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MUMBAI l FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI TITLE NO. MAHENG/2022/14652 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 84
GANESH CHATURTHI GIFT
BMC CHIEF IS CHAHAL CONCEDES TO CIVIC WORKERS’ DEMANDS
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The 10-day
Ganesh Chaturthi festi-
val will bring good tid-
ings for Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
(BMC) employees. Ad-
ministrator Iqbal Singh
Chahal is set to ink a
detailed agreement
over Seventh Pay Com-
mission recommenda-
tions, recruit 5,000 new
clerks and health work-
ers, and disburse a spe-
cial allowance in lieu of
Dearness Allowance ar-
rears for the January
2020-July 2021 period.
As the Union and Ma-
harashtra governments
are undecided on the ar-
rears of Dearness Al-
lowances (DA) for ad-
ministrative staff as
yet, DA dues of civic
workers are likely to be
issued under a different
head, probably as spe-
cial allowance towards
COVID-19 work, it is re-
liably learnt. Over 350
civic staffers, who reg-
istered 100% attend-
ance during the pan-
demic, succumbed to
the novel coronavirus.
Chahal may consider is-
suing the special allow-
ance in Mumbai.
“We held exhaustive
discussions with the
BMC Chief today
(Thursday), and he was
forthcoming on most is-
sues. As a result, we
hope to ink a detailed
agreement regarding
the Seventh Pay Com-
mission recommenda-
tions through collective
bargaining by all the
unions who participat-
ed in the coordination
committee meeting
with Chahal,” advocate
Prakash Devdas, presi-
dent of the Mumbai
Municipal Workers Un-
ion-Coordinating Com-
mittee, told First India.
Civic workers may
also look forward to the
fifth and final instal-
ment of their arrears as
per the Seventh Pay
Commission recom-
mendations, Additional
Municipal Commis-
sioner Milind Sawant
informed Thursday’s
meeting. The BMC has
already disbursed four
such instalments, he
added.
A Wage Error/Anom-
aly Elimination Com-
mittee was appointed
under the chairman-
ship of retired char-
tered officer Ramnath
Jha meet a long-pend-
ing grievance of civic
workers that the earlier
chair IAS officer Giriraj
had failed to consider
all the problems related
to the fixation and fit-
ment of outstanding
difference in pay. For
example, a clerk draw-
ing maximum pay of
Rs6,830 under the sixth
pay commission would
have to have this en-
hanced by 40% and
rounded off to the next
hundred under the Sev-
enth Pay Commission;
this was not factored in.
Further, about 50%
of all staff will be pro-
moted on the basis of
seniority to the post of
Chief Clerk and Senior
Accounts and Audit As-
sistants soon, while a
time-bound promotions
policy from 1994 will be
implemented as per the
decision of the State
Government. Five thou-
sand vacancies for
clerks and other posi-
tions, of which 1,000
Grade 4 workers will be
promoted to clerks.
DA arrears before
festival, 1,000
Class 4
promotions,
5,000 new clerks,
medical
personnel
Iqbal Singh Chahal
Maharashtra Cabinet expansion likely this weekend
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Chief Minis-
ter Eknath Shinde, who
made organizational ap-
pointments to his group
of rebel Shiv Sena and
Independent MLAs on
Wednesday, will likely
expand his cabinet over
the weekend.
While his scheduled
visit to New Delhi was
cancelled at the last mo-
ment on Wednesday,
given the hectic sched-
ule of Union Home Min-
ister Amit Shah, Shinde
may finalize his list of
cabinet colleagues in
consultation with the
Delhi high command ei-
ther in person or over
the telephone, it is reli-
ably learnt.
With just about 2.25
years remaining before
the next general elec-
tions in April 2024, and
even less time before the
forthcoming civic elec-
tions across 23 munici-
palities in Maharash-
tra, Shinde is expected
to focus on fresh faces,
particularly from Mum-
bai, Thane and Pune for
his faction’s cabinet col-
leagues. MLAs from the
Thane-Palghar belt, in-
cluding Shrinivas Chin-
taman (Palghar),
Vishwanath Bhoir and
Balaji Kinikar (both
from Thane) are among
the new faces being con-
sidered.
The BJP grouping
headed by Deputy CM
Devendra Fadnavis is
similarly considering
fresh faces from Mum-
bai, Thane and Pune
with Ashish Shelar, Yo-
gesh Sagar, Prasad Lad
among the list of proba-
bles being vetted by the
BJP high command in
New Delhi.
“While the Shinde
faction has high expec-
tations of cabinet
berths, considering the
remaining tenure of the
current dispensation, it
may only be possible to
have one more cabinet
reshuffle (a year from
now) before facing state
assembly elections in
2024,” a person close to
the development said.
He added that politi-
cal legacies counted for
little in the template im-
plemented by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, who effected a
near 100% change in the
council of ministers in
Gujarat.
“The PM and Amit
Shahji are very clear on
the subject and feel that
the wheels of politics
need to keep churning
up new thoughts and ac-
tions through fresh po-
litical players. They ac-
corded due respect and
representation to BJP
leaders emanating po-
litical legacies such as
Turn to P6
Shinde-Fadnavis
govt to relegate
former ministers
to party posts
while fielding
younger council
of ministers
Both Shinde and Fadnavis have been sounding off their
respective political formations on the keyword of ‘tyag’ (sacrifice).
—FILE
PHOTO
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.”
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.”
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI BSE SENSEX 56,857.79 1,041.47 | NSE NIFTY 16,929.60 287.80
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.
