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CITY EDITION Regd. KL/TV(N)/48/12-14
16 Pages ₹ 8.00 RNI No. KERENG/1995/49965
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
CITY EDITION Regd. KL/TV(N)/48/12-14
16 Pages ₹ 8.00 RNI No. KERENG/1995/49965
Printed at » Chennai » Coimbatore » Bengaluru » Hyderabad » Madurai » Noida » Visakhapatnam » Thiruvananthapuram » Kochi » Vijayawada » Mangaluru » Tiruchirapalli » Kolkata » Hubballi » Mohali » Malappuram » Mumbai » Tirupati » Lucknow » Cuttack » Patna
‘MERCENARY ATTACK’
prisons must end, says CJI boy, who was being treated
intensively, had since been
discharged and had been
referred to Thrissur Go-
The Hindu Bureau “This ground reality has to vernment Medical College
NEW DELHI be altered,” Chief Justice Hospital for follow-up
Chandrachud remarked. treatment, she said.
The Supreme Court on The court mooted in- This is the first time that
Wednesday indicated its volving the legal services amoebic encephalitis is be-
intention to ask the Union authorities, at the district ing reported from Thris-
Home Ministry to inter- and State levels, to do pe- sur. Not much information
vene with the States to riodic visits to jails to check is forthcoming about how
overhaul their prison ma- on prisoners. It reserved the child might have con-
nuals and wipe out hardly the case for judgment. tracted the infection.
acknowledged but existing Earlier, in January, the
practices of caste-based The court mooted involving the court had found that pri- Fifth case
discrimination of legal services authorities to son manuals in more than This is the fifth case of
prisoners. check on prisoners. 10 States, including Uttar amoebic encephalitis re-
Though States such as Pradesh, West Bengal, Od- ported in the State in the
Uttar Pradesh denied nial or degrading duties isha, Maharashtra, Tamil past two or three months.
caste-based discrimination unless they belonged to a Nadu, and Kerala, conti- The four other cases were
within their prison walls, a class or community “ac- nued to have provisions reported from Kozhikode,
Bench headed by Chief Jus- customed” to such work. that sanctioned discrimi- Kannur, and Malappuram
tice of India D.Y. Chandra- Senior advocate S. Mu- nation and forced labour in adolescent children,
chud read out portions ralidhar and advocate Pra- on the grounds of caste in three of whom lost their
from its prison documents, sanna S., appearing for pe- prisons. lives. In all these cases,
which use terms such as titioner-journalist Sukanya Mr. Muralidhar submit- there was the history of
“scavenger class”. At one Shantha, pointed out that ted that centuries of caste children getting into water-
point, he referred to a pa- in Madhya Pradesh, if a discrimination continued bodies, from where they
ragraph which said con- convict was a member of a unabated inside prisons. are believed to have come
victs serving simple impri- denotified tribe, he or she into contact with the
sonment would not be would automatically be CONTINUED ON amoebic parasite, Naegle-
called on to perform me- seen as a habitual criminal. » PAGE 8 ria fowleri.
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Test confirms
cholera in two Cambodia-based Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra to Mustering:
Minister rules
more samples
online financial head State film awards jury out hardship
to customers
rackets: 4 arrested
The Hindu Bureau
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Hindu Bureau and musician Sreevalsan J.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Menon. The preliminary The Hindu Bureau
Lab tests have confirmed judging panel will also con- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
cholera in two more sam- Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra sist of cinematographer
ples that were sent for ana- Police probe into the rackets follows a complaint filed by a will be the chairperson of Prathap V. Nair, editor Vi- Union Minister for Petro-
lysis from amongst the per- the jury to decide the Kera- jay Shankar, writers Shiha- leum and Natural Gas Har-
sons undergoing treatment
Thiruvananthapuram native that he lost ₹2 cr. to the scam la State Film Awards 2023. buddin Poythumkadavu, deep Singh Puri has clari-
for cholera in an outbreak The filmmaker made his Vinoy Thomas, and Malavi- fied that LPG customers
that was reported at a care debut with Yeh Woh Manzil ka Binny and sound recor- will not face hardship in
home in Neyyattinkara on The Hindu Bureau Youths are renting under the supervision of To Nahin, which won the dist C.R. Chandran. the name of Aadhaar mus-
Tuesday. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM out bank accounts Deputy Police Commis- National Film Award for tering, Leader of the Oppo-
Health officials said that for receiving stolen sioner Nidhinraj P. and led the Best Debut in 1987. Writings on cinema sition V.D. Satheesan has
F
the condition of all 16 per- our Keralites have by Assistant Commissioner His National Award win- Film critic and writer Jana- said. He had written to the
sons currently undergoing been arrested in
money on payment (Thiruvananthapuram City ning film Dharavi as well as ki Sreedharan will head the Minister to bring to his at-
treatment in various hospi- connection with of a commission Cyber Crime) Hari C. S. 2003 film Hazaaron jury for awards on writings tention the difficulties
tals is satisfactory. Cambodia-based online fi- The police found that the Khwaishein Aisi, the story Sudhir Mishra related to cinema. faced by LPG customers in
The outbreak of acute nancial rackets, the police money siphoned off from of three idealistic youth set Film critic Jose K. Ma- the name of mustering.
diarrhoeal disease had have said. here on Wednesday. Kerala was being handled during the emergency, had pan will head the two sub- nuel and writer O.K. San- The Union Minister’s as-
been confirmed as cholera The Thiruvananthapu- The city cyber crime through branches of na- also stirred up debate. committees of the preli- tosh will be the other surance that customers
after the samples of a 12- ram City Cyber Crime Pol- police had launched an in- tionalised banks. minary judging panel. members. will not be inconvenienced
year-old child from the ice have arrested Sadiq, 48, vestigation into the racket The police investigation Honoured Kerala State Chalachitra comes in a repost of Mr.
care home, admitted at of Nallalam, Kozhikode; this month based on a revealed that Malayali The French government Judging panel Academy secretary C. Ajoy Satheesan’s post. Custom-
SAT hospital, had tested Shefeeq, 37, of Thodupuz- complaint filed by a Thiru- youths were renting out honoured him with the Both will also be members will be the member secre- ers could also approach
positive on Tuesday. So far, ha, Idukki; Sadiq, 24, Va- vananthapuram native that their bank accounts for re- Chevalier of the Ordre des of the final judging panel, tary in all the panels. the distributor’s show-
three cases in the outbreak dakara, Kozhikode, and he had lost ₹2 crore to the ceiving the stolen money Arts et des Lettres in 2010. which will also include A total of 160 films have room or install oil market-
have been lab-confirmed Nandu Krishna, 21, of Poo- online scam. on payment of a commis- Filmmaker Priyananda- filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellis- been submitted for the ing company apps and
Once a case of cholera kode, Thrissur. sion. Among the accused, nan and cinematographer sery, writer N.S. Madha- awards. The jury screen- complete the eKYC on
has been confirmed, all Sadiq of Nallalam is an Special team Sadiq of Nallalam and She- and filmmaker Azhagap- van, actor Ann Augustine, ings will begin on July 13. their own.
epidemiologically linked accomplice of Manu of On the basis of reports that feeq were respectively in-
cases in the outbreak are Pappannoor, Malappuram, job-seeking youths were volved in renting bank ac-
usually treated as cholera. the key accused in the case being trapped by scam- counts and converting the
Officials are yet to iden- who operates via a call sters in southeast Asian money to digital currency
tify the source of contami- centre in Cambodia, the countries, the police had and sending it to Cambo-
nation. police said in a statement constituted a special team dia.
Reconstruction of Vallakkadavu
bridge put off temporarily: Minister
The Hindu Bureau Mr. Raju had pointed sons, a revised estimate for was over. If the work was
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM out that the Vallakkadavu ₹56.5 crore was submitted. not urgently completed, it
bridge, across TS Canal, The bridge was an im- could affect the function-
Reconstruction of the Val- was closed last year owing portant connect to the ing of the national water-
lakkadavu bridge across TS to its dilapidated condi- domestic airport, Shang- way, Mr. Raju said.
Canal has been put off tem- tion. A temporary bridge humughom, and godown. Mr. Cherian said the
porarily owing to the in- was instead opened. It, ho- The Padmanabhaswamy ₹39.5-crore estimate was
crease in project estimate wever, accommodated on- temple Arat procession al- revised last year. However,
to ₹56.5 crore, Minister for ly light motor vehicles. so passed through this the problem was that the
Culture Saji Cherian has The reconstruction of bridge. land acquisition alone for
said. the bridge had been sanc- reconstructing the bridge
He was replying to a tioned in 2009. On May 21, Deferred sanction would require ₹31.7 crore.
submission by Antony Ra- 2023, administrative sanc- However, it was learnt that This had increased the esti-
ju, MLA, on behalf of Mi- tion was given for a ₹39.5- the Finance department mate to ₹56.5 crore. The Fi-
nister for Public Works P.A. crore scheme. However, had deferred the adminis- nance department had
Mohamed Riyas in the As- with an increase in bitu- trative sanction. Nearly consequently deferred the
sembly on Wednesday. men cost and other rea- 90% of the land acquisition work for now.
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Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Nod to take
up works on Vizhinjam port hopeful of setting new benchmark
Kovalam The international seaport is hoping to have a turnaround time of less than a day, creating a new standard. Also, with global shipping majors preferring ports with an
beach 18-metre or more draft, Vizhinjam, with an approximately 20-metre draft, is a major attraction. However, it will have to carve its niche by competing with major ports
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rism has given administra- he long-awaited round time” of 0.9 days, as Singapore. However, the draft, is a major attraction
tive sanction to upgrade in- Vizhinjam interna- per the World Bank’s logis- major attraction of Vizhin- for shipping lines.
frastructure and tourist tional seaport, In- tic performance index re- jam is its proximity to inter- Even the neighbouring
amenities on the Kovalam dia’s first deep-water con- port for 2023. This is better national shipping routes Cochin and V. O. Chidam-
beach near the State capi- tainer transshipment port, than the USA (1.5 days), and its deep draft. For in- baranar Port in Thoothu-
tal at an estimated cost of is all set to put India on the UAE (1.1 days) Singapore stance, the minimum kudi have an insufficient
₹3.66 crore. map of global sea trade, (1.0 days), Russian Federa- voyage time to Vizhinjam draft of 14.5 m and 14.2 m,
The proposal in this re- scripting a new chapter in tion (1.8 days), Malaysia port from the Seuz route, respectively. With state-of-
gard was approved by the the global maritime trade. (1.0), Ireland (1.2 days), In- which accounts for a signif- the-art infrastructure, Viz-
departmental working However, the port will donesia (1.1 days), New icant share of the global hinajm can now handle the
group on plan schemes have to carve its niche by Zealand (1.1 days) and container traffic between largest mother ships in
that met on Monday. competing with port ma- South Africa (2.8 days). the U.S., Europe, and Asia, operation.
A master plan is being jors like Colombo, Singa- is around 0.5 to 1 hour, al- Further, considering the
implemented for compre- pore, or Port Klang. A cur- Less than a day most equal to the time to fact that Indian ports han-
hensive development of in- sory glance through the According to sources close Colombo port. On the oth- dle around 10% of trans-
frastructure facilities and infrastructure and techni- to Vizhinjam port, the tur- er hand, all the other ports shipment cargo out of the
tourist amenities at Kova- cal prowess of these ports naround time would be on the west and east coasts total container traffic vol-
lam as part of KIIFB pro- will reveal that Vizhinjam All set to go: Minister for Ports V.N. Vasavan visits the international seaport at Vizhinjam in less than one day in Vizhin- of the country require a ume the ports handle ev-
jects. The works to be im- has a long way to go. Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT jam. However, the exact voyage of more than 5 ery year, Vizhinjam can re-
mediately taken up include details would be available hours from the shipping duce the dependence of
site preparation, landscap- Port’s capacity 6.85 million TEUs of con- round time of vessels, one due to the complex cus- only after the successful route, said sources. the EXIM communities on
ing, pavements laying, in- For instance, Singapore tainers in 2020, whereas of the key parameters, that toms clearance associated start of commercial opera- the foreign transshipment
stallation of street furni- and Colombo ports han- the projected capacity of determines the competi- with the business. tions, they said. Insufficient draft hubs of Singapore, Colom-
ture, street lighting, dled 36.8 million TEUs (20- Vizhinjam in the first phase tiveness of a port, was rela- However, according to Vizhinjam also has cer- Plus, with global shipping bo, and Port Klang in Ma-
renovation of restroom etc. foot equivalent units) and is just 1 million. The turna- tively high in India, largely the latest figures available tain limitations in offering majors preferring ports laysia, said the sources.
