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Agencies like ‘Centre’s pets’, Raut’s bail guide for country: Uddhav
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Former chief
ministerUddhavThack-
eray on Thursday
claimed that central in-
vestigative agencies
were acting like the
“Centre’s pets” and that
the decision of a court
to grant bail to Shiv
Sena MP Sanjay Raut in
a money laundering
case was like a guide for
the country
.
Addressing reporters
on Thursday
, Thackeray
said Raut could again be
implicated in a false
case.
Rajya Sabha member
Raut who met the for-
merCMathisresidence,
said he was confident
that the Thack-
erays and
the par-
ty would
stand by
his family
in his ab-
sence and
h e
would
gotojail“10moretimes”
for the organization.
Raut also met Nation-
alist Congress Party su-
premo Sharad Pawar
and enquired about his
health. “Sharad Pawar
was ill, but he is all right
now. When I was in jail,
he looked af-
ter my fam-
ily and also
h a n d l e d
the legal
fight. Hence
I have come to thank
him. I will meet Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Home Minister
Amit Shah during Par-
liament session and dis-
cussed about this too
with Sharad Pawar,”
Raut told reporters, add-
ing that he would meet
Deputy CM Devendra
Fadnavis as well.
Pressed further, Raut
said he would apprise
Shah about his
ordeal.
However,
whenasked
if he would
also meet
Chief Min-
i s t e r
Eknath Shinde, Raut
sidestepped the ques-
tion. “My work is with
Fadnavis as he is Home
Minister. So I will go to
meet him. I have some
questions about the
state which I will ask
him. He is state’s Depu-
ty CM, not of any par-
ty’s, there is nothing
wrong in meeting him,”
he said.
Asked about the Elec-
tion Commission’s deci-
sion to freeze the Shiv
Sena’s name and sym-
bol, the MP claimed at-
tempts are being made
to freeze the Constitu-
tion. Turn to P6, More on P2
Even as he claimed the state was being run by Deputy CM Fad-
navis, Raut admittedthe new (Shinde-Fadnavis) government had
taken some good decisions, especially regarding housing for the
poor, giving more rights to the Maharashtra Housing and Area
Development Authority (MHADA). There is a new government
in Maharashtra and it has taken a few good decisions. I welcome
that. We will not oppose for the sake of opposition. Whatever is
good for the country should be welcomed, he said.
RAUT PRAISES FADNAVIS
I haven’t heard what Raut said, so I will not
comment. If we want to end this bitterness in
politics, then we all will have to do something
about it. Politicians should end this culture of staying
silent. Court has given him a bail and now ED has gone
to higher court. Let’s see what the court rules.
—Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM, Maharashtra
I was in
solitary
confine-
ment, just like
Savarkar and Tilak.
Even my arrest was
political. Whatever
my party, my family
and I had to endure
we have suffered.
My family has lost
a lot; it happens
in life and politics.
—Sanjay Raut,
Shiv Sena MP
‘Was in solitary
confinement like
Savarkar, my arrest
was political,’
claims Raut
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ANDAMAN RAPE:
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New Delhi: Bihar politician Lalu Yadav, who has been unwell for some time, will
receive a kidney from his daughter Rohini Acharya. RJD leader will go through
a kidney transplant later this month. “Yes, I’m destiny’s child and so proud to
give my kidney to papa,” said, Lalu’s 2nd daughter, who is based in Singapore.
Port Blair: A local court on Thursday rejected
anticipatory bail plea of former Andaman and Nicobar
CS Jitendra Narain in a gang rape case. Soon after
the verdict, a team of policemen reached a private
resort where Narain is staying and arrested him.
NAVLAKHA’S
HOUSE ARREST:
CAN’T USE NET, 2
CAN MEET IN WK
New Delhi: Activist Gautam Navlakha, lodged in Navi
Mumbai’s Taloja prison in Elgar Parishad-Maoist
link case, was allowed by SC Thursday to be placed
under house arrest owing to his deteriorating health
but with conditions like no mobile, internet more.
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Congress to win unilaterally in HP: Gehlot
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot on Thurs-
day exuded confidence
that Congress would
win unilaterally in up-
coming HP polls. He
also said there is a good
atmosphere in favour
of the Congress in Gu-
jarat where a fierce an-
ti-incumbency wave is
being seen against the
current BJP govern-
ment. “The atmosphere
is good. In HP, Congress
is winning election uni-
laterally,” he told media
after returning from
tour of both the states.
“There is very fierce
wave against BJP govt
in Gujarat. 5 (Parivar-
tan Sankalp) yatras
were taken out, the re-
action of people seen in
these yatras is indica-
tive of this,” he said.
“Unemployment situ-
ation is very terrible in
Gujarat. Recently, 70
died due to illicit liquor.
These (BJP) people are
not conducting any-
probe into Morbi acci-
dent. CM is stubborn
stubborn is their lead-
er,” he said.
On ‘Bharat Jodo’, he
said, “Rahul has started
a movement, lakhs of
people are coming in it.
Even the BJP has got
disturbed by it, so they
keep making allegations
in a hurry. We are not
worried about them.”
“Rahul has started this
yatra with issues of in-
flation, unemployment
it is having a huge
impact,” Gehlot said.
Raj CM Ashok Gehlot, Shakuntala Rawat and Rajiv Arora felicitating
Ashok Patni at 11th India Stone Mart at JECC, Jaipur on Thursday.
Rajasthan is suitable
for investment in all
respects, says Gehlot
while inaugurating
‘India Stone Mart’
MISSION GUJ ‘RAJ’: BJP’S FIRST LIST OUT
BJPBETSON‘YOUNG
ANDFRESH’FACES!
l BJP releases
1st list of 160
candidates, 38
sitting MLAs
dropped
l The list
includes 14
women, 13 SC,
24 ST leaders
Moni Sharma
Gandhinagar: Faced
with the prospect of an-
ti-incumbency in up-
coming Gujarat elec-
tions,therulingBJPhas
denied tickets to as
many as 38 sitting
MLAs, picking 69 of the
incumbent lawmakers
in its first list of candi-
dates for the December 1
and 5 Assembly elec-
tions in Gujarat. The list
of 160 candidates out of
a total 182 was released
by Union minister Bhu-
pendra Yadav on Thurs-
day
. Notable names
missing in the first list
include former CM Vi-
jay Rupani, former dep-
uty CM Nitin Patel, for-
mer minister RC Faldu,
Bhupendrasinh Chu-
dasama and senior lead-
er Pradipsinh Jadeja.
Congress turncoats
Hardik Patel, Bhagvan-
bhai Barad and Mo-
hansinh Rathva’s son
Rajendrabhai Rathva
have been given tickets
from Viramgam, Talala
and Chhota Udepur, re-
spectively
. BJP has also
fielded former MLA
Kantilal Amrutiya from
Morbi. More on P6
First India Bureau
Palampur:UnionHome
Minister Amit Shah ad-
dresses rally at Paonta
Sahibonlastlegelection
campaign here attacked
Opposition Congress in
a veiled attack at “moth-
er-son” Sonia and Rahul
Gandhi. “Do you see an-
ything besides ‘mother-
son’ when you look at
Congminutely?Thereis
a ‘mother-son’ in Delhi
aswellasHP
.Congisnot
a democratic party
, par-
ty born out of dynasty
.”
During the day, Shah
in Palampur said, “We
have promised in our
poll manifesto that once
BJP comes to power in
HP, we will implement
‘Common Civil Code’ in
the state and added ear-
lier, no one believed
that Article 370 could be
removed (from JK).
PROMINENT NAMES AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES
Chhota Udepur
RAJENDRABHAI
RATHVA
Morbi
KANTILAL
AMRUTIYA
Rajkot
DARSHITA
PARAS SHAH
Ghatlodia
CM BHUPENDRA
PATEL
Viramgam
HARDIK
PATEL
Jamnagar (N)
RIVABA
JADEJA
Talala
BHAGVANBHAI
BARAD
Tharad
SHANKAR
CHAUDHARY
(From Left) Senior BJP leaders Mansukh Mandaviya, Tarun Chugh, Bhupender Yadav and CR Patil
release the list of BJP candidates for Gujarat Assembly elections 2022, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Congress is not a democratic party, it
is born out of dynasty, says Amit Shah
VACHAN PATRA: BJP RELEASES PARTY
MANIFESTO FOR MCD ELECTIONS
New Delhi: Delhi BJP releases
election manifesto on Thursday,
the party has made big promises
to Delhi voters in its MCD election
manifesto, promising houses for
slum dwellers in Delhi, improving
civic amenities in the national cap-
ital, strengthening the civic body,
checking corruption, and ensuring
proper disposal of garbage etc.
BJP is
looking to
break its
own record of 127
seats in the 182-seat
Assembly. We will
create a record of
sorts this time. We
aim to win 150 seats.
—Bhupender Yadav,
Union Minister
...on last day of
campaign for HP
Assembly polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah being felicitated by the party
candidate Vipin S Parmar during an election campaign rally at
Dehan in Palampur on Thursday. Voting for 68 seats tomorrow.
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Kohli after beating India by 10 wickets during the Semi-Final
match of ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022, at Adelaide Oval on
Thursday. England face Pakistan for coveted trophy on Sunday.
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KILLED, MANY INJURED
IN MALDIVES FIRE
CAN’T PICK-AND-CHOOSE:
COURT ASKS ED WHY
JACQUELINE NOT HELD?
Male: At least 10 people, in-
cluding nine Indians, were killed
and several others injured when
a fire swept through cramped
lodgings of foreign workers in
Male, the Maldivian fire service
said on Thursday.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on
Thursday rapped ED for adopt-
ing a pick-and-choose policy
and asked why they had not ar-
rested actor Jacqueline despite
lookout circular. Order on the
bail plea reserved till Nov 24, 25.
—PHOTO
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Uddhav Thackeray Sanjay Raut

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Raut dealing with ‘unaccounted money’ can’t be termed ‘proceeds of crime’
SOME RESPITE
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Agreeing
that while Sanjay
Raut dealt with some
“unaccounted mon-
ey” to buy plots at Ki-
him near Alibaug in
Raigad district, a spe-
cial court here said
that it cannot be
“thrown in the stock
of proceeds of crime
(POC) under the pro-
visions of the Preven-
tion of Money Laun-
dering Act (PMLA)”.
Special PMLA court
judge MG Deshpande
made this observation
on Wednesday while
granting bail to Raut,
veteran Shiv Sena lead-
er and a Rajya Sabha
member, in a money
laundering case related
to the Patra Chawl rede-
velopment project. Raut
was arrested in the case
by the Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) on Au-
gust 01.
The court said that
possessing and dealing
with unaccounted mon-
ey may have different
consequences under the
different penal laws, but
the same cannot be
termed “proceeds of
crime” under the provi-
sions of the PMLA.
Though Sanjay Raut
received some money—
as “alleged in prosecu-
tion’s complaint”—
from co-accused Pravin
Raut, there is absolutely
nothing to show that it
is “a proceeds of crime
with knowledge there-
of” to the Shiv Sena
leader, the court said.
“Therefore, some un-
accounted money (that)
had been dealt with by
Sanjay Raut at the rele-
vant time during 2007-
11 or any other period
thereafter…cannot be
thrown in the stock of
POC,” the court stated.