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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President Droupadi Murmu with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
Bhandara
SP, Sangli
deputy SP
transferred
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra government
transferred Bhandara
Superintendent of Po-
lice Vasant Jadhav
and Sangli Deputy Su-
perintendent of Po-
lice Krishnat Pingle
on Thursday.
The order announc-
ing their transfers also
mentioned that infor-
mation of new postings
for the two officials
will be issued indepen-
dently
.
Incidentally, during
Jadhav’s tenure in
Bhandara, Shiv Sena
MLA Narendra
Bhondekar was booked
by Jawahar Nagar po-
lice under Indian Penal
Code (IPC) and Maha-
rashtra Police Act pro-
visions for unlawful as-
sembly and alleged
beating up of teachers
and staff of a private
school in January last
year.
The Shiv Sena’s wom-
en’s wing had demand-
ed suspension of Jad-
hav and the Jawahar
Nagar police station in
charge at the time.
SC warns of contempt if polls
re-notified for OBC quota
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on
Thursday warned the
Maharashtra state
election commission
(SEC) of contempt ac-
tion if it re-notifies
the election process
to 367 local bodies
that has already com-
menced, in order to
provide reservation
to Other Backward
Classes (OBCs).
The SEC, “cannot
and shall not” re-notify
the election pro-
gramme, said the apex
court, voicing displeas-
ure over the “misread-
ing” of its July 20 order.
“Any breach of its di-
rectives will invite con-
tempt for the SEC and
others concerned,” said
the court.
The Supreme Court
had on July 20 accepted
the recommendations
of the Banthia Commis-
sion providing 27%
OBC reservations in lo-
cal body elections. It
had directed that elec-
tions for local bodies in
the state be notified in
the next two weeks.
It had, however, made
clear that the new reser-
vation policy will not
apply to the 367 local
bodies where the elec-
tion process had al-
ready begun.
The court had noted,
in its July 20 order that
counsel for the SEC had
said the election pro-
gramme in respect of
367 local bodies has
already started and
will be taken to its logi-
cal end.
The apex court had
quashed the SEC notifi-
cation providing for
27% quota for OBCs
in local bodies in
early 2021.
During the hearing
on Thursday, a bench
headed by Justice AM
Khanwilkar said, “In
terms of last week’s or-
der, the SEC is obliged
to complete the election
process which had
already been notified
in respect of 367 local
bodies.”
The court’s appre-
hension about deliber-
ate postponement of
elections to introduce
OBCs quotas stemmed
from senior advocate
Shekhar Naphade’s
contention that polls to
92 municipal councils
and four nagar pan-
chayats were put off by
the SEC on July 14
because of extraordi-
nary rain.
These 92 municipal
councils and four nagar
panchayats figured in
the list of 367 local bod-
ies where the election
process had already
been set in motion.
The bench, also com-
prising Justices AS
Oka and JB Pardiwala,
observed the election
programme commenc-
es from the date of first
notification.
“Dates have been no-
tified. The election pro-
gramme has com-
menced. That we will
not interdict. We had
made it clear,” the
bench said, adding,
“They can only change
the date from date X to
date Y.”
WILL FILE REVIEW PETITION SEEKING OBC QUOTA: FADNAVIS
Reacting to the Supreme Court’s rap, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
said the state government had approached the court seeking OBC reservation
for 91 nagar panchayats and 270 gram panchayats since the notification was
issued by the SEC. This was before the apex court’s decision to grant 27% OBC
quota in local body polls. “We will file a review petition seeking OBC quota for
these local bodies. Why should 91 nagar palikas out of 400 local bodies and
270 gram panchayats out of 29,000 gram panchayats be discriminated against
when the OBC reservation is applicable to the rest of the local body elections?”
asked Fadnavis.
There cannot
be reservation
for these 367
local bodies. This is
not acceptable. You
are trying to misread
as per your conveni-
ence, under maybe
dictation of someone.
You want us to issue
contempt notice, we
will do that.
—Supreme Court bench
Dy CM Fadnavis
vows to file
review petition
for OBC
reservation to
367 local bodies
excluded from
provision
MAHA LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS
CM Shinde faction,BJP
to contest AMC polls in
alliance: Rajendra Janjal
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: The re-
bel Shiv Sena group
led by Maharashtra
chief minister
Eknath Shinde and
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) will con-
test the Aurangabad
Municipal Corpora-
tion (AMC) elections
in alliance, said a re-
bel faction function-
ary on Thursday
.
The AMC polls are
due and the dates are
yet to be announced.
The Shiv Sena and
the BJP had earlier
ruled the civic body for
over three decades. Af-
ter the Uddhav Thack-
eray-led Shiv Sena
joined hands with the
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) and Con-
gress to form govern-
ment in the state in
2019, AMC’s Deputy
Mayor Vijay Autade,
who was from the BJP
,
had resigned.
“Now the Shinde
group and the BJP will
contesttheAurangabad
MunicipalCorporation
elections together. Pri-
mary discussions have
already been held on
this,” said Shinde fac-
tion’s district chief Ra-
jendra Janjal.
Heclaimedthedevel-
opment of Aurangabad
began when the previ-
ous Maharashtra gov-
ernment led by Deven-
dra Fadnavis started
givingfundsforthecity
.
Janjal also claimed
thatsomeof theformer
corporators, who had
won the AMC polls as
part of the Thackeray-
led Sena, were now in
touch with the Shinde
group.
On the issue of re-
naming Aurangabad as
‘ChhatrapatiSambhaji-
nagar’, he said the peo-
plewhohaveinitiateda
legal process against
changing the name of
the city belong to the
NCP
.“Peoplenowknow
who really wants the
renaming of Aurang-
abad,” he said.