San Fernando to call at Vizhinjam by 7.45 a.m. Steps to address financial crunch of
anganwadi welfare board: Minister
Dhinesh Kallungal ed by the Adani Port pilots then will use the ships tugs push the ship to berth. Then the ship will be
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM around 7.45 a.m. and berth mooring ropes to make fast The ship will also use its turned around to have the
at around 9.15 a.m. the ship to the wharf. power by using the main bow facing to the sea. The The Hindu Bureau on Wednesday. Replying to the anganwadi staff month-
The Marshall Island- According to Captain The ship will be navigat- engine and bow thruster. It tugs will then push the ship THIRUVANANTHAPURAM a calling attention motion ly share, proportionate go-
flagged container ship San Hari Gopalan Nair, senior ed in between the channel is difficult to turn such a to berth using the ship’s moved by P.C. Vishnunath, vernment share, and inter-
Fernando, owned by SFL LPSQ superintendent of buoys once the main pilot large ship using only tugs, power as well. The ship has The State government is MLA, on timely revision of est on permanent
Corporation Ltd. and char- BSM, a resident of Thiruva- and second pilot board the said Mr. Nair. a powerful bow thruster, mulling steps to address salary and pension of an- investments.
tered by Maersk- (AP Moll- nanthapuram who has res- ship at the start of the pas- The ship will proceed which moves the bow (for- the financial crunch expe- ganwadi workers and pen- However, the number of
er Group), Denmark, and ponsibility as the safety sage leading to the berth. under its own power until ward end of the ship) to rienced by the Anganwadi sioners in the Assembly, those retiring is going up
managed and operated by manager of the ship, the The three tugs employed a few metres off the berth, one side assisted by the Workers and Helpers Wel- the Minister said at present while those who pay their
Bernhard Schulte Ship ship will be navigated for bringing the ship will with the tugs made fast power of the main engine, fare Fund Board in distri- an anganwadi worker re- share has remained un-
Management, Singapore, through the buoyed chan- push forward and pull aft, with towing ropes from the he added. The ship is bution of benefits to re- ceived an honorarium of changed. The board is ex-
(BSM), will call at the Viz- nel to enter the breakwater or vice versa, to turn the ship, with an option for the planned to offload 1,930 tired anganwadi workers, ₹13,000, while a helper got periencing a financial
hinjam port to offload and will be turned around ship to get the bow facing third tug to assist in the containers which will take Minister for Women and ₹9,000. crunch owing to the in-
1,930 containers on Thurs- before the tugs will push out and then align the ship middle of the ship and a 2,537 landings and 607 will Child Development Veena The fund for the retire- crease in expenses every
day. The ship will be board- the ship to the berth and with the berth before the fourth tug standing by. be loaded back. George told the Assembly ment benefit is met from year.
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involved in the complaint is up to ₹50,000, the fee hief Minister Pina- rent fiscal and the remain- From this fiscal on- vision Commission also The Chief Minister went
will be ₹250. ₹50,000-₹2 lakh (₹500), ₹2 lakh-₹5 rayi Vijayan has an- ing three, in 2025-26. To- wards, two instalments will be settled in the cur- on to add that government Opposition slams CM
lakh (₹750), ₹5 lakh-₹10 lakh (₹1,000), ₹10 lakh- nounced that five wards the settlement of will be released annually to rent fiscal. departments will issue Meanwhile, the Congress-
₹20 lakh (₹2,000), ₹20 lakh-₹50 lakh (₹5,000), pending instalments of so- these dues, ₹1,700 crore employees and pension- Among other things, Mr. “special orders” by July 31 led UDF Opposition
above ₹50 lakh (₹10,000). cial security pensions, to- will be released this year. ers. The government will Vijayan also announced on revenue mobilisation slammed the statement
Solar prosumers, consumers who generate and talling ₹4,250 crore, will be Mr. Vijayan said the also issue a detailed order that assistance will be pro- and expenditure control made by Mr. Vijayan as “an
consume energy from solar sources, stand ex- disbursed in 2024-25 and State government shoul- on the DA/DR and pay revi- vided to cardamom farm- and to ensure transparent eyewash.”
empted from the hike in electricity duty. The Bud- 2025-26. ders the lion’s share of the sion arrears. ers in Idukki under the and seamless delivery of Leader of Opposition V.
get had proposed a hike from 1.2 paise per unit to Presenting a statement responsibility in disbursing Idukki package for crop government services to the D. Satheesan pointed out
15 paise under the Kerala Electricity Duty Act. regarding the timely dis- the five social security pen- Health sector dues loss. public. The Chief Secretary that the government has
Mr. Balagopal announced a further reduction bursement of government sions and various welfare On the arrears in the In a 10-page statement will be tasked with super- not provided any revenue
in the tax rates for motor vehicles. For all-India benefits in the Assembly fund board pensions to health sector, the Chief Mi- presented under Rule 300 vising this initiative. estimates for the announ-
tourist buses with ordinary seats, the quarterly on Wednesday, Mr. Vijayan around 62 lakh nister said the dues on in the Assembly, Mr. Vi- “The State government cements. “One year from
tax rate has been slashed from ₹2,250 to ₹1,500 indicated the govern- beneficiaries. medical bills under the Ka- jayan attributed the delay is engaged in increasing now, the people of Kerala
per seat. For buses having push-back seat, the rate ment’s intention to in- On the pending dear- runya scheme and medi- in the payment of govern- the tax revenues and non- will put the government on
has been slashed from ₹3,000 to ₹2,000 per seat. crease the welfare pension ness allowance (DA) pay- cine distribution will be ment benefits to the finan- tax revenues. Effective trial one year on the basis
For sleeper berths on buses, the rate has been from ₹1,600 per benefici- ments to government em- cleared in 2024-25 itself. cial crunch, triggered lar- measures will be taken un- of the Chief Minister’s
slashed from ₹4,000 to ₹3,000 per berth. ary in due course. Two ployees, he said seven Dues amounting to ₹600 gely by the “discriminatory der the supervision of de- statement,” he said.
The revised slabs for the amnesty scheme for
settling tax arrears under various laws of the pre-
Goods and Services Tax (GST) regimes are as fol-
lows: tax arrears up to ₹50,000 will be written off
entirely. This covers a liability of ₹116 crore for
22,267 traders, Mr. Balagopal said. For arrears
Ruling, Oppn. MLAs spar over Jumbo rescue act One more
neonatal
ranging from ₹50,000 to ₹10 lakh, defaulters need
to pay only 30% of the arrears. For arrears bet-
ween ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore, there are two
police response to crimes death in
Attappady
against women and children
schemes; 40% of the amount for cases under ap-
peal and 50% for others. For tax arrears above ₹1
crore, 70% for cases under appeal and 80% for the
rest. December 31, 2024, is the deadline for join- The Hindu Bureau
ing the amnesty scheme. PALAKKAD
The Hindu Bureau jayan had “shrunk away” cution of her husband and
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM from replying to her not- RMP founder T.P. Chandra- The newborn baby of a tri-
ice. Health Minister Veena sekharan’s killers. bal couple at Attappady
INBRIEF Treasury and Opposition
benches sparred in the As-
George answered in Mr. Vi-
jayan’s stead.
Ms. George riposted that
the Opposition’s adjourn-
died a day after its birth on
Wednesday. The neonatal
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sembly on Wednesday ov- Ms. Rema accused the ment notice had no merit. death of Deepa’s female
er whether women and government of failing to It merely sought to politi- child took place at Govern-
child victims of crimes re- act on the 2019 Hema com- cise the condemnable at- ment Medical College Hos-
ceived justice and empathy mittee report that detailed tack on the Dalit girl. She pital, Thrissur, around 11
from the Kerala Police. sexual exploitation and said the State law enforce- a.m. Several neonatal
Revolutionary Marxist gender inequality in the ment was “highly gender- deaths were reported in At-
Party (RMP) leader K.K. Malayalam film industry. friendly” and prosecuted tappady in recent times.
Rema served notice for for She spotlighted the govern- crimes against women, in- Deepa, 21, wife of Mani-
an adjournment debate on ment’s “failure” to bring to cluding acts of misogyny, kandan from Vellakulam
the police’s “lack of sensi- book top Kerala Cricket As- with diligence. hamlet near Sholayur, was
tivity and diligence in em- sosiation (KCA) officials Ms. George showcased suffering from sickle cell
The Hindu scribe Sam Paul A. pathetically investigating who allowed a cricket how the police detected a anaemia. She gave birth to
wins Yunus Kunju Award crimes against women and
children and protecting
coach to allegedly sexually
assault teenage players for
missing woman case that
lay cold for 15 years.
her first child through a ce-
sarian section on Tuesday.
Sam Paul A., Principal Correspondent, The the victims from the threat more than a decade with Ms. George countered Doctors said the child
Hindu, Alappuzha, has won the first Yunus Kunju of reprisal.” The often rau- impunity. that misogyny was “inhe- suffered from severe ven-
Memorial Award for business reporting instituted cous debate culminated in rent in the United Demo- triculomegaly, a condition
by the Kollam Press Club and Fatima Memorial a Congress-led United De- Professor cratic Front’s political cul- in which the brain ventri-
Educational Trust in memory of the late mocratic Front (UDF) Ms. Rema pointed out the ture.” Leader of the cles are enlarged due to
legislator and industrialist A. Yunus Kunju. He walkout. “belated prosecution” of a Opposition V.D. Satheesan build up of cerebrospinal
has won the award for the article ‘Failed promise Ms. Rema highlighted Cochin University of said Ms. George’s reply fluid (CSF). CSF is a fluid
and lost potential of Neera’. The award was the recent public assault Science and Technology rang hollow. He said main- that protects the brain and
presented by Revenue Secretray M.G. on a Dalit girl at Aroor in Professor supposedly close stream media and social spinal cord. The child
Rajamanickam at a function held at the Press Alappuzha for daring to to the CPI(M) for outraging media were awash with im- weighed only 1.1 kg at
Club on Wednesday. complain to the police his student’s modesty on ages and videos of Ms. Ge- birth.
against a set of alleged CPI the sidelines of a campus orge recently welcoming a
(M) workers who brutal- arts festival in March. serial offender and KAAPA
ised her brothers, both mi- Ms Rema also struck a detainee into the CPI(M) in (Above) An elephant calf that fell into a well at Malayattoor on
Last date for GIFT’s course nors, to back the Opposi- personal tone by alleging Pathanamthitta. Wednesday being rescued by a member of the elephant herd that it MVD says
tion’s case against the that CPI(M) social media Speaker A.N. Shamseer belongs to; and (top) the scene after the rescue operation. Wild
extended to July 16 police. He alleged that handles were unsparing of denied the Opposition’s elephant menace gives sleepless nights to the residents of the area. Thillankeri
The last date for submitting the application for
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi- her for seeking the prose- motion. K.K. NAJEEB
has no licence
the online admission for the Postgraduate
Diploma in Goods and Services Taxation The Hindu Bureau
(PGD-GST) programme offered by the Gulati
Institute of Finance and Taxation has been
extended to July 16. The one-year course equips
HC deplores govt. Governor issues directive to KANNUR
SC refuses
to stay HC’s CBI chargesheets former Kerala WEATHERWATCH
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Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
pre-arrest bail
to Bhavani Police and IB officials in ISRO case
Revanna The espionage case stirred a political storm in Kerala in 1994; according to the chargesheet, ex-police officer Vijayan, who
played a crucial role in false implication of victims, has been booked for assault and use of criminal force against a woman
The Hindu Bureau
NEW DELHI
K.S. Sudhi of the court document cording to the CBI. Ms. Rasheeda in a hotel
The Supreme Court on KOCHI were obtained by various The CBI had registered room and seized her travel
Wednesday refused to im- parties on the day. The the case following a report documents without creat-
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mediately stay the antici- he Central Bureau case which began on Sep- filed by the Supreme ing any records and ob-
patory bail granted to Bha- of Investigation has tember 20, 1994 with Mr. Court-appointed D.K. Jain structed her travel back to
vani Revanna, mother of chargesheeted Vijayan booking a case Committee. The commit- Male, it said.
suspended Janata Dal (Sec- former Kerala Police offic- against Ms. Rasheeda had tee was appointed follow- D. Sashikumaran, K.