“Unaccounted money
without explanation…
or any activity relating
to scheduled offence
cannot be capitalised as
done by the ED herein,”
the court ruled.
The ED contended
that Sanjay Raut and
his family went on for-
eign trips from the ill-
gotten money arranged
by co-accused Pravin
Raut.
Dismissing the claim,
the court said: “Merely
(because) Pravin Raut
could not give the ac-
count of money relat-
ing to travel tickets, for
want of remembrance,
can it be straightaway
connected with POC or
the criminal activity re-
lating to a Scheduled
Offence?”
Special PMLA court judge MG
Deshpande made the observation
while granting bail to veteran Shiv
Sena leader and Rajya Sabha member
Sanjay Raut flashes a thumbs-up sign as he exits the Arthur Road
jail on Wednesday. —FILE PHOTO
ED PLEA HEARING LIKELY TODAY
Mumbai (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate
(ED)’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted
to Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP
Sanjay Raut by a special court in a money laun-
dering case could not be heard by the Bombay
High Court on Thursday due to paucity of time. A
single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre said those
matters that could not be taken up for hearing on
Thursday shall be heard on Friday.
First India Bureau
Nanded: The Directo-
rate of Enforcement
was a “political weap-
on” in the hands of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi and Union
Minister of Home Af-
fairs Amit Shah, as
proven by Shiv Sena
MP Sanjay Raut’s bail
order, Senior Congress
leader Jairam Ramesh
said on Thursday
.
TermingRaut’sarrest
as“illegal”anda“witch-
hunt”, a special court in
Mumbai granted him
bail on Wednesday in a
money laundering case
related to the Patra
Chawl redevelopment
project.
Rameshsaidthecourt
made it clear that the
central agency was be-
ing “used to intimidate,
threaten and create fear
among political oppo-
nents”.
“Raut’s bail order
shows that the Enforce-
ment Directorate is not
an independent institu-
tion,butapoliticalweap-
on in the hands of Modi
and Shah,” he said.
The Congress leader
said there was no case to
arrestRaut,whoisasea-
soned parliamentarian
and the executive editor
of ‘Saamana’,themouth-
piece of the Uddhav
Thackeray-ledShivSena
faction.
Ramesh was address-
ingapressconferenceas
part of the ongoing Ma-
harashtra’ leg of the
party’s Bharat Jodo
Yatra. “We hope Sanjay
Rautwillcontinuetotar-
get the central govern-
ment over different is-
sues,” Ramesh said.
The former Union
minister also alleged
that the Bharatiya Ja-
nataParty(BJP)wastry-
ing to destroy the coop-
erative sector, in which
Maharashtra is a leader.
“The cooperative sector
is being centralised in
the hands of the home
minister,” he alleged.
Itisbeingdonetohurt
the Congress and the
NCP
,whicharestrongin
this sector, he said.
'MODI, SHAH USE ED AS POLITICAL WEAPON'
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also accused the BJP of trying to destroy the cooperative sector, where Maha is a leader
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Rahul Gandhi interacts with supporters in Nanded on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi try their hands at playing a giant drum during
a rally in Nanded on Thursday, as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. —PHOTO BY ANI
First India Bureau
Nanded: Prominent
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) leaders,
including state unit
chief Jayant Patil,
Baramati MP Supriya
Sule and party leader
Jitendra Awhad
joined the Rahul Gan-
dhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’ of the Congress
here this afternoon on
the fourth day of its
Maharashtra leg.
The NCP leaders
joined Rahul Gandhi
after he resumed
his foot march from De-
glur Naka. NCP Presi-
dent Sharad Pawar will
not join the foot march
due to health issues,
senior Congress leader
Jairam Ramesh said
on Thursday
.
Addressing media
persons here, Ramesh
said Pawar (81) had ear-
lier agreed to partici-
pate in the foot march.
“He was recently hos-
pitalized and consider-
ing doctor's advice for
rest, he will not join
(the yatra),” said
Ramesh, the general
secretary (communica-
tions) of the All India
Congress Committee.
Shiv Sena leader and
former state minister
Aaditya Thackeray will
join the yatra on Friday,
he said.
The Congress and
NCP had shared power
for 15 years in Maha-
rashtra from 1999 to
2014. The two parties
were also allies in the
Shiv Sena-led Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) gov-
ernment that was in
power from November
2019 till June 29 this
year when it collapsed
following a revolt with-
in the Shiv Sena.
First India Bureau
Aurangabad: Amid
calls for his resigna-
tion over his allegedly
derogatory comments
against Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP)
leader Supriya Sule,
state Agriculture Min-
ister Abdul Sattar
seemed unexpectedly
buoyant during a me-
dia interaction here
on Thursday
.
“I’m safe,” he told re-
porters in Aurangabad,
leading to speculation
that Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde has al-
ready declined to accept
his cabinet minister’s
resignation.
Sattar’s show of
strengthcameatapublic
rally
, where thousands
of his supporters
thronged to meet him.
Notably
, Sillod constitu-
ency
,whichSattarrepre-
sents in the Maharash-
tra state assembly
, is lo-
cated in Aurangabad
district.
Sattar also reviewed
the damage caused to
crops due to rains in a
meeting with the collec-
tors of various districts
in the Marathwada re-
gion, as well as officials
from the agriculture de-
partment, and various
insurance companies.
As many as five lakh
applications from farm-
ers seeking compensa-
tion for crop damage are
pending with insurance
companies, an official
said, adding that Sattar
directed officials to dis-
pose of pending applica-
tions within five days
andpaycompensationto
the farmers.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Sushma
Andhare, senior lead-
er of the Shiv Sena -
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackery
, is known as
an a devout Ambed-
karite and has often
attacked the current
Central government,
accusing it of being
anti-Dalit.
However, Baburao
Potabhare, social work-
er and also a follower of
Baba Saheb Ambedkar
has called her creden-
tials into question, ac-
cusing her of charging
money to give pro-
Ambedkar speeches.
At a press conference
in Beed on Thursday
, Po-
tabhare called Andhare
a“suparibaaz”(onewho
does things at a cost)
“Andhare may have
studied about Baba Sa-
heb Ambedkar but she
has taken money for giv-
ing statements and
speeches. She acts good
too.Lastnight,sheacted
superbly when Sanjay
Raut was released.
Raut’s mother and wife
did not shed a tear, but
Andhare was crying
hard. This is her drama.
These weren't tears of
joy,” Potabhare said,
adding that she charges
Rs50,000 per speech and
alleging that she “never
took part in any Ambed-
karite agitation.”
ANDHARE’S ‘AMBEDKARITE’
CREDENTIALS UNDER FIRE
Sushma Andhare—FILE PHOTO
NCP MP Supriya Sule joined Rahul Gandhi on his march, even
as her father Sharad Pawar withdrew his participation citing
ill health. —PHOTO BY ANI
I’msafe:Sattaramidcallsforresignation
A delegation of women activists met with Governor Koshiyari on
Wednesday, to demand Sattar’s resignation. —FILE PHOTO
Maha Agri Minister
Abdul Sattar’s show
of strength came at
a public rally, where
thousands of his
supporters thronged
to meet him
Supriya Sule, other NCP
leaders join yatra, Pawar
pulls out due to ill health
Nanded (PTI): Actor
Sushant Singh joined
the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
in Nanded city of Ma-
harashtra on Thurs-
day and walked with
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi before sharing
the dais with political
leaders at a public
meeting.
Speaking at the rally
,
the 50-year-old actor
said, “Hatred is being
spread and the path of
love and harmony is
difficult. You have cho-
sen this path. It is dif-
ficult. There is a saying
that if you lose every-
thing in love, then vic-
tory is possible,” while
looking in Rahul Gan-
dhi’s direction.
Singh is the second
film personality after
PoojaBhatttotakepart
in the foot march that
began from Kanyaku-
mari on September 07.
Actor Sushant Singh joins yatra; says‘path of love,harmony difficult’

MAHARASHTRA
03
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
government has ap-
proved a proposal of
the Mumbai civic
body to upgrade 92
primary schools to
secondary education-
al institutions for stu-
dents of the economi-
cally weaker sections
(EWS), on the condi-
tion that the upgraded
schools would receive
no financial assis-
tance or subsidy for
their functioning.
There are more than
200 secondary schools
(impartingeducationtill
Class X) in the city
, run
by the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation,
all of which are affiliat-
ed to the Maharashtra
state secondary educa-
tion board, headquar-
tered in Pune.
A government order
(GR) issued on Wednes-
day said, “The Maha-
rashtra government has
approved the BMC’s pro-
posal of upgrading 92
primaryschools,toopen
secondary classes from
the new academic year
of 2022-23.”
The GR said the de-
mand to upgrade the ex-
isting 92 primary
schools to secondary
schools was made from
time to time by parents,
school management
committees, local corpo-
rators and legislators.
“It would be manda-
tory for these new
schools to provide all
the facilities including
physical and academic
as well as sufficient
number of rooms as per
the current policy and
criteria of the state gov-
ernment. These schools
will have to adhere to
the standards laid down
by the state from time to
time,” the order said.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: After the
outbreak of measles
in slum areas of Mum-
bai, the Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpo-
ration has started a
vaccination drive in
F/North, H/East, L,
M/East and P/North
wards in the city
.
The vaccination ses-
sions are being conduct-
edinParel,BandraEast,
Santacruz East, Kurla,
Govandi, Chembur and
Malad West areas due to
a rise in measles, and
rubella cases among
children aged between
zero to five years.
The civic body has
also appealed to the par-
ents to complete mea-
sles and rubella vacci-
nation for their nine-
month-old and
16-month-old children.
A BMC official said
that three children were
suspected to have died
due to measles and 90
otherscontractedthedis-
ease in the city this year.
According to Execu-
tive Health Officer of
the BMC Mangala
Gomare, measles cases
were found in wards F-
North, H-East, L, M-
East, and P-South since
January
. The highest 23
infections were report-
ed from the Govandi
area. The three
deaths—two brothers
aged 3 and 5 years and
their cousin aged 5
years—were also re-
ported in the same area.
A civic doctor in-
formed that the BMC
has set up a special
ward at Kasturba Hos-
pital at Chinchpokli for
the treatment of chil-
dren infected with mea-
sles, and some 35 pa-
tients were undergoing
treatment there.
Meanwhile, the Un-
ion Health Ministry has
deputed a high-level
multi-disciplinary team
in the city to take stock
of the upsurge of cases.
The Ministry on
Wednesday said the
team will assist the
state health authorities
in instituting public
health measures and fa-
cilitate the operation-
alization of requisite
control and contain-
ment measures.
According to the Min-
istry, the team will un-
dertake field visits to
investigate the out-
break and assist the
state health depart-
ments in terms of pub-
lic health measures,
management guide-
lines, and protocols to
manage the increasing
cases of measles being
reported in Mumbai.
Mumbai (PTI): The
Mumbai police have
prohibited the flying
of drones, remote-
controlled micro light
aircraft, paragliders,
private helicopters
and hot air balloons
from November 13 to
December 12 to pre-
vent their possible
use for terrorist ac-
tivities, an official
said on Thursday.
No activities of the
above-mentioned pri-
vate flying objects will
be allowed in the Bri-
hanmumbai Police
Commissionerate lim-
its, except aerial sur-
veillance by city police
or by specific permis-
sion in writing by the
deputy commissioner
of police (operations),
as per the order issued
on Monday
.
