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DELHI COURT GRANTS NIA 4-DAY
CUSTODY OF 18 PFI MEMBERS
A Delhi court on Thursday sent 18 activists
of the Popular Front of India (PFI), arrested
from different parts of the country in a
multi-agency operation led by the NIA, to
four days’ custodial interrogation for alleg-
edly supporting terror activities. P3
High Court reserves verdict on LG’s
defamation suit against AAP leaders
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Thurs-
day reserved verdict on
a defamation suit filed
by Lieutenant Gover-
nor Vinai Kumar Saxe-
na against the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) and
its leaders, including
MPSanjaySingh,MLAs
Atishi Marlena, Sau-
rabh Bhardwaj,
Durgesh Pathak, and
DDC vice-chairperson
Jasmine Shah.
ASingle-JudgeBench
of Justice Amit Bansal
heard the arguments.
Representing the LG,
Senior Advocates Ma-
hesh Jethmalani and
ManinderSinghtermed
the allegations as bla-
tantly false and defama-
tory. Appearing for the
AAP leaders, Senior
Advocates Sandeep
Sethi and Rajiv Nayar
contended that as the
veracity of allega-
tions would be
decided at the
stage of trial,
the court
should not pass
an injunction
order at this
stage.
New Delhi: LG Saxena
has ordered an internal
inquiry into alleged
irregularities in engage-
ment of guest teachers
in Delhi government
schools and embezzle-
ment of funds through
payment of salaries to
“ghost” teachers,
sources said on
Thursday. The
AAP in a state-
ment said, “We
welcome any
inquiry.”
LG ORDERS
INQUIRY INTO
‘GHOST’ TEACHERS
PROFOUND CONCERN: INDIA
CALLS TO END UKRAINE WAR
BrahMos: Defence min
inks `1,700 crore deal
United Nations: In its
sharpest statement on
the Russia-Ukraine war
yet, India on Thursday
“strongly” called for an
end to the armed con-
flict and said the situa-
tion was a matter of
“profound concern”.
Speaking at the UN
Security Council, Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar said, “The
trajectory of Ukraine
conflict is a matter of
profound concern for
the entire international
community
. Outlook ap-
pears truly disturbing.”
“India is strongly re-
iterating need for an
immediate cessation of
all hostilities, as Modi
said, this cannot be an
era of war,” he said.
S Jaishankar speaking at UN,
in New York on Thursday.
New Delhi:The defence
ministry on Thursday
inked a Rs 1,700 crore
contract for supply of
additional BrahMos su-
personic cruise mis-
siles, with a strike range
of 290-km,fortheNavy‘s
frontline warships.
The contract for the
“dual role” surface-to-
surface missiles, capa-
ble of both land attack
and anti-ship strikes,
was inked between the
MoD’sacquisitionswing
and the M/s BrahMos
Aerospace Pvt Ltd.
“Induction of these
missiles will further en-
hance the Navy’s opera-
tional capability. The
contract will also boost
indigenous production
of critical weapon sys-
tem and ammunition,
with active participa-
tion of domestic indus-
try,” MoD official said.
Ministry of Defence signs a
contract with BAPL on Thursday.
l Protests in Russia, over
1k detained as Putin orders
partial military call-up
l Russia’s Foreign Min Ser-
gei Lavrov walks out at UN
HIGHLIGHTS
Modi has powerful
voice in world: UK
PM Modi has a powerful,
influential voice on world
stage and Russia respects
India’s position on global
arena, UK Foreign Secre-
tary James Cleverly said.
15 STATES, OVER 106 HELD
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: In simulta-
neous raids across the
length and breadth of
country, a multi-agency
operation spearheaded
by the NIA on Thursday
led to the arrest of 106
activists of PFI in 15
states and 93 locations
for allegedly support-
ing terror activities in
country, officials said.
The maximum num-
ber of arrests were
made in Kerala followed
by Maharashtra and
Karnataka, TN, Assam,
UP, AP, MP, Puducherry,
Delhi & Rajasthan. Ar-
rests were made during
raids which have been
termed as the “largest-
ever investigation pro-
cess till date”. Raids are
being carried out
against those involved
in terror funding, or-
ganising training
camps and radicalising
others to join extremist
groups. Formed in 2006,
PFI claims to strive for
a neo-social movement
ostensibly for empower-
ment of marginalised
sections of India.
ZERO TOLERANCE...: RAHUL
GANDHI ON PFI AND SDPI RAIDS
SHAH DISCUSSES ACTION AGAINST
PFI WORKERS, TERROR SUSPECTS
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on
Thursday called for ‘zero tolerance’ in deal-
ing with ‘communalism and violence’ and
said, “... regardless of where they come
from... (all) are the same...”.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held
a meeting wherein the ongoing searches at
premises linked to
the Popular Front
of India and action
against terror
suspects. NSA Ajit
Doval, Union Home
Secy Ajay Bhalla, DG
NIA Dinkar Gupta
were among the top
officials who attended the high-level meeting.
Shah is said to have took stock of the action
taken against the terror suspects and activists
of the PFI across the country, an official said.
...NIA’s ‘largest-ever’ anti-terror raids against Popular Front of India
PFI calls for a dawn-to-
dusk strike in Kerala
today to mark their protest
The maximum number
of 22 arrests of the PFI
org were made in Kerala
PFI chief OMA Salam, State
chief CP Mohammed, nat’l
secy Nazarudheen were arrested
The search-
es are
taking place
on the premises of
persons involved
in terror-funding,
organising training
camps, and radical-
ising people to join
proscribed organisa-
tions. —NIA official
NIA’s base-
less claims
and sensa-
tionalism are solely
aimed at creating an
atmosphere of terror.
The Front will “never
ever surrender” on
the action taken by a
“totalitarian regime”.
—Popular Front
of India
Police enter into scuffle while they attempt to detain the PFI and Social Democratic Party of India
(SDPI) workers during a protest against the raids of NIA, in Hubballi on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY ANI
NIA official during the raid at
the Popular Front of India (PFI)
office, in Chennai on Thursday.
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat leaves after meeting All India Imam
Organisation Chief Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, at a mosque in New Delhi
on Thursday. (Bottom) RSS Chief during his visit at a mosque.
Mohan Bhagwat is
‘RASHTRA PITA’:
Top Muslim cleric
New Delhi: Reaching
out to the Muslim com-
munity
, RSS chief Mo-
hanBhagwat,alongwith
seniorSanghfunctionar-
ies, on Thursday met
Imam Umer Ahmed Il-
yasi, the chief of All In-
dia Imam Organisation.
The closed-door meeting
lasted for over an hour.
RSS chief has been
holding discussions
with Muslim intellectu-
als for strengthening
communal harmony.
RSSspokespersonSunil
Ambekar said meeting
was part of the continu-
ous discussion process,
Bhagwat meets people
from all walks of life.
Bhagwat meets
Imam Umer Ahmed
Ilyasi in New Delhi
Mohan Bhagwat
ji visited on
my invitation
today. He’s ‘rashtra-pita’
and ‘rashtra-rishi’, a good
message will go out from
his visit. Our ways of wor-
shipping god are different,
but the biggest religion is
humanity. We believe the
country comes first.
—Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, All
India Imam Org Chief
GYANVAPI: NOTICE
TO MASJID PANEL
HIJAB: SC RESERVES
VERDICT ON PLEAS
Lucknow: A Varanasi
court on Thursday issued
notice to Muslims on
application of Hindus,
who have now sought
carbon-dating of disputed
structure known to have
been found inside the
premises of the Gyanvapi
mosque in Varanasi. P8
New Delhi: After 10-day
stormy hearing a bench of
SC reserved its judgment
on petitions which
challenged verdict of K’taka
HC which upheld govt
order banning on wearing
of religious cloths, symbols
in edu institutions which
resulted in ban on hijab.
ABG: ASSETS WORTH
`2,747 CR ATTACHED
CALL APPS MAY NEED
TELECOM LICENCES
New Delhi: ED on Thursday
said it has attached
dockyards, agri lands,
commercial properties and
bank deposits worth over
Rs 2,747 crore as part of
an alleged bank loan fraud
linked money laundering
probe against ABG Shipyard
Ltd and its linked entities.
New Delhi: Apps like
Whatsapp, Zoom, Skype and
Google Duo which provide
calling and messaging
services may soon require
licences to operate in Ind, as
per draft telecommunication
bill 2022. The draft bill has
included OTT Apps as part
of telecommunication.
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New Delhi: The rupee crashed to a new record low against a rampant
greenback on Thursday, with 81/dollar now just a hop, skip and jump away,
driven by a deep rout in global risk assets after Federal Reserve warned
aggressive policy path even at cost of recession to fight elevated inflation. P7
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar NH will remain closed
for traffic for four hours daily till September 27 to
undertake repairs in various landslide prone areas,
officials said. Traffic would be halted from 3 am to 7
am during the repair work, Chief secy AK Mehta said.
NEW AIIMS DELHI
DIRECTOR TO BE
ANNOUNCED
SOON: SOURCES
New Delhi: With the tenure of the sitting Director
of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi Dr
Randeep Guleria coming to an end on September
23, the announcement of his successor is expected
anytime soon, as per the sources on Thursday.
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CONG’S ‘INTERNAL DEMOCRACY’ PITCHES PARTY IN ‘A STATE OF UNCERTAINITY’!
Rahul steadfast on one person, one post; Gehlot cites
‘dangers’ before Raj government if face changes!
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: The search
for the next Congress
President seems to be
swinging like a pendu-
lum between Congress’
recent ‘commitment’ to
the ‘One person, One
post’ thought and vari-
ous hurdles in imple-
mentation of the said
idea. As of now there ex-
ists, as the media would
term it, ‘a state of uncer-
tainty’ in the Congress,
but if Congress leaders
are to be believed, this is
the‘internaldemocracy’
of Congress.
But why is this so?
Well, for one, there is a
‘controversy’ over who
would head the party
and the government in
Rajasthan. In this whole
episode, 5-6 people were
consulted and everyone
gavetheirdifferentopin-
ion citing ‘democracy’.
Wednesday’s two-
hour meeting at 10, Jan-
path in Delhi was noth-
ing short of a ‘political
turmoil’,asononehand,
Gehlot was told to take
over the responsibility
of party president by
September.
Wednesday’s meeting deliberated on points if Gehlot would
vacate CM post before or after filing nomination. Names of
Dr CP Joshi, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Dr Raghu Sharma
discussed for the CM post even as Priyanka bats for Sachin!
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot, Ramesh Chennithala, Govind Singh Dotasra and other
Cong supporters holding tricolors during the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Chirangara on Thursday.
CONGRESS ISSUES NOTIFICATION
FOR AICC PRESIDENT POLLS
RAHUL GANDHI: ONE-MAN, ONE-POST
COMMITMENT TO BE MAINTAINED
Congress on Thursday issued a notification for the
party president poll, setting the ball rolling for elect-
ing the successor to the longest-serving chief Sonia
Gandhi, with senior leaders Ashok Gehlot and Shashi
Tharoor being seen as potential contenders. Rahul
urged candidate who would succeed Sonia in poll to
keep in mind that he “represents a set of ideas and be-
lief system and vision of India,” calling the job of Cong
president an “ideological office.”
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday
batted for the “one-man, one-post” concept in lines
with the Chintan Shivir reforms and indicated he may
not run for the party president’s post.