ular) MP and rape accused ers S. Vijayan, Siby Math- stirred a political storm in ing a petition filed by form- Chandersekhar, Mr. Na-
Prajwal Revanna, in a kid- ews, K. Joshua, and P.S. Kerala. A section of the er space scientist Nambi rayanan and K.S. Sharma
napping case involving one Jayaprakash and former In- Congress leaders, who Narayanan, who was alleg- were arrested on direc-
of the victims of her son’s telligence Bureau official owed their allegiance to edly falsely booked in the tions from Mr. Mathews
alleged sexual assaults. R.B. Sreekumar in connec- A.K. Antony, used it to se- case and tortured. The without any evidence
A Bench of Justices Su- tion with the alleged fram- cure the resignation of the Nambi Narayanan apex court, which had al- against them. Mr. Mathews TEMPERATURE DATA: IMD, POLLUTION DATA: CPCB, MAP: INSAT/IMD (TAKEN AT 18.00 HRS)
rya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan ing of space scientist Nam- then Chief Minister K. Ka- lowed him a compensation allowed the unlawful inter- Forecast for Thursday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isolated
pointed out to the Karnata- bi Narayanan and runakaran who allegedly voluntarily causing hurt, of ₹50 lakh, had also or- rogation of victims by the places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
ka government and Special Maldivian nationals Marian had shielded a senior pol- voluntarily causing hurt to dered not to reveal the Intelligence Bureau offi- Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim, Sub-Hi-
Investigation Team, repre- Rasheeda and Fausia Has- ice officer. extort a confession and contents of the Jain cials and allowed their malayan West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
sented by senior advocate san in the Indian Space Re- The accused were wrongful confinement. committee. physical and mental tor- central Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa and north interior Karnataka
CITY RAIN MAX MIN CITY RAIN MAX MIN
Kapil Sibal, that the High search Organisation (ISRO) charged for conspiracy of- Mr. Vijayan, the first ac- The CBI investigation, ture by the IB officials and Agartala ................... —......32.6...... 27.1 Kozhikode .......................20......32.5...... 23.6
Court had granted her pro- espionage case. fences, a public servant in- cused, has also been according to the chargesh- created false records, it Ahmedabad............. —......35.3...... 27.2 Kurnool ..........................0.3......36.3...... 25.3
Aizawl ........................9......29.8...... 23.7 Lucknow.......................... —......37.9...... 28.7
tection from arrest on the The details of the char- tentionally creating an in- booked for assault and use eet, revealed that Mr. Vi- said. Mr. Sreekumar was Allahabad ................ —......38.0...... 29.2 Madurai ........................... —......39.7...... 25.7
grounds that she was a 55- gesheet, which was filed correct document with the of criminal force against a jayan played a very active responsible for physical Bengaluru................ —......30.2...... 20.2 Mangaluru....................... —......29.5...... 22.4
year-old woman and could last month, were known intent to cause harm, fabri- woman with the intent to role in the false implication and mental torture of ar- Bhopal ..................... —......33.6...... 26.0 Mumbai .............................4......31.8...... 24.6
Bhubaneswar .......... —......34.9...... 26.6 Mysuru............................. —......30.0..........—
not be punished for her on Wednesday after copies cation of false evidence, outrage her modesty, ac- of the victims. He molested rested victims. Chandigarh.............0.8......37.9...... 28.0 New Delhi........................31......36.4...... 27.5
son’s alleged crimes. Chennai ................... —......36.4...... 28.2 Patna............................... —......35.6...... 29.0
Coimbatore ............. —......33.0...... 22.6 Port Blair ......................... —......31.5...... 25.4
Mr. Sibal said the High Dehradun...................3......35.2...... 24.0 Puducherry ..................... —......36.9...... 27.2
Court’s decision to grant Gangtok .....................8......20.5...... 18.2 Pune ..................................1......32.6...... 23.8
her the relief of anticipato-
ED searches premises of ex-Minister in Valmiki case
Goa.........................100......28.0...... 23.3 Raipur...........................41.4......... —...... 25.2
Guwahati ................. —......32.1...... 27.2 Ranchi ............................. —......32.2...... 25.0
ry bail was “most unfortu- Hubballi................... —......28.0...... 23.0 Shillong ...........................11......24.4...... 18.4
nate”. The kidnapping Hyderabad..............0.2......32.6...... 24.0 Shimla ............................. —......28.0...... 22.0
Imphal .......................2......26.9...... 23.5 Srinagar........................... —......29.8...... 19.9
would not have possibly Jaipur ...................... —......36.0...... 28.0 Thiruvananthapuram ............8......31.0...... 24.5
happened without her The Hindu Bureau The searches were con- Padmanabh, managing di- Kochi........................20......30.4...... 24.0 Tiruchi ............................. —......38.3...... 27.0
knowledge and participa- BENGALURU/KALABURAGI tinuing till late in the even- rector of the corporation; Kohima ......................7......25.2...... 18.1 Vijayawada........................7......36.2...... 26.2
Kolkata .................... —......36.2...... 28.6 Visakhapatnam................ —......31.7...... 26.6
tion. “The victim was in ing. Harish, a personal as- Parashuram, an accoun- (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius)
captivity under the direc- The Enforcement Directo- sistant to Mr. Nagendra, tant at the corporation; Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday
tions of the family,” Mr. Si- rate (ED) conducted a si- was detained by the ED and three employees of the CITIES SO 2 NO 2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE In observation made at
Ahmedabad ..... .15 ..33 22 ..... 57 ....65 ......* 4.00 p.m., Sri Ganganagar,
bal submitted. multaneous search of 20 team. He was taken to the Union Bank of India M.G. Bengaluru ........ .14 ..36 80 ..... 35 ....58 ......* Rajasthan recorded an
The Bench, however, premises linked to accused ED office in Bengaluru and Road branch in Bengaluru Chennai............ ...5 ....7 90 ..... 66 ....62 ......* overall air quality index
Delhi ................. ...8 ..49 13 ... 262 ...159 ......* (AQI) score of 249
pointed out that the name and suspects in the alleged is being questioned, sourc- where the alleged money Hyderabad ....... .11 ..10 30 ..... 99 ....86 ......* indicating an unhealthy
of the mother did not fea- scam at the Karnataka go- es said. The searches came laundering happened. Kolkata............. .12 ..24 40 ..... 40 ....41 ......* level of pollution. In
Lucknow........... ...8 ....7 94 ..... 60 ....86 ......*
ture either in the com- vernment-run Maharshi a day after Mr. Nagendra The scam came to light Mumbai ............ ..— ..78 75 ..... 35 ....33 ......*
contrast, Aizawl, Mizoram
recorded a healthy AQI
plaint or in the witness Valmiki Scheduled Tribes and Mr. Daddal were ques- when the corporation’s ac- Pune ................. ...2 ..14 45 ... 109 ...118 ......* score of 10
statement given to the Ma- Development Corporation, A view of the apartment complex in Bengaluru, in which the ED held tioned by the Special Inves- counts superintendent P. Visakhapatnam ...7 ..52 15 ...... — ....82 ......*
gistrate under Section 164 where funds up to ₹88 searches at the flat of former Minister B. Nagendra. SUDHAKARA JAIN tigation Team (SIT) of the Chandrashekharan ended Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI)
SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It
of the Code of Criminal crore were allegedly State police on July 9. The his life on May 26. In a can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects
such as statues and monuments.
Procedure. “We are only embezzled. gendra, who resigned as and Raichur Rural MLA Ba- SIT has arrested 11 persons note, he alleged illegal NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air
considering the question Premises linked to two Minister for Scheduled sanagouda Daddal, who is and seized ₹14.5 crore. transfer of money from the particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters.
CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart
of liberty of a woman,” the ruling Congress MLAs — Tribes Welfare on June 6 af- the Chairman of the corpo- Others raided by the ED corporation to various ac- and brain. At very high levels, it can cause dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death.
Bench said. Ballari Rural MLA B. Na- ter the scam broke out, ration — were searched. include key accused J.J. counts. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing,
chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks,
heart attacks and premature death in people with heart or lung disease
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n calling for a report from the State govern-
ment on the action taken against two police billion in 1987 and challenges such as poverty, doctoral fellow in Women labour force participation, there has been a significant
officers, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda health and gender inequality were plaguing the population studies at which is straggling, their notable improvement in the quality and
Bose has escalated the conflict between Raj Bha- world, developing countries in particular. the International absence from political representation coverage of health care.
van and the State government. He has written to The decades of the 1960s and 1970s were scary Institute for and their unending plight within Despite these achievements, India’s
the Union government and to the Chief Minister, as the global population was growing at a yearly Population Sciences society are the silent issues which can road towards 2030 is not easy.
Mamata Banerjee, about what he perceives as im- rate of 2%. For India, there was a prediction of (IIPS), Mumbai sabotage India’s path to 2030. According to Oxfam, the top 10% of
propriety by Vineet Goyal, Kolkata City Police doom. This meant that widespread poverty, With six years in hand to meet the India’s population holds 77% of the
Commissioner, and Indira Mukherjee, a Deputy hunger and deaths were soon to follow in the targets, India’s road to 2030 crosses national wealth. If the fruits of
Commissioner of Police. The Governor is ag- next decades. However, despite the predictions, the path with its population dynamics. development are not equitably distributed and if
grieved that they made remarks pertaining to an the next decades told a different story altogether. Population issues such as gender equality and development does not percolate to the poorest of
investigation into a complaint of alleged sexual Global fertility rates declined rapidly. Due to socio-cultural divides cannot be ignored in the the poor and the wealth scenario remains so
harassment that a Raj Bhavan employee had improvements in living conditions and medical journey to achieve SDGs. It is only with a skewed as it is now, ‘sustainable development’
made against him. While the complaint has not infrastructure, life expectancy increased. In India thorough understanding that India will be able to can never be achieved in its truest sense.
been acted upon — as Mr. Bose enjoys immunity too, fertility rates began to fall since the 1970s and Nitin Kumar achieve a ‘development’ which is sustainable in Absolute growth in GDP numbers has limited
from proceedings under Article 361 of the Consti- at present is below the replacement level. India’s its truest sense. importance for a country where the top 1% holds
progress in many health parameters has been independent 40% of the total wealth. Hunger and nutrition is
tution — it has become a thorny issue, with the
researcher and a
Governor believing that the police officers had outstanding. There have been significant The country’s SDG journey another sector in crisis. In the Global Hunger
Legislative Assistant
flouted the rules of conduct in speaking about an reductions in maternal and child mortality. to Members of ‘Development’ in the simplest way means Index (2023), India’s rank was 111 out of 125
investigation that cannot be instituted or conti- In 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Parliament (LAMP) ensuring the basic requirements of food, shelter countries. In terms of nutrition, stunting, wasting
nued. His consternation is also because he be- Development Goals (SDGs) which were soon Fellow (2023-24), and health for all. ‘No Poverty, Zero Hunger and and underweight among children below five
lieves the Commissioner had stopped a group of recognised as important metrics in assessing the New Delhi Good Health’ are the three most important SDGs years and anaemia among women pose serious
people with grievances about post-election vio- progress of nations. With 2030, the target year, which form the core of ‘development’. India’s challenges. India’s epidemiological trajectory
lence from meeting him, even though he had drawing closer, India’s progress in the SDGs journey from the brink of a demographic disaster shows that the country has a double burden of
agreed to meet them. The Governor has also de- should be understood particularly in light of its to striving towards the 2030 goal of ‘leaving no communicable and non-communicable diseases
manded a report on the action taken with regard population dynamics. one behind’ has seen a couple of hits and misses. (NCD). This is a serious challenge for India which
to a woman being disrobed in public, a couple be- India made great leaps towards the goal of also combats the early onset of NCDs and the
ing flogged and other incidents of mob violence, India’s population dynamics eradicating poverty. The proportion of the rising health needs of the elderly.
undoubtedly a legitimate request. Three components, namely fertility, mortality, population living below the poverty line reduced
The Governor is indeed authorised to seek in- and migration, play a pivotal role in shaping from 48% to 10% between 1990 and 2019. The What needs looking into
formation from the State government under Arti- India’s demographic landscape. India has made Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment For India to achieve the SDGs, the changing
cle 167. Whether disciplinary action involving significant strides in reducing its fertility. Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that came into effect population dynamics has to be acknowledged
central service officers, normally within the do- According to the National Family Health Survey in 2006 played a critical role in addressing rural while forming policies. India needs to address
main of the State governments when they are (NFHS)-5, India’s total fertility rate (TFR) poverty. The Janani Suraksha Yojana of 2005 — it income inequality, harness its demographic
serving the State, can be initiated at the instance decreased from 3.4 to 2 between 1992 and 2021, provides cash benefits to pregnant women — not dividend by creating job opportunities for the
of the Governor or the Union government is a dropping below the replacement level of 2.1. only accentuated institutional deliveries but also youth of India and address changing health
separate question altogether. Mr. Bose has cited There has been a significant drop in the mortality saved poor families from hefty health needs. NCDs, which incur high out-of-pocket
circumstances surrounding the harassment com- rate as well. The average life expectancy of expenditures. expenditures, are catastrophic for some families.
plaint against him to argue that it is a “concocted Indians has also increased over time. With this, In his controversial book, The Population Bomb India needs a stronger safety net to save these
allegation”, “induced and facilitated” by the pol- India is experiencing a demographic shift, (1968), Paul R. Ehrlich raised serious questions families from slipping into utter poverty. The
ice. However, it may not be in anyone’s interest to towards an ageing population. According to the about India’s ability to feed its population in the nutrition scenario should be set right by
escalate such issues by asking for punitive action 2011 Census, individuals aged 60 years and above From pulling years to come. With the Green Revolution, India strengthening programmes. This will require an
against officers. At a time when personal squab- constituted 8.6% of the total population. The back from the became self-sufficient in crop production and increase in budgetary allocation for the health
bles and institutional conflicts between Gover- figure is projected to rise up to 19.5% by 2050. But averted a catastrophe. The proportion of the and nutrition sectors. Another, but often missed,
brink of a
nors and Chief Ministers are on the rise, the deve- what really do these changing dynamics signify? population suffering from hunger reduced from paradigm of this entire development discussion is
India’s population dynamics is intertwined demographic 18.3% in 2001 to 16.6% in 2021. However, India’s gender equality. A gender equal approach and
lopment is likely to be seen as one more stand-off
involving the politicisation of Raj Bhavan by in- with its ‘development’ scenario. The reduction in disaster to nutrition picture is not completely rosy. India empowerment of vulnerable women can solve
cumbents seeking to undermine elected regimes. fertility signifies a transition toward smaller striving to contributes a third of the global burden of most issues and propel India’s progress in the
The two sides appear locked in perennial con- family norms. This can reduce the proportion of reach the target malnutrition. Though the Indian government SDGs.
flict, mirroring the antagonism between the the dependent population and result in a year of 2030 launched the Prime Minister’s Overarching India still has a long journey to cover in order
Centre and the State. There is the usual one over demographic dividend — a period where the for the Scheme for. Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN) to meet all the targets of the SDGs. This will
grant of assent to Bills, and a recent one involves working-age population is larger than the Abhiyaan in 2018, it will still require a miracle to require multi-sectoral collaboration and political
Sustainable
the question who should administer the oath of dependent population. India can harness the fulfil the target of ‘Zero Hunger’ by 2030. will. India’s progress in SDGs is directly
potential of its young workforce by creating Development Health is one sector in India where progress proportional to the well-being of its population
office to newly elected legislators. And there is a
defamation suit the Governor has filed against employment. The decline in mortality and Goals, there is made has been remarkable. All the critical and the route to progress lies in a better
the Chief Minister. Constitutional functionaries increase in life expectancy are reflections of a much to look at mortality indicators have seen steady declines. understanding of its population dynamics and
should pull back from the brink before they are robust health-care system and increased living in the country The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) decreased addressing the issues.
sucked into a political rabbit hole.
