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Rebel MLAs to drop reference to
Balasaheb after Sena stakes claim
National executive passes six resolutions reaffirming faith in CM Thackeray’s leadership
First India Bureau
After initially stating
that they intended to
call themselves Shiv
Sena (Balasaheb), the
rebel Shiv Sena MLAs
led by Eknath Shinde on
Saturday said they
would drop the refer-
ence to Sena founder
Balasaheb hours after
the party officially
passed a resolution stat-
ing that no other politi-
cal outfit could use his
name.
On Saturday morning,
the rebel MLAs had
claimed that since they
wanted to carry forward
the legacy of Balasaheb
Thackeray’s brand of
strident Hindutva, the
group would like to call
itself Shiv Sena (Balasa-
heb). However, hours lat-
er, Shiv Sena held a meet-
ing of its national execu-
tive at the Shiv Sena
Bhavan and adopted six
resolutions reaffirming
its faith in Maharashtra
Chief Minister and party
chief Uddhav Thacker-
ay’s leadership.
One of the resolutions
authorized the CM to
take action against
“those who have be-
trayed the Turn to P6
CMThackeray leaves from Matoshree for Shiv Sena’s national executive
committee meeting,at Shiv Sena Bhavan,in Mumbai on Saturday.
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MEDIA HAS RIGHT TO
REPORT ON FIRs: COURT
Mumbai: Nagpur bench of
Bombay HC, while setting
aside criminal proceedings
for defamation against edi-
tor-in-chief of Lokmat Media
group, held that “fair reporting
of info such as FIR, may not
attract action of defamation”.
BIDEN SIGNS FIRST US
GUN CONTROL LAW
Washington: President
Joe Biden on Saturday at
the White House signed
into law the first significant
federal bill on gun safety in
decades, saying that while
it falls short of what’s really
needed it will “save lives.”
ARRESTED IAS
OFFICER’S SON DIES
Chandigarh: A 27-year-old
son of IAS officer Sanjay
Popli, currently under arrest
in a graft case, died of bullet
wounds here on Saturday,
with police saying he com-
mitted suicide but family
alleging foul play. Cops said
27-year-old has shot himself.
Nobody else can use Bal
Thackeray’s name: Uddhav
Section 144 imposed in Mumbai, police on high alert
Mumbai (ANI): As the
battle to claim the lega-
cy of Bal Thackeray in-
tensified with Eknath
Shinde-led rebel MLAs
naming their group as
‘Shiv Sena Balasaheb’,
Uddhav Thackeray-led
Shiv Sena on Saturday
passed a resolution to
takelegalactionagainst
them and said that
those who left the party
should not seek votes in
name of party founder.
As many as 6 resolu-
tions were passed dur-
ing Shiv Sena’s national
executive committee
meeting on Saturday as
the political stalemate
did not seem to end
leading to uncertainty
over the future of the
MVA govt.
The Sena is
not finished
and that peo-
ple siding with the
BJP must be ques-
tioned. Those who
want to leave are free
to go openly. I will cre-
ate a new Shiv Sena.
—Uddhav Thackeray,
Maharashtra CM
HIGHLIGHTS

z HM Amit Shah was in
Vadodara from 10 pm on
Fri till Sat morning. Sourc-
es said Shinde also visited
Vadodara on Fri night

z Sanjay Raut says that
in 24 hours, ministries of
the rebels will be removed

z Will not forget rebel Sena
MLAs’ betrayal: Aaditya

z 16 rebel Sena MLAs
issued showcause notices
over absence at party meet

z Shinde camp extends
stay in Guwahati

z NCP, Cong our rivals;
CM Uddhav didn’t act
on demand for natural
alliance, says rebel camp

z Sena to approach EC
Shah breaks silence
on 2002 Gujarat riots
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PM endured pain
of false allegations
silently for 19 yrs
Modijididn’tdo
drama,didn’task
ministerstoprotest
Modi presented an
ex. for the people to
respect Constitution
AMIT
SHAH
SAYS
Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to ANI’s Editor Smita Prakash during an interview on 2002 Gujarat
riots, SC verdict, the role of media, and other issues, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah lauded the
SC verdict dismissing
the plea challenging the
clean chit given by SIT
to then Gujarat CM
Narendra Modi and sev-
eral others in 2002 riots
that took place in state.
He also said Modi had
endured pain for 19 yrs
without speaking and
followed “Lord Shiva
who swallowed poison
held it in his throat.”
Shah sought an apology
from people who leveled
“politically motivated”
remarks against Modi.
QUOTING SC
ORDER, GUJ
POLICE
ARRESTS
FORMER DGP,
TEESTA
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad DCB arrested retired state
DGP RB Sreekumar, whose role had been called into
question by Court, and Mumbai-based activist Teesta
Setalvad, who backed petitioner, Zakia Jafri. The 2 were
held on charges of criminal conspiracy, forgery other
Sections on basis of an FIR lodged in DCB by Inspector
Darshansinh, which quotes extensively from Court order.
I have closely seen
Modiji enduring
this pain, facing
the allegations
despite being
on the side of
truth and because
the judicial pro-
cess was underway
he did not speak.
Only a man with
a strong heart
can do this.
I have read the
judgement
very carefully.
The judgement
clearly mentions
the name of Teesta
Setalvad. NGO
that was run being
run by her - I don’t
remember the
name of NGO- had
given baseless
information about
the riots to the
police.
—Amit Shah,
Union Home
Minister
SMITA: EMERGENCE OF A NEW STAR ANCHOR
India’s biggest news agency ANI’s Editor-in-Chief and
virtual owner Smita Prakash, after her talented and bril-
liant Amit Shah interview on Saturday, has emerged a
new star anchor in the television realm. With her charm-
ing looks and mature thought process, her TRP runs at
a very high rate for the viewers. Through Amit Shah’s
third interview, she has gained a new momentum and
popularity graph. —Aditi Nagar
SHAH TAKES JIBE AT
CONG ‘SATYAGRAHA’
Taking a jibe at Congress’
‘satyagraha’ over ED
questioning Rahul Gandhi
in National Herald case,
Shah said that Modi as
Gujarat CM appeared
before SIT did not resort
to “drama or dharna”.
AMIT SHAH SLAMS
ANTI-SIKH RIOTS
There was no delay on part
of Guj govt in requisitioning
Army to deal with post-
Godhra 2002 Gujarat riots,
Shah said and noted that
ex-Pb DGP Gill had termed
action as “prompt and
neutral”.
YAMUNA
FROTHING!
Uddhav Thackeray interacts
with party leaders, in Mumbai
on Saturday.

