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‘POLITICISATION’ OF YADADRI, n Exciting
Chandrayaan 2
pole of the moon
n Rover Pragyan starts
TRS party symbol (car) and Prime Minister Narendra will make India the
logos of various welfare India looks to create history by Modi and schoolchildren will fourth country after
schemes of the TRS govern- becoming the first nation to see the historic landing live the US, Russia and
ment on the pillars of the reach closest to the moon's from the space agency's con- China to pull off a
Yadadri temple, presently south pole as the trol room. soft landing on
682 626 27
One of the inscriptions of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and (below) car
under renovation, has kicked Chandrayaan 2 moon mission The region where the lan- the moon.
up a storm. Religion vs Politics set to land on the lunar surface der Vikram is heading on the
Although the TRS party
and the State government did n KCR's pictures, inscriptions of TRS
at 1:55 am on Saturday.
The moon lander Vikram
moon that is little explored till
date - most lunar landings
Continued on
Page 4 kgs kgs kgs
not react to the abortive bid party symbol on shrine pillars raise that separated from its orbit- have taken place in the north- LANDER ROVER
made by activists of Vishwa hackles of saffron party ing mothership has already ern hemisphere or in the ORBITER (VIKRAM) (PRAGYAN)
Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal performed two manoeuvres to equatorial region.
and Hindu Parirakshana n BJP, Cong decry 'desecration' of lower its altitude for a perfect An older mission by China
Samithi to storm the temple on
Friday, the opposition parties,
temple; want pillars replaced, symbols
removed
touchdown between 1:30 am
and 2:30 am on Saturday.
landed in the northernmost
part, followed by Russia's Luna CHANDRAYAAN-2 TIMELINE
particularly Congress and BJP, The rover Pragyan will roll missions. Most of the
accused KCR of trying to pro- n Police prevent storming of temple by VHP, Bajrang Dal and Hindu out from the moon lander American lunar landings, AUGUST 20
ject himself as a 'demi God' at Parirakshana activists between 5:30 am and 6:30 am, including Apollo missions, ISRO’s Mission
the cost of public money in the the Indian Space Research were in the moon's equatori- Chandrayaan-2
name of Yadadri temple reno- scuffle between policemen and cado on Friday as soon as news Organisation (ISRO) said. It al region. China currently has enters Moon’s orbit
vation works. the activists. broke out about the question- will carry out research, includ- a rover on the dark side of
Tension prevailed on the The activists then raised able inscriptions on Yadadri ing a thorough mapping of the the moon. SEPTEMBER 2
premises of Yadadri shrine on slogans against KCR and TRS. pillars. Endowments Minister moon's resources, looking for The success of Lender Vikram
Friday when irate activists They demanded immediate A Indrakaran Reddy, top offi- the presence of water and t h e separates from orbiter
tried to enter the temple osten- removal of 'political' symbols cials of Endowments clicking high-resolution
sibly to register protest against from the pillars and a thorough Department, including images as well.
the 'politicisation' of Yadadri enquiry to expose the culprits Secretary and Commissioner, The space agency's SEPTEMBER 7
temple by the TRS govern- behind this 'unholy act'. remained inaccessible. They Chairman K Sivan has called 1:55 AM
ment. Heavy police force was Officials of the Endowments apparently had instructions Chandrayaan 2 the "most Vikram lands
deployed at the shrine to pre- Department and YTDA from 'above', asking them not complex mission ever under- on Moon
vent the protesters from enter- (Yadadri Temple Development to react on the issue. taken by ISRO". "We're going
ing the temple, resulting in Authority) went incommuni- Continued on Page 2 to land at a place where no one
else has gone before. We're SEPTEMBER 7
confident about the soft 5:10 AM
Rover Pragyan begins to
TS Start-up Model
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Telangana continues to be at
the forefront in leading the
PNS n BENGALURU
AIMIM snaps
ties with VBA
YTDA chief Kishan Rao
in Maha
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defends ‘inscription’ Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao with the students who won Gold and silver medals in the International Karate tournament in Malaysia, at Pragathi Bhavan on Friday
PNS n HYDERABAD
In a significant political There is nothing
wrong in inscribing
development ahead of the
Maharashtra Assembly polls,
the All India Majlis-e-
Yadadri Temple Development
Authority (YTDA) special offi-
cer Kishan Rao has strongly
the pictures of
great personalities in Mining in Nallamala 30-day 'Haritha
atrocious, says CPI Haram' programme
Ittehadul Muslimeen defended the inscription of temples as it's only an
(AIMIM) broke its alliance pictures of Chief Minister K
with the Prakash Ambedkar- Chandrasekhar Rao and car attempt to tell future
led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi
(VBA). "We respect and hon-
our Prakash Ambedkar and
(TRS party symbol) on the pil-
lars of the shrine under reno-
vation.
generations about the
existence of such great
personalities
PNS n HYDERABAD in Telangana villages ing the gathering, Chada
expressed concern saying the
wish him the best of luck. Addressing a press confer- CPI has warned state govern- impact will fall on seven dis- PNS n HYDERABAD
—KISHAN RAO Soon, nurseries
Irrespective of the alliance, we ence late on Friday, Kishan Rao YTDA Chief ment saying that Nallamala for- tricts of erstwhile Nalgonda
shall continue to take up the asserted that there was nothing est will turn as a fireball in case and Mahabubnagar districts Chief Minister K will be set up in
cause of the oppressed class- wrong in inscribing the pic- the government gives permis- due to mining. Chandrashekar Rao, sum-
es and weaker sections of tures of great personalities in done by KCR and designed his tion of car should not be sion for uranium mining. Chada reminded that they moned for a 30-day Telangana 10,434 revenue
society," AIMIM Aurangabad temples. It was only an attempt sculpture out of affection for viewed as TRS symbol, but a Giving permissions to mining opposed such mining in Ku Haritha Haram operation villages in
MP and senior leader Syed to tell future generations about him," Kishan Rao said. vehicle of these times. by state and Central govern- Assembly taken up in 20003 with the coordination of 19
Imtiaz Jaleel said. the existence of such great The special officer of the "They have also sculpted ments is atrocious though all in the state. He said that Government Departments to Telangana
He cited the primary rea- personalities, he said. temple clarified that, apart lotus. It should not be viewed the nations gone back with the Andhra Pradesh state Chief participation in the integrated
son for snapping of ties with "Neither KCR nor we have from the picture of KCR, the as a BJP symbol. Even cricket opposition they faced across the Minister YS Jaganmohan development of villages. six plants: three fruit plants,
VBA - which fought the 2019 given instructions to anyone to pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, is also sculpted," he added. world, the CPI said. Reddy appointed a study Very soon, nurseries will be one neem, and two flowering
Lok Sabha elections jointly inscribe pictures of KCR and Jawarharlal Nehru, Indira Kishan Rao clarified that On Friday, CPI state secre- committee when the people in set up at 10,434 revenue vil- plants, and Krishna basil for
with AIMIM - as the "unjus- TRS. Hundreds of sculptors Gandhi etc have also been sculptures based on 5,000 pic- tary Chada Venkat Reddy the affected area resorted to lages in the state. For the exe- mosquito prevention." The
tified and unacceptable" share are working day and night to inscribed, which showed that tures were being readied and started AIYF state level edu- protests. But there is no cution of 'Haritha Haram,' an Officer on Special Duty (OSD)
of seats to the AIMIM, as it design the sculptures. The there was no political affinity several other great personali- cational, scientific, ideological change in the attitude of KCR action plan is being prepared for Telangana Ku Haritha
only had eight out of 288 sculptors themselves might have towards anyone. ties and symbols would figure politics training classes at in regard to uranium mining by the Telangana State Forest Haram, from Chief Ministers'
seats in the state Assembly. been inspired by the great works Kishan Rao said the inscrip- in them. Mahabubnagar. Later address- in Nallamala forests issue. Department. Office, Priyanka Varghese said,
"Preparation of a list of "The forest officials should
plants required for each village report the problems faced by
HYDERABAD
BULLION RATES
GOLD
Mishk Mahal needs a whiff of fresh air in particular on behalf of the
Forest Department,
Identification of plants will be
done in accordance with the
the staff at the field level dur-
ing the implementation of 30-
day operations, to ensure that
operation is riddle free."
` 39,450 (10 gm) n Area surrounding the 350-year-old structure, once a palace, reduced to 'open-air toilet' farmers of the respective vil-
lages, for Haritha Haram,"
"Haritha Haram planting
operations on roads and pub-
` 90 said the Principal Chief lic areas will be counted, and
SILVER MAYANK TIWARI wished not to be named. The Conser vator of Forests the survival rate of sapling
n Named after African
` 48,500 (1kg) n HYDERABAD monument's facade showcases (PCCF), R Sobha during a shall also be monitored," R
soldier 'Miyan Mishk', four open arches on the ground video conference with District Sobha, added. "The role of the
` 1650
There is a certain odour in the an employee of the last and the first floor. There is an Forest and Administrative Forest Department is crucial
air that intensifies as you ruler of the Qutb Shahi extended portion like a balcony Officers. to the development of the
CHICKEN approach the formidable-look- reign Abul Hasan Qutb which also has three square- Additional PCCF RM state's green villages and there-
RATES `/KG ing monument at Attapur. On Shah, the imposing shaped arches, along with two Dobriyal said, "Each rural by the development of the
arriving at the monument, structure is about 350- adjacent to it. The monument household should have at least state," said R Shobha.
Dressed/With Skin `117 you see the weather-beaten is equally beautiful from the
Without Skin `134 lime plaster on its façade and years-old other side as well. From the
Broiler at Farm `87 heaps of rubbish and human other side, it is half open like a
feces littered around it. The penthouse with five arches.
scene is revolting. grandeur, owing to which it has Three of these are joined
EGG Named after African soldier fallen into the hands of locals who together in the center and sup-
'Miyan Mishk', an employee of use the monument for all sorts of ported by ornate pillars whose
RATES `/100 the last ruler of the Qutb well maintained and as old as Shanu. "People from the near- illicit pursuits apart from open plaster has peeled off.
