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BJP PICKS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE...
JAGDEEP
DHANKHAR
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar calls on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Saturday.
IT IS!
l NAIDU’S CURRENT TERM ENDS ON AUGUST 10
l THE ELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 6
l WB GUV DHANKHAR IS FROM JHUNJHUNU, RAJ
Renni Abraham
New Delhi: PM Nar-
endra Modi has nomi-
nated WB Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar as
India’s next Vice Pres-
idential candidate
from the National
Democratic Alliance
(NDA) in a political
move that also helped
stave off a political
war in West Bengal.
Confirming this a
senior BJP leader
said, “Assam CM Him-
anta Biswa Sarma,
who played right hand
man right through
HM Shah’s political
gambit to topple MVA
govt in Maharashtra
was at it again over
last 3 days, this time to
oblige Mamata Ban-
nerji led TMC in WB.
Dhankhar, who has
been at loggerheads
with TMC govt in WB
for a while Biswah,
met with Bannerjee
and Biswa over the
last three days where
Assam CM, playing
emissary to PM Modi,
informed Didi of Gov-
ernor being relieved
of his charge of WB.”
Jagdeep
Dhankhar Ji has
excellent knowl-
edge of our Constitution.
He is also well-versed
with legislative affairs. I
am sure that he will be an
outstanding Chair in the
Rajya Sabha & guide the
proceedings of the House
with the aim of furthering
national progress.
—Narendra Modi, PM
NDA’s candidate
for the post of
Vice President of
India to be Jagdeep
Dhankhar. He is a ‘kisan
putra’ (son of farmer)
who established himself
as ‘people’s governor’.
—JP Nadda,
BJP national president

z 1989: He entered
public life after getting
elected as the MP
from Jhunjhunu in the
Lok Sabha polls

z 1990: He served as
a Minister of State for
Parliamentary Affairs

z 1993: He was
elected to Rajasthan
assembly from Kis-
hangarh constituency
in Ajmer district

z 2019: He was
appointed as the Gov-
ernor of West Bengal,
made a mark as a
People’s Governor
Saturday evening’s
declaration by
BJP-led NDA naming
West Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankar as
its VP candidate has
brought a huge sigh
of relief for WB CM
Mamata Banerjee.
Known for his strict
and invigilatory stance
on govt’s activities,
Dhankar had given
‘Didi’ and her govt
several sleeless nights
through notjust his
speeches, but also
through his actions
and holding officials
accountable towards
govt. Dhankar now
positioned in Delhi,
post his victory in poll
which is considered a
surety, Didi may not
face such a formidable
‘head of govt’ for a
long time.
—Aditi Nagar
DHANKHAR HAS BEEN
IN PUBLIC LIFE FOR
OVER 3 DECADES
SIGH OF RELIEF FOR
DIDI, DHANKAR MOVES
OUT OF WB RAJBHAVAN
READ
Crucial
Crucial
CENTRE CLEARS 9
OF 10 NAMES FOR
BOMBAY HC JUDGES
Mumbai: In a notifica-
tion issued on Saturday,
nearly five months
after the Supreme Court
collegium made its
recommendations, the
government on Saturday
cleared nine of the 10
names, appointing them
as additional judges of
Bombay High Court.
VACCINATION DRIVE
NEARS MILESTONE
OF 2 BILLION DOSES
New Delhi: India inched
closer to administering
the 2 billionth Covid-19
vaccine dose, with
nearly 2.3 million doses
delivered on Satur-
day, government data
showed. In anticipation
of hitting the landmark,
the govt on Saturday
created a digital clock.
JAWAN SHOOTS 3
COLLEAGUES THEN
KILLS SELF AT CAMP
New Delhi: An
Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP) jawan on
Saturday fired at his
three colleagues before
shooting himself dead
at a camp in Udhampur
district of JK, officials
said. Incident took place
around 3:30 pm at the
Devika Ghat community.
Revari culture could be…
PM warns against freebies
Moni Sharma
Jalaun: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Saturday cautioned
people against what he
called a revari (sweet)
culture under which
votes were sought by
promising freebies and
said this could be very
dangerous for devp of
the country
.
Addressing a gather-
ing after inaugurating
Expressway, Modi hit
out at previous dispen-
sations in UP for lack of
connectivity and said
the double-engine
govt now was ensuring
major transformation
of the state with fast-
improving connectivity
.
PM Modi said path of
development on which
the country is moving
has 2 aspects at its core
-- 'iraada aur maryada'
The 296-km four-lane
expressway has been
constructed at a cost of
around `14,850 crore
under the UPEIDA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrives to inaugurate
Bundelkhand Expressway on Saturday. Yogi Adityanath is also seen.
MODI-YOGI JODI
PM Modi, while
inaugurating the
Bundelkhand Express-
way in UP’s Jalaun on
Saturday, said that his
and CM Adityanath’s govt
will take development not
just to cities but also to
the villages. He asked CM
Yogi to develop a tourism
circuit for the visitors
near the Expressway.
“Lots of industries will
be established on both
sides of this expressway.
Cold storage facilities will
be set up. The defence
corridor being set up will
also be benefitted from
this,” PM Modi said.
Amit Shah @AmitShah
Earlier govts
never gave
priority to devp
of Bundelkhand, but under
guidance of Modi ji. Be it
Ken-Betwa or Bundelkhand
Expressway, these devp
works show commitment
of PM towards welfare of
people of Bundelkhand.
STRIKING FEATURES
OF EXPRESSWAY

z Fastest built expressway

z Constructed at 12. 7%
lesser cost than planned

z Will save water and
promote greenery

z Will boost tourism

z Future expansion, serve
as heartline of development
4 kids drown in
rainwater filled-
pit in Nagaur
Yunus Gesawat
Nagaur: Four children
including two girls aged
3-4 years were drowned
in a pit filled with rain-
water in Rajasthan’s
Nagaur district on Sat-
urday. Ramlal, Lichma
and Aarti (all aged 3
years) and Shimbu (4
years) were playing
near the pit and started
taking bath in it. They
were from the nomadic
community and their
families were staying
nearby, SHO Kotwali
Brijendra Singh said.
He said that the inci-
dent occurred near
Mundwa road in the
Nagaur city
.

❍ SIT SAYS AHMED PATEL PLOTTED AGAINST MODI
Gujarat riots: Congress-BJP
war of words over SIT charges
New Delhi: Congress
on Saturday strongly
refuted the claims made
by Gujarat Police
against the late Ahmed
Patel’s involvement to
topple the then CM Nar-
endra Modi’s Gujarat
govt after the 2022
Godhra riots. While op-
posing activist Teesta
Setalvad’s bail in the
sessions court on Fri-
day, SIT levelled grave
allegations against her
of being a part of a
“larger conspiracy”
carried out at the be-
hest of late Congress
leader Ahmed Patel to
topple the BJP govt in
Gujarat after the
Godhra riots. It is perti-
nent to note that Ahmed
Patel died in 2020 after
being infected with
Covid-19.
Congress president Sonia
Gandhi with late Ahmed Patel.
SONIA BEHIND PLOT
TO FRAME MODI: BJP
Party spokesperson Sambit
Patra claimed that the late
Ahmed Patel,
who was Mrs
Gandhi’s political
adviser, was just
medium through
which she acted to destabi-
lise BJP govt in the state.
‘HIS NAME HOLDS
WEIGHT IN GUJARAT’
Ahmed Patel, her daughter
Mumtaz Patel said her
father’s name still
holds weight to
be used for politi-
cal conspiracies.
Patel refuted SIT’s
charges, alleged name is be-
ing used to malign Oppn.
MONSOON SESSION: OM BIRLA CHAIRS MEET
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday chaired a
meeting with leaders of all political parties ahead of the
Monsoon Session of Parliament that is set to begin on July 18.
Birla briefed them on the preparations related to the Session. P5
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
FACT-CHECK
CASE: COURT
REJECTS
ZUBAIR’S BAIL
Lucknow: A court in UP on Saturday rejected the
bail plea Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in
connection with an FIR lodged against him in 2021
for allegedly promoting enmity. Information was
shared by KP Singh, assistant prosecution officer.
AFTER CANADA,
GANDHI STATUE
VANDALISED IN
PB’S BATHINDA
Punjab: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised
by unidentified miscreants at public park in Bathinda,
police said on Saturday. Cops assured that miscreants
will be nabbed soon. Incident comes just days after a
statue of Gandhi was desecrated in Ontario.
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PM MODI’S MURMU PLAY
upsets NCP-Sena applecart
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi’s
nomination of former
Governor of
Jharkhand, Droupadi
Murmu, to the post of
India’s next president
has compelled for-
mer ally-
tur ned-foe
Shiv Sena
( U d d h av
Thacker-
ay’s fac-
tion) to
go along with the
Bharatiya Janata Party
.
This has upset
the political
applecart
of Nation-
alist Con-
gress Par-
ty (NCP)
chief Sharad Pawar in
Maharashtra.
While the united op-
position comprising 17
political parties had
backed the candidature
of former BJP leader
Yashwant Sinha as
their nominee for the
presidential elections
slated for July 18, Mur-
mu’s candidature took
the wind out of their
sails. Even Trinamool
Congress chief Mamata
Bannerjee was forced to
backtrack, was the first
to state that she would
have positively consid-
ered the BJP nominee,
had the party an-
nounced Murmu’s can-
didature earlier.
According to a BJP
source, “Modi was al-
ways considering a
woman to head the In-
dian Republic and final-
ized the nomination of
Murmu. Turn to P5
PM Narendra Modi
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The secular political coalition comprising Shiv
Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress
is over. This development has risen amid Congress’
claims of contesting civic body polls in Mumbai, Pune
and Nagpur alone. A senior Congress leader said, “The
Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was specifically created to
keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power
in Maharashtra. It was not a ‘forever’ alliance. In fact,
during the Democratic Front (DF) alliance with NCP
(1999 to 2014), the Congress fought local body elections
separately.” According to sources, the Congress party’s
view on the forthcoming civic elections to 23 major
municipal corporations in Maha does not reconcile an
MVA alliance.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar Shiv Sena chief UddhavThackeray
Thackeray
pressured by party
MPs, even as Pawar
suffers political
onslaught over an
ill-timed taunt
Badlapur councillors switch
camps, Uddhav faction wiped out
First India Bureau
Mumbai: In yet anoth-
er blow to the Shiv
Sena, the vertical split
in the party has further
spread to Kulgaon-Bad-
lapur municipal coun-
cil in Thane district.
Party councillors in
three municipalities of
Ratnagiri district have
switched loyalties to
Chief Minister Eknath
Shinde’s camp.
In Kulgaon-Badlapur
municipal council, all
23 councillors led by
Shiv Sena city chief
Waman Mhatre, and
Thane zilla parishad
President
Pushpa
P a t i l
called
o n
Shinde
and de-
clared their support on
Saturday
.
The Sena had 25
councillors in the mu-
nicipal council, but one
of them passed away
and another joined the
Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP), thereby
reducing their strength
to 23. Now, all council-
lors have pledged their
support to the Shinde
faction. This is the first
municipal body where
all Sena corpora-
tors have pledged
their support to the CM
camp, en masse.
As the Shinde group
MLAs are returning to
their constituencies,
Sena units in those dis-
tricts are being forced
to take a decision. As
former Minister for
Higher and Technical
Education in the MVA
government, Uday Sa-
mant, reached his con-
stituency of Ratnagiri,
councillors from Ratna-
giri municipal council
met him at the govern-
ment guest house. Out
of 23 councillors, 20
pledged their support to
Samant at a meeting,
substantially reducing
the strength of the Ud-
dhav camp. Similarly,
eight councillors from
Mandangad municipal
council, and three from
Dapoli municipal coun-
cil pledged Turn to P5
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is losing support of
party councillors as CM Shinde’s govt settles in.
All 23 councillors
declare support for
CM Shinde; 20 of 23
councillors of
Ratnagiri municipal
council side with rebel
Samant
CONGRESS GOING SOLO
MAY PUT OUT MVA LIGHT
MAHARASHTRA
CITIES RENAMING
GETS SHINDE NOD
Mumbai: The Eknath
Shinde-led govern-
ment in Maharashtra
on Saturday granted
cabinet approval to re-
name Aurangabad and
Osmanabad cities as
Chhatrapati Sambhaji-
nagar and Dharashiv
respectively. P2
VILLAGES NEAR
BHATSA RIVER PUT
ON ALERT
Thane: The administra-
tion in Thane has alerted
people living on the
banks to Bhatsa river, as
the water level is rising
in the dam due to heavy
rainfall. The gates of the
reservoir are likely to be
opened anytime, which is
likely to cause flooding in
the nearby villages. P3

