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no notice for his removal was the FSI filed a suit in the Bombay stayed trial in 10 major riot cases ture economies show institu- ing disinformation. againstthisguy@delhipolice,”the
served,itwillhavetocallforanaf- High Court, stalling the project. onpetitionsseekinganindepend- tional investors are ready to put Cooperating to counter in- complainant tweeted.
fidavitoftheprescribedauthority. TheEDinitiatedinvestigation ent investigation into the cases capitalincryptomarketsifthereis formation manipulation, pro- “We came across the tweet
under provisions of PMLA 2002 besides shifting of trials outside moreregulatoryclarity.Indianin- mote accurate information, and last week. Zubair had posted this
Sanjay Raut againstGuruAshishConstruction, Gujarat. vestorsandinnovatorscanbene- advocate for our shared demo- tweet in 2018 but people have
Taking to Twitter and speak- HDIL promoters Rakesh Kumar On August 17, 2004, the fit from crypto capital if there is cratic values worldwide. been raising the issue recently.
ing to reporters later, Raut de- Wadhwan and Sarang Kumar bench of Justices Ruma Pal, S B more regulatory clarity.” Promotingaffordableaccess Wetookactionandregisteredan
scribed the ED's move as a “con- Wadhwan,andothersbasedona Sinha and S H Kapadia directed India's official recognition of to diverse sources of reliable and FIR,” the officer said.
spiracy”,saidhewouldnotbeable complaint filed by MHADA's that a riot cell be formed under cryptocurrency began in 2018, trustworthy information and Soonafterthearrest,Alt-News
toreachitsofficeonTuesday,and Executive Engineer. theDGPtoreopencasesclosedby when the RBI directed banks to data,onlineandoffline,including co-founder Prateek Sinha
dared the agency to arrest him. localpolicestations,andfilequar- cutmoneysupplytocryptotrad- through a multi-stakeholder ap- tweeted:“Zubairwascalledtoday
Thecasepertainstoallegedir- Riot trials terly reports. ing platforms -- a move that was proach,andbystrengtheningdig- by Special cell, Delhi, for investi-
regularitiesintheredevelopment GujaratHighCourtagainstactivist Stating that it would not pro- overturnedbytheSupremeCourt ital skills and digital literacy. gationina2020caseforwhichhe
of Patra Chawl by Guru Ashish Teesta Setalvad and others – ceed on the basis “that the entire in2020.Lastyear,thegovernment Enhancing transparency alreadyhadprotectionagainstar-
ConstructionPvtLtd,asubsidiary Setalvad was arrested last investigating machinery in the listed the introduction of a Bill in about the actions of online plat- rest from the High Court.
of Housing Development and Saturday by the Gujarat police, a State has failed”, the bench said Parliament to prohibit all private formstocombatviolent,extrem- However, today at around 6.45
Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), which dayafterZakiaJafri’spetitionwas “thereshouldbefurther/moreex- cryptocurrencies, but the Bill did ist and inciting content online. pm,weweretoldhehasbeenar-
hasbeenunderthescannerofin- dismissed. tensive and in-depth investiga- not get tabled. The statement said that restedinsomeotherFIRforwhich
vestigating agencies in connec- Consider these: tionintocases,numbering2000, During the Union Budget for democracies lay and protect the no notice was given which is
tionwiththeRs4,300-crorefraud OnApril12,2004,whileor- in which ‘A’ Summary Reports 2022-23,a30%taxonvirtualdig- foundations for free and vibrant mandatory under law for the
at PMC Bank. In February, the ED deringretrialintheVadodaraBest have been filed resulting in clo- ital assets was introduced with civicspaces,enablingandencour- Sectionsunderwhichhehasbeen
hadarrestedbusinessmanPravin Bakerycaseafter21accusedwere sureof casesatthethresholdand provisions dissimilar to other as- aging civic engagement and po- arrested. Nor FIR copy is being
Raut, who is a former director in acquitted, the bench of Justices thattheStateshouldconsiderfur- setclasses.Later,thegovernment liticalparticipation,whichinturn given to us despite repeated re-
GuruAshishConstructionandan Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit ther/extended investigations alsointroduceda1%taxdeducted stimulatemeaningfullegitimacy, quests.”ThecaseSinhawasrefer-
allegedaideof theSenaleader.In Pasayat said, “Those who are re- through its own high ranking of- atsource(TDS)–effectiveJuly1– creativity, innovation, social ac- ring to dates back to September
April, the agency attached prop- sponsible for protecting life and ficers to which none of the con- oncryptocurrencytransferswith countability, and responsibility. 2020, when police had booked
ertiesworthRs11.15crorebelong- properties and ensuring that in- cernedparties(includingStateof anintentionofmaintainingatrail It said, “We commit to: ZubairunderthePOCSOActafter
ing to Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha vestigationisfairandproperseem Gujarat) had any objection”. of money.Meanwhile, Dubai has Guarding the freedom, in- herespondedtoanabusivemes-
Raut, Pravin Raut and Swapna to have shown no real anxiety. In its order, the bench said, emerged as a hotspot for crypto dependenceanddiversityof civil sage from a Twitter user. The
Patkar,wifeoftheSenaMP’sclose Large number of people had lost “The Non-Governmental investments on the back of its society actors, speaking out Delhi High Court had, however,
associateSujitPatkar,intherede- their lives. Whether the accused Organizations which have been favourable policies. againstthreatstocivicspace,and restrained the police from taking
velopment project case. persons were really assailants or participating in this entire Responding to a query from respectingfreedomofassociation coercive action against him in
While top ED officials con- not could have been established process, will be at liberty to draw The Indian Express on Shetty and and peaceful assembly. connection with that case.
firmedthatSanjayRauthasbeen by a fair and impartial investiga- the attention of the Range Menon relocating to Dubai, Building resilience against PolicesourcessaidBengaluru-
instructedtoappearbeforethem tion.Themodernday‘Neros’were InspectorGeneraltoanyparticu- WazirX said: “We are a remote- malign foreign interference and based Zubair and his advocates
on Tuesday, the MP tweeted: “I looking elsewhere when Best lar case within the District of a firstorganisationwithemployees acts of transnational repression reached IFSO’s office in Dwarka
justcametoknowthattheEDhas Bakeryandinnocentchildrenand particular Range Inspector from over 70+ locations. This that seek to undermine trust in around 2 pm. “Police started
summonedme.Good!Thereare helpless women were burning, General and the Range Inspector givesallthecompanyemployees government, society and media, questioninghim,andaround3.15
big political developments in and were probably deliberating General will consider the same the option to work from any- reducecivicspaceandsilencecrit- pm, another investigation officer
Maharashtra. We, Balasaheb's howtheperpetratorsofthecrime before deciding whether where...WazirXisheadquartered ical voices. servedhimanoticeundersection
Shivsainiks,arefightingabigbat- can be saved or protected. Law further/fresh investigation or in Mumbai, and there is no Advancingprogrammesfor 41 CrPC (in the present case) and
tle.Thisisaconspiracytostopme. and justice become flies in the what action, if any, needs to be change in any of our operating the protection of human rights asked him to join the investiga-
Even if you behead me, I won't hands of these ‘wanton boys’.” takeninconnectionwiththeFIRs procedures”. WazirX, which is defenders and all those exposing tion. At around 5.30 pm, he was
take the Guwahati route. Arrest On the investigation and the filed.TheRangeInspectorGeneral owned by the world's biggest corruption. arrested,” said a source.
me! Jai Hind!” He was referring trialcourtthatorderedtheacquit- shallseewhethertheFIRsalready cryptoexchangeBinance,saidthe Thecountriesalsocommitted Inanothertweet,Sinhawrote:
to Shinde and the rebel Sena tals, the judges said, “One gets a filed are defective/deficient or current regulations on crypto to “protecting freedom of “After the medical examination,
MLAs who are holed up in feeling that the justice delivery faulty in any manner.” couldreduceparticipationandin- thought, conscience, religion or Zubairisbeingtakentoanundis-
Guwahati. Later, Raut said he is systemwasbeingtakenforaride On March 26, 2008, the creaseinefficienciesinsteadofen- belief and promoting inter-faith closed location. Neither Zubair’s
not linked to any of the compa- andliterallyallowedtobeabused, bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat, P couragingmorepeopletojointhe dialogue” and “promoting social lawyersorIarebeingtoldwhere.
niesontheED'sscanner.“Iwillnot misused and mutilated by sub- Sathasivam and Aftab Alam said, bandwagon. cohesion,solidarityandtheinclu- Weareinthepolicevanwithhim.
be able to go to the ED office on terfuge.Theinvestigationappears “Communalharmonyisthehall- InJune2021,theEnforcement sionofallmembersofsocietyon- No police person is wearing any
Tuesdayasthereisarallythatwas to be perfunctory and anything markof ademocracy.Noreligion Directoratehadsaidthatithadis- line and offline, while denounc- name tag.”
alreadyscheduledinAlibaugand butimpartialwithoutanydefinite teaches hatred. If in the name of sued a showcause notice to ingallformsofdiscriminationand DCP Malhotra said in a state-
Ihavetoaddressthepeoplethere. objectoffindingoutthetruthand religion, people are killed, that is WazirX and its directors Shetty violence”. ment:“InthemonthofJune2022,
It's a legal battle. Arrest me if you bringingtobookthosewhowere essentially a slur and blot on the and Sameer Mhatre under the whenDelhiPolicewasalertedby
have orders from BJP to arrest responsible for the crime. The societygovernedbyruleoflaw… Foreign Exchange Management Zubair held a Twitter handle that
me,” he said. publicprosecutorappearstohave Religiousfanaticsreallydonotbe- Act,1999,fortransactionsinvolv- night,thehandlehadover400fol- Mohammad Zubair had earlier
“I will not be scared by such acted more as a defence counsel long to any religion. They are no ing cryptocurrencies worth Rs lowers.Earlierthismonth,Zubair madeanobjectionabletweetand
bogus cases. I will prefer to be thanonewhosedutywastopres- betterthanterrorists…Theseare 2,790.74 crore. According to the hadhighlightedcommentsmade his followers/ social media enti-
jailed than go to Guwahati. I am entthetruthbeforetheCourt.The cases where there is an element ED statement, it had initiated by the then BJP spokesperson ties had amplified and created a
Balasaheb's Shiv Sainik, I have Court in turn appeared to be a ofcommunaldisharmony,which FEMA investigation on the basis Nupur Sharma on the Prophet, seriesofdebates/hatemongering
workedwithhimfor30yearsand silent spectator, mute to the ma- is not to be countenanced. The ofanongoingmoney-laundering which triggered condemnation in the tread, he was examined in
I am the editor of 'Saamana' (the nipulationsandpreferredtobein- State of Gujarat has stated that it investigationintoChinese-owned from a host of countries, includ- this case and his role was found
Sena mouthpiece). I will fight for different to sacrilege being com- has no objection if further inves- illegalonlinebettingapplications. ing those from the Gulf. The out- objectionable.Hewasevasiveon
Shiv Sena from wherever I am,” mitted to justice. The role of the tigation is done so that peoples’ At the time, WazirX had said it rage prompted the Centre to dis- the questions and neither pro-
he said. Incidentally, while ad- State Government also leaves faithonthetransparencyofaction wasincompliancewithalltheap- tance itself from Sharma’s vided the necessary technical
dressingSenaworkersinDahisar much to be desired.” taken by the State is fortified”. plicable laws. comments, and the ruling BJP to equipmentforthepurposeofthe
on Sunday, Raut had referred to Hearing another petition the TheCourtcalledforareportin Earlier this year, Shetty an- suspend her and sack another investigation nor cooperated in
the ED case. “The Shinde camp same day by Teesta Setalvad and three months on investigations nounced a new crypto project, party spokesperson Naveen the investigation.”
MLAsareunderpressurefromthe others, the two judges expunged intothecasesof theGodhratrain Shardeum, with a US-based Kumar Jindal. “During investigation, the
agencyandhencetheydecidedto remarks made by the Gujarat burning, the killings in Naroda crypto investor Omar Sayed. Zubair's arrest was slammed conduct of Mohammed Zubair
rebel.Iamalsounderthescanner High Court against her and the Patiya, Naroda Gam and Gulberg Multiple queries sent to by the Opposition, including was found questionable, which
of the ED and my wife's proper- others:“Observationsshouldnot Society in Ahmedabad, Nailwal and Polygon remained Congress, TMC, RJD, AIMIM and warranted his custodial interro-
ties have been attached, but I am be made by Courts against per- SardarpuraandDipdaDarwajain unanswered. An e-mail query the Left parties, which accused gation to unravel the conspiracy
still here standing with the sons and authorities, unless they Mehsana district, two cases in senttotheMinistryofFinancedid the BJP-led NDA government of in this matter,” he stated.
