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Gandhi’s pics removed from offices, now from
currency notes? BJP, Cong ask AAP in Gujarat
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Amid a
row over Arvind Kejri-
wal’s appeal for print-
ing images of Hindu
deities on currency
notes, the BJP and the
opposition Congress in
Gujarat on Friday criti-
cised the Aam Aadmi
Party for removing Ma-
hatma Gandhi’s photos
from government offic-
es in Punjab, where the
AAP is in power.
The Bhagwant Mann
government has in-
stalled images of Bha-
gat Singh and Babasa-
heb Ambedkar in
government offices.
“The AAP has re-
moved Gandhiji’s pho-
tos from the Punjab
Chief Minister’s Office
as well as from all gov-
ernment offices after
coming to power. People
need to remain cautious
to make sure the AAP
does not remove Gan-
dhiji’s photos from cur-
rency notes too,” Guja-
rat BJP president CR
Paatil said.
Kejriwal and Bhag-
want Mann were in
Panchmahal district of
Gujarat on Friday to ad-
dress a rally ahead of
the Assembly polls.
Rajasthan Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot, who
has been appointed sen-
ior observer for Gujarat
polls by the Congress,
also slammed the AAP
over the removal of Ma-
hatma Gandhi’s images
from offices in Punjab.
“Gujarat is the land
of Mahatma Gandhi.
He is revered by people
around the world. But,
the AAP has removed
Gandhiji’s photos from
government offices in
Punjab. The people of
Gujarat need to drive
them out,” Gehlot said.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann at his office. —FILE PHOTO
AAP’S LAKSHMI-GANESH MOVE
AUTO-RICKSHAW, TAXI
FARES HIKED IN DELHI
New Delhi: The Delhi
government has approved
a hike in auto-rickshaw and
taxi fares in view of rising
CNG prices. The meter down
charge (minimum fare) for the
initial 1.5 kilometre for auto-
rickshaws has been increased
from Rs 25 to Rs 30, while the
per kilometre charge has been
hiked from Rs 9.50 to Rs 11.
For taxis, the per kilometre
charge has been hiked from
Rs 14 to Rs 17 for non-AC
vehicles and from Rs 16 to Rs
20 for AC vehicles.
LG ANNOUNCES ‘DRY
DAY’ ON CHHATH
New Delhi: For the first time,
‘Chhath’ will be a dry day in
Delhi with all liquor shops
shut. After receiving a request
from BJP in this regard, LG
VK Saxena using his special
powers on Friday declared
‘dry day’ on the occasion of
Chhath, which is on Sunday,
Oct 30. Also, in a letter sent
to Kejriwal on Friday, the
LG expressed concern over
pollution and foam in the
Yamuna. “The issue regarding
foam and pollution in Yamuna
is of grave concern and if left
unattended may prove to be
injurious to devotees,” Saxena
wrote in his letter.
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AZAM KHAN
DISQUALIFIED
FROM UP
ASSEMBLY
HOST NO EVENT WITHOUT POLICE PERMISSION: DU
New Delhi: Days after outsiders intruded at a Diwali fest in Miranda House,
the Delhi University on Friday issued guidelines to its colleges, asking them
not to host any event without police permission and that entry should be
allowed only after the registration for the event.
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was
disqualified from the UP Assembly on Friday, a day after a
court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech
case. The Assembly Secretariat has now declared the
Rampur Sadar Assembly seat as vacant.
SPARKS FLY IN
INDIGO PLANE
AT DELHI
AIRPORT
New Delhi: An IndiGo plane declared emergency at the
Delhi airport on Friday after one of its engines caught fire
at the time of taxiing. The Bengaluru-bound A320 aircraft
had more than 180 people on board. A video on Twitter
showed sparks flying at the time of taxiing at the airport.
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Narayanpet: Amid the
MLA poaching contro-
versy, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi has hit
out at the Telangana
Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
and the BJP stating that
both parties are two
sides of the same coin
and are against demo-
cratic values and in-
dulge in politics of
money
. He accused both
the TRS and BJP of
horse-trading and top-
pling governments. “I
would like to say clearly
here that, for us, BJP
and TRS are the same.
TRS helps BJP in Delhi
and BJP helps TRS in
Telangana. Both parties
are against democracy
and indulge in the poli-
tics of money. They do
money politics by buy-
ing MLAs and both par-
ties work to topple the
government,” the Con-
gress leader said.
Rahul Gandhi started
the march on Friday
from Yeligandla in
Narayanpet district of
Telangana and Friday
was the third day of the
yatra in the state. The
yatra halted at Maha-
bubnagar on Friday.
The Yatra which began
on September 7 from
Kanniyakumari will
cover a further distance
of 2,355 km in its 3,570-
km march.The Andhra
Pradesh leg of the
Bharat Jodo Yatra con-
cluded on October 21.
The Bharat Jodo
Yatra was launched on
September 7, 2022, and
will cover as many as 12
states.The Yatra started
from Kanyakumari and
will end in Kashmir nex
year by covering 25 km
every day
. More on P6
Ladakh: Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh on
Friday said the Centre’s
aim is to ensure the pro-
gress of far-flung areas
to fulfil the security
needs of the country
.
He inaugurated 75 in-
frastructure projects
spread across six States
and two UTs, during his
visit to Ladakh. These
projects have been built
by the Border Roads Or-
ganisation (BRO). He
also inaugurated the
Shyok Setu at Leh.
After inaugurating
theprojects,Singhinter-
acted with the locals.
“The people living in
border areas are our
strategic assets. Infra-
structure is being rap-
idly developed in border
areas. We cannot say
enough in praise for
BRO for the work they
havedonehere,”hesaid.
‘CHINTAN SHIVIR’ FOR A BETTER LAW AND ORDER
‘Take inspiration from each
other for India’s betterment’
Surajkund: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Friday ad-
vised all the States and
the Union Territories to
learn and take inspira-
tion from each other
and work for the better-
ment of the country
.
Addressing the gath-
ering through video
conferencing at the con-
cluding session of the
two-day ‘Chintan Shivir
of Home Ministers’ of
all states that started on
Thursday, the PM said
that the event is a prime
example of “coopera-
tive federalism”.
He said, “even though
law and order are the re-
sponsibilityof thestates
as per the constitution,
they are equally related
to the unity and integri-
ty of the country
.”
He said that during
the Amrit Kaal, an Am-
rit generation will
emerge carrying the es-
sence of the ‘Panch
Pran’– advance with
greater conviction.
More on P6
In past few years, all
governments have
acted responsibly
to demolish ground
network of terror.
We need to handle
it by combining our
forces. We will have
to defeat all forms
of Naxalism - be
it gun-totting or
pen-wielding, we will
have to find a solu-
tion for all of them.
It’s 5G era, we have
to be 10 steps ahead
of crime world,”
PM Modi calls for
smart law and order
system
Be smart, formulate
‘common technol-
ogy’ to check crime,
improve policing
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
PM MOOTS IDEA OF “ONE NATION, ONE UNIFORM” FOR POLICE
PM Modi said the identity of the police force across the country should be identical. Address-
ing the Chintan Shivi, he floated the idea of ‘one nation, one uniform’ for police’. Modi said
he wasn’t forcing the idea on any state but the ministers must give it a thought. He thought this
could happen over a long time. Elaborating on his idea, he said this would help manufactur-
ers to make a quality product due to the large scale involved and it would also give the law
enforcement personnel a common identity so that they can be identified in all states.
PM Narendra Modi addresses the Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of the expansion of ArcelorMittal Nippon
Steel (AM/NS) integrated facility at Hazira, in Gujarat, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Narayanpet district, on Friday.
TRS, BJP two sides of same
coin: RaGa in Telangana
People living in border areas are
India’s strategic assets:Rajnath
90 days,`1.80 lakh crore lost!
Maharashtra’s‘Maha-crisis’!
Kartikey Dev Singh
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra govt has come
under fire following the
Centre’s announcement
that Tata-Airbus C-295
transport aircraft pro-
ject would be set up in
Gujarat, with the Oppo-
sition seeking to know
why the project that was
supposed to come up in
Maharashtra went to
the neighbouring state.
The project wasn’t
the only one which has
moved out of state rath-
er in approximately 90
days, total investment
of a whopping 1.80 lakh
crore rupees through
four mega projects and
other smaller projects,
has slipped out of the
BJP-Sena ruled state.
Does this ED (Eknath Shinde-Devendra
Fadnavis) government belong to Maharashtra
or Gujarat? This government claimed that the
Vedanta-Foxconn project went to Gujarat due to the
earlier MVA government. Now because of whom did this
project (Tata Airbus) go to Gujarat?
—Ambadas Danve, LoP, Maha Legislative Council
We can see
industrial-
ists do not
have confidence in
this ‘khoke sarkar’
(govt formed out of
bribery worth crores
of rupees) and that is
why every investment
which was supposed
to come to Maharash-
tra is now moving to
other states.
—Aditya Thackeray,
former minister
CM Shinde had clearly said that the Tata Air-
bus project to build C-295 military transport
aircraft will come to Nagpur after Vedanta-
Foxconn exited. But the false role of Eknath Shinde has
now come to the fore. BJP has made Shinde the chief
minister only to transfer mega projects from Maharash-
tra to Gujarat. Eknath Shinde should also resign like Liz
Truss. —Mahesh Cheche, Spokesperson, NCP
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurating Class 70 Shyok
Setu, on D-S-DBO Road in Ladakh on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Defence
Minister
Rajnath Singh
during an event
organised by
BRO for the
inauguration
of 75 BRO
infrastructure
projects in
Ladakh, on
Friday.
INDIAN CEO AGRAWAL SHOWN DOOR?
Parag Agrawal, 38, was appointed Twitter CEO in Novem-
ber last year after the social media site’s co-founder Jack
Dorsey had stepped down. An IIT Bombay
and Stanford alumnus, Agrawal had joined
Twitter over a decade ago when there were
fewer than 1,000 employees at the company.
“Agrawal, who was appointed Twitter’s chief
executive last year, had clashed” with Musk
“publicly and privately in recent months about the takeover,”
the NYT report said.
‘The bird is freed’,says Elon
Musk as he acquires Twitter
New York: “The bird is
freed,” billionaire Elon
Musk tweeted on Friday
after completing the
whopping USD 44 bil-
lion takeover of Twitter
and firing the social me-
dia giant’s four top ex-
ecutives, including CEO
Parag Agrawal and le-
gal executive Vijaya
Gadde. The Twitter ex-
ecutives who were fired
include Agrawal, Gad-
de, Chief Financial Of-
ficer Ned Segal and
General Counsel Sean
Edgett. Musk had closed
the deal to buy Twitter
on Thursday
.

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NEW DELHI | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022
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New Delhi (PTI): JNU
student Sharjeel Imam
on Friday urged the
Delhi High Court to de-
fer by six weeks his bail
hearing in a case relat-
ed to the 2020 riots here,
saying he was seeking
further legal advice
following the court's
observations on him
while denying bail to
co-accused Umar
Khalid.
Imam in his ad-
journment application
said the court made
certain observations
without hearing his
case which made it in-
cumbent upon him to
seek further legal ad-
vice and to explore the
possibility of legal
remedy before the pre-
sent appeal is heard.