First India Bureau
Nagpur: National-
ist Congress Party
(NCP) chief Sharad
Pawar on Friday al-
leged that demo-
cratically elected
governments in the
states are brought
down if they do not
adhere to the ideol-
ogy of the Bharati-
ya Janata Party
(BJP).
Speaking to a gath-
eringof NCPworkers
here, he accused the
BJP's central leader-
ship of imposing
their ideology on
state governments
run by non-BJP par-
ties. If these govern-
ments do not toe the
line, they are toppled,
Pawar said.
Last month, the
Shiv Sena-NCP-Con-
gress coalition gov-
ernment in Maha-
rashtra collapsed af-
ter the Shiv Sena
leaderEknathShinde
rebelled along with a
majority of his par-
ty's MLAs.
Pawar said, earlier
in Madhya Pradesh
and Karnataka, non-
BJP governments
were brought down
by engineering defec-
tions, and the BJP
cametopowerinboth
the states.
In the same way,
“Those in power in
Delhi decided to take
away power from a
government that was
running well in Ma-
harashtra,” the NCP
supremo said.
The message was
“Do as we tell you and
accept our ideology
or we would not let a
democratic govern-
ment function. But
such things do not
last....wherever au-
tocracy took over in
the world, it did not
last long,” the senior
politician added.
Pawar also stated
that in neighbouring
SriLanka,wejustsaw
how power was mis-
used by one family
(the Rajapaksas) and
how its rule was over-
thrown by people.
Party workers should
remainunitedandad-
here to the Constitu-
tion framed by Dr Ba-
basaheb Ambedkar.
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Bolstering
his efforts towards for-
mation of a separate
Vidarbha state, Con-
gress leader and for-
mer Katol MLA Ash-
ish Deshmukh, on Fri-
day wrote to Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, requesting him
to form as many as 75
smaller states, as a gift
to the nation on its
75th Independence
Day
.
Deshmukh, who has
been voicing for crea-
tion of a separate Vid-
harbha state, said that
each should have aver-
age of 4.90 crore people.
Many states formed
next to Maharashtra are
progressing rapidly,
while a prosperous re-
gion like Vidharbha
struggles for basic
amenities. The neigh-
bouring states are wit-
nessing all around pro-
gress such as doubling
per capita income, in-
creased irrigation, bet-
ter health facilities, edu-
cation, law and order,
roads, living standards,
abundant electricity
, al-
ternative employment,
he said.
Talking of pro-small
statepolicyof BJPDesh-
mukh said, “Since BJP
hassupportedformation
of smaller states, it is a
humble request that the
concept of 75@75 should
be started with the for-
mation of Vidarbha as
the 30th state and you
(the PM), should an-
nounce it in his speech/
address to the nation on
this 15th August.”
Mumbai (PTI): The
Eknath Shinde-led
government in Maha-
rashtra on Saturday
granted cabinet ap-
proval to rename Au-
rangabad and Os-
manabad cities as
Chhatrapati Samb-
hajinagar and Dhar-
ashiv respectively.
The decision to re-
name these cities was
taken in the previous
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) government’s
last cabinet meeting
chaired by then Chief
Minister Uddhav
Thackeray on June 29,
just before he resigned.
However, incumbent
CM Shinde and Deputy
Chief Minister Deven-
dra Fadnavis, who were
sworn in on June 30,
had said the Thackeray-
led dispensation’s deci-
sion to rename these
places was illegal. They
had reasoned that it
was taken after the gov-
ernor had asked it to
prove majority in the
state Legislative As-
sembly
.
During the cabinet
meeting chaired by
Thackeray last month,
Aurangabad was re-
named as Sambhajina-
gar, but the Shinde gov-
ernment on Saturday
added the ‘Chhatrapati’
prefix to it.
Currently, Shinde
and Fadnavis are the
only two members in
the cabinet as its expan-
sion is still pending.
A statement from
the Chief Minister’s
Office (CMO) said,
“The fresh proposal
approved by the cabi-
net will be sent to the
Centre, after which the
renaming of both the
cities will be done at
the divisional, district,
taluka, municipal cor-
poration as well as
council levels.”
Meanwhile, the Shiv
Sena held a protest in
Aurangabad saying
that the Shinde gov-
ernment’s move of giv-
ing a cabinet approval
to the decision that
was already taken by
the Thackeray-led dis-
pensation was only
meant for taking the
credit.
Further, Maharash-
tra Legislative Council
member Ambadas
Danve, part of the
Thackeray group in the
Sena, said that the
Eknath Shinde govern-
ment in Maharashtra
wanted to lengthen the
process of renaming
Aurangabad.
“The addition to the
name would require
more and fresh nods
from the Centre and
these would take time,”
he stated.
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First India Bureau
New Delhi: Maha-
rashtra Assembly
Speaker Rahul Nar-
wekar has said he
would not allow pas-
sage of bills amid dis-
ruptions in the House
as it would mean be-
traying the mandate
of the people.
Narwekar was in Del-
hi on Friday to attend a
meeting of state assem-
bly presiding officers
convened by Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla.
When asked if the
Shiv Sena rebellion
would have any impact
on the assembly session
beginning July 25, Nar-
wekar, a first-term BJP
MLA from Colaba in
south Mumbai, said, I
don't think so.
Narwekar expressed
confidence in the state
assembly's smooth func-
tioning despite a bitter
split in the Shiv Sena
ranks, claiming that the
disruptions in the Ma-
harashtra House were
minor in comparison to
other states.
The recent session of
the Assembly witnessed
debates for nearly nine
hours. Very little time
was lost due to disrup-
tions.Ireceivedthecoop-
eration of all floor lead-
ers and MLAs, he said.
Aurangabad, Osmanabad
renaming gets Shinde nod
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde speaking at the cabinet meeting on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Cities to be called
Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar and
Dharashiv
respectively;
decision taken
after meet on
Saturday
NAVI MUMBAI AIRPORT TO BE NAMED AFTER DB PATIL?
The cabinet also approved the decision to name the proposed Navi Mumbai
International Airport after farmer leader DB Patil. This decision was also taken at
the Thackeray-led cabinet last month. In a statement, the CMO said the admin-
istration was asked to submit a fresh proposal about the airport’s name, which
was approved on Saturday. The Navi Mumbai airport is being developed as a
greenfield airport by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO)
under public-private partnership.
CM Shinde may induct
‘lean’ cabinet in first go
Renni Abraham
Mumbai: The first
cabinet expansion
of Maharashtra to
induct a lean nine to
10-member Council
of Ministers will be
carried out by Chief
Minister Eknath
Shinde in the next
three days. Accord-
ing to sources, a cos-
mopolitan mix of
politicians may bag
cabinet berths, with
an eye on the forth-
coming Mumbai,
Thane and Pune
civic body elections.
“Young fresh faces
are likely to be includ-
ed in the state cabinet,
which will have a Ma-
harashtrian, Gujarati
and North Indian
mix, keeping in mind
the elections to three
important urban civic
elections in the MMR
(Mumbai Metropoli-
tan Region) jurisdic-
tion. Amit Thackeray,
son of Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena
(MNS) chief Raj
Thackeray, and other
young leaders such as
Ashish Shelar, Ram
Kadam, Yogesh Sagar,
Vidya Thakur and
Sunil Rane are being
considered from the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty’s (BJP) side,” said a
source.
TheShinde-ledrebel
ShivSenafaction--that
is not a political party
but, more of a political
formation by necessi-
ty-- is still disjointed
and facing internal
strife over the induc-
tion of first four to five
ministers. The next
such cabinet expan-
sion may be scheduled
after a few months
wheretheemphasison
appointments will be
made keeping rural
Maharashtra in mind.
It may comprise
of 9 to 10 young
ministers
keeping in mind
forthcoming
urban civic body
elections
He exuded
confidence about
the smooth
functioning of
Maha Assembly
despite bitter split
in the Shiv Sena
Young fresh faces are likely to be
included in the state cabinet,
which will have a Maharashtri-
an, Gujarati and North Indian mix,
keeping in mind the elections to three im-
portant urban civic elections in the
MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region)
jurisdiction. —A source
Satish Nandgaonkar
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
President and former
Chief Minister, Ud-
dhav Thackeray, is
planning to under-
take a whirlwind tour
of Maharashtra to
meet party workers,
and visit units across
the state soon, said
party sources on Sat-
urday
.
Over the next few
days, Thackeray will
tour several districts to
rebuild the party from
the ground up after the
recent split within its
ranks. “The exact dates
and his itinerary are
still being worked out at
the moment but, he will
hit the streets as he
showed on Friday (re-
ferring to Thackeray’s
visit to Sena’s Byculla
branch),” said a Sena
leader.
Uddhav’s son and for-
mer state Environment
Minister, Aaditya
Thackeray, is also ex-
pected to travel with
him.
The former CM—who
was repeatedly accused
of running the govern-
ment without visiting
the Mantralaya (state
secretariat)—attempted
to seemingly overturn
that assessment by pay-
ing a visit to the Sena’s
shakha number 208 in
Byculla on Friday, after
two party activists were
attacked by unidenti-
fied people. Thackeray
not only mingled with
party workers, but also
slammed local police for
not being able to protect
Sena workers.
“If you are not able to
protect our workers,
then tell us. Shiv sainiks
willprotectthem.Youdo
not meddle in politics,
we will handle that,” he
told local police officials
sternly
. He also asked
them to record the state-
ments of suspects point-
ed out by the workers
who were attacked.
The vertical split in
the Shiv Sena has left
the Uddhav camp with
just 15 MLAs while 41
MLAs have joined the
Eknath Shinde’s group
of rebels. The split has
also substantially cost
the faction its strength
of elected councillors in
most of the municipal
corporations in Mum-
bai Metropolitan Re-
gion (MMR).
It is also playing out
in rural regions of Ma-
harashtra and will have
an impact on the rural
and semi-urban local
bodies which are sched-
uled to go to polls later
this month.
With Eknath Shinde
positioning himself as
the ‘real’ Sena by owing
allegiance to party
founder Balasaheb
Thackeray and Thane
leader Anand Dighe’s
brand of strident Hin-
dutva, Uddhav Thack-
eray has a tough few
months ahead to keep
his flock together and
win elections.
Uddhav Thackeray set to go on Maha tour soon
ON A MISSION
lll
Former state
CM to meet
with party
workers,
regional units
to rebuild and
strengthen
Shiv Sena
after recent
rebellion; he
will be
accompanied
by son
Aaditya
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Govts are toppled
for snubbing BJP
ideology: Pawar
Earlier, non-BJP
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Karnataka were
brought down by
engineering
defections, said
the NCP chief
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No passage of bills amid din:
Maha Speaker Rahul Narwekar
Rahul Narwekar
Uddhav Thackeray

