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1 TERRORIST KILLED
2 TERRORISTS HELD
Kulgam: One terrorist of
proscribed terror outfit Hizb-
ul-Mujahideen (HM) was
killed during encounter with
security forces, police said
on Saturday. 2 terrorists
who are new recruits of LeT
group nabbed in Baramulla.
5 DROWN IN BUNDI
AND HANUMANGARH
Jaipur: 3 teen boys drowned
in a pond while trying to
save each other Saturday
afternoon at Salwalia village
in Hindoli. Meanwhile, 2
kids also drowned in water
tank in Hirnawali village in
Hanumangarh.
JUSTIN BIEBER CANCELS SHOWS AFTER
HALF OF FACE LEFT PARALYSED BY VIRUS
Washington: Justin Bieber has cancelled a series
of shows on his latest tour after
a virus caused “full paralysis” on
one side of his face. The Canadian
popstar said he had been diagnosed
with Ramsay Hunt syndrome after a
virus had damaged the nerves in his ear.
INSIDE P3
NAGALAND POLICE
FILE CASE AGAINST
30 ARMY MEN
FASHION DESIGNER
FOUND DEAD, COPS
SUSPECT SUICIDE
AMIT SHAH CHAIRS
MEETING IN DADRA
& NAGAR, DAMAN
BJP WINS 3 SEATS
MAHA, HAPPY TIME
FOR FADNAVIS
PM MODI SHARES
MAJOR ECONOMIC
REFORM STEPS
Peacocks seen dancing around the
Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Saturday.
The India Meteorological Department
(IMD) recorded 41.3 mm at 8.30 am and
reported that pre-monsoon showers will
continue in Mumbai till June 15-16.
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Give AAP chance if you want your
kids to have bright future: Kejriwal
Shimla (PTI): Delhi
CM Arvind Kejriwal
and his Punjab counter-
partBhagwantMannon
Saturday urged
Himachal Pradesh vot-
ers to give the AAP a
chance in the coming
Assembly elections if
they want their children
to have a bright future.
At a rally in Hamir-
pur district, Kejriwal
said the AAP govt in
Delhi has secured the
future of 16 lakh stu-
dents studying in over
1,100 govt schools by
making positive chang-
es in education system.
“If you want the 8.5
lakh students studying
in Himachal govt
schools to have a bright
future, give a chance to
the AAP
,” Kejriwal said.
Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a
rally in Hamirpur, on Saturday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
AAP SUPREMO IN HIMACHAL PRADESH New Delhi: The
Delhi government has
planned to join hands
with Denmark to ad-
dress the ongoing wa-
ter scarcity in the city
and improve road in-
frastructure. A detailed
plan in this regard
will be prepared, said
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal. Kejriwal held
a meeting with Den-
mark’s Ambassador to
India Freddy Svane to
discuss air pollution,
groundwater recharge,
and development
of world-class road
infrastructure.
P2
DENMARK TO
CURE DELHI’S
WATER WOES
LEADERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Kerala CM Pinarayi
Vijayan Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Telangana CM
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao TN CM MK Stalin
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Jharkhand CM
Hemant Soren Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann
Congress President Sonia Gandhi RJD President
Lalu Prasad Yadav CPI(M) Gen Secy Sitaram Yechury
SP President Akhilesh Yadav NCP President Sharad
Pawar RLD National President Jayant Chaudhary
Karnataka ex-CM HD Kumaraswamy Former PM HD
Deve Gowda JKNC President Farooq Abdullah
PDP President Mehbooba Mufti More leaders
❍ AHEAD OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Mamata didi invites
22 Oppn CMs, leaders
for meeting on June 15
New Delhi: With the
presidential elections
just a month away
, WB
CMMamataBanerjeeon
Saturday wrote to 22 Op-
positionCMsandleaders
to participate in a meet-
ing in Delhi on June 15.
According to the report,
the meeting will be held
in a bid to form a “strong
and effective opposition
against divisive forces.”
Mamata will be on a
three-day visit to Delhi
between June 14 and 16.
Banerjee’svisitwillbe
basically a preparatory
mission so that CM can
take a lead role to ensure
that a unanimous Oppo-
sition candidate is field-
ed against BJP’s candi-
date. She has invited
leaders to participate in
joint meeting at Consti-
tution Club in Delhi.
DIDI PROMISES
ACTION, SAYS SOME
POLITICAL PARTIES
BEHIND VIOLENCE
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee promised
strict action against culprits and said some
political parties are behind the violence.
PROPHET MUHAMMAD REMARK ROW
2 dead in Ranchi, 227 held in UP,
WB BJP chief YouTuber arrested
Section 144 imposed, internet suspended in Ranchi and Howrah
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: At least two
persons died of a bullet
injuries in Jharkhand’s
Ranchi on Saturday,
where the police fired in
the air to disperse a
crowd pelting stones, as
protests erupted in sev-
eral towns and cities
across the country on
Friday against deroga-
tory references to the
Prophet made by for-
mer BJP spokespersons
Nupur Sharma and
Naveen Kumar Jindal.
In Ranchi, the police
fired in the air to dis-
perse a gathering that
pelted stones, injuring
Ranchi SSP Surendra
Jha, another officer,
and a policeman.
ARRESTS IN UP
UP Police on Saturday
detained Javed Ahmed,
alleged “mastermind”
behind violence in Pray-
agraj. “There could be
more masterminds. A
total of 227 people were
arrested from various
districts of UP
.
HOWRAH VIOLENCE
Fresh violence between
police and a group of
protesters broke out at
Panchla Bazaar in How-
rah where 60 arrested.
BJP’sWBchief Sukanta
Majumdar was arrested
on Saturday when he
triedtovisitviolence-hit
Howrahdist,policesaid.
Women police personnel monitor the city through CCTV cameras
during the curfew imposed in Ranchi on Saturday.
HIGHLIGHTS
 Bengal BJP chief re-
leased 4 hours after arrest
 Police summon Nupur
Sharma over remarks
against Prophet
 Bajrang Dal activists
stage a protest in Jammu
 UP cops razed houses
of 2 accused– Muzammil
and Abdul Waqir in Saha-
ranpur, CM Yogi issues
stern warning
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday
expressed concern over the “worsening law and order”
situation in the state, following protests in several parts
of Howrah district. He asked CM Mamata Banerjee to ac-
tion against lawbreakers. Meanwhile, during evening, WB
BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar along with other leaders
met Guv Dhankhar and submitted memorandum. Bengal
BJP has sought the deployment of paramilitary forces in
state over violent protests in Howrah and Murshidabad.
MOTHER RECALLS
LAST PHONE CALL
A 16-year-old boy was
among 2 people who
died in Ranchi. Muda-
sir’s grieving mother, re-
calling last talk with him,
said, “He said ‘mummy
please disconnect the
call, I am getting out of
here’. Sometime later
his friend informed
me he was shot.”
TASLIMA: IF PROPHET
WERE ALIVE TODAY...
Exiled Bangladeshi
author Taslima Nasreen
weighed in on the
massive backlash and
protests triggered by
controversial remarks
about Prophet Muham-
mad, saying he would
have been “shocked to
see madness of Muslim
fanatics around world”.

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DENMARK TO CURE DELHI’S WATER WOES
DENMARK’S AMBASSADOR TO INDIA FREDDY SVANE MEETS ARVIND KEJRIWAL
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Delhi government
has planned to join
hands with Denmark to
address the ongoing wa-
ter scarcity in the city
and improve road infra-
structure.
A detailed plan in this
regard will be prepared,
said Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal held a meet-
ing with Denmark’s
Ambassador to India
Freddy Svane on Friday
to discuss air pollution,
groundwater recharge,
and development of
world-class road infra-
structure.
“We are redeveloping
500 km of Delhi’s roads
on a par with European
standards. We can col-
laborate with Denmark
on the road beautifica-
tion project, if re-
quired,” Kejriwal said.
Praising the AAP
government’s efforts to
curb air pollution, Dan-
ish Ambassador Svane
also appreciated the e-
auto project and said
he had the opportunity
to drive an e-auto,
which he found enjoy-
able and exciting.
Deputy CM and PWD
minister Manish Siso-
dia and Urban Develop-
ment Counselor of the
Denmark Embassy Ani-
tha Kumari Sharma
were also at the meet-
ing. On projects sur-
rounding water conser-
vation, Kejriwal said,
“We are working on
groundwater recharge
and can do better work
together with Denmark.
There is a lot of poten-
tial in Delhi to use rain-
water for groundwater
recharge, and this can
help us meet our water
requirements.”
He also asked Svane
for a detailed presenta-
tion on groundwater
recharge projects in
Denmark, which the
Delhi government can
emulate.
A detailed plan in this regard will be
prepared, said Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal after his meeting with Svane
Denmark’s Ambassador to India Freddy Swain calls on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
APPEAL TO HARYANA FOR WATER
ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS: CM
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal appealed to Haryana to release addi-
tional water in the Yamuna river on humanitarian
grounds to address the shortage of water in the
capital. He said he also discussed the issue with
LG VK Saxena at a meeting. “We should not go
into the legalities… that Delhi’s share is this
much and Haryana is releasing this much…Delhi
faces a water shortage and I appeal to the Hary-
ana government to release additional water in the
Yamuna on humanitarian grounds,” Kejriwal told
reporters. DJB Vice Chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj
also appealed to the Haryana government to re-
lease Delhi’s share of water in the Yamuna River
to tide over the water crisis in the capital.
Delhi faces a water
shortage and I
appeal to the
Haryana
government to
release additional
water in the
Yamuna on
humanitarian
grounds
—Arvind Kejriwal,
Delhi Chief Minister
Sisodiatomeet
wholesalemarket
representatives
New Delhi (PTI): Dep-
uty Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia will
hold a meeting with the
representatives of
wholesale market asso-
ciations across the city
on Monday to get inputs
and suggestions on or-
ganising the Delhi
Wholesale Shopping
Festival to boost job av-
enues, officials said.
Chamber of Trade
and Industry (CTI)
Chairman Brijesh Goy-
al said representatives
of over 20 wholesale
markets of the national
capital are likely to at-
tend the meeting.
The Delhi govern-
ment in its “Rozgar
Budget” had proposed
Delhi Shopping Festival
and a Delhi Wholesale
Shopping Festival to
generate job opportuni-
ties. A total outlay of Rs
250 crore was proposed
in the budget for the
Delhi Shopping Festival
and the Wholesale
Shopping Festival.
“This meeting will
be headed by Deputy
CM Manish Sisodia at
the Delhi Secretariat.
Market associations of
over 20 wholesale mar-
kets are likely to par-
ticipate in the meeting
where the government
will have a dialogue
with traders and know
their suggestions and
check the feasibility of
selecting suitable mar-
kets to organise the
wholesale shopping fes-
tival,” Goyal said.
He said representa-
tives of some promi-
nent wholesale markets
such as Kashmiri Gate,
Sadar Bazar, Naya
Bazar, Karol Bagh,
Chawri Bazar, Chandni
Chowk, Khari Baoli and
Gandhi Nagar will par-
ticipate in the meeting.
Manish Sisodia
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Lieutenant Governor V
K Saxena on Saturday
visited the site of the
upcoming Bharat Van-
dana Park in Dwarka,
and directed officials to
ensure the ‘highest
standards’ of construc-
tion in the project.
The park will be
spread over 220 acres. It
will be a major tourist
attraction as it will have
replicas of important
monuments from differ-
ent states, an eco-forest
zone and lakes.
The L-G tweeted pic-
tures from his site visit.