Thackerays,” he had said. are essential or necessary for de- Ode of Anand district and the not elicit any response. crackingdownonthosewho“ex- The police move was also
Patra Chawl, also known as cision of the case… There is no killing of British nationals in pose its hate speech and fake slammedbyDIGIPUB,anorgani-
Contact for Advt. Booking: M/s Friends Publicity Service Siddharth Nagar, is located in the need or justification for any un- Prantij, Sabarkantha district. G7 meeting propaganda”. sation of digital news media or-
Goregaon area. In 2008, it had a warranted besmirching of either The Court asked the Gujarat the United Kingdom, the United CongressleaderRahulGandhi ganisations.
(M): 9212665841, 9212008155 totalof672housesspreadover47 the parties or their causes, as a governmenttoissueanotification States of America, and the tweetedthat“arrestingonevoice FULLREPORTSON
acres when the Maharashtra matter of routine. Courts are not to appoint the SIT headed by RK EuropeanUnion,affirmourcom- of truth will only give rise to a www.indianexpress.com
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dead at his house in Basai kidnapped. I was scared,” al-
Enclave, Sector 10, late THE DELHI Police has registered baseless allegation just leges the FIR.
on Sunday night, said po-
MONSOON ARRIVAL OVER THE YEARS a case against the personal sec- to defame the Congress Police said the woman
E X P L A I NE D
lice. Police have booked EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Howthe retary of senior Congress leader lodged a complaint on June 25
party. There is no truth
the victim’s brother-in- NEW DELHI, JUNE 27
2012 July 7 lastfewyrs Sonia Gandhi for allegedly rap- andwassenttoDDUhospitalfor
law on charges of mur- ing and threatening a woman. in it. It is a complete amedicalexamination.Basedon
der after the victim’s THE SOUTHWEST monsoon has 2013 June 16 ● havefared The accused has been identified conspiracy” her statement and examination,
nephew filed a police not yet reached Delhi, and has 2014 July 3 as 71-year-old P P Madhavan, a case was registered against
complaint. missed its ‘normal’ onset date in 2015 June 25 THE ONSET of the said police, adding that no arrest Madhavan.
the city — June 27. The India 2016 July 2 Southwest monsoon in has been made so far. CongressofficewhereIgotSonia In a statement, Madhavan
Twoheldfor Meteorological Department
(IMD)is yet to confirm whenthe
2017 July 2
the national capital was
delayed last year, when
DCP (Dwarka) Harsh
Vardhan said, “Allegations are
Gandhi’s PA P P Madhavan’s
number. I told him I was in need
said: “As per media reports, the
allegations against me referred
dupingwoman monsoon might reach the na-
tional capital.
2018
2019
June 28
July 5
the IMD declared that it
had reached the city on
levelled against a 71-year-old
person. He is working as PS to a
of a job and he promised to help
me... On January 21 (this year),
to an event which occurred in
February 2022, which is to say
oflakhs Asked if there were any up-
dates on when the monsoon
‘Normal’ onset date in the
city — June 27. Amit Mehra
2020 June 25 July 13, two weeks past
the ‘normal’ date. In 2020,
senior political leader. A com-
plaint was received... on June 25.
hecalledmeforaninterview.He
asked me many questions and
more than four months prior to
the registration of an FIR. This it-
2021 July 13
NewDelhi:Twomenwere might hit Delhi, IMD senior sci- it hitthecitya little earlier, A case under IPC section 376 viewed all my documents... He self shows the FIR is solely in-
arrestedforallegedlydup- entist R K Jenamani said there on June 25. The monsoon (rape) and 506 (criminal intimi- then told me that he wanted to tended to vilify me and to cast
ing a woman of several were none, but the department Pradesh and some parts of and light rainfall are also on the hit Delhi in the first week dation) has been registered. We marry me. I said yes... One day, aspersions on my long and sin-
lakhs via an SMS link re- ismonitoringtheconditionsand Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh forecastforJuly1,whileverylight of July in 2019, 2017 and are investigating the matter.” he called me to meet him... He cere career.Ireserve myrightsto
lated to a job offer at a an update is likely to come on and Jammu and Kashmir during rainfall is likely on July 2 and 3. 2016 as well. Madhavan told The Indian came to pick me up in a car... he lawfully contest the alleged FIR
leading e-commerce Tuesday. On Monday, the IMD the next three to four days,” it The city currently has a rain- Express: “It is a baseless allega- asked his driver to leave the car. against me and to take recourse
company. DCP (South- said the southwest monsoon said in a release issued Monday. fall deficit of 59% for the month - tion just to defame the Congress He sexually assaulted me and to the available legal remedies
east) Esha Pandey said: had advanced into most parts of Though the monsoon has 24.5mmrecordedagainstanor- bulletinissuedMondayevening. party. There is no truth in it. It is tried to rape me. When I ob- against the false and malicious
“The accused disclosed the Arabian Sea and Gujarat. missed its date, an east-west mal of 59.5 mm till June 27. The highest maximum tem- a complete conspiracy.” jected to this, he got angry and complaint which has been filed
during questioning that It has also issued a forecast trough over North India and The city witnessed another peraturerecordedonMondayin According to police, the left me on the road alone,” the against me.”
theyusedtogeneratelinks for when the monsoon might moisture-laden winds from the sultry day on Monday, when the the city was 42.1 degrees at woman, aged 26, lodged a com- woman alleged, as per the FIR. “I have evidence to demon-
andsendthemtorandom reach other parts of northwest BayofBengalandtheArabianSea maximum temperature was Najafgarh. plaint accusing Madhavan of al- The complainant alleged the strate and establish that the al-
people, promising em- India.“Conditionsarefavourable arelikelytobringlighttomoder- 40.9 degrees Celsius at the There has not been much legedlyraping andharassingher accused later apologised to her leged complaint has been made
ployment in a major e- for further advance of the mon- aterainfallorthundershowersto Safdarjungweatherobservatory, respite from the heat at night, on several occasions on the pre- and they started talking again. inapre-concertedmannerinor-
commerce company. As soon into remaining parts of the Delhi on June 29 and 30. four degrees above the normal with the minimum tempera- text of offering her a job and After a few days, he again called der to settle a political vendetta
soon as the victim clicked Arabian Sea, Gujarat, some parts With rainfall on the forecast, for this time of the year. ture settling at 29.4 degrees marrying her. The woman said her to meet him. and the present complaint is de-
on the link, they would of Rajasthan, remaining parts of the maximum temperature Humidity remained high reach- Celsius early on Monday — two she met the accused soon after “In February, he called me to void of merits. I condemn the
hack the victim’s mobile Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, could fall to around 35 degrees ing a maximum of 72% over the degrees above normal for this she lost her husband during the meet him... (and) raped me. smear campaign run against me
and view an OTP sent to some more parts of Uttar Celsius on June 30. Cloudy skies past 24 hours, going by an IMD time of the year. Covid lockdown in 2020. Her Later, he told me that his wife bythecomplainantandthepeo-
the victim to initiate a husband used to work as a had seen my mobile number... I ple behind her and the same ap-
transaction.” ENS helper at the party office. She was shocked to hear all this. I pears to be propelled by sick
said she would often go to the asked him about his wife, but he minds in order to vilify the im-
Delhigovtto Congressofficeinsearch of ajob.
“My financial condition was-
kept ignoring me... he then
forced me to have sex with
age of a reputed 71-year-old
man known for his service to so-
launch15-day n’t good and I went to the someone else. I refused... He ciety,” he further said.
plantation
drive:Rai Court extends Jain’s DUSIB to set
up creches,
NewDelhi:TheDelhigov-
ernmentwilllauncha15-
daymegaplantationdrive
judicial custody for libraries at
on July 11 to further in-
crease the green cover in
the capital, Environment
2 weeks in ‘money slum clusters
laundering’ case
Minister Gopal Rai said
Monday. ‘Van Mahotsav’ GAYATHRI MANI
willstartfromtheCentral NEW DELHI, JUNE 27
Ridgeandculminatewith
the plantation of 1 lakh THE DELHI Urban Shelter
saplings at the Asola EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Improvement Board (DUSIB) is
Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary NEW DELHI, JUNE 27 planning to set up libraries in JJ
onJuly25,hesaid.Deputy clusterssituatedonDelhigovern-
Chief Minister Manish A DELHI court extended the ju- ment land for use of school and
Sisodia, Delhi govern- dicial custody of AAP minister college students. It is also plan-
ment ministers, and Satyendar Jain for two weeks in ningto setupcrechesinslumsto
Assembly Speaker Ram a case of alleged money provide a safe space for working
Niwas Goel will partici- laundering registered by the parents to leave their children.
pate in the drive. MLAs
will lead the drivein their
respectiveconstituencies
RUSH HOUR Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Jain had appeared through
videoconferencingbeforeSpecial AAP minister Satyendar
The DUSIB will first carry out
a detailed survey of all JJ clusters
onitsland. For this, about 50 col-
on July 11. PTI Traffic inside the newly inaugurated Pragati Maidan underpass, Monday. Abhinav Saha JudgeGeetanjliGoel,whoinitially Jain has been in custody lege students will be hired for a
refused to extend his judicial re- since May 30 month-long internship, which
mand when neither Jain nor his may be extended depending
lawyers were present in court. upon the work, and they will be
500 mohalla clinics will Withdraw termination notices, The ED had informed the court
thatJainwashospitalisedfollow-
tween February 2015 and May
2017, when he was a minister, al-
guided by officials.
“Young scholars who will be
Hologram removed, grand canopy at India Gate readies for Bose statue
fittings for the actual statue will carving is underway presently. spot, powered by a 30,000 lu- the actual one being sculpted. Gandhi statue where King
DIVYA A be carried out, which is sched- Work on the Bose statue is mens 4K projector, until the Thesandstonecanopywhere George V’s statue stood, or that
NEW DELHI, JUNE 27 uled to be unveiled on August 15 slated to be completed before granite statue is completed. The Netaji’s statue will be installed of the first PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
this year. the August 15 deadline, sources dimensions of the hologram was built in 1936, and housed Several historians were of the
THE HOLOGRAM of Netaji Mysuru-based sculptor say, adding that the statue will statue — which was unveiled by thestatueof KingGeorgeV. After view that the canopy should re-
Subhas Chandra Bose has Arun Yogiraj — who had created weigh around 90 tonnes. the PM on January 23 to mark theIndependence,therewasop- mainemptyasareminder of the
been removed from the Grand the 12-feet statue of Adi It was in January when the Bose’s 125th birth anniversary positiontothestatue’scentrallo- country’s past. So, for more than
Canopy at India Gate, while the Shankaracharya at Kedarnath — Prime Minister had announced celebrations — were the same as cation, but it stood at the site five decades, the canopy re-
fittings for the actual stone was roped in for the 30-feet that a “grand statue” of Netaji for another two decades, until it mained empty, earning the
statue have started. statue of Bose to be installed at will be installed beneath the Sources told The Indian was moved to Coronation Park name ‘Empty Canopy’.
Sources told The Indian the India Gate. A huge block of canopy at India Gate. Express that the hologram in 1968. Located at a junction of six
Express that the hologram was black granite stone was selected Officials in the Ministry of was switched off late last There have been delibera- roads, the 73-foot canopy is in-
switched off late last week, and for the statue, which has been Culture had said that Netaji’s week. Express tions during successive govern- spired by a sixth-century pavil-
for the next month and a half, transported to Delhi, where the hologram will be in place at the ments of installing a Mahatma ion from Mahabalipuram.
