphold-
ingunbridledpow-
ers of the Enforce-
ment Directorate
under the Prevention of Mon-
ey Laundering Act (PMLA)
has come as a rude shock for
liberals. The three-judge
Bench reversed an order
passed by a two-judge Bench
of the court in 2017 while up-
holding the constitutional va-
lidity of the Act’s provisions.
The two-judge Bench of Jus-
tice Rohinton Mistry and Jus-
tice Sanjay Kishan Kaul had
declared the bail criteria un-
der PMLA as unconstitution-
al.ThelargerBenchof Justice
AM Khanwilkar, Justice
Dinesh Maheshwari and Jus-
tice CT Ravikumar put the
onusof proof of innocenceon
the accused. The court did not
find anything wrong with the
stringent bail conditions.
Any person can be picked
up by the ED under the dra-
conian Act but so far those in
its crosshairs belong only to
the opposition camp. They
include acting president of
the Congress Sonia Gandhi,
her son Rahul Gandhi, senior
party leader P Chidambaram
and his son Karti Chidam-
baram, senior Aam Aadmi
Party minister Satyender
Jain, Mamata Banerjee’s
nephew Abhishek Banerjee
and a host of ministers and
leaders who were part of the
erstwhile MVA government
in Maharashtra.
Karti Chidambaram was
one of the petitioners against
PMLA’s draconian provi-
sions although he had no
moral ground to do that be-
cause it was his father who as
finance minister had argued
for stringent provisions in
the PMLA because he
thought money-laundering
was a serious threat to the
country’s sovereignty and in-
tegrity. P Chidambaram
should have no complaints if
his argument has boomer-
anged on him with the Bench
led by Justice Khanwilkar,
who retires on July 29.
PMLA PROVISIONS
COME TO HAUNT PC
Karti Chidambaram was one of the petitioners against PMLA’s
draconian provisions although he had no moral ground to do
that because it was his father who as finance minister
had argued for stringent provisions in the PMLA
because he thought money-laundering was a serious threat to
the country’s sovereignty and integrity
T
I HEARD IT THROUGH
THE GRAPEVINE…
othing grabs our attention
more quickly than the words,
‘Have you heard the latest?’
‘Wait till you hear this!’ What
follows may be fact or fiction
or a bit of each.
A large firm supplying
household products was once
victimized by a rumour. An-
other rumour which spread
wildly
, was that a well-known
chain of fast-food stores was
putting adulterated sauce in
its burgers! The story was in-
vestigated and disproved sev-
eral times, yet the rumor per-
sisted for a long time. All
cases are not so tragic, but
the grapevine has the power
to cause governmental tur-
moil, family splits and the
ruining of careers. It results
in sleepless nights and caus-
es much personal anguish.
Unfounded rumours and
misinformationhavealsopro-
moted gossip. Wild and scan-
dalous stories tend to be fasci-
nating, and are spread with
little regard for the conse-
quences. A steady stream of
gossip flows through maga-
zines, newspapers and televi-
sionprogrammes.Itisalsothe
spice of many conversations.
Rumors excite, disturb, cause
anxiety and defame people.
Rumours can spread with
greater speed than any other
method of communication.
Allittakesisafewkeystrokes
to send a vicious rumour on
its way to dozens of eager re-
cipients. Sometimes, an en-
tire website is set up just to
humiliate someone. Online
blogs are full of gossip that
could never be said in person.
Gossip is universal. People
are interested in others, so it
is natural that sooner or lat-
er, one’s conversation turns
toward the latest goings on in
the lives of friends and ac-
quaintances.
Soon, the idle talk strays
beyond the limits of good
taste. Facts are twisted, pri-
vacy is violated, confidences
betrayed and reputations ru-
ined. It is like mud thrown on
a clean wall. It may not stick,
but will leave a dirty mark.
The desire to ‘fit in’ obli-
gates people to talk. Gossip is
a real attention getter when
people tend to get far more
excited about negative infor-
mation than about positive. It
can fill one’s life with more
intrigue than a feature film.
To know something that
others don’t know makes one
feel important. Very often
that ‘something’ is quite an
unflatteringpieceof informa-
tion about someone else. Oth-
ers seem to feel that spotlight-
ing the flaws of others ob-
scure their own defects. For
some, it is a tool to promote
their own popularity
. Yet,
many others are just bored,
and have a desire to make
their lives more interesting,
hence they start a rumour.
Loose talk can be used as a
convenient means of venting
anger, hurt and jealousy. It
destroys relationships and
hinders new friendships into
developing. Those who listen
to loose talk find the juicy ‘tit-
bit’ too appealing to keep to
themselves so they become
part of a chain of rumours.
Stories change as they pass
from one person to another. In
the absence of the source or
evidence, one can assume it is
distorted or even false. Hence,
before repeating some news,
one can ask, “Is it true? Is it
necessary to share this infor-
mation? How would I feel if I
were in that person’s position
and someone divulged these
facts about me? Would I say it
on the person’s face?”
Rather than being con-
sumed with other peoples’ af-
fairs, one can find better ways
touseone’stime.Itissaidthat
great minds talk about ideas,
average minds talk about
things, and small minds talk
about people! By steering the
conversation towards a new
directionorsayingsomething
complimentary about the one
being discussed, makes one, a
good conversationalist. Hav-
ing a friendly disposition and
excusing oneself is the best
defense to avoid being part of
any loose talk.
What if people move away
from us since we refuse to
share in their conversations?
It’s a protection because no
one is spared in a grapevine.
Being talked about is just a
part of life. No one can stop
‘big mouths’ since there are
‘big ears.’ There is neighbour-
hood gossip, family gossip, of-
fice gossip, shop gossip and
party gossip. If one can afford
to spend so much time talking
about other people, then one’s
own life must not be very in-
teresting. By providing an
eager ear, one enthuses the
speaker to go on talking.
By handling matters calm-
ly and not over-reacting, one
can rise above reckless talks
and rumours. Is the matter re-
ally worth getting upset over?
Will it most likely fade away
after a while? Laughing it off
perhaps would be the best
way to extinguish rumours. It
is wise to ask “am I a channel
for rumours or a dead end?”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
N
REKHA KUMAR
The writer is a personal
development skills facilitator.
rekhakumar@protonmail.com
Rumours can spread with
greater speed than any
other method of
communication. All it
takes is a few key
strokes to send a
vicious rumour on its
way to dozens of eager
recipients. Sometimes,
an entire website is set up
just to humiliate someone.
Online blogs are full of
gossip that could never be
said in person
By handling matters calmly
and not over-reacting, one
can rise above reckless talks
and rumours. Is the matter
really worth getting upset
over? Will it most likely fade
away after a while?
Laughing it off perhaps
would be the best way to
extinguish rumours. It is
wise to ask “am I a channel
for rumours or a dead end?”

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INDIA
05
‘NoplanforpaneltoimplementUCC’
Law Commission to examine issues, make recommendations: Rijiju
government on Thurs-
day said it does not pro-
pose to set up a commit-
tee to implement a uni-
form civil code (UCC)
and added it has asked
the Law Commission to
examine various issues
on the matter and make
recommendations.
Law Minister Kiren
Rijiju said this in re-
sponse to a question in
the Rajya Sabha.
“Government has re-
quested the Law Com-
mission of India to un-
dertake examination of
various issues relating
to uniform civil code
and to make recommen-
dation thereon,” the
minister said in his
written reply
.
Responding to a ques-
tion in the Lok Sabha on
July 22, Rijiju had said
no decision has been
taken as of now on the
implementation of a
uniformcivilcodeinthe
country as the matter is
sub-judice.
The minister had said
legislative interven-
tions ensure gender and
religion-neutral uni-
form laws. Article 44 of
the Constitution pro-
vides that the State shall
endeavour to secure for
the citizen a uniform
civil code throughout
the territory of India.