“Took an on-site stock
of theworksprogressat
the ambitious upcoming
Bharat Vandana Park in
Dwarka. Stressed on pris-
tine quality instructed
officials from @official_
dda NBCC to try com-
plete the project before
scheduled deadline, en-
suring highest standards
of construction,” he said.
Fire at hospital in Rohini, patient
dies after losing oxygen support
New Delhi (PTI): A
64-year-old patient died
at a hospital in Delhi's
Rohini area in the early
hours of Saturday after
his oxygen support was
disrupted due to a fire at
thefacility
,officialssaid.
The fire, apparently
caused due to a short
circuit, broke out on the
third floor of Brahm
Shakti Hospital, Pooth
Khurd, they said.
The information re-
garding the fire was re-
ceived around 5 am, fol-
lowing which the local
police reached the spot
and called fire tenders,
Deputy Commissioner
of Police (Rohini) Pra-
nav Tayal said.
Delhi Fire Services
(DFS) Director Atul
Garg said a total of nine
fire tenders were
rushed to the spot to
douse the flames. The
fire has been complete-
ly doused, Garg said.
All were safely res-
cued except one patient,
who was admitted to the
ICU and on a ventilator
support, the DCP said.
Holi, a kidney patient
and resident of Prem
Nagar, was taken out
but he died due to the
disruption in power
and oxygen support,
DCP Tayal said.
‘54%oftransplanted
trees have survived’
After inspecting trans-
planted trees at Mayur
Vihar’s Gharoli Dairy
Park, Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal said
Delhi is the first and
only state in the coun-
try to implement a ‘Tree
Transplantation Policy’
which mandates that
80% trees affected by a
project are to be trans-
planted rather than cut
down.
So far, 54% of trans-
planted trees have sur-
vived, said Kejriwal.
The government also
set up a tree transplan-
tation cell to monitor
transplantationof trees.
The CM said that the
policy has brought a
radical shift in tree
plantation and in mak-
ing space for construc-
tion: “Earlier, 10 trees
were planted to com-
pensate one tree to
make up for environ-
mental damage.”
Rai calls for
joint action
plan to fight
air pollution
New Delhi (PTI):
Delhi Environ-
ment Minister Go-
pal Rai on Satur-
day asked the Cen-
tre to create a joint
action plan to
fight air pollution.
He also said
only 30% of Del-
hi’s pollution is
generated locally
and the rest comes
from outside. “Ve-
hicular pollution
is a challenge in
Delhi. We had ear-
lier introduced
CNG and now tak-
en a conscious de-
cision to move to-
wards electric ve-
hicles. All indus-
trial units in the
city have shifted to
PNG,” he said.
He said the gov-
ernment is work-
ing on a
m e g a
t r e e
planta-
t i o n
drive.
FIRlodgedoverprotestsoutsideJamaMasjid
New Delhi (PTI): Po-
lice have registered a
case in connection with
Friday’s protest outside
Jama Masjid to demand
the arrest of suspended
BJP spokesperson Nu-
pur Sharma for her
on Prophet Moham-
mad, officials said.
After the Friday
prayers, a large crowd
of people had gathered
on the steps of the fa-
mous mosque, carrying
placards and shouting
slogans against
Sharma and Naveen
Jindal, former head of
the Delhi BJP’s media
unit.
DCP (Central) Shwe-
ta Chauhan said a case
is registered under sec-
tion 188 of the Indian
Penal Code on Friday
against the protesters
and further investiga-
tion is underway
.
Private schools running on Govt land
can submit fee-hike proposals: DoE
New Delhi (PTI): Pri-
vate schools running
on government land in
Delhi can submit pro-
posals for a fee hike for
the 2022-2023 academic
year, the Directorate
of Education (DoE)
has said.
The department has
reiterated that the
schools cannot hike fees
without its prior nod.
“All the pending fee
hike proposals submit-
ted by the private un-
aided recognised
schools running on the
land allotted by the DDA
(Delhi Development Au-
thority) or other land-
owning agencies...for
session 2020-2021 have
become infructuous...
such schools may sub-
mit their fee hike pro-
posals, if any, for the
session 2022 23,” accord-
ing to a circular issued
by the DoE.
With the monsoon ar-
rival just days away, the
civic body of Delhi has
chalked out a plan as a
part of its monsoon pre-
paredness initiative.
Kuljit Singh Chahal,
member of New Delhi
Municipal Corporation
(NDMC), on Friday said
that about 300 in-house
workers will be de-
ployed to deal with wa-
terlogging issues in
case of heavy rains in
the national capital.
Talking about pre-
monsoon preparedness
in Delhi, Chahal said
they have already iden-
tified about 12,000 lock
points where waterlog-
ging problems can be
reported. Control
rooms will also be set
up at places like Khan
Market, Sarojini Nagar,
Mandir Marg, CP from
June 15, he said.
300 workers of NDMC
will be deployed to deal
with waterlogging is-
sues, Chahal added.
He claimed 96 per-
cent of drain cleaning
is complete and the
remaining 15 percent
will be completed by
June 15.
300 workers to battle waterlogging in city
ACTION PLAN
lll
96 per cent of
drain cleaning is
complete and
the remaining
15 per cent will
be completed by
June 15, says
NDMC member
Chahal
TECHNICAL
ISSUE
Services on Delhi
Metro’s Violet Line
were delayed on
Saturday morning
due to some
technical issues.
The route connects
Kashmere Gate in
Delhi to Ballabgarh
in Haryana.
Ensure highest standards
of construction: Delhi L-G
on Bharat Vandana Park
Protesters gather at Jama Masjid in Delhi. —FILE PHOTO

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INDIA
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Dadra and Nagar
Haveli: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Saturday chaired a
meeting of the Western
Zonal Council, compris-
ing the states of Guja-
rat, Maharashtra, Goa
and Union Territory of
Dadra and Nagar Have-
li and Daman and Diu.
The Home Minister
will be apprised about
the details related to
boundary issues be-
tween the concerned
states, security-related
matters, law and order,
and infrastructure like
road, transport, indus-
tries, water and power,
said a top government
official.
Out of 30 topics dis-
cussed, 27 have been re-
solved in the 25th West-
ern Regional Council
meeting chaired by Un-
ion Home and Coopera-
tion Minister Amit
Shah. As per MHA
statement, only three
topics are left for dis-
cussion. “It shows re-
solve of govt led by
Narendra Modi towards
the all-round develop-
ment of the nation in
the spirit of cooperative
federalism,” it said.
Guwahati (Agencies):
Thirty Army special
forces soldiers have
been named in a Naga-
land Police chargesheet
over a botched ambush
last year that killed 14
civilians. The state po-
lice chief said their Spe-
cial Investigation Team,
or SIT, has given the
chargesheet to court. It
names one Army offic-
er and 29 jawans. The
SIT alleged the soldiers
did not follow standard
operation procedures,
or SOPs, and rules of
engagement. The SIT’s
investigation indicated
the 21 Para Special
Forces soldiers did not
follow SOPs during the
ambush that killed 14
civilians returning
home in a pickup truck
at night. A soldier died
in a subsequent attack
by villagers, who sur-
rounded jawans in an-
ger, after the incident
on Dec 4, 2021. Naga-
land govt has asked
Centre for permission
to act against soldiers
named. State police
have also sent a letter to
Defence Ministry, for
sanction to take action.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of State (I/C) Sci-
ence Technology;
Minister of State (I/C)
Earth Sciences; MoS
PMO, Personnel, Public
Grievances, Pensions,
Atomic Energy and
Space, Dr Jitendra Sin-
gh said that in the Bio-
tech Start-ups sector,
India is moving from
women specific to wom-
en-led projects. He said,
today, India is looking
at a growth of the Bio-
tech sector from $70 Bil-
lion to $150 Billion in
the next 4 years and
added that this cannot
be accomplished with-
out the active participa-
tion of women.
After releasing a
book based on “Com-
pendium of 75 Women
Biotech Entrepre-
neurs” at Biotech Start-
up Expo at Pragati
Maidan here, Dr Jiten-
dra Singh was address-
ing the session “The
Way Forward”. He said,
in the past 8 years of
Modi Govt, the number
of female entrepreneur-
owned Biotech compa-
nies has seen an expo-
nential rise and this can
be aptly described as
women-led empower-
ment, rather than wom-
en empowerment only
.
The Minister said
that women scientists
have carved a niche for
themselves in Space,
Nuclear Science, Drone
and Nano-technology
and added that many of
the big scientific pro-
jects including that of
mostambitiousmanned
mission Gaganyaan to
be launched in 2023 are
being led by women sci-
entists. He said, one of
the key pillars of PM
Modi’s New India is the
success story of women
innovators in country
.
Number of Biotech
Start-Ups in nation has
increased from 50 to
over 5,000 in last 8 years,
because of PM Modi’s
support, Dr Singh said.
INDIA IS MOVING FROM WOMEN-SPECIFIC TO
WOMEN-LED PROJECTS: JITENDRA SINGH
New Delhi (ANI): Re-
form measures taken by
government in past
eight years, like the re-
moval of outdated laws,
have furthered ‘Ease of
Doing Business’ in In-
dia, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said on
Saturday
.
“Guided by the prin-
ciple of ‘Reform, Per-
form and Transform’
the Government of In-
dia has brought in sev-
eral reforms which
have furthered ‘Ease of
Doing Business.’ At the
same time, many out-
dated laws which
slowed growth have
been removed,” the PM
tweeted. The Prime
Minister shared details
of reforms during the
last 8 years in the field
of ‘Ease of Doing Busi-
ness’ and for spreading
widespread prosperity
and encouraging entre-
preneurship in the
country
.
He shared a MyGov
tweet thread and arti-
cles from his website
and Namo App. It listed
major economic reform
measures taken by the
government in the past
eight years.
A graphic released
with the tweet notes
that India has become
the fastest-growing
economy in the world.
The Indian economy
grew by 8.7 per cent in
the year ended March
2022, the fastest among
the major economies
across the world.
The real GDP or
Gross Domestic Prod-
uct (GDP) at Constant
(2011-12) Prices in the
year 2021-22 is estimat-
ed to attain a level of Rs
147.36 lakh crore, as
against the first revised
estimate of Rs 135.58
lakh crore for the year
2020-21, released on 31st
January 2022. The
growth in GDP during
2021-22 is estimated at
8.7 percent as compared
to a contraction of 6.6
per cent in 2020-21, as
per the latest data re-
leased by the National
Statistical Office (NSO).
The tweet highlight-
ed that India has
achieved its highest-ev-
er merchandise and ser-
vices exports.
India achieved an all-
time high annual mer-
chandise export of
$417.81 billion in FY
2021-22, an increase of
43.18 % over $291.81 bil-
lion in FY2020-21 and an
increase of 33.33 %
over $313.36 billion in
FY2019-20, as per Minis-
try of Commerce In-
dustry data.
GST collections
surged to an all-time
high of Rs 1.68 lakh
crore in April 2022.
REFORMS HAVE AIDED IN INDIA’S
‘EASE OF DOING BUSINESS’: PM
Members of Patidar
community
various organisations
will hold a protest today
demanding renaming of
Narendra Modi stadium
in Ahmedabad. The
Motera cricket stadium
was earlier named after
Sardar Patel.The stadi-
um has become a flash
point ahead of state
polls as Patidar groups
have come together
under ‘Sardar Sanman
Sankalp Andolan Samiti’
demanding a name
change.