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A Better Future for Mankind Xi Jinping chaired the 14th BRICS hold justice, safeguard
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mon, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable secu- Initiative(GDI) has been warmly
rity. At the BRICS Summit, President Xi Jinping shared received by more than 100
thoughts with leaders of BRICS partners including India, countries and international organi-
Russia, Brazil and South Africa, drawing a new grand sations, and more than 50 countries
blueprint for BRICS cooperation, and sending out a pow- have joined the Group of Friends of
erful message to the world calling for peace not war, de- the Global Development Initiative.
velopment not regression, openness not isolation, soli- At this High-Level Dialogue on
darity not division, and cooperation not confrontation. Global Development, President Xi
President Xi Jinping pointed out that development is Jinping further proposed to foster a
a timeless theme for humanity. Eighteen emerging development paradigm featuring veloping countries: ● Uzbekistan, the rotating chair-
markets and developing countries actively participated benefits for all, balance, coordina- cal and institutional innovation, with ● Issue a Global Development Report. ● Indonesia, the rotating presi- manship of the Shanghai Coopera-
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were committed to jointly building a high-quality eration and common prosperity, and and healthier global development. Promotion Center. ● Thailand, the host of APEC; ● Algeria, the incoming rotating
global development part- put forth a four-point proposal. He ● Forge a global development ● Establish a Global Knowledge ● Kazakhstan, the rotating chair chairmanship of the League of Arab
nership, which demon- said, we need to jointly: partnership. Network for Development. of the Commonwealth of Indepen- States
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and attractiveness of the and centre of international agenda, nounced China's important with the international community to ● Cambodia, the rotating chair of ● Iran
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markets and developing and shape a global governance sys- and South-South Cooperation Fund. tion to leaders of the BRICS coun- ● Argentina, the rotating opment and prosperity.
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Ambassador
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range of multilateral institutions and international fora, Xi Jinping's speech answers the pioneering spirit and innovation and
including BRICS. Last year, India played an important common call of the developing unleash the potential and vitality of
role as the rotating Chair of BRICS.This year, Prime Min- countries, and has charted the cooperation.
ister Narendra Modi attended the 14th BRICS Summit, course for the reform of the global ● Fourth, we need to uphold
the High-level Dialogue on Global Development, the governance system and pooled openness and inclusiveness and pool
BRICS Business Forum and delivered remarks respec- strength to boost the global eco- collective wisdom and strength.
tively, showing that India attaches great importance to nomic recovery. globalization and build a more fair, In response to the recent expecta-
BRICS cooperation and lends firm support to China’s President Xi noted in his equitable, inclusive global gover- tion of many countries to join the
Chairship. China highly appreciates India’s commitment keynote speech at the opening nance system that benefits all. BRICS mechanism, President Xi
and endeavor.Within the BRICS framework, China and ceremony of the BRICS Busi- At the BRICS Summit, Presi- Jinping pointed out that BRICS is a
India have conducted cooperation in multiple areas.The ness Forum. We should: dent Xi Jinping put forward a big family of mutual support and a
New Development Bank has established a regional office ● Embrace solidarity and coordi- four-point proposal for the fu- partnership for win-win cooperation.
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countries. China, India, Russia and other BRICS coun- jointly promote sustainable global cooperation. markets and developing countries to and tranquility. with open doors and boost coopera-
tries strengthened cooperation in the fight against the development. ● Be inclusive and jointly expand stay on the right path of economic ● Second, we need to uphold co- tion with open arms.
Covid-19 pandemic and launched the BRICS Vaccine
R&D Centre, which demonstrated BRICS countries’
friendly bonds to come to each other’s assistance and
pull together in these trying times. China and India are
also working with other BRICS partners to advance
practical cooperation in science and technological
innovation, digital economy, people-to-people ex-
changes and sustainable development.
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Sena in search of moorings
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RAMNATH GOENKA
Recenteventshaveframedaquestion: Cantherebea
BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL
ShivSenawithouttheThackeraysatthehelm?
F
addressedamammothmeetingattheiconic TheEDallegedlybecamethemaininstru- That was the secret of the rise of the Sena,
IVE YEARS AFTER the shift to the Goods and Services Tax, the 47th meeting of ShivajiParkinDadar.Heappealedtothemul- ment to bring Sainiks in line. The very men- mainly in Mumbai.
the GST Council, scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on June 28-29, is expected titude of his followers to look after his son, tionof itsnamewasenoughtostrikefearinto The foot soldiers of the Sena, even after
Uddhav, and grandson Aaditya, after his the hearts and the minds of the great Shivaji Shinde’srevolt,arewiththeThackerays.They
to take up proposals aimed at plugging leakages and shoring up compliance. It
death. It was an emotional appeal that pal- Maharaj’s 21st-century soldiers. Many (or are, currently, reeling from the shock. It is to
is also likely to consider measures for stricter scrutiny and verification of high pablymovedthemassof humanitystretched perhaps most) had a skeleton or two to hide be seen how they react when the full import
risk tax payers, and take a call on the recommendation by the ministerial panel headed by out on the open ground before him. from the ED’s gaze. They implored their of what will happen if the Thackerays cease
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to levy 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casino There was no doubt in anyone’s mind leader to sever ties with the NCP and to head the Sena kicks in. A Sena without a
and horse racing. In addition to these, the Council will address several contentious issues. It that the Supreme Leader wanted Uddhav to Congress and realign with the BJP to avoid Thackeray at the helm will not be the same.
willnotbeeasy,giventhatthismeetingcomesamidstgrowingtensionsbetweentheCentre be his successor, followed by Aditya. But the attention of the central investigation The process of disintegration will begin. The
Uddhav is not Balasaheb. His style of func- agencies. Thecognoscentifeel that thisis the streetvendorsandalotof thosewhooperate
and the states over the country's fiscal architecture, and after a recent Supreme Court judg-
tioning is different: He relies on a coterie of real reason for the present en masse deser- Mumbai’s underbelly are known to have the
ment which emphasised that decisions of the GST Council are not binding on states. close confidants for advice and execution. tion. That’s possible, even probable. blessings of the Thackerays. Many of these
Tobeginwith,thefive-yearGSTcompensationperiod—theframeworkdesignedtopro- But in one core issue, he has been a carbon Another reason is being advanced for the young men, hailing from what the Marxists
videcertaintytostatefinancesaspartofthegrandbargainstruckbetweentheCentreandthe copy of his father: Uddhav made no bones revolt of the Sena legislators. They feel that term the“lumpen proletariat”, willbeforced
statestopushthroughGST—iscomingtoanend.Fearingacollapseintheirrevenues,states about his resolve to see his young son, the NCP and Congress have got all the lucra- to find new moorings.
haverepeatedlyaskedforanextensionofthismechanism.Theirconcernsappearlegitimate. Aaditya, succeedhim as the Supreme Leader tive portfolios in the cabinet, leaving the Eknath Shinde may not last long as the
of the Sena and, of course, chief minister of crumbs for the Sena. They say Uddhav has Sena’s head. There are bound to be other
Asreportedinthispaper,theall-Indiaaverageshortfallbetweentheprotectedrevenuesand
Maharashtra compromised on this to occupy the CM’s claimantswiththesameambitionandequal
thepost-settlementgrossstateGSTwas27.2percentin2021-22,withonlyfivestatesregis- That was his Achilles’ heel. When the The foot soldiers of the Sena chair. They also complain that NCP and talent. For instance, Narayan Rane, who has
teringarevenuegrowthhigherthantheprotectedGSTrevenues.However,sofar,theCentre Sena abandoned its decades-old alliance Congress MLAs get their MLA funds, as well joined the BJP, would surely aspire for indi-
has shown no inclination to accede to the states request. While a few days ago, it did extend
even after Shinde’s revolt are
with the BJP to achieve its dream of leading as access to the CM, much quicker than they vidualrecognition.Inshort,thechurnwithin
the compensation levy till March 2026, it is only to repay the loans taken over the past few the government in Maharashtra, it joined still with the Thackerays. do. The CM is not easily accessible to them the Sena’s rank-and-file is going to be short,
yearstocompensatestatesfortheshortfallinrevenueduringtheCovidperiod—borrowings hands with Sharad Pawar’s NCP and its old They are currently, reeling and that affects their standing in their con- but sharp and eventful.
stoodatRs1.1lakhcrorein2020-21andRs1.59lakhcrorein2021-22.Alongside,theCouncil bête noire, the Congress, so that Uddhav from the shock. It is to be stituencies. Many of the Sena’s karyakartas could
couldbecometheCM.Iamnotverysurethat The Sena MLAs are thinking of the next join the BJP, especially if they anticipate the
will also need to deliberate on the issue of raising tax rates, considering that GST collections
Uddhavwantedthejob.Hewouldhavebeen
seen how they react when the electionstothestateassembly.Theyfeelthat ED proceeding against them. Many more
havefallenwellshortofexpectations.AsperastudybytheReserveBankofIndia,theweighted happy to install his then 28-year-old son as full import of what will the NCP and Congress will have stolen a will join the NCP, whose ethos is similar.
averageGSTtaxrate hasdeclinedfrom14.4percentat the time of inceptionto 11.6percent CM but better counsel prevailed, besides the happen if the Thackerays march over them because of the preferential Ideology is unlikely to be a significant factor
in September 2019. In comparison, the revenue neutral rate was estimated at 15.5 per cent urgings of his new bedfellows, to assume cease to head the Sena kicks treatment they have enjoyed. All these in taking sides. They were never guided by
by the Subramanian Committee report. There are several options that the Council can ex- command himself. peeves have been highlighted during their Hindutva, as is now being propagated by
Aaditya is a young man with ideas and
in. A Sena without a revolt. Eknath Shinde. It is self-interest and the
plore, ranging from increasing the lower tax slabs to merging others. Reportedly, it is ex-
the right inclinations. But he was in a hurry. Thackeray at the helm will The BJP virtually rode on the Sena’s back good life that matters to them. They will
pectedtotakeupaninterimreportontheissueofraterationalisationsubmittedbytheGoM
If he had started from somewhere near the not be the same. The process to first become relevant in Maharashtra and balance the pros and cons and decide what
headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. bottom of the ladder and worked his way then to gain ascendancy over the party. is best for them. But the Sena, as Balasaheb
The consultative and consensual nature of decision-making that has helped guide the
of disintegration will begin.
up, he would have climbed to the very top When its tally of legislators overtook the envisaged it — a medium to channelise the
Council's decisions so far must be adhered to. Addressing the contentious issues will, first in quick time. He had it in him to do so. But The street vendors and a lot Sena’s, the chief minister’s mantle passed on aspirations of lower-middle-class
and foremost, require bridging the trust deficit between the Centre and states. The spirit of he started virtually as the number two in of those who operate to the saffron party. When Fadnavis was the Maharashtrians to middle-class status --
cooperative federalism, often advocated by the ruling dispensation, must be upheld. the party and that was bound to upset other Mumbai’s underbelly are CM there seemed to be less corruption and may have to be buried if the Thackeray clan
leaders. An aspirant for the “gaddi”, Eknath known to have the blessings better governance. But the dominant is not around.
Shinde, was particularly mortified. He bided Marathas were not happy. I grieveforAadityaThackeray.Heisprob-
his time and that time coincided with the of the Thackerays. Many of The Shiv Sena’s founding family belongs ably the reason why this revolt is happening.
these young men, hailing
LONG STEP BACK
plans of the BJP’s master strategist in the to the forward Kayastha caste but its follow- He could have been a good influence on the
state, former CM Devendra Fadnavis, who from what the Marxists term ers, almost to a man, belong to the OBC cat- ordinary Sainiks as histhinkingwas modern
felt robbed of his rightful entitlement. His egory and are largely from the Konkan re- –somethingmost readersandI canrelate to.
the 'lumpen proletariat', will
party had fought the elections jointly with gion. There is no doubt that Balasaheb’s
Upendingof RoevWadereversesprogressmadeonwomen’s the Sena. The alliance won, but only, it be forced to find new methods“coaxed”centralgovernmentagen- The writer, a retired IPS officer, was Mumbai
rightsinAmerica,andpossiblyelsewhere seemed, to be tricked into subservience by moorings. cieslikethenationalisedbanks,theRailways, police commissioner
O
N JUNE 24, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) struck a blow against American
women’s rights over their bodies by overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade judg-
ment,whichensuredthenationwiderighttoabortion.Thejudgmentinthecase
W
red-ball radicals engaged in a seesaw tussle providing avastcanvastoplayersfromevery cricket itself. But it might be remembered
IMBLEDON 2022 ISN’T like its previous editions. As the most eagerly with Trent Boult’s swing and seam heavy- feature in them. That corner of the country. The net the Ranji only when a truly spectacular event occurs,
awaited tennis major opened to a diluted draw and several low-key metalchords;aclosely-foughtwhite-ballse- Bumrah and Kohli have Trophy casts is three times wider than the orwhenthereisanunderdogstorytobetold.
ries just ended in Sri Lanka. Not to forget, it’s IPL or any other tournament, now that the Such stories befit the tournament — under-
first-round matches, the impact of its vulnerability to geopolitics hit
not even a month since the IPL final. And be-
never encountered each Northeastern states are also involved. A to- dog tales from an underdog tournament.