Opposition MPs holding placards stage a protest in the Well of Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon
Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
VICE PREZ VENKAIAH NAIDU EXHORTS PARLIAMENTARIANS
TO PLAY MAJOR ROLE FOR HEPATITIS-FREE INDIA
New Delhi: Vice Presi-
dent Venkaiah Naidu
exhorted parliamentar-
ians to take the cause
of a hepatitis-free India
to their constituencies
and spread the message
in vernacular languages
for more impact. Naidu,
with Speaker Om Birla,
chaired an event on
Thursday to sensitise
the parliamentarians
on hepatitis on World
Hepatitis Day 2022, an
official statement said.
IN THE COURTYARD
SC ADJOURNS HEMANT SOREN PLEA AGAINST
JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ORDER
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the
hearing on the plea of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant
Soren and the state government against the Jharkhand
HC order which had accepted the maintainability of PIL in
connection with shell companies allegedly related to state
CM Hemant Soren and his associates. A bench headed by
Justice UU Lalit adjourned the matter for next week after
it was informed that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is not
well. Soren has moved SC against an HC order which had
accepted maintainability of a PIL.
2005 KERALA BUS BURNING CASE: 3
CONVICTED BY NIA SPECIAL COURT
New Delhi: A special court in Kerala has convicted three
persons for damaging a Tamil Nadu government bus in
protest against the arrest of PDP chairman Abdul Nasar
Madani in 2005, an NIA official said Thursday. Nazeer
Thadiyantavidatha alias Ummer Haji, Sabir Buhari and
Thajudin -- all residents of Kerala -- have been convicted
under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Unlaw-
ful Activities (Prevention) Act by the NIA special court
Ernakulam, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.
The quantum of punishment would be pronounced on
August 1. The three burnt the bus to demand release of
Madani who was detained in Coimbatore Jail at that time.
NEET CONTROVERSY:
PLEA IN KERALA HC
Kochi: A petition has been
filed before the Kerala HC
seeking compensation
for the girl students, who
were asked to remove their
innerwear before appear-
ing for the NEET exam in
Kollam district. Petitioner
Asif Azad, a Thiruvanantha-
puram native, also sought
an order in favour of the
students by directing the
National Testing Agency to
re-conduct the NEET exam.
SPL COURT REJECTS
ANSARI’S PLEA
Lucknow: A special court
for MPs/MLAs rejected
discharge application of
gangster-turned-politician
Mukhtar Ansari and his
sons seeking clean chit
in an evacuee property
case. The court has fixed
August 2 for framing of
charges against them. The
special addl chief judicial
magistrate AK Srivastava
passed the order on the
plea of Ansari Wednesday.
MP: 39 school kids
administered vax
with same syringe
12‘Jihadis’ of Bangladeshi terror
group nabbed in search operation
Guwahati (PTI):
Twelve alleged Jihadis,
with links to the Bangla-
desh-based terror group
Ansarul Islam, were ar-
rested from Assam’s
Barpeta and Morigaon
districts, police officers
said on Thursday
.
Seven others, suspect-
ed to be linkmen of the
same outfit were also
nabbed in Morigaon dis-
trict. Chief Minister
Himanta Biswa Sar-
masaidtwomajorterror
modules were busted in
the state in a “nationally
coordinated operation”.
An alleged jihadi
with links to the terror
outift was also arrested
from the same district
earlier where he man-
aged a madrasa, PTI re-
ported quoting the po-
lice on Thursday
.
Sagar (PTI): A vaccina-
tor allegedly used a sin-
gle syringe to adminis-
ter anti-coronavirus
vaccine doses to 39 chil-
dren at a private school
in Madhya Pradesh’s
Sagar,promptingtheau-
thorities to suspend the
district vaccination of-
ficer, officials said on
Thursday
.
The incident took
place on Wednesday at
the Jain Higher Second-
ary School during a
mega vaccination drive,
after which an FIR was
registered against the
vaccinator, identified as
Jitendra Ahirwar, a dis-
trict official said.
The 39 children, aged
15 and above, were from
Classes 9 to 12, a health
official said. The par-
ents of some of the chil-
dren observed the vac-
cinator using the same
syringe to inoculate the
children and raised an
alarm for the gross neg-
ligence, officials said.
After the parents pro-
tested,Sagar’sin-charge
Collector Kshitij Sin-
ghal sent district Chief
Medical and Health Of-
ficer Dr DK Goswami to
inquire about the inci-
dent. Those present at
the spot told Goswami
that the vaccinator al-
legedly used the same
syringe to administer
vaccine doses to as
many as 39 children, the
district official said.
—REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO
SUSPECT HELD
CRUCIAL READ
Ranchi: Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi on Thurs-
day received a call from an
unknown person regarding a
bomb threat. Following that
the airport officials swung into
action and conducted a thor-
ough security check. However,
nothing suspicious was found. KL Agrawal, Director,
Ranchi Airport said, “A call from an unknown caller
regarding a bomb threat received at Ranchi airport.
Lucknow: A statue of an elephant installed at the
Ambedkar Memorial Park here was stolen, prompting
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati to
call the theft “shameful and worrying”. Gautampalli
Station House Officer (SHO) S S Bhadouria said, “The
security officer of the park has lodged a complaint
alleging that a small elephant statue not weighing
more than 5 kg and located beneath a fountain has
been stolen. Based on the complaint, an FIR has been
lodged against unidentified people.”
Singapore: A Singaporean man was sentenced to
week-long imprisonment and fined Singapore dollars
1,000 on Thursday for hurling
xenophobic slurs at two Indi-
an-origin workers a year ago.
Lee Poh Kian, 56, who berated
the two foreign workers with
insults said in his defence that
it was his “constitutional right” to express himself as
the pair were in his neighbourhood.
RANCHI’S BIRSA MUNDA AIRPORT
RECEIVES HOAX BOMB THREAT
ELEPHANT STATUE STOLEN FROM
LUCKNOW PARK, MAYAWATI DECRIES
SINGAPOREAN MAN GETS JAIL SENTENCE
FOR INSULTING 2 INDIAN-ORIGIN WORKERS
New Delhi: Thirteen militants of National Socialist
Council of Nagaland factions along with one cadre
of another separatist group surrendered before
police at Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh
on Thursday, a senior official said. The rebels sur-
rendered with arms and ammunition, SP Vikram
Meena said. It is a historic success for Arunachal
Pradesh Police. The concerted efforts, relentless
pursuit and humane approach of police to con-
vince the insurgents to come overground and join
the mainstream paid dividends, Meena said.
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Home Department on
Thursday transferred the Superintendents of Po-
lice of Botad and Ahmedabad and suspended six
other cops following the death of 42 people after
consumption of spurious liquor, an official said.
Primary investigations by police have revealed
that some small-time bootleggers of different
villages in Botad district had made the spurious
liquor by mixing water with methyl alcohol or
Methanol, a highly poisonous industrial solvent,
and sold it to villagers for Rs 20 per pouch.
14 REBELS OF VARIOUS SEPARATIST
GROUPS SURRENDER IN ARUNACHAL
GUJARAT HOOCH TRAGEDY: 2 SPS
TRANSFERRED, 6 COPs SUSPENDED
Will hoisting Tricolor prove your patriotism?
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi:Thetricolor
campaign will be start-
ed in the country from
next month, i.e. August
13 to 15. It is good that on
the occasion of 75 years
of independence, big
celebrations are taking
place and people are be-
ing motivated to hoist
the tricolor. But BJP
leaders have linked the
hoisting of the tricolor
with patriotism. Assam
Chief MinisterHimanta
Biswa Sarma has asked
the people of the state to
hoist the tricolor to
show their patriotism.
He has set a target that
thetricolorwillbehoist-
ed at 88 lakh houses in
his state. To fulfill this
goal, he has arisen the
question of patriotism.
Not only this, he has
appealed to all the citi-
zens of the state to hoist
the tricolor to prove
themselvesasanIndian.
Sarma has said that just
applying to be included
in the National Register
of Citizens (NRC) as an
Indian citizen is not
enough. Only by hoist-
ing the national flag you
can prove that you are
the child of Mother In-
dia, so hoist the tricolor
from 13 to 15.