PM Modi shared major economic
reform steps taken in past 8 yrs
Graphic showing India as fastest-
growing economy in the world
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Guided by the principle
of ‘Reform, Perform
and Transform’ the
Government of India
has brought in several
reforms which have
furthered ‘Ease of Doing
Business.’ At the same
time, many outdated
laws which slowed
growth have been
removed.
Pune/Mumbai: BJP
leader Devendra Fad-
navis on Saturday ex-
pressed happiness as
BJP won 3 RS seats in
the state. “Very happy
that all our three candi-
dates- Piyush Goyal,
Anil Bonde, and
Dhananjay Mahadik
have been elected to RS.
Dhananjay Mahadik ne
aisa dhobi pachhad la-
gaya’ in last moments
that he got more votes
than Sena’s Raut,” he
said. NCP chief Sharad
Pawar on Saturday said
Fadnavis succeeded in
working the “miracle”
of weaning away inde-
pendent MLAs from ri-
val camps using “differ-
ent means”.
The sixth seat was a
risk for MVA, but (Ma-
harashtra CM and Shiv
Sena president) Uddhav
Thackeray took risk.
Purnia: At least nine-
people were killed and
two others injured
when the SUV they
were travelling in lost
control and fell into a
roadside ditch in Bi-
har’s Purnia district on
Saturday, officials said.
The local administra-
tion is trying to ascer-
tain the identity of the
deceased.Purnea: At
least eight people were
killed and two others
injured when the SUV
they were travelling in
lost control and fell into
a roadside ditch in Bi-
har’s Purnia district on
Saturday, officials said.
Local administration is
trying to ascertain de-
ceaseds’ identity
.’
CM Nitish Kumar ex-
pressed condolences on
loss of lives in accident
announced a compen-
sation of Rs 4 lakh each
forfamiliesof deceased.
New Delhi (ANI): Delhi HC is scheduled
to pass a judgment on Monday (June
13) on a petition moved by CPIM Leader
Brinda Karat challenging a trial court
order which had dismissed her plea
seeking an FIR against Union Minister
Anurag Thakur and his colleague–MP
Pravesh Verma for allegedly delivering
hate speeches in 2020. The Bench of
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh on Monday
will pronounce the Judgement who kept
the order reserved on March 25, 2022,
in the matter. Karat in October 2021, had
challenged the trial court order.
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi HC has directed
Centre to expeditiously take steps for
filling up vacant posts, including that
of Member (Administration), Member
(Law) and Member (Finance or Ac-
countancy) in Adjudicating Authority
under PMLA within four months. Justice
Prathiba M Singh said steps shall also
be taken to fill the posts of Administra-
tive Officer and Registrar on an expedi-
tious basis.“It is directed that steps shall
be taken for filling up all vacant posts,
on an expeditious basis in any case
within a period of 4 months,” HC said.
An investiga-
tion by the state
police revealed
disproportionate firing
by a team of the 21 Para
Special Forces led to im-
mediate killing of villag-
ers.We have registered
five cases in this regard.
The investigation is un-
derway.
—TJ Longkumer,
Nagaland’s DGP
Sharad Pawar compliments
Fadnavis for BJP’s poll result
The SIT alleged that soldiers didn’t follow SOPs.
Amit Shah being felicitated with a painting of Diu Fort during the
25th Western Zonal Council meeting, in Diu on Saturday.
Botched Nagaland Ambush: 30 soldiers
named in state police chargesheet
Mumbai: Describing BJP’s
victory on 3 RS seats in
Maharashtra as ‘mandate
of horsetrading,’ Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut on
Saturday accused EC of sid-
ing with opposition party,
which he claimed “put pres-
sure” on poll panel. Raut
said defeat of Sena’s 2nd
candidate Sanjay Pawar
was not a setback.
PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah lauded Karnataka
CM Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday for BJP winning 3
Rajya Sabha seats in the biennial elections to four seats
on Friday. Modi hailed CM for his political strategy and
acumen which played a major role in winning.
Chandigarh: Day after los-
ing RS election in Haryana
due to cross-voting,
Congress expelled its leg-
islator Kuldeep Bishnoi for
cross voting. didn’t vote
for party candidate Ajay
Maken and cross-voted
in favour of Independent
candidate Kartikeya, who
was supported by ruling
BJP-JJP combine.
‘MANDATE OF...’:
RAUT ON BJP’S
MAHA RS GAINS
BIG GIFT FROM KARNATAKA: PM MODI,
SHAH LAUD CM BASAVARAJ BOMMAI
CONG EXPELS ITS
HARYANA MLA
KULDEEP BISHNOI
Chandigarh (ANI): Congress candidate Ajay Maken
lost RS polls to media baron Kartikeya Sharma, the
BJP-backed independent candidate, by a “narrow
margin”, a huge shock for the grand old party which
was confident of winning the seat. “By a very very,
very narrow margin, Ajay Maken has lost,” Haryana
Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Batra told report-
ers after results came in. Polling was held on June
10 to elect two members to Upper House of Parl
from Haryana. BJP’s Krishan Lal Panwar scored a
comfortable victory with 31 votes, leaving the battle
for the second seat between Maken and Sharma.
Telangana: Celebrity fashion designer Prathyusha Gari-
mella was found dead on Saturday in suspicious circum-
stances at her Banjara Hills resi-
dence in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Prathyusha, who was founder of
her own label named Prathyusha
Garimella, used to run a fashion
studio in Banjara Hills and had
top clients from Tollywood, Bol-
lywood and also from other sectors. CI of Banjara Hills
has stated that she was found lying in the bathroom and
that her dead body has been shifted to Osmania hospital.
She is suspected to have died by suicide.
New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina
Borgohain and reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen
lived up to the expectations and booked their places in
the Indian boxing contingent for the 2022 Commonwealth
Games by registering comprehensive victories on the final
day of the trials on Saturday.
Washington: A US district judge in Las Vegas has dis-
missed a rape lawsuit against football superstar Cristiano
Ronaldo, castigating the legal team behind the complaint.
Judge Jennifer Dorsey threw out the case brought by Kath-
ryn Mayorga of Nevada, who alleged she was assaulted by
Portuguese soccer star in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009.
Beijing: China has contin-
ued to harden its positions
along the border with India,
and countries in the region
should have to face politi-
cal intimidation by Beijing,
US Defence Secretary
Lloyd J Austin said Satur-
day. The comments come
just days after a top US
Army general had said that
China’s infrastructure de-
velopment along the entire
area opposite the border
with India is alarming.
New Delhi: The female
cyclist, who had alleged
sexual harassment by
sacked national coach RK
Sharma, on Saturday filed
a police complaint against
him even as the Sports
Authority of India (SAI)
said it will speak with the
cycling contingent that
travelled to Slovenia as
part of its detailed inves-
tigation.
AJAY MAKEN LOSES RS POLLS BY
‘NARROW MARGIN’ TO MEDIA BARON
STADIUM RENAME:
PATIDARS TO
PROTEST TODAY
TOP FASHION DESIGNER FOUND DEAD IN
HYDERABAD HOME, COPS SUSPECT SUICIDE
HC’s VERDICT ON BRINDA’S PIL
AGAINST THAKUR ON JUNE 13
EXPEDITE FILLING OF PMLA’s
ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY POSTS
CWG 2022: LOVLINA, NIKHAT AMONG 4
WOMEN IN INDIAN BOXING CONTINGENT
RAPE CASE AGAINST FOOTBALL STAR
CRISTIANO RONALDO DISMISSED
‘CHINA HARDENING
POSITIONS ALONG
INDIA BORDER’
CYCLIST FILES
POLICE CASE
AGAINST COACH
RS POLLS
9 killed, two hurt as car
falls into roadside ditch
27 of 30 topics resolved in Western
Zonal Council meet chaired by Shah
IN THE COURTYARD
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressing a session “The Way
Forward’’ at Biotech Start-up Expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
CRUCIAL READS
Bhuj: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that suspended
BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma should be arrested for her contro-
versial remarks about Prophet Muhammad. While stating that nobody
should indulge in violence over the issue nor should police take law in
their hands. “Nupur Sharma is not being arrested. As per the law, she
should be arrested. She has not been arrested for so many days. Why
don’t you arrest her and take legal action against her? Who is stopping
you?” Owaisi asked, speaking to reporters in Bhuj, Gujarat.
HER APOLOGY NOT ENOUGH, ARREST NUPUR AS PER LAW: OWAISI
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Released @satyanve-
shan ji’s book ‘Maha-
rana: Thousand Years of
Crusade’ published by
@prabhatbooks today.
This is a commendable
effort to put in front of
the country the glorious
history of thousands of
years of struggle and
glorious history of the
Maharanas of Mewar for
the protection of religion
and culture.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Understanding is
the heartwood of well-
spoken words.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
CHARAK VERSUS
HIPPOCRATIC
OATHS, WHAT’S
FUSS ABOUT?
hich oath should a
medical student take
--- the traditional Hip-
pocratic one or the
new Charak Sha-
path--- as is being suggested by
the National Medical Commis-
sion? The Hippocratic Oath,
which has been administered to
doctors over centuries, contains
principles of ethical medical
practices. The oath named after
ancient Indian healer-saint has
its own set of ethics. The Nation-
al Medical Commission, which
hasreplacedtheMedicalCouncil
of India, mooted that ethical val-
ues prescribed by the Indian
saint should be administered to
medicos. After it was opposed,
the idea was shelved but institu-
tions like AIIMS administered it.
One of the rules for students
prescribed in the Charak Samh-
ita, a Sanskrit scripture written
between 100 BC and 200 AD talks
of the necessity of asceticism for
students of medicine, a tough
call. The main difference be-
tween the two oaths is that while
Charak Shapath has to be given
at the start of medical education,
the Hippocratic pledge is taken
by new physicians and surgeons.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
PM @narendramodi ji has always put
people at the heart of his policies.
Developmental initiatives undertaken
by the Modi govt. is a tool to
ensure welfare and good of citizens,
especially those who have been
unserved and underserved.
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Unfolding Unprecedented Growth
Prosperity in #NewIndia. The landmark
reforms initiated by PM Shri @
narendramodi Ji has led to a resurging
economy with record growth. Today,
the GST collections have crossed
Rs.1 lakh crore mark every month.
TOP TWEETS
W
n a boost to India’s
efforts to get Hin-
di the status of a
global language
the UN General
Assembly’s resolution on
multilingualism adopted on
Friday mentions the Hindi
language for the first time,
along with Urdu and Bangla.
India’s Permanent Repre-
sentative to the UN Ambas-
sador TS Trimurti said that
he “welcomed all these addi-
tions. It is imperative that
multilingualism at the Unit-
ed Nations in a true sense is
embraced and India will sup-
port the UN in achieving this
objective”. The resolution co-
sponsored by India and 79
other nations emphasises the
role of the UN towards “inte-
grating multilingualism into
its activities on an equitable
basis”. The UN has six offi-
cial languages---Arabic, Chi-
nese, French, English, Span-
ish and Russian.
India has been spending a
lot of money and effort to
help the UN disseminate in-
formation to the Hindi-
speaking populace across the
world. India launched a pro-
ject named ‘Hindi @ UN’ in
2018. As part of the initiative
India has contributed about
USD 800,000. It has also been
making extra-budgetary con-
tributions for promotion of
Hindi at the UN. The project
is run in collaboration with
the UN Department of Public
Information.
Because of India’s sus-
tained efforts, the UN web-
site and social media handles
have been disseminating UN
News in Hindi since 2018.
There is also a UN Facebook
page in Hindi.
Friday’s adoption of Hindi
as one of the unofficial lan-
guages is the culmination of
these efforts.