home.InApril,inwhatwasseenasanover-reactioninmanyquarters, other in a red-ball, first class
fore you have the time to catch your breath, tal of 38 teams competed in the tournament
the most celebrated tennis tournament banned Russian and Belarusian players because of the T20 World Cup would blast through the game tells the story. this year, and almost 750 different players. [email protected]
the war in Ukraine. The move did not go down well with the tennis fraternity, creating fur-
ther divisions in an already fractured sport. The All England Club’s decision — not followed
byanyothereventaroundtheglobe—haskeptoutmen’sNo1DaniilMedvedev,No8Andrey
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undertakings, held by Shiv
Sena’s Shinde, have been given
services and horticulture min-
istries held by Sandipan
helmed by Aditi Tatkare of the
NCP. return of Shinde, Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh.” He
saidtheJathedarshouldgivelead-
sitated after the incumbent MP
Bhagwant Mann resigned from
Punjab Budget:
universities to tell students about the government’s pro- Gulabrao Patil’s ministry has Minister of state pendent) has also found himself MaharashtrahavemovedaPILin
grammesandschemes.Chandrasekharisonatwo-dayvisitto been given to Transport minis- Shamburaje Desai’s Home min- divested of portfolio with the Bombay High Court to "con-
thestatetomeetstudentsandisscheduledtovisitfouruniver- ter Anil Parab, who is facing an istry has been given to Sanjay school education going to sider their fundamental rights"
mentfiledwithLumendatabase. Assemblywithoutburdeningthe ARUN JANARDHANAN 65of themagreedwiththedeci- some of the most basic rules of masthead of AIADMK's mouth- Reason
Leading internet companies finances,theAAPsaidMLAsneed CHENNAI, JUNE 27 sion to appoint EPS in-charge of the party. I'm not sure if OPS piece Namadhu Amma for "be-
like Google, Facebook and not receive training from the party administration. Four of doesn't know about it or is just traying the party's interests".
behind
Twitter file information with Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini in- ATA meetingcalledbythe dom- them were not there because pretending to be ignorant." After OPS reached Theni on ● drasticaction
Lumendatabaseaboutweblinks stitute, an RSS-affiliate. inant Edappadi K Palaniswami they were sick. Now, only six He called OPS the "most bla- Sunday night, the majority fac-
or accounts that they have been Leader of the Opposition (EPS) faction here on Monday people are left in the OPS camp," tantexampleof betrayal"."Since tion decided to call a meeting WHILE OPS may move the
asked to block by any entity un- Micheal Lobo said they had at- the AIADMK came down hard Jayakumar said, when asked if the beginning, everyone has for Monday. court and contend against
der applicable laws. tended the opening ceremony in on O Panneerselvam (OPS) call- the move was legally valid. known about several instances "It was a quick answer to arguments such as expiry
However, details about respect of the Speaker's chair but inghiman “epitomeof betrayal” The meeting held at party in which he betrayed the OPS, who tried to get BJP in- of coordinator posts and
whether the request to block a theywereoftheviewthattheses- and appointed EPS as in-charge headquarters was chaired by party...," he said. volved in our party (affairs/cri- EPS’s new role, the faction
link or account was fulfilled are sion could have been held on the of party's administrative affairs Presidium Chairman Tamil Jayakumar also slammed sis) again...,” a senior AIADMK of the former CM believes
not available on the database. Assembly premises in Porvorim until the next general council Magan Hussain , EPS and senior Edappadi K Palaniswami OPS's son O P Raveendranath, leader said, referring to OPS's Monday's action will en-
An e-mail query sent to the that has all the facilities for a con- meeting, scheduled for July 11. leader K P Munusamy. OPS was who is the only MP for AIADMK, Delhi trip last week that report- sureOPSdoesnothaveany
Ministryof ElectronicsandITdid ference and catering. D Jayakumar, the party's or- not present at the meeting as he referring to the latter's recent edly aimed at seeking help from support left in the party.
not elicit any reply. The session was aimed at ganisational secretary and was away in his hometwon, about right now," he said. meeting with Chief Minister M BJP, which is an ally of the This faction believes 69 of
The document showed that training and educating MLAs spokesman,said thepositionsof Theni. Asked about OPS and his role KStalinandhiscommentsprais- AIADMK in the state, to resolve 75 district secretaries of
the government requested to about the procedures and OPS and EPS --as coordinator Jayakumar said that a deci- in the party system, Jayakumar ingtheDMKgovernment's"hard the crisis in the party. The BJP, AIADMK support EPS, and
block tweetsbelongingtomem- processes of the Assembly. and joint coordinator respec- sionaboutthetoppostwouldbe said, "Section 20(7) of the bylaw work". however, is seemingly distanc- OPS is now only the party
bersof theCongressandtheAAP, Nineteen of Goa's 40 legislators tively -- who led the dual lead- madeatthegeneralcouncil."But explains why the administrative Jayakumar also made it clear ing itself from OPS as the major- treasurer.
including MLA Jarnail Singh. PTI are first-time MLAs. ership, are no longer valid. it is confidential, can't be talked control was given to EPS in ab- that OPS's name was taken out ity is rallying behind EPS.
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NEW DELHI, JUNE 27 opposed to BJP’s
YASHWANT SINHA, the politics, says KTR
Opposition's candidate for the
July 18 Presidential elections SREENIVAS JANYALA
SHUBHAJIT ROY against NDA's Draupadi Murmu, HYDERABAD JUNE 27
NEW DELHI, JUNE 27 filed his nomination papers on
Monday in the presence of sen- THETELANGANARashtraSamithi
AT A time when India is facing ior Opposition leaders from 16 (TRS), which earlier stayed away
criticism from the West for its parties, including former fromtheOppositionparties’meet-
purchase of discounted oil from Congress president Rahul ing on June 15 and also criticised
Russia amid the war in Ukraine, Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad themannerinwhichpresidential
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pawar, and said he is contesting nominees were considered, de-
onMondayinvokedtheneedfor to save the country and its clared its support to Opposition’s
the poor to be able to access en- Constitution. joint presidential nominee
ergy -- as much as the rich. Sinha and Opposition lead- YashwantSinhaMonday.
Speaking at the G-7 summit ers framed the contest as a fight Thepartyhadnotdeclaredits
in Germany, during a session on between two ideologies. Yashwant Sinha with Opposition leaders outside Parliament on Monday. Abhinav Saha intentionsforthepollsuntiltoday.
‘Investing in a better Future: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of South “This election is not about West Bengal Chief Minister
Climate, Energy, Health’, Modi Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, in Germany, Monday. PTI two people,” Sinha said after fil- MamtaBanerjee’sletterto22po-
said: “All of you will also agree ing his nomination. “I have great Besides Rao, Pawar and Rahul Presidential election. He is likely ties, which are standing to- litical parties inviting them for a
with this that energy access personal regard for Draupadi Gandhi, among others present to begin the first leg of his cam- gether.” meeting to discuss the
shouldnotbetheprivilegeof the many countries in need.” “AncientIndiahasseenatime Murmu.Itisnotaboutwherewe were Rajasthan CM Ashok paignthisweekfromChennai.He Other Opposition leaders Presidentialelectionsupsetparty
richonly--apoorfamilyalsohas Modi then put forward a se- of immense prosperity; then we come from, or the people that Gehlot, Leader of Opposition in willsubsequentlytraveltoKerala echoed the sentiments. Roy said supremoKChandrasekharRaoor
the same rights on energy. And ries of suggestions. “First, we have also tolerated centuries of we represent. This is an election Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, and Karnataka. the fight is between communal- KCR’splansofleadingathirdfront
today when energy costs are must focus on the availability of slavery, and now independent between two ideologies — their Samajwadi Party president The opposition parties an- ism and secularism, and author- oflike-mindedpartiesapartfrom
sky-high due to geopolitical ten- fertilizers, and keep the value India is the fastest-growing big (BJP's) ideology is absolute Akhilesh Yadav, TMC leaders nounced the formation of a 11- itarianism versus democracy. the Congress and the BJP, an idea
sions, it is more important to re- chains of fertilizers smooth at a economyinthewholeworld.But power with destruction of Abhishek Banerjee and Saugata member committee to steer Calling NDA's projection of he has been floating since 2018.
member this thing.” global scale. We are trying to in- during this whole period, India democracy; our ideology is free- Roy, Sitaram Yechury of CPI(M) Sinha's campaign. Among its Draupadi Murmu as a “tribal Neither KCR nor his party minis-
“By taking inspiration from crease the production of fertiliz- didnotletitscommitmenttothe dom for every Indian citizen.” and CPI's D Raja, DMK's A Raja members are Congress’s Jairam face” mere “tokenism”, Rao, ters attended the meeting.
this principle”, Modi reminded ersinIndiaandseekcooperation environment get diluted even a The Opposition got a boost and Tiruchi Siva, National Ramesh, DMK’s Siva, TMC’s TRS's working president, said, Since the party is also trying
the G-7 countries -- the world's from G7-countries in this re- single bit. Seventeen per cent of with the Telangana Rashtra Conference's Farooq Abdullah, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Left’s “This will not change the world to distance itself from the
sevenrichesteconomies--about gard,” he said. theworld’spopulationresidesin Samithi(TRS)officiallyannounc- Misa Bharti of RJD, RSP’s N K Yechury and Raja, SP’s Ram for tribals in the country.” Congress,oneof thereasonswhy
India'scommitmentsonclimate “Second, India has immense India. But our contribution to ing its support to Sinha. Senior Premachandran, VCK's Thol Gopal Yadav, NCP’s Praful Patel, Addressing the media, Sinha the party stayed away from the
change.“WedeliveredLEDbulbs agriculturalmanpowercompared global carbon emissions is only TRS leader and Telangana min- Tirumavalavan, Rashtriya Lok TRS’s Ranjit Reddy, RJD’s Manoj launchedascathingattackonBJP, meeting is said to be because the
and clean cooking gas door-to- to the countries of the G7. Indian fivepercent.Themainreasonbe- ister K T Rama Rao was present Dal’s Jayant Chaudhary, and Jha, Sudheendra Kulkarni and a ofwhichhewasafront-lineleader Congress attended them.
door in India and showed that agriculturalskillshavehelpedgive hind this is our lifestyle, which is during filing of the nomination. Mohammed Basheer from the nominee of the Shiv Sena. formorethantwodecades.“Their Announcing thedecision in New
millions of tons of carbon emis- newlifetotraditionalagricultural based on the theory of coexis- Congress ally Jharkhand Muslim League. “All opposition parties are ideologywantstocrushusIndians Delhi,TRSworkingpresidentand
sions can be saved while ensur- products like cheese and olive in tence with nature,” he said. Mukti Morcha (JMM) is yet to The BSP has announced its unitedly supporting Yashwant andourdemocracy.Ourideology StateITandIndustriesMinisterK
ing energy for the poor,” he said. some of the countries of the G7. “When a large country like decide on its support. Jharkhand support for Murmu, while Aam Sinha,” Rahul Gandhi said. “Of wants to free us and strengthen TRamaRaosaidthepartyhasde-
The Prime Minister's com- CantheG7createastructuredsys- Indiashowssuchambition,other Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Aadmi Party and JD(S) are yet to course,wearesupportingthein- our democracy. The ruling party cided to back the nominee as the
ments were in sync with India's tem for the widespread use of developingcountriesalsogetin- meanwhile, met Union Home announce their decision. dividual, but the real fight is be- is contemptuous of our “TRS is opposed to the politics of
position that it is buying oil from Indian agricultural talent in its spiration. We hope that the rich Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Sinhahandedoverfoursetsof tween two ideologies. One ide- Constitution,whichlimitsexecu- BJP”,adding: “LeaderslikeSharad
Russia, which invaded Ukraine membercountries?Withthehelp countries of G-7 will support Many senior Opposition nominationpaperstoRajyaSabha ology (is) of the RSS….anger, tive power to its proper place; Pawar and Mamata Banerjee
in February, to meet its domes- of traditional talent of India's India'sefforts.Today,ahugemar- leaders accompanied Sinha Secretary-GeneralPCMody,who hatred;andtheotherof compas- their(NDA's)goalistoexerciseab- spoketous.Toprotectdemocracy
tic energy demand and control farmers, food security will be en- ketforcleanenergytechnologies when he filed the nomination. is the Returning Officer for the sion — of all the opposition par- solute,uncheckedpower,”hesaid. we will support Sinha.”
inflation, which affects the poor sured to G7 countries,” he said. is emerging in India,” he said.