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uly 11 has been observed as World and poverty reduction among Indian States is forums on India’s right to grow economically to
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or India’s gig workers, who are increasing Population Day since 1989 after the global among the top priorities of the central and State alleviate poverty as early as possible.
in numbers but are perched precariously population crossed the five billion mark. governments and beyond the scope of this article.
on the edge of the unregulated labour The population is now estimated to be 8.1 billion, Global South and growth
pool, the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers with India as the most populous nation (1.44 Impact of climate change The Narendra Modi government has articulated
(Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, offers a billion), which is slightly more than China’s. But a far more serious issue facing the people of this even more forcefully by expanding the
welcome reprieve, but still stops short of provid- This writer wrote the article, “Myths about S. Ramasundaram India is the adverse effects of climate change definition of the Circular Economy framework in
ing them with the security of being employees. Population Growth”, which was published in this a retired Indian which do not recognise national boundaries. This the G-20 New Delhi Declaration of September
When app-based gig work was introduced a de- daily on World Population Day (‘World Administrative Service is where the population versus people dichotomy 2023: “In order to endeavour to decouple our
cade ago, courtesy ride-sharing and food delivery Population Day’ page, July 11, 1997) — when India (IAS) officer and a becomes apparent. The debate on historical economic growth from environmental
apps, the absence of the word ‘employee’ was ac- crossed the 100 crore mark. The article showed United States-trained emissions (advanced by developing countries) degradation and enhance sustainable
tually seen as a positive; it supposedly offered a how the doomsday predictions of Malthus, 200 demographer versus current emissions (advanced by consumption and production,
chance for ‘partners’ to retain their autonomy years ago, or that of his present-day followers in the developed world) is closely linked including primary resource
and earn good money without being locked into a the West, that population growth would overtake to the population versus people consumption while supporting
contract with rigid timings. That illusion soon food production, never came true and never will divergence. This is because the per economic growth, we acknowledge the
dissolved as incomes crashed and working hours in the future. The aim of this article is to analyse capita consumption of both natural critical role played by circular
lengthened, and the lack of a formal ‘employee’ what has changed in 27 years. resources and manufactured products economy, extended producer
status left workers at the mercy of the aggregator directly correlates with the per capita responsibility and resource efficiency
and all-powerful algorithms, in the absence of sa- Changes in India income of the people. in achieving sustainable
fety nets or governmental regulation. Despite Let us look at some of the major socio-economic The Organisation for Economic development”.
this, the gig economy is growing. According to a changes in India over 27 years. Co-operation and Development This is an explicit statement of
NITI Aayog report, India had 77 lakh gig workers First, the population has grown 44% from 100 (OECD) countries with a per capita intent to maintain the economic
at the beginning of the decade, and by 2029-30, crore to 144 crore, but the annual growth rate of income of $40,000 and a total population of 1.39 growth of the Global South nations, a term used
they are projected to account for 4.1% of income, the population has fallen sharply — from nearly billion, together produce and consume $55.6 for all developing nations as a group. India is
and 6.7% of the non-agricultural workforce. 2% to below 1%. This is because the number of trillion worth of natural resources and looked upon by the nations of the Global South in
A rights-based legislation, the draft Bill aims to births per woman (total fertility rate or TFR) has manufactured goods. In comparison, India, with their efforts to maintain economic growth in their
prevent arbitrary dismissals, provide human fallen from 3.4 to 2, just below the “replacement a per capita GDP of $2,400 and a population of respective nations as the first priority, followed by
grievance redress mechanisms, and to bring level” of 2.1. 1.44 billion, produces and consumes just $3.5 measures to achieve net zero. India has fixed the
more transparency into the opaque tangle of au- Second, the per capita GDP of Indians grew six trillion worth of natural resources and year 2070 to achieve this, compared to the
tomated monitoring and algorithm-based pay- times, from $400 to $2,400. The average life span manufactured goods. In other words, the OECD European Union’s target of reaching net zero by
ments. It is a step up from the Union govern- of an Indian has increased from 61 years to 70 countries with a population slightly less than that 2050. But India would strive for zero poverty
ment’s Code on Social Security, 2020. years. of India consume nearly 16 times of what the within the next decade.
Karnataka’s law also offers social security Third, Indians living below the whole of India consumes. This has been the The next few decades will see developing
through a welfare board and fund, with contribu- multi-dimensional poverty line decreased from major cause of global warming over the past few nations focusing on eradicating persistent
tions from the government and the aggregator, 43% to 11%. However, 11% of 144 crore is still a decades, resulting in unpredictable weather poverty among their people rather than
either through a cut from every transaction on very large number of 16 crore people. changes. In turn this has adversely affected the responding to population growth doomsday
the app, or as a percentage of the platform’s tur- The 16 crore people below the poverty line are poor in developing nations more severely than “experts” who have so far not been proved right.
nover in the State. Noting that many of the firms not distributed evenly across the country. Just people in developed nations with much better As Tamil poet C. Subramania Bharati said nearly
that own these platforms report minimal profits, four States, namely, Uttar Pradesh: (5.4 crore out It is the welfare housing and civic infrastructure. 100 years ago, “Thani oruvanukku unavillai enil,
workers’ unions have rightly demanded that the of 23.6 crore), Bihar (4.2 crore out of 12.7 crore), of the average With 11% of its people still below the poverty inda jagatthinai azhithiduvom (even if one person
welfare fee is charged as a cess on each transac- Madhya Pradesh (2.52 crore out of 8.7 crore) and line, India will continue to accord priority to does not have food to eat, we will destroy the
citizen which
tion. Sceptics note the moribund nature of other Jharkhand (1.1 crore out of 4 crore) account for economic growth over climate change mitigation world”) So, it is the welfare of average citizen
unorganised sector welfare boards, but one ad- 83% of the national total of people below the matters and not measures, and rightly so. That responsibility lies which matters and not population numbers at the
vantage of mandatory registration with such a poverty line, while accounting for only 34 % of macro-level majorly with the OECD countries, and now macro level.
board is that it will make gig workers visible in the India’s total population. How to address this population increasingly with China. Successive Indian
eyes of the law. Karnataka’s Congress govern- persisting disparity in socio-economic growth numbers governments have negotiated hard at global The views expressed are personal
ment aims to enact the Bill in the monsoon ses-
sion of the Assembly, and it must quickly formu-
late rules and establish the welfare board to LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ensure that the law is in force before the end of
the year. A similar legislation in Rajasthan, enact- Russia visit responsible if India strives Can the visit be called a which requires moral Disease threats infectious diseases. A study
ed by the predecessor Congress government, has The successful visit of Prime to defuse the ongoing war success from a foreign courage. India failed to play It is of great concern that in a top scientific journal
been effectively put into cold storage by the BJP Minister Narendra Modi to in Ukraine by bringing the policy angle? Is foreign a lead role in strongly the spectrum of microbial says that over half of known
government. At the national level, comprehen- Moscow bolsters the fact two sides to the negotiation policy only about economic calling for the war to end. threats is widening. In the pathogenic diseases can be
sive legislation is needed not just to set minimum that Russia still remains table by using its acclaimed interest? Is there no space The world was watching the past two decades, India has aggravated by climate
wages, reasonable working hours and conditions India’s robust, special and global image. for humanitarian and just visit very closely. seen a rise in outbreaks of change.
and robust social security but also to provide gig privileged strategic partner. M. Rishidev, concerns? India should have S.V. Venkatakrishnan, emerging and re-emerging Dr. Biju C. Mathew,
workers with the coveted status of ‘employees’. It would be prudent and Dindigul, Tamil Nadu called a spade a spade, San Jose, California, U.S. viral, bacterial, and other Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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A pathway for the most populous nation The Congress’s many woes in Karnataka
The party is bogged down by in-fighting and corruption charges
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he world population is years could help balance the drivers of the global economy. At
expected to touch 8.5 population-deficit regions. present, 600 urban centres drive
billion by the end of this Lowering fertility levels and rising 60% of the world’s GDP. An mand for more deputy chief
decade. While Asia is longevity also transforms the size assessment of global cities by STATE OF PLAY ministers, but also for the re-
expected to be overpopulated, and composition of households. Oxford Economics resulted in the placement of Shivakumar as
Europe, it is said, will be There will soon be an uneven Global Cities Index, which ranked Nagesh Prabhu Congress State chief. The Vok-
underpopulated. Due to falling S. Irudaya Rajan distribution of children and the the top cities in the world based nagesh.p@thehindu.co.in kaliga seer’s request to Mr. Sid-
fertility levels and rising longevity, is Chair and Honorary elderly within households, which on five categories: economics, daramaiah intensified the war
T
the future population could have a Visiting Professor at will have implications for human capital, quality of life, he Congress’s below- of words between the loyalists
higher number and share of older the International inequality, an environment and par performance in of the two leaders. After his
people. Thus, the two significant Institute of Migration important concern for governance. This the Lok Sabha elec- statement, Veerashaiva-Lin-
transformations are expected to and Development, India. For instance, the exercise evaluates the tions in Karnataka has high- gayat seers urged the party to
be an imbalanced distribution of Kerala Kerala Migration urban quality of life, lighted the cracks in the party. consider leaders from their
the population across regions and Survey 2023 reports which needs to be There has been political sha- community for the top post or
a skewed age structure. that 42% of households studied so that the dow boxing between two fac- Rajanna has also said that a for the post of deputy chief
The population today is more have no elderly people trends of rapid tions — one supporting Chief new Congress State chief minister in the event of a
centred in urban areas. By 2030, it whereas 37% of urbanisation and Minister Siddaramaiah and should be appointed. Other change of guard. Meanwhile,
is estimated that two-third of the households have one growing migration can the other, his deputy D.K. Shi- senior leaders, such as Home AHINDA, an outfit represent-
people will inhabit urban spaces, elderly person, 20% be understood. vakumar — with supporters of Minister G. Parameshwara, ing minorities, backward
which will put a strain on have two, and 1% have Unfortunately, not a each leader issuing statements see nothing wrong in this de- classes, and Dalits, warned of
U.S. Mishra
infrastructure and amenities. This, three elderly people. single Indian city appears in the to undermine the other. The mand based on the ‘one per- a State-wide agitation against
in turn, could compromise the is Honorary Visiting The accommodation of elderly top 50 ranking of world cities. The situation came to a head on son, one post’ principle, as any move to replace Mr. Sidda-
quality of life of urban citizens. Professor at the people and children is uneven best-ranking Indian city is Delhi, June 27 when a Vokkaliga seer, Mr. Shivakumar holds multi- ramaiah, who belongs to the
International Institute across rich and poor households. which occupies the 350th position Chandrashekaranatha Swami, ple portfolios. Other Backward Classes
Women’s health and rights of Migration and This gives rise to a lower out of 1,000 cities in the world. requested Mr. Siddaramaiah The call for more deputy community.
Development Kerala
The theme of this world dependency burden (the ratio of This poor performance is due to to give up the Chief Minister’s chief ministers was made after In the midst of this leader-
population day is ‘women’s sexual dependent young and old to the India’s poor environment and post to Mr. Shivakumar. the 2023 Assembly results too. ship struggle, the Congress is
and reproductive health and population of working age) in rich quality of life, which undoubtedly The Congress fought the A section of Congress leaders fighting other battles too. The
reproductive rights’, marking the households compared with poorer threaten the sustainability of its Lok Sabha elections in unity, believe that it is part of a stra- party which came to power le-
30th anniversary of the ones. In addition, the care burden cities. To make India’s urban banking on its five ‘guaran- tegy by Mr. Siddaramaiah’s velling corruption charges
International Conference on in households is also shaped by spaces livable, we need to address tees’. However, it put up a loyalists to keep Mr. Shivaku- against the Bharatiya Janata
Population and Development the presence of children and the all these challenges. poor show, particularly in the mar in check amid talks that Party is now facing allegations
(ICPD). This gives us an elderly. Due to societal It is also noteworthy that the Old Mysore region, which is he might seek the Chief Minis- of fraud. Congress Minister B.
opportunity to accelerate efforts stereotypes, the burden of care most populous country of the often described as the ‘Vokka- ter’s post after 30 months of Nagendra was forced to resign
to realise the ICPD’s programme of falls on women. This leaves world does not have a realistic liga belt’ owing to the electoral this government’s tenure. for allegedly swindling funds
action. While there has been women with less time to count of its population. Most dominance of the Vokkaliga They also say that the demand from the Karnataka Maharshi
reasonable progress in three participate in paid work. projections of India’s population community to which Mr. Shi- is being made to counter Mr. Valmiki Scheduled Tribes De-
decades — women have greater are based on decades-old data. vakumar belongs. This gave Shivakumar’s influence, both velopment Corporation.
access to modern contraceptives Migration trends Until India conducts its census, we rise to the old demand of ap- in the government and in the There have also been allega-
today and maternal deaths have The distribution of the population will only have estimates. It is pointing more deputy chief party. Party leaders have not tions of irregularities in the
declined considerably since 2000 in the future will continue to be important to know the exact count ministers. The Congress had ruled out a mid-term reshuffle Mysuru Urban Development
— there are still unequal results shaped by migration. In recent and the demographic make up so swept this region in the 2023 in the government. Authority scheme. In this
across regions. It is unacceptable decades, we have seen greater that we can draft better policies. Assembly polls. In the general elections, the case, allotments made to Mr.
that each day, 800 women die mobility of people. People often World population day is The Chief Minister’s loyal- Congress won nine out of 28 Siddaramaiah’s wife have
globally from preventable causes migrate due to poor development significant for India since we have ists, particularly Cooperation seats against one seat in 2019. come under the scanner. Jana-
relating to pregnancy and child and infrastructure in their regions. a global footprint. Despite more Minister K.N. Rajanna, re- It fell short of expectations ta Dal (Secular) leader H.D.
birth. A disproportionate share of A study estimates that 60 crore countries adopting stringent newed the demand for the ap- that it would win at least 15 Kumaraswamy has insinuated
these deaths occur in developing Indians migrate within the country immigration policies, more pointment of three deputy seats. The party’s vote share that the scam was exposed by
countries. Reduced maternal annually, and 2 crore migrate Indians will continue to emigrate, chief ministers representing increased to 45.43% from “someone who is eyeing the
mortality levels need to be abroad. Given the potential of at least in the near future. At the the Veerashaiva-Lingayat, 31.88%. A survey of the results Chief Minister’s post.”
associated with reduced fertility India’s future urbanisation, it is same time, India needs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled in each Assembly constituen- In this context, the upcom-
levels because lower fertility important to encourage the seriously prepare its workforce for Tribe, and minority commun- cy shows that more than a do- ing by-elections to three As-
reduces exposure to maternity. emergence of new cities in order the global labour market. It is said ities to ensure more electoral zen ministers were unable to sembly constituencies and the
However, decline in fertility levels India needs to to release pressure on existing that the 21st century belongs to support to the party. Given provide leads for the party’s elections to urban and local
is also associated with delayed mega cities. These need to have India. But this statement will be that the party high command candidates. Mr. Shivakumar bodies will be an acid test for
seriously
childbearing among women. the same kinds of infrastructure validated only if India prepares its had announced in 2023 that suffered a major setback when the Congress. Providing a
World population day has prepare its and public amenities as the mega workforce to keep up with the Mr. Shivakumar, who holds his brother D.K. Suresh was clean administration and
obvious significance for India. The workforce for cities. We talk about smart cities, evolving global needs. The world the post of Congress State defeated in Bengaluru Rural. keeping the party and govern-
most populated country in the the global but are Indian cities ‘smart’? should count on us as much as we chief, would be replaced after This is why the ministers ment united will be the party’s
world with a median age of 28 labour market It is clear that cities are the count on ourselves. the Lok Sabha elections, Mr. not only renewed their de- major challenges.