Notably
,theprevious
Maha Vikas Aghadi
government under
Thackeray had decided
to rename the city as
Sambhajinagar in its
last cabinet meeting on
June 29 this year.
Thenewgovernment
led by CM Shinde ear-
lierthismonthpasseda
fresh proposal that will
see Marathwada’s big-
gest city being called
‘ChhatrapatiSambhaji-
nagar’.
A PIL was filed on
Wednesday in the Bom-
bay High Court chal-
lenging the Maharash-
tra government’s deci-
siontochangethename
of Aurangabad to
Sambhajinagar.
The petition filed by
Mohammed Mushtaq
Ahmed, Annasaheb
Khandare and Rajesh
More, all residents of
Aurangabad,islikelyto
be heard by the HC on
August 01.
Rebel camp
functionary also
claims that AMC
councillors who
won polls under
Uddhav are now in
touch with them
The order
announcing the
transfers mentioned
that information
of new postings for
the two officials
will be issued
independently
New Delhi (PTI): Shiv
Sena President Ud-
dhav Thackeray on
Thursday said the Su-
preme Court’s ruling
on the petitions filed
by his and Chief Min-
ister Eknath Shinde’s
factions will deter-
mine democracy’s fu-
ture in India.
The Thackeray fac-
tion has filed another
petition in the Supreme
Court challenging the
decision of Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla to rec-
ognizeRahulShewaleof
the Maharashtra Chief
Minister Eknath Shinde
led group as the floor
leader.
Thackeraywasspeak-
ing to Sena workers at
his residence ‘Ma-
toshree’ in Mumbai af-
ter inducting environ-
mental activist Sushma
Andhare and Prashant
Surve into the party.
Surve is the former hus-
band of rebel Sena MP
Bhawana Gawli.
“Shiv Sena is fighting
a legal and constitution-
al battle. The Supreme
Court’s verdict will de-
cide not only the party’s
future but also the fu-
ture of democracy in
the country,” said
Thackeray
.
Shiv Sena’s Hindutva
agenda was “national-
ist,” he said. “There are
ups and downs in poli-
tics.Iamgladthatpeople
of different ideologies
are getting attached to
Shiv Sena. The need of
the hour is to protect the
Constitution,”addedthe
former Maharashtra
chief minister.
Hittingoutattherebel
MLAsandMPswhosup-
portchief ministerShin-
de, Thackeray said the
Sena helped “ordinary
people become extraor-
dinary
,” but these legis-
lators left the party
.
“Now it is time to look
formoreordinarypeople
and help them realize
their potential. We are
rebuilding our real Shiv
Sena. I want to focus on
leadership capabilities
of rural women,” said
Thackeray
.
Sushma Andhare will
be a deputy leader of
theparty
,heannounced.
Prashant Surve, who
worked in the airlines
sector, will handle party
activities in Washim
district, said Sena MP
Vinayak Raut. Asked
about Gawli, the
Washim MP who is now
with the Eknath Shinde
camp, Surve said their
relationship ended a
decade ago.
Following Shinde’’s
rebellion and downfall
of theThackeray-ledMa-
harashtra government,
atleastsixpetitionshave
been filed before the Su-
preme Court.
They deal with issues
like disqualification
proceedings against the
MLAs of both camps
and the governor’s
directive to Thackeray
to prove majority and
subsequent invite to
Shinde to form the new
government.
FIGHTING THE BATTLE
SC ruling on Sena split to decide future of democracy: Uddhav
Shiv Sena is fighting a legal and consti-
tutional battle. The Supreme Court’s
verdict will decide not only the party’s
future but also the future of democracy in the
country. There are ups and downs in politics. I
am glad that people of different ideologies are
getting attached to Shiv Sena. The need of the
hour is to protect the Constitution.
—Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena President
His faction
moves apex court
against LS
speaker decision
on Sena leader,
chief whip
Now BJP legislator demands
renaming of Ahmednagar dist
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
legislator Gopichand
Padalkar on Wednes-
day demanded that
neighbouring Ahmed-
nagar district should
be renamed as ‘Pun-
yashlok Ahilyadevi
Nagar’. Padalkar’s
demand comes days
after the Maharash-
tra cabinet approved
the renaming of Au-
rangabad city.
Padalkar, a member
of the Maharashtra
Legislative Council, be-
longs to the Dhangar
community
.
In a letter to deputy
chief minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis, Padalkar
said, Ahilyadevi Holkar
has played a vital role
in rebuilding several
temples and helped in
conserving the cultural
heritage of this coun-
try. She was born in
Chaundi village in
Ahmednagar district.
People feel that the dis-
trict should be renamed
after her. The city of
Ahmednagar, about 120
km north-east of Pune,
is believed to have been
founded by Ahmed Ni-
zam Shah I in 1490.
AhilyadeviHolkar,an
illustrious 18th century
rulerof theIndorestate,
was born into a Dhang-
ar family in today’s
Ahmednagar district.
Gopichand Padalkar
Uddhav Thackeray

First India Bureau
Nagpur: Police have
arrested nine men
for gang-raping of an
11-year-old girl mul-
tiple times in Nagpur
district, an official
said.
The incidents oc-
curred in a town lo-
cated around 60km
from Nagpur city be-
tween June 19 and
July 15, he said.
The accused have
been identified as
Roshan Kargaonkar
(29) and his friends/
acquaintances Ga-
janan Murskar (40),
Premdas Gathibandhe
(38), Rakesh Ma-
hakalkar (24), Govin-
da Nate (22), Saurabh
alias Karan Rithe (22),
Nitesh Fukat (30), Pra-
dumna Karutkar
(22) and Nikhil alias
Pinku Narule (24), the
police said.