His case, registered
under anti-terror law
Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act
(UAPA), is related to
the northeast Delhi ri-
ots that left 53 people
dead and over 700 in-
jured. The violence had
erupted during pro-
tests against the Citi-
zenship (Amendment)
Act and the National
Register of Citizens.
A bench of justices
Siddharth Mridul and
Rajnish Bhatnagar list-
ed on December 16
Imam's appeal chal-
lenging a trial court
refusing to grant him
bail while expressing
its displeasure with re-
spect to the submis-
sions made in the appli-
cation.
To say that you are
seeking legal advice in
another matter cannot
be a ground. It cannot
be done in this manner.
You can ask for an ad-
journment simplicitor
and we may consider
but do not make legal
arguments and then
ask us to adjourn a
matter. Don't put all
this on record, the
high court said.
At the specific re-
quest of the counsel for
the appellant (Imam),
list after six weeks on
December 16, it or-
dered.
The court also listed
for hearing on Novem-
ber 18 bail pleas by
other co-accused in the
matter, including
Khalid Saifi and Meer-
an Haider.
While refusing to
grant bail to former
JNU student leader
Khalid in the case on
October 18, the court
had observed that
Imam arguably was at
the head of the conspir-
acy and there existed a
string of commonality
running amongst all
the co-accused.
Imam, Khalid and
several others have
been booked under the
UAPA and provisions
of the Indian Penal
Code (IPC) for allegedly
being the master-
minds of the February
2020 riots.
On April 11, Special
Judge Amitabh Rawat
denied relief to Imam
who has been charged
under various sections
of the IPC and the
UAPA.
In his appeal, Imam
has submitted that he
is a final year Ph.D. stu-
dent having no prior
criminal antecedents
and the trial court
failed to appreciate
that the entire investi-
gation is faulty and
that there is no connec-
tion between his
speeches and the inci-
dents of violence.
Ghaziabad (PTI): A
man accused of killing
the son of a former Del-
hi Police officer follow-
ing an altercation over
parking here has been
arrested, officials said
on Friday
.
Chiranjivi Sharma
alias Kaloo Pandit has
revealed the names of
his two accomplices and
efforts are on to trace
them, they said. Thirty-
five-year-old Varun, son
of a retired assistant
sub-inspector of the
Delhi Police and resi-
dent of Jawli village in
the Teela Mor area, was
battered to death with
bricks by the assailants
after a squabble over car
parking near a roadside
eatery on October 25.
Teela Mor police ar-
rested Sharma, hailing
from Rajpur village,
from Karan Gate area
on the basis of CCTV
footage and a video of
the incident that had
gone viral on social me-
dia, officials said.
Sharma had fled the
scene of the crime in a
carthathelaterdumped
at Farukh Nagar, they
said.SeniorSuperinten-
dent of Police (SSP) Mu-
niraj G said when police
took Sharma to the spot
to recover the car, he
tried to escape after
snatching the service
revolver of sub-inspec-
tor Subhash and firing
at the cops.
The police team re-
taliated and Sharma
sustained a bullet inju-
ry in his right leg. He
was taken to the district
government hospital for
treatment, the SSP said.
Sharma has several
criminal cases regis-
tered against him, the
officer added.
According to police,
Varun, along with his
two friends, had gone to
the eatery for dinner
and parked his car near
another vehicle, the
door of which could not
open due to it.
This led to the alter-
cation during which
Varun was allegedly at-
tacked with bricks by
the assailants.
One arrested for killing former police officer’s son in Ghaziabad
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35-yr-old Varun,
son of a retired
assistant SI, was
battered to
death with
bricks by the
assailants after
a squabble over
car parking on
October 25
FATHER SAYS
‘Defer bail hearing by six weeks’
Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi HC
he is seeking further legal
advice before present appeal is heard
Imam, Khalid others booked
under the UAPA for allegedly being
the ‘masterminds’ of the Delhi riots
Imam submitted in his appeal
that trial court failed to appreciate
that the entire investigation is faulty
1 2 3
The court also
listed for hearing
on November 18
bail pleas by
other co-accused
in the matter,
including Khalid
Saifi and Meeran
Haider
New Delhi (ANI):
Taking note of a Su-
premeCourtorderask-
ing it to promptly hear
such matters, the Delhi
High Court on Friday
requested its division
bench to decide at an
“early date” petitions
concerning incidents
of violence in Jamia
Millia Islamia in De-
cember 2019 following
student protests
against the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice Satish
Chandra Sharma sent
the batch of petitions,
which have alleged the
use of ruthless and ex-
cessive force by the po-
lice and paramilitary
forces on students, to
the division bench
headed by Justice Sid-
dharth Mridul and di-
rected that it be listed
for hearing on Novem-
ber 29 along with pleas
concerning the riots of
February 2020.
“List all matters be-
fore Division Bench
(DB) II .on November
29.TheDBisrequested
to decide the matter at
an early date as direct-
ed by the Supreme
Court,” the bench, also
comprising Justice
Subramonium Prasad,
said. The petitions
seek directions for set-
ting up a SIT, Commis-
sionof Inquiry(CoI)or
a fact finding commit-
tee, medical treatment,
compensation and in-
terim protection from
arrest for the students
and registration of
FIRsagainsttheerring
police officers.
The police had ear-
lier opposed the plea
for setting up of a SIT
or a CoI to look into the
incidents of violence,
saying it would
“amount to supplant-
ing the law”.The peti-
tioners before the
court are lawyers, stu-
dentsof JMI,residents
of Okhla in south Del-
hi, where the univer-
sity is located, and the
Imam of the Jama
Masjid mosque oppo-
site Parliament House.
Decideat‘early
date’pleason
Jamiaviolence:HC
Police action on students near Jamia campus. —FILE PHOTO
TIME SOUGHT
New Delhi (PTI): The
Delhi High Court on Fri-
day listed for hearing on
January 17 a PIL raising
objection to the appoint-
ment at various govern-
ment posts of persons
holding important posi-
tionsinpoliticalparties.
Remarking that there
are better issues, a
bench headed by CJ Sat-
ish Chandra Sharma
asked the petitioner,
lawyer Sonali Tiwary
, to
dosomemoreresearch
in the meantime. There
are better issues... Peo-
ple are not getting jobs,
said the bench also com-
prising Justice Subra-
monium Prasad.
Senior advocate San-
joy Ghose contended
that persons belonging
to parties should not be
appointed as public
servants at government
posts while they contin-
ue to hold important
posts at the party
.
Citing the example of
BJP spokesperson Sam-
bit Patra, who is chair-
man of India Tourism
Department Corpora-
tion,andBJPParliamen-
tary Board member
Iqbal Singh Lalpura,
who is chairperson of
National Minorities
Commission, the peti-
tioner contended that
those occupying “such
venerated offices are ex-
pected to maintain neu-
trality”. The plea also
referred to AAP spokes-
person Jasmine Shah
being vice-chairman of
Delhi’sDialogueandDe-
velopmentCommission.
HC lists on January 17 plea against
political persons holding govt posts
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi University will an-
nounce the second round of the seat alloca-
tion list for admission to undergraduate pro-
grammes on Sunday,
varsity officials said.
The allotted seats
for candidates in the
second round will be
open for two days till
November 1, the university said.
As many as 59,100 candidates secured ad-
mission in Delhi University’s first round of
seat allocations. Following the conclusion
of the first round of allocation, the univer-
sity displayed vacant seats for the second
round.
The candidates were given two days win-
dow to opt for an upgrade and reorder their
preferences. Nearly 60 per cent of them have
opted for an upgrade to their higher
‘programme+college combination’ prefer-
ence, a varsity official said Thursday.
DU 2nd round seat
allocation tomorrow
New Delhi (ANI): The
Patiala House Court on
Friday extended the
3-day police remand of
gangster Deepak Tinu.
The Delhi Police's Spe-
cial Cell arrested Tinu
last week, who escaped
from Punjab police cus-
tody on October 1, from
Rajasthan.
Tinu was produced
through video confer-
encing before the Chief
Metropolitan Magis-
trate of Patiala House
Court after the end of
seven days remand
granted last week. The
Court meanwhile also
refused to send Deepak
Tinu to transit remand
to Punjab at this stage.
The transit remand was
moved by Punjab Police.
Gangster Tinu, a
member of Lawrence
Bishnoi gang had re-
cently escaped from the
custody of Punjab's
Mansa Police and was
later arrested from a vil-
lage in Ajmer.
Moose Wala murder: Police
remand of Tinu extended New Delhi (PTI) The
Delhi High Court has
restrained the makers
of NIC Natural Ice
Creams from using
marks Natural’ or Natu-
rals’ in its products.
The HC passed the
interm order sayng that
the plaintiffs, who are
the makers of Natural’
icecreamhavemadeout
a prima facie case for
grant of an ex-parte in-
junction. “Balance of
convenience also lies in
favour of the plaintiffs
and in case an ex-parte
injunction is not grant-
ed, plaintiffs are likely
to suffer irreparable
loss,” Justice Jyoti Sin-
gh said. The court said
makers are restrained
from using plaintiff Sid-
dhant Ice Creams LLP’s
marks Natural’, Natu-
rals’ or NIC Natural Ice
Creams’ and NIC’, in
any form, including any
marks identical or de-
ceptively similar to
packaging of their
products.
HC restrains NIC ice creams
from using ‘Natural’ trademark
New Delhi (ANI): The Delhi High Court on
Friday issued a notice to the central govern-
ment and other respondents on a plea moved
by the Delhi Congress President Chaudhary
Anil Kumar challenging the notification is-
suedinregardtothedelimitationof municipal
wards in Delhi.
The bench of Justice SC Sharma and Justice
Subramonium Prasad on Friday sought re-
sponses from the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Delimitation Committee and the Government
of NCT Delhi and fixed the hearing for Decem-
ber 14. Advocate Salman Khurshid appeared
for the petitioner and submitted that he made
a representation, the decision was taken but he
doesn't know which issues were dealt with and
which weren't. The petition said the notifica-
tion of October 17 by the Centre was issued in
an arbitrary manner.
Sambit Patra Jasmine Shah
Deepak Tinu
WEEK’S REMAND
Notice to Centre on Cong
challenge to delimitation
Balance of con-
venience also
lies in favour
of the plaintiffs and in
case an ex-parte in-
junction is not granted,
plaintiffs are likely to
suffer irreparable loss.
—Justice Jyoti Singh,
High Court Judge
Advocate Sanjoy Ghose, appearing for the
petitioner, lawyer Sonali Tiwary, contended that
those occupying “such venerated offices are
expected to maintain neutrality and be impartial”

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New Delhi (ANI):
Commission for Air
Quality Management in
NCR and adjoining ar-
eas has intensified its
efforts to ensure en-
forcement and compli-
ance with its directions
after the air quality of
the national capital
plunged to the “severe”
category on Friday
.
The capital witnessed
a drop to the severe cat-
egory for the first time
this season due to poor
dispersion of pollut-
ants owing to weak
winds, according to the
Central Pollution Con-
trol Board (CPCB). The
forecast of the average
Air Quality Index (AQI)
of Delhi is likely to be
in the “Poor” and “Very
Poor” categories given
the unfavourable cli-
matic and meteorologi-
cal conditions that gen-
erally prevail in the
NCR during winters
and the occurrence of
farm fires.