First India Bureau
Mumbai: Despite a
dry spell in June,
heavy rains during
the last fortnight
have more than dou-
bled the quantity of
water in the dams
across Maharashtra.
This comes after
heavy showers were
witnessed in Konkan,
parts of western Maha-
rashtra, Marathwada,
Vidarbha and other re-
gions of the state. While
the bigger reservoirs
registered an increase
in water stock, many
smaller water reser-
voirs were even report-
ed to be overflowing.
July witnessed heavy
rain showers across the
state leading to increase
in the water supply in
the dams, the data
pointed out, because of
which, the water stock
jumped as high as 16%
during the fortnight.
“A comparison be-
tween the current and
previous year's data
shows that the water
stored in the dams was
not only much more
than the figures regis-
tered last year, but also
recorded a higher in-
tensity of filling reser-
voirs. Heavy rainfalls
witnessed during the
last week are the rea-
son behind it,” said an
official.
On July 01, the reser-
voirs had 24.07% stock
as compared to 32.62%
in the previous year
(2021). Within a fort-
night, the stock
climbed up to 53.73%
(by Friday). The water
storage was 35.53% dur-
ing corresponding pe-
riod last year.
First India Bureau
Thane: The adminis-
tration in Thane dis-
trict has alerted peo-
ple living on the
banks to Bhatsa river,
as the water level is
rising in the dam due
to heavy rainfall.
As per an official re-
lease, the water level
in Bhatsa dam was
at 134.08 m at 5.30 pm,
and the gates of the
reservoir are likely to
be opened anytime,
which is likely to cause
flooding in the nearby
villages.
The local administra-
tion has alerted the
villages located on the
banks of the river and
Sapgaon on the Sha-
hapur-Murbad road and
near the Sapgaon
bridge, said an official.
According to district
authorities, 13 people
have died in rain-relat-
ed incidents in the dis-
trict since June 01.
With the death of one
Asif Alam Ansari of
Bhiwandi, who
drowned in the flood
waters on Thursday
, the
toll of rain-related
deaths has now gone
up to 13, said Anita Ja-
vanjal, chief of the dis-
trict Disaster Manage-
ment Cell.
At least 1,050 people
have been shifted to
safer places due to wa-
terlogging at Shahapur,
Bhiwandi and Amber-
nath and lodged in 11
camps, she added.
As many as 51 kutcha
houses and 21 pucca
houses partly collapsed
in the rains and 12
kutcha houses have
been damaged.
The district recorded
an average of 92.60 mm
of rainfallinthe24-hour
period ending at 8.30 am
on Friday
, with Sahapur
recording a maximum
of 115.30 mm.
The Ulhas and Jamb-
hulpada rivers had
crossed their danger
marks, confirmed an
official.
MAHARASHTRA
03
As rains continue to plague the city of Mumbai, high tide waves enthralled visitors at at the Marine Drive seafront. Food stalls at Juhu beach remained shut due to waterlogging, on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Thane (PTI): The
Thane district collec-
tor on Saturday or-
dered potholed streets
to be rectified as
quickly as possible
using modern tech-
nology, so that people
get relief from
traffic jams amid
heavy rains.
The decision came af-
ter an emergency meet-
ing of the district’s task
force,whichwaschaired
on Friday by collector
Rajesh Narvekar, on the
instructions of Maha-
rashtra chief minister
Eknath Shinde.
“The CM was seri-
ously concerned about
the pothole menace in
Thane city and other
parts of the district. The
collector has directed
that the number of re-
pair teams be increased
and modern technology
be used to fill potholes,”
he said.
According to the offi-
cial, total rainfall in
Thanedistrictincreased
to 198% of the monthly
average in July
. This had
takenatollonroadinfra-
structure in the district.
First India Bureau
Pune: Lives of as many
as five people, includ-
ing two Indian army
soldiers, were saved
after a young brain-
dead woman donated
her organs to patients
who were in dire need
of them.
“A young woman was
broughttotheCommand
Hospital in Pune in her
last stages and showed
no vital signs of brain
functioning. Since her
family was aware of the
organ donation concept,
they
, after thorough dis-
cussion with the trans-
plant coordinator at the
hospital, agreed to do-
nate her organs to the
patients in dire need,”
said the defence Public
Relations Officer (PRO).
“After going through
the necessary formali-
ties and clearances, the
transplant team at the
Command Hospital
(Southern Command)
swung into action. The
Zonal Transplant Coor-
dination Centre (ZTCC)
and Army Organ Re-
trieval and Transplant
Authority (AORTA)
were also alerted”, the
PRO added
During the interven-
ing night of July 14 and
July 15, functioning or-
gans such as kidneys
were transplanted into
two serving soldiers of
Indian Army
, the eyes
were preserved at the
eye bank of Command
Hospital Southern Com-
mand (CHSC). Her liver
was given to a patient
admitted in the Ruby
Hall clinic in Pune.
This tender-hearted
gesture of organ dona-
tion and the well-coordi-
nated effort of CHSC,
gave life to as many as
five severely ill patients.
The benevolent move
also will prove to be a
motivation factor for all
thinking of donating
their organs for helping
the mankind and bol-
stering the high-spirited
belief of “don’t take
your organs to heaven.
God knows we need
them here”.
Brain-dead woman donates organs, saves life of 5, including soldiers
ORGAN DONATION
lll
Functioning
organs such
as kidneys
were
transplanted
into two
serving
soldiers of the
Indian Army
MonsoonBlues
Bhatsa Dam has been overflowing due to heavy downpour.
VILLAGES NEAR BHATSA
RIVER PUT ON ALERT
Amid heavy rainfall in Thane, local administration has evacuated
1,050 people to 11 camps due to waterlogging in various areas
AFTERMATH
As many as 51
kutcha houses and
21 pucca houses
partly collapsed in
the rains and 12
kutcha houses have
been damaged. The
district recorded an
average of 92.60 mm
of rainfall in the 24-
hour period ending
at 8.30 am on Friday,
with Sahapur record-
ing a maximum of
115.30 mm. The Ul-
has and Jambhulpada
rivers had crossed
their danger marks,
confirmed an official.
Heavy rains double Maha’s
collective water stock in dams
By Friday, the
reservoirs
recorded a
53.73% stock
Water stock was 35.53% till July 15 last year. —FILE PHOTO
‘Repairbrokenroadsquicklyusingtech’
Potholes are a common sight on roads, especially during
monsoon. —FILE PHOTO
2 booked after staffers get stuck in river
First India Bureau
Palghar: Two per-
sons were booked
after 10 employees
of a construction
firm got stuck in the
middle of Vaitarna
river in Palghar dis-
trict, amid heavy
rains for two days.
They had to be res-
cued by a National
Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) team,
an official said on
Saturday.
The firm’s engineer
Anil Nare and site
manager Navin Srivas-
tava were booked for
allegedly putting the
lives of 10 of their sub-
ordinates in danger,
said a Manor police
station official.
“Despite warnings
from the district ad-
ministration about
heavy rains, the two
asked these 10 men to
enter Vaitarna river as
part of the Mumbai-
Vadodara Expressway
work on Wednesday
.
The 10 workers were
stranded on a con-
struction barge for two
days without food and
water till they were
rescued by the NDRF
on Thursday
,” he said.
NDRF personnel conduct rescue operation for GR Infra workers
who were trapped in the Vaitarna River. — PHOTO BY ANI

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
But they who wait for the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with
wings like eagles; they shall
run and not be weary; they
shall walk and not faint.
—Bible
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TOP TWEETS
PITTED AGAINST
STATE POWER
ZUBAIR’S
TRAVAILS MAY
NOT END SOON
he irony of Alt News
founder Mohammed
Zubair is that despite
courts allowing his
bail applications, he
continues to languish in jail.
The Delhi and Uttar Pradesh po-
lice who ordered Zubair’s ar-
rests in different cases filed
against him on the charge of
tweeting a questionable image
of a Hindu god and for calling
Hindu leaders “hatemonger”
probably knew that they cannot
keep him in detention forever.
When on July 8 a vacation
Benchof SupremeCourtgranted
him five days’ interim bail in a
caseregisteredinUP’sSitapurhe
wasn’tsetfreebecauseof thecase
in Delhi. Now that a Delhi court
has also granted him bail, he re-
mains in jail because of six other
cases pending against him in the
State where an SIT has been
formed to look into the charges.
ZubairhasmovedtheSupreme
Court for quashing all the cases
against him. Until that happens
nomatterwhatajudgesaysabout
“democracy needing dissent”.
T
ndia’s strategic
importance for
the United States
and its allies was
never rated as
high as it is now. Earlier, the
US was busy strengthening
Pakistan with financial and
military aid until 9/11 hap-
pened. The collapse of the
twin towers jolted White
House of its reverie to realise
that Pakistan was, and is, a
cradle of terrorists who were
not averse to striking at the
heart of America. Once this
realization dawned and the
China-Pakistan axis came
into focus, the US turned its
attention towards India
which was emerging as an
economic power in the sub-
continent. India’s huge un-
tapped market, relatively
high ease of doing business
and receding threat of terror-
ism became New Delhi’s USP
.
China also played a role in
this change of attitude. Bei-
jing’s expansionist designs
in the South China Sea, on
Taiwan, its encircling of
Australia and the threat
posed to Japan, eventually
led to the formation of QUAD
which would have remained
incomplete without India. In-
dia’s compulsion to maintain
healthy ties with the West
were also driven by China’s
greedy eyes on its territory
.
The stumbling block in In-
dia’stieswiththeWestwasits
dependence on Russia for its
weapons supply, although it
did not restrict its purchases
from Moscow as it has been
buying weapons from France,
UK and US as well. After the
Ukraine war when Washing-
tonimposedsanctionsonRus-
sia, doubts arose over India’s
deal for the S-400 Russian mis-
sile system. However, the US
House of Representatives cit-
ed the “China threat” to allow
sanctions waiver. The legisla-
tion now goes to the Senate.
INDIA’S IMPORTANCE
GETS IT A WAIVER
India’s strategic importance for the United States and its allies
was never rated as high as it is now. Earlier, the US was
busy strengthening Pakistan with financial and
military aid until 9/11 happened. The collapse of the
twin towers jolted White House of its reverie to realise that
Pakistan was, and is, a cradle of terrorists who were not
averse to striking at the heart of America
I
hoosing an education system
is a very important decision
for a parent and a decision
should be made considering
individual’s preferences, a
child’s strengths, a parents
constraints and a school’s
ecosystem.
The national board of
CBSE teaches one of the larg-
est cohorts of students in the
world and provides compre-
hensive education that is af-
fordable. It prepares children
for most competitive exami-
nations that are conducted in
the country and the syllabus
of the national level entrance
examinations are in sync
with CBSE to a great extent.
Students aiming at pursuing
a career in Engineering or
Medicine in India should pre-
fer this board, as the syllabi
and pattern of Indian en-
trance examinations in these
two domains are aligned to
the CBSE curriculum. With
the New National Education
Policy, various options in
subjects combinations, vari-
ety of assessments and a
more hands on approach to
learning have become a part
of the CBSE. With project
based learning and learning
through the arts, the curric-
ula has become quite dynam-
ic and well rounded.
Anothergreatadvantageof
the CBSE is that schools offer-
ing this board are spread
across the breath and length
of the country making it ac-
cessible for one and all. IB
Diploma programme is a bril-
liant combination of breadth,
depth, and flexibility
. It is a
comprehensive and balanced
curriculum which allows stu-
dents to choose subjects from
several different streams-sci-
ence, humanities, commerce,
and fine arts. Students study
six eclectic subjects which
opens more college and ca-
reer choices for them as com-
pared to what they are com-
pelled to choose after having
studied only one stream. But
despite the structured frame-
work of picking subjects from
6 groups, the DP provides a
great deal of flexibility, ac-
commodating and enhancing
student interests and abili-
ties. It allows students to cus-
tomise their subjects as per
their college majors.
The pedagogy and assess-
ment styles are very different
in IB as it assesses more than
just academic skills. While
other curricula focus on facts
and information IB focuses
on knowledge; while in most
exams test technical memory
wherein students regurgitate
crammed facts, IB students
analyse, evaluate and apply
concepts. I have no doubt that
almost all pre-university
courses available to students
in India purvey similar facts,
but while all other curricula
focus on what to learn only
IB teaches how to apply
learning which goes far be-
yond exams and classrooms
and holds students in good
stead not just in colleges and
careers but in lives as well.
The world is changing at an
unbelievablespeedandeduca-
tion needs to revamp itself to
churn out not academicians
but innovators, risk-takers
and problem solvers whose
EQ is as much, if not more,
developed than IQ. That is, in
essence,whattheIBDPdoesto
students. I have always been
usingandhearingthephrases
such as higher order thinking
skills or holistic education,
but I have truly seen them
manifested in IB curriculum.
Along with the academic
subjects, the students study
the IBDP core which for me is
the heart and soul of the pro-
gramme and the biggest fac-
tor that distinguishes IBDP
from other curricula. The
core builds immensely essen-
tial skill and traits in the stu-
dents because through the
Extended Essay they under-
take independent research in
asubjectof theirchoicewhich
gives IB student an edge over
the others when they have to
do college projects and write
research papers in college.
Creativity Activity Service
programme (CAS) gives stu-
dents opportunities to be-
come sensitive and to lean out
of comfort zones as they dis-
cern global problems and pos-
sible solution. These quali-
ties shape students into glob-
ally aware young adults who
have learned to balance aca-
demic, personal and social
responsibilities, who have
the skills to transcend teach-
er-dependent learning which
is common in other curricula
and become independent and
lifelong learners.
Having pursued IBDP
teaches students time man-
agement, teamwork and tech-
nological proficiency all of
which make the transition to
collegemuchsmootherandef-
ficient. Besides these intangi-
ble benefits, IBDP also allows
students to earn college cred-
its or semester hours which
cansavethemtimeandmoney
.
With an ocean of informa-
tion just a mouse click away,
educators have to redefine
pedagogy or become redun-
dant; therefore, dynamism is
the defining trait of not just
IB students but also IB educa-
tors. The quality assurance
and high standards main-
tained by IB ensures that
teachers keep themselves up-
dated through various kinds
of professional development
opportunities so that they
are fully equipped to engage,
enable, and empower the in-
quisitive minds. One can of-
ten see IB educators initiate
discussions and then let the
students take control.
A typical IBDP classroom
has students huddled in
groups instead of the usual
linear seating arrangements.
Collaborative learning, peer-
mentoring,flippedclassrooms
and student-led classes are
some of the invigoratingly dif-
ferent classroom scenarios.
Besides this IB educators rec-
ognise that students have di-
verse learning styles and dif-
ferent strengths. Rather than
teach and test everyone using
oneyardstick,IBeducatorsre-
joice in and encourage differ-
ences-designing customised
assessments that celebrate
process rather than products.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
EACH CHILD IS UNIQUE
EACH SCHOOL IS UNIQUE
C
DR JAYSHREE PERIWAL
The writer is Chairperson,
Jayshree Periwal International School
A typical IBDP classroom has
students huddled in groups in-
stead of the usual linear seating
arrangements. Collaborative
learning, peer-mentoring,
flipped classrooms and student-
led classes are some of the invig-
oratingly different classroom
scenarios. Besides this IB edu-
cators recognise that students
have diverse learning styles
and different strengths. Rather
than teach and test everyone
using one yardstick, IB educa-
tors rejoice in and encourage
differences-designing custom-
ised assessments that celebrate
process rather than products
ÁDVANTAGES OF THE
NATIONAL BOARD CBSE