Now imagine, the peo-
ple who have applied for
NRC and their applica-
tion being under scruti-
ny, if those people will
hoist the national flag at
their home, will that eb
enough to prove that
they are indeed the chil-
dren of Mother India
and will then, their
name will be included in
the NRC. ? What is the
point of making such a
light statement on a se-
riousandsensitiveissue
like NRC just to make
the tricolor hoisting
campaign a success?
Will an issue like NRC
and CAA be decided
through hoisting of tri-
color or not?
‘NO ONE
SHOULD HAVE
OBJECTION’
Srinagar: National
Conference (NC)
vice president Omar
Abdullah has said
no one should have
objection to hoist
national flag as
part of the Centre’s
‘Har Ghar Tiranga’
campaign, but
there should be no
compulsion as well.
“Why should anyone
have any objection
to it. It is the coun-
try’s flag, there is a
permission to hoist
it at home,” he said.
Indian flag hoisted at CWG Village
Birmigham (Agen-
cies): On the eve of the
Opening Ceremony of
the Commonwealth
Games 2022, the Indian
flag was hoisted at the
CWG Village in Bir-
mingham.
Several athletes, in-
cluding the hockey
men’s and women’s
teams of India, took
part in the flag-hoisting
ceremony at the CWG
Village on Thursday
.
In the presence of In-
dian Olympic Associa-
tion (IOA) Acting Presi-
dent Anil Khanna, IOA
Treasurer Anandesh-
war Panday, Anil Dhu-
par, the Deputy Chef de
Mission for the Games,
and other IOA officials,
Team India’s Chef de
Mission, Rajesh
Bhandari, hoisted the
flag in a ceremony filled
with music and dance.
EarlieronWednesday
,
Indian ace shuttler PV
Sindhu and hockey
men’s team captain
Manpreet Singh were
announced as the two
Flagbearers of the Indi-
an contingent at the
Opening Ceremony
.
“It is a great honour
to be bestowed with the
responsibility to lead
the contingent and hold
the flag at such an au-
gust gathering. I’m ex-
tremely happy and wish
all my fellow contingent
all the best for the
Games,” said Sindhu.
The national flag unfurled in Birmigham. —PHOTO BY ANI
Several athletes,
including hockey
teams took part
Zubair posts
first tweet
after getting
bail from SC
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Alt News co-
founder Mohammed
Zubair on Thursday
posted his
first tweet
after being
g r a n t e d
bail by the
S u p r e m e
Court in six
cases filed against him
in Uttar Pradesh for al-
legedly hurting reli-
gious sentiments with
Twitter posts on July
20 and thanked his
well-wishers for sup-
porting him for the
past month.
He began his tweet
with Urdu doyen Rahat
Indori’s poem, saying,
“Jo aaj sahib-e-mas-
nand hai kal nahi
hoge!”, which roughly
means those who are in
power today, won’t be
there tomorrow.
“Thank you every-
one, I am humbled and
grateful for the amaz-
ing support I’ve re-
ceived in the past one
month from well wish-
ers in India and from
across the world. Your
support gave a lot of
strength to me & my
family,” he tweeted.
‘221 CONSENT REQUESTS FOR PROBE
BY CBI PENDING WITH SIX STATES’
SUSPENDED OPPOSITION MPS SPEND
NIGHT UNDER OPEN SKY
New Delhi: The government informed Rajya
Sabha that 221 consent requests which involve
an amount of Rs 30,912 crore are pending with
Maharashtra, West Bengal, Punjab, Jharkhand
and Chhattisgarh governments for investigation
by CBI. MoS Jitendra Singh said total number
of cases pending for investigation by CBI in ab-
sence of state government consent stand stands
at 221 as on June 30, 2022.
New Delhi: Suspended Opposition MPs spent
Wednesday night in the Parliament complex
beneath an open sky in shifts to mark their pro-
test against the central government which they
claimed was not ready to hold discussion over
key issues like price rise and increased GST. The
50-hr sit-in, likely to end around 5 pm on Friday,
continued in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue
on Parliament premises.
‘ATE CHICKEN
NEAR GANDHI
STATUE’
New Delhi: BJP
national spokes-
person Shehzad
Poonawalla said
some suspended
MPs protesting
at Parliament ate/
served tandoori
chicken in front of
Gandhiji’s statue.
THREE MORE
RS MEMBERS
SUSPENDED
New Delhi: Rajya
Sabha adopted a
motion to suspend
three more MPs
— AAP’s Sushil
Gupta and Sandeep
Pathak besides
independent MP
Ajit Bhuyan — for
unruly behaviour.

INDIA
06
Lucknow (Agencies):
In a rare move, UP Gov-
ernor Anandiben Patel
has interacted with the
Council of Ministers
and shared their experi-
ences during the first
100 days of the Yogi Adi-
tyanath government’s
second term, an official
said on July 28.
The Governor, who
invitedtheMinistersfor
high tea on July 27, held
an interactive session
withthemandtheChief
Ministerandalsoshared
her experiences during
her visits to various
parts of the State. The
entire Council of
Ministers bar-
ring one, who
was out of
station, was
present dur-
ing the
meeting
which lasted for around
four hours, a govern-
ment spokesperson
said. All Ministers, one
by one, apprised her
of the works done
in their respec-
tiveDepartments
in the first 100
days of the BJP
government’s
second term in
the State. They
also dis-
c u s s e d
the fu-
ture plans and their ex-
periences while on the
field.
Governor Patel also
touched upon the issues
on which she has been
working such as TB and
cancer control, angan-
wadiworkers,education
of the poor among oth-
ersandsharedherviews
and experiences with
them. She also spoke
aboutherexperiencesas
Minister and then Chief
Minister of Gujarat.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The ten-day
Ganesh Chaturthi festi-
val in Mumbai in Sep-
tember brings good tid-
ings for Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
(BMC) employees with
Administrator I S Cha-
hal set to ink a detailed
agreement over seventh
pay commission recom-
mendations,recruit5000
new clerks/health work-
ers and disburse a spe-
cial allowance in lieu of
Dearness Allowance ar-
rears outstanding be-
tween January 2020 and
July 2021.
As the Union and Ma-
harashtra governments
are undecided on the ar-
rears of DA for adminis-
trative staff, DA dues of
civic workers are likely
to be issued under a dif-
ferent head. Over 350
among civic staffers,
who registered a 100 per
cent attendance during
the pandemic, suc-
cumbed to Corona and
Chahal may consider is-
suing special allowance.
President, Mumbai
Municipal Workers Un-
ion - Coordinating Com-
mittee, Prakash Devdas
said, “We held exhaus-
tivediscussionswiththe
BMC Chief who was
forthcoming on most is-
sues discussed. We hope
to ink a detailed agree-
ment regarding the 7th
pay commission recom-
mendations through col-
lective bargaining by all
the unions.
Thecivicworkersmay
also look forward to the
fifthandfinalinstalment
of their arrears of dues
as per the pay commis-
sion recommendations,
even as today’s meeting
was informed by AMC
Milind Sawant that the
BMC had already dis-
bursedfourinstalments.
AWageError/Anom-
aly Elimination Com-
mittee was appointed
under Ramnath Jha, a
retired chartered offic-
er following the long
pending grievance of
civic workers that the
earlier chair IAS officer
Giriraj had not accom-
plished any progress on
the issue as he failed to
consider all the prob-
lems related to fixing of
outstanding difference
in emoluments of the
workmen.
BMC Chief IS Chahal’s Ganesh Chaturthi Gift
PM OPENS SABAR DAIRY PROJECTS
TO BOOST GUJ’S RURAL ECONOMY
`300 cr projects will empower local farmers and milk producers
Sabarkantha (PTI):
dra Modi on Thursday
inaugurated and laid
the foundation stone of
multiple projects of Sa-
bar Dairy at Gadhoda
Chowki in Gujarat`s Sa-
barkantha worth more
than Rs 1,000 crores on
July 28.
According to PMO,
these projects will em-
power local farmers
and milk producers and
increase their income.
This will also give a
boost to the rural econ-
omy in the region.