The victim’s parents
are labourers and Kar-
gaonkar lives near the
minor girl’s place,
they said.
“On June 19, Kar-
gaonkar went to the
girl’s house and asked
her to accompany him
to his place. Accord-
ingly, she went along
with him to his house,
whereheandhisfriend
Murskar raped her.
They gave some money
to her and asked her
not to reveal the inci-
dent to anyone,” the
police official said.
A few days later,
three others raped the
minor at Kargaonkar’s
place, he said. On July
15, Murskar, Gathiba-
ndhe and their two
friends threatened the
girl and sexually as-
saulted her at some
other place, he added.
“Police received in-
formation about these
incidents sometime
later and approached
the victim, who nar-
rated her ordeal to
them and her parents,”
the official said.
MAHARASHTRA
03
8 held for stealing high-end electronics
First India Bureau
Pune: Police arrested
five members of a
gang in Pune city on
Wednesday for alleg-
edly stealing nearly
200 iPhones and oth-
er electronic gadgets,
an official said.
The accused had sto-
len iPhones, iPads, lap-
tops and accessories
worth Rs1.53 crore from
Wagholi on July 25,
which have been seized.
“The incident took
place at a warehouse lo-
cated on Kesnand Road
in Wagholi area,” the
official said.
All the arrested hail
from Sahibganj district
of Jharkhand and cur-
rently reside in Chakan
area near Pune. The ac-
cused have been identi-
fied as Abdul Abuzar
Shaikh (20), Abed Mu-
fazzul Shaikh (34) and
Sultan Abdul Shaikh
(32), Abubakar Abuzar
Shaikh (23) and Rabiul
Mantu Shaikh (22).
The accused illegally
gained entry into the
warehouse and took
away 198 iPhones of
various models, seven
iPads, three laptops and
12 accessories. A case
was registered at Loni-
kand police station, the
official said.
In another incident,
Police arrested three
persons for allegedly
stealing several old lap-
tops and hard disks
from an electronic
goods shop in Palghar
district, an official said
on Thursday
.
The theft took place
on the intervening
night of July 17-18 at a
shop located in Valiv
area, senior police in-
spector Kailas Barve
said. Acting on a tip-off
and CCTV footage, the
police nabbed the three
accused on Tuesday,
and recovered 187 lap-
tops and hard disks
worth Rs 12.86 lakh
from them.
The accused have
been identified as Mo-
hammad Mohatab An-
war Ali (29), Karimud-
din alias Chot Jalalud-
din Khan (24) and Ikra-
muddin Jalaluddin
Khan (32). The police
were trying to find out
if the accused were in-
volved in more such of-
fences, Barve added.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court on
Thursday agreed to
hear a plea challeng-
ing the cutting of
trees in Mumbai’s
Aarey colony for a
Metro car shed.
A bench of Justice
DY Chandrachud and
Justice Surya Kant
said it would take up
the plea after senior
advocate Gopal
S h a n k a r n a r a y a n
mentioned the mat-
ter.
Shankarnarayan ar-
gued that cutting of
trees is going on over-
night basis, despite the
stay order earlier.
“We have photo-
graphs.The CJI said it
will be heard by this
bench. Can it be listed
tomorrow?” Shankar-
narayan said, adding
JCBs would be operat-
ed over the weekend
and the matter requires
urgent hearing.
The Supreme court
then agreed to hear the
matter on Friday.
The apex court in
2019 had taken suo
motu cognizance of a
letter petition ad-
dressed to the Chief
Justice of India by law
student Rishav Ranjan
seeking a stay on fell-
ing of trees in Aarey.
The apex court had
restrained authorities
from cutting any more
trees in Aarey colony
after Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta had sub-
mitted on behalf of the
State of Maharashtra
that no further trees
will be cut.
Felling of trees in
Aarey Colony, a rich
urban forest within the
eco sensitive zone of
Sanjay Gandhi Nation-
al Park, has been op-
posed by green activ-
ists and local residents.
Filing the fresh ap-
plication, the petition-
er, NGO Vanashakti
sought direction that
two matters pending
before the National
Green Tribunal (NGT),
Pune and Bombay High
Court be decided expe-
ditiously.
Aarey forest: SC agrees to hear plea challenging cutting of trees
HAMMER AND GAVEL
lll
As cutting of
trees has
already
commenced
at the site,
petitioner’s
advocate asked
the apex court
for an expedited
hearing today
CBI opposes plea to call
Mukesh Ambani as witness
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Central
Bureau of Investiga-
tion (CBI) on Thurs-
day opposed a plea by
an accused to call Re-
liance Industries
Limited (RIL) chair-
man Mukesh Ambani
as a witness in a 1989
case related to an al-
leged attempt to mur-
der industrialist Nus-
li Wadia.
Ivan Sequeira, one of
the accused, moved the
special CBI court seek-
ing to examine Mukesh
Ambani as a witness.
CBI, in its reply, said
the accused had no
right to seek further in-
vestigation at this stage
of the case, and his ap-
plication should be dis-
missed.
Kirti Ambani, a for-
mer senior executive at
the RIL who died dur-
ing the course of the
trial, is the prime ac-
cused in the case.
An FIR was regis-
tered against Ambani
and others on July 31,
1989, for allegedly con-
spiring to eliminate Wa-
dia, former chairman
of Bombay Dying, due
to business rivalry
.
WOMAN FORCED TO UNDERGO
ABORTION, COPS BOOK FOUR
Op performed after illegal sex determination; no consent was sought from the victim
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: A
22-year-old woman
was allegedly forced
to undergo abortion
in Parli town in Beed
district, following
which an offence was
registered against
four persons, said an
official on Wednesday
.
