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Covid-19 situation is in control
in Delhi,says Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: As the na-
tional capital continues
to register low COV-
ID-19 cases, Delhi
Health Minister Satyen-
dar Jain said the COV-
ID-19 situation is in con-
trol here.
Addressing the re-
porters today, the
Health Minister said,
“The COVID-19 situa-
tion is under control in
Delhi. The positivity
rate in the national cap-
ital is 0.4 per cent. The
government has decid-
ed to establish more
than 6,800 ICU beds in
seven hospitals within
six months.” A total of
31 new COVID-19 cases
were reported in Delhi
on Sunday with zero
deaths being logged in
the national capital for
the fourth consecutive
day, according to a
health bulletin.
The positivity rate
stood at 0.04 per cent
and 392 active cases
were recorded in the na-
tional capital over the
last 24 hours. Thirty-
two people also recov-
ered from the virus in
the same period, taking
the cumulative recover-
ies to 14,12,244. The
death toll in the metrop-
olis remained stable at
25,080.
The cumulative case-
load climbed to 14,37,716
with the addition of
fresh cases today
.
Asmanyas71634tests
were conducted in the
last 24 hours, from
which 52,636 were RTP-
CR/CBNAAT/TrueNat
tests and 18,998 were
rapid antigen tests. —ANI
HARE KRISHNA
Saints of Hare Krishna Temple pour milk over the idol of Lord Krishna on the occasion of the
festival of Krishna Janmashtami, in Ahmedabad on Monday. P3 —PHOTO BY ANI
Can’t progress until kids, moms are healthy: Shah
Ahmedabad: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Monday said
that no country can pro-
gress until the children
and pregnant mothers
are completely healthy
.
In an initiative to save
pregnant women from
malnutrition, Shah on
Monday launched nutri-
tious ‘Laddu Vitaran
Yojana’ in his parlia-
mentary constituency
Gandhinagar.
Addressing the event,
the Union Home Minis-
ter said, “As the MP of
Gandhinagar, I have
taken this decision that
all pregnant mothers
and children here
should be healthy
. From
today onwards, more
than 7,000 pregnant
women of Gandhinagar
will be given 15 nutri-
tious laddus every
month with the help of
voluntary organisa-
tions so that they get
proper nutrition till the
birth of their children.”
Shah said the scheme
will prove beneficial in
nurturing the good
health of pregnant
mothers and their ba-
bies.
“No country can pro-
gress until the children
and pregnant mothers
of the country are com-
pletely healthy
. With the
slogan ‘Sahi Poshan,
Desh Roshan’, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has set the target
that no mother and
child in the country
should be malnour-
ished when the country
reaches the 75th year of
its independence. This
campaign of Modi ji
has become a mass
movement today,” he
stated.
He said the most im-
portant thing in a de-
mocracy is the empow-
erment of the weak,
poor, backward and
women and giving their
rights to the children.
—ANI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the launch event.
Satyendar Jain
‘J&K villages moving
towards self-reliance’
Deepa Bafila
Srinagar: Lok Sabha
SpeakerOmBirla,whois
on a tour of Jammu and
Kashmir, reached Pahal-
gamonMondaywherehe
held a meeting with pub-
lic representatives of
Halka Panchayat and
BlockDevelopmentCoun-
cil in Pahalgam. Mem-
bersof theDistrictDevel-
opment Council also at-
tended the meeting.
Addressing the meet,
Birla said, “The country
witnessed extensive de-
velopment with socio-
economic changes after
independence. Jammu
and Kashmir is the
crown and pride of
the country
. Its natural
beauty is unmatched,
people here are decent,
simpleanddevotedtothe
country
.”
Birla stressed that vil-
lages in Jammu and
Kashmir are moving to-
wards self-reliance.
Officer’s words
incorrect, but
strictness was
needed: Khattar
Karnal: Haryana Chief
Minister Manohar Lal
Khattar, while reacting
to IAS officer Ayush
Sinha’s controversial
instructions to the cops
posted in Karnal to
lathicharge protesting
farmers if anyone
breached the security
cordon, said “although
the officer’s choice
of words was not cor-
rect, strictness had to
be maintained to en-
sure law and order situ-
ation there was kept
under check”.
KISAN LATHICHARGED
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla speaking to Panchayat
members in Pahalgam.
Rockets target US troops
as they exit Afghanistan
Kabul: US anti-missile
defences intercepted
rockets fired at Kabul’s
airport on Monday as
the United States flew
its core diplomats out of
Afghanistan in the final
hours of its chaotic
withdrawal.
The last US troops are
due to pull out of Kabul
by Tuesday
.
Two US officials said
the “core” diplomatic
staff had withdrawn by
Monday morning.
Later in the evening,
Islamic State claimed
the responsibility for
the attack.
A member of Taliban forces stands guard as Afghan men take
pictures of a vehicle from which rockets were fired in Kabul.
SUMIT,
AVANI
STRIKE
STRIKE
Tokyo: Records tum-
bled and history was
scripted more than
once as India’s Para-
lympians, both young
and old, recorded their
best ever Games medal
haul on just the sixth
day of competitions
here making it a memo-
rable Monday for the
country
.
The debutant duo of
Javelin thrower Sumit
Antil (23) and shooter
Avani Lekhara (19)
shone the brightest
with their epoch-mak-
ing gold medals.
To put the per-
formance into
perspective, it is
worth mentioning
that India have so
far won 14 medals
in the history of Par-
alympics, with half of
them coming in the on-
going competition,
which is expected to
yield more for the
country.
The country stood
26th in the medals
tally, an unprece-
dented high.
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42,909
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Sumit Antil breaks
world record thrice
BSF’s Vinod Kumar loses Men’s F52 Discus Bronze,
declared “ineligible” in classification reassessment
Paralysed from waist down
Avani aims for stars, gets it
1
3
2
AT TOKYO PARALYMPICS
RAJ GOVT DECLARES `3 CRORE
FOR AVANI, `2 CRORE FOR
JHAJHARIA, `1 CR FOR GURJAR
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Mon-
day congratulated three Paralympic medal
winners from the state, announcing cash
rewards of Rs 3 crore to Gold medal winner
shooter Avani Lekhara, and Rs 2 cr and Rs 1
cr to javelin throwers silver winner Devendra
Jhajharia, and bronze winner Sundar Singh
Gurjar respectively. The trio are posted as
assistant conservator of forest in the state
forest department. “The players of the state
have brought laurels to the country and the
state by winning medals, we are very proud
of them,” Gehlot tweeted.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Phenomenal performance @
AvaniLekhara! Congratula-
tions on winning a hard-
earned and well-deserved
Gold, made possible due to
your industrious nature and
passion towards shoot-
ing. This is truly a special
moment for Indian sports.
Best wishes for your future
endeavours.
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
A golden and unforget-
table day. First place medal.
Sumit Antil #Paralympics
This extraordinary achieve-
ment of yours has further
enhanced the glory of the
tricolor in the whole world.
Many congratulations for the
gold medal.
PARALYMPICS
GLORY FADES IN
A DAY FOR KUMAR
Tokyo: Indian discus thrower
Vinod Kumar on Monday lost
his F52 category
bronze medal at
the Paralympics
here after being
found ineligible
in disability
classification
assessment by the
competition panel. The
BSF man, whose Army man father
was injured during the 1971 Indo-
Pakistan war, produced a best
throw of 19.91m.
JHAJHARIA,
KATHUNIYA WIN
SILVER, SUNDAR
WINS BRONZE
Tokyo: India’s Devendra
Jhajharia and Sundar Singh
Gurjar won silver and bronze in
javelin throw F46 event at the
Tokyo Paralympics on Monday.
Jhajharia sealed the podium
finish with a new personal best
of 64.35m. Two-time reigning
world champion Gurjar won
bronze with a throw of 64.01m.
ndian discus thrower Yogesh
Kathuniya clinched the silver
medal in the Men’s Discus
Throw Final (F56) at the
Tokyo Paralympics.
DEVENDRA
JHAJHARIA
YOGESH
KATHUNIYA

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021
02
PUNITIVE ACTION
Delhi’s ‘Hawa Mahal’ dismantled on NDMC orders
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The build-
ing that looked like
Jaipur’s iconic Hawa
Mahal in Chandni
Chowk has been dis-
mantled by the trader
who made it, after he
was told by the North
Delhi Municipal Corpo-
ration to take it down
earlier this month.
The building, on the
1.3-km pedestrian
stretch between Red
Fort and Fatehpuri Mas-
jid, was renovated by
Rajasthan-based trader
andarchitectAnkitKey-
al. He said he removed it
after the NDMC served
him a notice.
The civic body had
asked him to take it
down on grounds that it
was a new construction
when the trader had
asked for repair permis-
sion, and said the facade
is beyond the permissi-
ble limit of six inches.
The property used to
house the Chand hotel,
and Keyal planned to
give it a heritage look
and open a garments
shop. He said that
trained people from Ra-
jasthan were brought to
develop the facade and
it took two-three
months to develop it.
The 1.3-km stretch be-
tween the Red Fort and
Fatehpuri Masjid has
been turned into a car-
free zone and beautified
keeping the Mughal-era
architectural style in
mind. The mesh of
overhead wires has
gone underground, red
sandstone seats have
been placed, and at least
175 red sandstone plant-
ers, along with a row of
bollards, placed to mim-
ic the Mughal architec-
tural aesthetic.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Delhi
Disaster Management
Authority Monday is-
sued its order permit-
ting schools, colleges,
and other educational
institutes to re-open for
students in class IX and
upwards from Septem-
ber 1. The DDMA has
also issued the Standard
Operating Procedures
(SOPs) to be followed in
all such institutes.
The list of institutes
permitted to re-open
from Wednesday —
with a maximum of
50% of their capacity in
classrooms — are
schools, colleges, educa-
tional/coaching insti-
tutes, skill development
and training institutes.
Following a marked
improvement in the
Covid situation in the
national capital, the
Delhi government on
Friday had announced
that schools for classes
9 to 12, colleges and
coaching institutions
would reopen from Sep-
tember 1.
According to the SOP
issued for this, heads of
schools and institutes
have been directed to
consult their parent
stakeholders by con-
ducting meetings with
SMC and PTA members
to finalize their readi-
ness plans for opening.
It will not be compul-
sory for students of per-
mitted grades to report
to schools, and only
those with written pa-
rental consent will be
allowed. Online learn-
ing will continue for
those who opt-out of at-
tending school physi-
cally
. Further, students,
teachers, and employ-
ees living in contain-
ment zones will not be
permitted to report to
their institutes.