Environmentalist
Vimlendu Jha said Se-
vere category AQI is
very dangerous and it
affects even healthy
people and seriously
impacts those with ex-
isting diseases.
“In such circum-
stances, schools should
be closed and outdoor
movement should be
prohibited because se-
vere category AQI im-
pacts all aspects of
life,” Jha said.
As per the Ministry
of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change,
the commission has
been informing and
sensitizing all stake-
holders (industrial
houses, commercial es-
tablishments, construc-
tion agencies, State
Govt. / GNCTD agen-
cies, ULBs in NCR and
the public at large)
about the preventive,
mitigative and restric-
tive actions required to
be taken under the
Graded Response Ac-
tion Plan (GRAP).
Stage-I and Stage-II of
the revised Graded Re-
sponse Action Plan
(GRAP) were invoked by
the Commission on Oc-
tober 5 and October 19
respectively
.
“Besides GRAP and a
comprehensive “Policy
to curb air pollution in
NCR”, various statutory
directions, advisories
and orders including
have been issued by the
Commission from time
to time for appropriate
measures by various
agencies concerned,”
the Ministry said.
Commission for Air Quality Mgmt calls for collective action
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The Commission
has issued
closure
directions to 45
coal-based
industrial units in
Rajasthan, while
9 in Haryana and
23 in UP have
been closed
The Commis-
sion in associ-
ation with
State Governments
has launched a drive
for shifting all indus-
tries in NCR to cleaner
fuels .
—Official statement
MoEF Climate Change
First India Bureau
Morva Hadaf (Guja-
rat): Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal
on Friday defended his
demand for printing
pictures of Lord Gane-
sha and Goddess Lax-
mi on Indian currency
notes, saying, “130
crore Indians want the
pictures of the dieties
printed on the notes.
Speaking at a rally
here in Panchamahal
district (Gujarat) on
Friday, the CM added,
“If there is a picture
of Ganesh and Laksh-
mi ji on a note, the
country will progress.
I am not saying that
the country will make
progress only by print-
ing their pictures, we
will also work hard.
People of the country
will work hard. We
will devise the right
policies,” he said.
“But however hard
you may work, unless
you get the blessings of
the Almighty, hard
work does not suc-
ceed.....This is why I
said there should be
pictures of Ganesh and
Lakshmi ji (on curren-
cy notes),” the AAP
leader added.
Both the BJP and
Congress were abus-
ing him after he made
the demand, he said.
“I want to tell both
the BJP and the Con-
gress that 130 crore peo-
ple of the country want
the pictures of Ganesh
and Lakshmi on the
currency notes,” the
AAP leader said.
The Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party (BJP) has de-
scribed Kejriwal's de-
mand as an unsuccess-
ful attempt to hide the
anti-Hindu face of his
party during Gujarat
and Himachal Pradesh
elections.
Kejriwal on Friday
also said that the first
thing his party's gov-
ernment will do in Gu-
jarat is to end corrup-
tion, like it did in Delhi
and Punjab.
The ill-gotten wealth
of corrupt MLAs and
ministers will be recov-
ered, he said.
“No chief minister
or MLA will steal. And
if he does, he will go to
jail....Even my son or
my brother will go to
jail if they steal,” the
Delhi CM said at the
rally. Talking about in-
flation, he said he will
help people like a fami-
ly member.
“Gujarat has the
highest inflation in the
country. I will first rid
you of inflation. After
March 1, you will not be
required to pay elec-
tricity bills. I will do it
for you,” Kejriwal said.
‘130 cr Indians want Laxmi,
Ganesh pics on currency’
n Blessings of
Almighty must
for success: CM
n It is a ploy to
hide AAP’s anti-
Hindu face: BJP
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita Kejriwal with
idols of Ganesh and Laxmi. —FILE PHOTO
Ballia (PTI): Samajwadi Party leader Swa-
mi Prasad Maurya has accused Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Ke-
jriwal of champion-
ing RSS and BJP
agenda by his advo-
cating of gods' pic-
tures on Indian bank-
notes.
Speaking to media
on the sidelines of a
programme of Kushwaha Samaj at the dis-
trict headquarters on Thursday night, Mau-
rya said, Arvind Kejriwal neither has knowl-
edge of the Indian Constitution, nor does he
know how to respect the secular Indian Con-
stitution. Kejriwal's complicity with BJP and
RSS has become clear.
Kejriwal is speaking only what the RSS is
getting him to speak. He is using the language
similar to that of BJP's and RSS', good sense
should prevail on him, Maurya said, adding,
Kejriwal can do anything in his greed for
votes.
Maurya said that there are 34 crore deities
in the country and even if the government
puts two pictures on the currency notes, what
would happen to the other deities.
What will happen to other religious lead-
ers in the country? he also asked.
I am not saying that the country will
make progress only by printing their pic-
tures; we will also work hard.
—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
Kejriwal speaking
RSS language: SP
leader Maurya
AAP on Friday
slammed the BJP lead-
ers for their conduct
with Delhi Jal Board
(DJB) officials, who in a
video were seen being
rebuked by them for us-
ing some chemical to
defoam Yamuna, and al-
leged that the party was
obstructing Chhath
preparations.
The Aam Aadmi Par-
ty also alleged that the
BJP leaders were stop-
ping Chhath Puja prep-
arations. The accusa-
tion came after BJP MP
fromwestDelhiParvesh
Verma and saffron par-
ty leader Tajinder Pal
Singh Bagga visited Ka-
lindi Kunj ghat of Ya-
munatoshowtheriver's
polluted water.
The DJB officials
were spraying defoam-
er chemical in the river
ahead of Chhath Puja at
the time of saffron par-
ty leaders' visit.
Delhi government is
preparing for Chhath
Puja and BJP leaders
are stopping work and
misbehaving (with offi-
cials). BJP wants
Purvanchali brothers to
suffer and festival to get
spoiled, AAP's national
spokesperson Saurabh
Bharadwaj said.
BJP obstructing Chhath,
saysAAPafterlawmaker’s
outburst at DJB official
BJP MPs Parvesh Verma and Manoj Tiwari and others inspecting the Yamuna on Friday.
‘AAP LIED ON RED LIGHT ON, GAADI OFF’
AAP leaders protest ‘garbage
mismanagement’ by MCD
New Delhi (PTI): Aam
Aadmi Party leaders
staged protests in sev-
eral constituencies of
the national capital on
Friday against garbage
mismanagement in the
city by the Municipal
Corporation of Delhi
(MCD).
The leaders and the
party workers gathered
with placards in their
constituencies and
raised slogans against
the BJP
.
Staging protest near
Govindpuri metro sta-
tion, Kalkaji MLA Ati-
shi alleged MCD has
turned the entire city
intoadumpingground
and the BJP will come
up with 16 more landfill
sites across the city
.
The BJP has formed
a mountain of garbage
just at the main en-
trance of Kalkaji. This
place will soon start
turning into a landfill
site. The BJP-led MCD
has turned entire Delhi
into a dumping ground
and they will come up
with such landfill sites
in 16 other places in the
city
, she said.
Portesting near a pile
of garbage in Tilak Na-
gar, MLA Jarnail Singh
said the BJP has to be
removed from the
MCDforthemountains
of garbage to be re-
moved from the city
.
CM Kejriwal with DyCM Sisodia at Ghazipur landfill site.—FILE PHOTO
NO NEW LANDFILL SITES, MCD CLARIFIES
New Delhi(PTI): Near-
ly 30 per cent of the elec-
tricity consumers and
subsidy beneficiaries
are yet to apply for the
power subsidy even as
the last date of applica-
tion, October 31, inches
closer, government offi-
cials said on Friday
.
According to officials,
over 33 lakh electricity
consumers have so far
applied for the power
subsidy in the national
capital.
CM Kejriwal had last
month announced Octo-
ber 31 as the deadline to
apply for power subsidy
for the month.
He had said that those
who do not apply will
have to pay their non-
subsidised bills but can
applynextmonth.There
are 58 lakh domestic
power consumers in
Delhi, of whom 47 lakh
avail of the subsidy
. Of-
ficials said 13.85 lakh
consumers are yet to ap-
ply
. “This means around
29.47percentof electric-
ity consumers availing
of subsidy
, are yet to ap-
ply for it. The last date is
October 31, an official
said.
People can give a
missed call or send a
WhatsApp message on
7011-3111-11tooptforthe
subsidy
.
30% consumers yet
to apply for electricity
subsidy: Government
Built in 1857, part of Katra
Neel Gateway crumbles
New Delhi (PTI): A
portion of the
165-year-old Katra
Neel Gateway in Old
Delhi’s Chandni
Chowk area collapsed
on Friday morning,
according to mem-
bers of the Resident
Welfare Association.
No casualty was re-
ported as shops in the
area had not opened
by then, they said.
The top part of the
unprotected heritage
structure, built in
1857, caved in at
around 9.30 am.
Anil Pershad, vice
president of the Resi-
dent Welfare Associa-
tion (Katra Neel)said-
police and fire bri-
gade have barricaded
the area and no entry
is allowed.
Pershad’s ances-
tral house, “Chunna-
mal haveli”, is locat-
ed adjacent to the
Katra Neel Gateway.
“As the shops in the
Chandni Chowk mar-
ket open around 11
am, no one was pre-
sent at the spot when
the incident hap-
pened,” Pershad
said.
‘MANY WANT
TO OPT OUT’
An official said even
though a large number
of people want the
subsidy, a still consider-
able percentage want to
opt out.
A thick layer of smog covers Kartavya Path in the morning, in
New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI

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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Death is certain for the born,
and re-birth is certain for
the dead; therefore you
should not feel grief for what
is inevitable.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Rewriting the Indian Toy Story. India’s
export of toys, games sports
accessories rose to more than 3.3
times in April-September 2022 as over
the same period in 2013.
Dr Jitendra Singh
@DrJitendraSingh
Addressed Global Digital Health
Summit. “PM Sh@NarendraModi was
among the first in the world to launch
Digital Health Mission and today other
countries are trying to pick up cues
from India’s experience of dealing with
a vast and heterogeneous population”.
TOP TWEETS
GM MUSTARD
SOLUTION FOR
SHORTAGE OF
EDIBLE OIL
ndia’s first geneti-
cally modified (GM)
mustard has been ap-
proved for seed pro-
duction before it is
approved as the country’s first
indigenous hybrid mustard and
released for commercial purpos-
es. This will be a major step to-
wards increasing the production
of oilseeds for which the country
is heavily import- dependent.
Against an annual production of
around 8.5 million tonnes of ed-
ible oil, India imports around
14.5 mt of edible oil to meet its
domestic demand of edible oil.
Genetically modified crops
have met stiff resistance from
farmers and environmentalists.
The first to be opposed tooth and
nail was Bt cotton despite sui-
cides by cotton growers due to
crop losses. Once introduced in
2002 the insect and pest resistant
crop has benefited farmers by
cutting expenditure on insecti-
cides and increased production.
As controversial as Bt cotton
was Bt brinjal the commercial re-
lease of which was foiled by envi-
ronmentalists. The GM mustard
may also require government
clearanceforcommercialrelease.
Environmentalists must un-
derstand that transgenic crops
offer hope.