HYDERABAD 315 Shahi reign Abul Hasan Qutb the Miyan Mishk Mahal itself. by slum use the place as an defecation. "One can spot numer- There are blocked staircases
Shah, the imposing structure is "The mosque was renovated open-air toilet," he says. ous liquor bottles, used condoms on the other side and so no one
VIJAYAWADA 342
about 350 years old. recently, while the monument The two-storied pavilion has and torn clothing here. You can is allowed to enter the upper
VISAKHAPATNAM 361 It lies just a few paces from -- three times larger than the not been granted recognition by only imagine know what hap- platform, which once was
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Don't panic, says Etela as ISB inks pact with MSM in Russia
PNS n HYDERABAD
RIME
C ORNER ‘Poisoned’ cake: All eyes on report
PD Act invoked PNS n HYDERABAD ed the boy's birthday" said the
against peddler The FSL report will shed light on the police. About an hour later, the
Siddipet police are awaiting the health of the family members
FSL report on the cake which contents/ingredients of the cake, who consumed the cake start-
ommissioner of Police,
C Hyderabad City issued was allegedly laced with poison
and killed the birthday boy and
which will help police proceed ed worsening and they were
rushed to a private hospital.
preventive detention order
his father. The condition of the
ahead in the investigation "Ravi and the boy were declared
against a drug peddler from
Saidabad on Friday. The mother who was hospitalised dead by the duty doctors and
accused was identified as is said to be stable, police said. the condition of his sister
Gullupalli Haribabu, 30, a car According to Cherial Police, started a probe. Preliminary cousin brother named A Pujitha and the mother is said
driver from Mandapeta Town, the FSL report will be shedding investigation revealed that Srinivas. to be critical. The family sus-
East Godavari District of more light on the there was some property dis- "As per the statement pected that Charan's uncle
Andhra Pradesh, said the contents/ingredients of the pute between the man and his received from Charans's moth- might have brought the poison
police. "Haribabu was involved cake, which will help them pro- cousin brother, who had sent er, it was claimed that his mixed cake and based on their
in dangerous activities in ceed ahead in the investigation. the cake, suspected to be poi- uncle brought a cake for the complaint, the police took him
peddling of narcotic drugs The incident was reported in soned. As per details, I birthday party from a nearby into custody and are investigat-
among the people. He is Ainapur village of Komuravelli Ravinder was married to bakery and handed over the ing" added the official. The
endangering the lives of youth of Siddipet district on late Bhagyalakshmi and they had same to the family. At about police has booked a case of sus-
and innocent people,” said the Wednesday night. two children Pujitha (12) and 10:30 pm, the family gathered picious death under section
police commissioner of The Cherial police of Ram Charan ( 9). He is said to for the cake cutting ceremony 174 of CrPC and started a
Hyderabad, Anjani Kumar. The Siddipet has booked a case and have property disputes with his at their residence and celebrat- probe.
Police made strenuous efforts
and arrested Haribabu on
Awareness on
February 4 and remanded him
to judicial custody.
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Export of fish products will Over 1,000 drunk drivers caught in August
touch Rs 1 lakh cr: Minister
PNS n VIZIANAGARAM
PNS n HYDERABAD
Special prayers
held for Vikram's
Classmates plan felicitation of Project Director ISRO, orbiter, lander and
PNS n CHENNAI
The Chandrayaan-2 is with the jewelry. A very nature, Vanitha would be rover indulge in 'banter'
successful the second moon
generous minded person one of the first to finish up
landing
The classmates of M. Vanitha,
Project Director of the mission and the first
who shared lots of
things with me and
assignments on time.
Her math skills were ahead of touchdown
Chandrayaan-2 mission, are others - food, always so good,"
PNS n CHENNAI planning to hold a felicitation moon landing mission p er f ume Raji, who lives PNS n BENGALURU regions of the south pole of
function here sometime this to be carried out by the (which was in Houston, moon.
Seeking the Moon God year to honour her. a novelty Texas, said. Hours before the crucial In the middle of the 'con-
Chandran's blessings for the "We would like to hold a Indian Space Research in the 80's According touchdown of 'Vikram' versation between orbiter
successful landing of India's small felicitation function to Organisation for hostel to Raji, module on the lunar surface and Vikram moon lander',
moon lander Vikram, special honour Vanitha. We are all girls) and when she in the early hours of ISRO too extended its best
prayers were held at the proud of her. She is a reserved sometimes had congratu- Saturday, the Indian Space wishes to both and said it
Chandranaar Temple in person and I hope she agrees to October Vanitha is the first second moon mission and the even let us bor- lated Vanitha for Research Organisation will stay in touch with
Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur dis- our proposal," Jawahar female Project Director of first moon landing mission to row her sarees," Raji heading the came out with the 'Vikram' and 'Pragyan'.
trict, said a temple official. Sabapathy, Director, CSG India's inter-planetary mission. be carried out by the ISRO. Sabapathy, Vanitha's Chandrayaan-2 the lat- Chandrayaan-2 chronicles "We have the same wish-
"We had a special International, told IANS. She passed out of the College of "Vanitha was always impec- roommate at the college ter replied: "I don't know indulging in 'banter' involv- es for Vikram, Orbiter. Want
'abhishekam' and 'archana' He said the felicitation func- Engineering, Guindy here. cably dressed and took lot of hostel, told IANS. why, but I remembered your ing the orbiter, lander and to stay in touch with Vikram
today (Friday) evening, seek- tion is planned sometime in The Chandrayaan-2 is the care coordinating her sarees "Being very conscientious by Dad today." rover 'Pragyan'. and Pragyan as they make
ing the divine blessings of Using a comic strip, the their way to the untouched
Chandran," said V. Kannan, ISRO tweeted, showing lunar South Pole and uncov-
Manager at the Sri
Kailasanathan Temple or the
Chandranaar Temple. A spe-
Mamata smells a rat in Vikram, Orbiter extend good wishes to each other
orbitertelling the lander
'Vikram' that it enjoyed its
company before it separat-
er its many mysteries,"
ISRO tweeted.
The historic moon land-
cial pooja was also organised
for the success of
Chandrayaan-1 before the
playing up of Chandrayaan-2 PNS n NEW DELHI you around - in the orbit."
"We have the same wishes for
night...BOL..jai hind," wrote a
user.
ed on September 2 after-
noon. "It was great travelling
with you so far, Vikram," the
ing of 'Vikram' is planned
take place on Saturday
between 1.30 a.m and 2.30
rocket lifted off in 2008, he PNS n KOLKATA ond moon mission and the first Ahead of the landing Vikram, Orbiter. Want to stay in "#Chandrayaan2 mission is orbiter tells the moonlander. a.m.
said. "We didn't offer any spe- moon landing mission by the Chandrayaan 2 near the moon's touch with Vikram and Pragyan reaching its apex, Indians will 'Vikram' reciprocated After the touchdown, the
cial prayers before July 15 Coming down heavily on the Indian Space Research south pole at 1:43 a.m. on as they make their way to the wake up to the dream of reach- with the same gusto: "It three payloads of 'Vikram'
when Chandrayaan-2 was Narendra Modi government, West Organisation (ISRO). The final Saturday, the Indian space untouched lunar South Pole and ing the moon tomorrow. A was quite the journey will be activated.
first planned to be launched. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata descent of Chandrayaan-2 on the agency has posted a message on uncover its many mysteries? magic moment not to be indeed! I'll see you around- Subsequently, rover
Owing to some technical Banerjee here on Friday moon is slated in the early Twitter featuring the spacecraft Then keep an eye out for the missed! Kudos, " wrote anoth- in the orbit." 'Pragyan' housed inside
problem, the launch was alleged that it was playing hours of Saturday. Lunar Orbiter extending good next edition of CY2 er user. The post has already Then, the orbiter wishes 'Vikram' will roll out to
postponed," Kannan said. up Chandrayaan-2 to Prime Minister wishes to the Lander Vikram Chronicles!," the ISRO tweeted. gained 7,000 re-tweets and 'Vikram' good luck as the carry out investigations of
"We thought the technical divert the masses atten- Narendra modi will be Chandrayaan 2, which was Soon, the twitterati around 34,000 likes on Twitter. latter goes out of sight to dis- the lunar soil with the help
snag may be due to the non- tion from the current at the ISRO headquar- launched on July 22, will poured thousands of PM Modi, who will watch cover the unexplored of its two payloads.
offering of prayers to the economic situation. ters in Bengaluru on attempt a lunar surface touch- responses on the this soft landing along with
Moon God. Hence, prior to "It is as if Saturday to watch the down on Saturday. An animat- same thread. 60 shortlisted students,
the Chandrayaan-2 launch Chandrayaan launch is final descent of ed picture posted on the Indian "By the grace also took to Twitter to
on July 22, special prayers, the first such happening in Chandrayaan-2, a three- Space Research Organisations' of God..ISRO express himself. "The
'abhishekam' and 'annad- the country. As if before they module spacecraft comprising (ISRO) social media handle will achieve moment 130 crore
hanama' were conducted," came to power, no such missions an orbiter, lander and rover, on the shows the Lunar Orbiter saying the goal Indians were enthu-
Kannan said. were taken up. It is an attempt to lunar south pole. at the time of releasing Lander t o d a y siastically waiting for
He said the special prayers divert attention from economic "The lander Vikram is sched- Vikram: "It was great travelling is here!In a few
were their contribution for disaster," Banerjee said in the uled to powered descent between with you so far Vikram. Best of hours from now,
India going forward in its sci- Assembly. 01:00 and 02:00 hrs IST on luck! I hope you reach the the final descent
entific programme. While Her comments came during a September 7, which will then be South Pole soon". To this of Chandrayaan
the presiding deity at the discussion on the NRC final list followed by touch down of Lander Vikram replies, "It was quite - 2 will take place on the
temple is Soma (Moon), the published in Assam. between 01:30 and 02:30 hrs IST," the journey indeed! I'll see Lunar South Pole," he tweeted.
main deity is Lord Shiva. The Chandrayaan-2 is the sec- ISRO said in a statement.