The woman was
forced by her husband
and in-laws to abort her
foetus despite her oppo-
sition to do so, he said.
“The woman, who is a
mother of an 11-month-
old baby girl, was preg-
nant for the second
time. In June, when she
was a few months preg-
nant, her mother-in-law
took her to a sonogra-
phy centre, where they
came to know that she
was again carrying a
female foetus,” said the
official.
After that, the wom-
an’s in-laws called a doc-
tor at their home. Ac-
cordingly, a doctor
named Swami visited
their place and con-
firmed that it was a fe-
male foetus. On July 15,
the same doctor re-
turned to their place
and examined her. He
gave her some injection,
following which she
vomited and also suf-
fered from loose mo-
tions.
“When the woman
was ill, the doctor visit-
ed their place around
1.30 am on July 16 and
started the process to
abort the foetus without
her consent. The doctor
tried to pull the foetus
out, but when it could
not happen, he cut the
womb and removed the
foetus,” said the official.
The woman then
called her brother, who
reachedParlifromPune
the same morning. He
took his sister to Pune
to her parents’ house.
Based on a com-
plaint, an offence was
registered against four
persons on Monday
evening at Parli’s Samb-
hajinagar police sta-
tion for aborting the
foetus without the
woman’s consent under
Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Section 313 (causing
miscarriage without
woman’s consent) and
others.
Victim’s husband and in-laws did not want another girl child.
LEGAL DISPUTE
SEEKING BLESSINGS
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday sought blessings from the older generation of Sena leaders. He met Leeladhar Dake in Chembur and then called on the first-ever Sena CM Manohar
Joshi, who served as the CM in Sena-BJP coaltion government from 1995-1999, at his Dadar office in Mumbai on Thursday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
BRUTAL STEP
9 held for gang rape
of 11-year-old minor
A case under
Indian Penal
Code (IPC)
sections for gang
rape, repeatedly
raping a woman,
threatening, and
POCSO has been
registered
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Air Intelli-
gence Unit (AIU) of
the Customs Depart-
ment and Bengaluru
office of Directorate
of Revenue Intelli-
gence (DRI) caught an
Angolan woman at
Mumbai Internation-
al Airport and seized
drugs worth over
Rs11 crore from her,
officials said on
Thursday.
She was caught with
cocaine weighing 1,466
g worth around Rs 11
crore in the interna-
tional market. Banga-
lore DRI provided rele-
vant inputs in the case.
The Mumbai Police
have registered a case
under the NDPS (Nar-
cotic Drugs and Psycho-
tropic Substances) Act.
The accused was pro-
duced in court which
sent her to judicial cus-
tody
.
Angolan national nabbed
with drugs worth `11 cr
Cops recover gadgets worth `1.5 cr
in one case, `13L in second
A case under
NDPS Act has
been registered
against the
accused woman
Protestors demonstrating against felling of trees at Aarey
Forest. —FILE PHOTO

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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
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#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
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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
‘NoplanforpaneltoimplementUCC’
Law Commission to examine issues, make recommendations: Rijiju
New Delhi (PTI): The
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.
COURT TAKES COGNIZANCE OF CHARGE SHEET
IN JAHANGIRPURI VIOLENCE CASE
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Thursday took cognisance
of the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the Jah-
angirpuri violence case. After taking cognisance, the
court issued production warrants and summons for the
presence of the accused. The case is connected with
violence that took place on April 16 during a procession
on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Deepika Singh took cognisance of the charge
sheet. The court issued production warrants to produce
the accused from custody. Summons have been issued
to the accused directing them to appear on the next date
of hearing on August 6, 2022.
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-
ma saidtwomajorterror
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.
New Delhi: Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed
Solih is set to visit India next week
to review the progress made in this
wide-ranging partnership between the
two countries. During his India visit,
Solih will meet President Droupadi
Murmu and hold talks with PM Modi.
External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also call on
the President.
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
MALDIVES PRESIDENT IBRAHIM SOLIH TO
VISIT INDIA FROM AUGUST 1-4
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.

06
INDIA
Jammu (ANI): The In-
dian Army has taken up
the cause of generating
awareness among the
masses by taking on the
challenge of waste seg-
regation on the occa-
sion of World Conserva-
tion Day
.
Under this initiative,
dry and wet waste get
segregated and further
processed, creating a
huge impact on nature,
as well as improving
the condition of the
area by avoiding any ill-
ness and other diseases
from being spread. The
Army also said that
huge footfall during
Amarnath Yatra gener-
ates a humongous
amount of waste, hence
it becomes essential to
ensure cleanliness.
“The Amarnath Yatra
witnesses a footfall of
more than four Lakh
pilgrims each year.
These huge numbers
generate a humongous
amount of waste all
along the yatra. In or-
der to preserve the
beauty and religious
sanctity of the Yatra, it
becomes essential to en-
sure cleanliness,” Indi-
an Army said in a state-
ment. World Nature
Conservation Day is
observed every year on
July 28. The day recog-
nizes the fact that a sta-
ble and healthy society
is built on a healthy en-
vironment. This year,
the whole world is ob-
serving it with the
theme of ‘Living Sus-
tainably in Harmony’.
Army spreads awareness on waste mgmt in J-K
WORLD CONSERVATION DAY
lll
Under this
initiative, dry
and wet waste
get segregated
and further
processed,
creating a
huge impact
on nature
Army officials with the segregated waste
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.
PM OPENS SABAR DAIRY PROJECTS
TO BOOST GUJ’S RURAL ECONOMY
`300 cr projects will empower local farmers and milk producers
Sabarkantha (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
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.