New Delhi (PTI): A
portion of a road caved
in as incessant rains
pounded Delhi leading
to waterlogging and up-
rooting of trees that
caused massive traffic
snarls in many parts of
the capital on Thursday
.
The Delhi Traffic Po-
lice Helpline received 23
calls related to traffic
jam, seven regarding
waterlogging and two
related to uprooting of
trees from various parts
of the city
, officials said.
Calls related traffic
jam from Khajuri
Chawk, Goyala Dairy,
Yamuna Bridge, Outer
Ring Road Paschim Vi-
har, Rohini Sector-8, Ha-
numan Mandir Pusa
Road, Azad Market,
Dwarka flyover, Dhaula
KuantoGurgaonamong
others were received fol-
lowing the rains, offi-
cials said.
Waterlogging was
also reported from
AIIMS flyover, Rajdhani
ParktoMundka,Nigam-
bodh Ghat, near
Mayapuriflyoveramong
others, they said, adding
that uprooting of trees
were reported from Bu-
rari and Abai Marg
here.The Delhi Traffic
Police also took to Twit-
ter to guide commuters
about the traffic situa-
tion. Traffic is affected
on the carriageway
from Mahipal Pur Red
Light towards Mehrauli
due to waterlogging.
Traffic is affected on
Phirni Road and Tooda
Mandi Red Light, Najaf-
garh due to waterlog-
ging, it tweeted.
Kindly avoid travel-
ling on Mahatma Gan-
dhi Marg from Moti
Bagh Junction towards
Dhaula Kuan due to wa-
terlogging near Shanti
Niketan, it said in an-
other tweet.
A portion of a road
caved in near Satya Ni-
ketan and only two
lanes of the four were
functional, due to which
heavy traffic was re-
ported on the stretch.
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NEW DELHI | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
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New Delhi (ANI): The
Principal District and
Sessions Court of
Rouse Avenue Courts
on Thursday reserved
the order on the En-
forcement Directorate
petition seeking the
transfer of a money
laundering case related
to Delhi Minister
Satyendar Jain.
The Principal Dis-
trictandSessionsJudge
Vinay Kumar Gupta re-
served the order after
the conclusion of
lengthy arguments
made by both sides. The
ED had sought the
transfer of the case to
another judge. Earlier
the matter was heard by
Special Judge Geetan-
jali Goel.
Supreme Court on
Wednesday directed
Rouse Avenue Court to
consider on Thursday a
plea by the ED seeking
the transfer of Delhi
Minister Satyendar
Jain’s bail hearing.
During arguments of
ED, ASG SV Raju sub-
mitted that there was
an attempt to seek med-
ical bail by using false
medical reports. The
court didn’t take any ac-
tion. He has been han-
dling the Delhi Prisons
too as a Minister and
can use power, money
and influence.
New Delhi (ANI):
Staff at the airport in
the national capital
have written to Delhi
International Airport
Limited (DIAL) urging
its intervention to re-
dress the issue of the
huge amount of time
they are forced to spend
entering the airport,
due to which they fear
salary cuts as they are
unable to report for
duty on time.
The staff of the Del-
hi airport is concerned
about deduction in
their pays as the em-
ployees face a delay of
40 minutes daily to en-
ter the airport through
Steel gate 11 at Termi-
nal 3 (T3) of the Indira
Gandhi International
Airport in the national
capital. Not only pas-
sengers but airport em-
ployees say they also
struggle to enter Ter-
minal 3 of the Delhi
Airport. The employ-
ees find it difficult to
enter the airport from
Steel Gate 11.
The airport has dedi-
cated a separate gate for
airport staff including
ground handling, air-
craft maintenance engi-
neers, loaders, airline
staff, and security and
airport-related officials.
Recently, upset airport
employees wrote to the
Airport Administration
(DIAL Security), Duty
Manager GMR, and
CISF regarding the de-
lay they face to enter the
airport due to limited
resources of the staff at
steel Gate No 11.
“Entry inside the
Airport for our jobs is
becoming difficult now
as almost more than 40
minutes are required to
enter inside the airport
premises during our
duties which results in
our late reporting. Long
queue at gate #11 is a
concern for us. Because
of limited resources
and awareness of staff
(workforce employed
for construction of air-
port) social distancing
measures are currently
on toss at in Gate #11,”
the letter of the airport
employees read.
The employees are
also anxious about
meeting reporting time
deadlines, as failing to
do so could result in de-
ductions in their sala-
ries. The airport staff
has mentioned the
aforesaid in its letter to
the top officials of Del-
hi Airport.
Faced with delays in entry to Delhi airport, staff seek DIAL intervention
WORRIED LOT
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Airport staff is
concerned about
deduction in
their pays as
they face a delay
of 40 minutes
daily to enter the
airport through
Steel gate 11 at
Terminal 3
Day of mayhem as heavy
rains, squall pound NCR
Incessant
rains lead
to waterlogging,
uprooting of
trees and long
traffic jams
Traffic was heavy on the stretch from
Dhaula Kuan to Gurugram and near
Satya Niketan in southwest Delhi. A
portion of a road caved in near Satya Niketan.
—A senior police officer
A man pulls his bicycle through
a waterlogged road amid heavy
rainfall in New Delhi on Thursday.
—PHOTOS BY ANI
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court has ex-
pressed hope that the fi-
nalMasterPlanforDelhi
(MPD) 2041 would be
published on or before
April 30 next year. The
apexcourtobservedthat
the notification of the
Master Plan cannot re-
maininlimbo.TheMPD-
2041 is a ‘strategic’ and
‘enabling’ framework to
guide future growth of
the city
, built upon the
lessons learnt from the
implementation of the
previous plans.
A bench of Justices
Sanjay Kishan Kaul and
Abhay S Oka made the
statement after Addi-
tional Solicitor General
Aishwarya Bhati gave
the cut-off dates for fi-
nal approval and notifi-
cation of the MPD-2041.
The ASG said the MPD-
2041 will be placed be-
fore the Authority in the
first week of December
2022, and any modifica-
tions in the document
will be done by the last
week of December 2022.
ASG Bhati informed
the apex court that a let-
ter will be sent to the
Ministry of Housing
andUrbanDevelopment
for final approval and
notification of MPD-
2041 by January 15, 2023.
We are sure that the
final Master Plan would
be published on or be-
fore April 30, 2023, the
bench said. On the pre-
vious date of hearing on
August 24, the top court
had directed the counsel
for the DDA and the
ASG “to obtain neces-
sary instructions from
the Department con-
cerned as within how
much time the Master
Plan will be notified.
“We are not willing to
accept a simple state-
ment that it is at an ad-
vanced stage. If the
counsels by the next
date are of the view that
better assistance can
only be given by the Sec-
retary, Urban Develop-
ment and the Vice
Chairman, DDA, we
may have the pleasure
of their presence to as-
sist us, the top court
had warned.
The apex court-ap-
pointed Justice Pradeep
Nandrajog, retired
Chief Justice of the
Bombay HC and Justice
GS Sistani, retired
Judge of the Delhi High
Court who would take a
call on all these applica-
tions keeping the afore-
saidconspectusinmind.
We have opined that
once the Judicial Com-
mittee so appointed di-
rects de-sealing or re-
jects the same, the appli-
cation would lie to this
Court and we would be
adopting the SLP ap-
proach. This would fa-
cilitate a quick disposal
of almost 150 applica-
tions pending which
continue to rise and it is
extremely essential that
people who are compli-
ant get the remedy at the
earliest, said the bench.
Court reserves order
on ED plea seeking
transfer of Jain case
MONEY LAUNDERING
The ED had
sought the
transfer of the
case to another
judge. Earlier the
case was heard
by Special Judge
Geetanjali Goel
New Delhi (ANI): A petition has been moved in the
Supreme Court against the Delhi HC order rejecting
the plea to disqualify Satyendar Jain from the MLA
post because of his unsound mind. Petitioner Ashish
Kumar Srivastava has filed his plea. The petitioner
submitted that the government is clearly violating the
provisions of the Constitution of India under Article
191 (1) (b), which clearly states that a ‘Person shall
be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a
member of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative
Council of State if he is of unsound mind’.
MIN’S ‘UNSOUND MIND’: PLEA IN SC
CHALLENGES HIGH COURT ORDER
First India Bureau
New Delhi: A Delhi
court on Thursday
granted interim bail to
bodybuilder and social
media influencer Bobby
Kataria in connection
with a video showing
him smoking on a Spice-
Jet flight.
Kataria had moved an
anticipatory bail plea in
relation to an FIR regis-
tered against him for al-
legedly smoking on
board during his jour-
ney from Dubai to Delhi
on January 21, 2022, on
the complaint of Spice
JetLtd.TheFIRwasreg-
istered against Balwant
Bobby Kataria on Au-
gust 14. The Principal
District and Sessions
Dharmesh Sharma
granted bail to Kataria.
Senior Advocate Vi-
kasPahwahadappeared
for Kataria and argued
that it was an admitted
fact of the prosecution
that there was no eye-
witness or crew mem-
ber near the applicant's
seat when the alleged
incident took place
which by itself is highly
improbable. A Delhi
Court had also issued a
non-bailable Warrant
against Kataria on Sep-
tember 7. Delhi police
had received a com-
plaint in August month
against Kataria from
SpiceJet manager Jas-
bir Singh.
Bobby Kataria gets interim
bail for smoking on flight
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED?
RETD HC JUDGES PANEL FORMED
Delhi Master Plan cannot remain in limbo: SC
Even though
the dates
given are
tentative, we expect
these dates to be
strictly adhered to as
the matter cannot
remain in limbo for
ad infinitum period
of time.
—Supreme Court
LETTER SAYS
Commuters
wade through
the waterlogged
Delhi-Gurugram
Expressway on
Thursday.