First India Bureau
Mumbai/Thane/Pune:
Amid reports of Shiv
Sainiks allegedly ran-
sacking the offices of
rebel legislators,
Mumbai Police on
Saturday imposed
section 144 of CrPC
in the city. Police in
Mumbai and Pune
also issued a high
alert and directed all
police stations to en-
sure security at all
political offices.
In Thane, Collector
Rajesh Narvekar has is-
sued prohibitory orders
in the district, which
will be in force till June
30. The order prohibits
processions, display of
postersandplacardsetc,
as well as possession
and carrying of lethal
weapons.
Agroupof Senawork-
ers barged into the of-
fice of Bhairavnath
Sugar Works, which be-
longs to MLA Tanaji
Sawant—who is cur-
rently in Guwahati with
Shinde’s rebel faction—
and damaged the office
located in Katraj area in
the morning, party
councillor Vishal
Dhanawade, who was
part of the action, said.
“The ransacking of
Sawant’sofficeisjustthe
beginning. All traitors
and rebel MLAs who
have troubled our chief
Uddhav Thackeray will
face this type of action.
No one will be spared,”
said Sanjay More, Shiv
Sena Pune city head.
Sena workers also agi-
tated against legislator
Balaji Kalyankar out-
side his residence in
Nanded.
Besides, posters of
Eknath Shinde were
blackened in Navi Mum-
bai, and similar reports
have also come in from
Nashik and Nagpur,
where Yuva Sena activ-
ists tore down a banner
of Shinde.
Meanwhile, at least 20
Sena supporters, includ-
ing some office-bearers,
were detained on Friday
forvandalizingtheoffice
board of MLA Mangesh
Kudalkar in Nehruna-
gar in Mumbai’s Kurla
area, an official said.
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Section 144 imposed in
Mum, police on high alert
Sena workers protest against rebel MLAs across Maha, say ‘no one will be spared’
‘Legal battle underway on
Constitutional stalemate’
Mumbai (PTI): As re-
bel Shiv Sena MLAs
led by Eknath Shinde
camping in Guwahati
dig in their heels, the
Congress—part of the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
government—on Sat-
urday said a legal bat-
tle over a Constitution-
al stalemate is under-
way and asserted that
the tripartite alliance
remains strong.
Talking to reporters
after Congress leaders
met in Mumbai to dis-
cuss the prevailing po-
liticalsituation,Chavan
said the rebel faction
will have to get legal
sanction both for their
group and for assuming
a new name.
Congress legislature
party leader and state
revenue minister Bala-
saheb Thorat said the
MVA is on a stronger
wicket legally
.
“We are monitoring
the situation. Right now
a legal battle over a
Constitutional stale-
mate is on,” he said.
The Shinde camp had
submitted a notice to
move a resolution to re-
move Maharashtra dep-
uty Speaker, Narhari
Zirwal, under Article
179 of the Constitution.
“But rules say any
motion in the Assem-
bly can be moved only
after the Governor is-
sues summons to con-
vene the Assembly ses-
sion. Once the notice to
remove the Speaker is
received, it has to be
given 14 days (in ad-
vance). After 14 days,
the notice will be read
in the Assembly and
then the rest procedure
for the removal will fol-
low,” Congress said in a
statement.
Congress leaders including Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan
addressed the press after a meeting with party MLAs, in Mumbai
on Saturday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
No-confidence motion
launched against Zirwal
over ‘unofficial email’
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: A no-confi-
dence motion was ini-
tiated against Deputy
Speaker of the state
Legislative Assembly
Narhari Sitaram Zir-
wal through emails by
two Independent
MLAs Mahesh Baldi
and Vinod Agarwal.
However, Zirwal has
rejected the motion by
claiming that as the
communication came
through unofficial
mails without any let-
terheads, they will
have to be verified for
authenticity
.
On the email com-
munication sent to the
deputy speaker by the
leader of the rebel
MLAs Eknath Shinde,
Principal Secretary of
state Legislature Ra-
jendra Bhagwat told
First India, “It was
sent by email. The
(deputy) speaker was
not satisfied about the
genuineness of the
email. It has not come
from the proper, offi-
cial email IDs of any
MLA. Every MLA has
one (official) email.”
Unconfirmed re-
ports abounded Satur-
day about the Inde-
pendent MLAs having
personally submitted
physical copies of
their motion in person.
Meanwhile, the MVA
government is now
moving to disqualify
six ministers, who are
currently camping in
Guwahati in Assam,
after show-cause no-
tices were issued to the
16 rebel Shiv Sena
MLAs by the deputy
speaker.
A senior Sena leader
told First India, “We
are now going to have
the six MVA ministers,
including Dada Bhuse,
Bacchu Kadu, Abdul
Sattar, Shamuraje De-
sai, Govind and Sandi-
pan Bhumre, also dis-
qualified.”
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The top lead-
ership of the BJP has
reached out to its part-
ners in the National
Democratic Alliance
(NDA) alliance in a bid
to keep them in the
loop about the ongoing
political moves being
made in Maharashtra
to dislodge the Uddhav
Thackeray-led MVA
(Maha Vikas Aghadi)
government.
The move is aimed at
pre-empting any discon-
tentamongalliancepart-
ners who may feel they
are not being consulted
on important develop-
ments involving the
NDA across the country
,
a person privy to the de-
velopment said.
Meanwhile, a hush-
hush meeting between
former Maharashtra
CM, Devendra Fadnavis
of the BJP
, and leader of
the rebel Shiv Sena
MLAs, Eknath Shinde,
was believed to have
beenheldinVadodarain
Gujarat on Friday night.
A senior BJP leader
has refuted rumours
that his party plans to
install Shinde as the
chief minister of Ma-
harashtra, along the
lines of the Bihar gov-
ernment.
He told First India:
“As of now, there is no
demand from Shinde
of wanting to become
the CM. Right from the
beginning, he has stat-
ed that he wants to
work under the leader-
ship of Devendraji,
even when he was of-
fered the post of depu-
ty chief minister.”
However, this person
did not deny the alleged
night-time meeting be-
tween Fadnvais and
Shinde. “While it would
be very difficult to keep
such a visit under
wraps, Fadnavis and
Shinde may have met
in Vadodara,” he said,
adding that Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah is also rumoured
to have met the duo.
The BJP leader also
said that the endgame
had begun in Maharash-
tra,whichcouldsoonsee
the imposition of Presi-
dent’s Rule.
A Sena leader, mean-
while, said that the par-
tywascapableof match-
ing the BJP move for
move on the political
chess board, and had
made six resolutions at
the party level, includ-
ing authorizing CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray, their
party chief, to have the
last word on the future
course in Maharashtra.
“Thedisqualifications
of not only the 16 rebel
MLAs but also Minister-
ship of Gulabrao Patil,
Shambhuraje Desai and
four others who aban-
doned ship and joined
theEknathShindecamp
isthefirstmovethatwill
be played out in another
24 hours.”
BJP REACHES OUT TO NDA PARTNERS FOR CONSENSUS
lll
NDA allies
were told of
plans to
dislodge the
MVA govt and
the possibility
of imposition
of Prez Rule
Eknath Shinde Devendra Fadnavis
“As of now, the governor has not issued
summons to convene the session, so
Shinde’s letter is not a motion to remove
the Deputy Speaker, it’s only an intent. The rebel
must request the governor to convene the Assem-
bly to stop the Dy Speaker from initiating the
disqualification of 16 MLAs. —Congress
Maha govt plans
to disqualify six
MVA ministers
over political
rebellion
Narhari Sitaram Zirwal.
—FILE PHOTO
NCP back-stabbed
Sena, talking to CM no
use: Mahesh Shinde
Pune (PTI): Rebel
Shiv Sena MLA Ma-
hesh Shinde from Sa-
tara district on Sat-
urday said the Na-
tionalist Congress
Party (NCP)—one of
the three constitu-
ents of the ruling
MVA coalition—had
stabbed his party in
the back , and that,
he and others had
raised the issue with
Chief Minister Ud-
dhav Thackeray,
without success.
A legislator from Ko-
regaon seat, Shinde, is
currently in Guwahati
with Eknath Shinde,
who is leading a rebel-
lion against Thackeray
since June 21.
Mahesh Shinde, in a
recorded message, ac-
cused Deputy Chief
Minister Ajit Pawar of
discriminating against
Sena MLAs in develop-
ment fund allocation.
“During a meeting
with chief minister sa-
heb at ‘Varsha’ bunga-
low in presence of
some officials, we
sought details about
the funds allocated to
our constituencies. The
officials gave us wrong
numbers about the
funds. The CM was sur-
prised when we told
him about the real fig-
ures,” he said in the
recorded message.
“Despite this, no
change was witnessed
thereafter. While Sena
MLAs were given funds
worth Rs50- Rs55 crore
for their constituen-
cies, NCP MLAs re-
ceived Rs700-Rs800
crore. The CM issued
stays on several works
but the deputy chief
minister did not ac-
knowledge them,” he
alleged.
We have not left Sena, rebels say
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Dissident
Shiv Sena legislator
Deepak Kesarkar on
Saturday said the re-
bel group enjoys a
two-thirds majority
in the legislature
party and has ap-
pointed Eknath Shin-
de as its leader.
Just 16 or 17 people
can not replace the
group leader of 55
MLAs, he said.
“The MLAs had told
party president Ud-
dhav Thackeray that
we should stay with
the party with whom
we had contested elec-
tion.... When so many
people voice the same
opinion, there must be
some substance in it,”
he said, referring to
the Shinde group’s ini-
tial demand that the
Sena should revive its
alliance with the BJP
and sever ties with
Congress and NCP.
Asked if the dissent-
ers would withdraw
support to the Uddhav
Thackeray govern-
ment, Kesarkar said,
“Why should we with-
draw support? We are
the Shiv Sena. We have
not hijacked the party,
the NCP and Congress
have hijacked it.”
He also said the Shin-
de group will prove its
majority in the Assem-
bly but “we will not
merge with any other
political party.”
The rebel MLAs
would return to Mum-
bai “at an appropriate
time,” he said, adding,
“At present, we don’t
feel that it is safe to re-
turn,” Kesarkar said,
referring to incidents
of attacks on offices
and residences of re-
bel MLAs in Maha-
rashtra.
Deepak Kesarkar. —FILE PHOTO
At least five Shiv Sena
supporters were detained
on Saturday in Thane
district for allegedly
pelting stones at the of-
fice of Shrikant Shinde,
Lok Sabha MP from
Kalyan and son of Shiv
Sena rebel leader Eknath
Shinde. Meanwhile, Scores of supporters of rebel
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde assembled near
his house in Thane district on Saturday with saf-
fron flags and large portraits of party founder Bal
Thackeray and regional strongman Anand Dighe.
REBEL MINS TO
LOSE POSTS ‘IN
24 HOURS’: RAUT
THIS IS A BATTLE OF TRUTH LIES: AADITYA
‘MVA IN MINORITY; SYMPATHY FOR SHINDE’
Maharashtra minister
Aaditya Thackeray
on Saturday said the
current turmoil in
the party is a battle
between “truth and
lies”. After attending
the Shiv Sena national
executive, he said, “We
will win and the truth
will prevail. It is a battle
between truth and
lies.” Aaditya, son of
Sena president and CM
Uddhav Thackeray, held
a meeting with Sena
workers from south
Mumbai to rally the
party cadre. Elections
to the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation
(BMC), controlled by
Shiv Sena, are expected
to be held later this year
and are crucial for the
party, which considers
Mumbai as its citadel.
Union Minister
Ramdas Athawale
on Saturday said the
MVA government in
Maharashtra no longer
enjoyed a majority in
the legislature, adding
that he had sympathy
for rebel leader Eknath
Shinde. Speaking to
reporters after meeting
former CM Devendra
Fadnavis, he said,
“Eknath Shinde has
the support of more
than two-thirds MLAs,
thus reducing the
MVA government to
a minority.” He also
said Sena workers
must not threaten the
rebel MLAs, adding,
“If Sena party workers
indulge in ‘dadagiri’,
then we are capable
of reacting to it in the
same way.”
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut
on Saturday claimed that
the rebel Maharashtra min-
isters in the Eknath Shinde
camp will lose their posts
“in 24 hours.” “Ministers
like Gulabrao Patil, Dada
Bhuse, Sandipan Bhumre
were considered to be loyal
Shiv Sena workers and were
made cabinet ministers
by Uddhav Thackeray....
the party has given them
enough. They have taken
the wrong path and will lose
their posts in 24 hours,” he
told reporters on Saturday
evening.
MLA Mahesh Shinde. —FILE PHOTO
Police personnel march in Mumbai after Section 144 CrPC was
imposed in the city on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Eknath Shinde’s supporters
gathered outside his house.
—PHOTO BY PTI
5 HELD FOR PELTING STONES AT
OFFICE OF EKNATH SHINDE’S MP SON