Car falls into
Zuari river in Goa,
four missing
Maharashtra...
MLA Pankaja Munde
(Gopinath Munde’s
daughter), who was
made a minister in 2014,
MP Poonam Mahajan
(Pramod Mahajan’s
daughter) who was
made general secretary
of the BJP Yuva Mor-
cha and Gopal Shetty,”
the person said.
“However, if their
performance does not
match expectations,
they face the prospect
of relegation as all
three found out. Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur’s father was
CM of Himachal
Pradesh but faced rele-
gation while his son is
a Union Minister,
whose performance
will decide his longevi-
ty in the Union Cabinet
as well,” the person re-
vealed.
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.
Two helicopters were received by Indian Navy officials at the
Cochin airport on Thursday.
‘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
PM Narendra Modi inaugurateed lay the foundation stone of multiple projects of Sabar Dairy at
Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha on Thursday.
FROM PG 1
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.
SPECTRUM AUCTION

z Day 1: Bids of `1.45
lakh crore received

z Day 2: Bids of `1.49
lakh crore received

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
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra reported 2,203
new COVID-19 cases
and three fatalities on
Thursday
, while its ac-
tive caseload is 13,665,
the state health de-
partment said.
With this, the state's
overall case tally
jumped to 80,41,522,
while the death toll rose
to 1,48,091, the depart-
ment said in a report.
Of the total number
of fresh cases, Pune cir-
cle registered the high-
est count of 732, fol-
lowed by Mumbai (518),
Nagpur (376), Nashik
(231), Akola (139), Latur
(80) Kolhapur (79) and
Aurangabad (48).
One fatality each was
recorded in Mumbai,
Kolhapur and Akola cir-
cles, it said.
So far, 78,79,766 pa-
tients have recuperated
from the infection, of
whom 2,478 recovered
in the last 24 hours.
As per the report, Ma-
harashtra has 13,665 ac-
tive COVID-19 cases, of
which the highest num-
ber of 4,454 are in Pune,
followed by 1,806 and
1,637 cases in Mumbai
and Nagpur district re-
spectively
.
The state's COVID-19
recovery rate is at
97.99%.
Maha logs 2,203 new
nCoV cases, 3 deaths
First India Bureau,
Pune: As many as 14
female students of
Siddheshwar Wom-
en’s Polytechnic in
Solapur district fell
ill due to suspected
food poisoning on
Wednesday, informed
a police official.
The students, alleg-
edly affected by food
poisoning are being
treated at a hospital in
the district.
According to the po-
lice, the students start-
ed vomiting after hav-
ing dinner at the hostel
mess.
“The other inmates
residing in the hostel
informed us about the
substandard food being
served to the students
here, and said that it
might be the possible
reason for food poison-
ing,” said an official of
Jodbhavi police station.
14 students fall
ill after having
hostel mess food
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Chief Min-
ister Eknath Shinde
on Thursday re-
viewed ongoing road
projects in the Mum-
bai Metropolitan Re-
gion (MMR) and di-
rected Mumbai Met-
ropolitan Region De-
velopment Authority
(MMRDA) to under-
take repair works on
a war footing and
speed up various
roadways projects.
A meeting chaired by
Shinde was attended by
Chief Secretary Manu-
kumar Srivastava, Bri-
hanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC)
Commissioner Iqbal
Singh Chahal, MMRDA
Commissioner SVR
Srinivas, Principal Sec-
retaryof UrbanDevelop-
ment Department Sonia
Sethi, Thane city Police
Commissioner Jai Jeet
Singh.Seniorofficialsof
Navi Mumbai, Thane,
Kalyan-Dombivali, Mi-
ra-Bhayander, Vasai-Vi-
rar municipal corpora-
tions, collectors and po-
lice SPs of Thane,
Raigad,Palghardistricts
were also present.
Addressing the gath-
ering, Shinde said, “The
presence of an interna-
tional airport, logistics
centres,keywarehouses,
and container truck ter-
minals has led to major
trafficcongestion.There
is a need to find an im-
mediatesolution.”Point-
ing out the effectiveness
of theVasai-VirarMulti-
modal Corridor, he add-
ed,“Itwillgreatlyreduce
traffic congestion in
Bhiwandi-Kalyan-Dom-
bivli-Ulhasnagar areas
of MMR, and will also
boost development in
this region.”
Similarly, road pro-
jects in Thane linking
Anand Nagar toll naka
to Saket Road, Kopri to
Patni Bridge, recon-
struction of Teen Hath
Baka, bridge linking
Thane to Bhiwandi,
Thane Coastal Road, Ai-
roli Tunnel to Katai
Naka Road need to be
completed speedily to
help reduce traffic con-
gestion, he added.
Shinde directed the
Public Works Depart-
ment to hand over the
Chinchoti to Anjur Pha-
ta Road project to MMR-
DA for speedy comple-
tion. “Other road pro-
jects linking Shil Phata
to Mankoli, Kalyan to
Bapgaon, Kalyan to Tit-
wala, Kalyan to Padgha,
and Titwala to Badlapur
will also cut traffic con-
gestion after these
projects are com-
pleted,” he said.
The CM also as-
signed construc-
tion of Vishwab-
harati Phat to
Bhinar-Wadapa
Road to MMR-
DA. “Road
widening
is essen-
tial in
the new district of Pal-
ghar to boost industry
in the district,” he as-
serted.
Shinde also reviewed
the Thane cluster
scheme project, and di-
rected that the land
belonging to In-
dustrial Train-
ing Institutes
(ITIs) in Wagle
Estate and Ko-
pri be trans-
ferred to
Thane Mu-
n i c i p a l
Corpora-
t i o n
(TMC).