New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court on
Thursday awarded six
months jail term to for-
mer promoters of For-
tis Healthcare Ltd,
Malvinder Singh and
Shivinder Singh, in a
case related to the sale
of shares of Fortis to
Malaysia-based IHH
Healthcare.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice Uday
Umesh Lalit also award-
ed six months jail term
to the former promoters
of Fortis Healthcare
who were earlier held
guilty of contempt.
The top court also or-
dered a forensic audit
of the share sale in For-
tis Healthcare Ltd.
Everything goes
back to the executing
court, the CJI said.
Theformerpromoters
of Fortis Healthcare Ltd
were facing the court
battle after a Japanese
firm, Daiichi Sankyo,
had challenged the For-
tis-IHH share deal to re-
cover the Rs 3,600 crore
arbitration award that it
had won before a Singa-
poretribunalagainstthe
Singh brothers.
Fortis said in a state-
ment. “We will go by the
directions of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court
and will be seeking le-
gal advice regarding
our course of action.
We remain committed
to patient care.
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Comedian-actor Raju
Srivastav was cremated
at Delhi’s Nigam Bodh
Ghat on Thursday
morning with his son
Ayushman performing
the last rites. The
funeral was attended
by several well-known
collegaues, including
Sunil Pal, Ahsaan
Qureshi, Surendra
Sharma, Ashok
Chakradhar and Arun
gemini. Srivastav had
made a foray into
politics in 2014 from
the Samajwadi Party
but he joined the BJP
just after a few days.
CONDOLENCES
(Top) Fellow comedians Sunil Pal and Ahsaan Qureshi pay last
respects at the funeral. Poets Arun Gemini (L) Ashok Chakradhar
(R) at the funeral at Nigambodh Ghat on Thursday.
Aayushmaan Srivastava, son of Raju Srivastava, performs last rites of his father at Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY PTI/ANI
‘Will never surrender’
says PFI after NIA-ED raids
New Delhi (ANI): The
Popular Front of India
on Thursday, while con-
demning the raids by
the National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) and
the Enforcement Direc-
torate (ED) against its
leaders, stated that it
will never surrender
and alleged that the
agency's claims are
aimed at creating an
atmosphere of terror.
A total of 106 Popu-
lar Front of India (PFI)
cadres were arrested
on Thursday in a joint
operation conducted by
the National Investiga-
tion Agency, Enforce-
ment Directorate and
state police forces
across 11 states in the
country's multiple loca-
tions, according to the
sources. Issuing a state-
ment against it, PFI's
National Executive
Council (NEC) said,
NEC has condemned
the national wide raids
by the NIA and ED and
the unjust arrests and
the harassments of its
National and state lead-
ers across India and
the witch-hunting
against the members,
and supporters of the
organization.
NIA's baseless
claims and sensational-
ism are solely aimed at
creating an atmosphere
of terror, it added. It
said that the Front will
never ever surrender
on the action taken by a
totalitarian regime.
Popular Front will
never ever surrender
on any scary action by
a totalitarian regime
using the central agen-
cies as its puppets and
will stand firm on its
will for recovering the
democratic system
and spirit of the con-
stitution of our belov-
ed country, the state-
ment said.
n PFI ‘stands
firm on will to
recover spirit of
the Constitution
of our beloved
country’
PFI’s Delhi unit head Parvez being brought to the office of the ED after his
arrest in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Family members and relatives of Parvez at his home
after his arrest, in New Delhi on Thursday.
NIA’s baseless claims and sensational-
ism are solely aimed at creating an at-
mosphere of terror. Popular Front will
never ever surrender on any scary action by a
totalitarian regime.
—Official statement, PFI National Executive Council
Sambhal (PTI): Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rah-
man Barq on Thursday questioned multi-agency raids
against the Popular Front of India
in the country, asking what is their
crime and why people associated
with it are being arrested. A multi-
agency operation spearheaded by
the National Investigation Agency
led to the arrest of 106 activists of
the PFI in 11 states.
“Like all other institutions of the country, the PFI
is also an institution. This organisation is fighting the
problems faced by Muslims of the country. Why are
their people being arrested,” Barq asked, interacting
with reporters. “What is their crime?” he added. Barq
also supported the Congress’ “Bharat Jodo Yatra” and
said it is being carried out to unite the country. “It is a
good initiative to stop the destruction of the country. All
opposition parties should support it,” he said.
WHY RAIDS AGAINST PFI,
ASKS SAMAJWADI PARTY MP
New Delhi (PTI): Two
men were arrested for
their alleged involvement
in duping people of lakhs
of rupees after sending
them messages with
fake links that promised
attractive invest-
ment offers, police
said on Thursday.
On February 21,
a complaint was
received in which
the victim stated
that he received a
message on social
media about some
“earn from home”
opportunity from
an unknown profile, police
said. When the complain-
ant replied, he got another
message in which the
person at the other end
stated that she was from
an e-commerce project
and the complainant had
to register himself using
a link.
Two held for
online fraud
New Delhi (PTI): A
Delhi court on Wednes-
day granted bail to Aam
AadmiPartyMLAAma-
natullah Khan's close
aide Hamid Ali Khan,
who was arrested after a
raid by the Anti-Corrup-
tion Branch last week.
According to officials,
an unlicensed weapon,
Rs 12 lakh cash, and
some cartridges were
found in Ali's premises.
Metropolitan Magis-
trate Snehil Sharma
granted relief to Khan,
saying the accused has
been in custody since
September 16, and no
further recovery was ef-
fected from him.
All the witnesses in
the case were police wit-
nesses, and a charge
sheet or a supplementa-
ry charge sheet in the
case will take consider-
able time, the court said.
...Also accused is
well-rooted in society
and he is no more re-
quired for the purpose
of investigation related
to this cas. Frther cus-
tody will not serve any
purpose, the judge said.
Court grants bail
to Amanatullah’s
close aide
Hamid Ali Khan
6 months in prison for
ex-Fortis promoters
New Delhi (PTI): Del-
hi Police's Special Cell
arrested two key mem-
bers of an internation-
al narcotics cartel
from Bihar, officials
said on Thursday. The
accused, who were ar-
rested from Muzaffar-
pur, have been identi-
fied as Abhishek Raja
(26) and Nizamuddin
(34), they said. The po-
lice also seized 10 kg
heroin and 10 kg opi-
um worth over Rs 60
crore from them.
The accused and
their associates sup-
plied drugs in Delhi-
NCR and other states
for the last three years.
The recovered heroin
and opium was smug-
gled into India from
Myanmar via Ma-
nipur, the police said.
A Scorpio with se-
cret cavities to conceal
and transport the
drugs was also seized.
Deputy Commissioner
of Police (Special Cell)
Jasmeet Singh said, A
team of the Special
Cell was working on
information that an in-
ternational drug cartel
was active in Manipur,
Assam, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar and Delhi.
The gang received
heroin, which was
smuggled from Myan-
mar, from Manipur.
This was supplied to
various parts of the
country, including Del-
hi-NCR. It took three
months' effort to gath-
er the information.
During this process,
members of the cartel
were identified and
their activities kept
under surveillance.
Singh added, We
sent a team to Bihar.
Acting on a tip-off,
both the suppliers --
Abhishek Raja and Ni-
zamuddin -- were ap-
prehended on Septem-
ber 12 while travelling
in a Scorpio near Jhan-
jharpur on NH 27 in
Darbhanga district.
Police arrest 2 of international
drug cartel, seize heroin, opium New Delhi (PTI): Ni-
tin Jain, 36, a resident
of Rohini in north
Delhi, was arrested
on charges of duping
a senior citizen of Rs
11 crore, police said
on Thursday
.
A case was regis-
tered by the Econom-
ic Offences Wing fol-
lowing a complaint
by a Kalkaji resident,
who alleged that he
had booked various
units in the alleged
‘Trinity’ and ‘Ma-
heswara’ projects,
claimed to be
launched by Raheja
Developers Ltd at
Sector-84 in Guru-
gram, Haryana,
through Jain. Jain
had claimed to be the
authorised channel
partner of the al-
leged company
.
The accused in-
duced the victim on
the pretext of provid-
ing a higher buyback
value for his unit in
the company’s al-
leged ‘Sampada’ pro-
ject. The victim de-
posited Rs 11.50 crore
in Jain’s personal
account and that of
his company ‘Adi-
nath Associates’.
Later, the alleged de-
veloper cancelled the
victim’s booking.
The cheques Jain
gave to return the
money to the victim
were dishonoured on
presentation, the po-
lice added.
The accused also
provided various let-
ters from govern-
ment entities, which
were later found to be
forgeries, police said.
Senior citizen duped of `11 cr
in name of flats, accused held
CRIME
ROUND-UP
18 PFI MEMBERS SENT TO
4-DAY CUSTODY OF NIA
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Thursday sent
18 activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI),
arrested from different parts of the country in a
multi-agency operation led by the NIA, to four
days' custodial interrogation for allegedly sup-
porting terror activities.
Special Judge Shailendra Malik passed the or-
der after the probe agency produced the accused
before the court and sought their custody, saying
they needed to be quizzed to unearth the larger
conspiracy.
During the hearing, the NIA told the court that
the investigation was at a preliminary stage and
further remand might be needed later. It further
said that the investigation was sensitive in nature
and more people are likely to be identified during
the course of the probe.
(From top)
PFI General
Secretary
Anis Ahmed
(second,
right) being
produced at
Patiala Court
by the NIA
on Thursday.
Popular Front
of India (PFI)
members
being
produced at
Patiala Court.
— PHOTOS
BY PTI