With the wettest-ever June day and hottest-ever May day, an unusual spate of maximal weather has roiled Delhi
FIFTY YEARS AGO JULY 11, 1974
I
n the past two months, Delhi will collapse unless the Central Government
has witnessed two extreme rushes rice supplies to the State on an
weather events: days of unre- “emergency footing”, it is feared.
lenting heat in May followed by The Food Corporation of India godowns in
heavy rains in June. The capital al- the State now contain hardly three weeks’
so experienced the hottest-ever supplies. The rice arrivals are “unsatisfactory
nights in June and year-round pol- and dwindling”. Normally, it takes at least two
lution, making it a tough year. weeks for foodgrains released by the FCI to
On June 28, the much-awaited reach the retail shops via the wholesalers.
arrival of the south-west monsoon Reliable sources said that rice movement in
turned into a nightmare when the State had been slow for nearly a month now.
houses and streets got flooded. At Even after the withdrawal of the Railway strike
least five people lost their lives, in- rice movement had not picked up. The State
cluding a taxi driver who died Government had been constantly urging the
when a canopy at the airport col- Union Government to help the State in meeting
lapsed on him. According to the In- its ration committee, but the Centre’s replies
dia Meteorological Department’s “have been unhelpful, unimaginative and
gridded data, the city received the routine.”
highest-ever rainfall for a day in The Union Government was committed to
June (150.7 mm) since 1951 (Chart supply 80,000 tonnes of rice to Kerala per
1). The previous high for a day in month, and if the commitment was to be
June was 97.3 mm of rainfall — over fulfilled, the daily arrivals should average 2,500
50mm lower than the latest record tonnes. Actually however just 1,000 tonnes a
— which occurred on June 30, 1981. day were being received in the State for some
Just a month earlier, Delhi was weeks now. Frantic messages sent to the Centre
sweltering under record-breaking only brought forth replies that the Southern
heat. A report by a non-profit or- Railway authorities were being alerted to move
ganisation, Centre for Holistic De- supplies. Unless about 5,000 tonnes of
velopment, stated that 192 home- foodgrains arrived in the State daily, the
less people died due to a heatwave rationing system might break down.
in the capital ( June 11-19). In May It was further pointed out that if
and June this year, for 38 consecu- unfortunately the rationing system broke down
tive days, the city’s maximum tem- the consequences would be terrible and the
peratures crossed the 40°C mark. entire responsibiilty for it would lie with the
On May 28, Delhi recorded a maxi- Union Government.
mum temperature of 47.5°C, the With the lean months ahead additional
highest-ever for a day in May in the quantities of foodgrains were required by the
capital since 1951 (Chart 2). The State but even normal supplies were not
second-highest (47.3°C) was re- available now, the sources pointed out.
corded on May 29, the next day.
Nights did not provide relief
either. The average minimum tem-
perature for June this year was A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 11, 1924
29.6°C, the highest for any month
since 1951 (Chart 3). Taxi fares in Bombay
Moreover, PM2.5 levels above
India’s permissible limit of 60 mi- Bombay, July 10: It is proposed to introduce
crograms per cubic metre were re- revised taxi fares in Bombay in August. The rate
corded on nearly all the days of for first class taxis will be Rs 8 for the first
November, December, and Janu- four-fifths of a mile instead of Rs 10 as at
ary (Chart 4). This was the case present, and for second class vehicles the rate
during many days of August too, will remain at Rs 8 per mile. The rates for
when pollution is otherwise low. subsequent distances will be unaltered.
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From Page One ITBP seizes 108 kg of gold Apple alerts users
of being targeted by
Bengal suit against CBI
probes maintainable: SC
biscuits near China border Pegasus-like spyware
It is the first time that an alleged gold smuggling racket has been exposed in the area; two people The Hindu Bureau rensically examined.
The judgment noted that the Union government were intercepted by an ITBP team that was on a patrol in the border areas in eastern Ladakh NEW DELHI An Apple spokesperson
was “vitally concerned” with the CBI, saying that in India did not have an im-
this was plainly evident from the fact that only of- At least two persons in In- mediate comment to offer
fences notified by the Centre could be investigat- Vijaita Singh The suspects were iden- dia on Wednesday report- on the alerts. While the al-
ed by the CBI under the Delhi Special Police Esta- NEW DELHI tified as Tsering Chamba, ed receiving a Pegasus-like ert did not say that the at-
blishment (DSPE) Act, the statute which governs 69, and Tenzin Targy, 40, alert from Apple on their tack was state-based, it
the premier probe agency. he Indo-Tibetan residents of Hanle. The iPhones. The alerts, sent named the Pegasus spy-
“Under Section 4 of the DSPE Act, except the
offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act,
the superintendence of the DSPE in all other mat-
T Border Police
(ITBP) arrested two
men near the China border
ITBP recovered a pair of bi-
noculars, food items such
as cake and milk from Chi-
out on Tuesday night,
warned them that they had
been targeted by a “mer-
ware as an example.
Pegasus, a suite of
snooping tools developed
ters would vest with the Central government,” Jus- in eastern Ladakh on Tues- na, knives, mobile phones, cenary” attack. Apple pre- by the Israeli NSO Group
tice Gavai noted. day for allegedly smuggling and two ponies other than viously called these attacks Technologies, is only sold
Justice Gavai, however, clarified that these ob- 108 kg of gold biscuits from the 108 pieces of gold bis- “state-backed”, but to governments. The Un-
servations were only made to meet the prelimin- China. While smuggling of cuits weighing 1 kg each changed this in April. Such ion government never con-
ary objections raised by the Union government. smaller items was com- with “Gulf Gold Refinery” spyware allows attackers to firmed or denied purchas-
They will have no bearing on the merits of the mon, it is the first time that embossed on them. sift through personal dev- ing and using the Pegasus
suit. an alleged gold smuggling ices of targets, allowing hardware and refused to
The Bench set August 13 as the date for hearing racket has been exposed in Curb smuggling them to view messages, participate in a Supreme
framing issues with regard to West Bengal’s suit. the area with the arrest of Large haul: The gold biscuits were seized by the ITBP during a The ITBP has been author- photos, and tap into micro- Court-ordered investiga-
The Centre, represented by Solicitor-General two local persons. Another long-range patrol in eastern Ladakh on Wednesday. ANI ised by the Union Home phone and camera feeds in tion into the use of the
Tushar Mehta, had earlier contended that the CBI person has been detained, Ministry to carry out real time. spyware.
too could not be made a defendant in the suit as an ITBP official said. which is a defined border and Zakla. “On being search and seizures. The Iltija Mufti, political ad-
the agency was not the ‘Government of India’. Ori- The accused were inter- and not unmarked as in stopped, the suspects tried ITBP Act allows the force to viser and daughter of form- Previous instances
ginal suits filed directly in the Supreme Court un- cepted by an ITBP team other areas of eastern La- to run away but the patrol exercise the powers of the er Jammu and Kashmir This is the first time in
der Article 131 of the Constitution exclusively deal that was on a long-range dakh along the Line of Ac- party chased them and Customs Department on Chief Minister Mehbooba months that such spyware
with disputes involving the Union and the States, patrol in the border areas tual Control (LAC) where reached the area where the border to keep a check Mufti, reported receiving alerts have been issued by
Mr. Mehta had reasoned. in the Southern Sub-Sector Indian and Chinese troops they had pitched tents. In- on smuggling. the alert. So did Pushparaj Apple. The last time similar
The law officer had pressed the court to dismiss (SSS) in eastern Ladakh to have been in a stand-off itially, the suspects said Joint interrogation of Deshpande, founder of the cases were documented
the West Bengal suit on these preliminary check infiltration and since May 2020. they are collecting medici- the suspects will be carried Samruddha Bharat Foun- was in October 2023, when
grounds without going into its merits. However, smuggling, amid specific A team headed by Depu- nal plants, but later patrol out by the police, the Intel- dation, which, according Apple devices belonging to
the Bench on Wednesday said the suit raised “se- inputs of smuggling in the ty Commandant Deepak party found huge quantity ligence Bureau, the Cus- to its website, works to Siddharth Varadarajan,
rious questions concerning the wider ramifica- area near Sirigaple, Bhatt intercepted two per- of gold and other items,” toms Department, and the “forge progressive coali- founding editor of The
tions of federalism”. Ladakh. sons with mules within one said Clay Khongsai, Inspec- ITBP. The seized items and tions”. Ms. Mufti and Mr. Wire, and Anand Mang-
West Bengal, represented by senior advocate An operation code- kilometre of the China bor- tor-General, ITBP. He ad- the suspects have been Deshpande told The Hindu nale, South Asia editor at
Kapil Sibal, had made specific contentions that named Jazba was launched der in the SSS comprising ded that this was the lar- handed over to the Cus- that their phones were up- the Organised Crime and
the CBI had acted on the Centre’s directions. on July 7 and 8 from either the general areas of Chis- gest haul of gold ever by toms Department for dated, and that they would Corruption Report Project,
directions of the SSS, mule, Narbula Top, Zakle the ITBP. further questioning. soon get their devices fo- received such alerts.
Harmonious interpretation
He observed that Section 125 and the 1986 Act
Duty hours of loco pilots Ground handlers at airports
were not at loggerheads with each other. The 1986
Act did not extinguish the right of a divorced Mus-
lim woman, who is unable to maintain herself, to
monitored, and rest provided will now have to obtain safety
seek maintenance under Section 125. The choice
is left to the Muslim woman to apply for mainte-
nance either under Section 125 or the 1986 Act. If a
after trips: Railway Minister clearance from the DGCA
Muslim woman is unable to maintain herself, she
could apply for maintenance under Section 125. If, Maitri Porecha The Hindu Bureau
on the other hand, she is able to take care of her- NEW DELHI NEW DELHI
self financially, she could very well seek mainte-
nance under the 1986 Act till the expiry of the id- Railway Minister Ashwini Ground handling service
dat period. Courts have to give both laws a Vaishnaw said on Wednes- providers at airports that
harmonious and purposive interpretation, Justice day that there had been a perform activities such as
Masih observed. lot of theatrics by the Op- boarding passengers, load-
position parties to demo- ing cargo, marshalling air-
tivate train loco pilots. craft on the apron, and
“Duty hours of loco pi- check-in services will now
Caste discrimination in lots are carefully moni-
tored, and rest is provided
be required to obtain a sa-
fety clearance from the Di-
prisons must end: CJI meticulously after trips.
The average duty hours are
According to an RTI reply, between July 7, 2021 and June 17, 2024,
131 train accidents took place, of which 92 were derailments.
rectorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA), accord-
The DGCA’s new set of rules, known as Civil Aviation Requirement,
prescribes framework for safe operations by service providers. PTI
less than eight hours in ing to the new regulations
Labour was segregated on the basis of caste. June. Only under exigen- Safety concerns have activist Ajoy Bose stated. framed by it. for its personnel and en- tion’s India CEO Murali
Modern manuals promoting reforms in prisons cies, the trip duration ex- been raised after major Mr. Vaishnaw said loco The DGCA has pu- sure they complete initial Ramachandran welcomed
seemed not to have entered the prison walls, Mr. ceeds prescribed hours,” train accidents such as pilots operated train loco- blished a new set of rules, and on-the-job training fol- the move.
Muralidhar noted. Mr. Vaishnaw said on X. those involving the Kan- motives from loco cabs. also known as Civil Avia- lowing which they must Ground handling safety
“Dalits even have a separate ward in prisons… Mr. Vaishnaw’s clarifica- chenjunga Express, and “Before 2014, cabs were in tion Requirement, pre- each be issued a certificate events can cause injuries
Despite changes in the prison manuals, caste dis- tions come following Lead- the Balasore train accident a bad shape. Now, cabs scribing the framework for of competency. and deaths, and result in
crimination continues. These provisions in the er of the Opposition Rahul last year, which claimed have been improved with safe operations by service Recurrent training will operational delays as well
prison manuals of the States should be repealed,” Gandhi’s interaction with over 290 lives. ergonomic seats and more providers after a consulta- also have to be conducted as damage to aircraft and
the senior lawyer had submitted. loco pilots, weeks after the According to an RTI rep- than 7,000 loco cabs are tion process with various within a period of three equipment.