CM Shinde orders speedy completion of MMR road projects
NO DILLY-DALLYING
BMC workers filling a pothole after rainfall in Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
Fresh Cases
2,203
New Fatalities
03
Active Cases
13,665
Total Cases
80,41,522
Death Toll
1,48,091
Recoveries
78,79,766
COVID-19 FIGURES
CRUCIAL READ
3 BURGLARS HELD FOR STEALING
JEWELLERY WORTH `7LAKH
‘HAR GHAR TIRANGA’: FLAG TO BE
HOISTED AT 3.88L HOUSES IN LATUR
Latur: Police officials in Latur on Wednesday
issued a statement regarding arrest of three
burglars in connection with a
burglary and have recovered
jewellery worth Rs7.26 lakh
stolen from the house. The
accused are residents of Au-
rad Shahajani under Nilanga
tehsil of Latur district. They targeted the house
of a trader in Aurad Shahajani, who had gone
out of town with his family on Saturday.
Latur: More than 3.88lakh houses are set to
adorn the national flag in Latur as a part of the
‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, to celebrate 75
years of India’s independ-
ence. Collector Prithviraj
BP chaired a review meet
for the campaign that
is slated to take place
from August 13 to 15.
Over 3,88,400 homes,
1,911 primary schools,
683 secondary schools,
2,721 anganwadis, 784
gram panchayats, around 300 government-run
health centres and 514 hospitals and clinics
will take part in the campaign, he said.
CM Yogi Adiyanath 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
decisions outstanding
achievements. Jagdeesh
Chandra also met Principal
Secretary to CM Sanjay
Prasad, ACS Home Awan-
ish Awasthi and ACS In-
formation 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 chan-
nel, were also present.
COURTESY MEET!
Ajit Pawar demands `75K/ha
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In a clear
assertion of his posi-
tion not only as Lead-
er of Opposition but
also the de facto head
of the Nationalist
Congress Party
(NCP), Ajit Pawar on
Thursday began a
tour of Maharash-
tra’s flood-affected
areas.
Demanding that the
government declare a
“wet drought” due to
extensive damage in
this belt, Pawar de-
manded compensation
of Rs75,000 per hectare
for farmers affected by
excessive rainfall and
substantial compensa-
tion to the 12 people
who lost their lives.
The NCP leader start-
ed his tour from Gad-
chiroli district, where
he visited the worst-hit
villages in Sironcha,
Bhamragad and Aheri
tehsils and interacted
with farmers and their
families.
Pawar said nearly 10
lakh hectares have been
affected in the state,
with Gadchiroli district
alone accounting for
25,000 hectares. He said
the government should
look at disbursing ap-
proximately Rs75,000
per hectare in compen-
sation to farmers as
crop damage is high. He
said even farm workers
lost out on their daily
wages after the district
administrationdeclared
a 10-day holiday due to
excessive rainfall.
He said the govern-
ment should seek funds
from the Centre to pro-
vide speedy financial
assistance to farmers.
He said Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde and
Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis had visited
some of these villages
but several farmers
complained that though
their applications were
taken, the panchana-
mas had not been done
nearly 10 days after
their visit.
Pawar slammed the
delay cabinet expan-
sion and the delay in
the Monsoon Session of
the state legislature.
“The CM said he and
the Dy CM are monitor-
ing the flood-affected
areas but there is a dif-
ference between doing
it from Mumbai, and
the Ministers and
Guardian Ministers ac-
tivating the local gov-
ernment machinery in
37 districts.”
Reacting to Pawar’s
comments, Dy CM Fad-
navis said, “Our Maha
Yuti government is not
like the Maha Vikas
Aghadi government.
Whenever the natural
disaster struck, they
(MVA) kept waiting for
funds from the Centre
and did not disburse
compensation for seven-
eight months. The CM
and I have reviewed the
situation on Wednesday
and 100% panchanamas
will be completed with-
in a week. We will send
a proposal for Central
funds, but we will dis-
burse adequate compen-
sation from available
state funds without
waiting for the Centre’s
response.”
COMPENSATION FOR FARMERS
Urges state
govt not to
delay cabinet
expansion,
Monsoon
Session of
legislature
NDRF personnel conduct rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Gadchiroli earlier this month.
Farmers in the district have been badly affected by the excessive rainfall. —PHOTO BY ANI
MAJOR DAMAGE
The greatest asset a human has
are ideas and they are
powerful as in they are free
from gender, class or any other bias.
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CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

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MUMBAI, 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.”
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—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
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I
t was previously reported
that Tiger Shroff and Disha
Patani have parted ways but
chosen to stay cordial. Re-
cently, while talking to a news
publication, Tiger’s father and
actor Jackie Shroff spoke about
the relationship between Tiger
and Disha, stating, “They (Tiger
and Disha) have always been
friendsandarestillfriends.Ihave
seen them go out together. Not
that I keep track of my son’s love
life (laughs). That’s the last thing
I want to do, like infringe on their
privacy
. But I feel that they are
thick buddies. They spend
time with each other be-
sides work.” He further
added, “See, it is up to
them whether they are
together or not, whether
theyarecompatible(with
each other) or not. It is
their love story, like
me and my wife
(Ayesha) have
our love
story
.”
T
he Russo Brothers
have always shown
how much they are
influenced by Bolly-
wood and Indian culture.
During a fun interview
session, the director duo
was asked whom they
wouldchooseasthenew
Captain Marvel, Pri-
yanka Chopra or Deepi-
ka Padukone. Although
many would have faced a
dilemma in choosing be-
tween two of the most beauti-
ful leading ladies of Bollywood,
the brothers did not skip a beat
before answering with Priyan-
ka’s name. They chirped,
“We have to pick Priyanka.