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PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Train up a child in the
way he should go, and
when he is old, he will not
depart from it.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Government under the visionary
leadership of Hon PM Shri @
narendramodi ji is dedicated to
unfolding prosperity in Andhra Pradesh
through world class infrastructure the
development of above projects would
create large scale employment in the
state.#PragatiKaHighway #GatiShakti
Bhupender Yadav
@byadavbjp
India has a long history of conserving
one-horn rhinoceros. It’s matter of
pride poaching of rhinos in Kaziranga
has gone down to the lowest in the
last two decades. Govt is committed to
conserving this megafaunal species.
Kudos to all involved in the effort.
#WorldRhinoDay
TOP TWEETS
COMEDY KING
RAJU SRIVASTAVA
HAS DEPARTED
LEAVING A VOID
aughter is the best
medicine, read a
headline in a classy
journal popular
among the genteel
class. Go out in a park and laugh
your lungs out, say yoga gurus.
Charlie Chaplin, Robin Wil-
liams of Mrs Doubtfire fame
and Rowan Atkins who makes
us laugh as Mr Bean have helped
us laugh away our blues like Bol-
lywood’s Johnny Walker, Johny
Lever, Paresh Raval and Boman
Irani. Stand-up comedy is a dif-
ferent genre and in this category
Raju Srivastava carved out a
niche for himself in a very short
time. Sadly, he departed early
leaving us grieving.
Some people believe that
those who laugh live longer but
why should the life of those who
make us laugh be cut short so
abruptly to leave us sad?
Raju Srivastava belonged to
Kanpur and came from a very
humble background. With his
sharp observation and comic
sense he soon became a star co-
median. He will be remembered
for his creation---Gajodhar.
L
ith the cost of liv-
ing constantly ris-
ing in sync with
the aspiration
level of youth,
moonlighting is an easy way
of making that extra buck.
Work from home policy dur-
ing the Covid-19 pandemic
provided young profession-
als eager to extra money to
moonlight.
The practice adopted by
young information technol-
ogy professionals during the
Covid-19 pandemic has been
flagged as unfair and unethi-
cal by technology companies.
Wipro, for one, has fired 300
of its workers who were
found moonlighting as they
were working for rival com-
panies while working from
home. Now that’s unfair and
should not have been done, at
least not without the compa-
ny’s permission.
Other IT companies like In-
fosys and TCS have similar
viewsonthepracticeasthatof
Wipro Chairman Rishad
Premji. TCS has called it un-
ethical and Infosys has also
warned its workers in taking
up dual jobs either during or
post working hours without
the company’s knowledge.
Tech Mahindra is the only
companytohaveadoptedahu-
mane approach saying that it
was open to the practice if it
helps augment a worker’s in-
come. The company did not
clarify if it will allow them to
work for rivals. Sackings by
Wipro show a hardening of
stance by companies which
spoke of the no two-timing
clauseinemployees’contracts.
Yet, a handful of employees
could have been hard-pressed
for money due to a financial
crunch. Although the IT com-
panies are said to be good
paymasters, for some employ-
ees they could still be inade-
quate because of their finan-
cial backgrounds. Employees
should work for another com-
pany only after taking their
employers into confidence.
NO TWO TIMING,
SAY IT COMPANIES
Wipro, for one, has fired
300 of its workers who
were found moonlighting as
they were working for rival
companies while working
from home. Now that’s
unfair and should not
have been done, at least
not without the
company’s permission
W
‘INVESTING IN STOCKS BY PREDICTING
MACRO—ECONOMIC OUTCOMES IS
NOTHING BUT FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY’
ebates around macroeconom-
ic issues (interest rates, infla-
tion, wars, global political
risks) are often esoteric in
nature that only few inves-
tors fully grasp or under-
stand. Even well—known
experts and economists will
admit that they have had a
very shabby record of accu-
rately predicting macro—
economic outcomes. And yet
many investors spend enor-
mous amounts of intellectu-
al horsepower financial
resources to gauge the state
of world affairs. Maybe those
who time the market to trade
in out of securities have
seen large pay—offs but what
the last two and a half years
has shown is that the risks
that hurt investors are not
the ones they imaginatively
price in but those that they
did not see coming at all.
In an ideal world, an equity
investor would spend his en-
tire being on picking out in-
dividual businesses and judg-
ing if they are worthy of in-
vestments. In reality, most
spend far more time rational-
izing the decline or uptick in
share prices of companies
based on their assessment of
the prevailing macro—eco-
nomic scenario. Of—course,
there is no denying that the
broader economic outlook
can affect share prices inthe
short—term (just as they are
currently with NASDAQ
down around 30%) but in the
longer term it is the inherent
quality of the business that
determines its valuation.
The key lesson for investors
here is to understand that no
one is asking them to com-
pletely ignore the larger eco-
nomic reality but be broadly
aware of it—to the extent it
impacts the future prospects
of the businesses they own.
Truth be told, companies
and businesses are prone to
cycles of economic boom and
bust, just like it is the funda-
mental nature of stock prices
to be volatile. A few compa-
nies may benefit out of a tem-
porary tailwind, something
that has no effect on its long—
term earning power. On the
other hand, some companies
may see strong headwinds
that have significant no im-
pact on its long—term pros-
pects. Most companies tend
to be impacted by some
change in economic condi-
tions and it is a) necessary to
differentiate between tempo-
rary and permanent impair-
ment to earning power; b)
accept the cyclical nature of
most businesses and c) worry
more about the individual
business’ ability to adapt to a
new economic reality
.
A better approach to equi-
ty investing, therefore, would
be to treat individual stocks
of companies “family busi-
nesses” that you would want
to own for long periods of
time. For one, no rational
person would set up or run a
family business if they a)
don’t understand the under-
lying business; b) do not see
potentially great returns go-
ing forward; and c) plan to
sell out as soon as the going
gets tough. Essentially, the
characteristics you would
look for in a family business
are not dissimilar to what
you would look for in a pub-
licly listed company: a busi-
ness that dominates the in-
dustry with no or minimal
competition, one that sells
more products/services at
higher prices and lower costs
over a period of time and one
that intelligently allocates
capital to achieve the com-
pany’s mission or purpose.
Owning stocks of compa-
nies as different “family busi-
nesses”isapowerfulideathat
forcesindividualstospeculate
less on macro trends (short—
term gains or challenges) and
to think of themselves as
“owners” of businesses. Good
businesses don’t just survive
periods of economic down-
turn but in—fact come out
stronger on the other side
(killing weaker competition
in the process). Ultimately, a
company’s stock price should
reflect the strength of the un-
derlying business (although
one just doesn’t know when).
Which is why it is not a sur-
prise that the highest equity
returns come from owning
the best businesses in the
world—the most dominant,
thehighestqualitycompanies
thatarealwaysfocusedonget-
ting better at their game.
Equity investing is really
that: buying a collection of su-
perior businesses and con-
stantly re—evaluating their
“superiority”, as if they were
your family businesses. Any-
one who tells you where the
market is headed in the next
year or two is doing nothing
but indulging in financial as-
trology
.So,everythingelsethat
we usually hyperventilate
about(thedramaaroundinfla-
tion, the possibility of sus-
tained high interest rates fol-
lowed by a prolonged reces-
sion, the threat of a nuclear
war,theconstantfluctuationin
shareprices)isactuallyagiant
distraction to attaining solid
long—term financial returns.
Whichiswhyoneshouldbeton
company fundamentals, not
investorsentimentormacro—
economic outcomes.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
D
ARIHANT PANAGARIYA
The writer is a Portfolio Manager at
Hundred Ten Capital in London
Anyone who tells you where the
market is headed in the next
year or two is doing nothing
but indulging in financial
astrology. So, everything else
that we usually hyperventilate
about (the drama around
inflation, the possibility of
sustained high interest rates
followed by a prolonged
recession, the threat of a nuclear
war, the constant fluctuation in
share prices) is actually a giant
distraction to attaining solid
long—term financial returns.
Which is why one should bet on
company fundamentals, not
investor sentiment or macro—
economic outcomes
A better approach to equity
investing, therefore, would be
to treat individual stocks of
companies “family
businesses” that you
would want to own for long
periods of time. For one, no
rational person would set up
or run a family business if
they a) don’t understand the
underlying business; b) do
not see potentially great
returns going forward; and c)
plan to sell out as soon as
the going gets tough