MAHARASHTRA
03
28-year-old man held
for 'objectionable'
post on Prophet Mohd
First India Bureau
Thane: A 28-year-old
man has been arrest-
ed for his alleged ob-
jectionable and pro-
vocative post on
Prophet Mohammad
on a social messaging
platform in Thane
district, a police offi-
cial said on Saturday.
The accused, Nikesh
Raju Pashte, a ‘matha-
di’ worker (porter in
wholesale market) from
Sangampada in Bhi-
wandi town, was arrest-
ed on Friday, he said.
“A plumber com-
plained to the police
about the objectionable
and provocative post on
the Prophet made in a
WhatsApp group. Based
on the complaint, the
police registered the of-
fence and arrested the
accused. The complain-
ant said that the post
could trigger tension
between two communi-
ties,” the official of Ni-
zampura police station
said.
An offence was regis-
tered under Indian Pe-
nal Code (IPC) sections
153(A) (promoting en-
mity between different
groups), 295(A) (deliber-
ate and malicious acts,
intended to outrage re-
ligious feelings of any
class by insulting its
religion or religious be-
liefs) and 499 (defama-
tion) against the ac-
cused, an official state-
ment said.
The BJP had on June
5 suspended its national
spokesperson Nupur
Sharma and expelled
Delhi BJP media head
Jindal after their al-
leged derogatory re-
marks against the
Prophet that led to an
outrage in India and
Gulf countries.
Toddler falls into septic tank in Umred, dies
First India Bureau
Nagpur: A two-year-
old boy died after fall-
ing into an open sep-
tic tank in Nagpur
district’s Umred
town, police said on
Saturday.
The incident took
place at Vikas Colony in
Rewatkar layout area of
the town on Friday, an
official from Umred po-
lice said.
The child, Saksham
Sadhuram Jangda,
hails from Kawari vil-
lage in Haryana, and
was staying at his un-
cle’s house with his
mother, he said.
The boy’s mother had
stepped out to dump
garbage and the child
had followed her and
fell into the open tank,
he said.
The woman who was
unawarethathersonhad
fallen in, started search-
ing for the boy and the
policeweresubsequently
calledin,theofficialsaid.
On spotting the sep-
tic tank, the police
started flushing out the
water and found the
boy’s body, he said, add-
ing that a case of acci-
dental death has been
registered.
FOUR COWS, CALF CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY SPEEDING VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY
‘REGISTER CASE AGAINST DEVELOPER
IN ‘PATRAKAR BHAVAN’ LAND ISSUE’
TRAFFIC POLICE IN THANE RESCUE KIDS
STRANDED IN BUS AMID RISING WATER
TWO MEN GET ONE YEAR IN JAIL FOR
STALKING TWO MINOR GIRLS IN 2013
TOP COP POSTPONES ANNUAL EVENT
‘UMANG’, CITES RISING COVID-19 CASES
Palghar: Four cows and a calf were crushed
to death by unidentified vehicles on Mumbai-
Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district, police
said on Saturday. The incident took place in
Vivalvede village in Dahanu taluka of the district
in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday,
an official from the district rural police said. At
least four cows and a calf died on the spot after
being knocked down by speeding vehicles on the
highway, he said. The local police were alerted, fol-
lowing which the carcasses were removed and the
road was cleared for traffic, the official said.
Thane: A dozen students who were stranded in a
bus that was caught amid rising water due to heavy
rains in Thane district were rescued by the traffic
police of Ulhasnagar division, an official said on Sat-
urday. Around 4 pm on Friday, a bus of All Friends
School with a dozen students got stuck in flood wa-
ter beneath a bridge in Shahad, ACP (Traffic) Indrajit
Karle said. “After we were alerted, a traffic police
team under constable Gokul Kamble arrived and
rescued the children in half an hour. Traffic wardens
also took part in the rescue effort,” he said.
Mumbai: Two men who stalked two minor girls
and sought their contact numbers were sentenced
to one year in jail by a special court earlier this
week. The two men, both aged 19 when the inci-
dent took place in 2013, were found guilty under
Section 354 D (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code
and relevant sections of the Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences Act. In 2013, the girls had
complained that when they were eating vada pav at
a stall, the two men came to the spot and demand-
ed their phone numbers. They also followed the
girls to a distance, after which the minors raised an
alarm and the men were arrested.
Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay
Pandey on Friday sent out a message informing
that the annual function of the city police, known
as ‘Umang’, has been postponed. Although the
commissioner cited the rising COVID-19 cases in
the city as the reason for pushing back the annual
event, many police officers said it was rescheduled
in view of the prevailing crisis that has gripped the
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Pandey
posted a message on his Facebook page early on
Friday about posponing the event.
CRUCIAL READ
Thane: Thane district revenue officials have been
asked to register a case against a developer for
allegedly grabbing land meant for a ‘patrakar
bhavan’. An official said the directive was issued
on June 23 by Collector Rajesh Narvekar based on
court orders and revenue department reports re-
lated to the land allotted to the Thane Zilla Patrakar
Sangh. The TZPS president Sanjay Pitale expressed
happiness at the development.
9.56% water stock left for
Mumbai due to low rainfall
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) on
Saturday revealed
that the seven lakes
that provide drinking
water to Mumbai only
have 9.56% of their to-
tal capacity
. The water
level has fallen down
to 1,38,423 MT of the
total 14,47,363 MT,
which was at 15.70%
this time last year.
The city draws water
from seven lakes name-
ly Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar,
Bhatsa, Modak Sagar,
Upper Vaitarna, and
Middle Vaitarna.
As per BMC data, the
sevenlakeshave1,38,423
MT of water or 9.56% as
on June 25.
Last year, the water
stock was at 15.70%
with 2,27,275 MT, while
in 2020 the water stock
was 1,40,203 MT.
Individually, the wa-
ter level in Tansa is at
5.46%, 36.35% in Modak
Sagar, 9.13% in Middle
Vaitarna, 0% in Upper
Vaitarna, 8.38% in
Bhatsa, 13.75% in Vehar
and 25.86% in the Tulsi.
Due to inadequate
rainfall in the catch-
ment areas of lakes sup-
plying water to Mumbai
city, the civic body on
Friday announced a
10% water cut begin-
ning June 27.
In a release, the BMC
said besides the city
and its suburbs, the cut
in water supply will
also be enforced in are-
as falling under neigh-
bouring Thane and Bhi-
wandi municipal corpo-
rations. Other villages
will also be experienc-
ing a cut in supply till
water stock improves in
the lakes.
WATER CUT
Seven lakes that
supply water to
the city only
have a total
water level of
1,38,423 MT
Last year, the water supply was at 15.70% in the month of June. —FILE PHOTO
Classes I-XII to return to pre-pandemic curriculum
First India Bureau
Mumbai: With the
resumption of of-
fline classes after
2020-21, schools
have decided to go
back to the pre-pan-
demic curriculum
for classes I to XII.
The curriculum saw
25 per cent reduc-
tion for the past two
years. From the aca-
demic year 2023-’23,
which commenced in
June, 100 per cent
curriculum will now
be applicable.
The school educa-
tion department is-
sued a Government
Resolution (GR) on Fri-
day putting an end to
the confusion over the
curriculum. Since the
schools reopened ear-
lier this month, teach-
ers had been contem-
plating what curricu-
lum will be applicable
this year as, over the
last two years, they
had been teaching a 25
per cent reduced cur-
riculum. Students ap-
pearing for board ex-
ams were a worried lot
as the academic year
began without clarity
on the curriculum.
“From academic
year 2022-’23, for class-
es I to XII; 100 per cent
curriculum will be ap-
plicable. The State
Council for Education-
al Research and Train-
ing (SCERT) will have
to inform all schools,
students and parents
through the official
website,” stated the
GR issued on Friday.
After the pandemic-
induced closure of
schools in the academ-
ic year 2020-21, the
teaching and learning
process had moved on-
line. Following the
limitations caused due
to absence of conven-
tional offline schools,
it was decided to re-
duce the syllabus. The
idea was to reduce the
burden on students
and teachers. It was ap-
plicable even for Ma-
harashtra state board
exams—SSC and HSC.
A total of 101 topics
have been omitted
from the entire sylla-
bus for classes I to XII.
END TO CONFUSION
IN ACTION
Madhya Pradesh batsman Rajat Patidar plays a shot on the 4th day of the Ranji Trophy final at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in
Bengaluru, on Saturday. —PTI
BEST launches public trial
of e-bikes at bus stops
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In an ef-
fort to offer an end-
to-end integrated
transportation so-
lution to people of
Mumbai the Bri-
hanmumbai Elec-
tric Supply and
Transport (BEST)
on Friday launched
a public trial of e-
bikes at key bus
stops in the city.
BEST is India’s
first bus transport op-
erator to offer such
inte-
grated
first and last mile ser-
vices, it claimed.
The base fare for
these e-bikes is Rs20,
with Rs3 per km trav-
elled and Rs1.50 per
minute, the re-
lease said.
“When bus
p a s s e n g e r s
alight from the
bus, they can
use these e-
bikes to travel to
their final desti-
nation. E-bike sta-
tions are also being
set up at commercial
and residential are-
as,” the release stated.
The speed of the e-
bikes is extremely safe
for city commutes.
THE
BASE FARE
FOR THESE
E-BIKES IS `20,
WITH `3 PER KM
TRAVELLED,
`1.50/MIN
On spotting the septic
tank, the police
started flushing out
the water and found
the boy’s body

Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
The planned and systematic
destruction of our country’s
democratic institutions during
the dark days of the Emergency
by the Congress party will never
be forgotten. Today we remember
the great heroes who fought to
protect Indian democracy and
Constitutional values.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
The fact that total loans sanctioned
to MSMEs has increased by nearly
50% compared to pre-pandemic levels
is a clear indication that the lending
community is actively supporting the
resilience and regrowth of this sector.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Those who cling to
perceptions and views
wander the world
offending people.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
WHY IS PAK MUM
ON SAJID MIR,
MUMBAI ATTACK
MASTERMIND
akistan’s duplicity on
terror has been ex-
posed once again. Un-
til December 2021 Sa-
jid Mir, a senior
Lashkar-e-Toiba operative and
mastermind of 26/11 attack on
Mumbai, was declared untrace-
ablebythePakistangovernment.
It was only out of desperation to
get off the Financial Action Task
Force (FATF) ban list for finan-
cial aid that Pakistan announced
in December 2021 of Mir having
been taken into custody
. He was
earlier presumed dead. Paki-
stan’s claim is unverified and In-
dian authorities are awaiting a
formal communication from the
neighbouring government.
Mir, who carries a reward of
USD 5 million, has been on the
most wanted list of India and
America. India considers him to
be more dangerous than Hafiz
Saeed, the LeT chief. His organ-
isational role in the deadly ter-
ror attack on Mumbai was con-
firmed by David Headley, the
Pakistani-American who visited
Mumbai to finalise the targets.
The FBI describes him as the
chief planner of Mumbai at-
tacks.
TOP TWEETS
P
he right-wing jus-
tices in the US SC
threw out a
50-year-old ruling
granting women
abortionrightsexposingtheir
chauvinistic attitude. The
overturning of old judgment,
famous as Roe v Wade abor-
tion access case, has led to a
socialpoliticaluproarinthe
US. Women staged protests
and President Joe Biden
warned Republicans of judg-
ment’s repercussions in polls
due later this year.
The regressive judgment
which will jeopardise wom-
en’s reproductive health “has
stripped women, girls and all
persons capable of becoming
pregnant in the country, of
existing legal protections
that are necessary to ensure
their ability to determine the
course of their lives and to
live with dignity”, the UN Hu-
man Rights Commission said
in its denunciation of the
judgment which does not al-
low a woman to abort even if
the pregnancy is due to a rape
or incest.
With the ban on termina-
tion of pregnancies America
has become more retrograde
than even Af where abortion
is allowed to save a woman’s
life. Catholic Ireland and
Northern Island also allow
abortions. Judgment puts US
alongside some of backward
countries like Dominican Re-
public, El Salvador, Jamaica,
Iraq,HondurasAndorraetc.
American women are
ready for a long battle to win
back their right but what the
judgment exposes is the pit-
fall of having a politically
committed judiciary
. Consti-
tutional rights of people are
of lesser importance to such
judges than upholding politi-
cal ideologies. In some demo-
cratic countries judges hide
their political leanings be-
hind the façade of fairness.
WHEN JUDICIARY
GETS POLITICISED
The overturning of the
old judgment, famous
as Roe v Wade abortion
access case, has led to
a social and political
uproar in the US.
Women staged protests
and President Joe Biden
warned Republicans of the
judgment’s repercussions
in polls due later this year
T
ABOUT PREZ POLL AND
MAHAPOLITICALDRAMA
n New Delhi democracy has
triumphed. In Maharashtra,
it has for the time being taken
an unseemly beating. More
on this later in the article.
The Indian Foreign Service
has provided the country
with one Rashtrapati, two Up-
Rashtrapati and two External
Affairs Ministers and several
other Cabinet Ministers.
KR Narayan was the sec-
ond person to be elected Vice-
President and President. The
firstwasDrSRadhakrishnan.
The former came from the
Scheduled Caste. The latter
was a high class Brahmin.
For the Presidential elec-
tion to be held on July 18, the
NDA has seleceted Smt.
Draupdi Murmu. She is a
SanthalAdavasifromMaurb-
hange in Orissa. Her election
is a foregone conclusion. Her
opponent is Yashwant Sinha,
a former IAS officer who, af-
ter resigning from the IAS
was Finance and External
Affairs Minister in the Vaj-
payee Government.
Three well-known, nation-
allyadmiredpersonalitieshad
declined to contest the Presi-
dential election- S/s Sharad
Pawar, Farook Abdullah and
Gopal Krishna Gandhi. He is
Gandhiji’s grandson.
Smt. Murmu filed her nom-
inationonFriday
,intheRajya
Sabha Secretariat. She lost
hertwosonsandhusbandsev-
eral years ago. It has been a
life of searing sorrow. But her
inner strength and uncom-
mon serenity have seen her
through life and to be become
Rashrapati next month. Mad-
ame the good wishes of 1.4 bil-
lion Indians are with you.
MAHA CRISIS DEEPENS
Maharashtra is the second
most important state in India.
In Bombay the Congress was
founded in 1885. It is still the
richest city in the country
.
Broadly speaking it is still,
politically and commercially
a magnetic metropolis. Ma-
rine Drive, Chowpati, Juhu,
Malabar Hill are eye catching
land marks. The city has first
rate book shops. Bollywood
provides the glamour. The
slums hugely diminish it.
What is happening politi-
cally in Mumbai at the mo-
ment is nothing short of a
tragic, comic and alarming
farce. Shri Shinde and his 30
or is it 35 or 40 MLA’s are in
Guwahati. Shri Eknath Shin-
de was not so long ago num-
ber two in Shri Uddhav
Thackeray’s cabinet. If there
at present a government in
Maharashtra. Only Sh.
Sharad Pawar probably has
the answer. He is the most as-
tute and experienced politi-
cian in India. Shri Uddhav
Thackeray’s son, Aditya
Thackeray-he is a cabinet
minister remarked on June
24th, “Our own people be-
trayed us. My father under-
went surgery and could not
meet people. They took ad-
vantage of his illness. I feel
angry about this.”
His father (is he still the
Chief Minister) said the
same day, “I may have left the
Chief Minister’s official resi-
dence (Varsha), but not my
determination to fight back.
You should keep(the) Thack-
eray name out of your poli-
tics and see if you can sur-
vive. One can never detach
the Thackeray from Sena”.
Shri Uddhav’s intense dislike
of the BJP is not a secret.
Will Shri Eknath Shinde em-
brace the 105 BJP, MLAs?
What role will the Gover-
nor and Speaker play
. So far it
is not known, except perhaps
to a few insiders. The haemor-
rhaging of both sides is doing
much harm to both groups
and more importantly to the
political process in the state.
The media is running from
pillar to post. Many of its Pan-
ditsthinkthattheyknowwhat
is going on. Alas! They don’t.
Politicians display genius
while dealing with the media.
They don’t give false informa-
tion, only 25% of reality
.
At times even the politi-
cians do not know which way
the political wind is blowing.
I am aware that by the time
this article is published,
fresh elections could be an-
nounced.SomeM.L.A’smight
ditch Shri Eknath Shinde.
Who knows. Let’s wait and
see. This is the advice of an
ex-politician.
The Supreme Court of the
United States has put the
abortion clock fifty, if not
more years back. From 1973
till last Friday abortion was
legal. No longer so. The pre-
sent Supreme Court is con-
servative. President Triumph
appointed three conservative
judges. Supreme Court Judg-
es- 9 in number are appointed
for life. President Biden spoke
frankly and passionately
against the verdict.
According to recent Gallu-
pole only 25% of Americans
have confidence in the Su-
preme Court. Only 13% Dem-
ocrats have any faith in the
Supreme Court.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
The SC of the United States
has put the abortion clock
fifty, if not more years
back. From 1973 till last
Friday abortion was legal.
No longer so. The present
Supreme Court is
conservative. President
Triumph appointed three
conservative judges.
Supreme Court Judges- 9 in
number are appointed for
life. President Biden spoke
frankly and passionately
against the verdict.
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
What is happening politically in Mumbai at
the moment is nothing short of a tragic,
comic and alarming farce. Shinde and his
30 or is it 35 or 40 MLAs are in Guwahati.
Shinde was not so long ago number two in
Uddhav Thackeray’s cabinet
Draupadi Murmu
Yashwant Sinha
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INDIA
New Delhi (ANI): BSP
chief Mayawati on Sat-
urday backed BJP-led
NDA Presidential candi-
date Draupadi Murmu.
Mayawati said the BSP
has taken this decision
neither in support of
BJP or NDA nor against
opposition but keeping
her party and move-
ment in mind.
“We have decided to
support NDA’s Presiden-
tial election candidate
Draupadi Murmu. We
have taken this decision
neither in support of
BJP or NDA nor against
opposition but keeping
our party and move-
ment in mind,” said the
BSP chief.
Guwahati (Agen-
cies): Eminent person-
alities including As-
sam CM Himanta
Biswa Sarma today
launched the book
‘Modi@20: Dreams
Meet Delivery’ at Shri-
manta Shankardeva
Kalashetra, Guwahati.
The book encom-
passes the journey of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi from becom-
ing the Chief Minister
of Gujarat in 2001 to
being elected the Prime
Minister of India in
2014 and re-elected in
2019.
The book launch
event was attended by
eminent personalities
like PV Sindhu,
Pradeep Guha, Anga-
rag Mahanta, Hima
Das and Lovlina Borgo-
hain among others.
Dreams Meeting Delivery: Assam CM
Himanta launches book on PM Modi
MODI @20
Guwahati (Agencies):
The flood situation in
Assam remained grim
on Saturday with the
death count rising to
118 and Silchar town in
the Cachar district sub-
merged for 6th straight
day, officials said.
Ten more people have
died in the past 24 hours
-- two each from Barpe-
ta, Dhubri, Karimganj
and Udalguri districts
and one death each
from Cachar and Mo-
rigaon -- due to floods
and landslides. The to-
tal population affected
by the floods declined to
33.03 lakh in 28 districts
as against the previous
day's figure of 45.34
lakh in 30 districts, a
bulletin issued by AS-
DMA said. Worst flood-
affected dists in state is
Barpeta with 8,76,842
people in discomfort.
FLOOD SITUATION IN ASSAM REMAINS GRIM ON 6TH STRAIGHT DAY
10 MORE DIE IN LAST 24 HOURS
BSP backs Draupadi,
but says‘not with BJP’
‘Corruption-free
administration
is focal point’
Chandigarh (ANI):
Punjab CM Bhagwant
Mann on Saturday as-
serted that a ‘corrup-
tion-free administra-
tion’ is the focal point
of the ideology of the
AAP. “Now those who
do corruption will not
be saved nor hollow
promises will be made.
We have set an example
with the ‘One MLA-One
Pension’ step and the
bill will be presented in
this session itself. Cor-
ruption-free adminis-
tration is the focal point
of AAP’s ideology,”
Mann said during the
second day of the Budg-
et session of the Punjab
assembly
.
Pb budget session
MOOSE WALA MURDER:
MANKIRT AULAKH GETS A
CLEAN CHIT
Mumbai: An important update has come
in the slain singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s
case. Reportedly, the AGTF chief Parmod
Ban has given Mankirt Aulakh a clean chit
in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case.
Ban told the media that Mankirt was being
implicated in the case and that his name
never came up during the investigation of
Sidhu’s assassination, suggest reports.
SC ASKS ESIC ABOUT
JUNIOR RESIDENT
DOCTORS’ TERM-BOND
New Delhi: The SC has asked the Em-
ployees State Insurance
Corporation (ESIC) to file
an affidavit related to the
bond tenure of its Junior
Resident Doctors and its
consequential impacts. The vacation bench
of Justices CT Ravikumar and Dhulia has
listed the matter for hearing on July 22.
Himanta Biswa Sarma with Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, Hima Das,
Papon Angaraag and others releasing a book 'Modi@20: Dreams meet Delivery' on Saturday.
The book will enable readers to know more
about the towering personality of Modi ji
and his vision for a New India which is
responsible for unleashing a new socio-economic-
academic and cultural empowerment narrative in
the nation. —Himanta Biswa Sarma,Assam Chief Minister
New Delhi (Agencies):
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Satur-
day termed the 1975
emergency, which was
declared 47 years ago,
as a “dark chapter” in
history of the country
.
“The imposition of
emergency in India 47
years ago is such a dark
chapter in the history
of this country, which
can never be forgotten.
On this day, all Indians
should not only dedi-
cate themselves to the
defence of democracy
but should also take a
pledge to maintain the
dignity of constitution
institutions,” Singh
tweeted. Emergency
was declared for a
21-month period from
1975 to 1977 by the then
PM Indira Gandhi.
‘Emergency‘dark
chapter’ in history’
Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh
Army personnel conducts a
rescue operation in the flood-
affected areas of Silchar, in
the Cachar district of Assam
on Saturday. (Inset) IAF
distributes relief materials.
KEY WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