(We are) Huge fans, big
fans. We are very good
friends. We are work-
ing on a project. We
are producing a show,
Citadel.”
J
anhvi Kapoor is a true
GenZ actor who knows how
to engage the audience on
social media. Imitating a
dialogue from the very famous se-
rial, Naagin 6, Janhvi had the
spot-on impression of Tejass-
wi Prakash, the serial’s lead-
ing lady. Janhvi could be seen
on the verge of gorging a
tasty strawberry from a jar
at midnight when she is
caught by her friend. As a
voiceover from Naagin 6
says, “Tum raat ko walk kar
rahi ho?”, Janhvi immedi-
ately dons her actress cape
as she goes on to lip sync to
a very bad American accent
saying, “Listen! Jab walk
karte hai tab time nahi
dekhte. Aur jab time
dekhke kabhi walk
nahi karte. Kyuki koi
agar dekhte hai toh
humara figure dekhte
hai. Aur main apna fig-
ure maintain karte hai.”
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
S
hah Rukh Khan is on a roll as the actor has
several shoots lined up one after the other.
Currently, the actor is seen on the streets of
London where he is shooting for Atlee’s
Jawan and Rajkumar Hirani’s Pathaan. Now, pho-
tos from the sets of Dunki have been leaked online
that showcase Taapsee Pannu and SRK. Taken from
afar, the image
showed Taapsee in
a pink top, blue
jeans and scarf
while carrying a
huge backpack on
her shoulders.
Meanwhile, SRK
can be seen
crouching down
on one knee
as his red
j a c k e t
stands out
in the image. The duo will be seen together
for the first time in this Rajkumar Hirani
directorial. The photo was shared by one of
Shah Rukh Khan’s many fan pages with the cap-
tion, “EXCLUSIVE: Look from #Dunki king of
bollywood #ShahRukhKhan #SRK #SRK #SRK-
ians #Pathaan #PathaanTeaser #Jawaan.”
hanush is cre-
ating quite a
storm in the
industry with
his Hollywood
stint in the
Russo Broth-
ers’ The Gray Man.
The actor has al-
ready made a
name for himself
in the Indian film
industry with some of
the most famous and
critically acclaimed
projects in his kitty
. As
the actor soars high,
here is a throwback to
five of the most memo-
rable performances of
his film career:
KAADHAL KONDEIN (2003)
Dhanush took on the
gutsy role of a mental-
ly-disturbed youth at
the very beginning of
his career. Kaadhal
Kondein marked the
second film in his ca-
reer and went on to be-
come his first critically
and commercially ac-
claimed movie. It also
won him the first nom-
ination for the Film-
fare Best Actor award.
Dhanush plays a grey
character, Vinodh, a
mentally and physi-
cally tortured child
who grows up to
become a psycho-
path as he falls in
love with a girl.
AADUKALAM (2011)
Aadukalam is one of
the milestone films
for Dhanush who won
him the first Filmfare
Best Actor award and
his first National
Film Award for it. The
actor then went on to
win several accolades.
Aadukalam saw him
play Karuppu, an am-
ateur rooster fighter
who goes on to be-
come a well-known
prodigy of the game,
surpassing his men-
tor. What ensues then
is a game of jealousy
and betrayal.
RAANJHANAA (2013)
Raanjhanaa was
Dhanush’s debut in
Hindi cinema after a
successful career in
the South. It gained
him critical praise and
also went on to become
a hit. Raanjhanaa
paired him opposite
Sonam Kapoor and saw
him turn into Kundan,
a boy from the streets
of Varanasi, who falls
in love with a Muslim
girl, Zoya and goes on
to pursue her despite
her being in love with
Akram, a city boy.
Though not a conven-
tional love story, the
film gave Dhanush a
chance to portray his
classic lover boy role
and also offer more to
the audience. It gar-
nered him the Hindi
Filmfare Best Debut
Male award.
VADA CHENNAI (2018)
Vada Chennai is
Dhanush’s one of the
most highly acclaimed
films which also gave
him another Filmfare
Best Actor award. The
actor played a genius
carrom player who un-
willingly gets engulfed
in a gang rivalry
. It was
applauded as the best
gangster thriller that
one can be looking for
and also marked his
last Filmfare till the
next one comes in the
coming years.
ASURAN (2019)
Asuran, another
highly acclaimed
film of
D h a n u s h ,
showed him
portray a
Dalit man
and his
f i g h t
against
the in-
justice
caused
by the
u p p e r
castes. The
film won Dhanush high
praises from everyone
as he delivered one of
the most jarring per-
formances of his ca-
reer. Asuran went on to
become Dhanush’s
second film which
gave him the Na-
tional Film Award
for Best Actor.
D
ASHISH TIWARI
cityfirst.mumbai@firstindia.co.in
DHANUSH’S MOST
MEMORABLE FILMS
JANHVI IMITATES
SESH NAAGIN
K
areena Kapoor Khan has always
been a regular guest on the Koffee
couch throughout its seasons. The
actress and KJo are best friends for
the longest time and have even worked on
several projects together. Fans can finally
rejoice now as the actress has hinted
that she will finally appear on Koffee
With Karan! Kareena posted a slew
of images on her Instagram
with the caption, “I like my
Koffee black ” She looked
sexy as ever in all-black at-
tire. The actress chose to
go all boss lady with a
black bralette, black pants
and a black jacket. Fans
rushed to the comments section
with several stating that black suits
on the actress. One wrote, “And we like
u in black ” while another commented,
“You are gorgeous.”
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