Although it is facing stiff
opposition from south Indian
states, finding mention at the
UN as an unofficial language
isabigstepforwardforHindi.
HINDI@UN BEARS
FRUIT FINALLY
India’s Permanent
Representative to the UN
Ambassador TS Trimurti said
that he “welcomed all these
additions. It is imperative
that multilingualism at the
United Nations in a true
sense is embraced and
India will support the UN in
achieving this objective”
I
hina had a civil service even
before Confucius was born.
For a short period he was
himself a civil servant. Those
aspiring to become civil serv-
ants were required to pass
rigid tests, oral and written.
Indiahadnosuchtradition.
The British introduced the In-
dian Civil Service. ICS. After
1947 the IAS was created by
Sardar Vallabhai Patel. The
IAS examinations are among
the most competitive in the
world. In the first thirty years
of its birth the IAS attracted
outstanding young men and
women, who helped build
modern India under the vi-
sionaryleadershipof Jawaha-
rlal Nehru and Sardar Patel.
As the years went by the
best and the brightest started
gravitating towards the cor-
porate sector. Inevitably the
quality of those joining the
IAS, IFS, IPS and other civil
services got progressively
eroded. A recent example of
this process was the despica-
ble conduct of an IAS couple.
The Indian Express car-
ried a startling report in ear-
ly June that an IAS couple
used to go out for a walk in
the evening in the govern-
ment-run Thyagraj Sports
Complex, accompanied by
their dog. All the athletes
who used the ground were
turned out more than an hour
before closing time, so that
IAS officer, Sanjeev Khirwar
and his wife, Rinku Dugga
IAS could take their evening
stroll with their canine.
The Home Ministry acted
promptly
. Khirwar was trans-
ferred to Ladakh. His wife to
Arunachal Pradesh. The de-
cision of the government was
largely but not wholly wel-
come. Some critics asked why
the offending, insensitive, ar-
rogant couple had not been
sent to the Andaman Islands.
What had Leh and
Arunachal Pradesh done to
be given “such presents”.
They should have been imme-
diately suspended, if not dis-
missed. The wags are having
a ball, “We don’t care a damn
for the couple. We are wor-
ried about their dog.” One
conclusion is inescapable, se-
rious damage has been done
to the prestige of the IAS.
ABOUT ISLAM
If I am not mistaken the
world wide population of
Muslims is over 1.5 billion.
Islam is the religion of 55
countries. All are members
of the United Nations and
other International agencies.
When did Islam come to In-
dia. More than a thousand
years ago. How many Mus-
limsliveinourcountry
.If you
ask this question to a Muslim,
his answer is likely to be, “25
crore”.Anon-Muslimwillput
thefigureatlessthan15crore.
The combined population of
the UK, Germany and France
is about 15 crore.
The Islamic World extends
from Morocco to Indonesia. 90
percent Muslims do not en-
courage birth control or fam-
ilyplanning.Onthe5thof this
month derogatory remarks
were made about Prophet Mu-
hammad by the BJP national
spokesperson, Nurpur Shar-
ma and its Delhi media head,
Naveen Kumar Jindal. Both
have lost their jobs.
The Islamic countries have
been offended. However their
criticism has on the whole
not gone over the top. But
there is no getting away from
the fact that in the Islamic
world there is now a question
mark after the words, “Indi-
an Secularism”. Here, theses
countries are mistaken. The
word secular is enshrined in
our constitution. But hardly
any one in the establishment
uses the word.
I am a Hindu. My mother
tongue is Braj Bhasha, which
is spoken in Mathura, Vrin-
davan, Goverdhan, Gokul,
Bharatpur. It is a pleasure to
speak Braj Bhasha. Its in
Braj that Bhagwan Krishna
played with the Gopies and
ran away with their clothes.
Why has the reaction in
the Islamic World been mut-
ed. It is aware that India is
the largest home of Muslims
in the world- after Indonesia,
Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The anti- Islam Indians
should realize that 15 crore
Muslims cannot be thrown
either in the Bay of Bengal or
in the Arabian Sea. They are
here to stay
. In 1947 they chose
India as their home and not
Pakistan. Gandhiji had re-
spect for all religions, that did
not make him a lesser Hindu.
Religion and politics can
co-existandhaveco-existedin
our beloved country
. Of late
Hindu verbal overkill is dam-
aging our age old tradition of
religious tolerance. Verbal
incontinence should always
be kept under control. I am at
the moment reading a fasci-
nating and revealing book,
“The Legacy of Violence” by
Caroline Elkins. She is a pro-
fessor of History and of Afri-
can and African American
studiesatHarvardUniversity
.
Her first book, “Britain’s
Gulag: The Brutal End of
Empire in Kenya” estab-
lished her as a distinguished
historian of a younger gen-
eration, who was not senti-
mental about the British Em-
pire. On the contrary she ex-
posed the pervasive use of
brutality of the British Em-
pire and merciless racism.
‘Spanning more than two
hundred years of history,
Caroline Elkins reveals an
evolutionary and racialized
doctrine that espoused an un-
relenting deployment of vio-
lence to secure and preserve
British interest… when Brit-
ish could no longer maintain
control over the violence it
provoked and enacted, it re-
treated from its Empire de-
stroying and hiding incrimi-
nating evidence of its poli-
cies and practices.’
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
DOG-WALKING IAS COUPLE TRANSFERRED
TO FAR ENDS OF COUNTRY
C
‘Spanning more than two
hundred years of history,
Caroline Elkins reveals an
evolutionary and racialized
doctrine that espoused an
unrelenting deployment of
violence to secure and
preserve British interest…
when British could no longer
maintain control over the
violence it provoked and
enacted, it retreated from its
Empire destroying and
hiding incriminating
evidence of its policies
and practices.’
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
DEROGATORY REMARKS AGAINST PROPHET
The Islamic World extends from Morocco to Indonesia. 90
percent Muslims do not encourage birth control or family
planning. On the 5th of this month derogatory remarks were
made about Prophet Muhammad by the BJP national spokes-
person, Nurpur Sharma and its Delhi media head, Naveen
Kumar Jindal. Both have lost their jobs.
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‘ECONOMIC POWER WILL MAKE INDIA AUDIBLE’
New Delhi (PTI): Un-
ion Minister Rao In-
derjit Singh on Satur-
day stressed on the
significance of a strong
economy and said the
economic power is go-
ing to make India not
only audible, but also
persuasive in its deal-
ings with the world.
He was speaking at
the National Confer-
ence on Competition
Law as part of ‘Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
celebrations under
Ministry of Corpo-
rate Affairs.
“When India became
independent, most of
the industry was gov-
ernment owned, public
owned... Today the gov-
ernment is not a regu-
lator anymore. we are
not inspectors any-
more... we are facilita-
tors,” the Union Minis-
ter of State for Corpo-
rate Affairs said.
He further noted that
“the economic power is
going to make us not
only audible, but also
persuasive in whatever
we wish to implement
in this world.”
According to official
data, India’s economy
grew 8.7 per cent in
last fiscal year (2021-
22), as against 6.6 per
cent contraction in the
previous year.
“When the Modi gov-
ernment came to pow-
er, India clocked a GDP
of 6.4 per cent and to-
day we are running at
8.7 per cent , as per the
latest data. If we can
achieve this growth
post-COVID, we are
progressing faster than
most economic super-
powers... all our neigh-
bours... what can we
not achieve in the next
25 years?,” he said.
In order to achieve
high economic growth
he said “we must all
work together... sabka
saath... sabka vikas...
sabka sahyog....”
Singh released a
film on the journey of
CCI, advocacy book-
lets in regional lan-
guages, and a special
issue of CCI’s quar-
terly newsletter, Fair
Play, and felicitated
winners of the essay
and quiz competitions.
INDIAN ECONOMY GREW 8.7% IN LAST FISCAL YEAR (2021-22), AS AGAINST 6.6 PER CENT CONTRACTION IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR
“When India became independent,
most of the industry was govern-
ment owned, public owned... Today
the government is not a regulator anymore.
we are not inspectors anymore... we are fa-
cilitators. —Rao Inderjit Singh,
Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs
Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh.
Electric vehicle sales to treble to
8-9 lakh units this fiscal: SMEV
India’s electric vehi-
cle sales likely to jump
almost three times —
from 340,000 units in
FY21-22 to about 800,000-
900,000 units — this fi-
nancial year, according
to Society of Manufac-
turers of Electric Vehi-
cles (SMEV).
“Other than the fires
everything that had to
happen right has hap-
pened right with petrol
pricesgoingnorthward,
critical mass of EV
sales, new products
with good range and
customers getting the
courage to utilise the
EV and we can expect a
3x to 4x growth this
year with sales hitting
8,00,000-9,00,000 units
up from 3,40,000 units
last financial year,” So-
hinder Gill, director-
general, SMEV, was
quoted as saying by the
Times of India.
According to SMEV,
sales of electric two
wheelers, three wheel-
ers, buses, cars and
other vehicles almost
doubled twice over in
the January-May pe-
riod from 78,903 units
in 2021 to 3,17,890
units in 2022 despite
the fire incidents.
The figures do not
take into account e-
rickshaws and low-
speed bikes that do not
require registration,
so the final numbers
added to the EV pool is
actually larger, the re-
port claimed.
There is still a 45-60-
day wait list for elec-
tric two wheelers and
all the big companies
have 5,000-10,000 units
sitting in order books,
the report said.
“The OEMs across
product categories
have introduced more
models and choices for
customers resulting in
rapid growth in adap-
tion of electric vehi-
cles,” said Ravi Bha-
tia, president, JATO
Dynamics.
EV fire incidents af-
fected sales of e-two
wheelers in May when
sales came down near-
ly 20% to 32,600 units
from about 42,000
units in April.
“Despite the May
blip, two wheelers con-
tinued to rule the charts
with sales of 198,373 in
January-May 2022, up
from 27,751 units in the
same period last year.
Three wheelers were
at 106,233 units from
46,525 units and cars
were at 12,601 units
compared to 3,367 units
in the year-ago period.
Only buses did better
last year at 1,245 com-
pared to 659 units this
year,” the report added.
WAITING LIST
Gurugram (PTI): The
country has shown ex-
emplary resilience in
recovery from the COV-
ID-19 pandemic crisis,
Chief Economic Advi-
sor (CEA) Anantha
Nageswaran said on
Saturday. Nageswaran
was addressing an
event on “Indian Econ-
omy: Prospects, Chal-
lenges and Action
Points” at Haryana In-
stitute of Public Ad-
ministration (HIPA)
here.
“India has shown an
exemplary resilience in
recovering from a cri-
sis due to the COVID-19
pandemic,” he said.
All major activities
and parameters of the
economy have crossed
their pre-COVID levels,
and it is now enjoying
macroeconomic tail-
winds, he added.
Quick and precise
steps have been taken
by the government at
the policy level, which
was supported by the
Reserve Bank of India’s
timely interventions,
the advisor noted.
Compared to devel-
oping and developed
countries, the Indian
economy is firm and
stable in terms of vari-
ous fundamentals. The
developed world is mov-
ing from low inflation
to high inflation and it
is in such times that we
have managed to keep
inflationary pressure
under check, he said.
The CEA said he is
hopeful that as per the
projections of the In-
ternational Monetary
Fund, India is heading
towards achieving a
GDP size of USD five
trillion by 2027.
India shows exemplary resilience in recovery: CEA
COVID-19 CRISIS

Quick and
precise steps
have been taken
by the govt at
the policy level,
which was
supported by
the RBI’s timely
interventions,
CEA noted.