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SHORT READS
PHASE IV PROJECT
Mamata intervenes to pacify Using Maha forts for tourism insult to Shivaji: Oppn and Lakhan -- were arrested
from Agra's Sadar area
following a tip-off on Thursday,
Cong and TMC MLAs PNS n MUMBAI will be allowed, she said.
Condemning the move,
Munde said the Modi gov-
ernment gave the historical
the STF sources said. Fake
currency in denomination of Rs
100 amounting to Rs 35,000, a
PNS n KOLKATA Maharashtra Government's Leader of Opposition in the Red Fort on lease and now the printer, a laptop, stamp paper
"heritage tourism" policy will Legislative Council Dhananjay state government is following used as raw material, pen drive
West Bengal Chief Minister allow use of historical forts not Munde said renting out forts suit. MNS leader Anil Shidore and other things used to print
Mamata Banerjee on Friday in the Archaeological Survey of for heritage hotels and wedding said the government shouldn't counterfeit currency were
intervened to pacify the MLAs of India (ASI) protected list for venues is an insult to commercialise the state's pride recovered from their
the ruling TMC and the oppo- promoting tourism, a senior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and history which is a trea- possession, they said.
sition Congress, who were at log- official said here on Friday. and his followers. sured legacy. Congress leader
gerheads over a comment by a The move has come under "This capitalist government Muzaffar Hussain said the gov-
state minister during Question flak from opposition parties is planning to give away ernment may even sell off the Woman raped by cop,
Hour. Unruly scenes were wit- who said the plan to rent out Chhatrapati Shivaji's forts on forts in future. "Should we his friend in UP
nessed in the House as Congress corporations, the minister lost his forts for heritage hotels and rent," Munde said, warning keep quiet," he said.
and TMC MLAs trooped to the cool and asked the Congress wedding venues was an insult the government against touch- Clarifying the government's GHAZIPUR (UP): A woman was
well and exchanged angry words MLA either to prove her charge to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ing the forts. position after criticism over allegedly abducted and raped
during the Question Hour after or apologise before the House. and his followers. budgeted over Rs 500 crore for she said. He said these forts may have 'misuse' of forts, Singhal said by a policeman and his friend,
the comment made by state Adhikari, who is also the TMC's There are about 350 forts in its upgradation," she said. On reports that the forts will become old but history was the state has two types of forts: and thrown near a canal in
Transport minister Suvendu observer for Murshidabad dis- Maharashtra and this move will Singhal said there are many also be used as wedding venues very much alive in them. Category 1, which includes Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur
Adhikari did not go down well trict -a stronghold of the give impetus to the local econ- which are not in the protected and heritage hotels, Singhal "If you can't protect the his- forts which are closely linked district, police said on Friday.
with the MLAs of the grand old Congress- said, in the coming omy, state Tourism Secretary list which are frequented by said the policy also makes it tor y and legacy of to the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji The incident took place at a
party. days, the rest of the Congress Vinita Singhal told PTI. people for picnics, hiking etc. clear that the local flora and ShivajiMaharaj, lakhs of his fol- Maharaj and other historical village in the district's Mardah
When Congress MLA MLAs from Murshidabad would "We don't plan to touch her- "These are blessed with beau- fauna will be protected and no lowers like us are still around significance and Category 2, area on Wednesday evening.
Pratima Rajak questioned join the TMC and none of the itage forts which have historical tiful landscape and have history permanent constructions in to look after them. The gov- which includes around 300 Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed
Adhikari over alleged corruption Congress MLAs from the district value and are protected under and tradition and can be used the forts will be allowed. Social ernment shouldn't play with other forts. Category 1 comes Constabulary jawan Abhay
in recruitment of drivers and would be able to win the 2021 the ASI like the Raigad fort. The for tourism as we want to give events which fit into the fabri- emotions of Shiv bhakts (devo- under the protected list and Yadav has been arrested, while
conductors in state transport assembly polls in the state. state government has already impetus to the local economy," cof Maharashtra's political life tees of Shivaji)," he said. ASI looks after them, she said. his friend is at large, they said.
If attacked, India will give a befitting reply: Naidu FIR against IAS officer
PNS n NEW DELHI
Dorian leaves
Merkel in Beijing says HK
country's deadlock over Brexit. AP n EYEMOUTH quickly onwards to fine restau- agreement".
Opponents don't want to rants in Paris, Monaco and else- On Thursday British Prime
agree to a vote unless they can etted in Scottish waters, where.James Cook, who watch- Minister Boris Johnson said he
ensure Johnson can't take N claws snapping and tails es his workers as they prepare would "rather be dead in a 30 dead in
freedoms must be ‘guaranteed'
Britain out of the EU as sched- flapping, langoustines as pink the shipments, has spent 40 ditch" than delay Brexit beyond
uled on Oct. 31 without a
divorce agreement in place, as
and fat as hotdog sausages are
delicately packed by hand into
years — "a lifetime's work," he
says — building his seafood
the current deadline of October
31, despite moves by members
Bahamas: PM
he has threatened to do so. boxes, each upright in its own export business into a steady of the country's parliament to AFP n NASSAU
After discussions Friday, individual compartment. The livelihood for 220 employees. force a no-deal Brexit off the AFP n BEIJING In a tweet Friday, Chinese officials blamed a
opposition lawmakers said they care and attention testifies to Europe's open, border-free table. spokesman Steffen Seibert lack of space due to a large con- he death toll from
would not back an election
until the government asked
their high market-value for
discerning gourmets in Europe,
single market that the British
government intends to leave on
Johnson has insisted that
there has been "substantial G erman Chancellor Angela
Merkel said Friday the
quoted Merkel as saying:
"The rights and
tingent of journalists accom-
panying Merkel.
T Hurricane Dorian has risen
to 30 in the Bahamas, Prime
the EU to delay Brexit. Johnson who'll be snacking on them Oct. 31 has allowed him to be progress" in talks with the EU rights and freedoms of people freedoms of the people of Hong In a statement, the German Minister Hubert Minnis told
says he would "rather be dead within hours. sure that the tons of hefty lob- to change the arrangements in Hong Kong "must be Kong must be guaranteed. Federation of Journalists crit- American network CNN on
in a ditch" than do that. While Scotland and the rest sters and wriggling langoustines over the Irish border and thus guaranteed" after meeting Solutions can only be found in icised the limited access as a Thursday.
The parties said they would of Britain sleeps, trucks haul he buys from fishermen across open the path to reach a new with Chinese Premier Li dialogue; do everything possi- "diplomatic farce". Authorities had previous-
either vote against Johnson's them southward overnight, Scotland will still be alive and deal on the terms of the UK's Keqiang in Beijing, her ble to prevent violence". "What image do the organ- ly reported 20 dead, but have
motion or abstain on Monday. skirting London where politi- ocean-fresh when delivered to exit. spokesman said. Merkel arrived in China on isers have of the travelling warned that the final figure is
Parliament is in the midst cians are bitterly squabbling European chefs. A holdup on But the prime minister's Hong Kong has been Thursday with a large business German press? Did they think sure to be far higher.
of passing an opposition- over the divided country's the long, usually obstacle-free critics have accused him of plunged into months of pro- delegation in tow. that the chancellor of Germany Minnis has said that the
backed law that would compel planned exit from the European journey, even of just half a day, running down the clock to a democracy protests, and ahead The businesses travelling is coming with her courtiers, storm caused "generational
the Conservative Government Union. They then pass without can be fatal for the fragile crit- no-deal Brexit. of her three-day visit to China with Merkel include who politely listen, ask no devastation."
to seek a three-month Brexit impediment through the ters, turning prized seafood into Other EU member states this week demonstrators in Volkswagen, Allianz and questions and report meekly?" The United Nations said
postponement if no divorce Channel Tunnel to France, and worthless waste. have said in recent days that the semi-autonomous Deutsche Bank according to it said. 70,000 people in the Bahamas
they have not yet seen any con- city appealed to the German the German daily Bild, Merkel also met Chinese were in "immediate need" of
crete proposals from London to chancellor to support them in which carried a headline Friday President Xi Jinping Friday aid.
replace the so-called Irish her meetings with China's lead- that read: "Do our companies evening, according to state Dorian, currently a
'backstop'. ership. not care about Hong Kong's news agency Xinhua, and the Category 2 storm, was pound-
freedom?" P r e s s two leaders were scheduled to ing the US states of North and
access to her visit was unusu- have dinner together. South Carolina Thursday night
ally tight, with a number of The German leader is with strong winds and driving
members of the Beijing foreign also scheduled to give a speech rain, bringing dangerous storm
press corps, including AFP, to university students in the surge.
unable to get accreditation for central city of Wuhan on
the event. Saturday.
French first
lady is ‘truly
ugly,' says
Brazilian min
AFP n RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazilian Government
A Minister said French first
lady Brigitte Macron was "truly
ugly", only days after the coun-
try's president appeared to
endorse an attack on her
appearance.
Brazil's economy minister
Paulo Guedes on Thursday
said he agreed with President
Jair Bolsonaro's comments
about Macron's looks.
"The president said it -- it's
true," he said to applause dur-
ing an economic forum.
"The woman is truly ugly."
Later, an aide said in a
statement that Guedes "asks for
forgiveness for the joke he
made today during a public
event... When he mentioned
the French first lady."
Bolsonaro garnered criti-
cism last week when he
appeared to agree with a
Facebook post that implied
French President Emmanuel
Macron's wife was not as attrac-
tive as his own wife Michele
Bolsonaro.