The city police issued
the order under Section
144 of the Criminal Pro-
cedure Code (CrPC) and
said any person contra-
vening it shall be pun-
ishable under Indian
Penal Code Section 188
(disobedience to an or-
der lawfully promulgat-
ed by public servant).
“It is likely that ter-
rorists, anti-national
elements might use
drones, remote-con-
trolled micro light air-
craft, paragliders, etc.,
in attacks, endangering
the life of public at
large, destroy public
property and cause dis-
turbance to law and or-
der,” the order said.
Hence, it is necessary
to put certain restric-
tions on the activities
of such elements in the
jurisdiction of Brihan-
mumbai Police Com-
missionerate to prevent
any probable sabotage
by the use of these fly-
ing objects.
Dissolution of Maha wrestling association committee ‘illegal’: HC
NOT IN ‘SPORTING SPIRIT’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Bombay
HighCourtonWednes-
day held the June 30
decision “illegal” of
the Wrestling Federa-
tion of India (WFI) to
dissolve the elected ex-
ecutive committee of
Maharashtra State
Wrestling Association
(MSWA), led by Na-
tionalist Congress
Party (NCP) chief
Sharad Pawar.
A single-judge bench
of Justice Sandeep K
Shinde said the WFI de-
cision was not taken in
“sporting spirit”.
Holding the WFI’s
June 30 decision of the
WFI “unreasonable and
unenforceable,” the
court quashed and set
asidetheJuly31election
held by the ad-hoc com-
mittee of the MSWA as
being “illegal”.
It said the elected
bodyof theMSWAhead-
ed by Pawar “shall hold
the office till its tenure
comes to an end and
carry on its day-to-day
functions in accordance
with its Constitution.”
The MSWA had said
that the committee was
controlled by Pawar for
nearly four decades.
However, in a June 30
meeting of the WFI’s
national executive, the
national body, headed
by BJP MP from Uttar
Pradesh Brijbhushan
Sharan Singh, decided
to dissolve the said com-
mittee, citing the state
body’s failure to con-
duct certain tourna-
ments. The MSWA said
that such a decision
was taken in an “arbi-
trary” manner.
The MSWA had said
that as per news reports,
the state body’s control
was being handed over
to Ramdas Tadas, BJP
MP from the Wardha
constituency
.
The petitioner said
thecommitteeheadedby
Pawar was elected in
2019 for five years and its
tenure was to end in
2023. The association
had challenged a July 4
WFI communication
through which the com-
mittee’s general secre-
tary BS Landge was in-
formed that their panel
had been dissolved and
an ad hoc committee ap-
pointed for the function-
ing of the association.
The court asked the Pawar-led
elected body of the MSWA to hold
office until its tenure ends in 2023
Bombay High Court —FILE PHOTO
Before superseding and/or dissolv-
ing the elected body of petitioner
MSWA, neither the association was
heard, nor its elected governing council
members apprised of the allegations-cum-
charges, which forced WFI to dissolve the
state body, although tenure of the council
members is yet to come to an end. Therefore,
the decision of the executive committee of
WFI was, not only in breach of principles of
natural justice, but taken behind their back.
—Justice Sandeep K Shinde
MEASLES OUTBREAK
Central team in Mumbai to help
as civic body starts vax drive
Three children were suspected to have died due to measles
and 90 others contracted the disease in the city this year
The civic body has appealed to the parents to complete measles and rubella vaccination for their
9-month-old and 16-month-old children. —FILE PHOTO
There are more than 200 BMC-run secondary schools in the city. —FILE PHOTO
AID ASSIST
The three-member
central team to Mum-
bai includes experts
from the National Cen-
tre for Disease Control
(NCDC) in New Delhi,
Lady Hardinge Medical
College in New Delhi,
and the Regional Office
for Health and Family
Welfare in Pune, Maha-
rashtra. The team is
headed by Dr Anubhav
Srivastava, Deputy
Director, Integrated
Disease Surveillance
Programme (IDSP),
NCDC.
No-fly zone: Month-long
ban on drones in Mumbai
The order covers drones, remote-controlled micro light aircraft, paragliders, private helicopters and
hot air balloons. —FILE PHOTO
The order period covers the
anniversary of the deadly terror
attack in Mumbai on Nov 26, 2008,
in which 166 people were killed
Green signal! Mumbai to get
92 new EWS secondary schools
SPECIAL WELFARE DEPT FOR DIVYANGS
Mumbai: The state is planning a new separate
welfare department to implement schemes worth
Rs1,130 crore for persons with disabilities, Chief
Minister Eknath Shinde announced. During a meet-
ing on the welfare of persons with disabilities, the
CM Shinde told officials to prepare a detailed pro-
posal covering required human and other resources
to manage the new department, an official said. The
proposal will be discussed in the cabinet before it
gets approval, he added.. Divyang Welfare Commis-
sioner Omprakash Deshmukh was among those who
attended the meeting.
First India Bureau
Palghar: A 28-year-
old auto-rickshaw
driver was killed al-
legedly by a neigh-
bour in Palghar dis-
trict before the ac-
cused attempted to
pass it off as a case of
accident, police said.
The incident took
place in Vasai area on
Monday while the vic-
tim had gone in their
neighbourhood for a
party with his friends,
they said.
According to an offi-
cial from the Mira Bhay-
ander-VasaiVirarpolice,
his wife was later noti-
fiedbypolicethathewas
killed in a wall collapse
incident.
She rushed to the spot
and found her husband
buried under the debris,
but there was not a sin-
gle scratch mark on his
face, he said.
The police initially
registered a case of ac-
cidental death and sent
the body for post-mor-
tem, which revealed the
man died due to a skull
fracture,theofficialsaid.
The accused had dis-
appeared when the vic-
tim was being taken to
hospital, he said.
Efforts were on to
trace the accused, the
official said, adding
that the reason behind
the killing was as yet
unknown.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The ‘Lion
Safari’ at Sanjay Gan-
dhi National Park in
Mumbai is all set to
get a new pair of lions
from the Sakkarbaug
Zoo in Gujarat’s Jam-
nagar by the end of
November, Forest
Minister Sudhir Mun-
gantiwar said.
After the death of a
17-year-old lion last
month, only one male
lion is left at SGNP.
“With the new pair, we
are hopeful of receiving
more visitors,” he said.
Man kills neighbour,says‘accident’
2 Guj lions headed to SGNP in Nov
Gujarat is the only natural home to the Asiatic lion. —FILE PHOTO

PERSPECTIVE
04
t was yet again a story of
what might have been as In-
dia was demolished by Eng-
land on Thursday evening at
Adelaide. The Men in Blue
crashed out of the World T20
Championship losing by 10
wickets. So, convincing was
the English win that they
still had 4 overs left after the
win. India now goes back to
the drawing board and has to
take a hard look at some of
its tactics and combinations,
many that have been far be-
hind the way World T20
cricket is progressing!
Winning the toss, England
captain, Jos Buttler, chose to
field first. It was cited that
the ball might come on the
bat better in the second half
of the contest, although In-
dian Captain, Rohit Sharma
said that his preference was
to bat first. He got his wish
but it was a sedate start to the
proceedings as India lost KL
Rahul inside the first couple
of overs, fending a rising de-
livery by Chris Woakes to the
keeper. As Kohli joined Rohit
in the middle, the run scor-
ing became difficult against
a steady attack and India
could accumulate only 38
runs in the powerplay. India
needed to up the tempo but
unfortunately Rohit skied off
Sam Curran, scoring just 27
in 28 balls. The less than 100
strike rate of Rohit meant
that India was under score-
board pressure throughout
its innings and they stayed
behind in the game until the
last 5 overs.
India’ssensation,Suryaku-
mar hit a six in his trade-
mark style, pulling one
straight over the keeper’s
head but didn’t stay long at
the crease as an impressive
tossed up leggie by Adil
Rashid beat him in the air
and he was holed up at sweep-
er cover making only 14. This
brought Hardik Pandya in
the middle and he, along with
Kohli, started the rescue
work for India. Kohli was the
aggressor initially in the
partnership but as the situa-
tion got desperate, it was
Pandya who showcased his
power hitting abilities.
India was 110 for 3 after 15
overs and well below the po-
tential par score at the point
but Pandya took on the Eng-
lish bowlers, hitting 5 sixes
and 4 fours to make a splen-
did 63 off 33 balls. Kohli
played second fiddle to keep
the innings intact, reaching
his half century too. India
scored 58 runs in the last 5
overs of which Hardik scored
50, helping the team’s total to
168 runs. On a pitch that
looked slightly slower and
where the spinners were able
to turn the ball, the score
looked above par and it was
now the turn of Indian bowl-
ers to hold their nerves and
push the team into the final.
But that wasn’t to be so.
The blistering knock by Pan-
dya did nothing to swing the
momentum India’s way as
Jos Buttler too came out fir-
ing and hit Bhuvneshwar
Kumar for 3 boundaries in
the very first over. The tone
of the English innings was
set then itself. Indian swing
bowling had no effect as both
Buttler and Alex Hales used
the crease to good perfection,
targeting the smallish
square boundaries. The re-
sult was that they cruised to
63 for no wicket in the first
powerplay and even the in-
terjection of spin did noth-
ing to stop the carnage. Such
was their dominance that the
English openers hit 10 sixes
between themselves, finish-
ing the match in just 16 overs
without losing a wicket!
As India heads home,
there are questions galore for
them. After the defeat in the
last World T20, India talked
about setting a new template
of aggressive cricket but it
was the same old story in the
semifinals with the team
showing nerves and playing
well its potential. After the
match, Rohit Sharma admit-
ted that the bowlers did not
begin well and the game was
taken away from them pretty
quickly
. India’s ageing team,
bowlers who can bowl over
140 kms/h consistently and
fearless opening batters have
to be the most needed chang-
es staring at the Indian Team
management.
The hopes of a dream final
between India-Pakistan are
over and fans have been left
utterly disappointed in the
manner that their team
bowed out. It’s now the best
time to rebuild as the next
T20 World Cup is 2 years
away because the best stories
are written not of those who
continue to win but of those
who rise like a phoenix from
the ashes!
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THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
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Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Respected Prime Minister Shri @
narendramodi ji in his address to
the public meetings of Chambi
and Sujanpur in Himachal Pradesh
has described the dreams of our
Devbhoomi as his resolve. Virbhoomi
Himachal, a pilgrimage place of faith
and spirituality, is marching towards
glory under the guidance of the Prime
Minister, it will continue.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
The gap between internal external
security is narrowing. Concerted
international efforts are needed to
counter emerging threats like cyber-
attacks information warfare. India
believes in a multi-aligned policy, not a
world order where few are considered
superior to others.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
It is better to do nothing,
than to do what is wrong.
For whatever you do, you
do to yourself. —Buddha
IN-DEPTH
SPECIAL JUDGE’S
STRONG REMARKS
AGAINST THE ED
ARE TELLING
hiv Sena MP Sanjay
Raut got bail after
spending over three
months in jail. The
Bombay High Court
also refused to give immediate
relief to the Enforcement Direc-
torate which arrested Raut in an
alleged money laundering case.
The high court may or may not
overturn the order of the Spe-
cial Court whose strictures
against the ED and its function-
ing is noteworthy
.