I
ata-Airbus C-295
MW transport air-
craft project has
gone to Vadodara
in Gujarat. It will
be the first joint venture for
manufacturing a military air-
craft in India under the Make
in India initiative of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. The
projectwasinitiallymeantfor
Maharashtrabuttheinvestors
andthegovernmentthoughtit
was too good a project for Ma-
harashtra which is being gov-
erned by a coalition of BJP-
ShivSenafaction.Foundation
of the Rs 22,000-crore project
will be laid by the prime min-
isteronSunday
.Itwillnotonly
be a boost for the domestic
aerospace industry but also
giveemploymenttothousands
of people.
Earlier in September, an-
other prestigious project for
manufacturing semi-conduc-
tors by the Vedanta-Foxconn
conglomerate had also been
luredawaytoGujarat,leaving
Maharashtra’s opposition
parties fuming. The project is
worth Rs 1.54 lakh crore.
Aaaditya Thackeray, leader
of the Uddhav Thackeray fac-
tion of Shiv Sena said that the
project was moved out of Ma-
harashtraafteritwas“almost
finalised”. He said it was a
blow to the state govern-
ment’s initiative for creating
job opportunities. Nationalist
CongressPartyleaderSharad
Pawar claimed that the prom-
ise of Maharashtra getting
bigger projects was like “con-
vincing a child”. He has been
proved right.
Aaditya Thackeray hit out
at the double-engine govern-
ment. “They always boast of
a double-engine government.
But although one engine of
the central government is
working, the state govern-
ment’s engine has failed,” he
said. In other words the non-
functional engine is unable
to effectively assert the
state’s claim for more invest-
ment. Is it an opportunity for
Uddhav Thackeray camp?
C-295 AIRCRAFT’S
GUJARAT LANDING
The project is worth Rs 1.54
lakh cr. Aaaditya Thackeray,
leader of Uddhav Thackeray
faction of Shiv Sena said that
the project was moved out
of Maharashtra after it was
“almost finalised.” It was a
blow to state govt’s
initiative, he said
T
he word accountability is giv-
en least importance in India.
Employees work hard at their
work place but they don’t care
how much contribution their
hard work is adding to their
organization profit. The con-
cern of “profit” merely re-
mains till the promoters and
the finance department. The
marketingandmanufacturing
department primarily con-
tribute to business and prod-
uct generation. While other
departments of any organiza-
tion identify themselves as a
support function, which is not
correct. Be it be HR Depart-
ment, supply chain depart-
mentorthemarketingdepart-
ment,eachdepartmentandits
headmustactasprofit-centric
head for their organization.
What should be the role of
the head of the department
and how they can work as
profit centric head, let’s take
a look. It is usually the head
of the Department who has to
look up to the administrative
affairs of his department.
Generally
, what a head of de-
partment does is that he mon-
itors his department and em-
ployees working under him
perform better than other
departments of the company
.
Often, it is also possible that
the head of the department is
superior to all of his employ-
ees just to show to the man-
agement, to resort to internal
constraints and policies and
to compete with others. A
healthy competition between
the two departments offers
good productivity in the com-
pany, but in the competition
to prove themselves superior
an atmosphere of internal
clashes and stress is created.
When we say that the head
of the department should act
as the profit center head, the
meaning of the concept is to
changethewholemindsetand
perspectiveof thedepartment
towardsthecompany
.Theday
when the departmental heads
start working considering the
point of view of the top man-
agements and focus on how
their departments can con-
tribute to the company’s di-
rectgrowth,theycanbecalled
the best departmental head.
The head of the department
should work with the employ-
ees of their department in
such a way that each and eve-
ry employee of the depart-
ment can share their contri-
bution and show involvement
in the company’s growth.
LET’S CONSIDER
AN EXAMPLE
Henry Ford, who was the own-
er of the world famous Ford
Company
, had a different vi-
sion and way of working from
that of other promoters. He
used to hold regular meetings
with all the heads of depart-
ments,hislessonswerespecial
for all the employees. He also
sometimes used to interact di-
rectly with the employees and
said, “Life is the Ocean of Ex-
periences!” every experience
teach and inspire us to do
somethingnew.Healsousedto
say to his employees, do what-
ever you want to do it with
yourheartandfulldedication.
By doing things with heart
special contributions can be
made to the organization.
Henry always advised his
departmental heads that if
theyareabletogivelong-term
and positive vision to the em-
ployees and show them how
they can contribute and be a
partner in company’s growth
thenyouareanexcellentlead-
er. The easiest way to achieve
this is to create a sense of
ownership spirit in every em-
ployee. Every work profile
should be respected and every
work should be done from
heartwillfulldedication.And
the person who works with
proper dedication will be-
come a partner in the com-
pany’s growth in true senses.
The heads of each depart-
ment should recognize the
strengths of their employees
and distribute the work ac-
cordingly. Henry always ad-
vised employees saying, “Di-
vide your wok into small
targets, this will make easy
for you to reach the goal. This
will help you achieve big tar-
gets.” If you take a look away
from your goal then it means
that you have lost control to
reach your goal and you need
to focus. The most difficult
and effortful work is to make
every employee of your team
to work in team. If this is an
easy task for you then you
come out as a good leader but
if you are weak leader then
employees will not associate
themselves with your vision.
The conclusion of the dis-
cussion comes out to be that
the head of the department
should make every employee
of his team participate in the
company’s work keeping in
mind their vision and goals.
Some tips.
z The head of each department
should check their employ-
ees to work in a team.
z The head of the department
should work together with
other heads and participate
equally in the company’s
growth.
z The head of the department
should check how each em-
ployee can participate in the
company’s growth and distrib-
ute the work accordingly.
z It is the responsibility of the
departmental head to see
that every employee looks
after their work and works
towards progress.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
Henry Ford, who was the
owner of the world famous
Ford Company, had a
different vision and way of
working from that of other
promoters. His lessons were
special for all the employees.
He sometimes used to
interact directly with the
employees and said, “Life is
the Ocean of Experiences!”
The day when the
departmental heads start
working considering the
point of view of the top
managements and focus
on how their departments
can contribute to the
company’s direct growth,
they can be called the
best departmental head.
They should work with
employees in such a way
that the staff is involved
in firm’s growth
CAN A
DEPARTMENT
HEAD WORK
AS PROFIT
CENTER HEAD?
BHAVESH UPADHYAY
The writer is a Businessman and HR Expert

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First India Bureau
New Delhi: G Kishan
Reddy, Union Minister
for Culture, Tourism
and Development of
North-eastern Region,
inaugurated an exhibi-
tion of paintings by emi-
nent artist, Akbar Saheb
on Friday at National
Gallery of Modern Art,
New Delhi.
The art of Akbar Sa-
heb is unique as all fifty-
five artworks are wholly
inspired by the Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
and his incredible jour-
ney and vision. The ex-
hibition, curated by the
well-known Rajeev
Menon is open to the
public from Friday till
November 3.
On the occasion, the
UnionMinistersaidthat
Akbar Saheb has shown
the journey of PM Nar-
endra Modi including
from Gujarat to becom-
ing the world leader. He
added that the paintings
show major policy deci-
sions such as GST and
depict demonetisation
and surgical strike in a
clear manner.
TheMinisteralsosaid
the paintings show the
challenges faced by Nar-
endra Modi and his
achievements as Prime
Minister. Mata.
PM Modi inspired artwork inaugurated
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
lll
The paintings
show the
challenges faced
by Modi and his
achievements as
PM including his
impact around
the world:
Union Minister
GK Reddy
BSF RECOVERS ARMS
AMMUNITION NEAR
INDO-PAK BORDER
23-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
GANG-RAPED IN MP,
SIX ARRESTED
ILLEGAL HOUSE OF
DRUG PEDDLER
RAZED IN HARYANA
Punjab: The BSF troops
seized a huge cache of
arms and ammunition from
Ferozepur, Punjab, said,
officials. The recovery was
made on Thursday. “Troops
of BOP Jagdish, ex-136 Bn,
Sector Ferozpur (Distt Feroz-
pur) recovered a bag during
a search near the zero line
containing arms and ammu-
nition,” read an official state-
ment from BSF. The officials
recovered 3 AK 47 rifles with
06 empty magazines, 03
nos mini AK 47 rifles (brand
being ascertained) with 05
empty magazines, and 3 nos
pistols (Beretta type) with 06
empty magazines.
Madhya Pradesh: A
23-year-old woman was
allegedly gang-raped
in Madhya Pradesh’s
Tikamgarh district, and
six accused have been ar-
rested in this connection,
police said on Friday. In
her complaint, the victim
told the police that she
had come to Tikamgarh
around one month back
and she got familiar with
one of the accused, who
helped her find a flat on
rent. The complaint further
alleged that on October
26, one of the accused
came to her rented flat and
asked her to accompany
her to a party venue in the
district.
Chandigarh: In a crack-
down against people
involved in drugs trade,
Haryana Police on Friday
demolished an illegal
house of a drug peddler in
Sirsa district. A Haryana
Police spokesperson said
here that a joint team of
police and civil administra-
tion bulldozed the illegal
construction of Nirmal
Singh, a resident of village
Ganga in Sirsa. “Nirmal
had built a house on
illegally occupying about
200 yards of Panchayati
land, which was demol-
ished with the help of
local administration,” the
spokesperson said in a
statement.
I APOLOGISE AS
WOMAN HUMAN:
DMK’S KANIMOZHI
Chennai: DMK women’s
wing secretary and party’s
MP Kanimozhi apologised to
actress-politician Khushbu
Sundar over a DMK func-
tionary’s alleged derogatory
remark targeting BJP wom-
en leaders in Tamil Nadu.
The Thoothukudi MP, who is
also deputy general secre-
tary of the DMK, said neither
the party nor its chief M K
Stalin would tolerate such
remarks. “I apologise as a
woman and human being
for what was said. This can
never be tolerated irrespec-
tive of whoever did it, of the
space it was said or party
they adhere to.”
EX-GUJ CM’S SON MAHENDRASINH
VAGHELA JOINS CONGRESS
Ahmedabad: Mahendrasinh Vaghela, son of former
Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela, joined the Congress
on Friday, ahead of the state Assembly election. The
58-year-old former MLA was welcomed into the fold by
Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor at the party
headquarters here. The development has come ahead
of the state Assembly election, which is expected to be
held by December. Talking to reporters, Mahendrasinh
said he was joining the Congress without any expecta-
tions and will fight the polls if the party wants.
IN THE COURTYARD
SC TO HEAR PLEA
SEEKING APPT OF
CHMN IN LAW PANEL
SC GRANTS 4 WEEKS TIME TO CURE DEFECTS
OF OVER 1000 CASES FROM 2014 TO 2020
New Delhi: The SC has
granted a four-week time to
cure defects of over 1000
cases filed from 2014 to
2020 and warned that if the
advocates- on- record failed
to do it then the cases shall
stand dismissed without any
further reference. Justice PS
Narasimha in its order deliv-
ered recently observed that
there are one thousand-odd
matters listed in the court.
As there were defects in the
filing, the files were returned
to the respective Advo-
cates-on-Record for curing
the defects and for refiling.
New Delhi: The SC is
scheduled to hear on
Oct 31 a PIL seeking a
direction to the Centre to
declare the Law Commis-
sion as a “statutory body”
and appoint the chair-
person and members to
the panel. According to
the cause list of October
31 uploaded on the apex
court website.