PM Modi integrated
120 metric tonnes per
day (MTPD) Powder
manufacturing plant at
Sabar Dairy in Sabar-
kantha.The total cost of
the entire project is
more than Rs 300 crores.
It is highly energy effi-
cient with almost zero
emission.
The plant is equipped
with the latest and fully
automated bulk pack-
ing line. PM also inau-
gurated the Aseptic
Milk Packaging Plant at
Sabar Dairy
. It is a state-
of-the-art plant with
having capacity of 3
Lakh Litre per day
. The
project has been execut-
ed with a total invest-
ment of around Rs 125
crores.
While speaking at the
event, PM Modi lauded
the growth of India’s
dairy sector, asserting
that it has become a ma-
jor contributor to the
growth of the rural
economy
. He added that
the “technology-driver”
projects launched on
Thursday will help to
support farmers and
milk producers to a
great extent.
10-TIMES RISE
IN ETHANOL
BLENDING: PM
Himmatnagar (PTI):
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on
Thursday said that
ethanol blending
with petrol, which
was 40 crore litres
before 2014, has
now increased to
400 crore litres.The
blending of ethanol
with petrol has also
increased the income
of farmers, he said.
Modi said sustained
efforts to increase
the annual income of
farmers in last eight
years are showing
results now.The
promotion of allied
business activities
like cattle-rearing,
fisheries and honey
production has also
increased the income
of farmers, he said.
Declare J-K
peace zone: PDP
chief to PM Modi
Srinagar (PTI): PDP
chief Mehbooba Muf-
ti on Thursday asked
PM Narendra Modi to
declare Jammu and
Kashmir a peace zone
and make it a model of
SAARC cooperation by
opening all routes
across the LoC and al-
lowing every member
country to invest in the
region. In a fiery speech
at Sher-e-Kashmir Park
on PDP’s 23rd founda-
tion day, she also said
there was no other op-
tion than dialogue to
resolve the Jammu and
Kashmir issue.
Banihal/Jammu (PTI)
Schools and educational
institutions have been
shut in Ramban district
after heavy rains lashed
JammuregiononThurs-
day
, triggering flash-
floods and mudslides,
officials said. The water
level in Chinab river in-
creased to a danger level
of 35 feet and warning
has been issued that it
will rise further. The
Jammu-Srinagar na-
tional highway has also
been shut due to mud-
slides bringing hun-
dreds of vehicles to halt
on the route.
Car falls into
Zuari river in Goa,
four missing
Panaji: A car skid off
the Zuari bridge and
plunged into the Zuari
River in Goa early
Thursday
,promotingthe
Goa police, fire services
anddiversfromtheNavy
to launch a search.
According to the po-
lice,thevehiclewascom-
ing from Cortalim to
Panaji at about 1 am. Po-
lice said the skid marks
on the road indicated
that the vehicle may
have been driving at
high speed. Police say
four people have been
reported missing.
Delivery of MH 60R Multi-Role
Helicopters to Indian Navy
100 DAYS OF YOGI GOVERNMENT 2.0
Governor Anandiben Patel meets
ministers, shares her experiences
Kochi: ALetterof Offer
and Acceptance (LoA)
for procurement of 24
MH 60R multi-role heli-
copters was concluded
withtheUSGovernment
in Feb 2020. The first
three MH 60Rs delivered
in US in 2021 are being
utilisedfortrainingtoIN
crew. The next three MH
60R helicopters are be-
ing delivered at Kochi,
twohelicoptersof which
were received by the In-
dian Navy at Cochin In-
ternational Airport on
28 Jul 22 and the third
helicopter is scheduled
to be delivered in Aug 22.
The delivery of all 24
MH 60R helicopters will
be completed by 2025.
Theinductionof stateof
the art mission capable
platforms will signifi-
cantly boost the integral
ASW capability of the
Indian Navy
.
India says will safeguard interests
as China vessel heads to SL
New Delhi/Colombo:
India said on Thursday
it was aware of reports
about the planned visit
of a Chinese vessel to a
Sri Lankan port built
with money from Bei-
jing.
Shipping data from
Refinitiv Eikon showed
research and survey
vessel Yuan Wang 5
was en route to the
southern Sri Lankan
port of Hambantota
and was expected to ar-
rive on August 11.
“The government
carefully monitors any
developments having a
bearing on India’s se-
curity and economic
interests, and takes all
necessary measures to
safeguard them,” for-
eign ministry spokes-
person Arindam
Bagchi told a weekly
media briefing. “I
think that should be a
clear message.” He did
not say what measures
India was taking and
who the message was
addressed to. China’s
foreign ministry did
not immediately re-
spond to a request for
comment.
Task force for
guidance on
Monkeypox
New Delhi (PTI): In
the wake of rising cases
of monkeypox in the
country, a task force
will be constituted to
provide guidance to the
Central government on
expansion of diagnos-
tic facilities and to ex-
plore emerging trends
related to vaccination
for the disease, official
sources said.
The decision in this
regard was taken at a
high-level meeting held
on June 26 to review the
ongoing public health
preparedness and re-
sponse initiatives
against monkeypox
cases from spreading.
The development comes
as the country has so
far reported four cases
of monkeypox.
The sources further
added that the Nation-
al Aids Control Organ-
isation and Directo-
rate General of Health
Services have been
asked to work on a sen-
sitive and targeted
communication strat-
egy to promote timely
reporting, detection of
cases and management
of cases. It was advised
to operationalise the
ICMR network labs
and make arrange-
ments for requisite di-
agnostics of monkey-
pox disease.
Two helicopters were received by Indian Navy officials at the
Cochin airport on Thursday.
Schools shut due to
heavyrains,flashfloods
Meanwhile, Kargil was on Thursday hit by flash floods following a
cloudburst that caused damage to vehicles, houses and farms.
‘Yogimodel’inK’taka
if situation demands’
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai says as BJP
activist’s murder sparks unrest in parts of state
CM Bommai at a press meet in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Bengaluru: Chief
Minister Basavaraj
BommaionThursday
said, if the situation
demands, the “Yogi
model” government
that exists in Uttar
Pradesh will come
intoforceinthesouth-
ern state too to deal
with anti-national
and communal ele-
ments that are trying
tocreateunrest.Ashe
completedoneyearin
office on Thursday
,
the CM also gave a
hundred out of hun-
dred score for his gov-
ernment’s perfor-
mance.
“For the situation
in UP
, Yogi (Adity-
anath) is the right
CM. Similarly
, there
are different methods
to deal with the situa-
tioninKarnatakaand
all of them are being
used. If the situation
demands, Yogi model
government will
come in Karnataka
too,” Bommai said.
He was responding
to a question on de-
mands by a section of
BJP and Sangh Pari-
var supporters, who
have turned their
angstagainstthestate
government accusing
it of not standing up
to protect the lives of
Hindu workers, call-
ingfora“Yogimodel”
of governanceinKar-
nataka, following the
murder of a party
member in Dakshina
Kannada. According
to them, the ‘Yogi
model’referstostrong
measures reportedly
takenbytheUPCMto
control anti-national
activities.
ADGP: OVER 15
DETAINED FOR
INTERROGATION
Mangaluru: More than
15 people have been
detained for interrogation
in connection with the
murder of Praveen Nettar.
ADGP (Law and Order)
Alok Kumar, said a probe
is underway from all
angles. As of now, it can-
not be certain that those
who have been taken into
custody are involved in
the murder or they had
helped in executing the
crime, he said.
MIN SHOBHA
KARANDLAJE
SEEKS NIA PROBE
Bengaluru: Union
Minister of State for
Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare Shobha Karand-
laje has written a letter
to Union Home Minister
Amit Shah request-
ing that the probe into
the murder of Nettar
be handed over to the
National Investigation
Agency. Condemning
the murder, Karandlaje
blamed Muslim funda-
mentalists.