He wrote "Do not humili-
ate the guy, ha ha" on a post
that read "Now you understand
why Macron is persecuting
Bolsonaro" next to pictures of
the two first ladies.
N Korea wants
UN staff cut,
but UN says
they're vital
AP n UNITED NATIONS
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PAPER WITH PASSION
The endgame
Vendetta or financial skullduggery? With Chidambaram’s
attempts to stall proceedings, courts will have their say
Total lack of direction
or the last five years, investigation agen- The BJP seems to have adapted some of the worst tenets of Right-wingers
F cies have been playing a cat and mouse
game with former Finance and Home
Minister of India, P Chidambaram, and his son
and foregone some of the better ones. Its very idea of nationalism is flawed
Karti Chidambaram. There are some fairly seri-
ous allegations against the father-son duo,
most of them concerning deliberate financial
misconduct and bribery. Authorities, primar-
ily the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), have
alleged that the two received kickbacks from
INX Media. Many of these charges were first
AJOY KUMAR
exposed by this newspaper. They are pretty serious, ranging from wrongdoing,
particularly during the approval process of INX Media and the Aircel-Maxis mobile he terms “Right-wing” and “Left-
telephony operation and takeover. There are several layers of irony in this case
and the way the allegations came under the investigative lens. But the biggest
irony is that both the agencies probing the case were once functioning under
the direct control of Chidambaram. As a former Home Minister, he had unleashed
the hounds of the CBI on BJP leader Amit Shah, who holds the reins as Home
T wing” are now a recurrent part of
our discourse. They are used as
labels for “conservatives” and “lib-
erals” and collectively those who
have a view on both cultural and economic
practices of a State. Originally, the two terms
were coined during the French Revolution
Minister today and surely has a board in his office that lists Chidambaram’s tenure when, in the summer of 1789, members of
staring at him every day when he goes to the Home Ministry. There is also the the French National Assembly met to begin
irony that it is a woman accused of killing her own daughter, Indrani Mukerjea, drafting a new Constitution. Delegates pri-
marily debated on the kind of authority King
whose testimony implicates the man, although it is a privilege afforded to pris- Louis XVI should have. The faction that sup-
oners to turn approvers not just in India but in the US, too, where this is com- ported the monarchy and who were more
monly known as a plea bargain. But when agencies and systemic processes conservative, the aristocratic section, seated
themselves on the right of the room while
have been abused by the powers that be down the years, and circumscribed other “anti-royal” revolutionaries seated
as we are in the politics of whataboutery, this regime will spare no effort to extract themselves to the left.
its pound of flesh as has been done before. So the larger question is of protect- The difference between the Right and the
Left wing is no longer about debating the role
ing values in public institutions, immunising them from political powerplay and of the monarchy. However, stemming from
ensuring that justice is done for its own sake, in its time, and not at the bidding this accidental birth, the principles on what
of others. Or that it is not subject to tradeoffs. essentially constitutes “right” and “left” wing
Now it is for the courts to decide the validity of the allegations against have become more established over time.
Right-wingers or conservatives are typically
Chidambaram. The senior Congress leader, himself a senior advocate, has assem- characterised with a social policy of macho
bled a fleet of the most renowned lawyers. Yet the courts, which used to give nationalism with a strong emphasis on
him and his son a wide berth, seem to have had enough of the bullying prac- things like limiting immigration. In terms of they can eat, where they can go, to. When the Prime Minister as per its own whims and fancies
economic policy, the Right-wing is typically how to dress and who to marry, said that he believed in “maxi- and ensure businesses are not
tices indulged by his team. The investigative agencies had until recently always characterised as one which focusses on min- among other things. If this is not mum governance and mini- affected. An extension of this pol-
seen him slip through their grasp and the former Minister also appeared para- imum governance, where the role of the State done directly, it is done indirect- mum Government”, Indians icy, although it should really not
noid about being sent to Tihar jail, trying to avoid it as long as possible. There is less of a grandfather and where business- ly through instruments of the assumed that this meant that the require saying, is that a “conser-
es are allowed to channel and give effect to State like the police or through THE NOTION THAT BJP would reduce the retarding vative Government” should not
might be some merit in Chidambaram’s assertion that he is a victim of politi-
cal persecution but he did refuse to submit himself to interrogation in the past
the demands of the economy.
On the other hand, in terms of social pol-
more informal means by allow-
ing non-state bodies to get away
THE BUSINESS AND effect of bureaucracy and Indian
laws on a doe-eyed entrepre-
attack or wear down a sector of
the economy that contributes to
until CBI officers had to climb the walls of his house to arrest him. Unlike sev- icy, the Left-wing is characterised as a pro- for attacking people who dress a ENTREPRENEURIAL neur. However, this has not been the country’s growth.
eral other political leaders, his bravado in refusing enquiry protocols has meant
ponent of minority rights, more economic
equality and plays the larger role of the State
certain way or eat certain things.
This is hardly the brand of a
COMMUNITY WOULD the case.
Instead, the notion that the
However, this is exactly what
has happened. In a recently pub-
that he has fared poorly in the public perception battles. That, coupled with the to step in for those who need them. This is “Right-wing party.” On the aspect GAIN FROM business and entrepreneurial lished article in The Mint, the
still a rather relaxed characterisation but I hope of macho nationalism, the BJP is community would gain from a writer argued how through
fact that he enjoys a very limited political base even in Tamil Nadu, have meant
it captures the essence of the two sides. an extreme form of the Right- A MINIMUM “minimum Government” has demonetisation and a shoddy
that there has been little outcry over his arrest other than by the senior advo- These terms are often liberally used to wing. It would be acceptable, GOVERNMENT HAS been shattered. One had hoped GST programme, the
cates representing him. It is not certain that Mr Chidambaram will be found guilty. describe parties in our country. To cite an even encouraged, if it advocated the State would have a lesser role Government essentially waged a
The Government will have to persuade not just the courts but also the public at example, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a strong India where its people BEEN SHATTERED. to play in terms of approvals or war on the informal sector even
large that the former Minister and his son indulged in unprecedented fraud and often identified as the Right-wing party and are steadfast about their beliefs ONE HAD HOPED THE tax compliances. Instead, what though more than 30 per cent of
the Congress as more Left of Centre. Such and there is pride among Indians we have been given is a scarier the economy is completely infor-
corruption. What we have learnt is that it is very easy for the political tables to simple classification, however, does injustice about the country. However, that STATE WOULD HAVE monster where direct tax mal and over two-third of the
turn as Chidambaram went from being the hunter to the hunted. We have also to the complex political party system and is not the version of nationalism A LESSER ROLE TO authorities harass tax-paying workforce is employed in infor-
ethos in India. The BJP loves to portray itself we see today. citizens and exercise their wide mal enterprises.
learnt that irony is omnipresent in India. Can ever justice be righteous in this as India’s Right-wing or conservative option. Instead, what we have is a PLAY IN TERMS OF berth of powers without any Therefore, this has made
country without the shield of political endorsement? Can it be free of arrogance It furthers this idea through statements to the chest-thumping form of nation- APPROVALS OR TAX checks and balances. the “BJP’s war on informality
and egoism of the feudal kind? media. For example, in 2014, Prime Minister alism. One that is so loud that Similarly, in terms of indi- essentially a war on the economy.”
Narendra Modi declared that the BJP believes one cannot even hear a murmur COMPLIANCES. rect taxes, the way in which the The ironic bit is that the current
in “minimum Government, maximum gov- of dissent. This form of macho INSTEAD, WHAT WE Goods and Services Tax (GST) version of the BJP, with its Right-
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FIRSTCOLUMN
It’s people who THE DELHI GOVERNMENT HASN’T TAKEN ANY
POINTCOUNTERPOINT
IF AN ELECTED GOVERNMENT CAN’T PUNISH WORDS
make a nation DECISION. THE HOME DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE THE
FINAL CALL (PROSECUTION IN JNU SEDITION CASE).
LIKE ‘BHARAT KI BARBADI TAK JANG RAHEGI JARI’, IT
MEANS IT THINKS OF IT AS A PATRIOTIC SLOGAN.
The J&K decision, even if required, should have
—DELHI CHIEF MINISTER —DELHI BJP PRESIDENT
taken people into account and carved a way that
ARVIND KEJRIWAL MANOJ TIWARI
did not endanger its ethnic & national construct
S a lot has been said about the situation Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
is in today. The ‘ayes’ vehemently deduce that apart from devel-
opment, this is also a step towards full integration of J&K with India.
economic growth and micro-housing is one way to do this
The ‘nay-sayers’, while rebutting development arguments, believe that
the move was more of an ideological battle. Development or not, it
is the idea of full-national integration that needs to be decoded.
It ought to be emphasised that national integration is primarily
not about territorial integration. Passing a law by locking down an entire
State, without any say of local representatives and yet defending it
through the narrative of territorially-integrating it with India, is no nation-
al integration in any sense of the term. It’s the people and not the ter-
ritory that make a nation and are one of the most important compo-
nents of integration. People can be categorised as ethnic groups that MOIN QAZI
coalesce together to form mono/multi-ethnic nations. It is these nations
ne of the most challenging problems of our
that further coalesce to form multi-national states or multi-national
nation-states. Nations, thus, are a different construct from a nation-
state: while a nation is a socio-cultural category, a nation-state is a
political category.