Heads of schools are
to prepare timetables
according to the capac-
ity of their classrooms
and laboratories, with
approximately 50% of
students of the class-
room’s capacity to be
seated in it.
Covid fear scales down
Janmashtami festivities
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Delhi saw
muted Janmashtami
celebrations this year
with devotees not being
allowed to visit reli-
gious places as part of
the preventive meas-
ures to curb the spread
of COVID-19.
The temples, includ-
ing Kalkaji temple,
Chhatarpur temple and
Birla Mandir here, have
scaled down the cele-
brations in terms of
programmes and deco-
rations, focussing only
on the rituals that mark
Lord Krishna’s birth.
The decoration and
lighting at the Kalkaji
temple are not very dif-
ferent from the pre-pan-
demic times, but Suren-
dra Nath, the chief
priest of the temple,
said the lack of devo-
tees completely alters
the spirit of the festival.
“The decoration and
the lighting are more or
less the same but earli-
er, we used to have
bhajans and kirtans
throughout the day for
the devotees. That will
not happen this time,”
he said.
“We urge the govern-
ment to allow the tem-
ples to open to the pub-
lic, especially when
everything else in the
city has reopened. So
many festivals have
passed like this...
Shivratri, now Jan-
mashtami. We just hope
the upcoming Navratris
are not celebrated in
the same manner,” he
said.
The rituals at the
temple that used to host
thousands of visitors
on Janmashtami will
only be attended by the
priests.
New mohalla clinics to be
made from containers
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Newer mo-
halla clinics in the city
will be made from port-
able containers, which
can be assembled quick-
ly, and fit into smaller
spaces. The first such
clinic is being con-
structed at Shakur Bas-
ti, the assembly constit-
uency of Health Minis-
ter Satyendar Jain.
Getting land to build
these clinics, which are
among Aam Aadmi Par-
ty’s main projects, has
been an uphill task.
When the party came to
power in Delhi in 2015,
building 1,000 mohalla
clinics was one of the
main promises made.
Over the years, howev-
er, land procurement
has been among the sev-
eral issues which meant
that about 500 have been
built so far.
The clinic coming up
in Shakur Basti is made
from a red shipping
container, has modular
interiors and is nar-
rower than the previous
designs.
“The new structures
can be set up quicker
than permanent ones.
They will also occupy
less space and are de-
signed in a way to uti-
lise space well. This de-
sign will be used in clin-
ics that will be opera-
tionalised next,” said a
government official.
‘Transportation of PDS stuff an essential service’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Arvind
Kejriwal-led Delhi gov-
ernment has notified
the movement of food
grains for the public
distribution system
(PDS) – largely trans-
port of wheat and rice
from other states to the
Capital and from go-
downs to fair price
shops within the city –
as an essential service
till at least February
next year.
The move, said senior
government officials, is
aimed at reducing de-
lays in delivery of
monthly rations caused
by lockdowns, curfews,
strikes and other poten-
tial interruptions.
Two senior officials
in the Delhi govern-
ment’s home and civil
supplies departments
said the notification
will help resolve fre-
quent delays in ration
distribution even if
there are lockdowns
due to a potential third
wave of the pandemic.
Ration distribution
in the city usually starts
in the first week of eve-
ry month but since
April this year, when
several states imposed
local lockdowns in the
light of severe surges in
Covid cases, Delhi has
faced severe delays eve-
ry month. The ration
for April and May were
disbursed together at
the end of May; in June,
ration distribution
started on the 21st; July
saw a delay of 20 days;
and in August, it started
on the 25th.
New Delhi: A petition
has been moved in the
Delhi High Court on
Monday challenging a
clause of the ‘Regula-
tions for enabling the
planned Development
of Privately Owned
Lands’.
Petitioner Rajkumar
through advocates
Deepanshu Choithani
and Madhuri Khub-
wani sought to quash
clause number 3.3 of
the ‘Regulations for en-
abling the planned De-
velopment of Privately
Owned Lands’- pub-
lished in the Official
Gazette vide notifica-
tion dated July 4, 2018,
by the Delhi Develop-
ment Authority (DDA),
vide which regularisa-
tion of the existing
structure on the un-ac-
quired privately owned
land is denied to the
owners. —ANI
Regulations clause
for development of
pvt lands challenged
DDMA issues SOPs ahead
of schools’ re-opening
Delhigovthasdecidedtore-openeducationalinstitutesfromSept1
The institutions would allow 50% of their capacity in the classrooms. —REPRESENTATIONAL PIC
HC to hear FB,
WhatsApp’s
appeal in Oct
High Court has said it
will hear in October the
appeals of Facebook
and WhatsApp chal-
lenging its single-judge
order dismissing their
pleas against the probe
ordered by the Competi-
tion Commission of In-
dia (CCI) into the in-
stant messaging app’s
new privacy policy
.
A bench of Chief Jus-
tice D N Patel and Jus-
tice Jyoti Singh listed
thematterforOctober11
whileextendingthetime
to file replies to the June
4 and 8 notices issued by
CCI to WhatsApp and
Facebook, till then.
While CCI was repre-
sented through Addi-
tional Solicitor General
Aman Lekhi, WhatsApp
and Facebook were rep-
resented through senior
advocates Harish Salve
and Mukul Rohatgi re-
spectively
.
WhatsApp and Face-
book have also chal-
lenged the CCI’s asking
them to furnish certain
information for the pur-
pose of inquiry con-
ducted by it. —PTI

The North Delhi
Municipal
Corporation had
asked Keyal to
take it down on
grounds that it
was a new
construction
when the trader
had asked for
repair
permission
HERITAGE LOOK
Man arrested for cheating
many of `3.5 cr in 2 years
First India Bureau
Police’s Economic Of-
fences Wing (EOW) ar-
rested a 46-year-old man
from Bihar’s Sitamarhi
for allegedly duping
more than 500 people to
the tune of over Rs 3.50
crore by floating bogus
banking schemes that
promised high returns.
Additional commis-
sioner of police (EOW)
RK Singh said the ar-
rested man, Murari Ku-
mar Shrivastav, along
with three of his associ-
ates, allegedly formed a
fake financial invest-
ment company called
Progress Producer
Company Ltd in 2016,
which they claimed was
authorised by the RBI
to operate like a bank
and assured high re-
turns. The police said
they are on the lookout
for the other suspects.
AAP leaders booked by UP
cops for violating Covid norms
Agra: The UP Police
have registered a case
against 17 Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) leaders,
including Delhi Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia and Rajya Sab-
ha member Sanjay Sin-
gh, for violating COV-
ID-19 protocols during
the party’s Tiranga
Yatra in Agra.
The FIR also men-
tions 500 unidentified
persons who were part
of the yatra on Sunday
from the GIC ground
till the Shaheed
Smarak in Sanjay
Place.
Permission had been
granted to organise the
Tiranga Yatra while
following COVID-19
protocols with a limit
of 50 people, they said.
But the number of
people, who attended
the march on Sunday,
exceeded the permitted
number and COVID-19
protocols were not fol-
lowed, police said.
Ahead of the UP as-
sembly polls, AAP
plans to take out Tiran-
ga Yatras in Ayodhya,
Lucknow and Noida to
mark the 75th year of
India’s Independence.
The AAP party will
carry out this yatra in
Ayodhya on September
14 and later in 403 as-
sembly segments of Ut-
tar Pradesh, Sisodia
had said on Sunday, as
he attacked the BJP
government in the
state over law-and-or-
der, education, health-
care and employment
situations.
Superintendent of
Police (City) Vikas Ku-
mar said that the case
has been registered
against 17 AAP leaders,
including Delhi Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia and Rajya Sab-
ha MP, and another 500
unidentified persons.
They were part of
the Tiranga Yatra car-
ried out by the party’s
leaders on Sunday
evening from GIC
ground till Shaheed
Smarak in Sanjay Place
in Agra, he said.
“For not following
the COVID-19 protocol
the FIR was registered
at the Lohamandi Po-
lice station on Monday
morning,” the SP said.
They have been
booked under IPC sec-
tions 188, 269 and 270,
and under provisions
of the Epidemic Dis-
eases Act for violation
of COVID-19 protocols,
police said. —PTI
TIRANGA YATRA
Janmashtami festival used to witness grand celebrations. -PTI FILE
PREVENTIVE MEASURES

INDIA
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I-B Ministry’s ‘Iconic Week’ programmes conclude
New Delhi: During the
celebration of the
‘Iconic Week’, a week-
long celebration of
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahot-
sav by the Ministry of
Information and
Broadcasting, e-Photo
exhibition “Making of
the Constitution” and
virtual poster exhibi-
tion “Chitranjali@75”
were inaugurated.
The celebration
which began on August
23, came to a close yes-
terday. “The celebra-
tions which saw an en-
thusiastic participa-
tion by all Media Units
of the Ministry,” the
ministry said in a press
release. “The most no-
table feature of the
week was the inaugu-
ration of e-Photo exhi-
bition ‘Making of the
Constitution’ and vir-
tual poster exhibition
‘Chitranjali@75’ by Un-
ion Minister Anurag
Singh Thakur along
with Union Ministers
G. Kishan Reddy
, Arjun
Ram Meghwal, Dr L.
Murugan and Meenak-
shi Lekhi,” the release
further read.
During the week, the
Doordarshan network
showcased a series of
documentaries such as
‘Netaji’, ‘Merger of
princely states’, etc.
Popular Indian films
such as ‘Razi’ were also
telecasted.
National Film Devel-
opment Corporation of
India (NFDC) organ-
ised a film festival on
its OTT platform,
screening a specially
curated bouquet of
films such as ‘Island
City’, ‘Crossing Bridg-
es’ etc.
Regional News Units
of DD and All India Ra-
dio (AIR) aired special
stories on freedom
fighters, places and
events of historic im-
portance as part of
their daily bulletins
and as special pro-
grammes. Several
Community Radio Sta-
tions too pitched in and
aired special pro-
grammes.
Various aspects were
highlighted in these
programmes including
the exceptional contri-
bution, valour, dedica-
tion, and sacrifices of
the freedom fighters
and unsung heroes of
the freedom struggle.
“The Regional Out-
reach Bureaus (ROB)
..and Communication
held nukkad nataks,
skits, magic shows,
puppetry, folk recitals
through various Inte-
grated Communica-
tion and Outreach Pro-
grammes and more
than 1000 PRTs by Song
and Drama Division
across the country,”
the ministry informed.
AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV
Bareilly (UP): Target-
ing the BSP over its out-
reach to Brahmins, Ut-
tar Pradesh BJP presi-
dent Swatantra Dev
Singh on Monday said
its leaders are now vis-
iting temples and offer-
ing prayers to woo the
community ahead of
the assembly polls slat-
ed for early next year.
Singh said the Bahu-
jan Samaj Party and the
Samajwadi Party have
committed the heinous
sin of ruining Uttar
Pradesh by indulging in
politics of appease-
ment, casteism, corrup-
tion, terror and fear.
Interacting with peo-
ple at Valmiki Basti in
Indranagar here, he
also accused the two
parties of handing over
the state to criminals
during their rule.
Referring to the
BSP’s outreach to Brah-
mins, the BJP leader
said the party’s leaders
are visiting temples and
offering prayers just to
reap electoral divi-
dends.
BSP’s outreach to
Brahmins vote-bank
politics: UP BJP chief
Nehru struggled in jail for 9 years, Savarkar pleaded mercy in a year: Gehlot
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, on Mon-
day
, fired salvos at the
Union government ac-
cusing it of a small
thinking in not putting a
picture of Pandit Jawa-
harlal Nehru in the post-
er of Amrit Mahotsav
released by the Indian
Councilof HistoricalRe-
search (ICHR).
“It is not only con-
demnable but it is also a
display of small think-
ing of the Central Gov-
ernment. Pandit Nehru
went to jail 9 times dur-
ingthefreedomstruggle.
Hespent3259days(about
9 years) of his life in jail.
While opposing the Brit-
ish, many times he faced
the use of force by the
British. Where Vinayak
DamodarSavarkarstart-
ed apologizing to the
British only after a year
of goingtojailandapolo-
gized for a total of six
times and after being re-
leased from jail worked
as a British agent, Pan-
dit Nehru stood in front
of the British like iron
and fulfilled his resolve
by getting freedom for
India,” Gehlot said.
Gehlot further
stressed that not only in
India, but also on the
world stage, Nehru kept
the talk of India’s inde-
pendence firmly
. “Jawa-
harlal Nehru, was a
member of one of the
richestfamiliesof India,
and dedicated his life for
the country by sacrific-
ing all the amenities for
the sake of his country
.
All the members of
Nehru family have con-
tributed a lot in the free-
dom struggle of India.
His father Shri Motilal
Nehru also gave his
house Anand Bhavan to
the revolutionaries. Mo-
tilal Nehru carried for-
ward the freedom strug-
gle by forming the
Swaraj Party
. It is just
thestupidityof theModi
government to try to un-
dermine the contribu-
tion of Pandit Nehru,
who gave up his home
forthesakeof independ-
ence,” Gehlot stressed.
The senior Congress
leadersaidthatwhenthe
three prominent com-
manders of the Azad
Hind Fauj (INA) of Sub-
has Chandra Bose, Se-
hgal, Dhillon and
Shahnawaz were prose-
cuted by the British,
Nehru started a cam-
paign for their support
across the country and
formed the INA Defense
Committee. “Nehru ji,
along with other law-
yers, fought his case
while advocating in the
Red Fort and got the
death sentence forgiven
of the soldiers of the
Azad Hind Fauj. Sa-
varkar got the youth ad-
mitted to the British
Army to fight on behalf
of the British Govern-
ment against the Azad
Hind Fauj. Calling such
people who have be-
trayed the country as
freedom fighters is an
insult to all freedom
fighters,” CM said, fur-
ther adding, “The BJP
government will have to
bear the brunt of under-
mining the contribution
of Pandit Nehru, who
has devoted his body
,
mind, money and life to
fight the freedom strug-
gleof thecountryandlay
the foundation of mod-
ern India and when the
timecomes,peopleof the
nation will teach Modi
government a lesson.”
CM fumes at Modi government omitting
First PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s picture from
poster of Amrit Mahotsav released by the
Indian Council of Historical Research
UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayer to Lord Krishna and Goddess
Radha at police line in Lucknow on Sunday. —ANI Photo
New Delhi: Referring
to the ongoing rift be-
tween Punjab Chief
Minister Captain Ama-
rinder Singh and state
party chief Navjot Sin-
gh Sidhu, Congress
leader Jaiveer Shergill
on Monday appealed to
Congress leaders in
Punjab to unite to coun-
ter Opposition parties
in upcoming 2022 state
Assembly elections.
He further said that
main focus of every
Congressman should be
to win the state elec-
tions. Shergill empha-
sised that every Con-
gressman need to un-
derstand one thing that
they are not enemies of
each other, ‘rather Con-
gress has enemies AAP,
SAD, BSP and every
other political party in
whose hands we can
never give reins of Pun-
jab.’ Shergill said, "As a
Congressman, I want to
appeal to every cong
worker, leader in Pun-
jab that this is time to
unite & fight election
together & not focus on
who will be man of the
match after we win the
match but it is impor-
tant that Congress wins
at very first place." —ANI
LEADERS SHOULD FOCUS
ONWINNINGASSEMBLYPOLLS:SHERGILL
PUNJAB CONGRESS ROW
New Delhi: Former
Congress president
Rahul Gandhi asked
if the Union govern-
ment had “sold off ”
Article 15 & 25 of Con-
stitution that prohib-
its discrimination on
the grounds of reli-
gion, race, caste, sex or
place of birth and al-
lows freedom to prac-
tice and profess any
religion resp.
He took to Twitter by
posting a video that
showed ‘instances’ of
Muslim men being at-
tacked & asked to chant
“Jai Sri Ram”. “Article
15 and 25 of the Consti-
tution bhas also been
sold?” stated Gandhi,
who has been attacking
the govt for
its moneti-
sation pol-
icy with
h a s h t a g
“Indiaon-
Sale”.
Has govt ‘sold
off’ Article 15
and 25, asks
Rahul Gandhi
MANY FACES IN PARTY: RAWAT
Jaiveer Shergill
Harish Rawat
Amarinder Singh Navjot S Sidhu Pragat Singh
SCRAP ‘FAULTY’ PPAs: SIDHU
Punjab Congress prez Navjot Singh
Sidhu on Monday demanded
extension of the Vidhan Sabha session
to bring a legislation to terminate PPAs
for providing relief to consumers from
the high power tariff. His demand
comes as Congress govt in state has
convened a day-long special session
on Sept 3 to commemorate 400th
Parkash Purb of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
The same allegations were made
earlier when I praised Navjot S
Sidhu. We have many faces at national
level like Sonia, Rahul & Priyanka
Gandhi. At local level also, we have
several faces like Amarinder, Sidhu &
Pargat. One should not be impatient.
2022 elections are nearby & everyone
is watching us. So, I believe these
conflicts should be discussed in party.
PARGAT SINGH
SLAMS RAWAT
FOR BACKING
AMARINDER
Punjab Pradesh Cong
Committee gen secre-
tary Pargat Singh on Sun-
day questioned AICC state
in-charge Harish Rawat
and asked who gave him
the right to take a big deci-
sion about Punjab. Singh,
who is believed to be close
to Sidhu, said, ‘When all
MLAs met panel constitut-
ed by party high command
in Delhi 3 months ago, it
was decided that Punjab
Assembly elections would
be fought under leadership
of Sonia & Rahul Gandhi.
Now, if Rawat is saying
that elections will be
fought under leadership of
Amarinder, then he should
also tell when this decision
was taken.”
Prez,PMgreetonJanmashtami
CELEBRATING BIRTH OF LORD KRISHNA
Cong ignored Hindus sentiments while finalising laws for religious
places. Law states that religious character of place of
worship existing on Aug 15, 1947, shall continue to be
same as it existed before, clause needs to be amended for Krish-
na's Janmbhoomi to be ‘reclaimed’ —Harnath Singh Yadav, BJP UP MP
New Delhi: Union De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Monday said
inability to wage a direct
war against India forced
Pakistan to work on pol-
icy of giving 'death of
thousand cuts' to India.
Singh said this while
addressing Late Balram
Das Tandon Memorial
Lecture on national se-
curity. Speaking at the
event, the Defence Min-
ister said that on the
one hand, they took
steps towards finding
an atomic way and on
the other hand started
work on the policy of
giving 'Death of thou-
sand cuts' to India’.—ANI
‘Death of thousand’ cuts
to India, says defence min
Ever since India be-
came independent,
it has been a con-
stant attempt by
many anti-India
forces to create an
atmosphere of in-
stability in India.
—Rajnath Singh,
Union Defence Minister
New Delhi: President
Ram Nath Kovind,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah on Mon-
day extended greetings
to countrymen on occa-
sion of Janmashtami.
"Hearty greetings to
all the countrymen.
This festival is an op-
portunitytolearnabout
life story of Lord Shri
Krishna & dedicate our-
selves to his messages,"
tweeted Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
"Greetings to you all
on the auspicious occa-
sion of Janmashtami.
Jai Shree Krishna,"
tweeted PM Modi . —ANI
FESTIVE FERVOUR! Devotees celebrate Janmashtami at ISKCON, New Delhi. —PHOTO BY ANI
CRUCIAL READ
ANTILLA: COURT REJECTS NIA CUSTODY
PLEA FOR EX-MUMBAI COPS WAZE, MANE
New Delhi: A special court of NIA on Monday
rejected probe team’s application for custody of
ex-Mumbai Police officers Sachin Waze Sunil
Mane in bomb scare case at residence of RIL’s
boss Mukesh Ambani subsequent murder of
bizman Mansukh Hirani. Court allowed Waze to get
treatment of his heart condition at private hospital.
NARENDRA MODI WILL BE PM CANDIDATE
FOR 2024 GENERAL ELECTIONS: KC TYAGI
Patna: JDU’s gen secy KC Tyagi asserted that PM
Modi is leader of NDA will be candidate for post of
PM in 2024 gen polls.“PM Narendra
Modi ji is and will be PM candidate
for 2024 general elections,” he said.
Tyagi’s comments came after he
claimed that ‘Nitish has qualities to
become PM’. Lalan Singh, JD(U)
national prez said, “There is a dif-
ference between having qualities to
become PM filing a claiming to be one.”