CEA Anantha Nageswaran
Bank of Baroda
hikes MCLR by
10-20 bps
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Bank of Baroda
increased the
marginal cost of funds-
based lending rates
(MCLR) by 10 to 20
basis points across
tenures, effective June
12. With this increase,
the bank’s one-year
MCLR now stands at
7.50%.
So far, ICICI Bank in-
creased the MCLR by 30
basis points
while HDFC Bank in-
creased its MCLR rates
by 35 basis points
across tenures.
Axis Bank’s one-year
MCLR is at 7.75%, In-
dusInd Bank’s one-year
MCLR is at 8.75% while
that of State Bank of
India is at 7.2%.
NCLT to continue hearing
Amazon’s plea on June 14
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The National
Company Law Tribu-
nal (NCLT) has ad-
journed till June 14
hearing of Amazon’s
petition opposing ini-
tiation of insolvency
proceedings against
debt-ridden Future
Retail Ltd.
After hearing the ar-
guments of Rajiv Na-
yar, counsel of the e-
commerce giant,
the NCLT Mumbai
bench said it will con-
tinue the hearing of
the matter on June 14.
A plea seeking initi-
ation of insolvency
resolution proceedings
against Future Re-
tail Ltd (FRL) was filed
by Bank of India (BoI),
the lead banker in the
consortium of lenders
of the company
.
On June 6, the Mum-
bai bench of the tribu-
nal held a virtual
hearing in the matter.
BoI’s petition is yet to
be admitted.
On May 12, Ama-
zon had filed an inter-
vention application
under Section 65 of
the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code
(IBC) that deals with
provisions relating to
penalty for fraudulent
or malicious initiation
of proceedings. Ama-
zon had opposed the
insolvency applica-
tion alleging that BoI
had colluded with FRL
and any bankruptcy
proceedings at this
stage will compromise
the e-commerce com-
pany’s rights.
FUTURE RETAIL CASE
RBI: India’s Forex
reservesdownbyUSD306
mn at USD601.057bn
Mumbai (PTI): Af-
ter rising for two
consecutive weeks,
the country’s for-
eign exchange re-
serves declined by
USD 306 million to
USD 601.057 billion
in the week ended
June 3, according to
RBI data.
In the previous
week, the reserves
had increased by
USD 3.854 billion to
USD 601.363 billion.
It had risen by USD
4.23 billion to USD
597.509 billion in
the week ended
May 20.
During the week
ended June 3, the
decline in the re-
serves was on ac-
count of a fall in
Foreign Currency
Assets (FCA), a ma-
jor component of
the overall re-
serves.
FCA declined by
USD 208 million to
USD 536.779 billion
in the reporting
week, according to
the Weekly Statisti-
cal Supplement re-
leased by the Re-
serve Bank of India
(RBI) on Friday
.
Expressed in dol-
lar terms, the FCA
include the effect of
appreciation or de-
preciation of non-
US units like euro,
pound and yen held
in the foreign ex-
change reserves.
Cybersecurity
issues: MeitY to
go ahead with
CERT-in norm
Rajasthan
gets 445-MW
solar plant
The Ministry of Elec-
tronics and Informa-
tion Technology (Mei-
tY) has decided to go
forward with the cyber-
security incident re-
porting norm.
The directive will be
enforced from June 27
and will require com-
panies to report cyber-
security incidents
within six hour of
them happening.
After tabling a meet-
ing with representa-
tives from VPN
companies, technology
companies, policy
groups and experts to
discuss the CERT-In
guidelines.
Axis Energy Ventures
India on Saturday said
it has commissioned a
445 MW solar plant in
partnership with
Brookfield Renewables
in Rajasthan.
Axis Energy Ven-
tures India Private Lim-
ited said the project is
part of the joint venture
platform ‘ABC Renewa-
bles’ — signed with
Brookfield Renewables
— to set up a 5GW large
utility renewable ener-
gy portfolio in India.
According to indus-
try estimates, to set up
every 1 MW of solar
capacity, an invest-
ment of over 4.5 crore
is required.
Meesho posts 5.35 mn
orders in one-day sale
New Delhi (PTI): Soft-
Bank and Meta-backed
e-commerce start-
up Meesho recorded
5.35 million orders dur-
ing its one-day sale
event, registering a five-
fold jump on a year-on-
year basis.
Meesho had regis-
tered 1 million orders
during the “Maha Indi-
an Savings Sale” it host-
ed on June 6, last year.
“From 1 million or-
ders on June 6, 2021 to
5.35 million orders on
June 5, 2022 -- the e-com-
merce platform has
seen stellar growth in
spite of prevailing mac-
roeconomic conditions.
Nearly 1 lakh sellers
participated in the re-
cent sale,” Meesho said
in a statement.
Around 75 per cent of
the participating sell-
ers were from tier-2 and
beyond regions, includ-
ing deeper corners of
the country such as
Bathinda, Haldwani,
Solapur and Tirunelve-
li among others.
Participating sellers
witnessed around 217
per cent increase in or-
ders during the sale
event, compared to
b u s i n e s s - a s - u s u a l
(BAU).
INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS
CEO, 3 executives
of Huawei India
summoned by I-T
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): A Delhi court has
summoned Huawei Tel-
ecommunications (In-
dia), its chief executive
officer Li Xiongwei and
three top company of-
ficials in a complaint
filed by the Income Tax
(I-T) Department,
which accuses them of
withholding informa-
tion that had been
sought. “The non-com-
pliance by the accused
company and its offic-
ers had resulted in ob-
struction and stifling
of search action of au-
thorised officers,” the
court said in the order
passed on Thursday.
“The culpable mental
state of the accused is
to be presumed.
There is sufficient
material on record to
summon the company
and four accused for
commission of offence
punishable under Sec-
tion 275-B read with
Section 278-B of the In-
come Tax Act.” The
charges carry a maxi-
mum jail term of two
years.
In the
previous
week, the
reserves had
increased by
USD 3.854
billion to USD
601.363
billion. It had
risen by USD
4.23 billion to
USD 597.509
billion in the
week ended
May 20.

07
NEWS
Ahead of Prez election, RS results boost for BJP
New Delhi (PTI): The
BJP's strength in state
assemblies suggested
that the party could re-
tain only 20 of the 24
Rajya Sabha seats it
held in the biennial
polls for 57 seats but as
the electoral process got
over on Saturday, it has
won 22 and also ensured
victory of an independ-
ent, underlining its pull
among unaffiliated leg-
islators and disaffected
lawmakers in opposi-
tion camp.
The BJP’s better-
than-expected show is a
boost to the ruling Na-
tional Democratic Alli-
ance ahead of the Presi-
dent's poll, and is a blow
to its rivals, as the Ra-
jya Sabha elections
have again highlighted
dissension and lack of
cohesion in the opposi-
tion ranks from Maha-
rashtra to Karnataka
and Haryana.
The BJP’s ambitious
drive to force a contest
in these states besides
Rajasthan by backing
independents or put-
ting its own candidates
to benefit from division
in the ranks of its rivals
have paid dividends as
it bagged one extra seat
each in all states bar-
ring Rajasthan.
Congress veteran and
Rajasthan Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot not
only managed to keep
the flock of its support-
ing MLAs together but
also embarrassed the
BJP by wooing over one
of its MLAs to foil the
saffron party’s efforts
to get an independent,
outgoing MP and media
entrepreneur Subhash
Chandra, elected.
BJP sources said the
party is pleased with
the outcome, especially
in Maharashtra where
the ruling Maha Vikas
Aghadi coalition of the
Shiv Sena, the NCP and
the Congress suffered a
setback despite being in
power with the BJP
bagging three of the six
seats at stake.
It is also a boost to
BJP leader and former
chief minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis, who has
had his share of set-
backs since losing pow-
er in the state as he who
outmanoeuvred friend-
turned-foe Shiv Sena.
Thepartyalsobagged
three of the four seats
in Karnataka as its ri-
vals the Congress and
the JD(S) could not
come to an agreement
and fought separately
and lost.
BJP leaders along with activists celebrate after the party won three Rajya Sabha seats in Mumbai, Saturday morning.
BJP'S RS STRENGTH
FALLS FROM 95 TO 92;
CONG GAINS 2 SEATS
New Delhi (PTI):
The ruling BJP’s
strength in the cru-
cial upper house of
Parliament has fall-
en from the current
95 to 92 while the
number of Congress
members has gone
up slightly from 29 to
31 after results of the
just-concluded Rajya
Sabha elections.
In the biennial
elections to the Coun-
cil of States that
which witnessed a
keen contest in four
states of Rajasthan,
Haryana, Karnataka
and Maharashtra on
Friday, the BJP won
22 of the 57 vacancies
while the Congress
won nine seats. From
among the 57 retiring
members, the BJP
had 25 of its mem-
bers and the Cong
had seven who will
retire by next month
and new ones will re-
place them. Both the
BJPandtheCongress
have banked on new
andyoungfaces,some
of whom have been
nominatedbythepar-
ties for the first time.
With more
strength, the Cong
which nominated
younger faces is ex-
pected to be more
aggressive in the
coming days in the
upper house.
The BJP’s strength
includes four nomi-
nated members who
have opted to be with
the ruling party
.
Install high-resolution cameras at all
mosques to monitor activities: VHP
Vishva Hindu Parishad
(VHP) on Saturday de-
manded that high-reso-
lution cameras be in-
stalled inside and out-
side every mosque and
madrassa as well as in
areas dominated by
Muslims across the
country to monitor ac-
tivitiesthereinthewake
of the Friday violence.
VHP working presi-
dent Alok Kumar said
those trying to pollute
the peaceful and har-
monious atmosphere
of the country will
have to understand
that India is run by the
Constitution and not
by the Shariat.
Violent protests
erupted in several
parts of the country on
Friday against the con-
troversial remarks on
Prophet Mohammad
by two now-suspended
BJP functionaries.
Asking the Muslim
community to wait for
the legal process in the
matter related to the
against Prophet Mo-
hammed, the RSS affili-
ate said the perpetra-
tors of violence, who
are puppets of the fun-
damentalist , should be
dealt with an iron hand
and also be made to pay
compensation for the
damage to property
.
The saffron outfit
demanded that
“high-resolution vid-
eo cameras should
also be installed
inside and outside
all the madrassas
across the country,
alleging that they
“are rapidly becom-
ing the factories of
jihadist elements.
DEMAND OF
SAFFRON BODY
‘DEMOCRACY RATH’
TO RAISE AWARENESS
Kunal Dutt
New Delhi: A sleek
vehicle equipped with
LED screens, public
audio system and ac-
companied with a
street theatre team, is
going from corner to
corner of the Ra-
jinder Nagar assem-
bly constituency to
raise awareness
among the voters
ahead of the bypoll
slated for June 23.
The vehicle,
dubbed ‘Democracy
Rath’, is an initiative
of the office of the
Delhi CEO to boost
voter turnout in the
bye-election.
“We have taken a
number of initiatives
to raise awareness
among the voters
ahead of the bypoll,
and our target is that
the voting percentage
this time exceeds the
turnout in 2020 As-
sembly polls,” Delhi
CEO Ranbir Singh
said. In the 2020 polls,
the voter turnout in
Rajinder Nagar con-
stituency was 58.27
per cent — 58.09 pc for
male voters and 58.50
for female voters; and
at 14 polling stations,
it was less than 50 per
cent. So, this time, a
special on-ground
campaign will be run
at 50 polling stations
where the turnout
was low last time, the
CEO said.