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INDIA
05
EWS QUOTA BASED ON SINHO COMMISSION,
‘PARLIAMENTARY WISDOM’: CENTRE TO SC
New Delhi: The top court, which was hearing submis-
sions for the sixth day on a clutch of pleas challenging the
validity of the the 103rd constitutional amendment, which
provides 10-per cent quota to EWS category,
was told by the Centre’s law officer that the
amendment is “based on the recommenda-
tion contained in the report submitted by the
Sinho Commission”. The parliamentary wis-
dom, leading to a constitutional amendment,
cannot be set aside without establishing that
it violates the basic structure of the Constitution, Tushar
Mehta told the bench. —PTI
SC APPOINTS EX-JUDGE L NAGESWARA RAO
FOR AMENDING CONSTITUTION OF IOA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday appointed former
SC judge Justice L Nageswara Rao for amending constitu-
tion of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and preparing elec-
toral college. A bench said the ex-top court
judge would ensure a fair and development-
oriented approach for the future of Olympics in
tIndia. The court asked Justice Rao to prepare
a road map for amending the constitution and
holding elections by Dec 15, 2022. It also
gave its permission to Rajeev Mehta, who is
currently the secretary general of IOA, and Adille Sumariwalla,
vice president of IOA, to participate in the Sep 27 meeting
with the International Olympic Committee. —PTI
IN THE COURTYARD
ENDING 32-YEAR-OLD
CASE, SC DIRECTS
NOIDA TO ALLOT FLATS
New Delhi: Giving a
quietus to 32-year-old
legal tussle over allotment
of land, a bench of Chief
Justice U U Lalit and Jus-
tices Indira Banerjee and
KM Joseph on Thursday
directed NOIDA to provide
844 members of a group
housing society of Central
government employees,
a flat of 1800 sqft each in
Sector 43 located in the
heart of the city. —PTI
NO COERCIVE ACTION
AGAINST SCHOOLS:
HC TO C’GARH GOVT
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh
high court has directed
the state government
that no coercive steps
shall be taken against
private schools as far as
the distribution of study
materials, uniforms and
books among students
getting admission under
the Rights of Children to
Free and Compulsory Edu-
cation (RTE) Act, 2009.
—Agencies
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walks holding hands with supporters during his party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Ernakulam on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
RaGa TO FLY TO
DELHI, TO RESUME
YATRA FROM SEP 24
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi is
scheduled to return to the
national capital on Thurs-
day, ahead of the com-
mencement of nominations
for the post of national
president of the party, ac-
cording to sources. Rahul
Gandhi and the party’s
General Secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra will then re-
sume the Bharat Jodo Yatra
on September 24. As per
an official statement, the
nominations for filing the
candidature for the party’s
topmost post will continue
from September 24 (Satur-
day) to September 30 and
the final list of candidates
will be released at 5 pm on
October 8. The Congress
President election will be
conducted on October 17 at
all PCC and the results shall
be announced on October
19, immediately after the
counting of votes. —ANI
RAHUL RESUMES
YATRA FROM ALUVA UC
COLLEGE IN KERALA
Kochi: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Thursday resumed
the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ by
planting a sapling brought from
Lakshadweep at the premises
of the Union Christian College
Aluva here. He also paid floral
tribute to a mango tree planted
by Mahatma Gandhi at the col-
lege on March 18, 1925. “Day
15 began at 6:20 am from UC
College, Aluva with @Rahul-
Gandhi paying floral tribute at
a mango tree planted by the
Mahatma there on 18.03.1925.
@RahulGandhi planted a sap-
ling brought from Lakshadweep
by a delegation of Athithi Yatris.
This is the spirit of
#BharatJodoYatra,”
senior Congress
leader Jairam
Ramesh tweeted.
Thousands joined
Gandhi on the
15th day of the
Yatra. —PTI
DIGVIJAY SINGH TO CONTEST FOR
CONGRESS’ PRESIDENT POST: SOURCES
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijay Singh is likely to
contest for the position of party’s national president,
sources said on Thursday. Sources said Singh will to
meet party interim chief Sonia Gandhi.
The process of filing nominations for
the post of party chief will begin on
September 24 and will continue till
September 30. The election is scheduled
for October 17 and the counting of votes
will take place on October 19. Earlier,
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi on
Wednesday amid growing buzz about a contest in the
presidential election in the party, while party leader
Shashi Tharoor also signalled his desire to contest the
election to elect a new party chief. —ANI
TEWARI CONSIDERING TO THROW HAT IN
THE RING FOR PARTY PRESIDENT POLLS
New Delhi: With Congress preparing to elect the
successor of party chief Sonia Gandhi, former Union
minister Manish Tewari is the latest among the list
of contenders speculated to be in the
fray. The party on Thursday issued
an official notification announcing the
schedule for the election to the post
of party president. The elections are
slated to be held on October 17 at
all Pradesh Congress Com-
mittees. Sources close to the Sri Anandpur
Sahib MP said on Thursday that he is
considering throwing his hat in the ring
after Sonia Gandhi made it clear that
anybody can run in the poll. —ANI
GOURAV VALLABH SLAMS SHASHI THAROOR,
BACKS ASHOK GEHLOT FOR AICC CHIEF
New Delhi: Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday
hit out at Shashi Tharoor over his probable AICC president
poll bid, saying his “only major contribution” to the party
was to send letters to Sonia Gandhi when
she was hospitalised. In a first indicator of
leaders taking sides in the upcoming contest
for the top post, Vallabh also voiced support
for another likely contender, Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot, who many believe has the
backing of the current leadership. However,
Sonia Gandhi is learnt to have told both Gehlot and Tharoor
that she would remain “neutral” in the polls. “The choice is
very simple and clear,” said Vallabh on Twitter. Vallabh is
also a party spokesperson but he asserted his comments
were as a Congress worker and not spokesperson. —PTI
SHARAD PAWAR LIKELY CONSULTED MAMATA BEFORE MAKING
REMARK ABOUT BURYING DIFFERENCES WITH CONG: TMC LEADER
Kolkata: A TMC leader on Thursday said NCP chief Sharad Pawar likely consulted Mamata
Banerjee before making a statement about her being ready to bury differences with Con-
gress, to form an alliance of opposition parties ahead of the 2024 elections. Speaking to
media in Mumbai, Pawar had said Banerjee is ready to
bury her differences with the Congress in the national
interest and come together to form an anti-BJP front
before the Lok Sabha polls. “It is a good statement.
Pawar is a very senior leader of the country, and I
don’t think he has made the remarks without consult-
ing our party chief,” TMC leader Sougata Roy said.
The party’s chief spokesperson, Sukhendu Sekhar
Ray, however, declined to comment on Pawar’s re-
mark. “How can I comment on what Pawar has spoken about?” said Ray. Relations between
the Congress and TMC hit an all-time low last year, after the latter had slammed the grand
old party as “incapable and incompetent”, which had gone into a “deep freezer.” —PTI
CANDIDATES’ LIST
FOR CONGRESS
PREZ LENGTHENS
New Delhi: The Congress
on Thursday launched the
process of electing a new
chief with 2 names almost
certain — Ashok Gehlot
and Shashi Tharoor. More
names have emerged.
Former Union Minister
Manish Tewari and former
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal
Nath have joined the list.
Kamal Nath is “being con-
sidered and may contest”,
sources said. —Agencies
You choose to focus on me but the idea is
to involve all Cong workers: Rahul Gandhi
Ernakulam (Agen-
cies): Senior Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Thursday said that the
idea of the Bharat Jodo
Yatra is to involve hun-
dreds of Congress
workers.
While speaking at a
press conference in Ker-
ala, Rahul Gandhi said,
“You choose to focus on
me but the idea of the
yatra is to involve hun-
dreds of Congress
workers.”
Explaining the need
for the Bharat Jodo
Yatra, Rahul Gandhi
said, “We are fighting a
machine that has cap-
tured the institutional
framework of this coun-
try, that has unlimited
money and ability to
buy, pressurise and
threaten people. The
outcome of that is what
you’ve seen in Goa.”
He also said that the
idea that is pushing the
Bharat Jodo Yatra
ahead is an India that is
not at war with itself.
The Wayanad MP
said, “The yatra is to
tell the people of India
that they need to be
united. They need to go
back to an India which
was loving and affec-
tionate towards itself.”
“The success of this
yatra is based on a cou-
ple of ideas. An idea
that India which is unit-
ed, an India which is not
at war with itself, and
an India that is not filled
with hate,” he added.
The Bharat Jodo
Yatra led by Rahul Gan-
dhi began from Kanya-
kumari in Tamil Nadu
on September 7 and will
conclude in Jammu and
Kashmir.
This comes just a few
monthsaheadof several
crucial assembly polls,
including Himachal
Pradesh and Gujarat.
Bihar has
turned into a
sleeper cell
for terrorists:
Giriraj Singh
Purnia (ANI): Union
Minister Giriraj Singh
on Thursday alleged
that Bihar has turned
into a “sleeper cell for
terrorists”.
His remarks came
while reacting to the
largest joint operation
conducted by the Na-
tional Investigation
Agency, Enforcement
Directorate, and state
police forces across 11
states of the country in-
cluding Andhra
Pradesh, Assam, Delhi,
Karnataka, Kerala,
MadhyaPradesh,Maha-
rashtra, Puducherry,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,
and Uttar Pradesh. Ac-
cusing Bihar CM Nitish
Kumar and Lalu Yadav
of encouraging the PFI
workers, Singh said,
“Simi organization
started working as Pop-
ular Front of India
(PFI), Nitish Kumar and
Lalu Yadav have been
patronizing them as cul-
tural organizations. Bi-
har has become a sleep-
er cell for terrorists.”
On the said raids by
the investigative agen-
cy, Singh said that the
law will take its course.
“They (PFI) want to
make Purnia its centre.
The way they were
caught in Phulwari
Sharif, they always in-
tended to make India a
Muslim nation, in 1947
as well,” Singh said.
A day before Home
Minister Amit Shah’s
visit to Bihar, the NIA
also conducted search-
es at the regional office
of PFI in Purnia.
Kejriwal using Assembly to present his political agendas!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Aam Aad-
mi Party can do any-
thing. Party supremo
and self proclaimed
champion of ‘honesty’
Arvind Kejriwal is de-
veloping his own politi-
cal modalities. One of
his methods from day
one has been to accuse
anyone and later apolo-
gize if he gets into a le-
gal trouble. He is still
doing that kind of poli-
tics. Similarly
, he has no
hesitation in using any
institution to promote
the party or to say any-
thing for votes. He is
now using the assembly
to promote his party, to
present his agenda and
for political gains. He is
using the proceedings
of the Assembly for
electoral gains.
The Legislative As-
sembly has a process of
securing a vote of confi-
dence, which is usually
done at the time of the
formation of a new gov-
ernmentorinexception-
al circumstances. But
Kejriwal is calling the
assembly session by pre-
tending that there exists
an extraordinary situa-
tionandismakingpoliti-
cal speeches in the name
of winningthetrustvote.
In Delhi, he had called a
special one-day session,
which lasted for five
days, and during that
time not a single legisla-
tive business was held or
any meaningful discus-
sion. Only Kejriwal ac-
cused the BJP that it
wants to break the Aam
Aadmi Party
. A one-day
sessionof thePunjabAs-
sembly has now been
called to make similar
allegations. Bhagwant
Mann will seek the trust
vote in a special session
on Thursday
. AAP has 92
MLAsinthe117-member
assembly and no one has
challenged the majority
,
but AAP is still calling
the session and claiming
that BJP was breaking
AAPMLAsbutcouldnot
break them. This is a
missuse of the process.
Those who keep trying
get victory one day: Irani
Amethi (PTI): Union
Women and Child De-
velopment Minister
Smriti Irani on Thurs-
day said she learnt from
Amethi that those who
continue to make efforts
get victory one day
.
Irani was apparently
referring to her victory
against former Con-
gress president Rahul
Gandhi in the 2019 Lok
Sabha polls. Addressing
a job fair through vide-
oconferencing, the min-
ister said,” Those who
keep trying and never
give up get victory one
day
, this is what I learnt
from Amethi.” Irani
said Prime Minister
Narendra Modi created
a ministry for skill de-
velopment for the first
time after the Independ-
ence and this will work
in coordination with
other departments.
2 persons linked with LeT
apprehended in Sopore
Sopore (ANI): Two per-
sons allegedly a part of
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
were apprehended by
Sopore Police on
Wednesday, after a cor-
don and search opera-
tion in Botingoo village.
The two apprehended
persons have been iden-
tified as Imtiyaz Ahmad
Ganai and Waseem Ah-
mad Lone, informed lo-
cal police. During the
interrogation, they re-
vealed that they both
were working for LeT
and at the behest of LeT
terrorist Bilal Hamza
Mir, were planning to
attack the security forc-
es and civilians in and
around the Sopore area.
While Imtiyaz was
working as a hybrid ter-
rorist, Waseem was
working as an Over
Ground Worker (OGW).
The Sopore Police in-
formed that it had some
reliable information
about the presence of
terrorists belonging to
the proscribed terrorist
organisationLeT.Based
on it, a cordon and
search operation was
launched in Botingoo
village, along with 22
Rashtriya Rifles, 179 BN
CRPF and Det Marcos.
During the opera-
tion, one pistol, one pis-
tol magazine, and eight
pistol rounds were re-
covered from the pos-
session of Imtiyaz
while one Chinese
hand grenade was re-
covered from the pos-
session of Waseem, the
police said.
Former Tripura
CM Biplab Deb
elected to RS
Agartala: Former
Tripura CM Biplab Ku-
mar Deb won the Rajya
Sabha by-
poll held on
Thursday.
He polled 43
votes.“Grat-
itude to the
BJP and IPFT MLAs of
Tripura for electing me
as a Rajya Sabha MP.
Gratitude to PM Sri @
narendramodi Ji, @
BJP4India President Sri
@JPNadda Ji HM Sri
@AmitShah for giving
me this opportunity to
representTripurainRa-
jya Sabha,” Deb tweeted
after his victory
.