the most. At the session onclimate,en- Asking G-7 countries to in-
Later,while addressing a ses-
sion on food security, Modi re-
ergy and health, Modi asked the
G-7 countries to invest in re-
vest in research, innovation and
manufacturing in green energy
My tribal vs your tribal: Cong tries to find way around Murmu conundrum
ferred indirectly to the Ukraine search and manufacturing in technologies, he said: “The scale ing Murmu, who is a Santhal "The BJP ignored (Anusuiya) candidature,andthattheyareun-
crisis and said: “We are meeting “greenenergytechnologies”and that India can provide for every GARGI VERMA tribal woman from Odisha, was Uikey who is also a tribal leader der mounting pressure from the
amid an atmosphere of global said that they can help India to new technology can make that RAIPUR, JUNE 27 hailedbythestateBJP,whichhas and has worked extensively, just tribalcommunityinthestate,es-
tension.Indiahasalwaysbeenin take innovations in “digital tech- technology affordable for the been highlighting that a tribal because of her background with pecially the organisation Sarva
favourof peace.Eveninthepres- nology in the health sector” to whole world. The core theories DROUPADI MURMU’S nomina- womanwaschosenforthehigh- Droupadi the Congress," Baghel said on AdiwasiSamaj,whichhasalready
entsituation,wehaveconstantly “other developing countries”. of the circular economy have tion as the first tribal Presidential est position in the country. In a Murmu June 22 in reference to senior opened multiple fronts against
urged for the path of dialogue “Unfortunately, it is believed been an integral part of Indian candidate has put the Congress statement to the press, tribal leader and Chhattisgarh the government.
and diplomacy." that there is a fundamental col- culture and lifestyle.” government in tribal-dominated Dharamlal Kaushik, the state’s governor Anusuiya Uikey, who On March 14, the Samaj had
He said: "The impact of this lisionbetweenthedevelopmen- The Prime Minister also said Chhattisgarh in a spot. While it BJP’s leader, congratulated the her."Chhattisgarhisatribal-dom- was earlier in the Congress. “gheraoed” the CM’s house with
geopolitical tension is not just tal goals of the world and envi- thatG-7countriescanhelpIndia does not want to alienate tribal nationalleadershipforpickingan inated state, hence I request all SourcesinthestateBJPdenied a 20-point charter. It has in the
limited to Europe. The rising ronmental protection. There is to take innovations in digital groups, it also cannot openly de- able tribal leader like Murmu. MLAs in Chhattisgarh to vote for this, saying Uikey’s name was past rallied behind implementa-
prices of energy and food grains alsoanother misconception that technology in the health sector clareitssupporttoaBJPnominee. On June 22, the state’s Janta Murmu despite party lines to up- onlyoneamongthemanynames tion of PESA or Panchayats
are affecting all the countries. poor countries and poor people to other developing countries. Meanwhile, the state BJP is ex- Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi) holdtribalhonour,"Jogitweeted. in consideration. While Baghel (Extension to Scheduled Areas)
The energy and security of de- cause more damage to the envi- “During the pandemic, India pected to put its full weight be- leaderAmitJogialsoextendedhis Withvirtuallynoelbowroom, might be hoping to brazen it out, Act, 1996, and protested against
velopingcountriesisparticularly ronment. But India’s history of foundmanycreativewaystouse hind the decision. supporttoMurmu,recountingthe CMBhupeshBaghelhasbeentry- state Congress leaders, particu- mininginHasdeo,policeexcesses
at risk. In this challenging time, over thousands of years com- digital technology in the health The National Democratic "respect" his deceased father and ing to counter the BJP by raising larlyitstribalMLAs,admititisnot inBijapur,andallegedHindu-cen-
India has supplied food grains to pletelyrefutesthisview,”hesaid. sector,” he said. Alliance (NDA)'s choice of field- ex-chief ministerAjitJogiheldfor the case of another tribal leader. easyforthemtoignoreMurmu's tric policies of the government.
Keep momentum intact, prevent Muslims from being misled in 2024 LS polls: Mayawati Rajasthan. After Maharashtra,
Jharkhand and Rajasthan, we
will reach West Bengal.”
bearersandpartycandidateShah Mayawatisaid,inanapparentref- with a margin of over 42,000 ganda among voters that its can- Samajwadi Party won 111 seats, His remarks did not go down
LALMANI VERMA Alam alias Guddu Jamali have erence to Muslim voters. votes,theparty’sDineshLalYadav didateDineshLalYadav“Nirahua” according to the Election well with the ruling dispensation
LUCKNOW, JUNE 27 fought the Azamgarh Lok Sabha BSP has also planned to con- “Nirahua” bagged the Azamgarh wasgoingtoloseandhence,they Commission (EC) website. The inWestBengalwiththeTrinamool
bypoll need to be maintained till test urban local body polls later segment by over 8,000 votes. prefer to vote for BSP. Misled by Congress, showcasing a dismal Congressslamming the BJP for its
A DAY after the Samajwadi Party 2024LokSabhageneralelections thisyearbeforeLokSabhageneral AccordingtoalocalBSPleader, thatpropaganda,Muslimsgotdi- performance, won two seats attempttotoppleelectedgovern-
(SP) lost Azamgarh and Rampur aspartof theresolvewhilemain- elections in 2024. Jamali got the votes of Muslims vided. If Muslim votes had not whiletheBSPofMayawatiwasall mentinOpposition-ruledstates.
Lok Sabha seats to the ruling BJP, taining election readiness." MayawatihadonSundaysaid because of his personal connect gone to BSP, SP had won the seat but obliterated with just one seat “This shows the BJP's mind-
BSP president Mayawati on In another tweet, Mayawati thattheoutcomeofthebypollhas withthecommunityandalsobe- with big margin,” said Yadav. despite polling 12.88 per cent set when it comes to respecting
Monday asked party workers to said that not only Azamgarh but proved that only BSP has the BSP president Mayawati causeMuslimssawinrecentstate Inthefirstpartymeetingafter votes. BSP had fielded 88 Muslim democratic norms in the coun-
keep the momentum intact and BSP's struggle and efforts to con- "groundforce"todefeattheBJPin Assembly elections that SP failed the announcement of assembly candidates whereas SP-alliance try. They want to grab power by
“prevent a particular commu- vertthegroundpreparationsinto the state. to dislodge BJP from power. elections results in March this had fielded only 61 candidates any means and that's what they
nity”, in an apparent reference to votes have to be continued in the InAzamgarhbypoll,BSPnom- both the Lok Sabha segments Samajwadi Party's Azamgarh year, Mayawati had blamed the fromthecommunity.Therewere have planned for all opposition-
Muslimvoters,frombeingmisled across UP till 2024 general polls. inee Shah Alam alias Guddu from the Akhilesh Yadav-led districtpresidentHawaldarYadav, Muslimcommunityforthepolit- at least 28 seats where both BSP ruled states. But Suvendu
in the 2024 general election. “Inthissequence,itisalsoimpor- Jamali got 29.27 per cent (2.66 party. While BJP candidate however,saidMuslimsvotesgoto ical loss of her party. and SP-alliance had fielded Adhikari is living in a fool's para-
Inatweet,Mayawatisaid,"The tant to protect a particular com- lakh) votes and finished third af- Ghanshayam Singh Lodhi won BSP but not in large numbers. “In In the UP polls, out of the 403 Muslimscandidates.However,all dise. In 2024, the BJP will go out
determination and courage with munity from being misled in all ter the BJP and SP. In a major set- theRampurLokSabhabyelection therecentlyheldbypolls,BJPmis- assembly seats, the BJP had won of BSP's Muslim candidates had of power," said TMC state gen-
which all the BSP workers, office the upcoming elections,” back for the SP, the BJP wrested defeating SP nominee Asim Raja led Muslims by creating a propa- 255 seats, while its rival lost in the elections. eral secretary Kunal Ghosh.
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Assam flood: 8 more dead, 21.52 lakh affected BRIEFLY
UPpoliceclaim In Silchar, which has been
JAMMU& KASHMIR
Intruderfrom
tohavefreshleads
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA submerged for over a week, ef-
GUWAHATI, JUNE 27 fortsareunderwaytoprovidere- Pakistankilled
lief in those areas where the ad-
EIGHT MORE persons lost their ministrationisyettoreach,byair Jammu: BSF troops on
linkingviolencein
lives in the devastating flood in dropping packets with food, Monday killed a Pakistani
AssamonMonday,whileover21 drinking water bottles and other intruderinBaquarpurarea
lakhpeoplecontinuedtoremain essentials by Indian Air Force ofRSPurasector.ABSFof-
in distress under the impact of helicopters. ficial said troops had no-
Kanpur,Prayagraj
the deluge, officials said. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ticed suspicious move-
The death toll due to the (UAVs) are also engaged in ment across the fence in
flood this year mounted to 134 preparing a flood map of Silchar general area of Baquarpur
with eight deaths reported dur- town so as to identify the extent BorderOutPostinthewee
ing the day, which include five of damage, and help in taking hours of morning. "Our
from Cachar district and one measures to mitigate losses in domination party noticed
each from Kamrup Metro, future, Cachar Deputy a person coming aggres-
MorigaonandNagaon,theysaid. Commissioner Keerthi Jalli said. sively from Pakistan side
One person was also re- The District Disaster towards the fence with an
portedmissinginCachardistrict, Management Authority intention to cross it and
according to a bulletin of the (DDMA), UNICEF and OXFAM paid no attention when
Assam State Disaster have set up boat-mounted wa- asked to stop," he said,
Management Authority (AS- tertreatmentunitstocatertothe adding that the troops
DMA). A damaged section of a bridge following floods in Assam’s Nagaon district, PTI needy within Silchar and its pe- fired three rounds at him.
There was, however, some ripheral areas, she added. The body was found close
improvement in the flood situa- Meanwhile, Bollywood star to the fence and nothing
tion, with the total affected pop- ous day's 22.21 lakh in 28 dis- receding trend, though Kopili at Karimganj were flowing above AamirKhanonMondaydonated was recovered from him.
ulation declining to 21.52 lakh in tricts. Nagaon, Barak at Cachar and the danger level, the officials Rs 25 lakh to the Chief Minister's ENS
22 districts as against the previ- Most of the rivers showed a Karimganj and Kushiara in said. Relief Fund as assistance.
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THEISKANDER-MMISSILESYSTEMRUSSIA
HASPROMISEDTOARMBELARUSWITH
Development
Sena crisis: issues before SC
In petitions, the Maharashtra rebels have raised four key issues, involving provisions of the Constitution
SAURABHKAPOOR While the Iskander system was in-
NEWDELHI,JUNE27 ducted by Russia in 2006, its development and Assembly Rules. Arguments on Monday referred to two major judgments, from 1992 and 2016.
picked pacein thelate 1980safter theOTR-
RUSSIA HAS promised its ally Belarus deliv- 23 ‘Oka’ ballisticmissilewas bannedunder
eryof nuclear-capablemissilestotakeonan the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces OMKAR GOKHALE
“aggressive” West. In a televised broadcast,
PresidentVladimirPutinsaid:“Inthecoming
Treaty.
The Oka was Russia’s first attempt to re-
MUMBAI, JUNE 27
THE 2/3rds RULE IN ANTI-DEFECTION LAW
months,wewilltransfertoBelarusIskander- placetheSovietScudmissiles.Iskanderwas THE SUPREME Court on Monday passed an
Mtacticalmissilesystems,whichcanusebal- the second. Russia first used the Iskander in interimorderextendinguntil5.30pmonJuly
listicorcruisemissiles,intheirconventional combat in Georgia in 2008. 12thetimegrantedbytheDeputySpeakerof OMKAR GOKHALE
and nuclear versions.” US-based think tank, the Center for the Maharashtra Assembly, Narhari Zirwal, MUMBAI, JUNE 27
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to16rebelShivSenaMLAstoreplytothedis-
The missile system says that the Iskander missiles are designed qualification notices served on them. THE POLITICAL crisis in Maharashtra has
Codenamed “SS-26 Stone” by NATO, toconfusemissiledefencesbyflyingatalow TheMaharashtragovernmentundertook givenrisetothequestionwhethertheShiv
Iskander-M is a term used by Russia to de- trajectoryandmanoeuvringinflighttostrike to protect the life and properties of 39 rebel Sena rebels can avoid disqualification un-
fineboththetransporter-erectorlaunchsys- targets within an accuracy of around two to MLAs and their families. The Supreme Court der the anti-defection law.
tem and the short-range ballistic missile five metres. will now hear the petitions — filed by rebel
(SRBM) it fires. The system can also fire leader Eknath Shinde, and Bharat Gogavale Law and exception
ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs). Projection of power and 14 other MLAs of the Shinde camp — on Under the anti-defection law, a mem-
The Iskander-M system is exclusively used Russia has made the Belarus announce- July 11. berof alegislature canbedisqualifiedif he
bytheRussianmilitary,whereasIskander-E ment at the time when the G-7 meets in It, however, refused to restrain the hold- or she has voluntarily given up member-
is the one meant for export. Germany.Itisalsoonemoretimethat Putin ing of a floor test in the Assembly until it ship of their political party; and if he/she
hasraisednuclearweaponsasasortofwarn- hears the pleas next. votes or abstains from voting in the House
Firepower ing to the West against climbing the escala- contrary to any direction issued by their
TheIskander-Mmissilehasarangeof500 tion ladder in the Ukraine war. Background of petitions party (or by any person or authority au-
kmanditcancarryapayloadofupto700kg. In the past too, Russia has used the Shinde and Gogavale, whom the rebels thorised by the party).