z IAF has rescued 253 stranded persons since June 21

z Nearly 3 lakh people are under distress in Silchar

z 8 NDRF teams along with Army unit stationed

z Packets with food, water essentials are being
airdropped

z Drones deployed for carrying out inundation mapping
Guwahati: To support
the people of Assam in
the ongoing floods that
have badly affected state,
Reliance Foundation has
contributed Rs 25 crore to
CMRF and also continues
its ground relief support
in the affected areas. Reli-
ance Fndn made contribu-
tion to CMRF on Friday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
@himantabiswa
My deepest gratitude to
Shri Mukesh Ambani Shri
Anant Ambani for standing
with the people of Assam at
this crucial juncture by do-
nating Rs 25 cr to CM Relief
Fund. We appreciate this
kind gesture. This will go a
long way in augmenting our
flood relief measures.
RELIANCE FNDN
CONTRIBUTES `25
CRORE TO CMRF
Union Minister for Youth
Affairs and Sports Anurag
Singh Thakur on the
second day of the National
Conference of Ministers
of Sports of States /UTs,
in Kevadia on Saturday.
Gujarat CM Bhupendra
Patel and the MoS for Youth
Affairs and Sports Nisith
Pramanik are also seen.
THAKUR IN
KEVADIA
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh has drawn
attention to a media
interview of Amit Shah
in which HM explained
how activist Teesta
Setalvad's non-profit
gave baseless info to
court and investigators
on 2002 Gujarat riots.
Setalvad was taken into
custody by the Guja-
rat Police's ATS from
Mumbai, a day after SC
lashed out at those who
had kept pot boiling on
the 2002 Gujarat riots.
RAJNATH SPEAKS ON
SHAH'S INTERVIEW
Mamata Banerjee invited
only selected parties in the
meeting she called on June
15 to elect an opposition can-
didate for the Presidential
election and when Sharad
Pawar called a meeting on
June 21, then also BSP was
not invited. It shows their
casteism motives.
—Mayawati, BSP chief
IN THE COURTYARD
JD(U) THANKS
NITISH FOR CASTE
BASED CENSUS
AMIT SHAH CHAIRS
MEETING OVER
DISASTER MGMT
BLOGGER PUSHED
OFF BUILDING, DIES,
HUSBAND HELD
CASE AGAINST
VARMA FOR TWEET
ON DRAUPADI
Patna: In an effort to
outwit ally BJP and take
the credit for the caste
census to be conducted
in Bihar, JD (U) leaders
and workers across
the state took out an
“Aabhar Yatra” in all
districts on Saturday to
thank CM Nitish Kumar
for taking the lead in
giving the go-ahead to
caste census. State BJP
said saffron party also
played a “crucial role”
in decision “as a senior
NDA alliance partner”.
New Delhi: Noting that
India is at the forefront
of the world in the field
of disaster manage-
ment, Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Friday asserted that
the country will further
strengthen its position
in this field by comple-
tion of the centenary of
Independence in 2047.
Regarding this, the Min-
istry of Home Affairs,
NDMA and National Di-
saster Response Force
(NDRF) are making full
efforts, Amit Shah said.
New Delhi: Ghazia-
bad-based fashion
blogger died after being
pushed off a building in
Agra, allegedly by her
husband and his family,
police said, adding that
accused also tied her
hands and legs before
throwing her off. Police
identified victim as Ritika
Singh (30), said they
have arrested her hus-
band Akash Gautam, 2
others. Cops said Akash
was angry over wife
staying with a friend.
New Delhi: Filmmaker
Ram Gopal Varma,
whose tweets often
land him in trouble,
has courted a fresh
controversy. A case has
been filed against him
for a controversial tweet
with a ‘Mahabharata’
reference on Droupadi
Murmu, the presidential
candidate of the BJP.
“If DRAUPADI is the
PRESIDENT who are
the PANDAVAS? And
more importantly, who
are the KAURAVAS?”
read his tweet.
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Ger-
many for G7 Summit and UAE later, from June 26 to
June 28, as stated by PMO
via a Departure Statement.
PM also looks forward to
meeting members of the
Indian Diaspora from across
Europe. PM believes that
Indian diaspora, not just
those living in Germany but all across Europe, plays a
key role, as they are contributing immensely to their
local economies as also enriching India’s relations.
Kolkata: A male patient, who had escaped from
his bed at a private hospital at Mullickbazar in the
central part of Kolkata and
sat on the edge of a cornice
on 7th floor for over 2
hours, fell off and critically
injured himself on Saturday,
a police official said. Sujit
Adhikary had sneaked to
the cornice through a gap in the glass window in the
ward where he was under treatment at the Institute
of Neuroscience.
Ajmer: Avula Subba Rao, director of a clutch of
centres of Sai Defence Academy in Telangana and
Andhra Pradesh and chief
conspirator in the violence
that rocked the Secunder-
abad railway station on
June 17 has been arrested
by police along with three
others. His motive was
to mount pressure on the government so that the
Agnipath scheme would be suspended, the Govt
Railway Police which arrested him said on Saturday.
PM MODI SAYS ‘LOOK FORWARD TO MEET
INDIAN DIASPORA’ AHEAD OF G7 SUMMIT
PATIENT FALLS FROM 7TH FLOOR OF HOSP
IN KOLKATA, CRITICALLY INJURED: REPORT
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Rebel MLAs...
Party“, but refrained
from taking immediate
action against rebel
leader Eknath Shinde.
“Those who want to
canvass for votes
should use their own
father’s name, not Shiv
Sena’s father’s name,”
Shiv Sena spokesper-
son Sanjay Raut said,
emerging from the
meeting.
“The executive decid-
edthatShivSenabelongs
to Bal Thackeray and is
committed to taking for-
ward his fierce ideology
of Hindutva and Mar-
athipride.ShivSenawill
never deviate from this
path,” he added.
“It passed a resolution,
giving all powers to
take action against
those who have be-
trayed the party to Shiv
Sena president Uddhav
Thackeray” he added.
FROM PG 1
Govt plans easy visa norms, boosting medical infra in 17 cities
Payal Banerjee
New Delhi (PTI): The
govt has drawn up a plan
to augment the medical
infrastructures of 17 cit-
ies, which see an inflow
of a lot of overseas pa-
tients for treatment and
wellness therapies, in a
bid to boost medical
travel as part of its ‘Heal
in India’ initiative.
Besides, the health
ministry is working on
easing medical visa
norms and other re-
quirements for patients
and their companions
from 44 countries identi-
fied based on the num-
ber of patients visiting
India, and the quality
and cost of medical
treatment there, official
sources told PTI.
These are predomi-
nantly African, Latin
American countries and
also members of the
SAARC and Gulf Coop-
eration Council group-
ings, they said.
Through ‘Heal In In-
dia’, the government
aims at positioning the
country as a global hub
for medical and well-
ness tourism, and a des-
tination of choice for
quality healthcare ser-
vices.
The Union Health
Ministry is collaborat-
ing with Tourism,
Ayush, Civil Aviation
ministries, hospitals
and other stakeholders
to build a roadmap to
connect overseas pa-
tients with healthcare
facilities in India to
boost medical travel.
As part of executing
the initiative, a nodal
agency — Medical Value
Travel Council — co-
chaired by the health
and tourism ministries
has been formed to cre-
ate an institutional
framework for stream-
lined integration of all
stakeholders, official
sources said. According
to estimates, the medical
tourism market which
was valued at USD 6 bil-
lion in 2020 fiscal is ex-
pected to more than dou-
ble and reach USD 13
billion by 2026.
Thirty-seven hospi-
tals including 30 in the
private sector across 17
cities in 12 states have
been identified for pro-
moting medical value
travel, a source said.
The cities that will be
targeted in phase one of
the initiative are New
Delhi, Pune,
Ahmedabad, Guru-
gram, Bangaluru, Am-
ritsar, Kochi, Coim-
batore, Mumbai, Kolka-
ta, Guntur, Alappuzha,
Guwahati, Chennai,
Chandigarh, Vellore
and Hyderabad.
“Based on target
countries, more lan-
guage interpreters can
be provided at airports
and hospitals. One-stop
centres may be set up at
the identified airports
for queries related to
medical travel, trans-
port, boarding and lodg-
ing among others,” the
official source said.
The health ministry,
in collaboration with
the National Health Au-
thority, is also working
on developing a portal
as a one-stop shop for
services provided by
medical travel facilita-
tors and hospitals with
an interface for foreign
patients.
Also the cost of treatment in
India is two to three times
lesser than in most countries.
Medical treatment in India
is 65 to 80 per cent cheaper
than in the USA. Also, India
offers Ayurveda, yoga and
naturopathy, Unani, Siddha
and homoeopathy,” the
source explained.

BIZ BUZZ
07
government has extend-
ed the time for levy of
GST compensation cess
by nearly four years till
March 31, 2026.
As per the Goods and
Services Tax (Period of
Levy and Collection of
Cess) Rules, 2022, noti-
fied by the finance min-
istry, the compensation
cess will continue to be
levied from July 1, 2022
to March 31, 2026.
The levy of cess was
to end on June 30 but the
GST Council, chaired
by Union Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sithara-
man and comprising
state FMs, decided to
extend it till March 2026
to repay the loans taken
in the last two fiscal
years to make up for the
shortfall in their reve-
nue collection.
After the 45th GST
Council meeting in Luc-
know in September last
year, Sitharaman had
said the regime of pay-
ing compensation to
states for revenue short-
fall resulting from sub-
suming their taxes such
as VAT in the uniform
national tax GST, will
end in June 2022.
However, the compen-
sation cess, levied on
luxury and demerit
goods, will continue to
be collected till March
2026 to repay the bor-
rowings that were done
in 2020-21 and 2021-22 to
compensate states for
GST revenue loss.
In order to meet the
resource gap of states
due to short release of
compensation, the Cen-
tre has borrowed and
released Rs 1.1 lakh
crore in 2020-21 and Rs
1.59 lakh crore in 2021-22
as back-to-back loan to
meet a part of the short-
fall in cess collection.
TheCentrehasrepaid
Rs 7,500 crore as interest
cost for the borrowing
in 2021-22 and Rs 14,000
crore is to be paid this
fiscalyear.From2023-24,
therepaymentof princi-
pal amount will start
which will continue till
March 2026.
Goods and Services
Tax (GST) was intro-
duced in the country
with effect from July 1,
2017 and states were as-
sured of compensation
for the loss of any rev-
enue arising on ac-
count of implementa-
tion of GST for a period
of five years.
Though states’ pro-
tected revenue has been
growing at 14 per cent
compounded growth
rate, the cess collection
did not increase in the
same proportion and
COVID-19 further in-
creased the gap between
protected revenue and
the actual revenue re-
ceipt including reduc-
tion in cess collection.
Mumbai (PTI): Net
profits of manufactur-
ing companies surged
by 50.2 per cent during
2021-22, the input cost
pressures notwith-
standing, the Reserve
Bank of India has said.
Net profit also in-
creased for the infor-
mation technology (IT)
companies, whereas
the non-IT services
sector continued to re-
cord losses at the ag-
gregate level, it said.
The data on the per-
formance of the pri-
vate corporate sector
during 2021-22 drawn
from abridged finan-
cial results of 3,166
listed non-government
non-financial (NGNF)
companies.
Operating profit
margins remained
healthy for all the
three sectors. Net prof-
it margins remained
stable for manufactur-
ing and IT companies,
whereas it remained in
the negative terrain
for non-IT services
companies.
The data further
showed that private
corporate sales and
profitability recorded
healthy growth in dur-
ing 2021-22 as the ef-
fects of the Covid-19
pandemic subsided
and economic activi-
ties recovered, espe-
cially in the second
half of the year.
“Sales of 1,865 listed
private manufacturing
companies witnessed
broad based recovery
and expanded by 36.7
per cent during 2021-22
as compared with a
contraction of 2.8 per
cent in the preceding
year; both volume and
price components con-
tributed to the higher
growth and it was also
aided by favourable
base effects,” it said.
IT companies also
improved their perfor-
mance and their sales
growth accelerated to
19.8 per cent from 4.4
per cent in the previ-
ous year.
Sales in non-IT ser-
vices sector made a
broad based recovery
in 2021-22, registering
27.2 per cent annual ex-
pansion as against 14.6
per cent decline in the
previous year.
New Delhi (PTI): Tata
Power Solar Systems on
Saturday said it has
commissioned India’s
largest floating solar
power project of 101.6
Megawatt Peak (MWp)
in Kerala backwaters.
The project is in-
stalled on a 350-acre wa-
ter body in Kayamku-
lam, Kerala, a company
statement said.
The installation was
completed within the
stipulated period, de-
spite the arduous chal-
lenges of variable water
depths, high sea tides,
and severe water salinity
concerns, it stated.
Tata Power Solar is a
wholly-owned subsidi-
ary of Tata Power.
This project is the
first in the Floating So-
lar Photovoltaic (FSPV)
through power pur-
chase agreement cate-
gory, the company said.
“The commissioning
of India’s first and larg-
est floating solar project
is an innovative and in-
cremental step toward
meeting India’s sustain-
able energy goals,” said
Praveer Sinha, CEO,
and MD, Tata Power.
A power purchase
agreement has been
signedwithaPSUclient,
wherein the entire pow-
er generated from this
plant will be used by
Kerela State Electricity
Board (KSEB). Interest-
ingly, all the solar mod-
ules used in this plant
were safely transported,
unloaded, and stored on
a limited parcel of land
for about 35 days by Tata
Power Solar, it said.
new car safety assess-
ment programme,
Bharat NCAP, which
proposesamechanism
of awarding ‘Star Rat-
ings’ to automobiles
based upon their per-
formance in crash
tests, will be rolled out
from April 1, 2023, an
official statement said
on Saturday
.
According to the
statement, Bharat
NCAP is applicable on
type approved motor
vehicles of category M1
(motor vehicles used
for the carriage of pas-
sengers, comprising
eight seats, in addition
to driver’s seat) with
gross vehicle weight
less than 3.5 tonnes,
manufactured or im-
ported in the country.
The standard is
aligned with global
benchmarks and it is
beyond minimum regu-
latory requirements, it
said. The statement
said Bharat NCAP rat-
ing will provide con-
sumers an indication
of the level of protec-
tion offered to occu-
pants by evaluating the
vehicle in the areas of
adult occupant protec-
tion, child occupant
protection and safety
assist technologies.
New Delhi (PTI): Debt-
ridden Future Enter-
prises Ltd (FEL) has
defaulted on interest
payment of Rs 4.10
crore for its non-con-
vertible debentures.
The due date for pay-
ment was June 24, 2022,
FEL said in a regulato-
ry filing.
“The Company is un-
able to service its obliga-
tions in respect of the
interest on Non-Convert-
ible Debentures was due
on June 24, 2022,” it said.
This is the fourth de-
fault in June by the
Kishore Biyani-led Fu-
ture group firm.
Earlier this week,
FEL defaulted twice on
interest payments of Rs
85.71 lakh and Rs 6.07
croreforitsnon-convert-
ible debentures. FEL
had made another de-
fault on the payment of
interest of Rs 1.41 crore,
earlier this month.
The latest default is
on the interest of secu-
rities issued for a sum
of Rs 40 crore.
FEL has defaulted on
interest payment for
the period between
June 24, 2021, to June 23,
2022, it said.
The debentures are
secured and have a cou-
pon rate of 10.25 per cent
per annum. In April,
FEL had informed the
exchanges about a de-
fault of Rs 2,835.65 crore
towards its consortium
of banks. Its due date
was March 31, 2022.
NBFCs should
diversify risks:
Ex-SBI chairman
Kolkata (PTI):
Non-banking finan-
cial companies need
to diversify risks
across sectors and
geographies, as well
as maintain capital
adequacy norms
and introduce core
banking solutions
going ahead, former
SBI chairman Rajnish
Kumar said. He also
said the risk-taking
abilities of NBFCs
are higher than
banks, and that the
regulatory stance
will become tougher,
with the regulation
arbitrage between
lenders, non-bank-
ing entities.
Forex reserves
dip by $5.87 bn
to $590.588 bn
Flipkart inks
MoU with SERP
Mumbai (PTI):
The country’s
foreign exchange
reserves declined
by $5.87 billion to
$590.588 billion in
the week ended on
June 17, the RBI
data showed. In
the previous week,
the reserves had
dropped by $4.599
bn to $596.458
bn. In the report-
ing week, the forex
reserves fell due
to a dip in FCAs,
a major compo-
nent of the overall
reserves.
Hyderabad (PTI):
Flipkart, India’s
homegrown e-com-
merce marketplace,
on Saturday said it
signed a MoU with
the SERP, Telanga-
na to enable mar-
ket access for FPOs
and SHGs in the
state. The MoU was
exchanged between
Sandeep Kumar
Sultania, Secretary,
Panchayat Raj
Rural Development,
Telangana and Sm-
rithi Ravichandran,
Vice President and
Head of Grocery,
Flipkart, at an event
held here, a press
release from the
e-commerce
giant said.
Dish TV EGM: 79% voters
reject proposal to reappoint
Jawahar Goel as company MD
New Delhi (PTI): A to-
tal of 78.94% of the
votes polled in the Dish
TV extraordinary meet-
ing (EGM) were against
the resolution to reap-
point Jawahar Goel as
the Managing Director.
Goel, who represents
the promoter group in
Dish TV, could get only
21.05% vote in favour of
his reappointment for
three more years, said a
regulatory filing by the
DTH operator, updating
disclosure of voting re-
sults of EGM.
A total of 128.54 crore
votes were polled in the
EGM, which was held
on Friday through vid-
eo conferencing and
other audio-visual
means. This is a major
victory for Dish TV’s
largest shareholder and
private sector lender
Yes Bank Ltd (YBL),
which holds over 24%
share in the company.
Net profits of manufacturing cos surged by 50.2%
UPWARD TREND
GST compensation cess levy
extended till March 2026
It was extended to repay the loans
taken in the last 2 financial years
Bharat NCAP vehicle
safety prog to be rolled
out from April next year
India’s domestic raw coking
coal production may touch
140 MT by 2030
New Delhi (PTI):
The government on
Saturday said the
country’s domestic
raw coking coal out-
put may touch 140
million tonnes (MT)
by 2030 from the pre-
sent 51.7 MT.
Coking coal is an
essential raw mate-
rial for the produc-
tion of iron and steel.
“With...T rans-
formative measures
taken by Ministry of
Coal under ‘At-
manirbhar Bharat’
initiative of PM, do-
mestic raw coking
coal production is
likely to reach 140
MT by 2030,” the coal
ministry said in a
statement.
To further in-
crease the output of
raw coking coal, the
Centre has auctioned
10 coking coal blocks
to the private sector,
with a peak rated ca-
pacity (PRC) of 22.5
MT during the last
two years. Most of
these blocks are ex-
pected to start pro-
duction by 2025.
The ministry has
also identified four
coking coal blocks
and the Central Mine
Planning and Design
Institute (CMPDI)
will also finalise geo-
logical reserves (GR)
for 4 to 6 new coking
coal blocks in the
next two months, the
statement said.
These blocks may
be offered in subse-
quent rounds of sale
for the private sector
to further step up do-
mestic raw coking
coal supply in the
country. Coal India
Ltd (CIL), which ac-
counts for over 80 per
cent of domestic coal
output, has planned
to increase raw cok-
ing coal production
from existing mines
up to 26 MT and iden-
tified nine new
mines with peak rat-
ed capacity of about
20 MT by FY25.
Coking coal is an
essential raw
material for the
production of iron
and steel.
Tata Power arm commissions India’s
largest floating solar project in Kerala
Future Enterprises Limited defaults on
`4.10 crore interest payment for NCDs
ON RECOVERY PATH