“Not a single trial right from
the establishment of this Desig-
nated Court, the ED has con-
cluded by leading evidence and
the Court could give a single
judgment right from the last
decade. There is absolutely not
a single judgment after a com-
plete trial in this Court right
from the beginning and during
the tenure of all my predeces-
sors,” Special Judge MG Desh-
pande remarked. The ED has
used its exceptional powers very
casually, the judge said.
The judge’s remarks need no
elaboration. They prove that the
ED first detains an accused and
then collects evidence with the
purpose of keeping the accused
in detention.
TOP TWEETS
S
onald Trump’s
politics of reli-
gion, race, gun
culture and anti-
abortion did not
fetch dividends the former
US President may have been
hoping for. The US midterm
election results for the House
of Representatives and the
Senate turned out to be disap-
pointing for the Republican
Party and put a question
mark on the popularity of
Trump who was believed to
have been eyeing another
shot at presidency. The re-
sults should sober him down.
At least his supporters expect
him to delay that announce-
ment. President Joe Biden
hinted at a press conference
that he intended to run again.
The biggest Trump-backed
supporter to lose was Dr Me-
hmet Oz in Pennsylvania. Dr
Oz lost to Democrat John Fet-
terman. The absence of a
much anticipated “giant red
wave” was hailed by Presi-
dent Joe Biden as a “good day
for democracy”. The results
showed that Americans were
ready to bear with high infla-
tion as they did not have to
worry about unemployment
which is at a 50-year low. Bar-
ring right wing Republicans
women voters stood their
ground against the anti-abor-
tion law passed by the Su-
preme Court and endorsed by
Trump supporter. Biden is
strongly in favour of wom-
en’s right to have an abortion.
A lot was at stake on the
results of these midterm
elections. On the internation-
al front, America’s policy on
Ukraine, much disliked by
Trump, and Russia, a Trump
favourite, would have caused
a shock. Europe must be es-
pecially relieved to know that
the Republicans have fared
disappointingly. It is on the
domestic front that voters
opted for inclusivity, wom-
en’s rights and secularism.
DEMOCRACY GETS
A BOOST IN US
US midterm poll results
for the House of
Representatives and
Senate that turned out to
be disappointing for
Republican Party, put a
question on Trump who
was believed to have
been eyeing another
shot at presidency
D
INSPIREDENGLANDTHRASH
INSIPIDINDIA,DASHHOPESOF
DREAMFINALWITHPAKISTAN
I
As India heads home, there
are questions galore for
them. After the defeat in the
last World T20, India
talked about setting a new
template of aggressive
cricket but it was the same
old story in the semifinals
with the team showing
nerves and playing well its
potential. After the match,
Rohit Sharma admitted
that the bowlers did not
begin well and the game
was taken away from them
pretty quickly. India’s
ageing team, bowlers who
can bowl over 140 kms/h
consistently and fearless
opening batters have to be
the most needed changes
staring at the Indian
Team management
Winning the toss, England captain, Jos Buttler, chose to
field first. It was cited that the ball might come on the
bat better in the second half of the contest, although
Indian Captain, Rohit Sharma said that his
preference was to bat first. He got his wish but it
was a sedate start to the proceedings as India lost
KL Rahul inside the first couple of overs, fending
a rising delivery by Chris Woakes to the keeper
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a specialist on Sports
and Cinema who works as an actor
in the Hindi film industry

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06
INDIA
Bhubaneshwar (PTI):
President Droupadi
Murmu was given a
rousing welcome on
Thursday as she ar-
rived at the Bhubane-
swar airport on a two-
day visit to Odisha, her
native state. Governor
Ganeshi Lal and Chief
Minister Naveen Pat-
naik received her at the
airport. She was ac-
corded a guard of hon-
our by the state govern-
ment on her arrival.
Soon after, she left for
Puri on an Air Force
helicopter. She will be
visiting the famed Jag-
annath Temple in the
seaside town. On her
return to Bhubaneswar,
a reception will be host-
ed in her honour at the
Raj Bhavan.
Murmu, who hails
from Mayurbhanj dis-
trict of the state, is also
scheduled to visit her
school in Bhubaneswar,
besides attending other
programmes on Friday
.
This is Murmu’s first
visit to the state after
becoming the president
in July
.
The state govern-
ment has already de-
clared a half-day holi-
day for all offices,
schools and colleges in
the state capital region
on the occasion of Mur-
mu’s visit.
Prez Murmu reaches Odisha, first time after oath
PRESIDENT’S TRIP TO HOMELAND
lll
Prez Droupadi
Murmu, who
hails from
Mayurbhanj
district of the
state, is also
scheduled to
visit her school,
besides other
programmes
New Delhi(ANI): India
is on the rise as never
before and is on the way
to reclaim the glory it
had enjoyed ages ago,
Vice President Jagdeep
Dhankhar said on
Thursday
. Addressing a
gathering at the opening
ceremony of a three-day
conference on ‘Infra-
structure, Information
and Innovation for
Building New Bharat’,
hesaidthatafter34years
a “revolutionary step”
has been taken by intro-
duction of the National
Education Policy 2020,
and added this policy
will be a “game-chang-
er”. The conference has
been organised as part
of the centenary cele-
brations of the Delhi
University
. “I congratu-
latetheDelhiUniversity
forcompleting100years.
It is a milestone in the
journey of any organi-
sation,” he said. The
Vice President said the
rise of the country is
unstoppable.
“Today it's a matter
of pride to be an Indian.
Anywhere you go,
honour of Indian and
Indianness is differ-
ent,” he added.
The President was accorded a guard of honour on her first visit to Odisha on Thursday. In a rare gesture,
President Droupadi Murmu walked about two kilometers to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath at Puri.
CAMPAIGNING ENDS IN HIMACHAL
First India Bureau
Shimla: The Congress
and the BJP on Thurs-
day wound up their As-
sembly poll campaigns
for Himachal Pradesh,
which saw high profile
leaders with promises
that ranged from imple-
mentation of a common
civil code to scooters for
college-going women.
The BJP
, which is con-
testing to return to pow-
er in the Jai Ram
Thakur-led state, scored
on bringing in the big
names. PM Modi visited
twice, addressing a se-
ries of rallies — the last
two on Wednesday
.
Home Min Amit Shah
and party prez J P Na-
dda also addressed pub-
lic meetings on last day
.
Former Cong prez Ra-
hul Gandhi, who is busy
in Bharat Jodo Yatra,
has skipped campaign-
ing. But Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra made up for
him to an extent.
JP Nadda enumerates projects of double-engine govt
JP Nadda during a rally in Jhanduta on Thursday.
PROGRESS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH WILL STALL
IF WRONG GOVT VOTED TO POWER, SAYS NADDA
MANIFESTO PROMISES NOT ‘REVDIS,’ WILL
LEAD TO WOMEN-ORIENTED GROWTH: THAKUR
The BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday said the prog-
ress of Himachal Pradesh will come to a halt if a wrong
government comes to power in the hill state. Addressing a
rally here in support of party candidate Rakesh Pathania on
the last day of campaigning for the November 12 Assembly
polls, Nadda enumerated various projects launched by the
double-engine BJP governments at the Centre and the state
and said, This is the time for a renewal of the government.
When one engine goes down, Himachal goes down.... If a
good gardener is not chosen, the garden will be ruined.
Cautioning people against falling for any kind of bait, he said.
Shimla has seen unprec-
edented development in
the past five years of the BJP
regime, said Union Minister
Anurag Thakur on Thursday.
He addressed a rally at San-
jauli in Shimla to seek votes
for BJP candidates Sanjay
Sood (Shimla Urban) and
Suresh Bhardwaj (Kasumpti).
He said that “freebies are not
“Revdi”, for the clear reason
that almost all will give rise
to women led development.”
Thakur also welcomed Union
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on her tour to Hi-
machal Pradesh on Thursday.
Multiple CM faces is our strength,
not weakness, says Cong president
Shimla (ANI): The
presence of several
chief ministerial faces
in Himachal Pradesh is
not the Congress’ weak-
ness but its strength,
party president Mall-
ikarjun Kharge said on
Thursday as the cam-
paign for assembly elec-
tions in the hill state
drew to a close. The rul-
ing BJP, in contrast, is
going into elections
banking just on PM
Modi’s face because it is
“aware of the failures
of the chief minister
(Jairam Thakur) and
the state government”,
Kharge, who is oversee-
ing his first elections
after assuming charge
as Congress president
last month, said.
“The BJP has noth-
ing to show in the form
of governance, that is
why it is continuously
attacking the Congress
party on non issues. We
have several capable
leaders who can be
chief ministers. We see
it as our strength and
not weakness,” Con-
gress chief Mallikarjun
Kharge said.
PRIYANKA GANDHI
PROMISES OLD
PENSION SCHEME
VIJAY ASHIRWAAD:
CONG HELD RALLIES
ON ALL 68 SEATS
AAP RELEASES 14TH
LIST OF CANDIDATES
ANOTHER GUJARAT CONGRESS MLA QUITS
PARTY AHEAD OF POLLS, 3RD IN 2 DAYS
Shimla: Alleging that the
BJP has “snatched” the
economic security of the
elderly by doing away with
the old pension scheme
(OPS), Congress leader
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
on Thursday reiterated
that her party will bring it
back in HP and Gujarat if
it forms govts there. PG
Vadra in a Facebook post,
said the Cong believes
that the employees who
have contributed to
nation-building should get
a pension. “By abolishing
the old pension, the BJP
snatched the financial
security of the elderly in
the country. The people
who serve the country
throughout their life,
where should they go in
old age?” Vadra asked.
Sirmaur: Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister Bhupesh
Baghel on Thursday, while
addressing a public rally
at Sataun said, The BJP
government only brought
inflation and joblessness
in HP. Now is the time for
change. The Congress
has promised to restore
the Old Pension Scheme
in 10 days and give jobs
to 1 lakh people if voted
to power in the state.
The Congress held 'Vijay
Ashirwaad' rallies across
all 68 Assembly segments
of Himachal Pradesh on
Thursday, the last day
for campaigning for the
November 12 polls, with
party general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
leading a door-to-door
campaign in Shimla.
Aam Aadmi Party released
its 14th list of 10 candi-
dates for the Gujarat Assem-
bly Elections on Thursday. The
party has fielded Virchandbhai
Chelabhai Chavda from the
Tharad constituency while Se-
jalben Khunt will contest from
Una. Vishal Tyagi will contest
from Jamnagar south, Hemant
Khava from Jamjodhpur, Dev-
ender Solanki from Talala, and
Arun Gohil from Khambat.
Gandhinagar: In another jolt to Congress ahead of the As-
sembly elections in Gujarat, party MLA from Jhalod Bhavesh
Katara submitted his resigna-
tion to Speaker Nimaben
Acharya. He is the second
leader to resign on the same
day. Earlier, Congress MLA
from Talala constituency in
Gujarat, Bhagvanbhai D Barad,
tendered his resignation from
all posts of INC to Dr Nimaben
Acharya. He said that he has decided to quit Congress after
consultation with his supporters. He will join the BJP. The
jolt to the Cong party came the second day in a row after ten-
time MLA and tribal leader Mohansinh Rathvaresigned.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress president.
BJP will win max
number of seats
in Gujarat: Patil
Gandhinagar (ANI):
Aheadof theGujaratAs-
sembly polls, Bharatiya
Janata Party state Presi-
dent CR Patil on Thurs-
day exuded confidence
in the party winning the
election with the maxi-
mum number of seats
and said that the people
of Gujarat are happy
with the work done in
the state under the lead-
ership of PM Modi.