It is capable of carrying both conventional Iskander system to project power against have chosen Chief Whip of the Sena legisla- There is a provision to protect such leg-
and nuclear warheads. The conventional Europe, more so because of its ability to be ture party replacing Sunil Prabhu, sought a islatorsfromdisqualification.Iftwo-thirdsof
warheads can be equipped with cluster fittedwithtacticalnuclearwarheads.In2012, stay on the disqualificationnotices issued on the members agree to a merger with an-
bombs, electromagnetic pulse (EMP) war- Moscowsaidthattheweaponcouldbeused June 25 to 16 Sena MLAs who did not attend other party, they will not be disqualified.
headsandbunker-bustermunitions,accord- to target Europe’s missile defences. The a party meeting convened by Chief Minister Under the 91st Amendment to the
ing to US-based Missile Defence Advocacy Iskander system has already been deployed Uddhav Thackeray. Constitution in 2003, the exemption from
Alliance (MDAA). The export variant, inKaliningrad,aRussianexclave,fromwhere They have also challenged the appoint- disqualificationifone-thirdofthemembers
Iskander-E, has a range of 280 km with a re- itcanbefiredtotargetNATOforcesinPoland, ment,onJune21,of AjayChoudhariasleader form a separate group (the rule prior to the
duced 480 kg payload. the Baltic States, and Sweden. of the Shiv Sena Legislative Party (SSLP), re- amendment) was removed.
placing Shinde.
Zirwal gave the 16 MLAs 48 hours until How courts have ruled
Moosewala’s SYL music video Monday, June 27, to respond, failing which
actionwouldbeinitiatedagainstthem.Inhis
In February this year, the High Court of
BombayatGoaheldthat10CongressMLAs
EXPLAINED HEALTH
TakeawaysfromMaharashtraCovidsurge:moretransmissible,notsovirulent
ticipatingafurtherriseincases,indicativeof by vaccinations and past infections. This is theimmunityofferedbyprevious ingalotstronger.Inahigh-risk,unvaccinated
a “fourth wave”. why we are witnessing a significant propor- infectionandvaccinationisnotstrong individualwithnopriorexposuretothevirus,
EXPERT THE EXPERT tion of breakthrough infections and reinfec- enough? even mild strains could potentially cause se-
EXPLAINS
Isthefreshsurgebeingfuelledbyanew tions. There is data to suggest that the sub- Immunity can be defined as the body’s verediseaseandwemust,therefore,striveto
sub-variantof Omicron? DR LANCELOT PINTO is variant may be more transmissible, abilitytocontainaninfectionandnotallowit vaccinate everyone.
Altogether 99.6% of the samples up- epidemiologist and pulmonologist explaining the present surge. However, vac- tocausemajordamage.Ifyouusethisdefini-
loadedfromIndiatotheGISAIDregistryover from Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai. cinationandpriorinfectiondoappeartocon- tion,previousinfectionsandvaccinationsdo Peopleadministeredboosterstooare
Dr Lancelot Pinto the past four weeks have been of the He specialises in the treatment of tinuetoprotectagainstmoderateandsevere appear to be offering individuals with a ro- gettingreinfected.Howrobustisthe
Omicron variant, including sub-lineages. sleep apnea, insomnia, and other disease, and this is reassuring. bust immunity against Covid-19. However, protectionofferedbycurrentvaccines?
From The Indian Express panel
BA.2, referred to as “stealth Omicron” (lacks sleep-related disorders, with the priorinfectionand/orvaccinationmaynotal- We need to constantly remind ourselves
of specialists, exclusive insight
the deletion at position 69/70 in the S pro- aim of preventing complications Aretheclinicalsymptomsanydifferent? ways protect an individual from getting in- that vaccines are designed to create an im-
tein) appeared to be replacing the existing such as high blood pressure and Fever,sorethroat(oftensevere),nasalcon- fected,asvariantssuchasOmicronareknown muneresponsethatpreventsseveredisease,
strains,andINSACOGreportedthistobethe heart disease that are often a gestion, body ache, loss of taste and a mild tobe“escapevariants”thatcanevadethefirst andthepresentvaccinesandboostersappear
MAHARASHTRAHASbeenwitnessingadaily dominant strain across the country. The consequence of such disorders. He cough are the predominant symptoms that line of defence against infection. tobedoinganexcellentjob.Weshouldrevisit
upward spiral of Covid-19 cases. On June 23, BA.2.38 sub-variant has now been reported also specialises in the arebeingreported.Diarrhoeaisalsooccasion- the role of boosters among individuals who
the state reported 5,218 cases—the highest from Mumbai and Pune as the dominant management of COPD. ally reported, but seems less common than Doeslowerhospitalisationindicatethat have a normal immune system and do not
single-day count since February. The active strainbasedonsamplingandishypothesised the frequency with which it was reported thenewvariantsarebecomingmore have comorbidities, as frequent boosters in
casesinthestatestoodat25,570onMonday to be the strain driving the present surge. with earlier Omicron strains. For most indi- transmissiblebutlessvirulent? suchindividualsmaynotbenecessary.Studies
—27%ofIndia’stotal.The51deathsreported Newer sub-lineages and possible variants sub-variants appears to be more virulent. viduals,symptomsappeartogetbetterinfour This fortunately does appear to be the clearly show benefit among individuals who
so far is the highest toll for y month since were always expected, based on our under- days,withfatigueandamildcoughoftenper- case. However, we must not ignore the role areimmunocompromised,andallourfuture
March.Althoughtheseverityoftheinfection standing of viral transmission and evolution Whatarethecharacteristicsof BA.2.38? sisting longer. thatvaccinationhasplayed,andthe“lessvir- effortsshouldbetargetedtothisgroup.
is mild with 95% of the patients mostly dynamics, and this comes as no surprise. Thesub-variant,similartootherOmicron ulence” could be a combination of the virus
asymptomatic,publichealthofficialsarean- Whatisreassuringisthatnoneofthesenewer strains, appears to evade immunity offered Dothecasesof reinfectionindicatethat being milder and the immune response be- DrPintospoketoRupsaChakraborty
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States,especiallyOpposition-
ruled ones, are expected to raise
MEETING TODAY rationalisation including levying
tax of 12 per cent on hotel rooms
thenticationforhigh-risktaxpay-
ers,inclusionofelectricitybilldata, INANattempttoincreasepartic- ● benefits
and technology, undertake gen-
der sensitisation and accessibil-
demand for extension of the ■ With high inflation costingbelowRs1,000/daywhich realtimevalidationof allbankac- ipationofwomeninthegigecon- ity awareness programmes for
AS THE Goods and Services Tax compensation regime to bridge rate, any major rejig of are presently exempt, increasing counts against a particular PAN omy,theNITIAayoghasproposed GIG WORKERS are typi- workers and their families,”
(GST) regime nears five years of revenue shortfall beyond June tax slabs will not find rateonmanufacturingservicesof and geo-tagging have been sug- fiscalincentivesliketaxbreaksor cally hired by companies SakshiKhurana,consultantatNiti
completionandushersintheend 2022. Under GST, as per the favour in near term, leather goods, clay bricks from 5 gestedbyaministerialpanel. startup grants for companies on a contractual basis and Aayog’sskilldevelopment,labour
of the compensation regime for Goods and Services Tax instead the Council is percentto12percent,hikingGST “Broadening the base is the with about one-third of their are not considered em- and employment vertical, and
statestocoverrevenuegap,meas- (Compensation to States) Act, likely to rely heavily on onLEDlamps,ink,knives,blades, only option, you cannot raise workforceaswomenandpeople ployees. They do not re- part of the research team for the
urestoboostrevenuessuchasrate 2017, the states were guaranteed other measures to power driven pumps, spoons, rates. Compliance has to be in- with disabilities (PwDs). ceive some of the benefits report, told The Indian Express.
rationalisation,reviewofexemp- compensation at the com- boost revenues. forks, dairy machinery from 12 creased using technology to “Fiscalincentivessuchastax- that an on-roll staff does. To encourage increased and
tionsandsystemreformswillturn poundedrateof 14percentfrom per cent to 18 per cent and bring- identify revenue leakage, bogus breaks or startup grants may be equal participation in the gig
out to be the key contentious the base year 2015-16 for losses inginpre-packagedfooditemsin- returns, which is not getting providedforbusinessesthatpro- economy, the report said social
pointsbetweenstatesandCentre arising due to implementation. FinanceMinisterManishSisodia cludingrice,atta,curd,lassi,puffed caughtinthesystematpresent,” vide livelihood opportunities 23.5 million workers in the next security benefits be extended to
as they converge for the GST Last week, the Finance Ministry told The Indian Express. rice at par with branded food Sisodia, who was a member of where women constitute a sub- eightyears,makingupfor4.1per workers in a partnership mode,
Council meeting on June 28-29. notifiedtheextensionof thelevy “Centre is not being asked to itemswithataxrateof5percent. theGoMonsystemreforms,said. stantialportion (say, 30 per cent) cent of total livelihood in India. asenvisagedintheCodeonSocial
With high inflation rate, any and collection of compensation pay from its resources. The com- Additionally, it will discuss the Identifyingriskybehaviourof of theirworkers.Likewise,aplat- According to the report, at pres- Security, 2020. It also said that
major rejig of tax slabs will not cess till March 2026, in line with pensation funds were supposed FitmentCommittee’sproposalto thenewregistrants/applicantsus- form with high accessibility or ent about 47 per cent of the gig businessesofferpaidsickleaveto
find favour in near term, instead an earlier approval accorded by to come from levy of cess. Till ef- levy tax on the margins made by ingartificialintelligenceandplace high degree of participation of work is in medium skilled jobs, their workers apart from insur-
the Council is likely to rely heav- the GST Council last year for re- fective implementation of GST tour operators at a suitable rate theinformationonthebackoffice PwDstoomayberewardedwith about 22 per cent in high skilled, ance cover. Gig workers are typi-
ily on a series of other measures payment of loans meant to com- happens, the way it was envis- along with a suggestion to make for the field officer to carry out fiscalincentives,”NITIAayogsaid and about 31 per cent in low cally hired by companies on a
toboostrevenues—correctionof pensate states for the five-year aged, the compensation regime e-way bill mandatory for intra- mandatory physical verification inareporttitled‘India’sBooming skilled jobs. Gig workers can be contractualbasisandarenotcon-
inverted duty structure for items periodsinceJuly2017rolloutand should be continued. States sur- state movement of gold above a ofthesetaxpayersalongwithreal Gig and Platform Economy’. broadly classified into platform sidered their employees. As a re-
such as LED lamps, notforanyextensionof compen- rendered most of their taxation threshold of Rs 2 lakh. time validation of bank accounts Based on a survey conducted and non-platform workers. sult, they do not receive some of
printing/drawing ink, knives, sationtostatesbeyondJune2022. rights,VATwasoneof thebiggest throughintegrationofGSTsystem acrossurbancentresof India,the Platform workers are those the benefits that an on roll em-
spoons,power-drivenpumps,so- “GSThasbeenagoodideabut components for them. 14 per The way forward with NPCI and inclusion of elec- report also said that women are whose work is based on online ployeeof thecompanymayhave
lar water heater, finished leather badlyimplemented.Micro-level cent growth was promised, More measures for compli- tricity bill metadata (CA No.) as a more likely to take up platform softwareappsordigitalplatforms — this means that they often do
compositeworksandwithdrawal managementinimplementation which is not being achieved and ancetoplugrevenueleakagesare data field during registration by jobs after their education and while non-platform gig workers not receive benefits like paid sick
of exemption for items such as did not happen. Because of that, it’s coming to an end. This is not intheoffingwithagreaterscrutiny new taxpayers are some of the marriage.Thereportalsosaidthat are generally casual wage work- and casual leaves, travel and
pre-packaged and labelled food states are in a very bad position. done,” he added. to be over high-risk taxpayers. At measuresgoingtobediscussedin femalelabourforceparticipation ers, working part-time or full- housing allowances, and provi-
itemssuchaswheatflour,puffed Extension of compensation TheCouncilisalsoexpectedto thetimeofregistration,measures theCouncilmeeting.Fullreporton in India has remained low, oscil- time.Whileplatformcompanies dent fund savings, among other
rice,curd/lassi/buttermilk,paneer scheme should happen,” Delhi discuss interim recommenda- suchasbetterverificationthrough www.indianexpress.com lating between 16 per cent to 23 havecreatedavenuesof employ- things. The report also recom-
per cent in the last few years. ment,ithasoftenbeenmarredby mendedthatfirmsadoptpolicies
Similarly, persons with disabili- low wages, unequal gender par- that offer old age or retirement
Russia denies GST cuts ‘not passed on’: L’Oreal told to pay up ties, who make up for 2.11 to 10
per cent of India’s population,
ticipation, and a lack of possibil-
ityforupwardmobilitywithinan
plans and benefits and other in-
surance cover for contingencies
US claims of ENSECONOMICBUREAU
COMPANY TO PAY The authority directed the di-
rectorategeneralanti-profiteering
to18percentfromNovember15,
2017. L’Oreal had said it reduced
have a labour force participation
rateof36percent.‘Structuralbar-
riers like access to education and
organisation.