INDIA
06
Tata group airlines AI, Vistara, AirAsia ink MoU
New Delhi: Tata group
airlines – Air India, Ai-
rAsia India and Vistara
(Tata SIA Airlines), on
Thursday signed a MoU
with the Council of Sci-
entific and Industrial
Research, Indian Insti-
tute of Petroleum to col-
laborate and work to-
gether on the research,
development, and de-
ployment of sustaina-
ble aviation fuels
(SAFs), officials said.
“The MOU outlines
the intent of the signa-
tories to work together
in a variety of other ar-
eas related to sustaina-
ble aviation,” an Air
India spokesperson
said, adding that the fo-
cus of the MoU is to ex-
plore Single Reactor
HEFA (fuels) technolo-
gy for Drop-in liquid
Sustainable Aviation
and Automotive Fuel.
This comes two days
after civil aviation min-
ister Jyotiraditya Scin-
dia stressed on carbon
neutrality
. The minister
also said India will have
over 90 carbon- neutral
airports by 2024.
SAFs are made from
sustainable resources,
such as forestry and ag-
ricultural waste and
used cooking oil, and
can be blended with fos-
sil jet fuel to reduce
emissions.
(From Left) Siddharth Sharma, Niyant Maru, Campbell Wilson, Sunil Bhaskaran and Dr Anjan Ray
signing the MoU on Thursday.
HP TO CREATE 2,000 DIGITAL CLASSROOMS
IN GOVT SCHOOLS ACROSS INDIA
Bengaluru (Agencies): HP India on Thursday said it
would enable up to 2,000 digital classrooms under HP
Accessible Learning for All (ALFA)
initiative in India. These digital class-
rooms would be set up in government
or government-aided schools across
17 States for Class 9 and 12 students.
The initiative was in line with the gov-
ernment’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, said the
company in a statement.HP would rope in NGO partners,
corporate foundations, and non-governmental organisa-
tions (NGOs) to implement this project.
IPL TO RETURN TO HOME-AWAY FORMAT IN
2023, SAYS BCCI PRESIDENT GANGULY
New Delhi (PTI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) will re-
turn to its original, pre-COVID-19, home-and-away format
from the 2023 season, BCCI President
Sourav Ganguly has conveyed to the
Board’s affiliated state units. The IPL
has been held at only a few venues
since the outbreak of COVID-19 in
2020 as the lucrative league unfolded
behind close doors across three venues in UAE — Dubai,
Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. In 2021 too, the tournament was
held across four venues — Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai
and Chennai.
New Delhi (ANI): In
the USD 5 billion ten-
ders to buy 26 combat
aircraft, the report of
the extensive trials of
the French Rafale and
American F-18 planes
is being evaluated by
the Indian Navy head-
quarters.
The aircraft is
planned to be acquired
under a government-to-
government deal by the
Navy for operations
from its latest aircraft
carrier INS Vikrant
commissioned recently
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi in Kochi.
“The extensive trial
was held by a naval
team in Goa for both the
fighter aircraft Rafale
and F-18. The report is
with the headquarters
and is being eventuated
for final shortlisting,”
government sources
said. The evaluation is
to see whether the air-
craft has met the techni-
cal specifications of the
naval requirements or
not, they said.
The American air-
craft are built for carri-
ers weighing around
one lakh tonnes while
the French Rafale is
made for 60,000 tonne-
size carriers. The Navy
has MiG-29Ks which op-
erate from the INS
Vikramaditya and also
don’t have a strong ser-
viceability record and
their numbers are con-
sidered to be sufficient
only for one carrier.
10 KILLED, 11
INJURED IN UP IN
RAIN-RELATED
INCIDENTS
Lucknow (PTI): At least 10
people were killed, seven
of them in Etawah, and
11 injured in incidents
of lightning, and wall
and house collapses as
heavy rains in parts of
Uttar Pradesh affected
normal life in Firozabad
and forced the closure of
schools in Aligarh. Apart
from Etawah -- where the
seven deceased included
four children of a family
-- deaths have also been
reported from Firozabad
(2) and Balrampur (1)
districts since Wednesday,
officials said. According to
the India Meteorological
Department, rainfall or
thundershowers have been
observed at most places
over West Uttar Pradesh
since Wednesday morning.
It said Etawah observatory
recorded 140 mm rainfall
in 24 hours till 8.30 am
Thursday.
GOVT WANTS TO
INTERCEPT
WHATSAPP
ENCRYPTED CHATS
New Delhi: A law with
far-reaching consequences
may soon be in place to
bring over-the-top
(OTT) communication ser-
vices under a legal frame-
work. A draft Telecommu-
nications bill uploaded by
the Union government has
proposed the introduction
of a bill to enable intercep-
tion of encrypted services
like WhatsApp and Signal,
the Hindustan Times
reported. According to
definitions in the bill, tele-
communication services
include service of any
description – including
broadcasting services,
electronic mail, voice
mail, voice, video and data
communication services,
audiotex services, videotex
services, fixed and mobile
services, Internet and
broadband services, satel-
lite-based communication
services.
CRUCIAL READ
Indian Navy evaluating trial
reports of two fighter jets
Aircraft is planned to be acquired under a govt-to-govt deal by Navy for operations
Representative image of a Rafale Marine aircraft.
INDIA ON CUSP OF
INFRA REVOLUTION,
SAYS LT GEN SINGH
Panaji (ANI): Pointing out
that now the Army was
also using high-energy
technology to construct its
buildings for operational
usage, the
topmost
engineering
officer of
the Indian
Army said
the country
was on the cusp of an
infrastructure revolution in
view of the developments
in the sector. Speaking at
a conclave in Goa, Indian
Army’s Engineer in chief
Lt Gen Harpal Singh said,
“The Military Engineering
Services, an infrastructure
arm of the Corps of En-
gineers of Indian Army is
taking up nische technolo-
gies to bring in faster and
quality construction all
around.” “India’s first 3D
Concrete Printed per-
manent married accom-
modation for soldiers was
constructed by co-opting
a start-up by the Military
Engineering Service in a
matter of weeks,” he said.
UNEP SIGNS MOU WITH NCC TO CURB PLASTIC POLLUTION
New Delhi: The UN En-
vironment Programme
(UNEP) has signed a
Memorandum of Under-
standing (MoU) with the
National Cadet Corps
(NCC) to tackle the issue
of plastic pollution. The
aim is to achieve the
universal goal of clean
water bodies through
‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’
and ‘Tide Turners Plastic
Challenge programme’,
the Ministry of Defence
said in a statement.
The MoU was signed
between DG NCC Lt Gen
Gurbirpal Singh and
Resident Representative,
UN World Food Pro-
gramme Bishow Parajuli
in the presence of De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh, MoS Defence
Ajay Bhatt, Defence
Secretary Ajay Kumar;
other senior officials of
Ministry of Defence and
representatives of UNEP.
Now,PunjabAssembly
sessiononSeptember27
Chandigarh (ANI):
Punjab Chief Minis-
ter Bhagwant Mann
on Thursday said that
it was decided in the
cabinet meeting that
the Assembly Session
will now convene on
Tuesday, September
27. In the session, is-
sues like electricity
and stubble burning
will be discussed, CM
Bhagwant Mann said.
“In the cabinet
meeting today, it has
been decided to con-
vene an Assembly ses-
sion on September 27.
Issues like electricity
and stubble burning
will be discussed,”
CM Mann said after
chairing a cabinet
meeting at the Punjab
Secretariat in Chandi-
garh, day after the
previous assembly
session (that was
scheduled to be held)
was cancelled by state
governor Banwarilal
Purohit.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces a special session of the assembly that has now been
called on September 27 with a revised list of agendas. —FILE PHOTO
11 CONG MLAs SUSPENDED ON
LAST DAY OF GUJARAT ASSEMBLY
Gandhinagar (Agencies):
As many as 11 Con-
gress MLAs were on
Thursday suspended
for the day from the
Gujarat Assembly after
they created a ruckus
demanding a debate
on caste-based cen-
sus and OBC reserva-
tion in local bodies.
When the house was
discussing the amend-
ment bill on Gujarat
National Law Univer-
sity, a senior Congress
leader demanded for a
debate on OBC reser-
vation in local bodies.
Speaker Neemaben
Acharya turned down
the request saying that
the party should have
moved a request for it
earlier.
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: What is the
loss to the Congress or
the gain to the BJP if
Captain Amarinder
Singh, the former Chief
Minister of Punjab,
joins the saffron party?
According to informed
sources, the BJP does
not expect much from
the Captain. Therefore,
he is less likely to be
given any important re-
sponsibility in the par-
ty. BJP has already giv-
en a big message to the
Sikh voters of the state
by including former IPS
officer Iqbal Singh Lal-
pura as a Sikh face in
the Parliamentary
Board. Therefore, there
is no need to send any
message to the Sikhs
through the 80-year-old
captain. A BJP leader
says that the captain’s
case is only about one
Lok Sabha seat and
even the BJP is working
on one Lok Sabha seat
for the next election and
even Captain will also
work on the same.
It is worth mention-
ing that the BJP had
fought the last election
in coordination with
the Akali Dal and got
two seats. This time the
party is trying to win
one or two new seats
while somehow retain-
ing these two seats.
That is, the party is
fighting with a target of
winning three to four
seats in Punjab.
Captain Amarinder
Singh can come in
handy in this. His wife
Preneet Kaur is a Con-
gress MP from Patiala
seat.
In the next Lok Sabha
elections, she can con-
test on a BJP ticket and
the party can win this
seat. Apart from this,
Captain has no more
use for BJP.
Is BJP hoping to win one more LS seat in Punjab?
PLANNING FOR FUTURE
31 PPS officers
to be promoted
as IPS officers
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: In UP
, 31 po-
lice officers of the Pro-
vincial Police Service
(PPS) cadre will soon be-
comeIPSofficers.ADPC
to make 31 officers of the
PPS cadre of the state
IPS has been called in
Lucknow on October 7.
The PPS officers who
will get promoted in-
clude Amit Mishra,
Shravan Kumar Singh,
Sarbanand Singh Ya-
dav, Hafeezur Rahman,
Ramesh Prasad Gupta,
Keshavchand Goswami,
Omvir Singh, Rajesh
Kumar Yadav, Babita
Sahu, Lal Saheb Yadav,
Rajdhari Chaurasia, Vi-
nod Kumar, Om
Prakash Yadav, Mahat-
ma Prasad, Prabal
Pratap Singh, Rajesh
Kumar, Dayaram,
Girjesh Kumar, Prem
Chandra, Bhim Priya
Ashok, Sanjay Kumar,
Dinesh Kumar Singh,
Chandra Prakash Shuk-
la, Brijesh Kumar
Mishra, Ashutosh
Shukla and others.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh at BJP headquarters after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, in
New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
FRESH SNOWFALL
A view of the vehicles commute as Baralacha pass receives fresh snowfall, in Lahaul-Spiti
of Himachal Pradesh. —PHOTO BY ANI
No evidence of Republic TV’s
involvement in TRP case: ED
Mumbai (ANI): The
Enforcement Directo-
rate (ED) has said that
there is no evidence of
involvement of Repub-
lic TV and R Bharat in
the case of manipula-
tion of Television Rat-
ing Points (TRP).
The central agency
said that its findings
were at “variance” with
the investigation car-
ried out by the Mumbai
Police. It was alleged in
October 2020 that Arn-
ab Goswami-owned Re-
public TV and R Bharat
were manipulating the
TRP numbers.
Earlier on September
15, the ED had filed a
chargesheet in a special
court under the Preven-
tion of Money Launder-
ing Act (PMLA). The
chargesheet was filed
after the central agency
filed an ECIR in Novem-
ber 2020.
RAFALE VS F-18

07
Commodity Price Change % Chg
GOLD 50,399.00 442.00 0.87 (Per 10g)
SILVER 58,580.00 558.00 0.95 (Per 1kg)
COMMODITIES
Currency Price Change % Chg
USDINR 80.79 0.83 1.02
GBPINR 91.30 0.56 0.62
CURRENCIES
Swiggy,Zomato in Top 10 e-comm platforms
New Delhi: A report pub-
lished by a Canada-based
research firms has placed
Indian food aggregator
platforms Swiggy and Zo-
mato in the top ten e-com-
merce food delivery compa-
nies. The report has put
China’s publicly listed food
platform Meituan at the
top of the list, followed by
the UK’s Deliveroo, and the
US’ Uber Eats.
ThereportbyETCGroup
said, “The food delivery
sector is rapidly consoli-
dating, but ownership is a
moving target. As compa-
nies jostle for regional he-
gemony, they are buying,
selling and swapping
stakes in competitors.”
The most important part
is that both of them are
part of over 100 Indian uni-
corns. According to the re-
search firm, the food deliv-
ery sector refers to digital,
on-demand platforms for
ordering and paying for
prepared food, groceries
and other retail items. Res-
taurants/retailers fill the
orders and couriers deliver
them to customers within a
prescribed timeframe.
Further, Ele.me, Door-
Dash, Just Eat Takeaway/
Grubhub, Delivery Hero,
and iFood found them-
selves in the 4th to 8th spot.
ACCORDING TO REPORT BY ETC GROUP
GLOBAL
LEADERS

z China’s publicly listed food
platform Meituan at the
top of the list, followed by
the UK’s Deliveroo, and the
US’ Uber Eats