Patil said that the
names of the candidates
have been discussed
thoroughly
, all the facts
havebeenseen,andafter
going to every booth and
discussing with the
workers, a list has been
made. A good result is
expectedseeingsupport.
CR Patil, BJP Gujarat Prez
‘OVER TO VOTERS’ IN HIMACHAL, ‘LISTS AND RESIGNS’ IN GUJARAT
India on the rise as never
before, on its way to
reclaim past glory:V-P
Our mics, voices blocked inside
parliament, demonstrates RaGa
Nanded (PTI): Switch-
ing his microphone off
and on, Congress leader
sought to give a demon-
stration of what alleg-
edly happens in Parlia-
ment when Opposition
leaders speak on issues
that the BJP govern-
ment finds uncomforta-
ble. “See what they do.
Whenever we speak on
the note ban (of 2016),
mic off — like this,” he
said, going inaudible for
bit at a public event as
part of his ‘Bharat Jodo
Yatra’ that’s now in Ma-
harashtra.
Smiling, he switched
the mic back on, speak-
ing in Hindi: “Here, I
have the controls. But in
Parliament House the
mic is switched off just
like that. We keep won-
dering what happened.”
“China’s army has
come in, occupied 2,000
square kilometres —
mic off,” he alleged. “No
matter what we are say-
ing, no one will be able
to hear it, see it — mic
off,” he further said in a
video tweeted by the
party’s social media
head, Supriya Shrinate.
He said the Yatra —
Kanyakumari to Kash-
mir — is also necessi-
tated as a large part of
the mainstream media
does not cover the Con-
gress’s initiatives.
BHARAT JODO YATRA
Rahul Gandhi, demonstrating ‘mic on-off’ in Nanded on Thursday.
SAMAJWADI PARTY
FIELDS DIMPLE FOR
MAINPURI BYPOLL
TWITTER PAUSES
OFFICIAL LABELS
ON SELECT ACCOUNTS
BARGARI SACRILEGE
CASE: ACCUSED DERA
FOLLOWER SHOT DEAD
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party
on Thursday named former
Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav
as the party candidate for
the Mainpuri Lok Sabha
bypoll, necessitated by the
death of her father-in-law
and SP Patriarch Mulayam
Singh Yadav. Wife of SP
national president Akhilesh
Yadav, Mulayam’s 'badi
bahu' has been an MP
from Kannauj twice in the
past. SP patriarch’s 'chhoti
bahu' Aparna Yadav had
formally joined the BJP and
is awaiting her electoral
debut as a BJP candidate.
New Delhi: Twitter on
Thursday announced that it
is not putting the Official
label on the accounts,
even though it is still going
after impersonation and
deception. A tweet from the
'Twitter Support' account
read, We're not currently
putting an Official label
on accounts but we are
aggressively going after
impersonation and decep-
tion. Twitter also informed
why the Official label is
being used and said that to
distinguish between blue
checkmarks and accounts
that are verified as official.
Ludhiana: Dera Sacha Sau-
da follower Pardeep Singh,
an accused in the Bargari
sacrilege case in 2015,
was shot dead in Pun-
jab’s Faridkot district on
Thursday, the police said.
Pardeep was about to open
his dairy products shop at
Kotkapura market when he
was killed. According to
the police, five men on two
motorcycles reached the
spot. One of them opened
fire, killing Pardeep and
injuring his gunman Hakam
Singh and Amar Singh, a
former municipal council-
lor, the police added.
COMEDIAN VIR
DAS'S BENGALURU
SHOW CANCELLED
Bengaluru: Stand-Up comic
Vir Das's show which was
scheduled on Thursday in
Bengaluru was cancelled at
the last moment following
protests by Hindu right-wing
organisations. Vir Das also
took to his Instagram and
informed the same. Hey
folks. Due to unavoidable
circumstances, we are push-
ing the Bengaluru show.
New details and dates soon.
Sorry for the inconvenience,
he wrote. The organiser was
forced to cancel the house-
full event after pressure
from a Hindu front.
COIMBATORE BLAST: NIA CARRIES OUT
SEARCHES IN TAMIL NADU, KERALA
Chennai: The searches were made in connection to a case
pertaining to a bomb blast in a car laden with explosives
in front of Kottai Eswaran Temple of Coimbatore district
on Oct 23 this year. These searches were conducted in
eight districts of Tamil Nadu namely Chennai, Coimbatore,
Thiruvallur, Thiruppur, Nilgiris, Chengalpatu, Kanchipuram
and Nagapattinam. One location had also been carried out
in the Palakkad district of Kerala, reads NIA statement.
According to preliminary info, accused Jamesha Mubeen
was planning to carry out extensive damage, it reads.
IN THE
COURTYARD
SC TO SET UP BENCH
ON FRIDAY TO HEAR
GYANVAPI CASE
New Delhi: The Supreme
Court agreed to set up
a bench on Friday to
hear the Gyanvapi-Kashi
Vishwanath case in which
the Hindu side has sought
extension of an order by
which protection of an
area where a “Shivling”
was found in Gyanvapi
premises was ordered. A
bench headed by CJ D Y
Chandrachud on Thursday
took note of the submis-
sions of advocate Vishnu
Shankar Jain. “We will
constitute a bench at 3 pm
on Nov 11,” the CJI said.
Vice-President Dhankhar in New Delhi on Thursday.
CRUCIAL READ
HIMACHAL GUJARAT
ELECTION
2022
Supporters stand on a roof to greet Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi (unseen) during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Nanded
on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
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The “unbridled rul-
ers” have no idea of
what will happen if
all these forces come
together, he said.
Raut also said that
BJP MP Subramani-
anSwamy--knownfor
his anti-Modi opin-
ions--had called him
to enquired about his
well-being and ad-
vised him to take care
of his health.

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 51,898.00 135.00 0.26 (Per 10g)
SILVER 61,618.00 250.00 0.40 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 81.77 0.30 0.04
GBPINR 93.01 0.22 0.23
CURRENCIES
New Delhi (PTI): The
country’s FMCG industry
continued to witness con-
sumption slowdown in the
September quarter, with
rural markets registering a
higher decline in volumes
compared to the three
months ended June, says a
report.
Also, consumers contin-
ued to prefer purchasing
smaller packets amid com-
panies hiking prices in re-
sponse to broader inflation-
ary pressures, according to
the report released by data
analytics firm NielsenIQ.
The FMCG industry wit-
nessed an overall volume
decline of 0.9% in the Sep-
tember quarter in compar-
ison to the preceding three
months. This was the
fourth consecutive quarter
with negative volume
growth for the industry
and is “attributed to the
double-digit price growth
for the past six consecutive
quarters,” the quarterly
FMCG report said.
SALES VOLUME FALLS IN RURAL MKTS
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z The country’s FMCG
industry continued to
witness consumption
slowdown in the
September quarter, with
rural markets registering a
higher decline in volumes
z The FMCG industry
witnessed an overall volume
decline of 0.9% in the
September quarter
FMCGindustrycontinuestoseeslowdown
business
BRIEFS
New Delhi (FIB): Gold
rallied by `135 to
`51,898 per 10 gram in
the national capital on
Thursday amid a rise in
price of the metal in inter-
national market, accord-
ing to HDFC Securities. In
the previous trade, the
yellow metal had settled
at `51,763 per 10 gram.
Silver, however, dropped
by `250 to `61,618 per
kg. In the international
market, gold was trading
in the green at $1,709 per
ounce while silver was
flat at $21.05 per ounce.
New Delhi (PTI): Shares
of Tata Motors on Thurs-
day closed over 4% lower
after the company report-
ed a net loss of `898
crore for the second
quarter ended September.
The stock declined 4.80%
to settle at `412.20
apiece on the Bombay
Stock Exchange. At the
NSE, it fell 4.61% to fin-
ish at `413.20 apiece. In
volume terms, 11.83 lakh
shares were traded on the
BSE and over 2.62 crore
units on the NSE during
the day. Tata Motors on
Wednesday reported a net
loss of `898 crore for the
second quarter ended
September 30, 2022.
TaMo SHARES FALL
OVER 4% POST 2ND
QUARTER EARNINGS
GOLD PRICE UP BY
`135; SILVER PRICE
DROPS `250
New Delhi (PTI): Power
Finance Corporation (PFC)
on Thursday posted its
highest ever quarterly
profit after tax of
`5,229.33 crore for Sep-
tember quarter 2022-23
mainly due to higher reve-
nues. The consolidated
profit is 4% higher as
compared to the year-ago
period when it logged a
profit of `5,023.42 crore,
it said in a BSE filing. To-
tal income rose to
`19,344.39 crore from
`19,282.60 crore in the
same period a year ago.
PFC LOGS HIGHEST
EVER QUARTERLY
PROFIT OF `5,229 CR
New Delhi (PTI): State-
owned Bank of Baroda on
Thursday said it has in-
creased its marginal cost
of funds based lending
rate by up to 15 bps
across tenors. The lender
has approved the revision
in marginal cost of funds
based lending rate
(MCLR) with effect from
November 12, 2022, Bank
of Baroda said in a regu-
latory filing. The bench-
mark one-year tenor
MCLR has been raised by
10 basis points to 8.05%.
It is the rate at which
most of the consumer
loans such as personal,
auto home are tied to.
BANK OF BARODA
RAISES MCLR
ACROSS TENORS
*Rates till the edition went to print.
Mumbai (FIB): States’ debt will stay elevated at 30-31% of their
gross domestic products this fiscal as they have been borrowing
from the markets much beyond their
means amid modest revenue growth,
a report said on Thursday. The ag-
gregate indebtedness of states, as
measured by debt to gross state do-
mestic product (GSDP), is expected
to remain elevated at 30-31% this
fiscal, almost similar to 31.5% seen
in fiscal 2021-22, Crisil said in a report. States’ indebtedness had
risen to a decadal high of 34% in the Covid-hit fiscal 2020-21.
TEA BOARD SEEKS
`1,000 CR SUPPORT
FOR INDUSTRY
RUPEE FALLS 30 PAISE
TO CLOSE AT 81.77
AGAINST US DOLLAR
Kolkata (PTI): The Tea Board
has sought an assistance
of `1,000
crore for the
industry in the
next five years
starting 2022-
23. Chairman of Tea Board
Saurav Pahari said that in the
budget submitted to the Union
Commerce ministry, focus
has been on handholding the
small tea growers (STGs). “We
have sought an assistance of
Rs 1,000 crore in the budget
submitted to the ministry for
a period of five years starting
2022-23”, Pahari said.
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee
depreciated by 30 paise to close
at 81.77 (provisional) against
the US dollar on Thursday, as
participants remained cautious
ahead of the release of the US
inflation data. Forex traders said
a weak trend domestic equities
also weighed on investor senti-
ments. At the interbank foreign
exchange market, the local unit
opened at 81.61 and witnessed a
high of 81.54 and a low of 81.92.
It finally settled at 81.77 against
the American currency, register-
ing a fall of 30 paise over its last
close of 81.47.
FLIPKART BURNS OVER
$3.7 BILLION CASH IN
ABOUT A YEAR
New Delhi (PTI): E-commerce
major Flipkart has burnt
cash of $3.7
billion (about
`30,000
crore) in about
a year ending
September 2022, according to
regulatory filings. Flipkart had
$1 billion in cash in July 2021,
which came down to $887
million by September 2022.