O times is homelessness. While we contin-
ue to record improvements in dealing with
poverty, homelessness has elicited but an unimag-
inative response from policy doctors. The apathet-
Professor Ashutosh Varshney recently explained in an article how ic approach of successive Governments is symp-
the recent developments in J&K are a reflection of how a State func- tomatic of the disease that ails India’s housing sys-
tions only within the ambit of political democracy and how it had side- tem.
lined ethical and moral components in the democratic ethos and norms A decent habitat and shelter for the under-
governing a State. Exclusive political-democratic alignment empow- privileged can contribute not just to their well-
ering the imposition of the abrogation order is neither a territorial nor being but also catalyse overall economic growth.
a people’s integration with India. Perhaps Varshney and many others It is thus critical to recognise housing investment A MODEL RENT
who have critically analysed the same are right in saying that it’s a as a basic, fundamental building block of econom- ACT IS NEEDED
ic activity. There is nothing more critical to a fam-
political implication of democracy only because such an imposition, ily’s quality of life than a healthy, safe living space. TO PROMOTE
in the absence of the legislative Assembly, has rendered the spirit of Sustainable and inclusive housing solutions could RENTAL HOUSING.
democracy null and void. Thus, such an imposition is undemocrat- bolster economic growth quickly and efficiently A UNIT SHOULD
ic and hegemonic. To put it differently, this is undemocratic where the and hence should be given priority over educa- BE FIXED BY
idea of national integration doesn’t take into account the basic unit of tion and health. MUTUAL
social organisation, rather it straight away jumps to the level of state- Housing is not a standalone issue: It is close- AGREEMENT
hood and deals with people in a top-down approach where coercion ly intertwined with and often the cause of a slew BETWEEN THE
and conflict are inevitable. of health and developmental problems. Poor ven- LANDLORD AND
J&K occupied its position as a multi-ethnic construct in the larg- tilation and inability to maintain basic hygiene are THE TENANT FOR
er multi-national nation-state of India. India, which celebrates its diver- major causes of poor health. Fragile building struc- A STIPULATED
tures undermine safety and vastly increase vul-
sity, has now stood ideologically intolerant to the ethnic mosaic that
nerability to disaster. Lack of lighting and space
LEASE PERIOD
made J&K diverse. Pahari, Gojri, Kashmiri, Dogra, Ladakhi, Dard and limits the ability of children to study. Inadequate PRIOR TO WHICH finance practices to housing finance. nelise a good portion of micro-enterprise rent rent control laws with a modern ten-
Balti, each being the varied ethnicities of the state, coalesced with one privacy and lack of sanitation contribute to a host THE TENANT WILL This is allowing them to successfully loans to home improvement. Micro- ancy law, which would give full freedom
another as nations under the larger nation-state construct of India. of diseases, thereby perpetuating poverty. NOT BE ALLOWED deliver much-needed services to eco- entrepreneurs often use their homes as to tenants and owners to negotiate the
By bifurcating territorially the national-construct that J&K stood for, For many people in the developing world, the TO BE EVICTED nomically weaker customers. Successful productive assets in generating income. rent and the length of the lease. Rules
and that too without full support of the people, the purpose of ‘full- land on which they live is their only asset. If that AND AFTER THE housing micro-finance providers have A home can be a place to store inven- with respect to eviction also need to be
integration’ remains only half-baked. Clearly the authorities were more property is not publicly recognised as belonging EXPIRY OF THE married the core principles of the tory, produce goods and run a business. reformed to restore balance between the
than aware about the utilitarian meter of who would be and who would to them, they lose out on social benefits. LEASE PERIOD, micro-credit movement — peer-based A home is a personal asset that usually rights of tenants and the owners.
not be happy with such a decision. Choosing the happiness-index of Land ownership is often the bedrock of other THE TENANT WILL borrower selection and repayment appreciates in value over time. Home We need a differently structured and
one ethnicity over the other was certainly a deadly blow to the actu- development interventions: Owning land boosts NOT BE enforcement, close follow-up on repay- improvement, thus, not only enhances more professional market rental sector.
al national integration of J&K. This decision, even if required, should nutrition, educational outcomes and gender PERMITTED TO ment and so on — with the technical living conditions but is also an invest- A Model Rent Act is needed to promote
equality. The converse is equally true. Where land expertise required to investigate land ment. rental housing. A unit should be fixed
have taken the people into account and should have carved a way security is absent or weak — that is, when men CONTINUE IN THE ownership. The housing sector demands a high by mutual agreement between the land-
that did not endanger this ethnic and national construct of J&K. and women do not receive recognised legal rights HOUSING UNIT In response to the non-availability level of creativity. There is a lot to be lord and the tenant for a stipulated lease
One may be open to taking into account the arguments of those to their land and can thus be easily displaced with- of tangible collateral from low-income done across a range of policy areas to period prior to which the tenant will not
who say that the ethnic divide between a Dogra-Jammu and a Kashmiri- out recourse — development efforts flounder, households, as required by the formal improve the functioning of different be allowed to be evicted and after the
Vale or a Ladakhi-Leh had already been transformed into a natural undermining conservation efforts, seeding injus- financial sector, a new stream of lend- aspects of our housing system. The con- expiry of the lease period, the tenant will
division which has led to hostilities since posterity. However, such claims tice and conflict and frustrating efforts to escape ing has emerged, called housing micro- ventional bureaucratic approach and not be permitted to continue in the
are silent on other ethnicities like Dards, Baltis, Bakarwals and Gujjars. poverty. finance. Institutionalised micro-finance thinking of business-as-usual can mere- housing unit.
Without denying the ethnic rift, a belief in the effervescence of pri- For most of India’s poor and the vulnerable, systems have come up with innovative ly scratch the surface of the problem. The The leadership class repeatedly
mordial bonds and faith that they might remain interconnected, are secure property rights, including land tenure, make solutions. stresses are mounting fast and India turns to policies that sound appealing
some of the ideals that citizens striving for a peaceful society must for a rare accessible luxury. Many who live in slums These draw on the best practices in needs to start talking very seriously but are doomed to fail. Then their fail-
have little to no control over or ownership of the micro-finance but remain adapted to the about the elephant in the room. For any ure ensures that the country won’t face
work for. And let us also not forget that such tensions emerge under property they live on. The lack of official land titles classical housing finance paradigm. planned interventions to be successful, the issue head on. The lack of enthusi-
the influence of external forces that are communal. is a major impediment to the acquisition of hous- This has been highly successful wher- hard-coded timelines are required. asm and attention from actors in the
Unfortunately, the reorganisation of the State hit where we were ing finance. People do not have documentary ever Governments are offering long- These timelines should be insulated from ecosystem that has surrounded afford-
the most vulnerable — a society divided into different religious com- proof of being owners of the piece of land on which term tenancies and shared-ownership political turbulence. able housing has been quite dispirited.
munities, ready to be cast into various moulds depending upon the they live and are, therefore, legally insecure. Many housing in a supportive context. But the One major cause of India’s aggravat- There have been remarkably lukewarm
multiple political ideological shifts it might take. We have divided J&K low-income villagers have owned their land for sector is still in need of a more sustain- ing problem is the weak legal structure endorsements from many of the very
and have nothing rich left to offer to both. If this is national integra- generations. The formal financial sector is unable able business model to grow. for handling rental housing. According people who dreamed up the new poli-
tion, then we have had it at the cost of our ethnic deaths. J&K has to serve them. Once titled, they could obtain access Housing micro-finance is broadly to census data, the share of rental hous- cies.
died as a rich ethnic vibrant nation that belonged to this beautiful diverse to several public benefits including loans. defined as small, non-mortgage-backed ing in total housing fell from 54 per cent Policy-makers, financial institu-
nation-state of India, which celebrated diversity and protected ones Lack of ownership rights deprives people of loans dedicated to housing activities, in 1961 to 28 per cent in 2011. That year, tions and housing experts need to eval-
basic amenities. Once titled, they can obtain access offered in sequences to support the despite a severe shortage of rental hous- uate their current policies, cultures, and
that were endangered. I hope to belong to the same India one day. to several Government benefits. Even a small plot incremental building practices of low- ing, 11.09 million urban properties ways of working. With a thoughtful
Till then, let us be mindful that homogeneity breeds autocracy and can lift a family out of extreme poverty. income populations. It can include a remained vacant across India. In most approach, they can be better prepared
vice-versa. It is up to us a society to decide what we choose for us Millions of urban citizens remain off the map, range of financial services that support States in India, traditionally, rent con- to tackle this humongous problem. The
and for those who shall inherit from us: a homogenous, autocratic, with the Government failing to extend basic ser- improving or upgrading housing such trol laws have disproportionately protect- country’s impressive economic growth
racial, fundamental, casteist society that denigrates ethnic-cohesion, vices to slum residents by using the concept of as home repair and expansions, addi- ed the tenant. Consequently, we have the must translate to faster progress in this
or a free borderless society standing united in diversity. If we choose opportunistic influx—the idea that the provision tional cooking space, water and sanita- paradoxical situation of unsatisfied critical area. The Government will have
the former, then let us break ourselves down into a million pieces till of services might encourage greater migration tion services, energy efficiency upgrades, demand for rental housing while many to change course and shift away from the
the last unit of individual dissociates himself from the larger whole from rural areas — thereby paradoxically increas- the purchase of inhabitable land or per- units lie vacant. legacy mindset before the problem gets
and dies a self-death. But if we choose the latter, then let us associ- ing urban deprivation. manent structures and the construction It is time the Government puts out of hand.
ate with a giant diversity that celebrates its rich historic constructions. Traditional housing finance has not offered of new housing. rental housing to use. Its share in over- (The writer is Member, NITI Aayog’s
products tailored to low-income people but a range The demand for housing micro- all housing has been steadily declining. National Committee on Financial Literacy
(The writer is a Ph.D scholar at JNU) of financial institutions is applying good micro- finance is high. Clients already chan- There is clearly need for replacing cur- and Inclusion for Women)
Saturday
September 7, 2019
usual ‘song
together as one, be it against
or with the forces that be.