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Refusing to yield to
dualities is your sacred
duty. Do it; stay unmoved
by them. Or your mind’ll
be in constant turmoil.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
After his fear mongering, lies and
half-truths got rejected by the people,
@RahulGandhi is attempting to
disturb the social fabric divide
India on religious lines. Such
communal and shallow politics only
unmasks @INCIndia’s deep hatred for
constitutional democratic ethos.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Spoke on the issue of ‘National
Security’ as part of late Balramji Dass
Tandon lecture series through video
conferencing facility. The Armed Forces
are fully capable of protecting the
borders and we won’t compromise on
safety security of our people.
TOP TWEETS
FARMERS THEIR
ENDLESS AGITATION
CENTERED IN HARYANA
aryana has become
the epicenter of
farmers’ protests.
Karnal Sub-Division-
al Magistrate Ayush
Sinha only made it worse with
his “break their heads” remark.
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has
demanded action against the of-
ficer. ‘Break their heads’ remark
followed a lathi-charge of pro-
testing farmers at Gharaunda
toll plaza also in Karnal. Farm-
ers responded by holding a ma-
hapanchayat at Nuh. While
there were reports that the SDM
had apologized to farmers, Har-
yana Chief Minister Manohar
Lal Khattar said that he will
take action against the officer
only after getting a detailed re-
port. Khattar gave a political
twist by blaming Punjab govern-
ment for fomenting trouble but
found himself at the receiving
end when Meghalaya Governor
Satya Pal Malik asked Khattar
to apologise to farmers.
The support agitators are get-
ting from Haryana farmers,
Punjab and Uttar Pradesh have
turned relatively quieter. What
is difficult to understand is the
farmers’ tenacity to carry on
with their agitation even when
the repeal of contentious farm
Acts have been ruled out.
H
aliban 2.0 appears
tobedifferentfrom
its first avatar,
though it is still
early to say that it
no longer harbours devilish
intent.Inarecentoverture,the
IMA-trainedSherMohammad
Abbas Stanekzai said in a vid-
eo message, “India is very im-
portant for this sub-conti-
nent”. He also said that the
Taliban want to continue “cul-
tural”,“political”,“economic”
and “trade ties” with India as
before. This follows UN Secu-
rity Council resolution drop-
ping reference to Taliban
whileaskingAfghangroupsto
not support terrorists “operat-
ing on the territory of other
countries.”Theresolutionwas
signed by India which is the
president of UNSC for the
month of August.
Stanekzai’s statement may
not be liked by either the Pa-
kistan government or the
military establishment there
as it has always tried to keep
India out of Afghanistan. It
used Afghanistan territory
to sponsor terrorism in Kash-
mir. That is why India is
closely watching Taliban’s
activities on the ground and
has so far desisted from tak-
ing a stand.
What creates doubts about
the good image which the
Taliban are trying to project
is the complete lack of trust
shown in the group by its
own people. Despite the Tali-
ban asking the people to have
no fear and stay back, they
have been leaving Afghani-
stan in droves. The real face
of the Taliban will be visible
only after the complete with-
drawal of US troops. That’s
when one will get to see how
stringent the Sharia law will
be enforced and how they
treat those Afghans who
helped Americans. Most
keenly watched will be their
treatment of women.
EARLY TO TRUST TALIBAN
IN ITS NEW AVATAR
Despite the Taliban asking
the people to have no fear
and stay back, they have
been leaving Afghanistan
in droves. The real face
of the Taliban will be
visible only after the
complete withdrawal
of US troops
T
her Mohammad Abbas Stan-
ikzai, once trained in India’s
military academy who now
occupies a key position in the
Taliban-led Afghanistan, has
spelt out much-deeper ties
with India. He is keen that the
Indo-Afghan economic ties
must be further intensified
despitethegrowing‘mischief’
of the Pakistani proxies.
Thus, the much-discussed
apprehension that India’s de-
velopmental assistance esti-
mated to be in billions would
go in vain, if not fully de-
stroyed, has now been set to
rest.Earlier,Indiahadtoclose
her embassy in Kabul and as
well as her consulates in dif-
ferent parts of the war-rav-
aged country due to the grow-
ing threats of the Pakistani
proxies. These proxies under
the garb of different banners
such as IS-K, al-Qaeda and
others are now creating im-
pedimentsinthesmoothtake-
over of the Taliban.
It appears that with the
exit of US-led western pow-
ers accompanied by the
growing trust deficit with
Pakistan, the possibility of
the new Afghan administra-
tion seeking Indian assis-
tance in its key areas such as
power, communication,
transport are not ruled out.
In a recent broadcast in
Pashto, Stanekzai has asked
India to continue her assis-
tance for the development of
various infrastructure pro-
jects. It is also now learnt
that the attack on the Salma
Dam in the Herat province on
August four was the handi-
work of some Taliban having
close nexus with Pakistani
intelligence agency, ISI.
Stanekzai, who had under-
wentpre-commissiontraining
at the prestigious Indian Mili-
tary Academy in Dehradun in
India as a foreign cadet in the
1980s, also spoke about rela-
tions with China, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan,PakistanandRus-
sia, while thanking Pakistan
forhostingmillionsof Afghan
refugeesandsaidAfghanistan
wanted to have “brotherly re-
lations” with Pakistan.
There is a belated realiza-
tion in New Delhi that India
is losing her diplomatic ini-
tiative in the complex Afghan
situation with each passing
day. While the three powers,
USA, Russia and China, have
established live relationship
with the Taliban regime in
Afghanistan, India appears
to have little leverage with
the new rulers, thus losing
her ‘strategic depth’ enjoyed
during the previous regime.
It was re-echoed during the
recently held all-party meet-
ing in New Delhi.
Stanekzai’s broadcast,
however, indicates that the
new Afghan rulers would
make optimum use of the
Chabahar port, which is situ-
ated in Sistan province of the
south Iran on the Gulf of
Oman. It means that the new
Afghan Government would
pursue the previous policy of
ending the dependence of Af-
ghanistan, a landlocked
country, on Pakistan’s trade
routes. Chabahar, thus, is the
only port outside of Pakistan
that connects Afghanistan to
the sea. India has already
completed a circle road con-
necting the port with Herat
and Kandahar provinces in
southern Afghanistan to Ka-
bul and then to Mazar-e-Sha-
rif in the north, and finally,
the full route connects Af-
ghanistan to Uzbekistan.
Earlier, there were reports
that Iran has cancelled the
India-funded 900- kilometres
railway track from Chabahar
port to Bamiyan province,
where an Indian consortium
had already won a contract to
mine the Hajigak iron ore de-
posit in the western part of
Afghanistan. However, the
indications are that Iran may
renew the India-assisted pro-
ject following recent interac-
tion between the Indian and
Iranian officials. It is also
possible that the project
jointly planned by India, Af-
ghanistan and Iran, under
the North-South Transport
Corridor framework might
also be joined by China.
The impact of the Chaba-
har port is now being felt on
the trade value between Af-
ghanistan and Pakistan
through the Torkham border.
It has already declined to USD
500 million from the USD 2.5
billion during the past three
years. It is hoped that with the
growing understanding be-
tweentheAfghanTalibanand
USA, Afghanistan may offer
critical trade routes through
this port between Central and
South Asia. It is also hoped
that the USA under President
Joe Biden may rejoin the
Joint Comprehensive Action
of Plan (JCPOA). In May 2018,
it had left the JCPOA and had
imposed major sanctions on
Iran, but it had not extended
the sanctions to the develop-
ment of Chabahar. Earlier,
this year in February, as a
part of the comprehensive en-
gagement with the develop-
ment of the region, the Nar-
endra Modi government had
given green signal to the con-
struction of the multi-billion
USD Chabahar-Zahedan Rail-
way project. A MoU has al-
ready been signed between
Indian Railways’ IRCON and
Iranian Railways’ Construc-
tion and Development of
Transportation Infrastruc-
tures Company
.
It was being stated on vari-
ous platforms that the Indian
assistance to the tune of USD
three billion in various pro-
jects from roads, dams to
even the parliament build-
ing, which had estimated to
cost USD 90 million, would be
destroyed. A number of po-
litical analysts and observers
from JNU in New Delhi to the
US-based Wilson Centre,
were re-echoing that though
India had played a positive
role in Afghanistan in the
last 20 years, but now that di-
plomacy was almost “non-
existent”, and that its stakes
had “dramatically decreased.
However, much would de-
pend upon the final structure
of the new government..
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
The Pakistani Proxies
challenge Afghan Taliban
NEW RULERS SHED OFF HESITATION IN SEEKING INDIA’S ECONOMIC COOPERATION
S
There is a belated
realization in New Delhi
that India is losing her
diplomatic initiative in the
complex Afghan situation
with each passing day.
While the three powers,
USA, Russia and China,
have established live
relationship with the
Taliban regime in
Afghanistan, India appears
to have little leverage with
the new rulers, thus losing
her ‘strategic depth’ enjoyed
during the previous regime
India appears to have
little leverage with
the new rulers, thus
losing her ‘strategic
depth’ enjoyed during
the previous regime. It
was re-echoed during the
recently held all-party
meeting in New Delhi
GOPAL MISRA
The writer is accredited as a Journalist
of Long and distinguished service with the
Press Information Bureau of the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry

NEWS
06
Mumbai: If you are
planning to buy a new
vehicle in this festive
season, you can have a
double blow coming to-
wards you.
Not only the festive
discounts have reduced
this year due to the sup-
ply shortage but you
might have to pay more
for the vehicle as well.
India’s largest car-
maker Maruti Suzuki
announced that it will
be taking one more
round of price hikes
soon due to the input
cost pricing.
“With reference to
our earlier communica-
tions with respect to a
price increase, we wish
to inform you that over
the past year the cost of
the company’s vehicles
continue to be adverse-
ly impacted due to an
increase in various in-
put costs. Hence, it has
become imperative to
pass on some impact of
the additional cost to
the customers through
a price rise,” Maruti Su-
zuki said in an ex-
change filing.
The size of the price
increase has not yet
been defined by Maruti
Suzuki, but experts say
that the price hike will
have any impact on the
current demand scenar-
io.
“Price hikes impact
the affordability, spe-
cifically towards the
hatchbacks, however
looking at an increase
in freight charges and
raw material, price
hikes become inevita-
ble. This will affect de-
mand, but currently
Indian market is strug-
gling more towards the
supply side.” Says
Gaurav Vangaal, Senior
Analyst, IHS Markit.
Maruti Suzuki declares third price hike; Go Airlines gets nod for IPO
New Delhi: Budget carrier Go Air-
lines, which has rebranded itself as
‘Go First’, has received Sebi’s nod for
an Initial Public Offer worth `3,600
crore. The airline plans to garner
up to `3,600 crore through sale of
shares, according to the Draft Red
Herring Prospectus (DRHP). It also
plans to raise up to `1,500 crore
by way of a pre-IPO placement. The
carrier, which filed its preliminary
papers for the IPO in May, received
its observations on August 26. The
information was updated on August
27 and made public on Monday.