The petition cited how the Rajasthan Prison Kanchenjunga Express ly, between July 7, 2021 and air-conditioned.” stakeholders. years. According to the Inter-
Rules, 1951 had assigned Mehtars to the latrines train accident in West Ben- June 17, 2024, 131 train acci- He said that off-duty Service providers will These agencies will have national Air Transport As-
while the Brahmins or “sufficiently high caste Hin- gal claimed lives of at least dents took place, of which resting facilities of loco pi- now have to obtain a safety to maintain training re- sociation, which repre-
du prisoners” were assigned to the kitchens. 10 persons. 92 were derailments. “In lots had been improved. clearance from the DGCA cords and make them avail- sents over 300 airlines
“The separation of Thevars, Nadars and Pallars Mr. Gandhi stated ear- these derailments, 64 were The Minister said a major within six months. able for review by the globally, as many as 40% of
who are allotted different sections in Palayamkot- lier on X that many loco pi- passenger-carrying trains drive for recruitment was Ground handling agen- DGCA. ground damage incidents
tai Central Jail in Tamil Nadu provides a glaring in- lots had complained about and 28 were goods trains,” completed and 34,000 cies will also have to deve- Calling for some relaxa- involve cargo loaders, pas-
stance of caste-based segregation of barracks,” the long working hours and the reply to the RTI plea running staff had been re- lop, implement and main- tion in the timeline for im- senger stairs and passen-
petition noted. double duty. filed by Maharashtra-based cruited. tain a training programme plementation, Celebi Avia- ger boarding bridges.
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News
Probe death
in Assam
rehab centre:
Meghalaya CM
The Hindu Bureau
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New textbooks for Class 6 ‘IIT-Madras ruled out mass malpractice in NEET’
to be made available by The Hindu Bureau
NEW DELHI
impression of an early
leak. Images in the video
restricted area in the NTA
office. Workshops were
INBRIEF
쑽 Goyal asks industry to offer SBI raises
₹10,000 crore
MARKETS
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Minister says pursuing second iteration of Jan Vishwas law to reduce compliance burden for
The Hindu Bureau
businesses, decriminalise laws so as to ease investment inflows; prods industry to be proactive MUMBAI NIFTY 50
PRICE CHANGE
Adani Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3096.00. . . . . . . . -14.75
The Hindu Bureau Goyal said addressing in- State Bank of India (SBI), Adani Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1487.80. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.80
NEW DELHI dustry body FICCI’s na- said it raised ₹10,000 crore Apollo Hosp. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6375.70. . . . . . . . . . 55.40
Asian Paints. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2996.45. . . . . . . . . . 91.45
tional executive commit- at a coupon rate of 7.36% Axis Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1291.65. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Exter Knight at ₹8.38 lakh vernment is pursuing we are not getting enough infrastructure bond issue.
Bajaj Finance . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 7054.95. . . . . . . . -13.10
Bharti Airtel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1445.05. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50
a second iteration of the ideas, either from industry “The issue attracted BPCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 300.35. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.15
Britannia Ind . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 5755.55. . . . . . . . . . 86.70
Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) has unveiled Jan Vishwas law to reduce or in our different ministe- overwhelming response Cipla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1513.20. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15
the ‘bold & sporty’ Exter Knight to mark the first businesses’ compliance rial consultations,” the mi- from investors with bids in Coal India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 490.75. . . . . . . . . . -3.05
Divis Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 4636.95. . . . . . . . . . 85.00
anniversary celebrations of the Exter SUV, at burden and decriminalise nister added. excess of ₹18,145 crore and Dr Reddys Lab . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 6592.55. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.70
prices ranging from ₹8.38 lakh to ₹10,42,800 laws, but is grappling with Net inward Foreign Di- was oversubscribed by Eicher Motors . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 4849.15. . . . . . . . . . 20.45
(ex-showroom). The Exter Knight is based on the a lack of industry inputs rect Investment (FDI) in- around 3.6 times against Grasim Ind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2802.15. . . . . . . . . . 40.35
HCL Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1509.95. . . . . . . . -21.15
SX and SX(O) Connect variants of the Exter. The about the pain points that flows slid to $26.5 billion in the base issue size of HDFC Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1626.10. . . . . . . . -10.40
SUV is available in two powertrain options - 1.2 need addressing, Com- Self interest: Goyal urges industry and associations to be far more 2023-24, from $42 billion ₹5,000 crore,” it said. HDFC Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 632.75. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.10
Hero MotoCorp . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 5508.75. . . . . . . . -80.40
litre Kappa petrol engine with choice of 5-speed merce and Industry Minis- demanding in sharing pain points that need addressing. ANI in 2022-23, the RBI report- Pension, PF, mutual Hindalco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 693.30. . . . . . . . -13.70
MT and Smart Auto AMT, and 7 colours including ter Piyush Goyal lamented ed in its Annual Report. funds and insurance firms Hind Unilever . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2610.45. . . . . . . . . . 20.30
three new exclusive colours, HMIL said. on Wednesday, pleading the Indian investment jour- ing laws, but I would urge “We need all of you to invested, SBI said, adding ICICI Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1243.20. . . . . . . . . . -5.05
IndusInd Bank. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1425.95. . . . . . . . . . -8.30
with businesses to come ney easier by working on industry and associations come forward and give a proceeds would be used Infosys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1648.25. . . . . . . . . . -8.90
forward and share ideas. reducing the compliance to be far more demanding, balanced view on what is for affordable housing and ITC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 451.45. . . . . . . . . . -1.15
JSW Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 925.40. . . . . . . . . . -9.90
“We are trying to make burden and decriminalis- be far more proactive,” Mr. necessary,” he said. infrastructure. Kotak Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1829.85. . . . . . . . -18.00
TVS Motor Company (TVSM) has commenced RBI’s Rao flags issues BOI pays ‘CV industry heading
NestleIndia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2616.45. . . . . . . . -16.65
NTPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 381.40. . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35
ONGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 298.15. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.70
bookings for its 2024 TVS Apache RTR 160
₹935.44 crore PowerGrid Corp . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 346.05. . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90
governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra that entities provide appro- terest in promoting sound over to Finance Minister grow by up to 6% in FY25 some relief,” she added. CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL
Pradesh and Telangana for acquiring 25-50 acres priate qualitative informa- and high quality account- Nirmala Sitharaman by MD rating agency CareEdge Hardik Shah, Director, US Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 83.32. . . . . . . . . . 83.64
Euro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 90.15. . . . . . . . . . 90.51
in one of these States to set up a factory with a tion to depositors as well as ing and disclosure stan- & CEO Rajneesh Karnatak said in a study. CareEdge said the CV in- British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 106.73. . . . . . . . 107.15
capacity to manufacture 5 lakh electric scooters. other stakeholders. dards for the banking and and all the four Executive “Several factors contri- dustry witnessed its high- Japanese Yen (100) . . . . . . .. . . . . 51.58. . . . . . . . . . 51.78
Chinese Yuan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 11.45. . . . . . . . . . 11.50
“We are actively talking to the governments... for “The statutory auditors financial industry as well Directors of Bank of India bute to this, including gen- est ever sales in FY19. Post Swiss Franc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 92.79. . . . . . . . . . 93.15
the next factory we want to set up on our land,” play a significant role in as in having transparent in the presence of Bhushan eral election-related dis- COVID the industry will Singapore Dollar . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 61.75. . . . . . . . . . 61.99
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 61.11. . . . . . . . . . 61.35
co-founder and CEO Aravind Mani said. River is maintaining stakeholder and comparable financial Kumar Sinha, the Govern- ruptions, elevated vehicle surpass FY19 performance Malaysian Ringitt . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 17.72. . . . . . . . . . 17.80
in talks as it expects to run out of capacity at the confidence in audited fi- statements that strengthen ment Nominee Director of costs, and high channel in- due to improvement in Australian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 56.16. . . . . . . . . . 56.38
existing facility near Bengaluru, by early 2026. nancial statements and market discipline. the Bank of India. ventory levels,” said Arti sales in FY22 and FY23. Source:Indian Bank
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Israeli Army asks Gaza City residents Myanmar rebel group seizes
to evacuate as it steps up offensive town along road to China
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It warns that the urban area, previously home to half a million people, will ‘remain a dangerous combat zone’ and sets out YANGON
designated escape routes to the south; an upsurge in fighting comes as mediator Qatar is due to resume truce talks
Myanmar ethnic minority
fighters said on Wednes-
Agence France-Presse deadly strikes have hit four capital, after holding talks day they had seized a town
GAZA STRIP schools used as shelters in in Cairo on Tuesday. along a key trade highway
four days, sparking inter- The latest fighting in Ga- to China following days of
T
he Israeli Army national outrage. za has newly displaced clashes, in another blow to
dropped thou- The upsurge in fighting 3,50,000 civilians, said the military.
sands of leaflets ov- and displacement came as UNRWA chief Philippe Laz- Northern Shan State has
er Gaza City on Wednesday mediator Qatar was due to zarini, who spoke before been rocked by fighting
urging all residents to flee a resume talks on Wednes- the latest leaflet drop and since late last month, when
heavy offensive that has day toward a truce and said “there is absolutely no an alliance of ethnic armed Incremental gain: The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)
rocked the main city of the hostage release deal to end safe space in Gaza”. groups renewed an offen- said the town of Naungcho ‘is totally ours’. AFP
besieged Palestinian the war, now grinding on One woman carrying sive against the military
territory. into its 10th month. her scant belongings along the highway to Chi- “is totally ours”, General officer training academy.
The leaflets, addressed through the bombed-out na’s Yunnan province. Tar Bhone Kyaw of the Another road from the
to “everyone in Gaza City”, Time for talks wasteland, Nimr al-Jamal, The clashes have shred- TNLA said. town leads to Taunggyi,
set out designated escape Final glimpse: A woman inspects the damage, after Israeli troops An Israeli delegation led by told AFP on Tuesday that ded a Beijing-brokered Earlier on Wednesday, a the capital of Shan state.
routes to the south and withdrew from Shejaiya in eastern part of Gaza City. REUTERS Mossad chief David Barnea “this is the 12th time” her truce that in January halted military source said that On Tuesday the junta
warned that the urban arrived in Doha for the family has had to flee. an offensive by the alliance ethnic minority fighters said 18 civilians in Lashio
area, previously home to troops, backed by tanks Army said it had killed mil- talks, a source with know- Hamas, whose October of the Arakan Army (AA), were in control of “most” had been killed and 24
more than half a million and aircraft, have fought itants and found weapons ledge of the negotiations 7 attack started the war, the Myanmar National De- of the town. wounded in shelling, rock-
people, would “remain a Hamas and Islamic Jihad inside the long-vacated Ga- said, speaking on condi- has accused Israeli Prime mocratic Alliance Army Naungcho is around 50 et and drone attacks by the
dangerous combat zone”. militants in the heaviest za City headquarters of the tion of anonymity because Minister Benjamin Neta- (MNDAA) and the Ta’ang km down the highway alliance. The military has
The warning follows combat operations the city UN agency for Palestinian of their sensitivity. CIA di- nyahu of escalating the National Liberation Army from the former British hill carried out several air
three partial evacuation or- has seen in months. refugees, UNRWA. rector William Burns was fighting to derail the latest (TNLA). station of Pyin Oo Lwin, strikes around the town of
ders and came as Israeli In one operation, the Elsewhere across Gaza, also expected in the Qatari ceasefire talks. The town of Naungcho home to the military’s elite about 1,50,000 people.
Bangladesh suspends Trump doubles down on Biden, accuses Iraq court condemns
job reservations after Democrats of lying to protect President to death widow of IS
protests by students Agence France-Presse
DORAL
sinister plot to defraud the
American public about the
the edge of catastrophe
and describing a world fac-
leader al-Baghdadi
cognitive abilities of the ing a race against the clock
Agence France-Presse groups including children Donald Trump unleashed man in the Oval Office.” to avert nuclear Agence France-Presse working with the Daesh
DHAKA of liberation heroes. a torrent of invective armageddon. BAGHDAD terrorist group and detain-
Students launched prot- against U.S. President Joe ‘Missing President’ The pair had previously ing Yazidi women in her
Bangladesh’s top court on ests earlier this month, de- Biden on Tuesday, merci- In a typically bombastic sparred over who had a An Iraqi court has sen- house,” the Supreme Judi-
Wednesday temporarily manding a merit-based lessly assailing the embat- speech peppered with better long game during tenced to death a wife of cial Council said.
suspended quotas for co- system. tled Democrat as he faces multiple exaggerations and the debate, and the Biden slain Islamic State group The slain leader’s wife
veted government jobs af- The quota system was down calls to end his re- falsehoods, Mr. Trump ac- campaign’s response to the leader Abu Bakr al-Baghda- detained the Yazidis who
ter thousands of students abolished in 2018 after election bid after a disas- cused Mr. Biden of going latest challenge came in di on charges of detaining “were later kidnapped” by
staged nationwide protests weeks of protests, but rein- trous debate performance. Donald Trump missing regularly from the the form of a golf pun. Yazidi women, the judici- IS fighters in the Sinjar dis-
against what they call a dis- stated in June by Dhaka’s Mr. Trump’s speech in Oval Office while his son “Joe Biden doesn’t have ary said on Wednesday. trict of northern Iraq, it ad-
criminatory system, la- High Court, sparking fury Florida was his first public “It’s the biggest cover up Hunter, a convicted felon, time for Donald Trump’s The wife of the polyga- ded.
wyers said. from students. appearance since the cla- in political history,” Mr. runs the government aided weird antics — he’s busy mous Baghdadi was A judicial source identi-
The quota system re- The Supreme Court on mour for Mr. Biden’s with- Trump thundered near the by First Lady Jill Biden. leading America and de- brought back to Iraq after fied her as Asma Mo-
serves more than half of Wednesday suspended drawal began gaining mo- start of a 75-minute For much of the rally at fending the free world,” it being detained in Turkiye. hammed.
well-paid and massively ov- that order for a month. mentum, and the gloves speech, which focused al- his Doral National golf re- said. “The Karkh (west Bagh- Washington announced
er-subscribed civil service Chief Justice Obaidul were emphatically off as most entirely on his 81- sort in Miami, Mr. Trump “Donald Trump is a liar, dad) criminal court sen- in 2019 that U.S. troops had
posts, totalling hundreds Hassan had also requested the Republican accused year-old election rival. ran through his usual a convict, and a fraud only tenced to death the wife of killed Baghdadi in an oper-
of thousands of govern- that students return to Democrats of lying to pro- “As you know, they are stump speech, characteris- out for himself par for the the terrorist Abu Bakr al- ation in northwestern
ment jobs, for specific class. tect the President. all co-conspirators in the ing America as teetering on course.” Baghdadi for the crime of Syria.