AAP’S VIJAY NAIR
MOVES BAIL PLEA
New Delhi : A court on
Friday sought response
from the CBI on the bail
application of business-
man Vijay Nair, arrested
in connection with the
Delhi excise policy scam
case in which Deputy
Chief Minister Manish Si-
sodia is also an accused.
The court issued notice to
the agency and directed it
to file a reply by Nov 3.
CAN’T BAR ANTI-PORT PROTESTS,
NONE SHOULD DISTURB LO: HC
Kochi: The Kerala HC on Friday said it cannot prohibit
protests, but at the same time no one should take
law into their hands or be a threat to law and order
while staging agitations like the one against Vizhin-
jam Port. The observation by Justice Anu Sivaraman
came during the hearing of a plea of Adani group,
carrying out the Vizhinjam port construction, against
the fisherfolk’s continuing protest against the project.
The court asked the protestors not to force it to take
stringent action against them and also directed that
its interim orders be strictly enforced.
‘It’s 5G era, we have to be 10
steps ahead of crime world’
Surajkund (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Friday in-
sisted on having a police
technology mission that
will enable all states to
have the best common
technology and mutual
cooperation for crime
prevention. Addressing
a gathering of home
ministers of states to de-
liberate on issues of in-
ternal security -- ‘Chin-
tan Shivir’ -- here, he
said while ensuring the
best technology the
states should avoid any
budgetary constraints
that may come in the
way of adoption of tech-
nologicaladvancements.
He said the criminal
world has globalised and
stressed that “we need to
be ten steps ahead” of
them (criminals).
PM pointed out that
crime is no longer local-
ised and instances of
interstate, international
crimes are going up.
“That is why mutual
cooperation between
state agencies and be-
tween central and state
agencies is becoming
crucial,” Modi said.
He said whether it is
cybercrime or the use of
drone technologies for
the smuggling of weap-
ons or drugs, the govt
needs to keep working
towards new technolo-
gies to tackle the men-
ace. “The law and order
system can be improved
with the help of smart
technology,” the prime
minister said.
Hesaid5Gtechnology
,
along with its benefits,
brings the need for a
heightened alert.
“With the help of 5G,
the performance of fa-
cial recognition technol-
ogy, automatic number
plate recognition tech-
nology
, drone and CCTV
related technology, are
going to improve mani-
folds,” Modi said.
5G technology, along with its benefits, brings the need for a heightened alert: PM
PM Modi addressing ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Home Ministers of States,
through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Friday.
PM MODI ON
WAR AGAINST
FAKE NEWS
New Delhi (ANI): Em-
phasising on the need
to create awareness
against fake news,
PM Narendra Modi on
Friday said that social
media cannot be
underestimated and
that a small piece of
fake news generated
by it can create chaos.
He said people must
be made aware of the
various mechanisms
that are now available
on all social media
platforms to verify
messages before
forwarding them.
Key 26/11 conspirators
unpunished, says EAM
Mumbai (PTI): Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar on Friday
said key conspirators
and planners of the
26/11 Mumbai terror at-
tackscontinuetoremain
protected and unpun-
ished.
Speaking at a special
meeting here on ‘Coun-
tering the Use of New
and Emerging Technolo-
gies for Terrorist Pur-
poses’,hesaid,theUNSC
has “regrettably” been
unable to act in some
cases when it comes to
proscribingsometerror-
ists because of “political
considerations”.
Jaishankar, along
with Michael Moussa,
Gabonese Foreign min-
ister and president of
the UNSC, paid tributes
to the victims who lost
their lives in the 26/11.
S Jaishankar speaks at the Special Meeting of the UN Security
Council’s (UNSC) CTC in Mumbai on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
INDIA PLAYS PAKISTANI TERRORIST
26/11 CONSPIRATOR SAJID MIR’S TAPE
Mumbai (ANI): In an unprecedented public expose
at the Mumbai UN counter-terror meet, India on
Friday revealed in detail Pakistan’s role in the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack by playing Pakistan-based
terrorist Sajid Mir’s audiotape. In the audio clip,
he is heard directing the attack on Chabad House
during Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks. Playing the
audio clip, India presented undeniable evidence
against Pakistan. The clip was played by a senior
Intelligence Bureau officer, Pankaj Thakur.
Cong leaders from various states join RaGa in T’gana
Hyderabad (PTI): Con-
gress leaders from vari-
ous states on Friday
joined party leader Ra-
hul Gandhi in his ongo-
ing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
in Telangana.
Former Union Minis-
ter Bhakta Charan Das
from Odisha and Jitu
Patwari from Madhya
Pradesh were among
the leaders who took
part in the yatra.
It was a ‘mini Bharat
Jodo’ yatra with leaders
from different states
coming to walk with
Gandhi, said Jairam
Ramesh, AICC General
Secretary, in charge of
communications.
“During the morning
session today in the
#BharatJodoYatra in
Telangana, we wit-
nessed a mini @bharat-
jodo with leaders com-
ing from Tripura, Ra-
jasthan, Punjab, Odis-
ha, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Goa and Madhya
Pradesh to walk with @
RahulGandhi today,”
Ramesh tweeted.
The Rahul Gandhi-
led Bharat Jodo Yatra
resumed from Yeligan-
dla in Narayanpet dis-
trict of Telangana on
Friday and it will halt at
Mahabubnagar for the
night.
This is the third day
of the yatra in Telan-
gana.
EC DOESN’T HAVE
JURISDICTION ON
FREEBIES: CONG
New Delhi (PTI): The Cong
said the EC does not have
the jurisdiction to regulate
issues such as freebies, and
urged the panel to focus on
ensuring free and fair polls
through proper implementa-
tion of Election Laws. The poll
panel on Oct 4 had proposed
amending the model code to
ask political parties to provide
authentic information to voters
on the financial viability of
their poll promises, a move
that came amid the freebies
versus welfare measures
debate that had triggered a
political slugfest.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
The exhibition will be on till November 3.
BJP urges to order CBI probe
into Telangana poaching claims
BJP on Friday urged the
EC to order a CBI probe
into the Telangana
Rashtra Samithi’s alle-
gation that its members
tried to poach some
MLAs of the regional
party, claiming that the
entire event has been
staged to influence the
Munugodebypoll.ABJP
delegation, which met
the commission, also ac-
cused Odisha’s ruling
BJ of being behind a
“sinister”attempttoma-
lign the “personal im-
age” of Amit Shah
through a “fake and doc-
tored” audio clip with a
view to influence the
Dhamnagar bypoll.
It sought “deterrent”
action against the ac-
cused and urged the EC
to get an FIR lodged
against BJD members
allegedly behind it.
AUDIO CLIP
SURFACES IN ‘MLAs
POACHING’ CASE
Hyderabad: In another
twist in ‘MLAs poaching’
case, an audio of telephonic
conversation between the
main accused and a TRS
MLA surfaced on Friday. The
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
(TRS) leaked the audio of
purported conversation
between Ramachandra
Bharati, alias Satish Sharma
alias Swamiji, and Pilot Rohit
Reddy, the MLA who tipped-
off the Cyberabad police
about the attempt to buy him
and three other MLAs re-
sulting in the arrest of three
alleged agents of BJP.
Court orders
Chatterjee’s
physical presence
Kolkata: A special CBI
court on Friday reject-
ed an application by a
correctional home in
Kolkata for the virtual
appearance of former
Minister Partha Chat-
terjee in connection
with the multi-crore
West Bengal School Ser-
vice Commission (WB-
SSC) scam and instead
ordered his physical
presence on October
31.The state’s former
education minister was
supposed to be physi-
cally present at the
court on Friday
.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves to the supporters during
the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Narayanpet on Friday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
CRUCIAL READ
INDIA
06
DELHI RIOTS: COURT
IMPOSES `5,000
COSTS ON
PROSECUTION
New Delhi (PTI): A court
here has slapped the prose-
cution with Rs 5,000 costs
while hearing a case related
to the 2020 Delhi riots for
not submitting photographs
with the requisite certificate
under Section 65B of the
Indian Evidence Act. Section
65(B) says that electronic
records need to be certified
by a person occupying a
responsible official position.
The court was cross-exam-
ining the complainant and
prosecution witness Sanjay
Kumar Goyal in a rioting
case registered against
accused Noor Mohammad.
The judge directed the com-
plainant to provide details
of the mobile phone using
which the photographs of his
shop were taken by him. The
court also referred the mat-
ter to the Commissioner of
Police to conduct an enquiry
and fix accountability for the
lapse, besides recovering the
amount of costs.
Canada-based terrorist
with Khalistan links nabbed
Delhi Police’s Special
Cell has arrested Cana-
da-based terrorist Lakh-
bir Singh alias Landa
and four sharpshooters
of the Pakistan-backed
Khalistani nexus of
Landa with Harvinder
Singh alias Rinda, offi-
cials said on Friday
.
The arrested persons
revealed that recently
they coordinated sever-
al drone droppings, in-
cluding of AKs, MP-5s,
HE grenades and Star/
Beretta pistols, which
were seized by police in
several operations.
During the investiga-
tion, police said, it was
revealed that Rinda and
Landa were supplying
weapons to three dis-
tinct groups -- Lawrence
Bishnoi syndicate, its
arch-rival Davinder
Bambiha syndicate, and
local criminals of Pun-
jab, the police said.
Police said the objec-
tives of both Rinda and
Landa are to execute the
tasks which may lead to
a resurgence of terror-
ism in Punjab, for which
ISI is backing them.
The Chinese-marked weapons
recovered by Delhi police.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 50,889.00 105.00 0.20 (Per 10g)
SILVER 58,336.00 21.00 0.03 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 82.48 0.15 0.17
GBPINR 95.07 0.31 0.32
CURRENCIES
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: Gold price in
the national capital fell by
`105 to `50,889 per 10
grams on Friday amid
weak global trends, ac-
cording to HDFC Securi-
ties.In the previous trade,
the precious metal had
closed at `50,994 per 10
grams. Silver, however,
gained `21 to `58,336 per
kg from `58,315 per kg.
In the international mar-
ket, gold was trading in
red at $1,653.25 per
ounce while silver was flat
at $19.34 per ounce.—PTI
GOLD FALLS `105
BUT SILVER PRICE
GOES UP BY `21
New Delhi: Tata Power on
Friday reported about an
85% rise in its consoli-
dated net profit to
`935.18 crore in the Sep-
tember 2022 quarter,
mainly on the back of
higher revenue. The con-
solidated net profit of the
company was `505.66
crore in the quarter ended
September 30, 2021, a
BSE filing stated. The to-
tal income of the compa-
ny rose to `14,181.07
crore in the quarter from
`10,187.33 crore a year
ago. Tata Power’s PAT
(profit after tax or net
profit) has increased for
the 12th consecutive
quarter. —PTI
TATA POWER NET
PROFIT RISES 85%
TO `935 CRORE
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki
India on Friday reported
an over four-fold increase
in consolidated net profit
to `2,112.5 crore in the
second quarter that ended
September 30, 2022, rid-
ing on record sales. The
company had posted a
consolidated net profit of
`486.9 crore in the same
period last fiscal, MSIL
said in a regulatory filing.