Insult to injury: Maurya
asked to return SUV he
received from Akhilesh
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: It was like
adding insult to injury
for Mahan Dal chief Ke-
shav Dev Maurya on
Saturday who is miffed
with SP President Akh-
ilesh Yadav for giving
him and his party the
short shrift in the re-
cently concluded MLC
and Rajya Sabha polls.
Upset over not getting
his pound of flesh, the
Mahan Dal leader de-
cided to pull out of its
pre poll alliance with
SP, which lasted for
seven months.
No sooner did the news
of his pulling out be-
came public Maurya got
a call from the SP office.
Assuming it to be a
patch-up bid from SP, the
Mahan Dal chief picked
up the phone only to be
told that the party (SP)
wanted the swanky SUV
sent to him by
A k h i l e s h ,
back.
Acid attacks:
Bommai hints
stricter laws
Hubballi (PTI):
With two inci-
dents of acid at-
tack on women
coming to light
within a span of
two months, Kar-
nataka Chief Min-
ister Basavaraj
Bommai on Satur-
day said more
stringent laws
will be formulated
to deal with the
perpetrators of
the crime.
“It is very unfor-
tunate. We are
mulling to further
strengthen the ex-
isting laws to deal
with those who in-
dulge in acid at-
tacks. We will
come out with
tough laws to deal
with them in the
coming days,”
Bommai told re-
porters here.
CBI probes irregularities in
WB teachers recruitments
Kolkata (PTI): Several
officials of the West
Bengal Education De-
partment are involved
in the irregularities in
the recruitment of pri-
mary teachers, a senior
CBI officer claimed on
Saturday
. The investiga-
tion so far has found
that there are instances
in which candidates
were given appoint-
ments even after they
submitted blank an-
swer scripts, mention-
ing just their names
and registration num-
ber, he alleged.
“There are several of-
ficials and junior-level
workers, including
clerks, who have been
found to be involved in
the irregularities in ap-
pointments in primary
schools in West Bengal,”
the CBI officer told PTI.
“We have found sev-
eral answer sheets that
are blank and only
names and registration
numbers written on
them,” he alleged.
The CBI is investigat-
ing allegations that pri-
mary teachers were re-
cruited illegally in the
state, on the direction of
the Calcutta HC.
Uzmi Athar
New Delhi: The govt
will now study the life
cycles of dolphins and
the hilsa population in
the Ganga to ascertain
the health of the holy
river at different sec-
tions, a senior NMCG
official said.
The National Mission
forCleanGanga(NMCG)
will be conducting the
study in collaboration
with the Council Of Sci-
entific And Industrial
Research-National Envi-
ronmental Engineering
Research Institute,
NMCG Director General
G Asok Kumar said.
Under this, bio-indi-
cators like the popula-
tion of dolphins and
hilsa fish and micro-or-
ganisms will be studied
to ascertain how much
improvement has taken
place in the health of
the river.
“We have taken many
initiatives under the
NMCG to improve water
quality, and through the
study, we want to test
how much improvement
has been achieved,” he
said. —PTI
Payal Banerjee
New Delhi: The in-
crease in the number
of COVID-19 cases in
the country over the
last few days should
not be a cause for pan-
ic, health experts said
on Saturday, highlight-
ing that no new variant
of concern has been
found and the rise so
far is limited to a few
districts.
They also pointed
out towards non-adher-
ence of Covid-appro-
priate behaviour and
people being unenthu-
siastic about getting
the booster dose, which
possibly has increased
the pool of population
susceptible to the infec-
tion.
Seventeen districts
in the country, includ-
ing seven in Kerala and
five in Mizoram, are
reporting a weekly
Covid positivity rate of
more than 10 per cent,
while in 24 districts, in-
cluding seven in Kerala
and four each in Maha-
rashtra and Mizoram,
the weekly positivity
rate is between five and
10 per cent, an official
source said.
“First of all, we have
not found any new var-
iant of concern. India
now has BA.4 and BA.5,
in addition to BA.2,
which have a slightly
higher transmissibility
as compared to the oth-
er Omicron sub-line-
ages,” Dr N K Arora,
chairman of the Na-
tional Technical Advi-
sory Group on Immuni-
sation (NTAGI), told
PTI.
In addition, there is
increased mobility due
to the summer holi-
days, easing of travel
restrictions both na-
tionally and interna-
tionally and full-
fledged opening up of
economic activities,
because of which there
has been a spread of
the infection among
vulnerable individuals.
“There is another di-
mension to it and that
is, the infection is lim-
ited to metros and big
cities with a high popu-
lation density. The im-
portant thing is that
most of the people who
are getting infected
these days are immu-
nised and have com-
mon cold and a mild
influenza-like illness.
No need to panic over Covid spike, no
new variant of concern found: Experts
—IMAGE FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PUPROSE ONLY
GOVT TO STUDY LIFE CYCLES OF DOLPHIN,HILSA IN GANGA
Lucknow: UP will soon have a dolphin park, and a
work plan will be prepared for the same, the state
wildlife board decided in its 13th meeting chaired by
state’s CM Adityanath. “The number of dolphins has
gone up due to the Namami Gange project. A work
plan for the dolphin park shall be prepared soon,” the
statement added. The Ranipur Sanctuary in Chitrakoot
will be developed as a tiger reserve in a 630 sq kilome-
tre area and would be the state’s fourth tiger reserve.
UTTAR PRADESH TO DEVELOP A
DOLPHIN PARK A TIGER RESERVE
—IMAGE FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PUPROSE ONLY Basavaraj Bommai
Aheadoftheprezpoll,whichisscheduledforJuly
18ifmorethanonepersonisinfray,theRSresults
areamoraleboostertotherulingcombine

Children are the flower buds of
life’s garden, they must be
protected at all costs; all of us must
stand united against child labour.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
Ukraine: Russia said to be
using more deadly weapons
Kyiv (AP): Ukrainian
and British officials
warned on Saturday
that Russian forces are
relying on weapons
with the potential to
cause mass casualties
as they try to make
headway in capturing
eastern Ukraine and as
fierce fighting depletes
resources on both sides.
Russian bombers
have likely been launch-
ing heavy 1960s-era an-
ti-ship missiles in
Ukraine, the UK De-
fence Ministry said.
The Kh-22 missiles
wereprimarilydesigned
to destroy aircraft carri-
ers using a nuclear war-
head. When used in
ground attacks with
conventional warheads,
they are highly inaccu-
rate and therefore can
cause severe collateral
damage and casualties,
the ministry said.
Both sides have ex-
pended large amounts
of weaponryinwhathas
become a grinding war
of attrition for the east-
ern region of coal mines
and factories known as
the Donbas, placing
huge strains on their re-
sources and stockpiles.
Russia is likely using
the 5.5-tonne (6.1-ton)
anti-ship missiles be-
cause it is running
short of more precise
modern missiles, the
British ministry said.
It gave no details of
where exactly such mis-
siles are thought to
have been deployed.
Ukraine’s deputy
head of military intelli-
gence, Vadym Skibitsky
,
told The Guardian
newspaper that Ukraine
was using 5,000 to 6,000
artillery rounds a day,
andisnowdependenton
what the West gives it.
A Ukrainian regional
governor has accused
Russia of using incendi-
ary weapons in the vil-
lage of Vrubivka in
Ukraine’s eastern Lu-
hansk province, south-
west of the fiercely con-
tested cities of Sieviero-
donetskandLysychansk.
While the use of
flamethrowers on the
battlefieldislegal,Serhii
Haidai, governor of Lu-
hansk province, alleged
the attacks overnight
caused widespread dam-
age to civilian facilities.
Bengaluru (PTI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar on Satur-
day said the nation is in
the middle of a revolu-
tion with life changing
dramatically and demo-
cratically due to life-
transforming govern-
ment schemes.
There is, today, a very
different India in the
making. The scale of
beneficiaries of
schemes taken up in the
last eight years to con-
nect people to the bank-
ing system, electricity,
housing, potable water,
replacing firewood in
kitchen with LPG, and
public health will make
you understand that In-
dia is in the middle of a
revolution with life
changing dramatically,
and this revolution’ is
happening democrati-
cally, Jaishankar said
addressing students at
the Indian Institute of
Management, Banga-
lore, on Atmanirbhar
Bharat.
The India you step
into as you start off
with your careers will
be fundamentally dif-
ferent from the country
how it was when you
started your studies, he
explained.
The External Affairs
Minister highlighted
that the country was go-
ing through a socio-eco-
nomic change in its bid
to create a social secu-
rity net, which would
raise the bottomline of
the nation.
Municipal Corporation
of Delhi (MCD) has de-
cided to deploy drones
to map the elevation of
landfills and also moni-
tor the reduction in its
height along with other
parameters, officials
said on Saturday
.
The national capital
has three landfill sites -
Ghazipur, Bhalaswa
and Okhla — that have
turned into huge gar-
bage mountains.
A plan in this connec-
tion has been prepared
and the project will
soon be implemented,
they said.
They said the report
of the drone survey will
also be sent to the Lieu-
tenant Governor office
on a regular basis.
The move comes
around a fortnight after
L-G Vinai Kumar Saxe-
na visited Ghazipur
landfill site and had
asked MCD officials to
submit a status report
on their plan to raze
these dumping sites.
Following L-G’s in-
structions, the civic
body had last week sub-
mitted a status report
on efforts being taken to
reduce the height of
landfills.
The MCD has listed
steps such as biomining
of legacy waste and set-
ting up of waste-to-en-
ergy plants to flatten
and shut garbage dump-
ing sites in its status
report on landfills.
Frequent incidents
of fire at the landfills
located at the borders
of the capital have also
left the people living in
the vicinity of the gar-
bage mountains gasp-
ing for breath.
MCD TO DEPLOY DRONES TO
SURVEY LANDFILL SITES
Rijiju to carry
Buddha relics
to Mongolia
New Delhi (PTI): Law
Minister Kiren Rijiju
will lead a 25-member
delegation to Mongolia
carrying Lord Buddha’s
relics to mark the Mon-
golian ‘Buddha Day’ on
June 14. The sacred rel-
ics will be taken by an
Indian Air Force C17
Globemaster transport
aircraft in a special cas-
ketandwillbeondisplay
at a monastery for 11
days. Rijiju told report-
ers here that the ‘Ka-
pilavastu’ have “
AA stat-
ure” and are not moved
out of the National Mu-
seum here. But on the
special request of the
Mongolian government,
New Delhi decided to
sendtheseforexposition.
Target killings aimed to foment
unrest in the region: JK L-G
Srinagar (PTI): Target
killings in the valley
were an act of despera-
tion on part of the mili-
tants to provoke secu-
rity forces to commit a
mistake so that people
can hit the streets in
protest, Jammu and
Kashmir Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha
said on Saturday
.
“Target killings of in-
nocent people have tak-
en place. I believe the
society should condemn
it. A woman teacher,
who imparts education
to children, is killed, if
the society does not con-
demn it, then I think, we
are shirking away from
our duties, Sinha said
during a function in
Kulgam district insouth
Kashmir,” he said. He
said the killings were an
act of desperation.
“Theseareactsof des-
peration. J-K adminis-
trationfollowsthepolicy
of gunahgaar ko chhodo
mat, aur begunah ko
chhedo mat’ (Do not
spare the culprit, but do
nottouchtheinnocent).”
Target killings are
taking place deliberate-
ly in the hope that po-
lice and security forces
commit a mistake, kill
an innocent person, and
the people come out on
streets to protest, he
said.
Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha.
Russia had started military action against Ukraine on Feb 24.