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Alvarez and Messi’s goals take Argentina to the Lions now have the oldest and youngest paddlers
cusp of defending its Copa America crown UTT
Pritha Vartikar, Jash Modi.
Chennai Lions: A. Sharath
Kamal, Sakura Mori (Jpn), Jules
Reuters Amol Karhadkar Rolland (Fra), Poymantee Baisya,
EAST RUTHERFORD MUMBAI Mouma Das, P.B. Abhinandh.
Dabang Delhi TTC: G. Sathiyan,
Chennai Lions had re-
Defending champion Ar- Orawan Paranang (Tha), Diya
tained the oldest member Chitale, Andreas Levenko (Aut),
gentina booked its place in — A. Sharath Kamal — for Yashansh Malik, Lakshita Narang.
the Copa America final af- the fifth edition of the Ulti- Goa Challengers: Harmeet
ter goals from Julian Alva- mate Table Tennis (UTT) Desai, Yangzi Liu (Aus),
rez and Lionel Messi gave it and on Tuesday, during Yashaswini Ghorpade,
a 2-0 win over Canada in the Player Draft, the team Sudhanshu Grover, Sayali Wani,
the semifinal at New Jersey added the youngest mem- Mihai Bobocica (Ita).
on Tuesday. ber P.B. Abhinandh to its Jaipur Patriots: Sreeja Akula,
Ready to rock: Sharath Kamal, Yashaswini, Sathiyan, and Thakkar
After soaking up some roster. Cho Seungmin (Kor), Suthasini
during the UTT 2024 player draft. EMMANUAL YOGINI Sawettabut (Tha), Snehit SFR,
early pressure, Argentina Sharath, who cut a cake
consistent singles players While Patriots picked Ronit Bhanja, Moumita Dutta.
went ahead when Rodrigo two days ahead of turning
in 2023, joining captain the in-form Sreeja Akula up PBG Bengaluru Smashers:
De Paul played through Al- 42, and Abhinandh, 16, will Manika Batra, Alvaro Robles
varez, who ghosted in bet- have a chance to showcase Harmeet Desai. front, the Ahmedabad out-
(Esp), Lily Zhang (USA), Jeet
ween two defenders to their talent as the Lions bid fit went for Manush Shah
While PBG Bengaluru Chandra, Taneesha Kotecha,
score with a tidy finish in to regain the crown on to lead its troop. Anthony Amalraj.
Record effort: Messi’s 109th strike for Argentina put him second in the all-time international scoring Smashers struck gold by
the 22nd minute. charts. AFP home turf when the edi- adding Spanish southpaw Three Indian paddlers — Puneri Paltan Table Tennis:
Messi scored Argenti- tion begins on August 22. Alvaro Robles and USA’s Archana Kamath, Payas Ayhika Mukherjee, Nina
na’s second in the 51st mi- The goal moved Messi to goal for Argentina also saw times for Portugal. The Lions also have wel- aggressive female paddler Jain, and Suhana Saini — Mittelham (Ger), Joao Monteiro
comed veteran Mouma Das have decided to give this (Por), Ankur Bhattacharjee,
nute when he stuck out a joint fifth in the all-time Co- him surpass Iran’s Ali Daei Lily Zhang along with the
The result (first semifinal): edition a miss. Anirban Ghosh, Yashini
boot to divert Enzo Fer- pa America scoring charts, on the all-time internation- to the fold. retained Manika Batra, the
Argentina 2 (Alvarez 22, Messi 51) Sivashankar
nandez’s shot from the level with Peru’s Paolo al scoring charts. bt Canada 0. Defending champion new teams — Jaipur Pa- The squads: Ahmedabad SG U Mumba TT: Manav Thakkar,
edge of the area past Cana- Guerrero and Chile’s Messi is second behind Second semifinal: Goa Challengers has a re- triots and Ahmedabad SG Pipers: Manush Shah, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Aruna Quadri
da goalkeeper Maxime Eduardo Vargas on 14. the prolific Cristiano Ro- Uruguay vs. Colombia, Charlotte, vised look, with Australia’s Pipers — will rely on Indian Bernadette Szocs (Rom), Lilian (Ngr), Akash Pal, Kavyasree
Crepeau. The 37-year-old’s 109th naldo, who has netted 130 5.30 a.m. Yangzi Liu, one of the most stars. Bardet (Fra), T. Reeth Rishya, Baskar, Maria Xiao (Esp).
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VILLAIN IN THE PLOT GREAT GESTURE SPECIAL ONE POOR SHOW
Djokovic is Wimbledon’s Former India head coach Dravid Spanish coach de la Fuente 'We didn't do enough', says
‘Darth Vader’: McEnroe refuses T20 World Cup bonus labels Yamal a ‘genius’ France captain Mbappe
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K.R. DEEPAK
John McEnroe says fans are treating Djokovic with the same X X X
suspicion reserved for a Star Wars villain. “He’s like the Darth Vader Former India head coach Rahul Dravid has refused to take the Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said seeing Lamine Yamal’s France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side "didn't do enough" in
compared to the classy Nadal and Federer. Who can compare to additional bonus amount of ₹2.5 crore offered to him by the BCCI performance against France was like watching ‘a genius’. “We have Tuesday's 2-1 semi-final loss to Spain and admitted he was
them in terms of what they brought to the table? Nobody. And then following the recent T20 World Cup triumph in the Americas. Dravid seen a genius. He’s a player we have to take care of. I have to give disappointed after underperforming at Euro 2024. "They (Spain)
this guy Djokovic spoils the party. So then how about respecting was happy to settle for the due amount similar to other coaching him advice to keep working with the same humility and keep his played better than us, they deserved to go through and we are
him after all this!” staff. feet on the floor,” said de la Fuente. going home."
J a tennis ball as if
there is no tomor-
row. When she won the Ro-
roofs closed. Soon Wimble-
don park was bathed in
sunlight and by the time
once there. She eventually
clinched the contest on her
second match-point when
women’s singles, finishing
runner-up in Paris to Iga
Swiatek four weeks ago Paolini. AFP
Slams in 2024, she has 14
victories, a run that is set to
propel her into the WTA
land-Garros singles title in the spectators basked a bit Ostapenko sent a forehand and reaching the last four top-5. A victory over Don-
2017, she struck a whop- outdoors and settled into return long. at SW19 on Tuesday with a ferred surface. She has on- na Vekic in the last-four on
ping 54 winners but made their seats, Krejcikova had In about four hours after 6-2, 6-1 thrashing of Ameri- ly played 24 times on the Thursday will send her in-
as many errors on the slow raced to a 3-1 lead. She Krejcikova’s moment un- can Emma Navarro. lawns and lost 13 of those. to stratosphere.
and languid Parisian clay. would soon pocket the set, der the sun, it was the turn “I’m feeling great, and I Of the 11 wins, seven have “She serves really well,
The thrill-a-minute high- winning 20 of her 23 ser- of Lorenzo Musetti to expe- think I played a really good come in the last fortnight, and she’s fighting for every
risk strategy has since car- vice points and all 12 in her rience the warmth as he match,” said the 28-year- at Eastbourne and Wim- ball, but I’m fighting too,”
ried her to quarterfinals or last three holds. ousted American Taylor old after beating Navarro. bledon. “Maybe I didn’t said Paolini on meeting
better at each of the other Fritz 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 “No mistakes. It was really realise it before, but my Vekic. “My forehand is
three Slams. But on Wed- Not distracted to make his first Major perfect. Really nice to be in coach was telling me that I working well in this tour-
nesday, Barbora Krejciko- The Latvian’s power and semifinal. the semifinal here.” could play well here,” Pao- nament and I hope it’s go-
va’s controlled aggression panache didn’t bother her. The Italian, seeded Curiously, grass has nev- lini said. “Also, the last two ing to help me versus Don-
proved the perfect riposte Neither was she distracted 25th, continued his rich er been the Italian’s pre- years I played against [Pe- na.”
as the Czech triumphed by Ostapenko’s return form on grass — final at
6-4, 7-6(4) to enter her mai- stance, wherein the latter Queen’s Club and semifi-
den Wimbledon singles pranced like a football nals in Stuttgart — to set up
semifinal.
Delightful day
goalkeeper ahead of a spot-
kick routine. With a high
backswing, Krejcikova ca-
a clash against second seed
and seven-time champion
Novak Djokovic.
Atkinson makes a seven-star debut
It was a sweet result for ressed the ball, into zones The Serbian progressed ley (76) and Ollie Pope (57)
Krejcikova, who, after from where Ostapenko after the World No. 9 from WI IN ENGLAND both making fluent fifties.
reaching the 2024 Austra- could do nothing. Australia, Alex de Minaur, The 26-year-old quick
lian Open quarters, spent But in the second set, withdrew because of the Agence Frane-Presse Atkinson took centrestage
five months battling inju- Krejcikova’s game re- hip injury he suffered in LONDON with a remarkable haul of
ries and winning just three gressed to the mean and the closing stages of his seven for 45 in 12 overs —
matches. Ostapenko’s did not lift. fourth-round victory over Gus Atkinson stole the including a triple wicket-
She will now play 2022 What ensued was a scrap. Arthur Fils. spotlight from England maiden. Atkinson’s final fi-
champion Elena Rybakina The pair traded breaks and great James Anderson’s fa- gures were the second best
— who blasted past Elina fought each other to a rewell by taking seven by an England bowler on a
Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 — for a standstill to 4-4. THE RESULTS wickets on his Test debut Test debut behind Dominic
spot in the final. Krejcikova struggled 쑽 as the West Indies col- Cork’s seven for 43 against
“I don’t have any with her timing and also Quarterfinals: Men: 2-Djokovic lapsed to 121 on Wednes- West Indies at Lord’s in
(SRB) w.o. 9-De Minaur (Aus);
words,” Krejcikova said la- seemed to lose her footing day’s opening day at 1995.
25-Musetti (Ita) bt 13-Fritz (USA)
ter. at the baseline quite a few 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Lord’s. The scores: West Indies 121 in
“I had decided that I times. Women: 31-Krejcikova (Cze) bt England then consoli- 41.4 overs (Louis 27, Atkinson
was going to leave everyth- The 2021 French Open 13-Ostapenko (Lat) 6-4, 7-6(4); dated its advantage to be 7/45) vs England 189/3 in 40 overs
ing I had on the court and I champion even fluffed the 4-Rybakina (Kaz) bt 21-Svitolina Moving closer: Krejcikova, who entered the semifinal, will look 189 for three at stumps, a (Crawley 76, Pope 57, Brook 25 Atkinson stole Anderson’s
am happy I did it. It’s a opportunity to serve out (Ukr) 6-3, 6-2. to go the distance. GETTY IMAGES lead of 68, with Zak Craw- batting). Toss: England. thunder. GETTY IMAGES
Gill, Ruturaj shine as India takes 2-1 lead Spanish armada turns it around
INDIA IN ZIMBABWE
balls between Myers and
Clive Madande (37 off 26)
put much needed life into
to sink France in the semifinal
Press Trust of India the game.
HARARE Earlier India inducted
World Cup winners Jais-
Shubman Gill and Ruturaj wal, Sanju Samson and Shi-
Gaikwad produced high- vam Dube into the playing
quality knocks before the eleven, leaving out the
bowlers did their part as likes of Riyan Parag in the
India outplayed Zimbabwe middle order.
by 23 runs in the third T20I Blessing Muzarabani
here on Wednesday. (two for 25) was the pick of
Gill (66 off 49), Yashasvi the bowlers.
Jaiswal (36 off 27) and Rut- Ruturaj was able to milk
uraj (49 off 28) propelled the spinners in the middle Reuters
India to 182 for four after overs and ended with four MUNICH
the visitors opted to bat. boundaries and three six- Leading from the front: Gill’s knock was the launchpad for
es. what proved a match-winning total. X@BCCI Spain struck twice in five
Entertaining effort minutes in a pulsating first
Zimbabwe was never really half to secure a 2-1 come-
in the run chase despite an SCOREBOARD ZIMBABWE BOWLING 1x6); Extras (b-1, lb-2, w-2): 5; back win over France on
쑽 Bennett 1-0-15-0, Ngarava Total (for six wkts. in 20 overs): Tuesday as a record-break-
entertaining effort from
INDIA 4-0-39-0, Chatara 3-0-30-0, 159.
Dion Myers (65 not out), ing goal from teenager La-
Muzarabani 4-0-25-2, Raza FALL OF WICKETS
ending at 159 for six. Yashasvi Jaiswal c Bennett b
4-0-24-2, Masakadza 3-0-25-0,
mine Yamal and a Dani Ol- Prodigy: Yamal’s sublime equaliser for Spain made him the youngest-ever scorer in a Euro or
Raza 36 (27b, 4x4, 2x6), Shubman 1-9 (Madhevere, 1.1), 2-19 mo effort propelled it into
Washington Sundar Madhevere 1-0-19-0. World Cup. AFP
Gill c Raza b Muzarabani 66 (49b, (Marumani, 2.4), 3-19 (Bennett,
struck thrice while Avesh ZIMBABWE the Euro 2024 final.