Marriage photography has
been done and dusted with
and dance'
and people have reached a
saturation point. So in comes
personalised videos and
songs that portray the
couple's journey and how
they walked down the aisle
R
ight off the bat Paul says that his endeavours. “My mom gave me
people spend crores on wed-
dings and with photography
immense support when everyone
believed that the music industry is not despite all odds. One such
evolving, he thought that a good career choice. And my wife has
one could always up the ante also supported me all through. In fact person who weaves that
by composing music for wedding films. she is a very good singer, but only likes
As we all know, making music is no to sing for my songs. My dad was my magic happen is B. Paul
child’s play. “I first look at the visuals, childhood hero. He plays the guitar and
get to know the couple’s love story and
compose a draft. I then compose a tune
watching him that rhythm stuck in my
head. Mom was a good vocalist too. My
Prashanth, who is a
before going deep into the lyrics. I write
my lyrics on my own as I like them to
parents are retired teachers and are hap-
pily earning well in music after retire-
composer, lyricist and brain
be simple and understandable. I then
line up all the instruments in music pro-
ment. I feel I’m blessed to have such
great parents and family.”
behind such videos. In
gramming and that’s how I compose a
song. It takes a week to compose each
Entering the music industry seemed
destined for Paul as he was someone
conversation with The
personalised song. I have many musi-
cian friends, so whenever needed I take
who used to play the drums on any pos-
sible surface since he was 3-years-old. Pioneer he tells
them to the studio and record music.
It would be a freelance project for
“I used to play drums everywhere. On
utensils, wooden doors everywhere. My K RAMYA SREE about what
them.”
“I approached a few top wedding
parents understood that I was special
and from the time I turned 6, I used to
I used to play drums everywhere. On utensils, wooden doors everywhere. My parents
understood that I was special and from the time I turned 6, I used to play drums in church and
made him choose this unique
firms and one of my friends Vijay and play drums in church and family
I got together to create something new events. Few years later in college, the family events track, his inspiration for
that no one has attempted yet. He has chairman encouraged me to record an
a firm and I have the stuff to produce album for a youth fest, which was B PAUL PRASHANTH, MUSIC COMPOSER composing and much more
music tracks for wedding films and released by actor Rana Daggubati. My
that’s how things are progressing as of college chairman N. Satish Reddy's
now. We have been receiving nothing encouragement means a lot to me and The next inevitable question would be ‘Which is my career. He’s one of the few people I trust the
but love from all corners. Producing a that’s how I started my music journey. more enticing?’ Composing for wedding films or ENTERING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY most.”
wedding song, which is as grand as a That day was a turning point in my films? “Both,” he replies and adds, “I love compos- Ask him about his hobbies and he says
film song is difficult. But we took it up career. If not, like many youngsters, I ing. But wedding music is my idea so I have a spe- SEEMED NATURAL FOR PAUL AS cricket, bowling and photography are what get him
as a challenge as that song will always would’ve taken up a normal job and led cial interest in it. Film music is interesting too as going. The best part is that everything was self
be remembered by couples for years to a normal life. But I did not want it to it has a lot of content to work on and it’s based com- HE WAS SOMEONE WHO USED taught. “When I was 6 I played drums. Then I
come. We recently composed a song for be that way. I’m doing what I love and pletely on a particular story line. Besides films give TO PLAY DRUMS ON ANY saw a person play the piano. Watching him, I prac-
Ramoji Rao’s grand daughter’s wedding. earning well. That’s what my parents a lot of exposure. If all goes well I hope to compose tised and learnt that too. I also used to watch my
There are so many celebrity projects wanted too. For me everything is musi- music for my favorite actor, Allu Arjun one day. I POSSIBLE SURFACE EVEN AS dad play the guitar and played that too. I even learnt
going on in Vijayeesam and we hope to cal including the way I honk my car have lot of music and background score ideas for A THREE-YEAR-OLD driving that way. I think God has given me the gift
produce some killer stuff in the com- horn.” him,” said the 28-year-old Paul. of learning by watching. But definitely I might have
ing days,” he gushes. “I initially started composing for But every story has a struggle right? Not really been a pro if I had attended music college. But back
Most music composers worth their short films, devotional albums and he says. “Initially, I did not know whom to meet and liked it. He then sent a person who informed that then, middle class parents generally wanted their
salt say that A.R. Rahman is their inspi- independent music before entering whom to trust. After my engineering I was in a he was interested in meeting me. But I thought I kids to be engineers or get a government job. But
ration. Paul is no less. He said, “He is the wedding music scene as I feel there’s dilemma as to where to start. I was doing lots of will not get a chance in movies in such an early as I was good at music my mom supported me and
my inspiration for many reasons. His something special in this. I found it concerts and devotional music events. Then by stage of my career and skipped meeting him. I made my dad understand that I had a future in
hard work achieving the success he has interesting that I get to know lots of real God’s grace, few people who had heard my music regret to this day that I did not go meet him. Each music,” he elaborates.
now by starting on a blank slate, his life stories and help them make it eter- albums came up to me and asked me to compose experience has been a lesson to learn in life and “There’s so much to do in the coming days. I have
behaviour and much more.” nal by composing a song for them. for them. Slowly I started gaining faith and learnt I am happy that I have a few movie projects in the so many projects including video songs, indepen-
Every off-beat career path needs mas- Vijayeesam has also been a great pillar how to talk to people and producers.” pipeline now. Also collaborating with dent music, films etc. I would like to thank every-
sive support from someone. In his case of support to me by helping me be a “Movie producer Raj Kandukuri had come Vijayeesam for his wedding films was a one for all that they have done for me,” he concludes
he says it was his mother who backed part of his wedding films,” he adds. to watch my short film, Pellichoopulu and great move in on a note of gratitude.
A
couple in Mahbubnagar have taken up terrace
farming and roof garden concept which has
yielded amazing results.
A Chopra-Jonas says
having a baby and
buying a home in Los Angeles
She also spoke about how
proud she is because her pitch
for a wedding comedy has
Satyanarayana, a government school teacher and his are currently on her to-do list. been picked up by Universal
wife Lalitha, also a government employee, reside in
Mahbubnagar district headquarters. The couple have
Farming is an essential part of “For me home is wherever
I’m happy, as long as I have the
Pictures.
“The story basically came
been growing fruits and vegetables in their farmlands
for long, but this year, they wanted to try something
ecology and rural economy. It is people I love around me.
Buying a home and having a
from my wedding, where a
bunch of Americans were
different and tried terrace farming. They have sown
Tomato, Bitter Gourd and other seeds in the 1,500 sq necessary as people need food to baby are on my to-do list,”
said the actress, in the
exposed to this grandiose
palace — the food, the fami-
ft roof top.
Since there were no monkeys in the area the yields eat. But the perception that September 2019 edition of
Vogue India.
ly, the culture, the clothes and
the comedy that comes with
are likely to surpass their expectations. They have used In the interview, she has also it,” she said.
red soil on the roof for cultivation. Satyanarayana said farming is for farmers has long spoken about her journey Priyanka feels proud that
that maize, fruits and vegetables are also sown by them from Bollywood to the show has an all-South
in the roof gardens. gone with people in urban areas Hollywood, her plans to settle Asian star cast, a minority she
Similarly, a part of the roof is also being allocated abroad and her upcoming hopes to see more of in glob-
to flowers saplings are used for the purpose. The cou-
ple who love greenery say that
taking to growing plants at their movie The Sky Is Pink.
The actress, who is married
al pop culture. She broke the
mould by landing the lead role
they plan to expand the ter-
race farming activity along
homes. Terrace farming, gardens to singer Nick Jonas, added
that she would never dare
in the FBI drama Quantico.
“Everything that I am today
the lines of the Korean
Chowhan Cue methods
in the backyard etc are sing with him.
“We sing together in the
or am doing in America, I
learnt in India. I’m just show-
and also plan to encourage
neighbours and friends to
picking up and many house — he’ll often play the
piano while waiting for me to
ing a perspective of it. I taught
myself confidence. I learnt
take up this activity.
Taking a cue from
people seem keen to be a get dressed. But I would never
dare sing with him. He’s a bit
it''s what you do after failure
that makes you a success,” she
Satyanarayana his
relatives and part of this fad, of a musical prodigy,” said
Priyanka.
said.
Right now, she is ready for
friends have
also started writes Priyanka, who keeps jug-
gling between India and US,
a comeback next month with
her next Bollywood release,
terrace farm- said she sees Los Angeles as a The Sky Is Pink.
ing in their AVINASH long-term option to invest in Priyanka said the “film is a
respective a home for Nick and her. The celebration of life instead of
places. DEEPAK PULI ocean and weather remind the sorrow of death”.
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COMEDY THEATRE
FASHION FIESTA
ctress Nabha Natesh inaugurated the
SUNDEEP SHARMA LIVE
lSundeep Sharma is the
SRIRAM - A STYLISED DANCE DRAMA
lShriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra's magnum
A fashion and lifestyle exhibition Hi-Life
recently in the city. Featuring the works of
"Brahman bro" of comedy.
This Bareilly guy has a
opus is based on the Indian epic Ramayana. It
was first produced in 1957 as Ramlila. It has
been staged for the last 65 years and has
more than 400 designers from all over the typical North Indian
country, the socialites and fashion lovers had a accent and performs travelled to many countries. The troupe
jokes with a desi flair. He comprises of 20 artistes.
gala time while checking the latest collections
is a storyteller and September 14, 7 pm, Shilpakala Vedika
on display.
incorporates social,
political and general
issues in his comedy. His
mimicry of famous
national and international personalities only adds to
his hilariousness.
September 14, 7 pm, Oakwood Residence Kapil,
Gachibowli.
range of
EMERGING PALETTES specially
curated
l Nabha Natesh
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any row or column must
equal 45.
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PRASANNA BRINGS
is looking forward
to the release
Na n i - s t a r re r
Gang Leader
next week, has
finished 70 per cent shooting of his
SUDHEER TOGETHER
Gummakonda.
“90 ml is a full-on commercial mass
masala fare set in the backdrop of Hyderabad.