The company, in July 2021,
raised $3.6 billion (about
`29,000 crore), which has
been completely exhausted,
according to regulatory filings
of Flipkart and Walmart.
MODEST REVENUE GROWTH, HIGHER CAPITAL
OUTLAYS TO KEEP STATES’ DEBT HIGH AT 30-31%
OTHER STORIES
CAD likely to be
at 3% this fiscal
Mumbai (PTI): State Bank
of India has pencilled in
lower current account defi-
cit at 3% for this fiscal as
against the minimum con-
sensus of 3.5%, citing ris-
ing software exports, re-
mittances and a likely
$5-billion jump in forex re-
serves via swap deals.
Every $10 increase in
crude prices impacts the
Current Account Deficit
(CAD) to the tune of 40 ba-
sis points while the same
on fuel inflation is 50 bps
and also results in 23 bps
decline in growth, accord-
ing to Soumyakanti Ghosh,
the chief economic advisor
at SBI.
CAD has a counter cycli-
cal shock absorber, he said
in a report on Thursday
.
Exchange rate is the ma-
jor contributor to software
exports growth and 40% of
its variation is explained
by exchange rates. “If we
translated these numbers
in actual terms, every Re 1
fall against the dollar leads
to an increase in software
exports by $250 million”.
This, along with an ex-
pected $5 billion-forex re-
serve accrual by way of
swap transactions and
higher remittances, will
cap CAD at 3% of GDP as
against the average lowest
level projected for the year
at 3.5%, Ghosh said.
The strong remittances
and software exports have
lowered CAD by 60 bps in
the June quarter, adding
that if this trends contin-
ued in the September quar-
ter, then CAD would be be-
low 3.5% in the second
quarter and at 3% in the
full fiscal.
According to Ghosh, fo-
rex reserves, which have
declined from $642 billion
in September 2021 to just
about $531 billion last
week, are expected to rise
by $5 billion as swap trans-
actions reverse.
ACC TO SBI REPORT
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z Every $10 increase in crude
prices impacts the Current
Account Deficit (CAD) to the
tune of 40 basis points while
the same on fuel inflation is 50
bps and also results in 23 bps
decline in growth
z Exchange rate is the major
contributor to software exports
growth and 40 per cent of
its variation is explained by
exchange rates
z SBI has pencilled in lower
current account deficit at 3%
for this fiscal as against the
minimum consensus of 3.5%
India-US CEO forum to further
strengthen bilateral economic ties
New Delhi (PTI): India-US
CEO forum discussed ways
to further strengthen eco-
nomic ties between the two
countries. It was chaired
jointly by Commerce and
Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal and Gina Raimondo,
US Secy of Commerce.
In the meeting, Goyal
highlighted the significant
growth of the India-US eco-
nomic relations, driven by
the common interest of
promoting sustainability,
emerging technologies,
globally resilient supply
chains and small business-
es.
“The forum continues to
be an effective platform for
dialogue across key secto-
ral themes and to identify
areas for closer collabora-
tion for the mutual benefit
of both economies,” the
commerce ministry said in
a statement on Thursday
.
It comprises CEOs from
leading Indian and US-
based companies and is co-
chaired by Tata Sons
Chairman N Chan-
drasekaran and Lockheed
Martin President CEO
James Taiclet.
This is the sixth time the
forum has been convened
since its reconstitution in
Dec 2014 by the govern-
ments of India and the US.
The CEOs, under the
seven working groups, pre-
sented priority areas to
create stronger partner-
ships and boost growth
across various critical ar-
eas, such as entrepreneur-
ship and promoting small
businesses, healthcare and
pharmaceuticals, aero-
space and defence, ICT and
digital infrastructure, en-
ergy, water and environ-
ment, infrastructure and
manufacturing, financial
services, trade and invest-
ments.
The bilateral trade be-
tween the countries has
increased to $120 billion in
2021-22 from $80.5 billion in
2020-21.
Sensex falls over 410 pts
to slip below 61k-level;
Nifty retains 18,000
Mumbai (PTI): Equity
benchmark Sensex de-
clined over 410 points to
close below the 61,000-mark
on Thursday, tracking
weakness in MM, Bajaj
Finserv and Reliance In-
dustries amid widespread
selling pressure in global
markets. A depreciating
rupee also put pressure on
domestic equities, traders
said. In a subdued session,
the 30-share BSE Sensex
ended 419.85 points or
0.69% lower at 60,613.70. On
similar lines, the broader
NSE Nifty fell 128.80 points
or 0.71% to end at 18,028.20.
Axis Bank was the big-
gest loser in the Sensex
pack, followed by Bajaj Fin-
serv, Titan, MM, Bajaj
Finance IndusInd Bank.
In contrast, HDFC twins,
Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank,
Dr Reddy’s were gainers.
GST evasion of
`55,575 crore
detected in 2 yrs
Global Cos keen
to invest in
India: IFSCA
New Delhi (FIB): GST au-
thorities have detected
GST fraud of `55,575 crore
over the last two years and
arrested over 700 persons
for causing loss to the ex-
chequer, an official said on
Thursday
.
Over 22,300 fake GST
identification numbers
(GSTIN) were detected by
the officers of the Directo-
rate General of GST Intel-
ligence (DGGI).
The government on No-
vember 9, 2020, launched a
nationwide special drive
against unscrupulous enti-
ties for availing and pass-
ing on Input Tax Credit
(ITC) fraudulently by issu-
ing fake/bogus invoices,
thereby evading Goods and
Services Tax (GST).
“In the two years of the
special drive, GST/ITC
fraud worth `55,575 crore
has been detected. 719 per-
sons have been arrested,
which include 20 CA/CS
professionals,” the offi-
cial said.Voluntary depos-
its of Goods and Services
Tax (GST) worth `3,050
crore have been made dur-
ing the period.
New York (PTI): Global
entities and fund manag-
ers are keen to invest in
India, Chairman of the In-
ternational Financial Ser-
vices Centres Authority
(IFSCA) Injeti Srinivas
has said, underlining the
need to create a platform
that intermediates global
capital flows into the do-
mestic economy.
Srinivas is leading a del-
egation of senior officials
from the International Fi-
nancial Services Centre
(IFSC) at GIFT City
, are cur-
rently in the US for meet-
ings and roundtable discus-
sions with American and
global investors, banking
and educational institu-
tions for business opportu-
nities.Thedelegationisona
visit to New York and Wash-
ington. “We had meetings
with fund managers. They
are all very keen to invest in
India,” Srinivas said.
New Delhi (PTI): SP
Global Ratings on Thurs-
day said about half of the
Indian companies that they
are getting a boost in their
core profitability from ru-
pee depreciation.
“Much of our rated India
corporate portfolio has siz-
able US-dollar linked reve-
nue and, therefore, is not
exposed to rupee deprecia-
tion. This encompasses en-
tities in the IT, metals, and
chemicals sectors. About
half of the firms we rate
are getting an EBITDA
boost from currency weak-
ening,” the US-based rating
agency said in a report.
EBITDA or earnings be-
fore interest, taxes, depre-
ciation and amortization is
a measure of a company’s
operating profitability
.
SP said domestically-
driven sectors, such as tel-
ecom, are also well placed
to withstand the rupee de-
preciation due to their
hedging policies.
TOP TALKING
POINTS
z India-US CEO forum
discussed ways to further
strengthen economic ties
between the two countries.
z It was chaired jointly by
Piyush Goyal and Gina
Raimondo, US Secretary of
Commerce.
z Goyal highlighted the
significant growth of the
India-US economic relations
Profitability boost for Ind
companies from weak `

08
2NDFRONT
As the weather and seasons change,
we must enjoy whatever bounties
nature has to offer. This is true
celebration of life!
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Godrej
Boyce Manufactur-
ing Co. Ltd (GB) on
Thursday submitted
to the Bombay High
Court that the pro-
ceedings of acquisi-
tion of its land in
Mumbai initiated by
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment for the
Ahmedabad-Mumbai
bullet train project
were “illegal and bad
in law”.
The company also re-
futed allegations lev-
elled against it by the
state government and
the National High Speed
Rail Corp. Ltd (NHSR-
CL) that it was causing
unnecessary hurdles
and impediment in the
land acquisition pro-
cess, thus delaying the
project.
Of the total 508.17km
railtrackbetweenMum-
bai and Ahmedabad,
21km is planned to be
underground. One of
the entry points to the
underground tunnel
falls on the land in sub-
urban Vikhroli (owned
by Godrej).
The company and the
government have been
embroiled in a legal dis-
pute over the acquisi-
tion of the company-
owned land in Vikhroli
for the bullet train pro-
ject since 2019.
In its rejoinder affida-
vit submitted on Thurs-
dayinreplytotheaffida-
vits of the government
andNHSRCL,GBchal-
lenged an order of Sep-
tember 15, passed by the
Maharashtra govern-
ment awarding compen-
sation to it for land ac-
quisition for the bullet
train project.
It said the final com-
pensation amount of
Rs264 crore was a frac-
tion of the initial Rs572
crore offered to the com-
pany for the acquisition
of the land.
Earlier, the state gov-
ernment had in its affi-
davit emphasised on the
importance of the bullet
train project and said
the Ahmedabad-Mum-
bai high-speed rail cor-
ridorprojectisapriority
project for the Govern-
ment of India.
The matter came up
forhearingbeforeadivi-
sion bench of Justices
Nitin Jamdar and
Sharmila Deshmukh on
Thursday
.
The court adjourned
it till November 21.
GODREJ BOYCE REFUTES ALLEGATIONS OF CAUSING DELAYS
BULLET TRAIN
Tells Bombay HC
land acquisition
process was
‘illegal and bad
in law’
This is demon-
strably false
and (the) re-
cord clearly establishes
that any substantial de-
lay is attributable en-
tirely to the respondents
(state and NHSRCL). It
was the respondents who
grossly delayed the ac-
quisition proceedings.
—Godrej Boyce Manufac-
turing Co. Ltd
The country’s first bullet train will run at a maximum speed of 350km per hour, covering the
distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in under three hours. —FILE PHOTO
‘Proud day since encroachment
around Afzal Khan’s tomb cleared’
First India Bureau
Pune: Deputy Chief
Minister Devendra
Fadnavis hailed
Thursday as a “proud
day” after the Satara
district administra-
tion demolished
unauthorized struc-
tures that stood on
government land
around the tomb of
Afzal Khan, a general
of the Adil Shahi dy-
nasty of Bijapur.
Khan was killed by
Chhatrapati Shivaji Ma-
haraj at the foot of
Pratapgad Fort in the
district in 1659—the an-
niversary of which is
marked as “Shivpratap
Din” by some organiza-
tions in Maharashtra on
November 10.
Satara collector
Ruchesh Jaiwanshi said
thatunauthorizedstruc-
tures had mushroomed
over an area of 15-20
gunthas (1 guntha =
1,089 sq ft) of land
around Khan’s tomb,
which was later built in
the spot where he died.
Some portion of the
land belongs to the for-
est department while
some parcels belong to
the revenue depart-
ment, Jaiwanshi added.
The action started in
the early hours of
Thursday amid heavy
police security and was
still going on late into
the evening, officials
said.