Bengaluru: The police on Thursday arrested two per-
sons from Dakshina Kannada district in connection
with the murder of BJP youth wing leader Praveen
Nettar. The arrested accused have been identified
as Zakir (29) from Savanoor in Haveri district and
Mohammed Shafiq (27) from Bellare, Dakshina Kan-
nada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Bhagawan
Sonawane said. Police said the two accused are
allegedly behind the conspiracy to murder.
The BJP leadership in Karnataka is trying to grap-
ple with the backlash against its state top brass
after the killing of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen
Nettar. CM Bommai announced on Wednesday
night that he is cancelling the first-year anniversary
celebrations of his government. BJP state presi-
dent Nalin Kumar Kateel sought to pacify the party
workers, saying their anger and disappointment was
understandable.
TWO MEN ARRESTED IN MURDER
CASE, SAYS KARNATAKA POLICE
BJP LEADERSHIP ATTEMPTS TO
PACIFY ANGRY PARTY WORKERS
BMC Chief IS Chahal —FILE PHOTO
PM Narendra Modi inaugurateed lay the foundation stone of multiple projects of Sabar Dairy at
Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha on Thursday.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 51,750.00 592.00 1.15 (Per 10g)
SILVER 56,937.00 1335.00 2.40 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 79.65 0.26 0.2002
GBPINR 96.7393 0.3034 0.3146
CURRENCIES
CESL to set up 810 EV charging stations
New Delhi (PTI): Conver-
gence Energy Services Ltd
(CESL) will set up 810 elec-
tric vehicle charging sta-
tions across 16 highways
and expressways covering
10,275 km across country
.
CESL, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Energy Effi-
ciency Services Ltd (EESL)
under the Ministry of Pow-
er has discovered prices for
setting up 810 electric vehi-
cle charging stations, a
statement said.
The selected corridors
include busy routes such as
the Mumbai-Pune highway
,
Ahmedabad-Vadodara
Highway, Delhi-Agra Ya-
muna Expressway, Eastern
Peripheral Expressway,
Hyderabad ORR Express-
way, and Agra-Nagpur
Highway to name a few, as
per the statement.
CESL is using a service
procurement model for set-
ting up these charging sta-
tions. In this public-pri-
vate-partnership model,
CESL will partner with
companies whose job will
be to invest in and operate
these charging stations
across the expressways and
highways. These charging
stations are expected to be
established in the next 6-8
months. Putting up charg-
ing infrastructure on high-
ways is part of the FAME-II
scheme administered by
the Ministry of Heavy In-
dustries.
ACROSS 16 HIGHWAYS, EXPRESSWAYS
SELECTED
CORRIDORS

z The selected corridors
include busy routes such
as the Mumbai-Pune
highway, Ahmedabad-
Vadodara Highway, Delhi-
Agra Yamuna Expressway,
Eastern Peripheral
Expressway, Hyderabad
ORR Expressway more.
MANUFACTURING
SECTOR GETS $21
BILLION FDI IN FY22
New Delhi: The manufacturing
sector attracted foreign direct
investments worth $21.34
billion in 2021-22, an increase
of 76% year-
on-year, the
commerce
ministry said
on Thursday.
It said the government has
implemented several reforms
under the FDI policy regime
across sectors such as insur-
ance, defence, telecom, finan-
cial services, pharmaceuticals,
retail trading. —PTI
GLOBAL GOLD DEMAND
DURING APRIL-JUNE
FALLS 8%: WGC
Mumbai: Global gold demand
has seen a year-on-year
decline of 8% during the April-
June period to 948.4 tonnes
and going
ahead further
monetary
tightening
and continued
dollar strength may pose
headwinds, says a report. Acc
to the WGC Gold Demand
Trends Q2 2022 report, the
total gold demand during the
second quarter of 2021 stood
at 1,031.8 tonnes. —PTI
ONGC, PARTNERS TO SPLASH $6.2 BILLION ON
GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS
New Delhi: India’s top oil explorer ONGC and its partners will
invest $6.2 billion (`50,000 crore) in green energy projects to
produce carbon-free hydrogen and green
ammonia as part of an ambitious decar-
bonization drive, officials said. State-
owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) has signed a pact with Greenko,
one of India’s largest renewable energy
companies, to form a 50:50 joint venture
for green energy projects. The JV will set
up 5.5-7 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power projects. —PTI
HUDCO TO RAISE UP TO `22K CRORE VIA BONDS
New Delhi : State-owned Housing Urban Development Corpora-
tion Ltd (HUDCO) on Thursday said its board has approved the
proposal to raise up to `22,000 crore
through bonds and debentures to
finance affordable housing and urban
infrastructure projects. The board of
directors has approved the Annual
Resource Plan of the company by
raising funds through the issue of
bonds/debentures, as may be permit-
ted by regulatory authorities from time to time during the financial
year 2022-23, up to a maximum of `22,000 crore. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Power deficit
came down from 2% in
April to 0.4% in May and
0.6% in June despite sig-
nificant rise in demand of
electricity, Parliament was
informed. Power Minister
R K Singh said electricity
supplied grew 12.8% in
April 2022, as compared
to the year-ago month,
across India. Power re-
quirement, on the other
hand grew 14.7% in April
on all-India basis, result-
ing in a deficit of 2%.
Coal stock available at the
power plants monitored
by the CEA on daily basis
was about 25.6 MT as on
March 31, 2022. —PTI
Mumbai: Given the rising
interest rate regime along
with increasing credit de-
mand, banks will be
forced to sharply hike
their deposit rates in
coming months, a report
said on Thursday. Indicat-
ing the rising deposit rate
regime, Certificates of De-
posit (CDs), which banks
use heavily to borrow
funds, have been steadily
rising and are already at
multi-year high, accord-
ing to an analysis by Icra
Ratings. At 1.5% of total
deposits as of July 1,
2022. —PTI
BANK DEPOSIT
RATES SET TO RISE
SHARPLY SOON
POWER DEFICIT
SLIPS FROM 2% TO
0.6% IN JUNE
New Delhi: PM Narendra
Modi will chair NITI Aay-
og’s Governing Council
meeting on August 7 and
issues related to econo-
my, agriculture and health
are expected to be taken
up for discussions, ac-
cording to official sourc-
es. The council, the apex
body of NITI Aayog, in-
cludes all CMs, LG of
UTs, and several Union
ministers. The official
sources said the council
is expected to discuss is-
sues related to implemen-
tation of the NEP, urban
governance, health.—PTI
PM MODI TO CHAIR
NITI AAYOG GC
MEETING ON AUG 7
New Delhi: PNB Housing
Finance on Thursday re-
ported a marginal decline
of 3.4% in its net profit at
`235 crore in the April-
June quarter as core in-
come from interest fell.
The housing finance com-
pany promoted by state-
owned PNB had wit-
nessed a net profit of
`243 crore in the same
period a year ago. Reve-
nues in the first quarter of
FY23 were down at
`1,412 crore as against
`1,693 crore in the year-
ago period, PNB Housing
Finance said in a regula-
tory filing. —PTI
PNB HOUSING
FINANCE NET PROFIT
DIPS 3.4 PER CENT
FED UNLEASHES ANOTHER BIG RATE HIKE
Washington (AP): The
Federal Reserve raised its
benchmark interest rate by
a hefty three-quarters of a
point for a second straight
time in its most aggressive
drive in three decades to
tame high inflation.
The Fed’s move will raise
its key rate, which affects
many consumer and busi-
ness loans, to a range of
2.25% to 2.5%, its highest
level since 2018.
The central bank’s deci-
sion follows a jump in infla-
tion to 9.1%, the fastest an-
nual rate in 41 years, and
reflects its strenuous ef-
forts to slow price gains
across the economy
.
By raising borrowing
rates, the Fed makes it
costlier to take out a mort-
gage or an auto or business
loan. Consumers and busi-
nesses then presumably
borrow and spend less,
cooling the economy and
slowing inflation.
The Fed is tightening
credit even while the econ-
omy has begun to weaken,
thereby heightening the
risk that its rate hikes will
cause a recession later this
year or next.