The report also recom-
mended that businesses have a
such as injury arising from work
that may lead to loss of employ-
ment and income. NITI Aayog
debt default
`186 cr
NEWDELHI,JUNE27 toinitiatefurtherinvestigationsto rates after the GST Council deci- lackofskillinghavehinderedpar- highershareofwomenmanagers addedthataccesstoinstitutional
findoutwhetherL’Orealpassedon sioninNovember,2017byincreas- ticipation of the two demo- and supervisors in the organisa- creditcouldbeenhancedthrough
Tells investors to go THE NATIONAL Anti-profiteering tax reduction benefits in the pe- ing quantity in the case of sham- graphic groups in the country’s tion to ensure that communica- financialproductsspecificallyde-
Authority(NAA)hasaskedL’Oreal riodafterDecember31,2018.Most poos, conditioners and colour labour force,” the report said. tion to workers does not perpet- signed for platform workers and
to Western agents to pay Rs 186 crore along with 18 ■ Amount that the NAA has productssoldbyL’Orealattracted naturals. The company pointed The report estimates that uate gender stereotypes. “To those interested to set-up their
percentinteresttotheConsumer asked L’Oreal to pay, along a 28 per cent GST between July 1, out that the government had not more than 7.5 million workers encourage more women, plat- own platforms. Full report on
Welfare Fund for not passing on with 18%, interest 2017andNovember14,2017.The given any guidelines or method- wereengagedinthegigeconomy forms may develop better infra- www.indianexpress.com
GSTratecutbenefits. ratesontheseitemswerereduced ologytopassonbenefits. FE in 2020-21. This could grow to
CBDTchief
New Delhi: Nitin Gupta, an
IRSofficerofthe1986 batch,
cos, Roy, 3 others fined `12 cr
hasbeennamedasthenew issued the OFCDs in 2008 and
CentralBoardofDirectTaxes ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU Sebi saidthefineneeds 2009andwereallegedlydonein
(CBDT) Chairman and took MUMBAI, JUNE 27 contravention of the provisions
charge Monday. He is serv-
tobepaidwithin 45days of Sebi’s ICDR (Issue of Capital
ing as the Member (investi- THE SECURITIES and Exchange and Disclosure Requirements)
gation) in the Board and set Board of India (Sebi) on Monday fines need to be paid jointly and Regulations and PFUTP
to retire next September. imposedpenaltiestotallingRs12 severallywithin45days.Thepe- (Prohibition of Fraudulent and
crore on two SaharaGroupfirms nalised individuals are Ashok Unfair Trade Practices) rules.
Bajajbuyback — Sahara Commodity Services
CorporationLtdandSaharaHou-
Roy Choudhary, Ravi Shanker
Dubey and Vandana Bharrgava. Aurobindo Pharma warned
NewDelhi:BajajAuto’sboard singInvestmentCorporationLtd The case relates to issuance Meanwhile, Sebi issued a
clearedbuybackoffullypaid — as well as Subrata Roy and of OFCDs by Sahara India Real warning letter to Aurobindo
up equity shares with aface three others for violating regula- Estate Corporation Limited Pharma for disclosing “very lim-
valueof`10eachfromexist- torynormsintheissuanceof op- (SIRECL), now known as Sahara ited and restricted information”
ingshareholdersfromopen tionally fully convertible deben- Commodity Services Corporat- to bourses about a US FDA audit
marketfor`2,500crore. PTI tures (OFCDs) in 2008 and 2009. ion Limited, and Sahara Housing of its API manufacturing unit in
Inanorder,SebiAdjudicating Investment Corporation Limited Hyderabad. Full report on
CreditSuisse Officer Suresh B Menon said the (SHICL).The two companies had www.indianexpress.com
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shortage of staff hurt their ability to keep up with a surge in summer travel demand.
amongthree
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fuel and electricity, and cannot
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MondaymetPresidentGotabaya
Rajapaksa and discussed meas-
ures to help the island nation
UK pushes for Brexit rules rewrite, EU fumes U.S.-led West remains distracted
over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
HesaidNorthKorea’snuclearam-
touristsrescued Sri Lanka's Cabinet of cope with an unprecedented of a trade treaty that Prime Northern Ireland. It argues the bitions pose a “very serious and
Ministers decided only essential economic crisis and severe JILL LAWLESS Minister Boris Johnson signed unilateralmoveisjustifiedunder fundamental threat” to South
THREE STRANDED services will operate from shortages of essential supplies. LONDON, JUNE 27 beforeBritainlefttheEUin2020. international law because of the Korea and that Seoul is preparing
tourists, including two Monday midnight to July 10. US Ambassador Kelly Johnson said he thought the “genuinelyexceptionalsituation.” stern countermeasures in re-
Indians, have been res- “Fuel will be issued only to Keiderling, Deputy Assistant BRITAIN IS ramping up a feud plan could be approved “fairly Johnson’s opponents, how- sponsetoapossibleNorthKorean
cued from a forest in health, defence, power and ex- Secretary of the US Department with the European Union by rapidly” if Parliament cooper- ever, say the move is illegal and nuclear test. He didn’t elaborate.
Nepal, a day after they portsectorsfrommidnighttoday of State, and Robert Kaproth, pressing on with a plan to rip up ates, and that the measures will shred Britain’s international “North Korea’s transition in
went missing, police said untilJuly10,”Cabinetspokesper- Deputy Assistant Secretary of parts of the post-Brexit trade could become law by the end of reputation. The EU has threat- weapons development from
on Monday. Police said son Bandula Gunawardena told theUSTreasuryaccompaniedby deal it signed with the bloc. the year. “What we are trying to ened to retaliate, raising the long-range ballistic missiles to
the tourists were rescued reporters. The state-run Ceylon Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J Legislation that rewrites do is fix something that I think is specter of a trade war between short-range ballistic missiles,
from Chandragiri Forest, Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chung met the President to dis- trade rules for Northern Ireland very important to our country, the two major economic part- from strategic nuclear weapons
some 15 kilometres West will issue diesel and petrol only cuss Sri Lanka's economic crisis. is scheduled to get its first major The Bill is being debated in which is the balance of the ners. to tactical nuclear weapons, is
of Kathmandu. The two for essential services with effect “It's a challenging time, but we House of Commons debate on House of Commons. AP file Belfast/GoodFridayAgreement,” The bloc’s ambassador to obviouslytargetedtowardSouth
Indian nationals were from midnight, it said. continue to deliver assistance Monday, the first step on what Johnson told reporters at the G7 Britain, Joao Vale de Almeida, Korea,” Kwon said.
identified as Nawaprit These services include ports, and long-term partnership to couldbearockyjourneythrough summit in Germany. said Britain’s plan was “illegal “It seems clear that North
Dhillion, 30, and Madhav airports,health,fooddistribution helpSriLankaachieveaprosper- Parliament. checks on goods entering The British government says because it is a breach of interna- Koreaissimultaneouslypursuing
Gupta. PTI and agriculture, a report said, ous,secure&democraticfuture,” The legislation, if approved NorthernIrelandfromtherestof the rules are burdening busi- tionallaw,abreachof EUlaw,UK an ability to attack the US and to
quoting transport minister tweeted the US Ambassador. by lawmakers, would remove the UK, thereby scrapping parts nessesandunderminingpeacein law and international law.” AP attack South Korea,” he said. AP
With Roe v. Wade upended, the final days of Mississippi’s last abortion clinic
gelical Christians had come to willdisappear.Butbeforeitdoes, Supporters of abortion access, “We’re not going away.” one point, Dale Gibson, 53, a vol-
RICHARD FAUSSET pray. Volunteer clinic escorts, there are guaranteed to be a few meanwhile, are working to cre- Abortion bans have already unteer, began screaming and
JACKSON, JUNE 27 sweatinginthesummerheat,di- more days of roaring, passionate ate a network of donors, volun- gone into effect in nine states cursing at a protester named
rected patients’ cars through the crescendo, as the Jackson teers, educators and even pilots since Friday’s ruling in Dobbs v. Zach Boyd, who had been hold-
A YOUNG woman entered the throng and blasted music they Women’s Health Organization, to help women in the nation’s Jackson Women’s Health ingasmallrubberfetus doll aloft
parking lot of the only abortion thought the evangelicals would the pink-painted clinic at the poorest state travel to places Organization, with at least 12 every time a patient drove in.
clinic in Mississippi, her shoul- hate. Posters of aborted fetuses heartof theSupremeCourtdeci- where the procedure will re- more bans or restrictions, in- As the last of the patients
ders hunched. She was accom- lined the street. sion overturning Roe v. Wade, mainlegal.Similareffortsareun- cluding in Mississippi, expected rolled in, Gibson, who stood in
panied by an older woman and A pastor named Doug Lane tries to see as many patients as derway across much of the to take effect soon. That law can- the entrance to the parking lot,
a stone-faced young man with a huddled with the older woman possiblebeforeitisforcedtoclose. country,instateswhereabortion notgointoeffectuntil10daysaf- was sweat-drenched and ex-
handgun on his hip. She ap- and encouraged her to persuade There is already much talk will now be forbidden and in ter the state’s attorney general, hausted. An anti-abortion pro-
peared terrified. the younger woman not to go about what will come next. places hoping to accommodate LynnFitch,certifiestheSupreme tester, Madison Gass, 21, asked if
All around them, the noise through with the procedure. “I Outside the clinic, abortion op- out-of-state women in need. Court decision. she wanted a bottle of water.
was deafening. It was early wantedhertohavethebaby,”the ponents discussed how their “Abortion is our business, OnSaturday,thebattleoutside “All I want,” Gibson said, “is
Saturday morning, and a man womansaid,hervoiceunsteady. churches might do a better job andthat’swhatwe’regoingtodo thepinkcliniccontinued,muchas for y’all to vamoose.”
with a powerful PA system was Soon all of this — the preach- spreading the message of absti- The clinic, known as the Pink House, will keep performing — to make sure women have ac- it has for years. As the tempera- Boydoverheardher.“Wewill
preaching about Jezebel being ing, the frightened patients, the nenceinastatewiththenation’s abortions until the ban takes effect in a few days. NYT cess,” said Diane Derzis, the turesoared,thefrustrationof the in nine days,” he said. “Praise the
eaten by dogs. Dozens of evan- rock music, the bloody posters — highest teen pregnancy rate. owner of the Jackson clinic. clinic escorts was palpable.At Lord.” NYT
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JUNE 27 EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
JUNE 27
THAT WAS the only time Jamie Overton
lookednervy,aftermovingintothe90sinhis AS INDIA faced Ireland in the first T20I on
debutTest.Eventuallyhefellfor97,gotabear Sunday, all eyes were onIndia’s fast-bowling
hug from Jonny Bairstow and left to a stand- sensation Umran Malik, who made his de-
ing ovation from the Headingley crowd. The but. However, he had a rather nervous start
Indiawontheseries2-1. BCCI/Twitter newcomer was allowed to be nervous as he to his international career.
approachedthemomentof hiscricketinglife. The speedster gave away 14 runs in the
Ninety-sevenpercentof hisinnings,though, only over he bowled. He, though, got the
Dambulla: Skipper Chamari oozed boldness that ‘Bazball’ demands. backing of Hardik Pandya, who captained
Athapaththu struck a counter-attack- To paraphrase The Beatles, Brendon ‘Baz’ India in the first T20I against Ireland. Pandya
ing 48-ball 80 as Sri Lanka outplayed McCullum took a sad song and made it bet- said he is hopeful of Umran getting another
Indiabysevenwicketsinthethirdand ter very quickly. opportunityinthesecondT20Itoprovehim-
finalT20Itoavoidawhitewashhereon IthasbeenaJunetosavourfortheEngland self. “Umran was kept back after I had a chat
Monday. The 32-year-old Chamari cricket team and its band of long-suffering with him, he's more comfortable with the
smashed 14 boundaries and one six supporters.Comingintothethree-Testseries older ball and they batted fantastically. So,
and in the process became the only with one win in their last 17 attempts, one hope he gets an opportunity. When you play
cricketer from the island nation to get couldarguethattheonlywayleftwasup.And forIndiaforthefirsttime,andthejourneyhe
to the 2000-run mark in T20Is. up they certainly went, in the space of a few hastaken,it'simportanttogivesuchabowler
TillakaratneDilshan(1889)isthehigh- weeks as the new dispensation got to work. and such a talent time.” the skipper said in
est run-scorer among the male crick- Chasing fourth-innings targets between 275 thepost-matchpresentationceremonyafter
etersfromSriLanka.Chasingamodest and 300 are stiff asks in Test cricket, but the India won the match by seven wickets.