In Sebi parlance, issuance of obser-
vations implies its go-ahead for the
IPO. In June, Sebi had kept in abey-
ance the processing of Go Airlines’
draft papers for the initial share sale.
From the net IPO proceeds, the
airline plans to utilise over `2,015.81
crore towards pre-payment or sched-
uled repayment of all or a portion
of certain outstanding borrowings,
according to the DRHP. An amount of
`279.26 crore would be for “replace-
ment of letter of credits, which are
issued to certain aircraft lessors to-
wards securing lease rental payments
and future maintenance of aircraft,
with cash deposit”.
SEBI APPROVAL FOR `3,600 CR IPO
SITHARAMAN INAUGURATES PGCI’S
MOHANPUR SUB-STATION IN TRIPURA
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of Finance and
Corporate Affairs Nir-
mala Sitharaman inau-
gurated the newly con-
structed 132/33/11 kV
Mohanpur Sub-station
in Tripura on 27th Au-
gust, 2021, in presence of
Chief Minister of Tripu-
ra Biplab Kumar Deb,
Dy
. CM, Jishnu Dev Var-
ma and Minister of Edu-
cation, Ratan Lal Nath.
This Sub-station has
been constructed by
Power Grid Corpora-
tion of India Limited
(POWERGRID), a Ma-
haratna CPSU under
Ministry of Power, Gov-
ernment of India for
Tripura under North
Eastern Region Power
System Improvement
Project (NERPSIP).
NERPSIP is a Central
sector plan scheme of
the Ministry of Power,
Government of India,
envisioned to drive eco-
nomic development of
the North Eastern re-
gion of the country
.
The scheme is being
implemented through
POWERGRID, for six
beneficiary North East-
ern states namely, As-
sam, Manipur, Megha-
laya, Mizoram, Naga-
land, and Tripura.
The main objective of
the project is Govern-
ment of India’s commit-
ment for the total eco-
nomic development of
North Eastern Region
and to strengthen the
Intra-State Transmis-
sion Distribution In-
frastructure in the
North East region.
Implementation of
this scheme, will create
a reliable power grid
and improve NER
States’ connectivity to
the upcoming load cent-
ers, and thus extend the
benefits of the grid con-
nected power to all cat-
egories of consumers
of beneficiaries in
North Eastern region.
SCHEME FOR SIX N-E STATES
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman during the inaugural function of
newly constructed 132/33/11 kV Mohanpur Sub-station in Tripura.
VP lauds role of
DRDO labs in fight
against pandemic
New Delhi: The Vice
President, M Venkaiah
Naidu on Monday com-
mended the contribu-
tion of scientists and
frontline workers from
Defence Institute of
Physiology and Allied
Sciences, a DRDO lab,
in the fight against
COVID-19 and advised
them to intensify their
research to effectively
combat any future pan-
demic. Around 25 scien-
tists and technicians
from DIPAS were invit-
ed to Upa-Rashtrapati
Nivas by the VP. They
were accompanied by
DRDO Chairman, Dr G.
Satheesh Reddy
.
Interacting with
them, Naidu said that
the pandemic has trig-
gered health crisis and
severely impacted lives
and livelihoods across
the world. Lauding DI-
PAS and other DRDO
labs for rising to the oc-
casion and developing
various indigenous
products for treatment
and management of
COVID-19, he said that
in the wake of the emer-
gence of new variants
of SARS-CoV-2, it is im-
portant to be ever vigi-
lant to effectively tackle
any future threats.
VENKAIAH NAIDU
INS AIRAVAT ARRIVES IN, VIETNAM WITH
COVID RELIEF SUPPLIES
Ho Chi Minh City: As part of the ongoing Mission
SAGAR, INS Airavat arrived at Ho Chi Minh City Port
in Vietnam with COVID
Relief Material on Mon-
day. The ship is carrying
100 Metric Tons of Liq-
uid Medical Oxygen in
05 ISO Containers and
300 Oxygen Concentra-
tors of 10 LPM capacity
each based on the requirement projected by the Gov-
ernment of Vietnam in its fight against the ongoing
COVID19 pandemic. INS Airavat, an indigenously
built Landing Ship Tank (Large) under the Eastern
Naval Command based at Visakhapatnam, is on a
deployment to South East Asia for trans-shipment of
COVID Relief aid.
SMUGGLING BID FOILED AT INDIA-
B’DESH BORDER, DRUGS SEIZED
JK: INFILTRATION BID FOILED IN POONCH,
ONE MILITANT KILLED
Murshidabad: The Border Security force (BSF) on
Monday foiled a smuggling bid and seized 2.5 Kg
drugs at the India-Bangladesh border even as the
smugglers fled the spot seeing Border Security
force’s movement. The incident happened at
the border outpost in Murshidabad’s Atrosia at
around 2:15 pm after the BSF received intel-
ligence input that some smugglers were planning
to sneak into India with brown-coloured intoxi-
cant powder through International Boundary. The
troops of the 35 Battalion reached the spot to nab
the smugglers.
Jammu: One militant was killed as Army troops
foiled an infiltration bid from across the LoC in the
Poonch district of J-K in the
early hours of Monday. The
security forces also recov-
ered an AK-47 rifle from
the militant. The militants
were intercepted using the
integrated surveillance grid,
Defence PRO Lt Colonel Devender Anand said. On
being challenged by the troops, infiltrating militants
opened fire leading to an exchange of fire between
the two sides.
CRUCIAL READ
TAKING CHARGE
Jammu and
Kashmir:
Major General
SS Slaria,
an alumnus
of National
Defence
Academy
(NDA), during
taking charge
as General
Officer
Commanding
(GOC), Counter
Insurgency
Force, in
Srinagar on
Monday.
—Photo by ANI
102 Vande Bharat trains
102 Vande Bharat trains
to be run by Mar 2024
to be run by Mar 2024
New Delhi:: Indian
Railways has floated a
tender for 58 rakes of
Vande Bharat Express
trains on Saturday
.
This comes up after
PM Narendra Modi an-
nounced that 75 trains
will be launched in 75
weeks. The coaches of
these trains will be
manufactured at the In-
tegral Coach Factory,
Chennai; Modern
Coach Factory, Rae Ba-
reilly and Rail Coach
Factory, Kapurthala.
Earlier this year, rail-
ways had filed a tender
for 44 rakes of Vande
Bharat. 102 Vande
Bharat trains would be
ready by 2024 including
the new 58 rakes.
The closing date for
the tender is October 20.
A pre-bid meeting
would be held on Sep-
tember 21 with the cut-
off date for submission
of pre-bid queries being
September 14. —ANI
Army to procure Akash missiles,
Dhruv helicopters worth `14K cr
New Delhi: In a major
boost to ‘Make in India’
in the defence sector,
the Indian Army has
sent proposals worth
around `14,000 crore to
acquire two regiments
of the Akash-S air de-
fence missile system
and 25 Advanced Light
Helicopters (ALHs).
The proposal is with
the Defence Ministry
and a decision on the
approval is expected
soon by Defence Minis-
ter Rajnath Singh, gov-
ernment sources told
ANI.
The Akash-S missiles
are a new variant of the
Akash missile system
with a new indigenous
seeker which helps in
improving the accuracy
in taking down enemy
aircraft and cruise mis-
siles at distances up to
25-30 kms, they said.
The missiles are ca-
pable of performing in
extreme cold weather
conditions in Ladakh
and would meet all the
requirements of the
Indian Army
.
Naqvi slams RaGa for
‘friend monopoly’ jibe
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi on Sunday
slammed Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
for his ‘friend monopo-
ly’ remark and said the
party has become a
‘kitty party’ in which
they only joke around.
Naqvi said, “Such
jokes are the reason
why the party has wit-
nessed degradation. At
first, the Congress par-
ty was a ‘mulk ki party’
then it became the ‘mo-
halla ki party’ and now
it has become a ‘kitty
party’ where their peo-
ple only joke around.”
This comes after Ra-
hul Gandhi over asset
monetisation pipeline
scheme wrote, “The
country is talking about
friend-monopoly,” with
the hashtag “IndiaOn-
Sale” on Twitter to at-
tack the government.
Centre playing
politics over
AP’s capital: CPI
Vijayawada: Demand-
ing to clarify the Cen-
tre’s stand on the issue
of Andhra Pradesh’s
capital, state Commu-
nist Party of India (CPI)
Secretary K Ramakrish-
na on Monday alleged
that the BJP-led Union
government is playing
politics over the issue.
Addressing the medi-
apersons here, Ram-
akrishnan said, “We
have been suspecting
since the beginning that
the Centre is playing
politics over the state’s
capital issue.”

Most buildings were
designed for an earlier
climate – here’s what
will happen as global
warming accelerates
TALKING POINT
07
limate change
will affect every
aspect of our
lives – including
the buildings we live and
work in. Most people in the
US, for example, spend
about 90% of their time in-
doors. Climate change is
fundamentally altering the
environmental conditions
in which these buildings
are designed to function.
Architects and engi-
neers design buildings and
other structures, like
bridges, to operate within
the parameters of the local
climate. They’re built us-
ing materials and follow-
ing design standards that
can withstand the range of
temperatures, rainfall,
snow and wind that are ex-
pected, plus any geological
issues such as earth-
quakes, subsidence and
groundwater levels.
When any of those pa-
rameters are exceeded,
chances are some aspect of
the building will fail. If
there are high winds, some
roof tiles may be ripped
off. If, after days of heavy
rain, the water table rises,
the basement might flood.
This is normal, and these
problems cannot be de-
signed out entirely. After
the event has passed, the
damage can be repaired
and additional measures
can reduce the risk of it
happening again.
But climate change will
breed conditions where
these parameters are ex-
ceeded more often and to a
far greater degree. Some
changes, like higher aver-
age air temperatures and
humidity, will become per-
manent. What were previ-
ously considered once in a
century floods may be-
come a regular occur-
rence.
Some of these impacts
are fairly obvious. Houses
will be more prone to over-
heating, putting the lives
of residents at risk, which
is what has happened dur-
ing the recent “heat dome”
over North America.
Flooding will happen more
often and inundate greater
areas, to the point that
some places might have to
be abandoned. The village
of Fairbourne in Wales
has already been identi-
fied as a likely candidate.