Total revenue from opera-
tions was at `29,942.5
crore as against
`20,550.9 crore in the
year-ago period. —PTI
MARUTI SUZUKI Q2
PROFIT SEES 4-FOLD
RISE AT `2,112.5 CR
New Delhi: Global Health
Limited, which operates
and manages hospitals
under the Medanta brand,
on Friday said it has set a
price band of `319-336 a
share for its `2,206 crore
initial public offering
(IPO). The initial share
sale will open for public
subscription during No-
vember 3-7. The bidding
for anchor investors will
open on November 2, ac-
cording to the company.
The IPO consists of a
fresh issue of equity
shares aggregating to
`500 crore and an offer
for sale of up to 5.08
crore equity shares. —PTI
GLOBAL HEALTH SETS
IPO PRICE BAND AT
`319-336 PER SHARE
*Rates till the edition went to print.
SEBI REDUCES FACE
VALUE FOR DEBT
SECURITIES
New Delhi (PTI): To enhance
liquidity in the corporate bond
market, Sebi on Friday reduced
the face
value of debt
security and
non-convertible
redeemable
preference share issued on pri-
vate placement basis to `1 lakh
from the current `10 lakh. The
move came after the regulator
received representations from
various market participants,
including issuers, requesting for
review of the denominations.
Further, non-institutional inves-
tors consider the high ticket size
as a deterrent. —PTI
ATHER ENERGY SETS UP
FIRST EV RETAIL STORE
IN PUDUCHERRY
Chennai (PTI): Electric two-
wheeler maker Ather Energy has
inaugurated its first retail store
‘Ather Space’
in Puducherry
making it the
58th experi-
ence centre
in the country. The company
has launched its latest flagship
products the 450 X and 450
Plus which come with a certified
range of 146 km and would be
retailed at the new store. Con-
sumers in Puducherry would
be able to take up test-ride and
also receive in-depth knowledge
of the product ahead of making
their purchase. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
RETAIL PORTION OF NHAI ‘INVIT’ TO RISE
GOING AHEAD, SAYS UNION MIN GADKARI
Mumbai (PTI): Enthused by the overwhelming retail investor re-
sponse to the recent InvIT from NHAI, wherein NCDs worth `1,430
crore were issued, Union Highways
Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said
the retail portion will go up in new
such fund-raising ahead. The min-
ister was addressing a gathering at
BSE after listing the second tranche
of the NHAI Infrastructure Invest-
ment Trust (InvIT) and NCD, which earlier this month raised `1,430
crore and the issue was oversubscribed nearly seven times. —PTI
FM ASKS STATES
Ease logistics burden
onexporters:Nirmala
Kakinada (PTI): Union
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on Friday
asked States to adopt a
multi-modal approach and
ensure logistics did not
become a burden on
exporters.
She said the PM Gati
Shakti was a beautiful pro-
tocol with which a synergy
could be brought in.
Sitharaman referred to
‘One District-One Product’
and ‘Vocal for Local’, initia-
tives, aimed at promoting
local products and creating
their export markets.
She said the Commerce
Ministry was working on
getting an export policy
that would help the export-
ers by giving them incen-
tives and promoting many
things.
“There’s a repetitive and
very relevant line that the
Commerce Minister refers
to … ‘We can’t be exporting
taxes.’ We also should iden-
tify ways in which those
taxes – whether Centre,
State or local – that are on
these products should be
removed so that we don’t
burden their exporters,”
the Finance Minister said.
The governments did not
get much revenue from
those products but bur-
dened the exporters never-
theless, she noted. She said
the growing cost of elec-
tricity and logistics was
also affecting the exports.
“With better roads and
ports coming… electronic
facilitation for the customs
operations coming…surely
,
the logistics element is be-
ing addressed little by lit-
tle. State governments
should also spend some
time to see that logistics
doesn’t become a burden
on exporters,” Sitharaman
said. The Finance Minister
referred to the Prime Min-
ister’s suggestion that
States should open export
promotion offices in Indian
embassies abroad.
“If you have the capacity
to tell the kind of things
you produce that are inter-
national class… our embas-
sies are the place where
you should be and target
the markets there. Some of
our States are the size of
some European countries.
We have the capacity even
as a district to capture the
market outside,” she said.
WHAT NIRMALA
SITHARAMAN SAID
z Nirmala Sitharaman asked
States to adopt a multi-
modal approach and ensure
logistics did not become a
burden on exporters
z Sitharaman referred to ‘One
District-One Product’ and
‘Vocal for Local’, initiatives,
aimed at promoting local
products and creating their
export markets
High inflation is
a result of price
shocks: Bhide
high inflation rate in the
last three quarters is main-
ly a consequence of the
‘exogenous’ price shocks,
and addressing the issue
will require coordinated
policy efforts, RBI Mone-
tary Policy Committee
(MPC) member Shashanka
Bhide has said.
Bhide further said the
inflationary pressures are
high and it certainly is a
test for India’s inflation
targeting framework.
“The high inflation rate
in Q2 FY2022-23 follows
high inflation in the previ-
ous two quarters.
“High fuel and food pric-
es and their spillover to
other sectors have sus-
tained the high inflation
rate,” he said.
The retail inflation
based on CPI has remained
above 6% since January
2022, and it was 7.41% in
September.
“While this pattern is
mainly a consequence of
the exogenous price
shocks, it is important to
take measures to limit the
spillover of the price
shocks to the rest of the
economy
.
Foreign trade would
help India become a
$30 tn eco: Goyal
Kakinada (PTI): Union
Minister for Commerce
and Industry Piyush Goyal
on Friday said that foreign
trade would become a truly
defining feature that would
help India become a $30
trillion economy in the
Amrit Kaal.
“We have reached that
inflection point, we are at
the cusp, where we are go-
ing to take off. If we have
the ambition to be at least
ten times in the next 25
years...We are looking to
cross the $30 trillion
economy with a per capita
GDP of 15,000 dollar,”
Goyal said.
Goyal noted that foreign
defining feature in the
years to come “as we work
in the Amrit Kaal in the
next 25 years and progress
towards a developed India.”
Goyal said foreign trade
was going to truly help in
achieving the $30 trillion
ambitious target.
“This is the path that we
are going to achieve. It’s
very much achievable and
doable,” he remarked.
The Commerce Minister
pointed out that the Indian
economy grew 11.8 times in
dollar terms in the last 30
years to $3.5 trillion today,
from less than $300 billion.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Goyal noted that foreign
defining feature in the years
to come “as we work in the
Amrit Kaal in the next 25
years and progress towards
a developed India”
z Foreign trade was going to
truly help in achieving the
$30 tn ambitious target
Markets log gains for 2nd day on
buying in Reliance Industries Ltd
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmarks ended high-
er on Friday helped by
buying in index major Re-
liance Industries along
with fresh foreign fund
inflows. Extending its
previous day’s rally, the
30-share BSE benchmark
climbed 203.01 points or
0.34% to settle at 59,959.85.
On similar lines, the
broader NSE Nifty ad-
vanced 49.85 points or
0.28% to end at 17,786.80 .
In the Sensex pack,
Maruti, Reliance Indus-
tries, NTPC, Power Grid,
Mahindra Mahindra,
Bajaj Finserv, Titan and
Kotak Mahindra Bank
were the major winners.
Tech Mahindra, Tata
Steel, Sun Pharma, ICICI
Bank and State Bank of
India were among the
laggards.
INDIAN RUPEE SLIPS 14 PAISE TO SETTLE
AT 82.47 AGAINST AMERICAN CURRENCY
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee declined by 14 paise to close at 82.47
against the US dollar on Friday as a stronger greenback in the
overseas markets weighed on the local unit. However, a posi-
tive trend in domestic equities and fresh foreign fund inflows
capped the rupee’s loss, traders said. At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local currency opened weak at 82.39 and
witnessed a high of 82.29 and a low of 82.49. It finally settled at
82.47 against the American currency, registering 14 paise loss
over its previous close. In the previous session on Thursday,
the rupee jumped 48 paise to close at 82.33 against the dollar.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s
strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.25% to
110.86. Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.91% to
$96.08 per barrel.
SpiceJet
allowed to wet
lease 5 planes
Mumbai (PTI): SpiceJet
has received aviation regu-
lator DGCA’s approval for
wet leasing five Boeing 737
Max planes for up to six
months and the airline has
already deployed two of the
aircraft on different routes,
according to sources.
The approval for taking
the planes on wet lease was
given by the DGCA earlier
this month. The sources
said the remaining three
aircraft will be inducted
into SpiceJet fleet in the
coming weeks. The airline
already has Boeing 737
Max planes in its fleet.
To cater to rising de-
mand in the winter sched-
ule which begins from Oc-
tober 30, SpiceJet and In-
diGo have received approv-
al for their proposals to
take planes on wet lease.
Under wet lease arrange-
ment, planes are leased
along with operating crew
and engineers.
iPhones revenue grows 10% to $42.6 bn
First India Bureau
New Delhi: According to
Apple, in the September
quarter of 2022, iPhone rev-
enue increased 10% year
over year to a record $42.6
billion, with the new 14 se-
ries driving brisk sales in
India.
The CyberMedia Re-
search (CMR) showed that
the iPhones grew 44%
(quarter-on-quarter) in the
July-September period in
India, selling over 1.7 mil-
lion iPhones.
According to company’s
CEO Tim Cook, the high
and better-than-expected
customer demand, exceed-
ed their aspirations.
“Customers are loving
our iPhone 14 lineup. Load-
ed with camera upgrades
for sharper photos, Action
Mode for smoother videos
and new safety features like
Crash Detection and Emer-
gency SOS via Satellite, iP-
hone is even more indis-
pensable to our daily lives,”
Cook stated this during the
company’s quarterly earn-
ings call with investors.
Luca Maestri, Chief Fi-
nancial Officer at Apple,
said that iPhone revenue
grew despite significant
foreign exchange head-
winds.
WITH NEW 14 SERIES DRIVING BRISK SALES
ON RISE IN
INDIAN MKT
z The CyberMedia Research
showed that the iPhones
grew 44%in the July-Sept
period in India, selling over
1.7 million iPhones
z High, better-than-expected
customer demand, exceeded
Cos aspirations
Wheat sown in 54,000
hectare so far: Govt data
New Delhi (PTI): Wheat
has been sown in 54,000 hec-
tare so far in the ongoing
rabi (winter) season of the
2022-23 crop year, 59% high-
er than 34,000 hectare in the
year-ago period, according
to the agriculture ministry
data released on Friday
.
The sowing of wheat, the
main rabi crop, begins in
October and harvesting in
March-April.
Besides, gram and mus-
tard are other major crops
grown during the rabi sea-
son (July-June).
According to the latest
sowing data, wheat sowing
is underway in Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Ra-
jasthan and Jammu
Kashmir.
About 39,000 hectare was
covered under wheat in Ut-
tar Pradesh, 9,000 hectare
in Uttarakhand, 2,000 hec-
tare in Rajasthan and 1,000
hectare in Jammu Kash-
mir as on October 28, the
data showed.