139 to avoid a clean sweep by the hostsdevouredtheminamannerthatwould HarryTector,whomPandyagiftedhisbat,
Indians,SriLankanbattingfinallycame have done many white-ball teams proud. It slammed a 33-ball 64 laced with six bound-
good as the hosts hunt down the tar- was a complete contrast to the dour and in- aries and three sixes to single-handedly lift
getwiththreeoverstosparetoclaima sipid style prevalent previously. Ireland from 22 for three to past the 100-
consolationwin.Thethree-matchT20I The mantra seems to be ‘footto the floor’, mark after rain reduced the match to a 12-
seriesthusended2-1infavourofIndia even in the direst of situations, as the follow- over a side contest.
BRIEF SCORES: India 138/5 ing examples will show. Indiathenreturnedtooverhaulthetarget
(Harmanpreet 39*, Rodrigues 33, Exhibit 1: A year ago at Lord’s, New in 9.2 overs, scoring 111 for three, riding on
Ranasinghe 1/13) lost to Sri Lanka Zealand had declared their second innings England’s Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow celebrate after beating New Zealand in the third Test on Monday. Reuters Deepak Hooda’s unbeaten 29-ball 47. Ishan
141/3 (Athapaththu 80*, de Silva 30) andsetEnglandatargetof 273in75overson Kishan(26off 11balls)andHardikPandya(24
by seven wickets thefinalday.Thehosts,withskipperJoeRoot off 12 balls) also chipped in with useful con-
and head coach Chris Silverwood in charge, the tourists when it suffered a Covid-forced tributions. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Sindhu,Prannoylead opted to play out for a boring draw instead.
At Trent Bridge, England’s fourth innings
postponement.
Virat Kohli hasn’t scored an international Root, Bairstow power England home
(1/16in3overs)andYuzvendraChahal(1/11
in 3 overs) were the stand out bowlers.
India’schallenge target against New Zealand was 299 in 72 century for two-and-a-half years now, aver-
oversonthefinaldayof thesecondTest.With aging a shade over 30 in Tests during this pe- Leeds: A dominant England swept New England from a precarious 55-6 in the
“Great to start the series with a win, for-
tunate we got a game. It is important for our
Kuala Lumpur: PV Sindhu will look to BenStokesandMcCulluminthesaddle,they riod. For the first time in nearly five years, his Zealand 3-0 in the test series with an ag- first innings, played yet another aggres- team to start with a win. Umran was kept
quickly recover from her first-round romped home in 50 overs, winning by five career average has dropped below 50. Last gressiveseven-wicketvictoryinthe third siveknockasheregisteredEngland'ssec- back after I had a chat with him, he’s more
exit at Indonesia, while HS Prannoy wickets, as Bairstow got in the ‘zone’. year, when India toured England, Kohli was and final test on Monday. ond fastest-ever test half century off just comfortablewiththeolderballandtheybat-
will eye another consistent show as Exhibit 2: In the third Test at Headingley, theteam’sundisputedleaderacrossformats. Afterthefirst sessionwas washed out 30 balls. Bairstow finished off the game ted fantastically,” Hardik said.
the duo spearhead the Indian chal- England’s top order was at sea against Trent Much has changed since. due to rain on the final day, England mo- in style when he belted off-spinner BRIEFSCORES: Ireland108/4in12overs
lengeattheMalaysiaOpenSuper750 Boult’s swing-bowling masterclass. That England,too,haveanewcaptaininStokes tored to 296-3 in the middle session af- Michael Bracewell for a four and a six in (Tector 64; Chahal 1/11, Bhuvneshwar 1/16)
tournamentstartinghereonTuesday. first spell from the left-arm paceman would but his predecessor, Root, hasn’t lost his run- terresumingon183-2.“A3-0winagainst a superb 44-ball unbeaten knock. lost to India 111/3 (Hooda 47*, Kishan 26;
Sindhu will face Pornpawee have rattled any top order and the hosts scoring mojo. He is the No. 1 Test batsman in the best team in the world, it's absolutely “It waslikesome of the50-overstuff,” Young 2/18) by seven wickets
Chochuwong in the opening round. slumped to 17/3 and the world, with a phenomenal,” Ben Stokes said after his Root said while describing Bairstow as a
Saina Nehwal also stars in the same then, 21/4, when Tim match-winning hun- team beat the world test champions in “phenomenal player” after England Agarwal to join India squad
half of the draw and will open against Southee removed Root India will face a new dred in the first Test at hisdebuttest series as captain.“It's about knocked off the remaining 113 runs in PTI: Opener Mayank Agarwal has been
USA's Iris Wang. Prannoy will be pit- with a beauty. Bairstow England at Edgbaston Lord’s followed by an- the change of the mindset of the lads to- 15.2 overs on the last day. “He (Bairstow) called up to join the Indian squad in the UK as
ted against Malaysian veteran Daren and Stokes counter-at- other world-class offer- wards test cricket. To say that we have has been hitting the ball really well … it's coverforskipperRohitSharma,whohasbeen
Liew, who had defeated him at the tacked the New Zealand starting Friday. This ing at Trent Bridge. The done it so quickly is unbelievable. Huge great to see him do that, to bat with the rendered doubtful for the Edgbaston Test
ThailandOpeninMay.Amongothers, fast bowlers and even England team doesn’t get Yorkshireman then an- credit to (coach) Brendon (McCullum) confidence and freedom.” againstEnglandaftertestingpositiveforCovid-
TokyoOlympianBSaiPraneethwillbe though the England bundled out in one session; chored the fourth-in- and the backroom staff.” Thecompletetransformationwillgive 19. Rohit competed on the first day of the
up against sixth seeded Anthony captain perished trying nings chase as Bairstow Joe Root (86 not out) and Jonny England confidence going into the test drawnwarm-upgameagainstLeicestershire
SinisukaGinting,whileSameerVerma to force the pace, his doesn’t retreat in the face went berserk again to Bairstow(71notout)flayedNewZealand match against India. “India are a different beforebeingplacedunderisolation.Agarwal
takes on another Indonesian Jonata team didn’t shed its at- of opponents’ aggression. seal a seven-wicket win bowlers at Headingley, hitting bound- opposition,butwewillcomeoutwiththe hadmissedoutonmakingthe15-mansquad
Christie, seeded seventh. tacking intent. At 55/6, on their home ground. aries at will in a blistering 111-run stand same (aggressive) mindset,” Stokes said. for the game but an opportunity has come
And India will carry their
Overton paired up with Billing the fifth Test as England cruised to the target in just BRIEF SCORES: NZ 392 & 326 lost to his way as KL Rahul got injured just ahead of
Bairstow and a 241-run own problems to the
Twojudokas,coach partnership followed, pending fifth Test
as Kohli versus Root is
fraught with risk, for
over an hour on the fifth day. England 360 & 296/3 (Root 86*, Pope 82
Bairstow, whose masterful 162 lifted Bairstow 71*) by 7 wickets
the South Africa series and now Rohit has
contracted infection.
calledbackfromtour off just 274 balls. It was the latter is operating
exhilarating cricket. And forget Bairstow’s on a different run-scoring stratosphere,
"The All-India Senior Selection
Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to
New Delhi: Two Indian judokas, in- back-to-back hundreds scored with a seem- while, Kohli, 33, is seemingly heading to- that a failure at Edgbaston could be curtains Rob Key, the managing director of the coun- India's Test squad for the rescheduled fifth
cluding a former junior Asian ingly devil-may-care attitude, when a debu- wards the twilight zone unless there’s a for him. And nobody knows which Rishabh try’s men’s cricket team, who showed the Test as cover for captain Rohit Sharma, who
Championships medallist, and their tant can play in such fearless manner un- second wind. Pant would turn up. His sublimity is India’s nous to hand over the Test team reins to testedpositiveforCOVID-19.Mayankhasleft
coach were on Monday called back der pressure, he typifies a team’s positive Skipper Rohit Sharma has contracted asset.Butattimes,Pantcanbemessyaswell. McCullum, picking him out of the IPL. Stokes for the UK and will link up with the squad in
from an exposure trip in Spain after culture shift. Covid and may miss the Test. And more than Bowling hasn’t been India’s problem. taking charge from Root was a formality and Birmingham," said the BCCI in a statement.
it came to light that they were in- It resulted in a 3-0 series whitewash of the captaincy issue – Jasprit Bumrah is likely Bumrah and company are guaranteed per- it has liberated the former captain.
volved in an unsavoury and "severe the reigning World Test champions as to stand in – it creates a serious batting void. formers irrespective of conditions. But the England will take the confidence of their Umran was kept back after I had a
incident" that involved women ath- England chased down 296 in under 55 overs Rohit was immense for India in England last team’s batting, especially the middle order series win against the Kiwis to Edgbaston. chat with him, he’s more
letes from the host country. A na- inadisplayof supremeconfidenceandgung- yearandalthoughhehadapoorIPL,he,along when Kohli is not in form, doesn’t inspire TheirbowlersareinformandJamesAnderson comfortable with the older ball
tional coach, attached to the Sports ho aggression. withKohli,is theteam’sbattingroyalty. Also, confidence. Battingfailures costIndia the se- would be fresh after a well-earned rest in the
Authority of India (SAI), claimed that now India have lost both their first-choice ries in South Africa in the winter and in thirdTest.Theirbatsmenarerevellingintheir
and they batted fantastically. So,
one judoka was involved in a "brawl Tougher assignment openers.ShubmanGillisaverygoodreplace- England this time, their challenge is steeper. new-found resolve and enterprise, though it hope he gets an opportunity.
with a women group and later one India will face a new England at ment for KL Rahul, but Rohit’s absence could remainstobeseenwhethertheall-outattack When you play for India for the
female was found inside his hotel EdgbastonstartingFriday.ThisEnglandteam have an adverse effect even though Mayank Transformation gospel works against the Indians. first time, and the journey he has
room". A 30-member Indian contin- doesn’tgetbundledoutinonesession;does- Agarwal has been called up as cover. Lastyear,Englandlookeddefeatists,abat- England are in the middle of their Test taken, it’s important to give such a
gent, including CWG-bound judokas, n’t retreat in the face of opponents’ aggres- Cheteshwar Pujara has returned to the ting line-up that got bullied by Bumrah, and season.Indiaareshortof red-ballgametime. bowler and such a talent time.”
is currently in Alicante. sion.AndIndiawillcarrytheirownproblems Test fold by dint of his 720 runs in eight in- when they went Down Under for the Ashes, The Indian broadcaster’s ‘ab hogi poori dhu-
PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA to the pending fifth Test of the series that nings for Sussex, including four centuries. theywerebatteredbyPatCummins’stroops. lai (time to complete the hammering)’ HARDIK PANDYA
started last year and stood at 2-1 in favour of But he would still walk a tightrope, knowing England have risen from the ashes, under tagline sounds a little over-the-top. ON UMRAN MALIK
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