08
2NDFRONT
Forgiveness does not change the
past, but it sure does change the
future.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Mumbai (PTI): Much
before the rebellion by
a section of Shiv Sena
MLAs caught the par-
ty-led Maharashtra
government off guard,
these legislators had
managed to evade
their security guards,
and keep party work-
ers in the dark as they
made their way to Su-
rat in Gujarat, and
later to Guwahati in
Assam, where they are
currently camping.
Amid reports of “kid-
nappings” and talk of
intelligence failure, a
police official said the
legislators gave their se-
curity officials and the
police personnel the slip
citing personal reasons.
The crisis erupted
hours after the Legisla-
tive Council polls held
on June 20, which saw
the opposition BJP
managing to get its fifth
candidate elected. Shin-
de went incommunica-
do following the results
and has been camping
in a Guwahati hotel
along with at least 38
rebel MLAs of the Sena
and 10 independents
since Wednesday
.
Their rebellion be-
came public the next
morning.
Talking about how
these MLAs, mostly
from Mumbai, to Surat,
located around 280km
away, a police official
said, “Many of the
MLAs, who have been
provided protection by
the state police depart-
ment, told their securi-
ty personnel that they
had some personal
work and asked them to
wait until they return.
However, they headed
to Surat after that with-
out informing them.”
A Mumbai-based
MLA was sitting in his
office sipping coconut
water when he told his
supporters that he
would return in a few
minutes and left the
premises, he added.
Another party legis-
lator said that he had
to go home for some
work. A Yuva Sena of-
fice-bearer was travel-
ling in his car, but af-
ter some distance the
legislator forced him
to get off and proceed-
ed further, he said.
“Another legislator
asked his security per-
sonnel to outside a hotel,
saying that he had some
work inside, but escaped
from its another gate,
leaving his guards clue-
less,” he said.
As the MLA did not
turn up, the security of-
ficials informed their
seniors about it, the of-
ficial said, adding that
it happened in case of
some other MLAs too.
Fourof theseMLAs—
Urban Development
Minister Eknath Shin-
de, Minister of State for
Home Shambhuraj De-
sai, ministers Abdul
Sattar and Sandipan
Bhumre—were guarded
by SPOs (special police
officers) and security of-
ficials, but their securi-
ty personnel were not
aware of their personal
itineraries, he added.
“By the time the
SPOs informed their
seniors about their pro-
tectees’ movements,
the MLAs had crossed
the state border. All
this drama unfolded
within a span of a few
hours. The police offi-
cials, posted for their
security did not realize
their plans,” he said.
HOW REBEL SENA MLAS GAVE SECURITY THE SLIP
The current crisis, which erupted
hours after the MLC polls, became
public the morning of June 21
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs with Eknath Shinde at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati. —FILE PHOTO
Who is footing these
hotel bills, asks NCP
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Amid the po-
litical crisis triggered
by rebel Shiv Sena
MLAs, who are cur-
rently camping in As-
sam, the NCP on Sat-
urday asked who was
paying the hotel bills
in Guwahati and Su-
rat, where they were
previously holed up.
The party
, which
shares power with Sena
and Congress in the
state, also asked the In-
come Tax (I-T) Depart-
ment and the Enforce-
mentDirectorate(ED)to
find the source of “black
money” involved.
NCP’s chief spokes-
person Mahesh Tapase
asked, “Who is paying
the bills for hotels in Su-
rat and Guwahati, and
the chartered flight? Is it
true that the horsetrad-
ing rate is Rs50 crore?”
“If ED and I-T get acti-
vated, the source of the
black money will be ex-
posed,” he added.

z Senior home department officials said there
was no intelligence failure, as the state intelligence
department had provided inputs about some Shiv
Sena MLAs being in touch with the leaders of the
opposition party leaders since the last few months.

z “There was nothing on paper as everything was
conveyed to the people concerned verbally, but no
action was taken on the information,” he said.