Failure to act on both of
t h e s e
threats in the UK was high-
lighted in a recent report
by the Climate Change
Committee.
To some extent, these
impacts will be localised
and containable, with fair-
ly simple remedies. For
example, overheating can
be reduced by shading
windows with awnings or
blinds, good insulation,
and ample ventilation.
Perhaps more worrying
are the insidious effects of
climate change which
gradually undermine the
core functions of a build-
ing in less obvious ways.
TERMITES
AND MELTING
ASPHALT
More intense wind and
rain will cause external
cladding to deteriorate
morerapidlyandleakmore
often. Higher temperatures
will expand the regions
where some insects can
live. That includes timber-
eating termites that can
cause major structural
damage, or malaria-carry-
ing mosquitoes which liv-
ing spaces must be rede-
signed to pro-
tect us from.
Materials expand as
they get hotter, especial-
ly metals, which can
cause them to buckle
once their designed tol-
erance is exceeded. For
one skyscraper in Shenz-
hen, China, high temper-
atures were partially
blamed for causing the
structure to shake, forc-
ing its evacuation, as the
steel frame stretched in
the heat. Extreme tem-
peratures can even cause
materials to melt, result-
ing in roads “bleeding”
as the surface layer of
bitumen softens.
Subsidence – when the
ground below a structure
gives way, causing it to
crack or collapse – is also
expected to happen more
often in a warmer world.
Buildings with founda-
tions in clay soils are
particularly vulnerable,
as the soils swell when
they absorb water, then
harden and shrink as
they dry out. Changing
rainfall patterns will ex-
acerbate this. Over the
next 50 years, for exam-
ple, more than 10% of
properties in Britain will
be affected by subsid-
ence.
CONCRETE
CANCER
Perhaps the biggest con-
cern is how climate change
will affect reinforced con-
crete, one of the most
widely used materials on
Earth. Used in everything
from skyscrapers and
bridges to the lintels above
windows in homes, rein-
forced concrete is made by
placing steel rods within a
mould and pouring wet
concrete in. Once dry, this
produces incredibly strong
structures.
But a warmer wetter cli-
mate will play havoc with
the durability of this mate-
rial. When the steel inside
the concrete gets wet it
rusts and expands, crack-
ing the concrete and weak-
ening the structure in a
process sometimes re-
ferred to as “concrete can-
cer”.
Buildings in coastal ar-
eas are especially suscepti-
ble as the chloride in salt
water accelerates rusting.
Rising sea levels will raise
the water table and make it
saltier, affecting building
f o u n d a -
tions, while salt-spray will
spread further on stronger
winds.
At the same time, the
concrete is affected by car-
bonation, a process where
carbon dioxide from the
air reacts with the cement
to form a different chemi-
cal element, calcium car-
bonate. This lowers the pH
of the concrete, making
the steel even more prone
to corrosion. Since the
1950s, global CO levels
have increased from about
300 parts per million in the
atmosphere to well over
400. More CO means more
carbonation.
The tragic recent col-
lapse of an apartment
building in Miami in the
US may be an early warn-
ing of this process gaining
speed. While the exact
cause of the collapse is still
being investigated, some
are suggesting it might be
linked to climate change.
The local mayor, Charles
Burkett, summed up the
bewilderment many felt:
It just doesn’t happen.
You don’t see build-
ings falling down in
America.
Whether or not the link
to climate change proves to
be true, it is nevertheless a
wake up call to the fragility
of our buildings. It should
also be seen as a clear dem-
onstration of a critical
point: wealth does not pro-
tect against the effects of
climate change. Rich na-
tions have the financial
clout to adapt more rapidly
and to mitigate these im-
pacts, but they can’t stop
them at the border. Climate
change is indiscriminate.
Buildings are vulnerable
to these impacts no matter
where in the world they
are, and if anything, the
modern buildings of devel-
oped countries have more
things in them that can go
wrong than simpler tradi-
tional structures.
The only option is to be-
gin adapting buildings to
meet the changing param-
eters in which they are
operating. The sooner we
begin retrofitting existing
buildings and construct-
ing new ones that can
withstand climate change,
the better.
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Coastal cities like Miami are expected to see significant sea level rise in the future. —EFE NEWS AGENCY/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
Once rust sets in,
reinforced concrete
can disintegrate.
—ARAYAN
RATTANAPHAN/
SHUTTERSTOCK
Termite damage
on a wooden
window frame. —
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DRUG CASE
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2NDFRONT
The untold story of BJP in the Southern states!
Kartikey Dev Singh
New Delhi: BJP does
not have a base in any
state in South India ex-
cept Karnataka. Al-
though BJP has not left
any stone unturned in
its efforts, it is still far
from witnessing any
real success down
South. On the contrary,
the party is getting
caught in newer con-
troversy every day
. The
party was embroiled in
a major controversy in
Kerala after the Assem-
bly elections held in
April-May this year.
Cash, allegedly sent to
party candidates, was
recovered and investi-
gation is underway in
the matter, which has
also reached court.
The controversy was
not even over, that a
fight between the state
BJP leaders had come
to the fore in Tamil
Nadu. A party leader
has accused the state’s
organization general
secretary and Sangh
affiliate KT Raghavan
of sexually abusing a
woman worker of the
party and released a
video, after which Ra-
ghavan resigned.
In fact, in a hurry to
expand the party, BJP
leaders recruited lead-
ers from here and
there. Before the as-
sembly elections in Ta-
mil Nadu, a former po-
lice officer K Anna-
malai was inducted
into the party and after
just 11 months he was
made the state BJP
president. It is being
said that he is close to
BJP’s National Organi-
zation General Secre-
tary BL Santosh. Along
with Annamalai, a
state YouTuber and so-
cial media personality
Madan Ramachandran
was also inducted into
the party. Later, Ra-
machandran released a
video about the party’s
organizational general
secretary
.
However, when pres-
sure mounted on Ra-
machandran as to why
he harmed the party,
then state president
Annamalai shrugged
off the matter claiming
that he did not know
anything about it. Soon
after, Madan Ra-
machandran released a
second video, which
revealed that he had
told Annamalai every-
thing earlier and re-
leased the video with
his consent. As a re-
sult, all the senior lead-
ers of the state are an-
gry and there is also
resentment in the
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh. But
the matter
doesnotseem
to end for the
time being.
Madan Ra-
m a c h a n -
dran’s‘Madan
Diary’ is huge-
ly popular
on so-
c i a l
media and people’s
eyes are on him to see
what he does next.
Apart from Kerala and
Tamil Nadu,
the discussion of CDs
etc. of many leaders of
Karnataka is going on
for a long time.
KT Raghavan
BL Santosh K Annamalai
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Arvind Ke-
jriwal’s political moves
have not been much
successful outside Del-
hi but that is the nature
of politics and he con-
tinues his efforts and
tries everything to
make a base of the par-
ty outside Delhi.
In his latest effort in
Punjab, Kejriwal has
appointed Sonu Sood, a
Hindi film actor from
Punjab and who
emerged as the messiah
of poor people during
the coronavirus pan-
demic, as the brand am-
bassador of the Delhi
government ahead of
next year’s Punjab As-
sembly elections.
Kejriwal conducted a
press conference with
Sood in Delhi and an-
nounced that he would
be the brand ambassa-
dor of the Delhi govern-
ment’s plan to prepare
children for the future.
Keep in mind Sonu
Sood is a resident of
Moga in Punjab and he
has tremendous popu-
larity there.
Congress leaders are
said to be shocked by
Kejriwal’s move as
Sonu Sood is consid-
ered close to Punjab CM
Captain Amarinder
Singh. It was also re-
ported that his sister
Malvika Sood would
join the Congress.
It was being said that
the Congress party
wants to field Sonu Sood
or Milind Soman for the
Mayorial position of
Brihanmumbai Munici-
pal Corporation (BMC)
elections to be held next
year. But Kejriwal has
already played his bet.
However, in the press
conference, Sonu de-
nied contesting elec-
tions in Punjab or in-
dulging in any kind of
political activity. But
nothing can be said for
sure about this.
The Delhi govern-
ment will use Sood’s
poster and his promo-
tional material in the
national media and it
will not be surprising
if it is publicized across
the country
.
So, directly or indi-
rectly, Kejriwal may
use Sood in next year’s
elections.
Kejriwal’s Punjab Politics via Bollywood!
ACTING IN POLITICS

Kejriwal
in Delhi
announced that
Sonu Sood will
be the brand
ambassador of
Delhi govt’s
plan to prepare
children for
the future
PRAISE FOR PARALYMPIANS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted paralympians Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar for their performance in Tokyo. “Superb performance by @
DevJhajharia! One of our most experienced athletes wins a Silver medal,” he tweeted. In Gurjar’s praise, he wrote: “India is overjoyed by the Bronze medal won
by @SundarSGurjar. He has shown remarkable courage and dedication.”
Narcotics
Bureau raids
in Mumbai
Mumbai: After
the arrest of actor
Armaan Kohli in
a drug case, the
Narcotics Control
Bureau (NCB) has
been conducting
raids at several
places in Mumbai
on Monday.
According to
NCB sources,
raids are being
conducted in Ban-
dra and Juhu are-
as in Mumbai.
NCB on Saturday
arrested actor Ar-
maan Kohli in
connection with
the drugs case.
He was booked
under various
sections of the
NDPS Act. NCB
Mumbai raided
the residence of
Armaan in subur-
ban Andheri on
Saturday evening
and allegedly re-
covered a small
quantity of Co-
caine drug from
his end, after
which he was tak-
en for further in-
terrogation. At
the time of his ar-
rest, he was found
in an inebriated
condition, in-
formedNCB offi-
cials. “After the
raid, actor Ar-
maan Kohli gave
ambiguous an-
swers to ques-
tions put up by
NCB. He was then
taken to custody
for questioning at
the NCB office,”
said NCB Zonal
Director (Mum-
bai) Sameer
Wankhede. —ANI
ED quizzes actress
Jacqueline Fernandez
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) questioned Bolly-
wood actress Jacque-
line Fernandes in
connection with a
money launder-
ing case in the
national capital
on Monday.
Jacqueline
was questioned
by the ED for
over five
hours. She is
facing allega-
tions of mon-
ey launder-
ing and that is
why is she is being
questioned as a witness
in the ongoing case. ED
official told ANI.
The ED had
earlier sum-
moned her
to physi-
cally join
t h e
probe.