“Today is a proud day
for everyone as today is
Shivpratap din. On this
day, Afzal Khan was
killed by Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj,” depu-
ty CM Fadnavis told
Marathi news channels.
“Westartedtoremove
the encroachments in
2017, based on the High
Court’s order from 2007,
but some legal problems
came up,” he said.
“There were demands
(of removal of en-
croachment) from ‘Shiv-
premis’ (Shivaji Maha-
raj’sfollowers)butwhen
they staged protests,
cases were registered
against them and the en-
croachment was never
removed. Today, it is a
matter of satisfaction
for everyone that the en-
tire encroachment has
been removed,” Fad-
navis said.
There were demands (of removal of en-
croachment) from ‘Shiv-premis’ (Shivaji
Maharaj’s followers) but when they
staged protests, cases were registered against
them and the encroachment was never removed.
Today, it is a matter of satisfaction for everyone
that the entire encroachment has been removed.
—Devendra Fadnavis, Dy CM
Case against businessman:
No role found of any ED
official,Maha ACB tells HC
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The state
Anti Corruption Bu-
reau (ACB) on Thurs-
day told the Bombay
High Court its inquiry
into the alleged cor-
ruption case involving
businessman Jitendra
Navlani did not reveal
the involvement of
any officer from the
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED).
In an affidavit sub-
mitted before a division
bench of Justices Re-
vati Mohite Dere and
RN Laddha, the ACB
said its investigation
has ruled out the in-
volvement of any ED
officer in the corrup-
tion case.
“The apprehension
there will be coercive
action is nothing but an
imagination of peti-
tioner (agency),” the
ACB said in its affida-
vit, adding, “Resultant-
ly, there is no occasion
for the investigating
agency to treat any of-
ficer of the ED as sus-
pect or accused.”
Thereafter, the ED
withdrew its petition
filed in the high court
seeking protection for
its officers from coer-
cive action.
The ACB had lodged
a case against Navlani
after he allegedly ex-
torted Rs58 crore from
private companies be-
tween 2015 and 2021.
The ACB registered
its ’First Information
Report when the Maha
Vikas Aghadi govern-
ment was in power. Af-
ter its fall in June, the
ED was apprehensive
that coercive steps may
be taken against its of-
ficers following certain
remarks made by politi-
cal leaders, even though
no ED officer was
named in the case.
The ED, in its peti-
tion, said there was a
clear attempt by the
state machinery to
thwart various investi-
gations initiated
against ministers “sev-
eral of whom are
closely connected with
the ruling dispensation
in the state”, and
sought that the HC
transfer the case to an
impartial agency like
the Central Bureau of
Investigation.
After the fall of
the MVA govt,
certain remarks
made by political
leaders led the ED
to worry about
coercive steps
against its
officers, even
though none was
named in the case
Maha urges Centre
to get back Shivaji’s
sword from the UK
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra government
has approached the
Centre to get back a
sword of Chhatra-
pati Shivaji Maha-
raj, which is in a
museum in the
United Kingdom,
state culture minis-
ter Sudhir Mungan-
tiwar said on Thurs-
day.
The state govern-
ment will also try to
reach out to UK
Prime Minister Rishi
Sunak in this regard,
he told reporters
here.
“In 2024 we will cel-
ebrate 350th anniver-
sary of Shivaji Maha-
raj’s coronation. We
wish to bring back
his ‘Jagdamba sword’
from the UK. It has
been touched by
Shivaji Maharaj so it
is extremely valuable
for us,” the minister
said.
“We have started
communication with
the Union govern-
ment to bring back
the sword from the
UK,” he said, adding
that Rishi Sunak—an
Indian-origin lead-
er—has now become
the prime minister of
that country.
“We will try to have
dialogue with the UK
prime minister Rishi
Sunak. If the UK
hands over the sword,
it would help us a lot
as we are organizing
a series of events for
the special day in
2024,” Mungantiwar
said.
Deputy Chief Min-
ister Devendra Fad-
navis said, “It is obvi-
ous that we want the
sword back, because
it is a matter of pride
for us.”
Activist Navlakha set to leave Taloja jail today
First India Bureau
Mumbai: A delay in
the due process to
change the imprison-
ment of Gautam Nav-
lakha, an accused in
the Elgar Parishad-
Maoist links cases,
into house arrest as
per Supreme Court’s
ruling likely pushed
his release from jail to
Friday
.
Navlakha’s partner
Sahba Husain said the
accused activist would
not be able to leave the
Taloja jail, located in
Navi Mumbai, during
the day
.
“The Supreme Court
has given 48 hours (for
implementing the or-
der). There is a lot of pa-
perwork to be done in-
cluding furnishing local
surety as directed by the
apex court and also the
deposit amount,” Hu-
sain said.
Shehadexpressedher
happiness over the Su-
preme Court order al-
lowing the 70-year-old
activist to be placed un-
der house arrest for one
month. “The order says
he will have to be in
Mumbai. We have seen
certain places...but we
are yet to zero in. We
have to make arrange-
ments now,” she said,
referring to where Nav-
lakha would stay
.
The activist has been
lodged in the Taloja pris-
onsincehisarrestinAu-
gust 2018.
Allowing Navlakha’s
request for house arrest,
the Supreme Court on
Thursday said that pri-
ma facie there was no
reason to reject his med-
ical report. A bench of
Justices K M Joseph and
HrishikeshRoyalsosaid
the house arrest order
should be implemented
within 48 hours.
The apex court also
directed Navlakha to de-
posit Rs2.4 lakh, the esti-
mated expense of police
deployment outside his
house as per the Nation-
al Investigation Agency
.
Supreme Court
had allowed his
request for ‘house
arrest’ earlier on
Thursday
QUICK RECAP
Gautam Navlakha surrendered before the NIA, in New Delhi on April 14, 2020. —FILE PHOTO
Other accused too complain
about lack of facilities in jail
Mumbai (PTI): The Su-
preme Court order
permitting activist
Gautam Navlakha to
be kept under house
arrest for a month has
brought to the fore
several applications
filed by the accused in
the Elgar Parishad-
Maoist links case la-
menting lack of facili-
ties in jail and denial
of access to the same.
Besides seeking medi-
cal treatment, the ac-
cused in the case have
time and again ap-
proached courts for per-
mission to get books,
chairs, drinking straw,
spectacles and mosquito
nets inside the prison.
In November 2020, ac-
cused Stan Swamy had
filed an application be-
fore a special court here
seekingstrawandsipper
at the Taloja jail. In his
plea, Swamy had said
the National Investiga-
tionAgency(NIA)seized
it from him and he was
unable to lift a glass due
to Parkinson’s disease.
The NIA, in its reply
,
however, said it had not
seizedanystrawandsip-
per glass from Swamy
.
Later, jail authorities
provided him with a
straw and sipper.
In December 2020,
Navlakha’s partner Sah-
ba Husain said the for-
mer’s spectacles were
stolen in jail and when
his family sent him a
new pair, the jail author-
ities refused to accept
them. The high court
later criticized the jail
authorities and said all
these are human consid-
erations.Thejailauthor-
ities later accepted the
pairof spectaclessentby
Navlakha’s family
.
In2020,lawyer-activist
Sudha Bharadwaj had
filed an application be-
fore the special court
claiming she was not be-
ing allowed access to
books. She said when
books were sent for her,
the Superintendent at
Byculla Jail, where she
was lodged, had refused
to receive them for her.
In 2024,
Maharashtra will
celebrate 350th
anniversary of
Shivaji Maharaj’s
coronation

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oddess, the omni
channel tech beauty
platform, held a
grand celebration
in honour of the
opening of its store
in the pink city at
the Mall of Jaipur, Vaishali
Nagar.
Showcasing the brand
new Digital and Beauty Tech
store the public was invited
to join in and celebrate the
occasion.
With 200+ beauty brands
on its platform, a highly suc-
cessful online debut, and a
Luxe Beauty store in Gur-
gaon, Boddess Beauty is just
in time for all things auspi-
cious and festive in Jaipur.
The evening was graced
by the Chief guest, Ashok
Patni wherein he was seen
unveiling the experiential
Boddess Beauty concept fea-
turing Magic Mirror – which
works as a Skin Analyser;
Make-over Station with the
best make-up artists; world-
class beauty advisors to
solve all skin woes of con-
sumers and handpicked in-
ternational and home-grown
beauty brands.
Jagdeesh Chandra also
gracedtheeventwithhispres-
enceandcongratulatedAshok
Patni for the milestone. He
was ecstatic to witness the su-
perb experience store and the
members’ hard work.
The city’s beauty enthusi-
asts, opinion leaders, and ex-
perts gathered to celebrate
and savour the future of
beauty retail. The divas were
spotted enjoying an exciting
shopping experience and
scouting the various differ-
entiators such as exclusive
brand offerings, stellar ser-
vice bars, consulta-
tion from beauty
advisors, digital
skin analysers,
make-up try on,
andmuchmore.
True to be-
ing a ‘Global
Beauty Hub’, the
store features a handpicked
selection of international
cult-favourites: US’ Celebri-
ty Beauty and no.1 Brow
Brand - Anastasia Beverly
Hills, luxury British skin-
care brand, Neal’s Yard Rem-
edies, award-winning farm
to Skin brand, Juice Beauty;
the revolutionary innova-
tive cosmetics beauty brand
– AVON, the brand created
by U.S’s celebrated YouTu-
ber and make-up mogul him-
self, Jeffree Star, Supermod-
el Miranda Kerr’s Kora Or-
ganics, natural skincare
brand - Caudalie, Korean
Luxury Skincare brands
Sulwhasoo, Laneige, Innis-
free and many more. In addi-
tion to international favour-
ites, it also presents an array
of popular home-grown
brands: Mamaearth, Sugar
Cosmetics, mCaffeine,
Colorbar, Plum, Minimalist
and more. Luxury fragrance
brands like Salvatore Fer-
ragamo, Marc Jacobs,
Chopard also bejewel
the store aisles with
their premium offer-
ings.
Boddess Beauty is In-
dia’s finest beauty re-
tailer that aspires to
transform the way
people discover
beauty and
grooming by
combining ex-
periential re-
tail, virtual
technolog y,
and the finest
brands from
around the world. It
is reimagining the ideal
customer experience
and transforming its
dedication to beauty
and health into a
lifetime partner-
ship via individu-
alised product
curation, cut-
ting-edge tech-
nology, and
crucial talent.
BODDESS BEAUTY:
A HUB FOR PERFECTION!
MUMBAI, FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Anastasia Soare
Kriti Sanon showcasing Faces Canada eyeliner
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Kate Hudson showcasing Juice Beauty
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Shailendra Godha, Ashok Patni, Atul Jain, JK Jajoo and Mohit Jajoo
Diva showcasing Avon Lipbalm
Boddess Beauty store features handpicked
products of Juice Beauty and Neal’s Yard Remedies
Sharad Sharma and Ashok Patni during Boddess Beauty launch event
Jagdeesh Chandra and Ashok Patni sharing a moment of joy
Alia Bhatt showcasing mcaffeine product

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F
A
C
E
O
F
T
H
E
D
A
Y
PRACHI SHARMA, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You are very
generous by
nature and also
you are the
backbone of your
family. Today is a
favourable day for
business. You may
postpone your
study plans. You are very fortunate to have
a great friend circle. Be careful of the words
that come out of your mouth. Your lover
may finally say yes to get married to you.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Visit a doctor
if you have any
doubts about
your health.