z Two days ago, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had re-
portedly expressed his displeasure to state Home
Minister Dilip Walse-Patil, who is from the NCP,
about the ‘escape’ of Sena MLAs and asked why
the state Home ministry and Intelligence depart-
ment did not alert the MVA leadership about their
departure from Maharashtra for BJP-ruled Gujarat.
‘NO INTEL FAILURE’
People from Eknath Shinde’s native village rally behind him
First India Bureau
Satara: Residents of
Dare village in Sata-
ra district, the native
place of Eknath Shin-
de—who is at the cen-
tre of the ongoing
political turmoil in
Maharashtra—recall
the Shiv Sena leader
as a “people’s per-
son”. Some of them
feel that the deci-
sions he had taken in
the past later turned
out to be right.
Around 80 house-
holds in the village say
that they are standing
strongly behind Shinde
and want to see him be-
come the state’s chief
minister soon.
Majority of Shiv Sena
MLAs have shifted their
loyalty to Eknath Shin-
de and are camping in
Guwahati for the past
few days. It has plunged
the Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) government led
by Chief Minister Ud-
dhav Thackeray, who
heads the Sena, into a
crisis. At least 37 Sena
MLAs and 10 Independ-
ent legislators are cur-
rently with Shinde in
Assam. Shinde has
claimed that the group
led by him is the “real
Shiv Sena”.
Local residents of
Dare village, located on
the banks of the Koyna
River, said that they
wholeheartedly sup-
port Shinde. The vil-
lage falls under the
Wai-Mahabaleshwar
assembly constituency
.
“We are standing
strong with Shinde sa-
heb. There is no other
person like him. He
reaches every house-
hold and helps the poor
and needy. Our best
wishes are always with
him,” said Rupesh
Shinde.
He said the leader of-
ten visits his native
place and the last time
he was in the village
was a month ago.
Ganesh Utekar, a
Shiv Sena functionary
from Mahabaleshwar
tehsil and Dare village
resident, said, “It has
been our experience
that whatever decisions
Shinde saheb has taken
so far, all of them
turned out to be right.”
“The work and con-
tribution made by Shin-
de saheb make us ex-
press our love and grat-
itude towards him. The
decision taken by him
is appropriate and as a
village, we are with
him,” he said.
Supporters of rebel Sena leader Shinde shout slogans outside his
residence in Thane on Saturday. —PTI Photo
In good times or bad times, he is with peo-
ple and reaches out to help them and re-
solve the problems of the poor and needy.
The villagers want to see Shinde as the chief minister
next time visits the village. Our wishes are with him
and all of us are with him.
—Sampat Shinde, Dare village resident
Express their wish to see him as the
next chief minister of Maharashtra
Mahesh Tapase
WHY IS RAHUL
STILL REFUSING
TO BECOME THE
PRESIDENT?
Rahul Gandhi is try-
ing to revive the
dormant Congress par-
ty
, for which, leaving the
drawingroom,Congress
leaders are showing the
courage to hit the roads,
butdespitethis,Rahulis
not ready to keep the
‘thorny crown’ of Con-
gressPresident’sposton
his head. Sources relat-
ed to the Gandhi family
reveal that Rahul has
put forward two names
for the post, one is that
of Raj CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, theotherisof his
sister Priyanka. But Ge-
hlot is advocating that
Rahul should be the
President if he isn’t
completely ready for
this, then party’s reins
can be handed over to
Priyanka. However, it
seems that Sonia Gan-
dhiisof adifferentopin-
ion. Sonia Gandhi’s ef-
forts will make all ef-
forts ‘till the end’ to en-
sure that Rahul takes
over the party as Presi-
dent, and if Rahul
doesn’t agree to this,
then, Sonia Gandhi can
further carry out this
responsibility
.Thatis,at
present, she can keep
the presidential chair
with herself. Rahul is
hesitanttotakethePres-
idency, so those who
knowhimaregivingtwo
main reasons for this.
Firstly
, it is said that he
feels that the charge
sheet can come at any
time in the National
HeraldCaseEDcango
to the extent of arrest-
ing him. His second con-
cern is a report by Con-
gress’sownelectionana-
lyst Sunil Kanugolu
wherein, he is question-
ing Cong’s performance
in the recent assembly
polls and the 2024 gen-
eral elections. Whatever
be the case, the final de-
cision will be of Rahul,
who is understand the
seriousness of Indian
politics a bit now.
RAHUL IS
HAVING FUN
WITH ED’S
PROBE
Rahul Gan-
dhi ap-
pears very
calm
composed in ED’s in-
terrogation in connec-
tion with the National
Herald Case, wherein,
three ED officers inter-
rogate him. Rahul Gan-
dhi answers some
questions at leisure
that ‘often the officers
get tired, but Rahul’s
smile is intact. An in-
teresting incident oc-
curred on the third day
of interrogation, when
Rahul finished his
lunch and asked the of-
ficers, if he can go to
the washroom. On this
an officer said that he
has been noticing that
immediately after hav-
ing dinner Rahul goes
to the washroom
spends half an hour
there. The officer on a
lighter note asked
Rahul if he
spends this time
smoking ciga-
rettes? To
which Rahul jo-
vially replied,
“Yes, I light a
cigarette after
lunch-dinner, it re-
duces my
stress.’
WHOSE MAN IS
EKNATH SHINDE?
Eknath Shinde has a
close-knit friend-
ship with former Maha-
rashtra CM Devendra
Fadnavis that even
though he was a minis-
ter in the MVA govern-
ment, he kept harping
onforminggovernment
with BJP. The BJP and
Shiv Sena had fought
the last assembly polls
together, but when it
came to the CM’s post,
both the parties were in
a tussle, the Shiv Sena
joined the government
against its original ten-
dencies, siding with the
Congress and the NCP.
This didn’t go down
well with BJP
, and to be
honest, it wants to treat
Shiv Sena like
LJP. Any-
way, the in-
tention of
BJP is
clear that
it should be
the lone flag
bearer
party
of
Hindutva. Now the
question arises that
‘even after all this, why
Eknath Shinde, playing
in the hands of BJP, is
not able to send the list
of his supporters MLAs
to the Governor, and
why he is not challeng-
ing Uddhav for a floor
test? Why he still isn’t
claiming to form gov-
ernment despite having
a majority?’ If sources
are to be believed,
through his emotional
appeal before rebel
MLAs, Uddhav has cre-
ated a sort of dilemma
for Sena MLAs thus,
angered Sena workers
are targeting offices of
Sena legislators. Fur-
thermore, a video of
Shiv Sena founder Bal
Thackeray has become
viral on social me-
dia, wherein, he is
seen saying, “if
any Shiv Sena
MLA betrays the
party, don’t try to
persuade him,
but give
him a
good thrashing.” Does
Uddhav also want the
same for the rebels?
WHERE IS PAWAR?
NCP leader Sharad
Pawar has played
an important role in
forming the Maha
Aghadi coalition gov-
ernment in Maharash-
tra, but Pawar’s inac-
tion during the latest
Maharashtra crisis is
raising doubts. As soon
as the crisis arose ibe-
fore the Uddhav govern-
ment, the journalists
asked Pawar that ‘in
view of this crisis,
when will he meet Ud-
dhav.’ Pawar replied
saying that he was busy
deciding the opposition
candidate for Presiden-
tial post. He further
said that if Uddhav
gives him time, he will
meet him, but immedi-
ately afterwards he
added one more thing
saying, “this is Shiv
Sena’s internal matter.”
Interestingly, till Ud-
dhav left his official CM
residence, ‘Varsha’, Pa-
war didn’t come out of
his ‘cocoon’. If sources
are to be believed, Pa-
war’s concern was
about his party, as he
had received informa-
tion that BJP was eye-
ing a split in NCP as
well, so Pawar kept try-
ing to save his clan.
WHO IS THE HEAD OF
THE UNITED
OPPOSITION GROUP?
In the fight to become
the declared head of
the opposition unit,
there was a fierce battle
between Sonia Gandhi
and Mamata Banerjee,
wherein, apparently
Sonia has given Mama-
ta a thumping defeat.
On pretext of Presiden-
tial polls, Mamata was
busy bringing anti-BJP
parties on one platform
by doingso, Didi also
wanted her entry
in national
politics. 17
o p p o s i -
tion par-
ties gath-
ered in
Didi’s 1st
oppn meet,
while the
sec-
ond meeting was called
by Sharad Pawar, but
there was no mention of
first meeting called by
Mamata his letter, re-
portedly, Mamata was
deeply hurt by this so
much so that the opposi-
tionunit’steamcouldn’t
even fix an agent for
Yashwant. Sudheendra
Kulkarni did this work
behind the scenes,
which eclipsed
Yashwant’s prospects
even more. The opposi-
tion parties did consti-
tute a campaign panel
for Presidential poll,
but see the irony that no
member of TMC was
involved in it, while
Jairam Ramesh, KK
Shastri of Congress and
Sudheendra Kulkarni, a
former aide of Advani,
were included in this
panel. Thus, Sonia has
cleverly confined
Mamata to Bengal,
which is also a declara-
tion somewhere that the
biggest head of the unit-
ed opposition, as of now,
is Sonia Gandhi.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
RAHUL GANDHI EKNATH SHINDE MAMATA BANERJEEE SONIA GANDHI
SHARAD PAWAR

R
ashmikaMandannaisoneof the
most stylish actresses in the in-
dustry, who has an aura to slay
any look. On Saturday yet again
she made a statement
with her latest outfit.
The actress looked strik-
ing in her orange co-ord
set which featured a
shirt and a pair of
matching trousers. She
tucked half of her shirt
in, making it effortlessly
stylish and comfy
.
ASTONISHING
BEAUTY
K
arisma Kapoor is hav-
ing a blast on her 48th
birthday
. And, Bollywood
is sending its best wish-
es on her way
. The actress
has also shared a video
from the “pajama + cake”
birthday party
. And, social
media platforms have been
flooded with birthday wish-
es for Karisma Kapoor. Her
fans as well as friends have
dropped super sweet notes on
Instagram. Leading the way
is some of the ace celebri-
ties in B-Town including
Malaika Arora, Anan-
ya Panday, Kareena
Kapoor Khan, Ar-
maan Jain and Man-
ish Malhotra.
S
ara Ali Khan is one of
the most popular ac-
tors among the new-
bies in the tinsel town of
Bollywood. The actress
made her debut with the
2018 film Kedarnath
alongside the late actor
Sushant Singh Rajput.
Ever since then, the ac-
tress has been in the
spotlight and has even
managed to make a place
for herself in the glamorous world of
showbiz. Every now and then, she gives
fans a glimpse of her personal and profes-
sional life on her Instagram space. Speaking
of which, a few hours back, Sara treated fans
to a sneak peek into a hectic day of her life. A
Few hours back, Sara took to the ‘gram and
shared a video that showcased a busy day in her
life, and all that she did during the 20-hour-layo-
ver she had in Mumbai.
A
ctress Mrunal Thakur will be seen playing a
fierce police officer in the upcoming thriller
‘Gumraah’ and is leaving no stone unturned to
prepare for the character. “For portraying the
role of a committed cop, I had to go through extensive
body training. From getting physically trained to main-
tain the body structure while running with trained
athletes to handling different types of guns, I have tried
everything to adapt the essence of a cop,” Mrunal
said. She added that in her preparation for the
role she also “involved talking to and spend-
ing time with some female cops of our
force in order to understand their world
through a better lens.”
Mrunal was last
seen opposite Sha-
hid Kapoor in
the family
cricket dra-
ma, ‘Jersey’,
which is cur-
r e n t l y
s t re a m i n g
on Netflix.
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JUNE 26, 2022
amir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Laal Singh
Chaddha just came out with its third song, Phir Na Aisi
Raat Aayegi, a few hours back. This is the third track of
thefilmafterKahaniandMainKiKaraan.Thesonghas
beencroonedbynoneotherthanArijitSingh,composed
by Pritam, and the lyrics are given by Amitabh Bhat-
tacharya. Within a few hours, since the film came out,
the song has been crowned the ‘song of the year’ by
fans and netizens. Netizens took to the social
media site and expressed their opinion
about the melody
. The bittersweet song
about unrequited love, longing, and
pain, seems to have touched a chord
withlisteners,asthey
termed it a ‘master-
piece’, and called
it ‘gold’.
A
BIRTHDAY
BASH!
AAMIR-KAREENA’S SONG A
‘MASTERPIECE’
MRUNAL’S UPCOMING
CRIME THRILLER
SARA’S HECTIC
SCHEDULE
M
ira Rajput is cur-
rently vacation-
ing in Switzer-
land with her
husband Shahid Kapoor,
and kids Misha and Zain
and has been sharing
glimpses of her trip with
her fans on social media.
Meanwhile, Mira shared
her latest vacation pics
from the luxurious spots in
the country, giving yet an-
otherdoseof eyecandy
.The
young mommy took to her
Instagram handle and
shared pictures of herself
posing at various beautiful
locations. She looked comfy
as she donned a pink sweat-
shirt and paired it with
white pants. The snapshots
also include water bodies,
luscious green beauty and a
fewscenicpictures.Sharing
the pictures, the diva cap-
tioned them: “La Prese…
Took the beautiful Bernina
Express to Poschiavo A dip,
some rock castles and a piz-
za later…#travelsdiaries
#travelogue.”
IT’S
VACATION
TIME
Rashmika Mandanna
Mira Rajput Kapoor
Spotted...
Karisma Kapoor
Her post...
Mrunal Thakur
Sara Ali Khan
Kareena Kapoor Khan