08
2NDFRONT
We all have some form of personal
genius within us – this , higher human
potential value will be manifested
when we find our unique purpose in life.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
SWADESHI JAGRAN MANCH
RED FLAGS ‘GM MUSTARD’
Genetically modified variety ‘dangerous’, ensure not planted ‘now or ever’
Swadeshi Jagran
Manch (SJM) on Friday
opposed a regulatory
body’s recommenda-
tion for environmental
release of genetically
modified mustard, call-
ing it “dangerous” and
urged the Centre to en-
sure that the crop’s seed
is not allowed to be
planted “now or ever”.
In a letter to Union
Environment Minister
Bhupender Yadav, the
RSS-affiliated organisa-
tion accused the Genet-
ic Engineering Apprais-
al Committee (GEAC)
of functioning in an
“irresponsible fashion”
and said the claims
made in support of ge-
netically modified (GM)
mustard were “com-
pletely untrue, unsub-
stantiated and wrongly
projected”.
“Swadeshi Jagran
Manch has all along
been opposing this dan-
gerous and unneeded
GM mustard being
brought in through the
backdoor as a public
sector genetically modi-
fied organism (GMO),”
organisation co-conven-
or Ashwani Mahajan
said in the letter.
A man holds a placard in front of entrance to the Police Lines station of Andaman and Nicobar
Police, in Port Blair on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
‘BAYER’S PATENT, NOT SWADESHI’
SJM co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan termed as
“completely untrue” the claim that GM mustard was
‘swadeshi’ and had been developed in India. “We
would like to bring it to your kind notice that in 2002,
Proagro Seed Company, which is Bayer’s subsidi-
ary, applied for commercial approval for a similar
construct that Prof Pental and his team are now pro-
moting as HT Mustard DMH 11,” he said. Mahajan
was referring to scientist Deepak Pental, whose GM
mustard technology has been approved by the GEAC.
Bayer’s application at that point was turned down
because the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR) said their field trials did not offer evidence of
superior yield, he underlined. It is “well known” that
hybridisation of GM mustard is achieved by means
of two genes barnase and barstar, derived from a soil
bacterium called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Mahajan
said. The bar-barstar-barnase gene is a patented
technology of Bayer Crop Science, he said.
‘NO BETTER YIELD’
Mahajan said another claim that GM mustard
would increase domestic production and reduce
India’s import dependencies was “unsubstantiated
and wrongly projected”. The GMO mustard has no
yield advantage compared to indigenous hybrids,
he added. “The data from Rapeseed Mustard Re-
search (DRMR), Bharatpur, clearly shows that the
claim of Prof Deepak Pantel that his GM mustard
would increase yield by 26 percent is deceptive
and misleading as there are several existing hybrid
varieties that outperform the transgenic variety
DMH-11,” the SJM co-convenor said. “In fact, for
reasons best known to the developer, the exist-
ence of better performing non-GM hybrids from
his own stable has been concealed and he has
chosen to falsify the data by comparing the yield
performance of GM mustard with some of
very old varieties having lesser yield.”
Port Blair (PTI): A
Special Investigation
Team (SIT) questioned
former chief secretary
of Andaman and Nico-
bar Islands Jitendra
Narain for over eight
hourshereonFridayin
connection with the al-
leged gang rape of a
woman,anofficialsaid.
The SIT of the police
was constituted to
probe into allegations
that a 21-year-old wom-
an in Andaman and
Nicobar Islands was
lured to the chief secre-
tary’s residence by
promising a govern-
ment job and then
raped by top officials
includingNarainthere.
LabourCommission-
er R L Rishi was also
accused of raping the
woman while a police
inspector and a hotel
owner were named in
the FIR as accomplices
in the crime. The police
inspector was also in-
terrogated by the SIT
on Friday
. Narain was
brought to the Police
Lines in the morning
for questioning which
lasted over eight hours,
the official said.
He was taken inside
the Police Lines in Port
Blair through a rear
door to avoid protest-
ers. “A heinous crime
was committed against
the woman. We want
justice for her,” a pro-
tester, carrying a plac-
ard denouncing Narain
as a ‘rapist’, said.
There is a possibility
that Narain, who is
staying in a private re-
sorthere,willbegrilled
again on Saturday, ac-
cording to a source.
Ex-Andaman chief secy grilled
over ‘gang rape’ for 8 hours
THE WOMAN’S COMPLAINT
The woman said as her father and stepmother
did not take care of her financial needs, she
needed a job and was introduced by some
people to the labour commissioner as he was
close to the then chief secretary. She claimed
in the FIR that the chief secretary appointed
“7,800 candidates” in various departments in
the administration of the islands “on the basis
of recommendation only” and without any
“formal interview”. The woman alleged that she
was lured to the chief secretary’s home with the
promise of a government job, and then raped
there on April 14 and May 1.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Veteran actor
Naseeruddin Shah on
Friday said that Dr Nar-
endra Dabholkar’s
work cannot be erased
and his “footprints will
only deepen”.
Speaking after inau-
gurating ‘We Are on
Trial’, an art exhibition
on the slain rationalist,
he also said that to fight
superstition, the same
conviction is needed as
those who have super-
stitions. The art exhibi-
tion, which has around
30 installations created
by students of JJ School
of Art, has been put to-
gether by ‘Friends of
Dabholkar’, a group of
activists.
“Dr Dabholkar was
among those great men
whose footprints would
deepen further instead
of getting wiped out,”
Shah said.
“I am proud that I
lived in the same era
when people like Dr
Dabholkar were a
source of inspiration…
not just him but Pan-
sare, Kalburgi, Gauri
Lankesh and those
countless activists,
teachers, and intellectu-
als who are languishing
in jail and we don’t
know how long they will
be in jail and whose
crime was to speak the
truth,” he said.
The murder of Dr.
Dabholkar in Pune on
August 20, 2013 was fol-
lowed by the murders
of Kannada writer MM
Kalburgi, communist
leader Govind Pansare
and journalist Gauri
Lankesh. As per the in-
vestigations, the four
murders were commit-
ted by the same group.
The veteran actor
also said that such mur-
ders have taken place in
Pakistan too, mention-
ing the violent deaths
of politician Salman
Taseer and rights activ-
ist Sabeen Mehmood.
“In Iran, thousands
of girls have put their
lives at stake while car-
rying on an agitation
against the Hijab law.
We consider ourselves
lucky that we lived in
this time,” Shah said.
Dabholkar’s footprints will only deepen, says Naseeruddin Shah
ART STUDENTS PAY TRIBUTE
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Proud to have
lived in same era
as him, said Shah
after inaugurating
‘We Are On Trial’,
an art exhibition
on the slain
rationalist
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah at the ‘We Are On Trial’, art
exhibition in Mumbai.
Kharge after visiting Ambedkar memorial
‘BHAKTI IN POLITICS LEADS TO DICTATORSHIP’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Congress
chief Mallikarjun
Kharge paid tribute to B
R Ambedkar by visiting
his memorial in the na-
tional capital on Friday
.
After his visit to
Ambedkar’s memorial,
Kharge tweeted a quote
from the former law
minister and key archi-
tect of the Constitu-
tion, “Bhakti in reli-
gion may be a road to
the salvation of the
soul. But in politics,
Bhakti or hero-worship
is a sure road to degra-
dation to eventual
dictatorship.”
Floral tributes at
Azad’s ‘Mazar’
Kharge also visited the
‘Mazar’ (grave)’ of
Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad. “Paid floral trib-
utes to Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad at his ma-
zaar. A revolutionary
freedom fighter and In-
dia’s First Education
Minister. He believed in
our country’s democrat-
ic secular credentials
strongly opposed the
idea of partition on reli-
gious lines,” Kharge
said on Twitter.
Congress President Mallikarjun
Kharge pays tribute to Dr BR
Ambedkar at his memorial at
Civil Lines in New Delhi on
Friday.
Mallikarjun Kharge pays tribute to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at his
Mazar in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTOS BY ANI
`12.5-CRORE
HOUSE IN
LUCKNOW OF
AFZAL ANSARI
ATTACHED
Lucknow (PTI): The
Ghazipur district police
on Friday attached
p r o p e r t y
worth Rs
12.5 crore of
BSP MP
Afzal Ansa-
ri, the
brother of
gangster-turned-politi-
cian Mukhtar Ansari,
in Lucknow under the
Gangsters Act.
“A house registered
in the name of Afzal
Ansari and his wife lo-
cated in the Dalibagh
area of Lucknow worth
Rs 12.5 crore was at-
tached under provi-
sions of the Gangsters
Act. The action is part
of ongoing operations
against Mukhtar An-
sari and his gang,” Su-
perintendent of Police
of Ghazipur Rohan P
Botre said.
DAILY LIFE IN BOGOTA
A street photographer leaves Bolivar Square with her llama after it starts to rain in Bogota,
Colombia. —PHOTO BY PTI
Guwahati (PTI): As-
sam's eminent artist
Neelpawan Baruah
died on Friday at the
Gauhati Medical Col-
legeHospitalfollowinga
prolonged illness. He
was 84.
His wife, eminent
singer and Padma Shri
awardee Dipali
Borthakur, had prede-
ceased him.
Baruah was born in
Jorhat to eminent poet
Binanda Chandra Ba-
ruah, popularly called
'Dhwani Kobi', and La-
banya Prava Baruah.
An alumnus of Santini-
ketan's Kala Bhawan,
Baruah was a versatile
artist with his oeuvre
ranging from painting,
poetry, pottery, mask-
making. After graduat-
ing in fine arts, he
learnt glazed pottery at
Sriniketan and also had
a stint at the Garhi Stu-
dio in New Delhi.
Assam’s eminent artist dies at 84
We are confident that as a
person who has carefully
studied the adverse impacts
of the GM crops and also
published opinion pieces on
the same, you will intervene
immediately in this matter.”
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Adding a jacket to any ensemble gives it charm and makes one look
sophisticated and classy. Any ensemble that incorporates ethnic jackets
gains magic and becomes an occult statement item. City First brings to
you the significance of jackets in the ethnic world!
ashion is what you adopt when
you don’t know who you are. In-
dian fashion is wonderful. ash-
ion is what you adopt when you
don’t know who you are. Indian
fashion is wonderful. Every en-
chanted flower, each brisk
breeze, each wintry snowfall, the end-
less hours and agonising efforts it takes
to complement the wearer’s style like
Indian girls themselves. You can style
ethnic jackets anyplace and however,
you choose. An ordinary outfit can be-
come a standout piece by adding an eth-
nic jacket. Three different jacket styles
can be worn over a saree - long jackets,
short jackets and medium-sized jackets.
This modern way of wearing a saree
with a jacket makes it another designer
ensemble in and of itself. There are two
ways to wear it, either inside like a
blouse and wrapping the pallu over the
jacket, or outside like a jacket over a sa-
ree pallu. Again, the body form is what
immediately lends a glam appearance.
Indian design is complex. Go for a
black skirt and blouse combo with a
colourfully embroidered short jacket
if you’re having trouble deciding
what kind of jacket to wear with what
colour. This instantly creates a ritzy
appearance that can be worn for any
celebratory occasion.
Who in the world will say no to
pairing an ethnic embroidered
jacketwithafull-lengthAnarka-
li kurta? Some embroidery
jackets are finely made with
alluring details in them giving
a classy yet posh wedding-
ready look. When you have a
straightforward Anarkali
suit and a stylish jacket with
an all-over body sequence, it
is pure happiness.