z Syllabus of the national level
entrance examinations are in
sync with CBSE

z With New NEP, more hands
on approach to learning have
become a part of the CBSE

z Schools offering this board
are spread across the country
making it accessible for all

z Students aiming at pursuing a
career in Engg or Medicine in
India should prefer this board

z With project based learning and
learning through arts, curricula
has become quite dynamic

z Students study six eclectic
subjects which opens more
college and career

z It allows students to customise
their subjects as per their
college majors

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INDIA
New Delhi (Agencies):
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla chaired a meeting
with political leaders,
aheadof the 9thSession
of the 17th Lok Sabha,
in the Parliament House
Complex, Saturday
.
Welcoming the lead-
ers, Birla informed that
the Session is commenc-
ing from July 18 and is
likely to conclude on Au-
gust 12. He further said,
there will be 18 sittings
and total 108 hours will
be available out of
which about 62 hours
will be for government
business. The remain-
ing time is for Question
Hour,ZeroHourandpri-
vatemembers’business.
In addition to govern-
ment business, suffi-
cient time shall be allot-
ted for discussion on
mattersof urgentpublic
importance.
Birla said the timing
of submission of notice
for raising matters dur-
ing Zero Hour has been
changed. Now Members
can give notices from
0900 hours of a given
day to 0800 hours of the
Session day on which
the members desire to
raise their matters. No-
tices for Monday or the
first working day of the
week may be given be-
tween 9 a.m. on Friday
or the last working day
of the previous week
and 8 a.m. on Monday or
the first working day of
that week. Notices re-
ceivedupto8a.m.onthe
day of the Session on
which members wish to
raise their matter shall
be balloted by computer
immediately after 0800
hours.
Parl session begins tomorrow
LS Speaker Om Birla chairs all-party meet in Delhi
DECEASED CONTRACTOR’S WIFE WRITES
TO GUV, SAYS MIN INFLUENCING PROBE
PV SINDHU SAILS INTO SINGAPORE OPEN
FINAL TRUMPING JAPANESE SHUTTLER
ODISHA DIARRHOEA
OUTBREAK: 6 DEAD, 71
HOSPITALISED
Bhubaneswar: At least
six people have died and
71 others are hospitalised
due to diarrhoea after
drinking contaminated
water from open sources
in several villages in
Odisha’s Rayagada
district, officials said Sat-
urday. The incident led
to protests in Assembly,
with Opposition Congress
demanding a statement
from CM Naveen Patnaik.
The deaths were reported
in different villages in
Kashipur block in last
three days. A team of 11
doctors visited the villages
and collected water and
blood samples and sent
those for examination. The
disease was first reported
in Maliguda village, and
later in Dudukabahal,
Tikiri, Gobrighati, Rout-
ghati and Jalakhura .
CH’GARH MINISTER
SINGH DEO QUITS
PANCHAYAT DEPT
Raipur: Chhattisgarh
minister TS Singh Deo,
locked in a turf war with
CM Bhupesh Baghel, on
Saturday resigned from
Panchayat and Rural devel-
opment department, hinting
that he was sidelined in the
government though he will
continue to hold the other
four portfolios. The devel-
opment comes over a year
ahead of state polls in the
Congress-ruled state. Singh
Deo will, however, remain
the minister for Health
Family Welfare, Medical
Education, 20-Point Imple-
mentation and Commercial
Tax (GST) departments.
The development is seen as
the fallout of an old political
rivalry between Baghel and
Singh Deo, who had tried
to project him as CM in the
past.
Bengaluru: While Karnataka Police are probing the unnatu-
ral death case of civil contractor Santosh Patil, the victim’s
wife has shot off a letter to Karnataka Governor Thawar
Chand Gehlot alleging that the probe is heading in the direc-
tion ascertained by former BJP minister KS Eshwarappa.
In a letter, Santosh’s wife Jayashree Santosh Patil said that
she was taken aback by the statements of Eshwarappa who
said that he will come out clean in another 15 days. “When
the probe is still underway, how can the minister confident-
ly say that he will come out clean? Are the police investigat-
ing at the behest of KS Eshwarappa. I would request for
your intervention,” she said in the letter to Gehlot.
Singapore: Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu stormed into
the Singapore Open final with a straightforward win over
Japanese shuttler Saena Kawakami 21-15, 21-7. Sindhu
swept away the competition in a game that lasted just over
half an hour. Sindhu came into the match as India’s only
remaining contestant in the tournament and made quick
work of her Japanese opponent. The Indian picked up some
quick points to establish a lead, but the Japanese player
wasn’t ready to surrender yet as she remained on the tails
of Sindhu and even managed to peg the Hyderabadi girl
back a couple of times as she levelled at 12-all.
CRUCIAL READ
In what could be a big
win for the digital news
publishers, the govern-
ment may soon make
tech giants pay for the
content displayed on
theirplatforms.Thegov-
ernment is mulling reg-
ulatory intervention,
which, if implemented,
would compel global
tech majors like Google
(owner of YouTube),
Meta (owner of Face-
book, Instagram and
WhatsApp),Twitter,and
Amazon to pay Indian
newspapers and digital
newspublishers’ashare
of the revenue raked in
by using their original
content.
Digital news interme-
diaries are platforms on
which readers can ac-
cesscontentprovidedby
news media websites.
Earlier this year, the Ca-
nadian government ta-
bled a legislation that
aims to bring about fair-
ness in sharing of reve-
nue between digital
news publishers and in-
termediary platforms
suchasGoogleandFace-
book.
The need for the law
stems from the fact that
whiletechgiantssuchas
Google and Facebook
earn revenue from news
content published by
media houses, they fail
to share it fairly
.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Home and Coopera-
tionMinisterAmitShah
on Saturday pointed out
that “there is no data-
base” for the coopera-
tive sector of the coun-
try despite the sector
completing several dec-
ades of its journey
.
“There is no coopera-
tive database. We cannot
thinkof expansionuntil
there is a cooperative
database,” Shah made
the remarks while ad-
dressing national con-
ference of Rural Devel-
opment Banks (ARDBs)
organised here with an
aim to preparing a road-
map for the revival of
the sector.
‘No coop sector database so far,
govt has begun work to create it’
IT law revision to make Google,
FBsharerevenuewithnewsoutlets
IAF Day prog
now to be held
in Chandigarh
New Delhi: The In-
dian Air Force is set
to celebrate the an-
nual Air Force Day
parade and flypast in
Chandigarh and not
in the national capi-
tal Delhi in 2022.
“This year, the In-
dian Air Force has
decided that the ma-
jor Air Force Day fes-
tivities on October 8
like the flypast and
parade would be held
in Chandigarh. The
idea is that more peo-
ple should watch the
air show and people
from all parts of the
country should see
what their Air Force
is,” an official said.
New Delhi(ANI): Union Home and Cooperation
Minister Amit Shah on Saturday sought sup-
port from Agricultural Rural Development Banks
(ARDBs) to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
vision of doubling farmers’ income. “Without
support of Agricultural Rural Development Banks
(ARDBs), we cannot fulfill the vision of PM Modi
of doubling the farmer’s income,” Shah said. Shah
made the remarks while addressing national con-
ference of ARDBs organised here with an aim to
preparing a roadmap for the revival of the sector.
SHAH REMINDS OF PM’S VISION
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chairing the all-party meet in New Delhi on Saturday.
Presidential polls: AAP announces
support for Opposition candidate
Yashwant Sinha
Prakash Ambedkar urges
Yashwant Sinha to withdraw
from Presidential race
New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) on Saturday said that it will support Op-
position candidate Yashwant Sinha for the Presiden-
tial elections scheduled on July 18. “AAP will support
Opposition’s Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha.
We respect Droupadi Murmu but we will vote for
Yashwant Sinha,” AAP MP Sanjay Singh said fol-
lowing the party’s political affairs committee (PAC)
meeting. The decision was taken in the PAC meet-
ing chaired by the party’s national convenor and
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The meeting
was attended by senior party leaders such Depuy
CM Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh,
Atishi, Durgesh Pathak, Punjab MP Raghav Chadha
and others. Besides AAP, the ruling TRS in Telangana
has also extended its support to the candidature of
joint opposition nominee Sinha.
Mumbai: Days ahead of the Presidential polls,
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi national president
Prakash Ambedkar on Saturday urged Opposi-
tion’s candidate Yashwant Sinha to withdraw
from the race and said that many “Scheduled
Caste and Scheduled Tribe members” from
across the parties have lent their support in
favour of NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu.
Asking Sinha to back out from the race, Ambed-
kar said that many Scheduled Caste and Sched-
uled Tribe members from across the parties are
joining to vote in favour of Droupadi Murmu.
“Requesting Yashwant Sinha to withdraw from
the Presidential race because many Scheduled
Caste and Scheduled Tribe members from across
the parties are joining to vote in favour of Drou-
padi Murmu,” Prakash Ambedkar said.
New Delhi (ANI):
Ahead of the Mon-
soon session of Par-
liament an advisory
has been sent to the
members to refrain
from distribution of
pamphlets, leaflets or
placards in the House.
The advisory is-
suedbytheLokSabha
Secretariat reads, “As
per established con-
vention, no literature,
questionnaire, pam-
phlets, Press notes,
leaflets or any matter
printed or otherwise
should be distributed
without the prior per-
mission of Hon’ble
Speaker within the
precincts of the
House. Placards are
also strictly prohibit-
ed inside the Parlia-
ment House Com-
plex.”
This comes in at a
time when the Oppo-
sition created a furore
over the advisory on
permission not been
given to hold dharnas
within the Parlia-
ment complex.
Distribution of literature,
placards prohibited
Congress shifts five of its
11 Goa MLAs to Chennai
Tharoor-led Parl
Committee to
examine IT Act
FIR against
Mahua for
‘Gogoi’ tweet
New Delhi: Parliament’s
Standing Committee on
Communications and
Information Technology,
headed by Congress
leader Shashi Tharoor, on
July 19 (Tuesday) will ex-
amine the working of the
Information Technology
Act 2020. The officials
from the Ministry of Infor-
mation and Technology
are likely to appear before
this Committee.
Guwahati: An FIR was
filed against Trinamool
Congress MP Mahua
Moitra in Assam for ‘in-
sulting the sentiments
of the Assamese peo-
ple. The police plaint
was lodged by Jatiya
Sangrami Sena, Asom,
in Sivsagar district, de-
manding unconditional
apology from Moitra
for relating the ‘Gogoi’
surname to sexual
harassment in a tweet.
Moitra had posted on
her Twitter handle: “...
unparliamentary words.
Banned word - Sexual
Harassment Replace-
ment - Mr. Gogoi.”
Chennai: The Congress in Goa has shifted five
out of its 11 MLAs in the State to Chennai ahead
of the July 18 Presi-
dential elections.
The five MLAs —
Sankalp Amonkar,
Yuri Alemao, Altone
D’Costa, Rudolf
Fernandes and
Carlose Alvares
Ferreira — were
moved to Chennai
on Friday [July 15]
evening soon after the
proceedings of the
Assembly session got
over for the day. “All these MLAs flew to Chennai
directly after the session got over on Friday,” a
senior Congress leader said, adding that they
would return to Goa directly to participate in the
Presidential polls.
Yashwant Sinha being
welcomed by JPCC President
Rajesh Thakur, in Ranchi,
Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Jet fuel prices on Satur-
day were reduced by 2.2
percentbytheoilmarket-
ingcompanies(OMCs),as
Brent prices continue to
correctonincreasingpes-
simism about slowing
growth.
The price of aviation
turbine fuel (ATF) – the
fuelthathelpsaeroplanes
fly – were cut by `3,084.94
per kilolitre, or 2.2%,
to `138,147.93 per kl, a
pricenotificationof state-
runfuelretailersshowed.
The revised price is for
local airlines.
In Delhi, ATF price has
been reduced
to `138,147.95/kl and in
Mumbai, the rate has
been slashed
to `137,095.74/kl.
This is only the second
reduction in jet fuel rates
this year. Prices had
peaked to `141,232.87 per
kl ( `141.23 per litre) in
June.
The prices also differ
from state to state, de-
pending on the incidence
of local taxation.
ATFpricesarerevisedon
the 1st and 16th of every
month based on rates of
benchmarkinternational
oil rates in the previous
fortnight.
Therewasnochangein
rates on 1 July
.
Prior to that, the rates
were hiked by the steep-
est ever 16% to catapult
rates to an all-time.
Meanwhile, Indian air-
line executives have
formed a committee to
meet with public sector
OMCstodiscusstheissue
of the rising ATF prices.
Aviation turbine fuel prices slashed by OMCs
INT’L PRICES
PM Modi’s...
She is a tribal leader
who completed her five-
year tenure as Gover-