“I do not think the US is
currently in a recession,”
Chair Jerome Powell said
on Wednesday at a news
conference in which he sug-
gested that the Fed’s rate
hikes have already had
some success in slowing the
economy and possibly eas-
ing inflationary pressures.
That message, with its
implication that the Fed
may not have to raise rates
so aggressively in the com-
ing months, helped ignite a
powerful rally on Wall
Street. The Dow Jones in-
dustrial average closed up
436 points. Still, the surge in
inflation and fear of a reces-
sion have eroded consumer
confidence and stirred pub-
lic anxiety about the econo-
my, which is sending frus-
tratingly mixed signals.
The Fed’s moves to
sharply tighten credit have
torpedoed the housing
market, which is especially
sensitive to interest rate
changes. The average rate
on a 30-year fixed mortgage
has roughly doubled in the
past year, to 5.5%.
The Fed chair also point-
ed to measures that suggest
that investors expect infla-
tion to fall back to the cen-
tral bank’s 2% target over
time as a sign of confidence
in its policies.
New Delhi (ANI): The gov-
ernment has received bids
worth `1,49,623 crore at the
end of day three of the 5G
spectrum auction on
Thursday
.
According to Union Min-
ister of Communications,
Electronics and Informa-
tion Technology Ashwini
Vaishnaw 16 rounds of bid-
dings were completed till
the end of the third day of
the auction. The auction
will continue on the fourth
day on Friday
.
On the opening day of
the auction on Tuesday
bids worth `1.45 lakh crore
were received. Four rounds
of spectrum bidding were
done on the first day
.
Wednesday saw five
rounds of the auction, tak-
ing the total rounds to nine.
On the third day of the
auction on Thursday, an-
other seven rounds of auc-
tion were conducted taking
the number to 16.
The fourth day of the
auction will start with the
17th round.
At the end of the first
day, the bid value stood at
`1.45 lakh crore. It rose to
`1,49,454 crore on the sec-
ond day and further to
`1,49,623 crore at the end of
the third day
.
Four firms are in the
fray for the 5G auction.
These firms are - Reliance
Jio Infocomm Ltd, Bharti
Airtel Limited, Vodafone
Idea Limited and Adani
Data Networks Limited.
AFTER-EFFECT
OF RATE HIKES

z The Fed’s move will raise its
key rate, which affects many
consumer business loans,
to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%,
its highest level since 2018

z The central bank’s decision
follows a jump in inflation
to 9.1%

z Fed makes it costlier to
take out a mortgage loan
IN BID TO CURB INFLATION
Govt receives bids worth
`1,49,623 crore on Day 3
5G SPECTRUM AUCTION
5G AUCTION
ON DAY 3

z Electronics and IT Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw 16 rounds
of biddings were completed
till the end of the third day

z The fourth day of the 5G
auction will start with the
17th round.
Mumbai (PTI): The Re-
serve Bank’s rate setting
panel will hike the key repo
rate by 0.35-0.50% at the
next week’s review meet-
ing, Axis Bank chief econo-
mist Saugata Bhattacharya
said on Thursday
.
A hike of such a quan-
tum will take the repo rate
beyond the 5.15% level, at
which the RBI had begun
the ultra-accommodative
measures in the face of the
COVID-19 pandemic, he
told reporters.
It can be noted that the
monetary policy commit-
tee (MPC) has hiked rates
in two consecutive moves
in May and June by a cu-
mulative 0.90%, taking the
repo rate at which it lends
to the system to 4.90%, in a
bid to contain inflation.
RBI to hike rates
by 0.35% to
0.50% at Aug 5
review meeting
Markets rally for 2nd
day, climb nearly 2%
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark indices rallied on
Thursday with the Sensex
and Nifty climbing nearly
2%, helped by heavy buy-
ing in Bajaj Finance shares
amid a mixed trend in the
global equity markets.
The 30-share BSE bench-
mark jumped 1,041.47
points or 1.87% to settle at
56,857.79. During the day, it
rallied 1,097.9 points or
1.96% to 56,914.22. The
broader NSE Nifty ad-
vanced 287.80 points or
1.73% to 16,929.60.
Among the Sensex con-
stituents, Bajaj Finance
rallied the most by 10.68%,
followed by Bajaj Finserv
that jumped 10.14% after
encouraging June quarter
earnings.
The other gainers were
Tata Steel, Kotak Mahin-
dra Bank, IndusInd Bank,
Infosys, Tech Mahindra
and Nestle.
New Delhi (PTI): Shares of
SpiceJet settled over 3% lower
on Thursday after the company
was asked by aviation regulator
DGCA to curtail its services by
half for eight weeks. In morn-
ing trade, the stock had tanked
nearly 10%. The stock trimmed
most of its early losses and
settled at `36.95, down 3.52%
on the BSE. During the day, it
tanked 9.66% to its 52-week
low of `34.60.
SPICEJET SHARES SETTLE OVER 3% DOWN
` rises 26 paise to close at 79.65 against $
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
appreciated 26 paise to
close at 79.65 (provisional)
against the US dollar on
Thursday, tracking a firm
trend in the domestic
equities.
At the interbank fo-
rex market, the local
unit opened at 79.80
against the green-
back and finally set-
tled at 79.65 (provisional),
registering a rise of 26
paise over its previous
close.
During the session, the
local unit witnessed an in-
tra-day high of 79.64 and a
low of 79.85 against the
American currency
.
On Wednesday
, the rupee
declined 13 paise to close at
79.91 against the US dollar.
GOLD JUMPS ` 592;
SILVER RALLIES ` 1,335
New Delhi: Gold in the
national capital on Thursday
jumped `592 to `51,750 per
10 grams, amid a rally in
international precious metal
prices, according to HDFC Se-
curities. In the previous trade,
the yellow metal finished at
`51,158 per 10 grams. Silver
also surged by `1,335 to `
56,937 per kg from `55,602
per kg in the previous trade.

08
2NDFRONT
The greatest asset a human has
are ideas and they are
powerful as in they are free
from gender, class or any other bias.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
New Delhi (ANI): The
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI) on
Thursday recovered
paintings and watches
worth several crores
during further searches
conducted in the Yes
Bank-DHFL (Diwan
Housing Finance Cor-
poration Ltd) scam case.
The CBI said articles
worth several crores
were purchased from di-
verted funds. These re-
coveries were made
during further searches
in an ongoing investiga-
tion of a case related to
alleged loss of ` 34,615
crore (approx.) to con-
sortium of 17 banks led
by Union Bank of India.
Two paintings made by
FN Souza (1964) and an-
other by SH Raza (1956)
worth `5.50 crore (ap-
prox); two watches of
Jacob Co Frank
Muller Geneve worth ` 5
cr (approx) and Gold
Diamond Jewellery in-
cluding Bangles and
Necklace worth `2 crore
(approx) have been re-
covered. It was also al-
legedthatthePromoters
had acquired expensive
items using the diverted
funds. During the inves-
tigation, the CMD and
then Director, both of
privatecompaniesbased
at Mumbai were arrest-
ed and both are present-
ly in CBI custody
. The
case was registered on
June 20, 2022 on a com-
plaint from Union Bank
of India, Industrial Fi-
nance Branch, Mumbai.
New Delhi (PTI): Del-
hi Commission for
Women chief Swati Ma-
liwal on Thursday said
no one objects to nude
photos of women being
circulated on a daily ba-
sis but an actor choos-
ing to pose naked has
become the topic of
prime-time debates.
The “Gully Boy” star
is at the centre of a de-
bate on what consti-
tutes obscenity. He
is also facing an
FIR in Mumbai
following a com-
plaint from
an NGO
a l l e g -
i n g
that he had “hurt the
sentiments of women in
general and insulted
their modesty through
his photographs”.
In a tweet, Maliwal
said, “The society is fed
nude photos of women
on a daily basis and no
one objects. One actor,
for reasons best known
to himself, decides to
pose nude and
becomes the
topic of
prime time
d e b a t e s .
Are there
no real is-
sues in the
c o u n -
try?”