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SECY-GEN OF RAJYA SABHA?
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Who will
become the next secre-
tary-general of Rajya
Sabha? The extended
one-year term of the in-
cumbent SG Desh Deep-
ak Verma (Retd 1978
batch UP cadre IAS) is
ending today. Will it be
extended again?
Though he may be keen,
question is whether it is
at all desirable to cause
stagnation in the ranks
below.
As jockeying begins
for this prestigious post
among civil servants,
reports indicate that
Rajya Sabha Chairman
and Vice President M
Venkaiah Nadu may
prefer to see the incum-
bent Secretary of Rajya
Sabha Secretariat, Dr
PPK Ramacharyulu, el-
evated to the top post.
In case Naidu’s pref-
erence sways the final
decision, Dr. Ramacha-
ryulu would earn the
distinction of being the
first-ever Rajya Sabha
Cadre officer to make it
to the SG post. The Ra-
jya Sabha Chairman’s
preference for Dr Ra-
macharyulu became
known when he en-
sured the latter’s ap-
pointment as Secretary
to RS Secretariat a cou-
ple of months ahead of
his retirement. To do
this, he even reportedly
tweaked the RR (Re-
cruitment Rules) of SG,
RS. Some IAS officers
may also be considered
for the job. Among them
is former Union Tex-
tiles Secretary Ravi Ca-
poor who was in March
2021 picked up as 1st
CEO of SANSAD TV -
entity that came into
existence following
merger of LSTV RS
TV in March this year.
However, Capoor hav-
ing settled in Sansad
TV
, with 6 more months
(ending 28.02.2022) to
complete his task ten-
ure as CEO of SANSAD
TV
, there does not seem
to be any plausible rea-
son to destabilize new-
ly-created entity of San-
sad TV
.
CJI to administer oath
to nine judges today
New Delhi: Chief
Justice of India
(CJI) NV Ramana
will administer the
Oath of Office to the
nine Judge Desig-
nates at 10.30 am on
Tuesday.
The ceremony is to
be held in the audito-
rium of the Supreme
Court’s Additional
Building Complex,
according to a re-
lease issued by the
Supreme Court Pub-
lic Relations Office.
The nine Judge
Designates are Jus-
tice Abhay Shreeni-
was Oka, Justice
Vikram Nath, Jus-
tice Jitendra Kumar
Maheshwari, Justice
Hima Kohli, Justice
BV Nagarathna, Jus-
tice Chudalayil The-
van Ravikumar, Jus-
tice MM Sundresh,
Justice Bela Mad-
hurya Trivedi, and
Justice Pamidighan-
tam Sri Narsimha.
—ANI
One should not fear the end of
anything, it will lead to new
beginnings and challenge us to
be better!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
CBIC may get 3 new
members; 2 retiring
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: With 2
members of CBIC re-
tiring today, govt is
seen processing the
names of 3 new mem-
bers.
Contrary to specula-
tions about their exten-
sion of services, CBIC
Member Sandeep Mo-
han Bhatnagar (Mem-
ber, Customs) OP Da-
dhich (Member, Investi-
gation) are bidding
farewell getting ready
to begin life afresh.
Bhatnagar is complet-
ing his extended one-
year term whereas Da-
dhich is retiring in nor-
mal course. Another
post is already vacant
after Ajay Jain retired
as Member (Legal, CX
ST) on April 30, 2021. It
is learned that panel is
taking recommenda-
tions of CoS which in-
terviewed over 15 IRS
(ITC) officers last
month. SR Baruah
Balesh Kumar, both 1987
batch, have been doing
rounds as frontrunner
for 2 posts, 3rd candidate
still remains in shad-
ows. However, it is ru-
moured that 3rd name
could be of D P Nagend-
ra, Ranjana Jha, or
someone else. Rajiv Tal-
war’s (1988 batch) name
is also dropped but it’s
pointed out that appoint-
ments may be limited to
1987 batch to avoid hier-
archical disturbances.
SG Desh Deepak Verma
EXTENSION TO VERMA OR
ELEVATION TO RAMACHARYULU?

NEW DELHI, TUESDAY
AUGUST 31, 2021
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.
co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia
facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.
com/thefirstindia
n the eve of the
launch of the First
India New Delhi
edition and to in-
troduce the brand
ambassadors of
First Miss India
2021, the all India Beauty
Pageant by First India, the
‘much-awaited event’ a
glamorous pre-event was
organised at Andaz, New
Delhi, on Saturday. The
evening was studded with
the who’s who of NCR with
renowned fashion blog-
gers, designers, influenc-
ers, models, businessmen
rubbing shoulders with
each other as they enjoyed
the well planned evening.
Jagdeesh Chandra graced
the event with his presence
and also complimented
Sarabjeet Ghadiok for the
wonderful ambience and
sumptuous food.
Rishee Miglani, Brand
Ambassador felicitated
Jagdeesh Chandra for the
fourth edition of the Eng-
lish Daily. The poster
launch of First Miss India
2021 was also done on the
occasion. Kriti Garg, brand
ambassador, First Miss In-
dia 2021 was also present
on the occasion. First India
launched its Delhi edition
on Janamashtmi, the
fourth edition after Jaipur,
Ahmedabad and Lucknow
and Delhites welcomed
First India with their arms
wide open!
A GALA EVENING!
CITY FIRST FAMILY ORGANISED A GET-TOGETHER AT ANDAZ, NEW DELHI TO
INTRODUCE THE BRAND AMBASSADORS WITH A POSTER LAUNCH OF FIRST
MISS INDIA 2021, THE ALL INDIA BEAUTY PAGEANT BY FIRST INDIA!
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(L-R) Sugandha, Vritika, Nitika and Kashvi
(Anti-clockwise) Rose, DJ Gouri and Vanessa
Ruchika Sodhi and Paramjeet Singh (L-R) Sugandha, Dheeraj, Sylvie and Bharat
Sona Sharma and Rashmi Sachdeva Megha and Kavya
Lokesh Sharma and Rishee Miglani Ashok Singh
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ANJALI ARORA, Fashion Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your energy and dynamism
will get you what you aim
for today on the academic
front. This is the day to play
your winning card on the professional
front. A lot of time may be wasted in
socialising, but you will love every
moment of it.Your upbeat mood will
brighten the domestic atmosphere.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A job switch needs to be
considered taking all
aspects into consideration.
You will feel satisfied with
whatever you do today on the social
front. Those seeking love may not
get lucky, but persistence will pay .
Those in the rat race may find it
difficult to pip the rivals at the post.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A profitable day for
entrepreneurs is
envisaged. You may be
played upon for spending
on someone else’s needs and
desires. Health matters gain priority
and will motivate for achieving total
fitness. Homemakers may enjoy the
day in the company of friends.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Although money is not a
problem, you will have to
curb wasteful expenditure.
New opportunities will be
seized on the professional front.
Meeting relatives at a marriage or party
cannot be ruled out. Support from the
family may seem most encouraging for
those aiming an academic pursuit.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Job prospects for those
freshly out of professional
institutes are set to
brighten up soon. A
positive outlook will help you throw
out the negativity within. You will
manage to ignore distractions and
interruptions at work to complete a
pending task in time.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Those planning to study
abroad are likely to get a
chance of a lifetime. Your
innovative ideas on the
professional front are likely to be well
received. Spirituality will have a special
allure for you. Good health will keep
you fit and energetic. You are likely to
expand your social circle.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement their
ideas. You are likely to be
recognised for your efforts
on the professional front. Some of
you can be invited for guidance or
consultancy. Chance of a raise is
possible for some. Timely decision
will help you saveand correct money.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Focussing on your career
graph will be a step that
will take you far. A rethink
is in order for those going
in for a heavy investment. Recover-
ing a loaned amount from someone
will not pose much difficulty. You will
manage to defuse tensions prevailing
at home by your tactful ways.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You succeed in putting an
ambitious project on the
tracks and cross all
hurdles in making it a
success. Love beckons and promises
to give immense joy and fulfillment.
Your consistency in performance on
the academic front will be noticed by
those who matter.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Satisfaction is foreseen for
the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure and
physique. You will succeed in
surmounting the odds to get a stalled
job back on the tracks. Your efforts
on the academic front will keep you
in contention.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
A long journey may prove
to be tiring. Speculation
may not be profitable.
Some of you may get hard
pressed to find a good match for
someone eligible in the family.
Joining a group of health- conscious
people is possible for those trying to
come back in shape.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
An old friend or a relative
may pay you a visit. You
will put in extra efforts to
complete a task entrusted
to you. Your academic aspirations
may take some time to get realised.
A property issue may not show any
signs of getting sorted out amicably,
so have a backup plan ready.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
exual double
standards – in
which women
and men are
judged differ-
ently for the
same sexual be-
haviour – will probably
sound familiar to most
people.
The classic one cen-
tres on multiple sexual
partners: Promiscuous
Men are lauded as
“studs,” “lotharios” or
“ladies’ men,” while
women who have a lot
of sex get called “sluts”
or “whores.” There’s a
different sexual double
standard, however, and
it’s one that exists be-
tween two partners.In
my new book, “When
Men Behave Badly: The
Hidden Roots of Sexual
Deception, Harass-
ment, and Assault,”
I spend some time
exploring the underly-
ing psychology of
infidelity.
Hypocrisy at its finest
What’s behind the clas-
sic sexual double stand-
ard, in which men get
more of a pass for hav-
ing multiple sexual
partners? Part of the
answer lies with men’s
evolved mating psy-
chology.
Relative to women,
they have a stronger de-
sire for sexual variety.
So throughout human
history, you’ll see men
in power lay down pa-
rameters that give
themselves more lati-
tude for promiscuity.
Roman emperors, for
example, created har-
ems of females guarded
by eunuchs, while Jo-
seph Smith, when he
founded the Mormon
religion, formalized
polygamy, arguing that
God wouldn’t have
made women so entic-
ing if he wanted to lim-
it a man to one woman.
However, Smith was
keen to note that the
same rules didn’t apply
to women. Not surpris-
ingly
, women often find
this sexual hypocrisy
baffling and logically
inconsistent.
Yet versions of this
sexual double standard
persist, even in the
most sexually egalitar-
ian countries on Earth,
such as Norway.
‘What counts as sex’
isn’t so stable
The sexual double
standard just outlined
has to do with what’s
acceptable for men ver-
sus what’s OK for wom-
en. The other has to do
with what’s acceptable
for oneself versus one’s
partner. In 2008, three
social scientists posed
the same question to
men and women:
“What counts as sex?”