nor of Jharkhand. The
PM kept in mind caste
dynamics to ensure that
the last denominator in
the Indian polity was
given representation at
the topmost post.”
First India had re-
ported on these aspects
in its June 16, 2022 issue
and reported that the
next BJP presidential
nominee would be a
hardcore BJP politician
with a polite personali-
ty
. Criteria such as clean
image, intelligence quo-
tient, caste analysis
along with sheer dedica-
tion to the BJP ideology
were to be the qualify-
ing aspects of the nomi-
nee. Droupadi Murmu
has fulfilled all these
criteria.
More importantly,
Modi has also dealt a se-
vere blow to the opposi-
tion formations particu-
larly, NCP supremo Pa-
war, who was a signato-
ry to Sinha’s candida-
ture. After the Uddhav
Thackeray-led faction
of the Shiv Sena an-
nounced that it would
back Murmu’s candida-
ture, it has raised ques-
tions about the future
of the MVA alliance—
comprising NCP, Con-
gress and Shiv Sena—in
Maharashtra.
Thackeray felt politi-
cally compelled to back
the BJP nominee after a
majority of Sena MPs
urged their chief to sup-
port Murmu.
On the other hand,
Pawar, who is believed
to have recently taunted
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi during a per-
sonal meeting asking
the latter whether he
sought to continue his
political career even af-
ter two consecutive
terms as PM of India,
may now be considering
the prudence of his
statements considering,
the political repercus-
sions his party has
faced since then.
Badlapur...
their support to MLA
Yogesh Kadam of the
Shinde camp.
Earlier, Shiv Sena
councillors from Thane,
Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-
Dombivli, Ulhasnagar
and Mira Bhayander
municipal corporations
as well as smaller mu-
nicipalities like Amber-
nath, Shinde and
pledged support. Chang-
ing loyalties has hurt
the strength of Uddhav
Thackeray-led Shiv
Sena in those civic bod-
ies, which will go to
polls later this year.
As the Uddhav camp
learns about its office-
bearers ditching them,
the party has been sack-
ing them. On the other
hand, CM Eknath Shin-
de has been appointing
them as office-bearers
of the Shiv Sena. For-
mer Thane Mayor and
Shiv Sena district chief
Naresh Mhaske re-
signed from his position
before declaring his
support to Shinde last
month. Shinde re-ap-
pointed him as Shiv
Sena Thane district
chief.
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06
INDIA
New Delhi(ANI): As-
serting that the govern-
ment communication is
crucial for realisation
of national goals under
‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vi-
kas’, Union Minister for
Information and Broad-
casting, Anurag Singh
Thakur on Saturday
called for adopting the
‘5-C’ Mantra for Gov-
ernment Communica-
tion.
The five key features
that need to define the
government communi-
cation include -- Citizen-
Centric and Compas-
sionate, Co-creating
with Target Audience,
Collaboration, Contem-
plation, and Continuous
Capacity Enhancement.
Elaborating on this,
the minister said that
all communication
needs to be relevant and
easy to understand,
keeping the citizens in
mind. Further, he un-
derlined the impor-
tance of collaborating
with all stakeholders,
including the govern-
ment bodies, institu-
tions and the private
sector.
Anurag Singh
Thakur lauded the role
of India Information
Service (IIS) officers in
undertaking transfor-
mational initiatives
such as expansion of
Fact Check Unit to
counter fake news and
accessibility initiatives
for Divyangjan, among
others. He also put forth
ideas and initiatives to
further improve the ef-
ficacy of Govt commu-
nication to benefit the
last mile, highlighting
the importance of new
media technologies, in-
stitution building and
coordinating with the
state govt.
‘Govt communication crucial for realisation of nat’l goals’
lll
Anurag says
asserting that
the government
communication
is crucial for
realisation
of national
goals under
‘Sabka Saath,
Sabka Vikas’
WHO CALLS FOR GREATER
VACCINATION EFFORTS
WHO says despite concerted efforts by countries, challenges persist
New Delhi (ANI): The
World Health Organiza-
tion on Saturday called
for greater efforts in the
South-East Asia Region
to revive routine immu-
nisationratestopre-Cov-
id times, stressing that
despiteconcertedefforts
by countries, challenges
and gaps persist.
“Commendably the
region has administered
3 billion doses of Covid
vac to date, since Janu-
ary 2021 when the first
dose of vaccine was ad-
ministered in the South-
EastAsiaRegion.“
Aswe
focus on further scaling
up Covid-19 vac cover-
age, we must also do all
wecantoensurenochild
is deprived of life-saving
vac” said Dr Poonam
Khetrapal Singh.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh
Thakur lights the lamp at the 3rd Annual Conference of IIS
Officers, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
HIGHLIGHTS
20K CASES IN
INDIA FOR 3RD
DAY IN A ROW
Covid cases jumped
with India registering
20,139 new cases
and 38 deaths in the
last 24 hours, just
as health authorities
prepared to roll out
free booster doses
to all adults.“About
20,139 cases in
the last 24 hours
with active case-
load shooting at
136,076,” said the
ministry.
Sri Lanka’s Ex Prez: Took all
possible steps to prevent crisis
Colombo (ANI): Sri
Lanka’s former presi-
dent Gotabaya Raja-
paksa,whofledoverseas
this week to escape a
popular uprising
against his government,
has said he took “all pos-
sible steps” to avert the
economic crisis that has
engulfed the island na-
tion. Rajapaksa’s resig-
nation was accepted by
parliament on Friday
.
He flew to the Mal-
dives and then to Singa-
pore after hundreds of
thousands of anti-gov-
ernment protesters
came out on the streets
of Colombo a week ago
and occupied his official
residence and offices.
Sri Lanka’s parliament
met on Saturday to be-
gin the process of elect-
ing a new president, as a
shipmentof fuelarrived
to provide some relief to
the crisis-hit nation.
Over 100 police and se-
curity personnel with
assault rifles were de-
ployed on the approach
road to parliament on
Saturday, manning bar-
ricades and a water can-
non to prevent any un-
rest.
Columns of security
forces patrolled another
approach road to parlia-
ment,thoughtherewere
no signs of any protest-
ers. A second diesel con-
signment will also ar-
rive on Saturday
, with a
shipment of petrol due
by Tuesday
.
MEET AND GREET
Manipur Governor La. Ganesan calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on
Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
ICSE 10th
results to
be declared
today
Council for the Indian
School Certificate Ex-
aminations will an-
nounce the ICSE 10th
result 2022 on today.
CISCE released the of-
ficial notification on,
Saturday regarding the
date and time of ICSE
Class 10 Result an-
nouncement. As per
the notification, the
awaited result will be
declared at 5 pm.
After the declaration
of the ICSE Result 2022,
students will be able to
download the same
from the official web-
site - results.cisce.org.
In order to check the
ICSE Semester 2 Result
2022, students will have
to enter their login cre-
dentials like name,
date of birth (DoB), roll
number, password etc.
Once the result is
downloaded, students
will be able to check
their scores in the
exam.
A beneficiary shows a victory sign while posing for a picture at a
selfie point after receiving a precautionary dose of the COVID-19
vaccine during a special vaccination drive in Bikaner on Saturday.
India-China
16th military
talks to be
held today
16th round of Corps
Commander-level talks
between India and Chi-
na will be held on Sun-
day at Chushul-Moldo
on the Indian side in
Ladakh, sources said.
The meeting will be
held in continuation
with the discussion of
the disengagement
from friction points
along the Line of Con-
trol (LAC) in the
region.
‘‘In continuation
with the talks on disen-
gagement along the
LAC in eastern Ladakh,
the 16th round of talks
will be held on the In-
dian side at Chushul-
Moldo Meeting Point on
July 17,” the source
added.
In addition to the fo-
cus on disengagement
at Patrolling Point 15 in
the Gogra-Hot Springs
area, the effort would
also be to discuss disen-
gagement from Dem-
chok and Depsang,
which have been stick-
ing points in the last
few rounds of talks, the
source added.
ACROSS THE GLOBE
Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. —FILE PHOTO
SL INTRODUCES FUEL RATIONING
SCHEME AMID ECONOMIC CRISIS
INDIA ASSURES SL
CONTINUED
SUPPORT
New Delhi (ANI): India
on Saturday assured
Sri Lanka that it will
continue to support
democracy, stability and
economic recovery in
the country, which is at
a crucial juncture, amid
the unprecedented politi-
cal crisis and economic
turmoil. The assur-
ance was given to Parl
Speaker Mahinda Yapa.
‘CANNOT EVEN GO
FOR CRICKET
PRACTICE’
Colombo
(ANI): Sri
Lankan
crick-
eter Chamika
Karunaratne waits in
a long queue at the
fuel station to fill up
his car after two days.
Due to the huge fuel
crisis, I am not able to
even go to my cricket
practices,” he told.
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and En-
ergy Kanchana Wijesekara on Saturday introduced
“National Fuel Pass”, a fuel rationing scheme
amid the raging economic crisis and shortage of
fuel in the island country. The new pass will guar-
antee the allocation of fuel quota on weekly basis.
A QR code will be given for each National Identity
Card number, once the vehicle details are verified.
People with registered vehicles will get their turns
based on the last digit.
18TH ALL INDIA LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY CONFERENCE
Judiciary has an important role in preserving Constitution: Gehlot
Kamal Kant Vyas
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said on
Saturday that Judici-
ary has an important
role to play in protect-
ing the constitutional
values
in the country.
“In the present situa-
tion, the judiciary
needs to play its role in
saving the freedoms
guaranteed by the Con-
stitution,” Gehlot said
while addressing the
18th All India Confer-
ence of State Legal Ser-
vices Authorities or-
ganized by NALSA.
He said that NALSA
and its state units are
playing an important
role in promotion of le-
gal services, providing
free legal aid, compen-
sation to victims of
crime and disposal of
cases through Lok Ada-
lats. “Along with this, it
has also contributed sig-
nificantly in providing
justice to the deprived
sections and in the pre-
vention of corruption.
Lok Adalats have pro-
vided free legal aid and
compensation to the
poor, disaster victims,
tribals, senior citizens
and acid attack victims.
Lawyers have played an
important role in the
freedom movement of
the country. They need
to play their role even
in today’s situation,” he
said.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Raj CM Ashok Gehlot light a lamp at the 18th All India Legal Services
Authorities’ Meet in Jaipur on Saturday. Also present here is CJI NV Ramana and UU Lalit.
CJI NV Ramana and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot share a lighter
moment during the 18th All India Legal Services Authorities Meet
in Jaipur on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
The atmosphere of
tension violence in
the country, the Prime
Minister should assure the
countrymen: Raj CM Gehlot
When the poor will
have access to the
justice system, only then
they will be able to use the
law on the violation of their
rights: CJI NV Ramana
If there is coordination
between the executive
and the judiciary, then the
dream of Justice to all
enshrined in the Constitution
will be realized: Union Law
Minister Kiren Rijiju
1
2
3
Ramana: Political opposition
translating into hostility not
sign of healthy democracy
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: CJI NV Ra-
mana on Saturday
said that political op-
position is translating
into hostility which is
not a sign of a healthy
democracy. He said
there used to be mu-
tual respect between
the government and
the opposition, which
is diminishing. He
was speaking at an
event organised at Raj
Assembly by the CPA.
“Political opposi-
tion should not trans-
late into hostility,
which we have been
sadly witnessing
these days. These are
not signs of a healthy
democracy. Strength-
ening of opposition is
very important for de-
mocracy. There used
to be mutual respect
between govt and Op-
position. Unfortunate-
ly, space for opposi-
tion is diminishing,”
Ramana said.
The CJI also raised
concerns over the
quality of legislative
performance. “Sadly,
the country is wit-
nessing a decline in
the quality of legisla-
tive performance,” he
said, adding laws are
being passed without
detailed deliberations
and scrutiny
.
IF THE LAWYERS CHARGE `10-15 LAKH PER
HEARING, HOW CAN COMMON MAN PAY: RIJIJU
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday ex-
pressed concern over the exorbitant legal fees
charged by prominent advocates, thereby putting jus-
tice out of reach for the poor and marginalised in the
country. “Resourceful people can afford big lawyers.
There are lawyers in Supreme Court whose fees a com-
mon man cannot afford. If they charge Rs 10-15 lakh
per hearing, how can a common man pay up?” Rijiu
said while addressing the 18th All India Legal Services
Authorities’ Meet in Jaipur.
Judiciary acts as a bridge between the
expectations of the common man and the truth: CJI