Traditional jackets are
also frequently worn by
people who seek to give
their appearance a sense of
authority and power. Such
jackets were worn by the
royals of Western India
during those grand cele-
brations and ceremonies.
See how the same kurta set
can give you a light look
when worn alone or a weighty
look when worn with a jacket
that has delicate sequin em-
broidery. For women or girls
who want to achieve two
looks with one dress, this
three-piece set is perfect.
The same attire can be
transformed into a du-
al-look outfit. By sim-
ply mixing and match-
ing the components
of an outfit, it is pos-
sible to dress Indian
wear in a variety of
ways. By experi-
menting, you can
generate a wide va-
riety of fashion
trends. Just start
with the ethnic
jackets if you
wish to incorpo-
rate new things
into your fashion
sense. Jackets
over ethnic are
the finest work
wear for a girl
who likes to
style her ordi-
nary work
clothing in a
c o n t e m p o -
rary way.
MRIDULA SHARMA
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FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Tensions on the family
front are likely to get
sorted out. Your
spouse is someone
who can do anything
for your happiness. You are happy
spending whole day at home. Help
your mothers at home today and give
them a reason to smile. You are an
opportunist.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are very fortunate
to have a great friend
circle. Whatever you
have in mind, you will
manage to implement it
at work. You are likely to feel much
healthy and energetic today. Visit a
doctor if you have any doubts about
your health. You want to have your own
house and you will work hard for it.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
This is the best time try
something new with life
give yourself a new
purpose. You will feel
amorous towards your
wife. Work on your limitations, there
can be no better time than this. You
have more opposite sex friends than
the same and you may be judged
sometimes but don’t care.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Today is a favourable
day for business.
Listening to someone’s
advice on the profes-
sional front will be in
your interest. You are very generous
by nature and also you are the
backbone of your family. Be careful of
the words that come out of your
mouth. Your lover may finally say yes.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Pending paperwork
concerning a property
will be completed. Your
spouse may make you
spend more than you
expected. Admit your faults in
relationship. Fantastic day for investing
money in stock market as you can make
fortune. You miss your parents a lot and
somewhere fear to loose them.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Fortunes are set to rise
for those in trade and
business. You love to
live close to your family.
You are a child at heart
and never let this child die. You have a
big heart and you always help
someone if you can. Expected
payments are likely to get released
soon.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You make sure to make
things work your way.
You are most wanted by
your friends. You can
have romantic affair in
office and a serious one. You will invest
money in clothes and accessories
today. You are a God fearing person.
Never demotivate someone even if
someone is not capable.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will enjoy good
health by remaining
regular in your
workouts. It will be in
your interest to guide a
family youngster on the academic
front. Scrumptious food is what you
are craving for today. You may start a
side business to earn extra money. You
are a very grounded person.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Some family issues may
need urgent resolution,
so don’t neglect them.
Some of you are likely to
enjoy an excursion with
friends.You will feel financially
comfortable. Your personality will attract
many eligible bachelors. Spend time
talking with likeminded people as it will
make you feel good for now.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You must create an
environment of
understanding at home.
Your regular exercise
routine promises to
keep you fit and energetic. You will
succeed in any sort of examination if
you put your heart and soul to it. You
need a break from day to tensions and
the way to cope up with stress.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Don’t make friends for
money and status
rather make friends
who will stick with you
forever. You care about
you lover but somehow hesitate in
expressing that care. On social front,
you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone for
some specific occasion.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Family will be
supportive of your
ideas, but only to an
extent. You give tough
competition to people.
Many people get inspired by you. You
will get special treatment from your
dear ones. Good health is assured
through own efforts. Meet people you
get along with well.
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
SaurabbhSachdeva
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RISHI SUNAK: PIONEERED
RISHI SUNAK: PIONEERED
THE WORLD STAGE
THE WORLD STAGE
hen Shake-
speare, the
great play-
w r i g h t ,
penned his
i m m o r t a l
words “ALL
THE WORLD’S A
STAGE”, his view was
limited to a metaphor. He
could not have imagined
that a young, skinny
Hindu would become the
PM of the UK and pio-
neer a new World Stage
for generations to follow.
The meteoric rise of
Rishi Sunak to the high-
est office in Great Brit-
ain is being hailed the
world over, albeit
through deviating
prisms. Sadly, in some
dark minds, his rise is
being seen as a body
blow and a conspiracy
against the whites.
But, as a matter of
fact, his rise is the cut-
ting edge of human evo-
lution, for it has pushed
mankind many miles
closer to that distant uto-
pia where man nature
will coexist in eternal
bliss.
While Indians are cel-
ebrating pluralism in a
country that ruled over
them for 200 years, they
are letting monism crawl
out at home. Coloured
people are feeling some-
what vindicated that
their skin shade is noth-
ing but a pigment of the
imagination.
What Sunak
really
represents is the tri-
umph of core human
values of hard work, in-
tegrity and learning.
He has proven that the
barriers of religion
colour are high only for
the mediocre. To step
over them with alacrity,
sangfroid the confi-
dence of a Barack, Ri-
shi, Manmohan or Lal
Bahadur, one has to be-
come taller in character,
professional integrity
wisdom, all honed by
quality education. Such
personalities belie the
excuses, alibis and self-
justifications of the lazy
and corrupt.
Having said that, for
such efforts to fructify,
the ground of liberal
thought (democracy) is a
prerequisite, even if
partly tilled. Is it any
surprise that such leaps
are well nigh impossible
in autocratic or theocrat-
ic states? Only democra-
cies, the crucibles of lib-
eral thought, can make it
possible. They welcome
pure talent integrity to
break their fossilized
thoughts on colour, reli-
gion etc and cement
their democratic values.
Rishi Sunak
has enkindled
many a flame
across the world
stage. He has add-
ed fuel to a mil-
lion burning spir-
its who can now dare
to dream big !!
Just as electricity, a
miracle once, is now the
most common utility in
our lives, so too would
that stage be that
Rishi has
set up so adroitly
.
For thousands of
years, Mt.Everest stood
unconquered, until the
young Edmund Hillary
climbed it in 1953. Ever
since, in 69 short years,
more than 6,000 have
climbed that peak., with
one Nepali Sherpa mak-
ing 26 ascents !! By the
way, his name is Kami
Rita, in case his effort
has been lost in the dust
of that oft-tread path !!
Even though the irre-
pressible comics cyn-
ics will add grist to their
humour rumour mills,
they can never take
away the breathtaking
conquest of Rishi Su-
nak, the 57th PM of
Great Britain, once the
biggest empire the world
has known. The trail he
has blazed will make it
easier for the ones who
are sure to emulate his
extraordinary feat.
RAINU SINGH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
W
Great Britain PM Rishi Sunak with his wife Akshata Murthy

n Aditi Rao Hydari's 36th birthday, actor and ru-
moured boyfriend Siddharth has penned a lovely
note for her alongside an unseen photo of them to-
gether. The rumoured couple has remained tight-
lipped about the relationship but Siddharth's birth-
day message for Aditi speaks volumes about their
true love. Happy Happy Happy Birthday Princess of
Heart @aditiraohydari I pray all your dreams, the big
ones, the small ones, and the ones yet unseen, always
come true, always for you. Have the best trip
around the sun yet. P.S- growing up is for squares.
Don't!, read his Instagram caption for Aditi. Although they have not of-
ficially confirmed their relationship according to the sources they
have been seeing each other for a long time. They fell in love on sets
of Ajay Bhupathi's Maha Samudram and since then have been
spending time together.
PRINCESS OF HEART
O
J
anhvi Kapoor doesn't stop inspiring. With
every movie promotion, she comes to
make statements with her looks. Glam-
our is at the heart and soul of it all and
to do it once again with Mili came to us as no
revelation, our eyes are lovin' it. The actress
is primarily paying pretty and flawless trib-
utes to ethnic ensembles and we love how this
Monika Nidhii saree got itself hooked
onto her style list.
Trust to deliver the best with the
25-year-old's latest look. In her case,
it was striking with colours and it is
good for when you want something
colourful such as a wedding or a
puja attendee. This lime green crea-
tion isn't a clichéd hue, the top
reason why this look is worth ref-
erencing and giving it a first pref-
erence will read triumph.
V
arun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon
starrer Bhediya is one of the most-
anticipated movies of the year.
Now, ahead of Bhediya's theatrical
release, the makers of the horror-comedy
movie have finally unveiled the first
song, titled, Thumkeswari. Composed by
Sachin-Jigar and penned by Amitabh
Bhattacharya. The track is sung by
Sachin-Jigar, Rashmeet Kaur and Ash
King. Kriti took to her social media handle
and shared the song, she wrote: The big-
gest thumka anthem of the year is here!
#Thumkeshwari is out now. #Bhediya. In
Thumkeshwari, Varun and Kriti can be flaunt-
ing their thumkas, not just that, Shraddha
Kapoor aka Stree also made a special
appearance in the song.
T
he Jonas family's recent looks are the best in
the fashion league and it all packs a punch
given the patterns and fabrics. Styled and put
together in wonderful ways, they looked like a
winning team. All in warmed-up and chic perfection,
their outfits are giving strong desi realness that
could be your formula too for weddings and gath-
erings ahead.
The family was dressed up in spectacular Fal-
guni and Shane Peacock designs in the latest Ins-
tagram post of Priyanka and it was a pretty rev-
elation that bright hues like neon, pink, orange,
yellow and so on aren't always the winners. The
baby girl's lehenga set with colourful floral em-
broidery
. While Priyanka donned a three-piece
set that featured a sweetheart neckline and
cropped blouse with a plunging neckline and
straps. She wore it with embroidered sheer
and floor-length cape.
Desi Charmers
M
alaika Arora steps out in a classic
ivory-white knitted sweater paired
with a trendy pair of straight-fit dis-
tressed jeans. The oversized white
knitted sweater features a ribbed U-neck,
dropped shoulders, and long sleeves in addi-
tion to a knitted pattern which makes it stand
out. The star amped up her casual look with
Louis Vuitton's Dauphine MM bag which is
worth Rs. 313,235.90. The bag features a long
strap,theiconicLVmonogrammedcanvas,along
with a magnet lock. To add to her LV look she also
completed her look with LV Beaubourg Platform
Derby which is worth Rs. 104,734.95.
CraftedfromsignatureLouisVuitton'sMonogram
canvas, the Louis Vuitton shoes are the perfect
blend of a masculine and feminine vibe.
Malaika's
fall look FIGHTER'S
release date
T
here has been a lot of buzz around Hrithik Roshan and
Deepika Padukone starrer Fighter right from the mo-
ment it was announced. This film marks the first on-
screen collaboration of Deepika Padukone and Hrithik
Roshan and fans cannot keep calm. The Siddharth Anand
directorial is an aerial-based action thriller that also stars
Anil Kapoor.
The release date of Fighter has been postponed many
times in the past and looks like the makers have now locked
the release date. “All systems go! #FIGHTER is cleared for
take-off on 25th January 2024! Hold on to your seats and
don't let go!” wrote Anil Kapoor. Check out the first-look
poster of Fighter below.
The magic of
Thumkeshwari
Janhvi's ethnic glam
Janhvi Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra
Her post...
Malaika Arora Deepika Padukone
Aditi Rao Hydari
Siddharth’s post...
Still from the movie
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