z Ele.me, DoorDash, Just Eat
Takeaway/Grubhub found
themselves in 4th to 6th spot
business
BRIEFS
Guwahati: The Indrad-
hanush Gas Grid Limited
(IGGL), joint venture of
five oil and gas public sec-
tor undertakings, has
achieved a physical pro-
gress of 42.94% and a
capital expenditure of
`1556.46 crore for the
2021-22 financial year, ac-
cording to a company re-
lease on Thursday. IGGL
Chairman Atindra Roy-
choudhury said this while
addressing the fourth an-
nual general meeting. “The
company achieved a capi-
tal expenditure of
`1556.46 crore and physi-
cal progress of 42.94 per
cent in the financial year
2021-22”, he said. —PTI
New Delhi: Amid the
funding winter, 128 Indian
startups have raised over
$995 million venture capi-
tal funding in August,
GlobalData said. The
funds raised in August are
9.7% more than that in
July, the data and analyt-
ics company said. Aurojy-
oti Bose, Lead Analyst at
GlobalData, said: “Al-
though the total VC fund-
ing amount still remains
below $1 billion akin to
July, August managed to
reverse the decline in fun-
draising, despite a 2.3%
fall in deal volume.” —PTI
INDIAN STARTUPS
RAISE OVER $995
MILLION VC FUNDING
IGGL MAKES 42.94%
PHYSICAL PROGRESS,
`1556.46 CR CAPEX
Kolkata: Loan disbursals
by microfinance institu-
tions during the first quar-
ter of 2022-23 increased
to `45,830 crore as com-
pared to `25,503 crore in
the same period last fis-
cal, a report by MFIN said.
MFIN, a self-regulatory
organisation recognised
by RBI, said in the report
that the number of loans
disbursed in the first
quarter of the current fis-
cal stood at 116 lakh, as
compared to 71 lakh in
the same period of last fi-
nancial year. —PTI
LOAN DISBURSALS
BY MFIs RISE IN 1st
QUARTER OF 2022-23
New Delhi: Ola Electric
on Thursday said it plans
to foray into the interna-
tional markets starting
with Nepal. The company
said it has signed a MoU
with CG Motors in Nepal
partnering them as local
distributors for its Ola S1
scooters (S1 S1 Pro).
The scooters will be
available in Nepal starting
next quarter. In the sec-
ond phase, the company
also aims to enter Latin
America, ASEAN and Eu-
ropean Union, increasing
the company’s presence
in up to five international
markets. —PTI
OLA ELECTRIC TO
FORAY INTO INT’L
MKT, FROM NEPAL
*Rates till the edition went to print.
SPICEJET HIKES PILOTS
SALARY BY 20% AFTER
GETTING ECLGS FUNDS
Mumbai: SpiceJet has hiked
salary of its captains and senior
first officers by around 20%
from October
as it gets the
first tranche of
funds under
the govern-
ment’s credit guarantee scheme.
The carrier is also expected to
deposit TDS of all employees in
next two to three weeks, as per
the communication sent to the
airline pilots. The communica-
tion to the airline pilots came on
the day it sent 80 of its cockpit
crew on Leave Without Pay for
three months. —PTI
FUTURE ENTERPRISES
GETS 3 MONTHS EXTN
FOR HOLDING AGM
New Delhi: Future Enterprises
has received a three-month
extension for holding its AGM,
a regulatory
filing by the
debt-ridden
firm said.
The Registrar
of Companies, Mumbai has
accorded its approval to the
company granting an extension
for three months for holding
the AGM of the company before
December 31, 2022. “Accord-
ingly, the aforesaid AGM of the
Company would be held within
the extended timeline,” said FEL
in late night filing. —PTI
OTHER STORIES
‘WANT TO MAKE SURE INDIA-UK FTA IS FIRST STEP
IN CONTINUALLY EVOLVING TRADE, ECO P’SHIP’
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a very ambitious
desire to get the India-UK Free Trade Agreement signed by Diwali and
his new British counterpart Liz Truss wants her administration to
“match the pace and ambition” of the
Indian leader, UK Foreign Secretary
James Cleverly has said. Cleverly also
said that the bilateral relationship
between India and UK is longstanding
and wide-ranging, which is both a “huge
plus” but it also means that “quite
understandably there is a desire to have a very, very wide-ranging,
meaningful free trade agreement.” —PTI
` tanks 83 paise to close
at all-time low of 80.79/$
AFTER US FED’S RATE HIKE DECISION
Mumbai: The rupee
plunged by 83 paise — its
biggest single-day loss in
nearly seven months — to
close at an all-time low of
80.79 against the US dollar
on Thursday after the US
Federal Reserve’s interest
rate hike and its hawkish
stance weighed on investor
sentiments.
Forex traders said the
US Fed’s rate hike and es-
calation of geopolitical
risk in Ukraine sapped
risk appetite.
Moreover, the strength
of the American currency
in the overseas market, a
muted trend in domestic
equities, risk-off mood and
firm crude oil prices
weighed on the rupee.
At the interbank for-
eign exchange market, the
local currency opened at
80.27, then fell further to
an all-time intra-day low
of 80.95 against the Amer-
ican currency.
It finally ended at 80.79,
down 83 paise over its pre-
vious close of 79.96. The
rupee suffered its biggest
single-day fall since Febru-
ary 24 when it had declined
by 99 paise.
The US Fed hiked inter-
est rates by 75 basis points
to 3-3.25%. It was the third
straight 75 basis points
hike. Fed Chair Jerome
Powell reiterated the cen-
tral bank’s commitment to
taming inflation.
Focus will be on Bank of
Japan (BoJ) and Bank of
England (BoE) monetary
policies next, forex traders
said.
Meanwhile, the dollar
index, which gauges the
greenback’s strength
against a basket of six cur-
rencies, advanced 0.38 per
cent to 110.06.
Besides the hawkish US
Fed stance, the US Dollar
extended gains against its
major crosses after Rus-
sian President Vladimir
Putin announced partial
military mobilisation.
“An aggressive Fed
Chair Jerome Powell and
Russian President
Vladimir Putin’s escala-
tion of geopolitical risk in
Ukraine turned on the
green light for King Dollar
against most currencies,”
said Dilip Parmar, Re-
search Analyst, HDFC Se-
curities. Rupee along with
other Asian peers tumbled
to a record low.
SENSEX FALLS FOR
2ND DAY; ENDS 337
POINTS DOWN
Mumbai (PTI): Equity indices
fell on Thursday, mirroring weak
global market trends following
the US Federal Reserve’s interest
rate hike and hawkish stance.The
30-share BSE Sensex declined
337.06 points or 0.57% to settle
at 59,119.72. During the day, it
tanked 624 points or 1.04% to
58,832.78.The NSE Nifty went
lower by 88.55 points or 0.50%
to end at 17,629.80.Among the
30-share Sensex pack, Power
Grid, HDFC Bank, HDFC, Axis
Bank, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank
and UltraTech Cement were the
major laggards.
GOLD JUMPS `442; SILVER CLIMBS `558
New Delhi (PTI): Gold price in the national capital rose by `442 to
`50,399 per 10 grams on Thursday amid a rise in international pre-
cious metal prices and sharp rupee depreciation, according to HDFC
Securities. In the previous trade, the
yellow metal had closed at `49,957 per
10 grams. Silver also climbed by `558 to
`58,580 per kilogram from `58,022 per
kg in the previous trade. In the interna-
tional market, gold was trading higher at
$1,677 per ounce, while silver was flat at
$19.69 per ounce.
At WTO meeting,
India defends ban on
rice, wheat exports
New Delhi (Agencies):
India has defended its deci-
sion to ban export of wheat
and rice at a WTO meeting
even as some member
countries have flagged con-
cerns over the country’s
stand, an official said.
At a meeting last week in
Geneva, Senegal, the US
and the European Union
raised questions over this
decision, stating it could
have adverse implications
on global markets.
Defending its decision,
India clarified that the ban
on export of broken rice,
which is used in poultry
feed, follows a rise in the
grain’s exports in recent
months which put pressure
on the domestic market.
In the case of wheat, food
security concerns necessi-
tated export curbs.
“India has also stated
that the measures are tem-
porary in nature and under
continuous monitoring,”
the official said.
Senegal, a major import-
er of India’s broken rice
and other rice products,
urged India to keep trade
open in these difficult
times to ensure food suffi-
ciency, the official added.
QUESTIONS
RAISED

z Senegal, the US the EU
raised questions over this
decision, stating it could
have adverse implications
on global markets

z India clarified that the ban
on export of broken rice
follows a rise in the grain’s
exports in recent months
which put pressure on the
domestic market
Adani makes
no-poaching
pact with RIL
Mumbai (Agencies): The
Adani Group, led by the
world’s third richest man
Gautam Adani, has entered
into a no-poaching agree-
ment with Mukesh Amba-
ni-led Reliance Industries,
such that both groups will
be restricted from hiring
talent from each other. The
agreement has come into
effect from May this year
and will be applicable to all
their businesses.
What makes this pact in-
teresting is that it is be-
tween two of India’s larg-
est conglomerates and of
late both have entered sec-
tors where the other has a
big play. Last year, Adani
Group announced its entry
into the petrochemical
space with Adani Petro-
chemicals Limited, which
is where Reliance has a
large presence. The other
area where their paths
cross is the high-speed data
services.
Mumbai (PTI): The Re-
serve Bank of India on
Thursday said it has can-
celled the licence of
Solapur (Maharashtra)
based The Laxmi Co-opera-
tive Bank Limited as the
lender does not have ade-
quate capital and earning
prospects.
“The bank does not have
adequate capital and earn-
ing prospects,” the RBI
said while announcing
that The Laxmi Co-opera-
tive Bank ceases to carry
on banking business, with
effect from the close of
business on Thursday
(September 22, 2022).
As per the statement, the
co-operative bank has
failed to comply with the
requirements the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 and
its continuance is prejudi-
cial to the interests of its
depositors.
“The bank with its pre-
sent financial position
would be unable to pay its
present depositors in full,”
the RBI said.
The bank is now prohib-
ited from conducting the
‘business of banking’.
RBI cancels licence of
Laxmi Co-operative Bank
DEPOSITORS TO
GET ` 5 LAKH

z On liquidation, every
depositor would be entitled
to receive deposit insurance
claim amount of his/her
deposits up to Rs 5 lakh
from DICGC. 99 per cent of
depositors are entitled to
receive full amount of their
deposits from the DICGC,
the RBI said in a statement
Another hefty
cheque to BSNL
to cut debt load
New Delhi (Agencies):
The government has given
a `19,000-crore sovereign
guarantee to Bharat San-
char Nigam Ltd (BSNL),
which will allow the ailing
state-run telco to restruc-
ture its debt and that of
state-run Mahanagar Tele-
phone Nigam Ltd (MTNL),
officials said.
Both firms have a com-
bined debt of around `60K
crore, of which `33,000
crore is on the books of
BSNL. As per the officials,
another similar amount of
bank guarantee will be
given to the firm in the
next financial year start-
ing, so that the debt burden
can be reduced further.
Over `58,000 crore
lost due to illicit trade
New Delhi (PTI): The ex-
chequer is estimated to
have lost `58,521 crore in
taxes in 2019-20 due to il-
licit trade in goods in 5 key
industries, including
FMCG, mobile phone, to-
bacco products and alco-
hol, a Ficci report said.
The size of illicit mar-
kets in these industries at
a little over `2.60 lakh crore
for the year 2019-20, with
the FMCG industry ac-
counting for 75% of the to-
tal illicit value of goods in
five key industries.
The two highly regulated
and taxed industries, to-
bacco products and alco-
holic beverages, account
for nearly 49% of the over-
all tax loss to the govern-
ment due to illicit markets
in these five key industries.
The max number of jobs
(7.94 lakh) were lost due to
illicit trade in the FMCG
packaged foods industry
.