BIZ BUZZ
07
New Delhi (PTI): Un-
ion minister Piyush
Goyal has emphasised
the need to introduce
“advancedtechnologies
and innovative agrono-
my” to enhance the pro-
ductivity of cotton.
The textile minister
said supply of good
quality seeds is the vital
necessity for improving
productivity of cotton.
He also called for focus
on ways to enhance pro-
ductivity of cotton with
specific outcome-ori-
ented actions from all
stakeholders including
the govt, research insti-
tutes and the industry
.
For delivery-based
contract and open posi-
tion limits on commod-
ity exchange MCX, Goy-
al directed his ministry
,
textile commissioner,
CCI and TAG to engage
with MCX/SEBI and
find structured solu-
tions on contract front.
Any possibilities of
manipulations on price
front to the disadvan-
tage of cotton textile
value chain
have to be contained,
the minister said.
He asked the Cotton
Corporation of India to
lend agricultural ex-
tension services in co-
operation with ICAR to
farmers through its
network of branches
all over India.
“Goyal emphasised
that supply of good
quality cotton seeds is
the vital necessity for
improving productivi-
ty of cotton. He also
emphasised the need to
introduce advanced
technologies related to
high yielding cotton
seeds and innovative
agronomy such as high
density planting sys-
tem to enhance produc-
tivity of cotton,” an of-
ficial statement said.
Need advanced tech to enhance cotton productivity:Goyal
Supply of good quality
cotton seeds is the vital
necessity for improving
productivity of cotton.
—An official statement
STATES’ FISCAL DEFICIT AT
Mumbai (PTI): States
have budgeted 36%
higher capital expendi-
ture during this finan-
cial year, which may
lead to a sharp rise in
their fiscal deficit to
`8.4 lakh crore, a re-
port said.
Registering an in-
crease of 34.1% from
the pre-pandemic
(FY20) levels, 26 large
states, excluding As-
sam, have spent `5 lakh
crore in capital expend-
iture, or `1.3 lakh crore
more than they had
spent in FY20, shows an
Icra analysis of these
states’ budgets.
According to the
agency, these 26 states
are on course to spend
`6.8 lakh crore or 35.8%
more this fiscal in capex
over FY22 when it stood
at `5 lakh crore. As
much as 72% of the in-
cremental `1.8 lakh
crore capital push is led
by UP, Maharashtra,
Bengal, Odisha, Andhra
and Haryana.
In the previous fiscal,
the capex push was led
by Bihar, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Ma-
harashtra, Rajasthan,
Telangana, Tamil Nadu
and Uttar Pradesh.
The combined capex
of these 26 states is
budgeted to expand by
an impressive 35.8% to
`6.8 lakh crore in FY23,
on top of the 34.1% or `5
lakh crore they spent in
FY22. In FY20, they
spent `3.7 lakh crore in
capex, while FY21 was a
washout due to the pan-
demic, the agency said.
These states will
also see their fiscal
deficits widening
sharply to `8.4 lakh
crore in FY23, from
`6.3 lakh crore in FY22,
and much higher than
`4.8 lakh crore in FY20.
`8.4 L CR
Capital expenditure spendings
26%
26 large states,
excluding Assam,
have spent `5 lakh
crore in capex, or
`1.3 lakh crore
more than they
had spent in FY20,
shows an Icra
analysis of these
states’ budgets.
These 26 states are on course
to spend `6.8 lakh crore or
35.8% more this fiscal in
capital expenditure (capex)
over FY22.
In the previous fiscal, the
capex push was led by Bihar,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan,
Telangana, Tamil Nadu and
Uttar Pradesh.
ATF RATES
Jet fuel prices cut
by 2.2 per cent
New Delhi (PTI): Jet
fuel (ATF) prices on
Saturday were re-
duced by 2.2%, re-
flecting a fall in inter-
national oil prices.
Aviation turbine
fuel (ATF) prices
were cut by `3,084.94
per kilolitre, or 2.2%,
to `138,147.93 per kl.
This is only the sec-
ondreductioninrates
this year. Prices had
peaked to `141,232.87
per kl (`141.23 per li-
tre) last month. ATF
prices are revised on
the 1st and 16th of
everymonthbasedon
rates of benchmark
international oil
rates in the previ-
ous fortnight.
There was no
change in rates on
July 1. Prior to that,
prices were hiked by
the steepest ever 16%
to catapult rates to an
all-time.
On June 16, the
price of ATF was in-
creased by `19,757.13
per kl.
That followed a
marginal 1.3% (`
1,563.97 per kl) cut in
rate on June 1.
But for the one-off
decrease on June 1,
ATF prices have
been on the rise
throughout 2022. In
all, rates have been
increased 11 times
since the start of the
year. This has led to
rates almost dou-
bling in six months.
NEW PRICES
AFTER CUT
Aviation turbine fuel
(ATF) prices were
cut by `3,084.94 per
kilolitre, or 2.2 per
cent, to `138,147.93
per kl.
Govt buys 2.5 lakh
tonnes of onion for
buffer stock
New Delhi (PTI):
The government has
procured 2.5 lakh
tonnes of onion from
farmers to create
buffer stocks for 2022-
23 and will intervene
in the market in case
of rise in retail prices
of onion.
Onion production
is estimated to have
risen to 31.70 million
tonnes in 2021-22
from 26.64 million
tonnes in the previ-
ous year, according
to the govt data.
“Beating past re-
cords, the Centre has
procured 2.50 lakh
tonnes of onion for
the buffer in 2022-23.
The onion buffer size
in current year is
0.50 lakh tonnes
higher than the 2
lakh tonnes created
during 2021-22,” Food
and Consumer Af-
fairs Ministry said.
The current rabi
harvest onions were
procured by the
NAFED from farm-
ers through the FPOs
in the onion growing
states of Maharash-
tra, Gujarat and MP.
“The stocks will be
released through tar-
geted open market
sales and also offered
to states/UTs and
government agen-
cies for supplies
through retail out-
lets during the lean
months (Aug-Dec) to
moderate price rise,”
the ministry said.
The open market
sales will be targeted
towards states/cities
where prices are in-
creasing over the
previous month.
“The price stabili-
sation buffer serves
the twin objectives of
providing remunera-
tive prices to onion
farmers and aug-
menting the availa-
bility of onions at
affordable prices to
the consumers,” the
statement said.
31.70
Onion production is
estimated to have
risen to 31.70 million
tonnes in 2021-22
from 26.64 million
tonnes in the previous
year, according to the
government data.
PRODUCTION
New Delhi (PTI):
Country’s largest lender
on Friday said it raised
the marginal cost of fund
based lending rates by
0.10% across various
tenors. The benchmark
one-year tenor MCLR
(Marginal Cost of Fund
based Lending Rates),
used for most of the con-
sumer loans such as auto,
home and personal, will
now be 7.50%, up from
the 7.40% previously, the
bank said. The tenor-wise
MCLRs are effective from
July 15, 2022, it added.
Mumbai (PTI): The
Reserve Bank of India
and Bank Indonesia on
Saturday entered into
an agreement to expand
cooperation in payment
systems, digital financial
innovation, and an-
ti-money laundering and
combating the financing
of terrorism (AML-CFT).
The two central banks
signed a MoU in Bali on
the sidelines of the G20
Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors
Meeting to improve
mutual cooperation.
SBI raises MCLR
by 0.10%
Forex reserves fall by $8.062 billion
HDFC Bank see 21% jump in Q1 net profit
Mumbai (PTI): The country’s foreign exchange reserves de-
clined by a massive $8.062 billion to $580.252 billion
in the week ended July 8, according to
RBI data. In the previous week ended
July 1, the reserves had dropped by
$5.008 billion to $588.314 billion.
During the reporting week ended
July 8, the decrease in the reserves
was on account of a fall in the Foreign
Currency Assets (FCA), a major component
of the overall reserves, and in the gold reserves, RBI said.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Mumbai (PTI): Largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on
Saturday reported a 20.91% jump in its June quarter net
profit at `9,579.11 crore on the back of overall
growth. On a standalone basis, its net
profit increased to `9,195.99 crore from
`7,729.64 crore in the year-ago period,
but was down from `10,055.18 crore
in the preceding March quarter. The
core net interest income grew 14.5%
to `19,481.4 crore from the year-ago
quarter’s `17,009 crore.
Bank Indonesia,
RBI agree tie-up
VIL shareholders approve
`436 crore equity allocation
New Delhi (PTI): Debt-ridden telecom
operator Vodafone Idea’s shareholders
have approved equity
allocation worth
`436.21 crore to its
promoter entity, the
Vodafone Group.
As per voting re-
sults submitted to the
stock exchanges on Friday evening, 99.94%
of Vodafone Idea (VIL) shareholders ap-
proved allocation of the equity to Vodafone
Group firm Euro Pacific Securities.
Vodafone Group at present holds 58.46%
stake in the company and Aditya Birla
Group 16.53%.
New project investments jump nearly 24% to `3.64 lakh cr
Mumbai (PTI): Led by
private sector capital
expenditure, new pro-
ject investments rose
23.7% to `3.64 lakh
crore in the June quar-
ter compared to the
year-ago period, ac-
cording to a report.
However, the amount
is 38.5% lower com-
pared to the fourth
quarter of the last fi-
nancial year.
In the last quarter
of FY22, project in-
vestments soared
130.2% on an annual
basis to `5.91 lakh
crore, Brickwork Rat-
ings said in a report.
New project invest-
ments steadily declined
since the onset of the
pandemic and im-
proved only in the
fourth quarter of FY22.
However, the uncer-
tainties due to the pro-
longed Russia-Ukraine
war and the resultant
sanctions as well as
continued chip short-
ages and the rising in-
terest rate scenario
have dampened invest-
ment sentiment.
It is reflected in the
number of new pro-
jects announced in the
first quarter of this
fiscal which has more
than halved to 247
from 545 in the previ-
ous quarter, the re-
port said.
Similarly, the num-
ber of new projects
proposed by the gov-
ernment also dropped
to 59, amounting to
just `32,700 crore while
the number of new
projects announced by
the private sector rose
to 188, with a pro-
posed investments of
`3.3 lakh crore in the
June quarter.
In the fourth quar-
ter of FY22, the pri-
vate capital expendi-
ture was at `3.9 lakh
crore while that of
government stood at
`2.1 lakh crore.
The government has
budgeted `7.5 lakh
crore in capital expend-
iture for FY23, which is
24.5 per cent more
than the revised esti-
mates for FY22.
COMPARISON
Funding in
startups
dropped by
17% to $6 bn
New Delhi (PTI):
Funding in startups
dropped by 17% on
quarter-on-quarter
basis to $6 billion
(about `47,800 crore)
in the April-June pe-
riod, industry body
Nasscom has said.
Deals also dropped
by about 17% due to
dampened market
sentiments but de-
spite reduction in
deal value, funding
in growth stage con-
tinued to increase.
The report said,
“16 large ticket size
deals helped gener-
ate a total funding of
$6 billion in the sec-
ond quarter (Q2) of
calendar year (CY)
2022. Startup ecosys-
tem witnessed the
birth of 4 new uni-
corns in Q2 CY22,
taking the tally to 20
unicorns in the first
half.”
Around 26% of the
total funding went to
fintech segment.
PFRDA gives nod to HDFC,HDFC
Bank merger proposal
New Delhi (PTI):
HDFC Bank on Friday
said it has received pen-
sion fund regulator
PFRDA nod for the
merger proposal of its
parent HDFC Ltd with
itself.
Touted as the biggest
transaction in India’s
corporate history,
HDFC Bank on April 4
agreed to take over the
biggest domestic mort-
gage lender in a deal
valued at about $40 bil-
lion, creating a finan-
cial services titan.
Pension Fund Regu-
latory and Development
Authority (PFRDA)
“has vide its letter dat-
ed July 7, 2022 (received
by us on July 15, 2022),
granted approval for
change in status/con-
stitution pursuant to
the scheme in accord-
ance with the PFRDA
(Point of Presence) Reg-
ulations, 2018, subject
to the conditions men-
tioned therein,” HDFC
Bank said.
The merger proposal
remains subject to vari-
ous statutory and regu-
latory approvals, in-
cluding from the Com-
petition Commission of
India (CCI), National
Company Law Tribunal
(NCLT), other applica-
ble authorities and the
respective shareholders
and creditors of the
companies, it said.
The proposed entity will have
a combined asset base of
around `18 lakh crore. It is
expected to be completed by
2nd or 3rd quarter of FY24.
Combined asset