Supreme Court agreed
to hear on Friday a plea
challenging the amend-
ed law allowing exten-
sion of tenure of the
director of the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
up to five years, and the
Centre’s decision to
grant one year exten-
sion to Sanjay Kumar
Mishra as head of the
probe agency
.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice N V Ra-
mana took note of the
submission of senior
lawyer Basava Prabhu
Patil that the plea of Sa-
ket Gokhale, a leader of
the All India Trinamool
Congress, needed to be
listed for an urgent
hearing.
Besides Gokhale, the
spokesperson of the
TMC, others have also
filed petitions challeng-
ing the tenure exten-
sion and the enabling
amended law in this re-
gard in the top court.
We will list it for hear-
ing tomorrow, said the
bench which also com-
prised justices Krishna
Murari and Hima Kohli.
Earlier on July 13, Mad-
hya Pradesh Congress
leader Jaya Thakur
through a lawyer had
sought the listing of the
plea on the issue.
The pleas challenged
the Central Vigilance
Commission (Amend-
ment) Act 2021 which
provides for extension
of the term of ED’s di-
rector up to five years.
The Centre on No-
vember 17, 2021 had ex-
tended the tenure of
Mishra by a year till
November 18, 2022, days
aftertheCentrebrought
ordinances to allow the
ED and CBI directors to
occupy the office up to
five years.
Mishraisa1984-batch
Indian Revenue Service
(IRS) officer of the In-
come Tax(IT) Depart-
ment cadre.
New Delhi (PTI): Busi-
nessman and former
IPL head Lalit Modi and
his mother Bina Modi
Thursday told the Su-
preme Court that the
apex court-mandated
mediation to resolve a
long pending property
dispute in the family
has failed and urged
that the case be adjudi-
cated upon here.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice N V Ra-
mana, however, asked
senior lawyers includ-
ing Harish Salve and A
M Singhvi, appearing
for Lalit Modi, and Ka-
pil Sibal and Mukul Ro-
hatgi, for his mother
Bina Modi, to explore
the possibility of reso-
lution of the dispute
again and intimate it.
The top court, on De-
cember 16, last year,
had taken the consent
of rival parties to the
family property dis-
pute and had appointed
former apex court judg-
es Justices Vikramjit
Sen and Kurian Joseph
to mediate and help the
Modis to find an amica-
ble solution. The bench,
also comprising jus-
tices Krishna Murari
and Hima Kohli was
hearing Lalit Modi’s
appeal against the
judgement of a divi-
sion bench of the Delhi
High Court that the an-
ti-arbitration injunc-
tion lawsuit filed by
Bina Modi, wife of late
industrialist K K Modi,
against her son is
maintainable.
Salve, appearing for
Lalit Modi, said “I have
a report from media-
tors. There is a report
saying that the media-
tion has failed. Let us
get on with the matter.”
Dehradun (PTI): Ut-
tarakhand government
has decided to construct
small underground tun-
nels to address the pe-
rennial problem of
parking in the hills.
A proposal to this ef-
fect moved by the Pub-
lic Works Department
(PWD) got the state cab-
inet’s nod at its meeting
here on Wednesday
.
The tunnels will
serve as parking lots in
the hills, Chief Secre-
tary S S Sandhu said.
Rail Vikas Nigam
Limited, Tehri Hydro
Power Development
Corporation and Ut-
tarakhand Jal Vidyut
Nigam Limited have
been roped in to con-
struct the tunnels, he
said. Geographical sur-
veys will be conducted
before the construction.
The Cabinet also gave
approval to Uttara-
khand Landslide Miti-
gation and Manage-
ment Centre manual.
CBI recovers jewellery, paintings
worth `5.5 cr in Mumbai raids
SH Raza’s 1956 oil-on-
canvas painting titled
‘Village’, worth over
Rs 3.5 cr; FN Souza’s
1964 untitled oil-on-
linen valued at ` 2 cr; two
watches of Jacob and Co
and Frank Muller Geneve
worth `5 crore.
SEIZED VALUABLES
SC to hear plea against
tenure extension of ED
Director today
CONTROVERSY
Spokesperson of TMC,
others have also filed
petitions challenging extension
The Centre on Nov 17,
2021 had extended the
tenure of Mishra by a year
1 2
Lalit Modi and Bina Modi
APEX COURT’S LAST YEAR
JUDGEMENT AGAINST MISHRA
The apex court in its September 8 judgement on a
petition of NGO Common Cause’ had said that a rea-
sonable period of extension can be granted to facilitate
the completion of ongoing investigations only after
reasons are recorded by the Committee constituted
under Section 25 (a) of the CVC Act. It had also made it
clear that no further extension can be given to Mishra.
No one objects to
women's nude
photos: Maliwal
Mediation to resolve property dispute
failed: Lalit Modi his mother to SC
U’khandhasfound
solutiontohillparking
PROPOSAL TO AMEND RMMCR APPROVED
Gehlot gives boost to state’s mining economy
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has approved the
proposal to amend the
Rajasthan Minor Min-
eral Concession Rules.
With the above amend-
ments, proper mining
of minerals will be done
in a scientific and envi-
ronment-friendly man-
ner and the economy of
the state will get a boost.
According to the pro-
posal, changes have
been made in various
rules of Rajasthan Mi-
nor Mineral Conces-
sion Rules-2017. As per
the amended rules, the
period of mining leas-
es/quarry licenses of
minor minerals will be
extended from March
31, 2025 to March 31,
2040, subject to payment
of a certain premium.
In the revised rules,
the premium to be
charged on transfer of
mining leases of minor
minerals will now be 5
times and up to Rs 5
lakh in place of 10 times
the dead rent / license
fee and maximum of Rs
10 lakh and the lease
holders will be given
mining leases of minor
minerals. For this,
quarterly online return
will have to be filed in-
stead of monthly
.
In the new rules, the
maximum limit of 4
hectares for issuing mi-
nor mineral mining
leases in khatedari land
will also be removed so
that scientific and safe
mining can be promot-
ed. Also, the land avail-
able near the mining
leases/quarry licenses
of minor minerals can
be allotted to the min-
ing lease/licensee up to
a certain area on pay-
ment of the prescribed
premium. According to
the new provision from
the point of view of
ease, registration of
mines can be done with-
out environmental per-
mission, but mining
will start only after ob-
taining environmental
permission.
It is noteworthy that
CM Gehlot has ap-
proved the draft notifi-
cation of amendment in
Rajasthan Minor Min-
eral Concession
Rules-2017 in imple-
mentation of the budg-
et announcement for
the year 2022-23.
lll
Raj CM approves
Rajasthan Minor
Mineral Concession
Rules-2017
Duration of mining
leases can be
extended till
March 2040
Premium payable
on transfer of
mining lease is
now halved
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
Senior counsel Harish
Salve appeared for
Lalit Modi in
the matter
CM Yogi Adityanath with Jagdeesh Chandra, Manoj Rajan Tripathi, Ashish Vidhyarthi and
Ahtesham Siddiqui.
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Awanish Awasthi, Navneet Sehgal, Manoj Rajan Tripathi,
Ashish Vidhyarthi and Sanjay Prasad.
Jagdeesh Chandra extends floral greeting to CM Yogi Adityanath.
Jagdeesh Chandra paid a courtesy visit to
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
at the latter’s official residence in Lucknow on
Thursday afternoon and presented him with
a Compilation of the Jackets carried by First
India, Lucknow edition on CM Yogi and his
landmark reforms outstanding achievements.
Jagdeesh Chandra also met Principal Secre-
tary to CM Sanjay Prasad, ACS Home Awanish
Awasthi and ACS Information Navneet Sehgal,
who were also present at the CMR during that
time. Manoj Rajan Tripathi, Ashish Vidhyarthi
and Ahtesham Siddiqui from Bharat24, the
upcoming national Hindi news channel, were
also present.
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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY,
JULY 29, 2022
iss Teen International
is a household name
and a prominent brand
when it comes to beau-
ty pageants. It has cre-
ated some proud title
winners that have
achieved the beacon of success
and strive to empower the youth
and showcase the finest of In-
dia’s talent on the international
stage.