7x4, 3x6), Abhishek Sharma c 3.1), 4-37 (Raza, 6.2), 5-39
Khan took a couple of Wessly Madhevere c Abhishek b (Campbell, 6.6), 6-116 (Madande, The 16-year-old Yamal crown. Spain had an early first goal from open play at pleted the lightning-quick
Marumani b Raza 10 (9b, 1x4),
wickets. Avesh 1 (2b), Tadiwanashe 16.3). cancelled out Randal Kolo chance when Yamal, the Euro 2024. comeback with a shot that
Ruturaj Gaikwad c Madhevere b
After Avesh Khan Muzarabani 49 (28b, 4x4, 3x6),
Marumani c Dube b Khaleel 13 INDIA BOWLING Muani’s opener with a sub- youngest player to feature But the Spaniards quick- was turned in by France’s
bounced out opener Wess- (10b, 3x4), Brian Bennett c lime shot in the 21st minute in a World Cup or Euro ly turned the game around. Jules Kounde. After the
Sanju Samson (not out) 12 (7b, Khaleel 4-0-15-1, Avesh 4-0-39-2,
ly Madhevere in the second Bishnoi b Avesh 4 (5b, 1x4), Dion before Olmo added anoth- semifinal, floated a cross Yamal curled a stunning break, France had chances
2x4), Rinku Singh (not out) 1 (1b); Bishnoi 4-0-37-0, Washington
over, the wickets kept fall- Myers (not out) 65 (49b, 7x4, 1x6), er in the 25th for his third but Fabian Ruiz headed ov- left-footed effort from 25 through Mbappe and Theo
Extras (b-4, lb-1, w-2, nb-1): 8; 4-0-15-3, Abhishek 2-0-23-0, Dube
Sikandar Raza c Rinku b
ing for the home team. Total (for four wkts. in 20 overs): 2-0-27-0. goal in the knockout stage. er the bar. metres in off the post to Hernandez, but could not
Washington 15 (16b, 3x4),
Zimbabwe did well to 182. Toss: India; PoM: Washington. The Spaniards, who France did better from break another record held carve out an equaliser.
Johnathan Campbell c sub
stead the ship after losing FALL OF WICKETS (Parag) b Washington 1 (2b), Clive India won by 23 runs to lead have won every game of an almost identical move by Pele, as youngest scorer
its first five wickets for 39 five-match series 2-1. the tournament so far, will in the ninth minute with in a Euro or World Cup. The result (semifinal):
1-67 (Jaiswal, 8.1 overs), 2-81 Madande c Rinku b Washington
runs. (Abhishek, 10.3), 3-153 (Gill, 17.5), 37 (26b, 2x4, 2x6), Wellington Fourth T20I: July 13, Harare, now hunt a record-break- Kylian Mbappe crossing for Before France had any Spain 2 (Yamal 21, Olmo 25) bt
The 77-run stand off 57 4-177 (Ruturaj, 19.4). Masakadza (not out) 18 (10b, 1x4, 4.30 p.m. IST. ing fourth European Kolo Muani to head in its time to recover, Olmo com- France 1 (Muani 9).
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쑽 Athletics team to train at Nayar in fray to join
Gambhir’s support staff
three different venues to CRICKET
KERALA ROUND-UP
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Big win for Masters CC in the KCA inter-zonal
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: under-19 cricket match at
Masters CC crushed AG’s the KCA Stadium.
Office by eight wickets in The scores: North 257 in 96.3
the TDCA A division overs (Sangeeth Sagar 83,
cricket league on Gowtham 62, Sreehari Anish 5/20,
V. Harinandhan 3/77) & 228/4 in
Wednesday.
52 overs (Imran Ashraf 81,
After being bundled out Gowtham C. Anil 51) drew with
Padukone set to travel to Paris for 120 in the first innings, Central 307 in 68 overs (K.R.
AG’s Office bowlers Rohith 195, Sangeeth Sagar 3/79).
as badminton squad mentor brought their side back
into the match by Thrissur and Kannur
The legendary Prakash Padukone is set to travel dismissing Masters for 121. post wins
as a mentor along with the 15-member Indian AG’s Office fell to the KOZHIKODE: Thrissur and
badminton squad for the Paris Olympics, guiles of off-spinner Kannur posted wins in the
beginning on July 26. P. Gopi Chand, Gurusai Vaisakh Chandran (6/29) State junior girls’ football
Dutt, Agus Santosa, Vimal Kumar, and Mathias in the second innings and championship on
Boe will be the coaches travelling to Paris, while was all out for 76. Masters Wednesday.
Prakash Padukone will go as a mentor. The chased down the target of The results: Thrissur 5 (K.S.
badminton events begin on July 27. 78 with ease. Avani 6, Saara Thomas 11 & 35,
The scores: AG’s Office 120 in C.B. Jeemariya 40 & 44) bt
42.3 overs (Vishnu N. Babu 37, Kozhikode 0; Kannur 3 (Anu R.
J.S. Anuraj 5/39, Vaisakh Lopez 51 & 55, Hema Thadayoose
Injured Kenyan marathon star Chandran 3/43) & 76 in 24.4 67) bt Palakkad 0.
(Vaisakh Chandran 6/29, F.
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SCIENCE
Thiruvananthapuram
Why is India
drilling a 6-km
deep hole in
Maharashtra?
The Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) in Karad,
Maharashtra, is a specialised institute mandated to execute India’s scientific
deep-drilling programme. Under BGRL, the aim is to drill the earth’s crust
and conduct scientific observations to help expand our understanding of
reservoir-triggered earthquakes in the Koyna-Warna region
DEEP DIVE: At the deep drilling site in Koyna region, Maharashtra, the towering drilling rig is seen surrounded by associated equipment, an onsite mud logging unit, gas analysis lab, and a geological studies lab. MOES-BGRL
Bhavya Khanna
Sukanta Roy
M. Ravichandran
Earthquakes that occur in a plate’s
interior are challenging to predict
cientists don’t yet have a way to
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eter Drucker famously said, indefensible and administratively unwise. that have been historically
“Only what gets measured gets discriminated against (be it by
managed.” The problems of How an attempt at caste Census failed caste, race, religion, gender,
social groups that have been After considerable lobbying by OBC disability etc.) cannot be
historically discriminated against (be it by leaders, in 2010, the Parliament passed a resolved without collecting
caste, race, religion, gender, disability unanimous resolution (with both data group-identity wise.
etc.) cannot be resolved without Congress and BJP on board) calling for
collecting data group-identity wise. Doing caste to be enumerated as part of the 2011 쑽
so is not a capitulation to identity politics Census. As per the 1931 Census when The availability of caste-wise
but a vital step towards informed policy caste was last enumerated, there were Census data would help curb
making and inclusive development. 4,147 castes in India apart from the arbitrary demands from caste
For instance, Germany’s census does depressed classes/untouchables (as they groups and capricious
not enumerate people by race. This has were called then). Unfortunately, the decision-making by
worked to the disadvantage of its Black Socio Economic and Caste Census governments. Policy makers
people who started a private, (SECC)-2011 was poorly designed and would be able to objectively
country-wide, online survey called executed, throwing up a ludicrous figure debate and address the claims
of, say, the Marathas, Patidars,
Afrozensus in 2020. Its results showed of 46 lakh castes and the results were
Jats, or any other groups for
that anti-Black racism is widespread and never released.
reservations.
institutionally entrenched in Germany. The SECC-2011’s failure was because of
Applying Cicero’s test of cui bono (who the fact that it was not conducted under 쑽
benefits?), it can be said that the demand the Census Act, 1948 as the Act was not The government should enlist
for enumeration generally emanates from amended to include caste as a parameter. sociological/anthropological
the victims of discrimination and is It was conducted through the Union experts to draw up a draft list
resisted by vested interests. Ministries of Rural Development and of castes (together with
Urban Development which did not have alternative caste names and
Why a caste Census? prior experience of conducting the names of sub-castes and
A caste Census is crucial for four reasons sociological/anthropological surveys. larger caste groups) specific to
— one, it is a social imperative. Caste Additionally, the questionnaire was each State, publish the draft
continues to be a foundational social poorly designed and asked open-ended list online, inviting suggestions
construct in India. Only about 5% of questions about caste. The enumerators and comments from the public
Indian marriages were inter-caste as of couldn’t distinguish between genuine before finalising it, and give
2011-12. The use of caste surnames and castes, alternative caste names, larger only that list to the
caste marks is still widespread. caste groups, sub-castes, surnames, clan enumerators.
Residential segregation by caste persists. names, gotras, etc. In contrast, the Bihar
Choices of candidates for elections and government’s Caste Survey in 2023,
ministers for Cabinets continue to be provided enumerators the list of 214 caste
dictated by caste considerations. names specific to Bihar, with the 215th
Two, it is a legal imperative. category labelled “Other Castes” and
Constitutionally-mandated policies of came up with better results.
social justice which include reservations Number game: Supporters celebrate the release of Bihar’s caste Census report, in Patna, in 2023. PTI Despite the unanimous Parliamentary
in electoral constituencies, education and resolution of 2010, the Central
public employment cannot be pursued First, that it is socially divisive. India’s enjoy reservations in the Central government announced in 2021 that it
effectively without detailed caste-wise social divisions predate Census efforts by government and its undertakings as well. would not enumerate caste as part of the
data. Even though the Constitution uses nearly 3,000 years. The Census counts of In the Indra Sawhney case (1992), the next Census. It reiterated this stand
the word class instead of caste, various the SCs and STs since 1951 have not led to Supreme Court ruled that the OBC list, before the Supreme Court in a case filed
rulings of the Supreme Court have held any conflicts among these castes or tribes. based on the 1931 Census, should be by the Maharashtra government seeking a
caste as a ‘relevant criterion’, ‘sole Further, India’s Census enumerates revised periodically. direction to the Centre to enumerate
criterion’ or ‘dominant criterion’ for religion, language, and region which are The OBCs do not have reservation in OBCs in the 2021 Census. The Supreme
defining a backward class, and have as divisive as caste, if not more. Casteism electoral constituencies for MPs and Court judgment dismissing the
demanded detailed caste-wise data for will not wither away by not counting caste MLAs like the SCs and the STs. But after Maharashtra government’s plea in
upholding reservation policies. in the Census, any more than the 73rd and 74th amendments (1993), the December 2021 is questionable,
Three, it is an administrative communalism, and regionalism will Constitution provides for reservations in considering its own past rulings.
imperative. Detailed caste-wise data is disappear by not enumerating religion, electoral constituencies in panchayats
necessary to avoid/correct wrongful language and region. and municipalities not only for SCs and What is the way forward?
inclusions of undeserving castes and Second, that it is an administrative STs but also for OBCs (Articles 243D(6) Learning from the SECC-2011 failures, the
exclusions of deserving castes, and to nightmare. Unlike race which is a fuzzy and 243T(6)). For this, caste-wise, Census Act, 1948 should be amended to
guard against a few dominant castes in a concept, but is still enumerated in many area-wise Census data of the OBCs is make enumeration by caste mandatory
reserved category crowding out others. It countries such as the U.S., there is little or essential. Therefore, the GOI should have instead of leaving it to the whims of the
is also needed for sub-categorising castes no ambiguity about anyone’s caste. The enumerated the OBCs at least in the 2001 Union executive. Caste should be
within a reserved category and to GOI has been able to smoothly enumerate Census. But it did not. enumerated as part of the regular Census
determine the income/wealth criterion 1,234 castes in the SC category and 698 Whenever States like Uttar Pradesh, by the Census Commissioner only, with a
for the creamy layer. tribes in the ST category. Therefore, it is Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, few pertinent questions added to the
Four, it is a moral imperative. The difficult to understand why the Karnataka, Odisha and Jharkhand tried to questionnaire. Additionally, the
absence of detailed caste-wise data has enumeration of the 4,000-odd other implement reservations for the OBCs in government should enlist
helped a coterie of elites, among upper castes, most of which are State-specific, elections to local bodies, the High Courts sociological/anthropological experts to
castes and dominant Other Backward should pose an intractable problem. and the Supreme Court stayed the same, draw up a draft list of castes specific to
Classes (OBCs), to corner a Third, that it would fuel demands for on the ground that there was no each State, publish the draft list online,
disproportionate share of the nation’s increased reservations. On the contrary, caste-wise data of OBCs. While one arm of inviting suggestions and comments from
assets, incomes, and positions of power. the availability of caste-wise Census data the State — the judiciary —demands the public before finalising it, and give
Censuses in British India between 1881 would help curb arbitrary demands from caste-wise data to uphold reservations, only that list to the enumerators. The
and 1931 enumerated all castes. In the first caste groups and capricious another — the executive — has avoided questionnaire should be so designed as to
Census conducted after Independence in decision-making by governments. Policy enumerating the very same data. ask the names of the sub-caste, caste,
1951, the Government of India (GOI) makers would be able to objectively However, the 10% reservation for larger caste group, and the caste surname
ordered that caste should not be debate and address the claims of, say, the economically weaker sections (EWS) of the respondent. Internet-enabled
enumerated. However, an exception was Marathas, Patidars, Jats, or any other among those other than the OBCs, SCs hand-held devices preloaded with these
made for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and groups for reservations. But governments and STs (effectively, the upper castes) was details and limiting the enumerator’s role
Scheduled Tribes (STs) which have been prefer fuzzy data because it gives them upheld by the Supreme Court in 2022 to one of choosing the correct option will
enumerated in every Census since 1951. In the latitude to implement reservations despite the absence of any supporting make the task easy and foolproof.
1961, the GOI advised States to conduct arbitrarily for electoral considerations. empirical data. In view of the EWS Interested States must move the apex
their own surveys and draw up reservation, the Census should now Court to review its 2021 judgment. It is
State-specific OBC lists if they so desired. The case for OBC inclusion in Census enumerate all castes including the upper farcical to implement OBC reservation
There was no reservation for OBCs in the Like the SCs and STs, the Constitution castes as it did till 1931. based on 1931 Census data and EWS
Centre and its undertakings then. permits reservation for the OBCs in While Census is a Union subject, the reservation with no empirical data. The
education (Article 15(4)) and public Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 next Census must enumerate caste.
The arguments against caste Census employment (Article 16(4)). After the empowers States and even local bodies to The writer is former IAS officer of Tamil
There are multiple views against the caste implementation of the Mandal gather the necessary statistics. So, Nadu cadre and former Vice Chancellor,
Census. These include:- Commission recommendations, the OBCs individual States can always do Caste Indian Maritime University, Chennai.
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