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2NDFRONT
Believe in whatever philosophy,
doctrine or a religion you wish to, but
first believe in yourself.
— Dr Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
CRUCIAL READ
480 STOLEN MOBILE PHONES SEIZED
BY POLICE IN A RAID, TWO ARRESTED
FEAR OF NOT GETTING PLACEMENT
DRIVES STUDENT TO COMMIT SUICIDE
11 POLICE PERSONNEL SUSPENDED IN
JALNA DISTRICT FOR ABSENTEEISM
AUTO DRIVER HELD FOR STEALING
VALUABLES FROM BRAZILIAN GIRL
Mumbai: With the arrest of two men, Mumbai
Police have busted a gang that purchased and
sold stolen mobile phones, an official said. On
Friday, Unit 6 of the Mumbai crime branch raided
Maharashtra Nagar in suburban Mankhurd and
seized at least 480 mobile phones, including iP-
hones, he said. According to the official, the gang
purchased stolen high-end mobile phones at a
discount and sold them in various states. Police
also seized a laptop, 9.5 kg of ganja, 174 bottles
of foreign liquor, and two swords.
Pune: Scared over not getting campus place-
ment, a 21-year-old engineering student allegedly
committed suicide in Pune city on Friday, said
police. He jumped from the eighth floor of his
residence in the Susgaon area near Hinjawadi,
an IT hub in western Pune. The deceased was a
fourth-year computer science student at a well-
known engineering institute. “We have found a
suicide note in which he has stated that he was
scared he would not be getting placement after
finishing his course,” said an officer from the
Hinjawadi police station.
Jalna: The superintendent of police in Maha-
rashtra’s Jalna district has suspended 11 police
personnel and launched an inquiry against them
for not reporting to work, said an officer on
Friday. Superintendent of Police Akshay Shinde
said these cops remained absent from duty for
many days without prior permission or valid
reason. Those suspended included four police-
men working in district police headquarters and
three posted at the Bhokardan police station, the
officer said.
Mumbai: An auto driver was arrested in the
Santacruz area by Dindoshi police for stealing
a passport, iPad, visa and cash from a Brazilian
student. The police searched 40 CCTV cameras
for tracking the accused. “Marine Leo, a 23-year-
old Brazilian student, was on her way to Indira
Gandhi Institute of Development Research in
Goregaon East. The driver of the auto in which
she was travelling, stole her iPad, passport and
Rs15000 cash,” said police. The Dindoshi Police
saw CCTV footage between Kurla and Goregaon
to search the autorickshaw. Finally, auto driver
Kanhaiyalal Pal was traced to Kalina and was
arrested. FIR was registered against the driver at
Dindoshi police station. Police recovered iPad,
visa passport and Rs15,000 cash from accused
Sena sacks Shivtare for
‘ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES’
First India Bureau
Mumbai: The Uddhav
Thackeray-led Shiv
Sena has sacked for-
mer minister Vijay
Shivtare for “anti-
party activities”.
The sacking of Shiv-
tare, who had repre-
sented the Purandar
constituency in the
Pune district, was an-
nounced in the Sena
mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
Talking to reporters
in Pune after his expul-
sion, Shivtare said the
faction led by Maha-
rashtra Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde is the
“real” Shiv Sena.
“No one in Shiv Sena
was happy over the de-
cision to join hands
with Congress in 2019
(after polls when Maha
Vikas Aghadi was
formed). The party up-
holding Balasaheb
Thackeray’s Hindutva
agenda was the real
Shiv Sena,” said Shiv-
tare, who served as a
minister in the Deven-
dra Fadnavis-led gov-
ernment in 2014-19.
Shivtare said that he
holds Sena chief Ud-
dhav Thackeray in high
esteem but the “under-
current of resentment”
in the party over allying
with Congress cannot
be ignored.
He cited the example
of the Kolhapur north
Assembly bypoll held
earlier this year to
claim that Shiv Sena’s
voter base was affected
as the Congress candi-
date won by defeating
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) by a mar-
gin of over 18,000 votes.
The Congress candi-
date was fielded by the
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA) of which the
Sena is the main con-
stituent.
In that bypoll, the
Congress candidate
bagged 96,000 votes,
around 5,000 more than
the votes polled in the
2019 Assembly polls.
No one in
Shiv Sena
was happy
over the decision to
join hands with Con-
gress in 2019 (after
polls when Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi was
formed). The party
upholding Balasaheb
Thackeray’s Hindut-
va was the real Shiv
Sena.
—Vijay Shivtare,
former Maha minister
Former Maha
minister hails
Eknath Shinde
led faction for
being the ‘real’
Shiv Sena
Initiate long-term
plan for easing
traffic congestion
in Mumbai: Shinde
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Chief Min-
ister Eknath Shinde
on Saturday asked
the city administra-
tion to initiate long-
term planning for a
road development
project to ease traffic
congestion in the
Mumbai Metropoli-
tan Region (MMR), of-
ficials said.
Shinde asked the
Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development
Authority (MMRDA) to
take the lead in initiat-
ing such a project,
which will include the
construction of by-
passes, flyovers, service
roads and underpasses.
District collectors
and municipal commis-
sioners within the
MMR--which includes
satellite towns in the
neighbouring Thane,
Palghar and Raigad
districts--should extend
cooperation over land
acquisition and other
issues, the Chief Minis-
ter said, adding that
traffic on highways, es-
pecially that coming
from the Jawaharlal
Nehru Port Trust
(JNPT) and
Ahmedabad, should be
regulated.
Municipal corpora-
tions in the MMR
should ensure that
roads under their juris-
diction are pothole-free,
Shinde told the offi-
cials.
The MMRDA and the
Maharashtra State
Road Development Cor-
poration (MSRDC)
should appoint special
officers to deal with pot-
holes, the chief minis-
ter directed.
The state govern-
ment on Saturday gave
permission to the
MMRDA to raise loans
up to Rs60,000 crore for
infrastructure projects,
an official said.
MMRDA allowed to raise loans up to
Rs60,000 cr for infrastructure projects
CM Shinde ordered
that MMRDA and
MSRDC should
appoint special
officers to deal with
potholes in the city
Mother-son killed for opposing defecation
First India Bureau
Mumbai: As many as
ten people were held
in a murder case,
where a mother and
her son was killed
for objecting to def-
ecating in their
fields in Jalna dis-
trict.
The incident took
place in Erandwad-
gaon village on Satur-
day
. The deceased were
identified as Suman-
bai Devilal Sillode (55)
and her son Mangesh
Sillode (25). Accused
Sudhakar Shinde,
Sheetal Shinde and
others used to defecate
on the victim’s fields,
leading to quarrels.
On Saturday morn-
ing, the accused at-
tacked on members of
Sillode family, killing
Sumanbai and Man-
gesh and injuring Dev-
ilal and Yogesh.
While the injured
are being treated at the
district hospital, the
police have arrested
all ten accused in-
volved in the incident.
District Superinten-
dent of Police Akshay
Shinde, sub-divisional
police officer Raju also
visited the spot.
The accused used
to defecate inside
the victims’fields,
resulting in frequent
quarrels between
the two families
CM Eknath Shinde
Vijay Shivtare
WHAT IS BJP’S
‘MASTER STROKE’
IN DELHI?
The question is
worth a million dol-
lars whether Kejriwal’s
Delhi is slipping out of
his hand like sand. The
glare of saffron political
pranks is dazzling the
eyes of AAP politicians
in Delhi. Recently, the
Union Home Ministry
has constituted a Delim-
itation Commission for
Delhi. In fact, for the de-
limitation of the wards
of the Municipal Corpo-
ration of Delhi, the Cen-
tre has constituted a
3-member committee,
this committee has to
submit its report within
four months, only after
that the Corporation
elections are possible.
But the problem in this
is that the formula for
delimitation of wards
hasn’t yet been decided.
If sources are to
be believed, the
BJP wants to
give a blow to
AAP govern-
ment of Delhi
slowly
. In
thisepi-
s o d e ,
t h e
‘Government of NCT of
Delhi Act’ was passed
last year and under this
act, the scope of the
powers of Delhi LG
were greatly increased.
If sources are to be be-
lieved, with this ambi-
tious step, the Centre
wants to rewind the sit-
uation that prevailed
before 1993. Now they
want to build a Delhi,
where it will have a
Mayor, but the LG will
have unlimited powers,
and will represent the
Centre. If the BJP suc-
ceeds in giving shape to
this vision, then there
may be a big question
mark on the future of
Delhi C M Arvind Kejri-
wal.
SINGAPORE
MINISTER
STUNNED BY PM’S
GESTURE
On July 8, the
‘Arun Jaitley
Memorial Lec-
ture’ was con-
vened at Vig-
yan Bhavan,
in which
Singapore’s senior min-
ister Tharman Shan-
mugaratnam was to
deliver his lecture as
the keynote speaker.
Jaitley’s entire family
was seated in the front
row below the stage and
senior Singaporean
minister was also seat-
ed there. PM Modi
reached the auditorium
at the appointed time,
and usually he would
have reached directly
on the stage, but break-
ing the standard tradi-
tion that day, the PM
first met the Jaitley
family, then headed to-
wards the stage. After
reaching the stage, he
found this Singapore
Minister sitting in the
audience gallery. At
that time only
F i n a n c e
Minister
Nirmala
Sithara-
man was
present to
receive
the PM on the stage and
the PM asked her to
bring Shanmugarat-
nam on stage. Immedi-
ately the authorities
swung into action and
the Singaporean Minis-
ter was brought on
stage. But after this the
expressions of the PM
were telling that he
isn’t happy with this
protocol. Among the
dignitaries who had
come specially to hear
this lecture, the pres-
ence of Anurag Thakur,
RS Prasad, PK Misra,
Rajeev Shukla and the
RBI Governor could be
seen, but the absence of
most of the Union Min-
isters was also surpris-
ing. There were also
many saffron faces
whose talent was recog-
nised by Jaitley, who
helped them move
ahead in their careers.
LOK SABHA
SPEAKER IS ALSO
A GOOD LEADER!
Lok Sabha Speaker
Om Birla often
rides on the waves of
excessive enthusiasm.
In the past, when his
three years as speaker
were completed, he
gave many interviews
to the media to make
the occasion special.
His interview series,
which lasted for a
week, not only dissatis-
fied the top leadership
of the party, but also
sent a message to the
masses about how ‘pro-
active’ a speaker he is.
To realise his wishes,
the LS Secretariat had
established not one but
three studios in the
Parliament Annex,
where its backdrop was
prepared with the Tri-
colour of India. The
Speaker also gave in-
terviews in turn in
each studio without
losing a minute, taking
special care that he
at least change s
his jackets dur-
ing every inter-
view. Every
journalist be-
came crazy
about his inno-
cent ges-
t u r e
when after finishing
the interview, he would
request the interview-
ing journo to click a
picture with him with
Tricolour as the back-
drop. Anyway, he is
very popular in his par-
liamentary constitu-
ency, Kota-Bundi,
where, by rule, he tours
every Saturday Sun-
day and mixes with the
people.
HOW DID
‘CHANAKYA’ PAWAR
MISS OUT IN
MAHARASHTRA?
This time, in saving
the Maha Aghadi
government of Maha-
rashtra, how did
Sharad Pawar, who is
considered to be the
‘Chanakya’ of politics,
fail to rescue it?
Where did he go
wrong? His par-
ty had the
Home Minis-
try in the
Maha Vikas
Aghadi gov-
e r n -
ment and though there
was intelligence about
the government col-
lapsing, but could he
not smell the inten-
tions of Eknath Shinde
and BJP in time? If re-
liable sources are to be
believed, Pawar had
met the PM in Delhi a
few days before the saf-
fron game began in Ma-
harashtra. Later, he
had serious consulta-
tions with some top
BJP leaders about the
formation of a new gov-
ernment with the BJP
in Maharashtra. But
only one hurdle came
to the fore in this entire
matter, that is that Pa-
war was adamant that
the CM of the new coa-
lition government
would be his daughter
Supriya Sule, while the
BJP agreed to make Pa-
war’s daughter as the
Deputy CM. When Pa-
war didn’t agree, BJP
went with Eknath
Shinde thinking at
least he would be under
Saffron Party’s control
and that is where the
game turned around.
...AND FINALLY
Afterall,Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha
(JMM) supremo and
CM Hemant Soren an-
nounced party’s sup-
port of NDA’s presiden-
tial candidate Draupa-
di Murmu. In fact,
when Murmu was the
Governor of
Jharkhand and Raghu-
bar Das the CM there,
in 2016, the Raghubar
Das government of
BJP brought two im-
portant bills ignoring
tribal interests. The
first was ‘Chhota Nag-
pur Tenancy Act’ the
other was ‘Santhal Par-
gana Tenancy Act’.
When the then Gover-
nor Draupadi Murmu
received them for sign-
ing, she refused to sign
the bills, stressing
upon taking care of
tribal interests, sent
them back to govern-
ment for reconsidera-
tion. It is said that
Jharkhand Mukti Mor-
cha benefited through-
this in polls Soren’s
party got the lump sum
tribal votes. So, it, in a
way, also be-
came Sor-
en’s com-
pulsion to
s u p p o r t
Murmu’s
c a n d i -
d a -
ture.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
ARVIND KEJRIWAL OM BIRLA
PM NARENDRA MODI DRAUPADI MURMU
SHARAD PAWAR