Miss Teen International 2022,
presented by First India is be-
ing held in India from July 22 to
July 30. Contestants from 19
countries are vying for the
world’s biggest teen pageant.
The coronation night will be
held on July 30 in New Delhi
where India’s own Aayushi
Dholakia will crown her succes-
sor. Aayushi Dholakia is the
only Asian to win Miss Teen
International in 29 years.
To welcome the stunning
beauties, Jagdeesh Chandra
hosted a royal grandeur dinner
for the Miss Teen International
2022 participants from across
the world at Hotel Rambagh Pal-
ace, Jaipur on Wednesday.
While congratulating all of
them, he said, “We’re proud to
have you in India, a land of pic-
turesque beauty, the crown of
our pride, the land of diversi-
ties, the land of culture and
style. We are like different beads
joined together by an invisible
string. Our country’s legacy,
history, and deep-rooted value
system binds us as one and to
host a beauty pageant in India
is no less than that. May the best
win. I wish all the participants
and Nikhil, all the best for the
grand finale.” Turn to P10-11
Miss Teen International 2022,
presented by First India is
being held in India from
July 22 to July 30. A
lavish dinner was
hosted by First India for
the stunning beauties at
Hotel Rambagh Palace,
Jaipur on Wednesday!
M
MITALI DUSAD
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Jagdeesh Chandra with Eurica Cielo C. Abarro, Danitsja Schoutteet, Gimhani Mohau Perera, Ngô Ngoc Gia Hân,
Angeli Desarie Lachica, Panha Vimealea Dy, Graciela Soares, Mieke Van Der Merwe, Beatriz Nogueira,
Alessandra Gonzalez, Anne Brouwer, Venera Stanisavljevic, Aayushi Dholakia, Kee-Vonne Hunda, Rashi Parasrampuria,
Alexis Swart, Emujin Naranbold, Samikshya Niraula, Teppawee Sung-ong and Nabila Villanueva
Jagdeesh Chandra greets Aayushi Dholakia and Nikhil Anand
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
(L-R) Anne Brouwer, Rashi Parasrampuria,
Alexis Swart and Alessandra Gonzalez

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The women were brimming with pride and
were motivated to put their best foot forward.
Rashi Parasrampuria is representing India
at the pageant. During the occasion, Ayushi
Dholakia’smotherDeepaliDholakiawasalso
present.NikhilAnand,theChairmanof Miss
Teen International said, “It’s an honour to
host the world in India. I want them to see the
different parts of India and experience the
hospitality of India. I look forward to having
the new girl crowned. May the best girl win.”
FROM PG 09
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
(L-R) Emujin Naranbold, Panha Vimealea Dy, Teppawee Sung-ong, Kee-Vonne Hunda, Eurica Cielo C. Abarro, Beatriz Nogueira and Mieke Van Der Merwe Anticlockwise: Angeli Desarie Lachica, Aayushi Dholakia, Samikshya Niraula and Venera Stanisavljevic
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
INDIA COUTURE WEEK 2022
INDIA COUTURE WEEK 2022
CITY FIRST
he Fashion Design Council of In-
dia (FDCI) is back with the 15th
Edition of the India Couture Week
2022, in association with Lotus
Make-up. The 10-day event started
on July 22. Archana Aggarwal
Timeless Jewellery is the jewellery
partner. Designer Anju Modi show-
cased her collection named The Road
Less Travelled on the fifth day of the
ICW 2022 at Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi.
The famous actress Aditi Rao
Hydari looked resplendent in
gold lehenga and walked the
ramp as the showstopper for
Anju Modi. Designer Varun
Bahl also showcased his collec-
tion named New Leaf on the
fourth day of the ICW 2022 at
the Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi.
The famous actress Rashmika
Mandanna walked the ramp as the
showstopper for Varun Bahl.
Modi’s collection spoke of how
taking the longest routes and
crossing glimmering rivers can
lead to a wave of change in our
very being. Each ensemble
was a celebration of India’s
cultural history and a
tribute to modern femi-
nism. Bahl’s collec-
tion showed his
love for flora and
fauna. The collec-
tion had a classic
upcycled patch-
work embroidery
with a new direc-
tion of beads,
gemstones, 3D
e m b r o i d e r e d
flowers as well as
leaves.
T
Meatington introduces
frozen monsoon food
CITY FIRST
D
uringtherecent-
ly organised
monsoon food
fest,chef Sachin
Sahgal along with co-
founders Neeta Malik
and Ashutosh Malik of
Meatington launched
an array of delicious
frozen snacks recently
.
The food fest wit-
nessed women from
Delhi and Gurugram
participating and try-
ing their culinary skills
while the founders of
Meatington, along with
culinary experts,
shared tips on prepar-
ing ready-to-cook food
and keeping it fresh
for a longer period.
The entire range is
backed and packed by
high-end technology to
keep the freshness and
nutrition of the food in-
tact. The lavish line in-
cludes mouthwatering
snacks, kebabs and tik-
kas that are a delight
for the monsoon.
Sachin Sahgal, co-
founder at Meatington
said, “In monsoon, peo-
ple tend to eat a lot of
fried and spicy food and
our new range compris-
es of snacks that are
not only crunchy and
tasty but some of these
delectable snacks can
also be grilled or sau-
téed for the health-con-
scious foodies.” He fur-
ther said that the range
is curated keeping in
mind the changing
taste preferences of
people and presented
while keeping health
and the nutritious quo-
tient a top priority
.
Among the vast se-
lection of healthy and
unique options are ke-
babs, tikkas and finger
snacks prepared with
broccoli, spinach,
mushroom, fish and
chicken to name a few.
This delectable food
range is presented in
unique packaging that
is held together by
technological innova-
tion and advancement
coupled with the use of
the right temperature
to prevent bacterial
growth.
Under the category
of frozen and ready-to-
cook food, there is no
other brand that is pro-
viding such a compre-
hensive range of prod-
ucts in India. Neeta and
Ashutosh Malik, co-
Founders at Meating-
ton, said that their
range of snacks is free
of harmful preserva-
tives, artificial essenc-
es and artificial col-
ours. There is a deli-
cious selection of veg
and non-veg frozen
snacks under the
names “Meatington”
and “Grab a Green”.
A press conference was organised on Thursday at Hotel Le Meridien in New Delhi to promote the upcoming
movie, Naar Ka Sur. Actress Divya Dutta, along with the team, was present during the conference.
THE PLAYER HUNT SEASON 2
CITY FIRST
R
iding high on the
thumping success of
Season 1 of The Play-
er Hunt, PokerHigh
announces the release of
Season 2 shortly along with
the launch of its one-of-a-
kind off-season format, The
Hunter Campaign! The Play-
er Hunt is the only poker-
based reality show that is
being hosted by brothers-in-
arm Rannvijay Singha and
Harman Singha. The Player
Hunt Season 2 will be broad-
cast as a 7-episode series on
YouTube on host Rannvijay’s
channel, which has over 350K
subscribers.
Rannvijay Singha said,
“The second season of The
Player Hunt is bigger, bet-
ter and beyond our expecta-
tions. What started as an on-
line format in Season 1 has
now become an offline ses-
sion with contestants in the
same space in Season 2.”
Harman Singha said, “It’s
a great medium designed to
onboard players into the pok-
er community for unique ex-
periences.”
The Player Hunt is the
dream of Vaibhav and
Gaurav Gaggar, the found-
ers of Adda 52, who pio-
neered the Indian online
poker industry, to bring the
sport to the masses in the
form of entertainment on a
reality show that allows peo-
ple from all walks of life to
showcase their talent to a
global audience and prove
their poker skills.
—PHOTOS
BY
MANOJ
KESHARWANI
AND
SHAZID
CHAUHAN
—PHOTOS BY SHAZID CHAUHAN
Rashmika Mandanna
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari and Anju Modi
Rashmika Mandanna and Varun Bahl
—PHOTO
BY
SHAZID
CHAUHAN
Ashutosh Malik, Neeta Malik and Sachin Sahgal
During the launch
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