Only 41% of the men in
existing relationships
said that oral contact
with someone else’s
genitals would count as
sex. But 65% of the
men said that if their
partner had oral con-
tact, it would count as
sex. Only around one-
third of women – 36%
– said that if they
had oral contact with
someone else, it would
count as sex, which is
about the same as what
men said. Meanwhile,
62% of women said
that if their partner
had oral contact with
someone else, it would
count as sex. These
findings reveal a previ-
ously unexplored sexu-
al double standard –
not between men and
women as groups, but
rather between stand-
ards people hold for
themselves versus their
partners: the “me-ver-
sus-thee” double stand-
ard.
If people hold sexual
double standards about
what counts as sex –
not sex if I have contact
with others, but defi-
nitely sex if you do –
it’s easy to see how this
quirky rationalization
can lead to conflict in
relationships:
It’s OK for me to kiss
someone else; it doesn’t
really mean anything,
and besides, it’s not re-
ally sex. But you’d bet-
ter not.
Going after the
competition
It turns out
that just as
women are
equal partici-
pants in the
me-versus-th-
ee double
standard, they
also help per-
petuate the
t r a d i t i o n a l
male-versus-
female double
standard. My re-
search team con-
ducted a series of
studies and found
that women are some-
what more likely than
men to condemn cheat-
ing and casual sex.
They’re also more like-
ly to spread gossip that
other women can’t stay
loyal to one partner.
And although women
don’t admire promiscu-
ous or adulterous men,
they express less moral
condemnation toward
men who cheat than to-
ward women who do
the same. It all comes
back to the fact that
women’s sexual psy-
chology, like that of
men’s, evolved in
the brutal and amoral
furnace of sexual
and reproductive com-
petition.
DAVID M. BUSS
Professor of Psychology,
The University of Texas
S
‘CHEATING’S OK FOR ME,
‘CHEATING’S OK FOR ME,
BUT NOT FOR THEE’
BUT NOT FOR THEE’
Inside the messy psychology of sexual double standards

A
fter long eight months, Indi-
an Idol 12 finally concluded
with Pawandeep Rajan
emerging as the winner of
the show and Arunita Kanjilal as the
first runner-up on August 15. The
third position was bagged by Sayali
Kamble followed by Mohd Danish,
Nihal Tauro and Shanamukhapriya.
Post the announcement of the win-
ner, Pawandeep and Arunita hugged
each other as they congratulated
each other for their win. The ‘Indian
Idol 12’ winner walked away with a
brand new car and Rs 25 lakh during
the grand finale. He trended on so-
cial media after winning the sing-
ing reality show. —Agency
A
ctor Yami Gautam tied
the knot with Uri fame
director Aditya Dhar
in an intimate ceremo-
ny on June 4, this year. Now,
two months after the wedding,
it appears that the Kaabil ac-
tor has finally changed her
name on Instagram. Although,
when the switch was made is
yet unclear, the actor has added
her husband’s surname ‘Dhar’
to her name. Her official name
on Instagram now reads ‘Yami
Gautam Dhar’. —Agency
I
conic hair care brand Pan-
tene signs ethereally gor-
geous Bollywood debutant
Manushi Chhillar as the
Brand Ambassador! This is
the second big international
brand that she has signed
even before her debut in the
much-anticipated Yash Raj
Films’ historical Prithviraj
in which she stars opposite
Akshay Kumar. Manushi,
who won the Miss World
crown 17 years after Priyan-
ka Chopra last won it for In-
dia, has been attracting big
brands given her huge
launch in Bollywood. She
has also been roped in by
UNICEF multiple times to
spearhead several key
campaigns! —City First
Manushi is
Pantene’s
new face
A
ctress Janhvi Kapoor has been busy with
her work assignments over the past few
weeks and now, reports are in that she has
silently kicked off work on the Hindi re-
make of Helen that is backed by dad Boney Ka-
poor. A recent report also claimed that Janhvi may
head to Dehradun in September for another sched-
ule of Mili, title of the Hindi remake of Helen. Mili
marks the first collaboration between Boney and
his daughter Janhvi. —Agency
A
ctor Shilpa Shetty is back on the sets
of the dance reality show ‘Super
Dancer 4’, almost a month
after the arrest of her
husband Raj Kundra in the
pornography case. On Sat-
urday, Shilpa took to her
Instagram and posted pic-
tures of a photoshoot from
the upcoming episode of
the show. Shilpa looked
stunning in a beautiful
blue-and-pink saree.
Alongside the picture,
Shilpa penned a power-
ful message. “There is
no force more powerful
than a woman deter-
mined to rise,” she cap-
tioned the post.—Agency
ETC
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THE MONTH
THAT WAS…
THIS MONSOON MONTH BROUGHT WITH ITSELF LOADS OF
VICTORIES, EXCITING COLLABORATIONS AND WELL, SOME
STAR BABIES! HERE IS A QUICK RECAP OF THE MONTH
THAT HAS LEFT US ON OUR TIPPY TOES, EAGERLY
WAITING FOR SOME GREAT WORK AHEAD!
JANHVI X
BONEY
Ranbir
Alia to
tie knot?
Shibani gets
Shibani gets
inked in love
inked in love
R
esponding to a
rumour, Lara
Dutta said she
believes that
the Bollywood couple
will be “getting mar-
ried this year”. Lara
Dutta said that she
doesn’t know much
about what all cou-
ples from the young-
er generation are
currently dating and
added, “I might say
something about
some couple and I
wouldn’t even know
if they are still to-
gether or not,” she
said. She added. “I
believe that they are
getting married this
year,” Lara said. In
an inteview, Ranbir
said, “I don’t want to
jinx it by saying any-
thing. I want to tick
mark that goal very
soon in my life,” he
said. —Agency
A
yushmann Khurrana’s
brother Aparshakti
Khurana has all the
reasons to be on cloud
nine. After all the Pati Patni
Aur Woh actor has embraced
parenthood for the first time.
Yes! You read it right, Apar-
shakti and his wife Aakriti
Ahuja welcomed their first
child on August 28. The proud
father took to Instagram to
share the big news with his
fans and revealed that the
baby has arrived. This isn’t
all. The Stree actor also re-
vealed the name of his new-
born baby
. Although the proud
father didn’t reveal the gender
of the little munchkin, it is
speculated that Aakriti and
Aparshakti have become par-
ents to a cute baby girl, Arzoie
A Khurana. —Agency
A
ctor Farhan Akhtar has
made his girlfriend Shibani
Dandekar’sbirthdayspecial
with a sweet message. Tak-
ing to Instagram, Farhan posted a
picture, wherein we can see him
and Shibani holding each other’s
hands while posing for the camera.
“With all my heart... happy birth-
day Shu. Love you. @shiban-
idandekar,” he captioned the post.
Making her birthday more memo-
rable, Shibani has tattooed the
name of Farhan on her neck. Shar-
ing a glimpse of the new ink, she
took to Instagram Story and posted
a picture, in
which her face
isn’t visible but
the word
Farhan is writ-
ten on one side
of her
neck.”Inked by
the best,” she
wrote alongside
the image. —ANI
BLESSED
WITH A BOY!
P
opular Bengali actress who turned politi-
cian, Nusrat Jahan, has embraced moth-
erhood. As per the latest updates, the
actress gave birth to a baby boy on Au-
gust 26. She got admitted to a hospital in Kolka-
ta as her due date was near and as per a report,
the actress delivered a baby boy
. —Agency
Missus Yami changes name
BABY
BELLS!
PAWANDEEP IS
INDIA’S SINGING IDOL!
SHILPA
ISBACK
HOW!
Shibani Dandekar’s
IG story
Shibani Dandekar
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Aparshakti Khurrana and Aakriti Ahuja
Pawandeep Rajan and
Arunita Kanjilal
Nusrat Jahan
Manushi Chhillar
Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
Janhvi Kapoor
Yami Gautam Dhar

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
AAYA NAND LAAL! CELEBRATIONS!
The city immersed in the love of Krishna on Monday and celebrated Janmashtami with great gusto. The Iskcon Temple, East of
Kailash decorated an ethereal Jhaanki as it anticipated Baal Gopal’s arrival. Adorned with beautiful flowers, vibrant attires and
peacock feathers, the temple indulged in Krishna Bhakti and how.
Sanjay’s sixtieth birthday party revived the good old days as the celebration was held in a retro style, bringing back the days
of classic polka dots and hippies. Seen here with Sanjay Mahendru are Deepa Mahendru, Amit Chitkara, Ritu Mago, Rashme
Oberoi, Rashmi Katoch, Arti Mehrotra, Deepa, Jyoti, Rosetta Williams, Neelam Saxena and Mariyam Gilani.
SOMEMOREGLIMPSES...
Riya Sain
(L-R) Sugandha, Vritika, Nitika, Kashvi, Rishee Miglani Vineet Nahata
Anu Puri and DJ Gouri Poonam Rajdeep Singh
Abhishek Tayal Vikram Seth and Guru
Jatin Bali
Bani
Gagandeep and Isha Razdan
Deepak Agarwal and Kriti Garg
(L-R) Riya Sain, Poonam Singh, Kriti Garg
and Deepak Agarwal
(L-R) Naman Suri, Ishika, Swagat Ranjan and Hema
(L-R) Rashmi Oberoi, Neelam, Sona Sharma,
Rashmi Sachdeva and Gourabmoy Das
MOMENTS OF JOY!
A dual celebration was held at the First India news channel and at the First India newspaper office on the occasion of the launch of the New Delhi Edition of First India and Krishna Janmashtami on Monday. Both the teams congratulated Jagdeesh Chandra for
the fourth edition of the English daily. A cake-cutting ceremony was held and there was an atmosphere of pride, joy and togetherness.
Lokesh and Vanessa
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Moni Sharma, Mitali Dusad, Purvashree, Mansi Bachani, Poorvi Singhal,
Anita Hada, Rashpal Bhardwaj, Kartikey Dev Singh, Mahesh Sharma, Gajraj Singh and Ashish Aman
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA AND MUKESH KIRADOO
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R): Jinendra Shekhawat, Shishir Awasthi, Lalit Gangwani, Syed Umar, Chhavi,
Shweta Mishra, Megha Kaushik, Pooja, Anita Hada, Pandit Ghanshyam Sharma and Pandit Purshottam Gaur
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
City First brings to you few more glimpses from the get-
together held at Andaz, New Delhi as various guests
glammed up the evening with their beautiful party avatars!

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