Rubal: The Queen of Hearts
e have seen
stunning beau-
ty queens make
their mark in
society and con-
tinue to inspire
girls to be a part
of the beautiful journey
.
One such example is
Rubal Shekhawat who
was crowned as the
Femina First Miss India
2022, held recently in
Mumbai.
Rubal was welcomed
as a star by her friends
and family on reaching
home to Jaipur and a
week later the celebra-
tions are still continuing
and congratulations are
pouring in. The bold and
beautiful, Rubal smiled
away with moist eyes as she
folded her hands in grati-
tude to gesture the tradition-
al Indian ‘Namaste’ greeting
when her proud mother wel-
comed her with a tilak on the
forehead.
City First caught with our
very own beauty Queen and
the glamorous and talented
winner opened up about her
life post winning the crown.
Capturing her journey
from the very moment of
her crowning, when
asked to describe the win-
ning moment, Rubal replied
that she had a flashback of
her journey of the past few
months in front of her eyes
as her heart was racing to
know the results. I am full of
gratitude.” She further add-
ed, “I would like to mention
that I do realize that with this
beautiful crown comes great-
er responsibility
and she who bears
the crown must also
bear the weight that
it carries because
the crown is be-
yond its glaring
diamonds and I
am all set to ful-
fil my duties.”
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (clockwise)
Rubal Shekhawat, Gaurav Gaur, Ajit Maindola
Abhishek Poddar and Kamla Poddar Rubal Shekhawat with Gaurav Gaur
Rubal shares a warm hug while dedicating
her crown to her mother Renu Shekhawat
Femina Miss India 2022- 1st Runner Up Rubal Shekhawat
Rubal’s proud mother welcomes her with the traditional tilak The proud mother Renu kisses her forehead on her return
Rubal rejoices her victory with open arms and rides across the Pink City, cheered by fans, friends and family on her return
Rubal captured in the celebratory procession
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
AND
MUKESH
KIRADOO

hen Jaipur’s
popular mom
blogger, Priyan-
ka Jain could
not find fashion-
able yet com-
fortable eth-
nic wear
for her
d a u g h -
ters, the
entre-
p r e -
neurial spirit ignited in her
and she decided to put her
fashion design expertise to
use. This led to the birth of
an online clothing brand
‘Phool Booti Apparels’. The
USP was clear: clothes that
not only look stylish but are
also hassle-free for kids to
wear during festivals and
for a longer duration daily.
She introduced apparel like
lehengas, suits, crop tops
and pant sets in light and
breathable fabrics like cot-
ton and chanderi.
Looking at the demand
for such clothes, she also
soon expanded to include
apparel for women as well
as men in her collection.
From easy-breezy summer
dresses and chic co-ord sets
to traditional attire like el-
egant suits and lehengas,
there is a lot for women to
choose from without really
burning a hole in their
pockets. For men, there are
shirts, kurtas as well as
jackets to amp up their
wardrobes. The apparel
for men and women too
is made using cotton
and chanderi fab-
rics.
“Theideaisto
make cotton an
intrinsic part of
Haute fashion”,
sharesPriyanka
while talking
about the vision
behind Phool
Booti. Along with
her husband, Sau-
rabh Jain, who is
alsoafashiondesigner,
she also revived their
45-year-old family-
owned enterprise
‘Digambar Fabrics’.
Now re-branded as
‘Phool Booti Fabrics’, the
brand caters to both whole-
salers as well as retailers.
With an in-house dyeing and
print-makinginfrastructure
in place, the brand’s special-
ityliesincreatingcontempo-
rary and modern designs
using traditional motifs.
Telling more about the
venture, Saurabh Jain says:
“When it comes to textiles,
there is no denying that
Jaipur is a manufacturing
hub and known across the
globe for it. In our designs,
we make it a point to create
something different from
the ubiquitous Sanganeri
and Bagru style prints. We
use playful prints in sooth-
ing colours like greys,
greens and gold to cater to
the audience who is on the
lookout for some unique de-
signs and prints”. Another
point which sets Phoo Booti
Fabrics apart is their in-
depth understanding of the
chemistry and technicali-
ties of textiles and colours.
This ensures that
the colours do
not bleed and
remain fast,
unlike the
Sang aneri
and Bagru
print fabrics
which usu-
ally face this
complaint.
TUSHARIKA SINGH
Freelance writer and city blogger
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