Don’t attack
stress even if you
don’t have any.
Let go of things
that are not in
your control. You want to have your own
house and you will work hard to make
your dream come true.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You need a
break from day
to tensions and
the way to cope
up with stress is
to meditate. You
must create an
environment of
understanding
at home. You will succeed in any sort of
examination if you put your heart and
soul to it. Promotion can be expected
even if other are not.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Scrumptious
food is what you
are craving for
today. You always
maintain cordial
relationship with
everyone. You
workout daily
to keep yourself
fit. You may start a side business to earn
extra money. You are not a jealous kind
and you feel happy for others. You are a
very grounded person.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Your spouse
may make you
spend more than
you expected.
Fantastic day for
investing money
in stock market
as you can make
fortune. You need
help on academic front and you should
not shy away from asking. You miss your
parents a lot and somewhere fear to loose
them. Admit your faults in relationship.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You spouse is
someone who can
do anything for
your happiness.
You are
opportunist and
this will make you
successful one
day. There may be
delays in property possession and it won’t
effect you. You are happy spending whole
day at home. Help your mothers at home
today and give them a reason to smile.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You care about
you lover but
somehow
hesitate in
expressing that
care. Don’t make
friends for money
and status rather
make friends
who will stick with you forever. On social
front, you may have to spend some extra
money in buying gifts for someone for
some specific occasion.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You make sure
to make things
work your way.
Never demotivate
someone even if
someone is not
capable of doing
something. 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.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You love to live
close to your
family. Best day
to buy gold and
silver or any
precious metal
for investment
sake. 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. Video gathering is possible as you
miss your social circle like anything.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You will feel
amorous towards
your wife. This
is the best time
try something
new with life give
yourself a new
purpose. 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.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You are a pro in
your field and
none can beat
you. You give
tough competition
to people. Many
people get inspired
by you. You
will get special
treatment from your dear ones. Take stand
where you need to, don’t run in the same
direction where everybody else is going.
Health remains perfect.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Spend time
talking with like-
minded people
as it will make
you feel good for
now. Do whatever
you can do to
cheer everyone
up. You will feel
financially comfortable and infant you
are in position to invest money in some
new venture. Your personality will attract
many eligible bachelors.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ART
ABANDONED!
NEVER
FINISHED,
IS
ONLY
rtspeakswhere
words are una-
ble to explain,
the famous say-
ing has solved
the greatest
problem of life,
this statement depicts
the reality of life, which
says that, despite the
great force and profun-
dity, words are not al-
ways as effective at com-
municating ideas as art
is. Although the written
or spoken word has con-
siderable power, a pic-
ture or work of art may
have even more impact
on people’s minds and
has the power to turn
their perception upside
down. Let’s learn inter-
esting facts about Sir
Peter Paul Rubens, one
of the finest artists of
his time.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
was a Flemish artist
most well-known for his
ecclesiastical and myth-
ological work
in the Flemish Baroque
tradition. He was the
most famous in all of
Europe in the 1600s and
his masterworks high-
lighted movement, col-
our, and debauchery
that had royalty and no-
bility beseeching for
more. This interesting
and prolific artist was
raised in Roman Catho-
lic and received a classi-
cal education, he began
his artistic training in
1591 as an apprentice to
Tobias Verhaecht. After
a year, he hauled on to
work with Adam van
Noort for four years. He
was then apprenticed to
artistOttoVanVeenand
in 1598 was admitted
into the painter’s guild
of Antwerp, and then
finally moved to explore
Italy in May 1600.
It is rightly said that
art is the reflection of
the artist’s character
and intelligent and
powerful brain. So in
Venice when Rubens
got inspired by artists
such as Titian, Tin-
toretto, and Paolo Ve-
ronese before being
hired by the duke of
Mantua for whom he
made replicas of Re-
naissance paintings.
Afterlearningcertain
things, the preacher of
art lugged on yet again
and found himself
this time in Florence to
attend the marriage of
Marie de Medicis to
KingHenryIVof France
and continued to make
copies of 16th-century
art, which now serves
art historians well.
It is rightly said that
Hardworkbeatstalentif
talentdoesn’tworkhard.
InAugust1601,Rubens
made his way to Rome
where the Baroque style
reigned supreme with
the revival of Michelan-
gelo and Raphael styles.
The majestic art lover
received his first
commission in
Spain during
this era and he
appeared to be
taking every-
thing in. This
i n c l u d e d
amassing a hefty
collection of art.
At the end of 1605, he
made his second trip to
Rome and, along with
his brother Philip, be-
gan amassing and inves-
tigating all forms of art-
work and ancient phi-
losophy
. He retained a
sizeable collection of
Romanscripture,reliefs,
portrait busts, and rare
coins. And finally, his
hardworkpaidoff when
Rubens designed his
own art studio and had
many assistants.
Though tables turned
when he received the
news of his ill mother,
he left and returned to
his hometown. The next
year,hemarriedIsabella
Brant and annexed his
painting studio a mar-
vellous townhouse in
the city
. Filled with as-
sistants, collaborators,
apprentices,andengrav-
ers, Rubens was able to
produce a tremendous
volume of work with
their help. The majority
of painters in the 1600s
worked as contract la-
bourers who painted for
specific jobs. Rubens’
work thus came to be as-
sociated with particular
political groups of the
period. The majority of
painters in the 1600s
worked as contract la-
bourers who painted for
specific jobs. Rubens’
work thus came to be as-
sociated with particular
political groups of the
period. After much ef-
fort, in 1622, Rubens was
called for one of his
most famous assign-
ments by Queen mother
Marie de Medicis to il-
lustrate a passage in her
newlybuiltLuxembourg
Palace. She commis-
sioned 21 canvases to
glorify her life and the
regency of France. The
interesting fact about
thisartististhathemar-
ried his wife’s niece,
Helene Fourment and
theyweremarriedwhen
Rubens was 53 years old
and Helene was just 16.
His young wife was a
major inspiration be-
hind his artworks dur-
ingthelastdecadeof his
life, and the curvaceous
femalefiguresdominant
in some of his later por-
traits such as The Feast
of Venus, The Three
Graces, and The Judg-
mentof Pariswerequite
reminiscent of Helene.
On May 30, 1640, the
art explorer died from
gout which resulted in
heart failure. He was
survived by his eight
children, three from Is-
abella and five from
Helene, many of whom
married into esteemed
and noble families of
Antwerp.
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
A

irector Siddharth
Anand is directing
Yash Raj Films’
Pathaan, an impor-
tant cog in Aditya
Chopra’s vision for
the biggest spy uni-
verse in Indian cinematic
history. Siddharth Anand
said Pathaan will present
Deepika at her hottest and
coolest best and she will
mesmerise everyone with
her sizzling screen presence
like never before! Siddharth
said, “Deepika Padukone is
up there with the biggest of
superstars in the history of
Hindi cinema. Pathaan
will showcase her in
probably her hottest and
at the same time, the
coolest self. About
the super-hot pairing of
Shah Rukh and Deepika,
Siddharth says, “The on-
screen jodi of Deepika and
Shah Rukh Khan is proba-
bly one of the biggest pair-
ings that Indian cinema has
ever seen, given their in-
credible successes in the
past. And in Pathaan we
have presented SRK and DP
in a way that’s unprecedent-
ed.” He adds, “They have
electric chemistry with each
other and they look just so
hot together. It’s rare to find
a pairing like theirs and
their Jodi is a huge USP for
Pathaan.” Shah Rukh Khan
and Deepika Padukone re-
cently sizzled in Spain as
leaked photos from the sets
took the internet by storm.
D
S
idharth Mal-
hotra and Kiara
Advani are one
of the cutest Jo-
dis of Bollywood, both
on-screen and off-screen.
Sidharth can be seen
cheering for Kiara’s
brother who seems to be
stepping into a new
venture.
Kiara Advani had re-
cently taken to her Insta-
gram handle to share a
unique picture. In the pic-
ture, we can see a sculpture
of a human face. Although,
it is not very clear as to what
was the actress hinting at
but with her caption
one thing was clear
there is a new venture
that her brother
Mishaal Advani is
stepping into and
the actress can-
not keep calm
for it which ac-
cording to her caption will
be launching on November
11. Today Sidharth Malhotra
took to his Instagram stories
to share the same picture
and wrote, ‘looking forward’.
It is cute to see how the star
is supportive of his ru-
moured girlfriend’s family
.
New Venture
A
ctress Saba
Azad, who
won praises
for her role as
lawyer Parvana Irani
in the first season of
the streaming series
'Rocket Boys', has
wrapped up the sec-
ond season of the
show, which revolves
around the lives of
nuclear physicists Dr
Vikram Sarabhai and
Dr Homi J. Bhabha.
The actress an-
nounced the wrap of
the second season of
the show on her Insta-
gram on Wednesday.
She shared snippets
from the shoot, her
prep and look from the
series. She wrote in
the caption: Season
wrap on the rocket
ship!! Up, up and
away #Rocket-
boys #Season2.
WRAP UP!
R
a s h m i k a
Mandanna is
one of the
most popular
actresses in the
South. She enjoys a
massive fan base,
and along with love
she receives hate and
gets trolled often.
Rashmika Mandan-
na was recently criti-
cized and trolled for
her recent comment
about Kannada hit
film Kantara. Recent-
ly, the Goodbye ac-
tress revealed that
she hasn't
watched Kantara yet
when asked about
her reaction. After
she replied that she
hasn’t so far, she was
hit with a storm of
comments, accusing
her of not being re-
spectful to her sen-
iors and ‘forgetting
her roots.’ For un-
versed, Rishab Shet-
ty is one who gave
break to Rashmika
Mandanna in the
film industry with
the film Kirik Party.
The film not only be-
came a success but
also gave a path
for the actress
to fly
.
M
alaika Arora and Ar-
jun Kapoor are one of
the most adored cou-
ples in Bollywood. The
duo made their relationship of-
ficial a few years back and have
been dating each other for a
quite long time now.
Taking to her Instagram han-
dle, Malaika shared a picture
and wrote, 'I said yes'. She also
added some red heart emojis.
However, she did not tag her
boyfriend Arjun on it. In the
photo, she is seen donning a
black sleeveless top and flaunt-
ing her happy smile for the
camera. Malaika's caption
has left fans wondering
if she's engaged to
Arjun Kapoor or
if it's a promo-
tional gim-
mick.
T
he latest announcement of India’s big-
gest actresses, Kriti Sanon, Kareena
Kapoor Khan, and Tabu coming to-
gether has become the talking point of
the industry
. In a statement to a leading por-
tal, Rhea Kapoor who will be directing ‘The
Crew’ is pretty impressed with Kriti Sanon.
She says that Kriti Sanon is the new shining
star. “She is a really authentic girl. The min-
ute you meet her you know that she stays true
to her roots and her family, and that was re-
ally important for this character and the film.
More than anything else I like the fact that
Kriti is so determined and hardworking.”
Rashmika
TROLLED
SHE SAID YES!
KIRITI ALONGSIDE
KAREENA
ELECTRIC
ELECTRIC
CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
Rashmika Mandanna
Malaika Arora
Her post...
Kriti Sanon
Saba Azad
Sidhart Malhotra’s insta story...
Kiara Advani
Deepika Padukone
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