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SALONI KANWAR, Fashion Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
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. Reignite the flickering romance
in your life by spending more time
together.
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,
so postpone it for some other day.
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. You
will get a good price for your property.
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. Your
relationship requires you to be tactful.
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. Today you
will enjoy the trust of your senior.
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.
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. Health will be satisfactory.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
KICK IT
BEFORE IT
KICKS
YOU
THISINTERNATIONALDAYAGAINSTDRUGABUSE
ANDILLICITTRAFFICKING,ORWORLDDRUG
DAY,CITYFIRSTBRINGSTO YOUINSIGHTSON
THEYEAR’STHEMEASWELLASHOW
DRUGS AFFECTAPERSON’SLIFE
he Interna-
tional Day
a g a i n s t
Drug Abuse
and Illicit
Trafficking,
or World
Drug Day, is marked
on June 26 every
year to strengthen
action and coopera-
tion in achieving a
world free of drug
abuse.
And each year, in-
dividuals like your-
self, entire commu-
nities, and various
organizations all
over the world join
in to observe World
Drug Day help raise
awareness of the
major problem that
illicit drugs pose to
society.
Together, we can
tackle the world
drug problem!
Like any other
chronic health con-
dition, drug addic-
tion is not merely a
compulsion but also
a sickness that calls
for care and compas-
sion. And addiction
affects many more
people than just the
addicts them-
selves. Drug addic-
tion has a high price
to pay, both person-
ally and for the en-
tire community.
Drugs have a sig-
nificant impact on
the human brain,
where the seeds of
addiction are first
planted. In essence,
medications have
the power to affect
how the brain’s
network of neu-
rons and neuro-
transmitters pro-
cesses impulses
and messages.
The sort of sub-
stance being abused
will decide how it af-
fects the brain.
Drugs with an opiate
impact, such as her-
oin and marijuana,
can mimic the neu-
rotransmitters that
neurons send to one
another to con-
duct impulses
and messages.
As a result,
these medications
stimulate neurons,
but since they aren’t
actual neurotrans-
mitters, the messag-
es they convey are
aberrant.
Drug misuse im-
pairs many regular
biological functions
since drugs have an
influence on
several brain
r e g i o n s .
Drug use
m a y
have a
s e v e r e
impact on
a person’s
body and
mind since
these regions
regulate a va-
riety of func-
tions, including the
stress response, de-
cision-making, and
heart and breathing
rates.
Even with this
knowledge, it’s in-
credibly challenging
for people to just
quit misusing drugs.
Drugs do this by
producing a pleas-
ant effect that stim-
ulates the basal
ganglia, the
brain’s re-
ward cen-
tre. Dopa-
mine, a
n e u r o -
transmitter
that is re-
leased when-
ever we are in a
pleasant cir-
cumstance or
experience,
usually travels to
this region.
High heart rate
and blood pressure,
appetite loss, dis-
turbed sleep pat-
terns, an increased
chance of heart at-
tack or stroke, organ
damage, lung or
heart disease, and
other health prob-
lems can all be
brought on by drug
usage.
Depending on the
substance being
abused, drug addic-
tion can result in
mood swings, irrita-
bility, anger, delu-
sions or hallucina-
tions, an inability to
concentrate or make
choices, paranoia,
depression, anxiety,
and violent inclina-
tions. Keeping in
mind the need to
raise awareness re-
garding drug abuse,
this year, the Inter-
national Day against
Drug Abuse and Il-
licit Trafficking
would be observed
under the theme of
“Addressing drug
challenges in health
and humanitarian
crises”. The theme
has been selected in
the wake of wide-
spread humanitari-
an crises in Afghani-
stan and Ukraine
even as the COVID-19
pandemic continues
to be a major global
health crisis. The
main aim of this day
is to stop drug use
and illicit drug traf-
ficking to save lives.
The more educated
people are on this
topic, the more like-
ly are they to go
on a healthier
path and
choose to
forego the
unhealthy
habit.
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
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t is often said that classic
fashion never dies, it
only renews and rejuve-
nates itself with time.
One of the most classic
silhouettes of all times
and a favourite of the
70s, ‘the bell-bottoms’ seems to
have made a comeback in the
fashion scene of late.
The fashion world is a cyclical
amalgamation of old styles into
new interpretations. Sometimes
thatmanifestsinwaysthatwepre-
fer the older version to the new.
Bell bottoms started making
appearances in the early nine-
teenth century as part of the U.S.
Navy’s uniform. Fast-forward to
the late 1960s and 1970s, when ci-
vilians fell in love with the look
and brought it to the mainstream.
In the last few years, they’ve been
seen on the fashion runways and
on celebrities such as Lady Gaga.
Both Hollywood and Bolly-
wood have documented the re-
turn of bell-bottoms well thus
far. From Elvis Presley to It girls
like Sofia Vergara, Gigi and Bel-
la Hadid, from Amitabh Bach-
chan, Hema Malini to Athiya
Shetty tipping their toes into the
trend, flared denim has had long
fashion history notes in its
name since the 70s.
Of course, bell bottoms might
not be for every shape, though
today’s designers are making
different cuts to accommodate
different body types. If you
have slim hips, you can pull
off the high-waisted styles.
Curvier bodies look better in
lower-cut styles that come in
darker colours.
These wide-bottomed
pants were the epitome of
style during the ’70s, and are
back in a modern avatar.
While pairing chunky plat-
form heels or wedges with
flared pants makes your legs
look a mile long, you can
rock them with flats too.
Get the hem a tad shorter
to go with ballerina flats or
cool canvas sneakers.
The ideal bell-bottom
jeans are snug on the
thighs and gently flare
out after the knees. You
can also use a belt to
cinch your waist or
opt for high-waisted
pair of jeans to accen-
tuate your figure.
However, avoid the
belt if you are opt-
ing for a crop top.
When it comes
down to wide-leg
pants, it’s about
what you feel
good in and less
about the rules be-
cause there’s no rule
to it, you can literally
pair it with anything
and everything.
I
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
alt City
, which
was released
on June 16 is
an encapsulat-
ing drama that
captures the
attention of
the viewers not only
through its perfor-
mancesbutthesig-
nificant set de-
signs that tell a
story of their
own. The magi-
cian who worked
this magic was
none other than
BoishaliSinhawho
was among the pro-
ductiondesignersto
work on the project.
Boishali, a well-
known name in pro-
ductiondesignandart
direction,talkedtoCity
First about her experi-
ence with Salt City
, her
role behind the camer-
as and more.
Talking about work-
ing in Salt City
, she
said, “The experience
wasgreat!Generally
,in
films what we do is that
we take actual loca-
tions and then we do
prop ups. But here
there were actual sets.
Some were created
overnight as well. I re-
member there was a
scene of a mud bath
and then another pole
dance. So, we recre-
ated the same set with-
in 12 hours. It was a
whole transforma-
tion. The series
marksmyfirstpro-
ject where I did
multiple setups
withinfivetosixweeks.
Itwasanentirelydiffer-
ent world that we had
created.”
She added, “I started
my career with Rowdy
Rathore and there were
mostly outdoor loca-
tions. Most of my pro-
jects were the same be-
cause people prefer to
make lesser sets. But
Salt City was
different as it required
intricate details and
had very well thought
of multiple setups.”
Shefurthercalled
the cast and crew
of the series a fam-
ily
. “It was an inter-
esting project for me.
I worked with all differ-
ent kinds of people in-
cluding Divyendu,
Gauahar Khan, Pranay
Pachauri,NavniMa’am
and of course, Piyush
sir. They were like a
family for four-five
months,” she said.
Boishali stated that
she did not plan on be-
coming a production
designer or
art director and it was
something that just
happened. Adding on
how the world views
the career, she said,
“People are not aware
of the many career
choicesthatfineartsof-
fer but it is gradually
developing. Earlier,
people did not have
knowledge about ca-
reer choices and in
filmmaking, many still
don’t. With my expo-
sure to the media, I try
toputitthroughpeople.
There is an academy
that I have opened in
Greater Noida where
we teach filmmaking
and theatre.”
Mentioning her fa-
vourite projects,
Boishali named Row-
dy Rathore but also
added that every pro-
ject she worked on
has its own memo-
ries. She said,
“Working with Ak-
shay in Rowdy
Rathore or Prabhu
sir or working in
Bhansali productions
for the first time was
special. But also work-
ing with Neeraj sir in
Special 26 was a good
experience. Your
thought process and
everything changes
with every project
which makes every ex-
perience different. Salt
City is also close to me
because we worked re-
ally hard for this one.”
Boishali mentioned
her desire to work in
the South film indus-
try
. “I have worked in
almost every genre in
Bollywood. But I really
wish to work in the
South films as I want to
immerse myself in
their work culture.”
BOISHALI SINHA:
BOISHALI SINHA:
THE MAGICIAN BEHIND
THE MAGICIAN BEHIND
THE MAGIC OF FILM SETS
THE MAGIC OF FILM SETS
ADITI CHAVAN
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S
REKHA NAHAR IN
MRS ASIA 2022!
M
umbai-based
model Rekha
Nahar be-
came the top 10 fi-
nalists in Mrs Asia
by clearing the on-
line rounds of Mrs
Asia organised by
Fusion Group on
Thursday. Now
offline event
with top 10 con-
testants will be
held at Pushkara
Resort in Pushkar
from June 26 to June
30.
Jagdeesh Chandra
graced the occasion
as the Chief Guest
and motivated the
participants with
their kind encourag-
ing words. During
the competition, Em-
inent personalities
of the fashion world
will participate
in it and the top
10 contestants will
be contesting for the
crown in different
international con-
tests including Na-
tional Costume
Round, Talent
Round, Gown Round,
Beauty with Brain,
Tourism Exchange
Activities etc. Best
performers will be
given different inter-
national titles.
T
he trailer of
Thor: Love and
Thunder have
received immense love
from the MCU fans
worldwide and every-
one is awaiting the re-
lease of the fourth in-
stalment in the Thor
film series. But what
has caught the atten-
tion of Indian fans is
the similarity between
one stunt that Thor
does in the film and the
classic Ajay Devgn
stunt in Phool Aur
Kaante. Yes, that’s
right, the Marvel Stu-
dios film has copied a
stunt from the 1991-
Ajay Devgn-starrer.
A scene in the
trailer shows Aus-
tralian actor Chris
Hemsworth balancing
his stretched legs on
two vehicles. Ajay
Devgn balances the
same way on two motor-
cycles in Phool Aur
Kaante. Many
came out to jok-
ingly warn,
“Do not copy
our legend.”
Thor: Love
and Thun-
der is part
of the
M a r v e l
Cinemat-
ic Uni-
verse.
New Thor movie compared
to Phool Aur Kaante
Pathaan’s
FIRST look!
S
hah Rukh
Khan is
known as the
King of Bollywood
and he has deliv-
ered some of
the most
heartwarm-
ing and heart-
w r e n c h i n g
performances
and one knows
that he deliv-
ered each
of them
from the
heart. Cel-
ebrating 30
years in Bol-
lywood to-
day, Shah
Rukh Khan
has now
shared an-
other look
from his upcom-
ing film ‘Pathaan’.
Sharing the mo-
tion poster of his
look, Shah Rukh
looked every bit
scary and hand-
some in his
bulked-up mus-
cles and blood and
sweat-drenched
body.
Kannada filmmaker Hari
Santhosh’s Bollywood debut
F
or his Bolly-
wood debut,
Hari Santhosh,
who specializes in
riveting and heart-
rending love sto-
ries in Kannada,
will tackle some-
thing in his fa-
vourite genre. The
film, tentatively ti-
tled Puppy Love, will
feature a stellar lead
cast which includes
Tanuj Virwani, best
known for his role in
Inside Edge as Vayu
Raghavan. Tridha
Choudhury has done
Bengali and Telugu
films and is also
known for her role
in Bandish Bandits.
A n d
last
Sapna Pabbi, who
has done shows like
24 Inside Edge along
with films such as
Khamoshiyan. This
film is produced by
Suresh and Avinash
Daniel Charles for
Padmavathii Pic-
tures, in association
with Vipul Sharma
of UK-based Blue
Bling Productions.
Rajaram Rajendran
is the DOP.
T
o prep herself as
Kavya in Rashtra
Kavach Om, Sanja-
na took professional
training for 3
months to perform
the hardcore action
sequences. She was
also trained in mar-
tial arts, and the
usage of heavy
weapons, for
her role. Her
transforma-
tion to get into the bold
character. Sanjana said,
“To be entrusted with be-
ing and becoming
Kavya by Kapil and
Ahmed Sir has been
the most humbling
journey of my career
yet. Putting in the hours
at training and learning
each skill from weapon
training to hand-to-hand
combat has both liberat-
ed and empowered me,
with the hope that
every young girl in
the country feels
inspired seeing
Kavya be able to
fight for her-
self and her
p u r p o s e
just like I
have.”
SANJANA SANGHI
PREPS FOR KAVYA
Sanjana Sanghi
Shah Rukh Khan
Ajay Devgn
Pranay Pachauri, Boishali and Manish Anand
Salt City 3
Salt City Set
Sudhir Sharma, Boishali,
Faroukh Mistry and Rushab Anupam Sahay
Poster of the film
Poster of the film
Rekha Nahar

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