Although the industry is slowly gravitating
towards content that is real, the makers of 90
ml are of strong belief that as long as the story
R
avi Teja and learnt. Writer Prasanna tially envisioned with Ravi right up his alley and is treated well, the viewers won’t differentiate
S u d h e e r Kumar Bezawada, who has Teja but as he was occu- decided to associate with it. between commercial and slightly non-com-
Varma’s long- penned story and dia- pied with other projects, he He would slightly tweak it mercial cinema. The makers are planning to
pending wish of logues of successful films couldn’t do it. Vikram to suit his sensibilities. wrap up talkie portions this month-end
teaming up for like Nenu Local and Hello Vedha remake couldn’t go The story sittings are going before leaving to Europe to film a couple of
a project is set Guru Premakosame in the to sets because no A-lister on.” songs next month. The release date will be
for a reality soon. After past, has made this combi- was willing to play the The source adds, “The decided after taking existing releases into
coming close to making nation happen. morally right cop Vikram. film will be a common consideration,” confirmed a source close to
films like Ranarangam and A source close to the In this scenario, Prasanna man’s fight against a gang the unit.
Vikram Vedha remake in development confirms, pitched a story to Ravi of criminals and unfolds While the makers are introducing a new-
the recent past, the duo, “Due to some unavoid- who was impressed with it like a fast-paced thriller. It bie, the details of who is kept secretive as
who often hung out to able circumstances, Ravi big time. The actor felt will roll early next year- they have a promotional plan in place, the
discuss all things related to and Sudheer failed to work Sudheer was the best bet to mostly after Ravi Teja likes of Rao Ramesh, Ajay, Ravi Kishen, Satya
cinema, will be coming together for Ranarangam handle it and 10 days after completes his film with Prakash, Praveen, Pragathi and Ali round off
together for a thriller with and Vikram Vedha remake. Ranarangam released, he Gopichand Malineni. the supporting cast. “Ravi Kishen will be
a general dose of typical The director went on ensured that the director People Media Factory will locking horns with Karthikeya in the film,”
Ravi Teja’s humour, The record recently to claim too listens to it. Sudheer be bankrolling the ven- the source adds. Anup Rubens is the
Pioneer has exclusively that Ranarangam was ini- liked the content as it was ture.” film's music director. — NG
S
huf flin g bet we Ar
l’s forensic thriller, Adith like Khaleja, Leader, Panjaa, Orange, In a separate post, he mentioned that
Bhairavi and Amala Pau Loka Kalyanam Kosam, the film, which Andala Raksashi and Dear Comrade did- megastar Chiranjeevi-starrer
lit another new film . Tit led
s week in Hyderabad, marks n’t get their due at the box-office. Taking Aapadbandhavudu, directed by K
has gone to floors earlier thidhudeep. to Twitter, he lamented the fact that had Viswanath, was his favourite of the list
the directorial debut of Ma who returns to these films done well, they would’ve that didn’t set the box-office coffers ring-
Adith tells us, “I play a guy for three years. changed the industry. ing.
job in the US
Hyderabad after doing a r there and doesn’t want to “Telugu films I wish did better at the On the work front, Ashwin will begin
He earns good mo ney ove er
abad; he wants to discov BO...would have changed the direction his next later this year. While details
work anymore in Hyder he falls in love. The film of the industry maybe... #Khaleja #Leader regarding the film’s genre and who will
himself. In the process, ge and so the title. It’s a #panja #orange #andalarakshasi spearhead it are under wraps, it will be
revolves around his marria #dearcomrade probably many more.. produced by Vyjayanthi Movies.
classy script.” Paayal Radhakrishna
Adith adds that a newbie t opposite him, while
nga lor e is cas
who is from Ma Krishnan will be seen as
Anish Kuruvilla and Satya ndu Sudarshan and Viva
his parents. The likes of Gu porting roles. Ponnala
Harsha will be seen in sup M Aravind, the trio
Chandu, Dr MS Murthy and wa rse ear lie r, are
of wh o pro du ced Be film will be wrapped
RGV finds his
bankrolling the film . “Th e
t
occupied with other
up in 40 days but as I'm over a period of three
films as well, it will be sho ning off. — NG
months,” Adith notes, sig
NCBN but...
ilmmaker Ram Gopal Varma released this
AKSHARA
to open next
month
he filming of Nandita
T Swetha-starrer Akshara,
directed by Veedu Theda
fame Chinni Krishna, has been
wrapped up. A message-oriented
comedy drama dotted with the
commercial bells and whistles,
film’s producers Suresh Varma
and Ahiteja Bellamkonda are
planning to release it in the sec-
ond half of October. “Akshara is
a film that pinpoints flaws in the
education system and the steps
that need to be taken to attend to
the issues. Nandita Shweta’s
character is going to be one that
everyone will connect to. The
film is presently in post-produc-
tion and we are excited to bring
it to the audiences in the second
half of October,” the producers
said on Thursday.
14
JOHN
trailer of his release. Hence, I went across nervously laughter to the audiences just
Satyameva Jayate John said, “Marjaavaan will to show him the trailer for his two weeks later.”
director Milap Milan benefit from a solo window opinion. And I was so delight- The film, starring Sidharth
Zaveri’s next film and Bhushan agreed with me. ed that he loved it tremendous- Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh
Marjaavaan that the actor has Milap is a grounded boy and ly. and Tara Sutaria along with
decided to move the release wonderful writer while Nikkhil “He found it very powerful, Rakul Preet Singh, was earlier
T R A T
he Narendra Modi government has apper Nicki Minaj has announced ctor Brad Pitt says he is planning aylor Swift surprised a teen fan
plans to honour legendary play- that she is retiring and wants to to take a step back from acting to who’s battling stage four cancer by
back singer Lata Mangeshkar with have a family. focus on his work with his produc- donating $10,000 to go towards her
the ‘Daughter Of The Nation’ title Minaj, known for tracks like tion company Plan B. medical bills.
when she turns 90 on September Anaconda, Only, and Starships, took He also wants to pursue his hob- The Grammy winner, 29, left a
28. to Twitter to announce her retire- bies, which includes sculpting and sweet note on 16-year-old Trinity
Mangeshkar will be conferred the title as a ment. landscaping. Foster’s GoFundMe page, along with her
tribute to her contribution to Indian film “I’ve decided to retire and have my family. I “I’m curious to see if movies last, if movies donation.
music over seven decades. know you guys are happy now. To my fans, stick around,” Pitt said in an interview to “Trinity, I saw photos of your album release
Poet-lyricist Prasoon Joshi has written a keep reppin me, do it till da death of me, [X] nytimes.com while talking about the future of party that you did in your hospital room and
special song for the occasion. in the box- cuzain’t nobody checkin me. Love big-screen entertainment in the streaming era. wanted to say thank you for being so kind and
“Modiji is a very big fan of Lataji’s voice. you for LIFE,” her tweet read, closing with He went on to mention that he won’t be supportive! I hope I can give you a hug in per-
She represents the collective voice of the emojis. starring in many projects. son soon, but in the meantime I wanted to
Indian nation. Honouring her is to honour It was not clear whether the post is serious, “It’ll be fewer and farther in between for send you this and all my love. Your friend,
the daughter of the nation and that's what we is a plea for attention, or an act of spite toward me, just because I have other things I want to Taylor,” wrote the superstar.
will officially designate her on her 90th birth- unspecified haters, reports variety.com. do now,” said Pitt, whose interests include Trinity’s fundraising page was created in
day,” an informed source from the govern- As for the family aspect, last month, Minaj sculpting and landscaping. February, and before Swift’s donation, the teen
ment said. said on her radio show that she and boyfriend “When you feel like you’ve finally got your had raised under $4000.
Kenneth Petty will be married ‘in 80 days’. arms around something, then it’s time to go “I am 16 and I have been diagnosed with
Minaj got into a widely reported altercation get your arms around something else,” the stage 4 osteosarcoma, which has spread to my
with Cardi B during New York Fashion Week actor said. lung, I had to have a feeding tube put in
last fall that saw the younger rapper trying to because I couldn’t get enough nutrition,”
physically attack Minaj. She later called the wrote Trinity on her GoFundMe page. “The
incident ‘mortifying and humiliating’. chemo is really hard for me and my insurance
However, Minaj has been active with guest doesn’t cover everything that I need, we have
appearances in recent months, most recently tried to get other insurances like ten care but
appearing in Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Girl were told we did not apply.”
Summer clip, which dropped on Tuesday. “This is a very hard time for me and my
family and if you have anything to donate it
would be very much appreciated and helpful,”
she concluded.
HYDERABAD | SATURDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 sport 15
SINGLES
Clash of Generation
38-year old Serena to meet teenager Andreescu in US Open final today for record equaling 24th Slam
PAYAS STORMS INTO ASIAN JR
FINAL
New Delhi: India's Payas Jain stormed into the
cadet boys final of the 25th Asian Junior Table
Tennis Championships beating South Korean Lin
Yunoh 4-3 on Friday to assure himself of at least
a Silver medal. The seventh seeded Indian won
15-13, 11-9, 9-11, 3-11, 11-9, 11-6. Besides the
medal, Payas also earned a place in the Asian
squad that will compete in the World Cadet
Challenge, to be held at Wladyslawowo, Poland,
AFP n NEW YORK RECORD ALERT this October. This will be the second medal for
“To be in yet another final, it the Indians at the championships after the junior
erena Williams will face seems honestly crazy. But I don’t nSerena could become only the fourth mother in the Open Era
up for another attempt to clinch oldest women’s champion in Grand Slam history, surpassing the E A S WARAN PUTS INDIA RED ON
a record-equaling 24th Grand know what to say. It’s a dream age mark she set in winning the 2017 Australian Open at 35 while
come true playing Serena in the
FRONT
Slam singles title. pregnant. Bengaluru: Bengal right-hander Abhimanyu
Williams, who turns 38 this finals of the US Open. It’s crazy, nWilliams seeks a record seventh US Open title to surpass the
it's crazy.” Easwaran staked his claim for a place in the
month, cruised into a 10th US mark she now shares with Chris Evert. If she wins the finale it senior side with a 153-run knock as India Red
Open final on Thursday by —Bianca Andreescu would give her 102 US Open match wins, one more than the marched towards the title by building a 114-run
brushing aside fifth seed Elina record 101 she shares with Evert. lead over India Green at stumps on day three of
“For sure last two Slams been nAndreescu became just the second Canadian woman — after
Svitolina 6-3, 6-1, earning her the Duleep Trophy here on Friday. Easwaran (153
good for me. I’m very happy the Eugenie Bouchard at Wimbledon in 2014 — to reach a Grand
101st win at the tournament to off 300 balls; 16x4s, 2x6s) added 51 runs to his
way I could handle the tough Slam final.
draw level with Chris Evert for overnight score as India Red finished the day at
moments. Unfortunately it’s both nShe is the second teenage Grand Slam finalist this year — after
the most in history. 345 for 6 in 116 overs in reply to India Green's
times finished really one-sided, French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova — and will bid
Williams is seeking to match first innings score of 231 in 72.1 overs. Aditya
which I have to analyze.” to become the first teen Grand Slam champion since Maria
Margaret Court’s all-time record Sarvate (30 batting) and Jaydev Unadkat (10
of 24 major titles and will play — Elina Svitolina Sharapova won at Flushing Meadows in 2006.
batting) were at the crease at the draw of stumps.