WAR-TORN
Life-changing schemes
making India better:EAM
S Jaishankar
YouTuber
arrested for
Nupur’s
‘beheading’
Srinagar (PTI): A
KashmiriYouTuber,
whose video depict-
ingthebeheadingof
suspended BJP
spokesperson Nu-
pur Sharma had
gone viral on social
media platforms,
wasarrestedhereon
Saturday for breach-
ing public tranquil-
lity and causing fear
in the public.
Wani has deleted
the video and apolo-
gised for it as well.
Before his arrest,
Wani posted anoth-
er video in which he
said he did not have
any intention of
hurting the senti-
ments of people or
any religion.
“YouTuber Faisal
Wani has been ar-
rested. He had up-
loaded an incrimi-
nating video on You-
Tube which is
against public tran-
quillity and has
caused fear and
alarm to the public
in general. The FIR
has been registered
under sections 505
and 506 of the Indi-
an Penal Code at the
Safa Kadal police
station,” police said.
Wani’s arrest
came after he delet-
ed the viral video
and issued an apol-
ogy in a new video.
Faisal Wani
WHERE DO AZAM
KHAN’S LOYALTIES
LIE?
The nature of poli-
tics is such that
even real loyalty is seen
shamelessly in the
throes of moral bank-
ruptcy
. There was a dis-
cussion that the BJP is
going to field Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi in the
Rampurby-election,but
suddenlyanunexpected
name of Ghanshyam
Lodhi was announced
whom the people of
Rampur believe to be
the man of Azam Khan.
Lodhi, who has been a
two-timeSPMLC,Azam
Khan’s grace, is also
popularly believed to be
the head of Azam’s
‘Hindu army’. He also
had the status of ‘Hanu-
man’ of Azam. Sources
reveal that earlier, when
Azam met Akhilesh Ya-
dav in a closed room,
something else was go-
ing on in Azam’s mind
and heart. This meeting
lasted for about two
hours and when Akh-
ilesh came out of the
room after this meeting,
he signaled to his close
ones that Azam would
field his wife Tanzeem
Fatima. But as soon as
this news started taking
shape in saffron party,
some people came in
contact with Azam, and
after that his tone
changed. Talking to
Akhilesh, Azam sug-
gested the name of one
of his close aide Asim
Raza, saying that his ac-
complice Hayat didn’t
want to contest from
Rampur. So whether Lo-
dhi wins or Raza wins
in Rampur, only Azam
will get the pleasure of
winning. And in these
changedcircumstances,
even if the ED makes
new cases against
Azam, Azam’s
‘ s a f f r o n
h o p e s ’
have already been de-
clared.
WILL THE
COUNTRY GET A
MUSLIM
PRESIDENT?
The way Nupur
Sharma’s state-
ments have provoked
the Muslim community
living in and outside the
country and especially
the way there has been
an extremely strong re-
action from Arab coun-
tries, BJP can play its
trump card in the presi-
dential election. Sourc-
es close to the topmost
echelons of Sangh and
the BJP reveal that the
saffron party can play
its master stroke under
which a Muslim can be
made the next Presi-
dent or Vice President
of the country
. The first
name in this race is of
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi,
who apart from being a
politician, is a poet,
writer and scholar. In
recent days, three of his
novels have come out in
Hindi, he is soft-spoken
and friendly, has been
the Minister of Parlia-
mentary Affairs, due to
which he has deep ties
with the opposition par-
ties as well. He is also
considered close to the
Sangh and Modi. An-
other name is that of
Kerala Governor Arif
Mohammad Khan who
is always in the head-
lines for his impeccable
ideas. This time too,
when Qatar demanded
an apology from the
Government of India
on Nupur Sharma’s
statement, Arif went
ahead and rejected this
demand outright and
said, “Due to the stupid-
ity of two or four peo-
ple, 5000 old culture has
been put in the dock.”
Arif, a lawyer by profes-
sion, is also an expert in
law, Islam and the Con-
stitution. He has equal
knowledge of Upani-
shads, Puranas and
Bhagwat Geeta. In the
Shah Bano case, he had
resigned from the Rajiv
Gandhi cabinet, then
Vajpayee also became
his admirer. Thawar
Chand Gehlot, a Dalit
leader and Governor of
Karnataka has also tak-
en a fresh entry in this
race. In
recent days, when Ge-
hlot came to Delhi, one
of his important meet-
ings with PM Modi is
being linked to this de-
velopment.
NAVEEN DEMANDS
RS 15K CRORE
FROM THE
CENTRAL GOVT
Naveen Patnaik has
learned the finer
tricks of politics from
his father Biju Pat-
naik. Recently, when
Naveen Patnaik got a
message from the cen-
tral BJP government
that he has to support
the NDA candidate in
the presidential elec-
tion, along with saying
yes, Naveen also
brought forward his
old demand in which
the Odisha govern-
ment was to get Rs
10,333 crore from the
central government
under the head of ‘food
subsidy’. This payment
is pending for a long
time, so the Odisha
government has also
added an additional in-
terest of Rs 5454.67
crore on it. Odisha’s
Naveen Patnaik gov-
ernment says that
‘since the central gov-
ernment has taken so
long in payment, due to
this they have to bear
the burden of addition-
al interest of several
crores. The BJP strate-
gists wanted Naveen to
come to Delhi once and
meet PM Modi, but
Naveen is leaving on 28
June on a foreign trip
to UAE and Italy. He is
also scheduled to meet
the Pope this time in
Vatican City. Naveen is
travelling to these
countries to attract for-
eign investment to Odi-
sha, he has to meet NRI
Odia people settled in
Dubai, after which he
will leave for Italy.
...AND FINALLY
Recently, a
h i g h -
power
meeting of BJP lead-
ers was convened re-
garding Kashmir elec-
tions, in which Nation-
al Security Advisor
Ajit Doval was also
present. In this meet-
ing, the strategy of
Kashmir election was
discussed in detail and
a suggestion came that
why not National Con-
ference leader Farooq
Abdullah be asked to
come in support of
BJP. Farooq was spo-
ken to but he bluntly
said, “I am 85 years old
and if I come with BJP
at this time no one will
touch my soil, and I
have to be buried here
in Kashmir only.” Only
after this, the ED has
tightened the noose on
Farooq Abdullah for
alleged financial ir-
regularities in the
Kashmir Cricket Asso-
ciation. BJP is now
talking to some small-
er parties and strong
independents there to
support
the BJP
a f t e r
w i n -
ning.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
AZAM KHAN ARIF MOHAMMAD KHAN MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI NAVEEN PATNAIK FAROOQ ABDULLAH

P
ooja Hegde is one of the
most promising actresses
in the entertainment in-
dustry
. She often treats
her fans with a glimpse of her
everyday routine on social me-
dia. Pooja has made a mark for
herself in the industry with her
talent.Shehasworkedinmovies
such as Radhe Shyam, Beast,
Housefull 4, and others. Pooja
enjoys a massive fan following
and her fans wait for her photo-
graphs to
come out in
the public domain. Pooja shared
some behind-the-scenes (BTS)
photos from her latest project
and oozed royalty as she got
dolled up in Indian attire. She
also accessorized her look
well with some jewellery
.
Nonetheless, she was
looking pretty in the
pictures. A fan
wrote, “Gor-
geous.”
A
nanya Panday is
one of the popu-
lar celebrities in
Bollywood. She
entered the industry with
Karan Johar’s Student of
the Year 2 in the year 2019.
After that, she appeared in
several movies including
Pati Patni Aur Woh, Geh-
raiyaan, and others.
She enjoys a massive
fan following on
social media
and now and
then, she updates her fans
with her personal and pro-
fessional lives.
Ananya talked about her
experience of working
with Siddhant and revealed
the nicknames she has for
both of them. “It was amaz-
ing. Sid and I are good
friends. I call us Tom and
Jerry because we fight a
lot. But then we also love
each other a lot.
He’s a great
actor.”
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K
iara Advani is one of
the leading actresses
in the film industry.
The actress gave hits
like ‘Kabir Singh’, ‘Good
News,and‘Shershaah’,among
others, and worked with co-ac-
tors like Akshay Kumar, Diljit
Dosanjh, Shahid Kapoor, Kartik
Aaryan, and Sidharth Malhotra.
She is currently gearing up for
her next release ‘JugJugg Jeeyo’
opposite Varun Dhawan. Talk-
ing about her favourite star, the
29-year-old actress earlier said
her favourite co-star depends
on the film she is promoting
and with whom.
When asked if she has
worked with many amazing
actors in the past and will
be seen with Vicky
Kaushal, Varun Dha-
wan, and Ram Charan in
her next projects and
who has been her fa-
vourite co-actor
amongst all? To which
Kiara replied, “Who am
I working with right now?
Kartik right, so he is my
favourite costar. The film I
am promoting is what my
answer depends on. If I am
promoting ‘Govinda Mera
Naam’ with Vicky, he will be
my favourite costar and so
on. So, I am going to be very
practical and say that Kar-
tik Aaryan is my favourite
costar amongst everyone.
ranitha Subhash has welcomed her firstborn
with hubby Nitin Raju. The couple has been
blessed with a baby girl. Sharing some pictures
from the hospital on social media, the actress
penned an emotional note thanking all the
doctors and the hospital staff, who helped
her during the delivery. Her note read,
“The last few days have been surreal … ever
since our baby girl was born...I was really
lucky to have a gynaecologist mom, but
for her, this was the hardest time emo-
tionally. Thankfully we had Dr Sunil
Ishwar and his team at Aster Rv that
made sure my delivery was
smooth. Also wanted to thank
Dr Subbu, our anaesthetist,
and his team who made sure
the process was as less
painful as possible. Can’t
wait to share my birth
story with you all.”
P
PRANITHA WELCOMES
PRANITHA WELCOMES
BABY GIRL
BABY GIRL
TOM JERRY
KIARA'S
KIARA'S
FAVOURITE
FAVOURITE
CO-STAR
CO-STAR
K
areena Kapoor
Khan is an actress
who is known for
her presence on so-
cial media. The actress
aces the art of keeping
her fans updated about
her personal and pro-
fessional lives and of-
ten shares pics from
the set. Interestingly,
Kareena is currently
shooting for her OTT
debut Devotion of Sus-
pect X which is be-
ing helmed by Su-
joy Ghosh and
also stars Jaid-
eep Ahlawat and
Vijay Varma. As
Bebo, is quite ac-
tive on Insta-
gram, she has
been sharing pics giving
glimpses of her on-set fun
with co-stars.
And now, Kareena is
again making headlines as
she has shared a new pic
from the sets of Devotion of
Suspect X. It happens to be
a candid pic of the actress
who was seen having a
hearty laugh while shoot-
ing for an intense scene in
the movie. Kareena cap-
tioned the image, “In the
middle of shooting an in-
tense scene with Mr
Ghosh…does this happen to
most actors? #cracking up
#Happiness #Devotion of
Suspect X”. Clearly, Karee-
na is enjoying every bit of
shooting for Sujoy Ghosh’s
murder mystery thriller.
DEVOTION OF
SUSPECT X
HEGDE OOZES ROYALTY
HEGDE OOZES ROYALTY
Pranitha Subhash Ananya Panday
Pooja Hegde
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MAHIMA VERMA, Architect
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
People falling
under this sign
will have very
refreshing day.