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2NDFRONT
The biggest difference between the rich
and others is the ability to differentiate
between assets and liabilities.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Rohingyas’linkwithPakterror
groupsaseriousthreat:Centre
New Delhi(ANI): The
Central Government
has informed the Delhi
High Court that there is
contemporaneous data
from security agencies’
inputs and other au-
thentic material indi-
cating linkages of some
of the unauthorised Ro-
hingya migrants with
Pakistan-based terror
organisations and simi-
lar organisations oper-
ating in other countries.
Over and above the
said serious security
concerns already in ex-
istence, the more dis-
turbingpartisthatthere
is an organised influx of
illegal migrants from
Myanmar through
agents and touts facili-
tating illegal Rohingya
migrants into India via
Benapole-Haridaspur
(West Bengal), Hilli
(West Bengal) and Son-
amora (Tripura), Kolka-
ta and Guwahati.
This situation is seri-
ously harming the
country’s national se-
curity, stated the affida-
vit filed by Centre Gov-
ernment in Delhi HC .
The illegal influx of
Rohingyas in signifi-
cant numbers has start-
ed to the territory of
India since 2012- 2013,
stated the affidavit. The
affidavit has been filed
by the Foreigners Re-
gional Registration Of-
fice (FRRO).
The disturbing part is there’s an
organised influx of illegal migrants
from Myanmar via agents, says govt
This altering demography is
harming the country’s security,
and rights of its citizens: Centre to HC
1 2
A file photo of refugees standing in a queue waiting for aid in a camp.
GEOPOLITICAL IMPACT IN REGION

z Due to an already
existing large influx
of illegal immigrants
from the neighbouring
countries, the demo-
graphic profile of some
of the bordering states
has already undergone
a serious change which
is causing far-reaching
complications and has
a direct detrimental
effect on basic human
rights of the nation’s
own citizens, the central
government said.

z So far as India is concerned, national security
considerations rank the highest on country’s list of
priorities given a geopolitical influence in the region
and its vulnerability to mass border infiltrations due to
the porous nature of its border which our country shares
with many countries, the affidavit stated.

z The affidavit has been filed by FRRO in an ongoing
matter where a petitioner (a Myanmarese woman) Senoara
Begum and her 3 minor children challenging the Ministry of
Home Affairs and FRRO’s decision to refuse their exit permit
applications to leave India for her resettlement in the US.
FRRO submitted that the Petitioner had committed a gross
violation of Indian laws, visa rules and statutory conditions.

z FRRO stated that
the petitioner has not
produced any docu-
ment to show that she
is a Myanmar national.
That, not even a letter
from the Embassy of
Myanmar validating
her nationality claim is
available. It is submit-
ted that till then her
nationality is doubtful.
That further her ar-
rival in India is also not
traced in immigration
records.
UP Assembly reserves day’s
session for women MLAs;
Adityanath lauds initiative
IN A FIRST OF ITS KIND
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh Legislative As-
sembly on Thursday set
aside the entire day for
women legislators to
speak about women’s is-
sues in the House.
Uttar Pradesh CM
Yogi Adityanath dedi-
cated this special ses-
sion of the Assembly to
women members,
stressing that their sug-
gestions would help the
government take con-
crete steps.
It was stated that
women MLAs are hesi-
tant to speak in the
male-dominated Assem-
bly and this issue was
raised by them during
their interaction with
the Speaker recently as
part of an initiative to
“develop a better rap-
port” with the MLAs
and for “better function-
ing” of the House.
The CM initiated the
day-long session during
which only women
members would speak
in the House and said
this session at the coun-
try’s largest legislature
would set an example.
“Today, the largest
legislature of the coun-
try is moving towards
creating a new history.
After 75 years of Inde-
pendence, the voices of
half the population will
reach 25 crore people of
the state through this
House,” he said.
“At the same time,
they will get an oppor-
tunity to put forward
the problems and
achievements of the
state and other impor-
tant issues in this
House. In fact, this
work should have been
done long ago,” Adity-
anath said.
The CM also recited a
few lines of Maharishi
Ved Vyas dedicated to
women power. “This is
not the first time that
an effort is being made
to give equal status to
women,” he said.
In a lighter vein, he
told the male members
of the House, “I will say
to the male members
that on normal days,
women’s voices here
get buried by your
noise. If you come to
know of any of your
mistakes, apologise by
holding both ears in
your house and help
bring improvement.”
The 403-member UP
Assembly has 47 wom-
en MLAs, including 22
first-timers.
Samajwadi Party’s women MLAs arrive to attend the Monsoon
Session of UP Assembly, on the day reserved for women MLAs to
raise their issues, at Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow on Thursday.
The session would be an example for the
country on what women members want
to say. Any positive suggestions from
them regarding the present, future and self-reli-
ance of the state would help the govt take steps
in that direction. —Yogi Adityanath, CM Uttar Pradesh
TO CURB PLASTIC POLLUTION
An MoU was signed between DG National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh and
Resident Representative, UN World Food Programme, Bishow Parajuli in presence of Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh with an aim to clean water bodies through ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’
and ‘Tide Turners Plastic Challenge program’, at South Block, in New Delhi on Thursday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
New Delhi (PTI): A
bevy of opposition lead-
ers, including NCP’s
Sharad Pawar, Bihar
Chief Minister and
JD(U) leader Nitish Ku-
mar, Shiv Sena’s Ud-
dhav Thackeray and
DMK’s Kanimozhi, will
be attending the Indian
National Lok Dal’s ral-
ly in Fatehabad, Hary-
ana on September 25.
JD(U) spokesperson
K C Tyagi said RJD
leader and Bihar Depu-
ty CM Tejashwi Yadav,
National Conference
leader Farooq Abdul-
lah, CPI(M)’s Sitaram
Yechury and BJP lead-
er Birender Singh have
also given their consent
to attend the rally to
mark the birth anniver-
sary of former deputy
prime minister and
INLD founder Devi Lal.
Lok Sabha MP and
Rashtriya Loktantrik
Party’s Hanuman Beni-
wal, a former BJP ally
from Rajasthan, will
also attend the rally, he
said. “It will be a his-
toric meeting that will
mark the consolidation
of like-minded forces
against the ruling BJP
in the run up to the 2024
LS polls,” Tyagi said.
INLD leader and for-
mer Haryana chief
minister Om Prakash
Chautala has also sent
invitations to several
other regional bigwigs,
including West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee,
Telangana CM K Chan-
drashekar Rao and
TDP’s Chandrababu
Naidu, for attending the
public meeting.
Pawar, Nitish among Oppn leaders
to attend INLD rally on Sept 25
Nitish Kumar (R) Sharad Pawar
LG Saxena confers
degrees on MBBS,
PG students of MAMC
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi
Lieutenant Governor V
K Saxena on Thursday
said encouraging re-
search should be an im-
portant mandate for
any premium medical
institution along with
teaching and training.
During his address
at the Maulana Azad
Medical College
(MAMC) where he
handed over degrees to
MBBS and postgradu-
ate students, he under-
lined the importance
of basic research for
human development.
“In doing so, pure re-
search, bereft of profes-
sional and commercial
considerations, is the
most essential prereq-
uisite,” he added.
Asserting the impor-
tanceof researchduring
the training process,
Saxena said, “It should
be the most important
benchmark of excel-
lence of an academic
institution. In addition
toteachingandtraining,
encouraging research
should be an important
mandate for any premi-
ummedicalinstitution.”
Saxena also stressed
on the fact that the expe-
rience during the span-
demic has highlighted
the importance of the
roleof amedicalinstitu-
tion in imparting quali-
ty education to its stu-
dents like never before.
A total of 356 post-
graduate students of
2020 and 2021 batches
were awarded degrees.
z
z
z
z
OBLIGATIONS
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena
Lekhi unveils vibrant
‘Wall of Delhi’ mural
New Delhi (PTI): Un-
ion Minister of State for
Culture Meenakshi Le-
khi unveiled a vibrant
mural in south Delhi
depicting 75 major his-
torical sites and famous
places of the city, as
part of Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav celebrations.
Lekhi shared a video
on Twitter of the expan-
sive mural done on a
wall in the South Exten-
sion area of the city
.
Delhi Metro trains, DTC
buses,auto-rickshaws,
all considered the life-
line of Delhi, have also
been depicted in vibrant
colours. It was done by
the Municipal Corpora-
tion in association with
Street Art India.
Gyanvapi case: Mosque committee told to
file objections to carbon-dating of ‘Shivling’
Varanasi (PTI): The
Varanasi district court
asked the Gyanvapi
mosque management
on Thursday to file its
objections to a plea for
carbon-dating of a
“Shivling” claimed to
have been found inside
the shrine complex by
the next date of hearing
in the matter.
Judge A K Vishesh
fixed September 29 as
the next date of hearing
in the matter involving
the Gyanvapi mosque-
Shringar Gauri dis-
pute. The court re-
sumed hearing in the
matter on Thursday,
after rejecting a plea
questioning the main-
tainability of the peti-
tion on September 12.
The petition seeks
the court’s permission
for worshipping the
idols of the Hindu dei-
ties located on an outer
wall of the mosque on
a daily basis. Appear-
ing on behalf of the
plaintiff women, advo-
cate Vishnu Shankar
Jain placed the de-
mand for carbon-dat-
ing of the “Shivling”
before the court. The
judge asked the mosque
management to file its
objections to the plea
and fixed September 29
as the next date of
hearing in the matter,
district government
advocate Rana Sanjeev
Singh said.
The court did not en-
tertain the mosque
management’s plea for
fixing the next hearing
eight weeks after the
last date of hearing in
the matter on Septem-
ber 12, he added. A total
of 15 people had sub-
mitted applications in
the court to become
parties to the dispute.
Advocate Vishnu Jain, appearing for the Hindu side, interacts with
the media persons after a hearing of the Gyanvapi Masjid-Shringar
Gauri Temple case at Varanasi District Court,Thursday.
The ‘Wall of Delhi’ mural that showcases Delhi’s 75 most
important cultural spots.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

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organised by First India and Bharat 24 on Monday at
GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar, Gujarat to honour Gujarati
and Marwari entrepreneurs with“Shikar Samman”
for doing excellent work.
JAHAN TAK BHARAT, WAHAN TAK BHARAT 24!
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R)
Ajay Kumar and Shaan with others
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets Gujarat CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel.
Also seen are Harsh Bhai Sanghavi, Ajay Kumar, Manoj Jagyasi and RS Sodhi
Dr Jagdeesh Chandra greets Harsh Bhai Sanghavi. Also seen
are CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Ajay Kumar and Manoj Jagyasi
CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel and Dr Jagdeesh Chandra felicitate Meet J Desai.
Also seen are Harsh Bhai Sanghavi and Ajay Kumar
CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel and Dr Jagdeesh Chandra felicitate Dr Ajay Hardiya.
Also seen are Harsh Bhai Sanghavi and Ajay Kumar
CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel greeted by Vishaal Mathur.
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Manish Desai, Harikrishna Pillai,Alex Lukcose.Also seen are
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CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Harsh Bhai Sanghavi and
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Dr Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Ajay Kumar,
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Dr Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation Ajay Kumar.
As Marilyn Gore looks on
CM Bhupendra Bhai Patel
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Also seen is Harsh Bhai Sanghavi
Jignesh Gandhi greeted by Dr Jagdeesh Chandra at Ahmedabad Airport
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