19-year-old Andreescu, who The lanky Rajpoot was the best bowler for India
defeated Belinda Bencic 7-6 semis in a row is really hard to York a year on from her infa- sealed it when Bencic swatted a Green, capturing three wickets including that of
(7/3), 7-5, on Saturday in her bid do and I just wanted to not get mous meltdown in a loss to forehand long. Easwaran but the others could not make much of
for a record seventh US Open tri- off to a slow start and I wanted Naomi Osaka overshadowed by Bencic, the 13th seed, raced an impression on the rival batsmen.
umph. to hang on in there.” controversy. 5-2 ahead with a double break in
“To be in yet another final, Williams, who was beaten by Svitolina, 24, was attempting the second set but Andreescu CHILE-ARGENTINA P L AY
it seems honestly crazy. But I Simona Halep in the Wimbledon to become just the second refused to buckle and reeled off GOALLESS DRAW
don’t really expect too much less,” final in July, returns to Ukrainian to play in a Grand the final five games to set up a Los Angeles: Argentina and Chile ground out a
said Williams, who is through to the championship Slam singles final after Andrei rematch of last month’s Toronto 0-0 draw on Thursday in a niggly friendly
her 33rd major final. match in Medvedev, who lost in five sets final against Williams, who international between the two South American
“I’ve had so many chances to New to Andre Agassi at the 1999 retired from that clash with a rivals. Argentina, missing the suspended Lionel
pass it (Court’s record) and French Open. back injury. Messi and several other European-based stars
to have a lot more, but “On the important “It’s just surreal. I really including Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria,
it’s cool because I’m moments, she steps up, always don’t know what to say. It’s a enjoyed the better chances but were unable to
playing in an era steps up, always brings her dream come true playing Serena
find a goal in front of a sparsely populated Los
with so many — best game,” Svitolina said. in the finals of the US Open. It’s
Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Chile, with Alexis
five eras with so “She knows what she has crazy, it’s crazy,” Andreescu said.
Sanchez leading their attack, were similarly
many amazing play- to do. She has unbelievable “I think it’s just all the hard
uninspired in front of goal. Thursday's game was
ers.” strength. She gives lots of work I’ve put in through the
the latest instalment of an increasingly bitter
She won her first power. There’s lots of years. If someone told me a year
rivalry between the two sides who met in both the
Grand Slam title at the 1999 power behind her shots ago I would be in the US Open
US Open — before Andreescu all the time. That’s what final this year, I’d tell them they 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals, won by Chile
was even born — but has lost her makes her unbelievable, were crazy.” on each occasion.
last three major finals since cap- legendary tennis player.” Andreescu is trying to
turing the 2017 Australian Open become the first Canadian sin- UP YODDHA B E AT PAT N A
crown while pregnant. She has- SURREAL M O M E N T gles Grand Slam champion, and PIRATES 41-29
n’t won the US Open since 2014. Andreescu, who fell in US could be the fourth first-time Bengaluru: UP Yoddha stunned three-time
Williams fought off six break Open qualifying the past two major champion in five years to champions Patna Pirates 41-29 in a VIVO Pro
points across her opening three years, continued her meteoric win the women’s US Open title. Kabaddi League match at the SreeKanteerava
service games before finding rise on her main draw debut in “It was really just about Stadium on Friday. Shrikanth Jadhav (Super 10
her rhythm to dispatch New York to overcome former some points that turned every- with 10 points), Surender Gill (7 points) and
Wimbledon semi-finalist Swiss prodigy Bencic. thing around. Also in the second Nitesh Kumar (5 tackle points) were all in form
Svitolina in 70 minutes, hitting The 15th-seeded Canadian set, I think I had so many break for the UP side, which produced an all-round
34 winners against just 20 played catch-up for much of the chances which I didn’t use. But performance to secure an important victory that
unforced errors. opening set and saved a set I think she played the best on has them knocking at the doors of a playoff berth.
“I know how (Svitolina) can point at 4-5 with a forehand win- them,” Bencic said. Patna Pirates struggled to get a stranglehold of
play, she’s such a good player,” ner, but she rattled off the first “She totally deserves to be in the match despite another Super 10 ( 14 raid
Serena Williams talks with Elina Svitolina after winning their semifinal match on Thursday AP Williams said. “Obviously two five points of the tie-break and the final.” points) from their raider Pardeep Narwal.
Rashid’s show puts Samson stars in series win Hanuma treats every Test as last
Afghans on top PTI n THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PTI n NEW DELHI
stand.
Mohammad Nabi removed Soumya leg-before
PTI n NEW DELHI We need to find a way for
them to be more consis-
Safterpain took a step closer to qualifica-
tion for Euro 2020 on Thursday
surviving a scare in Romania to
Palmieri’s cross to put Italy
level on 28 minutes before
Karapetyan went from hero
for 17 before Rashid introduced himself in the attack ndia’s newly-appointed tent,” Rathour told the win 2-1 and continue their 100 percent to villain by being sent off in first half
with immediate impact as he bowled Liton for 33.
He unleashed further destruction in his fifth over,
IRathour
batting coach Vikram
on Friday said the
BCCI’s official website.
Rathour said the likes
record, while Italy also kept their per-
fect start with a 3-1 win in Armenia.
stoppage time for a second yellow
card.
trapping Shakib Al Hasan leg before for 11 and opening slot and the perfor- of Shreyas Iyer and A Sergio Ramos first half penalty Belotti doubled his tally 10 min-
removing Mushfiqur Rahim for a duck two balls later mance of the middle-order Manish Pandey seem to and a beautiful team goal finished off utes from time after substitute
as Bangladesh were reduced to 88-5 at tea. in ODIs are his primary be good options for the by Paco Alcacer were just about Pellegrini had put the away side in the
They did no better after play resumed in the final concerns as he prepares to 50-over format. enough for Spain, and made their lead.
session as Rashid bowled Mahmudullah Riyad for begin his tenure with the “Shreyas Iyer has record five wins from five to maintain David McGoldrick made sure
seven and left others with little clue against his leg- series against South Africa. done well in the last cou- their five-point lead at the top of Group that the Republic of Ireland stayed top
spin. Rathour replaced ple of games and we also F in their first match since Luis of Group D with a late leveller in
Mominul launched a counter-attack to bring his Sanjay Bangar when fresh have Manish Pandey. Enrique stepped down as coach in Dublin that gave the hosts a 1-1 draw
fifty off 69 balls but paid the price for his aggression appointments were made These two guys have June. with Switzerland.
as he gave a catch to Asghar Afghan at mid-off off for the coaching and sup- done very well in domes- Spain are followed by Sweden, who The Irish are three points in front
Mohammad Nabi, who finished the day with 2-53. port staff. His tenure start- tic cricket and with India are on 10 points after thumping the of second-placed Denmark — 6-0
Mosaddek survived the day with tail-ender Taijul ed on Thursday and the A. These are the batters Faroe Islands 4-0, and Norway a fur- winners over Gilbraltar — and six
Islam, 14 not out, but Bangladesh still face a moun- first big challenge awaiting who are capable of doing ther two points back after their com- ahead of third placed Switzerland,
Paco Alcacer celebrates after scoring Spain’s
tain to climb, trailing Afghanistan by 148 runs in the him is the home Twenty20 the job and I have no fortable 2-0 over Malta. who however have two games in
second goal against Romania Euro/Twitter
first innings with just two wickets in hand. and Test series against South Africa from doubt about it in my mind. Earlier Italy strengthened their grip hand.
Rashid earlier led Afghanistan’s batting charge September 15. “It is a matter of getting it right at the on Group J after coming from behind 1-0 victors over Greece thanks to a Poland, another team yet to drop
with his maiden Test fifty after they lost early wick- “The middle-order in one-day is not top level. We need to back them and pro- to see off Armenia thanks to a Andrea Teemu Pukki penalty, and seven ahead a point, will have the chance to
ets, having resumed the second day’s play. doing well and we must, of course, sort vide them with the right preparations so Belotti brace and Lorenzo Pellegrini’s of Bosnia and Herzegovina in third increase their four-point lead at the
Taijul finished with 4-116 for Bangladesh it out...The other area of concern is the that they can be there for a longer time. first international goal. after the win in Yerevan, which came top of Group G at Slovenia after sec-
while Shakib and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed opening partnership in Tests. We have They have enough talent in them to do Roberto Mancini’s side are three despite the Italians trailing after 11 ond-placed Israel were held 1-1 at
two wickets each. options and there is healthy competition. well,” he said. points ahead of second-placed Finland, minutes when Aleksandre Karapetyan. home by North Macedonia.