Visiting a mall
or watching
a movie with
family is likely
to be the
highlight of the day for some. You may
enjoy travelling to a tourist destination
recommended by your friends. Spend
more time with your partner today.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You are likely to
find the day most
auspicious. Your
knowledge about
your line of work
will be roundly
appreciated
and get you the
thumbs up from
higher ups. Friends and family may get
together to give you a surprise and make
your day. Business travel may leave little
time for romance.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Something
you have
implemented at
work is likely
to profit the
company and
get you noticed.
You are likely
to celebrate the
achievement of a family youngster in
a grand way. Shifting into your very
own house may soon become a reality.
Overall a good day for you.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will
derive great
benefit from
an exercise
routine that you
keenly follow.
Extra workload
is foreseen
at work, but
nothing that you cannot handle within
office hours. Taking the family on a
trip seems impossible today due to
your professional commitments.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Driving down
with lover to a
happening place
is indicated
today. A vacation
you only
dreamed about is
likely to become
a reality soon .
Healthy eating will help prevent digestive
ailments. Money will be no constraint in
buying what you like. Overall a good day
for you.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your stars favour
a bright beautiful
day . A setback
you have recently
experienced can
make you come
out stronger. Tax
advisor will be a
big help in saving
taxes, so don’t hesitate to contact one.It
is difficult for the relationship of friends
turned lovers to fall apart, so relax.
Overall a good day for you.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Good earning
opportunities
come to you.
Help from
co-workers in a
time consuming
task will be
forthcoming on
the work front.
Support of family will encourage you
to take up a challenge. Socially, your
presence will be much looked forward
to. Overall a good day for you.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Previous
investments are
likely to give you
good returns.
Some of you
may decide to
follow in the
footsteps of
celebrities and
visit the very same exotic destination
that they had been to.No amount of
excuses will dispel lover’s suspicions
about your tendency to stray the path.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Project left
halfway by
someone else
may come on
your shoulders,
but your
efforts will be
acknowledged.
Some clarification
will need to be sought on a financial
issue, before you take the next step.
A Some of you are all set to enjoy a
splendid vacation.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Keep on doing
whatever you are
doing to remain
healthy. Some
of you will have
to curb your
splurging ways.
Family life will
cruise along
smoothly with much love and bonhomie.
Don’t speed up on the road. Chance of
moving to a new location on transfer is
likely for some.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Money coming
from various
streams will keep
you in an elated
state of mind.
A new fitness
regime that you
have adopted
promises to keep
you in the pink of health. Getting an old
furniture upholstered may be at the top
of the mind of some homemakers. Your
search for partner may soon be over.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Settling down
in a new house
is indicated for
some. Money
put together
on previous
occasions is
likely to come
in handy now.
A family youngster is keen to learn from
you, so don’t disappoint.You may have
to awaken partner’s interest in you once
again. Overall a good day for you.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Traditional
Indian Medicine
can Treat Type
2 DIABETES
Several traditional medicines that are
commonly used in South Asia were
found to be effective in treating type 2
diabetes, reveals a new study, led by
experts at the University of Nottingham
yurveda is a
traditional
medical sys-
tem that has
been used for
thousands of
years in many
South Asian countries
such as India and Ne-
pal. Some of the herbs
included are also used
in other parts of the
world including Iran,
China and Mexico - to
name a few.
A multi-pronged
and individualized ap-
proach is used to man-
age health conditions
such as lifestyle modi-
fication (including
diet), Ayurvedic de-
toxifying and purify-
ing therapies (e.g.,
Panchakarma) and
Ayurvedic medicines
(containing plant, ani-
mal or mineral-origin
ingredients - single or
in combination).
In this new study
published in Fron-
tiers in Pharmacolo-
gy, experts conducted
an in-depth review to
show that these medi-
cines are effective in
blood sugar control in
people with type 2 dia-
betes. Other beneficial
effects, such as on
body weight, blood
pressure, cholesterol
and other diabetes-re-
lated parameters were
also shown. It is the
first comprehensive
systematic review of
any traditional medi-
cine (including Ayur-
veda), which included
a wide range of Ayur-
vedic medicines.
The research was
led by Dr Kaushik
Chattopadhyay, Asso-
ciate Professor in Ev-
idence-Based Health-
care in the School of
Medicine and the Not-
tingham Centre for
E v i d e n c e - B a s e d
Healthcare (A JBI
Centre of Excellence)
at the University. The
team members have
expertise in Ayurve-
da, diabetes, and this
type of research, and
are based in top insti-
tutes in the UK, India,
and Nepal.
Type 2 diabetes is a
complex disorder that
hasmajorhealth,social
and economic conse-
quences. Type 2 diabe-
tes is one of the main
diseases for which pa-
tients consult Ayurve-
dicpractitionersand
use Ayurvedic
medicines of-
ten continu-
ously from
the point of
diagnosis.
Ayurve-
dic medi-
cineiscom-
monly used
by patients
as it fits with
their health be-
liefs and culture.
Itsacceptability
,satis-
faction, and perceived
relief are usually
high, especially
among rural, poor,
older and indige-
nous/minority pop-
ulations. Many pa-
tients with type 2 dia-
betes prefer not to use
allopathic medicines
due to the associated
side effects, cost, and
mode of administra-
tion (e.g., injections).
Previous systemat-
ic reviews have
shown the potential
for managing
type 2 diabetes
with these
m e d i c i n e s ,
h o w e v e r
many need up-
dating and
none have pro-
vided a compre-
hensive summary
of all the medicines
evaluated for manag-
ing the condition.
As part of this re-
view, the team
searched a range of
sources, including
18 electronic data-
bases. Two hundred
and nineteen arti-
cles were included in
the review which rep-
resented 199 rand-
omized controlled tri-
als (21,191 partici-
pants) and 98 Ayurve-
dic medicines.
Many Ayurvedic
practitioners may
view the inclusion of
herb extracts and pro-
prietary Ayurvedic
medicines in this re-
view as a deviation
from the classical
style of management.
However, in reality,
many Ayurvedic prac-
titioners prescribe,
and many people con-
sume these types of
medicines.
Dr Chattopadhyay
said: “This is the first
time a thorough re-
view has taken place
looking at all these
medicines on a much
larger scale. The cur-
rent evidence suggests
the benefits of a range
of Ayurvedic medi-
cines in improving gly-
cemic control in type 2
diabetes patients. Giv-
en the limitations of
the available evidence
and to strengthen the
evidence base, high-
quality randomized
controlled trials
should be conducted
and reported.”
“As part of the fund-
ed project, we have
developed a clinical
guideline for manag-
ing type 2 diabetes by
Ayurvedic practition-
ers based on this evi-
dence and will be eval-
uating it.”
Source: This article is
sourced from www.medindia.net.
Medindia is a trusted health site
from India and among the top
100 health websites in the world.
HANNAH JOY
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
A
 Ayurvedic medicines help control blood
sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients
 Traditional medicines can also affect one’s
body weight, blood pressure and cholesterol
 Many Ayurvedic practitioners prescribe and
many people consume traditional medicines
 The benefits of a range of Ayurvedic medi-
cines can help improve glycemic control in type
2 diabetes patients.
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something
about yourself.
My name is Ishita
Chopra and I am
from Delhi. I have
done graduation
in fashion and
lifestylebusiness
management. I
am working as
a luxury influ-
encer in Delhi.
What inspired
you to become an
influencer?
Fashion has been on my
mind since childhood. In-
ternational content crea-
tors such as Heart Evan-
gelista, Tamara Kalinic
and Alexandra Pereira
are my role models.
What are the
challenges that
you faced?
One of the major
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was the fear of being
judged. This industry is
competitive which
makes the constant
flow of income a task
at times.
Talk to us
about your
achievements?
Working with inter-
national luxury
brands such as
Christian Dior,
Louis Vuitton,
Versace and
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of my most precious
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after five years?
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to City First about
her journey
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trending big time on
social media on Satur-
day, the day he would
have turned a year
older if he had not
been killed approxi-
mately two weeks ago
very near to his home-
town Mansa in Punjab.
His untimely death
has left a void in the
heart of his fans as so-
cial media is flooded
with special
wishes
as fans
a r e
shower-
ing im-
mense love
on the late singer
and sharing the
popular songs
sung by the singer.
Bollywood and the
Punjabi film industry
are also remembering
him. His energetic
songs and persona
have completely trans-
formed the music in-
dustry.
He was one of the
most famous Punjabi
singers of his genera-
tion and carried a mas-
sive fan following.
Moose Wala even re-
ceived love from inter-
national artists such
as Drake but he was
famous for promoting
gun culture, violence
and politics some oth-
er songs like ‘dil da ni
maada, tera Sidhu
Moosewala’ shows his
other side.
Sidhu Moose Wala
gave multiple super hit
songs such as So High,
Old Skool, Same Beef,
295 and Goat, etc.
The Twitter handle of the
Police Families Welfare
Society (PFWS) shared on
Saturday glimpses of dance
classes organised as a part
of summer camp for the
families of the Delhi Police.
The dance classes were
enjoyed by the families.
CITY FIRST
D
elhi girl Anahat
Singh has sealed
her spot in the
World Junior
Squash Champion-
ship in August af-
ter topping the se-
lection trials in
Chennai. The world
event will be played in
Nancy, France. Anahat
beat Aishwariya
Khubchandani of Ma-
harashtra 3-0 in the fi-
nals of the selection
trials held at the Indi-
an Squash Academy
in Chennai earlier
this week.
The top-ranked
player in the U15 cat-
egory in India and
Asia, Anahat had won
the US Junior Squash
Open in December last
year. She has also won
multiple international
medals for India in-
cluding the gold at
British Junior Squash
Open 2019, followed by
a silver in 2020. The na-
tional champion is now
preparing for Asian
Junior Squash Cham-
pionship at Pattaya
from June 15 to 19.
CITY FIRST
n World Envi-
ronment Day,
Forever Living
Products India
took an initiative
to spread the
awareness about
a healthy lifestyle
by organising a Cycle
Ride recently in
association with Dil
Se Cycling Club in
Chandigarh.
This event encour-
aged the riders to
maintain a healthy
lifestyle and spiritual
wellness. The ride
aimed to bring the
family together on a
path to a fit and active
lifestyle. It also tried
to spread awareness
about the benefits of
Aloe Vera.
Harish Singla,
CSM, FLP India while
flagging off the ride
said, “At Forever, we
are doing our bit to
positively impact the
environment. Our
commitment starts at
our plantations
where solar-pow-
ered pumps and a
drip watering sys-
tem provide water di-
rectly to each plant,
reducing water usage
by 90 per cent. Our
Tetra Pak packaging
is made from six lay-
ers of 100% recyclable
material. Our sun-
screen is reef safe and
our household prod-
uct help in keeping
the waterways clean.”
These are just a few
of the many steps that
Forever Living Prod-
ucts India is taking to
ensure a positive im-
pact on our environ-
ment and the commu-
nities in which we live
and work, he added.
FAMILY
CYCLE RIDE
O
Sidhu’s 29th birth anniv
City girl tops Squash selection
SUMMER CAMP
HDFC Bank launched Engines Off campaign at
KG Marg, Janpath and Regal Cinema crossing
signals in Delhi recently. Alap Patel, DCP Traffic
New Delhi Range and Rishi Goyle, Zonal Head,
HDFC Bank were present during the launch. To
commemorate World Environment Day, HDFC
Bank Parivartan has launched a high-decibel
campaign called Engines Off to raise awareness
of the importance of reducing air pollution.
ENGINES OFF
CAMPAIGN IN CITY
Ishita Chopra
Harish Singla with participants
Participants of the cycle ride
Anahat Singh
Sidhu Moose Wala
—PHOTOS
BY
SHAZID
CHAUHAN
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
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